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US07902134B1	Natural personal cleanser compositions A moisturizing, personal cleansing composition with a limited number of naturally-derived, naturally processed, generally regarded as safe (GRAS), biodegradable ingredients comprising a plurality of oleosomes, an anionic surfactant, a non-ionic surfactant, a lipoaminoacidic surfactant, and a humectant. The personal cleansing composition optionally contains a fragrance, vitamin, essential oil, thickener, exfoliant, preservative, plant extract and other beneficial naturally-derived, naturally processed, generally regarded as safe (GRAS), biodegradable ingredients such as royal jelly. The moisturizing, personal cleansing composition cleanses and moisturizes as well as or better than commercial compositions containing synthetically derived cleansing and moisturizing agents.
US07902133B2	Lubricant composition A lubricant composition comprising a dispersant and a base oil comprising less than about 3% by weight of tetracycloparaffins is disclosed. Methods of making and using the lubricant composition are also disclosed.
US07902125B2	Thermoset nanocomposite particles, processing for their production, and their use in oil and natural gas drilling applications Thermoset polymer particles are used in many applications requiring lightweight particles possessing high stiffness, strength, temperature resistance, and/or resistance to aggressive environments. The present invention relates to the use of two different methods, either each by itself or in combination, to enhance the stiffness, strength, maximum possible use temperature, and environmental resistance of such particles. One method is the application of post-polymerization process steps (and especially heat treatment) to advance the curing reaction and to thus obtain a more densely crosslinked polymer network. In general, its main benefits are the enhancement of the maximum possible use temperature and the environmental resistance. The other method is the incorporation of nanofillers, resulting in a heterogeneous “nanocomposite” morphology. In general, its main benefits are increased stiffness and strength. Nanofiller incorporation and post-polymerization heat treatment can also be combined to obtain the benefits of both methods simultaneously. The present invention relates to the development of thermoset nanocomposite particles. It also relates to the optional further improvement of the heat resistance and environmental resistance of said particles via post-polymerization heat treatment. Furthermore, it also relates to processes for the manufacture of said particles. Finally, it also relates to the use of said particles in the construction, drilling, completion and/or fracture stimulation of oil and natural gas wells; for example, as a proppant partial monolayer, a proppant pack, an integral component of a gravel pack completion, a ball bearing, a solid lubricant, a drilling mud constituent, and/or a cement additive.
US07902122B2	Method for detecting target biological material using DNA barcodes A method for detecting a target biological material using DNA barcodes is provided. The method is for detecting a target biological material (e.g., DNA) by using DNA barcodes by which a trace amount of target biological material can be detected in a rapid and economic manner without performing polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The method is characterized by the use of magnetic particles and polymer particles coated with DNA barcodes to sense a trace amount of a biological material (e.g., DNA).
US07902121B2	MHC-antigen arrays for detection and characterization of immune responses T cells are profiled with respect to their expression of antigen receptor. The cells are arrayed on a planar or three-dimensional substrate through binding to immobilized or partially diffused MHC-antigen complexes. The cells may further be characterized with respect to their ability to respond to external stimulus in the microenvironment. External stimuli include cell-cell interactions, response to factors, and the like.
US07902120B2	High temperature superconductors having planar magnetic flux pinning centers and methods for making the same Superconductor wires or layers having improved properties and methods for making the same are described. The superconducting layer includes a rare earth element-alkaline earth element-transition metal oxide having an average stacking fault density that is greater than about 0.01 nm−1, wherein two or more rare earth cations form the rare earth element. To form the superconductor layer of the present invention, a layer having a rare earth element-alkaline earth element-transition metal oxide substantially in a first crystal structure can be provided to a substrate where two or more rare earth cations form the rare earth element. The layer can then be heated at a temperature that is greater than 550° C. under oxidizing conditions to form a high-temperature superconducting layer substantially in a second crystal structure.
US07902112B2	Fluidized bed catalyst for producing acrylonitrile and process for producing acrylonitrile A fluidized bed catalyst for producing acrylonitrile capable of maintaining a high yield of acrylonitrile over a long time, and a process for producing acrylonitrile using the catalyst are provided. A fluidized bed catalyst for producing acrylonitrile having a composition represented by a following general formula: MoaBibFecWdNieMgfAgBhCiDjEkFlGmOn(SiO2)p In the formula, A represents Ce and La, B represents Ca, Sr, Ba, Mn, Co, Cu, Zn and Cd, C represents Y, Pr, Nd, Sm, Al, Cr, Ga and In, D represents Ti, Zr, V, Nb, Ta, Ge, Sn, Pb and Sb, E represents Ru, Rh, Pd, Re, Os, Ir, Pt and Ag, F represents P, B and Te, G represents Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs and Tl, SiO2 represents silica, when a=10, b=0.1 to 1.5, c=0.5 to 3, d=0.1 to 1.5, e=0.1 to 8, f=0.1 to 5, g=0.1 to 1.5, h=0 to 8, i=0 to 3, j=0 to 3, k=0 to 3, l=0 to 3, m=0.01 to 2, p=10 to 200 and n is the atomic ratio of oxygen required to satisfy the valence of each of the elements excluding silicon, and (a×2+d×2)/(b×3+c×3+e×2+f×2+g×3+h×2+i×3+m×1)=0.90 to 1.00).
US07902109B2	Organometallic compound, catalyst for polymerization of polar group-containing norbornene and process for producing norbornene polymer An organometallic compound obtained by mixing following (a), (b) and (c): (a) a neutral organopalladium complex that has a palladium atom and two organic ligands each having at least three carbon atoms participating in a bond to the palladium atom; (b) an organophosphorus compound having one phosphorus atom; and (c) a salt comprising: an anion having no unshared electron pair in a central atom; and a counter-cation. And a process for producing a norbornene compound polymer, the process comprising: subjecting at least one norbornene compound represented by formula (A) as defined in the specification to polymerization reaction in a presence of an organometallic complex catalyst produced by mixing compound (a) and compound (d) described in the specification.
US07902106B2	Gasoline sulfur reduction catalyst for fluid catalytic cracking process The invention is a composition that is suitable for reducing sulfur species from products produced by petroleum refining processes, especially gasoline products produced by fluidized catalytic cracking (FCC) processes. The composition comprises zeolite, yttrium, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of zinc, magnesium and manganese, wherein the yttrium and element are present as cations. The yttrium and zinc are preferably present as cations that have been exchanged onto the zeolite. The zeolite is preferably a zeolite Y.
US07902103B2	Structured bodies with siliceous binder The invention relates to the use of particulate silicone resins in the absence of added organic solvents with particulate inorganic materials to form structured bodies and in particular molecular sieve containing structured bodies. The silicone resin is used in the form of a particulate with an average particle size of less than 700 um. Upon calcining, the silicone resin is converted to silica which acts as a binder.
US07902096B2	Monocomponent monolayer meltblown web and meltblowing apparatus A porous monocomponent nonwoven web contains a bimodal mass fraction/fiber size mixture of intermingled continuous microfibers and larger size fibers of the same polymeric composition. There are at least five times as many microfibers as larger size fibers, and a histogram of the mass fraction of fibers vs. fiber size exhibits a larger size fiber mode greater than 10 μm. The web may be made by flowing fiber-forming material through a die cavity having larger size orifices and at least five times as many smaller size orifices to form filaments, attenuating the filaments into fibers and collecting the attenuated fibers to form the nonwoven web. The web is especially well suited to the manufacture of self-supporting three dimensional articles such as molded cup-shaped respirators and pleated air filters.
US07902094B2	Water-dispersible and multicomponent fibers from sulfopolyesters Disclosed are water-dispersible fibers derived from sulfopolyesters having a Tg of at least 25° C. The fibers may contain a single sulfopolyester or a blend of a sulfopolyester with a water-dispersible or water-nondispersible polymer. Also disclosed are multicomponent fibers comprising a water dispersible sulfopolyester having a Tg of at least 57° C. and a water non-dispersible polymer. The multicomponent fibers may be used to produce microdenier fibers. Fibrous articles may be produced from the water-dispersible fibers, multicomponent fibers, and microdenier fibers. The fibrous articles include water-dispersible and microdenier nonwoven webs, fabrics, and multilayered articles such as wipes, gauze, tissue, diapers, panty liners, sanitary napkins, bandages, and surgical dressings. Also disclosed is a process for water-dispersible fibers, nonwoven fabrics, and microdenier webs. The fibers and fibrous articles have further applications in flushable personal care and cleaning products, disposable protective outerwear, and laminating binders.
US07902093B2	Elastomeric nonwovens A nonwoven fabric and disposable articles comprising the same are provided. The nonwoven fabric can include one or more facing layers thermally bonded to one or more inner layers. The facing layers are inelastic or partially elastic nonwoven webs comprising one or more propylene-based polymers. The facing layer has a permanent set above 30%. The inner layers are elastic nonwoven webs comprising one or more propylene-based polymers and one or more slip agents. The inner layer has a permanent set below 28%, and the one or more propylene-based polymers have (i) 60 wt % or more units derived from propylene, (ii) isotactically arranged propylene derived sequences, and (iii) a heat of fusion less than 45 J/g.
US07902091B2	Cleaving of substrates An improved process of substrate cleaving and a device to perform the cleaving are disclosed. In the traditional cleaving process, a layer of microbubbles is created within a substrate through the implantation of ions of a gaseous species, such as hydrogen or helium. The size and spatial distribution of these microbubbles is enhanced through the use of ultrasound energy. The ultrasound energy causes smaller microbubbles to join together and also reduces the straggle. An ultrasonic transducer is acoustically linked with the substrate to facilitate these effects. In some embodiments, the ultrasonic transducer is in communication with the platen, such that ultrasound energy can be applied during ion implantation and/or immediately thereafter. In other embodiments, the ultrasonic energy is applied to the substrate during a subsequent process, such as an anneal.
US07902089B2	N-type transistor, production methods for n-type transistor and n-type transistor-use channel, and production method of nanotube structure exhibiting n-type semiconductor-like characteristics An object of the present invention is to provide a new n-type transistor, different from the prior art, using a channel having a nanotube-shaped structure, and having n-type semiconductive properties. To realize this, a film of a nitrogenous compound 6 is formed directly on a channel 5 of a transistor 1 comprising a source electrode 2, a drain electrode 3, a gate electrode 4 and the n-type channel 5 having a nanotube-shaped structure and provided between the source electrode 2 and the drain electrode 3.
US07902086B2	Prevention of oxidation of carrier ions to improve memory retention properties of polymer memory cell Improving memory retention properties of a polymer memory cell are disclosed. The methods include providing a semiconducting polymer layer containing at least one organic semiconductor and at least one of a carrier ion oxidation preventer and an electrode oxidation preventer. The oxidation preventers may contain at least one of 1) an oxygen scavenger, 2) a polymer with oxidizable side-chain groups which can be preferentially oxidized over the carrier ions/electrodes, and 3) an oxidizable molecule that can be preferentially oxidized over the carrier ions/electrodes.
US07902085B2	Droplet ejecting apparatus, method of forming a thin film, and substrate for a display device A droplet ejecting apparatus, method of forming a thin film, and a substrate for a display device, wherein a droplet ejecting apparatus includes a first ejecting unit ejecting a first droplet on a substrate, a second ejecting unit ejecting a second droplet on the substrate along a path defined by a movement of the first ejecting unit, and a transporting unit connected with the first ejecting unit and the second ejecting unit to transport the first ejecting unit and the second ejecting unit.
US07902081B2	Methods of etching polysilicon and methods of forming pluralities of capacitors A method of etching polysilicon includes exposing a substrate comprising polysilicon to a solution comprising water, HF, and at least one of a conductive metal nitride, Pt, and Au under conditions effective to etch polysilicon from the substrate. In one embodiment, a substrate first region comprising polysilicon and a substrate second region comprising at least one of a conductive metal nitride, Pt, and Au is exposed to a solution comprising water and HF. The solution is devoid of any detectable conductive metal nitride, Pt, and Au prior to the exposing. At least some of the at least one are etched into the solution upon the exposing. Then, polysilicon is etched from the first region at a faster rate than any etch rate of the first region polysilicon prior to the etching of the at least some of the conductive metal nitride, Pt, and Au.
US07902079B2	Method for fabricating recess pattern in semiconductor device A method for fabricating a recess pattern in a semiconductor device includes defining an active region on a substrate, forming a first mask pattern over the active region in a line type structure, forming a second mask pattern comprising an open region over the active region, the open region exposing a portion where the active region and the first mask pattern intersect, and etching the active region of the substrate exposed by the first and second mask patterns to form recess patterns.
US07902078B2	Processing method and plasma etching method A processing method includes a silicon oxide etching process of performing a plasma etching on a target layer mainly made up of silicon, a silicon oxide layer formed on the target layer and a target object having a previously patterned resist layer formed on the silicon oxide layer, the plasma etching of the silicon oxide layer being performed by using the resist layer as a mask; a deposits removing process of removing deposits generated in the silicon oxide etching process and stuck to the target object; and a silicon etching process of performing a plasma etching on the target layer by a plasma generated from a processing gas containing SF6, O2 and SiF4 while using the silicon oxide layer as a mask.
US07902075B2	Semiconductor trench structure having a sealing plug and method In one embodiment, a semiconductor device is formed having a trench structure. The trench structure includes a single crystalline semiconductor plug formed along exposed upper surfaces of the trench. In one embodiment, the single crystalline semiconductor plug seals the trench to form a sealed core.
US07902070B2	Method and system for producing optically transparent noble metal films A method and system for producing a noble metal film includes the step of sputtering a noble metal on a substrate thus obtaining a film. The method and system further includes the step of subjecting the film to a thermal treatment, thus obtaining the noble metal film.
US07902068B2	Manufacturing method of semiconductor device In one aspect of the present invention, a method of fabricating a semiconductor device may include forming a sacrificial film on a substrate, forming an insulating film on the sacrificial film, forming a plurality of first openings in the sacrificial film and the insulating film in a first region and a second region, depositing a conductive material in the plurality of the first openings, forming a second opening in the insulating film in the second region so as to expose the sacrificial film, and removing the sacrificial film in the first region via the second opening in the second region.
US07902060B2	Attachment using magnetic particle based solder composites Electronic devices and methods for fabricating electronic devices are described. One method includes providing a first body with a plurality of composite bumps thereon, the composite bumps comprising a solder and magnetic particles. The method also includes applying a magnetic field to the magnetic particles to generate sufficient heat to melt the solder and form molten bump regions containing the magnetic particles therein. The method also includes coupling a second body to the first body through the molten bump regions, and cooling the molten bump regions to form solidified composite bumps coupling the second body to the first body. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US07902059B2	Methods of forming void-free layers in openings of semiconductor substrates In a method of manufacturing a floating gate of a non-volatile semiconductor memory, a pattern is formed on a substrate to have an opening that exposes a portion of the substrate. A first preliminary polysilicon layer is formed on the pattern and the exposed portion of the substrate to substantially fill the opening. A first polysilicon layer is formed by partially etching the first preliminary polysilicon layer until a first void formed in the first preliminary polysilicon layer is exposed. A second polysilicon layer is formed on the first polysilicon layer.
US07902057B2	Methods of fabricating dual fin structures Fin-FET devices and methods of fabrication are disclosed. The Fin-FET devices include dual fins that may be used to provide a trench region between a source region and a drain region. In some embodiments, the dual fins may be formed by forming a trench with fin structures on opposite sides in a protruding region of a substrate. The dual fins may be useful in forming single-gate, double-gate or triple-gate fin-FET devices. Electronic systems including such fin-FET devices are also disclosed.
US07902052B2	System and process for processing a plurality of semiconductor thin films which are crystallized using sequential lateral solidification techniques A process and system are provided for processing at least one section of each of a plurality of semiconductor film samples. In these process and system, the irradiation beam source is controlled to emit successive irradiation beam pulses at a predetermined repetition rate. Using such emitted beam pulses, at least one section of one of the semiconductor film samples is irradiated using a first sequential lateral solidification (“SLS”) technique and/or a first uniform small grained material (“UGS”) techniques to process the such section(s) of the first sample. Upon the completion of the processing of this section of the first sample, the beam pulses are redirected to impinge at least one section of a second sample of the semiconductor film samples. Then, using the redirected beam pulses, such section(s) of the second sample are irradiated using a second SLS technique and/or a second UGS technique to process the at least one section of the second sample. The first and second techniques can be different from one another or substantially the same.
US07902051B2	Method for fabrication of single crystal diodes for resistive memories The present invention, in one embodiment, provides a method of producing a PN junction the method including providing a single crystal substrate; forming an insulating layer on the single crystal substrate; forming a via through the insulating layer to provide an exposed portion of the single crystal substrate; forming amorphous Si on at least the exposed portion of the single crystal substrate; converting at least a portion of the amorphous Si into single crystal Si; and forming dopant regions in the single crystal Si. In one embodiment the diode of the present invention is integrated with a memory device.
US07902045B2	Process for fabricating a structure for epitaxy without an exclusion zone A process for fabricating a composite structure for epitaxy, including at least one crystalline growth seed layer of semiconductor material on a support substrate, with the support substrate and the crystalline growth seed layer each having, on the periphery of their bonding face, a chamfer or an edge rounding zone. The process includes at least one step of wafer bonding the crystalline growth seed layer directly onto the support substrate and at least one step of thinning the crystalline growth seed layer. After thinning, the crystalline growth seed layer has a diameter identical to its initial diameter.
US07902043B2	Method of producing bonded wafer A method of producing a bonded wafer, comprising: performing bonding of a first semiconductor wafer and a second semiconductor wafer without interposing an insulation film in between; and performing thinning of the second semiconductor wafer, wherein surface portions at least including bonded surfaces of the first semiconductor wafer and the second semiconductor wafer have an oxygen concentration of 1.0×1018 atoms/cm3 (Old ASTM) or less.
US07902039B2	Method for manufacturing silicon wafer A method for manufacturing a silicon wafer is characterized by performing one or both of grinding and polishing to a thin discoid silicon wafer to give bowl-shaped warpage that is concave at a central part to a wafer surface. One main surface of the thin discoid silicon wafer is adsorbed and held, and one or both of grinding and polishing are performed to the other main surface to fabricate a convex wafer whose thickness is increased from a wafer outer periphery toward a wafer center or fabricate a concave wafer whose thickness is reduced from the wafer outer periphery toward the wafer center. Then, the other main surface is adsorbed and held to protrude the center or the periphery of the one main surface side based on elastic deformation. One or both of grinding and polishing are carried out with respect to the one main surface to flatten the main surface, and adsorption and holding are released to give bowl-shaped warpage that is concave at the central part to the other main surface or the one main surface. By the method, an SOI wafer or an epitaxial silicon wafer having a high degree of flatness is obtained.
US07902036B2	Method of fabricating semiconductor device and the semiconductor device A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming trench-like recesses in a semiconductor substrate, the recesses including one or more recesses each of which has an opening width of not more than a predetermined value, forming a first insulating film above the substrate after the recesses have been formed, so that one or a plurality of voids are formed in the one or more recesses whose opening widths are not more than the predetermined value, removing part of the first insulating film so that a beam is left which spans the openings so that the beam passes over upper surfaces of the one or more recesses and so that at least the voids are exposed in a portion of the substrate except the beam, and filling the voids in the recesses with a material with fluidity, thereby forming second insulating films in the recesses.
US07902034B2	Method of manufacturing SOI substrate and method of manufacturing semiconductor device A first substrate of single-crystal silicon within which is formed an embrittled layer and over a surface of which is formed a first insulating film is provided; a second insulating film is formed over a surface of a second substrate; at least one surface of either the first insulating film or the second insulating film is exposed to a plasma atmosphere or an ion atmosphere, and that surface of the first insulating film or the second insulating film is activated; the first substrate and the second substrate are bonded together with the first insulating film and the second insulating film interposed therebetween; a single-crystal silicon film is separated from the first substrate at an interface of the embrittled layer of the first substrate, and a thin film single-crystal silicon film is formed over the second substrate with the first insulating film and the second insulating film interposed therebetween.
US07902032B2	Method for forming strained channel PMOS devices and integrated circuits therefrom An integrated circuit (IC) includes a plurality of compressively strained PMOS transistors. The IC includes a substrate having a semiconductor surface. A gate stack is formed in or on the semiconductor surface and includes a gate electrode on a gate dielectric, wherein a channel region is located in the semiconductor surface below the gate dielectric. A source and a drain region is opposing sides of the gate stack. At least one compressive strain inducing region including at least one specie selected from Ge, Sn and Pb is located in at least a portion of the source and drain regions of the PMOS transistors, wherein the strain inducing region provides ≦1010 dislocation lines/cm2 and an active concentration of the compressive strain inducing specie that is above a solid solubility limit for the compressive strain inducing specie in the compressive strain inducing region. A method for forming compressively strained PMOS transistors includes implanting on at least opposing sides of the gate stack using at least one compressive strain inducing specie selected from Ge, Sn and Pb at a dose ≧1×1015 cm−2, at an implantation temperature during implanting in a temperature range ≦273 K, wherein the implant conditions are sufficient to form an amorphous region. The wafer is annealed using annealing conditions including a peak anneal temperature of between 1050° C. and 1400° C. and an anneal time at the peak temperature of ≦10 seconds, wherein the amorphous region recrystallizes by solid phase epitaxy (SPE).
US07902031B2	Method for angular doping of source and drain regions for odd and even NAND blocks A method for creating NAND flash memory. Source implantations are performed at a first implantation angle to areas between stacked gate structures of a NAND string. Drain implantations are performed at a second implantation angle to areas between the stacked gate structures. The implantations can dope a source line area while not doping a bit line contact area, and providing an additional implantation for the bit line contact area, or dope the bit line contact area while not doping the source line area, followed by an additional implantation for the source line area, or dope neither the source line area nor the bit line contact area, followed by additional implantations for the source line area and the bit line contact area.
US07902030B2	Manufacturing method for semiconductor device and semiconductor device A manufacturing method for semiconductor device includes: forming an opening, in a surface of a semiconductor substrate being composed of first atom, the opening having an opening ratio y to an area of the surface of the semiconductor substrate ranging from 5 to 30%; forming an epitaxial layer in the opening, the epitaxial layer being made of a mixed crystal containing a second atom in a concentration ranging from 15 to 25%, and the second atom having a lattice constant different from a lattice constant of the first atom; implanting impurity ion into the epitaxial layer; and performing activation annealing at a predetermined temperature T, the predetermined temperature T being equal to or higher than 1150° C. and satisfies a relationship of y≦1E-5exp(21541/T).
US07902029B2	Process for fabricating a self-aligned deposited source/drain insulated gate field-effect transistor Processes for forming self-aligned, deposited source/drain, insulated gate, transistors and, in particular, FETs. By depositing a source/drain in a recess such that it remains only in the recess, the source/drain can be formed self-aligned to a gate and/or a channel of such a device. For example, in one such process a gate structure of a transistor may be formed and, in a material surrounding the gate structure, a recess created so as to be aligned to an edge of the gate structure. Subsequently, a source/drain conducting material may be deposited in the recess. Such a source/drain conducting material may be deposited, in some cases, as layers, with one or more such layers being planarized following its deposition. In this way, the conducting material is kept within the boundaries of the recess.
US07902027B2	Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including recessed-channel-array MOSFET having a higher operational speed A semiconductor device includes a recessed-channel-array MOSFET including a gate electrode having a portion received in a recess. The gate insulting film has a first portion made of silicon oxide in contact with the sidewall of the recess and a second portion made of silicon oxynitride in contact with the bottom of the recess. The first portion has an equivalent oxide thickness larger than the equivalent oxide thickness of the second portion to reduce the parasitic capacitance of the gate electrode.
US07902026B2	Method of fabricating semiconductor device having vertical channel transistor A method of fabricating a semiconductor device having a vertical channel transistor, the method including forming a hard mask pattern on a substrate, forming a preliminary active pillar by etching the substrate using the hard mask pattern as an etch mask, reducing a width of the preliminary active pillar to form an active pillar having a width less than that of the hard mask pattern, forming a lower source/drain region by implanting impurity ions into the substrate adjacent to the active pillar using the hard mask pattern as an ion implantation mask, and forming an upper source/drain region on the active pillar and vertically separated from the lower source/drain region.
US07902012B2	High speed lateral heterojunction MISFETs realized by 2-dimensional bandgap engineering and methods thereof A method for forming and the structure of a strained lateral channel of a field effect transistor, a field effect transistor and CMOS circuitry is described incorporating a drain, body and source region on a single crystal semiconductor substrate wherein a hetero-junction is formed between the source and body of the transistor, wherein the source region and channel are independently lattice strained with respect the body region. The invention reduces the problem of leakage current from the source region via the hetero junction and lattice strain while independently permitting lattice strain in the channel region for increased mobility via choice of the semiconductor materials and alloy composition.
US07902010B2	Mask for sequential lateral solidification (SLS) process and a method for crystallizing amorphous silicon by using the same A mask for sequential lateral solidification (SLS) processes including at least one first window, one second window, one third window, and one fourth window is provided. Each window has a length extending longitude on the mask. The second window is aligned to the first window. The width of the first window is greater than that of the second window. The fourth window is aligned to the third window. The width of the third window is greater than that of the fourth window.
US07902009B2	Graded high germanium compound films for strained semiconductor devices Embodiments of an apparatus and methods for providing a graded high germanium compound region are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US07902008B2	Methods for fabricating a stressed MOS device A method for fabricating a stressed MOS device in and on a semiconductor substrate is provided. The method comprises the steps of forming a gate electrode overlying the semiconductor substrate and etching a first trench and a second trench in the semiconductor substrate, the first trench and the second trench formed in alignment with the gate electrode. A stress inducing material is selectively grown in the first trench and in the second trench and conductivity determining impurity ions are implanted into the stress inducing material to form a source region in the first trench and a drain region in the second trench. To preserve the stress induced in the substrate, a layer of mechanically hard material is deposited on the stress inducing material after the step of ion implanting.
US07902007B2	Semiconductor substrates and manufacturing methods of the same Semiconductor substrates and methods of manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor substrates include a substrate region, an insulation region and a floating body region. The insulation region is disposed on the substrate region. The floating body region is separated from the substrate region by the insulation region and is disposed on the insulation region. The substrate region and the floating body region are formed of materials having identical characteristics. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor substrate including forming at least one floating body pattern by etching a bulk substrate, separating the bulk substrate into a substrate region and a floating body region by etching a lower middle portion of the floating body pattern, and filling an insulating material between the floating body region and the substrate region.
US07902006B2	Method of manufacturing a thin film transistor array substrate In manufacturing a thin film transistor array substrate, a passivation film is formed over the transistors. A first photoresist pattern is formed over the passivation film, with a first portion partially overlying at least one source/drain electrode of each transistor and overlying each pixel electrode region, and with a second portion thicker than the first portion. The passivation film is patterned using the first photoresist pattern as a mask. The first photoresist pattern's first portion is removed to form a second photoresist pattern which protrudes upward around the pixel electrode regions. A transparent conductive film is formed with recesses in the pixel electrode regions. A masking pattern is formed over the transparent film in each pixel electrode region, the masking pattern's top surface being below a top of the transparent film. The transparent film is patterned using the masking pattern as a mask to form the pixel electrodes.
US07902002B2	Semiconductor device When a semi-conductor film is irradiated with conventional pulsed laser light, unevenness, which is called as ridge, is caused on the surface of the semiconductor film. In the case of a top-gate type TFT, element characteristics are changed depending on the ridge. In particular, there is a problem in that variation in the plural thin film transistors electrically connected in parallel with one another. According to the present invention, in manufacturing a circuit including plural thin film transistors, the width LP of a region (not including a microcrystal region) that is melted by irradiating a semiconductor film with light of a continuous wave laser is enlarged, and active layers of a plurality of thin film transistors (that are electrically connected in parallel with one another) are arranged in one region.
US07901998B2	Packaging substrate having pattern-matched metal layers A pattern matched pair of a front metal interconnect layer and a back metal interconnect layer having matched thermal expansion coefficients are provided for a reduced warp packaging substrate. Metal interconnect layers containing a high density of wiring and complex patterns are first developed so that interconnect structures for signal transmission are optimized for electrical performance. Metal interconnect layers containing a low density wiring and relatively simple patterns are then modified to match the pattern of a mirror image metal interconnect layer located on the opposite side of the core and the same number of metal interconnect layer away from the core. During this pattern-matching process, the contiguity of electrical connection in the metal layers with a low density wiring may become disrupted. The disruption is healed by an additional design step in which the contiguity of the electrical connection in the low density is reestablished.
US07901997B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device A solder 14 is formed, by a plating method, on a connecting surface 21A and a side surface 21B in a connecting pad 21 of a wiring board 11 which is opposed to a metal bump 13 formed on an electrode pad 31 of a semiconductor chip 12, and subsequently, the solder 14 is molten to form an accumulated solder 15 taking a convex shape on the connecting surface 21A of the connecting pad 21 and the metal bump 13 is then mounted on the connecting surface 21A of the connecting pad 21 on which the accumulated solder is formed, and the accumulated solder 15 and the metal bump 13 are thus bonded to each other.
US07901995B2	Interconnections resistant to wicking The present invention relates generally to permanent interconnections between electronic devices, such as integrated circuit packages, chips, wafers and printed circuit boards or substrates, or similar electronic devices. More particularly it relates to high-density electronic devices.The invention describes means and methods that can be used to counteract the undesirable effects of thermal cycling, shock and vibrations and severe environment conditions in general.For leaded devices, the leads are oriented to face the thermal center of the devices and the system they interact with.For leadless devices, the mounting elements are treated or prepared to control the migration of solder along the length of the elements, to ensure that those elements retain their desired flexibility.
US07901992B2	Die bonding agent and a semiconductor device made by using the same A die bonding agent comprising (A) an epoxy resin, (B) a curing agent, and (C) an inorganic filler, the die bonding agent having a viscosity ratio, V1/V2, ranging (i) from 1.5 to 4 at a temperature of from room temperature to 50° C., and (ii) from 0.5 to less than 1.5 at a temperature at which the die bonding agent hardens in 0.5 hour to 1.5 hours, the viscosities being measured in 10 minutes after the die bonding agent is placed on a sample stage of a Brook Field viscometer, wherein V1 is a viscosity measured by stirring 0.5 ml of the die bonding agent with a No. 51 spindle at 0.5 rpm and V2 is a viscosity measured by stirring 0.5 ml of the die bonding agent with a No. 51 spindle at 5 rpm in the Brook Field viscometer.
US07901989B2	Reconstituted wafer level stacking A stacked microelectronic assembly is fabricated from a structure which includes a plurality of first microelectronic elements having front faces bonded to a carrier. Each first microelectronic element may have a first edge and a plurality of first traces extending along the front face towards the first edge. After exposing at least a portion of the first traces, a dielectric layer is formed over the plurality of first microelectronic elements. After thinning the dielectric layer, a plurality of second microelectronic elements are aligned and joined with the structure such that front faces of the second microelectronic elements are facing the rear faces of the plurality of first microelectronic elements. Processing is repeated to form the desirable number of layers of microelectronic elements. In one embodiment, the stacked layers of microelectronic elements may be notched at dicing lines to expose edges of traces, which may then be electrically connected to leads formed in the notches. Individual stacked microelectronic units may be separated from the stacked microelectronic assembly by any suitable dicing, sawing or breaking technique.
US07901987B2	Package-on-package system with internal stacking module interposer A package-on-package system includes: forming a first integrated circuit package including second top electrical contacts and first external electrical contacts on opposite sides thereof; forming an internal stacking module interposer including first top electrical contacts and base electrical connectors on opposite sides thereof; attaching the internal stacking module interposer to the first integrated circuit package with the first top electrical contacts connected to the second top electrical contacts; and molding a package encapsulant over the first integrated circuit package and around the internal stacking module interposer leaving a package encapsulant cavity for attaching a stacked package to the base electrical connectors.
US07901985B2	Method for manufacturing package on package with cavity A manufacturing method of a package on package with a cavity. The method can include forming a first upper substrate cavity in one side of an upper substrate; mounting an upper semiconductor chip on the other side of the upper substrate; forming a lower substrate cavity in one side of a lower substrate; mounting a lower semiconductor chip in the lower substrate cavity formed in the lower substrate; and stacking the upper substrate above the lower substrate such that the first upper substrate cavity accommodates a part of the lower semiconductor chip. The package on package and a manufacturing method thereof can reduce the overall thickness of the package by forming cavities in both upper and lower substrates to accommodate a semiconductor chip mounted in the lower substrate.
US07901981B2	Integrated circuit micro-module Various methods for forming an integrated circuit micro-module are described. In one aspect of the invention, layers of an epoxy are sequentially deposited over a substrate to form planarized layers of epoxy over the substrate. The epoxy layers are deposited using spin coating. At least some of the layers are photolithographically patterned after they are deposited and before the next epoxy layer is deposited. Openings are formed in at least some of the patterned epoxy layers after they are patterned and before the next epoxy layer is deposited. An integrated circuit is placed within one of the openings. At least one of the epoxy layers is deposited after the placement of the integrated circuit to cover the integrated circuit. At least one conductive interconnect layer is formed over an associated epoxy layer. Multiple external package contacts are formed. The integrated circuit is electrically connected with the external package contacts at least in part through one or more of the conductive interconnect layers.
US07901980B2	Self-aligned in-contact phase change memory device A memory cell and a method of making the same, that includes insulating material deposited on a substrate, a bottom electrode formed within the insulating material, a plurality of insulating layers deposited above the bottom electrode and at least one of which acts as an intermediate insulating layer. Then defining a via in the insulating layers above the intermediate insulating layer, creating a channel for etch with a step spacer, defining a pore in the intermediate insulating layer, removing all insulating layers above the intermediate insulating layer, filling the entirety of the pore with phase change material, and forming an upper electrode above the phase change material. Additionally, the formation of bit line connections with the upper electrode.
US07901978B2	Method of fabricating thin-film transistor The core metal of a protein such as ferritin is used as a nucleus for crystallizing a silicone thin film and then the thus crystallized film is employed in the channel part of a thin-film transistor. By aligning the protein on the surface of amorphous silicone and heating, the crystallinity is controlled. In the case of ferritin, the core diameter of the protein is 7 mm. That is, this protein is highly even in size (i.e., the metal content). Thus, the amount of the protein to be deposited on the amorphous silicone surface can be accurately controlled by controlling the protein core density. Furthermore, the type of the core metal can be altered by chemical reactions and the above method is applicable not only to amorphous silicone but also to amorphous films of various types such as germanium. Thus, the amount of nickel required in crystallization is controlled by using a protein. Moreover, the distribution density of the nickel core is controlled to thereby conduct crystallization at a desired crystal size.
US07901976B1	Method of forming borderless contacts A method is provided for forming a borderless contact to a local interconnect (LI) line on a substrate. Generally, the method includes steps of (i) depositing a nitride layer over a number of LI lines on the substrate, to substantially cover the LI lines; (ii) etching the nitride layer to form spacers adjacent to sidewalls of at least one of the number of LI lines and to expose at least a portion of a top surface of the LI line; (iii) depositing an inter-layer dielectric, such as an oxide, over the number of LI lines on the substrate and the spacers formed adjacent thereto; and (iv) performing a contact etch to etch contact openings through the inter-layer dielectric to expose the portion of the top surface of the underlying LI line. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
US07901974B2	Masked laser anneal during fabrication of backside illuminated image sensors A technique for fabricating an array of imaging pixels includes fabricating front side components on a front side of the array. After fabricating the front side components, a dopant layer is implanted on a backside of the array. A mask is formed over the dopant layer to selectively expose portions of the dopant layer. Next, the exposed portions of the dopant layer are laser annealed. Alternatively, the mask may be disposed over the backside prior to the formation of the dopant layer and the dopants implanted through the exposed portions and subsequently laser annealed.
US07901968B2	Heteroepitaxial deposition over an oxidized surface Some embodiments of the invention are related to manufacturing semiconductors. Methods and apparatuses are disclosed that provide thin and fully relaxed SiGe layers. In some embodiments, the presence of oxygen between a single crystal structure and a SiGe heteroepitaxial layer, and/or within the SiGe heteroepitaxial layer, allow the SiGe layer to be thin and fully relaxed. In some embodiments, a strained layer of Si can be deposited over the fully relaxed SiGe layer.
US07901962B1	Method for preparing organic light-emitting diode including two light-emitting layers with two solvents The present invention relates to a method for preparing an organic light-emitting diode, including: (A) providing a substrate with a first electrode thereon; (B) using a first solution to form a first light-emitting layer over the first electrode, where the first solution includes a first solvent and a first dye; (C) using a second solution to form a second light-emitting layer over the first light-emitting layer, where the second solution includes a second solvent and a second dye, and the first solvent and the second solvent are different solvents and satisfy at least one of the following conditions: the dipole moment difference between the first solvent and the second solvent being 0.5 D or more, or the viscosity of the first solvent being 0.3 mPa·s or more; and (D) forming a second electrode over the second light-emitting layer.
US07901961B2	Organic light emitting display device An organic light emitting display device capable of hermetically sealing a space between a deposition substrate and an encapsulation substrate with inorganic sealing materials is disclosed. One embodiment of the organic light emitting display device includes a first substrate including power supply lines formed on an array, and a circumference of the array, of an organic light emitting diode, and connected to a pad unit through the power pad line to supply a power source to each of the organic light emitting diodes; a second substrate arranged on at least the array of the first substrate; and an inorganic sealing material for sealing an inner space between the first substrate and the second substrate while forming a closed boundary, wherein the inorganic sealing material is not overlapped with a region in which the power supply line is formed.
US07901959B2	Liquid crystal display and back light having a light emitting diode A light emitting device containing a semiconductor light emitting component and a phosphor, the phosphor is capable of absorbing a part of light emitted by the light emitting component and emitting light of a wavelength different from that of the absorbed light, is provided. A straight line connecting a point of chromaticity corresponding to a spectrum generated by the light emitting component and a point of chromaticity corresponding to a spectrum generated by the phosphor is substantially along a black body radiation locus in a chromaticity diagram.
US07901946B2	Cell block cassette device A tissue cassette assembly includes a housing having a recess formed therein, and a compressible reservoir disposed partially or wholly inside of, or otherwise attached in fluid communication with, the housing recess, the compressible reservoir containing a tissue embedding material. The tissue cassette further includes a port disposed in the housing, the port in fluid communication with the compressible reservoir at one end and terminating in a sample cavity at another end. During operation, the compressible reservoir is compressed or squeezed to release the tissue embedding material into the sample cavity containing the biological sample.
US07901945B2	Image and part recognition technology A system and method for recognition of images may include the use of alignment markers. The image recognized may be a pattern from an array, a character, a number, a shape, and/or irregular shapes. The pattern may be formed by elements in an array such as an identification marking and/or a sensor array. More particularly, the system and method relate to discriminating between images by accounting for the orientation of the image. The size and/or location of alignment markers may provide information about the orientation of an image. Information about the orientation of an image may reduce false recognitions. The system and method of image recognition may be used with identification markings, biosensors, micro-fluidic arrays, and/or optical character recognition systems.
US07901944B2	Vitamin D deficiencies Methods for determining the amount of vitamin D compounds in a sample are provided. The methods can employ LC-MS/MS techniques and optionally the use of deuterated internal standards. Methods for diagnosing vitamin D deficiencies are also provided.
US07901940B2	Method for measuring recovery of catalytic elements from fuel cells A method is provided for measuring the concentration of a catalytic clement in a fuel cell powder. The method includes depositing on a porous substrate at least one layer of a powder mixture comprising the fuel cell powder and an internal standard material, ablating a sample of the powder mixture using a laser, and vaporizing the sample using an inductively coupled plasma. A normalized concentration of catalytic element in the sample is determined by quantifying the intensity of a first signal correlated to the amount of catalytic element in the sample, quantifying the intensity of a second signal correlated to the amount of internal standard material in the sample, and using a ratio of the first signal intensity to the second signal intensity to cancel out the effects of sample size.
US07901939B2	Method for performing crystallization and reactions in pressure-driven fluid plugs The present invention provides microfabricated substrates and methods of conducting reactions within these substrates. The reactions occur in plugs transported in the flow of a carrier-fluid.
US07901933B2	Methods of processing a biological growth plate in a biological growth plate scanner Methods are provided to process a biological growth plate using a biological growth plate scanner. The scanner includes an imaging device, a processor, and an image processing profile memory. The scanner scans a plate type indicator associated with the biological growth plate. In some embodiments, the processor uses the plate type indicator to verify the suitability of the biological growth plate for use in the scanner. In some embodiments, the processor uses the plate type indicator to unlock the scanner for operation.
US07901930B2	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.
US07901926B2	Lactobacillus isolates having anti-inflammatory activities and uses of the same Disclosed herein are two Lactobacillus isolates having anti-inflammatory activities and beneficial probiotic properties, i.e., Lactobacillus sakei GMNL-76 and Lactobacillus reuteri GMNL-89, which were deposited in the Biosource Collection and Research Center (BCRC) of the Food Industry Research and Development Institute (FIRDI) under accession numbers BCRC 910355 and BCRC 910340 and in the China Center for Type Culture Collection (CCTCC) under accession numbers CCTCC M 207153 and CCTCC M 207154, respectively. The two Lactobacillus isolates and their sub-cultured offspring can be used in the preparation of a variety of food products, and in the manufacture of pharmaceutical compositions for treating and/or alleviating diseases associated with inflammation, such as rheumatoid arthritis.
US07901921B2	Viral purification methods The present invention is directed to an improved method of purifying virus, particularly reovirus. Infectious virus can be extracted from a cell culture with a detergent to produce high titers of virus, and the virus can then be purified by simple steps such as filtration and column chromatography. Viruses and compositions comprising the viruses prepared according to the present invention are also provided.
US07901919B2	Chimaeric phages The invention relates to the field of generating helper phages and phage display libraries for the identification of binding molecules. The invention provide chimaeric phages having a coat comprising a protein mixture. The protein mixture comprises a fusion protein having a proteinaceous molecule fused to a functional form of a phage coat protein and a mutant form of the phage coat protein, wherein the mutant form is impaired in binding to a host cell receptor. The invention further provides new phage collections, novel helper phages and methods and means for producing chimaeric phages, infectious phages and helper phages.
US07901913B2	Process for the preparation of L-amino acids by overexpressing the tal gene encoding transaldolase The invention is directed to DNA sequences from coryneform bacteria, particularly Corynebacterium glutamicum, which encode a protein having transaldolase enzymatic activity. The invention also encompasses processes for the fermentative production of L-amino acids using bacteria in which a gene encoding transaldolase is amplified.
US07901909B2	CD44 polypeptides, polynucleotides encoding same, antibodies directed thereagainst and method of using same for diagnosing and treating inflammatory diseases An isolated polypeptide is provided. The isolated polypeptide comprising an antigen recognition domain capable of specifically binding a CD44 polypeptide as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2 and incapable of binding a CD44 polypeptide selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO: 4 or 6.
US07901908B2	Method for simultaneous production of multiple proteins; vectors and cells for use therein Described is the production of proteins in a host cell. More specifically, described are methods for improving expression of two or more proteins in a cell or host cell. The methods are suited for production of, for example, recombinant antibodies that can be used in pharmaceutical preparations or as diagnostic tools. In one embodiment, provided is a method for obtaining a cell that expresses two or more proteins comprising providing the cell with two or more protein expression units encoding two or more proteins, characterized in that at least two of the protein expression units comprise at least one STAR sequence.
US07901905B2	Gene expression system based on codon translation efficiency The present invention discloses a method for modulating the production of a protein from a polynucleotide in a CHO cell by replacing at least one codon of the polynucleotide with a synonymous codon that has a higher or lower translation efficiency in the CHO cell than the codon it replaces, or by introducing into the CHO cell a polynucleotide that codes for an iso-tRNA which limits the rate of production of the polypeptide and which corresponds to a codon of the first polynucleotide. The present invention also discloses the use of a protein-encoding polynucleotide whose codon composition has been modified for enhanced production of the protein in CHO cells.
US07901902B2	Methods and compositions for identifying a cellular immune response against prostate cancer Filamin-B peptides, compositions comprising such peptides, and methods of using such peptides to assess an immune response against such peptides are described. An immune response against the peptides correlates with an immune response, in particular a cellular immune response, against prostate cancer cells which immune response is preferably associated with prophylaxis of prostate cancer, treatment of prostate cancer, and/or amelioration of at least one symptom associated with prostate cancer.
US07901899B1	Method for classifying a microorganism in a biological sample The invention provides a method using a hemocyte preparation, for example, Limulus amebocyte lysate, for detecting in a single assay the presence of at least one of a Gram negative bacterium, a Gram positive bacterium, and a fungus in a sample of interest. The method exploits the differential reactivity of Gram negative bacteria, Gram positive bacteria, and fungi with the hemocyte preparation to produce measurable changes in a property, for example, an optical property, of the mixture. Because the Gram negative bacteria, Gram positive bacteria and fungi each produce different changes in a given property, for example, an optical property, it is possible to classify the type of microorganism present in the sample of interest.
US07901890B2	Methods and oligonucleotide designs for insertion of multiple adaptors employing selective methylation Aspects described and claimed herein provide methods to insert multiple DNA adaptors into a population of circular target DNAs at defined positions and orientations with respect to one another. The resulting multi-adaptor constructs are then used in massively-parallel nucleic acid sequencing techniques.
US07901886B2	Microfluidic extraction method The invention relates to an extraction method for isolating target molecules from a sample using a microfluidic carrier.
US07901885B2	Genes and markers in type 2 diabetes and obesity Genes, SNP markers and haplotypes of susceptibility or predisposition to T2D and subdiagnosis of T2D and related medical conditions are disclosed. Methods for diagnosis, prediction of clinical course and efficacy of treatments for T2D, obesity and related phenotypes using polymorphisms in the risk genes are also disclosed. The genes, gene products and agents of the invention are also useful for monitoring the effectiveness of prevention and treatment of T2D and related traits. Kits are also provided for the diagnosis, selecting treatment and assessing prognosis of T2D. Novel methods for prevention and treatment of metabolic diseases such as T2D based on the disclosed T2D genes, polypeptides and related pathways are also disclosed.
US07901883B2	Human papilloma virus (HPV) detection using nucleic acid probes, microbeads and fluorescent-activated cell sorter (FACS) The present invention relates generally to the field of diagnostic and detection assays. More particularly, the present invention provides methods, and reagents including biochips for detecting the presence of, or distinguishing between, one or more analytes in a sample.
US07901882B2	Analysis of methylation using nucleic acid arrays Arrays for genome-wide analysis of methylation are disclosed. In a preferred aspect arrays comprising a plurality of probes complementary to a plurality of identified CpG islands in the human, mouse and rat genome are disclosed. The arrays may be used to detect methylation within CpG islands in samples from human, mouse and rat genomes.
US07901878B2	Screening assays for antioxidants and antiproliferative compounds Provided are screening assays for identifying and evaluating compounds with antioxidant and/or antiproliferative activities.
US07901877B2	Genetic markers and methods for detecting and treating cancers The present invention provides genetic markers, SOX5 and SPARC, for distant metastasis and poor prognosis of detection of the high risk potential for cancer patients. In addition, the present invention also provides a method to predict the risk potential for cancer patients with distant metastasis and poor prognosis. This method comprises obtaining a tissue sample from a patient; evaluating the expression levels of the SOX5 and/or SPARC genetic markers in the sample; and comparing the expression levels of genetic markers with those of non-cancerous tissues. The patient is determined to have the high risk of distant metastasis or poor prognosis when the expression level of SOX5 is higher, or when the expression level of SPARC is lower, than that of non-cancerous tissue. Furthermore, the identified genetic marker SOX5 and/or SPARC can also be used for cancer targeted therapy, because down regulation of SOX5 and/or up regulation of SPARC expression in NOD-SCID can retard tumor growth and inhibit cell proliferation, migration, invasion and metastasis.
US07901870B1	Adjusting optical properties of optical thin films An optical thin film can have a refractive index variation along a dimension that is perpendicular to its thickness. Two areas that have equal physical thicknesses can have different optical thicknesses. Including the thin film as a layer in a thin film optical filter can provide a corresponding variation in the filter's spectral properties. Dosing an optical thin film with ultraviolet light can cause the refractive index variation. Subjecting the film to hydrogen can increase the refractive index's response to the dose of light. Dosing a region of a thin film optical filter with ultraviolet light can change the spectral properties of the region, for example shifting an out-of-specification optical filter into specification thereby increasing manufacturing yield. An agent can promote the film's response to the dose.
US07901867B2	Sulphonium salt initiators Compounds of the formula (I), (II), (III), (IV) and wherein, R is hydrogen, C1-C20alkyl; C2-C20alkyl interrupted by one or more O; is -L-X—R2 or -L-R2; R1 has for example one of the meanings as given for R; R2 is a monovalent sensitizer or photoinitiator moiety; Ar1 and Ar2 for example independently of one another are phenyl substituted by C1-C20alkyl, halogen or OR3; or are unsubstituted naphthyl, anthryl, phenanthryl or biphenylyl; or are naphthyl, anthryl, phenanthryl or biphenylyl substituted by C1-C20alkyl, OH or OR3; or are —Ar4-A-Ar3; Ar3 is unsubstituted phenyl naphthyl, anthryl, phenanthryl or biphenylyl; or is phenyl, naphthyl, anthryl, phenanthryl or biphenylyl substituted by C1-C20alkyl, OR3 or benzoyl; Ar4 is phenylene, naphthylene, anthrylene or phenanthrylene; A is a direct bond, S, O or C1-C20alkylene; X is CO, C(O)O, OC(O), O, S or NR3; L is C1-C20alkylene or C2-C20alkylene interrupted by one or more O; R3 is C1-C20alkyl or C1-C20hydroxyalkyl; and Y is an anion, are suitable as photolatent acid generators.
US07901861B2	Electrophotographic image forming method An image forming method including electrostatic image forming step, developing step, transferring step, fixing step and oil application step for applying an oil to a fixing member, wherein the toner includes a binder resin, a colorant and a wax, and the relationship (A2/A1)×100<200 is satisfied, wherein A1 represents the area of the oil dropped on a pellet of the toner measured 30 seconds after dropping the oil, and A2 represents the area of the dropped oil measured 24 hours after dropping the oil. Alternatively, the relationships (X1−X2)<0.5 atomic percent, X1>1.0 atomic percent, and X2>1.0 atomic percent, are satisfied, wherein X1 and X2 represent amounts of Si atoms of the silicone oil measured by subjecting the toner image to X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy at times 5 minutes and 24 hours, respectively, after fixing the toner image.
US07901860B2	Rounded radiation curable toner The present invention provides dry toner particles comprising at least a radiation curable resin, and a colouring agent, wherein the circularity of the toner particles is between 0.95 and 0.99 and a charge control agent in a concentration between 0.025% and 1.0% by weight is present preferably as an external additive.The toners of this invention are useful for printing any substrate and for use in any form of printing or marking device.
US07901855B2	Electrophotographic photosensitive member, process cartridge and electrophotographic apparatus A charge transport layer serving as a surface layer of an electrophotographic photosensitive member contains a polyester resin having a repeating structural unit represented by the following formula (1) and a repeating structural unit represented by the following formula (2), as a binder resin; the content of a siloxane moiety of the polyester resin is not less than 5% by mass and not more than 30% by mass relative to the total mass of the polyester resin; and the content of the polyester resin in the charge transport layer is not less than 60% by mass relative to the total mass of the whole binder resin in the charge transport layer.
US07901853B2	Pattern prediction method, pattern correction method, semiconductor device, and recording medium A pattern prediction method according to an embodiment includes: predicting a second pattern shape from a first pattern shape by using a conversion function and a conversion difference residual error amount function, wherein; the conversion function makes the connection between the first pattern formed by a first step and the second pattern formed by a second step following the first step based on contour shapes of the first pattern and the second pattern, and the conversion difference residual error amount function makes the connection between a residual error amount between a predicted shape of the second pattern obtained from the conversion function and the second pattern shape obtained by actually using the second step, and factors other than the contour shapes of the first pattern and the second pattern.
US07901852B2	Metrology of bilayer photoresist processes A method for patterning a substrate is provided, which comprises (a) providing a substrate; (b) applying a first layer comprising a first photo resist to the substrate; (c) applying a second layer comprising a second photo resist over the first layer; (d) patterning the second layer; and (e) inspecting the patterned second layer with an inspection tool; wherein at least one of the first and second layers comprises a contrasting agent which increases the contrast between the first and second layers to the inspection tool.
US07901851B2	Colored curable composition, color filter and method of producing thereof A dye polymer prepared by polymerizing one or more pigment monomer represented by formula (I), or a dye polymer prepared by copolymerizing one or more pigment monomer represented by formula (I) and one or more monomer having one ethylene group.[R1: H, chlorine atom, alkyl group, or aryl group; L1: —N(R2)C(═O)—, —OC(═O)—, —C(═O)N(R2)—, —C(═O)O—, or a group represented by formula (II), formula (III), or formula (IV); R2: H, alkyl group, aryl group, or hetero cyclic group; L2: divalent coupler for coupling L1 and Dye; n=0 or 1, m=0 or 1; Dye: pigment residue]
US07901847B2	Use of soft adhesive to attach pellicle to reticle A pellicle is attached to a reticle by a soft adhesive. The distortion of the reticle is less than if a hard adhesive were used.
US07901845B2	Method for optical proximity correction of a reticle to be manufactured using character projection lithography A method for optical proximity correction of a design of a pattern on a surface is disclosed with the method comprising the steps of inputting desired patterns for the substrate and inputting a set of characters some of which are complex characters that may be used for forming the patterns on the surface. A method of creating glyphs is also disclosed.
US07901844B2	Method with correction of hard mask pattern critical dimension for fabricating photomask A method for fabricating a photomask includes forming a light blocking layer, a hard mask layer, and a resist layer on a transparent substrate, forming a resist pattern to selectively expose the hard mask layer by removing the resist layer selectively, forming a hard mask pattern by etching the exposed hard mask layer using the resist pattern as an etch mask, exposing the hard mask pattern by removing the resist pattern; measuring a critical dimension of the exposed hard mask pattern, correcting the measured critical dimension of the hard mask pattern to correspond to a critical dimension of a target pattern, forming a light blocking pattern by etching the exposed light blocking layer using the corrected hard mask pattern as an etch mask, and removing the hard mask pattern.
US07901843B2	Process for smoothing surface of glass substrate There is provided a process for smoothing a substrate surface having a concave defect, such as a pit or a scratch. A process for smoothing a surface of a glass substrate for a reflective mask blank used in EUV lithography, comprising disposing a thin film on a glass substrate; detecting a concave defect existing on the glass substrate; and locally heating or locally anodizing a portion of the thin film just above the detected concave defect to perform a chemical reaction accompanied by a volume increase in a material forming the thin film.
US07901841B2	Pellicle for photolithography In a photolithographic pellicle for dustproof protection of a photomask for photolithographic patterning by mounting thereon with the aid of a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on one end surface of the pellicle frame, the adverse influence on the flatness of the photomask caused by mounting the pellicle can be minimized when the thickness of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is 0.4 mm or larger or when the elastic modulus of the layer does not exceed 0.5 MPa.
US07901840B2	Mask blank transparent substrate manufacturing method, mask blank manufacturing method, and exposure mask manufacturing method A method includes a preparation step of preparing a transparent substrate having a precision-polished main surface, a surface shape information obtaining step of obtaining, as surface shape information, height information at a plurality of measurement points on the main surface of the transparent substrate that contacts a mask stage of an exposure apparatus, a simulation step of obtaining, based on the surface shape information and shape information of the mask stage, height information at the plurality of measurement points by simulating the state where the transparent substrate is set in the exposure apparatus, a flatness calculation step of calculating, based on the height information obtained through the simulation, a flatness of the transparent substrate when it is set in the exposure apparatus, a judging step of judging whether or not the calculated flatness satisfies a specification, and a thin film forming step of forming a thin film as serving as a mask pattern, on the main surface of the transparent substrate whose flatness satisfies the specification.
US07901838B2	Corrosion-resistant interconnects for fuel cells A method of construction of an electrochemical interconnect plate, the method comprising the steps of: (a) etching predetermined fluid flow channels in a first conductive sheet; and (b) coating the first conductive sheet with a corrosion resistant layer of nickel and tin.
US07901836B2	Polymer electrolyte fuel cell For a combination of a solid polymer electrolyte membrane 107, catalytic layers 111 and 113 disposed on both sides of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane 107, gas diffusion layers 112 and 114 disposed outside the catalytic layers 111 and 113, and separators 103 and 104 disposed outside the gas diffusion layers 112 and 114, the catalytic layer 113 to be cathode-sided includes a carbon carrier 117 composed of carbon having a mean lattice plane spacing d002 of [002] planes calculated from an X-ray diffraction within a range of 0.343 nm to 0.358 nm, a crystallite size Lc within a range of 3 nm to 10 nm, and a specific surface area within a range of 200 m2/g to 300 m2/g, catalyst particles 115 containing platinum supported on the carbon carrier 117, and an electrolyte 116. According to the invention, a polymer electrolyte fuel cell is allowed to prevent a corroding deterioration of carbon carriers in the cathode catalytic layer in start and stop of the fuel cell, allowing for an enhanced stable output over a long term.
US07901835B2	Platinum alloy catalyst A platinum alloy catalyst can be used as a fuel cell catalyst. The platinum alloy is a PtAuX alloy wherein X is one or more metals chosen from the group consisting of transition metals, and wherein the alloy contains 40-97% Pt, 1-40% Au and 2-20% X. Electrodes, catalysed membranes and membrane electrode assemblies comprising the catalyst are also disclosed.
US07901833B2	Fuel cartridge for fuel cells, fuel cell, fuel cell power system and method of mounting a fuel cell cartridge on a fuel cell The present invention aims at providing a fuel cell and a fuel cartridge in which a fuel contained in the fuel cartridge is determined to be appropriate for the fuel cell or not, and when it is appropriate, the connection of the fuel cartridge is mechanically made possible. A fuel cartridge for a fuel cell is provided with a specific member for distinguishing the methanol concentration of a contained methanol solution fuel according to the methanol concentration. Further, a fuel cell is provided with a concentration recognizing member for determining whether the member for distinguishing the fuel concentration provided at the fuel cartridge is the one for a desired concentration.
US07901832B2	Bipolar plate with inlet and outlet water management features A fuel cell assembly is disclosed that utilizes a fuel cell plate having hydrophobic portions adjacent an inlet and an outlet formed therein, and a hydrophilic portion formed in the flow channels of the fuel cell plate adjacent the hydrophobic portions, wherein the hydrophilic portion and the hydrophobic portion facilitate the transport of liquid water from the fuel cell plate.
US07901830B1	Aluminum oxyhydroxide based separator/electrolyte and battery system, and a method making the same The instant invention relates a solid-state electrochemical cell and a novel separator/electrolyte incorporated therein. A preferred embodiment of the invented electrochemical cell generally comprises a unique metal oxyhydroxide based (i.e. AlOOH) separator/electrolyte membrane sandwiched between a first electrode and a second electrode. A preferred novel separator/electrolyte comprises a nanoparticulate metal oxyhydroxide, preferably AlOOH and a salt which are mixed and then pressed together to form a monolithic metal oxyhydroxide-salt membrane.
US07901826B2	Fuel cell An oxygen-containing gas flow field is formed on a surface of a first metal separator. The oxygen-containing gas flow field is connected between an oxygen-containing gas supply passage and an oxygen-containing gas discharge passage. The oxygen-containing gas flow field comprises oxygen-containing gas flow grooves, and ends of the oxygen-containing gas flow grooves are extended outwardly beyond ends of electrode catalyst layer of a membrane electrode assembly, and connected to an inlet buffer and an outlet buffer. When the purging process is performed at the time of stopping operation of the fuel cell, the purging air supplied to the oxygen-containing gas flow field discharges water retained in the electrode catalyst layers from the ends to the outlet buffer.
US07901824B2	Colorant treated ion exchange resins, method of making, heat transfer systems and assemblies containing the same, and method of use Disclosed is a colorant treated ion exchange resin comprising at least 15% of exchangeable groups comprising at least one of an ion, a Lewis acid, or a Lewis base resulting from a colorant having a pKa or pKb of greater than 5 in an aqueous solution at 25° C., based on the total number of exchangeable groups. Also disclosed are heat transfer systems, assemblies, fuel cell systems and methods of maintaining a conductivity of less than 200 μS/cm in a heat transfer fluid that employ the disclosed colorant treated ion exchange resins. Finally, a method of making the disclosed colorant treated ion exchange resins is provided.
US07901823B2	Fuel cell employing cooling liquid passages for starting at low temperature A fuel cell is provided for improving the starting performance at low temperatures. The fuel cell includes a cell structure in which an anode and a cathode are provided on either side of a solid polymer electrolyte membrane. The fuel cell may include a first cooling liquid passage and a second cooling liquid passage independent of the first cooling liquid passage. Cooling liquid is heated by an external heating device and supplied to the second cooling liquid passage.
US07901822B2	Fuel cell and voltage supply method Disclosed herein are a fuel cell and a voltage supply method which are designed to supply power to various electric circuits in a stable manner.The fuel cell of stack structure with output terminals attached to different generating elements as mentioned above produces a potential across the output electrodes which corresponds to the number of generating cells connected in series. The output terminals are connected respectively to the potential regulators varying in the allowable voltage range and the ratio of voltage conversion. A large output voltage is obtained if the generating units are connected in series, and a large output current is obtained if the generating units are connected in parallel. Thus the fuel cell can supply an adequate amount of power in response to load operation.
US07901817B2	System for flexible in situ control of water in fuel cells An electrochemical cell includes an anode, a cathode including a gas diffusion electrode and having first and second surfaces, an inlet for gaseous oxidant that is in contact with the first surface of the cathode, and a liquid electrolyte. Water generated at the cathode may be transported by osmosis into the liquid electrolyte. The fuel cell may produce a current density of 200 mA/cm2 without cathode flooding.
US07901814B2	High temperature fuel cell system and method of operating same A high temperature fuel cell stack system, such as a solid oxide fuel cell system, with an improved balance of plant efficiency includes a thermally integrated reformer, combustor and the fuel cell stack.
US07901812B2	Materials useful as electrolytic solutes The invention concerns novel ionic compounds with low melting point whereof the onium type cation having at least a heteroatom such as N, O, S or P bearing the positive charge and whereof the anion includes, wholly or partially, at least an ion imidide such as (FX1O)N−(OX2F) wherein X1 and X2 are identical or different and comprise SO or PF, and their use as solvent in electrochemical devices. Said composition comprises a salt wherein the anionic charge is delocalised, and can be used, inter alia, as electrolyte.
US07901810B2	Battery active materials and methods for synthesis Active materials for rechargeable batteries have a general formula Aa(MO)bM′cXO4 where A represents an alkali metal or mixture of alkali metals, a is greater than about 0.1 and less than or equal to about 2; MO is an ion containing a transition metal M not in its highest oxidation state, M′ represents a metal, or mixture of metals, and b is greater than 0 and less than or equal to about 1, c is less than 1 wherein a, b and c are selected so as to maintain the electroneutrality of the compound, and X is phosphorus, arsenic, or sulfur, or mixtures thereof. Preferred active materials are alkali metal vanadyl metal phosphates of general formula Aa(VO)bM′cPO4 where a and b are both greater than 0 and c may be zero or greater. New synthetic routes are provided to alkali metal mixed metal phosphates where at least one of the starting materials is a metal-oxo group (MO)3+, where M represents a metal in a +5 oxidation state. Reductive methods are provided for reacting a metal-oxo phosphate with an alkali metal compound in the presence of reducing carbon. The carbothermal reduction step can for example result in the reduction of a +5 metal to a +4 state or lower.
US07901809B2	Can-type secondary battery having a cap assembly for reducing excessive heating A can-type secondary battery is adapted to induce a short circuit between metal within the secondary battery when the secondary battery deforms due to an external impact in order to reduce heat generation and improve the safety of the secondary battery.
US07901802B2	Magnetic recording medium for perpendicular magnetic recording A perpendicular recording medium having a perpendicular magnetic recording layer and a magnetically soft underlayer structure disposed beneath the recording layer. The soft underlayer structure includes at least first and second soft magnetic layers having different magnetic permeabilities to create a magnetic permeability gradient in the soft underlayer structure. One or more of the soft magnetic layers can be anti-parallel coupled. The soft underlayer structure of the present invention having a magnetic permeability gradient advantageously leads to reduced adjacent track erasure (ATE) while maintaining good overwrite (OW) properties.
US07901801B2	Perpendicular magnetic recording medium and magnetic recording apparatus According to one embodiment, a perpendicular magnetic recording medium includes a substrate, and a first magnetic layer and a second magnetic layer formed on the substrate, in which supposing that, for the first and second magnetic layers, respectively, uniaxial magnetic anisotropy constants are Ku1 and Ku2, saturation magnetizations are Ms1 and Ms2, anisotropic magnetic fields are Hk1 and Hk2 and the thicknesses are t1 and t2, then following conditions are satisfied that Ku1 and Ku2 are 3×106 erg/cc or more, Ms1 is smaller than Ms2, Hk1 is larger than Hk2 and t1 is larger than t2.
US07901800B2	Piezoelectric element A piezoelectric film formed above a Si substrate. The piezoelectric film is formed of a potassium sodium niobate expressed by a general formula (K,Na)NbO3 with perovskite structure. A film thickness of the piezoelectric film is within a range from 0.3 μm to 10 μm. An intermediate film is formed between the Si substrate and the piezoelectric film. The intermediate film generates a stress in a compressive direction in the piezoelectric film.
US07901791B2	Carbazole derivative, and light emitting element and light emitting device using the carbazole derivative It is an object of the present invention to provide a material which is excellent in a hole injecting property and a hole transporting property, and to provide a light emitting element and a light emitting device using a material which is excellent in a hole injecting property and a hole transporting property. The present invention provides a carbazol derivative represented by a general formula (1). The carbazol derivative according to the present invention is excellent in the hole injecting property. By using the carbazol derivative according to the present invention as a hole injecting material for a hole injecting layer of a light emitting element, a driving voltage can be reduced. In addition, a lower driving voltage, improvement of the luminous efficiency, a longer life time, and higher reliability can be realized by applying the material to a light emitting element or a light emitting device.
US07901788B2	CVD condeposition of A1 and one or more reactive (gettering) elements to form protective aluminide coating CVD aluminide coatings including a small concentration of a reactive, gettering element for surface active impurities dispersed therein are formed for improved oxidation resistance. The aluminide coatings are formed by CVD codeposition of Al and the gettering element on the substrate using coating gases for the gettering element generated either outside or inside the coating retort depending on the chlorination temperature needed for the particular gettering element.
US07901785B2	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, a cationic polymerization initiator and a metal oxide fine particle. Furthermore, a lamp of the present invention includes a package equipped with a 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 resin composition for sealing a light-emitting device filled in the sealing member.
US07901779B2	Bright white protective laminates Laminates of having a first outer layer of weatherable film, at least one mid layer, and a second outer layer containing an opacifying quantity of white pigment. The laminates are particularly useful for protecting photovoltaic cells, solar panels, and circuit boards. In photovoltaic cells, the laminates result in increased power generation.
US07901777B2	Coated substrates, organometallic films and methods for applying organometallic films to substrates A coated article comprising a substrate having a plastic surface and adhered thereto an organometallic film in which the metal has f electron orbitals or is niobium is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for applying organometallic films to substrates and the organometallic films themselves.
US07901770B2	Embolic compositions Embolic compositions and methods of delivering the compositions are disclosed. In some embodiments, the embolic compositions include a shape memory material.
US07901766B2	Electronic devices comprising an organic conductor and semiconductor as well as an intermediate buffer layer made of a crosslinked polymer The invention relates to electronic devices whose electronic properties can surprisingly be improved to a significant degree by inserting at least one crosslinkable polymeric buffer layer, preferably a cationically crosslinkable polymeric buffer layer, between the conductive doped polymer and the organic semiconductor layer. Particularly good properties are obtained with a buffer layer in which crosslinking is thermally induced, i.e. by raising the temperature to 50 to 250° C. Alternatively, crosslinking can be radiation-induced by adding a photoacid. Moreover, such a buffer layer can be advantageously applied by means of printing techniques, especially inkjet printing, as the ideal temperature for the thermal treatment is independent of the glass transition temperature of the material. This avoids having to rely on material that has a low molecular weight, making it possible to apply the layer by means of printing techniques. The next layer (the organic semiconductor layer) can also be applied with the aid of different printing techniques, particularly inkjet printing, because the buffer layer is rendered insoluble by the crosslinking process, thus preventing the buffer layer from solubilizing thereafter.
US07901765B2	Foam laminate product and process for production thereof A laminate product comprising a foam core having a pair of opposed major surfaces and a cover layer secured with respect to each major surface is described. The cover layer is essentially free of fibreglass and comprises a polymeric substrate having disposed therein a plurality of porous material layers. It has been found that the use of fibreglass as a reinforcing material (and other sheet materials having a tensile modulus of greater than or equal to about 0.5 GPa when measured pursuant to ASTM D 5034) in a foam laminate product can be avoided by using a porous material layer in place of the fibreglass. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the porous material layer has a tensile modulus less than that of fibreglass mat yet can be used to produce a foam laminate product having significantly higher strength properties.
US07901759B2	Flat structure that is at least partially provided with a self-adhesive substance The invention relates to a flat structure that is at least partially provided with a self-adhesive substance, the latter being present on a first surface layer of the flat structure in the form of a plurality of geometric bodies. According to the invention, the surface of at least some of the geometric bodies is at least partially treated in such a way that the treated part of the surface has a lower degree of adhesion than the non-treated self-adhesive substance.
US07901756B2	Functional elastic textile structures The invention provides a functional stretch laminate composite puckered fabric which is robust, laundry-durable and adaptable for securing about any three dimensional body, and a method for forming such puckered fabric. The functional stretch 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. Generally, the functional stretch laminate fabric is sufficiently robust for incorporation into garments and for applications in so-called wearable electronics.
US07901755B2	Honeycomb structure and method for manufacturing the same A honeycomb structure includes a plurality of pillar-shaped honeycomb fired bodies, each having a large number of cells longitudinally placed in parallel with one another with a cell wall therebetween. The honeycomb fired bodies are combined with one another by interposing adhesive layers containing at least ceramic particles. In the ceramic particles contained in the adhesive layers, the number of those particles having a particle diameter larger than an average pore diameter of the honeycomb fired body is set to 30% or less of the total number of the ceramic particles.
US07901748B2	Ink jet recording element An ink jet recording element with a support having thereon an image-receiving layer of inorganic particles and stabilizer particles, the stabilizer particles being free of any organic solvent and containing greater than about 80% by weight of a water-insoluble antioxidant and having a mean particle size of greater than 5 nm, the inorganic particles being greater than about 50% by weight of the ink receiving layer.
US07901746B2	Transparent conductive film and touch panel A transparent conductive film of the present invention comprises: a transparent film substrate; a hard-coating layer provided on one side of the transparent film substrate; and a transparent conductive thin layer provided on another side of the transparent film substrate, wherein the hard-coating layer is made from a material containing a urethane acrylate, a polyol (meth)acrylate and a (meth)acrylic polymer having an alkyl group containing two or more hydroxyl groups. The transparent conductive film of the present invention has good scratch resistance.
US07901745B2	3,4-dicarboxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-6-t-butyl-1-naphthalene-succinic dianhydride and liquid crystal aligning agent comprising polyimide resin prepared from the dianhydride 3,4-Dicarboxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-6-t-butyl-1-naphthalene-succinic dianhydride is provided. The tetracarboxylic dianhydride is represented by Formula 1, which is described in the specification. Further provided is a liquid crystal aligning agent comprising a polyimide prepared using the tetracarboxylic dianhydride and a solvent. Further provided is a liquid crystal alignment layer formed using the liquid crystal aligning agent. The liquid crystal alignment layer exhibits excellent electro-optical properties and good processability in terms of printability.
US07901741B2	Apparatus and method for producing color filters by discharging material The present invention provides a system which shortens the scanning time with an ink jet head for forming a pattern of filter elements of a color filter, picture element pixels of an electroluminescence (EL) device, or the like. An apparatus for producing a color filter can include a plurality of filter elements arranged on a substrate. The apparatus can further include a plurality of heads each having a nozzle row having a plurality of nozzles arranged, an ink supply device for supplying a filter element material to the heads, a carriage supporting the heads arranged thereon, a main scanning driving device for moving the carriage by main scanning in the X direction, and a sub-scanning driving device for moving the carriage by sub-scanning in the Y direction. The carriage supports the plurality of heads each of which is inclined at an in-plane inclination angle θ.
US07901739B2	Gas turbine engine components with aluminide coatings and method of forming such aluminide coatings on gas turbine engine components A turbine engine component (10) with a protective aluminide coating (14) that include additions of silicon and a dopant, such as yttrium and/or hafnium, in an amount effective to reduce sulfidation and a deposition process for forming such aluminide coatings (14). A silicon-containing layer (30) may be applied to the superalloy substrate (12) of the component (10) and the aluminide coating (14) formed by exposing component (10) and layer (30) to a vapor phase reactant containing the dopant. The aluminide coating (14), which contains dopant from the layer (30), may operate as a standalone environmental coating or as a bond coating for an optional ceramic thermal barrier layer (24). An optional zirconia layer (26) maybe provided between the aluminide coating (14) and the ceramic thermal barrier layer (24). Alternatively, the dopant may be included in the silicon-containing layer (30) applied to the component (10) before the aluminide coating (14) is formed and no vapor phase reactant containing the dopant is required.
US07901738B2	Method for forming electrode for battery A method for forming an electrode for a battery includes the step of forming a porous layer on the surface of an electrode hoop formed at its surface with a mixture layer containing an active material. The porous layer is formed in the following manner: A gravure roll is rotated oppositely to the direction of movement of the electrode hoop while being allowed to abut against the surface of the moving electrode hoop, thereby applying a coating fluid serving as a precursor of the porous layer to the surface of the electrode hoop. A plurality of grooves formed in the circumferential surface of the gravure roll extend in parallel in oblique directions against the rotation direction of the gravure roll from the central line of the circumferential surface to the outer edges of the circumferential surface so as to be arranged in a symmetrical manner relative to the central line.
US07901735B2	Method for continuous coating of an inside of a continuously extruded hollow profile strand of elastic material A method for continuously coating the inside of a continuously extruded hollow profiled bar made of elastic material and a liquid wiper and a device for removing excess coating agent from the chambers of a hollow profiled member. A hollow profiled bar is directed through a stationary supply of a liquid coating agent on a bent, arc-shaped track, whereby inner walls of the hollow profiled bar are moistened with coating agent, and the hollow profiled bar is guided along a rising track directly after running through the coating agent supply. Excess coating agent is wiped off one or plural inner walls with the aid of liquid wipers mounted inside the hollow chambers, the hollow profiled bar being continuously moved relative to the liquid wipers. The liquid wipers include at least one magnet or magnetizable material and a wiping lip that touches the inner walls while being located downstream of the coating agent supply in a zone of a sloped track of the hollow profiled bar. The liquid wipers are retained in a steady position within the track of the hollow profiled bar with the aid of counter magnet or magnetizable materials that are fixed next to the outer surface of the continuous hollow profiled bar.
US07901734B2	Method of manufacturing nozzle plate The method manufactures a nozzle plate having nozzle orifices for ejecting liquid droplets. The method comprises: a hole forming step of forming holes in a nozzle forming substrate, each of the holes passing through the nozzle forming substrate and having openings on a surface of a liquid droplet ejection side and a surface of a side opposite thereto of the nozzle forming substrate, the holes having a larger diameter than the nozzle orifices; a liquid-philic film forming step of forming a liquid-philic film on inner walls of the holes, the liquid-philic film blocking at least a portion of each of the holes; a liquid-repelling film forming step of forming a liquid-repelling film on the surface of the liquid droplet ejection side of the nozzle forming substrate, after performing the liquid-philic film forming step; and a nozzle orifice forming step of forming the nozzle orifices in the holes that are filled with the liquid-repelling film, after performing the liquid-repelling film forming step.
US07901733B2	Method of making dual function fabrics A method of making fabrics having first and second surfaces that exhibit different performance characteristics by virtue of having been treated with different chemical treatments is described. In addition, fabrics having first and second surfaces that exhibit different performance characteristics, such as one surface exhibiting oil and water repellency and optionally, soil release characteristics, and the opposite surface exhibits moisture transport characteristics.
US07901732B2	Production process of light amount adjustment member, light amount adjustment member, light amount adjustment device and photographing apparatus A production process of a light amount adjustment member, by which a cheap light amount adjustment member hating excellent optical properties can be simply produced is provided. A light amount adjustment device and a photographing apparatus which are cheap, have excellent optical properties and are equipped with the light amount adjustment member are provided by providing the simple production process of the light amount adjustment member. The production process comprises the step of relatively scanning an ink-jet head, from which an ink is ejected on a transparent base material, on the surface of which an ink-receiving layer has been formed, to the transparent base material to apply the ink to the ink-receiving layer, thereby forming a light amount adjustment region, wherein in the step of forming the light amount adjustment region, the ink is ejected from the ink-jet head in such a manner that the ink is applied to the whole light amount adjustment region.
US07901731B2	Treatment and kits for creating transparent renewable surface protective coatings Methods, treatment compositions and treatment systems are disclosed for forming a detachable and renewable coating on a receptive surface by a process of applying a treatment composition comprising a plurality of hydrophobically modified fumed silica particles colloidally dispersed in a volatile solvent; allowing the volatile solvent to evaporate; and thereby depositing a protective coating on the receptive surface consisting of a layer of the hydrophobically modified particles, which provide a substantially transparent coating with dirt- and water-repellency properties that effectively shed dry particulate soils as well as water from the treated surface or treated article bearing a receptive surface. The methods, treatment compositions and treatment systems employing the hydrophobically modified fumed silica particle are particularly useful in providing nearly invisible detachable coatings and treated articles featuring surface protective benefits including dirt- and water-repellency, self-cleaning with water, and easier cleaning benefits when applied to a variety of automotive and home surfaces, both interior and exterior, including articles and materials such as metals, painted materials, sealed materials, plastics and polymeric articles, wood, textiles and the like.
US07901730B2	Thin film ceramic proton conducting electrolyte A thin film ceramic proton conducting electrolyte assembly (10) is provided having a includes a nanoporous, copper supporting substrate (11), a temporary substrate pore filler material (12), and a ceramic electrolyte layer (13) positioned upon the substrate (11). The ceramic electrolyte layer may be made of a yttrium doped strontium zirconate. To produce the electrolyte the substrate pores (14) are filled with the pore filler material to provide a smooth surface upon which the electrolyte layer is deposited. The filler material is then removed from the pores and the substrate and electrolyte layer are annealed.
US07901724B2	Fermented tea obtained by tea-rolling processing of tea material leaves and loquat leaves, and composition having extract contained in fermented tea as active component A fermented tea produced by primary-drying tea material leaves by means of a primary tea rolling dryer (primary drying step) to adjust the moisture content of raw leaves (tea material leaves) of bancha with low qualities (the second crop of tea, the third crop of tea, the shuto-bancha, the skiffed leaves of tea, and the like) to a constant moisture; subsequently, providing them in a tea roller (tea rolling step); adding loquat leaves during the tea rolling step in order to knead loquat leaves together with the tea material leaves; and fermenting and drying the kneaded tea material leaves and loquat leaves. The fermented tea is formed into a composition having, as an active component, the fermented tea obtained by tea-rolling processing of tea material leaves and loquat leaves, and an extract contained in the fermented tea.
US07901721B2	Device and method for the heating of food The invention relates to a device for heating food comprising a frame, a pan or basket having an opening into which the food to be heated can be placed, which pan or basket can be coupled to the frame by means of coupling means and in which the frame comprises a heating element and a fan for circulating heated air in the pan or basket, and a drive for rotating the pan or basket about a non-vertical rotation axis during the heating of food in a heating position of the frame. The frame is designed such that the pan or basket can be coupled to the frame while the pan or basket is on a supporting surface with its opening directed upwards. The invention also comprises a method for heating food.
US07901720B2	Process for producing tea extract containing nonpolymeric catechin A process for producing a tea extract containing non-polymer catechins, which includes immersing unfermented tea leaves in ethanol or an ethanol-water solution having an ethanol concentration of from 85 to 99.5 vol % to obtain unfermented tea leaves having a percentage catechin residue of at least 80 wt % based on a catechin content of the unfermented tea leaves before the immersion in the ethanol or ethanol-water solution, and then extracting the unfermented tea leaves with warm water or hot water. The highly-efficient extraction of non-polymer catechins makes it possible to obtain a tea extract, which has an improved taste and does not produce sediment when added to beverages.
US07901719B2	Gum slab package with flap retention A package assembly encloses a plurality of individual elongate consumable products. The package assembly includes a plurality of products aligned in a side-by-side array. A package housing encloses the array of products. The package housing has front and back walls for supporting the products therebetween in a closable cover for closing a product dispensing opening. The front wall includes a wall flap extending inwardly towards the back wall in frictional engagement with the array of products for removable retention of the products therein.
US07901716B2	Active fraction having anti-cancer and anti-metastasis isolated from leaves and stems of ginseng Provided is a composition that contains, as an active ingredient, an extract or polysaccharides separated from the leaves and/or stems of plants belonging to Panax genus, for an anticancer drug or its adjuvant, having an effect on the activity of hematopoiesis enhancement, cancer metastasis inhibition, bone marrow defense, etc. . . . , and a process for preparation of the extract from the leaves and/or stems of plants belonging to Panax genus.
US07901715B2	NGNA compositions and methods of use The present invention relates to the field of viral disorders, and in particular to viral obesity. Compositions comprising nutraceutical agents are provided for treating viral obesity. Additionally, compositions comprising nutraceutical agents targeting adenoviruses are provided.
US07901713B2	Inhibition of COX-2 and/or 5-LOX activity by fractions isolated or derived from hops A natural formulation of compounds isolated or derived from hops which inhibit the activity of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and/or 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) is disclosed. The hops formulations may be administered to a mammal to treat or inhibit a pathological condition associated with the activity of COX-2 and/or 5-LOX in such a mammal.
US07901705B2	Antimicrobial releasing polymers The present disclosure is directed to polymers having hydroxyl containing bioactive agents incorporated into the backbone of the polymer or attached thereto by pendant linkages. Hydroxyl containing bioactive agents which may be attached to these polymers include antimicrobial agents such as triclosan. The polymers may be utilized to form medical devices or coatings for such devices. The hydroxyl containing bioactive agent may be released from the polymer upon hydrolysis of the polymeric backbone or pendant linkage in vivo.
US07901701B2	Methods for producing dried pesticide compositions Disclosed are compositions and methods related to powder and granular emulsifiable concentrate pesticide formulations. As disclosed, emulsions from non-aqueous based liquid or solvent soluble pesticide actives may be prepared using a high purity, high molecular weight sulfonated lignin as the emulsion stabilizer. The resulting emulsions may then be dried to obtain a powder or granular emulsion concentrate where the high molecular weight sulfonated lignin acts as a solid matrix for the pesticide active. The powder or granular emulsifiable concentrate formulations thus formed have high loading rates, good storage properties and are easily reconstituted when added to water.
US07901697B2	Synthetic thickeners for cosmetics Disclosed are inverse emulsions for the preparation of cosmetic formulations wherein the weight ratio between the aqueous phase and the organic phase is from 4:1 and 2:1 and containing Ron 20 to 70% buy weight of an acrylic polymer obtained by inverse emulsion polymerisation of from 55 to 75% by weight of an anionic acrylic monomer containing a strongly acidic functional group; Ron 0.1 to 5% by weight of a cationic acrylic monomer if the formula (I). Wherein R1 is hydrogen or methyl; R2, R3, R4 are, one independently of the others, hydrogen or C1-C4 alkyl; Y is NH or O; A is a C1-C6 alkylene; from 25 to 45% by weight of a C3-C5 anionic acrylic monomer containing a carboxylic group. Also disclosed is the procedure for their preparation.
US07901693B2	Compositions and methods for WT1 specific immunotherapy Compositions and methods for the therapy of malignant diseases, such as leukemia and cancer, are disclosed. The compositions comprise one or more of a WT1 polynucleotide, a WT1 polypeptide, an antigen-presenting cell presenting a WT1 polypeptide, an antibody that specifically binds to a WT1 polypeptide; or a T cell that specifically reacts with a WT1 polypeptide. Such compositions may be used, for example, for the prevention and treatment of metastatic diseases.
US07901691B2	Chimeric G protein based rabies vaccine A novel chimeric protein of rabies virus designed to express a chimeric G protein at a high level in transgenic plants. A gene was also designed and chemically synthesised to encode the chimeric G protein and expressed at high level in plant tissue. The gene was expressed in transgenic tobacco plants to examine its therapeutic efficacy against infection by rabies virus. The chimeric G protein was enriched in plant membranes. The BalbC mice were immunised with the plant leaf expressed G-protein. Plant derived chimeric G protein elicited higher immune response as compared to the commercial vaccine. The mice displayed protective immunity when they were challenged with live virus. Chimeric G protein expressed at high level in plant leaves was demonstrated to function as a commercially valuable subunit vaccine against rabies virus infection.
US07901685B2	Methods for assaying inhibition of HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein-mediated membrane fusion This invention provides: agents determined to be capable of specifically inhibiting the fusion of a macrophage-tropic primary isolate of HIV-1 to a CD4+ cell, but not a T cell-tropic isolate of HIV-1 to a CD4+ cell; and agents determined to be capable of specifically inhibiting the fusion of a T cell-tropic isolate of HIV-1 to a CD4+ cell, but not a macrophage-tropic primary isolate of HIV-1 to a CD4+ cell. This invention also provides: agents capable of specifically inhibiting the fusion of a macrophage tropic primary isolate of HIV-1 with a CD+ cell susceptible to infection by a macrophage-tropic primary isolate of HIV-1; and agents capable of specifically inhibiting the fusion of a T cell-tropic isolate of HIV-1 with a CD4+ cell susceptible to infection by a T cell-tropic isolate of HIV-1. The agents include but are not limited to antibodies. This invention further provides: methods of inhibiting fusion of a macrophage-tropic primary isolate of HIV-1 with a CD+ cell susceptible to infection by a macrophage-tropic primary isolate of HIV-1 which comprises contacting the CD4+ cell with an amount of an agent capable of specifically inhibiting such fusion so as to thereby inhibit such fusion; and methods of inhibiting fusion of a T cell-tropic isolate of HIV-1 with a CD4+ cell susceptible to infection by a T cell-tropic isolate of HIV-1 which comprises contacting the CD4+ cell with an amount of an agent capable of specifically inhibiting such fusion so as to thereby inhibit such fusion.
US07901684B2	Antibodies against human IL-22 and uses therefor The present application provides human antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof that specifically bind to the human interleukin-22 (IL-22). The antibodies can act as antagonists of IL-22 activity, thereby modulating immune responses in general, and those mediated by IL-22 in particular. The disclosed compositions and methods may be used for example, in diagnosing, treating or preventing inflammatory disorders, autoimmune diseases, allergies, septic shock, infectious disorders, transplant rejection, cancer, and other immune system disorders.
US07901683B2	Methods of inhibiting amyloid toxicity The present invention features methods and compositions for inhibiting amyloidogenic protein toxicity, inhibiting formation of an amyloidogenic protein deposit and/or treating amyloidogenic diseases by administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of one or more agents that bind an integrin or an integrin subunit.
US07901681B2	Trypanosome derived apoptotic factors (TAF) An antibody was raised against a synthetic 27 per peptide (ProEP2-1) blocked T. brucei and ProEP2-1-induced apoptosis in human brain vascular endothelial cells (HBVEC). The use of this and similar blocking antibodies have use both as diagnostic agents and in treatment to prevent damage arising from infection.
US07901680B2	Dock-and-lock (DNL) vaccines for cancer therapy The present invention concerns methods and compositions for forming anti-cancer vaccine DNL complexes using dock-and-lock technology. In preferred embodiments, the anti-cancer vaccine DNL complex comprises an antibody moiety that binds to dendritic cells, such as an anti-CD74 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, attached to an AD (anchoring domain) moiety and a xenoantigen, such as CD20, attached to a DDD (dimerization and docking domain) moiety, wherein two copies of the DDD moiety form a dimer that binds to the AD moiety, resulting in the formation of the DNL complex. The anti-cancer vaccine DNL complex is capable of inducing an immune response against xenoantigen expressing cancer cells, such as CD138negCD20+ MM stem cells, and inducing apoptosis of and inhibiting the growth of or eliminating the cancer cells.
US07901679B2	Humanized anti-ghrelin antibodies Provided are humanized monoclonal antibodies, and antigen-binding portions thereof, which bind acylated and unacylated human ghrelin. Such antibodies are useful for neutralizing ghrelin activity and treating disorders in which ghrelin activity is detrimental, including obesity and related disorders, and various cancers.
US07901677B1	Use of an antibody against the laminin receptor or laminin receptor precursor for the treatment or diagnosis of several cancer types Described is the use of a recombinant antibody comprising a binding site specific for an epitope of the laminin receptor or laminin receptor precursor for the treatment or diagnosis of various cancers, particularly B-CLL. Preferably, this antibody additionally comprises a binding site for at least one particular cell surface antigen.
US07901675B2	Method of using coenzyme Q10 to treat Huntington's disease A method of ameliorating or abrogating the effects of a neurodegenerative disorder, such as Huntington's disease, includes administering a formulation including mitochondrial coenzyme Q10 in a subject in need thereof. The formulation includes Hydro-Q Sorb®, which is a complex of coenzyme Q10 and cyclodextrin.
US07901673B2	Induction of and maintenance of nucleic acid damage in pathogens using riboflavin and light A process for damaging and maintaining damage to the nucleic acids of pathogens such as white blood cells, bacteria and viruses which may be contained in blood or blood components. This process comprises adding to the blood or blood component containing pathogens an effective amount of riboflavin, and exposing the fluid to light of an appropriate wavelength to damage the nucleic acid of the pathogen and to substantially maintain the damage to the pathogenic nucleic acids to allow for subsequent transfusion into a recipient.
US07901672B2	Methods of making enhanced, autologous fat grafts Cells present in processed lipoaspirate tissue are used to treat patients. Methods of treating patients include processing adipose tissue to deliver a concentrated amount of stem cells obtained from the adipose tissue to a patient. The methods may be practiced in a closed system so that the stem cells are not exposed to an external environment prior to being administered to a patient. Compositions that are administered to a patient include a mixture of adipose tissue and stem cells so that the composition has a higher concentration of stem cells than when the adipose tissue was removed from the patient.
US07901671B2	Therapeutic retroviral vectors for gene therapy The invention provides improved compositions and methods for achieving gene therapy in hematopoietic cells and hematopoietic precursor cells, including erythrocytes, erythroid progenitors, and embryonic stem cells. The invention further provides improved gene therapy methods for treating hematopoietic-related disorders. Retroviral gene therapy vectors that are optimized for erythroid specific expression and treatment of hemoglobinopathic conditions are disclosed.
US07901670B2	Process for purifying interferon beta Provided is a process for purifying human interferon beta from a recombinant human interferon beta-containing culture comprising performing affinity chromatography and cation exchange chromatography, wherein the affinity chromatography includes: adsorbing the interferon beta-containing culture to an equilibrated affinity chromatography column, followed by washing with an equilibration buffer solution; washing the column with a washing buffer solution A of pH 6.5-7.5 containing 30-60 wt % of propylene glycol and a washing buffer solution B of pH 6.5-7.5 containing 10-30 wt % of propylene glycol and 1-2M NaCl; and eluting a human interferon beta-containing fraction with a buffer solution of pH 6.5-7.5 containing 40-60 wt % of propylene glycol and 1-2M NaCl.
US07901668B2	Silk fibroin emulsifier and process for the production thereof To provide an emulsifier for cosmetic use which not only has an improved emulsifying power and feel during use, but wherein the emulsifier itself has a skin cell growth-promoting property. The emulsifier contains an aqueous solution of silk protein composed mainly of amorphous silk fibroin, wherein the aqueous solution of silk protein composed mainly of amorphous silk fibroin is an aqueous solution of silk protein obtained by dissolving unscoured, partially scoured or scoured spun silkworm fibers (cocoon filaments) with a neutral salt and then dialyzing the solution.
US07901666B1	Nanoparticles for protein drug delivery The invention discloses a pharmaceutical composition for treating a subject comprising two or more bioactive nanoparticles, thus treating the subject by co-administering the bioactive nanoparticles to the subject, wherein a first and a second bioactive nanoparticles comprise a shell portion that is dominated by positively charged chitosan, a core portion that contains negatively charged substrate, and at least a first bioactive agent in the first nanoparticle and a second bioactive agent in the second nanoparticle.
US07901665B2	Conjugated macromolecules A method of conjugating a carboxylate-containing molecule to an amine-containing macromolecule to form a substituted macromolecule is provided. The method includes (a) forming a first solution by dissolving a substance comprising at least one macromolecule having free amine groups in an aqueous basic solution; (b) forming a second solution by combining at least one carboxylate-containing molecule with at least one acid acceptor in an aprotic solvent; (c) adding at least one carboxylate activating agent to the second solution to form an activated carboxylate-containing molecule; (d) combining the first solution and second solutions to form a multiphasic solution; and (e) isolating the resultant substituted macromolecule from the mixture. A substituted macromolecule produced by the aforementioned method is also provided. Further provided is a method of enhancing a magnetic resonance image of a subject including administering the carboxylate-containing molecule-substituted macromolecule produced by the aforementioned method.
US07901664B2	Synthesis of aluminophosphate and metalloaluminophosphate molecular sieves In a method of synthesizing an aluminophosphate or metalloaluminophosphate molecular sieve, a synthesis mixture is provided comprising water, a source of aluminum, a source of phosphorus, optionally a source of a metal other than aluminum, a tertiary amine, and an alkylating agent capable of reacting with said tertiary amine to form a quaternary ammonium compound capable of directing the synthesis of said molecular sieve. The synthesis mixture is maintained under conditions sufficient to cause the alkylating agent to react with the tertiary amine to produce the quaternary ammonium compound and to induce crystallization of the molecular sieve.
US07901663B2	Process for converting biomass to produce synthesis gas The process of the invention concerns a series of steps for preparing a solid lignocellulosic biomass type feed to supply a unit for gasification of that feed.The process employs at least one step for maturing the feed in the presence of a liquid hydrocarbon phase at a temperature in the range 250° C. to 320° C. for a residence time of at least 10 minutes, and milling the solid fragments which have thus been heat-treated in the presence of liquid hydrocarbon to obtain a suspension of solid in the divided form with a characteristic dimension of less than 150 micrometres.The invention also concerns a device for carrying out the process.
US07901658B2	Chemically stable solid lithium ion conductor The present invention concerns chemically stable solid lithium ion conductors, processes for their production and their use in batteries, accumulators, supercaps and electrochromic devices.
US07901656B2	Metal oxide-containing nanoparticles The present invention provides a copper oxide-containing composition that includes copper oxide nanoparticles and one or more heteroatom donor ligands bonded to the surface of the nanoparticles, where x and y are numbers having a ratio that is equal to the ratio of the average number of M atoms to the average number of O atoms in the nanoparticles. The nanoparticles are stabilized by the one or more heteroatom donor ligands which act as a protective layer that cap the surface of the nanoparticles. The present invention also provides a solution of the copper oxide nanoparticles that may be applied to a substrate and then subsequently reduced to copper metal. Finally, the invention provides a method of preparing the copper oxide nanoparticles.
US07901649B2	Method of synthesizing silicoaluminophosphate molecular sieves In a method of synthesizing a silicoaluminophosphate molecular sieve, a synthesis mixture is prepared by combining a source of phosphorus and at least one organic directing agent; and then introducing a source of aluminum into the combination of the phosphorus source and organic directing agent, wherein the temperature of the combination is less than or equal to 50° C. when addition of the source of aluminum begins. After addition of a source of silicon, the synthesis mixture is heated to a crystallization temperature of between about 100° C. and about 300° C. and the molecular sieve is recovered.
US07901646B2	System and method for sulfur recovery Disclosed herein are various types of systems and methods for the efficient production of sulfur from a sulfur-laden gas. The system described herein includes a desulfurization unit, a regenerator receiving sulfurized mass from the desulfurization unit, a sulfur recovery unit, a sulfur track in fluid communication with the regenerator and the sulfur recovery unit, and a sulfur concentrator on a sulfur track. The sulfur stream coming out of the regenerator is concentrated using the sulfur concentrator and converted into a sulfur product at the sulfur recovery unit.
US07901644B2	Catalytic gasification process with recovery of alkali metal from char Processes are described for the extraction and recovery of alkali metal from the char that results from catalytic gasification of a carbonaceous material. Among other steps, the processes of the invention include a hydrothermal leaching step in which a slurry of insoluble particulate comprising insoluble alkali metal compounds is treated with carbon dioxide and steam at elevated temperatures and pressures to effect the conversion of insoluble alkali metal compounds to soluble alkali metal compounds. Further, processes are described for the catalytic gasification of a carbonaceous material where a substantial portion of alkali metal is extracted and recovered from the char that results from the catalytic gasification process.
US07901642B2	Sterilizing and disinfecting apparatus An apparatus for sterilizing and disinfecting a target space by spraying a chemical including alcohol includes a spray gun to which a chemical container containing a sterilizing and disinfecting chemical including alcohol is attachable, a gas cylinder filled with a compressed carrier gas that does not react with alcohol, and a pressure reducing valve for decompressing the carrier gas discharged in a vaporized state from the gas cylinder to a predetermined pressure, and is constructed so that the pressure reducing valve and the spray gun are directly connected with a gas hose and mounted on a common truck. The sterilizing and disinfecting apparatus can operate with a simple structure requiring no power supply, and is much lighter in weight compared to conventional apparatuses.
US07901641B2	Sprayer for at least one fluid One exemplary embodiment can be a sprayer for distributing at least one fluid in a vessel. The sprayer can include a first member having a first surface and a second surface forming at least one aperture there-through. Generally, the at least one aperture is skewed with respect to a substantially vertical axis passing through a center of the first member for distributing the at least one fluid in the vessel.
US07901639B2	Reaction apparatus There is provided a reaction apparatus which is capable of keeping the pressure inside the reactor and is applicable to various fields. This reaction apparatus comprises: a raw material tank (2) for storing a raw material; a high-pressure pump (3) communicated with the raw material tank (2) and designed to deliver the raw material therefrom; a reactor (1) which is disposed on the downstream side of the high-pressure pump (3) and designed to be supplied with the raw material in a compressed state; a heating bath (11) for heating the reactor (1) to promote a reaction; and a product tank (7) for receiving and recovering a product; wherein the reaction apparatus is further equipped with an inlet port which is interposed between the heating bath (11) and the product tank (7), and with an injection pump (6) for injecting an injecting liquid through the inlet port, whereby a pressure of product flowing into the product tank (7) is enabled to be reduced by making use of the flow rate of the injecting liquid.
US07901630B2	Diffraction grating-based encoded microparticle assay stick An assay stick 7 includes a transparent reaction vessel or tube 14 having one or more microbeads 8 disposed therein. The microbeads 8 have a plurality of unique identification digital codes based on a diffraction grating 12 disposed therein that are detected when illuminated by incident light 24. The incident light 24 may be directed transversely onto the side or onto an end of the tube 14 with a narrow band (single wavelength) or multiple wavelength source, in which case the code is represented by a spatial distribution of light or a wavelength spectrum, respectively. The assay stick 7 may be reused or disposed upon completion of the assay. Alternatively, the beads may be attached to a strip or planar surface. The encoded beads can also provide traceability, quality-control, and authenticity of each bead 8 to its source and/or to the chemistry on each bead 8. Also, the low sample volume of the assay stick allows for faster reactions and better sensitivity.
US07901623B2	Lateral flow strip assay A lateral flow strip assay apparatus comprising a housing; a lateral flow strip in the housing, the lateral flow strip having a receiving portion; a sample collection unit; and a reagent reservoir. Saliva and/or buccal cells are collected from an individual using the sample collection unit. The sample collection unit is immersed in the reagent reservoir. The tip of the lateral flow strip is immersed in the reservoir and the reagent/sample mixture wicks up into the lateral flow strip to perform the assay.
US07901617B2	Heat exchanger A heat exchanger 10 includes a conduit 12 for conveying cooling fluid relative to a body to be cooled. A heat transfer arrangement 62 is arranged in communication with an interior of the conduit 12, the heat transfer arrangement 62 and the conduit 12 together defining an assembly that is mountable adjacent the body to be cooled, convective heat exchange occurring, in use, due to movement of the cooling fluid relative to the body and the heat transfer arrangement 62 of the assembly and radiant heat exchange occurring between the body and at least part of the heat transfer arrangement 62 of the assembly.
US07901616B2	Method of building a direct smelting plant Method of building a direct smelting plant comprising a metal smelting vessel (11) and ancillary plant components such as the components of a hot air supply station (24), an offgas treatment station (32), a solids feed station (41), a hot metal desulphurization station (47) and hot metal and slag launders extending from the smelting vessel (11). The ring track (53) of a ringer crane (51) is installed in front of location at which vessel (11) is to be installed. Crane boom (54) is laid out along elongate stretch of the building site which becomes a corridor (60) between major ancillary components when plant is fully erected. Boom (54) is connected to crane carriage (52) and hoisted to provide high lift capacity over a ground area embracing proposed site of vessel (11) and ancillary components. Prefabricated components are then lifted by crane (51) into appropriate position for final installation. After installation is completed boom (54) is laid down along corridor (60) and crane (51) is dismantled and removed, leaving corridor (60) as an access laneway.
US07901614B2	Methods and apparatus for meltblowing of polymeric material utilizing fluid flow from an auxiliary manifold Methods and apparatus for meltblowing utilize an auxiliary manifold to dispense a fluid between an orifice of a die that is expelling polymeric fibers and an exit of a duct that is dispensing a secondary flow of gas onto the fibers. The fluid dispensed from the auxiliary manifold reduces a recirculation zone of the secondary flow between the exit and the orifice that, absent the fluid from the manifold, results in errant fibers that are blown back into the face of the die by the recirculating secondary flow.
US07901612B2	Method for plastic deformation of polymers by electromagnetic radiation According to the invention, a method for the plastic deformation of a polymer is provided, which is characterized in that the polymer is treated with electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength in the range from 0.8 to 100 μm with simultaneous action of pressure and shearing and thermal energy. By means of the method according to the invention, it is also possible to plastically deform polymers which have to date not been accessible to plastic deformation, such as chitin and in particular cellulose.
US07901611B2	Method for predicting and optimizing system parameters for electrospinning system An electrospinning system using a spinneret and a counter electrode is first operated for a fixed amount of time at known system and operational parameters to generate a fiber mat having a measured fiber mat width associated therewith. Next, acceleration of the fiberizable material at the spinneret is modeled to determine values of mass, drag, and surface tension associated with the fiberizable material at the spinneret output. The model is then applied in an inversion process to generate predicted values of an electric charge at the spinneret output and an electric field between the spinneret and electrode required to fabricate a selected fiber mat design. The electric charge and electric field are indicative of design values for system and operational parameters needed to fabricate the selected fiber mat design.
US07901609B2	Process for producing metal oxide flakes A process for the preparation of a plane-parallel structure (a platelet-shaped body, or flake), comprising at least one dielectric layer consisting of oxides of one or more metal selected from groups 3 to 15 of the periodic table, which method comprises subjecting one or more precursors of one or more desired metal oxides and an acidic catalyst to microwave radiation to form a metal oxide layer on a substrate; and separating the resulting metal oxide layer from the substrate.
US07901608B2	Tire vulcanizing method and vulcanizer for performing the method A bladder is made to be expandable and contractible at a vulcanization position within a lower mold assembly and to be expandable and contractible also at a tire delivery position which is spaced a predetermined distance from the vulcanization position along a center axis of the lower mold assembly. With a centering shaft passing through an upper mold, the bladder and the lower mold assembly, a green tire loaded into the tire delivery position is held by the bladder by expanding the bladder and is loaded by the bladder into the lower mold assembly. After a vulcanization processing, the bladder removes the vulcanized tire from the vulcanization position to the delivery position, and after the centering shaft is drawn out from the lower mold assembly and the bladder, the bladder is contracted at the delivery position to make it possible to release the vulcanized tire from the bladder. Thus, the green tire is supported evenly at the whole area on the internal surface thereof by the bladder which is expanded to a predetermined shape at the stage of receiving the green tire at the delivery position. Thus, the forming shape of the green tire can be fixed accurately, so that the tire shape after the vulcanization processing can be maintained accurately.
US07901606B2	Production of porous materials by supercritical fluid processing The present invention provides a method of producing porous structures, particles or matrixes, which may be comprised of one or a plurality of components, an apparatus for carrying out the method and particles formed in accordance with the method. The method is particularly suitable for producing porous composite or pure particles for pharmaceutical applications. In accordance with the method, a composite comprising a material such as a pharmaceutical, a biodegradable polymers and/or a biological agent is formed. The composite must further comprise a material that is soluble in supercritical fluid. Extraction of the supercritical fluid soluble material produces porous structures, which may be in the form of particles or matrixes.
US07901601B2	Injection molding flow control apparatus and method Apparatus for controlling the rate of flow of fluid material through an injection molding flow channel leading to a mold cavity, the apparatus comprising: a pin having a longitudinal length being adapted for back and forth axial movement through the flow channel; the pin having a protrusion at a selected position along its length, the protrusion having an upstream end and a downstream end and a maximum diameter circumferential surface intermediate the upstream and downstream ends; the channel having an interior surface area portion which is complementary to the maximum diameter circumferential surface of the protrusion of the pin; and the pin being slidable to a position within the channel such that the maximum diameter circumferential surface of the protrusion forms a seal with the complementary interior surface portion of the channel to stop flow of the fluid material.
US07901596B2	Metal compositions, thermal imaging donors and patterned multilayer compositions derived therefrom Metal compositions including silver compositions are used in preparing thermal imaging donors. The donors are useful for thermal transfer patterning of a metal layer and optionally, a corresponding proximate portion of an additional transfer layer onto a thermal imaging receiver. The compositions are useful for dry fabrication of electronic devices. Also provided are patterned multilayer compositions comprising one or more base film(s), and one or more patterned metal layers, including EMI shields and touchpad sensors.
US07901595B2	Method of manufacturing an electrically conductive elastomer mixture The invention relates to an electrically conductive elastomer mixture and to a method. The mixture comprises a thermoplastic styrene elastomer and, as an electrically conductive filler, metal-containing particles. The mixture further comprises a polymer which is an acid-grafted, acid-anhydride-grafted or acid-copolymer and which forms an IPN (Interpenetrating Polymer Network) network structure with the styrene elastomer.
US07901586B2	Method of manufacturing self-ordered nanochannel-array and method of manufacturing nanodot using the nanochannel-array A method of manufacturing a nanochannel-array and a method of fabricating a nanodot using the nanochannel-array are provided. The nanochannel-array manufacturing method includes: performing first anodizing to form a first alumina layer having a channel array formed by a plurality of cavities on an aluminum substrate; etching the first alumina layer to a predetermined depth and forming a plurality of concave portions on the aluminum substrate, wherein each concave portion corresponds to the bottom of each channel of the first alumina layer; and performing second anodizing to form a second alumina layer having an array of a plurality of channels corresponding to the plurality of concave portions on the aluminum substrate. The array manufacturing method makes it possible to obtain finely ordered cavities and form nanoscale dots using the cavities.
US07901585B1	Process, method and system for removing mercury from fluids There are provided methods and processes that employ a mercury-adsorbing granular material as a sorbent to remove mercury from fluids. The fluids can be waste fluids that result from manufacturing, processing, or other treatment processes or systems. The fluids can also be fluids that are treated in their natural state. The fluids to be treated may include water, air, sludge, slurries, gases from processing or furnaces flues, gaseous flows, liquid flows, and other gases and liquids. In one excellent form of the invention, the mercury-adsorbing material includes taconite tailings.
US07901583B2	Treatment of aqueous suspensions A process in which material comprising an aqueous liquid with dispersed particulate solids is transferred as a fluid to a deposition area, then allowed to stand and rigidify, and in which rigidification is improved while retaining the fluidity of the material during transfer, by combining with the material an effective rigidifying amount of aqueous solution of a water-soluble polymer. The process is particularly suitable for the treatment of the tailings underflow resulting from a mineral processing operation and the co-disposal of fine and coarse tailings fractions. In addition, liquor released during the rigidification step is of high clarity.
US07901579B2	Blood treatment dialyzer/filter for permitting gas removal A configuration of a blood microtubular filter/dialyzer used in many kinds of renal replacement therapy systems can provide a highly effective mechanism for removing air from the blood circuit of such systems. Air is removed from an outlet header space of the filter avoiding the need for a bubble trap or settling chamber such as a drip chamber.
US07901573B2	Separation column and liquid chromatography apparatus using the same Disclosed herein is a separation column comprising a porous block covered with a coating wherein space-free adhesion is attainable therebetween by low temperature process without releasing octadecylsilyl bases and others from the porous block. A monolith rod 1 is covered with a metal or resin coating 2. Then, the monolith rod 1 covered by the coating 2 is further covered with a rod retainer 3 made of a low melting point metal (melting point 100-200 degrees C.) to form a column body 19. Since the rod retainer 3 is formed by pressure molding at low temperature (100-200 degrees C.). It is therefore possible to absorb the surface irregularities of the monolith rod 1 by the coating 2 while octadecylsilyl bases and others from are released when the retainer 3 is formed. This allows the potential separation ability of the porous block to be brought out maximally.
US07901572B2	Fuel filter apparatus A filter apparatus F includes a bag-shape filter body and is attached in such a manner that an internal space of the filter body is connected to a fuel inlet in a fuel tank. The filter body includes two or more filter materials laminated each other. At least one of the filter materials is formed of an unwoven cloth having an average aperture diameter of 30 μm or less. A filter material made of an unwoven cloth having a maximum aperture diameter of 100 μm or less is disposed outside of the filter material made of the unwoven cloth having the average aperture diameter of 30 μm or less.
US07901569B2	Process for upgrading heavy oil using a reactor with a novel reactor separation system Applicants have developed a new residuum full hydroconversion slurry reactor system that allows the catalyst, unconverted oil, hydrogen, and converted oil to circulate in a continuous mixture throughout an entire reactor with no confinement of the mixture. The mixture is separated internally, within one of more of the reactors, to separate only the converted oil and hydrogen into a vapor product while permitting the unconverted oil and the slurry catalyst to continue on into the next sequential reactor as a liquid product. A portion of the unconverted oil is then converted to lower boiling point hydrocarbons in the next reactor, once again creating a mixture of unconverted oil, hydrogen, converted oil, and slurry catalyst. Further hydroprocessing may occur in additional reactors, fully converting the oil. The oil may alternately be partially converted, leaving a concentrated catalyst in unconverted oil which can be recycled directly to the first reactor.
US07901562B2	Oxygen sensor deterioration detection method A deterioration detection apparatus for an oxygen sensor is able to detect an abnormality of the oxygen sensor constantly with high precision, without being affected by the temperature characteristic of the element impedance. The apparatus applies a voltage V to the oxygen sensor, and calculates an element impedance real value Rsr=V/1 of a sensor element based on the applied voltage and the current I caused to flow by the voltage. The apparatus calculates an element temperature estimated value Tex of the oxygen sensor from a factor that affects the temperature of the oxygen sensor. The apparatus determines whether the oxygen sensor has an abnormality on the basis of whether the relationship between the element impedance real value Rsr and the element temperature estimated value Tex can be regarded as a relationship that agrees with a normal temperature characteristic.
US07901559B2	Polyacrylamide gel for electrophoresis, polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis method using the same, method of producing the same, and acrylamide compound It is intended to provide a method for easily detecting a phosphorylated peptide (protein) in a test sample by using SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) which has been conventionally employed in analyzing a protein; a polyacrylamide gel for electrophoresis to be used in the method; a method of producing the gel; and a synthesizing intermediate in producing the gel. The polyacrylamide gel for electrophoresis to be used in the method of the invention is characterized in that at least a part of the structure thereof has a structure represented by the following formula (I); wherein M2+represents a transition metal ion; and X represents a linker group.
US07901556B2	Gas sensor equipped with cover assembly designed to minimize splashing of sensor element with water A gas sensor is equipped with a cover assembly made up of an outer cover and an inner cover in which a gas sensor element is disposed. The outer cover has an outer gas inlet and an outer gas outlet formed closer to a top end of the cover assembly than the outer gas inlet. The inner cover has an inner gas inlet formed closer to the top end of the cover assembly than the outer gas inlet. The inner gas inlet is oriented to minimize the entry of drops of water having entered along with a gas to be measured into the inner cover to avoid splashing of the gas sensor element with the water.
US07901547B2	Electrical device for impeding corrosion The present invention relates to an electrical device for impeding corrosion of a metal body. The electrical device includes a driver circuit including at least one inductive component. The driver circuit is suitable for driving one or more pads coupled to the metal body so that corrosion of the metal body is impeded. A control circuit is provided for controlling the operation of the driver circuit. A feedback circuit provides feedback from the driver circuit to the control circuit. The driver circuit can operate as a resonant circuit, owing to the at least one inductive component, and ballast energy applied to the pads.
US07901545B2	Ionized physical vapor deposition (iPVD) process An iPVD system is programmed to deposit uniform material, such as barrier material, into high aspect ratio nano-size features on semiconductor substrates using a process which enhances the sidewall coverage compared to the field and bottom coverage(s) while minimizing or eliminating overhang within a vacuum chamber. The iPVD system is operated at low target power and high pressure >50 mT to sputter material from the target. RF energy is coupled into the chamber to form a high density plasma. A small RF bias (less than a few volts) can be applied to aid in enhancing the coverage, especially at the bottom.
US07901534B2	Method of making diapers with substantially reduced production of discarded waste material Diapers are made with substantial reduction of waste using a composite web of diaper main body material having a liquid impervious outer layer, a liquid pervious inner layer and an absorbent intermediate layer there between. The composite web has an indeterminate longitudinal extent substantially intact and uncut with parallel lateral side edge margins for substantially the entire web length. An independent web of diaper tab material is cut into discrete tab sections of predetermined mating shapes with substantially no unused waste material. The tab sections are affixed to the opposite edge margins of, and at regular longitudinal spacings along, the composite web. The composite web is cut transversely at regular longitudinal intervals there along corresponding to the spacings of the tab sections to produce discrete diapers each having a generally rectangular main body and four tabs at the respective corners of the main body.
US07901533B2	Method of making an RFID article A method and apparatus for making an RFID article such as a label, tag, ticket, envelope, carton, inlay, etc., including a microchip connected to a first antenna which is, in turn, electro-magnetically and coupled to a second antenna.
US07901532B2	Method and apparatus for bonding and debonding adhesive interface surfaces The present invention relates to a system and a method of improving the debonding of two or more surfaces together. The invention utilises thermoexpanadable microspheres and thermal energy to debond interfaces in an adhesive system or as vehicle carriers. It also discloses a method of curing the adhesive system prior to the debonding step so that the same adhesive system may be used for both phases. It is especially useful in the automotive industry for end of vehicle life dismantling.
US07901531B2	Flexible mandrel for highly contoured composite stringer An aircraft stringer lay-up assembly is provided comprising a contoured curing block and a first mandrel element positioned thereon. The first mandrel assembly includes a first bar assembly having a plurality of rigidity reducing first slots formed along a first mandrel length. The plurality of rigidity reducing first slots protruding partially through a first mandrel depth of the first mandrel element to allow the first bar assembly to conform to the contoured curing block. A composite ply assembly is laid up onto the first mandrel element and cured while conformed to said contoured curing block such that a contoured composite stringer element is generated.
US07901522B2	Aluminum alloy with increased resistance and low quench sensitivity An aluminium alloy having high mechanical strength and low quench sensitivity comprising 4.6 to 5.2 wt. % Zn, 2.6 to 3.0 wt. % Mg, 0.1 to 0.2 wt. % Cu, 0.05 to 0.2 wt. % Zr, max. 0.05 wt. % Mn, max. 0.05 wt. % Cr, max. 0.15 wt. % Fe, max. 0.15 wt. % Si, max. 0.10 wt. % Ti and aluminium as the remainder along with production related impurities, individually max. 0.05 wt. %, in total max. 0.15 wt. %. A process for producing plates having a thickness of more than 300 mm for manufacturing moulds for injection-moulding plastics is made up of the following steps: continuous casting the alloy into ingots having a thickness greater than 300 mm, heating the ingots to a temperature of 470 to 490° C. with a max. heating rate of 20° C./h between 170 and 410° C., homogenising the ingots for 10 to 14 h at a temperature of 470 to 490° C., cooling the ingots in still air to an intermediate temperature of 400-410° C., cooling the ingots by means of forced air cooling from the intermediate temperature of 400-410° C. to a temperature of less than 100° C., cooling the ingots to room temperature, artificially age-hardening the ingots at elevated temperature. The artificially age-hardened ingots can be employed for manufacturing moulds for injection-moulding plastics.
US07901521B2	Aluminum base alloy An aluminum base alloy is produced by supercooling a molten alloy composed mainly of aluminum. The molten alloy contains an element capable of forming a quasicrystalline phase, an element which aids formation of the quasicrystals, and an element which stabilizes a supercooled state of the molten alloy and delays crystallization of a crystalline phase, and is composed of a mixed composition of a fine amorphous phase and an aluminum crystalline phase or an aluminum supersaturated solid solution phase, or a single phase of only an amorphous phase.
US07901520B2	Spring wire rod excelling in fatigue characteristics Disclosed herein is a spring wire rod excelling in fatigue characteristics. It contains TiN inclusions having a specific size defined by the ratio of each group in all the visual fields as follows: (1) Visual fields in which the maximum thickness is no larger than 5 μm: less than 5% (2) Visual fields in which the maximum thickness is larger than 5 μm and no larger than 10 μm: no more than 30% (3) Visual fields in which the maximum thickness is larger than 10 μm and no larger than 25 μm: no less than 70% (4) Visual fields in which the maximum thickness is larger than 25 μm: less than 5% The visual field is the cross section passing through the center line of the wire rod.
US07901518B2	Commercial dishwasher with air deflector arrangement A commercial dishwasher (2) has a spray chamber (4) for holding items (6) to be washed and is designed for loading and unloading batches of items (6) to be washed into and from a region (12) for items to be washed. The dishwasher (2) has a fan (18) for producing an air stream (20) which passes from an air inlet (14) below the region (12) for items to be washed, through the spray chamber (4), to an air outlet (16), with the air stream (20) in the spray chamber (4) being passed through the region (12) for items to be washed in order to dry the items (6) which have been washed. A deflector arrangement (22) acts on the air stream (20) entering the spray chamber (4) through the air inlet (14) in order for the air stream (20) to enter the region (12) for items to be washed in a uniformly distributed manner from below.
US07901515B1	Media path universal cleaning fluid composition Exemplary embodiments provide a cleaning composition that can include alkane components for cleaning printer members made of elastomeric materials.
US07901514B2	Substrate cleaning method and developing apparatus A cleaning method of cleaning a surface of a substrate that is processed by a developing process. The method includes pouring a cleaning liquid onto a central part of the substrate. A dry area that is not wetted with the cleaning liquid is created in a central part of the substrate by stopping pouring the cleaning liquid or by shifting a cleaning liquid pouring position to which the cleaning liquid is poured from the central part while the substrate holding device is rotating. The dry area is expanded outward from the central part of the substrate by rotating the substrate holding device at a rotating speed not lower than 1500 rpm without pouring the cleaning liquid onto the dry area. The cleaning liquid is poured onto an outer area contiguously surrounding the dry area on the surface of the substrate.
US07901512B2	Flavored smokeless tobacco and methods of making The invention provides a method of imparting flavor to smokeless tobacco, and the flavored smokeless tobacco produced therefrom.
US07901510B2	Bolt and plasma processing apparatus provided with same A bolt which is driven into a female screw portion disposed in a brittle member in a wear environment includes a head formed of a wear resistant material, a body which is formed of a resin having elasticity or plasticity and has a first male screw portion, and a placed member disposed between the head and the body and formed of a wear resistant resin having elasticity or plasticity. The body further includes a second male screw portion disposed along a central axis of the body and the head includes a female screw portion which the second male screw portion is driven into. The placed member is of a plate shape and has a through hole in its central portion, and a diameter of the through hole is smaller than or equal to a nominal diameter of the first male screw portion and larger than or equal to a nominal diameter of the second male screw portion.
US07901505B2	Sacrificial agents for fly ash concrete A method of producing cementitious mixtures containing fly ash as one of the cementitious components, under air entrainment conditions. The method involves forming a mixture comprising water, cement, fly ash, optionally other cementitious materials, aggregate, conventional chemical admixtures, and an air entrainment agent and agitating the mixture to entrain air therein. Additionally, at least one sacrificial agent is also included in the mixture. The sacrificial agent is a material or mixture of materials that is not required to act as an air entrainment agent but interacts preferentially with components of the fly ash that otherwise neutralize, repress or depress the activity of the air entrainment agent. The invention includes cementitious mixtures and hardened concretes resulting from the method and fly ash treated with sacrificial agent, or air entrainment agent/sacrificial agent combinations, and processes for selecting suitable sacrificial agents.
US07901501B2	Inkjet ink composition The invention provides an inkjet ink composition comprising: a white pigment; a polymerizable compound; and a polymerization initiator. The white pigment includes at least one of inorganic hollow particles or inorganic-organic hybrid hollow particles. A ratio of an average inside diameter of cavities in the at least one of inorganic hollow particles or inorganic-organic hybrid hollow particles to an average outside diameter of the at least one of inorganic hollow particles or inorganic-organic hybrid hollow particles is in a range of from 0.4 to 0.95. Further, a volume average particle diameter of the at least one of inorganic hollow particles or inorganic-organic hybrid hollow particles is in a range of from 0.01 to 1.0 μm.
US07901499B2	INK composition An ink composition at least comprising water and a colorant, and further comprising 0.01% by weight or more of lithium ions based on the total weight of the ink composition, wherein at least one type of glycol ether represented by the following formula 1 is contained: R1O—[—CH2—CH2—O]n—R2 Formula 1 (wherein, n represents a positive number of 4 to 8, R1 represents H or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and R2 represents an alkyl group having 6 to 8 carbon atoms).
US07901498B2	Trisazo compound, ink composition, printing method and colored product The present invention relates to a trisazo compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein, n represents 0 or 1, the group A represents a substituted heterocyclic group, R1 represents a C1-C4 alkyl group which may be substituted or the like, R2 represents a cyano group or the like, R3 and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a sulfo group or the like, R5 to R7 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a C1-C4 alkyl group which may be substituted, a C1-C4 alkoxy group which may be substituted or the like, respectively or salt thereof. Said trisazo compound or salt thereof provides a coloring matter compound for black ink and an ink composition thereof where they have high solubility in medium where water is a principal component, their aqueous solution and ink having high concentration is stable even when stored for a long period of time, printed images therewith have very high density, no bronzing is caused on the images printed even with their high concentration solution, and they give black recorded images excellent in fastness, particularly in both light fastness and ozone gas fastness.
US07901497B2	Water-soluble naphthalocyanine coloring matter and water-based ink containing the same The present invention relates to an aqueous solution composition (water-based ink composition) containing a water-soluble naphthalocyanine coloring matter represented by the following formula (1): wherein, M represents a hydrogen atom, a metal atom, a metal oxide, a metal hydroxide or a metal halide, X represents a carbonyl group or a sulfonyl group, W1 to W4 are each independently a hydrogen atom, an ionic hydrophilic group or the like, at least one of W1 to W4 is a group other than a hydrogen atom, and n represents an integer number of 1 to 24, respectively, or a salt thereof, and a novel naphthalocyanine coloring matter, and said compound is useful as a near-infrared ray absorbent because it has a high absorption in the near-infrared region, and it is useful as a near-infrared ray absorbing water-based ink because it has an excellent storage stability in aqueous solution.
US07901495B2	Inkjet ink An inkjet ink containing a colorant, where an amine compound is added as a pH adjuster. The ink is capable of preventing the pH of the ink from being shifted to the acidity side due to corrosive substances (e.g., acid substances) generated by deterioration of ink, adverse effects due to water absorption and moisture absorption, or degradation of resin (e.g., degradation of vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer resin), thus preventing erosion of a head nozzle member.
US07901494B2	Printing inks for offset and/or high printing containing NIR absorbers and NIR absorbers soluble in offset and/or high printing inks Printing inks for offset and/or letterpress printing which comprise NIR absorbers, and solubility of the NIR absorber in the printing ink is at least 0.1% by weight. NIR absorbers consisting of cyanine cation with an anion which has long-chain alkyl or aralkyl groups. Use of such printing inks for printing processes in which the curing of the printing ink is promoted by using IR lasers. NIR absorbers comprising a cyanine cation with an anion which has long-chain alkyl or aralkyl groups.
US07901492B2	Pipe separator inlet A device in connection with a pipe separator. The pipe separator comprising an extended tubular body (1) with a diameter that is principally the same as or slightly larger than the diameter of the inlet pipe (3) of the pipe separator. A gas manifold (2) is arranged in connection with the inlet pipe. The manifold (2) includes a number of vertical degassing pipes (7), which are connected to the supply pipe (3) immediately ahead of the inlet to the separator and which end in an overlying, preferably slightly inclined gas collection pipe (6). The manifold is designed so that the gas will be diverted up through the vertical degassing pipes and collected in the gas collection pipe (6) for return to the outlet pipe after the separator or transported onwards to a gas tank or gas processing plant or the like.
US07901490B2	Reducing introduction of foreign material to wafers A system and method of reducing the introduction of foreign material to wafers. A system includes an enclosure structured and arranged to carry wafers used in semiconductor device manufacturing, and an attractive material arranged as at least a portion of an interior surface of the enclosure.
US07901489B2	Electrostatic precipitator with high efficiency This invention relates to an electrostatic precipitator suitable for removing industrial dust particles. This electrostatic precipitator with high efficiency includes a casing, in which the corona discharge electrode lines and the dust-collecting electrode plates, which form a plurality of sedimentation passages, are arranged in parallel and alternately. The vibration apparatuses for cleaning dust are placed respectively on the corona discharge electrode lines and the dust-collecting electrode plates. The wind shields are arranged alternately at both ends of each two adjacent sedimentation passages to form a plurality of air intake sedimentation passages and air exhaust sedimentation passages which are arranged alternately. The passages, where the wind shields are located on the side of air outlet are the air intake sedimentation passages and the air exhaust sedimentation passages with the wind shields located on the side of air inlet. There is a plurality of air vents distributed on the dust-collecting electrode plates. A valve is mounted on the side of air outlet of each air exhaust sedimentation passage for closing the air outlet.
US07901487B2	Regeneration of an aqueous solution from an acid gas absorption process by multistage flashing and stripping An acid gas such as carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, or a mixture thereof is removed from gaseous streams using aqueous absorption and stripping processes. By replacing the conventional stripper used to regenerate the aqueous solvent and capture the acid gas with a multipressure stripper (51) that combines acid gas compression with stripping, less energy is consumed. The multipressure stripper is a multistage flash (52, 55, 59) in which the total vapor flow from each stage is compressed and fed to the bottom of the previous flash stage at a higher pressure. In this process, the heat in the water content of the vapor exiting each stage is utilized at a higher pressure in the previous stage. The described stripping process generates the acid gas at a higher pressure without operating the stripper at a higher temperature, thereby reducing the energy consumption of the system.
US07901486B2	Removal of heavy metals from hydrocarbon gases A process is disclosed for removing heavy metals from a hydrocarbon gas stream by contacting the hydrocarbon gas stream, which contains a heavy metal and less than 10 ppm oxidizing compounds, with a composition containing a molecular sieve and sulfur resulting in a treated stream containing less heavy metal than the hydrocarbon gas stream; wherein the molecular sieve contains alumina, silica, and iron, and optionally copper and zinc. Optionally, the hydrocarbon gas stream can also contain a sulfur compound.
US07901484B2	Resin-in-leach process to recover nickel and/or cobalt in ore leaching pulps A hydrometallurgical resin-in-leach (RIL) process for directly recovering nickel and/or cobalt. Simultaneous pulp leaching by adding an acid or base, dissolves the metals of interest with adsorption of the metals rendered soluble in on ionic exchange resin. Following elution of the changed resin, purification of nickel and cobalt present in the eluate can be recovered by conventional methods, such as precipitation, extraction by solvents and membranes. The regenerated resin is recirculated for further use.
US07901483B2	Process for recovering titanium A process for producing titanium metal sponge from an exothermic reaction between titanium tetrachloride vapor and molten magnesium vapor, and reclaiming reactive metals from by-products of the exothermic reaction.
US07901482B2	Removal method of nitrogen in molten steel Molten steel is refined in an electric furnace by using iron scrap as a main iron source, and is tapped into a separate refining vessel. Thereafter, metallic-Al containing material and CaO are added onto a bath surface of the molten steel, and an oxygen containing gas is supplied to the molten steel. Thereby, a nitrogen-removal reaction utilizing an AlN formation reaction is caused to proceed. Consequently, even in the case of molten steel having a low carbon content, a low-nitrogen steel can be refined and produced at low costs.
US07901471B2	Fuel composition containing a medium substantially free of sulphur and process thereof A fuel composition contains (a) a medium substantially free of to free of sulphur; (b) a detergent/dispersant additive; and (c) a liquid fuel where the medium substantially free of to free of sulphur is an aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent, and where the aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent is present from at least about 50 wt % to about 100 wt % of the total amount of the medium. The fuel composition is prepared by a process and is useful in a process, where the fuel composition includes a medium that is a hydrocarbon or a nonhydrocarbon or a mixture thereof, to increase the efficiency of an exhaust after-treatment device of an internal combustion engine.
US07901470B2	Gasoline additives The use of an effective concentration of a hydrocarbyl amine wherein the hydrocarbyl moiety has a number average molecular weight in the range 140 to 255 as an additive in an unleaded gasoline composition is provided containing a major proportion of a gasoline suitable for use in a spark ignition engine, for reducing injector nozzle fouling in a direct injection spark ignition engine. A method of operating a direct injection spark ignition engine is also provided.
US07901469B2	Alternative organic fuel formulations including vegetable oil Fuel formulations may be produced from vegetable oil without the need to remove glycerin from the vegetable oil prior to use. The fuel formulations may be used in diesel fuel vehicles and/or as a home heating oil. The fuel formulations may include vegetable oil, kerosene, a fuel stabilizer, and a cetane boost additive.
US07901464B2	Process for lightening direct dyeing or oxidation dyeing in the presence of at least one organic amine, device therefor and anhydrous composition A process for dyeing human keratin fibers in the presence of at least one oxidizing agent, comprising applying to the fibers at least one anhydrous composition (A) comprising at least one fatty substance and at least one surfactant, at least one composition (B) comprising at least one oxidizing agent, and at least one composition (C) comprising at least one dye chosen from direct and oxidation dyes, and at least one organic amine having a pKb at 25° C. of less than 12. The present disclosure also relates to a multi-compartment device containing, in separate compartments, the compositions (A), (B), and (C); and a method of making a ready-to-use composition. The present disclosure also relates to an anhydrous composition comprising at least one fatty substance, at least one surfactant, at least one dye, and at least one organic amine.
US07901462B2	Implants with textured surface and methods for producing the same Compositions and methods are provided for preparing a metal substrate having a uniform textured surface with a plurality of indentations with a diameter in the nanometer and micrometer range. The textured surface is produced by exposing the substrate to an etching fluid comprising a hydrogen halide acid and/or an oxyacid, a chloride containing compound, and an oxidizing agent. The etching solution can be used at ambient temperature without damaging the metal elements on the substrate surface. This textured surface enhances adherence of coatings or cells onto the textured surface, improves the retention of proteins on the surface, and encourages bone in-growth.
US07901459B2	Split spinal device and method An artificial spinal joint for creating at least a portion of a coupling between a superior vertebra and an inferior vertebra is disclosed. The artificial spinal joint comprises a first arthroplasty half comprising a first articulating joint replacement component for placement in an intervertebral disc space between the superior and inferior vertebrae, a first posterior joint replacement component, and a first bridge component coupled between the first articulating joint replacement component and the first posterior joint replacement component. The artificial spinal joint further comprises a second arthroplasty half comprising a second articulating joint replacement component for placement in an intervertebral disc space between the superior and inferior vertebrae, a second posterior joint replacement component, and a second bridge component coupled between the second articulating joint replacement component and the second posterior joint replacement component. The first articulating joint replacement component is engaged with the second articulating joint replacement component.
US07901457B2	Cartilage allograft plug The invention is directed toward a cartilage repair assembly comprising a shaped allograft structure of subchondral bone with an integral overlying cartilage cap which is treated to remove cellular debris and proteoglycans and milled allograft cartilage in a bioabsorbable carrier. The shaped structure is dimensioned to fit in a drilled bore in a cartilage defect area so that either the shaped bone or the cartilage cap engage the side wall of the drilled bore in an interference fit and is in contact with a milled cartilage and biocompatible carrier mixture allowing cell transfer throughout the defect area. A method for inserting the shaped allograft structure into a cartilage defect area is also disclosed.
US07901450B2	Vascular anchoring system and method As described herein, vascular anchoring systems are used to position an implant in a vascular area such as a bifurcated vasculature with relatively high fluid flow, for instance, in an area of a pulmonary artery with associated left and right pulmonary arteries. Implementations include an anchoring trunk member having a first anchoring trunk section and a second anchoring trunk section. Further implementations include a first anchoring branch member extending from the anchoring trunk member. Still further implementations include a second anchoring branch member extending from the anchoring trunk member.
US07901447B2	Medical devices including a metallic film and at least one filament Medical devices, such as endoprostheses, and methods of making the devices are disclosed. The medical device can include a composite cover formed of a deposited metallic film. The cover may include one or more filaments, e.g., wires, which cooperate with the film to provide desirable mechanical properties. The wires may be integrated with the film by depositing the film over the wires.
US07901444B2	Embolic coil delivery system with mechanical release mechanism A medical device for placing an embolic device at a predetermined site within a vessel of the body including a delivery catheter and a flexible pusher member having a lumen therethrough and being slidably disposed within the lumen of the catheter. An embolic coil is retained within the delivery catheter by a mechanical interlocking mechanism which includes a pusher member having an integral tab portion extending from the distal end thereof and having an aperture extending therethrough. The tab portion extends through one of the turns of the embolic coil at the proximal end of the coil. An elongated detachment member extends through an aperture of the tab portion thereby locking the embolic device onto the pusher member. When the embolic device is advanced to the predetermined site within the vessel, the detachment member is withdrawn from the aperture to thereby release the embolic device at the treatment site.
US07901441B2	Method of using an imaging catheter to conduct photodynamic procedures A method of using an imaging catheter for activating a photodynamic agent is provided. The method generally includes four steps. First, an imaging catheter including a fiber optic cable is inserted within a body cavity or vessel. The fiber optic cable has a first end (e.g., proximal end) and a second end (e.g., distal end), and is configured to transmit electromagnetic irradiation from its first end to its second end and to transmit an image from its second end to its first end. Second, an image of a site of interest (e.g., the location of an aneurysm) within the body cavity or vessel is observed using the fiber optic cable. Third, a suitable photodynamic agent is applied to the site of interest. Fourth, the fiber optic cable is used to deliver a selected wavelength or wavelength range of electromagnetic energy to the site to thereby activate the photodynamic agent.
US07901439B2	Allograft spinal facet fusion system A method for fusing a spinal facet joint and a surgical kit for use therein. The kit preferably comprises an allograft implant, a facet finder, a drill, a drill guide, and an implant inserter. The method preferably comprises the steps of locating the facet joint with a facet finer, sliding a drill guide over the facet finder until the drill guide engages the facet joint, removing the facet finder from within the drill guide, inserting a drill through the drill guide and drilling a socket within the facet joint to a predetermined depth, removing the drill from within the drill guide, securing an allograft implant within an implant inserter, inserting the implant inserter through the drill guide until the implant engages the socket, tapping the implant inserter to push the implant completely within the socket, removing the implant inserter from within the drill guide, and removing the drill guide.
US07901436B2	Spinal implant The invention relates to a spinal implant (10) having, at a first end, fastener (20) for fastening to a vertebra, and at a second end, an assembly head (22) extending along an axis x-x′, the head (22) including a housing (26) that is open away from the fastener (20) and that presents a section that is substantially U-shaped, the head (22) being suitable for receiving a connection rod (30) extending transversely to the axis x-x′ and for securing it by clip insert (40) and by locknut (50) According to the invention, in the assembled position, the clip insert (40) and the locknut (50) are fully received within the assembly head (22), and in that the clip insert (40) are mechanically decoupled from the locknut (50).
US07901435B2	Anchoring systems and methods for correcting spinal deformities Spinal anchoring methods and devices are provided that are effective to correct spinal deformities while allowing some flexibility to the spine. In particular, the methods and devices allow a spinal fixation element to mate to several adjacent vertebrae to maintain the vertebrae at a fixed distance relative to one another, yet to allow the orientation of each vertebrae relative to the fixation element to adjust as the orientation of the patient's spine changes.
US07901433B2	Occipito-cervical stabilization system and method A system (10) and associated method are provided for mechanically fixating a region of a skull to a portion of a spine. A plate (20) is provided to contact a region of the skull and be secured thereto. A spinal rod (22) is configured to extend from a location adjacent the plate (20) to a location adjacent at least one vertebra (30). A variable connection (24) is provided to secure the rod (22) to the plate (20). The variable connection (24) has a first mode wherein the relative position of the rod (22) to the plate (20) can be adjusted and a second mode wherein the relative position of the rod (22) to the plate (20) is locked at a particular value selected to maintain a desired curvature of the spine.
US07901432B2	Method for lateral implantation of spinous process spacer A spine distraction implant alleviates pain associated with spinal stenosis and facet arthropathy by expanding the volume in the spine canal and/or neural foramen. The implant in an embodiment comprises a device positioned between spinous processes which provides a spinal extension stop and a spinal column flexion non-inhibitor thereby allowing freedom of spinal flexion. In an embodiment a distraction wedge can be used to distract the spinous processes. Methods for the preparation and implantation of a spine distraction device involve in an embodiment of the invention accessing the spinous processes, distracting and implanting the spinal distraction device between the spinous processes using a lateral insertion approach.
US07901431B2	Lisfranc repair using suture-button construct An apparatus and method for Lisfranc repair using a suture-button construct. The method includes the steps of drilling a hole in a medial cuneiform and through a second metatarsal base, passing a needle with a pull-through suture strand through the hole, pulling the pull-through suture strand and simultaneously applying a lateral tension on a first suture strand such that the first button lies sideways and advancing the first button through the hole until the it exits the hole at the medial cuneiform, flipping the first button to engage it against the medial aspect of the medial cuneiform and applying a lateral tension on the first suture strand, pulling free ends of the first suture strand to advance a second button over the second metatarsal base and to engage it against the second metatarsal base, and securing the second button against the second metatarsal base by tying a Surgeon's knot and two reverse half-hitches.
US07901429B2	Wound and skin closure instrument and method of use A skin closure instrument and method of use are disclosed. Broadly a tool grasps skin edges and applies glue evenly in rapid and reproducible fashion, thereby enabling a single healthcare provider to perform the procedure. In the preferred embodiment, the instrument is packaged in a sterile container for a single use. The glue may be packaged along with the instrument, or may be added to a reservoir. The system is applicable to both small and large wounds, and is easy to manipulate by a single operator, resulting in a rapid consistent closure of wound edges.
US07901423B2	Folded ultrasonic end effectors with increased active length An end effector for use with an ultrasonic surgical instrument. A body extends along a longitudinal axis. The body includes a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the body is configured to couple to an ultrasonic transducer configured to produce vibrations at a predetermined frequency. A folded element includes a first end coupled to the distal end of the body at a predetermined region between a node and an antinode. The folded element extends along the longitudinal axis from the distal end to the proximal end of the body. The folded element comprises a second free acoustic end. A distal portion of the body and the folded element define a parallel acoustic path.
US07901421B2	System for cutting the cornea of an eye A system for cutting the cornea of an eye, includes a moveable member with a cutting blade at one end, a pivot element and a cutting guide restraint. A mechanism for oscillating the moveable member around the pivot element and a cutting guide are configured to engage the cutting guide restraint on the moveable member and thereby limit the degree of angular movement of the cutting blade as the moveable member oscillates about the pivot element. A positioning system is configured to advance the moveable member with respect to the cutting guide such that the shape of the cutting guide determines the shape of a cut made by the cutting blade. A suction ring for stabilizing the cornea and an applanating plate for flattening the cornea usually complete the system.
US07901420B2	Tissue clamp The present invention relates to a tissue clamp, a tool for grasping the clamp and a method of using the clamp for surgical procedures. The clamp has a fixture or fixtures positioned on the proximal end of the arms of the clamp so that a tool can be used by the surgeon to securely grasp the clamp during placement thereof on the vasculature or other tissue of the patient. The fixture can have a plurality of channels so that the user can select the angular orientation of the tool relative to the damp.
US07901417B2	Systems for forming an anastomosis with an anvil and an apparatus having at least one guide Compression plate apparatus enables vessels to be joined together in various anastomosis configurations. The compression plates are guided to each other in a parallel orientation by guides. The compression plate apparatus may be utilized with an intraluminally directed anvil apparatus or an externally positioned anvil apparatus. One of the compression plates assists in the eversion of the anastomosis fenestra contour. One of the compression plates enables a graft vessel to be pre-everted so that the anastomosis fenestra contours are everted. The apparatus provides a structure that enables the vessels to be joined without being penetrated.
US07901415B2	Tension-free elastic tape The invention relates to a tension-free elastic tape that is used for the surgical treatment of female urinary incontinence. The inventive tape has a textile structure that allows ingrowth of the tape into the connective tissue. On its longitudinal edges, the tape has edge threads (2, 4, 6, 8) that project from the textile structure of the tape and that especially facilitate a good primary anchoring of the tape in the tissue. The edge threads are firmly incorporated in the structure of the tape.
US07901414B2	Cassette and injector for flexible intraocular lens and method for injecting such lenses A lens cassette for a lens injector includes a tubular body and a piston mobile in the tubular body to move forward a lens towards an injection cannula. The device includes a housing (30, 31) for an intraocular lens (10), an inserting zone (33) for the piston, and outlet zone (35) for the lens and its own closure element (25, 26) for enclosing the lens. The cassette is made of a material enabling sterilization of the lens enclosed in the cassette, while providing a prolonged shelf life. The cassette assembly with the lens and the injector can be sterilized in a sealed flask by gamma radiation.
US07901410B2	Coupling system for an intramedullary nail and associated instruments An intramedullary nail and a targeting and/or nailing instrument includes a connector end which has an axially parallel projection which cooperates with an axially parallel recess on the hollow connection end of the nail. The engagement of the projection and recess fastens the nail under axial engagement on the connection end of the instrument in predefined rotational position on the instrument. A quick-fastener element engages in the connection end of the nail and has a first coupling element and the connection end of the nail has a second coupling element. The coupling elements are configured so that in a first rotational position relative to the axially parallel projection the instrument can be introduced into the connection end of the nail and in a second rotational position the coupling elements cooperate so that the nail is held axially fixedly on the instrument.
US07901409B2	Intramedullar devices and methods to reduce and/or fix damaged bone The present invention comprises methods and devices for reduction and/or fixation of fractured or diseased bone or for prevention of fracture or collapse of diseased/damaged bone.
US07901408B2	System and method for retrograde procedure A system and method may be used for accessing an articular surface and for preparing an implant site on the articular surface. The method may include locating a portion of the articular. An access passage may be drilled towards the articular surface though bone behind the articular surface. An implant site may be excised in the articular surface relative to an axis defined by the access passage.
US07901407B2	Media delivery device for bone structures Apparatus for delivering a media to an anatomic void within a bone structure and compacting the media within the anatomic void includes a delivery device and a compaction device. The delivery device includes a tubular element, a guidewire, and a removal element. The removal element is capable of forming a void at a target site within the bone structure by cutting and/or deforming target bone tissue. A distal end of the guidewire may be detachable as a safety feature. The compaction device includes an elongate member and a vibration device connected to the proximal end of the elongate member. The vibration device creates vibration at the distal end of the elongate member, so that the media is mixed and/or compacted within the anatomic void.
US07901401B2	Electrosurgical system An electrosurgical system comprises a generator and an instrument including a first electrode, a second electrode, and an insulating spacer separating the first and second electrodes. The generator repeatedly measures a characteristic of the radio frequency output such as the impedance between the first and second electrodes. The generator analyses the impedance measurements, and interrupts the radio frequency signal when the rate of change of the impedance is such as to indicate the onset of a “flare-out”. In this way, the power is reduced before the flare-out leads to permanent damage or failure of the instrument.
US07901400B2	Method and system for controlling output of RF medical generator A system and method are provided for controlling an electrosurgical generator generating electrosurgical energy which is delivered to a patient for performing an electrosurgical procedure for sealing tissue. The system includes a control module executable on a processor for receiving sensed data corresponding to at least one physical or electrical property related to delivery of the electrosurgical energy. The control module processes the received sensed data and controls the electrosurgical generator including generating at least one corresponding control signal in accordance with the processed sensed data for regulating electrosurgical energy output from the electrosurgical generator. The controlling the electrosurgical generator further includes regulating at least one control variable, a respective control variable of the at least one control variable corresponding to sensed data corresponding to a property of the at least one physical or electrical property to follow at least one mapping for optimizing the tissue sealing.
US07901394B2	Physiological monitoring device for controlling a medication infusion device Methods and apparatuses for calculating and transmitting medication dosage or bolus information are provided. A blood glucose meter receives a test strip with a sample of the user's blood and measures the user's blood glucose level with a sensor. The meter then calculates a bolus amount that is transmitted to a medication infusion pump using a radio frequency transmitter or transceiver. The infusion pump receives the bolus amount data and then delivers a bolus of medication to the user based on the calculated bolus estimate. The meter may also transmit commands to, and be used to remotely control, the infusion pump.
US07901390B1	Disposable absorbent article A disposable garment having a side elastomeric material and a waist elastomeric material is disclosed. The disposable garment has a front region, a back region, a crotch region between the front region and the back region. The disposable garment comprises a chassis, a waist elastomeric material, a side elastomeric material, and seams. The chassis has a topsheet, a backsheet joined with the topsheet, and an absorbent core interposed between the topsheet and the backsheet. The chassis has a central panel having a waist edge and side edges, an ear panel having a waist edge, and a waistband panel in the front region and the back region. The ear panel extends laterally outwardly from each side edge of the central panel. The waistband panel extends longitudinally outwardly from the waist edge of the central panel and the waist edge of the ear panel. The waist elastomeric material is joined to and extending continuously along the waistband panels in the front region and the back region so as to form a continuous extensible waistband in the front region and the back region. The side elastomeric material is joined to the ear panel so as to form extensible ears. The side elastomeric material and the waist elastomeric material are separate elements and are disposed so as not to overlap to each other. The seams join each ear panel to a corresponding portion in the ear panel so as to form two leg openings and a waist opening such that the extensible waistbands form a continuous extensible waist feature.
US07901388B2	Method of treating wounds by creating a therapeutic solution with ultrasonic waves A method of treating areas of the body utilizing ultrasonic vibrations to mix different materials together as to create a therapeutic combination is disclosed. The materials are mixed by passing them through an ultrasound horn vibrating in resonance, having an internal chamber. As the materials pass through the internal chamber, ultrasonic vibrations emanating from and/or echoing off the various walls of the chamber mix the materials into a potentially therapeutic combination. Ultrasonic vibrations emanating from the radiation surface of the horn may be used to spray the created therapeutic combination onto the area of the body to be treated.
US07901387B2	Micro needles and method of manufacture thereof A hollow out-of-wafer-plane micro-needle protruding from a support member, the micro-needle includes a body portion having a longitudinal central axis, an inner lumen within the body portion and extending through the support member and into the protruding micro-needle, a closed pointed tip portion closing off the inner lumen in the tip region, the central axis extending through the tip portion, and at least one side opening in the body portion having an axis that intersects the central axis, the at least one side opening communicating with the inner lumen.
US07901385B2	Casing A casing (50) for an injection device (10) of the type having a safety device which prevents operation of the device (10), incorporating an actuator means (56) by which the safety means of the device (10) can be actuated to allow operation of the device (10). Also a casing (50) for a medicament container having an opening closed prior to use by a break-off tip (135), having relatively moveable first and second casing parts (51, 52), which on relative movement apply a breaking force to the break-off tip (135). A preferred embodiment includes both such features.
US07901380B2	Iris seal for surgical port The present disclosure is directed to a surgical portal apparatus for use during a minimally invasive procedure. In one aspect, the apparatus includes a housing and a portal member extending distally from the housing, defining a longitudinal axis. The apparatus also has an iris seal including a plurality of leaf members, disposed within the housing. The leaf members are adapted for pivoting relative to the housing, to control the dimensioning of a passage in response to the insertion of a surgical object. The leaf members are not directly linked to each other to provide for off-axis movement of the surgical object. The apparatus further includes an actuation mechanism, including a motor and a sensor, operatively connected to the leaf members and adopted for movement upon the introduction of the surgical object.
US07901379B2	Passive hemostatic sheath valve The present invention provides vascular introducer sheaths incorporating improved passive valves which can maintain hemostasis around medical instruments. A passive sheath valve for creating a hemostatic seal around a medical instrument comprises a valve body having an upstream end, a downstream end, and a lumen having an inner and outer surface therethrough. The valve body defines a sealing aperture that is configured nominally to remain open. The upstream end includes an upstream annulus region defining at least one opening and the downstream end includes a downstream annulus region. Each annulus region and lumen outer surface define at least one chamber. The at least one opening transmits pressure from the upstream end through the upstream annulus region so as to allow a fluid to enter the at least one chamber.
US07901375B2	Mesh-type feeder A feeding apparatus that has particular utility for feeding infants, small children and adults that are at risk for choking on soft food includes a mesh enclosure that is open at a first end and closed at a second end. A mesh holder engages and holds open the first open end of the mesh enclosure and has an opening communicating with the interior of the mesh enclosure through which food may be inserted into the mesh enclosure. A closure mechanism is mounted to the mesh holder for movement between a first open position wherein the opening is uncovered and food may be inserted or removed from the mesh enclosure and a second closed position wherein the food is secured within the mesh enclosure. The closure mechanism advantageously remains engaged with the mesh holder in both the first and second positions.
US07901373B2	High velocity liquid-gas mist tissue abrasion device The present invention relates to a device for abrading or cleansing tissue. The device includes a gas inlet port connected to a pressurized gas source, and a liquid inlet port connected to a pressurized liquid source. There is, additionally, a mist jet delivery nozzle arrangement, which includes one or more gas discharge nozzles arranged to receive a flow of pressurized gas from the gas inlet port and configured to accelerate the flow of gas so as to discharge it at an elevated velocity. Further, there are one or more liquid discharge nozzles arranged to receive a flow of liquid from the liquid inlet port and operative to discharge the flow of liquid into the elevated velocity flow of gas, thereby to similarly accelerate the velocity of the discharged liquid as a mist of accelerated droplets.
US07901371B1	Posture correcting back brace The present invention is a device for promoting proper posture in the user wearing the device. The device properly corrects the user's posture when he is slouching his shoulder's forward, and is discrete and comfortable to wear. Two sides of the back plate of the invention are mutually rotatable along a vertical edge which includes a pivot means comprised of a hinge or other device. The back plate further includes a spring means for biasing each side of the back plate away from the user. A pair of shoulder pads each contacts the front side of one of the user's shoulders. The spring means urges each shoulder pad rearward while urging the pivot means of the back plate forward. When the user wearing the invention slouches, the shoulder pads in the invention urge the user's shoulders backwards, thereby correcting the user's posture.
US07901364B2	Consolidated body fluid testing device and method A body fluid testing device includes a body member and a tissue penetrator carried by the body member. A test strip holder is carried by the body member, and a test strip is carried by the test strip holder. The test strip is capable of receiving a body fluid thereon and processing the body fluid into a form suitable for yielding test results relating to the content of the body fluid. The body member, tissue penetrator, test strip holder and test strip are designed for a single use and for disposal as a unit without disassembly.
US07901363B2	Body fluid sampling device and methods of use A device for sampling body fluid includes a housing having a sleeve at a forward end thereof which is displaceable in response to being pressed against a user's skin to trigger the firing of a lancet. After the lancet is removed from the incision, the sleeve is repeatedly pressed against the skin to depress a ring of body tissue in surrounding relationship to the incision to express body fluid outwardly through the incision. A pusher member is then actuated to push a capillary tube through a front end of the housing for drawing-in body fluid. The lancet is a disposable lancet which includes a body supporting a skin-lancing member and the capillary tube. The disposable lancet passes through an upper end of a lancet carrier when being installed or removed. The device cannot be armed until the disposable lancet is installed in the housing, because the capillary tube functions to push a safety device to a non-safety position.
US07901356B2	Ultrasonic bone assessment apparatus and method An invention is disclosed for locating a region of interest in the calcaneus. A pair of ultrasound transducers are positioned on the medial and lateral sides of the heel, respectively. The positioning is based on a size of a portion of the body of a subject upon whom the ultrasound assessment of the calcaneus is to be made. In a presently preferred embodiment, the length of the foot from the back to the head of the first metatarsal is used in conjunction with a proportionality constant and an angle, to position the pair of transducers. The positioning so obtained facilitates (i) reproducible measurements and (ii) comparisons of the results obtained in one person with another, because relatively analogous portions of the highly heterogeneous calcanei are assessed in both. In an alternative embodiment, a single transducer is positioned similarly on the heel, operating in pulse-echo mode.
US07901353B2	Illuminated cannula The illumination system described below comprises an arthroscope, endoscope or other suitable surgical tool and an attachable cannula comprising a transparent or semi-transparent material capable of carrying light from the proximal end of the cannula to the distal end of the cannula, thereby illuminating the surgical field. The surgical field is thus illuminated through components that do not occupy space that may otherwise by used for the optics of the arthroscope. The arthroscopic illumination system further comprises one or more illumination sources disposed at the proximal end of the cannula. The illumination source may be optically coupled with the cannula at the hub or other appropriate location. The cannula comprises a sterilizable polymer which functions as a waveguide. A waveguide is a material medium that confines and guides light. When in use, the light source connected to the hub provides light which may be guided to the distal end of the cannula or any other suitable location. Thus, the sheath provides structure-guided illumination resulting in the illumination of the surgical site.
US07901352B2	Endoscope apparatus An endoscope apparatus comprises: an insertion section including a distal end; a power changing movable lens that makes observational magnification variable, the power changing movable lens being movably built in an objective optical system provided at the distal end; a linear transmission member that drives the power changing movable lens, the linear transmission member being disposed from a drive section provided at a position other than the insertion section to the distal end; a focus adjusting movable lens that achieves automatic focusing function, the focus adjusting movable lens being movably built in the objective optical system separately from the power changing movable lens; and an actuator that drives the focus adjusting movable lens, the actuator being arranged in the distal end.
US07901350B2	Adapter unit for connecting cleaning fluid supply device to endoscopes A cleaning adapter unit for connecting a cleaning fluid supply device to different type endoscopes comprises adapter valve assemblies which correspond to the different endoscopes, respectively. Each adapter valve assembly comprises a valve sleeve detachably connectable to the cleaning fluid supply device and a valve body received in the valve sleeve for slide movement and forming a valve chamber leading to the passage in the valve sleeve. The valve sleeve has a passage and is provided with a first fitting at one end thereof which is formed so as to be hermetically received in a valve casing of one of the different endoscopes, and the valve body is provided with first and second passages formed separately therein and opens at opposite ends, respectively, and with a second fitting at one ends thereof opposite to the one end of the valve sleeve at which the first fitting is formed so as to be hermetically received in the valve casing of the other different endoscope. The valve body brings the passage into communication with the first passage through the valve chamber when the cleaning adapter unit is attached to the one different endoscope by fitting the first fitting in the valve casing of the endoscope and with the second passage through the valve chamber when attached to the other endoscope by fitting the second fitting in the valve casing of the endoscope.
US07901349B2	Endoscope reprocessor connectivity apparatus and method Apparatus and method for detecting connectivity in a channel in an endoscope undergoing reprocessing using an automatic reprocessor, the apparatus including a source of pressurized fluid which may be a gas alone or gas and liquid and a back pressure detector connected to the channel or channels of interest in the endoscope, the method including providing a source of pressurized fluid, directing the pressurized fluid to a channel in an endoscope, monitoring the time for the back pressure in the pressurized fluid to decay to a predetermined level; and determining whether the channel is connected and open or disconnected by comparing the decay time of the actual back pressure to one or more predetermined values corresponding to the specific channel or channels and model of endoscope undergoing reprocessing.
US07901343B2	Methods and apparatus for centrifuging dry solids The present invention provides a self-cleaning drying centrifuge for removing fluid from a concentrated particulate-filled fluid and peeling mostly dried particulate (solid) material from the centrifuge. In some embodiments, a high-efficiency centrifuge performs an initial separation and concentration of small particles from a contaminated fluid, and outputs a clarified fluid for reuse, and periodically purges concentrated particulates with high fluid content. The purged concentrate is then fed into the present invention's drying centrifuge, which substantially reduces the remaining fluid content. In some embodiments, the drying centrifuge is periodically stopped and one or more internal blades (peelers) are rotated around the inner wall of the drying centrifuge bowl to peel the accumulated solids, which drop into a collection container. In some embodiments, partial peelers are arranged in a balanced configuration, but each peel portions of the bowl not peeled by others, to reduce the brake size needed to hold the bowl.
US07901339B2	Device and method for occupying a human subject with physical and mental activities Device and method for occupying a human subject with physical and mental activities. Includes (a) human mountable and movable object (12) having total volume in a range of between about 0.5 and 5 cubic meters and being sufficiently strong to bear weight of a human subject (5) when mounted thereupon; (b) object motion control assembly (16, 18, 20, 22, 24) operatively connected to object (12), for controlling motion of object (12) when human subject (5) is mounted upon object (12); and (c) base assembly (30, 32) operatively connected to the object motion control assembly, for anchoring the object motion control assembly when human subject (5) is mounted upon object (5) and moving upon object (12) within a field of space determined by characteristics, configuration, and dimensions, of object (12), the object motion control assembly, base assembly (30), and behavior of human subject (5).
US07901335B2	Multi-station exercise machine A multi-station exercise machine in one embodiment comprises at least two exercise stations for performing different exercises, at least one of the stations having a main frame, a user support frame pivotally associated with the main frame, a user engagement device movably mounted on one of the frames for actuating by a user in order to perform an exercise, and a connecting linkage which links movement of the user engagement device to movement of the user support. A load provides resistance to movement of the user support frame, user engagement device and/or connecting linkage. The connecting linkage, user support pivot, and user engagement device mount are arranged so that movement of the user engagement device results in self-aligning movement of the user support. The other station may have a fixed user support or a moving user support.
US07901332B1	Multi-function exercise equipment A multi-function exercise equipment is revealed. The exercise equipment includes a base and two track grooves connected by left and right links, lower links and cylinders. A pedal is mounted in each track groove and at least one locating hole is arranged at the track groove. The pedal is disposed with a locking rod that is matched to the locating hole. Moreover, at least one stop hole is set on the left link while a latch is disposed on the right link and is mounted in the stop hole. After the locking rod mounted into the locating hole and the latch mounted into the stop hole, the pedals are moved up and down synchronously. After the locking rod and the latch being released, the track grooves are parallel to a horizontal plane or inclined. The pedals slide back automatically so that users can push feet out and return.
US07901324B2	Exercise detection apparatus An exercise detection apparatus including: a load stage comprising a load surface onto which a load of parts or all of a human subject is applied; a load measurer for repeatedly or continuously measuring the load on the load surface; a calculator for calculating a difference between adjacent local maximum and minimum in the load varying over time measured by the load measurer repeatedly or continuously; and a detector for detecting a motion of the human subject when the difference calculated by the calculator is within a range.
US07901318B2	Four pinion differential with cross pin retention unit and related method A differential having four pinions supported for rotation on cross pins within a differential case. The differential employs a retainer system for securing the cross pins relative to the differential case. The retainer system can include a collar and a plurality of pin members.
US07901307B2	Multifunctional protection system for a sports ground The present invention relates to a protection system for a sports ground comprising a frame-chest with a protection cover, said frame-chest being able to move across the entire length of the ground whilst unfolding or folding said protection cover by means of an unfolding and folding mechanism, in which said frame-chest is connected to a network of cables spread out in advance over the sports ground, said cables being operated by motorized pulleys in order to ensure the motion of said frame-chest over said sports ground.
US07901305B2	Catching machine A catching machine 5 that enables a pitcher to pitch a ball toward a predetermined target includes a ball collecting portion 20 for catching a ball pitched toward the target 11 and a ball returning portion 30 for returning the ball caught by the ball collecting portion 20 to the pitcher. The ball returning portion 30 includes a ball-return-distance setting device 32 for changeably setting a ball return distance.
US07901298B2	Golf club head with improved mass distribution A golf club head having a striking wall, a front surface, a sole portion extending rearwardly from the rear surface, the sole portion having a forward end, a rearward end, an upper surface and a lower surface. The intersection of the upper surface and the rear surface defines an interior sole line. The intersection of the upper surface and the rearward end defines a trailing edge exterior sole line. The upper surface comprises a sink portion having substantial variation in heel-to-toe contour.
US07901297B2	Golf club head This invention provides a golf club head including a plurality of score lines on the face. The golf club head includes a plurality of striations formed on the face and extending from a toe side to a heel side. A depth Dp of each striation satisfies 10 μm≦Dp≦40 μm. A cross-sectional shape of each striation is an isosceles trapezoid having an upper base at the face side and a lower base at the back side of the golf club head. The upper base and lower base satisfy the upper base>the lower base. A width Pb of the bottom portion of each protrusion formed between the striations and a width Wb of the lower base satisfy Pb
US07901295B1	Rail—golf swing guide The Rail, rail or rail assembly uses a turret assembly to secure a swing plane rod. The tension of the turret assembly is adjusted such that the swing plane rod stays in place, yet yields to impact from a golf club. The swing plane rod guides the shaft section of a golf club along a swing plane spanning the shoulder height to the foot level of the golfer. A stabilizer rod attaches to one end of the rail and may be used to indicate the golf ball position relative to a golfer's feet. The stabilizer rod also acts as a counter force to keep the rail from tipping over due to the position of the swing plane rod.
US07901290B2	Table game A table game includes a lower level (2) providing a surface on which a plurality of player pieces (21) can move, an upper level (1) providing a surface on which a game is played and including a plurality of slots, a plurality of player pieces extending from the lower level and through the slots in the upper level, a plurality of electronic movement devices coupled to the player pieces to provide movement to the player pieces, and control means (4) for controlling the electronic movement of the player pieces.
US07901289B2	Transparent objects on a gaming machine In one embodiment, a gaming apparatus is provided. The gaming apparatus may comprise a display unit, a value input device, and a controller operatively coupled to the display unit and the value input device. The controller may comprise a microprocessor and a memory operatively coupled to the microprocessor. The controller may be configured to generate a representation of a game display in a three dimensional (3D) graphics space, and to convert a view of the 3D graphics space into display data for display on the display unit, the view including the game display. The controller may also be configured to cause the display unit to display the display data, the display data including the view of the 3D graphics space, and to allow a person to make a wager. The controller may additionally be configured to cause the display unit to display a secondary display, the secondary display overlapping, at least in part, the game display, wherein the secondary display appears at least partially transparent.
US07901288B2	Embedded advertising enhancements in interactive computer game environments Advertisements may be selected for display to a user in a computer game environment based at least in part on one or more of a personality trait of the user as determined from monitoring a behavior of the user as the user is participating in the computer game environment, a user affinity for a subject of another advertisement as determined from monitoring activity of the user after the user views the other advertisement while the other advertisement is displayed in the computer game environment, and a characteristic of the user as determined from a username selected by the user.
US07901280B2	Multiple reel roulette game A gaming system which is operable to receive an input associated with at least one betting option specified by a roulette betting layout. A plurality of roulette reels are rotatable about a common axis, and each one of the roulette reels has a side display surface or side wall. Each one of the side display surfaces or side walls displays a plurality of numerals which are spaced apart along the side display surface or side wall. The numerals are associated with the roulette betting layout. An outcome occurs based upon one or more indicated numerals.
US07901277B2	Device for receiving and fixing fish within a device for processing fish The invention concerns an apparatus for receiving and fixing fish within a device for processing fish. The apparatus includes a trunk clamping device and a pectoral fin receptacle including at least two stops. The trunk clamping device is capable of being moved out of a receiving position into a clamping position and vice versa. An additional device is provided for fixing the fish trunk.
US07901274B2	Rotary finishing wheel A rotary tool for surface machining has a disk having an elastomeric outer periphery, an array of angularly spaced elastomeric teeth projecting radially and each having a formation forming a hinge so that the tooth can flex at the hinge.
US07901273B2	Carrier ring for carrier head A carrier head that has a base assembly, a retaining ring assembly, a carrier ring, and a flexible membrane is described. A carrier ring has an annular upper portion and an annular lower portion having a lower surface with a smaller inner diameter than the upper surface of the annular upper portion, wherein the carrier ring circumferentially surrounds a retaining ring and has a lower surface to contact a polishing pad.
US07901265B1	Electromechanical toy A toy drive mechanism having extensions such as leg and neck members covered with a plush covering. The drive mechanism is operative to move the leg, back, and head members in coordinated movements imitating an animal tugging or pulling on a rope. The realistic movement is provided by a series of rotating devices, some on differing axes relative to the drive shaft, and an information processor activated by one or more switches located throughout the body. One switch in particular, located between the neck and head and motivated by a user pulling on the rope in the toy's mouth, will cause the toy to exert a pulling motion accompanied by sound effects.
US07901264B2	Process for producing double helical glass tube, light-emitting tube for fluorescent lamp, and fluorescent lamp A manufacturing method of a double spiral glass tube having a bump that is difficult to break. The manufacturing method includes the steps of: causing the bump forming section (32) in the central portion (13) to have greater tube thickness than the other sections in the glass tube (23) that has been deformed into a double spiral shape; heating and softening part of the bump forming section; and forming a bump (14) by injecting a nitrogen gas (27) into the inner space of the glass tube from both ends thereof to expand the bump forming section. With this structure, the bump forming section is preliminarily formed to have a greater tube thickness than the other sections. As a result, the bump, which is formed by expanding the bump forming section to have a smaller tube thickness than before the expansion, still maintains a sufficient strength.
US07901263B2	Manufacturing method for an LED light string and a jig for making the LED light string A method of manufacturing an LED light string using a jig having a main body and a plurality of spiral grooves formed thereon adjacent to each other is provided. The method includes winding an electrical wire in each of the grooves, removing portions of the electrical wires to provide a plurality of spaced exposed segments at successive locations on each of the electrical wires, placing LED chips on at least some of the plurality of exposed segments formed in one of the electrical wires, connecting each LED chip to a corresponding exposed segment on a different electrical wire by a connector, and sealing each LED chip and connector. A jig for attaching one or more LED chips to a plurality of electrical wires is also provided.
US07901262B2	Spark plug manufacturing method ensuring accurate and effective adjustment of spark gap A method of manufacturing a spark plug includes the step of adjusting a spark gap in the spark plug. In the step, a ground electrode is repeatedly pressed, by a hammer, toward a center electrode. The hammer operates in a first mode when the size of the spark gap falls in a rough-process range which is above a predetermined value, and in a second mode when the size of the spark gap falls in a finish-process range which is between the predetermined value and a target value less than the predetermined value. The amount of pressing the ground electrode in any press stroke of the hammer in the second mode is less than that in any press stroke of the hammer in the first mode. The amount of pressing the ground electrode in every press stroke of the hammer in the second mode is equal to a fixed value.
US07901260B2	Swimming fin with heel strap fastening buckle A swimming fin comprising a blade extending from a shoe open at its rear side, and a rear heel strap connected to the sides of the shoe by at least one buckle, the buckle having a base plate integral with the shoe. A buckle arm is joined with the strap so as to allow adjustment of the strap's tension, an intermediate lever being connected pivotally to the base plate and the arm. A reversible attachment member is also provided for connecting the intermediate lever to the base plate to achieve closure of the buckle. Between the intermediate lever and the base plate, a disengageable articulation member is provided for reciprocal engagement between them, a pivotal connection, and, at the same time, for allowing their separation in a direction opposite to that of tensioning the strap. In this manner, the intermediate lever may be separated from the base plate following release of the attachment member, and disconnection of the disengageable articulation member.
US07901257B2	Terminal fitting A terminal fitting (10, 130, 510) has a connecting portion (11, 131, 511) to be connected with a mating connecting portion, and a crimping portion (12, 140) continuous with the rear end of the connecting portion (11, 131, 511) and including a bottom plate (21, 148, 515) and crimping pieces (22, 147, 516) standing up from the bottom plate (21, 148, 515). The crimping portion (12, 140) is crimped into connection with a wire (30, 120, 590) while surrounding an end portion of the wire (30, 120, 590) by the bottom plate (21, 148, 515) and the crimping pieces (22, 147, 516). The bottom plate (21, 148, 515) is formed with a reinforcing rib (24, 150, 250, 350, 450, 525) extending in forward and backward directions.
US07901256B1	Bonding and grounding clamp/connector for electrode conductors By providing a single housing incorporating a central passageway or channel formed therein which is constructed for receiving and retaining a typical grounding rod/grounding electrode conductor and constructing the housing for being quickly and easily mounted and secured in a knockout hole formed in any desired electrical outlet box, junction box, meter box, or similar enclosure, an efficient, easily manufactured and easily assembled bonding and grounding clamp/connector is realized. Preferably, the housing of the clamp/connector of the present invention incorporates a locking screw threadedly mounted to the housing and positioned for quickly and easily securely affixing the grounding rod/grounding electrode conductor in the channel or passageway of the housing once positioned therein.
US07901250B2	Electrical adapter for a connector having a retention latch An electrical adapter is provided for engaging a connector plug. The adapter comprises a male end, a female end, and a retention member. The male end is disposed at one end of the adapter for connecting the adapter to a female receptacle corresponding to the connector plug. The female end is disposed at another end of the adapter for engaging the connector plug. The female end comprises a top cap having a button disposed thereon. The retention member comprises a holder section, an energy storage section, and an energy release section. The holder section holds the connector plug. The energy storage section stores energy resulting from when the connector plug engages the retention member. When engaged by the button, the energy release section releases the energy stored in the energy storage section such that the connector plug automatically ejects from the adapter.
US07901249B1	Power connector The present invention relates to a power connector, capable of receiving a plug, comprises: a body; a shield housing; a front cover; a positive column; a first grounding terminal capable of providing a buffering effect when the plug is inserted; and a second grounding terminal which is in contact with a sleeve when the plug is inserted so as to provide a buffering effect. Moreover, the first grounding terminal and the second grounding terminal are respectively installed with a reverse stab so as to be fastened on the body for preventing from being released from the body.
US07901246B2	Cable connection structure A cable connection structure includes a coaxial cable that includes an inner conductor, an inner insulator covering the inner conductor, a braided wire covering the inner insulator, and a sheath covering the braided wire, a cable that includes a core wire and a sheath covering the core wire, and is arranged in series with the coaxial cable, a ground terminal that connects the braided wire to a ground, and fixes the coaxial cable and the cable, a crimp terminal that press-clamps the inner conductor of the coaxial cable and the core wire of the cable to electrically connect to each other, and an insulative heat-shrinkable tube that covers the coaxial cable, the cable, and the crimp terminal. The inner conductor, exposed from the inner insulator and arranged between the crimp terminal and an end portion of the inner insulator of the coaxial cable in the heat-shrinkable tube, has a bent portion.
US07901244B2	Stacked electrical connector This invention discloses a stacked electrical connector including a first connector, a second connector, and a conductive casing. The first connector includes a first signal connection portion and a first group of soldering pins extending along a direction. The second connector includes a second signal connection portion and a second group of soldering pins extending along the direction. The first connector is stacked on the second connector. The conductive casing has a first opening, a second opening, and a third opening. The conductive casing covers the first connector and the second connector. The first signal connection portion passes through the first opening, and the second signal connection portion passes through the second opening. The first group of soldering pins and the second group of soldering pins are exposed to the third opening.
US07901242B2	Power supply apparatus and modular power connection interface thereof A power supply apparatus includes a power converting circuit and a modular power connection interface. By the power converting circuit, an input voltage is converted into several output voltages required for powering corresponding electronic devices. The modular power connection interface includes an output member and a connecting member. The output member includes a plurality of pins and a daughter board. The pins are arranged on at least one surface of the daughter board and electrically connected to the power converting circuit so as to transmit the output voltages. The connecting member has a first connecting part and multiple second connecting parts. The first connecting part is electrically connected with the pins of the output member, and the second connecting parts are electrically connected with corresponding electronic devices, so that the output voltages are transmitted from the power converting circuit to the electronic devices through the modular power connection interface.
US07901241B1	Dual level modular network cable hub Network cables are provided via spool cartridges remove ably held inside snap-in cassettes that again are slideably inserted and snap arrested in a rack mountable chassis. The network cables are spring loaded spooled such that they autonomously retract upon unplugging and such that they are straightened while plugged in. Each snap-in cassette has a rear connector that is snap connected to the spooled network cable via an externally releasable connector pair inside the snap-in cassette. The network cables are spooled around a continuously rotating contact hub configured for high frequency signal transfer. The rear connectors reach through the chassis for a centralized network connection. The chassis is dimensioned in conjunction with well known computer rack standards for simple integration into server station architectures. The dual level modularity of spool cartridges inside the snap-in cassette inside the chassis provides for maximum system flexibility and maximum network connections.
US07901240B2	Apparatus and method for electrical connector with flat cable adapter A connector comprises an adapter housing coupled to a connector housing. An adapter insert has a first cavity formed therein. The first cavity is shaped to at least partially restrain motion in a first lateral axis of a flat cable placed therein. An apparatus for connecting a flat cable to an electrical connector comprises an adapter housing. An adapter insert has a first cavity shaped to at least partially restrain motion in a first lateral axis of a flat cable placed therein. An elastomer spring element is disposed in a second cavity in the adapter insert. The elastomer spring element imparts a squeeze on the flat cable at least partially restraining motion of the flat cable in a second lateral axis substantially orthogonal to the first lateral axis.
US07901233B2	Electrical connectors and methods of manufacturing and using same An electrical connector forms electrical contact by tightening of a movable, electrically-conductive spiral around un-insulated wire or wires. The spiral coils around the wire multiple times and tightens on the wire(s) when either one or the other end, or both ends, of the spiral is/are rotated relative to the other. One region of the spiral is preferably fixed to an insulating housing, while another region of the spiral may be rotated for the tightening on the wire and then preferably latched to the housing so that the spiral remains in the tightened condition. A terminal end may extend from the spiral, or connectors without a terminal end may be used to electrically connect wires to each other that extend from and to other equipment not located on the connector itself. Multiple spirals may be provided in one connector, including spirals that tighten around separate wires at opposite ends of the connector. The connectors may be tightened quickly by hand, without tools, as one hand may grasp the housing or a housing portion, while the terminal end or another housing portion fixed to an end of the spiral (and consequently the spiral coils along with it) is twisted by the other hand.
US07901232B2	Electrical connector for a flexible flat cable An electrical connector is provided, capable of exerting a sufficient clamping force on a flat cable to reliably provide electrical conductivity while the connector is low-profile. The connector includes a contact having a base, a contact beam, and a pressing arm. The pressing force of a cam of an actuator is transmitted to a base through the pressing arm. Thereby, lift of the base is restrained, and a flat cable is reliably clamped, thereby providing electrical conductivity. Also, elastic deformation of the pressing arm reduces the range of variations in the contact pressure of a contact arm of the contact beam caused by the variations in thickness, gap, dimension, and the like.
US07901229B2	Shorting terminal, a connector and an assembling method therefor A connector is provided with a plurality of terminal fittings (40), a shorting terminal (10) for shorting corresponding terminal fittings (40), and a housing (50) for accommodating the terminal fittings (40) and the shorting terminal (10). The shorting terminal (10) includes a contact piece (17) formed by bending and pushed at the time of insertion into the housing (50) and a support (21) formed by bending and held in contact with the contact piece (17) from a side opposite to a push-in direction into the housing (50). When a jig for pushing the shorting terminal (10) is pressed against a pushable surface (19) of the contact piece (17), the contact piece (17) can be prevented from being inclined in the push-in direction to be deformed by being supported by the support (21).
US07901226B2	Connector of a simple structure having a locking mechanism A transceiver connector adapted to be connected to a mating connector having a fitting hole and a latch. A metal hood serving as a housing is configured to be insertable into the fitting hole in an inserting direction. The transceiver connector includes a lever formed from a single metal plate and slidable with respect to the housing in the inserting direction and a detaching direction opposite to the inserting direction. The housing has a locking stepped portion adapted to engage the latch in the detaching direction. The lever has an inclined surface and a latch driving convex portion serving as an engagement releasing portion adapted to release engagement between the latch and the locking stepped portion by sliding of the lever, and a support piece continuous from the latch driving convex portion, folded back, and supported by the housing.
US07901223B2	Electronics module for an installation module An electronics module configured to be plugged into an installation module having an isolating element which is operated by an operating means to close and open a circuit during an insertion process and withdrawal process, respectively, wherein the isolating element includes a first connection having a first contact area, a second connection having a second contact area, and a closing element having a third contact area and a fourth contact area. The closing element is arranged in a disconnected position such that a first isolation separation is provided between the first contact area and the third contact area, and a second isolation separation is provided between the second contact area and the fourth contact area.
US07901221B1	Universal serial bus ground clip Disclosed is a clip configured to ground a receptacle, such as a micro universal serial bus (MUSB) receptacle, to a ground plane. The clip may comprise a pair of locating features extending from the front edge of the clip for alignment with an edge of a circuit board to which the receptacle is affixed, a spring tab on the top surface configured to contact the ground plane when the device is assembled, and engagement features on the left and right sides of the receptacle surface configured to engage the clip to the receptacle.
US07901220B2	Connector having a plurality of contacts formed by blanking and bending an elastic metal plate A connector is provided which realizes a narrower pitch of contact portions of contacts, and makes the arranging pitch of terminal portions of the contacts larger without increasing waste of material of the contacts. Signal contacts ground contacts which include contact portions, terminal portions, and connecting portions which connect the terminal portions are mounted in a housing. When the signal contacts and the ground contacts are blanked from an elastic metal plate, portions of the connecting portions and the terminal portions are inclined with respect to an imaginary plane orthogonal to a contact arranging direction.
US07901219B2	Connecting structure for accessory device and cable, waterproofing structure for accessory device, and mounting structure for accessory device In this connecting structure for auxiliary machinery and cable is a connecting structure, a plurality of conductors are surrounded by an insulating covering and arrayed in a flat configuration and an auxiliary machinery that attaches directly to this cable; and characterized in that the auxiliary machinery is provided with a housing being equipped with a board on which electronic components are mounted and to which a specific circuitry pattern has been formed, a connection terminal that is connected to the circuitry pattern on the board and to at least one conductor among the conductors of the cable, and a molded part for sealing the connections between the connection terminal of the housing and the conductors of the cable; and the cable is disposed so as to extend along the outside of the auxiliary machinery.
US07901217B2	Module socket A low-profile module socket includes a socket housing, which is open at a module insertion surface and at an opposing surface, and includes peripheral wall parts and a plurality of contacts. Each contact connects at one end to a module on the inside of the socket housing and at another end to an electronic circuit substrate on the outside of the socket housing. Module securing members are formed from a metal plate and configured to contact and electrically ground a camera module provided in the socket housing. The module securing members latch at least to the pair of peripheral wall parts that oppose shield side wall parts arranged along an inner surface of the peripheral wall parts. A bottom surface plate part is formed in a single body with a pair of module securing members such that the module securing members mutually interlock at the module insertion opposing surface side.
US07901212B2	Mobile collapsed building simulator A mobile collapsed building simulator for use in training fire fighters and emergency personnel. The simulator comprises a trailer body with an interior partitioned into two vertical levels. A plurality of partitions divide the vertical levels into a navigable path through the trailer body. A plurality of obstacles are configured within navigable path to simulate a collapsed building environment.
US07901204B2	Dual fuel gas-liquid burner A dual-fuel burner for use in furnaces such as in steam cracking. The burner includes a primary air chamber, a burner tube having an upstream end and a downstream end, a fuel orifice located adjacent the upstream end of the burner tube for introducing gaseous fuel into the burner tube, a burner tip having an outer diameter mounted on the downstream end of the burner tube adjacent a first opening in the furnace, so that combustion of the gaseous fuel takes place downstream of the burner tip, and at least one non-gaseous fuel gun, the at least one non-gaseous fuel gun having at least one fuel discharge orifice for combusting the non-gaseous fuel downstream of the discharge orifice, wherein the at least one non-gaseous fuel gun is radially positioned beyond the outer diameter of the burner tip so that a flame emanating from the combustion of the non-gaseous fuel is substantially aligned in parallel with a flame emanating from the combustion of the gaseous fuel.
US07901202B2	Injection-molding tool The invention relates to an injection-molding tool (1) for plastics having a tool core (3, 5), an ejector (8) and a sliding tool portion (11) for forming an undercut, each of which is displaceable, the sliding tool portion (11) being displaceable both in the push-out direction (A) of the plastics molded component (4) produced in the tool and perpendicular to this direction, while the ejector and the tool core (3, 5) are displaceable in the ejection direction (A) and both the travel of the tool core (3, 5) and that of the sliding tool portion are derived from the travel of the ejector (8).
US07901197B2	Molding device for pre-shaped plastic films A molding device for pre-shaped plastic films has a body, a platform and a driving shaft. The body can be rotatably mounted in a pre-shape machine and has an annular side surface and a top opening. The platform is detachably mounted in the top opening of the body. The driving shaft is mounted longitudinally through the body, movably extends longitudinally relative to the body and has an end attached securely to the platform to selectively raise the platform to lift a pre-shaped plastic film from the body. Accordingly, the plastic films can easily be separated from the platform, and to manually separate the plastic film from the molding device is unnecessary to prevent the plastic films from being damaged.
US07901191B1	Enclosure with fluid inducement chamber An enclosure (100) comprising a wall structure (110) defining a container space (112) and electronic devices (114) contained within this space (112). The wall structure (110) includes an entrance for providing an operative fluid (e.g., a heat-transfer fluid) into the container space (112) and an exit for draining the operative fluid therefrom. The wall structure (110) includes an inducement chamber that, when a motive fluid is introduced through an inlet (120), produces a differential pressure that induces the operative fluid in the container space (112) to flow through the exit to an outlet (122). The wall structure (110) can be at least partially constructed from a stack (400) of plates having openings and grooves forming the inlet, the outlet, the entrance, the exit, the fluid circuits, and the chambers.
US07901185B2	Variable rotor blade for gas turbine engine A variable rotor blade mechanism for use in a gas turbine engine comprises a blade rotor, a blade, a harmonic drive system, a stepper motor and a bracket. The blade rotor rotates absolutely about an axial engine centerline during operation of the gas turbine engine. The blade extends radially from the blade rotor and is configured to be adjustable by rotation about a radial axis. The harmonic drive system is mounted to the blade rotor and connected to the blade to rotate the blade about the radial axis. The stepper motor drives the harmonic drive with relative rotational input with respect to the absolute rotation of the blade rotor. The bracket is disposed about the engine centerline and supports the stepper motor stationary with respect to the rotation of blade rotor such that the relative rotational input to the stepper motor is generated.
US07901182B2	Near wall cooling for a highly tapered turbine blade A turbine blade having a pressure sidewall and a suction sidewall connected at chordally spaced leading and trailing edges to define a cooling cavity. Pressure and suction side inner walls extend radially within the cooling cavity and define pressure and suction side near wall chambers. A plurality of mid-chord channels extend radially from a radially intermediate location on the blade to a tip passage at the blade tip for connecting the pressure side and suction side near wall chambers in fluid communication with the tip passage. In addition, radially extending leading edge and trailing edge flow channels are located adjacent to the leading and trailing edges, respectively, and cooling fluid flows in a triple-pass serpentine path as it flows through the leading edge flow channel, the near wall chambers and the trailing edge flow channel.
US07901178B2	Inner diameter vane shroud system having enclosed synchronizing mechanism A variable vane mechanism comprises a variable vane, an inner diameter shroud and a synchronizing mechanism. The variable vane comprises a vane body, an inner diameter trunnion extending radially inwardly from the vane body, and a button connected to the inner diameter trunnion and displaced radially inwardly from the inner diameter trunnion. The shroud comprises a shroud body, a socket extending into the shroud body for receiving the inner diameter trunnion, a flange extending into the socket for engaging the button and inhibiting radial movement of the variable vane, and a synchronizing channel extending through the inner diameter shroud aft of the socket so as to be bounded by the shroud body and opening to the socket. The synchronizing mechanism is disposed inside the synchronizing channel and connects to the inner diameter trunnion.
US07901176B2	Sheet supply/convey supporting device In a sheet supply/convey supporting device, a sheet placing unit includes a pair of guide members and a supporting plate that form a space for holding a sheet stack, and a carriage member supports the sheet placing unit and includes a driving mechanism for lifting or lowering the sheet placing unit. The supporting plate supports the sheet stack and is movable between an opened position at which a bottom of the space is opened and a closed position at which the bottom of the space is closed.
US07901173B2	Pole-positioning device and methods Methods and devices for positioning a group, array, series or arrangement of plumb poles in a specific relationship relative to each other, whereby a first pole is inserted in a horizontal clamshell attached to a moveable platform, retained and raised to a vertical position and plumbed. The moveable platform is positioned over the pole insertion location and the pole is released. The process is repeated at as many holes as needed. Other embodiments are used to set the poles at specific heights, or angles.
US07901172B2	Bind processing method, bind processing device and binder cartridge A binder cartridge (51) that can accommodate a large number of binders (61) , which are connected in parallel to each other by an engaging mechanism. A right angle crank-shaped guide groove (55) is formed in a gate portion (54) at the front end of the binder cartridge. A binder in the front row of the binder cartridge is moved by a binder lateral movement mechanism (7) along the crank-shaped guide groove in the lateral direction and is separated from the other binders. A pair of upper and lower pushers (12, 13) of a bind mechanism portion (5) pinch division ring portions of the binder in the vertical direction and insert the division ring portions into a punch hole formed on the sheets of paper.
US07901171B2	Blind fastener and method A blind fastener has a setting head portion and a shank portion having one end connected with the setting head portion and an opposite end with an internal thread or a threaded bolt receptacle. The shank has a sidewall with an outside diameter smaller than the diameter of the setting head portion, and is configured for close reception in an aperture of the workpiece prior to being upset. The sidewall has a deformation area that is disposed between the setting head portion and the internal thread or the threaded bolt receptacle, and is upset radially outwardly to secure the fastener to the workpiece. The deformation area includes a central circumferential region which provides sole weakening for the sidewall.
US07901169B2	Tie down device for securing vehicles with handlebars for transport A vehicle having a handlebar grip comprising a cylindrical surface is secured for transport with a tie-down strap using an apparatus. The apparatus comprises a series of two or more rigid plates flexibly connected at their edges. The series is adapted to be applied to the handlebar grip such that the two or more rigid plates overlie respective portions of the cylindrical surface while, at the same time, the first and last rigid plates in the series define an uncovered region of the cylindrical surface therebetween.
US07901168B2	Cargo anchoring system This invention provides a cargo anchoring system for anchoring cargo to a cargo bed. One cargo anchoring system comprises a rear ring; a forward ring; and a ring connection member connecting the rear ring to the forward ring. A first lateral ring is sized and configured to be directly or indirectly attached to the cargo bed, a first lateral connection member connects the first lateral ring and the rear ring, and a second lateral ring is sized and configured to be directly or indirectly attached to the cargo bed, a second lateral connection member connecting the second lateral ring and the rear ring. A first elongate connection member is attached to the first lateral ring, and a second elongate connection member is attached to the second lateral ring. A front ring is sized and configured to be directly or indirectly attached to an item of cargo. Both elongate connection members are threaded through the forward ring and attached to the front ring. The cargo anchoring system further comprises either a hitch strap or a winch strap sized and configured to connect the rear ring to an item of cargo.
US07901166B2	Reconfigurable workpiece support A tooling system comprises a plurality of elongate elements each having an upper surface, said elements being arranged in an array to present said upper surfaces for machining by cutting tool means; support means for supporting said elements, each said element being supported on said support means for axial movement between upper and lower positions relative to the other elements in the array thereby to enable adjustment of the vertical position of said element surface; and clamping means for clamping the array of elements in a closed position in which the elements contact one another for enabling the free ends of the elements to be machined to produce a desired surface contour. A method of tooling using such a tooling system comprises storing existing data representing the contour of the surface of each element including the z values of the surface at any given x,y coordinate point relative to a datum; storing new data representing a desired contour for the surface of each element position in the array including the z values of the surface at said any given x,y coordinate point relative to said datum; comparing said new data for a first, selected element position with the existing data for a first element in said selected element position; and adjusting the height of said first element to adjust said z values of said existing data at said any given x,y coordinate point to values at least equal to said z values; of said new data at said any given x,y coordinate point.
US07901162B2	Pipe tapping apparatuses and systems Pipe tapping apparatuses, devices, methods, and systems are provided for hot-tapping a pipe or fluid conduit containing a pressurized fluid. According to an embodiment, a pipe-tapping device can comprise a machine lower portion, a machine feed portion, and a machine drive portion. The machine lower portion can be disposed proximate to a pipe and can include a threaded insert situated distal to the pipe. The machine feed portion can include a first thread set and a second thread set. The first thread set can correspond to the threaded insert so that the machine feed portion is adapted to move axially relative to the machine lower portion. The machine drive portion can include a threaded interior. The threaded interior can correspond to the second thread set so that the machine drive portion is adapted to move axially relative to the machine feed portion. Other various embodiments are also claimed and described.
US07901160B2	Environmental barrier device An environmental barrier device includes a first member and a second member. The first member may be constructed of a first sheet material and may have a memory retaining shape. The first member may be oriented in a generally upright position and is resiliently deflectable from the generally upright position. The second member may be secured to the first member and may be constructed of a second sheet material, which may be flexible and may define a filter media. The filter media may allow the passage of water and preclude the passage of dirt and silt. The environmental barrier device includes a lower portion for positioning below ground level and an upper portion for positioning above ground level. The environmental barrier device may be driven over or otherwise deflected from a generally upright orientation and the first member may automatically return the environmental barrier device to the generally upright orientation.
US07901159B2	Apparatus and method for building support piers from one or more successive lifts An apparatus and method for forming a support pier having a single or multiple compacted aggregate lifts in a soil matrix, wherein the apparatus includes a vertical, hollow tube with a bulbous leading end or head element that is forced into the soil matrix. The hollow tube includes a mechanism for releasing aggregate from the lower head element of the tube as the tube is lifted incrementally. The same hollow tube is then utilized to compact the released aggregate. The process may be repeated to form a series of compacted lifts comprising a pier.
US07901157B2	Vibratory plate compactor with aggregate feed system A vibratory plate compactor with aggregate feed system includes a frame, a soil compacting plate and a drive mechanism, such as a hydraulic motor, is mounted on the frame and has a rotatable drive shaft which uses a V-belt to drive a vibratory actuator on the tamping plate. The frame also carries a hopper that uses a screw conveyor to force the stored aggregate into a vertical conduit. A tamping piston forces aggregate out of the vertical conduit, through apertures in the compactor plate and compacts the loose soil with a multitude of blows, the vibratory plate is then actuated to further compact the aggregate. The process is repeated until the cavity is filled and compacted to the required density. The vibratory plate compactor with aggregate feed system is ideally suited to filling and compacting aggregate in used automobile tires that are used in the formation of a tire wall.
US07901156B2	Bollard having an impact absorption mechanism A plate-mounted bollard which includes an internal impact absorption mechanism that enables the bollard to absorb impact forces greater than conventional plate-mounted bollards. The bollard makes use of a force transfer process that shifts impact forces to areas better able to resiliently absorb the impact without causing damage to the bollard, the impact absorption mechanism, or the ground in which the bollard is installed. The impact absorption mechanism consists of an internal resilient core rod mounted at its proximal end to a base plate which is fixed to the ground. Impact forces are then transferred through an outer shell to the distal or upper end of the internal resilient core. With energy from the impact force being distributed along the maximum length of the resilient core rod, the rod flexes and the full length of the rod is utilized to absorb the impact energy.
US07901146B2	Optical module, optical transmission device, and surface optical device An optical module includes a mounted member, a surface optical device and a positioning portion. The mounted member includes an inserted portion. The surface optical device includes a substrate, an optical axis, and an insertion portion. The optical axis is provided in a direction perpendicular to the substrate. The insertion portion has a step surface that is inserted into the inserted portion of the mounted member in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis so as to position the optical axis. The positioning portion is provided in the mounted member and positions an optical transmission member so that the optical transmission member is optically coupled to the surface optical device.
US07901143B2	Wheel support bearing assembly A wheel support bearing assembly including an outer member having an inner periphery formed with a plurality of raceway surfaces; an inner member having an outer periphery formed with raceway surfaces cooperable and aligned with the raceways in the outer member; rows of balls interposed between the raceway surfaces in the outer member and the raceway surfaces in the inner member, respectively; and a wheel fitting flange provided in the outer periphery of one of the outer and inner members. In the wheel support bearing assembly, the diameter of the pitch circle depicted by the balls of a row on an outboard side is greater than the pitch circle of the balls of the row on an inboard side, and the ratio of the diameter of the balls relative to the pitch circle diameter of the row of the balls on the inboard side is within the range of 0.14 to 0.25.
US07901137B1	Bearing assembly, and bearing apparatus and motor assembly using same Embodiments of present invention relate to a bearing assembly, and a bearing apparatus and motor assembly that employs such a bearing assembly. In one embodiment of the present invention, a bearing assembly comprises a support ring including a plurality of recesses and at least one opening. The bearing assembly further includes a plurality of bearing elements, each of which is positioned generally within a corresponding one of the recesses. At least one of the bearing elements includes at least one groove. At least one retention element may be positioned generally within the at least one opening and adjacent to the at least one groove. Further embodiments of the present invention are directed to a thrust-bearing apparatus, a radial bearing apparatus, and a downhole motor that may utilize any of the disclosed thrust-bearing assemblies and radial bearing assemblies.
US07901135B2	Displacement system for an x-ray C-arm A displacement system for a C-arm arranged on a trolley is provided. The displacement system includes at least a first and at least a second guiding element arranged in a plane or parallel thereto. The first and second guiding element are arranged at right angles to one another and a displacement device arranged in a displaceable fashion along the first and second guiding element, with the displacement device being coupled to the guiding elements such that by rotating the displacement device about a drive axis, the displacement device is moved along the first and second guiding element. As a result, the displacement system prevents jamming as a result of leverage forces during displacement of the C-arm.
US07901133B2	Temperature detecting device, fixing device, and image forming apparatus A pressure thermistor has a retention part, a film retained on the lower surface of the retention part in such a way that both surfaces of the film are exposed, and a thermosensitive device attached to the film. One surface of the film is rough and faces a pressure roller. The one surface of the film is increased in surface area due to rough surface. Thus, reflection of heat from the pressure roller is suppressed on the one surface of the film. Also, it becomes possible to improve the absorptivity of heat on the one surface of the film.
US07901131B2	Apparatus state determination method and system In a method for determining a state of an apparatus, detected temperatures are received from a plurality of sensors and are compared to at least one preset condition. The state of the apparatus is determined based upon the comparison.
US07901130B2	Method and apparatus for calibrating a thermistor The presently described embodiments are directed to a calibration method and system for thin film thermistors that are locally heated with integrated thin film heaters. Initially, print head temperature is either measured or referenced. Then, transient thermistor resistances are measured and used to determine the thermistor resistance at a higher temperature. Notably, this calibration method is advantageously implemented as a step of an existing process without having to expose the print heads to operating temperatures. In some implementations of the presently described embodiments, trimming of the thermistors may be required once calibrated.
US07901129B2	Sealed wrist watch case This watch case comprises a protective casing surrounded by a middle (5) and a bezel (9). The protective casing includes a glass (3), a side wall (2) and a bottom (1). A planar peripheral surface extending along the entire edge of the inner face of the glass is in contact with a similar bearing surface on the side wall (2), at least part of which forms the width of the cross section of a pressure resistant structure having parallel lateral faces (SR) perpendicular to the bearing surface, and which extends without a gap as far as the bottom (1) of the casing. The components of the casing are secured and sealed with at least one annular seal (4) surrounding the lateral face of the glass (3) and the outer lateral face of the side wall (2) of the casing, and this seal is clamped.
US07901126B2	Backlight assembly and method of assembling the same A backlight assembly comprises an optical plate that has a fixing portion and a receiving member that has a combination portion combined with the fixing portion. The fixing portion comprises a protrusion that is extended from the optical plate and a connecting portion that is bent with respect to and extended from the protrusion.
US07901124B2	Light guide member, planar light source device using the light guide member, and display apparatus A light guide member in which a light that has entered one major face from an illuminant is emitted from the other major face, includes a cut portion provided with a specified face inclined toward the other face at a section of one major face that faces the illuminant, and a reflecting portion, which reflects a light emitted from the illuminant, on the inclined face.
US07901119B2	Vehicle A vehicle has a lamp arranged outside a passenger compartment having a vehicle window through which light of the lamp penetrates into the vehicle. The lamp is arranged and constructed such that the light of the lamp is or will be polarized parallel to a plane of incidence of the light.
US07901117B2	Safety and construction trailer A safety trailer has semi-tractor hitches at both ends and a safety wall that is fixed to one side of the trailer. That side, however, can be changed to the right or left side of the road, depending on the end to which the truck attaches. A caboose can be attached at the end of the trailer opposite the tractor to provide additional lighting and impact protection. Optionally, the trailer can be equipped with overhead protection, lighting, ventilation, onboard hydraulics, compressors, generators and other equipment, as well as related fuel, water, storage and restroom facilities and other amenities.
US07901115B2	Surface mounted device with LED light A surface mounted device has a built-in or added-on LED light arranged to fit within the device and to include parts and accessories such as a power source, circuit means, conductive means, switch means, sensor means, t integrated circuit, LED elements in a variety of specifications, timer means, solar power, AC power and parts, or DC power and parts to get desired light, function, and performance effects such as pre-determined color, brightness, duration, function, and light show effects to provide attractive area illumination with low power consumption.
US07901114B2	Lighting fixture iris positioning apparatus A positioning apparatus for theatrical lighting equipment. In particular, an apparatus that allows an operator to control the direction of the light beam from a lighting fixture and simultaneously control an iris attached to the lighting fixture.
US07901112B2	Lap based in light-emitting diodes A lamp includes a tube, a reflector, at least one illuminator unit, at least one radiator and two connectors. The tube is made of a transparent material. A reflector is disposed in the tube. The illuminator unit includes at least one light-emitting diode for emitting light. The radiator includes a first reduced portion inserted in the tube, a second reduced portion located opposite to the first reduced portion and fins for dissipating heat generated by the light-emitting diode. The first reduced portion of the radiator is formed with a face for supporting the illuminator unit so that the light-emitting diode can cast the light to the reflector that can reflect the light. The connectors are connected to the illuminator unit for conducting electricity to the illuminator unit from a power supply.
US07901110B2	System and method for forced cooling of lamp A gas discharge lamp includes an arc envelope and a cooling device. Cooling passage is provided between the arc envelope and the cooling device. An airflow blocking structure is mounted rotatably to the arc envelope. The airflow blocking structure blocks airflow between the cooling device and the arc envelope except for a portion of the passage directed towards a top side of the arc envelope.
US07901105B2	Lighting device and lens assembly A lighting assembly is provided having a main housing and a lens assembly hinged to the main housing. The lens assembly has a body with end walls with a recess in an upper end of the end walls. The recess in each end wall has a dimension to receive and support a lens for directing light to the target area. The lens has a length greater than the length of the cover so that the ends of the lens extend beyond the outer edge of the end walls of the cover. Stop members are provided on the end walls to limit longitudinal movements of the lens with respect to the body of the lens assembly. A reflector extends from a bottom edge of the cover to an upper edge overlying a portion of the lens. A spring clip is provided to couple the lens to the reflector.
US07901094B2	View projection: one-touch setup of light displays on arbitrary surfaces Light distortion due to light noise or light scattering object in the path of a light beam from a projector to a camera's image sensor in projector-camera systems are mitigated, or eliminated, by a simple modification to a light transport matrix T. For each row in light transport matrix T, matrix entries along a common row are compared, and all but the highest valued entry in the row are zeroed out, i.e. nullified. It is preferred that an array and record notation be used in order to reduce the size of the light transport matrix T, and its modified version to two arrays.
US07901093B2	Modeling light transport in complex display systems An image created by a first projector is recreated using a second projector by relating the two projectors to a common point of view, preferably as viewed from a camera. A first transport matrix T1 is captured to relate the first projector to the camera. A second transport matrix T2 is then capture to relate the second projector to the camera. To have a first image p1, as projected by the first projector, reproduced by the second projector, the second projector projects a distorted image defined as (T2−1)(T1)p1. The inverse of T2, as used in this equation is an estimation defined by first creating an intermediate matrix {hacek over (T)} of equal size as T2. If a column in T2 is denoted as Tr and a corresponding column in {hacek over (T)} is denoted as {hacek over (T)}r, then the construction and population of {hacek over (T)} is defined as {hacek over (T)}r=Tr/(∥Tr∥)2, and the inverse of T2 is estimated as the transpose of {hacek over (T)}.
US07901092B2	Projection display device having a level difference correction section A projection display device comprises a main body cabinet, a projection lens section to which light modulated by a light modulating element entered, and a mirror section for reflecting the light emitted from the projection lens section to a projection plane. A level difference depending on an arrangement shift of the projection lens section and the mirror section is formed on a second side surface facing a first side surface having light projection port of the main body cabinet. Furthermore, the projection display device comprises a level difference correction section for directing the light from the mirror section in a desired direction by correcting the level difference, when the main body cabinet is planed on a plane to be placed, the second side surface facing the plane to be placed.
US07901089B2	Optical system with array light source An optical system, projector and method are provided that include a projection gate between a light source array and a projection lens. The projection lens projects an image of the projection gate. A relay lens group between the light source array and the projection gate prevents the projection lens from projecting an image of the light source array. A lamp housing is provided for use with a projector housing. The lamp housing includes a light source array and a relay lens group located between the light source array and a projection gate in the projector housing. An illumination source for optical fibers is provided that includes a relay lens group between a light source and a coupling in a housing. The relay lens group prevents an image of the light source from being formed at input ends of optical fibers positioned in the coupling.
US07901082B2	Illumination optical device and projection display device There are provided 2n (n is 2 or more) light sources 21a to 21d, 2n first collective optical systems composed of ellipsoidal mirrors 21a to 21d that are arranged so as to focus light beams emitted from the respective light sources, n first light combiner optical systems that are composed of prisms 23a and 23b, each having an isosceles triangular prism shape in cross section, and are arranged so as to synthesize exiting light beams from respective corresponding two of the first collective optical systems, second collective optical systems 26a and 26b arranged so as to focus exiting light beams from the respective first light combiner optical systems, a n/2 second light combiner optical system composed of a prism 27 having an isosceles triangular prism shape in cross section and arranged so as to synthesize exiting light beams from respective corresponding two of the second collective optical systems, and a third collective optical system 35 composed of a plurality of lenses and a plurality of lens arrays and arranged so as to allow exiting light beam from the second light combiner optical system to be incident thereon. The 2n first collective optical systems each have an optical axis substantially parallel to one another.
US07901081B2	Method of manufacturing optical compensation element and projector A projector with a specially manufactured optical compensation element is disclosed. One method of manufacturing the optical compensation element temporarily attaches an inorganic substrate made of a birefringent inorganic material to a base member with a temporary bond, grinds/polishes the inorganic substrate, attaches a light transmissive support substrate to a surface of the inorganic substrate on the opposite side to the side of the base member, and separates the inorganic substrate with the light transmissive support substrate from the base member.
US07901078B2	Ocular scanning device with programmable patterns for scanning A device that projects light rays and beams onto the eye in a predetermined pattern or arrangement of patterns, wherein the light rays or beams scatter in the eye tissues and which images of scatter are captured by video scanning cameras. The images are transferred into digital information for processing, storage, display or retrieval by a processing device which also determines the location, and position of the scattered light in space and prepares a mathematical representation of the light representing the shape, thickness, and relationship of the tissues of the eye.
US07901077B2	Accommodation compensation systems and methods Methods and systems for obtaining an ocular aberration measurement of an eye of a patient are provided. Exemplary techniques involve obtaining a first induced metric for the eye that corresponds to a first accommodation state of the eye, obtaining a second induced metric for the eye that corresponds to a second accommodation state of the eye, and determining a natural metric of the eye based on the first and second induced metrics. An induced metric may include a pupil size or a spherical aberration. Techniques can also include determining a target metric for the eye base on the natural metric, determining whether an actual metric of the eye meets the target metric, obtaining an ocular aberration measurement of the eye if the actual metric meets the target metric, and determining a treatment for the eye based on the ocular aberration measurement.
US07901076B2	Ocular wavefront-correction profiling Providing multi-focal visual correction includes determining a plurality of visual conditions to which an eye is to be exposed, determining effects of the visual conditions on a pupil of the eye, and determining a target wavefront profile on the basis of the effects.
US07901075B2	Laser enhanced lens This invention discloses methods and apparatus for modifying a silicone contact lens via laser ablation and a resulting modified lens. In some embodiments a lens is ablated in a hydrated state. A lens may also be ablated in an environment of decreased oxygen content.
US07901073B2	Silicone hydrogel with composite hydrophilic and silicone polymers prepared with selective crosslink agents A synthetic route to polymers comprised of at least two monomers each with a very different reactivity ratio by using a corresponding crosslink agent for each monomer. Novel crosslink agents are described that provide for the copolymerization of at least one hydrophilic monomer with at least one lens monomer typically used to prepare materials for ophthalmic lenses. The new crosslink agents have a relatively high selectivity for the hydrophilic monomer and limited reactivity with the crosslink agent used to polymerize the lens monomer.
US07901071B1	Eyeglass including a light source directed at the eye An eyeglass for improved vision that includes a light source mounted on the eyeglass pointing to an eye and a controller on at least one arm of the eyeglass. An eyeglass wearer can turn on the light source and increase an intensity of light emerging from the light source by using a thumb wheel in the controller. The light source causes a contraction of an iris of the eye thereby requiring a less part exposure of a lens of the eye. The less part exposure of the lens improves vision of the eyeglass wearer. The light source can be arranged to point at least one or both the eyes of the eyeglass wearer. The eyeglass can include a plurality of light sources in different positions that can be selectively turned on by the thumb wheel and can accommodate any suitable controller.
US07901070B2	Personalizeable wearable and displayable items Wearable or displayable products which can be individualized and accessorized according to the wearer's or user's mood or desires. A wearable product, such as a pair of glasses, has a plurality of holes or openings in which decorative pin members can be positioned as desired. Non-wearable products also can be accessorized in a similar manner. UV light sensitive materials can be added to the products or pin members so that they will change colors when subjected to light and/or heat.
US07901068B2	Flat panel computer display Provided is a flat panel computer display unit. The unit includes a rear cover defining an aperture therein, a base portion, arm and mounting plate fast with the rear cover to support the display unit in an upright position, as well as a pagewidth printer with an ink delivery bus operatively accessible via the aperture for receiving an ink cartridge. The unit also includes a chassis defining a chute for receiving print media therein, and an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield operatively sandwiched between the printer and the chute. Further included are a flat panel display for displaying to a user images from a computer, the display supported on the chassis, and a front bezel operatively fast with the rear cover molding to enclose the printer, chassis and display.
US07901065B2	Printer incorporating a cutter module A wallpaper printer is provided for printing wallpaper patterns on print media. The wallpaper printer includes a cabinet assembly. A plurality of ink reservoirs are mounted, in a releasable manner, within the cabinet assembly and store respective types of ink to be printed. A print media cartridge is mounted, in a releasable manner, within the cabinet assembly and carries a wound length of print media. A platen extends away from the print media cartridge to support print media provided from the print media cartridge. A stationary printhead is mounted within the cabinet assembly to extend transverse to the print media, and is configured to print a wallpaper pattern with the ink and upon print media provided from the platen. A cutter module is configured to transversely cut the printed print media so that the printed print media can be separated from the wound length.
US07901062B2	Ink compartment refill unit with inlet valve acutator, outlet valve, actuator, and constrictor mechanism actuator A refill unit for refilling an ink storage compartment that supplies ink to a printhead assembly, the ink storage compartment having an ink interface for receiving the refill unit. The refill unit comprises a body containing a quantity of ink; an inlet valve actuator for opening an inlet valve of the ink storage compartment when the refill unit is docked therewith; an outlet valve actuator for closing an outlet valve of the ink storage compartment when the refill unit is docked therewith; and a constrictor actuator adapted to be received into an aperture of the ink storage compartment when the refill unit is docked therewith, the constrictor actuator operable to engage a bag constrictor of the ink storage compartment through the aperture to cause a volume of the bag to be decreased.
US07901056B2	Printhead with increasing drive pulse to counter heater oxide growth An inkjet printer that has a printhead with an array of ejection devices for ejecting drops of liquid onto a media substrate. Each of the ejection devices having a chamber for holding liquid, a nozzle in fluid communication with the chamber and a heater positioned in the chamber for contact with the liquid such that resistive heating of the heater generates a vapor bubble that ejects a drop of the liquid through the nozzle. The printer also has a controller for receiving print data and generating drive pulses to energize the heaters in accordance with the print data. The controller increases the drive pulse energy during the printhead lifetime.
US07901055B2	Printhead having plural fluid ejection heating elements A printhead is provided which has a plurality of fluid chambers defined in a substrate, a plurality of covers which each cover a respective fluid chamber, each cover having a plurality of radially extending supports supporting a rim thereby defining a fluid ejection nozzle, and a plurality of heating elements positioned in each cover between respective pairs of adjacent supports, actuation of the heating elements causing ejection of fluid in the chambers through the nozzle.
US07901053B2	Inkjet printer having thermally stable modular printhead A printer has a plurality of nozzles formed on a substrate. Nozzle chambers receive an ink and a nozzle actuator receives drive signals from drive circuitry formed on the substrate. Upon actuation, the nozzle actuators move to eject ink from the nozzle chamber. Wicking of fluid across the substrate is prevented by a recess in the nozzle chamber walls.
US07901051B2	Inkjet nozzle assembly having thermoelastic actuator beam disposed on nozzle chamber roof An inkjet nozzle assembly comprises a nozzle chamber having a floor and a roof, the roof having a nozzle opening defined therein. A moving portion defines part of the roof so that the moving portion is moveable towards the floor. A thermal actuator defines part of the moving portion. The thermal actuator comprises a first active beam for connection to drive circuitry and a second passive beam mechanically cooperating with the first beam, such that when a current is passed through the first beam, the first beam expands relative to the second beam resulting in bending of the actuator. The first active beam is disposed on an upper surface of the passive beam relative to the floor.
US07901049B2	Inkjet printhead having proportional ejection ports and arms An inkjet printhead is provided having ink chambers, ink ejection ports defined in the chambers, and cantilevered ejection arms positioned in the chambers. Each arm has a displacement area that acts on ink in the respective chamber through cantilevered movement of the arm to eject ink via the respective port. Each displacement area is greater than half an area of the respective port but less than twice the area of that port.
US07901047B2	Micro-electromechanical nozzle arrangement with an actuating mechanism having a shutter member Provided is a micro-electromechanical nozzle arrangement for an inkjet printer. The arrangement includes a substrate having a layer of drive circuitry disposed thereon with a passivation layer on top of the drive circuitry layer, the substrate defining an ink inlet channel comprised of a number of discrete openings. The arrangement also includes a roof portion supported on the passivation layer by means of chamber walls to define an ink chamber operatively supplied with ink via the inlet channel, said roof portion defining an ink ejection port. The arrangement further includes an actuating mechanism located inside said chamber, the mechanism including a shutter member displaceable to obstruct fluid flow between the inlet channel and the ejection port or to allow fluid movement between the inlet channel and the ejection port, respectively.
US07901042B2	Inkjet printhead assembly incorporating a sealing shim with aperture sets An inkjet printhead assembly includes an elongate chassis defining a plurality of ink supply channels. A sealing shim defines sets of apertures and is configured to be mounted in sealing engagement with the chassis so that the sets are aligned with respective channels. A plurality of printhead carriers is configured to be received on the shim. Each printhead carrier defines galleries configured to engage in fluid communication with respective sets and further defines a printhead recess terminating the galleries. Ink ejection printhead segments each define ink supply holes, and are configured to be received within respective printhead recesses so that ink can be supplied to the printhead segments through the holes via the galleries.
US07901041B2	Nozzle arrangement with an actuator having iris vanes Provided is a nozzle arrangement for an inkjet printhead. The nozzle arrangement includes a substrate defining an ink inlet, a roof portion defining an ejection port, the roof portion supported on said substrate by posts, and an actuator arranged between the posts and having four iris vanes each respectively arranged to form a wall of a chamber, said iris vanes operating in an iris-type manner to reduce a volume of the chamber to eject ink from the chamber via the ejection port.
US07901039B2	Peptide arrays and methods of preparation The present invention relates to arrays of peptidic molecules and the preparation of peptide arrays using focused acoustic energy. The arrays are prepared by acoustically ejecting peptide-containing fluid droplets from individual reservoirs towards designated sites on a substrate for attachment thereto.
US07901036B2	Print head unit and method for manufacturing patterned layer on substrate with the same A print head unit (10) for manufacturing a patterned layer on a substrate is provided. The print head unit includes a first print head (12a), a second print head (12b), a third print head (12c), and a print head frame (11). The print head unit further includes parallelism adjusting means and position adjusting means. The parallelism adjusting means configured for rotationally moving at least one of the first print head and the third print head relative to the second print head so as to adjust parallelism between the first nozzle line, the second nozzle line, and the third nozzle line. The position adjusting means is configured for linearly moving at least one of the first print head and the third print head in the nozzle line direction.
US07901033B2	Capping device, and recovery device having the same A capping device for a fluid ejection device, includes: a cap having a fluid receptacle and a first fluid path; a cap holder supporting the cap and having a second fluid path; and an absorber disposed between and supported by the cap and the cap holder, the absorber having a third fluid path. Negative pressure is applicable to the fluid receptacle at least through the first, second and third fluid paths.
US07901029B2	Ink jet printing apparatus having enhanced print head maintenance A method for ink jet printing includes moving one or more receivers along a printing pass, ejecting ink drops from a first ink jet print head on a first receiver region of the one or more receivers in the printing pass, ejecting ink drops from a second ink jet print head on a second receiver region of the one or more receivers in the printing pass, and providing maintenance to the first ink jet print head while the second ink jet print head ejects ink drops on the first receiver region or the second receiver region.
US07901028B2	Method of calculating correction value and method of discharging liquid There is provided a method of calculating a correction value. The method includes forming a first test pattern on a medium by using a first nozzle group and a second nozzle group of a liquid discharging device including a nozzle row, in which a plurality of nozzles for discharging liquid is aligned in a predetermined direction, having the first nozzle group, the second nozzle group, and a third nozzle group, and forming a second test pattern on the medium by using the second nozzle group and the third nozzle group of the liquid discharging device.
US07901022B2	Printing apparatus, printing method and data processing method for compensating for abnormal nozzles in accordance with priorities A discharge failure nozzle, which cannot print, can be complemented by a printable discharge nozzle according to a simple, low-cost method capable of a high-speed process. A printing apparatus, which prints by using an inkjet head having nozzle arrays formed by arraying a plurality of nozzles for discharging ink while scanning the inkjet head on a printing medium, includes a storage unit which stores the position of an abnormal nozzle that abnormally discharges ink among the plurality of nozzles arrayed in the nozzle arrays, an assignment unit which assigns data subjected to discharge by the abnormal nozzle to a plurality of normal nozzles positioned near the abnormal nozzle in a nozzle array including the abnormal nozzle in accordance with predetermined priorities, and a control unit which controls to perform assignment of data subjected to discharge by the abnormal nozzle every time column data along the scanning direction are created by a predetermined number of columns.
US07901021B2	Methods and apparatuses for control of a signal in a printing apparatus A printing apparatus is provided that precisely control the transition of an electrical signal that causes a printing substance to be deposited. In particular, in some embodiments, a circuit is configured to control the application of a firing pulse to a printing element, and the printing element is configured to control the application of a printing substance. The circuit in this embodiment is configured to condition or control the transition of the firing pulse from the first state to the second state such that current through the printing element dissipates to zero over a period of time that is neither too fast nor too slow.
US07901014B2	Brake condition monitoring A system and method for monitoring the usage of brake members of an aircraft braking system. The system makes a separate record of each brake actuation in which there is relative movement of the brake member's facing friction surfaces which causes wear, determines the types of brake usage and operates a pricing/payment scheme to charge for brake usage.
US07901006B2	Crank and rod actuator for moving a seat back A reclining actuator for moving a seat back relative to a seat bottom includes a mounting plate and a crank supported on the mounting plate for movement relative thereto. A rod is provided having a first end and a second end. The first end is connected to the crank and the second end is adapted to engage a seat back. A driver is provided for moving the crank relative to the mounting plate. A seat assembly includes a seat having a seat back and a seat bottom. The seat back is moveable relative to the seat bottom. A crank is connected to a driver for movement. A rod is connected between the crank and the seat back such that movement of the rod causes movement of the seat back.
US07900998B2	Vehicle body floor structure Vehicle body floor structure includes a floor frame of an upwardly-opening U sectional shape extending in a length direction of a vehicle centrally on a floor panel provided in a floor section of a vehicle compartment, and a collective piping bracket provided under the floor panel between a flange of the floor frame and an outer surface of the floor panel. The collective piping bracket is fixedly joined to the flange of the floor frame in spaced-apart relation to the floor panel.
US07900995B2	Vehicle body structure A vehicle body structure includes at least one side sill and at least one outrigger, the at least one side sill being connected to the at least one outrigger, wherein the at least one side sill is made of an extruded material and has a front end portion protruding vehicle frontward from a connecting portion between the at least one side sill and the at least one outrigger. In the vehicle body structure, the front end of the side sill is disposed frontward from a front end of a side sill in a conventional vehicle body structure and the front end of the side sill is formed to be a part for receiving a front wheel.
US07900988B2	Dashboard having receiving structure for portable terminal A dashboard having a receiving structure for a portable terminal is provided, which comprises a space part which has an opening at its one side and where a portable terminal is mounted; and a support part which is provided in the interior of the space part and supports the terminal for preventing the movements of the terminal. And a dashboard having a receiving structure for a portable terminal is provided, which further comprises a cover which opens and closes the opening.
US07900985B2	Load securing extension arm A tie down positioning, load securing extension arm (1.012) including an angle protector gripping head (1.016), a shaft (1.017) and a handle (1.014), wherein the head includes first and second sets of opposed jaws (1.022, 1.014) adapted to grip an angle protector (1.030), the first set of jaws having a first set of engagement elements (4.041, 4.043), the first set of engagement elements being spaced apart transversely to the arm or shaft, wherein the head further includes a tie down guide (4.020, 4.021), which, in use is adapted to facilitate placement of an angle protector and a tie down to secure, for example, a load on a vehicle.
US07900983B2	Underrun protector mounting structure of vehicle An underrun protector mounting structure 3 includes: a chassis frame 4; a front underrun protector 5 which is disposed at the front or rear of the chassis frame 4 and extended in a lateral direction of the vehicle; a bracket 6 for fixing the front underrun protector 5 to the chassis frame 4; and a support part 7 interposed between the front underrun protector 5 and the bracket 6. The support part 7 has ribs 46 projected toward the bracket 6 and extended along the lateral direction of the vehicle. The bracket 6 has a plurality of rib receiving parts 30 which are formed approximately parallel to each other in a vertical direction of the vehicle with a space therebetween and which fit to the ribs 46. A mounting height of the support part 7 relative to the bracket 6 is set by selecting and fitting one of the plurality of rib receiving parts 30.
US07900982B2	Bumper panel assembly A bumper panel assembly for use in a vehicle including an upper bumper panel and a lower bumper panel attached to the upper bumper panel. The bumper panel assembly is formed without cut outs and walls so as to eliminate the need of using lifters to form the bumper panel assembly, and thus reducing manufacturing costs. The upper bumper panel includes a groove extending along the width of the panel, and the lower bumper has a first edge seated along the groove so as to define a styling line. The lower panel further includes a second edge spaced apart from the first edge. A seal is disposed on the second edge and interconnects the lower bumper panel to the vehicle body when the vehicle bumper is assembled onto the vehicle so as to enhance the aerodynamic characteristics of the bumper panel assembly.
US07900980B2	Locking body, of bolt-type seal lock, having electronics for detecting and wireless communicating cutting of bolt The system described here is a bolt-type seal lock which includes a bolt, having a shaft with proximal and distal portions, a head that is wider than the distal portion of the shaft and located at the proximal portion of the shaft, and a microchip that electronically contains a unique serial number of the bolt; and a locking body having a passageway with an open end for receiving and retaining the distal portion of the shaft of the bolt in locking engagement after the shaft has been inserted a predetermined extent into the open end of the passageway, at which point the shaft cannot be withdrawn from the open end of the passageway. The locking body contains electronics, including memory for storing data, wireless communications equipment, and a power source, configured to read and store the serial number form the microchip after the locking engagement.
US07900974B1	Method and apparatus for connecting air conditioning coolant lines A method and apparatus for connecting air conditioning coolant lines. The apparatus comprises a coupler body, a coolant line, a flexible annular seal, a nut, and a deformable annular retainer. The coupler body has a passageway extending therethrough and a coolant line is disposed at least partially within the passageway. A flexible annular seal is disposed within the passageway in the coupler body for sealingly engaging the coolant line. The nut receives the coolant line therein and threadably engages the coupler body. A deformable annular retainer is disposed on the coolant line for engagement with the nut and the coupler body, wherein the threadable engagement of the nut with the coupler body urges the deformable annular retainer into a sealing engagement with the coupler body and the coolant line. The method includes swaging a deformable annular retainer to a coolant line, providing a nut on the coolant line, providing a coupler body having a passageway and a flexible annular seal disposed within the passageway, engaging the coolant line with the flexible annular seal to create a first seal, engaging the coupler body with the deformable annular retainer to create a second seal, and tightening a threaded engagement of the nut and the coupler body.
US07900968B2	Electrical isolation connector for electromagnetic gap sub A gap sub assembly can be used to form an electrical isolation in a drill string, across which a voltage is applied to generate a carrier signal for an electromagnetic (EM) telemetry system. The assembly comprises two conductive generally cylindrical components fashioned with a matching set of male and female rounded coarse threads, held such that a relatively uniform interstitial space is formed in the overlap space between them. The third component is a substantially dielectric electrical isolator component placed into the gap between the threads that effectively electrically isolates the two conductive components. Injecting the dielectric material under high pressure forms a tight bond resistant to the ingress of conductive drilling fluids (liquids, gases or foam), thus forming a high pressure insulating seal.
US07900966B1	Valet parking envelope and method of use A valet parking envelope includes a front panel and a rear panel. The front panel of the valet parking envelope preferably includes an identification number, vehicle owner area, a date/time area, a vehicle make/model area, a color area, a license plate area, emergency contact area and a valet driver area. A vehicle tag and an owner coupon are removably attached to a bottom of the valet parking envelope. The rear panel of the valet parking envelope includes a right side image of a vehicle, a top image of a vehicle and a left side image a vehicle. The valet parking envelope further includes a flap and a metal clasp. A vehicle key is preferably retained relative to the valet parking envelope with a length of string. A storage box with a lid may be used to retain a plurality of valet parking envelopes.
US07900963B2	Assembly of a motor vehicle body and a power train and chassis module A motor vehicle front subframe includes a pair of main longitudinal beams each formed from an extrusion with a flange casting at the rear end and a suspension tower at the other end. Two lower longitudinal beams extend parallel to the main longitudinal beams and are connected by a cross member. Each lower longitudinal beam has a horizontal front flange where it is attached to a corresponding flange face at the lower end of the adjacent suspension tower. Two intermediate longitudinal beams are attached to the suspension towers and to a main cross-member and forward are two crush cans to which is attached a bumper armature. The vehicle has a body with a passenger compartment and vertical pillars just forward of the passenger compartment. Suitable bolts or set screws are then inserted to secure the front subframe to the body and the rear subframe is attached to the body.
US07900962B2	Stabilizer pad for vehicles A stabilizer pad structure including a weldment formed of a metal plate material that is arranged in a generally U-shaped form including side legs and a connecting base and a resilient pad mounted to the weldment. Means are provided for forming pockets in the legs of the weldment for receiving the resilient pad. The weldment also includes a pair of grouser flanges on the opposed side of the pocket and with each grouser flange overlying the footprint of the resilient pad.
US07900961B2	Airbag device and method of manufacturing same An airbag has a front panel positioned on an occupant side when inflated, and a rear panel of substantially the same shape as the front panel positioned on an opposite side to the occupant. Furthermore, an inflation restricting section, which restricts the inflated shape of the airbag, is formed by drawing together and fixing a portion of the front panel. When the airbag is inflated, the occupant side of the airbag is pulled inwards, thereby forming a cavity on the occupant side.
US07900958B2	Airbag apparatus for a front passenger's seat An airbag apparatus for a front passenger's seat includes a case that includes a front storage area that has an airbag mounting plane and a rear storage area. A bottom wall of the rear storage area is located at a lower level than the airbag mounting plane of the front storage area. The airbag has a generally square conical contour whose top is disposed at the front end and includes proximate the front end a gas inlet port. The airbag is secured to the mounting plane of the case by the periphery of the gas inlet port. A lower folded-up portion that is formed by folding up a lower inflatable portion of the airbag is stored in the rear storage area of the case. The airbag apparatus further includes proximate left and right edges of an opening of the case in the rear storage area means for restraining emergence of the lower folded-up portion of the airbag from the opening of the case in an early stage of airbag deployment by holding down left and right end regions of the lower folded-up portion.
US07900956B2	Interior trim for a motor vehicle integrating a lid for an airbag An embodiment of an interior trim for a motor vehicle integrating a lid for an airbag; the trim having: an inner layer, made of rigid plastic material having a behavior of a thermosetting type, which constitutes the skeleton; an intermediate layer, made of spongy plastic material that bestows softness to the touch; an outer coating layer having aesthetic purposes; and a reinforcement element, which is fixed with respect to the inner layer and involves the entire area of the lid.
US07900944B2	Retractable vehicle step A step assembly is provided for a motor vehicle. The step assembly includes a mounting bracket adapted to be attached to the motor vehicle. The step assembly also includes a step and an arm having a first end pivotal with respect to the mounting bracket and an opposing second end pivotal with respect to the step for pivotally moving the step between a retracted position and an extended position. A latch assembly is coupled to the mounting bracket and operably coupled to the arm. The latch assembly selectively prevents pivotal movement of the arm to retain the step in the retracted position.
US07900943B2	Constant velocity joint rear wheel suspension system for all-terrain vehicle A rear suspension system for an all-terrain vehicle having a chassis and at least three wheels. Two trailing arms are pivotally connected to a chassis. Each of the trailing arms includes a drive shaft bearing. A CV joint pivot arm is pivotally connected to the chassis. A CV joint housing is connected to the CV joint pivot arm. The CV joint housing includes a CV joint bearing. A CV joint is housed inside the CV joint housing and is supported by the CV joint bearing. A drive shaft extends through the CV joint and is rigidly connected to the CV joint. The drive shaft is further supported by each of the drive shaft bearings attached to the trailing arms. A shock absorption system is connected between the drive shaft and the chassis. In a preferred embodiment, a cross bar is connected between the trailing arms for stability. Also, preferably, the rear suspension system includes a sway bar and linear shock absorbers acting in combination to provide optimum suspension.
US07900942B2	Wheel suspension arm A wheel suspension arm comprises a link opening (12) for pivotably securing the wheel suspension arm to a vehicle frame and an axle opening (11) for securing an axle element (2) to the wheel suspension arm. A peripheral edge (11a) of the axle opening includes at least one discontinuation, such as a slot (13). A screw (17) can be tightened to clamp the axle element (2) in the axle opening (11). The invention also relates to a method for producing the inventive wheel suspension arm and to a wheel suspension comprising said wheel suspension arm.
US07900941B2	Anti-roll bar for motor vehicles A suspension system for providing a suspension between wheels and a frame of a vehicle is provided. The system includes an arm beam pivotally mounted to the frame at its proximate end and coupled at its distal end to a guiding assembly enabling the arm beam to pivot in a vertical direction and to be restrained in lateral directions perpendicular to the vertical direction. The arm beam includes: (a) a spring and damper assembly near its distal end for providing a dampened resilient mount for the suspension; (b) a wheel axle beam coupled to the arm beam for bearing a load borne by the wheels transmitted directly in-line with a central axis of the spring and damper assembly; and (c) a stabilizer coupled between the arm beam and the frame, the stabilizer resisting a lateral rolling motion of the vehicle. The stabilizer is included between the proximate end of the arm beams and their damper and spring assemblies for rendering the system more compact.
US07900937B2	Locking chuck A chuck includes a generally cylindrical body constructed of aluminum and a plurality of jaws moveably disposed with respect to the body in communication with the body's axial bore. A generally cylindrical sleeve is rotatably mounted about the body in operative communication with the jaws so rotation of the sleeve in a closing direction moves the jaws towards the axis of the axial bore and rotation of the sleeve in an opening direction moves the jaws away from the axis. A bearing has a first race adjacent the body, a second race adjacent the sleeve and at least one bearing element disposed between the first race and the second race. One of the first race and the second race defines a ratchet. The other of the first race and the second race defines a pawl biased toward the ratchet. The ratchet and the pawl are configured so that when the pawl engages the ratchet, the ratchet and pawl prevent the second race from rotating in the opening direction with respect to the first race.
US07900936B2	Metal gasket A metal gasket includes a first metal plate having positioning holes, and a second metal plate laminated under the first metal plate. The second metal plate has positioning projections facing corresponding positioning holes and fitted into the facing corresponding positioning holes. At least one of the positioning holes does not match the other of the positioning holes in case the position holes are overlapped, and at least one of the positioning projections is not fitted into the other of the positioning holes.
US07900935B2	Sealing device To reduce a shaft insertion load and prevent extrusion of a seal ring to the low pressure side, a sealing device has a seal ring in an installation groove formed on a shaft to have a tapered groove bottom section and a backup ring having a tapered section corresponding to the tapered groove bottom section, a gap is provided between a side wall surface at the low-pressure side of the mounting groove and a side end surface of the backup ring, a peripheral surface of the backup ring at the opposite side of the tapered section has a tapered surface which comes closer to a peripheral surface of a housing at the low-pressure side, and the tapered section is formed to have a two-staged taper.
US07900931B2	Balancing mechanism for an equilibrium game A balancing mechanism for an equilibrium game wherein a hub is connected to a tripod by a universal joint. A plurality of radially extending arms having cups on their outer ends are connected to the hub. A depending pointer is connected to the hub and extends downwardly therefrom to a Cartesian coordinate graph positioned centrally of the tripod. A plurality of weights are placed in the cups to cause the pointer to become positioned at a certain X,Y point on the graph.
US07900930B2	Game apparatus The game apparatus has a plurality of elongate coloured building blocks. During the course of a game a number of the blocks are built up block by block in a desired orientation on an associated plinth forming an upright structure until this structure collapses. Each building block is of square section and is subdivided into five coloured engagement portions each of which has a different colour. When building up the structure the coloured building blocks may only interengage where their touching engagement portions are of the same colour.
US07900928B2	Target game A target game to receive tokens into apertures having associated scores is provided. The target game includes a first playing surface, a second playing surface and a plurality of scoring bins. The first playing surface includes a plurality of first apertures. The second playing surface intersects the first playing surface and extends above from the first playing surface. The second playing surface includes a plurality of second apertures. The plurality of scoring bins is disposed below the first playing surface and in communication with the first apertures and the second apertures. Each of the scoring bins is in communication with a respective aperture of the first apertures and the second apertures.
US07900925B2	Strategic pattern building board game A game apparatus for an abstract strategy pattern building board game that has two walls, each with multiple apertures. A number of dividers are intermediate the two wall and form multiple channels disposed along the two walls. The dividers also form multiple gaps defined by spaces between the channels. Two sets of playing markers are used to build patterns during game play. One set of playing markers fills a single channel along one wall, and one set of playing markers fills two channels and a gap in between the two channels.
US07900923B2	Apparatus and method for automatically shuffling cards An apparatus and method of automatically shuffling a deck of playing cards is described. The apparatus includes three compartments disposed laterally with respect to each other and at least one compartment movable vertically with respect to another other compartment. Cards placed in one of the compartments are dispensed into the other two compartments so as to cut or strip the deck, and are returned to the original compartment by interleaving cards from the other compartments. The process may be repeated to substantially randomize the deck for use in playing a game of cards. One of the compartments may be operable, either manually or by motive means so as to project outside the envelope of the apparatus so as to accept or dispense a deck of cards.
US07900919B2	Sheet transport roller system A sheet transport roller system and methods for reducing sheet skew using a sheet transport roller system are disclosed. A sheet transport roller system for use in a document processing device may include a plurality of idler rollers, a plurality of drive rollers and a load distribution mechanism. Each drive roller may correspond to a corresponding idler roller. The load distribution mechanism may be configured to support the plurality of idler rollers and to equalize normal forces applied by each idler roller towards the corresponding drive roller. The load distribution mechanism may include a center loading spring in contact with the document processing device.
US07900911B2	Image forming apparatus with width regulating member The present invention provides a sheet feeder apparatus in which a regulating member can securely be fixed without generating lateral slip of a sheet and an image forming apparatus. The regulating member regulates a sheet position in a width direction, and a fixing portion fixes the regulating member to a position according to a sheet size. The fixing portion includes plural rack gears which are provided in a surface opposite a surface abutting on the sheet of the regulating member; plural relay gears which engage the plural rack gears; a rotating shaft on which the plural relay gears are provided; and a lock mechanism which regulates rotation of the rotating shaft when the regulating member is moved away from the regulated sheet, the lock mechanism permitting the rotation of the rotating shaft when the regulating member is moved in a direction in which the regulating member contacts the regulated sheet.
US07900910B2	Sheet package A package member (8) of a sheet package has a cut-in portion (54) which is formed by cutting it to a predetermined length from a cutout portion (53), between a side wall portion (41) and a first wrapping portion (50). Accordingly, distortion (movement) of the first wrapping portion (50) can be facilitated and pressing of sheets stored in the sheet package against a pickup roller can be achieved with an adequate degree of force.
US07900906B2	Apparatus and method for controlling feed commitments based on feedable capacity A method (200) and apparatus (100) control feed commitments based on feedable capacity. The apparatus may include a source (122) of feedable media sheets and a feeder module (120) coupled to the source of feedable media sheets, the feeder module configured to control the source of feedable media sheets. The apparatus may include a marking engine (132) coupled to the source of feedable media sheets, the marking engine configured to mark images on media sheets fed by the source of feedable media sheets. The apparatus may include a marker module (130) coupled to the marking engine, the marker module configured to control the marking engine. The apparatus may include a scheduler module (110) coupled to the feeder module and the marker module, the scheduler module configured to schedule feed commitments for the feeder module and mark commitments for the marker module. The feeder module may be configured to determine whether there will be a future low media sheet count based on comparing a predetermined number with an outstanding sheet feed commitment amount and may be configured to assert a break in feed commitments if there will be a future low media sheet count.
US07900904B2	Modular finishing assembly with function separation A finishing assembly suited to use in a printing system includes a plurality of finishing modules, each of which performs a finishing function. The plurality of finishing modules includes a compiler module which compiles sheets into a set of sheets and at least one stacker module, downstream of the compiler module, which is configured for receiving compiled sets of sheets compiled by the compiler module and stacking a plurality of the sets of sheets into a stack. Optionally, at least one sheet processing module is intermediate the compiler module and the stacker module and receives a compiled set of sheets compiled by the compiler module and processes the compiled set of sheets.
US07900903B2	Hopper mounting mechanism A hopper is provided including a hopper sidewall and a hopper shoe, the hopper shoe secured to the sidewall, the hopper being pivotable with respect to the hopper shoe when the hopper is secured to a hopper base. A hopper also is provided including a hopper sidewall, a hopper shoe and a spring-loaded clamp for securing the hopper shoe to the hopper sidewall, the spring-loaded clamp including a bolt for securing the spring-loaded clamp to a hopper base. A method is also provided.
US07900902B2	Gathering and stitching machine A new gathering and stitching machine (10) and a new method for operating a gathering and stitching machine (1) are proposed, which make it possible to drive in the staples (K) in a positionally correct manner and to close them satisfactorily even in the case of relatively short staple setting times. This is achieved by the novel control of the position of the staple heads (20) and the saddle-shaped supports (2, 30, 40, 50) in the region of the interaction during stapling. It is an essential feature of the present invention that the staple head (20) and the support (2, 30, 40, 50) are pivoted towards one another in such a way that they come to lie within a common stapling plane (H). This means that the saddle plane which is defined by the pivoting axis (S) of the saddle-shaped support (2, 30, 40, 50) and the support edge (13) and the staple-head plane which is defined by the pivoting axis of the staple head (20) and the ram tip are superimposed on one another in the region of the interaction and for the duration of the interaction and define what is known as the stapling plane (H). Here, the stapling plane (H) is pivoted continuously, with the result that it stands orthogonally on the main conveying plane (X) only in a central position.
US07900901B2	System for gathering printed products along a gathering line formed by a transport device and feed devices for the printed products A system for gathering printed products includes a transport device and feed devices for the printed products, which form a gathering line, wherein the transport device has receiving points for the printed products located at regular intervals on a revolving traction apparatus. A sensor, which monitors the functionality of the receiving points along the transport line to detect defects, is connected to a control unit, which determines the feed of the printed products to the receiving points of the transport device.
US07900895B1	Counter current supersaturation oxygenation system A counter current supersaturation oxygenation system preferably includes a down flow tube, an upflow tube and a gas diffuser. The gas diffuser preferably includes a porous tube and a support frame. The porous tube is preferably wrapped in a spiral from a bottom of the support frame to a top of the support frame. A non-porous gas supply hose is connected to the porous tube. The gas diffuser is suspended inside the down flow tube at substantially a bottom thereof. One end of the upflow tube is connected to substantially a bottom of the down flow tube. A second embodiment of the counter current supersaturation oxygenation system preferably includes a down flow tube, the gas diffuser and a buoyant platform. A stream of liquid becomes oxygenated by passing down the down flow tube. The oxygenated liquid may flow up the upflow tube or down to any appropriate destination.
US07900893B2	Electronic control for winch tension A method for controlling the tension in a spooled device disposed on a winch, comprises providing an input signal to a controller indicative of a measured tension in the spooled device, providing an input signal to the controller indicative of a desired tension in the spooled device, and providing an output signal from the controller to adjust the speed of the winch based on a difference between the desired tension in the spooled device and the measured tension in the spooled device.
US07900892B2	Lubricant composition and cable pulling method The present invention is directed to enhanced compositions that facilitate the pulling of cables through conduits. In one embodiment, the composition comprises a sufficient amount of boron nitride, which, upon application onto the cable surface, allows the cable to be pulled faster and/or with less force through the conduit than without the boron nitride present. The invention further relates to a method for pulling cables through conduits by applying an effective amount of boron nitride composition onto the cable surface. Lastly, the invention relates to an apparatus for distributing a cable-pulling composition comprising a block of boron nitride onto a cable as it is being pulled through a conduit.
US07900890B2	Worm-rack type transmission device In a worm-rack type transmission device (1), a curved side portion (6) is provided on rack teeth (2a) of a linear rack (2) in a manner to form a part of an ellipsoidal surface (E) and twisted by a changing rate (θ) of a torsional manner a toothed streak (5) of a worm wheel (3). The worm wheel (3) brings the toothed streak (5) into engagement with the curved side portion (6) in a line-to-line contact, enabling to a self-locking property and strengthening a transmission power to insure a high transmission efficiency with a least friction loss so as effectuate a linear drive for an extended distance travel with a high precision.
US07900884B1	Actionable vibrator bracket for coupling a vibrator to a railroad car A vibrator bracket for coupling a vibrator to a female receptacle attached to a railroad car. The vibrator is mounted to the vibrator mounting member. The vibrator mounting member includes a tongue and at least one keeper member. The tongue is wedge shaped and has an insertion end, a first side, and a second side. A flange member supports the vibrator bracket and allows it to project just beyond a bottom end of the female bracket. An urging member is mounted to an upper portion and its selective movement towards the railroad car provides for abutment of the first side of the tongue with a rear wall of the female receptacle while at least one keeper member simultaneously abuts the bottom end of the female bracket for retaining the vibrator mounting member therein while the railroad car is emptying.
US07900876B2	Wingtip feathers, including forward swept feathers, and associated aircraft systems and methods Tip feathers, including forward swept tip feathers, and associated aircraft systems and methods are disclosed. A system in accordance with one embodiment includes an aircraft wing having an inboard portion, an outboard portion, and a leading edge having an aft wing sweep angle at the outboard portion. A first feather is fixed relative to, and projects outwardly from, the outboard portion of the wing and has a leading edge with a first, forward sweep angle relative to a pitch axis of the wing. A second feather is fixed relative to, and projects outwardly from, the outboard portion of the wing at least partially aft of the first feather, and has a leading edge with a second, aft sweep angle relative to the pitch axis.
US07900873B2	Vibration isolation system Systems and techniques for isolation of external structures. A vehicle may include a vehicle body and an external structure mounted to the vehicle body. The vehicle may include a plurality of vibration isolator attachment assemblies coupling the structure to the vehicle body at a plurality of pre-selected coupling locations exterior to the structure. The plurality of vibration isolator attachment assemblies may each comprise at least one elastomer isolator.
US07900872B2	Nacelle inlet thermal anti-icing spray duct support system An anti-icing system for an aircraft engine nacelle comprises a generally ring-shaped hollow spray tube for directing hot gasses toward a portion of the nacelle; a plurality of fasteners for attaching the spray tube to a support structure of the aircraft engine; and a supply duct for delivering the hot gasses from the aircraft engine to the spray tube. The spray tube includes two closed ends which define a thermal expansion gap therebetween to accommodate thermal expansions and contractions caused by the hot gasses. Each of the fasteners comprises a support bracket for attachment to the support structure of the aircraft and a guide assembly for supporting the spray tube to the support bracket. The guide assembly includes a generally ring-shaped block for encircling the spray tube, a bushing positioned within the block for contact with a bearing sleeve of the spray tube, and a pair of bushing retainers positioned on opposite sides of the block for retaining the bushing within the block. The bushings permit the spray tube to slip relative to the fasteners to further accommodate thermal expansions and contractions.
US07900869B2	Helicopter rotor control system with individual blade control Controlling the pitch of individual rotor blades of a helicopter to reduce control loads, vibration and noise in or from the rotating rotor control elements. The system generates blade dynamics signals representing dynamic forces acting on either or both of the rotating and non-rotating elements of the helicopter, including rotor blades of a rotating assembly. The system extracts information representing at least one dynamic force, generates a dynamic force compensation output that represents a compensation for the dynamic force, and generates, from flight control signals and the dynamic force compensation output, a compensated pitch actuator control signal for each rotor blade wherein the compensation factor of the pitch control signal compensates for the dynamic force.
US07900867B2	Personal propulsion device The present invention provides a personal propulsion device including a body unit having a center of gravity, where the body unit includes a thrust assembly providing a main conduit in fluid communication with at least two thrust nozzles, with the thrust nozzles being located above the center of gravity of the body unit. The thrust nozzles are independently pivotable about a transverse axis located above the center of gravity, and may be independently controlled by a single common linkage. The present invention may further include a base unit having an engine and a pump, which provides pressurized fluid to the body unit through a delivery conduit in fluid communication with both the base unit and the thrust assembly.
US07900864B2	System and method for dissipating static electricity in an electronic sheet material dispenser An electronic dispenser for dispensing a measured sheet from a roll of web material includes a passive, self-discharging static charge dissipating material configured with at least one component of the dispenser that stores static charge generated by operation of the dispenser.
US07900859B2	Material conditioner The invention relates to an apparatus and method for conditioning materials for processing such as materials used in a recycling process. The invention includes a conditioning section including a drum associated with teeth. The end of the drum is rounded to prevent material from becoming lodged between the end of the drum and the conditioner section housing. A support bar is added to provide structural support to the teeth and to provide a tooth at the end of the support bar point toward the housing wall to further prevent materials from becoming lodged between the end of the drum and the conditioner section housing. The rotation teeth pass between stationary fingers. The finger may further include finger teeth. The length of the fingers, the distance between the finger and the drum, and the finger teeth configuration may be remotely selected to provide for conditioned materials of different sizes.
US07900857B2	Cooling and processing materials Systems and methods for cooling and processing materials are disclosed.
US07900856B2	Method of sorting resin A sorting member with an optimized surface shape is adopted to pressurize a mixture heated on the sorting member to allow a melted resin mixed in the mixture to adhere to the sorting member to sort the resin from an unmelted resin. Thus, resin materials are sorted and recovered from unwanted home electric appliances and the like at a high purity.
US07900853B2	Apparatus for supplying chemical liquid Provided is an apparatus for supplying chemical liquid. The apparatus includes: a plurality of nozzles, each of which can be moved forward or backward and supplies chemical liquid; a nozzle cover which accommodates the nozzles therein and has an open end to allow each of the nozzles to move into or out of the nozzle cover; and a nozzle driver which moves each of the nozzles forward or backward.
US07900845B2	Composite magnetic cards A composite magnetic card for bearing printed data and suitable for mailing purposes comprising (a) a first planar sheet of paper cardstock having a first face and second face; (b) a second planar sheet comprising a magnetic material having a first face and a second face and defining at least one detachable portion defined by a die cut while having suitably located portions integrally retained to non-detachable magnetic material of the second planar sheet; wherein the first sheet first face is sufficiently and suitably adhered with an adhesive to the second sheet first face to retain the detachable portion of the second sheet to the first sheet but wherein the adhesive is not disposed at first selected locations between the first sheet and the second sheet within the card. The resultant card after the detachable portion has been removed is adhesive-free to provide a non-sticky, clear area of the card, which may be readily used to clearly displace further desired data.
US07900841B2	Shopping system comprising product item and reading device A shopping system comprises a product item having an interface surface and a reading device for reading coded data disposed on the interface surface. The reading device includes: (a) a radiation source for emitting radiation which exposes a coded data portion on the interface surface; (b) an image sensor for sensing the exposed coded data portion; (c) a force sensor coupled to a nib of the reading device; and (d) a processor for determining product identity data and/or position data. The reading device is adapted to sense the coded data in response to contact between the nib and the interface surface.
US07900839B2	Hand-supportable digital image capture and processing system having a printed circuit board with a light transmission aperture, through which the field of view (FOV) of the image detection array and visible targeting illumination beam are projected using a FOV-folding mirror A hand-supportable digital image capture and processing system including a hand-supportable housing having an imaging window. A printed circuit (PC) board is mounted in the hand-supportable housing, and has front and rear surfaces and a light transmission aperture formed centrally therethrough. An image formation and detection subsystem has image formation optics for projecting a field of view (FOV) through the imaging window and upon an object within the FOV, and an area-type image detection array for forming and detecting 2D digital images of the object during object illumination and imaging operations. An automatic targeting illumination subsystem is disposed in the hand-supportable housing for projecting a targeting illumination beam into a portion of the FOV extending outside of the hand-supportable housing.
US07900837B2	Optical fiber paper reader Techniques for authenticating certificates of authenticity (COAs) are discussed. The techniques provide for a simplified authentication system that is easily utilized in a field setting. In described embodiments, COAs are attached to or otherwise associated with goods to be authenticated. The COAs incorporate random or pseudo-random arrangements of optically sensitive fibers to create unique identifiers. A COA reader device optically scans each COA and characterizes the COA according to its unique arrangement of optical activity. A COA reader device may also scan data (e.g., a barcode) that is associated with the COA. The data contains information about the COA to further strengthen the COA authentication process. Based on the scan, the goods associated with the COAs can be verified as genuine (i.e., not pirated).
US07900836B2	Optical reader system for substrates having an optically readable code An optical reader system that includes a plurality of substrates. The substrates have an optically readable code disposed therein and a source light assembly that is configured to illuminate the substrates with a code-reading beam and another beam for detecting another optically readable property of the substrate. The code-reading beam and the other beam form beam spots on the substrates that have different shapes. The system also includes a reader that is configured to receive output signals from the code-reading beam and the other beam when the substrates are illuminated. The output signals from the code-reading beam are indicative of the code.
US07900829B1	Back office integration with cash handling devices and point of sale devices Methods, systems, and devices provide integrated information for receivables, inventory, and/or transactions from point of sale (POS) devices and cash handling device(s) to accounting systems. Transactions (e.g., debit card, credit card, coin, cash, check, etc.) are allowed at POS devices. The transactions may be communicated to cash handling devices through a communication network or by RFID materials (e.g., coupled to or on tills, receipts, printouts, etc.). Transaction-related materials (e.g., paper currency, coins, checks, receipts, etc.) may be moved from the POS devices to cash handling device(s). Actual counts and expected counts may be determined and may be communicated to accounting systems.
US07900828B2	Methods and system for providing multiple credit lines A method and system for applying for and providing an access device, whereby an applicant completes a multipurpose access device application that is reviewed under qualification processes established by multiple access device providers acting in cooperation with each other. Upon a positive result from the review, a linked account is established for the multiple access device providers, and a common access device is issued for the linked account with a single or multiple account numbers. The access device user can take advantage of joint incentive and rewards programs for the linked account that join the incentive and rewards programs of the multiple access device providers, and that accumulate rewards separately for each provider.
US07900827B2	Transaction card assembly with subject and stand portions, electrostatic clings and a backer A transaction product includes a subject portion defining a first slot, a stand portion defining a second slot having a similar width as the first slot, and an account identifier. The stand portion is coupled to the subject portion along a line of weakness and is readily separable from the subject portion along the line of weakness without using tools. The account identifier is fixedly connected to one of the subject portion and the stand portion and links that portion to at least one of an account and a record. When separated, the subject portion and the stand portion are configured to be reassembled such that the first slot receives a thickness of the stand portion and the second slot receives a thickness of the subject portion. Stored-value cards, combinations, methods of facilitating use of a transaction product and other embodiments are also disclosed.
US07900820B1	Authentication with no physical identification document Physical products can be delivered to a recipient who does not have physical identification documents. The recipient (a) provides a password, a contact number and readily recallable information and (b) receives a first code and a telephone number. When the recipient wants to retrieve the physical product, the recipient calls an agent using the telephone number. The agent asks for the first code and authenticates the caller by asking questions related to the readily recallable information. If the agent is satisfied that the caller is the intended recipient, the agent sends a second code to the recipient using the contact number. The recipient can use the password and the second code to retrieve the physical product.
US07900817B2	Techniques for introducing devices to device families with paper receipt Techniques for introducing devices to device families. Membership in a device family allows a device certain privileges such as the ability to engage in secure communications with another device in the same device family. A device is made a member of a device family by communicating to the device from a base station a ticket that is representative of the device family. The base station may also generate a paper receipt confirming the membership of the device in the device family.
US07900813B2	Visually enhanced tab file system A tab system for a folder (10a), and a method of making same is disclosed. The tab is enlarged to carry more information/indicia. The visual indicia space (16a), i.e. the viewable space on the front (32a, 36a) of the folder which allows viewing of the enlarged tab is achieve without violating the overall size restrictions (40a) of the file folder. Instead, the front of the folder adjacent to the tab on the back panel, is cut away (32a,34a) to expose a greater portion of the back panel (14a) and allow an increase in visual indicia space. The remaining portion of the front panel, not adjacent to the tab may also be cut away (34a) to allow other enlarged tab files, with offset tabs, (22d, 21a) to be viewable behind the present file.
US07900808B2	Soldering method and system thereof A soldering system includes a circuit board having first soldering terminals, a soldering object having second soldering terminals, soldering blocks disposed between the circuit board and the soldering object for electrically interconnecting the first soldering terminals and the second soldering terminals respectively, and a supporting structure supporting the soldering object and having a height that determines the height of the solder blocks. A related soldering method is also provided.
US07900805B2	Surgical instrument with enhanced battery performance An assembly including a component of a surgical instrument, such as an endoscopic or laparoscopic instrument. The assembly may comprise a package; a surgical instrument component within the package; and a power source within the package. The power source may be configured to be placed in electrical communication with the surgical instrument component. The assembly may also comprise an auxiliary power source within the package and a circuit element, where the circuit element is in electrical communication with the power source and the auxiliary power source.
US07900795B1	Pan with integrated support system and float switch/drain mount A rugged pan for supporting a fluid-producing unit in fluid collection and overflow applications. The pan has an integrated support system for enhanced material strength, which reduces cracking and premature failure during installation and extended periods of use. Strengthening features include perimeter grommets, angled corners, at least three elongated and longitudinally-extending center supports each having a non-linear perimeter configuration, a corrugated array of laterally-extending uppercuts and undercuts substantially across the pan, and a stress-transferring member connected between adjacent non-linear supports. The pan also has damper inserts secured on top of its non-linear supports and a perimeter quick-mounting shelf area for mating with a drain line connection having fixed relation to a float switch that achieves float body leveling when the pan is placed into a level orientation, to provide reliable float body deployment that shuts off the fluid-producing unit when collected fluid in the pan exceeds a pre-determined safe amount.
US07900794B2	Sealed, thermally insulated tank with compression-resistant non-conducting elements Sealed, thermally insulated tank has tank walls fixed to the load-bearing structure (1) of a floating structure, the tank walls having, in succession, in the direction of the thickness from the inside to the outside of the tank, a primary sealing barrier (8), a primary insulating barrier (6), a secondary sealing barrier (5) and a secondary insulating barrier (2), at least one of the insulating barriers includes juxtaposed non-conducting elements, each non-conducting element including a thermal insulation liner (63) and load-bearing elements that rise through the thickness of the thermal insulation liner in order to take up the compression forces, characterized in that the load-bearing elements of a non-conducting element include pillars (65) of small transverse section as compared to the dimensions of the non-conducting element in a plane parallel to the tank wall.
US07900790B2	Closure for packaging containers A closure for a container is provided, including a first closure member with a male feature protruding from a first interface surface thereof. A retaining ring is configured to mate with and thereby attach the first closure member to the first flap. A second closure member has a female feature configured to receive the male feature defined through a second interface surface thereof. The second closure member also has retention tangs configured to mate with and thereby attach the second container flap to the second closure member. The male feature includes a stem with two flexible tabs extending acutely outward from the stem on opposing sides thereof. The flexible tabs are configured to snap fit into the female feature. The first and second closure members are respectively oriented such that the male feature mates with and releasably locks to the female feature when the first and second flaps are closed.
US07900786B2	Telescoping, uncoupling lever and glide housings for a railroad car A telescoping, uncoupling lever for a railroad car. The lever is formed of round rod and includes a handle rod, a lock lifter rod and a track assembly. The track assembly includes a handle rod track and a lock lifter rod track with tracks connected to each other at their opposite ends. A glide housing is attached to one end of the handle and lock lifter rods to allow the handle and lock lifter rods to slide on the tracks of the track assembly. Each glide housing is tubular, has a cavity extending there through to connect rod openings at the opposite ends and has glide of C-shaped transverse cross-section positioned therein to receive and partially encircle a rod.
US07900780B2	Ballast water intake and treatment system A ballast water intake and treatment system is disclosed, the system including a membrane treatment unit arranged in or on a ship hull for the separation of microorganisms of no smaller than a given size and organized to execute filtration during the intake of sea water or fresh water outside the hull into ballast tanks by the use of an intake pump installed consecutively with the membrane treatment unit. The system checks the invasion of microorganisms, etc. of no smaller than a given size during the intake of ballast water and allows ballast water free of microorganisms, etc. of no smaller than a given size to be fed into ballast tanks.
US07900776B2	Wafer container with door actuated wafer restraint A container for holding a wafer includes an enclosure portion having a top, a bottom, a pair of opposing sides, a back and an opposing open front defined by a door frame. A door is sealingly engagable in the door frame to close the open front. The container further includes wafer restraint means in the enclosure including fixed wafer restraint means and operable wafer restraint means. The operable wafer restraint means is selectively positionable by engaging and disengaging the door from the door frame, and is positioned so to enable insertion or removal of a wafer from the container when the door is disengaged from the door frame and positioned so as to cooperate with the fixed wafer restraint means to restrain the wafer in the container when the door is engaged in the door frame.
US07900774B2	Kit and/or method for storing and/or for displaying gift wrapping and/or accessories A kit and/or a method for storing and/or for displaying gift wrapping and/or accessories are provided. A sleeve has a plurality of walls that form a geometric cross-section capable of resisting a crushing of the contents of the sleeve. An insert is sized for insertion into the sleeve adjacent to one or more of the plurality of walls. The accessories are affixed to the insert between the insert and one or more of the plurality of walls of the sleeve to maintain a position of the accessories for display through the sleeve. Cutouts and/or windows of transparency and/or translucency in one or more of the plurality of walls of the sleeve allow a purchaser to view the contents of the sleeve.
US07900769B1	Container The present invention provides a container, comprising: a cavity provided with a first opening portion; a pressure buffer area which is positioned above the cavity and the first opening portion and which is provided with a second opening portion corresponding to the first opening portion; and a thin film channel which extends through the first opening portion and the second opening portion and which has an inner channel wall and an outer channel wall, wherein the inner channel wall forms a passage for fluids with an inlet end and an outlet end, the inlet end being positioned outside the second opening portion of the pressure buffer area with a first opening and closing structure and the outlet end being positioned inside the cavity, and wherein the second opening portion is hermetically connected to the outer channel wall while the first opening portion is hermetically connected to the outer channel wall except for the area of at least one directing hole formed therebetween, such that a fluid under pressure flows back to the pressure buffer area through the directing hole.
US07900767B2	Modular manufacturing chain including a vertical lift device and method of operation thereof A manufacturing chain includes a building defining a manufacturing area and having a planar floor. A plurality of modular manufacturing stations are positioned in series within the manufacturing area and above the planar floor. An article transportation system includes a plurality of carrier tracks defining a transportation path, having at least one vertical discontinuity, through the plurality of modular manufacturing stations. A first vertical lift device moves a first carrier track, adjacent the vertical discontinuity, in a vertical direction relative to the transportation path.
US07900765B2	Grouping method and station for a palletizer Method of placing products on the floor of a grouping station (3), in aisles (5), to form a batch of products to be palletized, including withdrawing guide walls (6) forming the aisles (5) to an inactive position; moving the batch towards the palletization station (11); repositioning the guide walls (6) into an active position; and re-placing a mechanism (10) for moving the rows into their starting position by turning them about the guide walls (6). The station (3) for grouping products (2) is arranged between the selection station of the receiving line (1) and the table (12) of the palletization station (11) and includes: motorized conveyor (4); guide walls (6); thrust devices (40) for conveying the batch onto the table (12); a mechanism for withdrawing the guide walls (6); and a mechanism for imparting to the thrust devices (40) a turning movement about the guide walls (6).
US07900762B2	Twin clutch device A twin clutch device wherein a second clutch is arranged coaxially and radially inside of a first clutch outer which forms an annular plate portion. One clutch inners of both clutches is arranged between a clutch member which constitutes a portion of the outer of the first and second clutches and an annular plate portion. Lifter pins have axes arranged parallel to a rotary axis of first and second clutches and axially movably penetrate both clutch inners to bring one ends thereof into contact with pressure plates. First and second drive control members are capable of applying control forces to disconnect the first and second clutches against spring forces of first and second clutch springs. A second clutch outer is rotated together with the first clutch outer and is arranged coaxially with the first clutch. A pair of clutch outers are connected in a relatively non-rotatable manner with each other.
US07900759B2	Cord retraction mechanism Various technologies and techniques are disclosed for providing a cord retraction mechanism for an input device. A subassembly having an input device, a cable, and a retraction mechanism is provided. The cable has first and second opposing ends, with the first end being operable to be coupled to a computing device, and the second end being operable to be coupled to the input device. The cable provides an electrical communication between the computing device and the input device. The cable has an extended configuration and a storage configuration. In the extended configuration, the cable extends outwardly from the computing device. In the storage configuration, the majority of the cable is in a substantially linear orientation. The retraction mechanism has at least one pulley member for displacing the pulley member between first and second positions to allow the cable to move from the storage configuration to the extended configuration.
US07900756B2	Push-type gas spring A push-type gas spring has a pressure tube having a pressure tube connector element for the external attachment of the push-type gas spring. The gas spring also has a piston, which is operable to slide back and forth axially in the pressure tube and has a piston rod, where the piston rod extends out of the pressure tube from a first end surface of the pressure tube and has a piston rod connector element for the external attachment of the push-type gas spring. So that tensile forces can be applied to the pressure tube connector element and the piston rod connector element, the pressure tube and the pressure tube connector element are connected to each other by a pressure tube tension element extending axially alongside the piston rod and/or the piston rod and the piston rod connector element are connected to each other by a piston rod tension element extending axially alongside the pressure tube.
US07900755B2	Bi-fold valve-type magnetorheological fluid energy absorbing device An energy absorbing device is provided that includes a damper assembly having inner and outer concentric tubes and a piston movable within the inner tube. The damper assembly is configured to form bi-fold valve-type cavities to operatively connect an inner chamber of the inner tube with an outer chamber formed between the inner and outer tubes. A magnetorheological fluid fills the chambers and the bi-fold valve-type cavities. The magnetorheological fluid preferably contains coated magnetic particles at about 10 to 60 percent by volume. Electrical coils adjacent the bi-fold valves are selectively energizable to such that the energy absorbing device provides a tunable damping force, preferably over the entire range of velocities of the piston, especially in automotive applications.
US07900752B2	Dual actuator friction brake assembly An industrial brake is provided through which tension and emergency braking are initiated at opposite axial ends of the brake in order to improve packaging and maintenance of the brake and to enable the addition of an emergency brake function to existing tension brakes without substantial modifications to the brake. The brake includes a housing disposed about a driven shaft and friction plates coupled to the housing and the shaft respectively. One friction plate comprises a liquid cooled fluid jacket. One end cap assembly is disposed at one axial end of the housing and provides a tension brake function. Another end cap assembly is disposed at the opposite axial end of the housing and provides an emergency brake function.
US07900751B2	Method and brake disc assembly to utilize worn refurbished brake material A method and brake disc assembly to utilize worn refurbished brake material is disclosed. The method discloses the use of a brake disc for braking and the subsequent machining or refurbishment of the brake disc so that the brake disc can be used for three tours of braking to increase the utilization of the brake material.
US07900746B2	Lift caddy A lift caddy for a personnel lift having at least one horizontal member, an engaging surface, and a work platform disposed below the horizontal member in spaced apart vertical relation. The lift caddy includes a container, a mounting hook extending from the container, and a pin insertable through an aperture in the upper portion of the mounting hook to limit horizontal travel of the retaining hook relative to the horizontal member when the mounting hook is positioned on the horizontal member. The container is sized so that at least a portion of the exterior surface rests against the engaging surface of the personnel lift to support the container in a substantially vertical orientation when the mounting hook is positioned on the horizontal member.
US07900744B2	Support assembly This invention relates of a support assembly (10) for a vehicle (16) of the type that includes an enclosed load carrying compartment (17) having a roof (18), said support assembly being adapted to provide support for a person when moving about on said roof. The support assembly includes a guide (11) that is mountable on the roof and a base (12) that is adapted to engage said guide and which is capable of movement along said guide while remaining engaged therewith. The support assembly also includes a support structure that includes a lower end portion that is pivotally connected to the base and a handle (15) that is spaced from said base. The support assembly also includes a lock (73) for selectively locking the support structure in a desired attitude relative to the base.
US07900743B2	Electric power steering system for vehicle and utility vehicle therewith An electric power assist device can be compactly disposed with ease in an electric power steering system for a vehicle. The electric power steering system for a vehicle includes: a steering wheel; a steering column incorporating therein a steering shaft connected to the steering wheel and extending downward to the front; and an electric power assist device for assisting a steering torque of the steering wheel. Here, an input shaft and an output shaft of the electric power assist device are connected to the lower end of the steering shaft and the input shaft of the steering gear device, respectively, via universal joints.
US07900740B2	Method for adjusting a wheel axis of rotation of a scraper and actuation mechanism therefor A machine includes an axle assembly coupled with a frame and defining a central axis. The axle assembly includes a wheel axle disposed within a spindle housing, and a rotary actuator configured to rotate the wheel axle about the central axis by rotating the spindle housing. According to one embodiment, for example, the rotary actuator may be configured to adjust a wheel axis of rotation relative to the frame of a machine, such as a scraper, by rotating the spindle housing.
US07900738B2	Engine supporting device for a motorcycle An engine supporting device for a motorcycle includes a first frame section having a head pipe portion supporting a front fork, a second frame section supporting a rear arm and connected to the first frame section and an engine supported between the first and second frame sections and having a standing cylinder section. The second frame section has an extension made from a forged product and extends toward a region above the cylinder section of the engine. A hanger bracket that suspends the cylinder section is mounted to the extension.
US07900736B2	Vehicular seats with fluid-containing weight sensing system System and method for measuring the weight of an occupant in a vehicle seat and for controlling a safety restraint system responsive thereto includes at least one fluid-containing structure arranged mounted within or beneath an upper surface of a bottom portion of the seat and supported by a base of the seat and at least one pressure sensor operatively coupled to the fluid-containing structure(s) for generating a signal responsive to pressure of the fluid within the fluid-containing structure(s) caused by pressure applied to the upper surface of the seat by the occupant. A processor is coupled to the pressure sensor(s) and provides an indication of the weight of the occupant from the signal and generates a control signal for controlling the safety restraint system based on the weight. The fluid-containing structure may be a bladder arranged in the bottom of the seat and/or include a plurality of interconnected chambers.
US07900730B2	Rotary working machine A canopy installation member for installing a canopy is firmly fixed on a rotation table frame. A rotary working machine having a working machine installed at the front of a rotation table frame (5), an engine (8) mounted on the rotation table frame (5), and a canopy detachably installed at the rear of the rotation table frame (5), wherein the engine (8) is placed and fixed on the rotation table frame (5) with a horizontally placed frame-like engine support member (31a, 31b) interposed between the engine and the frame, and a canopy installation member (32a, 32c) is raised at one side of the engine support member (31a, 31b).
US07900729B2	Hood adjustment assembly An adjustment assembly for adjustably coupling a first structural member to a second structural member is provided. The adjustment assembly includes a clamping member adapted to engage a portion of the first structural member and at least one fastener adapted to pass through the clamping member and the first and second structural members. The fastener is moved into a first position to fixedly couple the first structural member to the second structural member, and the fastener is moved into a second position to adjustably couple the first structural member to the second structural member.
US07900726B2	Method and system for hybrid energy management control A charging system for a hybrid vehicle comprises an internal combustion engine, an electric motor generator coupled to the internal combustion engine and operable to be driven as a generator to produce a charging voltage and a battery coupled to the electric motor generator and configured to receive a charge voltage. The charging system further comprises an engine control computer coupled to the internal combustion engine, the electric motor generator and the battery. The engine control computer is configured to determine a threshold for a charging specific fuel consumption (CSFC), calculate an instantaneous CSFC; and initiate active charging of the battery if the instantaneous CSFC is less than or equal to the threshold CSFC.
US07900725B2	Vehicle control by pitch modulation A method for fore-aft stabilization of a vehicle for motion in a specified direction over an underlying surface. The vehicle has at least one forward wheel and at least one aft wheel, and the forward wheel is characterized by a force normal to the instantaneous direction of motion of the vehicle. A motor actuator drives each aft wheel, and a controller governs the motor actuator or motor actuators in such a manner as to dynamically stabilize the vehicle, according to a uniform control law, when the forward wheel is in contact with the underlying surface or not. A torque is applied to the aft wheel on the basis of vehicle pitch or the force on the forward wheel normal to the direction of motion. Additionally, a periodic rotational modulation may be applied to the aft wheel, and a stabilizing torque provided based on a detected response, either of vehicle pitch or of normal force on the front wheel. Left and right motor actuators may independently control left and right aft wheels to continue turns as governed by user steering, whether or not forward wheels are in contact with the ground.
US07900724B2	Hybrid drive for hydraulic power A power supply for powering a hydraulic implement includes: an electric storage unit; an electric motor, an electric generator, a hydraulic pump and a control unit; the electric motor adapted for receiving electric power and driving the hydraulic pump to power the hydraulic implement; the electric generator adapted for translating mechanical energy into the electric power; the electric storage unit also being adapted for providing the electric power; and the control unit for selecting a source of the electric power from one of the generator and the electric storage unit. A method for operating the power supply and a vehicle are also provided.
US07900722B2	Electrically driven industrial vehicle A shovel loader (1) has a vehicle body frame (9), a travel device (5), a loader device (20), and a drive power generation section for generating drive power for making the travel device (5) travel. The vehicle body frame (9) has a pair of side frames (9a, 9a) arranged on both the left and right sides of the shovel loader (1). The loader device (20) is made up of a pair of lift arms (21,21) vertically swingably attached to the pair of side frames (9a, 9a) and of a bucket (29) vertically swingably attached to the forward end of the pair of lift arms (21,21). The drive power generation section has a pair of electric motors (71,71) for individually transmitting drive power to the pair of travel devices (5,5) and capable of being controlled independent of each other so that a vehicle (10) can be made to travel in a manner the left and right are independent of each other, and also has a battery (50) for supplying electric power to the electric motors (71,71).
US07900721B2	Hard metal plate for rock drill and rock drill In a hard metal plate for insertion in to a seat formed at one end of a drill shaft of a rock drill, comprising a substantially rectangular base shape having two opposed long sides extending in the axial direction of the drill shaft which are at least partially covered by the seat, two opposed, substantially axial free short sides, a radial bottom side facing towards the seat and a cutting face facing away from the seat, both short sides are formed by an axial section having a purely axial direction component and a conical section inclined towards the axial direction, so that at the short side, the substantially rectangular plate tapers towards the bottom side.
US07900720B2	Downhole drive shaft connection In one aspect of the present invention, a section of a drill string has a drill bit with a body intermediate a shank and a working face, the working face having at least one cutting element. A jack element is disposed within the drill bit body and has a distal end substantially protruding from the working face. A drive shaft is in communication with the jack element and a rotary source. The drive shaft has a first portion secured within a bore of a tool string component in the tool string and a second portion secured within a bore of the drill bit. The first and second portions of the drive shaft are connected at a pin and box connection wherein the first and second portions are automatically connected as the tool string component is mechanically coupled to the drill bit.
US07900714B2	Power tool with torque clutch A clutch arrangement for use in a power tool having a multi-speed transmission assembly. The clutch arrangement includes a clutch member and a follower. The clutch member is coupled to a member of the transmission assembly that is proximate the torsional input of the transmission assembly and which must be in a non-rotating position to permit the transmission assembly to perform a torque multiplication operation. The follower is biased into engagement with the clutch member to inhibit relative rotation therebetween to permit the transmission assembly to perform a torque multiplication operation. When, however, the torsion that is exerted onto the clutch member is sufficient to overcome the frictional engagement between the follower and clutch members, the clutch member, and the transmission member, rotate, thereby inhibiting the capability of the transmission to continue to perform the torque multiplication operation.
US07900710B2	Power cup cutter There is provided an improved, simple and effective, powered hole-cutting apparatus, otherwise referred to as a power cup cutter, comprised of a USGA approved cutting cylinder modified with an internal plunger and an elongated threaded rod, whereby the cutting cylinder is driven into the soil by the rotation of the rod which is attached to an electric drill for easy and effortless cutting of a hole on golf course greens. With a straightforward reversal of the drill rotation, extraction of the soil plug from the newly formed hole and subsequent insertion of the soil plug into the previous hole will restore the golf course greens for golf play.The ability to cut holes quickly and efficiently is essential for golf course maintenance, but contemporary manual-operated cup cutters have fallen short of offering an efficient means of both the extraction and the insertion of the soil plug. Current methods are highly labor-intensive and require 25-30 minutes for each hole. This invention adds power to both the cutting and ejection of the soil plug from the soil as well as the subsequent insertion of the soil plug into the former hole and requires a mere 5-10 minutes a hole.The field efficiency of the power cup cutter will effectively replace the need for and use of conventional golf cup cutters.
US07900707B2	Apparatus and method for selectively controlling fluid downhole in conjunction with a progressive cavity pump (PCP) An apparatus and a method for selectively controlling fluid flow. The apparatus includes a body member having a throughbore formed therein. The apparatus also includes at least one bypass port formed in the body member and a rotatable member arranged for insertion and rotation within the throughbore of the body member. The rotatable member in the throughbore creates first and second annular portions. The apparatus further comprises a moveable member, wherein the moveable member is moveable between a first configuration which defines a first fluid flow path between the first and second annular portions and a second configuration which defines a second fluid flow path between the first annular portion and the at least one bypass port. The moveable member is typically moveable between the first and second configurations in response to fluid flow along the first fluid flow path.
US07900701B2	In situ combustion in gas over bitumen formations The invention provides methods for natural gas and oil recovery, which include the use of air injection and in situ combustion in natural gas reservoirs to facilitate production of natural gas and heavy oil in gas over bitumen formations.
US07900698B2	Downhole wet-mate connector debris exclusion system A downhole wet-connector and debris exclusion system includes a relatively stationary component; a relatively mobile component operably engageable with the relatively stationary component; at least one connector disposed behind a moveable debris exclusion member in a protected condition within the relatively mobile component; and at least one complementary connector disposed behind another movable debris exclusion member in a protected condition within the relatively stationary component each of the moveable debris exclusion members being openable to expose the at least one connectors therebehind upon axial motion of the relatively stationary component and the relatively mobile component into contact with one another and method.
US07900696B1	Downhole tool with exposable and openable flow-back vents A down hole flow control tool for use in a well bore, such as a bridge or frac plug, includes back-flow vent holes in a central mandrel and initially covered by a member on the mandrel, such as a lower slip or a lower cone. In a subsequent, set configuration, the member moves away from the vent hole allowing back flow of well fluids.
US07900694B2	Air conditioner for vehicle An air conditioner for a vehicle includes an air conditioner case having an evaporator and a heater core installed therein and having a blower installed at an inlet thereof; a movable filter moving between an air-filtering location and an air-non-filtering location of the air conditioner case; a judging device judging whether air blown by the blower inside the air conditioner case is contaminated; and a driving device moving the movable filter to the air-filtering location when the judging device determines that the air is contaminated and to the air-non-filtering location when the judging device determines that the air is not contaminated. Therefore, when it is determined that the air is contaminated, the movable filter is moved to the air-filtering location. When it is determined that the air is not contaminated, the movable filter is moved to the air-non-filtering location.
US07900691B2	Heat exchanger vessel with means for recirculating cleaning particles A heat exchanger vessel (1) comprises a tubular outer shell (2) in which a bundle of substantially parallel heat exchanging tubes (7) is arranged between a pair of perforated disk-shaped partitioning walls (5, 6), an inlet (9) and outlet (10) for a first fluid, and at least one inlet (13, 14) and at least one outlet (16) for a second fluid, wherein at least one inlet (14) for the second fluid is provided with particle injection means for injecting cleaning particles into the space between the outer surfaces of the heat exchanger tubes (7) and the inner surface of the tubular shell (2) of the heat exchanger vessel (1) and at least one outlet (16) for the second fluid is connected to means for removing particles from the second fluid and for recirculating particles to at least one inlet (14) of the second fluid.
US07900690B2	Moving carbon nanotube heat sink The moving carbon nanotube heat sink includes a heat transfer belt comprised of highly thermally efficient carbon nanotubes. Laterally disposed cooling fins extend away from a top surface of the belt. The belt is slidingly disposed over a C-shaped channel made of metal or other suitable material that is mechanically and/or chemically connected to a top surface of an electronic chip. Belt movement may be powered and guided by a plurality of rollers. The cooling occurs primarily as a result of conduction and convection heat transfer modes.
US07900688B2	Instantaneous air-heating unit An air heater includes a bell housing semi-attached to an exhaust fume output manifold of an engine of a vehicle for collecting hot air, preferably during starting, linked by an air hose to a small turbine or an extractor which forces air into vehicle's compartment, to front and rear screens or to exterior rear view mirrors by way of a suitable pipe or several of these; a thermostat for shutting off the air heater and opening up or turning on the vehicle's conventional heater by means of a manual or electrically-operated butterfly valve, shutting off the turbine. It includes a bell housing semi-attached to the exhaust fume output manifold of an engine of a vehicle for collecting hot air, preferably during starting, linked by an air hose to a small turbine or an extractor which forces air into the vehicle's compartment.
US07900684B2	In-place cope molding for production of cast metal components In-Place Cope Molding or “IPCM,” is designed to reduce or eliminate certain inefficiencies present in traditional molding techniques during production of the cope half of a sand mold. IPCM allows the cope half of the mold to be produced on top of the drag half of the mold by use of a separation barrier which supports the sand above the mold cavity in the drag. This method reduces or eliminates parting line flash, and also avoids the need to turn over or otherwise handle the cope, allowing the cope to be made thinner than a traditional cope and allowing for lower material costs.
US07900682B2	Garage sectional door insulation system A sectional door insulation system has one or more insulation blocks attached to a protective sheet. Small grooves between the insulation blocks and the protective sheet accommodate brackets on the lower and upper walls of the section of a door, such as a garage door. The secure engagement of the brackets of the door and grooves of the panel holds the panel firmly attached to the door section. The protective panel may have a textured surface. The insulating block may optionally include a barrier foil and tabs.
US07900675B2	Label printer There is provided a printing device 12 that performs printing on each of first and second labels L1, L2 on the way of feeding out a raw strip sheet M, which is temporarily stuck with a first label L1 and a second label L2 having a smaller plane area than that of the first label on a release liner S, a peel plate 27 that peels off the first and second labels L1, L2 from the release liner S, first and second label suction plates 30, 31 that hold the respective peeled labels L1, L2, and a laminating device 17 that laminates the first and second labels L1, L2 with the adhesive layer of the second label L2 facing the adhesive layer of the first label L1. The adhesive layer of the first label L1 laminated with the second label L2 is exposed in a closed loop manner in an outer peripheral area all around the second label L2.
US07900666B2	Tire and method of securing an object thereto A tire and a method of securing an object thereto includes a two-piece fastening system having a first portion which is applied to an innerliner of a green tire prior to the green tire being cured and a second portion which includes an object, such as a radio frequency identification chip, attached thereto. The first portion of the two-piece fastening system is attached to the innerliner of the tire with an adhesive or by curing. The green tire is then cured and the second portion of the two-piece fastening system with the object attached thereto is then attached to the first portion of the two-piece fastening system. In an alternative embodiment, the object may be sandwiched between the first and second portions of the fastening system.
US07900665B2	Pneumatic tire and method of mounting transponder to pneumatic tire In a pneumatic tire (20) on which a transponder (1) is mounted, a securing member (3) for securing the transponder (1) is fixed to an inner surface of the tire in an area (S) between a tire maximum-width position (A) and a bead toe (B). Thereby, a large centrifugal force and a large impact force do not act on the transponder (1) storing various pieces of information, and the transponder can be mounted quickly and securely. Also, the weight of the transponder is remarkably reduced, and thus uniformity of the tire (20) is enhanced. Additionally, dynamic balance correction is made easier. Even in a large tire, reduction in durability is minimized through suppressing heat generation and heat accumulation of the tire (20) due to the transponder (1) and the securing member (3).
US07900661B2	Plunge router and kit A plunge router and kit are provided. In some aspects, a kit includes a first router base, a second router base, a motor assembly, and a depth adjustment mechanism at least partially supported by the motor assembly. The motor assembly is interchangeably supported by the first and second router bases. The depth adjustment mechanism adjusts a depth of cut of a tool element relative to the router base on which it is supported. The motor assembly may also be inserted into and supported by the first and second router bases along a substantially linear path. In other aspects, a depth of cut of a plunge router is finely adjustable. The depth of cut may also be coarsely adjustable.
US07900660B2	Automated ice vending apparatus and methods of use thereof An automated ice vending apparatus and method including an ice generating machine capable of producing enough ice to sufficiently keep full a first receptacle positioned beneath the ice generating machine, a plurality of augers positioned at least partially within channels on the lower portion of the receptacle to move ice from the first receptacle to a second receptacle with a second ice moving mechanism, which in turn moves the ice to a third, substantially inclined, ice moving mechanism, wherein the ice is subsequently transferred to a removable container.
US07900659B2	Pressure equalizing device for vial access A pressure-equalizing vial access device and method providing closed and sealed reconstitution of vial contents. A rigid container with a fixed internal volume is connected with a vent lumen extending into the vial. As pressure in the vial increases, the pressure is equalized with atmospheric pressure by varying the volume of a compartment within the rigid container. The compartment is formed with a volume control device that automatically varies the volume of the compartment in the rigid container to accommodate and equalize the pressure in the vial by increasing or decreasing the volume of the compartment. In one case the volume control device comprises a sliding disk and in another, a bladder that compresses with an increase in volume in the container and expands with a decrease.
US07900645B2	Custom camouflage covers and panels Digital photography and a dye-sublimation process are used to generate and affix, in sequence, each of a succession of photographs of a particular environment onto one or more fabric panels that form a camouflage hunting blind whereby the sequence of the photographs generate a 360° continuous panoramic view or realistic pattern that replicates the actual outdoor environment in which the blind is placed, such as a replication of the actual trees, bushes, and like foliage of the setting in which the blind is to be placed.
US07900642B2	Washing apparatus A washing apparatus has a housing comprising a spray element such that in use, fluid is forced through at least one aperture creating a substantially elongate spray onto at least one roller wheel or roller sleeve substantially causing the roller wheel to spin and be washed or cleaned. A method of washing a roller in a washing apparatus is also disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing comprising a spray element such that in use, fluid is forced through at least one aperture creating a substantially elongate spray onto at least one roller wheel or roller sleeve substantially causing the roller wheel to spin and be washed or cleaned wherein the following steps include: inserting roller therein by opening the apparatus or sliding the roller therein; connecting the apparatus to a fluid supply element such as a faucet or hose; and initiating fluid flow to wash or clean the roller.

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