最新美国发明专利第2010-11-30期 - 专利汇|PatentHub专利检索|专利查询网|发明专利查询分析

Document	Document Title
US07844050B2	Biaxial hinge device for mobile terminal and mounting mechanism thereof A biaxial hinge device and a mounting mechanism thereof for a mobile terminal is provided. The biaxial hinge device includes a first hinge module for rotatably connecting the folder to the body around a first hinge axis, and a second hinge module for rotatably connecting the folder to the body around a second hinge axis, which is spaced apart form the first hinge axis and disposed in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first hinge axis. A portion of a second hinge module is inserted in the first hinge module, thereby allowing the second hinge module to move both independently of and in cooperation with the first hinge module.
US07844049B2	Assembly and a telecommunications module for use therein An assembly (10) of three telecommunications modules (12, 14, 16) each having an equal number of contacts for connecting wires (18, 20, 28) therewith, comprises splitter circuits (30′, 30″), the number of splitter circuits (30′, 30″) being equal to half of the number of contacts of each module (12, 14, 16), one third of the contacts (24, 74) of the assembly (10) being adapted to transmit a line signal, one third of the contacts (22, 72) of the assembly (10) being adapted to transmit a POTS signal, and one third of the contacts (26) of the assembly (10) being adapted to transmit a DSLAM-signal. A module, particularly for use within an assembly, is open at a side other than a front side, at which contacts are exposed, so as to allow at least one splitter circuit (30′, 30″) to be at least partially inserted into the module.
US07844043B2	Telecommunication network that provides caller-entered information to a call destination In a telecommunication network, a switching system routes a call to a service platform. The service platform transfers a prompt message over the call, collects caller-entered information from a caller over the call in response to the prompt message, and transfers the caller-entered information to a call processing system. The call processing system transfers the caller-entered information to a destination processor, processes a destination routing code from the destination processor to determine a destination routing instruction, and transfers the destination routing instruction to the switching system. The switching system routes the call to a destination in response to the destination routing instruction.
US07844035B2	Dial-out voice notification system A message broadcast system is disclosed for quickly delivering a relatively large amount of content to customer premises devices. A dial-out voice server initiates a plurality of telephone calls to a plurality of telephone numbers associated with customer premises alerting devices. The dial-out server also transmits a control data signal to the alerting devices, which indicates an incoming voice message to the alerting devices. The customer premises devices are connected to the telecommunication network via a communication channel and are configured to continuously monitor the communication channel for the control data signal. In response to receipt of a control data signal, an alerting device automatically configures itself to receive the incoming voice message. After delivering the voice message to the alerting device, the dial-out voice server may disconnect and place another call.
US07844034B1	Method and system for bridging third parties into calls A method and system for bridging third parties into calls. When a subscriber places a call to a designated number, such as 9-1-1 for instance, the network will automatically connect the call to a conference bridge and to the called party. Further, the network will automatically generate and send to a designated third party contact person an alert message that will invite the contact person to call into the conference bridge, so that the contact person can listen to the call. Advantageously, the invention may thus enable a close friend or relative to more quickly learn about an emergency being reported by the subscriber.
US07844032B2	Apparatus for providing collimation in a multispot X-ray source and method of making same A collimator includes a first plate having an aperture therein, the aperture configured to allow passage of a beam of x-rays from a source of a multi-spot source therethrough, and a second plate parallelly positioned with respect to the first plate and configured to receive and attenuate a first portion of the beam of x-rays passing through the aperture in the first plate, the second plate having an aperture therein configured to non-concentrically overlap the aperture in the first plate, to receive a second portion of the beam of x-rays passing through the aperture in the first plate, and to allow passage of the second portion of the beam of x-rays therethrough. A portion of the aperture in the first plate and a portion of the aperture in the second plate form a composite aperture parallel to the beam of x-rays, the composite aperture configured to allow passage of the second portion of the beam of x-rays through the first and second plates.
US07844027B2	XRD-based false alarm resolution in megavoltage computed tomography systems System and method for XRD-based false alarm resolution in computed tomography (“CT”) threat detection systems. Following a scan of an object with a megavoltage CT-based threat detection system, a suspicious area in the object is identified. The three dimensional position of the suspicious area is used to determine a ray path for the XRD-based threat detection system that provides minimal X-ray attenuation. The object is then positioned for XRD scanning of the suspicious area along this determined ray path. The XRD-based threat detection system is configured to detect high density metals (“HDMs) as well as shielded Special Nuclear Materials (“SNMs”) based on cubic or non-cubic diffraction profiles.
US07844026B2	Shift register with six transistors and liquid crystal display using the same An exemplary shift register (20) includes a plurality of shift register units (200) connected one by one. Each of the shift register units includes a clock signal input terminal (TS), a reverse clock signal input terminal (TSB), a high level signal input terminal (VH), a low level signal input terminal (VL), an output terminal (VOUT), a reverse output terminal (VOUTB), a first input terminal (VIN1), a second input terminal (VIN2), a common node (P), a first switch circuit (31) providing a high level signal to the common node, a second switch circuit (32) providing a low level signal to the common node, a third switch circuit (33) providing a clock signal to the output terminal, a fourth switch circuit (34) providing a low level signal to the output terminal, and an inverter (36) connected between the output terminal and the reverse output terminal.
US07844025B2	Fuel assembly for a pressurized water nuclear reactor containing plutonium-free enriched uranium This fuel assembly for a pressurized water nuclear reactor comprises fuel rods which are arranged at the nodes of a substantially regular network which has a polygonal outer contour, the fuel rods containing uranium which is enriched in isotope 235 and not containing any plutonium before the assembly is used in a reactor. The rods are distributed in at least a first central group which is constituted by fuel rods which have a first level of nuclear reactivity, and an outer peripheral layer of fuel rods which have a level/levels of nuclear reactivity which is/are strictly less than the first level of reactivity.
US07844023B2	Phase offset cancellation for multi-phase clocks A system for use with a multi-phase clock generator is disclosed. It should also be understood that the multiphase clock generator can be a phase lock loop (PLL), delay lock loop (DLL), or any other circuit capable of providing a multiphase clock. The system comprises at least two phase detectors coupled to the multi-phase clock generator for receiving component clock signals of the multi-phase clock generator, wherein at least some of the component clock signals are offset from each other in phase. Each of the phase detectors detects phase differences between pairs of component clock signals. The system includes a summer coupled to the at least two phase detectors for measuring the phase differences between the at least two phase detectors. The system includes at least one variable delay element for receiving the measured phase difference and for providing a delay which is proportional to an output value of the summer. The delay is used to reduce the phase differences.
US07844015B2	Method for calibrating a quadrature modulator and a modulation system A method and system for calibrating a quadrature modulator. The method includes: determining a set of sideband calibration frequencies; for each sideband calibration frequency out of the set of sideband calibration frequencies: inputting an input signal having the sideband calibration frequency to the quadrature modulator; measuring a sideband signal power level; determining at least one calibration parameter in response to phase and gain imbalances expected at the measured sideband signal power level.
US07844012B2	Digital broadcasting transmission/reception system having improved receiving performance and signal processing method thereof A digital broadcasting transmission/reception system having improved receiving performance and signal processing method thereof. A digital broadcasting transmitter according to the present invention includes a data pre-processor which processed robust data and generates robust data packet of predetermined format, a TS stream generator which combines robust data packet with a normal data packet to generate a TS stream of a predetermined format, a randomizer which randomizes the TS stream output from the TS stream generator, a convolution encoder which performs convolution encoding with respect to the robust data of the data output from the randomizer, and a RS encoder which performs RS encoding with respect to the data output from the convolution encoder. Accordingly, digital broadcasting receiving performance can be improved in a poor multipath channel, while maintaining compatibility with existing transmission/reception system.
US07844010B2	Closed loop feedback system for improved down link performance A method includes receiving at least two space-time coded signals from an antenna system associated with a first station, determining complex channel state information based on the received space-time coded signals, and sending the complex channel state information to the first station. In an alternative embodiment, a method includes transmitting at least two space-time coded signals in respective beams of a multi-beam antenna array, measuring a channel impulse response for each space-time coded signal at a second station, and sending an indicia of a selected set of least attenuated signals from the second station to the first station. The multi-beam antenna array is associated with a first station. The beams transmit a signature code embedded in each respective space-time coded signal, and the signature codes are orthogonal so that the second station can separate and measure the channel impulse response corresponding to each space-time coded signal.
US07844009B2	Digital broadcasting system and data processing method A digital broadcasting system and a data processing method are disclosed. Herein, additional encoding is performed on mobile service data, which are then transmitted, thereby providing robustness in the processed mobile service data, so that the mobile service data can respond more strongly against fast and frequent channel changes. The transmitting system includes a first encoding module grouping a plurality of inputted mobile service data bytes so as to form a RS frame and performing error correction encoding in RS frame units, a second encoding module encoding the primarily encoded and outputted data at a coding rate of G/H, wherein G is smaller than H (i.e., G
US07844008B2	Delayed branch decision in quadrature decomposition with M-searching A QRD-M decomposition includes a first and a sequential second stage, at least. In the first stage, M branches are selected from among more than M branches entering the first stage as survive branches from which multiple decompositions are calculated. In the second stage, more than M branches are selected from among those branches entering the second stage as survive branches from which multiple decompositions are calculated. The symbol of the received signal is decided from a branch that is a survive branch of both the first and second stages. The second stage may be within a window that may include additional stages at which the pruning decision down to M survive branches is delayed. One or more windows may be used in a single QRD-M decomposition. In an embodiment, all branches entering the second stage are survive branches. It is shown that the marginal increased computational load increases accuracy.
US07844007B2	Combined OFDMA preamble index identification, integer frequency offset estimation, and preamble CINR measurement A wireless signal processor for use in identifying a maximum Carrier to Noise Interference Ratio (CINR) associated with a plurality of received OFDMA subcarriers has a candidate generator for forming a plurality of candidate values from a particular set of received subcarriers by forming candidate values based on the received subcarriers in combination with possible integer preamble offsets and possible preamble values. A candidate evaluator selects which of the possible preamble values and integer frequency offset values have the maximum CINR, and provides the maximum CINR with IFO and preamble index as outputs.
US07844005B2	Multicarrier communication apparatus, integrated circuit, and multicarrier communication method Channel estimation unit 16 includes CNR calculation unit 17, threshold setting unit 18, and modulation method determination unit 19. CNR calculation unit 17 calculates a CNR for each of a plurality of subcarriers from a received multicarrier communication signal. Threshold setting unit 18 takes statistics of a plurality of calculated CNRs, and, based on the statistics, sets CNR thresholds each assigned to one of a plurality of modulation methods. Modulation method determination unit 19 uses the set thresholds to determine a modulation method for each subcarrier, according to the calculated CNR of the subcarrier.
US07844002B2	Method and system for multiple pass video coding A real-time MPEG video coding system with information look-ahead for constant bit rate (CBR) applications, such as, for example, Video-on-Demand (VoD) over ADSL. This scheme employs two MPEG encoders. The second encoder has a buffer to delay the input by an amount of time relative to the first encoder to create a look-ahead window. In encoding, the first encoder collects the information of statistics and rate-quality characteristics. An on-line information processor then uses the collected information to derive the best coding strategy for the second encoder to encode the incoming frames in the look-ahead window. The second encoder uses the encoding parameters from the processor as the coding guide to execute the coding strategy and generate the final bitstream.
US07844000B2	Method and apparatus for video encoding A method of enchancing a video bit stream using temporal scalability, wherein the number of bits or a temporal position of a bidirectionally predicted picture in an enhancement layer is determined with reference to a corresponding characteristic of pictures in another layer of layers, such as a base layer, of the video bit stream and the peak signal to noise ration of the B picture is matched to that of the pictures in the layer below. By endeavouring to align the characteristics of the bidirectionally predicted picture or pictures with the existing picture or pictures in the lower layer or layers, and improved video sequence can be encoded and decoded for viewing by a user.
US07843998B2	Method for improved entropy coding The invention is related to entropy coding/decoding of transform coefficient data in video compression systems. For entropy coding coefficients representing a block in a video image, a preferred embodiment of the present invention introduces events combining the position of the last non-zero coefficient in the block with whether the absolute value is greater than 1. Further, no information from outside the macroblock is used to decide what VLC to use. Coefficients are typically coded by starting in a Run-mode and continuing in Level-mode when the first coefficient with absolute value >1 is found.
US07843992B2	Global instruction broadcasting for pulse-position modulated data transmission In one embodiment, a circuit is provided that includes: an impulse generator operable to provide a pulse train; a pulse position modulator having a splitting junction configured to receive the pulse train, the pulse position modulator including a plurality of n transmission lines, wherein n is an integer, the n transmission lines being selectably coupled in parallel between the splitting junction and a combining junction, the impulse generator driving each transmission line having a unique delay such that if the transmission line is selected, each pulse received at the splitting junction is uniquely delayed into a delayed pulse, whereby if all the transmission lines are selected, each pulse received at the splitting junction is uniquely delayed into a corresponding plurality of n delayed pulses; and a controller operable to select the transmission lines responsive to received words of n bits in length, each word arranged from a first bit to an nth bit, and wherein the transmission lines are arranged from a first transmission line to an nth transmission line corresponding to the bits in the received words such that a given bit in a received word controls the selection of the corresponding transmission line.
US07843988B1	System and method for pre-processing transmission sequences in a jammed environment A system for pre-processing transmission sequences in a jammed environment. System a transmitter suitable for transmitting the synchronization preamble further comprising a pseudo noise generator suitable for running a non predictable pseudo random algorithm. Pseudo random algorithm is suitable for generating a codeword operable as a pointer indexed into a table of gold sequences. Pointer is suitable for selecting a pseudo random selection of gold sequences from the table of gold sequences. Pseudo random selection of gold sequences forms a synchronization preamble. Gold sequences are concatenated together to form the synchronization preamble. System further comprises a receiver configured to receive the transmitted synchronization preamble further comprising of a decryption key suitable for decrypting received synchronization preamble.
US07843986B2	Planar lightwave circuit and tunable laser device having the same To prevent the property of an optical filter from being changed even if there is a change in a gap of directional couplers generated due to variations in manufacturing conditions so as to improve the yield. A tunable laser device includes a PLC and an SOA. The PLC includes: optical waveguides; an optical filter; a loop mirror; thin-film heaters; and asymmetrical MZIs. Optical coupling parts within the PLC are formed with the asymmetrical MZIs, so that there is no change generated in the property of the optical filter even if there is a change generated in a gap of the directional couplers due to variations in the manufacturing conditions. Therefore, the yield can be improved.
US07843982B2	High power semiconductor device to output light with low-absorbtive facet window A method of avoiding device failure caused by facet heating is described. The method is particularly applicable to a semiconductor laser. In the method, a semiconductor laser facet including GaAsN is hydrogenated such that the bandgap within the facet is greater than the bandgap in the active region of the InGaAsN laser. The increased bandgap reduces absorption of light in the facet and the associated heating that results.
US07843979B2	Damping of parasitic resonance using a resistive parallel conductor Circuits and methods for damping out parasitic resonance within a packaged integrated circuit (IC) are provided. A conductive path including a resistor and a conductor is added in parallel with a conductive path that provides power to components within a die of the packaged IC. When implemented in a packaged laser driver integrated circuit (IC), a conductive path including a resistor and a conductor in placed in parallel with a conductive path that provides a laser driver output, of the packaged laser driver IC, to a laser diode. This abstract is not intended to be a complete description of the various embodiments of the present invention.
US07843978B2	Passively Q-switched laser with adjustable pulse repetition rate A method is disclosed for varying a pulse repetition rate of a passively q-switched laser while maintaining other characteristics of the laser radiation. The laser is optically pumped with a sequence of pump pulses which includes alterations between non-zero power levels and is characterized by two adjustable parameters. By simultaneously changing the adjustable parameters, the pulse repetition rate of the laser can be changed while maintaining the laser pulse energy, divergence of the pulsed laser radiation, and optical spectrum of the pulsed laser radiation at constant levels. In one embodiment, the sequence of pump pulses includes pump power offset which magnitude and/or duration is adjusted when the laser repetition rate is changed.
US07843977B2	Light source that utilizes small footprint reference gas cells for multiple laser frequency stabilization A light source and the method for operating the same are disclosed. The light source includes first and second lasers, and first and second wavelength control assemblies. The lasers emit first and second light beams, respectively, at wavelengths that are determined by first and second wavelength control signals. First and second beam splitters split the first and second light beams, respectively, to create first and second sampling light beams. The first and second wavelength control assemblies receive sampling light beams and generate the first and second wavelength control signals such that the wavelengths of the first and second light beams differ by no more than a predetermined amount. The first and second wavelength control assemblies each include an absorption cell having a gas that has an optical absorption that varies with the wavelength of the first and second sampling light beams at wavelengths around the output wavelength of the light source.
US07843967B2	Multiple protocol cross layer customized QoS propagation and mapping Techniques for multiple protocol cross layer customized QoS propagation and mapping are described herein. In one embodiment of the invention, a first QoS code of a packet is determined, the packet having a first encapsulation layer and a second encapsulation layer, the first QoS code being included within the first encapsulation of the packet. From application of a first cross layer QoS map to the first QoS code, determining that the second encapsulation layer of the packet should be used in determining a QoS classification. The reference point to the second encapsulation layer is stored. The QoS classification is determined with use of the reference point. A representation of the QoS classification is stored in a QoS descriptor and the QoS descriptor is used to influence processing of the packet. Other methods and apparatuses are also described.
US07843966B2	Communication system for flexible use in different application scenarios in automation technology There is described a module for expanding a central module of an automation system, the data transfer between module and central module being accomplished by means of a serial communication system having point-to-point connections in a daisychain or backplane layout and the module having, in a physical layer herefor, at least two transmitters and at least two receivers. There is also described a communication system having at least one module of said kind and a central module. A module for a communication system within an automation system is specified, which module can be flexibly and easily adapted to the respective field of application. There is further described a flexible and scalable communication system for the data transfer between a central module/a CPU and at least one module with the aim of realizing a modular expansion of the central module/CPU. A physical layer can be parameterized in order to adapt it to a predefinable field of application of the module, in particular in terms of speed, availability and/or expandability.
US07843963B1	Probe device for determining channel information in a broadband wireless system A probe device in a broadband wireless system receives a message and processes the message to determine channel information that indicates performance of channels in the broadband wireless system. The probe device then stores the channel information in a memory in the probe device. In some embodiments, the probe device determines a state of one of the channels. In some embodiments, the states are polling, dedicated, or idle.
US07843962B2	Method to extend the physical reach of an infiniband network A system for an apparatus for extending the physical reach of an InfiniBand network. Methods and apparatus can connect an InfiniBand network to a long distance connection (e.g. WAN) while maintaining full 10 Gbit InfiniBand speeds and retaining the semantics specified by the InfiniBand Architecture (IBTA). A system can include an InfiniBand interface, a management block, packet routing, encapsulation/de-encapsulation, bulk memory buffer, and WAN interface, logic and circuits. The invention is applicable to efficiently moving large amounts of data over large distances using a single transport stream.
US07843960B2	Multi-carrier radio transmission system, transmission device, and reception device A multi-carrier radio transmission system able to improve frequency utilization efficiency, and a transmission device and a reception device used in the multi-carrier radio transmission system are disclosed. In the transmission device, at least one sub-carrier set to be the virtual sub-carrier is dynamically designated according to sub-carrier arrangement information. The reception device used in the above system includes an adaptive array antenna unit that is adaptively controlled so that signal components associated with the virtual sub-carriers in the received signals are reduced, and a determination unit that determines a pattern to be used in communications among plural sub-carrier arrangement patterns in which at least some of virtual sub-carrier arrangements are different. Because the virtual sub-carrier arrangement patterns can be used as identification information of radio signals, it is possible to improve utilization of frequency resources compared to the related art.
US07843958B2	Resolving a layer 3 address in a processor system with a unified IP presence Resolving a Layer 3 address includes maintaining an address resolution table at each slave processor of a number of slave processors. The slave processors have a master processor, and the master processor and the slave processors are associated with a unified address. An address resolution table includes one or more Layer 2-Layer 3 address mappings. An address resolution request requesting a Layer 2 address corresponding to a Layer 3 address is sent from a slave processor. The address resolution request uses the unified address. An address resolution response comprising the Layer 2 address is received at the master processor. The master processor sends the response to the slaves.
US07843956B2	Wireless system, wireless communication apparatus and communication method A wireless communication system complying with a CSMA scheme includes one or more wireless communication apparatuses and a communication terminal that performs communication via the one or more wireless communication apparatuses. Each wireless communication apparatus includes: a transmission buffer configured to store a packet and output the packet according to transmission timing; a unit configured to determine a permissible delay time based on required quality for communication; and a control unit configured to determine the transmission timing, wherein, the control unit determines the transmission timing such that, after receiving a first packet, the wireless communication apparatus transmits the first packet after elapse of a waiting time that includes a period derived from a random number and the permissible delay time, and after receiving a response packet for the first packet, the wireless communication apparatus transmits a following second packet after elapse of a fixed period.
US07843955B2	Hardware filtering of unsolicited grant service extended headers A system and method is presented that uses hardware at a central node to determine if bandwidth being provided to a remote node in accordance with an unsolicited grant service (UGS) flow requires adjustment. In one embodiment, the hardware performs this function by comparing information in two consecutively-received UGS extended headers from the same remote device. If the information in the current and previous UGS extended headers differ, then an indication is provided to software of the central node that the bandwidth being provided to the remote node requires adjustment.
US07843948B2	Method of communication A method of communication between a calling party in a first network and a called party in a second network is disclosed. The method comprises determining in the first network an address associated with the called party. The method also comprises determining, based on the address, if the called party is in a trusted network, and controlling the communication between the called party and the calling party in dependence on if the called party is in a trusted network.
US07843945B2	Interfacing of circuits in an integrated electronic circuit An interface having internal conductors to transfer data between a sending circuit and a receiving circuit in an integrated electronic circuit, the receiving circuit including an input buffer capable of receiving data and an output terminal for sending to the sending circuit an item of extraction information on each extraction of a data word from the input buffer, and the sending circuit including an enable circuit capable of activating an enable signal according to an item of availability information representative of the memory space available in the input buffer. The item of availability information is updated in the sending circuit on each transmission of a data word or on each receipt of the item of extraction information.
US07843940B2	Filling token buckets of schedule entries Disclosed are, inter alia, methods, apparatus, data structures, computer-readable media, and mechanisms, for filling token buckets of schedule entries, such as those used in, but not limited to, a scheduling system used in a computer or communications system (e.g., for sending packets, allocating processing resources, etc.). A scheduling system includes multiple schedule entries with a number of tokens and a last filled slot value. A period of time allocated for periodically updating the number of tokens for all of the schedule entries is divided into the slots, and each schedule entry is associated with a particular fill slot. Each particular schedule entry is repeatedly sequence through and updated during is corresponding slot; while in parallel, a next schedule entry to service is repeatedly identified and updated, while in parallel, ineligible entries schedule to be woken up for the current time slot are made eligible.
US07843938B1	QoS optimization with compression A method and system for optimizing network traffic settings and for providing information on projected optimization of transformed traffic for a network includes: providing a traffic descriptor for sampled traffic data of the network; transforming the traffic data and extracting information on the transformed traffic data; and providing the traffic descriptor and the information on the transformed traffic data for analysis. The information can be a transformation traffic descriptor or a delta between untransformed and transformed network traffic. The traffic data and the transformed traffic data can then be modeled based the traffic descriptor and the information, respectively. Bandwidth requirements and quality of service settings for optimizing network performance for a service level can be provided based upon the traffic data model. Information on projected optimization of transformed network traffic can also be provided for the service level based upon the transformed traffic data model.
US07843930B2	System and method for local packet transport services within distributed routers A system and method for routing packets within a router having a plurality of loosely-coupled route processors, including a first route processor, and a line card operably coupled to the plurality of distributed-route-processors. Each route processor includes an internal forwarding information base (IFIB). Each IFIB includes information that is used to route packets addressed to elements within the router.
US07843927B1	Methods, systems, and computer program products for routing packets at a multi-mode layer 3 packet forwarding device The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer program products for routing packets at a multi-mode layer 3 packet forwarding device. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes operating a first of at least two modules in a host mode, and operating a second of at least two modules in a longest prefix matching (LPM) mode. Operating a module in a host mode includes populating a host table and an LPM table with entries corresponding to hosts and routing layer 3 packets received by the first module using the host and LPM tables. Operating a module in an LPM mode includes populating a host table with entries corresponding to hosts, populating an LPM table with entries corresponding to variable length Internet protocol (IP) addresses and next hop addresses, and routing layer 3 packets received by the second module using the host and LPM tables.
US07843918B2	Selectively forwarding traffic through tunnels in a computer network In one embodiment, an autoroute filter list may be configured with a list of traffic identifiers. Accordingly, at a tunnel head-end node, an autoroute operation may be performed to configure the routing of all traffic in a network onto an appropriate tunnel except for traffic identified in the autoroute filter list.
US07843917B2	Half-duplex multicast distribution tree construction In one embodiment, a method includes sending upstream to a nearest neighbor node, by a Client Label Switched Router (LSR), a downstream label map message of a Server-Forwarding Equivalence Class type (S-FEC-DOWN). In response to the S-FEC-DOWN, a downstream forwarding state from the nearest neighbor node to the Client LSR is established. An upstream label map message of a Client-Forwarding Equivalence Class type (C-FEC UP) is received from the nearest neighbor node. An upstream forwarding state corresponding to the C-FEC UP is then established by the Client LSR.
US07843916B2	Implementing read-only zones in a switching fabric The Switch includes a port configured to receive a command frame when installed in a switching Fabric. The frame identifies a source device and a destination device in the Switching Fabric, a command, and a read/write flag which indicates if the identified source intends to exercise read-only or write access to the destination device. The Switch also includes a processor coupled to the port. The processor is configured to trap the frame and prevent it from reaching the defined destination device in the switching Fabric if both the source and destination devices are in a read-only zone and the flag indicates that the source intends to write to the destination device. In this manner, read-only zones can be implemented in the Switching Fabric.
US07843915B2	Packet filtering by applying filter rules to a packet bytestream A packet filtering method, system and article of manufacture are provided which include: employing an instruction set associated with a pseudo-machine in filtering packets received at a network interface card coupled to a host, wherein a set of instructions of the instruction set implements at least one byte-defined filter rule; and the employing includes for a packet of the received packets, processing bytes of the packet as a bytestream and applying at least one filter rule to the bytestream to filter the packet. The applying can be performed in any one of a plurality of locations without customization of the instruction set, including the network interface card and the host processor coupled thereto.
US07843912B2	Systems and methods of fine grained interception of network communications on a virtual private network A method for intercepting communication of a client to a destination on a virtual private network includes an agent executing on the client that intercepts a network communication of the client. The agent provides a virtual private network connection from a first network to a second network. The decision to intercept is based on a network destination description or an identification of an application authorized to be accessed via the virtual private network. In one case, the agent determines that a destination specified by the intercepted communication corresponds to a network identifier and a port of a network destination description of an application on the second network authorized for access via the virtual private network. In response to this determination, the agent transmits the intercepted communication.
US07843910B2	Deciphering encapsulated and enciphered UDP datagrams Deciphering and verification of the checksum of enciphered and encapsulated UDP datagrams, particularly those which enclose a tunneling protocol such as L2TP, are achieved by the provision of a checksum verifier in parallel with a decipher block. Checksum logic creates a pseudo UDP header needed for checksum verification using fields that would occur at the start of the packet that encapsulates the UDP datagram. The first part of the packet to be deciphered is the UDP header; checksum logic can latch the checksum field into a local register. As the rest of the packet is deciphered the checksum verifier processes the data at the same time. Eventually the checksum logic will acquire a complete checksum which can be compared with the checksum that had been previously latched, so as to verify the checksum.
US07843906B1	Storage gateway initiator for fabric-backplane enterprise servers Storage gateway remote and local access to storage devices is provided in part via an initiator implementing bandwidth-controlled access to the devices. The initiator may be iSCSI-compatible, and may also optionally implement protection, security, and performance features. The protection and security features include any combination of VLANs, zoning, Logical Unit Number (LUN) masking, and encryption. The performance features include any combination of HW-accelerated Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA), prioritized I/O operations, and service priority (such as strict priority and straight or weighted round-robin priorities). An initiator may be implemented in a Processor Memory Module (PMM) coupled to a switch fabric that is in turn coupled to a target implemented in a Fibre Channel Module (FCM). Storage traffic may be communicated as Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)- and SCSI over Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (iSCSI)-compatible information (data and commands) on the switch fabric via cellifying input/output interface devices.
US07843905B2	Modular high-capacity switch A modular optical switch includes a set of optical switch modules connected in a mesh, a master controller for the whole optical node and a switch-module controller for each of the optical switch modules. The optical switch modules receive optical signals from, and transmit optical signals to, edge nodes based on connection requests received from the edge nodes. The master controller acts to select a path, using a simple or compound time-slot matching process, through the mesh of switch modules for each optical signal related to a connection request. Advantageously, the optical switch modules are fast switching, enabling the use of time-sharing schemes such as TDM, and the modular optical core node is made practical by efficient path selection at the master controller. A hybrid modular switch may include both optical and electronic switch modules, a master controller, and a switch-module controller for each of the switch modules.
US07843899B2	Apparatus and method for providing call status information An apparatus and method use logical network connections to telephones interconnected by the network to obtain the call status information and then to convert the call status information to audio information that is presented to the user.
US07843895B2	Method of performing uplink synchronization in random access procedure A method and device for performing a contention based random access procedure by a mobile communication terminal in communication with a base station. The method according to an embodiment includes transmitting a random access preamble message to the base station; receiving a random access response from the base station, the random access response including a timing advance command; determining a status of a mobile communication terminal time alignment timer; and ignoring the timing advance command if the mobile communication terminal time alignment timer is determined to be running in the determining step.
US07843894B2	Method for fast reinstallation of deployed DOCSIS devices After a user device unsuccessfully attempts to establish upstream communication with a central network equipment downstream frequency to which it has tuned, an identifier corresponding to the tuned-to downstream frequency is removed from a cache of the user device. The frequency identifier stored in the cache typically corresponds to a frequency to which the user device has previously successfully tuned. The frequency identifier is removed from the cache after a predetermined attempt period, which may be determined by the number of attempts to establish communication that are made after previous unsuccessful attempts.
US07843893B2	Method to reduce or eliminate audio interference from computer components The present invention provides a system and method that mitigates audio interference before and/or during an audio session, and in particular, when a high quality audio session is desired. The system includes an audio component that determines whether an audio session is to commence and a control component that interfaces with the audio component and reduces activity associated with a subset of a plurality of computer components that may interfere with the audio session. The system may also include at least one power management system to facilitate reducing power consumption and activity of the computer component(s). The method involves determining that an audio session is desired and switching one or more computer components to a minimal interference mode prior to commencing the audio session. The method may also involve calling at least on API to facilitate the switching of the computer component(s).
US07843892B2	Reverse link power control This description describes examples of performing reverse link power control in a mobile network having a plurality of first modem devices that receive and transmit signals to wireless access terminals (ATs) and a second device in communication with the plurality of first devices. One of the first devices derives a first power control threshold (PCT) value for reverse link power of one of the access terminals (ATs) and the second device derives a second power control threshold (PCT) value for reverse link power of the one of the ATs. The second power control threshold (PCT) value is transmitted using a data traffic path and either the first PCT value or the second PCT value is selected.
US07843891B2	Mobile node data transmission rate selection An apparatus and method of a mobile access node selecting a data transmission rate is disclosed. The method includes the mobile access node receiving beacons from a plurality of wireless clusters. Each beacon advertises a data transmission rate a gateway of the wireless cluster that originates the beacon. The mobile access node identifies at least one qualified routing path. The at least one qualified routing path includes a best quality routing path, and other routing paths having a quality within a predetermined margin of the best quality routing path. The mobile access node selects the data transmission rate of the mobile access node to be the lowest data transmission rate advertised by beacons of the at least one qualified routing path.
US07843887B2	Mobile station device and communication partner selection method It is possible to surely improve the throughput in a handover area in the MIMO communication and increase the cell coverage. Channel estimation units (104-1, 104-2) perform a channel estimation by using a common pilot signal transmitted from each base station device and acquire a channel matrix for each cell. Singular value decomposition processing units (105-1, 105-2) perform singular value decomposition processing by using a channel matrix corresponding to each cell. Channel capacity calculation units (106-1, 106-2) compare a singular value for each path to a threshold value and calculate the number of singular values above a predetermined threshold value as the channel capacity. A cell selection unit (107) compares the channel capacity sizes and selects a base station device corresponding to a greater channel capacity.
US07843885B2	Apparatus and method for managing dormant state in a wireless packet data system A wireless packet data system efficiently manages a location of a packet call in a radio environment. A mobile station transmits a location registration message to a target BSC when moving to the target BSC adjacent to a source BSC. Upon receipt of the location registration message, the target BSC transmits a location update message for updating a location of the mobile station to a centralized database. Upon receipt of the location update message, the centralized database updates dormant state information for the mobile station to connect the target BSC to the source BSC. The centralized database transmits a location update result message indicating complete update of the dormant state information to the target BSC.
US07843884B2	Achieving PPP mobility via the mobile IP infrastructure A method and system is provided for transmitting information from a mobile computer to a server utilizing point-to-point protocol (PPP). The system enables a PPP session to be maintained between a mobile user device and a PPP termination device. A Mobile IP address is assigned to customer premise equipment (CPE) associated with the user device, e.g., a PC. The CPE includes a Mobile IP Mobile Node and L2TP access concentrator (LAC). The Mobile IP address is registered with a Home Agent. The PC initiates a PPP session to the LAC, which initiates an L2TP session to an L2TP Network Server (LNS) via a tunnel between the Home Agent and the a Foreign Agent. The Mobile IP Mobile Node registers with the Home Agent each time it detects a new base station. Thus, the Home Agent is informed of the new location to forward IP packets for the mobile computer.
US07843883B2	Method and system for providing data communication with a mobile station A teleservice server in a wireless network provides an interface between a mobile station and an Internet protocol network thereby facilitating data transfers between these elements. The server translates datagrams from the IP network into a format suitable for transmission over a wireless network that provides voice communication capabilities. The server also translates data messages received from the mobile station over the wireless network into a format suitable for appropriate transmission in the IP network.
US07843882B2	Soft vertical handovers in wireless networks The present invention provides a method is provided for soft vertical handovers. The method includes requesting a handover from a first wireless network that operates according to a first protocol to a second wireless network that operates according to a second protocol, the first protocol being different than the second protocol, via a first wireless telecommunication link that operates according to the first protocol. The method also includes forming, in response to the handover request, a second wireless telecommunications link according to the first and second protocols, the second wireless telecommunications link being concurrent with the first wireless telecommunication link. The method further includes dropping the first wireless telecommunications link after forming the second wireless telecommunications link.
US07843880B2	Mobile terminal device and hand-off method thereof A mobile terminal apparatus includes a plurality of interfaces, each interface being capable of, when an associated access mechanism thereof is in an active state, obtaining a connection to a network using one of a home-address and a care-of-address. The home-address is assigned to the interface in advance, and the care-of-address is assigned to the interface while the interface is in a domain where the home-address is not available. An instructing section instructs a setup of a binding of a home-address of a first interface of the plurality of interfaces and one of a home-address and a care-of-address of a second interface. A setup section sets up the binding.
US07843873B2	Dynamic compensation for resource stealing in communication systems A scheduler associated with a base station of a wireless communication network dynamically compensates for uplink bandwidth that has been re-assigned (stolen) by a mobile station (MS) to transmit a control message. The scheduler allocates a preset amount of bandwidth to the MS for data transmission. The scheduler detects bandwidth stealing activity and evaluates when bandwidth stealing is justified on he part of the MS. The scheduler provides additional bandwidth to appropriately compensate for the stolen bandwidth when bandwidth stealing is justified, in order to maintain the quality of service of the data traffic connection.
US07843869B2	Roadside to vehicle communication system A roadside-to-vehicle communication system for providing a mobile station with application service by utilizing roadside-to-vehicle communication implemented between the mobile station that travels on a road and a base station system installed along the road provides non-network-type communication protocols that can implement diverse application services, even when the mobile station is moving. The roadside-to-vehicle communication system includes transfer service processing entities for implementing data transfer among applications and transaction management entities that have undelivered data resenders, data send/receive for each message, and a message segmenter/assembler that provides unidirectional data transmission and request-response transaction services.
US07843865B2	System and method for controlling home network devices using multicast enabled remote controls A system, method, and article of manufacture for controlling home network devices using a multicast enabled remote control. The system includes a plurality of home network devices capable of receiving and/or transmitting multicast input and/or output signals and a home gateway to receive audio/video signals generated outside of the home and to transform the audio/video signals into multicast output signals. The system also includes a multicast enabled remote control to detect, aggregate, store and display all audio/video multicast output signals on the multicast enabled remote control, to enable a user to redirect an audio/video multicast output signal to one or more of the plurality of home network devices capable of receiving multicast input signals, and to control the plurality of home network devices capable of receiving and/or transmitting multicast input and/or output signals.
US07843862B2	Adhoc networking This invention provides a method of transmitting and receiving packets containing data and positional information for a plurality of devices in a radio frequency network in combination with a global positioning system. The periodic position coordinates of each said device are determined using the global positioning system. The position coordinates are transmitted from each device at staggered points in time that are randomized, and the randomizing operation is performed in discrete steps, wherein the time period of each discrete step is of adequate duration for one device to transmit a positional update. A positional update table and proximity table is created and maintained for each device, and these tables are transmitted to every other device in the network at periodic intervals.
US07843856B2	Determination of available service capacity in dynamic network access domains A capacity aware system that facilitates activation of a new service in a dynamic network is provided. The system calculates the available capacity of the network, at a given time, and determines if sufficient capacity is available for new service activation as per the SLA (Service Level Agreement) requirements. If SLA conditions are satisfied, the system can active a new service and update the network capacity, else, if the conditions are not satisfied the system can provide means to extend network capacity or reject the service. Thus, the system activates a new service only if the specified bandwidth is available and ensures that the SLA being promised to a customer is met.
US07843854B2	Network loop detection using known static addresses In one embodiment of the invention, a method for detecting a network loop problem in a network, includes: selecting a known static address of a selected device which should normally be detected at not more than one port of a downstream device; determining if the static address is detected in more than one port in a downstream device, wherein the current downstream device includes a first port which normally detects the known static address and a second port; if the static address is detected at the second port of the current downstream device, then determining the connection to the second port and if the connection to the second port is a leaf, then identifying the leaf as a misbehaving node, and if the connection to the second port is not a leaf, then evaluating a next downstream device.
US07843853B2	Method for implementing media gateway controller status monitoring of media gateway The present invention discloses a method for implementing media gateway controller status monitoring of media gateway. The method monitors the silent time of the media gateway controller message by providing an Inactivity Timer or a general timer and a message receiving flag on the media gateway independently, and sends a Notify message to the media gateway controller so as to trigger the media gateway controller to return a message indicating it is in normal status. After registering with the media gateway controller, the media gateway starts the Inactivity Timer or the general timer according to the returned Registration Successful message, to start to monitor the status of the media gateway controller.
US07843850B2	Video quality assessment The present invention relates to the problem of estimating the effect of packet transmission impairments, including packet loss, on the subjective quality of a video transmission where frames of data relating to the same video frame or field are permitted to span more than one packet. The invention provides a method of assessing quality of a video signal comprising a sequence of video frames received via a packet switched network using a parameter which is a weighted sum of two counters where the first counter is incremented in dependence of the total number of packets in frames determined to have been received with one or more lost packets and the second counter is incremented in dependence of the number of packets following the first lost packet in each frame and the lost packet itself.
US07843849B2	Packet data transmission in third generation mobile system In an aspect, an apparatus is provided including a mapping device configured to establish mapping information for delivery order attributes corresponding to different transmission protocol types, and a detection device configured to detect a transmission protocol type for the transmission of data packets. The apparatus further includes a decision device configured to decide whether the detected protocol type is a predetermined type, and a setting device configured to set, based on the mapping information and the decision result, a delivery order attribute as a parameter for transmission of data packets in a packet data network if the predetermined protocol type is not present.
US07843846B1	Method and system for processing network information Method and system for routing network information using a switch element coupled to a network link is provided. The switch element includes a programmable control system to configure the switch element to operate in a default mode, an immediate mode, a threshold mode or an interleave mode; and during the immediate mode, a transmit port inserts at least a fill word with at least a unique character when network information is not available, and transmits network information as soon as it is available. The method includes, determining if an immediate mode is enabled; transmitting at least a fill word with a unique character to a receive port, if network information is unavailable and transmitting network information if the immediate mode is enabled and network information is available.
US07843840B2	Traffic independent survivability analysis First-order effects of hypothesized fault conditions are determined by propagating discrete test packets between select nodes and noting the change of path, if any, taken by the test packet under each condition relative to the fault-free path. Tools are provided to create classes of node pairs of interest, and test packets are created only for select classes. The network is analyzed to identify fault conditions that are likely to impact system performance, and only these fault conditions are simulated. By providing a methodology for selecting classes of node pairs to test, and prioritizing the faults to simulate, a first-order survivability analysis of large networks can be performed efficiently and effectively. The efficiency of this technique is also enhanced by providing test packets that are representative of a wide range of possible source-destination combinations, and by evaluating only the source-destination combinations that may be directly affected by each fault condition.
US07843839B2	Transmission device serially resetting each circuit included therein A transmission apparatus includes: a plurality of signal transmission circuits on a transmission path; a monitoring unit that detects a fault by monitoring an operating status of each of the signal transmission circuits; a controlling unit that outputs a reset instruction when the monitoring unit detects the fault; and an individual resetting unit that receives the reset instruction and resets individually each of the signal transmission circuits.
US07843838B1	Communication network route tracing A method for tracing a communication route through a network coupling a first device with a second device is provided. A first signal is transferred from the first device to the second device to cause a plurality of intermediate devices to report first information concerning the first signal. The first information is processed to identify the intermediate devices as defining the communication route. The intermediate devices are configured so that a second signal, when transferred from the first device toward the second device, causes a subset of the intermediate devices to report second information concerning the second signal. The second signal is transferred from the first device toward the second device. The second information is processed to identify the subset of the intermediate devices as a portion of a sequence of the intermediate devices defining the communication route.
US07843836B2	Systems, methods and computer program products for controlling high speed network traffic in server blade environments Systems, methods and computer program products for controlling high-speed network traffic in server blade environments. Exemplary embodiments include a method for controlling high-speed network traffic in a server blade network, the method including identifying a port under test, identifying a debug port, identifying a code state of interest from the port under test and generating a modified IDLE word in response to an identification of a code state of interest from the port under test.
US07843835B2	System and method of monitoring an internet based telephone call routing system A system and method of monitoring Voice over the Internet Protocol (VoIP) and facsimile over Internet Protocol (FoIP) calling over the Internet includes compiling information about each call after the call is terminated. By compiling information about each of the calls immediately after they are terminated, the system can quickly generate billing reports. The system can also quickly react to developing problems.
US07843834B2	Use of minimal propagation delay path to optimize a mesh network The present technology relates to protocols relative to utility meters associated with an open operational framework. More particularly, the present subject matter relates to protocol subject matter for advanced metering infrastructure, adaptable to various international standards, while economically supporting a 2-way mesh network solution in a wireless environment, such as for operating in a residential electricity meter field. The present subject matter supports meters within an ANSI standard C12.22/C12.19 system while economically supporting a 2-way mesh network solution in a wireless environment, such as for operating in a residential electricity meter field, all to permit cell-based adaptive insertion of C12.22 meters within an open framework. Particular present features relate to the use of minimal propagation delay path to optimize a mesh network.
US07843832B2	Dynamic bandwidth allocation apparatus and method In a bandwidth allocation method and/or apparatus for adaptively allocating radio channels in a mobile communication system, a token bucket is periodically filled with an amount of tokens that corresponds to a requested amount of bandwidth, and a bandwidth is allocated in accordance with the amount of tokens in the token bucket. In a further bandwidth allocation method and/or apparatus for adaptively allocating radio channels in a mobile communication system, a packet classification module classifies received packets on the basis of one of an Internet Protocol address, a port, and an upper layer protocol, a packet scheduler module receives the classified packet from a buffer module for transmission to a mobile station, and a bandwidth allocation module forms the buffer module for bandwidth allocation and processes traffic services by inter-working with the packet scheduler module when the bandwidth allocation is requested.
US07843827B2	Method and device for configuring a network device A method for configuring network device adapted to process network traffic comprising a plurality of network flows and to export network flow information. For configuring the network device, a copy of the network traffic that is processed by the network device is created. A simulation of a process of collecting the network flow information using the copy of the network traffic is performed. Based on the results of the simulation, a preferred information collection scheme is determined. The network device is then configured to collect the network flow information to be exported according to the preferred information collection scheme.
US07843826B2	Automatic detection and re-configuration of priority status in telecommunications networks A technique for ensuring that a node that carries high-priority protocol data units and low-priority protocol data units is properly configured to accord the high-level protocol data units priority treatment is described. In accordance with the illustrative embodiment, two streams of protocol data units are transmitted through a node to be tested. One stream comprises high-priority protocol data units, and the second stream comprises low-priority protocol data units. The processing capabilities of the node are then burdened by increasing the frequency of protocol data units transmitted to it, so that the node is compelled to treat the two streams differently, if, in fact, it is properly configured to treat them differently. If the node treats the two streams differently and accords the high-priority stream higher priority, then the node is properly configured. Otherwise, the node is re-configured to accord the high-priority stream higher priority.
US07843821B2	Method, apparatus and program product to use factory-defined multiple MAC addresses for virtual NICS Apparatus, methods and computer program products are disclosed for specifying a MAC identifier for a network-interface-device that includes multiple universally administered MAC identifiers and connects to a network through a port. The network-interface-device accepts data packets received through the port if the data packets contain a destination address that matches any active MAC identifier. The method includes reserving a first and second universally administered MAC identifiers from the available universally administered MAC identifiers. The first universally administered MAC identifier and the second universally administered MAC identifier are respectively associated with a first and second resource of the network-interface-device. The MAC identifier is assigned to one of the first or second resource and activated. Other aspects include apparatus logics and program products that perform the method.
US07843815B2	Estimation of time-varying latency based on network trace information Time-varying latency is estimated based on the round-trip time between the time of sending a message and the time of receiving an acknowledgement of receipt of the message. The round-trip time relative to a transmitter is modeled as a combination of known, or determinable, delays, plus an unknown latency, plus a processing/acknowledgement delay at the receiver. The estimated time-varying latency is further refined to give more weight to estimates based on fewer unknowns or a lesser magnitude of unknowns, and to impose physical constraints, such as assuring that the estimate does not imply an unrealizable event. TCP-specific constraints and assumptions are also applied to further refine the latency estimates.
US07843814B2	Mechanism and method for non-service affecting APS protection for MLPPP bundles on routing systems A method of non-service affecting APS protection for MLPPP bundles on routing systems, and associated mechanism, including one or more of the following: specifying a working MLPPP bundle and a protection MLPPP bundle; specifying MLPPP parameters; associating the working MLPPP bundle and the protection MLPPP bundle with an APS circuit; bringing up an MLPPP session; changing an operational status of the working MLPPP bundle; synchronizing MLPPP state information between the working MLPPP bundle and the protection MLPPP bundle; and driving an operational status of the protection MLPPP bundle based on said changing the operational status of the working MLPPP bundle.
US07843808B2	Method and apparatus for fast reroute in a connection-oriented network A method and an apparatus for rapidly resuming, at times of failures, network traffic in a connection-oriented network by using an alternative route pre-computed and stored locally in nodes along an initial route without requiring signaling of upstream nodes or a master server.
US07843807B2	Fault reporting tag for mesh access points Mesh access point fault reporting. In particular implementations, a method includes receiving a fault indication indicating one or more failures; collecting fault data related to the one or more failures or a state of the mesh access point; and passing the fault data to the RFID tag, which wirelessly transmits messages relating to the fault.
US07843796B2	Optical information recording medium and method of marking BCA (burst cutting area) into the same An optical information recording medium includes a read-only information recording portion, and a BCA (Burst Cutting Area) portion formed by laser marking. A reflective film on an information recording surface of the read-only information recording portion and a reflective film on the BCA portion are formed of the same material. The reflective film includes Ag as a main component, and at least one of Nd and Gd, and at least one of Sn and In as components; the reflective film including at least one of Nd and Gd of 0.1 atom % or more and 3.0 atom % or less in total and at least one of Sn and In of 3 atom % or more and 12 atom % or less in total. Recorded information is reproduced from the information recording surface of the read-only information recording portion and a BCA signal is reproduced from the BCA portion, using blue-violet laser reproducing light.
US07843793B2	Optical pickup apparatus, objective optical element and optical information recording reproducing apparatus An optical pickup apparatus according to the present invention includes: a first light source for emitting a first light flux; a second light source for emitting a second light flux; a third light source for emitting a third light flux; and an objective optical element. The objective optical element has an optical surface including at least two areas provided with optical path difference providing structures. The objective optical element converges the first to third light fluxes each passing through the predetermined areas on the objective optical element onto respective information recording surfaces of the first to third optical disks. The optical pickup apparatus provides a wavelength dependency of a spherical aberration so as to correct a change in a spherical aberration due to a refractive index change with a temperature change of the objective optical element.
US07843791B2	Optical information processing method and optical information reproducing method using multiplexing schemes capable of improving a density of recorded optical information Provided are optical information processing apparatus and method. In the optical information processing apparatus and method, when the recording regions in which optical information is recorded in an angular multiplexing scheme overlap with each other, a recording angle and a recording position for optical information is adjusted so as to improve reproducing efficiency of readout beams reproduced from the overlap recording regions, so that heights of “null” for diffraction energy reproduced from the recording regions and overlap recording regions can be lowered. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce crosstalk noise during the recording and producing of the optical information and to improve optical information recording quality and reproducing efficiency.
US07843790B2	Apparatus and method for playing optical disc Apparatus and method for playing an optical disc, whereby the apparatus includes an optical disc drive to read data of the disc, in which the data on a previous layer and a subsequent layer is read in an OTP manner. The optical disc drive includes a pick-up module, and a microcomputer to control the pick-up module such that, when a start sector of the subsequent layer is located outward from a last sector of the previous layer, the pick-up module is moved to a position corresponding to the start sector of the subsequent layer after completing the reading of the data of the previous layer, and is made to perform a layer jump to the position corresponding to the start sector of the subsequent layer. The apparatus can minimize time delay in the layer jump, and shorten a period of time for the layer jump by shortening a traveling distance of the pick-up module, enabling smooth and continuous reproduction of data.
US07843789B2	Multiple layer optical disk, information recording method, and information reproducing method using the same Multilayer optical disk is recordable or partly recordable. Parallel reading of information data from the group of layers by the same focused laser beam is possible. Only one layer of said group has the guide grooves for tracking. Alignment of the information data disposition on the layers of the group is provided. The signals reflected from the different layers of the group have different tilts and are directed onto the different photodetectors. Optical disk management for preventing its illegal use is proposed.
US07843788B2	Optical recording medium driving device and spherical aberration adjustment method An optical recording medium driving device includes an optical head, an evaluation signal generating section, a focus servo section, a spherical aberration correction section, a focus bias adjuster, and a system controller. The optical head has a focus servo mechanism and a spherical aberration correction mechanism, irradiates a laser light, and detects a reflected light. The evaluation signal generating section generates, based on the reflected light, an evaluation signal. The focus servo section drives the focus servo mechanism according to a focus error signal to perform focus servo. The spherical aberration correction section drives the spherical aberration correction mechanism to perform spherical aberration correction. The focus bias adjuster adds focus bias to a focus loop. The system controller performs an operation for setting an adjustment spherical aberration correction value.
US07843783B2	Method for automatically calibrating output power of optical pick-up head and optical disc driver using the method A method for automatically calibrating an output power of an optical pick-up head is provided. First, an optical disc is provided, wherein a relationship between the output power for writing the optical disc and a specific parameter corresponding thereto is defined as a first function. Next, the optical pick-up head is controlled to perform a writing operation on the optical disc according to an instruction value, and obtain the specific parameter corresponding to the instruction value. Next, the output power corresponding to the instruction value is obtained according to the first function and the specific parameter. Next, the instruction value is adjusted according to the instruction value and the output power, and the output power of the optical pick-up head is calibrated according to the adjusted instruction value.
US07843781B2	Disc drive with rotational driving and optical pickup Disclosed is a disc drive apparatus. The disc drive apparatus includes a rotational driving unit rotating a disc-shaped recording medium having a plurality of addresses recorded on an information recording surface of the disc-shaped recording medium; an optical pickup recording and/or reproducing an information signal on the information recording surface of the disc-shaped recording medium rotated by the rotational driving unit; and a control unit controlling rotation of the disc-shaped recording medium via the rotational driving unit. In the disc drive apparatus, the control unit carries out a disc constant velocity rotating processing that sets a predetermined address out of the plurality of addresses as a constant velocity rotation address and continuously reproduces the constant velocity rotation address using the optical pickup.
US07843772B2	Content use system, recording apparatus, reproducing apparatus and system control method A recording apparatus includes a storage section that stores content data. The recording apparatus additionally includes a reproduction history information acquisition section that acquires reproduction history information about the content data from a portable reproducing apparatus. The recording apparatus further includes a content data extraction section that extracts one or more pieces of content data from the content data stored in the storage section in accordance with a reproduction start time included in the reproduction history information. The reproduction start time corresponds to a time at which a reproduction of the content data was started. The recording apparatus additionally includes a content data transfer section that transfers the extracted content data to the portable reproducing apparatus.
US07843766B2	Systems and methods for monitoring time-dependent subsurface changes Systems and methods for monitoring time-dependant subsurface changes from imperfectly repeated data measurements.
US07843765B2	Attenuating a surface seismic wave To attenuate a surface seismic wave, seismic sensors having a predetermined orientation with respect to a surface are provided, where the seismic sensors receive seismic waves including a seismic wave reflected from a subterranean structure and the surface seismic wave propagating in at least a first direction that is generally parallel to the surface. A signal that represents a partial derivative of a wavefield containing the surface seismic wave is provided, and the signal is integrated to obtain a response in which the surface seismic wave is attenuated.
US07843764B2	Ultrasonic imaging apparatus A plurality of signal transmitters are respectively configured to produce a pulse current by repeatedly switching the connection state of a switching element. A plurality of ultrasonic transducers are respectively configured to transmit an ultrasonic pulse to a subject to be examined upon receiving said pulse current, and to produce a receiving current upon receiving the reflected wave. A signal receiver is configured to receive said receiving current. A test signal generator is configured to produce a test signal and to output said test signal to a connection point of said signal transmitter, said ultrasonic transducer, and said signal receiver by switching said connection state of said switching element to a state through which said test signal is conducted.
US07843759B2	Semiconductor memory device having reduced current consumption during data mask function The present invention describes a semiconductor memory device having a data mask function and includes a common driving control unit for generating a common driving control signal in response to a data mask signal and a write command signal supplied to the common driving control unit. A plurality of driving units are supplied with the common driving control signal and selectively drive data according to the common driving control signal and transmit the driven data to a plurality of data lines, respectively. Accordingly, a driving and data mask operation of the plurality of driving units is controlled by the common driving control unit, which reduces current consumption and a layout area of the circuit.
US07843753B2	Integrated circuit including memory refreshed based on temperature An integrated circuit includes an array of memory cells and a first circuit. The array includes word lines. Each word line is coupled to a plurality of memory cells. The first circuit is configured to refresh memory cells along a first number of word lines in response to a refresh command. The first number of word lines is based on a sensed temperature.
US07843752B2	Circuit and method for controlling refresh periods in semiconductor memory devices An integrated circuit memory device includes a refresh control circuit that generates an internal memory refresh command signal having a period that is changed relative to a period of an external memory refresh command signal received by the memory device. This change in the period of the internal memory refresh command may be in response to detecting a change in temperature of the memory device. In particular, the refresh control circuit is configured so that the period of the internal memory refresh command signal is increased in response to detecting a reduction in temperature of the memory device.
US07843751B2	Semiconductor memory device comprising sense amplifier having P-type sense amplifier and N-type sense amplifiers with different threshold voltages A sense amplifier is constructed to reduce the occurrence of malfunctions in a memory read operation, and thus degraded chip yield, due to increased offset of the sense amplifier with further sealing down. The sense amplifier circuit is constructed with a plurality of pull-down circuits and a pull-up circuit, and a transistor in one of the plurality of pull-down circuits has a constant such as a channel length or a channel width larger than that of a transistor in another pull-down circuit. The pull-down circuit with a larger constant of a transistor is first activated, and then, the other pull-down circuit and the pull-up circuit are activated to perform the read operation.
US07843745B2	Delay locked operation in semiconductor memory device A semiconductor memory device has a control circuit capable of properly controlling a delay locked loop in a variety of operational modes. The semiconductor memory device includes a clock buffer for externally receiving a system clock to output it as an internal clock, a delay locked loop unit for controlling a delay of the internal clock such that a data output timing is synchronized with the system clock; a data output buffer for synchronizing data with the delay locked internal clock, thereby outputting the data, and a clock buffer control unit, responsive to a previous operation state, for generating an enable signal controlling the on/off switching of the clock buffer.
US07843743B2	Data output circuit for semiconductor memory apparatus A data output circuit for a semiconductor memory apparatus includes a data output control unit that generates a selection signal, an output timing signal, and an input control signal in response to a read command and a clock, and a signal-responsive data output unit that receives parallel data in response to the input control signal, arranges the parallel data in response to the selection signal, and sequentially outputs the arranged parallel data as serial data in synchronization with the output timing signal.
US07843742B2	Method of controlling memory and memory system thereof The present invention relates to a memory system including a memory cell array and being connected to an address input, a command input, and a data input/output, said memory system including latching circuits (RALTH and WALTH) for latching a read address and a write address being inputted from the address input, an address selection circuit (ACOMSEL) for selecting, as an access address, any one of the read address and the write address being latched in the latching circuits, a read latching circuit (PFLTH) for latching a read data being read from the memory cell array, a write latching circuit (DINLTH) for latching a write data being inputted from the data input/output and a control circuit (ACTL) for controlling the access address being selected by said address selection circuit in response to a command being inputted from said command input, said control circuit for controlling, if the memory cell corresponding to said selected access address is activated and further said selected access address is a write address, a timing of writing the write data being latched by said write latching circuit into the activated memory cell.
US07843740B2	Method for driving a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device A method for driving a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device is provided. The nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor layer having a channel, a first insulating film provided on the channel, a floating electrode provided on the first insulating film, a second insulating film provided on the floating electrode, and a gate electrode provided on the second insulating film, and changes its data memory state by injection of charges into the floating electrode. The method includes to achieve a state in which charges having a first polarity are injected into the floating electrode: providing a first potential difference between the semiconductor layer and the gate electrode to inject charges having the first polarity into the second insulating film; subsequently providing a second potential difference between the semiconductor layer and the gate electrode to inject charges having a second polarity opposite to the first polarity into the second insulating film; and subsequently providing a third potential difference between the semiconductor layer and the gate electrode to inject charges having the first polarity into the floating electrode.
US07843739B2	System for verifying non-volatile storage using different voltages When performing a data sensing operation, including a verify operation during programming of non-volatile storage elements (or, in some cases, during a read operation after programming), a first voltage is used for unselected word lines that have been subjected to a programming operation and a second voltage is used for unselected word lines that have not been subjected to a programming operation. In some embodiments, the second voltage is lower than the first voltage.
US07843735B2	Sensing memory cells Methods, devices, modules, and systems for operating memory cells are taught. A method for operating memory cells includes programming at least one of the memory cells to one of a number of states. The method also includes programming at least another one of the memory cells, which is adjacent to the programmed at least one of the memory cells, to one of a different number of states. The method further includes sensing non-erased states of the memory cell's using at least one common voltage level.
US07843730B2	Non-volatile memory with reduced charge fluence A method including performing a program/erase cycle on a first non-volatile memory (NVM) bit of an integrated circuit using a first fluence, wherein the first NVM bit has a first transconductance is provided. The method further includes performing a program/erase cycle on a second NVM bit of the integrated circuit using a second fluence, wherein the second NVM bit has a second transconductance, and wherein the first transconductance is greater than the second transconductance and the second fluence is greater than the first fluence.
US07843729B2	Methods and apparatus for using a configuration array similar to an associated data array Methods, apparatus, and systems for memories that include a data array and a configuration array adapted to store configuration information for configuring the data array, are disclosed. The data array and the configuration array include a plurality of wordlines and a plurality of bitlines. The plurality of wordlines in the data array extend in the same direction as the plurality of wordlines in the configuration array. Likewise, the plurality of bitlines in the data array extend in the same direction as the plurality of bitlines in the configuration array. The configuration array may include a wordline driver layout, a bitline driver layout, relative positions of zia contact regions, a diode sensing orientation, a sense amplifier layout, a voltage regulator layout, and a layout of conductors proximate to the array that are each substantially similar to corresponding elements of the data array. Numerous other aspects are disclosed.
US07843728B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor storage device A nonvolatile semiconductor storage device capable of storing a plurality of bits of data in one memory cell by assigning multivalued data having a higher-order bit selected from one of a pair of data in a first unit and a lower-order bit selected from the other of the pair of data to each threshold voltage of the memory cell, wherein in a first write operation that processes data in the first unit, the logic of one of the higher-order bit and the lower-order bit is fixed, and two pieces of multivalued data that maximize the difference between the threshold voltages are assigned, thereby storing one bit of input data in the one memory cell in a pseudo binary state, and in a second write operation that processes data in a second unit larger than the first unit, a plurality of bits of input data is stored in the one memory cell in a multivalued state, and parity data for error correction in the second unit is stored in the memory cell.
US07843726B2	Sensing against a reference cell Memory devices, bulk storage devices, and methods of operating memory are disclosed, such as those adapted to process and generate analog data signals representative of data values of two or more bits of information. Programming of such memory devices can include programming to a target threshold voltage within a range representative of the desired bit pattern. Reading such memory devices can include generating an analog data signal indicative of a threshold voltage of a target memory cell. The target memory cell can be sensed against a reference cell includes a dummy string of memory cells connected to a target string of memory cells, and, such as by using a differential amplifier to sense a difference between a reference cell and the target cell. This may allow a wider range of voltages to be used for data states.
US07843725B2	M+L bit read column architecture for M bit memory cells A memory device and programming and/or reading process is described that programs a row of non-volatile multi-level memory cells (MLC) in a single program operation to minimize disturb within the pages of the row, while verifying each memory cell page of the row separately. In one embodiment of the present invention, the memory device utilizes data latches to program M-bits of data into each cell of the row and then repurposes the data latches during the subsequent page verify operations to read M+L bits from each cell of the selected page at a higher threshold voltage resolution than required. In sensing, the increased threshold voltage resolution/granularity allows interpretations of the actual programmed state of the memory cell and enables more effective use of data encoding and decoding techniques such as convolutional codes where additional granularity of information is used to make soft decisions reducing the overall memory error rate.
US07843723B2	Semiconductor memory device capable of reading data reliably A control unit reads data from a plurality of memory cells connected to one of the word lines in a read operation at a first level CR generated by a voltage generator circuit and in a read operation at a second level CR−x and finds the number of cells included between the first level and the second level from the data and, if the number is equal to or smaller than a specified value, determines the result of the read operation at the first level to be read data.
US07843722B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device and programming method thereof A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device and a programming method thereof are provided. The programming method includes first programming a cell among a plurality of adjacent memory cells to the highest threshold voltage distribution corresponding to a data state, and subsequently programming the other adjacent cells to the lower threshold voltage distributions corresponding to second and third data states. The second data state and the third data state may have the second highest threshold voltage distribution and the third highest threshold voltage distribution, respectively, or the third highest threshold voltage distribution and the second highest threshold voltage distribution, respectively.
US07843721B1	Memory cell including an emitter follower and emitter follower sensing scheme and method of reading data therefrom A memory device including a static random access memory (SRAM) cell comprising junction field effect transistors (JFETs) has been disclosed. The memory cell includes a first bipolar junction transistor (BJT) for driving a bit line at logic levels having a potential outside the potential range in which the SRAM cell operates. An amplifier including a level translator circuit provides a level shifting operation on the data provided by the bit line to provide level shifted data having a voltage swing within the potential range in which the SRAM cell operates. The level translator circuit includes a second BJT. In this way, fast read operation of a SRAM cell comprising JFETs may be provided.
US07843716B2	Nonvolatile memory device having memory and reference cells A nonvolatile memory device includes a stack-type memory cell array, a selection circuit and a read circuit. The memory cell array includes multiple memory cell layers and a reference cell layer, which are vertically laminated. Each of the memory cell layers includes multiple nonvolatile memory cells for storing data, and the reference cell layer includes multiple reference cells for storing reference data. The selection circuit selects a nonvolatile memory cell from the memory cell layers and at least one reference cell, corresponding to the selected nonvolatile memory cell, from the reference cell layer. The read circuit supplies a read bias to the selected nonvolatile memory cell and the selected reference cell corresponding to the selected nonvolatile memory cell, and reads data from the selected nonvolatile memory cell.
US07843708B2	Synchronous rectifier type series resonant converter for operating in intermittence mode A synchronous rectifier type SRC for operating in an intermittence mode, which includes: an input power for supplying an input DC voltage; an input-side switching unit; a transformer with a primary winding and a secondary winding; an output-side switching unit for switching; and a gate driving circuit for detecting. According to the synchronous rectifier type SRC, a no-load characteristic can be controlled with an easy scheme and a simple construction. In addition, a simple resistor is added, and thus dead time can be generated. Consequently, it is possible to simply reduce switching loss that may occur in zero voltage switching.
US07843706B2	Circuit controller, inrush current limiting circuit, inrush current limiting circuit with battery, inverter, and inverter with battery An inverter according to the invention includes an open circuit instructing device (ECU, Steps S5 to S8). The open circuit instructing device is for opening a switching circuit based on resistor inter-terminal voltage Vrb and resistor current Irb.
US07843704B2	Pluggable guiding apparatus A pluggable guiding apparatus is used for an opening of a case and there are two guiding elements arranged at two sides of the opening. The pluggable guiding apparatus includes: a main frame, wherein the size of the main frame is corresponding to the opening of the case and the main frame is divided into a plurality of sub-slot openings; and a plurality of sub-guiding elements arranged on the main frame, wherein the sub-guiding elements are arranged on two sides of the sub-slot openings, and the sub-guiding elements and guiding elements are set face to face for guiding a plurality of pluggable sub-modules to be inserted into the case.
US07843699B2	Circuit device and method for manufacturing the same A circuit device includes an element and a base body. The element has a pair of projections on an outer peripheral surface thereof. The base body has an engagement standing part extending in a standing direction. The element is assembled to the base body in a state, where each of contact surfaces of the engagement standing part is in press-contact with a corresponding projection. The engagement standing part has first and second tapered wall parts. The first tapered wall part has a first tapered surface angled by a first angle relative to the standing direction. The second tapered wall part has a second tapered surface angled by a second angle relative to the standing direction. The second angle is smaller than the first angle. One of the pair of projections is in press-contact with at least one of the first and second tapered surfaces to be deformed.
US07843694B2	Heat-dissipating module and electronic device having the same An electronic device having a heat-dissipating module includes a housing and an electronic component (e.g., a central processing unit) disposed within the housing. The heat-dissipating module is used for dissipating heat of the electronic component, and includes a two-phase flow heat-dissipating loop and a thermoelectric cooling component. The two-phase flow heat-dissipating loop can be a loop heat pipe (LHP) or a capillary pumped loop (CPL). The thermoelectric cooling component includes a cooling portion and a heat-generating portion respectively to cool or heat necessary portions of the two-phase flow heat-dissipating loop, or directly cool the electronic component through the cooling portion, thereby increasing the heat-dissipation effect of the two-phase flow heat-dissipating loop.
US07843692B2	Mobile modular communication system A mobile, modular communications device, featuring a multiple-slot base chassis designed to support a plurality of individual user-configurable and interchangeable personality modules, capable of providing the ability to accept secure/classified user communications, including voice, data and video, the means to encrypt or secure such user communications through either internal or external encryption capabilities, the means to optimize the secure voice, data and video communications for transmission across a remote reachback communications link and the ability to provide multiple network/uplink reachback transmission alternatives, such as local area networks, satellites, cellular, ISDN or other forms of fixed or wireless communications. The invention is intended to provide a standardized, structured and modular approach to the provisioning of different technologies within the overall system and to be capable of being deployed as a man-carry or rack-embedded unit.
US07843680B2	Capacitor and method of manufacturing the same A capacitor is provided to overcome the following problem: when plural capacitors are linked, a large coupling space is required because an anode and a cathode are brought out through the opposite ends, so that downsizing of the capacitor is difficult. The capacitor also allows easy electrical and mechanical coupling, reducing the required coupling space and unnecessary resistance. According to a structure of the capacitor, capacitor element (2) is enclosed in mechanical housing (3) having an opening sealed by terminal plate (4). Terminal slip (5), which includes rib (5b) to be coupled to one of the anode and the cathode of capacitor element (2) and terminal (5a), is insert-molded into terminal plate (4). The other of the anode and the cathode is coupled to an inner bottom face of metal housing (3). The one of the anode and the cathode is brought out through terminal (5a), and the other of the anode and the cathode is brought out through metal housing (3), thus a lower resistance is expected. When plural capacitors (1) are linked together, the coupling space is reduced by half, so that downsizing is achieved.
US07843679B2	Multilayer capacitor having low impedance over a wide frequency band A multilayer capacitor has a capacitor element body in which a plurality of insulator layers are laminated, first and second terminal electrodes, a first internal electrode group, and a second internal electrode group. The first and second terminal electrodes are disposed on an external surface extending in a direction parallel to a laminating direction of the insulator layers, among external surfaces of the capacitor element body. The first internal electrode group has a first internal electrode connected to the first terminal electrode, and a second internal electrode connected to the second terminal electrode. The second internal electrode group has a third internal electrode connected to the first terminal electrode, a fourth internal electrode connected to the second terminal electrode, and at least one intermediate internal electrode not connected to the first and second terminal electrodes. The first and second internal electrodes are arranged with the insulator layer in between so as to form a capacitance component between the first and second internal electrodes. The third and fourth internal electrodes and the intermediate internal electrode are arranged with the insulator layer in between so as to form two or more capacitance components between the third and fourth internal electrodes.
US07843678B2	Photoelectron generating plate, negative particle generating device and charge removing device and equipment using such device The photoelectron generating plate includes on a substrate a photoelectron emission layer for emitting photoelectrons by the illumination of the light and having a barrier property. A diffusion of a material of an underlying base member into the photoelectron emission layer is blocked by the barrier layer and thus the surface of the photoelectron emission layer is prevented from being coated by the material of the base member. As a result, temporal reduction in the number of generated negative ions can be considerably ameliorated. In other words, the charge removing device attains a good durability for a long time.
US07843677B2	Electronic device and method for removing static electricity An electronic device and a method for removing a static electricity thereof are provided. The method for removing a static electricity includes performing a switching operation to transmit a signal output from an interface, which is communicably connected to an external device, to a signal processor or cut off the signal from being transmitted to the signal processor, and based on this switching operation, performing a switching operation to supply a bias power to the signal processor or cut off a supply of power to the signal processor. Accordingly, a static electricity signal is grounded using a switch based on an operation state of the electronic device such that a static electricity shock and static electricity noise can be prevented from affecting the electronic device.
US07843674B2	Motor drive circuit A motor-drive circuit comprising: a current-passage-control circuit to perform ON/OFF control of a drive transistor connected to a motor coil to pass current through the motor coil; an overcurrent-state-detection circuit to detect whether current passing through the drive transistor is in an overcurrent state where the current exceeds a predetermined threshold value; a charging and discharging circuit to start charging a capacitor in response to detecting the overcurrent state by the overcurrent-state-detection circuit and subsequently discharge the capacitor in response to not detecting the overcurrent state; and an overcurrent-protection-control circuit to stop the ON/OFF control to turn off the drive transistor, for an elapsed charging period for a charging voltage of the capacitor at a predetermined voltage to exceed a threshold voltage, and determine whether to perform such an overcurrent-protection-control as to turn off the drive transistor by detection of the overcurrent state, after the charging period has elapsed.
US07843673B2	Antenna diodes with electrical overstress (EOS) protection An antenna diode circuit for discharging static charge accumulated during wafer processing is described. The antenna diode circuit includes first and second junctions coupled to a circuit element and substrate. Between the first and second junctions is a diode circuit path with an antenna diode and at least one diode protection circuit coupled in series. The diode protection circuit reduces or prevents EOS current from flowing through the diode circuit path during an EOS event.
US07843670B2	Isolated switched maintain power signature (MPS) and fault monitoring for power over Ethernet One embodiment monitors a line-side electrical current provided by a power sourcing equipment (PSE) port to a powered device (PD), the PSE port having a power-isolation transformer with a primary coil on an isolated side and a secondary coil on a line side. A switching signal having a switching period and a duty cycle is applied to the primary coil of the power-isolation transformer. A value is determined for an electrical current on the isolated side of the power-isolation transformer, conversion is performed between a line-side electrical current value Iout and a corresponding isolated-side peak-current value Ipeak, and the line-side electrical current is indirectly monitored based on the determined isolated-side current value.
US07843668B2	Magnetoresistive element including two ferromagnetic layers A magnetoresistive element includes a first and a second shield, and an MR stack disposed between the shields. The MR stack includes a first and a second ferromagnetic layer, and a nonmagnetic spacer layer disposed between the ferromagnetic layers. The first and second ferromagnetic layers have magnetizations that are in directions antiparallel to each other when no external magnetic field is applied to the layers, and that change directions in response to an external magnetic field. An insulating layer is formed to touch a rear end face of the MR stack and the first shield, and a bias magnetic field applying layer is formed above the insulating layer with a buffer layer disposed in between. The bias magnetic field applying layer includes a hard magnetic layer and a high saturation magnetization layer. The high saturation magnetization layer is located between the rear end face and the hard magnetic layer, but not located between the first shield and the hard magnetic layer.
US07843666B2	Suspension, head gimbal assembly and manufacturing method thereof, and disk drive unit with the same A suspension for a HGA includes a suspension flexure and an out rigger. The suspension flexure has a tongue region having a first flexure part in a tip portion thereof for mounting a trailing edge of a slider and a PZT mounting region for mounting PZT elements. One end of the out rigger is connected to the suspension flexure, and the other end of the out rigger has a rigger support portion which extends above the tongue region so as to support the leading edge of the slider. The structure of the out rigger is capable of stiffening the tongue region of the suspension flexure and, in turns, avoiding the deformation problem and the dimple separation problem during the manufacturing process or in vibration or shock events. The invention also discloses a HGA with the suspension, manufacturing methods of the HGA and a disk drive unit having such HGA.
US07843665B2	Perpendicular magnetic recording head with nonmagnetic metal layer even with top face of pole layer A magnetic head including an encasing layer having a groove; a nonmagnetic metal layer that has a sidewall located directly above the edge of the groove and that is disposed on a region of the encasing layer away from the medium facing surface; two side shield layers that have sidewalls located directly above the edge of the groove and that are disposed adjacent to the nonmagnetic metal layer on regions of the encasing layer closer to the medium facing surface than the nonmagnetic metal layer; and a pole layer. The pole layer is placed in an encasing section formed of the groove of the encasing layer, the sidewall of the nonmagnetic metal layer, and the sidewalls of the two side shield layers.
US07843662B1	Servoing on concentric servo sectors of a first disk surface to write a spiral servo track to a second disk surface A disk drive is disclosed comprising a first disk surface and a second disk surface, wherein the first disk surface comprises a plurality of concentric servo sectors extending across substantially an entire radius of the first disk surface. The concentric servo sectors are read across substantially the entire radius of the first disk surface using the first head to generate a read signal. The read signal is processed to generate a position error signal (PES) representing a radial location of the first head relative to the first disk surface. The PES is processed to generate a control signal applied to the VCM to move the second head radially over the second disk surface while writing a spiral servo track on the second disk surface.
US07843655B2	Objective optical system and endoscope An objective optical system includes, a first group having positive refractive power, a second group having positive refractive power, the first group having a first parallel flat plate, a diaphragm, a second parallel flat plate and a first plano-convex lens with its convex surface facing the image side in the above mentioned order as viewed from the object side, the first parallel flat plate, the second flat parallel plate and the first plano-convex lens forming a cemented lens, the second parallel flat plate being formed by an infrared absorption filter, the second group having a second plano-convex lens with its convex surface facing the object side.
US07843654B2	Collecting lens A system and method for collimating light emitted from a light source, such as a light-emitting diode (LED), is provided. The system and method includes two lenses, both lenses having a positive power for converging the light rays. In one example, the first lens is a hemispherical ball lens and the second lens is configured such that one surface conforms to the exiting surface of the first lens. The exiting surface of the second lens may be, for example, a Fresnel lens or an aspherical lens. In another example, the first lens may be a hemispherical or a hyperhemispherical ball lens. The second lens has an outer circumference having two aspherical surfaces. The inner portion of the second lens is in direct contact with the first lens. This configuration creates a dual-channel collimator.
US07843653B2	Achromatic flat top beam shaping There is provided an optical system and method for shaping a polychromatic light into a substantially uniform profile beam along a first axis. A polychromatic divergent light with having multiple wavelength components is provided with a dispersion of divergence. A collimation optic collimates the polychromatic divergent light. A shaping lens shapes the collimated beam into a shaped beam with a nearly uniform profile along the first axis, the dispersion of divergence causing a deviation from uniformity of the nearly uniform profile. A focusing optic focuses the shaped beam. A combination of the collimation and focusing optics shows a chromatic focal shift that compensates for said dispersion of divergence, so as to reduce the deviation from uniformity to obtain a profile with a substantially uniform intensity along the first axis, for all of said multiple wavelength components.
US07843649B2	Microlens, method of manufacturing microlens, and photomask used for manufacturing method A method of fabricating a microlens that serves to prevent damage thereto in the fabrication process is provided. First, a lens body of which the maximum height housed within a recess is lower than the height of the side wall of the recess is formed in the lens formation region by performing patterning that transfers the shape of a first resist pattern to a substrate by using the first resist pattern as an etching mask. Thereafter, a partial region of the substrate which is outside the lens formation region is removed to form an outline by using a second resist pattern as a mask.
US07843646B2	Switchable magnification lens and photographic apparatus having the same A switchable magnification lens used to vary the magnification of an image going to be captured by a camera. The switchable magnification lens includes an outer barrel and a switchable magnification unit detachably arranged in the outer barrel and connected to the zoom lens. The image will be magnified while passing through the switchable magnification unit from a first end to a second end, and the image will be shrunk while passing through the switchable magnification unit from the second end to the first end. The switchable magnification unit is able to change its orientation with respect to the outer barrel. The image will be magnified while the first end is away from the camera and the second end is toward the camera, and the image will be shrunk while the first end is toward the camera and the second end is away from the camera.
US07843642B2	Systems and methods for providing compact illumination in head mounted displays Disclosed are systems and methods for providing illumination in a head mounted display. In one embodiment a method includes emitting light from a plurality of sources at a plurality of wavelengths and transmitting the light from the plurality of sources to a first device. The method further includes combining the light, utilizing the first device, from the plurality of sources into a combined light signal and creating telecentricity in the combined light signal. The method also includes receiving a telecentric light signal on a display surface. In one embodiment the system includes a light source, a hybrid reflective structure configured as a truncated pyramid and further configured to transmit light emitted by the light source and an optics device configured to create telecentricity in light that was transmitted through the hybrid reflective structure to a display surface.
US07843641B2	Illuminated optical inspection prism apparatus A method and apparatus for inspecting transparent materials. An optical inspection apparatus comprises a prism, a mirror, and a light source. The prism has a first end, a first side, and a second side. The first side is opposite the second side, the first end is located between the first side and the second side, the first end has an angled surface, and the prism is capable of bending light. The first side is around parallel to the second side. The mirror is on the angled surface. The mirror is capable of redirecting light entering the prism on the first side along a directed line of sight to the second side along a line of sight to a viewer. The light source is attached to another surface on the first end. The light source is capable of transmitting light through the prism along the directed line of sight.
US07843636B2	Image display method for a stereoscopic image Disclosed herein is an image display method wherein an image display apparatus which includes a light source and an optical system is used, the optical system including, an optical modulation section, a Fourier transform image forming section, a Fourier transform image selection section, and a conjugate image forming section, the image forming method including, a step, carried out by the optical modulation section, of producing a two-dimensional image based on two-dimensional image data whose aberrations caused by the optical system are corrected.
US07843635B2	Device for trapping or stretching microscopic substance and method thereof The present invention provides a device for trapping or stretching a microscopic substance comprising (a) a light source; (b) an acousto-optic modulator (AOM); (c)a beam-expander; (d) an object lens; and (e) an incoherent light source. The present invention further provides a method for trapping or stretching a microscopic substance comprising (a) providing a focused laser beam to form a focal spot and (b) scanning a plurality of points on said microscopic substance by said focal spot by way of the AOM.
US07843631B2	Gain control apparatus, optical transmission apparatus, gain control method for optical amplifier, and wavelength multiplex optical transmission system The present invention relates to an apparatus for controlling a gain of an optical amplifier, and the apparatus comprises a target gain calculating unit for calculating, as a target gain for an optical amplifier, a value obtained by increasing or decreasing a gain (output) of signal light as the number of wavelengths of wavelength-multiplexed signal light decreases, and a control signal outputting unit for outputting a control signal to the optical amplifier so as to amplify the wavelength-multiplexed signal light with the target gain calculated by the target gain calculating unit. This promptly suppresses a fluctuation of signal light level, particularly, a fluctuation of output light power of an optical amplifier stemming from a variation of the number of wavelengths of wavelength-multiplexed signal light.
US07843630B2	Cascaded optical amplifier and control method thereof A cascaded optical amplifier including a first optical amplifier and a second optical amplifier in cascaded arrangement is provided. Each of the first optical amplifier and the second optical amplifier has a respective input for receiving an optical signal, an output for outputting an amplified optical signal, and a control input for controlling the gain of the optical amplifier. The cascaded optical amplifier includes a sensor for sensing upstream of the input of the second optical amplier a signal relating to operation of the cascaded optical amplifier. In addition, the cascaded optical amplifier includes a controller for providing control signals to the respective control inputs of the first amplifier and the second amplifier, the controller providing the control signal to the second optical amplifier as a function of the sensed signal.
US07843625B2	Sheet for electrophoretic display devices, process for its production, and its applications The sheet for electrophoretic display devices includes a data display layer between electrically conductive layers of two opposite electrode films, the data display layer containing microcapsules for electrophoretic display devices and a binder resin, wherein the binder resin has a weight-average molecular weight of from 40,000 to 300,000 and a glass transition temperature of from −50° C. to 10° C. This sheet can be produced by forming the data display layer on an electrically conductive layer of a first electrode film and putting an electrically conductive layer of a second electrode film on the data display layer, followed by lamination. This sheet can be used, as its applications, for electrophoretic display devices using the sheets for electrophoretic display devices, and electronic equipments using the electrophoretic display devices.
US07843619B1	Scanner motor Disclosed herein is a scanner motor. The scanner motor includes a rotor case for mounting a magnetic disc or polygon mirror thereon. A rotating shaft is rotatable and axially supports the rotor case. A hollow cylindrical bearing rotatably supports the rotating shaft. A bearing holder is mounted to the outer circumference of the bearing to support it. A stator is mounted to the outer circumference of the bearing holder to form an electric field which rotates the rotor case. A housing shaft is fitted over the outer circumference of the rotating shaft, seated on the rotor case, and coupled at its outer circumference to the polygon mirror. A hole is formed in the housing shaft, absorbs stress occurring during welding, and reduces variation in levelness of the polygon mirror. A coupling part couples the edge of the hole with the polygon mirror.
US07843618B2	Method for controlling image-forming apparatus Even in an image-forming apparatus including an optical deflection apparatus using a light source such as a high-power laser light source, a variation in temperature of an optical deflector due to modulation of deflected light based on drawing data is compensated to maintain a preferable oscillation state of the optical deflection apparatus. The optical deflection apparatus includes an optical deflector in which an oscillator is supported by an elastic support member to be oscillatable about a support substrate and at least one light source, and the optical deflection apparatus is controlled such that total power of light emitted from the light source to the optical deflector within each of a plurality of divided time regions corresponding to specific times of equal lengths becomes a predetermined power. A changed temperature of the optical deflector which is caused due to a variation in power of light emitted from the light source to the optical deflector may be corrected by a temperature control element based on the power of the light emitted from the light source to the optical deflector within the specific time to control the optical deflection apparatus.
US07843615B2	Method of matching a digital printing press with the color characteristics of a plate-based press platform A method of managing the production of tickets in accordance with a ticket order submitted to a ticketing services bureau by a customer includes an optional step of producing a physical ticket proof for the customer prior to execution of the ticket order. Preferably, the physical ticket proof is generated using a plateless printing press, such as a digital printing press, but has the print characteristics of a particular plate-based press platform which is designated to execute the ticket order. A process for accurately matching the color characteristics of the digital printing press with the color characteristics of a plate-based press platform includes the steps of calibrating the plate-based press platform to meet a particular printing standard, creating an International Color Consortium (ICC) profile for the designated plate-based press platform, applying the ICC profile to the digital printing press, and managing the color formulation properties of the digital printing press.
US07843613B2	System and method for automated processing of consecutively scanned document processing jobs The subject application is directed to a system and method for the automated configuration for document input devices. A document processing device first receives a document, which is scanned to detect an indicia on one of the sheets of the document. The indicia, in the form of a barcode or watermark, are then decoded to generate job data representing a desired device configuration for processing the received document. The job data is then used to program a job processor and the document processing device outputs the document in accordance with the job data.
US07843609B2	Motion control method and apparatus for a flat bed scanner A method of scanning a target image and inhibiting backtrack artifacts from the scanned image comprises the steps of initiating a scan on a flat bed scanner, the flat bed scanner comprising at least a scanbar, a memory buffer and a motion control pattern comprised of a plurality of spaced elements, each element having an angled portion with respect to the motion of the scanbar; acquiring scan data comprising a motion control pattern data and an image data with said scanbar; storing the previously acquired scan data in a memory buffer; querying whether the memory buffer reaches a preselected full threshold; acquiring a last valid scan data; stopping and backtracking the scanbar when the memory buffer preselected full threshold is met; and, inhibiting backtrack artifacts by one of a first real-time position analysis or a post-processing analysis.
US07843608B2	Image processing apparatus capable of preventing pseudo coutour There is provided an image processing apparatus employing an error diffusion method capable of preventing a pseudo contour attributable to a delayed dot. The image processing apparatus receives an error diffused from a neighboring pixel and corrects a value (an input value of 0 to 1) of a pixel to be processed before it reduces a tone. Then a subtracter calculates an error associated with the tone reduction, which is diffused to a neighboring pixel. Herein, only for an input value of no less than 0.5 an inversion portion multiplies by −1 an error from a neighboring pixel and an error to a neighboring pixel. Thus a dot can be free of delay to prevent a pseudo contour.
US07843607B2	Method for processing digital image data A method for processing digital image data (ID) is proposed wherein a step (B) of processing digital image data (ID) comprises or realizes a sub-step (B′) of image improvement with respect to said digital image data (ID) which uses or which is based on a process of re-mapping (REM) together with a process of dithering (DIT).
US07843602B2	Image inspection apparatus, image inspecting method, and program therefor An image inspection apparatus used when an externally input image is processed and converted to printing data, and the printing data is output to a predetermined printer to allow the printer to generate a photographic print, comprising: a first storage device which associates setup information about at least a color and density of the process with each image and stores the information each time the printer is allowed to generate a photographic print; a first print simulation image generation device which generates a first print simulation image including no change in the printer based on an image to be remade and the setup information stored in the first storage device as associated with the image to be remade before the printer remakes the photographic print; and a display device which displays the first print simulation image.
US07843596B2	Printing a ticket using a mobile device A system for printing a ticket on a print medium that has coded data indicative of a print media identifier. The system has a mobile telecommunications device, and an association between the print media identifier and at least one ticket detail. The mobile telecommunications device has an inbuilt printer module to print the ticket on the print medium such that the print medium displays the ticket details, an interface to a remote server and, a sensor module to sense a print media identifier of the print medium.
US07843595B2	Printing a calendar using a mobile device A system for printing a calendar on a print medium that has coded data indicative of a print media identifier. The system uses a mobile telecommunications device which has a printer module to print the calendar on the print medium; and, a sensor module to sense a print media identifier of the print medium. The system generates an association between the print media identifier and the at least one calendar entry such that the sensor module decodes the print media identifier from the coded data to display information relating to the at least one calendar entry on the display screen and allow a user to perform an action in relation to the at least one calendar entry.
US07843594B2	Systems and methods for walkup filing using removable storage A method for filing a data file from an imaging device using removable storage is described. A data file is received with a first format and a second format. A determination is made if the first format is a known format. A data converter is accessed to convert the first format to a known format if the first format is unknown. A determination is made if the second format is a known format. The data converter is accessed to convert the second format to a known format if the second format is unknown. The data file is filed to removable storage.
US07843593B2	Restricting replies to communications A method of communication is disclosed. The method starts by receiving a document and a destination communication address from a first user device. A unique number associated the first user device is allocated and recorded in a pending reply list. The document and the unique number are then communicated to the destination communication address. Upon receipt of a received document and a received reply number, the method performs the additional steps of: determining whether the received reply number matches an entry in the pending reply list, and delivering the received document to the user device associated with the unique number matching the received reply number.
US07843591B2	Digital tracing device for digitizing and displaying a document A digital tracing method and device, comprising a flat acquisition element (3) for digitizing a document (7) and a flat display element (5) for displaying said digitized document mounted on said flat acquisition element (3).
US07843588B2	Mobile communications device incorporating a printing mechanism A mobile communications device includes an elongate body defining a transverse print media path along which print media can be fed. A camera device is mounted to the body and is configured to capture an image. A printhead and ink supply module is contained within the body and includes an elongate printhead integrated circuit (IC) positioned across the path. The printhead IC is configured to print the captured image upon the print media. A feed mechanism is located within the body and is configured to feed the print media along the path during printing of the captured image.
US07843587B2	Information processing apparatus, print control method, storing medium, and program When a sheet remains in a staying portion of a printer for executing alternating sheet feed duplex printing, a printer driver precedently transfers print data of a page to the staying sheet to the printer in page order different from order of pages to be normally transmitted upon alternating sheet feed duplex printing. Thus, when two-sheet stay alternating feed is executed in the duplex printing without providing a memory of a large capacity, even if a no-sheet error occurred in a sheet feeding portion, the staying sheet can be preferentially printed and ejected.
US07843584B2	Image forming system and method of controlling image forming system A configuration of an image forming system that includes an image forming apparatus and at least one of a paper feed apparatus and a post-process apparatus is defined based on system configuration information including a combination of identification information for the apparatuses and setting information for the order of arrangement of the apparatuses corresponding to the identification information without using a dedicated line connection.
US07843583B2	Electronic album image forming apparatus Provided is an electronic album image forming apparatus having a scanner function, which includes an electronic album unit for displaying, selecting and editing a digital image; a print unit for printing a digital image selected in the electronic album unit; and a scan unit for scanning an original document and converting it into a digital image.
US07843582B2	Systems and methods for driverless N-up and duplexed imaging Image data comprising multiple images is received at an imaging device. The image data does not need to be processed by a driver before it is received at the imaging device. A number of images to be included in an output group is determined. Image data for each of the images to be included in the output group is identified. The image data for images within the output group is transformed into an image-ready format to be imaged within an N-up grid. The transformed image data for each of the images within the output group is stored in a buffer at a memory location corresponding to a cell within the N-up grid to form at least one rendered page. One of the rendered pages having image data formatted in an N-up grid is transmitted to the marking engine for imaging.
US07843579B2	Electronic document management system, discard processing device, and discard processing method An electronic document management system includes: a reading unit that reads a code image from a document in which the code image is formed; an analysis unit that analyzes code information from the code image read by the reading unit; and a discard processing unit that executes discard processing of the document if the code information is correctly analyzed by the analysis unit, and does not execute discard processing of the document if the code information is not correctly analyzed.
US07843578B2	Image forming apparatus and method of controlling the same There is provided an image output method including the steps of reading image data in a predetermined format, outputting an image based on the read image data according to a first output method, outputting an image based on the read image data according to a second output method, and inputting a parameter for a process of the read image data in parallel to the reading of the image data, wherein the predetermined format is adaptable to the first output method and the second output method.
US07843574B2	Apparatus and method for measuring the surface of a body In a light-slit method, a first and a second measurement light projection on a surface of an object to be measured may be unambiguously identified as a first or a second measurement light projection by a camera when there is a support apparatus operating the camera and/or the measurement light projectors such that, in each light-slit recording of the camera, either the first or the second measurement light projection is visible to the camera. The possibility of unambiguous identification allows evaluating several spatially overlapping and not exactly aligned measurement light projections by means of a camera.
US07843570B2	Crystal oscillator sensor and substance adsorption detection method using the sensor A substance adsorption detection method and a sensor utilizing amounts of change in the optical characteristic of a sensitive thin film with respect to the adsorbed amount of a substance to be detected. A clad 4, a core 5, and a thin film 7 for detecting an adsorbed substance are sequentially stacked on a crystal oscillator 10 to constitute an optical waveguide layer 12 and a gas adsorption member 11. An incoming light prism 8 and an outgoing light prism 9 are provided on the surface of the core 5. Changes in the adsorbed mass of the target substance and in the optical characteristic involved can be detected accurately and simultaneously by utilizing a change in outgoing light originating from a change in propagation loss and a change in the oscillation characteristic of the oscillator 10, both caused by adsorption of the target substance on the core surface.
US07843568B2	Enhanced instrumentation and method for optical measurement of samples The present invention relates generally to the field of biochemical laboratory instrumentation for different applications of measuring properties of samples on e.g. microtitration plates and corresponding sample supports. The object of the invention is achieved by providing an optical measurement instrumentation wherein a sample (281-285) is activated (212AS, 218AS) and the emission is detected (291, 292), wherein between the activation and detection phases of measuring the sample, a shift is made in the relative position between the sample and means (218) directing the activation radiation to the sample as well as in the relative position between the sample and the means (293) receiving the emission radiation from the sample. This can be implemented e.g. by moving (299) the sample assay plate and/or a measuring head between the activation and emission phases of a sample. The invention allows a simultaneous activation of a first sample and detecting emission from a second sample thus enhancing efficiency of the measurement.
US07843564B2	Apparatus and method of non-sampling-based Q-factor measuring A non-sampling-based Q-factor measuring apparatus and method use a power conversion module to transform the power variation of inputted optical signals in time domain into the variation in other domains, such as optical wavelength, optical polarization and different output ports of optical elements. Taking optical wavelength as an example, different levels of power variation respond different outputs of wavelength variation through the use of a power-to-wavelength conversion module. An optical filter then separates the inputted optical signals with different wavelengths. The power average of a wavelength for its corresponding optical signals is further calculated by a photo detector. Thereby, the information of the power variation for the inputted optical signals at levels 1 and 0 can be obtained, and the Q-factor for the inputted optical signals is easily measured.
US07843562B2	Detection of biomolecules using porous biosensors and Raman spectroscopy The invention provides methods used to analyze the contents of a biological sample, such as blood serum, with cascade Raman sensing. A fluorescence producing nanoporous biosensor having probes that bind specifically to known analytes is contacted with a biological sample and one or more bound complexes coupled to the porous semiconductor structure are formed. The bound complexes are contacted with a Raman-active probe that binds specifically to the bound complexes and the biosensor is illuminated to generate fluorescent emissions from the biosensor. These fluorescent emissions generate Raman signals from the bound complexes. The Raman signals produced by the bound complexes are detected and the Raman signal associated with a bound protein-containing analyte is indicative of the presence of the protein-containing compound in the sample. The invention methods are useful to provide a protein profile of a patient sample. The invention also provides detection systems useful to practice the invention methods.
US07843551B2	Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method In an embodiment, a lithographic projection apparatus has an off-axis image field and a concave refractive lens as the final element of the projection system. The concave lens can be cut-away in parts not used optically to prevent bubbles from being trapped under the lens.
US07843548B2	Conduit system for a lithographic apparatus, lithographic apparatus, pump, and method for substantially reducing vibrations in a conduit system A conduit system for a lithographic apparatus is disclosed, the conduit system including a conduit configured to guide a liquid or liquid-gas mixture, and a gas injection nozzle configured to introduce a gas in the liquid or liquid-gas mixture to at least partially absorb pressure peaks or waves in the liquid or liquid-gas mixture. In an embodiment, the gas injection nozzle may be arranged in a pump of the conduit system. The pump further includes a pump inlet, a pump outlet and a pump chamber between the pump inlet and the pump outlet arranged for compression of the liquid or liquid-gas mixture.
US07843542B2	Liquid crystal display including a spacer element 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.
US07843540B2	Liquid crystal display device and electronic apparatus A liquid crystal display device of the present invention is a liquid crystal display device having a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second substrates, and a plurality of pixels each having a display region, in that: the liquid crystal layer is optically isotropic when an selective electric field is not applied and optically aisotropic when an electric field is applied and includes a material whose refractive index changes depending on the strength of the electric field; and the plurality of pixels include first and second pixels different in the electric field strength.
US07843538B2	Display panel In a liquid crystal display device, the device includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween. The first substrate includes a pixel electrode, a thin film transistor connected to the pixel electrode, and also a hitch to connect both a lower and upper electrode of the pixel electrode. The second substrate includes a common electrode having a lower domain division part and an upper domain division part, in which each of domain division part is formed at the position corresponding to the lower and upper electrode of the pixel electrode, respectively. Through the electric field controller connected at both sides of the upper electrode of the pixel electrode, quality of display image can improve without a darkening area occurring at one part of the unit pixel.
US07843532B2	Liquid crystal display panel with color filters and method of fabricating the same The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display panel that is adaptive for preventing rubbing defects and the fabricating method thereof. A liquid crystal display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a black matrix on a substrate; and color filters formed at pixel areas which are defined by the black matrix, wherein a distance between the adjacent color filters is between about 0.1 μm and about 5 μm.
US07843531B2	Liquid crystal display device and manufacturing method therefor To provide a liquid crystal display device of high image quality, and a manufacturing method therefor. A polymerizable compound in a liquid crystal composition is polymerized in a state that liquid crystal molecules present in a gap between a pixel electrode and at least either one of signal electrodes and scanning electrodes are tilted in a direction from the at least either one of the signal electrodes and the scanning electrodes toward the pixel electrode. Preferably, the amount of the polymerizable compound remaining in the liquid crystal phase after the polymerization is not more than 0.05 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the liquid crystal. In a seal section surrounding the liquid crystal layer, a second seal wall is preferably provided at a position opposite to the liquid crystal injection inlet in the non-display section.
US07843525B2	Liquid crystal display appliance A liquid crystal display apparatus which exhausts heat generated within the apparatus efficiently, and reduces temperature increase in the heat-frail sections is provided.A circuit board mounting surface at the back of the liquid crystal monitor unit is divided into a plurality of board mount areas using the vertically extending reinforcement members. A signal circuit board section and TCON (Timing control) circuit board section are disposed in the same board mount area which is different from the partition where the power supply circuit board section resides. By arranging this way, the temperature increase in the heat-frail sections of the signal circuit board section is reduced, and the hot air heated by the power supply circuit board in the power supply circuit board section goes up along the reinforcement members, thus an efficient heat exhaustion is achieved.
US07843523B2	Thin film transistor, integrated circuit, liquid crystal display, method of producing thin film transistor, and method of exposure using attenuated type mask A method of producing a thin film transistor comprises irradiating a resist on a glass base plate with a ray from a light source through a mask and, thereafter, developing the resist to form contact holes, using an i-ray as the ray.
US07843515B2	Reflective liquid crystal display apparatus At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a reflective liquid crystal display apparatus which includes a polarization beam splitter having a polarization split film used as both a polarizer and an analyzer; a reflective liquid crystal display device; a quarter wave plate; and a projection optical system; where the absolute value of phase difference of diffracted light generated by the reflective liquid crystal display device in a black display state is reduced by the phase difference of the quarter wave plate, and thus the amount of stray light of the diffracted light guided from the polarizing beam splitter to the projection optical system decreases.
US07843513B2	Automatic adaptation of a video source to a receiver An electronic system providing a video signal to an output terminal intended to be connected to a receiver having one input impedance out of two input impedances, the electronic system including an adaptable amplifier providing the video signal and capable of operating according to one operation configuration out of two operation configurations, each operation configuration being adapted to one of the two input impedances of the receiver; circuitry for detecting characteristic portions of the video signal; and control and measurement circuitry capable of measuring a signal representative of the current provided to the output terminal by the electronic system during each detected characteristic portion, and of having the adaptable amplifier adopt one of the two operation configurations based on the comparison of the representative measured signal with thresholds.
US07843512B2	Identifying key video frames A rate of change of visual content (compared to an adjacent video frame) of a video frame is determined, and the video frame is selected as a key video frame if the rate exceeds a threshold value. In an embodiment, to compute the rate, the motion energy vector magnitude (square of displacement magnitude) of each moved pixel of the current frame is determined, and an average displacement magnitude is determined. The average displacement magnitude may also be used to determine the rate.
US07843506B2	Imaging device, GPS control method, and computer program An imaging device includes an imaging unit configured to execute processing to capture image data, a global positioning system (GPS) device configured to execute position calculation processing based on data received from a satellite, and a main controller configured to measure an imaging frequency of the imaging unit, to determine or update a control parameter as a condition for a transition of an operation state of the GPS device based on the measured imaging frequency, and to cause a transition of the operation state of the GPS device based on the determined or updated control parameter.
US07843501B2	Image sensing apparatus and defect correction method In an image sensing device having an effective pixel area and an optical black area, a vertical line of the optical black area corresponding to a vertical line, which has a defect in the effective pixel area, is selected from among vertical lines of the image sensing device, and a signal, which has been produced by the defect, is calculated based upon result of selection and a defect correction is performed.
US07843494B2	Image taking apparatus and control method therefor Disclosed is an image taking apparatus that has functions of performing plural types of corrections on a captured image, and can continuously execute the plural types of corrections on the image. The image taking apparatus can be configured in such a way that when image data recorded in a recording medium is read and is subjected to plural types of corrections, for example, the image data once read can be saved in the recording medium after completion of the plural corrections which are continuously executed. The plural types of corrections can be configured in such a way that the combination or the order thereof is determined based on information unique to the image data.
US07843490B2	Method and system for image information processing and analysis A method and system for remote surveillance information processing by an end user to ensure the safety of personnel, facilities and property. The user remotely accesses video streams from one or more cameras at each of a set of stores, facilities or other locations. After reviewing video streams for a specific audit item or guard tour stop, the user can input into the computer a classification of the audited video stream according to a set of predefined criteria. The user then generates a report summarizing the reviewed items and their classifications, which is transmitted to designated recipients. The present invention also includes a networked computer system for generating, performing and modifying audits and guard tours, creating guard audit reports, and providing access to the images that support the conclusions contained in the reports.
US07843489B2	Maintaining continuous film mode with bad edits A method for editing spliced-together video comprising a cut-out sequence followed by a cut-in sequence, both being in 3:2 pull-down format. A bad edit is detected, and either a number of contiguous frames at the end of the cut-out sequence and/or a number of contiguous frames at the beginning of the cut-in sequence are deleted in order that the 3:2 pull-down sequence is preserved in the spliced-together video. Alternatively, a first number of frames at the end of the cut-out sequence and/or a second number of frames at the beginning of the cut-in sequence are copied/renamed and inserted from other fields in order that the pull-down format is preserved in the spliced-together video.
US07843485B1	Integration of home entertainment devices with a software client for telephony A communication system including a communication network, an entertainment device connected to the communication network, and an application server connected to the communication network. The entertainment device has a software client adapted to provide real time two-way communication between the entertainment device and a telephony device connected to the communication network. The application server is adapted to communicate with the software client and facilitate the real time two-way communication between the entertainment device and the telephony device.
US07843483B2	Image forming apparatus with a plurality of exposure units An image forming apparatus includes: a lower body including a plurality of photosensitive members and having an opening; an upper body which is configured to open and cover the opening; a plurality of exposure units which are supported by the upper body and which are opposed to the photosensitive members when the cover covers the opening; a main substrate provided in the housing; an exposure control substrate which is provided to the upper body and controls light emission of the exposure units; a plurality of first cables which electrically connect the exposure units to the exposure control substrate, respectively, each of the first cables including a plurality of signal lines; and a second cable which electrically connects the exposure control substrate to the main substrate and which includes at least one signal line, a number of which is smaller than a total number of the signal lines included in the first cables.
US07843480B2	Image-recording device for generating a number of image spots in projection line An image-recording device for generating image spots (210) by n individually controllable light sources (12), which each have a distance si, i being=1 . . . n, to an object line (14), in a projection line (16) of the object line (14) on a printing form (28), which moves with a velocity component v normally to the direction defined by the projection line (16) and tangentially to the surface of the printing form. The image-recording device is distinguished by the triggering device (216) having an assigned time-delay device (222), which delays the tripping instant of the triggering device for each light source (12) as a function of the particular distance si. The image-recording device may advantageously by used in direct imaging print units or printing-form exposure units.
US07843479B2	Method for providing a plurality of laser-printed labels from a medium supported on a disc A method of printing labels includes supporting a laser sensitive material on a disc and printing label images on the disc with a modulated focused beam from a diode-laser. The label images may be printed in regions of the medium having pre-cut label boundaries. Alternatively, label boundaries may be cut through the medium using the focused laser beam. The labels are peeled from the disc after printing.
US07843477B2	Thermal sublimation card printers and associated method for printing image onto card Thermal sublimation card printers and associated method for printing image onto a card are disclosed. One proposed method includes receiving target image data; moving a card; transferring dyes of a ribbon onto the card according to the target image data while moving the card; detecting the movement of the card; when the card has moved a predetermined distance, determining image characteristics corresponding to remaining image data of the target image data that has not printed yet; determining image content to be printed onto remaining area of the card according to determined image characteristics; and transferring dyes of the ribbon onto the remaining area of the card according to the image content.
US07843469B2	Overlaying information onto a view for electronic display A method of overlaying information onto a view for electronic display. A scale of the view is determined. A significance of the overlay information is also determined. A display transparency of the overlay information is selected based on the determined scale and the determined significance. This method makes it possible for a pilot to view weather imagery overlaid on an electronically displayed map without having to switch back and forth between overlay and underlying map to see detail information when zooming in or out of the map.
US07843461B2	Image special effect device, graphic processor and recording medium An image special effect device includes: a graphic processor and a video processing block; the graphic processor converting coordinates in virtual three-dimensional space into two-dimensional coordinates on a display screen in accordance with a supply of information on the shape of a model in the virtual three-dimensional space, computing texture coordinates of an image that is pasted on the display screen and a reduction rate of the model on the display screen, and outputting information on the texture coordinates and reduction rate from an image data output unit; the video processing block writing input video data YUV into a memory after filtered by using a pre-filter coefficient corresponding to information on the reduction rate supplied from the graphic processor, and reading out the video data from the memory by using the supplied texture coordinates as information of read-address.
US07843458B2	Graphics processor with integrated wireless circuit Circuits, methods, and apparatus that are capable of processing graphics information and wirelessly transmitting processed graphics information to a monitor. In order to achieve a high bandwidth, one embodiment of the present invention provides a graphics processor chip that includes multiple RF transmitters such that processed graphics information can be transmitted using the cumulative bandwidth of multiple wireless channels. These transmitters can use one or more RF standards or proprietary signaling schemes.
US07843456B2	Gradient domain editing of animated meshes Gradient domain editing of animated meshes is described. Exemplary systems edit deforming mesh sequences by applying Laplacian mesh editing techniques in the spacetime domain. A user selects relevant frames or handles to edit and the edits are propagated to the entire sequence. For example, if the mesh depicts an animated figure, then user-modifications to position of limbs, head, torso, etc., in one frame are propagated to the entire sequence. In advanced editing modes, a user can reposition footprints over new terrain and the system automatically conforms the walking figure to the new footprints. A user-sketched curve can automatically provide a new motion path. Movements of one animated figure can be transferred to a different figure. Caricature and cartoon special effects are available. The user can also select spacetime morphing to smoothly change the shape and motion of one animated figure into another over a short interval.
US07843453B2	Video generation device, load display method, recording medium, and program An operation input reception unit (201) receives an operation input for a virtual vehicle to be run on the running path. Further, a running condition managing unit (203) manages the running condition of the virtual vehicle based on the received operation input. Then, a video generation unit (204) generates a front image appearing in front of the virtual vehicle, based on image information stored in an image information storage unit (202) and the managed running condition. Meanwhile, a load calculation unit (205) calculates a load to be imposed on the virtual vehicle, based on the managed running condition. Further, a tire drawing unit (206) draws a tire image whose shape is changed according to the calculated load. Then, a display control unit (208) synthesizes the generated front image and the tire image, and displays the synthesized image.
US07843448B2	Identification of occluded edge regions from 3D point data An improved interface and algorithm(s) can be used to simplify and improve the process for locating an occluded edge from a series of points in a point cloud. An interface can allow the user to select a hint point thought to be near an edge of interest, which can be used to generate an initial edge profile. An interface can allow the user to adjust the fit of the initial profile in cross-section, then can use that profile to generate a profile of the entire edge. A moving fit window can use an imaginary plane to provide an additional constraint, and can utilize a moving average to extend the edge and determine proper end locations. An interface then can display the results of the fit to the user and allow the user to adjust the fit, such as by adjusting the end points of the calculated edge. Such a process can be used to fit linear or curvilinear occluded edges, and can fit a number of irregular shapes as well as regular shaped edges such as “v-shaped” edges.
US07843447B2	Liquid crystal display with feedback circuit part In a liquid crystal display device having a feedback circuit part, the feedback circuit part prevents black points and blinking pixels from being generated on a liquid crystal display panel by compensating ripple voltages generated from a common electrode of a common substrate. The feedback circuit part comprises a negative feedback part, a buffer part, a low-pass filter part, and first and second impedances interconnecting the low-pass filter part and the negative feedback part.
US07843440B2	Scrolling electronic whiteboard A scrolling electronic whiteboard is provided, including a thin-film antenna board, at least an electromagnetic signal transmitter, a main control board, and a scrolling mechanism cassette. The scrolling mechanism cassette is for providing the housing of the thin-film antenna board to scroll and extend by pulling. The thin-film antenna board can be entirely scrolled and housed inside the scrolling mechanism cassette. The electromagnetic signal transmitter includes a resonant circuit for transmitting an electromagnetic signal of a specific frequency to determine the length of the thin-film antenna board being pulled outside of the scrolling mechanism cassette. The main control board is for receiving the antenna loop signals of the thin-film antenna board, and the electromagnetic signals of each electromagnetic signal transmitters. Therefore, a large electronic whiteboard can vary its dimensional ratio by pulling out different length of the thin-film antenna board, which can also be entirely retracted into the scrolling mechanism cassette for easy storage and transportation.
US07843434B2	Optical mouse with a wavelength converting layer A pointing device having an illumination system, an imaging array, and a controller is disclosed. The illumination system illuminates a surface over which the pointing device moves, the illumination system generating a light signal having first and second spectral regions. A portion of the light signal is viewable by a user of the pointing device. The first spectral region includes visible light of a predetermined color and the second spectral region includes infrared light. The imaging array records a plurality of images of the illuminated surface and is sensitive to light in the second spectral region. The second spectral region can be chosen to match the sensitivity of a silicon imaging array, while the first spectral region provides a decorative glow that is seen by the user.
US07843433B2	Cordless pointing device and information terminal device A cordless pointing device used for moving a pointer displayed on a display screen and selecting information displayed on the display screen. The cordless pointing device includes an operation device having an optical reflection surface, a light emitting and receiving unit, which is a separate unit from the operation device, and emits a light to the optical reflection surface of the operation device and receives the light reflected on the optical reflection surface of the operation device, a switch for generating an instruction on information pointed by the pointer, and a control unit that moves the pointer according to a movement of the operation device detected by the light emitting and receiving unit when the light is received and detects the instruction given by the switch.
US07843432B2	Mouse pad carrying case An embodiment of the present invention provides a carrying case for computer and electronic accessories containing a foldable mouse pad 90. The foldable mouse pad includes a perimeter extending around the mouse pad 130, wherein the perimeter contains a fastener 120, so that when the mouse pad folds it can form a storage pouch. Other embodiments of the present invention provide a mouse pad 200 having a pocket 220 for storage of computer and electronic accessories and a mouse pad comprising a perimeter of piping 180 to prevent a mouse from sliding off the mouse pad on an uneven surface.
US07843431B2	Control system for a remote vehicle Control system for a remote vehicle comprises a twin grip hand-held controller including: a left grip shaped to be held between a left little finger, ring finger, and the ball of the thumb, leaving the left index finger, middle finger, and thumb free; a left control zone adjacent to the left grip, including a first analog joystick and a first 4-way directional control manipulable by the left thumb, and a left rocker control located on a shoulder portion of the controller; a right handed grip shaped to be held between the right little finger, ring finger, and the ball of the thumb, leaving the left index finger, middle finger, and thumb free; and a right control zone adjacent the right grip, including a second analog joystick and a second 4-way directional control manipulable by the right thumb, and a right rocker control located on a shoulder portion of the controller.
US07843428B2	Wheeled user input device in cooperation with a handheld electronic communication device A handheld wireless communication device includes a device body having a display screen. The display screen is located above a user input device located on a front face of the body. The user input device includes a set of four rotatable wheels, each mounted on an axle having a longitudinal axis oriented substantially perpendicular relative the front face of the body. At least one sensor is operatively associated with the set of four wheels and is configured to sense motion induced in any of the four wheels. Additionally the at least one sensor is further configured to output electronic data representative of sensed wheel motion. The device further includes a microprocessor that is programmed to process input data into cursor guidance instructions that are outputted to the display screen and which affect x-direction and y-direction cursor movement on the display screen in correspondence with the sensed wheel motion.
US07843426B2	Active human-machine interface system including interposed sector gears A human-machine interface assembly includes a user interface, a first motor, a second motor, a first sector gear, and a second sector gear. The user interface is configured to rotate about a first rotational axis and a second rotational axis that is perpendicular to the first rotational axis. The user interface is responsive to an input force to rotate about one or both of the first and second rotational axes. The first motor is disposed apart from the first rotational axis and generates a drive force about a third rotational axis that is parallel to the first rotational axis. The second motor is disposed apart from the second rotational axis and generates a drive force about a fourth rotational axis that is parallel to the second rotational axis. The first sector gear is coupled between the first motor and the user interface, and the second sector gear is coupled between the second motor and the user interface.
US07843424B2	Method and apparatus for designing force sensations in force feedback computer applications A design interface tool for designing force sensations for use with a host computer and force feedback interface device. A force feedback device is connected to a host computer that displays the interface tool. Input from a user is received in the interface to select a type of force sensation to be commanded by a host computer and output by a force feedback interface device. Input, such as parameters, is then received from the user which designs and defines physical characteristics of the selected force sensation. A graphical representation of the characterized force sensation is displayed on the host computer which provides a visual demonstration of a feel of the characterized force sensation so that the user can view an effect of parameters on said force sensation. The characterized force sensation is output to a user manipulatable object of the force feedback device so that the user can feel the designed force sensation, where the graphical representation is updated in conjunction with the output of the force sensation. The user can iteratively modify force sensation characteristics and feel the results, and store the characterized force sensations.
US07843423B2	Driving device for driving a light emitting unit A driving device for driving a light emitting unit includes a power supply for generating power according to a control signal, an active signal generator for generating an active signal sequence according to lighting features of the light emitting unit, a heat-dissipation signal generator for generating a heat-dissipation signal sequence, a multiplexer coupled to the active signal generator and the heat-dissipation signal generator for combining the active signal sequence and the heat-dissipation signal sequence, so as to generate a driving signal sequence, a burst signal generator for generating a burst signal according to the lighting features of the light emitting unit, and a logic unit coupled to the multiplexer, the burst signal generator and the power supply for timely outputting the driving signal sequence according to the burst signal, so as to generate the control signal.
US07843422B1	Apparatus and method for ambient light compensation for backlight control in small format displays An ambient light compensation circuit for controlling a backlight brightness is provided. The circuit automatically adjusts the LCD backlight brightness based on a reading of the ambient light. The circuit includes a non-linear ADC and a backlight control circuit. The non-linear ADC provides a digital signal from a photodiode signal. The backlight control circuit adjusts the brightness of the backlighting based on the digital signal. The brightness adjustment is performed gradually, e.g., one significant bit of the digital signal per second.
US07843418B2	Optical display system and method, active and passive dithering using birefringence, color image superpositioning and display enhancement with phase coordinated polarization switching A display apparatus is disclosed comprising a passive display; a light source to provide illumination of the passive display; a video signal input, wherein in response to a video signal the passive display modulates light from the light source to provide an image, and wherein the intensity of light provided by the light source illuminating the display is controlled based on the video signal and wherein the passive display is capable of displaying a preset range of gray levels and presenting a displayed image in response to the video signal; and a control operable to expand a range of gray levels represented in the video signal across substantially all of preset range of gray levels.
US07843416B2	Optical display system and method, active and passive dithering using birefringence, color image superpositioning and display enhancement with phase coordinated polarization switching A display apparatus includes a passive display, a light source, and a video signal input, in operation in response to a video signal the passive display modulates light from the light source to provide an image, and the intensity of the light source is controlled by the video signal. A method of producing a displayed image using a passive display illuminated by a light source is characterized in controlling the light source to obtain a displayed image with a desired amount of information, gray scale and/or color characteristics. A method of reducing power consumption by a display system in which a light modulating display modulates incident light from a light source to provide images is characterized in controlling power provided to the light source to reduce output thereof for relatively dark images.
US07843415B2	Liquid crystal display device and method of driving same A source driver includes a control unit, a data selecting unit, a gamma circuit, a level shifter and a driving buffer unit. The control unit compares a frame count value with a predetermined value N, where N is a natural number larger than two, and outputs a data select signal and a driver control signal based on the comparison. The data selecting unit outputs one of input data and black data in response to the data select signal. The gamma circuit generates a grayscale voltage based on selected data from the data selecting unit and the level shifter generates a driving voltage based on the grayscale voltage. The driving buffer unit provides an output voltage based on the driving voltage to a data line of a display device in response to the driver control signal. Accordingly, the source driver prevents afterimages, improves moving image quality and reduces power consumption
US07843414B2	Liquid crystal display driver and method thereof A system comprises a liquid crystal display viewable from front and side view points, and comprising a plurality of pixels having corresponding original luminance values, a plurality of data lines in the display, a plurality of data drivers for driving the data lines, and an adjusted gray scale generator for adjusting gray scales of the pixels and outputting adjusted gray scales to the data drivers for driving the data lines.
US07843413B2	System and method for achieving optimal display contrast in a mobile communication device A method is for calibrating a contrast offset value for an LCD contrast control system in a mobile device. The method includes the steps of adjusting a user contrast setting on the mobile device to a desired optimal value, initializing the contrast offset value, determining a contrast ratio of the LCD, and incrementing the contrast offset value until the contrast ratio reaches a peak value.
US07843407B2	Electronic device and electronic apparatus An EL display having high operating performance and reliability is provided. LDD regions 15a through 15d of a switching TFT 201 formed in a pixel are formed such that they do not overlap gate electrodes 19a and 19b to provide a structure which is primarily intended for the reduction of an off-current. An LDD region 22 of a current control TFT 202 is formed such that it partially overlaps a gate electrode 35 to provide a structure which is primarily intended for the prevention of hot carrier injection and the reduction of an off-current. Appropriate TFT structures are thus provided depending on required functions to improve operational performance and reliability.
US07843404B2	Smart mirror apparatus using LCD panel The present invention provides a smart mirror apparatus using an LCD panel. The smart mirror of the present invention includes a reflective mirror, which is provided in the vehicle, and an LCD panel, which is placed in a light path between the reflective mirror and eyes of the driver and has one or two polarizing sheets. The smart mirror further includes an incident light detecting unit, which detects both the brightness of the incident light transmitted from the rear to the LCD panel and the brightness around the LCD panel, and calculates a difference value therebetween. The smart mirror further includes a voltage determination unit, which receives the calculated difference value and determines the drive voltage depending on the difference value, and a voltage apply and supply unit which applies the drive voltage, determined by the voltage determination unit, to the LCD panel.
US07843403B2	Compact, head-mountable display device with suspended eyepiece assembly A compact, lightweight, head-mountable display device is provided for transmitting an image to a user's eye. The device includes a projection system including a display attached at one end to a head-mountable support fixture. An eyepiece assembly is attached to a second end of the support fixture. The support fixture maintains the projection system and the eyepiece assembly in alignment along an optical path through free space between the projection system and the eyepiece assembly, with the projection system disposed to transmit the image on the optical path and the eyepiece assembly disposed to receive the image from the projection system and to direct the image to the user's eye.
US07843400B2	Apparatus for driving a plurality of display units using common driving circuits In an apparatus for driving a plurality of display units in a mobile electronic apparatus, each including a plurality of data lines, a plurality of scan line and a plurality of pixels each provided at one of the data lines and one of the scan lines, at least one of a common data driver circuit and a common scan driver circuit is provided. The common data driver circuit includes a plurality of first switch groups, each first switch group being connected to the data lines of one of the display units for driving the data lines of the one of the display units. The common scan driver circuit includes a plurality of second switch groups, each second switch group being connected to the scan lines of one of the display units for driving the scan lines of the one of the display units.
US07843397B2	Tuning improvements in “inverted-L” planar antennas A communications apparatus, includes a housing (40) containing a printed circuit board (PCB) (12) having a ground plane (16) and electronic components in rf shields (18) thereon. A planar antenna (10) is mounted spaced from the ground plane and a dielectric (14) is present in a space between the PCB and the planar antenna. A feed (36) couples the planar antenna (10) to the rf components.
US07843396B2	Antennas for handheld electronic devices with conductive bezels A handheld electronic device may be provided that contains wireless communications circuitry. The handheld electronic device may have a housing and a display. The display may be attached to the housing a conductive bezel. The handheld electronic device may have one or more antennas for supporting wireless communications. A ground plane in the handheld electronic device may serve as ground for one or more of the antennas. The ground plane and bezel may define a opening. A rectangular slot antenna or other suitable slot antenna may be formed from or within the opening. One or more antenna resonating elements may be formed above the slot. An electrical switch that bridges the slot may be used to modify the perimeter of the slot so as to tune the communications bands of the handheld electronic device.
US07843395B2	Touch pen having an antenna and electronic device having the touch pen An electronic apparatus has a touch pen. The touch pen includes a pen tube and an antenna. The pen tube has a hollow tube body and a touch end. The tube body is used to accommodate the antenna. Further, the antenna has a fixed tube body and a telescopic tube body. The interior of the fixed tube body is provided with electronic circuit and is electrically connected with the telescopic tube body. Therefore, when the touch pen is accommodated in the electronic device and is electrically connected with the electronic device, the electronic device can receive the wireless signals via the antenna within the touch pen. Alternatively, the antenna is provided within the electronic device directly and is electrically connected thereto, so that the electronic device can be kept to have a function of receiving the wireless signals during the use of the touch pen.
US07843386B2	System and method for determining the beam center location of an antenna A system and method for determining the beam center location of an antenna, such as a global positioning system (GPS) antenna, are provided. A system for determining the beam center of an antenna may include a plurality of radio frequency (RF) probes, such as Integrated Transfer System (ITS) antenna elements, located at respective predefined positions surrounding the geometrical center of the antenna. The system may also include at least one detector configured to provide a measure of the RF power detected by each respective RF probe. The system may also include a processor configured to determine the beam center of the antenna based upon the predefined position of each RF probe and the measure of the RF power detected by each respective RF probe. A corresponding method is also provided.
US07843385B2	Antenna device An antenna device includes: an antenna base portion; an antenna mount portion which is supported by the antenna base portion and rotated around an azimuth axis and which supports a main reflector with two struts; a frame structure group including a plurality of frame structures which are provided in the antenna base portion and the antenna mount portion, with six degrees of freedom restrained, respectively; a displacement gauge group which measures a displacement of the frame structure group; a metrology correction portion which calculates a pointing error of an antenna based on measured data of the displacement gauge group and calculates a metrology correction amount by removing an error amount arising depending on an azimuth angle from the calculated pointing error; and a control circuit which controls a driving of the antenna by correcting a drive command value of the antenna with the metrology correction amount.
US07843384B2	Vehicle communication terminal A vehicle communication terminal stops a currently-operating GPS engine when a vehicle is put into a parking condition, memorizes a station number transmitted from a base station that serves as a waiting station, starts the stopped GPS engine when a currently-received station number and plural station numbers memorized after parking do not match, and transmits an emergency report signal including positional information derived from GPS measurement by the GPS engine, pre-registered vehicle information and the like through a communication network to a center terminal or a user terminal for suppressing vehicle battery capacity loss while timely performing an emergency report in case of vehicle theft.
US07843383B2	Imaging through silhouetting Improved microwave imaging using a reflector. By providing a reflective surface in the range of the imaging system, additional information is available for imaging objects. The relative surface provides silhouette information on the object, and increases the effective thickness of the object to aid analysis.
US07843372B2	D/A conversion circuit In an mode of this invention, a digital/analog conversion circuit, includes: a digital/analog conversion portion which outputs a first current according to an input digital signal; and a first current mirror circuit which generates a mirror current according to the first current and outputs the mirror current as an analog signal, the digital/analog conversion circuit converting the digital signal into the analog signal, and further including: a second current mirror circuit, which generates a first mirror current according to the first current; and a third current mirror circuit, which is connected to a reference voltage, and to which the first mirror current is input, and which generates a second mirror current equal to the first current, according to the first mirror current, between the digital/analog conversion portion and the second current mirror circuit.
US07843370B2	Programmable settling for high speed analog to digital converter In an embodiment, an apparatus and method reduces a calibration settling time in an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The ADC has a reference voltage supply. The reference voltage supply has an output. A filter capacitor is coupled to the reference voltage supply output. An isolation transistor is series-coupled between the filter capacitor and ground. The isolation transistor isolates the filter capacitor during calibration of the ADC.
US07843367B2	Data coding buffer for electrical computers and digital data processing systems A method includes receiving, at a decoding device, first contents of a buffer, where the first contents of the buffer include at least a first data symbol. The first data symbol is coded into the first contents of the buffer based at least in part on a first radix of the first data symbol. The first data symbol is decoded from the first contents of the buffer. Based at least in part on the first radix of the first data symbol, it is determined whether the first contents of the buffer include a second data symbol. The second data symbol is decoded from the first contents of the buffer if the first contents include the second data symbol.
US07843365B2	Data encoding and decoding methods and computer readable medium thereof A data encoding method is provided. The data has several bytes, and each byte has n bits. The data encoding method includes the following steps. First, a specific value is defined. Next, the data is divided into one or several data blocks each having m bytes, wherein m≦2n−2. Following that, a replacing value, not appearing in the m bytes of the data block, is obtained from each data block respectively, wherein the replacing value is not equal to the specific value. Then, the values of the bytes being the specific value are replaced to the replacing value in the m bytes of each data bock respectively. Afterwards, a starting byte is allocated at the start of each data block, and the replacing value is stored to the starting byte so as to obtain the data block being encoded respectively. Each data block being encoded has m+1 bytes.
US07843364B2	Handheld electronic device and method for dual-mode disambiguation of text input A handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY keyboard and is enabled with disambiguation software that is operable to disambiguate text input. In response to an ambiguous editing input at a location preceding at least a portion of an output word, the software performs one disambiguation operation with respect to the editing input and another disambiguation operation with respect to the editing input in combination with the at least portion of the output word. The results are output in order of decreasing frequency value, with the results of the one disambiguation operation having the portion of the output word appended thereto.
US07843361B2	Traffic signal transfer switch with housing constructions A transfer switch configured particularly for use with traffic signal controllers, to enable a traffic signal controller to be powered by a portable electrical generator, when utility line power is unavailable. A housing, configured to be mounted either on the surface of a traffic signal controller cabinet, or recessed into an opening of the cabinet, so as to be flush to the surface thereof, is provided. The housing is configured to be substantially weatherproof without requiring the use of gaskets.
US07843355B2	Fluid-gauging systems An aircraft fuel-gauging system has multiple gauging sensors in each tank divided into two groups. Each group of sensors connects with a respective processor. The processors are linked to provide a display in the cockpit to give an indication of fuel quantity derived from all the sensors. The two processors also provide separate, nominally-identical display indications of fuel quantity on a refuel panel on the exterior of the aircraft. The refueller can compare these two separate quantity indications with the flow meter in the fuel dispenser to confirm that the correct quantity has been dispensed.
US07843354B2	Activation sensing A determination of bleed valve activation in a gas turbine engine can be difficult unless the engine is maintained at a steady idle state for comparison between that state and effects of activation of the bleed valve. Furthermore, specific test activation of bleed valves increases wear and tear on those valves. By sensing a flow pressure response signal and then through appropriate averaging and processing through a non-linear filter, it is possible to identify bleed valve activation by a target signal response exceeding a threshold indicative of such bleed valve activation.
US07843349B2	Retrofittable radio frequency identification connector A radio frequency identification connector is configured and arranged to retrofittably connect a radio frequency identification device to an elongate member such as a safety cable.
US07843348B2	System and method for tracking personnel and equipment A system for tracking personnel and equipment in hazardous environments in pre or post-accident situations includes an intrinsically safe tracking tag and an intrinsically safe reader system. The intrinsically safe tracking tag transmits identification and status information to the intrinsically safe reader system, which includes a plurality of intrinsically safe antennas and a hub cable driver. In one embodiment, antennas are located at known positions in the hazardous environment and connected via a redundant, wired-mesh topology. The wired-mesh topology also allows more flexible antenna placement than line-of-sight wireless-mesh systems. The hub cable driver provides intrinsically safe power to and communication with the antennas using communication cables, receives data signals from the antennas, and transmits the data signals to a server. The server stores the data signals in a storage device and is connected to a workstation. The workstation retrieves the stored data to track persons or equipment.
US07843347B2	Near-field and far-field antenna-assembly and devices having same Systems, methods, and devices wirelessly communicate in a near-field region and a far-field region. A device may include a near-field antenna and a far-field antenna. The device may be configured to selectively operate in a near-field mode, employing the near-field antenna, and/or in a far-field mode, employing the far-field antenna, and/or in a joint mode, employing both the near-field antenna and the far-field antenna separately or concurrently. One type of device may be a wireless communications data-reader device configured for both near-field and far-field communications. Another type of device may be a wireless communications data-provider device configured for both near-field and far-field communications.
US07843345B2	Dual frequency RFID circuit A radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder (FIGS. 4 and 5A) is disclosed. The transponder includes first (RF) and second (GND) terminals. A first resonant circuit (500, 504, 508) is connected between the first and second terminals. A second resonant circuit (502, 504, 508) has a second resonant frequency different from the first resonant frequency and is connected between the first and second terminals.
US07843344B2	RFID printer and antennas A shielded antenna system is provided for reading from and/or writing to an RFID transponder wherein the RF 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 is read from and/or written to without affecting or being affected by any other RFID transponder along the web. It is preferred to provide shielding that enables more energy to be radiated in the upstream direction from the antenna than in the downstream direction from the antenna to provide for earlier reading and/or writing to the transponder in the moving web. The shielding is selectively configured and/or positionable to narrow or broaden the RF energy field of the antenna.
US07843343B2	Methods, computer program products, terminals and systems for providing location reporting of RFID enabled moveable objects A method of providing location information associated with moveable objects can include periodically receiving identification (ID) information at a first terminal from a moveable object via a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) signal. Location information associated with the ID information can be updated to provide updated location information for the moveable object. The ID information relative to the first terminal may be evaluated to determine if the moveable object is associated with the first terminal. The location information may be sent to a second terminal, if the moveable object is associated with the second terminal.
US07843338B2	Safety lining, a safety alarming system provided with the same, a logistic vessel with safety alarming system, and a method for improving safety of the logistic vessel The present invention relates to a safety lining, a safety alarming system provided with said safety lining, a logistic vessel provided with said safety alarming system, and a method for improving safety of the logistic vessel, said logistic vessel is provided with a safety alarming system, wherein said safety alarming system including: a plurality of safety linings disposed on the surface of said logistic vessel, each safety lining comprising a base, whose backside is fixed to the surface of the vessel through connecting devices; an electrically conductive unit disposed on said base and having terminals for electrical connections; wherein, the conductive units of a plurality of said safety linings are connected to an interfacing circuit through terminals to form a closed electrically conductive network, said closed conductive network has an equilibrium state for safety and a fluctuant state for unsafety; and an alarming unit connected to said interfacing circuit, which alarms when said conductive network is under fluctuant state. The invention can ensure a timely alarm when the logistic vessel is damaged, therefore improve the safety during the transportation.
US07843337B2	Hearing aid This hearing aid comprises a microphone (1) for collecting sounds, an A/D converter (2) for converting an analog signal outputted from the microphone (1) into a digital signal, a hearing aid processor (3) for performing hearing aid processing on the digital signal outputted from the A/D converter (2), a D/A converter (4) for converting the signal that has undergone the hearing aid processing into an analog signal, and a receiver (5) for outputting the analog signal outputted from the D/A converter (4) as an acoustic signal to the surroundings. A mixer (6), in which a first input is connected to the output of the hearing aid processor (3) and its own output is connected to the input of the D/A converter (4), is interposed between the hearing aid processor (3) and the D/A converter (4). The output signal of an alert sound shaper (8) that shapes the alert sound signal produced by an alert sound producer (7) is connected to a second input of the mixer (6). The mixer (6) is connected to a controller (9) that produces a mix ratio signal for mixing the output signals of the hearing aid processor (3) and the alert sound shaper (8).
US07843332B2	System for dynamically pushing information to a user utilizing global positioning system A computer implemented method is provided for directing region-specific information. The method receives information relating to location of users, and provides location-specific information to the users.
US07843330B2	Interactive patient management system and method Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a mobile device configured to instruct and direct a patient within a medical care facility. The medical device may include a main housing configured to be conveyed by the patient within the medical care facility, a display positioned on the main housing, a tracking device configured to be tracked by a patient information system, a processor in communication with the display, and a transceiver allowing bi-directional communication between the mobile device and the patient information system. The transceiver may be configured to receive patient-specific directions and instructions regarding a medical care event that are transmitted from the patient information system. The processor is operable to show the patient-specific directions and instructions on the display.
US07843327B1	Proximity detection and alerting A method of monitoring a portable electronic device electronically is provided. The method comprises receiving a first radio signal, the first radio signal emitted by the electronically monitored portable electronic device and determining a first received signal strength of the first radio signal. The method also comprises receiving a second radio signal, the second radio signal emitted by the electronically monitored portable electronic device, the second radio signal received after the first radio signal. The method also comprises determining a second received signal strength of the second radio signal, comparing the second received signal strength to the first received signal strength, and alerting when a result of the comparing exceeds a threshold.
US07843326B2	Forward illumination headgear with personal rescue system The disclosed system provides headgear, i.e., a Firefighter Helmet, with forward illumination that also acts as a personal rescue detection system for quickly finding a downed of lost firefighter. More specifically, the headgear includes a forward illuminating light that has unique characteristics that are easily detected in a smoke filled space by using a handheld photodetector probe that is tuned to the exact characteristics of the light source. The handheld probe has a somewhat narrow directional response to allow a directed search for a downed firefighter or other emergency personnel in a smoke filled noisy environment that hinders normal visual and audible search methods. The handheld photodetector probe produces a unique audio tone that is proportional in volume to the intensity of the exact-characteristics-light-source thus allowing a sweeping motion of the probe to immediately determine the relative direction to a firefighter who is down or requiring assistance. An illuminated visual display also indicates the strength of the unique tone.
US07843325B2	Wireless sensor network context data delivery system and method A system has a sensing device for detecting a signal and logic that monitors the signal for an event. Further, upon receiving information indicating the event has occurred, the logic is further configured to transmit event data indicative of the event to a controller via a network.
US07843324B2	Detection arrangements A detection system in which a single sensor (14) is employed to detect two, or more, levels, or ranges, of a parameter. The output signal from the sensor (14) is fed to a detection circuit (12) for amplification and thence to a control circuit (24). The control circuit (24) is switchable, either manually, or preferably programmably, for example by a timer, between two or more modes of operation for processing the output signal from the sensor (14) in a different manner, for example using different algorithms, according to the condition that is to be detected. The switching of the control circuit (24) between its modes results in a signal being sent to the detection circuit (12) to change its sensitivity to the signal received from the sensor (14), thereby to maintain accuracy of measurement of the parameter in both or all modes of operation.
US07843319B2	Device and method for indicating the engine speed in a motor vehicle A device and method for indicating the engine speed of a motor vehicle is provided. The engine speed in a motor vehicle is displayed, during a gear speed change via an engine speed signal, which is independent of the detected engine speed signal that is output as the engine speed signal, which is to be displayed, to the engine speed display module by way of an electronic transmission control module in the vehicle.
US07843316B1	Power-on reset apparatus, systems, and methods Apparatus, systems, and methods may include providing a power-on reset function to many types of receiving circuitry, including processors, memories, and radio frequency identification (RFID) tag processing circuitry. Thus, the power-on reset function may be realized by applying a supply voltage to a power-on reset circuit coupled to the processing circuit of an RFID tag. Additional activity may include sensing a first current substantially independent of the supply voltage, sensing a second current substantially dependent on the supply voltage, and indicating a power-on reset condition based on a comparison between the first current and the second current. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
US07843314B2	Paging transceivers and methods for selectively retrieving messages A paging transceiver and method for selectively paging provides a page to a paging transceiver but does not automatically provide an associated message. The paging transceiver receives the page and alerts the user that a message is waiting and preferably provides a short description of the message. The user can then download or otherwise act on the message at a time and at a place convenient to the user. The user can therefore place the paging transceiver in a location where it can easily receive and reply to the message. The paging system conserves air time and the paging transceiver conserves memory by not automatically receiving the associated messages. The user can determine the time at which the paging transceiver receives transmissions, such as during off-peak hours. The messages stored by the systems and delivered to the paging transceiver may be of different types, such as voice, text, audio, or even video. In addition to messages, the paging system can store other information for the user, such as songs or video clips that the user can sample or updates on weather or stock rates.
US07843311B2	Network communication and message protocol for a medical perfusion system A network communication and messaging protocol for use in a medical perfusion system, provides the rules which govern how, among other things, information and data is conveyed between the various devices which are connect to the network. The rules define the different types of messages that are used in conveying information and data, as well as the formatting for each of those message types. The various messages provide the ability to configure the perfusion system devices, establish links between the perfusion system devices, and convey various types of information and data, even when the main network controller is unavailable.
US07843308B2	Direct application voltage variable material A first voltage variable material (“VVM”) includes an insulative binder, first conductive particles with a core and a shell held in the insulating binder and second conductive particles without a shell held in the insulating binder; a second VVM includes an insulating binder, first conductive particles with a core and a shell held in the insulating binder, second conductive particles without a shell held in the insulating binder, and semiconductive particles with a core and a shell held in the insulating binder; a third VVM includes only first conductive particles with a core and a shell held in the insulating binder.
US07843307B2	Thermal fuse employing thermosensitive pellet A thermal fuse employing a thermosensitive pellet is provided, which exhibits stabilized characteristics in a low operating temperature region. The thermal fuse includes at least a switching movable member, a thermosensitive pellet member, a pair of leads having a first lead portion and a second lead portion, and a metal casing. The thermosensitive pellet member contains a polyolefin wax. The thermosensitive pellet member is housed in the metal casing to which the pair of leads are attached. The switching movable member is operated by deformation associated with softening or melting of the thermosensitive pellet member, to attain a cut-off state between the pair of leads. The thermal fuse employing a thermosensitive pellet is suitable for an operating temperature of 50 to 180° C. Furthermore, in the thermosensitive pellet member the polyolefin wax is mixed with a thermoplastic resin as appropriate, to thereby provide a thermal fuse employing a thermosensitive pellet which increases the response speed while maintaining the operating temperature with high accuracy.
US07843305B2	Bobbin for secondary winding of ignition coil The present invention discloses a bobbin (300) for the secondary winding of the ignition coil of an ignition system an internal combustion engine comprising a tubular core (200) made of electrical grade kraft paper, a plurality of segments (100) also made of electrical grade kraft paper fixed to the core and a coil wound on the core between the plurality of segments. The segments are fixed perpendicularly along the axis of the core. The electrical grade kraft paper is soaked in an electrically insulating material to provide better insulation.
US07843303B2	Multilayer inductor A multilayer inductor is disclosed. The multilayer inductor includes a bottom magnetic layer having an external conductive pattern formed on a bottom surface thereof for connection to a substrate such as a printed circuit board. The bottom external conductive pattern includes signal/power contacts and first and second inductor electrodes. A top magnetic layer includes a top external conductive pattern having signal/power contacts and inductor electrode contacts. An inductor conductive pattern formed on the top surfaces of intermediate magnetic layers disposed between the top and bottom magnetic layers are electrically coupled to each other by means of through holes to form a spiral inductor element. The spiral inductor element is coupled to the first inductor electrode by means of a through hole formed in the bottom magnetic layer and to the second inductor electrode by means of power conductive traces formed on side surfaces of the multilayer inductor. Flux density reducing layers may be inserted directly above the bottom magnetic layer and directly below the top magnetic layer. Signal/power conductive traces formed on side surfaces of the multilayer inductor provide signal/power routing between the top magnetic layer signal/power contacts and the bottom magnetic layer signal/power contacts. The top external conductive pattern accommodates a semiconductor chip in a flip chip configuration.
US07843301B2	Coil component and method and apparatus for producing the same A coil component having a core including a winding portion, and first and second flanges disposed one on either end of the winding portion, A winding is wound about the winding portion, and first and second terminal electrodes are disposed on the first flange. The first flange has an octagonal shape including a bottom surface, a first peripheral surface, first and third omitted peripheral surfaces disposed one on either side of the first peripheral surface, a second peripheral surface opposing the first peripheral surface, and second and fourth omitted peripheral surfaces disposed one on either side of the second peripheral surface. The first terminal electrode is disposed across the first omitted peripheral surface, a part of the bottom surface in a region connecting the entire first omitted side to the entire third omitted side, and the third omitted peripheral surface. The second terminal electrode is disposed across the second omitted peripheral surface, a part of the bottom surface in a region connecting the entire second omitted side to the entire fourth omitted side, and the fourth omitted peripheral surface. The winding has a first end electrically connected to the first terminal electrode on the first omitted peripheral surface and a second end electrically connected to the second terminal electrode on the second omitted peripheral surface.
US07843300B2	Filter and coil connecting frame thereof A filter mainly includes a coil connecting frame, a plurality of coils received in the frame, and a first circuit board. The frame comprises a first surface with a plurality of first pins and a second surface, opposite to the first surface, with a plurality of second pins. The first pins are connected to the first circuit board, and the second pins are connected to an external electronic device while both the first and second pins are connected to the coils. The coil connecting frame further includes an electrical connecting portion between the first surface and the second surface with a plurality of conducting pins which penetrate through the first and second surfaces to connect to the circuit board and the second pins or external electronic device.
US07843298B2	Power distribution transformer and tank therefor Disclosed is a power distribution transformer having a body of the transformer, the body consisting of a coil and an iron core; a tank containing the body of the transformer and an insulation substance which fills an inner space of the tank; and an upper lid of the tank. The tank and/or the upper lid is made of a ferritic stainless steel.
US07843293B1	Bistable magnetic drive for a switch Disclosed is a magnetic drive for an electrical switch, including a linear armature (26) displaceable between two ends positions, a shunt body (27) mounted at a distance from said armature and means (24, 25, 30, 31) for generating a magnetic field. The magnetic field exerts a force on the armature (26) retaining the latter in the end positions. By joining the shunt body (27) with the armature (26), the course of the flow lines of the magnetic field are changed in such a way that the retaining force exerted on the armature (26) is reduced and the latter is displaced to the other end position, optionally by a force exerted externally on the armature (26), and retained in the position by the magnetic field. Disconnection is effected by the shunt body (27), were after being joined with the shunt body (27) the armature (26) is moved from the end position opposite the shunt body (27) to the end position facing the shunt body (26). Fixing means (37-40, 42-45) are especially provided which hold the shunt body (27) in the end position opposite said shunt body and which joins the shunt body with the armature (26) when the electric switch (1) is disconnected requiring little energy/force expenditure.
US07843291B2	Integrated maglatch accessory An apparatus for indicating a condition of a molded case circuit breaker, with the circuit breaker defining an accessory pocket in communication with an operating mechanism and a trip unit of the circuit breaker, including a mount member operatively coupled to one of the operating mechanism and trip unit in the accessory pocket. A housing coupled to the mount member, with the housing defining a compartment. A magnetic latch device disposed in the compartment and operatively coupled to the mount member. A switch disposed in the compartment and operatively coupled to the mount member. Wherein a condition of the circuit breaker is indicated by a condition of one of the switch and magnetic latch, and the condition of the circuit breaker is operatively transmitted via the apparatus to a remote location.
US07843290B2	Molded case circuit breaker with contact on mechanism A molded case circuit breaker having a contact on mechanism which can perform a trip operation and automatically rotates the handle to the on position or a position toward the on position if the handle is manipulated to move to the off (or reset) position in a state that the contacts are melt-adhered to each other, the contact on mechanism, including: a contact on plate which is vertically movable by being guided according to the operation of the switching mechanism, a trip bar that drives the restricting unit to a releasing position, a lever connected to the handle and that provides a pivot point of the handle, a lever pin fixed to the lever, for driving the restricting unit to the releasing position by pressing the trip bar, and thereby operating the switching mechanism to the trip position, and a trip spring providing an elastic driving force for enabling the switching mechanism to operate to the trip position when the restricting unit is moved to the releasing position.
US07843282B2	Phase shifter with flexible control voltage The invention provides a phase shifter with flexible control voltage that is useful with all RF systems that phase shift a RF signal. The phase shifter according to the present invention may comprise transistors used as switching elements. In one aspect, the phase shifter provides the option of controlling a phase shifter with either a positive or a negative voltage control signal. For example, the dc ground of the transistors included in the phase shifter may be floated, either fixed or adjusted. The RF grounding of the transistors may be achieved by in-band resonant capacitors. Thus, the control voltage provided to the transistors is flexible in that it may be connected to a positive or negative control voltage, or it may be connected to ground, or it may swing from a positive control voltage to a negative control voltage or vice versa.
US07843281B2	Circuit topology for multiple loads A circuit topology for multiple loads is provided. In an embodiment, the circuit topology includes a driving terminal (50), a first node (A), a first receiving terminal (10), and a second receiving terminal (20). The driving terminal is coupled to the first node via a main transmission line (11), the first node is respectively coupled to the first and second receiving terminals via a first branch transmission line (13) and a second branch transmission line (12). A first resistor (R2) is mounted on the second branch transmission line, a distance the signal travels from the driving terminal to the second receiving terminal via the main transmission line and the second branch transmission line is greater than a distance the signal travels from the driving terminal to the first receiving terminal via the main transmission and the first branch transmission line.
US07843279B2	Low temperature coefficient oscillator A low temperature coefficient oscillator including a current generator, a first and a second voltage generator, an amplifier, a resistor, a switch, a capacitor and an oscillating unit is provided. The current generator generates a first through a fourth current according to a control signal. The first voltage generator generates a first voltage according to the first current. The second voltage generator generates a second voltage according to the second current and a frequency signal. The amplifier generates the control signal according the first and second voltages. The resistor is coupled between a first terminal of the switch and ground, and a first terminal thereof receives the third current. The switch is conducted or not according the frequency signal. The capacitor is coupled between a second terminal of the switch and ground. The oscillating unit generates the frequency signal according to the fourth current and a voltage of the capacitor.
US07843276B2	Oscillator An oscillation circuit induces a first inverter, a second inverter, a first inductive load, a second inductive load and a capacitive load. A first inverter and a second inverter receive a first signal and a second signal, and invert the first and the second signal to output a first inverted signal and a second inverted signal respectively. An output end of the first inverter is electrically connected to a first inductive load, and an output end of the second inverter is electrically connected to a second inductive load. Further, a capacitive load is electrically connected to the output end of the first inverter and the output end of the second inverter, so as to receive the first and the second inverted signal respectively. The capacitance of the capacitive load changes with a control signal.
US07843272B2	Low noise amplifier A low noise amplifier having a wide operating frequency band and a high dynamic range is provided. A transformer having a secondary winding connected between an input terminal to which an input signal is applied and a positive differential output terminal, and a primary winding connected between a negative differential output terminal and an input node is provided as a feedback circuit between a cascode amplifier circuit, which includes transistors and a resistor, and an output circuit, which includes a transistor and a constant current source. Selective use of a transformer whose leakage inductance has an adequate value as the feedback transformer can realize a low noise amplifier which has a wide operating frequency band and a high dynamic range.
US07843269B2	Cascode-cascade power amplifier assembly A cascode-cascade power amplifier assembly is provided. Which includes a first common-source amplifier, a second common-source amplifier, a phase shift matching network coupled to the first common-source amplifier and the second common-source amplifier for providing a 90-degree phase shift and allowing less than 50% of the output power of the first common-source amplifier to be transmitted to the second common-source amplifier, a common-gate amplifier which forms a series circuit arrangement with the first-common source amplifier and a parallel circuit arrangement with the second common-source amplifier, and an equivalent quarter-wave or three-quarter wave circuit which forms a series circuit arrangement with the common-gate amplifier and a parallel circuit arrangement with the second common-source amplifier. According to the present invention, the first common-source amplifier and the common-gate amplifier form a cascode main amplifier, while the first common-source amplifier and the second common-source amplifier form a cascade auxiliary amplifier.
US07843268B2	Modified distributed amplifier to improve low frequency efficiency and noise figure A distributed amplifier system has a predetermined output impedance and input impedance and includes an input transmission circuit; an output transmission circuit; at least two amplifiers connected between the input and output transmission circuits; an input termination on the input transmission circuit; and a feedback output termination on the output transmission circuit connected back to the input transmission circuit for reducing low frequency loss while maintaining the predetermined output impedance and input impedance.
US07843267B2	Operational-based compensation of a power amplifier A method for compensating a power amplifier based on operational-based changes begins by measuring one of a plurality of operational parameters of the power amplifier to produce a measured operational parameter. The method continues by comparing the measured operational parameter with a corresponding one of a plurality of desired operational parameter settings. The method continues by, when the comparing of the measured operational parameter with the corresponding one of a plurality of desired operational parameter settings is unfavorable, determining a difference between the measured operational parameter and the corresponding one of a plurality of desired operational parameter settings. The method continues by calibrating the one of the plurality of operational settings based on the difference.
US07843266B2	Amplifier for improving electrostatic discharge characteristic An amplifier for improving an electrostatic discharge (ESD) characteristic includes an operational amplifier, a first resistor circuit, a first fuse box, a second resistor circuit, and a second fuse box. The operational amplifier includes a first input terminal receiving a first input signal, a second input terminal receiving a second input signal, and an output terminal outputting an output signal. The first resistor circuit is connected between the second input terminal and a first node to prevent ESD from being input to the second input terminal. The first fuse box is connected between the first node and the output terminal of the operational amplifier. The second resistor circuit is connected between the second input terminal and a second node to prevent ESD from being input to the second input terminal. The second fuse box is connected between the second node and a terminal for receiving a ground voltage.
US07843263B2	Power amplifier with noise shaping function A power amplifier with noise shaping function is provided. The power amplifier includes a differential mode integrator, an integration and adjustment unit and a switch unit. The differential mode integrator is used for receiving a differential mode input signal and a differential mode output signal, and outputting a differential mode first signal. The integration and adjustment unit is coupled to the differential mode integrator for receiving the first signal and an output signal and outputting a single-end mode second signal. The switch unit is used for receiving the second signal and outputting the differential mode output signal to drive the load. The present invention uses a common mode input signal instead of the single-end input signal to eliminate the common mode noise, and uses a 2nd-order (or more than that) integrating circuit instead of the conventional filter to achieve a preferred effect of reducing the off band noise.
US07843260B2	Method and apparatus for high performance class D audio amplifiers The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for high performance class D audio amplifier circuit that includes: a modulator circuit for receiving a PWM input signal and generating a control signal, a driver control circuit, a switching circuit, and a feedback circuit. The driver control circuit is adapted to generate a drive signal for the switching circuit. The driving signal provides compensation for noise and distortions in a PWM output signal at each cycle by selecting either a first pulse signal or a second pulse signal based on the information of the control signal.
US07843258B2	Filter circuit A plurality of low-pass filters (2-1, 2-2, 2-3) are cascaded to the post stage of an OTA (1) and a plurality of high-pass notch filters (3-1, 3-2, 3-3) are cascaded further to the post-stage thereof so that a high-pass filter having a Q is not connected to the output of the OTA (1) having a high output impedance and a capacitor having a low capacitance is not connected with the output of th OTA (1) thus preventing multifeedback and avoiding such problems as the zero point of the notch filter (BEF) deviates from a design value or oscillation takes place.
US07843253B2	Reference voltage generating circuit and constant voltage circuit A reference voltage generating circuit for producing a predetermined reference voltage at an output node includes a depletion-type n-channel field-effect transistor serving as a first field-effect transistor having one node thereof coupled to a power supply voltage, a second field-effect transistor having one node thereof coupled to another node of the first field-effect transistor and having a highly-doped n-type gate, and a third field-effect transistor having one node thereof coupled to another node of the second field-effect transistor, another node thereof coupled to a ground voltage, and a highly-doped p-type gate.
US07843247B1	Method and apparatus for controlled voltage level shifting The disclosed technology provides a method of and an apparatus for voltage level shifting. A voltage level shifter includes two level shifting circuits and a differential amplifier. The differential amplifier forms a feedback loop with one level shifting circuit. The feedback loop controls the level shifting operation of both level shifting circuits. The differential amplifier can operate to provide a control signal that causes a level-shifted signal in the feedback loop to match a target signal. The two level shifting circuits can perform their level shifting operation based on the control signal.
US07843239B2	Dividing circuit and phase locked loop using the same The PLL includes a selection signal generator configured to output a selection signal varying in response to a first clock signal, and a first dividing circuit configured to divide an externally input reference clock signal by a division ratio and output a first division signal. The first dividing circuit selects one of a plurality of edges of the reference clock signal applied for at least one cycle of the first division signal in response to the selection signal, and synchronizes and generates the first division signal on the basis of the selected edge of the reference clock signal. A second dividing circuit is configured to receive an output clock signal, divide the output clock signal by a division ratio, and output a second division signal. The second dividing circuit selects one of the edges of the reference clock signal applied for at least one cycle of the second division signal in response to the selection signal, and synchronizes and generates the second division signal on the basis of the selected edge of the reference clock signal. A synchronous signal output portion is configured to detect a phase difference between the first and second division signals, generate a control voltage corresponding to the phase difference, and output the output clock signal having a frequency corresponding to the control voltage.
US07843232B2	Dual mode, single ended to fully differential converter structure A dual mode, single ended to fully differential converter structure is incorporated into a fully differential sample and hold structure which can be coupled with an ADC as a front end for mixed mode applications. The structure incorporates additional switches which allow negative and positive charges to be sampled on both negative and positive sides of the structure. By inverting the sampled charge on one side, single ended to fully differential conversion is obtained. The structure can be implemented in a compact, generic block which performs single ended to fully differential conversions as well as sample and hold functions, without compromising speed and accuracy in either mode.
US07843226B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit device and test terminal arrangement method A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a column of first logic circuit cells arranged along a first side of a chip and a column of second logic circuit cells arranged along a second side orthogonal to the first side. At a corner part where the first side crosses the second side, a first test logic circuit cell is arranged to have its long side faced with a side of a cell at an end portion of the column of the first logic circuit cells and a second logic circuit cell is arranged to have its long side faced with a side of a cell at an end portion of the column of the second logic circuit cells. The first and the second test logic circuit cells are arranged so a that planar shapes thereof are symmetrical (mirror symmetrical) to each other with respect to a virtual line intermediate between the oblique sides arranged opposite to each other.
US07843224B2	Interface circuit that can switch between single-ended transmission and differential transmission An object of the present invention is to realize reduction in an area of an output stage driver in an interface circuit that switches between two transmission systems. The interface circuit has two driver circuits and a drive control circuit that can switch between two driving systems that are a voltage driving system and a current driving system. The two driver circuits are connected to a power supply potential via the drive control circuit. Two input signals and inverted logic signals of the input signals are inputted via a selection circuit. According to a control signal inputted into the drive control circuit, the interface circuit switches between the voltage-driving type single-ended transmission system and current driving type differential transmission system.
US07843219B2	XOR logic circuit An XOR logic circuit includes a first transfer unit configured to transfer a logic high level data to an output terminal in response to data applied to first and second input terminals; a multiplexing unit configured to output a power voltage or a ground voltage in response to the data applied to the first and second input terminals; and a second transfer unit configured to transfer a logic low level data to the output terminal in response to an output signal of the multiplexing unit and the data applied to the first and second input terminals.
US07843215B2	Reconfigurable array to compute digital algorithms An integrated circuit comprising a reconfigurable arrangement to compute digital algorithms by operating on digital data is provided on an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit includes a plurality of data inputs, a plurality of data outputs, a plurality of programming inputs and a plurality of logic units arranged as a matrix array. At least some of the logic units each comprise a Boolean logic computational unit having input terminals, output terminals, and programming terminals. The logic units are operated on a clocked basis such that each logic unit is controlled by the programming inputs. Each logic unit comprises a selector coupled to the input terminals and programmable to selectively couple input data from either the data inputs or output terminals of one or more other computational units to the computational unit. An array of programmable interconnects the data inputs of the matrix array and the output terminals of each of the logic units with input terminals of other logic units and to the data outputs of the matrix array. Each of the logic units and each of the selectors and the array of programmable interconnects are operated on a clocked basis such that Boolean functionality is determined during each clock cycle.
US07843207B2	Methods and apparatus to test electronic devices Methods and apparatus to test electronic devices are disclosed. An example method includes setting a first controlled switch to prevent a current detect signal from tripping an overcurrent protection event controlling an operation of the device; setting a second controlled switch to route a first sensed voltage associated with the device to a voltage adjuster; sending a calibration current corresponding to a target threshold current through the device; detecting the first sensed voltage while the calibration current flows through the device; and setting a reference signal substantially equal to the first sensed voltage, wherein the reference signal is to be used to generate the current detect signal.
US07843204B2	Electrical connecting apparatus The object of the present invention is to prevent an operator from touching electronic elements arranged on an upper surface of a probe assembly of an electrical connecting apparatus at the time of carrying the electrical connecting apparatus and to restrict bowing of the probe assembly caused by the temperature difference between the upper surface and the lower surface of the probe assembly. An electrical connecting apparatus 10 comprises a probe assembly having a plurality of contactors 14 on a lower surface and a plurality of electronic elements 18 arranged on an upper surface, a cover 32 arranged on the upper surface of the probe assembly so as to close a space 30 in which the electronic elements are arranged, and two grippers 42 attached to the cover. Each gripper 42 has one end 42a and the other end 42a, has a region ranging from one end to the other end formed approximately in a U-shape, and is attached to a main body portion 33 of the cover at both the ends.
US07843203B2	Support member assembly having reinforcement member for conductive contact members Provided is a support member assembly suitable for use in a contact probe head comprising a support member formed with a plurality of holder holes for supporting conductive contact members in a mutually parallel relationship, and a reinforcing member integrally formed with the support member and extending in a part of the support member devoid of any holder holes. The reinforcing member increases the overall mechanical strength of the support member assembly, and prevents the thermal deformation of the support member. Because the holder holes are formed in the support member made of material suitable for forming holes, such as plastic material and ceramic material, the holder holes can be formed at high precision and at low cost.
US07843202B2	Apparatus for testing devices Methods and apparatus for testing semiconductor devices are provided herein. In some embodiments, an assembly for testing semiconductor devices can include a probe card assembly; and a thermal barrier disposed proximate an upper surface of the probe card assembly, the thermal barrier can restrict thermal transfer between tester side boundary conditions and portions of the probe card assembly disposed beneath the thermal barrier.
US07843198B2	Electrical connecting apparatus An electrical connecting apparatus for use in an electrical inspection of a tester and a device under test. The electrical connecting apparatus is provided with a probe assembly to be tightened by tightening screw members toward the support member and having a wiring board interposed between itself and a support member. In order to prevent deformation of the probe board of the probe assembly due to tightening of the screw members, a spacer disposed to penetrate the wiring board is between the support member and probe board and penetrated by the screw members. Both end faces of the spacer are convex spherical surface.
US07843191B2	System and method for measuring rotational movement of a component from regions magnetized in a magnetically hard layer of the component A position-sensing system magnetically senses the position of a piston rod moving with respect to a cylinder. A magnetically hard layer on the piston rod provides a recording medium. A track comprised of a plurality of magnetized regions is magnetized in the magnetically hard layer. A plurality of magnetic-field sensors is coupled to the cylinder in proximity of the magnetically hard layer to sense the magnetized track while the piston rod is moving with respect to the cylinder. A first one of the magnetic field sensors is positioned over the track to sense the magnetized regions of the track serially and a second one of the magnetic field sensors is positioned radially to one side of the track. The magnetic field sensors generate signals, in response to sensing the magnetized regions, for use in measuring rotational movement of the piston rod.
US07843190B2	Position detection apparatus A magnetic flux detection unit and a rectangular solid magnet are provided. The magnetic flux detection unit includes one or more pairs of Hall sensors, each pair having two Hall sensors arranged on a substrate. The solid magnet is arranged movably in a direction in a plane parallel to the substrate. Each pair of two Hall sensors is arranged on the substrate so that a line connecting the centers of magnetism sensing sections of each pair of two Hall sensors is orthogonal to a movement direction of the magnet. A tetragon has a long side and a short side and the long side has a inclination angle to the line connecting the centers of magnetism sensing sections of the each pair of two Hall sensors. The magnet has one N-pole and one S-pole separately magnetized in orthogonal to the substrate on which the Hall sensors are arranged.
US07843185B2	Configurable input high power DC-DC converter The invention relates to electrical power conversion and more specifically to a high power direct current-to-direct current (DC-DC) power converter. The DC-DC converter includes a plurality of input ports for receiving a plurality of inputs, each having current, voltage, and power, which can be selectively configured by a user. The DC-DC converter further includes a plurality of output channels for outputting current, voltage, and power, which may be selectively configured by a user. By allowing a user to configure both the inputs and outputs, the DC-DC converter may be utilized with wide variation of power conversion applications.
US07843184B2	Power supply with separate line regulation and load regulation A system to supply power to an electronic system, comprises a set of one or more power units each configured to transform an input voltage into an output voltage; and a line regulator coupled to a power unit and configured to modulate a duty cycle of the power unit and a load regulator configured to provide a second control signal to a power unit to selectively enable the power unit based on load information provided by the electronic system.
US07843183B2	Real time clock (RTC) voltage regulator and method of regulating an RTC voltage A real time clock (RTC) voltage regulator, a method of regulating an RTC voltage and a power management integrated circuit (PMIC). In one embodiment, an RTC voltage regulator includes a current source configured to provide a first current and a voltage regulator having a common gate amplifier and a power device. The first current is employed to establish a reference voltage for the common gate amplifier and the common gate amplifier is configured to control the power device. The power device is configured to provide an RTC voltage for the common gate amplifier.
US07843176B2	Apparatus and method for improved power flow control in a high voltage network An apparatus for controlling the power flow in a high voltage network. A phase shifting transformer includes a tap changer.
US07843174B2	Constant voltage to constant current transferring controller A constant voltage to constant current transferring controller includes a voltage signal transferring circuit, a current signal transferring circuit, and an error amplifier. The voltage signal transferring circuit receives a voltage detecting signal and a first reference voltage signal, and outputs a voltage signal transferring reference signal. The current signal transferring circuit receives a current detecting signal and a second reference voltage signal, and outputs a current signal transferring reference signal. The error amplifier receives the voltage signal transferring reference signal, the current signal transferring reference signal and a third reference voltage signal, and outputs an error amplifying signal. When the level of the voltage signal transferring reference signal is larger than the level of the current signal transferring reference signal, the error amplifier outputs the error amplifying signal according to the voltage signal transferring reference signal and the third reference voltage signal.
US07843171B2	Method and apparatus for battery charging based on battery capacity and charging source constraints A battery charging circuit sets charging current according to either the capacity of the battery under charge or a constraint of the charging source, depending on the properties of the charging source. The battery charging circuit sets termination current, however, according to the capacity of the battery under charge, regardless of the properties of the charging source. For example, the termination current may be set as a fixed fraction of the recommended C rate of the battery even if the charging current supplied by the charging source is below this C rate. Always setting the termination current in proportion to the battery's capacity permits detection of the current at which charging should terminate even when the charging current is constrained by the charging source and no longer depends on the battery's capacity.
US07843168B2	Battery pack system A battery pack system is disclosed. The battery pack system includes a battery pack having batteries arranged in a plurality of parallel groups that are connected in series. Each parallel group includes a plurality of the batteries connected in parallel. The electronics are configured to drop the current at which the battery pack is operating from a first current level to a second current level one or more times. The second current level is lower than the first current level. The electronics can drop the current from the first current level to the second current level during the charge and/or discharge of the battery pack. In some instances, the electronics intermittently drop the current from the first current level to the second current level during the charge and/or discharge of the battery pack.
US07843167B2	Battery charger with charge indicator A battery charger having an integrated battery charge indicator that is readily visible when a battery pack is connected for charging. The battery charge indicator is on a visible outer surface of the housing of the battery charger to indicate a state of charge of the battery pack. The indicator may include a series of light emitting diodes with one LED that is illuminated when the battery pack is charging and will flash if something is wrong with the battery pack. The housing can preferably accommodate more than one configuration of battery packs with the indicator being visible when various battery packs are attached for recharging.
US07843165B2	Charging apparatus A charging device for charging battery packs includes charging terminals including a first charging terminal to be connected to an electrode of a first battery pack and a second charging terminal to be connected to an electrode of a second battery pack. Here, the first and the second battery pack are different in kind. Further, the charging device includes a conversion unit for supplying electricity to the first charging terminal when the electrode of the first battery pack is connected to the first charging terminal and supplying electricity to the second charging terminal when the electrode of the second battery pack is connected to the second charging terminal.
US07843162B2	Current regulator and current control method and system for AC motors Methods and systems are provided for controlling an AC motor via an inverter. The method includes determining a delay-compensated offset based on a synchronous frame current, producing a current error based on a synchronous frame current and a commanded current, producing a voltage error based on an anti-windup offset and the current error, producing a commanded voltage based on the delay-compensated offset and the voltage error, and providing the inverter with the commanded voltage.
US07843156B2	Method and apparatus for active voltage control of electric motors Methods and apparatus are provided for dynamic voltage control of electric motors. An inverter provides an output voltage to an electric motor based on a gate voltage. The method includes determining a speed of the electric motor and modifying the gate voltage based on the speed of the electric motor. The apparatus includes a gate drive circuit and a controller coupled to the gate drive circuit. The gate drive circuit provides a gate voltage to a switch network, and the switch network produces the output voltage in response to the gate voltage. The controller modifies the gate voltage based on a speed of the electric motor.
US07843153B2	Control system for controlling an adjusting device operated by electric motor in a motor vehicle A control system for controlling an adjustment device which is operated by electric motor in a motor vehicle includes an indirect anti-trapping system for detecting a trapping situation between an adjustment element, which is moved by the adjustment device in an adjustment movement along an adjustment path, and a vehicle element. The anti-trapping system stops or reverses the adjustment movement of the adjustment element if a defined threshold value for a mechanical running parameter—which results from the adjustment movement is exceeded. The anti-trapping system operates with an analysis unit for analyzing the adjustment movement of the adjustment element, wherein the control system is configured and embodied in such a way that by means of the analysis unit, in an analysis mode, the running parameters of the adjustment device can be checked for mechanical functional faults of the adjustment device.
US07843151B2	Backlight control circuit with micro controller feeding operating state of load circuit back to pulse width modulation integrated circuit An exemplary backlight control circuit (200) includes at least one load circuit (210), a pulse width modulation integrated circuit (250), and a micro controller (260). The micro controller includes an output terminal and a plurality of analog to digital input terminals. The output terminal outputs a high level signal when the analog to digital input terminals all receive high level signals, and the output terminal outputs a low level signal when any one of the analog to digital input terminals receives a low level signal. The micro controller feeds operating states of the at least one load circuit back to the pulse width modulation integrated circuit.
US07843145B2	System and method for power line carrier communication using high frequency tone bursts A communication system and method is utilized to communicate data over an AC power line. Tone burst are superimposed on an AC power signal at predetermined voltage reference levels or at predetermined phase angles to represent bit values. These bit values are represented by either the presence or the absence of the tone burst on the AC power signal. In this manner, control information can be communicated to an apparatus, such as a ballast for a gas discharge lamp.
US07843138B2	Power supply for a hot-filament cathode In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a switch-mode power supply to generate the heating current for a hot-filament electron-emitting cathode. The power supply directly couples, without an output power transformer, the output from a full-bridge converter that operates at an output frequency in the range from ten Hz to tens of Khz to the output terminals of the power supply. A connection to a reference potential that minimizes the potential fluctuation of the cathode is provided by the center tap on an autotransformer connected across the output terminals, where the conductors in the autotransformer are sized for half of the emission current from the cathode rather than the much larger heating current.
US07843137B2	Luminous vessels The inventive luminous vessel has strong bonding and improved adhesion of the current through conductor provided in the luminous container to a sealing member or the like. A luminous vessel has a luminous container, a solid current through conductor made of a metal or a cermet and a sintered body of a molded body containing at least metal powder fixed to the outside of the current through conductor.
US07843135B2	Organic light-emitting diode display and method of manufacturing the same An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display including a substrate, an OLED, a driver IC electrically connected to the OLED, and a sealing substrate having inner and outer surfaces, wherein the sealing substrate is affixed to the substrate such that both the driver IC and the OLED are enclosed between the inner surface of the sealing substrate and the substrate.
US07843125B2	Organic light emitting diode This disclosure generally relates to improved structures for organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), and more particularly to so-called top emitting OLEDs.
US07843122B2	Columnar structure, method of its production and devices based thereon Described herein is a columnar structure on a transparent substrate that incorporates emitting, light-guiding, dielectric, and conduction elements. At least one emitting element of the columnar structure is a column that conducts and/or emits a particle flux, with the surface of one butt-end of the column facing the inside of the substrate and contacting it immediately or indirectly, and the surface of the other butt-end enabling the passage of emission exciting particles into the column.
US07843121B2	Field emission double-plane light source and method for making the same A field emission double-plane light source includes a first anode, a second anode, and a cathode separately arranged between the first and second anodes. Each of the first and second anodes includes an anode substrate, an anode conductive layer formed on a surface of the anode substrate, and a fluorescent layer formed on the anode conductive layer. The cathode has a metallic based network with two opposite surfaces, each facing a respective one of the first and second anodes. Each of the surfaces of the network has a respective electron emission layer thereon facing a corresponding fluorescent layer of one of the first and second anodes. Each of the electron emission layers includes a glass matrix, and a plurality of carbon nanotubes, metallic conductive particles, and getter powders dispersed in the glass matrix. A method for making such field emission double-plane light source is also provided.
US07843117B2	Plasma-generating plug The invention relates to a plasma-generating spark plug which undergoes excitation in the radio frequency domain. The invention comprises at least one first metallic electrode (12, 14), an insulator (13), one of which is equipped with a housing (130) in which the other element (13, 14) is mounted with a gap (15, 16) therebetween. The surface of the insulator (13) opposite the first electrode (12, 14) is metalized.
US07843116B2	Plasma display panel thermal dissipation apparatus and method A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) apparatus, system and method, includes a circuit framework structure, chassis structure, panel structure, TCP structure, at least one thermal pad structure and an insulating structure. An integrated circuit is coupled to at least one thermal pad structure and the TCP structure, and the circuit framework structure is disposed external to the TCP structure. Therefore, efficient dissipation of heat that is generated during operation of the PDP structures may be obtained. In addition, the amount of accumulated heat in the PDP structure may be significantly reduced due the PDP apparatus and structure configuration, thereby increasing the PDP operational life.
US07843113B2	Ink jet device having piezoelectric actuator with insulating structure and method of producing the piezoelectric actuator A piezoelectric actuator having a bottom electrode attached to a membrane, a piezoelectric layer on the bottom electrode, and a top electrode formed on the piezoelectric layer, wherein the bottom electrode extends substantially over the entire bottom surface of the piezoelectric layer, and at least a peripheral portion of a top surface of the piezoelectric layer and side faces of that layer are covered with an insulating layer, and wherein in the peripheral portion of the top surface of the piezoelectric layer the top electrode is superposed on the insulating layer.
US07843107B2	Dynamoelectric machine A dynamoelectric machine including first and second permanent magnets held by first and second magnet seats on first and second yoke portions so as to face inner circumferential surfaces of tip end portions of first and second claw-shaped magnetic pole portions. The first and second permanent magnets are magnetically oriented in a reverse direction to orientation of a magnetic field that the field coil produces. The dynamoelectric machine enables permanent magnet holding reliability to be increased, induced voltage during no-load de-energization to be suppressed, and thermal demagnetization of magnets due to high-frequency magnetic fields that are induced by stator slots to be avoided.
US07843104B2	Stator and stator components of dynamoelectric machines and process of inhibiting joule heating therein A stator component whose composition and processing enable the component to axially compress magnetic sheets of a stator and also inhibit joule heating of the component to the extent that the need for a separate flux shield can be eliminated. The component is formed of a ductile iron alloy containing, by weight, about 3.25 to about 3.40% carbon, about 3.70 to about 3.80% silicon, about 4.50 to about 4.70% nickel, up to about 0.20% manganese, up to about 0.06% magnesium, less than 0.02% phosphorus, less than 0.02% sulfur, with the balance being iron and incidental impurities. Following heat treatment, the component exhibits properties that inhibit joule heating of the component by eddy currents induced by alternating magnetic fields of the stator.
US07843102B1	Electrical machine The invention relates to an electrical machine, in particular to a motor or a generator, comprising at least a stator (30a, 30b), a plurality of winding teeth (32a, b) arranged on the circumference of the at least one stator (30a, b) with windings and the winding teeth comprising clearances (34a, b) therebetween, wherein all windings of each stator are connected in series. The electrical machine further comprises a rotor (1) and a plurality of permanent magnets (5) and/or rotor windings arranged at the circumference of the rotor (1), wherein the poles of the permanent magnets and/or rotor winding directions are radially aligned and alternating. Preferably, two stators (30a, b) are provided, which have an angular offset (a) to each other. Further, a control circuit for an electrical machine comprising at least one phase winding is provided, the control circuit comprising four power switches per corresponding phase winding for the control of the electrical machine.
US07843098B2	Method for operating an electromotive drive A method for operating an electromotive drive of a textile machine, comprising a contactlessly mounted rotor and catch bearings. The rotor rests on one catch bearing prior to initial operation, and is spaced therefrom by an air gap during stationary operation. A control device allows the rotor to be held in a force-free floating state during stationary operation. The method executes the following steps: (a) inputting an output signal from the control device for maintaining the force-free floating state during operation; (b) calculating the air gap by evaluating the output signal; (c) comparing the calculated value with predetermined limit values; and (d) deactuating the drive when the limit values are passed. The control device comprises a position sensor with at least one sensor coil, at least one actuator coil, a position controller and an integrator, at which the output signal is obtained to determine the air gap.
US07843097B2	Power transmission apparatus Disclosed herein is a power transmission apparatus, which includes a top, a bearing holder, a driving member, a transmitting plate having at least one groove, and a rotating wheel having at least one roller. The top has a body and a spindle that penetrates the center of the body and is substantially vertical to the ground. The bearing holder locates on the ground and supports one end of the spindle. The driving member is used for rotating the top. The at least one roller is embedded in the at least one groove on the transmitting plate.
US07843093B2	Driving device A stepping motor as a driving device has a stator with a plate part, and first and second outer magnetic pole parts axially extending from the plate part. A rotor formed by a rotary shaft and a core, each formed of a soft magnetic material, are disposed between the outer magnetic pole parts. The rotor has one axial end rotatably supported in the plate part. A magnet is rigidly fitted on an outer periphery of the rotor and magnetized such that different poles circumferentially alternate. A top plate is rigidly secured to the respective foremost ends of the pole parts and rotatably supports the other axial end of the rotor. The pole parts are engaged in a bobbin having a cover part covering the outer peripheral surface of the magnet. First and second coils are wound around the outer magnetic pole parts via the bobbin.
US07843090B2	Electromechanical generator for converting mechanical vibrational energy into electrical energy An electromechanical generator for converting mechanical vibrational energy into electrical energy, the electromechanical generator including a cantilever spring having a fixed end, a free end and a central portion therebetween, a mount for the cantilever spring to which the fixed end is fixed, a mass located at the free end of the cantilever spring, the mass including either a coil or at least one magnet defining a region of magnetic flux, wherein at least one of the fixed end and the free end of the cantilever spring is substantially stiffer than the central portion of the cantilever spring.
US07843089B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device comprises a board; a semiconductor chip; a memory controller operative to control the semiconductor chip; and a power supply chip having a capacitor. The semiconductor chip is stacked on the board. The memory controller and the power supply chip are stacked on the semiconductor chip. The capacitor is used to stabilize the voltage applied to the semiconductor chip.
US07843085B2	Systems for highly efficient solar power Different systems to achieve solar power conversion are provided in at least three different general aspects, with circuitry that can be used to harvest maximum power from a solar source (1) or strings of panels (11) for DC or AC use, perhaps for transfer to a power grid (10) three aspects can exist perhaps independently and relate to: 1) electrical power conversion in a multimodal manner, 2) alternating between differing processes such as by an alternative mode photovoltaic power converter functionality control (27), and 3) systems that can achieve efficiencies in conversion that are extraordinarily high compared to traditional through substantially power isomorphic photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion capability that can achieve 99.2% efficiency or even only wire transmission losses. Switchmode impedance conversion circuits may have pairs of photovoltaic power series switch elements (24) and pairs of photovoltaic power shunt switch elements (25).
US07843083B2	Backup power system equipped with independent protection circuit architecture The present invention includes plural power supplying units, a power distributing backplane and more than one protection circuits, wherein the power supplying unit produces an output power and the power distributing backplane integrates the output powers from plural power supplying units and distributes thereof into plural driving powers for supplying loads. The power circuit for the driving power to drive each load has a protection circuit mounted thereon, wherein the protection circuit detects a driving condition of the load or the power circuit, and according thereto, the protection circuit becomes open or close so as to disconnect or maintain the driving power. Therefore, the abnormal driving power will not influence the operation of the whole power system and other normal loads still can maintain operation. Furthermore, since plural power supplying units are used to provide the power needed by loads, the power capacity will not be wasted.
US07843080B2	Cooling system and wind turbine incorporating same A cooling system for a wind turbine is provided. The cooling system includes at least one generator having a plurality of external fins disposed around at least a portion of the periphery of the generator. A shroud is disposed around at least a portion of the generator, and is configured to guide air across the external fins so that said air cools the generator.
US07843079B2	Power generating device capable of outputting at constant rotation speed A power generating device capable of outputting at a constant rotation speed is configured with a constant speed unit for transforming a varying input rotation speed into a constant output rotation speed, which comprises: a power source, an electric generator and a constant speed unit; wherein the constant speed unit further comprises: a first differential gear set, having two input ends and an output end being configured in a manner that one of the two input ends is connected with the power source and the output end is connected to a load; a continuously variable transmission (CVT) mechanism, configured with an input end and an output end in a manner that the input end is connected to the power source; a hydraulic torque converter, configured with an input end and an output end in a manner that the input end is connected to the load; a second differential gear set, configured with two input ends and an output end in a manner that the two input ends are connected respectively to the output end of the CVT mechanism and the hydraulic torque converter so as to perform a power composition process in the second differential gear set and then transmit the composite power from its output end to the other input end of the first differential gear set that is not connected to the power source.
US07843076B2	Hydraulic energy accumulator Example energy storage systems (20, 20′, 20″) comprises a fluid circuit (22, 22′, 22″) and an electrical unit (24, 24′, 24″) configured to operate as a motor in a first phase of operation and to operate as a generator in a second phase of operation. The fluid circuit (22, 22′, 22″) comprises a first fluid container (30, 30′, 30″) situated so content of the first fluid container experiences a first pressure level; a tank (32, 32′, 32″) having its content at a second pressure level (the second pressure level being less than the first pressure level): and, a first hydraulic motor/pump unit (34, 134, 34″connected to communicate a first working fluid between the tank and the first fluid container. In the first phase of operation electricity is supplied to the first hydraulic/motor unit (34, 134, 34″) whereby the first hydraulic/motor unit transmits the first working fluid from the tank into the first fluid container (30, 30′, 30″). In the second phase of operation pressurized first working fluid in the first fluid container (30, 30′, 30″) is transmitted from the first fluid container through the first hydraulic/motor unit 34, 134, 34″) to the tank (32, 32′, 32″), thereby causing the electrical unit (24, 24′, 24″) to generate electricity.
US07843073B2	Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same A semiconductor device includes: a first insulation film formed over a semiconductor substrate; and a plurality of first interconnects selectively formed in the first insulation film. A plurality of gaps are formed in part of the first insulation film located between adjacent ones of the first interconnects so that each of the gaps has a cylindrical shape extending vertically to a principal surface of the semiconductor substrate. A cap film is formed of metal or a material containing metal in upper part of each of the first interconnects.
US07843071B2	Semiconductor device including wiring and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor construct is provided which has a semiconductor substrate, an external connection electrode, and an electrode enveloping layer for enveloping the external connection electrode. Also, a base plate is provided which includes a wiring having a first opening corresponding to the external connection electrode. Subsequently, the base plate is removed after the semiconductor construct is fixed to the base plate, and a second opening which reaches the external connection electrode is formed on the electrode enveloping layer corresponding to the first opening of the wiring. Then, a connection conductor for electrically connecting the wiring and the external connection electrode is formed.
US07843066B2	Semiconductor device The present invention provides a semiconductor device capable of preventing occurrence of cracking and the like, taking a large area, where wiring and the like that function as elemental devices can be arranged, within a plurality of interlayer insulation films, and reducing production cost. The semiconductor device according to the present invention has a low dielectric constant film having a dielectric constant of not less than 2.7. In the low dielectric constant film and the like, materials (e.g., a first dummy pattern, a second dummy pattern) with a larger hardness than that of the low dielectric constant film are formed at a part under a pad part.
US07843061B2	Transparent substrate with invisible electrodes and device incorporating the same The electrodes (7) and the contact zones (15) are structured in a film of a transparent conductive oxide (TCO), deposited on a transparent support (1) possibly coated with an intermediate film (3), while being separated by dielectric spaces (9) formed by nano fissures (11) obtained by UV radiation and passing through the TCO film. A protective film (13) can coat the electrodes (7) and the dielectric spaces (9).
US07843055B2	Semiconductor device having an adhesion promoting layer and method for producing it A semiconductor device and a method for producing it is disclosed. In one embodiment, an adhesion-promoting layer having nanoparticles is arranged between a circuit carrier and a plastic housing composition for the purpose of enhanced adhesion.
US07843052B1	Semiconductor devices and fabrication methods thereof Semiconductor devices are disclosed. In an embodiment, a plurality of second semiconductor dies formed with through-silicon vias are stacked on a first semiconductor die. The stack of the second semiconductor dies is encapsulated by an encapsulant. Redistribution layers are formed on one surface of the stack and are connected to the through-silicon vias. Solder balls are attached to the respective redistribution layers. In another embodiment, a plurality of second semiconductor dies formed with through-silicon vias are stacked on a first semiconductor die formed with through-silicon vias. Redistribution layers are formed on the back surface of the first semiconductor die. Solder balls are attached to the respective redistribution layers. Further disclosed are methods for fabricating the semiconductor devices.
US07843050B2	Microelectronic die packages with metal leads, including metal leads for stacked die packages, and associated systems and methods Microelectronic die packages, stacked systems of die packages, and methods of manufacturing them are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a system of stacked packages includes a first die package having a bottom side, a first dielectric casing, and first metal leads; a second die package having a top side attached to the bottom side of the first package, a dielectric casing with a lateral side, and second metal leads aligned with and projecting towards the first metal leads and including an exterior surface and an interior surface region that generally faces the lateral side; and metal solder connectors coupling individual first leads to individual second leads. In a further embodiment, the individual second leads have an “L” shape and physically contact corresponding individual first leads. In another embodiment, the individual second leads have a “C” shape and include a tiered portion that projects towards the lateral side of the second casing.
US07843049B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof There are constituted by a tab (1b) on which a semiconductor chip (2) is mounted, a sealing portion (3) formed by resin-sealing the semiconductor chip (2), a plurality of leads (1a) each having a mounted surface (1d) exposed to a peripheral portion of a rear surface (3a) of the sealing portion (3) and a sealing-portion forming surface (1g) disposed on an opposite side thereto, and a wire (4) for connecting a pad (2a) of the semiconductor chip (2) and a lead (1a), wherein the length (M) between inner ends (1h) of the sealing-portion forming surfaces (1g) of the leads (1a) disposed so as to oppose to each other is formed to be larger than the length (L) between inner ends (1h) of the mounted surfaces (1d). Thereby, a chip mounting region surrounded by the inner end (1h) of the sealing-portion forming surface (1g) of each lead (1a) can be expanded and the size of the mountable chip is increased.
US07843046B2	Flat leadless packages and stacked leadless package assemblies A flat leadless package includes at least one die mounted onto a leadframe and electrically connected to leads using an electrically conductive polymer or an electrically conductive ink. Also, an assembly includes stacked leadless packages electrically connected to leads using an electrically conductive polymer or an electrically conductive ink. Also, a package module includes an assembly of stacked leadless packages mounted on a support and electrically connected to circuitry in the support using an electrically conductive polymer or an electrically conductive ink.
US07843044B2	Semiconductor device Two vertical-type power MISFETs are formed over a semiconductor chip, a common drain electrode formed over a back surface of the semiconductor chip is electrically connected with a drain terminal via a conductive bonding material, source electrodes and gate electrodes formed over a surface of the semiconductor chip are respectively electrically connected with source terminals and gate terminals via bump electrodes, and these components are sealed by a resin sealing portion. The exposed portions of the gate terminals are arranged inside the resin sealing portion, and the exposed portions of the source terminals are arranged outside the resin sealing portion. The source terminals extend over the surface of the semiconductor chip and are connected with the source electrodes which are uniformly arranged over regions of the surface of the semiconductor chip except for gate electrode forming regions and the vicinities of these regions via the bump electrodes.
US07843042B2	Wafer level integration package A semiconductor package has a first conductive layer formed on a top surface of a substrate. A conductive via is formed between the first conductive layer and a bottom surface of the substrate. A semiconductor component is mounted to the substrate and electrically connected to the first electrical contact pad. The semiconductor component can be a flip chip semiconductor device, wire bond semiconductor device, or passive component. An encapsulant is deposited over the semiconductor component. The encapsulant extends into a channel formed on a side of the substrate from the top surface to the bottom surface of the substrate. An interconnect structure is formed over the bottom surface of the substrate. A heat spreader structure can be disposed over the semiconductor component. An EMI shield can be disposed over the semiconductor component. A plurality of semiconductor components can be stacked in a package-in-package arrangement.
US07843039B2	Stress-modified device structures, methods of fabricating such stress-modified device structures, and design structures for an integrated circuit Stress-modified device structures, methods of fabricating such stress-modified device structures, and design structures for an integrated circuit. An electrical characteristic of semiconductor devices formed on a common substrate, such as the current gains of bipolar junction transistors, may be altered by modifying stresses in structures indirectly on or over, or otherwise indirectly coupled with, the semiconductor devices. The structures, which may be liners for contacts in a contact level of an interconnect, are physically spaced away from, and not in direct physical contact with, the respective semiconductor devices because at least one additional intervening material or structure is situated between the stress-imparting structures and the stress-modified devices. The intervening materials or structures, such as contacts extending through an insulating layer of a local interconnect level between the contact level and the semiconductor devices, provide paths for the transfer of stress from the stress-imparting structures to the stress-modified semiconductor devices.
US07843037B2	High level integration phase change memory device having an increased diode junction area and method for manufacturing the same A phase change memory device includes a semiconductor substrate active region, a plurality of first conductivity type silicon pillars, and a plurality of second conductivity type silicon patterns. The plurality of first conductivity type silicon pillars is formed on the semiconductor active region such that each first conductivity type silicon pillar is provided for two adjoining cells. The plurality of second conductivity type silicon patterns is formed on the plurality of first conductivity type silicon pillars such that two second conductivity type silicon patterns are formed on opposite sidewalls of each first conductivity type silicon pillars. Two adjoining cells together share only one first conductivity type silicon pillar and each adjoining cell is connected to only one second conductivity type silicon pattern which constitutes a PN diode which serves as a single switching element for each corresponding cell.
US07843035B2	MIM capacitors with catalytic activation layer An embodiment of a MIM capacitor includes a first insulating layer formed over a wafer and a first capacitor plate formed over the wafer within the first insulating layer. The MIM capacitor further includes a second insulating layer formed over the first insulating layer, a capacitor dielectric formed over the first capacitor plate within the second insulating layer and a second capacitor plate formed over the capacitor dielectric within the second insulating layer. A recess is formed in the second capacitor plate below an upper surface of the second insulating layer and a catalytic activation layer is formed in the recess.
US07843034B2	Capacitor having upper electrode not formed over device isolation region The semiconductor device comprises a device isolation region 14 formed in a semiconductor substrate 10, a lower electrode 16 formed in a device region 12 defined by the device isolation region and formed of an impurity diffused layer, a dielectric film 18 of a thermal oxide film formed on the lower electrode, an upper electrode 20 formed on the dielectric film, an insulation layer 26 formed on the semiconductor substrate, covering the upper electrode, a first conductor plug 30a buried in a first contact hole 28a formed down to the lower electrode, and a second conductor plug 30b buried in a second contact hole 28b formed down to the upper electrode, the upper electrode being not formed in the device isolation region. The upper electrode 20 is not formed in the device isolation region 14, whereby the short-circuit between the upper electrode 20 and the lower electrode 16 in the cavity can be prevented. Thus, a capacitor of high reliability can be provided.
US07843030B2	Method, apparatus, material, and system of using a high gain avalanche photodetector transistor Here, we demonstrate new material/structures for the photodetectors, using semiconductor material. For example, we present the Tunable Avalanche Wide Base Transistor as a photodetector. Particularly, SiC, GaN, AlN, Si and Diamond materials are given as examples. The desired properties of an optimum photodetector is achieved. Different variations are discussed, both in terms of structure and material.
US07843028B2	Electro-optical device, semiconductor device, display device, and electronic apparatus having the same An electro-optical device includes: a panel having a display area in which an electro-optical material is interposed between first and second substrates; and a light detection unit disposed on the first or second substrate to detect illuminance of ambient light of the panel, wherein the light detection unit performs a detecting operation plural times at a predetermined time interval, and wherein the predetermined time interval is set to be a value except for an integer multiple of 1/100 sec or 1/120 sec or a value close thereto.
US07843013B2	Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same A semiconductor device includes: an isolation region formed in a semiconductor substrate; active regions surrounded by the isolation region and including p-type and n-type regions, respectively; an NMOS transistor formed in the active region including the p-type region and including an n-type gate electrode; a PMOS transistor formed in the active region including the n-type region and including a p-type gate electrode; and a p-type resistor formed on the isolation region. The p-type resistor has an internal stress greater than that of the p-type gate electrode.
US07843010B2	Crystalline semiconductor film and method for manufacturing the same An island of a crystalline semiconductor according to the present invention has an upper surface and a sloped side surface, which are joined together with a curved surface. Crystal grains in a body portion of the island, including the upper surface, and crystal grains in an edge portion of the island, including the sloped side surface, both have average grain sizes that are greater than 0.2 μm.
US07843008B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device capable of dissipating heat, which has been produced in an ESD protection element, to the exterior of the device rapidly and efficiently includes an ESD protection element having a drain region, a source region and a gate electrode, and a thermal diffusion portion. The thermal diffusion portion, which has been formed on the drain region, has a metal layer electrically connected to a pad, and contacts connecting the drain region and metal layer. The metal layer has a first wiring trace extending along the gate electrode, and second wiring traces intersecting the first wiring trace perpendicularly. The contacts are connected to intersections between the first wiring trace and the second wiring traces. Heat that has been produced at a pn-junction of the ESD protection element and transferred through a contact is diffused simultaneously in three directions through the first wiring trace and second wiring trace in the metal layer and is released into the pad.
US07843000B2	Semiconductor device having multiple fin heights A semiconductor device having multiple fin heights is provided. Multiple fin heights are provided by using multiple masks to recess a dielectric layer within a trench formed in a substrate. In another embodiment, an implant mold or e-beam lithography are utilized to form a pattern of trenches in a photoresist material. Subsequent etching steps form corresponding trenches in the underlying substrate. In yet another embodiment, multiple masking layers are used to etch trenches of different heights separately. A dielectric region may be formed along the bottom of the trenches to isolate the fins by performing an ion implant and a subsequent anneal.
US07842998B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device and method for manufacturing the same According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device including: a semiconductor substrate; memory cell transistors that are series-connected; and a select transistor that includes: a first diffusion region that is formed in the semiconductor substrate at one end of the memory cell transistors; a first insulating film that is formed on the semiconductor substrate at a side of the first diffusion region; a select gate electrode that is formed on the first insulating film; a semiconductor pillar that is formed to extend upward from the semiconductor substrate and to be separated from the select gate electrode; a second insulating film that is formed between the select gate electrode and the semiconductor pillar; and a second diffusion region that is formed on the semiconductor pillar.
US07842995B2	Multi-bit non-volatile memory devices and methods of fabricating the same A multi-bit non-volatile memory device may include a semiconductor substrate including a body and at least one pair of fins protruding above the body. A first insulation layer may be formed on the body between the at least one pair of fins. A plurality of pairs of control gate electrodes may extend across the first insulation layer and the at least one pair of fins, and may at least partly cover upper portions of outer walls of the at least one pair of fins. A plurality of storage nodes may be formed between the control gate electrodes and the at least one pair of fins, and may be insulated from the substrate. A first distance between adjacent pairs of control gate electrodes may be greater than a second distance between control gate electrodes in each pair.
US07842994B2	Nonvolatile memory transistor having poly-silicon fin, stacked nonvolatile memory device having the transistor, method of fabricating the transistor, and method of fabricating the device A nonvolatile memory transistor having a poly-silicon fin, a stacked nonvolatile memory device having the transistor, a method of fabricating the transistor, and a method of fabricating the device are provided. The device may include an active fin protruding upward from a semiconductor substrate. At least one first charge storing pattern on a top surface and sidewalls of the active fin may be formed. At least one first control gate line on a top surface of the at least one first charge storing pattern may be formed. The at least one first control gate line may intersect over the active fin. An interlayer dielectric layer may be formed on the at least one first control gate line. A poly-silicon fin may be formed on the interlayer dielectric layer. At least one second charge storing pattern on a top surface and sidewalls of the poly-silicon fin may be formed. At least one second control gate line on a top surface of the at least one second charge storing pattern may be formed, and the at least one second control gate line may intersect over the poly-silicon fin.
US07842993B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device suppressing fluctuation in threshold voltage First and second memory cell transistors are isolated by an element isolation insulating film. A barrier insulating film covers the element isolation insulating film. The first memory cell transistor includes a first tunnel insulating film, a first charge storage layer made of an insulating film, a first block insulating film, and a first gate electrode. The second memory cell transistor includes a second tunnel insulating film, a second charge storage layer made of an insulating film, a second block insulating film, and a second gate electrode. The barrier insulating film is in contact with the first and second charge storage layers, and has a film thickness smaller than that of the first and second charge storage layers.
US07842991B2	Nonvolatile memory devices including oxygen-deficient metal oxide layers and methods of manufacturing the same A nonvolatile memory device includes at least one switching device and at least one storage node electrically connected to the at least one switching device. The at least one storage node includes a lower electrode, one or more oxygen-deficient metal oxide layers, one or more data storage layers, and an upper electrode. At least one of the one or more metal oxide layers is electrically connected to the lower electrode. At least one of the one or more data storage layers is electrically connected to at least one of the one or more metal oxide layers. The upper electrode is electrically connected to at least one of the one or more data storage layers. A method of manufacturing the nonvolatile memory device includes preparing the at least one switching device and forming the lower electrode, one or more metal oxide layers, one or more data storage layers, and upper electrode.
US07842990B2	Nonvolatile ferroelectric memory device including trench capacitor A nonvolatile ferroelectric memory device includes a plurality of unit cells. Each of the unit cells includes a cell capacitor and a cell transistor. The cell capacitor includes a storage node, a ferroelectric layer, and a plate line. The cell capacitors of more than one of the plurality of unit cells are provided in a trench.
US07842988B2	Manufacturing method of photoelectric conversion device A noise generated by a constitution of widening an incident aperture of light of a photoelectric conversion element is reduced. In a manufacturing method of a photoelectric conversion device, first electroconductor arranged in a first hole arranged in the first interlayer insulation layer electrically connects a first semiconductor region to a gate electrode of an amplifying MOS transistor not through wirings included in a wiring layer. Moreover, a second electroconductor electrically connects a second semiconductor region different from the first semiconductor region to a wiring. In a constitution of that second electroconductor, a third electroconductor arranged in a second hole arranged in the first interlayer insulation layer and a fourth electroconductor arranged in a third hole arranged in the second interlayer insulation layer are stacked and electrically connected to each other. And the step of forming the first electroconductor, and the step of forming the third electroconductor are performed simultaneously.
US07842983B2	Boundaries with elevated deuterium levels A device is annealed in a deuterium atmosphere. Deuterium penetrates the device to a boundary, which is passivated by the deuterium.
US07842982B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having, on a surface thereof, a (110) surface of Si1-xGex (0.25≦x≦0.90), and n-channel and p-channel MISFETs formed on the (110) surface, each MISFET having a source region, a channel region and a drain region. Each MISFET has a linear active region which is longer in a [−110] direction than in a [001] direction and which has a facet of a (311) or (111) surface, the source region, the channel region and the drain region are formed in this order or in reverse order in the [−110] direction of the linear active region, the channel region of the n-channel MISFET is formed of Si and having uniaxial tensile strain in the [−110] direction, and the channel region of the p-channel MISFET being formed of Si1-yGey (x
US07842976B2	Semiconductor device having MOS transistors which are serially connected via contacts and conduction layer A semiconductor device includes a plurality of signal lines which are arranged at a predetermined pitch; first and second MOS transistors which are connected to the signal lines, and also serially connected to each other; and a connection device which functions as a connection node between the serially-connected first and second MOS transistors, and connects a source area of one of the first and second MOS transistors to a drain area of the other of the first and second MOS transistors via contact holes, which are formed through an insulating layer, and a conduction layer connected to the contact holes.
US07842970B2	ESD protection device structure An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protective device structure is disclosed. The ESD protection device includes: at least a first conductive type metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS), in which the drain and source of the first conductive type MOS are electrically connected to a first power terminal and a second power terminal separately; at least a second conductive type diffusion region; and at least a dummy gate disposed between the first conductive type MOS and the second conductive type diffusion region, wherein the gate length of the dummy gate is less than the gate length of the first conductive type MOS gate, such that the junction between the second conductive type diffusion region and the drain of the first conductive type MOS have a low breakdown voltage.
US07842969B2	Low clamp voltage ESD device and method therefor In one embodiment, an ESD device is configured to include a zener diode and a P-N diode and to have a conductor that provides a current path between the zener diode and the P-N diode.
US07842967B2	Semiconductor device used in step-up DC-DC converter, and step-up DC-DC converter A power supply device is disclosed that is able to satisfy the power requirements of a device in service and has high efficiency.The power supply device includes a first power supply; a voltage step-up unit that steps up an output voltage of the first power supply; a voltage step-down unit that steps down an output voltage of the voltage step-up unit; and a load that is driven to operate by an output voltage of the voltage step-down unit. The voltage step-up unit steps up the output voltage of the first power supply to a lower limit of an operating voltage of the voltage step-down unit.
US07842965B2	Light emitting diode illuminating device An illuminating device (1) includes a light source module (10) and a power source module (30). The light source module includes a base (11), a plurality of LEDs (12) and a plurality of electrode contacts (13, 14) located on the base. The LEDs is electrically connected to the electrode contacts. The power source module includes an enclosure (31) defining a light source chamber (311) therein and a plurality of electrical terminals (33, 34) received in the light source chamber. The light source module is detachably inserted into the light source chamber of the power source module, and the electrode contacts abut against the corresponding electrical terminals respectively.
US07842961B2	Red phosphor and luminous element using the same The present invention relates to a phosphor and a luminous element using the same. The present invention provides a phosphor for absorbing a portion of light emitted from a light source and emitting light with a wavelength different from that of the absorbed light. The phosphor comprises a fluorescent material having an alkaline earth metal-germanium metal-sulfur structure that contains Ge and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Sr and Ca and is activated by Eu. The phosphor of the present invention increases a color rendering index (CRI) of a white luminous element for a general lighting apparatus, and a luminous element using the phosphor has an advantage in that it is suitable for a white luminous element backlight which can substitute for a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) in medium and large-sized TVs and has higher color reproducibility and higher white uniformity.
US07842959B2	Light emitting device having a plurality of light emitting cells and package mounting the same Disclosed is a light emitting device having a plurality of light emitting cells and a package having the same mounted thereon. The light emitting device includes a plurality of light emitting cells which are formed on a substrate and each of which has an N-type semiconductor layer and a P-type semiconductor layer located on a portion of the N-type semiconductor layer. The plurality of light emitting cells are bonded to a submount substrate. Accordingly, heat generated from the light emitting cells can be easily dissipated, so that a thermal load on the light emitting device can be reduced. Meanwhile, since the plurality of light emitting cells are electrically connected using connection electrodes or electrode layers formed on the submount substrate, it is possible to provide light emitting cell arrays connected to each other in series. Further, it is possible to provide a light emitting device capable of being directly driven by an AC power source by connecting the serially connected light emitting cell arrays in reverse parallel to each other.
US07842957B2	Optical transceiver with reduced height A transceiver having a light source die, a photodetector die and a substrate is disclosed. The substrate has a first well in which the light source die is mounted and a second well in which the photodetector die is mounted. The substrate has a reflective surface which blocks light leaving the light source from reaching the photodetector unless the light is reflected by an object external to the transceiver. The reflecting surface of the second well in the substrate is shaped to concentrate light received from outside the transceiver onto the photodetector, and in one aspect of the invention it comprises a non-imaging optical element. The light source is powered by applying a potential between first and second contacts on the light source die. A signal is generated between first and second contacts on the photodetector die in response to illumination of the photodetector die.
US07842946B2	Electronic devices with hybrid high-k dielectric and fabrication methods thereof Electronic devices with hybrid high-k dielectric and fabrication methods thereof. The electronic device includes a substrate. A first electrode is disposed on the substrate. Hybrid high-k multi-layers comprising a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer are disposed on the substrate, wherein the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer are solvable and substantially without interface therebetween. A second electrode is formed on the hybrid multi-layers.
US07842941B2	Aromatic compound An aromatic compound of the following formula (1), (2), (5) or (6), wherein, Ar1 and Ar3 represent a tetra-valent aromatic hydrocarbon group or a tetra-valent heterocyclic group, and Ar2, Ar4, Ar5, Ar6 and Ar7 represent a tri-valent aromatic hydrocarbon group or a tri-valent heterocyclic group, A1 represents —Z1—, —Z2—Z3— or —Z4═Z5—, wherein Z1, Z2 and Z3 represent O, S or the like and Z4 and Z5 represent N, B, P or the like, X1, X2, X3, X4, X9, X10, X11, and X12 represent a halogen atom or the like.
US07842932B2	Ultraviolet radiation light emitting diode device There is disclosed an ultraviolet radiation device. The device comprises a base portion, a plurality of semiconductor structures connected to the base portion and an ultraviolet radiation transparent element connected to the plurality of semiconductor structures. Preferably: (i) the at least one light emitting diode is in direct contact with the ultraviolet radiation transparent element, or (ii) there is a spacing between the at least one light emitting diode and the ultraviolet radiation transparent element, the spacing being substantially completely free of air. There is also disclosed a fluid treatment system incorporating the ultraviolet radiation device.
US07842928B2	Compact and durable encasement for a digital radiography detector A digital radiography detector includes a housing and a radiographic image detector assembly. The housing has a first and second spaced planar members and four side walls defining a cavity. The radiographic image detector assembly is mounted within the cavity for converting a radiographic image to an electronic radiographic image. The detector assembly includes a scintillator screen and a detector array, and the detector assembly is bonded to the first planar member of the housing.
US07842924B2	Infrared detector, infrared detecting apparatus, and method of manufacturing infrared detector An infrared detector comprises: a reflection portion transmitting far- and middle-infrared rays and reflecting near-infrared and visible rays; a photo-current generating portion having a quantum well structure in which electrons are excited by the far- and middle-infrared rays having passed through the reflection portion so as to generate photo-current; a light emitting portion having a quantum well structure into which electrons of the photo-current generated by the photo-current generating portion are injected and the electrons thus injected thereinto are recombined with holes, thus emitting near-infrared and visible rays; and a photo-detecting portion detecting the near-infrared and visible rays emitted from the light emitting portion, and detecting the near-infrared and visible rays emitted from the light emitting portion and reflected by the reflection portion. The reflection portion, the photo-current generating portion, and the light emitting portion are made of group III-V compound semiconductors layered on a semiconductor substrate.
US07842921B2	Clip-on infrared imager A clip-on infrared imager may be coupled and decoupled to an existing night vision system to add infrared imaging to provide a fused image through at least one of the night vision system eyepieces.
US07842912B2	Camera based vision alignment with device group guiding for semiconductor device testing handlers A vision alignment system and method is provided. The vision alignment system includes one or more grouped alignment plates with guiding inserts configured to receive multiple devices, and groups of three actuators, configured to actuate the alignment plates to correct the position offsets of multiple devices as a group. The position offsets between the device and contactor are determined by a device-view camera during runtime and a contactor-view camera during calibration time. The vision alignment system also includes a pick-and-place handler, configured to transport devices.
US07842911B2	Method for determination of the direction to an object to be surveyed by selecting only a portion of image information depicting the object for such direction determination An image depicting an object is recorded for the purpose of measuring the direction to said object, after which the object is to be surveyed. In order to achieve an optimum stability for rapid changes to the object's position, image sensors are used to analyze or download only a part of the available pixels. A selection of the analyzed image information, as above, uses information about the required measurement accuracy and the time performance of the image sensor. According to the invention, the limitation of the downloaded information can be achieved by the selection of a partial region of the image using the combination of a sub-sampling with a sub-windowing. A selection of image points for downloading within the partial region of the image can thus be achieved by the use of the determined omitted image information.
US07842907B2	Microwave generator A microwave generator (10) having a hollow central electrode (12) with a front face including hollow emmission element (18), and having an outer electrode (14), which coaxially surrounds the central electrode (12) along an axially extending resonator section (16). The two electrodes (12, 14) define a spark gap (36) and are connected to a high-voltage source (38). An ultracompact microwave generator (10) is implemented by the high-voltage source (38) being arranged in the hollow central electrode (12) of the microwave generator (10) rather than on the outside thereof.
US07842904B2	Welding system and consumable electrode welding method A torch is moved by a manipulator in a direction separating from a base material 7 while a wire is supplied, whereby an actuator driving the robot manipulator can control a velocity of the wire for a workpiece by a unidirectional operation of separating the torch, and vibration due to reverse of torch velocity is not generated. Further, by using a dedicated separation control system, velocity follow-up performance of the actuator moving the torch can be heightened without increasing overshoot in the usual operation time, and the acceleration and deceleration time of the manipulator can be reduced.
US07842901B2	Device for drilling and for removing material using a laser beam A device for drilling and for removing material using a laser beam comprises: a rotating image rotator (2); a beam manipulator (1) which, when viewed in the beam direction, is arranged in front of the image rotator and which serves to adjust the angle and position of the beam relative to the rotation axis of the image rotator; and a focusing device (3) located on the output side of the image rotator. A compensating device (3, 13, 14, 15) is placed between the image rotator and the focusing device and rotates with the image rotator in the same direction of rotation and with the same rotational frequency. The compensating device has a parallel displacement unit (15) and an angle changing unit (13, 14), and the compensating device, in a basic setting, is adjustable in its rotating position relative to the image rotator.
US07842898B2	Variable orifice torch A variable orifice torch for use in a solid free form fabrication system for manufacturing a component from successive layers of metal feedstock material. The variable orifice torch includes a torch structure defining a torch nozzle formed of a highly conductive bulk material. The variable orifice torch further includes a gas flow channel and a variable orifice defined therein. An arc electrode is disposed within the gas flow channel. The variable orifice is defined in the torch nozzle and in alignment with the arc electrode. The variable orifice is coupled to the torch structure in a manner operable to control a flow gas therethrough by varying the size of an aperture defined by the variable orifice.
US07842897B2	Bonding apparatus A wire bonding apparatus including a joining machine unit for joining a wire to a subject device, a measurement unit for measuring the connection state between the subject device and the wire, and a control unit for controlling the operation of the entire apparatus. An AC-C measurement circuit of the measurement unit includes an AC power supply, an equivalent capacitance circuit that creates an essentially the same capacitance as the capacitance component of the joining machine unit before bonding, a differential circuit that finds the difference between the capacitance of the joining machine unit after bonding and the capacitance of the equivalent capacitance circuit, an amplification circuit, a rectification circuit, an AID conversion circuit, a judgment unit that judges the connection state, and an output unit.
US07842894B2	Buckle for a safety belt A seat belt buckle for seat belts has a housing, an opening for inserting a seat belt tongue, a locking device for locking the seat belt tongue, and a release device for releasing the seat belt tongue from the lock. A sensor device electrically senses whether the seat belt tongue is locked, wherein the sensor device has a switch arrangement which can be activated by the seat belt tongue. The switch arrangement has an electrically conductive snap-action plate that can be moved between a first switched position and a second switched position. A mechanical activation device transmits a force exerted on the seat belt tongue during the insertion of the seat belt tongue onto the snap-action plate in order to move the snap-action plate from the first switched position into the second switched position. As a result, an electrical contact element is closed or opened.
US07842893B2	Electronic pen having an ultrasonic wave controller The present invention aims to provide an electronic pen that is able to prevent the reflection of an ultrasonic wave. An electronic pen according to the present invention has: a housing having a longitudinal axis and a write side tip along the longitudinal axis; at least an ultrasonic wave transmitter, the ultrasonic wave transmitter being arranged near the write side tip of the housing; and a controller for detecting a sensor orientation and for controlling transmission of the ultrasonic wave. The sensor orientation is an index that shows a rotational orientation of the housing about the longitudinal axis, the rotational orientation being directed at an ultrasonic wave sensor for receiving the ultrasonic wave that is transmitted from the ultrasonic wave transmitter. The controller selectively activates a part of the ultrasonic wave transmitter such that the ultrasonic wave is transmitted from the orientation which is directed to the sensor orientation.
US07842890B2	One-piece optical imager housing and method for releasably locking a one-piece housing assembly A one-piece housing for the enclosure and protection of an optical imager or other device and a method for locking a one-piece housing assembly in a folded configuration. The housing comprises three segments permanently joined by flexible hinges that allow the housing to quickly fold into a box to enclose an optical imager. To releasably maintain the housing in closed position, the assembly contains two locking tabs that snap-fit into depressions on a platform extending away from the main housing segment. One tab snap-fits directly into a depression on the top surface of the platform while the other tab snap-fits into a depression on the reverse surface of the platform. By locking into depressions on the top and reverse surfaces of the platform, the opposing tabs tightly grip the surfaces and releasably maintain the housing in the folded configuration.
US07842888B2	Finishing tool for cable mold connection The present invention relates to a finishing tool for a cable mold connection. The finishing tool includes a connection base, a connection cover, and a plurality of couplers. The connection base has a thickness corresponding to the base and has at least two acceptance openings. The connection cover is coupled to an upper side of the connection base and finishes a connection with a corresponding end of at least two cable molds. The couplers are each provided at an upper side of the connection base and a lower side of the connection cover. A base of a cable mold is mounted in the acceptance opening.
US07842884B2	Device and method for mounting an electrical box in drywall A device and method for mounting electrical boxes (1) in preexisting drywall (4) using a mounting bracket (3). To use, a holding wire (14) having a stop (15) on one end is placed through a screw hole (9) of a cover (2) which is attached the electrical box. Then the electrical box and cover are placed sideways through a wall hole (7) in the drywall. Next the electrical box is lowered behind the wall so that conduit (8) may be connected to the electrical box. Then a mounting bracket (3) is secured to the cover and electrical box with holding clips (11) and screws (12) using the holding wire to keep the mounting bracket and cover centered with the wall hole. A standard switch or outlet cover may then be installed to cover the mounting bracket. An additional novel feature of the present invention is a stop strap (17) which may be attached to conduit above a top plate (10) of a wall to bold the conduit in place.
US07842883B2	Power line arrangement A power line arrangement includes a first power line and a second power line which crosses the first power line at least once. The first and second power lines are connected to a same power supply, and current in the first power line flows in a different direction from current in the second power line at an area where the first and second power lines cross.
US07842878B2	System and method for predicting musical keys from an audio source representing a musical composition A system and method thereof for determining the musical key of a musical composition. The system includes a database of reference musical works, defined by both a root musical key and a note strength profile, and a musical key estimation system that detects the musical key of the musical compositing based on relationships between the note strength profiles of the reference works and the note strength profile of the musical composition.
US07842877B2	Electronic input device for use with steel pans and associated methods A system for digitizing a series of notes to be played on a steel pan/drum includes a processor, and a display device and an input device in signal communication with the processor. Software encoded on a computer-readable medium and installable on the processor has a code segment adapted to display a virtual keyboard on the display device. The keyboard has a plurality of pianistically arranged keys, each key having a note name corresponding to a pitch represented by the key imposed thereon. A code segment can receive a user selection via the input device of a pan instrument for which music is desired to be entered, retrieve a note range for the selected pan instrument, and electronically mask the virtual keyboard to exclude keys outside the retrieved note range. User input can be received for a series of notes to be encoded for playing on the selected pan instrument.
US07842870B2	Method and device for attaching a musical instrument string to a musical instrument tuning peg Provided is a string tuning mechanism that enables a musician to clamp and anchor a musical instrument string to a musical instrument tuning peg. The claimed subject matter enables the musician to put on and take off the strings of a stringed musical instrument easily and rapidly. The string attachment device also enables the installed musical instrument string to equalize to pitch faster than currently possible and enables a stringed musical instrument to remain in tune longer. The disclosed device is designed to fit easily against a tuning peg and to enable the musician to use the locking of the string to the peg technology without permanently changing the physical state of their musical instrument. Another purpose of the claimed subject matter is to provide a method and device that enables the musician to use the same strings he has always used, and not to have to buy special strings.
US07842867B2	Internally-mounted soundhole interfacing device Disclosed is a device for improving the tonal characteristics of a stringed instrument. This has been accomplished using a device that interfaces acoustically with the soundhole. The device inhabits space where sound energy waves tend to interfere and redirects the sound energy out of the soundhole. This prevents distortion and delivers more fullness in sound.
US07842866B1	Musical instrument A musical instrument having a body shaped like a traditional stringed instrument such as a guitar and a sounding piece for strumming. The sounding piece, which is made of a material sufficiently stiff as to emit a sound when strummed, has a plurality of corrugations. The sounding piece is mounted within or on the body so that the corrugations run parallel to the longitudinal axis of the body. The sounding piece is also mounted sufficiently loosely within or on the body that it is able to vibrate sufficiently freely as to make a sound.
US07842861B1	Soybean variety RJS31002 According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety designated RJS31002. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety RJS31002, to the plants of soybean RJS31002 to plant parts of soybean variety RJS31002 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing plants of the soybean variety RJS31002 with another soybean plant, using RJS31002 as either the male or the female parent.
US07842857B1	Soybean variety RJS53002 According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety designated RJS53002. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety RJS53002, to the plants of soybean RJS53002 to plant parts of soybean variety RJS53002 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing plants of the soybean variety RJS53002 with another soybean plant, using RJS53002 as either the male or the female parent.
US07842856B2	Herbicide resistance gene, compositions and methods The present disclosure provides methods, recombinant DNA molecules, recombinant host cells containing the DNA molecules, and transgenic and genetically engineered plant cells, plant tissue, seeds and plants which contain and express an herbicide resistant protoporphyrinogen oxidase such that they germinate from seed and grow in the presence of an amount of herbicide where the parent plant does not. Such plants are especially appropriate for use in agriculture or horticulture where herbicides are used to kill undesirable plants which might contaminate or compete with the transgenic plant of interest.
US07842854B2	Genes encoding plant transcription factors Identification of a gene from monocotyledonous plants such as rice, which codes for a transcription factor specific to a stress tolerant gene and provision of a novel environmental stress tolerant plant using the gene. From the rice genome, a gene, which binds to a cis element existing upstream of the gene encoding a stress responsive protein and for a transcription factor to activate the transcription of the gene, is identified. Further, the gene of the transcription factor is used to transform a plant, thereby improving tolerance against environmental stresses such as low temperature, dehydration, and salt stresses.
US07842846B2	Process for heterogeneously catalyzed partial dehydrogenation of at least one hydrocarbon to be dehydrogenated A process for heterogeneously catalyzed partial dehydrogenation of a hydrocarbon, in which a reaction gas mixture input stream comprising the hydrocarbon to be dehydrogenated is conducted through a fixed catalyst bed disposed in a shaft and the reaction gas mixture input stream is obtained in the shaft by metering an input gas II comprising molecular oxygen upstream of the fixed catalyst bed into an input gas stream I which comprises molecular hydrogen and the hydrocarbon to be dehydrogenated and is flowing within the shaft toward the fixed catalyst bed.
US07842845B2	Process for the preparation of ring compounds In a process for the preparation of ring compounds via a combinatorial synthesis, the reaction procedure is based on a Suzuki coupling, subsequent halo-demetallation and finally a further Suzuki coupling. The Suzuki couplings are each carried out with a boronic acid or a boronic acid ester. The reaction procedure uses provides novel ring compounds and uses novel synthesis units used for this purpose. The novel ring compounds are suitable for use as constituents in liquid-crystalline mixtures.
US07842844B2	Process for the conversion of hydrocarbons to C2-oxygenates Process for the conversion of hydrocarbons to ethanol and optionally acetic acid by converting hydrocarbon in a syngas reactor into a stream A comprising a mixture of carbon oxide(s) and hydrogen preferably having a H2/CO molar ratio between 1.5 and 2.5, converting at least part of stream A in the presence of a particulate catalyst in a reactor under a temperature between 150 and 400° C. and a pressure of 5 to 200 bar, into a C2-oxygenates stream B, where stream B includes water, alkanes, ethanol, acetaldehyde, ethyl acetate and acetic acid, which together represent least 80% by weight of the products obtained from the C2-oxygenates conversion reactor. The C2-oxygenates stream B is separated into a stream C comprising H2, CO, CO2 and alkanes, and a stream D including 15 to 40 wt % of acetic acid, 10 to 40 wt % of acetaldehyde and 15 to 40 wt % of ethanol. At least part of stream D is hydrogenated in a hydrogenation reactor into an ethanol stream E, and stream E is subjected to a separating step, followed by recovery of ethanol.
US07842843B2	Mixture containing 1,3-butadiene and process for producing the same To provide a C4 fraction that contains significantly reduced amounts of butynes and methylallene and to provide a process for low-cost and effective production of ethers in which the C4 fraction is used as the starting material for a telomerization process.A mixture containing 25 to 80 mass % 1,3-butadiene, 13 to 68 mass % butenes and 2 to 15 mass % butanes with butynes and methylallene being contained in amounts of 50 ppm or less and 5 to 800 ppm, respectively.
US07842841B2	Process for the preparation of timberone This invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of timberone useful for perfume or cosmetics.
US07842838B2	Pyrro[1,2-b]pyridazinone intermediates The invention is directed to pyrro[1,2-b]pyridazinone compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds that are useful in treating infections by hepatitis C virus.
US07842837B2	Process for the synthesis of C-2, C-3 substituted N-alkylated indoles useful as cPLA2 inhibitors The present invention provides method for making a compound of formula 1: comprising the steps of reacting compounds of formulas 2 and 3: to produce a compound of formula 4: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are defined as described herein. The compound of formula 4 is then converted to the compound of formula 1. The invention further comprises compounds of formulas 3 and 4 and methods for making compounds of formulas 3 and 4.
US07842836B2	N-aryl-N'alkyl sulfamides as MEK inhibitors This invention concerns N-(ortho phenylaminoaryl), N′-alkyl sulfamides which are inhibitors of MEK and are useful in the treatment of cancer and other hyperproliferative diseases.
US07842835B2	Histone deacetylase inhibitors and methods of use thereof The invention provides novel classes of HDAC inhibitors. Methods of sensitizing a cancer cell to the cytotoxic effects of radiotherapy are also provided as well as methods for treating cancer and methods for treating neurological diseases. Additionally, the invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising an HDAC inhibitor of the invention, and kits comprising a container containing an HDAC inhibitor of the invention.
US07842834B2	Process for the synthesis of sulfonyl halides and sulfonamides from sulfonic acid salts The present invention provides synthetic processes for the preparation of sulfonyl halides of Formula Ar—(R)z—SO2—X and sulfonamides of Formula Ar—(R)z—SO2—NR4R5, where the constituent variables are as defined herein, that are useful as intermediates in the preparation of pharmaceuticals.
US07842833B2	Process for the production of carbonylation products A carbonylation process for the production of a carbonylation product such as a carboxylic acid and a carboxylic acid ester by contacting carbon monoxide with a feed comprising an alcohol such as methanol and/or a reactive derivative thereof such as methyl acetate in the vapor phase using a heterogeneous heteropolyacid catalyst which has been ion-exchanged or loaded with at least one metal selected from rhodium, iridium, copper and palladium and a Group IA metal selected from lithium, sodium, potassium and rubidium.
US07842832B2	β-amino-α-cyanoacrylates and their use as herbicides β-Amino-α-Cyanoacrylates of formula I where the variables have the following meanings: R1 is n-alkyl, n-alkenyl or alkoxyalkyl; R2,R3 are alkyl, which may be partially or fully halogenated and/or may carry a substituent from the group consisting of cyano, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkylthio, haloalkylthio, C1-C6-alkylsulfinyl, haloalkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl and haloalkylsulfonyl, are alkenyl or alkynyl; or R2 and R3 together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a cycloalkyl ring in which one or two nonadjacent CH2 groups may be replaced by oxygen or sulfur, and where the cycloalkyl ring may be substituted by halogen or alkyl; R4 is hydrogen, halogen, cyano or alkyl, where the substituents R2, R3 and R4 or two of the radicals R2, R3 and R4 are not simultaneously methyl, and their agriculturally useful salts, processes and intermediates for their preparation; and the use of these compounds or of compositions comprising these compounds for controlling undesirable plants are described.
US07842828B2	Method for separating out and recovering dialkyltin dialkoxide For an alkyltin alkoxide catalyst composition used in carbonate production, there is a problem that the alkyltin alkoxide catalyst composition is thermally decomposed by being heated in the production process, changing into an undistillable alkyltin alkoxide catalyst composition containing a high boiling deactivated component and an active component. The present invention provides a method for separating out and recovering the active component from the alkyltin alkoxide catalyst composition as a useful dialkyltin dialkoxide. According to the present invention, there is disclosed a method in which such an undistillable alkyltin alkoxide catalyst composition containing a high boiling deactivated component and an active component is reacted with an alcohol and/or a carbonate, so as to obtain a reaction liquid containing a product originating from the active component, and then the reaction liquid is subjected to distillation, so as to separate out and recover a dialkyltin dialkoxide from the product originating from the active component.
US07842826B2	Process for synthesizing halogenated derivatives of fluorescein for use in the production of non-volatile memory devices A process performs solid phase synthesis of halogenated derivatives of fluorescein, and includes reacting fluorescein with a halide MX, wherein M is an alkali metal and X is a halogen, and Oxone® (2 KHSO5.KHSO4.K2SO4), at a temperature higher than or equal to 150° C. A structure uses a halogenated derivative of fluorescein selected from the group consisting of 2′,4′,5′-trichlorofluorescein, 2′,4′,5′,7′-tetrachlorofluorescein, 4′,5′-diiodofluorescein diacetate and 2′,4′,5′-triiodofluorescein as electro-bistable material in a non-volatile memory device.
US07842820B2	Sulfonylpyrroles Compounds of the formula I in which the substitutents have the definitions provided in the specification, are novel, effective HDAC inhibitors.
US07842819B2	Derivatives for modulation of ion channels Sulfonamide derivatives act as ion channel antagonists. The compositions are useful for treating or relieving pain-related conditions.
US07842814B2	Total synthesis of salinosporamide A and analogs thereof The present invention relates to certain compounds and to methods for the preparation of certain compounds that can be used in the fields of chemistry and medicine. Specifically, described herein are methods for the preparation of various compounds and intermediates, and the compounds and intermediates themselves. More specifically, described herein are methods for synthesizing Salinosporamide A and its analogs from a compound of formula (V).
US07842813B2	Processes for the preparation of O-[5-(4-amino-thiazol-2-yl)-pyridin-2-ylmethyl]-hydroxylamine The present invention relates generally to novel methods for the synthesis of O-[5-(4-amino-thiazol-2-yl)-pyridin-2-ylmethyl]-hydroxylamine which is an essential reagent in the synthesis of one of the bridged erythromycin derivatives and their respective pharmaceutically acceptable salts in PCT Application WO 03/097659 A1. In particular, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for the preparation of a compound of formula (Ia):
US07842804B2	Ionic salts comprising pyrrolidinium, triazolinium, piperidinium or morpholinium cations and alkyltrifluorophosphate anions The present invention relates to salts comprising pyrrolidinium, triazolinium, piperidinium or morpholinium cations that can have substituents thereon and alkyltrifluorophosphate anions, to processes for preparation thereof and to the use thereof, in particular for the preparation of ionic liquids.
US07842802B2	Vinorelbine derivatives The present invention relates to novel vinorelbine derivatives. Pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds as well as processes of preparation and processes of use for treatment of various conditions are also disclosed.
US07842801B2	Phthalocyanine dyes and their preparation and use Phthalocyanine dyes of general formula (II) and, in particular, of general formula (III) wherein R1-R8, R9-R12, Me, M, m, n, o and p are as described in the specification, are excellent photosensitizers for the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions for photodynamic therapy or photo diagnostics.
US07842800B2	Bioinformatically detectable group of novel regulatory bacterial and bacterial associated oligonucleotides and uses thereof The present invention relates to a first group of novel bacterial and human associated oligonucleotides, here identified as Genomic Address Messenger or GAM oligonucleotide, and a second group of novel operon-like bacterial and human polynucleotides, here identified as Genomic Record or GR polynucleotide. GAM oligonucleotides selectively inhibit translation of known ‘target’ genes, many of which are known to be involved in various bacterial diseases. Nucleic acid molecules are provided respectively encoding 6444 GAM precursors oligonucleotides, and 726 GR polynucleotides, as are vectors and probes both comprising the nucleic acid molecules, and methods and systems for detecting GAM oligonucleotides and GR polynucleotides and specific functions and utilities thereof, for detecting expression of GAM oligonucleotides and GR polynucleotides, and for selectively enhancing and selectively inhibiting translation of the respective target genes thereof.
US07842787B2	Biological products There are disclosed antibody molecules containing at least on CDR derived from a mouse monoclonal antibody having specificity for human KDR. There is also disclosed a CDR grafted antibody wherein at least one of the CDRs is a hybrid CDR. Further disclosed are DNA sequences encoding the chains of the antibody molecules, vectors, transformed host cells and uses of the antibody molecules in the treatment of diseases in which VEGF and/or KDR are implicated.
US07842786B2	Mammalian sweet and amino acid heterodimeric taste receptors comprising T1R3 and T1R1 The present invention provides isolated nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of sweet or amino acid taste receptors comprising T1R3 and T1R1, two heterologous G-protein coupled receptor polypeptides from the T1R family of sensory G-protein coupled receptors, antibodies to such receptors, methods of detecting such nucleic acids and receptors, and methods of screening for modulators of sweet and amino acid taste receptors.
US07842784B2	Chordin-like molecules and uses thereof The present invention provides Chordin-Like (CHL) polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same. The invention also provides selective binding agents, vectors, host cells, and methods for producing CHL polypeptides. The invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the diagnosis, treatment, amelioration, and/or prevention of diseases, disorders, and conditions associated with CHL polypeptides.
US07842780B2	Silk fibroin materials and use thereof The present invention provides processes for producing porous silk fibroin scaffold material. The porous silk fibroin scaffold can be used for tissue engineering. The porosity of the silk fibroin scaffolds described herein can be adjusted as to mimic the gradient of densities found in natural tissue. Accordingly, methods for engineering of 3-dimensional tissue, e.g. bone and cartilage, using the silk fibroin scaffold material are also provided.
US07842779B2	Process for producing granular carboxylated-polymer particle and granular carboxylated-polymer particle An object of the invention is to provide a method for easily producing granular carboxyl group-containing polymer particles, which have a high bulk density and readily swell in water. The invention provides a method for producing a granular carboxyl group-containing polymer particle by producing a carboxyl group-containing polymer particle, preparing an aggregate of the carboxyl group-containing polymer particles by providing the carboxyl group-containing particles with moisture so that the carboxyl group-containing polymer particles absorb the moisture in an amount of 5 to 25% by weight and form the aggregate, drying the aggregate of the carboxyl group-containing polymer particles, and then grinding the dried aggregate.
US07842773B2	Process for the preparation of organosilicon compounds having urethane groups Organosilicon compounds containing urethane groups are prepared by reacting aminofunctional organosilicon compounds containing at least one siloxane unit AR a ⁢ SiO 3 - a 2 ( I ) per molecule and at least two siloxane units of the formula XR b ⁢ SiO 3 - b 2 ( II ) in which R are monovalent, optionally substituted C1-18 hydrocarbon radicals, A is a radical —R1(—NR2—R1)z—NR2—H (III), where R1 is a divalent C1-18 organic radical, R2 is a hydrogen atom or C1-18 hydrocarbon radical, X is a group capable of condensation, a is 0 or 1, b is 1 or 2, z is 0 or an integer from 1 to 10, are reacted with organic carbonates (2) containing a group of the formula —O—C(═O)O— (IV), and, in a second stage, the first stage reaction products are optionally condensed with silanes (3) bearing groups capable of condensation, to give higher molecular weight organosilicon compounds containing urethane groups.
US07842769B1	Polyvinyl chloride formulations An extrudable polyvinyl chloride composition comprising from 80 to 99.9 percent by weight polyvinyl chloride for use in extruding a first part and a second part, wherein a fusion joint between the first extruded part and the second extruded part is formed by: A) composition at least a portion of a first terminal edge of the first extruded part and a first terminal edge of the second extruded part; B) engaging the melted terminal edges; and C) maintaining pressure between the engaged terminal edges to create a fused joint having a strength that is at least 50% of the tensile strength of the extruded part as measured by ASTM D638-2a. The extruded parts can be pipe sections.
US07842768B2	Process for macroporous acrylic resins A macroporous core-shell resin bead having carboxylic acid groups; the bead has from 3% to 100% of monomer residues derived from crosslinker, an average pore diameter of at least 1.5 nm, and an average particle size from 10 μm to 900 μm; wherein at least 90% of the carboxylic acid groups in the bead are in the shell region, and the shell region comprises from 5% to 75% of the bead by volume.
US07842764B2	Metallocene compounds A bridged metallocene compound of formula (I) wherein: M is an atom of a transition metal; X, is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or a hydrocarbon-based group; R1 is a C1-C40 hydrocarbon radical; R2 and R3, form together a condensed 3-7 membered ring; R4 is a hydrogen atom or a C1-C40 hydrocarbon radical; W is an aromatic 5 or 6 membered ring.
US07842755B2	Curable organopolysiloxane composition, method of curing thereof, semiconductor device, and adhesion promoter A curable organopolysiloxane composition comprising an organopolysiloxane containing alkenyl groups and phenyl groups, an organohydrogenpolysiloxane, a copolymer of a vinyl monomer and a vinyl monomer with hydrosilyl groups, and a platinum catalyst; a curing process that consists of two or more stages of thermal curing; an optical semiconductor device that has a light-transmitting portion made from a cured body of the aforementioned composition; and an adhesion promoter that consists of a copolymer of a vinyl monomer and a vinyl monomer with hydrosilyl groups.
US07842747B2	Block copolymer composition for overmolding any nylon A thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) for overmolding (OM) a nylon substrate with an overmolded layer consists essentially of an inert filler, a plasticizer, preferably a mineral oil, and chosen combinations of ingredients from the following: (i) a functionalized “high rubber” SHDS (styrene-hydrogenated diene-styrene) having a functionality of 1%, the “small end blocks” together present in an amount in the range from about 8-25% by weight; (ii) hydrogenated SDS or SHDS block copolymer having polystyrene endblocks and a polymerized vinyl aromatic monomer in the poly(conjugated diene) midblock, the polystyrene endblocks together present in an amount in the range from 20-30% by weight of the block copolymer, excluding weight of the polystyrene in the polydiene midblock; (iii) a functionalized “high rubber” SHDS having a functionality of >1% but <2%, the “small end blocks” together present in an amount in the range from about 8-25% by weight; (iv) from 0-30% by weight of the composition, of a functionalized polyolefin (F3), the olefin having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms; (v) from 0-15% by wt of the composition, of a hydrogenated nonfunctionalized hydrogenated polystyrene-poly(conjugated diene)-polystyrene (SHDS) block copolymer; and, (vi) an additive to enhance the useful life of the composition.
US07842746B2	Hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated heat-bodied oils and uses thereof The present disclosure presents materials comprising hydrogenated and/or partially hydrogenated polymerized vegetable oils. Non-limiting applications of the polymerized oils, including coatings, binders, blends, and greases are presented. Methods for forming these materials are also disclosed.
US07842743B2	Stabiliser composition for halide-containing polymers A composition for stabilising halide-containing polymers, said composition comprising compounds represented by the general formula (I) wherein X, Y, and Z are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, amino, and groups having the structure (II) wherein R1 and R2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, phenyl, phenylalkyl and aryl group, A is oxygen (O) or sulfur (S); and wherein the dashed double line represents an optional double bond.
US07842740B2	Non-birefringent optical resin material and optical member Provided are an optical resin and an optical member using the same, both orientation birefringence and photoelasticity birefringence of the optical material being deadened and generally eliminated. The optical material consists of a composite constituent system of three or more constituents including a copolymerization system of monomer-element number not smaller than two, combination and constituent ratio of the composite constituent system being set so that both orientation birefringence and photoelasticity birefringence of the optical material are deadened at the same time and 5.0×10−5 or less is given under a condition that principal chains of the copolymerization system have degree of orientation equal to 0.03, and further a photoelasticity constant not greater than 1.0×10−12 (Pa−1) is obtained. The composite constituent system may contain an additive containing a low molecular weight compound which has an anisotropic polarizability and can be orientated in a polymer. The composite constituent system may consist of a copolymerization system of monomer-element number not smaller than three. Optical members produced by applying molding to the optical hardly show birefringence if external force is applied.
US07842739B2	Method of applying a compact hardened coating to a building surface and a composition for forming the coating A two-component composition is disclosed and a method of applying the composition to a surface to form thereon a hardened compact coating, wherein each component remains separate until conveyed to a mixer for forming therein, a mixture of the two components, allowing seamless production of a liquid foil on the surface, and that hardens reactively to form a hardened compact coating, which comprises: (i) a first component which comprises: a 60-70% mixture of bitumen and water in a quantity of 50 to 100 partial mass %; and (ii) a second component which comprises: 20 to 50 partial mass % filling material, and 40 to 80 partial mass % softening, non-volatile oil, and wherein the first component and the second component are present in a ratio of 100:10 up to 50 mass %.
US07842738B2	High polymer content hybrid drag reducers A drag reducing composition comprising particles of at least two different drag reducing polymers. The different drag reducing polymers can be formed by different processes, such as bulk polymerization or emulsion polymerization, and the particles of the different drag reducing polymers can have different mean particle sizes. The drag reducing compositions can be added to a hydrocarbon-containing fluid to decrease the pressure drop associated with the turbulent flow of the hydrocarbon-containing fluid through a conduit.
US07842736B2	Porous carbons A method is provided for making mesoporous resin. It comprises: (a) providing a nucleophilic component which comprises a phenolic compound or a phenol condensation prepolymer optionally with one or more modifying reagents selected from hydroquinone, resorcinol, urea, aromatic amines and heteroaromatic amines; (b) dissolving the nucleophilic component in a pore former selected from the group consisting of a diol, a diol ether, a cyclic ester, a substituted cyclic ester, a substituted linear amide, a substituted cyclic amide, an amino alcohol and a mixture of any of the above with water, together with at least one electrophilic cross-linking agent selected from the group consisting of formaldehyde, paraformaldehyde, furfural and hexamethylene tetramine; and (c) condensing the nucleophilic component and the electrophilic cross-linking agent in the presence of the pore former to form a porous resin. The resin may be formed in situ by pouring the partially cross-linked resin into hot oil. Mesoporous resin beads are obtained which can be carbonized into mesoporous carbon beads.
US07842735B2	Fluoropolymer foams, process to make them and applications thereof Described is a process for making closed cell fluoropolymer foam, and the foam so made. The process includes subjecting a fluoropolymer resin an inert gas at a pressure higher than atmospheric to drive gas into the resin, raising the temperature of the resin to or above its softening point, and reducing the pressure while maintaining the temperature at or above the softening point of the resin, in order to expand the resin to result in closed cell fluoropolymer foam. The resin is cross-linked prior to expansion. The resulting foams can be used in various applications, such as in flotation devices and for making thermal and/or acoustic insulation.
US07842734B2	Poly(arylene ether) copolymers containing pyridine units as proton exchange membranes The subject invention relates to the development and characterization of a new series of poly (arylene ether) copolymers containing pyridine and biphenyl or hydroquinone moieties. Preferred polymers can exhibit very good mechanical properties, high thermal and oxidative stability and high doping ability with strong acids. The invention further relates to the preparation and application of MEA on PEMFC type single cells.
US07842731B2	Wax emulsion for manufacture of composite boards Wax emulsions useful for manufacture of a composite board are described which include water; a lignosulfonic acid or a salt thereof; and at least one wax selected from the group consisting of slack wax, paraffin wax and montan wax. Such emulsions are useful in composite board formulations and methods for making composite boards such as oriented strand boards.
US07842729B2	Anti tubercular drug: compositions and methods Methods and compositions for treating disease caused by infectious agents, particularly tuberculosis. In particular, methods and compositions comprising substituted ethylene diamines for the treatment of infectious diseases are provided. In one embodiment, these methods and compositions are used for the treatment of mycobacterial infections, including, but not limited to, tuberculosis.
US07842728B2	Synergistic insecticidal compositions The present invention provides a synergistic insecticidal composition comprising as essential active ingredients a neuronal sodium channel antagonist in combination with one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of pyrethroids, pyrethroid-type compounds, recombinant nucleopolyhedroviruses capable of expressing an insect toxin, organophosphates, carbamates, formamidines, macrocyclic lactones, amidinohydrazones, GABA antagonists and acetylcholine receptor ligands. Also provided are methods for synergistic insect control and crop protection.
US07842727B2	Histone deacetylase inhibitors Histone deacetylase is a metallo-enzyme with zinc at the active site. Compounds having a zinc-binding moiety, such as, for example, a hydroxamic acid group or a carboxylic acid group, can inhibit histone deacetylase. Histone deacetylase inhibition can repress gene expression, including expression of genes related to tumor suppression. Accordingly, inhibition of histone deacetylase can provide an alternate route for treating cancer, hematological disorders, e.g., hemoglobinopathies, genetic disorders, e.g. Huntington's disease and spinal muscular atrophy and genetic related metabolic disorders, e.g., cystic fibrosis and adrenoleukodystrophy.
US07842726B2	Carnitine derivative, salt thereof, external skin preparation and cosmetic material To provide novel carnitine derivatives and salts thereof that are resistant to hydrolysis in the presence of aqueous media, and also provide external skin preparations and cosmetics that are excellent in storage stability, product life, skin affinity and percutaneous absorption properties. In particular, to provide novel α-branched acyl carnitine derivatives and salts thereof, external skin preparations and cosmetics comprising specific α-branched acyl carnitine derivatives and/or salts thereof.
US07842723B2	Ascorbic acid—natural sugar lactone esters for comprehensive skin and scalp care This invention relates to esters of ascorbic acid with natural sugar lactones [formula (I)], which are useful for the treatment of skin condition, including age spots, acne, loss of cellular antioxidants, collagen loss, loss of skin pliability, loss of skin suppleness, skin wrinkles including fine lines, oxidation, damage from radiation, malfunction of matrix metalloproteases, malfunction of tyrosinases, damage from free radicals, damage from UV, dry skin, xerosis, ichthyosis, dandruff, brownish spots, keratoses, melasma, lentigines, liver spots, pigmented spots, dark circles under the eyes, skin pigmentation including darkened skin, blemishes, oily skin, warts, eczema, pruritic skin, psoriasis, inflammatory dermatoses, topical inflammation, disturbed keratinization, skin changes associated with aging, nail or skin requiring cleansers, conditioning or treatment, and hair or scalp requiring shampooing or conditioning, and combinations thereof;
US07842719B2	Use of endoperoxides for the treatment of infections caused by flaviviridae, including hepatitis C, bovine viral diarrhea and classical swine fever virus The use of sesquiterpenes and, in particular sesquiterpene lactone endoperoxides, such as artemisinin and analogs thereof, for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infections. Artemisinin, analogs of artemsisnin and some crude Artemisia extracts were tested in vitro against DNA-viruses, retro-viruses and Flavivirida, (an important family of human and animal RNA pathogens). These compounds were also screened for anti-tumor activity. Strong activity of artemisinin was noticed against the bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV). As pestiviruses, such as BVDV, share many similarities with hepatitis C virus (HCV), we can conclude that endoperoxides in general and artemisinin more specifically have efficacy as treatments for hepatitis C viral infections.
US07842714B2	Ketorolac tromethamine compositions for treating ocular pain The present invention provides an aqueous ophthalmic solution having an effective amount of ketorolac which includes carboxymethyl cellulose in an aqueous solution wherein the concentration of carboxymethyl cellulose is selected to provide an increased absorption of ketorolac in the eye of a patient that is at least 130% greater than the absorption of a comparative aqueous ketorolac ophthalmic solution having the same concentration of ketorolac.
US07842712B2	Indazolinone compositions useful as kinase inhibitors The present invention provides compounds of formula I: These compounds, and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, are useful generally as kinase inhibitors, particularly as inhibitors of PRAK, GSK3, ERK2, CDK2, MK2, SRC, SYK, and Aurora-2. Accordingly, compounds and compositions of the invention are useful for treating or lessening the severity of a variety of disorders, including, but not limited to, heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, immunodeficiency disorders, inflammatory diseases, allergic diseases, autoimmune diseases, destructive bone disorders such as osteoporosis, proliferative disorders, infectious diseases and viral diseases.
US07842710B2	Carboxamides The invention relates to novel carboxamides of formula (I), in which M represents a phenyl ring, pyridine ring or pyrimidine, pyridazine or pyrazine ring, respectively monosubstituted by R8, or represents a thiazole ring substituted by R8-A; R8 represents hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, methyl, isopropyl, methylthio or trifluoromethyl; R8 can also represent methoxy; R8-A represents hydrogen, methyl, methylthio or trifluoromethyl; L1 represents C1-C10 alkene (alkanediyl); Q represents O, S, SO, SO2 or NR9; L2 represents a direct bond, SiR10R11 or CO; R represents hydrogen, C1-C8 alkyl, C1-C8 alkoxy, C1-C4 alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4 alkylthio-C1-C4-alkyl, C2-C8 alkenyl, C2-C8 alkynyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, C2-C6-haloalkenyl, C2-C6 haloalkynyl or C3-C6 cycloalkyl; A represents the group of formula (AI); the remaining substituents are defined in claim 1. The inventive substances have a powerful microbicidal action and can be used to control undesirable micro-organisms such as fungi and bacteria in the phyto-protection and material protection fields.
US07842707B2	Peptidase inhibitors The present invention relates to a series of novel compounds having the formula (I) wherein: X is NR3 or O; n is 1 or 2; A is a bicyclic carbocycle and R1 and R2 are as described herein. The compounds are useful as DPP-IV inhibitors, such as for the treatment of diabetes.
US07842705B2	Curcumin analogs with anti-tumor and anti-angiogenic properties The present invention is directed to curcumin analogs exhibiting anti-tumor and anti-angiogenic properties, pharmaceutical formulations including such compounds and methods of using such compounds.
US07842704B2	Compounds having β2 adrenergic receptor agonist and muscarinic receptor antagonist activity The invention is directed to compounds of formula I: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7a, R7b, W, G1, G2, a, b, c, d and m are as defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate or stereoisomer thereof. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds; methods of using such compounds; and process and intermediates for preparing such compounds.
US07842701B2	Pyrazoloquinolone derivative and use thereof The present invention provides a pyarzoloquinolone derivative having kinase inhibitory activity. The derivative is represented by the formula: wherein R1 is an aryl group which may be substituted, or an aromatic heterocyclic group which may be substituted; R2 is a hydrogen atom, an amino group which may be substituted, a hydroxy group which may be substituted, or a thiol group which may be substituted; R3, R4, R5 and R6, which may be identical or different, are each (1) a hydrogen atom, (2) a nitro group, (3) a cyano group, (4) a halogen atom, (5) a hydrocarbon group which may be substituted, (6) an amino group which may be substituted, (7) a hydroxy group which may be substituted, or (8) a thiol group which may be substituted; and R3 and R4, R4 and R5, and R5 and R6 may respectively form a ring together with the adjacent carbon atom, or salt thereof.
US07842700B2	Crystals of isopropyl ester of N-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)-4-[6-(methylamino)methyl-1-methyl-2,4-dioxo-1,4-dihydroquinazoline-3(2H)-yl]-L-phenylalanine hydrochloride, production method thereof and use thereof Crystals of isopropyl ester of N-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)-4-[6-(methylamino)methyl-1-methyl-2,4-dioxo-1,4-dihydroquinazoline-3(2H)-yl]-L-phenylalanine hydrochloride are useful as α4 integrin inhibitors.
US07842695B2	Substituted pyrazole compounds Compounds of formula (I) and salts thereof, in which the following definitions apply: X is N or CH; R1 is H, A, Hal, (CH2)nHet, (CH2)nAr, C3-7-cycloalkyl, CF3, NO2, CN, C(NH)(OH), or OCF3; R2 is (CH2)nHet, (CH2)nAr, or C3-7-cycloalkyl, or CF3; R3 and R4 denote H or an organic radical. Compounds of formula (I) are useful as ligands of 5-HT receptors and useful in the treatment of disorders such as anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and pain.
US07842694B2	Heteroaryl benzamide derivatives for use as GLK activators in the treatment of diabetes Compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, HET-1 and HET-2 are as described in the specification, and their salts and pro-drugs, are activators of glucokinase (GLK) and are thereby useful in the treatment of, for example, type 2 diabetes. Processes for preparing compounds of formula (I) are also described.
US07842691B2	Method for the treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes using cyclopropanecarboxylic acid {2-[1-(3-ethoxy-4-methoxy-phenyl)-2-methanesulfonyl-ethyl]-3-OXO-2,3-dihydro-1 H-isoindol-4-yl}-amide Methods of treating, preventing and/or managing a myelodysplastic syndrome are disclosed. Specific methods encompass the administration of a selective cytokine inhibitory drug, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, stereoisomer, clathrate, or prodrug thereof, alone or in combination with a second active ingredient, and/or blood or cells for transplantation therapy. Specific second active ingredients are capable of affecting or improving blood cell production. Pharmaceutical compositions, single unit dosage forms, and kits suitable for use in methods of the invention are also disclosed.
US07842689B2	Cyclic hydroxylamine as psychoactive compounds A compound of formula (II): in which— R3 and R4 each independently represent hydrogen or C1-6 alkyl; p represent 0 or 1; and R represents a five- or six-membered saturated or unsaturated ring selected from: R represents a five- or six-membered substituted or unsubstituted unsaturated ring selected from: wherein R1 and R2 together represent an oxo group, or R1 and R2 each represent hydrogen, methoxy or ethoxy, or R1 and R2 together with the interjacent carbon atom represent a 1,3-dioxolane or 1,3-dioxane ring, attached via the 2 position and optionally bearing one or more methyl or ethyl groups; or a salt thereof, which is suitable for the treatment of anxiety and depression.
US07842683B2	Neurotherapeutic compositions and method Administration of β-Lactam compounds, including β-lactam antibiotics and β-lactamase inhibitors provides significant neurotropic effects in warm-blooded vertebrates evidence inter alia by anxiolytic and anti-aggressive behavior modification and enhanced cognition. Therapeutic methods for using such compounds and their pharmaceutical formulations are described.
US07842682B2	Boronated metal-phthalocyanines, process for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and use thereof The present invention relates to meta 1-phthalocyanines bearing at least a group containing boron isotopes 11B or 10B, covalently bound to the peripheral positions of meta 1-phthalocyanine nucleus; moreover it refers to the processes for their preparation, the pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and their use for the treatment of neoplastic and dysplastic pathologies.
US07842681B2	Treatment of myeoproliferative diseases Methods of reducing the number of platelets in mammals and preventing or treating pro-thrombotic conditions and diseases that are characterized by an excess of, or undesired activation of, platelets using inhibitors of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family protein members is disclosed.
US07842679B2	Phospholipid derivatives of DHA and methods for treating respiratory failure using the same Taught are pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one phospholipid having at least one docosahexaenoyl (DHA) residue, such as a lecithin-DHA-type phospholipid, and methods for treating or preventing respiratory failure of a patient comprising administering these pharmaceutical compositions to a patient in need of such treatment or prevention.
US07842678B2	Compositions comprising oligosaccharides The present invention concerns compositions comprising a saccharide for the inhibition of pathogen adhesion to mammalian cells.
US07842676B2	Fixed ratio drug combination treatments for solid tumors Provided herein are methods for treating cancer by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising a fixed, non-antagonistic molar ratio of irinotecan and floxuridine. Such methods are particularly useful in the treatment of cancer patients with advanced solid tumors.
US07842673B2	Delivery of DNA or RNA via gap junctions from host cells to target cells and a cell-based delivery system for antisense or siRNA A method of delivering an oligonucleotide or a plasmid expressing an oligonucleotide into a target cell comprises introducing an oligonucleotide into a donor cell, particularly a stem cell, and contacting the target cell with the donor cell under conditions permitting the donor cell to form a gap junction with the target cell, whereby the oligonucleotide or a product of the oligonucleotide is delivered into the target cell from the donor cell.
US07842672B2	Phosphonate inhibitors of HCV A compound of Formula I, Formula II, Formula III, or Formula IV: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, and/or ester thereof, therapeutic compositions containing such compounds, and therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds.
US07842671B1	Peptidomimetic inhibitors of STAT activity and uses thereof The subject invention concerns compositions and methods for blocking cancer cell growth or proliferation and/or inducing cancer cell death. Compositions of the present invention are peptidomimetics that inhibit STAT function. Peptidomimetics of the invention include compounds of the formula RYL (where Y represents phosphotyrosine), with the R group at the Y-1 position. Peptidomimetics of the invention disrupt Stat3 activation and function. Peptidomimetics of the invention significantly inhibit tumor cell growth and induce tumor cell death.
US07842670B2	Cosmetic and pharmaceutical compounds for inducing the synthesis of SIRT proteins in skin and methods of use thereof A cosmetic dermo-pharmaceutical, or dermatological composition having as an active agent in an acceptable cosmetic or pharmaceutical medium, at least one compound able to activate the synthesis or SIRT proteins in skin cells.
US07842667B2	Matrix composed of a naturally-occurring protein backbone cross linked by a synthetic polymer and methods of generating and using same A method of treating a disorder characterized by tissue damage is provided. The method comprising providing to a subject in need-thereof a composition which comprises a synthetic polymer attached to denatured fibrinogen or a therapeutic portion of the fibrinogen, the composition being formulated for releasing the therapeutic portion of the fibrinogen in a pharmacokinetically regulated manner, thereby treating the disorder characterized by tissue damage or malformation.
US07842663B2	Variants derived from ActRIIB and uses therefor In certain aspects, the present invention provides compositions and methods for modulating (promoting or inhibiting) growth of a tissue, such as bone, cartilage, muscle, fat, and/or neuronal tissue. The present invention also provides methods of screening compounds that modulate activity of an ActRIIB protein and/or an ActRIIB ligand. The compositions and methods provided herein are useful in treating diseases associated with abnormal activity of an ActRIIB protein and/or an ActRIIB ligand.
US07842661B2	Glycopegylated erythropoietin formulations The present invention provides conjugates between erythropoietin and PEG moieties. The conjugates are linked via an intact glycosyl linking group interposed between and covalently attached to the peptide and the modifying group. The conjugates are formed from glycosylated peptides by the action of a glycosyltransferase. The glycosyltransferase ligates a modified sugar moiety onto a glycosyl residue on the peptide. Also provided are methods for preparing the conjugates, methods for treating various disease conditions with the conjugates, and pharmaceutical formulations including the conjugates.
US07842660B2	4-hepten-2-yl salicylate and its use as fragrance ingredient The present invention is related to 4-hepten-2-yl salicylate and its use as fragrance ingredient.
US07842659B2	Organoleptic compounds The present invention is directed to novel fragrance compounds and their unexpected advantageous use in enhancing, improving or modifying a fragrance formulation through the addition of an olfactory acceptable amount of the compounds, wherein the compounds are represented by the following formula: wherein the dotted line represents a single or double bond; R is selected from the group consisting of propyl, butyl, and pentyl; and R1 and R2 together represent ═O or a ring structure represented by
US07842658B2	Detergent or cleaning agent comprising polysaccharide The invention describes a stable and transparent liquid washing agent or liquid cleaning agent having a graying-inhibiting polysaccharide that has a particle size smaller than 100 nm. The invention also relates to the use of the liquid washing agent or liquid cleaning agent, and to a method for the manufacture thereof.
US07842650B2	Mixture for improved foaming in the extraction of petroleum or natural gas The invention relates to a composition for producing foams, in particular for mineral oil and natural gas production.
US07842647B2	Stable, concentrated herbicidal compositions A liquid herbicidal composition is provided, comprising: a. 20 to 35 percent by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, of a water-soluble herbicidal ingredient; b. a C12-C16 alkyl ether sulfate; c. an organic solvent; and d. an alkyl polyglucoside. The composition is stable; i. e., it occurs in a substantially continuous, single phase at temperatures as low as −20° C. It also has a viscosity of no more than 2000 cps at temperatures as low as 0° C.
US07842645B2	Desulfurization adsorbent for fuel cell and desulfurizing method using the same A desulfurization adsorbent for a fuel cell has a structure according to Formula 1 below, and a desulfurizing method uses the desulfurization adsorbent. The desulfurization adsorbent displays remarkably excellent adsorption performance for adsorbing sulfur compounds as well as excellent regeneration performance, compared with conventional desulfurization adsorbents. Thus, the desulfurization adsorbent does not need to be replaced even after prolonged use, thus stabilizing the operation of a fuel cell system and reducing costs. (M1)a-(Si)x—(Ti)y-(M2)z-O [Formula 1] wherein M1 is at least one selected from alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, hydrogen, ammonium, rare earths, and transition metals; 4≦x/y≦500, 0≦z/y≦3, 0≦a/(y+z)≦1; and M2 is aluminum (Al), boron (B) or a trivalent metal. The desulfurization adsorbent is produced by subjecting a mixture of a silicon source, a titanium source, and optionally, aluminum, boron or a trivalent metal in an alkali solution to a hydrothermal treatment to obtain a crystalline porous molecular sieve.
US07842641B2	Nanocomposite particle and process of preparing the same A nanocomposite particle, its use as a catalyst, and a method of making it are disclosed. The nanocomposite particle comprises titanium dioxide nanoparticles, metal oxide nanoparticles, and a surface stabilizer. The metal oxide nanoparticles are formed hydrothermally in the presence of the titanium dioxide nanoparticles. The nanocomposite particle is an effective catalyst support, particularly for DeNOx catalyst applications.
US07842635B2	Hydrocarbon-soluble, bimetallic catalyst precursors and methods for making same Bimetallic catalyst precursors are manufactured from a plurality of molybdenum atoms and a plurality of atoms of a secondary transition metal (e.g., one or more of cobalt, iron, or nickel). The molybdenum atoms and the secondary transition metal atoms are each bonded with a plurality of organic anions (e.g., 2-ethyl hexanoate) to form a mixture of an oil-soluble molybdenum salt and an oil-soluble secondary transition metal salt. The molybdenum and/or the secondary transition metals are preferably reacted with the organic agent in the presence of a strong reducing agent such as hydrogen. To obtain this mixture of metal salts, an organic agent is reacted with the molybdenum at a temperature between about 100° C. and about 350° C. The secondary transition metal is reacted with the organic agent at a different temperature, preferably between 50° C. and 200° C. The metal salts are capable of forming a hydroprocessing metal sulfide catalyst in heavy oil feedstocks.
US07842631B2	Glass compositions with high softening point temperatures Provided are glass compositions with higher softening point temperatures than conventional glasses, which improve flame penetration test performance of flexible duct insulation. In particular, the glass compositions have a softening point in the range of about 1230-1276° F., a log-3 viscosity temperature in the range of about 1802-1879° F., and a temperature difference between log-3 viscosity and liquidus temperatures of at least 150° F. These glasses are specially formulated to increase softening point while only minimally increasing log-3 viscosity temperature, so as to allow fiber insulation manufacturing without requiring increased energy use.
US07842627B2	Olefin block compositions for stretch fabrics with wrinkle resistance Compositions having good wrinkle resistance and other properties when made into garments an be made from an ethylene multi-block copolymers. The resulting fabrics and garments often have good chemical resistance, heat-resistances, and are dimensionally stable.
US07842625B1	Methods for treating fabric to facilitate moisture transfer from one side to the other The present invention relates to methods and compositions for treating fabrics to facilitate moisture transfer from one side of the fabric to the other, and fabrics made according to such methods. The fabrics generally have one side or surface of the fabric treated with a net hydrophobic composition, whereas the opposing surface of the fabric is not treated with the net hydrophobic composition.
US07842621B2	Method of measuring nitrogen concentration, method of forming silicon oxynitride film, and method of manufacturing semiconductor device. The total film thickness T1N of silicon oxynitride film and silicon oxide film remaining as its underlying layer is measured. A measurement target substrate is re-oxidized, and, after the re-oxidization, the total film thickness (T2N) of the silicon oxynitride film, silicon oxide film and silicon oxide film resulting from the re-oxidization on the target substrate is measured. Separately, a reference substrate provided with silicon oxide film is re-oxidized, and, after the re-oxidization, the total film thickness T2 of the silicon oxide film and silicon oxide film resulting from the re-oxidization on the reference substrate is measured. Re-oxidization rate reduction ratio RORR of the measurement target substrate is calculated by the following formula (1) from the values of total film thicknesses T1N, T2N and T2. The nitrogen concentration of the silicon oxynitride film of the target substrate is determined from the calculated re-oxidization rate reduction ratio RORR. RORR (%)={(T2−T2N)/(T2−T1N)}×100 (1).
US07842617B2	Etching method and etching apparatus The present invention is an etching method for performing an etching process in the presence of a plasma on an object to be processed in which a layer to be etched made of a tungsten-containing material is formed on a base layer made of a silicon-containing material in a process vessel capable of being evacuated to create therein a vacuum, wherein a chlorine-containing gas, an oxygen-containing gas, and a nitrogen-containing gas are used as an etching gas for performing the etching process.
US07842615B2	Semiconductor device having a copper metal line and method of forming the same A semiconductor device having a copper line and a method of forming the same so as to prevent a bridge phenomenon between neighboring upper lines are described. The method may include the steps of forming a capping layer and an intermetal dielectric layer in a stacked configuration over a substrate in which lower lines are formed, forming trenches defining an upper metal line region on the intermetal dielectric layer, and forming a spacer on inner sidewalls of the trenches. A via may then be formed under the exposed first trench using a photolithography process and the spacer for alignment. After removing the spacer, a barrier metal film may be formed on inner walls of the trenches and the via, a copper metal line film may be gap-filled within the trenches and the via, and a surface of the semiconductor device may be polished.
US07842613B1	Methods of forming microelectronic packaging substrates having through-substrate vias therein Methods of forming a substrate for microelectronic packaging may include electroplating a metal seed layer onto a sidewall of a trench extending through the substrate. The sidewall may be patterned to have at least one slot therein that extends through the substrate. This slot is formed to be sufficiently narrow to block plating of the metal seed layer onto sidewalls of the slot. Thereafter, the at least a pair of electrodes are selectively electroplated onto side-by-side portions of the metal seed layer on the sidewall of the trench. During this electroplating step, the slot is used to provide a self-aligned separation between the pair of electrodes.
US07842612B2	Selective formation of a compound comprising a semi-conducting material and a metallic material in a substrate through a germanium oxide layer An area made from a compound of a metallic material and semi-conducting material is produced selectively in a substrate made from semi-conducting material by previously forming a germanium oxide layer with a thickness comprised between 3 nm and 5 nm over a predefined part of a surface of the substrate and a silicon oxide layer on the rest of the surface. A metallic layer is deposited on the oxide layers. The metallic material is chosen such that its oxide is thermodynamically more stable than germanium oxide and thermodynamically less stable than silicon oxide. Thermal annealing is then performed to obtain reduction of the germanium oxide by said metallic material followed by formation of the compound, at the level of said part of the surface of the substrate. The metallic layer is then removed.
US07842611B2	Substrate and manufacturing method of the same According to the present invention, on a double-sided substrate 1, a plurality of through-holes 2 connected to one wire 6 for plating as well as wiring are collectively arranged within a narrow range close to the connection portion. After a plating process, a penetrating hole 12 is formed and the connection potion is cut off. Thus, the wire 6 for plating and the collectively arranged through-holes 2 are made independent of one another so that no electric conduction occurs among the wire 6 for plating and the through-holes 2.
US07842608B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device having via plug A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, including: forming a first conductive layer on a first insulating film; forming a second insulating film so as to cover the first conductive layer; forming a resist mask on the second insulating film; forming a hole reaching the first conductive layer in the second insulating film by a first etching using the resist mask; removing the resist mask; removing the first conductive layer exposed at the bottom of the hole by a second etching, so that the hole reaches the first insulating film and the first conductive layer exposes at a side surface within the hole; forming a conductive plug in contact with the first conductive layer exposed at the side surface within the hole by burying a conductive material in the hole; and forming a second conductive layer to be connected to the conductive plug on the second insulating film.
US07842607B2	Semiconductor device and method of providing a thermal dissipation path through RDL and conductive via A semiconductor device has a conductive via formed around a perimeter of the semiconductor die. First and second conductive layers are formed on opposite sides of the semiconductor die and thermally connected to the conductive via. An insulating layer is formed over the semiconductor die. A portion of the insulating layer is removed to expose the first conductive layer and a thermal dissipation region of semiconductor die. A thermal via is formed through the insulating layer to the first conductive layer. A thermally conductive layer is formed over the thermal dissipation region and thermal via. A thermal conduction path is formed from the thermal dissipation region through the thermally conductive layer, thermal via, first conductive layer, conductive via, and second conductive layer. The thermal conduction path terminates in an external thermal ground point. The thermally conductive layer provides shielding for electromagnetic interference.
US07842605B1	Atomic layer profiling of diffusion barrier and metal seed layers Material is removed from a substrate surface (e.g., from a bottom portion of a recessed feature on a partially fabricated semiconductor substrate) by subjecting the surface to a plurality of profiling cycles, wherein each profiling cycle includes a net etching operation and a net depositing operation. An etching operation removes a greater amount of material than is being deposited by a depositing operation, thereby resulting in a net material etch-back per profiling cycle. About 2-10 profiling cycles are performed. The profiling cycles are used for removing metal-containing materials, such as diffusion barrier materials, copper line materials, and metal seed materials by PVD deposition and resputter. Profiling with a plurality of cycles removes metal-containing materials without causing microtrenching in an exposed dielectric. Further, overhang is reduced at the openings of the recessed features and sidewall material coverage is improved. Integrated circuit devices having higher reliability are fabricated.
US07842604B1	Low-k b-doped SiC copper diffusion barrier films The present invention provides a low dielectric constant copper diffusion barrier film composed, at least in part, of boron-doped silicon carbide suitable for use in a semiconductor device and methods for fabricating such a film. The copper diffusion barrier maintains a stable dielectric constant of less than 4.5 in the presence of atmospheric moisture.
US07842602B2	Semiconductor device having silicon-diffused metal wiring layer and its manufacturing method In a semiconductor device, an insulating interlayer having a groove is formed on an insulating underlayer. A silicon-diffused metal layer including no metal silicide is buried in the groove. A metal diffusion barrier layer is formed on the silicon-diffused metal layer and the insulating interlayer.
US07842599B2	Bumping electronic components using transfer substrates A method for forming solder bumps on an electronic component. Providing a transfer substrate having a plurality of solder balls, disposing the transfer substrate on the surface of the electronic component, heating to reflow the solder balls onto the electronic component; and removing the sacrificial substrate. The transfer substrate may comprise a sacrificial film and a metal layer patterned with a mask which is used to form solder balls on the transfer substrate. Or, the transfer substrate may comprise a sheet of material having solder balls embedded at least partially in the sheet. A method of aligning a part being bumped with a transfer substrate, using a shuttle mechanism and an alignment film is disclosed.
US07842583B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor substrate and method for manufacturing semiconductor device A semiconductor substrate is manufactured in which a plurality of single crystal semiconductor layers is fixed to a base substrate having low heat resistance such as a glass substrate with a buffer layer interposed therebetween. A plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates is prepared, each of which includes a buffer layer and a damaged region which is formed by adding hydrogen ions to each semiconductor substrate and contains a large amount of hydrogen. One or more of these single crystal semiconductor substrates is fixed to a base substrate and irradiated with an electromagnetic wave having a frequency of 300 MHz to 300 GHz, thereby being divided along the damaged region. Fixture of single crystal semiconductor substrates and electromagnetic wave irradiation are repeated to manufacture a semiconductor substrate where a required number of single crystal semiconductor substrates are fixed onto the base substrate.
US07842582B2	Method of forming semiconductor devices A method of forming semiconductor devices includes providing a semiconductor substrate in which gate insulating patterns and first conductive patterns are formed, performing a first etch process to narrow a width of each of the first conductive patterns, forming an auxiliary layer on the first conductive patterns, the gate insulating patterns, and an exposed surface of the semiconductor substrate, and forming trenches by etching the auxiliary layer and the semiconductor substrate between the first conductive patterns.
US07842581B2	Methods of forming metal layers using oxygen gas as a reaction source and methods of fabricating capacitors using such metal layers When a metal layer formed by reaction of a metal source and an oxygen (O2) source is deposited, oxidization of a conductive layer disposed under or on the metal layer can be reduced and/or prevented by a method of forming the metal layer and a method of fabricating a capacitor using the same. Between forming the conductive layer and the metal layer, and between forming the metal layer and the conductive layer, a cycle of supplying a metal source, purging, supplying an oxygen source, purging, plasma processing of reduction gas and purging is repeated at least once. In this case, the metal layer is formed by repeating a cycle of supplying a metal source, purging, supplying an oxygen source and purging.
US07842579B2	Method for manufacturing a semiconductor device having doped and undoped polysilicon layers Various illustrative embodiments of methods for manufacturing a semiconductor device are described. These methods may include, for example, forming a first polysilicon layer above a substrate, wherein the first polysilicon layer comprises a doped portion, and forming a second polysilicon layer over a surface of the first polysilicon layer. Also, various illustrative embodiments of semiconductor devices are described that may be manufactured such as by the various methods described herein.
US07842575B2	Vertical MOS transistor device with asymmetrical source and drain and its manufacturing method A semiconductor device comprises a first conductive film formed downward, perpendicular to a substrate, penetrating through a first insulating film, a second conductive film formed downward along an outer wall of a second insulating film, a third insulating film formed from the bottom of the second conductive film to the top of the substrate in an area sandwiched between the first and second insulating films, contacting with at least the bottom of the second conductive film and an outer wall on a side which does not contact with the second insulating film, and a first impurity diffusion area of a first conductivity type, a second impurity diffusion area of a second conductivity type, a third impurity diffusion area of the first conductivity type and a fourth impurity diffusion area of the first conductivity type in a high concentration layered within the area sandwiched between the first and third insulating films.
US07842574B2	Method of manufacturing a semiconductor power device A trench is formed in a semiconductor body, the side walls and the bottom of the trench covered with a first dielectric material layer, the trench filled with a second dielectric material layer, the first and the second dielectric material layers are etched via a partial, simultaneous, and controlled etching such that the dielectric materials have similar etching rates, a gate-oxide layer having a thickness smaller than the first dielectric material layer deposited on the walls of the trench, a gate region of conductive material formed within the trench, and body regions and source regions formed within the semiconductor body at the sides of and insulated from the gate region. Thereby, the gate region extends only on top of the remaining portions of the first and second dielectric material layers.
US07842568B2	Lateral power semiconductor device for high frequency power conversion system, has isolation layer formed over substrate for reducing minority carrier storage in substrate A lateral power semiconductor device has a substrate and an isolation layer formed over the substrate for reducing minority carrier storage in the substrate. A well region is formed over the isolation layer. A source region, drain region, and channel region are formed in the well. A first region is formed on a surface of the lateral power semiconductor device adjacent to the source region. The lateral power semiconductor device has a body diode between the first region and drain region. The isolation layer confines the minority carrier charge from the body diode to a depth of less than 20 μm from the surface of the lateral power semiconductor device. In one embodiment, the isolation layer is a buried oxide layer and the substrate is an n-type or p-type handle wafer. Alternatively, the isolation layer is an epitaxial layer and the substrate is made with N+ or P+ semiconductor material.
US07842564B2	Semiconductor memory device manufacturing method and semiconductor memory device In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor memory device, an opening is made in a part of an insulating film formed on a silicon substrate. An amorphous silicon thin film is formed on the insulating film in which the opening has been made and inside the opening. Then, a monocrystal is solid-phase-grown in the amorphous silicon thin film, with the opening as a seed, thereby forming a monocrystalline silicon layer. Then, the monocrystalline silicon layer is heat-treated in an oxidizing atmosphere, thereby thinning the monocrystalline silicon layer and reducing the defect density. Then, a memory cell array is formed on the monocrystalline silicon layer which has been thinned and whose defect density has been reduced.
US07842563B2	Thin film transistor, method of fabricating the same, and flat panel display using thin film transistor A thin film transistor may include an active layer formed on an insulating substrate and formed with source/drain regions and a channel region; a gate insulating film formed on the active layer; and a gate electrode formed on the gate insulating film. The gate electrode may be formed of a conductive metal film pattern and a conductive oxide film covering the conductive metal film pattern. The source/drain regions may include an LDD region, and the LDD region may at least partially overlap with the gate electrode.
US07842561B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit, semiconductor device, and manufacturing method of the semiconductor integrated circuit A chip with increased impact resistance, attractive design and reduced cost, and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. A semiconductor integrated circuit is formed on a large glass substrate, and a part of data of a ROM included therein is determined by an ink jet method or a laser cutting method. Accordingly, the cost can be reduced without requiring a photomask, resulting in an inexpensive ID chip. Further, depending on the application, the semiconductor integrated circuit is transposed to a flexible substrate, thereby an ID chip with improved impact resistance and more attractive design can be achieved.
US07842556B2	Method for low-temperature sealing of a cavity under vacuum or under controlled atmosphere This method for sealing a cavity of a component placed in the chamber is carried out by physical vapour deposition (PVD) of germanium or silicon.
US07842551B2	Adhesive composition, adhesive sheet and production process for semiconductor device The adhesive composition according to the present invention is characterized by including an acrylic copolymer (A), an epoxy thermosetting resin (B) and a compound (C) having a functional group which can react with an epoxy group and having an unsaturated hydrocarbon group. According to the present invention, the high package reliability can be achieved even when exposed to severe reflow conditions in a package in which a thin semiconductor chip is mounted.
US07842549B2	Methods of fabricating silicon carbide devices incorporating multiple floating guard ring edge terminations Edge termination for silicon carbide devices has a plurality of concentric floating guard rings in a silicon carbide layer that are adjacent and spaced apart from a silicon carbide-based semiconductor junction. An insulating layer, such as an oxide, is provided on the floating guard rings and a silicon carbide surface charge compensation region is provided between the floating guard rings and is adjacent the insulating layer. Methods of fabricating such edge termination are also provided.
US07842544B2	Integrated circuit micro-module Various apparatuses and methods for forming integrated circuit packages are described. One aspect of the invention pertains to a wafer level method for packaging micro-systems. A substrate prefabricated with metal vias can be provided. The substrate can also be made by forming holes in a substrate and electroplating an electrically conductive material into the holes to form the vias. Multiple microsystems are formed on a top surface of the substrate. Each microsystem is formed to include multiple layers of planarizing, photo-imageable epoxy, one or more interconnect layers and an integrated circuit. Each interconnect layer is embedded in an associated epoxy layer. The integrated circuit is positioned within at least an associated epoxy layer. The interconnect layers of the microsystems are formed such that at least some of the interconnect layers are electrically coupled with one or more of the metal vias in the substrate. Molding material is applied over the top surface of the substrate and the microsystems to form a molded structure. Portions of the substrate can be removed. The molded structure can be singulated to form individual integrated circuit packages. Each of the integrated circuit packages contains at least one microsystem. Various embodiments involve forming conductive pads on the top surface of the substrate instead of the metal vias.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8