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| US07912063B2 |
Secure communications for wireless mesh network access points
Techniques for secure communications among wireless mesh network access points are described herein. According to one embodiment, a wireless mesh network includes multiple wireless mesh access points communicatively coupled to each other via multiple mesh links and multiple end-user clients, each being associated with one of the wireless mesh access points. In response to a packet received at a first mesh access point of the wireless mesh access points from a local end-user client of the first mesh access point destined to another end-user client associated with a second mesh access point of the wireless mesh access points, the packet is routed via a tunneling protocol from the first mesh access point to the second mesh access point. Other methods and apparatuses are also described. |
| US07912059B1 |
Methods, aggregation devices, and computer program products for distinguishing between sub-networks coupled to aggregation device ports by using an independent sub-network identifier domain space for each port
An aggregation device that connects a plurality of internal sub-networks processes a packet that is destined for one of the plurality of sub-networks. The aggregation device receives the packet and determines an internal sub-network identification value based on the combination of an external sub-network identification value that is in the packet, and a port of the aggregation device to which the one of the plurality of internal sub-networks is connected. The aggregation device may also determine an external sub-network identification value based on an internal sub-network identification value that is associated with a port of the aggregation device to which one of the plurality of internal sub-networks is connected. The external sub-network identification value is stored in the packet and the packet is transmitted on the port of the aggregation device to which the one of the plurality of internal sub-networks is connected. |
| US07912057B2 |
Convergence sublayer for use in a wireless broadcasting system
A wireless broadcast system includes receiving a data a stream by a convergence module. The convergence module partitions and encapsulates the transport packets into MAC protocol data units such that a size dimension of the encapsulated transport packets matches a size dimension of the MAC protocol data units. The MAC protocol data units are then provided to a transmitter that is synchronized to a plurality of transmitters in a single frequency network so that each transmitter in the network broadcast an identical signal that includes the MAC protocol data unit. |
| US07912056B1 |
Dynamic traffic shaping adjustments for distributed multicast replication
A network device keeps track of multicast replication that is occurring at a later link in the network. The device may then intelligently adjust traffic to various end-users based on the bandwidth that is to be allotted to each end-user and based on the bandwidth that is expected to be “created” at the later link in the network. In one exemplary implementation, a device includes logic to process network traffic that includes multicast streams by performing traffic shaping functions that are based on, for each of a number of subscribers, a bandwidth of each of the multicast streams that is being subscribed to by a subscriber and a bandwidth of unicast traffic to the subscriber. |
| US07912052B2 |
Fibre channel fabric and switches with flexible prefix addressing
A way to assign flexible prefixes to Switches in Fiber Channel Fabrics while using the currently defined FC_ID address space. This allows end devices in different Fiber Channel Fabrics to communicate with one another, without requiring modifications to existing end devices, nor to perform Network Address Translation between Fabrics. The existing address space for each Switch includes a dynamically configurable number of host bits sufficient to address all the end devices coupled to the Switch and the Switch itself. The remaining bits, called the Switch prefix, are used to identify the Switch in the switching Fabric. In an alternative embodiment, the Switch prefix bits may be further configured into a first sub-set of bits used to identify a specific Fabric (Fabric prefix) and a second sub-set of bits used to identify the Switch in the Fabric (Switch_ID). The flexible addressing scheme enables end devices in different Fabrics to communicate with one another without expanding the Fiber Channel address space or the need to perform Network Address Translations. |
| US07912050B2 |
Method for classifying downstream packet in cable modem termination system at head-end supporting channel bonding mode, and cable modem termination system
Provided is a method for classifying packets in a cable modem termination system (CMTS) supporting a channel bonding mode. The method includes the steps of: extracting a destination Media Access Control (MAC) address of a received data packet; acquiring a MAC address of a cable modem receiving the data packet, and memory address information of a cable modem Classifier Identifier (CLID) corresponding to the MAC address of the cable modem, from a first classification table corresponding to the destination address; extracting the CLID information present in the memory address; extracting a classifier pattern corresponding to the extracted cable modem CLID information; bonding the MAC address of the cable modem and the classifier pattern to generate a result pattern; extracting a memory address including downstream service flow information from a second classification table corresponding to the result pattern; extracting the downstream service flow information corresponding to the memory address; and generating an output packet corresponding to the downstream service flow information and the data packet. |
| US07912048B2 |
Apparatus and method for detecting network address translation device
The method is that of detecting a network address translation device which transfers network data to a first device. This method includes: obtaining an address of a second device connected to the network; generating pseudo network data in which an address is set as a destination address, and in which a number of times that the network data can be transferred is set as a number of transfers required to reach the first device; transmitting the pseudo network data to the second device; detecting a message from the second device, the message indicating that the pseudo network data cannot be further transferred; and determining that the second device is operating the network address translation device in response to the detection of the message. |
| US07912043B2 |
Hierarchical data collection network supporting packetized voice communications among wireless terminals and telephones
A packet-based, hierarchical communication system, arranged in a spanning tree configuration, is described in which wired and wireless communication networks exhibiting substantially different characteristics are employed in an overall scheme to link portable or mobile computing devices. The network accommodates real time voice transmission both through dedicated, scheduled bandwidth and through a packet-based routing within the confines and constraints of a data network. Conversion and call processing circuitry is also disclosed which enables access devices and personal computers to adapt voice information between analog voice stream and digital voice packet formats as proves necessary. Routing pathways include wireless spanning tree networks, wide area networks, telephone switching networks, internet, etc., in a manner virtually transparent to the user. A voice session and associate call setup simulates that of conventional telephone switching network, providing well-understood functionality common to any mobile, remote or stationary terminal, phone, computer, etc. |
| US07912032B2 |
System and method for communicating within a wireless communication network
A system and method for providing a polling scheme to improve medium access control (MAC) in a multihop wireless communication network (100) comprising nodes (102) and access points (106). When an access point (106) is the source of data packets being transmitted to a neighbor node (102), a collision-avoidance protocol is employed for the communication. However, when the access point (106) is to be the receiver of data packets transmitted from a neighbor node (102), the access point (106) polls the neighbor node (102) by initiating contact with the neighbor node (102) and inviting the neighbor node (102) to send queued data packets to the access point (106). As a result, the polling process allows the access point (106) to gain limited control over its neighbor nodes (102) and increase the efficiency of the network (100). |
| US07912023B2 |
Battery-efficient generic advertising service for wireless mobile devices
In one embodiment, a method for acquiring service provider information includes querying a wireless network for service provider information, receiving an advertisement response containing advertising service scheduling information, and configuring a power conservation mode responsive to the advertising service scheduling information. |
| US07912019B1 |
Applications of upgradeable scalable switching networks
The creation of a variety of upgradeable scalable switching networks are set forth including multistage switching networks as well as novel multidirectional architectures. Systems and methods exploiting the properties such as fault tolerance, upgradeability without service disruption and path redundancy are incorporated into a variety of systems. A wide range of methods for upgrading and reconfiguring the scalable switching networks are presented including manifestations of implementations of these networks and methods. Methods for designing new upgradeable scalable switching and the novel architectures derived thereof including architectures built from the redundant blocking compensated cyclic group networks are set forth. |
| US07912017B2 |
Wireless connection system and wireless connection method
A wireless connection system having at least one host apparatus and at least one client apparatus, wherein: proximity wireless communication is executed when a host apparatus and a client apparatus execute wireless communication with each other on the basis of a predetermined wireless communication standard in which the client apparatus is brought close to the host apparatus; authentication processing is executed for authenticating connection setting information by use of the proximity wireless communication; and if authentication is successful in the authentication processing, execution of the wireless communication is enabled and, if authentication is unsuccessful, execution of the wireless communication is disabled. |
| US07912013B2 |
Methods and apparatus for providing a roaming support system
Embodiments of methods and apparatus for providing a roaming support system are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. |
| US07912011B2 |
Radio communication system, base station, mobile station and wireless communication method
In a radio communication system including a plurality of base stations and a plurality of mobile stations, a base station includes a reception timing difference report unit measuring a reception timing difference of reference signals transmitted from neighboring base stations, and reporting the reception timing difference to one or more base stations. A base station has a transmission timing difference computation unit computing a transmission timing difference of reference signals between the base station and neighboring base stations based on the reception timing difference, and a transmission timing difference information report unit reporting the transmission timing difference to the mobile station. The mobile station further includes a cell search unit performing cell search on a cell search range limited based on the transmission timing difference transmitted from the base station. |
| US07912010B2 |
Wireless connection terminal and roaming method for providing stable wireless connection to access point
A control unit of a wireless connection terminal compares the received signal strength indicator of an access point currently connected to by the wireless connection terminal with the received signal strength indicator of a neighboring access point. If the difference between the two received signal strength indicators is higher than or equal to 40%, the connection to the current access point is severed and roaming in which the connection is switched to the neighboring access point is performed. Even when the difference between the two received signal strength indicators is not higher than or equal to 40%, roaming in which the connection is switched to the neighboring access point is performed if the received signal strength indicator of the access point to which the wireless connection terminal is currently connected becomes lower than or equal to 20%. |
| US07912004B2 |
Generic access to the Iu interface
Some embodiments provide a method of activating a packet transport channel (PTC) in a communication system that includes a first licensed wireless communication system and a second generic access network (GAN) that has a generic access network controller (GANC). The GANC is communicatively coupled to the first communication system through a universal mobile telecommunication system (UMTS) terrestrial radio access network (UTRAN) Iu interface. The method sends a GA-PSR activate PTC request message from the GANC to a user equipment (UE). The message comprises a terminal endpoint identifier (TEID) that the GANC assigns to the UE. The message also receives a GA-PSR activate PTC acknowledge message from the UE at the GANC. |
| US07912003B2 |
Multipath forwarding algorithms using network coding
A method of transmitting data across a wireless mesh network is described which uses network coding at each of the intermediate nodes between the source node and the destination node. Each intermediate node also controls the rate at which it broadcasts packets based on link congestion and the backlog of packets at each of the possible next-hop nodes for the data flow. |
| US07911997B2 |
Quality of service resource negotiation
Embodiments of apparatuses, articles, methods, and systems for negotiating quality of service resources in wireless networks are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. |
| US07911995B2 |
Method, system, and devices for joint handling of at least two users over one logical radio connection
A method and system handles at least one connection to at least one terminal in an access network. The access network includes a radio interface and at least one router. A link layer address is assigned to the at least one terminal, and a cell-specific radio link identifier is used at the radio interface for identifying a radio link to the router. An identifier for identifying the terminal or terminals preferably includes an RLI field for identifying the radio link, and a LLA Mapping field for identifying the terminal. |
| US07911994B2 |
Confirmation of delivery of content to an HTTP/TCP device
A method to confirm delivery of data to a receiving device via a sending socket is disclosed. One embodiment of the method comprises determining when a predetermined amount of data has been removed from a send buffer of the sending socket and sending a confirmation when the predetermined amount of data has been removed from the send buffer. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US07911990B2 |
Ad hoc wireless networking
A software architecture providing ad hoc wireless networking capabilities. The software architecture may be compatible with wireless devices, such as ultra wideband (UWB) devices operating according to the WiMedia Logical Link Control Protocol (WLP) communication protocol. The software architecture may include user mode and kernel mode modules, and may include a multiplexing driver framework to enable system connection to multiple ad hoc networks. |
| US07911989B2 |
Information processing system, information processing unit, control method, program and a recording medium
An information processing system includes a plurality of information processing units wirelessly communicating with each other, each of which includes a distribution data receiving section for receiving distribution data to be distributed to each of the information processing units from an information processing unit that has received the distribution data among the plurality of information processing units, a destination selection section for selecting an information processing unit that has not received the distribution data as a destination information processing unit for the distribution data from among the plurality of information processing units, and a distribution data sending section for sending the distribution data to the information processing unit selected by the destination selection section using a frequency band that is not used by another information processing unit while the other information processing unit is sending the distribution data to still another information processing unit. |
| US07911983B2 |
Selective mute/unmute control over applications running on a PC
A computer includes a sound card and a processor that runs one or more applications that cause the processor to generate audio signals coupled to the sound card. The processor is operable to execute code that provides a graphical user interface which allows a user to selectively mute the audio signals associated with a set of the one or more applications. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. |
| US07911982B1 |
Configuring networks including spanning trees
A method may include receiving a reconfiguration to a first Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN)/spanning tree table, where the first VLAN/spanning tree table has a first identifier and is associated with a region of a network; updating the first VLAN/spanning tree table to generate a second VLAN/spanning tree table based on the reconfiguration; determining a second identifier of the second VLAN/spanning tree table; and generating a list of identifiers associated with the region of the network, the list including the first identifier and the second identifier. |
| US07911978B1 |
Adaptive topology discovery in communication networks
A topology discovery process is used to discover all of the links in an ad hoc network and thereby ascertain the topology of the entire network. One of the nodes of the network, referred to as the coordinator, receives the topology information which can then be used to, for example, distribute a routing table to each other node of the network. The process has a Diffusion phase in which a k-resilient mesh, k>1, is created by propagating a topology request message through the network. Through this process, the nodes obtain information from which they are able to discern their local neighbor information. In a subsequent, Gathering phase, the local neighbor information is reported upstream from a node to its parents in the mesh and thence to the parents' parents and so forth back to the coordinator. The robustness of the Diffusion phase is enhanced by allowing a node to have more than one parent as well as by a number of techniques, including use of a so-called diffusion acknowledgement message. The robustness of the Gathering phase is enhanced by a number of techniques including the use of timeouts that ensure that a node will report its neighbor information upstream even if it never receives neighbor information from one or more downstream neighbors and the use of a panic mode that enhances the probability that a node will get its neighbor information, and its descendents' neighbor information, reported upstream even if that node has lost connectivity with all of its parents. |
| US07911971B2 |
Mapping tool for configuring communications environments
Configuring of a communications environment is facilitated. A mapping tool is provided that aids in the configuring of various components of a communications environment, such as an input/output (I/O) subsystem of the environment. Data generated from an order process and a logical configuration definition are used as input to the mapping tool. The tool performs mapping and generates as output a physical configuration definition, and optionally, one or more reports. The mapping tool has a manual function, as well as an automatic function. |
| US07911969B2 |
Wireless communication method for transmitting a sequence of data units between a wireless device and a network
Wireless communication method for transmitting a status report for a sequence of data transmitted along a wireless communication link between a wireless device and a network having a plurality of base stations, the wireless communication link having a transmitting side and a receiving side. The method comprises: on the receiving side, determining status information on data units of the sequence, indicating whether each data unit has been received or not on the receiving side; and transmitting, from the receiving side to the transmitting side of the wireless communication link, a status report containing a pointer designating a first non-received data unit in the sequence and a bitmap providing the status information for a set of data units following said first non-received data unit in the sequence. |
| US07911967B2 |
Control and monitor signal transmission system
A master station has a master-station transmission circuit that extracts a serial monitor signal so as to convert a control data signal into monitor data by changing a duty ratio of negative and positive voltage-level periods, converting the control signal into a serial pulsing voltage signal, transmitting a monitor data signal that is superimposed on the serial pulsing voltage signal, and detecting the presence or absence of a signal of a current that flows during the negative and positive voltage-level periods. A plurality of slave stations respectively have a slave-station transmission circuit that identifies a duty ratio of the positive and negative voltage-level periods relative to each serial pulsing voltage signal, that extracts a control data signal so as to output the data to a controllable unit of the slave station. |
| US07911959B2 |
System and method for providing integrated services across cryptographic boundaries in a network
A method for providing network integrated services based ReSerVation Protocol across a cryptographic network boundary includes assigning one or more DiffServ forwarding classifications to correspond to IntServ requests for QoS provisioning. A daemon in the QoS Service Provider module signals the QoS upon detecting data packets indicating a DiffServ forwarding class assigned to IntServ QoS requests. In response to the notification, the QoS Services Provider module initiates an RSVP-based request for network resources, and establishes a network path in response to acceptance of the RSVP path request. The data flow comprised of encrypted data is then transmitted over the reserved path. Multiple simultaneous aggregated flows may be provisioned. Paths may be reconfigured and resized by the QoS services provider module in response to an overlimit data flow, subject to network resource availability. An ECN bit is returnable from the destination application to signal a problem with the data transmission. |
| US07911957B2 |
Zero-delay queuing method and system
A zero-delay queuing method and system. The zero-delay queuing method includes the steps of: when a packet corresponds to a class set to perform zero-delay queuing, transferring the packet to a zero-delay queue; when a size of the packet does not exceed a CR value set for the class, transferring the packet to a strict priority transfer queue; and forwarding the packet existing in the strict priority transfer queue prior to packets existing in general data transfer queues. According to the zero-delay queuing method and system, it is possible to forward specific traffic requiring real-time transfer without delay, and furthermore, it is possible to serve packets corresponding to a zero-delay queue while ensuring a Peak Rate (PR) value as well as a Committed Rate (CR) value. |
| US07911952B1 |
Interface with credit-based flow control and sustained bus signals
An interface between electronic devices uses a credit-based flow protocol with sustained bus signals. An initiating device waits for credit to issue a command to a target device. When credit is available, the initiating device issues the command to the target device such that the command is accessible by the target device until a new command is issued. The command may include a read or write request to the target device. |
| US07911950B2 |
Adapter and method to support long distances on existing fiber
Devices and methods are provided for enabling high-speed data communication at relatively low cost. Some methods allow devices to communicate by selecting a data transfer rate from among multiple data transfer rates. Some such methods allow devices to communicate according to the highest data transfer rate among multiple data transfer rates at which communications can be made without exceeding a predetermined error rate. Communications may be enabled between a first device operating at a relatively higher data transfer rate and a second device operating at a relatively lower data transfer rate. Pause frames or the like may be used to rate limit data received from the first device and maintain an average data transfer rate for communications with the second device at the lower data transfer rate. |
| US07911949B2 |
Method for network transmission
The method for the network transmission adjusts retransmission timeout timer (RTO) with the fuzzy rule to make the value of RTO change with network traffic. The method not only minimizes retransmission and lost packets, but also keeps utilization higher. The method is used to solve the congestion collapse problem in network transmission. |
| US07911947B2 |
Gateway apparatus
A gateway apparatus relays a data packet only when a network that is connected to the gateway apparatus itself is identical to a network that is connected to a node associated with a sender's address. The sender's address is carried in the data packet received. Even if there are accesses from a plurality of nodes to a certain node (e.g., sensor node), the gateway apparatus can relay the data packet such that data retrieval takes place appropriately and/or such that node control takes place appropriately. |
| US07911944B2 |
Tie-breaking in shortest path determination
A consistent tie-breaking decision between equal-cost shortest (lowest cost) paths is achieved by comparing an ordered set of node identifiers for each of a plurality of end-to-end paths. Alternatively, the same results can be achieved, on-the-fly, as a shortest path tree is constructed, by making a selection of an equal-cost path using the node identifiers of the diverging branches of the tree. Both variants allow a consistent selection to be made of equal-cost paths, regardless of where in the network the shortest paths are calculated. This ensures that traffic flow between any two nodes, in both the forward and reverse directions, will always follow the same path through the network. |
| US07911939B2 |
Fault tolerant symmetric multi-computing system
A system enabled for fault-tolerant symmetric multi-computing using a group of nodes is described hereon. A symmetrical group of nodes networked using a reliable, ordered, and atomic group-to-group TCP communication system is used in providing fault-tolerance and single system image to client applications. The communication between the client and the group is standards based. The processing load is shared among a group of nodes with transparent distribution of tasks to application segments. The system is fault-tolerant in that if a node fails remaining replicas if any continue service without disruption of service or connection. Nodes may be added to or retired from the group in a manner transparent to the client as well as server applications. |
| US07911936B2 |
Techniques to reduce overhead in OFDMA based wireless networks
An embodiment of the present invention provides a method, comprising reducing overhead in OFDMA based Wireless Networks by determining the highest CIDs to be transmitted in a particular DL/UL MAP and determining the number of leading zero bits of the highest CID and removing the leading zero bits from each CID prior to transmission. Further, an embodiment of the present invention provides removing the CID field in the header of the message identified by a particular CID. |
| US07911930B2 |
Information recording media, a method for recording/reproducing information, an apparatus for recording/reproducing information
An information recording medium includes a plurality of layers for recording or reproduction of information by irradiation, wherein each of the layers includes an emboss portion and wobble portion including wobbles of a first frequency and a second frequency that is different from the first frequency. The first frequency is constant in each of the plurality of layers, and a different signal is obtained from the wobbles of the first and second frequencies in each of the plurality of layers. |
| US07911928B2 |
High density data storage device and data recording or reproduction method using the same
A high density data storage device and a data recording or reproduction method using the same, which can record or reproduce high density data without contact, thereby preventing data errors due to contact are provided. The high density data storage device uses a recording medium and a probe. The recording medium is a thin film made from phase change material or oxide resistance change material, and the probe has a tip formed in a lower portion thereof, which moves with a spacing from the top of the recording medium. Further, recording or reproduction of data is performed through electric field or heat emission, which is generated in the tip of the probe, without direct contact between the recording medium and the probe, so that it is possible to remove instability caused by contact between the recording medium and the probe and to stably record or reproduce data in or from the recording medium without errors. |
| US07911927B2 |
Layered Bi compound nanoplate array of such nanoplates, their making methods and devices using them
A Bi4Ti3O12 nanoplate, an array of such Bi4Ti3O12 nanoplate and their making methods as well as their applications are provided. Using a vapor phase growth method, a flux layer of VOx is deposited on a SrTiO3 (001) faced substrate and then Bi4Ti3O12 is deposited on the flux layer. A Bi4Ti3O12 single crystal nanoplate is formed standing up on the flux layer in the form of a rectangular solid whose independent three sides are crystallographically oriented in directions coincident with particular crystallographic directions of the single crystal substrate, respectively. The nanoplates as a nanostructure grown by the bottom-up method are substantially fixed in shape and are densely arrayed not in contact with one another, and are applicable to a low-cost ferroelectric memory and the like. |
| US07911926B2 |
Optical disc drive
A tracking error signal is generated with stability without being easily affected by a distribution fluctuation of light reflected from an optical disc or by a lens shift.An optical disc drive according to the present invention includes: an objective lens 5 with an aperture radius r0 for converging a light beam emitted from a light source 1; a polarizing hologram substrate 2 for dividing the beam reflected from the optical disc 6 into branched light beams; a photodetector substrate 6, on which at least some of the light beams are incident to generate signals representing the intensities of the light beams; and a shielding mask 16 for cutting off the beam partially. If xy coordinates are defined on a virtual plane, passing the center of the lens 5 and intersecting with the optical axis 7 at right angles, such that an x-axis is parallel to the disc radial direction and a y-axis crosses the x-axis at right angles, the shielding mask 16 prevents the beam from passing through areas of the virtual plane defined by coordinates (x, y) satisfying |x|>a, |y|>b and a2+b2 |
| US07911922B2 |
Optical-integrated unit and optical pickup device used for reading and/or writing information from/onto an optical record medium
A lens-side grating diffracts, in a direction of an emitter-side grating, two laser beams passed through the lens-side grating from an optical disk side. The emitter-side grating substantially passes the laser beam having a longer wavelength than the other laser beam, and directs it to a desired region of the light receiving element. The emitter-side grating diffracts the laser beam having a shorter wavelength than the other laser beam to direct a +1st diffracted beam of the laser beam thus diffracted to the same light receiving region as a 0th diffracted beam of the other laser beam. Such a structure may be employed that a −1st diffracted beam of the laser beam of the longer wavelength is directed to the same light receiving region as the 0th diffracted beam (passed beam) of the laser beam of the short wavelength. |
| US07911917B2 |
Recording/reproducing method, recording/reproducing apparatus and holographic information storage medium
A recording/reproducing method and recording/reproducing apparatus, which use an information storage medium by adaptively preparing a standard for distinguishing bit 0 from bit 1 of data read from a holographic information storage medium, and a holographic information storage medium. At least one record unit data is recorded on the holographic information storage medium. The record unit data is divided into at least one sub area, and information about the distribution of bits included in the sub area is arranged in the sub area. |
| US07911912B2 |
Optical disc recording apparatus and methods using pseudo-random number sequence for recording auxiliary information
An optical disc recording apparatus that uses a pseudo-random number sequence for recording auxiliary information, wherein a sequence of data based on auxiliary information is modulated by a signal represented by a combination of a sequence of pseudo-random numbers and a predetermined periodic signal, and recorded traces of the pits or the marks are changed depending on the modulated sequence of data, thereby recording the auxiliary information on the optical disc. By making it difficult to estimate the structure of the sequence of pseudo-random numbers, duplication of an optical disc is hindered. |
| US07911907B2 |
Optical disc judgment method and optical disc device
An optical disk apparatus according to the present invention is an optical disk apparatus for performing at least one of: recording data to a plurality of types of optical disks including a recordable optical disk and a read-only optical disk which are produced according to the BD specifications; and reproducing data from the optical disks. This apparatus includes: a means (506, 507) for irradiating a management area 502 of an optical disk 501 with a light beam while not performing tracking control, and generating a track position signal (push-pull TE or phase difference TE) from light which is reflected by the management area 502; and a disk determination means for determining, based on the track position signal obtained from the management area 502, whether the optical disk 501 mounted in the optical disk apparatus is a recordable optical disk or a read-only optical disk. |
| US07911906B2 |
Data structure for control information on rewriteable data storage medium
A data storage medium includes a data structure, called a disk control block, used for administration and control information for the data storage medium. One medium may contain multiple different disk control blocks, each addressing a different function. Each disk control block includes a control block identifier that specifies the function of the disk control block. Each control block also includes a set of standard access control parameters. If a drive encounters an unrecognized disk control block, the drive can still decode the standard control parameters, so that the drive behavior is not inconsistent with the requirements of the unrecognized disk control block. |
| US07911904B2 |
Write-once optical disc, and method and apparatus for recording management information on write-once optical disc
A recording medium, and a method and apparatus for recording and/or reproducing management information on/from the recording medium are discussed. According to an embodiment, the invention provides an apparatus includes components so that the apparatus finalizes the recording medium when receiving request of an external host or when a temporary defect management area located in at least one of a non-data area and a non-user data area becomes full, where a controller is configured to control the components so that the apparatus records the latest defect list information written in the temporary defect management area onto a final defect management area when finalizing the recording medium. |
| US07911903B2 |
Disc with temporary disc definition structure (TDDS) and temporary defect list (TDFL), and method of and apparatus for managing defect in the same
A disc with a temporary defect management information area and a defect management area includes a defect management area that is present in at least one of a lead-in area, a lead-out area, and an outer area, a temporary defect information area which is formed in the data area and in which temporary defect information is recorded, and a temporary defect management information area which is present in at least one of the lead-in area, and the lead-out area. Accordingly, it is possible to record user data in a recordable disc, especially, a write-once disc, while performing defect management thereon, thereby enabling efficient use of a defect management area having a limited recording capacity. |
| US07911900B2 |
Write-once optical disc, and method and apparatus for recording management information on the write-once optical disc
A write-once optical disc and a method and apparatus for recording management information of the write-once optical disc, are provided. The method includes sequentially recording data in the at least one recording-unit in the direction of increasing address; padding, with padding data, a remaining non-recorded part of a last recording-unit when terminating the sequential recording of the data; and recording padding identification information on the recording medium, the padding identification information identifying which part of the at least one recording-unit is padded. |
| US07911895B2 |
Method for restoring data stored on an optical disc and optical disc drive suitable therefore
The current invention is directed to a method and optical storage media reading device for restoring data stored along a data storage path of an optical storage media, the data being stored on the optical storage media and being at least in part unreadable by a conventional optical storage media reading device due to chemical or physical changes within a recording layer or a reflective layer of the optical storage media. The method and device includes detecting deformations of a shape of a groove and lands of the groove extending along the data storage path, the deformations having been generated by a laser beam during a recording process of the optical storage media, and determining the data to be restored from the detected deformations and lands. |
| US07911894B2 |
Recording medium having spare area for defect management and information on defect management, and method of allocating spare area and method of managing defects
A recording medium having a spare area for defect management and the management information of the spare area, a spare area allocation method, and a defect management method. When a primary spare area is allocated for slipping replacement and linear replacement upon initialization, and a remaining portion of the primary spare area after slipping replacement and allocated for linear replacement after initialization are insufficient, a supplementary spare area is allocated. |
| US07911889B2 |
Optical disc apparatus
An optical disc apparatus includes a laser diode, a first optical component which branches beams from the laser diode into a first beam and a second beam, an objective lens which focuses the first beam on an optical information recording medium, an actuator which drives the objective lens in an optical axis direction, a reference mirror provided in an optical path of the second beam, an optical path length varying unit which varies an optical path length of the second beam, a first photo detector, a second photo detector, a second optical component which branches beams obtained by combining the first beam which is reflected by the optical information recording medium and the second beam which is reflected by the reference mirror and which makes the branched beams incident on the first and second photo detectors, and a signal processing part. |
| US07911884B2 |
Recording medium, and method and apparatus of controlling access to the recording medium
A recording medium, and a method and apparatus of controlling an access to the recording medium are disclosed. Physical access control (PAC) information that is pre-recorded on a recording medium is extracted. Then, a PAC identification is extracted from the PAC information. An access to the recording medium is controlled using first control information that is included in the PAC information, when the PAC identification is known. Alternatively, the access to the recording medium is controlled using second control information that is included in the PAC information, when the PAC identification is unknown. |
| US07911883B2 |
Near-field light generating element having two different angles
A near-field light generating element accommodated in a groove of an encasing layer has an outer surface that includes a first end face including a near-field light generating part, a second end face opposite to the first end face, and a coupling portion that couples the first and second end faces. The coupling portion includes a top surface, and first and second side surfaces that decrease in distance from each other with increasing distance from the top surface. The first end face includes a first side located at an end of the first side surface, and a second side located at an end of the second side surface. Each of the first and second sides includes an upper part and a lower part continuous with each other. An angle formed between the respective lower parts of the first and second sides is smaller than that formed between the respective upper parts of the first and second sides. |
| US07911876B2 |
Method for initializing receiver channels in a cement bond logging tool
A method for initializing the input of each of m receiver channels of a receiving transducer in a well logging tool comprising the steps of selecting a logging tool having a multi-element receiving transducer wherein each element of the multi-element receiving transducer operates in an anti-resonant mode below its resonant frequency, and executing a routine in an initialization mode wherein a predetermined number of run cycles are operated and receiver input responses are measured and averaged for each of the m channels while transmitter firing signals are disabled. |
| US07911872B2 |
Column/row redundancy architecture using latches programmed from a look up table
A scheme for defective memory column or row substitution is disclosed which uses a programmable look-up table to store new addresses for column selection when certain column or row addresses are received. The new addresses are loaded into a programmable fuse latch each time an address transition is detected in the input address. |
| US07911867B2 |
Semiconductor memory device capable of performing per-bank refresh
A semiconductor memory device is provided that can support a per-bank refresh as well as an all-bank refresh and a self refresh. The semiconductor memory device includes an address counting unit for counting a bank address signal of a specific bank and row address signals of the specific bank in response to a control signal including refresh mode information when a per-bank refresh command is received, and for counting row address signals in response to the control signal when an all-bank refresh command or a self refresh command is received. |
| US07911865B2 |
Temperature compensation of memory signals using digital signals
A temperature sensor generates a digital representation of the temperature of the integrated circuit. A logic circuit reads the digital temperature and generates a multiple bit digital representation of an operational voltage and a multiple bit digital representation of a timing signal, both being functions of the integrated circuit temperature. A voltage generator converts the digital representation of the operational voltage to an analog voltage that biases portions of the integrated circuit requiring temperature compensated voltages. In one embodiment, the temperature compensated voltages bias memory cells. A timing generator converts the multiple bit digital representation of the timing signal to a logic signal. |
| US07911864B2 |
Semiconductor memory device
A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array in which a plurality of memory cells are arranged in a matrix, a read unit which reads out data from the memory cells in the memory cell array, a write unit which writes data in the memory cells in the memory cell array, a read voltage generating unit which generates a read voltage and supplies the read voltage to the read unit, and a voltage control unit which controls the read voltage in accordance with temperatures. |
| US07911859B2 |
Delay line and memory control circuit utilizing the delay line
A delay line includes at least one delay cell, wherein the delay line utilizes at least one of the at least one delay cell to delay an input signal for generating an output signal, and the at least one delay cell is implemented by a Pseudo NMOS transistor. In addition, a memory control circuit includes a delay locked loop (DLL) having at least one delay cell. The delay locked loop utilizes at least one of the at least one delay cell to delay an input signal for generating an output signal, and the at least one delay cell is implemented by a Pseudo NMOS transistor. |
| US07911858B2 |
Semiconductor device with DDR memory controller
In a DDR memory controller, a clock control circuit is configured to output a clock signal selected from among a plurality of clock signals with different frequencies based on a frequency selection signal, to a DDR memory as an operation clock signal. A master DLL circuit is configured to receive one of the plurality of clock signals which has a maximum frequency as a reference clock signal to determine a delay code. A slave delay circuit is configured to delay a strobe signal from the DDR memory based on the determined delay code to generate an internal strobe signal for a data signal from the DDR memory. |
| US07911856B2 |
Three-dimensional memory devices and methods of manufacturing and operating the same
A method of accessing memory cells is disclosed. A first signal is sent to at least one layer select transistor. The at least one layer select transistor is activated based on the first signal. Signals are communicated to or from one or more memory cells based on the activated at least layer select transistor. |
| US07911855B2 |
Semiconductor device with voltage interconnections
A semiconductor device capable of reducing power consumption is provided. When a power to an internal circuit is interrupted, e.g., in a standby mode, a switch is turned off, and a pseudo-ground line is charged with a leak current of the internal circuit to raise a potential thereof. After the switch is turned off, a switch connected to a charge supply unit is turned on while the potential is rising, so that the charge supply unit is electrically coupled to the pseudo-ground line. Thereby, charges accumulated in the charge supply unit are discharged to the pseudo-ground line. The switch is turned off to decouple electrically the charge supply unit from the pseudo-ground line. Thereby, when the power supply is interrupted, a part of the charges for raising the potential of the pseudo-ground line is supplemented with the charges of the charge supply unit. |
| US07911852B2 |
Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device and operation method thereof
A p-type well region is formed at a main surface of a semiconductor substrate. An n-type impurity region is located under the p-type well region. A first insulating layer is formed on the main surface of the semiconductor substrate and on the p-type well region. A charge-storage insulating layer is formed on the first insulating layer. A gate electrode layer is formed on the charge-storage insulating layer. An erase operation is performed by applying a forward bias to the p-type well region and the n-type impurity region to generate hot carriers and inject the hot carriers into the charge-storage insulating layer. |
| US07911851B2 |
Memory apparatus including programmable non-volatile multi-bit memory cell, and apparatus and method for demarcating memory states of the cell
Memory states of a multi-bit memory cell are demarcated by generating read reference signals having levels that constitute boundaries of the memory states. The read reference signals may be dependent upon the levels of programming reference signals used for controlling the programming of the memory cell. The memory cell can thus be programmed without reading out its memory state during the programming process, with programming margins being assured by the dependence of the read reference signals on the programming reference signals. Both sets of reference signals may be generated by reference cells which track variations in the operating characteristics of the memory cell with changes in conditions, such as temperature and system voltages, to enhance the reliability of memory programming and readout. |
| US07911847B2 |
Method of programming data in a NAND flash memory device and method of reading data in the NAND flash memory device
A method of programming data in a NAND flash memory device including at least one even bitline and at least one odd bitline, the method including programming N-bit data into first cells coupled to the at least one even bitline or the at least one odd bitline and programming M-bit data into second cells coupled to the other of the at least one even bitline and the at least one odd bitline, where N is a natural number greater than one and M is a natural number greater than N. |
| US07911835B2 |
Programming and reading five bits of data in two non-volatile memory cells
Non-volatile memory devices and methods of programming the non-volatile memory devices use six threshold voltage levels. Data also may be read from the non-volatile memory devices. The non-volatile memory devices include a first non-volatile memory cell and a second non-volatile memory cell, each of which can be programmed with first through sixth threshold voltage levels that sequentially increase. Programming includes first, second and third data bit program operations. In the first and second data bit program operation, the first and second non-volatile memory cells are programmed with the first or second threshold voltage level in order to store first and second bits of data. In the third data bit program operation, the first non-volatile memory cell is programmed with the third or fourth threshold voltage level according to the first and second bits of the data in order to store a third bit of the data. Fourth and fifth data bit program operations also may be provided. |
| US07911830B2 |
Scalable nonvolatile memory
Various magnetoresistive memory cells and architectures are included which enable nonvolatile memories having high information density. |
| US07911826B1 |
Integrated circuits with clearable memory elements
Integrated circuits are provided that have memory elements. The memory elements may be organized in an array. Data such as programmable logic device configuration data may be loaded into the array using read and write control circuitry. Each memory element may store data using a pair of cross-coupled inverters. Power supply circuitry may be used to power the cross-coupled inverters. A positive power supply signal and a ground power supply signal may be provided to the inverters by the power supply circuitry. Each memory element may have an associated clear transistor. A clear control signal may be asserted to turn on the clear transistor when clearing the memory elements. A given one of the inverters in each memory element may be momentarily weakened with respect to the clear transistor in that memory element by using the power supply circuitry to temporarily elevate the ground power supply signal. |
| US07911824B2 |
Nonvolatile memory apparatus
Provided are a plurality of memory cell arrays 136 and 146 each having a plurality of nonvolatile memory elements having a characteristic whose resistance value changes according to electric pulses applied, and control units (102, 104, 108, 110, 114, 128, 130, 152) configured to write data to a memory cell array and to read data from another memory cell array such that writing of the data and reading of the data occur concurrently in writing of the data to the plurality of memory cell arrays. |
| US07911822B2 |
Integrated circuit with phase-change memory cells and method for addressing phase-change memory cells
The present invention relates to an integrated circuit comprising a plurality of bitlines (b1) and a plurality of word-lines (w1) as well as a plurality of memory-cells (MC) coupled between a separate bit-line/word-line pair of the plurality of bit-lines (b1) and wordlines (w1) for storing data in the memory cell. Each memory cell (MC) comprises a selecting unit (T) and a programmable resistance (R). The value of the phase-change resistance (R) is greater than the value of a first phase-change resistance (Ropt) defined by a supply voltage (Vdd) divided by a maximum drive current (Im) through said first phase-change resistor (Ropt). |
| US07911818B2 |
Content addressable memory having bidirectional lines that support passing read/write data and search data
A CAM column structure includes an interface that drives search data to a plurality of CAM cells via a search line pair. The CAM cells are divided into sections, each section including: a set of CAM cells, a bit line pair coupled to the set of CAM cells, a sense amplifier coupled to the bit line pair, a tri-state read buffer configured to drive read data from the sense amplifier to the search line pair, and a pair of tri-state write buffers configured to drive write data from the search line pair to the bit line pair. In one embodiment, the pair of tri-state write buffers is replaced by a pair of switches that couple the search line pair to the sense amplifier. The search line pair may be segmented by tri-state buffers, which are controlled to drive the search, read and write data along the search line pair. |
| US07911813B2 |
Offline synchronous rectifying circuit with sense transistor for resonant switching power converter
A synchronous rectifying circuit of a resonant switching power converter is provided to improve the efficiency. The synchronous rectifying circuit includes a power transistor and a diode connected to a transformer and an output ground of the power converter for rectifying. A sense transistor is coupled to the power transistor for generating a mirror current correlated to a current of the power transistor. A controller generates a driving signal to control the power transistor in response to a switching-current signal. A current-sense device is coupled to the sense transistor for generating the switching-current signal in response to the mirror current. The controller enables the driving signal to turn on the power transistor once the diode is forwardly biased. The controller generates a reset signal to disable the driving signal and turn off the power transistor once the switching-current signal is lower than a threshold. |
| US07911810B2 |
Bi-directional DC-DC converter and method for controlling the same
A bi-directional DC-DC converter has a transformer for connecting a voltage type full bridge circuit connected to a first power source and a current type switching circuit connected to a second power source. A voltage clamping circuit constructed by switching elements and a clamping capacitor is connected to the current type switching circuit. The converter has a control circuit for cooperatively making switching elements operative so as to control a current flowing in a resonance reactor. |
| US07911806B2 |
Method and apparatus for reducing EMI emissions from a power inverter
A power inverter for a hybrid automotive vehicle having a case with an interior and at least one electrical port mounted on the case to electrically connect electrical signals from the interior of the case to an exterior device. A cable connector is associated with each electrical port while a non-electrical sensing conductor extends serially through each electrical port and its associated cable connector. A circuit is provided which detects a break in the continuity of the sensing conductor and generates a signal representative of that break in continuity. The non-electrical sensing conductor thus minimizes the emission of EMI from the inverter. Additionally, a circuit board is mounted within the interior of the case by fasteners which minimize the spacing between the circuit board and the case to further reduce EMI emissions. |
| US07911801B2 |
Multilayer ceramic substrate and method for manufacturing the same
A laminate includes base material layers and interlayer constraining layers disposed therebetween. The base material layers are formed of a sintered body of a first powder including a glass material and a first ceramic material, and the interlayer constraining layer includes a second powder including a second ceramic material that will not be sintered at a temperature for melting the glass material, and is in such a state that the second powder adheres together by diffusion or flow of a portion of the first powder including the glass material included in the base material layer at the time of baking. The incorporated element is in such a state that an entire periphery thereof is covered with the interlayer constraining layer. |
| US07911794B2 |
Semiconductor package
A semiconductor package includes a package main body having a base portion and a semiconductor device accommodating portion, electric terminals electrically connected to a semiconductor device in the accommodating portion and exposed to an outer surface, and a high heat transfer element disposed in the base portion to extend from a heat generation site corresponding position corresponding to a heat generating site of the semiconductor device to a position in an outside of the heat generation site corresponding position. The base portion is configured by bringing a plurality of thin plates in close contact with each other to bond them integrally, and the high heat transfer element includes at least one combination of fluid passage formed in the base portion and a heat transfer fluid sealed in the passage, or at least one heat pipe. |
| US07911793B2 |
Case and rack system for liquid submersion cooling of electronic devices connected in an array
A liquid submersion cooling system that is suitable for cooling a number of electronic devices in parallel using a plurality of cases connected to a rack system. The system cools heat-generating components in server computers and other devices that use electronic, heat-generating components and are connected in parallel systems. The system includes a housing having an interior space, a dielectric cooling liquid in the interior space, a heat-generating electronic component disposed within the space and submerged in the dielectric cooling liquid. The rack system contains a manifold system to engage and allow liquid transfer for multiple cases and IO connectors to engage electrically with multiple cases/electronic devices. The rack system can be connected to a pump system for pumping the liquid into and out of the rack, to and from external heat exchangers, heat pumps, or other thermal dissipation/recovery devices. |
| US07911791B2 |
Heat sink for a circuit device
Various heat sinks, method of use and manufacture thereof are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of providing thermal management for a circuit device is provided. The method includes placing a heat sink in thermal contact with the circuit device wherein the heat sink includes a base member in thermal contact with the circuit device, a first shell coupled to the base member that includes a first inclined internal surface, a lower end and first plurality of orifices at the lower end to enable a fluid to transit the first shell, and at least one additional shell coupled to the base member and nested within the first shell. The at least one additional shell includes a second inclined internal surface and a second plurality of orifices to enable the fluid to transit the at least one additional shell. The fluid is moved through the first shell and the at least one additional shell. |
| US07911788B2 |
Storage control device
With the storage control device of the present invention, it is possible to mount a larger number of storage devices and to cool them effectively. A plurality of sub-storage units are provided within one storage unit. Each sub-storage unit includes a plurality of hard disk drives, a plurality of enclosures, and a plurality of power supply devices. A cover is divided into a front cover which covers over the front side of a case, and a rear cover which covers over the rear side of the case. Shield portions are provided on the upper sides of the hard disk drives and the enclosures. By these shield portions contacting the adjacent modules (other disk drives and other enclosures), it is possible to reduce the negative influence upon cooling air draft passages within the case, even when a cover has been removed. |
| US07911785B2 |
Rack mounted computer system including chassis retainer
A rack mounted computer system. In one variation the computer rack is configured for side-by-side placement of computers. In another variation, the computer rack includes flanges for supporting the placement of computer units within the rack. In another variation the computer rack is configured with retaining clips. In yet another variation, the computer rack is configured to receive computers with chassis that are adapted for side-by-side placement. |
| US07911783B2 |
Portable computer with projecting function
A portable computer with a projecting function includes a main body, a display module, a pivot, and a projection module. The display module is connected to the main body via the pivot and capable of rotating relative to the main body. The projection module is disposed on the pivot for projecting the information of the main body. The portable computer is, for example, a laptop computer, or a tablet computer. |
| US07911781B2 |
Electronic device
An electronic device includes a housing, a plurality of heat-dissipating fins, and a heat-dissipating fan. The housing defines a receiving space, and an opening communicating the receiving space with the outside environment. The housing includes a power socket disposed in the receiving space. The heat-dissipating fins are disposed in the receiving space. The heat-dissipating fan includes a power plug portion corresponding to the power socket. The heat-dissipating fan is mountable in the receiving space through the opening so as to provide air flow across the heat-dissipating fins. The power plug portion is inserted into the power socket upon insertion of the heat-dissipating fan into the receiving space. The heat-dissipating fan is removable from the housing through the opening for cleaning of the heat-dissipating fan and the heat-dissipating fins. |
| US07911780B2 |
Methods and apparatus for cooling electronic devices through user interfaces
An electronic device can be provided with a user interface component and a cooling component contained within a housing. The housing may include at least one surface having an opening formed therethrough, and the user interface may include one port formed therethrough. The user interface port may provide at least a first portion of a passageway between the housing opening and the cooling component. The passageway may allow fluids to be exchanged between the cooling component and the housing opening for cooling the electronic device. |
| US07911775B2 |
Display apparatus, front panel unit and method of manufacturing front panel units
According to one embodiment, a display apparatus includes a main body including a display and a front panel unit which covers a front surface of the display. The front panel unit includes a protection plate, a frame body formed into a frame shape such as to support an edge portion of the protection plate and including a plurality of through holes used to fix the protection plate, a plurality of pins which project from the protection plate in a direction crossing the protection plate and are to be put through the plurality of through holes, respectively, and screws which fix the protection plate and the frame body together. |
| US07911771B2 |
Electronic device with a metal-ceramic composite component
An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device may include a first component. The electronic device may also include a metal-ceramic composite component coupled to the first component and configured to reinforce at least a portion of the first component in a first direction. |
| US07911767B2 |
Electric double-layer capacitor
Provided is an electric double-layer capacitor. The electric double-layer capacitor includes an electrode portion composed of an anode and a cathode; a separator for providing electrical isolation between the anode and cathode; and an electrolyte solution which is filled in a space between the anode and cathode so as to form electric double-layers on surfaces of the anode and cathode upon application of a predetermined voltage, and in which a solvent and a solute are mixed so as to have a concentration of 1.25 to 2.5 mol/L. |
| US07911766B2 |
Supercapacitor cover with integrated center terminal
An electric energy storage component having coil windings and at least one connector. A plate of the connector is in contact with the coil windings. The plate of the connector has a surface which is provided with a terminal wherein the shape thereof is essentially that of a revolution. The plate also forms a series of bosses extending in a raised manner along a surface of the plate opposite to that containing the terminal. The terminal has at least one inner recess and at least one boss which penetrates into the recess. |
| US07911760B2 |
Electronic blasting system
An electronic blasting system (1) comprising a control unit (3), a surface harness and electronic detonators (4) connected to the surface harness by a 2-wire lead, the detonators (4) being adapted to provide information to the control unit (3) in response to command signals transmitted by the control unit (3) along the surface harness; wherein the surface harness comprises a primary line (2) with trunk lines (5) connect to it, wherein each trunk line (5) has connected to it individual detonators (4) making up the same row, wherein each trunk line (5) is connected to the primary line (2) by an actuator (6), and wherein each trunk line (5) includes an actuator (7) between adjacent detonators (4). |
| US07911759B2 |
Methods and arrangement for protecting against electrostatic discharge
An electronic device having ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) protection for a plurality of sides and including an external cover having at least one aperture and a plurality of slots disposed sufficiently close to a periphery of the at least one aperture. The electronic device further includes an ESD shield configured for providing ESD protection for a second side of an electronic device and also for the first side, the second side being opposite the first side. The ESD shield includes an ESD-shielding surface configured to provide the ESD protection for at least a portion of the second side, and a plurality of orthogonally protruding ESD shielding tabs, individual ones of the plurality of orthogonally protruding ESD shielding tabs configured to fit within respective ones of the plurality of slots when the ESD shield is mated with the external cover. |
| US07911754B2 |
Detection of current leakage through opto-switches
Apparatus for testing an opto-switch includes a first sense resistor coupled between a power source and an input of the opto-switch, and a second sense resistor coupled to an output of the opto-switch. A test circuit is coupled to sense a first current flowing through the first sense resistor and a second current flowing through the second sense resistor and to generate a test signal responsively to a relation between the first and second currents. A controller is coupled to receive the test signal and to perform a protective action when the test signal exceeds a predetermined limit. |
| US07911753B2 |
Method and apparatus for detecting and recovering from external electrical disturbances
Apparatus and method are described, illustratively in an LVLS master/slave system, for detecting a circuit failure, shutting down the system as if a normal power down function has occurred, but restarting the system. Signals, including power and ground lines are monitors, mal-functions detected and the apparatus put into a power down sequence. Illustratively in the LVLS system, driving a signal line to either the power or ground rails is used as a signal to the apparatus to enter the power down sequence. The present invention, after a programmable time, then drives the signal line to the opposite rail thereby signaling the system to restart—a wake up mode. After a programmable time, the signal line is released and the system resumes normal operation. |
| US07911751B2 |
Electrostatic discharge device with metal option ensuring a pin capacitance
The present invention discloses an electrostatic discharge device for ensuring a pin capacitance using a metal option. The electrostatic discharge device includes an electrostatic discharging unit formed between a power source voltage line and a ground voltage line to discharge static electricity input from a pad. A MOS capacitor of the electrostatic discharge device has a gate terminal connected to the pad via a metal option. A protection unit is formed between the electrostatic discharging unit and the ground voltage line to protect an internal circuit from static electricity stored in the electrostatic discharging unit. |
| US07911744B2 |
Magneto-resistive effect device and magnetic disk system with refilled insulation layer in contact with a read end face of a cap layer
The invention provides a giant magneto-resistive effect device (CPP-GMR device) having a CPP (current perpendicular to plane) structure comprising a multilayer device assembly comprising a fixed magnetization layer, a spacer layer, a free layer and a cap layer stacked one upon another in order, with a sense current applied in a stacking direction of the multilayer device assembly. In the rear of the multilayer device assembly, there is a refilled insulation layer formed, which is in contact with the rear end face of the multilayer device assembly and extends rearward, wherein the uppermost position P of the refilled insulation layer that is in contact with the rear end face of said multilayer device assembly lies at a rear end face of the cap layer and is set in such a way as to satisfy a relation: 0.2≦(T2/T1)<1 where T1 is the thickness of the cap layer, and T2 is the absolute value of a distance from the uppermost portion of the cap layer down to the position P as viewed in a thickness direction. Thus, the invention can provide a CPP-GMR device with which further improvements in the MR change ratio at an area of low area resistivity AR are brought about and resistance to magnetic field is enhanced with high reliability as well, so that the coming-generation head having such a recording density as exceeds 400 Gbpsi could be practically achieved. |
| US07911742B1 |
Stamped actuator arm having longitudinally spaced-apart stamped protrusions for supporting a trace suspension flex
A novel head stack assembly is disclosed. The novel head stack assembly includes a stamped actuator arm and a head gimbal assembly attached to the stamped actuator arm. The head gimbal assembly includes a trace suspension flex having a metal base layer and a plurality of conductors supported by the metal base layer. The stamped actuator arm includes an actuator arm side surface that extends longitudinally along the stamped actuator arm. The stamped actuator arm also includes two or three longitudinally spaced-apart stamped protrusions. The stamped protrusions are in contact with the trace suspension flex, and each stamped protrusion extends from the actuator arm side surface. |
| US07911738B2 |
Magnetic head slider with resistive heating film meandering in stacking direction
According to embodiments of the present invention, a magnetic head slider provided with a heater disposed near a read element to adjust flying height, is required to increase a thermal protrusion by heat generated by the heater without increasing a thermal protrusion attributable to heat generated by a recording current or environmental temperature. A magnetic head slider includes a thin-film head unit including a read element, a heater having a thin heating line extended above and below the read element, a write element, and an insulating layer of alumina (Al2O3) or the like insulating those components. The thin heating line of the heater is formed from a thin resistive film of NiCr or the like. The thin heating line of the heater is extended above and below the read element so as to meander in a zigzag shape in a direction perpendicular to the device forming surface. The thin heating line has a thickness between about 0.1 and 0.2 μm, a width between about 1 and 3 μm, a length of about 100 μm, and a resistance between about 50 and 500 Ω. |
| US07911735B1 |
Perpendicular magnetic recording head utilizing a nonmagnetic underlayer layer
The method and system for providing a perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) head are described. The PMR head includes a base layer, a nonmagnetic metal underlayer on the base layer, and a PMR pole on the nonmagnetic metal underlayer. The PMR pole has a top that is wider than its bottom. The base layer has a first hardness with respect to a pole trim. The nonmagnetic metal underlayer has a second hardness with respect to the pole trim. The second hardness is less than the first hardness. |
| US07911732B2 |
Hermetically sealed head disk assembly and method of sealing with soldering material
A sealed head disk assembly has a base casting for providing attachment points for the major components of the head disk assembly. The base casting has a semi-hermetic seal encompassing an outer perimeter of the base casting and allows the semi-hermetic seal to be juxtaposed to at least one complementary surface on the cover. The cover for enclosing the major components of the head disk assembly has a hermetic seal outside a perimeter of the complementary surface for the semi-hermetic seal thus allowing the hermetic seal to be juxtaposed to at least one complementary surface on the base casting. |
| US07911731B2 |
Fiber brush for cable-less accessors in a tape library
A tape library system includes a plurality of conductive track assemblies including at least one linear conductive strip, and at least one guide track. The system further includes a first fiber brush assembly and a second fiber brush assembly separated from each other by a predetermined separation distance, each of the first and second fiber brush assemblies comprising a spring biasing a track wheel, and a fiber brush attached to the fiber brush assembly and in electrical contact with the conductive strip. The fiber brush assembly linearly translates along the conductive track assembly on an axis parallel to the conductive strip. |
| US07911730B2 |
Magnetic head and tape drive for reading multiple data formats
A magnetic head is provided for reading and writing data on a data storage media. A first writer and a first reader write and read data of a first format. A second reader reads data of a second format having different read channels than the first format. A third reader has a width greater than that of the of the first and second readers, and reads data of a third format wider than that of the first and second formats. A tape drive is disclosed with the magnetic head and control circuitry having read channels for each of the readers. A method for fabricating a magnetic head is disclosed by providing first and second bumps each with a reader and writer of a first format, and a third bump with a reader of a second format and a reader of a third format. |
| US07911728B2 |
Method for servowriting a patterned-media perpendicular magnetic recording disk using position error signal (PES) alignment fields
A servowriting method for a patterned-media magnetic recording disk uses a special position error signal (PES) alignment pattern located in each servo sector. A gross feedforward correction signal to compensate for gross eccentricity of the disk relative to the center of rotation of the servowriter spindle is applied to the actuator. With the gross feedforward correction applied to the actuator the read head generally follows a data track centerline and will detect signals from PES alignment fields as each servo sector passes the read head. This results in a readback signal at each servo sector that represents the fractional track-width radial offset of the read head in that servo sector from a data track centerline. The set of radial offsets for all of the servo sectors is used to modify or fine tune the gross feedforward correction signal that is applied during the servowrite process. This enables the servowriter write head to then precisely follow a track centerline so that the discrete islands in the PES fields can be magnetized according to the desired pattern. |
| US07911721B2 |
Lens barrel
The present invention includes: a taking lens including a lens group; a distance ring that is operated to rotate around the taking lens; an LD roller capable of rotating in conjunction with the rotational operation of the distance ring; a transducer that is in contact with the LD roller and capable of moving around the taking lens relative to the LD roller; and a rotatable frame member that is capable of moving around the taking lens within a predetermined angle range and supports the transducer, upon the distance ring being rotated manually, the rotatable frame member being rotated via the LD roller and the transducer, and upon the transducer being driven by a drive signal, the transducer moving relative to the LD roller, thereby the rotatable frame member being rotated around the taking lens to move a focusing lens in the taking lens to move in an optical axis direction. |
| US07911720B2 |
Lens module
A lens module for being fixed to a substrate by UV glues includes a lens barrel and a lens holder integratedly formed at a bottom of the lens barrel. The lens barrel has a hollow receiving groove for receiving an optical lens therein. The lens holder defines a containing cavity communicating with the receiving groove and penetrating through a bottom thereof to form a plurality of inner walls surrounding the containing cavity. The lens holder further defines a plurality of outer pillars spaced from each other and arranged apart from outer peripheries of the corresponding inner walls to define gaps therebetween. The UV glues are distributed to a bottom of each outer pillar so that ultraviolet lights can pass through the intervals between the outer pillars to adequately irradiate and solidify the UV glues for making the lens module fixed to the substrate firmly. |
| US07911717B2 |
Vehicular holding module capable of zooming information displayed on a screen and related vehicular electronic module
A vehicular holding module includes a frame for holding an electronic device, and a display device. The electronic device has a screen. The display device is disposed at a side of the frame for zooming information displayed on the screen. |
| US07911715B2 |
Imaging lens and imaging apparatus
An imaging lens includes in order from an object side: a first lens including a positive lens having a convex surface directed to the object side; a stop; a second lens including a positive lens having a convex surface directed to an image side; a third lens including a negative meniscus lens with a concave surface directed to the object side; and a fourth lens including, near an optical axis, a positive meniscus shape with a convex surface directed to the object side. An air space between the second lens and the third lens is smaller in a periphery than near the optical axis. And f1>f2>|f3| and 1.0 |
| US07911709B2 |
Apparatus and method for improving detected resolution and/or intensity of a sampled image
At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a detection aperture that varies the effective aperture index of refraction or provides scattering structures to improve the detected resolution and/or intensity of a sampled image. In at least one exemplary embodiment a medium is inserted into the aperture, to match transmittance of polarization through the aperture, and to control the relative transmittance of polarizations through the aperture. In yet another exemplary embodiment structures are provided to scatter or redirect diffracted aperture light to improve detection resolution and/or intensity. |
| US07911705B2 |
Projection lens and projector
An object of the invention is to provide a projection lens capable of sufficiently correcting lateral chromatic aberration at both of the wide-angle end and the telephoto end, with an increased zoom ratio, a less number of lens elements, and less variation in telecentricity. |
| US07911703B2 |
Manufacturing method for a wafer lens module and the structure thereof
The present invention provides a manufacturing method for a wafer lens module including the steps of providing a plastic material with high thermal resistance, wherein the high temperature plastic material can be used at a reflow temperature above 250□; and forming the high temperature plastic material into a wafer lens module integrally. The method can form an integrated wafer lens module and simplify the manufacturing procedures. Furthermore, a wafer lens unit formed by stacking another wafer lens module on the wafer lens module manufactured by the method can have improved optical image quality. |
| US07911702B2 |
Beam shaper
A beam shaper including a reflection device and a plurality of reflectors. The reflection device is disposed on a transmission path of an incident light beam and has a plurality of reflection surfaces capable of reflecting the incident light beam. The reflection surfaces are capable of splitting the incident light beam into a plurality of reflected light beams. The reflectors are separately disposed on transmission paths of the reflected light beams. The reflectors are capable of reflecting the reflected light beams, so that a shaped light spot is formed by superimposing light spots of the reflected light beams. The reflection device is disposed between the shaped light spot and the reflectors. |
| US07911698B2 |
Programmable optical processing device employing stacked controllable phase shifting elements in fractional fourier planes
A monolithic or hybrid integrated optical processor or optical processing system having a plurality of phase shifting array elements, each controlled by respective control signals, and arranged so that each phase shifting array element lies in a different fractional Fourier transform plane. In various embodiments, at least a portion of the resulting system is implemented in a stack of element materials. In one embodiment, a segment of graded index material lies between consecutive phase shifting array elements. Other features include obtaining images from an electronically-controllable image source, using an image sensor to change the processed image into an electrical output, and using at least one of the phase shifting array element to introduce a phase shift. |
| US07911697B2 |
Zoom lens and imaging apparatus
A lens includes a front group including a plurality of lens groups; and a rear group that is provided on an image side of the front group and that includes a negative lens and a positive lens. The positive lens has a flat lens surface on its image side, and is tiltable about a spherical center of its object side lens surface that is convex on the object side. When a lens system is inclined, the positive lens is tilted in relation to the optical axis of the lens system based on: a focal length of the overall lens system; an angle of the optical axis of the lens system after being inclined in relation to the optical axis before being inclined; a distance between the image side lens surface of the positive lens and the image plane; and a refractive index of the positive lens. |
| US07911693B2 |
Ambient light absorbing screen
A method of creating a projection screen includes forming on a substrate a set of reflective areas directed to a first set of angles and forming on the substrate a set of absorptive areas directed to other than the first set of angles. |
| US07911692B2 |
Screen and projection system
A screen includes: a substrate; and a first color material layer disposed on one surface of the substrate, wherein the first color material layer includes a first color material adapted to absorb light with a part of wavelengths of an incident light, and the first color material has a peak absorption wavelength in a visible light range, and a size of causing Mie scattering on the light in the visible light range. |
| US07911685B2 |
Control of a light source providing excitation light
A controller monitors output level variation rate of excitation light outputted by a light source in accordance with a drive current of the light source and provided to a rare-earth doped amplifying medium so that a signal light is amplified as the signal light travels through the amplifying medium. In an embodiment, the controller decreases the drive current when the monitored output level variation rate is larger than a threshold value, to thereby reduce power level of the outputted excitation light and thereby delay progress of degradation of the light source indicated by the monitored output level variation rate being larger than the threshold value. |
| US07911680B2 |
Micromirror device having a vertical hinge
A mirror device comprises: a plurality of electrodes disposed on a substrate; a hinge connected to at least one of the electrodes; a mirror connected to the hinge and corresponding to at least one of the electrodes. The mirror device further comprises a barrier layer is disposed between the hinge and mirror, and/or between the hinge and electrode. Also noted is a mirror device production method for producing such-configured mirror device. Furthermore, this invention discloses a projection apparatus implemented with a mirror device manufactured and assembled according to the configuration as described. |
| US07911674B2 |
Electrochromic devices and methods for patterning such devices
Varying the optical absorption of an electrochromic device in situ allows optimal control over the depth and quality of laser patterning lines when patterning electrochromic devices. Accordingly, an electrochromic device comprises a target conductive layer, an absorbing electrochromic layer formed below the target layer, and an electrolyte layer formed below the absorbing electrochromic layer. The absorbing electrochromic layer is placed in a darkened state, and the target layer is laser ablated using a wavelength that is minimally absorbed in the target layer and a fluence level that does not ablate layers of the electrochromic device that are below the absorbing electrochromic layer. The absorbing electrochromic layer is placed in the darkened state by applying a predetermined control voltage to the electrochromic device, forming the electrochromic device by dark-state deposition, or forming an electrochromic device that is in its darkened state in an equilibrium state. |
| US07911673B1 |
Display screen with optical memory
The invention is a multi-color display screen that has built in optical memory for each pixel location. The optical memory is optically read and optically programmed. The screen itself distinguishes between the specific colors from which a full-color (or multi-color) image is constructed and modulates the intensities of the component colors that it directs toward a viewer. The screen provides enhanced image resolution and reduces information bandwidth required to control the display the image. |
| US07911672B2 |
Micro-electro-mechanical-system micromirrors for high fill factor arrays and method therefore
A micro-electro-mechanical-system (MEMS) micromirror for use in high fill factor arrays which includes at least one stationary body and a movable body. The movable body has opposed ends and is secured to the stationary body at each of the opposed ends by a resilient primary axis pivot. A mirror support is supported by and movable with the movable body. The mirror support has a first unfettered side and a second unfettered side. A primary axis actuator is provided including a fixed portion connected to the stationary body, and a movable portion corrected to the movable body. The movable portion is adapted to move away from the fixed portion in response to an electrical potential difference between the fixed portion and the movable portion, such that the movable body rotates about the primary axis resilient pivot. A mirror is supported by the mirror support. |
| US07911671B2 |
Apparatus and method for providing true time delay in optical signals using a Fourier cell
An true time delay in optical signals using a Fourier cell is provided. One embodiment includes: an input array for inputting an array of light beams; at least a portion of a lens; a plurality of micromirrors located at a distance away from the lens that is approximately equal to the focal length of the lens; one or more mirrors located at a distance away from the lens that is approximately equal to the focal length of the lens; and one or more delay blocks, at least a portion of which are located at a distance away from the lens that is approximately equal to the focal length of the lens. The micromirrors may include a plurality of individually controllable pixels for directing one or more light beams in the array of light beams through the lens and onto either a mirror or a delay block. |
| US07911670B2 |
Fluorescence-based scanning imaging device
A device for analysing a specimen by fluorescence includes a confocal microscope, illumination means capable of emitting a light beam that converges, by means of an objective, on a focal spot, means for successively positioning the focal spot at various points on the specimen during analysis. The confocal microscope includes an objective mounted on a movable rapid-scan carriage driven in a reciprocating linear movement along a traverse direction by a rotating motor by means of a device of the connecting rod type. The specimen is placed on a movable support driven in a longitudinal movement and is able to move along the axis of the objective of the microscope in order to position the specimen relative to the focal spot. The excitation light spectrum is spread over the surface of the specimen in such a way that the excitation light reflected by the specimen and corresponding to the wavelengths close to fluorescence converge on points that are sufficiently distant from a diaphragm positioned in front of a device for measuring the fluorescence. |
| US07911669B2 |
Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus using the same
An optical scanning device includes a condensing optical system for collecting a light beam emitted from light source means, a deflecting system for scanningly deflecting the light beam collected by the condensing optical system, and an imaging optical system configured to image the light beam scanningly deflected by the deflecting means, on a surface to be scanned, the deflecting means having a deflecting surface reciprocally movable within a main-scan sectional plane to scanningly deflect the light beam from the condensing optical system, wherein, when the deflecting surface reciprocally moves within the main-scan sectional plane, the deflecting surface receives an angular acceleration which is able to cause deformation being asymmetric with respect to a sub-scan direction, and wherein the condensing optical system collects the light beam from the light source means to a region of the deflecting surface which is at a side of a central line of the deflecting surface with respect to the sub-scan direction where an amount of asymmetric deformation of the deflecting surface in the sub-scan direction is smaller than that at the other side. |
| US07911667B2 |
Optical beam scanning device, image forming apparatus, optical beam scanning method
A technique is provided which can realize scanning by a light flux having a desired optical characteristic in a light beam scanning device adopting a multi-beam optical system. There are provided a pre-deflection optical system that shapes divergent light beams from plural light sources into a light flux having a cross-sectional shape long in a specified direction, and a rotary deflector that deflects the light flux shaped by the pre-deflection optical system and scans it in the specified direction, and the pre-deflection optical system includes a first optical system that weakens a degree of divergence of the divergent light beams from the plural light sources or converts them into parallel light beams or converging light beams, a second optical system including at least one lens having a negative power in a rotation axis direction of the rotary deflector, and a third optical system having a positive power in the rotation axis direction of the rotary deflector. |
| US07911665B1 |
Preserving pure primary colors in color transforms
The subject matter disclosed herein relates to purifying muddied primary color values of an output color space and correcting a portion of non-primary color values of the output color space so as to smoothly transition from the purified primary color values to uncorrected non-primary color values. |
| US07911663B2 |
Image reading apparatus
Provided is an image reading apparatus including: an image reading sensor which reads an image from an original; and a mounting portion which mounts the image reading sensor, wherein the image reading sensor includes a positioning portion which is brought into contact with the mounting portion and adjusts the relative position of the image reading sensor with respect to the mounting portion; and a pressing portion which presses the positioning portion so as to bring the positioning portion into contact with the mounting portion. |
| US07911661B2 |
Image reading device
There is provided an image reading device, which comprises an illumination unit configured to diffuse light from light sources in a predetermined scanning direction to illuminate an object with diffused light, a reading unit having photoreceptors aligned in the predetermined scanning direction to receive light reflected from the object, a detection unit configured to detect lighting status of the light sources; and a controller that obtains an image of the object by using a normal one of the light sources as a main light source if at least one of the light sources is in an abnormal state. |
| US07911658B2 |
Image processing apparatus
An image processing apparatus is provided with an image reading unit configured to read an image on an original, the original being discharged from a discharging side of the image reading unit, an image forming unit configured to form an image on an recording medium, and a discharge guide configured to guide the original to the discharging side of the image reading unit, the discharge guide being arranged to cover the image forming unit from the discharging side of the image reading unit. The discharging guide is configured to be movable between an opened position and closed position with respect to the image forming unit, the image forming unit being exposed to outside when the discharging guide is located at the opened position. |
| US07911657B2 |
Method of conversion of a hard-copy document containing text or image data into the electronic document and a device therefore
A method of obtaining graphical information from a single-or multi-page document printed on a hard media where reading out of the position of the document elements is performed by using a method of volumetric scanning of a document (even closed) is described. Processing of scanning results, comprises joining up the separate scanning layers scanning results, removing noise, correction of document image orientation, dividing information into portions relating to separate pages, is performed after reading the information. Then text information recognition contained in the graphical file is performed. Information may be read out by using methods of magnetic resonance scanning, supersonic scanning, X-ray scanning etc. The results of scanning in electronic form may be stored for further transmission thereof on a medium or via communication channels to a distant location for recognition. A device for realization of the described method is also disclosed. |
| US07911655B2 |
System for extracting information from an identity card
The present invention provides a unique and novel system for acquiring digital images of identification documents such as drivers license, passports, or medical insurance records using a digital camera so as to establish a high resolution image and extracting data automatically with machine vision tools so as to acquire accurate data. The present invention teaches also a system that acquires multi-spectral images of both sides of the identification document. |
| US07911652B2 |
Methods and systems for determining banding compensation parameters in printing systems
A test target is written in a non image zone at set time intervals. The test target is sensed. At least one of frequency, amplitude and phase of banding, which is inherent in a printing device, is determined based on the sensed test target. At least one banding compensation parameter based at least on one of the determined frequency, amplitude and phase of banding is determined. Characteristics of producing an image based on the determined banding compensation parameter are adjusted to compensate the banding inherent in the printing device. |
| US07911649B2 |
Image outputting apparatus and control method thereof with output of color copy despite setting for black and white copy
The present invention provides an image outputting apparatus and a control method thereof, accommodated to a contradictory need of security improvement and TCO reduction in a rational manner. An embodiment of the present invention performs a setting of a black-and-white copy output by receiving an instruction from a user to output a black-and-white copy of a read document. Then, an LVBC extraction part and an LVBC color determining part determine whether the read document includes a color LVBC. An image-output controlling part outputs a color output of the read document when the read document has been determined to include color coded information, despite the setting of a black-and-white copy output. |
| US07911647B2 |
Reader apparatus
A reader apparatus is provided that includes a reading part configured to read the image of an original material; a coding part configured to code the data of the read image; an image memory configured to contain the coded image data; and a controller configured to control the image reading and the image data coding. The coding part includes a part configured to count the number of lines of the image indicating its size in the original material feed direction; a part configured to code the image data with a provisional number of lines in response to the image size in the original material feed direction being unknown; and a part configured to determine the number of lines at the end of the image reading. The controller includes a part configured to replace the provisional number of lines in the coded data with the determined number of lines. |
| US07911639B2 |
Image forming device
A method that enables an image forming device of efficient memory sharing between processes and a kernel in a simple multiple-process-configuration. The image forming device has a real address space including a DMA buffer area and a shared memory area, a virtual address spaces, and job page assurance (JPA) programs. The virtual address spaces of the executing processes are mapped onto the real address space. The DMA buffer area can be accessed by the kernel. The shared memory area stores a job list and a job management list. The processes in the virtual address spaces include identical JPA libraries. Each of the JPA libraries requests the kernel to allocate of one page non-compressed data memory size for the job in the DMA buffer area, and upon completion of the job output, requests the kernel to release the allocated area and alters the contents in the job management list accordingly. |
| US07911632B2 |
Image formation apparatus and image formation system
An image formation apparatus includes: a job input unit receiving job inputs of performing image formation from image data; a job registration unit registering the jobs of performing image formation from the image data together with priorities in an order of execution of the jobs and link information showing a link relationship between the jobs; a job management unit managing the order of execution of the registered jobs; a priority change unit performing a priority change in response to a priority change request for the registered jobs; and an image formation unit executing the jobs according to the order of execution, wherein the priority change unit changes a priority or priorities of another job or the other jobs in a link relationship with a job on which a priority change has been performed to the same priority as the job on which a priority change has been performed. |
| US07911631B2 |
Communication system
A communication system includes a printing unit, an image scanning unit, an accessing system connectable to a web page. The printing unit prints out the web page on a first recording medium. When the web page includes an input field and the data input in the input field is to be transmitted to a predetermined destination, the printing unit prints out an image having a fill-in area to be filled in by the user, and a destination area indicating the destination, on a second recording medium. The communication system includes a scan controller that controls the scanning unit to scan the second recording medium to capture an image thereof, a recognition system that recognizes contents written in the fill-in area and the destination area based on the scanned image, and a data transmitting system that transmits contents extracted from the fill-in area to the destination extracted from the destination area. |
| US07911629B2 |
Image resolution and text conversion management
A document management system which can reduce the space used in a storage medium of an information processing apparatus which receives data. It is determined whether or not the resolution of image data generated by an image forming apparatus connected to the information processing apparatus managing image data via a network is higher than a predetermined resolution. If the resolution of the generated image data is higher than the predetermined resolution, the resolution of the generated image data is converted into a low resolution. The resultant image data is registered in association with log information in a storage medium, in the information processing apparatus. |
| US07911627B2 |
Data structure for personalized photo-book products
A data structure for a photo book kit includes a first data object, a second data object, and a third data object. The first data object includes first image data to define a first image, and a first image location to define the position of the first image on a page of a photo book. The second data object includes second image data to define a second image and a second image location to define the position of the second image on a cover of the photo book. The third data object includes third image data to define a third image and a third image location to define the position of the third image on a book accessory that is to be assembled with the photo book to form the personalized photo book kit. |
| US07911626B2 |
Systems and methods for providing a configurable user interface on an imaging device
Systems and methods for providing a configurable user interface on an imaging device are disclosed. An exemplary system includes an imaging device. The imaging device includes a processor and memory in electronic communication with the processor. Instructions are stored in the memory. The instructions are executable to implement a method to provide a configurable user interface. A user interface edit mode is entered. A part of the user interface is presented to a user for modification. User input is received from the user to modify the part of the user interface. The part of the user interface with the modification is then saved. The user interface edit mode is exited, and the user interface that includes the modification made by the user is presented. |
| US07911625B2 |
Printing system software architecture
Techniques, systems, and computer program products that facilitate image printing. A technique may include receiving an image to be printed, using a first software component to selectively pre-process the image depending on a format of the image, and using a second software component to generate image queues from the pre-processed image. In that technique, each image queue includes at least one portion of image data associated with an association of print elements that corresponds to a configuration of print elements at a printing device. The technique may be implemented in a scalable system, by having multiple first software components and multiple second software components, where each of the first and/or second components can reside on a separate computer system. |
| US07911624B2 |
Device and method for the interferometric measurement of phase masks
A device and method for the interferometric measurement of phase masks, particularly from lithography. Radiation passing through a coherence mask is brought to interference by a diffraction grating. A phase mask is arranged in or near the pupil plane of the first imaging optics which can be positioned exactly in the x-y direction by which interferograms are generated which are phase-shifted in the x-y direction by translational displacement of the coherence mask or of the diffraction grating. The interferograms are imaged onto the spatially resolving detector by second imaging optic and the phase and transmission functions of the phase mask are determined by an evaluation unit. The invention can, of course, generally be applied to planar phase objects, such as biological structures, for example, points of establishment with respect to an interference microscope. |
| US07911623B2 |
Fabry-Perot piezoelectric tunable filter
Disclosed is a microelectromechanically tunable Fabry-Perot device and method of manufacturing tunable Fabry-Perot device and method of manufacturing. The F-P device comprises a first and second substrate which has partially reflective planar surfaces, and the partially reflective planar surfaces are separated by a predetermined separation distance and aligned to provide a F-P cavity, where one or more piezoelectric members are adapted to displace the first and second substrates when an electric field is applied. |
| US07911621B2 |
Apparatus and method for controlling ranging depth in optical frequency domain imaging
Exemplary embodiments of an apparatus are provided. For example, the exemplary apparatus can include at least one first arrangement providing at least one first electro-magnetic radiation to a sample, at least one second electro-magnetic radiation to a first reference and at least one third electro-magnetic radiation to a second reference. A frequency of radiation provided by the first arrangement generally varies over time. The exemplary apparatus may also include at least one second arrangement which is configured to detect a first interference between at least one fourth electro-magnetic radiation associated with the first electro-magnetic radiation and at least one fifth electro-magnetic radiation associated with the second radiation. The second arrangement is also configured to detect a second interference between at least one sixth electro-magnetic radiation associated with the first electro-magnetic radiation and at least one seventh electro-magnetic radiation associated with the third radiation. |
| US07911615B2 |
Method and apparatus for measuring the color properties of fluids
An apparatus for inspection of fluids having a fluid analysis cell with a cavity therein enclosed by two light transmitting windows and having a spacer member fixedly positioned therebetween which provides a fluid analysis chamber of fixed pathlength where fluid flows by the windows and preferably wherein the flow laminar and at a uniform shear to provide accurate color measurements. Light transmitting and receiving probes are positioned adjacent to the viewing windows and wherein the faces of each probe are contiguous and flush with the viewing windows but are separated from the flow by the viewing windows, so that transmission measurements can be taken orthogonal to the direction of flow. The apparatus is particularly useful in the manufacture of dispersions and tints used in the manufacture of paints, so that the color of material being made can be accurately matched to a standard color in the wet state with confidence that the color will match in the dry state. |
| US07911606B2 |
Method for operating an optical emission spectrometer
The invention relates to a method for the spectral analysis of metal samples with the following steps: a. Recording of a spectrum of an unknown sample with a number of preset excitation parameters, b. Comparison of the spectrum with stored spectra of a number of control samples, c. Determination of the control sample with the best concordance of spectra, d. Setting of the excitation parameters, which are stored for the best and closest control sample determined in step c, e. Recording of the spectrum of the unknown sample with the excitation parameters set in step d, f. Calculation of the intensity ratios of the analysis lines stored for the control sample and the internal standards of the spectrum recorded in step e. |
| US07911605B2 |
Multivariate optical elements for optical analysis system
A method of developing a multivariate optical element for an optical analysis system includes forming an optically absorptive spectral element having an optically absorptive material, the optically absorptive material being absorbing in a predetermined spectral region; and utilizing the optically absorptive spectral element in the optical analysis system. |
| US07911602B2 |
Inspection device for inspecting container closures
An inspection device (1) for inspecting container closures (10), having an illumination device (4) which is situated above the container closures (10) to be inspected and illuminates the container closures, an image recording device (2) which is situated above the container closures (10) to be inspected and which records the radiation directed from the illumination device (4) onto the container closures (10) and reflected back by the container closures (10) and outputs a locally resolved image of the container closures. The distance between the image recording device (2) and the container closure (10) to be inspected is less than ten times the height of the container closure (10), and the image recording device (2) has a lens (8) which has a focal length of less than 10 mm. |
| US07911600B2 |
Apparatus and a method for inspection of a mask blank, a method for manufacturing a reflective exposure mask, a method for reflective exposure, and a method for manufacturing semiconductor integrated circuits
The mask blank inspection apparatus is constituted of a stage for mounting a reflective mask blank thereon, a light source for generating inspection light, a mirror serving as an illuminating optics, an imaging optical system, a beam splitter, two two-dimensional array sensors, signal storage units, an image processing unit, a main control unit for controlling operation of the whole apparatus, the first sensor being located at a position which is displaced by a predetermined distance from the focal plane of a first light beam, the second sensor being located at a position which is displaced by a predetermined distance from the focal plane of a second light beam along a opposite direction, whereby accurately and conveniently inspecting presence/absence and types of defects in reflective mask blank. |
| US07911599B2 |
Reticle defect inspection apparatus and reticle defect inspection method
A reticle defect inspection apparatus that can carry out a defect inspection with high detection sensitivity are provided. The apparatus includes an optical system of transmitted illumination for irradiating one surface of a sample with a first inspection light, an optical system of reflected illumination for irradiating another surface of the sample with a second inspection light, and a detecting optical system that can simultaneously detect a transmitted light obtained by the first inspection light being passed through the sample and a reflected light obtained by the second inspection light being reflected by the sample. And the optical system of transmitted illumination includes a focusing lens driving mechanism for correcting a focal point shift of the transmitted light resulting from thickness of the sample. |
| US07911598B2 |
Method for cleaning an EUV lithography device, method for measuring the residual gas atmosphere and the contamination and EUV lithography device
Components (30) in the interior of an EUV lithography device for extreme ultraviolet and soft X-ray wavelength range are cleaned by igniting a plasma, adjacent to the component (30) to be cleaned, using electrodes (29), wherein the electrodes (29) are adapted to the form of the component (30) to be cleaned. The residual gas atmosphere is measured spectroscopically on the basis of the plasma. An emission spectrum is preferably recorded in order to monitor the degree of cleaning. An optical fiber cable (31) with a coupling-in optical unit (32) is advantageously used for this purpose. Moreover, in order to monitor the contamination in the gas phase within the vacuum chambers during the operation of an EUV lithography device, it is proposed to provide modules configured to initiate a gas discharge and to detect radiation emitted on account of the gas discharge. The contamination in the gas phase can be deduced from the analysis of the measured spectrum. |
| US07911596B2 |
Image pickup apparatus
The present invention provides an image pickup apparatus with a thin-shaped body. The image pickup apparatus includes: emitter means 8 for emitting an imaging light; light transmission means for leading the imaging light that comes from one face directly to another face, and leading the imaging light that comes from a certain position of the another face to a different position of the one face; and image pickup means for picking up an image equivalent to the imaging light from the light transmission means. Therefore, the emitter means can be placed substantially on the same plane as the image pickup means under the one face M1 of the light transmission means. Thus, the body of the image pickup apparatus can be thinner. |
| US07911588B2 |
Exposure apparatus and original
An exposure apparatus configured to expose a pattern of an original onto a substrate includes a wire electrode row that includes plural parallel wire electrodes, and that is opposed to the original, and a power source that applies an AC voltage to the plural wire electrodes, wherein the wire electrode row includes a first electrode group, and a second wire electrode group to which an AC voltage having a phase different from that of an AC voltage applied to the first electrode group is applied. |
| US07911586B2 |
Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method
Provided is a method and system for facilitating use of a plurality of individually controllable elements to modulate the intensity of radiation received at each focusing element of an array of focusing elements to control the intensity of the radiation in the areas on the substrate onto which the focusing elements direct the radiation. |
| US07911583B2 |
Exposure apparatus, exposure method, and method for producing device
An exposure apparatus exposes a substrate by projecting an image of a predetermined pattern through a liquid onto the substrate. The exposure apparatus includes a projection optical system which projects the image of the pattern onto the substrate, and a liquid supply mechanism which supplies the liquid onto the substrate to form a liquid immersion area on a part of the substrate including a projection area of the projection optical system. The liquid supply mechanism is isolated from the projection optical system in terms of vibration. |
| US07911579B2 |
Arrangement of photo spacer material
This invention discloses a photo spacer material arrangement method. The method is used for a flat display apparatus that comprises at least one photo spacer, a panel, and a substrate. The photo spacer material provides a fixed distance between the panel and the substrate. The photo spacer material arrangement method comprises providing an area unit composed of N×N sub-area units with multiple columns and multiple rows. In order to provide P photo spacers for uniform distributing on sub-area units with an arrangement mode, there is only one photo spacer in each column, and there is only one photo spacer in each row in sub-area units. |
| US07911577B2 |
Plane switching mode liquid crystal display device having improved contrast ratio
An in-plane mode liquid crystal display device (LCD) is provided that is capable of improving a contrast ratio by blocking a light leakage region formed by a column spacer. The LCD includes gate and data lines that are formed on a substrate and cross each other to define pixels. A switching device, parallel first and second electrodes that generate a horizontal electric field, and a column spacer are disposed at each pixel. The column spacers are disposed between opposing substrates and are aligned with black matrix or the data lines such that the columns formed by the column spacers overlap with bent portions of the data lines. |
| US07911567B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
A reflective liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided for efficiently preventing white coordinates from being yellowish. The LCD includes a substrate having red color filters, green color filters, and blue color filters. The blue color filters have an overall area smaller than that of the red color filters and the green color filters while blocking green light better than the red color filters and blocking red light better than the green color filters. |
| US07911564B2 |
Polarizing plate, image display, and method of manufacturing polarizing plate
A polarizing plate is provided that has high hardness, can have a reduced thickness, and has excellent in polarization properties. The polarizing plate includes a polarizer, an adhesive layer, and a cured resin layer. The adhesive layer is stacked on at least one surface of the polarizer. The cured resin layer is stacked on the surface of the adhesive layer located on the opposite side to the polarizer. The adhesive layer has a thickness in the range of 0.1 μm to 10 μm. The cured resin layer is formed of a solventless photocurable composition containing component (A) and component (B), with component (A) being at least one of a polyfunctional acrylic monomer and a polyfunctional methacrylic monomer and component (B) being a photocurable prepolymer. |
| US07911560B2 |
Multiple-layer liquid crystal display device having a flexible substrate
The present invention provides a laminated liquid crystal display device having a configuration in which substrates for both panels can be electrically connected easily. The display device, which is implemented by multiple-layered liquid crystal cell panels configured by laminating a liquid crystal cell panel having a rigid panel substrate and a liquid crystal cell panel having a flexible panel substrate, makes use of the flexibility of the flexible panel substrate for making electrical connection between the flexible panel substrate and the rigid panel substrate. A part of the flexible panel substrate is protruded and, on this protrusion, electrode wire lines are provided for making electrical connection between the panel substrates. Bending the flexible panel substrate allows the electrode wire lines, formed on the protrusion, to be brought into contact with the rigid panel substrate. |
| US07911559B2 |
Illuminating device and display using the same
An illuminating device achieves higher brightness by improving the utilization efficiency of light from a light source in an illuminating device for emitting plane-shaped light. The backlight device includes a light guide member, and LED units facing side surfaces of the light guide member, and propagates light that is emitted by the LEDs and made incident to the side surfaces in the light guide member so as to emit plane-shaped light from a first main surface of the light guide member. The backlight device includes an insulating reflective member placed outside a second main surface of the light guide member facing the first main surface, and a metal reflective sheet laminated on the insulating reflective sheet on the side opposite to the light guide member. |
| US07911556B2 |
Backlight module having replaceable lamp module
A backlight module having replaceable lamp module is provided. The backlight module includes a replaceable lamp module, a light-guiding plate, a frame and a positioning and protecting mechanism. The light-guiding plate is disposed over the bottom surface among four sides of the frame, wherein one side of the light-guiding plate and a corresponding side of the frame form a sliding groove. The replaceable lamp module is set in the sliding groove and slidably along the sliding groove. The positioning and protecting mechanism comprises a protecting device set on the replaceable lamp module and a positioning device set on the frame. The protecting device is capable of forming a gap between the replaceable lamp module and the bottom of the sliding groove in order to protect the replaceable lamp module from scraped by the structures of the backlight module while the replaceable lamp module is inserting into the sliding groove. The protecting device and the positioning device are capable of positioning and holding the replaceable lamp module in the sliding groove while the replaceable lamp module reaches the predetermined position in the backlight module, and meantime the gap is disappeared. |
| US07911551B2 |
Liquid crystal display device and fabrication method thereof
A method for fabricating a display includes providing a first substrate divided into a pixel part and first and second pad parts, forming a gate electrode and a gate line in the pixel part of the first substrate and forming a gate pad line in the first pad part of the first substrate, forming a first insulation film and a semiconductor film over the gate electrode, the gate line and the gate pad line, forming an active pattern over the gate electrode from the semiconductor film with the first insulation film interposed therebetween and forming a contact hole exposing a portion of the gate pad line using a single mask, forming source and drain electrodes in the pixel part, forming a pixel electrode in the pixel part, forming a gate pad electrode electrically connected with the gate pad line via the contact hole, forming a second insulation film over the pixel electrode and the gate pad electrode, exposing a portion of the pixel electrode and at least one portion of the gate pad electrode, and attaching the first substrate and a second substrate. |
| US07911544B2 |
Image display device and image display method
Technology for carrying out a luminance range expansion process is provided. In the technology, the luminance range expansion process is carried out in a manner appropriate to the luminance histogram of image data. Using the white peak value WP which represents the maximum value of luminance and the APL which represents the mean value thereof in the luminance histogram of image data, an expansion coefficient for use in the luminance range expansion process is derived by referring to an expansion coefficient lookup table 210. On the basis of the expansion coefficient, the luminance range expansion process is performed on the image data. |
| US07911543B2 |
Remote control device with integrated display screen for controlling a digital video recorder
A remote control for a digital video recorder includes an integrated display screen configured to display a recording list including programs scheduled to be recorded. |
| US07911542B2 |
Display device and method for labeling AV signal input sources
A display device and a method for labeling input sources are disclosed, to set and provide label information of the input sources on a screen of the display device, for a user's convenience, in which the display device includes a plurality of input terminals respectively connected to a plurality of input sources, a controller configured to display a menu of setting label information of the input sources on a screen, and to display the corresponding label information along with an image of the input source selected by a user; and a memory configured to store the received label information of the input sources. |
| US07911540B2 |
Tone conversion apparatus, image display apparatus using the same, and tone conversion method
In a tone conversion apparatus, a decision-processing section sequentially detects a signal level difference between pixels of an image in a predetermined direction thereof by using the image signal having a first number of bits, determines whether the signal level difference remains within a preset signal level difference, and determines a pixel which has the same signal level as that of an immediately preceding pixel that encounters the signal level difference and is consecutive with the immediately preceding pixel. A bit-allocation-processing section may also be utilized. |
| US07911536B2 |
Screen filled display of digital video content
A dynamic region, such as subtitles, is detected in a stream of digital video, and displayed along with a static region also in the stream, such as a video region, so that nearly all of the total vertical display area of a monitor displaying the dynamic and static regions is filled. For example, when the dynamic region is detected, the vertical size of the static region is adjusted to allow the vertical display of the dynamic and static region on the monitor simultaneously, without extending beyond or reducing to less than the total vertical display size of the monitor. Also, when the dynamic region is not detected, the vertical height of the static region is adjusted to fill the total vertical display size. Moreover, iterative increase and decrease in the vertical sizes of the regions may allow for a more pleasant viewer experience. |
| US07911534B2 |
Video processing apparatus, ancillary information processing apparatus and video processing method
A video processing apparatus including a display comprises a filter for receiving a video signal containing video information and ancillary information related to the video information and having a predetermined frequency. The filter passes a component corresponding to the frequency of the video signal. An ancillary information extractor extracts the ancillary information from the video signal passed by the filter. A video processor processes the video signal so that the ancillary information extracted by the ancillary information extractor is displayed on the display. The video processing apparatus is able to enhance the reliability of ancillary information extraction by removing the influence of noise. |
| US07911532B2 |
Notebook computer and method of capturing document image using image pickup device of such notebook computer
The notebook computer includes a base and an upper cover. The base has a keyboard. The upper cover includes a screen, an image pickup device and a close-up lens. The upper cover is rotatable with respect to the base such that the image pickup device is able to capture an image of a document on a working plane. After the document image is obtained by the image pickup device, a built-in image processing program performs correction on the document image so as to obtain a corrected document image. |
| US07911527B2 |
Focusing apparatus and focusing method
A focusing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention comprises: an image pickup device which obtains an image signal of a subject that is captured by an image capturing device, wherein the image capturing device incorporates a focus optical system therein; a search interval calculating device which acquires contrast characteristics that are obtained for a subject of a predetermined spatial frequency at a predetermined focal length and calculates a search interval in capturing of an image based on the contrast characteristics; a focus evaluation value acquiring device which moves a focus lens to a detecting point for each search interval in a predetermined searching range and acquires a focus evaluation value at each detecting point from the image signal; and a focus detecting device which detects a focus position by using the focus evaluation value at each detecting point that is acquired by the focus evaluation value acquiring device. |
| US07911525B2 |
Hybrid auto-focus operation which does not perform distance detection focusing if the lens is at a predetermined closest distance side
When the present position of a focus lens is on the closest distance side with respect to a predetermined position, the focus lens is driven and controlled using a TV-AF method without using the output result of an external ranging unit, and thereby a malfunction of an AF control due to parallax between an image pickup optical system and an external sensor is prevented. |
| US07911524B2 |
Photographing apparatus and still image photographing method thereof
A photographing apparatus and a still image photographing method thereof are provided where the photographing apparatus includes a lens for forming an optical image of a subject in an image pickup unit; an image pickup unit for photoelectrically converting the optical image formed through the lens to an electrical image signal, a signal processing unit for processing the photo-electrically converted image signal to a luminance signal and a color signal, a compression unit for compressing the processed image signal, and a storage unit for storing the compressed image signal, the image pickup unit comprising two vertical transmission registers for accumulating an image of an even filed and an image of an odd field in a memo. Accordingly, a clear still image can be obtained without an iris diaphragm. |
| US07911520B2 |
Data conversion/output apparatus for digitalizing sensor data and outputting through a sensor array
A data conversion/output device includes a number of sensors, voltage-time conversion circuits that are arranged adjacent to respective sensors and change output levels upon the lapse of times corresponding to output voltage values from the sensors after a conversion operation start point in order to convert voltage outputs of the sensors into times. The device also includes sensed data generation circuits for outputting, as digital data, lapse times until the output levels of the voltage-time conversion circuits change after a conversion start point. The sensed data generation circuits include a counter for counting a clock signal. An operation start of the voltage-time conversion circuits and a start of count operation of the counter are staggered. |
| US07911517B1 |
Device and method for acquiring digital color-infrared photographs for monitoring vegetation
A charge-coupled-device (CCD) camera system for detecting near-infrared (NIR) wavelengths, involving (a) a color CCD camera having a multitude of channels including red and near-infrared responsive channels, green responsive channels, and blue responsive channels, and (b) filter means which allow near-infrared light to pass and which block red light; wherein the CCD camera system does not include filter means which block near-infrared light. |
| US07911516B2 |
Camera module and electronic apparatus provided with it
A camera module that can be made thinner and achieves a beautiful image over an entire image region regardless of a subject distance is provided. The camera module includes a plurality of lens portions, each including at least one lens, a plurality of imaging regions, provided in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of lens portions, each including a light-receiving surface that is substantially orthogonal to an optical axis direction of its corresponding lens portion, an imaging signal input portion to which a plurality of imaging signals outputted respectively from the plurality of imaging regions are inputted, a block division portion for dividing at least one imaging signal of the plurality of imaging signals into a plurality of blocks, a parallax computing portion for computing for each of the blocks a parallax between images formed respectively by the plurality of lens portions using the imaging signal, and a parallax correcting portion for correcting the plurality of imaging signals based on the parallax and performing an image synthesis. |
| US07911512B2 |
Image sensor with readout circuit
An image sensor has an array of pixels. Each column has a first and a second column line connected to a read-reset amplifier/comparator which acts in a first mode as a unity gain buffer amplifier to reset the pixels via the first lines, and in a second mode acts as a comparator and AD converter to produce digitized reset and signal values. The reset and signal values are read out a line at a time in interleaved fashion. Reset values are stored in a memory and subsequently subtracted from the corresponding signal values. The arrangement reduces both fixed pattern and kT/C noise. |
| US07911510B2 |
Imaging apparatus using a key image in image retrieval or reading out
An imaging apparatus includes an operating unit that is capable of inputting a first operation input in acquiring generic image data and a second operation input in acquiring key image data in different operation forms. In addition, the imaging apparatus stores the generic image data and the key image data in an identical storage medium in expressions distinguishable from each other. |
| US07911506B2 |
Image sensing apparatus and method of controlling the same
An image sensing apparatus comprises: an image sensor which converts an optical image of an object into an electrical signal; a first amplifier which amplifies the electrical signal by a first gain; a second amplifier which further amplifies the amplified electrical signal by a second gain that is changeable in finer steps than the first gain; and a control unit which obtains a third gain based on an quantity of incident light to said image sensor and adjusting the first and second gains so that a sum of the first and second gains equals the third gain. The control unit adjusts a gain component of the third gain, which cannot be adjusted by the first gain, using the second gain, and ensures the third gain by adjusting only the second gain when a brightness change more than the preset brightness difference does not continue for not less than a preset time. |
| US07911500B2 |
Image processing device, computer readable recording medium, and image processing method
An image processing device includes: a connecting unit that connects a projecting device and an image capture device, at least one of the projecting device and the image capture device having an adjustable position; an acquiring unit that acquires an image captured by the image capture device capturing an image of a reference pattern that is projected by the projecting device and indicates an effective projecting range of the projecting device; a color converting unit that extracts the reference pattern from the captured image, and performs a color conversion on the extracted reference pattern; an enlarging/reducing unit that enlarges or reduces the color-converted reference pattern in accordance with the ratio between the maximum effective imaging range of the image capture device and the effective projecting range of the projecting device; a superimposing unit that superimposes the enlarged or reduced reference pattern on a reference pattern yet to be projected; and an output unit that outputs the reference pattern superimposed by the superimposing unit to the projecting device. |
| US07911496B2 |
Method of generating range images and apparatus therefor
According to an aspect of the invention, since two range images (first and second range images) are individually generated by a first range image generating device and a second range image generating device by different methods, and one range image (a third range image) is generated on the basis of those range images, highly accurate range images are generated. Furthermore, as the first range image generating device and the second range image generating device commonly use image sensors, the increase in hardware size and in cost due to the use of two devices for generating range images can be restrained. |
| US07911495B2 |
Electronic conference support device, electronic conference support method, and information terminal device of electronic conference system
An electronic conference support device has a cut screen information management section that stores information related to a cut screen object which forms a portion of a screen image displayed on a presenter-side display unit; a screen image generation processor that generates a screen image based on stored information related to a cut screen object designated from among cut screen objects contained in a screen image displayed on a participant-side display unit, by incorporating the designated cut screen object into image data to be newly displayed on the participant-side display unit; and an edit screen information storage unit that stores, in association with each other, information related to the generated screen image and information related to the cut screen object incorporated into the screen image. |
| US07911493B2 |
Display accessory for a mobile device
A portable wireless system that comprises a display accessory in communication with a mobile device. The mobile device is configured to communicate with a base station. The mobile device has a memory component configured to receive and store compressed audio video content. The display accessory comprises a controller module, a local power supply, a display, and an auditory output device. The controller module is configured to communicate with the mobile device and receive the stored audio video content through a connection medium. The local power supply supplies energy to the display accessory. The display depicts video signals received from the controller module and receives power from the local power supply. The auditory output device processes audio signals from the controller module and receives power from the local power supply. |
| US07911492B2 |
Line head and image forming apparatus incorporating the same
At least one light emission array includes a plurality of light emitting elements arrayed in a first direction. Each of the light emitting elements is an organic electroluminescence element. A monitor quantitatively monitors a light emitting state of at least one of the light emitting elements to obtain a monitored amount. A comparator compares the monitored amount and a reference amount. A controller performs a constant current control with respect to at least one of the light emitting elements in accordance with a result of the comparison performed by the comparator. |
| US07911490B2 |
Printer
A printer comprises a transfer assembly 56 for transferring a print image formed on an intermediate transfer sheet 42 to a print surface of a print medium 100, a print tray 12 on which the print medium 100 is placed, and a retaining roller 70 installed slightly downstream of the transfer assembly 56. The retaining roller 70 which is biased downward pushes the print medium 100 from above, to thereby prevent the print medium 100 from being lifted up. |
| US07911486B2 |
Method and device for images brightness control, image processing and color data generation in display devices
The present invention is directed to methods and devices to increase the brightness of images in display devices. A white signal component is generated according to an input color signal, comprising primary signal components Red, Green and Blue. The generated white signal component and the primary signal components will be manipulated by methods and devices disclosed in the invention to generate adjusted primary signal components. Then the white signal component and the adjusted primary signal components will form a display signal for displaying brightness controlled images. Compared with the input color signal, the brightness of the display signal is increased while the color saturation thereof is almost kept. |
| US07911480B2 |
Compression of multiple-sample-anti-aliasing tile data in a graphics pipeline
Provided is a system for compressing multiple-sample-anti-aliasing (MSAA) tile data in a computer graphics pipeline. The system includes a plurality of pixels configured as a tile, where the tile has a plurality of samples of descriptor data for the pixels. Multiple graphics data processing units configured to receive the plurality of samples contain a plurality of coverage masks, which correspond to covered subtiles and compression logic encodes the tile descriptor data for receipt by a buffer. |
| US07911477B2 |
Adaptive content delivery
A method and apparatus that provides adaptation in the content delivered to a palmtop computer. Connections between a palmtop computer and the Internet can vary from low speed dial-up to very high speed. Also, a palmtop computer's display, memory and processing power can vary considerably. Communication with the Internet is generally through a proxy server that can deduce these considerations from the palmtop computer's serial number and/or other information specified by user. The proxy server can then adapt the content based upon these considerations (e.g. only send two bit gray scale images to non-color palmtop computer, only send first frame of animated gif to low processing power palmtop computer, etc.). |
| US07911475B2 |
Virtual extended display information data (EDID) in a flat panel controller
A display controller coupled to a display device by way of a display interface and to a host device by way of a data port that includes a processor arranged to process executable instructions and associated data, a single memory device for storing the executable instructions and associated data and EDID corresponding to the display device, and a bridge portion coupling the single memory device to the host device by way of the data port, wherein the bridge portion is always in a powered on state thereby providing access to the single memory device by the host device even when the display controller is in a powered off state such as during a boot up process when the display controller is in the powered off state. |
| US07911471B1 |
Method and apparatus for loop and branch instructions in a programmable graphics pipeline
A method and apparatus for executing loop and branch program instructions in a programmable graphics shader. The programmable graphics shader converts a sequence of instructions comprising a portion of a shader program and selects a first set of fragments to be processed. Subsequent sequences of instructions are converted until all of the instructions comprising the shader program have been executed on the first set of fragments. Each remaining set of fragments is processed by the shader program until all of the fragments are processed in the same manner. Furthermore, the instructions can contain one or more loop or branch program instructions that are conditionally executed. Additionally, when instructions within a loop as defined by a loop instruction are being executed a current loop count is pipelined through the programmable graphics shader and used as an index to access graphics memory. |
| US07911470B1 |
Fairly arbitrating between clients
An apparatus and method for fairly arbitrating between clients with varying workloads. The clients are configured in a pipeline for processing graphics data. An arbitration unit selects requests from each of the clients to access a shared resource. Each client provides a signal to the arbitration unit for each clock cycle. The signal indicates whether the client is waiting for a response from the arbitration unit and whether the client is not blocked from outputting processed data to a downstream client. The signals from each client are integrated over several clock cycles to determine a servicing priority for each client. Arbitrating based on the servicing priorities improves performance of the pipeline by ensuring that each client is allocated access to the shared resource based on the aggregate processing load distribution. |
| US07911466B2 |
Method and apparatus for editing timing diagram, and computer product
A timing diagram is displayed on GUI of a timing diagram editing apparatus. Numerical information indicating the repetition number for which a waveform image within the arbitrary number of clocks is repeated is received, and the repetition number is determined based on the numerical information. A sequence image is displayed on GUI by replaying the waveform image with a continuous waveform image that is formed by repeating the waveform image for the determined repetition number of times. |
| US07911464B2 |
Electroluminescent display devices
The pixels of an active matrix display device have a current-driven light emitting display element, a drive transistor for driving a current through the display element, a storage capacitor for storing a pixel drive voltage to be used for addressing the drive transistor, a light-dependent device for detecting the brightness of the display element, and driver circuitry for providing data signals to the pixel external to the pixel array. This provides a pixel with optical feedback to compensate for display element ageing. The driver circuitry has a processing means for processing the feedback brightness signals and derives from them a threshold voltage for the drive transistor of the pixel as well as information relating to the performance of the display element, for ageing compensation. |
| US07911463B2 |
Power supply topologies for inverter operations and power factor correction operations
A method according to one embodiment may include generating, by a controller, a plurality of control signals to control operations of inverter circuitry to generate an AC signal from a DC signal. The method of this embodiment may also include using the control signals generated by the controller to also control operations of power factor correction (PFC) circuitry, via the inverter circuitry, to enable the PFC circuitry to generate power factor correction of an input source coupled to the PFC circuitry and the inverter circuitry. Of course, many alternatives, variations, and modifications are possible without departing from this embodiment. |
| US07911460B2 |
Active matrix organic electroluminescent display device and method of fabricating the same
An organic electroluminescent display device includes a substrate, a gate line on the substrate, a data line crossing the gate line over the substrate, a switching thin film transistor near the crossing of the gate line and data line, a driving thin film transistor system including a plurality of sub-TFTs connected in parallel to the switching thin film transistor via a gate base, a power line crossing the gate line over the substrate and electrically connected with the plurality of sub-TFTs, a first electrode over the driving thin film transistor system in contact with the plurality of sub-TFTs, an organic electroluminescent layer on the first electrode, and a second electrode of transparent material on the organic electroluminescent layer. |
| US07911457B2 |
Apparatus and methods for hand motion detection and hand motion tracking generally
Apparatus and method for handwriting recognition including a hand-held device including at least one accelerometer providing an acceleration indicating output, computation circuitry receiving the acceleration indicating output and providing a velocity indicating output and a handwritten multiple character recognizer receiving the velocity indicating output and providing a multiple character recognition output indication. |
| US07911455B2 |
Touch panel unit
There are provided a design sheet attached to the surface of an upper electrode film of a touch panel such that the design sheet is protruded at its periphery from the touch panel and a touch-panel-unit casing which is integrally molded with the design sheet such that the casing is covered at its surface with the design sheet and surrounds the side surfaces of the touch panel. |
| US07911447B2 |
Information processing device for controlling object by using player image and object control method in the information processing device
An information processing device includes: detection means for detecting an area having motion from a mirror moving picture from a player; control means for creating a computer image containing an object too be moved; and display control means for causing a display device to display a superimposed moving image obtained by superimposing the mirror moving picture and the computer image. The control means sets a plurality of areas to be detected for the object to be moved and controls the movement mode of the object according to the detection result of the motion of the mirror moving picture in the area corresponding to the respective areas to be detected. Thus, in the information processing system using a player image acquired by a camera as the input interface, it is possible to improve the game entertainment. |
| US07911446B2 |
Networked keyboard and mouse drivers
In an embodiment, a method of controlling a computer in a network, includes: moving a cursor to a designated area of a screen of a first computer; receiving an input in a peripheral device associated with the first computer; transmitting the input as a packet across a network to a second computer; and receiving and processing the packet on the second computer so that the input in the peripheral device is used to control the second computer. |
| US07911445B2 |
Extension device of handheld computing device
A display system for a handheld computing device is disclosed. The display system includes a processing unit having a first communication port, and a visual display unit separable from the processing unit. The visual display unit further includes a visual display, and a second communication port. The display unit can be expanded from an initial or storage state to present a larger visual display size. Further, the first communication port providing communication with the second communication port. |
| US07911441B2 |
Current-controlling apparatus for controlling current of light emitting diode string
A current-controlling apparatus is suitable for controlling the current passing through a light emitting device string (LEDS), wherein an end of the LEDS is electrically connected to a first-voltage level. The current-controlling apparatus includes a current-adjusting unit and a control unit. The current-adjusting unit, electrically connected between a second-voltage level and another end of the LEDS, is used for detecting a current of the LEDS, producing a feedback signal hereby and controlling the impedance between the LEDS and the second voltage level according to a conductance-controlling signal and an impedance-controlling signal to control the current. The control unit is electrically connected to the current-adjusting unit for receiving a reference signal and the feedback signal, comparing the feedback signal with the reference signal to give a comparison result, performing a current compensation on the comparison result and converting the compensated comparison result into the conductance-controlling signal and the impedance-controlling signal. |
| US07911439B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
A liquid crystal display with improved display characteristics is disclosed. An OLED element is used as backlighting device resulting in a very flat liquid crystal display with a backlighting device. At least the front OLED drive electrode is formed such that it is at least partly light-transmissive, so that light from the OLED can be incident on the LCD element. The combination of an LCD element having internal reflectors or internal scattering elements and an OLED backlighting yields a thin overall display element which can be illuminated by sunlight during daytime and which can be illuminated using the OLED backlighting. Both the LCD element and the OLED element or OLED backlighting may represent information. For example, the actual information can be displayed on the LCD element, while the OLED element, primarily functioning as a backlighting device, can additionally represent a logo. |
| US07911434B2 |
Level converter circuit, display device and portable terminal device
This invention realizes reduction in consumption of DC current in a level converter circuit by setting level shifters in an operating state only when necessary in accordance with hierarchical control, in which an output pulse of a level shifter (311) that is constantly in a power-ON state is used to set a level shifter (321) of the next hierarchical level in the operating state, then output pulses of the level shifter (311) and the level shifter (321) are used to generate control pulses LT1 and LT2, which are used to set level shifters (341 to 346) of the next hierarchical level in the operating state, and an output pulse of one of the level shifters is used to set level shifters (351), (352) and (353) of the next hierarchical level in the operating state. Thus, a level converter circuit in which the consumption of DC current is reduced and which enables reduction in power consumption of the whole device, a display device equipped with this level converter circuit, and a portable telephone device using the display device as an output display unit can be constructed. |
| US07911432B2 |
Methods and apparatus for repairing inoperative pixels in a display
Methods and apparatus for repairing inoperative pixels in a display are provided. In particular, the present invention provides methods and apparatus for improving the effective yield rates of displays, such as liquid crystal micro-displays, by disconnecting inoperative pixels from their defective drive circuitry and tying such pixels to the working drive circuit of a nearby pixel. A display can be repaired without the need to provide redundant drive circuitry underneath each pixel. |
| US07911430B2 |
Liquid crystal display
A liquid crystal display has an LCD controller, a microcomputer, and a storage section. The LCD controller is capable of setting up an image display period for performing display based on input image data and a black display period for performing display based on black display data, within one field period. The microcomputer switches the mode of the LCD controller between an impulse-drive mode having the image display period and the black display period within the one field period, and a hold drive mode having only the image display period. The storage section stores sets of reference gradation voltage data that are previously specified. A reference gradation voltage, which is generated at a reference gradation voltage generation section and used for driving the liquid crystal display panel, is variable according to the mode. Thus, it is possible to realize the liquid crystal display that can suppress changes in gamma characteristics so as to prevent deterioration of display quality even when the mode is switched. |
| US07911426B2 |
Light emitting display with external driving voltage provided at a single side
A light emitting display for providing a uniform current flow to a set of pixels to enable uniform brightness for the pixels. The pixels are situated in a pixel portion of a panel where the pixels are located at regions defined by a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data lines. The uniform power is supplied by a set of power lines on each side of the pixel portion. The uniform voltage is maintained between the power lines by a set of power connection lines. The power connection lines connect the end points of two opposing power lines with interior points of the other two power lines at a set of electric junctions. |
| US07911425B2 |
Display device
In a current driving display device, a first operation in which pixel circuits in odd rows are sequentially scanned to set a current supplied to display elements and a second operation in which pixel circuits in even rows are sequentially scanned to set a current supplied to display elements are alternately repeated. The current set in the pixel circuits is supplied to the display elements in parallel with the first and second operations, and the number of times in the period is twice or more than the number of times in which the pixel circuit sets a current supplied to the display element. |
| US07911420B2 |
Plasma display apparatus and method of driving the same
A plasma display apparatus comprises a plasma display panel and a scan driver. The plasma display panel comprising a first scan electrode, a second scan electrode, and a sustain electrode. The scan driver supplies the first scan electrode with a first scan signal, supplies the first scan electrode and the second electrode with a first signal for emitting light, and then supplies the second scan electrode with a second scan signal that falls down from a scan reference voltage, and supplies the first scan electrode with a voltage that is different from the scan reference voltage while the second scan signal is supplied. |
| US07911417B2 |
Method and apparatus for expressing gray levels in a plasma display panel
A method and apparatus for expressing a gray level with a decimal value in a plasma display panel that is capable of enhancing a picture quality. In the method and apparatus, a sustaining pulse is applied only to any one electrode of a sustaining electrode pair to thereby express a gray level with a decimal value. |
| US07911412B2 |
Audience scanning light projector and associated methods
A scanning laser system has a scan position controller to control an X-Y beam translator and a beam power controller to control a light source. A processor has accessible a table having a matrix of elements representing regions having spatial coordinates in at least two dimensions. A plurality of regions is required to define a space approximately sized as a human head. Each element contains a beam power variable indicative of radiation exposure at a corresponding region. Software resident in the processor has code for receiving a value of beam power incident on each region being scanned, for incrementing a stored beam power variable for each region if the beam power value is above a predetermined threshold, and for outputting to at least one of the scan position and the beam power controller a signal indicative of each region at which the beam power variable is above a predetermined value. |
| US07911410B2 |
Peripheral with a display
A headset may include a communication interface to receive one or more images from a device. The headset may further include a pair of earpieces, each earpiece including a speaker and a display to show at least one of the one or more images from the device. |
| US07911409B1 |
Independent views generated for multiple display devices by a software application
Systems and techniques to display an electronic document to multiple display devices simultaneously. In general, in one implementation, the technique includes: identifying, by a software application in a computing system, display characteristics of multiple display devices, and generating, by the software application in the computing system, simultaneous independent views of an electronic document on the display devices by separately rendering the electronic document to each of the display devices based on the identified display characteristics of the device. A system can include one or more peripheral display devices, and a data processing system including a primary display device and a software application that generates simultaneous independent views of an electronic document on the display devices based on display characteristics of the display device as identified by the software application. |
| US07911407B1 |
Method for designing artificial surface impedance structures characterized by an impedance tensor with complex components
A method for designing artificial impedance surfaces is disclosed. The method involves matching impedance component values required for a given far-field radiation pattern (determined, for example, by holographic means) with measured or simulated impedance component values for the units of a lattice of conductive structures used to create an artificial impedance surface, where the units of the lattice have varied geometry. For example, a unit could be a square conductive structure with a slice (removed or missing material) through it. The measured or simulated impedance components are determined by measuring wavevector values for test surfaces in three or more directions over any number of test surfaces, where each unit of a given test surface has the same geometric shape and proportions as all of the other units of that test surface, but each test surface has some form of variation in the unit geometry from the other test surfaces. These test measurements create a table of geometry vs. impedance components that are used to design the artificial impedance structure. Since polarization can be controlled, the structure can be an artificial impedance surface characterized by a tensor impedance having complex components. |
| US07911406B2 |
Modular digital UHF/VHF antenna
The invention relates to Radio Frequency (RF) antennas suitable for receiving and/or transmitting digital signals in the Ultra High Frequency (UHF) and/or Very High Frequency (VHF) ranges. The invention comprises a modular driven DUV antenna comprising a driven DUV element, an RF signal line RF communicatively connected to the driven DUV element, and an antenna mount supporting the DUV element; and a modular RF signal enhancer, supported by the antenna mount and selected from: an RF amplifier and a passive RF enhancer positioned to enhance the RF performance of the DUV antenna and comprising one of: an RF director, an RF reflector, and an RF booster. |
| US07911404B2 |
RF tag and method of producing RF tag
An RF tag includes a first transmission line which is connected to a grounding conductor and forms an electric closed loop to constitute a dipole antenna. A power supply circuit is connected between a branch point on the first transmission line and the grounding conductor. A second transmission line is connected to the branch point and arranged in parallel with the power supply circuit to constitute an inductor. |
| US07911400B2 |
Applications for low profile two-way satellite antenna system
Antenna and satellite communications assemblies and associated satellite tracking systems that may include a low profile two-way antenna arrangement, tracking systems, and applications thereof. Applications for the system include military, civilian, and domestic emergency response applications. The antenna arrangements may be configured to form a spatial multi-element array able to track a satellite in an elevation plane by electronically dynamically targeting the antenna arrangement and/or mechanically dynamically rotating the antenna arrangements about transverse axes giving rise to generation of respective elevation angles and dynamically changing the respective distances between the axes whilst maintaining a predefined relationship between said distances and the respective elevation angles. The system provides autonomous dynamic tracking of satellite signals and can be used for satellite communications on moving vehicles in a variety of frequency bands for military and civilian applications. |
| US07911392B2 |
Multiple frequency band antenna assembly for handheld communication devices
An antenna assembly has a plurality of conductive elements to enable use in multiple frequency bands assigned for a mobile wireless communications. The antenna assembly has a six-sided support frame non-electrically conductive material which provides external surfaces on which specific conductive patterns are formed with the patterns on different surface being selectively connected together. The support frame is mounted on one major surface of a dielectric substrate that has an opposite major surface with a conductive layer that serves as ground plane. A portion of the opposite major surface, on which the conductive layer is not applied, forms one surface of the support frame. |
| US07911387B2 |
Handheld electronic device antennas
A handheld electronic device may be provided that contains a conductive housing and other conductive elements. The conductive elements may form an antenna ground plane. One or more antennas for the handheld electronic device may be formed from the ground plane and one or more associated antenna resonating elements. Transceiver circuitry may be connected to the resonating elements by transmission lines such as coaxial cables. Ferrules may be crimped to the coaxial cables. A bracket with extending members may be crimped over the ferrules to ground the coaxial cables to the housing and other conductive elements in the ground plane. The ground plane may contain an antenna slot. A dock connector and flex circuit may overlap the slot in a way that does not affect the resonant frequency of the slot. Electrical components may be isolated from the antenna using isolation elements such as inductors and resistors. |
| US07911386B1 |
Multi-band radiating elements with composite right/left-handed meta-material transmission line
Dual-band and multi-band radiating elements are described based on composite right/left-handed (CRLH) meta-material transmission line (TL). These elements can operate as resonators and/or antennas depending on feed-line configuration. The radiating elements are based on the fundamental backward wave supported by a composite right/left-handed (CRLH) meta-material transmission line (TL). Unit-cells of the transmission line comprise conductive patches coupled through vias to a ground plane. The physical size and operational frequencies of the radiating element is determined by the unit cell of the CRLH meta-material. This radiating element is configured for monopolar radiation at a first resonant frequency and patch-like radiation at a second resonant frequency. The first and second resonant frequencies are not constrained to a harmonic relationship. |
| US07911385B2 |
RF transmitter geolocation system and related methods
A system for geolocating a radio frequency (RF) transmitter in the presence of multipath interference may include a plurality of RF receivers arranged in spaced relation. The system may also include a controller coupled to the plurality of receivers and configured to generate a plurality of measurements associated with the RF transmitter. The controller may also compute a plurality of ambiguity functions based upon the plurality of measurements and due to the multipath interference, and project the plurality of ambiguity functions onto a common geo-referenced grid. The controller may also detect a peak on the common geo-referenced grid indicative of a geolocation of the RF transmitter. |
| US07911384B2 |
System and method for enhancing the accuracy of a location estimate
A method for enabling a system to enhance the accuracy of a location estimate modifies weights in a weight matrix associated with receiver station measurements in parallel with successive refinements of the location estimate. In a typical location estimation scenario, several receiving stations simultaneously derive measurements of a signal from the emitter. Any one of these measurements is in general some function of the emitter location and the receiving station location. The aggregate of these measurements is often in excess of the minimum number of measurements required to provide an estimate of the emitter location. Where such an excess exists, the method proceeds by modifying the weights associated with the measurements in parallel with successive refinements of the location estimate. The method can be implemented over various cellular protocols with a consistent and significant enhancement in the accuracy of location estimates. |
| US07911381B2 |
Virtual real-time clock based on time information from multiple communication systems
Method and apparatus to implement a “virtual” real-time clock at a terminal based on time information from multiple communication systems. At least one system (e.g., GPS) provides “absolute” time information for the virtual real-time clock, and at least one other system (e.g., a cellular system) provides “relative” time information. The virtual real-time clock is “time-stamped” with absolute time as it becomes available from the first system. Relative time (which may be received from multiple asynchronous transmitters) is mapped to the timeline of the virtual real-time clock as it is received from the second system. Absolute time at any arbitrary time instant on the timeline may then be estimated based on the absolute time from the first system and the relative time from the second system. Absolute times from the first system for two or more time instants may also be used to calibrate the relative time from the second system. |
| US07911380B2 |
Hybrid positioning method and device
The invention relates to a method of determining the position of an aircraft by combining inertial data with range data between the aircraft and satellites, in which: a) the range is stored in a FIFO memory so as make delayed range data available at the output from the memory; b) the delayed range data is combined with inertial data to obtain an estimate of position data for the aircraft; and c) a watch is maintained for the appearance of a fault in the range data, and when such a fault is detected, at least some of the data stored in the FIFO memory is modifying so as to be neutralized. |
| US07911376B2 |
Systems and methods for antenna array calibration
Antenna arrays are calibrated by providing one or more test signals from the antenna array to be calibrated to a receiving sensor while varying ambient operating conditions over some predetermined range of ambient operating conditions. The signal properties of these test signals may be measured by the receiving sensor or associated spectrum analyzer, and the ambient operating conditions under which the test signals are provided may be similarly measured. Thereafter, signal offsets for each of the antenna array's elements may be determined as a function of the measured ambient operating condition. Calibration information corresponding to these signal offsets may then be stored in a memory of the antenna array for use during operation of the antenna array. This calibration information may be in the form of a lookup table or a curve-fitting equation. |
| US07911371B2 |
Extraction of relative signals from closely spaced targets in a monopulse system
Systems and methods are provided for extracting relative signal parameters representing two closely spaced targets from monopulse scan data. A maximum quadrature angle value from the scan data is compared with a threshold quadrature value representing a noise level. A linear polynomial model is utilized if the maximum quadrature angle exceeds the threshold value. The linear polynomial model fits a function of the azimuth angle values and quadrature angle values to a linear function of an exponential parameter derived from the boresight angles to produce polynomial coefficients and determines the relative signal parameters from the polynomial coefficients. A cubic polynomial model is utilized if the maximum quadrature angle fails to exceed the threshold value. The cubic polynomial model fits azimuth angle values to a cubic function of corresponding boresight angles to produce a set of polynomial coefficients and determines the relative signal parameters from the set of polynomial coefficients. |
| US07911370B2 |
Pipeline analog-to-digital converter with programmable gain function
A pipeline analog-to-digital converter (ADC) comprises a plurality of pipeline stages is disclosed. The first pipeline stage has programmable gain function. The first pipeline stage includes a sub-analog-to-digital converter (sub-ADC) and a multiplying digital-to-analog converter (MDAC) implemented by switched capacitor (SC) circuits. Different capacitances in the sub-ADC and MDAC are provided so as to provide different gains by controlling switches in the SC circuits. |
| US07911369B2 |
Pipelined AD converter
A pipelined AD converter (1) includes a plurality of conversion stages (11, 11, . . . ). In each of the conversion stages, an analog-to-digital conversion circuit (101) converts an input voltage (Vin) from the preceding stage to a digital code (Dout). A digital-to-analog conversion circuit (102) converts the digital code obtained by the analog-to-digital conversion circuit to an intermediate voltage (Vda). A charge operation circuit (103) has: a capacitor section (C1, C2) for sampling the input voltage; and an amplifier section (104) for amplifying a mixed voltage of the input voltage sampled by the capacitor section and the intermediate voltage obtained by the digital-to-analog conversion circuit. The amplifier section (104) includes a plurality of op-amps (amp1, amp1, . . . ) having the same configuration and connected in parallel with each other. |
| US07911366B2 |
Gray code current mode analog-to-digital converter
One embodiment of the present invention is a Gray code current-mode analog to digital (ADC) converter using a Gray code current-mode ADC building block. The Gray code current-mode ADC building block can produce a Gray code bit and a current output that is sent to a next Gray code ADC building block. In one embodiment, the Gray code current-mode ADC building block does not use a voltage comparator in a signal path of the current output. In one embodiment, an 8 bit analog-to-digital converter can have a 65 ns conversion time and consume only 10 mW of power with a single +5.0V supply. |
| US07911355B2 |
Apparatus for storing and wirelessly transmitting data
A data storing apparatus that wirelessly transmits data, wherein the apparatus is deformable so as to block wireless transmission of data when the apparatus is in the deformed state. |
| US07911353B2 |
Verifying speaker operation during alarm generation
The patent discloses a method of verifying that a dialysis machine audio alarm has been sounded. The method senses a waveform of electric power, such as a waveform of the current or voltage that drives a speaker. When the speaker produces sound, power consumption changes the waveform in a manner that is detectable by electrical and electronic sensors. The amplitude envelope and frequency or period of the waveform is specific to the electrical and mechanical characteristics of the speaker. The waveform may be detected by a current-sensing resistor in series with the speaker power source, by a non-contact current transformer or hall-effect sensor, or may be sampled by an ADC. A computer program then compares this resulting signal to an expected signal or waveform and verify the speaker is working. If the speaker is not working, the machine sends a visual alarm or places itself in a safe state. |
| US07911352B2 |
Method and apparatus for protection of AC-DC power converters
An AC-DC power converter controls an external upstream switching device, which supplies it power to be converted. Power conversion is initiated when an external signal requests power be converted or when a program within the AC-DC power converter detects the need for power conversion. When this occurs, the AC-DC power converter signals the external switching device, which is upstream of the AC-DC power converter to turn on, thereby supplying the power to be converted to the AC-DC power converter. |
| US07911350B2 |
Alcohol detection system
A drunk driving detection system to be incorporated in a vehicle includes a steering wheel, a film, a pair of contact detection electrodes, an alcohol sensor, and a control circuit. The steering wheel is provided with an opening in a portion to be grasped by a driver. The film is liquid-impermeable and air-permeable, and covers the first opening. The contact detection electrodes are provided on the film. The alcohol sensor is provided in a space in communication with the opening. The control circuit is connected to the contact detection electrodes and the alcohol sensor, and measures the resistance between the contact detection electrodes. When the resistance is within a predetermined range, the control circuit determines that the driver is in contact with the film and detects an alcohol drinking condition of the driver based on the output from the alcohol sensor. |
| US07911349B2 |
Hospital bed computer system
A point-of-care computer system is provided, including a display positioned in a point-of-care location. The point-of-care computer includes hardware coupled to a frame of a hospital bed. |
| US07911345B2 |
Methods and systems for calibration of RFID sensors
Methods and systems for calibration of RFID sensors used in manufacturing and monitoring systems are provided. The methods include measuring impedance of an RFID sensor antenna, relating the measurement of impedance to one or more parameters (such as physical, chemical and biological properties), computing one or more analytical fit coefficients, and storing the one or more analytical fit coefficients on a memory chip of the RFID sensor. Measuring impedance of the RFID sensor may comprise measuring complex impedance which involves measuring complex impedance spectrum, phase angle and magnitude of the impedance, at least one of frequency of the maximum of the real part of the complex impedance, magnitude of the real part of the complex impedance, zero-reactance frequency, resonant frequency of the imaginary part of the complex impedance, and antiresonant frequency of the imaginary part of the complex impedance. Also provided are manufacturing or monitoring systems comprised of an RFID sensor wherein the RFID sensor comprises, a memory chip, an antenna, and a sensing film wherein analytical fit coefficients are stored on the memory chip to allow calibration of the RFID sensor. Also provided are manufacturing or monitoring systems comprised of an RFID sensor wherein the RFID sensor comprises, a memory chip, an antenna, and a complementary sensor attached to the antenna where the complementary sensor in a pre-calibrated fashion predictably affects the impedance of the antenna. |
| US07911344B2 |
Smartbeam visibility network
A method for providing real-time visibility on a construction project includes steps of: attaching a low-frequency, ultra low-power, two-way transceiver radio tag to each construction material to be used in the construction project; storing data relating to the construction material in the tag; and reading the data from the transceiver of the tag by interrogating the radio tag with radio frequency interrogation signals. |
| US07911342B2 |
Operation state detection device
An operation state detection device comprises data communication devices and a detection device. The data communication devices are respectively attached to an operator, and a person or an object as an operation target. The data communication devices mutually perform data communication when the operator contacts the person or the object and thereby a path is formed through the operator, and the person or the object. The detection device detects the data communication performed between the data communication devices. |
| US07911341B2 |
Method for defining and implementing alarm/notification by exception
Methods, systems, gateways, and servers are provided for by-exception notification to a user when an event does not occur at a premises. An interface is provided through which a user can define a time window and an event capable of being sensed by a device at the premises. A server records the first event and the first time window and communicates these to a gateway at the premises. A gateway sets up an automation to detect the first event during the first time window. Devices detect if the first event occurs during the first time window. If the first event does not occur during the time window, the gateway indicates to the server the non-occurrence of the first event. The server sends notification to the user of the by-exception event. Methods, systems, gateways, and servers combine event notification upon the occurrence of an event with by-exception event notification. |
| US07911339B2 |
Shoe wear-out sensor, body-bar sensing system, unitless activity assessment and associated methods
A shoe wear out sensor (100,210,310) includes at least one detector (104,312) for sensing a physical metric that changes as a sole of a shoe wears out, a processor (102) configured to process the physical metric over time to determine if the shoe is worn out, and an alarm (106) for informing a user of the shoe when the sole is worn out. A body bar sensing system (500) includes a housing (502) with at least one detector (506) for sensing a physical metric that indicates a repetition movement of the housing when attached to the body bar, a processor (504) for processing the physical metric over time to determine repetitions thereof, and a display (508,512) for informing a user of the repetitions. A system assesses activity and displays a unitless activity value. A detector senses activity of a user. A processor reads sensed activity data from the detector. A display displays the unitless activity value. An enclosure houses the detector and the processor. The processor periodically reads the sensed activity data from the detector and processes the data to generate an activity number, the number being used to generate the unitless activity value based upon a maximum number and a display range. |
| US07911336B1 |
Container monitoring system
A detection system for an enclosed container includes many nanosensors for detecting materials harmful to human beings within an enclosed container and transmitting a corresponding resonance frequency. The nanosensors are carried on or within walls of the container, e.g., embedded in a coating. At least one detection device detects a condition of the nanosensors and outputs a signal responsive thereto, which can be received by a monitoring system external to the container. Containers which have harmful materials within them can be inspected or stopped before entering the country. |
| US07911329B2 |
System and method for adaptive motion sensing with location determination
A system and method for adaptive motion sensing with location determination is described. In one embodiment, the adaptive motion sensor is based on vibration sensor readings and can identify different states of motions based on modifiable parameters. |
| US07911328B2 |
Capture and remote reproduction of haptic events in synchronous association with the video and audio capture and reproduction of those events
Method and apparatus for reproducing and applying reproductions of haptic vibrations that occur at a live activity to a remote video and audio viewer. In synchronism with sensing visible and audible stimuli to generate video and audio signals representing the video and audio at the activity, haptic vibrations of an object at the activity are sensed and converted to haptic vibration signals. A haptic vibration signal that is a reproduction of the sensed signal, a simulation of the haptic vibration, or an enhancement of the sensed haptic vibration signal is transmitted to a remote location or recorded. The haptic vibration signal contains information about the timing and characteristic of the sensed haptic vibrations and is recoverable separately from the visible and audible signals. At a location that is remote from the activity, that information is detected and used to generate and apply a reproduction of the sensed haptic vibration signal, in synchronism with reproduction of the sensed video signal and of the sensed audio signal, to an electromechanical transducer that is mechanically connected to a solid object in physical contact with a remote viewer. |
| US07911326B2 |
Time updating and load management systems
A master generator that updates time data of remote devices comprises an acquisition module, a clock module, an encoding module, and a transmission module. The acquisition module acquires time data representing current time of day. The clock module receives and stores the time data from the acquisition module and periodically updates the time data. The encoding module encodes the time data from the clock module into time messages. The transmission module selectively superimposes the time messages onto a power signal. |
| US07911318B2 |
Circuit boards with embedded resistors
The present invention relates to an adjustable resistor embedded in a circuit board and a method of fabricating the same. The adjustable resistor comprises a resistor with a number of connection terminals, and a number of via holes extending to contact with the resistor. The resistive value of the resistor is variable depending on the size of the via holes, the number of the via holes, or the distance between the via holes. |
| US07911316B2 |
Sensor array for a high temperature pressure transducer employing a metal diaphragm
A sensor array for a pressure transducer having a diaphragm with an active region, and capable of deflecting when a force is applied to the diaphragm. The sensor array disposed on a single substrate, the substrate secured to the diaphragm. The sensor array having a first outer sensor near an edge of the diaphragm at a first location and on the active region, a second outer sensor near an edge of the diaphragm at a second location and on the active region, and at least one center sensor substantially overlying a center of the diaphragm. The sensors connected in a bridge array to provide an output voltage proportional to the force applied to the diaphragm. The sensors dielectrically isolated from the substrate. |
| US07911308B2 |
Low thermal impedance conduction cooled magnetics
An apparatus for cost-effective and efficient cooling of an active element. The active element may be a magnetic element such as an inductor or a transformer having windings and a core. A thermally conductive vessel has a cavity that is adapted to conform to a surface of the active element, with a small gap remaining between the surface of the active element and the surface of the cavity. The winding is adapted to have a uniform surface, by utilizing an edge winding or a machined winding fabricated from an extruded tube. A thermally conductive encapsulant fills gaps in the apparatus to further improve cooling. |
| US07911303B2 |
Circuit breaker and opening and closing method thereof
A circuit breaker includes a vacuum valve, an electromagnet including a first coil for driving an operating shaft of the vacuum valve toward an opening direction by electromagnetic repulsion, a movable core and a permanent magnet. Further, an operating mechanism is provided which excites the first coil to close the vacuum valve, holds the vacuum valve closed by an attractive force of the permanent magnet and excites the first coil in a direction reverse to an excitation direction in closing operation to open the vacuum valve. In the circuit breaker, together with the first coil, a second coil is disposed which is excited simultaneously with an electromagnetic repulsion coil for a quick opening operation by electromagnetic repulsion is provided in the electromagnet. |
| US07911301B2 |
Electromagnetic relay
An electromagnetic relay has a solenoid formed from a wound coil, a movable iron core that is reciprocated upwardly and downwardly in an axial hole of the solenoid, and a movable contact point that reciprocates together with the movable iron core. The movable contact point is contacted and separated with and from a fixed contact point for opening and closing a contact point. An arc generated at a time of opening and closing of the contact point is flowed, in a predetermined direction, by the magnetic field of at least a single permanent magnet placed at a side of the fixed contact point and the movable contact point that are contacted and separated with and from each other. Coil terminals are connected to leader lines of the coil, at least at a single side of the flow of the arc. |
| US07911300B2 |
MEMS RF-switch using semiconductor
A MEMS RF-switch is provided for controlling switching on/off of transmission of AC signals. The MEMS RF-switch of the present invention includes: a first electrode coupled to one terminal of the power source; a semiconductor layer combined with an upper surface of the first electrode, and forming a potential barrier to become insulated when a bias signal is applied from the power source; and a second electrode disposed at a predetermined distance away from the semiconductor layer, and being coupled to the other terminal of the power source, wherein the second electrode contacts the semiconductor layer when a bias signal is applied from the power source. Therefore, although the bias signal may not be cut off, free electrons and holes are recombined in the semiconductor layer, whereby charge buildup and sticking can be prevented. |
| US07911297B2 |
Filter device and method for manufacturing the same
A filter device having a frame made of plated steel sheet generates a smaller insertion loss and is excellent in productivity. Resonant elements are shaped into a cylindrical form by bending the steel sheet, whose both sides are plated, before they are placed in a filter housing. A gap formed on a lateral face of each resonant element is brazed with solder, and an outer plated face of each resonant element is brazed with solder to an inner plated face of the frame. |
| US07911290B2 |
Transmission line system for a digital signal having a transfer bus shielded from disturbances by at least one conductive line
A transmission system for a digital signal includes a transmitter and a receiver connected thereto by a transfer bus. The transmission system includes at least one conductive line capacitively coupled with the transfer bus. |
| US07911289B2 |
Filter with magnetic layer and manufacturing method thereof
A filter includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer, an insulating layer, a plurality of coils, a first non-magnetic layer and a second non-magnetic layer. The insulating layer is disposed between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer, and the coils are disposed in the insulating layer. The first non-magnetic layer is disposed on one side of the first magnetic layer, which is far away from the insulating layer, and the second non-magnetic layer is disposed on one side of the second magnetic layer, which is far away from the insulating layer. |
| US07911288B1 |
Non-uniform transmission line for reducing cross-talk from an agressor transmission line
To reduce cross-talk, an integrated circuit may include a uniform signal trace for a first signal; and a pair of non-uniform signal traces forming a differential pair for a differential signal. The pair of non-uniform signal traces near the uniform signal trace. |
| US07911287B2 |
Multi-phase layout structure and method
The present invention provides a multi-phase layout structure and method. The layout structure comprises: a first layout layer; a second layout layer substantially parallel to the first layout layer; a plurality of traces, each transmitting a signal, and the plurality of signals having a phase difference between each other; wherein a horizontal coupling capacitance is provided between two neighboring traces configured on the same layer of the first layout layer and the second layout layer, a vertical coupling capacitance is provided between two neighboring traces configured on different layers of the first layout layer and the second layout layer, and the plurality of traces have substantially the same total coupling capacitance wherein the total coupling capacitance is defined by the horizontal coupling capacitance and the vertical coupling capacitance. |
| US07911283B1 |
Low noise oscillator and method
A low noise oscillator includes a resonator 102 that is excited with a pulsed signal (i.e., an impulse of energy) to replace energy lost to parasitic resistive losses once every Nth period (where N=1, 2, 3 . . . ). The resonating signal is monitored by a level detector and when the signal falls below a predetermined threshold, the pulse generator outputs a pulse or adjusts pulse width, pulse amplitude (or both) of a pulsed signal to create the necessary impulse for application to the resonator to recoup losses resulting from resonator operation. A phase shifting circuit may be provided to ensure the pulses are time aligned with the resonating signal to reduce noise. |
| US07911282B2 |
Voltage-controlled oscillator including plurality of delay cells
A voltage-controlled oscillator includes a delay circuit. The delay circuit includes a first buffer inverter which receives one of the differential input signal and outputs an other of the differential output signal, a second buffer inverter which receives the other of the differential input signal and outputs the one of the differential output signal, a first latch inverter which receives the one of the differential output signal, and includes an output connected to an output of the first buffer inverter, and a second latch inverter which receives the other of the differential output signal, and includes an output connected to an output of the second buffer inverter. The first latch inverter and the first buffer inverter receive a current produced from different voltage-current conversion circuits. |
| US07911280B2 |
Amplifier stage
An amplifier stage for generating an amplified output signal from an input signal, a mobile device comprising an audio amplifier, and an amplification method for generating an amplified output signal from an input signal using an amplifier stage are described. |
| US07911278B1 |
Biased low differential input impedance current receiver/converter device and method for low noise readout from voltage-controlled detectors
A first stage electronic system for receiving charge or current from voltage-controlled sensors or detectors that includes a low input impedance current receiver/converter device (for example, a transimpedance amplifier), which is directly coupled to the sensor output, a source of bias voltage, and the device's power supply (or supplies), which use the biased voltage point as a baseline. |
| US07911276B1 |
Transconductor circuit
A low noise, highly linear transconductor circuit, which may be applied, e.g., in communication systems, includes a first input node for receiving a first input signal of the transconductor circuit and a second input node for receiving a second input signal of the transconductor circuit, and at least a first amplifier, a second amplifier, and a first, second and third resistor. Each of the first and second amplifiers includes an input stage with a combination of at least a transistor of the MOS type and a transistor of the bipolar type, and an output stage for providing a respective output signal of the transconductor circuit and having at least a transistor of the bipolar type. The circuit achieves reduced noise due to output current reuse in the input stage of the amplifiers and cross coupling of bias resistors to result in a highly linear transconductor circuit having very low noise. |
| US07911273B2 |
Reduction of power consumption and EMI of a switching amplifier
A switching amplifier has a network including current sources and resistors connected to the two output terminals of the H-bridge of the switching amplifier, to provide a small current to the load connected between the two output terminals at zero input, whereby the common mode voltage bouncing is reduced and the switching amplifier has less power consumption and reduced electro-magnetic interference. |
| US07911272B2 |
Systems and methods of RF power transmission, modulation, and amplification, including blended control embodiments
Embodiments of the present invention enable a blended control approach to generate a desired output waveform in an outphasing-based system. Embodiments of blended control according to the present invention combine outphasing with bias and/or amplitude control to yield an accurate, practical, and producible system with substantially comparable performance to that of a theoretical ideal outphasing system, but without the isolation and accuracy requirements of outphasing alone. |
| US07911271B1 |
Hybrid broadband power amplifier with capacitor matching network
A hybrid broadband power amplifier module design is disclosed. In a power amplifier design, low impedance transmission lines are typically needed at the input and output of the transistor to match for its optimum source and load impedance. The peripheral of the GaN (Gallium Nitride) transistor is very small due to the high power density of the GaN transistor. The transmission line, for example a microstrip line, needs to be very wide to achieve low impedance on ceramic substrates such as Alumina. The dimensional mismatch from the low impedance transmission line to the transistor causes additional parasitic effect to the matching networks and limits the bandwidth of the amplifier. Capacitor materials are typically very high in dielectric constant; hence a single layer capacitor with small dimensions equalizes to a low impedance transmission line. Selected capacitors with proper dimensions can be used as the low impedance transmission lines in the matching networks. They will have comparable width to the GaN transistor and minimize the parasitic effect. The wavelength inside the capacitor will also be very short due to the high dielectric constant; hence the matching network can be much shorter. A compact hybrid amplifier module has been built in a small package with the GaN transistor, capacitor matching networks and other necessary circuits inside. More than an octave bandwidth can be achieved with this new scheme. |
| US07911270B2 |
Broadband microwave device with switchable gain
The invention relates to a broadband microwave device with switchable gain comprising a microwave signal input E and output S, a distributed amplifier with a plurality of amplifying cells comprising an input transmission line for an input signal applied to the microwave signal input E, said input transmission line having one of its two ends linked to the microwave signal input E, an output transmission line for said amplified input signal having an output end of the distributed amplifier, the cells of the distributed amplifier settable either to an amplifying state or to a blocked state. A switch switches the microwave signal output S either to a non-amplification position linked to the other end of the input transmission line, or to an amplification position linked to the output end of the distributed amplifier. A control unit supplies switch position control and amplifying cell status control signals. |
| US07911264B2 |
Method for reconstructing a noise-reduced periodic voltage signal
A method of reconstruction of a fault-reduced voltage signal corresponding in frequency, amplitude and phase position to a sinusoidal input voltage fault-prone in frequency, amplitude and/or phase position is provided. The input voltage is fed to a first band-pass filter including an adjustable resonant frequency and amplification, the output voltage being the fault-reduced voltage signal. A controlled variable is determined for a first controller by determining the scanned differential voltage of the output voltage and the input voltage in zero points of the output voltage, the controller adjusting the resonate frequency of the first band-pass filter such that the differential voltage in the zero points disappears. A controlled variable is determined for a second controller by determining the scanned differential voltage of the output voltage and the input voltage in vertexes of the output voltage, the second controller controlling the amplification of the first band-pass filter such that the differential voltage in the vertexes disappears. |
| US07911262B2 |
External compensation for input current source
An integrated circuit includes: a pre-driver stage, coupled to an external supply voltage, for controlling the final driver stage; a final driver stage, coupled to the pre-driver stage and the external supply voltage, for providing an output voltage; a compensation circuit, coupled to the pre-driver stage, for providing a bias voltage to the pre-driver stage that compensates for variation in the external supply voltage, to control current through the pre-driver stage; and a bias circuit, coupled to the external supply voltage and the compensation circuit, for providing a bias voltage as an input to the compensation circuit. |
| US07911261B1 |
Substrate bias circuit and method for integrated circuit device
A substrate biasing circuit may include a first pump control circuit that generates a first control signal in response to a first reference voltage and a voltage of a first substrate portion, and includes a first reference generator coupled between a temperature compensated voltage and a reference power supply voltage that varies the first reference voltage in response to the voltage of the first substrate voltage and the temperature compensated voltage. A first clamp circuit may generate a first clamp signal in response to a first limit voltage and the voltage of the first substrate portion, the first limit voltage being a scaled version of the temperature compensated voltage. A first charge pump may pump the first substrate portion in at least a first voltage direction in response to the first control signal, and is prevented from pumping in the first voltage direction in response to the first clamp signal. |
| US07911260B2 |
Current control circuits
Circuit, system and method of current control circuits are disclosed. In one embodiment, a control circuit includes a first MOS transistor and a second MOS transistor. The first source/drains of the first and the second MOS transistors are coupled to an output of a power source. A second source/drain of the first MOS transistor is coupled to a first output node of the current control circuit. A second source/drain of the second MOS transistor is coupled to a second output node of the current control circuit. The control circuit further includes a means to block flow of current from the first output node of the current control circuit to the second output node of the current control circuit. |
| US07911258B2 |
Semiconductor integrated circuit device, redundancy system, and redundancy method for latching and transmitting fuse data
A semiconductor integrated circuit device including a fuse latch circuit including a fuse and a latch circuit for latching fuse data held in the fuse, a fuse counter circuit for counting the number of transfers of the fuse data, and a control circuit including a transmitter circuit for transmitting the fuse data to a memory macro connected to the control circuit, and a detour data path circuit which when the fuse data is not transferred, does not transfer the fuse data to the memory macro, and forms a detour data path for detouring the fuse data in the detour data path circuit itself. |
| US07911252B2 |
Clock signal generation circuit
A clock signal generation apparatus includes a clock signal generation circuit generating a plurality of clock signals, and a self-test circuit measuring a phase difference of one pair of clock signals. The self-test circuit includes a clock signal selection circuit selecting the pair of clock signals among the plurality of clock signals, a phase detection circuit generating a phase difference pulse signal, a test signal generation circuit generating a test signal having a frequency which is lower than the phase difference pulse signal, and a counter circuit counting the pulse number of the test signal. |
| US07911250B2 |
Delay circuit
A delay circuit includes a ring oscillator and a control circuit. The control circuit includes an edge detector that outputs a first control signal in response to a rising edge or a falling edge of an input signal, and a counter that counts the number of pulses of an output pulse signal output from the ring oscillator and outputs a second control signal upon reaching a predetermined count number. The control circuit performs control to make the ring oscillator oscillate in response to the first control signal and to output the input signal in response to the second control signal. |
| US07911245B2 |
Multi-phase signal generator and method
A multi-phase signal generators and methods for generating multi-phase signals are described. In one embodiment, a clock generator generates quadrature signals including those having 90, 180, 270 and 360 degrees phase difference with a first signal. The rising edge of an intermediate signal is compared with the rising edges of two of the other signals to generate an UP and DN pulse signal, respectively. The UP and DN signals are used to adjust the delay of a delay line producing the signals to synchronize the signals. In some embodiments, a reset signal generator is used to truncate the UP or DN signal pulse. |
| US07911242B2 |
Signal generating apparatus, test apparatus and circuit device
There is provided a signal generating apparatus for generating an output signal corresponding to pattern data supplied thereto. The signal generating apparatus includes a timing generating section that generates a periodic signal, a shift register section including a plurality of flip-flops in a cascade arrangement through which each piece of data of the pattern data is propagated sequentially in response to the periodic signal, a waveform generating section that generates the output signal whose value varies in accordance with a cycle of the periodic signal, based on data values output from the plurality of flip-flops, and an analog circuit that enhances a predetermined frequency component in a waveform of the output signal generated by the waveform generating section. |
| US07911240B1 |
Clock switch-over circuits and methods
Clock switch-over circuits and methods provide clock signals to clock routing networks. According to one embodiment, a multiplexer selects between a first clock signal and a second clock signal in response to a switch select signal received from a control circuit. A storage circuit stores an enable signal in response to an output clock signal of the multiplexer. A logic circuit transmits the output clock signal of the multiplexer to a clock routing network in response to the enable signal from the storage circuit. At least one signal is transmitted from the clock switch-over circuit to the control circuit. |
| US07911238B2 |
Method of using a switch circuit in-phase switching clock signals
A switch circuit for switching two clock signals includes a clock generator, a flip-flop and a multiplexer. The clock generator is to generate a reference signal whose cycle is the lowest common multiple of the cycles of the two clock signals. The flip-flop is to generate a selecting signal by taking a control signal from system as an input signal and taking the reference signal as a timing trigger signal. The multiplexer can output a selected clock signal according to the selecting signal in which the selected clock signal and the switched clock signal are synchronous during their entire cycles. |
| US07911234B1 |
Nanotube logic circuits
A logic cell that is immune to misaligned carbon nanotubes. Carbon nanotubes are positioned on a substrate. Contacts are formed on a layer of carbon nanotubes, including a first input contact, a second input contact, an output contact, a first gate region, and a second gate region. The output contact is positioned between the first input contact and the second input contact, and a cell region is provided bounded by a width of the output contact and residing between the first input contact and the second input contact. A nonconductive region is positioned in the layer of carbon nanotubes between any two or more of the plurality of contacts that, if shorted, would inhibit a logic function. |
| US07911233B2 |
Semiconductor device including current source circuit
The invention provides a semiconductor device having a current input type pixel in which a signal write speed is increased and an effect of variations between adjacent transistors is reduced. When a set operation is performed (write a signal), a source-drain voltage of one of two transistors connected in series becomes quite low, thus the set operation is performed to the other transistor. In an output operation, the two transistors operate as a multi-gate transistor, therefore, a current value in the output operation can be small. In other words, a current in the set operation can be large. Therefore, an effect of intersection capacitance and wiring resistance which are parasitic on a wiring and the like do not affect much, thereby the set operation can be performed rapidly. As one transistor is used in the set operation and the output operation, an effect of variations between adjacent transistors is lessened. |
| US07911232B2 |
Input/output signal controller
To easily judge a transmission signal outputted from an own electronic device. A transmission part 7 outputs a transmission signal to a transmission path 1 side. Switching parts Q1 and Q2 are connected between a constant voltage power source and the transmission path 1, to switch on/off of a signal supplied from the constant voltage power source, being the transmission signal from the transmission part 7, and output it to the transmission path 1. A reception part 9 receives the transmission signal from the transmission path 1. A detection part 13 is connected between the constant voltage power source and the switching parts Q1, Q2, to detect the transmission signal from the transmission part 7 flowing through the switching parts Q1 and Q2. A selection part 15 selects the reception part 9, when the transmission signal from the transmission part 7 is not detected by the detection part 13. |
| US07911229B2 |
Programmable signal routing systems having low static leakage
Parasitic static leakage current through input terminals of bus-accessing multiplexers is minimized by automatically forcing as many as practical of the bus lines into a high impedance state where all drivers of the lines are in a high impedance output state. Thus parasitic current sinking or current sourcing leakage paths through the bus-accessing multiplexers are cut off. The method is of particular utility in a low power FPGA that desirable has low static current leakage when in a static state. |
| US07911227B2 |
Programmable logic block of FPGA using phase-change memory device
Provided is a programmable logic block of a field-programmable gate array (FPGA). The programmable logic block includes a pull-up access transistor connected to a power source, an up-phase-change memory device connected to the pull-up access transistor, a down-phase-change memory device connected to the up-phase-change memory device, an output terminal between the up-phase-change memory device and the down-phase-change memory device, and a pull-down access transistor connected to the down-phase-change memory device and a ground. The resistance values of the up-phase-change memory device and the down-phase-change memory device are individually programmed. |
| US07911225B2 |
Data output device and semiconductor memory apparatus including the same
A data output device includes a pre-driver unit configured to control a driving force according to an impedance control signal and to drive output data using the driving force. The data output device includes a main-driver unit configured to control an impedance according to pull-up and pull-down resistance control codes having values that correspond to the impedance control signal provided to the pre-driver unit and to drive an output of the pre-driver unit by utilizing the controlled impedance. |
| US07911224B2 |
Signal transmitting device suited to fast signal transmission
A signal transmitting circuit includes a circuit block having a driving circuit and an intra-block transmission line for transmitting a signal from the driving circuit, a circuit block having a receiving circuit and an intra-block transmission line for transmitting the signal to said receiving circuit, and a main interblock transmission line for propagating a signal between the driving and receiving circuit blocks. The inter-block transmission line is terminated by a resistor having substantially the same impedance as the interblock transmission line. The intra-block transmission lines are provided with a resistance element having a resistance substantially equal to a value derived by subtracting half of an impedance of the inter-block transmission line from an impedance of the intra-block transmission line, to lower signal amplitude and suppress reflections of a signal at branch points along the main interblock transmission line, thereby enabling a high-speed signal transfer. |
| US07911214B2 |
Electrical resistance measurement method and component inspection process
An electrical resistance measurement method and a component inspection process to which the electrical resistance measurement method is applied. In the first step, a measuring object, for example, one pair of zinc-plated steel plates on which surfaces films are formed is prepared. Then, an elastic electroconductive material is sandwiched by the pair of zinc-plated steel plates and a spacer which regulates a space between the zinc-plated steel plates. Next, in the second step, an electrical resistance is measured in a state in which the pair zinc-plated steel plates sandwich the elastic electroconductive material. |
| US07911210B2 |
Diagnosis device, diagnosis method, and lamp ballast circuit using the same
The present invention relates a diagnosis device for detecting an end of lamp life of a lamp, a diagnosis method, and a lamp ballast circuit using the same. The diagnosis device generates a reference lamp voltage by adding a predetermined reference voltage to a distributed voltage corresponding to a lamp voltage applied to a lamp and generates an integrated lamp voltage by integrating the reference lamp voltage. The diagnosis device compares the integrated lamp voltage with a normal range that an integrated lamp voltage has when the lamp is in a normal state. |
| US07911208B2 |
Methods for rectification of B0 inhomogeneity effects in magnetic resonance images
A method for reducing B0 inhomogeneous effects in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The method includes: obtaining a high-resolution volumetric MR image of the patient, such high-resolution volumetric MR image having B0 inhomogeneous effects; calculating distortion within obtained the high-resolution volumetric MR image of the patient; and correcting the B0 inhomogeneous effects in the obtained high-resolution volumetric image using the calculated distortion. |
| US07911207B2 |
Method for determining location and movement of a moving object
The present invention discloses a method for determining location and movement of a moving object. One embodiment of the method tracks the movement of a target during medical imaging scanning and transmits the position shift to the medical imaging scanning device in real time. The method includes the steps of projecting structured light on the target, receiving the reflection of structured light, converting the received structured light into spatial positions, and transmitting the positional shift to the medical imaging scanning device. The method further includes the step of adjusting the medical imaging scanning device in response to the positional change to increase accuracy. |
| US07911202B2 |
Electromagnetic tracking method and system
Provided is an electromagnetic coil arrangement comprising a set of electromagnetic sensors at fixed locations with respect to each other, each of the electromagnetic sensors comprising a planar coil coupled to a conductive layer, the planar coil comprising non-concentric rings. Further, provided is an electromagnetic tracking system, comprising an electromagnetic coil arrangement, at least one complementary electromagnetic sensor and a processor configured to process a signal comprising data indicative of a mutual inductance between the at least one complementary electromagnetic sensor and each of the set of the electromagnetic sensors of the electromagnetic coil arrangement. Also, provided are a method of tracking and a method of manufacturing an electromagnetic coil arrangement. |
| US07911199B2 |
Method for eliminating the need to zero and calibrate a power meter before use
An improved power sensor having an input connector connected to an input port having a center pin and a ground side; an amplifier; first and second detectors; and a thermal stabilization system, including a thermal mass disposed between the ground side of the input connection and the detectors, a ground plane for holding the temperature of thermally sensitive components constant to within 2 degrees C., and a thermal impedance disposed between the center pin of the input port, preferably including a splitter and at least one DC capacitor, and a temperature sensor disposed on the ground plane. |
| US07911198B2 |
Arrangement and method for measuring a current flowing in an electrical conductor
An arrangement and a method are used for measuring current flowing in an electrical conductor with a magnetic circuit that has an air gap for coupling to the electrical conductor. The air gap of the magnetic circuit contains a magnetic-field-sensitive component that is used to measure the magnetic field generated by the electrical conductor, wherein, the air gap of the magnetic circuit contains a control core, wherein the control core has a control winding for the magnetic saturation of the control core. In the vicinity of the magnetic-field-sensitive component there are several additional elements that are suitable for conducting interfering magnetic fields in the surroundings of the magnetic-field-sensitive component independent of the control cores. |
| US07911196B2 |
Optical voltage sensor
A voltage sensor includes two optical sensing fibers and a control unit. The sensing fibers carry a first mode of light and a second mode of light, which are orthogonally polarized, with a birefringence between the two modes depending on the electric voltage to be measured. The control unit is configured to generate light for the two modes in the sensing element and to measure the phase delay suffered between the two modes. A 45° Faraday rotator is arranged between the control unit and the sensing fibers. The Faraday rotator allows the behavior and functionality of the sensing fibers and their associated components to be converted to those of a magneto-optical current sensors with polarization-rotated reflection, which in turn allows use of advanced measuring techniques developed for optical gyroscopes and current sensors. |
| US07911190B2 |
Regulator with automatic power output device detection
A switching regulator (20) including an on-chip power output function (24) and also an interface (26) to which off-chip power output devices (42PU, 42PD) may be connected is disclosed. The switching regulator (20) includes an output enable circuit (25, 125) that senses the presence of external components at one of the terminals (T_PD, TL) of the on-chip power output function (24) or of the interface (26) to determine which of the output functions to enable. In one disclosed embodiment, the output enable circuit (25) detects whether an off-chip power transistor (T_PD) is connected at the interface (26), by charging a passive circuit (R1, C1) and determining whether the charging time constant is affected by the gate capacitance of the external transistor (42PD). In another disclosed embodiment, the output enable circuit (125) detects whether a load (30L) is connected to the output of the on-chip power output function (24) by measuring the voltage across a resistor (R1), into which a mirrored current is sourced, based on a current applied to the external terminal (TL); if the load (30L) is present, the voltage across the resistor (R1) will cause a logic transition to enable the on-chip power output function (24). |
| US07911189B2 |
Input regulated DC to DC converter for power scavenging
A method of scavenging power in a circuit having a power source generating electric current includes connecting a power scavenging device having an input terminal pair and an output terminal pair to the circuit via the input terminal pair, dynamically regulating a voltage drop across the input terminal pair of the power scavenging device, harvesting electrical energy available at the regulated voltage drop from the electric current flowing through the first input terminal pair of the power scavenging device, and providing the harvested electrical energy at the output terminal pair of the power scavenging device. |
| US07911183B2 |
Voltage control system and vehicle comprising voltage control system
This voltage control system includes a power supply, an accumulator device which is capable of accumulating and discharging electrical power, a voltage control device which is constituted so as, when the electrical power supplied from the power supply is insufficient, to supplement it by discharging electrical power from the accumulator device, so as to keep a system voltage a predetermined value, and a control device which, when it has been recognized that the amount of electrical power required by one electrical power consumption device which is included in the system has decreased, reduces the rate of increase of the system voltage by implementing supply of electrical power from the power supply to the accumulator device. |
| US07911182B2 |
Method and apparatus for detecting a battery voltage
One aspect of the invention involves: maintaining a record of how long a circuit operates in each of a plurality of different operating modes thereof, starting from a point in time at which a battery that powers the circuit is replaced; calculating for each of the operating modes as a function of the record a cumulative current drain from the point in time to a current time; and determining as a function of the cumulative current drains whether the battery is subject to a low voltage condition. Another aspect involves: monitoring a voltage of a battery; periodically determining whether the voltage of the battery is subject to a low voltage condition; and maintaining a count of the number of times that the determining results in a determination that the battery is subject to a low voltage condition. |
| US07911172B2 |
Machine position control device
An accurate load position control is made possible even when rigidity of a load drive system using a motor is relatively low. Load position signal xl is a present-position measurement value of a load, and after compensation in response to a phase delay thereof has been performed by a stability compensation circuit, the high-frequency portion thereof is taken as a control-target position signal xfb by replacing, in a position-signal combination circuit, a motor position signal xm as a present-position measurement value of a motor, and then the control-target position signal xfb is fed back to a position control circuit. Thereby, a torque command signal indicating a torque target value for driving the load is outputted. |
| US07911171B2 |
Device for generating analog current or voltage signal
In a device, such as measuring or control signal transmitter, generating an analog current or voltage output signal, absolute values of output variables are continuously measured and regulated to ensure the correctness of the signal. The actual current or voltage value of an analog output signal is measured and digitized (206), a difference (e) between the digitized actual current or voltage value and the desired current or voltage value is defined (300), and the generation (200, 202, 204, 205) of the analog output signal is controlled (304) by means of a digital control signal (Enable, Direction) so as to decrease the difference. |
| US07911169B2 |
Induction actuated container
An induction actuated container cover includes a control housing having a cover opening, a cover panel pivotally mounted to the control housing to pivotally move between a closed position that the cover panel covers at the cover opening and an opened position that the cover panel exposes the cover opening, and an automatic driving arrangement including a sensor mounted at the control housing for detecting a target movement of a user and an actuation unit supported in the control housing to operatively link with the sensor, wherein the actuation unit is actuated to generate a decelerating and torque enhancing force to move the cover panel between the opened and closed position in a hydraulic manner. |
| US07911168B2 |
Method and device for controlling motor, and image forming apparatus
A control unit controls a drive signal for determining a voltage to be supplied to the motor. A drive unit drives the motor by applying a current corresponding to the voltage determined based on the drive signal to the motor. The control unit includes a velocity detecting unit that detects a rotation velocity of the motor and an output unit that outputs the drive signal corresponding to a voltage with which a current lower than a predetermined current limit is applied to the motor, based on the rotation velocity of the motor detected by the velocity detecting unit. |
| US07911166B2 |
Polyphase rotating machine equipped with an improved control device
A machine comprising a rotor, a stator (12), a control bridge (10) with controlled switches, and a control device (20, 30) supplying control signals (C) to the control bridge (10), wherein the control device comprises means (30) for applying to at least one switch of the control bridge a control signal with a phase-lead relative to a signal representing the position of the rotor relative to the stator. According to the invention, the applying means comprise means (30) for adjusting the phase lead (d) from a plurality of values for a given rotational speed of the rotor. |
| US07911153B2 |
Electronic ballasts for lighting systems
A microprocessor controlled electronic ballast for lighting equipment is described wherein light level control is performed by varying the power provided to the light. Lighting power is adjusted by driving the lamp through a resonant circuit with a variable frequency power signal. The programmable microprocessor controls overall operation including preheating, ignition, and shutdown. |
| US07911151B2 |
Single driver for multiple light emitting diodes
A LED driver circuit (70, 80) employs a power source (IS, VS) for providing power at a power conversion frequency to a switching LED cell (30-32, 40-42). The switching LED cell (30-32, 40-42) switches between a radiating mode and a disabled mode at a LED driving frequency. In the radiating mode, the switching LED cell (30-32, 40-42) controls a flow of a LED current from the power source (IS, VS) through one or more LEDs (L11-LXY) to radiate a color of light from the LEDs (L11-LXY). In the disabled mode, the switching LED cell (30-32, 40-42) impedes the flow of the LED current from the power source (IS, VS) through the LEDs (L11-LXY). |
| US07911150B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling a discharge lamp in a backlighted display
The described DC to AC inverter efficiently controls the amount of electrical power used to drive a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL). The output is a fairly pure sine wave which is proportional to an input control voltage. The output waveform purity is ensured by driving a symmetrical rectangular waveform into a second-order, low pass filter at the resonant frequency of the filter for all conditions of line voltage and delivered power. Operating stress on the step-up transformer is minimized by placing the load (lamp) directly across the secondary side of the transformer. When configured to regulate delivered power, the secondary side may be fully floated which practically eliminates a thermometer effect on the operation of the lamp. All of the active elements, including the power switches, may be integrated into a monolithic silicon circuit. |
| US07911148B2 |
Circuit arrangement for operating a discharge lamp having temperature compensation
The invention relates to a circuit arrangement which is used to operate a low pressure discharge lamp (EL), wherein the discharge lamp receives power. Said circuit arrangement is embodied in such a manner that power-determination components (C2a, L2a) of the circuit arrangement are embodied in a temperature-dependent manner such that the power consumption of the lamp is limited when the temperature rises. Capacitors (C2a) and throttles (L2a) can be embodied in a temperature-dependent manner in a control circuit (AS) of the circuit arrangement. |
| US07911146B2 |
High-velocity, multistage, nozzled, ion driven wind generator and method of operation of the same adaptable to mesoscale realization
Gas flows of modest velocities are generated when an organized ion flux in an electric field initiates an ion-driven wind of neutral molecules. When a needle in ambient air is electrically charged to a potential sufficient to produce a corona discharge near its tip, such a gas flow can be utilized downstream of a ring-shaped or other permeable earthed electrode. In view of the potential practical applications of such devices, as they represent blowers with no moving parts, a methodology for increasing their flow velocities includes exploitation of the divergence of electric field lines, avoidance of regions of high curvature on the second electrode, control of atmospheric humidity, and the use of linear arrays of stages, terminating in a converging nozzle. The design becomes particularly advantageous when implemented in mesoscale domains. |
| US07911145B2 |
Spiral electron accelerator for ultra-small resonant structures
An electronic transmitter or receiver employing electromagnetic radiation as a coded signal carrier is described. In the transmitter, the electromagnetic radiation is emitted from ultra-small resonant structures when an electron beam passes proximate the structures. In the receiver, the electron beam passes near ultra-small resonant structures and is altered in path or velocity by the effect of the electromagnetic radiation on structures. The electron beam is accelerated within a series of spiral-shaped anodes to an appropriate current density without the use of a high power supply. Instead, a sequence of low power levels is supplied to the sequence of anodes in the electron beam path. The electron beam is thereby accelerated to a desired current density appropriate for the transmitter or receiver application without the need for a high-level power source. |
| US07911142B2 |
Electron emission thin-film, plasma display panel and methods for manufacturing
Disclosed are an electron emission thin-film with improved secondary electron emission characteristics compared with conventional ones, a plasma display panel including the electron emission thin-film, and their manufacturing methods. Using a vacuum deposition system, a protective layer that is an MgO thin-film is formed on a dielectric layer formed on a front glass substrate. At the time of deposition, angles that lines linking the central point of a target material for the protective layer respectively with the central point and both ends points of the front glass substrate form with the front glass substrate are exclusively in a range of 30 to 80°. This enables at least some of MgO columnar crystals constituting the protective layer to have flat planes that are inclined with respect to the surface of the thin-film. |
| US07911141B2 |
Plasma display panel having dielectric layer providing improved discharge efficiency
A plasma display panel that achieves improved discharge efficiency and reduced discharge voltage is provided. The plasma display panel includes a substrate, a sustain electrode located on the substrate, a first dielectric layer located on the substrate formed with the sustain electrode, and a second dielectric layer located on the first dielectric layer and having a larger dielectric constant than a dielectric constant of the first dielectric layer. |
| US07911136B2 |
Polarizer and organic light emitting display apparatus including the same
A polarizer and an organic light emitting display apparatus including the polarizer. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a polarizer includes a substrate and a plurality of electrode units separated from each other on the substrate and formed in a stripe pattern. Each of the electrode units includes a first surface facing the substrate and a second surface opposite the first surface, the first surface having a width smaller than a width of the second surface. |
| US07911131B2 |
Organic light emitting diode display having differently colored layers
An organic light emitting diode display includes a substrate, a thin film transistor, a planarization layer, a pixel electrode, and a pixel defining layer. The thin film transistor is formed on the substrate and includes a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode. The planarization layer is formed on the thin film transistor and has a contact hole that exposes a predetermined part of the drain electrode. The pixel electrode is formed on the planarization layer and is connected to a drain electrode of the thin film transistor through the contact hole. The pixel defining layer is formed on the planarization layer and has an opening that exposes the pixel electrode. The pixel defining layer and the planarization layer have different colors. |
| US07911130B2 |
Receptacles for inkjet deposited PLED/OLED devices and method of making the same
Evaporated receptacles for inkjet deposited polymeric light-emitting diode (PLED)/organic light-emitting diode (OLED) and a method of making the same. The evaporated receptacles are formed via a shadow mask vacuum deposition process. The method of forming a light-emitting display includes forming an electrode on a substrate, forming a receptacle structure over the electrode via a shadow mask vacuum deposition process, and delivering a quantity of polymeric solution, which contains a light-emitting material, into the receptacle via a standard inkjet deposition process. |
| US07911125B2 |
Electron emission device using abrupt metal-insulator transition and display including the same
An electron emission device having a high electron emitting rate and a display including the device are provided. The electron emission device using abrupt metal-insulator transition, the device including: a board; a metal-insulator transition (MIT) material layer disposed on the board and divided by a predetermined gap with portions of the divided MIT material layer facing one another; and electrodes connected to each of the portions of the divided metal-insulator transition material layer for emitting electrons to the gap between the portions of the divided metal-insulator transition material layer. |
| US07911124B2 |
Electron emission display with spacers
An electron emission display, including an electron emission unit on a first substrate, a light emission unit on a second substrate, the second substrate affixed to the first substrate and having the electron emission unit and the light emission unit positioned therebetween, and a plurality of spacers disposed between the first and second substrates, wherein each spacer of the plurality of spacers includes a spacer body and at least one coating layer disposed on the spacer body, and wherein each spacer of the plurality of spacers satisfies the proviso that 0.02<ρ2/ρ1<100, where ρ1 is a specific resistivity of an outer-most coating layer disposed on the spacer body and ρ2 is a specific resistivity of an element in direct contact with the outer-most coating layer. |
| US07911118B2 |
Heat sink lamp and method for manufacturing a heat sink
The invention relates to a heat sink (1) for cooling a light element. The heat sink (1) has a thermally conducting inner part (2) suitable for accommodating the light element. The heat sink (1) additionally has a thermally conducting outer part (3) which encloses the inner part in at least one plane. The at least one light element is galvanically shielded from the thermally conducting inner part. The inner part (2) and the outer part (3) can be joined to one another via at least one thermally conducting bridging link (4) in such a way that there is at least one opening (5) between the inner part (2) and the outer part (3). |
| US07911104B2 |
Pole retention configuration for electric machine rotors
A retention system in which rotor pole pieces are retained within complementarily shaped channels in a rotor hub, permanent magnets are secured between the pole pieces and within clamp members, and wedge-shaped pieces are used to apply positive locking forces along the axial length of each clamp member and of adjacent pole pieces. A curable resin preferably in disposed within gaps between the permanent magnets and the clamp members. |
| US07911103B2 |
Rotary electrical machine including pole pieces and permanent magnets
The present invention relates to a rotary electrical machine comprising: at least one stator; and at least one rotor; the rotor having an axis of rotation and co-operating with the stator to define at least one airgap, the rotor comprising permanent magnets and pole pieces between the magnets; at least one pole piece being associated with one or more permanent magnets to concentrate the magnetic flux from said magnet(s); and said magnet(s) defining at least three different directions of magnetization, the resultant flux in the pole piece towards the stator being non-coplanar with at least two of the directions of magnetization. |
| US07911099B2 |
Outer rotor motor
An outer rotor motor has a bearing housing with reduced machining and material costs, can be assembled with high accuracy, and has favorable durability. A bearing is attached to an inner circumferential surface of a housing main body that has been formed in a cylindrical shape by plastic deformation caused by press molding a metal matrix. At least one protruding surface is formed by plastic deformation so as to protrude further outward than the housing main body, and the stator core is attached to the outer circumference-side of the at least one protruding surface. |
| US07911098B2 |
Vibration motor
A linear vibrator is disclosed. The linear vibrator includes a base, a coil unit, which is coupled to the base, a magnet, which is coupled to the coil unit such that the magnet can move relatively, and a plurality of leaf springs, which are interposed between the magnet and the base. Here, the plurality of leaf springs face one another and are coupled to one another Thus, the linear vibrator can increase the range of vibration displacement in a structure and increase the amount of vibration in the linear vibrator. Also, even though the linear vibrator becomes thinner, the range of displacement can be increased because the weight is vibrated horizontally. |
| US07911085B2 |
Power saving uninterruptible power supply
The power saving uninterruptible power supply (UPS) has a first and second switches, an energy spared switch, a transformer, an automatic voltage regulator (AVR), a charger-and-inverter, a normal mode determination unit and an electric switch. When the utility power is stable, the first and second switches are connected together to supply the utility power to a load. At the time, the energy spared switch is physically disconnected with the utility power and the transformer and the AVR. Therefore, the transformer and AVR do not consume more energy of the utility power and the transforming efficiency of the UPS is increased. |
| US07911083B2 |
Methods and systems for distributing load transfers in power supply systems
A power supply system includes an AC power line with an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) device coupled to receive power from the AC power line. The UPS includes control circuitry that couples power conversion circuitry of the UPS to the AC power line when the available AC power is acceptable. The power supply system also includes a second UPS device coupled to receive power from the AC power line. The second UPS includes a timer delay, such that the control circuitry is configured to couple power conversion circuitry to the AC power line when the available AC power is acceptable, and upon expiration of the timer. |
| US07911082B2 |
Solar cell device
The invention provides a solar cell device having a plurality of solar cell modules Z1, Z2, Z3, . . . , Zn, whose voltage outputs (UE1, UE2, UE3, . . . , UEn) are each coupled via a switching element (T1, T2, T3, . . . , Tn) to a switched voltage converter (12) preferably designed as inverting flyback converter or as step-up converter. Losses due to partial switching off of individual solar cell modules are avoided, the modules being operated independently one from the other. Using the voltage converter (12), the output voltage can be adjusted within wide limits. Using a microprocessor control (16) optimum energy yield of the entire system can be achieved (FIG. 1). |
| US07911080B2 |
Method and system for managing an automotive electrical system
An automotive electrical system and a method for managing an automotive electrical system including a battery are provided. A state of charge of the battery is determined. An electrical system function is prevented from being performed based on the determined state of charge of the battery. |
| US07911074B2 |
Tapered helical auger turbine to convert hydrokinetic energy into electrical energy
A helical auger turbine and hydrokinetic device for use with electrical generators for producing electricity. The auger turbine includes a generally helical turbine blade rotatably mounted on a central shaft, which may be tapered at each end, and a flange extending perpendicularly to an edge of the turbine blade. At least one turbine blade support connection is included for connecting the central shaft to a support structure. An electrical generator may be powered by the helical auger turbine, that can be used in a tidal water flow. The helical auger turbine can operate a high pressure pump connected to a hydraulic accumulator for storing pressurized hydraulic fluid from the high pressure pump. An electrical generator can be operated by hydraulic fluid delivered from the hydraulic accumulator at times of slow water flow. A plurality of helical auger turbines can be horizontally oriented under water, tethered to legs of an ocean platform such as an oil rig secured to the seabed. |
| US07911070B2 |
Integrated circuit packaging system having planar interconnect
An integrated circuit package system includes: mounting an integrated circuit, having a planar interconnect, over a carrier with the planar interconnect at a non-active side of the integrated circuit and an active side of the integrated circuit facing the carrier; connecting the integrated circuit and the carrier; connecting the planar interconnect and the carrier; and forming an encapsulation over the integrated circuit, the carrier, and the planar interconnect. |
| US07911067B2 |
Semiconductor package system with die support pad
A semiconductor package system includes: providing a lead frame with a lead; making a die support pad separately from the lead frame; attaching a semiconductor die to the die support pad through a die attach adhesive, the semiconductor die being spaced from the lead; and connecting a bonding pad on the semiconductor die to the lead using a bonding wire. |
| US07911059B2 |
High thermal conductivity substrate for a semiconductor device
A method and apparatus for packaging semiconductor dies for increased thermal conductivity and simpler fabrication when compared to conventional semiconductor packaging techniques are provided. The packaging techniques described herein may be suitable for various semiconductor devices, such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs), central processing units (CPUs), graphics processing units (GPUs), microcontroller units (MCUs), and digital signal processors (DSPs). For some embodiments, the package includes a ceramic substrate having an upper cavity with one or more semiconductor dies disposed therein and having a lower cavity with one or more metal layers deposited therein to dissipate heat away from the semiconductor dies. For other embodiments, the package includes a ceramic substrate having an upper cavity with one or more semiconductor dies disposed therein and having a lower surface with one or more metal layers deposited thereon for efficient heat dissipation. |
| US07911056B2 |
Substrate structure having N-SMD ball pads
A substrate structure having non-solder mask design (N-SMD) ball pads. The substrate structure includes a substrate and a solder mask. The substrate has a first surface, a trace layer and at least one ball pad. The ball pad and the trace layer are disposed on the first surface. The trace layer has a plurality of traces, and at least one trace electrically connects to the ball pad. The solder mask has at least one opening corresponding to the ball pad. The size of the opening is larger than that of the ball pad. The solder mask covers the trace connecting to the ball pad. The problem of non-alignment of the solder ball can thus be solved, and the hole in the solder ball can be prevented when the substrate structure is welded with a PCB so that the reliability of solder ball welding can be improved. |
| US07911055B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of the same
In a semiconductor device, capacitance between copper interconnections is decreased and the insulation breakdown is improved simultaneously, and a countermeasure is taken for misalignment via by a manufacturing method including the steps of forming an interconnection containing copper as a main ingredient in an insulative film above a substrate, forming insulative films and a barrier insulative film for a reservoir pattern, forming an insulative film capable of suppressing or preventing copper from diffusing on the upper surface and on the lateral surface of the interconnection and above the insulative film and the insulative film, forming insulative films of low dielectric constant, in which the insulative film is formed such that the deposition rate above the opposing lateral surfaces of the interconnections is larger than the deposition rate therebelow to form an air gap between the adjacent interconnections and, finally, planarizing the insulative film by interlayer CMP. |
| US07911052B2 |
Nanotube based vapor chamber for die level cooling
The formation of electronic assemblies is described. In one embodiment, an electronic assembly includes a semiconductor die and a plurality of spaced apart nanotube structures on the semiconductor die. The electronic assembly also includes a fluid positioned between the spaced apart nanotube structures on the semiconductor die. The electronic assembly also includes a endcap covering the plurality of nanotube structures and the fluid, wherein the endcap is positioned to define a gap between the nanotube structures and an interior surface of the endcap. The endcap is also positioned to form a closed chamber including the working fluid, the nanotube structures, and the gap between the nanotube structures and the interior surface of the endcap. |
| US07911050B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
A COF which can effectively dissipate the heat by using a simple structure and its manufacturing method. A semiconductor device of COF, which is formed over the main surface of a flexible substrate having no device hole and where a semiconductor chip is mounted over the inner lead interconnection, is characterized by forming a first resin layer over the second main surface of the flexible substrate opposite the side where the semiconductor chip is mounted and at the position corresponding to the semiconductor chip. |
| US07911049B2 |
Electrically optimized and structurally protected via structure for high speed signals
An electrically optimized and structurally protected micro via structure for high speed signals in multilayer interconnection substrates is provided. The via structure eliminates the overlap of a contact with the reference planes to thereby reduce the via capacitance and thus, the via impedance mismatch in the via structure. As a result, the via structure is electrically optimized. The via structure further comprises one or more floating support members placed in close proximity to the via within a via clearance area between the via and the reference planes. The floating support members are “floating” in the sense that they are not in electrical contact with either the via or the reference planes. Thus, they are not provided for purposes of signal propagation but only for structural support. The floating support members may be connected to one another by way of one or more microvia structures. |
| US07911045B2 |
Semiconductor element and semiconductor device
A semiconductor element is provided with electrode pads which are arranged on a front surface of an element main body, an insulating protection film which covers the front surface of the element main body excepting its outer peripheral area while exposing the electrode pads, and an insulating adhesive layer which is formed to cover a back surface, a sidewall surface and a corner between the front surface and the sidewall surface of the element main body. A plurality of semiconductor elements are stacked on a circuit substrate. The semiconductor elements are adhered via the insulating adhesive layer. |
| US07911039B2 |
Component arrangement comprising a carrier
A component arrangement comprising a carrier, a component in a housing with electrical contacts and a moulding compound that encloses the carrier, the semiconductor component in the housing and the electrical contacts, wherein the component is applied on the carrier, and wherein the carrier is provided with holes, and a method for producing a component arrangement, wherein the carrier is provided with holes, the component is positioned on the carrier, the component is connected to the carrier, the component with the carrier is positioned in the leadframe, and this arrangement is enclosed by a moulding compound. |
| US07911038B2 |
Wiring board, semiconductor device using wiring board and their manufacturing methods
A wiring board has an insulating layer, a plurality of wiring layers formed in such a way as to be insulated from each other by the insulating layer, and a plurality of vias formed in the insulating layer to connect the wiring layers. Of the wiring layers, a surface wiring layer formed in one surface of the insulating layer include a first metal film exposed from the one surface and a second metal film embedded in the insulating layer and stacked on the first metal film. Edges of the first metal film project from edges of the second metal film in the direction in which the second metal film spreads. By designing the shape of the wiring layers embedded in the insulating layer in this manner, it is possible to obtain a highly reliable wiring board that can be effectively prevented from side etching in the manufacturing process and can adapt to miniaturization and highly dense packaging of wires. |
| US07911035B2 |
Directionally controlled growth of nanowhiskers
Nanowhiskers are grown in a non-preferential growth direction by regulation of nucleation conditions to inhibit growth in a preferential direction. In a preferred implementation, <001> III-V semiconductor nanowhiskers are grown on an (001) III-V semiconductor substrate surface by effectively inhibiting growth in the preferential <111>B direction. As one example, <001> InP nano-wires were grown by metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy directly on (001) InP substrates. Characterization by scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy revealed wires with nearly square cross sections and a perfect zincblende crystalline structure that is free of stacking faults. |
| US07911033B2 |
Bipolar transistor with depleted emitter
This invention discloses a novel apparatus of fully depleted emitter so that the built-in potential between emitter and the base becomes lower and the charge storage between the emitter and base becomes small. This concept also applies to the diodes or rectifiers. With depleted junction, this results in very fast switching of the diodes and transistors. Another novel structure utilizes the strip base structure to achieve lower on resistance of the bipolar transistor. The emitter region of the strip base can be a normal emitter or depleted emitter. |
| US07911031B2 |
Voltage-controlled semiconductor structure, resistor, and manufacturing processes thereof
Voltage-controlled semiconductor structures, voltage-controlled resistors, and manufacturing processes are provided. The semiconductor structure comprises a substrate, a first doped well, and a second doped well. The substrate is doped with a first type of ions. The first doped well is with a second type of ions and is formed in the substrate. The second doped well is with the second type of ions and is formed in the substrate. The first type of ions and the second type of ions are complementary. A resistor is formed between the first doped well and the second doped well. A resistivity of the resistor is controlled by a differential voltage. A resistivity of the resistor relates to a first depth of the first doped well, a second depth of the second doped well, and a distance between the first doped well and the second doped well. The resistivity of the resistor is higher than that of a well resistor formed in a single doped well with the second type of ions. |
| US07911029B2 |
Multilayer electronic devices for imbedded capacitor
Disclosed herein are multilayer electronic devices comprising a high dielectric constant polymer composite layer that contains conductive components for embedded capacitor applications. |
| US07911028B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device including a metallic compound Hfx1Moy1Nz1 as an electrode. The work function of the electrode can be modulated by doping the metallic compound with dopants including nitrogen, silicon or germanium. The metallic compound of the present invention is applicable to PMOS, NMOS, CMOS transistors and capacitors. |
| US07911024B2 |
Ultra-thin SOI vertical bipolar transistors with an inversion collector on thin-buried oxide (BOX) for low substrate-bias operation and methods thereof
The present invention provides a “collector-less” silicon-on-insulator (SOI) bipolar junction transistor (BJT) that has no impurity-doped collector. Instead, the inventive vertical SOI BJT uses a back gate-induced, minority carrier inversion layer as the intrinsic collector when it operates. In accordance with the present invention, the SOI substrate is biased such that an inversion layer is formed at the bottom of the base region serving as the collector. The advantage of such a device is its CMOS-like process. Therefore, the integration scheme can be simplified and the manufacturing cost can be significantly reduced. The present invention also provides a method of fabricating BJTs on selected areas of a very thin BOX using a conventional SOI starting wafer with a thick BOX. The reduced BOX thickness underneath the bipolar devices allows for a significantly reduced substrate bias compatible with the CMOS to be applied while maintaining the advantages of a thick BOX underneath the CMOS. |
| US07911022B2 |
Isolation structure in field device
A semiconductor device. The semiconductor device comprises an isolation structure and two heavily doped regions of a second conductivity type spaced apart from each other by the isolation structure. The isolation structure comprises an isolation region in a semiconductor substrate and a heavily doped region of the first conductivity type. The isolation region has an opening and the heavily doped region of the first conductivity type is substantially surrounded by the opening of the isolation region. |
| US07911019B2 |
Reflowable camera module with improved reliability of solder connections
A reflowable camera module has a set of solder joints formed on a bottom surface of the camera module that provide electrical signal and power connections between the camera module and a printed circuit substrate. The solder joints are susceptible to failure caused by shear forces, particularly in corner regions. Additional localized mechanical supports are provided to protect those solder joints carrying power and electrical signals for the camera module. The localized mechanical supports are formed outside of a region containing the solder joints carrying power and electrical signals. The localized mechanical supports may include dummy solder joints formed in corner regions and/or dummy leads used to support the camera module. Solder joint reliability is enhanced without requiring the use of an underfill encapsulant. |
| US07911016B2 |
Method and structure for fabricating multiple tiled regions onto a plate using a controlled cleaving process
A reusable transfer substrate member for forming a tiled substrate structure. The member including a transfer substrate, which has a surface region. The surface region comprises a plurality of donor substrate regions. Each of the donor substrate regions is characterized by a donor substrate thickness and a donor substrate surface region. Each of the donor substrate regions is spatially disposed overlying the surface region of the transfer substrate. Each of the donor substrate regions has the donor substrate thickness without a definable cleave region. |
| US07911014B2 |
On chip antenna and method of manufacturing the same
An antenna with air-filled trench is integrated with a radio frequency (RF) circuit. The trench locates directly under the metal lines that made up the antenna and is formed by etching from the back side of the semiconductor substrate until all the substrate material in the trench is removed. The air-filled trench greatly reduces the losses due to the semiconductor substrate; therefore the performance of the antenna improves greatly. When the antenna is a large planar spiral inductor, the air-filled trench means the semiconductor substrate inside the spiral inductor is untouched; hence integrated circuit can be built inside the antenna and on that substrate. Therefore the RF integrated circuit has a smaller size. Air-filled trench can also be used to reduce the semiconductor substrate noise coupling between digital circuit block and analog/RF circuit block. This air-filled trench and the air-filled trench under the antenna are formed at the same time. |
| US07911013B2 |
Space and process efficient MRAM
Embodiments of a magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) array include multiple transistors having source and drain regions, and multiple substantially planar MRAM bits. The MRAM bits have upper and lower electrodes and intervening magnetics layers. The lower electrodes of at least some of the MRAM bits are formed substantially directly on at least some of the source or drain regions without an intervening via. Embodiments of an MRAM array also include a first conductive interconnect layer above and in electrical contact with the upper electrodes of at least some of the MRAM bits, with no metal layers intervening between the upper electrodes and the first conductive interconnect layer. |
| US07911010B2 |
Apparatus and method for microfabricated multi-dimensional sensors and sensing systems
A universal microelectromechanical MEMS nano-sensor platform having a substrate and conductive layer deposited in a pattern on the surface to make several devices at the same time, a patterned insulation layer, wherein the insulation layer is configured to expose one or more portions of the conductive layer, and one or more functionalization layers deposited on the exposed portions of the conductive layer. The functionalization layers are adapted to provide one or more transducer sensor classes selected from the group consisting of: radiant, electrochemical, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, and thermal sensors for chemical and physical variables. |
| US07911008B2 |
SRAM cell having a rectangular combined active area for planar pass gate and planar pull-down NFETS
A planar pass gate NFET is designed with the same width as a planar pull-down NFET. To optimize a beta ratio between the planar pull-down NFET and an adjoined planar pass gate NFET, the threshold voltage of the planar pass gate NFET is increased by providing a different high-k metal gate stack to the planar pass gate NFET than to the planar pull-down NFET. Particularly, a threshold voltage adjustment dielectric layer, which is formed over a high-k dielectric layer, is preserved in the planar pass gate NFET and removed in the planar pull-down NFET. The combined NFET active area for the planar pass gate NFET and the planar pull-down NFET is substantially rectangular, which enables a high fidelity printing of the image of the combined NFET active area by lithographic means. |
| US07911005B2 |
Dram having deeper source drain region than that of an logic region
A semiconductor device having a DRAM region and a logic region embedded together therein, including a first transistor formed in a DRAM region, and having a first source/drain region containing arsenic and phosphorus as impurities; and a second transistor formed in a logic region, and having a second source/drain region containing at least arsenic as an impurity, wherein each of the first source/drain region and the second source/drain region has a silicide layer respectively formed in the surficial portion thereof, and the first source/drain region has a junction depth which is determined by phosphorus and is deeper than the junction depth of the second source/drain region. |
| US07910998B2 |
Silicon controlled rectifier device for electrostatic discharge protection
An SCR device includes a substrate, a plurality of isolation structures defining a first region and a second region in the substrate, an n well disposed in the substrate, an n type first doped region disposed in the first region in the substrate, a p type second doped region disposed in the second region in the substrate, and a p type third doped region (PESD implant region) disposed underneath the first doped region in the first region in the substrate. The well is disposed underneath the first region and the second region, and the third doped region isolates the first doped region from the well. |
| US07910997B2 |
Method for manufacturing CMOS circuits and CMOS circuits manufactured thereof
A method of manufacturing transistors of a first and second type on a substrate includes producing doped semiconductor areas with a first conductivity type in eventual contact areas of a first type of transistors, depositing a first intrinsic semiconductor layer over an entire surface, activating dopants in the semiconductor areas such that a contact area with the first conductivity type is produced in the intrinsic semiconductor layer, depositing a gate dielectric, producing a gate electrode by depositing a first conductive layer and patterning the first conductive layer, performing ion doping with dopants to produce contact areas with a second conductivity type for a second type of transistor, depositing a passivation layer, opening contact openings, and depositing and patterning a second conductive layer. |
| US07910996B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing a semiconductor device
A semiconductor device is disclosed having a conductive gate structure overlying a semiconductor layer having a major surface. An isolation material is recessed within a trench region below the major surface of the semiconductor layer. An epitaxial layer is formed overlying a portion of the major surface and on an active region forming a sidewall of the trench. |
| US07910995B2 |
Structure and method for semiconductor power devices
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor-on-insulator region on a substrate. The semiconductor-on-insulator region includes a first semiconductor region overlying a dielectric region. The device includes an MOS transistor and a bipolar transistor. The MOS transistor has a drain region, a body region, and a source region in the first semiconductor region. The MOS transistor also includes a gate. The device also includes a second semiconductor region overlying the substrate and adjacent to the drain region, and a third semiconductor region overlying the substrate and adjacent to the second semiconductor region. The bipolar transistor includes has the drain region of the MOS transistor as an emitter, the second semiconductor region as a base, and the third semiconductor region as a collector. Accordingly, the drain of the MOS transistor also functions as the emitter of the bipolar transistor. Additionally, the gate and the base are coupled by a resistive element. |
| US07910993B2 |
Method and apparatus for use in improving linearity of MOSFET's using an accumulated charge sink
A method and apparatus for use in improving the linearity characteristics of MOSFET devices using an accumulated charge sink (ACS) are disclosed. The method and apparatus are adapted to remove, reduce, or otherwise control accumulated charge in SOI MOSFETs, thereby yielding improvements in FET performance characteristics. In one exemplary embodiment, a circuit having at least one SOI MOSFET is configured to operate in an accumulated charge regime. An accumulated charge sink, operatively coupled to the body of the SOI MOSFET, eliminates, removes or otherwise controls accumulated charge when the FET is operated in the accumulated charge regime, thereby reducing the nonlinearity of the parasitic off-state source-to-drain capacitance of the SOI MOSFET. In RF switch circuits implemented with the improved SOI MOSFET devices, harmonic and intermodulation distortion is reduced by removing or otherwise controlling the accumulated charge when the SOI MOSFET operates in an accumulated charge regime. |
| US07910990B2 |
Insulated gate type semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same
In an insulated-gate type semiconductor device in which a gate-purpose conductive layer is embedded into a trench which is formed in a semiconductor substrate, and a source-purpose conductive layer is provided on a major surface of the semiconductor substrate, a portion of a gate pillar which is constituted by both the gate-purpose conductive layer and a cap insulating film for capping an upper surface of the gate-purpose conductive layer is projected from the major surface of the semiconductor substrate; a side wall spacer is provided on a side wall of the projected portion of the gate pillar; and the source-purpose conductive layer is connected to a contact region of the major surface of the semiconductor substrate, which is defined by the side wall spacer. |
| US07910988B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method therefor
A semiconductor device including a trench-gate MOS transistor on a semiconductor substrate is constituted of a trench formed in an active region, a fin channel region formed between a separation region and the trench in the active region, a first gate electrode embedded in the separation region in connection with the fin channel region via a first gate insulating film, a second gate electrode embedded in the trench in connection with the fin channel region via a second gate insulating film, and a source-drain diffusion region disposed beside the trench in the active region below the second gate electrode. |
| US07910978B2 |
Process for manufacturing a memory device integrated on a semiconductor substrate and comprising nanocrystal memory cells and CMOS transistors
An embodiment of a process is disclosed herein for fabricating a memory device integrated on a semiconductor substrate and comprising at least a nanocrystal memory cell and CMOS transistors respectively formed in a memory area and in a circuitry area. According to an embodiment, a process includes forming a nitride layer having an initial thickness, placed above a nanocrystal layer, in the memory area and the formation in the circuitry area of at least one submicron gate oxide. The process also provides that the initial thickness is such as to allow a complete transformation of the nitride layer into an oxide layer at upon formation of said at least one submicron gate oxide. |
| US07910975B2 |
Semiconductor memory device
The present invention aims at providing a semiconductor memory device that can be manufactured by a MOS process and can realize a stable operation. A storage transistor has impurity diffusion regions, a channel formation region, a charge accumulation node, a gate oxide film, and a gate electrode. The gate electrode is connected to a gate line and the impurity diffusion region is connected to a source line. The storage transistor creates a state where holes are accumulated in the charge accumulation node and a state where the holes are not accumulated in the charge accumulation node to thereby store data “1” and data “0”, respectively. An access transistor has impurity diffusion regions, a channel formation region, a gate oxide film, and a gate electrode. The impurity diffusion region is connected to a bit line. |
| US07910969B2 |
Magnetoresistive random access memory with improved layout design and process thereof
A MRAM memory and process thereof is described. A GMR magnetic layer is patterned to form a memory bit layer and an intermediate conductive layer. The intermediate conductive layer is disposed between two conductive layers such that shallow metal plugs can be utilized to interconnect the intermediate conductive layer and the conductive layers. Thus, a conventional deep tungsten plug process, interconnecting two conductive layers, is eliminated. |
| US07910966B2 |
Solid state imaging device including a semiconductor substrate on which a plurality of pixel cells have been formed
A solid state imaging device including a pixel region where a plurality of pixel cells 10r1, 10g1-10g3, 10b1-10b2 . . . have been formed. When focusing on a red pixel cell whose color filter has the longer transmission peak wavelength and a blue pixel cell whose color filter has the shorter transmission peak wavelength, the distribution of substrate contacts is denser in a region in the vicinity of a photodiode in the red pixel cell than a region in the vicinity of a photodiode in the blue pixel cell. |
| US07910964B2 |
Semiconductor range-finding element and solid-state imaging device
A part of a semiconductor layer directly under a light-receiving gate electrode functions as a charge generation region, and electrons generated in the charge generation region are injected into a part of a surface buried region directly above the charge generation region. The surface buried region directly under a first transfer gate electrode functions as a first transfer channel, and the surface buried region directly under a second transfer gate electrode functions as a second transfer channel. Signal charges are alternately transferred to an n-type first floating drain region and a second floating drain region through the first and second floating transfer channels. |
| US07910962B2 |
SOI trench lateral IGBT
To enable driving at a high withstand voltage and a large current, increase latchup immunity, and reduce ON resistance per unit area in an IGBT, a trench constituted by an upper stage trench and a lower stage trench is formed over an entire wafer surface between an n+ emitter region and a p+ collector region, and the trench is filled with a trench-filling insulating film. Thus, a drift region for supporting the withstand voltage is folded in the depth direction of the wafer, thereby lengthening the effective drift length. An emitter-side field plate is buried in the trench-filling insulating film to block a lateral electric field generated on the emitter side of the trench-filling insulating film, and as a result, an electric field generated at a PN junction between an n− drift region and a p base region is reduced. |
| US07910961B2 |
Image sensor with low crosstalk and high red sensitivity
A color pixel array includes first, second, and third pluralities of color pixels each including a photosensitive region disposed within a first semiconductor layer. In one embodiment, a second semiconductor layer including deep dopant regions is disposed below the first semiconductor layer. The deep dopant regions each reside below a corresponding one of the first plurality of color pixels but substantially not below the second and third pluralities of color pixels. In one embodiment, buried wells are disposed beneath the second and third pluralities of color pixels but substantially not below the first plurality of color pixels. |
| US07910958B2 |
Semiconductor device and associated layouts having transistors formed from linear conductive segment with non-active neighboring linear conductive segment
A semiconductor device is disclosed as having a substrate portion that includes a plurality of diffusion regions that include at least one p-type diffusion region and at least one n-type diffusion region. A gate electrode level region is formed above the substrate portion to include a number of conductive features defined to extend in only a first parallel direction. Each of the conductive features within the gate electrode level region is fabricated from a respective originating rectangular-shaped layout feature. Each of the conductive features within the gate electrode level region has a width less than a wavelength of light used in a photolithography process to fabricate the conductive features. Conductive features within the gate electrode level region form respective PMOS transistor devices and respective NMOS transistor devices. A number of the PMOS transistor devices is equal to a number of the NMOS transistor devices in the gate electrode level region. |
| US07910955B2 |
Semiconductor device having MIS structure and its manufacture method
A channel layer (11) made of compound semiconductor and a barrier layer (12) made of compound semiconductor having a band gap wider than the channel layer are formed over a substrate. A gate insulating film (13) made of first insulating material is formed on the barrier layer over the channel region. A gate electrode (23) is formed on a partial area of the gate insulating film. A protective film is disposed on the gate insulating film on both sides of the gate electrode. The protective film comprises a lower protective film (14) made of second insulating material whose etching resistance is different from the first insulating material and an upper protective film (15) made of third insulating film whose etching resistance is different from the second insulating material. A source electrode and a drain electrode are electrically connected to the channel layer on both sides of the gate electrode. |
| US07910948B2 |
Light emitting diode package
A light emitting diode package is provided including: a lead frame that includes an electrode pad and an electrode lead that are integrally formed to each other; and a housing, wherein the electrode pad is exposed in a first direction through a window formed by inner walls of the housing, and the electrode lead is exposed in a second direction through a through-hole, wherein the housing includes a step jaw prepared by sinking the housing inner walls. |
| US07910946B2 |
Light emitting apparatus and semiconductor apparatus, and method for manufacturing the same
A semiconductor apparatus and a light emitting apparatus which are capable of efficiently dissipating the heat generated by a semiconductor device and have high reliability, and a method for manufacturing the same are provided.The light emitting apparatus comprises a light emitting device, a heat dissipating member that has an upper surface and a lower surface and supports the light emitting device mounted on the upper surface, first and second leads and an insulating resin that holds the first and second leads at positions isolated from the heat dissipating member, wherein an inner lead of the first lead and an inner lead of the second lead are held at positions lower than the upper surface and higher than the lower surface. |
| US07910943B2 |
Light emitting diode fixture and heat sink
A housing for a plurality of light emitting diodes includes a housing providing a heat sink, where the heat sink includes a plurality of protrusions. A control board can be removably coupled to the heat sink and the control board can provide an aperture to receive a lens housing and an aperture to receive a coupling member to secure the control board to the heat sink. Further, a plurality of light emitting diode light engines can be mounted to the control board where the individual heat sink protrusions of the plurality of heat sink protrusions align with individual light engines of the plurality of light engines. |
| US07910940B2 |
Semiconductor light-emitting device
A semiconductor light-emitting device 10 has a semiconductor chip 12 for emitting light having a wavelength in blue to ultraviolet regions, and a sealing portion 16 formed in at least a partial region on a passage path on which the light is passed. The sealing portion 16 includes a sealing material 16d which is a composite material including a matrix material 16a made of a resin, nano-particles 16b made of an inorganic material which are distributed in the matrix material 16a, the nano-particle 16b having an effective particle size which is ¼ or less of the wavelength of the light in the matrix material 16a, and a fluorescent material 16c. |
| US07910935B2 |
Group-III nitride-based light emitting device
Disclosed is a group-III nitride-based light emitting diode. The group-III nitride-based light emitting diode includes a substrate, an n-type nitride-based cladding layer formed on the substrate, a nitride-based active layer formed on the n-type nitride-based cladding layer, a p-type nitride-based cladding layer formed on the nitride-based active layer, and a p-type multi-layered ohmic contact layer formed on the p-type nitride-based cladding layer and including thermally decomposed nitride. The thermally decomposed nitride is obtained by combining nitrogen (N) with at least one metal component selected from the group consisting of nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), indium (In) and tin (Sn). An ohmic contact characteristic is enhanced at the interfacial surface of the p-type nitride-based cladding layer of the group-III nitride-based light emitting device, thereby improving the current-voltage characteristics. In addition, since the light transmittance of the transparent electrode is improved, light efficiency and brightness of the group-III nitride-based light emitting device are also improved. |
| US07910928B2 |
TFT array substrate and method for fabricating the same
A four-mask process thin film transistor (TFT) array substrate and a method for fabricating the same is disclosed, which prevents a semiconductor tail from being formed. An open area is thus obtained and wavy noise is prevented from occurring. The method of fabricating a TFT array substrate comprises: forming a gate line, a gate electrode and a pad electrode on a substrate; sequentially depositing a gate insulation layer, a silicon layer and a metal layer on an entire surface of the substrate including the gate line; forming an open area in the pad electrode; forming a semiconductor layer, data line and source/drain electrodes by patterning the silicon layer and the metal layer; and forming a pixel electrode connected with the drain electrode and a transparent conductive layer connected with the pad electrode by depositing and patterning a transparent conductive material on the entire surface of the substrate including the data line, and simultaneously defining a channel region by separating the source and drain electrodes from each other. |
| US07910927B2 |
Thin film transistor array panel with common bars of different widths
A gate wire and a storage electrode wire extending in a transverse direction are provided, and a data wire extending in a longitudinal direction intersects the gate wire and the storage electrode wire. A plurality of pixel electrodes and a plurality of TFTs are provided on pixel areas defined by the intersections of the data wire and the gate wire. The storage electrode wire is interconnected by a plurality of storage electrodes connections provided on the pixel areas. In this way, a common bar disposed between gate pads and a display area is omitted or has reduced width. Therefore, the fan-out areas becomes to have sufficient size to reduce the resistance difference between the signal lines. |
| US07910923B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device with superior long-term reliability is disclosed that alleviates current concentration into a switch structure arranged at an outermost portion. The semiconductor device comprises hetero semiconductor regions formed of polycrystalline silicon having a band gap width different from that of a drift region and hetero-adjoined with the drift region, a gate insulation film, a gate electrode adjoined to the gate insulation film, a source electrode connected to a source contact portion of the hetero semiconductor regions and an outermost switch structure and a repeating portion switch structure with a drain electrode connected to a substrate region. In a conduction state, the outermost switch structure comprises a mechanism in which the current flowing at the outermost switch structure becomes smaller than the current flowing at the repeating portion switch structure. |
| US07910922B2 |
Semiconductor integrated circuit device and manufacture thereof
In a semiconductor integrated circuit device, testing pads (209b) using a conductive layer, such as relocation wiring layers (205) are provided just above or in the neighborhood of terminals like bonding pads (202b) used only for probe inspection at which bump electrodes (208) are not provided. Similar testing pads may be provided even with respect to terminals like bonding pads provided with bump electrodes. A probe test is executed by using these testing pads or under the combined use of under bump metallurgies antecedent to the formation of the bump electrodes together with the testing pads. According to the above, bump electrodes for pads dedicated for probe testing may not be added owing to the use of the testing pads. Further, the use of testing pads provided in the neighborhood of the terminals like the bonding pads and smaller in size than the under bump metallurgies enables a probe test to be executed after a relocation wiring process. |
| US07910919B2 |
Organic light emitting display and fabricating method thereof
An organic light emitting display and a fabricating method thereof in which an alignment mark is formed in the non-display region. The organic light emitting display includes a substrate having a display region and a non-display region; a buffer layer formed the overall substrate; a gate insulating layer; a gate electrode formed on the gate insulating layer corresponding to the active layer; an interlayer dielectric layer formed on the gate insulating layer; a source/drain electrode formed on the interlayer dielectric layer and electrically coupled to the active layer; an insulating layer formed on the source/drain electrode; and an organic light emitting diode formed on the insulating layer and electrically coupled to the source/drain electrode. Further, the organic light emitting display includes an alignment mark formed on one of the substrate and the buffer layer. |
| US07910915B2 |
Nanowire devices and systems, light-emitting nanowires, and methods of precisely positioning nanoparticles
A radiation-emitting device includes a nanowire that is structurally and electrically coupled to a first electrode and a second electrode. The nanowire includes a double-heterostructure semiconductor device configured to emit electromagnetic radiation when a voltage is applied between the electrodes. A device includes a nanowire having an active longitudinal segment selectively disposed at a predetermined location within a resonant cavity that is configured to resonate at least one wavelength of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the segment within a range extending from about 300 nanometers to about 2,000 nanometers. Active nanoparticles are precisely positioned in resonant cavities by growing segments of nanowires at known growth rates for selected amounts of time. |
| US07910913B2 |
Phase change memory devices
A phase change memory device includes a switching device and a storage node connected to the switching device. The storage node includes a bottom stack, a phase change layer disposed on the bottom stack and a top stack disposed on the phase change layer. The phase change layer includes a unit for increasing a path of current flowing through the phase change layer and reducing a volume of a phase change memory region. The area of a surface of the unit disposed opposite to the bottom stack is greater than or equal to the area of a surface of the bottom stack in contact with the phase change layer. |
| US07910911B2 |
Phase change memory with tapered heater
An embodiment of the present invention includes a phase change memory (PCM) structure configurable for use as a nonvolatile storage element. The element includes at least one bottom electrode; at least one phase change material layer on at least a portion of an upper surface of the bottom electrode; and at least one heater layer on at least a portion of an upper surface of the phase change material layer, wherein the heater layer has a tapered shape such that an upper surface of the heater layer has a cross-sectional width that is longer than a cross-sectional width of a bottom surface of the heater layer contacting the phase change material layer. |
| US07910909B2 |
Non-volatile memory device and method of fabricating the same
Provided are a non-volatile memory device that may be configured in a stacked structure and may be more easily highly integrated, and a method of fabricating the non-volatile memory device. At least one first electrode and at least one second electrode are provided. The at least one second electrode may cross the at least one first electrode. At least one data storage layer may be at an intersection between the at least one first electrode and the at least one second electrode. Any one of the at least one first electrode and the at least one second electrode may include at least one junction diode connected to the at least one data storage layer. |
| US07910905B2 |
Self-aligned, planar phase change memory elements and devices
Phase change memory elements, devices and systems using the same and methods of forming the same are disclosed. A memory element includes first and second electrodes, and a phase change material layer between the first and second electrodes. The phase change material layer has a first portion with a width less than a width of a second portion of the phase change material layer. The first electrode, second electrode and phase change material layer may be oriented at least partially along a same horizontal plane. |
| US07910904B2 |
Multi-level phase change memory
A phase change memory may be formed which is amenable to multilevel programming. The phase change material may be formed with a lateral extent which does not exceed the lateral extent of an underlying heater. As a result, the possibility of current bypassing the amorphous phase change material in the reset state is reduced, reducing the programming current that is necessary to prevent this situation. In addition, a more controllable multilevel phase change memory may be formed in some embodiments. |
| US07910902B2 |
Apparatus for fingerprint sensing based on heat transfer
Apparatus for measuring a pattern in a surface of an object, comprising a plurality of pixel or sensor elements being responsive to a physical parameter of the object surface, and means for establishing an overall, segmented picture related to said pattern, and also comprising at least one diode functionally associated with each sensor element for contributing to one or more of the following functions: selectively addressing said sensor element activating said sensor element, and sensing of said physical parameter. |
| US07910900B2 |
Collector for an illumination system
Collectors with mirror shells arranged inside each other, illumination systems equipped with such collectors, projection exposure apparatuses equipped with such illumination systems, methods of manufacturing microelectronic components with such projection exposure apparatuses, and related systems, components and methods are disclosed. |
| US07910894B2 |
Bright and fast neutron scintillators
A scintillating material Cs(2-z)RbzLiLn(1-x)X6:xCe3+, where X is either Br or I, Ln is Y or Gd or Lu or Sc or La, where z is greater or equal to 0 and less or equal to 2, and x is above 0.0005 useful for detecting neutrons in a sample of radiation. |
| US07910892B2 |
Method for manufacturing X-ray detector and X-ray detector
A first protective layer is formed on the surface of a photoelectric conversion substrate on which photoelectric transducers have been provided, and then, a scintillator layer is formed thereon, whereby degradation of the photoelectric transducers due to the contact with the scintillator layer is prevented. A second protective layer covering the surface of the scintillator is formed. A peripheral part of the first protective layer is allowed to be in close contact with a peripheral part of the second protective layer to seal the scintillator layer between the first protective layer and the second protective layer, whereby degradation of the scintillator layer due to the moisture in the atmospheric air is prevented. |
| US07910890B2 |
Infrared camera system with diffractive optical array
An apparatus and method for imaging incoming radiation. The apparatus includes a radiation shield unit having a cavity. A detector array is positioned at least partially within the cavity and has a planar surface with at least one infrared detector affixed on the detector array. A diffractive optical array is positioned within the cavity and is in thermal communication with the radiation shield unit. The diffractive optical array is configured to diffract and direct the spectral components of the incoming radiation onto the detector array. The apparatus is in an external environment having a predetermined ambient temperature. The radiation shield unit, diffractive optical array and detector array may be temperature-controlled to a temperature that is within a few degrees of the ambient temperature. The radiation shield unit, diffractive optical array and detector array may be temperature-controlled to cryogenic temperatures. |
| US07910889B2 |
Wavelength-conversion system with a heated or cooled wavelength-conversion target
A wavelength-conversion system includes a wavelength-conversion target that radiates an energy output when an energy input of a different wavelength is incident upon the wavelength-conversion target. An input structure directs the energy input of the input-energy wavelength to be incident upon the wavelength-conversion target. A target baseline temperature modifier either controllably heats or controllably cools the wavelength-conversion target independently of any heating or cooling effect of the energy input or the energy output. A detector is positioned so that the energy output of the output-energy wavelength emitted from the wavelength-conversion target is incident upon the detector. |
| US07910888B2 |
X-ray analyzer
Provided is an X-ray analyzer capable of significantly suppressing an influence of an external magnetic field on a transition edge sensor (TES). The X-ray analyzer includes: a TES (7) for detecting energy of a received X-ray as a temperature change and outputting the temperature change as a current signal; a superconducting magnetic shield (8) which contains the TES (7) and enters a superconducting state; and a room temperature magnetic shield (9) which covers the superconducting magnetic shield (8) and performs external magnetic field shielding until the superconducting magnetic shield (8) enters the superconducting state, in which the superconducting magnetic shield (8) and the room temperature magnetic shield (9) are concentrically arranged to have a cylindrical shape. |
| US07910887B2 |
Electron-beam device and detector system
An electron-beam device having a beam generator for generating an electron beam, an objective lens for focusing the electron beam on an object, and at least one detector for detecting electrons scattered on the object or emitted by the object. Furthermore, a detector system for detecting electrons is described. With an electron-beam device having a detector system according to the present invention, it is possible to make a selection in a simple manner, in particular according to backscattered and secondary electrons. At the same time, as many electrons as possible may be detected using the detector system. For this purpose, the electron-beam device exhibits at least one adjustable diaphragm which is allocated to the detector. The detector system exhibits a detector on which a reflector for reflecting electrons onto the detector is accommodated. |
| US07910886B2 |
Sample dimension measuring method and scanning electron microscope
An object of the present invention is to suppress measurement errors caused by the fact that the shrink amount due to scan of an electron beam differs pattern by pattern. To accomplish this object, according to the invention, functions indicative of a process of change of pattern dimension when the electron beam is irradiated on a sample are prepared in respect of the kinds of sample patterns, and dimension values of a particular pattern measured by scanning the electron beam on the particular pattern are fitted to a function prepared for the particular pattern to calculate a dimension of the particular pattern before it changes. |
| US07910880B2 |
Mass spectrometer
In conventional mass spectrometers, if ions are converged by a radio-frequency electric field under the condition of relatively high gas pressure, the ions are decelerated and are delayed, or stagnated in an extreme case, to cause a decrease in the detection sensitivity or an appearance of a ghost peak. By contrast, in the mass spectrometer according to the present invention, lens electrodes 40 comprises four plate-shaped electrodes 41a through 41d, which are radially arranged around the ion optical axis C at intervals of 90 degrees from each other; the four electrodes placed in the plane being approximately perpendicular to the ion optical axis C form a group, and a plurality of the groups are arranged along the ion optical axis C direction at approximately even intervals. The radio-frequency voltages each applied to each of any pair of electrodes adjacent along the direction of the ion optical axis C have a given amount of phase shift. With this configuration, when ions enter the lens electrode 40, an ion acceleration effect is exerted in accordance with the amount of phase shift of the adjacent radio-frequency electric fields, and the ions are sequentially accelerated as they travel through the lens electrode 40. Consequently, a delay or stagnation of the ions can be avoided. |
| US07910872B2 |
Photosensors including photodiode control electrodes and methods of operating same
A sensor includes a substrate, a floating diffusion node in the substrate, a photodiode in the substrate laterally spaced apart from the floating diffusion region and a transfer transistor coupling the photodiode and the floating diffusion region. The sensor further includes a photodiode control electrode disposed on the photodiode and configured to control a carrier distribution of the photodiode responsive to a control signal applied thereto. The photodiode may include a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type disposed on a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type, the floating diffusion region may have the second conductivity type and the photodiode control electrode may be disposed on the first semiconductor region. The photodiode may be configured to receive incident light from a side of the substrate opposite the photodiode control electrode. The transfer transistor may include a gate electrode on a channel region in the substrate and the photodiode control electrode and the transfer transistor gate electrode may be separately controllable. In further embodiments, the photodiode control electrode comprises an extension of the transfer transistor gate electrode. |
| US07910871B2 |
Injection-locked laser, interferometer, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method
An injection-locked laser is disclosed. The injection-locked laser comprises a seed laser, an oscillator into which a certain component of light output from the seed laser is injected as seed laser light, a frequency converter which shifts a frequency of the remaining component of the light output from the seed laser, a photodetector which detects light obtained by synthesizing the light output from the oscillator and the light output from the frequency converter, and a controller which controls an optical path length of the oscillator based on a beat signal component contained in the signal output from the photodetector. |
| US07910867B1 |
Architecture for a launch controller
A scalable and distributable software architecture for use in conjunction with various different weapons control system and launch systems is disclosed. The architecture discards the proprietary and non-open protocols and services that characterize in favor of open source adaptive and middleware components. In the illustrative embodiment of the invention, the inventive architecture is implemented as a Launch Control Module that separates different layers of responsibility within a launch controller (e.g., LCU) and exposes its variation points. |
| US07910866B2 |
Cooking apparatus having multiple cooling flow paths
A cooking apparatus is provided. The cooking apparatus includes a cooking cavity, an upper space formed above the cooking cavity, lateral side spaces formed to at opposite lateral sides of the cooking cavity, a rear space formed behind the cooking cavity, and a lower space formed below the cooking cavity. A fan provided in the rear space generates a cooling flow that cools components housed in the rear space. A cooling flow path extends from the rear space and into the upper space and lateral side spaces. Flow from the upper space enters the door to cool the door and is exhausted through a lower portion of the door. Flow from the lateral side spaces, which includes an exhaust flow from the cooking cavity, is guided to the lower space and exhausted. In this manner, the cooking apparatus can be completely cooled and cooking odors and heat appropriately exhausted by the cooling fan positioned in the rear space. |
| US07910865B2 |
Method and arrangement for supplying power to several induction coils in an induction apparatus
An arrangement for controlling induction coils of an induction cooking hob so as to minimize noise production resulting from intermodulation of certain frequencies of operation. The induction coils are operated in two modes, with a first mode at the same frequency fg so to produce a low intermodulation or differential frequency, or at a second mode having a high differential frequency of about 18 kHz. Alternating back and forth between said modes of operation makes it possible to reach predefined average values for the power of the induction coils for a given time period, while at the same time minimizing development of disturbing noise. |
| US07910863B2 |
Temperature setting method of thermal processing plate, computer-readable recording medium recording program thereon, and temperature setting apparatus for thermal processing plate
A thermal plate of a PEB unit is divided into a plurality of thermal plate regions, and a temperature is settable for each of the thermal plate regions. A temperature correction value for adjusting the temperature within the thermal plate is settable for each of the thermal plate regions of the thermal plate. The line widths within the substrate for which a photolithography process has been finished are measured. The in-plane tendency of the measured line widths is decomposed into a plurality of in-plane tendency components using a Zernike polynomial. Then, in-plane tendency components improvable by setting the temperature correction values are extracted from the calculated plurality of in-plane tendency components and added to calculate an improvable in-plane tendency in the measured line widths. Then, the improvable in-plane tendency is subtracted from the in-plane tendency Z of the current processing states to calculate an after-improvement in-plane tendency. |
| US07910861B2 |
Cooking device
A cooking device including a cooking cavity, a fan located in the cooking device, the fan being configured to force air into the cooking cavity, and at least one optical heater to supply optical wave energy to heat the forced air provided by the fan. |
| US07910859B2 |
Heater pad for a mirror reflective element
A heater pad for a variable reflectance mirror reflective element of a vehicular mirror assembly includes a flexible substrate, an electrically conductive heating element, and first and second electrically conducting elements. The first electrically conducting element is in electrical connection with a transparent second surface electrically conductive coating of the equipped mirror reflective element and the second electrically conducting element is in electrical connection with a third surface electrically conductive coating of the equipped mirror reflective element when the equipped mirror reflective element is normally equipped with the heater pad. The electrically conducting elements and the heating element are electrically isolated from one another. The heating element and the first and second electrically conducting elements terminate at an electrical connector that is configured to electrically conductively connect with a wire harness that provides electrical connection to at least one of a power source and a control circuit. |
| US07910857B2 |
Laser machine tool
A laser machine tool for carrying out cutting or welding operations includes a laser head carried by a moving member which is displaceable with respect to a workpiece along two horizontal cartesian axes in a relatively wide space with movements involving relatively low accelerations. The laser head is displaceable on the moving member, along a pair of horizontal cartesian axes in a relatively restricted space with high speeds and accelerations, via a pair of slides to which respective balancing weights are operatively associated. |
| US07910854B2 |
Method of decorating a ceramic part
The invention proposes a method of locally colouring a part made of ceramic material of the metallic oxide type mainly including the following steps of taking a support for the part and a laser, able to move relative to each other in an XY plane, performing a plasma treatment of the part using a gas containing one element selected from among nitrogen an carbon, so as to convert a surface layer of metallic oxide, into a substantially stoichiometric ceramic chosen from among metal nitrides and carloides, locally illuminating the part with the laser beam so as to provide sufficient energy to cause a local change in colour by altering the stoichiometry of the surface layer, and scanning the surface of the part using the laser beam so as to form a determined pattern. |
| US07910852B2 |
Encapsulated pole unit conductor assembly for an encapsulated pole unit and medium voltage circuit interrupter including the same
A medium voltage circuit interrupter includes a circuit interrupter housing and a plurality of poles. Each of the poles includes an encapsulated pole unit. The encapsulated pole unit includes a first unit having a first conductor, a second conductor, a vacuum interrupter electrically connected between the first conductor and the second conductor, and a first housing housing the vacuum interrupter. A removable second unit includes a third conductor, a fourth conductor having a first portion electrically connected to the third conductor and a second portion removably electrically connected to one of the first conductor and the second conductor, an electronic device structured to sense a characteristic of the pole, and a second insulative housing encapsulating the third conductor, the first portion of the fourth conductor and the electronic device. An operating mechanism is structured to open and close the vacuum interrupter of each of the poles. |
| US07910851B2 |
Padstacks capable of receiving domes of dome keypads in a plurality of locations and printed circuit boards utilizing the padstacks
Disclosed is a printed circuit board configured for a dome-utilizing keypad configuration including at least one padstack having a plurality of dome switch targets and a plurality of target rings capable of accommodating different key dome locations of a dome keypad. Also disclosed is a padstack capable of accommodating different key dome locations. The disclosed padstack has a single dome switch targets input/output line for the plurality of dome switch targets of the padstack. The padstack also includes a single target rings input/output line for the plurality of target rings of the pad stack. In this way the disclosed printed circuit board includes a single circuit arrangement available for a plurality of different key pad designs. |
| US07910849B2 |
Button mount for a lighting control
A mounting system for a button includes first and second spring elements located adjacent opposite ends of the button. Each of the spring elements includes a serpentine portion capable of multiple degrees of freedom of movement providing varying actuating motions for the button. The spring elements may be defined by a plate also having a center portion secured to the button and opposite end portions secured to a base. According to one embodiment, the button is made from a thermoplastic material and the plate is metal. |
| US07910847B2 |
Switchgear apparatus
A switchgear apparatus is provided in which an impact induced by a close operation is mitigated, featuring space saving and high reliability with low costs.The switchgear apparatus includes a switching unit 3 that is composed of a fixed electrode 1 and a movable electrode 2; a movable shaft 4 that is extended from the movable electrode 2; an operating mechanism 5 that produces driving force and transfers the driving force to the movable shaft 4; a switching-unit holder 6 that holds the switching unit 3 and the movable shaft 4 thereinside; and a holder supporting unit 7 that has a fixing plane so as to fix the switching-unit holder 6 thereonto. The switchgear apparatus is arranged in such a manner that the holder supporting unit 7 serving as the fixing plane is constituted of a plurality of plates layered in the axial direction along the movable shaft 4. In a case of the close operation, because kinetic energy in the overall system is consumed by the friction generated between the layered plates owing to distortion of the layered plates, energy that allows the movable electrode 2 to bounce back and forth is lowered, so that it is possible to shorten a chattering time. |
| US07910841B2 |
Weighing scale with level compensating foot assembly
A foot assembly for a weighing scale comprises a base, a ring arranged in coaxial spaced relation to the base; and a plurality of deformable compensation beams projecting outwardly from a portion of the base so as to support the ring. |
| US07910838B2 |
Solder ball interface
An intercoupling component is provided that electrically connects the device leads of an integrated circuit package to a substrate. The package includes external device leads, each device lead having a downwardly extending section proximate a side of the package body, and the intercoupling component includes an insulating support member. The support member includes a first surface including first electrical attachment sites, each configured for making an electrical connection with a corresponding one of the device leads of the package. The support member also includes an opposite second surface including second electrical attachment sites in electrical contact with the first electrical attachment sites, each of the second electrical attachment sites including a plurality of solder balls associated with each device lead. The plurality of solder balls are used to form an electrical connection between each surface mount pad on the substrate and the corresponding conductive pad of the intercoupling component. |
| US07910835B2 |
Communication cable of high capacity
In communication cable of high capacity according to present invention, conductor of diameter d is coated by insulation material to form wire of diameter D, plural number of said wire are twisted by pitch p to form pairs, plural number of said pairs are twisted by collective pitch P, and said communication cable of high capacity comprise sheath wrapping said pairs, and impedance (Z) of said wire is from 90 to 110, and, diameter (d) of said conductor is from 0.53 mm to 0.65 mm, and diameter (D) of wire is from 0.9 mm to 1.1 mm, and said pitch (p) is from 8 mm to 25 mm, and said collective pitch (P) is from 40 mm to 150 mm, and relative ratio of diameter of wires to diameter of conductor D/d is from 1.625 to 1.835. And, by impedance matching between equipment for data transmission, return loss of cable can be minimized, so high speed data transmission can be made. |
| US07910831B2 |
Method and apparatus for high-density power distribution unit with integrated cable management
A cable management unit having a base section and a top section, the base section and the top section defining a space therebetween, a plurality of distribution walls coupled between the base section and the top section and having a front surface facing the space and a back surface facing away from the space, an electronic device disposed within the space, and a plurality of ports disposed on the back surface of the contiguous section of the plurality of distribution walls and each having a port surface extending beyond the back surface of the contiguous section. |
| US07910829B2 |
Cable management system
A cable management system includes track units whose tracks are engageable to each other at longitudinal ends to ease installation of the tracks to a wall surface as a chain of longitudinally aligned tracks. The system also includes an adjustable track unit whose longitudinal length can be varied, so that a desired length of longitudinally aligned track units can be obtained without cutting a track unit of the system. In addition, the system includes a cap attachable at an end of a track unit for strengthening the engagement between the cover and the track of the track unit. |
| US07910826B1 |
Configurable electrical box
A configurable electrical box comprises an electrical box having a wall structure that defines an internal space, a front open end, and a rear open end. The wall structure comprises at least one pair of opposing walls. In addition, at least two slots disposed through at least one wall of the pair of opposing walls. A dividing plate is slidably coupled with one of the at least two slots and is positionable between an engaged position and an unengaged position. The dividing plate is in contact with both of the pair of opposing walls when in the engaged position. |
| US07910824B2 |
Dye-sensitized solar cell using ion-bound oligomer complex and method of manufacturing the same
A dye-sensitized solar cell using an ion-bound oligomer complex is provided. The dye-sensitized solar cell comprises an electrolyte, comprising a first oligomer having a C5-30 heteroaryl group containing a nitrogen heteroatom as a basic functional group at both ends of the molecule, mixed with a second oligomer having an acidic functional group selected from among carboxylic acid, phosphoric acid, and sulfonic acid, at both ends of the molecule, to thus form a salt, which then leads to an ion-bound oligomer complex that constitutes the electrolyte. The solar cell exhibits excellent mechanical properties, can be manufactured conveniently, and can have a high energy conversion efficiency. |
| US07910823B2 |
Solar cell and manufacturing method thereof
A solar cell includes a photoelectric conversion substrate, a first electrode on one surface of the substrate, a second electrode on the other surface of the substrate, and a third electrode on the other surface of the substrate. The third electrode extracts electric power from the second electrode, and overlaps the second electrode at the periphery in the in-plane direction of the photoelectric conversion substrate. The thickness of the second electrode is larger than that of the third electrode, and the difference between the thickness of the second electrode and that of the third electrode is not less than 10 micrometers and not more than 30 micrometers. |
| US07910818B2 |
System and method for providing an edutainment interface for musical instruments
There is provided a system and method for a musical edutainment interface on a display for playing an electronic musical instrument having frets and strings. The system comprises a processor configured to be placed in communication with the display and the electronic musical instrument and a memory including a musical edutainment software, wherein the processor is configured to execute the musical edutainment software to present, on the display, the musical edutainment interface showing an edutainment musical performance to be followed by a user of the electronic musical instrument, to animate game objects falling vertically to indicate a timing of the edutainment musical performance, to place the game objects within fret areas to demonstrate a corresponding fretting configuration on the frets of the electronic musical instrument, and to align the game objects with a plurality of string lines to demonstrate a strumming of corresponding strings on the electronic musical instrument. |
| US07910815B2 |
Precision axial flow valve
The present invention relates to the field of brass wind musical instruments, and more specifically to an improved axial flow valve which resists wear and optimizes air flow. |
| US07910811B2 |
Tomato hybrid BS 01031842
The invention provides seed and plants of the tomato hybrid designated BS 01031842. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid BS 01031842, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing a plant of tomato hybrid BS 01031842 with itself or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another hybrid. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of tomato hybrid BS 01031842, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. |
| US07910810B1 |
Soybean variety XB81H09
According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety designated XB81H09. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety XB81H09, to the plants of soybean XB81H09 to plant parts of soybean variety XB81H09 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing plants of the soybean variety XB81H09 with another soybean plant, using XB81H09 as either the male or the female parent. |
| US07910803B2 |
Transformation in Camelina sativa
The present invention relates to plant biotechnology and specifically to a method for genetically transforming Camelina sativa with Agrobacterium-mediated transformation system. It comprises Camelina sativa for producing homologous and heterologous recombinant products including oil and protein products and assessing and screening the efficacy of plant transformation. Also disclosed are transgenic Camelina sativa plants, seeds as well as cells, cell-lines and tissue of Camelina sativa. |
| US07910802B2 |
MSCA1 nucleotide sequences impacting plant male fertility and method of using same
Nucleotide sequences of a Msca1 gene, critical to male fertility in plants are described, with DNA molecule and amino acid sequences set forth. Promoter sequences and their essential regions are also identified. The nucleotide sequences are useful in impacting male fertility in plants. |
| US07910800B2 |
Methods of increasing abiotic stress tolerance and/or biomass in plants and plants generated thereby
Isolated polynucleotides having a nucleic acid sequence at least 80% homologous to SEQ ID NO:1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162-204, 206-211, 214-287 and/or encoding polypeptides having an amino acid sequence at least 80% homologous to SEQ ID NO: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13-56, 58-63, 66-121, 141-156 or 157 are provided. Also provided are methods of utilizing same for increasing the tolerance of a plant to abiotic stresses and/or increasing the biomass, vigor and/or yield of a plant. |
| US07910799B2 |
Genetic loci associated with Fusarium solani tolerance in soybean
The invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying soybean plants that are tolerant, have improved tolerance or are susceptible to Fusarium solani infection (the causative agent of sudden death syndrome or SDS). The methods use molecular genetic markers to identify, select and/or construct disease-tolerant plants or identify and counterselect disease-susceptible plants. Soybean plants that display tolerance or improved tolerance to Fusarium solani infection that are generated by the methods of the invention are also a feature of the invention. |
| US07910798B2 |
Transgenic animals expressing chimeric antibodies for use in preparing human antibodies
The invention provides transgene constructs for expressing chimeric antibodies, and transgenic non-human host animals carrying such constructs, wherein the chimeric antibodies comprise human variable regions and constant regions of the non-human transgenic host animal. The presence of immunoglobulin constant regions of the host animal allows for generation of improved antibodies in such transgenic host animals. Subsequently, the chimeric antibodies can be readily converted to fully human antibodies using recombinant DNA techniques. Thus, the invention provides compositions and methods for generating human antibodies in which chimeric antibodies raised in vivo in transgenic mice are used as intermediates and then converted to fully human antibodies in vitro. |
| US07910797B2 |
Absorbent articles having a sensation aspect
An absorbent article includes a backsheet having a longitudinal axis, a topsheet attached to the backsheet and having a body-facing surface, and an absorbent core disposed between the backsheet and the topsheet. The article may also include barrier leg cuffs. The article further includes a sensation aspect, which sensation aspect may be provided between the core and the topsheet. The sensation aspect may be, for example, a temperature sensation aspect. A visible indicator may be associated with the sensation aspect. |
| US07910796B2 |
Absorbent sanitary article for absorbing body fluid
Disclosed is an absorbent sanitary article for absorbing body fluids which comprises a matrix containing metallic silver, wherein the silver is present bound to a fiber 24 exclusively on the surface thereof. |
| US07910793B2 |
Wound dressing
A wound dressing including an absorbent core defining opposed proximal and distal surfaces, the distal surface of the absorbent core defining a central portion, a border portion and an intermediate portion interposed between the central and border portions. The backing layer defines at least one compliant element disassociated from the distal surface of the absorbent core and including at least one ridge extending outwardly relative to the distal surface of the absorbent core. |
| US07910790B2 |
Medical article having fluid control film
The present invention provides medical articles having a fluid control film component which comprise a sheet having microchannels that permit directional flow of a liquid. Articles incorporating the fluid control film include: wound dressings, wound drains, tympanostomy fluid wicks, intravenous access site dressings, drug delivery dressings, and sweat collection patches. |
| US07910789B2 |
Method for treating wound, dressing for use therewith and apparatus and system for fabricating dressing
A method of treating a wound using a customized dressing. In the method, at least one wound characteristic is evaluated. A treatment need as a function of the at least one wound characteristic is determined. A dressing having a dressing characteristic responsive to the treatment need is fabricated and applied to the wound. A dressing for use therewith and an apparatus and system for fabricating the dressing are provided. |
| US07910782B2 |
Cobalt recovery from cobalt catalysed hydroformylation reactions
In a hydroformylation reaction, the circulation and recovery of cobalt carbonyl in a cobalt catalyst cycle using carbonylate as an intermediate and acidification thereof, is improved by supplying an aqueous sulfuric acid solution containing less than 16% wt of sulfuric acid to the carbonylate to control sulfuric acid concentration in the carbonylate/acid mixture, before accounting for any acid consuming reaction, to a value of from 2% to 10% by weight. Single step and multistage liquid/liquid extraction techniques as well as vapor/liquid extraction techniques followed by the absorption of cobalt from the vapor in an organic liquid both benefit from this improvement. |
| US07910781B2 |
Process for the conversion of a crude glycerol, crude mixtures of naturally derived multihydroxylated aliphatic hydrocarbons or esters thereof to a chlorohydrin
A process for converting a crude glycerol, crude mixtures of naturally derived multihydroxylated-aliphatic hydrocarbons or esters thereof to a chlorohydrin, by contacting the crude glycerol, crude mixtures of naturally derived multihydroxylated-aliphatic hydrocarbons or esters thereof starting material with a source of a superatmospheric partial pressure of hydrogen chloride for a sufficient time and at a sufficient temperature, and wherein such contracting step is carried out without substantial removal of water, to produce the desired chlorohydrin product; wherein the desired product or products can be made in high yield without substantial formation of undesired overchlorinated byproducts; wherein said crude glycerol, said ester of crude glycerol, or mixture thereof is derived from a renewable raw material. Chlorohydrins made by the process of the present invention are useful in preparing epoxides such as epichlorohydrins. |
| US07910778B2 |
Process for producing cyclohexylbenzene
In a process for producing cyclohexylbenzene, benzene and hydrogen are contacted with a catalyst under hydroalkylation conditions to produce an effluent containing cyclohexylbenzene. The catalyst comprises a composite of a molecular sieve, an inorganic oxide different from said molecular sieve and at least one hydrogenation metal, wherein at least 50 wt % of said hydrogenation metal is supported on the inorganic oxide. |
| US07910776B2 |
Methods of producing 1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene
Methods of producing 1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene (TATB), from alkoxy derivatives of phloroglucinol, such as 5-methoxyresorcinol, 3,5-dimethoxyphenol, or 1,3,5-trimethoxybenzene, are disclosed. The alkoxy derivatives may be exposed to and directly nitrated with a reaction mixture comprising a sulfuric acid solution and at least one nitrate salt. The nitrated alkoxy derivative of phloroglucinol may be alkoxylated and, thereafter, aminated to produce the TATB. |
| US07910773B2 |
Adsorption of volatile organic compounds derived from organic matter
A method for adsorbing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) derived from organic matter comprises adsorbing the VOCs onto palladium doped ZSM-5, optionally at ambient temperature. The organic matter can be perishable organic goods such as food, including fruit and/or vegetables, horticultural produce, including plants and/or cut flowers, or refuse. The palladium doped ZSM-5 has a Si:Al ratio of less than or equal to 100:1 and preferably has a palladium content of from 0.1 wt % to 10.0 wt % based on the total weight of the doped ZSM-5. |
| US07910771B2 |
Method for producing acrylic acid from glycerol
The invention relates to a method for producing acrylic acid in one step by an oxydehydration reaction of glycerol in the presence of molecular oxygen. The reaction preferably carried out in gaseous phase in the presence of a suitable catalyst. |
| US07910769B2 |
Optimized liquid-phase oxidation
Disclosed is an optimized process and apparatus for more efficiently and economically carrying out the liquid-phase oxidation of an oxidizable compound. Such liquid-phase oxidation is carried out in a bubble column reactor that provides for a highly efficient reaction at relatively low temperatures. When the oxidized compound is para-xylene and the product from the oxidation reaction is crude terephthalic acid (CTA), such CTA product can be purified and separated by more economical techniques than could be employed if the CTA were formed by a conventional high-temperature oxidation process. |
| US07910759B2 |
Synthesis of alkyl-capped alkoxylated esters useful as suds-controlling surfactants
Alkyl-capped alkoxylated ester compounds of the formula wherein R1 is ethyl or butyl, R2 is linear or branched C16 to C18 hydrocarbon and x is greater than 3 to an n of 10.5 which are the reaction products of ethoxylating compounds of the formula R1O(CH2CH2O)nH that are free of ethylene glycol alkyl ether and diethyleneglycol alkyl ether. The ethoxylated reaction products are surfactants that exhibit suds controlling properties with various anionic surfactants. |
| US07910756B2 |
Process for the preparation 2-substituted-derivatives of estrone and estradiol
The invention provides a process for the preparation of 2-substituted-derivatives of estrone and estradiol. The invention also provides several novel compounds, which can be intermediates in the process, and processes to prepare these novel compounds. The invention also provides 2-alkoxy-estrone, 2-alkoxy-estradiol or mixtures thereof essentially free from other estrogenic intermediates. |
| US07910755B2 |
Stem cell expansion and uses
The invention relates to methods to prevent, treat, ameliorate or slow the progression of one or more of a blood cell deficiency, unwanted inflammation, allergy, immune suppression condition, immunosenescence, autoimmune disorder, infection, neurological disorder, cardiovascular disorder, pulmonary disorder, trauma, hemorrhage, bone fracture or unwanted or excess bone loss with steroid compounds containing carbon-carbon double bonds within the fused four-ring system such that the steroid compounds are unsaturated. The unsaturated steroid compounds include 3,16α,17β-trihydroxy-7-acetoxy-androst-1,3,5(10),6-tetraene, 3,16α,17β-trihydroxy-7-methoxy-androst-1,3,5(10),6-tetraene, 3,17β-dihydroxy-7-acetoxy-16α-fluoro-androst-1,3,5(10),6-tetraene, 3,17β-dihydroxy-7-methoxy-16α-fluoro-androst-1,3,5(10),6-tetraene, 3,17β-dihydroxy-7,16α-diacetoxy-androst-1,3,5(10),6-tetraene and 3,17β-dihydroxy-7-methoxy-16α-acetoxy-androst-1,3,5(10),6-tetraene. |
| US07910754B2 |
Colorant compounds
A compound of the formula wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R′, R″, Y, CA+, and A− each, independently of the others are as defined herein. |
| US07910753B2 |
Cyanine dyes and their applications as luminescence quenching compounds
The quenching compounds of the invention are weakly luminescent cyanines that are substituted by one or more heteroaromatic quenching moieties. The quenching compounds of the invention exhibit little or no observable luminescence and efficiently quench a broad spectrum of luminescent compounds. The chemically reactive quenching compounds possess utility for labeling a wide variety of substances, including biomolecules. These labeled substances are highly useful for a variety of energy-transfer assays and applications. |
| US07910751B2 |
Heterocyclidene acetamide derivative
A compound represented by formula (I′): (wherein m, n, and p each represent 0 to 2; q represents 0 or 1; R1 represents halogen, a hydrocarbon group, a heterocyclic group, an alkoxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a CN group, an NO2 group, or the like; R2 represents halogen, amino, a hydrocarbon group, an aromatic heterocyclic group, or an oxo group; X1 represents O, —NR3—, or —S(O)r-; X2 represents a methylene group, O, —NR3—, or —S(O)r-; Q′ represents a heteroaryl group, a heteroarylalkyl group, a substituted aryl group, or an aralkyl group; Cycle moiety represents an aryl ring or a heteroaryl ring; and the wavy line represents an E-isomer or a Z-isomer), a salt of the compound, or a solvate of the compound or the salt. A pharmaceutical composition and a transient receptor potential type I (TRPV1) receptor antagonist each contain, as an active ingredient, at least one of the compound, a salt of the compound, and a solvate of the compound or the salt. |
| US07910740B2 |
Modulators of amyloid beta
The invention relates to compounds of formula wherein hetaryl I, hetaryl II, and R1 are as described herein. Compounds of formula I are modulators for amyloid beta and thus, they may be useful for the treatment or prevention of a disease associated with the deposition of β-amyloid in the brain, in particular Alzheimer's disease. |
| US07910736B2 |
Method for producing organic field-effect transistors
A method for producing an organic field-effect transistor, comprising the steps of: a) providing a substrate comprising a gate structure, a source electrode and a drain electrode located on the substrate, and b) applying an n-type organic semiconducting compound to the area of the substrate where the gate structure, the source electrode and the drain electrode are located, wherein the n-type organic semiconducting compound is selected from the group consisting of compounds of the formula I wherein R1, R2, R3and R4are independently hydrogen, chlorine or bromine, with the proviso that at least one of these radicals is not hydrogen, Y1 is O or NRa, wherein Ra is hydrogen or an organyl residue, Y2 is O or NRb, wherein Rb is hydrogen or an organyl residue, Z1, Z2, Z3 and Z4 are O, where, in the case that Y1 is NRa, one of the residues Z1 and Z2 may be a NRc group, where Ra and Rc together are a bridging group having 2 to 5 atoms between the terminal bonds, where, in the case that Y2 is NRb, one of the residues Z3 and Z4 may be a NRd group, where Rb and Rd together are a bridging group having 2 to 5 atoms between the terminal bonds. |
| US07910734B2 |
Crystal and salt of 1-cyclopropylmethyl-4-[2-(3,3,5,5-tetramethylcyclohexyl)phenyl]piperazine
Salts and crystals of 1-cyclopropylmethyl-4-[2-(3,3,5,5-tetramethylcyclohexyl)phenyl]piperazine have excellent cell adhesion inhibitory action and cell infiltration inhibitory action, and are useful as therapeutic or prophylactic agents for various inflammatory diseases and autoimmune diseases associated with adhesion and infiltration of leukocytes, such as inflammatory bowel disease (particularly ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease), irritable bowel syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, multiple sclerosis, asthma and atopic dermatitis. |
| US07910733B2 |
Image-forming material
The image-forming material includes a perimidine-based squarylium dye represented by the following formula (I): |
| US07910732B2 |
Method for producing porous metal-organic framework materials
The present invention relates to processes for preparing a porous metal-organic framework comprising at least two organic compounds coordinated to at least one metal ion, the porous metal-organic frameworks prepared by the process and their use, in particular for gas storage and gas separation. |
| US07910730B2 |
Process for the preparation of delmopinol and derivatives thereof
A process for the preparation of delmopinol (3-(4-propylheptyl)-4-morpholinethanol) or a derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or a solvate thereof, including a hydrate, comprises reacting oxazolidin [2,3-c] morpholine and a Grignard reagent, and optionally converting the delmopinol (or derivative) free base into a pharmaceutically acceptable salt. The oxazolidin [2,3-c] morpholine and the Grignard reagent are useful as intermediates in the production process. |
| US07910729B2 |
Azulenyl nitrone spin trapping agents, methods of making and using same
The present invention provides azulenyl nitrones, such as those having the following general formula: (I) compositions comprising the same and methods of their use for the treatment or prevention of oxidative, ischemic, ischemia/reperfusion-related and chemokine-mediated conditions. |
| US07910726B2 |
Amidite for synthesizing modified nucleic acid and method for synthesizing modified nucleic acid
The disclosure provides an excellent amidite for synthesizing a modified nucleic acid, which enables a protective group therein to be removed under a moderate condition, thereby stably producing a hydroxyl group-containing modified nucleic acid. The disclosure also provides a method for synthesizing a modified nucleic acid using the amidite. Specifically, an amidite for synthesizing the modified nucleic acid is expressed by General Formula (I): where X represents a base, Y represents a substituent, Z represents a protective group for protecting a hydroxyl group in the substituent, and Q represents one of a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group and a hydroxyl group protected by a protective group, wherein the protective group can be removed in an aprotic solvent, and when the protective group is removed, the hydroxyl group emerges in the substituent. |
| US07910725B2 |
RNA interference mediated inhibition of interleukin and interleukin receptor gene expression using short interfering nucleic acid (siNA)
This invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods useful for modulating interleukin and/or interleukin receptor gene expression using short interfering nucleic acid (siNA) molecules. This invention also relates to compounds, compositions, and methods useful for modulating the expression and activity of other genes involved in pathways of interleukin and/or interleukin receptor gene expression and/or activity by RNA interference (RNAi) using small nucleic acid molecules. In particular, the instant invention features small nucleic acid molecules, such as short interfering nucleic acid (siNA), short interfering RNA (siRNA), double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), micro-RNA (miRNA), and short hairpin RNA (shRNA) molecules and methods used to modulate the expression of interleukin and/or interleukin receptor genes. |
| US07910722B2 |
RNAi therapeutic for treatment of hepatitis C infection
Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) or small hairpin RNA (shRNAs) and compositions comprising same are provided that specifically target human cyclophilin A (CyPA) to effectively inhibit Hepatitis C (HCV) infection in a cell. Such siRNA and shRNAs may have a length of from about 19 to about 29 contiguous nucleotides corresponding to a specific region of human cyclophilin A (CyPA) cDNA of from about nucleotide 155 to about nucleotide 183 having particular potency against CyPA and HCV. Such siRNA and shRNAs may be formulated as naked compositions or as pharmaceutical compositions. DNA polynucleotides, plasmids, and viral or non-viral vectors are also provided that encode siRNA or shRNA molecules, which may be delivered directly to cells or in combination with known delivery agents, such as lipids, polymers, encapsulated lipid particles, such as liposomes. Methods for treating, managing inhibiting, preventing, etc., HCV infection using such siRNA and shRNAs and compositions comprising same are also provided. |
| US07910719B2 |
Method of detecting human papilloma virus by using nucleic acid amplification method and nucleic acid chain-immobilized carrier
Provided is a nucleic acid primer for LAMP amplification for use in the detection of human papilloma virus and identification of its genotype. The present invention also provides a method of detecting human papilloma virus and identifying its genotype, includes a step of amplifying the nucleic acid chains in a sample in LAMP reaction by using multiple primers including at least one primer selected from the nucleic acid primers according to the present invention and a step of detecting presence of amplified products after the amplification reaction and identifying their genotypes. |
| US07910715B2 |
Alleles of the oxyR gene from coryneform bacteria
The invention relates to mutants and alleles of the oxyR gene of coryneform bacteria coding for variants of the OxyR transcription regulator and processes for producing amino acids using bacteria which comprise these alleles. |
| US07910714B2 |
Monomeric red fluorescent proteins
Disclosed are sequences encoding monomeric variants of DsRed fluorescent proteins and methods of use. |
| US07910713B2 |
RNA complexes, methods of their production
The invention includes RNA complexes comprising at least three monomeric units of an RNA molecule, each monomeric unit comprising an RNA polymer having first and second helical domains that have respective first and second binding sites, wherein the first binding sites are adapted to binding to one another and are not adapted to bind to the second binding sites, and the second binding sites are adapted to binding to one another and are not adapted to bind to the first binding sites; such that the at least three monomeric units are adapted to self-assemble by forming pairs of cognate interactions and so as to form the RNA complex in a circular closed complex. The invention also includes derivatives of these complexes including aptamers, and analytical methods and devices using same. |
| US07910712B2 |
Fungal cell wall synthesis gene
The present invention provides isolated DNA encoding a GWT1 protein having activity to confer resistance of a fungus against a compound of formula Ia, and wherein a defect of a function of the GWT1 protein leads to a decrease in the amount of a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored protein in the cell wall of a fungus. |
| US07910708B2 |
Anti-IL13 human antibodies
The present invention relates to human anti-IL-13 binding molecules, particularly antibodies, and to methods for using anti-IL-13 antibody molecules in diagnosis or treatment of IL-13 related disorders, such as asthma, atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, fibrosis, inflammatory bowel disease and Hodgkin's lymphoma. |
| US07910704B2 |
Human p53 splice variant displaying differential transcriptional activity
Novel human p53 splice variant displaying differential transcriptional activity Described is a nucleic acid molecule encoding a p53 variant characterized in that it is capable of transactivating the p21- and 14-3-3σ-promoter but not the mdm2-, bax- and PIG3-promoter. Preferably, in said p53 variant exon 7, exon 8 and/or exon 9 are partially or entirely deleted. Finally, means for inhibiting the activity of this p53 variant are described which are useful for the therapy of cancer. |
| US07910703B2 |
Antagonists to IL-17A, IL-17F, and IL-23P19 and methods of use
The present invention relates to blocking, inhibiting, reducing, antagonizing or neutralizing the activity of IL-17A, IL-17F, and IL-23. Antagonists include antibodies and antibody fragments that bind IL-23 and that bind IL-17A or IL-17F, such as antibodies that are cross-reactive for IL-17A and Il-17F. Antagonists that include an antibody or antibody fragment that binds IL-23 and an antibody or antibody fragment that binds IL-17A or IL-17F on one molecule are also disclosed. Antibodies and antibody fragments that bind IL-23 and IL-17F but that do not bind IL-17A are also disclosed. IL-17 and IL-23 are cytokines that are involved in inflammatory processes and human disease. |
| US07910702B2 |
Recombinant antibodies to sclerotinia antigens
The invention is directed to recombinant antibodies which bind to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum antigens and comprise a single chain variable fragment (scFv). The antigen may be selected from SSPG1d or a portion thereof, aspartyl protease or a portion thereof, or whole Sclerotinia sclerotiorum mycelium. The invention also provides an antibody linked to an anti-fungal polypeptide. The invention extends to nucleic acid sequences encoding the antibodies, and expression vectors comprising the nucleic acid sequences. The invention is also directed to transgenic plants, seeds, tissues or cells transformed with the expression vectors. Methods for producing a transgenic plant that is resistant to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, and for detecting Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in a biological sample utilizing an antibody which binds to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum antigen, and immunoassay kit for same are also provided. |
| US07910701B2 |
Interleukin-17 receptor homologue
Cytokines and their receptors have proven usefulness in both basic research and as therapeutics. The present invention provides a new human cytokine receptor designated as “Zcytor14.” |
| US07910695B2 |
Methods for arbitrary peptide synthesis
Methods, apparatus, systems, computer programs and computing devices related to biologically assembling and/or synthesizing peptides and/or proteins are disclosed. |
| US07910691B2 |
MN gene and protein
Identified herein is the location of the MN protein binding site, and MN proteins/polypeptides that compete for attachment to vertebrate cells with immobilized MN protein. Such MN proteins/polypeptides prevent cell-cell adhesion and the formation of intercellular contacts. The MN protein binding site is a therapeutic target that can be blocked by organic or inorganic molecules, preferably organic molecules, more preferably proteins/polypeptides that specifically bind to that site. Therapeutic methods for inhibiting the growth of preneoplastic/neoplastic vertebrate cells that abnormally express MN protein are disclosed. Vectors are provided that encode the variable domains of MN-specific antibodies and a flexible linker polypeptide separating those domains. Further vectors are disclosed that encode a cytotoxic protein/polypeptide operatively linked to the MN gene promoter, and which vectors preferably further encode a cytokine. The MN gene promoter is characterized, and the binding site for a repressor of MN transcription is disclosed. |
| US07910690B2 |
High density fibrous polymers suitable for implant
This invention includes malleable, biodegradable, fibrous compositions for application to a tissue site in order to promote or facilitate new tissue growth. One aspect of this invention is a fibrous component that provides unique mechanical and physical properties. The invention may be created by providing a vessel containing a slurry, said slurry comprising a plurality of natural or synthetic polymer fibers and at least one suspension fluid, wherein the polymer fibers are substantially evenly dispersed and randomly oriented throughout the volume of the suspension fluid; applying a force, e.g., centrifugal, to said vessel containing said slurry, whereupon said force serves to cause said polymer fibers to migrate through the suspension fluid and amass at a furthest extent of the vessel, forming a polymer material, with said polymer material comprising polymer fibers of sufficient length and sufficiently viscous, interlaced, or interlocked to retard dissociation of said polymer fibers. |
| US07910688B2 |
Recycling superabsorbent polymer fines
A process is described for recycling superabsorbent polymer fines into a process that includes treating the superabsorbent polymer fines with caustic and a polymerization step for making the superabsorbent polymer gel. The process requires treating the superabsorbent polymer fines with a caustic, followed by mixture with polymerizable monomer solution, and polymerizing the mixture of the superabsorbent polymer fines and monomer to form the aqueous fluid absorbent polymer. In the process, the fines are incorporated into the new polymer gel and become indistinguishable there from. The gel may then be comminuted into a particulate dried and then separated into a portion having a desired minimum particle size in a fines portion having less than the desired size. The particulate may then be coated with a surface crosslinking agent and surface additives and heated for surface conversion. |
| US07910683B2 |
Tough and strongly-adherent anti-icing coatings
A polysiloxane(amide-ureide) which inhibits the ability of ice to adhere to a surface of a physical object when applied to a surface of a substrate. The polysiloxane(amide-ureide) has a backbone including: (i) at least one diamine-terminated polysiloxane of the general formula: wherein, for each unit of the polysiloxane R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of C1 to C10 alkyls, aryls, and polyaryls; for each unit of the polysiloxane R3 and R4 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1 to C6 alkyls, aryls, C3 to C6 cycloaliphatics, and C3 to C6 heterocycles; for each unit of the polysiloxane A1 and A2 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1 to C6 alkyls, aryls, polyaryls, C3 to C6 cycloaliphatics, and C3 to C6 heterocycles; for each unit of the polysiloxane, x is a number from 1 to 1000; (ii) at least one aromatic diamine; (iii) at least one diisocyanate; and (iv) at least one halide substituted dicarboxylic acid. |
| US07910681B2 |
Curable composition having improved adhesion
There is provided a curable composition having good adhesion by using a non-organotin catalyst.The curable composition comprises (A) an organic polymer having a silicon-containing group being capable of crosslinking by forming siloxane bonds and (B) one or more kinds selected from a titanium catalyst, an aluminum catalyst and a zirconium catalyst, and is characterized in that a stress at 50% tension is within a range from 0.01 MPa to 0.20 MPa, when determined by adding and mixing 1.5 parts of tin octylate, 0.25 part by weight of laurylamine and 0.6 part by weight of pure water to 100 parts by weight of the component (A), subjecting the mixture to centrifugal defoaming, pouring the mixture carefully into a polyethylene frame not to mix air bubbles thereto, aging the mixture at 23° C. for one hour, and further at 70° C. for 20 hours, punching the obtained 3 mm thick cured sheet according to JIS K6251 to obtain No. 3 dumbbell, and carrying out a tension test (tensile speed: 200 mm/min) at 23° C. at 50% RH. |
| US07910680B2 |
Reactive (meth)acrylate monomer compositions and preparation and use thereof
The present invention relates to new (meth)acrylate compositions, their preparation and their use in ultraviolet light curable applications such as coatings, inks and adhesives. |
| US07910679B2 |
Bulk homogeneous polymerization process for ethylene propylene copolymers
Provided are bulk homogeneous polymerization processes for producing ethylene propylene random copolymers. The process includes contacting in a reactor or in a series of reactors propylene monomer, ethylene comonomer with one or more catalyst systems and optional solvent (present at less than 40 wt %), wherein the reactor train is at a temperature of between 65° C. and 180° C. and at a pressure no lower than 10 MPa below the cloud point pressure of the polymerization system and less than 1500 MPa, and wherein the polymerization system for the reactor train is in its dense fluid state to form a polymer reactor effluent including a homogeneous fluid phase polymer-monomer mixture in the reactor train; and wherein the resultant copolymer product comprises between 10 wt % and 20 wt % randomly distributed ethylene and the concentration of total region defects in the continuous propylene segments of the random EP copolymer is between 40 and 150% greater than in a copolymer of equivalent melt flow rate and wt % ethylene polymerized by a solution polymerization process. |
| US07910678B2 |
Copolymers having 1-methyl-2-methoxyethyl moieties
Copolymers including a hydrophobic monomer and an acryloyl or methacryloyl ester of propylene glycol monomethyl ether, also referred to as 1-methyl-2-methoxyethyl acrylate (“MMOEA”) are provided. The combination of the hydrophobic monomer and the MMOEA monomer advantageously provides desired mechanical strength, biocompatibility, and drug permeability in the copolymers. The copolymers can advantageously be used on medical devices. |
| US07910674B2 |
Polymerized cycloolefins using transition metal catalyst and end products thereof
Methods for the addition polymerization of cycloolefins using a cationic Group 10 metal complex and a weakly coordinating anion of the formula: [(R′)zM(L′)x(L″)y]b[WCA]d wherein [(R′)zM(L′)x(L″)y] is a cation complex where M represents a Group 10 transition metal; R′ represents an anionic hydrocarbyl containing ligand; L′ represents a Group 15 neutral electron donor ligand; L″ represents a labile neutral electron donor ligand; x is 1 or 2; and y is 0, 1, 2, or 3; and z is 0 or 1, wherein the sum of x, y, and z is 4; and [WCA] represents a weakly coordinating counteranion complex; and b and d are numbers representing the number of times the cation complex and weakly coordinating counteranion complex are taken to balance the electronic charge on the overall catalyst complex. |
| US07910673B2 |
Antistatic agent for thermoplastic resin and antistatic resin composition
An antistatic agent for a thermoplastic resin is provided and includes a sulfonate group introduced into a surface layer part of an aromatic ring-containing thermoplastic resin. |
| US07910669B2 |
Methods of preparing a polymerization catalyst
A method comprising (a) contacting a support and a chromium-containing compound to form chromium-containing support, (b) heat treating the chromium-containing support in an oxidizing atmosphere to form a treated support, (c) contacting the treated support with carbon monoxide to form a CO-contacted support, and (d) contacting the CO-contacted support with hydrogen to form a catalyst. A method comprising oxidizing a chromium-treated support to form a polymerization catalyst, contacting the polymerization catalyst with carbon monoxide to form a reduced polymerization catalyst, contacting the reduced polymerization catalyst with hydrogen to form an activated polymerization catalyst, and contacting the activated polymerization catalyst with ethylene in a reaction zone under suitable reaction conditions to form a random copolymer. A method comprising reducing a polymerization catalyst comprising Cr(VI) to form a polymerization catalyst comprising Cr(II), and treating the polymerization catalyst comprising Cr(II) with hydrogen. |
| US07910668B2 |
Method for on-line determination of degree or onset of resin stickiness using acoustic data
Provided is a method for monitoring a polymerization reaction in a fluid bed reactor to determine in on-line fashion a current value, and preferably also a limiting value, of a stickiness control temperature, and optionally controlling the reaction in response thereto in an effort to prevent occurrence of a discontinuity event. The stickiness control temperature is a temperature indicative of a characteristic of melting behavior of polymer resin in the reactor, and may be indicative of occurrence of resin sheeting or another discontinuity event. Optionally , a predetermined relation between values of acoustic energy in the reactor and values of a stickiness control temperature in used to provide error checking for determination of the stickiness control temperature, or a current value of the stickiness control temperature is determined from acoustic data and a predetermined relation between values of an acoustic condition in the reactor and values of the stickiness control temperature. |
| US07910663B2 |
Stabilized water-borne polymer compositions for use as water-based coatings
Stable water-borne polymer compositions are disclosed. The compositions comprise a water-borne polymer, a metal cross-linking agent and a stabilizing agent comprising from 2 to 10 carbon atoms and at least two functional groups independently selected from hydroxy and carboxy. The stabilizing agent is present a 1.4 mole percent or more of the amount of metal cross-linking agent. Inventive compositions are particularly suitable for use in water-based inks and coatings. Methods of making and using the coating compositions are also described. |
| US07910661B2 |
Thiol-selective water-soluble polymer derivatives
The present invention provides water-soluble, polymer derivatives having a thiol-selective terminus suitable for selective coupling to thiol groups, such as those contained in the cysteine residues of proteins. |
| US07910660B2 |
Zwitterionic block copolymers and methods
Zwitterionic block copolymers having oppositely charged or chargeable terminal groups, and methods of making and using the same, are disclosed. The zwitterionic block copolymers can undergo microphase separation. In some embodiments a zwitterionic block copolymer includes a first terminal block having a positively charged or chargeable group at a terminal end, and a second terminal block having a negatively charged or chargeable group at another terminal end. The zwitterionic block copolymer is configured to undergo microphase separation to assemble into alternating lamellar domains; with one of the alternating domains being composed of the first terminal block, and with another of the alternating domains being composed of the second terminal block. |
| US07910659B2 |
Acrylic syrup and method of producing the same
Disclosed is an acrylic syrup containing a vinyl monomer (A) of methyl methacrylate and a polymerized solid component (B) which is a high polymer of said vinyl monomer and has a weight average molecular weight of from 30,000 to 2,000,000 as measured by the GPC and a viscosity at 25° C. of from 0.1 to 50 Pa·s, wherein at least part of said polymerized solid component (B) is a grafted rubber obtained by graft-polymerizing said vinyl monomer with a rubbery polymer, and said grafted rubber has a large branching coefficient. The acrylic resin molded articles obtained from the acrylic syrup exhibit excellent impact resistance. |
| US07910656B2 |
Toughened epoxy adhesive composition
The invention relates to an epoxy adhesive composition comprising a) a first epoxy resin, b) a second epoxy resin modified with an acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber, the latter comprising on average less than about 25 weight percent acrylonitrile, and c) a toughener. The total amount of component b) and component c) is higher than about 30 percent based on the total weight of the composition, and the weight ratio of component c) to component b) is greater than about 1:1.The invention further relates to the use of said epoxy adhesive composition for the assembly of parts of a vehicle. It also relates to a vehicle, parts of which are assembled by said epoxy adhesive composition. |
| US07910655B2 |
Polyarylene sulfide thermoplastic resin composition
A polymer composition includes a polyarylene sulfide resin, a olefinic graft copolymer, and a fluorinated polyolefin resin. Some embodiments may additionally comprise an epoxy compound and/or a filler. In some embodiments, the compositions have good flame retardancy, impact strength, and flexural strength. |
| US07910654B2 |
Polymer blend film containing cyclic polyolefin
A polymer blend film contains a film forming material containing at least a polymer having an absolute value of an intrinsic birefringence of 0.02 or less, and a cyclic olefin resin, wherein the film has a haze of 5% or less. |
| US07910649B2 |
Maleimide-containing latex dispersions
The present invention is drawn to the use of blocked maleimide monomers for the preparation of latex particles, including those having active maleimide surface groups. In accordance with this, a method of forming latex particulates can comprise the steps of preparing a monomer emulsion including an aqueous phase and an organic monomer phase, wherein the organic monomer phase includes at least one blocked maleimide monomer; polymerizing the organic monomer phase to form blocked maleimide latex particulates dispersed in the aqueous phase; and unblocking the blocked maleimide latex particulates to form latex particulates with active maleimide groups at least on the surface of the latex particulates. |
| US07910647B2 |
Adhesion inhibition of microorganisms by non-ionic surfactants
Non-ionic surfactants are used to reduce the adhesion of microorganisms to surfaces of materials by coating such surfaces with the surfactants or incorporating the surfactants into the materials. |
| US07910639B2 |
Resin compositions, prepregs and laminates
The present invention relates generally to resin compositions having a generally halogen-free epoxy resin that can encompass a novolak epoxy resin, a curing agent and a non-halogen flame-retardant material. For some embodiments, the curing agent can be dicyandiamide and the flame retardant can be 10-benzyl-9,10-dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthrene-10-oxide. Embodiments of the current invention also relate generally to prepregs prepared from such resin compositions; and laminates prepared from such prepregs. |
| US07910637B2 |
In-line blending of plasticizers with a base polymer
A process for in-line blending of plasticizers and polymers is provided. The process includes providing a single reactor train including one or more serially configured reactors, a high-pressure separator downstream fluidly connected to the reactor train, and one or more storage tanks, wherein the reactor train produces one or more base polymer components and the one or more storage tanks store one or more off-line produced plasticizers; contacting in the reactor train olefin monomers, catalyst systems, optional comonomers, optional scavengers, and optional diluents or solvents, at a temperature above the solid-fluid phase transition temperature of the polymerization system and a pressure no lower than 10 MPa below the cloud point pressure of the polymerization system and less than 1500 MPa, forming a reactor effluent including a homogeneous fluid phase polymer-monomer mixture; passing the reactor effluent through the separator to separate a monomer-rich phase from a polymer-rich phase; and feeding the plasticizers to the process after the reactor train and while the base polymer still has a substantial quantity of light components to form a plasticized polymer blend with improved blend quality. |
| US07910635B2 |
Shear resistant printing ink vehicles
The specification describes a process for making gelled ink resins which exhibit improved properties such as lower viscosity under low shear and less viscosity decrease with increasing shear. In a preferred embodiment, a rosin-based or hydrocarbon-based resin is mixed with an organic solvent and reacted with a polyamine reactant, such as melamine-formaldehyde resin or hexamethylene diamine, under conditions sufficient to produce a substantially covalently cross-link gelled resin. The resulting gelled resin resists viscosity breakdown under high shear conditions and may be used directly for making ink compositions, obviating the need for further gelation and avoiding the use of conventional organo-metallic gelling agents. |
| US07910631B2 |
Photosensitive resin composition and flexible printed wiring circuit board having insulative cover layer formed of photosensitive resin composition
A photosensitive resin composition which is excellent in flame resistance, resolution and flexibility, and substantially free from deposition of components thereof to prevent contamination of a product. The photosensitive resin composition comprises:(A) a cyclic phosphazene compound represented by the following general formula (1): wherein at least one of the Rs is an organic group having the urethane(meth)acrylate structure represented by the following general formula (2) and n is a positive number of 2 to 5: wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; (B) a carboxyl-containing linear polymer obtained by polymerizing an ethylenically unsaturated compound through addition polymerization; (C) an epoxy resin; (D) an ethylenically unsaturated group-containing polymerizable compound; and (E) a photopolymerization initiator; wherein the cyclic phosphazene compound (A) is present in a proportion of 5 to 30 wt % based on the total weight of the composition. |
| US07910630B2 |
Process for the preparation of pure dimethyl ether
Process for the preparation of dimethyl ether product by catalytic conversion of synthesis gas to dimethyl ether comprising the steps of contacting a stream of synthesis gas comprising carbon dioxide in a dimethyl ether synthesis step in one or more reactors and with one or more catalysts being active in formation of methanol and dehydration of methanol to dimethyl ether, to form a product mixture comprising the dimethyl ether and carbon dioxide, washing the product mixture in a scrubbing zone with a liquid solvent being rich in dialkyl ether of a polyalkylene glycol and thereby dissolving carbon dioxide and dimethyl ether in the liquid solvent, treating the liquid solvent being withdrawn from the scrubbing zone sequentially in separation zone to effect desorption of the dissolved carbon dioxide and to recover a substantially pure dimethyl ether product and the liquid solvent in its substantially lean form and recycling the lean liquid solvent to the scrubbing zone. |
| US07910627B2 |
Nanoparticle-dispersed high-performance liquid fluid, production method and apparatus for the fluid, and leak detection method for the fluid
Suppression or enhancement of various properties of a liquid fluid is aimed by improving uniform dispersion of nanoparticles by means of making a state in which no oxidized film exists on the surfaces of the nanoparticles to be dispersed in the liquid fluid. The location of the liquid fluid is confirmed with ease by enhancing the brightness of light emission of the fluid through uniform dispersion of the nanoparticles in the liquid fluid containing a material having a flame reaction. In this way, as to liquid fluids utilized in various industries, it is possible to offer a technology to desirably enhance or suppress a property desired to be enhanced and a property desired to be suppressed among various properties that its constituents have. |
| US07910625B2 |
Crystalline form IV of agomelatine, a process for its preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing it
Crystalline form IV of the compound of formula (I): characterised by its powder X-ray diffraction diagram. Medicinal products containing the same which are useful in the treatment of melatoninergic disorders. |
| US07910618B2 |
Albumin-binding conjugates comprising a fatty acid and PEG
The present invention provides an albumin-binding compound essentially of the following elements: a spacer group, a water-soluble bridging group, a fatty acid chain and an acidic group characterised in that the acidic group is attached to the distal end of the fatty acid chain. The invention also provides an albumin-binding compound to which one or more biologically active moieties are attached. |
| US07910617B2 |
Method for suppressing the number of peripheral blood lymphocytes using an amino alcohol compound
A method for suppressing the number of peripheral blood lymphocytes involving administering to a human in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound which is (2R) -2-amino-2-methyl-4-{1-methyl-5-[4-(4-methylphenyl)butanoyl]pyrrol-2-yl}butan-1-ol or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, such as the hydrochloride salt. |
| US07910616B2 |
Proteasome inhibitors
Disclosed herein are compounds of Formula (I) that include a sulfonate ester, ester or ether group. Compounds of Formula (I) can be included in pharmaceutical compositions, and can be used to treating and/or ameliorating a disease or condition, such as cancer, a microbial disease and/or inflammation. |
| US07910612B2 |
4-oxy-N-[1,3,4]-thiadiazol-2-yl-benzene sulfonamides, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for their therapeutic use
The present invention comprises 4-Oxy-N-[1,3,4]-thiadiazol-2-yl-benzene sulfonamides, the derivatives thereof and salts thereof as well as processes for their preparation and methods for their use as pharmaceutical compositions. More specifically, the invention relates to 4-oxy-N-[1,3,4]-thiadiazol-2-yl-benzene sulfonamides and to their physiologically acceptable salts and physiologically functional derivatives that exhibit peroxisome proliferator activator receptor (PPAR) PPARalpha, PPARdelta and PPARgamma agonist activity. The compounds themselves are defined by the structure of the formula I, wherein the various unnamed substituents are defined herein. The compounds are suitable for the treatment of disorders of fatty acid metabolism and glucose utilization disorders as well as of disorders in which insulin resistance is involved as well as demyelinating and other neurodegenerative disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system. |
| US07910611B2 |
Therapeutic agent for restenosis
A therapeutic and/or prophylactic agent for restenosis, which comprises a thiadiazoline derivative represented by the general formula (0), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: [wherein, n represents an integer of 1 to 3, R0 represents aryl, —NR1CONR2 (wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or the like, and R2 represents lower alkyl or the like) or the like, R3 represents lower alkyl, R4 represents a hydrogen atom or the like, and R5 represents aryl or the like]. |
| US07910609B2 |
Inhibitors of integrin alpha2beta1 with modified urea moiety
Novel compounds inhibiting the integrin α2β1/GPIa-IIa receptor are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, as well as methods of their therapeutic use. The compounds disclosed are useful, inter alia, as inhibitors of integrin α2β1/GPIa-IIa-mediated activity. |
| US07910607B2 |
Nitroxide free radical synergized antineoplastic agents
Nitroxide free radicals attached to antineoplastic agents can synergize their potencies to cancer cells. This invention relates to any antineoplastic agents and their derivatives chemically attached with nitroxide free radicals, such as TEMPO and its radical derivatives. This invention also relates to precursors of such compounds, as well as the products formed from the adducts after administration. |
| US07910606B2 |
Pyrazole-derivatives as factor Xa inhibitors
The present invention is directed to a compound of formula I, in which R0; R1; R2; R3; R4; Q; V, G and M have the meanings indicated below. The compound of formula I is a pharmacologically active compound. It exhibits a strong anti-thrombotic effect and is suitable, for example, for the therapy and prophylaxis of a cardio-vascular disorder like a thromboembolic disease or restenosis. It is a reversible inhibitor of the blood clotting enzymes factor Xa (FXa) and/or factor VIIa (FVIIa), and can in general be applied in conditions in which an undesired activity of factor Xa and/or factor VIIa is present or for the cure or prevention of which an inhibition of factor Xa and/or factor VIIa is intended. The invention furthermore is directed to a process for the preparation of the compound of formula I, and pharmaceutical preparation comprising it. |
| US07910601B2 |
Heterocyclic aromatic compounds useful as growth hormone secretagogues
Novel heterocyclic aromatic compounds are provided that are useful in stimulating endogenous production or release of growth hormone, said compounds having the general structure of formula I wherein R1, R1′, R2, R3, R4, Xa, Y, Z and n are as described herein. The compounds provided herein are useful in treating obesity, osteoporosis (improving bone density) and in improving muscle mass and muscle strength. |
| US07910598B2 |
Phenylaminopyrimidine derivatives as inhibitors of BCR-ABL kinase
The present invention relates to novel intermediates useful for the preparation of novel phenylaminopyrimidine derivatives, novel phenylaminopyrimidine derivatives. Pharmaceutical composition containing the novel phenylaminopyrimidine derivatives and processes for their preparation. The invention particularly relates to novel Phenyl pyrimidine amine derivatives of the general formula (I). The novel compounds of the formula 1 can be used in the therapy of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML). Since the IC50; 191 values of these molecules are in the range 0.1 to 10.0 nm, these novel compounds are potentially useful for the treatment of CML. |
| US07910593B2 |
Water-soluble prodrugs
An objective of the present invention is to provide water-soluble prodrugs that can be administered parenterally, and which show excellent water solubility and small interspecies or individual differences and are rapidly converted to the active form by chemical conversion. This invention provides water-soluble prodrugs represented by formula (1), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, or hydrates or solvates thereof, (wherein, R1 represents a hydrogen atom, or C1-C6 alkyl group; W represents a divalent group comprising a tertiary amino group or sulfonyl group; and Y represents a residue of a compound represented by Y—OH comprising an alcoholic hydroxyl group). |
| US07910592B2 |
CETP inhibitors
Compounds having the structure of Formula (I), including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors and are useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis. In the compounds of Formula (I), B is a cyclic group other than phenyl, and B has a cyclic substituent at a position that is ortho to the position at which B is connected to the remainder of the structure of Formula (I). The 5-membered ring of Formula (I) has a second cyclic substituent in addition to B. |
| US07910591B2 |
Piperazine derivatives of alkyl oxindoles
The present invention is concerned with new indol-2-one derivatives of Formula (I), which have favorable activity profile for the prophylaxis and treatment of disorders in the central nervous or in the cadiovascular system. |
| US07910585B2 |
Pyrimidine derivatives
Novel pyrimidine derivatives of formula I to processes for their production, their use as pharmaceuticals and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them. |
| US07910584B2 |
3-spiroindolin-2-one derivatives, preparation and therapeutic use thereof
The subject of the present invention is a compound of formula (I): in the base, hydrate or solvate state, in the form of cis/trans isomers or of mixtures thereof, preparation and therapeutic use thereof. |
| US07910579B2 |
Benzoxazole derivatives
It is intended to provide a benzoxazole derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof which is useful in the early diagnosis of a conformation disease; a composition or a kit containing the same for diagnosing a conformation disease; a medical composition for treating and/or preventing a conformation disease; and so on. |
| US07910576B2 |
Pyrrole derivatives as P2Y12 antagonists
The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I, in which R1; R2; R3; R4; R5; R6; R7; R8; R9; R10; R11; R12; R13; A; B, D and E have the meanings indicated in the claims. The compounds of the formula I are valuable pharmacologically active compounds. They exhibit a strong anti-aggregating effect on platelets and thus an anti-thrombotic effect and are suitable e.g. for the therapy and prophylaxis of cardio-vascular disorders like thromboembolic diseases or restenoses. They are reversible antagonists of the platelet ADP receptor P2Y12, and can in general be applied in conditions in which an undesired activation of the platelet ADP receptor P2Y12 is present or for the cure or prevention of which an inhibition of the platelet ADP receptor P2Y12 is intended. The invention furthermore relates to processes for the preparation of compounds of the formula I, their use, in particular as active ingredients in pharmaceuticals, and pharmaceutical preparations comprising them. |
| US07910573B2 |
Crystalline forms of 11β-(4-acetylphenyl)-20,20,21,21,21-pentafluoro-17-hydroxy-19-nor-17α-pregna-4,9-dien-3-one
The present invention relates to crystalline forms of 11β-(4-acetylphenyl)-20,20,21,21,21-pentafluoro-17-hydroxy-19-nor-17α-pregna-4,9-dien-3-one. The invention relates in particular to two crystalline ansolvate/anhydrate forms of this compound, polymorphs I and II. However, the present invention also relates to crystalline solvates, for example methanol and ethanol solvates of 11β-(4-acetylphenyl)-20,20,21,21,21-pentafluoro-17-hydroxy-19-nor-17α-pregna-4,9-dien-3-one as precursors for preparing these two polymorphs I and II. Processes for preparing polymorph I by displacement crystallization or by trituration are described. Selection of the last solvent before formation of the ansolvate can be based on the differences in the purification behaviour of the individual solvates of 11β-(4-acetylphenyl)-20,20,21,21,21-pentafluoro-17-hydroxy-19-nor-17α-pregna-4,9-dien-3-one. Polymorph I according to the invention is particularly suitable for the manufacture of medicinal products. |