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| US07847999B2 |
Interferometric modulator display devices
An embodiment for a pixel for a display device on a substrate is disclosed. The pixel includes a first interferometric modulator on the substrate. The first interferometric modulator has a first normal direction substantially perpendicular to the first interferometric modulator and a first angularly-dependent reflectivity function comprising a first reflectivity in a first direction and a second reflectivity in a second direction, with the first reflectivity being greater than the second reflectivity. The pixel also includes a second interferometric modulator on the substrate. The second interferometric modulator has a second normal direction substantially perpendicular to the second interferometric modulator and a second angularly-dependent reflectivity function comprising a third reflectivity in the second direction and a fourth reflectivity in the first direction, with the third reflectivity being greater than the fourth reflectivity. |
| US07847990B2 |
Method, system, and apparatus for composite printing, and computer usable medium therefor
There is provided a method to print a composite image, by using a data processing apparatus, capable of generating first data, and an image forming apparatus, capable of generating second data and forming the composite image. The method includes providing one of a print instruction and a composition instruction to the data processing apparatus, setting a configuration of the second data, providing the one of the printing instruction and the composition instruction along with the first data to the image forming apparatus, reading and storing the second image, composing third data by combining the first data with the second data, judging whether the composition instruction is provided, pausing the printing operation when the composition instruction is provided, controlling reading the second image when the printing operation is paused, controlling the composition of the third data when the composition instruction is provided, and controlling forming the composite image. |
| US07847984B2 |
Line sensor and image information reading apparatus
A line sensor, includes a plurality of pixels which is arranged linearly, the number of the plurality of pixels including the number depending on a resolution, a first pixel group which is provided to a center portion of the plurality of pixels arranged linearly and has a pixel pitch shorter than a length corresponding to a pixel pitch calculated from the resolution, and a second pixel group which is provided to each of both side portions of the center portion, and has a pixel pitch longer than the length corresponding to the pixel pitch calculated from the resolution. |
| US07847975B2 |
Converting black to composite black in digital printing
A method of converting black to composite/process black in a digital color print engine. A lightness adjustment is employed for converting input image (O, O, O, Kin) to Ko and initial values of Co, Mo, Yo are set equal to Ko and then converted to C1, M1, Y1, K1 by GCR strategy. Values of Cout, Mout, Yout, Kout are determined by Gray Balance Adjustment for values of C1, M1, Y1, K1 and inputted to the color print engine. The user may disable the conversion to composite black and print black ink/tones if desired. The user may also input different parameters for Lightness Adjustment, Gray Component Replacement and Gray Balance Adjustment. |
| US07847958B2 |
Image forming apparatus and control method for preventing unlimited copying of an original document including a storage device
An image forming apparatus includes an image reading section for reading an image of a book, to which an information tag is added, so as to acquire image data. Based on information stored in the information tag, the image forming apparatus controls an image forming section. The image forming apparatus further includes a tag addition determining section, an added information determining section, and a control section. The tag addition determining section determines whether or not the information tag is added to the book, and the added information determining section determines whether or not the image data contains added information indicating that the information tag is added to the book. Further, the control section controls the image forming section not to carry out image forming, both when the added information determining section determines that the added information is contained and the tag addition determining section determines that the information tag is not added to the book. With the above structure, it is possible to prevent unlimited copying, which may occur when a storage device added to an original document is removed from the original document. |
| US07847956B2 |
Method and system for printer optimization
Disclosed are systems and methods enabling a user to select optimal parameters for a printing job. The systems and methods disclosed are directed to facilitating the adjustment of printing parameters based upon at least the knowledge of a particular aspect of a printing environment (e.g., printer) and further including the ability to dynamically adjust parameters in relation to dynamically adjustable parameters, wherein the parameters may be determined as a function of other specified parameters. |
| US07847955B2 |
Surface sensing device with optical sensor
A surface sensing device for use in position determining apparatus has an elongate stylus (74) with a tip (82) for scanning the surface of a workpiece to be measured. Lateral displacements of the stylus tip are detected by a light beam which passes along the stylus from a light source (66) to a retroreflector (78). This reflects the beam back via a beamsplitter (70) to a position sensitive detector (76). The stylus is mounted for longitudinal displacement on a carriage (72). The longitudinal displacement is measured by another light beam projected by the beamsplitter (70) onto a second position sensitive detector (84). |
| US07847952B2 |
Delayed interferometer enabling a reduction of polarization-dependent frequency shift and demodulator
An interferometer of the present invention includes: a splitting element which splits an incident light beam into a first split beam and a second split beam; and a first phase compensator which is positioned in an optical path of the first split beam, and which compensates a phase difference occurring between the first split beam and the second split beam upon splitting of the incident light beam by said splitting element. |
| US07847950B2 |
Method and a system for generating three- or two-dimensional images
In a method and a system for generating images a laser being tuneable at a rapid frequency and a corresponding synchronized detector are provided. In a preferred embodiment the tuneable laser and the detector are synchronized in time so that the wavelength from the tuneable laser is known when the detector is given its detected signal value. In accordance with another preferred embodiment the tuneable laser is a monolithic laser, and in yet another preferred embodiment the laser and the detector are located on a common chip module. The system can be used to generate OCT images. |
| US07847949B2 |
Method and apparatus for optical imaging via spectral encoding
Method, apparatus and arrangement according an exemplary embodiment of the present invention can be provided for generating an image of at least one portion of an anatomical structure. For example, the portion can have an area greater than about 1 mm2, and the image can have a resolution a transverse resolution that is below about 10 μm. For example, light can be scanned over such portion so as to generate first information which is related to the portion, where the light may be provided through a diffraction arrangement to generate a spectrally dispersed line. Method, apparatus and arrangement according to a further exemplary embodiment of the present invention can be provided for positioning a radiation or optical beam within an anatomical structure based on signals generated by scanning a portion of the structure using the same or a different beam. |
| US07847947B2 |
Spectroscopic lance for bulk sampling
A lance assembly (10) for spectroscopically sampling bulk product (8) is disclosed. The assembly comprises: an elongate lance body (11) having a longitudinal axis (15), a proximal end (12) for maneuvering and a head (19) defining a cavity (18). Housed within the cavity (18) is a spectroscopic receiver (20) having a field of view and a radiant energy source (40) providing a beam of energy to be reflected from the bulk product (8) to the receiver 20 through a window (30). The window (30) has an external surface (31) which, in use, is in contact with the bulk product (8). The beam of energy and the field of view of the receiver (20) are both directed towards the external surface (31) so as to allow sampling adjacent the external surface (31). |
| US07847941B2 |
Fiber optical assembly for fluorescence spectrometry
A system for analyzing a sample for the presence of an analyte in a sample. The system includes a sample holder for containing the sample; an excitation source, such as a laser, and at least one linear array radially disposed about the sample holder. Radiation from the excitation source is directed to the sample, and the radiation induces fluorescent light in the sample. Each linear array includes a plurality of fused silica optical fibers that receive the fluorescent light and transmits a fluorescent light signal from the first end to an optical end port of the linear array. An end port assembly having a photo-detector is optically coupled to the optical end port. The photo-detector detects the fluorescent light signal and converts the fluorescent light signal into an electrical signal. |
| US07847934B2 |
Method for correcting spectral interference in ICP emission spectroscopy (OES)
The present invention relates to a method for correcting spectral interference in a spectrum which is determined using an inductively coupled plasma spectrometer (ICP) for analysing element contents of a liquid or gaseous sample, comprising the following steps: recording the spectrum of a matrix solution containing all spectrally interfering components, which are also contained in the sample, in a first concentration; recording the spectrum of the matrix solution in at least one dilution of the first concentration; regressing the signal intensities obtained in steps a. and b. against the concentration for a number of wavelength positions; calibrating the spectrometer, background correction using the values determined from the regression in step c. and determining the calibration function c=f(I); recording the sample spectrum using at least one analyte which is contained therein; determining the concentration of the spectrally interfering components in the sample using the results obtained in step c. for wavelength positions at which no line of the analyte of the sample is present; and determining the sample signal which is characteristic of the analyte concentration by forming the difference between the spectrum from step e. and the calculated matrix spectrum in a dilution which was calculated in step f., wherein the calibration function c=f(I) is used. |
| US07847932B2 |
System and method for improved biodetection
Portable substance identification system and method are configured to identify at least one detection target faster and with greater accuracy than is possible using prior substance identification systems and/or prior substance identification techniques. An embodiment of the portable substance identification system includes a portable substance identification device containing a Raman spectrometer, and a collection stem that includes a collector. One or more reservoirs for a liquid medium and/or at least one reagent can be formed in the collection stem. The cartridge can include a chamber in which the reagents, liquid medium, and at least one detection target picked up by the collector are mixed. A magnet, positioned at a slant angle, can be used to form at least one pellet of aggregated magnetic particles within a pellet forming area of the chamber. The pellet is formed to maximize its surface area. |
| US07847931B2 |
Measuring equipment
A measuring equipment utilizing terahertz pulse light, includes: a terahertz light generator that generates terahertz pulse light; a terahertz light detector that detects terahertz pulse light; a first condensing optical system that condenses the terahertz pulse light generated by the terahertz light generator; and a second condensing optical system that condenses the terahertz pulse light diverging after being condensed by the first condensing optical system, onto the terahertz light detector. A sample is arranged in a vicinity of a position of condensing the terahertz pulse light by the first condensing optical system; and at least one of the first and the second condensing optical systems includes at least one optical device having a positive or negative refractive power. The measuring equipment further includes: a position adjusting mechanism that adjusts a position of the at least one optical device on an optical axis when the terahertz light detector detects the terahertz pulse light having transmitted through the sample; and a controlling unit that controls the position adjusting mechanism. |
| US07847927B2 |
Defect inspection method and defect inspection apparatus
Provided are a defect inspection apparatus having a large range for receiving light scattering from fine defects while securing a sufficiently large signal strength; and a defect inspection method for the same. The defect inspection apparatus includes: a stage part capable of traveling relative to optical systems with a substrate to be inspected mounted on the stage part; an illumination optical system for illuminating an inspection area on the substrate; a detection optical system for detecting light coming from the inspection area on the substrate; an image sensor for converting, to a signal, an image which is formed on the image sensor by the detection optical system; a signal processor for detecting defects by processing the signal from the image sensor; and a plane reflecting mirror, arranged between the detection optical system and the substrate, for transmitting the light, which comes from the substrate, to the detection optical system. |
| US07847926B2 |
Defining a pattern on a substrate
The invention provides methods and apparatus for defining a pattern on a substrate. An example apparatus includes: an emission source for directing an emission to the substrate, defining a working position between the emission source and the substrate, at least one shadow mask having one or more apertures and at least one inspection device for inspecting the properties of the substrate and/or the pattern, the inspection device having at least one inspection tool. The shadow mask and the inspection tool are separately provided on a movable portion, so that the shadow mask and the inspection tool are subsequently movable into the working position. The invention is further related to a method for defining a pattern on a substrate. |
| US07847925B2 |
System and method of acoustic doppler beamforming
A system and method for forming acoustic beams is disclosed. One embodiment is an acoustic system configured to generate a plurality of beams non-orthogonal to a transducer array simultaneously with a vertical acoustic beam orthogonal to the array. The acoustic system includes a plurality of transducer elements arranged to form a two-dimensional array and electrically connected into rows in a first dimension and columns in a second dimension. |
| US07847921B2 |
Microlithographic exposure method as well as a projection exposure system for carrying out the method
In an exposure method for exposing a substrate which is arranged in the area of an image plane of a projection objective as well as in a projection exposure system for performing that method, output radiation directed at the substrate and having an output polarization state is produced. Through variable adjustment of the output polarization state with the aid of at least one polarization manipulation device, the output polarization state can be formed to approach a nominal output polarization state. The polarization manipulation can be performed in a control loop on the basis of polarization-optical measuring data. |
| US07847919B2 |
Lithographic apparatus having feedthrough control system
An optical component of the lithographic apparatus is moved. A substrate support is moved so as to be synchronous with the motion of the optical component. A momentary position of the optical component is measured. A momentary position of the substrate support is measured at a first sampling rate. The measured momentary position of the optical component is compared with a desired momentary position of the optical component to generate an optical component position error signal in accordance with a difference between the two optical component positions. The measured momentary position of the substrate support is compared with a desired momentary position of the substrate support to generate a substrate support position error signal in accordance with a difference between the two substrate support positions. The momentary position of the optical component is adjusted so as to compensate for the difference between the two substrate support positions. |
| US07847915B2 |
Optical element
An optical element including: an alignment substrate; a liquid crystal layer formed on the alignment substrate, made by forming and curing a film of a liquid crystalline material; and a protective layer having high hardness, formed on the liquid crystal layer. The protective layer is for protecting the liquid crystal layer from being deformed by externally exerted forces. Preferably, the protective layer has a modulus of elasticity (=(elastic deformation)/(total deformation)) of 0.6 or more and a plastic deformation of 0.5 μm or less as determined by pushing an indenter into the protective layer with a test force of 2 mN in accordance with the universal hardness test method. The optical element has the advantages that the film thickness distribution of the liquid crystal layer remains uniform even when forces are externally exerted to the optical element in the process of production of the optical element or in the course of incorporation of the optical element in a liquid crystal display, and that the optical element can maintain its high displaying quality even when incorporated in a liquid crystal display. |
| US07847912B2 |
LCD device with plural fluorescent tube backlight for a rectangular curved display surface of a radius of from two to four times as large as the length of the short-side of the rectangular display region
A liquid crystal display panel includes a TFT substrate and a color filter substrate respectively formed of a glass substrate. By housing the liquid crystal display panel in the inside of a frame having a curved surface, a predetermined curved surface is imparted to a display screen. Using a direct backlight having a plurality of fluorescent lamps, distances between the respective fluorescent lamps and the liquid crystal display panel are set to a fixed value. A diffusion plate has a curved surface substantially equal to the display screen. By mounting respective optical sheets on the diffusion plate, predetermined curved surfaces are imparted to the respective optical sheets. Due to such constitution, it is possible to realize a liquid crystal display device having a curved surface without using a complicated optical system. |
| US07847911B2 |
Display panel, laminated substrate, liquid crystal cell and method of manufacturing laminated substrate
A display panel, laminated substrate, and liquid crystal cell which includes a pair of facing substrates bonded together with a sealing material. One or both of the substrates includes at least one corner portion on which a plurality of protruding pads are formed, the pads assisting in dispersion of the sealing material during bonding of the substrates to prevent sealing material from moving inwardly and possibly adversely affecting the display region of the resulting structure. A method of making such a laminated substrate is also provided. |
| US07847909B2 |
Liquid crystal display device having particular dummy pattern
A liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes lower and upper substrates attached to each other, a plurality of data lines on the lower substrate, a plurality of lead lines on the lower substrate, the lead lines being positioned in a dummy region of the lower substrate, a plurality of scan lines on the upper substrate, the scan lines being connected to respective lead lines and being positioned to intersect with the data lines, and at least one dummy pattern on the lower substrate, the dummy pattern being positioned in the dummy region between an edge of the lower substrate and a corresponding outermost lead line of the plurality of lead lines. |
| US07847903B2 |
Pixel electrode, method for forming the same, electrooptical device, and electronic apparatus
A method for forming a pixel electrode on a substrate, including: forming a bank corresponding to a region for forming the pixel electrode on a substrate; disposing, by a liquid ejection method, a first functional liquid containing transparent conductive microparticles in the region partitioned by the bank; drying the first functional liquid to produce a first layer film; disposing, by a liquid ejection method, a second functional liquid containing a silicon compound onto the first layer film; and forming a pixel electrode made of a laminate that includes: a transparent conductive layer which is formed by calcining together the first layer film and the second functional liquid and is composed of the first layer film and silicon oxide filling a pore in the first layer film; and a silicon oxide layer formed on the transparent conductive layer. |
| US07847902B2 |
Liquid crystal display with scanning lines each having dual paths
An exemplary liquid crystal display (LCD) (20) includes a plurality of scanning lines (21) that are parallel to each other and that each extend along a first direction, and a plurality of data lines (2) that are parallel to each other and that each extend along a second direction different from the first direction. Each scanning line includes a first sub-line (211), a second sub-line (212), and a plurality of connecting portions (213) electrically connecting between the first and second sub-lines. The scanning lines of the LCD each include the first and second sub-lines connected in parallel. Thus the scanning lines have a low resistance. When scanning voltages flow through the scanning lines, any voltage drop is relatively small, and all TFTs (23) of the LCD connected with a same scanning line can be driven by substantially the same voltage. Therefore, the LCD has improved display performance. |
| US07847900B2 |
Liquid crystal display device's substrate, liquid crystal display device including the same, and manufacturing method of the same
The invention relates to a manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display device in which an alignment direction of a liquid crystal molecule at the time of driving is regulated by using a polymer, and has an object to provide a manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display device in which excellent display characteristics can be obtained. A liquid crystal layer containing a polymerizable component capable of being polymerized by light is sealed between two substrates arranged to be opposite to each other, the polymerizable component is polymerized by irradiation of light under a predetermined light irradiation condition while a voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer under a predetermined voltage application condition, and when a pre-tilt angle of a liquid crystal molecule and/or an alignment direction at a time of driving is regulated, at least one of the voltage application condition and the light irradiation condition is changed for each region. |
| US07847899B2 |
No-contact alignment apparatus and no-contact alignment method
An exemplary alignment apparatus (2) includes a light source (50) for emitting light (501), a polarized light generator (51) for receiving the light and generating polarized light (504), a polarized light separator (52) for receiving the polarized light and separating the polarized light into a reflection polarized light beam (521) and a transmission polarized light beam (522) having capability to interfere with each other, a light reflector for changing transmission directions of the reflection and transmission polarized light beams to make the reflection and transmission polarized light beams parallel to each other, and a convergent lens (53) for making the reflection and transmission polarized light beams converge and interferingly irradiate a photosensitive polymer layer (30) to obtain an alignment layer (60). Unlike with conventional alignment apparatuses, because the alignment apparatus is no-rubbing, no-contact alignment apparatuses, debris and electrostatic charge are avoided or even eliminated. |
| US07847898B2 |
In-plane switching liquid crystal display including viewing angle compensation film using +A-plate
Disclosed is an in-plane switching liquid crystal display. The in-plane switching liquid crystal display uses at least one A-plate and adjusts the optical axis direction and the retardation value of the A-plate, thereby improving the contrast characteristic at a front and at a predetermined inclination angle of the in-plane switching liquid crystal display while minimizing a color shift according to viewing angles in the black state. |
| US07847894B2 |
Transreflective liquid crystal display
Disclosed are a transreflective type LCD and a method of manufacturing the same. A color filter substrate is formed with a light transreflective member for reflecting an external light or transmitting an artificial light and a visual angle increasing member for increasing the visual angle of the light from the light transreflective member. A thickness of a color filter varies to obtain a uniformity of the light from the light transreflective member regardless of the transmissive and the reflective modes. The light from the light transreflective member is provided through a TFT substrate to a user as an image. |
| US07847888B2 |
Liquid crystal display device including protective films having predetermined moisture permeability characteristics
The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device containing: a liquid crystal cell; a backlight; a first polarizing plate disposed between the liquid crystal cell and the backlight and having a polarizer and at least two protective films disposed so as to sandwich the polarizer; and a second polarizing plate disposed on a side of the liquid crystal cell opposite to a side on which the first polarizing plate is provided and having a polarizer and at least two protective films disposed so as to sandwich the polarizer, wherein a moisture permeability of the protective films on both sides of the first polarizing plate at 60° C. and 95% RH is more than 300 g/m2·day, and a moisture permeability of at least one protective film of the second polarizing plate at 60° C. and 95% RH is equal to or less than 300 g/m2·day. |
| US07847886B2 |
Parabolic lenticular collimating films and methods thereof
A parabolic lenticular collimating film system includes at least one film which is at least partially transmissive and one or more parabolic structures on a surface of the film. |
| US07847885B2 |
Mechanical structure including a layer of polymerised liquid crystal and method of manufacturing such
A mechanical structure comprises an element which is moveable by nonmechanical means, such as heat or radiation, between a first state having a first shape and a second state having a second shape different. To this end, the element includes a layer of oriented polymerized liquid crystal which exhibits an anisotropic expansion when subjected to such means. In order to facilitate manufacture the element is positioned on a substrate which has a region of high adhesiveness and a region of low adhesiveness for polymerized liquid crystal. To manufacture such structures a layer of oriented polymerizable liquid crystal is formed on a substrate (201) which is provided with a patterned surface that provides adhesive regions (204) with high adhesiveness to polymerized liquid crystal and nonadhesive regions (203) with low adhesiveness to polymerized liquid crystal. After polymerization, for example a thermal shock is applied which causes the layer of polymerized liquid crystal to delaminate at the non-adhering region while remaining fixed to the adhesive regions. Thus, the method does not require time-consuming under-etching steps. |
| US07847884B2 |
Optical film and manufacturing method thereof and substrate structure and display panel using the optical film
A manufacturing method of an optical film is provided. The method includes the following steps. A substrate is provided first and a surface of the substrate is aligned or an alignment layer is formed on the substrate. Next, a defined pattern layer is formed on the aligned surface of the substrate or on a surface of the alignment layer at a first temperature. A first liquid crystal layer is then coated on the aligned surface of the substrate or the surface of the alignment layer to cover the defined pattern layer. Then, a first curing step is performed at a second temperature to enable the defined pattern layer and the first liquid crystal layer to form the optical film. A portion of the optical film having the defined pattern layer is characterized by a different liquid crystal alignment property from the other portion of the optical film. |
| US07847877B2 |
Panel
A design panel attached to a casing for an electronic equipment, which is constructed so that a display device whose display surface goes black at standby is placeable inside the casing, and which is formed with an opening that makes the display surface visible, the design panel being attached to the casing so as to cover the opening, the design panel including, a transparent support substrate having a larger area than the opening, a polarizing film provided outside or inside the transparent support substrate, a ¼ wavelength phase difference film provided on a closer side to an attachment side of the casing with respect to the polarizing film, and a black colored section provided on the closer side to the attachment side of the casing with respect to the transparent support substrate, for blacking a portion which is able to be in contact with the casing, wherein the display device is made visible from the outside at information display, whereas the display device is covered so as to be made invisible from the outside at standby. |
| US07847876B2 |
Display device having impact resistant frame with recesses along corner parts
A liquid crystal display device includes a molded resin frame, and a liquid crystal display panel formed by putting first and second substrates together and set in the molded resin frame. Two thick corner parts of the liquid crystal display panel where the first and the second substrate overlap each other, and two thin corner parts of the liquid crystal display panel including only the first substrate are separated from the molded resin frame by forming recesses in parts of the molded resin frame corresponding to the thick and the thin corner parts of the liquid crystal display panel. Each of the recesses respectively corresponding to the thin corner parts of the liquid crystal display panel has an end part corresponding to a part of the liquid crystal display panel where a corner part of the second substrate and a part of a side of the first substrate overlap each other. |
| US07847873B2 |
Display device and manufacturing method thereof
Conventionally, photolithography and anisotropic etching are performed to form a plug between an electrode and a wiring, etc., thereby increasing the number of steps, getting the throughput worse, and producing unnecessary materials. To solve the problems, the present invention provides a method for manufacturing a display device, including the formation steps of a conductive layer or wirings, and a contact plug that can treat a larger substrate. In the case of forming a plug for electrically connecting conductive patterns comprising plural layers, a pillar made of a conductor is formed over a base conductive layer pattern, and then, after an insulating film is formed over the entire surface, the insulating film is etched back to expose the conductor pillar, and a conductive pattern in an upper layer is formed by ink jetting. In this case, when the conductor pillar is processed, a resist to be a mask can be formed in itself by ink jetting. |
| US07847870B2 |
Pixel structure with pixel electrode shielding patterned common line having first and second sides forming an included angle
A pixel structure including a substrate, a scan line, a patterned common line, an active device, a data line, a passivation layer, and a pixel electrode is provided. The scan line, the patterned common line, and the active device are disposed on the substrate. The active device has an insulation layer extending outward to cover the scan line and the patterned common line. Besides, the patterned common line has at least a first side and a second side. Extending directions of the first side and the second side together form a first included angle. The data line is disposed on the insulation layer, and the active device is electrically connected to the scan line and the data line. The passivation layer covers the active device. The pixel electrode is disposed on the passivation layer and electrically connected to the active device. |
| US07847869B2 |
Autostereoscopic display with fresnel lens element and double sided prism adjacent a backlight having a transmission surface with opposed first and second light sources alternately modulated at 90 Hz
An autostereoscopic display is described. The autostereoscopic display apparatus includes a backlight having opposing first and second light input surfaces and a light transmission surface extending between the opposing first and second light input surfaces and a right eye light source located to provide light into the first light input side and a left eye light source located to provide light into the second light input side, wherein the left eye light source and the right eye light source are configured to be modulated between the left eye light source and the right eye light source at a rate of at least 90 hertz. A double sided prism film is adjacent to the light transmission surface. The double sided prism film has a plurality of linear prism features on a first major surface and a plurality of lenticular features on a second major surface. The first major surface opposes the second major surface. The double sided prism film is disposed between the light transmission surface and a Fresnel lens element. A liquid crystal display panel is positioned to receive light transmitted through the double sided prism film. |
| US07847868B2 |
Subpixels of a light valve pixel having characteristics adapted to complement light within a range of wavelengths
An apparatus, system, and method for subpixels of a light valve pixel having characteristics adapted to complement light within certain wavelength ranges are disclosed herein. |
| US07847867B2 |
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. |
| US07847866B2 |
Method and apparatus for isolating IIC bus noise from a tuner in a television receiver
A method and apparatus for isolating a noise intolerant device, e.g., a phase-lock loop of a tuner within a television receiver, from source of noise. In one embodiment, the apparatus isolates a phase-lock loop integrated circuit (IC) from the bus, by providing an isolation buffer that allows the receiver to only pass data to the tuner's phase-lock loop IC when a tune command is issued by a processor. When not being tuned, the IIC lines to the tuner are held HIGH by a buffer until needed again to perform the tuning function. This allows the demodulation circuitry to use a setting for a carrier tracking-loop that optimizes bit error rate performance. |
| US07847859B2 |
Exposure control method and imaging apparatus
A digital camera automatically changes its imaging sensitivity based on a proper exposure value that is calculated at a predetermined standard imaging sensitivity based on subject brightness measured from a photometry area of a scene to shoot. When the decided imaging sensitivity is higher than a predetermined sensitivity threshold value, the scene is judged to be a low brightness backlit scene that contains a higher brightness portion around a dark main subject, and a lower brightness portion around the higher brightness portion. A rear light judgment value is calculated as a difference between a central photometric value and a peripheral photometric value of a photometry area, and is compared with a predetermined rear light threshold value, to judge whether the scene is backlit or not. When the scene is judged to be a backlit scene or a low brightness backlit scene, the digital camera emits a flash light synchronously with an exposure. |
| US07847855B2 |
Image capturing apparatus and focusing method with focus evaluation
The image capturing apparatus includes: a taking optical system which includes a focusing lens; an imaging unit which receives a subject light through the taking optical system and converts the subject light to image data representing frame images; a face detection unit which detects a face region of a person in a first frame image that is one of the frame images sequentially supplied by the imaging unit; a face detection setting unit which sets, for the face detection unit, a position and a size of a face region detection area in a second frame image supplied after the first frame image by the imaging unit, in accordance with a position and a size of the face region detected by the face detection unit in the first frame image; a focus region defining unit which defines, in accordance with a position and a size of the face region detected by the face detection unit in the second frame image, a focus evaluation value calculation region in a third frame image supplied after the second frame image by the imaging unit; a calculation unit which calculates a focus evaluation value in accordance with the image data in the focus evaluation value calculation region defined by the focus region defining unit in the third frame image; and a focus adjustment unit which adjusts a focus of the focusing lens in accordance with the focus evaluation value calculated by the calculation unit. |
| US07847853B2 |
Image taking apparatus and lens apparatus
An image taking apparatus which can perform a focusing operation quickly is described. The image taking apparatus comprises a light splitting unit which splits a light flux from the image-taking lens into a plurality of light fluxes, a view finder optical system for observing an object image formed by the light flux from the image-taking lens, an image pickup element which photoelectrically converts the object image to an electric signal and a focus detection unit for detecting the focusing state of the image-taking lens according to a phase difference detection system. Here, the light splitting unit changes between a first state in which the light flux is directed to the view finder optical system and the focus detection unit and a second state in which the light flux is directed to the image pickup element and the focus detection unit. |
| US07847852B2 |
Solid-state imaging device and manufacturing method of solid-state imaging device
An object of the present invention is to provide a solid-state imaging device that can be slimmed down and have an improved picture quality without sacrificing its sensitivity and the manufacturing method of the solid-state imaging device. The solid-state imaging device includes an imaging unit where unit cells are arranged in a two-dimensional array. Each of these unit cells has a photodiode and a first microlens and a second microlens which are formed above the photodiode. The maximum curvatures of the convex parts become greater from the center part to the periphery of the imaging unit. |
| US07847842B2 |
Preventing green non-uniformity in image sensors
The present invention relates to digital image sensors and in particular to contour filters (ZSB, 7) preventing green non-uniformity in the contour signal of the RGB Bayer image sensors. A set of rules is specified for designing the filter coefficients in the filter, whereby green non-uniformity is prevented. |
| US07847841B2 |
Image pickup system for reducing noise attributable to an image pickup device
An image pickup system according to the present invention includes an extracting unit for extracting a block area with a predetermined size from a signal of an image pickup device, a transforming unit for transforming the signal in the extracted block area into a signal in a frequency space, an estimating unit for estimating the amount of noises of a frequency component except for a zero-order component based on the zero-order component in the transformed signal in the frequency space, a noise reducing unit for reducing noises of the frequency component except for the zero-order component based on the estimated amount of noises, and a compressing unit for compressing the zero-order component and the frequency component except for the zero-order component from which the noises are reduced. |
| US07847840B2 |
Detecting red eye filter and apparatus using meta-data
A method of filtering a red-eye phenomenon from an acquired digital image including a multiplicity of pixels indicative of color, the pixels forming various shapes of the image, includes analyzing meta-data information, determining one or more regions within the digital image suspected as including red eye artifact, and determining, based at least in part on the meta-data analysis, whether the regions are actual red eye artifact. The meta-data information may include information describing conditions under which the image was acquired, captured and/or digitized, acquisition device-specific information, and/film information. |
| US07847837B2 |
Imagine pickup device and imagine pickup method
An image pickup device has an image pickup element (20), a variable power lens (20) for changing image pickup magnification, a magnification converting lens (15) for converting the image pickup magnification into a predetermined multiple, a signal processing circuit (30) for outputting a signal from the image pickup element (20) as a picture image signal, an image recording section (31) for recording an image, and a control section (40). The signal processing circuit (30) outputs the image recorded to the image recording section (31) to a monitor when the magnification converting lens (15) is inserted onto an optical axis L. At the inserting time of the magnification converting lens, it is possible to prevent that a frame body of the magnification converting lens is displayed in the monitor. |
| US07847836B2 |
Image processing method using sensed eye position
A method for processing a captured image is provided. The method includes the steps of sensing the position of an eye and processing the captured image using the sensed eye position. In one embodiment, the step of processing involves detecting a face within the image, and applying a graphical object at a location within the image and relative to the detected face. The graphical object may be a speech bubble. |
| US07847824B2 |
Shake correction apparatus of a camera
A shake correction apparatus of a camera, includes a stationary support board; an electrical board movable relative to the stationary support board; an image pickup device supported by the electrical board and including leads made of a magnetic material which are arranged on a periphery of the image pickup device to electrically connect the image pickup device to the electrical board; at least one drive coil which moves with the electrical board; at least one magnet provided on a surface of the stationary support board which faces the electrical board, and positioned around the image pickup device and the leads as viewed from the front thereof, the magnet exerting a magnetic force on the drive coil; and at least one magnetic cover, made of a magnetic substance, for covering a portion of the magnet which faces the leads. |
| US07847823B2 |
Motion vector calculation method and hand-movement correction device, imaging device and moving picture generation device
A motion vector calculation method includes: processing for calculating multi-resolution data up to a predetermined resolution level L from a plurality of inputted image data; and processing for estimating motion vectors per resolution executing a matching step for temporarily calculating motion vectors minimizing an energy function within a predetermined range of the input motion vectors and a smoothing step for finally calculating the motion vectors by averaging the surrounding data. By using the motion vectors of the resolution level L finally calculated as input motion vectors of a further higher resolution level L-1, the processing for estimating motion vectors per resolution is successively repeated on image data of a high resolution, thereby calculating the motion vectors. |
| US07847822B2 |
Sequential regression for calibration from residues
A system for and method of calibrating an imaging device efficiently is described herein. The imaging device acquires an image of an object that is more than one color. The information acquired is then transferred to a computing device. The information is then used to generate a set of data which represents information which was not acquired in the image. The set of data is generated based on statistical prediction using a training data set. Using acquired image information and the set of data, an imaging device is able to be calibrated. Since the process of calibration utilizing this method only requires one image to be acquired and a reduced set of image information to be sent to the computing device, the process is more efficient than previous implementations. |
| US07847817B2 |
Endoscope light source unit
An endoscope light source unit includes an aperture device having aperture openings of different opening ratios, for selectively positioning one of the aperture openings between the incident end of a light guide and a light source; a driving device for moving the aperture device; an index detection device for detecting whether a specific aperture opening of the aperture device is positioned between the incident end face and the light source; an aperture opening position detection device for detecting whether any one of the aperture openings lies between the incident end face and the light source; a measuring device for measuring a driving amount of the driving device with respect to a position of the specific one of the aperture openings; and a controller for driving the driving device based on measurements from the index detection device, the aperture position detection device, and the measuring device. |
| US07847814B2 |
Systems and methods for enhancing teleconference collaboration
An advanced video teleconferencing (AVTC) system uniquely combines a number of features to promote a realistic “same room” experience for meeting participants. These features include an autodirector to select audio and video sources and to compose shots, a collaboration interface for each participant to communicate nonverbal information, directional LEDs to privately alert to participants, audio reflected from the main display, and a collaborative table to share a view of objects or papers on a table. When implemented with sufficient bandwidth for take advantage of these features and to keep latency time low, this AVTC system results in a highly realistic and productive teleconferencing experience. |
| US07847808B2 |
Photographic mapping in a simulation
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for determining a location for a virtual object on a course terrain for a course. A photographic image of the course corresponding to the location is identified. The virtual object is incorporated in a presentation of the photographic image such that the virtual object appears in the photographic image. |
| US07847804B2 |
Image display system
An image display system includes: an information processing device that applies a predetermined correction process to image data for display; and an image display device that displays an image based on the image data through with the correction process in the information processing device. In the image display system, the information processing device includes a first image correction computing section that applies, to the image data, any correction process designed based on performance capabilities of the information processing device among a plurality of correction processes that are for application to the image data, and the image display device includes a second image correction computing section that applies, to the image data being a result of the correction process in the information processing device, any correction process being a part of the plurality of correction processes that are for application to the image data but not the correction process to be executed in the information processing device. |
| US07847803B1 |
Method and apparatus for interleaved graphics processing
The present invention provides for programmable interleaved graphics processing. The invention provides an execution pipeline and a number of registers. Each register holds instructions from a separate program. Instructions from the registers are interleaved in the execution pipeline such that the average latency is one instruction per cycle. This is accomplished even when there is conditional branching and execution latency. When one instruction has a dependency based on execution of a previous instruction, that second instruction is not provided to the execution pipeline until completion of the first instruction. However, in the meantime interleaved instructions from other programs are still being executed while the first instruction of the first program is executing. Thus the pipeline is always full and the processor is always working at peak capacity. The automatic interleaving of instructions permits simplified graphics software routines to be written. There is no need for the programmer or developer to anticipate or attempt to eliminate conditional branching or to worry about instruction latency. The design of the programmable interleaved graphics processing system provides a solution to those problems. |
| US07847801B2 |
Method for reporting redundant controllers as independent storage entities
A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code are provided for managing dual active controllers in a high availability storage configuration. Redundant dual active controllers in high availability storage configurations are made to appear as individual storage target devices to a host system. Each controller owns certain volumes of data storage. When a host system sends a request to identify available data volumes, the controller that owns certain volumes provides preferred paths to those owned volumes. The host system may also send an inquiry to a controller that asks the controller about data volumes not owned by the controller. For such inquiries, no paths to the non-owned data volumes are returned to the host system. |
| US07847797B2 |
Drive circuit and drive device for liquid crystal display
The present invention provides a drive circuit suitable for use in a liquid crystal display, comprising an op amp which has an inversion input, a non-inversion input and a first output and of which the inversion input and the first output are connected to each other; a first PMOS transistor having a gate to which a node for the non-inversion input of the op amp is connected, and a source to which a node for the output of the op amp is connected; a first NMOS transistor having a gate to which a drain of the first PMOS transistor is connected, a drain to which the node for the output of the op amp is connected, and a source connected to ground; and a second NMOS transistor having a gate supplied with a predetermined first voltage, a drain to which the drain of the first PMOS transistor is connected, and a source connected to ground. |
| US07847794B2 |
Monitor apparatus for a vehicle
The present invention relates to a monitor apparatus for a vehicle. The monitor apparatus is configured such that the LCD monitor protrudes from a case inside a shelf by sliding out through a transfer device. According to the present invention, the monitor apparatus slides in and out by means of a transfer device which pushes and pulls the monitor in a lateral direction. |
| US07847793B2 |
Control circuit of display device, and display device and electronic appliance incorporating the same
An object is to realize downsizing and cost reduction of a display device by efficiently using a physical region of a memory in a control circuit of the display device. A structure of a video data storage portion of the control circuit is that provided with a video data storage portion for storing video data of an n-th frame (n is a natural number), a video data storage portion for storing video data of an (n+1)th frame, and a video data storage portion for sharing video data of the n-th frame and the (n+1)th frame among received video data. |
| US07847790B2 |
Interactive touchpad
A film interactive touchpad for control of home systems. A touchscreen defined by a glass panel and polyester film defines active areas responsive to contact. Multiple, customizable and interchangeable templates correspond with multiple levels of functionality and define input and control buttons corresponding to active areas of the touchpad. A display such as an organic light emitting diode (OLED) provides interactive, color feedback. The touchscreen has a hinged connection to the touchpad and is pivotable to an open position to permit insertion and removal of the overlay templates, and is surrounded by a trim ring dam to prevent moisture intrusion. A light sensor is provided for detecting the ambient light level and adjusting the intensity of a backlight for faceplates of any color. |
| US07847788B2 |
Device for operating television appliances
In an arrangement for operating television-technological apparatuses, operating and display elements can be represented on a screen. The screen is provided with a touch-sensitive input field. The respective value of at least one quantity to be set is represented graphically. The at least one quantity to be set can be set by touching the input field in a touch region enclosing the representation and moving the touch point in a direction corresponding to the change in the quantity to be set. |
| US07847779B2 |
Method and apparatus of transmitting data signals and control signals via an LVDS interface
A display method transmits data signals and control signals via an LVDS interface. The display method includes transmitting data codes corresponding to a control signal using a reserved bit of a channel of the LVDS interface, and generating the control signal for a display panel by decoding the data codes using a decoder of a timing controller. |
| US07847778B2 |
Gate driving circuit and driving method thereof
A gate driving circuit for driving plural scan lines of a liquid crystal display includes N driving circuit units and a control unit. Each of the N driving circuit units sequentially outputs a driving signal to drive a corresponding scan line of the scan lines. The control unit outputs a positive-phase and an opposite-phase clock signal to control the N driving circuit units. After an Nth driving circuit unit of the N driving circuit units outputs the driving signal, the control unit transmits a control signal to at least one of the N driving circuit units. A method for driving the foregoing gate driving circuit is also disclosed. |
| US07847777B2 |
Source driver and display device having the same
A source driver and a display device having the same, in which the source driver performs charge sharing on source line driving signals in synchronization with an odd-numbered rising edge of the first output control signal, and outputs analog data signals to source lines of a display panel in synchronization with an even-numbered rising edge of the first output control signal, thereby removing scan line noise. |
| US07847776B2 |
Drive circuit of electro-optical device, driving method of electro-optical device, and electro-optical device having the same
A drive circuit for driving an electro-optical device where the scanning-line driving unit and the data-line driving unit drive, in a surface inversion manner, with a first cycle, the pixel portions in odd partial surfaces in a direction parallel to the data lines among 2M (where M is a natural number) partial surfaces resulting from dividing the display surface by division lines corresponding to the scanning lines, each partial surface including n (where n is a natural number greater than or equal to 2) scanning lines, and drive the pixel portions in even partial surfaces among the 2M partial surfaces in the surface inversion manner with a second cycle complementary to the first cycle. |
| US07847775B2 |
Electro-optical device, method of driving electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus
An electro-optical device includes pixels that are provided to correspond to intersections of a plurality of rows of scanning lines and a plurality of columns of first data lines, each pixel having an pixel electrode, a common electrode that faces the pixel electrode, a first transistor that is turned on when a corresponding scanning line is selected to supply a data signal from a first data line to the pixel electrode, and a second transistor that is turned on when another scanning line than the corresponding scanning line is selected prior to the corresponding scanning line to supply a data signal from the first data line or a data line different from the first data line to the pixel electrode, a scanning line driving circuit that selects the plurality of rows of scanning lines according to a predetermined sequence, when one scanning line is selected, applies a first voltage so as to turn on the first or second transistor, when the selection ends, applies a second voltage so as to turn off the first and second transistors, and, when a scanning line next to the scanning line is selected, applies a third voltage between the first voltage and the second voltage so as to turn off the first and second transistors, and a data line driving circuit that supplies a data signal according to a grayscale level of a pixel of the selected scanning line through the first data line. |
| US07847774B2 |
Active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) display, a pixel driving circuit, and a driving method thereof
A pixel driving circuit of an active matrix organic light emitted diode display is provided with an input first scanning voltage signal and an input displaying voltage signal. The pixel driving circuit comprises a driving thin film transistor (TFT), an organic light emitted diode (OLED), and a capacitor. The capacitor has a first end connected to a gate electrode of the driving TFT to store a potential respect to the displaying voltage signal and having the driving TFT generate a steady current flowing through the OLED. The capacitor has a second end provided with a second scanning voltage signal, which has a level range larger than that of the displaying voltage signal, partially overlapping with the first scanning voltage signal so as to generate a negative bias in the driving TFT. |
| US07847773B2 |
Liquid crystal display pixel structure and operation method thereof
A pixel unit in the present invention is divided into two sub-pixels. Each sub-pixel includes a thin film transistor, a liquid crystal capacitor and a storage capacitor. The two thin film transistors respectively located in different sub-pixels are connected to different scan lines. One of the two thin film transistors is connected to a data line through another transistor. Therefore, two different pixel voltages are formed in a pixel. |
| US07847769B2 |
Liquid crystal display and driving method thereof
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method of driving a liquid crystal display by frame rate control (FRC) is provided, which includes: receiving an input data having a first gray from an external graphic source; converting the input data to have bit number larger than the input data; and performing FRC on the converted data. |
| US07847763B2 |
Method for driving passive matrix OLED
A method for driving a passive matrix organic light emitting diode (PMOLED) is provided. A pulse width modulation (PWM) constant current is provided to OLED pixels connected to a segment of a PMOLED array without voltage pre-charging the segment. Then, an offset value corresponding to missing gray scales of the OLED pixel is determined. According to the missing gray scales, the gray scales of the OLED pixel are rescaled starting from the offset. The OLED pixel is thus driven by a compensated PWM constant current having the rescaled gray scales during each horizontal line period. |
| US07847761B2 |
Method for driving display and display
In an embodiment of the present invention, for an active-matrix organic EL display in which pixel circuits each including five transistors and one capacitor are two-dimensionally arranged in rows and columns, the timing of transition of a drive signal DS from the “H” level to the “L” level is brought close to the timing of transition of a write signal WS from the “L” level to the “H” level. Furthermore, the active period of a first auto-zero signal AZ1 is overlapped with the active period of the write signal WS. This timing relationship achieves suppression of variation in the source voltage and gate voltage of a drive transistor due to leakage currents, in addition to realization of a function to compensate variation in the characteristic of an organic EL element and a function to compensate variation in the threshold voltage Vth of the drive transistor with a small number of components. Thus, a uniform image quality free from image unevenness can be achieved. |
| US07847753B2 |
Transparent antenna for display, translucent member for display with an antenna and housing component with an antenna
A transparent antenna for a display, for example, a portable telephone, the transparent antenna performing good transmission and reception, not bulky, and not impairing design of an apparatus. The transparent antenna for a display has an insulating sheet-like transparent substrate and has a planar antenna pattern formed on the surface of the transparent substrate. An electrically conductive section of the antenna pattern is constructed from an electrically conductive thin film of a mesh structure, outlines of each mesh are constituted from extra fine bands with substantially the same width, and the light transmittance of the section where the antenna pattern is formed is equal to or more than 70%. |
| US07847752B2 |
Switching schemes for multiple antennas
Signals from multiple antennas are evaluated in a wireless device having one receiver chain and the antenna receiving the highest quality signals is selected. The signal quality from the multiple antennas may be evaluated using the short symbols in the preamble or the beacon signals and the antennas dynamically selected to improve the performance of the wireless communications device. |
| US07847748B1 |
Single input circular and slant polarization selectivity by means of dielectric control
An antenna and a method of creating multiple polarization states in an antenna comprising providing to the antenna a single power input, dividing the power received from the single power input, and transmitting the divided power to a radiating element via a plurality of transmission lines. |
| US07847746B2 |
Broadband antenna
The present invention relates to a broadband antenna for at least six frequency bands provided on an isolating antenna support structure comprising. The antenna comprises a low band branch and a high band branch coupled to a substantially rectangular ground plane provided on a PCB. The coupling between the ground plane and the low band branch is a capacitive coupling and has a vertical distance of 3-7 mm there in between. |
| US07847744B2 |
Apparatus for mounting a satellite antenna in a vehicle
A vehicle 16 includes a vehicle body 30. A satellite antenna 18 is mounted within the vehicle body 30. A satellite transmissive panel 40 is coupled to the vehicle body 30 adjacent to the antenna 18. The satellite antenna may be mounted within the passenger compartment 20 or within the trunk 90 of the vehicle 16. |
| US07847743B2 |
Method for measuring inverse scattering wave, and apparatus for identifying inferior RFID transponder and reader using the same
Provided is a method for measuring inverse scattering wave, which includes installing a scattering object which is a test object in a coupler, feeding an electrical signal to an input terminal of the coupler, terminating an output terminal and an isolation terminal of the coupler so that the electrical signal scattered by colliding with the scattering object is transmitted to a coupling terminal of the coupler, and measuring intensity of the electrical signal transmitted to the coupling terminal. In addition, provided is an apparatus for identifying an inferior Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) transponder and an inferior RFID reader by using the method for measuring the inverse scattering wave. Accordingly, the installation cost thereof is reduced. Furthermore, the facilities for the measurement can be installed in a narrow space, and the measurement can be done regardless of an external electromagnetic wave environment. Moreover, the apparatus for identifying the inferior RFID transponder and reader is installed on a production line, thereby removing the inferior RFID transponder and reader directly from the production line during the mass production. |
| US07847737B2 |
Antenna apparatus
An antenna apparatus includes a patch antenna unit in which a radiation conductor and a ground conductor plate are arranged so as to face each other with an insulating material disposed therebetween, a power-feed point is provided at a position slightly offset from the center of the radiation conductor, and a high-frequency electric field is supplied between the radiation conductor and the ground conductor plate; a surface-wave propagation suppression area in which a surface-wave propagation suppression mechanism for suppressing surface-wave propagation is mounted in an outer surrounding area in the offset direction of the power-feed point in which an electric-field intensity is generally maximum within the end portion of the radiation conductor plate; and an insulating area in which an electric-field intensity between the radiation conductor plate and the ground conductor plate is relatively low and the surface-wave propagation suppression mechanism is not arranged. |
| US07847736B2 |
Multi section meander antenna
An antenna formed on a dielectric substrate having first and second opposing surfaces, a first meander antenna element disposed on the first surface of the substrate and a second meander antenna element disposed on the second surface of the substrate. |
| US07847735B2 |
Integrated photovoltaic cell and antenna
RF device powered by photovoltaic cells. A device comprises a substrate having one or more photovoltaic cells mounted on one side of the substrate, and an RF antenna mounted on the other side of the substrate. Electronics powered by the photovoltaic cells and communicating via the RF antenna are preferably mounted on the same side of the substrate as the antenna, but may be mounted on the same side of the substrate as the photovoltaic cells. |
| US07847732B1 |
Steering matrix feedback for beamforming
A first network device includes a calibration module configured to receive a training signal from a second network device. The training signal indicates the second network device is capable of adjusting beamforming weights associated with the second network device based on a steering matrix received from the first network device. A steering module is configured to determine a first steering matrix for the second network device based on the training signal. The steering module is configured to transmit the first steering matrix to the second network device for adjustment of the beamforming weights associated with the second network device. |
| US07847729B2 |
GPS pre-acquisition for geotagging digital photos
A handheld electronic device, such as a GPS-enabled wireless communications device with an embedded camera, a GPS-enabled camera-phone or a GPS-enabled digital camera, determines whether ephemeris data needs to be obtained for geotagging digital photos taken with the device. By monitoring user activity with respect to the camera, such as activation of the camera, the device can begin pre-acquisition of a GPS position fix by obtaining needed ephemeris data before the photograph is actually taken. This GPS pre-acquisition improves the likelihood that a position fix (GPS lock) is achieved by the time the photo is taken (to enable immediate geotagging). Alternatively, the photo can be geotagged retroactively by appending the current location to the metadata tag associated with the digital photo. An optional acquisition status indicator can be displayed on a user interface of the device to indicate that a position fix is being obtained. |
| US07847725B1 |
Radar video data player
A computer software program which plots radar video data on a display screen for viewing by a user in a format that emulates a real display. The radar video data the program plots on the display screen is either recorded radar video data generated by a missile radar video seeker or telemetered radar video data generated by the radar video seeker. The display screen display multiple radar scans of video data in the form of a graph or plot on the display screen. |
| US07847715B2 |
Segmented optics circuit drive for closed loop fiber optic sensors
Systems and methods for improving output resolution of an optical drive circuit in an optical sensor. The optical sensor circuit includes an optics circuit that generates analog measurement data, a detector circuit that detects the analog measurement data and converts the analog measurement data to a digital measurement data, and a signal processing circuit that demodulates the digital measurement data and generates a segmented digital signal based on the demodulated digital measurement data. The optical sensor circuit further includes an optics drive circuit that generates an analog drive signal based on the segmented digital signal. The analog drive signal is then used to drive the optical circuit. |
| US07847714B2 |
ΔΣ-type A/D converter
There is provided a technique for reducing the adverse effect of idle tones in the channels in a ΔΣ-type A/D converter including a plurality of channels for converting analog input signals into digital signals. The ΔΣ-type A/D converter includes an L channel for converting a left analog input signal into a digital signal and an R channel for converting a right analog input signal into a digital signal. Each of the L channel and the R channel includes a DC dither circuit for generating a DC addition voltage for shifting the frequency of an idle tone. In the L channel and the R channel, DC addition voltages generated by DC dither circuits are different from each other. |
| US07847713B2 |
Algorithmic analog-to-digital converter
Provided is an algorithmic analog-to-digital converter (ADC). In the algorithmic ADC, the number of preprocessing amplifiers used in a flash ADC is reduced by sharing the preprocessing amplifiers in the flash ADC, and thus chip size can be reduced. In addition, power consumption can be reduced by dynamically decreasing the bandwidth of an operational amplifier included in a multiplying digital-to-analog converter (MDAC) according to a required resolution. |
| US07847712B2 |
Adaptor for memory card
An adaptor for a memory card includes a printed circuit board (PCB) conversion board, a memory card connector, a serial interface connector, a signal convertor, and a parallel interface connector. When a motherboard is connected to the serial interface connector, serial signals output from the motherboard are transmitted to the signal convertor via the serial interface connector. The signal convertor converts the serial signals into parallel signals and transmits the parallel signals to the memory card. When the motherboard is connected to the parallel interface connector, parallel signals output from the motherboard are transmitted to the memory card via the PCB conversion board without any parallel-to-serial signal conversion. |
| US07847711B2 |
Generating a data stream and identifying positions within a data stream
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for generating a data stream encoded by means of a Variable Length Coding scheme. Code words for a data stream including a plurality of code words are encoded in accordance with a Variable Length Coding scheme. A separation marker is inserted between encoded data blocks in the data stream. |
| US07847710B2 |
Integrating hashing and decompression of compressed data for safe computing environments and systems
Techniques for hashing and decompression of data are disclosed. Hashing and decompression of compressed data can be integrated in order to effectively hash and decompress the compressed data at the same time. The integrated hashing and decompression techniques of the invention are useful for any computing environment and/or system where compressed data is hashed and decompressed. The invention is especially useful for safe computing environment and/or system (e.g., a Trusted Computing (TC) computing environment) where hashing decompression of compressed data can be routinely performed. The Integrity of a computing environment and/or system can be protected by integrating the decompressing and hashing of the compressed data or effectively hashing and decompressing the compressed data at the same time. A combined hashing and decompression function can be provided based on conventional hashing and compression functions by integrating their similar components and in an efficient manner. |
| US07847704B2 |
Method and device for transmitting signals from a position measuring arrangement to an evaluation unit
A method for transmitting signals from a position measuring arrangement to an evaluation unit, the method including transmitting position signals, reference pulses, and warning signals indicating a malfunction state from a position measuring arrangement for determining the position of two elements of a machine which are movable relative to each other, to an evaluation unit. The method further includes logically interconnecting the reference pulses with the position signals in such a way that, in a malfunction-free state, a valid status combination for outputting the reference pulses and an invalid status combination for outputting the reference pulses appear in each period. The method including transmitting warning signals indicating a malfunction state during the invalid status combination of the position signals and the reference pulses which, in the malfunction-free state, is invalid for outputting the reference pulses. |
| US07847690B2 |
System and method for detecting tampering of a utility meter
A tamper alarm circuit for detecting a tampered condition of a utility meter is disclosed. The tamper alarm circuit has a transducer coupled to an amplification circuit which is coupled to a detection circuit, the detection circuit generating an alarm condition when the detection circuit determines that a voltage signal generated by the transducer and amplified by the amplification circuit has reached a predetermined threshold. |
| US07847681B2 |
Building automation systems and methods
A monitoring system, including an interface configured to communicate with a building device, a sensor, and a memory. The monitoring system includes a processor configured to communicate with the memory and the interface. The processor is configured to transmit a test signal to at least one of the building device and the sensor. The processor is further configured to receive a return signal from at least one of a building device signal and a sensor signal. Further, the processor is configured to associate the building device to the sensor based on the return signal. |
| US07847678B2 |
Vehicle surroundings information output system and method for outputting vehicle surroundings information
A vehicle surroundings information output system includes a vehicle surroundings information obtaining mechanism obtaining information about the vehicle surroundings, an object detector detecting an object around the vehicle based on the obtained vehicle surroundings information, an outputting mechanism outputting information relating to the detected object, a detection reliability determining mechanism determining the detected detection reliability of the detected object, and a notifying information generator generating notifying information that relates to that object according to the detection reliability. The notifying information generator is structured to generate notify information that does not easily stimulate at least one of the five senses of a driver when the detection reliability of the object is low as compared to when that detection reliability is high. |
| US07847676B2 |
Event-driven mobile HAZMAT monitoring
A HAZMAT monitoring system detects a plurality of different hazardous materials and includes first and second pluralities of RSIs. Each RSI of the first plurality forms a node in a first wireless sensor network and is associated with a mobile container and with at least one sensor that is configured to acquire data for detecting a first hazardous material. Each RSI further is configured to receive the sensor data and wirelessly transmit, over the first wireless sensor network, data relating to the received sensor data pertaining to the detection of the first hazardous material. Each RSI of the second plurality is similarly associated and configured. Communications within a respective wireless sensor network do not result in communications within the another wireless sensor network. A gateway is configured to independently communicate with each respective wireless sensor network. |
| US07847675B1 |
Security system
A security system for monitoring, controlling, and automating one or more work areas and office furniture components, or monitoring, controlling, and automating utility components in other environments such as retail, restaurant, and home applications. The system includes passive and active access authentication devices and active or passive unlocking and lockdown devices for utility components, such as storage components, office furniture components, offices, and work sites. The system may include, for example, a processor, an access authentication device, sensors for monitoring work areas, actuators for controlling and automating work areas, and status and alarm notifiers. |
| US07847673B2 |
Duplex-attachment of ceramic disk PTC to substrates
This is a ceramic disk PTC and heater assembly, and a method for attaching one to the other, the combination useful in the heating elements of solid ink printing apparatus. The ceramic disk PTC attachment method is made up of a low melting temperature solder and a high operating temperature adhesive. The solder attaches the disk to a substrate, and provides a low resistance electrical and thermal bond to the substrate. The adhesive is used to substantially completely encircle the solder, containing the solder when melted, and keeping the PTC attached when the solder is melted. The adhesive can also partially encircle the solder to a degree sufficient to substantially prevent substantial escape of molten solder from the attachment area. |
| US07847669B2 |
Micro-electromechanical switched tunable inductor
Disclosed is an integrated tunable inductor having mutual micromachined inductances fabricated in close proximity to a tunable inductor that is switched in and out by micromechanical ohmic switches to change the inductance of the integrated tunable inductor. To achieve a large tuning range and high quality factor, silver is preferably used as the structural material to co-fabricate the inductors and micromachined switches, and silicon is selectively removed from the backside of the substrate. Using this method, exemplary tuning of 47% at 6 GHz is achievable for a 1.1 nH silver inductor fabricated on a low-loss polymer membrane. The effect of the quality factor on the tuning characteristic of the integrated inductor is evaluated by comparing the measured result of substantially identical inductors fabricated on various substrates. To maintain the quality factor of the silver inductor, the device may be encapsulated using a low-cost wafer-level polymer packaging technique. |
| US07847668B2 |
Inductor
An inductor includes: a substrate; an insulator layer; a conductive coil; and a permeability-enhancing film of a multi-layer structure. The multi-layer structure includes at least one repeating unit that has at least two layers. The two layers exhibit an exchange-coupling effect and include a first ferromagnetic layer of a first ferromagnetic material and an exchange-coupling layer. |
| US07847667B2 |
Systems and methods for reducing circuit area
Methods and systems are provided for reducing circuit area. Some embodiments provide electronic devices including an inductor formed from a path having two ends that loops substantially in a plane around a center area, wherein the path crosses itself at least two points and wherein the path defines an outer boundary of the inductor; and a circuit that is located within the outer boundary of the inductor and substantially within or adjacent to the plane. Other embodiments provide electronic devices including an inductor formed from a path having two ends that loops substantially in a plane around a center area, wherein the path defines an outer boundary of the inductor; and a circuit that is located within the outer boundary of the inductor and substantially within or adjacent to the plane, and wherein the circuit comprises a signal path that is rake-shaped and crosses the path of the inductor at substantially perpendicular angles. |
| US07847660B2 |
Relay
A relay driving a plunger includes a movable iron piece, and a movable contact point, and position restricting means. The movable iron piece is configured to rotate around a horizontal shaft center between a contact point base and an electromagnetic unit based on excitation and nonexcitation of an electromagnetic unit placed above the contact point base. The movable contact point is fixed to a lower end portion of the plunger protruding from a lower surface of the contact point base. The movable contact point is contacted with and separated from a fixed contact point. The position restricting means is provided on an upper surface side of the contact point base. |
| US07847655B2 |
Switching circuit
Disclosed is a switch circuit capable of reducing distortion caused by harmonics and preventing an increase in insertion loss even if the number of ports increases. The switching circuit includes one common output port, M first switches having one set of ends connected in common to a first node (M≧2 where M is a constant), N second switches having one set of ends connected in common to the common output port (N≧1 where N is a constant), a third switch having one end connected to the common output port and the other end connected to the first node, M first input ports respectively connected to the other set of ends of the first switches, and N second input ports respectively connected to the other set of ends of the second switches. One selected among the first input ports and the second input ports is connected to the common output port, and if one of the first input ports is selected, the third switch is closed. |
| US07847653B2 |
Wide bandwidth microwave balun
A wide bandwidth microwave balun utilizes frequency band splitting and two conventional baluns operating in a high frequency band and a low frequency band, which when combined offer a full bandwidth output, thus to offer wide bandwidth impedance matching and second-harmonic rejection. |
| US07847651B2 |
Method of and apparatus to generate pulse width modulated signal from sampled digital signal by chaotic modulation
A method and apparatus to generate a pulse width modulated signal from a sampled digital signal by chaotic modulation. The method includes generating predetermined chaotic intervals having random interval values using a chaotic interval generator, and generating the pulse width modulated signal from a reference signal and the sampled digital signal during each of the chaotic intervals. Thus, electromagnetic interference (EMI) that affects an audio amplifier can be remarkably reduced. |
| US07847649B2 |
MEMS resonator, a method of manufacturing thereof, and a MEMS oscillator
The invention relates to a MEMS resonator comprising a movable element (48), the movable element (48) comprising a first part (A) having a first Young's modulus and a first temperature coefficient of the first Young's modulus, and the movable element (48) further comprising a second part (B) having a second Young's modulus and a second temperature coefficient of the second. Young's modulus, a sign of the second temperature coefficient being opposite to a sign of the first temperature coefficient, at least, at operating conditions of the MEMS resonator, and a cross-sectional area of the first part (A) and the cross-sectional area of the second part (B) being such that the absolute temperature coefficient of the Young's modulus of the first part (A) multiplied by the cross-sectional area of the first part (A) does not deviate more than 20% from the absolute temperature coefficient of the Young's modulus of the second part (B) multiplied by the cross-sectional area of the second part (B), the cross-sectional areas being measured locally and perpendicularly to the movable element (48). |
| US07847648B2 |
Oscillator with delay compensation
In the many microelectronics applications, delays present in circuitry can affect both the design and the function of the circuitry. One example of delays impacting the function of a circuit is a relaxation oscillator, where delays present in comparator circuits and latches can cause its frequency to vary beyond desired ranges. Here, a relaxation circuit with delay compensation is described. |
| US07847644B2 |
Modulation signal generation circuit, transmission/reception module, and radar device
A modulation-signal generating circuit includes a temperature monitoring unit that detects a casing temperature of the circuit, a voltage control oscillator including two variable impedance circuits that independently control oscillation frequency based on an input control voltage, a frequency-correction-voltage generating unit that outputs a voltage for compensating for a temperature drift of an oscillation frequency according to the casing temperature detected by the temperature monitoring unit, to one of the variable impedance circuits, and an FM-modulation-voltage generating unit that outputs a modulation voltage containing a constant DC component not depending on temperature and a predetermined AC component, to the other variable impedance circuit, under a temperature drift compensation condition of the frequency-correction-voltage generating unit. |
| US07847643B2 |
Circuit with multiphase oscillator
In an embodiment, a circuit is provided comprising a multi-phase oscillator configured to output a plurality of output signals having the same frequency and different phase offsets. A feedback value is generated based on at least two of said output signals. A reference value is generated based on a reference clock and a predetermined value. The reference value and the feedback value are combined. |
| US07847642B2 |
Frequency tuning circuit, use of the tuning circuit and method for frequency tuning
A frequency tuning circuit includes a connection for coupling to a signal tap of an element which has a resonant frequency. The tuning circuit contains a controllable-capacitance capacitance array for tuning of a signal frequency of the element. The capacitance array has a multiplicity of capacitances which can be connected to a control connection via a signal. In this case, the capacitance array is coupled to the connection. A control input is used to supply a digital control word. Furthermore, the tuning circuit contains a sigma-delta modulator whose input side is coupled to the control input and whose output side is coupled to the control connection of the capacitance array. This makes it possible to produce a tuning word by means of which the effective resolution of the capacitance array can be increased. |
| US07847641B2 |
Digital phase and frequency detector
Disclosed are a digital phase-frequency detector and a method of operating a digital phase-frequency detector. The detector includes an input circuit, an output circuit and a reset circuit. In use, the input circuit receives first and second input signals during a plurality of cycles, and during a given one of the cycles, generates a first intermediate signal or a second intermediate signal depending on which of the first and second input signals was received first during that given one of said cycles. The output circuit receives these intermediate signals, and outputs, during said one cycle, a first output signal or a second output signal depending on which one of intermediate signals was received by the output circuit during said one cycle. The reset circuit applies a reset signal to the input circuit under defined conditions to begin a new one of said plurality of cycles. |
| US07847639B2 |
Pulse width modulation device
A pulse width modulation device which a step form control signal generated by a control signal generating device and a triangular wavecarrier signal generated by a carrier generating device are compared by a digital comparator and the comparison signal is supplied to an edge detection device. Also, a top/bottom signal generated by a top/bottom signal generating device is supplied to the edge detection device. The edge detection device includes an edge detection function that generates an edge detection signal by detecting change of the comparison signal. The edge detection function is inhibited by the edge detection signal; and inhibition is cancelled by the top/bottom signal so that the edge detection signal is output. A PWM signal is output from the pulse generating device in accordance with the comparison signal, edge detection signal, and top/bottom signal. |
| US07847637B2 |
High efficiency precision amplifier
A high efficiency precision amplifier which comprises a linear amplifier stage, a class D amplifier stage and a set of switches is provided. Both amplifier stages receive the same input signal. The load is driven by the output of the linear amplifier stage. The set of switches connect the output of the class D amplifier stage to either of the positive and negative supply terminals of the linear amplifier stage and the other of the positive and negative supply terminals of the linear amplifier stage to a negative or positive supply, depending on the polarity of the signal being amplified. |
| US07847631B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing predistortion
Embodiments are described herein to provide better predistortion solutions for the linearization of high power amplifiers, especially those with memory effects. Many embodiments involve a method in which a predistorted signal zn is generated from input signal xn in accordance with z n = ∑ k = 1 K ∏ q = 1 Q P kq ( x n - q - 1 ) = P 11 ( x n ) P 12 ( x n - 1 ) … P 1 Q ( x n - Q - 1 ) + P 21 ( x n ) P 22 ( x n - 1 ) … P 2 Q ( x n - Q - 1 ) + … + P K 1 ( x n ) P K 2 ( x n - 1 ) … P KQ ( x n - Q - 1 ) for K terms and Q−1 delays, wherein each Pkq is a complex valued function of a single complex variable. Also described are predistorter apparatus embodiments in which a predistorter includes complex multipliers for multiplying the value of each Pkq having the same value of k to produce K products and at least one adder for adding the K products to generate predistorted signal zn from input signal xn in accordance with the equation above. |
| US07847628B2 |
Chopper-stabilized instrumentation amplifier
This disclosure describes a chopper stabilized instrumentation amplifier. The amplifier is configured to achieve stable measurements at low frequency with very low power consumption. The instrumentation amplifier uses a differential architecture and a mixer amplifier to substantially eliminate noise and offset from an output signal produced by the amplifier. Dynamic limitations, i.e., glitching, that result from chopper stabilization at low power are substantially eliminated through a combination of chopping at low impedance nodes within the mixer amplifier and feedback. The signal path of the amplifier operates as a continuous time system, providing minimal aliasing of noise or external signals entering the signal pathway at the chop frequency or its harmonics. The amplifier can be used in a low power system, such as an implantable medical device, to provide a stable, low-noise output signal. |
| US07847625B2 |
Switched capacitor circuit with reduced leakage current
Provided is a switched capacitor circuit which prevents leakage current by equalizing voltages at nodes where leakage current tends to flow in a sampling mode, and prevents errors in an output signal by minimizing voltage drop caused by leakage current in an integrating mode. |
| US07847619B1 |
Servo loop for well bias voltage source
A servo loop for a charge pump including comparator. A variable resistor and comparator are in series and couple the output of the charge pump to an enable input. A current source/sink coupled to the variable resistor provide a first input voltage to the comparator, with the second input of the comparator being coupled to ground or Vdd. A shunt circuit in parallel with the load at the output of the charge pump is also coupled to the output of the comparator. The charge pump and shunt are alternately enabled and disabled by the comparator to maintain a body-bias supply voltage. The servo loop may be configured to provide body-bias for NFETs or PFETs. |
| US07847616B2 |
Inverter circuit and balanced input inverter circuit
A balanced input inverter circuit includes a first P-type MOS transistor including a gate terminal connected to an input, a source terminal connected to a first power source potential, and a drain terminal connected to an output, a first N-type MOS transistor including a gate terminal connected to the input, a drain terminal connected to the output, and a source terminal connected to a second power source potential, a first inverter circuit including an input terminal connected to an inverted input, and an output terminal connected to a back gate terminal of the first N-type MOS transistor, a first diode connected between the first power source potential and a first power source terminal of the first inverter circuit, a second inverter circuit including an input terminal connected to the inverted input, and an output terminal connected to a back gate terminal of the first P-type MOS transistor, and a second diode connected between the second power source potential and a second power source terminal of the second inverter circuit. |
| US07847607B2 |
PLL circuit
A phase locked loop (PLL) circuit including a phase comparator for comparing a phase of a reference signal with a phase of a feedback signal, an oscillator for outputting an output signal at a frequency in accordance with an output of the phase comparator, a feedback loop for returning the output signal of the oscillator and supplying the output signal as the feedback signal, and a delay circuit for delaying the phase of the output signal output from the oscillator to a load circuit, wherein the delay circuit is provided outside the feedback loop. |
| US07847602B2 |
Digitally controlled frequency generator
A digitally controlled frequency generator includes an oscillator module for generating a first clock signal having an oscillating frequency, a programmable control module operable so as to generate a control signal corresponding to a desired frequency, and a direct digital frequency synthesizer coupled to the oscillator module and the programmable control module for receiving the first clock signal and the control signal therefrom, and for generating a second clock signal having the desired frequency based on the first clock signal from the oscillator module and the control signal from the programmable control module. |
| US07847596B2 |
Electrical device for performing logic functions
An electronic device is presented for performing at least one logic function. The device comprises an electron emission based electrode arrangement associated with an electron extractor. The electrode arrangement comprises at least one basic unit including a photocathode, an anode, and one or more gates arranged aside a cavity defined between the photocathode and the anode. Said one or more gates are connectable to a voltage supply unit to be operated by one or more input voltages signals corresponding to one or more logical values, respectively. Said anode is operable as a floating electrode from which an electrical output of the device indicative of a resulted logic function is read. The anode is electrically connected to a photocathode of another cathode-anode unit of the same device, or is connected to an electrode of another electronic device. |
| US07847592B2 |
Buffer circuit of semiconductor memory apparatus
A buffer circuit of a semiconductor memory apparatus includes a buffering section configured to increase or decrease a voltage level of an output node by comparing a voltage level of an input signal with a voltage level of a reference voltage. A voltage compensation section applies a voltage to the output node in proportion to a variation of the reference voltage when the level of the reference voltage is lower than a target level. |
| US07847591B2 |
Low jitter CMOS to CML converter
The present invention provides a low jitter CMOS to CML converter, including: a differential circuit including differential pair transistors, a pair of loads and a biased transistor, each differential transistor of the differential pair transistors having an input terminal, an output terminal and a connection terminal. With the current compensation device, an additional current path may be provided for the current of the biased transistor which is used as a constant current source when the differential transistors are turned off, so that the peak tail current in the biased transistor current may be eliminated. Thus, the problem caused by the tail current that the common mode output voltages of the converter is unstable and has a high jitter may be solved. |
| US07847589B2 |
Configuration data feeding device
A configuration data feeding device for feeding configuration data to a plurality of FPGAs includes a memory for storing configuration data that are fed to the plurality of FPGAs, a plurality of interface units for outputting the configuration data read out from the memory, according to their specific configuration layouts, an interface selection unit for selecting, out of the plurality of interface units, an interface unit that is to be used for configuring each of the plurality of FPGAs, and a circuit-switching unit for switching the circuits that connect the FPGAs to the interface units depending upon the selection by the interface selection unit. |
| US07847585B2 |
Source follower with active inductance as a load
A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprises a transistor circuit exhibiting inductance at a desired frequency owing to capacitance between electrodes in a MOS transistor, the transistor circuit having an impedance that increases with an increase in frequency; and a first MOS transistor that functions as a source follower having the transistor circuit as a load. |
| US07847584B2 |
On-die termination circuit and driving method thereof
An on-die termination circuit is capable of increasing a resolution without enlargement of a chip or a layout size. The on-die termination circuit includes a control means, a termination resistance supply means, a code signal generating means. The control means sequentially generates a plurality of control signals in a response to a driving signal. The termination resistance supply means supplies a termination resistance in response to a coarse code signal having a plurality of bits and a fine code signal having a plurality of bits. The code signal generating means controls the fine code signal and the coarse code signal in response to the plurality of the control signals in order that the termination resistance has a level which is correspondent to an input resistance. |
| US07847580B2 |
System and method for motor fault detection using stator current noise cancellation
A system and method for detecting incipient mechanical motor faults by way of current noise cancellation is disclosed. The system includes a controller configured to detect indicia of incipient mechanical motor faults. The controller further includes a processor programmed to receive a baseline set of current data from an operating motor and define a noise component in the baseline set of current data. The processor is also programmed to acquire at least on additional set of real-time operating current data from the motor during operation, redefine the noise component present in each additional set of real-time operating current data, and remove the noise component from the operating current data in real-time to isolate any fault components present in the operating current data. The processor is then programmed to generate a fault index for the operating current data based on any isolated fault components. |
| US07847579B2 |
Systems and methods to evaluate permanent magnet motors
Methods and systems for evaluating a permanent magnet motor are provided. The method includes the steps of spinning a rotor of the permanent magnet motor; determining a total harmonic distortion of the permanent magnet motor; and comparing the determined total harmonic distortion of the permanent magnet motor with a baseline total harmonic distortion. |
| US07847577B2 |
Active matrix substrate, display device, and active matrix substrate inspecting method
By feeding inspection signals independent from each other to upper first and second gate lead inspection lines (52b, 52c), respectively, while maintaining the upper gate-side switching elements (40c) in an ON state, any short circuit between adjacent gate lines (40) of upper gate lines (40) and the like can be detected. By feeding inspection signals independent from each other to lower first and second gate lead inspection lines (53b, 53c), respectively, while maintaining lower gate-side switching elements (40c′) in an ON state, any short circuit between adjacent gate lines (40) of lower gate lines (40) and the like can be detected. By feeding inspection signals independent from each other to source lead inspection lines (55) while maintaining source-side switching elements (41) in an ON state, any short circuit between adjacent ones of source lines (41) and the like can be detected. |
| US07847569B2 |
Probe device and method of regulating contact pressure between object to be inspected and probe
Contact pressure between a wafer and a probe is maintained at an appropriate level. A probe card 2 has a contactor 11 for supporting a probe 10, a printed wiring board 13 electrically connected to the contactor 11, and a reinforcement member 14. On the upper surface side of the probe card 2 is provided a top plate 70 connected to the reinforcement member 14 by a connection member 80. A groove 90 is formed in the upper surface of the top plate 70, and a strain gauge 91 is attached at the groove 90. When a wafer W and the probe 10 are in contact with each other, an upward load acts on the probe card 2 by pressure caused by the contact, and the load causes strain in the top plate 70. The amount of the strain in the top plate 70 is measured, and contact pressure between the wafer W and the probe 10 is regulated and set based on the amount of the strain. |
| US07847563B2 |
Test system
A test system includes a front bezel of an electronic device and a test device. The front bezel includes a plurality of positions defined in the front bezel, a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) located in the plurality of positions, and a female LED connector connected to the plurality of LEDs. The test device includes a male LED connector electrically connected to the female LED connector, and a programmable logic device (PLD) electrically connected to the male LED connector, and configured to control the LEDs to emit light in a sequence to determine if the plurality of LEDs are correctly located in the correct plurality of positions. |
| US07847562B2 |
Method and apparatus for detection of resistive fault conditions
A resistive fault condition detector for conducting one or more tests of a circuit to detect a resistive fault condition. The detector includes means for determining changes in current through a load during the test, and means for measuring changes in first and second voltages respectively between the circuit's live and neutral conductors and between the circuit's neutral and ground conductors during the test, the changes in the first and second voltages corresponding to the changes in the current respectively. The detector also includes means for calculating apparent source impedances for the live and neutral conductors respectively, based on the changes in current and the measured changes in the first and second voltages respectively, and means for calculating an estimated source impedance for each of the live and neutral conductors for the test. |
| US07847558B2 |
Battery system for monitoring a battery
A locomotive, a battery system and a method for monitoring a battery are provided. The battery has a first plurality of cells electrically coupled in series to one another. The first plurality of cells includes a second plurality of cells and a third plurality of cells electrically coupled together at a node. The method includes calculating a first number of failed cells in the first plurality cells. The method further includes calculating a second number of failed cells in the second plurality cells and a third number of failed cells in the third plurality cells. |
| US07847554B2 |
Method for controlling a magnetic resonance system
In a method for controlling a magnetic resonance system with a number of individually controllable transmission channels, a limited number of antenna control parameter sets are available that are associated with respective different examination situation classes that are defined with regard to specific examination situation parameters. The antenna control parameter sets include, for each of the transmission channels, a channel value or a channel value combination with which a relative amplitude and a relative phase of a radio-frequency signal emitted via the appertaining transmission channel are defined. Respective current examination situation parameter values to be associated with the examination situation parameters for the magnetic resonance measurement to be implemented are then detected and one of the examination situation classes is selected based on this. The magnetic resonance measurement is then implemented with the antenna control parameter set associated with the selected examination situation class. |
| US07847552B2 |
Exclusion of compromised PET data during simultaneous PET-MR acquisition
A system and method for simultaneously acquiring PET and MR data from a subject of interest with a hybrid PET-MR scanner includes monitoring transmission times of RF and gradient coils of the MR equipment and blanking segments of the PET data stream accordingly. By excluding PET data acquired during active MR transmissions, the remaining PET data used for image reconstruction will provide improved PET image quality. |
| US07847544B2 |
System and method for measuring formation temperature and/or pressure using nuclear quadrupole resonance
A system for measuring at least one of a temperature and a pressure of an earth formation is disclosed. The system includes: a downhole tool disposed in a borehole and configured to be movable within the borehole; at least one nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) measurement device including a transmitter configured to emit a radiofrequency magnetic field having at least one selected frequency band into the earth formation to cause a component thereof to produce a NQR signal, and a detector configured to detect the NQR resonance signal; and a processor in operable communication with the measurement device and configured to generate NQR data from the NQR signal and calculate at least one of the temperature and the pressure of the earth formation therefrom. A method of measuring at least one of a temperature and a pressure of an earth formation is also enclosed. |
| US07847541B1 |
Actuators and moveable elements with position sensing
A system senses the position of a movable element in a mechanical apparatus. The element moves along an elongated guide member, which is at least partially formed of a magnetic material. An excitation coil is positioned by the guide member and a sensing coil moves with the movable element. An excitation circuit energizes the excitation coil and a position sensing circuit sense a voltage or current in the sensing coil to determine the distance between the coils. |
| US07847539B2 |
Inductive proximity sensor
The invention relates to an inductive proximity sensor with a sensor element which includes a resonant circuit which provides an output signal which depends on the damping by an electrically conductive object. In accordance with the invention, the inductive proximity sensor has a ΣΔ modulator for the evaluation of an output signal of the resonant circuit. The invention furthermore relates to a method for the determination of the presence and/or of the spacing of a metallic object with the help of an inductive proximity sensor. |
| US07847536B2 |
Hall sensor with temperature drift control
Disclosed are apparatus and methodology for providing approaches to remove or reduce thermal drift of the magnetic sensitivity of Hall sensor devices, to improve the stability of resulting signals of interest. Samples of a particular signal or signals of interest having improved stability make for advantageous use in conjunction with electricity meters. At the same time, associated designs and related components have greater simplicity, for reduced complexity in implementation. Among alternative embodiments, a gating structure selected of various present alternative designs may be used to partially cover, to an intentionally selected degree, an active area of a Hall sensor, so that a zero-drift supply current value may likewise be selected so as to satisfy other criteria which may be applicable to use of the Hall sensor. In other alternative embodiments, a gate structure is used which fully covers the Hall sensor active area, but a gate-control technique is practiced which is based on combined use with an external, relatively high resistance voltage-divider circuitry arrangement, again for eliminating temperature-based drift of the magnetic sensitivity of the Hall sensor arrangement, regardless of the end use to which such Hall sensor is applied. |
| US07847533B2 |
Apparatus providing protection for power converter
A switching circuit for a power converter includes an oscillation circuit, a first circuit, and a first comparator. The oscillation circuit generates a switching signal for regulating an output of the power converter. The first circuit generates a threshold signal. The first comparator is coupled to receive a signal representative of a current through a power switch. Besides, the first comparator generates a control signal in response to the signal and the threshold signal. A frequency of the switching signal is increased in response to the enabling of the control signal. |
| US07847527B2 |
Apparatus and method for improved power flow control in a high voltage network
An apparatus for controlling power flow in a high voltage network. A phase shifting transformer includes a tap changer. |
| US07847526B2 |
System and method for controlling torque ripples in synchronous machines
A system for controlling torque ripple in a permanent magnet synchronous machine includes a power converter configured to be coupled to the permanent magnet synchronous machine and to receive converter control signals and a system controller coupled to the power converter. The system controller includes a fundamental current controller configured for providing fundamental voltage commands, a harmonic current controller configured for using harmonic current commands, current feedback signals from the permanent magnet machine, and fundamental current commands in combination with positive and negative sequence regulators to obtain harmonic voltage commands, and summation elements configured for adding the fundamental voltage commands and the harmonic voltage commands to obtain the converter control signals. |
| US07847525B2 |
Thermal protection of controller for on-vehicle alternators
A thermal protecting circuit is provided for an alternator controller. The protecting circuit comprises a switching member switching on/off the alternator; a sensor sensing a temperature of the switching member; and a switching control circuit. This switching control circuit switches off the switching member when the temperature of the switching member exceeds a first predetermined temperature. This switching control circuit switches on the switching member when the temperature of the switching member is lower than a second predetermined temperature. The second predetermined temperature is set to be higher than the first predetermined temperature. |
| US07847524B2 |
High voltage protection for a thin oxide CMOS device
A circuit includes a voltage regulator (208) for outputting a voltage at a regulated level, a protection circuit (260), and a load circuit (210) coupled to the voltage regulator. The protection circuit includes means for preventing the voltage regulator from outputting a voltage at a level higher than the regulated level during a start-up period of the voltage regulator. |
| US07847522B2 |
Battery device
A battery device includes a battery cell constituted by a secondary cell, a case that houses the battery cell, and a battery-side positive electrode terminal and a battery-side negative electrode terminal electrically provided in the case and connected to the battery cell. The battery device further includes a temperature detecting unit that detects the temperature of the battery cell, a temperature control unit that heats and/or cools the battery cell when an electric current is supplied thereto, and a current control unit that divides, according to the temperature detected by the temperature detecting unit, an externally-supplied charging current supplied from the outside via the battery-side positive electrode terminal and the battery-side negative electrode terminal into a first current supplied to the battery cell and a second current supplied to the temperature control unit. |
| US07847521B2 |
Power supply system for vehicle
A power supply system for a vehicle includes: batteries; motor generators operating as rotating electrical machines driven by electric power in the batteries when the vehicle is running, and constituting a first charger when the batteries are charged by electric power received from a source external to the vehicle and; an inlet receiving the electric power supplied from the external source; a second charger receiving the electric power supplied from the external source and charging the batteries; and a control device selecting one of the first and second chargers and performing control for converting the electric power supplied from the external source to the inlet into charging electric power using the selected charger. Thus, a power supply system for a vehicle that is chargeable from various power supplies at the time of charging and has reduced charge loss can be provided. |
| US07847520B2 |
Circuit and method of operation for an electrical power supply
A battery charging circuit comprising: a semiconductor switch having an output connected to a rechargeable battery; a battery charge controller for receiving power from an external source, and supplying output power to a portable device and the input of the semiconductor switch, the current output of the battery charge controller being controllable; and a voltage sensing circuit for: measuring the voltage drop across the battery charge controller; and responding to the voltage drop across the battery charge controller by modulating the semiconductor switch to reduce the quantity of current supplied to the rechargeable battery when the voltage drop is too great; whereby the total power dissipated by the battery charge controller is controlled, the portable device receiving the power it needs to operate and the rechargeable battery receiving any additional available power. |
| US07847517B2 |
Method and apparatus for handling a charging state in a mobile electronic device
A system and method for using a universal serial bus (USB) interface in a mobile device is provided that includes providing a battery charger operable to receive a voltage provided at the USB interface, the battery charger operable for charging a battery in the mobile device, and, a voltage regulator operable to receive a voltage provided at the USB interface, the voltage regulator used in powering the mobile device. The method also includes, detecting a USB bus voltage at the USB interface, measuring passage of a predetermined amount of time upon detecting the USB bus voltage, and disabling at least one of the voltage regulator and the battery charger if the predetermined amount of time expires before an enumeration acknowledgement signal is received at the USB interface. |
| US07847516B2 |
Circuit and method for detecting absent battery condition in a linear charger
A circuit and method for detecting absent battery condition in a linear charger apply a detecting signal onto an output terminal of the charger and monitor the output terminal to receive a detected signal. The capacitance at the output terminal is significantly different between the presence and absence of a battery connected to the output terminal, and it is thus available to determine from the detected signal, if no battery is connected to the output terminal. |
| US07847514B2 |
Apparatus and method for the power management of operatively connected batteries respectively on a handheld electronic device and a holder for the handheld electronic device
A handheld electronic device in conjunction with a holder for the handheld electronic device that together form an electronic device. The handheld electronic device includes a first battery and the holder includes a second battery and a charging apparatus. When the handheld electronic device and the holder are electrically connected together, such as when the handheld electronic device is received in a cavity formed in the holder the charging apparatus charges the first battery on the handheld electronic device from the second battery on the holder when the first battery charge has been depleted to a given level and the second battery charge is above a second given level. Alternatively, if the first battery charge is above a third given level the first battery charges the second battery if the second battery is not fully charged. |
| US07847513B2 |
System for controlling the power output of a fuel cell stack and battery
A system for controlling the power output of a fuel cell stack and a battery in a hybrid fuel cell system. The system includes a power damping filter that receives a power request signal, and damps the request to reduce large changes in the power request. A battery state of charge controller receives the difference between a battery state of charge set-point and the actual battery state of charge, and provides a battery power signal that attempts to maintain the battery state of charge at the set-point. The damped power signal and the battery power signal are added to generate a system power demand signal that satisfies the driver power request using the battery power and fuel cell stack power, and uses the fuel cell stack power to charge the battery during low power transients or if the battery state of charge is below the set-point. |
| US07847511B2 |
Cleaner and method for driving the same
A cleaner that can have the sufficient capability of collecting pollutant particles by a battery voltage as well as a AC voltage. The cleaner uses a switched reluctance motor to rotate a collecting fan. The switched reluctance motor is driven by a motor driver in one of a PWM mode or a pulse trigger mode. The motor driver drives the switched reluctance motor using one of the battery voltage and a DC voltage converted from the AC voltage, depending on whether the AC voltage is received. The PWM mode and the trigger mode are switched depending on whether the AC voltage is received. Accordingly, the cleaner makes it possible to reduce the time taken to clean up pollutant particles using the battery voltage to the time taken to clean up the pollutant particles using the AC voltage. |
| US07847510B2 |
Controlling switching of thyristors to reduce power loss in variable speed motor
Systems and/or methods that facilitate efficiently controlling speed of an induction motor are presented. An optimized control component controls respective switching of an auxiliary switch component associated with an auxiliary winding of the motor, a main switch component associated with a main winding of the motor, and a capacitance adjuster switch component that facilitates adjusting the amount of capacitance associated with the auxiliary winding. The timing of switching on the auxiliary switch component and main switch component can be controlled such that there can be a time difference between the respective switching on of the auxiliary switch component and main switch component to produce additional phase shift to facilitate improving motor efficiency. The capacitance adjuster switch component can be switched on when motor speed is below a predetermined low speed threshold to facilitate increasing the amount of capacitance associated with the auxiliary winding to improve motor efficiency. |
| US07847503B2 |
Control apparatus and method for controlling a control subject
A control apparatus includes: a memory storing data regarding an interference matrix; a position compensation calculator calculating position compensation by using the data based on a target position of an output shaft and a detected position of the output shaft; a torque compensation calculator calculating torque compensation by using the data based on the detected position of the output shaft and a detected position of a drive shaft; and a command value calculation unit calculating a command value for the drive source based on the position compensation and the torque compensation. |
| US07847502B2 |
Device and method for controlling machine tool
A device for controlling a feed motion of a feed control axis and a rotary motion of a rotary control axis, both axes being provided in a machine tool so that the rotary control axis is fed along the feed control axis. The device includes an interference estimating section estimating an interference generated between the feed control axis and the rotary control axis, based on a position command instructed to at least one of the feed control axis and the rotary control axis and a position and mass information of an eccentric load carried by the rotary control axis; and a command correcting section correcting a current command given to at least one of the feed control axis and the rotary control axis, based on the interference estimated by the interference estimating section. |
| US07847499B2 |
Electric load apparatus, electric load controlling method and computer readable recording medium recording program for causing computer to execute control of electric load
An electric load apparatus (100) includes a DC power source (B), a voltage sensor (10, 20), system relays (SR1, SR2), a capacitor (11, 13), a DC/DC converter (12), an inverter (14), a current sensor (24), a rotation sensor (25), a control apparatus (30), and an AC motor (M1). The control apparatus (30) restricts an increase amount of consumed power in the AC motor (M1) in a range in which the driving operation of the electric load apparatus (100) can be maintained, when the increase amount of the consumed power in the AC motor (M1) exceeds an allowable power that can be supplied from the capacitor (13) to the inverter (14). |
| US07847498B2 |
Brushless motor driving device, brushless motor starting method, and method of detecting rotor stop position of brushless motor
When starting a brushless motor, if the stop position of the rotor is detected between time t1 and time t2, a start-up excitation pattern in accordance with the rotor stop position is input for an initial energization time Ts1. Afterward, when the energization is stopped, a plurality of signals SL1, SL2, SL3, SL4 are generated in sequence in excitation switch timing signals in accordance with the rotational position of the coasting rotor. From these signals SL1 to SL4, the rotor position is detected using the second and subsequent signals SL2 to SL4 and then the process shifts to ordinary energization switch control. In accordance with the present invention, it is possible to start up a motor in a short time with a simple method so as to obtain a large torque during start-up. |
| US07847495B2 |
Hybrid vehicle and method of controlling the same
A hybrid automobile, wherein a second power source operated with less frequency can be forcibly operated. The hybrid automobile comprises a storage battery as a first power source. The hybrid automobile further comprises an engine and a motor generator or a fuel cell as the second power source. When the hybrid automobile is run by the first power source, a driver can change over an operation mode to a running by the second power source by operating an input device. The hybrid automobile further comprises a notification means for prompting the driver to operate the input device when the non-operating time of the second power source exceeds a predetermined time or longer. |
| US07847494B2 |
Drive unit, preferably an actuator, a control and a construction
In particular in articles of furniture having at least an element which may be adjusted with a DC motor, preferably via a mechanical transmission, it is desirable to have a level of acoustic noise as low as possible. The power supply to the DC motor is based on a transformer with rectification and smoothing. With the invention it has surprisingly been found that the level of acoustic noise may be reduced significantly in that the secondary side of the transformer has a first control to compensate for the loss in the motor, thereby keeping the speed thereof constant for a long period of time, and a second control adapted to remove the ripple in the voltage, thereby keeping the speed of the motor constant for a short period of time. |
| US07847490B2 |
Self-ballasted fluorescent lamp and lighting apparatus
A self-ballasted fluorescent lamp capable of achieving a similar appearance to that of an electric light bulb for general illumination includes a base that is attached to a bottom end of a cover and a luminous tube that is supported at a top end of the cover. Electronic components forming a lighting circuit are mounted on a substrate. The substrate is formed to have such a width dimension that allows the substrate to be inserted into the base. The substrate is vertically disposed along a center axis of the base at a position offset from the center axis. Large electronic components are disposed on a first face of the substrate, which faces a large component area in the base formed by the offset substrate. |
| US07847487B2 |
LED lighting device
Two LED arrays are connected in parallel, and the both ends of the parallel connection are connected to an alternating-current power supply AC. In each of the LED arrays, a capacitor and three LED blocks (the total of four components) are connected in series. In each of the LED blocks, two LEDs are connected in opposite directions. Connection points between components included in one of the two LED arrays are individually connected to connection points between components included in the other one of the two LED arrays via varistors. Even in the event that a disconnection failure occurs at any one of the LEDs, a path of a current via one of the varistors is formed for another one of the LEDs which is connected in series to the LED at which the disconnection failure has occurred. This can prevent the other LEDs from being turned off. Even in the event that a short-circuit failure occurs at any one of the varistors, the normal lighting operations of the LEDs can be maintained unless the LEDs have defects. |
| US07847486B2 |
LED lighting system
A lighting system has an array (100) of at least one light-emitting solid-state element such as a light-emitting diode (LED) or a laser diode. A voltage source (10), which may supply either alternating or direct current, energizes the array. Array state circuitry (125; Q2, R2), electrically connected in series with the array (100), senses at least one state of the array, such as the amount of current passing through the array, or temperature. Secondary circuitry (127; R1, Q1; 200, 201, 202; 200, R4, Q1; 126, 127) is connected in parallel with the array (100). A switching component (Q1; Q1, Q3; 202) adjusts the current passing through the secondary circuitry in accordance with the sensed state of the array such that current through the array is maintained substantially constant. A third, parallel, excess current shunt path may also be provided, in which case so is excess current shunt circuitry, which senses current flowing in the secondary circuitry and shunts current in the secondary circuitry in excess of an excess current threshold to the excess current shunt path, whereby overflow current above a first threshold for the array (100) is shunted away from the array and excess current above a second threshold is shunted from the secondary circuits to the excess current shunt circuitry. A wide-angle mounting arrangement is also provided for the array. |
| US07847483B2 |
Glass composition and display panel using same
Disclosed is a glass composition composed of an oxide glass wherein the percentages of constitutional elements other than oxygen (O) expressed in atomic % are as follows: boron (B) is not less than 56% and not more than 72%; silicon (Si) is not less than 0% and not more than 15%; Zinc (Zn) is not less than 0% and not more than 18%; potassium (K) is not less than 8% and not more than 20%; and the total of K, sodium (Na) and lithium (Li) is not less than 12% and not more than 20%. This glass composition further may contain at least one of magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr) and barium (Ba) in an amount of more than 0% and not more than 5%, and molybdenum (Mo) and/or tungsten (W) in an amount of more than 0% and not more than 3%. |
| US07847474B2 |
Vacuum envelope and electron emission display having the vacuum envelope
A vacuum envelope and an electron emission display having the vacuum envelope. The vacuum envelope includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing the first substrate. A plurality of frames is arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate to form an inner vacuum space. An absorbing member is arranged between at least two of the frames. |
| US07847471B2 |
LED lamp
An LED lamp includes a hollow lamp housing, a front optical part, a rear electrical part, and a middle heat dissipation part. The heat dissipation part includes a heat sink, a mounting seat in front of the heat sink, and a heat conducting member connecting the mounting seat with the heat sink. The lamp housing defines a plurality of air exchanging holes corresponding to the fins. The mounting seat includes a small top surface, an opposite large bottom surface, and a plurality of sloping heat absorbing surfaces between the top surface and the bottom surface. The optical part includes a plurality of light sources arranged on the heat absorbing surfaces, a light reflector located between the heat sink and the mounting seat and surrounding the heat conducting member, an optical lens located in front of the light reflector and the mounting seat. |
| US07847468B2 |
Ultrasonic transducer and ultrasonic apparatus having the same
An ultrasonic transducer (101, 102, 103) includes: a front member (1, 1a) having a front side on which an ultrasonic radiating surface (11) is provided and a back side which is opposite to the front side; a side member (2, 2a); a backing member (3, 3a); and a piezoelectric ceramic body (4), which are provided axially integrally, wherein one end side of the side member (2, 2a) is fitted to the back side of the front member (1, 1a), one end side of the backing member (3, 3a) is fitted to another end side of the side member (2, 2a), and the piezoelectric ceramic body (4) is interposed between the front member (1, 1a) and the backing member (3, 3a). |
| US07847466B2 |
Laminated core and method for manufacturing the same
A laminated core (10) and a method for manufacturing the same, the laminated core (10) formed with a plurality of continuous segment core sheets (13) wound and laminated in a spiral form while connecting portions (12) mutually connecting the adjacent segment core sheets (13) are bent and side edges of the adjacent segment core sheets (13) are fitted with each other, the connecting portions (12) being located in an outer peripheral portion (11) of the laminated core (10), the laminated core (10) comprising:a concave cutout (19) provided at a radially outward side of the connecting portion (12), the concave cutout (19) allowing a radial bulge (18) to be accommodated within an outer circle of the laminated core (19), the radial bulge (18) formed at a radially outward side of the connecting portion (12) by bending the connecting portion (12); andan inward cutout (20) provided at a radially inward side of the connecting portion (12), the inward cutout (20) defining a bending position of the connecting portion (12), wherein the connecting portion (12) has a narrow radial width and, before being bent, has a radial width in the range of 0.5 to 5 times a thickness of the segment core sheet (13).The laminated core (10) and the method for manufacturing the same are capable of producing a highly-efficient and high-quality product that is free from effects of the swell in the thickness direction of the connecting portion (12). |
| US07847465B2 |
Stator with winding formed of a series of segments for electric rotating machine
A stator has conductor segments serially wound on a core. Each segment inserted in one of slots of the core has a slanting portion protruding from the slot and inclined toward circumferential and axial directions of the core. Each slanting portion has an oblique portion with a film removal surface and a film removal portion with a film removed surface to have a slanting removal area covered with no insulation film and extending on the oblique portion. Each film removal portion has a connection portion on an end thereof. The connection portions are aligned along a radial direction of the core to form a plurality of end pairs. The connection portions of each end pair are connected with each other so as to serially connect the segments with one another. |
| US07847464B2 |
Armature of rotary electric machine and method for producing same
The object of the invention is to provide an armature which is in good rotational balance, where the total number of the coils to be disposed in the slots of the rotary electric machine can be freely set when winding coils on the armature core. Coils are wound on an outer periphery of an armature core 3 by use of a winding device 7 which is provided with sixteen nozzles 11b movable in the axial direction to draw out the coils to thirty two slots formed on the outer periphery of the armature core 3, wherein sixteen coils 5 are simultaneously wound through a single winding operation and the winding operation with respect to the slot 3c is performed three times in such a manner that the total number of the coils 5 in the slots 3c becomes 96 (C) so that the number obtained by dividing the total number of the coils 5 C by twice the number of the slots does not become a natural number. |
| US07847462B2 |
Permanent magnet electric rotating machine and electromotive vehicle using permanent magnet electric rotating machine
A magnetic gap is provided between a permanent magnet of a rotor and an auxiliary magnet pole portion which is arranged adjacent to the permanent magnet in a peripheral direction. A gradual change in a magnetic flux density distribution of a surface of the rotor is obtained and a cogging torque and a torque pulsation are restrained. By obtaining a reluctance torque according to the auxiliary magnetic pole, a permanent magnet electric rotating machine in which the cogging torque and the torque pulsation are restrained can be obtained and further an electromotive vehicle having the permanent magnet electric rotating machine can be provided. |
| US07847458B2 |
Motor having rivetless rotor core
The motor includes a cylindrical rotor core, a plurality of magnets axially penetrated in the rotor core, a pair of separation-preventing plates installed at both ends of the rotor core, and at least one fixing member to fix the separation-preventing plates to the rotor core. The fixing member includes a rod portion extending in an axial direction of the rotor core to be disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the rotor core, and supporting portions bent from both ends of the rod portion and used to support the separation-preventing plates. The separation-preventing plates can be fixed to the rotor core by the fixing member disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the rotor core. The fixing member has no risk of hindering the flow of magnetic flux generated from the magnets, resulting in an improvement in the performance of the motor. |
| US07847457B2 |
BLDC motor assembly
A BLDC electric motor assembly (24) includes a rotor (42) having a plurality of magnet segments (50) securely retained thereabout by an annular ring (68) which is shrunk in situ in an electromagnetic forming operation. The magnet segments (50) are formed with tongues (62, 64) on their upper and lower ends (56, 58). One tongue (64) seats in a retaining pocket (48) molded on the rotor shaft (40), whereas the other tongue (62) provides a ledge into which the ring (68) seats. After the magnet forming operation, wherein the ring (68) is shrunk, the outer surface of the ring (68) is flush with the outer surfaces (54) of the magnet segments (50). |
| US07847454B2 |
Encapsulated stator assembly and process for making
Rotor and stator assemblies that utilize magnetic bearings for supporting the rotor shaft during operation can be suitably used in corrosive environments, such as sour gas. The rotor and stator assemblies include NACE compliant magnetic bearing arrangements for sour gas applications. One embodiment includes a stator assembly that comprises a stator sleeve formed of a magnetic material, a sleeve extender coaxial to the stator sleeve formed of a non-magnetic material fixedly attached to each end of the stator sleeve, wherein a point of attachment is heat treated, and a wall formed of the non-magnetic material fixedly attached to the sleeve extender configured to hermetically house a stator and form the encapsulated stator assembly. |
| US07847449B2 |
Modular electric motor drive unit
An electromotor for regulating a drive in a motor vehicle. The electromotor includes an armature spindle mounted in a pole housing that includes a shell. At least on one front side of the shell a bearing cover is coupled thereon to accommodate an armature spindle bearing. The electromotor also includes a radial molding formed on the pole housing that receives a guide track of a gear assembly housing via radial insertion to fasten the electromotor to the gear assembly housing without the use of additional fasteners. |
| US07847446B2 |
Magnet component for attachment to a shaft
The invention relates to a magnet module for fixing to a shaft (4), said module comprising a magnet holder (8) consisting of an injection moulded plastic material, and a magnet element (9). The magnet holder (8) and magnet element (9) are embodied as separate components, the magnet element (9) being injected into the plastic material of the magnet holder (8) and the magnet holder (8) being connected to the shaft (4). |
| US07847442B2 |
Linear motor
In a linear motor (1) having a stator (2) and an armature (3), the stator (2) comprises a winding former (21) and a drive winding (22) provided on the winding former (21). Further, means are provided for preventing any contact between the drive winding (22) and the armature (3) in case the armature (3) penetrates through the winding former (21). |
| US07847440B2 |
Load control device for use with lighting circuits having three-way switches
A smart dimmer for control of a lighting load from an AC power source can replace any switch in a three-way or four-way lighting control system. The smart dimmer can be connected on the line-side or the load-side of a three-way system with a standard three-way switch in the other location. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the dimmer includes two triacs to control the intensity of the connected lighting load. The dimmer preferably includes two gate drive circuits coupled to the gates of the triacs for rendering the triacs conductive each half-cycle of the AC power source. The gate drive circuits include sensing circuits for detect whether the gates currents are flowing after the triacs are rendered conductive. A controller is operable to determine the state of the lighting load in response to whether the gate current is flowing or not flowing. |
| US07847437B2 |
Efficient operating point for double-ended inverter system
Systems and methods are provided for controlling a double-ended inverter system coupled to a first energy source and a second energy source. The method comprises determining a constant power line associated with operation of the double-ended inverter system, the constant power line representing a desired power flow to the second energy source. The method further comprises determining an operating point on the constant power line, the operating point producing a minimum power loss in the double-ended inverter system for a required output current, and modulating the double-ended inverter system using a first voltage command and a second voltage command corresponding to the operating point. |
| US07847436B2 |
Modular power supply
A power supply including a plurality of power supply modules and method of operating such a power supply includes monitoring the state of individual power supply modules. The power supply modules are monitored to prevent the operation of the modules outside a predetermined range. One power supply described herein includes a greater number of power supply modules than necessary to produce a desired output waveform. This allows a subset of power supply modules to be chosen to produce the desired output based on the state of each of the power supply modules as determined by monitoring. |
| US07847434B2 |
Cogeneration system
A cogeneration system comprising a generator connected to an AC power feed line between a power network and an electrical load and an internal combustion engine for driving the generator and for supplying its exhaust heat to a thermal load. The power supply from the generator to the power network is interrupted by turning off a switch installed in the feed line when an outage of the power network is detected. A battery for storing DC power is connected to an inverter circuit to invert the DC power to AC power, such that the inverted AC power of the battery and the output of the generator are supplied to the electrical load, thereby enabling the system to respond to a power network outage and preventing reverse flow of the power output by the cogeneration system into the power network while supplying as much electric power as possible to the electrical load. |
| US07847432B2 |
Power supply system and vehicle
Transfer functions of control have duty commands as inputs and battery current values as outputs, provided corresponding to respected converters. Control gains are determined such that certain transfer functions substantially match with each other, with respect to delay elements. |
| US07847431B2 |
Method and system for electrical power generation
Electrical power generation systems typically comprise an electrical power distribution arrangement in which a number of electrical power generators are coupled in parallel. In such circumstances in order to avoid conflict generally a first electrical power generator is controlled with a voltage controller while second electrical power generators have electrical current controllers. As loads are switched into and out of the electrical distribution system in normal operation the first electrical power generator and its voltage controller can accommodate voltage dynamics and therefore maintain a desired voltage. However, in order to accommodate heavier loads switching, the dynamic operation of the electrical current controller is achieved through utilizing operational voltage margins from a desired voltage as control signals to the electrical current controller. A threshold is provided above which the electrical voltage margin must operate and regimes are provided to determine continued increase or fall in the operational voltage to allow continued dynamic control of the electrical current in order that voltage stability can be re-established with regard to electrical power distribution arrangements. |
| US07847429B2 |
Vehicle power supply device
The present invention provides a vehicle power supply device that is capable of suppressing deterioration of a capacitor, shortening a precharging time, and suppressing power loss. An ECU estimates a polarization condition of a battery after a key has been switched OFF (IG SW_OFF), and opens a main relay after determining that the polarization condition of the battery has been eliminated. Thus, a voltage difference between a battery voltage and a capacitor voltage when the main relay is subsequently reconnected can be reduced. Hence, even when the capacity of the capacitor is increased, the time required for precharging can be shortened, and energy regeneration and so on can be realized efficiently within a short time period after switching the key ON. In this case, a situation in which the post-release capacitor voltage is maintained at an unnecessarily high level can be prevented even when charging polarization occurs in the battery, and as a result, deterioration of the capacitor can be suppressed. |
| US07847428B2 |
Reduced friction wind turbine apparatus and method
A fluid flow energy capture device for power generation has a rotor with a substantially vertical axis and a plurality of vanes. A mount for the rotor allows the rotor to rotate in response to fluid flow such as wind contacting the plurality of vanes, and the mount puts the rotor in rotationally driving communication with a generator. The rotor has an open center which allows fluid communication from spaces between the vanes to above the rotor. A plurality of guide surfaces define channels that bias fluid flow to be tangential to the rotor. |
| US07847422B2 |
Intelliroad
The present invention provides for a system to generate electricity from vehicular traffic and road infrastructure. Specifically, energy of a moving vehicle may be transferred via mechanic or wind energy into electricity. Additionally, shoulders of roads allow for installment of photovoltaic cells that provide for electricity while not interfering with normal traffic patterns in the least. |
| US07847418B2 |
Semiconductor device
Input/output cells are formed so as to be peripherally arranged adjacent to a corner cell on a surface of a semiconductor chip, and electrode pads are formed on the respective input/output cells. The electrode pads are configured in a zigzag pad arrangement so as to form inner and outer pad arrays. However, of the electrode pads forming the inner pad array, those electrode pads in predetermined areas adjacent to the two sides of the corner cell are not disposed, such that an interconnect pattern of a carrier which is bump-bonded to the semiconductor chip and vias are prevented from becoming complex. |
| US07847417B2 |
Flip-chip mounting substrate and flip-chip mounting method
A solder resist and a central pad to which a central Au bump provided on a semiconductor chip is flip-chip bonded are formed on a substrate main body. In a flip-chip mounting substrate where an underfill resin is provided after the semiconductor chip is mounted, a central opening portion for exposing the central pad is formed in the solder resist, and also, an edge portion forming the central opening portion of the solder resist is partially overlapped with the outer peripheral portion of the central pad. |
| US07847411B2 |
Electronic device and method of manufacturing the same
An electronic device wherein an electronic element is electrically connected to a substrate through an interposer and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The electronic device comprises an electronic element and an interposer including an interposer base to which the electronic element is joined and plural post electrodes connected to corresponding electrodes of the electronic element. In the electronic device, the electronic element and the interposer base are integrated with each other by being brought into direct contact with each other, and the post electrodes are formed directly on the corresponding electrodes of the electronic element. |
| US07847401B2 |
Methods, systems and structures for forming semiconductor structures incorporating high-temperature processing steps
A method (100) of forming semiconductor structures (202) including high-temperature processing steps (step 118), incorporates the use of a high-temperature nitride-oxide mask (220) over protected regions (214) of the device (202). The invention has application in many different embodiments, including but not limited to, the formation of recess, strained device regions (224). |
| US07847400B2 |
Semiconductor package substrate structure and manufacturing method thereof
A semiconductor package substrate structure and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The structure includes a substrate having a plurality of electrical connecting pads formed on at least one surface thereof; a plurality of electroplated conductive posts each covering a corresponding one of the electrical connecting pads and an insulating protective layer formed on the surface of the substrate and having a revealing portion for exposing the electroplated conductive posts therefrom. The invention allows the interval between the electroplated conductive posts to be minimized, the generation of concentrated stresses and the overflow of underfill to be avoided, as well as the reduction of the overall height of the fabricated package. |
| US07847399B2 |
Semiconductor device having solder-free gold bump contacts for stability in repeated temperature cycles
A semiconductor device has a chip (101) with gold studs (212) assembled on a tape substrate (102), which has solder balls (103) for attachment to external parts. The tape substrate (about 30 to 70 μm thick) has on its first surface first copper contact pads (221) covered with a continuous thin nickel layer (222) of about 0.04 to 0.12 μm thickness. Gold including stud (212) is contacting the nickel. On the second substrate surface are second copper contact pads (231) covered with an alloy layer (about 2 to 3 μm thick) including gold, copper/tin alloys, and copper/nickel/tin alloys; the alloys are metallurgically attached to the second copper pad and substantially free of unalloyed nickel. A reflow body (103) comprising tin is metallurgically attached to the alloy layer of each second pad. |
| US07847396B2 |
Semiconductor chip stack-type package and method of fabricating the same
Embodiments of the inventive concept provide a semiconductor chip stack-type package. The package comprises a lead frame including a die paddle part and a lead part, a first semiconductor chip group and a second semiconductor chip group stacked sequentially and mounted on one surface of the die paddle part, a first wiring board between the first semiconductor chip group and the second semiconductor chip group, and second semiconductor chip group bonding wires for electrically connecting the second semiconductor chip group to the first wiring board. End portions of the first wiring board are electrically connected to inner leads of the lead part, which is adjacent to the die paddle part. |
| US07847393B2 |
Conductive connecting pins for a package substrate
A package substrate 310 incorporating a substrate provided with a conductor layer 5, a conductive connecting pin 100 arranged to establish the electrical connection with a mother board and secured to the surface of the substrate, wherein a pad 16 for securing the conductive connecting pin is provided for the package substrate 310. The pad 16 is covered with an organic resin insulating layer 15 having an opening 18 through which the pad 16 is partially exposed to the outside. The conductive connecting pin 100 is secured to the pad exposed to the outside through the opening with a conductive adhesive agent 17 so that solution of the conductive connecting pin 100 from the substrate occurring, for example when mounting is performed is prevented. |
| US07847388B2 |
Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device
Chipping of semiconductor chips is to be prevented. A semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor chip having a main surface, a plurality of pads formed over the main surface, a rearrangement wiring formed over the main surface to alter an arrangement of the plurality of pads, and a protective film and an insulating film formed over the main surface, and a plurality of solder bumps each connected to the rearrangement wiring and arranged differently from the plurality of pads. The presence of a bevel cut surface obliquely continuous to the main surface and formed on a periphery of the main surface of the semiconductor chip prevents chipping. |
| US07847385B1 |
Stacked die structure with an underlying copper-topped die
A copper-topped die, which has exposed copper lines and pads, is utilized as the lower die in a stacked die structure. A non-conductive material is formed over the lower copper-topped die, and then selectively removed so that the non-conductive material covers and lies between the copper lines while none of the non-conductive material lies over the copper pads. An upper die is then attached to the non-conductive material. |
| US07847380B2 |
Tape substrate and semiconductor module for smart card, method of fabricating the same, and smart card
Provided are a tape substrate for a smart card, a method of fabricating the same, and a semiconductor module and a smart card using the tape substrate. The tape substrate includes at least one tape unit. The at least one tape unit includes a chip mounting unit defining a region on which a semiconductor chip is to be mounted, a plurality of pin electrode units arranged around the chip mounting unit and separated from one another, a border unit encircling the chip mounting unit and the pin electrode units, and a cutting unit disposed between the chip mounting unit and the border unit and between the pin electrode units and the border unit. The cutting unit includes a plurality of connection lines connecting the chip mounting unit and the pin electrode units to the border unit. |
| US07847379B2 |
Lightweight and compact through-silicon via stack package with excellent electrical connections and method for manufacturing the same
A through-silicon via stack package contains package units. Each package unit includes a semiconductor chip; a through-silicon via formed in the semiconductor chip; a first metal line formed on an upper surface and contacting a portion of a top surface of the through-silicon via; and a second metal line formed on a lower surface of the semiconductor chip and contacting a second portion of a lower surface of the through-silicon via. When package units are stacked, the second metal line formed on the lower surface of the top package unit and the first metal line formed on the upper surface of the bottom package unit are brought into contact with the upper surface of the through-silicon via of the bottom package unit and the lower surface of the through-silicon via of the top package unit, respectively. The stack package is lightweight and compact, and can form excellent electrical connections. |
| US07847374B1 |
Non-volatile memory cell array and logic
A semiconductor device comprising a memory region including one or more transistor string arrays, a logic region including one or more logic transistors and an isolation region for isolating the logic transistors. The string array includes a plurality, T, of bipolar junction transistors. The string array includes a common collector region for the T bipolar junction transistors, a common base region for the T bipolar junction transistors, a plurality of emitters, one emitter for each of the T bipolar junction transistors, a number, B, of base contacts for the T bipolar junction transistors where the base contacts electrically couple the common base region and where the number of base contacts, B, is less than the number of transistors, T. |
| US07847371B2 |
Electronic component
The present invention aims to provide an electronic component capable of reducing the occurrence of cracks at the joining portion with a board etc. A capacitor 1 (laminated ceramic capacitor) being one example of the electronic component of the present invention is provided with an element assembly 10 (ceramic) and a pair of external electrodes 20 formed on both side surfaces of the element assembly. In the element assembly 10, a dielectric layer 12 and an internal electrode 14 are laminated alternately. The external electrode 14 has such constitution that a first electrode layer connected with the internal electrode 14, a second electrode layer (electroconductive resin layer) including a hardened product of epoxy resin containing an epoxy compound having a molecular weight of 2000 or more and plural epoxy groups as the base compound, a third electrode layer composed of Ni and a fourth electrode layer composed of Sn are formed in this order from the element assembly side. |
| US07847365B2 |
MOSFET with isolation structure for monolithic integration and fabrication method thereof
A MOSFET device with an isolation structure for a monolithic integration is provided. A P-type MOSFET includes a first N-well disposed in a P-type substrate, a first P-type region disposed in the first N-well, a P+ drain region disposed in the first P-type region, a first source electrode formed with a P+ source region and an N+ contact region. The first N-well surrounds the P+ source region and the N+ contact region. An N-type MOSFET includes a second N-well disposed in a P-type substrate, a second P-type region disposed in the second N-well, an N+drain region disposed in the second N-well, a second source electrode formed with an N+ source region and a P+ contact region. The second P-type region surrounds the N+ source region and the P+ contact region. A plurality of separated P-type regions is disposed in the P-type substrate to provide isolation for transistors. |
| US07847359B2 |
MEMS device, MEMS device module and acoustic transducer
A MEMS device includes a first insulating film formed on a semiconductor substrate, a vibrating film formed on the first insulating film, and a fixed film above the vibrating film with an air gap being interposed therebetween. The semiconductor substrate has a region containing N-type majority carriers. A concentration of N-type majority carriers in a portion of the semiconductor substrate where the semiconductor substrate contacts the first insulating film, is higher than a concentration of N-type majority carriers in the other portion of the semiconductor substrate. |
| US07847358B2 |
High performance strained CMOS devices
A semiconductor structure formed on a substrate and process for preventing oxidation induced stress in a determined portion of the substrate. The structure includes an n-FET device and a p-FET device, and a shallow trench isolation having at least one overhang is selectively configured to prevent oxidation induced stress in a determined portion of the substrate. The at least one overhang is selectively configured to prevent oxidation induced stress in at least one of a direction parallel to and a direction transverse to a direction of a current flow. For the n-FET device, the at least one overhang is selectively arranged in directions of and transverse to a current flow, and for the p-FET device, the at least one overhang is arranged transverse to the current flow to prevent performance degradation from compressive stresses. |
| US07847348B2 |
Semiconductor apparatus
Provided is a semiconductor apparatus including a substrate region, an active region on the substrate region, a gate pattern on the active region, and first and second impurities-doped regions along both edges of the active region that do not overlap the gate pattern. The length of the first and second impurities-doped regions in the horizontal direction may be shorter than in the vertical direction. The first and second impurities-doped regions may be formed to be narrow along both edges of the active region so as not to overlap the gate pattern. |
| US07847343B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of semiconductor device
Provided is a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device having a split gate structure, wherein a memory gate is formed over a convex shaped substrate and side surfaces of it is used as a channel. The nonvolatile semiconductor memory device according to the present invention is excellent in read current driving power even if a memory cell is scaled down. |
| US07847334B2 |
Non-volatile semiconductor storage device and method of manufacturing the same
A non-volatile semiconductor storage device has a plurality of memory strings with a plurality of electrically rewritable memory cells connected in series. Each of the memory strings comprises: a first columnar semiconductor layer extending in a vertical direction to a substrate; a charge accumulation layer formed around the first columnar semiconductor layer via a first insulation layer; and a first conductive layer formed around the charge accumulation layer via a second insulation layer. Each of the first conductive layers is formed to expand in a two-dimensional manner, and air gaps are formed between the first conductive layers located there above and there below. |
| US07847331B2 |
Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device
In a situation where a memory cell includes an ONO film, which comprises a silicon nitride film for charge storage and oxide films positioned above and below the silicon nitride film; a memory gate above the ONO film; a select gate, which is adjacent to a lateral surface of the memory gate via the ONO film; a gate insulator positioned below the select gate; a source region; and a drain region, an erase operation is performed by injecting holes generated by BTBT into the silicon nitride film while applying a positive potential to the source region, applying a negative potential to the memory gate, applying a positive potential to the select gate, and flowing a current from the drain region to the source region, thus improving the characteristics of a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device. |
| US07847326B2 |
Backside illuminated image sensor
A backside illuminated image sensor includes a photodiode, formed below the top surface of a semiconductor substrate, for receiving light illuminated from the backside of the semiconductor substrate to generate photoelectric charges, a reflecting gate, formed on the photodiode over the front upper surface of the semiconductor substrate, for reflecting light illuminated from the backside of the substrate and receiving a bias to control a depletion region of the photodiode, and a transfer gate for transferring photoelectric charges from the photodiode to a sensing node of a pixel. |
| US07847325B2 |
Method of making discrete trap memory (DTM) mediated by fullerenes
A discrete trap memory, comprising a silicon substrate layer, a bottom oxide layer on the silicon substrate layer, a Fullerene layer on the bottom oxide layer, a top oxide layer on the Fullerene layer, and a gate layer on the top oxide layer; wherein the Fullerene layer comprises spherical, elliptical or endohedral Fullerenes that act as charge traps. |
| US07847323B2 |
Methods for fabricating a semiconductor structure using a mandrel and semiconductor structures formed thereby
Methods of fabricating a semiconductor structure in which a body of monocrystalline silicon is formed on a sidewall of a sacrificial mandrel and semiconductor structures made by the methods. After the body of monocrystalline silicon is formed, the sacrificial material of the mandrel is removed selective to the monocrystalline silicon of the body. The mandrel may be composed of porous silicon and the body may be fabricated using either a semiconductor-on-insulator substrate or a bulk substrate. The body may be used to fabricate a fin body of a fin-type field effect transistor. |
| US07847322B2 |
Semiconductor memory device and method of manufacturing the same
This disclosure concerns a semiconductor memory device comprising a semiconductor substrate; a first dielectric film provided on the semiconductor substrate; two Fins provided on the first dielectric film and made of a semiconductor material; a second dielectric film provided on facing inner side surfaces among side surfaces of the two Fins; a third dielectric film provided on outer side surfaces among side surfaces of the two Fins; a gate electrode provided via the second dielectric film between the inner side surfaces of the two Fins; and a plate electrode provided via the third dielectric film on the outer side surfaces of the two Fins, wherein the two Fins, the gate electrode, and the plate electrode are included in one memory cell. |
| US07847320B2 |
Dense chevron non-planar field effect transistors and method
Disclosed are embodiments of semiconductor structure and a method of forming the semiconductor structure that simultaneously maximizes device density and avoids contacted-gate pitch and fin pitch mismatch, when multiple parallel angled fins are formed within a limited area on a substrate and then traversed by multiple parallel gates (e.g., in the case of stacked, chevron-configured, CMOS devices). This is accomplished by using, not a minimum lithographic fin pitch, but rather by using a fin pitch that is calculated as a function of a pre-selected contacted-gate pitch, a pre-selected fin angle and a pre-selected periodic pattern for positioning the fins relative to the gates within the limited area. Thus, the disclosed structure and method allow for the conversion of a semiconductor product design layout with multiple, stacked, planar FETs in a given area into a semiconductor product design layout with multiple, stacked, chevron-configured, non-planar FETs in the same area. |
| US07847319B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same
A semiconductor device has a Group III nitride semiconductor layer and a gate electrode formed on the Group III nitride semiconductor layer. The gate electrode contains an adhesion enhancing element. A thermally oxidized insulating film is interposed between the Group III nitride semiconductor layer and the gate electrode. |
| US07847317B2 |
Low-capacitance electrostatic discharge protection diodes
A reduced capacitance diode. A first conductive layer provides conductive interconnects for pad and supply diffusion regions in a diode. A second conductive layer includes a first portion to couple the pad diffusion regions to a pad and a second portion to couple the supply diffusion regions to a voltage supply. Lines of the first and second conductive layers are substantially parallel to each other in a diode region of the diode. Further, for one aspect, a tap for the diode to be coupled to a supply is wider than a minimum width. |
| US07847312B2 |
Nitride semiconductor light-emitting device
A nitride semiconductor light-emitting device including a first n-type nitride semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer, a p-type nitride semiconductor layer, and a second n-type nitride semiconductor layer in this order, and further including an electrode formed of a transparent conductive film on the second n-type nitride semiconductor layer is provided. The nitride semiconductor light-emitting device has improved light extraction efficiency. The electrode formed of a transparent conductive film is preferably formed on a part of a surface of the second n-type nitride semiconductor layer. |
| US07847310B2 |
Migration enhanced epitaxy fabrication of active regions having quantum wells
Semiconductor lasers, such as VCSELs having active regions with flattening layers associated with nitrogen-containing quantum wells are disclosed. MEE (Migration Enhanced Epitaxy) is used to form a flattening layer upon which a quantum well is formed and thereby enhance smoothness of quantum well interfaces and to achieve narrowing of the spectrum of light emitted from nitrogen containing quantum wells. A cap layer is also formed over the quantum well. |
| US07847307B2 |
Light-emitting module
A light-emitting module (1) includes: a package (10); a base board (13) and a semiconductor multi-layered film (50) accommodated in the package (10); and a plurality of terminal portions (16) for supplying electricity to the semiconductor multi-layered film (50), wherein the package (10) includes a metallic support portion (11b) supporting the base board (13), a plurality of through-holes (11c) for insertion of the respective terminal portions (16), an insulating member (11d) keeping electrical insulation between the metallic support portion (11b) and the terminal portions (16), and between the respective terminal portions (16), and a window portion (12a); the base board (13) is made of an inorganic heat-dissipating material that keeps electrical insulation between the semiconductor multi-layered film (50) and the metallic support portion (11b); and one opening of each of the through-holes (11c) is provided on a side surface of the package (10). |
| US07847302B2 |
Blue LED with phosphor layer for producing white light and different phosphor in outer lens for reducing color temperature
A technique for forming a white light LED is disclosed. In one embodiment, the LED emits blue light. A first phosphor for producing red, yellow, yellow-green, or green light is formed to conformably coat the LED die. One suitable deposition technique is electrophoretic deposition (EPD). Over the resulting LED structure is deposited another phosphor (to add the remaining color component) in a binder (e.g., silicone) for encapsulating the die. The blue LED light combines with the two phosphor colors to create white light. Since the two different deposition techniques are independent and easily controllable, the resulting white light temperature is highly controllable and the color emission is substantially uniform. |
| US07847301B2 |
Electronic microcircuit having internal light enhancement
By adding light reflective and/or transparent and/or translucent material within a micro-electronic circuit housing, improved light transfer is achieved between a light generation source and a light utilization device. In one embodiment, the reflective material is placed on the inside surface of a non-metallic housing lid and the light from the light source (typically an LED) reflects from the reflective material and impacts the device (typically an FET). In another embodiment, the LED and FET are encased in a clear (low light-loss) material (typically silicone overcoat) so as to allow the light from the LED to reflect from the top of the clear material onto the FET. If desired, an opaque encapsulant surrounds the clear material and fills out the volume within the housing. In another embodiment, clear or translucent (as opposed to opaque) encapsulant can be used to serve dual purpose as both the structural (volume filling, defined package share/outline) agent as well as to permit the internal light transmission and reflections to illuminate the device. |
| US07847294B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
There is provided a method in which a TFT with superior electrical characteristics is manufactured and a high performance semiconductor device is realized by assembling a circuit with the TFT. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device includes: a step of forming a crystal-containing semiconductor film by carrying out a thermal annealing to a semiconductor film; a step of carrying out an oxidizing treatment to the crystal-containing semiconductor film; a step of carrying out a laser annealing treatment to the crystal-containing semiconductor film after the oxidizing treatment has been carried out; and a step of carrying out a furnace annealing treatment to the crystal-containing semiconductor film after the laser annealing. The laser annealing treatment is carried out with an energy density of 250 to 5000 mJ/cm2. |
| US07847293B2 |
Growth of reduced dislocation density non-polar gallium nitride
Lateral epitaxial overgrowth (LEO) of non-polar gallium nitride (GaN) films results in significantly reduced defect density. |
| US07847287B2 |
Inverter, logic circuit including an inverter and methods of fabricating the same
An inverter, a logic circuit including the inverter and method of fabricating the same are provided. The inverter includes a load transistor of a depletion mode, and a driving transistor of an enhancement mode, which is connected to the load transistor. The load transistor may have a first oxide layer as a first channel layer. The driving transistor may have a second oxide layer as a second channel layer. |
| US07847286B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device with a substrate, a first electrode on the substrate, at least one of an injection layer or a transporting layer on the first electrode, an adhesion layer on the at least one of an injection layer or a transporting layer, and a second electrode on the adhesion layer. |
| US07847283B2 |
Three-dimensional memory cells
The present invention discloses a three-dimensional memory (3D-M) with polarized 3D-ROM (three-dimensional read-only memory) cells. Polarized 3D-ROM can ensure a larger unit array and therefore, a better integratibility. |
| US07847282B2 |
Vertical tunneling transistor
The disclosed embodiments relate to a vertical tunneling transistor that may include a channel disposed on a substrate. A quantum dot may be disposed so that an axis through the channel and the quantum dot is substantially perpendicular to the substrate. A gate may be disposed so that an axis through the channel, the quantum dot and the gate is substantially perpendicular to the substrate. |
| US07847280B2 |
Nonpolar III-nitride light emitting diodes with long wavelength emission
A III-nitride film, grown on an m-plane substrate, includes multiple quantum wells (MQWs) with a barrier thickness of 27.5 nm or greater and a well thickness of 8 nm or greater. An emission wavelength can be controlled by selecting the barrier thickness of the MQWs. Device fabricated using the III-nitride film include nonpolar III-nitride light emitting diodes (LEDs) with a long wavelength emission. |
| US07847278B2 |
Planar programmable metallization memory cells
Programmable metallization memory cells that have an inert electrode and an active electrode positioned in a non-overlapping manner in relation to a substrate. A fast ion conductor material is in electrical contact with and extends from the inert electrode to the active electrode, the fast ion conductor including superionic clusters extending from the inert electrode to the active electrode. A metal layer extends from the inert electrode to the active electrode, yet is electrically insulated from each of the inert electrode and the active electrode by the fast ion conductor material. Methods for forming programmable metallization cells are also disclosed. |
| US07847275B2 |
Method and apparatus for teletherapy positioning and validation
A patient treatment arrangement is provided which includes a fixed beam irradiation source; and a patient positioning apparatus, the patient positioning apparatus comprising: a support member; a patient securing mechanism arranged to secure a patient to the patient support member; and a patient positioner in communication with the patient support member and operative to achieve positioning of the support member equivalent to rotation of the patient support member about a plurality of axes and translation of the patient support member along a plurality of axes, the patient positioner thereby providing substantially unrestricted variable angular access for irradiation of a target tissue of a patient secured to the patient securing mechanism from the fixed beam irradiation source. |
| US07847274B2 |
Localization of a radioactive source within a body of a subject
A computerized system 40 for locating a device. System 40 includes a sensor module 20 and a CPU 42. A radioactive source 38, associated with the device, produces a signal in the form of radioactive disintegrations. Module 20 includes a radiation detector 22 capable of receiving a signal from source 38 attached to the device. Module 20 produces an output signal 34. CPU 42 receives output signal(s) 34 and translates output 34 into directional information relating to a position of source 38. |
| US07847273B2 |
Carbon nanotube electron gun
An electron gun, an electron source for an electron gun, an extractor for an electron gun, and a respective method for producing the electron gun, the electron source and the extractor are disclosed. Embodiments provide an electron source utilizing a carbon nanotube (CNT) bonded to a substrate for increased stability, reliability, and durability. An extractor with an aperture in a conductive material is used to extract electrons from the electron source, where the aperture may substantially align with the CNT of the electron source when the extractor and electron source are mated to form the electron gun. The electron source and extractor may have alignment features for aligning the electron source and the extractor, thereby bringing the aperture and CNT into substantial alignment when assembled. The alignment features may provide and maintain this alignment during operation to improve the field emission characteristics and overall system stability of the electron gun. |
| US07847271B2 |
Ion implanting apparatus
An ion implanter for manufacturing a single crystal film by extracting a hydrogen ion or a rare-gas ion from an ion source, selects a desired ion with a first sector electromagnet, scanning the ion with a scanner, collimates the ion with a second sector electromagnet, and implants it into a substrate; the ion source is configured to be located close to the entrance side focal point of the first sector electromagnet. In this case, when an aperture of an extraction section of the ion source is circular and entrance side focal points in a deflection surface and a surface perpendicular thereto in the first sector electromagnet are coincident, the ion beam after passing the first sector electromagnet becomes completely parallel in the two surfaces and the spot shape becomes a circle. |
| US07847265B2 |
Method and system for detecting an explosive
A method and system for detecting at least one explosive in a vehicle using a neutron generator and a plurality of NaI detectors. Spectra read from the detectors is calibrated by performing Gaussian peak fitting to define peak regions, locating a Na peak and an annihilation peak doublet, assigning a predetermined energy level to one peak in the doublet, and predicting a hydrogen peak location based on a location of at least one peak of the doublet. The spectra are gain shifted to a common calibration, summed for respective groups of NaI detectors, and nitrogen detection analysis performed on the summed spectra for each group. |
| US07847252B2 |
Infrared-detecting element and infrared image sensor using the same
An infrared-detecting element includes: a substrate; a laminated body; an anchor coupling a part of the laminated body with the substrate and supporting the laminated body with a gap above the substrate; and an amplifier provided on the substrate and connected to at least one of the lower electrode and the upper electrode. The laminated body has a lower electrode, an upper electrode, and a piezoelectric film made of aluminum nitride which is provided between the lower electrode and the upper electrode and in which a c-axis is oriented almost perpendicularly to a film plane. The amplifier has a circuit performing conversion into voltage according to a charge generated in the laminated body. |
| US07847250B2 |
Substrate inspection apparatus, substrate inspection method and method of manufacturing semiconductor device
A substrate inspection apparatus includes: an electron beam irradiation device which emits an electron beam and causes the electron beam to irradiate a substrate to be inspected as a primary beam; an electron beam detector which detects at least one of a secondary electron, a reflected electron and a backscattered electron that are generated from the substrate that has been irradiated by the electron beam, and which outputs a signal that forms a one-dimensional or two-dimensional image of a surface of the substrate; a mapping projection optical system which causes imaging of at least one of the secondary electron, the reflected electron and the backscattered electron on the electron beam detector as a secondary beam; and an electromagnetic wave irradiation device which generates an electromagnetic wave and causes the electromagnetic wave to irradiate a location on the surface of the substrate at which the secondary beam is generated. |
| US07847246B2 |
Collision-induced decomposition of ions in RF ion traps
In an RF ion trap, analyte ions are fragmented by applying a moderately high RF storage voltage to the trap. The ions are then excited via dipolar excitation, and after a short time, the ions are forced into a resting state, again using dipolar excitation. The RF storage voltage is then rapidly reduced to a low value thereby making it possible to store small fragment ions produced by ergodic decompositions that occur subsequent to the reduction of the RF storage voltage. |
| US07847244B2 |
Enclosed desorption electrospray ionization
An improvement to Desorption Electrospray Ionization (DESI), the process of creating ions directly from sample surfaces for mass spectrometric (MS) analysis by impinging a liquid spray onto the surface. The improvement is brought about by enclosing the spray and sample surface and MS-inlet capillary in a pressure tight enclosure. The invention includes methods of sampling a larger or smaller area of surface by impacting and collecting droplets from such an area. The invention allows DESI to be performed without need for careful control of the geometry of the sprayer and MS-inlet capillary positions and angles relative to the sample surface. |
| US07847243B2 |
Ion trapping
This invention relates to a method of trapping ions and to an ion trapping assembly. In particular, the present invention has application in gas-assisted trapping of ions in an ion trap prior to a mass analysis of the ions in a mass spectrometer. The invention provides a method of trapping ions in a target ion trap of an ion trapping assembly that comprises a series of volumes arranged such that ions can traverse from one volume to the next, the volumes including the target ion trap, whereby ions are allowed to pass repeatedly through the volumes such that they also pass into and out from the target ion trap without being trapped. Potentials may be used to reflect the ions from respective ends of the ion trapping assembly. Optionally, a potential well and/or gas-assisted cooling may be used to cause the ions to settle in the target ion trap. |
| US07847240B2 |
Mass spectroscopy system and method including an excitation gate
An ion extraction method and system includes: i) confining ions within an ion trap extending along a longitudinal axis; ii) exciting a subset of the ions to cause them to oscillate along at least one transverse coordinate; iii) after the transverse excitation, applying a first field and a second field in the region of the transverse excitation to move the excited ions towards one end of the ion trap and extract at least some of the excited ions at the end of the ion trap. |
| US07847237B2 |
Method and apparatus for testing and evaluating performance of a solar cell
A method for evaluating performance of a solar cell, comprising: a current passing step (S1) of passing, in a forward direction, a direct current with respect to a solar cell element constituting the solar cell; a temperature control step (S2) of heating the solar cell element and controlling a heating temperature of the solar cell element; and a light emission detecting step (S3) of detecting light emission characteristics of light generated from the solar cell element due to the passing of the direct current in the current passing step and the heating of the solar cell element in the temperature control step (S2). |
| US07847236B2 |
Fresnel antenna
A Fresnel antenna includes a plurality of Fresnel elements spaced to selectively attenuate electromagnetic waves having a predetermined wavelength, selected wavelengths, or range of wavelengths, and to concentrate electromagnetic waves having a predetermined wavelength, selected wavelengths, or range of wavelengths other than the attenuated wavelengths. |
| US07847226B2 |
Focus detection device and method with honeycomb lens array and imaging device
A light detection device includes a lens array of a plurality of lenses arranged in the form of a honeycomb; and a photoelectric device array of a plurality of photoelectric devices for each of the plurality of lenses. The plurality of photoelectric devices is arranged under each of the plurality of lenses. Also disclosed are a focus detection device provided with the light detection device, and an imaging apparatus provided with the focus detection device as well as a method of producing such a light detection device and a method of detecting a focus. |
| US07847225B2 |
Optical neural network
An input layer outputs light having a relatively narrow emission angle distribution to a middle layer as an output signal if the signal level of input signal is relatively high and outputs light having a relatively broad emission angle distribution to the middle layer as the output signal if the signal level of input signal is relatively low. The middle layer outputs light having a relatively narrow emission angle distribution as an output signal to an output layer if the signal level of the output signal from input layer is relatively high and outputs light having a relatively broad emission angle distribution to the output layer as an output signal if the signal level of the output signal from the input layer is relatively low. |
| US07847224B2 |
Microwave range having hood
A microwave range having a hood for removing contaminated air includes a chamber having an inner chamber configured to receive items to be heated; an electric component room containing electric components; and at least one vent fan and a cooling fan that are driven by a common fan motor to generate air current for introducing and exhausting contaminated air and for cooling the electric components. |
| US07847221B2 |
Heating flange with geometrically stable structure
Heating flange (1) for heating a flow of gas as it flows though a cross-section of flow (S), wherein the heating flange (1) is designed such that it can be inserted or interposed in an intake line (A) of an internal combustion engine and has at least one heat conductor (5) that extends through the cross-section of flow (S) from a mounting point (6a) to an immediately following further mounting point (6b) on the heating flange (1), as well as a retaining leg piece (2), which is provided with at least one of the mounting points (6a). In order to create an improved heating flange of a simple and robust construction that is easier to manufacture, mount and maintain, according to the invention, it is provided for the longitudinal axis of the one retaining leg piece (2) to form a triangle, on the one hand, with two heating leg pieces (5a, 5b) of the heat conductor (5) between the one mounting point (6a) and the other mounting point (6b), which is likewise arranged on the one retaining leg piece (2), or, on the other hand, with the longitudinal axis of a further retaining leg piece (3), on which the further mounting point (6b) is provided, as well as with the straight line through the one (6a) and the other mounting point (6b). |
| US07847219B2 |
Electric oven
An electric oven includes a door and a compartment having an internal space that is selectively closed by the door. The door has a cooling air opening oil a surface facing the compartment, and the compartment has an intake opening configured to receive air exhausted through the cooling air opening. A shield element prevents foreign matter from entering into the door through the cooling air opening. |
| US07847218B2 |
System and process for heating semiconductor wafers by optimizing absorption of electromagnetic energy
An apparatus for heat treating semiconductor wafers is disclosed. The apparatus includes a heating device which contains an assembly linear lamps for emitting light energy onto a wafer. The linear lamps can be placed in various configurations. In accordance with the present invention, tuning devices which are used to adjust the overall irradiance distribution of the light energy sources are included in the heating device. The tuning devices can be, for instance, are lamps or lasers. |
| US07847217B2 |
Hot-melting method with simultaneous heating and cooling of workpieces
An exemplary hot-melting method includes the following steps. A hot-melting machine (20) is provided. The hot-melting machine includes a rotatable worktable (23), a heater (25), at least one cooler (26), and a plurality of carriers located on the worktable and being uniformly spaced apart. A first workpiece loaded on a first one of the carriers is cooled using the at least one cooler. Simultaneously, a second workpiece loaded on a second one of the carriers is heated using the heater. |
| US07847212B2 |
Method for the manufacture of a molding as well as a sensor unit for the application thereof
The invention relates to a method for the manufacture of a molding through generative processing methods, in particular through selective laser melting, wherein a model of a molding is built from a powder material according to CAD data, wherein an application unit is used to apply a powder layer and the powder layer applied is fixed to a layer arranged there under or a base plate by means of radiation, characterized in that prior to applying a first layer onto a build platform or a base plate, a sensor assembly having a sensor level which is located in relation to the levelling level of a levelling assembly for the applied powder layer is allocated to the build platform or the base plate, the build platform or the base plate is moved in relation to the sensor assembly until the sensor assembly emits a signal for stopping the build platform to a drive in an intermediate position, and starting from the intermediate position, the build platform or the base plate is moved by a distance to adjust the layer thickness of the first powder layer and is positioned in a starting position. |
| US07847209B2 |
Method of forming a metal oxide film and microwave power source device used for the above method
A method of forming a metal oxide film by the plasma CVD method and which includes reacting chiefly an organometal by a glow discharge in a low output region and, then, reacting the organometal with an oxidizing gas by the glow discharge in a high-output region to form a metal oxide film on the surface of a plastic substrate via an organic layer. This method forms a thin film having excellent adhesiveness, softness and flexibility on the surface of a plastic substrate relying on the plasma CVD method. |
| US07847203B2 |
System and method for indicating a position of an electrical distribution device
A system for indicating a position of an electrical distribution device configured to be racked into an electrically connected condition within an enclosure and racked out to an electrically disconnected condition via a racking mechanism is disclosed. The system includes a rotating indicator having at least a first position and a second position, the first position indicating the connected condition, and the second position indicating the disconnected condition, the indicator operably connected to the racking mechanism to rotate the indicator in response to movement of the racking mechanism between at least the connected condition and the disconnected condition. The system also includes a biasing device to bias rotation of the indicator toward the first position when the racking mechanism is in the connected condition and to bias rotation of the indicator toward the second position when the racking mechanism is in the disconnected condition. The system further includes a first mechanical stop to hold the indicator at the first position when the racking mechanism is in the connected condition, and a second mechanical stop to hold the indicator at the second position when the racking mechanism is in the disconnected condition. |
| US07847201B2 |
Storage case and method of assembling the same
In order to prevent rattling and avoid generation of chips at the time of assembly in a storage case for a power steering control unit of a vehicle, a storage case includes a base having a plate-shaped substrate member, and a box-shaped cover having an opening on the lower side and being mounted on the base so as to cover the upper surface of the substrate member, wherein rattling preventing projections are provided at a plurality of positions on the peripheral edge of the substrate member so as to come into abutment with an opening-side edge of the cover, which is positioned at a mounting position with respect to the base, from the outside; on the inner side of the rattling-preventing projections bevels are formed, which presses the opening-side edge to resiliently deform the peripheral wall of the cover inward and causes a reaction force to act in a direction in which the cover moves away from the substrate member and comes apart from the base; and the opening-side edge is formed with a crimping projection formed by being bent toward the lower surface of the substrate member so as to retain the cover at the mounting position against the reaction force. |
| US07847200B2 |
Devices, systems, and/or methods for electrically coupling a high voltage electric motor
Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a terminal box adapted to be releasably and/or operatively attached to a selected electric motor of a plurality of electric motors. The terminal box can be adapted to receive a plurality of electrical wires. The plurality of electrical wires can be adapted to convey electrical energy to the selected electric motor. |
| US07847195B2 |
Adhesive closing device provided with a switching circuit
A closing device (1, 101, 201, 301) includes a plurality of adhesive closing elements (2) in the form of a hook, mushroom head or clasp, and a flat support (3, 103, 203, 303). The adhesive closing elements (2) protruded from at least one surface (4) of the support (3, 103, 203, 303). At least one switching circuit (5, 503) with at least one electric and/or electronic component (6, 106, 7, 107, 207, 307) is provided. |
| US07847189B2 |
Electrical Component
An electric component, in particular an electric switch placed in a liquid-filled housing of an electrical installation, in particular a transformer, is filled with an insulating and cooling medium. The use of a compensating element, for example in the form of a bellow, makes it possible to transmit volume variations produced in the electric component directly to the surrounding liquid contained in the housing. |
| US07847187B2 |
Photovoltaic cell comprising a photovoltaically active semiconductor material comprising a particular portion of tellurium ions replaced with halogen and nitrogen ions
The invention relates to a photovoltaic cell comprising a photovoltaically active semiconductor material, wherein the photovoltaically active semiconductor material is a p- or n-doped semiconductor material comprising a binary compound of the formula (I) or a ternary compound of the formula (II): ZnTe (I) Zn1-xMnxTe (II) where x is from 0.01 to 0.99, and a particular proportion of tellurium ions in the photovoltaically active semiconductor material has been replaced by halogen ions and nitrogen ions and the halogen ions are selected from the group consisting of fluoride, chloride and bromide and mixtures thereof. |
| US07847185B2 |
Light-weight photovoltaic system
A light-weight photovoltaic system includes a substructure and a plurality of substantially rectangular photovoltaic modules arranged in a mutually abutting relationship in rows and columns. Each photovoltaic module includes a photovoltaic panel disposed with a predetermined spacing on a self-supporting lightweight board disposed on the substructure. The lightweight board is water pervious and formed from a substantially water repellant material. A frame member is disposed on opposite sides of each photovoltaic panel and includes a recess. A clamping system including a clamping block with an extension at opposite surfaces thereof is provided for insertion into the recesses of the frame members of abutting photovoltaic panels. A tension cable system including a tension cable extends along at least one of the rows and columns. The clamping system and the tension cable system secure an intersection between the rows and columns of the abutting photovoltaic modules. |
| US07847182B2 |
Sun tracking system for a solar panel
A sun tracking system includes a first, and a second photo sensors, separately mounted on a solar panel on two positions apart from one another and symmetrical with respect to a center of the panel. A first sleeve surrounds the first photosensor; a second sleeve surrounds the second photosensor. Each of the sleeves has an inclined opening with reference to the surface of the panel. |
| US07847181B2 |
Building integrated photovoltaic conversion system implemented with integrated control management units
A power generating system is integrated within an exterior shell or façade of a building structure. The system components—energy generating devices (which can be photovoltaic), control units and associated power/signal wiring are incorporated and operated within individual unitized curtain wall units making up the façade. |
| US07847170B1 |
Anchor for musical instrument strings
A string anchor useful for anchoring a guitar string to a guitar bridge. The string anchor body has a body slot extending along the body side to the through hole. The body is adapted to receive the string enlarged end into the through hole at an anchor body top and through the through hole downward to outside of the anchor body bottom such that as the string adjusted such that its enlarged end is alongside the body and is pulled upward through the through hole and the slot, the string enlarged end is pulled against the anchor body and the bridge plate. |
| US07847169B2 |
Stringed instrument
A guitar includes a brace bar having a longitudinal horizontal coupling portion arranged so as to be parallel along a top plate inner surface of the top plate, a pair of connecting legs bent from both ends of the horizontal coupling portion so as to be orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, and a bridge coupling leg provided along a projecting direction of the connecting leg from vicinity of the center of the horizontal coupling portion is attached to the top plate. A pair of recesses obtained by cutting the top plate into a recess form are formed on the top plate and a connecting leg of the brace bar are connected with vibrating thin plate bonded to the recesses. |
| US07847168B2 |
System and method for driving actuators in a reproducing piano
A method and system for controlling actuators in a mechanical reproducing piano or other instrument. In one implementation, a single finite state machine is provided to control all the actuators. The finite state machine may be or include a shift register or a toggle register, which increases the operating speed. When a note is to be played, the desired dynamic is mapped into a start vector and a stop vector. The actuator is turned on when the state of the finite state machine is equal to the start vector, and is turned off when the state of the finite state machine is equal to the stop vector. Furthermore, the period of the finite state machine is adjusted to be directly proportional to the supply voltage. This allows notes to be played at the desired dynamics even when the supply voltage fluctuates. |
| US07847159B2 |
Nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins associated with abiotic stress response and plant cells and plants with increased tolerance to environmental stress
This invention relates generally to nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins that are associated with abiotic stress responses and abiotic stress tolerance in plants. This invention further relates to transformed plant cells with altered metabolic activity compared to a corresponding non transformed wild type plant cell, wherein the metabolic activity is altered by transformation with a Stress-Related Protein (SRP) coding nucleic acid and results in increased tolerance and/or resistance to an environmental stress as compared to a corresponding non-transformed wild type plant cell. |
| US07847158B2 |
Maize ERECTA genes for improving plant growth, transpiration, efficiency and drought tolerance in crop plants
The present invention provides polynucleotides and related polypeptides of the ZmERECTA gene family. The invention provides nucleic acid sequences for the Zm ERECTA genes. ZmERECTA is responsible for controlling plant growth, organ size and yield in crop plants. |
| US07847150B2 |
Method for breeding double-type Kalanchoe interspecific hybrids
New, distinct and stable cultivars of double-flowering Kalanchoe interspecific hybrids are disclosed. Double-flowering Kalanchoe interspecific hybrids produce one or more flowers with at least 5 full or partial petals per flower. Double-type K. blossfeldiana×K. laciniata, K. blossfeldiana×K. rotundifolia, K. blossfeldiana×K. aromatica, K. blossfeldiana×K. pubescens, K. blossfeldiana×K. grandiflora, K. blossfeldiana×K. citrina, K. blossfeldiana×K. ambolensis, K. blossfeldiana×K. faustii, K. blossfeldiana×K. schumacherii, K. blossfeldiana×K. pritwitzii, K. blossfeldiana×K. flammea, K. blossfeldiana×K. figueredoi, K. blossfeldiana×K. rauhii, K. blossfeldiana×K. obtusa, K. blossfeldiana×K. pumila, K. blossfeldiana×K. marmorata, K. blossfeldiana×K. porphyrocalux, K. blossfeldiana×K. jongmansii, K. blossfeldiana×K. pinnata, K. blossfeldiana×K. diagremontiana, K. blossfeldiana×K. gracilipes, K. blossfeldiana×K. campanulata, K. blossfeldiana×K. latisepela, K. blossfeldiana×K. coccinea, K. blossfeldiana×K. fedtschenkoi, K. blossfeldiana×K. tubiflora, K. blossfeldiana×K. decumbens, K. blossfeldiana×K. manginii, K. blossfeldiana×K. orgyalis, K. blossfeldiana×K. crenata and K. blossfeldiana×K. tomentosa are disclosed. The double-type flowering characteristic has been combined with many desirable Kalanchoe traits including different flower colors, growth characteristics and plant habit. Methods for the reliable breeding of the double-type characteristic into diverse Kalanchoe genetic backgrounds, as well as methods for increasing the number of petals per flower, are disclosed. |
| US07847143B2 |
Dancer's protective foot pad
A protective foot pad includes a sheet of protective material having a main body portion in the shape of the ball of a human foot and a locating tab extending from the main body portion for location between the first and second toes of the foot, an adhesive on one surface of the sheet for adhering the sheet to the foot, and a removable release liner covering the adhesive until the pad is to be adhered to the foot. The pad is especially suited for protecting the bare foot of a dancer, who will use the pad by removing the release liner to expose the adhesive, placing the exposed adhesive on the bottom of his or her foot to cover at least a portion of the ball of the foot, with the tab extending between the first and second toes, and bending the locating tab over the skin between the first and second toes. The main body portion can include one or more lateral extensions that adhere to the side of the foot. In one embodiment, the adhesive is a layer of material that is adhesive on both surfaces thereof, one of which has the releasable liner thereon. The other surface of the layer of material is disposed on an adhesive surface of the sheet, which is a non-woven, open-matrix, polyester layer. |
| US07847142B2 |
HF alkylation process with acid regeneration
The regeneration of HF alkylation acid in an alkylation unit is improved by withdrawing a vapor stream from the HF regenerator tower and condensing the stream to form a liquid fraction which is accumulated in a side distillation zone; the collected liquid fraction, comprising HF acid, water and some stripping medium is distilled in a batch or continuous type operation to drive off the HF acid (along with stripping medium) and the vapor is returned to the regenerator-stripper vessel. The distillation of the sidedraw liquid is continued until the composition of the liquid attains the azeotropic value or as near to that value as desired. The azeotrope, comprising water and acid can then be dropped out of the distillation vessel for disposal by neutralization in the conventional way. |
| US07847140B2 |
Process for making higher olefins
A process is disclosed for making higher olefins by oligomerization of a lower olefin e.g ethylene, to higher olefins, using catalytic distillation conditions. Simultaneously and interdependently, the lower olefin is catalytically oligomerized to higher olefins, and said higher olefins are separated and recovered as liquid. |
| US07847132B2 |
Hepatic fibrosis inhibitor
The progression of hepatic fibrosis and hepatic cirrhosis caused by various hepatic disorders and damages such as chronic hepatitis can be restrained by hepatic fibrosis inhibitor containing a compound represented by the following chemical formula: wherein, R1 represents an alkyl group with a carbon number of 4 to 8, and R2 represents a hydrogen atom, alkylcarbonyl group with a carbon number of 2 to 6, or alkoxycarbonyl group with a carbon number of 2 to 6. |
| US07847131B2 |
Process for producing acrolein
There is provided a process for producing acrolein, which makes it possible to obtain acrolein in high yield by dehydration of glycerin. Glycerin is allowed to coexist with a catalyst containing a rare earth metal salt crystal of phosphoric acid, thereby dehydrating the glycerin, wherein the crystal is obtained by calcining a solid which is formed by allowing a liquid containing water and a hydroxide of the rare earth metal and/or a dehydration condensate of the hydroxide to contain phosphate ions. |
| US07847127B2 |
Process for preparation of atovaquone and novel intermediates thereof
Disclosed herein is a novel process for preparation of atovaquone. The process includes reacting 1,4-naphthoquinone with trans-4-(4-chlorophenyl) cyclohexane carboxylic acid followed by halogenation to obtain a dihalo-compound. Further, dehydrohalogenation of the dihalo-compound produces a monohalogeno-compound which under goes hydrolysis to produce atovaquone. The invention also discloses atovaquone in a substantially pure and well defined polymorphic form designated as “Form IPCA-ATO,” and the preparation thereof. |
| US07847126B2 |
Process for preparing tertiary phosphines
The invention relates to a process for synthesizing tertiary phosphines by reacting halophosphines with organomagnesium compounds in the presence of copper compounds and optionally of salts. |
| US07847124B2 |
Alanine racemase chiral binaphthol derivative with powerful hydrogen bond donor, and optical resolution and optical transformation methods using the same
Disclosed is an alanine racemase chiral binaphthol derivative having the ability to recognize amino alcohols selectively on the basis of chirality and transform amino acids from an L-form into a D-form. Methods for the optical resolution of amino acid or amino alcohol and for the optical transformation of D- and L-forms of amino acids using the binaphthol derivative are also provided. |
| US07847122B2 |
Polymorphs of suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid
The present invention provides methods of selectively inducing terminal differentiation, cell growth arrest and/or apoptosis of neoplastic cells, and/or inhibiting histone deacetylase (HDAC) by administration of pharmaceutical compositions comprising potent HDAC inhibitors. The oral bioavailability of the active compounds in the pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention is surprisingly high. Moreover, the pharmaceutical compositions unexpectedly give rise to high, therapeutically effective blood levels of the active compounds over an extended period of time. The present invention further provides a safe, daily dosing regimen of these pharmaceutical compositions, which is easy to follow, and which results in a therapeutically effective amount of the HDAC inhibitors in vivo. The present invention also provides a novel Form I polymorph of SAHA, characterized by a unique X-ray diffraction pattern and Differential Scanning Calorimetry profile, as well a unique crystalline structure. |
| US07847118B2 |
Process for continuous heterogeneously catalyzed partial dehydrogenation of at least one hydrocarbon to be dehydrogenated
A process for continuous heterogeneously catalyzed partial dehydrogenation of at least one hydrocarbon to be dehydrogenated in a reactor which is manufactured from a composite material which consists, on its side in contact with the reaction chamber, of a steel B with specific elemental composition which, on its side facing away from the reaction chamber, either directly or via an intermediate layer of copper, or of nickel, or of copper and nickel, is plated onto a steel A with specific elemental composition, and also partial oxidations of the dehydrogenated hydrocarbon and the reactor itself. |
| US07847117B2 |
Process for preparing alkyl(methoxymethyl)trimethylsilanylmethylamines
Alkyl(methoxymethyl)trimethylsilanylmethylamines are prepared by reacting alkyltrimethylsilanylmethylamines with a substantially equimolar amount of paraformaldehyde and methanol in the presence of a base. |
| US07847116B2 |
Method of manufacturing an aminoaryl-containing organosilicon compound and method of manufacturing an intermediate product of the aforementioned compound
To provide an aminoaryl containing organosilicon compound with high efficiency, after protecting amino groups of a haloaniline compound with a specific compound, to form a Grignard reagent and to deprotect the aforementioned groups by reacting the Grignard reagent with a silicon compound. |
| US07847110B2 |
Method for producing optionally substituted methylenedioxybenzene
The invention relates to a method for producing optionally substituted methylenedioxybenzene. The invention particularly relates to the production of methylenedioxybenzene. The inventive production method is characterized by the fact that it involves the reaction of an optionally substituted catechol with an aldehyde in the presence of a solid acid catalyst selected among: a titanium silicalite and a zeolite that is doped with tin and/or titanium. |
| US07847106B2 |
Process for the preparation of macrocyclic compounds
The present invention relates to a new process for the preparation of tripeptides of formula I wherein R1 is an amino protecting group and X is a halogen atom and wherein the tipeptide contains two olefinic moieties suitably disposed to undergo an intramolecular olefin metathesis reaction and produce macrocyclic tripeptides useful for the manufacture of macrocyclic HCV protease inhibitors. |
| US07847101B2 |
Pyrazolylbenzothiazole derivatives and their use as therapeutic agents
Pharmaceutical pyrazolybenzothiazole compositions of formula (1) are provided. The compositions may be pharmaceutically acceptable salts. R1, R2 and R3 at each occurrence are independently selected from amino, aminosulfinyl, aminosulfonyl, aryl, azido, halogen, heteroalkyl, heteroaryl, hydrazinyl, hydrocarbyl, hydrogen, hydroxyl, nitro, nitroso, phosphate, phosphinate, phosphonate, phosphonium, phosphorothioate, phosphoryl, sulfamoyl, sulfate, sulfinic acid, sulfonamido, sulfonate, sulfonic acid, sulfonyl, sulfoxido, thiol, thioureido, and ureido, and R4 is selected from hydrogen, heteroalkyl, heteroaryl, and hydrocarbyl. |
| US07847099B2 |
Non-metallocene organometallic complexes and related methods and systems
A non-metallocene organometallic complex comprising a tridentate ligand and a metal bonded to a tridentate ligand, wherein two substituted aryl groups in the tridentate ligand are connected to a cyclic group at the ortho position via semi-rigid ring-ring linkages, and selected so to provide the resulting non-metallocene organometallic complex with a CS geometry, a C1 geometry, a C2 geometry or a C2v geometry. Method for performing olefin polymerization with a non-metallocene organometallic complex as a catalyst, related catalytic systems, tridentate ligand and method for providing a non-metallocene organometallic complex. |
| US07847098B2 |
Fluorescent amino acid derivative and production method of the same
The present invention provides a fluorescent amino acid derivative which can be synthesized by simple steps, can be excited particularly by a blue laser ray region of visible light, and has an improved light stability. These objects can be achieved by a fluorescent amino acid derivative which is an acridone derivative substituted with an amino acid to comprise an electrophilic substituent group between the amino acid and the acridone derivative. Instead of a conventional strategy that aminophenylalanine is used as a starting material to form a fluorescent group through a coupling reaction and an intramolecular cyclization reaction, a fluorescent acridone derivative is used as a starting material to furnish the material to a reactive group by a position-specific electrophilic substitution reaction, and then the acridone derivative having the reactive group is allowed to couple with an amino acid derivative. |
| US07847095B2 |
Process for 5-[[2(r)-[1(r)-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethoxy]-3(s)-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-morpholinyl]methyl]-1,2-dihydro-3h-1.,2,4-triazol-3-one
The present invention is concerned with a novel process for the preparation of the compound 5-[[2(R)-[1(R)-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethoxy]-3(S)-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-morpholinyl]methyl]-1,2-dihydro-3H-1,2,4 -tria-zol-3-one. This compound is useful as a substance P (neurokinin-1) receptor antagonist. In particular, the compound is useful e.g., in the treatment of psychiatric disorders, inflammatory diseases and emesis. |
| US07847091B2 |
Compositions and methods for treatment of prostate and other cancers
Therapeutic agents which target heat shock protein (hsp) 27 in vivo are used to provide treatment to individuals, particularly human individuals, suffering from prostate cancer and other cancers that overexpress hsp27. A therapeutic agent, for example an antisense oligonucleotide or RNAi nucleotide inhibitor with sequence specificity for hsp27 mRNA, for example human hsp27 mRNA, is administered to an individual suffering from prostate cancer or some other cancer expressing elevated levels of hsp 27 in a therapeutically effective amount. The therapeutic agent is suitably formulated into a pharmaceutical composition which includes a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and packaged in dosage unit form. A preferred dosage unit form is an injectable dosage unit form. |
| US07847089B2 |
RNA interference induction element and use thereof
The present invention provides an RNA interference induction element containing a nucleotide sequence selected from among the nucleotide sequences (a) to (c) below: (a) a nucleotide sequence containing SEQ ID NO:1 or a sequence complementary thereto; (b) a nucleotide sequence containing at least 15 continuous nucleotides present in the nucleotide sequence (a) above, and possessing RNA interference induction potential; (c) a nucleotide sequence having a homology of at least 70% to any one of the nucleotide sequences (a) and (b) above, and possessing RNA interference induction potential. Using the RNA interference induction element of the present invention, it is easily possible to knock down a desired target gene, and to produce a siRNA for a desired target gene. |
| US07847083B2 |
BADH2 nucleic acids associated with grain aroma
The aromatic compound 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline is the major potent flavor component of all aromatic rice. This present invention provides nucleic acids associated with grain aroma, including isolated nucleic acids containing SEQ ID NO:2 and cells containing such nucleic acids. These nucleic acids encode betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase (BADH2). |
| US07847082B2 |
Methods of administering/dosing anti-RSV antibodies for prophylaxis and treatment
The present invention encompasses novel antibodies and fragments thereof which immunospecifically bind to one or more RSV antigens and compositions comprising said antibodies and antibody fragments. The present invention encompasses methods preventing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in a human, comprising administering to said human a prophylactically effective amount of one or more antibodies or fragments thereof that immunospecifically bind to one or more RSV antigens, wherein a certain serum titer of said antibodies or antibody fragments is achieved in said human subject. The present invention also encompasses methods for treating or ameliorating symptoms associated with a RSV infection in a human, comprising administering to said human a therapeutically effective amount of one or more antibodies or fragments thereof that immunospecifically bind to one or more RSV antigens, wherein a certain serum titer of said antibodies or antibody fragments is achieved in said human subject. The present invention further encompasses compositions comprising antibodies or fragments thereof that immunospecifically bind to a RSV antigen, and methods using said compositions for detection or diagnosis a RSV infection. |
| US07847081B2 |
Nucleic acids encoding B7-H4, a T cell immunoregulatory molecule
The invention provides novel B7-H3 and B7-H4 polypeptides useful for co-stimulating T cells, isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding them, vectors containing the nucleic acid molecules, and cells containing the vectors. Also included are methods of making and using these co-stimulatory polypeptides. |
| US07847074B2 |
Processes for preparing of glucopyranosyl-substituted (ethynyl-benzyl)-benzene derivatives and intermediates thereof
The present invention relates to processes for preparing the compounds of general formula I, wherein the groups R1, R2 and R3 are defined according to claim 1 and to intermediates of said processes. |
| US07847073B2 |
Method for producing a liquid formulation of salts of sulphonic-acid azo dyes
A process for producing a liquid formulation of salts of sulfonated azo dyes by coupling an at least equimolar amount of diazotized aminoarylsulfonic acids I H2N—Ar—SO3H (I), where Ar is phenylene (which may be monosubstituted by sulfo) or naphthylene (which may be mono- or disubstituted by sulfo and/or monosubstituted by hydroxyl) onto the coupling product of an unsubstituted or methyl-substituted phenylenediamine with itself comprises dissolving the azo dye in a basic medium and then subjecting the solution to a nanofiltration. |
| US07847065B2 |
CXADRL1 polypeptides relating to human cancers
The present application provides novel human genes RNF43 whose expression is markedly elevated in colorectal cancers, as well as CXADRL1 and GCUD1 whose expression is markedly elevated in gastric cancers compared to corresponding non-cancerous tissues. The genes and polypeptides encoded by the genes can be used, for example, in the diagnosis of a cell proliferative disease, and as target molecules for developing drugs against the disease. |
| US07847064B2 |
Methods and compositions for regulating gene expression in plant cells
Novel chimeric plant promoter sequences are provided, together with plant gene expression cassettes comprising such sequences. In certain preferred embodiments, the chimeric plant promoters comprise the BoxII cis element and/or derivatives thereof. In addition, novel transcription factors are provided, together with nucleic acid sequences encoding such transcription factors and plant gene expression cassettes comprising such nucleic acid sequences. In certain preferred embodiments, the novel transcription factors comprise the acidic domain, or fragments thereof, of the RF2a transcription factor. Methods for using the chimeric plant promoter sequences and novel transcription factors in regulating the expression of at least one gene of interest are provided, together with transgenic plants comprising such chimeric plant promoter sequences and novel transcription factors. |
| US07847063B2 |
GLP-1 derivative
The present invention provides a method for highly producing a recombinant protein in a plant storage organ and a GLP-1 derivative. The plant storage organ in which the recombinant protein is highly produced is obtained by transformation with the use of a vector which comprises a recombinant protein gene, a cytokinin-related gene, a drug-resistant gene and a removable DNA element, in which the cytokinin-related gene and the drug-resistant gene exist in the positions so that they can behave together with the DNA element, while the recombinant protein to be expressed in the plant storage organ exists in the position so that it would not behave together with the DNA element. The GLP-1 is produced by using the method, and a derivative having been stabilized against enzymatic digestion is further provided. |
| US07847062B2 |
Pharmacokinetic modulation and compositions for modified FN3 polypeptides
The present disclosure relates to novel vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR)-binding polypeptides and methods for using these polypeptides to inhibit biological activities mediated by vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGFs). The present disclosure also provides various improvements relating to single domain binding polypeptides. |
| US07847061B2 |
Treatment of short bowel syndrome patients with colon-in-continuity
Intestinal absorption is enhanced in short bowel syndrome patients presenting with colon-in-continuity by treatment with a GLP-2 receptor agonist, such as teduglutide. |
| US07847059B2 |
Methods for treatment of a dermatophytic fungal infection
The present invention relates to a peptide comprising amino acids according to Formula (I): ((X)l(Y)m)n wherein l, m and n are integers from 0 to 10; X and Y, which may be the same or different, are an amino acid selected from the group consisting of hydrophobic amino acids and/or cationic amino acids, for use as a medicaments. |
| US07847058B2 |
Method of modulating cell survival, differentiation and/or synaptic plasticity
The present invention relates to a method of modulating differentiation, adhesion and/or survival of the neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) presenting cells by providing compounds capable of modulating the interaction between the Ig1, Ig2 and/or Ig3 modules of NCAM. The invention provides candidate compounds capable of modulating the interaction between the Ig1, Ig2 and/or Ig3 modules of NCAM by using methods for screening and testing described in the application. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds capable of modulating the interaction between the Ig1, Ig2 and/or Ig3 modules of NCAM and to use of the pharmaceutical compositions and compounds for the modulation of differentiation, adhesion and/or survival of NCAM presenting cells. |
| US07847053B2 |
Multi-level tubular reactor with oppositely extending segments
A multi-level tubular reactor operable to facilitate a chemical reaction in a reaction medium flowing therethrough. The tubular reactor can include a plurality of horizontally elongated and vertically spaced reactor segments coupled to and extending outwardly from a common header. One or more of the reactor segments can contain a tray that divides the internal volume of the reactor segment into upper and lower chambers. The reaction medium can flow away from the header in the upper chambers and back to the header in the lower chambers. |
| US07847051B2 |
Phase boundary processes for preparing polycarbonates
Continuous processes for preparing polycarbonates having a weight average molecular weight Mw, of 15,000 to 200,000 g/mol, the processes comprising reacting a dihydroxydiarylalkane and phosgene in the presence of a catalyst in a phase boundary process comprising: continuously dispersing in a disperser an organic phase comprising at least a portion of the phosgene and a solvent suitable for the polycarbonate and an aqueous phase comprising the dihydroxydiarylalkane, water and an alkali solution present in an amount of 1.5 to 2.5 moles per mole of the dihydroxydiarylalkane, to form a mixture; reacting the mixture in a first reactor with a residence time of less than 0.5 seconds; further reacting the mixture in a second reactor with addition of further alkali solution and, optionally, a chain terminator; and effecting further condensation in a third reactor with addition of further alkali solution and, optionally, a chain terminator, in the presence of the catalyst. |
| US07847050B2 |
Crosslinkable organopolysiloxane compositions
A crosslinkable organopolysiloxane composition comprising (A) a keto-containing organopolysiloxane and (B) a compound having at least two hydrazido and/or semicarbazido groups cures at room temperature into a film having safety and weathering resistance. |
| US07847049B2 |
Polyrotaxane and process for producing the same
A process for producing a polyrotaxane in a high yield and at a satisfactory cost without using a large excess of a pseudopolyrotaxane and/or without using a large excess of an activated reagent. The process for polyrotaxane production comprises: an inclusion step in which a carboxylated polyethylene glycol which is a polyethylene glycol carboxylated at each end is mixed with cyclodextrin molecules to obtain a pseudopolyrotaxane which comprises cyclodextrin molecules which include the carboxylated polyethylene glycol in their cavities as if the cyclodextrin molecules are spitted with the carboxylated polyethylene glycol; and a capping step in which the pseudopolyrotaxane is reacted with capping groups having —NH2 or —OH to obtain a polyrotaxane terminated at each end by a —CO—NH-(capping group) or —CO—O-(capping group). |
| US07847043B2 |
Organic bismuth compound, method for producing same, living radical polymerization initiator, method for producing polymer using same, and polymer
An organobismuth compound represented by the formula (1) wherein R1 and R2 are C1-C8 alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl or an aromatic heterocyclic group, R3 and R4 are each a hydrogen atom or C1-C8 alkyl, and R5 is aryl, substituted aryl, an aromatic heterocyclic group, acyl, amido, oxycarbonyl or cyano. |
| US07847042B2 |
Slurry polymerisation process of ethylene in the presence of low amount of scavenger
The invention discloses a metallocene catalysed slurry polymerisation process of ethylene in the presence of a low concentration of scavenger. This allows improving the anti-sheeting of the reactor during the polymerisation process. |
| US07847040B2 |
α-olefin-based polymer composition, molded product formed from the composition, and novel polymer
A composition having excellent transparency, flexibility, rubber elasticity, thermal resistance, impact resistance, abrasion resistance and the like, a composition having excellent rigidity and impact resistance as well as excellently balanced in whitening resistance, abrasion resistance and heat sealability, and a composition having excellent rubbery properties, thermal resistance, abrasion resistance and flexibility are provided.A composition comprising a specific propylene•α-olefin copolymer for which, in a signal chart measured by 13C-NMR and predetermined such that the peak present at the highest magnetic field among the signals originating from CH (methine) of the constituent unit derived from an α-olefin having 4 to 20 carbon atoms is to be at 34.4 ppm, an absorption intensity A at about 22.0 to 20.9 ppm and an absorption intensity B at about 19.0 to 20.6 ppm satisfy the following relational expressions (i) and (ii) with respect to an absorption intensity C at about 19.0 to 22.0 ppm, which is assignable to propylene methyl: (A/C)×100≦8 (i), and (B/C)×100≧60 (ii), a molded product thereof, and the α-olefin-based copolymer are provided. |
| US07847038B2 |
Preparation of supported silyl-capped silica-bound anion activators and associated catalysts
A method for the preparation of olefin polymerization catalysts that are the reaction products of the catalytic reaction of surface hydroxyls of a support with a trialkyl silane to afford hydrogen and the corresponding surface bound alkyl silyl ether and at the same time with a strong Lewis acid which support is converted to a silica bound anion that in a second step is fully converted by reaction with QM2 to the desired catalyst. Catalyst compositions are disclosed herein. Processes disclosed herein include processes for the polymerization of olefinically unsaturated monomers comprising contacting a plurality of one or more of the monomers with the catalyst. |
| US07847033B2 |
Materials and methods for improving properties of SPD emulsions and films
An emulsifier for use in forming a film for a suspended particle device (SPD) wherein the film is comprised of a cross-linked matrix polymer having a plurality of droplets of a liquid light valve suspension distributed therein. The emulsifier is formed of a copolymer material comprising at least first and second segments, the segments differing from one another in at least one of their chemical affinities, their compositions and their polarities. A first one of the segments is soluble in an uncured liquid matrix polymer used in forming the film, but insoluble in a liquid suspension medium of which the droplets are dispersed. A second segment is soluble in the liquid suspending medium in the droplets and insoluble in the uncured liquid matrix polymer. The first and second segments have substantially the same index of refraction and the index of refraction of the segments is within 0.010 of that of each phase of an emulsion formed with the emulsifier. |
| US07847030B2 |
Diphenylamine functionalization of poly-α-olefins
Provided is a process for making a diphenylamine-functionalized poly-α-olefin. The process has the following step: reacting an amount of a poly-α-olefin having a terminal double bond with a diphenylamine in the presence of a catalyst. The poly-α-olefin has a terminal double bond having a number average molecular weight of 120 to 600. The ratio of poly-α-olefin to diphenylamine is 1.0:1.0 to 10.0:1.0. Provided is also a diphenylamine-functionalized poly-α-olefin product. |
| US07847026B2 |
Epoxy resins adducted with reactive liquid rubber having improved low temperature performance properties
A blend of epoxy resins includes a) an epoxy resin composition derived from the reaction of a liquid epoxy resin, a carboxyl terminated butadiene (CTB), and a carboxyl terminated polybutadiene-acrylonitrile (CTBN) and/or a random and terminal carboxyl functional polybutadiene-acrylonitrile (CTBNX), and b) unreacted epoxy resin. The carboxyl terminated butadiene is miscible with the unreacted epoxy resin and does not separate therefrom even upon aging. Upon cure as with a latent cure agent, a toughened epoxy resin is produced having unexpected good low temperature properties such as peel strength. |
| US07847022B2 |
Articles prepared from controlled distribution block copolymers
The present invention relates to articles prepared from novel anionic block copolymers of mono alkenyl arenes and conjugated dienes, and to blends of such block copolymers with other polymers. The block copolymers have mono alkenyl arene end blocks and controlled distribution blocks of mono alkenyl arenes and conjugated dienes. The block copolymer may be blended with at least one other polymer selected from the group consisting of olefin polymers, styrene polymers, amorphous resins and engineering thermoplastic resins. |
| US07847019B2 |
Functionalized polymers using protected thiols
A process for the preparation of functional molecules using the thiol-ene coupling reaction and a process for the preparation of protected functional thiols, specifically thioesters is provided. The methods may be used to make functional polymers and other molecules. The method of making a functionalized polymer using a thiol-ene reaction comprises: providing a functionalized thioester having the following formula: wherein R is a functional group and COR′ is a protecting group; cleaving the functionalized thioester, forming a functional thiol and an acyl group; providing a polymer having a pendant vinyl group; and reacting the polymer with the functional thiol whereby a functionalized polymer is formed, wherein the functional thiol is not isolated prior to reacting with the polymer. |
| US07847018B2 |
Polymer dispersion comprising silicon compounds
The present invention relates to a polymer dispersion wherein the components of a physical mixture comprising (i) at least one unsaturated silane of the general formula (I): [H2C═CX(Y)n]Si(CH3)p(R)3-p in which X is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, Y is a divalent group selected from —CH2— and —C(O)O—(CH2)3—, n is 0 or 1, R is an alkoxy group selected from methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, isopropoxy, n-butoxy, isobutoxy, and 2-methoxyethoxy, and p is 0 or 1, and (ii) at least one organosilane of the general formula (II): R1Si(CH3)q(R2)3-q in which R1 is a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms or is an aryl group or is a polyether group, R2 is an alkoxy group selected from methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, isopropoxy, n-butoxy, isobutoxy and 2-methoxyethoxy, and q is 0 or 1, and/or at least one silicic ester of the general formula (III): Si(R3)4, in which groups R3 are identical or different and R3 is an alkoxy group selected from methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, isopropoxy, n-butoxy and isobutoxy, are incorporated into the framework of the polymer, a process for preparing such a polymer dispersion, and its use. |
| US07847015B2 |
Coating composition
A coating composition comprising (A) at least one fluorine-containing organosilicon compound represented by the following formula (1) or (2) Rf1-QZ1Aα (1) AαZ1Q-Rf2-(Q-Z2-Q-Rf2)x-QZ1Aα (2) and (B) a fluorine-containing carboxylic acid having a number average molecular weight of from 100 to 10,000 and a fluorine content of at least 25 wt %, wherein an amount of (B) ranges from 0.001 to 10 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the component (A) wherein the amount of (B) ranges from 0.001 to 10 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the component (A), wherein the composition can be cured rapidly even at room temperature to produce water-repellent and antifouling coatings. |
| US07847014B2 |
Adhesive emulsion for medical purposes made from ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers and adhesive resins
A pressure sensitive adhesive for medicinal application purposes, based on ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers is characterized in that it contains as polymer component (A) an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer or a combination of at least two ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, and as component (B) an adhesive resin or a combination of adhesive resins at a portion of up to 55%-wt, relative to the sum of components (A) and (B) without active substances or other auxiliary substances. |
| US07847012B2 |
Vinyl chloride resin composition and molded article thereof
A thermally expandable vinyl chloride resin composition is provided. It includes (A) 100 parts by mass of a vinyl chloride resin, (B) 5 to 200 parts by mass of an inorganic filler, (C) 10 to 300 parts by mass of a thermally expandable graphite, (D) 0.1 to 10 parts by mass of a fluororesin, and (E) 10 to 300 parts by mass of a phosphorus compound. The composition exhibits favorable thermal expansion properties and favorable shape retention following thermal expansion upon exposure to high temperatures. |
| US07847009B2 |
Carbonaceous material with dissociated aggregate size and particle size distribution and improved dispersibility
The present invention claims that a carbon black with unique morphological properties provides improved carbon black dispersion and improved rubber compound properties, such as improved fatigue life and abrasion resistance. The carbon black of current invention has a ratio of aggregate size HI and particle size HI greater than 1.70, the surface area STSA of 100-180 M2/g and the structure OAN less than 140 cc/100 g. |
| US07847008B2 |
Hydrogenated NBR composition
A hydrogenated NBR composition, which comprises 100 parts by weight of a blend of a hydrogenated NBR having an acrylonitrile content of 25-44% by weight and an iodine number of 32-65, with such an amount of an NBR as to make the iodine number of the blend of 40-160, 2-23 parts by weight of an ester-based plasticizer, and 0.5-10 parts by weight of an organic peroxide, preferably which further contains 0.5-10 parts by weight of a polyfunctional, unsaturated compound, has a distinguished cost performance because of blending an expensive hydrogenated NBR with a cheap NBR, can give cross-linked products having a distinguished oil resistance (resistance to such oil as No. 3 oil and other general-purpose, commercially available engine oil, etc.) and a distinguished fuel oil resistance (resistance to such fuel oil as fuel oil C, and other general-purpose, commercially available gasoline, etc.) and thus can serve as suitable molding materials for intake manifold gaskets of automobile engine or automobile sealing parts, particularly sealing parts around engines and transmission systems. |
| US07847006B2 |
Modified polymer with partitioning agent
A modifier material and method for making the same is characterized by the addition of a partitioning agent to a polymer material such as synthetic rubber to prevent reagglomeration of the rubber. The partitioning agent reduces the time required to disperse the modifier material in a material to be modified and also reduces the viscosity of the modified material so that the modified material is easier to handle. The partitioning agent preferably includes a mixture of phenyl formaldehyde resin and precipitated silica gel. |
| US07847002B2 |
Coated particles of calcium carbonate having a high specific surface
The present invention relates to particles of an alkaline earth metal carbonate which are at least partially coated with at least one coating agent and which have a specific surface of more than 50 m2g−1 before coating. Preferably, the alkaline earth metal is calcium and the coating agent comprises a compound selected from the group consisting of organic sulfonic acids, alkylsulfates, fatty acids and the salts thereof. |
| US07847001B2 |
Liquid fluoropolymer composition and process for producing crosslinked fluorochemical
A fluoropolymer liquid composition including a fluoropolymer liquid (A) which includes a liquid medium and a crosslinkable functional group-containing crosslinkable fluoropolymer. The fluoropolymer liquid (A) is a fluoropolymer liquid dispersion (AD) having, dispersed in a liquid dispersion medium, particles of a crosslinkable fluoropolymer (PD) containing acid/acid salt groups or organic groups capable of undergoing hydrolysis and thus being converted to carboxyl groups, or a fluoropolymer solution (AS) having, dissolved in a fluorosolvent or an alcohol/water mixed solvent, a crosslinkable fluoropolymer (PS) containing acid/acid salt groups or acid/acid salt groups precursors. Further, the crosslinkable functional group is a cyano group, —I or —Br. |
| US07847000B2 |
Silica-filled elastomeric compounds
The present invention provides a composition comprising at least one halobutyl elastomer, at least one mineral filler and at least one protected thiol modifier. In another aspect the present invention provides a process which comprises mixing a halobutyl elastomer with at least one mineral filler, in the presence of at least one protected thiol modifier, and curing the resulting filled halobutyl elastomer. |
| US07846996B2 |
Polymer concentrates with improved processability
New polymer concentrates on the basis of polymer additives, like e.g. fillers and flame-retardants, are provided which have in particular an increased bulk density compared to the polymer additives as such. This increased bulk density leads to a substantial improvement in the processability of such concentrates, their dispersibility during compounding and the properties of the resulting polymer compound. Processing improvements include less dust, faster processing and more homogeneous additive dispersion. The invention also provides a process for preparing such new polymer concentrates, a process for preparing polymer compounds containing the new polymer concentrates, the respective polymer compounds and a process for preparing formed parts thereof. Such formed parts have more uniform properties such as density, wall thickness, and in case of the flame-retardants more homogeneous and consistent flame retardancy. |
| US07846993B2 |
Silica master batch elastomers filled with organically modified silica for a tire and preparation method thereof
The present invention relates to an organic silica master batch elastomer prepared by mixing a conjugated diene based copolymer, a vinyl aromatic copolymer or a mixture thereof prepared by solution polymerization with organically modified silica in which the surface of silica is modified with a particular organosilicon compound and a silane coupling agent in solution. The resultant organic silica master batch elastomer exhibits improved mechanical properties, wear resistance and blending processability, and can provide the effect of extending durability of a tire. |
| US07846991B2 |
Biodegradable resin composition and method for producing the same
The present invention relates to a biodegradable resin composition containing a resin component comprising polylactic acid and polybutylene terephthalate, and a powdered vegetable fiber component comprising corn starch, and relates to a method for producing the same. The present biodegradable resin composition contains the resin component (A) comprising 20 to 50 parts by weight of polylactic acid and 10 to 40 parts by weight of polybutylene terephthalate, and the powdered vegetable fiber component (B) comprising 10 to 70 parts by weight of corn starch, the total of the resin component (A) and the powdered vegetable fiber component (B) amounting to 100 parts by weight. The present biodegradable resin composition can be suitably used for producing a molded article. |
| US07846990B2 |
Reactive organo-modified inorganic particles and biodegradable hybrid material containing the same
A reactive organo-modified inorganic particle. Inorganic particles are modified with functional groups through chemical bonding, ionic bonding, hydrogen bond or complex formation. The functional groups of organo-modified inorganic particle can react with monomer or oligomer of biodegradable materials to facilitate crosslinking and functionalization, thus improving physical properties of the inorganic particle-biodegradable hybrid materials. |
| US07846989B2 |
Dental gel etchants
Etching compositions, curable compositions, packaged products and methods of use for the treatment of bone substrate, i.e., teeth, are described. The etch compositions generally include a gelling agent, an inorganic acid, an organic acid and either a solvent, a surfactant or mixtures thereof. The curable composites include reactive monomers and crosslinking agents that are effective to adhere to the surface of the treated substrate. The methods of the invention provide the ability to modify a bone or bone-like surface so that the curable composition, such as an adhesive resin, can be used in combination with a restorative material. |
| US07846988B2 |
Ink for printing on a game ball
An ink, method of inkjet printing the ink and game ball utilizing the ink are disclosed. The ink preferably comprises a diacrylate oligomer. The ink more preferably comprises an acrylate monomer in an amount ranging from 15 to 40 parts of a solid component of the ink, a diacrylate oligomer in an amount of 20 to 40 parts of a solid component of the ink, a pigment in an amount of 5 to 15 parts of a solid component, and a thinning agent. |
| US07846986B2 |
Method for obtaining a polymer in a solution
Process for recovering at least one polymer in solution in a solvent by precipitation by means of a non-solvent introduced gradually into the solution to form the precipitation medium, whereby: in the course of the introduction of the non-solvent into the precipitation medium, there is first a phase separation (into a continuous phase rich in solvent, in which the polymer is dissolved, and into a disperse phase, consisting of droplets rich in non-solvent) and then there is a phase inversion (the continuous phase then becoming the phase rich in non-solvent, and the disperse phase becoming the phase rich in solvent containing the dissolved polymer) the non-solvent is initially introduced into the precipitation medium in liquid form only and in a quantity (Q′) which is not zero but is less than the quantity (Q) required to bring about the phase inversion, and is subsequently introduced into the precipitation medium at least partly in vapour form. |
| US07846985B1 |
Method and system for processing waste materials
Methods and systems for processing waste materials and for manufacturing composite materials are disclosed herein. According to some embodiments, the heterogeneous waste includes a plastic component and a non-plastic component, and the non-plastic component includes a plurality of pieces of waste. The heterogeneous waste is heated to melt at least a portion of said plastic component and reducing a volume of said heterogeneous waste, and then mixed (e.g. by rotating a mixing chamber or by stirring) until at least some said pieces are each encapsulated by the melted plastic component. Upon cooling, the mixture optionally sets into a composite material. The presently disclosed invention does not require pre-sorting of the heterogeneous waste and is operative to process “as is” waste. Optionally, the waste is pre-sorted. Exemplary uses for the composite material include but are not limited to flooring sheets, construction bricks, thermal insulation, acoustic walls, road paving materials, road beds, ballistic shields shock absorbing flooring, artificial islands, artificial reefs, and marine docks. |
| US07846983B2 |
Proton conducting electrolyte membrane for use in high temperatures and the use thereof in fuel cells
The present invention concerns a proton-conducting electrolyte membrane obtainable by a method comprising the following steps: A) expanding a polymer film with a liquid that contains a vinyl-containing phosphonic acid, and B) polymerisation of the vinyl-containing phosphonic acid present in the liquid introduced in step A). An inventive membrane, thanks to its exceptional chemical and thermal properties, is very versatile in its use and is particularly suitable as a polymer-electrolyte-membrane (PEM) in so-called PEM fuel cells. |
| US07846980B2 |
Anion-conducting polymer, composition, and membrane
Anion-conducing polymers and membranes with enhanced stability to aqueous alkali include a polymer backbone with attached sulfonium, phosphazenium, phosphazene, and guanidinium residues. Compositions also with enhanced stability to aqueous alkali include a support embedded with sulfonium, phosphazenium, and guanidinium salts. |
| US07846978B2 |
Selective oxidative conversion of methane to methanol, dimethyl ether and derived products
The present invention relates to a method of producing methanol from a methane source by oxidizing methane under conditions sufficient to a mixture of methanol and formaldehyde while minimizing the formation of formic acid and carbon dioxide. The oxidation step is followed by treatment step in which formaldehyde is converted into methanol and formic acid which itself can further be converted into methanol via catalytic hydrogenation of intermediately formed methyl formate. |
| US07846970B2 |
Hydroxycitric acid derivatives and skin external preparations containing the same
Hydroxycitric acid derivatives and salts thereof are provided which are useful as active ingredients of skin external preparations and cosmetics. Also provided are processes for production of the hydroxycitric acid derivatives, and skin external preparations and cosmetics containing the hydroxycitric acid derivatives. Specific hydroxycitric acid derivatives or salts thereof are produced wherein at least one of the hydroxyl groups of hydroxycitric acid or least one of the hydroxyl groups and at least one carboxyl group of hydroxycitric acid are modified to linkage moieties breakable by biological enzyme reaction. The hydroxycitric acid derivatives or salts thereof are added in skin external preparations and cosmetics. |
| US07846969B2 |
Ceramide emulsions
A process for the production of a stabilized ceramide emulsion by adding one or more ceramides of Formula (2) to one or more sphingosines of Formula (1), and then adding an acidic compound and water to form one or more sphingosine salts, wherein the sphingosine salts emulsify the ceramides to form the emulsion. |
| US07846958B2 |
Fungicidal use
The use of benzophenones of the formula I in which R is hydrogen or C1-C4-alkyl and Hal is fluorine, chlorine or bromine for controlling Pseudocercosporella herpotrichoides in crop plants is described. |
| US07846954B2 |
Heterocyclic derivatives as modulators of ion channels
The present invention relates to heterocyclic derivatives useful as inhibitors of ion channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders. |
| US07846953B2 |
Substituted phenoxy thiazolidinediones as estrogen related receptor-α modulators
The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), methods for preparing these compounds, compositions, intermediates and derivatives thereof and for treating a condition including but not limited to ankylosing spondylitis, artherosclerosis, arthritis (such as rheumatoid arthritis, infectious arthritis, childhood arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis), bone-related diseases (including those related to bone formation), breast cancer (including those unresponsive to anti-estrogen therapy), cardiovascular disorders, cartilage-related disease (such as cartilage injury/loss, cartilage degeneration, and those related to cartilage formation), chondrodysplasia, chondrosarcoma, chronic back injury, chronic bronchitis, chronic inflammatory airway disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, disorders of energy homeostasis, gout, pseudogout, lipid disorders, metabolic syndrome, multiple myeloma, obesity, osteoarthritis, osteogenesis imperfecta, osteolytic bone metastasis, osteomalacia, osteoporosis, Paget's disease, periodontal disease, polymyalgia rheumatica, Reiter's syndrome, repetitive stress injury, hyperglycemia, elevated blood glucose level, and insulin resistance. |
| US07846946B2 |
Heteroatom-linked substituted piperidines and derivatives thereof useful as histamine H3 antagonists
Disclosed are novel compounds of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: M1 and M3 are CH or N; M2 is CH, CF or N; Y is —C(═O)—, —C(═S)—, —(CH2)q—, —C(═NOR7)— or —SO1-2—; Z is a bond or optionally substituted alkylene or alkenylene; R1 is H, or alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, all optionally substituted, or a group of the formula: where ring A is a heteroaryl ring; R2 is optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl; R3 is H, —C(O)NH2, or alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl or heteroaryl, all optionally substituted; and the remaining variables are as defined in the specification; compositions and methods of treating allergy-induced airway responses, congestion, obesity, metabolic syndrome, alcoholic fatty liver disease, hepatic steatosis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, cirrhosis, hepatacellular carcinoma and cognition deficit disorders using said compounds, alone or in combination with other agents. |
| US07846939B2 |
Salts and mixture of 9-oxoacridine-10-acetic acid with 1-alkylamino-1-desoxy-polyols, pharmaceutical compositions containing said agents and treatment methods
The invention relates to salts of 1-alkylamino-1-deoxypolyols and 9-oxoacridine-10-acetic acid of the general formula (I): wherein A+ is (II) wherein R is selected from the group consisting of ethyl, propyl, butyl, medicinal preparations comprising as an active ingredient salts of formula (I) and/or a mixture of said salt of formula (I) or 9-oxoacridine-10-acetic acid of the formula: and one or more 1-alkylamino-1-deoxypolyols of the general formula (II): wherein: R is selected from the group consisting of ethyl, propyl, butyl. |
| US07846938B2 |
Tartrate salts of quinazoline based EGFR inhibitors containing a zinc binding moiety
The present invention relates to tartrate salts of quinazoline containing zinc-binding moiety based derivatives of Formula II, below. These compounds are inhibitors of epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase (EGFR-TK) and may further act as HDAC inhibitors. The invention further relates to the use of these tartrate salts in the treatment of EGFR-TK related diseases and disorders such as cancer. |
| US07846928B2 |
Substituted pyrazolopyridines and salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising same, methods of preparing same and uses of same
The invention relates to substituted pyrazolopyridines according to the general formula (I): in which A, B, D, E, Ra, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and q are as defined in the claims, and salts thereof, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said substituted pyrazolopyridine compounds, to methods of preparing said substituted pyrazolopyridines, as well as to uses thereof for manufacturing a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of diseases of dysregulated vascular growth or of diseases which are accompanied with dysregulated vascular growth, wherein the compounds effectively interfere with Tie2 signalling. |
| US07846927B2 |
N,N′-diphenylurea derivatives suitable as kinase inhibitors
Compounds of the formula (I), in which R1, R3 and X have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, are inhibitors of tyrosine kinases, in particular TIE-2, and Raf kinases and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of tumours. |
| US07846926B2 |
(Poly)aminoacetamide derivatives of epipodophyllotoxin their process of preparation and their applications in therapeutics as anticancer agents
The present invention relates to novel podophyllotoxin derivatives substituted in the 4-position by a substituted (poly)aminoalkylaminoacetamide chain, to their process of preparation and to their use as medicament as anticancer agents. |
| US07846923B2 |
Compounds and compositions as protein kinase inhbitors
The invention provides a novel class of compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or disorders associated with abnormal or deregulated kinase activity, particularly diseases or disorders that involve abnormal activation of the Abl, Bcr-Abl, Bcr-Abl(T315I), ALK, BLK, BMX, BRK, C-kit, c-RAF, CSK, c-SRC, EGFR, Fes, FGFR3, Flt3, Fms, Fyn, IGF-1R, IR, JAK(2), JAK(3), KDR, Lck, NLK, p70S6K, PDGFRα, Ros, SAPK2α, SGK, SIK, Syk, Tie2 and TrkB kinases. |
| US07846921B2 |
Method of relieving symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease
The invention relates to a method for relieving or ameliorating symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease by administering a medicament that includes the cholecystokin-2 (CCK-2) receptor antagonist itriglumide and a proton pump inhibitor (PPI). |
| US07846920B2 |
Heterosubstituted N-thiolated beta-lactam compounds and methods of use
The invention relates to heterosubstituted N-thiolated beta-lactams, compositions comprising these compounds, methods for their production, and methods of use as antibiotics to inhibit the growth of bacteria. In one embodiment, the compounds have the structure shown in formula (A) or formula (B) or formula (C): wherein the R groups are as defined in the specification. The antibacterial agents of the invention can be administered to a human or animal to treat or inhibit bacterial infection, such as that of Staphylococcus species, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). |
| US07846919B2 |
Chelated 8-hydroxyquinoline and use thereof in a method of treating epithelial lesions
Oxinates including 8-hydroxyquinoline and a heavy metal are topically applied to epidermal lesions for therapeutic effect. The zinc oxinate compositions are shown to be therapeutically effective against The therapeutic composition demonstrates selective toxicity with a therapeutic index of one-hundred percent on human lung cancer, breast cancer, melanoma, venereal warts, male veruoca warts, lesions produced by human papilloma virus, basal cell carcinoma, solar keratosis, and Kaposi's sarcoma. In veterinary applications where dogs, cats, and horses are the patients, the composition shows a one-hundred percent therapeutic index with selective toxicity against eye cancer, sarcoids, sarcoma, malignant melanoma, rectal adenoma, histiocytoma, and sebaceous adenoma. |
| US07846914B2 |
Composition for the treatment and prevention of endothelial dysfunction
A composition and method for pain relief and the treatment and prevention of endothelial dysfunction the cause of atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and stroke in mammals comprising a therapeutically effective amount of anti-inflammatory agents comprising; NSAIDs, an amino sugar and a zinc compound combined with dietary supplements that may enhance longevity. |
| US07846911B2 |
Oligomeric compounds for the modulation of HIF-1alpha expression
Oligonucleotides directed against the hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIP-1α) gene are provided for modulating the expression of HIF-1α. The compositions comprise oligonucleotides, particularly antisense oligonucleotides, targeted to nucleic acids encoding the HIF-1α. Methods of using these compounds for modulation of HIF-1α expression and for the treatment of diseases associated with the hypoxia-inducible factor-1α are provided. Examples of diseases are cancer and pre-eclampsia. The oligonucleotides may be composed of deoxyribonucleosides, a nucleic acid analogue, or Locked Nucleic Acid (LNA) or a combination thereof. |
| US07846907B2 |
Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) and method of use for inhibiting expression of a fusion gene
The present invention relates to the specific inhibition of expression of a fusion gene in mammals using a short double stranded RNA. The dsRNA is approximately 19-24 nucleotides in length, and has a nucleotide sequence which is complementary to at least a part of the target gene. The dsRNAs of the present invention are useful for treating diseases caused by chromosomal aberrations, particularly malignant diseases such as lymphoma and leukemia. |
| US07846905B2 |
Agent for inhibiting visceral fat accumulation
To reduce amounts of fat accumulated in abdominal cavity and to prevent or ameliorate visceral fat type obesity considered to be a main factor of metabolic syndrome, there is provided an agent or a food or drink, including as an active ingredient 3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-4-methylergost-7-en-3-ol, an organic solvent extract, a hot water extract, a squeezed liquid of a Liliaceae plant or a fraction thereof which contains the compound. |
| US07846902B2 |
Dipeptide-comprising composition for oral administration
A composition for oral administration is provided, which includes at least one dipeptide represented by the formula: (wherein X represents alanyl, and Y represents valine, leucine or isoleucine), with an object of providing a composition for oral administration which is excellent in nutrition, pharmacological effect and gustation, or providing a composition for oral administration which is excellent in processing characteristics such as solubility and tableting property. |
| US07846901B2 |
Method for inhibiting or treating intestinal damage caused by radiotherapy or chemotherapy comprising administering substance-P
Disclosed herein are a composition for prevention or treatment of gastrointestinal damage comprising Substance-P as an active ingredient, a use of Substance-P for the preparation of a medicament for prevention or treatment of gastrointestinal damage, and a method for prevention or treatment of gastrointestinal damage comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of Substance-P to a mammal. |
| US07846899B2 |
Methods and compositions for the reduction of neutrophil influx and for the treatment of bronchpulmonary dysplasia, respiratory distress syndrome, chronic lung disease, pulmonary fibrosis, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
The present invention relates generally to the use of recombinant human CC10 (rhCC10), also known as recombinant human uteroglobin, for use as a therapeutic in the treatment of Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS), Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), chronic lung disease and/or pulmonary fibrosis, Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). More particularly, the invention provides methods, including broadly the critical dosage ranges of rhCC10, which may be administered to safely and effectively treat the aforementioned conditions. The invention further provides a composition useful in administering rhCC10 to humans. |
| US07846893B2 |
Drug-polymer conjugates coupled to a peptidic carrier
Monodisperse macromolecular conjugate compositions of a peptidic carrier irreversibly or reversibly conjugated with one or more effectors and one or more therapeutic agents, wherein at least one effector or therapeutic agent is attached to a pendant reactive group on said peptidic carrier via a water-soluble polymer. Monodispersity is obtained through the use of orthogonal and separate conjugation reactions. |
| US07846888B2 |
Long lasting decontamination foam
Compositions and methods for decontaminating surfaces are disclosed. More specifically, compositions and methods for decontamination using a composition capable of generating a long lasting foam are disclosed. Compositions may include a surfactant and gelatin and have a pH of less than about 6. Such compositions may further include affinity-shifting chemicals. Methods may include decontaminating a contaminated surface with a composition or a foam that may include a surfactant and gelatin and have a pH of less than about 6. |
| US07846887B2 |
Cysteine derivatives which counteract malodour
Cysteine derivatives of formula (I) wherein R1-R7 are as defined in the description, and their use as malodor counteractant. Furthermore, a process of their production and consumer products comprising them are described. |
| US07846878B2 |
Friction reducer performance in water containing multivalent ions
A variety of methods and compositions are disclosed, including, in one embodiment, a method that comprises: introducing a treatment fluid into a subterranean formation, wherein the treatment fluid comprises water and a concentrated polymer composition comprising a complexing agent and a friction reducing polymer. Also disclosed is a method that comprises combining at least water and a concentrated polymer composition to form a treatment fluid, wherein the concentrated polymer composition comprises a complexing agent and a friction reducing polymer; and introducing the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation. Also disclosed is a concentrated polymer composition comprising: a friction reducing polymer in an amount of about 15% to about 60% by weight of the composition; and a complexing agent. |
| US07846875B2 |
Coupling agents comprising a photolabile protecting group and uses thereof, such as for the functionalisation of solid supports
The invention relates to compounds comprising a photolabile protecting group and to the use thereof as coupling agents for the functionalisation of solid supports. The invention also relates to the solid supports functionalised by said compounds and to the use of same for the immobilisation of biological molecules of interest, such as nucleic acid molecules. |
| US07846873B2 |
Method to use a synergistic composition
This invention relates to a method to use synergistic composition made of a herbicidally effective amount of a propanil-based product, such as Super Wham® and the at least one ACCase inhibitor herbicide such as Clincher® in an amount sufficient to facilitate the herbicidal activity of the propanil-based herbicide. It has been found that this synergistic composition, when applied to a field of rice, allows a reduction in the amount of herbicide needed, greater flexibility in timing of the application and broad spectrum of weed control. |
| US07846869B2 |
Process for pre-treating a desulfurization sorbent
A process for presulfiding a plurality of sorbent particles prior to using at least a portion of the particles to at least partially desulfurize a hydrocarbon feed stream. Typically, presulfiding can be carried out in a presulfiding zone under presulfiding conditions. In one embodiment, the process can be carried out in a desulfurization system comprising a fluidized bed reactor and fluidized bed regenerator and can be completed in less than about 36 hours. |
| US07846862B2 |
Methanol oxidation catalyst
A methanol oxidation catalyst is provided, which includes nanoparticles having a composition represented by the following formula 1: PtxRuyTzQu formula 1 In the formula 1, the T-element is at least one selected from a group consisting of Mo, W and V and the Q-element is at least one selected from a group consisting of Nb, Cr, Zr and Ti, x is 40 to 90 at. %, y is 0 to 9.9 at. %, z is 3 to 70 at. % and u is 0.5 to 40 at. %. The area of the peak derived from oxygen bond of T-element is 80% or less of the area of the peak derived from metal bond of T-element in a spectrum measured by an X-ray photoelectron spectral method. |
| US07846857B2 |
Dental glass ceramics
The invention relates to dental glass-ceramics and a process for producing them and their use, with these comprising at least one crystal phase containing xenotime or monazite or mixtures thereof. |
| US07846851B2 |
Method and apparatus for a two-step resist soft bake to prevent ILD outgassing during semiconductor processing
A semiconductor wafer having no photoresist craters at the completion of a two-step post-apply resist bake (soft bake) in the fabrication of an integrated circuit. A process and method for soft baking the semiconductor wafer so that photoresist layers are free of surface voids or craters. The semiconductor wafer is coated with resist and then baked at both a low-bake temperature and a high-bake temperature. It is theorized that the lower temperature bake either hardens the resist layer before trapped air expands through the resist or displaces the trapped air while the resist layer remains fluid and returns to its conformal shape. |
| US07846848B2 |
Cluster tool with integrated metrology chamber for transparent substrates
The embodiments of the invention relate to a method and apparatus for measuring the etch depth in a semiconductor photomask processing system. In one embodiment, a method for etching a substrate includes etching a transparent substrate in an etch chamber coupled to a vacuum transfer chamber of a processing system, transferring the transparent substrate to a measurement cell coupled to the processing system, and measuring at least one of etch depth or critical dimension using a measurement tool in the measurement cell. |
| US07846847B2 |
Method of separating layers of material
A lift off process is used to separate a layer of material from a substrate by irradiating an interface between the layer of material and the substrate. According to one exemplary process, the layer is separated into a plurality of sections corresponding to dies on the substrate and a homogeneous beam spot is shaped to cover an integer number of the sections. |
| US07846846B2 |
Method of preventing etch profile bending and bowing in high aspect ratio openings by treating a polymer formed on the opening sidewalls
High aspect ratio contact openings are etched while preventing bowing or bending of the etch profile by forming a highly conductive thin film on the side wall of each contact opening. The conductivity of the thin film on the side wall is enhanced by ion bombardment carried out periodically during the etch process. |
| US07846844B2 |
Method for fabricating saddle type fin transistor
A method for fabricating a saddle type fin transistor includes: preparing a substrate where a device isolation structure is already formed; forming a hard mask pattern over the substrate, the hard mask pattern including a coating layer obtained through a coating method; and performing an etching process using the hard mask pattern as an etch mask to form a saddle type fin. The hard mask pattern may be formed in a stack structure including an amorphous carbon layer and the coating layer. |
| US07846843B2 |
Method for manufacturing a semiconductor device using a spacer as an etch mask for forming a fine pattern
A process for manufacturing a semiconductor device using a spacer as an etch mask for forming a fine pattern is described. The process includes forming a hard mask layer over a target layer that is desired to be etched. A sacrificial layer pattern is subsequently formed over the hard mask layer. Spacers are formed on the sidewalls of the sacrificial layer pattern. The protective layer is formed on the hard mask layer portions between the sacrificial patterns formed with the spacer. The sacrificial layer pattern and the protective layer are then later removed, respectively. The hard mask layer is etched using the spacer as an etching mask. After etching, the spacer is removed. Finally, the target layer is etched using the etched hard mask as an etching mask. |
| US07846842B2 |
Polishing composition and method for high silicon nitride to silicon oxide removal rate ratios
The invention provides a chemical-mechanical polishing composition comprising a cationic abrasive, a cationic polymer, a carboxylic acid, and water. The invention further provides a method of chemically-mechanically polishing a substrate with the aforementioned polishing composition. The polishing composition exhibits selectivity for removal of silicon nitride over removal of silicon oxide. |
| US07846841B2 |
Method for forming cobalt nitride cap layers
A method is provided for integrating cobalt nitride cap layers into manufacturing of semiconductor devices to improve electromigration and stress migration in copper (Cu) metal. One embodiment includes providing a patterned substrate containing a recessed feature formed in a low-k material and a first metallization layer at the bottom of the feature, forming a cobalt nitride cap layer on the first metallization layer, depositing a barrier layer in the recessed feature, including on the low-k dielectric material and on the first cobalt metal cap layer, and filling the recessed feature with Cu metal. Another embodiment includes providing a patterned substrate having a substantially planar surface with Cu paths and low-k dielectric regions, and selectively forming a cobalt nitride cap layer on the Cu paths relative to the low-k dielectric regions. |
| US07846838B2 |
Method for producing an electronic component
The invention relates to a method for producing an electronic component on a surface of a substrate with the electronic component having, seen at right angles to the surface of the substrate, at least two electrical functional layers which are arranged one above the other and such that they overlap at least in a surface area F, with the at least two electrical functional layers on the substrate being structured directly or indirectly using a continuous process, with a first electrical functional layer of the at least two electrical functional layers being structured such that a first length/width dimension of the first electrical functional layer parallel to the surface of the substrate and in a relative movement direction of the substrate is at least 5 μm longer/wider, preferably more than 1 mm longer/wider, than a length/width dimension of the surface area F in the relative movement direction and parallel to the surface of the substrate. |
| US07846837B2 |
Through substrate via process
A through substrate via (TSV) process is provided. A substrate having a first side and a second side opposite the first side is provided. A plurality of holes is formed in the substrate at the first side. A first dielectric layer is formed on a sidewall and a bottom of the holes. A second dielectric layer is formed in the holes, wherein a material of the second dielectric layer is different from that of the first dielectric layer. A semiconductor device and an interconnect are formed on the substrate at the first side. At least a portion of the substrate at the second side is removed to expose the second dielectric layer in the holes. The second dielectric layer is removed. A conductive layer is formed in the holes. |
| US07846833B2 |
Manufacture method for semiconductor device suitable for forming wirings by damascene method and semiconductor device
An interlayer insulating film having a concave portion is formed on a semiconductor substrate. A tight adhesion film is formed on the inner surface of the concave portion and the upper surface of the insulating film. The surface of the adhesion layer is covered with an auxiliary film made of Cu alloy containing a first metal element. A conductive member containing a second metal element other than the first metal element is embedded in the concave portion, and deposited on the auxiliary film. Heat treatment is performed to make atoms of the first metal element in the auxiliary film segregate on the inner surface of the concave portion. The adhesion layer contains an element for enhancing tight adhesion of the auxiliary film more than if the auxiliary film is deposited directly on a surface of the interlayer insulating film. During the period until the barrier layer having also the function of enhancing tight adhesion, it becomes possible to retain sufficient tight adhesion of a wiring member and prevent peel-off of the wiring member. |
| US07846830B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing same
The objects of the present invention is to improve the impact resistance of the semiconductor device against the impact from the top surface direction, to improve the corrosion resistance of the surface of the top layer interconnect, to inhibit the crack occurred in the upper layer of the interconnect layer when the surface of the electrode pad is poked with the probe during the non-defective/defective screening, and to prevent the corrosion of the interconnect layer when the surface of electrode pad is poked with the probe during the non-defective/defective screening. A Ti film 116, a TiN film 115 and a pad metal film 117 are formed in this sequence on the upper surface of a Cu interconnect 112. The thermal annealing process is conducted within an inert gas atmosphere to form a Ti—Cu layer 113, and thereafter a polyimide film 118 is formed, and then a cover through hole is provided thereon to expose the surface of the pad metal film 117, and finally a solder ball 120 is joined thereto. |
| US07846829B2 |
Stacked solder balls for integrated circuit device packaging and assembly
A semiconductor device is provided that includes a semiconductor chip, a plurality of solder bumps that electrically couple the semiconductor chip to the outside, and a metal bump being provided on the surface of each first solder bump which is at least a part of the plurality of solder bumps and being made of a metal having a melting point higher than that of the first solder bump. The wettability of the first solder bump is improved as each metal bump serves as a core when the corresponding first solder bump melts. Thus, the connection reliability of the first solder bump can be improved. |
| US07846824B2 |
Methods for forming a titanium nitride layer
Methods for forming titanium nitride layers are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method of forming a titanium nitride layer on a substrate may include providing a substrate into a processing chamber having a target comprising titanium disposed therein; supplying a nitrogen-containing gas into the processing chamber; sputtering a titanium source material from the target in the presence of a plasma formed from the nitrogen-containing gas to deposit a titanium nitride layer on the substrate; and upon depositing the titanium nitride layer to a desired thickness, forming a magnetic field that biases ions in the processing chamber away from the substrate. |
| US07846823B2 |
Masking paste, method of manufacturing same, and method of manufacturing solar cell using masking paste
A masking paste used as a mask for controlling diffusion when diffusing a p-type dopant and an n-type dopant into a semiconductor substrate and forming a high-concentration p-doped region and a high concentration n-doped region is provided that contains at least a solvent, a thickening agent, and SiO2 precursor and/or a TiO2 precursor. Further, a manufacturing method of a solar cell is provided in which the masking paste is pattern-formed on the semiconductor substrate and then the p-type dopant and the n-type dopant are diffused. |
| US07846817B2 |
Method for manufacturing semiconductor device
It is an object of the present invention to manufacture a semiconductor element and an integrated circuit that have high performance over a large-sized substrate with high throughput and high productivity. When single crystal semiconductor layers are transferred from a single crystal semiconductor substrate (a bond wafer), the single crystal semiconductor substrate is etched selectively (this step is also referred to as groove processing), and a plurality of single crystal semiconductor layers divided such that they have the size of semiconductor elements to be manufactured are transferred to a different substrate (a base substrate). Thus, a plurality of island-shaped single crystal semiconductor layers (SOI layers) can be formed over the base substrate. |
| US07846815B2 |
Eutectic flow containment in a semiconductor fabrication process
A disclosed semiconductor fabrication process includes forming a first bonding structure on a first surface of a cap wafer, forming a second bonding structure on a first surface of a device wafer, and forming a device structure on the device wafer. One or more eutectic flow containment structures are formed on the cap wafer, the device wafer, or both. The flow containment structures may include flow containment micro-cavities (FCMCs) and flow containment micro-levee (FCMLs). The FCMLs may be elongated ridges overlying the first surface of the device wafer and extending substantially parallel to the bonding structure. The FCMLs may include interior FCMLs lying within a perimeter of the bonding structure, exterior FCMLs lying outside of the bonding structure perimeter, or both. When the two wafers are bonded, the FCMLs and FCMCs confine flow of the eutectic material to the region of the bonding structure. |
| US07846814B2 |
Semiconductor layer structure and method of making the same
A method of forming a semiconductor structure includes providing a substrate and providing a detach region which is carried by the substrate. A device structure which includes a stack of crystalline semiconductor layers is provided, wherein the detach region is positioned between the device structure and substrate. The stack is processed to form a vertically oriented semiconductor device. |
| US07846811B2 |
Process for manufacturing a high-quality SOI wafer
In a process for manufacturing a SOI wafer, the following steps are envisaged: forming, in a monolithic body of semiconductor material having a front face, a buried cavity, which extends at a distance from the front face and delimits, with the front face, a surface region of the monolithic body, the surface region being surrounded by a bulk region and forming a flexible membrane suspended above the buried cavity; forming, through the monolithic body, at least one access passage, which reaches the buried cavity; and filling the buried cavity uniformly with an insulating region. The surface region is continuous and formed by a single portion of semiconductor material, and the buried cavity is contained and completely insulated within the monolithic body; the step of forming at least one access passage is performed after the step of forming a buried cavity. |
| US07846807B2 |
Method for forming memristor material and electrode structure with memristance
Ion Implantation is used to form the memristor material and electrode structure with memristance. First, numerous electron-rich element atoms are implanted into a layer made of transition metal or non-metal. Then, a treating process (such as annealing) is proceeded to expel some electron-rich element atoms away the layer. After that, some electron-rich element vacancy rich regions are formed inside the layer, and then a memristor material is formed. Significantly, the usage of ion implantation can precisely control and flexibly adjust the distribution of the implanted atoms, and then both the amount and distribution of these depleted regions can be effectively adjusted. Hence, the quality of the memristor material is improved. |
| US07846804B2 |
Method for fabricating high tensile stress film
A method and an apparatus for fabricating a high tensile stress film includes providing a substrate, forming a poly stressor on the substrate, and performing an ultra violet rapid thermal process (UVRTP) for curing the poly stressor and adjusting its tensile stress status, thus the poly stressor serves as a high tensile stress film. Due to a combination of energy from photons and heat, the tensile stress status of the high tensile stress film is adjusted in a relatively shorter process period or under a relatively lower temperature. |
| US07846799B2 |
Power semiconductor device and manufacturing method therefor
A manufacturing method is provided for a power semiconductor device that enables reducing its on-state voltage and power loss. The semiconductor device includes a set of L-shaped trench gates 3 each formed, from the top-side surface of a p base layer 2, perpendicularly with respect to a first main surface of an n− layer 1, to reach into a location of the n− layer 1. At the lower ends of each of the trench gates 3, bottom portions 3d are provided to unilaterally extend a predetermined length in one direction parallel to the first main surface of the n− layer 1. In addition, the extending end of one of the bottom portions 3d opposes that of the other bottom portion, on the extending side of the bottom portions 3d, and the interspace between each pair of adjacent bottom portions 3d is set narrower than any other interspace between the trench-gate parts that are perpendicularly formed with respect to the first main surface of the n− layer 1. |
| US07846795B2 |
Bit line of a semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same
A bit line of a semiconductor device includes a first interlayer dielectric film disposed on a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of bit line stacks disposed on the first interlayer dielectric film, a plurality of bit line spacers disposed on side walls of the bit line stacks, and a buffer film disposed on the bit line spacers, the first interlayer dielectric film and the bit line stacks; and a method for fabricating the same. |
| US07846794B2 |
Low-K spacer structure for flash memory
flash memory cell includes a silicon substrate having a main surface, a source region in a portion of the silicon substrate proximate the main surface and a drain region in a portion of the silicon substrate proximate the main surface. The drain region is spaced apart from the source region. The memory cell includes a first dielectric layer formed on the main surface, a floating gate disposed above the first dielectric layer, an inter-gate dielectric layer disposed above the floating gate, a control gate disposed above the inter-gate dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer and a low-k dielectric spacer layer disposed on the second dielectric layer. The first dielectric layer covers a portion of the main surface between the source and the drain. The second dielectric layer surrounds outer portions of the first dielectric layer, the control gate, the inter-gate dielectric layer and the floating gate. |
| US07846790B2 |
Method of fabricating semiconductor device having multiple gate dielectric layers and semiconductor device fabricated thereby
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device having multiple gate dielectric layers and a semiconductor device fabricated thereby, in which the method includes forming an isolation layer defining first and second active regions in a semiconductor substrate. A passivation layer is formed on the substrate having the isolation layer. A first patterning process is carried out that etches the passivation layer on the first active region to form a first opening exposing the first active region, and a first dielectric layer is formed in the exposed first active region. A second patterning process is carried out, which etches the passivation layer on the second active region to form a second opening exposing the second active region, and a second dielectric layer is formed in the exposed second active region. |
| US07846788B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of fabrication thereof
A method includes the steps of: introducing insulation film into a trench to provide a trench isolation; planarizing the trench isolation to expose a passivation film; and removing the passivation film and depositing a second silicon layer on a first silicon layer and the trench isolation; and in the step of depositing the first silicon layer the first silicon layer is an undoped silicon layer and in the step of depositing the second silicon layer the second silicon layer is a doped silicon layer or an undoped silicon layer subsequently having an impurity introduced thereinto or the like and thermally diffused through subsequent thermal hysteresis into the first silicon layer. |
| US07846787B2 |
Method of manufacturing transistor and method of manufacturing organic electroluminescence display using the same
A method of manufacturing a transistor and a method of manufacturing an organic electroluminescence display are disclosed. When an amorphous silicon layer is crystallized, a silicon oxide layer formed on a polysilicon layer is subsequently patterned. Impurity ions are implanted into first and second regions of the amorphous silicon layer to form first and second doped regions. The silicon oxide layer is patterned so that the silicon oxide layer may be removed from an ohmic contact region of the polysilicon layer, and covers only a channel region of the polysilicon layer. |
| US07846786B2 |
Method of fabricating nano-wire array
Provided is a method of fabricating a nano-wire array, including the steps of: depositing a nano-wire solution, which contains nano-wires, on a substrate; forming a first etch region in a stripe shape on the substrate and then patterning the nano-wires; forming drain and source electrode lines parallel to each other with the patterned nano-wires interposed therebetween; forming a plurality of drain electrodes which have one end connected to the drain electrode line and contact at least one of the nano-wires, and forming a plurality of source electrodes, which have one end connected to the source electrode line and contact the nano-wires that contact the drain electrodes; forming a second etch region between pairs of the drain and source electrodes so as to prevent electrical contacts between the pairs of the drain and source electrodes; forming an insulating layer on the substrate; and forming a gate electrode between the drain and source electrodes contacting the nano-wires on the insulating layer. Accordingly, even in an unparallel structure of nano-wires to electrode lines, a large scale nano-wire array is practicable and applicable to an integrated circuit or display unit with nano-wire alignment difficulty, as well as to device applications using flexible substrates. |
| US07846784B2 |
Thin film transistor array panel and manufacturing method thereof
A method of manufacturing a thin film transistor array panel includes forming a gate line including a gate electrode on a substrate, forming a gate insulating layer on the gate line, forming a semiconductor layer on the gate insulating layer, forming an ohmic contact layer on the semiconductor layer, and forming a data line including a source electrode and a drain electrode on the ohmic contact layer. The method further includes depositing a conductive film on the data line and the drain electrode, forming a first photoresist on the conductive film, etching the conductive film using the first photoresist as a mask to form a pixel electrode at least connected to the drain electrode, depositing a passivation layer, and removing the first photoresist to form a passivation member. |
| US07846782B2 |
Diode array and method of making thereof
A method of making a non-volatile memory device includes providing a substrate having a substrate surface, and forming a non-volatile memory array over the substrate surface. The non-volatile memory array includes an array of semiconductor diodes, and each semiconductor diode of the array of semiconductor diodes is disposed substantially parallel to the substrate surface. |
| US07846778B2 |
Integrated heat spreader, heat sink or heat pipe with pre-attached phase change thermal interface material and method of making an electronic assembly
An integrated heat spreader, heat sink or heat pipe with pre-attached phase change thermal interface material and a method of making an electronic assembly. |
| US07846776B2 |
Methods for releasably attaching sacrificial support members to microfeature workpieces and microfeature devices formed using such methods
Methods for releasably attaching sacrificial support members to microfeature workpieces and microfeature devices formed using such methods are disclosed herein. One embodiment, for example, is directed to a method for processing a microfeature workpiece releasably attached to a first support member. The workpiece includes a microelectronic substrate, a plurality of microelectronic dies on and/or in the substrate, and a sacrificial support member attached to an active side of the substrate. The method can include separating individual dies from the workpiece by cutting through the sacrificial support member and the substrate while the workpiece is attached to the first support member. The method can also include attaching a singulated die and corresponding portion of the sacrificial support member as a unit to a second support member. The method can further include removing the sacrificial support member from the die attached to the second support member with a removal solution that attacks a material of which the sacrificial support member is composed. |
| US07846773B2 |
Multi-chip semiconductor package
Semiconductor packages that contain multiple stacked chips and methods for making such semiconductor packages are described. The semiconductor packages contain a full land pad array and multiple chips that are stacked vertically. Some of the chips are separated by routing leads which are connected to the land pad array. The chips can be directly connected to an inner part of the land pad array and a second and third chip are respectively connected to the middle and outer part of the land pad array through the routing leads that are connected to solder balls. The semiconductor packages therefore have a high input/output capability with a small package footprint, and a flexible routing capability. Other embodiments are also described. |
| US07846770B2 |
Method for coating two elements hybridized by means of a soldering material
The method of coating the area of hybridization of a component that is constituted by two elements bonded to one another by means of a soldering material, including depositing proximate to the component a coating substance capable of filling by capillarity action the volume defined between the hybridized elements of the component. Further, along the periphery of the hybridization area on the lower element of the component is an area of non-wettability in regards to the coating substance, that is defined by depositing an anti-wetting covering of PECVD in regards to the coating substance, whereby the anti-wetting covering on the first element encompasses the hybridization area and surrounds a wetting surface for the coating substance. |
| US07846765B2 |
Method for forming organic layer pattern, organic layer pattern prepared by the same and organic memory devices comprising the pattern
Disclosed are a method for forming an organic layer pattern which is characterized by forming a thin layer by coating a coating solution including a polyimide-based polymer having a heteroaromatic pendant group including a heteroatom in its polyimide major chain, a photoinitiator and a crosslinking agent on a substrate and drying the substrate, and exposing and developing the thin layer, an organic layer pattern prepared by the method, and an organic memory device comprising the pattern. According to example embodiments, a high-resolution micropattern may be formed without undergoing any expensive process, e.g., photoresist, leading to simplification of the preparation process and cost reduction. |
| US07846763B2 |
Transition metal complexes comprising carbene ligands serving as emitters for organic light-emitting diodes (OLED's)
Use of transition metal complexes of the formula (I) in organic light-emitting diodes where: M1 is a metal atom; carbene is a carbene ligand; L is a monoanionic or dianionic ligand; K is an uncharged monodentate or bidentate ligand selected from the group consisting of phosphines; CO; pyridines; nitrites and conjugated dienes which form a π complex with M1; n is the number of carbene ligands and is at least 1; m is the number of ligands L, where m can be 0 or ≧1; o is the number of ligands K, where o can be 0 or ≧1; where the sum n+m+o is dependent on the oxidation state and coordination number of the metal atom and on the denticity of the ligands carbene, L and K and also on the charge on the ligands carbene and L, with the proviso that n is at least 1, and also an OLED comprising these transition metal complexes, a light-emitting layer comprising these transition metal complexes, OLEDs comprising this light-emitting layer, devices comprising an OLED according to the present invention, and specific transition metal complexes comprising at least two carbene ligands. |
| US07846762B2 |
Integrated emitter formation and passivation
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for forming an emitter region in a crystalline silicon substrate and passivating the surface thereof by depositing a doped amorphous silicon layer onto the crystalline silicon substrate and thermally annealing the crystalline silicon substrate while oxidizing the surface thereof. In one embodiment, the deposited film is completely converted to oxide. In another embodiment, the doped amorphous silicon layer deposited onto the crystalline silicon substrate is converted into crystalline silicon having the same grain structure and crystal orientation as the underlying crystalline silicon substrate upon which the amorphous silicon was initially deposited during emitter formation. In one embodiment, at least a portion of the converted crystalline silicon is further converted into silicon dioxide during the emitter surface passivation. |
| US07846760B2 |
Doped plug for CCD gaps
A method and structure of providing a doped plug to improve the performance of CCD gaps is discussed. A highly-doped region is implemented in a semiconductor, aligned beneath a gap. The plug provides a highly-conductive region at the semiconductor surface, therefore preventing the development of a region where potential is significantly influenced by surface charges. |
| US07846756B2 |
Nanoimprint enhanced resist spacer patterning method
A method of making a device is disclosed including: forming a first hard mask layer over an underlying layer; forming a first imprint resist layer over the underlying layer; forming first features over the first hard mask layer by bringing a first imprint template in contact with the first imprint resist layer; forming a first spacer layer over the first features; etching the first spacer layer to form a first spacer pattern and to expose top of the first features; removing the first features; patterning the first hard mask, using the first spacer pattern as a mask, to form first hard mask features; and etching at least part of the underlying layer using the first hard mask features as a mask. |
| US07846755B2 |
Light emitting diode having plurality of light emitting cells and method of fabricating the same
The present invention discloses a light emitting diode. The light emitting diode includes a plurality of light emitting cells arranged on a substrate, each light emitting cell including a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer arranged on the first semiconductor layer; a first dielectric layer arranged on each light emitting cell and including a first opening to expose the first semiconductor layer and a second opening to expose the second semiconductor layer; a wire arranged on the first dielectric layer to couple two of the light emitting cells; and a second dielectric layer arranged on the first dielectric layer and the wire. The first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer comprise the same material and the first dielectric layer is thicker than the second dielectric layer. |
| US07846749B2 |
Method and device for monitoring a heat treatment of a microtechnological substrate
A method of monitoring a heat treatment of a microtechnological substrate includes placement of the substrate to be treated in a heating zone and applying a heat treatment to the substrate, under predetermined temperature conditions, while monitoring the change over the course of time in the vibratory state of the substrate, and detecting a fracture in the substrate by detecting a peak characteristic in the vibratory state over the course of time. |
| US07846745B2 |
Device for immunochromatography
Device for immunochromatography comprise a test strip comprising a sample application member, a label holding member and a chromatography membrane, a first case member and a second case member. Detection kits and methods for testing an analyte substance are also described. |
| US07846742B2 |
Method for detecting substance to be detected containing at least one component that is dispersible in air in the form of solid particles
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for detecting substance to be detected. The apparatus comprises at least one sampling member for sampling air contained in a closed space, the sampling member comprising at least one filter presenting pore or mesh size adapted to filtering solid particles of the substance to be detected that might be dispersed in the air contained in the closed space; the apparatus further comprising a pump (not shown) enabling the air contained in the closed space to be sucked in. The invention can be used for detecting a substance to be detected comprising, for example, an explosive or a narcotic. |
| US07846740B2 |
Method and kit for detecting explosive substances containing certain oxidants
The invention relates to a method for detecting an explosive substance which contains chlorate, bromate and/or organic peroxide, wherein a suspect substance is contacted with a first reagent, which is a strongly acid solution of at least one primary or secondary aromatic amine, whereby chlorate or bromate type explosive affords a distinct coloration; and in the absence of such coloration, contacting the same sample (in contact with the first reagent) with a second reagent, which is a solution comprising cations of at least one transition metal, whereby the presence of organic peroxides in the sample, which has been hydrolyzed at least partly to hydrogen peroxide by the strong acid of the first reagent, affords a distinct coloration. The invention further relates to a kit containing separate first and second reagents; a container of mixed reagents for detecting peroxide; and a kit including such container. |
| US07846739B2 |
Apparatus and method for diagnostic gas analysis
A handheld, small but accurate and reliable device for diagnostic NO measurements using a NO sensor, where the parameters governing the taking of the sample are different from the parameters optimal for the accuracy of said NO sensor I described. By temporarily storing a portion of the exhaled air, and feeding this to the sensor at a flow rate adapted to the NO sensor, the accuracy and sensitivity of a system/method involving NO sensors, in particular electrochemical NO sensors, can be increased. The method for diagnostic NO measurements comprises steps for controlling the inhalation of NO free air, as well as the exhalation, both by built-in means and by audible and/or visual feedback to the patient. |
| US07846736B2 |
Method for polymerization reaction monitoring with determination of entropy of monitored data
In some embodiments, a method of monitoring a resin-producing polymerization reaction in a fluid bed reactor system to generate reaction parameter data in on-line fashion, determining an indicator of at least one of entropy and complexity (for example, Kolmogorov or Shannon entropy) of each of at least two subsets of the reaction parameter data, and optionally also determining from at least one value of the indicator (for example, from a time series of Kolmogorov or Shannon entropy values) an indication of at least one of degree of resin stickiness, an approach to or imminence of resin stickiness, and an approach to or imminence of an unsafe or undesired reactor operating condition (e.g., that can result in sheeting or chunking). Optionally also, the reaction is controlled in response to at least one value of the indicator, for example, in an effort to prevent the occurrence of sheeting or another discontinuity event or to maintain the reactor in a stable, non-sticking condition. |
| US07846732B2 |
Sequence specific DNA recombination in eukaryotic cells
The present invention relates to a method of sequence-specific recombination of DNA in eukaryotic cells, comprising the introduction of a first DNA comprising a nucleotide sequence containing at least one recombination sequence into a cell, introducing a second DNA comprising a nucleotide sequence containing at least one further recombination sequence into a cell, and performing the sequence specific recombination by a bacteriophage lambda integrase Int. |
| US07846730B2 |
Antisense modulation of BCL2-associated X protein expression
Antisense compounds, compositions and methods are provided for modulating the expression of BCL2-associated X protein. The compositions comprise antisense compounds, particularly antisense oligonucleotides, targeted to nucleic acids encoding BCL2-associated X protein. Methods of using these compounds for modulation of BCL2-associated X protein expression and for treatment of diseases associated with expression of BCL2-associated X protein are provided. |
| US07846725B2 |
Antibody composition-producing cell in which enzyme expression is inhibited by RNAi
The present invention relates to a cell for the production of an antibody molecule such as an antibody useful for various diseases having high antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxic activity, a fragment of the antibody and a fusion protein having the Fc region of the antibody or the like, wherein the expression of GDP-mannose 4,6-dehydrogenase is inhibited by RNA interference. |
| US07846713B2 |
Calibrating microarrays
An assay for measuring the amount of a first analyte in a sample, comprises the steps of: (i) contacting the sample with a device that comprises one or more first reaction sites which comprise a first ligand having affinity for the first analyte, and a series of second reaction sites each comprising different known concentrations of an immobilized second analyte; (ii) removing any unbound first analyte; (iii) contacting the device with a second ligand that is detectably labelled and which has affinity for the first analyte, and a third ligand that is detectably labelled and which has affinity for the second analyte; (iv) removing any unbound second and third ligands; and (v) measuring the amount of second and third ligands, wherein measurement of the third ligand is used to establish a calibration curve, used to determine the amount of first analyte present in sample. |
| US07846712B2 |
L-arabinose fermenting yeast
An L-arabinose utilizing yeast strain is provided for the production of ethanol by introducing and expressing bacterial araA, araB and araD genes. L-arabinose transporters are also introduced into the yeast to enhance the uptake of arabinose. The yeast carries additional genomic mutations enabling it to consume L-arabinose, even as the only carbon source, and to produce ethanol. Methods of producing ethanol include utilizing these modified yeast strains. |
| US07846711B2 |
Lactobacillus strains and uses thereof
The invention concerns new isolated Lactobacillus cells, which are capable to aggregate Helicobacter pylori under culture conditions of the human digestive tract, in particular of the stomach, and to the uses of such cells. |
| US07846710B2 |
Cell comprising an intein for the production of a cyclic peptide
Methods of producing cyclic peptides and splicing intermediates of peptides in a looped conformation are disclosed. The methods utilize the trans-splicing ability of split inteins to catalyze cyclization of peptides from a precursor peptide having a target peptide interposed between two portions of a split intein. The interaction of the two portions of the split intein creates a catalytically-active intein and also forces the target peptide into a loop configuration that stabilizes the ester isomer of the amino acid at the junction between one of the intein portions and the target peptide. A heteroatom from the other intein portion then reacts with the ester to form a cyclic ester intermediate. The active intein catalyzes the formation of an aminosuccinimide that liberates a cyclized form of the target peptide, which spontaneously rearranges to form the thermodynamically favored backbone cyclic peptide product. Also disclosed are nucleic acid molecules, polypeptides, methods for making cyclic peptides, methods of making libraries, and methods of screening peptides. |
| US07846706B2 |
PCSK9 polypeptides
The present invention provides novel polynucleotides encoding PCSK9b and PCSK9c polypeptides, fragments and homologues thereof. Also provided are vectors, host cells, antibodies, and recombinant and synthetic methods for producing said polypeptides. The invention further relates to diagnostic and therapeutic methods for applying these novel PCSK9b and PCSK9c polypeptides to the diagnosis, treatment, and/or prevention of various diseases and/or disorders related to these polypeptides. The invention further relates to screening methods for identifying agonists and antagonists of the polynucleotides and polypeptides of the present invention. |
| US07846702B2 |
Method for preparing xylitol with high yield using recycling microorganism
Provided is a process for continuously producing xylitol in high yield and productivity using a vacuum microfiltration bioreactor containing a fermentation medium for a strain of the genus Candida, which includes: 5 300 g/l of xylose, 1 10 g/l of urea, 1 10 g/l of potassium diphosphate, 0.01 1 g/l of magnesium sulfate, 0.1-10 mg/l of MnSO404H2O, 0.1 10 mg/l of CoCl2-6H2O, 0.1 10 mg/l of NaMoO4-2H2O, 0.1 10 mg/l of ZnSO4-7H2O, 0.1 10 mg/l of AlCl3-6H2O, 0.1 10 mg/l of CuCl2-2H2O, 0.01-5 mg/l of H3BO3, 1-100 mg/l of FeSO4 7H2O, 0.1-10 mg/l of ascorbic acid, 1-100 mg/l of biotin, 1-100 mg of choline, 1-200 mg/l of folic acid, 1-100 mg/l of inositol, 1-100 mg/l of nicotinic acid, 0.1-10 mg/l of p-aminobezoic acid, 1-100 mg/l of pantothernic acid, 0.1-10 mg/l of pyridoxine, 10-1,000 mg/l of riboflavin, and 1-100 mg/l of thiamine. |
| US07846701B2 |
Method for preparing optically active compound
According to the present invention, there is provided a method for preparing an optically active compound, characterized in that said method comprises permitting a mixture of optical isomers relative to the carbon atom in the β-position in relation to the carbon atom bound to an esterified hydroxy group of an enol ester to hydrolyse either one optical isomer preferentially in the presence of an enzyme and allowing the carbonyl compound resulting from such hydrolysis to enrich the proportion of its isomer having either one configuration in the β-position in relation to the carbonyl group or allowing the enol ester left non-hydrolyzed to enrich the proportion of its isomer having either one configuration on the carbon atom in the β-position in relation to the carbon atom to which the esterified hydroxyl group bonds. |
| US07846699B2 |
Process for gibberellic acid production with “Fusarium moniliforme” strains
The present invention provides an improved process for the production of gibberellic acid (GA3), achieving a yield over 225 g/kg of GA3 with solid substrate fermentation, and over 15 g/L by submerged fermentation. The method also provides novel substrates, including the use of Jatropha seed cake. The present invention has in particular provided an improved, cost-effective process for the manufacture of GA3, as the process has a surprisingly high yield of product, achieves the maximal yield in shorter time than other techniques, consumes less energy, and works with very inexpensive substrates. In all, the manufacturing costs are significantly reduced. |
| US07846698B2 |
Method of producing L-lysine
The L-lysine-producing ability and the L-lysine-producing speed are improved in a coryneform bacterium harboring an aspartokinase in which feedback inhibition by L-lysine and L-threonine is substantially desensitized, by successively enhancing DNA coding for a dihydrodipicolinate reductase, DNA coding for a dihydrodipicolinate synthase, DNA coding for a diaminopimelate decarboxylase, and DNA coding for a diaminopimelate dehydrogenase. |
| US07846696B2 |
Method for estimating target nucleic acid ratio
A method is disclosed for estimating a ratio between the amount of target nucleic acid and the amount of the reference nucleic acid in the examined nucleic acid samples from the PCR reaction solutions at the endpoint. |
| US07846690B2 |
Cloning of honey bee allergen
The present invention relates to a nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide capable of binding to IgE from subjects allergic to venom of an insect from the order Hymenoptera having a homology of more than 70% to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, which is the honey bee allergen Api m3 (acid phosphatase). The invention further relates to expression vectors, host cells and polypeptides encoded by the nucleic acid, as well as diagnostic and pharmaceutical uses thereof. |
| US07846688B2 |
Broad host range vectors for shotgun and expression library cloning in Gram negative bacteria
The present invention concerns methods and compositions for the construction of a series of stable vectors for genomic library construction useful in Gram negative species. In certain embodiments, the vectors contain the pBBR1 replicon, capable of to stable replication in a broad range of Gram negative species. In various embodiments, the plasmid vectors may also contain bidirectional, rho-independent transcriptional terminators flanking the multiple cloning site, which allows for greater insert stability, and thus, greater genomic representation. Each vector may vary in its selection marker region, mobilization function, and promoter used to express insert sequences. These vectors are of use in the screening of highly representational genomic libraries in a broad variety of Gram negative species. |
| US07846685B2 |
Methods and compositions for the control of coccidiosis
Methods are provided for the sporulation, sterilization and storage of coccidial oocyst which are characterized by an absence of the highly toxic chemical potassium dichromate. Also provided are compositions containing sporulated oocysts which are free of potassium dichromate. |
| US07846683B2 |
Method for identifying agents which modulate cell growth or survival
The present invention relates to a method for identifying an agent. for modulating cell growth or survival. The method involves the identification of an agent which modulates the net ratio of nuclear-localized versus cytosolic-localized H11 kinase or mutant H11 kinase in a cell. A method for diagnosing a cancer associated with H11 kinase or Akt activation in a subject is also provided. |
| US07846680B2 |
Detection of the nucleolar channel system of human endometrium and uses thereof
Methods are disclosed for assaying at the light microscopic level for the presence or absence of nucleolar channel systems (NCSs) in an endometrial tissue sample, as are methods for determining whether or not a postovulatory human endometrium is in a state that is receptive for implantation of a human embryo, where the presence of NCSs indicates that the endometrium is in a state that is receptive for implantation of an embryo and the absence of NCSs indicates that the endometrium is not in a state that is receptive for implantation of the embryo, and methods for determining the effectiveness of a contraceptive in a woman, comprising assaying an endometrial tissue sample for the presence or absence of NCSs. |
| US07846670B2 |
Polynucleotides for use as tags and tag complements, manufacture and use thereof
A family of minimally cross-hybridizing nucleotide sequences, methods of use, etc. A specific family of 210 24mers is described. |
| US07846668B2 |
Polynucleotides for use as tags and tag complements, manufacture and use thereof
A family of minimally cross-hybridizing nucleotide sequences, methods of use, etc. A specific family of 210 24 mers is described. |
| US07846667B2 |
Methods for the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer
The present invention provides methods for aiding in the diagnoses of the neoplastic condition of a lung cell and methods of screening for a potential therapeutic agent for the reversal of the neoplastic condition. |
| US07846665B2 |
Nucleic acid marker ladder for estimating mass
The invention relates to a nucleic acid marker ladder which is a restriction endonuclease digest, wherein a nucleic acid restriction endonuclease digest is a collection of nucleic acid fragments resulting from complete digestion of one or more nucleic acids by one or more restriction endonucleases; the restriction endonuclease digest contains at least 3 fragments; and the size of the fragments in base pairs is a multiple of an integer, wherein the integer is 10 or more. |
| US07846663B2 |
Hepatitis B viral variants with reduced susceptibility to nucleoside analogs and uses thereof
The present invention relates generally to viral variants exhibiting reduced sensitivity to particular agents and/or reduced interactivity with immunological reagents. More particularly, the present invention is directed to hepatitis B virus (HBV) variants exhibiting complete or partial resistance to nucleoside or nucleotide analogs and/or reduced interactivity with antibodies to viral surface components including reduced sensitivity to these antibodies. The present invention further contemplates assays for detecting such viral variants, which assays are useful in monitoring anti-viral therapeutic regimens and in developing new or modified vaccines directed against viral agents and in particular HBV variants. The present invention also contemplates the use of the viral variants to screen for and/or develop or design agents capable of inhibiting infection, replication and/or release of the virus. |
| US07846661B2 |
Methods of detecting an amplified nucleic acid
The present invention is directed to methods of generating a signal indicative of the presence of said target nucleic acid sequence in a sample, comprising, incubating a sample comprising a an amplified target nucleic acid and a nucleic acid polymerase which substantially lacks 5′ to 3′ exonuclease activity, adding a thermostable fen nuclease consisting of 5′ to 3′ exonuclease and/or endonuclease activity so as to cleave a cleavage structure and generate a signal. |
| US07846660B1 |
Microarrays having multiple oligonucleotides in single array features
The present invention is a method for synthesizing microarrays having different oligonucleotides present within one feature area of the array. The method utilizes the techniques common to microarray synthesis, but limits the duration in which selected feature areas on the array are initially dosed with light so as to only deprotect a calculated ratio of the compounds forming the array's binding layer. The compounds initially deprotected are capped with a non-photosensitive protecting group, such as di-methoxy-trityl, to inhibit their involvement in the synthesis of a first group of DNA strands built onto the array. Once the first group of DNA strands have been synthesized, the original deprotected group may then be further processed to build one or more groups of DNA strands in the same feature area as the first group of DNA strands. The present invention also includes microarrays manufactured using the method. |
| US07846654B2 |
Uses of sporopollenin
This invention provides the use of an exine shell of a naturally occurring spore, or a fragment thereof, as an antioxidant, for instance in a composition or formulation containing an active substance. Also provided is a method for reducing rancidity, or other oxidative degradation, of a substance, composition, or formulation, by encapsulating the substance, composition, or formulation in, or chemically binding it to, or mixing it with, an exine shell of a naturally occurring spore or a fragment thereof. |
| US07846652B2 |
Method for identifying a substance which mediates interaction between interleukin 22 and an interleukin 22 receptor
Interleukin-22 interacts with its receptor, referred to as IL-22R, and instigates a series of reactions, leading to activation of various molecules, such as JAK-1, Tyk2, and others. One can identify molecules which mediate this interaction by measuring the activity of one or more of the molecules in the pathway, to identify agonists and antagonists. These, in turn, are useful therapeutic agents, where inappropriate expression of one of the activated molecules is at issue, and requires amelioration. |
| US07846645B2 |
Method and system for reducing line edge roughness during pattern etching
A method of mitigating pattern defects, such as critical dimension (CD) bias and line-edge roughness (LER), during a pattern transfer process is described. The method comprises forming one or more layers on a substrate, forming a radiation sensitive mask layer on the one or more layers, and forming a pattern in the radiation sensitive mask layer using a lithographic process. Once the pattern is formed, the edges of the pattern are smoothed by exposing the pattern in the radiation sensitive mask layer to a fluorohydrocarbon-containing plasma. Thereafter, the smoothed pattern in the radiation sensitive mask layer is transferred to one or more of the one or more layers using one or more etching processes. |
| US07846642B2 |
Direct incident beam lithography for patterning nanoparticles, and the articles formed thereby
Disclosed herein is a method for generating a three-dimensional structure on a surface. The method comprises forming a layer comprising a plurality of nanoparticles on a surface; and exposing a portion of the layer to incident radiation having a defined pattern at a dosage effective to aggregate the nanoparticles in the exposed portion of the layer into a three-dimensional structure, wherein the three-dimensional structure has a shape defined by the pattern of the radiation and a height defined by the dosage of the incident radiation and a thickness of the nanoparticle layer. Alternatively, the method comprises forming a layer comprising a plurality of nanoparticles on a surface of a three-dimensional template; and exposing at least a portion of the layer to incident radiation at a dosage effective to aggregate the nanoparticles in the exposed portion of the layer into a three-dimensional structure that corresponds to the three-dimensional template. |
| US07846639B2 |
Imaging element having a photoluminescent tag and process of using the imaging element to form a recording element
The invention relates to an imaging element and a method of using the imaging element to form a recording element. The imaging element includes a composition sensitive to actinic radiation from a source of radiation having a range of wavelengths and a photoluminescent tag that is responsive to at least one wavelength from the source of radiation. The photoluminescent tag can be used to authenticate the identity of the element, provide information about the element, and/or to establish one or more conditions in a device used to prepare the recording element from the imaging element. |
| US07846636B2 |
Process for producing toner for electrophotography
The present invention relates to a process for readily producing a toner for electrophotography which contains toner particles having a small particle size and a narrow particle size distribution, and a toner for electrophotography having a small particle size and a narrow particle size distribution which is produced by the above process. There is provided a process for producing a toner for electrophotography which includes the steps of (A) finely dispersing a resin binder in an aqueous medium in the presence of a nonionic surfactant to prepare a dispersion of resin binder-containing fine particles; (B) aggregating the resin binder-containing fine particles obtained in the step (A) together to prepare a dispersion of mother particles; (C) adding a dispersion of a resin binder-containing fine particles at one time or sequentially in several divided parts to the dispersion of the mother particles obtained in the step (B) to prepare aggregated particles thereof; and (D) coalescing the aggregated particles obtained in the step (C), as well as a toner for electrophotography which is produced by the above process. |
| US07846633B2 |
Toner for developing electrostatic image, method for producing the same, developer for developing electrostatic image, and image forming method
A toner for developing an electrostatic image, the toner having a core-shell structure, wherein the toner comprises: a colorant; a binder resin; and a filler, and wherein the toner has a flow tester ½ effluent temperature of from 60 to 100° C., and a shell of the toner comprises a thermoplastic resin. |
| US07846627B2 |
Aminoketone containing photoconductors
A photoconductor that includes, for example, a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer comprised of at least one charge transport component, and wherein the at least one charge transport layer contains at least one α-aminoketone. |
| US07846626B2 |
Image forming method and image forming apparatus
A toner image is formed while a developing sleeve is rotated in a direction counter to that of an organic photoreceptor at the developing section and a developing agent contains toner which contains toner particles having a particle diameter of 0.7×(Dp50) or less in an amount of 8 number % or less and has water content of 0.1 to 2.0 mass % under an environment of 30° C. and 80% RH, where Dp50 represents 50% number % particle diameter of toner particles. |
| US07846615B2 |
Hologram recording material, hologram recording medium and hologram recording method
A hologram recording material contains a molecule having intrinsic birefringence and a photoresponsive macromolecule represented by the following formula (1). in formula (1), L1 representing a bivalent linking group, X representing a group having a substituent constant σ based on Hammett's rule of a value of more than 0, the maximum absorption wavelength of an azobenzene group bonding to X being approximately 360 nm or less, A representing a group that is a component of a repeating unit with a carbon number of 2 or more that is a component of a macromolecular main chain, nx representing an integer of 1 or 2, and n representing an integer of 1 or more. |
| US07846613B2 |
Fuel cell with separator having a ridge member
A power generation cell includes a membrane electrode assembly and first and second metal separators sandwiching the membrane electrode assembly. Ridge members are formed integrally on the second metal separator, and these ridge members contact a first seal member of the first metal separator under pressure to form an inlet connection channel and an outlet connection channel. The coolant supply passage and the coolant flow field are connected through the inlet connection channel and the coolant discharge passage and the coolant flow field are connected through the outlet connection channel. |
| US07846611B2 |
Miniature fuel cell core
A method for producing a fuel cell core including: providing two identical subassemblies each including a substrate and a current collector removably arranged thereon, depositing an ionic liquid or pasty polymerizable membrane on at least one of the subassemblies in such a way that the collector thereof is completely covered, applying the subassemblies one against the other so as to obtain an assembly having a solidified membrane with the two collectors incorporated, face to face, in this membrane, and detaching the two substrates from the collectors. |
| US07846609B2 |
Module-type fuel cell system
A module-type fuel cell system including a power module includes a generator installed inside and a power housing having a plurality of connection holes formed sideward, wherein the generator generates electricity through an oxidation-reduction reaction of an oxidizing agent with a hydrogen-containing fuel; a fuel supply module including a fuel supply unit installed inside and a power housing having a plurality of connection holes formed sideward, wherein the fuel supply unit supplies a hydrogen-containing fuel to the generator; an oxidizing agent supply module including an oxidizing agent supply unit installed inside and an oxidizing agent supply housing having connection holes formed sideward, wherein the oxidizing agent supply unit supplies an oxidizing agent to the generator; and a recovery module including a storage space formed therein and a recovery housing having a plurality of connection holes formed sideward, wherein the storage space recovers an unreacted fuel generated in the generator, wherein the power module is closely attached and assembled in one side of the recovery module in a surface-to-surface contact manner, and the fuel supply module and the oxidizing agent supply module are closely attached and assembled in the other side of the recovery module in a surface-to-surface contact manner. |
| US07846606B2 |
Bipolar plate, a method for the production of a bipolar plate and a fuel cell block arrangement
A bipolar plate for electro-chemical applications is proposed, comprising a first cover layer of a metallic material, a second cover layer of a metallic material, and a supporting layer of a metallic material which is arranged between the first cover layer and the second cover layer and is connected to the first cover layer and the second cover layer, wherein the supporting layer comprises at least one row of contact areas for the first cover layer and/or the second cover layer and free spaces are formed between neighboring contact areas, wherein at least one passage opening is provided for conveying fuel and/or oxidizer, and wherein an insert element by means of which point forces are introducible over an area is arranged between the first cover layer and the second cover layer in the region of the at least one passage opening. |
| US07846603B2 |
Coolant reservoir purge system for fuel cell systems and vehicles
A fuel cell system that employs a technique for safely removing hydrogen gas that accumulates within a cooling fluid reservoir. The fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack and a compressor for providing airflow to the cathode side of the fuel cell stack. The system also includes an air filter box having an air filter that is in fluid communication with an air pocket in the reservoir. The air intake to the compressor flows through the air filter box, and sucks the gas from the reservoir, which is then sent to the cathode side of the fuel cell stack to be converted to water by the electro-chemical reaction therein. |
| US07846602B2 |
Thermoelectric conversion apparatus
A thermoelectric conversion apparatus has an evaporator for heating a working medium in liquid-phase to evaporate the working medium, an electric generator for forming a concentration cell for electric power generation when it is supplied with a reactive gas and the working medium evaporated by the evaporator, and a gas-liquid separator for being supplied with a mixed gas of the working medium and a cathode off-gas discharged from the electric generator and separating the mixed gas into the working medium and the reactive gas. The thermoelectric conversion apparatus also has an anode supply passage for supplying the reactive gas separated by the gas-liquid separator to the electric generator, and a cathode supply passage for supplying the working medium separated by the gas-liquid separator through the evaporator to the electric generator. |
| US07846599B2 |
Method for high temperature fuel cell system start up and shutdown
A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack and a PEM stack for providing power to the system in a start up or shut down operating mode and hydrogen to the fuel cell stack in a steady state operating mode. |
| US07846597B2 |
Fuel cell system and method for operating the system
The present invention is a fuel cell system including a fuel cell, an injector which is provided in a hydrogen supply channel of the fuel cell and which adjusts a gas state of an upstream side of the hydrogen supply channel to supply a gas toward a downstream side, and a control device which drives and controls the injector. The control device controls an operation of the injector based on a driving state of an associated device including the fuel cell system 1. |
| US07846588B2 |
Electrolyte for lithium secondary battery and lithium secondary battery comprising same
An electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery is provided. The electrolyte improves battery safety, high temperature storage characteristics, and electrochemical properties of lithium batteries. The electrolyte comprises at least one lithium salt and a non-aqueous organic solvent comprising a cyclic carbonate and a lactone-based compound. The lactone based compound comprises substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups, alkenyl groups, alkynyl groups, aryl groups, and combinations thereof. A lithium battery is also provided, which comprises a negative electrode capable of intercalating/deintercalating lithium, a positive electrode capable of intercalating/deintercalating lithium, and an inventive electrolyte. |
| US07846585B2 |
Silver manganese vanadium oxide electrodes for lithium batteries
This invention relates to electrodes for non-aqueous lithium cells and batteries. More specifically, the invention relates to silver manganese vanadium oxide positive electrodes for such cells and batteries. The silver manganese vanadium oxide electrodes may contain substituents or dopants to improve the electrochemical properties of the electrodes, cells and batteries. The silver manganese vanadium oxide electrodes optionally contain silver powder and/or silver foil to assist in current collection at the electrodes and to improve the power capability of the cells or batteries. The invention also includes a method for preparing the electrodes by decomposition of a permanganate salt, such as AgMnO4, KMnO4, NaMnO4 or LiMnO4 in the presence of a compound or compounds containing silver and/or vanadium. |
| US07846574B2 |
Positive electrode plate for alkaline storage battery and method for producing the same
An alkaline storage battery including a strip-shaped porous metal substrate and a material mixture filled into the substrate. The substrate has an unfilled portion where the material mixture is not filled along at least one of two longitudinal sides of the substrate. The substrate has a weight per unit area of 150 to 350 g/m2. The material mixture contains an active material and an elastic polymer. |
| US07846569B2 |
Methods for operating a fuel cell system under reduced load conditions
Methods for operating a fuel cell system under reduced load conditions. The fuel cell system includes a control system for regulating the power produced by the fuel cell system. The fuel cell system further includes a fuel cell stack adapted to produce electrical power from a feed. In some embodiments, the fuel cell system includes a fuel processing assembly adapted to produce the feed for the fuel cell stack from one or more feedstocks. The control system regulates the power produced by the fuel cell system to prevent damage to, and/or failure of, the system. The methods include selectively diverting at least a portion of the feed from delivery to the fuel cell stack if an applied load is less than the currently available power output of the fuel cell system. |
| US07846568B2 |
Power supply and control method therefor
A power supply unit in a hybrid structure of a fuel cell and a power storage unit and a control method for the power supply unit, in which a small-size light-weight power storage unit is used and chances of incomplete functioning have been eliminated. In addition to the downsizing of the power storage unit and a reduction of the system price, it also becomes possible to start the fuel cell at high speed and raise the fuel cell temperature quickly, monitor output and remaining mounts of fuel and power, and take measures against fluctuations of output, and provides immediate availability of portable devices like the ones using a conventional secondary cell. |
| US07846564B2 |
Perpendicular magnetic recording media with magnetic anisotropy/coercivity gradient and local exchange coupling
A perpendicular magnetic recording medium adapted for high recording density and high data recording rate comprises a non-magnetic substrate having at least one surface with a layer stack formed thereon, the layer stack including a perpendicular recording layer containing a plurality of columnar-shaped magnetic grains extending perpendicularly to the substrate surface for a length, with a first end distal the surface and a second end proximal the surface, wherein each of the magnetic grains has: (1) a gradient of perpendicular magnetic anisotropy field Hk extending along its length between the first end and second ends; and (2) predetermined local exchange coupling strengths along the length. |
| US07846562B2 |
Transparent substrate with transparent conductive film, method of manufacturing the same, and photoelectric conversion element including the substrate
The present invention provides a transparent substrate with a transparent conductive film that is thin but has a surface with concavities and convexities of increased height. A manufacturing method of the present invention includes a process of forming a transparent conductive film containing crystalline metal oxide as its main component on a transparent substrate by a pyrolytic oxidation method. In the method, a gaseous material containing a metal compound, an oxidizing material, and hydrogen chloride is supplied onto the transparent substrate. The process includes sequentially: a first step in which a mole ratio of the hydrogen chloride to the metal compound in the gaseous material is 0.5 to 5; and a second step in which the mole ratio is 2 to 10 and is higher than the mole ratio to be employed in the first step. With the present invention, a transparent substrate with a transparent conductive film can be provided that has a haze ratio of at least 15% and includes a transparent conductive film whose thickness is 300 nm to 750 nm. |
| US07846559B2 |
Heterocyclic compound and an organic light emitting device comprising the same
A heterocyclic compound represented by Formula 1 below: X is selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, boron, and phosphorous; and Ar1, Ar2, Ar3 and Ar4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of a C6-C30 substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a C6-C30 substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group, a C4-C20 substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, and a C6-C20 fused polycyclic group.The heterocyclic compound can be included in emission layers of top emission and bottom emission organic light emitting devices. |
| US07846558B2 |
Blue light emitting compound and organic electroluminescent device using the same
A blue light emitting compound and an organic electroluminescent device using the compound are provided. The device exhibits improved color purity of blue emission and excellent life characteristics so as to be used to manufacture a full-color display. |
| US07846556B2 |
Modulated composite surfaces
Methods and compositions relating to the preparation of structurally and compositionally modulated composite surfaces that can potentially reduce friction and increase resistance to wear and scuffing in rolling, rotating and sliding bearing applications. Preparation of nano-to-micro size pores, holes, or dimples on a given solid surface and filling them with soft or hard coatings at desired thickness to achieve such properties. |
| US07846554B2 |
Functionally graded metal matrix composite sheet
The present invention discloses a method of making a functionally graded metal matrix composite (MMC) sheet having a central layer of particulate matter. The method includes providing a molten metal containing particulate matter to a pair of advancing casting surfaces. Solidifying the molten metal while advancing the molten metal between the advancing casting surfaces to form a product comprising a first solid outer layer, a second solid outer layer, and a semi-solid central layer having a higher concentration of particulate matter than either of the outer layers. Solidifying the central layer to form a solid metal product comprised of an inner layer sandwiched between the outer layers and withdrawing the metal product from between the casting surfaces. The method yields an MMC having a central layer enriched with particulate matter and sandwiched between metallic outer layers. The product combines the easy mechanical working characteristics and the appearance of the metallic outer layers with the enhanced properties provided by the central MMC layer. |
| US07846551B2 |
Composite articles
A composite article includes a first composite material and a second composite material. The first composite material and the second composite material individually comprise hard particles in a binder. A concentration of ruthenium in the binder of the first composite material is different from a concentration of ruthenium in the binder of the second composite material. |
| US07846545B2 |
Glass fiber package, method for packing of glass fiber and glass fiber product using the same
An object of the present invention is to provide a glass fiber package where a glass fiber aggregate which contains alkali-containing glass wool fiber of a very small diameter having an average fiber size of 5 μm or less or, particularly, less than 1 μm and containing 5% or more by weight or, particularly, 10% or more by weight of alkali metal oxide components is packed in a compressed state to give a form which is able to be handled as a freight, and in which, fiber breakage (lowering in the fiber length) and fiber adhesion caused by compression packing is hardly resulted even upon a long-term storage whereby the properties inherent to the glass fiber immediately after its manufacture is apt to be maintained; to provide a method for packing the glass fiber; and to provide a glass fiber product using the same.A glass fiber package of the present invention includes a glass fiber aggregate which contains alkali-containing glass wool fiber having an average fiber size of 5 μm or less and containing 5% or more by weight of alkali metal oxide components is packed in a compressed state so as to give a form which is able to be handled as a freight where the bulk density is 80 to 135 kg/m3. |
| US07846542B2 |
Pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for optical films, pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film and image display
There is provided a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for optical films. The composition can form a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that can prevent light leakage caused by stress associated with dimensional change of a component such as an optical film, which include the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that has reworkability such that it can be easily peeled from a component, and that has satisfactory processability such that it can be processed without pressure-sensitive adhesive stain or dropout, after it is formed on an optical film. A pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film produced using the composition is also provided. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition includes a (meth)acrylic polymer including (a) 34 to 94% by weight of an alkyl(meth)acrylate monomer unit, (b) 5 to 35% by weight of an aromatic ring-containing (meth)acrylate monomer unit, and (c) 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of an amino group-containing (meth)acrylate monomer unit and further including (d) 0.05 to 3% by weight of a carboxyl group-containing (meth)acrylate monomer unit and/or (e) 0.05 to 2% by weight of a hydroxyl group-containing (meth)acrylate monomer unit and having a weight average molecular weight of 1,600,000 to 3,000,000 as determined by gel permeation chromatography; crosslinking agents including 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of an isocyanate crosslinking agent and 0.01 to 2 parts by weight of a silane coupling agent based on 100 parts by weight of the (meth)acrylic polymer. |
| US07846541B2 |
Optical element having optical adhesive layer and polarizer
An optical element includes a polarizer having oriented vinylene segments; a substrate; and an adhesive layer disposed between the polarizer and the substrate, the adhesive layer comprising aliphatic urethane(meth)acrylate oligomer, (meth)acryl monomer, silane, and crosslinker, the crosslinker comprising ethylene glycol diacrylate and/or pentaerythritol triacrylate. The optical element can have additional layers such as hardcoat layers, additional adhesive layers, and/or additional substrates. A method of making the optical element is also disclosed, as are optical devices including the optical element. |
| US07846537B2 |
Laminar support for absorption of collision impacts sustained by humans
The support is of the laminar type and has transversely various areas with different resistance, resilience and coefficient of friction, in order to determine, in the impact of a body on the support, a concave shape in the central part of the support, which is to brake the movement during impact by the body, over the upper or lower edges of the support, and which simultaneously has some heat-resistant friction characteristics, whilst retaining characteristics of sliding without adherence between 100° C. and 200° C. |
| US07846536B2 |
Building panels with aesthetic edges
A building composite panel including at least one longitudinal edge is made of a core of hydraulic cement and a multi-ply edge facing material covering and attached to at least one of the longitudinal edges. The facing material includes at least a first ply configured for attachment to the core as it sets and at least a second, water-impermeable ply. |
| US07846534B2 |
Cleaning cards with angled cleaning surfaces
A cleaning card for use in cleaning internal surfaces of machine components includes a substrate having a central plane between opposed surfaces thereof, a machine direction dimension defined between opposed end edges and a transverse direction dimension defined between opposed side edges. The substrate includes an embossment forming angled, substantially non-collapsible, elongate raised ridges on opposite sides of the cleaning card substrate, with the raised ridges being oriented at an angle to the machine direction for incrementally wiping transversely across the internal surfaces to be cleaned, which can include peripheral surfaces of idler rolls. Preferably the opposed surfaces of the substrate each have a plurality of discrete, raised and collapsible working areas for engaging and cleaning internal surfaces of machine components. |
| US07846532B2 |
Sound reducing wedge shaped polymer interlayers
The present invention is in the field of polymer interlayers and multiple layer glass panels comprising polymer interlayers, and, more specifically, the present invention is in the field of wedge shaped polymer interlayers. |
| US07846530B2 |
Creped electret nonwoven wiper
Disclosed herein are disposable fibrous nonwoven wipers which include one or more creped fibrous nonwoven webs which have been electret treated. The fibrous nonwoven wipers provide desirable properties including improved capacity and efficiency for picking up debris such as dirt, dust and particulate matter and enhanced particle attraction and containment properties. Also disclosed herein is a method for making the fibrous nonwoven wipers. |
| US07846528B2 |
Composite laminate structure
A method and apparatus for forming an improved pultruded and clinched Z-axis fiber reinforced composite laminate structure. The upper and lower skins and the core are pulled automatically through tooling where the skin material is wetted-out with resin and the entire composite laminate is preformed in nearly its final thickness. The preformed composite laminate continues to be pulled into an automatic 3-dimensional Z-axis fiber deposition machine that deposits “groupings of fiber filaments” at multiple locations normal to the plane of the composite laminate structure and cuts each individual grouping such that an extension of each “grouping of fiber filaments” remains above the upper skin and below the lower skin. The preformed composite laminate then continues to be pulled into a secondary wet-out station. Next the preformed composite laminate travels into a pultrusion die where the extended “groupings of fiber filaments” are all bent over above the top skin and below the bottom skin producing a superior clinched Z-axis fiber reinforcement as the composite laminate continues to be pulled, catalyzed, and cured at the back section of the pultrusion die. The composite laminate continues to be pulled by grippers that then feed it into a gantry CNC machine that is synchronous with the pull speed of the grippers and where computerized machining, drilling, and cutting operations take place. This entire method is accomplished automatically without the need for human operators. |
| US07846525B2 |
Information recording medium and method of manufacturing the same
An information recording medium with high recording sensitivity, superior repeat overwriting capability and favorable signal storage stability during information recording is offered. For this purpose, an information recording medium comprises one or more information layers that include a phase-change recording layer, wherein at least one of the information layers includes, a Cr-containing layer containing Cr and O that contact with one side of a surface of the recording layer, and an In-containing layer containing In and O that contact with the other side of the surface of the recording layer. |
| US07846523B2 |
Laminated body with releasing member and method for manufacturing the same
A medical laminated body with a releasing member, has a medical sticking member having a sequentially laminated base material and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. It further has a releasing member laminated on a side of the medical sticking member that is provided with the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and a repositionable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed as a part of the releasing member at a side of the releasing member distal from the medical sticking member. A ratio represented by A2/A1 is in a range of 8 to 100 where Al is an adhesion of the repositionable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer in accordance with JIS-Z-0237 and A2 is an adhesion of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer in accordance with JIS-Z-0237. Al is in the range of 10 to 150 g/25 mm, and A2 is in the range of 250 to 1,000 g/25 mm. |
| US07846522B2 |
Discoloration-resistant articles for applying color on surfaces and methods of reducing discoloration in articles for applying color on surfaces
Layered articles for applying color on a surface including a sheet of visually-perceivable color effects, a bonding agent capable of bonding the sheet to the surface, and a releasable liner removably attached to the sheet. The article further includes a substance, agent or barrier that prevents or, at the least, reduces the transfer of an extraneous agent from the surface to a location in the layered article that would affect the visually-perceivable color effect conveyed by the sheet. |
| US07846521B2 |
Printable and splittable medium
According to the invention, the resin film to be divided is finely divided along the grooves, whereby the ends of images or characters of photos or the like can be cut off finely. The resin film to be divided is provided with the grooves, thereby finely cutting off the ends of images or characters output on the surface thereof. Further, the resin film is as the lowermost layer, the adhesive layer is provided thereon, and the paper or plastic film with the image receiving layer coat is provided thereon. The grooves formed by cutting the paper or plastic film with image receiving layer coat are previously provided, and the grooves enter a portion of the resin film to be divided, whereby after an image is received, the ends of the film can be finely cut off. |
| US07846516B2 |
Ink jet recording medium and method of producing the same
The invention provides an ink jet recording medium which attains the prevention of the bronzing of cyan ink and the prevention of the migration of magenta ink at the same time and is excellent in image characteristics. The ink jet recording medium comprises a substrate and an ink-receiving layer provided with at least an upper layer as the outermost layer and a lower layer as a layer lying just under the upper layer, both layers having a porous structure formed of an alumina hydrate and a binder, wherein both of the upper and lower layers contain an alkylsulfonic acid and only the lower layer contains a cationic polymer. |
| US07846513B2 |
Compound having alkyl on benzene ring, liquid crystal composition having the compound, and liquid crystal display device having the liquid crystal composition
A compound represented by the following formula (1), a liquid crystal composition containing the compound and a liquid crystal display device containing the composition: all the symbols in the formula (1) are defined in the specification. |
| US07846512B2 |
Method for producing patterns in a polymer layer
A method for producing patterns in a polymer layer. Polymer sites are formed on a support. These sites are subjected to a plasma deposition of dielectric material and preferably react with this plasma so as to form openings at the level of said sites. A pattern structure is then formed in the dielectric material and/or in the polymer. |
| US07846511B2 |
Transparent film and method for manufacturing the same, polarized plate and image display device
A transparent film comprises: a transparent support; and a hard coat layer on the transparent support, wherein the hard coat layer is a layer which is obtained by: applying on a transparent support an applying composition comprising an ionizing radiation curable compound and at least one kind of active halogen compound; drying; and hardening by irradiation of ionizing radiation. |
| US07846506B1 |
Metal coatings for reduced friction in composites
The present invention provides a method for applying a tribological coating to a carbon composite substrate. The method includes providing the carbon composite substrate, depositing a layer of carbon on the substrate, applying a layer of aluminum on the layer of carbon, annealing the substrate at a temperature greater than a melting temperature of aluminum, and applying a layer of silver. A layer of mixed aluminum and silver may be substituted for the layer of silver. |
| US07846504B2 |
Die having multiple orifice slot
The invention is a die for dispensing flowable material. The die is comprised of a die block. An external face is disposed on the die block. At least one slot extends perpendicularly into the external face. The slot has a longitudinal dimension, a first longitudinal side and a second longitudinal side. At least one support member extends from the external surface into the slot. The support member extends continuously from the first longitudinal side to the second longitudinal side. At least a portion of the support member is disposed in a direction other than perpendicular to the longitudinal dimension. The support member is disposed to such that at least a portion of any plane extending from the first longitudinal side to the second longitudinal side, in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal dimension of the slot, passes through a void area. |
| US07846500B2 |
Latex-based overcoat for ink-jet printing applications
Compositions, systems, and methods for protecting an ink-jet produced image printed on a substrate are provided. The composition can comprise a liquid vehicle and latex particulates dispersed in the liquid vehicle, wherein the latex particulates have a surface dielectric constant from 2.0 to 3.0 at room temperature, and a bulk density from 0.90 g/cm3 to 1.10 g/cm3. An alternative composition can comprise a liquid vehicle and latex particulates dispersed in the liquid vehicle, wherein the latex particulates have a reactive surfactant covalently attached thereto. |
| US07846497B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling gas flow to a processing chamber
A method and apparatus for delivering gases to a semiconductor processing system are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus for delivering gases to a semiconductor processing system includes a plurality of gas input and output lines having inlet and outlet ports. Connecting lines couple respective pairs of the gas input and gas output lines. Connecting valves are arranged to control flow through the respective connecting lines. Mass gas flow controllers are arranged to control flow into respective inlet ports. In another embodiment, a method includes providing a manifold having at least a plurality of inlet that may be selectively coupled to at least one of a plurality of outlets, flowing one or more gases through the manifold to a vacuum environment by-passing the processing chamber prior to processing or to a calibration circuit, and flowing the one or more gases into the processing chamber during substrate processing. |
| US07846490B2 |
Piezoelectric substrate and surface acoustic wave filter using the same
Disclosed are a piezoelectric substrate and a surface acoustic wave (SAW) filter. A piezoelectric substrate 10a includes a base member 11 including an oxide layer 12 with a plurality of grooves 12a on one surface of the base member 11; a buffer member 13 being formed on the oxide layer 12 to expose one end and another end of the oxide layer 12; an insulating member 14 being formed on another surface of the base member 11; and a piezoelectric member 15 being formed on the buffer member 13. A SAW filter using the piezoelectric substrate 10a, includes the base member 11 including the oxide layer 12 with the plurality of grooves 12a on one surface; the buffer member 13; the insulating member 14; the piezoelectric member 15; and a plurality of interdigital transducer (IDT) electrodes 17 and 17 being formed on the piezoelectric member 15 to receive an electrical signal, filter the electrical signal, and output the filtered electrical signal. |
| US07846488B2 |
Masking method for coating a microneedle array
A method of coating a microneedle array comprising: providing a microneedle array having a substrate and at least one needle; providing a removable masking layer on the microneedle array such that the substrate is at least partially covered by the masking layer and the at least one needle remains at least partially exposed; and applying a coating material to at least a portion of the exposed portion of the microneedle array. |
| US07846486B2 |
Pasteurization or sterilization method and device for carrying out same
The invention relates to a product sterilization or pasteurization method. The inventive method includes: transferring a product from outside to inside a pressurized inlet compartment of a chamber through at least one pressurizing airlock; loading the product onto a conveyor to transfer the product through the chamber from the inlet compartment to an outlet compartment; heating the product by dipping the product in hydrostatic columns while applying variable pressure and temperature; passing the product through an intermediate pressurizing compartment; cooling the product by dipping the product in hydrostatic columns while applying variable pressure and temperature; unloading the product from the conveyor at a pressurized outlet compartment; and transferring the product to the exterior from the outlet compartment through at least one atmospheric pressurization airlock. |
| US07846485B2 |
Packaging article for a substance to be infused
A packaging article for a substance to be infused, includes two layers (2, 3) of filter material enclosing a reinforcement sheet (4) equipped with a hole (5). This packaging is such that it includes a hollow cylindrical part (6) for transverse stiffening, the outer wall of which is placed on the hole (5) of the reinforcement sheet (4), and delimiting, with the layers (2, 3), a volume for receiving a substance to be infused. Application to pre-dosed packages of a substance to be infused, such as ground coffee or tea leaves. |
| US07846484B2 |
Composition comprising Hovenia dulcis thunb. extract, Lindera obtusiloba blume extract, or herbal mixture extract thereof
The present invention relates to a method for treating or preventing fibrosis and improving kidney function comprising administering a Hovenia dulcis Thunb extract and/or a Lindera obtusiloba extract to the subject. The method of the present invention can lower the level of GOT, GPT, ALP, BUN and total bilirubin; improve kidney functions; lower the amount of hydroxyproline in liver but increase the amount of hydroxyproline in kidney, suggesting that the extract above has excellent anti-fibrosis and kidney protecting effects; lower the level of malondialdehyde, suggesting that the extract has excellent anti-oxidative effect; and promote cell viability in liver and kidney cell lines, indicating that the extract has excellent liver and kidney cell protective effects. |
| US07846482B2 |
Method and compositions for improving animal health
Products as well as methods for reducing plaque in a domestic animal are provided. The product comprises retorted milk. |
| US07846476B2 |
Once-a-day oxycodone formulations
The invention is directed to sustained release formulations containing oxycodone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof which provide a mean C24/Cmax oxycodone ratio of 0.6 to 1.0 or 0.7 to 1 after oral administration at steady state to patients and methods thereof. |
| US07846475B2 |
Soft capsules
The present invention provides soft capsules comprising a capsule shell having a water activity lower than that of a capsule filling; and a production process of the soft capsules. The present invention makes it possible to prepare soft capsules without lowering the water activity of an active ingredient of a medicament or the like, which activity varies widely, depending on the active ingredient employed, leading to the provision of the soft capsules having original unimpaired properties or stability, and moreover, palatability and texture. |
| US07846472B2 |
Phospholipid gel compositions for drug delivery and methods of treating conditions using same
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions in the form of a gel for controlled- or sustained-release of a pharmaceutically active agent and to methods for treating or preventing a condition in an animal by administering to an animal in need thereof the pharmaceutical compositions. One particular type of condition for which the pharmaceutical compositions are useful is a microbial infection, e.g., of the skin, ear, or eye, especially for veterinary applications. |
| US07846468B2 |
Methods for reducing or preventing transplant rejection in the eye and intraocular implants for use therefor
Methods for reducing or preventing transplant rejection in the eye of an individual are described, comprising: a) performing an ocular transplant procedure; and b) implanting in the eye a bioerodible drug delivery system comprising an immunosuppressive agent and a bioerodible polymer. |
| US07846467B2 |
Ocular scaffold for stem cell cultivation and methods of use
The present invention relates to a device and methods for culturing stem cells, and in particular, for culturing ocular stem cells and the use of stem cells cultured using the devices and methods of the invention for the treatment of diseases. |
| US07846466B2 |
Biodegradable scaffolds and uses thereof
The invention is directed to scaffolds containing porous polymer material prepared by a process of gas foaming/particulate leaching and a wet granulation step prior to gas foaming and particulate leaching, particularly having a characteristic interconnected pore structure, as well as sustained release of protein, DNA or cells, and to methods for using such porous polymer material for preparation of scaffolds, particularly for tissue engineering. |
| US07846460B2 |
Composition comprising a mixture of active principles, and method of preparation
Active principle-based coated particle, in which both the core and the coating contain active principle, includes a core which contains a first active principle while the coating contains a second active principle, which is different in nature. |
| US07846459B2 |
Methods for preparing compositions for repairing bone
This invention relates to an improved method of preparing an implantable gel or paste for placement between injured bones or placement in bony voids to induce regeneration, and the compositions produced thereby. Specifically, mineral, ceramic, or processed bone particles are coated with a high molecular weight polymer capable of forming a viscous gel when reconstituted with water, saline, autologous blood, sera, or other medically acceptable solution. This high molecular weight polymer coating material may be a natural or synthetic polymeric material, producing a wettable gel upon exposure to water, saline, or another solution. In storage, the composition will be granular and dry but easily wetted. In use, the material is reconstituted to a viscous malleable paste by the simple addition of water or other medically acceptable solution without the need for aggressive mixing. The paste may be delivered by syringe or manually deposited yet will be resistant to lavage or to displacement by gravity induced flow. |
| US07846454B2 |
Cloned genomes of infectious hepatitis C viruses and uses thereof
The present invention discloses nucleic acid sequences which encode infectious hepatitis C viruses and the use of these sequences, and polypeptides encoded by all or part of these sequences, in the development of vaccines and diagnostics for HCV and in the development of screening assays for the identification of antiviral agents for HCV. |
| US07846449B2 |
Modified mite allergen and pharmaceutical uses thereof
The present invention provides a modified Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus allergen Der p 5 protein which has ability to inhibit IgE binding when exposed against to the antigen. A method for treating allergy comprising administrating a therapeutically effective dose of the modified D. pteronyssinus allergen Der p 5 protein to a subject suffering from allergy Der p 5 is also provided. |