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US07927973B2	Method for dividing semiconductor wafer and manufacturing method for semiconductor devices In a semiconductor wafer including a plurality of imaginary-divided-regions which are partitioned by imaginary-dividing-lines that are respectively arranged in a grid-like arrangement on the semiconductor wafer and a circumferential line that is the outer periphery outline of the semiconductor wafer, a mask is placed so as to expose an entirety of surfaces of the wafer corresponding to respective removal-regions. The removal-regions are regions in approximately triangular form partitioned by the circumferential line of the wafer and the imaginary-dividing-lines. Then, plasma etching is performed on a mask placement-side surface of the wafer, by which the semiconductor wafer is divided into the individual semiconductor devices along dividing lines while portions corresponding to the removal-regions of the wafer are removed.
US07927971B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device A release layer formed over a substrate; at least one of thin film integrated circuits is formed over the release layer; a film is formed over each of the at least one of thin film integrated circuits; and the release layer is removed by using an etchant; thus, the at least one of thin film integrated circuits is peeled from the substrate. A semiconductor device is formed by sealing the peeled thin film integrated circuit by lamination or the like.
US07927967B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor memory device A method for manufacturing a semiconductor memory device, includes: forming a stacked unit above a semiconductor substrate; making a hole in the stacked unit to pass through electrode layers and insulating layers of the stacked unit; forming an insulating film on a side wall of the hole, the insulating film including a charge storage layer; forming a semiconductor layer in an interior of the hole to align in a stacking direction of the electrode layers and the insulating layers to form a memory string; making a trench in a portion of the stacked unit proximal to the memory string to pass through the electrode layers and the insulating layers; forming a metal film on a side wall of the trench; forming a cap film to cover the metal film and fill into the trench; performing heat treatment to form a compound on the side wall of the trench.
US07927966B2	Method of manufacturing openings in a substrate, a via in substrate, and a semiconductor device comprising such a via The invention relates to a method of manufacturing openings in a substrate (5), the method comprising steps of: providing the substrate (5) with a masking layer (40) on a surface thereof; forming a first opening (10), a second opening (30), and a channel (20) in between the first opening (10) and the second opening (30) in the masking layer (40), the channel (20) connecting the first opening (10) with the second opening (30), the second opening (30) having an area (A2) that is larger than the area (A1) of the first opening (10); forming trenches (11, 21, 31) in the substrate (5) located at the first opening (10), the second opening (30), and at the channel (20) under masking of the masking layer (40) by means of anisotropic dry etching, and sealing off the trench (21) located at the channel (20) for forming the openings in the substrate (5). The method of the invention enables formation of a deeper first opening (10) than what is possible with the known methods. The invention further relates to a method of manufacturing a via in a substrate (5), which may be advantageously used in 3-dimensional integrated circuits.
US07927963B2	Integrated circuit structure, design structure, and method having improved isolation and harmonics Disclosed are embodiments of a semiconductor structure, a design structure for the semiconductor structure and a method of forming the semiconductor structure. The embodiments reduce harmonics and improve isolation between the active semiconductor layer and the substrate of a semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) wafer. Specifically, the embodiments incorporate a trench isolation region extending to a fully or partially amorphized region of the wafer substrate. The trench isolation region is positioned outside lateral boundaries of at least one integrated circuit device located at or above the active semiconductor layer of the SOI wafer and, thereby improves isolation. The fully or partially amorphized region of the substrate reduces substrate mobility, which reduces the charge layer at the substrate/BOX interface and, thereby reduces harmonics. Optionally, the embodiments can incorporate an air gap between the wafer substrate and integrated circuit device(s) in order to further improve isolation.
US07927962B2	Semiconductor device having buried insulation films and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device and a semiconductor device manufactured by the method, the method comprising: (a) forming a buffer layer on a semiconductor substrate; (b) patterning the buffer layer in a first direction to form buffer layer patterns having lateral surfaces and being spaced from each other at predetermined intervals; (c) forming a semiconductor epitaxial layer on and between the buffer layer patterns; (d) forming a first trench in the semiconductor epitaxial layer in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction to expose lateral surfaces of the buffer layer patterns; (e) selectively removing the buffer layer patterns exposed by the first trench to form spaces; (f) forming buried insulation films in the spaces formed by removal of the buffer layer patterns, a portion of semiconductor epitaxial layer being disposed between the buried insulation films; (g) removing a portion of the semiconductor epitaxial layer disposed between the buried insulation films to form a second trench in the first direction; and (h) forming device isolation films in the first and second trenches.
US07927961B2	Selective etching method and method for forming an isolation structure of a memory device A disclosed selective etching method comprises mixing a polymer with carbon nanotubes, applying the mixture to an etching target layer to form a carbon nanotube-polymer composite layer, forming a hard mask by patterning the carbon nanotube-polymer composite layer, such that a part of the etching target layer is selectively exposed, and selectively etching the etching target layer exposed through the hard mask. The polymer preferably includes a photoresist. Also disclosed is a method for forming an isolation structure of a memory device using the selective etching method.
US07927960B2	Method of improving overlay performance in semiconductor manufacture A method for registering a pattern on a semiconductor wafer with an oxide surface includes etching into the surface four sets of two trenches each. Each trench in a set is parallel to the other. The trenches are configured such that each set forms one side of a box shape. The trenches are overfilled with a first metal layer, the excess of which is removed so that the height of the metal is level with the height of the oxide. An overlay setting is then obtained between a photoresist mask and the filled trenches before depositing a second metal layer over the oxide and trenches. The second metal layer is coated with the photoresist according to the overlay setting.
US07927957B2	Method for producing bonded silicon wafer A bonded silicon wafer is produced by a method including an oxygen ion implantation step on a silicon wafer for active layer having the specified wafer face; a step of bonding the silicon wafer for active layer to a silicon wafer for support; a first heat treatment step; an inner SiO2 layer exposing step; a step of removing the inner SiO2 layer; and a planarizing step of polishing a silicon wafer composite or subjecting the silicon wafer composite to a heat treatment in a reducing atmosphere (a second heat treatment step).
US07927955B2	Adjustable bipolar transistors formed using a CMOS process By providing a novel bipolar device design implementation, a standard CMOS process (105-109) can be used unchanged to fabricate useful bipolar transistors (80) and other bipolar devices having adjustable properties by partially blocking the P or N well doping (25) used for the transistor base (581). This provides a hump-shaped base (583, 584) region with an adjustable base width (79), thereby achieving, for example, higher gain than can be obtained with the unmodified CMOS process (101-104) alone. By further partially blocking the source/drain doping step (107) used to form the emitter (74) of the bipolar transistor (80), the emitter shape and effective base width (79) can be further varied to provide additional control over the bipolar device (80) properties. The embodiments thus include prescribed modifications to the masks (57, 62, 72, 46) associated with the bipolar device (80) that are configured to obtain desired device properties. The CMOS process steps (105-109) and flow are otherwise unaltered and no additional process steps are required.
US07927951B2	Non-volatile memory device and method of operating the same A non-volatile memory device includes a semiconductor substrate, first and second control gates, and first and second charge storage patterns. The semiconductor substrate includes a protruding active pin having a source region, a drain region and a channel region located between the source and drain regions. The first control gate is located on a first sidewall of the channel region, and the second control gate is located on a second sidewall of the channel region. The second control gate is separated from the first control gate. The first charge storage pattern is located between the first sidewall and the first control gate, and the second charge storage pattern is located between the second sidewall and the second control gate.
US07927947B2	Methods for depositing high-K dielectrics Methods for depositing high-K dielectrics are described, including depositing a first electrode on a substrate, wherein the first electrode is chosen from the group consisting of platinum and ruthenium, applying an oxygen plasma treatment to the exposed metal to reduce the contact angle of a surface of the metal, and depositing a titanium oxide layer on the exposed metal using at least one of a chemical vapor deposition process and an atomic layer deposition process, wherein the titanium oxide layer comprises at least a portion rutile titanium oxide.
US07927943B2	Method for tuning a work function of high-k metal gate devices The present disclosure provides a method of fabricating a semiconductor device that includes providing a semiconductor substrate, forming first and second transistors in the substrate, the first transistor having a first gate structure that includes a first dummy gate, the second transistor having a second gate structure that includes a second dummy gate, removing the first and second dummy gates thereby forming a first trench and a second trench, respectively, forming a first metal layer to partially fill in the first and second trenches, removing the first metal layer within the first trench, forming a second metal layer to partially fill in the first and second trenches, forming a third metal layer to partially fill in the first and second trenches, reflowing the second metal layer and the third metal layer, and forming a fourth metal layer to fill in the remainder of the first and second trenches.
US07927940B2	Method of manufacturing a laterally diffused metal oxide semiconductor device A method of manufacturing a laterally diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) device, and an integrated circuit associated therewith. The method includes forming a lightly-doped source/drain region with a first dopant, the lightly-doped source/drain region located between first and second isolation structures. The method further includes creating a gate over the lightly-doped source/drain region. In one advantageous embodiment of the present invention, the method further includes diffusing a second dopant at least partially across the lightly-doped source/drain region and under the gate to form a first portion of a channel.
US07927937B2	Fabrication of large grain polycrystalline silicon film by nano aluminum-induced crystallization of amorphous silicon One aspect of the present invention relates to a method for fabricating a polycrystalline silicon film. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of providing a substrate having a thermally-grown silicon dioxide layer, forming an amorphous silicon film on the thermally-grown silicon dioxide layer of the substrate, forming an aluminum layer on the amorphous silicon film to form a structure having the substrate, the amorphous silicon film and the aluminum layer, and annealing the structure at an annealing temperature for a period of time in an N2 environment with a ramp-up time to crystallize the amorphous silicon film to form a polycrystalline silicon film.
US07927936B2	Laser mask and crystallization method using the same A crystallization method includes providing a substrate having a silicon thin film; positioning a laser mask having first to fourth blocks on the substrate, each block having a periodic pattern including a plurality of transmitting regions and a blocking region; and crystallizing the silicon thin film by irradiating a laser beam through the laser mask. A polycrystalline silicon film crystallized by this method is substantially free from a shot mark, and has uniform crystalline characteristics.
US07927933B2	Method to enhance the initiation of film growth The present invention relates generally to integrated circuit (IC) fabrication processes. The present invention relates more particularly to the treatment of surfaces, such as silicon dioxide or silicon oxynitride layers, for the subsequent deposition of a metal, metal oxide, metal nitride and/or metal carbide layer. The present invention further relates to a high-k gate obtainable by a method of the invention.
US07927930B2	Method for fabricating a liquid crystal display device A method for fabricating an LCD device includes forming an active layer having a source region, a drain region and a channel region on the first substrate; forming first and second conductive layers on the first substrate; forming a gate electrode, a gate line and a pixel electrode by patterning the first and second conductive layers, the gate electrode and the gate line being formed as a dual layer having the first and second conductive layers and the pixel electrode being formed of the first conductive layer; forming a contact hole exposing a portion of the source and drain regions; forming a source and drain electrodes electrically connected to the source and drain regions through the contact hole; and forming a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates.
US07927921B2	Semiconductor die attachment method using non-conductive screen print and dispense adhesive A uniform layer of non-conductive material, e.g., epoxy, is screen printed onto the backside of an integrated circuit wafer to a required thickness, and then heated until it is hard cured (C-stage). The integrated circuit wafer having the hard cured coating is then sawn apart to separate the individual integrated circuit dice. A non-conductive adhesive is dispensed onto mating faces of die attach paddles of leadframes. The dice are placed into the non-conductive adhesive and then the die and die attach paddle assembly are heated to hard cure the adhesive between the mating faces of the die and die attach paddle. This provides long term electrical isolation of the integrated circuit die from the die attach paddle, and effectively eliminates silver migration from the die attach paddle which causes conductive paths to form that increase unwanted leakage currents in the die and ultimately cause failure during operation thereof.
US07927914B2	Manufacturing method for semiconductor photoelectrochemical cell and semiconductor photoelectrochemical cell The invention provides a manufacturing method for a semiconductor photoelectrochemical cell, comprising the steps of burning a base made of titanium or a titanium alloy in an atmosphere of 700° C. to 1000° C. at a rate of temperature increase of no lower than 5° C./second so that a titanium oxide layer is formed on the surface, and thus, mixing titanium metal into said titanium oxide layer.
US07927913B2	Electrolyte pattern and method for manufacturing an electrolyte pattern A method for manufacturing a gel electrolyte pattern is disclosed, the method comprising depositing an electrolyte precursor by inkjet printing onto a gelling agent layer. A gel electrolyte pattern is also disclosed, the gel electrolyte pattern comprising either a mixture of a gelling agent and an electrolyte precursor or the products of a chemical reaction between a gelling agent and an electrolyte precursor.
US07927911B2	Wafer bonded access device for multi-layer phase change memory using lock-and-key alignment A method for fabricating a multi-layer phase change memory device includes forming a phase change memory layer including a plurality of phase change memory elements on a word line formed on a plurality of semiconductor devices on a first semiconductor substrate, each phase change element having a notch formed at an upper surface thereof, forming an access device layer including plurality of access devices on a second semiconductor substrate, each access device having a conductive bump formed thereon, and combining the first and second semiconductor substrates and slidably inserting and locking each conductive bump of the plurality of access devices into each notch of the plurality of phase change memory elements to electrically connect the access devices to the phase change memory elements.
US07927909B2	Germanium film optical device fabricated on a glass substrate A germanium (Ge) photodiode array on a glass substrate is provided with a corresponding fabrication method. A Ge substrate is provided that is either not doped or lightly doped with a first dopant. The first dopant can be either an n or p type dopant. A first surface of the Ge substrate is moderately doped with the first dopant and bonded to a glass substrate top surface. Then, a first region of a Ge substrate second surface is heavily doped with the first dopant. A second region of the Ge substrate second surface is heavily doped with a second dopant, having the opposite electron affinity than the first dopant, forming a pn junction. An interlevel dielectric (ILD) layer is formed overlying the Ge substrate second surface and contact holes are etched in the ILD layer overlying the first and second regions of the Ge substrate second surface. The contact holes are filled with metal and metal pads are formed overlying the contact holes.
US07927908B2	Method for manufacturing a bolometric detector The method is designed for manufacturing a bolometric detector equipped with a membrane suspended above a substrate by means of heat-insulating arms fixed to the substrate by anchoring points. The membrane has a heat-sensitive thin layer with a base comprising at least a semiconducting iron oxide. The method comprises at least a step of localized reduction and/or oxidation of the thin layer of semiconducting iron oxide to modify the degree of oxidation of the iron atom of a part of the thin layer of semiconducting iron oxide.
US07927905B2	Method of producing microsprings having nanowire tip structures A stress-engineered microspring is formed generally in the plane of a substrate. A nanowire (or equivalently, a nanotube) is formed at the tip thereof, also in the plane of the substrate. Once formed, the length of the nanowire may be defined, for example photolithographically. A sacrificial layer underlying the microspring may then be removed, allowing the engineered stresses in the microspring to cause the structure to bend out of plane, elevating the nanowire off the substrate and out of plane. Use of the nanowire as a contact is thereby provided. The nanowire may be clamped at the tip of the microspring for added robustness. The nanowire may be coated during the formation process to provide additional functionality of the final device.
US07927900B2	Method of manufacturing thin film transistor including forming a bank for ink jet printing Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a thin film transistor, in which a semiconductor layer and a gate insulating film may be formed through ink jet printing using a single bank, thereby simplifying the manufacturing process and decreasing the manufacturing cost, leading to more economical thin film transistors. The thin film transistor manufactured using the method of example embodiments may be used as a switching element for sensors, memory devices, optical devices, and active matrix flat panel displays.
US07927896B2	Method of production of semiconductor light emission device and method of production of light emission apparatus A method of production of semiconductor light emission devices for forming stripes of two multilayers having different emission wavelengths on a substrate, including the steps of: depositing a first multilayer including an active layer on the substrate; selectively etching the first multilayer to form a plurality of adjoining pairs of stripes of the first multilayer; depositing a second multilayer including an active layer on the substrate and the stripes of the first multilayer; selectively etching the second multilayer to form a plurality of adjoining pairs of stripes of the second multilayer on the substrate between the stripes of the first multilayer; and dividing the substrate between adjoining pairs of stripes of the first multilayer and between adjoining pairs of stripes of the second multilayer to divide it into semiconductor light emission devices provided with a stripe of the first multilayer and the second multilayer having different emission wavelengths.
US07927893B2	Method for treatment of samples for auger electronic spectrometer (AES) in the manufacture of integrated circuits A method for analyzing a sample for the manufacture of integrated circuits, e.g. MOS transistors, application specific integrated circuits, memory devices, microprocessors, system on a chip. The method includes providing an integrated circuit chip, which has a surface area with at least one region of interest, e.g., bond pad. The method includes covering a first portion of the surface area including the region of interest using a blocking material. The method also forms a metal layer on a second portion of the surface area, while the blocking material protects the first portion. The method removes the blocking material to expose the first portion of the surface area including the region of interest. The method also subjects the metal layer to a voltage differential to draw away one or more charged particles from the first portion of the surface area. The method also subjects the surface area including the region of interest to spectrometer analysis.
US07927883B2	In-situ soil nitrate ion concentration sensor A method and apparatus for near real-time in-situ soil solution measurements is presented. An outer sleeve is placed in soil where ionic concentrations of organic or inorganic species are to be measured. A porous section connects with the outer sleeve (the porous section initially loaded with distilled water) equilibrates with the solution present in soil pores to form a solution to be measured. The initial distilled water is displaced within the porous section by a removable plunger. After substantial equilibration of the solution to be measured within the apparatus, the plunger is removed and a removable probe replaced. The probe may be an Ion Selective Electrode, or a transflection dip probe. The probe then may be used under computer control for measurement of solution properties. The Ion Selective Electrode may measure nitrate (NO3−) concentrations. The transflection dip probe may be read with spectrometer with an input deuterium light source.
US07927879B2	Zirconium crucible for melting analytical sample, method of preparing analytical sample and method of analysis Proposed is a zirconium crucible used for melting an analytical sample in the pretreatment of the analytical sample, wherein the purity of the zirconium crucible is 99.99 wt % or higher. In light of the recent analytical technology demanded of fast and accurate measurement of high purity materials, the present invention provides a zirconium crucible for melting an analytical sample, a method of preparing such analytical sample, and a method of analysis that enables the analysis of high purity materials by inhibiting the inclusion of impurities from the crucible regardless of difference in the analysts and their skill.
US07927866B2	Process challenge device for assessing the effective performance of a biocontamination deactivation process A process challenge device (PCD) for determining the effectiveness of a microbial deactivation process that uses a vaporous deactivating agent (e.g., vaporized hydrogen peroxide) as a deactivating agent. The PCD includes first and second layers that are joined together to form (1) a chamber dimensioned to receive a biological and/or chemical indicator, and (2) first and second conduits fluidly connecting the chamber with a region outside the PCD. Each conduit has one end in communication with the region outside the PCD and another end in communication with the chamber. A removable seal member seals the biological and/or chemical indicator inside the chamber.
US07927857B2	Glucoamylase variants The invention relates to a variant of a parent fungal glucoamylase, which exhibits altered properties, in particular improved thermal stability and/or increased specific activity.
US07927851B2	Compositions having ent-kaurenoic acid 13-hydroxylase activity and methods for producing same The present invention relates to nucleotide sequences encoding ent-kaurenoic acid 13-hydroxylase polypeptides and polypeptides having ent-kaurenoic acid 13-hydroxylase activity. The invention also relates to methods of producing steviol and steviol glycosides.
US07927849B2	Laccase enzyme and use thereof The present invention relates to a novel laccase enzyme obtainable from the strains of genus Thielavia. The invention relates also to the nucleic acid sequence encoding the enzyme, a recombinant host into which the nucleic acid sequence has been introduced and a method for the production of the enzyme in a recombinant host. The enzyme of the invention is suitable for several applications, in particular for increasing the lightness of denim.
US07927847B2	Process for enzymatically converting glycolonitrile to glycolic acid A process is provided to improve the specific activity of an enzyme catalyst having nitrilase activity when converting glycolonitrile to glycolic acid under aqueous reaction conditions. Inclusion of an effective amount of at least one amine protectant improves the specific activity and catalytic productivity of the enzyme catalyst.
US07927846B2	Process for enzymatically converting glycolonitrile to glycolic acid A process is provided to improve the specific activity of an enzyme catalyst having nitrilase activity when converting glycolonitrile to glycolic acid under aqueous reaction conditions. Inclusion of an effective amount of at least one amine protectant improves the specific activity and catalytic productivity of the enzyme catalyst.
US07927840B2	Method for detecting West Nile Virus nucleic acids in the 3′ non-coding region Compositions, methods and kits for detecting flavivirus nucleic acids. Particularly described are methods for detecting West Nile virus nucleic acids in the 3′ non-coding region.
US07927839B2	Identification of oligonucleotides for the capture, detection and quantitation of West Nile virus West Nile virus capture oligonucleotides, primers and probes derived from conserved regions of the West Nile virus genome are disclosed. Also disclosed are nucleic acid-based assays using the capture oligonucleotides, primers and probes.
US07927834B2	Recombinant production of mixtures of antibodies The invention provides methods for producing mixtures of antibodies from a single host cell clone, wherein, a nucleic acid sequence encoding a light chain and nucleic acid sequences encoding different heavy chains are expressed in a recombinant host cell. The recombinantly produced antibodies in the mixtures according to the invention suitably comprise identical light chains paired to different heavy chains capable of pairing to the light chain, thereby forming functional antigen-binding domains. Mixtures of the recombinantly produced antibodies are also provided by the invention. Such mixtures can be used in a variety of fields.
US07927833B2	Composition and method for enhancing immune response A composition and method for enhancing immune response in a living organism is disclosed. In particular, the present disclosure provides an adjuvant peptide for use in raising an immune response to an antigen. The adjuvant peptide is selected from a group of peptides with an HIV-related sequence. Additionally, the adjuvant peptide can comprise a fusion-protein that acts as a mucosal adjuvant. The adjuvant peptide can be transformed into one or more living cells, such that the mucosal adjuvant can be produced in living cells and then administered by systemic, mucosal or epidermal delivery.
US07927831B2	Anti HIV-1 bacterial and baculovirus recombinant Epap-1 The invention relates to an anti HIV-1 active recombinant Epap-1 expressed in bacterial and baculovirus which significantly binds to gp120 of HIV-1 virus isolates.
US07927826B2	Method for distinguishing follicular thyroid adenoma (FTA) from follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) Follicular thyroid adenoma (FTA) is distinguished from follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) by comparing amount of an expression product of at least one gene selected from the group consisting of DDIT3, ARG2, ITM1, C1orf24, TARSH, and ACO1 in a test follicular thyroid specimen to a normal control thyroid specimen. The test follicular thyroid specimen is identified as FTA if the amount of expression product of TARSH is equal to or greater in the test follicular thyroid specimen than in the normal control thyroid specimen. The test follicular thyroid specimen is identified as FTC if the amount of expression product of DDIT3, ARG2, ITM1, C1orf24, or ACO1 is greater in the test follicular thyroid specimen than in the normal control thyroid specimen.
US07927823B2	Assays using chimeric T1R3 taste receptor polypeptides Newly identified mammalian taste-cell-specific G protein-coupled receptors, and the genes and cDNA encoding said receptors are described. Specifically, T1R G protein-coupled receptors active in taste signaling, and the genes and cDNA encoding the same, are described, along with methods for isolating such genes and for isolating and expressing such receptors. Methods for representing taste perception of a particular tastant in a mammal are also described, as are methods for generating novel molecules or combinations of molecules that elicit a predetermined taste perception in a mammal, and methods for simulating one or more tastes. Further, methods for stimulating or blocking taste perception in a mammal are also disclosed.
US07927819B2	Method for stabilization of proteins in solution The present invention relates to a method for stabilization of analytes in solutions of solubilized body samples. The method comprises the steps of solubilizing the body samples obtained from a subject in a suitable sample medium and stabilizing said body sample contained within the sample medium by heating said sample medium for a certain period of time. A further aspect of the invention is a method of a denaturing immunoassay of proteins in solution. The method comprises the steps of bringing a sample containing proteins into contact with a denaturing agent and heating said sample in the presence of the denaturing agent to allow the protein to be denatured.
US07927817B2	Hybrid antibodies Hybrid antibodies and/or hybrid antibody fragments and methods of making them are provided. In one embodiment the hybrid antibodies and/or hybrid antibody fragments contain heavy and/or light variable regions that contain two or more framework regions derived from at least two antibodies. In another embodiment, at least two of the framework regions are classified in the same germline gene family. In one embodiment, at least two framework regions are classified in the same germline gene family member. The hybrid antibodies or hybrid antibody fragments may contain human framework regions and nonhuman CDRs.
US07927816B2	Methods for identifying modulators of apoptosis The invention provides a method of identifying an effective compound that modulates the binding of Humanin to Bax or Bid. The invention also provides a method of identifying an effective compound that modulates an activity of Bax or Bid. In addition, the invention provides a method of identifying a Humanin-like compound that binds to Bax or Bid or modulates an activity of Bax or Bid, or inhibits the apoptotic activity of Bax or Bid. The invention further provides an isolated polypeptide containing a mitochondrial-derived form of Humanin (SEQ ID NO:3) or a functional fragment thereof where the fragment contains the methionine at position 16 of SEQ ID NO:3.
US07927813B2	Peptides which interact with anti-apoptotic members of the Bcl-2 protein family, and uses The invention relates to a method of screening and identifying modulators of the protein interaction between new peptides and anti-apoptotic members of the Bcl-2 protein family. The modulators identified on the basis of this method are administered to patients with cancer in order to bring about apoptotic-type and/or autophagic-type programmed cell death in those patients.
US07927809B2	Polynucleotides for use as tags and tag complements, manufacture and use thereof A family of minimally cross-hybridizing nucleotide sequences, methods of use, etc. A specific family of 210 24mers is described.
US07927808B2	Polynucleotides for use as tags and tag complements, manufacture and use thereof A family of minimally cross-hybridizing nucleotide sequences, methods of use, etc. A specific family of 210 24mers is described.
US07927806B2	Distinguishing PCA3 messenger RNA species in benign and malignant prostate tissues This invention concerns the discovery of two distinct PCA3 mRNA sequences. One of these sequences corresponds to a short PCA3 mRNA molecule whereas the other PCA3 RNA molecule is longer as it comprises an additional sequence between exon 3 and exon 4a. The short RNA is associated with prostate cancer whereas the long RNA sequence is associated with a non-malignant state of the prostate. Based on the differential expression levels of these two PCA3 RNA sequences, protocols for the diagnosis of prostate disease are provided. The invention also relates to therapeutic approaches to prostate cancer.
US07927805B2	Process for predicting the prognosis of squamous cell lung cancer Disclosed in this specification is a method for predicting the prognosis of squamous cell lung cancer by observing regulatory changes in select miRNA sequences. These sequences may include hsa-mir-146b, hsa-mir-191, hsa-mir-206, hsa-mir-299-3p, hsa-mir-155, hsa-mir-15a, hsa-mir-122a, hsa-mir-513, hsa-mir-184, hsa-mir-511, hsa-mir-100, hsa-mir-10a, hsa-mir-453, hsa-mir-379, hsa-mir-202, hsa-mir-21, hsa-mir-126, hsa-mir-494, hsa-mir-432, hsa-mir-370, and combinations of these sequences.
US07927804B2	Method of forming signal probe-polymer Provided are a method of forming a signal probe-polymer which makes it possible to form a polymer efficiently and quantitatively, a signal probe-polymer formed by the method, oligonucleotide probes for use in the method, and a method of detecting target analyte having high sensitivity and excellent quantitative capability. The method of forming a signal probe-polymer comprises reacting a plurality of pairs of oligonucleotide probes with each other to form a polymer, a first probe of the pair of oligonucleotide probes comprising three nucleic acid regions of X, Y, and Z regions, located in the stated order from the 5′-terminal and a second probe comprising three nucleic acid regions of X′, Y′, and Z′ regions, located in the stated order from the 5′-terminal, wherein each region of the oligonucleotide probes has a length of from 13 to 15 bases.
US07927802B2	DNA-based functionalization of single walled carbon nanotubes for directed assembly Disclosed herein is a method of orienting a carbon nanotube comprising functionalizing a nucleic acid or a carbon nanotube with a plurality of functional groups to form either a functionalized nucleic acid or a functionalized carbon nanotube; disposing a nucleic acid on a functionalized carbon nanotube or a functionalized nucleic acid on a carbon nanotube or a functionalized nucleic acid on a functionalized carbon nanotube to form a nucleic acid-carbon nanotube molecular composite; adsorbing the nucleic acid-carbon nanotube molecular composite upon a substrate; the substrate comprising a plurality of material phases, at least one of which the nucleic acid-carbon nanotube molecular composite has an affinity for; and orienting the nucleic acid-carbon nanotube molecular composite so that it contacts two or more identical material phases.
US07927797B2	Nucleic acid amplification with continuous flow emulsion Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and devices/systems for amplifying genetic material and may include providing a water-in-oil emulsion in a continuous flow. The emulsion may include a plurality of water droplets comprising microreactors. Each of the plurality of microreactors may include a single bead capable of capturing a nucleic acid template, a single species nucleic acid template and sufficient reagents to amplify the copy number of the nucleic acid template. The method also includes flowing the emulsion across a first temperature zone and a second lower temperature zone to thermally process the microreactors to amplify the nucleic acid template by polymerase chain reaction.
US07927792B2	Targeted double stranded RNA mediated cell killing A method of killing a specific target cell/tissue is disclosed. The method comprises exposing the specific target cell/tissue to a composition-of-matter comprising a double stranded RNA molecule associated with a targeting moiety selected capable of targeting to the specific target cell/tissue, thereby killing the specific target cell/tissue.
US07927788B2	Biomarkers for toxic algae The present invention is directed toward biomarkers that identify characteristics of algae. The invention is further directed toward biomarkers that serve to identify algae species and strains of algae species as well as detect the presence of algal toxins. Additional embodiments feature methods utilizing algal biomarkers and polypeptides that can serve as biomarkers.
US07927786B2	Parkin interacting polypeptides and methods of use The invention provides parkin binding polypeptides and encoding nucleic acids. The invention also provides antibodies specific for the parkin binding polypeptides. The invention additionally provides methods of detecting a parkin binding polypeptide and detecting a nucleic acid encoding a parkin binding polypeptide. The invention further provides methods of using a parkin binding polypeptide. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of identifying a candidate drug for treating Parkinson's disease by contacting a parkin binding polypeptide with one or more compounds and identifying a compound that alters the activity of the parkin binding polypeptide.
US07927783B2	Tunable lithography with a refractive mask A method includes exposing a first photoresist layer through a refractive mask to form a first pattern of above-threshold exposure spots in the first layer and exposing a second photoresist layer through the same mask to form a second pattern of above-threshold exposure spots in the second layer. Coordination numbers of exposure spots are larger in the first pattern than in the second pattern, nearest-neighbor pairs of the exposure spots have larger spacings in the first pattern than in the second pattern or largest ones of the exposure spots have larger diameters in the first pattern than in the second pattern.
US07927782B2	Simplified double mask patterning system One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for which a two mask lithography process can be used to reduce design density. The two mask process uses a first mask to expose a first photoresist layer located above a hard mask layer. The first photoresist is exposed in such a way that the level forms one or more lines, on opposite sides of a cell boundary. The hard mask is then etched. A second photoresist layer is deposited above the hard mask. The second mask is used to expose the second photoresist layer in such a way that a space is formed along the cell boundary equal to the minimum space of the level as required by the design rules. The hard mask is then etched again. The hard mask is subsequently used to pattern the layer below it. Other methods and structures are also disclosed.
US07927779B2	Water mark defect prevention for immersion lithography A photoresist material having a polymer that turns soluble to a base solution in response to reaction with acid. The material includes a photo-acid generator (PAG) that decomposes to form acid in response to radiation energy and a quencher capable of neutralizing acid and having a reduced mobility. The photoresist material can thereby prevent water mark defects from immersion lithography.
US07927778B2	Chemically amplified positive photoresist composition for thick film, thick-film photoresist laminated product, manufacturing method for thick-film resist pattern, and manufacturing method for connection terminal A chemically amplified positive photoresist composition for thick film that is used for forming a thick-film photoresist layer with a film thickness of 10 to 150 μm on top of a support, including (A) a compound that generates acid on irradiation with active light or radiation, and (B) a resin that displays increased alkali solubility under the action of acid, wherein the component (B) comprises a resin containing a structural unit (b1) with a specific structure, and another resin containing a structural unit (b2) with a specific structure.
US07927777B2	Method for producing resinous particles There is provided a method for producing resinous particles, containing: melting a mixture containing a binder resin and at least one additive having a melting point lower than T1/2 of the binder resin so as to prepare a molten material; atomizing resinous particles from the molten material in an atmosphere having a temperature higher than Tg of the binder resin and lower than 3 times of T1/2 of the binder resin; retaining the resinous particles in an atmosphere having a temperature higher than Tg of the binder resin, and lower than 1.5 times of T1/2 of the binder resin for 1 s to 15 s; and cooling and solidifying the resinous particles. There is also provided a method for producing resinous particles containing: melting the mixture so as to prepare a molten material; increasing a specific surface of the molten material in an atmosphere having a temperature higher than Tg of the binder resin, and lower than 3 times of T1/2 of the binder resin, so as to form a precursor; retaining the precursor in an atmosphere having a temperature higher than Tg of the binder resin, and lower than 1.5 times of T1/2 of the binder resin for 1 ms to 10 ms; cooling and solidifying the precursor; and atomizing resinous particles from the precursor.
US07927775B2	Magnetic carrier and two component developer Provided is a magnetic carrier giving a high quality image free of density variation without the occurrence of fogging or carrier adhesion and having excellent dot reproducibility even during long-term use. The magnetic carrier has magnetic carrier particles produced by filling pores of porous magnetic core particles with a resin. The magnetic carrier contains 80% by number or more of the magnetic carrier particles satisfying the specific conditions (a) and (b) when 18 straight lines passing through a reference point of a cross section of the magnetic carrier particle are drawn at intervals of 10° in a reflected electron image of the cross section of the magnetic carrier particle photographed by a scanning electron microscope.
US07927773B2	Memory medium storing original data generation program, memory medium storing illumination condition determination program, original data generation method, illumination condition determination method, and device manufacturing method A memory medium stores a program for generating data on an original pattern used in an exposure apparatus forming an image of a target pattern on a substrate, the program comprising a determination step of determining a final assist pattern based on a light intensity distribution formed by a projection optical system when, of a main pattern and an assist pattern to accompany the main pattern which form the original pattern, only the assist pattern is inserted in an object plane of the projection optical system, and a combining step of combining the final assist pattern and the main pattern to generate data on the original pattern, wherein in the determination step, the final assist pattern is determined by repeating a process of calculating and evaluating the light intensity distribution, and a process of changing the assist pattern to be inserted in the object plane of the projection optical system.
US07927772B2	Colored photopolymerizable composition, color filter using the same and method of producing color filter A colored photopolymerizable composition including a pigment, a dispersant, a solvent, a polymerizable compound and a photopolymerization initiator, the solvent further including a solvent (A) having a boiling temperature of from 100° C. to 200° C. and a solvent (B) having a boiling temperature of from 150° C. to 330° C. and an SP value according to the Okitsu method of from 9.5 (cal/cm3)1/2 to 11(cal/cm3)1/2, the solvent (B) being included in an amount of at least 5 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the colored photopolymerizable composition; a color filter using the colored photopolymerizable composition; and a method for producing a color filter.
US07927770B2	Defect correction method for EUV mask According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for correcting a defect in an EUV mask, the method including: preparing an EUV mask including an absorption layer and an anti-reflection layer forming a pattern; recognizing a defect region in the pattern; defining a first region and a second region on the defect region, the second region extending from a desired pattern edge by a given distance, the first region being defined on the rest; removing the first region of the anti-reflection layer and the absorption layer by irradiating a beam in a first atmosphere; removing the second region of the anti-reflection layer and the absorption layer by irradiating the beam in a second atmosphere; and oxidizing an exposed side surface of the desired pattern edge of the absorption layer.
US07927767B2	Reflective photomasks and methods of determining layer thicknesses of the same A reflective photomask and a method of determining or optimizing thicknesses of layers of the reflective photomask are provided. The reflective photomask may include a substrate, a reflective layer, an absorptive pattern, and a spacer. The substrate may include a reflective region and an absorptive region, the reflective layer may be formed between the reflective and absorptive regions, the absorptive pattern may be formed on the reflective layer corresponding to the reflective region, and the spacer may be formed at an upper portion, lower portion, or inside of the reflective layer so as to correspond to the reflective region.
US07927764B2	Exposure mask and method of manufacturing a semiconductor device A method of manufacturing a film pattern includes forming a film over a substrate, applying a photoresist over the film, exposing the photoresist using a first mask pattern including a first mask opening and a second mask opening, and an optical proximity correction being applied only to the first mask opening, exposing the photoresist using a second mask pattern including a third mask opening and a fourth mask opening, an optical proximity correction being applied only to the fourth mask opening.
US07927763B2	Pellicle for photolithography and pellicle frame There is disclosed a pellicle 1 for photolithography comprising, a pellicle frame 2 for constituting a pellicle for photolithography, wherein the frame is made of an aluminum alloy whose surface is anodized, and each content of sulfate ion, nitrate ion, chlorine ion, and organic acid (total of oxalic acid, formic acid, and acetic acid) is 1.1 ppm or less in elution concentration after immersed in 100 ml of pure water at 25° C. for 168 hours, per 100 cm2 of a surface area of the frame, and a pellicle film 3 that is adhered to one end face of the frame. Thereby, there can be provided a pellicle that can effectively prevent haze from being generated on a mask substrate even in a photolithography process with a wavelength being shorter.
US07927760B2	Methods to control water flow and distribution in direct methanol fuel cells A direct methanol fuel cell unit is provided with a fuel cell including an anode, a cathode with a hydrophobic microporous layer, an electrolyte membrane put in-between, and a fuel supply path supplying fuel to the anode. The fuel supply path is provided with an upwind water barrier preventing back-diffusion of water and a gas flow path channeling gas generated at the anode and disposed between the barrier and the anode. A water-rich zone is formed between the water barrier and the cathode microporous layer. Water loss from either side of this zone is eliminated or minimized, thereby permitting direct use of highly concentrated methanol in the fuel flow path with good fuel efficiency and power performance. The cell unit can be applied equally well to both an active circulating air cathode and an air-breathing cathode.
US07927759B2	Fuel cell stack A fuel cell stack is provided with a plurality of stacked separators. This fuel cell stack includes: terminals that extend from the separators; packing in which are formed a plurality of through holes through which the terminals are inserted; a packing casing that has a packing housing concave portion that envelops side surfaces of the packing and supports a bottom surface of the packing, and has through holes through which the terminals are inserted; and a connector housing that has a pressing surface that presses a top surface of the packing. Mountain-shaped protruding portions whose apex portions are formed by circumferential edges of apertures of the respective through holes are provided on the top surface of the packing, and the pressing surfaces of the connector housing are formed in a configuration that conforms to the side surfaces of the protruding portions. Internal surfaces of the through holes in the packing are in contact without a gap in between with external surfaces of the terminals. The sealing performance in extraction portions of terminals that are used for cell voltage detection is improved.
US07927758B2	Gasket being capable of measuring voltage and fuel cell system having the same A fuel cell system having an electricity generator that generates electricity by the electrochemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen. The electricity generator includes a membrane electrode assembly with a conductive polymer membrane, and anode and cathode electrode layers on opposite sides of the conductive polymer membrane. The electricity generator has a pair of separator plates facing the anode and cathode electrode layers of the membrane electrode assembly and having channels through which flow hydrogen containing fuel or oxygen containing gas. There is also a pair of gaskets provided on opposite sides of the ionic conductive polymer to enclose each edge of the anode and cathode electrodes so that fluid leakage is prevented between the ionic conductive polymer membrane and the separator plates, wherein at least one of the gaskets is used as a voltage measuring gasket including a nonconductive first frame and a conductive second frame. The voltage measuring gasket having the conductive frame is used for measuring the voltage of the unit cell, thereby preventing a bipolar plate from being damaged.
US07927756B2	Redox fuel cell using methanol In the present invention, a material having a structure represented by formula (1) or (2) (wherein W equals N or C) is used as a solid electrolyte for a fuel cell. An electrolyte membrane having a small fuel crossover and a fuel cell having excellent ion conductivity and service capacity are obtained.
US07927751B2	Fuel cell power system The present invention provides a fuel cell power system and a power generating method in which the rise of concentration of water vapor and carbon dioxide in the direction of the anode gas flow is controlled to enhance the electromotive force in the downstream region of the anode gas flow, thereby improving the power generating efficiency. A mixed gas of a hydrocarbon and water vapor and/or carbon dioxide or a reformed version of said mixed gas having an oxygen atom/carbon atom ratio (O/C ratio) of 2 or higher is supplied from a spot upstream in the direction of the anode gas flow while a hydrocarbon or a mixed gas of a hydrocarbon and water vapor and/or carbon dioxide having an O/C ratio of lower than 2 is supplied supplementally from a spot downstream, and the gas supplied supplementally from the downstream side is reformed by making use of water vapor and carbon dioxide generated by the electrochemical reactions upstream of the anode gas flow and is utilized for power generation.
US07927750B2	Micro channel heater for even heating A heater has microchannels for uniform heating, and includes an upper plate having an inlet of material to be heated, a fuel inlet and an oxidant inlet. A lower plate has a heated material outlet and an exhaust gas outlet. A plurality of combustion thin plates and a plurality of heat transfer thin plates are alternately layered between the upper and lower plates. Each of the combustion thin plates and the heat transfer thin plates has an inlet hole of material to be heated, a heated material outlet hole, an oxidant hole, an exhaust gas hole, a fuel hole, and microchannels formed at respective corresponding positions. The upper plate is aligned with the combustion thin plate contacting the lower surface thereof, and the lower plate is aligned with the heat transfer thin plate contacting the upper surface thereof.
US07927748B2	Catalytic membranes for fuel cells A fuel cell of the present invention comprises a cathode and an anode, one or both of the anode and the cathode including a catalyst comprising a bundle of longitudinally aligned graphitic carbon nanotubes including a catalytically active transition metal incorporated longitudinally and atomically distributed throughout the graphitic carbon walls of said nanotubes. The nanotubes also include nitrogen atoms and/or ions chemically bonded to the graphitic carbon and to the transition metal. Preferably, the transition metal comprises at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, Ni, Mn, and Cr.
US07927746B2	Systems and methods for internal short circuit protection in battery cells Systems and methods are provided to prevent separator failure in wound battery structures. The systems and methods employ reinforcing material that is attached or otherwise positioned relative to one or more battery structure components in area/s adjacent to a separator of a layered battery structure. The reinforcing material may be positioned relative to one or more battery structure components in a manner that reinforces or otherwise protects the area/s of the battery structure so as to reduce or substantially prevent occurrence of a conductive breach between negative active electrode material and positive active electrode material of the layered battery structure.
US07927744B2	Anode active material and battery using the same A battery with a high capacity and superior cycle characteristics and an anode active material used in the battery are provided. An anode includes an anode active material capable of reacting with lithium. The anode active material includes at least tin, cobalt and carbon as elements, and the carbon content is within a range from 9.9 wt % to 29.7 wt % inclusive, and the ratio of cobalt to the total of tin and cobalt is within a range from 30 wt % to 70 wt % inclusive. Thereby, while a high capacity is maintained, cycle characteristics can be improved.
US07927741B2	Lithium transition metal oxide having layered structure In a lithium transition metal oxide having a layered structure, one is provided, which is particularly excellent as a positive electrode active material of a battery on board of an electric vehicle or a hybrid vehicle in particular. A lithium transition metal oxide having a layered structure is proposed, wherein the ratio of the crystallite diameter determined by Measurement Method 1 according to the Rietveld method with respect to the mean powder particle diameter (D50) determined by the laser diffraction/scattering-type particle size distribution measurement method is 0.05 to 0.20.
US07927739B2	Non-aqueous electrochemical cells An electrochemical secondary cell is disclosed. The cell includes a cathode, an anode, a cathode current collector including stainless steel, and an electrolyte containing a perchlorate salt and a second salt.
US07927738B2	Battery having improved headspace insulator A headspace insulator for a battery cell operatively coupled to circuitry within an implantable medical device in including one or more of the following: (a) a body of electrically and thermally insulating material disposed between a battery electrode assembly and a battery cover, (b) a receiving area within the body that receives and isolates a battery feedthrough pin, (c) an indentation within the receiving area retaining the feedthrough pin within the receiving area, (d) a raised portion coupled to a battery cover providing an air gap between the cover and the headspace insulator near case-to-cover weld areas, (e) a feedthrough aperture adapted to receive a feedthrough assembly, (f) a pin aperture that receives the feedthrough pin, (g) a fillport aperture for electrolyte fluid flow through the headspace insulator, and (h) a slot that locates a battery weld bracket and isolates it from the feedthrough pin.
US07927736B2	Electrochemical energy storage device Apparatus and methodology subject matters relate to an improved electrochemical single or multi-cell energy storage device. Also, an outer casing may be provided as a pair of U-shaped shells, a single foil piece, or a tube-shaped structure which encases the internal electro chemical cell stack. The energy storage device and such casing when used advantageously exhibit low internal resistance, low ESR, a high voltage/capacity, and a low contact resistance between the internal stack and the outer casing.
US07927733B2	Case for batteries and preparation method thereof Disclosed is a battery casing, comprising one or more sub-layers as constitutional elements, wherein at least one region selected from the group consisting of a surface of the casing and the sub-layers of the casing is coated partially or totally with a metal having a grain size of 50 nm or less. A battery comprising the same casing is also disclosed. The casing efficiently inhibits degradation of the safety of a battery, caused by internal or external factors, and thus provides a battery with excellent safety.
US07927724B2	Magnetic recording media with orthogonal anisotropy enhancement or bias layer The recording medium according to the invention has a magnetic recording layer, an exchange coupling layer and an enhancement or bias layer with an anisotropy orthogonal to the recording layer. The enhancement layer is designed to have no significant remanent magnetization and preferably to saturate under the write head. The enhancement layer creates an exchange field normal to the anisotropy of the recording layer and has the effect of rotating the magnetization of the recording layer and lowering the required switching field, i.e., the coercivity. The invention can be embodied in a longitudinal recording medium or a perpendicular recording medium. The exchange coupling can either ferromagnetic or antiferromagnetic. The bias layer has a high KuV and anisotropy and is designed to have high thermal stability and minimize the rotation of magnetization with the head field.
US07927721B2	Window glass for automobile The present invention relates, in an automotive window glass having a ceramic color layer formed thereon, to the automotive window glass being characterized in that a ceramic color layer is formed on an entire surface or part of the automotive window glass by using a ceramic color paste containing a green-color pigment in an amount of 30-80 wt % relative to 100 wt % of a total of a black-color pigment and the green-color pigment, and that, in an Lab* color system, a transmitted color of the glass has a value of a* of −10.0 to 0.0, and a reflected color of the ceramic color layer, which is observed from a vehicle exterior side through the glass has L≦30.0, −10.0≦a≦0, and −2≦b*≦8.
US07927718B2	Compound for organic EL device and light-emitting device A novel compound for an organic EL device is provided which has a structure represented by the general formula (1):
US07927717B2	Electroluminescent materials and devices Electroluminescent devices have an electroluminescent layer incorporating iridium complexes with 2-benzo[b]thiophenyl and benzimidazole ligands such as bis[thiophen-2-yl-pyridine-C2,N′]-2-(2-pyridyl)-benzimidazole iridium.
US07927711B2	Durable layer composition for in-mold decoration This invention relates to a durable layer for in-mold decoration. The durable layer is formed from a composition comprising (i) a thermally crosslinkable and photochemically or radically graftable polymer, (ii) a non-ethylenical thermal crosslinker, and (iii) a radiation curable multifunctional monomer or oligomer. The durable layer of the present invention has excellent surface quality with a wider geometric tolerance and can be formed at low cost.
US07927710B2	Semiaromatic polyamide molding compositions and their use A polyamide molding composition having the constitution from 30 to 100% by weight of at least one 10T/6T copolyamide composed of from 40 to 95 mol % of 10T units, and from 5 to 60 mol % of 6T units, from 0 to 70% by weight of reinforcing materials and/or fillers, and from 0 to 50% by weight of additives and/or further polymers. Uses and processes for the preparation of this polyamide molding composition are described.
US07927708B2	Formable light weight composites The present invention relates to light weight composite materials which comprise a metallic layer and a polymeric layer, the polymeric layer containing a filled thermoplastic polymer which includes a thermoplastic polymer and a metallic fiber. The composite materials of the present invention may be formed using conventional stamping equipment at ambient temperatures. Composite materials of the present invention may also be capable of being welded to other metal materials using a resistance welding process such as resistance spot welding.
US07927705B2	Low loss visible-IR transmitting glass-aluminum oxynitride composites and process This invention pertains to a composite of AlON and a germanate glass, and to a process for bonding AlON to the glass. The composite includes AlON and glass bonded together and having transmission in the visible and mid-infrared wavelength region. The process includes the step of heating them together above the softening temperature of the glass, the composite having excellent, i.e., typically in excess of about 60%, transmission in the 0.4-5 wavelength region.
US07927702B2	Flat panel display device and manufacturing method for the same A flat panel display device comprises a substrate, an organic light emitting diode formed on the substrate, an inner stack encapsulating the light emitting diode and comprising at least one organic layer and one inorganic layer, and an outer stack deposited to cover the inner stack and comprising at least two polymer layers and an adhesive and bonding layer disposed therebetween to combine the at least two polymer layers and a polymer heat-curing film disposed at an interface of each of the polymer layers and the adhesive and bonding layer and cured by heat treatment. According to the present invention, the flat panel display device and a manufacturing method for the same reliably seals the organic light emitting device and prevents degradation by permeation of external harmful materials, while providing high flexibility and low manufacturing cost.
US07927700B2	Substrate covered with an intermediate coating and a hard carbon coating The invention relates to a substrate covered at least partially with a layered coating. The layered coating comprises an intermediate coating and a hard carbon coating. The intermediate coating comprises a first metal layer deposited on the substrate, the first metal layer comprising at least one element of group IVB, group VB or group VIB; a nitride layer deposited on the first metal layer, the nitride layer comprising at least one nitride of an element of group IVB, group VB or group VIB; a second metal layer deposited on the nitride layer, the second metal layer comprising at least one element of group IVB, group VB or group VIB; a transition layer deposited on the second metal layer, the transition layer comprising at least one carbide of an element of group IVB, group VB or group VIB.
US07927695B2	Composite roofing and methods of producing composite roofing Roofing composites and methods of producing the roofing composites are disclosed. The roofing composites are multi-layer structures in which two layers of the composite structures are bonded to each other by a thermoplastic elastomer composition. The layers are bonded to each other by heat fusing the elastomer composition in one embodiment. The composite structures have a variety of uses, including uses in construction materials such a roofing membranes, interior and exterior siding, and wall coverings.
US07927692B2	Carbon fiber composite material and process for producing the same The present invention provides a carbon fiber composite material comprising an elastomer and a carbon nanofiber dispersed in the elastomer, wherein the elastomer has an unsaturated bond or a group, having affinity to the carbon nanofiber. Also disclosed is a process for producing the carbon fiber composite material.
US07927690B2	Nonwoven fabric made of an ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer It is an object of the present invention to provide a nonwoven fabric which is excellent in the heat resistance and the chemical resistance, of which the fiber diameter is small, which is excellent in the strength and of which the maximum pore diameter is small.A nonwoven fabric made of an ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer, characterized in that the nonwoven fabric is mutually fused continuous fibers of an ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer which has a melt viscosity of from higher than 100 to 1,500 Pa·s at 240° C.
US07927686B2	Composite heat shield A composite heat shield includes a ceramic composite heat shield body comprising a pair of generally spaced-apart heat shield side panels, a heat shield bottom panel extending between the heat shield side panels and having a heat exposure surface, a heat shield top panel extending between the heat shield side panels in spaced-apart relationship with respect to the heat shield bottom panel and having at least one heat shield surface and at least one heat shield cavity defined between the heat shield bottom panel and the heat shield top panel.
US07927682B2	Low-microcracked, porous ceramic honeycombs and methods of manufacturing same Substantially non-microcracked, porous, cordierite ceramic honeycomb bodies are provided. Although exhibiting moderately high thermal expansion (CTE) between 7×10−7 to 16×10−7/° C. (25-800° C.), the honeycomb bodies exhibit relatively high thermal shock parameter (TSP), such as TSR≧525° C. by virtue of a high MOR/E ratio, and/or low Eratio=ERT/E1000° C. and well interconnected porosity, as witnessed by a relatively high pore connectivity factor (PCF). A method of manufacturing the honeycomb ceramic structure is also provided.
US07927679B2	Easy-open reclosable films having an interior frangible interface and articles made therefrom The present invention relates to peelable resealable multilayer films which include at least a first polymer layer, a second polymer layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive in direct contact with and bonded to both the first and third layers. The bond formed between the second and third layers includes a peelable resealable interface having a first interfacial peel strength, A, and a second interfacial peel strength, B. The peelable resealable interface includes a first interfacial peel strength, A, having a value of less than 3500 gram-force/inch (1350 newton/meter) as measured in accordance with ASTM F-904-98 test method when the films of the present invention are peeled from a second thermoplastic film to which the film has been heat-sealed. The second interfacial peel strength, B, has a value of at least 400 gram-force/inch (154 newton/meter) as measured in accordance with ASTM F-904-98 test method when the films are peeled from and re-adhered to a second film.
US07927677B2	Method of making a dunnage platform A dunnage platform is in the general shape of a rectangular slab with legs extending form one side. The dunnage platform is made from an expanded polystyrene core. A chemical combination process is used to chemically combine portion of the core proximal to its surface with high impact polystyrene. In a first of two parts of the combination process, the core is placed in a forming mold with one of its two sides and two thirds of its thickness extending therefrom. A heated sheet of high impact polystyrene is brought into contact with the portion of the core extending from the mold. In a similar manner, the other of the two sides of the core is made to extend from the forming mold for contact with a heated sheet of high impact polystyrene.
US07927676B2	Plasma-treated vascular occlusion devices and methods Vaso-occlusive devices are provided that have a polymer foam disposed about them. The polymer is treated with a plasma to facilitate thrombogenicity. A method for making and using such devices also is provided. The preferred polymer is a copolymer of a halogenated vinylidene and a halogenated alkene.
US07927673B2	Star-shaped decorative object The invention relates to a star-shaped decorative object (2), in addition to blanks and an associated production method. The decorative object comprises at least two interconnected blanks (4, 6; 58, 60; 66, 72) consisting of paper or foil, at least one (4, 6; 58, 60; 72) of which comprises a central part (12) and a plurality of points (8, 10; 74, 76) projecting outwards beyond the central part (12). The central part (12) of said blank (4, 6; 58, 60; 72) is provided with several fold lines (24) that run from a central point (26) towards the points (8, 10; 74, 76) and is folded alternately along adjoining fold lines (24) in opposite directions in a V, in such a way that between two respective fold lines (24) that are separated by an additional fold line (24), areas (44 and 40) that are folded inwards and outwards are formed with the additional fold line (24) running through their center. To interconnect the two blanks (4, 6; 58, 60; 66, 72) to form a hollow three-dimensional body, the points (8) are pushed through openings (28; 70) of one of the other blanks (6, 4; 60, 58; 66) in areas of the folded blank (4, 6; 58, 60; 72) that are folded inwards (44).
US07927672B2	Optical cellulose acylate film, polarizing plate and liquid crystal display A cellulose acylate film is provided and is excellent in increasability of an in-plane retardation and a retardation in a thickness direction, from which an additive does not bleed out, and which is excellent in surface properties. The cellulose acylate film has a thickness of 40 μm to 180 μm and contains no retardation increasing agent. Retardation values Re and Rth of the cellulose acylate film meet the following formulae (III) to (V): 46≦Re≦100 (III) Rth=a−5.9Re (IV) 520≦a≦670 (V) A polarizing plate and a VA mode liquid crystal display having wide viewing angle characteristics and small changes in color, which are using the cellulose acylate film, are provided.
US07927669B2	Method for applying coatings to surfaces A method and apparatus for applying coatings, such as in particular varnishes, to surfaces is provided. The apparatus includes a metering head that has at least one nozzle which can be actuated by a control signal. The method includes the steps of: moving a base having a surface that is to be coated along this surface relative to a metering head and/or moving the metering head relative to a surface of the base, and applying a fluid coating material to the surface through a nozzle in response to at least one control signal generated by a computer.
US07927668B2	Coater of electric insulating sheet and method for producing electric insulating sheet with coated film A coater for coating an electric insulating sheet with coating liquid while sustaining an identical charging polarity of the insulating sheet and the coating liquid in a process for coating one surface of a traveling electric insulating sheet with coating liquid, and a method for producing a coated electric insulating sheet. In order to sustain an identical charging polarity of the insulating sheet and the coating liquid, the coater comprises any one or both of a sheet charger for imparting electrostatic charges to one surface of the electric insulating sheet and a coating liquid charger for imparting electrostatic charges to the coating liquid.
US07927665B2	Coating device and coating method A coating method forming a coating film having a predetermined film thickness on a band-like support body. The method includes conveying the band-like support body; forming the coating liquid on the band-like support body using a coating device fixed on an vibration isolation device; and detecting vibration components on a surface of a floor on which the coating device is disposed and controlling vibration of the active vibration isolation device.
US07927664B2	Method of step-and-flash imprint lithography The present invention relates to a method for using compositions comprising poly-oxycarbosilane in step and flash imprint lithography. The imprinting compositions comprise a poly-oxycarbosilane polymer and a pore generator.
US07927662B2	CVD method in vertical CVD apparatus using different reactive gases A method of performing a CVD process on target substrates all together in a vertical CVD apparatus includes repeating, a plurality of times, first and second steps of supplying first and second reactive gases, respectively. The first reactive gas has a vapor pressure of 1.33 kPa or less, or a bond-dissociation energy of 250 kJ/mol or less. The second reactive gas has a vapor pressure of 2.66 kPa or more, and a bond-dissociation energy of 250 kJ/mol or more. The first reactive gas is supplied from a first delivery hole disposed at a bottom of the process chamber. The second reactive gas is supplied from a plurality of second delivery holes arrayed in a vertical direction at a position adjacent to edges of the target substrates entirely over a vertical length of the target substrates stacked at intervals.
US07927658B2	Deposition processes using group 8 (VIII) metallocene precursors Disclosed herein is a process for producing a film, coating or powder employing a metallocene or metallocene-like precursor having the general formula CpMCp′, where M is a metal selected from the group consisting of Ru, Os and Fe; Cp is a first substituted cyclopentadienyl or cyclopentadienyl-like, e.g., indenyl, moiety that includes at least one substituent group D1, where D1 is X; Ca1Hb1Xc1; Ca2Hb2Xc2(C═O)Ca1Hb1Xc1; Ca2Hb2Xc2OCa1Hb1Xc1; Ca2Hb2Xc2(C═O)OCa1Hb1Xc1; or Ca2Hb2Xc2O(C═O)Ca1Hb1Xc1; and Cp′ is a second substituted cyclopentadienyl or cyclopentadienyl-like, e.g., indenyl, moiety that includes at least one substituent group D1′, where D1′ is X; Ca1Hb1Xc1; Ca2Hb2Xc2(C═O)Ca1Hb1Xc1; Ca2Hb2Xc2OCa1Hb1Xc1; Ca2Hb2Xc2(C═O)OCa1Hb1Xc1; or Ca2Hb2Xc2O(C═O)Ca1Hb1Xc1. D1 and D1′ are different from one another. X is a halogen atom or NO2; a1 is an integer between 1 to 8; b1 is an integer between 0 and 2(a1)+1−c1; c1 is an integer between 0 and 2(a1)+1−b1; b1+c1 is at least 1; a2 is an integer between 0 and 8; b2 is an integer between 0 and 2(a2)+1−c2; and c2 is an integer between 0 and 2(a2)+1−b2. The process can be used in manufacturing or processing electronic devices.
US07927656B2	Method and apparatus for controlling diffusion coating of internal passages A method and apparatus for controlling the thickness of a coating deposited on internal passages of a component. The coating is a diffusion coating, preferably a diffusion aluminide coating, deposited by a vapor phase process that entails placing a component within a coating chamber so that first and second conduits fluidically communicate with first and second openings in the component. The component is heated within the coating chamber, at least one reactive vapor is generated within the coating chamber, and a carrier gas is delivered through the first conduit to force the reactive vapor to enter the internal passages through the first opening in the component and exit through the second opening. Flow of the carrier gas is then reversed so that the carrier gas is then delivered through the second conduit to force the reactive vapor to enter the internal passages through the second opening and exit through the first opening.
US07927649B2	Oral cavity stimulating substance A novel compound causing an oral cavity stimulus such as acridness, which is expressed by the following structural formula (I).
US07927647B2	Plastic fat composition A plastic fat composition to be used mainly as a margarine or shortening having a low content of trans fatty acids, and superior qualities without generating coarse crystals and the like even though a large amount of palm-based fats are blended is provided. A plastic fat composition containing: fat A that is a palm-based fat having an iodine value of no greater than 62; fat B that is a transesterified oil containing 20 to 60% by mass of a saturated fatty acid having 12 to 14 carbon atoms, and 40 to 80% by mass of a saturated fatty acid having 16 to 18 carbon atoms based on the total fatty acids constituting the fat B; and fat C that is a vegetable oil other than the fat A, the fat C having a melting point of no higher than 25° C., wherein the fat A, the fat B and the fat C are in an oil phase, the ratio of the content of the fat A to the content of the fat B (fat A/fat B) ranges from 0.5 to 5.5, and the oil phase contains 4.5 to 10.5% by mass of a trisaturated triglyceride constituted only with a saturated fatty acid having 16 or more carbon atoms.
US07927645B2	Enhancing clarity and/or stability properties of protein-containing liquids and gels The present invention describes a method of enhancing clarity and/or stability properties of a protein-containing liquid or gel, comprising subjecting said liquid or gel to a pressure treatment of 100 Mpa or greater. Preferred proteins useful in the invention are whey protein isolates and whey protein concentrates. The methods of the invention may be used to improve the clarity and/or stability properties of fruit juices, vegetable juices, protein concentrates and protein syrups.
US07927639B2	Mixture of Propionibacterium jensenii and Lactobacillus sp. with antimicrobial activities for the use as natural preservation system The invention concerns a mixture of bacteria. Said mixture is a non starter culture which is free from metabolites and comprises at least one first bacterium selected from the species Propionibacterium jensenii and at least one second bacterium selected from the genus Lactobacillus. Furthermore, food, feeding stuff and medicaments comprising such a mixture, a method for manufacturing and storing such goods and the use of the mixture to inhibit fungi and bacteria are provided.
US07927633B2	Adaptogenic tea A natural adaptogenic tea is prepared from adaptogens to counter adverse physical, chemical, or biological stressors and to promote t-cell activity and k-cell activity. Also, the composition is high in antioxidants and discourages free radicals. Moreover, the composition improves liver performance, resulting in improved toxin removal and improved nutrient absorption. In addition to these benefits, the composition improves capillary dilation, thereby providing better oxygenation to the brain. The tea is prepared from adaptogens including rhodiola, ashwagandha, schizandra berry, eleuthero and astralagus. Also, the tea includes damiana leaf, passion flower, milk thistle, white willow bark, goji berry, mangosteen, pomegranate, green tea, and sarsaparilla.
US07927630B2	Use of autologous sediment from fluid aspirates as vehicles for drug delivery A method of using fluid aspirates as vehicles for drug delivery by collecting a fluid aspirate such as synovial joint effusion, pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites from a patient and centrifuging the fluid aspirate to provide a supernatant and a sedimented material. The sedimented material can optionally be further purified. One or more factors such as cytokines, bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs), pharmaceutical drugs and gene vectors are added to the sedimented material or supernatant, optionally also including a biologically compatible medium such as a bioabsorbable sponge, so as to provide a vehicle for the one or more factors for reintroducion into the patient.
US07927621B2	Thioester-ester-amide copolymers A poly(thioester ester amide) copolymer and method of making and using the same are disclosed.
US07927612B2	Combinations and methods for treating neoplasms Methods for treating neoplasms, tumors and cancers, using one or more haptens and coagulation agents or treatments, alone or in combination with other anti-neoplastic agents or treatments, are provided. Also provided are combinations, and kits containing the combinations for effecting the therapy.
US07927611B2	Compounds and methods for diagnosis and immunotherapy of tuberculosis Compounds and methods for diagnosing tuberculosis or for inducing protective immunity against tuberculosis are disclosed. The compounds provided include polypeptides that contain at least one immunogenic portion of one or more Mycobacterium proteins and DNA molecules encoding such polypeptides. Diagnostic kits containing such polypeptides or DNA sequences and a suitable detection reagent may be used for the detection of Mycobacterium infection in patients and biological samples. Antibodies directed against such polypeptides are also provided. In addition, such compounds may be formulated into vaccines and/or pharmaceutical compositions for immunization against Mycobacterium infection.
US07927609B2	Compounds and methods for immunotherapy and diagnosis of tuberculosis Compounds and methods for inducing protective immunity against tuberculosis are disclosed. The compounds provided include polypeptides that contain at least one immunogenic portion of one or more M. tuberculosis proteins and DNA molecules encoding such polypeptides. Such compounds may be formulated into vaccines and/or pharmaceutical compositions for immunization against M. tuberculosis infection, or may be used for the diagnosis of tuberculosis.
US07927607B2	S. agalactiae antigens I and II The present invention discloses isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding a hyperimmune serum reactive antigen or a fragment thereof as well as hyperimmune serum reactive antigens or fragments thereof from S. agalactiae, and methods for isolating such antigens and specific uses thereof.
US07927605B2	Environmentally regulated genes of Streptococcus suis The invention relates to the field of the diagnosis of and vaccination against Streptococcal infections, and to the detection of virulence markers of Streptococci. The invention discloses a method for modulating virulence of a Streptococcus comprising modifying a genomic fragment of the Streptococcus, wherein the genomic fragment comprises at least a functional part of a fragment identifiable by hybridization in Streptococcus suis to a nucleic acid or fragment thereof.
US07927604B2	Method of preparing a seaweed degradation product and a composition for preparing a seaweed degradation product A method to prepare seaweed degradation product comprising contacting a bacterium having 16S rRNA sequence consisting of the nucleic acid sequence as recited in SEQ ID NO: 1 with a seaweed is provided.
US07927603B2	Recombinant fusion-enzyme with repair activity on DNA lesions produced by UV radiation; its usage, preparation and purification method; a method to stabilize enzymes and treatment methods A recombinant fusion enzyme repairs DNA damaged by UV radiation, and the method of preparing recombinant fusion enzyme. The method includes the fusion of an enzyme coded by a gene isolated from Micrococcus luteus and a stabilizing peptide having the amino acid sequence described in SEQ ID NO 2. A treatment method intended to repair DNA lesions produced in cells exposed to UV radiation and to repair cell anomalies or lesions produced by sun exposure. Such treatment consists of the administration of a effective amount of recombinant fusion enzyme, or a vector containing the gene coding to the recombinant fusion enzyme, to patients requiring such treatment.
US07927602B2	Fas ligand-avidin/streptavidin fusion proteins This invention provides chimeric proteins comprising an apoptosis-inducing molecule fused to a member of a binding pair that is capable of binding to a selected cell that expresses a death receptor. When the selected cell is exposed in vivo or ex vivo to the chimeric protein, the selected cell undergoes apoptosis. The preferred embodiment is FasL protein fused to streptavidin. The methods of using the chimeric proteins are especially beneficial in causing activated lymphocytes to undergo apoptosis, thus modulating the immune response. Patients with conditions such as asthma or allergy, or patients undergoing transplantation with allogeneic or xenogeneic tissue are examples of patients who benefit from the methods of this invention.
US07927601B2	Variants of hepatitis B virus with resistance to anti-viral nucleoside agents and applications thereof The present invention relates generally to viral variants exhibiting reduced sensitivity to particular agents and/or reduced interactivity with immunological reagents. More particularly, the present invention is directed to hepatitis B virus (HBV) variants exhibiting complete or partial resistance to nucleoside or nucleotide analogs or other antagonists of HBV DNA polymerase activity and/or reduced interactivity with antibodies to viral surface components including reduced sensitivity to these antibodies. The present invention further contemplates assays for detecting such viral variants. These assays are useful in monitoring anti-viral therapeutic regimens and in developing new or modified vaccines directed against viral agents and in particular the resistant HBV variants of the present invention. The present invention also contemplates the use of the viral variants to screen for agents capable of inhibiting infection, replication and/or release of the virus.
US07927600B2	Anti-allergic pharmaceutical composition containing at least one allergen and at least one antihistamine compound The present invention relates to an anti-allergic pharmaceutical composition containing at least two active agents chosen from: (i) one allergen, (ii) one antihistamine compound, and (iii) one inhibitor of histamine synthesis, said active agents being associated in said composition with a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle.
US07927597B2	Methods to inhibit cell growth A novel gene 109P1D4 and its encoded protein, and variants thereof, are described wherein 109P1D4 exhibits tissue specific expression in normal adult tissue, and is aberrantly expressed in the cancers listed in Table I. Consequently, 109P1D4 provides a diagnostic, prognostic, prophylactic and/or therapeutic target for cancer. The 109P1D4 gene or fragment thereof, or its encoded protein, or variants thereof, or a fragment thereof, can be used to elicit a humoral or cellular immune response; antibodies or T cells reactive with 109P1D4 can be used in active or passive immunization.
US07927593B2	TGF-beta binding antibodies The present invention provides very high affinity antibodies, or antigen-binding fragments thereof, that neutralize mature human TGF-β1, TGF-β2, and TGF-β3. The antibodies of the invention are useful for treating cell proliferative disorders in a mammal.
US07927589B2	PEG-urate oxidase conjugates and use thereof A naturally occurring or recombinant urate oxidase (uricase) covalently coupled to poly(ethylene glycol) or poly(ethylene oxide) (both referred to as PEG), wherein an average of 2 to 10 strands of PEG are conjugated to each uricase subunit and the PEG has an average molecular weight between about 5 kDa and 100 kDa. The resulting PEG-uricase conjugates are substantially non-immunogenic and retain at least 75% of the uricolytic activity of the unmodified enzyme.
US07927588B2	Skin dressings containing oxidoreductase enzyme A skin dressing comprises a first dressing component (16) carrying oxidoreductase enzyme in dried condition; and a second dressing component (18) carrying a source of water, such that when the first and second dressing components are placed in fluid communication with each other, water migrates from the second component towards the first comportent and acts to hydrate enzyme carried by the first component, at least at the surface of the first component. The dressing components are kept separate before use, e.g. being sealed in separate sterile, water-impervious packages such as laminated aluminum foil pouches. In use of the dressing, the second dressing component is located on the skin of a human or animal, e.g. over a wound to be treated or on a region of skin to be treated for cosmetic or therapeutic purposes such as for treatment of acne or other skin conditions. The first dressing component is placed on top of the second component in fluid communication therewith. In embodiments comprising only first and second dressing components, the first dressing component is placed in direct contact with the second dressing component. Water from the second component migrates towards the first comportent and acts to hydrate enzyme carried by the first component, at least at points of contact at the interface between the first and second components. Once hydrated, the oxidoreductase enzyme can immediately begin functioning in known manner with beneficial effects.
US07927585B2	Production of recombinant AAV virions Stocks of infectious rAAV are generated using yeast strains, bacterial strains, and bacteriophages engineered to express the required AAV proteins and harboring rAAV vector sequences. Stocks of rAAV virions of all serotypes and pseudotypes can be generated in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells using the methods described herein.
US07927583B2	Receptor based antagonists and methods of making and using The present invention provides a fusion polypeptide capable of binding a cytokine to form a nonfunctional complex. It also provides a nucleic acid sequence encoding the fusion polypeptide and methods of making and uses for the fusion polypeptide.
US07927580B2	Tat-based immunomodulatory compositions and methods of their discovery and use A method for identifying new immunomodulatory chemical entities (NICE) comprising reacting a candidate NICE with a Tat SH3 binding domain, identifying the bound candidate NICE and determining whether the candidate NICE induces monocytes to differentiate into dendritic cells (DC) or regulatory macrophages (AReg). In particular, the present invention relates to identifying NICE that are either immunostimulatory or immunosuppressive.
US07927578B2	Hydrogen separation process using mixed oxide ion/electronic/hydrogen atom conducting membranes A method for separation of molecular hydrogen from a gaseous mixture containing the molecular hydrogen, which method employs a dense mixed oxide ion/electronic/hydrogen atom conducting membrane or separator having a feed side and a permeate side that enables two mechanisms for hydrogen separation—ambi-polar conduction and hydrogen atom conduction. In this method, at least a portion of the molecular hydrogen is converted on the feed side of the membrane to hydrogen atoms, which hydrogen atoms are conducted through the membrane to the permeate side thereof where they are converted back to molecular hydrogen. The permeate side of the membrane is contacted with steam, forming water and/or steam on the feed side of the membrane and additional molecular hydrogen on the permeate side of the separator.
US07927575B2	Method for making carbon fabric and product thereof A carbon fabric of high conductivity and high density is formed of oxidized fibers of polypropylene. The oxidized fibers have a carbon content at least 50 wt %, an oxygen content at least 4 wt %, and a limiting oxygen index at least 35%. The carbon fabric is made by preparing a raw fabric obtained from oxidized fibers of polypropylene by weaving and then carbonizing the raw fabric.
US07927572B2	Purifying carbon dioxide and producing acid Carbon dioxide is purified by processes employing NOx-rich sulfuric acid that can be formed by removal of SO2 from the carbon dioxide.
US07927571B2	Method and device for producing high purity polycrystalline silicon with a reduced dopant content In the batch production of high purity polycrystalline silicon, in which a U-shaped silicon carrier body is fastened in an open deposition reactor, the deposition reactor is hermetically sealed, the U-shaped carrier body is heated electrical current, a silicon-containing reaction gas and hydrogen are introduced into the reactor through a supply line so that silicon from the reaction gas is deposited on the carrier body, the diameter of the carrier body increases and a waste gas formed is removed from the deposition reactor through a discharge line, and, after a desired diameter of the polysilicon rod is reached, deposition is terminated, the carrier body is cooled to room temperature, the reactor is opened, the carrier body is removed from the reactor and a second U-shaped silicon carrier body made of silicon is fastened in the deposition reactor, an inert gas is fed through the supply and discharge lines into the open reactor from at least the time when the reactor is opened to extract the first carrier body with deposited silicon, until at least the time when the reactor is closed in order to deposit silicon on the second carrier body.
US07927570B2	Nanoscale crystalline silicon powder An aggregated crystalline silicon powder with a BET surface area of 20 to 150 m2/g is provided. The aggregated crystalline silicon may be doped with a doping component and can be used to produce electronic components.
US07927567B2	Adsorbent, porous filter, air cleaning device, method of cleaning air, and method of manufacturing porous filter An adsorbent including a porous member having holes and a nanostructure formed on at least a portion of a surface of the porous member, and an air cleaning device including the adsorbent. A porous filter including a porous member having holes and a nanostructure formed on at least a portion of a surface of the porous member, and an air cleaning device including the porous filter. A method of cleaning air for decomposing a hazardous substance using the porous filter and a decomposition gas including a superheated water vapor. A method of manufacturing a porous filter including the steps of growing a nanostructure on at least a portion of a surface of a porous member having holes, allowing a catalyst particle to be contained in a dispersion gas including a superheated water vapor, and spraying the dispersion gas on a surface of the nanostructure to attach the catalyst particle thereto.
US07927565B2	Nozzle reactor and method of use A nozzle reactor system for increasing the conversion rate of material feed injected into the nozzle reactor system. The system includes two or more nozzle reactors aligned in series, such that material exiting a first nozzle reactor may be injected into a second nozzle reactor. Each nozzle reactor includes an interior reactor chamber and an injection passage and a material feed passage that are each in material injecting communication with the interior reactor chamber. Furthermore, the injection passage is aligned transversely to the injection passage. The injection passage is configured to accelerate cracking material passed therethrough to a supersonic speed. A method of increasing the conversion rate of material feed utilizing multiple cracking steps is also described.
US07927564B2	Histological specimen cassette A histological specimen cassette for use in connection with a larger histological specimen cassette, wherein each histological specimen cassette has an internal chamber that includes a receptacle and a lid, the receptacle having a bottom wall, opposite side walls, opposite front and back walls, and an internal chamber or cavity, where the internal chamber or cavity is positioned between the sidewalls, the front and back walls and partially bound by the bottom wall, having a plurality of apertures that extend through the bottom wall and that create fluid passageways into the cavity, the lid having a plurality of apertures that extend through the lid and that create additional fluid passageways into the cavity, the histological specimen cassette being dimensioned such that the histological specimen cassette can fit entirely within the void of the larger histological specimen cassette when the lid is in the closed position.
US07927560B2	Specimen cup system for sample testing and secure retention A specimen cup system for sample testing includes a cup defining sealable first and second regions. A receptacle is formed at a bottom of the first region and extends vertically therein. The receptacle has a first opening defined at the bottom of the first region, a second opening in a radial wall of the receptacle for fluid communication with the first region, and a third opening in the radial wall of the receptacle for fluid communication with the second region. A base having a hollow post is inserted in the first opening of the receptacle. The hollow post has a radial opening formed therein that, when aligned with the second opening, defines a pre-test condition. The hollow post forms a fluid tight seal with the receptacle about the radial opening. The base is coupled to the bottom of the cup in a rotatable fashion such that the hollow post can be rotated to align the radial opening thereof with the third opening in the receptacle to define a test condition. At this point, the base is locked to the cup to prevent further relative rotation therebetween.
US07927559B2	Assay device A disposable assay device that assays one or more samples, and transmits assay data or information to a remote receiving system. The device is provided with one or more assay context sensors configured to monitor one or more assay context factors.
US07927557B2	Post-discharge plasma sterilisation device and method A device used for the sterilization of objects (19), in particular medical or surgical instruments, is of the type that can create a gaseous plasma from a gas flow which is subjected to an electric field. The resulting post-discharge flow is brought into contact with the surface of the objects to be treated. The device is characterized in that the gas flow includes exclusively nitrogen. Moreover, the device include a device for heating the aforementioned objects, which can heat the objects to a temperature of at least 60° C. during treatment. A method of using the device is also described.
US07927551B2	Catalytic body and manufacturing method of the same There is disclosed a catalytic body with purifying efficiency and smaller pressure loss and its manufacturing method. Provided is a catalytic body wherein a porous honeycomb structure including partition walls defining a plurality of cells acting as fluid passages which extend through the honeycomb structure from one end surface to the other end surface thereof is formed of at least one type of (a) a catalytic substance and (b) a substance including an oxide and at least one type of noble metal carried on the oxide. The catalytic converter is characterized in that (c) 10% or more of a plurality of cells are plugged by plugging parts formed at one ends or in the middles of passages, that (d) the average pore diameter of the honeycomb structure is 10 μm or more, or that (e) the porosity is 40% or more.
US07927547B2	Reagentless and reusable biosensors with tunable differential binding affinities and methods of making The biosensor comprises a modular biorecognition element and a modular flexible arm element. The biorecognition element and the flexible arm element are each labeled with a signaling element. The flexible arm contains an analog of an analyte of interest that binds with the biorecognition element, bringing the two signaling elements in close proximity, which establishes a baseline fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET). When an analyte of interest is provided to the biosensor, the analyte will displace the analyte analog, and with it, the signaling module of the modular flexible arm, causing a measurable change in the FRET signal in a analyte concentration dependent manner. The modularity of different portions of the biosensor allows functional flexibility. The biosensor operates without additional development reagents, requiring only the presence of analyte or target for function.
US07927545B2	Containers for reading and handling diagnostic reagents and methods for using the same A container with a rotatable lid for reading and handling diagnostic reagents in tape form comprising a body portion, a lid portion, a continuous tape, a reagent-sensing device, and a storage device. The body portion includes an inner and outer surface. The lid portion is attached to the body portion and is adapted to rotate from a closed position to an open position. The continuous tape includes a diagnostic reagent. The reagent-sensing device is attached to either the body portion or the lid portion and adapted to read the diagnostic reagent. The storage device is attached to the body portion that is adapted to hold and dispense an unused portion of the continuous tape. During the rotation of the lid portion, the continuous tape is advanced from the first storage device and is extended over the reagent-sensing device.
US07927542B2	Clothes conditioning hanger and method of using same An apparatus comprises a clothes-conditioning hanger able to condition (e.g. fragrance) clothing on the hanger. The hanger has a socket (9) beneath its apex (4), which can retain a source of conditioning agent. The hanger arms (3) contain passageways and apertures (6) whereby conditioning agent may be delivered to the clothing on the hanger.
US07927541B2	Full-wafer or large area imprinting with multiple separated sub-fields for high throughput lithography A layer on a substrate is formed using an imprint lithography system. The layer is formed by providing a plurality of flowable regions on the substrate, spreading material in the flowable regions, and contacting the regions with a plurality of imprint lithography molds that are disposed on a template.
US07927536B2	Solid state deformation processing of crosslinked high molecular weight polymeric materials Solid-state deformation processing of crosslinked high molecular weight polymers such as UHMWPE, for example by extrusion below the melt transition, produces materials with a combination of high tensile strength and high oxidative stability. The materials are especially suitable for use as bearing components in artificial hip and other implants. Treated bulk materials are anisotropic, with enhanced strength oriented along the axial direction. The material is oxidatively stable even after four weeks of accelerated aging in a pressure vessel containing five atmospheres of oxygen (ASTM F2003). Because of its oxidative stability, the deformation processed material is a suitable candidate for air-permeable packaging and gas sterilization, which has thus far been reserved for remelted crosslinked UHMWPE.
US07927532B2	Biodegradable nano-polymer compositions and biodegradable articles made thereof The invention relates to biodegradable nano-polymer compositions, or nanocomposites, comprising poly(lactic acid) and co-polyester polymer with adipic acid compounded with nanoparticles of a mineral material having a degree of purity of at least 99.9%, preferably 99.99%, selected from the group of silica and magnesium silicate. In addition, the present invention refers to a process for manufacturing the said compositions as well as biodegradable articles made on the basis of such compositions, such as molded, formed and extruded articles.
US07927531B2	Method and extrusion head for extruding a polymeric material An extrusion method and head for depositing by extrusion a polymeric material intended, in particular, for the production of cables includes a core and a coating layer arranged at a radially outer position with respect of the core. The method includes the steps of feeding the polymeric material in a feeding duct of the extrusion head and of conveying a part of the polymeric material towards an undercut extending in the extrusion head in proximity of an end of the feeding duct. The method provides a sealing force between a head body and a conveyor element of the extrusion head exerted by means of the pushing action exerted by the polymeric material in the undercut in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the head body.
US07927525B2	Vacuum isostatic micro molding of micro/nano structures and micro transfer metal films into PTFE and PTFE compounds A process of manufacturing micro or nanostructure surfaces or parts formed of PTFE by applying a vacuum to powered or granulated PTFE in a heated compression mold. The process further includes applying a compression anvil within the metallic mold, removing the mold from a heat source and quenching the mold while maintaining the pressure in the mold during quenching. A mold or mold insert may be manufactured from sintered metal, sintered ceramic or sintered stainless steel to allow the vacuum to be applied across a surface holding the micro or nanostructures.
US07927519B2	Reflection hologram sensor in contact lens This invention is generally related to a biocompatible sensor for detecting/measuring an analyte of interest in a body fluid and a method for making the biocompatible sensor. A biocompatible sensor of the invention comprises, consists essentially, or consists of a reflection hologram therein or thereon, wherein the reflection hologram is produced in a crosslinkable and/or polymerizable fluid material. The polymer matrix contains a molecular sensing moiety which interacts or reacts with an analyte of interest to provide an optical signal which is indicative of a change in one or more optical properties of the reflection hologram.
US07927518B2	Semi solid TiB2 precursor mixture The invention relates to a metal boride precursor mixture comprising a metal oxide and a boric oxide combined in such a manner so as to produce intimately linked clusters wherein the boric oxide is found within the metal oxide. Furthermore, the invention discloses a carbon composite material made with the metal boride precursor mixture and a carbonaceous component. Finally, the invention also teaches the process for preparing the metal boride precursor mixture comprising steps of providing a metal oxide and a boron oxide, mechanically mixing the metal oxide and the boron oxide at a temperature that liquefies the boron oxide and may impregnate the metal oxide to produce an intimately linked cluster of metal oxide and boric oxide.
US07927515B2	Nanocrystal-metal oxide-polymer composites and preparation method thereof Nanocrystal-metal oxide-polymer composites and their methods of preparation are described. The composites comprises a number of nanocrystals within a metal oxide matrix, and an oligomer or polymer covalently bonded to organic reactive groups of the metal oxide matrix. The composites can be applied to a variety of electronic devices. The electronic devices constructed from the composites do not decrease in performance rapidly due to degradation and exhibit improved stability.
US07927508B2	Composition and process for enhanced sanitation and oxidation of aqueous systems An efficient cyclic process and related compositions for the in-situ generation of oxyhalogens from anions of chloride, bromide and chlorite in an aqueous system using in-situ generated sulfate free radicals. The cyclic process and compositions enhance the rate of inactivation of microbiological organisms especially those resistant to inactivation from free halogen based sanitizers, and oxidation of oxidation resistant organic based compounds in aqueous solution. Aquatic facilities susceptible to accumulation of organic N-chloramines and other oxidation resistant compounds, as well as oxidation resistant parasitic organisms such as cryptosporidium and Giardia, obtain dramatic improvements in the rate of oxidation and subsequent inactivation of these undesirable contaminants.
US07927506B2	Cathode active material and lithium battery using the same Cathode active materials including lithium composite metal oxides having layered-spine composite structures are provided. The lithium metal oxide may be represented by the formula xLi2MO3-yLiMeO2-zLi1+dM′2−dO4, in which 0≦d≦0.33, 0
US07927505B2	Glycerin-containing antifreezing agent concentrates with corrosion protection The present invention relates to antifreeze/anticorrosion concentrates comprising from 10 to 50% by weight, based on the total amount of the concentrate, of glycerol, to processes for preparing such concentrates from superconcentrates, to aqueous coolant compositions from these concentrates, and to their use, for example in internal combustion engines.
US07927503B2	Lubricant for compression type refrigerating machine and refrigerating device using same The present invention provides lubricating oil for a compression refrigerator, characterized by including an alkylene glycol or polyoxy alkylene glycol unit and a vinyl ether unit in a molecule and containing a polyvinyl ether compound having a molecular weight of 300 to 3,000. The lubricating oil for a compression refrigerator has a high viscosity index and excellent compatibility under a natural refrigerant atmosphere such as carbon dioxide.
US07927500B2	Poly etch without separate oxide decap The use of an ammonium hydroxide spike to a hot tetra methyl ammonium hydroxide (TMAH) solution to form an insitu poly oxide decapping step in a polysilicon (poly) etch process, results in a single step rapid poly etch process having uniform etch initiation and a high etch selectivity, that may be used in manufacturing a variety of electronic devices such as integrated circuits (ICs) and micro electro-mechanical (MEM) devices. The etching solution is formed by adding 35% ammonium hydroxide solution to a hot 12.5% TMAH solution at about 70° C. at a rate of 1% by volume, every hour. Such an etch solution and method provides a simple, inexpensive, single step self initiating poly etch that has etch stop ratios of over 200 to 1 over underlying insulator layers and TiN layers.
US07927496B2	Control of development of biofilms in industrial process water There is provided a method of inhibiting the development of a biofilm adjacent a surface, the method comprising intermittently applying a biofilm inhibiting substance to a collection of microorganisms having biofilm developing potential. Other embodiments are also described.
US07927494B2	Water reuse method in cleaning device There disclosed a water reuse method in which a surfactant is easily removed from surfactant-including for-treatment water in a cleaning device, whereby water can be reused, and an adsorbent can easily be regenerated only by exposing the adsorbent to an electrolytic solution, and a washing machine including the function. The method includes a surfactant adsorption treatment step of performing a treatment to adsorb and remove a surfactant in surfactant-including for-treatment water such as cleaning water and rinse water used in a washing machine W by hydrotalcite as an anion exchanger or zeolite as a cation exchanger, and a water reuse step of using, in the washing machine W, the for-treatment water treated in the surfactant adsorption treatment step.
US07927489B2	Magnet separator A magnet drum mechanism of a magnet separator includes a cylindrical drum, a magnet provided inside of the drum and forming a magnetic field region configured to adsorb magnetic particles in a circumferentially partial range of an outer peripheral surface of the drum, and a scraper provided in a nonmagnetic field region of the drum, the scraper being configured to guide the magnetic particles adsorbed onto the outer peripheral surface of the drum to an outside of the separator main body in the nonmagnetic field region. The scraper includes a front end portion which faces the outer peripheral surface of the drum in a contactless manner along an axial direction of the drum, and a small gap is formed between the front end portion and the outer peripheral surface of the drum.
US07927486B2	Polymer modified porous substrate for solid phase extraction A polymer modified porous substrate for solid phase extraction or chromatography, comprising a porous substrate and a polymeric monolith formed thereon, wherein the polymeric monolith comprises C5-10 monocyclic or bicyclic aryl or heteroaryl, optionally substituted with -L-Qp-Rq; where q is 0-3, p is 0-5, Q is —NRC(O)—, —C(O)NR—, —OC(O)NR—, —OC(O)R—, —NRC(O)O—, —NRC(O)NR—, —NCO, —CHOHCHOH—, CH2OCHCH2O—, —(CH2CH2O)s—, —(CH2CH2CH2O)s—, —C(O)—, —C(O)O—, —CH2C(O)CH2—, —S—, —SS—, —CHOH—, —O—, —SO—, —SO2—, —SO3—, —OSO3, —SO2NR—, —NRq—, and —NRq+—, —CN, —NC, —CHOCH—, —NHC(NH)NH—, —NO2, —NO, —OPO3—, —OH; and R is hydrogen, C5-10 monocyclic or bicyclic aryl or heteroaryl, C1-12 branched, unbranched, or cyclic hydrocarbyl; L is a bond or a C1-12 branched, unbranched, or cyclic hydrocarbyl. Methods of preparing and using the polymer modified porous substrates are disclosed.
US07927485B2	System for filtering water or wastewater A filter system for filtering water and/or wastewater including a sludge blanket clarifier for removing at least some impurities from influent. The sludge blanket clarifier includes a clarifier compartment in which a sludge blanket is to be formed to remove at least some impurities from influent directed into the clarifier compartment and through the sludge blanket. The clarifier compartment has at least one vertical sidewall extending from a bottom of the clarifier compartment to a top of the clarifier compartment. The clarifier compartment has a cross-sectional area that varies over at least a portion of a height of the clarifier compartment such that the velocity of influent just prior to entry into the sludge blanket is less than the velocity of influent just after entering the clarifier compartment.
US07927484B2	Passive underground drainfield for septic tank nutrient removal using functionalized green filtration media Methods, systems and compositions for a green sorption media for bioretention soil amendments in drainfields for on-site waste water systems filled with the green sorption media to foster an anaerobic or anoxic environment saturated. The green sorption media includes one or more recycled materials, including tire crumb, sawdust, orange peel, coconut husks, leaf compost, oyster shell, soy bean hulls and one or more naturally occurring materials including peat, sands, zeolites, and clay. The wastewater filtration system for a passive drainfield includes the green sorption material mixture, a cell including baffled compartments and a riser, the cell filled with green sorption material mixture to provide an alternating cycle of aerobic and anoxic environments, an influent distribution system to distribute the influent over the cell, and a piping system arranged for dosing the cell to sustain the functionality of the green sorption material mixture to remove nutrient content in wastewater.
US07927479B2	Focused beam reflectance measurement to optimize desalter performance and reduce downstream fouling Performance of equipment, such as a desalter, in a refinery is monitored in real-time and on-line to minimize fouling of downstream equipment. Using an instrument to measure particles and droplets in-process allows monitoring of the various operations to optimize performance. Such measurement can also be used during crude oil blending to detect asphaltene precipitates that can cause fouling and can be used for monitoring other fouling streams.
US07927478B2	Spiral wound module having axial dilution chamber flow A spiral wound module for the electrochemical desalination of aqueous salt-containing solutions, whose feeds for solution to be desalinated and whose discharge for desalinated water are mounted on side walls of the dilution chamber of the module, permits an axial instead of tangential flow in the dilution chamber.
US07927476B2	Injection method for microfluidic chips Methods and systems for injecting a sample during electrophoresis, that generally comprise: loading a sieving matrix through a first end of a separation channel; having the an end of the sieving matrix at a set distance from the intersection of the separation channel and a loading channel; pressure loading a sample through the loading channel and filling an empty portion of the separation channel; applying an electric field across the separation channel while flowing a washing buffer through the loading channel; and injecting a portion of the sample into the separation channel, wherein the portion of the sample injected is of a size that is determined by a distance between the end of the sieving matrix and the intersection of the loading and separation channels.
US07927475B2	Gas sensor A gas sensor comprising: the gas sensor element defined; the cylindrical metal shell defined herein; and the protector defined herein, wherein the protector defined herein has a double structure including the cylindrical inner cover portion and the outer cover portion both defined herein, and a leading end portion positioned on a leading end side of the support face of the metal shell, the outer cylindrical portion and the inner cylindrical portion are arranged to construct an inner gas introducing passage for guiding the object gas introduced from the outer gas introducing apertures, between the outer cylindrical portion and the inner cylindrical portion, across a trailing end of the inner cylindrical portion closer to a leading end side, as viewed in an axial direction, than an inner circumferential side end edge of a joining face joining an inner circumference and an outer circumference of a leading end portion of said metal shell, into a clearance between the inner cover portion and the leading end portion of the gas sensor element.
US07927474B2	Cell electrophysiological sensor A cell electrophysiological sensor is provided with: a well having a wall formed by at least one curved face, with opening sections being formed on the two ends thereof; a frame substrate having a through hole and an electrode; a cell electrophysiological sensor chip that is provided with a thin plate having a second through hole; and a void substrate, and in this structure, the frame substrate has a thickness greater than the thickness of the cell electrophysiological sensor chip and the opening diameter of the third opening section is made larger than the opening diameter of the fourth opening section.
US07927468B2	Electrode assembly for use in an electrodeposition process An electrode assembly for use with an electrodeposition process. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electrode assembly includes an electrode for exchanging electrical current with a solution, a passageway for removing gas that becomes trapped between a workpiece and the solution, and a sleeve for electrically isolating the electrode from the workpiece.
US07927466B2	Pulsed magnetron sputtering deposition with preionization The present invention relates to the deposition in a magnetron reactor (1) equipped with a magnetron cathode (MC) of at least one material on a substrate (11a), according to which process said material is vaporized by magnetron sputtering, using a gas that is ionized in pulsed mode. To this effect and in order to favour the formation of high current pulses of short duration while avoiding the formation of electric arcs and while enabling an effective ionisation of the sputtered vapour, a preionization of the said gas prior to the application of the main voltage pulse on the magnetron cathode (MC) is carried out in order to generate current pulses (CP) whose decay time (Td), after cut-off of the main voltage pulse (VP) is shorter than 5 μs.
US07927462B2	Press section and permeable belt in a paper machine A belt press for a paper machine, the belt press including a roll having an exterior surface and a permeable belt. The permeable belt has a first side and is guided over a portion of the exterior surface of the roll. The permeable belt has a tension of at least approximately 30 KN/m, the first side has an open area of at least approximately 25% and a contact area of at least approximately 10%.
US07927460B2	Silver skin-containing paper and method for producing the same Disclosed are silver skin-containing paper and the production method thereof. Aqueous pulp slurry containing paper pulp fibers and ground silver skin is prepared, wherein the ground silver skin is provided by wet grinding of silver skin in the presence of water. The aqueous pulp slurry is then formed into a sheet. The silver skin-containing paper contains the ground silver skin at a ratio of 5 to 60% by mass of the paper.
US07927457B2	Environmentally sustainable multiple ply paper product The present disclosure is generally directed to a multiple ply paper product which includes a first ply comprising virgin fiber, pre-consumer recycled fiber, or mixtures thereof and a second ply comprising at least about 30% by weight post-consumer recycled fiber, wherein the average pore size distribution of the first ply is greater than the average pore size distribution of the second ply.
US07927454B2	Method of patterning a substrate A method of forming a metallic material on a receptor that includes the steps of: placing a donor element proximate a receptor, wherein the donor element includes a donor substrate and a thermal transfer layer, wherein the thermal transfer layer includes a catalytic material, and wherein the thermal transfer layer of the donor element is placed proximate the surface of the receptor; thermally transferring at least a portion of the thermal transfer layer from the donor element to the receptor; and electrolessly depositing a metallic material on the receptor by growth of the metallic material on the catalytic material.
US07927453B2	Method of manufacturing copper foil with insulating layer, copper foil with insulating layer obtained with the same method, and printed circuit board using the same copper foil with insulating layer To provide a method of manufacturing a material which can make a skeletal component as thin as possible to be contained in an insulating layer in a manufactured copper clad laminate and can securely prevent the direct contact between the nodular treatment surface of the attached copper foil and a skeletal component. In order to attain the object, here is adopted “a method of manufacturing a copper foil with an insulating layer 1 which method is a method of manufacturing a copper foil provided with a semi-cured insulating resin layer containing a skeletal component on one side surface of the copper foil, and is characterized in that: a first thermosetting resin layer 3 in an uncured or semi-cured state.
US07927451B2	Method of making a building material having a selvage edge A method of forming a building material with a pre-applied adhesive may include providing a first and second membrane positioned in the same planar orientation and having a gap between them. The first membrane may include an adjacent edge, and the second membrane may include an adjacent edge. The adjacent edges may face each other. A first adhesive tape may be applied to a top planar surface of the first membrane and a second adhesive tape may be applied to the top planar surface of the second membrane. The first and second adhesive tapes extend into the gap.
US07927450B2	Method of manufacturing an adhesive mount for a leveling device A method of manufacturing a mount includes dispensing a predetermined amount of molten thermoplastic adhesive on a release liner, attaching a tab to the adhesive while the adhesive is at a temperature above its softening point, and cooling the adhesive to a temperature below its softening point.
US07927448B2	Microlens windows and interphased images for packaging and printing and methods for manufacture The method for making a container includes providing a first heated conveyor having a first belt, the first belt including a plurality of heated shoes; providing a second conveyor having a second belt, the first belt and the second belt being substantially overlapping to provide a nip between at least one of the plurality of heated shoes and the second belt, the first and the second belts traveling in a common direction; placing a container on the second belt prior to the nip, the container having a opening disposed therethrough; placing a piece of lenticular material over the opening; and bonding the piece of lenticular material to the opening in the nip.
US07927441B2	Method for joining fabric panels and manufacturing brassieres A method of manufacturing a breast cup of a brassiere may include the steps of providing a pad including a first edge portion and a second edge portion, providing a fabric cover including a third edge portion and a fourth edge portion, superimposing the first and third edge portions, connecting the superimposed first and third edge portions together, superimposing the second and fourth edge portions, connecting the superimposed second and fourth edge portions together, ultrasonically cutting and fusing the connected first and third edge portions to form a first line of fusion joining the pad and the fabric cover, ultrasonically cutting and fusing the connected second and fourth edge portions to form a second line of fusion joining the pad and the fabric cover, and turning the joined pad and fabric cover inside out along the first and second lines of fusion to form seamless edges.
US07927437B2	Ordered nanoenergetic composites and synthesis method A structured, self-assembled nanoenergetic material is disclosed that includes a nanostructure comprising at least one of the group consisting of a fuel and an oxidizer and a plurality of substantially spherical nanoparticles comprising at least the other of the group consisting of a fuel and an oxidizer. The spherical particles are arranged around the exterior surface area of said nanorod. This structured particle assures that the oxidizer and the fuel have a high interfacial surface area between them. Preferably, the nanostructure is at least one of a nanorod, nanowire and a nanowell, and the second shaped nanoparticle is a nanosphere.
US07927434B2	Co-Cr-Pt-B alloy sputtering target Provided is a Co—Cr—Pt—B alloy sputtering target comprising an island-shaped rolled structure formed from a Co-rich phase based on the primary crystal formed upon casting, and a Co—Cr—Pt—B alloy sputtering target in which the island-shaped rolled structure has an average size of 200 μm or less. This Co—Cr—Pt—B alloy sputtering target has an uniform and fine rolled structure with minimal segregation and residual stress upon casting, and the present invention aims to enable the stable and inexpensive manufacture of the target, prevent or suppress the generation of particles, and to improve the production yield of deposition.
US07927433B2	Cold-rolled steel sheet A cold-rolled steel sheet of carbon steel or low-alloy steel comprising C: 0.01 to 0.25% by mass with a ferrite main phase is has an average ferrite crystal grain diameter D (μm) at the depth of ¼ of the sheet thickness from the steel sheet surface satisfying formulas (5,6) and the increase rate X (μm/min) in average ferrite crystal grain diameter at 700° C. at the depth of ¼ of the sheet thickness from the steel sheet surface and D (μm) satisfying formula (3): 1.2≦D≦9.3 (5) D≦5.0−2.0·Cr+5000/(5+350·C+40·Mn)2 (6) D·X≦0.1 (3) and, at said ¼ inch depth, the area percentage of ferrite crystal grains the crystal grain diameter d (μm) of which satisfying formula (4) is at least 80%: D/3≦d≦3D (4) wherein C, Cr and Mn represent mass % of the respective elements in the steel.
US07927428B2	Cleaning member, cleaning method, and device manufacturing method A method of cleaning at least a portion of an exposure system's substrate-holding member. The method involves using the substrate-holding member to hold a cleaning member having substantially the same external shape as a substrate processed with the exposure system. The outer diameter of the cleaning member is smaller than the outer diameter of the substrate processed with the exposure system, and as a result, when the substrate-holding member holds the cleaning member, a gap is provided from the outer diameter of the cleaning member to another member which surrounds the substrate when the substrate-holding member is used to hold a substrate. Liquid is supplied to a space over the gap in order to clean at least a portion of the substrate-holding member.
US07927425B2	Power-delivery mechanism and apparatus of plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition using the same A power-delivery mechanism is provided in the present invention, which utilizes an element with airtight and flexible characteristics coupled to a power-generating unit so as to generate a motion in a specific direction. Besides, an apparatus of plasma -enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) is also provided in the present invention, which comprises the power-delivery mechanism to load/unload a workpiece onto a stage for processing automatically. Meanwhile, the present invention also provides a height-adjusting unit and a position-indicating unit allowing the operator to adjust the distance between an upper electrode and a lower electrode of the PECVD so that the operator is capable of monitoring and adjusting the distance easily between the upper electrode and the lower electrode outside the chamber of the PECVD.
US07927424B2	Padded clamp ring with edge exclusion for deposition of thick AlCu/AlSiCu/Cu metal alloy layers A substrate clamp ring has an edge exclusion lip with a variable bottom surface. At least a portion of that bottom surface has a height above the substrate contact level selected to minimize accumulation over time of deposited aluminum-copper alloy across lower portions of the bottom surface, and to allow the aluminum-copper alloy to be deposited to a thickness of at least 2 microns on each of a predetermined number of substrates without bridging. The height of the bottom surface at an innermost edge of the lip is preferably about 17 mils, while a height of the bottom surface over the substrate edge is preferably about 8.5 mils.
US07927414B2	Method of manufacturing acellular matrix glue An acellular matrix glue and a method of making is disclosed. Specifically, an acellular matrix glue that is useful in preparing a reinforced acellular matrix for medical applications including tissue engineering and hernia repair.
US07927411B2	Compound, ink, process and use A process for printing an image on a substrate comprising applying to the substrate an ink comprising a medium and compound of Formula (1) or a salt thereof wherein the compound of Formula (1) or a salt thereof is a triazine coupled azo containing colorant. The process and colorant are especially useful for ink jet printing.
US07927407B2	Desiccant bag and filter assembly Desiccant bag and filter assembly adapted for insertion into an integrated condenser dryer chamber of a vehicle or mobile air conditioning system or the like. A support member (4) lies along the exterior of a desiccant containing pouch (2) with the pouch secured at both of its longitudinal ends to the support. A filter member is integral with the assembly and positioned at one end of the pouch. Rigid stand off members (10, 18) are positioned at respective ends of the assembly.
US07927403B2	Method for absorption of acid gases The invention relates to a method for the absorption of acid gases, such as CO2 and H2S, from gas mixtures. According to the invention, acid gases are absorbed from a gas mixture by contacting this gas mixture with a liquid in which is dissolved so high a concentration of an amino acid or a salt thereof that a precipitate is formed. The contact takes place in a column of the packing-free type or a column suitable for processing slurries.
US07927401B2	Method and device for reducing the number of particles in the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine A device for reducing the number of particles in the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine includes at least two structures through which an exhaust gas can flow, initially through a first structure and then through a second structure during operation. An electrical potential difference can be generated between the structures. In this way, the exhaust gas downstream of the second structure has fewer particles, averaged over time, than the exhaust gas upstream of the first structure. In addition, the particles downstream of the second structure have a larger mean diameter than those upstream of the first structure, so that it is possible to reduce emissions, in particular of fine dust, in the exhaust gas of internal combustion engines. A method for reducing the number of particles in the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, is also provided.
US07927399B2	Composition for forming green body, brown body and sintered body A composition for forming a green body is provided. The composition for forming the green body contains powder constituted of a metallic material and a binder containing a first resin which is decomposable by ozone and a second resin which is also decomposable by ozone but decomposed later than the first resin. The green body formed of the composition is used in producing a brown body, wherein the brown body is produced by first exposing the green body to a high ozone content atmosphere to decompose the first resin and remove the decomposed first resin and then decompose the second resin and remove the decomposed second resin, and then at least once exposing the thus obtained green body to a low ozone content atmosphere whose ozone concentration is lower than an ozone concentration of the high ozone content atmosphere. By using the composition mentioned above, it is possible to produce the green body and the brown body from which a metal sintered body having a reduced metal oxide amount and improved properties (dimensional accuracy) can be produced safely, easily and cost-effectively. Such a brown body and a metal sintered body are also provided.
US07927393B2	Air cleaner element An air cleaner element includes an element body, which filters an air flow, and a guard member secured to the element body. The air flow is introduced into the element body through a first end surface of the element body. The air flow is then filtered and sent out from a second end surface. The guard member has a leg portion, which is secured to an outer circumferential portion of the first end surface of the element body. The guard member projects toward the upstream side of the air flow and includes guard portions which are connected together at the distal ends of the guard portions. The guard portions function as a handle when the element body is removed or installed and as a blockage portion that prevents large-sized foreign matter from entering the element body.
US07927390B2	Stable aqueous suspension liquid of finely divided diamond particles, metallic film containing diamond particles and method of producing the same An aqueous suspension liquid of finely divided diamond particles comprising 0.05 to 160 parts by weight of a finely divided diamond particles in 1000 parts of water, wherein; (i) the finely divided diamond particles have an element composition consisting mainly of 72 to 89.5% by weight of carbon, 0.8 to 1.5% of hydrogen, 1.5 to 2.5% of nitrogen, and 10.5 to 25.0% of oxygen; (ii) and, almost all of said diamond particles are in the range of 2 nm to 50 nm in diameters thereof (80% or more by number average, 70% or more by weight average), (iii) and, said finely divided diamond particles exhibit a strongest peak of the intensity of the Bragg angle at 43.9° (2θ±2°), strong and characteristic peaks at 73.5° (2θ±2°) and 95° (2θ±2°), a warped halo at 17° (2θ±2°), and no peak at 26.5°, by X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectrum analysis using Cu—Kα radiation when dried, (iv) and, specific surface area of said diamond particles when dry state powder is not smaller than 1.50×105 m2/kg, and substantially all the surface carbon atoms of said particles are bonded with hetero atoms, and the total absorption space of said powder is 0.5 m3/kg or more, when dried. The diamond particles are very active and dispersible in aqueous liquid in stable, and have essentially same mechanical properties as that of usual diamonds.
US07927388B2	Apparatus and method for producing woodfuel briquettes, pellets, compounds, agglomerates, granulates, and the like An apparatus and a method for producing woodfuel briquettes, pellets, compounds, composites, agglomerates, or granulates as source material for subsequent processing in injection molding or extrusion processes, includes a pressing screw with screw spirals, which rotate around a longitudinal axis and which are arranged inside a screw shell. The feed material is conveyed to the pressing screw via a feed chute located at an input side. At the end of the pressing screw, processing tools are arranged, to which the feed material is conveyed by the rotating screw spirals. In the area of the processing tools, the residual moisture in the feed material evaporates due to the heat generated during the processing procedure, and is vented as a steam flow from the apparatus through the screw shell. In order to prevent the steam flow from carrying away part of the feed material, the apparatus includes an expansion chamber, through which the escaping steam flow is channeled, and the flow-through cross section of which is such that it causes the steam flow to decelerate. As a result of the deceleration of the steam flow in the expansion chamber, the particles of the feed material that were carried off by the steam flow can be returned to the feed material.
US07927386B2	Method for manufacturing a battery pack A rechargeable battery (2) and a circuit substrate (3) are connected by lead plates (4, 5) and united by a primary mold (11) that is formed by filling resin therebetween, after which a secondary mold (12) is formed on the outer face by filling resin at necessary locations and a winding sheet (13) is wound around the periphery, thereby forming a battery pack.
US07927384B2	Acid dyes Compounds of the general formula (I) a process for their preparation and their use for dyeing and/or printing organic substrates are described.
US07927382B2	Ready-to-use composition for the oxidation dyeing of keratin fibers comprising at least one fatty substance, at least one oxidation chosen from 4,5-diaminopyrazoles and acid addition salts thereof, at least one additional dye precursor other than the at least one oxidation base, at least one oxidizing agent, and optionally at least one alkaline agent, and processes and kits therewith Provided is a ready-to-use composition for the oxidation dyeing of keratin fibers, and for example human keratin fibers such as the hair, comprising: A) at least one fatty substance present in the ready-to-use composition in an amount of greater than or equal to 25% by weight relative to the total weight of the ready-to-use composition, B) at least one oxidation base chosen from 4,5-diaminopyrazoles and the acid addition salts thereof, C) at least one additional dye precursor other than the at least one oxidation base defined in B), D) at least one oxidizing agent, and optionally E) at least one alkaline agent. Also provided is a process comprising applying to the keratin fibers for a period of time sufficient to develop the desired coloring, the ready-to-use composition.
US07927380B2	Composition for oxidation dyeing of keratin fibers comprising at least one fatty substance, at least one oxidation base, at least one dye precursor, at least one oxidizing agent, and optionally at least one alkaline agent, and processes and kits therewith The disclosure relates to a composition for the oxidation dyeing of keratin fibers comprising: A) at least one fatty substance wherein the at least one fatty substance is present in an amount greater than or equal to 25% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition; B) at least one oxidation base chosen from diaminopyrazolones and acid-addition salts thereof; C) at least one additional dye precursor other than the oxidation base in B); D) at least one oxidizing agent; and optionally E) at least one alkaline agent.
US07927379B2	Method for fabric treatment at low pH A composition useful for treating fabrics. The composition contains a silver-containing copolymer having polymerized units of a monomer X which is an ethylenically unsaturated compound having a substituent group selected from an unsaturated or aromatic heterocyclic group having at least one nitrogen atom and polymerized units of a monomer Y which is an ethylenically unsaturated compound selected from carboxylic acids, organosulfuric acids, sulfonic acids, phosphonic acids and esters comprising polymerized units of ethylene oxide.
US07927377B2	Elevated vacuum locking system An elevated vacuum locking system for prosthetic limb. An exemplary embodiment may include a plunger pin mounted to a flexible liner and including a through passage between a location proximate the exterior of the liner and a distal end of the plunger pin; a locking mechanism mounted within the distal end of a socket; a manifold mounted to the exterior of the distal end of the socket and including a cavity adapted to receive the distal end of the plunger pin when the patient's residual limb and the liner are installed into the socket, the manifold including a through passage connecting an interior of the cavity to an exterior fitting; and a vacuum pump operative to withdraw air from the interior of the socket via the through passage of the plunger pin, the cavity, and the through passage of the manifold.
US07927376B2	Expandable acetabular liner extraction device, cup assembly and associated method An extraction device for removing a liner from an acetabular cup is provided. The extraction device includes a body and an actuator. The actuator is operably connected to the body. The extraction device also includes a jaw for cooperation with the liner. The jaw includes a portion of the jaw for penetrating into the liner. The jaw is operably connected to the actuator. The actuator is adapted to cooperate with the jaw to provide a first position for the jaw spaced from the liner and a second position for the jaw in contact with the liner.
US07927373B2	Intervertebral disc prosthesis An intervertebral disc prosthesis comprises a first prosthesis component, a second prosthesis component, and an intermediate prosthesis component positioned between the first prosthesis component and the second prosthesis component. The first prosthesis component and second prosthesis component are configured to rotate upon the intermediate prosthesis component. The first prosthesis component includes a vertebra facing surface with a central channel formed in the vertebra facing surface. The central channel is designed and dimensioned to engage an insertion arm of a disc insertion tool. The first prosthesis component also includes at least one indentation configured to engage at least one retention arm of the disc insertion tool. The at least one indentation of the first prosthesis component may comprises at least one groove formed in a collar of the first prosthesis component. In one embodiment, the first and second prosthesis components are plates and the intermediate prosthesis component is a core.
US07927370B2	Valve aptation assist device An apparatus including a tether, and an aptation device coupled to the tether at a position corresponding to a location to contact cusps of an atrioventricular valve during systole, wherein the tether and aptation device are suitable for percutaneous delivery to a patient. An apparatus including a support annulus comprising a length corresponding to a circumference of one of an interior portion of an atrium and an atrioventricular valve annulus; and an aptation device coupled to the support annulus corresponding to a location to contact cusps of an atrioventricular valve during at least one of systole when the support annulus is seated in one of an atrium and an atrioventricular valve annulus, wherein the support annulus and aptation device are suitable for percutaneous delivery to a patient. Also, a method of introducing an aptation device to contact cusps or leaflets of an atrioventricular valve.
US07927368B2	Device viewable under an imaging beam The invention provides a stent made from a material operable to perform a stent's desired therapeutic functions, and also made from a material that has a radiopacity that substantially preserves the appearance of the stent when the stent is viewed under a CT imaging beam. Such a stent can allow for follow-up of the stent and the surrounding blood-vessel on CT.
US07927359B2	Polyaxial screw A bone-anchoring device is provided. The bone-anchoring device may comprise a screw including a threaded shaft portion configured to engage bone tissue, and a head portion having a cup-shaped cavity. The device may further include a rod connector and a linking member, wherein the linking member includes a spherical head portion configured to engage the cup-shaped cavity of the head of the screw, a widened flange s configured to engage the linking member, and an elongate body extending from the widened flange portion and configured to extend through an opening in the rod connector.
US07927352B2	Method of closing a wound using a wound closure product A wound closure system and a method of closing a wound are disclosed. The wound closure system includes a plurality of skin anchors mechanically attached to external skin tissue around a periphery of a wound, a line extending between the skin anchors, the line slidably engaged with each skin anchor, and a biasing member that provides tension on the line to draw all of the skin anchors toward the wound. The method of closing a wound includes the steps of attaching a plurality of skin anchors to external skin around a periphery of a wound, extending a line between the skin anchors around substantially the entire periphery of the wound, and providing tension to the line to draw the skin anchors toward the wound.
US07927349B2	Support frame for an embolic protection device A support 103 for an embolic protection device comprises round wires 116 which may form one or more support hoops for a filter body. The circumferential hoop formed by the wires 116 ensures that in the expanded position, the filter body 102 will be supported by the support frame 103 in circumferential apposition with the interior wall of the vasculature. The wires 116 may have a strain distributing linkage element in the form of a loop 120. The loop 120 acts as a diameter or circumference adjuster allowing an embolic protection device to adapt to different Bessel contours and sizes whilst maintaining apposition with the vessel wall. The strain relieving geometry of the loops enhances the compliance of the bend points without creating a weakened hinge point, thus ensuring that there is no discontinuity in the circumferential seal against the vessel wall.
US07927346B2	Diversion device to increase cerebral blood flow Methods and devices provide for temporary partial aortic occlusion to achieve diversion of blood flow to the brain in patients suffering from cerebral ischemia. The device can include an expandable frame with a membrane mounted on a first portion of the frame. The membrane can have at least one opening. In some embodiments, the membrane has an outer region and an inner region, and an opening in the inner region. In use, the frame can expand to conform to the inner walls of the aorta and the membrane can at least partially occlude the aorta thereby increasing cerebral perfusion. The frame can include one or more anchors to aid in maintaining the device in position against the arterial blood flow pressure.
US07927342B2	Methods and devices for the treatment of urinary incontinence Methods and devices for treating female stress urinary incontinence are disclosed. The methods include transvaginally accessing the pelvic cavity and introducing a suburethral sling into the retropubic space. In some embodiments the ends of the sling are attached to an anatomical support structure. In other embodiments, the ends of the suburethral sling are not attached to an anatomical support structure. The devices include a surgical instrument for blunt dissection of the pelvic cavity which includes a curved shaft and a blunt distal end. A hook deployment device may optionally be attached to the surgical instrument.
US07927337B2	Bone separator A bone spreader includes two tubular pin holders which are connected to one another by a parallel guide system, and two pins that are configured to be connected to the bone parts that are to be spread apart. In order to give the bone parts that are to be spread apart a more secure position in relation to one another, at least one of the pin holders is provided with a locking device for a pin located in the pin holder. This locking device includes a locking finger which is movable tangentially with respect to the pin holder and which, in the locking position, engages in a transverse groove of the associated pin and can be formed by a pivotably mounted hook.
US07927334B2	Multi-directional rod reducer instrument and method A surgical reducing instrument is used to position an elongated implant element in a desired position relative to one or more of the bone anchors of a spinal implant system. The reducing instrument includes a mounting member that is mounted to the anchor and extends along a first longitudinal axis and an implant reducing member pivotally linked to the mounting member that extends along a second longitudinal axis that is offset from and variably positionable relative to the first longitudinal axis about a pivot axis. The reducing member contacts the implant element and includes a manipulation portion to move the implant element along the second longitudinal axis and can maintain contact to move the implant element toward the bone anchor when the reducing member is pivoted relative to the mounting member about the pivot axis.
US07927326B2	Residual energy recovery in a drug delivery device An implantable drug delivery device includes a pump motor that is driven by electrical energy from a storage capacitor. At the end of each pump delivery cycle, electrical energy stored in the pump motor is recovered and returned to the storage capacitor, so that it can be used in subsequent delivery cycles.
US07927323B2	Interlabial pad The present invention relates to an interlabial pad can be sealed and attached to the female labia, which has a structure in capable of easily achieving a sealing attachment into the female labia.A sheet body (2) is provided on an opposite side to a body side of the interlabial pad (1) to form a pair of the fingertip insert openings (3,4) on both side portions, the wearer inserts two finger into the fingertip insert opening (3,4) and catches the sheet body 2 by the two finger, thereby the interlabial pad (1) can be folded in substantially mountain folded shape along the vertically axial center line and can be attached to the labia (9) in keeping a condition of forming a raised area (5) on the body side surface of the pad.
US07927314B2	Needle tip guard for percutaneous entry needles A needle tip protective device for use with percutaneous entry needles. In one embodiment, the needle tip protective device includes a needle guard slidably mounted on a hypodermic needle, the latter having a needle tip located at the distal end thereof, and a change of profile formed medially there along. The needle guard is movable along the hypodermic needle and engageable with the change in profile formed thereon. The engagement with the change in profile is configured to correspond with the ability of the needle trap to entrap the needle tip once the needle trap has advanced the sufficient distance distally along the hypodermic needle. In further refinements, the needle trap may be biased toward the distal needle tip of the needle.
US07927313B2	Medical device configuration based on recognition of identification information A medical delivery system (10) is provided for delivering a medicament (17) or fluid (17) to a patient. The system comprises a disposable element such as a line set (14) associated with a container (16) containing the fluid (17), an identifier (18) associated with the line set (14) and having identification information associated therewith, and a delivery device (12) configured to engage the line set (14) and deliver the fluid (17) to the patient. The delivery device (12) includes a recognition system (20) that is capable of obtaining the identification information associated with the identifier (18). The identification information may include information regarding the identification of the fluid (17), a type of line set (14), or a type of administration associated with the line set (14). The device (12) can be capable of configuration based on the identification information.
US07927310B2	Catheter winder/unwinder and an arteriography system provided with such a winder/unwinder A catheter winder/unwinder comprising at least a first system and a second system is disclosed wherein, the first system comprises a first receptacle that receives a catheter and a first drive mechanism that applies movement to the catheter, the second system comprising a second receptacle that receives a guide and including an outlet, said second receptacle being rotatable relative to the first receptacle, and a second drive mechanism that applies movement to the guide. The outlet includes a fastener device for fastening to the catheter.
US07927309B2	Expandable sheath introducer The disclosure relates to an a catheter sheath introducer that is capable of being expanded from first diameter to second diameter in order to accommodate differently sized medical devices to be introduced by the sheath introducer. The device is structured such that it does not foreshorten when expanded.
US07927308B2	Puncture device A puncture device that reliably acts on the target body site is proposed. The puncture device includes a luminal puncture body 2 having a projection opening 2a on the side surface; a tube 3, accommodated in the puncture body 2, having an acting part 3a that acts on the inside of the body; and a leading means 4 for projecting the acting part 3a of the tube 3 towards the side from the projection opening 2a. The leading means 4 includes a wire 5 inserted in the tube 3, and a moving means 6 for moving the wire 5 in the length direction of the puncture body 2, the moving means 6 adjusting the moving amount of the wire 5 to project the wire 5 from the projection opening 2a. The acting part 3a of the tube 3 can be projected by the projection of the wire 5.
US07927304B2	Enteral feeding pump and feeding set therefor An enteral feeding pump and feeding set for use to deliver a supply of liquid to a patient. The feeding set has a conduit for the nutrient liquid and a safety interlock device associated with the conduit. The enteral feeding pump has a pumping device and a control system for controlling operation of the pump. An electromagnetic radiation source operatively connected to the control system of the enteral feeding pump emits an electromagnetic radiation signal in a direction for striking the safety interlock device of the feeding set. The safety interlock device is adapted to affect the direction of the electromagnetic radiation. An electromagnetic radiation detector is operatively connected to the control system for receiving the electromagnetic radiation signal when the direction is affected by the safety interlock device, and provides an indication to the control system that the feeding set conduit is properly positioned in the enteral feeding pump.
US07927303B2	Medicine injection devices and methods A reloadable medicine injector and methods are described in which a barrel with a receiving cavity is adapted to slidably receive a syringe subassembly for axial movement therein. Upon removal of a safety and release of a syringe driver, the syringe driver moves forward and injects the syringe needle. A plurality of penetration controls are shown for controlling injection needle penetration depth. The penetration controls have an abutment and various lengths to provide different needle penetration depth positions. In one form of penetration control a sleeve is used against which the syringe or related parts contact. In another form the front return spring is used as a penetration control. A cushioning ring may be used to reduce syringe breakage. A load distribution and guide ring may be used to distribute loading applied to the syringe and help guide the moving syringe.
US07927302B2	High flow rate infusion unit and heat exchanger A high flow rate infusion unit includes a heating unit with opposing, electrically-operated heating plates that contact a heat exchanger to heat infusate flowing therethrough. Pressure infusers on the infusion unit are operable to provide infusate at a high flow rate. A flat, elongate heat exchanger has a laminar fluid flow path receivable between the heating plates to which heat is conducted by contact with the heating plates. A bubble trap and a valve are disposed within the heat exchanger. The bubble trap collects bubbles and vents air from infusate exiting the fluid flow path, and the valve shuts off the flow of infusate if the volume of air in the bubble trap exceeds a predefined limit.
US07927301B2	Safety syringe A safety syringe includes an outer barrel, a needle unit, an outer barrel plug, an inner barrel, an inner barrel plug, a needle clamper, and a vacuum generating device. The needle unit is disposed within the front end of the outer barrel. The outer barrel plug is disposed within the outer barrel; the outer barrel plug is connected with the needle unit so as to fix the needle unit. The inner barrel plug is disposed within the front end of the inner barrel. The needle clamper is connected with the inner barrel plug. The needle clamper is able to clamp a rear opening of the needle unit. The vacuum generating device is disposed within the inner barrel, and the needle unit can be retracted into the inner barrel by the low pressure which is generated by the vacuum generating device.
US07927295B2	Device and method for compressing wounds A dressing for applying compression to a wound in a patient includes a bladder having a non-deformable end wall and a deformable membrane. The dressing may include a flexible web having an adhesive layer on one side thereof for securing the dressing to the patient so as to hold the bladder against the patient's skin. Upon inflation, the deformable membrane projects towards the patient's skin and exerts pressure on the wound to reduce the flow of blood from the wound.
US07927294B2	Massaging device Disclosed are devices capable of performing a massage and wash on a scalp or massage on an affected area gently and effectively by a brush section or a treating section thereof. A plurality of projections are integrally formed on a surface of a flexible body plate of brush section, so that the projections are symmetrical with respect to an axis line A and an axis line D of the projection is perpendicular with the surface of the body plate. An edge of the body plate is fixed on a frame. A motor serving as a drive section is activated allowing a reciprocating drive means to repeatedly deform the body plate coupled thereto between an upwardly-deflected curved concave position and a downwardly-deflected curved convex position along the axis line A, thereby allowing each distance among a plurality of the projections to open and close-repeatedly to provide an repetitive action of kneading and pushing/stretching the scalp. Accordingly, the scalp massage and the scalp and hair wash are achieved.
US07927289B2	Catheter capable of being equipped with micro biopsy tool Disclosed is a catheter used to pick a sample of a lesion cell tissue existing in the living body, and more particularly a catheter capable of freely coupling or separating a micro biopsy tool and picking a tissue required for an examination just by inserting and extracting the biopsy tool into and from a lesion region when picking the tissue. The catheter can pick a tissue required to diagnose and treat an examinee with a minimal invasion. Accordingly, it is possible to alleviate the examinee's pain and to prevent a perforation from occurring in the picked region when picking the tissue. In addition, according to the catheter of the invention, since the micro biopsy tool can be easily mounted and separated, the catheter can be semi-permanently used by continuously replacing the biopsy tool only.
US07927288B2	In situ tissue analysis device and method A sensor is mounted to a biopsy needle at a location proximate to a tip of the needle. The sensor senses properties of tissue in contact with the sensor and proximate to the tip.
US07927287B2	Herd management technology A method of determining breeding status in animals by (a) determining a breeding event (cyclicity, mounting, pregnancy, open) time, (b) providing an estrus or other breeding event detection apparatus, (c) affixing the estrus detection apparatus at a predetermined location on a female animal at a predetermined application time prior to the breeding event time, and (d) monitoring the estrus detection apparatus for activation thereof. An indicator apparatus is provided for use in indicating when an animal is in estrus. The apparatus is configured to be affixed to the rump of an animal to detect and indicate when the animal has been mounted and, thus, when the animal is in estrus. The apparatus is affixed to the animal by an adhesive layer. Layered on the top surface of the adhesive layer is an indicator layer that is in turn covered with a floodcoat layer. The floodcoat layer is adapted for removal upon the mounting of the first animal by a second animal. Removal of the floodcoat layer exposes the indicator layer indicating that the first animal has been mounted, thereby indicating that the first animal is in heat. The floodcoat layer is highly visible and may be seen from a distance.
US07927286B2	Monitoring system for cardiac surgical operations with cardiopulmonary bypass A monitoring system for cardiac operations with cardiopulmonary bypass comprising: a processor operatively connected to a heart-lung machine; a pump flow detecting device connected to a pump of the heart-lung machine to continuously measure the pump flow value and send it to the processor; a hematocrit reading device inserted inside the arterial or venous line of the heart-lung machine to continuously measure the blood hematocrit value and to send it to the processor; a data input device to allow the operator to manually input data regarding the arterial oxygen saturation and the arterial oxygen tension; computing means integrated in the processor to compute the oxygen delivery value on the basis of the measured pump flow, the measured hematocrit value, the preset value of arterial oxygen saturation, and the preset value of arterial oxygen tension; and a display connected to the processor to display in real-time the computed oxygen delivery value.
US07927277B2	Methods for non-invasively monitoring health The time between heartbeats is measured over a series of such heartbeats. The time interval between two successive events is calculated and stored as a first array. The time difference between adjacent heartbeat intervals is also calculated from the first array and recorded as a differential array. The differential array is subjected to frequency analysis. First the differential array data is linearly interpolated to increase the number of data samples. The interpolated data is then subjected to a fast fourier transform (FFT) yielding a power spectrum. Characteristic frequency ranges are then integrated and the resulting frequency domain spectrum(s) are analyzed for dominant frequency characteristics.
US07927274B2	Integrated receiver for continuous analyte sensor A system is provided for monitoring glucose in a host, including a continuous glucose sensor that produces a data stream indicative of a host's glucose concentration and an integrated receiver that receives the data stream from the continuous glucose sensor and calibrates the data stream using a single point glucose monitor that is integral with the integrated receiver. The integrated receiver obtains a glucose value from the single point glucose monitor, calibrates the sensor data stream received from the continuous glucose sensor, and displays one or both of the single point glucose measurement values and the calibrated continuous glucose sensor values on the user interface.
US07927273B2	Endoscope image pickup unit for picking up magnified images of an object, a focus adjustment apparatus and method, and a focus range check apparatus and method for the same An endoscope image pickup unit is disclosed that captures magnified images of an object. An objective optical system of the image pickup unit includes, in order from the object side, a front lens group having positive refractive power and an aperture stop. Various conditions are satisfied so as to provide an observation scale factor in the range of about 200 to 2000 so that cellular details can be observed, as in a microscope, while keeping the objective optical system sufficiently compact for insertion within a patient. Also disclosed is a focus adjustment apparatus and method for the endoscope image pickup unit, and a focus range check apparatus and method for the endoscope image pickup unit.
US07927272B2	Surgical port with embedded imaging device Disclosed is a disposable access port for use in endoscopic procedures, including laparoscopic procedures. The access port includes a cannula with an embedded camera in communication with an external control box. In operation, a trocar is combined with the access port to facilitate insertion of the access port into an anatomical site. Prior to insertion, the camera is pushed inside the cannula, where it remains during insertion. The trocar is removed after the access port has been inserted to allow surgical instruments to access the anatomical site. During removal of the trocar, a portion of the trocar urges the camera out of the cannula, thereby allowing visualization of the anatomical site. The camera can be fixedly or adjustably mounted on the port. A camera may also be mounted on the trocar. The trocar may include irrigation and suction channels to facilitate a clear view of the anatomical site.
US07927271B2	Endoscope tool coupling An endoscope tool coupling that facilitates the placement and positioning of a surgical tool within an endoscope. The tool coupling may be configured to accommodate differences in lengths between the surgical tool and the endoscope, which may allow a user to precisely position and maintain the distal end of a surgical tool in a desired location relative to the distal end of the endoscope despite differences and variations in lengths. The tool coupling may have an adjustable configuration to accommodate variations in tool and/or endoscope lengths. The tool coupling employ an arrangement that allows a user to easily increase or decrease the length of the coupling, such as by using a telescoping arrangement. A locking arrangement or mechanism may be provided to secure the coupling in a selected configuration for maintaining the surgical tool in a desired location relative to the endoscope. The tool coupling may be configured to generate a preload on the surgical tool when the tool is positioned in a desired location relative to the endoscope. The tool coupling may be configured to allow for the withdrawal and reintroduction of the same or a similar surgical tool without changing or impacting the original length adjustment and/or preload for the particular tool/endoscope arrangement. The tool coupling may be configured as a separate device that can be attached to various endoscopes, or the tool coupling may be an integrated component of the endoscope.
US07927268B1	Counterpulsation device with increased volume-displacement efficiency and methods of use A method for mechanically assisting the pumping action of the heart. A catheter is provided comprising an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal region, an expandable member attached in the distal region, and an inflatable member in the distal region and attached distal the expandable member. The catheter is advanced into the aorta. The expandable member is expanded to at least partially obstruct the aorta. The inflatable member is inflated during diastole. The inflatable member is then deflated during the ejection phase of the left ventricle while expansion of the expandable member is maintained. The pumping action of the heart is thereby mechanically assisted. Cerebral perfusion augmentation may also be achieved by use of combined coarctation-counterpulsation devices and methods. Devices for practicing methods with increased volume-displacement efficiency are also described.
US07927267B2	Abdominal exercise device An exercise device is disclosed having at least a base, first and second knee supports which are bilaterally coupled to first and second pivots located off from the center of the base. Independently rotatable knee pads are coupled to the perimeter-side end of the first and second knee supports arranged around a perimeter of the base. An upper extremity support is coupled to the base, and a first base supporting member is positioned at a rear of the base and a second base supporting member is positioned at a front of the base, wherein at least one of an inclination and elevation of the base is determined by adjustment of the base supporting members, wherein the first and second knee supports move around different arcs to generate an elliptical motion for an individual.
US07927265B2	Resistance training apparatus The disclosure shows and describes a resistance training apparatus that enables one to use a single machine to exercise antagonistic muscle groups by enabling one to select a first level of resistance in a first direction and select a second level of resistance in a second direction. The apparatus will include a frame assembly, and shaft rotatably mounted to the frame assembly. The apparatus has first and second disks, first and second calipers respectively engaging the disks, and first and second adjustment means that respectively provide varying resistance when one imparts rotating torque is imparted to a first direction or second direction, respectively.
US07927261B2	Boxer-fly exercise apparatus A boxer-fly exercise apparatus, hereinafter Boxer-fly, is provided. The Boxer-fly provides an additional exercise for performing strength training of a user's pectoral muscles. Specifically, the Boxer-fly presents a novel angle for conditioning a user's pectoral muscles derived from the motion performed by a boxer dropping his elbows to block his ribs. Furthermore, the apparatus can be used by any user looking to fully develop their chest muscles.
US07927260B1	Double-end punching and exercise bag A double-end punching and exercise bag assembly and cable where the bag is vertically adjustable by extending the cable through the bag assembly and providing clamp assemblies at both ends of the bag assembly each having collet-like radial spring fingers activated by an axially movable threaded nut.
US07927259B1	Body impact trainer system A punch pad assembly is provided. A plurality of support plates are coupled with respect to the punch pad assembly. A motor is provided. The motor operatively couples the support plates with respect to a trigger. In this manner the punch pad assembly may be reciprocated at a rate of between 300 and 700 strokes per minute with a stroke length of between 0.875 and 1.000 inches.
US07927258B2	Bicycling exercise apparatus An apparatus permitting a user to perform a simulated bicycling exercise is provided. The design includes a frame and a first mounting point and a second mounting point configured to maintain the frame. A seat is connected to the frame and configured to support the user. A wheel is positioned in association with said frame and pedals configured to interact with the wheel, and the frame is configured to pivot about the first mounting point and second mounting point in response to leaning by the user. Handlebars may be provided that enable further force application and enhance the leaning or pivoting in the bicycle riding simulation experience.
US07927254B2	Recreational structure using a sleeve-joint coupling A recreational structure, such as a trampoline frame, can be quickly and reliably assembled using a sleeve-joint coupling having a “T” configuration. A first arm member and an aperture that is formed in the sleeve-joint coupling are disposed in an opposite relationship. A second arm member and a third arm member are disposed in an opposite relationship with each other. The first arm member receives one end of a vertical frame member of the recreational structure, while the aperture receives one end of a vertical pole member of, for example, a safety enclosure. The second and third arm members each receive one end of a horizontal frame member of the recreational structure. The vertical pole member extends through the sleeve-joint coupling into an inner portion of the vertical frame member received by the first arm of the sleeve-joint coupling.
US07927250B2	Control apparatus for vehicular power transmitting system A control apparatus for a vehicular power transmitting system including (a) an electrically controlled differential portion operable to distribute an output of a drive power source of a vehicle to a first electric motor and a power transmitting member, (b) a second electric motor connected to a power transmitting path between an output shaft of the drive power source and a drive wheel of the vehicle, (c) a coupling device provided in the electrically controlled differential portion and operable to selectively switch the differential portion between a differential state and a non-differential state, and (d) an electric-energy storage device operable to store and discharge an electric energy supplied from the first or second electric motor, the control apparatus including a torque-receiving-proportion control portion configured to control a proportion of torque values of a reaction torque corresponding to a torque acting on a predetermined member of the electrically controlled differential portion, which torque values are respectively received by the first electric motor and the coupling device, such that a ratio of the torque value received by the coupling device, with respect to the reaction torque, increases with an increase of a difference of an electric energy amount consumed by the second electric motor from an electric energy amount generated by the first electric motor.
US07927247B2	Multi-speed automatic transmission An automatic transmission having input and output drive shafts (AN, AB), a planetary gearset (VS), a main planetary gearset (HS), with three uncoupled input elements and one output element, and shift elements (A, B, C, D, E, F). An input element of gearset (VS) couples with shaft (AN). An output element of gearset (VS) rotates slower than shaft (AN). An element of gearset (VS) is fixed to a transmission housing. The first input element of gearset (HS) is connected, via elements (B, C), to the output element of gearset (VS). The first input element of gearset (HS) is connectable, via element (F), with shaft (AN). The second input element of gearset (HS) is connectable, via element (A), with the output element of gearset (VS). The third input element of gearset (HS) is connectable, via elements (D, E), with shaft (AN). The output element of the gearset (HS) couples shaft (AB).
US07927239B2	Substantially fluid tight game racket including a spring suspension module A game racket frame is provided including at least one substantially fluid tight portion. The racket includes a handle and a head frame with strings laced through and held in tension to form a stringed hitting surface. Alternatively, the game racket of the present invention could be formed of at least one substantially fluid tight part including a handle portion and a head frame portion. The head frame includes at least one substantially fluid tight portion and has at least one unitary multi-component spring suspension module disposed on its periphery to cooperate with at least one string. The profile of the generally tubular, spring suspension module is formed by at least two components, having at least one common wall. The profile includes a first side portion and a second side portion, is closed on at least two ends, and can have at least one communicating means in common with the racket. Alternatively, when the racket is comprised of more than one substantially fluid tight part, there can also be at least one communicating means located on at least one common surface between the parts to form the substantially fluid tight game racket of the present invention.
US07927237B2	Return machine for spherical gameballs and transport apparatus incorporating the same The present disclosure relates to a basketball return machine which may be utilized with either a goal unit or a stand-alone basketball goal. Either or both of the basketball return machine and goal unit may be fixed in location or transportable. The machine collects basketballs that are shot in the direction of a basketball goal and returns them to the user at one or more locations around the return machine's perimeter. The present disclosure eliminates the need for persons or other means being deployed to capture and return balls to persons practicing or playing a game of basketball. The present disclosure also contemplates features that permit its use in low level light or even unlighted environments. Lastly, the present disclosure contemplates a fully functional basketball system that is adaptable to varying user skill levels.
US07927232B2	Golf club head A hollow golf club head includes a sole, a crown, a skirt, and a striking face. The golf club includes a junction interconnecting the sole, crown, and skirt to the striking face, the junction including at least one stiffening member.
US07927230B2	Golf club head with grooves and method of manufacture Embodiments of golf clubs with grooves and methods of manufacture thereof are described herein. In some embodiments, a golf club head can include: (a) a body having a strike face with channels; and (b) at least one insert located within at least one of the channels. The at least one of the channels can have a single groove, and the at least one insert can form at least a portion of the single groove. Other embodiments and related methods are also disclosed herein.
US07927227B2	Golf swing alignment training device Golfers need and desire to practice and perfect their golf swings, and proper alignment of the golfer's body and the arc that the head of club travels are critical in this regard. The golf swing alignment training device provided allows golfers of different height and body proportions, and using a variety of different golf clubs to practice and perfect their swing. The device comprises a stance rule changeably marked to indicate proper location of the golfer's feet as required using different clubs, a connecting shaft perpendicular to the stance rule that can be moved as needed for clubs of different length, a swing guide governing the direction of the golfer's swing and the shape of its arc, a club face orientation indicator that can be adjusted to indicate proper club face orientation for different shots, and a ball position indicator which properly locates the ball in relation to the device and the golfer's body. The device is of simple, rugged construction, easily adjustable as needed by golfers of different size and body proportion, and a single device can be used by right or left handed golfers, and even by children.
US07927226B1	Golf putter having alignment apparatus A putter head is provided which has a striking surface and is adapted to mount to a shaft of a putter. The putter head has an alignment apparatus which includes a sighting device and a flat surface. The sighting device has an upright element and a base element which is symmetrically positioned around a bottom of the upright element. When viewed from above, centering the base element around the upright element every time positions a golfer's eyes and head in the same position every time. The flat surface is centered under the upright element. The flat surface whereby positioning the flat surface on a surface positions the putter head in the same relationship with the surface every time.
US07927223B2	Amusement ride An amusement ride includes a support structure generally having the shape of a vertical standing arch that spans from a first ground base to a second ground base. Movably supported on the support structure is at least one vehicle for carrying one or more passengers at least partially along a length of the support structure from an initial loading position at one of the first and second ground bases. The vehicle is hereby lifted by a lifting device from the initial loading position upwards along the support structure and slowed down by a braking mechanism when it travels from an elevated position in a downward direction along the support structure.
US07927221B2	Tool and method for the production of a thread The tool for the chipless production of a thread, in particular for producing an internal thread, is in its forming height, pitch of the pressing lands and/or pressing surfaces adapted to the material of the workpiece in a special manner.
US07927220B2	Driveshaft comprising a counter track joint featuring a delimited axial displacement path A constant velocity universal ball joint 11 having first and second outer ball tracks 16, 18, and first and second inner ball tracks 17, 19, forming first pairs of tracks 16, 17 which widen in a first axial direction. Ri1 (α), and forming second pairs of tracks 18, 19 which widen in a second axial direction Ri2 (β). Balls 20 are guided in the pairs of tracks and have centers Z positioned on a pitch circle radius PCR around a joint centre M. A ball cage 21 holds the balls 20 in a common central plane E on to the angle-bisecting plane when the joint is articulated. There is provided an axial clearance permitting a relative axial displacement S wherein, when in the aligned condition, the ratio between the axial clearance S and the pitch circle radius PCR ranges between 0.01 and 0.09 (0.01
US07927219B2	Torque fluctuation absorbing apparatus A torque fluctuation absorbing apparatus provided between a driving source and a transmission and transmitting torque from the driving source to the transmission, the apparatus absorbing fluctuations in the torque and limiting a maximum value of the torque, the apparatus includes a flywheel, a supporting member, a first plate having a sliding surface, a second plate having a sliding surface, a disc spring supported by the supporting member and biasing one of the first and second plates towards the other one thereof, a friction material sandwiched tightly between the sliding surface of the first plate and the sliding surface of the second plate, a damper mechanism connected to the friction material and transmitting the torque from the driving source to an input shaft of the transmission, and a cover member demarcating the sliding surfaces of the first and second plates from an exterior of the torque fluctuation absorbing apparatus.
US07927216B2	Video game system with wireless modular handheld controller A home entertainment system for video games and other applications includes a main unit and handheld controllers. The handheld controllers sense their own orientation by detecting illumination emitted by emitters positioned at either side of a display. The controllers can be plugged into expansion units that customize the overall control interface for particular applications including but not limited to legacy video games.
US07927215B2	Storage medium storing a game program, game apparatus and game controlling method A game apparatus includes an LCD, and on the LCD, a touch panel is set. When a player object encounters an enemy object, a battle screen is displayed on the LCD. A player performs a sliding operation on the touch panel with a stick or the like in such a manner as to surround the enemy object and tries to obtain the enemy object. At this time, when the enemy object (affecting object) already obtained is selected, an ability (effect) equipped with the affecting object can be produced. For example, a flame according to a surrounding line is generated. When the flame hits the enemy object, the enemy object is damaged to decrease its moving speed and stop moving.
US07927208B2	Enhanced interaction for casino gaming random sequences Methods for enhanced interactive playing of a casino game on account of an attribute by a player have steps including. The steps of establishing one or more threshold criteria for tracking the attribute and allowing the player to wager and play the casino game are performed. The actual casino game data related to the attribute is tracked. The player is provided with enhanced interaction if the tracked data fulfills at least one threshold criteria during enhanced interactive playing of the casino game.
US07927206B2	Gaming device having a re-triggering symbol bonus scheme A gaming device having a bonus scheme wherein a combination of bonus symbols trigger a bonus game and any one of the bonus symbols in the bonus game provides a player with an award. The award may be an extension of the bonus game by providing the player with additional spins or games. Also, the award may modify the combination and type of bonus symbols needed to enter the bonus game. Furthermore, the award may modify the award values in the bonus game. Therefore, a combination bonus symbols trigger the bonus game and also triggers the gaming device to provide bonus awards in the bonus game. The re-triggering symbol award bonus scheme changes the probability of winning for the player and therefore creates a higher level of excitement and enjoyment of the game.
US07927204B2	Slot gaming devices and methods Methods and systems for providing a video slot machine game of chance are provided herein. A video slot machine may use M-reels to play an N-reel game, where M>N, or may use any field of play larger than necessary to determine a payout outcome of the game. For example, nine reels may be used to play a multi-line five reel video slot game. The reels may be selected by an N-reel wide frame that slides back and forth over the available reels. In some embodiments, reels on one side of the screen pay at a higher rate than reels on the other side of the screen, or pay rates of reels gradually increase or decrease from one end of the visually displayed reels to the other. Optional bonus modes may take advantage of all M reels, e.g., by sliding the frame across the reels without respinning the reels and recalculating pay lines, by providing free spins with the frame locked in place, and/or by moving the frame to a highest paying position for one or more free spins.
US07927203B2	Game device, game control method and information storage medium To provide a game device capable of evaluating and displaying progress in a more reliable manner in the case of implementing a soccer game or basketball game etc., there is provided means for determining which team is in possession of the ball, means for acquiring the ball position and the position of the game character in possession of the ball as a possession position, progress variable updating means for executing processing to enable the progress variable to approach a prescribed first fixed value when the first team is in possession of the ball and the ball is within a first attacking preparation region common to part or all of the first region, and executing processing to increase the progress variable when the first team is in possession of the ball and the possession position is outside of the first attacking preparation region, and means for displaying a progress display image according to the progress variable.
US07927200B2	Agricultural combine active spreader having a triangular nose divider An active crop residue spreader for an agricultural combine including two horizontal rotor impellers for guiding and uniformly distributing the crop residue on a field, a triangular nose divider with a pyramidal shape which is wider at the base and an extension near or into the chopper. The spreader further comprises a straw guiding plate provided with specially shaped rakes on each side of the guiding plate.
US07927197B2	Air diffuser A diffuser is provided for controlling flow of air in an air conditioning system. The diffuser has an air flow control baffle (B) that is controlled by pivoting arms (12). Two collars (62,62) actuate the arms (12) in cam fashion by acting on either of two cam surfaces (92,94) of each arm (12) to open or close the baffle (B). The collars (62,64) can move independently of each other towards and away from the respective cam surfaces (92,94), i.e. in an actuating direction. The diffuser includes a set point adjustment mechanism (132) for moving both the collars (62,64) in unison in the actuating direction, i.e. to adjust the heating and cooling set points simultaneously and includes an offset adjustment mechanism (150) for moving one of the collars (62,64) in the actuating direction relative to the other collar, i.e. to change the offset between the heating and cooling set points.
US07927194B2	Device for extracting the flank bones of beheaded, slaughtered fish having open abdominal cavities and filleting machine for filleting beheaded, slaughtered fish having open abdominal cavities comprising such a device An apparatus to cut free flank bones of a beheaded, slaughtered fish having an open abdominal cavity includes a transport saddle to transport the fish in a direction of fish travel. The saddle includes an upper bone guide and a lower bone guide. The apparatus additionally includes a separating unit moveable back and forth from a standby position into a working position having a separating device and a counter support. The separating device includes a rotating circular knife to detach a fish fillet from the flank bones and the counter support includes a fixed element and is associated with the separating device. The counter support and separating device are movable about two axes, the fixed element being movable relative to the circular knife and independently thereof.
US07927192B2	Tool for working on a surface Embodiments of the present disclosure provide working tools that provide suction to a working surface and/or dust removal from a working surface. One embodiment of a tool includes a tool support having an upper surface and a sidewall defining a cavity defined by the sidewall and the upper surface. The tool includes a base attached to the upper surface of the tool support and a vacuum attachment structure attached to the base. The attachment structure includes a connector member having an opening in a first end for releasable attachment to a vacuum source.
US07927187B2	Method of polishing a target surface A circular polishing pad has grooves formed on the surface in a spiral pattern with its center point offset from the center of the pad. The spiral pattern is an Archimedean spiral pattern or a parabolic spiral pattern. A target object is polished by using such a polishing pad without oscillating the platen to which the polishing pad is pasted or the polishing head that holds the target object.
US07927184B2	Method and system for endpoint detection A method and system are presented for monitoring a process sequentially applied to a stream of substantially identical articles by a processing tool, so as to terminate the operation of the processing tool upon detecting an end-point signal corresponding to a predetermined value of a desired parameter of the article being processed. The article is processed with the processing tool. Upon completing the processing in response to the end-point signal generated by an end-point detector continuously operating during the processing of the article, integrated monitoring is applied to the processed article to measure the value of the desired parameter. The measured value of the desired parameter is analyzed to determine a correction value thereof to be used for adjusting the end-point signal corresponding to the predetermined value of the desired parameter for terminating the processing of the next article in the stream.
US07927175B2	Water toy A water toy includes a pump and a water inlet in fluid communication with the pump, the water inlet being submerged in a water environment during use of the water toy. The water toy further includes a water gun barrel and a water gun trigger operatively coupled to the pump outlet. The pump is configured to draw water through the water inlet from the water environment, whereby activation of the trigger causes water to discharge from the water gun barrel. The water toy may also include a docking station for storage and battery recharging.
US07927172B1	Game call holder A holder for a cylindrical game call or other object. A pair of opposed cooperating jaws made of acrylonitrile butadiene stryene or other spring material resiliently hold the call. A member is detachably attachable to a tree trunk or other structure, and the jaws are rotatable relative to said member so that the call may be easily rotated alternately between right-side-up and upside-down positions for making sounds, without the necessity of a hunter having to hold the call.
US07927171B2	Infant entertainment device The present invention relates to an infant entertainment device with a movable object. In one embodiment, the infant entertainment device is a toy aquarium. The infant entertainment device includes a drive mechanism that is operably coupled to the movable object to move the object.
US07927164B2	Underwater viewing unit for an air mattress An underwater viewing unit includes a tube insertable into a through-hole of an air mattress, a rest for the viewer's head provided at the lower end of the tube, and a transparent panedisposed within the tube. The head rest is formed by an inflatable beaded body connected to the upper rim of the tube and extending over less than 360° to leave free a peripheral region outside the tube for free breathing.
US07927161B2	Fuel tank with trash and water separation/containment device A fuel tank apparatus is particularly suited for use on vehicles and marine vessels. A fuel tank can be used to supply fuel to an engine, compressor or the like such as when the tank is used to operate an engine or air compressor. The apparatus includes a tank body having a plurality of tank outer walls surrounding an interior that enables fuel to be contained. The tank body has upper and lower end portions. Flow lines are provided for adding fuel to the tank interior and for discharging fuel that is to be consumed by an engine, compressor or other device. The lower end portion of the tank body provides a sump that is specially configured to trap the undesirable contents of fuel such as trash, water, debris, settleable solids and the like. The interior includes a baffle structure that is space inwardly of the tank body providing a vent flow passage that extends from a position just above the sump to a position next to the upper end portion of the body. In this fashion, the sump traps settleable material while the vent flow passage allows air to bubble upwardly and not discharge through the fuel discharge flow line.
US07927159B2	Contact carrier having contact terminals arranged alternatively along sides A contact sheet (100) comprises a first contact strip (1), a second contact strip (4) coplanar with the first contact strip (1) and a plurality of first contacts (2) and second contacts (3) located between the first contact strip (1) and the second contact strip (4) alternatively, the first contact (2) comprises a first body portion (21) having a first notch (211) and a first protruding portion (212), the second contact (3) comprises a second body portion (31) having a second notch (311) and a second protruding portion (312), the first protruding portion (212) fits with the second notch (311), the second protruding portion (312) fits with the first notch (211).
US07927158B2	Contact terminal for electronic device A contact terminal of an electronic device includes: a fixing member; a contact member extending from the fixing member and a limiting member and extending from the fixing member where one end portion of the limiting member restrains one end portion of the contact member, wherein the contact terminal provides an elastic force upon the contact member in a direction away from the fixing member, and a range where the contact member moves away from the fixing member is limited since the end portion of the limiting member restrains the end portion of the contact member. The disclosed contact terminal can be directly mounted on a circuit board by using a surface mounting device (SMD) process, thereby reducing production costs and interconnection loss.
US07927155B2	Secondary disconnect for circuit breaker drawout system A secondary disconnect for a circuit breaker drawout system is provided. The secondary disconnect includes a plurality electrical connectors that are coupled to spacer frames. The spacer frames are movably mounted to guide pins that couple the secondary disconnect to the circuit breaker. A compression spring is disposed about the guide pin and bias's the secondary disconnect. A second spring positioned within the spacer frame applies a biasing force when the circuit breaker is in the racked-in position.
US07927148B2	Electrical connector An electrical connector includes a housing, a seat body, a terminal group, a printed circuit board, and a cover. The housing has a hollow body. The seat body is disposed in the housing. The terminal group is disposed on the seat body. An end of the terminal group electrically connects with the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board electrically connects with a microprocessor. The cover covers a bottom portion of the seat body. Pins of the printed circuit board passes through the cover and electrically connects with a main board of an electronic device, making the microprocessor able to calculate or control the electronic device to execute different functions and operations.
US07927146B2	Cable assembly with shielding member A cable assembly (100) comprises a first shielding member (1) and a second shielding member (4) assembled together along a front-to-back direction; an insulative housing (2) with a plurality of terminals (3), the insulative housing accommodated in the first shielding member; a cable (7) having a plurality of wires electrically connected to the terminals, respectively; a strain relief member (6) combined with the cable, the strain relief member retained in the second shielding member.
US07927145B1	USB female connector A USB female connector includes an insulation body, a circuit board, connecting terminals and electrical-conductive terminals. The insulation body is provided with a trough and a plurality of terminal slots located on a lower edge of the trough. The circuit board is disposed through the trough and has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. A front end of the first surface is arranged with a plurality of golden fingers. One ends of the connecting terminals are fixed to a rear end of the second surface and electrically connected to the golden fingers. The electrical-conductive terminals are disposed through the terminal slots. A front end of each of the electrical-conductive terminals has an electrical-conductive portion located in rear of the golden fingers. By this structure, the volume of the female connector is reduced to thereby conform to the requirements for compact design.
US07927144B2	Electrical connector with interlocking plates An electrical connector system includes an electrical connector and a plurality of termination devices. The electrical connector includes an insulative support wafer, a plurality of interlocking plates attached to the support wafer and defining a plurality of cavities, and at least one electrical contact positioned within a cavity. Each cavity is sized for accepting a termination device. At least one of the interlocking plates is electrically conductive. The at least one electrical contact is supported by the support wafer, electrically isolated from the interlocking plates, and configured to mate with a socket contact of the termination device. Each termination device includes an electrically conductive outer shield element having a front end and a back end, the shield element having a latch member extending therefrom, an insulator disposed within the shield element, and a socket contact supported within and electrically isolated from the shield element by the insulator. The socket contact is configured for making electrical connections through the front end and back end of the shield element. The electrical connector and the plurality of termination devices are configured such that the socket contact of each termination device makes electrical contact with a corresponding electrical contact of the electrical connector and the shield element of each termination device makes electrical contact with the interlocking plates of the electrical connector when the electrical connector and the plurality of termination devices are in a mated configuration.
US07927143B2	Electrical connector system High-speed backplane connectors systems for mounting a substrate that are capable of operating at speeds of up to at least 25 Gbps, while in some implementations also providing pin densities of at least 50 pairs of electrical connectors per inch are disclosed. Implementations of the high-speed connector systems may provide ground shields and/or other ground structures that substantially encapsulate electrical connector pairs, which may be differential electrical connector pairs, in a three-dimensional manner throughout a backplane footprint, a backplane connector, and a daughtercard footprint. These encapsulating ground shields and/or ground structures prevent undesirable propagation of non-traverse, longitudinal, and higher-order modes when the high-speed backplane connector systems operates at frequencies up to at least 30 GHz.
US07927141B2	Electrical shielding arrangement An electrical shielding arrangement of a high-voltage line has at least two coupling elements. The coupling elements each have a tubular control electrode about a line leadthrough and are surrounded by a barrier. Owing to the fact that the reduction in the diameters of the control electrode and the barrier is matched in relation to one another, a barrier decoupled in this way can be used for mechanically tensioning the coupling systems which have been pushed one inside the other.
US07927140B2	Connector having an overmold configured for receiving a user's hand An overmold for an electrical connector is disclosed. The connector includes a connector body that communicates with a device and an overmold that substantially covers the connector body. The overmold includes an outside surface that has a plurality of depressions for receiving a user's hand such that when an insertion force is applied to insert the connector into a receiver of the device, the insertion force is transferred from the depressions to an axis of the connector.
US07927137B2	Coaxial cable connector The coaxial cable connector includes a connector body, a securing ring, and a holder. The connector body includes an insertion section, a flange section, and a fitting section. The insertion section is insertable to between an insulation member and a braided conductor of the coaxial cable. The flange section is provided around the insertion section. The fitting section is rotatably provided at the insertion section on an opposite side of the coaxial cable. The securing ring is used to crimp and fix the coaxial cable to the connector body. The holder positions the securing ring around the insertion section of the connector body.
US07927136B2	Connector with shielding connecting portion and press-crimping member A connector to be connected to a cable having a core wire and a shielding wire includes a contact having a terminal portion to be connected to the core wire, an outer conductor having a shield connecting portion to be connected to the shielding wire, and a housing holding the contact and the outer conductor. The shield connecting portion is separated from the housing in an axial direction. The outer conductor has an opening portion formed between the shield connecting portion and the housing and opening in a radial direction perpendicular to the axial direction. The terminal portion is exposed inside the outer conductor and faced to the opening portion in the radial direction.
US07927135B1	Coaxial connector with a coupling body with grip fingers engaging a wedge of a stabilizing body A stabilizing coupling body assembly for a connector is provided with a monolithic coupling body dimensioned to couple with a cable end of a connector body of the connector. A plurality of grip fingers extends from a cable end of the coupling body, the grip fingers dimensioned for insertion within a bore of a stabilizing body. The stabilizing body is coupled to a cable end of the coupling body. A distal end of the grip fingers is proximate an annular wedge surface of the bore of the stabilizing body. The wedge surface is provided with a taper between a maximum diameter proximate a connector end and a minimum diameter proximate a cable end. The grip fingers are driven radially inward as the stabilizing body is advanced axially towards the coupling body. Methods of manufacture include forming elements of the coupling body assembly via injection molding and/or machining.
US07927133B2	Element for coupling a lighting appliance to an electric rail An element for coupling a lighting appliance to an electrified rail includes two separate components, the first of which exclusively provides the electrical connection to the electrified rail, and the second of which is mechanically separate from the first component and is of essentially of box form. In one embodiment, the second component includes a U-shaped bracket configured to clamp to the electrified rail from the outside, to support the lighting appliance, and to house electrical components, each lateral flange of the clamping bracket having an inner surface that is partially shaped to be complementary to the outer surface of the rail. The second component further includes a U-shaped bracket configured to interlink with the clamping bracket and to confine the volume defined by the clamping bracket that is not taken by the rail.
US07927129B2	Electrical connector having cable securing device An electrical connector is provided with a hinged cover, which is connected in one piece to a connector housing. At least one guide slot is formed in a cover portion of the cover and opens outwards towards a free end of the cover portion. A cable is positioned in the guide slot upon closing the cover, and the guide slot is constricted when the cover is closed so that the cable is fixed inside it. The result is a secure fixing of the cable with low cost in terms of parts and assembly.
US07927127B1	Electrical terminal device An electrical terminal device includes an insulation displacement connector section and a terminal section. The insulation displacement connector section has a connector slot formed therein which is configured to receive a first wire conductor. The terminal section is connected to the insulation displacement connector section and includes at least two beams configured to receive a second wire conductor. A distal end of at least one beam is displaced from a first position to a second position upon receipt by the at least two beams of the second wire. The at least one beam has a spring memory urging the distal end thereof toward the first position so that the at least two beams cooperate to hold the second wire. The insulation displacement connector section and the terminal section are made of a conductive material to provide an electrical connection between the first and second wires.
US07927126B1	Apparatus for securing a cable connector to a device In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a main body defining a channel configured to receive and hold a cable connector. Means for releasably securing the main body to a device are provided. The channel is aligned with a receptacle of the device when the main body is secured to the device. A first resilient member extends outwardly from an inner wall of the main body and into the channel. The first resilient member is deformably tensionable against the cable connector when received and held within the channel.
US07927123B2	Battery connector A battery connector includes a receptacle connector and a plug connector coupled with the receptacle connector. The receptacle connector has an insulating housing defining a rectangular base and a rear wall extended upward from a rear end of the base to form a receiving room therebetween, and a plurality of terminals integrally molded in the insulating housing. The terminal has a contacting plate exposed in the receiving room. The plug connector has a base body and a plurality of mated terminals. The base body defines a plurality of terminal grooves at a bottom surface thereof, for receiving the mated terminals. The terminal groove has two receiving recess at two opposite lateral surfaces thereof and a resisting hole at a top surface thereof. The mated terminal includes a buckling tab buckled with the resisting hole and two stopping slices restraining against the rear sides of the receiving recess.
US07927120B1	Connector A connector has an insulating housing of which two opposite ends extended frontward to form a pair of supporting arms, terminals mounted in the insulating housing having soldering portions projected out of a bottom of the insulating housing, a positioning member. The positioning member has a base slice received in a through slot formed at the supporting arm. A top slice and a bottom slice are extended from top and bottom edges of the base slice respectively and perpendicular to the base slice. The top slice is located above a top of the supporting arm, the bottom slice is located under a bottom of the supporting arm for being soldered on the PCB. As the height of the base slice is bigger than that of the through recess, intervals are accordingly formed between the supporting arm and positioning member to achieve an up-and-down movement of the positioning member.
US07927119B2	Electrical connector including cable end seals with tear stop member and related methods An electrical connector for a plurality of electrical cables includes an electrically conductive body having a plurality of spaced apart cable-receiving passageways for receiving respective electrical cable ends therein, and having at least one respective fastener-receiving passageway intersecting each of the cable-receiving passageways. An insulating cover is on the electrically conductive body and has a respective cable inlet aligned with each of the cable-receiving passageways. A respective cable end seal is associated with each of the cable inlets and includes a first tear stop member having a planar portion defining a central opening, and at least one coaxial and coplanar rib extending from the planar portion and spaced from the central opening. A second tear stop member is coupled to the first annular tear stop member at the central opening and includes a series of stepped tear stop portions having progressively decreasing diameters.
US07927117B2	Electrical card connector An electrical card connector defines a receiving space for receiving an electrical card, and includes an insulative housing and an ejecting mechanism retained in the insulative housing. The ejecting mechanism includes a slider, a coil spring for driving the slider moving along an insertion direction of the electrical card, and a latch spring secured on the slider and extending into the receiving space for pressing on the electrical card. The electrical card connector further includes a limiting portion abutting against the latch spring to increase a lock force on the electrical card, thus the electrical card would be prevented from flying out of the electrical card connector.
US07927109B1	Electrical connector having plated conductive layer An electrical connector for connecting two electronic devices includes a first housing having a plurality of first through holes, a second housing mounted under the first housing and having a plurality of second through holes respectively aligning with the first through holes. An inner wall of each second through hole is plated to have a conductive layer thereon. A contacting member is attached to the conductive layer and disposed beyond a bottom surface of the second housing for engaging with one electronic device. A plurality of contacts each includes a contacting portion disposed in the first through hole for engaging the other electronic device and an engaging section disposed in the second through hole and electrically contacted with the conductive layer.
US07927108B2	Power socket with anti-mismating means A power socket (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a first contact (21) and a plurality of second contacts (22) attached to the insulative housing (1) and means (185); the insulative housing (1) defines an annular first groove (16) and a first cylinder (18) disposed within the first groove (16); the first groove (16) defines a first inner surface (161) and a first outer surface (162); the first cylinder (18) defines a first passageway (181) extending through a center portion thereof along the front to back direction; the first contact (21) has a first contact portion (211) extending into the first passageway (181); each second contact (22) has a second contact portion (221) extending into the first groove (16); the means (185) extending into the first groove (16) for preventing a familiar round power plug from being inserted into the first groove (16).
US07927107B2	Assembling structure of network patch panel and patch module A network patch panel is provided. The network patch panel includes a frame having a plurality of first indentations and a plurality of second indentations; and a patch module having a plurality of first protrusions and a plurality of second protrusions, wherein the patch module is assembled within the frame by inserting each the first protrusion into a corresponding one of the plurality of first indentations, and fixed to the frame by inserting each the second protrusion into a corresponding one of the plurality of second indentations thereof.
US07927102B2	Simulation devices and systems for rocket propelled grenades and other weapons A rocket propelled grenade (RPG) simulation device usable with a laser detector is provided. The RPG simulation device comprises a laser transmitter, a switch, a controller, and a housing. The laser transmitter is capable of directing a laser signal to the laser detector, the laser signal comprising information readable by the laser detector, to simulate a launch of a rocket propelled grenade from the RPG simulation device to the laser detector. The switch permits a user to trigger a laser signal from the laser transmitter. The controller is in operable communication with the laser transmitter and the switch, and the controller is operable to respond to triggering of the switch and to simulate the launch of a rocket propelled grenade by directing the laser transmitter to generate and transmit a laser signal. The RPG simulation device can further comprise an anti-tank weapons effect systems simulator (ATWESS) in operable communication with the controller, the ATWESS generating an indicator replicating a physical effect (such as noise, a visual effect, a gaseous effect, muzzle flash, smoke, an audible effect, and/or a blast sound) that occurs when an RPG launches a grenade.
US07927096B2	Substrate support structure, heat treatment apparatus using same, first sheet-like object for use in the substrate support structure, method of manufacturing the substrate support structure, heat treatment apparatus, and substrate sucking method A heat treatment apparatus includes a support sheet placed on an upper surface of a heat-treating plate. The support sheet has, formed on an upper surface thereof, projections for contacting and supporting a substrate, and a lip for contacting edge regions of the substrate. The support sheet is formed by an etching process, and therefore areas of the sheet around the projections are recessed, rather than being perforated as in the case of laser processing. These heat-treating plate and support sheet constitute a substrate support structure capable of supporting the substrate properly.
US07927093B2	Fluid flow control assembly for a container blowing machine and machine comprising one such assembly The invention relates to a fluid flow control assembly for a container blowing machine, comprising: a blow pin (1); a plurality of pipes for the circulation of a blowing fluid, which enable the blowing fluid to flow between at least one blowing fluid source, at least one fluid discharge outlet and the aforementioned blow pin (1); and valves which can control the flow of the blowing fluid inside the plurality of fluid circulation pipes. The invention is characterized in that the valves are all placed on the front of a body (3) housing the blow pin (1).
US07927090B2	Imprint lithographic apparatus, device manufacturing method and device manufactured thereby An imprint lithography apparatus is disclosed, the apparatus including a substrate table arranged to support a substrate having a first surface to be imprinted and a second surface, facing the substrate table, comprising a substrate alignment mark, a template holder arranged to hold a template to imprint the first surface of the substrate, and an alignment system arranged to align the template to a substrate alignment mark provided on the substrate, wherein the substrate table further comprises a substrate table optical system to allow the substrate alignment mark to be viewed by the alignment system.
US07927088B2	Die assembly and process for production of multilayer extrusions with the same In a die assembly, plural pairs of extrusion ports are set up on concentric circles different in diameter. The die assembly is also provided with a core material feeding layer which spreads in such a planar state as to be connected to all core material extruding passageways and a sheath material feeding layer which spreads in such a planar state as to be connected to all sheath material extruding passageways and the core material and the sheath material are fed through the passageways. This constitution makes it possible to set up extrusion ports in arbitrary positions corresponding to the core material feeding layer and the sheath material feeding layer which each spread in a planar state, which enables simultaneous production of more multilayer extrusions while inhibiting the enlargement of the assembly.
US07927086B2	Manufacturing apparatus for use with a membrane electrode assembly and method for manufacturing same Disclosed herein is a membrane electrode assembly with a superior power generating efficiency and a method of manufacturing the same. Also disclosed is a manufacturing apparatus thereof wherein a gasket with an optimum thickness can be easily applied to the membrane electrode assembly without preparing various types of gaskets. A method of manufacturing the membrane electrode assembly with catalytic layers and gas diffusion layers on surfaces of the electrolyte membrane comprises controlling a molding thickness according to thicknesses of the catalytic layers and the gas diffusion layers and integrally molding the gasket portions formed with resin materials on at least one surface of the electrolyte membrane.
US07927085B2	Formable sealant barrier In one embodiment of the present invention, an assembly for HPHT processing comprises a can with an opening. A powder mixture is disposed within the opening. A substrate is disposed within the opening adjacent the powder mixture. Paint is coated on a surface within the opening and opposite the powder mixture with respect to the substrate. A meltable sealant is disposed within the opening and opposite the substrate with respect to the surface and a cap is covering the opening.In another embodiment of the present invention, an assembly for HPHT processing comprises a can with an opening, a powder mixture is disposed within the opening, a substrate disposed within the opening adjacent and above the powder mixture, a formable sealant barrier is disposed within the opening above the substrate, a meltable sealant is disposed within the opening above the formable sealant barrier, and a cap covers the opening.
US07927083B2	Downhole pump An apparatus and method for pumping from a well. A pump includes a piston assembly reciprocably engaged in a cylinder assembly. Pressure applied to a column of fluid above the pump causes a pump chamber to fill with fluid. A spring mechanism coupled to an anchor point above the piston assembly provides upward force on the piston assembly. Alternate cycles of the application and release of pressure result in the pumping of a fluid.
US07927080B2	Method for operating a liquid ring compressor The invention relates to a method of operating a liquid ring compressor having an impeller installed eccentrically in a compressor body, with gas being supplied to the liquid ring compressor on a suction side and gas being discharged from the liquid ring compressor on a pressure side. A liquid ring is generated in the liquid ring compressor on the inside of the compressor body by rotation of the impeller. Chambers are formed between blades of the impeller and the liquid ring and gas is drawn into these. The gas is compressed in the chambers which become smaller from the suction side to the pressure side as a result of the rotation of the eccentrically mounted impeller. The compressed gas is ejected on the pressure side. An ionic liquid is used as service liquid for generation of the liquid ring.
US07927079B2	Electrically operated hydraulic pump An electrically operated hydraulic pump having a pump portion and a motor portion includes rotation controlling means controlling rotation of a rotor, first rotor position detecting means detecting rotational position of the rotor on the basis of speed electromotive force induced by exciting coils, second rotor position detecting means detecting the rotational position of the rotor on the basis of magnetic field of a magnet provided at the motor portion, and motor operating condition detecting means detecting operating condition of the motor portion. The rotation controlling means switches a first rotation controlling based on the rotational position of the rotor detected by the first rotor position detecting means, and a second rotation controlling based on the rotational position of the rotor detected by the second rotor position detecting means, on the basis of a result detected by the motor operating condition detecting means.
US07927078B2	Wind turbine blade tip vortex breakers A wind turbine includes a tower supporting a drive train with a rotor, at least one blade extending radially from the rotor; and a plurality of substantially flat flaps extending substantially perpendicular from a suction surface of the blade and along different chord lines near a tip of the blade for capturing and directing tip vortices toward a trailing edge of the blade.
US07927077B2	Wind blade spar cap laminate repair A wind blade spar cap laminate repair for wind turbine rotor blades, a repair kit to repair spar cap laminate damage, and a method of repairing damage on wind turbine rotor blades is provided. The wind blade spar cap laminate repair includes a prepared surface, an adhesive region disposed on the prepared surface, and a repair disposed on the adhesive region, wherein the adhesive region sufficiently bonds the repair to the prepared surface to substantially match the mechanical properties of the bulk of the wind turbine rotor blade.
US07927076B1	Quick assembly blades for ceiling fans Easy to attach and detach blades for overhead ceiling fans. A first version has a ceiling fan blade with keyhole slots that fit over flat topped fasteners on a mounting arm. Pulling the blade away from the arm locks the slots to the fasteners. A second version is similar to the first and has a decorative bottom cover having snappable tapered protrusions which attach through the keyholes and into mateable through-holes in the mounting arm connection. The third version has a protruding end portion of the blade that fits into a slot in the mounting arm where spring loaded pistons press into grooves in the protrusion end portion of the blade. Latching handles allow users to manually move the pistons. A fourth version has a slot in the blade which fits about a mateable housing in the mounting arm where opposing spring loaded pistons press into interior wall grooves in the slot of the blade. A fifth version has the blade with slots fit over the end of the mounting arm so that pulling the blade from the mounting arm causes spring loaded piston to interlock into a interior wall groove in the slot of the blade.
US07927075B2	Fan-turbine rotor assembly for a tip turbine engine A fan-turbine rotor assembly (24) for a tip turbine engine (10 )includes a fan hub (64) with an outer periphery (112) scalloped by a multitude of elongated openings (114) which extend into a fan hub web (115). Each elongated opening defines an inducer receipt section (117) to receive an inducer section (66)and a hollow fan blade section (72). An inducer exhaust from each inducer section is located adjacent a core airflow passage (80) within each fan blade section to provide communication therebetween.
US07927070B2	Pitch controlled wind turbine blade, a wind turbine and use thereof The invention relates to a pitch controlled wind turbine blade including a pressure surface side and a leeward surface side, where the surfaces establishes a leading edge and a trailing edge. The blade includes a turbulence generating mechanism where the mechanism is placed on the leeward surface sides of the wind turbine blade and at the outer section of the wind turbine blade in direction of the blade tip. The invention further relates to a wind turbine including at least two pitch controlled wind turbine blades and a pitch controlling mechanism for pitching the blades. The blades include a turbulence generating mechanism where the mechanism is placed on the leeward surface sides of the wind turbine blades and at the outer section of the wind turbine blades in direction of the blade tips.
US07927069B2	Hoop seal with partial slot geometry A rotor blade assembly includes a slot for mounting a rotor blade that extends partially through a rotor disk and a continuous uninterrupted hoop seal that extends about the circumference of the rotor disk. The rotor disk includes an integrally formed seal that includes at least one knife edge disposed concentrically about the rotor disk. The slot receives a root portion of a rotor blade but does not extend through the seal. As the seal remains an uninterrupted full hoop about the circumference of the rotor disk, additional rigidity and strength are realized. The increased rigidity and strength provided by the full hoop structure provides for the reduction in material and physical dimensions without compromising desired performance of the seal.
US07927066B2	Reflecting device, communicating pipe, exhausting pump, exhaust system, method for cleaning the system, storage medium storing program for implementing the method, substrate processing apparatus, and particle capturing component A reflecting device that enables to prevent infiltration of particles into a processing chamber. The reflecting device is disposed in a communicating pipe. The communicating pipe allows the processing chamber of a substrate processing apparatus and an exhaust pump to communicate with each other. The exhaust pump has at least one rotary blade. The reflecting device comprises at least one reflecting surface. The at least one reflecting surface is oriented to the exhausting pump.
US07927063B2	Method for mounting a forklift to a vehicle Disclosed is a method for mounting a forklift to the rear of a vehicle such as a truck or trailer. The method includes providing a forklift in a vehicle, the forklift having a frame, a pair of spaced apart front wheels and at least one rear wheel. The forklift also has a pair of forks that are movably mounted to the frame, the pair of forks movable in at least a vertical direction relative to the frame. The vehicle has a rearward end with a fork support that receives the pair of forks of the forklift. The mounting system includes a pair of mounting brackets, each of the mounting brackets being fixedly attached to the forklift frame or the rearward end of the vehicle and having an opening defined therethrough. The opening has a closed perimeter. Also included is a pair of receiving pins, the receiving pins being dimensioned such that they can slide through the opening in each of the mounting brackets. The receiving pins have a supporting position and a release position. The supporting position of the pins results in a horizontal disposition thereof and rigid attachment of the forklift to the rearward end of the vehicle. Mounting of the forklift to the rearward end of the vehicle is afforded when the openings of the mounting brackets are in alignment with the supporting position of the pins and the pins are in the supporting position while being located through the openings of the mounting brackets.
US07927055B2	Binding-in machine with book feed The invention pertains to a binding-in machine (40) for pressing in and joint forming books (1) which comprises a multitude of pressing devices (1) and assigned joint forming devices (42), as well as devices for feeding the books (1) and aligning the cased book blocks (2) relative to the cases (3) and for post-forming the rounded book blocks, wherein a forming rail (43.5) is provided that acts upon the fore edge cut (1b) of the book block, and wherein the book is supported on the spine (1a) and/or in the case joints (1c). The books are laterally taken hold of by means of a book gripper (30.1 or 30.2) that moves back and forward and transfers the vertically positioned books from an upstream transfer position (20.11 or 20.12) between the opened pressing plates (41.1) of a pressing device (41), wherein the books are deposited on an alignment table (43.1) with their spine (1a) in order to subsequently align and post-form the books (1) within the pressing device (41). A pre-formed book is gently transferred into the pressing device such that its form is preserved.
US07927053B2	Binding-in machine with book delivery In a binding-in machine (40) for pressing in and joint forming books (1), the invention proposes that the delivery device (45) features a book gripper (45.1) with a pair of opposite joint gripping rails (45.4, 45.5) that take hold of the books (1) in the formed case joints (1c) and the distance between which can be varied, wherein the formed and pressed-in books (1) can be removed from the pressing devices (41) with said book gripper. The books (1) are reliably separated from the pressing plates (41.1) due to the inwardly directed movement of the joint gripping rails and subsequently pulled out of the pressing devices (41). The gripped removal makes it possible to realize a secondary forming or stabilizing of the formed case joints and to produce a glued connection between the case and the book block.
US07927052B1	Locking axle nut A castellated nut has 8 castellation slots in the outer wall. A circular locking insert has 25 long locking tabs radiating outwardly from the perimeter, an axle-engaging tongue protruding inwardly, and 9 smaller holding tabs which fit into an interior circular nut groove. All 25 locking tabs are bent at 90 degrees up from the circular locking insert and the axle slot-engaging tongue is bent down at 90 degrees. The locking insert is pressed into the nut and the small holding tabs are bent into the interior circular groove in the nut. The axle-engaging tongue is aligned with the axle shaft groove. The locking axle nut is threaded onto the axle shaft and tightened with the axle slot-engaging tongue sliding in the axle groove. One of the 25 locking tabs is bent into one of the 8 castellation slots.
US07927047B2	Multi-cartridge cutting tool A multi-cartridge cutting tool includes a body with a plurality of cartridge-receiving pockets, and a plurality of insert-receiving cartridges mounted to a respective pocket. A round cutting insert is mounted to each cartridge. The pockets are formed at predetermined distances from a central, longitudinal axis of the body to form a first group and a second group of cutting inserts such that the cutting edges of the first group of cutting inserts and the cutting edges of the second group of cutting inserts are located at different axial and radial distances from the central, longitudinal axis of the body to perform different machining operations.
US07927046B2	Radius end mill In the radius end mill, main gash faces has an angle of inclination with respect to an axis that is smaller than a twist angle of chip discharge flutes. The main gash faces are formed on inner circumferential sides of distal end portions of wall surfaces that face in a tool rotation direction of helically twisted chip discharge flutes, which is formed on an outer circumference of a distal end portion of a tool body that is rotated around the axis. End cutting edges are formed on a distal end of the main gash faces. Sub gash faces has an angle of inclination with respect to the axis that is greater than that of the main gash faces. The sub gash faces are formed on an outer circumferential side of the main gash faces such that they extend away via step portions from the main gash faces. In addition, corner cutting edges that have a protruding arc-shaped contour are formed to be continuous with an outer circumferential side of the end cutting edges extending from a distal end as far as an outer circumference of the sub gash faces.
US07927044B2	Tensioning assembly for a cable bolt A tensioning assembly 10 for a cable bolt having a flexible shaft 12 comprises a clamping device 14, 16 configured to mount to the bolt shaft 12 with an axis (CA) of the clamping device aligned with the shaft axis (SA); and an outer member located over, and engaged with, the clamping device 14, 16. The outer member 18 is arranged, under a predetermined movement of the outer member, to impart drive to the clamping device 14, 16 to bias the clamping device 14, 16 to move in the direction of the clamping device axis. A cable bolt and method of tensioning a cable bolt is also disclosed.
US07927040B2	Method for storing, delivering and spooling preassembled pipelines A method and system for storing, delivering and spooling pipelines, such as underwater pipelines used in off-shore well production systems, enables continuous pipeline reeling operations for multi-mile pipelines without the need for welding stops, a spool base of corresponding multi-mile length, a straight line path from storage to ship and/or stern mooring of the reel carrying vessel. Bending radii for the pipeline from welding to reeling are held to a determined minimum within the range of plastic deformation radii of the pipeline and preferably within the range of elastic bending radii of the pipeline.
US07927039B2	Method for improving vermiculite's intake of ammonium ions, absorption material, its uses and method of removing ammonium from environment The invention relates to a method for improving vermiculite's intake of ammonium, in which method heating of the crude vermiculite is conducted to a temperature where vermiculite's third dehydration step takes place, the temperature being lower than the temperature where vermiculite's fourth dehydration/dehydroxylation step takes place. The invention relates also to use of the obtained vermiculite and to an absorption material, comprising vermiculite material and additives, where at least 50% of the vermiculite material comprises vermiculite, which has undergone the third dehydration step but not the fourth dehydration/dehydroxylation step. The invention relates also to use of thermally treated and ammonium doped vermiculite as fertilizer/soil conditioner.
US07927037B2	Permeable paver and manufacturing method therefor A permeable paver that has water permeability of on average about 1 inch per hour and compressive strength of an average of about 8000 psi, the paver manufactured by forming a mixture comprising blast-furnace slag, sand, gravel and Portland cement into predetermined sizes, shapes and colors as desired utilizing a hydraulic-type or equivalent compacting block forming machine.
US07927035B2	Premium performance ball joint and system Ball joints, systems in which they are used, and suspension systems in which the ball joint systems are employed. The ball joints, systems and suspension mechanisms are especially useful for racing vehicles in which premium performance is desired. As an additional feature, the products of this invention are especially appreciated because of the ability to quickly and easily replace or change them.
US07927033B2	Accessory mount for a pressurized fluid delivery apparatus The present invention provides a mount configured to couple a cleaning accessory to a wand of a pressurized fluid delivery apparatus. The mount includes a first receiving portion configured to receive the wand therein. The first receiving portion defines a first axis along which the wand is slidable. The mount also includes a locking member configured to secure the first receiving portion to the wand and a second receiving portion extending from the first receiving portion. The second receiving portion is configured to connect to an end of the cleaning accessory.
US07927031B2	Impact printhead An impact printhead includes impact wires loosely held in a guide and driven to print. The printhead includes individual holes through which corresponding wires extend, and elongated holes formed in the guide for guiding the wires. The elongated hole includes a concave wall and a convex wall opposing each other. The wires are slidable on the convex wall. When the wires are not driven to print, the wires are at rest in pressure contact with the convex wall. Grooves may be formed in place of the elongated holes, and have second walls. The second wall lies substantially in a curved plane in which a first wall lies to define the individual hole. The wire is guided by the hole and groove. When the wire is not driven to print, the wire is at rest in pressure contact with the first and second walls.
US07927029B2	Imaging apparatus and open/close device An imaging apparatus include a lens, a first blade slidable between a covering position where the first blade covers the front side of the lens and a retract position where the first blade retracts from the front side of the lens, and a second blade pivotally supported by the first blade, the second blade moving along with the first blade between the covering position and the retract position in response to the slide motion of the first blade, the second blade rotating relative to the first blade in such a way that the second blade more largely overlaps with the first blade in the retract position than in the covering position.
US07927027B2	Arm pivot shaft support mechanism and imaging device equipped with the same A head arm pivot shaft support mechanism 180 has a cord covering unit 200 including a first part 210, a second part 220, and a third part 230. The first part 210 and the second part 220 are located on a side of one head-side engagement leg 186 of bifurcated head-side engagement legs 186 and 187 and are arranged to be rotatable about a pivot shaft member 193. The first part 210 and the second part 220 respectively have an arc-shaped peripheral wall 212 and an arc-shaped peripheral wall 222 protruded toward the third part 230 to fill a space on a bifurcation base side between the bifurcated head-side engagement legs 186 and 187. The third part 230 is located on a side of the other head-side engagement leg 187 and is arranged to be rotatable about the pivot shaft member 193. The third part 230 has a first arc-shaped peripheral wall 233 and a second arc-shaped peripheral wall 234 protruded toward the first part 210 and the second part 220 to fill spaces between edges of the arc-shaped peripheral wall 212 of the first part 210 and edges of the arc-shaped peripheral wall 222 of the second part 220. A cord extended from an internal camera incorporated in a camera head 150 runs through a cut 215 formed in the arc-shaped peripheral wall 212 and a cut 225 formed in the arc-shaped peripheral wall 222 and is covered with these arc-shaped peripheral walls 212 and 222 with avoiding interference with the pivot shaft member 193.
US07927026B2	Camera module and portable electronic device using same A camera module and a portable electronic device using same are provided. The camera module can be rotated to align with a first camera window and a first aperture in the front of the portable electronic device or a second camera window and second aperture in the rear of the portable electronic device.
US07927025B2	Optical fiber branch cable, method of wiring the same, and method of providing the same An optical fiber branch cable is provided that comprises a branch portion disposed stably with respect to a multi-core optical fiber cable of a trunk line from which branching is performed, that is excellent in handleability as a cable, and that exhibits high workability.In the optical fiber branch cable of the invention, in a middle of a multi-core optical fiber cable 2 of a trunk line, a branch portion 11 is disposed. The branch portion 11 has: a base member 16 which is attached so as to cover a tensile-strength wire 9 in a portion where a cable jacket 10 of the multi-core optical fiber cable 2 is removed away; a multi-core optical connector 30 which is connected to the tip end of a tape unit 4 drawn out from the multi-core optical fiber cable 2; an extra-length housing portion 18 which houses an extra length of the tape unit 4 to which the multi-core optical connector 30 is connected; and a connector attaching portion 19 to which the multi-core optical connector 30 is attachable in a plural number.
US07927022B2	Thrust roller bearing Even when used at a high rotation speed, outside parts in relation to the radial direction of a cage 3, of the circumferential parts of a pocket 7 are kept from being worn away by outside end surfaces 21 of rollers 2. Moreover the rollers 2 are kept from sliding on the inside the pockets 7, to thereby stabilize the performance of rotation support parts.The outside end surface 21 of the roller 2 is made a ball convex surface, so that the center part of the outside end surface 21 can be freely in contact with the inner peripheral surface of a second outside cylindrical portion 14. In a condition with the rollers 2 displaced radially outward of the cage 3 due to centrifugal force, a PV value of a rubbing part between the outside end surface 21 and the opposite surface is kept low, and the wear of this rubbing part is suppressed.
US07927021B2	Securing device for a bearing ring in a housing The invention relates to a securing device for a bearing ring in a housing. At least one spring element engages in an annular groove of the housing and at least one angled collar supports the bearing ring in an axial manner. The spring element is hook-shaped and forms an angle that extends in a radial manner towards the outside and at least partially back in the axial direction. At least one push element is formed on the securing device, which is actively connected to the spring element in such a manner that the spring element is prestressed in an axial manner, by actuating the push element.
US07927015B2	Plastic bag with overpressure relief The invention relates to a flexible packaging container that is made of plastic, wherein a region comprising an interior wall and an exterior wall is formed by means of sealed or glued seams. The interior wall is provided with one or more openings which allow gas to escape from the interior region of the container and to enter into the region between the interior and exterior walls, and the sealed or glued seams enclosing said region are, at least in a partial region, formed such that they allow gas to escape.
US07927014B2	X-ray diagnostic imaging system with a plurality of coded markers Embodiments of an X-ray diagnostic imaging system comprise a plurality of coded 2D and/or 3D markers associated with surfaces of system components. The position and coding of at least some of the coded markers can be determined by a position detection system. In some embodiments, a coded marker is assigned a reference point having a known position on the surface of the system component. The positions of the system components in space can be calculated based at least in part on a reference point network determined from the position of the individual reference points measured with the position detection system. In some embodiments, the coded markers represent information with a data matrix code (DMC).
US07927009B2	Watch winder A watch winder comprising plural watch winder units and a power supply. The plural watch winder units are assembled by connectors in such a manner that the watch winders units are electrically connected to one another, and the power supply is electrically connected to one of the watch winder units to supply power to all the electrically-connected watch winder units. By such arrangements, the respective watch winder units are not required to be provided with one power supply, thus saving the manufacturing cost, satisfying the requirements of environmental protection, and the watch winder units can be assembled as desired.
US07927007B2	Roller-type sprayer-mixer for spraying and mixing fluids An apparatus for mixing and atomizing gases and liquids are described. The liquid is atomized by the combs of rollers that rotate in the chamber. The rollers are configured to neutralize centrifugal forces, thus preventing the liquid fluid from bordering the sides of the chamber, thus mixing the gas with the liquid.
US07927004B2	Backlight unit, and a display device including the same A backlight unit capable of being designed in consideration of both thermal expansion of optical sheets and positioning accuracy of the optical sheets on a backlight chassis. The backlight unit is arranged behind a display panel and includes a backlight chassis arranged to house a lamp, which includes a support surface arranged to support optical sheets, and a frame arranged to hold the optical sheets with the support surface of the backlight chassis, the optical sheets being interposed between the frame and the support surface, wherein the backlight chassis has, on its support surface, a positioning piece arranged to position the optical sheets at a predetermined position with respect to the support surface, and a position of the positioning piece corresponds to an approximate center of a longer edge of the optical sheets.
US07927002B2	Backlight unit and liquid crystal display device comprising the same A backlight unit capable of reducing or effectively preventing a hot spot phenomenon includes a plurality of light sources generating lights, a light guide plate including a portion on which the lights generated from the light sources are incident and converting the lights incident on the portion into a surface-shaped lights and a light path converter converting a traveling direction of the lights incident on the portion of the light guide plate in an area where the lights emitted from the light sources diodes overlap each other.
US07927000B2	Backlight assembly and cover for a compact display apparatus A back cover for a backlight assembly capable of achieving a more compact a display apparatus includes a cover element, a line portion, and a plurality of point light sources. The cover element includes a metallic layer, and the cross-section of the cover element has an L -shape.The line portion is formed over the cover element. The point light sources are mounted on the surface of the cover element to receive a driving voltage from the line portion. A bottom cover portion of the cover element covers an opening portion. A side cover portion of the cover element faces the side wall. The point light sources mounted on the cover element emit light on a side surface of a light guide plate.
US07926986B2	Light-emitting device with a long lifespan A light-emitting device includes a housing, a light-emitting unit, a cup-shaped reflector, and a plurality of leads. The light-emitting unit is disposed in the housing. The cup-shaped reflector is disposed in the housing, and includes a base wall that is formed with a plurality of holes therethrough, and a surrounding wall that diverges from the base wall thereof and that surrounds the light-emitting unit. Each of the leads extends into the housing and is coupled electrically to the light-emitting unit.
US07926985B2	Custom assembly light-emitting module A custom assembly light-emitting module includes a base unit, a light-emitting unit and a lens unit. The base unit has a heat-dissipating base and two first retaining structures extending upwards from two opposite lateral sides of the heat-dissipating base. The light-emitting unit is detachably disposed on the heat-dissipating base. The lens unit has a lens and two second retaining structures formed on two opposite lateral sides of the lens, wherein the lens unit is detachably disposed over the light-emitting unit by matching the two first retaining structures and the two second retaining structures. Hence, the base unit, the light-emitting unit and the lens unit can be replaced according to the user's different requirements.
US07926984B2	Light source having LED and frame structure A frame structure includes a first metallic frame, a second metallic frame, and a plastic housing. The first metallic frame has extension portions extending outwardly, and the first metallic frame is separately positioned from the second metallic frame. The first metallic frame and the second metallic frame respectively have different electrical polarities. The plastic housing is connected with the first metallic frame and the second metallic frame, and the plastic housing and the two extension portions form a receiving space so the two extension portions are positioned at two ends of the plastic housing. The plastic housing receives the LED die and a packaging layer. The extension portions expose out of the plastic housing or are nestled within the plastic housing.
US07926982B2	LED illumination device and light engine thereof An LED illumination device includes a lampshade and a light engine arranged on the lampshade. The lampshade defines a room therein. The light engine includes a heat dissipation member, and a plurality of LEDs arranged on the heat dissipation member and received in the room of the lampshade. The heat dissipation member includes a heat pipe and a heat sink. The heat pipe forms a planar absorbing surface and a dissipating surface opposite to the absorbing surface. The absorbing surface of the heat pipe attaches to the LEDs to absorb heat therefrom. The heat sink includes a base attaching to the dissipating surface of the heat pipe to absorb heat of the heat pipe, and a plurality of fins extending from the base for dissipating heat absorbed from the heat pipe.
US07926981B2	Optical fiber illumination A portable device or a cover for a portable device includes a light source to emit light and an optical fiber to illuminate based on light received from the light source.
US07926978B2	Light set with surface mounted light emitting components A light set with surface mounted light emitting components includes a first conducting wire and a second conducting wire disposed adjacent to the first conducting wire. The first and second conducting wires are correspondingly formed at a predetermined interval with a plurality of first and second contact-pad areas, respectively, at where a first and a second conductor of the first and the second conducting wire, respectively, are exposed. At least one surface mounted light emitting component is straddled on and between the corresponding first and the second contact-pad areas with two leads of the light emitting component electrically connected to the first and the second conductor via a conductive material, so that the surface mounted light emitting component and the first and second conducting wires are in an electrical contact state.
US07926965B2	Lamp socket, backlight assembly and display device having the same A lamp socket that can reduce the thickness of both sides of a display device includes a socket main body having a contact hole formed therein, and a power-applying member coupled to the socket main body through the contact hole, and provided with a lamp connection terminal, an inverter connection terminal, and a terminal connection part connected with the lamp connection terminal in a bent form so as to connect the lamp connection terminal with the inverter connection terminal. Accordingly, the thickness of both sides of the display device including the lamp sockets is reduced, and the compatibility of the product is extended.
US07926964B2	Dial control with LED light ring An illuminated control for a gas range or the like provides arcuate reflective chambers capped by diffusers to create a substantially continuous glowing circular sector indicating the status of a possibly low visibility gas flames. Line power may be used for direct drive of light emitting diodes illuminating the reflective chambers through the use of discrete series-connected voltage dropping resistors distributed to prevent heat concentration.
US07926963B2	Display device A display device includes a dial portion which includes a design part having an index, a pointing portion which rotates along a front surface of the dial portion for pointing to the index, an ornamental member which is arranged on the front surface of the dial portion so as to surround the design part, a face glass portion which covers the dial, the pointing portion and the ornamental member, and a light source which illuminates light onto a rear surface of the dial portion for brightening the index with the light. A smoked layer is provided on the front surface of the dial portion. The smoked layer has a lower light transmittance than that of the face glass portion.
US07926958B2	Mobile terminal having projector and method for controlling the same A mobile terminal including: a main body having a wireless communication module; and a projector mounted at the main body and projecting beams to display an image on an image display region separated from the main body, wherein when an operation mode is being executed while the image is being displayed, the projector displays a notification message indicating the executed operation mode on the image display region. If the operation mode is executed while an image is being displayed by means of the projector, the corresponding information is displayed on the image display region, to thus effectively transfer the information about the execution of the operation mode to the user.
US07926949B1	Dual-mode three-dimensional projection display A dual-mode stereoscopic three-dimensional (3D) projection display with two micro-display panels is provided. In a passive 3D mode, the 3D projection display simultaneously projects left-eye and right-eye images with first and second polarizations on the screen. The first and second polarizations are orthogonal to each other. In a first passive mode, a polarization-preserving screen is used and passive polarizing glasses can be worn to see the 3D images. In a second passive mode, an ordinary screen is used and 3D color filter glasses can be worn to see the 3D images. In an active mode, the display projects left-eye and right-eye images, with both first and second polarizations, time-sequentially and liquid crystal shutter glasses synchronized with the image sources can be worn to see 3D images. The dual-mode 3D projection display can be switched electronically to project 2D images when the same 2D image signals are fed to both micro-display panels. The dual-mode 3D projection display is more light efficient than conventional single panel projection displays because at any given time, at least two primary colors are displayed on screen with orthogonal polarizations.
US07926948B2	Astigmatic axis independent spatial frequency and contrast sensitivity target and method A set of visual targets and a method for using these targets to evaluate the spatial frequency response and contrast sensitivity of the human visual system. The invention includes four choice test, six choice test, sinusoidal bulls eye and fundamental sinusoidal letters or optotype targets. The four and six choice targets feature sinusoidal gratings oriented vertically, horizontally and at angles thereto. The sinusoidal bull's eye target features concentric circular light and dark areas with brightness varying in a radial sinusoidal fashion. The fundamental sinusoidal optotype target features an optotype, such as a letter, that is made up of strokes, each of which have a width that is equal to ½ of a single sinusoidal period.
US07926942B2	Solid state lenses and lens components Solid state lenses, lens blanks, and lens components comprising compressible materials ground into fine powders having mechanical properties that make them capable of being formed into cohesive monolithic masses that are low in scattering. The fine powders may be admixtures of host matrix materials and others which, when combined, provide preferred optical properties such as index and dispersion. Parts possessing transmission from within the range from the ultraviolet to the infrared are possible. The materials are suited to low temperature formation of aspheric lenses transmissive in the near and far IR.
US07926941B2	Multiple layer multifocal composite lens Aspects of the present invention provide multiple-layer (multi-layer) composite lenses comprising two or more materials and methods for making the same. A multi-layer composite lens of the present invention can use multiple surfaces (internal or external) to form optical elements that can contribute to a total desired add power. The multiple contributing optical elements can be aligned so as to be in optical communication to form multiple stable vision zones to enhance optical performance and the vision experience of the wearer. Distributing the total desired add power across multiple appropriately aligned optical elements that are in optical communication with one another can reduce the total distortion of the lens, minimize the number of optical discontinuities introduced, can reduce optical power jump as experienced by the wearer's eye when traversing any discontinuity, and can reduce the visibility of any introduced optical discontinuity as perceived by an observer looking at the wearer.
US07926940B2	Advanced electro-active optic device Optical devices having a dynamic aperture and/or an apodization mask are provided. The aperture and/or mask may be provided by one or more electro-active elements, and may be used in an ophthalmic device that that is spaced apart from but in optical communication with an intraocular lens, a corneal inlay, a corneal onlay, or a spectacle lens that provide an optical power.
US07926937B2	Eyewear Eyewear includes a pair of glasses with an eyeglass frame having eyeglass temples but no earpieces, the distal ends of the temples operable as pivots to allow the eyeglass frame to pivot between use and non-use positions. The eyewear also includes a retainer member connected to the eyeglass temples as well as articles releasably connected to the eyeglass frame while in recesses formed by the frame.
US07926933B2	Ink jet printing method and ink jet printing apparatus An ink jet printing method and an ink jet printing apparatus are provided in an embodiment of the present invention using an intermediate transfer body. With each of the apparatus and the method, it is possible to form a high-quality image in an ink jet printing system. In the embodiment of the invention, color ink and an auxiliary liquid are supplied to ink-attracting portions each having a certain area, the ink-attracting portions being surrounded by an ink-repellent portion. Subsequently, ink dots are transferred to a printing medium, the ink dots being formed by the supplied ink and the supplied liquid. Here, the ink-attracting regions have an area in which a plurality of droplets of the ink and the liquid in total can be received.
US07926931B2	Ink and ink jet recording method An ink used in an ink jet recording method in which ink droplets are ejected from a recording head by the action of thermal energy to record an image on a recording medium; the ink being characterized by containing (a) a pigment, (b) a dispersing agent, (c) a liquid medium, (d) a polyglycerol and (e) at least one selected from a potassium salt of a carboxylic acid, a rubidium salt of a carboxylic acid and a cesium salt of a carboxylic acid.
US07926930B2	Inkjet ink The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an inkjet ink including a polyamic acid (A), including a step of at least reacting one or more compounds selected from the group of a monoamine (a3) and a compound having one acid anhydride group (a4) with a compound having two or more acid anhydride groups (a1) and a diamine (a2).
US07926928B2	Droplet ejection apparatus and inkjet recording apparatus A droplet ejection apparatus includes: a head unit having at least one sub-tank that stores liquid, and an ejection head that ejects the liquid supplied from the sub-tank in a form of droplets; a head unit mover that moves the head unit; an absorber stored in the sub-tank, and made of a porous resilient member that absorbs the liquid; and a presser that compresses the absorber.
US07926925B2	Ink pack having welded tap and ink cartridge There is provided an ink pack, which is provided with a film bag that has a sealed chamber therein and is formed of a flexible film member having a form of a bag, and a tap that has an ink flow channel therein and is welded to one edge of the flexible film member. In this structure, a film welding part, in which opposed inner surfaces of the flexible film member are welded to each other, is formed at least along the one edge of the flexible film member. A tap welding part, in which a side of the tap is welded to opposed inner surfaces of the flexible film member, is formed in the one edge of the flexible film member. Further, a welding width of a side of the film welding part adjacent to the tap welding part is larger than a welding width of a side of the tap welding part adjacent to the film welding part.
US07926924B2	Inkjet printer An inkjet printer including (1) a printhead for ejecting ink onto a sheet, (2) a plurality of main tanks, each holding ink and having a height dimension that is relatively small compared with its other dimensions, (3) a plurality of sub-tanks which supply ink to the printhead, and are configured to connect to the plurality of main tanks respectively so that ink can be supplied from the main tanks to the sub-tanks and (4) a mounting member into which the main tanks are detachably mounted, the main tanks being stacked on each other in a vertical direction when the main tanks are mounted in the mounting member. Wherein the main tanks are stacked on each other such that their height dimensions are arranged to substantially coincide with the vertical direction.
US07926914B2	Liquid droplet transporting apparatus, and valve, memory, display unit using the liquid droplet transporting apparatus A liquid droplet transporting apparatus includes a first electrode which is arranged on a surface of a substrate, a second electrode which is arranged apart from the first electrode on the surface of the substrate, an insulating layer which is arranged to cover each of the first electrode and the second electrode, and a liquid repellent property on a surface of the insulating layer changes according to an electric potential difference between the electrode and an electroconductive liquid droplet on the surface, and a third electrode which cooperates with the second electrode to detect the liquid droplet on the second electrode. Consequently, it is possible to transport a liquid droplet between two areas, and also to detect as to in which area out of the two areas, the liquid droplet exists.
US07926911B2	Nozzle plate, method for producing nozzle plate, and method for producing ink-jet head A nozzle plate includes a first thermoplastic resin film; a reinforcing plate which is formed of a material having a rigidity higher than that of the first thermoplastic resin film and which has one surface joined to the first thermoplastic resin film; and a second thermoplastic resin film which is joined to the other surface of the reinforcing plate; wherein a nozzle is formed for the first thermoplastic resin film; and through-holes, which are communicated with the nozzle, are formed through the reinforcing plate and the second thermoplastic resin film. Therefore, the nozzle plate can be produced without using any adhesive. Further, the thermoplastic resin films are joined to the both surfaces of the reinforcing plate. Therefore, any warpage is hardly caused in the reinforcing plate and the first and second thermoplastic resin films, which would be otherwise caused by the difference in coefficient of thermal expansion.
US07926906B2	Ink jet printing apparatus and ink absorber recovery method A necessary amount of suppression ink is applied to each portion of an ink absorber in a short time and in an efficient manner. For that end, carriage scan is performed while changing an ejection condition of suppression ink so as to change an application amount of suppression ink according to a position of an ink absorber. This makes it possible to appropriately apply suppression ink, which suppresses accumulation of ink, to the entire area of the ink absorber by carriage scan in a short time even if an application amount of accumulation ink differs from part to part of the ink absorber.
US07926905B2	Ink jet recording apparatus Even in the case where preliminary ejection is performed by a recording head having an array of pigment ink ejection outlets and an array of dye ink ejection outlets in which a length of the pigment ink ejection outlet array is longer than a length of the dye ink ejection outlet array, deposition of preliminarily ejected pigment ink at a preliminary ejection receiving portion is effectively prevented by providing an inclined surface at the preliminary ejection receiving portion so that ink from the dye ink ejection outlets is received at an upstream position of the inclined surface and ink from the pigment ink ejection outlets is received at a downstream position of the inclined surface in a direction of gravity.
US07926903B2	Ink-jet recording apparatus An ink-jet recording apparatus according to this invention has an ink-head unit, a head holder, and a wiper unit. The ink-head unit extends in a direction that intersects at right angles to the direction a recording medium is transported, for a distance equal to or longer than the width of the recording medium. The head holder holds the ink-head unit. The ink-head unit has a nozzle surface having nozzles for ejecting ink. The wiper unit has a wiper blade, which wipes the nozzle surface.
US07926901B2	Inkjet recording apparatus An inkjet recording apparatus includes a passage unit; an actuator unit including a plurality of individual electrodes; a plurality of waveform output circuits which output pulse signals to be supplied to the plurality of individual electrodes; one or more variable resistance elements connected to the actuator unit; a temperature sensor which detects environmental temperature; and a controller which controls the one or more variable resistance elements so that the one or more variable resistance elements decrease in their resistance values with a decrease in the environmental temperature detected by the temperature sensor.
US07926898B2	Faster warm-up, lower energy, and quieter modes for solid ink printers A method of operating a printer turns off a support structure heater when the printer enters standby mode. The print head is then moved away from an intermediate transfer surface supported by a support structure. Heat settings used to heat a print head are then varied to heat the print head and the support structure. Another method of operating a printer turns off a support structure heater when the printer enters standby mode and holds a print head adjacent to an intermediate transfer surface while the printer is in standby mode.
US07926897B2	Printing apparatus A printing apparatus which mounts a printing medium on a conveyor belt, conveys it to a printing area, and carries out printing by ejecting a liquid onto the printing medium from nozzles of a liquid ejection head, includes: a tension imparter which imparts tension to the conveyor belt, a tension remover which removes the tension imparted to the conveyor belt by the tension imparter, a conveyance failure detector which detects a printing medium conveyance failure, and a conveyance failure controller which, when the printing medium conveyance failure is detected by the conveyance failure detector, causes the tension remover to remove the tension imparted to the conveyor belt by the tension imparter.
US07926896B2	Print media detection in an imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus includes a controller and a media detection device mechanically engaged with a stack of print media. The media detection device has a movable indicator having a surface with distinct reflectance characteristics. A reflectance sensor is communicatively coupled to the controller. The reflectance sensor reads a reflectance of the surface and outputs a signal to the controller indicative of at least one characteristic of the print media.
US07926895B2	Printing apparatus and conveyance control method This invention relates to a printing apparatus and a conveyance control method capable of allowing even an arrangement having a plurality of conveyance rollers in a printing medium conveyance path to accurately control conveyance of a printing medium. A pattern having a predetermined uniform density is printed on a printing medium a plurality of number of times by using a printhead while conveying the printing medium and changing the conveyance amount by a small amount. A conveyance correction amount obtained on the basis of the conveyance amount upon printing a pattern selected from a plurality of printed pattern is stored in a storage medium. Conveyance of the printing medium is controlled while correcting the conveyance amount of the printing medium by the conveyance means on the basis of the conveyance correction amount stored in the storage means.
US07926889B2	Hill hold for an electric vehicle A method for braking an electric utility vehicle including a motor and an electromechanical brake. The method includes storing a value indicative of at least one of an amount of current, voltage, and power that is commanded to a motor of the electric utility vehicle to maintain the electric utility vehicle in a stopped state; engaging a parking brake function of an electromechanical brake after the storing; disabling the motor after the engaging; commanding the at least one of the current, voltage, and power to the motor at the stored value when an accelerator pedal is depressed; and disengaging the parking brake function after the commanding.
US07926883B2	Spring loaded pick In one aspect of the invention, an apparatus for degrading natural and man-made formations includes a pick with an axially spring loaded pick comprising a central axis and being attached to a holder secured to a driving mechanism. The pick comprising a steel body with an axial shank disposed within a bore of the holder.
US07926881B1	Support for a seated infant A support braces and secures an infant or small child in a seated position. A rigid padded upright back is flanked by a pair of rigid padded side wings. A belt encircles the back and wings drawing the wings toward the back to surround the child. The wings reach just under the armpits of the small child providing support to the torso and allowing even those children not old enough to sit up on their own to attain a seated position. A padded strap, attached to the bottom of the upright back runs between the child's legs and is also secured with the belt. When secured to a high chair by the belt, the support braces the child in a seated position and prevents the child from slipping from the high chair or from climbing out of the chair.
US07926879B2	Load support structure A load support member includes spaced apart beam members, a linking member and a stop member. In another aspect, the beam includes a support surface defining first and second landing regions, which are in contact with and support a membrane. In another aspect, a brace member is secured between laterally spaced beams, with the brace member having a greater height than width at the end thereof and a greater width than height at the middle thereof. In another aspect, a pair of armrests are joined to a cross member and a pair of spaced apart beams in a releasable engagement. In yet another aspect, a pair of beam members are fixedly joined with a cross member, which is pivotally connected to a link pivotally connected to the beams. A method of assembling a load support structure is also provided.
US07926873B2	Vehicle seat assemblies The invention provides a design innovation to conventional air passenger seats. The design innovation relates to the positioning of IFE boxes. For a better understanding, the reader may recall the last flight in the airline seat and the way the passenger's leg room was inhibited by a box mounted on the seat leg in front of the passenger. The new design innovation repositions (or “pancakes”) the IFE box underneath the seat pan.
US07926871B2	Headrest for protecting against whiplash The invention relates to a headrest (10) for a vehicle seat, in particular for a backrest for a motor vehicle seat, said headrest essentially comprising a headrest frame or headrest casing (14) and a foam base body (356) that surrounds the headrest frame or casing (14). In the event of a rear impact on the motor vehicle, the headrest remains fixed in relation to the backrest (conventional headrest) or at least part of the headrest is immediately displaced towards the vehicle occupant (active headrest). According to the invention, the head of a vehicle occupant can be brought into contact with the headrest (10) at least at two different heights (k1z, k2z), (two-point contact), to reduce or neutralize a torque (My) about a y-axis (y-y) in the vicinity of the vertebral column and to prevent accident-related injuries to the seat occupant, in particular to prevent cervical spine syndrome or a whiplash injury in the event of a front and/or rear impact. A head centre of gravity (HCG) is also configured between the two heights (k1z, k2z) of the headrest (10).
US07926870B2	Modular assembly for a vehicle There is disclosed a modular assembly and method of forming the assembly. The assembly is particularly suitable as at least part of a front end of a transportation or automotive vehicle. The assembly preferably includes one or more plastic structures adhesively secured to one or more metal structures.
US07926867B2	Reinforcing component A lengthwise extended component contains of a support that possesses flow channels in the direction of its longitudinal axis. The support additionally possesses external surfaces that are offset to each other in the direction of the longitudinal axis as well as a lateral external surface. These external surfaces are provided with a layer of a thermally expansible and curable composition. Reinforcing components of this type are suitable for stiffening and/or reinforcing hollow supports, such as the A-, B- or C-pillars, the roof edges or the rocker panels of vehicles, especially passenger cars.
US07926866B2	Trailer roof having improved support structure A trailer includes a pair of vertical, spaced apart opposing sidewalls and a roof sheet extending between and mounted atop the sidewalls. The sidewalls and roof sheet cooperate to define a cargo space. The roof sheet has an interior surface facing the cargo space and an opposing exterior surface. A plurality of bows are mounted to the exterior surface of the roof sheet and extend between the sidewalls. The plurality of bows support the roof sheet. Each bow includes at least three contact portions attached to the exterior surface of the roof sheet. A rib portion interconnects the contact portions and defines a channel between the rib portion and the exterior surface of the roof sheet.
US07926862B2	Utility vehicle A vehicle includes a front seat, provided to the rear, in the forward/back direction of the vehicle, of a front panel, and having a seat cushion portion, a backrest portion that is provided integrally with the seat cushion portion, and a headrest portion that is provided integrally with the backrest portion, wherein at least the backrest portion and the headrest portion are fabricated independently for the left and the right, and wherein the left and right headrest portions are fabricated so that the widths thereof, in the direction of width of the vehicle, are narrower than the widths of, in the direction of width of the vehicle, of the left and right backrest portions.
US07926860B2	Adjustable strap with handles for lifting objects safely A manual lifting apparatus for providing adjustable handles that allow a person to more effectively, efficiently, and safely lift objects. The present invention provides a webbing attached to two ergonomic handles that assists a user in lifting objects. The handles are adjustable to allow a user to adjust the height from which the user must lift the object thus allowing the user to effectively lift an object from the power zone to more effectively and safely lift objects.
US07926859B2	Synthetic sling whose component parts have opposing lays A sling for industrial lifting made of a load-bearing core and a cover. The cover protects the plurality of yarns that make-up the core. Each core yarn is made of a number of core threads twisted together. The core yarns are twisted together where the twist is in the same direction as the individual core strands and a different direction than the twist of the cover. The present invention describes the method of twisting the core yarns together by inserting core yarns substantially parallel into a cover that has a twist opposite of each core strand. As the core strands are inserted into the cover, the twists of the individual core yarns interact with the twist of the cove, resulting in the core yarns twisting together.
US07926858B2	Lock device A lock device that includes a lock mechanism provided on one of two members to be engaged with each other, and a striker provided on the other of the two members. The lock mechanism may include a first contact point in which a pawl contacts a hook in the unlocked condition by an elastic force of a lock spring and a second contact point in which a cam contacts the hook in the unlocked condition by an elastic force of a push spring. The hook, the pawl and the cam are arranged and constructed such that these contact points are separately set at different positions. Further, the second contact point is in a certain position.
US07926857B2	Door lock device for vehicle A vehicle door lock device is provided. The vehicle door lock device includes a latch mechanism, an inside lever, an inside open lever, a bushing, a child protector lever, and an intermediate lever. The inside lever is operable from a passenger compartment side of a vehicle and supported pivotally about a support pin arranged in the vehicle door. The intermediate lever includes a guide hole, which receives the support pin. When pushed by the child protector lever as the child protector lever pivots, the intermediate lever pushes the bushing while moving along the guide hole relative to the support pin and thereby moves the bushing to a position between the unset position and the set position.
US07926856B2	Fluid conduit connection A fluid conduit connector assembly includes a connector having a body with an inner surface defining a fluid channel. The connector also includes an inlet region for flow of fluid into the fluid channel, and an outlet region for flow of fluid from the fluid channel. The connector further includes an axial alignment member outward of the body, and a pair of flexible tabs arranged generally circumferentially of the alignment member and outward of the body. The connector can be configured as a day-side connector, transfer member with check valve, and/or patient-side connector. An implementation includes a day-side connector, a patient-side connector, and a transfer member, each of which has a pair of flexible tabs. The pairs of tabs are configured such that the transfer member releasably couples the day-side and patient-side connectors. A method for aseptically connecting a fluid conduit is also disclosed.
US07926853B2	Heat exchanger pipe joint A pipe joint structure includes a plurality of fluid flow path portions, a socket connected to the fluid flow path portions, a connection plate disposed to abut against the socket, a plurality of pipes connected to each other by the connection plate, and a seal member disposed between the plurality of pipes and the socket. The socket includes a connection portion that is located to cover an edge of the connection plate and to fix the plurality of pipes to the plurality of fluid flow path portions. The pipe joint structure can be suitably used for a heat exchanger.
US07926852B2	Manifold flange A manifold for mounting on the cylinder head of internal combustion engines includes a manifold housing, a pipe connecting flange, and, for each cylinder, an individual flange with a fastener. To make handling easier, adjacent individual flanges are joined by an expansion arch.
US07926848B2	Light weight beam and truck frame utilizing a light-weight beam A light weight beam, a truck frame utilizing a light weight beam, and a method of assembling a truck frame, each include a composite box beam.
US07926845B2	Instrument panel for vehicle and method for attaching vehicle-mounted device to instrument panel for vehicle An instrument panel for a vehicle, includes: a steering device; a steering hanger beam supporting the steering device; a bracket including a base fixed to the steering hanger beam, an extending portion that extends to a front of the vehicle from the base, a support section that is curved toward an upper portion of the vehicle at a front portion of the extending portion and extends substantially toward a rear of the vehicle; and a vehicle-mounted device supported by the support section and fixed to the steering hanger beam via the bracket.
US07926842B2	Airbag for front passenger seat for vehicle and manufacturing method thereof An apparatus includes an airbag door that opens during deployment of an airbag, and a crash pad integrally injection-molded with the airbag door. The airbag door may include a tear groove, torn during the deployment of the airbag; a slanted part; and a variable part, a thickness of which varies. The crash pad may include an insertion part which contacts the slanted part of the airbag door to support the airbag door when the airbag door opens. A method includes simultaneously injecting materials of a crash pad and an airbag door with an upper and a lower mold and a slide mold coupled to one another such that the airbag door is integrally injection molded with the crash pad, retreating the molds, and removing the airbag door by moving the slide mold.
US07926840B1	Airbag device for vehicles An airbag device for vehicles, which can be expanded with gas in the event of a vehicle collision and efficiently protects the head a passenger sitting in the rear seat of the vehicle. The airbag device for a vehicle, may include an inflator, and an airbag cushion received in a space defined between a roof panel and a head liner such that the airbag cushion expands downwards with gas supplied from the inflator, thereby protecting a passenger sitting in a rear seat, wherein the airbag cushion includes a concave head seat formed in a rear portion thereof to receive and hold a head of the passenger when the airbag cushion expands.
US07926834B2	Mobile support assembly A mobility device includes at least a first front leg and at least a first rear leg connected to the first front leg connected to the first front leg. The first rear leg includes an upper member having a first end a second end and a lower member having a first end and a second end. The first end of the upper member is pivotally connected to the first end of the lower member, and the lower member is preferably pivotal between an extended use position and a folded storage position.
US07926832B1	Trailer coupler and safety chain apparatus and system A new and improved trailer coupler for connecting a trailer to a ball hitch mounted on a towing vehicle comprising a housing having a recessed socket, a retractable latching plate, a locking mechanism, an access port, a visual indicator, an alarm system for indicating coupling and decoupling, and a mechanical means to assist an operator to remotely attach and remove safety chains generally used in conjunction with trailers without need for the operator to climb into the truck bed.
US07926827B2	Boarding and/or entering aid for vehicles that carry passengers A boarding and/or entry aid for vehicles for carrying passengers is described, having a rectangular frame (3) and a step plate (2) supported movably in it. The frame (3) has two parallel lateral parts (4), which are joined together at rear ends by an end profile (5) and in a region spaced apart from it by at least one bracing strut. The lateral parts (4), end profile (5) and bracing strut are provided according to the invention with positioning means (14, 15) that engage one another in form-locking fashion.
US07926825B2	Side movement propelled scooter device with foot platform A scooter device propelled by side to side movement of a user that includes a frame structure through which at least a front wheel is coupled to two direction biased rear wheels. The frame structure may have a foot placement platform that extends laterally between the two rear wheels. The platform may extend over half of the distance between the rear wheels and/or be substantially continuous for that distance. Various platform embodiments and frame structures, including rigid and flexible, are disclosed, among other aspects.
US07926821B2	Chassis arrangement with stabilizing system for controlling a driving stability of a motor vehicle A chassis arrangement includes a stabilizer having a single-piece center part with opposite ends, a first stabilizer arm connected to one of the opposite ends of the center part, and a second stabilizer arm connected to the other one of the opposite ends of the center part. A stabilizer support assembly having two support units supports the center part in relation to a vehicle body. Operatively connected to the center part are at least two brake units for influencing a twistability of the center part, with one of the brake units being arranged between one of the support units and an adjacent one of the first and second stabilizer arms, and the other one of the brake units being arranged between the other one of the support units and an adjacent one of the first and second stabilizer arms.
US07926811B2	Gaming machine accepting side bet and control method thereof A gaming machine of the present invention comprises: a controller programmed so as to execute the following processing of: (A) accepting from an input device an input indicating placement of a normal BET on outcome of dice; (B) accepting from the input device an input indicating placement of a side BET on colors of regions to which stopped dice belong; (C) rolling and stopping the dice in a gaming region which includes a plurality of regions each having a different color from one another; (D) offering a normal payout based upon the outcome of the dice stopped in the processing (C) and the normal BET placed in the processing (A); and (E) offering an additional payout based upon the colors of the regions to which the dice stopped in the processing (C) belong and the side BET placed in the processing (B).
US07926809B2	Automatic playing card dispensing system An automatic playing card dispensing system includes a scanner for recognizing the card suits and card values of the dispensed playing cards, a display, a set of indicator lights, and a driver unit for controlling dispensing of the playing cards and driving the display to display the card suits and card values of the dispensed playing cards been scanned by the scanner and the indicator lights to give a respective indication that indicates “Banker Win”, “Player Win” or “Tie Win”.
US07926806B2	Systems for aligning a media sheet in an image forming apparatus A system for aligning a media sheet in a media path of an image forming apparatus includes an input area with an alignment edge to initially laterally align the media sheet. The media sheet may then move through an alignment nip which is constructed to laterally move the media sheet against a reference edge. The media sheet moves along the reference edge and become aligned prior to moving to a transport belt. The media sheet may then move through one or more transfer nips to receive one or more images.
US07926805B2	Sheet feeding unit and image forming apparatus A sheet feeding device to feed sheets in a sheet feeding path is provided. The sheet feeding device includes a sheet cassette, in which a stack of sheets is stored, a body, in which the sheet cassette is removably installed, a feeder unit to forward the sheets in the stack in the sheet feeding path, at least one restrictive member, which is configured to be shifted between a releasing position and a restricting position and restricts a height of the stack of sheets to be stored in the sheet cassette when in the restricting position, a shifting unit to shift the positions of the at least one restrictive member. The shifting unit shifts the at least one restrictive member to be in the restricting position when the sheet cassette is removed from the body and to be in the releasing position when the sheet cassette is installed in the body.
US07926803B2	Media drive Various media drive and methods move a media drive member relative to a medium.
US07926799B2	Sheet post-processing apparatus In a sheet post-processing apparatus that folds a sheet bundle, a folding roller drive motor that drives folding rollers is PWM driven such that its speed is varied in each control during the period until a blade contacts the sheet bundle, during the period when the sheet bundle is conveyed to a discharge port, during discharge operation, and during return of the motor to its home position.
US07926798B2	Saddle-stitched brochure removably holding small printed material and apparatus for making the same A saddle-stitched brochure comprising a collated sheet stack (P1 to P3) folded in two at its center portion and stitched with wire at least two positions spaced from each other on the folding line (1a), characterized in that a small printed material (2, 2a) is arranged between the adjacent sheets (P2, P3) of the sheet stack (P1 to P3) and inserted between the adjacent stitched portions (3, 3) on the folding line (1a) and folded along the folding line (1a) together with the sheet stack (P1 to P3) so as to be held in the brochures (1).
US07926795B2	Front fork A front fork comprises a telescopic tube (1, 32) in which a damper cylinder (3) generates a damping force. The damper cylinder (3) comprises a guide sleeve (4) and a free piston (6) having an inner circumference which slides on the outer circumference of the guide sleeve (4) and an outer circumference which slides on the inner circumference of the damper cylinder (3). A lateral through-hole (11) formed in the guide sleeve (4) connects an auxiliary reservoir (R3) formed outside the damper cylinder (3) and an oil reservoir (R2) via a flow path (12) formed in the guide sleeve (4) according to the displacement position of the free piston (6), thereby reducing the number of seal members required to be fitted on the outer circumference of the free piston (6) and enabling the free piston (6) to slide smoothly even when the telescopic tube (1, 32) suffers a bending force.
US07926793B2	Mixing in wicking structures and the use of enhanced mixing within wicks in microchannel devices Advanced wicking structures and methods utilizing these structures are described. The use of advanced wicking structures can promote rapid mass transfer while maintaining high capillary pressure through the use of small pores. Particularly improved results in fluid contacting processes can be achieved by enhanced mixing within a wicking layer within a microchannel.
US07926791B1	Oxygen supply humidification system An oxygen therapy humidification device is disclosed. The humidification device includes a hollow water reservoir that includes an upper end that has an upper cross-sectional area and a lower end that has a lower cross-sectional area. The lower cross-sectional area is smaller than the upper cross-sectional area. The device also includes an oxygen inlet and an oxygen outlet, both of which are positioned at the upper end of the hollow water reservoir and provide fluid communication to and from the hollow water reservoir. The oxygen inlet includes a bypass valve that is connected to a duct that extends from the oxygen inlet to a diffuser that is positioned at the lower end of the hollow water reservoir. The bypass valve allows the user to control the proportion of water vapor or humidity delivered to oxygen that is passed through the device, with the oxygen entering through the inlet and leaving through the outlet at the desired humidity level.
US07926789B2	Lifting gear The invention relates to lifting gear having a drive unit (2), a drive shaft (3), which has a drive flange (4) fixable thereon and can be driven by the drive unit (2), and a cable drum (5) that can be connected to the drive flange by means of a coupling, said coupling comprising at least one coupling element (10) engaging in a recess (11) in the drive flange (4) and in a hole (12) in the cable drum (5) to transmit torque. In order to equip a lifting gear having a drive unit comprising a motor and a gearbox with a coupling, which ensures simple assembly with a simple and space-saving design, according to the invention the coupling element (10) is movable and fixable radially from an assembly position into an operating position, in which the coupling element (10) connects the drive flange (4) to the cable drum (5) in a driveable manner.
US07926787B2	Elevated platform and method of elevating the same An elevated platform is provided. The elevated platform includes a platform and a housing. A bladder that includes a first surface is coupled with and operative to elevate the platform. The first surface is operative outside the housing. Other embodiments are provided, and each of the embodiments described herein can be used alone or in combination with one another.
US07926786B2	Post puller In some embodiments, a post puller may include one or more of the following features: (a) a frame capable of being coupled to a vehicle, (b) first and second post removal doors having an open side facing each other and an opposite end coupled to the frame, (c) a V-shaped opening located on the open side of the doors, (d) butt hinges along which couple the doors to the frame along a hinge axis, (e) a blade located on the open side of each door, and (f) a fork aperture for receiving a fork.
US07926782B2	Fluid pressure control device A solenoid of a solenoid valve is fixed to a body in direct contact with the body in which a fluid channel is formed. A board is fixed to the solenoid in direct contact with the solenoid.
US07926775B1	Tree stand bracket apparatus The tree stand bracket apparatus fits a plurality of various trees as well as tree stands. The concavities of the mounts importantly fit the curvature of a tree so that the apparatus can easily be securely and selectively affixed to the tree. The removable straps provide for securement to a tree as well as portable securement to a tree stand. Hollow side members further ensure light weight and portability that aid in transport and use. The combined crosspieces and mounts increase the strength of the apparatus. The pulley and the cable loop provide more than one way to aid in lifting and lowering the apparatus and tree stands. Each of the features of the apparatus importantly provides strength, tree stand applicability, and light weight.
US07926773B1	Clamps for motor vehicle frame straightener An apparatus designed to provide quick connect capability between a frame straightener and a vehicle chassis comprising a plurality of varying clamp members designed to secure to the various apertures within the chassis frame and tubular inter frame-rail cross members according to the restrictions of varying attachment points thereof and thereby enabling rapid installation and removal of multiple anchors and torsion tethers thereto.
US07926772B2	Bathroom fixture attachment device including a rotary coupling The invention disclosed provides a rotary coupling mechanism that securely attaches common household fixtures to a wall. The invention is comprised of a wall bracket, a base bracket, a cam pin, and two mounting screws. Flanges on the base bracket rotationally engage flanges on the wall bracket and the cam pin inserted through the base bracket rotates to hold the flanges and secure the base bracket to the wall bracket. An alternate embodiment of the invention is comprised of a wall bracket and a base bracket having flanges with canted surfaces. A locking pin holds the brackets together after the flanges are rotationally engaged. For each application of the coupling mechanism, a decorative body conceals the apparatus. The decorative body is rigidly connected or pivotally connected to a decorative cap. The decorative cap retains various household fixtures such as paper holders, towel racks, or shelves.
US07926767B2	Fastener for fastening to a stud A fastener including a body that has, extending along a center axis, an opening with an insertion end for inserting a stud. The fastener further includes a detent pawl that is attached to a first inner wall of the opening and extends toward the center axis. A yoke is attached to a second inner wall of the opening and spaced axially apart from the detent pawl. The yoke projects into the opening and, together with the second inner wall, forms a yoke opening into which the stud can be inserted during installation.
US07926766B2	Support assemblies for pipes, conduits and tubes Trapeze type support strut assemblies attach pipes, conduit, and tubes to vertical and horizontal surfaces in a sanitary manner. The strut assemblies repel contaminants, are easy to inspect, and easy to clean. Structures to provide seismic stability to trapeze type support strut assemblies may also be used.
US07926761B2	Mechanical part and method of manufacturing such a part The invention provides a mechanical part for hinging to other mechanical parts at its ends, the mechanical part being made at least in part out of composite material from a central fiber preform and a peripheral fiber preform both of three-dimensional woven fabric, which preforms are assembled together while dry and then impregnated with resin, the peripheral preform surrounding the central preform in such a manner as to leave two empty spaces at the ends of the part and between the two preforms, which spaces are dedicated to hinging to said other parts. Metal inserts can be received in said spaces. The mechanical part can be used as a lever for a landing gear brace.
US07926760B2	Method for producing an aircraft with reduced environmental impact and the aircraft thus obtained An aircraft with reduced environmental impact includes a turboprop, having two contra-rotating propellers, disposed on the rear portion on the back of the aircraft's fuselage so that the interaction noise of the propellers is masked, in the forward direction, by the wings and, in the rearward direction, by the aircraft's horizontal stabilizer.
US07926757B2	Insulation spool apparatus for lining ductwork The present insulation spool apparatus is adapted for lining ductwork with insulation material and includes a pair of spaced apart first and second spool plates for holding and mounting a plurality of rolls of insulation material at one time, each individual roll of insulation material being rotatable into operative position for use. Each spool plate includes a plurality of receptacles for engaging and holding one end portion of an insulation roll support shaft. The spool apparatus may further include a plurality of hook plates for guiding the support shafts into locking engagement with the spool plates, locking mechanisms for holding the support shafts in a locked position with the spool plates, one or more paddle assemblies for providing sufficient tension force to each respective roll of insulation material for preventing premature unwinding during use, and a feeder mechanism for feeding and loading such rolled material onto the spool apparatus.
US07926754B2	Safety systems for roller mills A drive systems for a roller mill is provided. To ensure the continuous availability of the mill, more than two drives are provided, wherein the at least two drives are capable of achieving the full grinding capacity of the roller mill.
US07926750B2	Compactor feeder A compactor feeder and methods for feeding relatively low-density biomass materials into a grinding device (such as a hammer mill) is described. The compactor feeder increases the density of the relatively low-density biomass materials in order to fill the grinding device with the biomass materials at a rate that is sufficient to substantially equal the design capacity of the grinding device.
US07926740B2	Pressure washer system and operating method A pressure washer is provided. The pressure washer can include a frame and a power source coupled to the frame. The power source can include an output shaft. The pressure washer can include a centrifugal clutch. The centrifugal clutch can include an input portion operably coupled to the output shaft and an output portion. The input portion of the centrifugal clutch can be operable to be selectively coupled to the output portion. The pressure washer can include a pump assembly, which can include a pump mechanism operably coupled with the output portion of the centrifugal clutch to pressurize a fluid when the input portion of the centrifugal clutch is coupled to the output portion. The pressure washer can also include an actuator in communication with at least the power source to actuate the power source to drive the output shaft.
US07926735B1	Fragrance package, dispenser, and method An apparatus for dispersing a fragrance compound. The apparatus includes a fragrance compound impregnated porous carrier with a film wrapped there about to form an envelope hermetically sealed along at least a first seam in the film. The film is perforated with at least a first slit to define a vent opening removable portion retained to the envelope with at least a first tab of film bridging the first slit. A film vent closure is adhesively applied to the envelope about the vent opening removable portion, thereby forming a substantially complete hermetic seal of the interior of the envelope about the porous carrier. Upon removal, the film vent closure adhesively pulls the vent opening removable portion from the envelope, and the first tab of film is torn, so as to form a vent opening in the envelope, and thereby enabling the fragrance compound to disperse through the vent opening.
US07926734B2	Prescented and custom scented card insert The present disclosure provides a device sized for insertion into an inner tube of a roll of paper towels or toilet paper comprising a insert card absorb a fragrance and which is bendable, the insert allowing fragrance to emit by evaporation from the insert into the air and an outer packaging for containing the insert card, the packaging being a substantially impervious moisture and odor barrier.
US07926729B2	Information processing apparatus and control method therefor In an information processing apparatus capable of accessing a memory card connected to the information processing apparatus and a control method for the information processing apparatus, in a case where a mode for disabling data writing in the memory card is set, at a point when a memory card is connected, an operation mode set in the information processing apparatus is automatically changed to an operation mode for not performing data writing in the memory card.
US07926728B2	Integrated circuit device including a contactless integrated circuit inlay Embodiments provide an integrated circuit device including a contactless integrated circuit inlay. The device includes a substrate, an integrated circuit coupled to the substrate, and a coil electrically coupled to the integrated circuit and coupled to the substrate. The coil includes a first conductive line disposed in multiple turns on the substrate and a second conductive line disposed in multiple turns on the substrate.
US07926726B2	Survey method and survey system A customer is made to have an object equipped with a chip (wireless chip) capable of wireless communication. Further, an antenna is arranged in each of an entrance and an exit of a saleroom in a store and a plurality of points, respectively, inside the saleroom of the store. When the customer approaches the entrance, exit, and plurality of points, positional information and time information are written from an antenna arranged in the approached point to the wireless chip. By reading information written in the wireless chip, a movement path or the like of the customer in the saleroom is judged. The needs of the customer are judged based on the result.
US07926725B2	Method of making a token with an electronic identifier A method of making a token, wherein the token includes a flat body made of a plastic material. The flat body has at least two parallel faces and a cavity which opens to at least one of the at least two parallel faces. The cavity receives an electronic identification device. At least one plug made of a plastic material is included. The plug is inserted into the cavity to retain the electronic device. The electronic device is in the form a pellet having outer film layers enveloping the electronic elements. The film layers are perforated. The method includes making the flat body, forming the cavity in the flat body, placing the electronic identification device in the cavity, inserting the at least one plug in the cavity, and fixing the at least one plug to the flat body using compression and heat so that the plastic material of the plug flows through the pellet.
US07926722B2	Printer and IC chip communication apparatus By rotating an antenna movable screw, an antenna fixing plate is vertically moved through the screw action, whereby the position of the antenna is changed. With this mechanism, the distance between the antenna and a transported label sheet can be adjusted according to a type of a label sheet (RF tag), whereby information can correctly be written to a tag corresponding to the type of various label sheets (RF tags).
US07926721B2	Processing scheme for an indicia reader An apparatus for collecting and processing information bearing indicia (IBI) comprising: a converter for converting light reflected off an IBI into IBI signals representative of the converted light; and, at least one processor adapted for: running at least one application process for acquiring the IBI signals and providing those IBI signals for signal processing; and, running at least one signal process for processing the IBI signals, wherein running of the at least one application process is independent of running of the at least one decoder process and wherein the at least one application process is adapted for resetting the at least one signal process.
US07926716B2	Point-of origin store and method of selling merchandise on a point-of-origin basis The new store that includes a building that contains merchandise that was purchased by the store on a point-of-origin basis. The merchandise preferably is marketed for sale to consumers in such a way that there is consumer awareness in regard to the origin of the merchandise. The new store presents an alternative to conventional stores that focus mainly on price when other attributes are similar. The store may also include an on-line enterprise that locates locally-made merchandise for potential customers. By using a point-of-origin basis for buying and selling merchandise, the present invention provides consumers with a store where they can quickly locate and purchase merchandise that is made closer to their residence.
US07926714B1	Context-based card selection device A card transaction device is provided for selecting virtual cards for transactions based on a context. The portable device includes a plurality of virtual cards, and a storage device for storing the plurality of virtual cards. The cards may relate to credit or debit cards, loyalty cards, reward cards, security or access cards, or identification cards, for example. The portable device includes a user interface for a user to maintain rules for selection of one or more virtual cards based on the context of the transaction. The portable device also includes a processor to process the rules and select at least one of the virtual cards based on the context of the transaction.
US07926710B1	Cash dispensing automated banking machine diagnostic system and method A cash dispensing automated banking machine (10) operative responsive to user cards and methods of operating the machine to conduct diagnostic tests is provided. The automated banking machine includes a cash dispenser and the machine carries out transaction functions for consumers including dispensing cash. Responsive to a diagnostic article a servicer interface may selectively output textual indicia included in service manuals. Servicers may also selectively conduct diagnostic activities at a servicer interface and a consumer interface on the machine.
US07926707B2	Maintenance support for high priority customers A method includes receiving a problem ticket, which contains a priority level indicator and a customer identifier, that describes a telecommunications network event such as a problem. The problem ticket is associated with and transmitted to a workcenter and a portion within the workcenter based on at least anyone of the priority level indicator and the customer identifier. Other personnel are notified about the problem ticket based on the priority level indicator and the customer identifier.
US07926706B2	Service provision method and system employing threshold range of pricing and leveling Systems and methods provide access to services. A base ticket value is determined based on a price range for a subject service. A ticket manager engine translates the price range into a ticket level. End users/ticket holders present the leveled ticket for redemption of the particular service from a participant's service provider. Tickets are redeemable for a particular service or experience such as concerts, sports events, theatrical shows, broadway shows, family events, golf courses, movie theaters, spas, etc., each at different levels. Tickets are thus redeemed at variable rates for equivalent services. An online distributor or portal in the primary and/or secondary market may employ the ticket manager engine and ticket leveling. As a result, the distributor offers/sells leveled tickets.
US07926702B2	Adjustable-size reusable gift wrap and method A gift wrapping enclosure encloses a gift which has been inserted within an interior of a main body formed of flexible material. An end portion of the main body surrounding an open end is folded back to form a cuff. An interior surface is exposed at the cuff, and the exposed cuff surface has a different color, texture or material characteristic from the main body. The main body is constricted at the cuff to close the open end and confine the gift, and is expanded at the cuff to provide access to the interior to remove the gift.
US07926701B2	Method for brazing strips of aluminium alloy The invention relates to an aluminum alloy strip or sheet with the following composition (% by weight): Si 0.3-1.0; Fe<1.0; Cu 0.3-1.0; Mn 0.3-2.0; Mg 0.3-3.0; Zn<6.0; Ti<0.1; Zr<0.3; Cr<0.3; Ni<2.0; Co<2.0; Bi<0.5; Y<0.5, other elements <0.05 each and 0.15 total, the remainder being aluminum, coated on at least one face with an aluminum brazing alloy containing 4 to 15% of silicon and 0.01 to 0.5% of at least one of the Ag, Be, Bi, Ce, La, Pb, Pd, Sb, Y elements or mischmetal. Sheets and strips according to the invention can be used particularly for fluxless brazing of heat exchangers.
US07926700B2	Solder pastes comprising nonresinous fluxes According to the invention, a resin-free solder paste made from a metal powder, particularly soft solder and a gel, is prepared, wherein the gel according to the invention leaves no residue on the metal surface during the remelting of the metal powder. The gel according to the invention is based on a mixture that is stable during storage and that comprises carboxylic acid(s), amine(s), and solvent(s). Important uses are the application of soft solder pastes on power-modules, die-attach, chip-on-board, SiP (System-in-Package), for wafer-bumping, particularly on UBM's (Under-Bump-Metallization), and SMT (Surface Mounted Technology), particularly coated circuits. With the use of resin-free soft solder pastes according to the invention, cleaning is eliminated before a protective coating process after the soldering of an electrical connection, and the formation of pores in solder bumps deposited on UBM's is reduced to less than 20 vol. %.
US07926697B2	Underfill formulation and method of increasing an adhesion property of same An underfill formulation includes a solvent (110), a plurality of amphiphilic block copolymers (120) in the solvent, and an adhesion promoter (130) in the solvent. Groups of the plurality of amphiphilic block copolymers form a plurality of micelles (140) in the solvent, with the micelles including a core (141) and a shell (142) surrounding the core, and the adhesion promoter is in the core of at least some of the plurality of micelles.
US07926696B2	Composition A composition for controlling a temperature elevation of an electronic component when soldering the electronic component on a substrate, includes a first resin for providing the composition with adhesion to the electronic component, a curing agent for curing the first resin by heat treatment for soldering, and a second resin for facilitating removal of the composition from the electronic component.
US07926695B2	Method for the permanent connection of two components by means of glass or metal solder The invention is a method for permanent connection of two components by soldering employing a glass or metal solder as the solder material. A layer system providing adhesion is applied to both components, between which the solder material is introduced. the layer system is heated to a soldering temperature characteristic for the solder material and results in a permanent solder connection between both components after cooling. The layer system providing adhesion has an adhesive layer applicable directly to the component and a solderable layer. The adhesive layer, if a glass solder is used, contains oxidic, carbidic, or nitridic components or mixed compounds thereof and, if a metal solder is used, the adhesive layer contains carbidic or nitridic components or mixed compounds thereof.
US07926688B2	Tension-controlled web processing machine and method A web processing assembly including first, second and third fixed spaced apart pairs of nip rollers moving the web respectively at a first, second and third speeds, the first and third speeds being constant and similar, the second speed being variable with a mean speed similar to the first and third speeds, a first idler roller engaging the web between the first and second pair of rollers and a second idler roller engaging the web between the second and third pair of rollers, each idler roller maintaining the web in constant tension by moving along a restrained path perpendicular to its axis to compensate for a difference between the variable second speed and the respective one of the constant first and third speeds. A method for processing a web and system for conveying a web are also disclosed.
US07926686B2	Roof rack cross bar rise up feature A roof rack having movable cross bars that have a low profile when aligned with the side bars, but are raised when generally perpendicular to the side bars. The height variation is achieved using ribs that are provided on a bottom side of the cross bars. When the cross bars are aligned with the side bars, the ribs fit into slots that are provided in the side bars. As a result, each cross bar has a very low profile with respect to the roof of the vehicle. When each cross bar is rotated to a position generally perpendicular to the side bars, the ribs within the cross bar are no longer aligned with the slots in the side bar. Instead, the ribs rest on an upper surface of the side bar, and thus, provide a significant gap between the cross bar and vehicle roof.
US07926684B2	Pressurized ice cream container with a piston A pressurized container (1) for a viscous product, comprising a container body (2) with an opening (9), a piston (3), a dispensing closure (4) attached to the container body opening (9) which comprises closure walls, at least one dispensing aperture (13), at least one closing element (14) that is movable relative to the closure walls between a closed position and an open position, the container (1) further comprising a spring element (15) disposed between said closing element (14) and said closure walls, so as to naturally force the closing element (14) in a position where it closes said aperture (13), wherein the closure walls define a channel (16) with at least one lateral dispensing aperture (13) remote from the container body opening (9), said closing element (14) having the shape of a ring that seals around and is movable relative to the channel (16), by translation along, or by rotation around, an axis which is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the channel (16).
US07926680B2	Carton with internal clip retainer for dispensing clips of a stacked sheet material A dispenser for dispensing a clip of stack sheets of a web material includes a carton body defined by a bottom, sidewalls, and a lid. The carton body defines an internal volume for receipt of a clip of stacked sheets of a web material. The lid includes a dispensing opening through which individual sheets from the clip of stacked sheets are pulled by a user. A clip retainer extends from an underside of the lid towards the bottom within the internal volume of the carton body and is configured for receipt of the clip of stacked sheets therethrough such that a center portion of the clip is at least partially folded and held at an elevation above the bottom of the carton and towards the dispensing opening in the lid.
US07926677B2	Modular packaging system A modular packaging system of containers each having a generally tubular, hollow container body of a fiber-reinforced composite material with cooperative mating interlocking elements extending axially along its length. The interlocking elements allow the containers to be stacked and palletized in a stable manner. An interface between a closure mechanism and the container body provides a good seal and prevents fraying or brooming of the fiber-reinforced composite material at the end face of the body.
US07926674B2	Container with seal An apparatus, according to one embodiment, for storing a product comprising a lid including a tongue; and a clamp; and a container including a groove, wherein the tongue and the groove form a seal when the lid is coupled to the container; and a bead, wherein the clamp engages with the bead when the lid is coupled to the container. An apparatus, according to another embodiment, for storing a product comprising a lid; a container configured to engage with the lid and form a secondary seal between the lid and the container; and a film seal coupled to the container.
US07926666B2	Rotary filtration system A rotary filtration apparatus for filtering a feed fluid into permeate is provided. The rotary filtration apparatus includes a container that has a feed fluid inlet. A shaft is at least partially disposed in the container and has a passageway for the transport of permeate. A disk stack made of a plurality of filtration disks is mounted onto the shaft so that rotation of the shaft causes rotation of the filtration disks. The filtration disks may be made of steel components and may be welded together. The shaft may penetrate a filtering section of the container at a single location. The rotary filtration apparatus may also incorporate a bellows seal to prevent leakage along the shaft, and an around the shaft union rotary joint to allow for removal of permeate. Various components of the rotary filtration apparatus may be removed as a single assembly.
US07926664B2	Apparatus for transferring products An apparatus for transferring products such as eggs from a first conveyor to a second conveyor. During transfer products with certain properties which have been previously detected are allowed to fall into a gap between the conveyors. The transfer uses a rotatable cylinder with radially extending grippers having an open position and a closed position. When a gripper does not grip a product it falls into a gap between the conveyors. Other products are gripped and transferred to the second conveyor. A method for transferring products from a first conveyor to a second conveyor wherein products having certain properties are removed and caused to fall down into a gap between the first and second conveyors. A detected signal upstream from the gap to control positioning of grippers to either transfer products to the second conveyor or allow them to fall into a gap between the two conveyors.
US07926660B2	Child resistant blister package housing with tooled access A packaging blank includes a first panel and a second panel. The first panel defines at least one blister aperture and at least one tool portion. The second panel defines at least one tab strip and at least one tool access portion. The at least one tab strip is at least partially severable from the packaging blank. The at least one tool access portion is substantially completely severable from the packaging blank. The first panel and the second panel are configured to be positioned relative to one another in a face contacting arrangement such that a first portion of a given tool portion is to be operably aligned with a corresponding tool access portion. As such, the first portion of the given tool portion thereby is capable of being accessed by a tool via the corresponding tool access portion.
US07926659B2	Packaging case for a wiper blade Disclosed is a packaging case for a wiper blade that can maintain the wiper blade in a secured state by securing elements formed in the packaging case to prevent damage of the wiper blade while minimizing the volume of the packaging case and providing a suitable shape for large capacity packaging. The packaging case is used for a wiper blade curvedly deformed into an arc shape when mounted and used on a vehicle. The packaging case includes a lower case having an accommodation part receiving the wiper blade, an upper case covering the lower case to close the accommodation part, and a plurality of securing protrusions formed inside the accommodation part to allow the wiper blade to be received in the accommodation part while maintaining a linear shape.
US07926655B1	Packaging system for holding stacked seedling trays A packaging system for seedling trays is provided which maintains the trays in a stacked, spaced apart vertical arrangement. The packaging system comprises an outer box, a tray holder folded into a U-shape and placed inside the box for holding the trays, and a locking device comprising locking panels wedged between the trays.
US07926654B2	Protection case for accommodating electronic device A protection case for accommodating an electronic device with a display screen includes a soft encasing and a rigid protection plate. The soft encasing defines a receiving space for receiving the electronic device, and includes a side wall. The rigid protection plate is attached to an inner surface of the side wall. The protection plate includes a first surface facing the inner surface of the side wall and a second surface facing the receiving space of the soft encasing. The protection plate defines a recess on the second surface thereof corresponding to the display screen of the electronic device.
US07926639B2	Cash transaction machine A cash transaction machine that can prevent paper media from not being collected due to the wind is provided. The cash transaction machine may provide a mold guide to a dispensing device and provide a bracket to a housing, in order to prevent the paper media from moving backward into the dispensing device due to the strong wind blowing from the outside. Since the mold guide and the bracket are overlappingly coupled with each other, it is possible to prevent the paper media from moving backward into the dispensing device due to the strong wind.
US07926638B2	Coin mechanism and validator improvements Disclosed is a coin acceptor mechanism with a coin pick-up wheel for advancing coins in a radial path. The pick-up wheel comprises a plurality of scalloped portions disposed at a peripheral edge thereof that each includes a first rounded portion of a first radius extending into the peripheral edge of the pick-up wheel having a first radius, a second rounded portion of a second radius disposed in a trailing edge of the first rounded portion and having a second radius, a chamfered portion extending along a top edge of the first rounded portion and the second rounded portion, an internal edge extending perpendicular from a bottom surface of the pick-up wheel along a bottom edge of the first rounded portion and the second rounded portion and intersecting the chamfered portion, and a straight portion disposed between the peripheral edge of the pick-up wheel and the second rounded portion for guiding the coins into the second rounded portion, wherein the straight portion includes a beveled portion for reducing the surface area thereof and preventing excess coins from getting caught thereon as the pick-up wheel advances coins.
US07926635B2	Piston assembly and a force transfer device, particularly a force transfer device with a piston assembly A piston assembly for arrangement in a pressure cavity in a force transfer device for operating a first and a second actuatable clutch device, comprising a piston element associated respectively with an actuatable clutch device. The invention is characterized in that the piston element of the second clutch device is guided at the piston element of the first clutch device movable against a stop, forming an additional second cavity, loadable with pressure medium, wherein the first piston element is movable in an axial direction, relative to the piston element of the second clutch device.
US07926629B2	Handle of electromagnetic brake An electromagnetic brake includes a housing, a pin, brake springs urged against the pin, a handle pivotably secured to the pin, a coil, a moveable armature plate, a moveable friction disc, a trigger switch on the housing and including a projecting contact and a pivotal trigger, steel balls in the half holes of the housing and the handle, and a rod fixedly projecting out of a slot of the handle. In a brake released position, the rod is at one end of the slot with the coil being energized. The handle is adapted to pivot to move the other end of the slot to engage with the rod, the handle contacts and pivots the trigger to enable the trigger switch so as to de-energize the coil, and the springs apply an expansion force to urge against the pin for causing the friction disc to apply brake to a shaft.
US07926628B2	Spring-applied parking brake with manual release and reapply A spring-applied parking brake with manual release and reapply. A gear box fixed relative to the rear wall of a cylinder has a manual crank. A pushrod extending through the cylinder and gear box is connected to provide braking force. A threaded collet surrounding helical threads on the pushrod has flexible radially expandable tines. When the gear box is manually cranked, the pushrod is rotated and due to interaction of the threads on the inside of the collet and on the pushrod, the pushrod is moved axially releasing or reapplying the brake.
US07926620B2	Elevator control apparatus and control method When a long-period-earthquake occurs, an elevator is controlled to ensure that an abnormality is positively judged and that the elevator can be safely and promptly returned to a normal operation. For this purpose, by providing a usual seismic sensor and a long-period seismic sensor that detects long-period components of the shakes of a building, which are not detected by the usual seismic sensor, at two stages, an earthquake emergency return operation is performed when the seismic sensor has gone into action and when a first level has been detected by the long-period seismic sensor, a long-period-earthquake emergency return operation, which involves giving a notice to outside the elevator and inside a car, is performed. When a second level has been detected by the long-period seismic sensor, a notice is given to outside the elevator and inside a car, and a door opening action is performed by stopping the car at the nearest floor and a long-period-earthquake emergency return operation, which involves causing the car to travel to a temporary-stop floor, is performed, whereby the car is caused to suspend the operation. When no abnormality is discovered by performing an automatic inspection operation under prescribed conditions, the elevator is returned to a normal operation.
US07926618B2	Portable wheel chair lift A portable wheel chair lift device includes a lift car, a support base, and a lifting mechanism coupled thereto to selectively raise or lower the lift car while allowing the floor of the lift car to be fully-lowered to the ground surface. A scissors-like brace selectively locks the front door of the lift car to the support base when the lift car is elevated. The lift car floor can be folded and collapsed to a reduced width allowing transport through narrow. Transport casters are removably mounted to the bottom of the lift car to facilitate transport. The lift device includes a height adjustment control within the lift car to repeatably raise the lift car to the height of a stage.
US07926610B2	Hot compressed gas vehicle A compressed-air powered drive system for a vehicle (10) or a propeller-driven aircraft (12). In a land vehicle (10), the drive system includes a plurality of air motors (20) each driving a wheel (16) through a transmission device (18). Compressed air from an air storage tank (12) is supplied through a heat exchanger (40) to drive air motors. A fuel is burned in the heat exchanger (40) to provide hot, high pressure air to the first air motors. Water may be injected into the heat exchanger to provide a hot steam. A plurality of air pumps (22) are engaged with and driven by the wheels to pump air into the tank during driving. When braking, the air pumps (22) driven by the wheels (16) recapture kinetic energy by pumping air into the tank. The air motors can also act as pumps to pump air into the tank during braking by reversing the transmission devices.
US07926606B2	Fixing device for a foldable chassis of an electric walk-substituting vehicle A walk-substituting vehicle includes a foldable chassis, a steering mechanism, a seat assembly, and a fixing device, which is movable to a fastening portion to prevent the chassis from folding from an in-use position; the chassis includes a main part and a footrest part; the vehicle can be moved to a folded configuration, wherein the chassis is folded, and the steering mechanism and the seat assembly lie on the chassis; the fixing device includes a pulling member pivoted on the footrest part, a joining member pivoted on the pulling member, and a pushing member joined on and slideable along a receiving recessed portion of the pulling member; when the fixing device is in the fastening position, the joining member will be hooked over the main part of the chassis, and the pushing member engaged with the joining member to prevent the joining member from pivoting relative to the pulling member.
US07926602B2	Structure for mounting batteries onto electric vehicles A structure for mounting a battery onto an electric vehicle comprises: a body member forming a body of the electric vehicle; a battery case containing a battery; a supporting member, which is connected to the body member, fixed to a bottom of the battery case; and a clash-proof block connecting between the battery case and the body member.
US07926601B2	Vehicle mounting structure for fuel cell system A vehicle mounting structure for a fuel cell system containing a vehicle floor; a vehicle skeletal member positioned under the vehicle floor, having floor frames provided on the sides of the vehicle body along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and a plurality of cross members provided in the width direction of the vehicle and connected to the floor frames; and a fuel cell unit and an auxiliary unit of the fuel cell disposed to be adjacent in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The fuel cell unit and the auxiliary unit is each sandwiched from both sides in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle by two of the cross members. This vehicle mounting structure for a fuel cell system prevents the length of piping and the length of wiring from becoming excessively long and improves collisional stabilization.
US07926600B2	Vehicle leveling and attitude positioning system A vehicle leveling assembly includes a plurality of jack assemblies corresponding to four quadrants of a vehicle, and a plurality of sensors for determining jack position and rate of movement. A method of detecting contacting between the shafts of the jack assemblies and the ground includes measuring pulse width of current emitted by the hall effect sensor to monitor the speed of the shafts and recognizing contact with the ground when the shaft slows down. A method of detecting contacting between the shafts of the jack assemblies and the ground includes measuring the electric motor current signal and correlating a pulse from the current signal to the electric motor revolutions per minute and travel of the shafts. A method of calibrating the leveling assembly includes measuring a change in inclination as the jack assemblies are extended a known distance to determine the distance between the jack assemblies. A method of leveling includes extending the shafts an additional compacting distance to ensure accurate calculations of shaft extension, prior to attempting to level the vehicle.
US07926599B2	Motorized barrel cart A motorized cart for lifting and transporting a drum. The cart includes a frame defining at its forward end a rearward-extending frame recess for receiving a drum, a feature for engaging the lower end of a drum and supporting the drum within the frame recess, another feature for engaging an upper end of the drum when received in the frame recess, first wheels at the lower extent of the frame, and non-driven wheels above and rearward of the first wheels. At least one of the first wheels is a drive wheel disposed adjacent the left or right side of the frame. A drive system includes a motor, a clutch for selectively engaging the motor with the drive wheel, and a battery for providing power to the motor and clutch. The motor is controlled to vary the rotational speed and direction of the drive wheel, and power from the battery can be controlled to enable the cart to be manually or self-propelled.
US07926598B2	Mobile robotic vehicle A mobile robot includes a robot chassis having a forward end, a rearward end and a center of gravity. The robot includes a driven support surface to propel the robot and first articulated arm rotatable about an axis located rearward of the center of gravity of the robot chassis. The arm is pivotable to trail the robot, rotate in a first direction to raise the rearward end of the robot chassis while the driven support surface propels the chassis forward in surmounting an obstacle, and to rotate in a second opposite direction to extend forward beyond the center of gravity of the robot chassis to raise the forward end of the robot chassis and invert the robot endwise.
US07926594B2	Bearing assembly inner barrel and well drilling equipment comprising same A well drilling head comprises a housing having a sidewall structure defining a central bore and a bearing assembly removably seated within the central bore of the housing. The bearing assembly includes an outer barrel having a central bore, an inner barrel at least partially disposed within the central bore of the outer barrel and bearing units coupled between the barrels for providing concentric alignment of the barrels and allowing rotation therebetween. The inner barrel includes a central bore and a plurality of cooling structures protruding from a surface thereof within the central bore.
US07926590B2	Method of liner drilling and cementing utilizing a concentric inner string A method of drilling a well and installing a liner includes assembling concentric inner and outer strings of tubulars. A drill bit is located at the lower end of the inner string and a liner with a liner hanger makes up part of the outer string. The inner and outer strings may be rotated in unison to drill the well. At a selected depth, the operator sets the liner hanger and retrieves the inner string. The operator lowers a packer and a cement retainer on a string of conduit. The packer engages the liner hanger and the cement retainer is conveyed to the lower end of the liner. The cement retainer prevents cement in the outer annulus from flowing back up the string of conduit. The operator manipulates the conduit to set the packer.
US07926589B2	Boring tool control using remote locator A drilling system performs underground boring using a drill rig and a boring tool which is configured for moving through the ground under control of the drill rig to form an underground bore. A monitoring arrangement, forming part of the system, includes a detection arrangement at the drill rig for monitoring at least one operational parameter to produce a data signal relating to at least one of a utility to be installed in the underground bore, the drill rig and the boring tool. A portable device forms another part of the system for receiving the data signal relating to the operational parameter for use by the portable device. A communication arrangement, for example using telemetry, transfers the data signal from the drill rig to the portable device. The operational parameter may be monitored for the purpose of preventing equipment failure.
US07926588B2	Optimizing drilling performance using a selected drilling fluid To improve drilling performance, a drilling fluid is selected based on one or more criteria and to have at least one target characteristic. Drilling equipment is used to drill a wellbore, and the selected drilling fluid is provided into the wellbore during drilling with the drilling equipment. The at least one target characteristic of the drilling fluid includes an ability of the drilling fluid to penetrate into formation cuttings during drilling to weaken the formation cuttings.
US07926585B2	Method and apparatus for an articulating drill The present invention is an articulating hand power tool with a head portion including a head housing, a bit holder rotatably positioned within the head housing, and a bearing member operable to transfer a first axial force from the bit holder to the head housing. A frame is rotatably connected to the head portion for placement in a plurality of positions with respect to the head portion and operably connected to the head housing for receiving the first axial force transferred to the head housing. The tool further includes an articulating gear system for transferring rotational force generated by a motor to the bit holder at each of the plurality of positions.
US07926583B2	Zero turning radius earthworking implement A tool carrier assembly of an earthworking implement is comprised of two components that contact a surface being worked; an earthworking tool and a depth guide. The tool carrier assembly is pivotably connected to a support structure. The support structure is removably attached to a lift arm assembly of a motive source. As the front wheels of the motive source are raised off the ground by downward force applied to the lift arm assembly, the depth guide assumes the function of bearing the load of the implement and a portion of the motive source. The vehicle steered and powered by the rear wheels may then move in any direction and the tool carrier assembly will articulate on a controllably variable vertical axis. As the earthworking tool moves material on the surface, the tool carrier pivots about a controllably variable horizontal axis to maintain contact with the surface as the tool carrier assembly pivots in response to uneven terrain.
US07926580B1	Coiled tubing multi-zone jet frac system A coiled tubing multi-zone frac system for fracing a formation adjacent a well using a sliding sleeve and erodible jets. Erodible jets can provide a means for perforating, fracing and flowing the well which takes the place of two separate tools that are otherwise needed to cause a well to flow, namely, this single tool replaces a perforating gun, a production sleeve.
US07926565B2	Shape memory polyurethane foam for downhole sand control filtration devices Filtration devices may include a shape-memory material having a compressed run-in position or shape and an original expanded position or shape. The shape-memory material may include an open cell porous rigid polyurethane foam material held in the compressed run-in position at the temperature below glass transition temperature (Tg). The foam material in its compressed run-in position may be covered with a fluid-dissolvable polymeric film and/or a layer of fluid-degradable plastic. Once filtration devices are in place in downhole and are contacted by the fluid for a given amount of time at temperature, the devices may expand and totally conform to the borehole to prevent the production of undesirable solids from the formation.
US07926561B2	Systems and methods for producing oil and/or gas A system for producing oil and/or gas from an underground formation comprising a first array of wells dispersed above the formation; a second array of wells dispersed above the formation; wherein the first array of wells comprises a mechanism to inject a miscible enhanced oil recovery formulation into the formation while the second array of wells comprises a mechanism to produce oil and/or gas from the formation for a first time period; and wherein the second array of wells comprises a mechanism to inject a remediation agent into the formation while the first array of wells comprises a mechanism to produce the miscible enhanced oil recovery formulation from the formation for a second time period.
US07926559B2	Oilfield stuffing box A stuffing box (10) is provided for sealing with a rotating rod string (20) extending into a well for powering a pump (22). A sleeve (30) is rotated within the stuffing box housing (24) and receives the sucker rod therein, while one or more bearings (34, 36) guide rotation of the sleeve. A plurality of static seals (50) seal between the sleeve and the sucker rod, while a plurality of dynamic seals (40) seal between the sleeve and the stuffing box housing.
US07926557B2	Radiant panel A radiant panel includes a first and second skins and a fluid conduit between the first and second skins. The first and second skins each include an inner face and an outer face. The fluid conduit is formed in multiple rows, and is positioned within thermally conducting brackets bonded to an inner face of at least one of the skins. The thermally conducting brackets provide a thermally conducting path between the fluid conduit and the first and second skins of the radiant panel.
US07926552B2	Jacket for heat dispersion device An apparatus comprising a heat dispersion device having a first end. The first end has a shape different than that of the remainder of the heat dispersion device. The apparatus also comprises a jacket coupled to the heat dispersion device at the first end. The jacket has another shape associated with that of the remainder of the heat dispersion device.
US07926548B2	Method and apparatus for sealing an ingot at initial startup A continuous casting furnace for producing metal ingots includes a molten seal which prevents external atmosphere from entering the melting chamber. A startup sealing assembly allows an initial seal to be formed to prevent external atmosphere from entering the melting chamber prior to the formation of the molten seal.
US07926545B2	Injection cylinder in injection apparatus for molding metal material Leakage of molten metal material from between a cylinder body having a tight-fitting liner and a nozzle member of an injection apparatus is prevented through the interaction of the nozzle member and a coupling ring with the liner.
US07926544B2	Casting method and casting plant for carrying out the method In a casting method for producing a cast part, a melt to be cast is filed into a container and the mold is connected seal-tightly to the container. The mold and the container are rotated together so that the melt flows from the container into the mold. The mold and the container are separated from another and the cast part is removed from the mold. The casting plant for performing the method has a mold that is pivotably supported about a first axis of rotation to perform a first movement that is a pivot movement in a first movement direction. A container is pivotably supported about a second axis of rotation. The mold is supported so as to be movable by a second movement in a second movement direction.
US07926538B2	Lateral restraint for a movable partition, movable partitions incorporating same and related methods Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for laterally restraining a movable partition. In one embodiment, a movable partition includes two laterally spaced structures wherein each structure includes a plurality of hingedly coupled panels. A lateral restraint mechanism is located and configured to prevent lateral displacement of one or both of the two laterally spaced structures. In one embodiment, a cable is disposed between and extends from along the lower edge of the two laterally spaced structures. The cable is maintained in tension, at least while the partition is in a deployed condition, to prevent or minimize the lateral displacement of one or both of the structures such as when a draft or other external force acts on the structures. In one embodiment, the cable may be operatively associated with one or more drive components used to displace the movable partition. In another embodiment, the cable may be coupled to a take-up mechanism.
US07926537B2	Applicator head for fibers with particular systems for cutting fibers The present invention relates to a head for applying fibers in order to make components of composite materials, intended to be mounted at the end of a displacement system for applying to a surface a wide strip formed of a number of fibers. The head comprises an application roller for applying fibers in the form of a strip, means for guiding fibers on said roller, and cutting means including blades activated by activation systems between a rest position and an active cutting position so as to cut the fibers upstream of the application roller. Said blades and associated activation systems are all placed on the side of the roller relative to said fibers.
US07926531B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire includes a carcass ply with carcass cords. The carcass cords comprise high tenacity vinylon fiber, polyethylene naphthalate fiber or polyalylate fiber. Viscoelasticity characteristics per one cord at 120° C. of the carcass cord satisfy the following equations (1) to (3): B>0 (1) B≦0.0000437×A+0.042857 (2) B≦−0.00003636×A+0.163636 (3) (wherein “A” represents a product of complex modulus E*(N/cm2) and cross-sectional area “S” (cm2) of cord), and “B” represents a loss tangent tanδ).
US07926529B2	Tire for heavy equipment and tire tread A tire for heavy equipment of the heavy-vehicle, agricultural or construction machinery type, includes a carcass reinforcement surmounted radially by a crown reinforcement, itself covered radially by a tread, the tread being connected to two beads by two sidewalls. The tread is formed, at least in its radially outward part, of an expanded elastomer mix whose specific gravity is less than 02.
US07926527B2	Tire with tire tag embedded within reinforcing belt A pneumatic tire includes a tire body having a crown portion and a pair of sidewalls. At least one reinforcing belt is disposed in the crown portion of the tire. A tag is carried by the reinforcing belt. In one embodiment, the tag is disposed in the location of one of the reinforcing cords that is disposed in the reinforcing belt. In another embodiment, the tag is disposed at the splice of the reinforcing belt. An alternative version of the tire has the tag carried in a depression formed in the outer surface of the tire sidewall. The tag may be encapsulated with an encapsulation material that is also disposed in the depression.
US07926526B2	Transponder for tires The invention relates to a transponder that is mounted on a tire. The transponder includes at least one transponder chip and a transponder antenna and is embedded in a substrate which is connected to an inner side of the tire with the aid of an element. The aim of the invention is to provide a transponder with the highest possible durability. To achieve this, the connecting element is a material strip which is only fixed to the inner side of the tire in one sub-section.
US07926525B2	Adjustable and accessorizeable carrying case Handbag or carrying case includes a body defining a retaining compartment for retaining objects and having apertures on opposed sides, and elongate straps each having opposite end regions and at least two apertures, one proximate each end region. Snap fasteners attach the straps to the first and second sides via aligning pairs of apertures, i.e., one apertures on a side of the body and one aperture on the strap. The snap fasteners may be decorative snap fasteners. Use of the snap fasteners provides for variable attachment of the straps to the body and therefore enables each user of the carrying case to position the straps as they desire.
US07926524B2	Utilization of coloration to improve the detection of “hit or miss” defects when using scanner equipment and an automated saw to remove defects in wood pieces In a wood processing plant, planks are typically split into strips and then passed through an automated cross-cutting saw station to remove defects such as knots, cracks or flash. One defect which also occurs is the hit and miss defect caused by a planer and/or a sander. In order to improve the performance of the cross-cutting saw station, color is applied to the wood prior to being planed and sanded. The cross-cutting saw station is then modified to optically inspect the wood for the presence of color, indicating a hit and miss defect, and to remove the portions of the wood containing color.
US07926523B2	Tool support structure with adjustable end assembly A tool support structure with an adjustable work support assembly comprises a base and a horizontal support provided on the top of the base. A work support assembly is provided on the horizontal support and is linearly slideable in a vertical direction in relation to the horizontal support. The work support assembly includes a first component and a second component. The first component is configured to be fixed in one of a plurality of first vertical positions with respect to the horizontal support. The second component is also provided on the horizontal support and is linearly slideable in a vertical direction in relation to the first component. The second component is configured to be fixed in one of a plurality of second vertical positions with respect to the first component.
US07926521B2	Sealing agent injecting apparatus, sealing agent injecting method and sealing pump up apparatus To be able to simply carry out an operation of repairing a punctured pneumatic tire, to be able to inject a necessary amount of a sealing agent firmly into the pneumatic tire even when the apparatus is used in an inclined state and to prevent clogging of the sealing agent and leakage of a liquid by being pressurized.A pump up apparatus 30 is an apparatus for injecting a sealing agent in a liquid state into a punctured pneumatic tire 38, thereafter, supplying compressed air into the pneumatic tire 38 to elevate an inner pressure thereof. The pump up apparatus 30 includes a sealing agent vessel 34 accommodating the sealing agent, a sealing agent injecting pump 42 for sucking the sealing agent from the sealing agent vessel 34 to feed it to the pneumatic tire 38, and a compressor 44 for pressurizing and sending air to the pneumatic tire 38. When the pneumatic tire 38 is punctured, the sealing agent injecting pump 42 sucks the sealing agent in the liquid state from the sealing agent vessel 34 to inject it to the pneumatic tire 38, therefore, inside of the sealing agent vessel 34 is not pressurized.
US07926519B1	Integral 3-D foam core fabrics, composites made therefrom and methods of making A 3-D woven fabric having substantially elongated foam elements integrally formed therein during fabric formation for providing open corridors within the fabric. The fabric is preferably used for structural, stiffener, or component applications.
US07926518B2	System for support of the cutting bench in a face-to-face weaving machine A face-to-face weaving machine is disclosed, which includes a cutting bench to guide the movement of a cutting blade in order to cut a face-to-face fabric. The cutting bench is carried and/or supported at its extremities by the frame of the weaving machine. In at least one additional location between the cutting bench extremities, the cutting bench is carried and/or supported by the frame by way of one or more intermediate parts. A face-to-face weaving machine with a cutting bench that possesses sufficient stiffness to significantly reduce sagging of the cutting bench is thereby obtained.
US07926517B2	Cylindrical jacket, jacket hose, suction hose, and cylindrical jacket manufacturing apparatus In a cylindrical jacket woven into twill A, the direction of a twill line A formed by a warp 2 woven continuously over a weft 3 is substantially aligned with the direction of the central axis of the cylindrical jacket.
US07926516B2	Internal composite repair apparatus A repair device and method for its use includes plugs that pressure isolate an internally damaged pipeline section and an hermetically sealed housing that contains a length of composite material and a means for controllably releasing the composite material. In a preferred embodiment, the composite material is a pre-cured composite plank and the releasing means is a rotatable carriage assembly. The carriage assembly includes pairs of rollers that maintain the composite material in its coiled state and provide for its controlled release onto the interior wall of the pipeline. The carriage assembly also includes a nozzle for injecting an adhesive into a roller. The roller applies the adhesive onto the interior wall surface and then presses the composite material into the adhesive as the carriage assembly rotates and the composite material uncoils. A pneumatic or electric motor may be used to power the carriage assembly.
US07926513B2	Spool valve A spool valve includes a valve housing, a spool and radial damper device. The valve housing has a shaft bore. The spool is slidably supported within the shaft bore in a longitudinal direction, and the spool has a first diameter portion and a second diameter portion. The radial damper device has a radial damper chamber and a radial chamber restrictor. The radial damper chamber is defined by a diameter difference between the first diameter portion and the second diameter portion. The radial chamber restrictor provides communication between the radial damper chamber and an adjacent chamber disposed adjacent to the radial damper chamber in the longitudinal direction.

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