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| US07903385B2 |
Static electricity control part and process for manufacturing the same
The static-electricity control part of the present invention contains multiple pairs of backside electrodes (13) provided on both end portions (11b) of a long-edge-side at the backside of insulating substrate (11); multiple pairs of top electrodes (18) provided on both end portions (11c) of a long-edge-side at the top face of insulating substrate (11); top ground electrode (17) provided on the top face of insulating substrate (11) from its short-edge-side one end portion (11a) to other end portion (11b); overvoltage protection material layer (22) for filling gap (19) formed between any one of the multiple pair pairs of top electrodes (18) and top ground electrode (17); and backside wiring (14) provided on the backside of insulating substrate (11) so as to connect between the multiple pairs of backside electrodes (13). |
| US07903381B2 |
Negative sequence differential element
A negative sequence differential element may detect a fault in an electrical power system by computing a differential between negative sequence values derived from a first phase-current measurement and a second phase-current measurement. A transformer may be disposed between the first phase-current and second phase-current measurement location. The first phase-current measurement and the second phase-current measurement may be normalized and a negative sequence current may be calculated therefrom. The negative sequence currents may be used to calculate an operating quantity, which may be an absolute value of the sum of the first and second negative sequence currents, and a restraint quantity comprising a maximum of the first and second negative sequence currents. The restraint quantity may be scaled by a slope factor. A fault may be detected if the operating quantity exceeds the scaled restraint quantity and a pickup current threshold. |
| US07903379B2 |
Cascode I/O driver with improved ESD operation
A cascode I/O driver is described that includes a barrier formed in the shared region between the two transistors. The barrier region allows the I/O driver to be designed to primarily meet I/O requirements. Accordingly, improved operating speeds are achieved. An system is described that includes an I/O driver in parallel with an ESD device. In an embodiment, the I/O driver may assist the ESD device in discharging electrostatic, after the ESD begins conducting. |
| US07903377B2 |
System, method, and apparatus for an independent flexible cable damper for reducing flexible cable fatigue in a hard disk drive
A hard disk drive has a flexible cable and a flexible cable damper positioned adjacent to but separate from the flexible cable. The damper is a thin film loop with a damper patch that is completely independent of the flexible cable. The damper strip is a non-signal carrying substrate and has the constraint layer attached to it opposite the flexible cable. Both the damper and flexible cable extend in an arcuate configuration from the base to an integrated lead suspension tail extending from the actuator. |
| US07903376B2 |
Integrated lead suspension for vibration damping in magnetic storage device
An integrated lead suspension (ILS) has a constrained layer damper (CLD) that attenuates vibration of the ILS. The CLD is applied over an already assembled ILS such that the CLD is applied to the cover layer. The CLD encapsulates the underlying conductors and the cover layer. The damping layer is formed on the cover layer. The width of damping layer is substantially equal to the width of cover layer as it extends over the conductors. The constraining layer extends laterally beyond the width of the damping and cover layers and down to the dielectric layer, which resides on a base layer. The constraining layer has a lateral width equal to that of the dielectric layer. |
| US07903372B2 |
Magnetic recording head and method of manufacturing the same
A magnetic recording head and a method of manufacturing the same. The magnetic recording head includes a stack containing a main pole and a return pole. The stack includes a first magnetic layer having a groove formed therein; an insulating layer covering a surface of the groove; and a second magnetic layer pattern filling the groove covered with the insulating layer. |
| US07903368B2 |
Tape cartridge having tape media with longitudinally shifted servo pattern for increased sampling rate
A magnetic tape cartridge including magnetic tape with servo information is provided. The servo information comprises a plurality of parallel longitudinal servo bands that lie between a plurality of longitudinal data bands. The plurality of servo bands include odd servo bands and even servo bands, wherein each of the odd servo bands lie between each of the even servo bands. Each of the plurality servo bands include a plurality of frames, wherein each frame includes a plurality of bursts of transition stripes, and each burst having a first transition stripe. The first transition stripe of each burst of each the odd servo band is longitudinally shifted from the first transition stripe of each burst of each even servo band by a substantially equal distance, D, such that servo information of the odd servo bands is interleaved with the servo information from the even servo bands. |
| US07903367B2 |
Apparatus, system, and method for repeatable runout cancellation
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for the cancellation of repeatable runout signals. A signal processing module receives a position error signal and outputs a position compensated signal. A feed forward module receives the position error signal and outputs one or more cancellation signals to cancel one or more repeatable runout components from the position error signal when combined with the position compensated signal. A combining module combines the position compensated signal and the cancellation signals into a position command signal. A feedback module receives the position command signal and outputs the position error signal. |
| US07903365B2 |
Magnetic storage device and contact detection method
A magnetic storage device includes a magnetic disk having a protective film and a lubricant layer formed on the protective film, a head stack assembly including a head operable to read information from and write information to the magnetic disk, and a suspension configured to support the head, a vibration detection sensor operable to output a detection signal to detect vibration of the head stack assembly, and an extraction unit operable to extract a specific frequency range from the detection signal outputted by the vibration detection sensor, the specific frequency range including a natural frequency of the head stack assembly but not including a natural frequency of an air film on the head. |
| US07903359B1 |
Adjustment of divided clock in disk head read circuit
A read circuit for providing multi-bit disk data to a disk controller in correspondence to analog data from a disk head, includes a low frequency clock generator whose phase is adjustable in response to a detection of the synchronization marker in the analog disk data. A high frequency clock is phase-locked to the output of the disk head, and synchronizes operation of an A/D converter and a bit detector which produces a verified single-bit based on the A/D output. A serial-to-parallel converter converts the single bit output from the bit detector to a parallel output, and the parallel output is latched to multi-bit disk data for use by the disk controller in accordance with a low frequency clock. The low frequency clock is generated by a clock generator from the high frequency clock with a phase that is adjustable in response to the synchronization mark detector. |
| US07903355B2 |
Lens tube, method of assembling lens tube, and camera module
A lens tube has two, first and second lenses (1, 2), a tubular lens frame (3) for holding the two lenses (1, 2), and three spacers (7) in contact with the opposite lens surfaces of the first and second lenses (1, 2). The spacers (7) are arranged so as to be in contact with curved surfaces of the first and second lenses (1, 2) and determine the distance between the first and second lenses (1, 2). The lens frame (3) has the same inner diameter between the first and second lenses (1, 2), and the spacers (7) are in contact with the inner wall of the lens frame (3). Since the lens frame (3) has the same inner diameter between the first and second lenses (1, 2), the first and second lenses (1, 2) are held with their centers perfectly aligned with each other. |
| US07903352B2 |
Lens mounting system for use in lens relay systems
An improved lens mounting systems for use in lens relay systems in disclosed. The lens mounting system includes at least one lens and a tubular lens mount. The tubular lens mount is portion of a cylinder with a cross section slightly larger than a semicircle. The edges of the tubular lens mount may be beveled. The inner diameter of the tubular lens mount may be equal to, or slightly smaller than, the outer diameter of the lens. In addition, the tubular lens mount may be in three point contact with the mounted lens. |
| US07903347B2 |
Lens apparatus and optical apparatus
The lens apparatus includes a guide barrel including a guide groove portion penetrating through a circumferential wall of the guide barrel, and a cam barrel disposed rotatably and including a penetrating cam groove portion penetrating through a circumferential wall of the cam barrel and a non-penetrating cam groove portion not penetrating therethrough. The apparatus further includes a first holding member holding a first optical element and moved in an optical axis direction by the guide groove portion and the penetrating cam groove portion with rotation of the cam barrel, a second holding member holding a second optical element and moved in the optical axis direction by the guide groove portion and the non-penetrating cam groove portion with the rotation of the cam barrel, and an adjusting mechanism used for adjusting a position of one of the first and second optical elements relative to that of the other. |
| US07903341B2 |
Lens array of erecting unit magnification system, image reading apparatus and image writing apparatus using the lens array, as well as method for manufacturing the lens array
The conventional lens array of an erecting unit magnification system is composed of an inside lens of spherical shape and an outside lens of spherical or aspherical shape, and has a problem to be improved for the resulting MTF performance. A lens array of an erecting unit magnification system is provided by stacking a first and a second planar-shaped lens array plates. Each of the first and second planar-shaped lens array plates includes a plurality of outside lenses (L1 and L4), which are regularly arranged on one side thereof, and a plurality of inside lenses (L2 and L3), which are regularly arranged on the other side thereof. Especially, the outside lenses (L1 and L4) and the inside lenses (L2 and L3) are formed based on the defining method according to the present invention. |
| US07903339B2 |
Narrow band omnidirectional reflectors and their use as structural colors
Disclosed is a multilayer structure wherein a first layer of a first material having an outer surface and a refracted index between 2 and 4 extends across an outer surface of a second layer having a refractive index between 1 and 3. The multilayer stack has a reflective band of less than 200 nanometers when viewed from angles between 0° and 80° and can be used to reflect a narrow range of electromagnetic radiation in the ultraviolet, visible and infrared spectrum ranges. In some instances, the reflection band of the multilayer structure is less than 100 nanometers. In addition, the multilayer structure can have a quantity defined as a range to mid-range ratio percentage of less than 2%. |
| US07903335B2 |
Mirror with built-in display
A mirror device which can be simultaneously used for display purposes, based on e.g. an LCD display with a polarizing mirror placed in front of it. The reflectivity of such a mirror display is enhanced by providing at its non-viewing side a further polarizing mirror Color absorption in the display is prevented by placing the color filter or a color (sequential) backlight behind this reflective polarizer at the back of the display. |
| US07903328B2 |
Microscope system having vibration dampening mechanism
A movable part to which a specimen or optical component is fixed is effectively damped in a short period of time at low cost, while saving space and energy and avoiding heat generation, thus allowing high-precision observation of a specimen to be carried out quickly after stopping at a certain position. The invention provides a microscope system including a driving mechanism for driving a movable part to which a specimen or optical component is fixed and stopping the movable part at a certain position; and a vibration damping mechanism for damping vibrations generated when stopping the movable part with the driving mechanism. The vibration damping mechanism includes an inertial member having a prescribed mass and a viscoelastic member sandwiched between the inertial member and the movable part. Dimensions in a plurality of directions of the viscoelastic member are set on the basis of resonance frequencies of vibrations generated in multiple directions when stopping the movable part. |
| US07903322B2 |
Electro-phoretic display film, electro-phoretic display panel, and fabricating method thereof
An electro-phoretic display film includes a conductive layer, a dielectric layer disposed on the conductive layer, a plurality of electro-phoretic display media, and a sealing material. The dielectric layer has a plurality of micro-cups arranged in an array and a trench surrounding the micro-cups. The electro-phoretic display media are exclusively disposed within the micro-cups, and the sealing material is exclusively disposed within the trench. |
| US07903321B2 |
Method of manufacturing color electrophoretic display
Provided are a color electrophoretic display and a method of manufacturing the same. The color electrophoretic display includes: a plurality of lower electrodes arranged on a lower layer and disposed with a predetermined interval therebetween; a plurality of first to third photoresist chambers arranged on the plurality of lower electrodes; first to third electronic inks accommodated in the plurality of first to third photoresist chambers respectively, and discriminatively operating to an electric field to independently display red, green, and blue colors; and a plurality of upper electrodes disposed with a predetermined interval therebetween and facing the plurality of lower electrodes with the plurality of first to third photoresist chambers being held therebetween. |
| US07903320B2 |
Electrophoretic display device and electronic apparatus
An electrophoretic display device includes a first substrate on which a pixel electrode and another pixel electrode that is adjacent to the pixel electrode are formed, a second substrate on which a common electrode facing the pixel electrode and the another pixel electrode that is adjacent to the pixel electrode is formed, a plurality of electrophoretic elements that is sandwiched by the first substrate and the second substrate and has charged electrophoretic particles, and an adhesive agent layer that is disposed between the plurality of electrophoretic elements and the first substrate. A floating electrode that is electrically isolated is disposed between the pixel electrode and the another pixel electrode that is adjacent to the pixel electrode on the first substrate. |
| US07903319B2 |
Electrophoretic medium and display with improved image stability
An electrophoretic medium comprises a fluid and a plurality of electrically charged particles disposed in the fluid and capable of moving therethrough on application of an electrical field to the medium. Each of the charged particles has a polymer coating comprising a first group. A polymer is dispersed in the fluid, this polymer having a plurality of second groups capable of attracting the first groups on the particles so that the polymer in the fluid forms a complex with the electrophoretic particles. |
| US07903317B2 |
Transflective electrowetting display device
A transflective display device has a viewing side (7) and a rear side (8) and comprises a plurality of electrowetting elements (2) having a first support plate (5) facing the viewing side and a second support plate (6) facing the rear side. Each electrowetting element comprises a space (10) between the first support plate and the second support plate and includes a first fluid (11) and a second fluid (12) immiscible with each other. The second fluid absorbs at least a part of the optical spectrum. The position of the second fluid is controllable to cover a predetermined area (30) of the cross-section (29) of the space in the plane of the second support plate. A structured reflector (18) is arranged on the second support plate, comprising within the cross-section an area (33, 34) transparent for light incident from the rear side and an area (35, 36) reflective for light incident from the viewing side. The transparent area and the reflective area are arranged such that the predetermined area (30) covered by the second fluid covers the same proportion of the transparent area and the reflective area. |
| US07903313B2 |
Micro movable element
A micro movable element including a movable portion; first and second driving electrodes; first and second conductor portions electrically connected to the first and second driving electrodes, respectively; an intermediate insulating portion disposed between the first conductor portion and the second conductor portion; and a partly laminated structure portion including the first conductor portion, the intermediate insulating portion and the second conductor portion, wherein the first conductor portion has an opposed face making contact with the intermediate insulating portion, a side face adjacent to the opposed face and an edge portion forming the boundary between the opposed face and the side face, part of the edge portion opposed to the second conductor portion is covered with an insulating film, and parts of the first and second driving electrodes are not covered with an insulating film. |
| US07903311B2 |
Optical beam scanning apparatus and image forming apparatus
An optical beam scanning apparatus according to the present invention includes a light source, a pre-deflection optical system, a light deflecting device, a post-deflection optical system, a first sensor configured to detect a part of the luminous fluxes deflected by the light deflecting device, one or plural first optical elements configured to be provided in the post-deflection optical system and act on the luminous fluxes deflected by all the deflection surfaces of the light deflecting device; and a second optical element having positive power in the sub-scanning direction configured to be provided in an optical path between any one of the first optical elements and the first sensor and act on the luminous fluxes deflected by all the deflection surfaces of the light deflecting device. |
| US07903310B2 |
Hologram recording/reproducing apparatus, hologram multiplex recording method, and hologram recording medium utilizing reaction rate information and a recording interval time based on the reaction rate information
An object is to prevent lowering of a dynamic range of a hologram recording medium without lowering an average data transfer rate, and to provide stabilized recording sensitivity. A scheduler determines a recording interval time from the point of time when light is irradiated to record a certain hologram of holograms to be multiplex-recorded to the point of time when light is irradiated to record a succeeding hologram in such a manner that at least parts of the holograms are recorded one over the other in a certain recording area. A recording interval time controller controls a light source to irradiate the light depending on the recording interval time determined by the scheduler. |
| US07903305B2 |
Image processing apparatus and image processing method
An image processing apparatus, include: a first reader, operable to read image data; a second reader, operable to read a first image in which a correction content is described, the first image and a second image to which the correction content is performed are included in a medium; and a corrector, operable to correct the read image data in accordance with the correction content described in the first image. |
| US07903301B2 |
Imaging optical system and image reading apparatus using the same
An imaging optical system for imaging imagewise information provided on a surface of an original, upon a surface of an image pickup device such that the imagewise information is read based on signals from the image pickup device, the imaging optical system including four off-axial reflection surfaces which are asymmetric within a sub-scan section, wherein, when a combined power, in a main-scan direction, of two off-axial reflection surfaces of said four off-axial reflection surfaces which are optically close to an original side is denoted by Mf and a combined power, in the main-scan direction, of two off-axial reflection surfaces of the four off-axial reflection surfaces which are optically close to an image pickup device side is denoted by Mr, relations −0.3 |
| US07903296B2 |
Image scanner and control method thereof
An aspect of the invention provides an image scanner which can continuously transfer image data of one surface to an external device (image forming apparatus) without performing control such as interruption and resumption of an original scanning operation. The image scanner includes a size detection unit which detects an original size and a determination unit which determines whether or not the image data relating to an original of the size detected by the size detection unit can be stored in a storage unit. The image scanner also includes a control unit. The control unit is configured to set operation in a first mode when the determination unit determines that image data relating to the original can be stored in the storage unit, and the control unit is configured to set operation in a second mode when the determination unit determines that image data relating to the original cannot be stored in the storage unit. |
| US07903295B2 |
Automatic static image capturing device and method
A method and a device for automatic capturing of a static image. The automatic static image-capturing device is a scanner. The method includes the following steps. Any changes on a scanning platform are monitored. If a change in the static image on the scanning platform is detected, the change is gauged for a preset time interval to check for any further change during this time interval. If no further change is detected within this time interval, a preset operation is triggered. |
| US07903293B2 |
Data communication system
In a system in which a facsimile apparatus is connected to a LAN (Local Area Network) to which a plurality of computer terminals are connected, image data obtained by reading an original image by the scanner of the facsimile apparatus under the control of the operation unit of the facsimile apparatus is transmitted to a destination designated by the operation unit. In this operation, if a user ID is designated, transmitted image data and information (destination, transmission time/date, or the like) related to transmission is transferred to the LAN to notify the information to a user corresponding to the user ID. In this manner, data communication performed by a local operation of the facsimile apparatus and data communication performed by a remote designation from the computer terminal can be managed together. |
| US07903292B2 |
Method for transmitting data in networks over data lines
Bandwidth of a data line of a network is subdivided into at least two portions before or during transmission so that, while a recipient is receiving data being transmitted to the recipient from a sender over a first portion of the data line, the recipient can transmit data to the sender or another device over free bandwidth on the other portion(s) of the data line. |
| US07903291B2 |
UV encryption via intelligent halftoning
A method for encryption of a digital watermark by intelligent halftoning includes receiving image data that define at least a portion of a document to be printed in terms of at least three halftone images corresponding respectively to three printing colorants, each of the three halftone images comprising a plurality of halftone cells. The image data are modified by phase-shifting some of the halftone cells of at least one of the halftone images relative to the other halftone images to encode a watermark within the portion of the document such that the at least one phase-shifted halftone image includes a phase-shifted region and a non-phase-shifted region. The modified image data are used to print the portion of the document on a substrate that will fluoresce when subjected to UV illumination. The printed portion of the document includes a first printed pattern resulting from the phase-shifted region and a second printed pattern resulting from the non-phase-shifted region. The first and second patterns of the printed portion of the document appear substantially similar when the portion of the document is viewed in visible light, and appear dissimilar when the portion of the document is viewed in UV light such that the watermark encoded in the modified image data is perceptible when the portion of the document is viewed in UV light and is hidden when the portion of the document is viewed in visible light. |
| US07903290B2 |
Printing method with camouflage of defective print elements
A printing method is provided for a printer having a printhead with a plurality of print elements and capable of printing a binary pixel image. The method includes locating defective print elements, determining a camouflage area in the vicinity of pixels that would have to be printed with the defective print elements, and camouflaging the defective print elements by modifying image information in the camouflage area, wherein the camouflaging step is incorporated in a halftoning step in which error diffusion is used for creating the binary pixel image, and comprises a step of modifying an error propagation scheme for the camouflage area. |
| US07903288B2 |
Image processing apparatus capable of identifying large dot region and small dot region
An image processing apparatus includes an identification unit configured to identify a large dot region, in which large dots consecutively exist, and a small dot region, in which small dots consecutively exist, in a read image obtained by reading an image on a sheet, a determination unit configured to determine whether a difference in degree of brightness between the large dot region and the small dot region identified by the identification unit is less than a threshold value, and a processing unit configured to disable printing using the read image if the determination unit determines that the difference is less than the threshold value, and to enable printing using the read image if the determination unit determines that the difference is equal to or greater than the threshold value. |
| US07903286B2 |
Systems and methods for color conversion
Systems and methods are provided for dynamically converting first color data to second color data using a look-up table, wherein the first color data is a subset of a first color space, and the second color data is a subset of a second color space. In some embodiments, at least one first color value is input in the first color data. At least one look-up table entry may be calculated for the at least one first color value in the first color data, if the look-up table entry has not been previously calculated. The at least one calculated look-up table entry may be stored. At least one value in the second color data, which corresponds to the at least one first color value, can be computed based on the at least one first color value and the stored value of the at least one look-up table entry. |
| US07903284B2 |
Print control device and program
A print control device, controlling a printing device (capable of color printing and monochrome printing) to make the printing device print an image corresponding to print target data. The print device includes a main data color/monochrome judgment unit which judges whether main data (included in the print target data which is made up of the main data and attached data) is color data when the print target data is specified, and a color restriction print control unit which makes the printing device execute the printing of the image corresponding to the print target data by the color printing when the main data is judged to be color data by the main data color/monochrome judgment unit, while making the printing device execute the printing by the monochrome printing irrespective of whether the attached data is color data or not when the main data is judged not to be color data. |
| US07903282B2 |
Image processing information association processor, printing system, method of enabling layout data output, and program
Image features of a plurality of RGB images arranged for layout are extracted, and the RGB images are classified into image categories determined by the commonality of the image features. Recipe information previously set in accordance with the image features is added to layout data while being associated with RGB images for each image category. This enables an output device to perform an optimization process by reference to the added recipe information, thereby outputting good-quality printed matter excellent in color reproduction and the like if information for the process of optimizing RGB image data is not previously provided during the generation of the layout data. |
| US07903279B2 |
Image forming apparatus including adjustment processing and control method therefor
Adjustment processing is suitably executed in accordance with the type of post processing. To accomplish this, an image forming apparatus includes, for example, an adjustment part, specifying part, and control part. The adjustment part performs at least one of adjustment operation for an image formation position and adjustment operation for an image formation density by forming adjustment patterns using a developing material on an image carrier and measuring the adjustment patterns. The specifying part specifies the size of an image to be formed on a sheet and the content of post processing in case of executing a job which requires post processing on the sheet. The control part controls, in accordance with the size of the image and the content of the post processing, whether to perform the adjustment operation by the adjustment part concurrently with the formation of an image made from a job requiring post processing. |
| US07903276B2 |
Communicating apparatus and program
It is an object to provide a communicating apparatus and its program in which in the case where the RTC pattern or the RCP frame cannot be received due to the noises or in the case where a modem diverges and data cannot be normally demodulated, a procedure signal can be certainly detected, the modem can advance to a low-speed mode, and a possibility of a communication error can be remarkably reduced. During the image reception, both a carrier of V.21ch2 modulation and data signal quality (EQM) in a high-speed mode are, in parallel, monitored. When the data signal quality (EQM) deteriorates to a value larger than or equal to a predetermined threshold value and the carrier of the V.21ch2 modulation is detected, the modem advances to the low-speed mode and the procedure signal is received. |
| US07903274B2 |
Image processing apparatus that generates data displayed as an address book
An image processing apparatus communicates with an information processing apparatus externally connected through a network. The image processing apparatus includes a converting unit that converts a search result of the information processing apparatus into device-specific data, and a user control unit that generates intermediate data to be displayed to a user as an address book, from the search result. |
| US07903270B2 |
Image processing apparatus for detecting whether a scanned document is an original paper, and control method and program for such an apparatus
The present invention provides to output, in a shortest possible time, a comparison result of a “dactylogram of paper” in a system for assuring being original paper of a “dactylogram of paper”, with accuracy. A scanned image data of a paper document is obtained, while pre-stored dactylogram data for the paper is acquired. Between two image data of n-th region cut out from the scanned data and the stored image data respectively, the degree of similarity is calculated If the degree for a first region is a value C1 or more, it is determined that the both side matches. If the degree is less than a value C2 that is smaller than the C1, the both side are determined to mismatch each other. If the degree is less than the C1 and is the C2 or more, then comparison for a second region performed to determine whether matching or not. |
| US07903268B2 |
Printer enabling user to set error recovery method for each error category
As a user selects one of error recovery methods for each error category, and the selected method is stored in a memory. When an error occurs, an error recovery method corresponding to an error category of the error is detected. If the detected method is automatic print continuation, then the error is ignored and print operation is automatically continued. If the detected method is a recovery by user's operation, then an error message is displayed, and a procedure is performed in accordance with an instruction from the user. |
| US07903263B2 |
Position detection sensor
A position detection sensor is provided and includes: a scale including a self-emitting part that emits light to form a pattern on the scale; and a relative movable part provided in such a manner to be opposed to the scale and to be movable relative to the scale, the relative movable part including a light receiving part that detects the light emitted at a position in a portion of the scale where the pattern is formed, the position corresponding to a current position of an object to be measured. At least one of a traveling amount, traveling speed and absolute position of the object is detected based on a detection signal outputted from the light receiving part. |
| US07903261B2 |
Controlling a projected pattern
Systems and methods to control projection of a pattern are provided. A particular method includes receiving first three-dimensional coordinates that specify one or more locations on a surface of a workpiece where the one or more locations correspond to a part definition to be projected onto the surface. The method also includes computing scan angles for a scanning system based on the first three-dimensional coordinates. The scan angles specify angles used by the scanning system to direct a beam of light to project the part definition onto the surface. The method also includes sending control signals to the scanning system based on the scan angles. |
| US07903260B1 |
Scatterometry metrology using inelastic scattering
A system for characterizing material properties in miniature semiconductor structures performs a scatterometry analysis on inelastically scattered light. The system can include a narrowband probe beam generator and a detector. A single wavelength probe beam from the narrowband probe beam generator produces scattered light from a measurement pattern on a test sample. The scattered light is measured by the detector, and the measurement data (e.g., Raman spectrum) is used in a scatterometry analysis to determine material properties for the measurement pattern. The detector can measure either incoherent inelastically scattered light (e.g., using a spectrometer) or coherent inelastically scattered light (e.g., using an array detector). If the measurement pattern dimensions are substantially similar to actual device dimensions, the material property distributions determined for the measurement pattern can be applied to the actual devices on the test sample. |
| US07903259B2 |
Device for determining the position of at least one structure on an object, use of an illumination apparatus with the device and use of protective gas with the device
A device for determining the position of a structure (3) on an object (2) in relation to a coordinate system is disclosed. The object (2) is placed on a measuring table (20) which is movable in one plane (25a), wherein a block (25) defines the plane (25a). At least one optical arrangement (40, 50) is provided for transmitted light illumination and/or reflected light illumination. The optical arrangement (40, 50) comprises an illumination apparatus (41, 51) for reflected light illumination and/or transmitted light illumination and at least one first or second optical element (9a, 9b), wherein at least part of the at least one optical element (9a, 9b) extends into the space (110) between the block (25) and an optical system support (100). The block (25) and/or the optical system support (100) separates the illumination apparatus (41, 51) spatially from the plane (25a) in which the measuring table (20) is movable. |
| US07903258B2 |
System and method for positioning a product using a laser interferometer
A system for positioning a product, comprising a chuck for supporting the product, an intermediate stage supporting said chuck, and a stationary base supporting said intermediate stage. The chuck can move with respect to the intermediate stage in a first direction X, and the intermediate stage can move with respect to said stationary base in a second direction Y. The system furthermore comprises at least one laser interferometer for measuring the position of the chuck relative to the stationary base. The main part of the laser interferometer is attached to the intermediate stage, so that it can measure the distance between a reflector on the chuck and a reflector on the stationary base. |
| US07903257B2 |
Apparatus and method for ranging and noise reduction of low coherence interferometry (LCI) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) signals by parallel detection of spectral bands
Apparatus and method for increasing the sensitivity in the detection of optical coherence tomography and low coherence interferometry (“LCI”) signals by detecting a parallel set of spectral bands, each band being a unique combination of optical frequencies. The LCI broad bandwidth source is split into N spectral bands. The N spectral bands are individually detected and processed to provide an increase in the signal-to-noise ratio by a factor of N. Each spectral band is detected by a separate photo detector and amplified. For each spectral band the signal is band pass filtered around the signal band by analog electronics and digitized, or, alternatively, the signal may be digitized and band pass filtered in software. As a consequence, the shot noise contribution to the signal is reduced by a factor equal to the number of spectral bands. The signal remains the same. The reduction of the shot noise increases the dynamic range and sensitivity of the system. |
| US07903256B2 |
Methods, systems, and computer program products for performing real-time quadrature projection based Fourier domain optical coherence tomography
Methods, systems, and computer program products for performing real-time quadrature projection based FDOCT are disclosed. According to one method, a plurality of interferogram signals is phase shifted. A Fourier transform is applied to each of the plurality of interferogram signals. Depth dependence of the plurality of transformed interferogram signals is then removed. A real quadrature component and an imaginary quadrature component for each of the plurality of transformed interferogram signals are subsequently calculated. The real quadrature components of the transformed interferogram signals are combined to obtain a derived real component and the imaginary quadrature components of the transformed interferogram signals are combined to obtain a derived imaginary component. A full-range depth profile of the object is constructed by adding the derived real component to the product of the derived imaginary component and a scaling factor. A full-range depth image of the object is then generated using the full-range depth profile. |
| US07903253B2 |
Microscope
A microscope comprising: a light sampler for collecting light from a measurement area of a sample; a multi-element detector having a plurality of photoelectric elements, for detecting the light collected by the light sampler, each photoelectric element corresponding to a minute measurement region in the measurement area with one-to-one correspondence; a Fourier transform spectrophotometer as a spectroscope; a data sampler for concurrently sampling intensity data sent from each photoelectric element of the multi-element detector at a timing determined by the Fourier transform spectrophotometer; and a data processor for obtaining time-resolved spectrum data for each minute measurement region according to temporally changed interference light data obtained by the data sampler. |
| US07903249B2 |
Method and apparatus for inspecting pattern defects
An apparatus and method for inspecting defects includes an illuminator for irradiating light having an ultraviolet wavelength emitted from a light source onto a specimen through a reflection objective lens, an image-former for forming an image of light reflected from the specimen by the illumination of the light from the illuminator, which is passed through at least the reflection objective lens, a detector which detects the image of light formed by the image-former with an image sensor, and an image processor for processing a signal output from the detector to detect defects on the specimen. The image sensor is a reverse-surface irradiation type image sensor. |
| US07903246B2 |
Deterministic aperiodic patterned dielectric and plasmonic materials for localized electromagnetic field enhancement
A method is shown for the extension in higher spatial dimensions of deterministic, aperiodic structures which exhibit strong aperiodic effects and have overall compatibility with the planar technology of integrated optical circuits. Disclosed devices are operative in response to incident electromagnetic energy to create a distribution of electromagnetic energy having localized electromagnetic field enhancement, wherein the device includes a dielectric or plasmonic material having a region of interaction with the incident electromagnetic energy. The region of interaction has a deterministic, aperiodic patterning with an array of individual patterning elements of distinct refractive indices such that a variation of refractive index of the device occurs over distances comparable with a wavelength of the incident electromagnetic energy, the array being a multi-dimensional extension of a corresponding one-dimensional sequence such that a spectral response of the array is a multi-dimensional equivalent of a spectral response of the one-dimensional sequence. Specific examples employing so-called Rudin-Shapiro, Thue-Morse and Fibonacci sequences are shown. |
| US07903243B2 |
Automatic brewster angle refractometer
An improved refractometer for automatically determining the refractive index of a test subject by using principles embodied in Brewster's Angle, the refractometer comprising a light source, a light detector, a subject mount for securing the test subject to the device, a positioning device to orient the light source and light detector to the subject such that the angles of the light source and light detector to the subject are substantially identical, a data gathering device to automatically retrieve relevant data regarding the angles of the light source and light detector to the subject and the light intensity of the reflected light, and a computational device to process the data using algorithms taking into account the principles embodied in Brewster's Angle and/or Fresnel Equations in order to arrive at the refractive index of the test subject. |
| US07903242B2 |
Fingerprint imaging system
A fingerprint imaging system configured to capture an image of a friction ridge pattern of a subject (e.g., a fingerprint, a palm print, a hand print, a footprint, etc.). The system may include one or more components that reduce the impact of ambient light on the performance of the system. In some implementations, the system may reduce the impact of ambient light without requiring additional power (e.g., to generate an increased amount of radiation) and without including “external” hoods and/or covers designed to block ambient light prior to the ambient light entering system. Instead, the system may reduce the impact of ambient light on performance by blocking ambient light internally within the system along an optical path of radiation used to electronically capture an image of the friction ridge pattern. |
| US07903237B1 |
Laser rangefinder with a voice control function
A laser rangefinder with a voice control function has a housing, a voice sensor module, a measure module, a circuit board and a display module. The housing has a voice-receiving hole and a screen. The voice sensor module receives voice commands through the voice-receiving hole. The measure module produces and emits a laser beam toward an object and then receives the laser beam reflected from the object. The circuit board judges the voice command sent by the voice sensor module to activate the measure module for calculating and determining a distance between the laser rangefinder and the object based by a time interval of the laser beam traveling toward and returning from the object. The display module shows a determined result on the screen. |
| US07903232B2 |
Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method
An immersion lithographic exposure apparatus in which the pH of the top coat of the immersion liquid is chosen so as to maximize the relative speed at which a part of the liquid supply system and the substrate W can be moved relative to each other without collapse of a meniscus extending between those components. |
| US07903230B2 |
Method for producing liquid crystal display cell and sealing agent for liquid crystal display cell
A method for producing a liquid crystal display cell comprising processes of applying a sealing agent on a sealing portion of at least one liquid crystal display cell substrate, dropping liquid crystal on the substrate, and bonding substrates to each other under vacuum, wherein the sealing agent comprising a material to be cured and a curing agent is applied to the sealing portion without mixing the material to be cured and the curing agent, and then the substrates are bonded to each other under vacuum at room temperature to cure the sealing agent, is disclosed. A sealing agent for a liquid crystal display cell wherein the above material to be cured comprise a radically polymerizable resin and an organic peroxide, and the above curing agent comprises a radically polymerizable resin and a decomposition accelerator, is also disclosed. |
| US07903226B2 |
Liquid crystal display device and method of making the same
Disclosed are a liquid crystal display device 10 and a method of making such liquid crystal display device that improves display quality by providing heat dissipation pattern 4 for effectively dissipating heat generated by the driver ICs 2. The heat dissipation pattern 4 is formed on a glass substrate of a liquid crystal panel 1 along one side thereof so as to minimize non-uniform thermal distribution on the liquid crystal panel 1 at locations adjacent to and distant from the driver ICs 2. |
| US07903225B2 |
Display and tape carrier package structure
A display including a display panel, a circuit board and a tape carrier package structure is provided. The circuit board is disposed at the display panel. The tape carrier package structure includes a substrate having an opening, a number of leads, a chip, and a blocking bar. The substrate is between the display panel and the circuit board. A number of leads, each having an inner lead and outer lead, are disposed around the opening on the substrate. A portion of the outer leads is electrically connected to the display panel, and another portion is electrically connected to the circuit board. The chip has a number of contact points, and is disposed at the opening of the substrate. The contact points are electrically connected to the inner leads. Moreover, the blocking bar is disposed on the substrate between the chip and the display panel. |
| US07903223B2 |
Display panel module
In a display panel module, data driver chips are cascaded to one another and mounted on a display panel. A first flexible printed circuit (FPC) board is connected between a printed circuit board (PCB) and one end of the cascaded data driver chips for transmitting data signals to the data driver chips. A second FPC board is connected between the PCB and the cascaded data driver chips for transmitting power signals to the data driver chips. |
| US07903220B2 |
Liquid crystal display device and electronic apparatus
Provided is a liquid crystal display device including: a pair of transparent substrates including a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween, wherein, at the liquid crystal layer side of one of the pair of transparent substrates, a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of signal lines are arranged in a display area in a matrix, first electrodes are formed in pixel areas partitioned by the scan lines and the signal lines, a second electrode is formed on the first electrodes with an insulating film interposed therebetween over at least the display area, a common line is formed outside the display area, and the second electrode is electrically connected to the common line via a low-resistance line which is formed along at least one side of the display area. |
| US07903216B2 |
Liquid crystal device having a stripe-shaped dielectric protrusion in the transmissive display area and a circular dielectric protrusion in the reflective display area
A liquid crystal device is provided in which a liquid crystal layer formed of a liquid crystal having a negative dielectric anisotropy is interposed between a first substrate and a second substrate disposed opposite to each other, the liquid crystal device including: an alignment film controlling the liquid crystal, the alignment film being disposed between the liquid crystal layer and the first substrate and between the liquid crystal layer and the second substrate in a vertical direction; a first wave plate and a first polarizing plate provided on a surface of the first substrate opposite to the liquid crystal layer; and a second wave plate and a second polarizing plate provided on a surface of the second substrate opposite to the liquid crystal layer. Here, an alignment control portion controlling alignment of the liquid crystal of the liquid crystal layer is provided on at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate. In addition, retardation axes of the first wave plate and the second wave plate are approximately perpendicular to each other, and at least one of the retardation axis of the first wave plate and the retardation axis of the second wave plate is arranged approximately parallel to a main alignment direction of the liquid crystal aligned by the alignment control portion. |
| US07903212B2 |
Reflex liquid crystal display device, display apparatus, projection optical system, and projection display system
A superior reflex type vertically-aligned liquid crystal display device wherein the refractive index anisotropy Δn of its liquid crystal material is controlled to be more than 0.1, and the transmissivity of the liquid crystal is saturated with facility at a low voltage below 6V despite a reduction of the thickness of the vertically-aligned liquid crystal layer to less than 2 μm, hence achieving satisfactory driving at a practically low voltage while attaining another advantage of remarkable improvement in the transmissivity itself. Therefore, the display device indicates a sufficient transmissivity, an excellent low-voltage driving characteristic and a fast response. Further improvements are realizable in a display apparatus, a projection optical system and a projection display system by the use of such display device. |
| US07903207B2 |
Display substrate comprising color filter layers formed in display and peripheral regions
A display substrate comprises a base substrate divided into a display region and a peripheral region surrounding the display region, wherein an image is displayed in the display region, a pixel part formed in the display region of the base substrate, a first color filter layer formed on the base substrate including the pixel part, wherein the first color filter layer is formed in the display region, and a second color filter layer formed in the peripheral region of the base substrate. |
| US07903201B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel, a plurality of light sources disposed behind the liquid crystal display panel, and a cover which accommodates the light sources. The cover includes a first cover part parallel with the liquid crystal display panel and disposed behind the light sources, a second cover part bent upward from an end portion of the first cover part, and a third cover part bent upward from the first cover part which faces the light sources. An end portion of the light sources is disposed between the second cover part and the third cover part. |
| US07903198B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
The present invention relate to a liquid crystal display device using a light emitting diode (LED) module as a light source for backlight. Storing portions (21a-21e) are provided at positions facing a light emitting diode modules (25) on a light guide plate (21) constituting the backlight, and the light emitting diode modules (25) are inserted into the storing portions (21a-21e). Furthermore, under a status where an insulating substrate (26) mounted with the light emitting diode modules (25) is held by a holding plate (28), the holding plate (28) is removably attached to a heat sink substrate (27). The backlight has a structure wherein the light emitting diode module (25) can be replaced. Furthermore, since heat generated at the light emitting diode module (25) can be efficiently dissipated to the heat sink substrate (27), temperature increase of the light emitting diode module (25) is suppressed, and lifetime can be lengthened, and deterioration of luminous efficiency can be prevented. |
| US07903196B2 |
Display device
A panel unit is formed by sandwiching a liquid crystal display panel and a diffusion sheet between a front surface plate having a curved plane and a back surface plate having a curved plane. A light source unit is arranged on a back surface of the panel unit. The diffusion sheet is formed into an outward convex shape in the same manner as the liquid crystal display panel and hence, due to a lens action of the diffusion sheet, light from the light source unit is collected in the direction toward the center of a screen. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress a phenomenon that brightness in a periphery of the screen is reduced when the screen is viewed from a front side. |
| US07903189B2 |
Display substrate and method of repairing the same
A display substrate includes a signal line, a protecting layer and a repairing line. The protecting layer covers the signal line to protect the signal line and has a repairing groove formed therein. The repairing line is formed in the repairing groove and is electrically connected to the signal line to repair an electrical connection failure of the signal line. The repairing groove connects a first area and a second area of the signal line that are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance in a lengthwise direction of the signal line. The electrical connection failure occurs between the first and second areas. The repairing line is prevented from being damaged, and a display quality is improved. |
| US07903185B2 |
Pixel structure and exposure method thereof
The present invention provides a pixel structure and exposure method thereof. This present invention divides these devices that influence the optical characteristic of the pixel region into two parts. Each part is located in a sub-pixel region of the pixel region. Different photolithography process rounds are performed in the different sub-pixel regions. |
| US07903184B2 |
Liquid crystal display device and method for making the same
A method for manufacturing a substrate of a TFT LCD device is disclosed with following steps: providing a transparent substrate having a thin film transistors area and a storing capacitor area; forming an aluminum metal layer and a metal protecting layer on the substrate; patterning a first pattern on the aluminum metal layer of the TFT area, and a second pattern on the metal protecting layer of the storing capacitor area through a halftone mask; forming an aluminum nitride layer on the patterned metal protecting layer; removing the aluminum nitride layer form a rugged surface; forming patterned gates, patterned sources, and patterned drains over the patterned metal protecting layer of the TFT area, and forming a second metal layer over the rugged surface of the aluminum layer on the storing capacitor area, wherein the second metal layer is electrically connected with the drains; and forming patterned pixel electrodes. |
| US07903181B2 |
Recording device, recording system, and recording method
A recording device includes a first voltage application unit that applies a first voltage to a display layer; a second voltage application unit that applies a second voltage; a first irradiation unit that irradiates to the display layer first light synchronized with the application of the second voltage; a second irradiation unit that irradiates to the display layer a second light after the application of the second voltage is terminated, the second light having a third intensity if the second light is irradiated at an area corresponding to the first tone in the second liquid crystal layer, the second light not being irradiated if the second light is irradiated at an area corresponding to the second tone in the second liquid crystal layer. |
| US07903177B2 |
Broadcast receiver and method for displaying channel information
A broadcast receiver and method for displaying channel information, are discussed. According to an embodiment, a method for displaying channel information using a broadcast receiver, includes tuning, by the broadcast receiver, to at least one channel if a channel edition mode is provided, and processing video signals of the tuned channel in a multi-PIP mode, the processing step including changing at least one of a video resolution and a screen size for the video signals; graphically processing channel data information on each of the video signals; and multiplexing the video signals processed in the multi-PIP mode and the graphically processed channel data information into multiplexed signals, for outputting the multiplexed signals on a display device. |
| US07903168B2 |
Camera and method with additional evaluation image capture based on scene brightness changes
In a method and digital camera, initial evaluation images of a scene are captured with the camera. A change in scene brightness between two or more of the evaluation images is computed. When the scene brightness change is outside a predetermined brightness range, a metric of scene-to-capture mismatch in the evaluation images is determined. When the brightness change and the metric are both outside predetermined ranges, the camera is shifted to a second capture state prior to the capturing of one or more additional evaluation images. In either case, a final camera state is determined using available evaluation images and one or more final images are captured with the camera in the final camera state. |
| US07903167B2 |
Dust removal apparatus of photographing apparatus
A dust removal apparatus of a photographing apparatus comprises a movable unit and a controller. The movable unit has an imaging device and is movable. The controller strikes the movable unit against a boundary of a range of movement of the movable unit as a dust removal operation. The controller counts the number of times of the dust removal operation, measures an elapsed time from the point when counting the number of times of the dust removal operation commences. When the elapsed time is less than or equal to a time period and the number of times of the dust removal operation is equal to or greater than a predetermined number of times, the controller halts the dust removal operation until a predetermined time period has elapsed. |
| US07903163B2 |
Image pickup device, automatic focusing method, automatic exposure method, electronic flash control method and computer program
An image pickup device provided with an automatic focusing function includes an image pickup unit, a face detection unit, a receive unit, and an automatic focusing control unit. The image pickup unit is configured to input image data corresponding to a subject. The face detection unit is configured to separately detect eyes, a nose, and a mouth of a human face from the image data input from the image pickup unit. The receive unit is configured to receive from a user a selection of any one of the eyes, the nose, or the mouth as a ranging area. The automatic focusing control unit is configured to perform automatic focusing control based on the ranging area selected by the user. |
| US07903161B2 |
Image sensing apparatus and imaging system
An image sensing apparatus comprises: a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels are arrayed in a row direction and column direction; a selection unit configured to select a row of the pixel array; and a readout unit configured to read out signals from the pixels of the row selected by the selection unit, wherein, when the readout unit reads out signals from the pixels of not all rows but some rows in the pixel array, the selection unit resets the pixels of rows in adjacent regions adjacent to readout rows from which signals are read out, and the pixel array includes rows, in which the pixels are not reset by the selection unit, in regions other than the readout rows and the adjacent regions. |
| US07903155B2 |
Image capturing apparatus and program
An image capturing apparatus includes: an image pickup device in which photoelectric conversion elements corresponding to color components are arranged in a predetermined pattern; an acquisition unit that successively acquires a plurality of images by using the image pickup device; a detector that detects a positional deviation among the plurality of images; and a synthesis unit that compensates the positional deviation to synthesize the plurality of images by addition, wherein the synthesis unit adds the plurality of images in a state where the images have the same color layout as that of the photoelectric conversion elements in the image pickup device. |
| US07903150B2 |
Differential amplifier circuit used in solid-state image pickup apparatus, and arrangement that avoids influence of variations of integrated circuits in manufacture and the like
The output terminal of a first voltage-current conversion circuit, which includes operational amplifiers and a resistor, is connected to the output terminal of a second voltage-current conversion circuit which includes operational amplifiers and a resistor, and also to the negative input terminal of the second voltage-current conversion circuit via a source follower as an impedance conversion circuit which is formed by an NMOS transistor and constant current source. Furthermore, the output terminal of the first voltage-current conversion circuit serves as the output terminal of a differential amplifier circuit. The positive-phase input terminal of the second voltage-current conversion circuit is connected to a reference voltage. Since the node of the current outputs of the first and second voltage-current conversion circuits has a high impedance, these circuits operate to equalize their output currents. |
| US07903149B2 |
Digital image processor for a digital camera
A digital image process for a digital camera contains a preprocessor and a postprocessor. The preprocessor can include, for example, a uniformity corrector, a sampling filter, a modulation transformer, and a ditherer. The postprocessor can include a color interpolator, an RGB reconstruction block, a digital compressor, and a color pattern data buffer. The digital image process is programmable to operate one or more of the processing blocks of one or both the preprocessor and the postprocessor for flexible programming that can adapt to the requirements of various digital camera designs or users. |
| US07903145B2 |
Camera head including an image pixel array and a preamplifier module
Disclosed herein is a camera system and camera controller having a modularized design. Camera control functions within the controller are distributed among a number of modules, each module performing a component task of controlling a camera. Individual modules can perform tasks such as generating clock signals, digitizing an analog video signal, and providing multiplexed digital video output. Modules communicate with each other over a common bus sufficient to carry the signals necessary to control the camera. The system implements a RAM-based digital sequencer that provides the capability of loading bit patterns into memory and using these patterns to generate waveforms for clocking a CCD. Clock and readout sequences can be composed in a high level language, compiled and uploaded into the controller. Adjustable clamp and sample signal delays used in digitizing an analog video signal provide the capability to optimize the performance of the system in a given application. |
| US07903139B2 |
Device for producing three-dimensionally-perceived images on a monitor with multiple liquid crystal screens
The invention relates to a device which is used to film, record and reproduce video images in real time with a three dimensional appearance, using a video camera and a sonar system in order to obtain the depth information. According to the invention, an electronic system divides up the original image filmed in BGR format and each image is modified in accordance with the depth register (or programming) in order to form new images. Each image corresponds to a determined distance level. The result is displayed on a monitor comprising various independent transparent LCD (liquid crystal display) screens which are aligned one after the other. By displaying the images simultaneously, a single image is formed for the spectator, said image creating an appearance of volume and three-dimensional perception similar to low relief. The depth, video and sound signals are transmitted directly for reproduction purposes and to the magnetic tape recording system for storage purposes, using three magnetic tape heads. |
| US07903134B2 |
Laser scanning apparatus having a photodetector having first and second light receiving units
Each light detecting sensor, which is installed corresponding to each photoconductor drum, and to which the plurality of light beams passing through the scanning optical system are incident while moving in a main scanning direction includes a light-receiving device having a first light-receiving unit and a second light-receiving unit, which have different intervals from each other in the main scanning direction depending on a position of a sub-scanning direction, all the sizes of the first and the second light-receiving units being sizes covering an overall virtual area in a quadrangular shape surrounding a plurality of light spots in the light-receiving surface. |
| US07903132B2 |
Thermal printhead
A thermal printhead (A1) includes an insulating substrate and a heating resistor element (3) formed on the substrate and elongated in the primary scanning direction. A plurality of electrodes are connected to the heating resistor element (3). The electrodes and the heating resistor element (3) are covered by a protective film (4). The protective film (4) includes a first layer (41), a second layer (42) and a third layer (43). The second layer (42) is porous and includes a plurality of pores (42a). The third layer (43) partially enters each of the pores (42a) so that the upper surface pf the protective film (4) is an irregular surface including a plurality or recesses (4a). |
| US07903130B2 |
Driving method for increasing gray level
The present invention discloses a driving method for increasing gray level, wherein the PWM mode is added into the FRM mode, and the PWM mode is implemented with the common drive circuit; the section of the horizontal synchronous signal of a frame interval is divided into multiple sub-sections according to the requirement of the PWM mode; the control of the length of the turn-on period within a frame interval is implemented with a redesigned control circuit, and none special drive circuit is needed. |
| US07903129B2 |
Image display device
A simple double-speed process circuit 60 outputs a video signal V1 twice at a double speed in units of frames. A time-division gradation process circuit 50 performs gradation level conversion on the video signal in order to distribute brightness for one frame cycle to two sub-frame cycles, i.e. first and second sub-frame cycles. An overshoot process circuit 40 performs gradation level conversion on the video signal in order to-emphasize a temporal change of the signal. A drive circuit 20 drives liquid crystal display elements 31 using a video signal V2 obtained through processing by the three circuits. A frame interpolation process circuit may be added to this circuit configuration or may be substituted for the simple double-speed process circuit 60. This makes it possible to improve moving image display performance, while making up for a lack of response speed of the display elements. |
| US07903128B2 |
Method for generating a gamma table
A method for generating a gamma table is provided. The method is applied to a display, and the display obtains n-bit corrected gray levels [y(1), . . . , y(2m)] from m-bit original gray levels [x(1), . . . , x(2m)] by using the gamma table, wherein m and n are positive integers. The method comprises calculating the corrected gray levels [y(1), . . . , y(2m)] corresponding to the original gray levels [x(1) , . . . , x(2m)] according to a gamma curve; and successively calculating differences of two adjacent corrected gray levels (y(i+1)−y(i)) and recording the differences as a plurality of gamma reference values z(i+1) (i=1˜(2m−1)) corresponding to the original gray levels x(i+1), in which the value z(1) corresponding to x(1) is y(1), in order to generate the gamma table. |
| US07903126B2 |
Image processing apparatus and image processing method thereof
According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes a first scaler, a second scaler, a generator, a coefficient assigner, and a blender. The first scaler converts the number of pixels of an image signal to scale up it according to control information set based on characteristic information. The second scaler converts the number of pixels of the image signal scaled up by the first scaler to further scale up it. The generator estimates an original pixel value from the image signal to increase the pixels, and generates an image signal with a resolution higher than that of the image signal scaled up by the first scaler. The coefficient assigner assigns a coefficient to the image signal generated by the generator according to the characteristic information or the control information. The blender blends the image signal generated by the generator with the image signal scaled up by the second scaler. |
| US07903125B1 |
Compact clustered 2-D layout
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for receiving user selection of an ordering for a plurality of objects. Each object in the plurality having one or more associated attributes and an associated visual representation. The selected ordering specifies a sequential arrangement of the plurality of objects based on one or more values associated with each of the one or more associated attributes. The sequential arrangement is presented in a visual presentation by presenting for each object in the sequential arrangement the associated visual representation at a position on a path defined by a space filling curve and according to the sequential arrangement. |
| US07903123B1 |
System for programmable dithering of video data
A programmable system for dithering video data. The system is operable in at least two user-selectable modes which can include a small kernel mode and a large kernel mode. In some embodiments, the system is operable in at least one mode in which it applies two or more kernels (each from a different kernel sequence) to each block of video words. Each kernel sequence repeats after a programmable number of the blocks (e.g., a programmable number of frames containing the blocks) have been dithered. The period of repetition is preferably programmable independently for each kernel sequence. The system preferably includes a frame counter for each kernel sequence. Each counter generates an interrupt when the number of frames of data dithered by kernels of the sequence has reached a predetermined value. In response to the interrupt, software can change the kernel sequence being applied. Typically, the system performs both truncation and dithering on words of video data. For example, some embodiments produce dithered 6-bit color components in response to 8-bit input color component words. Preferably, the inventive system is optionally operable in either a normal mode (in which dithering is applied to all pixels in accordance with the invention) or in an anti-flicker mode. Another aspect of the invention is a computer system in which the dithering system is implemented as a subsystem of a pipelined graphics processor or display device. Another aspect of the invention is a display device that includes an embodiment of the dithering system. |
| US07903120B2 |
Method and system for synchronizing parallel engines in a graphics processing unit
A method and system are disclosed for synchronizing two or more engines in a graphics processing unit (GPU). When issuing a command to an engine, a central processing unit (CPU) writes an event value representing the command into an element of an event memory associated with the engine. After executing the command, the engine modifies the content of the event memory in order to recognize the completion of the command execution. The CPU acquires the command execution status by reading the modified content of the event memory. With precise knowledge of the command execution status, the CPU can issue commands to various engines independently, hence the engines can run parallel. |
| US07903117B2 |
Strategies for processing media information using a plug-in processing module in a path-agnostic manner
A media processing framework includes multiple media processing paths. At least one of the media processing paths includes a media processing pipeline which is in-process with respect to an application which interacts with the media processing pipeline. At least one other of the media processing paths includes a media processing pipeline which is out-of-process with respect to the application. The application can specify a custom plug-in presenter module to be set in either the in-process media processing pipeline or the out-of-process media processing pipeline. The application need not be “aware” of the pipeline that is being used, whether the pipeline is in-process or out-of-process, or the security level that is applied to the media processing pipeline. Both the in-process and the out-of-process media processing pipelines can supply media information to a presentation processor, such as a compositing engine. |
| US07903116B1 |
Method, apparatus, and system for adaptive performance level management of a graphics system
A graphics system adapts a performance level to be sufficient to maintain a performance criterion in an acceptable range. In one embodiment, at least one utilization parameter of the core clock domain and the memory clock domain is monitored. In response to detecting an over-utilization condition, the performance level is increased to maintain the desired minimum number of frames per second. In response to detecting an under-utilization condition, the performance level is decreased to reduce power consumption and increase the lifetime of the graphics system. |
| US07903112B2 |
Drawing processing apparatus, texture processing apparatus, and tessellation method
A drawing processing apparatus for performing tessellation processing, comprising a pixel shader and a texture unit. An internal division operation part of the pixel shader issues texture load instructions to the texture unit, specifying parametric coordinate values of a patch of a parametric surface, and thereby acquires internal division factors interpolated based on the parametric coordinate values from the texture unit. The internal division operation part issues texture load instructions to the texture unit further, specifying the internal division factors acquired from the texture unit as new interpolation factors, and thereby acquires control points internally divided based on the internal division factors in advance from the texture unit. Based on the internal division factors corresponding to the parametric coordinate values, the internal division operation part performs recursive internal division operations on the control points acquired from the texture unit, thereby determining a point on the parametric surface corresponding to the parametric coordinate values. |
| US07903110B2 |
Photo mantel view and animation
A system and computer-implemented method for rendering images on a two-dimensional display, such as a computer, handheld device, or television screen, so that the images appear to be positioned in a three-dimensional space is disclosed. The images may be graphics files or standard files with an associated thumbnail image. Numerous layouts of the images on the display are disclosed. |
| US07903107B2 |
Adaptive refresh rate features
A device may include a display capable of providing variable refresh rates, and a display controller that determines a refresh rate and outputs an image to the display based on the determined refresh rate. |
| US07903105B1 |
Methods and apparatus to improve efficiency in cold cathode fluorescent light controllers
Methods and apparatus to improve efficiency in cold cathode fluorescent light (CCFL) controllers using a full bridge resonant implementation. The secondary of a transformer drives the CCFL, with the primary of the transformer being driven through a capacitor from a full bridge. The bridge alternately and repetitively connects the capacitor and primary between power supply connections, across one of the power supply connections, between the power supply connections with an alternate polarity and again across one of the power supply connections. Instead of switching from across one of the power supply connections to between the power supply connections when the primary current is near zero, a delay is intentionally imposed before switching. This significantly improves the operating efficiency of a backlighting system. In preferred embodiments, the delay is made power supply voltage dependent. |
| US07903099B2 |
Allocating advertising space in a network of displays
Systems and methods for allocating space for advertisements in a network of electronic display devices are provided. Attribute information indicating retailer and categories of products available for purchase in the vicinity of a display device is maintained for each device in a database. Advertisers may upload advertisement messages to a server specifying information such as budget, price per impression, preferred billboards and/or other constraints. One or more keywords or other descriptors are specified for each advertisement message. The system then generates an advertising campaign specifying where the advertisement message is to be output and send the messages to the specified displays. The output may consist of various forms including video, audio, printed incentive, interactive data transfers and/or combinations of these. |
| US07903098B2 |
Display device, center device, video display system, display device control method, center device control method, display device control program, center device control program, and recording medium containing the program
A TV microcomputer sends a channel switching demand command to a wireless center microcomputer, via an SS transmission/reception unit and an SS transmission/reception unit. Via the SS transmission/reception unit and the SS transmission/reception unit, the wireless center microcomputer returns, to the TV microcomputer, a response indicating that the command demanding the channel selection has been received. Subsequently, the wireless center microcomputer performs a process demanded by the received channel switching demand, and sends, to the TV microcomputer, process completion information indicating that the process has been performed. Receiving the process completion information, a TV main body performs muting of the screen for a certain period starting from the reception of the information, so as to hide the visual disturbance on account of the delay at the time of the channel switching. |
| US07903097B2 |
Coordinate position detecting apparatus and control method thereof
A coordinate position detecting apparatus includes: a scanning unit that scans a predetermined scanning area in predetermined scanning precision along a horizontal direction and a vertical direction with respect to a display screen by employing detection beams respectively. A position of a light shielding article on the display screen is detected in correspondence with scanning positions of the detection beams which are light-shielded. The scanning unit includes: a drive control unit that switches a plurality of scanning modes having different scanning accuracies from each other; and a moving speed detecting unit that detects a moving speed of the light shielding article. The scanning unit selects a predetermined scanning mode from the plurality of scanning modes in response to the scanning speed detected by the moving speed detecting unit to perform a scanning operation. |
| US07903091B2 |
Touch panel having a speaker function
A touch panel includes a first supporting substrate, a second supporting substrate that faces the first supporting substrate, a first transparent electrode formed on the first supporting substrate, a second transparent electrode formed on the second supporting substrate, a third transparent electrode formed between the first and second transparent electrodes, a medium layer formed between the first and third transparent electrodes, and a piezoelectric layer formed between the second and third transparent electrodes. |
| US07903090B2 |
Force-based input device
Disclosed is an input device comprising (a) a base support, having a periphery and a plurality of apertures formed therein to define a circumscribed or circumscribing input pad configured to displace under the applied force; (b) a plurality of isolated beam segments, defined by the plurality of apertures, and operable to receive resultant forces distributed to the isolated beam segments by the displacement of the input pad; (c) at least two sensors, disposed along each isolated beam segment, and configured to measure the forces transmitted from the input pad to the periphery and to output a signal corresponding to the applied force. One or more processing means operable with the plurality of sensors may be utilized to receive the signal and to determine at least one of a location and/or magnitude of the applied force acting on the input pad. |
| US07903086B2 |
Apparatus for controlling a screen pointer that distinguishes between ambient light and light from its light source
An apparatus for controlling the position of a screen pointer for an electronic device having a display screen, includes a light source for illuminating an imaging surface with a plurality of light pulses, thereby generating reflected light pulses. A detection circuit is configured to sense light, distinguish between the reflected pulses and ambient light, and generate a low signal indication if the magnitude of the reflected pulses falls below a threshold value. An optical motion sensor generates digital images based on the reflected pulses. The motion sensor is configured to generate movement data based on the digital images. The movement data is indicative of relative motion between the imaging surface and the apparatus. |
| US07903082B2 |
Control device and control method, and planar light source and control method of planar light source
A control device for controlling driving of an LED includes: a driving section driving the LED, the driving section being formed including a switching element; a control value obtaining section obtaining a control value of n+m bits; and a controlling section controlling the driving of the LED by the driving section on a basis of the control value of the n+m bits obtained by the control value obtaining section such that a number of times of turning on the switching element in a predetermined period is controlled by a control value of n higher-order bits, an ON time at one of the times of turning on the switching element is controlled by a control value of m lower-order bits, and ON times of the switching element excluding the ON time at the one time of turning on the switching element are a predetermined time. |
| US07903079B2 |
Semiconductor device
There is provided a semiconductor device in which fabrication steps can be reduced by constructing a circuit using only TFTs of one conductivity type and in which a voltage amplitude of an output signal can be normally obtained. A capacitance (205) is provided between a gate and a source of a TFT (203) connected to an output node, and a circuit formed of TFTs (201) and (202) has a function to bring a node α into a floating state. When the node α is in the floating state, a potential of the node α is caused higher than VDD by using gate-source capacitance coupling of the TFT (203) through the capacitance (205), thus an output signal having an amplitude of VDD-GND can be normally obtained without causing amplitude attenuation due to the threshold value of the TFT. |
| US07903078B2 |
Data driver and display device
Disclosed is a data driver including a zero compensation resistor connected in series with a phase compensation capacitor between an output node of an input differential amplification stage and an output node of a succeeding amplification stage, and a control circuit that controls to switch a resistance value of the zero compensation resistor. The control circuit switches the resistance value of the zero compensation resistor to a first resistance value or a second resistance value larger than the first resistance value in response to turning off or on of an output switch that controls connection between the output terminal of an amplifying circuit and a data line. |
| US07903076B2 |
Gate driving circuit of liquid crystal display
A gate driving circuit includes several driving circuit units and several switch units. Each driving circuit unit outputs several driving signals to several scan lines sequentially. One of the switch units is respectively disposed between two adjacent driving circuit units and conducts or blocks a first and a second clock signal transmitted to driving circuit units. |
| US07903074B2 |
Active matrix type display device
In an active matrix type display device including two source line side drivers for driving a plurality of pixel TFTs, one gate line side driver, two line memories respectively including at least first and second memories, and a controller for controlling the first and second line memories, storing and transmitting of picture data of the two line memories are switched to transmit the data to the two source line side drivers at the same time. |
| US07903072B2 |
Electro-optical device, driving circuit, and electronic apparatus for decreasing frame size
The object of the present invention is to decrease a frame size in a case where data lines are driven by using a demultiplexer. The data lines 114 are divided into groups each having three data lines. TFTs 52 and 54 are provided for each data line 114, and the TFT 52 between the TFTs has a source electrode commonly connected in each group and a drain electrode connected to the data line 114. In addition, the TFT 54 has a source electrode connected to the data line 114 and a drain electrode commonly connected in each group. A data signal output circuit 32 that outputs data signals having voltage values in accordance with gray scale levels of sub-pixels corresponding to intersections of a selected scan line and a selected data line in each group to each group. Since the selected data line 114 is connected to an inverting input terminal of an operational amplifier 34 through the TFT 54, the operational amplifier 34 controls the voltage of the data line 114 to be identical to the voltage of a signal output from the data signal output circuit. |
| US07903062B2 |
Liquid crystal display device, image display device, illumination device and emitter used therefor, driving method of liquid crystal display device, driving method of illumination device, and driving method of emitter
The cold cathode tube for illuminating pixels with light which is in accordance with an output signal has luminance which gradually increases at a rise and gradually decreases at a fall per one frame time. The cold cathode tube contains a fluorescent material of only one of three primary colors of light, and has a certain OFF period or dimming period per one frame time. Between a diffusing plate and a reflecting plate are provided partition walls for parting emitting areas, so that the illumination light of one cold cathode tube does not reach the display elements to be illuminated by the other cold cathode tubes. The emission of each display element is changed per one frame time between a normal ON state and a dim state. The cold cathode tube has two or more OFF periods within one frame time, and, luminance of the cold cathode tube is changed per one frame period. As a result, it is possible to suppress shortening of life of emitters in an illuminating section, and to relieve lowering of luminance of the emitters, and also to obtain a desirable display quality even in a fast-moving image. |
| US07903061B2 |
Self illuminating electro wetting display
A portable electronics device (110, 210) having a self illuminating display (112, 200, 400, 402, 404, 406, 500, 600, 700) that reduces both the thickness of known displays and processing steps in the fabrication thereof is provided. The portable electronic device (110, 210) includes an electrowetting display (112, 200, 400, 402, 404, 406, 500, 600, 700) having a plurality of layers (416, 420; 222, 210; 322, 312; 722, 712) defining a cavity (419) containing a mixture of a first fluid (418, 536, 736) and a second fluid (410, 560, 660, 730) positioned in the cavity (419). First circuitry (424) is configured to be coupled to a first voltage source (422) for selectively repositioning the second fluid (410, 560, 660, 730) in relation to the first fluid (418, 536, 736). A first plurality of electroluminescent particles (408, 560, 660, 760) are positioned within the second fluid (410, 560, 660, 730), and second circuitry (428) is configured to be coupled to a second voltage source (426) for selectively causing the electroluminescent particles (408, 560, 660, 760) to emit photons (430). Additional similar stacks of layers (504, 506, 604, 606) may be added to provide a color display. |
| US07903060B2 |
Organic light emitting diode display and driving method thereof
An organic light emitting diode display includes a first driving device that includes a first control electrode supplied with a voltage from a first node, and switches a current path between a second node and a third node in accordance with a voltage of the first node; a second driving device that is connected to be symmetrical with the first driving device through the second node and the third node, and includes a second control electrode supplied with a voltage of the first node; a high-level driving voltage source that supplies a high-level driving voltage via the third node; an organic light emitting diode device that is connected between the second node and a ground voltage source; gate and data lines; first to third switch devices; a driving circuit that drives the first to third switch devices; and a storage capacitor connected between the first node and the third node. |
| US07903059B2 |
Lighting emitting display, pixel circuit and driving method thereof
A lighting emitting display, a pixel circuit and a driving method thereof. The pixel circuit includes a driving transistor, a capacitor and a LED. The capacitor receives a first supply voltage and is coupled to a gate of the driving transistor. A cathode of the LED receives a second supply voltage. During a pre-charge period, the gate and the drain of the driving transistor are coupled to an anode of the LED, the source of the driving transistor is coupled to a charging voltage. The source of the driving transistor receives a data signal and the drain and gate of the driving transistor are coupled to each other during a programming period. The source of the driving transistor is coupled to receive the first supply voltage and the drain of the driving transistor is coupled to the anode of the LED during a display period. |
| US07903055B2 |
Light-emitting display
Disclosed is a light-emitting display having a plurality of pixels wherein each pixel comprises a light-emitting device (100) having a light-emitting element layer which is formed between a first electrode and a second electrode and contains at least a light-emitting layer. An insulating layer (30) is formed between the light-emitting device (100) and a surface of a first or second substrate on the viewing side of the display, and the insulating layer (30) is provided with recesses and projections in at least one or more pixel regions, thereby forming an optical path length adjusting portion (32). By forming such an optical path length adjusting portion (32) in a pixel region, there is an increase in the interference conditions for the light emitted from the light-emitting device (100) to the outside, thereby averaging the interference. |
| US07903054B1 |
Active matrix substrate, display device, television apparatus, manufacturing method of an active matrix substrate, and manufacturing method of a display device
An active matrix substrate includes: a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix pattern and each forming a pixel; a plurality of gate lines each provided between the corresponding pixel electrodes and extending in parallel with each other; a plurality of first source lines each provided between the corresponding pixel electrodes and extending in a direction crossing an extending direction of the gate lines; a plurality of TFTs provided corresponding to the respective pixel electrodes and connected to the respective pixel electrodes, the respective gate lines, and the respective first source lines; a plurality of capacitor lines each provided between the corresponding gate lines and extending in parallel with each other; and a plurality of second source lines each provided between the corresponding pixel electrodes and extending in parallel with the first source lines. |
| US07903053B2 |
Current programming apparatus, matrix display apparatus and current programming method
A matrix display apparatus includes a plurality of current-driven display devices arranged along row and column directions, a first circuit provided for each of the display devices, a plurality of data lines arranged for each column, with the data lines supplying an image data signal to a plurality of pixel circuits included in each one of the columns, and a plurality of row scanning lines for transmitting a scanning signal for selecting row by row the plurality of pixel circuits. The first circuit includes a field effect transistor for supplying one of the display devices with a current, which has a control electrode and two principal electrodes, a first switch connecting the control electrode and one of the principal electrodes of the field effect transistor, and a second switch having one terminal connected to the one of the principal electrodes of the field effect transistor and having another terminal connected to one of the data lines along the column of the first circuit. The first circuits in the column are connected in successively divided manner to the plurality of the data lines through the second switch. |
| US07903045B2 |
Video presenting network supporting separately-configurable resources
Resources of a video presenting network having plural outputs can be configured. Provisional configuration functionality supports a transactional configuration approach. Interdependencies between network resources can be considered to restrict provided options to those co-functional with a provisional configuration. Responsibility for considering interdependencies can be delegated to a video driver, such as a video miniport. A client can use a variety of approaches to find a desired configuration. |
| US07903042B2 |
Antenna arrangement and window fitted with this antenna arrangement
An antenna arrangement for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic signals includes a flat carrier substrate made of a dielectric material, a first conducting track applied to a surface of the carrier substrate, a second conducting track applied to an other surface of the carrier substrate. The first conducting track includes at one end a point of contact to gather or inject signals and a first dipole at the opposite end. The second conducting track includes at one end a point of contact to gather or inject the signals and a second dipole at the opposite end. The first and the second dipoles form a crossed dipole. The antenna arrangement may be disposed on a glazing. |
| US07903040B2 |
Tunable arrangements
The present invention relates to a tunable microwave/millimeter-wave arrangement comprising a tunable impedance surface. It comprises an Electromagnetic Bandgap Structure (EBG) (Photonic Bandgap Structure) comprising at least one tunable ferroelectric layer (3), at least one first, top, metal layer (1) and at least one second metal layer (2A, 2B). Said first (1) and second metal layers (2A) are disposed on opposite sides of the/a ferroelectric layer (3), and at least the first, top, metal layer (1) is patterned and the dielectric permittivity of the at least one ferroelectric layer (3) is dependent on a DC biasing voltage directly or indirectly applied to first (1) and/or second (2A, 2B) metal layers disposed on different sides of the/a ferroelectric layer. |
| US07903039B2 |
Broadband multi-loop antenna for mobile communication device
A broadband multi-signal loop antenna in a mobile communication device such as a cellular phone having a chassis is disclosed. The antenna includes a conductor assembly electrically connected to the chassis and including a plurality of loops each starting at a common feed point and ending at respective grounding point; and a member for mounting the conductor assembly thereon. The loop has a grounding point. The ground points are located at different physical positions. The antenna is adapted to operate at multi-band. |
| US07903037B2 |
Multiband antenna for handheld terminal
A multiband antenna includes a first conducting layer and a second conducting layer. The first conducting layer acts as a radiating element being placed over the second conducting layer while the second conducting layer acts as a ground plane. The first conducting layer includes a feeding point, the feeding point being a starting point for a first shorter arm and a second longer arm, the first and second arms forming a multilevel structure for the multiband antenna. |
| US07903033B2 |
Antennas incorporated in a fitted accessory of a mobile unit
A fitted accessory comprises two antennas incorporated within the fitted accessory. The fitted accessory also comprises an electrical contact coupling to a corresponding electrical contact disposed on the housing so that an electrical connection is established between the components of the fitted accessory and components in the housing. The fitted accessory couples to the housing. |
| US07903032B2 |
Antenna for a communication terminal
A radio antenna device for a radio communication terminal, e.g. a mobile telephone, comprising a flat ground plane and an antenna element having a radio signal feeding point disposed at the ground plane. The antenna element has a folded three dimensional box-like shape. The inventive antenna design provides for an antenna device with compact size, which at the same time is operable in UWB (Ultra Wideband) frequency regions. The antenna device may therefore advantageously be incorporated into a portable communication terminal such as a mobile telephone. |
| US07903030B2 |
Planar antenna device and radio communication device using the same
Provided a practical planar antenna device which has antenna elements facing each other, in which electrical power is fed between the antenna elements. The first feeding point is provided near an end of the first antenna element, which faces the opposite antenna element. The second feeding point is provided near an outer end of the second antenna element, by providing a second slit longer than the distance from the end of the second antenna element to its center. Since the feeding points are provided at the same level, the same electric field is excited in the two antenna elements in phase. The planar antenna device, to which electrical power is fed from the facing sides of the pair of opposite antenna elements, saves a bend conventionally required in a feed line, thereby allowing a wiring area to be smaller than in the conventional method. |
| US07903027B2 |
Intelligent utilization of resources in mobile devices
A programmable intelligent activation module to intelligently allow access to GPS resources is provided. In accordance with pre-programmed settings, an intelligent activation module will control the frequency by which a GPS module is allowed to access a GPS or GSM network in order to acquire location information of a mobile device equipped with GPS equipment. By controlling access to a GPS or GSM network, network resources such as bandwidth are conserved unless actually needed as is determined by the intelligent activation module. Similarly, battery resources for the mobile device are also conserved in that unnecessary activation of the GPS module is prevented until such activation is actually needed. The intelligent activation module can be programmed with a variety of settings including speed, map deltas, final destination information, or settings as pre-determined by a user of the mobile device. |
| US07903024B2 |
Adaptive moving target indicator (MTI) clutter rejection filter for radar systems
Apparatus for providing moving target indicator (MTI) filtering in the presence of clutter for a radar receiver employing digital pulse compression to provide at an output a compressed digital pulse for application to the input of a MTI digital filter, including a digital adaptive filter of the same weight as the MTI filter and operative to receive the compressed pulse to provide at outputs of the filter a set of weighted filter coefficients, wherein the weighted coefficients are applied to the MTI filter during a predetermined clutter mode. |
| US07903022B2 |
Distance measuring apparatus, distance measuring method, reflector, and communication system
A transmission controller 7B is configured to transmit an R/W request signal for requesting transmission of a tag response signal to a RFID tag 1 twice. At this time, a frequency controller 7A controls a PLL section 5A to transmit the R/W request signal via different carrier frequencies. A phase information acquirer 8A detects a phase change amount of the tag response signal that is transmitted via different carrier frequencies. A distance calculator 8B calculates the distance between the reader/writer 2 and the RFID tag 1 on the basis of the phase change amount. |
| US07903021B2 |
Obstacle detecting method, obstacle detecting apparatus, and standard moving-body model
An obstacle detecting method for detecting a presence of an obstacle to a moving body using a sensor mounted on the moving body. The obstacle detecting method includes setting a movable area which is a surrounding area of the moving body and in which the moving body can move, arranging plural unconfirmed bodies over an entire area of the movable area as obstacle candidates as an initial state, and deleting the obstacle candidate which is determined not to be actually present as a result of detection by the sensor from the obstacle candidates arranged as the initial state. |
| US07903017B2 |
Comparator for a pipelined analog-to-digital converter and related signal sampling method
A comparator for a pipelined ADC includes a sampling circuit coupled to a plurality of differential input voltages and a plurality of differential reference voltages, for sampling the plurality of differential input voltages according to a first clock signal and sampling the plurality of differential reference voltages according to a second clock signal, a preamplifier coupled to the sampling circuit comprising a positive input terminal, a negative input terminal, a positive output terminal, and a negative output terminal, for amplifying a voltage across the positive input terminal and the negative input terminal for generating a plurality of differential output voltages, and a latch circuit coupled to the preamplifier for latching the plurality of differential output voltages. |
| US07903009B2 |
Starting circuit and method for the stable starting of a circuit arrangement with plural feedback control circuits
In a method for starting a circuit arrangement an output signal of a circuit arrangement with interlinked feedback control circuits is utilized as a control variable for the feedback control circuits and an input signal for the circuit arrangement is damped for a predetermined time period during a starting phase of the circuit arrangement. |
| US07903008B2 |
Source-measure unit based on digital control loop
A source-measure unit (SMU) may be implemented with a control loop configured in the digital domain. The output voltage and output current may be measured with dedicated ADCs (analog-to-digital converters). The readings obtained by the ADCs may be compared to a setpoint, which may be set in an FPGA (field programmable gate array) or DSP (digital signal processing) chip. The FPGA or DSP chip may then be used to produce an output to drive a DAC (digital-to-analog converter) until the output voltage and/or output current reach the respective desired levels. The readback values may be obtained by averaging the voltage and/or current readings provided by the ADCs. The averaging may be weighted to improve noise rejection. The digital control loop provides added flexibility to the SMU and a decrease in the accuracy requirements on the DAC, while also for solving potential range-switching issues that may arise within the SMU. |
| US07903007B2 |
Method and apparatus for converting signals
A method of converting a plurality of input signals on first and second converters, such that the first and second converters are both used when the plurality of signals comprises two signals, characterised in that said method comprises: selecting more than two input signals; determining the type of each selected signal; combining any signals having the same type to form a combined signal; converting one type of signal with the first converter; converting a second type of signal with the second converter wherein the first or second type signals is a combined signal. |
| US07903004B2 |
Decoding apparatus and method
A decoding apparatus is disclosed. The decoding apparatus is applied to a data signal comprising a plurality of bits. A plurality of sampled data is generated by sampling the data signal. Each of the bits has a same cycle. The decoding apparatus comprises a calculating module and a determining module. When the calculating module sets a first interval and a second interval in the cycle of a specific bit, the calculating module generates a first count according to the sampled data in the first interval corresponding to a first logic level and generates a second count according to the sampled data in the second interval corresponding to a second logic level. The determining module determines a digital logic value of the specific bit. |
| US07903002B2 |
Electronic device having vibration input recognition and method
Disclosed is are a system and a method for accepting user input in the form of movement of an object against a surface of a electronic device. The movement may take the form of natural writing-style stokes that generate corresponding vibrations. The vibrations may be sensed and analyzed to ascertain meaningful user input. In one approach, a method of processing user input with an electronic device includes sensing vibrations generated by movement of an object against a surface of the electronic device and analyzing signals representative of the sensed vibrations to determine a meaningful user input. |
| US07902997B2 |
Retrieving and presenting dynamic traffic information
A system, a method and computer-readable media for presenting dynamic traffic information. A user profile is stored, and advisory data based on the user profile is gathered. The advisory data may include traffic information associated with road segments identified by the user profile. Upon receiving a user input, the advisory data is presented to a user. |
| US07902996B2 |
Communication nodes for use with an ad-hoc network
Communication nodes for use with a wireless ad-hoc communication network are disclosed. In an embodiment of the present invention, the communication node comprises a transducer, which generates a signal in response to an external signal. The ad-hoc network communication is supported in part by static communication nodes, which defined an organized infrastructure network in order to achieve the various functions of the transducers. In another embodiment, the communication node for use with a wireless ad-hoc network does not include a transducer. Such communication nodes are preferred for use with a less structured network with virtually no infrastructure and allow for being used with expanding and contracting networks. Mobile communication nodes mostly support the propagation of signals. However, pseudo-static or static communication nodes are also used in wireless communication ad-hoc networks. |
| US07902994B2 |
System and method for training a transmitter to control a remote control system
A method for training a trainable RF transmitter to transmit variable code signals used to actuate a remote device having a receiver where the transmitter includes a memory that has stored variable code characteristics for a plurality of different remote devices includes initiating a training sequence and generating at least one RF carrier signal having the variable code characteristics associated with one remote device of the plurality of different remote devices. The method further includes transmitting the at least one RF carrier signal to the receiver of the remote device and repeating the generating and transmitting steps for the variable code characteristics of each remote device in the plurality of different remote device until feedback is received from a user that the remote device is activated. Upon receiving an indication that the remote device is activated, the transmitter stores an identifier of the variable code characteristics that activated the remote device. |
| US07902991B2 |
Frequency monitoring to detect plasma process abnormality
Abnormal conditions within an RF-powered plasma process chamber are detected by detecting whether the frequency of a variable-frequency RF power supply moves outside established lower and upper limits. In a first aspect, a first pair of lower and upper limits are established as a function of the frequency of the power supply sampled after a new process step begins or after a sample control signal changes state. In a second aspect, a second pair of lower and upper limits are not adapted to the frequency of the power supply. Both aspects preferably are used together to detect different occurrences of abnormal conditions. |
| US07902989B2 |
Optical switch
An optical switch having a housing, a light source and a light detector. The light source and light detector are located remote from the housing. The light source is connected to the housing with a first light guide, and the light detector is connected to the housing with a second light guide. The first and second light guide cables have distal ends positioned through the housing and are optically aligned but separated by a gap. The switch includes a device to interrupt a light beam that is usually adapted to removably occupy the gap. The switch may be embodied in a float. |
| US07902979B2 |
Directed energy beam virtual fence
There is disclosed apparatus and methods for a directed energy beam virtual fence. The directed energy beam virtual fence may include a source unit to provide an energy beam and a sequence of relay units disposed at intervals along the length of the virtual fence. Each relay unit in the sequence may receive the energy beam from a previous unit and may recollimate and redirect the energy beam towards a subsequent unit. |
| US07902978B2 |
Intelligent observation and identification database system
An intelligent video/audio observation and identification database system may define a security zone or group of zones. The system may identify vehicles and individuals entering or exiting the zone through image recognition of the vehicle or individual as compared to prerecorded information stored in a database. The system may alert security personnel as to warrants or other information discovered pertaining to the recognized vehicle or individual resulting from a database search. The system may compare images of a suspect vehicle, such as an undercarriage image, to standard vehicle images stored in the database and alert security personnel as to potential vehicle overloading or foreign objects detected, such as potential bombs. The system may track individuals or vehicles within a zone or between zones. The system may further learn the standard times and locations of vehicles or individuals tracked by the system and alert security personnel upon deviation from standard activity. |
| US07902976B2 |
Ionising radiation detector
An assembly (13) for monitoring ionising radiation comprises a detector substrate (2) for generating electronic charge responsive to incident ionising radiation, the detector substrate (2) having an array of ionising radiation sense volumes (12) formed in it. A circuit substrate (14) supporting an array of read-out circuits (16) corresponding to the array of sense volumes is mechanically and electrically coupled to the detector substrate (14). Each of the read-out circuits (16) is switchable between first and second charge integration modes for receiving charge from a corresponding sense volume. A charge integration circuit (30) is configured in the first charge integration mode to integrate charge corresponding to sensing of a single ionising radiation detection event in a corresponding sense volume and in the second charge integrating mode to integrate charge corresponding to sensing a plurality of ionising radiation detection events in the corresponding sense volume. In another embodiment the read-out circuitry includes photon-counting circuitry (140). |
| US07902973B2 |
Alarm reordering to handle alarm storms in large networks
In one embodiment, one or more routing trees may be determined based on corresponding root nodes to reach a particular receiving node in a computer network. A delay value may be calculated at each node of the routing tree, the delay value inversely proportional to a distance between each respective node and the root node of the tree. Upon detecting a trigger at a particular node of the tree to transmit a stormed message to the particular receiving node (e.g., an alarm), the particular node may initiate a timer to count down the delay value in order to receive any upstream node stormed messages prior to expiration of the timer. The particular node may then coalesce the upstream node stormed messages with the stormed message of the particular node, and may transmit the coalesced stormed message downstream along the tree toward the particular receiving node upon expiration of the timer. |
| US07902967B2 |
Bicycle control system
A bicycle control system is provided with a switch device and a cycle computer. The switch device includes a switch operation member, a sensor arranged relative to the switch operation member to detect operation of the switch operation member, a processing unit operatively coupled to the sensor and a transmitter arranged to transmit an output signal. The processing unit of the switch device includes an identification code generating member, an operating signal generating member and an output member. The identification code generating member generates identification code related to identification of the switch device. The operating signal generating member generates an operation code indicative of operation of the switch operation member. The output member combines the identification code and the operation code as the output signal to be transmitted by the transmitter of the switch device. |
| US07902965B2 |
Subscribing to alarms and events in a hierarchy
An alarm provision system comprises a recognizer component that receives an alarm/event and recognizes the alarm/event. A provision component analyzes hierarchical relationships associated with an industrial environment and automatically provides a subscribing entity with the alarm/event and at least one other alarm/event that is related to the received alarm/event, the provision of the at least one other alarm/event is based at least in part upon the analysis of the hierarchical relationships. |
| US07902964B2 |
Hybrid system option key
Embodiments herein place a product and a programmable device within a shipping package, seal the shipping package, and program the programmable device by transmitting wireless signals to the programmable device, without opening the shipping package. Then, after the device is programmed, the shipping package can be shipped to the end user (consumer). The programmable device is adapted to be connected to the product after the product and the programmable device are removed from the shipping package by the end user to enable different features of the product, depending upon the wireless signals that were transmitted to the programmable device. |
| US07902961B2 |
RFID system and reader writer
A technology for detecting an RFID by a reader writer and transmitting harmonics for reading and writing the RFID timely without using an object detection sensor is provided. Using a nonlinearity of a rectifier or a demodulator in an IC chip of the RFID, a continuous wave or a modulated wave of two or more different frequencies is output from the reader writer. The RFID receives the continuous wave or the modulated wave of two or more different frequencies and the reader writer receives harmonics intermodulation generated by the rectifier or the demodulator in the IC chip. Therefore, the RFID can be detected without any special object detection sensor, and a modulated wave for reading or writing the RFID can be transmitted. |
| US07902958B2 |
Resistor element with PTC properties and high electrical and thermal conductivity
A resistor element with a ceramic body that has PTC properties is specified. At least one main surface of the ceramic body has an arrangement of depressions. |
| US07902957B2 |
Phase change cooled electrical resistor
A technique is disclosed for cooling resistive elements, such as brake resistors used in motor drives, as well as other resistors. A phase change heat spreader is thermally coupled to the resistive element and a continuous phase change cycle takes place in the heat spreader to extract heat from the resistive element. The element and heat spreader may be packaged as a modular unit or may be integrated into a system. |
| US07902950B2 |
System for preventing rupture of transformer tank
Disclosed herein is a rupture prevention system, which increases a limit of the deformation of a transformer tank, thus primarily preventing a sudden rise in pressure, and which increases the number of rupture disc per unit area, thus preventing the rupture of the tank wherever the arc is generated in tank. The system includes a support part installed in the transformer tank and supporting a shielding plate so that it is not directly attached to the transformer tank. A plurality of rupture discs is mounted to pipes extending outwards from the transformer tank, and is ruptured when pressure in the transformer tank reaches a predetermined pressure level. A plurality of relief tanks is vertically installed at a position neighboring the transformer, and is coupled to the pipes. Further, an oil gauge is mounted at a lower position in each of the relief tanks, and generates a signal when the insulating oil flows into the relief tank. |
| US07902947B2 |
Electromagnetic contactor
Electromagnetic contactor comprising a winding (6) for generating a magnetic field, a magnetic circuit comprising a stationary portion (7) and a mobile portion (8), and an electronic board (11) comprising means of controlling the power supply to the winding (6), the electronic board (11) being arranged horizontally above the stationary portion (7) of the magnetic circuit. The mobile portion (8) passes through the electronic board (11) via an opening (12) in the board and slides into the winding, the contactor comprising an insulating casing including a rear portion intended to be fastened onto a support. |
| US07902943B2 |
Wireless acoustic-electric feed-through for power and signal transmission
An embodiment provides electrical energy from a source on one side of a medium to a load on the other side of the medium, the embodiment including a first piezoelectric to generate acoustic energy in response to electrical energy from the source, and a second piezoelectric to convert the received acoustic energy to electrical energy used by the load. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US07902942B2 |
Resonator and filter using the same
A resonator and a filter that can be miniaturized and highly integrated are provided. In the invention, a resonator wherein parts of resonators, support sections, and joint sections are mutually shared is formed. The mutual configuration is selectively switched as required and a large number of frequencies can be selected in the same filter unit. The resonators, the support sections, and the joint sections different in size and shape are used in combination, whereby a filter unit having a large number of selective frequencies is provided. |
| US07902938B2 |
Data transmitter, data transmission line, and data transmission method
A data transmitter uses a transmission line including a ground conductor (305), a signal conductor (201), and an insulating material (3) which insulates them from each other. The insulating material includes a dielectric (320) exhibiting a nonlinear relationship between a generated electric field and dielectric polarization. The effective reactance per unit length of the transmission line changes depending on the signal voltage. Data is transmitted between integrated circuits (102) via the transmission line, achieving data transmission at a higher speed than a conventional one. |
| US07902937B2 |
Positive coefficient weighted quadrature modulation method and apparatus
A differential positive coefficient weighted quadrature modulator is actuated responsive to quadrature clock signals and positive digital modulation signals input to the modulator. The modulator includes an I-channel positive coefficient weighted modulator (PCWM) and a Q-channel PCWM. The I-channel PCWM has differential output nodes configured to output a differential I-channel signal responsive to the state of first and second positive digital modulation signals and first and second complimentary quadrature clock signals input to the I-channel PCWM. The Q-channel PCWM has differential output nodes configured to output a differential Q-channel signal responsive to the state of third and fourth positive digital modulation signals and third and fourth complimentary quadrature clock signals input to the Q-channel PCWM. The positive digital modulation signals input to the I-channel and Q-channel PCWMs have positive amplitude and the I-channel and Q-channel PCWMs conduct at approximately half clock cycle or less of the corresponding quadrature clock signals. |
| US07902927B2 |
System and method for modulating pressure in an alkali-vapor cell
The present invention provides a system and method for achieving a calibration-free primary atomic clock standard operating at the 0-0 transition free-atom frequency, thus creating a primary frequency standard, with attributes that include scalable to chip-scale dimensions and power consumption. |
| US07902925B2 |
Amplifier with active post-distortion linearization
An amplifier, which has good linearity and noise performance, includes first, second, third, and fourth transistors and an inductor. The first and second transistors are coupled as a first cascode pair, and the third and fourth transistors are coupled as a second cascode pair. The third transistor has its gate coupled to the source of the second transistor, and the fourth transistor has its drain coupled to the drain of the second transistor. The first transistor provides signal amplification. The second transistor provides load isolation and generates an intermediate signal for the third transistor. The third transistor generates distortion components used to cancel third order distortion component generated by the first transistor. The inductor provides source degeneration for the first transistor and improves distortion cancellation. The sizes of the second and third transistors are selected to reduce gain loss and achieve good linearity for the amplifier. |
| US07902924B2 |
Current-controlled CMOS (C3MOS) fully differential integrated wideband amplifier/equalizer with adjustable gain and frequency response without additional power or loading
Current-controlled CMOS (C3MOS) fully differential integrated wideband amplifier/equalizer with adjustable gain and frequency response without additional power or loading. A novel approach is presented by which adjustable amplification and equalizer may be achieved using a C3MOS wideband data stage. This may be referred to as a C3MOS wideband data amplifier/equalizer circuit. This employs a wideband differential transistor pair that is fed using two separate transistor current sources. A switchable RC network is communicatively coupled between the sources of the individual transistors of the wideband differential transistor pair. There are a variety of means by which the switchable RC network may be implemented, including using a plurality of components (e.g., capacitors and resistors connected in parallel). In such an embodiment, each component may have an individual switch to govern its connectivity in the switchable RC network thereby allowing a broad range of amplification and equalization to be performed. |
| US07902923B2 |
Common-gate common-source amplifier
Techniques for integrating a common-source and common-gate amplifier topology in a single amplifier design. In one aspect, an input voltage is provided to both a common-source amplifier and a common-gate amplifier. The output voltages of the common-source amplifier and the common-gate amplifier are provided to a difference block for generating a single-ended voltage proportional to the difference between the output voltages. When applied to the design of, e.g., low-noise amplifiers (LNA's), the disclosed techniques may offer improved noise performance over the prior art. |
| US07902910B2 |
Boosted voltage generator for increasing boosting efficiency according to load and display apparatus including the same
A boosted voltage generator for increasing boosting efficiency according to the amount of load and display apparatus including the same are provided. The boosted voltage generator includes an input voltage generator configured to generate a first input voltage or a second input voltage based on a reference voltage, compare the reference voltage with a feedback boosted voltage fed back based on the amount of load at an output terminal, and output a comparison result; and a booster configured to boost the first or second input voltage using at least one external capacitor based on the comparison result and output a boosting result as a boosted voltage to the output terminal. The boosted voltage generator and the display apparatus including the same can increase the boosting efficiency according to the amount of load. |
| US07902908B2 |
Method of forming a charge pump controller and structure therefor
In one embodiment, a charge pump controller is configured with transistors having at least two different selectable on-resistance values may be used to charge a pump capacitor. |
| US07902906B2 |
Driving circuit of driving light-emitting device
A light-emitting device driving circuit capable of reliably performing emission control on a light-emitting device of a low emission threshold (about 10 mA or less) and capable of correcting a distortion due to the Early effect of a transistor in the drive current supplied to the light emitting device. The light limiting device driving circuit includes a current control unit (101) which controls the value of a main current based on a control voltage, a bias current source (CC1) for subtracting a bias current from the main current, and a switching unit (103) which controls emission of light from the light-emitting device by switching, based on the drive signal, a current obtained by subtracting the bias current from the main current or a current based on the current obtained by the subtraction. |
| US07902904B2 |
Bias circuit scheme for improved reliability in high voltage supply with low voltage device
Disclosed is a bias circuit with a first resistor connected between the supply voltage and a feedback node. Resistors are connected in series between the feedback node and the reference supply voltage. The connections between the resistors define at least one bias voltage. A second resistor is connected between the feedback node and a first drain node. A first field-effect transistor has a first gate node, the first drain node, and a first source node. The gate node is connected to the first supply voltage. A second field-effect transistor has a second gate node, a second drain node, and a second source node. The second drain node is connected to the first source node. The second gate node is connected to the bias voltage. The second source node is connected to an output signal node. The output signal node capable of experiencing an overshoot voltage. |
| US07902902B2 |
Anti-fuse repair control circuit for preventing stress on circuit parts
The present invention relates to an anti-fuse repair control circuit which regulates transmission of a power voltage and a back-bias voltage that are converted to repair an anti-fuse to a circuit part. As such, the present invention prevents the influence of a high power voltage or a low back-bias voltage on a circuit part such as a cell, a peripheral circuit, or a core region during an anti-fuse repair. The anti-fuse repair control circuit includes an anti-fuse repair enabling part providing an anti-fuse repair enabling signal corresponding to a repair of an anti-fuse; a power voltage control part controlling transmission of a power voltage to a first circuit part according to an enablement state of the anti-fuse repair enabling signal; and a back-bias voltage control part controlling transmission of a back-bias voltage to a second circuit part according to the enablement state of the anti-fuse repair enabling signal. |
| US07902900B2 |
Limiting amplifiers
A limiting amplifier with an input stage with dc offset cancellation, identical gain stages, an output buffer and a feedback filter. The input stage receives a differential input signal and outputs a first intermediate differential signal. The gain stages are cascaded to amplify the first intermediate differential signal and generate a second intermediate differential signal, amplified by the output buffer to produce an output signal. The feedback filter provides a dc offset voltage of the output signal to the input stage for the dc offset cancellation. The input stage comprises a resistor network coupled between a pair of input nodes and a power line and comprising a common resistor, a pair of load resistors and a shunt resistor. The load resistors share a common terminal connected to the common resistor that is connected to the power line. The shunt resistor has two terminals respectively connected to the load resistors. |
| US07902898B2 |
Delay circuit
A delay circuit includes current sources, switches, a transistor switch, a charging unit and a comparator. Each of the switches is provided for receiving an enable signal to activate and convey one of the current sources. The transistor switch is activated for pulling down voltage of an operating node coupled to the switches. The charging unit provides an operating voltage for the operating node based on one of the current sources when the transistor switch is deactivated and one of the switches is activated to convey one of the current sources to the charging unit. The comparator is provided for comparing the operating voltage with a reference voltage. |
| US07902897B2 |
Variable delay circuit and delay correction method
A variable delay circuit is provided which has a plurality of delay elements. The variable delay circuit comprises a delay time correction circuit for individually correcting a delay time on each of the plurality of delay elements to compensate for the variation in transistor performance among the plurality of delay elements. |
| US07902896B2 |
Phase mixer with adjustable load-to-drive ratio
Phase mixers, clock signal generators, memories and methods for providing an output signal having a phase relative to the phase difference of input clock signals are disclosed. One such phase mixer includes a phase mixer circuit having inputs and an output. The phase mixer is configured to receive a plurality of input clock signals and generate an output clock signal at the output having a phase relative to the plurality of input clock signals. The phase mixer further includes an adjustment circuit coupled to the phase mixer circuit. In some phase mixers, a control circuit coupled to the phase mixer circuit and the adjustment circuit is included. The control circuit is configured to generate a control signal based on the input signals to adjust an electrical load-to-drive ratio of the phase mixer. |
| US07902894B2 |
Accurate hysteretic comparator and method
A hysteretic comparator is proposed for comparing input signals and producing an output signal VOT with a hysteresis window Vhys. The hysteretic comparator includes a differential input stage with current output (DICO) having input transistors with transconductance Gmtnx for converting the input signals, with an input stage transconductance Gmin, into intermediate signal currents. A steerable offset current generator, driven by a steering control signal, steers an offset current source IOS to alternative offset currents. A current-to-voltage summing converter (IVSC) sums up the intermediate signal currents and the offset currents and converts the result into VOT plus the steering control signal causing Vhys=IOS/Gmin. A feedback resistance RNF is connected to the input transistors to form a negative feedback loop. The RNF is sized such that GMin, hence Vhys, becomes essentially solely dependent upon the feedback conductance GNF=1/RNF independent of the Gmtnx thus its process and environmental variation. |
| US07902886B2 |
Multiple reference phase locked loop
A multi reference phase locked loop (MPLL) generates a high speed clock frequency and phase locks it to a lowest common reference frequency derived from a selected one of at least two reference clocks. One of the reference clocks is a system reference clock in a FBDIMM system, another may be a forwarded clock in an AMB2. A prescaler reduces the frequency of at least the forwarded clock to the lowest common reference frequency which is the frequency of the system reference clock. A PLL at the core of the MPLL may be locked to the forwarded clock or the system reference clock for generating a high speed clock. A feedback divider generates the feedback clock for the PLL as well as other clocks required in the system. Furthermore, the MPLL provides a number of clocking modes, including modes to facilitate testing and powering down of sections of the circuitry for conserving power. |
| US07902883B2 |
Preemphasis driver with replica bias
In one embodiment, a system includes a replica driver that includes n-type digital-to-analog converter (NDAC) current sources. The replica driver can produce a reference voltage based on current supplied by the NDAC current sources. The system includes driver fingers that are coupled to the replica driver and each include a driver bias circuit and an output driver. The driver bias circuit includes an operational amplifier (op-amp) that can adjust current-source gate voltage in the output driver to produce voltages at output nodes of the driver fingers that approximately match the reference voltage produced by the replica driver. |
| US07902869B1 |
Extensible three dimensional circuit
An extensible three dimensional circuit includes an access layer and crossbar arrays overlying the access layer. The crossbar arrays are formed from tiled mini-arrays of crossing lines and electrically accessed by the access layer. The crossing lines comprise at least one bundle of traveling lines, the at least one bundle of traveling lines moving through the circuit both laterally and vertically. Programmable crosspoint devices are disposed between the crossing lines. |
| US07902864B1 |
Heterogeneous labs
Disclosed is a programmable logic device (“PLD”) including at least one lookup table (“LUT”) based logic element (“LE”) of a first type and at least one LUT based LE of a second type. The first type of LE is different from the second type of LE. The term ‘different’ when used herein to describe the relationship of a first logic structure and/or its components to a second logic structure and/or its components indicates a difference in hardware design as opposed to a configuration difference or non-designed differences resulting, for example, from manufacturing variability. Additionally, a PLD can include at least one logic array block (“LAB”) of a first type having at least one LUT based LE and at least one LAB of a second type having at least one LUT based LE. The first type of LAB being different from the second type of LAB. |
| US07902861B2 |
Adiabatic CMOS design
An integrated circuit comprising a plurality of CMOS modules (10) connected in series with each other, each module (10) being connected between first and second reference lines (Vdd, Vss). A first transistor (54) is provided between at least one of the modules (10) and the first reference line (Vdd) and a second transistor (52) is provided between one of the modules (10) and the second reference line (Vss) and capacitors (C25, C26) are provided in parallel with the transistors (52, 54) such that they are driven as current sources (I1, I2). As a result power dissipation and leakage current is reduced. |
| US07902860B2 |
Semiconductor circuit, and computing device and communications device using the same
In a semiconductor circuit, an impedance adjustment circuit having the characteristics same as those of a circuit having the nonlinear resistance characteristics is configured to include an operating point calculation circuit automatically calculating an operating point with a reference resistance through feedback control, and an impedance calculation circuit calculating the impedance at the operating point found by the operating point calculation circuit. The impedance adjustment circuit is also provided with an impedance determination circuit that determines whether or not the impedance found by the impedance calculation circuit is in a predetermined range. These components, i.e., the operating point calculation circuit, the impedance calculation circuit, and the impedance determination circuit, are provided each two for High-side and Low-side impedance adjustment use. |
| US07902859B2 |
Input/output circuitry with compensation block
Circuitry including an output circuit having a first variable resistance block coupled between a first supply voltage and an output node, the first variable resistance block having a plurality of selectable resistive elements coupled in series with at least one resistor between the first supply voltage and the output node, the output circuit having an output impedance determined by the resistance of the first variable resistance block; and a compensation circuit for regulating the impedance of the first variable resistance block of the output circuit, the compensation circuit having a second variable resistance block coupled between the first supply voltage and the first node of an external resistor, the second node of the external resistor being coupled to a second supply voltage, wherein the second variable resistance block comprises a plurality of selectable resistive elements coupled in series with at least one resistor between the first supply voltage and the first node of the external resistor, and wherein the plurality of selectable resistive elements of the first and second variable resistance blocks are selected based on a voltage level at the first node of the external resistor. |
| US07902858B2 |
Calibration circuit, semiconductor device including the same, and memory module
A calibration circuit includes: a replica buffer that drives a calibration terminal; a pre-emphasis circuit connected in parallel to the replica buffer; and an up-down counter that changes impedances of the replica buffer and the pre-emphasis circuit. A replica control circuit causes the replica buffer to conduct based on an impedance code, and a pre-emphasis control circuit causes the pre-emphasis circuit to conduct in an initial stage of a conducting period of the replica buffer. Thereby, even when an external resistor is shared among a plurality of semiconductor devices, for example, a voltage appearing in the calibration terminal can be stabilized at a higher speed. |
| US07902857B1 |
Reconfigurable electronic circuit
An apparatus and method provides the foundation for designing reconfigurable electronic computing systems. The invention relies on an ability to change the resistance state of a memristor device to achieve an optimal voltage at specific circuit nodes, whereby this dynamically and autonomously causes the circuit to reconfigure itself and produce a different output for the same input relative to the circuit's initial state. The circuit's state remains constant until the memristor's resistance is changed, at which point the circuit's function is “reprogrammed”. |
| US07902852B1 |
High density test structure array to support addressable high accuracy 4-terminal measurements
Circuits for performing four terminal measurement point (TMP) testing of devices under test (DUT) is provided. The DUT and the circuit is to be defined on a semiconductor chip. The circuit includes a DUT having a first terminal and a second terminal, where the first terminal of the DUT is connectable to a first terminal measurement point and a third terminal measurement point, and the second terminal of the DUT is connectable to a second terminal measurement point and a fourth terminal measurement point. A first transistor is provided to select access to the first terminal measurement point, a second transistor is provided to select access to the third terminal measurement point, a third transistor is provided to select access to the second terminal measurement point; and a fourth transistor is provided to select access to the fourth terminal measurement point. In one example, the DUT is linked to neighboring DUTs, and selected ones of the first through fourth transistors are shared, thus reducing the number of transistors per DUT in a DUT bank, and reducing the area needed to implement DUT bank testing for addressable 4-TMP testing. The compact circuitry further enables DUT bank stacking in rows, addressing of columns of DUTs for conditional testing, and three dimensional stacking of DUT banks on different levels. |
| US07902843B2 |
Sensor
A sensor including a carrier having two channels, a capacitive sensing element disposed on the carrier, and a cover is provided. The capacitive sensing element has a membrane, and a first chamber is formed between the membrane and the carrier. The cover is disposed on the carrier for covering the capacitive sensing element. A second chamber is formed between the membrane and the cover. The first chamber and the second chamber are located at two sides of the membrane, and the channels are respectively communicated with the first chamber and the second chamber. |
| US07902842B2 |
Methods and systems for switched charge transfer capacitance measuring using shared components
Methods, systems and devices are described for detecting a measurable capacitance using charge transfer techniques that can be implemented with many standard microcontrollers, and can share components to reduce device complexity and improve performance. In the various implementations of this embodiment, the passive network used to accumulate charge can be shared between multiple measurable capacitances. Likewise, in various implementations a voltage conditioning circuit configured to provide a variable reference voltage can be shared between multiple measurable capacitances. Finally, in various implementations a guarding electrode configured to guard the measurable capacitances can be shared between multiple measurable capacitances. In each of these cases, sharing components can reduce device complexity and improve performance. |
| US07902841B2 |
Capacitive proximity sensor
Disclosed is an arrangement for monitoring changes in an object's surrounding field, including a sensor-active region(s), a measurement path(s) with a driver for applying a variable, a receiver(s) detecting a variable, a circuit connected downstream of the receiver for determining changes in a surrounding field and generating a control and/or measurement signal, a further measurement path(s) or reference section(s) with a driver to detect changes in the variable and the measurement path(s), a clock circuit switched on at time intervals of the measurement path and the reference path a regulating device for the variable(s) introduced by the drivers in response to changes in the variable in the field, with the result that at the receiver average the same amplitude of the variable passes from the drivers and the sensor-active region to the receiver from the measurement paths the sensor-active region being coupled with high resistance to the drivers. |
| US07902840B2 |
Apparatus for object information detection and methods of using same
A method for detecting an object on a sensor sensitive to capacitive coupling comprises simultaneously transmitting signals on at least two electrodes of the sensor, wherein at least one of the signals transmitted on each of the at least two electrodes has a frequency that is different from a frequency of at least one other signal transmitted on another electrode of the at least two electrodes, sampling a signal on at least one other electrode crossing the at least two electrodes, wherein the signal is responsive to capacitive coupling formed between the at least two electrodes and the at least one other crossing electrode, and detecting at least one object from the sampled signals. |
| US07902837B2 |
Alignment method of two substrates by microcoils
Substrates to be aligned include microcoils arranged at the level of their facing surfaces. In an alignment phase, power is supplied to at least the microcoils of the first substrate, whereas the inductance of the microcoils of the second substrate is measured. The microcoils are preferably flat microcoils in the form of a spiral or a serpentine. |
| US07902835B2 |
Transmission line driving circuit
A transmission line driving circuit that can support a high-rate signal transmission and further can perform appropriate loss compensation in accordance with a signal pattern. A transmission line driving circuit 1 comprises a plurality of driver input circuits 20 that serve as signal analyzing unit for analyzing the content of the signal pattern of an input signal; a plurality of lowpass filters 30; a plurality of gain adjusting circuits 40; a plurality of adders 50; and adder 52; and a driver output circuit 60 that outputs, in accordance with a signal analysis result, a signal the phase of which has been adjusted in such a direction that cancels the timing deviation caused by a loss occurring when the input signal is transmitted to the transmission path. The output signal from the driver output circuit 60 is transmitted to the transmission path 2. |
| US07902822B2 |
Method for adjustment of a B1 field of a magnetic resonance apparatus
In a method for adjustment of a B1 field in a magnetic resonance apparatus, the position of the measurement subject relative to a coordinate system is determined from a plurality of measurement subjects with a morphological magnetic resonance measurement. Respective tissue types of the measurement subject are determined using three-dimensional measurement subject data and a segmentation of the measurement subject into regions is effected using the tissue types having known dielectric properties. The segmentation and the association for all positions of the measurement subject are recorded for all subjects in respective entries of a database. A radio-frequency simulation for transmission coils is implemented with the entries of the database wherein electrical field distributions and/or B1 field distributions related to spatial elements are determined and are entered as results into the database, that is then used further magnetic resonance examinations. |
| US07902819B2 |
Rivet rotating eddy current probe
An eddy current probe adapted for detecting cracks in material directly beneath a raised-head fastener is disclosed. The probe comprises an eddy current coil and a support for carrying the coil in an orientation suitable for introducing eddy currents into material directly beneath a raised-head fastener. |
| US07902814B2 |
Microscope enclosure system
A displaceable light-tight enclosure system housing an automated robotic microscope having electronically controllable components and an image capture device. The enclosure system includes a device(s) for displacement, an externally viewable monitor, and a plurality of electrical power receptacles. The light-tight enclosure system also incorporates an anti-fall support leg that may be extended from the enclosure. |
| US07902813B2 |
Protective digital relay device
Relay devices, systems and methods for obtaining an accurate representation of a current monitored with a Rogowski coil, without integration of the Rogowski coil output voltage signal in the time domain. |
| US07902803B2 |
Digital current mode controller
A digital current-mode controller for a DC-DC converter is disclosed. The controller comprises a digital current reference; and a current loop compensator adapted to receive a digital current error signal derived from a digital current sample sensed from the DC-DC converter and the digital current reference and to generate a duty-cycle command, wherein the current loop compensator comprises a low-pass filter that is used in generating the duty-cycle command. A DC-DC regulator comprising a digital current-mode controller and a method of controlling a DC-DC converter are also disclosed. |
| US07902802B2 |
Systems and methods for on-chip power management
A power measurement system is disclosed for use on an integrated circuit for measuring the power used by the integrated circuit. The power measurement system includes a low-dropout voltage regulator and a signal input unit. The low-dropout voltage regulator includes a power transistor that couples a supply voltage to a circuit to be powered by the supply voltage, and the low-dropout voltage regulator provides an internal adjustment signal (Vsen) for adjusting the internal resistance of the power transistor. The signal input unit receives the internal adjustment signal (Vsen) and provides a power measurement signal responsive to the internal adjustment signal (Vsen). |
| US07902798B2 |
Electric power generation control apparatus for vehicle alternator
An electric power generation control apparatus for a vehicle alternator mounted on a motor vehicle performs one of a constant output voltage control a constant torque control and a constant exciting current control in order to suppress a hunting phenomenon of the vehicle alternator. First of all, the electric power generation control apparatus performs the constant output voltage control when a rotation speed is within an idling rotation speed range or a periodic change of the rotation speed is not less than a predetermined value. After completion of the constant output voltage control, when judging that the idle hunting phenomenon is not adequately suppressed, the electric power generation control apparatus performs one of the constant torque control and the constant exciting current control. |
| US07902797B2 |
Capacitor charging apparatus
A capacitor charging apparatus includes a transformer and an output capacitor charged with current flowing through a secondary coil of the transformer, and charges the output capacitor by performing a switching control of a switching transistor provided on a path leading to a primary coil of the transformer. A switching control unit controls on and off of the switching transistor. A voltage detector monitors a voltage at a tap provided in the secondary coil of the transformer. The switching control unit regards the voltage detected by the voltage detector as an output voltage of the capacitor charging apparatus, and controls the on and off of the switching transistor. |
| US07902796B2 |
Battery equalization charging method and apparatus
The present invention discloses a charging method for equalization charging a battery array consisting of at least two cells, comprising the following steps: (a) charging the cells of the battery array with a constant charging current; (b) detecting the cell voltages of the individual cells to judge whether some of the cell voltages have reached a pre-set safe reference voltage; (c) repeating the step (a) when determining that none of the cell voltages has reached the safe reference voltage, or maintaining at least one of the cell voltages at the safe reference voltage and reducing the charging current at the same time when determining that said at least one of the cell voltages has reached the safe reference voltage; (d) judging whether all of the cell voltages have reached the safe reference voltage when the charging current is reduced to a pre-set minimum charging current; and (e) reducing the charging current continuously below the minimum charging current and then terminating the charging operation when determining that all of the cell voltages have reached the safe reference voltage. The present invention also discloses a charging apparatus carrying out the above method. |
| US07902794B2 |
Over-voltage protected battery charger with bypass
A battery charger comprises charging circuitry for providing a battery charging voltage responsive to an input voltage. First circuitry provides both over-voltage protection and an input voltage bypass signal responsive to the input voltage. The first circuitry includes a low impedance switch having a resistance of at least 500 mΩ for connecting the input voltage to an output voltage node. The first circuit also includes a higher impedance switch having a resistance of at least 1000 mΩ for providing the input voltage as a voltage bypass signal. |
| US07902793B2 |
Method for determining the internal resistance of a battery
A method for determining the internal resistance of a battery, in particular a lead-acid vehicle battery, and an associated device for performing the method are described, in which differential values are calculated from the measured values for the voltage and the current, and these differential values are processed with the aid of a regulator, such as an integrator or a PID regulator. A signal results at the output of the regulator, which corresponds to the reciprocal value of the internal resistance of the battery. This signal is taken into consideration again in each following computing step. The functional capability may be inferred from its internal resistance. |
| US07902792B2 |
Simulator of SOFC for electric characteristics
A simulator is used for developing a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). Through the simulator, electrical characteristics of the SOFC are examined. Thus, with the simulator, cost for developing the SOFC is saved. |
| US07902789B2 |
Method and system for detecting the cabling errors between a starter and an electric motor
A method and a system for controlling an asynchronous electric motor for detecting cabling errors between the electric motor and a motor starter. The electric motor including three windings distributed over three branches in a delta configuration and controlled by the motor starter, which includes power semiconductors directly connected in series within the three branches of the delta configuration of the three windings. In one embodiment, the method includes applying a voltage in a first branch of the delta, priming the semiconductor of the first branch after a priming delay, measuring an electrical current generated within the first branch during the priming, and determining the configuration of the cabling of the first branch according to the measured electrical current. |
| US07902782B2 |
Method of operating a door drive and door drive
The present invention comprises a method for operating a door drive which includes at least one high-speed mode and at least one normal-speed mode, with the following steps: determining a load-dependent operating parameter of the door drive and changing from the high-speed mode into the normal-speed mode in dependence on the load-dependent operating parameter, in order to prevent an overload of the door drive. The invention likewise comprises a corresponding door drive. |
| US07902774B2 |
Power electronic circuit arrangement for a rotating field machine
A power electronic circuit arrangement includes functional blocks for controllable, bidirectional energy exchange between a rotating field machine with at least one phase winding and an external energy store with one positive terminal and one negative terminal. At least one functional block is designed as a functional block that is connection-compatible on the power side and includes at least one internal energy store, such that this functional block has at least one additional switching state, in which an output voltage (UX2) is more positive than the positive terminal (P) of the external energy store, and/or in which an output voltage (UX2) is more negative than the negative terminal (N) of the external energy store. |
| US07902771B2 |
Time division modulation with average current regulation for independent control of arrays of light emitting diodes
Exemplary apparatus, method and system embodiments provide for separately and independently sourcing current to a series of light emitting diodes of a plurality of series of light-emitting diodes. An exemplary apparatus comprises a power converter which generates a current, a first multiplexer, and a controller. The controller provides for sequential and separate switching of the current through the first multiplexer to each of the series of light-emitting diodes for a corresponding period of time. An average current provided by the power converter is determined as substantially equal to a sum of the corresponding currents through the plurality of series of light-emitting diodes. A total period for switching current to all of the series of light-emitting diodes is also determined. A corresponding time period for switching current to a selected corresponding series of light-emitting diodes is substantially equal to a proportion of the total period determined as a ratio of the corresponding current for the selected corresponding series of light-emitting diodes to the average current provided by the power converter. |
| US07902770B2 |
Light emitting device
A light emitting element group includes a plurality of light emitting element units connected in series. A first current limiting circuit is arranged in series with the light emitting element group, and limits a first drive current flowing from one end to the other end of the light emitting element group. A second current limiting circuit is arranged in parallel to the first current limiting circuit, and limits a second drive current flowing in an opposite direction to the first drive current in the light emitting element group. The light emitting element units are configured to include a first light emitting element and a second light emitting element; an anode of the first light emitting element and a cathode of the second light emitting element are connected, and an anode of the second light emitting element and a cathode of the first light emitting element are connected. |
| US07902763B2 |
Piezoelectric cascade resonant lamp-ignition circuit
The present invention discloses a piezoelectric cascade resonant lamp-ignition circuit, which uses the intrinsic capacitors of a piezoelectric transformer as piezoelectric capacitors. One lamp is cascaded to one set of the piezoelectric capacitors. Several sets of the piezoelectric capacitors and a resonant inductor are cascaded to form a resonant lamp-ignition circuit. The lamp-ignition circuit of the present invention has advantages of low temperature, small leakage current, high breakdown voltage and high lamp ignition efficiency. When applied to drive several lamps, the present invention uses a fixed frequency to attain a fixed inner impedance of the equivalent circuit of the piezoelectric capacitor. Thereby, the currents of the lamps are balanced to have an identical value. |
| US07902758B2 |
Power supply system and method for automotive LED lighting systems
An automotive lighting assembly receiving light from a power source and for producing light. The automotive lighting assembly includes a first lighting circuit which is operatively connected to the power source for emitting light as a function of electric current. A second lighting circuit is operatively connected to the power source independently from the first lighting circuit. The second lighting circuit emits light as a function of the electric current. The automotive lighting assembly also includes a controller which is electrically connected between the power source and the first and second lighting circuits for independently operating the first and second lighting sources to emit a chosen amount of light in a chosen direction. |
| US07902753B2 |
Organic electroluminescent display device and fabricating method thereof
An electroluminescent display device includes first and second substrates facing each other and having a pixel region and a non-pixel region; a thin film transistor and an array layer on an inner surface of the first substrate; a first electrode on an inner surface of the second substrate; a buffer layer on the first electrode in the non-pixel region; a shielding pattern on the buffer layer; a separator on the shielding pattern; an emitting layer on the first electrode in the pixel region; a second electrode on the emitting layer; and a connection electrode between the first and second substrates. |
| US07902743B2 |
Organic electroluminescent display device and method for producing the same
An organic electroluminescent display device includes a substrate, lower electrodes arranged in stripes on the substrate, an insulating layer arranged on the lower electrodes, upper transparent electrodes arranged in stripes in a direction intersecting with the lower electrodes, an organic electroluminescent layer arranged between the lower electrodes and the upper transparent electrodes, electrodes auxiliary to the upper electrodes arranged on the insulating layer and connected with the upper transparent electrodes, and insulating barrier walls arranged on the insulating layer or the electrodes auxiliary to the upper electrodes, the widths of which are broadened in the upper portions, wherein the upper electrodes are connected to the electrodes auxiliary to the upper electrodes at a position between the insulating layer and a region where the width of the insulating barrier wall is broadest, and are connected within a region corresponding to the broadest width of the insulating barrier wall; and a method for producing the device. |
| US07902742B2 |
Light-emitting element, light-emitting device, and electronic device
The light-emitting element of the present invention includes a light-emitting layer and a layer for controlling movement of carriers between a pair of electrodes. The layer for controlling movement of carriers includes a first organic compound having a carrier transporting property and a second organic compound for reducing the carrier transporting property of the first organic compound, and the second organic compound is dispersed in the first organic compound. The layer for controlling movement of carriers is provided in such a manner, whereby change in carrier balance with time can be suppressed. Therefore, a light-emitting element having a long lifetime can be obtained. |
| US07902739B2 |
Organic light emitting device with prism
An object of the present invention is to maintain sufficient light extraction from an organic light emitting device and reduce reflection of external light. There are arranged a polarizing member, a prism member, a phase member, and an organic light emitting element which has an organic light emitting layer arranged between a pair of electrodes, in mentioned order from the side of a light extraction surface. When the prism member includes two sheets, the vertex angle of the prism member sheet arranged on the side of the organic light emitting element is preferably a vertex or less of the prism member arranged on the side of the light extraction surface. Furthermore, the prism members are preferably arranged so that pitch directions thereof are orthogonal to each other. |
| US07902737B2 |
Light emission device with enhanced image luminance and display having the same
A light emission device and a display having the light emission device are provided. The light emission device includes first and second substrates arranged opposite to each other, an electron emission unit provided on the first substrate, a light emission unit provided on the second substrate, and spacers that are supportably disposed between the first and second substrates. The spacers are formed in a pillar configuration and each side of the spacers is arranged at an acute angle with respect to an edge of driving electrodes of the electron emission unit. |
| US07902736B2 |
Gated nanorod field emitter structures and associated methods of fabrication
The present invention relates to gated nanorod field emission devices, wherein such devices have relatively small emitter tip-to-gate distances, thereby providing a relatively high emitter tip density and low turn on voltage. Such methods employ a combination of traditional device processing techniques (lithography, etching, etc.) with electrochemical deposition of nanorods. These methods are relatively simple, cost-effective, and efficient; and they provide field emission devices that are suitable for use in x-ray imaging applications, lighting applications, flat panel field emission display (FED) applications, etc. |
| US07902731B2 |
Piezoelectric resonator device and method for manufacturing the same
With a crystal vibrator, a package (housing) is produced by joining a base to a lid, and an internal space is formed within this package. A crystal resonator plate is held on the base in this internal space, and the internal space of the package is sealed airtight. In placing the crystal resonator plate on the base, the +X axial direction of the crystal resonator plate within the internal space is set. |
| US07902724B2 |
Inertial driving actuator
An inertial driving actuator includes a fixing member, a moving element that is fixed to the fixing member and generates a small displacement by extension and contraction, an oscillation substrate that is fixed to the moving element and is moved linearly reciprocally by the small displacement, and a moving body that is moved by reciprocal movement of the oscillation substrate. The moving body has a first electrode. The oscillation substrate has a second electrode, the area of the facing portion of the second electrode and the first electrode changing continuously as the moving body moves. The actuator further includes a frictional force controller that controls a frictional force generated between the oscillation substrate and moving body, and a position detector that detects the position of the moving body on the basis of the electrostatic capacitance of the facing portion of the first electrode and the second electrode. |
| US07902721B2 |
Crystal resonator
A crystal resonator comprises an AT-cut crystal vibrating element that is driven by a thickness-shear mode and is in the shape of a rectangular plate. A pair of excitation electrodes is formed, facing front and rear surfaces of the crystal vibrating element. Each of the excitation electrodes is formed in the shape of a quadrangle as viewed from the top, and mass adjustment portions are formed at least two opposite sides of each of the excitation electrodes formed on the front and rear surfaces. |
| US07902718B2 |
Boundary acoustic wave device
A boundary acoustic wave device includes a LiNbO3 substrate having a plurality of grooves provided in the upper surface thereof, electrode layers which are defined by a metal material filled in the grooves and which include IDT electrodes, and a dielectric layer, such as a SiO2 layer, provided over the upper surface of the piezoelectric substrate and the electrodes. The upper surface of the dielectric layer is flat or substantially flat. The thickness of the electrodes, θ of the Euler angles (0°, θ, −45° to +45°) of the LiNbO3 substrate, and the thickness of the dielectric layer are within any of the ranges shown in Table 1. |
| US07902717B2 |
Boundary acoustic wave device and method for manufacturing the same
A boundary acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric substance, a dielectric substance laminated on the piezoelectric substance, and an electrode film disposed at a boundary between the piezoelectric substance and a dielectric substance, the device utilizing a boundary acoustic wave propagating along the boundary, wherein the electrode film is any one Au alloy electrode film of an Au alloy electrode film including Cu at a ratio of about 0.01% to about 4.8% by weight, an Au alloy electrode film including Pd at a ratio of about 0.01% to about 6.8% by weight, and an Au alloy electrode film including Ni at a ratio of about 0.01% to about 3.5% by weight. |
| US07902716B2 |
Surface acoustic wave device and communication apparatus
To provide a surface elastic wave apparatus that suppresses occurrence of fine ripples within a pass band, improves insertion loss and enhances the degree of balance. First and second surface acoustic wave elements (14, 15) that are parallel-connected to a surface acoustic wave resonator (16) respectively have three or more odd-numbered IDTs (2-4, 5-7), each having a plurality of electrode fingers placed along a propagation direction of a surface acoustic wave that is propagated over a piezoelectric substrate (1), and reflectors (8, 20, 21, 10), each having a plurality of electrode fingers that are placed on the two ends of the IDT row, and among all the electrode fingers respectively possessed by the IDTs and reflectors, the polarities of the electrode fingers placed adjacent to a different IDT or reflector are arranged symmetrically centered on the IDT located in the center. |
| US07902714B2 |
Motor stator
A motor stator includes a silicon steel seat wound with six sets of starting coils and six sets of operating coils formed with resistant enameled coils. The six sets of starting coils are respectively made of the resistant enameled coils in directions respectively of entering into a first slot and out a fifth slot of the silicon steel seat, entering into a second slot and out a sixth slot, entering into a third slot and out a seventh slot, entering into an eleventh slot and out a seventh slot, entering into a twelfth slot and out an eighth slot, and entering into a first slot and out a ninth slot. And the six sets of operating coils are respectively composed of the resistant enameled coils in directions respectively different from the winding directions of the six sets of starting coils, able to quickly and evenly complete winding work. |
| US07902711B2 |
Methods and apparatus for a permanent magnet machine with segmented ferrite magnets
An internal permanent magnet machine (“IPM machine”) of the type used, for example, with traction motors and hybrid electric vehicles, includes a rotor having a plurality of equal-sized (e.g., rectilinear) segmented ferrite magnets arranged in one or more layers. The magnets are inserted within rotor slots that are larger than the magnets themselves, such that one or more air gaps are formed adjacent to the magnets in each layer. |
| US07902709B2 |
Brush-less motor and electric power steering device having brush-less motor
A permanent magnet included in a rotor of a brush-less motor is a radial anisotropic magnet in which multi-poles are magnetized in the circumferential direction and is skew magnetized along the axial direction in such a manner that a surface to one end part of an upper side from a central part in the axial direction and a surface to an end part of a lower side from the central part are axially shifted by a predetermined angle in the circumferential direction from each other. In accordance with this skew-magnetization, coggings including irregularly varying components generated in the rotor owing to the three-dimensional shapes of coil ends provided at opposite ends of a tooth 611a for fixing a winding have opposite phases to each other, so that the coggings are cancelled with each other. Accordingly, the coggings can be reduced or cancelled. |
| US07902708B2 |
Electro-magnetic motor generator system
An electro-magnetic motor-generator system, including a wheel assembly having a wheel mounted onto a shaft. The shaft has a sleeve mounted thereon. A frame assembly is mounted onto the sleeve. The frame assembly comprises at least one hub having a sprocket. A gear assembly comprises a second sprocket mounted onto the shaft that engages the sprocket. A rotating ring assembly has first and second walls. The first wall comprises first gear teeth and the second wall comprises second gear teeth. The ring assembly further has consecutive magnetized/non-magnetized sections. The electro-magnetic means consist of at least one coil having first and second openings. Electro-magnetic means generate an electromotive force between said first and second openings, and said consecutive magnetized/non-magnetized sections. Switching said magnetic polarity forces said rotating ring assembly to rotate upon said sprocket thus rotating said wheel mounted onto said shaft. |
| US07902707B2 |
Anisotropic permanent magnet motor
An anisotropic permanent magnet motor includes a stator and a rotor opposed to teeth of the stator with a gap therebetween, and the rotor includes an anisotropic permanent magnet disposed on a surface of a rotor yoke. The anisotropic permanent magnet has an orientation direction set in a direction normal to the outer-peripheral surface in a range of both θr°/2 from a magnetic pole center and continuously inclined toward a magnetic pole end with respect to a direction normal to the outer-peripheral surface. |
| US07902701B2 |
Automotive alternator
A positive-side heatsink and a negative-side heatsink that constitute a rectifier are disposed inside a case at a rear end of a rotor so as to be separated axially such that front surfaces of a positive-side base portion and a negative-side base portion face each other. The negative-side heatsink is disposed such that radiating fins that are disposed so as to project from a rear surface of the negative-side base portion are positioned radially outside a cooling fan so as to face a coil end of a stator coil. |
| US07902700B1 |
Low harmonic loss brushless motor
A brushless permanent magnet motor has a rotor supported to rotate about an axis of rotation, and a stator that is stationary and magnetically exerts torque upon the rotor. The rotor has a ferromagnetic backiron and a circumferential array of alternating polarity magnetic poles that drive magnetic flux back and forth across an armature airgap. The stator includes an air core armature with windings made of bundled multiple individually insulated strand conductor wire. The windings are assembled together in a non-ferromagnetic structure that is located in the armature airgap, so alternating magnetic flux from the alternating polarity magnetic poles passes through the windings as the rotor rotates. A thin electrically conducting shield is located inside the armature airgap to increase the efficiency of the motor by reducing eddy current losses in the surfaces of the rotor magnets. |
| US07902696B2 |
Controlled switching device
A target-closing phase-map generating section generates in advance a target closing phase map in consideration of a pre-arc characteristic and variations of a mechanical action of a breaker, and amplitude fluctuations of the load voltage. A target-closing time calculating section calculates a target closing time string from frequencies and phases of the power source voltage and the load voltage, respectively, of the breaker referring to the target closing phase map. A closing control section, when a close command 11 is inputted, controls the timing of outputting a closing control signal based on a predicted closing time and the target closing time string. |
| US07902691B2 |
Enhanced cigarette lighter adapter
A cigarette lighter adapter (CLA) is disclosed comprising a body and a barrel portion extending therefrom, said barrel portion including a first and second contacts respectively connectable within a vehicle cigarette lighter to be powered therefrom, said CLA being additionally provided with at least one primary electronic circuit within the body thereof, connected directly or indirectly to said contacts, and an output to which a power signal is capable of being delivered. The CLA is characterized in that it includes an antenna component in electrical communication with said primary electronic circuit, the latter delivering at least one of the antenna signal, a electronically processed version thereof, or data derived from the electronic processing thereof, to said output in conjunction with said power signal, the source of which is derived from said contacts or from an alternative power source provided within the body of said CLA, such as an on-board rechargeable battery, said power signal source further providing power to said primary electronic circuit to enable operation thereof. Further features include the provision of one or more secondary electronic circuits within the CLA to provide power management, regulation, control, switching, and/or battery re-charging functions, and the segregation of the primary and secondary electric circuits so as to ensure effective heat dissipation. Most preferably, the CLA is provided with vents adjacent which at least one of the secondary electronic circuits is provided. |
| US07902687B2 |
Submersible turbine-generator unit for ocean and tidal currents
A submersible turbine-generator unit includes two or more turbines mounted on a common shaft with a generator therebetween. Each such turbine is capable of providing relatively low-speed, unidirectional rotation under a reversible ultra low head pressure and/or low velocity fluid flow. A plurality of airfoil-shaped turbine blades mount parallel to the common shaft and transversely to the direction of fluid flow for rotation in a plane parallel to the fluid flow. The turbines convert energy in the waterway currents into mechanical energy that will transfer through the turbine shaft to a cylindrical permanent magnet generator which will convert mechanical energy in the form of RPM and torque into electricity. Electricity from the variable speed electric generator is controlled, synchronized, conditioned and transformed into utility-grade electricity using a power electronics system in each module. |
| US07902683B2 |
Semiconductor arrangement and method for producing a semiconductor arrangement
A semiconductor arrangement having at least one semiconductor chip, which has, on one surface, an integrated circuit and at least one contact element which is electrically conductively connected to the latter, and having an edge protector, which at least partially covers an edge region on the surface of the semiconductor, the edge region extending along outer edges of the semiconductor chip. A method for manufacturing the above-mentioned semiconductor arrangement. |
| US07902680B2 |
Layered structure, electron device, and an electron device array having a variable wettability layer and semiconductor layer formed thereon
A layered structure comprises a variable wettability layer including a material that changes a critical surface tension in response to energy provided thereto, the wettability changing layer including at least a high surface energy part of large critical surface tension and a low surface energy part of low critical surface tension, a conductive layer formed on the variable wettability layer at the high surface energy tension part, and a semiconductor layer formed on the variable wettability layer at the low surface energy part. |
| US07902675B2 |
Capillary underfill of stacked wafers
A plurality of wafers are aligned and stacked on a thermally variable rotary table, the table and stack are rotated, and an underfill material is disposed and cured between wafers in the stack, bonding the wafers. Corresponding wafer portions of the plurality of wafers in the stack may be singulated from the stack, and may comprise semiconductor device packages either individually or when coupled with a substrate. |
| US07902674B2 |
Three-dimensional die-stacking package structure
This invention provides a substrate having at least one bottom electrode formed therein. A plurality of dice each having at least one opening formed therein are vertically stacked together one by one by a polymer insulating layer acting as an adhering layer between them, along with the openings thereof aligned to each other to form a through hole passing through said dice. The stacked dice are joined to a bottom of the substrate with the polymer insulating layer acting as an adhering layer, making the bottom electrode of the substrate contact the through hole. An electroplating process is performed with the bottom electrode serving as an electroplating electrode to form a conductive contact passing through the dice. |
| US07902673B2 |
Semiconductor device
A tooling method for fabricating semiconductor devices includes identifying two adjacent device lines having a device-to-device spacing width in an active region of a substrate, performing an operation to selectively define a first region as a region between the two adjacent device lines overlapping the active region, forming a first block pattern corresponding to the first region on a photomask when the device-to-device spacing width is equal to a predetermined value, and transferring the first block pattern to the substrate. |
| US07902669B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device includes a pattern layer formed on and/or over a semiconductor substrate, a fluorine-diffusion barrier layer containing a silicon-doped silicon oxide formed on and/or over the pattern layer, and an interlayer dielectric layer containing fluorine formed on and/or over the fluorine-diffusion barrier layer. |
| US07902662B2 |
Power core devices and methods of making thereof
A device comprising a power core wherein said power core comprises: at least one embedded singulated capacitor wherein said embedded singulated capacitor comprises at least a first electrode and a second electrode and wherein said embedded singulated capacitor is positioned on the outer layer of the power core so that at least one Vcc (power) terminal and at least one Vss (ground) terminal of a semiconductor device can be directly connected to at least one first and at least one second electrode, respectively and wherein the first and second electrode of the singulated capacitor is interconnected to the first and second electrode respectively of an external planar capacitor embedded within a printed wiring motherboard. |
| US07902658B2 |
Integrated circuit having wide power lines
A semiconductor integrated circuit device described herein includes a semiconductor chip and a package on which the semiconductor chip is disposed. The semiconductor chip includes first electrode pads, and the package includes second electrode pads connected to the first electrode pads. The second electrode pads include signal pads and power supply pads, and are arranged in rows along the semiconductor chip. All the power supply pads of the second electrode pads are for supplying power to the semiconductor chip and are disposed in a row positioned farther from the semiconductor chip than another row. Each power supply line that leads out from a second power supply pad has a width not less than a width of the second power supply pad. |
| US07902647B2 |
TAB package connecting host device element
A device is provided in which a glass panel having beveled edge is flexibly connected to a TAB package. The outer lead portions of the TAB package include an end portion of first width connected to a connection pattern on the glass panel, a terminal portion having a second width greater than the first width, and a transition portion having a width that varies between the first and second widths. When the TAB package is connected the transition portion of the respective outer lead portions are disposed over the beveled edge of the glass panel. |
| US07902646B2 |
Multiphase synchronous buck converter
Disclosed in this specification is a multiphase buck converter package and process for forming such package. The package includes at least four dies and at least nine parallel leads. The dies are electrically connected through a plurality of die attach pads, thus eliminating the need for wirebonding. |
| US07902644B2 |
Integrated circuit package system for electromagnetic isolation
An integrated circuit package system comprising: providing a lead frame; forming an integrated circuit package including the lead frame; providing a selectively exposed area on the lead frame; and coating a conductive shielding layer on the integrated circuit package for coupling the selectively exposed area. |
| US07902643B2 |
Microfeature workpieces having interconnects and conductive backplanes, and associated systems and methods
Microfeature workpieces having interconnects and conductive backplanes and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. One such device includes a semiconductor substrate having integrated circuitry and terminals electrically coupled to the integrated circuitry. The device also includes electrically conductive interconnects extending through at least a portion of the semiconductor substrate and electrically coupled to corresponding terminals. The device further includes a conductive backplane assembly having a conductive layer at a back side of the semiconductor substrate. One or more of the interconnects are electrically coupled to the conductive layer at the back side of the semiconductor substrate. |
| US07902642B2 |
Resin composition for sealing light-emitting device and lamp
A resin composition for sealing a light-emitting device of the present invention includes a silsesquioxane resin including two or more oxetanyl groups, an aliphatic hydrocarbon including one or more epoxy groups and a cationic polymerization initiator. Furthermore, a lamp of the present invention includes a package equipped with a cup-shaped sealing member, an electrode exposed in the bottom portion of the sealing member, and a light-emitting device arranged on the bottom portion and electrically connected with the electrode, wherein the light-emitting device is sealed with the above-described resin composition for sealing a light-emitting device filled in the sealing member. |
| US07902637B2 |
Nano structure and method of manufacturing nano structure
A nano structure formed on the surface of a substrate containing Si and having a pattern of at least 2 μm in depth, in which Ga or In is contained in the surface of the pattern, and the Ga or the In has a concentration distribution that an elemental composition ratio Ga/Si or In/Si of Si and Ga or In detected by an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is at least 0.4 atomic percent in the depth direction of the substrate, and the maximum value of the concentration is positioned within 50 nm of the surface of the pattern. |
| US07902631B2 |
Contact plug structure
A contact plug structure for a checkerboard dynamic random access memory comprises a body portion, two leg portions connected to the body portion and a dielectric block positioned between the two leg portions. Each leg portion is electrically connected to a deep trench capacitor arranged in an S-shape manner with respect to the contact plug structure via a doped region isolated by a shallow trench isolation structure. Preferably, the body portion and the two leg portions can be made of the same conductive material selected from the group consisting of polysilicon, doped polysilicon, tungsten, copper and aluminum, while the dielectric block can be made of material selected from the group consisting of borophosphosilicate glass. Particularly, the contact plug can be prepared by dual-damascene technique. Since the overlapped area between the contact plug structure and a word line can be dramatically decreased, the bit line coupling (BLC) can be effectively reduced. |
| US07902630B2 |
Isolated bipolar transistor
An isolated bipolar transistor formed in a P-type semiconductor substrate includes an N-type submerged floor isolation region and a filled trench extending downward from the surface of the substrate to the floor isolation region. Together the floor isolation region and the filled trench form an isolated pocket of the substrate which contains the bipolar transistor. The collector of the bipolar transistor may comprise the floor isolation region. The substrate does not contain an epitaxial layer, thereby overcoming the many problems associated with fabricating the same. |
| US07902626B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for its manufacture
In semiconductor devices and methods for their manufacture, the semiconductor devices are arranged as a trench-Schottky-barrier-Schottky diode having a pn diode as a clamping element (TSBS-pn), and having additional properties compared to usual TSBS elements which make possible adaptation of the electrical properties. The TSBS-pn diodes are produced using special manufacturing methods, are arranged in their physical properties such that they are suitable for use in a rectifier for a motor vehicle generator, and are also able to be operated as Z diodes. |
| US07902625B2 |
Metal-gate thermocouple
A metal gate thermocouple is provided. The thermocouple is configured to measure local temperatures of a device. The thermocouple is a passive device which senses temperature using the thermoelectric principle that when two dissimilar electrically conductive materials are joined, an electrical potential (voltage) is developed between the two materials. The voltage between the materials varies with the temperature of the junction (joint) between the materials. The thermocouple device includes a first conductor comprising a first material formed over a thin oxide layer or a shallow trench isolation (STI) structure and a second conductor comprising a second material formed over the thin oxide layer or the STI structure. The second conductor overlaps with the first conductor to form a thermocouple junction or dimension at least more than an alignment tolerance. The first and second materials are chosen such that the thermocouple junction formed between them exhibits a non-zero Seebeck coefficient. A conductive film formed over the first conductor and the second conductor and a non-conductive void or film is formed over the thermocouple junction. |
| US07902614B2 |
Semiconductor device with gate stack structure
A semiconductor device includes a first conductive layer, a first intermediate structure over the first conductive layer, a second intermediate structure over the first intermediate structure, and a second conductive layer over the second intermediate structure. The first intermediate structure includes a metal silicide layer and a nitrogen containing metal layer. The second intermediate structure includes at least a nitrogen containing metal silicide layer. |
| US07902613B1 |
Self-alignment for semiconductor patterns
Various systems and methods related to semiconductor devices having a plurality of layers and having a first conductive trace on a first layer electrically connected to a second conductive trace on a second layer and electrically isolated from a third electrical trace on the second layer are provided. A semiconductor structure can include first, second and third layers. The first conducting layer may be etched to form a first trench for the first conductive trace. A layer of material on the second layer in the first trench can define a patch area, wherein the patch area is disposed in a location where the first trench crosses over the third electrical trace. A second trench may be etched in an area defined by the first trench and the patch area to remove material in the second layer exposed by the first trench, leaving material of the layer under the patch area. |
| US07902609B2 |
Semiconductor devices including multiple stress films in interface area
A semiconductor substrate includes a first transistor area having a first gate electrode and first source/drain areas, a second transistor area having a second gate electrode and second source/drain areas, and an interface area provided at an interface of the first transistor area and the second transistor area and having a third gate electrode. A first stress film is on the first gate electrode and the first source/drain areas of the first transistor area and at least a portion of the third gate electrode of the interface area. A second stress film is on the second gate electrode and the second source/drain areas of the second transistor area and not overlapping the first stress film on the third gate electrode of the interface area or overlapping at least a portion of the first stress film. The second stress film overlapping at least the portion of the first stress film is thinner than the second stress film in the second transistor area. Related methods are also described. |
| US07902608B2 |
Integrated circuit device with deep trench isolation regions for all inter-well and intra-well isolation and with a shared contact to a junction between adjacent device diffusion regions and an underlying floating well section
Disclosed are embodiments of an improved integrated circuit device structure (e.g., a static random access memory array structure or other integrated circuit device structure incorporating both P-type and N-type devices) and a method of forming the structure that uses DTI regions for all inter-well and intra-well isolation and, thereby provides a low-cost isolation scheme that avoids FET width variations due to STI-DTI misalignment. Furthermore, because the DTI regions used for intra-well isolation effectively create some floating well sections, which must each be connected to a supply voltage (e.g., Vdd) to prevent threshold voltage (Vt) variations, the disclosed integrated circuit device also includes a shared contact to a junction between the diffusion regions of adjacent devices and an underlying floating well section. This shared contact eliminates the cost and area penalties that would be incurred if a discrete supply voltage contact was required for each floating well section. |
| US07902606B2 |
Double gate depletion mode MOSFET
A metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) has a body layer that follows the contour of exposed surfaces of a semiconductor substrate and contains a bottom surface of a shallow trench and adjoined sidewalls. A bottom electrode layer vertically abuts the body layer and provides an electrical bias to the body layer. A top electrode and source and drain regions are formed on the body layer. The thickness of the body layer is selected to allow full depletion of the body layer by the top electrode and a bottom electrode layer. The portion of the body layer underneath the shallow trench extends the length of a channel to enable a high voltage operation. Further, the MOSFET provides a double gate configuration and a tight control of the channel to enable a complete pinch-off of the channel and a low off-current in a compact volume. |
| US07902605B2 |
Resistor in an integrated circuit
A resistive element having two vertical resistive portions placed in two holes formed in the upper portion of a substrate and a horizontal resistive portion placed in a buried cavity connecting the bottoms of the holes. |
| US07902603B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device has plural columnar gate electrodes for plural MOSFETs formed in a row separately on a semiconductor substrate, and a semiconductor region which is formed in a part between the neighboring two columnar gate electrodes of the plural columnar gate electrodes to form a channel of the MOSFETs. |
| US07902600B2 |
Metal oxide semiconductor device
A metal oxide semiconductor device comprising a substrate, at least an isolation structure, a deep N-type well, a P-type well, a gate, a plurality of N-type extension regions, an N-type drain region, an N-type source region and a P-type doped region is provided. The N-type extension regions are disposed in the substrate between the isolation structures and either side of the gate, while the N-type drain region and the N-type source region are respectively disposed in the N-type extension regions at both sides of the gate. The P-type well surrounds the N-type extension regions, and the P-type doped region is disposed in the P-type well of the substrate and is isolated from the N-type source region by the isolation structure. |
| US07902596B2 |
Bidirectional semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof
A semiconductor device and a method of fabrication thereof includes a bidirectional device having a high breakdown voltage and a decreased ON voltage. An n-type extended drain region is formed in the bottom surface of each trench. A p-type offset region is formed in each split semiconductor region. First and second n-source regions are formed in the surface of the p-type offset region. This reduces the in-plane distance between the first and second n-source regions to thereby increase the density of cells. The breakdown voltage is maintained along the trenches. This increases the resistance to high voltages. Channels are formed in the sidewalls of the trenches by making the voltage across each gate electrode higher than the voltage across each of the first and second n-source electrodes. Thus, a bidirectional LMOSFET through which current flows in both directions is achieved. The LMOSFET has a high breakdown voltage and a decreased ON voltage. |
| US07902594B2 |
Semiconductor component and semiconductor device
A semiconductor component includes an insulating region provided on the substrate, plural first conductivity type wire-form semiconductor layers aligned on the insulating region parallel to each other, second conductivity type source/drain regions provided to the respective semiconductor layers, a channel region provided between the source/drain regions, an insulating film provided on the upper and side surfaces of the channel region, and a gate electrode provided on the insulating film to continuously cross the semiconductor layers. The channel region length measured perpendicularly to a current flowing direction and in parallel to the substrate is not more than twofold a maximum depletion layer width determined based on an impurity concentration in the channel region, each interval between the semiconductor layers is not more than twofold an interval between the semiconductor layer and the gate electrode, and a dielectric constant of a part of the insulating region surface is lower than 3.9. |
| US07902591B2 |
Non-volatile semiconductor storage device
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 includes: a memory columnar semiconductor extending in a direction perpendicular to a substrate; a tunnel insulation layer contacting the memory columnar semiconductor; a charge accumulation layer contacting the tunnel insulation layer and accumulating charges; a block insulation layer contacting the charge accumulation layer; and a plurality of memory conductive layers contacting the block insulation layer. The lower portion of the charge accumulation layer is covered by the tunnel insulation layer and the block insulation layer. |
| US07902583B2 |
Capacitor pair structure for increasing the match thereof
A capacitor pair structure for increasing the match thereof has two finger electrode structures interlacing with each other in parallel and a common electrode being between the two finger electrode structures to form a capacitor pair structure with an appropriate ratio. Also, the capacitor pair structure could further increase its entire capacitance through vias connecting the same capacitor pair structures on different metal layers. |
| US07902581B2 |
Semiconductor device comprising a contact structure based on copper and tungsten
By providing contact plugs having a lower plug portion, formed on the basis of well-established tungsten-based technologies, and an upper plug portion, which may comprise a highly conductive material such as copper or a copper alloy, a significant increase in conductivity of the contact structure may be achieved. For this purpose, after the deposition of a first dielectric layer of the inter-layer stack, a planarization process may be performed so as to allow the formation of the lower plug portions on the basis of tungsten, while, after the deposition of the second dielectric layer, a corresponding copper-based technology may be used for forming the upper plug portions of significantly enhanced conductivity. |
| US07902577B2 |
Image sensor having heterojunction bipolar transistor and method of fabricating the same
Provided is an image sensor having a heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) and a method of fabricating the same. The image sensor is fabricated by SiGe BiCMOS technology. In the image sensor, a PD employs a floating-base-type SiGe HBT. A floating base of the SiGe HBT produces a positive voltage with respect to a collector during an exposure process, and the HBT performs a reverse bipolar operation due to the positive voltage so that the collector and an emitter exchange functions. The SiGe HBT can sense an optical current signal and also amplify the optical current signal. The image sensor requires only three transistors in a pixel so that the degree of integration can increase. The image sensor has an improved sensitivity of signals in the short wavelength region and a sensing signal has excellent linearity such that both a sensing mechanism and control circuit are very simple. |
| US07902575B2 |
Field-effect microelectronic device, capable of forming one or several transistor channels
The invention relates to a field-effect microelectronic device, as well as the method of production thereof. The device includes a substrate as well as at least one improved structure capable of forming one or more transistor channels. This structure, formed by a plurality of bars stacked on the substrate, can make it possible to save space in the integration of field-effect transistors as well as to improve the performance thereof. |
| US07902573B2 |
Semiconductor device including vertical MOS transistors
A semiconductor device includes: a plurality of vertical MOS transistors sharing a gate electrode (2) of a first conductivity type; first semiconductor pillars (3, 4 and 5) with a gate insulating film (18) formed therearound, across the gate insulating film (18) the vertical MOS transistors facing the gate electrode; and a second semiconductor pillar (8) being of the first conductivity type which is the same as the conductivity type of the gate electrode and being in contact with the gate electrode at a portion thereof from which at least a part of the gate insulating film is removed, wherein potential supply (6) to the shared gate electrode (2) is effected through the second semiconductor pillar (8). |
| US07902572B2 |
Field effect transistor and method for manufacturing the same
A field effect transistor having a T- or Γ-shaped fine gate electrode of which a head portion is wider than a foot portion, and a method for manufacturing the field effect transistor, are provided. A void is formed between the head portion of the gate electrode and a semiconductor substrate using an insulating layer having a multi-layer structure with different etch rates. Since parasitic capacitance between the gate electrode and the semiconductor substrate is reduced by the void, the head portion of the gate electrode can be made large so that gate resistance can be reduced. In addition, since the height of the gate electrode can be adjusted by adjusting the thickness of the insulating layer, device performance as well as process uniformity and repeatability can be improved. |
| US07902566B2 |
Color control by alteration of wavelength converting element
A light emitting device is produced by depositing a layer of wavelength converting material over the light emitting device, testing the device to determine the wavelength spectrum produced and correcting the wavelength converting member to produce the desired wavelength spectrum. The wavelength converting member may be corrected by reducing or increasing the amount of wavelength converting material. In one embodiment, the amount of wavelength converting material in the wavelength converting member is reduced, e.g., through laser ablation or etching, to produce the desired wavelength spectrum. |
| US07902564B2 |
Multi-grain luminescent ceramics for light emitting devices
A ceramic body is disposed in a path of light emitted by a light source. The light source may include a semiconductor structure comprising a light emitting region disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region. The ceramic body includes a plurality of first grains configured to absorb light emitted by the light source and emit light of a different wavelength, and a plurality of second grains. For example, the first grains may be grains of luminescent material and the second grains may be grains of a luminescent material host matrix without activating dopant. |
| US07902562B2 |
Light emitting diode device that includes a three dimensional cloud structure and manufacturing method thereof
A light-emitting diode device (LED) device and manufacturing methods thereof are provided, wherein the LED device comprises a substrate, a first n-type semiconductor layer, an n-type three-dimensional electron cloud structure, a second n-type semiconductor layer, an active layer and a p-type semiconductor layer. The first n-type semiconductor layer, the n-type three-dimensional electron cloud structure, the second n-type semiconductor layer, the active layer and the p-type semiconductor layer are subsequently grown on the substrate. |
| US07902561B2 |
Nitride semiconductor light emitting device
The present invention relates to a nitride semiconductor light emitting device including: a first nitride semiconductor layer having a super lattice structure of AlGaN/n-GaN or AlGaN/GaN/n-GaN; an active layer formed on the first nitride semiconductor layer to emit light; a second nitride semiconductor layer formed on the active layer; and a third nitride semiconductor layer formed on the second nitride semiconductor layer. According to the present invention, the crystallinity of the active layer is enhanced, and optical power and reliability are also enhanced. |
| US07902560B2 |
Tunable white point light source using a wavelength converting element
A uniform high brightness light source is provided using a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) chips with slightly different pump wavelengths with a wavelength converting element that includes at least two different wavelength converting materials that convert the light to different colors of light. The intensity of the light produced by the LED chips may be varied to provide a tunable CCT white point. The wavelength converting element may be, e.g., a stack or mixture of phosphor or luminescent ceramics. Moreover, the manufacturing process of the light source is simplified because the LED chips are all manufactured using the same technology eliminating the need to manufacture different types of chips. |
| US07902558B2 |
Substrate of liquid crystal device and method for manufacturing the same
A method for manufacturing a substrate of a liquid crystal display device is disclosed. The method includes forming a conductive line structure with low resistance to improve the difficulty of the resistance matching. The method can effectively reduce the resistance of the conductive line of the LCD panel to increase the transmission rate of the driving signal. Hence, the increasing yield of products can reduce the cost of manufacturing, and can meet the requirement of the large-size and high-definition thin film transistor liquid crystal display device. |
| US07902552B2 |
Semiconductor device having a recess channel structure and method for manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having an active region comprising a gate area, a bit line contact area and a storage node contact area. A recess is formed in the gate area and the bit line contact area. A gate is formed over the gate area and a portion of an isolation layer adjacent to the gate area. The gate includes a main gate in the gate area and a passing gate over the isolation layer. A first junction area is formed in the storage node contact area of the active region. A second junction area is formed in the bit line contact area of the active region. A first landing plug and a second landing plug are formed over the first junction area and the second junction area, respectively. |
| US07902546B2 |
Rare earth-oxides, rare earth -nitrides, rare earth -phosphides and ternary alloys with silicon
Atomic layer epitaxy (ALE) is applied to the fabrication of new forms of rare-earth oxides, rare-earth nitrides and rare-earth phosphides. Further, ternary compounds composed of binary (rare-earth oxides, rare-earth nitrides and rare-earth phosphides) mixed with silicon and or germanium to form compound semiconductors of the formula RE-(O, N, P)—(Si,Ge) are also disclosed, where RE=at least one selection from group of rare-earth metals, O=oxygen, N=nitrogen, P=phosphorus, Si=silicon and Ge=germanium. The presented ALE growth technique and material system can be applied to silicon electronics, opto-electronic, magneto-electronics and magneto-optics devices. |
| US07902543B2 |
Adapting short-wavelength LED's for polychromatic, broadband, or “white” emission
An adapted LED is provided comprising a short-wavelength LED and a re-emitting semiconductor construction, wherein the re-emitting semiconductor construction comprises at least one potential well not located within a pn junction. The potential well(s) are typically quantum well(s). The adapted LED may be a white or near-white light LED. The re-emitting semiconductor construction may additionally comprise absorbing layers surrounding or closely or immediately adjacent to the potential well(s). In addition, graphic display devices and illumination devices comprising the adapted LED according to the present invention are provided. |
| US07902542B2 |
Adapted LED device with re-emitting semiconductor construction
An article includes an LED that has an emitting surface. A reemitting semiconductor structure has an emitting surface and converts light emitted by the LED to light of a different wavelength. At least one of the emitting surfaces frustrates total internal reflection. |
| US07902541B2 |
Semiconductor nanowire with built-in stress
A semiconductor nanowire having two semiconductor pads on both ends is suspended over a substrate. Stress-generating liner portions are formed over the two semiconductor pads, while a middle portion of the semiconductor nanowire is exposed. A gate dielectric and a gate electrode are formed over the middle portion of the semiconductor nanowire while the semiconductor nanowire is under longitudinal stress due to the stress-generating liner portions. The middle portion of the semiconductor nanowire is under a built-in inherent longitudinal stress after removal of the stress-generating liners because the formation of the gate dielectric and the gate electrode locks in the strained state of the semiconductor nanowire. Source and drain regions are formed in the semiconductor pads to provide a semiconductor nanowire transistor. A middle-of-line (MOL) dielectric layer may be formed directly on the source and drain pads. |
| US07902536B2 |
Memory device and method of making same
A radial memory device includes a phase-change material, a first electrode in electrical communication with the phase-change material, the first electrode having a substantially planar first area of electrical communication with the phase-change material. The radial memory device also includes a second electrode in electrical communication with the phase-change material, the second electrode having a second area of electrical communication with the phase-change material, the second area being laterally spacedly disposed from the first area and substantially circumscribing the first area.Further, a method of making a memory device is disclosed. The steps include depositing a first electrode, depositing a first insulator, configuring the first insulator to define a first opening. The first opening provides for a generally planar first contact of the first electrode. The method further including the steps of depositing a phase-change material, depositing a second insulator, configuring the second insulator, depositing a second electrode having a second contact laterally displaced from said first contact, and configuring said second electrode. |
| US07902535B2 |
Functional molecular element
A functional molecular element is provided. The functional molecular element is adapted to change, by application of electric field, conformation of a disc shape like organic metallic complex molecule (1) which forms a columnar arrangement structure to exhibit function, wherein the structure of the organic metallic complex molecule is changed by application of electric field so that anisotropy of dielectric constant is changed. Accordingly, conductivity between measurement electrodes can be switched. As its stable value, there are three kinds of stable values or more. Thus, elements or devices to which such multi-value memory characteristic is applied can be constituted. |
| US07902527B2 |
Apparatus and methods for ion beam implantation using ribbon and spot beams
An ion implantation apparatus with multiple operating modes is disclosed. The ion implantation apparatus has an ion source and an ion extraction means for extracting a ribbon-shaped ion beam therefrom. The ion implantation apparatus includes a magnetic analyzer for selecting ions with specific mass-to-charge ratio to pass through a mass slit to project onto a substrate. Multipole lenses are provided to control beam uniformity and collimation. A two-path beamline in which a second path incorporates a deceleration or acceleration system incorporating energy filtering is disclosed. Finally, methods of ion implantation are disclosed in which the mode of implantation may be switched from one-dimensional scanning of the target to two-dimensional scanning. |
| US07902526B2 |
3D two-photon lithographic microfabrication system
An imaging system is provided that includes a optical pulse generator for providing an optical pulse having a spectral bandwidth and includes monochromatic waves having different wavelengths. A dispersive element receives a second optical pulse associated with the optical pulse and disperses the second optical pulse at different angles on the surface of the dispersive element depending on wavelength. One or more focal elements receives the dispersed second optical pulse produced on the dispersive element. The one or more focal element recombine the dispersed second optical pulse at a focal plane on a specimen where the width of the optical pulse is restored at the focal plane. |
| US07902525B2 |
Method of luminescent solid state dosimetry of mixed radiations
A method of determining the doses of neutrons, gamma and X-ray photons, beta, alpha and other ionizing radiations using a method of image processing in spatial and frequency domain that produces parameters that are related to the radiation dose absorbed in a luminescent material. Portions of the luminescent material may be covered by different converters to allow for doses of different radiations to be discriminated. |
| US07902523B2 |
Fluorescence microscope apparatus
To observe and analyze intermolecular interactions such as diffusion and/or binding behaviors of molecules in a sample in a reacting state against optical stimulation, while applying the optical stimulation to a desired region in the sample by irradiating stimulus light. There is provided a fluorescence microscope apparatus comprising: a fluorescence image-capturing optical system; a stimulus light-irradiation optical system which includes a scanner for; a control unit which acquires temporal observation data by repeatedly capturing images using said image-capturing optical system while applying optical stimulation using the stimulus light-irradiation optical system; an analysis unit; and a display unit. |
| US07902521B2 |
Method for focusing electron beam in electron column
The present invention relates to a method for improving focusing in an electron column that generates an electron beam. The method for controlling the focusing of an electron beam in according to the present invention reduces the spot size of the electron beam when the electron beam reaches a specimen, so that resolution can be increased and the line width of a pattern in a semiconductor lithography process can be reduced, with the result that the performance of the electron can be improved. |
| US07902519B2 |
Monitoring
The method includes providing the volume of waste in a monitoring space; providing a support, the support being provided with a plurality of detectors for radioactive material; monitoring the volume of waste for radioactive material, in one or more parts, to give a monitoring results; and correcting the monitoring result for geometry and/or attenuation to give a corrected result using a correction factor. The correction factor is obtained by a method that includes providing a simulation of an equivalent volume of waste free of radioactive material in an equivalent monitoring space, with equivalent detectors; providing a known activity radioactive source at one or more positions in the volume of waste; determining the detector response to the source in a position, a comparison of the response and known activity contributing to a correction function for that equal volume, one or more such correction functions providing the correction factor. |
| US07902518B2 |
Non-invasive battery analysis via micro-computed tomography
A non-invasive multi-step process that includes tomography is applied to determine features of a battery. |
| US07902512B1 |
Coplanar high fill factor pixel architecture
A pixel comprising a scan line proximate to a first surface of a substrate and a bias line between the first surface of the substrate and a first terminal of a photosensing element, where a portion of the bias line is substantially parallel to the scan line. The pixel can also comprise a switching element proximate to the first surface of the substrate and aligned with at least a portion of the scan line. The pixel can include the photosensing element proximate to the first surface of the substrate and aligned with at least a portion of the bias line. |
| US07902503B2 |
Slit disk for modified faraday cup diagnostic for determining power density of electron and ion beams
A diagnostic system for characterization of an electron beam or an ion beam includes an electrical conducting disk of refractory material having a circumference, a center, and a Faraday cup assembly positioned to receive the electron beam or ion beam. At least one slit in the disk provides diagnostic characterization of the electron beam or ion beam. The at least one slit is located between the circumference and the center of the disk and includes a radial portion that is in radial alignment with the center and a portion that deviates from radial alignment with the center. The electron beam or ion beam is directed onto the disk and translated to the at least one slit wherein the electron beam or ion beam enters the at least one slit for providing diagnostic characterization of the electron beam or ion beam. |
| US07902500B2 |
Methods and interfaces for single and multidimensional separations for characterization and/or identification of molecules by mass spectrometry
The present invention relates a use of the electrocapture-based separation technology combined with mass spectrometry (e.g. sequence of polypeptides by collision-induce dissociation mass spectrometry, for the identification and/or characterization molecules of interest). In addition, it relates physical interfaces between electrocapture-based separations and different types mass spectrometers for on-line analysis, as well as the coupling of electrocapture-based separations, liquid chromatography and different types of mass spectrometrometers. It also relates the combination of the electrocapture-base separation technology with other liquid separation methods, as e.g. liquid chromatography, in order to achieve multidimensional separations prior mass spectrometrical analysis. The invention also relates to a separation device comprising a capture device, a fluidic connector e.g. an electrospray source, an electrospray interface-source and a mass spectrometer. |
| US07902498B2 |
Methods and apparatus for enhanced ion based sample detection using selective pre-separation and amplification
The invention relates generally to ion mobility based systems, methods and devices for analyzing samples and, more particularly, to sample pre-separation and amplification. |
| US07902491B2 |
Device for regulating the backlighting of an LC display
A device for controlling the luminosity of an illuminating device, in particular for LC-display units in household appliances, includes a sensor which is used to detect the presence of a user, and a luminosity sensor. An exchange between two different luminosity values of the illuminating device according to the presence of a user and according to the surrounding luminosity takes place in a continuous manner. |
| US07902487B2 |
Systems for reducing slow roll
For a shaft of an electric motor with a runout sensing area, an electrical runout value for the runout sensing area is determined, the shaft is rotated and the runout sensing area of the shaft is heated sufficient to reduce the electrical runout value. |
| US07902481B2 |
Method of manufacturing sealed electronic component and sealed electronic component
A method of manufacturing a sealed electronic component, which can seal a housing in a high-vacuum state while preventing enclosure of a gas within the housing, as well as achieving the improvement in manufacturing efficiency. According to the method, after forming an unwelded section by a primary welding process step, including a first beam irradiation process step and a second beam irradiation process step, annealing treatment is performed in an annealing process step by irradiating an electron beam to a predetermined portion on a locus of the electron beam formed in the first beam irradiation process step. The locus may be on a housing or a lid. |
| US07902479B2 |
Vacuum switchgear
A reliable, compact vacuum switchgear is provided at an inexpensive cost. The vacuum switchgear comprises a switch 1 having a fixed electrode 12 and a movable electrode 13 connectable to and disconnectable from the fixed electrode 12, another switch 2 having a fixed electrode 22 and a movable electrode 23 connectable to and disconnectable from the fixed electrode 22, conductors 3 connected to the fixed electrodes 12, 22 of the switches 1, 2, earth switches 4 connected to the conductors 3, a mold section 7 formed by molding the conductors 3 and the earth switches 4 with resin, and a vacuum container 8 accommodating the switches 1, 2 and disposed on the mold section 7. |
| US07902473B2 |
Key switch with exhaust structure
The present invention provides a key switch with an exhaust structure, which includes a keycap having a top surface and an inner surface with a cavity and an elastic member. The elastic member includes a protrusion and an elastic body. The protrusion is coupled with the inner surface of the keycap. A gas channel is formed between the cavity of the keycap and the protrusion of the elastic member. When an external force is applied to the top surface of the keycap to compress the elastic body, the gas within the elastic member can be exhausted through the gas channel of the elastic member. |
| US07902472B2 |
Arrangement, in particular, for activating a transport pawl and clamping device for a spring energy store of an electric switch comprising such an arrangement
An arrangement is disclosed for, in particular, activating a transport pawl including a movable activation device which is secured to a carrying structure and, in a first activation phase, can be moved out of the position of rest into an end position, counter to the force of a restoring spring, and in a second activation phase can be moved out of the end position and back into the position of rest, under the force of the restoring spring. In order to configure the arrangement in such a way that the operator of the activation device is alerted to incompletely executed activation of the activation device, in at least one embodiment a locking mechanism is provided which locks the activation device in the direction of its position of rest during the first activation phase when a first intermediate position is reached, and releases it again when a second intermediate position is reached. The arrangement can be applied in particular in tensioning devices for spring energy stores of electric switches which have a tensioning shaft and a manual drive for turning the tensioning shaft. |
| US07902464B2 |
Heat sink arrangement for electrical apparatus
A printed circuit board (120) includes an insulating substrate (120a) on which conductive films (120b) are formed. Semiconductor devices (8) disposed external to the printed circuit board (120) have their leads (24a, 24b, 24c) connected to the conductive films. A flexible portion (30) is formed in the insulating substrate (120a) at a location near the location where the leads (24a, 24b, 24c) are connected to the conductive films (120b). |
| US07902462B2 |
Dual harness routing devices
This invention is a novel saddle that comes in two embodiments, a vertical saddle and a horizontal saddle. Each saddle is configured to hold a power harness (or assembly of wires) and a signal harness, also an assembly of clustered wires. The saddle eliminates or greatly reduces the occurrence of electrical cross talk between these two harnesses by electrically insulating them from each other while securing each in place by a spring holder. These saddles greatly reduce electrical interference while significantly reducing installation time of the assembly. While this invention is described as used in a xerographic system, the saddle can be used in any system containing large bundles of electrical wires or cables. |
| US07902461B2 |
Fault current limiting HTS cable and method of configuring same
A cryogenically-cooled HTS cable is configured to be included within a utility power grid having a maximum fault current that would occur in the absence of the cryogenically-cooled HTS cable. The cryogenically-cooled HTS cable includes a continuous liquid cryogen coolant path for circulating a liquid cryogen. A continuously flexible arrangement of HTS wires has an impedance characteristic that attenuates the maximum fault current by at least 10%. The continuously flexible arrangement of HTS wires is configured to allow the cryogenically-cooled HTS cable to operate, during the occurrence of a maximum fault condition, with a maximum temperature rise within the HTS wires that is low enough to prevent the formation of gas bubbles within the liquid cryogen. |
| US07902460B2 |
Buss bar strip
A buss bar strip for mounting to a solar panel to electrically connect to a series of electrical lines extending from solar cells. The buss bar strip can include a thin elongate flat flexible strip of insulative material having a longitudinal length. A predetermined pattern of elongate conductors can be longitudinally disposed on the insulative strip in at least two rows along the longitudinal length and electrically isolated from each other. Each conductor can have a predetermined position, length, and spacing from each other on the insulative strip for laterally electrically connecting to selected electrical lines from the solar cells at lateral electrical connection points located along the length of the conductor on exposed surfaces on the conductor. |
| US07902459B2 |
Junction box cover assembly
A junction box cover assembly for mounting a fixture on a wall or ceiling. The assembly includes an adapter plate for being mounted on a junction box. A patch for supporting the cover assembly on the wall or ceiling in a mounted condition is provided. The patch is adapted to rest flush against the wall or ceiling and to be covered by and embedded in a joint compound. A hub having a body is insertable through openings of the patch and the adapter plate. The assembly includes elements for securing the hub to the adapter plate and elements for securing the hub to the patch. An insert is attachable to the hub for mounting a fixture or providing a blank-up cover. |
| US07902457B2 |
Adjustable mounting bracket
A mounting bracket for supporting an electrical box or other electrical device to a wall stud is adapted to contact an opposing wall to resist movement of the bracket. The bracket includes a front plate and a support plate extending perpendicular to the front plate and having a length to engage the opposing wall. The extension plate is integrally formed with the support plate and can be folded to an outward extended position to increase the effective length of the stabilizing plate to accommodate wall cavities of different depths. The extension plate includes fold lines so that an end portion can be bent to shorten the effective length of the extension plate. |
| US07902456B2 |
Thermal mass compensated dielectric foam support structures for coaxial cables and method of manufacture
Thermal mass compensated foam support structures for coaxial cables such as inner conductors and or inner conductor support structures. The foam support structures provided with an adhesive solid or high density foam polymer or blend layer to increase the thermal mass of the support structure enough to allow the foam to surround the adhesive solid or high density foam polymer or blend layer without forming unacceptably large voids in the foam dielectric as the foam dielectric cures. |
| US07902454B2 |
Solar cell, solar cell module, and method of manufacturing the solar cell
An i-type amorphous silicon layer 14 and a p-type amorphous silicon layer 15 are formed on a part of an inner wall of a through hole of an n-type single-crystal silicon substrate 11. Further, an i-type amorphous silicon layer 12 and an n-type amorphous silicon layer 13 are formed on a part of the inner wall of the through hole of the n-type single-crystal silicon substrate 11. The inner wall surface of the through hole is covered with the i-type amorphous silicon layer 14 and the i-type amorphous silicon layer 12. |
| US07902452B2 |
Multilayer ionomer films for use as encapsulant layers for photovoltaic cell modules
The present invention is photovoltaic (solar) cell module comprising a multilayer laminate ionomer film as an encapsulant layer wherein the laminate has a light transmission of at least 85%, and or a haze of less than 6%, and wherein the laminate has a modulus of less than 15,000 psi. |
| US07902448B2 |
Position sensing device
A method, operation position sensor device for an electronic musical, and musical instrument for detecting an operation position of an operation member in an electronic musical instrument. A determination is made of an amount of measured light resulting from the depression of the operation member has changed in excess of a predetermined difference value a number of times. A determination is made of a difference value of clock counts measured at a last two determinations that the measured light changed in excess of the predetermined difference value in response to determining that the amount of the measured light has changed in excess of the predetermined difference value the number of times. The difference value is converted to a key depression speed. A sound generation command is issued based on the key depression speed to a sound source. |
| US07902447B1 |
Automatic composition of sound sequences using finite state automata
In one embodiment, a method for the automatic composition of music is disclosed. The method begins by receiving a plurality of input sound sequences containing sound frequencies with corresponding time duration. The method continues with converting the plurality of input sound sequences to a finite state automaton using a system that allows over-generation, followed by receiving exploration rules that constrain how the finite state automaton is to be traversed. The next step is creating a path marker data structure indexing a plurality of path markers, where each path marker contains a path marker history and a path marker registry. After the path marker data structure is created, the method continues by traversing the finite state automaton with a graph exploration procedure that uses the exploration rules and the plurality of path markers to determine paths across the finite state automaton. During the exploration the path marker history and the path marker registry of particular path markers are updated when traversing the finite state automaton. As the finite state automaton is traversed the method includes storing the paths across the finite state automaton to the path marker data structure to define recorded path markers, wherein the recorded path markers that are not found in the plurality of input sound sequences define new music compositions. |
| US07902439B1 |
Maize variety PHV5K
A novel maize variety designated PHV5K and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PHV5K with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PHV5K through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PHV5K or a trait conversion of PHV5K with another maize variety. Inbred maize varieties derived from maize variety PHV5K, methods for producing other inbred maize varieties derived from maize variety PHV5K and the inbred maize varieties and their parts derived by the use of those methods. |
| US07902438B1 |
Maize variety PHPNN
A novel maize variety designated PHPNN and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PHPNN with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PHPNN through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PHPNN or a trait conversion of PHPNN with another maize variety. Inbred maize varieties derived from maize variety PHPNN, methods for producing other inbred maize varieties derived from maize variety PHPNN and the inbred maize varieties and their parts derived by the use of those methods. |
| US07902437B1 |
Maize variety PHWMK
A novel maize variety designated PHWMK and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PHWMK with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PHWMK through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PHWMK or a trait conversion of PHWMK with another maize variety. Inbred maize varieties derived from maize variety PHWMK, methods for producing other inbred maize varieties derived from maize variety PHWMK and the inbred maize varieties and their parts derived by the use of those methods. |
| US07902435B1 |
Maize variety PHR3J
A novel maize variety designated PHR3J and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PHR3J with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PHR3J through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PHR3J or a trait conversion of PHR3J with another maize variety. Inbred maize varieties derived from maize variety PHR3J, methods for producing other inbred maize varieties derived from maize variety PHR3J and the inbred maize varieties and their parts derived by the use of those methods. |
| US07902432B1 |
Maize variety hybrid X7H305
A novel maize variety designated X7H305 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing maize variety X7H305 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X7H305 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X7H305, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X7H305. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X7H305. |
| US07902431B1 |
Maize variety PHPJD
A novel maize variety designated PHPJD and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PHPJD with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PHPJD through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PHPJD or a trait conversion of PHPJD with another maize variety. Inbred maize varieties derived from maize variety PHPJD, methods for producing other inbred maize varieties derived from maize variety PHPJD and the inbred maize varieties and their parts derived by the use of those methods. |
| US07902428B2 |
Plant regulatory region that directs transgene expression in the maternal and supporting tissue of maize ovules and pollinated kernels
Compositions and methods for regulating expression of heterologous nucleotide sequences in a plant are provided. Compositions include a novel nucleotide sequence for a maize actin depolymerization factor 4 promoter. Also provided is a method for expressing a heterologous nucleotide sequence in a plant using a promoter sequence disclosed herein. |
| US07902426B1 |
Method of improving gene transfer efficiency into plant cells utilizing heat and centrifugation
A method for gene transfer by which higher efficiency for gene transfer than that by the conventional Agrobacterium method may be attained simply and without injuring the tissue is disclosed. According to the method of the present invention, the efficiency of gene transfer into plant cells by a bacterium belonging to genus Agrobacterium is promoted by accompanying heat treatment and centrifugation treatment of the plant cells or plant tissue. |
| US07902422B2 |
Regulating the ethylene response of a plant by modulation of F-box proteins
The invention relates to transgenic plants having reduced sensitivity to ethylene as a result of having a recombinant nucleic acid encoding an F-box protein that interacts with a EIN3 involved in an ethylene response of plants, and a method of producing a transgenic plant with reduced ethylene sensitivity by transforming the plant with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an F-box protein. The inventions also relates to methods of altering the ethylene response in a plant by modulating the activity or expression of an F-box protein. |
| US07902420B2 |
Body adhesive tape
A body adhesive tape comprising a stretch base material and an adhesive layer with grooves. |
| US07902418B2 |
Disproportionation of isopentane
A process for disproportionating isopentane into isomers of hexane and butane that utilizes a fixed bed reactor employing a catalyst composition comprising aluminum halide. The process additionally includes a product separation zone which can be configured to recover and return at least a portion of the isopentane product stream to the inlet of the disproportionation reactor. |
| US07902417B2 |
Dual catalyst system for alkane metathesis
A method of converting at least one first alkane to a mixture of at least one low molecular weight alkane (optionally also including additional lower and/or higher molecular weight alkanes) and at least one high molecular weight alkane, comprising: reacting a first alkane in the presence of dual catalyst system comprising a first catalyst (i.e., a hydrogen transfer catalyst and preferably an iridium pincer complex catalyst) and a second catalyst (i.e., a metathesis catalyst) to produce a mixture of low and high molecular weight alkanes. |
| US07902416B2 |
Fluidized bed reactor with back-mixing for dehydrogenation of light paraffins
An improved process and system for the endothermic dehydrogenation of an alkane stream is described. The process and system of the present invention comprise a back-mixed fluidized bed reactor. The alkane stream is dehydrogenated in a single reactor stage by contacting the alkane stream with a back-mixed fluidized bed of catalyst. Deactivated catalyst is withdrawn from the back-mixed fluidized reactor and heated to produce hot regenerated catalyst. The hot regenerated catalyst is returned to the back-mixed fluidized bed reactor at a rate sufficient to maintain the back-mixed fluidized bed reactor at substantially isothermal conditions. |
| US07902415B2 |
Processes for dimerizing or isomerizing olefins
A process for dimerizing alpha olefins comprising contacting (i) an alpha olefin having at least 3 carbon atoms, (ii) a hexadentate bimetallic catalyst, and (iii) a cocatalyst, and dimerizing the alpha olefin in a reaction zone at conditions effective to dimerize an alpha olefin to form a reaction zone effluent comprising alpha olefin oligomers including alpha olefin dimers. A process for dimerizing olefins comprising contacting (i) an alpha olefin having at least 3 carbon atoms, (ii) a hexadentate bimetallic complex comprising a cobalt compound, and (iii) a cocatalyst, and dimerizing the alpha olefin in a reaction zone at conditions effective to dimerize an alpha olefin to form a reaction zone effluent comprising oligomers including dimmers, wherein greater than 20 weight percent of the alpha olefin has been converted to oligomers, greater than 30 weight percent of the oligomers are dimers, and greater than 85 mole percent of the dimers are linear. |
| US07902408B2 |
BPA process improvement
The present disclosure enables phenol recovery, purification and recycle in a simple, economic manner from waste streams from, for example, a phenol/acetone production process, e.g., a phenol/acetone plant or an upstream cumene hydroperoxide cleavage process step, and BPA production step, for use in the reaction with acetone to produce BPA. The disclosure therefore reduces the overall consumption of phenol in the production of BPA. |
| US07902406B2 |
Lubricating oil
The present invention provides a lubricating oil comprising an alicyclic compound represented by a general formula (I): wherein n is an integer of 0 or 1; one of R1 and R2 represents —CH2OR4 (wherein R4 represents a carboxylic acid residue) while the other one represents alkyl, lower alkyl-substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, aryl, or aralkyl; and R3 represents —CH2OR5 (wherein R5 represents a carboxylic residue) and the like. The lubricating oil of the present invention has an excellent traction coefficient, excellent heat resistance, or the like. For the lubricating oil of the present invention, the alicyclic compound represented by the general formula (I) can be directly used as it is, and other base oils such as ester oil, poly-α-olefin, mineral oil, or silicone oil may be included therein, if necessary. |
| US07902405B2 |
Process for production of 2,6-dimethyl-1-naphthaldehyde
2,6-Dimethyl-1-naphthaldehyde having a ratio of the amount of 3,7-dimethyl-1-naphthaldehyde to the total amount of 2,6-dimethyl-1-naphthaldehyde and 3,7-dimethyl-1-naphthaldehyde of 30 mol % or less is particularly useful as optical functional materials, etc. The present invention provides a process for producing such 2,6-dimethyl-1-naphthaldehyde in an industrially advantageous manner. Specifically, in the process for producing 2,6-dimethyl-1-naphthaldehyde through formylation of 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene with carbon monoxide, formylation is performed in the presence of hydrogen fluoride in an amount of 5 to 100 times by mole and boron trifluoride in an amount of 0.5 to 3.5 times by mole, with respect to 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene, and at a reaction temperature of 35 to 70° C. |
| US07902403B2 |
Dithiophosphate composition and utility in rubber
The present invention relates to oligomeric or polymer dithiophosphate di- or poly-sulfides and their utility in rubbers. Another aspect of the invention is a method for making oligomeric or polymeric dithiophosphates by reacting phosphorous pentasulfide with a di- or polyol and a mono alcohol to produce a dithiophosphoric acid, and then oxidizing the dithiophosphoric acid with an oxidizing agent to produce an oligomeric or polymeric dithiophosphate. |
| US07902402B2 |
Tetramine compound and organic EL device
The present invention provides a method for producing a tetramine compound represented by formula (1): wherein R1, R2 and R3, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, a tertiary alkyl group having 4 to 8 carbon atoms, an unsubstituted aryl group or an aryl group substituted with a tertiary alkyl group having 4 to 8 carbon atoms, and n represents 3 or 4. |
| US07902401B2 |
Fluorinated compounds
Compounds of Formula I are useful in the treatment of epilepsy, neuropathic pain, acute and chronic inflammatory pain, migraine, tardive dyskinesia and other related CNS disorders. wherein: A and R1 to R8 are defined in the specification. |
| US07902395B2 |
Versatile oxidation byproduct purge process
Disclosed is a process and apparatus for treating a purge stream in a carboxylic acid production process. The process employs a purge process that allows for the separation of oxidation byproducts into benzoic acid and non-benzoic acid oxidation byproducts, thus providing flexibility in the treatment and use of such oxidation byproducts. |
| US07902393B2 |
Process for the preparation of β-santalol and derivatives thereof
The present invention concerns a process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I) wherein R represents a Me or Et group, as well said compound in the form of any one of its stereoisomers or mixture thereof. The invention concerns also the use of compound (I) for the synthesis of β-santalol or of derivatives thereof. |
| US07902392B2 |
Method for the production of organosilicon compounds comprising carboxy radicals
Organosilicon compounds bearing carboxylic acid groups are easily and economically replaced in high yield by oxidation of a carbinol-functional organosilicon compound with an oxidizer in the presence of a moderator at a pH≧3. Carboxyl-functional organopolysiloxanes highly useful as textile softeners may be obtained by this method. |
| US07902388B2 |
High PUFA oil compositions
The present invention is directed to oil compositions having a high concentration of poly-unsaturated fatty acids. In addition, the oils of the present invention have advantageous stability characteristics and minimal trans-fatty acids. |
| US07902386B2 |
Method for the depolymerization of mixtures that contain mono-and/or diesters of polytetrahydrofurane
The present invention provides a process for depolymerizing mixtures comprising mono- and/or diesters of polytetrahydrofuran in the presence of an acidic catalyst and of a C1- to C3-alcohol at temperatures of from 80 to 200° C. and a pressure of from 0.05 to 0.5 MPa, where the molar ratio of the C1- to C3-alcohol relative to the carboxyl groups present in the mixture is greater than 1. |
| US07902385B2 |
Ester compounds and their preparation, polymers, resist compositions and patterning process
Novel ester compounds having formulae (1) to (4) wherein A1 is a polymerizable functional group having a carbon-carbon double bond, A2 is oxygen, methylene or ethylene, R1 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group, R2 is H or a monovalent hydrocarbon group, any pair of R1 and/or R2 may form an aliphatic hydrocarbon ring, R3 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group, and n is 0 to 6 are polymerizable into polymers. Resist compositions comprising the polymers as a base resin are thermally stable and sensitive to high-energy radiation, have excellent sensitivity and resolution, and lend themselves to micropatterning with electron beam or deep-UV. |
| US07902381B2 |
Synthesising method and benzoxathiepine intermediates
The invention relates to preparing derivatives of formula (1), wherein, in particular R1 and R2, identical or different, represent a hydrogen, flourine or chlorine atom, a hydroxy group, an alkyl radical and an alkoxy radical, R3 is an alkyl radical, a hydroxy group, or a methoxy radical, R4 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl radical and R5 and R6, identical or different, represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl radical, an alkoxy radical, an alkylthio radical, and an alkylamino radical. The inventive method consists in reducing an amid of formula (9). |
| US07902380B2 |
Process for the preparation of (S)-alpha-ethyl-2-oxo-1-pyrrolidineacetamide and (R)-alpha-ethyl-2-oxo-pyrrolidineacetamide
A process provided for the preparation of the (S)- and (R)- alpha- ethyl-2-oxo-1-pyrrolidineacetamide of formula:(1) from (RS)-alpha-ethyl-2-oxo-1-pyrrolidineacetic acid of formula:(2) comprising: i) combining the (RS)-2 with a chiral base (resolving agent) in a resolution solvent and crystallizing from the said mixture the diastereomeric salt of (S)- or (R)-2 and chiral base; ii) regenerating (S)- or (R)-2 from the crystallized diastereomeric salt by treating with a suitable acid or acidic ion-exchange resin; iii) optionally regenerating (R)- or (S)-2 or their mixture (predominantly one enantiomer) from the crystallization mother liquor by treating with a suitable acid or acidic ion-exchange resin; iv) optionally epimerizing (RS)-2 by treating (R)- or (S)-2 or their mixture (predominantly one enantiomer) of step iii with an acid anhydride; V) optionally converting (RS)-2 of step iv into enantiomerically enriched (S)- or (R)-2 through steps i and ii; vi) formation of the mixed anhydride by reacting (R)- or (S)-2 with an alkyl or aryl sulfonyl halogen compound RSO2X in the presence of a suitable base; and vii) reacting the mixed anhydride with ammonia; wherein R represents C 1 to C 15 alkyl or aryl groups such as methyl, ethyl, p-toluenyl, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzyl, 2,4,6-trichloribenzyl, and X represents a halogen atom such as F, Cl and Br atoms. |
| US07902379B2 |
Heteroaryl-substituted 1,3-dihydroindol-2-one derivatives and medicaments containing them
The present invention relates to novel 1,3-dihydroindol-2-one (oxindole) derivatives of the formula (I) in which A, R3, R4, R5 R6 and R7 are defined according to claim 1, and to medicaments containing them for the treatment of diseases. In particular, the novel oxindole derivatives can be used for the control and/or prophylaxis of various vasopressin-dependent or oxytocin-dependent diseases. |
| US07902377B2 |
Method for preparing medetomidine and its salts
The invention provides an improved, highly efficient method for preparing Medetomidine, and its salts, in particular its pharmaceutically acceptable salts. The method utilizes the high reactivity of halogenated imidazoles towards transmetalation with Grignard reagents and the subsequent reaction with 2,3-dimethylbenzaldehyde. |
| US07902375B2 |
5-phenyl-4-methyl-thiazol-2-yl-amine derivatives as inhibitors of phosphatidylin ositol 3 kinase enzymes (PI13) for treatment of inflammatory diseases
in free or salt form, wherein Ra, Rb, R2, R3, R4 and R5 have the meanings as indicated in the specification, are useful for treating conditions that are mediated by mediated by phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase. Pharmaceutical compositions that contain the compounds and a process for preparing the compounds are also described. |
| US07902370B2 |
Solid forms of the magnesium salt of S-omeprazole and processes for their preparation
New solid forms of the active ingredient magnesium salt of S-omeprazole, obtainable by a preparation process including: a) crystallizing a magnesium salt of S-omeprazole from a solution of a magnesium salt of S-omeprazole in a solvent system that includes a mixture of methanol/water with an amount of water equal to or greater than about 0.01 ml/g of the magnesium salt of S-omeprazole starting material; b) isolating the magnesium salt of S-omeprazole that appears in the prior operation; c) separating the free organic solvent from the magnesium salt of S-omeprazole obtained or, alternatively, separating both the free solvent and the solvation solvent. The new solid forms are obtained by a reproducible and robust process, with high yield and elevated optical purity, which is useful for the preparation of pharmaceutical products that contain said active ingredient. |
| US07902368B2 |
Cationic substituted 2,2,6,6-tetraalkylpiperidinyl alkoxyamines
Cationic 2,2,6,6-tetraalkylpiperidinyl alkoxyamines of, for example, formula (1a) and (1b) are useful as polymerization initiators/regulators in a controlled stable free radical polymerization process to produce intercalated and/or exfoliated nanoparticles from natural or synthetic clays. Compositions comprising improved nanocomposites produced by this process are useful as, for example, coatings, sealants, caulks, adhesives and plastic additives wherein Q1 is a direct bond or a —CH2— group T1, T2, T3 and T4 are independently methyl or ethyl with the proviso that at least one is ethyl; T7 and T8 are hydrogen or methyl; T5 and T6 are hydrogen or T5 and T6 together are a group ═O, ═NOH, ═NO-T9 or T5 is hydrogen and T6 is —O-T9 or —NR9-T9 T9 is hydrogen, R9 or —C(O)—R9; R9 is hydrogen, C1-C18alkyl, C3-C18alkenyl, C3-C18alkynyl, phenyl or C7-C9phenylalkyl unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy, halogen or C1-C4alkoxy; K1 and K2 are hydrogen, C1-C18alkyl, C5-C12cycloalkyl, phenyl or C7-C9phenylalkyl and K3 is a group containing selected amine containing salts. |
| US07902366B2 |
NK1 antagonists
A NK1 antagonist having the formula (I), wherein Ar1 and Ar2 are optionally substituted phenyl or heteroaryl, X1 is an ether, thio or imino linkage, R4 and R5 are not both H or alkyl, and the remaining variables are as defined in the specification, useful for treating a number of disorders, including emesis, depression, anxiety and cough. Pharmaceutical compositions. Methods of treatment and combinations with other agents are also disclosed. |
| US07902359B2 |
Decahydronaphthalene compounds
This invention relates to a compound of the following formula: wherein R1, R2, R3, G, and Z are defined herein. It also relates to is methods of treating autoimmune disease, cancer, and atherosclerosis with such a compound. |
| US07902353B2 |
Nucleic acid enzyme biosensors for ions
Disclosed are compositions and methods for the sensitive and selective detection of ions using nucleic acid enzymes. |
| US07902352B2 |
Isolated nucleic acid duplex for reducing huntington gene expression
Disclosed herein are sequences, molecules and methods used to suppress the expression of HD genes encoding for huntingtin protein in primates including Macaca mulatta and Homo sapiens. These sequences, molecules and methods aid in the study of the pathogenesis of HD and can also provide a treatment for this disease by reducing HD mRNA without causing death, locomotor impairment or cellular alterations of the Macaca mulatta and Homo sapiens. |
| US07902351B2 |
Inhibition of viral gene expression using small interfering RNA
The invention provides methods, compositions, and kits comprising small interfering RNA (shRNA or siRNA) that are useful for inhibition of viral-mediated gene expression. Small interfering RNAs as described herein can be used in methods of treatment of HCV infection. ShRNA and siRNA constructs targetING the internal ribosome entry site (IRES) sequence of HCV are described. |
| US07902350B2 |
Method for monitoring the efficacy of a Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis therapy
The present invention relates to Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) as the etiological agent of IBD, including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, as well as Multiple Sclerosis and Alzheimer's Disease. As such, methods for monitoring efficacy of a anti-MAP therapy and determining whether a blood sample is suitable for transfusion are provided based upon presence, absence or amount of MAP nucleic acid. |
| US07902347B2 |
Human Ron-related gene variant associated with cancers
The invention relates to the nucleic acid and polypeptide sequences of three novel human Ron-related gene variants (Ron-V1, Ron-V2, and Ron-V3). The invention also provides a process for producing the polypeptides of the variants, as well as uses for the nucleic acid, polypeptide and antibodies to same in diagnosing human breast carcinoma, breast adenocarcinoma, cervix epidermoid carcinoma, cervix epitheloid carcinoma, colon adenocarcinoma, urinary bladder carcinoma, prostate carcinoma, esophagus epidermoid carcinoma and esophagus carcinoma. |
| US07902345B2 |
Detection and quantification of biomolecules using mass spectrometry
The present invention is directed in part to a method for detecting a target nucleic acid using detector oligonucleotides detectable by mass spectrometry. This method takes advantage of the 5′ to 3′ nuclease activity of a nucleic acid polymerase to cleave annealed oligonucleotide probes from hybridized duplexes and releases labels for detection by mass spectrometry. This process is easily incorporated into a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification assay. The method also includes embodiments directed to quantitative analysis of target nucleic acids. |
| US07902342B2 |
Method for producing gaseous diazoalkanes
The invention relates to a method for producing diazoalkanes, which is characterized by dissolving a diazoalkane precursor in a first solvent, dissolving a base in a second solvent, allowing the substances to react in a reactor while forming the diazoalkane and removing the diazoxaline under reduced pressure. The inventive method is especially suitable for producing diazomethane. |
| US07902341B2 |
Methods and compositions for modulating somatolactogenic functions
Compositions containing cyclophilin B, mutants of cyclophilin B or inhibitors of cyclophilin B and methods of using these compositions to modulate somatolactogenic function are provided. |
| US07902339B2 |
Antitumor antibodies, proteins, and uses thereof
Antibodies that bind to a 40 kDa protein which is expressed on tumors, but is not expressed on normal adult hemopoietic cells are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for production and the use of such antibodies. |
| US07902325B2 |
Polypropylene having reduced residual metals
Polymerization processes are described herein. The polymerization processes generally include introducing a catalyst system to a reaction zone, introducing an olefin monomer to the reaction zone, contacting the olefin monomer with the catalyst system to form a polyolefin and contacting the polyolefin with a quench agent, wherein the quench agent is at least partially soluble in the olefin monomer. |
| US07902324B2 |
Initiator
An initiator for cationic polymerization comprises a salt of a protic acid as well as a protic acid. The molar ratio of protic acid to salt is in the range from 1:0.01 to 1:2000. The initiator is used for example for cationic homo- or copolymerization of trioxane, and permits stable and flexible operation of the polymerization. |
| US07902322B2 |
Nonlinear optical chromophores with stabilizing substituent and electro-optic devices
According to an embodiment, a nonlinear optical chromophore includes the structure D-π-A, wherein D is a donor, π is a π-bridge, and A is an acceptor, and wherein at least one of D, π, or A is covalently attached to a substituent group including a substituent center that is directly bonded to at least three aryl groups. |
| US07902320B2 |
Graphic art films comprising polyester compositions formed from 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol
Described are graphic art films comprising a polyester compositions comprising at least one polyester, comprising dicarboxylic acid component comprising 70 to 100 mole % of terephthalic acid residues and a glycol component comprising: 20 to 30 mole % of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues and 70 to 80 mole % of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues, wherein the total mole % of the dicarboxylic acid component is 100 mole %, the total mole % of the glycol component is 100 mole %, and polyester has following properties: the inherent viscosity of the polyester is from 0.60 to 0.75 dL/g; Tg of from 100 to 130° C.; notched Izod impact strength of at least 7.5 ft-b/inch at 23° C. according to ASTM D256; the melt viscosity of the polyester is less than 10,000 poise as measured at 1 radian/second on a rotary melt rheometer at 290° C.; and the polyester composition contains no polycarbonate. |
| US07902318B2 |
High IV melt phase polyester polymer catalyzed with antimony containing compounds
A melt phase process for making a polyester polymer melt phase product by adding an antimony containing catalyst to the melt phase, polycondensing the melt containing said catalyst in the melt phase until the It.V. of the melt reaches at least 0.75 dL/g. Polyester polymer melt phase pellets containing antimony residues and having an It.V. of at least 0.75 dL/g are obtained without solid state polymerization. The polyester polymer pellets containing antimony residues and having an It.V. of at least 0.70 dL/g obtained without increasing the molecular weight of the melt phase product by solid state polymerization are fed to an extruder, melted to produce a molten polyester polymer, and extruded through a die to form shaped articles. The melt phase products and articles made thereby have low b* color and/or high L* brightness, and the reaction time to make the melt phase products is short. |
| US07902317B2 |
Synthesis of aniline and phenol-based antioxidant macromonomers and corresponding polymers
Compounds are synthesized that contain nitrogen and hindered phenol functionalities of an aromatic amine and hindered phenol for use as oxidative stabilizers for organic materials, paints, lubricants, elastomers, and in other applications. The disclosed methods can efficiently synthesize target monomers and polymers without the use of expensive catalysts. Further, the disclosed methods can scale up to industrially useful quantities. In general, the methods provide an improved, highly efficient and economical process for the synthesis of macromonomers having nitrogen containing moiety and sterically hindered phenols and their corresponding polymers. |
| US07902315B2 |
Low viscosity allophanates containing actinically curable groups
The present invention relates to a process for preparing radiation-curing binders containing allophanate groups by reacting at temperatures of ≦130° C. A) one or more compounds containing uretdione groups with B) one or more OH-functional compounds which contain groups which react, with polymerization, with ethylenically unsaturated compounds on exposure to actinic radiation (radiation-curing groups), C) optionally NCO-reactive compounds other than B), in the presence of D) a catalyst containing at least one zinc compound, to form allophanate groups by opening the uretdione ring. |
| US07902314B2 |
Organosilicone compositions and methods for preparing them
Disclosed herein is a composition comprising a structure (M1)a(ME)b(D1)c(D2)d(T)e(Q)f, wherein M1=R1R2R3SiO1/2; ME=R4R5RESiO1/2; D1=R6R7SiO2/2; D2=R8R9SiO2/2; T=R10SiO3/2; and Q=SiO4/2; wherein each RE is independently a monovalent hydrocarbon radical containing an epoxy group; R9 comprises a structure -L1-Si(R11)g(OR12)3-g or L2(D3)h(M2)i-L3-Si(R13)g′(OR14)3-g′, wherein L1, L2, and L3 are independently divalent linking groups; g and g′ independently have a value from 0 to 2; M2=R15R16R17SiO1/2; D3=R18R19SiO2/2; wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, R18, and R19 are independently monovalent hydrocarbon radicals; wherein a, b, c, d, e, f, h, and i are stoichiometric subscripts that are zero or positive subject to the following limitations: b has a value of 2; d is greater than or equal to 1; when (a+c+e+f) is equal to zero, (b+d) is greater than or equal to 3; and when i=0, h is at least 1. |
| US07902307B2 |
Olefin polymerization process with optimized product discharge
The present invention relates to a polymerization process for producing olefin polymers in a loop reactor comprising the steps of: introducing into the loop reactor one or more olefin reactants, polymerization catalysts and diluents, and while circulating said reactants, catalysts and diluents, polymerizing said one or more olefin reactants to produce a polymer slurry comprising essentially liquid diluent and solid olefin polymer particles, said process further comprising one or more cycles of: (a) allowing said polymer slurry to settle in one or more setting legs connected to said reactor, and (b) discharging from a setting leg a predetermined volume of polymer slurry substantially equal to the volume of polymer slurry settled in said settling leg since its previous discharge. |
| US07902304B2 |
Functional filler and resin composition containing same
The present invention provides a functional filler which is excellent in dispersibility or interaction with polylactic acid as a matrix polymer and can improve heat resistance, moldability and mechanical strength of the polylactic acid; and a resin composition containing the functional filler. The functional filler of the present invention is characterized in including a raw material filler and polylactic acid, wherein a surface or end the raw material filler is modified by the polylactic acid. |
| US07902297B2 |
Slip- and leveling agent
The invention relates to a slip- and leveling agent characterized in that it comprises a copolymer which is obtained by copolymerizing A. at least one unit of a mono- or di perfluoroester of an unsaturated dicarboxylic-acid; B. at least one terminal reactive polysiloxane unit; C. at least one alkyl(meth)acrylate unit or cycloalkyl(meth)acrylate unit and/or (meth)acrylic acid and/or other units originating from vinylic compounds that can form radicals. |
| US07902293B2 |
Method of preparing emulsions containing elastomeric silanes and siloxanes having quaternary ammonium groups
Oil-in-water (O/W) and water-in-oil (W/O) emulsions and microemulsions containing elastomeric silanes or siloxanes preferably having quaternary ammonium groups are generally made by reacting organic quaternary ammonium compounds having epoxide groups or halohydrin groups, with silanes or siloxanes having amino groups. The reaction is carried out in an aqueous polar phase containing a crosslinking agent and surfactant. The emulsions and microemulsions are especially useful for treating hair, skin, or the underarm. |
| US07902288B2 |
Sealant materials containing diblock copolymers and methods of making thereof
A method of making a sealant material, such as a grease material, which includes providing a diblock copolymer, where the diblock copolymer includes a plurality of styrene zones and a plurality of rubber zones, and where the styrene zones have a glass transition temperature, and combining the diblock copolymer with mineral oil at a processing temperature less than about the glass transition temperature of the styrene zones. Also disclosed are such sealant and gel materials. |
| US07902285B2 |
Rubber mixture and tires
Sulfur-vulcanizable rubber mixture without aromatic process oils, in particular for the tread rubber of vehicle pneumatic tires, containing at least one diene rubber, carbon black, mineral oil plasticizer, and resin. A vehicle pneumatic tire with a tread rubber that is composed at least partially of a rubber mixture of this type vulcanized with sulfur is also disclosed. To improve the chipping and chunking behavior, the rubber mixture can contain at least one diene rubber, 5-100 phr of at least one carbon black with an iodine adsorption number of 100-180 g/kg and a DBP number of 100-150 cm3/100 g, 5-80 phr of at least one mineral oil plasticizer that has a content of polycyclic aromatic compounds determined with the DMSO extract according to the IP 346 method of less than 3% by weight relative to the total weight of the mineral oil plasticizer, and 5-30 phr of at least one resin with an average molecular weight determined with GPC of less than 400 g/mol and a softening point (ring and ball according to ASTM E 28) of less than 40° C. |
| US07902284B2 |
Composition based on organosilicon compounds
Organosilicon compositions which can be cured to produce elastomers, in particular elastomers suitable for use in the food industry, contain very fine particulate aluminum oxide powder in minor amount. Non-blocking sheets and pellets can be formed from the compositions, and later molded and cured. |
| US07902279B2 |
Composition, article, and associated method
A composition includes a polymer precursor and a coupling agent composition capable of bonding to a filler having a corresponding binding site. The polymer precursor includes cycloolefin and the coupling agent has at least one functional group that is an epoxy, an amine, an imine, a thiol, a carboxylic acid, a cyanato, a carboxylic acid anhydride, a cyano group, or a silane group. A method to make the composition is also provided. |
| US07902278B2 |
Functionalized polymers and improved tires therefrom
A functionalized elastomer defined by the formula where π includes a polymer chain, θ includes a group 14 element, R1 and R2 each independently include hydrogen, or a monovalent organic group, or a polymer chain, R3 and R4 each independently include a divalent organic group or a covalent bond, R5, R6, R7, R8 and R9 each independently include a monovalent organic group or a hydrogen atom. |
| US07902266B2 |
Composition of anti-glare coating
A composition of an anti-glare coating has a resin, multiple particles and a dispersant. The resin is selected from the group consisting of thermosetting resin and light-curing resin. The particles have a dimension that is from about 30 nanometers (nm) to about 10 micrometers (μm). Because the dispersant stabilizes and keeps a separation distance between each two particles, the particles cannot aggregate in or precipitate out of the anti-glare coating. Thus, the anti-glare coating can be coated easily on the substrate and a surface of the anti-glare film is uniform to provide an improved anti-glare effect. Moreover, the dispersant allows adjustment of haze, gloss and distinctness of image of a substrate coated with the anti-glare coating. |
| US07902263B2 |
Process for making polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) from polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
The invention relates to a process for making modified polybutylene terephthalate random copolymers from a polyethylene terephthalate component. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a two step process in which a 1,4-butane diol component reacts with a polyethylene terephthalate component under conditions that depolymerize the polyethylene terephthalate component into a molten mixture and the molten mixture is placed under subatmospheric conditions that produce the modified polybutylene terephthalate random copolymers. In another embodiment, the invention relates to a three step process in which a diol component selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, and combinations thereof reacts with a polyethylene terephthalate component under conditions sufficient to depolymerize the polyethylene terephthalate component into a first molten mixture; and where the first molten mixture is combined with 1,4-butane diol under conditions that create a second molten mixture that is subsequently placed under subatmospheric conditions that produce the modified polybutylene terephthalate random copolymers. The invention also relates to compositions made from processes of the invention. |
| US07902260B2 |
Medicament for preventive and/or therapeutic treatment of lower urinary tract symptom
A medicament for preventive and/or therapeutic treatment of a lower urinary tract symptom caused by a lower urinary tract disorder, which comprises as an active ingredient a retinoid such as, for example, 4-[(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-2 -naphthalenyl)carbamoyl]benzoic acid. |
| US07902259B2 |
Histone deacetylase inhibitors
Histone deacetylase is a metallo-enzyme with zinc at the active site. Compounds having a zinc-binding moiety, such as, for example, a hydroxamic acid group or a carboxylic acid group, can inhibit histone deacetylase. Histone deacetylase can repress gene expression, including expression of genes related to tumor suppression. Accordingly, inhibition of histone deacetylase can provide an alternate route for treating cancer, hematological disorders, e.g., hemoglobinopathies, and genetic related metabolic disorders, e.g., cystic fibrosis and adrenoleukodystrophy. |
| US07902257B2 |
Trihydroxy polyunsaturated eicosanoid
The invention features methods for the preparation of naturally occurring trihydroxy polyunsaturated eicosanoids and their structural analogs. The invention further provides new derivatives and analogs of trihydroxy polyunsaturated eicosanoids that can be prepared according to these methods. The invention also provides compositions and methods using trihydroxy polyunsaturated eicosanoid derivatives for the prevention, amelioration and treatment of a variety of diseases or conditions associated with inflammation or inflammatory response, autoimmune diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, cardiovascular diseases, or abnormal cell proliferation or cancer. |
| US07902256B2 |
Pest treatment composition
The present invention provides a pediculicidal and ovicidal composition with an extraordinarily lethal effectiveness that can also be used to remove parasites, such as lice. The pediculicidal and ovicidal composition contains a purified terpene agent such as citronellal, citronellol, citronellyl or a mixture thereof, a short chain alcohol, and a non-aqueous co-solvent and/or surfactant component. The composition more preferably utilizes citronellyl acetate as the active agent. The compositions can be administered topically to humans, animals or any infested areas. |
| US07902253B2 |
Isoflavone derivatives of tectorigenin, the preparation thereof and the antiviral medicine containing the same as an effective constituent
An isoflavone derivative of tectorigenin compound as shown in formula (II), its preparation method and the antiviral medicine containing it as an effective constituent. The compound structure is shown as follows: Where:: R1 is H, NH2 or SO3M; R2 is OR′; R3 is H or —CH2NR″; where R′ is H, —CH2COONa or —CH2CH2NMe2; NR″ is or —NMe2; M is H, Na, K or N+H (CH2CH2OH)3. |
| US07902249B2 |
Indole derivatives substituted with long-chain alcohols and medicaments containing them
Provided is an indole long-chain alcohol, or a hydrate or an isomer thereof, represented by the following formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, an acetyl group, or a hydroxyl group, and n represents a number from 0 to 20; and a medicinal composition comprising the same. The indole long-chain alcohol (I) exhibits an excellent nerve growth promoting effect, as well as potent antioxidative and anti-tumor effects, and is therefore useful as a prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for cerebral diseases including dementia diseases, and malignant tumors including brain tumors. |
| US07902248B2 |
Oxime glucokinase activators
Disclosed herein are pyrazole glucokinase activators of the formula (I): that are useful for the treatment of metabolic diseases and disorders. |
| US07902246B2 |
Methods for controlling formation of imiquimod impurities for two months, four months, and six months
Pharmaceutical formulations and methods including an immune response modifier (IRM) compound and an oleic acid component are provided where stability is improved by using oleic acid have low polar impurities such as peroxides. |
| US07902243B2 |
Methods for improving imiquimod availability at two months, four months and six months between refined and compendial
Pharmaceutical formulations and methods including an immune response modifier (IRM) compound and an oleic acid component are provided where stability is improved by using oleic acid have low polar impurities such as peroxides. |
| US07902240B2 |
Substituted pyrazole and triazole compounds as KSP inhibitors
Disclosed are new substituted pyrazole and triazole compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters or prodrugs thereof, compositions of the derivatives together with pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, and uses thereof: |
| US07902239B2 |
Diaminotriazoles useful as inhibitors of protein kinases
The present invention relates to inhibitors of protein kinases. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders. |
| US07902238B2 |
2-aminooxazolines as TAAR1 ligands
The invention relates to compounds of formula wherein R1, R2, and R3 are as defined herein and to a pharmaceutically suitable acid addition salts thereof for the treatment of CNS disorders. |
| US07902231B2 |
Anthropodicidal anthranilamides
This invention provides compounds of Formula 1, their N-oxides and agriculturally suitable salts wherein R1, R2, R3, R4a, R4b and R5 are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are methods for controlling invertebrate pests comprising contacting the invertebrate pests or their environment with a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula 1 or a composition comprising a compound of Formula 1. |
| US07902228B2 |
Schweinfurthin analogues
Methods and intermediates for preparing enantiomerically enriched Schweinfurthin analogs which are useful for the treatment of cancer, as well as novel Schweinfurthin analogs having anti-cancer activity, compositions comprising such analogs and therapeutic methods comprising administering such analogs. |
| US07902221B2 |
Amidoalkyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octane compounds as mu opioid receptor antagonists
The invention provides novel 8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octane compounds of formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, and a are defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, that are antagonists at the mu opioid receptor. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, methods of using such compounds to treat conditions associated with mu opioid receptor activity, and processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds. |
| US07902218B2 |
Substituted tetrahydroisoquinolines as β-secretase inhibitors
There is provided a series of tetrahydroisoquinoline diaminopropane compounds of Formula (I) or a stereoisomer; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R, R8 and R9 are as defined herein, their pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use. These compounds inhibit the processing of amyloid precursor protein (APP) by β-secretase and, more specifically, inhibit the production of Aβ-peptide. The present disclosure is directed to compounds useful in the treatment of neurological disorders related to β-amyloid production, such as Alzheimer's disease and other conditions affected by anti-amyloid activity. |
| US07902216B2 |
Pharmaceutical creams with refined oleic acid
Pharmaceutical formulations and methods including an immune response modifier (IRM) compound and an oleic acid component are provided where stability is improved by using oleic acid have low polar impurities such as peroxides. |
| US07902215B2 |
Pharmaceutical creams with reduced imiquimod impurities
Pharmaceutical formulations and methods including an immune response modifier (IRM) compound and an oleic acid component are provided where stability is improved by using oleic acid have low polar impurities such as peroxides. |
| US07902214B2 |
Method of treating a mucosal and/or dermal associated condition
Pharmaceutical formulations and methods including an immune response modifier (IRM) compound and an oleic acid component are provided where stability is improved by using oleic acid have low polar impurities such as peroxides. |
| US07902209B2 |
Method of preparing a pharmaceutical cream and minimizing imiquimod impurity formation
Pharmaceutical formulations and methods including an immune response modifier (IRM) compound and an oleic acid component are provided where stability is improved by using oleic acid have low polar impurities such as peroxides. |
| US07902208B2 |
Treating allergic and inflammatory conditions
A method of treating and/or preventing allergic and inflammatory conditions of the skin or upper and lower airway passages, e.g. seasonal allergic rhinitis, perennial allergic rhinitis, or chronic idopathic urticaria, in a human more 12 years old, by administering an amount of desloratadine, e.g. 2×2.5 mg or 5 mg/day for a time sufficient to produce a geometric mean steady state maximum plasma concentration of desloratadine in the range of about 2.90 ng/mL to about 4.54 ng/mL, or a arithmetic mean steady state maximum plasma concentration of desloratadine in the range of about 3.2 ng/mL to about 5.0 ng/mL is disclosed. |
| US07902203B2 |
Anti-infective agents
The present invention provides an HCV polymerase inhibiting compound having the formula (I) and a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of said compound. The present invention also provides a method for inhibiting hepatitis C virus (HCV) polymerase, a method for inhibiting HCV viral replication, and a method for treating or preventing HCV infection. Processes for making said compounds, and synthetic intermediates employed in said processes, are also provided. |
| US07902199B2 |
Heterocyclic substituted piperazine compounds with CXCR3 antagonist activity
The present application discloses a compound, or enantiomers, stereoisomers, rotamers, tautomers, racemates or prodrug of said compound, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates or esters of said compound, or of said prodrug, said compound having the general structure shown in Formula 1: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or ester thereof. Also disclosed is a method of treating chemokine mediated diseases, such as, palliative therapy, curative therapy, prophylactic therapy of certain diseases and conditions such as inflammatory diseases (non-limiting example(s) include, psoriasis), autoimmune diseases (non-limiting example(s) include, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis), graft rejection (non-limiting example(s) include, allograft rejection, zenograft rejection), infectious diseases (e.g., tuberculoid leprosy), fixed drug eruptions, cutaneous delayed-type hypersensitivity responses, ophthalmic inflammation, type I diabetes, viral meningitis and tumors using a compound of Formula 1. |
| US07902198B2 |
Crystalline aripiprazole solvates
Alcoholates of aripiprazole are useful as pharmaceuticals and/or as intermediates in making aripiprazole Form A or Form B. |
| US07902197B2 |
Pyrrolopyrazine kinase inhibitors
The present invention relates to the use of novel pyrrolopyrazine derivatives of Formula I, wherein the variables Q and R are defined as described herein, which inhibit JAK and SYK and are useful for the treatment of auto-immune and inflammatory diseases. |
| US07902196B2 |
Synthesis of avrainvillamide, strephacidin B, and analogues thereof
The syntheses of the natural products, avrainvillamide and stephacidin B, are provided. The α,β-unsaturated nitrone functionality of avrainvillamide and its 3-alkylidene-3H-indole 1-oxide core is shown to covalently and reversibly bond to heteroatom-based nucleophiles. This capability may allow these molecules to bind active site nucleophiles and may provide the basis for designing potent and selective enzyme inhibitors. Both avrainvillamide and its dimer stephacidin B have been reported to exhibit antiproliferative activity, and avrainvillamide has been reported to exhibit antimicrobial activity against multi-drug resistant bacteria. Avrainvillamide has been found to target cytoskeleton-linking membrane protein (CLIMP-63) thereby preventing cells from undergoing mitosis. The invention provides syntheses of these natural products as well as analogs of these natural products and their functional cores. The compounds of the invention may be used in the treatment of diseases such as cancer, autoimmune diseases, and bacterial infection. |
| US07902193B2 |
Phthalazinone derivatives
A compound of the formula (I): wherein: A and B together represent an optionally substituted, fused aromatic ring; D is selected from: (i) where Y1 is selected from CH and N, Y2 is selected from CH and N, Y3 is selected from CH, CF and N; and (ii) where Q is O or S; RD is: wherein RN1 is selected from H and optionally substituted C1-10 alkyl; X is selected from a single bond, NRN2, CRC3RC4 and C═O; RN2 is selected from H and optionally substituted C1-10 alkyl; RC3 and RC4 are independently selected from H, R, C(═O)OR, where R is optionally substituted C1-10 alkyl, optionally substituted C5-20 aryl or optionally substituted C3-20 heterocyclyl; Y is selected from NRN3 and CRC1RC2. RC1 and RC2 are independently selected from H, R, C(═O)OR, where R is optionally substituted C1-10 alkyl, optionally substituted C5-20 aryl or optionally substituted C3-20 heterocyclyl; RC1 and RC2 together with the carbon atom to which they are attached may form an optionally substituted spiro-fused C5-7 carbocylic or heterocyclic ring; and when X is a single bond RN1 and RC2 may together with the N and C atoms to which they are bound, form an optionally substituted C5-7 heterocylic ring; and when X is CRC3RC4, RC2 and RC4 may together form an additional bond, such that there is a double bond between the atoms substituted by RC1 and RC3. |
| US07902186B2 |
Substituted 5-phenyl-3,6-dihydro-2-oxo-6H-1,3,4-thiadiazines
Compounds of the formula (I), in which R1, R2, m, Q and B have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, are inhibitors of tyrosine kinases, in particular Met kinase, and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of tumours. |
| US07902178B2 |
Progesterone receptor antagonists
The present invention relates to progesterone receptor antagonists of general formula I: in which R1 can be a hydrogen atom and R2 a hydroxyl group or R1 and R2 together can be an oxo group. |
| US07902173B2 |
Compound selected from sulfated cellulose and salts thereof and dermatitis therapeutic agent
The present invention provides a compound selected from sulfated cellulose and salts thereof which can be used as an active ingredient for a cutaneous external preparation produced intending to prevent, soften, improve or cure atopic cutaneous symptoms and the like and which are excellent in a hydrolytic resistance, and dermatitis therapeutic agents and cosmetics using the same. |
| US07902165B2 |
Use of AIM3 acting as a tumor suppressor
The present invention relates to novel uses of AIM3 acting as a tumor suppressor, and more particularly to methods for using an AIM3 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the protein to activate ATM or ATR and to treat ATM- or ATR-mediated diseases. The AIM3 protein according to the present invention interacts directly with ATM/ATR so as to activate ATM/ATR and proteins regulated by ATM/ATR. Also, the AIM3 protein upregulates tumor suppressor gene p53 and its target genes so as to not only inhibit the proliferation of cells but also to induce apoptosis. |
| US07902162B2 |
Medicament and method for treating recurrent spontaneous abortion
The present invention discloses a pharmaceutical composition for treating a subject with immunological recurrent spontaneous abortion which comprises a therapeutically effective amount of a substance capable of lowering the in vivo level of antinuclear antibody. Particularly, the substance is chromosome No. 2 or fragment thereof containing fibronectin encoding gene derived from the spouse of said subject, or a mixture of chromosome No. 2 or fragment thereof containing fibronectin encoding gene derived from a plurality of males. The present invention also discloses a method for treating immunological recurrent spontaneous abortion. |
| US07902160B2 |
ENA nucleic acid drugs modifying splicing in mRNA precursor
Oligonucleotides having a nucleotide sequence complementary to nucleotide numbers such as 2571-2607, 2578-2592, 2571-2592, 2573-2592, 2578-2596, 2578-2601 or 2575-2592 of the dystrophin cDNA (Gene Bank accession No. NM_004006.1) and therapeutic agents for muscular dystrophy comprising such oligonucleotides. |
| US07902155B2 |
Therapeutic methods using cyclosporine components
Methods of treating humans or animals having dysfunctional oral mucosal tissue are disclosed which include topically administering cyclosporine A, salts thereof and/or mixtures thereof in an oral cavity of the human or animal. |
| US07902152B2 |
Use of cobratoxin as an analgesic
A composition of matter for an analgesia and its method of use is disclosed. The method of use is for the treatment of chronic pain, especially to the treatment of heretofore intractable pain as associated with advanced cancer. The pain associated with neurological conditions, rheumatoid arthritis, viral infections and lesions is also contemplated. The method includes administering to a host an alpha-neurotoxin that is characterized by its ability to blocking of the action of acetylcholine at nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. |
| US07902150B2 |
Medicaments and proteins based on TGF-β monomers for the treatment of wounds
There is provided the use of monomeric TGF-βs, or there fragments or derivatives, as medicaments. These medicaments preferably comprise monomeric TGF-β3, or fragments or derivatives thereof. The medicaments provided may be used in the acceleration of wounding and/or the inhibition of scarring, in the promotion of epithelial regeneration, or in the prevention and/or treatment of fibrotic disorders. |
| US07902145B2 |
Terminal sterilization of injectable collagen products
Methods of sterilizing dermal fillers and injectable collagen material have been developed which reduce the level of active biological contaminants or pathogens without adversely affecting the material, i.e., wherein the dermal fillers and injectable collagen material retain their same properties before and after its terminal sterilization. In one embodiment the method for sterilizing the dermal filler or injectable collagen material that is sensitive to radiation contains the steps of protecting the filler or material from radiation, and irradiating the filler or material with a suitable dose of radiation for a time and at a rate effective to sterilize the filler or injectable material. In a preferred embodiment the method for sterilizing the dermal filler or injectable collagen material that is sensitive to radiation includes the steps of a) freezing the filler or material at a temperature below its freezing temperature, which is generally below 0° C. and b) irradiating the filler or material with a suitable dose of radiation at an effective rate for a time effective to sterilize the filler or material. The exposure of the radiation differs depending upon the density of the filler or material, but is preferably between 5 kGy and 12 kGy and more preferably between 6 kGy and 8 kGy. These doses result in a sterility assurance level (SAL) of 10−6 SAL for the filler or material. |
| US07902141B2 |
Polymer for treating surfaces
The present invention relates to compositions for treating hard surfaces, comprising a water-soluble or water-dispersible compound as component A which is obtainable by reacting: aa) polyalkylenepolyamines, polyamidoamines, polyamidoamines grafted with ethyleneimine, polyether-amines and mixtures of said compounds, as component Aa; ab) if appropriate at least bifunctional crosslinkers which have, as functional group, a halogenhydrin, glycidyl, aziridine or isocyanate unit or a halogen atom, as component Ab; and ac) monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids, salts, esters, amides or nitriles of monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids, chlorocarboxylic acids and/or glycidyl compounds, such as glycidyl acid, glycidylamide or glycidyl esters; and water; to a process for the preparation of a water-soluble or water-dispersible compound, to water-soluble or water-dispersible compounds preparable by the process according to the invention, and to the use of water-soluble or water-dispersible compounds according to the present application in compositions for treating hard surfaces. |
| US07902138B2 |
Liquid detergent composition
The present invention provides a liquid detergent composition comprising an effective amount of an enzyme, 0.001-3% wt of a perfume ingredient, and 0.005-2% wt of an anti-oxidant. It has been found that the storage stability of the enzyme—which is preferably a protease—can be drastically improved by the addition of the anti-oxidant. |
| US07902135B2 |
Method of improving the ocular tolerance of foaming and/or detergent compositions for skin use
The ocular tolerance of cosmetic, dermocosmetic and dermopharmaceutical compositions is improved by the incorporation therein of an effective amount of a polyol-glycoside or of a mixture of polyol-glycosides of formula (I): R1—O-(G)-H (I) in which: —x represents a decimal number between 1 and 5 and G represents the residue of a reducing sugar, and R1 represents a radical of formula (A) —CH2—(CHOH)n—CH2—OH (A) in which n is an integer equal to 2, 3 or 4, or else R1 represents a radical of formula (B) —(CH2—CHOH—CH2—O)m—H (B) in which m is an integer equal to 1, 2 or 3. The invention also relates to new concentrates which contain compounds of formula (I), foaming and/or detergent surfactants and topically acceptable solvents, and also to processes for preparing them. |
| US07902131B2 |
Antioxidant synergist for lubricating compositions
Molybdenum-free lubricating compositions are provided, having an antioxidation additive composition based on a combination of (1) alkylated diphenylamine (APDA), (2) polyamine dispersant, and (3) monoglyceride, ethoxylated amide, or mixtures thereof. Further synergy is achieved when component (3) is borated, allowing a reduction in phosphorus levels to below 0.08% or even a phosphorus-free composition. |
| US07902130B2 |
Multifunctional dispersants
The present invention provides a composition comprising the product prepared by hearing together: (a) a dispersant; and (b) a 1,3-dicarboxylic acid or 1,4-dicarboxylic acid of an aromatic compound, or a reactive equivalent thereof; and at least one of: (c) 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole or a hydrocarbyl-substituted 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole, or an oligomer thereof; (d) a borating agent; and (e) a phosphorus acid compound, or a reactive equivalent thereof, said heating being sufficient to provide a reaction product of (a), (b), and (c), (d), or (e), which is soluble in an oil of lubricating viscosity. The invention further provides a use for the composition. |
| US07902129B2 |
Delivery of agents to the cutting mechanism of paper shredders
Lubrication substrates are disclosed that have been treated with or that carry a lubricant for maintaining a paper shredder. The lubrication substrate is fed through the shredding mechanism of a paper shredder. Rather than requiring disassembly of the paper shredder, maintenance and lubrication can be performed by passing the lubrication substrate through the shredding mechanism. The lubrication substrates can take any of a variety of forms, and can be substantially rigid and/or stiff. The lubrication substrates can also include scented lubricants and decomposing agents. Paper shredders are also disclosed for use with the lubrication substrates. The paper shredders can have various means for identifying when lubrication is needed and/or when the cutting mechanism of the paper shredder is lubricated by a lubrication sheet. Paper shredders having a reservoir of lubricant for delivery to the cutting mechanism of the paper shredder are also disclosed. |
| US07902126B1 |
Well lost circulation additive, lost circulation treatment fluid made therefrom, method of minimizing lost circulation in a subterranean formation
For lost circulation treatment, a lost circulation additive including a dry mixture of water soluble crosslinkable polymer, a crosslinking agent, and a reinforcing material of fibers and/or comminuted plant materials. The method of forming a lost circulation fluid includes contacting the additive with water or an aqueous solution, with a method of conforming the formation further including the step of injecting the fluid into the wellbore. |
| US07902124B2 |
Self-diverting acid treatment with formic-acid-free corrosion inhibitor
A method of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore of a well having iron-containing components is carried out by introducing a treatment fluid into the wellbore of the well. The treatment fluid is formed from an aqueous solution, a mineral acid, a viscoelastic surfactant gelling agent and corrosion inhibitor system containing at least one of an alkyl, alkenyl, alicyclic or aromatic substituted aliphatic ketone and aliphatic or aromatic aldehyde. The treatment fluid is substantially free of any formic acid or precursor formic acid. In certain embodiments, the corrosion inhibitor system comprises a mixture of at least one of an alkenyl phenone or α,β-unsaturated aldehyde, an unsaturated ketone or unsaturated aldehyde other than the alkenyl phenone and α,β-unsaturated aldehyde, a dispersing agent, an extender and an alcohol solvent. A corrosion inhibitor intensifier may also be used in certain embodiments, which may include a mixture of cuprous iodide and cuprous chloride. |
| US07902119B2 |
Porous ceramic high temperature superconductors and method of making same
Porous ceramic superconductors having a film thickness over 0.5 microns are provided. The superconducting material is applied to a vicinal substrate and optionally nanoparticles are inserted to release local strain. The resultant superconductors exhibit improved Jc values compared to nonvicinal (flat) counterparts and those having no nanoparticles. |
| US07902116B2 |
Fluid treatment with activated carbon and carbon foam
A system comprising an activated carbon bed in contact with carbon foam is described. In some embodiments, the system, which may be a fluid treatment system, may comprise an activated carbon bed and a carbon foam section covering at least a portion of a surface of the activated carbon bed. In other embodiments, a fluid treatment system may comprise two or more activated carbon beds which are at least partially separated by one or more carbon foam sections. Further embodiments of a fluid treatment system may comprise a vessel, where one or more walls of the vessel comprises carbon foam, and an activated carbon bed contained within the vessel. Still further, a fluid treatment system may comprise an activated carbon bed and a carbon foam section at least partially contained within said activated carbon bed. |
| US07902115B2 |
Adducts of amines and polycarboxylic acids, and filter media comprising such adducts
Herein are disclosed adducts of amines and polycarboxylic acids, and methods of making such adducts. Such adducts can be used to remove cyanogen chloride. Also disclosed are methods of providing such adducts on supports to form filter media. Also disclosed are methods of combining such filter media with catalysts and/or with porous polymeric webs to form filter systems. |
| US07902110B2 |
Homogeneous asymmetric hydrogenation catalyst
Provide that a useful catalyst for homogeneous hydrogenation, particularly a catalyst for homogeneous asymmetric hydrogenation for hydrogenation, particularly asymmetric hydrogenation, which is obtainable with comparative ease and is excellent in economically and workability, and a process for producing a hydrogenated compound of an unsaturated compound, particularly an optically active compound using said catalyst with a high yield and optical purity. |
| US07902108B2 |
Preparation of olefin polymerization catalyst component
A process for producing a Gp 2/transition metal olefin polymerisation catalyst component, in which a Gp 2 metal complex is reacted with a transition metal compound so as to produce an oil-in-oil emulsion, the disperse phase containing the preponderance of the Mg being solidified by heating to provide a catalyst component of excellent morphology. Polymerisation of olefins using a catalyst containing such a component is also disclosed. The process may be employed in the production of Ziegler-Natta catalysts. |
| US07902104B2 |
Divided solid composition composed of grains provided with continuous metal deposition, method for the production and use thereof in the form of a catalyst
This invention relates to a solid divided composition comprising grains whose mean size is greater than 25 μm and less than 2.5 mm, wherein each grain is provided with a solid porous core and a homogeneous continuous metal layer consisting of at least one type of transition non-oxidised metal and extending along a gangue coating the core in such a way that pores are inaccessible. A method for the production of said composition and for the use thereof in the form of a solid catalyst is also disclosed. |
| US07902102B2 |
Pentasil-structuer zeolithic material the production and use thereof
Zeolite material of the pentasil type has an alkali metal and alkaline earth metal content of not more than 100 ppm and a molar ratio of Si to Al of from 250 to 1500, at least 90% of the primary particles of the zeolite material being spherical and 95% by weight of the spherical primary particles having a diameter of less than or equal to 1 μm. |
| US07902100B2 |
Treatment of air to a catalyst regenerator to maintain catalyst activity
The invention relates to a conversion process for making olefin(s) using a molecular sieve catalyst composition. More specifically, the invention is directed to a process for converting a feedstock comprising an oxygenate in the presence of a molecular sieve catalyst composition, wherein the air feed to the catalyst regenerator is free of or substantially free of metal salts. |
| US07902099B2 |
Dielectric layers and memory cells including metal-doped alumina
A method of forming (and an apparatus for forming) a metal-doped aluminum oxide layer on a substrate, particularly a semiconductor substrate or substrate assembly, using a vapor deposition process. |
| US07902097B2 |
Neutral gray glass composition
The present invention is to provide a neutral gray colored glass composition that has a soda-lime-silica glass base composition containing as major colorants 0.30 to 0.70% by weight Fe2O3; 0 to 30 ppm of Co3O4; 1 to 20 ppm of Se; and 20 to 200 ppm of CuO. The glass provides an illuminant “A” light transmission greater of 65%, a total solar energy transmittance of less than or equal to 60%, a solar ultraviolet transmittance of less than 46%; a dominant wavelength from 490 nm to 600; and an excitation purity of less than 6. |
| US07902095B2 |
Functional textile structures
The invention provides a functional laminate composite fabric which is robust, laundry-durable and adaptable for securing about any three dimensional body, and a method for forming such fabric. The functional laminate fabric is provided with at least one functional element which can conduct electricity, conduct light, provide electromagnetic fields or provide shielding from electromagnetic fields. The functional laminate may include vias through which the functional element may be exposed. Generally, the functional laminate fabric is sufficiently robust for incorporation into garments and for applications in so-called wearable electronics. |
| US07902092B2 |
Exterior finishing system and building wall containing a corrosion-resistant enhanced thickness fabric and method of constructing same
A corrosion-resistant lath is provided for use in exterior finishing systems, such as stucco systems and exterior insulation and finish systems (“EIFS”). The lath includes in a first embodiment an open, woven fabric comprising weft and warp yarns containing non-metallic fibers, such as glass fibers. A portion of the weft yarns are undulated, resulting in an increased thickness for the fabric. The fabric is coated with a polymeric resin for substantially binding the weft yarns in the undulated condition. This invention also includes methods for making an exterior finish system and building wall including an exterior finish system using such a lath. |
| US07902088B2 |
High quantum efficiency silicon nanoparticle embedded SiOXNY luminescence device
A method is provided for fabricating a high quantum efficiency silicon (Si) nanoparticle embedded SiOXNY film for luminescence (electroluminescence—EL and photoluminescence—PL) applications. The method provides a bottom electrode, and deposits a Si nanoparticle embedded non-stoichiometric SiOXNY film, where (X+Y<2 and Y>0), overlying the bottom electrode. The Si nanoparticle embedded SiOXNY film is annealed. The annealed Si nanoparticle embedded SiOXNY film has an extinction coefficient (k) of less than about 0.001 as measured at 632 nanometers (nm), and a PL quantum efficiency (PLQE) of greater than 20%. |
| US07902084B2 |
Silicon dioxide deposition methods using at least ozone and TEOS as deposition precursors
Embodiments disclosed herein pertain to silicon dioxide deposition methods using at least ozone and tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) as deposition precursors. In one embodiment, a silicon dioxide deposition method using at least ozone and TEOS as deposition precursors includes flowing precursors comprising ozone and TEOS to a substrate under subatmospheric pressure conditions effective to deposit silicon dioxide-comprising material having an outer surface onto the substrate. The outer surface is treated effective to one of add hydroxyl to or remove hydroxyl from the outer surface in comparison to any hydroxyl presence on the outer surface prior to said treating. After the treating, precursors comprising ozone and TEOS are flowed to the substrate under subatmospheric pressure conditions effective to deposit silicon dioxide-comprising material onto the treated outer surface of the substrate. Other embodiments are contemplated. |
| US07902083B2 |
Passivation layer for a circuit device and method of manufacture
According to one embodiment of the disclosure, a method for passivating a circuit device generally includes providing a substrate having a substrate surface, forming an electrical component on the substrate surface, and coating the substrate surface and the electrical component with a first protective dielectric layer. The first protective dielectric layer is made of a generally moisture insoluble material having a moisture permeability less than 0.01 gram/meter2/day, a moisture absorption less than 0.04 percent, a dielectric constant less than 10, a dielectric loss less than 0.005, a breakdown voltage strength greater than 8 million volts/centimeter, a sheet resistivity greater than 1015 ohm-centimeter, and a defect density less than 0.5/centimeter2. |
| US07902082B2 |
Method of forming field effect transistors using diluted hydrofluoric acid to remove sacrificial nitride spacers
Methods of forming integrated circuit devices include forming a field effect transistor having a gate electrode, sacrificial nitride spacers on opposing sidewalls of the gate electrode and source/drain regions, which are self-aligned to the sacrificial nitride spacers, on a semiconductor substrate. The sacrificial nitride spacers are selectively removed using a diluted hydrofluoric acid solution having a nitride-to-oxide etching selectivity in excess of one. In order to increase charge carrier mobility within a channel of the field effect transistor, a stress-inducing electrically insulating layer is formed on opposing sidewalls of the gate electrode. This insulating layer is configured to induce a net tensile stress (NMOS) or compressive stress (PMOS) in the channel. |
| US07902074B2 |
Simplified pitch doubling process flow
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device comprises patterning a layer of photoresist material to form a plurality of mandrels in a device array region. The method further comprises depositing an oxide material over the plurality of mandrels and over a device peripheral region. The method further comprises forming a pattern of photoresist material over the oxide material in the device peripheral region. The method further comprises anisotropically etching the oxide material from exposed horizontal surfaces in the device array region. The method further comprises selectively etching photoresist material from the device array region and from the device peripheral region. |
| US07902072B2 |
Metal-polishing composition and chemical-mechanical polishing method
A metal-polishing composition includes colloidal silica particles, which has a ratio of minor axis/major axis of 0.2 to 0.8 and a surface at least partially covered with aluminum atoms, comprises in an amount of 50% or more with respect to total abrasives.The metal-polishing composition preferably includes an oxidizing agent, an organic acid or the like. The colloidal silica constituting the colloidal silica particles is preferably formed by hydrolysis of alkoxysilane. The major axis of the colloidal silica particles is preferably in a range of 20 nm to 100 nm. |
| US07902067B2 |
Post passivation interconnection schemes on top of the IC chips
A new method is provided for the creation of interconnect lines. Fine line interconnects are provided in a first layer of dielectric overlying semiconductor circuits that have been created in or on the surface of a substrate. A layer of passivation is deposited over the layer of dielectric, a thick second layer of dielectric is created over the surface of the layer of passivation. Thick and wide interconnect lines are created in the thick second layer of dielectric. The first layer of dielectric may also be eliminated, creating the wide thick interconnect network on the surface of the layer of passivation that has been deposited over the surface of a substrate. |
| US07902065B2 |
Multi-layered metal line having an improved diffusion barrier of a semiconductor device and method for forming the same
A multi-layered metal line of a semiconductor device and a process of forming the same are described. The multi-layered metal line includes a lower metal line formed on a semiconductor substrate. An insulation layer is subsequently formed on the semiconductor substrate including the lower metal line and has an upper metal line forming region that exposes a portion of the lower metal line. A diffusion barrier formed on a surface of the upper metal line forming region of the insulation layer. The diffusion barrier includes a W—B—N ternary layer. An upper metal line is finally formed on the diffusion barrier to fill the upper metal line forming region of the insulation layer. |
| US07902064B1 |
Method of forming a layer to enhance ALD nucleation on a substrate
A layer to enhance nucleation of a substrate is described, including a method to form the layer, the method including obtaining a substrate comprising a patterned feature comprising a dielectric region and a conductive region, selectively forming a self-aligned monolayer (SAM) on the dielectric region of the substrate to enhance nucleation process of a first precursor, and depositing the first precursor on the substrate, the precursor to adsorb on the SAM. |
| US07902056B2 |
Plasma treated metal silicide layer formation
Devices and methods for plasma treated metal silicide layer formation are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprises forming a metal layer on a silicon substrate, exposing the metal layer to a plasma, and thermally treating the silicon substrate and the metal layer to form a metal silicide layer. |
| US07902050B2 |
Methods and apparatus for incorporating nitrogen in oxide films
In a first aspect, a first method is provided. The first method includes the steps of (1) preconditioning a process chamber with an aggressive plasma; (2) loading a substrate into the process chamber; and (3) performing plasma nitridation on the substrate within the process chamber. The process chamber is preconditioned using a plasma power that is at least 150% higher than a plasma power used during plasma nitridation of the substrate. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US07902042B2 |
Method of manufacturing SOI wafer and thus-manufactured SOI wafer
A method of manufacturing an SOI wafer includes a bonding step, a thinning and a bonding annealing step. Assuming refractive index n1 of SiO2 as 1.5, refractive index n2 of Si as 3.5, and optical thickness tOP of the silicon oxide film 2 and the SOI layer 15 in the infrared wavelength region as tOP=n1×t1+n2×t2, the thickness t1 of the silicon oxide film 2 and thickness t2 of the SOI layer so as to satisfy a relation of 0.1λ |
| US07902041B2 |
Method for manufacturing semiconductor device
An object is to provide a method for manufacturing, with high yield, a semiconductor device having a crystalline semiconductor layer even if a substrate with low upper temperature limit. A groove is formed in a part of a semiconductor substrate to form a semiconductor substrate that has a projecting portion, and a bonding layer is formed to cover the projecting portion. In addition, before the bonding layer is formed, a portion of the semiconductor substrate to be the projecting portion is irradiated with accelerated ions to form a brittle layer. After the bonding layer and the supporting substrate are bonded together, heat treatment for separation of the semiconductor substrate is performed to provide a semiconductor layer over the supporting substrate. The semiconductor layer is selectively etched, and a semiconductor element is formed and a semiconductor device is manufactured. |
| US07902019B2 |
Dielectric layer for semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device comprises a silicate interface layer and a high-k dielectric layer overlying the silicate interface layer. The high-k dielectric layer comprises metal alloy oxides. |
| US07902018B2 |
Fluorine plasma treatment of high-k gate stack for defect passivation
Embodiments of the present invention generally provide a method for forming a dielectric material with reduced bonding defects on a substrate. In one embodiment, the method comprises forming a dielectric layer having a desired thickness on a surface of a substrate, exposing the substrate to a low energy plasma comprising a fluorine source gas to form a fluorinated dielectric layer on the substrate without etching the dielectric layer, and forming a gate electrode on the substrate. In certain embodiments, the fluorine source gas is a carbon free gas. In certain embodiments, the method further comprises co-flowing a gas selected from the group consisting of argon, helium, N2, O2, and combinations thereof with the fluorine source gas. |
| US07902017B2 |
Process of forming an electronic device including a trench and a conductive structure therein
A process of forming an electronic device can include providing a workpiece comprising a substrate, including an underlying doped region, and a semiconductor layer overlying the underlying doped region, wherein the semiconductor layer has a primary surface spaced apart from the underlying doped region. The process can also include forming a vertically-oriented conductive region extending from the primary surface to the underlying doped region, and forming a horizontally-oriented doped region adjacent to the primary surface. In a finished form of the electronic device, the horizontally-oriented doped region extends further in a lateral direction toward a region where a source region has been or will be formed, as compared to the vertically-oriented conductive region. The electronic device includes a transistor that includes the underlying doped region, the vertically-oriented conductive region, and the horizontally-oriented doped region. |
| US07902015B2 |
Array of nanoscopic MOSFET transistors and fabrication methods
A nanoscopic transistor is made by forming an oxide layer on a semiconductor substrate, applying resist, patterning the resist using imprint lithography to form a pattern aligned along a first direction, applying a first ion-masking material over the pattern, selectively lifting it off to leave a first ion mask to form a gate, forming doped regions by implanting a suitable dopant, applying another layer of resist and patterning the second resist layer using imprint lithography to form a second pattern aligned along a second direction, applying a second ion-masking material over the second pattern, selectively lifting it off to leave a second ion mask defined by the second pattern, and forming second doped regions in the substrate by implanting a suitable second dopant selectively in accordance with the second ion mask. The method may be used to make an array of nanoscopic transistors. |
| US07902013B1 |
Method of forming a semiconductor die with reduced RF attenuation
An electrically floating region is formed in the top surface of a semiconductor wafer to implement a radio frequency (RF) blocking structure. The RF blocking structure lies below the metal pads and traces that carry an RF signal in a metal interconnect structure to substantially reduces the attenuation of the RF signal. |
| US07902011B2 |
Method of fabricating Schottky barrier transistor
Provided is a method of fabricating a Schottky barrier transistor. The method includes (a) forming a pair of cavities for forming a source forming portion and a drain forming portion having a predetermined depth and parallel to each other and a channel forming portion having a fin shape between the cavities in a substrate; (b) filling the pair of cavities with a metal; (c) forming a channel, a source, and a drain by patterning the channel forming portion, the source forming portion, and the drain forming portion in a direction perpendicular to a lengthwise direction of the channel forming portion; (d) sequentially forming a gate oxide layer and a gate metal layer that cover the channel, the source, and the drain on the substrate; and (e) forming a gate electrode corresponding to the channel by patterning the gate metal layer, wherein one of the operations (b) through (e) further comprises forming a Schottky barrier by annealing the substrate. |
| US07902005B2 |
Method for fabricating a fin-shaped semiconductor structure and a fin-shaped semiconductor structure
A fin-shaped structure is formed from a semiconductor material. The fin-shaped structure is processed to generate a tensile strain within the semiconductor material along a longitudinal direction of the fin. |
| US07901999B1 |
FPGA equivalent input and output grid muxing on structural ASIC memory
The present invention provide circuits, methods, and apparatus directed to an integrated circuit having a memory interface that is configurable to have one of a multiple different bus widths. The memory interface has a first set of lines and a second set of lines. The first and second set of lines are arranged such that there are multiple locations at which a via may be placed to connect a line of the first set to a line of the second set. The placement of the vias determines the bus width of the memory interface. |
| US07901993B2 |
Method of making a semiconductor chip assembly with an aluminum post/base heat spreader and a silver/copper conductive trace
A method of making a semiconductor chip assembly includes providing a post and a base, mounting an adhesive on the base including inserting the post into an opening in the adhesive, mounting a copper layer on the adhesive including aligning the post with an aperture in the copper layer, then flowing the adhesive into and upward in a gap located in the aperture between the post and the copper layer, solidifying the adhesive, then providing a conductive trace that includes a pad, a terminal, a silver coating and a copper core that is a selected portion of the copper layer, mounting a semiconductor device on the post, wherein an aluminum heat spreader includes the post and the base, electrically connecting the semiconductor device to the conductive trace and thermally connecting the semiconductor device to the heat spreader. |
| US07901991B2 |
Method for manufacturing photovoltaic panels by the use of a polymeric tri-layer comprising a composite getter system
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing thin-film photovoltaic panels by the use of a sealing means composed by a polymeric tie layer comprising getter system composed of a polymer with low H2O transmission having dispersed in its inside H2O sorption material, and two outer polymeric layers with the composite getter system therebetween, as well as to polymeric tri-layer for the manufacturing of photovoltaic panels. |
| US07901990B2 |
Method of forming a molded array package device having an exposed tab and structure
In one embodiment, a method for forming a molded flat pack style package includes attaching electronic chips to an array lead frame, which includes a plurality of elongated flag portions with tab portions and a plurality of leads. The method further includes connecting the electronic chips to specific leads, and then molding the array lead frame while leaving portions of the leads exposed to form a molded array structure. The molded array structure is then separated to provide molded flat pack style packages having exposed leads for insertion mount and exposed tab portions. In an alternative embodiment, the separation step produces a no-lead configuration with exposed tab portions. |
| US07901984B2 |
Integrated circuit micro-module
Various apparatuses and methods for forming integrated circuit packages are described. One aspect of the invention pertains to a method for forming a microsystem and one or more passive devices in the microsystem. Layers of epoxy are sequentially deposited over a substrate to form multiple planarized layers of epoxy over the substrate. The epoxy layers are deposited by spin coating. At least some of the epoxy layers are photolithographically patterned after they are deposited and before the next epoxy layer is deposited. An integrated circuit having multiple I/O bond pads is placed on an associated epoxy layer. At least one conductive interconnect layer is formed over an associated epoxy layer. A passive component is formed within at least one of the epoxy layers. The passive component is electrically coupled with the integrated circuit via at least one of the interconnect layers. Multiple external package contacts are formed. The integrated circuit is electrically connected to the external package contacts at least partly through one or more of the conductive interconnect layers. Various embodiments pertain to apparatuses that are formed by performing some or all of the aforementioned operations. |
| US07901983B2 |
Bump-on-lead flip chip interconnection
A flip chip interconnect is made by mating the interconnect bump directly onto a lead, rather than onto a capture pad. Also, a flip chip package includes a die having solder bumps attached to interconnect pads in an active surface, and a substrate having electrically conductive traces in a die attach surface, in which the bumps are mated directly onto the traces. In some embodiments the interconnection is formed without employing a solder mask. In some methods a curable adhesive is dispensed either onto the bumps on the die or onto the traces on the substrate; the adhesive is partly cured during the mating process, and the partly cured adhesive serves to confine the molten solder during a reflow process. |
| US07901977B1 |
Data protection by detection of intrusion into electronic assemblies
Electronic assemblies, especially one containing volatile memory, used a flexible membrane with conducting lines which acts as an intrusion sensor against chemical and mechanical attacks. The lines are fabricated from inherently conducting polymers which are solution processed and directly patterned. The material was applied to a flexible polymer film by spin coating and patterned by application of a resist, followed by exposure/development of the resist and transferring the image into the polyaniline by reactive ion etching techniques. The conducting lines have high conductivity, tranparency properties which made them difficult to detect and possess excellent adhesion to the substrate film, as well as to the potting material which enclosed the structure. They also offered lightweight advantages over conventionally filled materials. These materials can also be used in conjunction with conventional conductor materials to further enhance protection against intrusion by sophisticated mechanical means. |
| US07901975B2 |
Continuous deposition process and apparatus for manufacturing cadmium telluride photovoltaic devices
A continuous deposition process and apparatus for depositing semiconductor layers containing cadmium, tellurium or sulfur as a principal constituent on transparent substrates to form photovoltaic devices as the substrates are continuously conveyed through the deposition apparatus is described. The film deposition process for a photovoltaic device having an n-type window layer and three p-type absorber layers in contiguous contact is carried out by a modular continuous deposition apparatus which has a plurality of processing stations connected in series for depositing successive layers of semiconductor films onto continuously conveying substrates. The fabrication starts by providing an optically transparent substrate coated with a transparent conductive oxide layer, onto which an n-type window layer formed of CdS or CdZnS is sputter deposited. After the window layer is deposited, a first absorber layer is deposited thereon by sputter deposition. Thereafter, a second absorber layer formed of CdTe is deposited onto the first absorber layer by a novel vapor deposition process in which the CdTe film forming vapor is generated by sublimation of a CdTe source material. After the second absorber layer is deposited, a third absorber layer formed of CdHgTe is deposited thereon by sputter deposition. The substrates are continuously conveyed through the modular continuous deposition apparatus as successive layers of semiconductor films are deposited thereon. |
| US07901969B2 |
Micromirror manufacturing method
A micro-mirror manufacturing method for dividing a plurality of micro-mirror devices each having at least one mirror, formed on a semiconductor wafer into individual micro-mirror devices can be provided. The manufacturing method comprises a step of depositing an inorganic protection layer on the mirror before separating the micro-mirror devices from the wafer and a step of removing the inorganic protection layer after separating the micro-mirror devices from the wafer. |
| US07901967B2 |
Dicing method for semiconductor substrate
A method for dicing a semiconductor substrate includes: forming a reforming layer in the substrate by irradiating a laser beam on the substrate; forming a groove on the substrate along with a cutting line; and applying a force to the substrate in order to cutting the substrate at the reforming layer as a starting point of cutting. The groove has a predetermined depth so that the groove is disposed near the reforming layer, and the force provides a stress at the groove. |
| US07901966B2 |
Method for manufacturing nitride semiconductor device
A method for manufacturing a nitride semiconductor device, comprises: epitaxially growing a semiconductor layer of a GaN-based material on the Ga surface of a GaN substrate while the GaN substrate is mounted on a substrate holder the substrate warping during the epitaxial growth so that a epitaxial deposit is deposited on the N surface of the substrate; and subjecting the N surface of the GaN substrate to vacuum suction after the epitaxial growth of the semiconductor layer; removing the epitaxial deposit from the N side of the GaN substrate after the semiconductor layer has been epitaxially grown, and before the N surface of the n-type GaN substrate is subjected to vacuum suction. |
| US07901965B2 |
Thin film transistor substrate and method of manufacturing thereof
A thin film transistor substrate and a method of manufacturing the thin film transistor substrate comprises forming a gate line and a data line intersecting each other with a gate insulating layer interposed and defining a pixel area on the substrate, a thin film transistor electrically connected to the gate line and the data line, and a stepped-structure occurring pattern overlapping at least one of the gate line and the data line; forming a passivation layer having a stepped-structure portion formed by the stepped-structure occurring pattern on the substrate; forming a photoresist pattern having a second stepped-structure portion corresponding to the stepped-structure portion on the passivation layer; patterning the passivation layer using the photoresist pattern as a mask; forming a transparent conductive layer on the substrate; and removing the photoresist pattern where the transparent conductive layer is covered by a stripper penetrating through the stepped-structure portion of the photoresist pattern and forming a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor. |
| US07901963B2 |
Surface roughening method for light emitting diode substrate
The present invention discloses a surface roughening method for an LED substrate, which uses a grinding technology and an abrasive paper of from No. 300 to No. 6000 to grind the surface of a substrate to form a plurality of irregular concave zones and convex zones on the surface of the substrate. Next, a semiconductor light emitting structure is formed on the surface of the substrate. The concave zones and convex zones can scatter and diffract the light inside LED, reduce the horizontally-propagating light between the substrate and the semiconductor layer, decrease the probability of total reflection and promote LED light extraction efficiency. |
| US07901960B2 |
Group III nitride substrate, epitaxial layer-provided substrate, methods of manufacturing the same, and method of manufacturing semiconductor device
A group III nitride substrate on which an epitaxially grown layer of good quality can be formed, and a method of manufacturing the same are obtained. A GaN substrate is one of the following: a group III nitride substrate, wherein the number of atoms of an acid material per square centimeter of a surface is not more than 2×1014, and the number of silicon atoms per square centimeter of the surface is not more than 3×1013; a group III nitride substrate, wherein the number of silicon atoms per square centimeter of a surface is not more than 3×1013, and a haze level of the surface is not more than 5 ppm; and a group III nitride substrate, wherein the number of atoms of an acid, material per square centimeter of a surface is not more than 2×1014, and a haze level of the surface is not more than 5 ppm. |
| US07901957B2 |
Disguising test pads in a semiconductor package
A method of forming a semiconductor package is disclosed including disguising the test pads. Test pads are defined in the conductive pattern of the semiconductor package for allowing electrical test of the completed package. The test pads are formed in shapes such as letters or objects so that they are less recognizable as test pads. |
| US07901956B2 |
Structure for bumped wafer test
A semiconductor package includes a substrate having a bond pad disposed on a top surface of the substrate. A first passivation layer is formed over the substrate and bond pad. The first passivation layer has an opening to expose the bond pad. An under bump metallurgy is formed over the first passivation layer. An end of the under bump metallurgy extends beyond an end of the bond pad. A second passivation layer is formed over the under bump metallurgy. The second passivation layer has a first opening to expose a first surface of the under bump metallurgy, and a second opening which is etched to expose a second surface of the under bump metallurgy. A solder ball is attached to the first surface of the under bump metallurgy to provide electrical connectivity. The second opening in the second passivation layer receives a probe needle to test the semiconductor device. |
| US07901955B2 |
Method of constructing a stacked-die semiconductor structure
In constructing a multi-die semiconductor device, a plurality of semiconductor die are provided. Each die is probe tested when it is part of a wafer. Flat contacts are connected to each die when it is part of a wafer. After wafer sawing, each die is tested in a test socket, using the contacts connected thereto. The die are then packaged in stacked relation to form the multi-die semiconductor device. |
| US07901954B2 |
Method for detecting a void
Methods for detecting a void in an element portion of a semiconductor device having an element portion and a void detection structure are disclosed. As a part of the method, an insulating film is formed on a substrate, a plurality of holes is formed in the insulating film, and a metal portion is formed on the insulating film to fill the plurality of holes. The metal portion is polished until the insulating film is exposed and a recessed portion is formed in the void detection structure. It is determined if a void exists in the element portion of the semiconductor device by determining whether or not a void is exposed at a surface of the recessed portion of the void detection structure. |
| US07901953B2 |
Methods and apparatus for detecting defects in interconnect structures
In some aspects, a method is provided for detecting a void in a test structure that comprises (a) measuring a resistance of the test structure; (b) applying a stress to the test structure at increasing levels until at least one of: (i) the measured resistance of the test structure exceeds a predetermined resistance threshold; and (ii) the stress level reaches a predetermined stress maximum; (c) detecting a void if the measured resistance of the test structure exceeds the predetermined resistance threshold; and (d) determining that the test structure is void free if the stress level reaches the predetermined stress maximum without the measured resistance of the test structure exceeding the predetermined resistance threshold. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US07901952B2 |
Plasma reactor control by translating desired values of M plasma parameters to values of N chamber parameters
The invention concerns a method of processing a wafer in a plasma reactor chamber by controlling plural chamber parameters in accordance with desired values of plural plasma parameters. The method includes concurrently translating a set of M desired values for M plasma parameters to a set of N values for respective N chamber parameters. The M plasma parameters are selected from a group including wafer voltage, ion density, etch rate, wafer current, etch selectivity, ion energy and ion mass. The N chamber parameters are selected from a group including source power, bias power, chamber pressure, inner magnet coil current, outer magnet coil current, inner zone gas flow rate, outer zone gas flow rate, inner zone gas composition, outer zone gas composition. The method further includes setting the N chamber parameters to the set of N values. |
| US07901949B2 |
Assay
The present invention provides an assay kit for detecting an analyte of interest in a sample. The kit comprises a) a reporter species; b) a labelled species having first and second binding regions, wherein the first binding region is capable of binding to the analyte of interest and the second binding region is capable of binding to the reporter species; c) an immobilised species capable of binding to the first binding region of the labelled species; and d) immobilised capture reagent capable of binding to the reporter species. The arrangement is such that the sample is contacted with the labelled species, is then contacted with the immobilised species and is subsequently contacted with the immobilised capture reagent, the reporter species being added prior to exposure of the sample to the immobilised capture reagent. If no analyte is present in the sample, the labelled species becomes bound to the immobilised species and is therefore unable to bind to the immobilised capture reagent. If analyte is present in the sample, the analyte binds to the labelled species such that the labelled species is unable to bind to the immobilised species but can bind to the immobilised capture reagent via the reporter species, the presence of the analyte thus being determined by the presence of labelled species bound to the immobilised capture reagent via the reporter species. |
| US07901947B2 |
Droplet-based particle sorting
The present invention relates to droplet-based particle sorting. According to one embodiment, a droplet microactuator is provided and includes: (a) a suspension of particles; and (b) electrodes arranged for conducting droplet operations using droplets comprising particles. A method of transporting a particle is also provided, wherein the method includes providing a droplet comprising the particle and transporting the droplet on a droplet microactuator. |
| US07901942B2 |
Method of quantifying membrane protein by mass spectrometry using peptide selection criteria
A method is provided for quantifying a plasma membrane protein present by using a stable-isotope labeled peptide as a probe by mass spectrometry in a simple, quick and accurate manner. A plasma membrane protein is fragmented to prepare an oligopeptide fragment, identified by LC/MS/MS. A subject peptide for quantification is selected if the peptide is obtained by fragmenting with a protease, the peptide is specific to a target molecule, and if the peptide has a high total score value based on selective criteria for hydrophobic amino acids content, sequence conditions, number of amino acid residues, specific amino acid sequence conditions, etc. According to these criteria, a subject peptide fragment that can be ionized by ESI method is selected. By using the subject peptide for and a stable-isotope labeled peptide, the plasma membrane protein is quantified accurately by mass spectrometry. |
| US07901941B2 |
Automated tissue staining system and reagent container
An automated staining system and a reagent container designed for use with the automated staining apparatus. The reagent container includes a reagent containment section capable of containing a volume of a reagent. The reagent containment section includes an upper wall and a base wall that are spaced apart along an axis. The base wall includes a well having a nadir that is aligned axially with an access opening in the upper wall so that a reagent probe entering the opening parallel to said axis will travel toward the nadir. In another aspect of the invention, the reagent container may include a two-dimensional data element containing reagent information. The staining apparatus may include one removable drawer for holding reagent containers and another removable drawer holding slides. |
| US07901938B2 |
Method for mass production of seedling of seed potato
A method of mass producing potato seedlings, involves collecting growing points of seed potatoes and culturing the growing points in a liquid or solid medium; introducing in vitro plantlets obtained from the culture of the growing points to solid culture; and removing the in vitro plantlets from the solid culture, and planting through stem cutting and acclimatizing the in vitro plantlets in deep flow culture, in which a nutrient solution is circulating. Upon planting in hydroponic facilities, such potato seedlings have high adaptability to the external environment and thus rapidly, uniformly generate roots in a short time. The rapid root anchoring prevents planted seedlings from withering, leading to death, growing poorly, and the like. The direct planting of in vitro plantlets through stem cutting without a separate acclimatization process shortens the overall production period of potato seedlings by omitting the acclimatization process. |
| US07901936B2 |
Method for stimulating self-renewal of neural stem cells and enhancing neurogenesis
The present invention provides a mechanism for obtaining an almost unlimited source of stem cells. A method for the expansion of a population of stem cells that retain their developmental capacity comprises co-culture of a stem cell population with a trophic support, for example, endothelial cells or conditioned medium derived from endothelial cell culture. The method also provides a method for enhancing neurogenesis when neural stem cells are co-cultured with the endothelial cell-derived trophic support to retain their neurogenic potential. |
| US07901935B2 |
Nucleic acid compositions conferring disease resistance
This invention encompasses the identification and isolation of genes that confer disease control properties in plants, as well as plants comprising such genes. These genes are derived from the following sources: Nicotiana benthamiana, Oryzae sativa (var. Indica IR7), Papaver rhoeas, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Trichoderma harzianum (Rifai 1295-22). The control conferred is against the one or more of the following phytopathogens: Aspergillus flavus, Cercospora zeae-maydis, Fusarium monilforme, Fusarium graminearum, Helminthosporium maydis, Phoma lingam, Phomopsis helianthi, Phytopthera infestans, Pyricularia oryzae, Pythium ultimum, Rhizoctonia solani, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, Ustilago maydis, and Verticillium dahliae. Further, this invention encompasses other homologous and heterologous sequences with a high degree of functional similarity. |
| US07901934B2 |
Probe connector assembly and method of use
A probe assembly includes a tubular sleeve having a passage extending between a first end and an opposing second end. The tubular sleeve is movable between an extended position wherein the first end and the opposing second end are spaced apart and a collapsed position wherein the first end and the opposing second end are moved closer together. A connector is secured to the second end of the tubular sleeve, the connector having an opening extending therethrough that communicates with the passage of the tubular sleeve, a sealing layer removably covering the opening of the connector. An elongated probe has a first end and an opposing second end, the second end of the probe being positioned within the passage of the tubular sleeve, the second end of the probe being configured to pass through the opening of the connector when the sealing layer is removed therefrom. |
| US07901929B2 |
High voltage nanosecond pulse generator using fast recovery diodes for cell electro-manipulation
A pulse generator circuit may include a diode configured to operate as an opening switch, a tank circuit in series with the diode having an admittance that is switchable from a first value to a second value that is different from the first value, and a switching system configured to cause the tank circuit to switch between the first value and the second value. The diode may saturate in less than 100 nanoseconds. A saturable core transformer may operate as a switch that controls the opening of the diode. The pulse generator may generate a plurality of pulses, each having a length of no more than 3 nanoseconds and an amplitude of at least 1 kilovolt. Electrodes may be connected to the pulse generator to deliver the plurality of pulses to biological cells. |
| US07901928B2 |
Acyltransferases for alteration of polyunsaturated fatty acids and oil content in oleaginous yeasts
Two acyltransferases are provided, suitable for use in the manufacture of microbial oils enriched in omega fatty acids in oleaginous yeast (e.g., Yarrowia lipolytica). Specifically, the genes encoding phophatidylcholine-diacylglycerol acyltransferase (PDAT) and diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT2) have been isolated from Y. lipolytica. These genes encode enzymes that participate in the terminal step in oil biosynthesis in yeast. Each is expected to play a key role in altering the quantity of polyunsaturated fatty acids produced in oils of oleaginous yeasts. |
| US07901924B2 |
Increased bacterial CoA and acetyl-CoA pools
Methods of increasing the cellular pool of A-CoA and thus driving the metabolic pathways in the direction of A-CoA containing metabolites by overexpressing rate limiting enzymes in A-CoA synthesis. Methods of increasing intracellular levels of CoA and A-CoA through genetic engineering of bacterial strains in conjunction with supplementation with precursor molecules. |
| US07901923B2 |
Microorganism of Enterobacteriacae genus harboring genes associated with L-carnitine biosynthesis and method of producing L-carnitine using the microorganism
Provided is a microorganism belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae including: a polynucleotide encoding N-trimethyllysine hydroxylase activity derived from Neurospora crassa; a polynucleotide encoding 3-hydroxy-6-N-trimethyllysine aldolase activity derived from Neurospora crassa; a polynucleotide encoding γ-trimethylaminoaldehyde dehydrogenase activity derived from Neurospora crassa; and a polynucleotide encoding γ-butyrobetaine hydroxylase activity derived from Neurospora crassa. Provided is also a process for producing L-carnitine using the microorganism. |
| US07901922B2 |
Nutrient medium used for ex vitro sowing, germination, growth and conversion of plant somatic embryos or germinants
The invention provides a nutrient medium useful for sowing a somatic plant embryo or germinant of conifer species, which comprises particles of a solid component present within a flowable or semi-solid component containing water and a carbohydrate nutrient for the embryos or germinants. The nutrient medium has a fluidity such that at least some of the flowable or semi-solid component containing the carbohydrate nutrient remains in contact with the embryos or germinant at least until the embryo or germinant establishes vigorous growth under environmental conditions effective for such growth. The particles of the solid component are adapted to remain in contact with the embryo or germinant after of the flowable or semi-solid material dissipates, thereby providing continuing physical support for the embryo or germinant after the dissipation. |
| US07901920B2 |
Virosome-like-particles
The invention relates to the production of virosome-like-particles. The invention provides a method for producing a virosome-like-particle comprising contacting an enveloped virus with a solution containing a short-chain phospholipid allowing solubilisation of the viral envelope of said virus further comprising removing short-chain phospholipid from said solution allowing formation of a functionally reconstituted viral envelope. |
| US07901918B2 |
Proteases and variants thereof
The present invention relates to isolated proteases of the RP-II type and variants of RP-II proteases exhibiting improved properties in comparison to the parent RP-II protease, DNA constructs and vectors coding for the expression of said proteases and variants, host cells capable of expressing the proteases and variants from the DNA constructs, as well as a method of producing them by cultivating said host cells. The proteases may advantageously be used as constituents in detergent compositions and additives, optionally in combination with other enzymes such as proteases, lipases, cellulases, amylases, peroxidases or oxidases. |
| US07901917B2 |
Human aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase polypeptides useful for the regulation of angiogenesis
Compositions comprising truncated tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase polypeptides useful for regulating angiogenesis, as well as nucleic acids encoding such tRNA synthetase polypeptides are described. Methods of making and using such compositions are also disclosed. |
| US07901916B2 |
Method for producing hydrogen from organic wastes
The present invention relates to a method for producing hydrogen by batch process capable of replacing the existing complex continuous organic waste treatment system by using pretreated organic waste not only as a substrate but also an inoculum. According to the present invention, the existing complex continuous process can be changed into a simple batch process, thereby reducing the installment costs and operational costs. It is possible to obtain economic operation because a long initial start-up period is not required. |
| US07901915B2 |
Biocatalytic manufacturing of (meth) acrylic esters
The invention relates to a biocatalytic method or process for the synthesis of esters of acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid free of positively chargeable/charged groups, comprising reacting one or more alcohols (alcohol starting materials) which are free of positively chargeable or charged groups with (meth)acrylyl-CoA, preferably in the presence of a catalyst (inorganic, organic or organometallic, or preferably a biocatalyst) capable of effecting the transfer of an alcohol radical from an alcohol starting material as defined above or below to (meth)acrylyl CoA under removal of the CoA moiety transferase activity, such as an enzyme of the transferase or hydrolase class of enzymes. The (meth)acrylyl-CoA is preferably formed by reaction of (meth)acrylic acid or its salts with coenzyme A in the presence of an energy providing substance and a biocatalyst e.g. with S-acetyl coenzyme A synthetase activity or by reaction of acrylate or methacrylate produced metabolically in the presence of a biocatalyst or metabolically. |
| US07901914B2 |
Microbiological method of the biosynthesis of natural blue-violet colorants violacein and deoxyviolacein and the utilization thereof
Known microbiological methods are based upon the application of pigment-forming bacteria, in particular Chromobacterium violaceum. The yield of these methods is very low, however, so that large industrial applications are not possible. However, in many fields of industry, there exists a very great demand for natural blue dyes which are substantially suitable for human digestion, which cannot be satisfied at present. Therefore, the method in accordance with the invention is characterized by the application of the newly discovered marine sediment bacterium Pseudoalteromonas species of the “Black Beauty” strain (originally deposited under file number DSM 13623 with the Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH., Braunschweig, Germany pursuant to the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure). Compared to conventional methods, this marine sediment bacterium leads to an about thirteen-fold yield. An application of the natural dyes produced economically and by simple technical processes is thus possible in consumer and environmentally friendly products, in particular those from the food, textile or toy industries. |
| US07901912B1 |
Method of producing uridine 5′-diphospho-N-acetylgalactosamine
The present invention provides a method for enzymatically producing uridine 5′-diphospho-N-acetylgalactosamine (UDP-GalNAc) (which is an important substrate for oligosaccharide synthesis) from uridine 5′-triphosphate (UTP) and N-acetylgalactosamine 1-phosphate (GalNAc 1-P), the method including using, as an enzyme, uridine 5′-diphospho-N-acetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylase (UDP-GlcNAc pyrophosphorylase) derived from a microorganism (exclusive of a pathogenic microorganism). The GalNAc 1-P employed can be prepared from N-acetylgalactosamine and a phosphate donor in a reaction system by use of N-acetylgalactosamine kinase. According to the present invention, uridine 5′-diphospho-N-acetylgalactosamine can be efficiently produced by use of a relatively inexpensive substrate. |
| US07901906B2 |
Targeting of MKRN1 for identifying cancer treatment agents
Disclosed herein are novel methods for screening for compounds useful in treating telomerase positive cancers. In exemplary embodiments, screening methods are based on the implementation or manipulation of therapeutic agents that up-regulate activity or expression of MKRN polypeptides or polynucleotides encoding the same, respectively. The methods are useful in identifying agents that can serve as cancer therapeutic agents. |
| US07901904B2 |
Method and intermediates for preparing 2-alkoxy and 2-aryloxy estrogen compounds
The present invention relates to a method for preparing 2-alkoxy and 2-aryloxyestrogen compounds, and the intermediate compounds prepared during the use of this method, which intermediate compounds are useful intermediates in the preparation of certain physiologically active compounds. |
| US07901903B2 |
Determining presence of antibiotic in a fluid
The pressure of an antibiotic in a fluid is determined by contacting a sample of the fluid suspected of containing an antibiotic with a test medium containing a microorganism, a substance that provides a solid state and an indicator, such as Bromothymol Blue, incubating to grow the microorganism if present in the sample and detecting growth of the microorganism indicating absence of an antibiotic or inhibition of the growth of microorganism indicating the presence of an antibiotic. |
| US07901897B2 |
Methods of making arrays
The invention relates to sensor compositions comprising a composite array of individual arrays, to allow for simultaneous processing of a number of samples. The invention further provides methods of making and using the composite arrays. The invention further provides a hybridization chamber for use with a composite array. |
| US07901895B2 |
Screening for neurotoxic amino acid associated with neurological disorders
Methods for screening for neurological disorders are disclosed. Specifically, methods are disclosed for screening for neurological disorders in a subject by analyzing a tissue sample obtained from the subject for the presence of elevated levels of neurotoxic amino acids or neurotoxic derivatives thereof associated with neurological disorders. In particular, methods are disclosed for diagnosing a neurological disorder in a subject, or predicting the likelihood of developing a neurological disorder in a subject, by determining the levels of β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) in a tissue sample obtained from the subject. Methods for screening for environmental factors associated with neurological disorders are disclosed. Methods for inhibiting, treating or preventing neurological disorders are disclosed. |
| US07901894B2 |
Kinase inhibitors
The present invention provides a method for identifying inhibitors of protein kinases. Methods are also provided for inhibiting protein kinase activity. Specific non-peptide protein tyrosine kinase inhibitors are provided. The protein kinases produced using the method of the present invention may be used to treat a number of conditions in patients, including cancer, psoriasis, atherosclerosis, or immune system activity. |
| US07901888B2 |
Multigene diagnostic assay for malignant thyroid neoplasm
The present invention provides methods for diagnosing, providing a prognosis, and staging thyroid cancer, using panels of molecular markers that are differentially expressed in thyroid cancer. Also provided are methods to identify compounds that are useful for the treatment or prevention of thyroid cancer. |
| US07901884B2 |
Markers for prenatal diagnosis and monitoring
This application provides the use of novel fetal markers for prenatal diagnosis and monitoring of certain pregnancy-related conditions. More specifically, the invention resides in the discovery that certain CpG islands located on fetal chromosome 21 demonstrate a methylation profile that is distinct from that of the corresponding CpG islands located on maternal chromosome 21. This application also provides kits for diagnosing or monitoring of the relevant conditions. |
| US07901879B2 |
Lactoferrin in the treatment of malignant neoplasms and other hyperproliferative diseases
The present invention relates to methods of treating a hyperproliferative disease by administering a composition of lactoferrin alone or in combination with standard anti-cancer therapies. |
| US07901876B2 |
Cancer markers
The invention related to methods of diagnosis and prognosis of cancer, the methods comprising determining the level of one or more gene products. In addition, the invention relates to modulators of the gene products for use in treatment of cancer. The genes include EIA-induced genes and Numb. |
| US07901875B2 |
Analyte test system for determining the concentration of an analyte in a physiological or aqueous fluid
This invention provides a device for determining the concentration of an analyte like glucose, cholesterol, free fatty acids, triglycerides, proteins, ketones, phenylalanine or enzymes, in a physiological or aqueous fluid like blood, serum, plasma, saliva, urine, interstitial and/or intra-cellular fluid, the device having an integrated calibration and quality control system suitable for dry reagent test strips with a very small sample volume of about 0.5 μL based on to a new sample distribution system. The production of the inventive analyte test element involves only a small number of uncomplicated production steps enabling an inexpensive production of the strips. |
| US07901873B2 |
Methods for the diagnosis and treatment of bone disorders
This invention pertains to chemometric methods for the analysis of chemical, biochemical, and biological data, for example, spectral data, for example, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra, and their applications, including, e.g., classification, diagnosis, prognosis, etc., especially in the context of bone disorders, e.g., conditions associated with low bone mineral density, e.g., osteoporosis. |
| US07901871B2 |
Composition containing a photoacid generator monomer, substrate coated with the composition, method for synthesizing a compound on a substrate using the composition, and microarray produced according to the method
A composition containing a photoacid generator monomer and surfactant, and a method for synthesizing a compound on a substrate using the composition are provided. The method includes bonding a layer of first molecules having an acid labile protecting group to a solid substrate; coating a layer of the photoacid generator monomer composition according to the present invention on the layer of first molecules; exposing the composition layer to light and then heat-treating to remove the acid labile protecting group from the first molecules corresponding to the exposed portion; washing and removing the composition layer from the exposed and unexposed portions; and bonding second molecules to the exposed first molecules. |
| US07901866B2 |
Pattern forming method
A pattern forming method includes a step of forming a photosensitive organic material layer by providing, on a substrate, a photosensitive organic material which is protected by a hydrophobic photodegradable group and is capable of generating a hydrophilic group selected from the group consisting of amino group, hydroxyl group, carboxyl group, and sulfo group by light irradiation; a step of selectively exposing the photosensitive organic material layer to light in a pattern to generate the hydrophilic group at an exposed portion; a step of providing a block polymer having a hydrophilic segment and a hydrophobic segment, on the photosensitive organic material layer after the exposure, to separate segments of the block polymer into the hydrophilic segment at a portion where the hydrophilic group generated by the exposure is present and the hydrophobic segment at a portion where the hydrophilic group is not present; and a step of removing one of the separated segments to form a pattern of the other segment. |
| US07901864B2 |
Radiation-sensitive composition and method of fabricating a device using the radiation-sensitive composition
A radiation-sensitive composition (and method of fabricating a device using the composition) includes a nonpolymeric silsesquioxane including at least one acid labile moiety, a polymer including at least one member selected from the group consisting of an aqueous base soluble moiety and an acid labile moiety, and a radiation-sensitive acid generator. Another radiation-senstive composition (and method of fabricating a device using the composition) includes a nonpolymerc silsesquioxane including at least one aqueous base soluble moiety, a polymer including an aqueous base soluble moiety, a crosslinker, and a radiation-sensitive acid generator. |
| US07901862B2 |
Developing agent and method for manufacturing the same
It is intended to provide a method includes the step of forming agglomerated particles by agglomerating fine particulate mixture containing a binder resin and a colorant. In the step of forming agglomerated particles, a cationic organic coagulating agent having an average molecular weight of from 1000 to 100000 is added to a liquid dispersion containing fine particles. |
| US07901856B2 |
Additive containing photogenerating layer 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 where the photogenerating layer contains an ammonium salt, an imidazolium salt, or mixtures thereof. |
| US07901854B2 |
Wafer edge exposure unit
A wafer edge exposure unit comprises a chuck for supporting a wafer. The chuck is rotatable about a central axis. A plurality of light sources are positioned or movably positionable with a common radial distance from the axis of the rotatable chuck, each light source configured to direct exposure light on a respective edge portion of the wafer simultaneously. |
| US07901848B2 |
Method of fabricating a photomask using self assembly molecule
A method of fabricating a photomask includes includes forming a light blocking layer over a transparent substrate, and forming a hard mask pattern over the light blocking layer. The hard mask pattern exposes a portion of the light blocking layer. The method also includes depositing a self assembly molecule (SAM) layer over the hard mask pattern. The SAM layer covers the hard mask pattern and a portion of the exposed light blocking layer. The method also includes forming a resist layer pattern over an exposed portion of the light blocking layer that is not covered by the deposited SAM layer. The method further includes removing the SAM layer to expose the hard mask pattern and the light blocking layer, and etching the light blocking layer with the hard mask pattern and the resist layer pattern to form the photomask. Still further, the method includes removing the hard mask pattern and the resist layer pattern. The disclosed method permits one to manufacture fine patterns in semiconductor devices utilizing conventional apparatus and materials. |