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US07902358B2	Prokineticin 1 receptor antagonists The present invention relates to certain novel compounds of Formula (I): and methods for preparing these compounds, compositions, intermediates and derivatives thereof and for the treatment of prokineticin 1 or prokinetin 1 receptor mediated disorders.
US07902356B2	Thiazolopyridinone derivates as MCH receptor antagonists The present invention relates to a melanin concentrating hormone antagonist compound of formula (I); wherein w, R1, q, p, R2, t, Ar1, L1, R3 and R4 are as defined, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, or enantiomer thereof useful in the treatment, prevention or amelioration of symptoms associated with obesity and related diseases.
US07902349B2	Nucleic acids encoding protective epitopes of adenyl cyclase-haemolysin (AC-Hly) Purified nucleic acids comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding an immunogenic polypeptide of adenyl cyclase-haemolysin (AC-Hly), which induces formation of protective antibodies against an infection by a bacteria selected from the group consisting of B. pertussis, B. parapertussis, and B. bronchiseptica when the nucleic acid or polypeptide is administered to a human or animal host. The nucleic acids are useful, for example, to induce a protective immune response in a host against infection by a bacteria selected from the group consisting of B. pertussis, B. parapertussis, and B. bronchiseptica.
US07902344B2	Antibodies with increased affinities for anthrax antigens The invention overcomes the deficiencies of the prior art by providing antibody compositions having improved affinities for Bacillus anthracis antigens. The compositions have important thereapeutic and diagnostic applications, including treatment or detection of infection by Bacillus anthracis.
US07902343B2	Detection of microsatellite instability and its use in diagnosis of tumors Methods and kits are disclosed for use in the analysis of microsatellite instability in genomic DNA. Methods and kits are also disclosed which can be used to detect microsatellite instability DNA present in biological materials, such as tumors. The methods and kits of the present invention can be used to detect or diagnose diseases associated with microsatellite instability, such as certain types of cancer.
US07902340B2	Antibodies binding to the extracellular domain of the receptor tyrosine kinase ALK The present invention concerns an antibody specific for human ALK (Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase), in particular a scFv, a nucleic acid sequence encoding it, its production and its use as a pharmaceutical or for diagnostic purposes. Said antibody is suitable for the local treatment of tumors, in particular glioblastoma.
US07902338B2	Anti-CD19 antibodies The present invention provides humanized, chimeric and human anti-CD19 antibodies, anti-CD19 antibody fusion proteins, and fragments thereof that bind to a human B cell marker. Such antibodies, fusion proteins and fragments thereof are useful for the treatment and diagnosis of various B-cell disorders, including B-cell malignancies and autoimmune diseases. In more particular embodiments, the humanized anti-CD19 antibodies may comprise one or more framework region amino acid substitutions designed to improve protein stability, antibody binding and/or expression levels. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the substitutions comprise a the substitution of serine for phenylalanine at Kabat residue 91 in the human framework region in the hA19 VH sequence.
US07902336B2	Catecholamine regulated protein A novel family of mammalian catecholamine proteins is identified. These proteins are useful in methods of diagnosing neurological diseases, including schizophrenia and bipolar disease, as well as cardiovascular disease. This family of CRP40 proteins are also useful to treat neurological diseases.
US07902335B1	Heat-stable recA mutant protein and a nucleic acid amplification method using the heat-stable recA mutant protein A heat-stable RecA mutant protein is obtained by mutation involving either deletion or substitution of at least one amino acid in an amino acid sequence composing an acid region at C-terminal end of a wild type heat-stable RecA protein, and has an improved ability, compared to the wild type heat-stable RecA protein, for contributing to an increase in an amplification specificity of a template nucleic acid in a nucleic acid amplification reaction.
US07902334B2	Pesticidally active proteins and polynucleotides obtainable from Paenibacillus species The subject invention provides unique biological alternatives for pest control. More specifically, the present invention relates to novel pesticidal proteins, novel sources of pesticidal proteins, polynucleotides that encode such toxins, and to methods of using these toxins to control insects and other plant pests. The subject invention relates to the surprising discovery that Paenibacillus species, and proteins therefrom, have toxicity to lepidopterans. There have been no known reports of a Paenibacillus species, strain, or protein having toxicity to lepidopterans. This is also the first known example of a Paenibacillus Cry protein that is toxic to lepidopterans. Furthermore, this is the first known report of a Paenibacillus having toxin complex (TC)-like proteins. The DAS1529 isolate disclosed here is also the first known example of a natural bacterium that produces both a Cry toxin and TC proteins. The subject invention also relates to new classes of Cry and TC proteins that are pesticidally active.
US07902330B2	Protein kinase inhibitors and methods for identifying same Inhibitors of protein kinase C (PKC)α, PKCδ and PKCζ are provided which are selective for those PKC isotypes. Combinatorial libraries for identifying protein kinases are also provided, as are methods of identifying protein kinases using those libraries. Additionally, methods of treating a mammal having a deleterious condition, where the condition is dependent on a protein kinase for induction or severity, are provided. Methods of inhibiting protein kinases are also provided.
US07902323B1	Methods of fabricating plasticized, antiplasticized and crystalline conducting polymers and precursors thereof Methods of forming materials containing precursors to electrically conductive polymers and electrically conductive polymers are described which have a high degree of crystallinity. The high degree of crystallinity is achieved by preparing the materials under conditions which provide a high degree of mobility to the polymer molecules permitting them to associate with one another to form a crystalline state. High levels of electrical conductivity are achieved in in the electrically conductive materials without stretch orienting the material. The enhanced electrical conductivity is isotropic as compared to a stretch oriented film which has isotropic electrical conductivity. In the preferred embodiment, additives are added to a solution containing a solvent and the precursor or electrically conductive polymer. The additives are preferably plasticizer of diluents. As the solvent is removed the material dries and contains a higher degree of crystallinity than in the absence of the additive.
US07902321B2	One-pot, one-step in situ living polymerization from silicate anchored multifunctional initiator Silicate anchored multifunctional initiator has moiety initiating ring opening living polymerization of lactone or ethylene oxide or cyclic siloxane monomer and other moiety for initiating living free radical polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated monomer. The monomers are reacted with the initiator in a one-pot, one-step reaction to cause living polymerization of both monomers and exfoliation of silicate layers to provide dispersed block copolymer silicate nanocomposite, with the junction of the two blocks being anchored to silicate layer and each block dangling therefrom.
US07902311B2	Electrolyte polymer for polymer electrolyte fuel cells, process for its production and membrane-electrode assembly To provide an electrolyte polymer for polymer electrolyte fuel cells, made of a perfluorinated polymer having sulfonic groups, characterized in that in a test of immersing 0.1 g of the polymer in 50 g of a fenton reagent solution containing 3% of an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution and 200 ppm of bivalent iron ions at 40° C. for 16 hours, the amount of eluted fluorine ions detected in the solution is not more than 0.002% of the total amount of fluorine in the polymer immersed. The electrolyte polymer of the present invention has very few unstable terminal groups and has an excellent durability, and therefore, is suitable as a polymer constituting an electrolyte membrane for polymer electrolyte fuel cells and a polymer contained in a catalyst layer.
US07902310B2	Copolymers based on phosphorous-containing monomers, methods for the production thereof and their use The invention relates to copolymers based on phosphorous-containing monomers (A) and on macromonomers (B), to methods for the production thereof and to their use as additives for inorganic binding agent suspensions based on cement, lime, gypsum and anhydrite. The corresponding polymeric additives have, as flow agents, excellent water-reducing properties and hold the flowability of the concrete over a relatively long period of time (60 to 90 min.) to an almost unchanged level without having delayed action. In addition, the corresponding polymeric additives improve the processing and setting processes of the building materials produced with these additives by making possible earlier and higher resistances to pressure.
US07902305B2	Composition of cationic initiator and oxetane compound This invention relates to cationically curable sealants that provide low moisture permeability and good adhesive strength after cure. The composition consists essentially of an oxetane compound and a cationic initiator.
US07902303B2	Aliphatic polyester polymer compositions and preparation method thereof An aliphatic polyester polymer compositions and preparation method thereof. The invention provides a bioresorbable aliphatic polyester copolymer, comprising the reaction product of a first polyester, a second polyester, and a coupling agent. Specifically, the first polyester and second polyester have the same repeat units, but different weight average molecular weights. Methods for preparing the aliphatic polyester copolymer are provided, in which the first polyester reacts with the second polyester in the presence of the coupling agent, undergoing copolymerization.
US07902302B2	Hydroxy-functional polyester-polyurethane dispersions, methods of preparing the same, compositions containing such dispersions and uses therefor Hydroxy-functional polyester-polyurethane dispersions comprising a reaction product of: (a) at least one, at least difunctional polyol component; (b) at least one ionizable compound having at least one acid group and at least one functional group capable of reacting with isocyanate groups, the at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of mono-, di-, and trihydroxycarboxylic acids, hydroxysulfonic acids, aminosulfonic acids, and aminocarboxylic acids; (c) at least one acid anhydride; and (d) at least one, at least difunctional polyisocyanate component; methods for preparing such dispersions; compositions containing such dispersions; and uses thereof.
US07902301B2	Encapsulant materials and associated devices Compositions suitable for use as encapsulants are described. The inventive compositions include a high molecular weight polymeric material, a curing agent, an inorganic compound, and a coupling agent. Optional elements include adhesion promoting agents, colorants, antioxidants, and UV absorbers. The compositions have desirable diffusivity properties, making them suitable for use in devices in which a substantial blocking of moisture ingress is desired, such as photovoltaic (PV) modules.
US07902299B2	Single ion conductor cross-linked polymeric networks Single ion conductors comprising polymer electrolytes prepared by grafting a salt compound onto a comb-branch polymer or dendrimer are disclosed having superior properties.
US07902295B2	Single step synthesis of functional multi-block polymer The inventive composition includes a block copolymer which includes four blocks and has the following block arrangement: B-S-B-S. The two polymer blocks B comprise conjugated diene monomer constitutional units; and the two polymer blocks S comprise vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon monomer constitutional units. The invention also includes methods of making such inventive compositions as well as asphalt compositions and/or thermoplastic elastomers which include such block copolymer.
US07902294B2	Silicone rubber compositions comprising bismuth oxide and articles made therefrom The present invention provides novel filled silicone compositions comprising a nano-particulate metal oxide filler selected from nano-particulate monoclinic alpha-phase bismuth oxide, nano-particulate erbium oxide, and mixtures thereof. The new composite compositions exhibit a combination of outstanding performance characteristics in both the cured and uncured states. Thus, the uncured formulations are typically free flowing liquids which are self-leveling, which de-gas readily under vacuum, are readily colorable through the addition of pigments, and which cure at temperatures of about 60° C. The cured compositions possess outstanding acoustic characteristics which make them ideally suited for use in applications such as acoustic lenses for medical imaging and therapy. For example, the acoustic impedance of compositions provided by the present invention is closely matched to the acoustic impedance of human tissue. This may result in an enhancement of ultrasound transmission efficiency between the lens of an ultrasound probe comprising such a composition and the patient.
US07902289B2	Rubber composition for belt layer steel cord and steel cord coated by the same The present invention provides a rubber composition for coating a belt layer steel cord, which inhibits separation from the steel cord when running the tire. Specifically, the present invention provides a rubber composition for coating a belt layer steel cord comprising (A) 2.5 to 4 parts by weight of sulfur, (B) 0.5 to 5 parts by weight of resorcin or modified resorcin condensate, (C) 0.3 to 3 parts by weight of partial condensate of hexamethylol melamine pentamethyl ether or partial condensate of hexa methoxy methylol melamine, and (D) organic acid cobalt, based on 100 parts by weight of a rubber component; wherein the cobalt content in the organic acid cobalt (D) is 0.05 to 0.8 part by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the rubber component, and a steel cord obtained by coating with the rubber composition.
US07902286B2	Abrasion resistant poly(vinyl chloride) plastisol An abrasion resistant poly(vinyl chloride) plastisol is disclosed. The plastisol includes an effective amount of polydimethylsiloxane to increase abrasion resistance while not adversely decreasing coefficient of friction. Articles subject to friction, such as industrial power transfer belts, benefit from the abrasion resistant plastisol.
US07902276B2	Surface sizing agent and use thereof A surface sizing agent is provided which has excellent dispersion stability, enables impartation of high sizing performance under a wide range of use conditions, irrespective of the characteristics of water used for sizing (hardness, pH, etc.) and the type of paper, and has low foaming property and good coating workability. Specifically, in a dispersion-type surface sizing agent obtained by emulsion polymerization of a monomer composition in the presence of a degraded dextrin, 20-40 parts by weight of a degraded dextrin having a weight average molecular weight of 26000-50000, obtained by enzyme denaturation of a waxy corn starch, are allowed to exist to 100 parts by weight of the total amount of the monomer composition, and the monomer composition includes (a) 10-35% by weight of at least one type of (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester, (b) 40-80% by weight of other copolymerizable hydrophobic monomer, and (c) 1-10% by weight of a strong acid group-containing monomer.
US07902275B2	Composite materials having low filler percolation thresholds and methods of controlling filler interconnectivity Composite materials are disclosed having low filler percolation thresholds for filler materials into the composite matrix material along with methods of controlling filler interconnectivity within the composite matrix material. Methods are, thus, disclosed that provide the ability to control the desired properties of the composites. The composites of the present disclosure are characterized by a “pseudo-crystalline” microstructure formed of matrix particles and filler particles where the matrix particles are faceted and substantially retain their individual particle boundaries and where the filler particles are interspersed between the matrix particles at the individual matrix particle boundaries such that the filler particles form a substantially interconnected network that substantially surrounds the individual faceted matrix particles. In an exemplary embodiment, the composites are formed by selecting matrix particles and filler particles wherein the ratio of the average size of the matrix particles to the average size of the filler particles is about 10 or more. The selected matrix particles exhibit a glass transition temperature. The matrix particles and the filler particles are mechanically mixed and then subjected to a temperature above the glass transition temperature of the matrix particles and a compression pressure for a period of time sufficient to cause the matrix particles to undergo deformation so as to compress them together eliminating void spaces between the particles without melting the matrix material. The method is also demonstrated to work in combination with more standard art methods such as solution mixing for the purposes of achieving additional control of the properties.
US07902272B2	Highly diffracting, color shifting, polymerized crystalline colloidal arrays of highly charged polymer spheres, paints and coatings and processes for making the same One aspect of the present disclosure is directed towards a new film forming paint that Bragg diffracts light in the visible and NIR spectral regions. The paint may be comprised of highly charged polymer spheres that self assemble and maintain their diffraction in the presence of the different ingredients of the paint formulation, so that the self assembled arrays diffract light in both wet and dry states. Another aspect of the present invention is directed to a process for making highly charged polymeric spheres. Another aspect of the present invention is directed to the highly charged polymeric spheres themselves. The high surface charge density of the spheres enables the stability and self assembly of the spheres in the presence of the other paint ingredients. These spheres can find useful practical applications in paints, inks, coatings, cosmetics and light filtering applications. Because of the rules governing abstracts, this abstract should not be used to construe the claims.
US07902271B2	Compostable vinyl halide polymer compositions, composites and landfill biodegradation Compositions of vinyl halide polymers such as PVC are rendered compostable by a prodegradant system of a monomeric adduct of an organotitanate or zirconate and an organotin. PVC sheets and composites are compostable in landfills.
US07902269B2	Dental material based on alkoxysilyl-functional polyethers containing a salt of a strong base as catalyst The invention relates to condensation cross-linked dental materials based on alkoxysilyl-functional polyethers and at least one catalyst, the catalyst consisting of a salt and at least one anion of a saturated and/or unsaturated (cyclo)aliphatic carboxylic acid. The salt is formed from at least one cation selected from the group consisting of: complexes of alkali metal cations or ammonium cations and crown ethers and/or cryptands; tetraalkyl-, tetraaryl-, trialkylaryl-, dialkyldiaryl-, and monoalkyltriaryl-ammonium cations, tetraalkyl-, tetraaryl-, trialkylaryl-, dialykyldiaryl-, and monoalkyltriaryl-phosphonium cations, tetraalkyl-, and monoalkyltriaryl-stibonium cations; cations formed by the protonation of a base with a pKBH+ value of at least 20, measured in acetonitrile; and combinations of the complexes and cations. The carboxylic acid is a branched carboxylic acid, whose alkyl chain that is provided on the carboxyl group has a length of at least 2 carbon atoms or an unbranched carboxylic acid, whose alkyl chain that is provided on the carboxyl group has a length of at least 4 carbon atoms.
US07902268B2	Water soluble energy curable stereo-crosslinkable ionomer compositions A homogenous, aqueous, energy curable, stereo cross linkable ionomer containing coating composition and a method of preparing same.
US07902265B2	Rubber composition for tire A rubber composition for a tire containing (i) 100 parts by weight of a diene-based rubber and (ii) 0.5 to 25 parts by weight of a heat-expandable microcapsule including a shell, and a substance capable of vaporizing or expanding under heating to thereby generate a gas and a nonpolar oil, both encapsulated in the shell, wherein the shell is made of a thermoplastic resin obtained by polymerization of a nitrile-based monomer (I), a monomer (II) having an unsaturated double bond and a carboxyl group in the molecule thereof, an optional monomer (III) having two or more polymerizable double bonds, and an optional copolymerizable monomer (IV) for adjusting the expansion properties.
US07902262B2	Method of recycling mixed streams of ewaste (WEEE) The present invention relates to the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). Preferably, the present invention relates to the substantial recycling of all material forming the WEEE, thus providing substantially zero landfill. In yet another form, the invention relates to an additive and/or method of providing an additive. In still another form, the invention relates to recycling ink, toner, and/or PU foam from imaging consumables, forming part of the WEEE. In another form, the invention relates to the recycling of plastic materials containing flame retardants, including the recycling of plastics materials, such as plastics materials containing brominated flame retardants generally based on styrenics (e.g. PS, HIPS, ABS, PPO/PS, PPE/PS, ABS/PC) and polyamides (Nylon 6, nylon 6,6, nylon 12) and other engineering plastics such as polyacetal, polycarbonate, PET, PBT, liquid crystal polymers.
US07902255B2	γ-butyrolactone compound and pharmaceutical composition thereof A γ-butyrolactone compound as shown in Formula (I) and pharmaceutical composition thereof: wherein X═N, O, S, Se; and A and B are selected from substituents having the following formula: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are selected from a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a mercapto group, an amino group, an alkoxy group, and a nitro group. The γ-butyrolactone compound and pharmaceutical composition thereof butyrolactone have inhibitory effects on hepatoma, ovarian cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, malignant glioblastoma or colorectal carcinoma, and are cytotoxic with high specificity to inhibit Paclitaxel-resistant tumor cells at later stage of chemotherapy without any damage on normal cells.
US07902252B2	Inhibitors of D-amino acid oxidase The present invention provides novel inhibitors of the enzyme D-amino acid oxidase. The compounds of the invention are useful for treating or preventing diseases and/or condition, wherein modulation of D-serine levels, and/or its oxidative products, is effective in ameliorating symptoms. The invention further provides methods of enhancing learning, memory and/or cognition. For example, the invention provides methods for treating or preventing loss of memory and/or cognition associated with neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease. The invention further provides methods for preventing loss of neuronal function characteristic of neurodegenerative diseases. In addition, methods are provided for the treatment or prevention of neuropsychiatric diseases (e.g., schizophrenia) and for the treatment or prevention of pain and ataxia.
US07902251B2	Method for treating pain The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions useful in a method for treating neuropathic pain, said method comprising administration of a pain-ameliorating effective amount of the compound according to formula I wherein R is an alk(en)yl group, R1 is an alkylen(yl) group, n is 0 or 1 and Ar is a carbocyclic aryl group.
US07902250B2	Compositions based on aminoacids, suitable for the treatment of heart failure Compositions based on amino acids are described, in particular for oral or parenteral use, suitable for treating heart insufficiency.The compositions according to the invention comprise up to 75% of the branched chain amino acids leucine, isoleucine and valine, as active ingredients.Preferably, the compositions also comprise, as further active ingredients, up to 50% of threonine and lysine.Other essential amino acids are preferably also provided (in particular methionine, phenylalanine, histidine, triphtophan) as well as non essential amino acids (in particular tyrosine and/or cyst(e)ine—i.e. cystine and cyst(e)ine).Other amino acids can be added, provided that their sum is in a percentage being lower than 20% with respect to the other active ingredients, and less than 10% for each single amino acid.
US07902247B2	Substituted-aryl-2-phenylethyl-1H-imidazole compounds as subtype selective modulators of alpha 2B and/or alpha 2C adrenergic receptors A compound having selective modulating activity at the alpha 2B and/or alpha 2C adrenergic receptor subtypes is represented by the general Formula 1: wherein n=1-4; X is C or N; R1-R6 can be the same or different and are independently selected from the group consisting of H, C1-6 alkyl, OCH3, OH, F, Cl, Br, CH2OH, CH2N(R7)2, C(O)R8, CH2CN, CF3; wherein R7 is H or C1-6 alkyl; and R8 is C1-6 alkyl or aryl. The compounds of Formula 1 can be incorporated in pharmaceutical compositions and used in methods of treatment of alpha 2 receptor mediated diseases and conditions.
US07902245B2	Methods for reducing imiquimod impurities for two months, four months, and six months Pharmaceutical formulations and methods including an immune response modifier (IRM) compound and an oleic acid component are provided where stability is improved by using oleic acid have low polar impurities such as peroxides.
US07902244B2	Method of preparing a pharmaceutical cream and minimizing imiquimod impurity formation (at least four months storage) Pharmaceutical formulations and methods including an immune response modifier (IRM) compound and an oleic acid component are provided where stability is improved by using oleic acid have low polar impurities such as peroxides.
US07902242B2	Method of stabilizing imiquimod Pharmaceutical formulations and methods including an immune response modifier (IRM) compound and an oleic acid component are provided where stability is improved by using oleic acid have low polar impurities such as peroxides.
US07902236B2	Antagonists of the vanilloid receptor subtype 1 (VR1) and use thereof The present invention is directed to compounds of formula (I) wherein variables W, X, Y, D, A, n, R1, R2 and R9 are as defined in the description.
US07902235B2	Compounds for nonsense suppression, and methods for their use The present invention relates to methods, compounds, and compositions for treating or preventing diseases associated with nonsense mutations in an mRNA by administering the compounds or compositions of the present invention. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods, compounds, and compositions for suppressing premature translation termination associated with a nonsense mutation in an mRNA.
US07902234B2	Thiadiazoline derivative (wherein R1 and R4 are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkenyl, or the like; R6 represents a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or the like; R2 represents —C(═W)R6 or the like; R3 represents a hydrogen atom, —C(═WA)R6A, or the like)Antitumor agents which comprises a thiadiazoline derivative represented by the aforementioned general formula (I) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient are provided.
US07902232B2	Substituted arylpyrazoles This invention relates to a combination product comprising a range of 1-aryl-4 -cyclopropylpyrazoles in which there is at least one fluorine attached to the cyclopropyl ring, and one o more further therapeutic agents, particularly anti-parasitic agents.
US07902227B2	C-7 isoxazolinyl quinolone / naphthyridine derivatives useful as antibacterial agents The present invention relates to C-7 isoxazolyl quinoline/naphthyridine derivatives useful as antimicrobial compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said derivatives and the use of said derivatives and pharmaceutical compositions as antimicrobial agents against pathogenic microorganisms, particularly against resistant microbes.
US07902226B2	Dehalogeno-compounds 3-(1-Aminocycloalkyl)pyrrolidinyl-substituted-6-dehalodeno(hydrogen-substituted)quinolon carboxylic acid derivatives having specific substituents as represented by the following formula (I), its salts, and hydrates thereof exhibit a broad and potent antibacterial activity on gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, in particular, resistant bacteria typified by gram-positive cocci, including MRSA, PRSP and VRE. Thus these compounds are usable as drugs.
US07902225B2	Mycobacterial inhibitors The present invention relates to novel substituted quinoline derivatives according to the general Formula (Ia) or the general Formula (Ib) the pharmaceutically acceptable acid or base addition salts thereof, the quaternary amines thereof, the stereochemically isomeric forms thereof the tautomeric forms thereof and the N-oxide forms thereof. The claimed compounds are useful for the treatment of mycobacterial diseases. In particular, compounds are claimed in which, independently from each other, R1 is halo; p=1; R2 is optionally substituted alkyloxy, alkyl, Ar, Het, or a radical of formula R3 is optionally substituted Ar or Het; q=1, R4 and R5 each independently are alkyl; R6 is hydrogen or a radical of formula r is equal to 0 or 1 and R7 is hydrogen or Ar. Also claimed is a composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and, as active ingredient, a therapeutically effective amount of the claimed compounds, the use of the claimed compounds or compositions for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of mycobacterial diseases and a process for preparing the claimed compounds.
US07902224B2	Tetrahydro-naphthalene derivatives as glucocorticoid receptor modulators The present invention is directed to compounds of formula (I): wherein R represents a methyl or an ethyl group X represents N, C—H or C—CH3 when X represents C—H or C—CH3, Y represents N when X represents N, Y represents C—H and physiologically functional derivatives thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, the use of the compounds for the manufacture of medicaments particularly for the treatment of inflammatory and/or allergic conditions, processes for the preparation of the compounds, and chemical intermediates in the processes for the manufacture of the compounds.
US07902220B2	8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octyl-2-hydroxybenzamide compounds as mu opioid receptor antagonists The invention provides 8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octyl-2-hydroxybenzamide compounds of formula (I): wherein R2, R7, and m are defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically -acceptable salt thereof, that are antagonists at the mu opioid receptor. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, methods of using such compounds to treat conditions associated with mu opioid receptor activity, and processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds.
US07902210B2	Reduction of IMIQUIMOD impurities at two months using refined oleic acid Pharmaceutical formulations and methods including an immune response modifier (IRM) compound and an oleic acid component are provided where stability is improved by using oleic acid have low polar impurities such as peroxides.
US07902207B2	Process for production of amines A process for producing an amine which is characterized by reacting an imine with a nucleophilic compound (except a trialkylsilyl vinyl ether) in the presence of a phosphoric acid derivative represented by the formula (1): wherein A1 represents a spacer; X1 and X2 represent each independently a divalent nonmetal atom or a divalent nonmetal atomic group; and Y1 is oxygen or sulfur. The invention provides a process by which amines (particularly optically active amines) useful as intermediates of medicines, agricultural chemicals, or the like can be produced without special post-treatment in high yield at high optical purity; and phosphoric acid derivatives (particularly optically active phosphoric acid derivatives) useful in the production of the amines.
US07902206B2	Polymorphic forms α, β and γ of rifaximin Crystalline polymorphous forms of rifaximin (INN) antibiotic named rifaximin α and rifaximin β, and a poorly crystalline form named rifaximin γ, useful in the production of medicinal preparations containing rifaximin for oral and topical use and obtained by means of a crystallization carried out by hot-dissolving the raw rifaximin in ethyl alcohol and by causing the crystallization of the product by addition of water at a determinate temperature and for a determinate period of time, followed by a drying carried out under controlled conditions until reaching a settled water content in the end product, are the object of the invention.
US07902205B2	Purinone derivatives as HM74A agonists The present invention relates to purinone derivatives which are agonists of the HM74a receptor. Further provided are compositions and methods of using the compounds herein, and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts for the treatment of disease.
US07902201B2	Isoxazolo-pyrazine derivatives The invention relates to isoxazolo-pyrazine derivatives and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts having affinity and selectivity for the GABA A α5 receptor binding site, their manufacture, and pharmaceutical compositions containing them. The compounds of the present invention are inverse agonists of GABAAα5. The invention also relates to methods for enhancing cognition and for treating cognitive disorders like Alzheimer's disease.
US07902192B2	Inhibitors of P38 and methods of using the same In general, the present invention relates to compounds capable of inhibiting p38, methods for inhibiting p38 in vivo or in vitro, and methods for treating conditions associated with p38 activity or cytokine activity.
US07902190B2	Indol derivatives, the method for preparing thereof and composition for the prevention and treatment of metabolic disorder containing the same as an active ingredient Disclosed are indole derivatives, a preparation method thereof, and a composition for the prevention and treatment of metabolic diseases, containing the same as an active ingredient. The indole derivatives have inhibitory activity against DGAT (diacylglycerol acyltransferase), which causes metabolic diseases such as obesity and diabetes in the process of lipid metabolism. With the ability to effectively control lipid metabolism and energy metabolism, the composition is thus useful in the prevention and treatment of metabolic diseases, such as obesity and diabetes.
US07902187B2	6-substituted 2-(benzimidazolyl)purine and purinone derivatives for immunosuppression The present invention provides novel purinones and purines useful for the prevention and treatment of autoimmune diseases, inflammatory disease, mast cell mediated disease and transplant rejection. The compounds are of the general formulae I and II shown below, in which Q is selected from the group consisting of CX and nitrogen; and A is chosen from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6) alkyl, heteroaryl, and aryl:
US07902185B2	Treatment of neurodegenerative diseases using proteasome modulators Methods for modulating proteasome activity in a subject is provided. Proteasome activity is modulated by administering a therapeutically effective amount of proteasome modulating pharmacological agent to a subject. In a preferred embodiment, the proteasome modulating pharmacological agent is a protease inhibitor. In another aspect, a screening assay for detecting and identifying proteasome modulating pharmacological agents to modulate proteasome activity in a subject is also provided.
US07902183B2	Thiazolyl-dihydro-indazole The present invention encompasses compounds of general formula (1) wherein R1 to R5 are defined as in claim 1, which are suitable for the treatment of diseases characterized by excessive or abnormal cell proliferation, and the use thereof for preparing a medicament having the above-mentioned properties.
US07902175B2	Aminopropanol derivatives Compounds of formula I: wherein R1, R2, n and m are as defined in the specification, processes for their production, their uses and pharmaceutical compositions containing them.
US07902171B2	Composition for treating inflammatory diseases The present invention relates to the use of hyaluronic acid for treating inflammatory diseases, in particular skin or mucous membrane diseases.
US07902169B2	Methods and compositions for the treatment of eye disorders with increased intraocular pressure The present invention relates to methods and compositions that decrease intraocular pressure (IOP) of the eye. The compositions of the invention comprise short interfering nucleic acid molecules (siNA) including, but not limited to, siRNA that decrease expression of genes associated with production or drainage of intraocular fluid. The compositions of the invention can be used in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of an eye conditions displaying increased IOP such as glaucoma, infection, inflammation, uveitis, and diabetic retinopathy. The methods of the invention comprise the administration to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of one or more siNAs of the invention.
US07902168B2	Compositions and methods for inhibiting expression of Nav1.8 gene The invention relates to a double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) for inhibiting the expression of the Nav1.8 gene (Nav1.8 gene), comprising an antisense strand having a nucleotide sequence which is less that 25 nucleotides in length and which is substantially complementary to at least a part of the Nav1.8 gene. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the dsRNA together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; methods for treating diseases caused by the expression of the Nav1.8 gene using the pharmaceutical composition; and methods for inhibiting the expression of the Nav1.8 gene gene in a cell.
US07902167B2	Compounds and methods for down-regulating Wrap53 protein by RNA interference A small nucleic acid molecule that down-regulates expression of Wrap53 gene via RNA interference (RNAi), wherein at least one strand of said small nucleic acid molecule is about 15 to about 30 nucleotides in length; and wherein at least one strand of said small nucleic acid molecule comprises a nucleotide sequence having sufficient complementarity to an RNA of said Wrap53 gene for the small nucleic acid molecule to direct cleavage of said RNA via RNA interference, for use as a medicament.
US07902166B2	Compositions comprising inhibitors of RNA binding proteins and methods of producing and using same Compositions for inhibiting RNA binding proteins, as well as methods of producing and using the same, are disclosed herein.
US07902163B2	Antisense modulation of superoxide dismutase 1, soluble expression Antisense compounds, compositions and methods are provided for modulating the expression of superoxide dismutase 1, soluble. The compositions comprise antisense compounds, particularly antisense oligonucleotides, targeted to nucleic acids encoding superoxide dismutase 1, soluble. Methods of using these compounds for modulation of superoxide dismutase 1, soluble expression and for treatment of diseases associated with expression of superoxide dismutase 1, soluble are provided.
US07902161B2	Oligonucleotides derived from mycobacterium for stimulating immune function, treating immune-related diseases, atopic dermatitis and/or protecting normal immune cell Disclosed are oligonucleotides for manipulating an immune reaction. The oligonucleotides of the present invention may be useful to stimulate the immune function, to treat the immune-related diseases and the atopic dermatitis, or to protect the normal immune cells.
US07902158B2	Polysulfated glycosides and salts thereof The invention relates to polysulfated glycosides of formula (I), the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as well as the pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds as active ingredients. Furthermore the invention provides a method of preventing, treating or alleviating the symptoms of acute and chronic inflammatory disorders of the airways of mammals—including asthma and asthma-related pathologies.
US07902157B2	Azetidine and azetidone derivatives useful in treating pain and disorders of lipid metabolism Disclosed are compounds of the formula wherein Z1 is —CH2—or —C(O)—, R4 and R5 are carbon chains (and optionally, together can form a C2 bridge), u and v are independently an integer of 0-3 such that there sum is from 3 to 5, and R2 is heteroaryl, and R1 and R3 are as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of treating pain, and methods of inhibiting the absorption of cholesterol using a compound of formula I.
US07902153B2	Alpha-conotoxin peptides The invention relates to relatively short peptides (termed α-conotoxins herein), about 10-30 residues in length, which are naturally available in minute amounts in the venom of the cone snails or analogous to the naturally available peptides, and which preferably include two disulfide bonds.
US07902149B2	Materials and methods involving hybrid vascular endothelial growth factor DNAs and proteins The present invention provides polypeptides that bind cellular receptors for vascular endothelial growth factor polypeptides; polynucleotides encoding such polypeptides; compositions comprising the polypeptides and polynucleotides; and methods and uses involving the foregoing. Some polypeptides of the invention exhibit unique receptor binding profiles compared to known, naturally occurring vascular endothelial growth factors.
US07902147B2	Chronic lymphocytic leukemia prognosis and treatment Provided herein are methods for identifying a subject afflicted with chronic lymphocytic leukemia who is responsive to treatment with a chemotherapeutic agent by detecting the presence or absence of at least one APOE4 allele in the subject, the presence of an APOE4 allele identifying the subject as responsive to the treatment. Also provided are methods of treating a subject afflicted with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, including administering an estrogenic agent, an androgen withdrawal agent, an apoE4 peptide or mimetic thereof, and/or a chemotherapeutic agent in an amount effective to treat said chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Methods of determining a prognosis for a patient diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia are also provided. In addition, methods for stratifying a subject into a subgroup of a clinical trial and methods for identifying a patient in a clinical trial of a treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukemia are herein provided.
US07902146B2	Therapeutic, prophylactic, and diagnostic agent for cancer, useful for characterizing cancer cells with individual properties A therapeutic or prophylactic agent for cancer is disclosed which damages the membrane and kills cancer cells, in particular of the blood-forming system, having membrane protein aggregates which contain several core histones or largely core-like histones and/or their parts. The therapeutic or prophylactic agent contains at least one pure histone or its active sequence section selected from the group composed of histone H1, H1 subtypes, H2A, H2B, H2A:H2B dimer, H3 and H4, covalent modified histones of the above-mentioned type and/or their active sections and functionally and structurally similar proteins (protamines, histone-like proteins of prokaryotic and archae bacteria).
US07902139B2	Shading composition A laundry treatment composition comprising: (i) from 2 to 70 wt % of a surfactant, and from 0.0001 to 0.1 wt % of an azine dye, wherein the dye is of the following core structure (I), wherein Ra, Rb, Rc, and Rd are selected from: H, an branched or linear C1 to C7-alkyl chain, benzyl a phenyl, and a naphthyl; the dye is substituted with at least one SO3− or —COO− group; the B ring does not carry a negatively charged group or salt thereof; and the A ring may further substituted to form a naphthyl; the dye is optionally substituted by groups selected from: amine, methyl, ethyl, hydroxyl, methoxy, ethoxy, phenoxy, Cl, Br, I, F, and NO2.
US07902137B2	Biodegradable scale control composition for use in highly concentrated alkaline hard surface detergents An alkaline concentrated detergent composition for use in cleaning hard surfaces, medical instruments and other metal components (parts, tools, utensils, vessels, equipment) having superior cleaning efficacy at much lower alkali content than traditional alkaline cleaners and enhanced scale control properties even when diluted to about 1/40 ounce per gallon to about 1/10 ounce per gallon in potable water and even in exceptionally hard water. The inventive composition maintains its superior cleaning efficacy and scale control properties during use.
US07902132B2	Additive system for lubricants The invention relates to compositions suitable as additive packages for lubricants and other functional fluids, the composition comprising sulfur-containing extreme pressure components, phosphorus-containing anti-wear additives, a triazole-containing species. A preferred use is in industrial gear oils. In embodiments, enhance protection in the areas of bearing wear and micropitting are obtained.
US07902128B2	Water-in-oil emulsions with hydrogel droplets background Methods and compositions are provided that include a water-in-oil composition comprising an oil-based continuous phase and a discontinuous phase that comprises at least a plurality of hydrogel droplets and a method comprising providing a water-in-oil emulsion comprising an oil-based continuous phase and a discontinuous phase that comprises at least a plurality of hydrogel droplets; and placing the water-in-oil emulsion in a well bore penetrating a subterranean formation. Additional methods are also provided.
US07902127B2	Composition and method for recovering hydrocarbon fluids from a subterranean reservoir This invention is directed to a composition comprising crosslinked expandable polymeric microparticles comprising structured polymers having labile crosslinks or having a labile core and non-labile crosslinks. The starting configuration of the structured polymers constrains the microparticle to an unexpanded volume average particle size diameter of from about 0.05 to about 5,000 microns. Labile crosslinks or the labile core of the structured polymers are subject to degradation which results expansion of the microparticle. The invention is further directed to the use of the composition for modifying the permeability of subterranean formations and increasing the mobilization and/or recovery rate of hydrocarbon fluids present in the formations.
US07902123B2	Microemulsion cleaning composition A cleaning composition including which comprises a surfactant and a propionate as co-surfactant and/or co-solvent. The composition can be used, for example, to clean drilling mud containing oils.
US07902118B2	Compositions and methods for protecting cultivated plants from herbicidal injury Compositions comprising a herbicide wherein it is desired that the compound not be retained by the plant foliage, and a repellant adjuvant, wherein the repellant modifies the surface properties of the composition so that retention of the composition on foliage of a cultivated plant is reduced are described. In particular, the herbicide composition comprises a repellant adjuvant that is an aqueous solution of an alkyltrialkoxysilane such as methyltrimethoxysilane and a water soluble silane coupling agent such as N-(2-aminoethyl) -3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane or an aqueous solution of an organosiliconate such as sodium methyl siliconate. Methods are described for using these compositions to prevent weeds without injury to cultivated plants, which plants include crop plants, food plants, turfgrass, ornamental plants, and garden plants.
US07902117B2	Thermal paper The present invention provides a thermal paper composite precursor comprising (a) a substrate layer; and (b) a base layer positioned on the substrate layer, the base layer comprising a binder and at least one porosity improver wherein the thermal paper composite precursor has a thermal effusivity that is at least about 2% less than the thermal effusivity of porosity improver-less thermal paper composite precursor. The thermal paper composite precursor is useful in making thermal paper composite.
US07902114B2	Adsorbent coating compositions, laminates and adsorber elements Using zeolites as the active adsorbent, adsorbent laminates have been fabricated with various sheet supports. These adsorbent laminates have been successfully operated for oxygen enrichment at high PSA cycle frequencies, such as upwards of at least 150 cycles per minute. Methods for making suitable adsorbent laminates are described. The methods generally involve forming a slurry comprising a liquid suspending agent, an adsorbent and a binder. Laminates are made by applying the slurry to support material or admixing support material with the slurry. The slurry can be applied to support material using a variety of techniques, including roll coaters, split roll coaters, electrophoretic deposition, etc. One method for making laminates by mixing support material with the adsorbent slurry comprises depositing the slurry onto a foraminous wire, draining the slurry material, and pressing the material to form a ceramic adsorbent paper. Spacers can be formed on adsorbent laminates to space one laminate from another. The spacer dimensions can be uniform, or can vary along a laminate, such as increasing in height from a first end to a second end of the laminate. Gas flow-through apertures also can be formed on laminates. The laminates are adjacent one another to define flow channel between adjacent bodies, whereby a portion of a gas flowing through the flow channels flows through the apertures to facilitate pressure equalization in the adsorbent structure.
US07902113B2	Catalyst direct conversion of methane to ethane and ethylene The present invention relates to an improved catalyst for direct conversion of methane to ethane and ethylene, a method for producing the catalyst and a process making use of the catalyst.
US07902111B2	Supported catalyst for fuel cell, method of preparing the same, electrode for fuel cell including the supported catalyst, and fuel cell including the electrode A supported catalyst for a fuel cell, a method of preparing the same, an electrode for a fuel cell including the supported catalyst, and a fuel cell including the electrode. The supported catalyst for the fuel cell includes a graphite based catalyst carrier; a first catalyst metal particle adsorbed on the surface of the graphite based catalyst carrier, wherein the amount of the first catalyst metal particle is at least 30 wt % based on the supported catalyst; and a second catalyst metal particle impregnated on the surface of the first catalyst metal particle. The supported catalyst for a fuel cell uses a graphite based catalyst carrier to increase durability of the fuel cell. Accordingly, the supported catalyst for the fuel cell provides superior energy density and fuel efficiency, by minimizing the loss of a metal catalyst impregnated in the graphite based catalyst carrier and regulating the amount of the impregnated metal catalyst.
US07902107B2	Catalyzed SCR filter and emission treatment system Provided is an emission treatment system and method for simultaneously remediating the nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter, and gaseous hydrocarbons present in diesel engine exhaust streams. The emission treatment system has an oxidation catalyst upstream of a soot filter coated with a material effective in the Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) of NOx by a reductant, e.g., ammonia. Also provided is a method for disposing an SCR catalyst composition on a wall flow monolith that provides adequate catalyst loading, but does not result in unsuitable back pressures in the exhaust.
US07902105B2	Aromatization catalyst comprising prolongated silica and methods of making and using same A prolongated silica bound zeolite support comprising from about 85 wt % to about 95 wt % zeolite. A catalyst composition comprising a prolongated silica bound zeolite supporting at least one Group VIII metal and at least one halide. A process of making a prolongated silica bound zeolite support comprising mixing a zeolite, a prolongated silica, and water to form a mixture, and shaping the mixture into the prolongated silica bound zeolite support. A process of making a prolongated silica bound zeolite catalyst comprising mixing a zeolite, a prolongated silica, and water to form a mixture, shaping the mixture into a prolongated silica bound zeolite support, and adding one or more catalytic compounds to the prolongated silica bound zeolite support to form the prolongated silica bound zeolite catalyst. A process for converting hydrocarbons to aromatics comprising: contacting a prolongated silica bound zeolite catalyst comprising at least one Group VIII metal and at least one halide with a hydrocarbon feed in a reaction zone under aromatization conditions; recovering an aromatic product from the reaction zone; and purifying the aromatic product to produce benzene, toluene, paraxylene, orthoxylene, metaxylene, or combinations thereof.
US07902101B2	Process for regenerating catalyst Disclosed is a process for disengaging regenerated catalyst from flue gas in a catalyst regenerator so as to avoid re-entrainment of catalyst that has settled into a bed in the catalyst regenerator using a disengaging device. A disengaging arm of the disengaging device has an outer shell that encloses the arm, an inner shell with a slot for allowing catalyst and flue gas to exit the arm and an outer baffle having a lower edge located below the opening in the outer wall. The baffle directs the catalyst and flue gas downwardly and limits radial flow. Catalyst and flue gas enter the disengaging arm through an opening in an outer wall of a riser section at a first superficial velocity and exits through a slot in a bottom of the disengaging arm at no more than 1.33 the first superficial velocity.
US07902098B2	Cubic boron nitride sintered material and cutting tool using the same A cubic boron nitride sintered material where wear resistance is suppressed from decreasing having excellent chipping resistance and a cutting tool made thereof are provided. The sintered material is constituted from cubic boron nitride particles that are bound by a binder phase, while the binder phase contains a carbide of at least one kind of metal element selected from among metals of groups 4, 5 and 6 of the periodic table and a nitride of at least one kind of metal element selected from among metals of groups 4, 5 and 6 of the periodic table coexisting therein, and therefore the particles can be suppressed from coming off and the binder phase can be suppressed from wearing and coming off at the same time, thereby making the sintered material having high wear resistance and particularly excellent chipping resistance.
US07902090B2	Method of forming a layer on a semiconductor substrate In a method of forming a thin layer for a semiconductor device through an ALD process and a CVD process in the same chamber, a semiconductor substrate is introduced into a processing chamber, and an interval between a showerhead and the substrate is adjusted to a first gap distance. A first layer is formed on the substrate at a first temperature through an ALD process. The interval between the showerhead and the substrate is additionally adjusted to a second gap distance, and a second layer is formed on the first layer at a second temperature through a CVD process. Accordingly, the thin layer has good current characteristics, and the manufacturing throughput of a semiconductor device is improved.
US07902087B2	Organic electroluminescent display device and method of preparing the same An organic electroluminescent display device and a method of preparing the same are provided. The organic electroluminescent display device may include a first electrode formed on a substrate. A second electrode may be formed so as to be insulated from the first electrode. One or more organic layers may be interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and include at least an emission layer. A protective layer may be formed so as to cover the second electrode. The protective layer may have a surface roughness (rms) of about 5 Å to about 50 Å. The organic electroluminescent display device including a protective layer having a low surface roughness may benefit from superior lifespan characteristics.
US07902080B2	Deposition-plasma cure cycle process to enhance film quality of silicon dioxide Methods of filling a gap on a substrate with silicon oxide are described. The methods may include the steps of introducing an organo-silicon precursor and an oxygen precursor to a deposition chamber, reacting the precursors to form a first silicon oxide layer in the gap on the substrate, and etching the first silicon oxide layer to reduce the carbon content in the layer. The methods may also include forming a second silicon oxide layer on the first layer, and etching the second layer to reduce the carbon content in the second layer. The silicon oxide layers are annealed after the gap is filled.
US07902077B2	Semiconductor device manufacturing method that recovers damage of the etching target while supplying a predetermined recovery gas A semiconductor device manufacturing method includes: forming an etching mask having a predetermined circuit pattern on a surface of an etching target film disposed on a semiconductor substrate; etching the etching target film through the etching mask to form a groove or hole in the etching target film; removing the etching mask by a process including at least a process using an ozone-containing gas; and recovering damage of the etching target film caused before or in said removing the etching mask, while supplying a predetermined recovery gas.
US07902076B2	Method of fabricating semiconductor device A method of fabricating a semiconductor device according to one embodiment includes: forming a porous film above a semiconductor substrate; forming an altered layer by applying alteration treatment to a first pattern region of the porous film up to a predetermined depth; forming a first concave portion by etching a second pattern region to a depth deeper than the predetermined depth, the second pattern region at least partially overlapping the first pattern region of the porous film having the altered layer formed therein; and forming a second concave portion by selectively removing the altered layer from the porous film after forming the first concave portion.
US07902073B2	Glue layer for hydrofluorocarbon etch A method for etching features in an etch layer disposed below a mask on a process wafer is provided. A hydrocarbon based glue layer is deposited. The etch layer on the process wafer is etched with at least one cycle, wherein each cycle comprises depositing a hydrofluorocarbon layer over the mask and on the hydrocarbon based glue layer, wherein the hydrocarbon based glue layer increases adhesion of the hydrofluorocarbon layer and etching the etch layer.
US07902071B2	Method for forming active and gate runner trenches A method for forming a trench-gated field effect transistor (FET) includes the following steps. Using a first mask, defining and simultaneously forming a plurality of active gate trenches and at least one gate runner trench extending to a first depth within a silicon region such that (i) the at least one gate runner trench has a width greater than a width of each of the plurality of active gate trenches, and (ii) the plurality of active gate trenches are contiguous with the at least one gate runner trench; and using the first mask and a second mask for protecting the at least one gate runner trench, further extending only the plurality of active gate trenches to a second and final depth within the silicon region.
US07902069B2	Small area, robust silicon via structure and process A semiconductor structure includes: at least one silicon surface wherein the surface can be a substrate, wafer or other device. The structure further includes at least one electronic circuit formed on each side of the at least one surface; and at least one conductive high aspect ratio through silicon via running through the at least one surface. Each through silicon via is fabricated from at least one etch step and includes: at least one thermal oxide dielectric for coating at least some of a sidewall of the through silicon via for a later etch stop in fabrication of the through silicon via.
US07902066B2	Damascene contact structure for integrated circuits Interconnects for integrated circuits, such as damascene structures are formed using a hard mask. The hard mask is formed from, for example, high-k dielectric material such as hafnium oxide or other materials having high etch selectivity to the interconnect dielectric material. This enables a thin mask to etch vias and trenches in the interconnect dielectric layer, avoiding the problems associated with the use of thick mask layers, such as contact hole striations and small depth of focus, which can result in shorts or opens.
US07902063B2	Methods for discretized formation of masking and capping layers on a substrate The present invention provides methods and systems for discretized, combinatorial processing of regions of a substrate such as for the discovery, implementation, optimization, and qualification of new materials, processes, and process sequence integration schemes used in integrated circuit fabrication. A substrate having an array of differentially processed regions thereon is processed by delivering materials to or modifying regions of the substrate.
US07902062B2	Electrodepositing a metal in integrated circuit applications A method is described in which a contact hole (18) to an interconnect (14) in an insulating layer (16) is fabricated. A barrier layer (20) is subsequently applied. Afterward, a photoresist layer (30) is applied, irradiated and developed. With the aid of a galvanic method, a copper contact (32) is then produced in the contact hole (18). Either the barrier layer (20) or an additional boundary electrode layer (22) serves as a boundary electrode in the galvanic process. Critical metal contaminations are minimized in production.
US07902061B2	Interconnect structures with encasing cap and methods of making thereof A method of making an interconnect structure: which includes providing an interconnect structure in a dielectric material, recessing the dielectric material such that a portion of the interconnect structure extends above an upper surface of the dielectric material; and depositing an encasing cap over the extended portion of the interconnect structure.
US07902058B2	Inducing strain in the channels of metal gate transistors In a metal gate replacement process, strain may be selectively induced in the channels of NMOS and PMOS transistors. For example, a material having a higher coefficient of thermal expansion than the substrate may be used to form the gate electrodes of PMOS transistors. A material with a lower coefficient of thermal expansion than that of the substrate may be used to form the gate electrodes of NMOS transistors.
US07902055B2	Method of manufacturing a dual metal Schottky diode An embodiment of the invention is a Schottky diode 22 having a semiconductor substrate 3, a first metal 24, a barrier layer 26, and second metal 28. Another embodiment of the invention is a method of manufacturing a Schottky diode 22 that includes providing a semiconductor substrate 3, forming a barrier layer 26 over the semiconductor substrate 3, forming a first metal layer 23 over the semiconductor substrate 3, annealing the semiconductor substrate 3 to form areas 24 of reacted first metal and areas 23 of un-reacted first metal, and removing selected areas 23 of the un-reacted first metal. The method further includes forming a second metal layer 30 over the semiconductor substrate 3 and annealing the semiconductor substrate 3 to form areas 28 of reacted second metal and areas 30 of un-reacted second metal.
US07902054B2	Schottky barrier semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same A silicon carbide Schottky barrier semiconductor device provided with a Ta electrode as a Schottky electrode, in which the Schottky barrier height is controlled to a desired value in a range where power loss is minimized without increasing the n factor. The method for manufacturing the silicon carbide Schottky barrier semiconductor device includes the steps of depositing Ta on a crystal face of an n-type silicon carbide epitaxial film, the crystal face having an inclined angle in the range of 0° to 10° from a (000-1) C face, and carrying out a thermal treatment at a temperature range of 300 to 1200° C. to form the Schottky electrode.
US07902053B2	Method of processing semiconductor wafer Formation and etching of an n type epitaxial layer and formation and etching of a p type epitaxial layer are alternately performed on the semiconductor substrate for at least three times to form all semiconductor layers, of the epitaxial layers. Thereby, impurity concentration profiles of the semiconductor layers can be uniform, and pn junctions can be formed vertically to a wafer surface. Furthermore, the semiconductor layers can each be formed with a narrow width, so that impurity concentrations thereof are increased. With this configuration, high breakdown voltage and low resistance can be achieved.
US07902049B2	Method for depositing high-quality microcrystalline semiconductor materials A process for the plasma deposition of a layer of a microcrystalline semiconductor material is carried out by energizing a process gas which includes a precursor of the semiconductor material and a diluent with electromagnetic energy so as to create a plasma therefrom. The plasma deposits a layer of the microcrystalline semiconductor material onto the substrate. The concentration of the diluent in the process gas is varied as a function of the thickness of the layer of microcrystalline semiconductor material which has been deposited. Also disclosed is the use of the process for the preparation of an N-I-P type photovoltaic device.
US07902048B2	Method of forming a phase change layer and method of manufacturing a storage node having the phase change layer A method of forming a phase change layer may include providing a bivalent first precursor having germanium (Ge), a second precursor having antimony (Sb), and a third precursor having tellurium (Te) onto a surface on which the phase change layer is to be formed. The phase change layer may be formed by CVD (e.g., MOCVD, cyclic-CVD) or ALD. The composition of the phase change layer may be varied by modifying the deposition pressure, deposition temperature, and/or supply rate of reaction gas. The deposition pressure may range from about 0.001-10 torr, the deposition temperature may range from about 150-350° C., and the supply rate of the reaction gas may range from about 0-1 slm. Additionally, the above phase change layer may be provided in a via hole and bounded by top and bottom electrodes to form a storage node.
US07902047B2	Dual chamber system providing simultaneous etch and deposition on opposing substrate sides for growing low defect density epitaxial layers A dual-chamber reactor can include a housing enclosing a volume having a divider therein, where the divider defines a first chamber and a second chamber. The divider can include a substrate holder that supports at least one substrate and exposes a first side of the substrate to the first chamber and a second side of the substrate to the second chamber. The first chamber can include an inlet for delivering at least one reagent to the first chamber for forming a film on the first side of the substrate, and the second chamber can include a removal device for removing material from the second side of the substrate.
US07902046B2	Thin buffer layers for SiGe growth on mismatched substrates Growth of SiGe on a significantly lattice mismatched substrate (e.g., Si) is provided by depositing a SiGe buffer layer at a growth temperature, then annealing the resulting structure at a temperature higher than the growth temperature. Additional buffer layers can be included following the same steps. The SiGe buffer is significantly lattice mismatched with respect to the substrate, and is preferably substantially lattice matched with a SiGe device to be grown on top of the buffer. The resulting buffer structure is relatively thin and provides low defect density, and low surface roughness. Disadvantages of thick graded buffer layers, such as high cost, high surface roughness, mechanical fragility, and CTE mismatch, are thereby avoided.
US07902040B1	Dual-sided substrate measurement apparatus and methods An apparatus for measuring the relative positions of frontside and backside alignment marks located on opposite sides of a substrate is disclosed. The apparatus includes upper and lower optical systems that allow for simultaneous imaging of frontside and backside alignment marks. The frontside and backside alignment mark images are processed to determine the relative position of the marks, as a measurement of the alignment and/or overlay performance of the tool that formed the marks on the substrate.
US07902038B2	Detachable substrate with controlled mechanical strength and method of producing same The invention relates to a method for production of a detachable substrate, comprising a method step for the production of an interface by means of fixing, using molecular adhesion, one face of a layer on one face of a substrate, in which, before fixing, a treatment stage for at least one of said faces is provided, rendering the mechanical hold at the interface at such a controlled level to be compatible with a subsequent detachment.
US07902037B2	Isolation structure in memory device and method for fabricating the same A method for fabricating an isolation structure in a memory device includes forming a first trench in a cell region of a semiconductor substrate and a second trench in a peripheral region of the semiconductor substrate. The method also includes oxidating the surface of the first and second trenches to form a sidewall oxide layer; depositing a tetraethylorthosilicate(TEOS) layer on the sidewall oxide layer; forming a silicon nitride layer and a silicon oxide layer on the TEOS layer; selectively removing portions of the silicon nitride and silicon oxide layers on the second trench to expose a portion of the underlying TEOS layer; coating a flowable insulation layer that fills the first and second trenches; and curing the flowable insulation layer.
US07902035B2	Semiconductor device having multiple fin heights A semiconductor device having multiple fin heights is provided. Multiple fin heights are provided by using multiple masks to recess a dielectric layer within a trench formed in a substrate. In another embodiment, an implant mold or e-beam lithography are utilized to form a pattern of trenches in a photoresist material. Subsequent etching steps form corresponding trenches in the underlying substrate. In yet another embodiment, multiple masking layers are used to etch trenches of different heights separately. A dielectric region may be formed along the bottom of the trenches to isolate the fins by performing an ion implant and a subsequent anneal.
US07902033B2	Methods and devices for a high-k stacked capacitor An embodiment generally relates a method of forming capacitors. The method includes forming a plurality of holes within a protective overcoat or backend dielectric layer of an integrated circuit and depositing multiple layers of metal, each layer of metal electrically tied to an associated electrode. The method also includes alternately depositing multiple layers of dielectric between the multiple layers of metal and coupling a bottom layer of the multiple layers of metal to a contact node in a top metal layer of the integrated circuit.
US07902028B2	Methods of forming field effect transistors, methods of forming field effect transistor gates, methods of forming integrated circuitry comprising a transistor gate array and circuitry peripheral to the gate array, and methods of forming integrated circuitry comprising a transistor gate array including first gates and second grounded isolation gates The invention includes methods of forming field effect transistors, methods of forming field effect transistor gates, methods of forming integrated circuitry comprising a transistor gate array and circuitry peripheral to the gate array, and methods of forming integrated circuitry comprising a transistor gate array including first gates and second grounded isolation gates. In one implementation, a method of forming a field effect transistor includes forming masking material over semiconductive material of a substrate. A trench is formed through the masking material and into the semiconductive material. Gate dielectric material is formed within the trench in the semiconductive material. Gate material is deposited within the trench in the masking material and within the trench in the semiconductive material over the gate dielectric material. Source/drain regions are formed. Other aspects and implementations are contemplated.
US07902025B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device A semiconductor substrate made of a semiconductor material is prepared, and a hetero semiconductor region is formed on the semiconductor substrate to form a heterojunction in an interface between the hetero semiconductor region and the semiconductor substrate. The hetero semiconductor region is made of a semiconductor material having a bandgap different from that of the semiconductor material, and a part of the hetero semiconductor region includes a film thickness control portion whose film thickness is thinner than that of the other part thereof. By oxidizing the hetero semiconductor region with a thickness equal to the film thickness of the film thickness control portion, a gate insulating film adjacent to the heterojunction is formed. A gate electrode is formed on the gate insulating film. This makes it possible to manufacture a semiconductor device including the gate insulating film with a lower ON resistance, and with a higher insulating characteristic and reliability.
US07902024B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor device including a floating gate, method of manufacturing the same and associated systems A memory device includes a first floating gate electrode on a substrate between adjacent isolation layers in the substrate, at least a portion of the first floating gate protruding above a portion of the adjacent isolation layers, a second floating gate electrode, electrically connected to the first floating gate electrode, on at least one of the adjacent isolation layers, a dielectric layer over the first and second floating gate electrodes, and a control gate over the dielectric layer and the first and second floating gate electrodes.
US07902023B2	Method of manufacturing non-volatile semiconductor storage device A non-volatile semiconductor storage device includes: a substrate; a control circuit layer provided on the substrate; a support layer provided on the control circuit layer; and a memory cell array layer provided on the support layer. The memory cell array layer includes: a first lamination part having first insulation layers and first conductive layers alternately laminated therein; and a second lamination part provided on either the top or bottom surface of the respective first lamination part and laminated so as to form a second conductive layer between second insulation layers. The control circuit layer includes at least any one of: a row decoder driving word lines provided in the memory cell array layer, and a sense amplifier sensing and amplifying a signal from bit lines provided in the memory cell array layer.
US07902022B2	Self-aligned in-laid split gate memory and method of making A method includes forming a silicon nitride layer and patterning it to form a first opening and a second opening separated by a first portion of silicon nitride. Gate material is deposited in the first and second openings to form first and second select gate structures in the first and second openings. Second and third portions of silicon nitride layer are removed adjacent to the first and second gate structures, respectively. A charge storage layer is formed over the semiconductor device after removing the second and third portions. First and second sidewall spacers of gate material are formed on the charge storage layer and adjacent to the first and second gate structures. The charge storage layer is etched using the first and second sidewall spacers as masks. The first portion is removed. A drain region is formed in the semiconductor layer between the first and second gate structures.
US07902021B2	Method for separately optimizing spacer width for two or more transistor classes using a recess spacer integration A method for making a semiconductor device is disclosed. In accordance with the method, a semiconductor structure is provided which includes (a) a substrate (203), (b) first and second gate electrodes (219) disposed over the substrate, each of the first and second gate electrodes having first and second sidewalls, and (c) first (223) and second (225) sets of spacer structures disposed adjacent to the first and second gate electrodes, respectively. A first layer of photoresist (231) is then disposed over the structure such that the first set of spacer structures is exposed and the second set of spacer structures is covered, after which the first set of spacer structures is partially etched.
US07902020B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a first conductivity-type deep well formed in a substrate, a plurality of device isolation layers formed in the substrate in which the first conductivity-type deep well is formed, a second conductivity-type well formed on a portion of the first conductivity-type deep well between two of the device isolation layers, a first gate pattern formed over a portion of the second conductivity-type well, a second gate pattern formed over one of the device isolation layers, a source region formed in an upper surface of the second conductivity-type well to adjoin a first side of the first gate pattern, a first drain region formed to include the interface between an upper surface of the second conductivity-type well adjoining a second side of the first gate pattern and an upper surface of the first conductivity-type deep well adjoining the second side of the first gate pattern, and a second drain region formed in an upper surface of the first conductivity-type deep well to be spaced from the second conductivity-type well.
US07902014B2	CMOS devices with a single work function gate electrode and method of fabrication Described herein are a device utilizing a gate electrode material with a single work function for both the pMOS and nMOS transistors where the magnitude of the transistor threshold voltages is modified by semiconductor band engineering and article made thereby. Further described herein are methods of fabricating a device formed of complementary (pMOS and nMOS) transistors having semiconductor channel regions which have been band gap engineered to achieve a low threshold voltage.
US07902004B2	ESD induced artifact reduction design for a thin film transistor image sensor array A method is provided for fabricating an image sensor array in a manner that reduces the potential for defects resulting from electrostatic discharge events during fabrication of the image sensor array. The method includes: forming at least one pixel over a substrate, the pixel including a switching transistor and a photo-sensitive cell; and forming a dielectric interlayer over the pixel. A key step in the method of the present invention is depositing a first conductive layer over the dielectric interlayer. After the first conductive layer is formed, the image sensor array is well protected from ESD events because the first conductive layer spreads out any charge induced by tribo-electric charging events that may occur during subsequent fabrication processing steps, thereby reducing the potential for localized damage to the switching transistors upon the occurrence of ESD events.
US07902003B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same An image display device capable of high-resolution and smooth moving image display, equipped with TFTs in an n-type (or p-type) semiconductor layer with a high on-off ratio and a low resistance. In polysilicon crystallization by laser annealing, an n-type (or p-type) semiconductor layer with a low resistance is produced by performing the following processes in order: implanting nitrogen (N) ions into an amorphous silicon precursor semiconductor film; laser crystallization; implanting n-type (or p-type) dopant ions; and annealing for dopant activation. When fabricating TFTs, this low-resistance semiconductor layer is used to form a source and a drain. Since C, N, and O impurities decrease the mobility of the TFTs, polysilicon is used in which the contaminants concentrations meet the following conditions: carbon concentration ≦3×1019 cm−3, nitrogen concentration ≦5×1017 cm−3, and oxygen concentration ≦3×1019 cm−3.
US07902001B2	Method of fabricating thin film device Provided is a sacrifice layer formed on a first substrate. A thin film laminated body is formed on the sacrifice layer. A separation groove exposing the sacrifice layer is formed to divide the thin film laminated body into at least one thin film device. The sacrifice layer is partially removed using a dry etching process. After the partial removal of the sacrifice layer, a remaining sacrifice layer region maintains the thin film device on the first substrate. A supporting structure is temporarily joined to the thin film device. The thin film device joined to the supporting structure is separated from the first substrate. Then, the remaining sacrifice layer is removed. The thin film device joined to the supporting structure is joined to a second substrate. Finally, the supporting structure is separated from the thin film device.
US07902000B2	MugFET with stub source and drain regions The present invention provides a semiconductor device that includes at least one semiconductor Fin structure atop the surface of a substrate; the semiconducting fin structure including a channel of a first conductivity type and source/drain regions of a second conductivity type, the source/drain regions present at each end of the semiconductor fin structure; a gate structure immediately adjacent to the semiconductor fin structure, a dielectric spacer abutting each sidewall of the gate structure wherein the each end of the fin structure extends a dimension that is less than about ¼ a length of the Si-containing fin structure from a sidewall of the dielectric spacer; and a semiconductor region to the each end of the semiconductor fin structure, wherein the semiconductor region to the each end of the semiconductor fin structure is separated from the gate structure by the dielectric spacer.
US07901996B2	Integrated circuit package system with interconnection support and method of manufacture thereof An integrated circuit package system with interconnect support is provided including providing an integrated circuit, forming an electrical interconnect on the integrated circuit, forming a contact pad having a chip support, and coupling the integrated circuit to the contact pad by the electrical interconnect, with the integrated circuit on the chip support.
US07901994B2	Methods of manufacturing group III nitride semiconductor devices with silicon nitride layers Methods of fabricating transistor in which a first Group III nitride layer is formed on a substrate in a reactor, and a second Group III nitride layer is formed on the first Group III nitride layer. An insulating layer such as, for example, a silicon nitride layer is formed on the second Group III nitride layer in-situ in the reactor. The substrate including the first Group III nitride layer, the second group III nitride layer and the silicon nitride layer is removed from the reactor, and the silicon nitride layer is patterned to form a first contact hole that exposes a first contact region of the second Group III nitride layer. A metal contact is formed on the first contact region of the second Group III nitride layer.
US07901988B2	Method for forming a package-on-package structure A method for forming a package-on-package structure is disclosed. The method comprises the step of providing a first semiconductor package. The first semiconductor package has at least one encapsulation layer formed on at least one side of the first semiconductor package. The method also involves the step of securing the first semiconductor package to a surface. The surface is adapted for receiving the first semiconductor package. The method further involves the step of reducing the thickness of the at least one encapsulation layer to a predetermined thickness. The at least one encapsulation layer having a portion distal the surface removed. More specifically, the thickness of the at least one encapsulation layer is reduced for providing a predetermined clearance from a second semiconductor package attachable to the first semiconductor package. The clearance is the distance between the at least one encapsulation layer of the first semiconductor package and a side of the second semiconductor package opposing thereto.
US07901986B2	Wiring substrate, manufacturing method thereof, and semiconductor device In a wiring substrate according to the present invention, a base wiring board is constructed by stacking a plurality of unit wiring boards each having wiring patterns which enable an electrical connection between upper and lower sides, in a state that the plurality of unit wiring boards are connected to each other via a connection terminal, and a silicon interposer is stacked on the base wiring board via a connection terminal, and a resin portion is filled in a gap between the plurality of unit wiring boards as well as a gap between the base wiring board and the silicon interposer, and a resin portion serves as a substrate which integrates the base wiring board and the silicon interposer.
US07901982B2	Modified chip attach process Embodiments of a method of attaching an integrated circuit (IC) die to a substrate are disclosed. In one embodiment, at a first temperature, a solder disposed between the IC die and substrate is reflowed. The reflowed solder is allowed to solidify to form electrical connections between the IC die and substrate. At a second temperature less than the first temperature, a liquid curable underfill material is placed in a gap between the IC die and substrate, and this underfill material may be placed in the gap, at least in part, by capillary action. The second temperature is maintained while curing the underfill material, and this second temperature is below a melting temperature of the solidified solder. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US07901979B2	Method of forming a small contact in phase-change memory A method of fabricating a phase-change memory cell is described. The cross-sectional area of a contact with a phase-change memory element within the cell is controlled by a width and an exposed length of a bottom electrode. The method allows the formation of very small phase-change memory cells.
US07901973B2	Solid state imaging device and manufacturing method thereof To a transparent substrate (20) on which a plurality of spacers (5) are formed, an infrared cut filter (IRCF) substrate (27) is attached. The IRCF substrate (27) has a coefficient of thermal expansion smaller than the transparent substrate (20) and approximately equal to a wafer (31). Next, the transparent substrate (20) is diced into plural pieces to form a plurality of cover glasses (6). Then heat cure adhesive (32) is coated on each spacer (5) and the spacers (5) are attached on the wafer (31) on which a plurality of light receiving section (3) and pads (10) are previously formed. Finally, the heat cure adhesive (32) is heated to be cured.
US07901972B2	Camera module and method of manufacturing the same Provided is a method of manufacturing a camera module, the camera module including a housing that includes one or more lenses which are sequentially fixed and coupled and of which the focus does not need to be adjusted; a holder assembly that is coupled to a lower end portion of the housing; and a main substrate that is coupled to a lower end portion of the holder assembly. The method comprises providing bonding media for bonding the main substrate through a reflow process such that the bonding media are disposed on a lower surface of a holder substrate composing the lower end portion of the holder assembly, and fixing an image sensor on an upper surface of the holder substrate through wire bonding; mounting a holder formed of a ceramic material so as to surround the image sensor wire-bonded to the holder substrate; mounting an IR filter on the holder so as to seal an internal space of the holder, which is defined by the holder substrate and the holder and in which the image sensor is included, thereby completely manufacturing the holder assembly; bonding the holder assembly to the main substrate through a reflow process; and performing fine focus adjustment while sliding the housing into the housing mounting portion formed at the upper end portion of the holder body coupled to the main substrate.
US07901971B2	Method for manufacturing a sensor device with a stress relief layer A method for packaging a sensor device having a sensitive structure integrated on a semiconductor chip is provided. When molding the device package, an inward extending section of the mold maintains an access opening to the sensor. A buffer layer is arranged on the chip between the inward extending section and the sensitive structure. The buffer layer protects the sensitive structure from damage by the inward extending section and acts as a seal while casting the housing. The buffer layer also covers at least part of the semiconductor electronic components of the circuitry integrated onto the chip. By covering these components, mechanical stress, as it is e.g. caused by different thermal expansion coefficients of the packaging and the chip, can be reduced.
US07901970B2	Micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) based current and magnetic field sensor having capacitive sense components A micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) based current & magnetic field sensor includes a MEMS-based magnetic field sensing component having a capacitive magneto-MEMS component, a compensator and an output component for sensing magnetic fields and for providing, in response thereto, an indication of the current present in a respective conductor to be measured. In one embodiment, first and second mechanical sense components are electrically conductive and operate to sense a change in a capacitance between the mechanical sense components in response to a mechanical indicator from a magnetic-to-mechanical converter.
US07901964B2	Method of fabricating AC light emitting device having photonic crystal structure Disclosed is an AC light emitting device having photonic crystal structures and a method of fabricating the same. The light emitting device includes a plurality of light emitting cells and metallic wirings electrically connecting the light emitting cells with one another. Further, each of the light emitting cells includes a first conductive type semiconductor layer, a second conductive type semiconductor layer disposed on one region of the first conductive type semiconductor layer, and an active layer interposed between the first and second conductive type semiconductor layers. In addition, a photonic crystal structure is formed in the second conductive type semiconductor layer. The photonic crystal structure prevents light emitted from the active layer from laterally propagating by means of a periodic array, such that light extraction efficiency of the light emitting device can be improved. Furthermore, the metallic wirings electrically connect a plurality of light emitting cells with one another such that an AC light emitting device can be provided.
US07901958B2	Fabrication method of semiconductor integrated circuit device To permit electrical testing of a semiconductor integrated circuit device having test pads disposed at narrow pitches probes in a pyramid or trapezoidal pyramid form are formed from metal films formed by stacking a rhodium film and a nickel film successively. Via through-holes are formed in a polyimide film between interconnects and the metal films, and the interconnects are electrically connected to the metal films. A plane pattern of one of the metal films equipped with one probe and through-hole is obtained by turning a plane pattern of the other metal film equipped with the other probe and through-hole through a predetermined angle.
US07901951B2	Thin film transistor array substrate and method for fabricating same An exemplary TFT array substrate includes: an insulating substrate (201), a gate line (23) and a repair structure (272) arranged on the insulating substrate, a gate insulating layer (204) covering the gate line and the repair structure; a data line (27) arranged on the gate insulating layer corresponding to the repair structure, which is insulated from the gate line and intersects with the gate line. The repair structure has a gap (274). The gap of the repair structure is located at where the repair structure overlapping to the gate line.
US07901950B2	Method for assessing disease states by profile analysis of isolated circulating endothelial cells Elevated number of Circulating Endothelial Cells (CEC) have been implicated in disease conditions associated with the formation or destruction of blood vessels such as acute coronary syndrome, thrombocytopenic purpura, sickle cell disease, sepsis, lupus, nephrotic syndromes, rejection of organ transplants, surgical trauma and cancer. This invention provides a method for assessing the levels of CEC which vary between different studies using a sensitive enrichment, imaging, and enumberation analysis. CD146 is one of the most specific endothelium-associated cell-surface antigens which can be used in image cytometry. CEC analysis provides an essential tool in prognostic/diagnostic evaluation in the clinic.
US07901948B2	Use of molecular tweezers as sensitive materials in chemical sensors for detecting or assaying organic compounds in the vapour state The invention relates to the use of molecular tweezers as sensitive materials in chemical sensors intended to detect or assay organic compounds in the vapour state, and in particular nitro compounds.These molecular tweezers correspond to the general formula (I): in which: MC1 and MC2 represent macrocycles; p and q are equal to 0 or 1; X and Y are optionally substituted C1 to C10 alkylene groups; while E represents an optionally substituted cyclic or heterocyclic spacer group; and in which MC1 and MC2 are positioned facing each other. Fields of application: detection of explosives, control and monitoring of atmospheric pollution and of the quality of ambient air in relatively confined spaces, and monitoring of industrial sites.
US07901943B2	Materials and methods for controlling isotope effects during fractionation of analytes Compositions and methods for controlling or eliminating isotope effects during fractionation of chemically equivalent but isotopically distinct compounds. Isotope coding agents contain heavy isotopes other than deuterium. The invention facilitates intelligent data acquisition. After sample fractionation, isotope abundance ratios are calculated using mass spectrometry, and analytes of interest are identified in real time.
US07901937B2	High throughput bioreactor A continuous flow bioreactor system that includes a bioreactor, an optional post-bioreactor preparation chamber, a cell sorter, and an optional pre-bioreactor preparation chamber in a closed loop, useful for enriching a heterogeneous cell population growing in the bioreactor with an isolated subpopulation of cells.
US07901932B2	Methods and compositions for rapidly detecting and quantifying viable Legionella Methods and compositions detect and quantify viable Legionella and other heterotrophic aerobic bacteria. Dip-slides that include an absorbent medium, growth promoting, and growth selective substances are useful in rapid detection and quantification of microcolonies of Legionella. Most probable number method of detection and quantification of Legionella are disclosed.
US07901931B2	Cell for measuring biological activities and/or physiological parameters of micro-organisms Device for the measurement of biological activities and/or physiological magnitudes, includes a measuring cell, equipped with a chamber suitable to receive micro-organisms to be analyzed, and one or more probes opening into the chamber. The probes are connected to measuring resources and resources for processing the electrical signals emitted by the probes. The measuring cell includes a vertical well, equipped in its lateral wall with holes uniformly distributed around the well in order to allow the probes to open into the well. The probes are sealingly attached to the well, and rest in the support resources, and suitable to receive a cup whose cross section is homothetic to the section of the well. The cup is equipped on its lateral wall with holes which are located opposite to the holes of the well when the cup is positioned in the well.
US07901927B1	Transfer and incorporation of heritable symbiotic fungi into non-host plants A first plant species or a part thereof may be produced which has stably and heritably integrated therein one or more endophytic fungi which are derived from a second, different plant species. This first plant species is not a host plant for the endophytic fungi in nature. These resultant first plant species containing the endophytic fungi exhibit substantially increased vigor, altered morphology and chemistry, and increased reproductive potential compared to non-treated controls.
US07901925B2	Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus strain and compositions A novel strain of Lactobacillus delbrueckii, ssp. bulgaricus, including probiotic compositions comprising the bacteria, and methods for using the bacteria and/or the compositions for treatments of diseased states and boosting immune response.
US07901911B2	Polynucleotide encoding IL-6 receptor/IL-6 fusion protein The present invention intends to provide an IL-6R.IL-6 fusion protein and the like in which IL-6R and IL-6 are directly linked without a linker.The IL-6 receptor.IL-6 fusion protein of the present invention has a structure in which one amino acid residue constituting IL-6 receptor and one amino acid residue constituting IL-6 are directly bonded.
US07901910B2	Embedded expression of insoluble heterologous proteins A method for expressing a heterologous protein in a prokaryotic host cell, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a DNA vector having: (1) a control region operatively linked to a first genetic element encoding a carrier protein capable of expression in the host cell, and (2) a second genetic element encoding the heterologous protein, the second element being embedded within the first element such that the first and second elements are contiguous and in the same reading frame; (b) transforming the host cell with the DNA vector; and (c) expressing a fusion protein of the heterologous protein and the carrier protein, wherein the heterologous protein is joined at its N-terminus to a first domain of the carrier protein and at its C-terminus to a second domain of the carrier protein, and also a method for confirming intact expression of heterologous proteins, as well as fusion proteins, DNA constructs, plasmid vectors and transformed host cells relating to the above methods.
US07901907B2	Process for production of Helicobacter pylori bacterioferritin A nucleic acid sequence encoding all or part of an 18-19 kDa Helicobater pylori protein is described to which immunoreactivity is detected in H. pylori negative individuals. A process for the production of a recombinant form of this protein and its use, particularly as a vaccine to provide immunological protection against H. pylori infection are also described.
US07901901B2	Assays for measuring phosphate modification enzyme activity The present invention relates to assays that can measure the activity of enzymes that catalyze phosphate modifications, such as kinases, phosphatases, cyclases and phosphodiesterases. The assays can also be used to identify and screen for substances that modulate the activity of kinases, phosphatases, cyclases and phosphodiesterases.
US07901900B2	Assay kit and antibody for human low molecular weight CD14 The present invention provides an antibody prepared using a peptide as an antigen, the peptide having 8 to 30 amino acid residues selected from an amino acid sequence at positions 1 to 68 of human high-molecular-weight CD14, or an antibody that binds to a peptide having a specific amino acid sequence at a position among the positions 1 to 68. An assay kit for human low-molecular-weight CD14 using the antibody and an assay method of the present invention, preferably a sandwich method, are able to quantitatively or qualitatively determine human low-molecular-weight CD14 with high sensitivity and specificity in a simple manner, so that they are useful for the diagnosis of a patient suffering from sepsis.
US07901898B2	Tuberculosis diagnostic test A method of diagnosing in a host infection by or exposure to a mycobacterium which expresses ESAT-6 comprising (i) contacting a population of T cells from the host with one or more peptides or analogues selected from the peptides represented by SEQ ID NO:1 to 11 and analogues thereof which can bind a T cell receptor which recognises any of the said peptides, and (ii) determining whether the T cells of said T cell population recognise the peptide(s) and/or analogue(s). The method may performed in vivo. Peptides and a kit which enable the method to be carried out are provided.
US07901896B2	Asbestos exposure, pleural mesothelioma, and osteopontin levels The present invention provides diagnostic methods based on the levels of osteopontin.
US07901893B2	NPC1L1 (NPC3) and methods of identifying ligands thereof The present invention provides human, rat and mouse NPCIL1 polypeptides and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. Methods for detecting ligands which bind to NPC1L1 and block intestinal cholesterol absorption are provided. Also included is a method of identifying ligands which bind to NPCILI using membranes derived from brush border membrane preparations. Compounds that bind to NPCILI can be used for inhibiting intestinal cholesterol absorption in a subject.
US07901892B2	Methods and compositions for determining the purity of chemically synthesized nucleic acids This application describes an antibody that specifically binds to a synthetic oligomer (e.g., an oligonucleotide or oligopeptide) having a organic protecting group covalently bound thereto, which antibody does not bind to that synthetic oligomer when the organic protecting group is not covalently bound thereto. Methods of making and using such antibodies are also disclosed, along with cells for making such antibodies and articles carrying immobilized oligomers that can be used in assay procedures with such antibodies.
US07901891B2	Nucleic acid analysis by random mixtures of non-overlapping fragments The invention provides methods and kits for ordering sequence information derived from one or more target polynucleotides. In one aspect, one or more tiers or levels of fragmentation and aliquoting are generated, after which sequence information is obtained from fragments in a final level or tier. Each fragment in such final tier is from a particular aliquot, which, in turn, is from a particular aliquot of a prior tier, and so on. For every fragment of an aliquot in the final tier, the aliquots from which it was derived at every prior tier is known, or can be discerned. Thus, identical sequences from overlapping fragments from different aliquots can be distinguished and grouped as being derived from the same or different fragments from prior tiers. When the fragments in the final tier are sequenced, overlapping sequence regions of fragments in different aliquots are used to register the fragments so that non-overlapping regions are ordered. In one aspect, this process is carried out in a hierarchical fashion until the one or more target polynucleotides are characterized, e.g. by their nucleic acid sequences, or by an ordering of sequence segments, or by an ordering of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), or the like.
US07901889B2	Molecular redundant sequencing Methods, systems and compositions where a target nucleic acid includes a registration sequence disposed therein for identification of the number or relative position of determined sequence from the template sequence. Particularly preferred aspects include a registration sequence in a circular template nucleic acid sequence which is, in turn, used in sequence by incorporation processes that rely upon template dependent, polymerase mediated primer extension in the identification of the sequence of the template.
US07901887B2	Automated cancer diagnostic methods using fish In various embodiments methods for automated screening for gene amplification in biological tissue samples using an automated fluorescence microscope to analyze fluorescence in situ hybridized samples are provided. Various additional embodiments provide methods of high throughput screening for gene amplification.
US07901881B2	Diagnostic tool for diagnosing benign versus malignant thyroid lesions The present invention relates to the use of genes differentially expressed in benign thyroid lesions and malignant thyroid lesions for the diagnosis and staging of thyroid cancer.
US07901880B2	Differential enzymatic fragmentation The present invention provides methods for detecting the presence of methylation at a locus within a population of nucleic acids.
US07901874B2	Methods for identifying agents for preventing or treating proliferative diseases, and for inhibiting extracellular matrix or α1 type IV collagen A method of detecting proliferative diseases causing sclerosis, comprising measuring the expression of at least one substance selected from the group consisting of STAT3, phosphorylated STAT3, Smad1, phosphorylated Smad1, activin receptor-like kinase 1, activin receptor-like kinase 3 and bone morphogenetic proteins in a biological sample. A kit therefor. A prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for proliferative diseases causing sclerosis, comprising as an active ingredient a substance having an inhibitory effect on the expression of at least one substance selected from the group consisting of STAT3, phosphorylated STAT3, Smad1 and phosphorylated Smad1. A method of identifying substances effective in preventing and/or treating proliferative diseases causing sclerosis, comprising judging whether or not a test substance inhibits the expression of at least one substance selected from the group consisting of STAT3, phosphorylated STAT3, Smad1 and phosphorylated Smad1. A kit therefor.
US07901872B2	Exposure process and photomask set used therein An exposure process is described, for defining in a photoresist layer a plurality of first patterns having a first pitch and a second pattern between them that is wider than one first pattern. A first exposure step is conducted to the photoresist layer with a first photomask that has a plurality of the first patterns without a second pattern between them, wherein the first patterns on the first photomask have the first pitch only. A second exposure step is conducted to the photoresist layer with a second photomask that has a third pattern narrower than the second pattern at a position corresponding to the second pattern. The exposure dose of the first or second exposure step alone is not sufficient to define any pattern in the photoresist layer.
US07901869B2	Double patterning with a double layer cap on carbonaceous hardmask Methods to etch features in a substrate with a multi-layered double patterning mask. The multi-layered double patterning mask includes a carbonaceous mask layer, a first cap layer on the carbonaceous mask layer and a second cap layer on the first cap layer. After forming the multi-layered mask, a first lithographically defined pattern is etched into the second cap layer. A double pattern that is a composition of the first lithographically defined pattern etched in the second cap layer and a second lithographically defined pattern is then etched into the first cap layer and the carbonaceous mask layer. The double pattern formed in the carbonaceous mask layer is then transferred to a substrate layer and any portion of the multi-layered mask remaining is then removed.
US07901868B2	Photoresist topcoat for a photolithographic process A composition that includes functionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes derivatives of the formulas TmR3 where m is equal to 8, 10 or 12 and QnMnR1,R2,R3 where n is equal to 8, 10 or 12 are provided. The functional groups include aqueous base soluble moieties. Mixtures of the functionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes derivatives are highly suitable as a topcoat for photoresist in photolithography and immersion photolithography applications.
US07901865B2	Resist composition and process for formation of resist patterns A resist composition that includes a base material component (A), which contains acid-dissociable, dissolution-inhibiting groups and exhibits increased alkali solubility under the action of acid, an acid generator component (B) that generates acid on exposure, and an organic solvent (C), in which the components (A) and (B) are dissolved in the organic solvent (C), wherein the base material component (A) contains a protected form (A1) of a polyhydric phenol compound (a) having two or more phenolic hydroxyl groups and a molecular weight within a range from 300 to 2,500, in which either a portion of, or all of, the phenolic hydroxyl groups are protected with acid-dissociable, dissolution-inhibiting groups, and the organic solvent (C) comprises an alcohol.
US07901863B2	Photosensitive resin composition for laser engravable printing substrate A photosensitive resin composition for a laser engravable printing substrate, comprising resin (a) having a polymerizable unsaturated group whose number average molecular weight is in the range of 1000 to 20×104, organic compound (b) having a polymerizable unsaturated group whose number average molecular weight is <1000 and organosilicon compound (c) having at least one Si—O bond in each molecule and having no polymerizable unsaturated group in molecules, wherein the content of organosilicon compound (c) is in the range of 0.1 to 10 wt. % based on the whole of photosensitive resin composition.
US07901859B2	Chemical toner with covalently bonded release agent A chemical toner composition including a polymer polymerized from starting ingredients comprising a resin monomer and a release agent monomer.
US07901858B2	Mixed cyclic phenol sulfides, and charge control agents and toners using the same The present invention discloses a mixed cyclic phenol sulfide which is a mixture of the cyclic phenol sulfide wherein m is 8 and the cyclic phenol sulfide wherein m is an integer other than 8, the cyclic phenol sulfide being represented by the following formula (1): wherein R is a straight or branched alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and m is an integer from 4 to 9; or a cyclic phenol sulfide of formula (1) wherein m is 8. The present invention also discloses a charge control agent which comprises the above sulfide(s) as the active ingredient; and a toner which comprises the charge control agent, a coloring agent and a binder resin. This charge control agent is particularly useful for color toners, and it speeds up charging risetime, and has a high charge amount and charging characteristics excellent in the environmental stability. Further, the charge control agent is safe since it does not have any problem with the waste regulations.
US07901857B2	Electrostatic latent image developing toner, production method thereof, electrostatic latent image developer, and image forming method The present invention provides a toner for developing an electrostatic latent image comprising at least a core layer including at least a coloring agent and a first binder resin, and a shell layer for covering the core layer and including a second binder resin, wherein two local maximum values of the tangent loss (tan δ) of the dynamic visco-elasticity are present in a temperature range of 90° C. or less, with one of the local maximum values present in a range of less than 60° C., and the other local maximum value present in a range of 60° C. or more and 90° C. or less.Moreover, a production method for the toner for developing an electrostatic latent image, a developer for developing an electrostatic latent image, using the toner, and an image forming method are provided.
US07901850B2	Method and system for design of a reticle to be manufactured using variable shaped beam lithography A method for fracturing or mask data preparation or proximity effect correction of a desired pattern to be formed on a reticle is disclosed in which a plurality of variable shaped beam (VSB) shots are determined which can form the desired pattern. Shots within the plurality of VSB shots are allowed to overlap each other. Dosages of the shots may also be allowed to vary with respect to each other. The union of the plurality of shots may deviate from the desired pattern. The plurality of shots may be determined such that a pattern on the surface calculated from the plurality of shots is within a predetermined tolerance of the desired pattern. In some embodiments, an optimization technique may be used to minimize shot count. In other embodiments, the plurality of shots may be optionally selected from one or more pre-computed VSB shots or groups of VSB shots.
US07901849B2	Photomask and method of fabricating the same A photomask comprises: a light transmitting substrate; patterns disposed over the light transmitting substrate to define a light transmitting region; and a light transmittance control layer disposed between the light transmitting substrate and the patterns having a relatively high light transmittance in a first control layer region overlapping a first portion of the light transmitting region adjacent to a poor pattern having a size larger than a normal size than in a second control layer region overlapping a second portion of the light transmitting region between normal patterns having a normal size.
US07901846B2	Pellicle and method for manufacturing the same A pellicle of the present invention is provided with a silicon crystal film, the absorption coefficient of which is 0.005/nm or lower with respect to light having a wavelength of 13.5 nm, as a pellicle film. The silicon crystal film is an indirect transition type semiconductor film and, therefore, the optical absorption coefficient thereof is relatively low. In particular, a single-crystal silicon film has a lower absorption coefficient than an amorphous silicon film and a polysilicon film. Thus, it is easy to obtain desired transmissivity required of a pellicle film for EUV from the single-crystal silicon film. Such a pellicle film as described above can be fabricated from an SOI film obtained by thin-filming an SOI substrate (including an SOQ substrate and an SOG substrate).
US07901839B2	Compositions and methods for storing holographic data The present invention provides a method for storing holographic data comprising providing a holographic storage medium comprising an optically transparent substrate including a photochemically active dye having at least two nitrone groups; and irradiating the optically transparent substrate with a holographic interference pattern, wherein the pattern has a first wavelength and an intensity both sufficient to convert, within a volume element of the substrate, at least some of the photochemically active dye into a photo-product, and producing within the irradiated volume element concentration variations of the photo-product corresponding to the holographic interference pattern, thereby producing a first optically readable datum corresponding to the volume element.
US07901834B2	Fuel cell supply including information storage device and control system The present invention is directed to a fuel cell system with various features for optimal operations of an electronic device, a battery charger or a fuel refilling device. The fuel cell system includes an information storage device associated with the fuel supply, pump and/or refilling device. The information storage device can be any electronic storage device including, but not limited to, an EEPROM or a PLA. The information storage device can include encrypted information. The information storage device can include software code for confirming the identification of the cartridge before operation of the electronic device and/or refilling device. The information storage device can include instructions for a hot swap operation to shut down properly when the fuel supply is ejected while the electronic device is in operation. The present invention is also directed to system architecture for a fuel cell system that utilizes information storage devices. The system architecture may have flow regulators, which include a regulating valve.
US07901831B2	Ion-exchange membranes structured in the thickness and process for manufacturing these membranes Monolayer ion-exchange membrane structured in the thickness comprising ion-exchange sites covalently bonded to a support polymer, the membrane comprising two surface zones located on either side of a mid-zone, each surface zone having a thickness of not more than 15% of the total thickness of the membrane, in which the surface zones have a mean ion-exchange site density Dsurface calculated on the thickness of the surface zones of at least Dtotal.
US07901829B2	Enhanced catalyst interface for membrane electrode assembly A membrane electrode subassembly includes an ion conducting membrane and a microporous layer having microtextured surfaces. Complementary features of the microtextured surfaces may be formed as grooves, ridges, pyramids or other shapes. Features of the microtextured surface of the ion conducting membrane engage features of the microporous layer. The engagement of the features of the microtextured surfaces may involve an interlocking fit, a tongue and groove fit, or another type of engagement. A thin catalyst layer is disposed between the microtextured surfaces. The microtextured surfaces increase the surface area at the catalyst layer interfaces.
US07901828B2	Fuel cell A fuel cell is provided with a cell laminated body in which a plurality of cells are laminated, an end plate arranged outside the cell laminated body in a laminating direction; and a spring module which is arranged between the cell laminated body and the end plate so as to adjust a compressive load to the cell laminated body. The spring module is provided with coil springs which are arranged between an upper plate and a lower plate so as to separate the upper plate and the lower plate from each other by an elastic force. The spring module is provided with a plurality of load display sections having display shafts which are fixed to the lower plate, inserted into through holes of the upper plate and protrude from the outer surface of the upper plate on an end plate side.
US07901827B2	Fuel cell apparatus A fuel cell apparatus including a reaction unit for performing a chemical reaction, at least one fan for providing an airflow, and an airflow guiding device is provided. The airflow guiding device is connected to the fan and the reaction unit. The airflow guiding device includes an airflow rectification segment and a first airflow separation segment. The airflow rectification segment is connected to the fan and has one flow channel. The first airflow separation segment is connected to the airflow rectification segment and disposed between the airflow rectification segment and the reaction unit. A number of flow channels inside the first airflow separation segment is N1, where N1 is a positive integer and N1>1.
US07901820B2	Solid oxide fuel cell stack assembly and method for fueling A method for fueling a solid oxide fuel cell stack is provided. The method includes passing a first portion of hydrocarbon fuel through a catalytic hydrocarbon reformer to generate a first reformate. The first reformate is passed through a hydrocarbon cracker to generate a second reformate such that a portion of any non-reformed hydrocarbon fuel in the first reformate is converted to methane. The second reformate is supplied to the fuel cell stack.
US07901819B2	Hydrogen fuel feeding system and fuel cell system A hydrogen fuel feeding system of a fuel cell system that has: a switching device for switching a reactor, that can carry out a reforming process and a regeneration process, between alternate statuses of a first status of feeding a reactant to the reactor while exhausting a fuel gas and a second status of feeding a gas for regeneration to the reactor while exhausting a regeneration exhaust gas; and a control apparatus for switching the switching device so that residual reforming gas, which is still remaining in the reactor before switching, is combusted in an exhaust air processor and not exhausted as the residual reforming gas without treatment when switching from the first status to the second status.
US07901816B2	Water reclamation in a micropower generator A waterless power generator, particularly a waterless electrical power generator and a passively controlled process for producing electricity with a fuel cell using stoichiometric amounts of a solid hydrogen fuel and byproduct water vapor produced by the fuel cell to generate hydrogen gas. A fuel cell reaction of hydrogen and oxygen produces electrical energy as well as by-product water which diffuses back into the power generator as water vapor to react with the hydrogen fuel, producing more hydrogen gas. This generated hydrogen gas is then used as a fuel which allows the fuel cell to generate additional electrical power and additional water. The process runs without any attached water source or water supply other than the water which is produced by the fuel cells themselves.
US07901813B2	Non-aqueous electrolyte additive for improving safety and lithium ion secondary battery comprising the same The present invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte additive for improving safety and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same, and more particularly to a non-aqueous electrolyte additive that can improve cycle life and safety properties of a lithium ion secondary battery. According to the present invention, an organometallic compound represented by the Chemical Formula 1 is added to a non-aqueous electrolyte of a battery as an additive, and thus if a battery voltage is out of normal operation voltage range due to a short circuit and overcharge of a battery, etc., the non-aqueous electrolyte additive decomposes and a part of the decomposed additive polymerizes to form an insulating film on a cathode surface, and a part of the metal reacts with an insulating film formed on a cathode surface to improve thermal stability of the battery, thereby improving safety of the battery.
US07901811B2	Rechargeable electrochemical battery cell The invention relates to a rechargeable electrochemical battery cell. Said cell comprises a negative electrode (5), an electrolyte (19), and a positive electrode, the negative electrode (5) having a an electronically conductive substrate (14), onto which an active mass (15) is electrolytically deposited during the charging of the cell. The aim of the invention is to significantly improve the operational safety of said cell. To achieve this, the cell in contact with the substrate (14)of the negative electrode (5) has a porous structure (16)formed by solid particles (17), which is configured and positioned in such a way that the active mass (15), which is deposited during the charging of the cell, penetrates from the surface of the substrate (14) into the pores (18) of the latter and is deposited again therein.
US07901808B2	System and method for sealing battery separator One embodiment of the present subject matter includes a battery having a stack of substantially planar battery electrodes, the stack including a first electrode including a first tab, and a second electrode including a second tab, with the first tab electrically connected to the second tab. The embodiment includes a first separator layer and a second separator layer sandwiching the first electrode, with the edges of the first separator layer and the second separator connected with a weld, the first separator layer and the second separator layer defining an interior space in which the first electrode is disposed, with the first tab extending outside the interior space. The embodiment includes an battery housing having electrolyte disposed therein, the housing including at least a first aperture and a feedthrough aperture; a lid conformed and sealed to the first aperture; and a feedthrough conformed and sealed to the feedthrough aperture.
US07901807B2	Energy device and method for producing the same A band-shaped laminate having a flexible elongated substrate, a negative collector, a solid electrolyte, a positive active material, and a positive collector in this order is wound in a plate shape with the flexible elongated substrate placed inside. The band-shaped laminate that is laminated in a particular order is wound with the substrate placed inside, whereby a short-circuit occurrence ratio can be decreased. Furthermore, the band-shaped laminate includes the solid electrolyte, and is wound in a plate shape, whereby the reduction in thickness and the increase in volumetric energy density can be achieved.
US07901799B2	Multilayer nitride-containing coatings This invention relates to erosion resistant coatings comprising at least 2 sublayer systems in which each sublayer system is separated from another by an interlayer, wherein (i) each sublayer system is the same or different and comprises at least 4 layers, (ii) said layers comprise alternating layers of a nitride-containing compound of stoichiometric composition and a nitride-containing compound of nonstoichiometric composition, (iii) each sublayer system has a thickness of greater than about 0.4 microns, and (iv) each interlayer is the same or different and comprises a metal-containing compound. This invention also relates to a method for producing the coatings and to articles, e.g., gas turbine compressor rotor blade and stator vanes, coated with the coatings.
US07901798B2	Wetting resistant materials and articles made therewith Ceramic materials with relatively high resistance to wetting by various liquids, such as water, are presented, along with articles made with these materials, methods for making these articles and materials, and methods for protecting articles using coatings made from these materials. One particular embodiment is an article that comprises a coating having a surface connected porosity content of up to about 5 percent by volume. The coating comprises a material that comprises a primary oxide and a secondary oxide, wherein (i) the primary oxide comprises a cation selected from the group consisting of cerium, praseodymium, terbium, and hafnium, and (ii) the secondary oxide comprises a cation selected from the group consisting of the rare earth elements, yttrium, and scandium. The material is transparent to electromagnetic radiation of at least one type selected from the group consisting of ultraviolet radiation, visible light, and infrared radiation.
US07901797B2	Low-adhesion material, resin molding die, and soil resistant material An upper die has a cavity member constituting an inner bottom surface of a cavity, and a surrounding member. The cavity member is formed of a low adhesion material in accordance with the present invention, and includes a body portion and a surface layer formed on an undersurface of the body portion exposed to a fluid resin. The body portion is formed of a first material of 3YSZ and a second material of ZrN that are mixed at a predetermined ratio. The surface layer is formed of Y2O3 having a low adhesion property with respect to a set resin, and has a thermal expansion coefficient smaller than that of the body portion. By bonding the body portion and the surface layer at a high temperature and then cooling them down, compressive residual stress is caused in the surface layer due to a difference in the thermal expansion coefficients thereof, and the compressive residual stress is present in the surface layer.
US07901796B2	Coated cutting tool and manufacturing method thereof A coated cutting tool and its manufacturing method are provided. The coated cutting tool includes a base material and a coating layer formed on a surface of the base material. The coating layer includes an alternate layer having at least one layer of each of an A layer and a B layer stacked one on another alternately. The A layer is made of a nitride containing Al and Cr, and when the total number of metal atoms constituting the A layer is represented as 1, a ratio of the number of Cr atoms is more than 0 and not more than 0.4. The B layer is made of a nitride containing Ti and Al, and when the total number of metal atoms constituting the B layer is represented as 1, a ratio of the number of Al atoms is more than 0 and not more than 0.7.
US07901792B2	Quinoxaline derivative, and light emitting element, light emitting device, and electronic appliance using the same A quinoxaline derivative expressed by the general formula (1) is provided. (Each of R1 to R12 represents one of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxyl group, an acyl group, a dialkyl amino group, a diarylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted vinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycle group. Ar1 represents one of a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl group and a substituted or unsubstituted terphenyl group, and Ar2 represents one of a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted terphenyl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted monocyclic heterocycle group.)
US07901790B2	High temperature component with thermal barrier coating and gas turbine using the same There is provided a high temperature component with a thermal barrier coating, which can be used as a high temperature component for a gas turbine, an aircraft gas turbine engine, or the like. A top coat is formed of a ceramic on a bond coat, the bond coat being formed on a heat resistant alloy substrate composed mainly of at least one element of nickel and cobalt, wherein the bond coat contains at least one of nickel and cobalt, chromium and aluminum, and further contains at least one selected from a group consisting of tantalum, cesium, tungsten, silicon, platinum, manganese and boron in a range of 0 to 20 wt %. The high temperature component according to the present invention has very high durability of a thermal-insulating ceramic layer, and is less susceptible to spalling damage.
US07901789B2	Aluminium composite sheet material Automotive body sheet in the form of an aluminium composite sheet material wherein a clad sheet is applied to at least one side of a core material, and wherein the core material is of an AA6xxx-series alloy, and wherein the clad sheet includes an AA5xxx-series alloy having less than 3.6 wt. % of Mg.
US07901787B2	Resin composite-type optical element and process for producing the resin composite-type optical element An object of the present invention is to provide a resin composite-type optical element capable of cutting off ultraviolet light even though it uses a photocurable resin. A resin composite-type optical element of the embodiment of the present invention is a resin composite-type optical element having a base material and a resin layer, and the resin layer has at least a first resin layer which is a molded product of a photocurable resin and which has an internal transmittance of not less than 85% for light of the wavelength of 400 nm in the thickness of 100 μm and an internal transmittance of not more than 3% for light of the wavelength of 360 nm in the thickness of 100 μm.
US07901786B2	Method for manufacturing ultra-hydrophilic thin film coated metal product, and ultra-hydrophilic thin film coated metal product A method for manufacturing an ultra-hydrophilic thin film coated metal product having excellent hydrophilic properties, aging properties and corrosion resistance in an industrial scale production wherein the thin film includes an HMDSO anticorrosive thin film selectively formed on both surfaces of a metal substrate sheet, and an ultra-hydrophilic Ti—O—(C)—(H) group compound thin film is coated on the anticorrosive thin film. The metal substrate sheet is mechanically processed into a target shape.
US07901783B2	Low κ dielectric inorganic/organic hybrid films and method of making A method of depositing a dielectric film exhibiting a low dielectric constant in a semiconductor and/or integrated circuit by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is provided. The film is deposited using an organosilicon precursor in a manner such that the film is comprised of a backbone made substantially of Si—O—Si or Si—N—Si groups with organic side groups attached to the backbone.
US07901782B2	Solder alloy and glass bonded body using the same The invention provides a solder alloy containing, by mass, 2.0 to 15.0% of Ag, 0.1 to 6.0% of Al, 0.01 to 0.50% of Y, the balance being Sn and unavoidable impurities. The solder alloy preferably contains 0.01 to 0.50% of Ge by mass. The solder alloy of the invention is suited to bonding oxides together and the oxides preferably comprise glass. The invention provides a glass bonded body formed by bonding glasses with the use of the solder alloy.
US07901775B2	C/C composite material Disclosed is a C/C composite material precursor which gives a C/C composite material by calcination including: carbon fiber, a matrix, and void-forming core which is burnt out or reduces the volume thereof at lower temperatures than temperature of the calcination and forms a void which has openings on the surface of the C/C composite material after calcination. Also disclosed is a method for producing a C/C composite material by calcination of the precursor; and the composite material obtained by the calcination.
US07901767B2	Method for producing laminate, barrier film substrate, device and optical member A method for producing a laminate having a structure of an organic layer and an inorganic layer laminated thereon, which comprises polymerizing a mixture that contains a monomer of the following formula (1) wherein m is 2 and a monomer of the following formula (1) wherein m is 3 or more, thereby forming the organic layer: wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; and L represents an m-valent linking group.
US07901762B2	Pultruded component A pultruded composite component includes a matrix material comprising a thermosetting polyurethane resin, and fibers provided within the resin matrix. All of the fibers within the resin matrix are oriented in substantially a single direction and the matrix material has an elongation-to-failure that exceeds that of the fibers.
US07901757B2	Molded plastic panel A molded panel for buildings is manufactured in a manner that permits the blocking tab along the upper edge of the panel to be molded in a position that is close to its final desired position. Pressure is applied to the locking tab as it cools, thereby bringing the locking tab into its final position.
US07901754B2	Frames and canvasses with a double hooking and fastening system, to be worn or applied on various objects, made with a soft material, cloth or leather goods, to be added to any type of clothes, fittings for clothes, furnishings and interior decoration, in an interchangeable way The present invention is a system and related device for an easy and simple hooking of graphic representations, for example paintings and prints. The representations are made on a support of thin and soft material, for example cloth or leather goods, which can be applied, in an interchangeable way, on any kind of clothes, fittings for clothes, furnishings and interior decorations.
US07901753B2	Synthetic runway surface system The present invention provides an artificial turf runway surface suitable for supporting take off, landing and taxiing of aircraft. The turf system cures many of problems and pitfalls associated with natural sand or grass systems, such as rutting, bare spots, erosion, unevenness, standing water as well as other problems associated with natural grass airstrips. The synthetic surface also removes nesting materials and food and thereby dissuades birds and other animals from landing and congregating thereon. The system includes a synthetic covering, such as an artificial turf covering, one or more sheeting or flow through membranes, a compacted rock base suitable for supporting the aircraft when landing, tacking off and taxiing.
US07901750B2	Progressive thickness anti-leak barrier coating A head-pressure-variant, self-healing, anti-liquid-leak coating for the outside of an upright wall in a liquid container. This coating possesses a thickness which varies from smaller toward larger advancing downwardly along a coated container wall. Preferred embodiments of the coating include: (a) one whose overall thickness varies in a linear way; (b) another whose thickness varies in a staged/stepped manner; and (c) a third whose thickness varies in a smooth, non-linear way. In all embodiments, the coating includes plural layers having interlayer-thickness relationships which are the same throughout the coating.
US07901749B2	Porous inkjet printing substrate containing polymer-grafted mineral oxides The invention relates to the discovery that pre-treating mineral oxide particles with a silylated polymeric coupling agent prior to suspending the particles in a binder polymer increases the crack resistance and adhesion of particles to a inkjet printing substrate such as paper sheets. Such pretreatment also reduces the amount of binder needed to achieve acceptable performance, leading to improvements in production speed and image quality.
US07901747B2	Star-shaped decorative object A star-shaped decorative object has at least two blanks joined together. At least one of the blanks has a middle part and a plurality of shorter and longer points extending outwardly beyond the middle part. The middle part can be provided with several fold lines running from a midpoint in the direction of at least the longer points and can be folded at fold lines running from the midpoint in the direction of said longer points in a V-shape so that inwardly-folded areas are formed between two neighboring of said fold lines running from the midpoint in the direction of said longer points. The shorter points on the inwardly-folded areas are inserted through openings of another blank in order to join the two blanks for the formation of a hollow, three-dimensional body. A set of blanks to form the decorative object can be provided.
US07901744B2	RF plasma-enhanced deposition of fluorinated films Low- or atmospheric pressure RF plasma-enhanced thin film deposition methods are provided for the deposition of hydrophobic fluorinated thin films onto various substrates. The methods include at least two steps. In the first step, RF plasma-mediated deposition is used to deposit a fluorinated film onto a substrate surface. In a second step, plasma-generated active sites on the fluorinated film are quenched by reacting them with stable fluorinated gas-phase molecules in situ, in the absence of plasma, to provide a hydrophobic fluorinated thin film having a very low oxygen content. In some instances the hydrophobic fluorinated thin films have an atomic oxygen concentration of no more than about 3%.
US07901743B2	Plasma-assisted vapor phase treatment of low dielectric constant films using a batch processing system A method and system for treating a dielectric film on a plurality of substrates includes disposing the plurality of substrates in a batch processing system, the dielectric film on the plurality of substrates having a dielectric constant value less than the dielectric constant of SiO2. The plurality of substrates are heated, and a treating compound comprising a CxHy containing compound, wherein x and y represent integers greater than or equal to unity is introduced to the process system. A plasma is formed and at least one surface of the dielectric film on said plurality of substrates is exposed to the plasma.
US07901737B2	Process for producing magnetic recording medium A magnetic recording medium is provided which is contaminated less and improved in magnetic properties. The process for producing a magnetic recording medium having a recording layer constituted of magnetic granule portions dispersed in a nonmagnetic matrix portion comprises a first step of forming, on a base body, a nonmagnetic matrix portion, and Cu or Ag granule portions dispersed therein by a gas-phase deposition method, a second step of laminating magnetic granule portions on the Cu or Ag granule portions and laminating an additional nonmagnetic matrix portion on the nonmagnetic matrix portion formed in the first step, and a third step of heat-treating the laminate.
US07901728B2	Clamp mandrel fixture and a method of using the same to minimize coating defects A mounting assembly for supporting a stent and a method of using the same to coat a stent is disclosed.
US07901722B2	Apparatus for making candy floss An apparatus for making candy floss comprising a rotatable bowl; a rotatable heating element located within the bowl; means for depositing a quantity of sugar into the bowl; and an actuating mechanism including means for gripping a stick. The actuating mechanism actuates a gripped stick in a first direction between an extended position, in which the stick is at least partially located within the bowl, and a retracted position in which the stick is withdrawn from the bowl. The actuating mechanism and/or the gripping means rotate the gripped stick about its longitudinal axis.
US07901718B2	Process for the extraction, purification and enzymatic modification of soy 7S globulin α′ subunit for use as hypocholesterolemizing agent A process for the extraction, purification and enzymatic modification of β-conglycinin α′ subunit, wherein β-conglycinin is selectively extracted from ground, defatted soy, then precipitated by treatment with aqueous ethanol; the enriched fraction is then subjected to Metal Affinity Chromatography (MAC) in denaturant conditions to obtain the α′ subunit, which is treated with chymotrypsin, then subjected to a further MAC to recover the amino-terminal region of this polypeptide (MW 28,000 Da).
US07901712B2	Gliclazide nanosphere and manufacturing method therefor and application thereof An novel gliclazide nanosphere, the manufacturing method therefor and the application thereof are provided in the present application is provided. The gliclazide nanosphere is prepared by reacting the solid gliclazide with a polymeric matrix for improving the dissolution property and safety of gliclazide, and is benefit for immediately releasing dosage application in clinical therapy.
US07901711B1	Nanoparticles for protein/peptide delivery and delivery means thereof The invention discloses the biodegradable nanoparticle for use in nanoparticle projectile bombardment as a carrier for administering proteins, peptides or siRNAs transdermally to an animal subject. The nanoparticles are composed of positively charged chitosan substrate, negatively charged core substrate complexed with chitosan, and encapsulated bioactive agents.
US07901710B2	Nutritional supplement for use under physiologically stressful conditions A nutritional supplement for use in physiologically stressful conditions comprising vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin D3, vitamin C, vitamin B1, riboflavin, niacin, folic acid, vitamin B6, biotin, pantothenic acid, vitamin B12, magnesium, zinc, selenium, chromium, copper, iron, alpha lipoic acid, lutein, and lycopene is disclosed.
US07901709B2	Temperature-sensitive liposomal formulation A liposome contains an active agent and has a gel-phase lipid bilayer membrane comprising phospholipid and a surface active agent. The phospholipids are the primary lipid source for the lipid bilayer membrane and the surface active agent is contained in the bilayer membrane in an amount sufficient to increase the percentage of active agent released at the phase transition temperature of the lipid bilayer, compared to that which would occur in the absence of the surface active agent. The surface active agent is present in the lipid bilayer membrane so as to not destabilize the membrane in the gel phase.
US07901707B2	Biodegradable biocompatible implant and method of manufacturing same Formulations or delivery systems are provided for controlled release of therapeutically active agents. The delivery systems are composed of polymer and lipid materials and may be prepared as a gel, paste, solution, film, implant or barrier depending on the intended application. The polymer component of the matrix is the naturally occurring biomaterial, chitosan, or a mixture of chitin and chitosan. The lipid component may include phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylserine, phosphatidylinositol, phosphatidyl or a mixture thereof. The delivery system may be used for delivery of hydrophilic agents, hydrophobic agents or combinations thereof. The therapeutically active agents may be formulated within the matrix as free agents or incorporated into particles. In a preferred embodiment the agents are incorporated into polymeric particles that are dispersed throughout the matrix.
US07901706B2	Materials containing multiple layers of vesicles The present invention provides a composite material, preferably an ophthalmic device, more preferably a contact lens, which comprises a vesicle-containing coating including at least one layer of a vesicle and one layer of a polyionic material having charges opposite the charges of the vesicle. Such composite material can find use in biomedical applications, for example, a device for localized drug delivery and an in vivo analyte sensor such as glucose sensing contact lens. By lifting off the vesicle-containing coating from a substrate, a self-standing membrane (film) capable of encapsulating a wide variety of guest materials can be prepared. In addition, the invention provides methods for making vesicle-containing composite and film materials of the present invention.
US07901700B2	Bifenthrin/acetamiprid compositions for control of general household pests The present invention relates to an insecticidal composition of bifenthrin and acetamiprid with significantly improved knockdown and mortality characteristics when applied to general household pests.
US07901698B2	Pharmaceutical compositions comprising silicones and two solubilized active principles Topically applicable, anhydrous and physically/chemically stable pharmaceutical compositions useful for the treatment of disorders of the skin, notably psoriasis, contain a silicone agent; a therapeutically effect amount of a compound A, which is vitamin D or derivative thereof, solubilized in a solvent therefor; and a therapeutically effective amount of a compound B, which is the corticosteroids, also solubilized in a solvent therefor.
US07901696B2	Cosmetic device comprising discrete elements A cosmetic device comprising a solid or semi-solid cosmetic composition comprising a plurality of discrete elements is provided. The discrete elements each comprise a water soluble core surrounded by an erodible shell. The cosmetic composition may be a cleansing composition. The discrete elements may form a matrix.
US07901695B2	Controlled release polymeric gels A controlled continuous release composition, articles comprising the continuous release composition, methods of using the composition, and methods of preparing the composition are disclosed. The composition comprises an elastomeric matrix which is a reaction product of a carboxyl-terminated polymer with a polycarbodiimide and at least one active agent which is released from the matrix into the environment substantially continuously over an extended period of time.
US07901694B2	Method and apparatus for determining anticoagulant therapy factors Methods and apparatus are disclosed for determining a new anticoagulant therapy factors for monitoring oral anticoagulant therapy to help prevent excessive bleeding or deleterious blood clots that might otherwise occur before, during or after surgery. New anticoagulant therapy factors maybe based upon the time to maximum acceleration from the time of reagent injection (TX) into a plasma sample, Embodiments include methods and apparatus for determining an anticoagulant therapy factor without requiring use of a mean normal prothrombin time determination or ISI, and may be carried out with the patient sample and a coagulation reagent.
US07901692B2	Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae virulence factors The invention relates to a mutation within the sap operon of an avirulent clone of a nontypeable strain of Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi). The invention also relates to the NTHi sap operon genes and the polypeptides encoded by these polynucleotide sequences. The invention also relates to a novel 110 kDa NTHi outer membrane protein and the polynucleotide that encodes this outer membrane protein. Methods of screening for NTHi infection, and treating and preventing NTHi related disorders are also contemplated.
US07901690B2	Polyvalent, primary HIV-1 glycoprotein DNA vaccines and vaccination methods Polyvalent, primary isolate nucleic acid compositions for inducing an immune response against HIV is disclosed. The composition and methods described herein are for the use of a DNA composition that encodes one or more different HIV envelope glycoproteins. The DNA composition can encode an HIV Gag protein. The DNAs encoding one or more HIV proteins are a combination of different nucleic acids, such as DNA plasmids, generated from primary isolate DNA of different HIV major group genetic clades and/or different proteins. HIV protein compositions for inducing an immune response against HIV are disclosed. Methods fro using the protein compositions as boosts following administration of the DNA compositions are provided.
US07901688B2	Rage fusion proteins Disclosed are RAGE fusion proteins comprising RAGE polypeptide sequences linked to a second, non-RAGE polypeptide. The RAGE fusion protein may utilize a RAGE polypeptide domain comprising a RAGE ligand binding site and an interdomain linker directly linked to an immunoglobulin CH2 domain. Such fusion proteins may provide specific, high affinity binding to RAGE ligands. Also disclosed is the use of the RAGE fusion proteins as therapeutics for RAGE-mediated pathologies.
US07901687B2	Antibodies for the detection of Bacillus anthracis and vaccine against B. anthracis infections The present invention relates to conjugates of oligosaccharides of formula 1, wherein R is a linker to a carrier protein and optionally comprises up to three further saccharides, 5 and which are useful for vaccination, methods of synthesis of such conjugates, antibodies against this antigen, hybridoma producing monoclonal antibodies against this antigen, assays using these antibodies for the detection of B. anthracis spores and kits comprising these antibodies, and a vaccine for the prevention of B. anthracis infection comprising the conjugates of oligosaccharides of formula 1. Monoclonal antibodies 10 according to the invention selectively bind to B. anthracis, but not to related bacteria such as B. subtilis, B. cereus and other bacteria of this group such as B. thuringiensis.
US07901686B2	Hedgehog antibodies The present invention concerns the discovery that proteins encoded by a family of vertebrate genes, termed here hedgehog-related genes, comprise morphogenic signals produced by embryonic patterning centers, and are involved in the formation of ordered spatial arrangements of differentiated tissues in vertebrates. The present invention makes available compositions and methods that can be utilized, for example to generate and/or maintain an array of different vertebrate tissue both in vitro and in vivo.
US07901682B2	Compositions and methods for the treatment and prevention of cancer, angiogenesis, and inflammation Methods and compositions are disclosed that are useful for the prevention and/or treatment of cancer, angiogenesis, and inflammation. The beneficial effects of the compositions and methods are achieved through the use of pharmaceutical compositions that include agents that bind sphingolipids or sphingolipid metabolites. In one embodiment the agent is an antibody or antibody derivative. In some embodiments, the agent is a receptor of a sphingolipid or a sphingolipid metabolite. Also disclosed are methods for identifying and isolating therapeutic agents.
US07901676B2	Therapeutic composition for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis A therapeutic composition and a method for rheumatoid arthritis is described. The composition comprises purified beta-glucuronidase at a concentration of between 200 and 10,000 Fishman units/ml and purified collagen at a concentration of between 0.5 and 2.5 mg/ml. The composition is administered by transdermal infusion or intradermal injection.
US07901669B2	Compositions for enhancing keratinocyte migration and epidermal repair via a receptor containing OSMRβ as a subunit, and applications thereof The present invention relates to the field of epidermal repair. More particularly, the invention concerns the use of a molecule able to activate a heteromeric receptor comprising OSMRβ as a subunit, for the preparation of a composition for activating in vitro and/or in vivo keratinocyte migration and/or the expression of anti-microbial peptides by the keratinocytes. In particular, the invention concerns the use of OSM and/or IL-17 and/or TNFα and/or IL-31, or agonists thereof, for the preparation of cosmetic or dermatologic compositions.
US07901661B2	Synthesis of hydrogen-carbon clathrate material and hydrogen evolution therefrom at moderate temperatures and pressures A process for making a hydrogenated carbon material is provided which includes forming a mixture of a carbon source, particularly a carbonaceous material, and a hydrogen source. The mixture is reacted under reaction conditions such that hydrogen is generated and/or released from the hydrogen source, an amorphous diamond-like carbon is formed, and at least a portion of the generated and/or released hydrogen associates with the amorphous diamond-like carbon, thereby forming a hydrogenated carbon material. A hydrogenated carbon material including a hydrogen carbon clathrate is characterized by evolution of molecular hydrogen at room temperature at atmospheric pressure in particular embodiments of methods and compositions according to the present invention.
US07901660B2	Quaternary oxides and catalysts containing quaternary oxides A quaternary oxide includes a dopant metal, a dopant nonmetal, titanium, and oxygen. The atomic ratio of titanium, oxygen and dopant nonmetal may be 1:0.5-1.99:0.01-1.5. Quaternary oxides may be used in catalytic compositions, in coatings for disinfecting surfaces and in coatings for self-cleaning surfaces. A method of making a quaternary oxide includes combining ingredients including a titanium source, a dopant nonmetal source, a dopant metal salt, and a polar organic solvent to form a reaction mixture; and heating the reaction mixture.
US07901659B2	Potassium titanate, method for manufacturing the same, friction material and resin composition Potassium titanate is obtained which has a novel configuration, exhibits excellent wear resistance when incorporated in a friction material and shows an excellent reinforcement performance when incorporated in a resin composition. A manufacturing method of the potassium titanate, a friction material using the potassium titanate and a resin composition using the potassium titanate are also obtained. The potassium titanate is represented by K2TinO(2n+1) (n=4.0-11.0) and has the highest X-ray diffraction intensity peak (26) in the range of 11.0°-13.5° with its half width being not less than 0.5°.
US07901655B2	Process for producing a gas stream depleted of hydrogen sulphide A process for treating a gas stream comprising H2S that includes the step of selectively oxidizing the H2S of the gas stream within a catalytic zone containing an oxidation catalyst and in the presence of an inert liquid medium and molecular oxygen to form elemental sulfur and a gas stream depleted of H2S. A liquid stream yielded from the catalytic zone and containing the inert liquid medium and liquid elemental sulfur undergoes a separation into a first liquid phase rich in the inert liquid medium and a second liquid phase rich in elemental sulfur. Either at least a part of the liquid stream or at least a part of the second liquid phase, or both, undergoes a combustion to form a fluid stream that comprises sulfur dioxide.
US07901654B2	Synthesis of small diameter single-walled carbon nanotubes Methods, processes, and apparatuses for the large scale synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotubes having small diameters are provided. Metal catalysts having small diameter and narrow distribution of particle sizes are prepared and continuously injected as aerosols into a reactor. The metal catalysts are supported on supports that are substantially free of carbon, and the reactor is configured to control the flow of the gases such that the reaction time and contact of the reactants with the reactor walls can be controlled. Single-walled carbon nanotubes can be continuously synthesized at a large scale and with high yields, and with small diameters and with narrow diameter ranges.
US07901651B2	Method of preparing zinc silicate-based phosphor and zinc silicate-based phosphor prepared using the method Provided are a method of preparing a zinc silicate-based phosphor and a zinc silicate-based phosphor prepared using the method. The method includes: (a) preparing a solution including a Zn precursor compound and a Si precursor compound; (b) adding a coprecipitant to the solution to form precipitation; and (c) heat treating the solution in which the precipitation is formed to synthesize zinc silicate (Zn2SiO4), wherein a solvent of the solution including the Zn precursor compound and the Si precursor compound includes at least one selected from the group consisting of ethanol, methanol, 1-propanol, 2-propanol, 1-butanol, 2-butanol, 1-pentanol, 2-pentanol, 3-pentanol, 1-hexanol, and 1-heptanol, and hydrazine is used as the coprecipitant.
US07901650B2	Porous beta-tricalcium phosphate and methods for producing the same Methods are provided for producing porous β-Tricalcium Phosphate (β-TCP). In the subject methods, β-TCP is combined with graphite to produce an intermediate greenware product. The intermediate greenware product is then sintered to produce porous β-TCP. The subject methods and compositions produced thereby find use in a variety of applications.
US07901647B2	Enhancement of conventional SCR and SNCR processes with ammonia destruction catalyst An apparatus and method for achieving increased NOx removal efficiency from an emissions control portion of a fossil fuel fired boiler while controlling ammonia slip provides excess levels of ammonia above those levels conventionally employed in SCR and/or SNCR applications. The apparatus and methods comprise, in part, use of a NOx reduction system comprising at least one selective catalytic reduction system which receives ammonia in higher amounts than conventional practice from an upstream ammonia injection point, and an ammonia reduction system positioned downstream of one or more ammonia injection points and the NOx reduction system. The excess ammonia achieves increased NOx removal, while the ammonia reduction system contains at least one ammonia destruction catalyst which permits the NOx reduction system to be operated at an increased NOx removal efficiency without a corresponding increase in ammonia slip.
US07901640B2	Optimized counter-current flow baffle A new reactor design is presented for a counter-current flowing reactor. The reactor has a catalyst flowing down through the reactor, and over baffles. Gas is admitted under the baffles and flows up through the solid catalyst bed. The design includes slotted plates that extend from the bottom of the baffle in the reactor to a position near the catalyst outlet. The gas flows through the slotted plates and is directed up through the catalyst bed, while directing the flowing catalyst to the catalyst outlet ports.
US07901638B2	Oxidizing reactor for molybdenum sulphide and its associated process A reactor for molybdenum sulphide (MoS2), wherein MoS2 is ionized by an electric field generated by a first set of magnetrons at a frequency in the range of 2500-3500 MHz and heated by a variable magnetic field of 2500 Hz produced by a winding coil, resulting in the exclusive evaporation of molybdenite. MoS2 in gas state is then stimulated by a second set of magnetrons and, with the injection of air, oxidized until trioxide is obtained. Hot gases essentially containing molybdenum trioxide, sulphur dioxide, and nitrogen are conducted from a first body towards a second body though a first duct. Cold air is added to the second body through a second duct to cool the gas, and crystals formed by liquefaction settle and are removed through a lower duct while gases at a temperature of 600° C. are conducted through a higher duct.
US07901635B2	Method of multiple reaction in microreactor, and microreactor When fluids A and B are caused to flow together from a fluid introduction portion into a microreactionchannel, they are divided into a plurality of fluid segments A and B in a diametral section of the microreactionchannel at the entrance side, and are mixed with each other by molecular diffusion to perform multiple reaction while being caused to flow as laminar flows.
US07901632B2	Ultrasensitive olfactory system fabrication with doped aerogels An array of sensor elements is formed by the incorporation of sensing materials into porous structures, creating sensing systems with extremely large surface areas with sensing molecules attached to mimic the large number of cilia of an olfactory system. In each sensor element, the sensing material or molecules are attached to spacer molecules or groups, which are attached to linker molecules or groups, which are attached to the porous substrate material. More specifically, a porphyrin doped aerogel material is used. The porphyrin sensing material is attached to the aerogel throughout its high surface area pore space. The porphyrin is covalently bonded to the silica network of the aerogel with a triethoxysilyl group linker that covalently attaches to the aerogel, and an alkyl group spacer.
US07901631B2	Unit for measuring absorbance A unit for measurement of absorbance using a microchip has a microchip with a continuous cavity, a sample chamber, a reagent chamber, a reagent mixing chamber and a chamber for measuring absorbance, which is arranged in a straight line in the area of the continuous cavity. The microchip is located in a chip holder which has a capillary part which is arranged such that the light used to measure absorbance is delivered through the capillary part to the chamber for measuring absorbance, the capillary part having a smaller opening diameter than the diameter of the cross section which is perpendicular to the optical axis of the chamber for measuring absorbance.
US07901629B2	Cartridge device for blood analysis A cartridge device having a receiving portion for receiving a blood sample and a jack portion for receiving a plug; a stirring device for circulating the blood sample within the receiving portion; and an electrode holder having at least one incorporated electrode wire pair; wherein the electrode holder is attachable to the cell such that one end of the at least one electrode wire pair forms a sensor unit for measuring the electrical impedance between the two electrode wires of the at least one electrode wire pair within the blood sample and that the opposite end of the at least one electrode wire pair forms a plug portion being connectable directly to the plug for an electrical connection of the sensor unit to an analyser.
US07901628B2	Method for fractionating various components contained in a sample solution by liquid chromatograph mass spectrometer A method for fractionating a sample solution includes the steps of setting a first mass spectrometry condition and mass range information; setting a second mass spectrometry condition and mass range information; executing a mass scan by the mass spectrum acquisition portion under the first mass spectrometry condition and obtaining first mass spectrum data; extracting first chromatogram data from the first mass spectrum data based on the first mass range information; executing a mass scan by the mass spectrum acquisition portion under the second mass spectrometry condition to obtain second mass spectrum data; extracting second chromatogram data from the second mass spectrum data based on the second mass range information; switching the first and second spectrometry conditions and repeating the mass scan cyclically; adding the first and second chromatograph data to obtain a chromatogram data; and operating the fraction collector based on the chromatogram data.
US07901627B2	Filter with memory, communication and concentration sensor The present invention describes a system and method for accurately measuring the concentration of a substance within a filter housing. A concentration sensor and a communications device are coupled so as to be able to measure and transmit the concentration of a particular substance within the filter housing while in use. This system can comprise a single component, integrating both the communication device and the concentration sensor. Alternatively, the system can comprise separate sensor and transmitter components, in communication with one another. In yet another embodiment, a storage element can be added to the system, thereby allowing the device to store a set of concentration values. The use of this device is beneficial to many applications. For example, the ability to read concentration values in situ allows integrity tests to be performed without additional equipment.
US07901626B2	Fluid handling unit and fluid handling apparatus using same A fluid handling unit 16 has an outside large-diameter cylindrical portion 16a, an outside small-diameter cylindrical portion 16b and an inside cylindrical portion 16c, which are integral-molded so as to be integrated with each other. The inside cylindrical portion 16c has a plurality of slits 16d, which are extend from the lower end of the inside cylindrical portion 16c to the upper end thereof, for establishing a communication between an inside fluid housing chamber 30, which is formed in the inside cylindrical portion 16c, and an outside fluid housing chamber 28 which is formed between the inside cylindrical portion 16c and the outside small-diameter cylindrical portion 16b. The plurality of slits 16d are designed to cause the most part of a liquid in the inside fluid housing chamber 30 to enter the outside fluid housing chamber 28 due to capillarity when the quantity of the liquid fed into the fluid handling unit 16 is not larger than a predetermined quantity, and to allow the liquid in the outside fluid housing chamber 28 to enter the inside fluid housing chamber when the quantity of the liquid fed into the fluid handling unit 16 exceeds the predetermined quantity.
US07901622B2	Test element with a capillary for transport of a liquid sample The invention relates to a test element with at least one capillary for continuous transport of a liquid sample in a transport direction, with several zones succeeding one another in the transport direction in the capillary and containing different materials with which water has different contact angles α.
US07901621B2	Methods for removing biological residue from capillary walls in microchannels Methods for removing a residue of one or more biological materials deposited on the walls of a microfluidic conduit in microscale devices are provided. In an example of the methods, one or more colloidal-size particles, such as colloidal silica particles, are flowed in a fluid within the microfluidic conduit having residues of materials previously deposited on the walls thereof to adsorb to the materials and to remove such deposits from the walls of the microfluidic conduit.
US07901620B2	Method and device for cleaning circulation water The object of the invention is to provide a method for cleaning circulation water, which reduces the cost of operation and maintenance as much as possible, without a cumbersome cleaning operation such as by detaching electrode plates from an electrolysis cleaning tank and removing scale from inside the tank, and to provide a device used in this method. Accordingly, the present invention provides a method for cleaning circulation water, comprising the steps of flowing circulation water to be cleaned between electrode plates placed in a face-to-face manner between one another; and applying DC voltage between the electrode plates, allowing one or more metal ions contained in the circulation water to be precipitated onto the negative electrode plates by electrolysis, to clean the circulation water, wherein the electrode plates used are made of titanium plates, and wherein a desired amount of current flows, while an anodized oxide coating formed on the surface of the positive electrode plates is compulsively subject to dielectric breakdown by increasing the voltage applied to the anodized oxide coating. FIG. 1 is a representative drawing.
US07901619B2	Suspension for reducing odors The present invention relates to suspensions for odor reduction comprising a porous metal-organic framework material in a liquid, and also atomizer and methods for odor reduction using the suspensions. The invention likewise relates to the use of the suspensions for odor reduction.
US07901613B2	Vacuum mandrel for use in fabricating an implantable electrode A vacuum mandrel for use in fabricating an implantable electrode comprises a hollow body member and a first groove provided radially on an outer surface of the hollow body member. The first groove is adapted to receive an implantable electrode and retain the electrode in place with a vacuum pressure during an elastomeric encapsulation of the electrode. The vacuum mandrel further comprises a vacuum port provided in the first groove.
US07901610B2	Method for elevated temperature electrospinning Elevated temperature electrospinning apparatus comprises a pump upstream of or containing a resistance heater, means to shield applied electrostatic field from the resistance heater, and a temperature modulator for modulating temperature in the spinning region.
US07901607B2	Method of low temperature imprinting process with high pattern transfer yield The present invention is directed to novel methods of imprinting substrate-supported or freestanding structures at low cost, with high pattern transfer yield, and using low processing temperature. Such methods overcome many of the above-described limitations of the prior art. Generally, such methods of the present invention employ a sacrificial layer of film.
US07901605B2	Method of forming an alignment layer for liquid crystal display device The liquid crystal display device of the present invention comprises first and second substrates; a first alignment layer on the first substrate, wherein the first alignment layer includes (spacer S is oxygen, m=10˜10,000), the functional group R includes photo-sensitive constituents and/or non-photo-sensitive constituents, the photo-sensitive constituent includes a material selected from the group consisting of cinnamoyl derivatives, the non-photo-sensitive constituent includes a material selected from the group consisting of CnH2n, CnH2n+1, CnH2nOH, COCnH2n+1, COCnH2n, CnH2n+1−xFx, CnH2n−(x−1)F(x−1), CnH2n−xFxOH, COCnH2n+1−xFx (n=1˜10, x=1˜2n+1), and a combination thereof; and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates.
US07901604B2	Process for producing a three-dimensional object A process is provided for producing a three-dimensional object having the steps forming the object (3) in a container (1, 200) arranged within a process chamber (100) on a carrier (4) which can be displaced in the container by sequential selective solidification of layers of a pulverulent material (11) which can be solidified by the action of electromagnetic or particle radiation at positions corresponding to the cross-section of the object in the particular layer, characterized by the step of controlled removal of non-solidified pulverulent material (11) after completing the object (3).
US07901603B1	Process for producing adhesive polymeric articles from expanded foam materials Herein is disclosed a method for modifying the surface adhesion characteristics of expanded foams and beads or other expanded structures or components formed therefrom, whereby the expanded foams and beads or other expanded structures or components formed therefrom, are contacted with a composition containing at least one oxidizing agent and an activator. The oxidizing agent in the composition is present in a kinetically degrading state capable of producing at least one chemical intermediate that is reactive with the expanded foams and beads or other expanded structures or components wherein the expanded foams and beads or other expanded structures or components formed therefrom, are maintained for an interval sufficient to produce or modify functional groups in the polymeric substrate/virgin polymeric material. The oxidizing agent of choice is a halogenated bivalent oxygen compound. An activator comprised of one or more inorganic acids, inorganic acid precursors, organic acids or derivatives thereof or combinations thereof activate the oxidizing agent.
US07901600B2	Method for producing an optical sheet A lens film with small warpage even when a transparent base is thin is provided. Pole prisms made of a hardening resin are arranged along the extending direction on a transparent base made of a flexible material. The transparent base has a depression according to a valley between the pole prisms adjacent to each other. The pole prism has a sloping face extending to an inner wall of the depression. The transparent base is in contact with the valley. A layer not functioning as a prism, that is, a so-called skirt layer does not exist between the transparent base and the pole prisms.
US07901599B2	Method of and apparatus for molding a polarizing film The invention provides a molding apparatus capable of obtaining a reference mark utilizing characteristics of molding of a polarizing film in the course of molding the polarizing film, and adapted for large items small scale production of the polarizing film. The molding apparatus is made up of a molding box which is opened at an upper face, a closing valve attached to a suction port communicating with an inner space of the molding box, a vacuum source connected to the closing valve, pressing means provided at an opening edge of the molding box, and a mold having a concave spherical molding face and installed in the molding box, allowing the polarizing film to be sucked onto the molding face by vacuum suction to mold a colored concave and convex polarizing film. In the course of molding the concave and convex polarizing film by allowing the polarizing film to be sucked onto the convex spherical molding face by vacuum suction, the polarizing film is differentiated in stretching and is partially deep in color, thereby forming reference marks.
US07901598B2	Solid electrolyte and method of producing the same A solid electrolyte and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The solid electrolyte contains x atomic % of lithium, y atomic % of phosphorus, z atomic % of sulfur, and w atomic % of oxygen, in whichthe x, the y, the z, and the w satisfy the following expressions (1)-(5): 20≦x≦45 (1) 10≦y≦20 (2) 35≦z≦60 (3) 1≦w≦10 (4) x+y+z+w=100 (5), and apexes of X-ray diffraction peaks in an X-ray diffraction pattern obtained by an X-ray diffraction method using a Kα-ray of Cu exist at diffraction angles 2θ of 16.7°±0.25°, 20.4°±0.25°, 23.8°±0.25°, 25.9°, 0.25°, 29.4°±0.25°, 30.4°±0.25°, 31.7°±0.25°, 33.5°±0.25°, 41.5°±0.25°, 43.7°±0.25°, and 51.2°±0.25°, respectively, in the X-ray diffraction pattern, and a half-width of each of the X-ray diffraction peaks is not larger than 0.5°.
US07901597B2	Transparent conductive film, sintered body, and their production methods The present invention provides a transparent conductive film having high conductivity and a production method therefor. The present invention further provides a sintered body for forming the transparent conductive film and a production method therefor. The transparent conductive film comprises Ga, Ti, and O. The sintered body comprises Ga, Ti, and O. The method for producing a sintered body comprises the steps of: (a) mixing a titanium-containing powder and a gallium-containing powder; and (b) compacting and sintering the obtained mixture.
US07901593B2	Rare-earth doped fluorides and process for preparing The present invention is directed to rare-earth doped solid state solutions of alkaline earth fluorides having novel luminescence properties, and to a process for preparing them. The invention is useful as identifying markers on articles. Other uses include phosphors for plasma displays, optical frequency multipliers, optical amplifiers and the like.
US07901592B2	Illumination system comprising a green-emitting ceramic luminescence converter An Illumination system comprising a radiation source and a monolithic ceramic luminescence converter comprising at least one phosphor capable of absorbing a part of the light emitted by the radiation source and emitting light of a wavelength different from that of the absorbed light, wherein said at least one phosphor is an europium(II)-activated oxonitridosilicate of the general formula (Sr1-a-b-c-d-e-fCabBacMgdZneCef)Six-gGegNyOz:Eua, wherein 0.001
US07901590B2	Piezoelectric ceramic composition A piezoelectric ceramic composition that acquires excellent piezoelectric properties even when it is fired at a low temperature is offered. The piezoelectric ceramic composition possesses a composition corresponding to a solid solution that contains a first compound having a rhombohedral crystal-based perovskite structure, a second compound having a tetragonal crystal-based perovskite structure, and a third compound. The third compound is a compound oxide containing Bi as a first component element, Fe or Mn as a second component element, and a hexavalent metallic element as a third component element. The hexavalent metallic element is at least one kind selected from W and Mo.
US07901589B2	Propanediol soil resist compositions A soil resist composition comprises a) a polyfluoro organic compound having at least one urethane or urea, b) 1,3-propanediol, and c) a surfactant, the soil resist composition having freeze thaw stability.
US07901587B2	Manufacturing method for vibrator After an external shape of a photoresist layer is patterned with use of a Cr film as an underlayer, i.e., a metal film to serve as an anticorrosive film that resists crystal etching, and an Au film as a surface layer, the Au film is etched. After groove portions are then patterned, the Cr film is etched. Since no degenerated-surface layer cannot be formed on the photoresist layer with an etchant for the Au film, the groove portions can be patterned without any degenerated-surface layer according to this method, so that high-accuracy groove portions can be formed.
US07901581B2	Chromatography method The present invention relates to a simulated moving bed process, wherein at least one adsorbent is washed after binding of target compound and wherein the outlet of wash liquid from the adsorbent is subsequently passed onto another adsorbent for binding of target compound removed by the washing. In one embodiment, the method comprises binding of at least one target compound using three or more adsorbents connected in series and elution of target compound from said three adsorbents. After the binding to an adsorbent, wash liquid is passed across the adsorbent to recover desorbed and/or unbound target compound, and the outlet of such wash liquid is directed to the adsorbent after the next in the series, to which no feed has yet been added. The target compound is recovered by eluting target compound from the washed adsorbents.
US07901578B2	Method and system for treating an aqueous stream in the production of hydrocarbon A method and system for treating an aqueous stream in the production of hydrocarbon are provided. An osmotic operation is performed between the stream of produced water and a stream of draw fluid to transfer water from the produced water to the draw fluid, thereby diluting the draw fluid to form a stream of diluted draw fluid and concentrating the produced water to form a stream of concentrated produced water. The concentration of the produced water can facilitate the subsequent removal of contaminants therefrom, and, in some cases, the diluted draw fluid can be re-used, e.g., for injection into the well of the hydrocarbon production operation or as a fertilizing fluid.
US07901576B2	Composite water treatment vessel including liquid distributor plates The present invention provides: a distributor plate for a composite pressure vessel. The distributor plate includes a thermoplastic polymeric disk having a top side, a bottom side, a perimeter edge and a central opening. Radial slits are formed in the disk to define fluid flow passages through the disk between the central opening and the perimeter edge. The fluid flow passages through the disk are adapted to swirl fluid flowing through the disk from the bottom side to the top side around the central opening. The present invention also provides a water treatment vessel that includes one or more distributor plates, a method for manufacturing a composite pressure vessel that includes one or more of the distributor plates and a method for preparing a composite pressure vessel that includes one or more of the distributor plate for use as a water treatment apparatus.
US07901574B2	Quick disconnect liquid chromatograph columns A chromatography column comprising a chromatography tube, a piston tube with a porous obstruction that inhibits the movement of particle solids therethrough, and a quick connect/disconnect clamp for use in coupling the chromatography tube to the piston tube. This column is for use in a liquid chromatography process where fluid is pumped under pressure through the chromatography tube which contains a packed particulate solid. The clamp allows for the quick removal and replacement of chromatography tubes when the particulate needs replacement.
US07901567B2	Process for selective capture of arsenic in gasolines rich in sulphur and olefins A process for capturing organometallic impurities comprising at least one of a heavy metal, silicon, phosphorus, and arsenic, contained in a hydrocarbon feed comprising contacting the feed with a capture mass comprising at least one of iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn) deposited on a porous support at least one of aluminas, silica, silica-aluminas, and titanium, or magnesium oxides used alone or as a mixture with alumina or silica-alumina, the metallic element being in the sulphide form with a degree of sulphurization of at least 60%, and in which the feed to be treated is a catalytically cracked gasoline containing 5% to 60% by weight of olefins, 50 ppm to 6000 ppm by weight of sulphur and traces of arsenic in amounts in the range 10 ppb to 1000 ppb by weight.
US07901565B2	Reforming sulfur-containing hydrocarbons using a sulfur resistant catalyst A method of reforming a sulfur containing hydrocarbon involves contacting the sulfur containing hydrocarbon with a sulfur tolerant catalyst containing a sulfur tolerant precious metal and a non-sulfating carrier so that the sulfur tolerant catalyst adsorbs at least a portion of sulfur in the sulfur containing hydrocarbon and a low sulfur reformate is collected, and contacting the sulfur tolerant catalyst with an oxygen containing gas to convert at least a portion of adsorbed sulfur to a sulfur oxide that is desorbed from the sulfur tolerant catalyst.
US07901564B2	Mitigation of refinery process unit fouling using high-solvency-dispersive-power (HSDP) resid fractions Atmospheric and/or vacuum resid fractions of a high solvency dispersive power (HSDP) crude oil are added to a blend of crude oil to prevent fouling of crude oil refinery equipment and to perform on-line cleaning of fouled refinery equipment. The HSDP resid fractions dissolve asphaltene precipitates and maintain suspension of inorganic particulates before coking affects heat exchange surfaces.
US07901563B2	Preparation of industrial asphalt The present invention relates to a method for preparing an industrial asphalt comprising (1) heating an asphalt flux to a temperature which is within the range of about 400° F. (204° C.) to 550° F. (288° C.) to produce a hot asphalt flux, (2) sparging an oxygen containing gas through the hot asphalt flux for a period of time which is sufficient to increase the softening point of the asphalt flux to a value of at least 100° F. (38° C.), to produce an underblown asphalt composition; and (3) mixing a sufficient amount of a polyphosphoric acid throughout the underblown asphalt composition while the underblown asphalt composition is maintained at a temperature which is within the range of 200° F. (93° C.) to 550° F. (288° C.) to attain a softening point which is within the range of 185° F. (85° C.) to 250° F. (121° C.) and a penetration value of at least 15 dmm at 77° F. (25° C.) to produce the industrial asphalt.
US07901561B2	Method for electrolytic production and refining of metals The present invention relates to a method for electrolytic production and refining of metals having a melting point above about 1000° C., particularly silicon, where there is provided a first electrolytic cell having an upper molten electrolyte layer of a first electrolyte, a lower molten alloy layer of an alloy of the metal to be refined and at least one metal more noble than the metal to be refined. The lower alloy layer is the cathode in the first cell and an anode is positioned in the upper molten electrolyte layer. A second electrolytic cell is also provided with an upper molten metal layer of the same metal as the metal to be refined, said layer constituting a cathode, a lower molten alloy layer, said lower layer constituting an anode, said alloy having a higher density than the metal to be refined, and an intermediate molten electrolyte layer having a density between the density of the upper and lower molten layers. Both electrolytes are oxide based electrolytes containing oxide of the metal to be refined, and the electrolyte is in molten state and has a melting point below the operating temperature of the process. Raw material comprising an oxide of the metal to be refined is added to the first cell and direct electric current is passed through the anode to the cathode such that the metal to be refined is moved from the anode and deposited in molten state at the cathode. The two cells can be operated in two separate steps. One to produce an alloy and the other to refine metal from the alloy.
US07901557B2	Method for multiplexed capillary electrophoresis signal cross-talk correction The present invention provides a simple method to correct cross-talk, after the data have been generated. Adjacent signals are simply subtracted from the original observed signal with a repeating process. The data processing is stopped when a predefined condition is met. By this technique, cross-talk can be reduced from >5% to less than 0.1%. And as an additional advantage, this method provides a way to correct the cross-talk without the need to know which peaks are caused by the adjacent capillary signal.
US07901554B2	Biosensor A biosensor comprises a space part for sucking and housing a sample formed of two upper and lower plates, the two plates being stuck together by an adhesive layer, the space part for sucking and housing the sample being constituted so as to be partially opened in the peripheral part and partially closed by the adhesive layer, and has a working electrode having at least glucose oxidase immobilized thereon and a counter electrode on the same plane of the plate.
US07901551B2	Substrate holder and plating apparatus The present invention is to provide a substrate holder which can effect a more complete sealing with a sealing member and makes it possible to take a substrate out of the substrate holder easily and securely, and also a plating apparatus provided with the substrate holder. The substrate holder includes: a fixed holding member and a movable holding member for holding a substrate therebetween; a sealing member mounted to the fixed holding member or the movable holding member; and a suction pad for attracting a back surface of the substrate held between the fixed holding member and the movable holding member.
US07901550B2	Plating apparatus A plating apparatus can form a plated film having a uniform thickness over the entire surface of a substrate without a change of members. The plating apparatus includes a substrate holder, a cathode contact for contacting a conductive film formed on the substrate so that the conductive film serves as a cathode, a ring-shaped seal member for covering the cathode contact and bringing its inner circumferential portion into contact with the peripheral portion of the substrate to seal the peripheral portion of the substrate, an anode disposed so as to face the conductive film formed on the substrate, and an auxiliary cathode disposed with respect to the seal member such that at least part of the auxiliary cathode is exposed on a surface of the seal member. Plating is carried out by bringing the conductive film, the anode and the auxiliary cathode into contact with a plating solution.
US07901549B2	Gas evolving electrolysis system A gas evolving bipolar electrolysis system is provided which includes multiple cells. Each cell further includes a cathode, an anode, at least one inlet and at least one outlet for flow of electrolyte and the cathode and the anode are configured to maintain a variable interelectrode gap between the cathode and the anode. In some embodiments, the cell includes a membrane disposed between the electrodes and in some other embodiments the electrodes are coated with electrocatalysts configured to provide uniform current density on the electrode surface.
US07901548B2	Electrolysis cell with enlarged active membrane surface The invention relates to an electrolytic cell for the production of chlorine from an aqueous alkali halide solution, which mainly consists of two semi-shells, an anode, a cathode and an ion exchange membrane arranged between the electrodes. Spacer elements are arranged between the ion-exchange membrane and the electrodes for fixing the membrane in position and distributing the compressive forces, made of electrically conductive and corrosion-resistant material on at least one side of the membrane.
US07901546B2	Monitoring methods, systems and apparatus for validating the operation of a current interrupter used in cathodic protection The present invention includes systems, methods and apparatus for continuously, independently and in some cases remotely monitoring the operation of a current interrupter used to test a cathodic protection system, or the cathodic protection system itself, for verification of proper operation. Embodiments of the invention include electronic devices that may be temporarily attached to a current interrupter that is being used to test a cathodic protection system, or directly to the cathodic protection system itself. Embodiments of the invention monitor the activity of an interrupter by sampling the output (voltage and time) to identify the cycle(s) of the interrupter. The invention provides truly independent verification since it does not need to know in advance the sequence or cycle times of the current interrupter being monitored. The information obtained by the invention is output so that it may be provided to a user, displayed, downloaded or stored for future reference.
US07901544B2	Paper machine fabric leader A paper machine fabric leader includes a leader having a first end, a second end, a first leader face and a second leader face, the first end being connected to a paper machine fabric; and a solid sheet cover attached to the first leader face of the leader. A method for making the paper machine fabric leader is also disclosed.
US07901542B2	Coated papers for newsprint inks and processes for preparing them The present invention aims to provide coated papers for newsprint inks having fast ink drying properties comparable to those of conventional newsprint papers, without stickiness, and having good reproduction and sharpness of printed images comparable to those of coated papers printed using penetration drying type inks; as well as processes for preparing them. The invention provides for a coated printing paper for newsprint inks comprising a coating layer containing a pigment and an adhesive on a base paper, characterized in that the coating layer on the base paper has a coat weight of 4.0 g/m2 or more per side and that the coated paper has an oil absorbency under pressure of 20 g/m2 or more and a Bekk smoothness of 75 seconds or less; as well as a process for preparing the paper.
US07901541B2	Method and arrangement for impregnating chips The method is for the impregnation of chips during the manufacture of chemical pulp. The chips are continuously fed without preceding steam treatment to the top of an impregnation vessel that maintains atmospheric pressure. Impregnation fluid (BL) is added to the impregnation vessel and establishes a fluid level (LIQ_LEV). The chips that have been added establish a chips level (CH_LEV) that lies at least 3-5 meters over the fluid level. The temperature at the top of the vessel essentially corresponds to ambient temperature.Impregnation fluid BL is fed in to the impregnation vessel in such an amount and at such a temperature that the temperature that is established at the fluid level (LIQ_LEV) is established within the interval 90-115° C., preferably within the interval 95-105° C.
US07901540B2	Dense fluid delivery apparatus The present invention generally relates to a method and apparatus to produce and apply a variety of surface cleaning and modification spray treatments. More specifically, the present invention provides the simultaneous steps of selectively removing one or more unwanted surface contaminants, including extremely hard coatings, exposing a native clean surface layer and modifying said exposed and cleaned native substrate surface layer to energetic radicals and radiation to improve adhesion, wettability or coatability. Reactive species in combination with non-reactive, but chemically or physically active, species provide a reaction control and surface treatment environment by which contaminants and surface interlayers are oxidatively, physically and/or chemically removed or modified to prepare an underlying substrate surface for subsequent bonding, deposition, coating and curing operations. Substrates treated in accordance with the present invention have cleaner and higher surface free energy surfaces.
US07901538B2	Transparent conductive multi-layer structure, process for its manufacture and device making use of transparent conductive multi-layer structure A transparent conductive multi-layer structure having a smooth base material 1, a transparent conductive layer 2 formed on the smooth base material 1 by coating, an auxiliary electrode layer 3 formed in a pattern on the transparent conductive layer 2, and a transparent substrate 5 joined to the transparent conductive layer 2 and auxiliary electrode layer 3 through an adhesive layer 4. On a smooth peeled-off surface of the transparent conductive layer 2 from which the smooth base material 1 has been peeled off, various devices are formed to set up devices such as a dye-sensitized solar cell and an organic electroluminescent device.
US07901537B2	Liner panel having barrier layer A cargo trailer includes a floor, a roof and a side wall extending vertically upward between the floor and roof. The side wall includes a substantially gas impermneable outer liner panel and a substantially gas impermeable inner liner panel. The inner liner panel includes at least one glass and polymer layer and one gas impermeable barrier layer. The inner liner panel can also be used to form the roof and replace the outer liner panel.
US07901535B2	Apparatus and method for making cellular shade material An apparatus and method for making expandable honeycomb structures suitable for use as window coverings is provided. Material is fed to a folder and past a cutter. Adhesive is applied to the material downstream of the cutter and the material is cut to desired lengths. The cut strips of material are stacked with similarly formed strips to form the honeycomb structure.
US07901530B2	Fabric seams A method of manufacturing a fabric seam in a fabric for use as papermachine clothing, the fabric having loops at each of the fabric's transverse ends adapted for interconnection by way of a pintle to make the fabric endless, including the steps of bringing the ends into end-to-end disposition in order to interdigitate the loops, inserting a pintle in the interdigitated loops, heat setting to fix base yarns and the loops of the fabric in place, inserting at least one stuffer yarn, at least a part of which includes a low melt component, into selected void areas in the loops adjacent the pintle, adhering at least one batt layer to the seam by needling, and further heat setting to at least partially melt the stuffer yarn such that it deforms to substantially take on the shape of the void areas at the pintle joint, to bind fibers of the batt needled into the void areas and to bind adjacent yarns of the fabric.
US07901526B2	Window component stock transferring An apparatus for automatic feeding of elongated sheet stock from a stamping station into a roll forming station in a window component production line includes a transfer mechanism, a feed mechanism and a controller. The transfer mechanism is between the stamping station and the roll forming station. The feed mechanism is positioned at an entrance to the roll forming station. The controller is in communication with the stamping station, the transfer mechanism and the feed mechanism. The controller is programmed to engage stock material that extends from the stamping station with the transfer mechanism, transfer the stock material paid out by the stamping station to the feed mechanism, and drive the feed mechanism to feed the elongated sheet stock into the roll forming station.
US07901519B2	High strength martensitic stainless steel alloys, methods of forming the same, and articles formed therefrom A precipitation hardenable martensitic stainless steel that includes, in percent by weight, 11.0 to 12.5 percent chromium, 1.0 to 2.5 percent molybdenum, 0.15 to 0.5 percent titanium, 0.7 to 1.5 percent aluminum, 0.5 to 2.5 percent copper, 9.0 to 11.0 percent nickel, up to 0.02 percent carbon, up to 2.0 percent tungsten, and up to 0.001 percent boron. Articles formed from the stainless steel and methods of forming the same are also disclosed.
US07901511B2	Method of processing lignocellulosic feedstock for enhanced xylose and ethanol production The present invention provides a method of producing xylose from lignocellulosic feedstock. The method comprises disrupting lignocellulosic feedstock; leaching the lignocellulosic feedstock by contacting the feedstock with at least one aqueous solution for a period greater than about 2 minutes to produce a leached feedstock and a leachate; removing the leachate from the leached feedstock; acidifying the leached feedstock to a pH between about 0.5 and about 3 to produce an acidified feedstock, and; reacting the acidified feedstock under conditions which disrupt fiber structure and hydrolyze a portion of hemicellulose and cellulose of the acidified feedstock, to produce a composition comprising xylose and a pretreated feedstock. The xylose may be purified from the pretreated feedstock or it may be converted to ethanol with the pretreated feedstock.
US07901504B2	Concrete compositions A concrete which includes in parts by weight: 100 Portland cement; 50 to 200 of a sand having a single grading with a D10 to D90 between 0.063 and 5 mm, or a mixture of sands, the finest sand having a D10 to D90 between 0.063 and 1 mm and the coarsest sand having a D10 to D90 between 1 and 4 mm; 10 to 50 of a particulate, substantially non-pozzolanic material having a mean particle size less than 15 μm; 0.1 to 10 of a water-reducing superplasticizer; and 10 to 30 of water; which concrete is substantially free of silica fume; the concrete having a compressive strength greater than 100 Mpa at 28 days.
US07901488B2	Regeneration of an aqueous solution from an acid gas absorption process by matrix stripping Carbon dioxide and other acid gases are 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 matrix stripping configuration, less energy is consumed. The matrix stripping configuration uses two or more reboiled strippers at different pressures. The rich feed from the absorption equipment is split among the strippers, and partially regenerated solvent from the highest pressure stripper flows to the middle of sequentially lower pressure strippers in a “matrix” pattern. By selecting certain parameters of the matrix stripping configuration such that the total energy required by the strippers to achieve a desired percentage of acid gas removal from the gaseous stream is minimized, further energy savings can be realized.
US07901485B2	Radial counterflow carbon capture and flue gas scrubbing Vortex gas separation is forced in radial counterflow between counter-rotating coaxial centrifugal impellers. Feed is at the axis of rotation. Axial extraction of nitrogen and water vapor is driven by an axial pump and by back pressure from the tank while radially outward flow of carbon dioxide and scrubbing targets is driven by the impellers. Scrubbing of the concentrated targets is in high turbulence during a long residence time.Tiny centrifugation effects of innumerable turbulent eddy vortices in a shear layer between the impellers and in the tank are integrated by the forcing regime of the impellers and the axial pump. Radial vortices caused by shear between the counter-rotating impellers provide coherent sink flow conduits for axial extraction of nitrogen ballast. Fine fly ash (PM-2.5) scrubbing is concurrent with NOx and SOx scrubbing and with carbon capture. Mechanically assisted and highly turbulent wet scrubbing shear thickens fine fly ash and precipitates into clumps of sludge, so the wastewater stream is easily treatable and requires no large storage tank.
US07901480B2	Extruded porous substrate having inorganic bonds A method is provided for producing a highly porous substrate. More particularly, the present invention enables fibers, such as organic, inorganic, glass, ceramic, polymer, or metal fibers, to be combined with binders and additives, and extruded, to form a porous substrate. Depending on the selection of the constituents used to form an extrudable mixture, the present invention enables substrate porosities of about 60% to about 90%, and enables process advantages at other porosities, as well. The extrudable mixture may use a wide variety of fibers and additives, and is adaptable to a wide variety of operating environments and applications. Additives can be selected that form inorganic bonds between overlapping fibers in the extruded substrate that provide enhanced strength and performance of the porous substrate in a variety of applications, such as, for example, filtration and as a host for catalytic processes, such as catalytic converters.
US07901479B2	Filter cassette rack A filter cassette rack and tracks wherein the rack is a three dimensional rectangular rack having at least two opposing open sides, sealing and non-sealing support tracks span the rack providing filter cassette guides and sealing means for a plurality of filter cassettes.
US07901473B2	Pre-burning, dry process methodology and systems for enhancing solid fuel properties Measurements are taken of moisture, BTU/lb (British Thermal Units per pound), ash, forms of sulfur, volatile material, grindability, and absorption properties of any of a wide variety of mine-run solid fuels. Using that information, a dry electromagnetic process technology has been developed that can be controlled and monitored to selectively alter and enhance solid fuel properties for the application in question. Specific changes include altering the mechanical structure and chemical composition of solid fuels such as coal, coal coke or petroleum coke, increasing the BTU/lb to optimum levels, decreasing all forms of sulfur, and decreasing ash, while maintaining the BTU/lb of the fuels. A new family of solid fuel designer coals not found in nature can be produced via these methods and apparatus.
US07901466B2	Method for preparing a suspension containing phosphate The invention relates to a method for preparing a suspension containing phosphate stepwise directly from raw materials, from phosphoric acid of fertilizer quality, a base and organic additives. In accordance with the method, the phosphoric acid is preneutralised with the base, the organic additives are added, nucleation is controlled and phosphate salts are cooling crystallised in order to form a suspension. The phosphate suspension prepared with the method of the invention is applicable to seed coating.
US07901465B2	One-part hair dye composition An oil-in-water type one-part hair dye composition containing components (A), (B), (C) and (D); (A) a direct dye; (B) a hydrocarbon oil; (C) a polyoxyalkylene-modified dimethylpolysiloxane with an HLB of 7 or higher; and (D) an aromatic alcohol; wherein the content ratio by mass of the component (B) to the component (C), (B)/(C) is 0.05 to 10.
US07901460B2	Intervertebral disc implants and methods for manufacturing and using the same Described are intervertebral disc implants that include an elastomeric polymer body, especially a hydrogel body, and a superelastic element. Also described are methods for making and using such implants.
US07901458B2	Intervertebral spacer and insertion tool An implant for placing in the spine is disclosed. The implant has a tool engaging surface on its trailing end configured for intimate engagement with an insertion tool. The insertion tool configuration is particularly suited for implants made of brittle materials including bone and bone substitutes. Also disclosed is an insertion tool having a gripping end adapted for intimate engagement with an implant. In one embodiment, the insertion tool is operable by axial movement of one gripping arm with respect to the other.
US07901449B2	Bifurcated endoluminal prosthesis An introducer for delivering into the vasculature a straight or bifurcated stent or prosthesis; a method for delivering into the vasculature a straight or bifurcated stent or prosthesis; a method of treating and angeological disease using a bifurcated stent; an endoluminal stent having perpendicular hoop members, each hoop member formed of wire in a sinuous configuration, at least some of juxtaposed apices in neighboring hoops being secured to one another, such stents also forming axially aligned segments in straight stents, and segments of bifurcated stents in particular embodiments. Certain embodiments of such stents also include barbs, fabric covering and radiopaque markers.
US07901448B2	Vascular prothesis having interdigitating edges and methods of use The present invention is directed to an implantable vascular prosthesis configured for use in a wide range of applications, such as treating aneurysms, maintaining patency in a vessel, and providing controlled delivery of therapeutic agents to a vessel wall. The prosthesis comprises a helical body having a plurality of turns, wherein the proximal and distal edges of the turns of the prosthesis has a pattern that interdigitates when the prosthesis assumes the deployed configuration. The prosthesis optionally may comprise a radially expanding distal portion coupled to the helical body for facilitating placement of the prosthesis within a body vessel.
US07901445B2	Intracranial stent and method of use A stent and stent catheter for intra-cranial use.
US07901443B2	Method and apparatus for inflating a warming blanket A warming blanket is provided that includes a first sheet and a second sheet sealed at least along a common edge. An air inlet is provided on the warming blanket where the first sheet and the second sheet are not sealed. An inlet opening device is attached to the inlet opening. The inlet opening device separates the first sheet from the second sheet at the inlet opening in the absence of an opposing force. Methods of forming and using the warming blanket are also provided.
US07901438B2	Method and apparatus for spinal stabilization A method and apparatus of limiting at least one degree of movement between a superior vertebrae and an inferior vertebrae of a patient includes advancing a distal end of a stabilization device into a pedicle of the inferior vertebrae. A proximal portion of the stabilization device is positioned such that the proximal portion limits at least one degree of movement between a superior vertebrae and an inferior vertebrae by contacting a surface of the superior vertebrae.
US07901434B2	Vertebral rod assemblies and methods A vertebral rod assembly with first and second members that may rotate about a first axis. Each of the first and second members includes a base and a vertebral support rod extending from the base. An extension extends from the base on the first member into an opening formed in the base of the second member. A ring is sized to extend around the extension. A fastener engages with the ring to lock the first and second members, and to prevent relative rotation between the first member and second member.
US07901427B2	Filter element with retractable guidewire tip A medical guidewire assembly comprises a guidewire having a flexible tip. A medical device such as a collaptible filter for use as an embolic protection device is mounted on the guidewire. The filter is advanced through a body lumen with the guidewire tip extending distally. At a first location the filter is advanced relative to the tip to a location which is distally advanced from the first location. Placement of the filter in an optimal distal location is thereby achieved.
US07901425B2	Iliac bifurcation balloon catheter A balloon catheter may be used to access side branch arteries such as the iliac artery. The catheter includes a guidewire configured to carry a balloon and deploy directly in a branch leg without traversing acute bends.
US07901424B2	Surgical saw blade having at least one pair of opposed teeth shaped as right triangles A cutting saw blade for use with an oscillatory power tool used in surgical bone cutting procedures including a blade having a distal end provided with teeth whose tips are located on a tangent line perpendicular to the long axis of the blade. The teeth are configured substantially as right triangles with their hypotenuses facing either towards the center of the blade or away from the center of the blade. A central tooth can be optionally provided. The surgical saw blade may have a distal end having at least one pair of teeth configured to be adjacent to each other and each of the pair of teeth is configured as a right triangle each having a hypotenuse which is oriented at least one of towards and away from the centrally positioned long axis.
US07901422B2	Surgical knife safety handle A surgical knife safety device having a handle, a blade connected to the handle, and a guard carried by the handle for sliding movement between a retracted position in which the blade is exposed for use, and an extended position for covering the sharp cutting edge of the blade. In the retracted position, an enlarged guard radius is provided at the distal end of the handle to allow improved handle control and blade orientation. The enlarged guard radius is positioned to allow the user to firmly grip a large distal handle portion which is preferably molded as a single piece with the blade holder, preventing unwanted blade or handle movement due to guard mechanism tolerances. A spring, such as leaf spring, and a pair of detents or slots are provided to fix the guard in the extended or retracted position, and provide resistance during movement between the two positions. Additionally, an antitravel mechanism is incorporated in the guard to prevent accidental retraction from the fully extended position.
US07901419B2	Telemetrically controlled band for regulating functioning of a body organ or duct, and methods of making, implantation and use Apparatus and methods are provided comprising an implantable non-hydraulic ring that encircles and provides a controllable degree of constriction to an organ or duct and an external control that powers and controls operation of the ring. The ring includes a rigid dorsal periphery that maintains a constant exterior diameter, and a compliant constriction system that reduces intolerance phenomena. A high precision, energy efficient mechanical actuator is employed that is telemetrically powered and controlled, and maintains the ring at a selected diameter when the device is unpowered, even for extended periods. The actuator provides a reversible degree of constriction of the organ or duct, which is readily ascertainable without the need for radiographic imaging. Methods of use and implantation also are provided.
US07901416B2	Apparatus and method for performing a bypass procedure in a digestive system Surgical instrumentation and methods for performing a bypass procedure in a digestive system incorporate laparoscopic techniques to minimize surgical trauma to the patient. The instrumentation includes an outer guide member dimensioned for insertion and passage through an esophagus of a patient and defining an opening therein extending at least along a portion of the length of the outer guide member, an elongate anvil delivery member at least partially disposed within the opening of the outer guide member and being adapted for longitudinal movement within the outer guide member between an initial position and an actuated position and an anvil operatively engageable with the delivery member. The anvil includes an anvil rod defining a longitudinal axis and an anvil head connected to the anvil rod. The anvil head is at least partially disposed within the opening of the outer guide member when in the initial position of the delivery member and is fully exposed from the distal end of the outer guide member upon movement of the delivery member to the actuated position.
US07901412B2	Method for the fixation of bone structures The invention facilitates the fixation of bone fractures. In a particular embodiment, a method for fixing bone fractures comprises the steps of: inserting a head component coupled to a wire through a first bone portion and anchoring the head component in a second bone portion, inserting a cap over the wire toward the head component until the cap contacts the second bone portion, and applying pressure to the wire using a tensioner to reduce the distance between the first bone portion and the second bone portion. The excess wire beyond the cap can then be removed.
US07901406B1	Contoured reamer teeth An acetabular reamer (10′) for cutting a required cut shape. The reamer has a cutting shell (12′) having a series of doubly curved cutting teeth (16′) thereon of a quantity to substantially reduce a cutting pressure on each tooth as well as to reduce a size of a typical chip generated upon cutting. Substantially all the teeth each have a matched arc cutting edge (20′) of substantial length that has a cutting profile which substantially matches a profile of a shape to be cut. Such a configuration reduces the number of teeth required to cut the shape.
US07901405B2	Minimally invasive surgical reamer and connection An acetabular reamer (10) has a cutting structure (12) rotatable about a longitudinal axis (14) with a domed shell portion (16). The shell (16) has an outer surface (18) presenting multiple cutting sites (20) and an inner surface (22) for accumulation of debris. The shell (16) has a static insertion profile area that is defined by a pair of first curved portions (24) generated about a first radius (30) with a center that lies on the axis (14) and a pair of second curved portions (26) generated about a center that is spaced apart from the axis. The cutting structure (12) has a circular dynamic profile area generated upon rotation of the reamer (10) by a handle (40). Both the static insertion area and dynamic profile area lie transverse to the axis (14), the former being smaller than the latter. Several distinctive alignment structures (38) are described, alone and in combination with reamers (10) having a conventional hemispherical shell (15), as well as in combination with those present reamers (10) that are less invasive.
US07901402B2	Expandable catheter having two sets of electrodes A catheter includes a first plurality of expandable leads and a second plurality of expandable leads separate and longitudinally spaced-apart from the first plurality to deliver energy to a hollow anatomical structure, such as vein, fallopian tube, hemorrhoid, esophageal varix, to effectively ligate that structure. Each of the leads includes an electrode located at the distal end of the respective electrode lead. Polarizations of the leads may be selected to achieve the power distribution desired. Each electrode lead includes an outward bend such that when a movable sheath is moved out of contact with the leads, they expand outwardly into apposition with an inner wall of the structure to be ligated. High frequency energy can be applied from the leads to create a heating effect in the surrounding tissue of the anatomical structure. The diameter of the hollow anatomical structure is reduced by the heating effect, and the electrodes are freely moved inward by the shrinking structure while still maintaining apposition with the inner wall of the shrinking structure.
US07901399B2	Interchangeable surgical instrument A robotic medical system comprises a medical instrument assembly having a retainer, a serial array of instruments disposed in the retainer, a chamber, and an instrument driver. The robotic medical system further comprises a user interface configured for generating at least one command signal, a drive unit coupled to the first mechanism, second mechanism, and instrument driver, and an electric controller configured, in response to the command signal(s), for directing the drive unit to linearly displace the array of instruments within the retainer, to displace a selected one of the instruments from the retainer into the chamber, and to distally advance the instrument driver within the chamber to engage the selected instrument.
US07901398B2	Failsafe reconfigurable surgical apparatus A reconfigurable surgical apparatus that includes a surgical instrument assembly that is formed with a hollow manipulation shaft. A linearly or rotationally movable prime mover is received within the shaft and is activated by an actuator located at a proximal end. A coupler is formed about a distal end of the shaft to have a capture ledge that is configured to releasably engage an interchangeable surgical tool that is formed with an anchor adapted to releasably mate to the capture ledge. The coupler may optionally incorporate a frangible portion that severs a portion of the coupler when the interchangeable surgical tool is removed from the apparatus to ensure single use operation of the tool. The apparatus may also have a predetermined mode of failure ensuring a known point of failure upon exposure to a predetermined force. The apparatus may also be partially enclosed by a shroud.
US07901397B2	Method for operating microchip reservoir device A method is provided for operating a device for the containment and controlled release or exposure of a chemical substance. The method includes (i) providing a device which includes a substrate having a plurality of reservoirs, at least one chemical substance stored in the reservoirs, a plurality of metal reservoir caps, each of which closes an opening of one of said reservoir caps, and power and electrode means for disintegrating each of said reservoir caps; and (ii) disintegrating at least one of said reservoir caps, using said power and electrode means, to expose or release the chemical substance, wherein said disintegration comprises using potentiostatic or galvanostatic control to a voltage potential at said at least one reservoir cap.
US07901392B2	Refastenable absorbent article and a method of applying thereof Absorbent articles such as disposable diapers, incontinent briefs, diaper holders, training pants and the like, having elastomeric ear panels and a fastening system that provides the user with different options as to how the absorbent article may be fitted to and removed from the wearer. The absorbent articles allow the wearer to choose between conventional and pull-on diaper configurations, or combinations thereof, and properly and comfortably fit a large range of wearer sizes. Further, the absorbent articles can be pulled on and/or off as a pant. This feature is provided by the ear panels which maintain sufficient tension to hold the diaper on the wearer throughout the period of use without harming the wearer's skin, while providing enough stretch to allow the diaper to be pulled up or down over the wearer's hips. The fastening system is refastenable for convenience yet strong enough to maintain the diaper in a fastened configuration without becoming detached if the diaper is pulled on or off the wearer.
US07901391B2	Disposable pants type wearing article A disposable pants type wearing article includes a chassis folded in two halves along a folding guide extending in a transverse direction and these respective halves of the chassis are joined to each other along lateral edges thereof to form the article. Leg openings are defined by upper and lower leg opening edges formed by incisions in the chassis so that these upper and lower leg opening edges extending at a level a predetermined dimension above the folding guide. Above the upper leg opening edges, waist elastic members are attached and, below the lower leg opening edges, crotch elastic member are attached to the diaper. Under the contraction of these elastic members, a transverse dimension of the zone in which the waist elastic members are attached to the diaper 1 becomes larger than a transverse dimension of the zone in which the crotch elastic members are attached to the diaper.
US07901386B2	Liquid transfusing tube and liquid transfusing tube set A liquid transfusing tube and a liquid transfusing tube set in which a liquid transfusing line can be extended readily and quickly. The liquid transfusing tube comprises a flexible tube constituting the liquid transfusing channel, a connector provided at one end part of the tube, and a pointed bottle needle provided at the other end part of the tube and being connected to the side of a liquid transfusing bag containing a liquid being transfused. A roller klemme and a drip tube are provided in the middle of the tube. The connector has two female connectors, a male connector, and an operating lever and the communication pattern between the inner cavity of the female connector and that of the female connector or that of the male connector can be selected by means of the operating lever.
US07901384B2	Dosage device A dosage device has a hollow barrel and a plunger slidable within the barrel, and a plurality of formations provided on the barrel and plunger and cooperating with one another to produce a sound signal and a pointed impulse, which corresponds to a predetermined dosage of fluid drawn into or displaced from the barrel. At least one of the barrel and plunger formations which are made of flexible material is configured to have a plurality of spaced-apart segments shaped and dimensioned to improve the quality of the sound signal.
US07901378B2	Systems and methods for treating a vessel using focused force Systems and methods for treating a vessel include devices having a main elongated element with a balloon at its distal end, an auxiliary elongated element wherein a distal end of the auxiliary elongated element is proximal to the balloon, and a core wire having a internal core wire portion and an external core wire portion, wherein the external core wire portion is external to the balloon. In some embodiments, a distal connecting element is attached to the distal end of the balloon. In some embodiments, the distal connecting element is positioned at a rotational distance from the auxiliary elongated element. In some embodiments, the balloon is a fixed wire balloon. Inflation of the balloon causes guidewires positioned within the device and external core wires to be pushed up against the lesion, providing a focused force for cracking the lesion.
US07901377B1	Injection device An injection device (10; 110, 210) is described of the type that receives a syringe, extends it, discharges its contents and then retracts it automatically. The injection device makes use of a fluid-damped delay mechanism.
US07901372B2	Daneshvar wound dressing, support units and methods, model jasmine A joint is created by stretching stretchable material and detachably/re-attachably attaching the stretched material to an attachment means such as a piece of hook-type fastener. The joint can be used in wraps for wounds, with or without supports.
US07901369B2	Massage tool and method for treatment of trigger points and other soft tissue disorders A massage tool and method for the treatment of trigger points and other soft tissue disorders on the human body is claimed. The tool comprises a plunger slidingly and sealingly disposed within a hollow sleeve. When the sleeve is held against a trigger point or otherwise affected area on the human body and the plunger is withdrawn, a negative or vacuum pressure of variable intensity and duration is created within the sleeve. When the plunger is depressed, the user can apply direct variable momentary pressure on the trigger point or otherwise affected area. Repeated cycles of direct momentary pressure and vacuum pressure help to resolve the soft tissue disorder and alleviate associated pain, which facilitates healing.
US07901368B2	Neurally controlled patient ambulation system Various embodiments of an ambulation system and a movement assist system are disclosed. For example, an ambulation system for a patient may comprise a biological interface apparatus and an ambulation assist apparatus. The biological interface apparatus may comprise a sensor having a plurality of electrodes for detecting multicellular signals, a processing unit configured to receive the multicellular signals from the sensor, process the multicellular signals to produce a processed signal, and transmit the processed signal to a controlled device. The ambulation assist apparatus may comprise a rigid structure configured to provide support between a portion of the patient's body and a surface. Data may be transferred from the ambulation assist apparatus to the biological interface apparatus.
US07901367B2	Wire guide advancement system The medical device includes a secondary wire guide and an advancement device. The advancement device has a tubular portion with a distal opening and a proximal opening. An edge region of the tubular portion forms the distal opening. A primary wire guide extends through the tubular portion. The secondary wire guide also extends into the tubular portion and has a distal portion configured to engage the edge region of the tubular portion. Accordingly, the secondary wire guide is advanced as the advancement device is translated into the blood vessel.
US07901365B2	Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue These and other objects of the present invention are achieved in a body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site that includes a single drive force generator. A plurality of penetrating members are operatively coupled to the force generator. The force generator moves each of the members along a path out of a housing with a penetrating member exit, into the tissue site, stops in the tissue site, and withdraws out of the tissue site. A flexible support member couples the penetrating members to define a linear array. The support member is movable and configured to move each of the penetrating members to a launch position associated with the force generator. A user interface is configured to relay at least one of, penetrating member performance or a penetrating member setting.
US07901360B1	Implantable sensor for measuring physiologic information An implantable sensor is provided that includes a piezopolymer sensor element including a body having a plurality of layers of a piezopolymer, and an attachment device configured to hold the piezopolymer sensor element in direct contact with at least one of a bodily fluid and bodily tissue such that the piezopolymer sensor element is configured to bend in response to motion of the at least one of bodily fluid and bodily tissue. A pair of electrodes are attached to the piezopolymer sensor element and the electrodes are configured to collect an electrical charge that is generated within the piezopolymer sensor element due to the bending of the piezopolymer sensor element.
US07901359B2	Ultrasound energy driven intraventricular catheter to treat ischemia A method and apparatus for improving blood flow to an ischemic region (e.g., myocardial ischemia) a patient is provided. An ultrasonic transducer is positioned proximate to the ischemic region. Ultrasonic energy is applied at a frequency at or above 1 MHz to create one or more thermal lesions in the ischemic region of the myocardium. The thermal lesions can have a gradient of sizes. The ultrasound transducer can have a curved shape so that ultrasound energy emitted by the transducer converges to a site within the myocardium, to create a thermal lesion without injuring the epicardium or endocardium.
US07901358B2	High frequency array ultrasound system A system for acquiring an ultrasound signal comprises a signal processing unit adapted for acquiring a received ultrasound signal from an ultrasound transducer having a plurality of elements. The system is adapted to receive ultrasound signals having a frequency of at least 20 megahertz (MHz) with a transducer having a field of view of at least 5.0 millimeters (mm) at a frame rate of at least 20 frames per second (fps). The signal processing can further produce an ultrasound image from the acquired ultrasound signal. The transducer can be a linear array transducer, a phased array transducer, a two-dimensional (2-D) array transducer, or a curved array transducer.
US07901355B2	Skin analysis apparatus including an ultrasound probe The present invention relates to an analysis apparatus for analyzing the skin, the which includes an ultrasound probe arranged to analyze the skin along an axis and a vibrator arranged to emit at least one shear wave to a region of the skin extending about the axis. The ultrasound probe is arranged to detect displacements induced in the skin by the propagation of the shear wave.
US07901348B2	Catheterscope 3D guidance and interface system Visual-assisted guidance of an ultra-thin flexible endoscope to a predetermined region of interest within a lung during a bronchoscopy procedure. The region may be an opacity-identified by non-invasive imaging methods, such as high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) or as a malignant lung mass that was diagnosed in a previous examination. An embedded position sensor on the flexible endoscope indicates the position of the distal tip of the probe in a Cartesian coordinate system during the procedure. A visual display is continually updated, showing the present position and orientation of the marker in a 3-D graphical airway model generated from image reconstruction. The visual display also includes windows depicting a virtual fly-through perspective and real-time video images acquired at the head of the endoscope, which can be stored as data, with an audio or textual account.
US07901346B2	Method for supporting vaginal cuff Described are methods and devices useful for supporting posterior vaginal tissue for various purposes such as treating or preventing vaginal prolapse or enterocele, especially in a patient not having a uterus, the devices including implants designed to contact the vaginal cuff and connect to sacral anatomy such as the sacrum or the uterosacral ligaments.
US07901345B2	Miniature X-ray unit A miniaturized x-ray apparatus for delivering x-rays to a selected site within a body cavity includes a catheter having at least one lumen and an x-ray transparent window at a distal end thereof; an x-ray source in the lumen adjacent said x-ray transparent window; a movable x-ray shield positioned to direct x-rays from the source through the x-ray transparent window to the selected site.
US07901344B2	Methods of reducing surgical complications in cancer patients A method of treating irradiated tissue, such as for revascularizing and preventing or reducing wound healing complications in a human or other animal subject having cancer. The method comprises administering to the irradiated tissue a therapeutic composition comprising one or more of platelet rich plasma, platelet poor plasma or platelet concentrate. In some embodiments the complications sought to be prevented and/or reduced can include: fibrotic tissue, prolonged would drainage, hematomas, seromas, fistula formation infection, pain, poor coloration, deficient vascularity, and desensitization in or around the irradiated site.
US07901340B2	Exercising machine An exercise machine (1)(101) has a work zone (20)(120) for performing physical exercise in accordance with a predetermined medical/sport program, a service zone (30)(130) adjacent to work zone (20)(120) and provided with a load group (31)(131), with the work zone (20)(120) and the service zone (30)(130) being located adjacent to each other and inscribable completely inside a minimum volume (V) of a predetermined height (H), width (L) and depth (W), and volume indicating means (40′)(140′) capable to render a visually discernible minimum training module (M) of predetermined dimensions which can be easily assembled and rapidly installed in a space of limited dimensions.
US07901338B2	Exercise apparatus and method An exerciser including a movable body support mounted on an exerciser frame for movement along tracks provided by the frame. A movable foot support extends from the exerciser frame. The movable foot support is adapted to be engaged by the user's feet to absorb the energy of movement in a first direction and to provide the user with a bouncing movement, which the user may translate into a movement of the movable body support in the opposite direction. The movable foot support may be provided as an attachment and retrofitted to existing exercisers, and, in some embodiments, may comprise independently movable foot supports for each foot. The exerciser may include a resilient resistance system coupled to the movable body support and a set of pull lines with user grips trained over pulleys carried by the exerciser frame. Also disclosed are methods for enabling users to exercise.
US07901336B2	Lower leg and foot rehabilitation apparatus The present invention is for the rehabilitation of stroke, brain or nerve damaged patients whose feet are paralyzed or unresponsive and must relearn lower leg and foot muscle control. A foot box can support a patient's foot with the foot box mounted above a flat base plate for movement by the patient. The foot box can be pivotally mounted by a swivel bearing to a shaft on the base plate with a forward end of the foot box supported by a wheel. A hemisphere support on the lower surface of the foot box permits movable support of the foot box when the swivel bearing is disengaged from the shaft and the wheel is raised. Attachments for the ends of handled pull cords are provided on the front corners and sides of the foot box. Pulleys on the base plate guide the pull cords.
US07901327B2	Device and method for cervical curvature restoration A neck rehabilitation device for exercising the muscles of a person's neck and upper back is provided. The device has a rear neck-engaging assembly that can be positioned at least partially about the person's neck for engaging a rear side of the person's neck. The rear neck-engaging assembly includes an elastic strap for extending and being stretched about the rear side of the person's neck to exert a forward-directed force on the person's neck. The assembly also includes a resilient compressible member providing resistance to compression for use in exercising the muscles of the person's neck and upper back while the elastic strap is stretched about the person's neck. A method of cervical curve restoration of a person's neck is also provided. The method includes stretching a reversed cervical curve forward and simultaneously exercising the muscles of the person's neck and upper back.
US07901326B2	User-specific performance monitor, method, and computer software product A method for determining an exertion parameter during physical exercise, user-specific performance monitor implementing the method, and computer software product. The method includes determining a propagation variable characterizing the user's propagation; determining a gravitational motion variable characterizing the user's motion in the direction of the gravitational field; calculating an inclination factor proportional to the inclination of a propagation base in accordance with the propagation variable and the gravitational motion variable; calculating a propagation factor proportional to propagation efficiency characterizing the user's ability to move with respect to the inclination of the propagation base, the propagation factor having a different calculated value based on whether the inclination factor is positive or negative for the same base value of the inclination factor; and calculating an exertion parameter that characterizes the user's energy consumption along the propagation route in accordance with the propagation variable, the gravitational motion variable, and the propagation factor.
US07901321B2	Automatic transmission with part-throttle shifting A power train for a machine is provided having a power source and a transmission, which includes a plurality of gears configured to produce multiple output ratios when selectively engaged. The power train also has a torque converter operatively coupling the power source and the transmission. A lockup clutch is associated with the torque converter, and the engagement of the lockup clutch is restricted so that the lockup clutch is engaged only when permissible gear ratios are actuated. The power train further has a controller in communication with the lockup clutch, the controller being configured to selectively engage the lockup clutch in either a first or a second shift mode with the number of permissible gear ratios being greater in the first shift mode than the second shift mode.
US07901320B2	Control device and control method for powertrain, program for implementing the control method, and recording medium containing the program A shock caused due to a change in the direction of torque transferred to an output shaft is reduced. There is provided a control device for a powertrain including a drive power source that transfers torque to an output shaft connected to a wheel of a vehicle, and a rotary electric machine that transfers torque to the output shaft via a transmission. When electric power generation performed using the rotary electric machine is restricted, if torque that decelerates the vehicle is transferred from the drive power source to the output shaft, a control is executed so that torque that does not decelerate the vehicle is transferred from the drive power source to the output shaft, and a shift control over the transmission is executed.
US07901319B2	Control device of vehicle-use drive device A transmission mechanism including a switching clutch or brake is switchable between a continuously-variable shifting state and a step-variable shifting state, and provides improved fuel economy by a transmission with an electrically variable speed ratio and high power transmitting efficiency by a gear type power transmitting device constructed for mechanical transmission of power. During four-wheel drive vehicle running with second drive wheels driven by a third electric motor, a switching control switches a differential portion to a continuously-variable shifting state, so that an operating speed of a first electric motor operated by an output of an engine as an electric generator is controlled to assure a higher degree of electricity generating efficiency, owing to the differential function of the differential portion, than when the differential portion is placed in a non-continuously-variable shifting state in which first electric motor speed and engine speed are determined by vehicle running speed.
US07901317B2	Reduction gear The reduction gear includes a plurality of first and second rollers that are disposed so as to directly come into rolling contact with the outer peripheries of first and second eccentric bodies; first and second retainers that maintain gaps between the first and second rollers in the circumferential direction of the first and second eccentric bodies; and first and second guide bodies of which the movement in the axial direction is restricted and which restrict the movement of the first and second rollers in the axial direction by coming into direct contact with ends of the first and second rollers.
US07901316B2	Oscillating inner gearing planetary gear system An oscillating inner gearing planetary gear system is provided which does not need to occupy a large space even in a state where a driving source is joined. In particular, the axial length thereof can be shortened, and a large diameter hollow shaft therethrough can be formed. The oscillating inner gearing planetary gear system (100) is configured in such a manner that rotation of an input shaft (104) is reduced by internal oscillating bodies (116A,116B) oscillatingly rotating relative to an external gear (118), and the reduced output is delivered by the external gear (118) also serving as an output shaft. A middle shaft (108) is located parallel to the external gear (118) at a position more radially outward than the internal oscillating bodies (116A,116B). An orthogonal gearset (106) connects the middle shaft (108) and the input shaft (104) at a right angle. Power from the input shaft (104) is inputted from a direction radially outward of the internal oscillating bodies (116A,116B) through the middle shaft (108).
US07901313B2	Power transmission belt and process for production of the same A power transmission belt comprises a compression rubber layer and an adhesion rubber layer both of which are formed of vulcanizate of an ethylene-a-olefin-diene rubber compound, with a preferred ethylene content of 55-85% in the compression rubber layer. A plurality of load carrying cords formed of fiber cords adhere to and embed in the adhesion rubber layer. The compression rubber layer has a modulus of elasticity in tension of a in the lengthwise direction of the belt and a modulus of elasticity in tension of b in the widthwise direction of the belt, and a and b satisfy the relationship: 0.9≦a/b≦1.2. The compression rubber layer may contain short fibers therein in an amount of not more than 5 parts by weight in relation to 100 parts by weight of the ethylene-a-olefin-diene rubber, used in such a manner that the fibers are oriented in the lengthwise direction of the belt.
US07901312B2	Silent chain transmission device In a silent chain transmission, a silent chain composed of uniform link plates meshes with a sprocket having two or three kinds of teeth randomly distributed around its circumference. The teeth have a common tooth gap bottom diameter, and a uniform angular spacing, but have different heights and different tooth forms.
US07901310B2	Two-arm belt tensioner for a belt drive A belt tensioner for a belt drive is designed to connect an engine shaft of an internal-combustion engine to a reversible electric machine which has the function of starting motor and current generator; the belt tensioner comprises a fixed part and a pair of arms, hinged on a common pin carried by the fixed part and provided with respective idle pulleys, and a spring, which forces the two arms towards one another so as to load the pulleys elastically against respective branches of the belt. The two arms of the belt tensioner are provided with respective first arrest elements, which are designed to interact with the fixed portion to define respective positions of arrest of the arms themselves under the action of the spring, and respective second arrest elements, which are designed to interact with the fixed portion to define respective positions of end-of-travel of the arms under the action of the pull of the belt.
US07901309B2	Tensioner for a timing chain A tensioner has a base plate and a pivot arm. A first end of the pivot arm is pivotally mounted to the base plate for rotation about a first axis. A spring biases the pivot arm to rotate in a tensioning direction. A push rod assembly is pivotally mounted to the second end of the pivot arm. The push rod assembly is rotatable about a second axis extending parallel to the first axis. The push rod assembly frictionally engages the pivot arm generating frictional forces counter acting and damping the spring bias. When the tensioning guide is forced to rotate in the tensioning direction, the acting moment arm of the push rod force causing the guide to rotate towards the endless drive, is considerable longer at the end of the tensioning stroke than in the beginning of the stroke.
US07901306B2	Electronic marker stakes for sports fields A marker stake for locating a boundary reference point on a sports field can be buried and out of sight when not in use, and then quickly located using an electronic receiver which detects a signal emitted by an electronic marker in the marker stake. Various field boundary indicators can be removably attached to the marker stake. The stake may be embodied in a cylindrical body constructed of a moldable polymer with a socket at one end for receiving a pin or post of the field boundary indicator, and the electronic marker embedded inside the body. The electronic marker may be a passive LC marker tuned to a frequency associated with a known field sport. Different sets of such marker stakes tuned to different frequencies may be used to mark and relocate reference points for multiple sports played on the same field.
US07901304B1	Golf teaching device The training device is made in two pieces that are mirror image of each other. In the first embodiment which is used to improve an individual's general swing the two pieces are laid together such that the two inclines form a valley. To use the device one steps on the inclines and places his feet approximately shoulder length apart in parallel with the valley. One then takes up a stance to swing. As he practices swinging the golf club he noticed how his body feels with the weight on the insides of his feet. By him standing on the inclines he will keep his feet, hips, shoulders in the proper position for a correct swing.
US07901301B2	Golf ball having visually enhanced non-uniform thickness intermediate layer A golf ball with at least one core layer, at least one intermediate layer, and at least one cover layer. Any combination of the layers of the golf ball may feature a visually enhancing means. The cover layer is preferably translucent and provides a view to the intermediate layer and/or the core layer. The intermediate layer has a non-uniform thickness. The core may comprise a non-spherical insert. The intermediate layer and the core layer may affect the spin rate of the golf ball. The intermediate layer may be used to indicate the alignment of the golf ball.
US07901300B2	Multi-piece solid golf ball The present invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball, of which flight distance is improved by accomplishing high launch angle and low spin amount, when hit by golfers, who swing a golf club at low head speed, using a middle iron club to a driver. The present invention relates to multi-piece solid golf ball comprising a center, an intermediate layer formed on the center and a cover covering the intermediate layer, wherein the intermediate layer is formed from only one material having a flexural stiffness of 400 to 5,000 MPa.
US07901293B2	Game system, game apparatus, and storage medium having game program stored therein In a game system of the illustrative embodiments, a slave machine a process of lengthening a frame cycle at times k1 and k2 by a time period of j1 and a time period of j2, respectively, thereby establishing synchronization with a master machine. Also, the master machine carries out a process of lengthening the frame cycle thereof by a time period of i at time h1 to deliberately cause the frame cycle to tend to be slower than the frame cycle of the slave machine, thereby causing the slave machine to adjust the frame cycle thereof so as to be lengthened by a time period of j3 at time k3. Accordingly, it is possible to secure a minimum length of the process cycle with consideration of an individual difference between game apparatuses
US07901292B1	Method for comparing performances on remotely located courses A method and system are disclosed for comparing the performance of a participant in an event that includes movement along a course to another performance. The performance by the participant is monitored. Using a geographic database that represents the area in which the course is located, the participant's performance is compared to another performance. Then, the participant is provided with information comparing the performances.
US07901287B2	Gaming device having offer and acceptance game with a plurality of award pools, a reveal feature, and a modify feature A gaming device having an offer and acceptance game with a plurality of award pools, a reveal feature and a modify feature. When the game is initiated, the gaming device randomly selects a pre-determined pool of awards from a plurality of pre-determined pools of awards which each includes a pre-determined initial award or offer. The awards included in the selected pool of awards are displayed to the player. The gaming device randomly associates the plurality of awards from the selected pre-determined pool of awards with a plurality of selectable selections. The gaming device enables the player to either accept the initial award or select one of the selections. If the player accepts the initial award, the player obtains the initial award and the game ends. If the player selects one of the selections, the gaming device reveals the alternate award associated with the player selected selection, the player obtains the revealed alternate award and the game ends. In one embodiment, after the player has obtained or accepted an award, the gaming device provides the player an opportunity to modify or increase the obtained award by selecting a masked choice which is associated with a modifier.
US07901276B2	Microbiocidal control in the processing of meat-producing four-legged animals Methods of processing four-legged slaughter animals for consumption as meat and/or meat product(s) are described. The methods comprise: I) contacting exterior surfaces of the live animal at least once with a microbiocidal solution formed from mixing together at least (i) water and (ii) at least one 1,3-dibromo-5,5-dialkylhydantoin, such contacting occurring at least once when the animal is en route to being slaughtered but before it is killed by exsanguination; or II) contacting the carcass of the animal, after exsanguination, with a microbiocidal solution formed from mixing together at least (i) water and (ii) at least one 1,3-dibromo-5,5-dialkylhydantoin or III) contacting at least one raw meat product and/or at least one processed meat product derived from the carcass. The contacting can be done one or more times in each of I), II), and III). Considerable advantages, which are described, are realized when using such methods.
US07901271B2	Shimless dual arbor scrap chopper A dual arbor chopper that is configured such that the knife blades of the chopper do not require shims after being sharpened. The arbors utilize a blade attachment recess that is oriented in an opposite direction as existing arbors used in choppers, in combination with a clamping block to provide support against the cutting force against the blade. An attachment fastener is provided to attach the clamping block and the knife blade to the arbor through an aperture provided in the clamping block and the knife blade. The cutting edge is positioned in the same location in the new and sharpened condition, thus eliminating the need for shims.
US07901270B2	Method and apparatus for precision polishing of optical components A method of polishing objects using an apparatus comprised of a rotary positioning device comprising a turret; a base mounted on the turret; a drive wheel connected to a rotatable shaft, the drive wheel having a perimeter, and the rotatable shaft disposed in a housing. The polishing wheel assembly may include an elongated arm including a proximal end joined to the base, and a distal end; a rotatable polishing wheel supported at the end of the elongated arm; and a polishing belt comprising an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface engageable with the perimeters of the drive wheel and the polishing wheel. The method is comprised of contacting the outer surface of the polishing belt to a contact region of the surface of the object; and controlling the contact region by rotating the elongated arm around the turret axis.
US07901267B1	Method for controlling the forces applied to a vacuum-assisted pad conditioning system A method and apparatus for conditioning polishing pads that utilizes an apertured conditioning disk for introducing operation-specific slurries, without the need for additional tooling, platens, and materials handling. The method and apparatus utilizes a vacuum capability to pull waste material out of the polishing pad and through the apertured conditioning disk to evacuate the apparatus through an outlet port. The apparatus also includes a force adjustment system for providing measurement and control of the force applied by the conditioning disk to the polishing pad.
US07901259B2	Method of indicating a deceleration of a watercraft A method of indicating a deceleration of a watercraft is disclosed. The method comprises creating a spray of water using a reverse gate of the watercraft. The spray of water extends above a water level of a body of water in which the watercraft operates. The spray of water is created when the reverse gate of the watercraft is in a lowered position and the watercraft is decelerating. An alternate method comprises creating a spray of water using a reverse gate of the watercraft only when decelerating the watercraft. A watercraft for carrying out at least one of the methods is also disclosed.
US07901255B2	Overvoltage protection magazine An overvoltage protection magazine includes a plastic housing, electric contacts, overvoltage protection elements, and at least one contact edge. The electric contacts are disposed in the plastic housing and have an insertion region and a contact region. The electric contacts are disposed in a row in the insertion region. The plastic housing has receptacles for the overvoltage protection elements, which are disposed on both sides (e.g., Left and Right) along the longitudinal direction. The contact regions of the electric contacts protrude into the respective receptacles and establish a first electric contact to the respective overvoltage protection element. The contact edge has spring contact elements in the region of the receptacles, which establish the second contact to the overvoltage protection element.
US07901253B2	Multiconductor jack and multiconductor plug A multiconductor plug (10) has exposed electrodes (11a through 11e) on a shaft portion (14) and an electrode (11f) located at an annular flat portion of a flange portion (15) perpendicular to an axial direction. A multiconductor jack (20) has a casing (21) forming a space capable of being occupied by the shaft portion (14) of the multiconductor plug (10), electrically conductive terminals (23a through 23e) that come into electrically conductive contact with the electrodes (11a through 11e) of the shaft portion (14) of the multiconductor plug (10), and an electrically conductive terminal (23f) having a contacting portion (23f1) for making electrically conductive contact with the flat electrode (11f) perpendicular to the axial direction and an elastic portion (23f3) that extends in the axial direction. The contacting portion (23f1) of the electrically conductive terminal (23f) presses against the electrode (11f) as a result of elastic forces parallel to the axial direction.
US07901252B2	Horizontally aligned jack mounts with vertically staggered jack bores The present disclosure relates to a jack assembly including a jack mount having a front side and a rear side. A jack of the assembly is adapted to be slidably mounted in a jack receiving region of the jack mount. The jack assembly also includes a plurality of cross-connect contacts, and a rear interface assembly. The rear interface assembly includes a dielectric cover piece and a plurality of rear connectors that project outward from the dielectric cover piece.
US07901247B2	Electrical connectors and sensors for use in high temperature, high pressure oil and gas wells An electrical connector having no glass seals, while having a single electrical conductor embedded in a thermoplastic body, with a section of the electrical conductor also being enclosed within a insulating ceramic bushing, wherein the electrical conductor has an enlarged diameter portion sized to allow the enlarged portion to sealingly engage one end of the ceramic insulating bushing, wherein such engagement prevents the extrusion of the thermoplastic body along the electrical conductor through the interior of the insulating ceramic bushing. Alternative embodiments include electrical connectors having multiple pin electrical conductors and downhole sensors.
US07901243B1	Methods and systems for forming a protected disconnectable joint assembly A method for forming a protected disconnectable joint assembly includes providing a disconnectable joint assembly. The disconnectable joint assembly includes: an electrical transmission power cable including a conductor and a cable insulation layer covering the conductor, the conductor having a terminal end; an electrically conductive cable connector affixed to the terminal end of the power cable and having a connector coupling portion; a busbar including an electrically conductive busbar body, a busbar coupling portion extending from the busbar body, and a busbar insulation layer covering the busbar body; and a disconnectable coupling mechanism mechanically securing the cable coupling portion to the busbar coupling portion to provide a joint between the cable and the busbar. The disconnectable coupling mechanism is selectively operable to disconnect the cable connector from the busbar without severing the cable. The method further includes: providing a joint cover assembly including a tubular, elastomeric cold-shrinkable sleeve body; maintaining the joint cover assembly in an expanded state using a removable holdout device mounted within the sleeve body; mounting the joint cover assembly on the holdout over the joint between the cable and the busbar; and thereafter removing the holdout device from the joint cover assembly to release the sleeve body to contract onto the disconnectable joint assembly such that the sleeve body circumferentially surrounds the joint between the cable and the busbar, overlaps portions of the cable insulation layer and the busbar insulation layer adjacent the joint, and applies a persistent radially compressive load on the cable insulation layer and the busbar insulation layer.
US07901238B1	Terminal block and board assembly for an electrical connector A terminal block for electrically coupling conductors and terminal contacts. The terminal block includes a terminal base portion that has a mounting side configured to be mounted to a surface of an electrical component. The base portion has contact slots that extend from the mounting side therethrough. The contact slots are configured to receive terminal contacts that are electrically coupled to the electrical component. The terminal block also includes an organizer portion that extends from the base portion and includes channels that extend substantially parallel to the surface of the electrical component. The channels are configured to receive corresponding conductors. The contact slots of the base portion align with corresponding channels of the organizer portion so that the terminal contacts electrically couple the conductors.
US07901237B2	Tool and method for attaching and detaching modular plugs A modular plug attaching and detaching tool includes a first holder configured to accommodate a plurality of modular plugs in an aligned state and a second holder configured to press unlocking claws of the plurality of modular plugs when the second holder is attached to the first holder. The first holder includes an engagement groove extending in an inserting direction of the modular plug. The second holder includes an engagement part configured to engage with the engagement groove of the first holder by being moved in the inserting direction.
US07901236B2	Telecommunication patch panel A telecommunications patch panel, including a frame member including a plurality of connector module mounts; and a plurality of connector modules, each being coupled to one of said mounts in one of a plurality of positions about an axis of rotation, wherein a first side of each connector module of said modules includes a plurality first of connector jacks in electrical communication with a second connector jack coupled to an opposite facing second side of the module.
US07901235B2	Releasably locking auto-aligning fiber optic connector A connector assembly couples signal lines for an optical catheter by providing a guided releasable latching mechanism that ensures optimal alignment with only a single vertical dimension under control. A receptacle carrying a first signal line defines a channel for receiving a plug carrying a second signal line. A spring-loaded pawl on the receptacle locks to a retaining bracket on the plug when the plug slides into the channel, imparting a retaining force on the plug, the force having a first component normal to channel and a second component parallel to the channel to maintain the first and second signal lines in optimal alignment. The retaining bracket may include a sloped edge to allow for easy release of the pawl in the presence of a release force. The release force may be set to allow disconnection of the assembly without affecting catheter installation or causing patient discomfort.
US07901231B2	Lamp holding unit A lamp holding unit includes a coupling terminal and a main body. The coupling terminal includes a coupling plate extended in a direction crossing a longitudinal direction of a lamp. The coupling plate has a cutout portion to receive a lead line of the lamp so that the cutout portion of the coupling plate making contact with the lead line. The main body is coupled with the coupling terminal and guiding the lamp. Therefore, an electrical connection between the lamp holding unit and the lead line of the lamp is stabilized, so that noise or spark caused by mal-connection is prevented.
US07901228B2	Fully insulated fuse test and ground device A fuse test and ground device includes an insulated housing with a bore that extends from the front of the housing towards the rear of the housing. An electrical contact is disposed partially within the bore. A current interrupter, such as a fuse, is electrically connected between the contact and a testing ground lead. An eye, having it's surface insulated by the housing, can be attached to the housing and provide a connection point for manipulation of the device. A grounding bore extends from a second aperture into the housing and provides an electrical connection to the contact. A grounding plug can be connected to ground on one end and inserted into the grounding bore to create a permanent ground for the device. An annunciator is connected to the current interrupter such that the annunciator provides an indication when a current flows through the current interrupter.
US07901216B2	Magnetic connector for electronic device An electrical plug and receptacle relying on magnetic force to maintain contact are disclosed. The plug and receptacle can be used as part of a power adapter for connecting an electronic device, such as a laptop computer, to a power supply. The plug includes electrical contacts, which are preferably biased toward corresponding contacts on the receptacle. The plug and receptacle each have a magnetic element. The magnetic element on one or both of the plug and receptacle can be a magnet, which is preferably a permanent rare earth magnet although electromagnets may also be used. The magnetic element on the plug or receptacle that does not include a magnet is composed of ferromagnetic material. When the plug and receptacle are brought into proximity, the magnetic attraction between the magnet and its complement, whether another magnet or a ferromagnetic material, maintains the contacts in an electrically conductive relationship.
US07901214B1	Portable drawing system A drawing system including a portable storage housing; a drawing surface, moveably coupled to the portable storage housing by a biasing subsystem, the drawing surface including a storage mode and a deployed mode wherein the storage mode provides the drawing surface inside the housing and inaccessible for receipt of content and wherein the deployed mode extends the drawing surface outside of the housing and accessible for receipt of content; wherein transition of the drawing surface from the storage mode to the deployed mode activates the biasing subsystem and wherein the biasing subsystem automatically transitions the drawing surface from the deployed mode to the storage mode when operated by a user.
US07901213B1	Erasable marker screen assembly A marker screen assembly includes a housing, a first screen stored within the housing and movable to an extended position, and a second marker screen stored within the housing and movable to an extended position. The second marker screen has a writing surface designed to be repeatably written upon and erased and is configured to overlay at least a portion of the first screen when both the first and second screens are in the extended position.
US07901211B2	Method of treating autism using brain jogging system A computer system provides a series of visual flash stimuli to a user and then requires that the user process the visual stimuli to produce a verbalization that corresponds to the visual stimuli and/or a fine motor activity that corresponds to the visual stimuli. The visual flash stimuli are presented to a user via a display device and include letters, words and phrases. The fine motor activity includes inputting letters or words via an input device, such as typing on a keyboard. The system includes eye movement activities, letter flash activities and word flash activities. The content or visual stimuli provided during these activities, as well as the progression through these activities can be determined in part by the diagnosis of the individual user. The system can be used to treat a variety of mental disabilities.
US07901209B2	Method for automatically creating a dental superstructure for joining to an implant The invention relates to a method for automatically creating a dental superstructure for joining to an implant based on a digital model description of the shape. To this end: the actual clinical situation or an arranged clinical situation of the implant (3; 13) is recorded in the form of digital data; this situation is analyzed; the implant axis (5; 16) is determined; the optimal shape of the superstructure (1, 2) is calculated while taking a set of structural rules into account, and; a production machine is used for producing the individual parts from at least one blank (11) based on the digital data.
US07901207B2	Systems and methods for improved engagement between aligners and teeth A system and method for repositioning teeth in a patient jaw includes an attachment bonded to a tooth. The attachment has at least one force receiving component for receiving a force. A polymeric shell repositioning appliance is positioned over at least some of the teeth in the patient jaw. The polymeric shell has at least one force transmitting component for engaging the force receiving component to form a locus of engagement. The locus of engagement transmits the force and moves but is maintained as the tooth is repositioned. In specific embodiments the locus of engagement is maintained over a substantial range of motion. The force transmitted at the locus of engagement increases in response to the tooth lagging an intended position. A space between the positioned appliance and the tooth permits the tooth to move into an intended position.
US07901205B2	Gas burner with multiple concentric flame rings The invention concerns a gas burner (1) with multiple concentric flame rings, comprising: a central burner (2) with a central ring of flame orifices (5), and axial central gas injector (6) and convergent-divergent means (7) forming venturi; and an annular outer burner (3) coaxially surrounding the central burner and provided with at least one annular ring of flame orifices (9), gas injecting means (10) and convergent-divergent means (12) forming venturis; the gas injecting means (10) include several radial gas injectors (11) around the central injector (6); the convergent-divergent means (12) include several radial convergent-divergent conduits (13) forming tubular venturis coaxial respectively to the radial injectors (11) and emerging in the annular outer burner.
US07901203B2	Combustion chamber A combustion chamber (1), in particular in a gas turbine, has at least two burners (A-H) that are connected to a fuel supply (3) via controllable fuel valves (2′ and 2). Each burner (A to H) is assigned at least one optical measuring device (4) for detecting chemiluminescent radiation, and the combustion chamber (1) is assigned a pressure sensor (7) for detecting a combustion chamber pressure. The optical measuring device (4) and the pressure sensor (7) are connected to a computing and control device, which calculates a correlation value from the incoming measured values. A high correlation value signifies that the associated burner is prone to pulsation. The computing and control device (6) is designed in such a way that it determines the burner or a burner group with the highest correlation and controls the associated fuel valve(s) in such a way that more fuel is fed to the respective burner or the respective burner group, and the pulsation tendency thereof is thereby reduced.
US07901200B2	Molding apparatus A lower punch is arranged to be inserted into a cavity of a die from a lower side of the die. A upper punch is arranged to be inserted into the cavity from an upper side of the die to compact the powder filled in the cavity, in cooperation with the lower punch. A feeder supplies the powder into the cavity. A first cam driving system has a first cam for vertically moving the die relative to the lower punch. A second cam driving system has a second cam for vertically moving the upper punch. A third cam driving system has a third cam for moving the feeder forward or backward relative to the cavity. A contact member is connected to the first cam driving system. A stopper is located above or below the contact member and regulates relative vertical movement of the die with respect to the lower punch, in cooperation with the contact member. A fourth cam driving system has a fourth cam for vertically moving the stopper. The first cam, the second cam, the third cam, and the fourth cam are rotated in synchronism.
US07901196B2	Molding apparatus incorporating pressure uniformity adjustment A molding apparatus comprises first and second mold chases that are configured to clamp an electronic device therebetween, and a driving mechanism which drives the first and second mold chases to apply a clamping force onto the electronic device. A pressure adjustment mechanism communicates with at least one of the mold chases and applies an additional clamping pressure onto one or more portions of the mold chase. The pressure adjustment mechanism comprises movable supports that are displaceable in directions which are substantially perpendicular to the direction of the clamping force so as to transmit and apply the said additional clamping pressure onto the mold chase, and also a plurality of piezoelectric actuators which are operative to apply displacement forces to the movable supports in their displacement directions.
US07901194B2	Shaft coupling for scroll compressor A coupling mechanism for a scroll compressor comprises an orbiting scroll disk, a retention bolt, a bearing shaft and a retention nut. The orbiting scroll disk includes a first face configured to engage a stationary scroll disk to compress a working fluid, and a second face having a hub. The retention bolt is inserted into the hub. The bearing shaft is fit onto the retention bolt and includes a bearing surface for engaging a drive bushing of a drive shaft. The retention nut is threaded onto the retention bolt to retain connection of the bearing shaft with the orbiting scroll disk.
US07901192B2	Two stage reciprocating compressor and refrigerator having the same A two stage reciprocating compressor includes a casing. A first compressing unit is disposed in the casing and includes a first piston and a first cylinder, the first compressing unit being driven by a reciprocating motor to linearly reciprocate the first piston in the first cylinder to suck in and compress gas. A second compressing unit is disposed in the casing and includes a second piston and a second cylinder, the second compressing unit being driven by vibration of the first compressing unit to linearly reciprocate the second piston in the second cylinder to suck in and compress gas. A vibration transfer member transfers the vibration from the first compressing unit to the second compressing unit. The first and second compressing units extend in parallel and face toward each other.
US07901189B2	Wind-turbine blade and method for reducing noise in wind turbine Low-noise wind turbine blades are provided wherein metallic and/or polymeric cellular materials that are capable of bearing directional loads are used in the construction of wind turbine blade parts or entire sections. The use of such materials influences the air flow over them in such a way that the resulting boundary-layer turbulence is damped in a controlled way, thus weakening the noise scattering mechanism at the trailing edge, and the scattered acoustic waves are absorbed and attenuated by the material acting as an acoustic liner.
US07901187B2	Turbine rotor blade groove entry slot lock structure A blade lock structure for blading an axial flow turbine having a rotor and blades. The blades are inserted into an undercut blade groove of the rotor providing a positive lock between the blades and the rotor. The lock structure includes an entry slot located in the blade groove for receiving the blades for insertion to the undercut blade groove, and an insert space axially extending from the entry slot. The insert space defines a radially extending longitudinal axis. An insert piece is located in positive-locking relationship with the insert space, and a lock screw threadably engages between the insert piece and a closing blade inserted to the entry slot.
US07901186B2	Seal assembly A seal assembly (60) for sealing first and second static parts (40A, 40B) with opposed slots (44A, 44B) together forming a pocket (46). The seal assembly (60) comprises a floor strip (70) positioned adjacent the pocket's floor (48) and a ceiling strip (80) positioned adjacent the pocket's ceiling (50). A connection (90) of the strips' central portions (72, 82) provides a flat hinge between cooperating hinge portions (76, 86). A first set of the hinge portions (76A-86A) converge for insertion into the first slot (44A) and a second set of hinge portions (76B-96B) converge for insertion into the second slot (44B). After such slot insertion and pocket installation, the converged hinge portions (76A-86A, 76B-86B) resiliently diverge within the pocket to seat the floor strip's end portions (74A, 74B) against the pocket's floor (48) and to seat the ceiling strip's end portions (84A, 84B) against the pocket's ceiling (50).
US07901179B2	Axial turbine An axial turbine includes a plurality of stages each comprising a plurality of stationary blades arranged in a row along the turbine circumferential direction and a plurality of moving blades in a row parallel to the stationary blades, each of the moving blade being disposed downstream of a respective one of the corresponding stationary blade in a flow direction of a working fluid so as to be opposed to the corresponding stationary blade. Herein, each of the stationary blades is formed so that the intersection line between the outer peripheral portion of the stationary blade constituting a stage having moving blades longer than moving blades in a preceding stage and a plane containing the central axis of the turbine, has a flow path constant diameter portion that includes at least an outlet outer peripheral portion of the stationary blade and that is parallel to the turbine central axis.
US07901167B2	Machining apparatus with mechanism for retaining axial position of guide member When a slide member mounted with a tool reciprocates on a guide member reach one end and the other end positions of the guide member, permanent magnets provided on the guide member and the permanent magnets provided on the slide member repel each other to give the guide member forces for reversing its moving direction. The guide member is provided to be movable with respect to a base and repulsive forces between permanent magnets provided on the base and permanent magnets provided on the guide member are used to retain an axial position of the guide member.
US07901165B2	Aligning a machine tool with a target location on a structure An apparatus for aligning a machine tool with a target location on a structure. A machine plate positionable on the structure has a plate bushing providing a hole through the plate. The apparatus also includes a nosepiece for guiding a distal end of the tool through the plate bushing to the target location. The nosepiece has a collet configured to be moved at least partly through and sideward in the plate bushing to center the nosepiece on an element projecting from the structure at the target location. The nosepiece can be attached to the plate bushing to establish normality of the tool relative to the projecting element.
US07901161B2	Cutting insert and tool for chip removing machining An indexable milling insert having triangular shape, the cutting insert comprising a mounting hole placed centrally in the cutting insert, a first support surface and a second support surface, which support surfaces are parallel with each other and act as alternating support surfaces, that the cutting insert comprises three equally long sides, which extend between the parallel support surfaces, that the cutting insert is provided with main cutting edges, which are orientated perpendicularly to the center axis of the mounting hole as well as provided in such a way that a rotation of the cutting insert around the center of the mounting hole to an alternative insert seat alternatively a turning of the cutting insert to an alternative insert seat provides an identical location of the main cutting edges in relation to a piece to be machined, and that the wedge angles (β) of the cutting insert are in the range of 70°≦β≦85°. The invention also relates to a milling tool equipped with the milling inserts defined above. The cutting insert comprises planar support surfaces situated on the sides, and the support surfaces in the respective sides form mutual angles of 60°.
US07901154B2	Arrester bed system and method for airports and airfields An arrester bed system for a runway area of an airport or airfield comprising: an artificial surface securely install in the area; a base beneath the artificial turf, the base configured to slow a moving aircraft; and soil beneath the base.
US07901153B1	Disposable toothbrush apparatus A disposable toothbrush apparatus incorporates a dentifrice and at least one rinsing fluid within its hollow body. The apparatus includes a brush component having a series of bristles secured to it and an opening between the bristles that connects to an internal lumen within the apparatus containing the dentifrice for automatic dispensing thereof. The apparatus also includes a handle component with a hollow interior portion. The tapered upper end of the handle forms a coupling area adapted to fit within the lumen of the brush component. The hollow handle component contains compartments for rinsing fluid so that no external source of liquid is required to brush ones teeth.
US07901152B2	Fabric cleaning fluid and dispensing device A dispensing device (1) comprising a reservoir (3) for storing a fabric cleaning fluid (9) having a viscosity of over 10 Pa.s at rest or under an applied stress of up to 10 Pa, one or more dispensing orifices (13) in fluid communication with the reservoir (3), a movable platform movable (11) by means of a screw mechanism (19), whereby rotation of a screw (21) advances the movable platform (11) against the stored, fabric cleaning fluid (9) thereby dispensing a metered dose of the cleaning fluid (9) from the reservoir (3) to be dispensed via the dispensing orifices (13).
US07901151B2	Platen roller and recording device and sticking label printer provided with platen roller A platen roller is provided for conveying a thermally active adhesive sheet having a recordable surface formed on one side of a sheet-like substrate and a thermally active adhesive layer formed on the other side of the sheet-like substrate. The platen roller comprises a roller portion containing a compound suitable for use as a solid plasticizer in the thermally active adhesive layer of the thermally active adhesive sheet.
US07901150B2	Dual mode printer A wide/super wide digital printer comprising a printer head box that reciprocates from left to right across a wide or super wide printing table having a length of up to 20 cm that is supported by a fixed support, and a feed roller and a guiding roller that are moveably coupled to the fixed support, wherein the wide/super wide digital printer is configurable as a roll to roll printer by lowering the feed roller and the guiding roller to a lowered configuration wherein uppermost parts of the feed roller and the guiding roller are below upper surface of printing table, or as a discontinuous sheet printer by raising the feed roller and the guiding roller to a raised configuration wherein the uppermost parts of the feed roller and the guiding roller are collinear with the upper surface of the printing table.
US07901148B2	Camera carrier The invention is a camera holder, comprising an upper rigid element adapted for suspension from a substantially horizontal strap or belt and a lower rigid element with a substantially circular portion and a substantially rectangular portion, the substantially rectangular portion further comprising a coupling means adapted to enable flexible coupling of the lower rigid element to the upper rigid element. According to the invention, a coupling means of the lower rigid element allows it to alternatively be positioned substantially parallel to or substantially perpendicular to the upper rigid element, so that the lower rigid element, when positioned substantially perpendicular to the upper rigid element, is capable of supporting the weight of a camera or similar portable device. The diameter of the substantially circular portion of the lower rigid element is sufficiently large to permit passage of lenses or similar appurtenances of a camera or similar portable device.
US07901147B1	Splice protector installation tool and method of use An installation tool for installing and assembling a splice protector to a spliced region between a fiber optic connector and an optical fiber cable and a method of use are disclosed. Generally, the installation tool comprises a connector bay, a splice protector assembly area, and a cable management mechanism. The connector bay, and the splice protector assembly area, and the cable management mechanism are arranged substantially consecutively and substantially linearly on the workspace. The tool further comprises a cable component retaining feature positioned along and adjacent the workspace so that the retaining feature is proximate adjacent ends of the splice protector assembly area and the cable management mechanism.
US07901145B2	Mini optical subassembly A low-cost, high-speed micro-connector replacement for current electrical inter-connects and intra-connects on printed circuit boards is provided. The invention achieves its goal by including an optical transmitter module or optical receiver module mounted in close proximity to a modulator used to encode optical signals from electrical impulses or decode optical signals to electrical impulses. The micro-connector is mounted on a PCB in alignment with the transmitting or receiving modules and provides appropriate alignment and stop positioning of an optical fiber used for optical transmitting between transmitting/receiving modules.
US07901142B2	Diaphragm bearing hanger assembly A bearing hanger assembly for coupling rotating shaft components is disclosed which includes a mounting assembly for mounting the bearing hanger assembly to a supporting structure, a bearing assembly for supporting axial rotation of coupled shaft components, and a flexible diaphragm plate supported by the mounting assembly and operatively connected to the bearing assembly so as to accommodate misalignment of the coupled shaft components relative to the supporting structure.
US07901141B2	Hub unit bearing A sealing device 12b of a hub unit bearing O has a first slinger 16 fixed to an inner ring 5, a second slinger 17 fixed to an outer ring 1, and a sealing portion 18 which is fixed to the first slinger 16 and is slide-contacted with the second slinger 17. A magnetic encoder 20 is fixed to the first slinger 16. The magnetic encoder 20 and the sealing portion 18 are bond-fixed to the first slinger 16 with the same adhesive agent.
US07901134B2	Semiconductor temperature sensor Provided is a semiconductor temperature sensor having satisfactory linearity of an output voltage with respect to temperature. In a semiconductor temperature sensor (1), even if the temperature increases and a leakage current is generated at bases of a PNP (8) and a PNP (9), a current which flows into emitters of a PNP (7) and the PNP (8) is not affected by the leakage current by virtue of a leakage current compensation current of a PNP (14), and thus, the linearity of the output voltage with respect to the temperature is improved and the accuracy of the semiconductor temperature sensor (1) with respect to the temperature is improved.
US07901132B2	Method of identifying crystal defect region in monocrystalline silicon using metal contamination and heat treatment Provided is a method of identifying crystal defect regions of monocrystalline silicon using metal contamination and heat treatment. In the method, a sample in the shape of a silicon wafer or a slice of monocrystalline silicon ingot is prepared. At least one side of the sample is contaminated with metal at a contamination concentration of about 1×1014 to 5×1016 atoms/cm2. The contaminated sample is heat-treated. The contaminated side or the opposite side of the heat-treated sample is observed to identify a crystal defect region. The crystal defect region can be analyzed accurately, easily and quickly without the use of an additional check device, without depending on the concentration of oxygen in the monocrystalline silicon.
US07901128B2	Tapered aperture multi-tee mixer An apparatus and a method for mixing at least two fluid substances and carrying out or initiating a reaction between them, wherein the apparatus is a static mixer are described. The static mixer includes a fluid receiving chamber, a first conduit passing through the fluid receiving chamber and having at least one tapered aperture therethrough, and a second conduit operatively connected to the fluid receiving chamber.
US07901125B2	Wedge-shaped lighting device A wedge shaped lighting device includes a light source and a light guide plate disposed opposite to the light source, and the light guide plate includes a light entrance plane opposite to the light source and a light exit plane containing one side of the light entrance plane, and has a shape growing thicker in direction perpendicular to the light exit plane with the increasing distance from the light entrance plane and contains scattering particles for scattering light entering through the light entrance plane and propagating the inside thereof.
US07901116B2	Data interface to the AC power line via standard light bulb socket There is disclosed a data receiving device for coupling to an AC power line through a standard light bulb socket. A standard medium lamp base is supported by a frame and connected to a branch circuit of the AC power line. An electrical device having signal terminals and supported by the frame is driven by electrical circuitry having a first input and a first output. The first output is coupled to the signal terminals for driving the electrical device. A data receiver has a second input for receiving both AC power and a data signal from the AC power line. The second input is coupled to the lamp base and a second output is coupled to the first input of the electrical circuitry.In another aspect, a data interface comprising a standard medium lamp base coupled to a data terminal device having a data receiving and/or transmitting interface circuit therein is threadably engaged to a standard medium lamp receptacle connected to the AC power line branch circuit. The data receiving and/or transmitting interface circuit, or data modem, in the data terminal device is configured for extracting data encoded for transmission or encoding data to be embedded and transmitted along the AC power line branch circuit.
US07901113B2	Side illumination lens and luminescent device using the same The present invention relates to a side illumination lens and a luminescent device using the same, and provides a body, a total reflection surface with a total reflection slope with respect to a central axis of the body, and a linear and/or curved refractive surface(s) formed to extend from a periphery of the total reflection surface; and a luminescent device including the lens. According to the present invention, a lens with total internal reflection surfaces with different slopes, and a linear and/or curved refractive surface(s) allows light emitted forward from a luminescent chip to be guided to a side of the lens. Further, a linear surface(s) formed in a direction perpendicular or parallel to a central axis of a lens and a curved surface are formed on an edge of the lens so that a process of fabricating the lens is facilitated, thereby reducing a defective rate and fabrication costs of the lens.
US07901109B2	Heat sink apparatus for solid state lights Embodiments of the current invention seek to increase heat dissipation by affixing a separate or integrated heat sink to the solid state light, thus accomplishing increased heat dissipation via another device, instead of altering the solid state light itself. In this manner, embodiments of the invention increase the amount of heat dissipated from solid state lights without requiring any redesign of the solid state lights themselves.
US07901107B2	Lighting device and lighting method A lighting device comprising one or more solid state light emitters which emit near ultraviolet light and one or more lumiphors which emit light having a wavelength in the range of from 490 nm to 555 nm, which in the absence of other light would produce a mixture of light within an area defined by x, y coordinates (0.32, 0.40), (0.36, 0.48), (0.43, 0.45), (0.42, 0.42), and (0.36, 0.38). The lighting device may further comprise one or more 600 nm to 630 nm light emitters, and a mixture of light emitted from the lighting device may be within ten MacAdam ellipses of the blackbody locus. Also, packaged solid state light emitters and methods of lighting.
US07901103B2	Backlight unit and liquid crystal display device using the backlight unit A backlight unit includes a fluorescent lamp to illuminate a liquid crystal panel, a reflection unit for causing the light from the fluorescent lamp to exit toward a certain direction, and a diffusion unit for diffusing the light from the fluorescent lamp and reflection unit, and reflectance or transmittance in the horizontal and vertical directions is controlled by applying a dot pattern that gradually increases densities from the central portion toward the peripheral portion to the reflection unit or diffusion unit, or by applying a dot pattern that gradually increases densities from the central portion toward the both ends in the longitudinal direction on the surface of the fluorescent tube of the fluorescent lamp. By doing this, brightness gradient is formed in the horizontal and vertical directions so that the brightness in the central portion of the liquid crystal panel is relatively higher than the brightness of the peripheral portion thereof.
US07901102B2	Backlight unit and liquid crystal display apparatus employing the same A backlight unit including a plurality of light-emitting device units with varying arrangement intervals such that the light-emitting device units are more densely arranged at edges of a base plate than at center thereof, and a liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus employing the same. The backlight unit is designed to prevent creation of dark portions on corners due to a shortage in an amount of light, thereby providing improved brightness uniformity.
US07901100B2	Backlight module unit and backlight module A backlight module unit and a backlight module are provided. The backlight module unit includes a first light source, a second light source, and an optical barrier. A light source interval is defined between the first light source and the second light source, while a barrier interval is defined between the optical barrier and the second light source. Because the barrier interval is substantially shorter than a half of the light source interval, the backlight module unit mixes the light evenly, and prevents the dark bands from forming due to the disposition of the optical barrier. Thereby, the backlight module that comprises the plural aforesaid backlight units will have no dark bands, mix light evenly, and be thin overall.
US07901099B2	Backlight device, lamp clip, and chassis for backlight An object is to prevent fall of a lamp clip due to an external factor such as vibration or impact. It is structured that a reflective member 30 provided inside a backlight device has fitting holes 32 each including an insertion hole 32b and a holding hole 32a, a pair of fitting holes 32 are provided in a direction where the holding holes 32a with respect to the insertion holes 32b are mutually opposed, a pair of locking sections 16 on a substrate 12 of a lamp clip 10 are inserted into the insertion holes 32b in the fitting holes 32, and thereafter, the lamp clip 10 is rotated counter-clockwise or clockwise, so that the locking sections 16 are held in the holding hole 32a.
US07901095B2	Resolution scalable view projection A projection system uses a transformation matrix to transform a projection image p in such a manner so as to compensate for surface irregularities on a projection surface. The transformation matrix makes use of properties of light transport relating a projector to a camera. If the resolution a camera is lower than that of a projector within said projection system, then the transformation matrix will have holes where image data corresponding to a projector pixel will have been lost. In this, case, new image are generated to fill-in the holes.
US07901087B2	Projector and control method thereof Disclosed herein is a projector that can be loaded with lamps of a plurality of kinds, each of a plurality of the lamps loadable into the projector being given a lamp serial code formed by arranging lamp information including at least a minimum wattage and a maximum wattage of the lamp and a check sum in predetermined order, the projector including: a lamp power supply for driving the lamp loaded in the projector, the lamp power supply being provided in advance with a plurality of mode ranges each as a range from a minimum wattage to a maximum wattage of output of the lamp power supply, and one predetermined mode range of the plurality of mode ranges being freely set in the lamp power supply; and a control circuit for controlling the lamp power supply.
US07901086B2	Optical unit, light processing unit, light processing method, illumination unit and image generation unit For displaying a color image by recombination of several single color images, parasitic noise like speckles due to scattering within the system, in particular when laser light is involved, with the invention a significant improvement with a low number of parts can be realized by use of a color wheel that comprises in radially divided zones refractive elements for redirecting light beams incoming at different impinging angles and redistributing elements, e.g. a hologram, that provide for a defined output beam in an optical axis. The sequence of the individual light processing zones on the color wheel are synchronized with respective laser sources. The invention combines the functionality of plural elements, reduces speckles and avoids losses.
US07901085B2	Projection apparatus and lamp module A projection apparatus including a casing, a lamp module, an imaging system and an optical engine is provided. The lamp module is disposed in the casing and includes a frame, a first fan, a plurality of light sources and a wind guiding device. The first fan is disposed on the frame and provides a cooling airflow. The light sources provide a light beams. The wind guiding device is disposed between the first fan and the frame, and has a baffle disposed on a flowing path of the cooling airflow to divide the cooling airflow into a plurality of cooling sub-airflows for cooling the light sources respectively. The imaging system and the optical engine are received in the casing and disposed on the transmission path of the light beam, and the optical engine is positioned between the lamp module and the imaging system.
US07901084B2	Image projector with display modes A portable video projector includes facility to direct a projected image field along an axis in an alignment corresponding to the state of an optical element.
US07901083B2	Optical projection subsystem A projection subsystem includes a light engine that provides a collection lens, a collimator and at least one solid state light emitter. A projection lens assembly receives the image and provides a projection beam having a luminous flux level. The projection subsystem has a portability efficacy.
US07901079B2	Intelligent patient interface for ophthalmic instruments An ophthalmic examination system comprising a headrest with a detection element, and an ophthalmic instrument (OI) having a microprocessor and a sensor in communication with the microprocessor. The sensor is configured to detect the presence of the detection element, and the headrest is configured for coupling to the OI.
US07901064B2	Ink jet recording head with ink filter formed of a plurality of stacked films An ink jet recording head includes: a substrate; a plurality of ink discharge ports formed to a front face side of the substrate, and a plurality of ink flow paths communicating with the ink discharge ports; an ink supply opening extending through the substrate and communicating with the plurality of ink flow paths; and a filter formed in an opening portion of the ink supply opening arranged in the front face side of the substrate, the filter being constituted of two or more stacked films having formed therein a plurality of opening portions. In this case, the stacked films are arranged with a spacing therebetween.
US07901063B2	Ink rejuvenation system for inkjet printing An ink circulation system for use in an inkjet printing apparatus includes an inkjet printhead, an ink supply path for supplying an ink to the inkjet printhead and an ink return path for returning ink not used for printing from the inkjet printhead. The ink return path is coupled to the ink supply path for replenishing the ink supply path with the ink returned from the printhead. The coupling establishes an ink circulation circuit. The ink circulation circuit can be replenished with fresh ink from a main tank, as ink is withdrawn by the printhead for printing. In the circulation system an active through-flow ink degassing unit is provided to control the dissolved gas level of the ink in the ink circulation system.
US07901059B2	Ink-jet head and ink-jet printer having ink-jet head An inkjet head comprises a plurality of individual electrodes each of which includes a first part and a second part connected to an end portion B of the first part. The end portion B is one of the end portions of a first part in a longitudinal direction of a pressure chamber. The second part of each of the individual electrodes corresponding to a first pressure chamber line is positioned between two first parts corresponding to two respective pressure chambers neighboring each other in a second pressure chamber line, so that an end portion C of the second part crosses over a line connecting each end portion D of the two first parts.
US07901057B2	Thermal inkjet printhead on a metallic substrate A printhead and method of forming the printhead are provided. The method includes forming an ink feed passage through a print head substrate by providing a metallic substrate having a first surface and a second surface; providing an ink ejector structure on a first surface of the metallic substrate; providing a mask over the second surface of the metallic substrate to define the ink feed passage; and forming the ink feed passage from the second surface of the metallic substrate using a liquid etchant.
US07901052B2	Thermal bend actuator comprising bilayered passive beam A thermal bend actuator comprises an active beam for connection to drive circuitry and a passive beam mechanically cooperating with the active beam. When a current is passed through the active beam, the active beam expands relative to the passive beam resulting in bending of the actuator. The passive beam is comprised of first and second layers, and the second layer is sandwiched between the first layer and the active beam. The second layer is relatively more thermally insulating than the first layer.
US07901050B2	Printhead integrated circuit with suspended heater elements An inkjet printhead integrated circuit comprises a silicon substrate having a layer of drive circuitry and a passivation layer over the drive circuitry layer. The passivation layer defines a plurality of vias exposing a plurality of contacts in the underlying drive circuitry. Sidewalls extend from the passivation layer and meet with a nozzle plate spaced apart from the passivation layer. The nozzle plate and the sidewalls together form a plurality of ink chambers, each ink chamber having a nozzle opening defined in the nozzle plate and an ink inlet. A heater element is suspended in each of the ink chambers. Each heater element is electrically connected to a respective pair of contacts in the drive circuitry layer through a respective pair of the vias.
US07901048B2	Inkjet printhead with thermal actuator coil Provided is a printhead for an inkjet printer. The printhead has a plurality of micro-electromechanical ejection mechanisms arranged in a wafer substrate, with each mechanism having chamber walls and a roof formed on top of said substrate to define an ink chamber. One wall of the chamber defines a slot therein. The mechanism also includes an ink supply channel defined through the substrate to said chamber. The mechanism includes a bi-layer thermal actuator coil fast with the substrate and ending in a strut extending through the slot, said strut fast with a paddle device within the chamber.
US07901044B2	Printhead having flexible controller connections A printhead is provided having ejection nozzle integrated circuits, flexible printed circuit boards for connecting electrical signals to associated ones of the integrated circuits and controllers each connected to at least one of the integrated circuits via the respective flexible printed circuit board for controlling the printing operation of the integrated circuits. Each controller is provided on a respective printed circuit board. The printed circuit boards are adjacent one another and each have recessed portions which adjoin recessed portions in the adjacent printed circuit boards. The adjoined recessed portions receive an electrical connecting member for interconnecting the controllers of adjacent printed circuit boards such that each interconnected controller is able to control the printing operation of the integrated circuits.
US07901043B2	Printhead assembly having a ducting assembly and printhead titles Provided is a printhead assembly which includes a printhead module having a plurality of modular printhead tiles each having a plurality of micro-electromechanical nozzle assemblies for printing on a printing medium. The assembly also includes a number of printhead controller integrated circuits for controlling the printhead tiles, as well as a casing having an integral heatsink arrangement for the printhead controller integrated circuits. The casing further includes a ducting assembly for ducting ink to the printhead tiles and busbars for interfacing the printhead controller integrated circuits with a controller of a printer.
US07901038B2	Printhead assembly incorporating heat aligning printhead modules A printhead assembly for a printer comprises a support member having a silicon core mounted within a metal channel; a plurality of printhead modules mounted on the support member, each printhead module including an integrated circuit manufactured using micro-electromechanical Systems (MEMS) techniques; and an elastomeric layer positioned between the core and the metal channel. The printhead modules and support members are configured to move into alignment with each other upon heating of the printhead assembly, and each printhead module is mounted to the silicon core with a neck portion.
US07901037B2	Print engine having printhead control modes A print engine is provided which has a printhead capable of printing a maximum of n channels of print data and a controller. Each channel is associated with rows of printing nozzles of the printhead. The controller controls the printhead to print in: a first mode, in which the printhead receives from the controller, print data for a first number of the channels; and a second mode, in which the printhead receives from the controller, print data for a second number of the channels less than the first number and dummy data for a portion of each nozzle row associated with the remaining number of the channels. The first number is less than n.
US07901034B2	Image forming device for performing idle discharge In an image forming device including a liquid discharge head in which nozzles for discharging liquid drops are arranged side by side, a drive waveform generating unit generates, within a single drive cycle, a first drive waveform containing a drive signal to discharge an amount of liquid drop used for image formation, and a second drive waveform containing a drive signal to discharge an amount of liquid drop smaller than a minimum discharge drop amount used for image formation. A head control unit causes the liquid discharge head to discharge the amount of liquid drop used for image formation in accordance with the first drive waveform for a region where an image is formed, and to discharge the amount of liquid drop smaller than the minimum discharge drop amount in accordance with the second drive waveform for a region where any image is not formed.
US07901026B2	Drop analysis system A drop analysis/drop check system allows a plurality of printheads to remain stationary during analysis to emulate operation of an actual piezoelectric microdeposition system. The system provides accurate tuning of individual nozzle ejectors and allows for substrate loading and alignment in parallel with drop analysis/drop check. The drop analysis/drop check system includes a motion controller directing movement of a stage, a printhead controller controlling a printhead to selectively eject drops of fluid material to be deposited on a substrate, and a camera supported by the stage for movement relative to the printheads. The camera receives a signal from the motion controller to initiate exposure of the camera and captures an image of the drops of fluid material ejected by the printheads. A light-emitting device includes a strobe controller that receives a signal from the camera to supply light to an area including the liquid drops during camera exposure.
US07901020B2	Printing apparatus and printing method In printing of multi-level darkness/lightness of a certain color, which is performed with a dark ink and a light ink of the certain color, graininess is improved. A printing method includes generating a plurality of types of drive signals, and ejecting the dark ink and the light ink from a head, an amount of each ink varying for each dot tone value. In generation of a plurality of the types of the drive signals, a plurality of the types of drive signals are generated, where a waveform section that is for the dark ink of the certain color and that corresponds to a minimum dot tone value in ejection of ink is different from a waveform section that is for the light ink of the certain color and that corresponds to the minimum dot tone value, and where a waveform section that is for the dark ink of the certain color and that corresponds to a maximum dot tone value is different from a waveform section that is for the light ink of the certain color and that corresponds to the maximum dot tone value. In ejection of the dark ink and the light ink from the head, a drive signal that is generated based on a type of the dot tone value designated according to a size of a to-be-formed dot and based on a type of the ink is applied to an element that is provided on the head and that performs an operation for ejecting ink.
US07901018B2	Portable workstation A portable workstation, in one embodiment, includes a base unit and a table. The base unit includes one or more vertical support members and a platform extending horizontally from the vertical support member. The platform forms the top of the base unit in an upright position. The table is configured to extend from the top of the base unit and includes a support leg. The table transitions between an extended position and a storage position. When the table is in the extended position, the table provides support to the base unit of the workstation, forming an integrated tripod system. Thus, the base unit may be compact and easily transported in a storage position; however, the platform and the table when extended may provide an ample work surface at a traditional working height. The base unit may include a frame structure and may be transported on wheels or carried like a back pack in certain embodiments.
US07901016B2	Track segment with EP(D)M rubber based backer and method of making The present invention is directed generally to track segments for track vehicles and, more specifically, to a track segment having an ethylene propylene diene monomer (EP(D)M) rubber based backer, and a method of making. In one embodiment, the track segment includes an EP(D)M rubber based backer including a rubber compound having 100 phr EP(D)M rubber wherein the diene component is optionally present, a peroxide curing agent, and one or more acrylic and/or methacrylic coagents. The track segment further includes a track pad and a track body. The track pad and backer cooperate with the track body to define the track segment for use in a track for a track vehicle. The EP(D)M rubber based compound provides a desirable balance of low heat build-up under heavy dynamic cyclic compression conditions, and also has a desirable load carrying capability, high heat resistance, and good cut/tear strength in hot climates.
US07901015B1	Traction cleats for tracked construction equipment A cleat for releasable clamped engagement to a continuous rubber track on a mobile construction unit for improving traction. The cleat includes (i) a body with downwardly extending, inwardly facing and laterally spaced end hooks, wherein at least one of the end hooks is laterally repositionable relative to the other end hook as between an open position and a closed position, (b) at least one projection extending upward from the body effective for biting engagement with a supporting surface, and (c) a manually operable repositioning assembly for reversibly driving the at least one laterally repositionable end hook towards the other end hook, whereby the body may be clamped onto a rubber track on a mobile construction unit.
US07901012B1	Wheel which produces an eccentric visual effect A wheel having a hub centered upon an axis of rotation is provided with a disc member extending outwardly from the hub and centered upon a plane that intersects the axis at an angle between 47 and 87 degrees and terminates in a rim member having a radially measured thickness which progressively varies between diametrically opposed thick and thin regions which are in reversed relationship on opposed surfaces of the wheel.
US07901011B2	Milling drum for a construction machine, construction machine as well as gearbox unit for a milling drum In a milling drum (2) for a construction machine, in particular a road milling machine (1) or a recycler, with an interchangeable milling tube (4) arranged coaxially to the axis (20) of the milling drum, where the milling tube (4) is supported, by means of a support ring (8), on a support ring mount (12) of a rotating body coupled to a milling drum drive (16), it is provided that the support ring (8) and the support ring mount (12) of the rotating body display several complementary supporting surfaces (22, 24) arranged coaxially to the axis (20) of the milling drum, where the said supporting surfaces (22, 24) have different supporting circle diameters and are arranged behind one another axially with their diameters decreasing incrementally in the pulling direction.
US07901010B2	Movable seats A construction machine for the treatment of ground surfaces includes a chassis carrying a machine frame, a driveable work drum supported from the machine frame and including an outer surface and exchangeable tools fastened to the outer surface, a working space defined within the machine adjacent the work drum, and at least one seat for an operating person, the at least one seat being movable into a working position in the work space adjacent the work drum so that the operating person can exchange the tools on the work drum.
US07901008B2	Actuating device for adjusting and/or removing a head restraint taking into consideration federal motor vehicle safety standard 202A (FMVSS 202A) A head restraint is guided and at least indirectly held in a frame part of a seat, in particular of a backrest of a motor vehicle seat, via at least one holding element which can be positioned at various height levels relative to the frame part by way of an actuating element. The actuating element interacts with at least one locking element. The actuating element is operated with a first, second, and third operating action. A first operating action of the actuating element permits height adjustment of the head restraint and a second operating action permits removal thereof from the frame part of the seat. The second operating action, for removing the head restraint, can be carried out in parallel with or after a third operating action on at least one blocking member that is integrated in the actuating element.
US07901007B2	Self-raising headrest for vehicle seat and method A vehicle seat that is foldable can include a linkage mechanism for operatively withdrawing the headrest during fold down procedures and automatically extending the headrest to a use position during unfolding procedures of the seat.
US07901005B2	Vehicle seat A seat is disclosed for use in a vehicle. The seat includes a pivotable seat cushion, a pivotable seatback, and a pivotable headrest. A rearward portion of the seat cushion is pivotably attached to the floor of the vehicle by an anchor member. A forward portion of the seat cushion is pivotably coupled to a forward support leg that contacts the floor of the vehicle when the seat cushion is retained in a generally horizontal position. The forward support leg automatically retracts to a position proximate the seat cushion when the seat cushion is released and pivoted upwardly to a generally vertical stowed position proximate the seatback. The seatback is pivotably attached to the anchor member and may be downwardly pivoted to a generally horizontal stowed position proximate the seat cushion. The headrest may be pivotally attached to the seatback, and may be movable to a stowed position.
US07901003B2	Juvenile convertible car seat A car seat for transporting a child in an automobile is described which is convertible from a rear-facing infant carrier into a forward-facing toddler carrier by the inclusion or removal of a separable headrest. The car seat features a belt adjustment system as well as a crotch belt adjustment system in addition to front and rear restraint attachment components.
US07901002B2	Clip for tensioning and attaching trim cover, and vehicle seat A clip for use in a cushion for a vehicle seat, wherein the cushion includes a cushioned pad and a trim cover , the cushioned pad having a recess portion and a wire embedded in the cushioned pad so as to be partially exposed to the recess portion from the cushioned pad, the trim cover having a portion, a longitudinal tensioning cord attached to the portion of the trim cover, a longitudinal bulged member provided along a longitudinal edge portion of the cord, and a laterally elongated through-hole formed in the cord. The clip which includes pawls, a stopper piece and a hook portion is adapted to be hooked between the bulged member and an exposed axial portion of the wire with the frame body receiving the bulged member therein and retainingly holding the bulged member, with the pawls being stoppingly engaged with the bulged member, with the stopper piece being inserted through the through-hole, and with the hook portion being hooked to the exposed axial portion of the wire, whereby the trim cover is tensioned and attached at the portion thereof to the cushioned pad by the clip.
US07901001B2	Supporting structure for the console of a machine tool A supporting structure for the console of a machine tool comprising a bending-resistant supporting beam pivotably mounted on the base of the machine tool with its machine-side end and carrying a console comprising a keyboard and a display unit on the free end of its portion directed transversely upward.
US07901000B1	Pedestal chair storage enclosure A pedestal chair storage enclosure (10) that is designed to be placed and maintained below the seat (102) of a pedestal type chair (100). The storage enclosure (10) is comprised of a box section (12) having at least one, and preferably two, hinged doors (24,26) and a half-circle slot (28) that extends into the box section's rear surface (22). A plurality of trays (50) are located within the box section (12) and are accessible via the doors (24,26). The half-circle slot (28) allows the storage enclosure (10) to securely interface with the pedestal that supports the pedestal chair (100), thereby accommodating and maintaining the support enclosure (10) beneath the pedestal chair's seat (102).
US07900999B2	Convertible seat with air mattress A convertible seat that has both a seat and bed position. The convertible seat includes a stationary bed section and folding bed section that pivots relative to the stationary bed section. The folding bed section serves as the seating surface when the seat is in the seat position and the foot end of the bed when the seat is in the bed position. An air mattress is located between the stationary bed section and folding bed section when the seat is in the seat position. Inflation of the air mattress causes the folding bed section to pivot outward to create the bed position.
US07900997B2	Vehicle upper body structure A vehicle upper body structure includes an inner member and an outer member assembled together to form a roof side rail, a pillar and a roof cross rail joined together at a junction. The junction includes an inverted U-shaped reinforcement bracket having two legs joined to the inner member and a central web extending between the legs, and a reinforcement panel disposed between the inner and outer members and retained on an upper surface of the central web of the reinforcement bracket. The outer member is joined to an upper surface of the reinforcement panel.
US07900994B2	Pad for absorbing impact on leg portions and floor spacer for vehicle A pad for absorbing an impact on leg portions excellent in impact absorbing performance at a time of collision of a vehicle and the like, and a floor spacer for a vehicle are provided. A pad 1 for absorbing an impact on leg portions has a plurality of ridges 3, 3, . . . on a bottom surface to be on a vehicle body side when placed in a vehicle, and is constituted of expandable beads. A floor spacer 10 is constituted of the pad 1 for absorbing an impact on leg portions and a horizontal pad 2. The ridge 3 has a wide portion 32 which becomes relatively wide from a midpoint in its longitudinal direction. The heel portions of the feet of an occupant are placed on the region of the wide portion 32.
US07900993B2	Vehicle door sash structure A vehicle door sash structure 100 is configured to include a door sash 110 that extends along an edge of a vehicle door window glass 4 and has a closed cross-section portion 111 and a projecting surface portion 112 that projects from the closed cross-section portion 111 toward the outside in the vehicle width direction, a molding 120 that extends substantially along the door sash 110 and is arranged as exposed to the outside of the vehicle, a clip 130 that is made of an elastic material, is fixed to the inner surface of the molding 120 and nips the projecting surface portion 112 of the door sash 110, a convex portion that is formed so as to project from either one of the clip 130 and the door sash 110 to the other one, and a concave portion 113 that is formed at the other one and with which the convex portion is engaged.
US07900992B2	Trunk lid link assembly for convertible vehicle A link assembly for opening and closing a trunk lid of a vehicle having a movable roof includes lifting and locking links. The lifting link connects the lid to the vehicle to move the lid between a closed position covering the trunk, an opened position in which the front lid edge is raised, and another opened position in which the rear lid edge is raised. The locking link is adjustable between a first position in which its front end is movable and its rear end is pivotably locked to a rear joint, and a second position in which its front end is pivotably connected to a front joint and its rear end is movable. In the first position, the locking link acts on the lifting link to raise the front lid edge. In the second position, the locking link acts on the lifting link to raise the rear lid edge.
US07900987B2	Covering system for a rear storage space of a vehicle A covering system for a rear storage space of a vehicle, with two guide rails running parallel and arranged on both sides of the rear storage space, includes a largely dimensionally stable closing surface element which has guide devices on both sides. The guide devices are arranged movably within the guide rails and make it possible for the largely dimensionally stable closing surface element to be movable along the guide rails between a lower and an upper end position.At least one pivoting section of the closing surface element is designed such that it can be pivoted downward at least in the upper end position.
US07900979B2	Low power consumption lock for appliance latch A transportation-robust bi-stable latch mechanism preserves low actuation forces by means of an auxiliary mechanism blocking the effects of shock forces during transportation.
US07900978B2	Return spring assembly for a lock mechanism A return spring assembly for returning a handle to the horizontal orientation includes a spring housing having an outer flange that contacts an outer surface of a door around the perimeter of a bored opening and an inner portion with a curved section that securely supports a latchbolt lock mechanism when an identical return spring assembly is installed on an opposite side of the door. A spring is driven by two spring drivers operating with a lost motion connection to the handle spindle to alternately compress the spring from opposite directions as the handle is rotated in opposite directions. The spring is positioned to not interfere with a linkage extending out from the latchbolt lock mechanism.
US07900976B2	Coupling device for tubular members A coupling device includes a coupling body and a collar adapted to engage a tubular member in a permanent swaged connection. The coupling device includes axially spaced front and back ferrules which engage during swaging to provide a plurality of seals intermediate the ferrules and the tubular member as well as the coupling body. The back ferrule includes a central region having a generally cylindrical wall that is elastically/plastically deformed to a corrugated tube-like shape during swaging to enhance the maintenance of the seals. A portable installation tool for swaging the coupling body and collar to the tubular member is hydraulically actuated.
US07900975B2	Threaded joint for steel pipes A threaded joint for steel pipes constituted by a pin having male threads and a box having female threads is improved with respect to ease of insertion of the pin and galling resistance of the threaded portions. The stabbing flanks of the threads in a complete thread portion of one of the pin and a box has a two-step stabbing shape having a chamfer. The two-step stabbing shape has a stabbing flank angle α of 5-45° and a chamfer angle β of 20-60°. The ratio h/H of the chamfer height h to the thread height H of the pin is 0.25-0.50, or the ratio of the cross-sectional area of the chamfered portion to the overall cross-sectional area of the stabbing flank is made at least a value corresponding to a chamfer height ratio h/H of 0.25 and at most a value corresponding to a chamfer height ratio of 0.50.
US07900972B2	Fluid connector for garden use An improved fluid connector for garden use includes a tube body, a resilient retainer and a sleeve associated therewith. The tube body includes a plurality of holes for accommodation of a locking hook respectively and the resilient retainer is peripherally equipped with several pairs of vertical flexible ribs with an expansion space defined therebetween. On an inner wall of the sleeve, a plurality of push protrusions is disposed and is positioned in relationship with the vertical flexible ribs respectively so that, as the sleeve is pushed downwardly, the flexible ribs may be forced to deform and produce an reactive force that can instantly push the push protrusions of the sleeve back to their original place when the sleeve is free of an external force.
US07900971B2	Fastening device for cable and wave hose A fastening device is provided for fastening cables, fibers or wave hoses in position with multiple ways, and for waterproof capability. The fastening device includes a first casing, an inner holding part, a waterproof screw annulus, a positioning nut, a connecting casing, a second casing, an inner buckled nut, a resilient washer, and a constricting gasket. The first casing and the second casing are respectively engaged with the waterproof screw annulus and the connecting annulus. The first casing and the second casing take force to the wave hose for holding the cable or fiber in place in multiple ways, and avoid shifting or breaking off from drawing outside.
US07900967B2	Engine fitting and method of assembling vehicles A dual-purpose engine fitting is provided that may be used both during engine testing and during engine use, for vehicles with vacuum assisted brakes and for those without. The fitting has a body portion configured to fit within an opening in the manifold and defining a passage having opposing first and second ends. The fitting has a seal portion enclosing the first end of the passage. The second end of the passage is open to the manifold when the body portion is fit within the manifold. A thinned wall joins the body portion and the seal portion, establishing a predetermined fracture region at which the seal portion will separate from the body portion when sufficient torque is applied to the seal portion to thereby open the first end of the passage. A method of assembling vehicles is also provided.
US07900965B2	Pretensioner device and method of manufacturing the same In a pretensioner device, a boot formed into a cylindrical shape covers a circumference of an elongated member, and a tip end of webbing inserted into an insertion hole of a joint anchor through a pair of through-holes formed on an upper end side of the boot is sewn at portions in front of and behind an insertion portion, whereby the boot is engaged with the elongated member. The insertion hole of the joint anchor is exposed to outside of the boot through the pair of through-holes of the boot even in a state in which the elongated member is covered with the boot. Therefore, positional shift of the boot relative to the webbing is prevented, and sewing operation of the webbing may be performed by inserting the tip end of the webbing into the insertion hole of the joint anchor after covering the elongated member with the boot.
US07900964B2	Guided low area for the front of a motor vehicle A section of a motor vehicle front low area includes a first extendable elongated part, whose rear end is placed in front of a vehicle structural element embodied in a form of a cradle, whereas the front end thereof is connected to a bar-type structural element of the vehicle by a first connection device. The rear end of the first elongated part is movably mounted in front of the cradle-shaped vehicle structural element. The first connection device includes a connection in a form of a slide bar enabling a substantially longitudinal movement to be carried out and a removable stop member for normally hindering movement up to the removal.
US07900960B2	System for tuning initial onset A deployable inflator that includes a quantity of gas generant. The generant is designed to produce a supply of inflation gas during deployment of the inflator. The inflator includes a first burst disk and a second burst disk. The first and second burst disks are separated by a cavity. The inflator also includes an opening (or multiple openings). During deployment, the inflation gas flows into the cavity via the opening(s) and ruptures the first burst disk to allow inflation gas to escape the inflator. The second burst disk ruptures after the pressure in the cavity drops sufficiently below the pressure on the other side of the second burst disk. This inflator reduces the initial onset rate of deployment.
US07900954B2	Latching device for fixing an airbag A device for fixing an airbag which is fastened to a holding frame in a housing of a front passenger airbag module by means of at least one clamping element arranged separately from the holding frame. The housing and the clamping element are non-deformable in the region of the holding frame. The clamping element is free from screw or rivet connections and is dimensioned so that it is spaced from the holding frame when being introduced into the clamping position by a distance which is greater than the thickness of an optionally provided protective film for the airbag. The clamping element is fixed in its clamping position at a distance from the holding frame.
US07900953B2	Two stage high retention fastener A fastener system for use with an air bag includes a fastener having a rounded base having a flat portion, and first and second arms oriented transverse to the flat portion. A first set of engagement devices is connected proximate the rounded base. A second set of engagement devices is connected spatially separated from both the first set and the rounded base. A vehicle component has a dog-house. The rounded base is received and engaged in a dog-house cavity connecting the fastener and vehicle component. The vehicle component displaces upon air bag deployment from a first engagement position having the first engagement device set engaged with a vehicle body panel, to a second engagement position having the second engagement device set engaged with the vehicle body panel. A second fastener sliding part allows telescopic extension of the vehicle component.
US07900951B2	Heel piece of a binding for a ski boot, of the fixed body type A heel piece of a safety binding for a ski boot that is able to occupy at least two positions, an open position and a closed position in which it is able to hold a ski boot securely for skiing, the heel piece comprising a body (11) that occupies the same position in each of these two positions of the heel piece, the body (11) comprising a release mechanism to allow the boot to be released in the closed position of the heel piece if a force exceeds a predetermined level, the heel piece further comprising a lever (12) comprising jaws (14) in its anterior part, these being able to collaborate with the heel of a ski boot, the lever (12) being mounted so that it can rotate relative to the body (11) about a pivot (13) so as to occupy two different positions corresponding to the two, open and closed, positions of the heel piece, wherein at least one end of the pivot (13) is held near the body (11) of the heel piece.
US07900950B2	Ski or snowboard with a means for influencing its geometry and a method of producing it A ski or a snowboard in the form of a board-type gliding device has by reference to the board body width, at least one slot in its middle portion extending in the depth direction from the board body top face towards the running surface facing and in its longitudinal direction essentially parallel with the board body longitudinal direction to cause a cross-sectional weakening and reduce the stiffness of the board body transversely to its longitudinal direction. At least one geometry-influencing device produces a cross-sectional board body shape or contour which is variable manually or as a function of load. The slot is then faced with a bridging element which is elastically stretchable or expandable, at least transversely to the longitudinal extension of the slot to prevent snow from being transferred or getting inside the slot from the running surface facing towards the top face of the gliding board body.
US07900949B1	Trailer hitch loader Described is a system, device and method for coupling of a towing vehicle to a trailer or other towed item. A skid plate provides a surface on which a tongue of the towed item slides toward alignment over a hitch such as a hitch ball or pintle hook. The tongue, when approaching the correct location, impacts a latch. Movement of the latch facilitates movement of the skid plate downward, out of the way of the tongue. The skid plate automatically drops or tilts below the level of the hitch. The tongue of the trailer then drops onto, engages, or couples to the hitch.
US07900947B2	Bicycle suspension system A bicycle suspension system is provided with a first tubular element, a piston, a piston rod, a first sealing member and a switching valve. The piston is coupled to the piston rod, and is slidably disposed in the first tubular element. The first sealing member is disposed in the first tubular element adjacent such that a first air chamber is formed between the piston and the first sealing member. The switching valve is coupled to the first sealing member. The switching valve opens a communication passageway between the first air chamber and a second air chamber to connect the first and second air chambers when in the opened position, and closes the communication passageway between the first air chamber and the second air chamber to separate the first and second air chambers when in the closed position.
US07900946B2	Bicycle shifting control apparatus A bicycle shifting control apparatus is provided with a gear selection signal receiving section, a gearshift determination section and a gearshift output section. The gear selection signal receiving section selectively receives a first gear selection signal and a first/second gear selection signal. The gearshift determination section determines a first rider shift intention for first gear shifting when the first gear selection signal is received, which meets a first signal criteria, and determines a second rider shift intention for performing second gear shifting in addition to the first shifting when the first/second gear selection signal is received by, which meets a second (different) signal criteria. The gearshift output section outputs a first gearshift signal upon determining the first rider shift intention or the second rider shift intention exists and outputs a second gearshift signal upon determining that the second rider shift intention exists.
US07900945B1	All-terrain wheelchair An all-terrain wheelchair including independently operable right and left push bars arranged to enable individuals of varied physical strength to move the chair along a wide range of terrains, including soft terrain. The push bars allow the user to establish mobility without hand to wheel interaction. The all-terrain wheelchair allows the user to propel the chair forward with a forward motion of the push bars while pulling back on the push bars engages a braking system. Turning is achieved with a forward motion on one push bar and a backward motion on the other push bar. The all-terrain wheelchair of the present invention offers the user a multi-speed geared advantage over traditional wheelchairs. Shifting into lower gears for snow, mud, and sand, gives the user the freedom to go where they have not been able to go with traditional wheelchairs. The push bars are removable and may be stored so that the wheelchair may be moved using conventional hand-to-wheel pushing.
US07900940B1	Pedestrian cycle A pedestrian cycle, to which the invention provides substantial improvements. An illustrative embodiment of the pedestrian cycle is comprised of: a generally U-shaped, partible overhead cycle frame that provides an intrinsic suspension and spring-cushioned ride; front wheel and rear wheel assemblies with customary steerage and brakes; and an exemplary saddle assembly that completely averts pressure on the perinea of the rider while allowing unobstructed leg movement. The saddle assembly is suspended from the cycle frame by a plurality of flexible and adjustable straps which not only isolate the rider from vibration, but allow the rider to hold his or her body vertical while leaning the cycle into a turn as he or she walks or runs. Finally, the invention provides fun outdoor exercise, therapy, or training, with substantively enhanced ambulatory capacity and substantively reduced internal and external impact to the body in all human gaits and to all users able and, importantly, disabled.
US07900939B2	Wheelbarrow A wheelbarrow configurable as a kit for a wheelbarrow having a first and second side frames defining two laterally spaced-apart longitudinal portions, to which an axle is mounted with a wheel rotatably mounted thereto, and to which a body, such as a tub or flat bed, is mounted for carrying a load. The side frames are capable of being connected to leg structures, each of which includes a straight base portion configured for aligning with and engaging the ground. Forward cross-braces are capable of being connected from a forward end of each base portion to a first point on the main frame, and rearward cross-braces are capable of being connected from a rearward end of each base portion to a second point on the main frame proximately adjacent to the first point. A lateral member is capable of extending from longitudinal portions of the side frames, and a lateral cross brace is capable of extending from each leg structure to the lateral member.
US07900934B2	Carbon dioxide gas sealing enclosed device To reduce a shaft insertion load and ensure a sealing function, a carbon dioxide gas sealing device has a seal ring provided in a mounting groove having a tapered groove bottom, a backup ring having a tapered portion corresponding to the tapered groove bottom, and a gap provided between the side wall surface at the low pressure side of the mounting groove and a side end surface at the lower pressure side of the backup ring, a tapered surface that approaches the peripheral surface of a housing from the side end surface on the high pressure side toward the lower pressure side is provided on the peripheral surface on the side opposite to the tapered portion and the tapered portion has two-stage tapers.
US07900932B2	Valve stem sealing assembly A valve stem seal assembly includes a retainer and a sealing element disposed within the retainer. The retainer includes upper and lower portions. The sealing element is attached to the upper portion of the retainer and includes a first sealing lip for sealing a valve stem. An optional second sealing lip may also be included.
US07900929B2	Prize acquisition game device To perform angle adjustment of a claw member in an end portion of a gripping arm assuredly in a simple manner. A claw member 4 is disposed to be able to turn relative to an arm 8 in the direction for opening or closing the arm 8, and a claw angle adjusting means 42 that can be switched between a restricted state in which a relative angle of the claw member 4 with respect to the arm 8 is fixed by restricting a turning operation of the claw member 4 relative to the arm 8 and a non-restricted state in which the relative angle of the claw member 4 can be changed by allowing the turning operation of the claw member 4 by a user's manual operation is included. The claw angle adjusting means 42 has a slider 43 that can be moved between a restricted position and a non-restricted position. In addition, a stair part 44 that has multiple steps and forms the restricted state of the claw angle adjusting means 42 by engaging an engagement part 43a that is a part of the slider 43 is disposed.
US07900927B1	Portable, carriage driven, moving target system for training in marksmanship and target identification A small arms training target system including a portable, battery powered, rail guided, motor driven carriage, with stationary and moving targets connected thereto. A target-rotate control device operatively connects an electric motor and rotational arm assembly to rotate and position the target into and out of a field of view. The position is selectable by a remote control, pre-selected program, or when a sensor attached to the target is struck by a sensor. Additionally an obscuring medium is attached to the rotational arm, with a target, having on it an image of a weapon mounted behind the obscuring medium. The position of the obscuring medium is selectable to be in front of the image of a weapon, making the target a no-threat, or not in front of the target, making it a threat.
US07900924B2	Shuffling machine with a detaching assembly for card input and output A shuffling machine has a shuffler, a card input, a card output, an input detaching assembly and an output detaching assembly. The input detaching assembly is mounted between the shuffler and the card input to connect the card input detachably to the shuffler. The output detaching assembly is mounted between the shuffler and the card output to connect the card output detachably to the shuffler. Therefore, the shuffler, the card input and the card output may be manufactured and sold separately to simplify manufacturing processes and reduce buying cost.
US07900922B1	Replaceable cosmetic panels for machine cabinets A machine cabinet system is provided. The system includes a machine cabinet with a top face and a front face. In one embodiment, a removable panel is included that is removably coupled to at least one of the top face and the front face of the machine cabinet. In another embodiment, the removable panel is removably coupled to the machine cabinet without use of a tool.
US07900920B2	Recording medium transport device in image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus includes a plurality of linear motor mechanisms for transporting a plurality of tables in a first transport section including at least an area in which an image is recorded on recording media, and an endless transport mechanism for transporting the plurality of tables in at least a second transport section contiguous with the first transport section and capable of transporting the plurality of tables in the first transport section. The image recording apparatus further includes an unused linear motor mechanism determination part for determining an unused linear motor mechanism. When the unused linear motor mechanism is determined, the endless transport mechanism is used as an alternative to transport at least one of the tables which is to be transported in the first transport section but which is able to be transported by none of the plurality of linear motor mechanisms. If a malfunctioning linear motor mechanism is present because of a breakage, an operation anomaly and the like, the image recording apparatus achieves the image recording while maintaining the accuracy of the recorded image although the throughput thereof decreases.
US07900916B2	Paper sheet transport mechanism and paper handling device The first aspect of the present invention is a paper sheet transport mechanism. This mechanism comprises a first paper sheet guide that forms a first paper sheet transport path, the first paper sheet guide having a rotating shaft; a pushing unit that pushes the first paper sheet guide in a specified direction around the rotating shaft; a projecting member that moves in conjunction with movement of the first paper sheet guide; a second paper sheet guide that forms a second paper sheet transport path such that paper sheets are transferred between the first and second paper sheet guides; and a alignment unit that moves in conjunction with a retune movement of the second paper sheet guide to be in contact with the projecting member against the pushing by the pushing unit and to align one end of the first paper sheet guide and one end of the second paper sheet guide.
US07900914B2	Sheet conveyance apparatus having skew conveyance mechanism with sheet deforming unit and image forming apparatus including the same A sheet conveyance apparatus includes a reference surface extending along a sheet conveyance direction and configured to regulate the position of a side edge of a sheet to be conveyed, a skew conveyance mechanism configured to convey the sheet obliquely so that the side edge of the sheet collides against the reference surface, and a sheet deforming unit configured to deform the side edge of the sheet when the sheet is conveyed toward the reference surface by the skew conveyance mechanism.
US07900912B2	Sheet processing apparatus and image forming system Provided is a sheet processing apparatus connected to an image forming apparatus, including: an intermediate process tray which receives sheets delivered from the image forming apparatus as a sheet stack; a process unit which applies a predetermined process for the sheet stack received on the intermediate process tray; a pair of rollers which nips and delivers the sheet stack subjected to the predetermined process by the process unit; a stack tray which receives the sheet stack delivered by the pair of rollers; and a controller moves one roller of the pair of rollers to a standby position corresponding to a thickness of the sheet stack to be delivered onto the stack tray.
US07900905B2	Post-processing apparatus and image forming system having the same apparatus A post-processing apparatus, including a stacker which stacks sheets, including a sheet stopping member which aligns the sheet and an urging member which urges the sheet to move toward the sheet stopping member, an accumulating section which is positioned upstream of the stacker in a sheet conveyance direction, a first sheet detection section which is positioned upstream of the accumulating section, and a control section which controls the accumulating section, based on a sheet detection signal, to superimpose a secondary sheet on a primary sheet in the accumulating section, wherein a leading section of the primary sheet is positioned toward an upstream side for a first predetermined length from a leading section of the secondary sheet, and controls the urging member to rub a leading section of the primary sheet which protrudes from the secondary sheet toward the sheet stopping member.
US07900900B2	Sheet handling device and sheet handling method A sheet handling device includes a main transport path, a temporarily holding section provided in the main transport path, a transport section, a detection section provided at a predetermined detection position in the main transport path and a controller. The temporarily holding section includes a looped transport path. The controller performs a procedure including the steps of (I) transporting the sheet traveling along the main transport path to the looped transport path, (II) transporting another sheet along the main transport path, (III) controlling the transportation of the sheet and the transportation of said another sheet in response to the arrival of said another sheet at the detection position such that the sheets are stacked into a bunch in the looped transport path with certain parts of the sheets being aligned and (IV) repeating the steps (II) and (III) as required.
US07900898B2	Method and apparatus for fixturing a panel A fixturing apparatus for locating and supporting a panel, such as an automotive body panel is provided. The fixturing apparatus includes a support structure having at least three generally spherically shaped contactors. The panel includes at least three extending channels sufficiently configured to receive a respective one of the at least three generally spherically shaped contactors to locate and support the panel. At least one clamping arm is operable to selectively retain one of the at least three extending channels with respect to the respective one of the at least three generally spherically shaped contactors. A method of fixturing a panel employing the above described fixturing apparatus is also provided.
US07900889B2	Valve-actuator connection plate The invention relates to a connection plate between the body of a valve for hydraulic or pneumatic circuits and an actuator suitable to control the rotation of the valve stem, the valve body being provided with pawls for the stem rotations. This plate comprises a shaped body that can be inserted on the valve body and has an opening for the valve stem, said shaped body defining passageways for the pawls and adjacent seats where the pawls are housed and held following a rotation of the plate upon assembly. This allows connecting conventional types of valves and actuators to each other.
US07900888B2	Idle air control valve bearing improvement An idle air control valve (11) for a vehicle includes a stator assembly (12) and a rotor assembly (26) operatively associated with the stator assembly and mounted for rotation with respect to the stator assembly. A shaft (36) is restricted from rotation and is associated with the rotor assembly such that rotation of the rotor assembly causes linear movement of the shaft. A pintle (38) is associated with a distal end of the shaft for linear movement therewith. A journal (28) is associated with the rotor assembly and is constructed and arranged to support and permit rotation of the rotor assembly relative to the stator assembly. Lubricant (30) is provided between a surface of the journal and a surface of the rotor assembly.
US07900880B2	Lifting anchor support A support stand for a lifting anchor to be incorporated into a concrete component during casting thereof is formed from two identical components of bent wire assembled together to form an upper support frame and legs projecting downwardly from the frame. The two components are connected by only two welds, each at one of two zones of intersection of the two components.
US07900879B2	Switch points maneuvering device with manual control A device is provided for manually maneuvering a set of switch points, the device includes a housing which is intended to apply a force at a location of a set of rail switch points in order to move the set of switch points relative to the housing from a first switch points position to a second switch points position. The device also includes a guided member for controlling the set of switch points, which can be moved relative to the housing, a guiding member, which can also be moved relative to the housing, a transmission mechanism for driving the guided member in one direction when the guiding member moves in a first direction. The guiding member is capable of being moved in a second direction, opposed to the first direction, while the guided member remains fixed relative to the housing.
US07900878B2	Joint for connecting a longitudinal side to an upper side of components and flexible strip for use in such a joint A joint arrangement connects a longitudinal edge of a first component with an upper surface of a second component. At least two cooperating bands are secured with their first ends respectively on opposite sides of the first component, and are secured with their second ends respectively on clamping elements arranged on the second component, so that the bands intersect the major center plane of the first component in the joint area between the components. A pressure element is positioned on at least one clamping element for supporting the first component, and the bands extend laterally next to the pressure element and crosswise relative to one another.
US07900877B1	Active winglet An active winglet includes a body portion substantially parallel to a wing of an aircraft, as if it were an extension of the wing, and an angled portion that projects at an upward angle from the body portion. The body portion is attachable to an aircraft wing and includes a controllable airflow modification device coupled thereto. By virtue of having a controllable airflow modification device, the winglet is capable of adjusting a control surface of the controllable airflow modification device in response to in-flight conditions, to reduce wing loads, increase range, and increase efficiency.
US07900874B2	Device to move an object back and forth Disclosed herein are two separate processes that do not require a propellant and do not produce an equal and opposite reaction against any external form of matter in the Local Inertial Reference Frame and do not violate Newton's Laws in the Universal Reference Frame. The first process produces horizontal motion, relies on the earth's gravitational field as an external force, and has been successfully tested. The second process produces vertical motion and relies only on the aether. It has been successfully tested considering the effect of the earth's gravity. Due to the law of conservation of angular momentum, the first process is normally considered not possible, but with the proper use of an external field (for example, gravity) and the phenomenon of precession, it becomes possible. A clear distinction is made between a simple rotor and a gyroscope which is a far more complex device.
US07900870B2	Vent door system with lever mechanism An aircraft vent door system includes a vent door for a vent on an aircraft door. A cam, having a groove, is disposed on the vent door. The system also includes a movement assembly, which includes a roller disposed within the groove, and a lever coupled to the movement assembly. A portion of the lever extends beyond and proximate to the perimeter of the vent door. A second lever may also be attached to the aircraft door. The first lever pivots in response to the movement of the movement assembly, and urges the second lever to pivot. The second lever, in turn, urges the vent door open, thereby overcoming the sticking effect of, for example, built up ice or other obstructions.

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