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US07933234B2 Guide apparatus, guide system, and guide method
A guide apparatus 50 according to the present invention is provided with a service information DB 30d storing service information containing a service providing place and attribute information of a target user; a recognizing device 30b for acquiring an ID from image data transmitted from a cell phone 14; a retrieving device 30c for retrieving service information from the service information DB 30d on the basis of the acquired ID and for retrieving such service information that attribute information of the user of cell phone 14 coincides with attribute information of a target user, out of service information provided at service providing places near the service providing place; and a route retrieving device 20c for retrieving a route between the information about the service providing place retrieved and the cell phone 14; and transmits the route information and service information as guide information to the cell phone 14.
US07933233B2 Method and apparatus for providing service availability information in a wireless communication system
A method and apparatus for providing service availability information includes receiving a signal transmitted from a base station. A power level and interference level of the received signal is measured and an estimate of a power level of each potentially available service based on the power level of the received signal and predetermined power offsets associated with each of a plurality of potentially available services is derived. An estimate of a signal-to-interference ratio (SIR) for each potentially available service from the estimate of a power level of each service and the measured interference level and a service availability indicator for each potentially available service by dividing the estimated SIR with a target SIR are calculated. Service availability indicators for each potentially available service are outputted.
US07933226B2 System and method for providing communication channels that each comprise at least one property dynamically changeable during social interactions
One embodiment of the invention is a computer controlled method for use with a communication system. The method includes a step of receiving a plurality of communications, where each one of the plurality of communications is from one of a plurality of communication sources; includes a step of mixing (that is responsive to a plurality of floor controls) the plurality of communications for a plurality of outputs associated with plurality of communication sources; and includes a step of analyzing, for a plurality of users associated with the plurality of communication sources, one or more conversational characteristics of two or more of the plurality of users. The method also includes a step of automatically adjusting the plurality of floor controls responsive to the step of analyzing. Other embodiments include systems and devices that use the method as well as program products that cause a computer to execute the method.
US07933224B2 Approximating node-weighted Steiner network of terminals
According to one method for approximating a network of terminals, a graph comprising nodes and edges connecting at least some of the nodes is received. The nodes include terminals and non-terminal nodes. The non-terminal nodes are each associated with a weight. The terminals are each initialized to a value. The values of the terminals are incremented by a given amount until the values of the terminals reach a sufficient amount to acquire at least one of the non-terminal nodes that connects at least two of the terminals based on the weight of the at least one of the non-terminal nodes. Upon the values of the terminals reaching the sufficient amount, the at least one of the non-terminal nodes and the edges connecting the at least one of the non-terminal nodes to the at least two of the terminals are acquired to form a connected component in the network of terminals.
US07933221B1 Regulating dataflow between a mobile device and a wireless telecommunications network
A method and medium are provided for regulating a flow of data traffic that is communicated between a mobile device and a wireless telecommunications network. The method includes performing a data-packet-inspection process on at least a portion of the flow and applying a network policy to a specific wireless telecommunications area based on the results of the inspection. The network policy may be based on the wireless coverage area, the application, or the subscriber from which a data-packet originates. The network policy should also determine the way in which to regulate the flow of data if a policy applies to that particular flow. To enforce the policy, the value of a reverse activity bit may be set in connection with the wireless coverage area so as to regulate the flow of data as dictated by the network policy.
US07933219B2 Method and apparatus for requesting a channel measurement report in wireless communication systems
A method and apparatus for requesting a ChannelMeasurementReport in a wireless communication system are described. A ChannelMeasurementReportRequest message comprising an 8 bit MessageID field set to “0x07”, a 12 bit PilotPN field wherein the PilotPN field is set to the PilotPN of the sector requesting the measurement report, a 2 bit CarrierID field wherein the CarrierID field is set to the carrier on which the measurements are requested, a 40 bit StartPHYFrame wherein the StartPHYFrame is set to the frame number of the PHYFrame where access terminals are required to being measurements, a 3 bit NumChannels field wherein the NumChannels field is set to the number of channel to be measured, an 8 bit MeasurementsPerMessage field wherein the MeasurementsPerMessage determines the number of measurements to be included in one report message, an 8 bit NumMeasurementsRequested field wherein the NumMeasurementsRequested determines the total number of measurements to be made by access terminal and a 4 bit Reserved field is generated and transmitted over a communication link.
US07933217B2 Wireless network system and method for transmitting and receiving data in the wireless network
Provided is a wireless network system and a method for transmitting and receiving data in the wireless network, which have a particular time period for a beam search in a superframe thereof in order to enable stations, which carry out directional communications with a high frequency bandwidth, to efficiently perform a beam search. A wireless network coordinator in the wireless network system includes a media access control unit generating a beacon frame which constitutes a superframe including at least one channel time block; a bandwidth management unit setting a specific channel time block among the channel time blocks to a time period during which a packet for a beam search is transmitted and received among stations in a network; and a transmission unit transmitting the beacon frame having information on the setting through a predetermined communication channel.
US07933209B2 Method for isolating layer 1 problems for digital signal circuits embedded in SONET
A method is disclosed that integrates performance monitoring data and alarms reported by Layer 3 network elements with alarms and performance monitoring data reported by Layer 1 SONET/SDH network elements to isolate Layer 1 problems on DSX circuits embedded in SONET due to hard failures or errors.
US07933202B2 Bounded minimal latency for network resources without synchronization
Systems and methods for bounded minimal latency for network resources without synchronization are provided. In one embodiment, a method for managing data traffic between nodes in an asynchronous network comprises: receiving a data request message at a first port of network switch; storing information about the data request message in a memory at the network switch; forwarding the data request message to a producer node; receiving a data message at a second port of the network switch; determining whether the data message is responsive to the data request message; when the data message is responsive, forwarding the data message from the network switch; and when the data message is not responsive, blocking the data message from being forwarded from the network.
US07933200B2 Communications system
A controller controls the flow of messages in a communication system to a node. The controller monitors the rate of message rejection by the node and the rate of messages to the node passed by the controller. The rate at which messages to the node are passed is controlled on the basis of the monitored rejection rate and the monitored admit rate so that the rejection rate tends towards a target value. The maximum rate at which the messages are passed to a control value is limited.
US07933198B1 Virtual router failover dampening
A virtual router spans a number of physical routing devices. One of the physical routing devices is designated as master, and the other physical routing devices are designated as backups to the master. A failover protocol that includes both a non-dampened state and a dampened state can be implemented. According to the failover protocol, an attempt to designate one of the backups as master in place of the current master is permitted while the virtual router is in the non-dampened state, while such an attempt is suppressed while the virtual router is in the dampened state.
US07933194B2 Read-once record medium
The present invention relates to a read-once record medium that comprises a data substrate, a sensitive layer; a reflective layer, an adhesive layer and a transparent substrate; thereby, the structure of the sensitive layer or the data substrate will be changed when laser beams with specific power emitted from an optical storage device pass through the data substrate and focus on the sensitive layer, and the laser beams will be reflected by the sensitive layer and can not be recognized by the optical storage device.
US07933193B2 Optical disc
An optical disc includes a read-only area having a first wobble, which is a data wobble formed in the read-only area for only reading, a readable/writable area having a second wobble, which is different from the data wobble, and a connection area between the read-only area and the readable/writable area having a third wobble having the same frequency as one of the first and second wobbles.
US07933192B2 Information recording medium, information recording apparatus and method, and computer program
At least a first recording layer (L0 layer) and a second recording layer (L1 layer) are provided. The first recording layer is disc-shaped, and has a first recording track path formed for recording recording information. The second recording layer is disc-shaped, arranged on the first recording layer and has a second recording track path formed in an opposite direction to the first recording track path for recording recording information. On edge parts on the outer circumference sides of the first recording layer and the second recording layer, first buffer areas (104-0 and 104-1) are further provided for preventing a recording or reproducing position from deviating from the first recording layer or the second recording layer and for interlayer jump. At least a part of the first buffer area is previously formed as a pre-recording area by an embossed pit (in the case of DVD-RW) or by a pit formed by recording laser irradiation (in the case of DVD-R).
US07933191B2 Optical disc drive having two optomechanical mechanisms
An optical disc device includes a first optomechanical mechanism, a second optomechanical mechanism, and a positioning mechanism. The first optomechanical mechanism is located under an optical disc insertable into the optical disc drive to optically access a bottom surface of the optical disc. The second optomechanical mechanism is located over the optical disc insertable into the optical disc drive to optically access a top surface of the optical disc. The positioning mechanism is to precisely locate the second optomechanical mechanism over the optical disc for optically accessing the top surface of the optical disc and to prevent the second optomechanical mechanism from interfering with movement of the optical disc during insertion and removal of the optical disc into and from the optical disc drive.
US07933183B2 Apparatus and method for writing optical information
An optical disk writing apparatus enhances writing accuracy by writing first data (e.g., test data) that encodes a first writing strategy within first patterns on an optical disk, in response to a first writing signal. A reproducing signal is generated in response to reading the first data from the optical disk. Variations between leading and trailing edges of the first writing signal and leading and trailing edges of the reproducing signal are detected. A correction value is determined using a jitter evaluation function to evaluate the detected variations. From these operations, a second writing strategy is determined using the correction value to modify the first writing strategy. Thereafter, second data (e.g., actual data) is written, which encodes the second writing strategy within second patterns on the optical disk.
US07933181B1 Method and system for radial and tangential tilt calibration of optical storage systems
A system and method for adjusting the radial tilt, tangential tilt, or a combination of radial and tangential tilt of an optical detection unit in an optical disc reading system can include applying different weighting factors to different signal components depending on which detection area detects the component, measuring a value of a signal characteristic, such as signal-to-noise ratio, of two signals with different sets of weighting factors, and determining an adjustment factor to the radial tilt as a function of the of the measured signal characteristic values.
US07933179B2 Optical information reproducing method, optical information reproducing device, and optical information recording medium
In a super-resolution optical disk for the purpose of achieving an increase in the density of recording data by reproducing a recording mark smaller than optical resolution, the optimum reproduction power needs to be determined since the quality of a super-resolution reproduced signal strongly depends on the reproduction laser power. However, since the track error signal required for tracking servo also depends on the reproduction power, there is a need for a method for determining the reproduction power taking into account both the stabilization of tracking servo and a quality improvement of the reproduction signal. The reproduction power is changed under conditions with focusing servo applied but without application of tracking servo. Thereby, a cross track signal is detected to identify a reproduction power region that leads to quality improvement of both a reproduction signal and a track error signal.
US07933178B2 Apparatus for recording/reproducing data from a data are including a spare area for defect management allocated in reverse order from rearmost units of data area
A recording medium having a spare area for defect management, and a method and apparatus for allocating and assigning the spare area. A plurality of zones are formed as one group without prescribing the relationship between a zone and a group. Spare areas include a spare area for slipping replacement and a spare area for linear replacement. The spare area for slipping replacement is first allocated, and the spare area for linear replacement is allocated according to the size of an area remaining after the spare area for slipping replacement is used and the purpose for which a disc is used. When the spare area for linear replacement becomes deficient during use of the disc, a supplementary spare area for linear replacement is allocated in sequence from the rearmost of a logical file area, such that the spare area can be more flexibly and effectively allocated.
US07933172B2 Method for playing contents using master and slave optical disc
Various disc enhancement systems and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, methods comprise retrieving information from a master optical disc; retrieving a data structure from a slave optical disc; using the information from the master optical disc to modify the data structure; and playing content from the slave optical disc in accordance with the modified data structure.
US07933169B2 Optical head for near-field recording and reproducing device
A near-field optical probe and optical near-field generator are provided. A problem of a probe having a scatterer in which optical near-field noises are generated at the parts other than for a point at which an intense optical near-field is generated, is solved. In one example of the probe, a surface of the parts except for a vertex of the scatterer at which the intense optical near-field is generated is etched so that an etching depth becomes not less than a penetration depth of the optical near-field. The probe facilitates control of noises when a sample is observed or recording marks are reproduced.
US07933165B2 Connector for seismic cable
A method and apparatus for a seismic cable is described. The apparatus includes a plurality of cable segments comprising at least a first cable segment and a second cable segment coupled by a connector. The connector comprises a cylindrical body having a first diameter, a portion of the body having a second diameter that is smaller than the first diameter and centrally positioned between opposing ends of the body, a first coupling section having a terminating end of the first cable segment anchored therein, and a second coupling section having a terminating end of the second cable segment anchored therein, at least a portion of the first and second coupling sections being rotatably coupled to respective ends of the body, wherein the connector isolates the first cable segment from the second cable segment. A method of deployment and retrieval of the seismic cable is also described.
US07933163B2 Method and system for controlling the position of marine seismic streamers
A method and control device for controlling the position of a marine seismic streamer spread and the ability for controlling individual marine seismic streamers both in shape and position relative to other marine seismic streamers and thereby counter effects from crosscurrent or other dynamic forces in a towed spread behind a seismic survey vessel. The system includes sensor means for determining information to control the streamer and a control device 10, including a housing 11 mechanically and at least partly electrically connected in series between two adjacent sections of the streamer 13, at least three control members 20 projecting from the housing 11, and control means adjusting the respective angular positions of the control members 20 so as to control the lateral and vertical position of the streamer 13. The rotational position of the streamer 13 and control device 10 is measured, and the measured rotational position is used to control the angular position of the control members 20, and thus the lateral and vertical displacement of the streamer 13.
US07933161B2 Memory device configured to refresh memory cells in a power-down state
A memory capable of preventing a memory cell from disappearance of data resulting from accumulated disturbances is obtained. This memory comprises a nonvolatile memory cell and a refresh portion for rewriting data in the memory cell. The refresh portion reads data from and rewrites data in the memory cell in a power-down state.
US07933158B2 Nonvolatile memory
For a nonvolatile memory permitting electrical writing and erasing of information to be stored, such as a flash memory, the load on the system developer is to be reduced, and it is to be made possible to avoid, even if such important data for the system as management and address translation information are damaged, an abnormal state in which the system becomes unable to operate. The nonvolatile memory is provided with a replacing function to replace a group of memory cells including defective memory cells which are incapable of normal writing or erasion with a group of memory cells including no defective memory cell, a numbers of rewrites averaging function to grasp the number of data rewrites in each group of memory cells and to so perform replacement of memory cell groups that there may arise no substantial difference in the number of rewrites among a plurality of memory cell groups, and an error correcting function to detect and correct any error in data stored in the memory array, wherein first address translation information deriving from the replacing function and second address translation information deriving from the numbers of rewrites averaging function are stored in respectively prescribed areas in the memory array, and the first address translation information and second address translation information concerning the same memory cell group are stored in a plurality of sets in a time series.
US07933156B2 Adjusting a digital delay function of a data memory unit
An apparatus for adjustment of a digital delay function of a data memory unit comprising said data memory unit (102), an elastic store register, ESR, (104) and read clock and write clock adapted to control read and write operations, a write counter associated with the write clock and a read counter associated with the read clock. Said memory (102) works in series with said ESR (104). The memory (102) delivers two data elements from two logically neighbouring cells. Said ESR (104) writes the two data elements from the memory (102) at every cycle of the write clock, wherein if the write counter is increased by one at a cycle of the write clock the output position in the memory (102) is not changed, and if the write counter is increased by two at one cycle of the write clock the output position in the memory (102) is moved backward by one data element and if the write counter is not changed at one cycle of the write clock the output position in the memory (102) is moved forward by one data element.
US07933144B2 Component with a logic circuit arrangement with configurable functionality
A component with a logic circuit arrangement with configurable functionality, includes several data lines (7), whereby at least a part of the data lines (7) is provided with at least one element (1) which may be switched between two states with different discrete resistances. The data line (7) is opened or closed by the element (1), depending on the switched state.
US07933142B2 Semiconductor memory cell and array using punch-through to program and read same
An integrated circuit device (for example, logic or discrete memory device) comprising a memory cell including a punch-through mode transistor, wherein the transistor includes a source region, a drain region, a gate, a gate insulator, and a body region having a storage node which is located, at least in part, immediately beneath the gate insulator. The memory cell includes at least two data states which are representative of an amount of charge in the storage node in the body region. First circuitry is coupled to the punch-through mode transistor of the memory cell to: (1) generate first and second sets of write control signals, and (2a) apply the first set of write control signals to the transistor to write a first data state in the memory cell and (2b) apply the second set of write control signals to the transistor to write a second data state in the memory cell. In response to the first set of write control signals, the punch-through mode transistor provides at least the first charge in the body region via impact ionization. The transistor may be disposed on a bulk-type substrate or SOI-type substrate.
US07933140B2 Techniques for reducing a voltage swing
Techniques for reducing a voltage swing are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as an apparatus for reducing a voltage swing comprising: a plurality of dynamic random access memory cells arranged in arrays of rows and columns, each dynamic random access memory cell including one or more memory transistors. The one or more memory transistors of the apparatus for reducing a voltage swing may comprise: a first region coupled to a source line, a second region coupled to a bit line, a first body region disposed between the first region and the second region, wherein the first body region may be electrically floating, and a first gate coupled to a word line spaced apart from, and capacitively coupled to, the first body region. The apparatus for reducing a voltage swing may also comprise a first voltage supply coupled to the source line configured to supply a first voltage and a second voltage to the source line, wherein a difference between the first voltage and the second voltage may be less than 3.5V.
US07933136B2 Non-volatile memory cell with multiple resistive sense elements sharing a common switching device
A non-volatile memory cell array and associated method of use. In accordance with various embodiments, the array includes a plurality of programmable resistive sense elements (RSEs) coupled to a shared switching device. The switching device has a common source region and multiple drain regions, each drain region connected to an associated RSE from said plurality of RSEs.
US07933135B2 Semiconductor memory apparatus including a coupling control section
A semiconductor memory apparatus is disclosed having a dual open bit line structure In the dual open bit line structure, bit lines or bit line bars are each arranged side by side in adjoining cell mats. The semiconductor memory apparatus includes a coupling control section connected between at least one pair of adjoining bit lines or at least one pair of adjoining bit line bars and is driven by a bit line equalize signal. The coupling control section prevents a coupling phenomenon from occurring between pairs of bit lines and bit line bars.
US07933133B2 Low cost, high-density rectifier matrix memory
A high-density memory device is fabricated three-dimensionally in layers. To keep points of failure low, address decoding circuits are included within each layer so that, in addition to power and data lines, only the address signal lines need be interconnected between the layers.
US07933130B2 Embedded seat slot structure
An embedded seat slot structure is disposed at a device having an opening. The embedded seat slot structure includes a cover, an interlocking portion, and a base. The cover covers the opening. The interlocking portion is pivotally connected with the device via a first pivot. An end of the interlocking portion close to the first pivot is connected with the cover. The base is pivotally connected with the device via a second pivot. An end of the base far away from the second pivot is close to the interlocking portion. The base has a connector facing the opening. When the cover is opened, the interlocking portion is driven to rotate, an end far away from the first pivot pushes the base, and then the base is rotated to make the connector exposed at the opening.
US07933128B2 Electronic device, electronic module, and methods for manufacturing the same
An electronic device includes: an outline configuration including a first surface, a second surface facing opposite from the first surface, and a mounting surface coupled to the first and second surfaces; a first substrate including a first electrode; a second substrate including a second electrode; a resin disposed between the first and second substrates; and an electric element sealed with the resin and having an outline configuration of a polyhedron, the electric element being disposed such that a broadest surface of the polyhedron faces one of the first substrate and the second substrate. The first surface is one surface of the first substrate, the one surface being opposite from another surface of the first substrate on a side adjacent to the resin. The second surface is one surface of the second substrate, the one surface being opposite from another surface of the second substrate on a side adjacent to the resin. The mounting surface includes: an exposed surface of the resin between the first and second substrates, and side surfaces of the first and second substrates adjacent to the exposed surface. The first electrode is disposed at an end of the first surface adjacent to the mounting surface and electrically coupled to the electric element. The second electrode is disposed at an end of the second surface adjacent to the mounting surface and electrically coupled to the electric element.
US07933125B2 Board unit and electronic apparatus
A board unit comprises a board, a heat generating component mounted on a front surface of the board, a first heat transfer plate whose inner surface faces the front surface of the board and is received by the heat generating component, a heat insulating material that is superimposed on an outer surface of the first heat transfer plate and that insulates heat dissipation, a second heat transfer plate that continues to the first heat transfer plate and that defines a heat conducting surface and a heat receiver that is received by the heat conducting surface of the second heat transfer plate and that defines a flow path of a coolant.
US07933124B2 Electronic device with expansion card fasterning device
An electronic device includes a circuit board, an extension card, a cooling device, and a connecting member. The extension card is coupled to the circuit board. The cooling device includes an outer casing and an inner casing received in the outer casing. The connecting member includes a fixing end and an engaging end opposite to the fixing end. The fixing end is fixedly mounted on the outer casing. The engaging end is configured for fastening the extension card on the circuit board. The outer casing moves between a first position where the engaging end fastens the extension card and a second position where the engaging end is separated from the extension card to unfasten the extension card.
US07933120B2 Cooling structure for rackmount-type control device and rack-type storage control device
According to the storage control device of the present invention, individual cooling passages are formed for each region in the enclosure and the respective cooling passages are formed bent so as to bypass the connection substrate. As a result, the interior of the enclosure is cooled efficiently. The interior of the enclosure is divided in the front-rear direction by the connection substrate. Logic substrates and battery devices are provided on the front side of the connection substrate and logic substrates and power supply devices are provided on the rear side of the connection substrate. The battery devices and power supply devices located on the left and right sides of the enclosure are each cooled by means of individual cooling passages. The logic substrates are cooled by means of different cooling passages.
US07933119B2 Heat transfer systems and methods
A heat transfer system is provided. The system includes a heat sink disposed proximate a first circuit. An air mover is adapted to provide airflow, and at least a portion of the airflow can flow through the heat sink along a flow path having a path length. A first portion of the airflow flows along the entire path length through the heat sink. A remaining portion of the airflow exits the heat sink prior to flowing the entire path length.
US07933118B2 Expansion unit for an electronic device
An expansion unit detachably assembled to an electronic device is provided. The electronic device has a device connector on one side thereof. The expansion unit for the electronic device includes a base, a pivoting mechanism, and an expansion unit connector. The pivoting mechanism is located on one side of the base, and includes a shaft and a bearing fitting therewith. The expansion unit connector is disposed in the shaft and rotated along with the shaft in the bearing, and is detachably and electrically connected to the device connector. When the expansion unit connector is connected to the device connector, the position of the electronic device relative to the base may be adjusted by the pivoting mechanism.
US07933114B2 Composite carbon electrodes useful in electric double layer capacitors and capacitive deionization and methods of making the same
Composite carbon electrodes for use in, for example, Capacitive Deionization (CDI) of a fluid stream or, for example, an electric double layer capacitor (EDLC) are described. Methods of making the composite carbon electrodes are also described. The composite carbon electrode comprises an electrically conductive porous matrix comprising carbon; and an electric double layer capacitor, comprising an activated carbonized material, dispersed throughout the pore volume of the electrically conductive porous matrix.
US07933111B2 Metallized plastic film and film capacitor
A metallized plastic film is formed by winding two sheets of film vapor-deposited with an electrode metal as one group and a film capacitor, comprising; three individual splittings of electrode metal by predetermined width and length and then adjoining of splitting parts. Accordingly, self-heating of the film capacitor can be restrained and a capacitance reduction rate caused by the operation of the fuse parts can be reduced.
US07933106B2 Surge protection device for coaxial cable with diagnostic capabilities
A surge protection circuit utilizing direct current (DC) voltage on the information carrying coaxial cable of a receiving device with a surge protection device to suppress transient signal fluctuations over the coaxial cable and a diagnostic surge protection status indicator with on/off configurations to indicate the status of operation of the surge protection device. The visual indicator may be a light emitting diode or some other indicator device that when energized indicates normal operation of the surge protection circuit.
US07933103B2 Overcurrent detection device
Disclosed is an overcurrent detection device for detecting an overcurrent in a load circuit which is arranged to control the driving and the stopping of a load 1 by a semiconductor switch (FET1) provided between a battery VB and the load 1. An added voltage (V1−V3) is generated which is obtained by adding a voltage (V1−V2) generated across the both ends of the semiconductor switch (FET1) to a voltage (V3−V2) which is generated at the time of current change due to the inductance Lp of a copper foil wiring pattern 3 for coupling the semiconductor switch (FET1) and the load 1. A comparator CMP1 for comparing the added voltage with an overcurrent determination voltage (V1−V4) set in advance is provided. When the comparator CMP1 detects that the added voltage exceeds the overcurrent determination voltage, it is determined that an overcurrent is generated.
US07933100B2 Tunneling magnetic sensor including free magnetic layer and magnesium protective layer disposed thereon
A tunneling magnetic sensor includes a pinned magnetic layer of which the magnetization is pinned in one direction, an insulating barrier layer, and a free magnetic layer of which the magnetization is varied by an external magnetic field, these layers being arranged in that order from the bottom. A first protective layer made of magnesium (Mg) is disposed on the free magnetic layer. The tunneling magnetic sensor has a larger change in reluctance as compared to conventional magnetic sensors including no first protective layers or including first protective layers made of Al, Ti, Cu, or an Ir—Mn alloy. The free magnetic layer has lower magnetostriction as compared to free magnetic layers included in the conventional magnetic sensors.
US07933099B2 Thin-film magnetic head having electric lapping guide and method of making the same
A magnetic head having precisely controlled MR height has a slider substrate and a magnetic head part provided on the slider substrate. The magnetic head part includes, seeing from a medium-opposing surface side, a magnetism detecting element; an upper magnetic shield layer arranged on the magnetism detecting element; an electrode layer separated in a track width direction from the upper magnetic shield layer; and a conductor layer, arranged closer to the slider substrate than are the upper magnetic shield layer and electrode layer, extending in the track width direction so as to be in contact with the upper magnetic shield layer and electrode layer and forming a part of the medium-opposing surface.
US07933093B2 Spindle motor, and recording and reproducing apparatus equipped with the same
The spindle motor comprises a shaft, a rotor, and a medium-carrying surface. The rotor is disposed on the outer peripheral side of the shaft, and rotates about the shaft. The medium-carrying surface is disposed on the rotor, and carries a circular-disk-form recording medium. The recording medium is pressed and fastened to the medium-carrying surface by a clamping member. The clamping member is a member that presses the recording medium against a medium-carrying surface. The average value of the widths of the profile peaks in the mean line for the primary profile of the medium-carrying surface in the radial direction is smaller than the average value of the widths of the profile valleys.
US07933084B2 Corrective adjustment of recording characteristics in digital renditions of analog recordings
A signal reconstruction technique is used to correct for wow and flutter in analog audio recordings. Elements of the recording are used to generate a signal for correcting the output. Involves locating modulated entities such as bias signal (e.g. frequency-modulated, amplitude-modulated, or phase-modulated entities) in the recording, extracting them, and utilizing them as a carrier to synchronize to a master clock, using the irregularity of the anomaly to indicate the speed and pitch information to be corrected. A carrier frequency is determined and applied to a digitized form of the recording. This may be performed even in the absence of a prescribed reference code or tone, such as a pilot tone laid down purposefully at the moment of recording. In the case of signals presumed to have an error in the carrier, a corresponding signal is buffered, and in the case of a presumed error, a last known signal is used for the duration of the error.
US07933080B1 Multi-axis optical mount
A mounting mechanism is provided for aligning and securing an optical instrument to a platform. The mechanism includes a housing, a trunnion and a base-plate. The housing receives the optical instrument along a longitudinal axis. The housing includes an attach support for the optical instrument, and an interface having vertically-facing cylindrical-fastener orifices. The trunnion supports the housing at the interface. The trunnion has pluralities of vertical slots and horizontal slots. Each vertical slot overlaps a corresponding vertical orifice. The vertical slots provide elevation displacement to vertically translate and pitch the housing. The horizontal slots provide lateral displacement to horizontally translate and yaw the housing. The base-plate supports the trunnion and is mountable onto the platform. The base-plate has a plurality of horizontally-facing cylindrical-fastener orifices. Each horizontal slot on the trunnion overlaps a corresponding horizontal orifice on the base-plate. Each orifice of the vertically- and horizontally-facing orifices receives a cylindrical-fastener that passes through a counterpart slot of the vertical and horizontal slots. Each cylindrical fastener for each orifice corresponds to a helical screw.
US07933079B2 Optical assembly for medical imaging devices
Optical assemblies for use in medical or other devices so as to image an object under examination onto an image sensor include a plurality of lens elements that can be retained in lens barrel. The lens elements and the lens barrel can be sealed with a compressible gasket. In one example, at least one lens element is made of an injection-moldable plastic and at least one lens element is made of a relatively dispersive optical glass. A lens barrel diameter or lens diameter can be selected to permit access to the object under examination with surgical or other tools. Aperture plates can be situated so as to reduce flare in the object image.
US07933078B2 Super wide angle optical system
There is provided a super wide angle optical system including, arranged about an optical axis: a first lens having a negative refractive power and having a meniscus shape with a convex object-side surface; a second lens having a negative refractive power and having a meniscus shape with a convex object-side surface; a third lens having a positive refractive power and having both convex surfaces; a fourth lens having a positive refractive power; a fifth lens having a negative refractive power; and a sixth lens having a positive refractive power and having both convex surfaces.
US07933076B2 Optical element driving device and imaging apparatus
A lens driving device includes a lens, a moving member that supports the lens, a stationary member that movably supports the moving member, a pitch drive mechanism that drives the moving member in the pitch correction direction, and a yaw drive mechanism that drives in the yaw correction direction. The pitch drive mechanism has first and second magnets provided to the stationary member, and first and second coils provided to the moving member. The yaw drive mechanism has a third magnet provided to the stationary member, and a third coil provided to the moving member. The first and second coils are arranged on opposite sides of the lens when viewed in a third direction that is perpendicular to the pitch and yaw correction directions, and the third coil is arranged on the same side as the first coil with respect to the lens when viewed in the third direction.
US07933075B2 Variable-power optical system and imaging apparatus
The variable-power optical system is provided and includes a first lens group having a negative refractive power, a stop, and a second lens group having a positive refractive power, in order from an object side. The first lens group includes a first sub lens group having three negative meniscus lenses and a second sub lens group having a biconcave lens and a positive lens, in order from the object side. The second lens group includes a first positive lens arranged closest to the object side and having at least one aspheric surface and a second positive lens arranged immediately after the image side of the first positive lens. When the absolute value of the focal length of the first lens group is |f1| and the focal length of the entire system at a wide angle end is fw, the Conditional expression: 1.9<|f1|/fw<3.6 is satisfied.
US07933073B2 Zoom lens
In the zoom lens, the second lens group includes at least one surface that is an aspheric surface, and during changing magnification, the second lens group, the third lens group, and the fourth lens group are respectively capable of moving independently, with the position of the aperture moving along a convex trajectory on the optical axis from the image side to the object side during changing magnification. Through operation in this manner, the zoom lens of the invention is inexpensive and compact, and efficiently corrects various types of aberration. Thus, at a high magnification ratio of 5× or greater, the zoom lens of the invention affords a wide field exceeding approximately 78 degrees at the wide angle end, and affords a high performance compact zoom lens whose distortion is held to 3% or less.
US07933071B2 Dual lens optical system and digital camera module including the same
A dual lens optical system including a first optical system and a second optical system includes at least one reflection member to selectively redirect object lights in first and second directions toward a photographing device. The first optical system includes, in order from an object to the photographing device along the optical axis, a first lens group comprising a first reflection member, a second lens group having a negative refractive power, a third lens group having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens group having a positive refractive power, and a fifth lens group having a positive refractive power. The second optical system shares at least one optical element with the first optical system.
US07933066B2 Surgical microscope having an illuminating arrangement
A surgical microscope (100) is especially suited for use in neurosurgery. The surgical microscope has an illuminating arrangement (101) for making available illuminating light in an operating region (117) to be examined with the surgical microscope (100). The illuminating arrangement (101) contains a high-power light source (102) which includes an intensity adjusting device (112). The intensity adjusting device (112) makes possible to adjust the intensity of the illuminating light (116), which is guided to the object region (117), between a maximum value and a minimum value. The surgical microscope (100) has a control unit (170) for the illuminating arrangement (101) which includes an operator-controlled module (172) via which the illuminating arrangement (101) can be activated and controlled. For adjusting the intensity of the illuminating light (116) guided to the operating region (117), the control unit coacts with the adjustable filter unit (112). A signal generator (175) is provided which outputs a warning signal when an intensity of the illuminating light is adjusted via the operator-controlled module (172) which exceeds the safety limit value stored in a memory (171).
US07933065B2 Stereoscopic microscope
The invention relates to a microscope or stereomicroscope for representing an object that can be placed on an object plane (1) of the stereomicroscope, the latter providing at least one pair of optical paths (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d) and comprising at least one deflection element with a reflecting surface (3; 3′) and a representation system (26; 26*; 26**; 26′) containing several optical elements. The optical elements comprise a plurality of lenses (4-8, 11, 13, 14, 16′-21′, 16″-21″, 16′″-21′″ 16″″-21″″). In addition, the optical elements are configured in such a way, that pupil planes (27a, 27b) of the optical representation paths (2a, 2b) intersect the reflecting surface (3; 3′) of the deflection element or are located at a distance (S, S′; S*, S*′) from said reflecting surface (3; 3′). The distance (S, S′; S*, S*′) is less than 1.5 times, in particular less than 1.0 and in particular less than half the diameter (D) of one of the reflecting surfaces (3; 31) along the optical representation paths (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d) on the closest lens (4) of the plurality of lenses (4-8, 11, 13, 14, 16′-21 16″-21″, 16′″-21′″, 16″″-21″″). The invention also relates to a stereomicroscope with a particularly compact construction, in which at least one pair of optical representation paths (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d) is reflected on a first, second, third and fourth reflecting surface (3, 9, 10, 12). The invention also relates to a microscope, in which a pupil representation takes place in the vicinity of a reflecting surface.
US07933063B2 Monitoring method and apparatus of noise light due to Raman amplification and optical communication system using the same
A monitoring apparatus, based on an optical power monitored in photodetectors arranged at input and output ends of a transmission line, in a condition where pump light is supplied to the transmission line at a time of initial startup of an optical communication system, obtains a relationship for the noise light generated due to Raman amplification, between forward direction noise light power and backward direction noise light power, and while in service, converts the backward direction noise light power monitored by the photodetectors at the input ends of the transmission line into the forward direction noise light power in an arithmetic processing section, in accordance with the relationship obtained at the time of the initial startup. As a result the power of noise light generated due to Raman amplification, can be monitored in real time at high speed.
US07933061B2 Display substrate, electrophoretic display device with the same and method for manufacturing the same
A display substrate, an electrophoretic display (EPD) device including the same, and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The display substrate includes a display region and a non-display region. The display region includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of thin film transistors (TFTs) and a plurality of pixel electrodes disposed at crossings of the gate lines and the data lines. The non-display region is located at a peripheral region of the display region and includes a solar battery. The solar battery includes at least one semiconductor layer arranged between a lower electrode and an upper electrode that oppose each other.
US07933060B2 Three states of micro mirror device
The present invention provides a spatial light modulator, comprising a mirror modulating a light emitted from a light source, wherein the mirror is further controlled to operate with at least three stationary states whereby an image is projected with a gray scale expression through a combination of modulation of the light operated in the three stationary states.
US07933059B2 Mirror device accommodated by liquid-cooled package
The present invention discloses a mirror device that comprises 1) a mirror element for modulating incident light emitted from a light source and for controlling the reflecting direction of incident light, and 2) a coolant flow channel for containing and flowing a liquid coolant through the flow channel to carry away heat generated in the mirror device.
US07933056B2 Methods and systems of rapid focusing and zooming for volumetric 3D displays and cameras
This invention relates in general to methods and systems of rapid focusing and zooming for the applications in the projection of volumetric 3D images and in the imaging of 3D objects. Rapid variable focusing or zooming is achieved by rapid and repeated change of the object distance or the spacing between lens groups of the projection lens or a combination of both. One preferred approach inserts thin wedge prisms into the optical path and changes their positions relative to the optical path. This changes the thickness traveled through by the optical path and results in effective optical path length change. Another approach folds an optical path by mirrors and moves the mirrors to change the optical path length. For focusing purpose, small and precise displacement is achieved by moving a wedge-shaped optical device obliquely with respect to the optical path. The wedge-shaped optical device can be a thin wedge prism or a mirror on a wedge-shaped base. Optical layout analysis shows that the changes of the object distance, of the spacing between two lens groups and of the image distance are almost in proportion and can be correlated by linear relations. Therefore, the same type of motion function can be used to change these three optical path lengths to achieve focusing and constant magnification.
US07933054B2 Image processing system and image processing apparatus
An image processing system is disclosed that is configured to input color image data, generate color image data identification information identifying the color image data, store the color image data identification information in association with the color image data, generate monochrome image data based on the color image data, combine the color image data identification information with the monochrome image data according to a predetermined format and print the combined monochrome image data on a first recording medium. Also, the image processing system is configured to read the combined monochrome image data from the first recording medium, extract the color image data identification information from the combined monochrome image data, read the color image data stored in association with the extracted color image data identification information, and output the read color image data in a predetermined visible format.
US07933050B2 Method of generating an image of a single document
A method of generating an image of a single document includes the steps of: transporting a plurality of documents across a scan position one by one; starting reading the documents at the scan position before a first document of the documents reaches the scan position and reading the documents continuously until a last document of the documents is completely transported across the scan position to generate a multi-document analog image; converting the multi-document analog image into a multi-document digital image; and processing the multi-document digital image to generate a plurality of single-document digital images corresponding to the documents.
US07933047B2 Facsimile apparatus, its control method, program and storage medium
When facsimile data is transmitted by performing facsimile communication, a public line is seized. Then, when the public line is seized, it is a determined which of a dial tone signal or a voice signal for phone call a signal received from the public line is, it is controlled to perform the facsimile communication in a case where the received signal is determined as the dial tone signal, and it is controlled not to perform the facsimile communication in a case where the received signal is determined as the voice signal.
US07933040B2 Method and apparatus for controlling color registration sensors
A method and apparatus for controlling registration sensors are provided, in which a transfer unit transfers an electrostatic latent image onto a printing medium, at least one registration sensor senses image alignment errors by irradiating light to the transfer unit to sense reflected light, a sensor data storage unit stores characteristics data of the respective registration sensors, and a sensor control unit controls the registration sensors based on the characteristics data of the respective registration sensors, wherein the registration sensors are placed into the transfer unit. Accordingly, time for performing an algorithm of color registration can be reduced, and registration can be achieved correctly in a short time, irrespective of a set frame of the image forming apparatus.
US07933034B2 Image data processing circuit and image forming apparatus having the same
To provide an image data processing circuit with high productivity and a color image forming apparatus using the same by enabling sharing of the image data processing circuit between a four-rotation machine and a quadruple tandem machine, and reduction of registers for four colors arranged for the four-rotation machine to a single register for one color. There is provided an image forming apparatus in which a first image processing unit out of first and second image processing units provided in an image data processing circuit executes a first image processing for an image read by a scanner unit, stores an image signal in a page memory, the second image processing unit reads the image signal from the page memory according to a synchronous signal generated in an engine unit to execute a second image processing, and the engine unit forms the image on the basis of the results therefrom.
US07933032B2 Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus includes: a printing unit that performs a printing operation; a printing possibility determination unit that determines whether printing is possible, at the time of starting the printing operation; a printing stop unit that stops the printing operation, when the printing possibility determination unit determines that printing is impossible; a notification unit that notifies an error, when the printing operation is stopped; a notification time counting unit that counts a period in which an error is notified; a notification release unit that releases error notification, when the period in which an error is notified by the notification unit is counted for a predetermined time; and a stopped state reset unit that returns a stopped state of the printing unit whose printing operation is stopped, to a standby state before the printing unit performs the printing operation, when notification of an error is released.
US07933031B2 Information processing apparatus and method for inhibiting printing of secure documents
Generation/non-generation of print data for a printer driver is controlled in correspondence with an external print policy for a document to be printed. The print policy includes a print policy file, and defines print-inhibited items in a predetermined description. The predetermined description includes a description directly stored in the print policy file, and a description that requires an external reference.
US07933029B2 Printing system and printing apparatus
A printer receives changes to printing conditions by a user when executing reprinting. The printer selects whether to execute reprinting based on application data held in a host computer, or execute reprinting based on printing data held in the printer. If the printer selects executing of reprinting based on application data, the reprint request is sent to the host computer. If the printer selects executing of reprinting based on printing data held in the printer, reprinting is performed based on printing data held in the printer.
US07933026B2 High resolution monitoring of CD variations
An optical metrology method is disclosed for evaluating the uniformity of characteristics within a semiconductor region having repeating features such a memory die. The method includes obtaining measurements with a probe laser beam having a spot size on the order of micron. These measurements are compared to calibration information obtained from calibration measurements. The calibration information is derived by measuring calibration samples with the probe laser beam and at least one other technology having added information content. In the preferred embodiment, the other technology includes at least one of spectroscopic reflectometry or spectroscopic ellipsometry.
US07933025B2 Sinusoidal phase shifting interferometry
Disclosed is a method that includes combining a first light beam and at least a second light beam to form a combined light beam, introducing a sinusoidal phase shift with a frequency f between a phase of the first light beam and a phase of the second light beam, recording at least one interference signal based on a modulation of the combined light beam in response to the sinusoidal phase shift, where the interference signal includes at least three different frequency components, and outputting the information. For each interference signal, information related to the difference in optical path lengths of the first and second light beam is determined by comparing the intensity of the at least three different frequency components of the interference signal.
US07933023B2 Displacement detection apparatus, displacement measurement apparatus and fixed point detection apparatus
A displacement detection apparatus includes a light source for emitting light and an extinction ratio conversion element which raises an extinction ratio of the light to 20 dB or more. A condenser lens condenses the light having the increased extinction ratio and a polarization maintaining type optical fiber transmits the condensed light which is subsequently transferred to a diffraction grating that is attached to an object to be measured. The displacement detection apparatus adjusts a polarization axis of the light having increased extinction ratio.
US07933022B2 Integrated optical disk resonator
A method and system are disclosed for detecting the presence of a perturbation of a microresonator including the step of exciting at least first and second resonant guided optical modes of a microresonator with a light source that is in optical communication with the microresonator. The method further includes inducing a first frequency shift in the first resonant guided optical mode and a second frequency shift in the second resonant guided optical mode, wherein the second frequency shift can be zero. Another step of the method is comparing the first frequency shift and the second frequency shift.
US07933019B2 Surface plasmon resonance sensor using rotating mirror
Disclosed is a surface plasmon resonance sensor having a rotating mirror, including (a) an incident light source unit for oscillating a laser as incident light; (b) a polarizer for polarizing the incident light; (c) a rotating mirror having cylindrical or planar shapes for reflecting the polarized incident light to radiate disk-shaped light; (d) a light shielding film for allowing part of the disk-shaped light to pass therethrough and located adjacent to the central axis of the rotating mirror; (e) a cylinder lens for focusing the light passed through the light shielding film thereon; (f) a metal thin film for receiving the light focused on the cylinder lens to generate surface plasmon resonance; (g) a dielectric medium provided under the metal thin film; and (h) a detector for detecting the light reflected from the metal thin film. This surface plasmon resonance sensor can solve conventional interference problems of a laser being used as a light source to obtain an image for measurement of angle and two-dimensional reflected light intensity, including the deterioration of the quality of the image and the variation in the intensity of light source depending on the position of incidence.
US07933015B2 Mark for alignment and overlay, mask having the same, and method of using the same
A mark for alignment and overlay, a mask having the same, and a method of using the same are provided. The mark includes a first mark pattern and a second mark pattern. The first mark pattern includes a first pattern and a second pattern, and the second mark pattern includes a third pattern and a fourth pattern. The first pattern includes a plurality of rectangular regions arranged in a first direction, and for each rectangular region, a sideline in a second direction is longer than a sideline in the first direction, wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction. The second pattern is disposed on both sides of the first pattern in the second direction and includes a plurality of rectangular regions arranged in the second direction, and for each rectangular region, the sideline in the first direction is longer than a sideline in the second direction. The third pattern includes two rectangular regions disposed on both sides of the first pattern in the first direction, and the fourth pattern includes two rectangular regions disposed on both sides of the second pattern in the second direction.
US07933012B2 Microfluidic chip apparatuses, systems and methods having fluidic and fiber optic interconnections
According to one embodiment, apparatuses and methods are provided for connecting a light-guiding conduit to a microfluidic channel. First and second substrates with first surfaces can be provided, wherein the first surfaces of the first and second substrates form a microfluidic channel and a connection channel when the first surfaces are positioned together, and wherein the connection channel extends from an edge of the first surface of the first or second substrate to the microfluidic channel. The apparatus and method can also include bonding the first surfaces of the first and second substrates to form the microfluidic channel and the connection channel. A light-guiding conduit can be inserted into the connection channel such that the light-guiding conduit connects to the microfluidic channel and filling an area between the light-guiding conduit and the connection channel for forming a liquid-tight seal between the light-guiding conduit and the connection channel.
US07933011B2 Fiber optic detection system
A sealed and decontaminated fiber optic detection apparatus includes an optics portion with individual chambers. Each chamber housing optical and electro-optical components. A manifold accommodates fibers, with each of the fibers being in optical communication with the optical and electro-optical components of a corresponding chamber. The apparatus also includes a sample holder that holds a sample to be tested and a mounting device provided between the sample holder and the manifold. The mounting device and the manifold form a sealed fiber optic interface between the sample holder and the optics portion.
US07933010B2 Depth of field extension for optical tomography
An optical tomography system for viewing an object of interest includes a microcapillary tube viewing area for positioning the object of interest in an optical path including a detector. A motor is located to attach to and rotate a microcapillary tube. A device is arranged for transmitting broadband light having wavelengths between 550 nm and 620 nm into the microcapillary tube viewing area. A hyperchromatic lens is located to receive light transmitted through the microcapillary tube viewing area. A tube lens is located to focus light rays transmitted through the hyperchromatic lens, such that light rays from multiple object planes in the microcapillary tube viewing area simultaneously focus on the at least one detector.
US07933006B2 Tilt inspection apparatus and method of inspecting tilt
A tilt inspection apparatus which detects tilt of an object to be observed with respect to a placement surface on which the object is placed, including: a light source which irradiates light or projects an image onto the object to be observed; a light shield plate which has a first slit extended in a first direction and a second slit extended in a second direction normal to the first direction, and is disposed between the light source and the object to be observed; and a carriage mechanism which supports the light shield plate so as to be rotatable in the in-plane direction of the light shield plate, and fixes the light shield plate while aligning the first slit normal to the placement surface is provided.
US07933000B2 Device manufacturing method, method for holding a patterning device and lithographic apparatus including an applicator for applying molecules onto a clamp area of a patterning device
A lithographic apparatus includes an illumination system configured to condition a radiation beam; a support constructed to support a patterning device, the patterning device being capable of imparting the radiation beam with a pattern in its cross-section to form a patterned radiation beam; a substrate table constructed to hold a substrate; and a projection system configured to project the patterned radiation beam onto a target portion of the substrate. An applicator, such as a humidifier is provided to provide molecules, such as water molecules, to a clamp area of the patterning device.
US07932998B2 Exposure apparatus having the same ID bias
An exposure apparatus includes an exposure light source generating light to be emitted to photomask, a projection lens for projecting the light having passed through the photomask to wafer, and a transmittance adjustment filter in projection lens the transmittance adjustment filter varies the transmittance of the light projected into the projection lens as a function of position in the projection lens.
US07932997B2 Reconfigurable mask method and device using MEMS for manufacturing integrated circuits
A method for illuminating an object for selectively patterning a photosensitive material overlying the object using an array of mirror devices. The method includes applying electromagnetic radiation using a flood beam onto an array of mirror devices. Each of the mirror devices is associated with a pixel for a pattern to be exposed onto the photosensitive material. The method also includes selectively actuating one or more mirrors on the array to deflect corresponding portions of the beam onto corresponding portions of the photosensitive material to expose the portions of the photosensitive material on the object. The method maintains one or more other mirrors in a selected position(s) to maintain corresponding other portions of the photosensitive material free from exposure. Preferably, the combination of exposed and unexposed portions forms the pattern exposed onto the photosensitive material.
US07932995B2 Environmental system including vacuum scavenge for an immersion lithography apparatus
A lithographic projection apparatus includes a liquid confinement structure extending along at least a part of a boundary of a space between a projection system and a substrate table, the space having a cross-sectional area smaller than the area of the substrate. The liquid confinement structure includes a first inlet to supply liquid, through which the patterned beam is projected, to the space, a first outlet to remove liquid after the liquid has passed under the projection system, a second inlet formed in a face of the structure, the face arranged to oppose a surface of the substrate, and located radially outward, with respect to an optical axis of the projection system, of the space to supply gas, and a second outlet formed in the face and located radially outward, with respect to an optical axis of the projection system, of the second inlet to remove gas.
US07932990B2 Exposure apparatus
An exposure apparatus includes a projection optical system that projects a pattern of a reticle onto a wafer, a vacuum chamber in which the projection optical system is disposed, a partition provided in the vacuum chamber and dividing a first space (which is a space where at least a portion of the projection optical system exists) and a second space (which is a space other than the first space) from each other, a gas supplying unit that supplies gas to the first space, and a sealant that reduces flow of the gas supplied through a pipe into the second space.
US07932989B2 Liquid jet and recovery system for immersion lithography
A liquid jet and recovery system for an immersion lithography apparatus has arrays of nozzles arranged to have their openings located proximal to an exposure region through which an image pattern is projected onto a workpiece such as a wafer. These nozzles are each adapted to serve selectively either as a source nozzle for supplying a fluid into the exposure region or as a recovery nozzle for recovering the fluid from the exposure region. A fluid controlling device functions to cause nozzles on selected one or more sides of the exposure region to serve as source nozzles and to cause nozzles on selected one or more of the remaining sides to serve as recovery nozzles such that a desired flow pattern can be established for the convenience of immersion lithography.
US07932984B2 End-sealant composition, liquid crystal display panel, and method of manufacturing liquid crystal display panel
An end-sealant composition for a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel includes an acrylic polymer resin, a polymeric photoinitiator polymerized into an acrylic chain, and an acryl-philic coupling agent. The end-sealant composition exhibits reduced diffusion into the liquid crystals during an end-sealant forming process. Image defects such as stains around fill ports and incidental images are thereby prevented, so that high quality displays can be prepared. Use of the end-sealant composition can provide high performance for high dielectric constant liquid crystals that are widely used in the fabrication of liquid crystal display panels.
US07932980B2 Liquid crystal display device having patterned electrodes for repetitive divided horizontal electric field and fringing electric field
Apparatus, methods, systems and devices for high aperture ratio, high transmittance, and wide viewing angle liquid crystal display having first and second substrates each with an alignment layer and polarizer on the interior and exterior surface thereof and a liquid crystal material therebetween forming plural pixels each having a common electrode group and a pixel electrode group each having at least one common and pixel electrode. A fringe field drives the molecules in the regions above and below the electrodes and a horizontal field drives the molecules between the electrode groups to achieve high transmittance. In an embodiment an insulating layer separates the substrate and alignment layer and the pixel electrodes are on the substrate and the common electrodes are on the insulating layer. In another embodiment a compensation film is layered between one of the substrates and corresponding polarizer.
US07932979B2 Method for fabricating a liquid crystal display device wherein the storage electrode is simultaneously formed with the active pattern
A fabrication method of an LCD includes providing a substrate having a first region and a second region; forming a storage line in the first region and an active pattern in the second region of the substrate; forming a first insulation film on the substrate; forming a gate electrode and a pixel electrode on the substrate; forming a second insulation film on the substrate; and forming a source electrode and a drain electrode, the source electrode connected to a source region via a contact hole and the drain electrode connected to a drain region through the contact hole. The fabrication method may obtain a sufficient storage capacitance with a simplified process. The number of masks used for fabrication of a thin film transistor (TFT) may be reduced.
US07932974B2 Liquid crystal panel substrate, liquid crystal panel, and electronic equipment and projection type display device both using the same
The present invention is a liquid crystal panel substrate that comprises: pixel units each having a pixel electrode, to be used as a reflective electrode and arranged in a matrix pattern on a substrate, and a switching element controlling a voltage applied to the pixel electrode; wherein between the pixel electrode and a conductive layer forming a terminal electrode of the switching element, a contact hole is provided for connecting the pixel electrode and the terminal electrode. A light-shielding layer, having an opening surrounding the portion in which the contact hole is formed, and having no opening in regions between a plurality of adjacent pixel electrodes, is formed between the pixel electrode and the conductive layer. Harmful effects due to light leaking through a space between the pixel electrodes can thereby be prevented.
US07932958B2 Integrated analog video receiver
An analog video receiver implemented in an integrated circuit device. The analog video receiver includes an amplifier to amplify an analog video signal having a desired carrier frequency, and a mixing circuit to mix the amplified analog video signal with a complex sinusoid having a frequency substantially equal to the carrier frequency.
US07932955B2 Method and system for content adaptive analog video noise detection
A method and system for content adaptive analog video noise detection are provided. A motion metric (MM) value, an edge detection value, and a content detection value may be determined for pixels in a video image. The MM values of pixels with edge detection values smaller than an edge threshold value and with content detection values smaller than a content threshold value may be collected and accumulated for a portion of the noise level intervals when the MM values fall in this interval. The MM values collected and accumulated may be utilized to determine an average noise level for each of the intervals. A noise level indicator (NLI) for the current video image may be determined based on the noise level of the current image or on the noise levels of the current and at least one previous video images.
US07932950B2 Automatic focusing apparatus and image pickup apparatus
An automatic focusing apparatus performs focusing using a first automatic focusing method in which lens drive control is performed based on a focus signal so that a focus lens is moved to an in-focus point, and a second automatic focusing method in which lens drive control is performed based on information corresponding to an object distance so that the focus lens is moved to an in-focus point. The direction in which the focus lens is moved to the in-focus point according to the second automatic focusing method is compared with the direction in which the focus lens is moved to the in-focus point according to the first automatic focusing method. Based on the result, it is determined whether to perform the lens drive control according to the second automatic focusing method.
US07932948B2 Solid-state image sensing device having a layer on microlens and method for fabricating the same
A solid-state image sensing device comprises: a light receiving unit for receiving light; a microlens formed above the light receiving unit; a fluorine-containing resin material layer formed on the microlens; and a transparent substrate provided over the fluorine-containing resin material layer. A resin layer adheres the fluorine-containing resin material layer and the transparent substrate.
US07932945B2 Solid-state imaging device
A solid-state imaging device includes a sharing pixel block having k (where k is a natural number other than 1) pixel transistors corresponding to n (where n is a natural number other than 1) pixels and a row-selection circuit configured to select the pixel transistors every row in the sharing pixel block using logic of an address signal and a timing signal. In this solid-state imaging device, in a case of a 1/n row decimation operation in which a signal is read every n rows, the row-selection circuit simultaneously performs shutter operations for n rows corresponding to the k pixel transistors included in the sharing pixel block using an input of a simultaneous-shutter-operation signal.
US07932944B2 Pixel mixture method
The pixel mixture method of the present invention for mixing several pixels on a solid-state image sensing device, which is applied to an imaging device having the solid-state image sensing device with a color filter array (CFA) and multiple pixels, comprising: a pixel mixture operating step for performing a pixel mixture operation based on a pixel mixture operation equation for the several pixels that are adjacent spatially; a color conversion matrix generating step for generating a color conversion matrix based on the kind of colors of a color space after mixture and the pixel mixture operation equation; and a desired color space converting step for converting the color space after mixture into a desired color space based on the generated color conversion matrix.
US07932943B2 Solid state imaging device
In a solid-state imaging device, a primary-color Bayer color filter is provided on an imaging pixel area defined by pixels having different structures. Color-component filters for the same color in the color filter are disposed correspondingly to pixels having the same structure. More specifically, pixels are arranged in consideration of the arrangement of color-component filters of the color filter, or the color-component filters are arranged in consideration of the arrangement of the pixels.
US07932942B2 Solid-state imaging device including three stacked photoelectric conversion layers, three accumulators, and a single readout circuit
A solid-state imaging device is provided and has: three photoelectric conversion layers stacked above a semiconductor substrate 1, each detecting a different color; three signal charge accumulators in a semiconductor substrate for accumulating signal charges generated in each of the three photoelectric conversion layers: and a signal readout circuit in the semiconductor substrate for reading out signals corresponding to the signal charges accumulated in the signal charge accumulators. The three signal charge accumulators are arranged in a direction in the surface of the semiconductor substrate as a pixel and a plurality of the pixels are arranged in a square lattice pattern both in the direction and a direction perpendicular thereto. The three signal charge accumulators arranged in each pixel in an odd row are arranged such that an array of the signal charge accumulators in the first sub-row of each pixel has all of the three signal charge accumulators.
US07932938B2 Method, apparatus and system providing adjustment of pixel defect map
A method, apparatus and system that allows for the identification of defective pixels, for example, defective pixel clusters, in an imager device. The method, apparatus and system determine, during use of the imager device, that a pixel defect, e.g., cluster defect, exists and accurately maps the location of the defective pixel. By analyzing more than one frame of an image, the method increases the accuracy of the defect mapping, which is used to improve the quality of the resulting image data.
US07932931B2 White balance correction including indicative white color determination based on regions in a divided image
An entered image is divided into a plurality of blocks and it is determined, on a per-block basis, whether the image data within an applicable block is indicative of the color white, based upon a condition, from among a plurality of conditions, that conforms to the position of each block in the image. A white balance correction is performed based upon data of a block determined to be indicative of the color white.
US07932928B2 Method, apparatus, and computer program product for image processing with scene-dependent image processing condition
When an acquired image file GF includes image processing control information GI, a CPU executes image quality adjustment of image data GD in an image processing mode GM specified by the image processing control information GI. When the acquired image file GF does not include the image processing control information GI, on the other hand, the CPU retrieves Exif information and in the case of successful retrieval of the Exif information, selects the image processing mode GM based on the Exif information and executes image quality adjustment of the image data GD in the selected image processing mode GM. In the case where a selected shooting mode is described in the Exif information, the selected shooting mode is used for the selection of the image processing mode GM. In the case where no selected shooting mode is described in the Exif information, on the other hand, another shooting condition is used for the selection of the image processing mode GM.
US07932926B2 Shooting lens having vibration reducing function and camera system for same
The invention includes a vibration reduction mechanism, a vibration detecting part, a reference signal generating part, a target drive position calculating part, and a driving part. The vibration reduction mechanism reduces a vibration of a subject image. The vibration detecting part outputs a vibration detection signal. The reference signal generating part estimates a reference signal of the vibration detection part. The target drive position calculating part obtains a vibration component from a difference between the vibration detection signal and the estimated reference signal to obtain a target position to which the vibration reduction mechanism is driven. The driving part controls the vibration reduction mechanism to follow the target position. Particularly, the reference signal generating part corrects the reference signal according to a motion signal obtained from a captured image. An accurate reference signal can be obtained by the correction, thereby improving the performance of the vibration reduction.
US07932923B2 Video surveillance system employing video primitives
A video surveillance system is set up, calibrated, tasked, and operated. The system extracts video primitives and extracts event occurrences from the video primitives using event discriminators. The system can undertake a response, such as an alarm, based on extracted event occurrences.
US07932922B2 Method and arrangement in tail threading of a web forming machine
In a web-forming machine, a threading tail is formed from the web. The threading tail is transferred to the production section (10, 12-14) of the web-forming machine including a draw section (21). Monitoring takes place of both the formation of the threading tail and its transfer to the draw point (21). The holding point (24) and its environment that terminates the tail threading of the production section (10, 12-14) in question are additionally monitored, in order to detect the threading tail at the holding point (24) and thus to determine the success of the tail threading.
US07932921B1 Transaction system
A system for carrying out transactions (10) includes customer stations (18) and a service provider station (14). The system is operated in a building (12) or other facility in which a service provider operates the service provider station in a secure room (36). Audio and video communications are established between customers at the customer stations and the service provider at the service provider station. Items are exchanged between customers and the service provider through carriers (26) transmitted through a pneumatic tube system (22). A video material presentation device (50) provides promotional or other video material which is presented on displays at the customer stations. Video material is presented to customers when the customer terminal is not in communication with the service provider terminal. The customer stations are readily installed and configured in the transaction facility to maximize the floor space available for other purposes.
US07932918B2 Exposure apparatus, image forming apparatus, exposure apparatus manufacturing method and image forming method
The exposure apparatus is provided with: an optical member; and a holding member that holds the optical member. Both end portions of the optical member are held by the holding member with a first adhering unit that is cured by light irradiation for first duration and a second adhering unit that is cured by light irradiation for second duration which is longer than the first duration.
US07932917B2 Method of controlling picture quality in flat panel display for compensating brightness of a display stain of indeterminate shape
A method of controlling a picture quality of a flat panel display for automatically analyzing a shape, a size, and brightness of a display stain of indeterminate shape having an irregular pattern, and compensating brightness of the display stain of indeterminate shape on the basis of the analyzed result is disclosed. The method of controlling a picture quality of the flat panel display comprises measuring brightness of a display stain, which is generated on a flat display panel, at a vertical direction and a horizontal direction, respectively; imaginarily dividing the display stain in a predetermined distance along a direction that a brightness change is large among the vertical direction and the horizontal direction in accordance with the measured result; detecting edge points where divided border lines of the divided display stains and an edge of the display stain are joined; determining compensation values, which are applied to a plurality of compensation applying surfaces that are defined by the edge points and the divided border lines within the display stain; and adjusting digital video data to be displayed at the compensation applying surfaces using the compensation values.
US07932916B2 Organic light emitting diode device capable of decreasing data procesing capacity and timing controller suitable for the same
An organic light emitting diode (OLED) device and a method of driving the OLED device are provided. The OLED device according to an embodiment includes a timing controller and a data drive unit. The timing controller performs a gamma correction of inputted image data for the OLED device, and then changes a bit number of the gamma-corrected image data to thereby output converted image data. The data drive unit outputs a data drive signal on the basis of the converted image data.
US07932915B2 Display device, liquid crystal monitor, liquid crystal television receiver, and display method
A control section divides a single frame so that a ratio of a period corresponding to a latter sub-frame and a period corresponding to a former sub-frame ranges from 1:3 to 1:7. A divisional point of the frame is a point which allows each of the latter sub-frame and the former sub-frame to minimize a difference between an actual brightness and an expected brightness. The frame may thus be divided at the point where the difference is largest in the normal hold display, so that it is possible to minimize the difference at this point. On this account, it is possible to reduce the difference in a single frame substantially by half as compared with an arrangement for carrying out the normal hold display, and thereby suppress the excess brightness caused by the difference.
US07932914B1 Storing high dynamic range data in a low dynamic range format
Systems and methods for storing high dynamic range image data in a low dynamic range format may be used to store the high dynamic range image data in less memory. The memory bandwidth needed to access the high dynamic range data is reduced and processing performance may be improved when performance is limited by memory bandwidth. The high dynamic range image data is scaled and compressed into a low dynamic range format for storage in a render target. If the compressed high dynamic range image data contains multiple data samples per pixel, the data may be processed to produce filtered compressed high dynamic range image data with only one sample per pixel. The high dynamic range image may be reconstructed from the low dynamic range format data and further processed as high dynamic range format data for a range of applications.
US07932906B2 Constructing substantially equal-width pixel bar charts to enable visual data analysis
A graphical production system produces pixel bar charts, in various embodiments. In an embodiment, a pixel bar chart is constructed that may include multiple bars with substantially equal widths and potentially variable heights to enable visual data analysis. A bar may include a number of pixel units corresponding to a volume of data records represented within the bar. Selected visual indicators are displayed within the pixel units of the bar, where a selected visual indicator represents a value of an attribute of a data record represented by the pixel unit. In an embodiment, the pixel units may be ordered within a bar in a particular sequence (e.g., ascending, descending or some other order). Further, in an embodiment, the bar width is determined to minimize the amount of padding. In an embodiment, a visual indicator scale is displayed to indicate values associated with each visual indicator.
US07932898B2 Touch sensitive screen
A capacitive sensor for determining the presence of an object, such as a user's finger or a stylus, is provided. The sensor comprises a substrate, for example made of transparent plastics material, such as PET, on which electrodes are deposited. A resistive drive electrode for example formed of transparent ITO, is arranged on one side of the substrate and a resistive sense electrode, which again may be of transparent ITO, is arranged on the other side of the substrate. Thus an overall transparent sensor may be provided. A shorting connection is also provided which is configured to connect between two locations on one of the electrodes. The electrodes are connected to respective drive and sense channels. By providing the shorting connection between two locations on one or other (or both) of the electrodes, a lower resistance connection is provided between other locations on the electrode and the corresponding drive or sense channel.
US07932894B2 Multiple mode display apparatus
A multiple mode display apparatus and methods of use. An apparatus includes a display surface with a first and a second display area. A housing pivotally attached with the display proximate a first edge of the housing is displaceable from a coplanar position with the surface of the display device to a position wherein an angle of at least 90 degrees between the surface of the display and the housing is formed along said first edge. In the first position, the first display area is visible and activated to receive user input or to display output. The second display area is covered by the housing and placed in a mode of reduced power consumption. In the second position, the second display area is visible and activated to display output.
US07932892B2 Human interface input acceleration system
A method and system for transmitting data to and from a hand-held host device are disclosed. An accessory device for interfacing with a host device includes a communication channel designed to establish a bidirectional data link between the accessory device and the host device. The accessory device also includes a storage unit communicatively coupled to the communication channel. The storage unit is designed to store various data. In addition, at least a first data is selectively transmitted from the stored data of the accessory device to the host device through the established bidirectional data link.
US07932889B2 LCD with adaptive luminance intensifying function and driving method thereof
Disclosed is an LCD having an adaptive luminance intensifying function and driving method thereof. A timing controller checks features of externally provided image data, and when they are found to be moving pictures, it determines a luminance level required from the image data and outputs a luminance level control signal, and when they are found to be still images, outputs a predetermined luminance signal. A backlight driver outputs a high-potential backlight driving voltage to the backlight unit when a luminance control signal of high-luminance level driving is provided by the timing controller, and outputs a constant level luminance signal when a constant luminance signal is input. As a result, by selecting a plurality of portions of the displayed screen and tracking and monitoring the changes of the image data, features of the images are defined and application conditions of the luminance intensifying function are determined to control the luminance level of the backlight and outputs of gamma voltage levels. Accordingly, the contrast of a display screen is improved and the power consumption is reduced.
US07932884B2 Liquid crystal display and driving method thereof
A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel including a plurality of data lines to which a data voltage is supplied, a plurality of gate lines to which a gate pulse is supplied, and a plurality of liquid crystal cells, a data drive circuit to invert a polarity of the data voltage in response to a polarity control signal and to output the data voltage to the data lines in response to a source output enable signal, a gate drive circuit to supply the gate pulse to the gate lines, and a POL/SOE logic circuit to invert the polarity control signal for every frame period except at Nth-multiple frame period (where N is a positive integer), wherein the POL/SOE logic circuit controls the polarity control signal at every Nth-multiple frame period such that the polarity of the data voltage is the same as the previous frame period and controls a pulse width of the source output enable signal at every Nth-multiple frame period to be longer than for the other frame periods.
US07932878B2 Active matrix-type display apparatus and information processing apparatus using the same
An active matrix-type display apparatus comprises: pixel circuits arranged in a row and a column directions; a column current control circuit that generates a current signal; an information line that transmits the current signal from the column current control circuit to the pixel circuits arranged in the column direction; and a light emitting element that is supplied with current corresponding to the current signal, from one of the pixel circuits, wherein the column current control circuit has an information storage circuit and compares an information stored in the information storage circuit with an information newly input into the column current control circuit, converts the newly input information to a converted information according to the comparison result and generates the current signal on the basis of the converted information.
US07932877B2 Display device and electronic apparatus
The invention provides a display device and an electronic apparatus which can reduce power consumption in the case of being driven by using a digital time grayscale method. According to the invention, a row in which all the pixels display black is focused on in a plurality of pixels arranged in matrix, and sampling of data which is to be inputted to the pixels arranged in the row is not performed. Then, in a period during which the data sampling is not performed, the operation of a shift register in a source driver and sampling operation of a video signal in a first latch circuit are stopped. The invention which has the aforementioned characteristics can temporally stop operation of the source driver to reduce power consumption. In particular, the invention can stop operation of the source driver which consumes much power in the display device, leading to dramatic reduction in power consumption.
US07932873B2 Image transfer apparatus
An apparatus includes a light source configured to provide a path of light and a spatial light modulator located in the path of light and configured to modulate the light source. Relay optics are configured to receive the modulated light from the spatial light modulator and to project a computer generated image to a nominal image plane. The light source is configured to illuminate the spatial light modulator with collimated light.
US07932872B2 Picture displaying method, system and unit
A picture displaying method is for displaying a picture by means of a plurality of picture displaying units. A picture signal representing the picture is supplied to each of the picture displaying units. A first picture displaying unit displays a first part of the picture according to the picture signal and produces a start pulse signal after displaying of the first part of the picture. A second picture displaying unit displays a second part of the picture according to the picture signal in response to the start pulse signal.
US07932870B2 Interlaced multiband antenna arrays
Antenna arrays which can work simultaneously in various frequency bands thanks to the physical disposition of the elements which constitute them, and also the multiband behavior of some elements situated strategically in the array. The configuration of the array is described based on the juxtaposition or interleaving of various conventional mono-band arrays working in the different bands of interest. In those positions in which elements of different multiband arrays come together, a multiband antenna is employed which covers the different working frequency bands. The advantages with respect to the classic configuration of using one array for each frequency band are: saving in cost of the global radiating system and its installation (one array replaces several), and its size and visual and environmental impact are reduced in the case of base stations and repeater stations for communication systems.
US07932868B2 Reflector array antenna with reconfigurable shape coverage with or without loader
A reflector network antenna (A) comprising i) a source (S) delivering wave signals; ii) at least two reflector networks (RR1-RR9) which are different and independent and which both comprise at least two phase shifter cells which selectively phase shift the waves delivered by the source (S) and bring about a selected frequency phase dispersion thereof, said selective phase shifting and selective dispersion varying from one reflector network to another; and iii) a charging device (DC) which is coupled to the reflector networks (RR1-RR9) and which is used to place one of them in a selected position in relation to the source (S) such that the waves that it delivers are phase shifted and phase dispersed at a frequency imposed by said phase shifter cells in order to be reflected in a selected direction.
US07932866B2 Antenna
An antenna comprises a first transmission element, a second transmission element, a conductive element, a ground element, a ground line and a signal line. The conductive element is connected to the ground element. The first transmission element is connected to the conductive element. The first transmission element comprises a first spiral structure and a first axis. The second transmission element is connected to the conductive element. The ground line is electrically connected to the ground element. The signal line is electrically connected to the conductive element at a feed point.
US07932865B2 Coplanar coupled-fed multiband antenna for the mobile device
The present invention is related to a coplanar coupled-fed multiband antenna for the mobile communication device. The antenna mainly comprises a dielectric substrate, a ground plane located on one surface of the dielectric substrate, and a radiating portion, a shorting metal portion, and a feeding portion, which are all on the same surface of the dielectric substrate near one edge of the ground plane. One end of the shorting metal portion is connected to the radiating portion, and the other end is connected to the ground plane. The feeding portion comprises a first feeding metal portion and a second feeding metal portion. The first feeding metal portion has a feeding point for the antenna. One end of the second feeding metal portion is connected to the radiating portion, and there is a gap between the second feeding metal portion and the first feeding metal portion.
US07932864B2 Mobile wireless communications device with antenna contact having reduced RF inductance
A mobile wireless communications device includes a housing and at least one circuit board. Radio frequency (RF) circuitry is carried by the circuit board and includes a transceiver. A processor is carried by the at least one circuit board and operative with the RF circuitry. An antenna is mounted within the housing. An antenna contact is secured on the at least one circuit board and operatively connects the RF circuitry and engages the antenna at an antenna contact point. Electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding is positioned at the antenna contact point and reduces RF inductance effects.
US07932860B2 Determining a position of a tag
A tag transmits signals having at least two different frequency components. The signals are receivable by at least some of a plurality of spaced receivers. Each receiver, in response to receiving a signal, measures respective phases of the first and second frequency components and a frequency offset between the tag and the receiver. The frequency offset is dependent upon a difference in frequencies of respective clocks in the tag and the receiver. A position processor obtains a difference in phases of the first and second frequency components for a signal, a frequency offset between the receiver and tag and determines the position of the tag in dependence upon the difference between respective phases of the first and second frequency components and in dependence upon the frequency offset.
US07932850B1 Buoyant target with radar reflectivity
A buoyant target comprises an inflatable structure with a drogue chute attached to the periphery of the bottom of the inflatable structure. The drogue chute is an open flexible structure with a bottom end weighted with ballast to deploy it, and with ports through its side to permit water to flow into and out of it. A radar reflector device is attached inside the inflatable structure. The radar reflector device comprises a plurality of mutually orthogonal radar reflective surfaces having central reflection vectors pointed at predetermined directions.
US07932847B1 Hybrid coarse-fine time-to-digital converter
A hybrid coarse-fine time-to-digital converter is disclosed. The hybrid coarse-fine time-to-digital converter is configured to receive a first input signal and a second input signal and to generate a digital output that corresponds to the time difference of between a rising edge of the first input signal and a rising edge of the second input signal. The hybrid coarse-fine time-to-digital converter comprises a coarse time-to-digital converter, a fine time-to-digital converter, and a correlated output generator.
US07932845B2 Pilot-tone calibration for time-interleaved analog-to-digital converters
A self-calibrating analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The ADC includes multiple component ADCs to generate respective digital representations of an input signal in response to respective timing signals that are offset in phase from one another, each component ADC having a gain setting that controls a magnitude of the digital representations. The ADC further includes correction circuitry to generate a plurality of fast-Fourier transforms (FFTs) that correspond to the digital representations of the input signal and to adjust the gain settings of the component ADCs and/or phase angles of the timing signals based on gain and phase errors indicated by the FFTs.
US07932842B2 Method of encoding data
A data encoder-decoder which generates an encoded data element which can be stored in and retrieved from a reduced space memory element.
US07932840B2 Systems and methods for changing characters associated with keys
A mobile communication device may include logic configured to provide a first keypad layout via a programmable keypad using a first illumination source, receive a keypad selection and provide a second keypad layout via the programmable keypad using a second illumination source in response to the selection.
US07932836B2 RFID equipped vehicle immobilizer systems including speed control zones and methods relating thereto
A vehicle speed control system includes an RFID equipped vehicle having a computer system for controlling operating functions of the vehicle, a transmitting and receiving station positioned adjacent a speed control zone, capability for sending a speed control command from the transmitting and receiving station to the vehicle, cooperative components associated with the vehicle for receiving the speed control command from the transmitting and receiving station, and various elements associated with the vehicle for adjusting speed of the vehicle in response to the speed control command received from the station. The transmitting and receiving station includes electronic circuitry and related components for determining the speed of the RFID equipped vehicle as the vehicle enters the speed control zone.
US07932829B2 Method and apparatus for self-expiration of a passive data tag device
The present invention discloses a data tag device (100) which initially operates in a passive mode where the tag responds to queries (412). While operating passively, an expiration event occurs (512, 514) which causes the tag to disable a battery (110), preventing subsequent operation in the passive mode, resulting in the tag disabling access to the tag data.
US07932822B2 Apparatus and method for tracking position on handheld device
An apparatus for locating a mobile device includes a receiving unit receiving a trigger profile including predetermined zone information and a triggering rule about the generation of an alarm signal at the moment of entering and exiting of the predetermined zone, a location identifying unit locating a present location, a zone in/out detection unit generating the alarm signal according to the triggering rule based on the trigger profile and the present location located by the location identifying unit when entering the predetermined zone or exiting the predetermined zone, and a transmission unit transmitting the present location information identified by the location identifying unit when the alarm signal is generated.
US07932814B2 Method and system to determine physical parameters as between a RFID tag and a reader
A method and system to determine physical parameters as between a RFID tag and a reader. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods comprising generating an antenna feed signal, and transmitting a first electromagnetic wave to a radio frequency device (by coupling the antenna feed signal to a reading antenna), receiving a backscattered electromagnetic wave from the radio frequency device to create a received signal, calculating a combined signal based on the antenna feed signal and received signal, and determining relative velocity between the radio frequency device and the reading antenna based on the combined signal.
US07932811B2 Remote controller and remote control system
A remote controller that can infer the intention of a user and that can control a plurality of devices based on the inferred intention is provided. A remote controller includes memory, a control circuit, and a transmission portion. The memory stores in advance, in association with a situation sensed by a sensor, information of a first control signal. The control circuit generates, in association with the situation sensed by the sensor and the information stored in the memory, the first control signal. The transmission portion transmits the first control signal generated by the control circuit.
US07932807B2 Varistor
A first varistor section includes a first face of an element body, and a third face facing the first face. The first varistor section has a first varistor element body, a first varistor electrode electrically connected to a first external electrode, and a second varistor electrode electrically connected to a second external electrode. A heat radiation section has a first heat radiation portion kept in contact with the third face of the first varistor section and electrically connected to the first and third external electrodes, a second heat radiation portion kept in contact with the third face of the first varistor section and electrically connected to the second and fourth external electrodes, and an insulating layer located between the first heat radiation portion and the second heat radiation portion and electrically insulating the first heat radiation portion and the second heat radiation portion from each other. The first heat radiation portion and the second heat radiation portion contain a metal.
US07932806B2 Varistor and light emitting device
In a varistor, a heat radiating portion contains the same components as ZnO that is the main component of a varistor element body, as metal oxides, thereby, the structural components of the varistor element body and the heat radiating portion are caused to be common. During firing, Ag contained in the heat radiating portion diffuses into the grain boundaries of ZnO, near the interface between surfaces of the heat radiating portion and the varistor element body. Consequently, in the varistor, cracks hardly occur between the varistor portion and the heat radiating portion during firing (or during binder removal), thereby, ensuring sufficient bonding strength between the varistor portion and the heat radiating portion. Therefore, heat conducted to the varistor portion is radiated efficiently conducting through electrically conducted paths formed in the heat radiating portion from the surface facing the varistor element body to other three surfaces of the heat radiating portion.
US07932804B2 Switching device, particularly fuse switch disconnector
The invention relates to a switching device, in particular fused interrupters, including a housing and a cover arranged thereon, wherein in the housing at least one pair of contacts is provided for receiving respectively one contact blade of a safety device or the like, wherein each contact is electrically connected to an input or output contact element, and one contact of each contact pair has a base section as an input contact which projects from the housing on the underside thereof, including an adapter arranged on the bottom side of the switching device which has two contact gaps per base section for alternative contacting and which is provided for attaching to conductor rails.
US07932803B2 Wire-wound type coil and winding method therefor
A common-mode choke coil includes a magnetic core, external electrodes, first and second wires, and a magnetic top. The magnetic core includes a winding core section and first and second flange sections. The external electrodes are provided on the first and second flange sections. The first wire is directly wound around the winding core section. The second wire is wound around the outside of the first wire. The first turn of the second wire is wound while being in contact with the first turn of the first wire and the first flange section.
US07932802B2 Meander inductor and substrate structure with the same
A meander inductor is disclosed, the inductor is disposed on a substrate or embedded therein. The meander inductor includes a conductive layer composed of a plurality of sinusoidal coils with different amplitudes and in series connection to each other, wherein the sinusoidal coils with different amplitudes are laid out according to a periphery outline. The profile of the meander inductor is designed according to an outer frame range available for accommodating the meander inductor and is formed by coils with different amplitudes. Therefore, under a same area condition, the present invention enables the Q factor and the resonant frequency fr of the novel inductor to be advanced, and further expands the applicable range of the inductor.
US07932800B2 Method and apparatus for three-dimensional integration of embedded power module
A modified planar Low Temperature Co-Fired Ceramic (LTCC) high conductance inductor, embedding a large cross section conductor, supports a stacked arrangement of heat spreader, inductor and active device layers. Interlayer electrical connections connect the layers. Optionally, a DC-DC converter includes the modified planar LTCC high conductance inductor, embedding a large cross section conductor, supporting a stacked arrangement of heat spreader, capacitor and active device layers, the active devices layer including the switching transistors. The active devices layer may include semiconductor dies embedded in a substrate.
US07932797B2 Electromagnetic drive system
An electromagnetic drive includes a drive plate disposed in a magnetic field. The drive plate includes a non-conductive medium with a first plurality of linear conductive elements arranged parallel to a first axis. The first plurality of linear conductive elements connects first and second electrical terminals supported by the non-conductive medium. The drive plate may be driven in the magnetic field along a second axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first axis when an electrical current of sufficient magnitude is passed through the first plurality of linear conductive elements.
US07932791B2 Signal modulation device and signal amplifier cooperative therewith
A signal modulation device and a signal amplifier cooperative therewith. The signal modulation device includes a local oscillation signal source, a baseband signal source, a first NMOS transistor, and a second NMOS transistor, wherein the first and second NMOS transistors are coupled with the baseband signal source and form a circuit architecture of a Gilbert-cell based differential pair to be directly switched by a differential baseband signal, and a high-frequency signal from the local oscillation signal source is controlled by the baseband signal so as to generate an amplitude-modulation high-frequency signal at an output end. The single-stage signal power amplifier amplifies the amplitude-modulation signal from the preceding circuit so as to increase the magnitude of signals transmitted and simplify the preceding digital/analog signal conversion circuit in a conventional amplitude-modulation circuit.
US07932786B2 Surface mount type crystal oscillator
A surface mount crystal oscillator comprises a crystal blank, an IC chip having an oscillation circuit integrated thereon, and a hermetic package for accommodating the crystal blank and IC chip therein. The hermetic package comprises a substantially rectangular ceramic substrate formed with a metal film which makes a round on one main surface thereof, and a concave metal cover having an open end face bonded to the metal film. The IC chip is secured to the one main surface of the ceramic substrate through ultrasonic thermo-compression bonding using bumps, the crystal blank is disposed above the IC chip, and the ceramic substrate has the one main surface formed as a flat surface.
US07932779B2 D-class amplifier
A D-class amplifier that can suppress noise generated when a D-class amplification operation is started/stopped. When a D-class amplification operation is started/stopped, the pulse widths and pulse interval of output signals Pout1, Pout2 are gradually changed, so it is possible to prevent a large variation in the signal fed as a differential signal of output signals Pout1, Pout2 to the load, and it is possible to reduce noise. That is, by gradually changing the pulse interval while keeping the pulse widths of output signals Pout1, Pout2 constant, it is possible to suppress variation in the relatively high frequency component corresponding to the component of the pulse signal. Also, by gradually changing the widths of output signals Pout1, Pout2 while keeping the pulse interval constant, it is possible to suppress variation in the relatively low frequency component corresponding to the average value of the pulse signal.
US07932778B1 Power efficient amplifier
An amplifier generates a tri-level output signal in response to an input signal that is pulse-width modulated. The amplifier is filterless and DC free. A control block supplies a multitude of pulse-width modulated (PWM) signals in response to the received digital input signal. A pair of the PWM signals are applied to the signal generator which in response supplies a third signal to the integrator. The integrator integrates the third signal in accordance with a feedback signal.
US07932775B2 Digital demodulation device and related method
A digital demodulation device for demodulating an amplitude modulation (AM) signal whose carrier has a first frequency includes: a processing circuit for performing first path digital processing and second path digital processing according to a second frequency and digital values of the AM signal, where the first path digital processing represents performing down conversion by mixing the AM signal with a first sinusoidal signal whose frequency is equal to the second frequency, the second path digital processing represents performing down conversion by mixing the AM signal with a second sinusoidal signal whose frequency is equal to the second frequency, the second frequency is equal to the first frequency plus a predetermined frequency shift, and the second sinusoidal signal is orthogonal to the first sinusoidal signal; and an output stage for outputting an output signal according to processing results of the first path digital processing and the second path digital processing.
US07932774B2 Structure for intrinsic RC power distribution for noise filtering of analog supplies
A design structure for intrinsic RC power distribution for noise filtering of analog supplies. The design structure is embodied in a machine readable medium for designing, manufacturing, or testing an integrated circuit. The design structure includes a voltage regulator; a variable resistor coupled to the voltage regulator; and a performance monitor and control circuit providing a feedback loop to the variable resistor.
US07932768B2 Apparatus and method for generating a clock signal
An apparatus and method are disclosed for generating one or more clock signals. A clock signal is generated based on pattern signals and a reference clock signal. When the reference clock signal transitions high, the state of a first pattern signal is output, and when the reference clock signal transitions low, the state of a second pattern signal is output. Successive states of the first and second pattern signals, selected according to the reference clock signal, provide the generated clock signal.
US07932767B2 Increasing charge capacity of charge transfer circuits without altering their charge transfer characteristics
A technique for increasing the charge storage capacity of a charge storage device without changing its inherent charge transfer function. The technique may be used to implement a charge domain signal processing circuits such as Analog to Digital Converters (ADCs) used in digital radio frequency signal receivers.
US07932754B1 Optimal control of charge-modulated gate drivers
A system, apparatus and method is arranged to adaptively adjust drive signals for a gate controlled switch circuit such that the amount of gate swing automatically changes based on the load conditions. An adaptive gate charge modulation (GCM) technique can be utilized to dynamically adjust the drive signals so that a substantially constant voltage drop is perceived across to a gate controlled switch circuit. The voltage drop across the gate controlled switch circuit can be set to a reference level that is adjusted whenever a change in system conditions are detected. The gate charge can then be adaptively increased and decreased during operation, within maximum and minimum limits, to substantially match the voltage drop of the gate control switch circuit to the reference level.
US07932749B2 Hybrid driving apparatus and method thereof
A hybrid driving apparatus and a method thereof are provided. The hybrid driving apparatus includes a first driving unit, a second driving unit, and a resistor. The first driving unit has a first output end. The second driving unit has a second output end coupled to a first bonding pad. The resistor is coupled between the first output end and the first bonding pad to serve as a matching impedance. When the driving apparatus operates in a first transmission mode, the first driving unit and the second driving unit jointly drive the first bonding pad. When the driving apparatus operates in a second transmission mode, the first driving unit and the second driving unit drive the first bonding pad and a second bonding pad respectively.
US07932744B1 Staggered I/O groups for integrated circuits
An I/O scheme for an integrated circuit includes a group layout cell. The group layout cell includes a plurality of signal I/O pads. A driver circuit is coupled to each signal I/O pad. The group layout cell also includes two I/O driver-circuit power-supply pads. ESD protection circuitry is coupled to the plurality of driver circuits. The signal I/O pads and the I/O driver-circuit power-supply pads are arranged in rows. The rows may be regular or staggered.
US07932741B2 Pseudo-differential interfacing device having a termination circuit
The invention relates to an interfacing device for pseudo-differential transmission through interconnections used for sending a plurality of electrical signals. The interfacing device of the invention includes signal terminals and a common terminal distinct from the reference terminal (ground). A transmitting circuit receiving the input signals of the transmitting circuit coming from a source delivers, when the transmitting circuit is in the activated state, currents to the signal terminals. A receiving circuit delivers, when the receiving circuit is in the activated state, output signals of the receiving circuit determined each by the voltage between one of the signal terminals and the common terminal, to the destination. A termination circuit is such that, when it is in the activated state, it is approximately equivalent, for the signal terminals and the common terminal, to a network consisting of 4 branches, each branch being connected to the common terminal and to one of the signal terminals.
US07932739B2 BGA package holder device and method for testing of BGA packages
An apparatus for supporting BGA packages for one or more testing processes is disclosed. The apparatus includes a substrate member. The substrate member has a plurality of contact pads, with each of the contact pads being spatially disposed around a peripheral region of the substrate. The apparatus further includes a plurality of contact regions spatially configured on a portion of the substrate member. Each of the plurality of contact regions is numbered from 1 through N being electrically connected to respective contact pads numbered from 1 through N. The plurality of contact regions is configured to provide electrical contact to respective plurality of balls provided on a BGA package. The apparatus additionally includes a holder device coupled to the substrate member. The holder device is adapted to mechanically hold the BGA package in place to provide mechanical contact between the plurality of balls and respective plurality of contact regions.
US07932730B2 System for inspecting electromagnetic coupling modules and radio IC devices and method for manufacturing electromagnetic coupling modules and radio IC devices using the system
A system for inspecting an electromagnetic coupling module includes a radio IC chip and a feeder circuit board on which the radio IC chip is mounted, the feeder circuit board includes a feeder circuit including an inductance element. This inspecting system measures the electromagnetic coupling module by electromagnetically coupling a probe of a measuring device to the electromagnetic coupling module by at least one of electrostatic coupling and electromagnetic coupling. In addition, the electromagnetic coupling modules are manufactured using this inspecting system.
US07932729B2 Test apparatus and test method
Provided is a test apparatus that tests a device under test, comprising a pattern generating section that generates a test pattern determined according to a test signal to be supplied to the device under test; a timing signal generating section that generates a timing signal indicating a timing for supplying the test signal to the device under test; a digital filter that filters the test pattern to output a jitter control signal representing jitter corresponding to the test pattern; a jitter injecting section that injects the timing signal with jitter by delaying the timing signal according to the jitter control signal; and a waveform shaping section that generates the test signal formed according to the test pattern, with the timing signal into which the jitter is injected as a reference.
US07932728B2 Electrical conditioning of MEMS device and insulating layer thereof
A method of fabricating a MEMS device includes conditioning of an insulating layer by applying a voltage across the insulating layer via a conductive sacrificial layer for a period of time, prior to removal of the conductive sacrificial layer. This conditioning process may be used to saturate or stabilize charge accumulated within the insulating layer. The resistance across the insulating layer may also be measured to detect possible defects in the insulating layer.
US07932727B2 Test structure to monitor the release step in a micromachining process
Electrical and visual test structures monitor the degree of removal of conductive sacrificial layers used in micromachining processes that fabricate micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS).
US07932724B2 Circuit assemblage and method for functional checking of a power transistor
A circuit assemblage for functional checking of a power transistor includes a power transistor having an insulated gate, a first power electrode configured as a drain or as a collector, and a second power electrode configured as a source or an emitter, the first and second power electrode being connected to a power circuit having a DC voltage source and an electrical DC load. The circuit assemblage further includes a control application device having a signal output that is connected to the gate; a capacitance measuring device for measuring the gate terminal capacitance between the gate terminal contact and the second power electrode terminal contact; and an evaluation device for comparing the gate terminal capacitance with the gate capacitance, and outputting a fault signal as a function of the comparison.
US07932723B2 Borehole conductivity simulator verification and transverse coil balancing
Calibration of the arrays of a multicomponent induction logging tool is achieved by positioning the tool horizontally above ground. The upper and lower housings of the tool are connected by a borehole conductivity simulator which as a resistance comparable to that of a borehole. Axial and radial positioning of the transmitter coils is done by monitoring outputs at receiver coils to achieve a minimum.
US07932720B2 Magnetic field gradient structure characteristic assessment using one dimensional (1D) spatial-frequency distribution analysis
The disclosed innovation is a method for acquiring spatial frequency spectra from specific locations in a 3D sample using modifications of the current MRI techniques for localized NMR spectroscopy. The innovation in its simplest abstraction is to add the use of a read out gradient to the current NMR spectroscopy pulse sequences and record the resultant echo. These techniques generate spectra from a selected region or generate an image of the results over a region of the sample. These methods can be applied to analyzing the structure of trabecular bone as well as for analyzing or diagnosing disease in cases where there is a difference in the spatial frequency power spectrum due to physiologic or disease processes. Various embodiments are disclosed.
US07932719B2 Magnetic resonance contrast using fictitious field relaxation
A system includes a signal generator and a processor. The signal generator is configured to couple with a magnetic resonance transmitter coil. The processor is configured to execute instructions to control the signal generator. The instructions include forming a sequence of waveforms. The sequence is configured to generate spin relaxation in a fictitious field in a third rotating frame of reference based on at least one magnetic field component that arises based on an effective field in a second rotating frame of reference. The third rotating frame of reference is of a higher order than the second rotating frame of reference and the second rotating frame of reference is of a higher order than the first rotating frame of reference.
US07932716B2 Rotation angle sensor and rotation angle sensor system
Rotation angle sensor and rotation angle sensor system for determining the angle of rotation of a shaft which can rotate at its shaft end, having a housing, having a shaft mount which is mounted on the housing such that it can rotate, having at least one signal transducer arranged on the shaft mount and having at least one signal receiver which is arranged on the housing and interacts with the signal transducer, wherein the shaft mount is designed in a manner such that the housing is attached only by means of the shaft mount at the shaft end.
US07932712B2 Current-mirror circuit
In a cascode current-mirror circuit which reproduces a reference current generated by a current source and outputs the reproduced reference current: the control electrodes of first and second transistors are connected; a third transistor is cascode-connected to the first transistor through a current electrode; a fourth transistor is cascode-connected to the second transistor; the control electrodes of the third and fourth transistors are connected; the control electrode of a fifth transistor is connected to the control electrode of the first transistor and another current electrode of the third transistor, and is to be connected to the current source; and a bias-voltage generation circuit generates bias voltages for the third and fourth transistors on the basis of voltages of the control electrodes of the first and the fifth transistors.
US07932705B2 Variable input voltage regulator
A variable input voltage regulator includes a first circuit configured to convert a first voltage from a first voltage source to a first current, and a second circuit electrically coupled to the first circuit and configured to mirror the first current to a voltage output node. The variable input voltage regulator further includes a third circuit electrically coupled to the voltage output node of the second circuit and configured to supply additional current to the voltage output node from a second voltage of a second voltage source in response to a control input.
US07932701B2 Power tool
A power tool 1 is connected to a battery pack 5 including an overcurrent detector 533 which detects overcurrent of a battery module 51 and outputs a detection signal, and an overdischarge detector 532 which detects overdischarge of the battery module 51 and outputs a detection signal. The power tool 1 includes a motor 2 which is driven by electric power supplied from the battery pack 5, a trigger switch 31 for setting the power supply from the battery pack 5 to the motor 2 in ON/OFF state, and an FET 410 which sets the power supply to the motor 2 in ON/OFF state on the basis of the detection signal from the overcurrent detector 533 or the overdischarge detector 532.
US07932700B2 Battery with integrated voltage converter
A battery that includes an electrochemical cell having an internal bore therethrough is described herein. The battery also includes a voltage converter module electrically coupled to the electrochemical cell and disposed within a portion of the internal bore The voltage converter is configured to convert a first voltage produced by the electrochemical cell into a second, different voltage.
US07932698B2 Battery charging apparatus, control method thereof, and battery charging control apparatus for charging a battery without an external device
A battery charging apparatus which includes: an adapter which converts a voltage of an external electric power to a charging voltage of a voltage level corresponding to the battery, to charge the battery; and a controller which communicates with the battery to determine a charged state of the battery, and which controls the adapter to charge the battery based on the determination.
US07932697B2 Power tool
A power tool 1 is connected to a battery pack 5 including an overcurrent detector 533 which detects overcurrent of a battery module 51 and outputs a detection signal, and an overdischarge detector 532 which detects overdischarge of the battery module 51 and outputs a detection signal. The power tool 1 includes a motor 2 which is driven by electric power supplied from the battery pack 5, a trigger switch 31 for setting the power supply from the battery pack 5 to the motor 2 in ON/OFF state, and an FET 410 which sets the power supply to the motor 2 in ON/OFF state on the basis of the detection signal from the overcurrent detector 533 or the overdischarge detector 532.
US07932696B2 Charger alignment indicator with adjustable threshold
Electrical energy is transmitted to charge the implanted medical device, and an electrical parameter (e.g., a steady-state voltage) indicating a rate at which the implanted medical device is charged by the electrical energy is detected. A threshold (e.g., by modifying a stored threshold value) at which the charge strength indicator generates a user-discernible signal is adjusted based on the detected electrical parameter.
US07932692B2 Control system for rotary electric machine with salient structure
In a system for controlling rotation of a rotor of a multiphase rotary electric machine in relation to a stator thereof, a superimposing unit superimposes a first frequency signal on the input signal to the multiphase rotary electric machine. The first frequency signal has a first phase and a first period, and the first period is different from a period of rotation of the rotor. An amplitude detector detects an amplitude of a second frequency signal. The second frequency signal is actually propagated in the multiphase rotary electric machine with a second phase based on the superimposed first frequency signal. A rotation angle determiner determines a rotation angle of the rotor so as to eliminate a difference between the detected amplitude of the second frequency signal and a predetermined target amplitude thereof.
US07932691B2 Permanent magnet motor start-up
Methods and apparatus are provided for startup of a permanent magnet alternating current (AC) motor. The method comprises the steps of detecting startup of the permanent magnet AC motor; detecting a mechanical oscillation of the permanent magnet AC motor when startup of the permanent magnet AC motor is detected; and, in response to detection of the mechanical oscillation of the permanent magnet AC motor when startup is detected, suppressing the mechanical oscillation of the permanent magnet AC motor.
US07932689B2 Motor drive system for driving motor provided with a plurality of windings
A motor drive system is provided with a plurality of axis control parts for outputting PWM commands using a position command, a plurality of current supply parts which supply current to the respective windings based on the PWM commands of the respective axis control parts, and which are connected to the respective windings, a motor position detector for outputting a signal of a rotor position of the motor, a first signal supply part for supplying the output signal to one current supply part of the plurality of current supply parts, and a second signal supply part for supplying the signal supplied through the first signal supply part to an axis control part corresponding to one current supply part, and the corresponding axis control part outputs a PWM command based on the signal supplied from the one current supply part through the second signal supply part to the corresponding axis control part and the position command, and the remaining axis control part outputs the PWM command based on the signal supplied from the corresponding axis control part to the remaining axis control parts and the position command. Thereby, a motor drive system capable of driving a plurality of inverters can be made simple.
US07932688B2 Cleaner and method for driving the same
A cleaner that can be operated at motive force of sufficient strength by using a battery voltage as well as by using a AC voltage. The cleaner uses a low-resistance-mode motor to rotate a collecting fan. The low-resistance-mode motor is driven by a motor driver. The motor driver drops a DC voltage converted from the AC voltage, depending on whether the AC voltage is received. Depending on whether the AC voltage is received, the motor driver drives the low-resistance-mode motor using one of the battery voltage and the dropped voltage.
US07932684B2 Absolute position sensing
To determine the relative position of movable portions of an assembly, a first magnetic device is coupled to a first portion of the assembly. The first magnetic device has a sensing surface with a number of magnetic poles that provide a magnetization state transition location. An absolute position sensor with a two-state output is coupled to the assembly adjacent the first magnetic device. The output state changes when a magnetization state transition of the first magnetic device moves past the absolute position sensor. A second magnetic device is coupled to the assembly. The second magnetic device creates a cyclically-varying magnetic field proximate its sensing surface. An incremental position sensor is coupled to the assembly adjacent the second magnetic device, and has an output that varies continuously relative to magnetic field angle over at least a portion of one cycle of the cyclically-varying magnetic field of the second magnetic device.
US07932682B2 Internal power supply for a ballast
A ballast used with an input power source for energizing a lamp. The ballast includes a power stage, a controller, an internal power supply for the power stage and the controller, and an input switch. The power stage energizes the lamp with power supplied by the input power source. The internal power supply is connected to the power stage for receiving power from the power stage and is connected to the input power source via the input switch for receiving power from the input power supply when the input switch operates in a closed mode. When the input switch operates in an open mode it electrically disconnects the internal power supply from the input power source. The controller selectively operates the input switch in the open mode and the closed mode as a function of the voltage of the internal power supply while the lamp is energized.
US07932678B2 Magnetic mirror plasma source and method using same
A magnetic mirror plasma source includes a gap separating a substrate from a cathode. A mirror magnetic field extends between the substrate and the cathode through the gap. The magnetic field lines at a proximal surface of the substrate are at least two times as strong as those field lines entering the cathode. An anode is disposed such that a closed loop electron Hall current containment region is formed within the magnetic field.
US07932673B2 Gas discharge tube
A new gas discharge tube comprising at least two electrodes and at least one hollow insulator ring fastened to at least one of the electrodes, wherein the insulating ring has an extended length for a creeping current on at least one of the surfaces inside and/or outside compared to its height thereby providing a long distance to any possible creeping current.
US07932672B2 Light-emitting device with improved brightness control and narrow frame and electronic apparatus with the light-emitting device
The invention provides a light-emitting device and an electronic apparatus, which are capable of preventing reduction of the amount of current flowing through light-emitting elements and which have an excellent display characteristic. Cathode wiring lines connected to a cathode are provided to surround an effective area outside the effective area where a plurality of pixels having light-emitting elements are provided. First to third power source lines connected to pixel electrodes are provided between the cathode wiring lines and the effective area.
US07932669B2 System for displaying images and fabrication method thereof
The invention provides a system for displaying image and a fabrication method thereof. The system comprises an organic electroluminescent display device comprising a first substrate divided into a pixel region and a non-pixel region, a conductive layer formed in the non-pixel region, a second substrate corresponding to the first substrate, a first electrode formed on the second substrate, an organic electroluminescent layer formed on the first electrode, and a second electrode formed on the organic electroluminescent layer and electrically connected to the conductive layer. The system further includes an exterior circuit electrically connected to the conductive layer for transmitting signals.
US07932665B2 Dual filament lamp for rapid temperature processing
A lamp (10), which can be used in rapid thermal processing (RTP), has a lamp envelope (12) arrayed along a longitudinal axis (14) and has a top (16) and a bottom (18). A first coiled-coil filament (20) having a first lead-in (20a) and a second coiled-coil filament (22) having a second lead-in (22a), are parallelly arrayed to each other and to the longitudinal axis (14) within the envelope (12). A serial connector (24) joins the first and second filaments; and an electrically insulating support (26) is positioned near the bottom (18) of the lamp envelope (12). The first lead-in (20a), the second lead-in (22a) and at least a portion (24a) of the serial connector (24) are sealed within the insulating support 26 whereby the first and second lead-ins (20a, 22a) and the at least a portion (24a) of the serial connector (24) provide the only support for the first and second filaments (20, 22). In a preferred embodiment, the first and second filaments (20, 22) have a wire diameter twice the diameter of a nominal CC6 filament.
US07932662B2 Crystal devices and methods for manufacturing same
Crystal devices are disclosed that include a crystal frame having a crystal vibrating piece and an outer frame. The crystal vibrating piece includes excitation electrodes, and the outer frame supports the crystal vibrating piece. Each device has a base including connection electrodes on a first surface thereof and respective external electrodes on a second surface thereof, wherein the connection electrodes are electrically connected via respective through-holes to respective excitation electrodes and to respective external electrodes. The first surface of the base is bonded to the under-surface of the outer frame, and an upper surface of the outer frame is bonded to a crystal lid. The through-holes have non-circular transverse profiles and are filled with a sealing material such as a metal.
US07932661B2 Piezoelectric vibrator for ultrasonic motor
In the invention, each piezoelectric element for a vibrator for an ultrasonic motor has electrode regions for exciting stretching vibration and flexural vibration separately. Thus, the invention provides a vibrator for an ultrasonic motor, in which electrodes are provided for applying voltage to each of the polarized region, and further provides a stack-type piezoelectric vibrator for an ultrasonic motor, consisting of a stack of the said vibrators and having an extraction electrode pattern provided for short circuit with an external electrode. The vibrator of the invention has high controllability, especially in a fine movement region and is useful as a driving source in a positioning device, in which enhanced vibration efficiency can be obtained.
US07932659B2 Superconducting device and axial-type superconducting motor
A superconducting device includes a coil formed of a superconducting wire, an iron core to which the coil is attached, and a magnetic material arranged in a magnetic circuit and magnetized by magnetic flux. The magnetic circuit is generated by energization of the coil and passes through the iron core. A gap is formed between the coil and the iron core, or/and a nonmagnetic material is interposed between the coil and the iron core.
US07932652B2 Wheel assembly with integral electric motor
The subject invention provides a wheel assembly (20) having a spindle (26) for attachment to a vehicle along a rotational axis (R). An electric motor (22) is disposed radially about the spindle (26) and includes a stationary stator (34) and a rotor (36) rotatable about the rotational axis (R) relative to the stator (34). A rotor support (40) is disposed about the spindle (26) and includes a collar (42) rotatably supported by at least one rotor support bearing (46) on the spindle (26). The rotor support (40) includes a flange (44) disposed within a predetermined axial distance (D) and extending radially outward from the collar (42) to support the rotor (36). A planetary gear system (62) interconnects the rotor support (40) and a wheel drive (52) for reducing rotational speed of the rotor (36) and increasing the torque of the wheel assembly (20).
US07932651B2 Motor for controller integrated electric power steering apparatus and electric power steering apparatus
An apparatus is provided for obtaining a compact and inexpensive motor for controller integrated electric power steering apparatus capable of reducing a component for connection and the number of man-hours of assembly, and an electric power steering apparatus. A driving substrate having a power element is arranged in the side of a speed reduction mechanism of the inside of a case of a controller and a control substrate for controlling driving of the driving substrate is arranged in the side of a motor of the inside of the case and a resolver and a lead frame having connection wiring are arranged between a motor shaft direction of the control substrate and the driving substrate and an input-output terminal of the resolver is electrically connected to the control substrate. It is placed substantially coaxially in order of a motor, the controller and a speed reduction mechanism in the motor shaft direction.
US07932645B2 Voice coil motor with surface coil
A voice coil motor with a surface coil includes a set of magnetic sensing elements, a lens carrier physically connected to the set of magnetic sensing elements, a pedestal, and a set of printed circuit boards fixed onto the pedestal. A patterned metal layer is fabricated on the set of printed circuit boards to form the surface coil, a Hall sensor is installed on one of the printed circuit boards and transmits signals (e.g., operation voltages and feedback sensing signals) via traces fabricated on the set of printed circuit boards, so as to achieve simultaneous fabrication of the surface coil and traces, thereby saving space which is conventionally occupied by copper coils. The Hall sensor can sense a variation in a magnetic field resulting from the motion of the set of magnetic sensing elements to determine a motion status of the lens carrier.
US07932641B2 Low voltage head room detection for reliable start-up of self-biased analog circuits
A method and structure for preventing operation of a circuit in a high current operating region by disabling a start-up circuit until a power supply headroom is detected at a predetermined voltage level.
US07932639B2 Simultaneous multi-voltage rail voltage regulation messages
Methods and mechanisms to simultaneously regulate two or more supply voltages provided to an integrated circuit by a voltage regulator. In an embodiment of the invention, a voltage regulation message exchanged between the integrated circuit and the voltage regulator includes an identifier indicating two or more supply voltages selected from a plurality of supply voltages provided to the integrated circuit by the voltage regulator, where the voltage regulation message relates to the indicated two or more supply voltages. In another embodiment, the voltage regulation message indicates a desired supply voltage level to which the indicated two or more supply voltages are to transition.
US07932638B2 Reliable contact and safe system and method for providing power to an electronic device
An electronic system which includes a power delivery surface that delivers electrical power to an electrical or electronic device. The power delivery surface may be powered by any electrical power source, including, but not limited to: wall electrical outlet, solar power system, battery, vehicle cigarette lighter system, direct connection to electrical generator device, and any other electrical power source. The power delivery surface delivers power to the electronic device wirelessly. The power delivery surface may deliver power via a plurality of contacts on the electrical device conducting electricity from the power delivery surface. The electrical device may be mobile device. Each contact may be shaped to improve power delivery reliability. The power delivery surface may further include circuitry to protect against accidental electrocutions.
US07932635B2 Transfer switch system with neutral current management
An electrical power transfer system for selectively connecting a load to a first power source or a second power source includes a first switch having an input selectively connected to the first power source and an output connected to the load. A second switch includes an input and an output connected to the load. An isolation device has its input connected to the second power source and its output connected to the input of the second switch to provide a continuous neutral path for the second power source and to isolate a neutral current path of the load from the second power source.
US07932631B2 Power allocating apparatus
A power allocating apparatus has a plurality of power supply modules coupled to a plurality of loads via a plurality of power lines, respectively. The power allocating apparatus includes a first switch element and a control device. The first switch element has a first connecting terminal and a second connecting terminal coupled to an output terminal of a power supply module with a relatively high power conversion rate and an output terminal of a power supply module with a second power conversion rate, respectively, and selectively allocates a power generated by the power supply module with the relatively high power conversion rate to a predetermined number of loadings simultaneously according to on or off states of the first switch element. The control device is coupled to the first switch element to control the first switch element to enter an on state or an off state.
US07932626B2 Apparatus and method pertaining to light-based power distribution in a vehicle
A vehicle (400) such as an aircraft is provided (101) with a source of light (401). An optical conduit is then used to couple (104) this source of light to a light-to-electricity conversion apparatus (408). which then converts (105) such light into electricity. A rechargeable power supply (407), such as a battery, uses (106) at least part of the electrical power output of the light-to-electricity conversion apparatus to be charged.
US07932622B2 Power switch circuit for driving an airbag squib module
A power switch circuit for driving an airbag squib module has a power transistor, a pre-charge capacitance for storing a charge, a charging circuit and a controllable energy-coupling element. The power transistor has a first electrode, a second electrode and a control electrode. A path between the first electrode and the second electrode is connected in series with the airbag squib module between a supply potential and a reference potential. The charging circuit charges the pre-charge capacitance and the charging circuit is therefore coupled with the pre-charged capacitance. The controllable energy coupling element is connected between a first electrode of the pre-charge capacitance and the control electrode of the power transistor. The power switch exhibits a high degree of stability, allows a fast switching of the power transistor and further has an advantageous transient response.
US07932619B2 Free renewable energy designs
These Free Renewable Energy Designs capture the Earth's tidal energy forces. These systems of interconnected modules are capable of capturing and releasing massive amounts of sea water through water control gate(s) located on the barges. Type A design modules are permanently suspended between high tide and low tide levels and converts Earth's tidal energy into electricity by means of bidirectional water driven turbines contained within cylindrical housings located adjacent to the watertight control gate(s), and at the internal connections between the individual modules, and by bidirectional air driven turbines on the air pressure relief vents. Type B design modules are dynamically secured against massive columns with foundations, and are capable of moving freely up and down the columns, thus using gravitational kinetic energy and buoyant kinetic energy to mechanically drive electrical generators between tidal changes. They also incorporate bidirectional water and air driven electrical turbines, which are activated during the “fill” and “empty” cycles of the system just prior to high and low tides.
US07932618B2 Miniature hydro-power generation system power management
A miniature hydro-power generation system may include a hydro-power generator and energy storage devices. A flow of liquid may be used to rotate the hydro-generator to generate electric power at a generator output. The generator output may be electrically coupled to each of the energy storage devices so that the energy storage devices can be independently charged with the electric power produced by the hydro-power generator. The hydro-power generator and/or the energy storage devices can also supply electric power to a load. The energy storage devices may also be electrically coupled via a series/parallel switch so that at least two of the energy storage device may be switched between a series configuration and a parallel configuration.
US07932617B2 Semiconductor package and manufacturing method thereof and encapsulating method thereof
A semiconductor package, a manufacturing method thereof and an encapsulating method thereof are provided. The semiconductor package includes a substrate, a flip chip, a plurality of conductive parts and a sealant. The substrate has a substrate upper surface. The flip chip has an active surface and a chip surface opposite to the active surface. The conductive parts electrically connect the substrate upper surface and the active surface. The sealant envelops the flip chip, and the space between the substrate upper surface and the active surface is filled with a portion of the sealant. The sealant further has a top surface. wherein, the chip surface is spaced apart from the top surface by a first distance, the substrate upper surface is spaced apart from the active surface by a second distance, and the ratio of the first distance to the second distance ranges from 2 to 5.
US07932616B2 Semiconductor device sealed in a resin section and method for manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor chip having a pad electrode formed on an upper surface thereof; a resin section sealing the first semiconductor chip with the upper surface and a side surface of the first semiconductor chip being covered and a lower surface of the first semiconductor chip being exposed; a columnar electrode communicating between the upper surface and the lower surface of the resin section with the upper surface and the lower surface of the columnar electrode being exposed on the resin section and at least a part of the side surface of the columnar electrode being covered; and a bonding wire connecting the pad electrode and the columnar electrode with a part of the bonding wire being embedded in the columnar electrode as one end of the bonding wire being exposed on the lower surface of the columnar electrode and the remaining part of the bonding wire being covered with the resin section, and a method for manufacturing the same.
US07932615B2 Electronic devices including solder bumps on compliant dielectric layers
An electronic device may include a substrate with an input/output pad thereon, and a compliant dielectric layer on a first portion of the substrate such that a second portion of the substrate is free of the compliant dielectric layer. A conductive redistribution line may extend from the input/output pad to the compliant dielectric layer so that the compliant dielectric layer is between a bump pad portion of the conductive redistribution line and the substrate. A first solder bump may be on the bump pad portion of the conductive redistribution line so that the compliant dielectric layer is between the first solder bump and the substrate. A second solder bump may be on the second portion of the substrate that is free of the compliant dielectric layer. Related methods are also discussed.
US07932607B2 Composite conductive film and semiconductor package using such film
A composite conductive film and a semiconductor package using such film are provided. The composite conductive film is formed of a polymer-matrix and a plurality of nano-sized conductive lines is provided. The composite conductive film has low resistance, to connect between a fine-pitch chip and a chip in a low temperature and low pressure condition. The conductive lines are parally arranged and spaced apart from each other, to provide anisotropic conductivity. The present conductive film can be served as an electrical connection between a fine-pitch chip and a chip or a fine-pitch chip and a substrate
US07932605B2 Semiconductor device and manufacturing method therefor
There is disclosed a semiconductor device comprising at least one semiconductor element, one chip mounting base being provided at least one first interconnection on one major surface thereof and at least one second interconnection on the other major surface thereof, and the semiconductor element being electrically connected to at least the one first interconnection and mounted on the one major surface, a sealing member being provided on the one major surface of the chip mounting base and covering the semiconductor element and the first interconnection, at least one third interconnection being provided on a surface of the sealing member, and at least one fourth interconnection being provided in the sealing member and the chip mounting base, and electrically connected to the first interconnection, the second interconnection, and the third interconnection.
US07932602B2 Metal sealed wafer level CSP
A semiconductor device comprising: (a) a semiconductor substrate having a dicing region circumscribing a chip region, the chip region including a central region and a peripheral region around the central region; (b) an active electrical structure formed to extend from a first main surface to a second surface vertically spaced apart from the last main surface in the central region of the semiconductor substrate; (c) a through dummy isolation structure formed within the peripheral region to extend from the first main surface of the semiconductor substrate to a third surface vertically spaced apart from the first main surface of the semiconductor substrate, the through dummy isolation structure surrounding the active electrical structure; (d) an insulating layer disbursed throughout the active electrical structure within the central region and around the through dummy isolation structure of the peripheral region, the insulating layer including top and opposed peripheral sides; and (e) a metal film located over the top and peripheral sides of the wiring insulating film and over the semiconductor substrate.
US07932598B2 Connection between a semiconductor housing and a base plate comprising a passage opening for fastening to a heat sink
A semiconductor module has a housing (2) and a metal base plate (3). A reliable yet easily producible force-transmitting connection between a semiconductor module and an external heat sink is provided by a mechanical pressure-proof counterpart (4) which is incorporated into the housing (2) and forms a firm connection (14) with a pressure-proof connecting element (10) on the base plate side. The connection is provided with a passage opening (12) for fastening the semiconductor module to the heat sink.
US07932594B2 Electronic component sealing substrate for hermetically sealing a micro electronic mechanical system of an electronic component
An electronic component sealing substrate capable of configuring an electronic apparatus in which the influence of electromagnetic coupling and radio frequency noises between an electrical connection path and a micro electronic mechanical system is suppressed is provided. An electronic component sealing substrate (4) for hermetically sealing a micro electronic mechanical system (4) of an electronic component (2) that includes a semiconductor substrate (5), the micro electronic mechanical system (3) formed on a main face of the semiconductor substrate (5), and an electrode (6) electrically connected to the micro electronic mechanical system (3), includes an insulating substrate (7) that has a first main face joined to the main face of the semiconductor substrate (5) so as to hermetically seal the micro electronic mechanical system (3), and a wiring conductor (8) that has an end extending to the first main face of the insulating substrate (7) and is electrically connected to the electrode (6) of the electronic component (2), and the end of the wiring conductor (8) is positioned outside a joined portion of the main face of the semiconductor substrate (5) and the first main face of the insulating substrate (7).
US07932593B2 Multipackage module having stacked packages with asymmetrically arranged die and molding
Semiconductor chip packages have die asymmetrically arranged on the respective substrates. Two such packages having complementary arrangements can be stacked, one inverted with respect to the other, such that the two die are situated side-by-side in the space between the two substrates. Also, multipackage modules include stacked packages, each having the die asymmetrically arranged on the substrate. Adjacent stacked packages have complementary asymmetrical arrangements of the die, and one package is inverted with respect to the other in the stack, such that the two die are situated side-by-side in the space between the two substrates. Also, methods are disclosed for making the packages and for making the stacked package modules.
US07932580B2 Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
In the substrate and the epitaxial layer, isolation regions are formed to divide the substrate and the epitaxial layer into a plurality of element formation regions. Each of the isolation regions is formed by connecting first and second P type buried diffusion layers with a P type diffusion layer. By disposing the second P type buried diffusion layer between the first P type buried diffusion layer and the P type diffusion layer, a lateral diffusion width of the first P type buried diffusion layer is reduced. This structure allows a formation region of the isolation region to be reduced in size.
US07932579B2 Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device including a capacitor formed over a semiconductor substrate and including a lower electrode, a dielectric film formed over the lower electrode and an upper electrode formed over the dielectric film, an insulation film formed over the semiconductor substrate and the capacitor, and an electrode pad formed over the insulation film and including an alloy film of aluminum and magnesium.
US07932577B2 Circuit device and method of forming a circuit device having a reduced peak current density
In a particular embodiment, a method of forming a field effect transistor (FET) device having a reduced peak current density is disclosed. The method includes forming a field effect transistor (FET) device on a substrate. The FET device includes a drain terminal, a source terminal, a gate terminal, and a body terminal. The method further includes depositing a plurality of metal contacts along a width of a gate terminal of the FET device and forming a wire trace to contact each of the plurality of metal contacts to reduce a gate resistance along the width of the gate terminal.
US07932574B2 Solid-state imaging device
A solid-state imaging device having a light receiving section comprised of a stack of a photoconductive layer for absorbing light in a wavelength region for red, a photoconductive layer for absorbing light in a wavelength region for green, and a photoconductive layer for absorbing light in a wavelength region for blue. A transparent electrode layer is provided preferably above each of the photoconductive layers and a translucent reflective layer for reflecting light in a desired wavelength is provided.
US07932572B2 Semiconductor device having memory element with stress insulating film
Provided are a semiconductor device having an MTJ element capable of intentionally shifting the variation, at the time of manufacture, of a switching current of an MRAM memory element in one direction; and a manufacturing method of the device. The semiconductor device has a lower electrode having a horizontally-long rectangular planar shape; an MTJ element having a vertically-long oval planar shape formed on the right side of the lower electrode; and an MTJ's upper insulating film having a horizontally-long rectangular planar shape similar to that of the lower electrode and covering the MTJ element therewith. As the MTJ's upper insulating film, a compressive stress insulating film or a tensile stress insulating film for applying a compressive stress or a tensile stress to the MTJ element is employed.
US07932569B2 Micromechanical device with microfluidic lubricant channel
A micromechanical device assembly includes a micromechanical device enclosed within a processing region and a lubricant channel formed through an interior wall of the processing region and in fluid communication with the processing region. Lubricant is injected into the lubricant channel via capillary forces and held therein via surface tension of the lubricant against the internal surfaces of the lubrication channel. The lubricant channel containing the lubricant provides a ready supply of fresh lubricant to prevent stiction from occurring between interacting components of the micromechanical device disposed within the processing region.
US07932568B2 Microelectromechanical component
The invention relates to microelectromechanical components, like microelectromechanical gauges used in measuring e.g. acceleration, angular acceleration, angular velocity, or other physical quantities. The microelectromechanical component, according to the invention, comprises, suitably bonded to each other, a microelectromechanical chip part sealed by a cover part, and at least one electronic circuit part. The aim of the invention is to provide an improved method of manufacturing a microelectromechanical component, and to provide a microelectromechanical component, which is applicable for use particularly in small microelectromechanical sensor solutions.
US07932563B2 Techniques for improving transistor-to-transistor stress uniformity
An integrated circuit has a transistor with an active gate structure overlying an active diffusion area formed in a semiconductor substrate. A dummy gate structure is formed over a diffusion area and separated from the active gate structure by a selected distance (d2). A stress layer overlying the transistor array produces stress in a channel region of the transistor.
US07932557B2 Semiconductor contact device
The invention provides an advanced metallization technique for fabricating a memory cell array on a substrate. The array is fabricated by forming discrete and self-aligned vias in a first layer disposed over the array to form contacts to each of the source and drain junction in the array. Further, self-aligned local area slotted vias are formed in a second layer that is disposed over the first layer to form local area interconnects that electrically shunt all of the source contacts/junctions. Further, discrete self-aligned drain extensions are formed over each of the formed drain contacts to electrically connect the junctions, and source contacts to the extensions. The formed vias, extensions, and slotted local area vias are simultaneously plugged and filled with a conductive material to form the memory cell array.
US07932556B2 Structure and method for forming power devices with high aspect ratio contact openings
A field effect transistor (FET) includes body regions of a first conductivity type over a semiconductor region of a second conductivity type. Source regions of the second conductivity type extend over the body regions. Gate electrodes extend adjacent to but are insulated from the body regions by a gate dielectric layer. Contact openings extend into the body regions between adjacent gate electrodes. A seed layer extends along the bottom of each contact opening. The seed layer serves as a nucleation site for promoting growth of conductive fill material. A conductive fill material fills a lower portion of each contact opening. An interconnect layer fills an upper portion of each contact opening and is in direct contact with the conductive fill material. The interconnect layer is also in direct contact with corresponding source regions along upper sidewalls of the contact openings.
US07932554B2 Semiconductor device having a modified recess channel gate and a method for fabricating the same
A semiconductor device having a modified recess channel gate includes active regions defined by a device isolation layer and arranged at regular intervals on a semiconductor substrate, each active region extending in a major axis and a minor axis direction, a trench formed in each active region, the trench including a stepped bottom surface in the minor axis direction of the active region, and a recess gate formed in the trench.
US07932548B2 Systems and methods for fabricating self-aligned memory cell
Systems and methods are disclosed to form a resistive random access memory (RRAM) by forming a first metal electrode layer; depositing an insulator above the metal electrode layer and etching the insulator to expose one or more metal portions; depositing a Pr1-XCaXMnO3 (PCMO) layer above the insulator and the metal portions, wherein X is between approximately 0.3 and approximately 0.5, to form one or more self-aligned RRAM cells above the first metal electrode; and depositing a second metal electrode layer above the PCMO layer.
US07932547B2 Nonvolatile ferroelectric memory device using silicon substrate, method for manufacturing the same, and refresh method thereof
A nonvolatile ferroelectric memory device using a silicon substrate includes an insulating layer formed in an etching region of the silicon substrate, a bottom word line formed in the insulating layer so as to be enclosed by the insulating layer, a floating channel layer formed over the bottom word line, an impurity layer formed at both ends of the floating channel layer and including a source region formed over the insulating layer and a drain region formed over the silicon substrate, a ferroelectric layer formed over the floating channel layer, and a word line formed over the ferroelectric layer.
US07932546B2 Image sensor having microlenses and high photosensitivity
The method for manufacturing a CMOS image sensor is employed to prevent bridge phenomenon between adjacent microlenses by employing openings between the microlenses. The method includes the steps of: preparing a semiconductor substrate including isolation regions and photodiodes therein obtained by a predetermined process; forming an interlayer dielectric (ILD), metal interconnections and a passivation layer formed on the semiconductor substrate in sequence; forming a color filter array having a plurality of color filters on the passivation layer; forming an over-coating layer (OCL) on the color filter array by using a positive photoresist or a negative photoresist; forming openings in the OCL by patterning the OCL by using a predetermined mask; and forming dome-typed microlenses on a patterned OCL.
US07932545B2 Semiconductor device and associated layouts including gate electrode level region having arrangement of six linear conductive segments with side-to-side spacing less than 360 nanometers
A semiconductor device is disclosed as having a substrate portion that includes a plurality of diffusion regions that include at least one p-type diffusion region and at least one n-type diffusion region. A gate electrode level region is formed above the substrate portion to include a number of conductive features defined to extend in only a first parallel direction. Each of the conductive features within the gate electrode level region is fabricated from a respective originating rectangular-shaped layout feature. Within a five wavelength photolithographic interaction radius within the gate electrode level region, a width size of the conductive features is less than 193 nanometers, which is the wavelength of light used in a photolithography process to fabricate the conductive features. The conductive features within the gate electrode level region form an equal number of PMOS and NMOS transistor devices.
US07932542B2 Method of fabricating an integrated circuit with stress enhancement
A method of fabricating an integrated circuit including arranging a plurality of cells to form a desired floor plan of the integrated circuit, wherein each cell comprises at least one transistor, forming a plurality of circuit constituents from the plurality of cells of the floor plan, wherein each circuit constituent comprises at least one cell and belongs to one of a plurality circuit constituent types, and applying mechanical stress to channel regions of the at least one transistor of each cell based on the circuit constituent type of the circuit constituent to which the cell belongs.
US07932540B2 T-gate forming method for high electron mobility transistor and gate structure thereof
A T-gate forming method for a high electron mobility transistor includes the steps of: coating a first, a second and a third resist, each having an electron beam sensitivity different from each other, on a semiconductor substrate; performing a first exposure process by using an electron beam on the semiconductor substrate and then selectively developing the third resist; defining a gate head area by selectively developing the second resist to have a developed width wider than that of the third resist; performing a second exposure process by using an electron beam on the semiconductor substrate and then selectively developing the first resist in a bent shape at a temperature lower than in the development of the second and the third steps; and depositing metallic materials on the resists and then removing them to form a T-gate.
US07932538B2 Insulated gate bipolar transistor and method of fabricating the same
According to embodiments, an insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) may include a first conductive type collector ion implantation area, formed within a substrate, second conductive type first buffer layers, formed over the collector ion implantation area and each including a first segment buffer layer and a second segment buffer layer, a first conductive type poly layer formed from a surface of the substrate to the collector ion implantation area, the first conductive type poly layer having a contact structure, a second buffer layer of the second conductive type, formed in the substrate area next to the first conductive type poly layer. According to embodiments, a segment buffer layer may have different concentrations according areas. Accordingly, amounts of hole currents injected through the buffer layers may differ according to areas.
US07932536B2 Power rectifiers and method of making same
In one embodiment the present invention includes a semiconductor rectifier device comprising a first, second, and third semiconductor regions and a gate. The first semiconductor region is of a first conductivity type. The second semiconductor region is adjacent to the first semiconductor region which has a second conductivity type. The third semiconductor region is adjacent to the second semiconductor region which has the second conductivity type. The gate is proximate to but insulated from the second semiconductor region and electrically coupled to the third semiconductor region. When the first semiconductor region is biased in a first direction, an inversion region forms in the second semiconductor region. The inversion region forms a forward-biased tunnel diode junction with the third semiconductor region. When the first semiconductor region is biased a second direction, the semiconductor rectifier device functions as a reverse-biased PIN diode.
US07932531B2 Chip package
A chip package includes a thermal enhanced plate, contacts around the thermal enhanced plate and electrically insulated from the thermal enhanced plate, a film-like circuit layer disposed on the contacts and the thermal enhanced plate, a conductive adhesive layer, a first molding, and at least one chip disposed on the film-like circuit layer. The conductive adhesive layer is disposed between the contacts and the film-like circuit layer electrically connected to the contacts through the conductive adhesive layer. The chip has a back surface, an active surface and many bumps disposed thereon, and the chip is electrically connected to the film-like circuit layer via the bumps. The first molding at least encapsulates a portion of the thermal enhanced plate, the conductive adhesive layer, parts of the contacts and at least a portion of the film-like circuit layer. Therefore, heat dissipation efficiency of the light emitting chip package is improved.
US07932519B1 Pixel structure
A pixel structure includes a scan line, a data line, a gate electrode, a semiconductor layer, a source electrode, a drain electrode including a comb-shaped part surrounding the source electrode and a connecting part, and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the drain electrode. The scan line and the data line are arranged intersectedly and electrically insulated from each other. At least a portion of the source electrode and the drain electrode are disposed on the semiconductor layer. At least one branch of the comb-shaped part extends outside one side of the gate electrode to form a protrusion part. The connecting part extends from the comb-shaped part beyond the other side of the gate electrode. The protrusion part and the connecting part aligned with the margin of the gate electrode have a first width and a third width respectively, wherein the first width substantially equals to the third width.
US07932515B2 Quantum processor
Multiple substrates that carry quantum devices are coupled to provide quantum mechanical communicators therebetween, for example, using superconducting interconnects, vias, solder and/or magnetic flux. Such may advantageously reduce a footprint of a device such as a quantum processor.
US07932505B2 Perovskite transition metal oxide nonvolatile memory element
Provided is a material composition which allows a nonvolatile memory element made of a perovskite-type transition metal oxide having the CER effect to be formed of three elements, which comprises an electric conductor having a shallow work function or a small electronegativity, such as Ti, as an electrode and a rare earth-copper oxide comprising one type of rare earth element, copper and oxygen, such as La2CuO4, as a material constituting a heterojunction with the electric conductor.
US07932502B2 Fluorescence observation apparatus
A fluorescence observation apparatus according to the present invention includes a light source section that emits excitation light for exciting a first fluorescent substance and a second fluorescent substance, a fluorescence detection section that detects first fluorescent light emitted when the first fluorescent substance is excited and second fluorescent light emitted when the second fluorescent substance is excited, a correction value calculation section that calculates a correction value for canceling a color mixture between the first fluorescent light and the second fluorescent light based on feature values corresponding to characteristics of the first fluorescent substance and the second fluorescent substance, a detected image generation section that generates a first detected image corresponding to a detection result of the first fluorescent light and a second detected image corresponding to a detection result of the second fluorescent light, and an image correction section that corrects a luminance value of the first detected image to a luminance value corresponding to intensity of the first fluorescent light and corrects a luminance value of the second detected image to a luminance value corresponding to intensity of the second fluorescent light.
US07932500B2 Radiation image detection method and apparatus
A radiation image detection method including the steps of: detecting from a radiation image detector including multitudes of pixels disposed two-dimensionally, each having a TFT switch, an analog image signal of each pixel flowing out through each data line by sequentially switching ON the TFT switches connected to each scanning line on a scanning line-by-scanning line basis; detecting an analog leak level flowing out through each data line with the TFT switches connected to each of the scanning lines being switched OFF each time before switching ON the TFT switches on a scanning line-by-scanning line basis when converting the detected analog image signal to a digital image signal and outputting; and correcting the analog image signal before being converted to the digital image signal based on the leak level.
US07932490B2 Size segregated aerosol mass concentration measurement device
An apparatus and method for estimating size segregated aerosol mass concentration in real time and using a single detector. A beam of electromagnetic radiation is passed through a particle stream made of a test or field aerosol. The single detector outputs an electrical signal proportional to the electromagnetic radiation scattered thereupon. The electrical signal may be conditioned to produce an integrated signal for measuring radiation scattered from all the particles in the interrogation volume, a pulse height from an individual particle within the volume, and/or a time-of-flight measurement from the individual particle. The integrated signal can be correlated to particle mass concentration. The pulse height signal and the time-of-flight signal may be converted to infer the size of the individual particle. Attendant size distributions for the particle sizes may also be obtained. Using known or assumed particle properties, the mass concentration may be estimated from the size distribution.
US07932476B2 Transmission for an electrical circuit breaker
An electrical circuit breaker includes a first contact piece with a first consumable contact; a second contact piece with a second consumable contact; a drive for moving the first contact piece along a switching movement axis; and a transmission for transmitting the movement of the first contact piece to a movement of the second contact piece. The transmission has a first lever, a pivoting element which can pivot about a pivoting shaft, and a transmission mechanism for transmitting a pivoting movement of the pivoting element to a movement of the second contact piece.
US07932472B2 Measurement apparatus for measuring changes in body composition
When a human subject presses a start switch S and stands on a platform (10) of a measurement apparatus (100), the weight of the human subject is measured, and the measurement result is stored as measurement data xi (i is a natural number) in a rewritable memory (150c). When the start switch S and a difference key F are pressed, measurement data xi stored in rewritable memory (150c) is read so as to be displayed temporarily on a display unit (120). Display unit (120) changes to a zero display, “0.00 kg”, and when the human subject stands on platform (10), the current weight of the human subject is measured. A CPU (110) uses a calculation equation read from a ROM (150b) to execute a difference output process in which the difference between the measurement data showing the current weight and measurement data xi read from rewritable memory (150c) is output.
US07932465B2 Photoelectric electrodes capable of absorbing light energy, fabrication methods, and applications thereof
A photoelectric electrode capable of absorbing light energy is provided. The photoelectric electrode at least includes a conductive substrate, one or more semiconductor particle-containing film with a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) skeleton.
US07932464B2 Methods of scoring for fabricating interconnected photovoltaic cells
The invention, in one embodiment, is directed to a method of scoring the coating of a first coated base material at a temperature sufficiently elevated to part the coating and melt at least a portion of the first base material. In a further embodiment, the invention is directed to a method of forming a photovoltaic module by scoring a coating of a first coated base material at a temperature sufficiently elevated to part the coating and melt at least a portion of the first base material; scoring a coating of a second coated base material at a temperature sufficiently elevated to part the coating and at least a portion of the second base material; and joining the first and second base materials to form a photovoltaic module.
US07932463B2 Quinacridine derivatives and organic electronic devices using the same
The present invention relates to a novel quinacridine derivative and an organic electronic device using the same.
US07932459B2 Thermal energy transfer circuit system
A first conductive member and a second conductive member having different Seebeck coefficients are joined together by a joining member to form a plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements, and these thermoelectric conversion elements are disposed in at least two different temperature environments. The first conductive members of respective thermoelectric conversion elements or the second conductive members thereof are connected to each other by an electric wiring to form a direct energy conversion electric circuit system, and electric potential energy is picked up from an arbitrary portion on this electric wiring. Accordingly, the direct energy conversion electric circuit system from thermal energy to electric energy is formed. A water electrolyzer is disposed in the passage of the circuit system in which the first conductive members or second conductive members having connected respective thermoelectric conversion elements are connected to thereby able to convert thermal energy into chemical energy and sore it.
US07932458B2 Electronic signal processor
An electronic signal processor for processing signals includes a complex first filter, one or more gain stages and a second filter. The first filter is characterized by a frequency response curve that includes multiple corner frequencies, with some corner frequencies being user selectable. The first filter also has at least two user-preset gain levels which may be alternately selected by a switch. Lower frequency signals are processed by the first filter with at least 12 db/octave slope, and preferably with 18 db/octave slope to minimize intermodulation distortion products by subsequent amplification in the gain stages. A second filter provides further filtering and amplitude control. The signal processor is particularly suited for processing audio frequency signals. Related methods include filtering the input signal with an input filter of the second or third order high pass type, amplifying the filtered signal and further filtering the amplified signal with a low pass filter, which may be of the second order type.
US07932456B2 Music replay circuit
A music replay circuit is provided which includes a header analyzing unit which analyzes a header included in each of a plurality of frames in a data stream which are compressed music data and extracts bitrate information included in the header, a decoder which decodes the data stream analyzed by the header analyzing unit, a high-frequency correction unit which generates data in which high-frequency music data is interpolated, for music data decoded by the decoder, and a process setting unit which controls the process applied by the high-frequency correction unit based on the bitrate information extracted by the header analyzing unit, wherein the process setting unit control the process by the high-frequency correction unit according to the bitrate information extracted for each frame.
US07932452B2 Extended low frequency resonant structure for drumhead
A drum fitted with drum heads features easy adjustment and variation of low-pitched sound. The drum head is formed with one or more openings to which surrounds made of material the same as or different than the drum head itself is attached for an independent and localized vibration area. Alternatively, the drum head is formed with a successively corrugated local area that offers localized deformation of the drum head. Either one of the constructions of the drum head provides the drum head with an independent and resiliently deformable local surface whereby when the drum is struck, the air contained inside the drum is pressurized to cause the vibration of the independent local surface, effectively increasing the vibration amplitude of the local surface on the drum head and thus extending the sound of the drum to a lower level.
US07932449B1 Neck joint structure for stringed musical instrument
A neck joint structure which has an opening on the main face of a body in the thickness direction, which has openings on the side faces of the body extending in the thickness direction, and into which at least a part of the base-end portion of a neck is inserted is formed in the body of a stringed musical instrument. The neck joint structure includes a recessed end face which is brought into contact with the end face of the base-end portion constituting the base of the neck in the longitudinal direction and a recessed bottom face which is brought into contact with the main contact face of the base-end portion that forms a corner together with the end face in the thickness direction of the neck. The neck joint structure of the stringed musical instrument is equipped with a joint member fixing the body and the neck, i.e. a slanting joint member which is screwed into the body and the neck via the corner between the recessed bottom face and the recessed end face of the body and via the corner between the main contact face and the end face of the neck in the state in which the screwing direction thereof is slanted to the distal end of the neck in the longitudinal direction relative to the thickness direction of the body and the neck.
US07932446B1 Maize variety hybrid X7W906
A novel maize variety designated X7W906 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing maize variety X7W906 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X7W906 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X7W906, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X7W906. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X7W906.
US07932443B2 Tomato line FIR10-8086
The invention provides seed and plants of tomato hybrid PS01059664 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid PS01059664 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
US07932442B2 Tomato line PSQ24-2008
The invention provides seed and plants of tomato hybrid PS02431185 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid PS02431185 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
US07932441B2 Tomato line PSQ24-2082
The invention provides seed and plants of tomato hybrid PS02420487 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid PS02420487 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
US07932436B2 Plants with increased activity of multiple starch phosphorylating enzymes
The present invention relates to plant cells and plants, which are genetically modified, wherein the genetic modification leads to the increase of the activity of a starch phosphorylating OK1 protein and a starch phosphorylating R1 protein in comparison with corresponding wild type plant cells or wild type plants that have not been genetically modified. Furthermore, the present invention relates to means and methods for the manufacture of such plant cells and plants. Plant cells and plants of this type synthesize a modified starch. The present invention therefore also relates to the starch synthesized by the plant cells and plants according to the invention, methods for the manufacture of this starch, and the manufacture of starch derivatives of this modified starch, as well as flours containing starches according to the invention.Furthermore, the present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules and vectors containing sequences which code for an OK1 protein and an R1 protein, as well as host cells which contain these nucleic acid molecules.
US07932434B2 Late blight resistance gene from wild potato
A novel resistance gene and its encoded protein isolated from the wild potato, Solanum verrucosum, are disclosed. The gene and protein are useful for conferring disease resistance to plants, particularly resistance to potato late blight disease in solanaceous species such as potato, tomato, and tobacco. Compositions and methods that use the genes and proteins of this invention to enhance plant disease resistance are also disclosed, as are transgenic plants that comprise the novel resistance genes and proteins.
US07932432B2 Seedy 1 nucleic acids for making plants having changed growth characteristics
The present invention concerns a method for modifying the growth characteristics of a plant relative to corresponding wild type plants, comprising modifying expression in a plant of a seedy1 nucleic acid and/or modifying the level and/or activity in a plant of a seedy1 protein. The invention also concerns novel constructs and novel seedy1 nucleic acid and protein sequences.
US07932430B2 Development of a simple animal model for infection by viruses and other obligate intracellular parasites
The present invention provides methods for studying pathogenesis of mammalian viruses. In particular, the present invention provides a nonhuman animal model system for studying disease mechanisms wherein the nonhuman animal model is infected with an animal virus. In a preferred embodiment the animal model is C. elegans and the animal virus is vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV).
US07932429B2 Device designed for regenerating the human dermis and process for producing said device
Device designed for regenerating the human dermis presented in the form of a multilayer complex combining an absorbable polymeric internal matrix able to induce the regeneration of the dermis by contact with muscle or subcutaneous tissue, an open-work textile mesh and a transparent external support wherein the open-work textile mesh is contained in the body of the transparent support.
US07932426B2 Process for isomerizing a non-equilibrium alkylaromatic feed mixture and an aromatic production facility
One exemplary embodiment can be a process for the isomerization of a non-equilibrium alkylaromatic feed mixture. The process can include contacting the non-equilibrium alkylaromatic feed mixture in a C8 isomerization zone. The C8 isomerization zone may include a first isomerization stage and a second isomerization stage. At the first isomerization stage, at least a portion of the non-equilibrium alkylaromatic feed mixture can be contacted at a first isomerization condition in a liquid phase in the substantial absence of hydrogen to obtain an intermediate stream. At the second isomerization stage, at least part of the intermediate stream and at least a part of a stream rich in at least one naphthene can be contacted at a second isomerization condition to obtain a concentration of at least one alkylaromatic isomer that is higher than a concentration of that at least one alkylaromatic isomer in the non-equilibrium alkylaromatic feed mixture.
US07932420B2 Sulfonamides
The present invention provides wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C10 alkoxy, OH and NR4R5; R2 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C10 alkyl and (CH2)nOH; R3 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C10 alkyl, heteroaryl, e.g. thienyl, furanyl and pyridyl, phenyl, mono, -di-, tri-substituted phenyl and heteroaryl; R4 and R5 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, C1-C10 alkyl, C1-C10 alkyl hydroxyl; m is 0 or an integer from 1 to 3 and n is an integer of from 1 to 4. These compounds are useful in lowering intraocular pressure and/or treating glaucoma or providing neuroprotection to the eye of a human patient.
US07932417B2 Glyceryl and glycol acid compounds
A composition comprising a glyceryl salicylate compound and/or a glycol salicylate compound. The compositions can be used to reduce the amount of moisture evaporated from skin, protect the skin from UV light, and treat aged or damaged skin.
US07932415B2 Process for manufacturing entacapone
New processes for manufacturing entacapone are provided.
US07932411B2 Method for producing ruthenium complex
The present invention provides a novel method for simply and efficiently producing a ruthenium aromatic complex which is suitable also as an industrial method. The production method includes reacting a ruthenium aromatic complex with an aromatic compound as a ligand of the ruthenium aromatic complex, In a sealed reaction container at a reaction temperature higher than the boiling point of the aromatic compound to produce a ruthenium aromatic complex having, as a ligand, an aromatic compound having a lower boiling point.
US07932410B2 Production of pheromones and fragrances from substituted and unsubstituted 1-alken-3yl alkylates
Compounds of the formula (I) wherein R2 is a branched or unbranched, saturated or ethylenically mono or di unsaturated aliphatic radical, Z is —CH2OH, —CH2OAc or —CHO, m is a whole positive integer of one or more, and Ac is an acetyl group are synthesized by a process wherein a 1-alken-3-yl alkylate, is reacted with a halo alkanol Grignard reagent.
US07932403B2 Process for preparing pyrrole derivatives and intermediates
The present invention relates to a process for preparing pyrrole derivatives of a class that is effective at inhibiting the biosynthesis of cholesterol in humans, and more particularly to improved synthetic methods for preparing 3,5-dihydroxy-7-pyrrol-1-yl heptanoic acids from 1,4-diketo starting materials. The invention further relates to intermediates in this process formula (I).
US07932401B2 1,5-diphenylpyrazoles
Novel 1,5 diphenylpyrazole derivatives of the formula (I), in which R1-R6 have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, are HSP90 inhibitors and can be used for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of diseases in which the inhibition, regulation and/or modulation of HSP90 plays a role.
US07932392B2 Glucocorticoid mimetics, methods of making them, pharmaceutical compositions, and uses thereof
Compounds of Formula (IA) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined herein for Formula (IA), or a tautomer, prodrug, solvate, or salt thereof; pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and methods of modulating the glucocorticoid receptor function and methods of treating disease-states or conditions mediated by the glucocorticoid receptor function or characterized by inflammatory, allergic, or proliferative processes in a patient using these compounds.
US07932389B2 Octahydropyrrolo[2,3C]pyridine derivatives and pharmaceutical use thereof
The present invention is related to octahydropyrrolo[2,3,c]pyridine derivatives of Formula (I) and use thereof in particular for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of autoimmune disorders, inflammatory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, respiratory diseases and fibrosis, including multiple sclerosis, arthritis, emphysema, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, liver and pulmonary fibrosis.
US07932388B2 Isotopically enriched N-substituted piperazines and methods for the preparation thereof
In some embodiments, this invention pertains to isotopically enriched N-substituted piperazines. In some embodiments, this invention pertains to methods for the preparation of isotopically enriched N-substituted piperazines.
US07932387B2 Crystalline forms of rosuvastatin calcium salt
Bis[(E)-7-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-isopropyl-2-[methyl(methylsulfonyl)amino]pyrimidin-5-yl]-(3R,5S)-3,5-dihydroxyhept-6-enoic acid] (also known as rosuvastatin) calcium salt and hydrates can exist in new crystal forms B and C. These crystal forms provide a higher diversity on crystalline materials to optimize manufacture, formulation and biological efficiency.
US07932385B2 Paliperidone ketone
A compound of formula (7.2) or an acid addition salt thereof. The compound can be used as a reference standard for monitoring the presence thereof in a paliperidone sample, including monitoring the completion of a paliperidone reaction. Reduction in the amount of the compound in paliperidone can be achieved by crystallization in the presence of a hydride reductant.
US07932383B2 Crystalline forms of [(1R), 2S]-2-aminopropionic acid 2-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-1H-indol-5-yloxy)-5-methylpyrrolo[2,1-f][1,2,4]triazin-6-yloxy]-1-methylethyl ester
Crystalline form, Form N-1, of [(1R),2S]-2-aminopropionic acid 2-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-1H-indol-5-yloxy)-5-methylpyrrolo[2,1-f][1,2,4]triazin-6-yloxy]-1-methylethyl ester (Compound I) is provided. Also provided are a pharmaceutical composition and an oral dosage form comprising the Form N-1 of Compound I as well as a method of using the Form N-1 of Compound I in the treatment of cancer and other proliferative diseases.
US07932380B2 Process for the preparation of sucralose
A process for the preparation of a sucralose which comprises the steps of: reacting a sucrose with a chlorinating reagent in a non-proton type polar solvent to form chlorinated sucrose (4,6,1′,6′-tertchloro-4,6,1′,6′-tertdeoxylgalactosucrose); reacting the chlorinated sucrose and a carboxylate salt to form sucralose-6-acetate in a dissolvent; and finally de-acylating the sucralose-6-acetate in sodium methoxide/methanol system and then the desired product sucralose is thereby produced. The present invention is generally related to the industrial production of sucralose with the advantages of mild reaction conditions, high yield rate, and brief operation.
US07932379B2 Methods of producing C-aryl glucoside SGLT2 inhibitors
Method for the production of C-aryl glucoside SGLT2 inhibitors useful for the treatment of diabetes and related diseases. and intermediates thereof. The C-aryl glucosides may be complexed with amino acid complex forming reagents.
US07932378B2 Starch-based composition and process for the production thereof
A process for manufacturing transglycosylation products. According to the process, a starch derivative is reacted at acidic conditions with an alkanol containing 1-6 hydroxyl groups and the reaction product is recovered as such or it is subjected to further processing. According to the method, the transglycosylation reaction between the starch derivatives and the alkanol is carried out in a reactive extrusion process, whereby the reaction can essentially be performed in the absence of liquid media at high yield. The invention also relates to new transglycosylation products of starch derivative, containing anions derived from a phosphorus-containing acid, which are chemically bonded to the product.
US07932368B2 Multiple SNP for diagnosing colorectal cancer, microarray and kit comprising the same, and method of diagnosing colorectal cancer using the same
Provided is a multiple single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) for colorectal cancer diagnosis, a microarray and a kit including a polynucleotide having the SNP, and a method of diagnosing colorectal cancer using the SNP. Early diagnosis of incidence or possibility of colorectal cancer can be effectively performed by using the method.
US07932363B2 Antibody that binds human eosinophil-derived basic protein
The present invention provides a human eosinophil-derived basic protein (EBPH) and polynucleotides which identify and encode EBPH. The invention also provides genetically engineered expression vectors and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequences encoding EBPH and a method for producing EBPH. The invention also provides for use of EBPH and agonists, antibodies or antagonists specifically binding EBPH, in the prevention and treatment of diseases associated with expression of EBPH. Additionally, the invention provides for the use of antisense molecules to polynucleotides encoding EBPH for the treatment of diseases associated with the expression of EBPH. The invention also provides diagnostic assays which utilize the polynucleotide, or fragments or the complement thereof, and antibodies specifically binding EBPH.
US07932362B2 Antibodies to NRIF3 proteins
Nucleic acids encoding NRIF3 are described. Polypeptides having amino acid sequences of NRIF3 proteins are also provided. A method is also provided for isolating and cloning NRIF3 cDNA. NRIF3 is useful in development/implementation of high throughput screens to identify novel thyroid hormone receptor (TR) and retinoid X receptor (RXR) agonists and antagonists. Methods are also provided for identifying compounds that directly interfere with the interaction of NRIF3 and TR or RXR. Finally, therapies based on modulation of NRIF3 activity are disclosed.
US07932360B2 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.
US07932356B1 Method for the preparation of a heat stable oxygen carrier-containing pharmaceutical composition
A highly purified and heat stable cross-linked nonpolymeric tetrameric hemoglobin suitable for use in mammals without causing renal injury and vasoconstriction is provided. A high temperature and short time (HTST) heat processing step is performed to remove undesired dimeric form of hemoglobin, uncross-linked tetrameric hemoglobin, and plasma protein impurities effectively. Addition of N-acetyl cysteine after heat treatment and optionally before heat treatment maintains a low level of met-hemoglobin. The heat stable cross-linked tetrameric hemoglobin can improve and prolong oxygenation in normal and hypoxic tissue. In another aspect, the product is used in the treatment of various types of cancer such as leukemia, colorectal cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, liver cancer, nasopharyngeal carcinoma and esophageal cancer. Another application is heart preservation in situations where there is a lack of oxygen supply in vivo, such as in heart transplant or oxygen-deprived heart.
US07932353B2 Non-glycosylated recombinant collagen-like polypeptides
The invention relates to recombinant collagen like polypeptides that are not glycosylated thereby reducing the immunogenicity of recombinant collagen-like polypeptides while at the same time preventing or reducing phosphorylation of these polypeptides. Such non-glycosylated polypeptides may be used in a wide variety of medical or cosmetic applications.
US07932352B2 Semaphorin genes (I)
The present invention provides a novel Semaphorin having neurite-outgrowth inhibition activity or proteins analogous thereto, peptide fragments of, or antibodies against, such proteins, genes encoding such proteins, expression vectors for said genes, transformed cells into which said expression vectors have been introduced, methods for producing a recombinant protein which employ said transformed cells, antisense nucleotides against the above genes, transgenic animals involving insertion or deletion of the above genes, and screening methods for antagonists of the above proteins, all of which are useful mainly in diagnoses, treatments, or studies relating to neurological diseases. The present invention further provides use of such proteins, peptides, antibodies, genes, or antisense nucleotides as pharmaceutical or diagnostic agents or laboratory reagents.
US07932350B2 Viral material and nucleotide fragments associated with multiple sclerosis, for diagnostic, prophylactic and therapeutic purposes
Viral material, in the isolated or purified state, in which the genome comprises a nucleotide sequence chosen from the group including sequences SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53 and SEQ ID NO:56, their complementary sequences and their equivalent sequences, in particular nucleotide sequences displaying, for any succession of 100 contiguous monomers, at least 50% and preferably at least 70% homology with the said sequences SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53 and SEQ ID NO:56, respectively, and their complementary sequences.
US07932347B2 Polymer comprising unit comprising fluorocyclopentane ring fused with aromatic ring and organic thin film and organic thin film element both comprising the same
A polymer comprising a repeating unit represented by the following general formula (I). (In the formula, Ar1 represents a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon or divalent heterocyclic group, X1, Y1, X2 and Y2 each independently represent a fluorine atom or alkylthio group, and X1 and Y1 and X2 and Y2 may together form a carbonyl or thiocarbonyl group with their bonding carbon atom.)
US07932344B2 Diketopyrrolopyrrole-based polymers
A polymer has a structure represented by: wherein each R is independently selected from hydrogen, an optionally substituted hydrocarbon, and a hetero-containing group, each M is conjugated moiety selected from: and substituted derivatives and combinations thereof, a represents a number that is at least 1; b represents a number from 1 to 20; n represents a number from 2 to 500 a represents a number that is at least 1, b represents a number from 0 to 20, n represents a number from 2 to 5000, each X is independently selected from S, Se, 0, and NR″, where each R″ is independently selected from hydrogen, an optionally substituted hydrocarbon, and a hetero-containing group, each Z is independently one of an optionally substituted hydrocarbon, a hetero-containing group, and a halogen, d represents a number which is at least 1, and e represents a number from zero to 2.
US07932342B2 Method to improve wettability by reducing liquid polymer macromolecule mobility through forming polymer blend system
A method to reduce liquid polymer macromolecule mobility through forming a polymer blend system is provided. More particularly, a small amount of polymer crosslinker is added to a liquid polymer matrix to prevent intermolecular movement. The crosslinker functions as cages to block linear or branched linear macromolecules and prevent them from sliding into each other.
US07932339B2 Method for producing water-soluble comb-shaped copolymers
Method for producing a comb-shaped copolymer whose skeleton is of an acrylamide, acrylic acid, acryloyl aminoethanol or dimethyl acrylamide type and on which poly(N-alkyl acrylamide) or poly(N,N-5 dialkyl acrylamide lateral segments are grafted, includes (a) producing a telomer poly(N-alkyl acrylamide) or poly(N,N-dialkyl acrylamide) of formula (I) H2N—R1-Z-{CH2—C(R2) [C(═O)N(R3) (R4)]—}n—H (I) 10 by reacting in water a compound of formula (II) CH2═C(R2)—C(═O)—N(R3) (R4) (II) with a chain limiting compound of formula (III) Z-R1—NH2; (b) isolating the telomer of formula (I) obtained at a stage (a); (c) reacting in water the telomer of formula (I) obtained at stage (b) with an acid chloride of formula (IV) CH2═C(R5)—C(═O)—C1 at a molar ratio (IV)/(III) equal to or less than 10 and equal to or greater than 1 so that a macro monomer of formula (V) 20 CH2═C(R5)—C(═O)NH—R1-Z-{CH2—C(R2) [C(═O)N(R3) (R4)]—}n—H (V) is obtained; (d) isolating the macro monomer of formula (V) obtained at stage (c); (e) copolymerizing in water the macro monomer of formula (V) isolated at stage (d) with a monomer selected from acrylamide, acrylic acid, acryloyl-aminoethanol or dimethyl-acrylamide and, if necessary, (f) purifying the thus obtained copolymer.
US07932337B2 Inverse emulsions as thickeners for cosmetics
Inverse emulsions useful for the preparation of cosmetic formulations can be prepared wherein the weight ratio between the aqueous phase and the organic phase is from 4:1 and 2:1 and containing from 20 to 70% by weight of an acrylic polymer obtained by inverse emulsion polymerisation of i. from 55 to 75% by weight of an anionic acrylic monomer containing a strongly acidic functional group; ii. from 0.1 to 5% by weight of a cationic acrylic monomer of the formula (I) wherein R1 is hydrogen or methyl; R2, R3, R4 are, one independently of the others, hydrogen or C1-C4 alkyl; Y is NH or O; A is a C1-C6 alkylene; iii. from 25 to 45% by weight of a C3-C5 anionic acrylic monomer containing a carboxylic group.
US07932336B2 Tulipalin copolymers
Copolymers are disclosed comprising structural units derived from α-methylene-γ-butyrolactone, styrene, methyl methacrylate and acrylonitrile. The copolymers may be used as protective layers in multilayer articles that include UV sensitive substrate materials. The multilayer articles may also include a silicone hardcoat.
US07932335B2 Fluorine-containing elastomer and composition thereof
A fluorine-containing elastomer having a copolymer composition, which comprises (a) 50-85 mol. % of vinylidene fluoride, (b) 0-25 mol. % of tetrafluoroethylene, (c) 7-20 mol. % of perfluoro(methyl vinyl ether), (d) 2.5-15 mol. % of CF2═CFO[CF2CF(CF3)O]nCF3 (n: 2-6), (e) 0.1-2 mol. % of CF2═CFO[CF2CF(CF3)O]mCF2CF3 (m: 2-6), and (f) 0.1-2 mol. % of RfX (Rf: an unsaturated fluorohydrocarbon group having 2-8 carbon atoms, which can contain at least one ether bond, X: bromine or iodine), can provide a fluorine-containing elastomer composition, which comprises 100 parts by weight of the fluorine-containing elastomer, 0.1-10 parts by weight of an organic peroxide, 0.1-10 parts by weight of a polyfunctional unsaturated compound, and at least 2 parts by weight of an acid acceptor. The composition can give vulcanizates having a distinguished elongation at break at high temperatures such as 100° C., and distinguished compression set characteristics at low temperatures such as 0° C.
US07932333B2 Aqueous polymerization of fluorinated monomer using polymerization agent comprising high molecular weight fluoropolyether acid or salt and fluoropolyether acid or salt surfactant
A process comprising polymerizing at least one fluorinated monomer in an aqueous medium containing initiator and polymerization agent to form an aqueous dispersion of particles of fluoropolymer, the polymerization agent comprising fluoropolyether acid or salt thereof having a number average molecular weight of at least about 800 g/mol; and fluoropolyether acid or salt surfactant.
US07932331B2 Polymerisation of ethylene and α-olefins with imino-quinolinol complexes
The present invention discloses active oligomerization or polymerization catalyst systems based on imino-quinolinol complexes.
US07932330B2 Process for producing modified particle; carrier; catalyst component for addition polymerization; process for producing catalyst for addition polymerization; and process for producing addition polymer
A process for producing a modified particle, which comprises the step of contacting a compound (a) defined by the formula, M1L13, a compound (b) defined by the formula, R1t-1TH, a compound (c) or (e) defined by the formula, R2m-uM2(OH)u or R24-nJ(OH)n, respectively, and a particle (d) with one another; a carrier comprising a modified particle produced by said process; a catalyst component (A) comprising a modified particle produced by said process; a process for producing a catalyst for addition polymerization, which comprises the step of contacting said catalyst component (A), a transition metal compound (B) and an optional organoaluminum compound (C) with one another; and a process for producing an addition polymer, which comprises the step of addition polymerizing an addition-polymerizable monomer in the presence of a catalyst for addition polymerization produced by said process.
US07932329B2 Use of alkali metal-silica gel (M-SG) materials in solvent and monomer drying and purification for their use in anionic polymerization
Stage I Group 1 metal/porous metal oxide compositions or Stage II Group 1 metal/porous metal oxide compositions are shown to be useful to remove impurities and act as drying agents for various types of solvents and for olefinic monomers used in anionic polymerizations. One important advantage of these compositions is their ability to dry simultaneously solvent and monomers, without inducing a significant polymerization of the latter. Another important characteristic is the capacity of the compositions to be totally inactive toward conventional anionic polymerization which allows them to be left in situ during the polymerization itself.
US07932328B2 Vinyl alcohol copolymers for use in aqueous dispersions and melt extruded articles
A product comprising a cold water soluble film wherein: a) the film comprises a copolymer of vinyl alcohol (VOH) with a minor amount of 2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid in free acid form or as a salt of the free acid (AMPS); and b) the film has a harsh chemical dissolution time of less than about 80 seconds measured by the harsh chemical dissolution test method after 8 weeks.
US07932327B2 Polyurethane/thiourethane-based optical resin and process for producing the same
Provided is a process which can be carried out upon the production of a polyurethane/thiourethane-based resin with the use of a polyisocyanate compound, a polyol compound, and a polythiol compound, without causing abrupt heat generation or viscosity increase. At least one polyol compound having at least one ether bond and two or more hydroxy groups in a molecule is used as the polyol compound, whereby a large heat generation or an abrupt viscosity increase are prevented from occurring upon blending monomer.
US07932326B2 Chelating compounds and immobilized tethered chelators
Novel di- and tripodal compounds useful as chelators, intermediates for their production and a method for treating an aqueous solution to remove trivalent metal ions are presented.
US07932324B2 Block polymers and cosmetic compositions and processes comprising them
The present invention relates to novel block polymers comprising at least one first block and at least one second block that are incompatible with each other, have different glass transition temperatures (Tg), and are linked together via an intermediate segment comprising at least one constituent monomer of the at least one first block and at least one constituent monomer of the at least one second block. The block polymer has a polydispersity index I of greater than 2. The invention also relates to cosmetic compositions comprising the block polymers and processes for their use.
US07932323B1 Polyolefin-based adhesives having improved oxidative stability
Disclosed is an adhesive composition. The adhesive composition comprises a polyolefin, a maleated polyolefin, a Bronsted acid, and an antioxidant. The adhesive composition has improved oxidative stability compared with those which do not contain Bronsted acids.
US07932322B2 Amide or thioester pre-extended epoxy-terminated viscosifiers and method for producing the same
The invention relates to viscosifiers, especially terminated polymers that have functional terminal groups, said polymers being pre-extended by polyamines, polymercaptans, (poly)aminoalcohols, (poly)mercaptoalcohols or (poly)aminomercaptans and being reacted to give polymers that are terminated by other functional groups. The viscosifiers have a low content in educts or educt descendants that deteriorate the properties of compositions. They are also charaterized in that the formation of high-molecular addition products is considerably reduced or even excluded so that products obtained have low viscosity and good storage stability. The epoxy-terminated polymer of formula (I) is especially preferred.
US07932319B2 Thermosetting resin composition and semiconductor sealing medium
A thermosetting resin compositing having an essential component (A) organopolysiloxane containing a compound represented by following general formula (1) or (2) and optical semiconductor peripheral material using the composition. [Herein, in the formulas, R1 independently represents a substituted or non-substituted monovalent hydrocarbon radical with the carbon number of 1 to 10, R2 represents an epoxy group-containing organic group, R3 represents R1 or R2, a independently represents an integer of 2 or more, b independently represents an integer of 0 or more, X represents general formula (3), Y represents -o- or a bivalent hydrocarbon radical with the carbon number of 1 to 6, Z represents following formula (4), R1 in the formula independently represents a substituted or non-substituted monovalent hydrocarbon radical with the carbon number of 1 to 10, and c represents an integer of 0 or more.]
US07932313B2 Aqueous compositions with polyvalent metal ions and dispersed polymers
There is provided a composition comprising (a) at least one aqueous polymer dispersion, wherein said polymer is formed from a monomer mix comprising one or more carboxylic acid functional monomers; (b) at least one swelling agent; and (c) at least one polyvalent metal ion; wherein said composition is formed by a process comprising the step of forming a preliminary admixture of said dispersion (a) with some or all of said swelling agent (b), wherein the ratio of equivalents of polyvalent metal ions in said preliminary admixture to equivalents of carboxylic acid functional groups in said preliminary admixture is 0.25 or less.
US07932307B2 Rubber composition
A natural rubber wet masterbatch rubber composition comprising a mixture of a natural rubber latex with a slurry solution containing a carbon black dispersed therein, which satisfies the followings: (1) a CATB specific surface area (m2/g) in the range of 600.41×CTAB+81, and (4) a compounding amount of 10 to 100 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of natural rubber. The natural rubber wet masterbatch rubber composition can be suitably used for improving the resistance to fracture and to crack propagation of a tire, a steel coating rubber for a rubber product for industrial use, and the like.
US07932306B2 Amphoteric dispersants and their use in inkjet inks
The present disclosure provides a black ink-jet ink, having a pH greater than 7, comprising a first aqueous vehicle, a carbon black pigment, and an amphoteric polymeric dispersant, wherein the amphoteric polymeric dispersant is a block copolymer comprising an A block and a B block, wherein the A block is a segment consisting essentially of an amine monomer; and the B block is a segment comprising an acidic monomer and at least one hydrophobic monomer; wherein the dispersant is neutralized, and with the proviso that the acid number is greater that the amine number, and the B block does not contain an amine monomer. The disclosure further pertains to an ink set comprising this black ink and at least a second ink which contains a reactive species with appropriate cationic agent, salt, or pH capable of destabilizing the carbon black dispersion. Still further, the disclosure pertains to a method of printing wherein the black ink and second ink are printed in an adjacent relationship, thereby minimizing penetration, feathering and/or bleed of the black pigment and improving print quality.
US07932300B2 Energy beam curable type ink jet printing ink
An energy beam curable type ink jet printing ink comprising (A) a colorant, (B) a compound having at least one ethylenically unsaturated bond which can be polymerized by the application of an energy beam and (C) a photopolymerization initiator, wherein the component (B) is a compound having at least one methacryloyl group as a sole polymerizable unsaturated group and the component (C) is a 2-alkyl-2-amino-2-benzyl-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)ethan-1-one. This ink has low viscosity, high sensitivity and sufficiently high film strength after curing.
US07932299B2 Advanced solid acid electrolyte composites
Solid acid/surface-hydrogen-containing secondary component electrolyte composites, methods of synthesizing such materials, electrochemical device incorporating such materials, and uses of such materials in fuel cells, membrane reactors and hydrogen separations are provided. The stable electrolyte composite material comprises a solid acid component capable of undergoing rotational disorder of oxyanion groups and capable of extended operation at a wide temperature range and a secondary compound with surface hydrogen atoms, which when intimately mixed, results in a composite material with improved conductivity, mechanical and thermal properties, when compared to pure solid acid compound.
US07932298B2 Method and apparatus for reducing CO2 in a stream by conversion to a syngas for production of energy
A system and method for producing syngas from the CO2 in a gaseous stream, such as an exhaust stream, from a power plant or industrial plant, like a cement kiln, is disclosed. A preferred embodiment includes providing the gaseous stream to pyrolysis reactor along with a carbon source such as coke. The CO2 and carbon are heated to about 1330° C. and at about one atmosphere with reactants such as steam such that a reaction takes place that produces syngas, carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrogen (H2). The Syngas is then cleaned and provided to a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reactor to produce Ethanol or Bio-catalytic synthesis reactor.
US07932297B2 Method and system for producing alternative liquid fuels or chemicals
A method and system for the production of valuable chemicals or alternative liquid fuels via an integrated biomass conversion and upgrading process is disclosed. The process integrates three subcomponent processes, capturing the desirable attributes of each: zoned partial oxidation, alcohol production, and gas-to-liquids reformation. The method and system may include reacting gasification intermediates—e.g., syngas from zoned partial oxidation, with bioprocessing intermediates—e.g., aqueous ethanol from alcohol production in a reactive separation to produce a product(s) of higher alcohols, liquid hydrocarbons, or a combination of these. The product(s) can be split into two (or more) boiling point fractions by the same reactive separations unit operation. The resulting product(s) are valuable for a variety of applications, including potentially as alternative (non-fossil-based) liquid transportation fuels.
US07932295B2 Organic silica-based film, method of forming the same, composition for forming insulating film for semiconductor device, interconnect structure, and semiconductor device
A method of forming an organic silica-based film, including: applying a composition for forming an insulating film for a semiconductor device, which is cured by using heat and ultraviolet radiation, to a substrate to form a coating; heating the coating; and applying heat and ultraviolet radiation to the coating to effect a curing treatment, wherein the composition includes organic silica sol having a carbon content of 11.8 to 16.7 mol %, and an organic solvent, the organic silica sol being a hydrolysis-condensation product produced by hydrolysis and condensation of a silane compound selected from compounds shown by the general formulae (1): R1Si(OR2)3, (2): Si(OR3)4, (3): (R4)2Si(OR5)2, and (4): R6b(R7O)3-bSi—(R10)d—Si(OR8)3-cR9c.
US07932287B2 Therapeutic compositions and uses
The invention provides compositions for and methods of treating a number of disorders. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating a wide range of conditions by administering to a human being in need of such treatment, a therapeutically effective amount of (a) N-6-trimethyl-L-lysine of at least 98% purity, (b) a prodrug thereof, (c) an aliphatic chain derivative thereof, (d) an ester derivative thereof, (e) an amide derivative thereof, or (f) a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said N-6-trimethyl-L-lysine or said prodrug.
US07932278B2 2-aminoethoxyacetic acid derivatives and their use
The present application relates to novel 2-aminoethoxyacetic acid derivatives, to processes for their preparation, to their use for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases and also to their use for preparing medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, in particular thromboembolic disorders.
US07932275B2 2-aminopyridine compounds useful as β-secretase inhibitors for the treatment of alzheimer's disease
The present invention is directed to 2-aminopyridine compounds which are inhibitors of the beta-secretase enzyme and that are useful in the treatment of diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the treatment of such diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved.
US07932272B2 Antifungal agent containing heterocyclic compound
The present invention provides an antifungal agent represented by the formula: [wherein A1 represents a 3-pyridyl group which may have a substituent, a quinolyl group which may have a substituent, or the like; X1 represents a group represented by the formula —NH—C(═O)—, a group represented by the formula —C(═O)—NH—, or the like; E represents a furyl group, a thienyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a phenyl group, a pyridyl group, a tetrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group or a pyrazolyl group; with the proviso that A1 may have 1 to 3 substituents, and E has one or two substituents].
US07932265B2 Solution formulations of sirolimus and its analogs for CAD treatment
Medical devices, and in particular implantable medical devices, may be coated to minimize or substantially eliminate a biological organism's reaction to the introduction of the medical device to the organism. The medical devices may be coated with any number of biocompatible materials. Therapeutic drugs, agents or compounds may be mixed with the biocompatible materials and affixed to at least a portion of the medical device. These therapeutic drugs, agents or compounds may also further reduce a biological organism's reaction to the introduction of the medical device to the organism. In addition, these therapeutic drugs, agents and/or compounds may be utilized to promote healing, including the formation of blood clots. Therapeutic agents may also be delivered to the region of a disease site. In regional delivery, liquid formulations may be desirable to increase the efficacy and deliverability of the particular drug. Also, the devices may be modified to promote endothelialization. Various materials and coating methodologies may be utilized to maintain the drugs, agents or compounds on the medical device until delivered and positioned. In addition, the devices utilized to deliver the implantable medical devices may be modified to reduce the potential for damaging the implantable medical device during deployment. Medical devices include stents, grafts, anastomotic devices, perivascular wraps, sutures and staples. In addition, various polymer combinations may be utilized to control the elution rates of the therapeutic drugs, agents and/or compounds from the implantable medical devices.
US07932262B2 Quinazolines for PDK1 inhibition
The invention provides quinazoline compounds that are inhibitors of PDK1. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds, and methods of treating proliferative diseases, such as cancers, with the compounds or compositions.
US07932261B2 Macrocycle derivatives useful as inhibitors of β-secretase (BACE)
The present invention is directed to macrocycle derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related disorders. The compounds of the invention are inhibitors of β-secretase, also known as β-site cleaving enzyme and BACE, BACE1, Asp2 and memapsin2.
US07932260B2 Quinazolinones as inhibitors of human phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase delta
The invention provides a class of substituted quinazolinone compounds and methods of treating diseases mediated by PI3Kδ activity. The disclosed compounds are useful in treating diseases such as bone-resorption disorders; and cancer, especially hematopoietic cancers, lymphomas, multiple myelomas and leukemia. The compounds are also useful in disrupting or inhibiting cellular processes such as leukocyte function or accumulation, neutrophils function, lymphocyte proliferation, and endogenous immune responses.
US07932256B2 (S)-4-(1-cyclopropyl-2-methoxyethyl)-6-(6-(difluoromethoxy)-2,5-dimethylpyridin-3-ylamino)-5-oxo-4,5-dihydropyrazine-2-carbonitrile: a pyrazinone modulator of corticotropin-releasing factor receptor activity
The invention relates to the compound (S)-4-(1-cyclopropyl-2-methoxyethyl)-6-(6-(difluoromethoxy)-2,5-dimethylpyridin-3-ylamino)-5-oxo-4,5-dihydropyrazine-2-carbonitrile, pharmaceutical compositions of the compound, and methods of using the compound for the treatment of psychiatric disorders and neurological diseases including depression, anxiety related disorders, irritable bowel syndrome, addiction and negative aspects of drug and alcohol withdrawal, and other conditions associated with CRF.
US07932254B2 Pyrrolopyrazine kinase inhibitors
The present invention relates to the use of novel pyrrolopyrazine derivatives of Formula I, wherein the variables Q1 and R are defined as described herein, which inhibit JAK and SYK and are useful for the treatment of auto-immune and inflammatory diseases.
US07932251B2 6-phenyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine-4-carbonitrile derivatives
The present invention relates to 6-phenyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine-4-carbonitrile derivatives having the general Formula I to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same as well as to the use of these derivatives for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of cathepsin S related diseases such as atherosclerosis, obesity, inflammation and immune disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, cancer, and chronic pain, such as neuropathic pain.
US07932249B2 Olanzapine pamoate dihydrate
The present invention relates olanzapine pamoate dihydrate, pharmaceutical compositions thereof and use in treating certain mental disorders, such as schizophrenia.
US07932247B2 M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonists
Muscarinic Acetylcholine receptor antagonists and methods of using them are provided.
US07932246B2 Histone deacetylase inhibitors
Compounds of formula: (I), and salts, N-oxides, hydrates and solvates thereof are histone deacetylase inhibitors and are useful in the treatment of cell proliferative diseases, including cancers: (I) wherein Q, V and W independently represent —N═ or —C═; B is a divalent radical selected from: (IIA), (IIB), (IIC), (IID), and (IIE). Wherein the bond marked * is linked to the ring containing Q, V and W through -[Linker1]- and the bond marked ** is linked to A through -[Linker2]-; A is an optionally substituted mono-, bi- or tri-cyclic carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring system; and -[Linker1]- and -[Linker2]- independently represent a bond, or a divalent linker radical.
US07932245B2 Spirocyclopropyl amides and acids and their therapeutic applications
The present invention relates to the use of compounds of formula (I) for the treatment of epilepsy, bipolar disorder, psychiatric disorders, migraine, pain, or movement disorders, and to provide neuroprotection.
US07932242B2 Substituted phenoxy-and phenylthio-derivatives for treating proliferative disorders
Substituted phenol derivatives of Formula (I) are useful as antiproliferative agents including, for example, anticancer agents, and as radioprotective and chemoprotective agents.
US07932241B2 Pharmaceutical products comprising bisphosphonates
A pharmaceutical product comprises a container containing a bisphosphonate solution, in which at least the internal surface of the container comprises a plastic material and in which the container is heat sterilisable, and which is in the form of a ready to use infusion solution, for administration of the bisphosphonate to a patient in need of bisphosphonate treatment.
US07932237B2 Pharmaceutical compositions for use in the treatment of wounds
A pharmaceutical composition that can be used in the treatment of wounds, comprising at least a sulfated polysaccharide and wherein the polysaccharide/s are in the form of solids as powder, flakes or sheets obtained through a lyophylization process. Particularly, this invention relates to the use of one or more sulfated polysaccharides, as solids in the form of sheets obtained by lyophylization, in the healing of wounds in humans and animals.
US07932235B2 Triazolyl tropane derivatives
This invention relates to novel triazolyl tropane derivatives, their acceptable acid addition salts, solvates, hydrates and polymorphs thereof. The invention also provides compositions comprising a compound of this invention and the use of such compositions in methods of treating diseases and conditions beneficially treated by blocking or reducing the binding ability of the CCR5 receptor.
US07932232B2 Cosmetic composition comprising beta-fructosyl-L-ascorbic acid for skin whitening
The present invention is related to novel cosmetic composition comprising beta-fructosyl-L-ascorbic acid derivatives produced by fructose conversion reaction using by ascorbic acidskin whitening cosmetic composition as an cream, skin, lotion, pack and the like.
US07932230B2 Antifungal paints and coatings
Antifungal and antibacterial peptides, polypeptides and proteins as antifungal additives for paint and other coatings are disclosed, along with antifungal compositions, and coated surfaces with antifungal properties. Methods of using the coatings for treating and/or inhibiting growth of mold, mildew and other fungi and bacteria on objects such as building materials that are susceptible to such infestation are also disclosed.
US07932228B2 Method of treating bone or prostate cancer with selective bradykinin B1 receptor antagonists
Provided is a method for the use of a bradykinin B1 receptor antagonist of formula I: X-CO-Aaa0-Aaa1-Aaa2-Aaa3-Gly-α(Me)Phe-Ser-D-βNal-Aaa8-OH (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof wherein: X is CnH2n+1 or CiH2i—C6H5, where n is an integer from 1 to 3, and i is an integer from 0 to 3; Aaa0 is Lys, Orn or Cit; Aaa1 is Arg or Cit, and preferably Arg; Aaa2 is Oic, Hyp or Pro, and preferably Oic; Aaa3 is Pro or Oic, and preferably Pro; and Aaa8 is Ile, Leu or Nle, and preferably Ile, for the treatment of metastases, cancers and/or chemotherapy-induced neuropathies, comprising the administration of the compound to a patient in need of such treatment. Also provided are compositions containing such antagonists and their thereof.
US07932223B2 Fabric treatment composition
A heat activated fabric treatment composition comprising: a) at least 1% by weight of one or more quaternary ammonium fabric softening materials, b) at least 1% by weight of a non-ionic surfactant, such that components a) and b) comprise at least 30% by weight of the composition, c) at least 20% by weight of a fatty component selected from fatty acids having a melting point of at least 40° C., fatty alcohols having a melting point of at least 40° C. and mixtures thereof, d) from 5 to 30% by weight water. The composition is provided in a dispensing device which, in use, is attached to the internal panel of a tumble dryer.
US07932220B2 Water compatible hydraulic fluids
A composition for use in an oil chamber of a tool includes a hydraulic oil; and a surfactant, wherein the surfactant is present at an amount sufficient to form micelles in the hydraulic oil. The composition may further include an amphiphilic copolymer. A method includes providing a hydraulic fluid composition comprising a hydraulic oil and a surfactant capable of forming micelles in the hydraulic oil; and filling a hydraulic chamber in the tool with the hydraulic fluid composition. The hydraulic fluid composition may further include an amphiphilic copolymer.
US07932217B2 Gear oil compositions, methods of making and using thereof
A gear oil composition is provided. The composition comprises a synergistic amount of an isomerized base oil having consecutive numbers of carbon atoms and less than 10 wt % naphthenic carbon by n-d-M for the gear oil composition to have a traction coefficient at 15 mm2/s. of less than 0.030 and a pressure viscosity coefficient of at least 15.0 at 80° C., 20 Newton load, and 1.1 m/s rolling speed. In one embodiment, the sufficient amount of isomerized base oil ranges from 20 to 80 wt. % based on the total weight of the gear oil composition.
US07932215B2 Methods of treating a portion of a well with a polymer or polymer system capable of forming a gel that dissolves at a low and high pH
Methods for treating a portion of a well include the steps of: (a) forming a treatment gel comprising a polymer or a polymer system of a mixture of two or more polymers, wherein the polymer or the polymer system is capable of each of the following, when tested at at least one concentration in the range of 2-10 times C* in deionized water, at about 22° C., and at about 1 atmosphere pressure: (i) forming a polymer gel of the polymer and water at at least one pH in the range of 4-9, wherein a bulk form of the polymer gel has a G′ greater than G″ at all frequencies in the range of 1 rad/sec-100 rad/sec; (ii) dissolving at at least one pH in the range of 2-4; and (iii) dissolving at at least one pH in the range of 9-12; (b) dispersing the treatment gel in a fluid to form a treatment fluid; (c) introducing the treatment gel in a treatment fluid into a portion of a well; and (d) after the step of introducing the treatment gel, adjusting the pH of the treatment gel to at least one pH in the range of 2-4 or 9-12.
US07932214B2 Foamed gel systems for fracturing subterranean formations, and methods for making and using same
An aqueous, foamable composition useful for formation fracturing is disclosed, which includes an ionically coupled gel system. These compositions are well suited in fracturing formation where there are insufficient or non-existent hydration units. Methods for making the compositions and methods using the foamable compositions to fracture formation with insufficient hydration units.
US07932201B2 Ceramic materials for 4-way and NOx adsorber and method for making same
Disclosed are ceramic articles comprising a sintered phase ceramic composition containing, as expressed on a weight percent oxide basis: a(Al2TiO5)+b(ZrTiO4)+c(Y2O3)+d(YPO4) wherein “a, b, c, and d” represent weight fractions of each component such that (a+b+c+d)=1.00 and wherein 0.5
US07932200B2 Reduced strain refractory ceramic composite and method of making
A composition is disclosed comprising a fine zircon component having a median particle size of less than 5 μm, a medium zircon component having a median particle size of from 5 μm to 15 μm, and a sintering aid, wherein the composition, after firing, has a strain rate of less than about 1×10−6/hr. A method for making a green body comprising contacting a fine zircon component having a median particle size of less than 5 μm, a medium zircon component having a median particle size of from 5 μm to 15 μm, and a sintering aid, and then forming the mixture into a desired shape is disclosed.
US07932193B2 Coated mat products, laminates and method
Coated fibrous mats having properties particularly suited for a facer on gypsum wallboard, foam and other substrates and in laminates of various types, and the method of making the coated mat is disclosed. The mat contains a major portion of non-cellulosic fibers and a minor portion of cured resinous binder. The exposed surface coating has a smoothness of no more than about 15 microns and is comprised of one or more of a clay, a filler and a polymeric binder. The method comprises at least partially drying the coated mat while the exposed surface of the coating is in contact with a smooth surface.
US07932192B2 Base for synthetic leather and synthetic leathers made by using the same
A substrate for artificial leathers, comprising a nonwoven fabric body made of microfine fiber bundles and an elastic polymer impregnated therein. The substrate for artificial leathers simultaneously satisfies the following requirements 1 to 4: (1) each of the microfine fiber bundles contains 6 to 150 bundled microfine long fibers in average; (2) a cross-sectional area of the microfine long fibers constituting the microfine fiber bundles is 27 μm2 or less, and 80% or more of the microfine long fibers has a cross-sectional area of from 0.9 to 25 μm2; (3) an average cross-sectional area of the microfine fiber bundles is from 15 to 150 μm2; and (4) on a cross section parallel to a thickness direction of the nonwoven fabric body, cross sections of the microfine fiber bundles exist in a density of from 1000 to 3000/mm2 in average. The raised artificial leathers and grain-finished artificial leathers made from the substrate for artificial leathers are excellent in the properties which are hitherto difficult to be combined.
US07932188B2 Mechanical enhancement of dense and porous organosilicate materials by UV exposure
Low dielectric materials and films comprising same have been identified for improved performance when used as interlevel dielectrics in integrated circuits as well as methods for making same. In one aspect of the present invention, an organosilicate glass film is exposed to an ultraviolet light source wherein the film after exposure has an at least 10% or greater improvement in its mechanical properties (i.e., material hardness and elastic modulus) compared to the as-deposited film.
US07932185B2 Process for fabricating semiconductor device
A laser annealing process capable of suppressing a variation in sheet resistance. A surface layer formed shallower than 100 nm in a substrate of semiconductor material is added with impurities. The substrate is irradiated with a laser beam or its harmonic beam emitted from a laser diode pumped to solid-state laser to activate the impurities.
US07932184B2 Method of manufacturing solar cell module and solar cell module thus manufactured
A method of manufacturing a solar cell module, including: forming a laminated body including a first protective member, a first sealing member having a first melting point, a plurality of solar cells, a second sealing member having a second melting point higher than the first melting point, and the second protective member; heating the first sealing member to a temperature equal to or higher than the first melting point but lower than the second melting point; and heating the second sealing member to a temperature equal to or higher than the second melting point. In forming the laminated body, the second sealing member is arranged to form a surface including a plurality of convex portions faces the first sealing member.
US07932183B2 Method of manufacturing multilayer thin film pattern and display device
A method of manufacturing a multilayer thin film pattern includes forming a metal film over a substrate, forming a second thin film over the metal film, forming a resist pattern over the second thin film, etching the second thin film using the resist pattern as a mask, transforming the resist pattern using an organic solvent or a RELACS agent to cover an edge face of the etched second thin film and etching the metal film while the edge face of the second thin film is covered with the resist pattern.
US07932179B2 Method for fabricating semiconductor device having backside redistribution layers
Present embodiments relate to a semiconductor device having a backside redistribution layer and a method for forming such a layer. Specifically, one embodiment includes providing a substrate comprising a via formed therein. The substrate has a front side and a backside. The embodiment may further include forming a trench on the backside of the substrate, disposing an insulating material in the trench, and forming a trace over the insulating material in the trench.
US07932178B2 Integrated circuit having a plurality of MOSFET devices
A method is provided for manufacturing an integrated circuit having a plurality of MOSFET devices, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of MOSFET devices each having a first and a second structural parameter associated therewith, wherein a value of one of the first and a second structural parameter of each device is selected to provide a value of a performance parameter of the device substantially equal to a predetermined reference value, the predetermined reference value being the same for each device.
US07932175B2 Method to form a via
A method for forming a via, comprising (a) providing a structure comprising a mask (210) disposed on a semiconductor substrate (203), wherein the structure has an opening (215) defined therein which extends through the mask and into the substrate, and wherein the mask comprises a first electrically conductive layer; (b) depositing a second electrically conductive layer (219) such that the second conductive layer is in electrical contact with the first conductive layer, the second conductive layer having a first portion which extends over the surfaces of the opening and a second portion which extends over a portion of the mask adjacent to the opening; (c) removing the second portion of the second conductive layer; and (d) depositing a first metal (221) over the first portion of the second conductive layer.
US07932166B2 Field effect transistor having a stressed contact etch stop layer with reduced conformality
By forming a highly non-conformal stressed overlayer, such as a contact etch stop layer, the efficiency of the stress transfer into the respective channel region of a field effect transistor may be significantly increased. For instance, non-conformal PECVD techniques may be used for forming highly stressed silicon nitride in a non-conformal manner, thereby achieving higher transistor performance for otherwise identical stress conditions.
US07932163B2 Methods of forming stacked semiconductor devices with single-crystal semiconductor regions
Spaced apart bonding surfaces are formed on a first substrate. A second substrate is bonded to the bonding surfaces of the first substrate and cleaved to leave respective semiconductor regions from the second substrate on respective ones of the spaced apart bonding surfaces of the first substrate. The bonding surfaces may include surfaces of at least one insulating region on the first substrate, and at least one active device may be formed in and/or on at least one of the semiconductor regions. A device isolation region may be formed adjacent the at least one of the semiconductor regions.
US07932162B2 Method for manufacturing a stacked semiconductor package, and stacked semiconductor package
A method for manufacturing a stacked semiconductor package where a plurality of semiconductor chips are stacked on a substrate, including: forming insulating layers at portions of a wafer corresponding to sides of the plurality of semiconductor chips when the plurality of semiconductor chips are in the wafer; processing the wafer so as to obtain the plurality of semiconductor chips; subsequently stacking the plurality of semiconductor chips on the substrate such that the insulating layers formed at the sides of the plurality of semiconductor chips are respectively positioned at the same side as one another; and forming a wiring over the insulating layers formed at the sides of the plurality of semiconductor chips so that the plurality of semiconductor chips are electrically connected with one another and one or more of the plurality of semiconductor chips are electrically connected with the substrate.
US07932159B2 Flash memory device and method of fabricating the same
The present invention relates to flash memory devices and a method of fabricating the same. In an aspect of the present invention, the flash memory device includes trenches formed in a semiconductor substrate and having a step at their lower portion, a tunnel insulating layer formed in an active region of the semiconductor substrate, first conductive layers formed on the tunnel insulating layer, an isolation layer gap-filling between the trenches and the first conductive layers, and a second conductive layer formed on the first conductive layer and having one side partially overlapping with the isolation layers.
US07932155B2 Structure and method for performance improvement in vertical bipolar transistors
A method of forming a semiconductor device having two different strains therein is provided. The method includes forming a strain in a first region with a first straining film, and forming a second strain in a second region with a second straining film. Either of the first or second strains may be either tensile or compressive. Additionally the strains may be formed at right angles to one another and may be additionally formed in the same region. In particular a vertical tensile strain may be formed in a base and collector region of an NPN bipolar transistor and a horizontal compressive strain may be formed in the extrinsic base region of the NPN bipolar transistor. A PNP bipolar transistor may be formed with a compression strain in the base and collector region in the vertical direction and a tensile strain in the extrinsic base region in the horizontal direction.
US07932154B2 Method of fabricating non-volatile flash memory device having at least two different channel concentrations
In a non-volatile flash memory device, and a method of fabricating the same, the device includes a semiconductor substrate, a source region and a drain region disposed in the semiconductor substrate to be spaced apart from each other, a tunneling layer pattern, a charge trap layer pattern and a shielding layer pattern, which are sequentially stacked on the semiconductor substrate between the source region and the drain region, adjacent to the source region, a first channel region disposed in the semiconductor substrate below the tunneling layer pattern, a gate insulating layer disposed on the semiconductor substrate between the drain region and the first channel region, a second channel region disposed in the semiconductor substrate below the gate insulating layer, a concentration of the second channel region being different from that of the first channel region, and a gate electrode covering the shielding layer pattern and the gate insulating layer.
US07932153B2 Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same
A threshold control layer of a second MIS transistor is formed under the same conditions for forming a threshold control layer of a first MIS transistor. LLD regions of the second MIS transistor are formed under the same conditions for forming LDD regions of a third transistor.
US07932151B2 Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes the following processes. A first gate trench is formed if a semiconductor substrate region. Then a first insulating film is formed to cover bottom and side surfaces of the first gate trench. Then, the first insulating film is removed to cover the bottom surface. Then, the semiconductor substrate region exposed to the first gate trench is etched by the first insulating film covering the side surfaces as a mask, to form, in the semiconductor substrate region, a second gate trench directly below the first gate trench. The second gate trench is defined by an unetched film portion of the semiconductor substrate region. The unetched film portion extends toward one of the side surfaces of the first gate trench.
US07932149B2 Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device
In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a tunnel insulation layer is formed on a substrate. A charge trapping layer is formed on the tunnel insulation layer. A protection layer pattern or a mold is formed on the charge trapping layer. Charge trapping layer patterns are formed on the tunnel insulation layer by etching the charge trapping layer using the protection layer pattern or the mold. The charge trapping layer patterns may be spaced apart from each other. Blocking layers are formed on the charge trapping layer patterns, respectively. A gate electrode is formed on the blocking layers and the tunnel insulation layer using the protection layer pattern or the mold.
US07932144B2 Semiconductor structure and method of forming the structure
Disclosed are embodiments of an n-FET structure with silicon carbon S/D regions completely contained inside amorphization regions and with a carbon-free gate electrode. Containing carbon within the amorphization regions, ensures that all of the carbon is substitutional following re-crystallization to maximize the tensile stress imparted on channel region. The gate stack is capped during carbon implantation so the risk of carbon entering the gate stack and degrading the conductivity of the gate polysilicon and/or damaging the gate oxide is essentially eliminated. Thus, the carbon implant regions can be formed deeper. Deeper S/D carbon implants which are completely amorphized and then re-crystallized provide greater tensile stress on the n-FET channel region to further optimize electron mobility. Additionally, the gate electrode is uncapped during the n-type dopant process, so the n-type dopant dose in the gate electrode can be at least great as the dose in the S/D regions.
US07932143B1 Methods for protecting gate stacks during fabrication of semiconductor devices and semiconductor devices fabricated from such methods
Methods for protecting gate stacks during fabrication of semiconductor devices and semiconductor devices fabricated from such methods are provided. Methods for fabricating a semiconductor device include providing a semiconductor substrate having an active region and a shallow trench isolation (STI) region. Epitaxial layer is formed on the active region to define a lateral overhang portion in a divot at the active region/STI region interface. A gate stack is formed having a first gate stack-forming layer overlying the semiconductor substrate. First gate stack-forming layer includes a non-conformal layer of metal gate-forming material which is directionally deposited to form a thinned break portion just below the lateral overhang portion. After the step of forming the gate stack, a first portion of the non-conformal layer is in the gate stack and a second portion is exposed. The thinned break portion at least partially isolates the first and second portions during subsequent etch chemistries.
US07932141B2 Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same
A semiconductor device includes an n-type MIS transistor and a p-type MIS transistor. The n-type MIS transistor includes a first gate electrode formed on a first active region and a first sidewall formed on the side face of the first gate electrode. The p-type MIS transistor includes a second gate electrode formed on a second active region, a second sidewall formed on the side face of the second gate electrode and strain layers formed in the second active region. The second sidewall has a smaller thickness than the first sidewall.
US07932140B2 Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a pair of first diffusion layer regions provided near a top face of the semiconductor substrate; a channel region provided between the first diffusion layer regions of the semiconductor substrate; a gate insulation film provided on the channel region and on the semiconductor substrate such as to overlap with at least part of the first diffusion layer regions; a gate electrode provided on the insulation film; a pair of silicon selective growth layers provided on the semiconductor substrate at both sides of the gate electrode, each of the pair of silicon selective growth layers overlapping with at least part of the first diffusion layer regions, and being provided at a distance from the gate electrode; second diffusion layer regions provided in each of the silicon selective growth layers, peak positions of impurity concentration of the second diffusion layer regions being shallower than bottoms of the silicon selective growth layers; and third diffusion layer regions provided near side faces of the silicon selective growth layers, and electrically connecting the first diffusion layer regions to the second diffusion layer regions.
US07932133B2 Circuit protection method using diode with improved energy impulse rating
A method for protecting a circuit from a high energy pulse includes placing a PPTC resistive element in series with the circuit and placing an energy pulse clamping semiconductor diode in shunt across the circuit and further includes forming the diode to have: a substrate with carriers of a first type of conductivity in a first, high concentration level (e.g. n++), a first major face and a second major face opposite to the first major face; a layer of semiconductor material having carriers of the first type of conductivity in a second concentration level lower than the first level (e.g. n+), and an outer surface; a region formed at an outer surface having carriers of a second type of conductivity in a third concentration level (e.g. p+); at least one cell having carriers of the second type of conductivity in a fourth concentration level greater than the third concentration level (e.g. p++); and, a cathode electrode and an anode electrode. In the method, the diode region becomes a second-level bi-directional intrinsic conduction region as an intrinsic temperature of the region is approached in response to thermal energy initially generated at the diode cell in response to the high energy electrical pulse. The method includes thermally coupling the diode to the PPTC resistive element to accelerate trip thereof in response to the high energy electrical pulse.
US07932131B2 Reduction of package height in a stacked die configuration
A method and structure for reducing the size of semiconductor package is disclosed. In one example embodiment, a method for stacking dies of a semiconductor package includes forming a set of insulated bonding wires between respective bonding pads of a first semiconductor integrated circuit die and a conductive layer electrically detached from the respective bonding pads, applying an adhesive material on a top surface of the first semiconductor integrated circuit die, and securing a second semiconductor integrated circuit die one the top surface of the first semiconductor integrated circuit die with the adhesive material.
US07932130B2 Method for forming an etched recess package on package system
An integrated circuit package system includes: providing a die attach paddle with interconnection pads connected to a bottom surface of the die attach paddle; connecting a first device to the interconnection pads with a bond wire; connecting a lead to the interconnection pad or to the first device; encapsulating the first device and the die attach paddle with an encapsulation having a top surface; and etching the die attach paddle leaving a recess in the top surface of the encapsulation.
US07932125B2 Self-aligned charge storage region formation for semiconductor device
Devices and methods for forming self-aligned charge storage regions are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprises forming a layer of a nitride film stacked between two oxide films on a semiconductor substrate, and forming a gate electrode on the layer of the nitride film stacked between the two oxide films. In addition, the method comprises removing side portions of the nitride film such that a central portion of the nitride film below a center portion of the gate electrode remains, oxidizing the central portion of the nitride film, and forming charge storage layers in the side portions of the nitride film, where the charge storage layers are separated by the central portion of the nitride film.
US07932123B2 Release strategies for making transferable semiconductor structures, devices and device components
Provided are methods for making a device or device component by providing a multilayer structure having a plurality of functional layers and a plurality of release layers and releasing the functional layers from the multilayer structure by separating one or more of the release layers to generate a plurality of transferable structures. The transferable structures are printed onto a device substrate or device component supported by a device substrate. The methods and systems provide means for making high-quality and low-cost photovoltaic devices, transferable semiconductor structures, (opto-)electronic devices and device components.
US07932122B2 Manufacturing method for solid state image pickup device
A method of manufacturing a solid state image pickup device including photoelectric conversion elements which are two-dimensionally arranged in a semiconductor substrate, and a color filter having a plurality of color filter patterns differing in color from each other and disposed on a surface of the semiconductor substrate according to the photoelectric conversion elements. The method includes successively subjecting a plurality of filter layers differing in color from each other to a patterning process to form the plurality of color filter patterns. At least one color filter pattern to be formed at first among the plurality of color filter patterns is formed by dry etching, and the rest of the plurality of the color filter pattern is formed by photolithography.
US07932120B2 Methods of manufacturing CMOS image sensors
Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors (CIS) and methods of manufacturing the same are provided, the sensors include an epitaxial layer on a substrate in which a first, second, third and fourth region are defined. A photodiode may be formed at an upper portion of the epitaxial layer in the first region. A plurality of gate structures may be formed on the epitaxial layer in the second, third and fourth regions. A first blocking layer may be formed on the gate structures and the epitaxial layer in the first and second regions. A first impurity layer may be formed at an upper portion of the epitaxial layer adjacent to the gate structures in the second region, and a second impurity layer at upper portions of the epitaxial layer adjacent to the gate structures in the third and fourth regions. A color filter layer may be formed over the photodiode. A microlens may be formed on the color filter layer.
US07932117B2 Pressure sensor and manufacturing method therefor
A pressure sensor (e.g., a condenser microphone) includes a plate having a fixed electrode, a diaphragm having a moving electrode positioned opposite to the fixed electrode, and a support, wherein the diaphragm is subjected to displacement due to pressure variations applied thereto, and the support has a first interior wall forming a first cavity, in which the end portions of the plate are fixed, and a second interior wall, in which a step portion is formed in the thickness direction of the diaphragm in relation to the first interior wall and which forms a second cavity whose cross-sectional area is larger than the cross-sectional area of the first cavity in the plane direction of the diaphragm. The first and second cavities can be redesigned to communicate with each other via a passage, whereby it is possible to improve both of low-frequency characteristics and high-frequency characteristics in the pressure sensor.
US07932112B2 Method for manufacturing light-emitting device
The deposition substrate of the present invention includes a light-transmitting substrate having a first region and a second region. In the first region, a first heat-insulating layer transmitting light is provided over the light-transmitting substrate, a light absorption layer is provided over the first heat-insulating layer, and a first organic compound-containing layer is provided over the light absorption layer. In the second region, a reflective layer is provided over the light-transmitting substrate, a second heat-insulating layer is provided over the reflective layer, and a second organic compound-containing layer is provided over the second heat-insulating layer. The edge of the second heat-insulating layer is placed inside the edge of the reflective layer, and there is a space between the first heat-insulating layer and the second heat-insulating layer.
US07932104B2 Method for inspecting photoresist pattern
A method for inspecting a photoresist pattern is disclosed. First, a substrate with a first doping region is provided. Then, a photoresist is formed to cover the substrate. Later, the photoresist is patterned to form a photoresist pattern. Afterwards, the substrate is doped by using the photoresist pattern, and a PN junction exists in the first doping region. Thereafter, a current passing through the PN junction is tested to inspect the photoresist pattern.
US07932102B2 Phase change memory and method of fabricating the same
A method of fabricating a phase change memory includes forming a lower electrode on a semiconductor substrate, forming a phase change pattern, an upper electrode, and a hard mask pattern sequentially on the lower electrode, a width of a bottom surface of the hard mask pattern being greater than a width of a top surface of the hard mask pattern, the bottom surface of the hard mask pattern facing the upper electrode and being opposite the top surface of the hard mask pattern, and forming a capping layer to cover the top surface of the hard mask pattern and sidewalls of the hard mask pattern, phase change pattern, and upper electrode.
US07932101B2 Thermally contained/insulated phase change memory device and method
A memory device with improved heat transfer characteristics. The device first includes a dielectric material layer; first and second electrodes, vertically separated and having mutually opposed contact surfaces. A phase change memory element is encased within the dielectric material layer, including a phase-change layer positioned between and in electrical contact with the electrodes, wherein the lateral extent of the phase change layer is less than the lateral extent of the electrodes. An isolation material is positioned between the phase change layer and the dielectric layer, wherein the thermal conductivity of the isolation material is lower than the thermal conductivity of the dielectric material.
US07932099B2 Methods and compositions for analyte detection
The present invention is directed to methods and apparatus for detection of one or more analytes. Analytes include agents or components of infectious agents such as pathogenic virus, as well as enzymes, proteins and biomarkers.
US07932097B2 Method of manufacturing an analytical sample and method of analyzing an analytical sample
A method of manufacturing an analytical sample by a secondary ion mass spectrometry method is provided, which comprises a step of forming a separation layer over a substrate, a step of forming one of a thin film and a thin-film stack body to be analyzed over the separation layer, a step of forming an opening portion in one of the thin film and the thin-film stack body, a step of attaching a supporting body to one of a surface of the thin film and a surface of a top layer of the thin-film stack body, and a step of separating one of the thin film and the thin-film stack body from the substrate.
US07932095B2 Sample holding substrate for use with an infrared spectrophotometer or filtometer and methods of manufacture and use thereof
A sample card for use in a spectroscopic analytical instrument. The card is preferably disposable and includes an aperture through the card in which there is positioned a sample supporting window on which a sample is adapted to be placed. The sample supporting window is made from a light energy transmitting material by one of the steps such as cleaving, fly cutting, chipping milling, sawing or scaling. A method of manufacturing the card and for using the card are also included where the method includes the step of providing light supporting window by forming that window by the aforedescribed processes.
US07932090B2 Sample processing device positioning apparatus and methods
Apparatus and methods for positioning the process chambers of microfluidic sample processing devices in the proper focal plane of a microplate reader are disclosed. The apparatus and methods may be adaptable to position the sample processing devices at different heights as may be necessary for processing in different microplate readers. A positioning device is used in connection with the sample processing device to locate the process chambers within the focal plane of the microplate reader.
US07932089B2 Simultant material and method for manufacture thereof
A simulant material for simulating hazardous materials is provided. The simulant material includes a quantity of at least one explosive material and at least one inert material. The simulant material is a non-explosive material and is in the form of a homogenous, flexible and non-particulated material. Also provided is a method for manufacturing such a simulant material.
US07932081B2 Signal measuring system for conducting real-time amplification assays
An automated analyzer for performing multiple diagnostic assays simultaneously includes multiple stations in which discrete aspects of the assay are performed on fluid samples contained in sample vessels. The analyzer includes stations for automatically preparing a sample, incubating the sample, preforming an analyte isolation procedure, ascertaining the presence of a target analyte, and analyzing the amount of a target analyte. An automated receptacle transporting system moves the sample vessels from one station to the next. A method for performing an automated diagnostic assay includes an automated process for isolating and amplifying a target analyte, and, in one embodiment, a method for real-time monitoring of the amplification process.
US07932069B2 Process for producing lactoperoxidase
A process for producing lactoperoxidase, including: a step (1) for bringing one or more milk materials into contact with a cation exchanger having weakly acidic groups as ion exchange groups to thereby effect adsorption treatment; a step (2) for washing the cation exchanger after the adsorption treatment; a step (3) for bringing the cation exchanger after the washing into contact with a leaching solvent to thereby obtain a leaching solution having lactoperoxidase eluted into the leaching solvent; a step (4) for concentrating the leaching solution through an ultrafiltration membrane to thereby effect precipitation in the concentrated leaching solution; and a step (5) for obtaining a lactoperoxidase solution by removing the precipitation from the concentrated leaching solution.
US07932065B2 Processing biomass
Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems are described that can use feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials, to produce ethanol and/or butanol, e.g., by fermentation.
US07932064B2 Processes for making (R)-ethyl 4-cyano-3-hydroxybutyric acid
The invention provides novel processes for making ethyl-4-cyano-3-hydroxybutyrate, e.g., (R)-ethyl 4-cyano-3-hydroxybutyric acid, and 4-cyano-3-hydroxybutyric acid. The invention provides protocols for making and 4-cyano-3-hydroxybutyric acid and ethyl-4-cyano-3-hydroxybutyrate by whole cell processes, cell lysate processes, “one pot processes” and “multi-pot” processes using a variety of parameters.
US07932059B2 dUTP-based compositions for reducing primer-aggregate formations during nucleic acid amplification
Methods and compositions are provided for enhanced specificity and sensitivity of amplification reaction mixtures. Compositions in accordance with the present invention provide for reduced formation of primer-aggregates during amplification reactions. Reaction mixes include dNTPs, where a portion of the dNTPs has been replaced with an unconventional nucleotide, e.g., dUTP. Unconventional nucleotide concentrations are typically between 10% to 50% of the concentration of one of the standard dNTP. In some compositions the unconventional nucleotide is dUTP which replaces from about 10% to about 50% of the dTTP in the dNTP mix.
US07932057B2 Method for preparing 20-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-20(S)-protopanaxadiol (ginsenoside M1) by using sanqi leaves and stems
The present invention provides a method for preparing 20-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-20(S)-protopanaxadiol (Ginsenoside M1) by using Sanqis leaves and stems. The method of the invention includes the steps of: (a) provides powder of Sanqi leaves and stems; (b) provides a fungus for fermenting the Sanqi leaves and stems, wherein the fermentation temperature is ranged from 20-50° C., the fermentation humidity is ranged from 70-100%, the pH value is ranged from 4.0-6.0, and the fermentation period is ranged from 5-15 days; (c) extracts and collects the fermentation products; and (d) isolates 20-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-20(S)-protopanaxadiol from the fermentation products.
US07932056B2 Crustaceans as production systems for therapeutic proteins
A crustacean or rotifer is infected with a recombinant infectious virus that expresses a protein exogenous to the virus. The genome of the crustacean or rotifer itself remains unaltered. Crustacean, rotifer, insect, or viral promoters drive the transcription of a gene inserted into the recombinant virus genome, and the virus replicates in the crustacean or rotifer cell cytoplasm. The infected crustacean or rotifer can be provided directly to humans or non-human animals, or, following production and harvest of the crustaceans or rotifers, purified recombinant protein or polypeptide can be provided. Large quantities of biopharmaceuticals can be produced rapidly and inexpensively using this production system.
US07932049B2 Methods of identifying longevity modulators and therapeutic methods of use thereof
The present invention is based at least in part on the discovery of a role for the JNK signaling pathway in longevity. In particular, the present inventors have shown that overexpression of c-jun N-terminal kinase 1 (jnk-1) extends lifespan and that said extended lifespan is associated with DAF-16 phosphorylation by JNK-1 and the consequent DAF-16 localization to the nucleus. Accordingly, the present invention features methods of identifying modulators of longevity in assays featuring organisms and/or cells having a JNK signaling pathway and, optionally, an IR signaling pathway. Also featured is an in vitro method of identifying an agent capable of enhancing longevity featuring an assay composition having a JNK signaling pathway molecule and insulin signaling pathway molecule. Further featured are therapeutic methods for the use of JNK signaling pathway modulators to enhance longevity, to prevent or reduce obesity and to prevent or treat type II diabetes.
US07932048B2 Method for the in vitro diagnosis of alzheimer's disease using a monoclonal antibody
The invention relates to a method for the in vitro diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease using a monoclonal antibody. Said antibody can bind at least to amino acids 12-16 of the β-amyloid peptide, specifically detecting the neuritic plaques which are characteristic of Alzheimer's disease, without detecting diffuse plaques which are not defining characteristics of the disease. Within the neuritic plaques, the monoclonal antibody can detect a different sub-group in the composition of the different deposited isoforms of the β-amyloid peptide, which is associated with the disease progression stage. In addition, the antibody can bind to isoforms of the β-amyloid peptide in biological fluids such as urine. As a result, the inventive monoclonal antibody, the cell lines that produce said antibody and compositions containing same can be used in the in vitro diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and in determining the disease progression stage.
US07932037B2 DNA assays using amplicon probes on encoded particles
Encoded bead multiplex assays for chromosomal gains and losses are provided that provide the benefits of complex, large template DNA sources, such as BAC DNA, as the probe material without bead networking or other assay performance problems. Reagents for assaying DNA are described herein which include a plurality of encoded particles having attached amplicons amplified from a template DNA sequence. Each individual attached amplicon includes a nucleic acid sequence identical to a random portion of the template DNA sequence, wherein the amplicons together represent substantially the entire template DNA and wherein the nucleic acid sequence identical to a random portion of the template DNA sequence of each individual amplicon is shorter than the entire template DNA.
US07932035B2 Uniform surfaces for hybrid material substrates and methods for making and using same
Devices, systems and methods of using same where hybrid substrate materials are provided with a substantially uniform surface to provide uniformity of properties, including interaction with their environments. Uniform surfaces are applied as coatings over, e.g., hybrid metal/silica, metal/polymer, metal/metal surfaces to mask different chemical properties of differing regions of the surface and to afford a protective surface for the hybrid structure.
US07932034B2 Heat and pH measurement for sequencing of DNA
The present method involves sequencing by synthesis in which a template strand having an attached primer is immobilized in a small volume reaction mixture. In one embodiment, the reaction mixture is in contact with a sensitive heat sensor, which detects the heat of reaction from incorporation of a complementary base (dNTP) in the presence of appropriate reagents (DNA polymerase, and polymerase reaction buffer). Alternatively, or in addition, a change in pH resulting from the incorporation of nucleotides in the DNA polymerase reaction is measured. A device is provided having delivery channels for appropriate reagents, including dNTPs, which may be delivered sequentially or in a mixture. Preferably, the dNTPs are added in a predetermined sequence, and the dNTP is incorporated or not depending on the template sequence.
US07932033B2 Corn event DAS-59122-7 and methods for detection thereof
The invention provides DNA compositions that relate to transgenic insect resistant maize plants. Also provided are assays for detecting the presence of the maize DAS-59122-7 event based on the DNA sequence of the recombinant construct inserted into the maize genome and the DNA sequences flanking the insertion site. Kits and conditions useful in conducting the assays are provided.
US07932032B2 Method for diagnosing esophageal cancer
This invention relates to a composition, kit, or DNA chip comprising polynucleotides and antibodies as probes for detecting, determining, or predicting the presence or metastasis of esophageal cancer, and to a method for detecting, determining, or predicting the presence or metastasis of esophageal cancer using the same.
US07932031B2 Methods for determining sensitivity to microtubule-stabilizing agents comprising ixabepilone by measuring the level of estrogen receptor 1
Biomarkers that are useful for identifying a mammal that will respond therapeutically or is responding therapeutically to a method of treating cancer that comprises administering a microtubule-stabilizing agent. In one aspect, the cancer is breast cancer, and the microtubule-stabilizing agent is an epothilone or analog or derivative thereof, or ixabepilone.
US07932030B2 System for pulling out regulatory elements using yeast
Disclosed are methods for identifying molecular interactions between DNA sequences and proteins in vivo. The methods of the invention employ known or suspected DNA-binding proteins and genomic DNA in a plasmid library. Interacting molecules direct the expression of a reporter gene, the expression of which is then assayed. Also disclosed are genetic constructs useful in practicing the methods of the invention.
US07932025B2 Methods for high fidelity production of long nucleic acid molecules with error control
This invention generally relates to nucleic acid synthesis, in particular DNA synthesis. More particularly, the invention relates to the production of long nucleic acid molecules with precise user control over sequence content. This invention also relates to the prevention and/or removal of errors within nucleic acid molecules.
US07932013B2 Pattern coating material and pattern forming method
There are provided a coating material which improves an etching resistance of a pattern in an etching process using a pattern formed on a substrate as a mask.The material is a pattern coating material for an etching process using a pattern formed on a substrate as a mask, including a metal compound (W) which can produce a hydroxyl group on hydrolysis.
US07932012B2 Heat-resistant photosensitive resin composition, method for forming pattern using the composition, and electronic part
A heat resistant photosensitive resin composition having excellent film properties is provided by constituting a photosensitive resin composition containing (A) a polymer having an acid functional group and/or a substituent derived therefrom, (B) a compound having at least one substituent derived from an amine functional group, (C) a photoreactive compound, and (D) a solvent. Using this composition, a pattern with high resolution can be produced, and thus an electronic part having a high quality can be produced.
US07932006B2 Photoconductors
A coating composition that contains a mixture of an alkyl alcohol, a glycol monoether, a charge transport component, a crosslinking component, and at least one hydroxyl containing polymer, and a photoconductor thereof with a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer, and an overcoating layer in contact with and contiguous to the charge transport layer, and which overcoating is comprised of a mixture of an alkyl alcohol, a glycol monoether, an acrylated polyol, a polyalkylene glycol, a crosslinking component, and a charge transport component.
US07932003B2 Methods of forming and using reticles
Some embodiments include methods of treating reticles to provide backside masking across regions of the reticle to compensate for problems occurring during photolithographic processing. The problems may be, for example, defects in the reticle, problems associated with deposition or development of photoresist, or problems associated with substrate topography. The masking may alter one or both of transmission of electromagnetic radiation through the masked regions, and polarization of electromagnetic radiation passed through the masked regions. Some embodiments include reticles having patterns along front sides for patterning electric magnetic radiation, and masks across portions of the backsides to at least partially block transmission of electromagnetic radiation through portions of the patterns.
US07931997B2 Multi-material high temperature fuel cell seals
A fuel cell stack includes a plurality of fuel cells, a plurality of interconnects and a multi-material seal comprising a first seal material and a second seal material, where the second seal material first forms an effective seal at a higher temperature than the first seal material.
US07931996B2 Fuel cell with randomly-dispersed carbon fibers in a backing layer
A fuel cell (40) includes first and second catalysts (12′), (14′) secured to opposed surfaces of an electrolyte (16′); a first flow field (26′) secured in fluid communication with the first catalyst (12′) defining a plurality of flow channels (30A′, 30B′, 30C′, 30D′) between a plurality of ribs (32A′, 32B′, 32C′, 32D′, 32E′) of the first flow field (26′); and a backing layer (42) secured between the first flow field (26′) and the first catalyst (12′). The backing layer (42) includes a carbon black, a hydrophobic polymer, and randomly-dispersed carbon fibers (44). The carbon fibers (44) are at least twice as long as a width (46) of the flow channels (30A′, 30B′, 30C′, 30D′) defined in the adjacent first flow field (26′). The backing layer (42) replaces a known substrate (22) and diffusion layer (18).
US07931990B2 Solid oxide fuel cell having a buffer layer
The present disclosure is directed to a fuel cell component having a cathode that includes a lanthanum manganate material as well as channels for receiving a flow of oxygen, and a buffer layer extending along the channels through which oxygen flows. The fuel cell component also includes an anode having channels for receiving a flow of fuel and an electrolyte layer disposed between the cathode and the anode.
US07931975B2 Electroluminescent device containing a flouranthene compound
An OLED device includes a cathode, an anode, and having there between a light-emitting layer, further including, between the cathode and the light emitting layer, a first layer having a thickness of 20 nm or less and containing a fluoranthene compound including one and only one fluoranthene nucleus and having no aromatic rings annulated to the fluoranthene nucleus, the fluoranthene nucleus having independently selected aromatic groups in the 7,10-positions and a phenanthroline group in the 8-or 9-position. The OLED device desirably includes a second layer containing an alkali metal or an alkali metal compound, located between the cathode and the first layer. The OLED device can also include a polycyclic aromatic compound in the first layer or in a third layer located between the first layer and the light-emitting layer. Devices of the invention provide improvement in features such as efficiency, drive voltage, and operational stability.
US07931974B2 Quinoxaline derivative, and light-emitting device, electronic device using the quinoxaline derivative
The present invention provides a novel organic compound having excellent heat resistance. By using the novel organic compound, a light-emitting device and an electronic device having excellent heat resistance can be provided. A quinoxaline derivative represented by the general formula (1) is provided. Since the quinoxaline derivative represented by the general formula (1) has excellent heat resistance, when it is used for a light-emitting element, a light-emitting device using the light-emitting element also have excellent heat resistance. Further, electronic devices having excellent heat resistance can be provided.
US07931968B2 Compartmentalized pellet for improved contaminant removal
This invention is to an improved method for cleaning contaminated polymer when that polymer is to be blended with clean material. The method involves combining the contaminated material and the clean material in a compartmentalized pellet wherein the contaminated material is placed in the outermost compartment, the clean material is placed in an inner compartment and then subjecting the pellet to an extraction process.
US07931961B1 Composite exhaust flue
A composite exhaust flue which may be used to shield an area or object from convective, conductive, or radiated heat transfer from hot exhaust combustion gases is described. In certain embodiments, the composite exhaust flue may be used to protect structures from hot exhaust gases and particles such as those produced by cars, trucks, ships, boats, jets, rockets, as well as other vehicles with internal combustion engines, turbines, or rocket motors. In some embodiments, a composite exhaust flue may comprise a ceramic fiber reinforced ceramic composite high temperature face sheet positioned over an insulating layer and a structural support layer comprising a rigid, porous foam material.
US07931959B2 Fiber-filled polyamide compositions and molded articles shaped therefrom
Polyamide compositions filled with fibers have good mechanical and rheological properties, the polyamide having a high fluidity in molten phase and the fibers, in particular glass fibers, being well aligned at both the surface and the core of shaped articles injection molded from such compositions.
US07931957B2 Fiber material having improved malodor scavenger properties
Described are fiber materials having improved malodor scavenger properties and a process for the manufacture of said materials. In particular, described are fiber materials usable in the manufacture of disposable or washable diapers, incontinent products, sanitary napkins and other such hygiene and personal care articles with improved malodor scavenger properties, and to methods of manufacturing such materials. It has been found that the incorporation of, especially nanosized, metal particles and/or a cyclodextrin material into fibers creates a “reactive” material having excellent malodor scavenging properties. More specifically, it has been found that the presence of nanosized metal or metal alloy particles and/or a cyclodextrin material in a fiber material, preferably a synthetic polymer material and more preferably a synthetic thermoplastic polymer fiber material leads to fiber materials or nonwovens having odor-controlling properties. The fiber material especially is useful in the manufacture of hygienic products like disposable diapers.
US07931956B2 Anisotropic conductive film, method for producing the same, and bonded structure
Provided is an anisotropic conductive film, containing: an insulating layer formed of an insulating resin composition; and a conductive particle-contained layer containing a photo and thermal curing resin composition and conductive particles, the conductive particles being aligned into a monolayer in a portion adjacent to an interface with the insulating layer, in which the conductive particle-contained layer has a degree of cure which is gradually lowered in a thickness direction of the conductive particle-contained layer, from the side where the conductive particles are present to the side where the conductive particles are not present.
US07931955B2 Composite material made from a substrate material and a barrier layer material
A composite material having a substrate material and at least one barrier coating on one side of the substrate material. The barrier coating is plasma impulse chemical vapor deposited (PICVD) to the substrate material. The barrier coating includes at least one of material selected from the group consisting of SiOx, TiOx, SnOx, Si3Ny, Nb2Oy, and Al2Oy.
US07931954B2 Decorating material
There is provided a decorative material comprising at least a substrate, a low-luster pattern ink layer partially formed on the substrate, and a surface protective layer which is present on and contacted with the low-luster pattern ink layer so as to cover a whole surface including both a region where the low-luster pattern ink layer is formed and a region where no low-luster pattern ink layer is formed, wherein the surface protective layer is formed by crosslinking and curing an ionizing radiation-curable resin composition, and provided therein with a low-gloss region which is located in a portion just above the low-luster pattern ink layer and in the vicinity of the portion and visually recognized as a concave portion. The decorative material is provided on a surface thereof with a pattern, and exhibits a difference in gloss according to the pattern which is visually recognized as a concave portion, thereby imparting a good convexo-concave feeling to a surface thereof.
US07931953B2 Optical multilayer body
The present invention provides an anti-dazzling laminate which has anti-dazzling properties and can realize excellent glare preventive properties and black color reproducibility, such as gradation rendering of black color at low brightness. The optical laminate comprises a light transparent base material and an anti-dazzling layer provided on the light transparent base material. The outermost surface of the anti-dazzling layer has a concavoconvex surface, and the average spacing S determined by calculation based on data obtained by measuring a roughness curve of a concavoconvex shape of the anti-dazzling layer is not less than 0.04 mm and not more than 0.30 mm.
US07931952B2 Water-retainable molding and method for manufacturing the same
A water-retainable molding is formed by mixing and hardening cement, fiber bundles and fiber masses, and includes first pores inside the fiber bundles, second pores between fiber bundles and a cement gel, third pores inside the fiber masses, fourth pores between the adjacent fiber masses, and fifth pores due to discharge of water content and air inside a platelike block. The first, second and fifth pores are employed as a capillary portion, the third pores are employed as a water-retaining portion, and the fourth pores are employed as a water communicating opening portion. When water is supplied to the surface, the water is absorbed from the fourth pores as well as the first, second and fifth pores, and is retained in the third pores. Furthermore, when the temperature rises, the water content is supplied from the third pores to the surface through the first, second and fifth pores so as to be evaporated and to control the temperature of the molding.
US07931951B2 Carpet for vehicle and method for manufacturing same
Disclosed are a carpet for a vehicle and a method of manufacturing the same. A first material is scored to define a gap. A portion of the first material interior to the gap is compressed, and then folded out of the gap. A second material is adhered to the first material. The second material may be adhered to the compressed portion of the first material. The volume of the compressed portion may be decreased by about half. The first material may be a sound-absorbing material.
US07931950B2 Composition for biodegradable starch bowl and biodegradable starch bowl using the same
Disclosed is a composition for biodegradable starch bowl consisting of unmodified starch of 20-60 wt. %, pulp fiber powder of 5-30 wt. %, solvent of 30-60 wt. %, photo catalyst of 0.1-2.0 wt. %, preservative of 0.01-1 wt. % and releasing agent of 0.5-5 wt. %. In the present invention, further disclosed is a biodegradable starch bowl being prepared by heating and pressurizing said composition for biodegradable starch bowl so as to have a desired shape. The composition for a biodegradable starch bowl and the biodegradable starch bowl using the same according to the present invention have improved sterilizing, deodorizing, preservative and releasing properties.
US07931944B2 Method of treating substrates with ionic fluoropolymers
The present invention provides a method of treating a substrate to improve the alcohol repellency of the substrate while minimizing the effect on the hydrostatic head value of the substrate that includes contacting a substrate with a treatment solution that includes an ionic fluoropolymer, a monovalent salt, and essentially no antistatic agent or less than 0.05 weight percent by weight of an antistatic agent.
US07931943B2 Enhanced bonding layers on native oxide surfaces
Process for forming a coated article by (a) depositing a layer of an omega functionalized organophosphorous compound on an oxide substrate; (b) heating the substrate of step (a) to a temperature sufficient to bond the omega functionalized organophosphorous compound to the oxide substrate; (c) depositing a separate layer onto the layer produced by step (b); and (d) bonding the layers produced by steps (b) and (c) through the omega functional group.
US07931940B2 Production method of silica aerogel film, anti-reflection coating and optical element
A method for producing a silica aerogel film by hydrolyzing and polymerizing alkoxysilane in the presence of a base catalyst to prepare an alkaline sol, adding an acid catalyst to the alkaline sol to carry out further hydrolysis and polymerization to prepare a first acidic sol, hydrolyzing and polymerizing alkoxysilane in the presence of an acid catalyst to prepare a second acidic sol, applying a mixture of the first and second acidic sols to a substrate, and drying it.
US07931939B2 Dyeing method of aluminum-based member, and aluminum-based member
In a dyeing method of an aluminum-based member, a first color forming material is held in a hole of a first region of an anodized film, a second color forming material is held in holds of a second region that is smaller than the first region by diagonally spraying, When the second colored layer is formed, a gradation region is formed in a boundary with the first region and the second region, and the hole are closed.
US07931936B2 Optical transparent member and optical system using the same
It is an object to provide an optical transparent member capable of maintaining a high-performance antireflection effect for a base over a long period of time, and an optical system using the same, specifically an optical transparent member including on a base a layer containing SiO2 as a main component, a layer containing Al2O3 as a main component, and a plate crystal layer formed from plate crystals containing Al2O3 as a main component, wherein the surface of the plate crystal layer has a shape of irregularities, and an optical system using the same.
US07931935B2 Process for producing membrane electrode assembly, and fuel cell using the membrane electrode assembly produced by the process
This invention provides a process for producing a membrane electrode assembly which has high and stable catalytic activity, and suppressed deterioration in catalytic activity during operation, and can prevent a deterioration in performance attributable to a structural factor of the membrane electrode assembly. The process comprises the step of, after the washing/removing step, drying the catalyst electrode in an atmosphere having a lower oxygen partial pressure than the air. The anode/cathode is a covered catalyst electrode having a structure formed by supporting/depositing a catalytically active material composed mainly of platinum/ruthenium subjected to the potential holding step, the washing/removing step, and the drying step, on a porous electroconductive carrier to cover at least a part of the porous electroconductive carrier with the ion conductive material.
US07931933B2 Method and apparatus for providing a substrate with viscous medium
Solder paste application, inspection and correction. Following or during application of solder paste on a substrate, the result thereof is inspected and any detected errors are registered. Following an evaluation as to whether correction of these errors is required and if it would be worthwhile, the errors are corrected. The correction involves removing solder paste from locations where so required, and jetting of additional solder paste to locations where so required.
US07931929B2 Method and apparatus for production of elongated meat products without casings
A system (50) is provided for the production of elongated comestible products such as hot dogs, without the use of traditional casings. The system (50) includes a circular pattern of arrays (92) of elongated, open-ended, extruded synthetic resin cooking tubes (94, 96) within a rotatable cylindrical heating drum or housing (70). The tube housing (70) and arrays (92) are incrementally rotated and at each stop position certain of the tubes (94, 96) are filled with portions of meat emulsion (590) and alternating plugs (208), while previously filled tubes (94, 96) containing cooked product are unloaded, and other unfilled tubes are internally coated with a lubricant (e.g., a mixture of lecithin and vegetable oil). Energy exchange media such as hot water and/or steam are used within the housing to continuously cook the emulsion portions within the tubes (94, 96) to the desired extent.
US07931926B2 Compositions and methods for preserving cut apples
This invention is a novel composition for preserving fresh cut apples comprising a mixture of ascorbic acid, and one or more of calcium chloride, calcium carbonate, magnesium chloride, calcium hydroxide, and optionally, citric acid or sodium citrate. This invention also relates to a method of preserving fresh cut apples by treating the cut apples with the novel composition dissolved in water and packaging the treated fresh cut apples in a modified atmosphere package.
US07931925B2 Process for producing cheese
The present invention relates to a process for producing cheese from enzyme-treated cheese milk, and the use of the resulting produced cheese as ingredient in food products. More particularly, the present invention relates to a process for producing cheese from cheese milk treated with a enzyme selected from the group of phospholipases, in particular phospholipase A1, A2 and B. Also, the present invention relates to a process for stabilizing the fat emulsion of a milk composition, e.g. cream, and the use of such stabilized milk composition, e.g. for the manufacturing of UHT-cream or cream liquor.
US07931923B2 Apparatus and method for manufacturing a loaf of bread
A method for manufacturing a loaf of bread of this invention is comprised of a forming step to form a sheet from a block of bread dough that is kneaded from the raw materials for bread, a further forming step to form a bar-like dough by rolling or folding the sheet, a cutting step to cut the bar-like dough, and a placing step to place the bar-like pieces of dough that were cut at the cutting step into a baking mold so that at least one cutting plane faces upward. If there are air bubbles between layers of the bar-like pieces of dough, the air bubbles can escape from a cutting surface of the bar-like pieces of dough when they rise and expand at the fermenting and baking steps.
US07931922B2 Methods for treating glioblastoma with herbal compositions
The inventive subject matter relates to methods for treating glioblastoma, comprising administration of a composition comprising therapeutically effective amounts of supercritical extracts of rosemary, turmeric, oregano and ginger; and therapeutically effective amounts of hydroalcoholic extracts of holy basil, ginger, turmeric, Scutellaria baicalensis, rosemary, green tea, huzhang, Chinese goldthread, and barberry. The inventive subject matter further relates to methods for modulating gene expression of genes selected from the group consisting of interleukin-1α, interleukin-1β, heme oxygenase 1, aldo-keto reductase family 1, member C2, colony stimulating factor 3, leukemia inhibitory factor, heat shock 70 kDa protein, and combinations thereof, by administration of an effective amount of said compositions.
US07931919B2 Method of producing glycine-stabilized, lyophilized plasma
The invention is directed to stabilized whole-cell plasma, which retains the integrity and overall stability of the proteins and other macromolecules of the plasma. Stabilization is accomplished by the addition of glycine to plasma which allows for stabilization prior to freeze drying. Glycine, in the presence of the salt concentration in the plasma, does not recrystallize and acts as a superior stabilizer for the lyophilized plasma. The stability of the freeze dried plasma may be further improved by addition of protectants including calcium chloride, trisodium citrate, hydroxyethyl starch, ammonium sulfate and citric acid to maintain physiologic pH. Superior stability for a wide variety of plasma proteins and functions is shown. A system for the large scale preparation of sterile lyophilized plasma is also provided.
US07931918B2 Collagen-based microspheres and methods of preparation and uses thereof
A method of manufacture of ECM microparticles incorporating bioactive molecules for drug delivery has been developed, using a modified emulsification method or a water-in-oil-phase-separation method. The microspheres are photochemically crosslinked to control the release of the bioactive molecules for better drug delivery usage without compromising the biocompatibility of the crosslinked structures. The method uses mild fabrication conditions and simple processes, no toxic chemical crosslinking reagent, which may cause cytotoxicity and calcification after implantation, no organic solvents, which may reduce drug availability and bioactivity, and no vigorous stirring action, which may fragmentize material with poor shape and mechanical stability and thus destabilize the emulsion. The resulting microparticles or microspheres are of controlled size, controlled release, highly biocompatible, and useful for drug delivery as well as cell culture.
US07931914B2 System and method for uniaxial compression of an article, such as a three-dimensionally printed dosage form
A uniaxially compressed dosage form manufactured by three-dimensional printing that preserves the predetermined internal architecture of the dosage form while producing an improved surface finish. The compression compacts the dosage form, eliminating at least some of the void space that remains at the end of conventional three-dimensional printing. Surface finish obtained as a result of the uniaxial compression process can be essentially equal to that obtained from conventional tablet pressing. Additionally, the internal structure or spatial variation of composition of the dosage form is preserved during the pressing operation, with geometric shrinkage occurring mostly in the direction of the axis of pressing. Further, as a result of compression, a greater quantity of API can be packed into a given final volume of dosage form.
US07931909B2 Ocular therapy using alpha-2 adrenergic receptor compounds having enhanced anterior clearance rates
Ophthalmically therapeutic materials, such as liquid-containing compositions and polymeric drug delivery systems, include a therapeutic component which includes an alpha 2 adrenergic receptor agonist that is cleared from the anterior segment of an individual's eye to which the material is administered. The alpha 2 adrenergic receptor agonist may have a vitreal half-life greater than about three hours. The present materials are effective in treating an ocular condition(s) that affect the anterior segment of an eye, or the anterior and posterior segment of the eye. The materials are suitable for intravitreal or periocular administration and can provide prolonged drug delivery and therapeutic benefits to patients to which the materials have been administered. The alpha 2 adrenergic receptor agonists can be provided in liquid-containing formulations and/or bioerodible and/or non-bioerodible polymeric implants and microparticles. Methods of making and using the present materials are also described.
US07931907B2 Hepatitis B virus DNA polymerase and surface antigen variants and methods of using same
The present invention relates generally to viral variants exhibiting reduced sensitivity to agents and in particular nucleoside analogues. More particularly, the present invention is directed to hepatitis B virus variants exhibiting complete or partial resistance to nucleoside analogues. The variants may also comprise corresponding mutations affecting immunological interactivity to viral surface components. The present invention further contemplates assays for detecting such viral variants which assays are useful in monitoring anti-viral therapeutic regimes and in developing new or modified vaccines directed against viral agents and in particular hepatitis B virus variants. 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.
US07931900B2 Method for the treatment of multiple sclerosis by inhibiting IL-17 activity
The present invention provides a method for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of multiple sclerosis (MS) comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor of IL-17 activity.
US07931899B2 Humanized anti-amyloid beta antibodies
Humanized anti-Aβ antibodies derived from a murine antibody directed to a N-terminal epitope of Aβ are described. The humanized antibodies have reduced or no human T cell epitopes and bind Aβ with an affinity similar to that of the murine antibody.
US07931896B2 Compositions and methods for treating inflammation and auto-immune diseases
Compositions containing soluble B7-H4 (sH4) antagonists in an amount effective to reduce, inhibit, or mitigate an inflammatory response in an individual and methods for the treatment or prophylaxis of inflammatory disorders and autoimmune diseases or disorders are provided. Soluble H4 has been discovered to interfere with B7-H4 activity including B7-H4's activity as an inhibitor of T cell immunity. Thus, interference of sH4 biological activity is an effective method to restore B7-H4 activity and thereby provide an effective method for treating inflammatory diseases or disorders including autoimmune diseases or disorders. B7-H4Ig could also work as an agonist to suppress both humoral and cellular autoimmunity.
US07931895B2 Monoclonal antibodies with enhanced ADCC function
The invention concerns a method for obtaining and selecting monoclonal antibodies by an ADDC-type test, said antibodies capable of activating type III Fcy receptors and having a particular glycan structure. The inventive anti-D antibodies can be used for preventing Rhesus isoimmunisation in Rh negative persons, in particular for haemolytic disease in a new-born baby of for uses such as idiopathic thrombocytopenic pupura 9ITP).
US07931891B2 Isolated myeloid-like bone marrow cell populations and methods of treatment therewith
The present invention provides an isolated myeloid-like cell population comprising a majority of cells that are lineage negative, and which express both CD44 antigen, CD11b antigen, and hypoxia inducible factor 1 α (HIF-1 α). These cells have beneficial vasculotrophic and neurotrophic activity when intraocularly administered to the eye of a mammal, particularly a mammal suffering from an ocular degenerative disease. The myeloid-like cells are isolated by treating bone marrow cells, peripheral blood cells or umbilical cord cells with an antibody against CD44 (hyaluronic acid receptor), against CD11b, CD14, CD33, or against a combination thereof and using flow cytometry to positively select CD44 and/or CD11b expressing cells therefrom. The isolated myeloid-like bone marrow cells of the invention can be transfected with a gene encoding a therapeutically useful protein, for delivering the gene to the retina.
US07931890B2 Targeted combination immunotherapy of cancer and infectious diseases
The present invention is directed to methods for treating cancer wherein more than one therapeutic agent is used, with each of the therapeutic agents having different tumor-killing capabilities, and wherein the therapeutic agents are delivered to the tumor sites using combined targeting and pre-targeting methods. The methods of the present invention achieve good tumor to non-tumor ratios of the therapeutic agents, and are effective for cancer therapy.
US07931887B2 Hydrogenation of aluminum using a supercritical fluid medium
An apparatus and a method for controllably converting aluminum into alane. In the system of the invention, a reaction between aluminum and hydrogen to form alane is performed at temperatures below 100° C. using a supercritical fluid such as CO2 as a reaction medium, with the optional inclusion of a co-solvent, such as an ether, in the reaction vessel. Inert gas is used to exclude unwanted gases such as oxygen. The reaction of aluminum and hydrogen has been observed to proceed at approximately 60° C. using Me2O as an added solvent in CO2 at supercritical pressures.
US07931882B1 Sulfide scavenging media and associated methods
Compositions and associated methods directed to the removal of sulfurous compounds from air are presented herein. The compositions and methods may be able to treat air with H2S concentrations of at least 1000 ppm. The compositions and associated methods are used to remove sulfurous compounds from air associated with wastewater systems in various aspects.
US07931880B2 Production of silver sulfate grains using inorganic additives
An aqueous precipitation process for the preparation of particles comprising primarily silver sulfate, comprising reacting an aqueous soluble silver salt and an aqueous soluble source of inorganic sulfate ion in an agitated precipitation reactor vessel and precipitating particles comprising primarily silver sulfate, wherein the reaction and precipitation are performed in the presence of an aqueous soluble inorganic additive compound containing a cation capable of forming a sulfate salt that is less soluble than silver sulfate or a halide anion or an oxyanion capable of forming a silver salt that is less soluble than silver sulfate, the amount of additive being a minor molar percentage, relative to the molar amount of silver sulfate precipitated, and effective to result in precipitation of particles comprising primarily silver sulfate having a mean grain-size of less than 70 micrometers.
US07931879B2 Containers and methods for the automated handling of a liquid
The invention relates to a method for the automated handling of a fluid biological sample in an analytical instrument. Furthermore, the invention provides containers as well as instruments and systems suitable for the automated handling and processing of the fluid biological sample and discloses production methods for the manufacture of the containers.
US07931875B2 Integrated combustion reactors and methods of conducting simultaneous endothermic and exothermic reactions
Integrated Combustion Reactors (ICRs) and methods of making ICRs are described in which combustion chambers (or channels) are in direct thermal contact to reaction chambers for an endothermic reaction. Particular reactor designs are also described. Processes of conducting reactions in integrated combustion reactors are described and results presented. Some of these processes are characterized by unexpected and superior results, and/or results that can not be achieved with any prior art devices.
US07931874B2 Three-layered catalyst system for purifying exhaust gases of internal engines
Herein is a three-layered catalyst system in which layers including predetermined precious metal components are sequentially layered on a substrate, and thus the conversion ratio of HC and CO is increased, thereby improving purification efficiency. The three-layered catalyst system includes a substrate, a lower layer containing a precious metal component of only platinum, an intermediate layer containing a precious metal component of only palladium, and an upper layer containing a precious metal component of only platinum, all of which are sequentially layered.
US07931873B2 Isoolefin-diolefin production process and apparatus therefore
In an isoolefin-diolefin rubber production process (e.g. a butyl rubber production process), the cold rubber slurry produced in the reaction vessel is transported from the reaction vessel to the flash tank during which time the cold slurry may be expressed to separate at least part of the cold liquid reaction medium from the isoolefin-diolefin rubber. The separated cold liquid reaction medium is transported off stream, for example by a mechanical filter, where it can be recycled back into the reaction vessel and/or where it can be used to cool a feed stream or streams of the reaction components. The isoolefin-diolefin rubber and the residual liquid reaction medium are transported to a flash tank for further processing. The ability to separate and recycle cold liquid reaction medium makes the process more economical. In one aspect, the slurry may be transported from the reaction vessel to the flash tank by a self-cleaning fully intermeshing co-rotating twin screw extruder, which helps overcome the problem of plugging due to rubber sticking to the surfaces of the slurry transfer apparatus.
US07931872B2 Polymerization processor
A polymerization processor synthesizes a high quality polymer from a raw material in a molten state. Lactide sent from an apparatus for supplying lactide 1 is heated and molten in an apparatus for melting lactide 2, and a catalyst is added to the lactide in an apparatus for supplying a catalyst 3. The molten lactide is supplied through an apparatus for supplying lactide 4 to a horizontal reaction tank 5, and flows by a head difference with a polymerization reaction proceeding. A discharged reaction solution is supplied to the upper part of a vertical reaction tank 6, and flows through the vertical reaction tank 6 by gravity with the polymerization reaction proceeding. Thereafter, the reaction solution is transported to an apparatus for removing remaining lactide 7, where unreacted lactide is removed, and then the reaction solution is discharged.
US07931870B2 Reformer that determines a combustion state of an included combustion section and a fuel cell system incorporating the same
A controller for a reformer that: changes the supply quantity of at least either one of combustible gas and combustion oxidizing gas supplied to a combustion section; detects a change which is caused in the combustion state of the combustion section as a result of a change of the supply quantity; and checks the combustion state which arose at the combustion section before the change based on the previously detected detection result. Thus, a gone-out state of the combustion section can be reliably judged with a low cost device, and the combustion state of the combustion section in the reformer of a fuel cell system can be adjusted to an optimum combustion state.
US07931869B2 Device for dosage of substances
A device for dosage of substances having a substance intake portion, which included at least one substance compartment for the intake of substance to be dosed, an emptying portion for the emptying the substance compartment and a weighing balance for the determination of the quantity of dosed substance, wherein the substance intake portion includes a plurality of substance compartments, which are able to be individually emptied. The device further includes a control means, which control the emptying of the substance compartments in a manner dependent on the quantity of dosed substance, which is determined by means of the weighing balance.
US07931867B2 Uniform surfaces for hybrid material substrates and methods for making and using same
Devices, systems and methods of using same where hybrid substrate materials are provided with a substantially uniform surface to provide uniformity of properties, including interaction with their environments. Uniform surfaces are applied as coatings over, e.g., hybrid metal/silica, metal/polymer, metal/metal surfaces to mask different chemical properties of differing regions of the surface and to afford a protective surface for the hybrid structure.
US07931858B1 System and method for surface decontamination using electromagnetic surface waves
A method of decontaminating a surface is provided. A surface to propagate electromagnetic surface waves is provided having a frequency in the microwave spectrum between 1 GHz and 1000 GHz. The surface includes a surface-wave medium or the surface-wave medium is laminated on the surface for confining the electromagnetic surface waves to the surface. The surface-wave medium includes a conductive ground plane. A dielectric is provided on the ground plane. A metallic pattern is provided on the dielectric for increasing an inductive reactance of the surface-wave medium. Electromagnetic surface waves are transmitted onto the surface from a surface-wave coupler coupled to the surface for destroying, removing, or neutralizing chemical or biological surface contaminants. The surface contaminants are destroyed, removed, or neutralized with a plasma created by the electromagnetic surface waves or through absorption of the electromagnetic surface waves.
US07931855B2 Method of controlling the oxygen content of a powder
A method of reducing the oxygen content of a powder is provided. A canister is prepared with a getter, filled with the powder to be densified, sealed and evacuated. The canister is subjected to a hydrogen atmosphere at an elevated temperature whereby hydrogen diffuses into the canister through the walls thereof. The hydrogen forms moisture when reacted with the oxygen of the powder and the moisture in the reacted with the getter in order to remove oxygen from the powder to the getter. The atmosphere outside the canister is then altered to an inert atmosphere or vacuum, whereby hydrogen diffuses out of the canister. A dense body having a controlled amount of oxygen can thereafter be produced by conventional powder metallurgy techniques.
US07931854B2 Unit for catalytic gas nitrogenation of steels and alloys
Equipment for thermochemical treatment of steels and alloys in gaseous mediums with automatic control includes a heating furnace with/without a muffle, a process gas catalyst impact block located in the furnace, a mechanism for supply, mixing, proportioning and extraction of process gases and a device of indirect monitoring and control of the nitrogen potential in the furnace atmosphere. The device of indirect monitoring and control of the nitrogen potential in the furnace atmosphere is an oxygen sensor, a secondary transducer with indication of the nitrogen potential in weight units of nitrogen content in iron and an actuator, while the process gas catalyst impact block is located in the furnace on the process gas supply line. The technical result achieved is that reliability and stability of processes are significantly increased, as well as the period of nitriding is reduced due to integrated process automation that is available.
US07931851B2 Stereolithographic method and apparatus
A method and an apparatus includes using a planar plotting mask which can continuously change a mask image; continuously moving the planar plotting mask with reference to the surface of the photocurable resin composition and exposing the surface of a photocurable resin composition to light by way of the planar plotting mask while continuously changing a mask image of the planar plotting mask in accordance with a cross-sectional profile pattern of an optically-cured resin layer to be formed and in synchronism with movement of the planar plotting mask, to thus form an optically-cured resin layer having a predetermined cross-sectional profile pattern; and performing building operation such that boundary areas among adjacent plotted areas in the optically-cured resin layer become unnoticeable in a finally-obtained stereolithographic three-dimensional object.
US07931850B2 Nanometer-scale ablation using focused, coherent extreme ultraviolet/soft x-ray light
Ablation of holes having diameters as small as 82 nm and having clean walls was obtained in a poly(methyl methacrylate) on a silicon substrate by focusing pulses from a Ne-like Ar, 46.9 nm wavelength, capillary-discharge laser using a freestanding Fresnel zone plate diffracting into third order is described. Spectroscopic analysis of light from the ablation has also been performed. These results demonstrate the use of focused coherent EUV/SXR light for the direct nanoscale patterning of materials.
US07931848B2 Method of producing solid body having depressed portion on surface
A method of very inexpensively and stably producing a solid body having a depressed portion on a surface, which is expected to be applied in a variety of industrial fields. This method forms a solid body having a depressed portion on a surface by using a solution at least containing a solvent A, a solvent B and a polymer compound soluble in solvent B, solvent A being a hydrophilic solvent and solvent B being a hydrophobic solvent, the boiling point of solvent A being equal to or higher than the boiling point of solvent B, and the total mass of solvent B being 50% or more of the total mass of the solvents contained in the solution, then solidifying the solution while forming a depressed portion from condensation on the surface of the solution during a process wherein either one or both of the solvent A and solvent B contained in the solution are evaporating.
US07931844B2 Imprint lithography
An imprint lithography apparatus is disclosed which has a needle, and a substrate table arranged to hold a substrate to be imprinted, wherein the needle is moveable between a first position and a second position, the first position being such that in use the needle penetrates a layer of imprintable material on the substrate, and the second position being such that in use the needle is disengaged from the imprintable material on the substrate, the substrate table and the needle arranged such that one may be scanned relative to the other.
US07931832B2 Ophthalmic lens media insert
This invention discloses methods and apparatus for providing an ophthalmic lens with media including an energy receptor. In some embodiments, the media includes an insert placed in a cavity formed to cast mold an ophthalmic lens from a reactive mixture.
US07931826B2 White light illumination device
The invention provides a white light illumination device including an ultraviolet excitation light source and an ultraviolet excitable aluminosilicate phosphor. The ultraviolet excitable aluminosilicate phosphor has a formula as (M1-x,Rex)aAlbSicOd:D, wherein M is Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba or combination thereof. In addition, Re is Y, La, Pr, Nd, Eu, Gd, Tb, Ce, Dy, Yb, Er, Sc, Mn, Zn, Cu, Ni, Lu or combination thereof, while 0
US07931825B2 Polymerizable composition
A polymerizable composition comprising a bifunctional (meth)acrylate compound represented by general formula (1) and a monofunctional (meth)acrylate compound having a nitrile group at the terminal thereof represented by general formula (2). The mass ratio of them (the former/the latter) is from 90/10 to 40/60.
US07931824B2 Surfactants and polymerizable surfactants based on room-temperature ionic liquids that form lyotropic liquid crystal phases with water and room-temperature ionic liquids
A modular surfactant architecture based on room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) has been developed that affords non-polymerizable and polymerizable amphiphiles that form lamellar (L), hexagonal (H) or bicontinuous cubic (Q) LLC phases when mixed with water or RTILs serving as the polar solvent. The amphiphiles are imidazolium salts having two or more imidazolium head groups joined by one or more spacers. Polymerization of the LLC assembly can produce polymeric materials having ordered nanopores, with the ordering of the pores determined by the LLC phase.
US07931823B2 Additives to prevent degradation of cyclic alkene derivatives
A stabilized cyclic alkene composition comprising one or more cyclic alkenes, and at least one antioxidant compound having the formula (I), wherein R1 through R5 can each independently be H, OH, C1-C8 linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl, C1-C8 linear, branched, or cyclic alkoxy or substituted or unsubstituted aryl, and wherein the antioxidant compound is present in an amount between 1 ppm and 200 ppm and has a boiling point lower than 265° C. A method for forming a layer of carbon-doped silicon oxide on a substrate, which uses the stabilized alkene composition and a silicon containing compound.
US07931821B2 Oxynitride piezoelectric material and method of producing the same
An oxynitride piezoelectric material, which exhibits ferroelectricity and has good piezoelectric properties, and a method of producing the oxynitride piezoelectric material. The oxynitride piezoelectric material includes a tetragonal perovskite-type oxynitride represented by the following general formula (1): A1−xBix+δ1B1−yB′y+δ2O3−zNz  (1), where A represents a divalent element, B and B′ each represent a tetravalent element, x represents a numerical value of 0.35 or more to 0.6 or less, y represents a numerical value of 0.35 or more to 0.6 or less, z represents a numerical value of 0.35 or more to 0.6 or less, and δ1 and δ2 each represent a numerical value of −0.2 or more to 0.2 or less, in which the A includes at least one kind selected from Ba, Sr, and Ca and the B and the B′ each include at least one kind selected from Ti, Zr, Hf, Si, Ge, and Sn.
US07931818B2 Process of embedded circuit structure
A process of an embedded circuit structure is provided. A complex metal layer, a prepreg, a supporting board, another prepreg and another complex metal layer are laminated together, wherein each of the complex metal layers has an inner metal layer and an outer metal layer stacked on the inner metal layer, the roughness of the outer surfaces of the inner metal layers is less than the roughness of the second outer surfaces of the outer metal layers, and the outer surfaces of the outer metal layers after laminating are exposed outwards. Each of two patterned photoresist layers is respectively formed on the outer surfaces of the outer metal layers. A metal material is created on portions of the outer surfaces of the outer metal layers not covered by the patterned photoresist layers to form two patterned circuit layers. The patterned photoresist layers are then removed to form a laminating structure.
US07931813B2 Process for the reduction of biofouling using electric fields
A process to reduce or prevent biofouling, by destroying or deactivating microbiological content of feedwater, or other liquid, prior to its entrance into membranes or process equipment, such as heat transfer equipment. The process comprises the use of electrical discharge and/or electric fields to destroy microbes that result in the biofouling of surfaces. By destroying the microbiological content of the water the microbiology no longer is able to create a restricting biofilm upon or within said process equipment.
US07931809B2 Desalination methods and systems that include carbonate compound precipitation
Desalination methods that include carbonate compound precipitation are provided. In certain embodiments, feed water is subjected to carbonate compound precipitation conditions prior to desalination. In certain embodiments, desalination waste brine is subjected to carbonate compound precipitation conditions. In yet other embodiments, both feed water and waste brine are subjected to carbonate compound precipitation conditions. Aspects of embodiments of the invention include carbone dioxide sequestration. Embodiments of the invention further employ a precipitate product of the carbonate compound precipitation conditions as a building material, e.g., a cement. Also provided are systems configured for use in methods of the invention.
US07931808B2 Sequencing batch reactor with continuous membrane filtration and solids reduction
A method and system of treating wastewater that can provide operating flexibility is disclosed. The system is operated with a sequencing batch reactor, which is typically cycling to any of fill, react, settle, decant, and idle stages, to treat the wastewater. The system can further utilize a membrane filtration system to further treat water from the sequencing batch reactor and produce suitable water. A solids-reducing system can be connected to the sequencing batch reactor and reduce an amount of biodegraded solids by converting the character or distribution of microorganisms population in the biomass.
US07931806B2 Wastewater treatment method and apparatus, biosolids-based food additive, and business application
The present invention is directed to processes and business methods and wastewater treatment units for converting the waterborne residuals from wastewater generated by food processing plants into an ingredient suitable for use in animal feeds. The ingredient produced by the processes of the present invention has a high protein content and can be used as a replacement for conventional sources of animal feed protein such as fish meal.
US07931804B2 Filter assembly for frying oil or other liquids and an associated valve assembly
A filter assembly is provided. Embodiments of the filter assembly allow for the continuous filtering of the frying oil, while the fryer is on-line. The filter assembly may include a dirty chamber, a clean chamber, a pump configured to suck the frying oil through the chambers, and a toggle clamp configured to move the filter assembly between a closed configuration and an opened configuration. In the opened configuration, the filter assembly is configured to seal a filter media portion between the two chambers. The pump is configured to suck oil into the dirty chamber and through the filter media and into the clean chamber in order to filter dirt from the oil. In the opened configuration, the filter assembly is configured to allow the removal of now dirty filter media portion from between the chambers and the insertion of a new clean filter media portion.
US07931801B2 Aquarium filter system
An aquarium filter system mainly has a base and an uprightly mounted filtering cylinder; the filtering cylinder is provided therein with a pump unit, it can be optionally used to spray forceful water jet on the surface board of the base or to pump air into the filtering cylinder to form air bubbles in water in the filtering cylinder; after filtering, seawater in an aquarium can be kept clean.
US07931799B2 Hydroconversion multi-metallic catalyst and method for making thereof
A process for preparing a bulk multi-metallic catalyst for hydrotreating heavy oil feeds is provided. The catalyst is particularly suitable for hydrotreating heavy oil feeds having a boiling point in the range of 343° C. (650° F.)- to 454° C. (850° F.), an average molecular weight Mn ranging from 300 to 400, and an average molecular diameter ranging from 0.9 nm to 1.7 nm. The bulk multi-metallic catalyst is prepared by sulfiding a catalyst precursor that has an essentially monomodal pore volume distribution with at least 95% of the pores being macropores, and having a total pore volume of at least 0.08 g/cc.
US07931793B2 Tin or tin alloy electroplating solution
An additive obtained from the reaction product obtained by reacting glutaraldehyde and at least one type of compound selected from hydrocarbon compounds containing a hydroxyl group, and at least one type of compound selected from amine compounds, as well as a tin or tin alloy plating solution containing this additive.
US07931792B2 System for concentrating and analyzing particles suspended in a fluid
Disclosed is a device for separating and concentrating particles suspended in a fluid stream by using dielectrophoresis (DEP) to trap and/or deflect those particles as they migrate through a fluid channel. The method uses fluid channels designed to constrain a liquid flowing through it to uniform electrokinetic flow velocities. This behavior is achieved by connecting deep and shallow sections of channels, with the channel depth varying abruptly along an interface. By careful design of abrupt changes in specific permeability at the interface, an abrupt and spatially uniform change in electrokinetic force can be selected. Because these abrupt interfaces also cause a sharp gradient in applied electric fields, a DEP force also can be established along the interface. Depending on the complex conductivity of the suspended particles and the immersion liquid, the DEP force can controllably complement or oppose the local electrokinetic force transporting the fluid through the channel allowing for manipulation of particles suspended in the transporting liquid.
US07931785B2 Method for cracking, unification and refining of hydrocarbons and device for its implementation
A method for cracking a heavy hydrocarbon is described including exposing a heterogeneous medium of the heavy hydrocarbon with a hydrogen-containing gas in a chamber to both an electronic beam and an electric discharge field at the same time so as to create a thermal non-equilibrium as well as a spatially non-uniform state for this medium. Such dual exposure allows the cracking method to proceed without high temperature and high pressure typically required therefore and thus reduces the energy consumption and impurities generated along with desirable output product. Refining of hydrocarbons is achieved by removing sulfur therefrom during cracking in the form of hydrogen sulphide. A reverse use of this method is also described, namely a unification method for light fractions to be transformed into a heavy hydrocarbon.
US07931783B2 Pyrolysis methods and apparatus
A fast pyrolysis apparatus (200) for producing pyrolysis liquid, such as oil or tar, char and pyrolysis gas from biomass, such as straw, comprises a centrifuge chamber (204) and a rotor (210) arranged to impart rotation on the biomass in the centrifuge chamber to force the biomass outwardly under the action of centrifugal forces. A furnace (206) arranged coaxially around the centrifuge chamber (204) maintains the temperature at an outer reactive wall of the centrifuge chamber at an elevated temperature to effect the pyrolysis process at or near the reactive wall. The apparatus comprises a condenser (218) arranged coaxially with and surrounded by the centrifuge chamber (204). The apparatus may be accommodated by a mobile unit for simultaneously collecting biomass from a field and processing the biomass in the apparatus.
US07931780B2 Wet paper web transfer belt
A wet paper web transfer belt comprises a base body 30, a paper side layer 20, and a machine side layer 23. The paper side layer 20 is composed of a paper contacting side batt layer 21 made of hydrophilic fibers 41 and a base bode side batt layer 22 without the hydrophilic fibers 41, at least the paper contacting side batt layer 21 being impregnated with a high molecular weight elastic body 50 and at least a part of the hydrophilic fibers 41 being exposed on the surface of the paper contacting side batt layer 21. The water contained in the wet paper web remains within the paper contacting side batt layer 21 made of the hydrophilic fibers 41 with only a small amount of water moving into the base body side batt layer 22, thereby reducing dimensional changes of the belt. Further, since the water contained in the wet paper web remains within the hydrophilic fibers 41 exposed on the surface of the paper side layer 20, the belt is capable of transferring the wet paper web attached thereon while allowing smooth detachment when transferring it to the next process.
US07931773B2 Primer composition for glass bonding
A one component bonding agent, method of using and articles produced therefrom, comprising from about 3 to 60% by weight of the total primer weight, of a first polymer, the first polymer comprising the reaction product of from about 15 to 85% by weight, based on the total weight of the first polymer, of a first oligomer, wherein the first oligomer comprises the reaction product of an epoxy functional silane and an amine functional monomer and a second oligomer including the reaction product of a monomeric isocyanate and a functionalized tri-alkoxysilane.
US07931772B2 Method for manufacturing light emitting displays and light emitting display device
A method for manufacturing light emitting devices is provided. The method may reduce the inner pressure of a laminated image emitting device panel, thereby preventing failure of the panel. The method includes holding a first substrate with a lower chuck located in a vacuum chamber; holding a second substrate with an upper chuck located opposite the first chuck in the vacuum chamber; creating a high vacuum in the vacuum chamber; correcting positions of the first substrate and the second substrate; supplying gas having a temperature of about 50 to about 200° C. into the vacuum chamber; temporarily laminating the first substrate and the second substrate; venting the vacuum chamber; and bonding the first substrate and the second substrate. The panel is laminated after being filled with a heated gas and thus, when it is exposed to room temperature, the mobility of the gas decreases while reducing its initial inner pressure, thereby preventing panel failure.
US07931770B2 Process and equipment for continuous decoration of structural shapes by sublimation
Continuous decoration process with a film of inked plastic material enclosing a structural shape and consisting of the following steps: perform continuous wrapping of the structural shape with inked film (4, 5), place under pressure the film wrapping the structural shape (7), keep the film under pressure, heat the structural shape wrapped in the film to the sublimation temperature and perform the sublimation (9, 10), automatically detach the exhausted film from the structural shape (11), cool the structural shape (12), and unload and accumulate the decorated structural shape devoid of film (13, 14).
US07931768B2 Method and device for constructing a radial tire
Device and method for building a radial tire. The device includes a first drum device for building a belt package and a transfer device for transferring the belt package from the first drum device to a second drum device having arranged thereon a carcass tube from at least one airtight inner layer, a carcass play and two bead cores with core profiles. The second drum device is arranged between core clamping devices and is structured and arranged to join the carcass tube and the belt package during expansion of the second drum device. The belt package is contoured or shaped by deformation via the second drum device. This abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
US07931765B2 Method and device for applying a synthetic binder to an airborne flow of fibers
A method and a device to be used in the process of manufacturing plates, such as fiberboards or the like boards, where the raw material in form of biomass particles, such as wood fibers or the like, applied with a thermosetting binder is spread onto a forming belt to form a mat, and where said mat by means of a hot press is compressed into the desired thickness of the finished plate and the thermosetting binder is hardened. According to the invention the thermosetting binder is applied to the dried biomass particles in an airborne process, where the intense and homogeneous contact of the biomass particles and the droplets of fluent binder are facilitated by the use of ultrasound generated by the use of compressed air, water steam or another gas. Further measures to intensify the contact between the biomass particles and the binder droplets utilizing the dipole moment of the biomass particles, at the same time preventing the binder to stick to the walls of the device, as well as measures and to control moisture content and temperature of the binder-loaded particles are disclosed.
US07931754B2 Dishwasher with mist cleaning
A dishwasher having a liquid spraying system operable in a first mode to spray a focused stream of liquid within the wash chamber, and operable in a second mode to spray a diffused stream of liquid within the wash chamber.
US07931751B2 Method for purification of high purity sucrose material
A method for purifying a sucrose material already in a high purity liquid, crystalline or other form of sucrose, such as raw sugar, utilizing chromatography, or utilizing chromatography in connection with other methods of purification.
US07931750B2 Sealing lock for a deposition line in vacuum on a flat product
The invention relates to a sealing lock, for an in vacuo chamber for deposition on a, preferably metallic, endless strip, characterized in that: the metal rollers are mounted on brackets, fixed to the covers and are immovable like the latter, the rollers of the same pair have the axes thereof arranged in the same vertical plane and are of different diameter, the position of the roller with the smaller diameter being alternated up and down on passing from a given pair to the next pair, the support cradles for the two rollers of the same pair have a lateral projection towards the center, the spacing of which with regard to the base for said rollers defines a second gap.
US07931749B2 Shower head and film-forming device using the same
The present invention relates to a showerhead that supplies a source gas and a supporting gas for depositing a film into a processing vessel of a film deposition apparatus. The showerhead includes a body which is provided with a gas jetting surface (8). In the showerhead body, there are defined a first diffusion chamber (60) that receives the source gas and diffuses the same, and a second diffusion chamber (62) that receives the supporting gas and diffuses the same. The gas jetting surface has source-gas jetting orifices (10A) that are in communication with the first diffusion chamber, and first supporting-gas jetting orifices (10B) that are in communication with the second diffusion chamber. Each of the first supporting-gas jetting orifices (10B) are formed into a ring shape that adjacently surrounds a corresponding one of the source-gas jetting orifices (10A).
US07931745B2 Black pigment/auxiliary combination having improved colour strength
The present invention relates to a black pigment/auxiliary combination having an improved relative color strength of greater than or equal to 110%, the preparation thereof and the use thereof.
US07931741B2 Gas-insulated switchgear apparatus and gas filter device
A gas tank is hermetically filled with an insulating gas. A gas filling opening is provided on the gas tank, which includes a flange at its end. A gas filter device is fixed to the gas flange of the gas filling opening. The gas filter device includes a gas filter formed with a porous insulating material having pores with a diameter in a range from tens of micrometers to hundreds of micrometers. The gas filter has stability against the insulating gas and a decomposition product of the insulating gas.
US07931740B2 Cyclone separator
Systems and methods for separating contaminants in a contaminated airstream are described. In one embodiment, a contaminated airstream is received and a vortex is created that separates the contaminated airstream into a clean airstream used in the system and contaminants (e.g., debris and particles).
US07931739B2 Agglomerate removal system
An agglomerate removal device for removing agglomerated particles from a solids-containing stream. The agglomerate removal device can include an agglomerate capture device and an agglomerate withdrawal device. In one embodiment, the agglomerate removal device can be utilized in a process for desulfurizing gasoline or diesel streams in order to remove at least a portion of the agglomerated sorbent particles exiting the fluidized bed regenerator.
US07931737B2 Systems and methods for restricting scale in gas scrubbers and related components
Systems, methods and apparatus for restricting scale build-up in gas scrubbers and piping are disclosed. The scrubbers and/or pipes may have a coating disposed on internal surfaces thereof. The coating restricts formation of scale within the pipe, especially scale that would normally accumulate due to fluoride-enriched absorbents, such as fluoride-enriched alumina.
US07931735B2 Oxycombustion method allowing capture of all of the carbon dioxide produced
The invention relates to an oxycombustion method with capture of the CO2 produced. Mixer M supplies chamber CC with a mixture of oxygen from unit O and of recycled fumes from storage drum SG. Chamber CC is supplied with oxidizer from mixer M and with fuel flowing in through line 8. All of the combustion fumes are sent to water condensation unit CT, then fed into storage drum SG. Part of the fumes containing all the CO2 produced by combustion is compressed to about 60 bars, then cooled and partly liquefied to about 15° C. in liquefaction unit L1, and stored in drum SM. According to the invention, the partly liquefied CO2 is compressed by means of a multiphase pump in order to be discharged through line 16 and stored in an underground reservoir.
US07931729B2 Controlled release fertilizers and methods of manufacture
A method of manufacturing a controlled release fertilizer wherein the fertilizer is deposited onto a first polymer film and then covered by a second polymer film to encapsulate the fertilizer between the first polymer film and the second polymer film.
US07931728B2 Fertilizer granules and manufacturing process
A fertilizer granule contains, as a binder, at least one organic polymer. The organic polymer is a hydrosoluble polymer that is at least partially cationic.
US07931722B2 Cyclonic vacuum cleaner
A cyclonic vacuum cleaner includes a body portion, a nozzle portion and a dirt cup which is removable from the body portion. The dirt cup collects dirt and other debris separated by a cyclone and a cyclone slinger portion in the body portion. A main filter may be housed in a transparent filter door downstream of the cyclone. The dirt cup may be inserted into and sealingly held within the body portion by using a rotational caroming structure.
US07931715B2 DPF heater attachment mechanisms
An exhaust filter system includes a particulate filter (PF) that is disposed downstream from an engine. The PF filters particulates within an exhaust from the engine. A heating element heats particulate matter in the PF. A fastener limits expansion movement of the heating element relative to the PF.
US07931714B2 Composition useful to chemical mechanical planarization of metal
A chemical mechanical polishing composition, the polishing composition includes polishing abrasive, an oxidizing agent, an accelerating compound, an inhibitor, a co-inhibitor, and a solvent as the remaining. The composition can maintain a high removal rate through polishing, meantime it has a feature to inhibit static etch rate and lower the defect of polishing including metal dishing and erosion. Hence it needs no change of the composition for simultaneously removing a most part of a metal layer, particularly for a first stage of polishing bulk copper layer and for a second micro-polishing stage of removing the remaining less copper; the present invention has the advantage of simplifying processing and reducing waste.
US07931707B2 Regenerable method and system for desulfurizing reformate
A system for removing sulfur from a continuous reformate stream feeding a fuel cell stack. First and second sulfur traps are disposed in parallel between a hydrocarbon reformer and the fuel cell stack. The ends of the sulfur traps are connected to conventional four-way valves such that either trap may be selected for trapping sulfur from the reformate stream, while the other trap is undergoing regeneration by backflushing the accumulated adsorbed sulfur deposits. Thus, the sulfur traps may be used and stripped alternately, permitting continuous supply of desulfurized reformate to the fuel cell assembly. In a currently preferred embodiment, the hot cathode air exhaust is used to assist in stripping the out-of-service trap. In an alternative embodiment, two reformers are provided and the reformers are alternately regenerated along with their respective traps.
US07931706B2 Method and apparatus for fermentation
A cement kiln from which its brick lining has been removed, or a rotary dryer for cement production is used as a fermentation treatment apparatus 202 for converting waste matter into compost. The waste matter to be subjected to the fermentation treatment includes city waste contained in garbage bags, and its fermentation treatment is carried out by introducing the waste matter directly into the aforesaid cement kiln or the aforesaid rotary dryer for cement production without tearing the aforesaid garbage bags.
US07931702B2 Azo compound and salt thereof, and dye-containing polarizing film comprising the compound or salt
Disclosed is an azo compound represented by the general formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein R1 and R2 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or a lower alkoxy group; and n represents 1 or 2. Also disclosed are a dye-containing polarizing film and a dye-containing polarizing plate, each of which comprises a polarizing film base material and the azo compound contained in the base material.
US07931699B2 Compositions for spray dyeing cellulosic fabrics
Compositions are provided for spray dyeing of a cellulosic, such as cotton, fabric or garment. The compositions include a reactive dye, a wetter, an alkali, and water. The present compositions are made by first mixing the reactive dye, the wetter, and the water to form a solution, and thereafter adding the alkali to the solution.
US07931698B2 Ready-to-use composition for oxidation dyeing of keratin fibers comprising at least one fatty substance, at least one thickener, at least one dye precursor, at least one oxidizing agent, and at least one alkaline agent, and process and kits therewith
Provided is a ready-to-use composition for the oxidation dyeing of keratin fibers, and for example of human keratin fibers such as the hair, comprising, A) at least one fatty substance other than fatty acids 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 polymeric thickener, C) at least one dye precursor, D) at least one oxidizing agent and E) at least one alkaline agent wherein at least one of the at least one alkaline agent is an organic amine. Also provided is a method of dyeing keratin fibers, comprising applying the ready-to-use composition to the keratin fibers for a sufficient time to develop the desired coloration.
US07931697B2 Composition comprising 2,3-diamino-6,7-dihydro-1H,5H-pyrazolo[1,2-A]pyrazol-1-one and 4,5-diamino-1-(β-hydroxyethyl)pyrazole, kits containing said composition, and process for dyeing therewith
The present disclosure relates to a composition for dyeing keratin fibers, comprising, in a suitable medium, at least one first oxidation base chosen from 2,3-diamino-6,7-dihydro-1H,5H-pyrazolo[1,2-a]pyrazol-1-one and the addition salts thereof; and at least one second oxidation base chosen from 4,5-diamino-1-(β-hydroxyethyl)pyrazole and the addition salts thereof. The present disclosure also relates to a process for dyeing keratin fibers using the composition of the present disclosure, the use of this composition for dyeing keratin fibers, and also a method for making the composition of the present disclosure.
US07931692B2 Implant derived from bone
An implant which is particularly suitable for the repair and/or replacement of a skeletal joint, e.g., a vertebral joint, includes a unit of monolithic bone possessing at least one demineralized region exhibiting properties of flexibility and resilience, the demineralized region having diminished or insignificant capacity for promoting new bone growth.
US07931690B1 Method of resurfacing an articular surface of a bone
A method is provided for performing a total knee arthroplasty. The method includes making a primary incision near a knee joint of a patient and resecting medial and lateral condyles of the femur of the leg to create at least one femoral cut surface. The resecting step is performed without dislocating the knee joint. The method also includes balancing various ligament tensions to obtain desired tension and moving a femoral component of a total knee implant through the primary incision. The method further includes positioning the femoral component with respect to the at least one femoral cut surface.
US07931689B2 Method and apparatus for treating a vertebral body
An implantable container is used to stabilize or restore height in a vertebral body. After insertion the container is filled with a bone filler material such as bone cement.
US07931685B2 Method and system for treatment of regurgitating heart valves
A system and process for correction of regurgitation of heart valves. With mitral valves in particular, the anterior leaflet is advanced through use of a D-plasty patch and a narrow annuloplasty ring which compresses the lateral dimension of the valve. Other specifically configured annuloplasty rings can also be utilized. The sizes of the patch and ring are selected to provide a sufficient advancement of the leaflet to restore the surface of coaptation.
US07931679B2 Bone compression device
The invention relates to bone compression devices and bone compression systems, and in particular, to bone compression devices and systems for use in connection with vertebrae. The bone compression devices and bone compression systems are disposed, or installed, along at least one bone to maintain the at least one bone in a desired spatial relationship. Broadly, the invention is directed to a bone compression device for placing in communication with at least one bone having a bone radius of curvature, the bone compression device comprising a plate having a pre-formed shape, a deformed shape, and at least one elastic shape therebetween, the pre-formed shape having a preformed radius of curvature less than the bone radius of curvature, the deformed shape having a deformed radius of curvature greater than the bone radius of curvature, and at least one of the at least one elastic shapes having an elastic radius of curvature that substantially corresponds to the bone radius of curvature. The invention is also directed to a bone compression system wherein the plate includes a string attached to each end of the plate and a tensioner for facilitating the movement of the plate from the pre-formed shape to the at least one elastic shape. Methods of maintaining a bone in a spatial relationship and methods of contouring the bone compression devices are also disclosed.
US07931678B2 Hybrid spinal plates
Various spinal plating systems for use in treating spinal pathologies are provided. In certain exemplary embodiments, the spinal plating systems can be configured to allow a surgeon to select a bone screw construct having a particular range of motion for attaching a spinal plate to bone as needed based on the intended use. In one exemplary embodiment, the spinal plating system includes a first bone screw that is polyaxially movable relative to the spinal plate, and a second bone screw that has a range of motion that is substantially limited to a single plane.
US07931677B2 Rod reducer method
A method of operating a rod reducer includes connecting a cam coupling rod reducer to a screw head of a pedicle screw assembly, wherein spaces in between prongs at a second end of an inner tube of the rod reducer are positioned parallel to a rod of the pedicle screw assembly, and wherein the connection of the cam coupling rod reducer to the screw head indicates a first position of operation; rotating a lever cam of the cam coupling rod reducer until an indication line marked on an outer body of the cam coupling rod reducer moves to a second position of operation; and rotating the lever cam to a third position of operation, wherein the third position of operation indicates that the rod is optimally seated in the pedicle screw assembly, and that the pedicle screw assembly is ready to accept a blocker screw.
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