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US07944343B2	System and method for providing information in a vehicle A system for providing information to a vehicle occupant includes a haptic control element which is provided in the vehicle and is configured to generate a haptic signal. An electronic control unit is operatively connected to the haptic control element and activates the haptic control element in order to indicate with a haptic signal that information is available for retrieval.
US07944338B2	RFID tag, RFID reader/writer, RFID system, and processing method of RFID system In an RFID system including RFID tags each incorporating a sensor, accuracy of measurement by the sensor can be improved. For example, when measurements are performed several times by using RFID tags each incorporating a sensor unit, generation of a carrier directed from an RFID reader/writer to the RFID tags is stopped for a predetermined period every time when a measurement ends. By this means, the chip temperature of the RFID tag increased due to power consumption in each measurement can be reduced to, for example, ambient temperature every time when a measurement ends. Therefore, an error in measurement by the sensor unit can be reduced, thereby achieving accurate measurement.
US07944334B2	Tamper-resistant alarm switch assembly Tamper-resistant alarm switch assemblies (22, 100, 124, 148) are provided which include a first movement-sensing switch (24) and a second tamper-sensing switch assembly (25) including a switchable component (26) and an actuating component (74, 136, 166), mounted on a member (30) and each being switchable between respective first and second movement-sensing and tamper-sensing switch states in response to relative movement between first and second members (30, 32), and relative shifting between the switch (26) and actuating component (74, 136, 166). Mounting structure (28, 106, 138) is provided to attach the first switch (24) and second switch assembly (25) to the member (30) in a normal operating position wherein the first switch (24) will sense relative movement between the first and second members (30, 32), with relative shifting between the switchable component (26) and the actuating component (74, 136, 166) in the event of an attempted detachment of at least one of the components (26, 74, 136, 166) of the tamper switch assembly (25), or the first switch (24), or both thereof, from the member (30).
US07944329B2	Acoustic wave filter device with branched ground wiring sandwiching the IDT area An acoustic wave filter device has a balance-unbalance conversion function and has an increased out-of-band attenuation. The acoustic wave filter device includes a 5-IDT-type longitudinally coupled resonator-type acoustic wave filter unit including IDTs that are connected between an unbalanced terminal and first and second balanced terminals, and the IDTs and are connected to the first and second balanced terminals, respectively, that is arranged between the unbalanced terminal and the first and second balanced terminals. A second ground wiring that connects the end portions of the unbalanced-side IDT on the side connected to the ground potential to a ground terminal is separated from a first ground wiring. The second ground wiring includes first and second branched wiring portions, and the first and second branched wiring portions are arranged so as to sandwich an area in which the IDTs are provided.
US07944321B2	Harmonic suppressing circuit There are included an LPF (3) and an HPF (4) that are connected in parallel to the output of a pre-emphasis circuit (2). There is also included a gain adjusting circuit (6) that performs a gain adjustment of low-pass filter with respect to the frequency band to be passed through the HPF (4). The low frequency components of the frequency band of baseband signals outputted from the pre-emphasis circuit (2) pass through the LPF (3), while the high frequency components pass through the HPF (4). As to the outputs from the HPF (4), the gain of especially the higher part of the frequency band components to be passed through the HPF (4) is suppressed by the gain adjusting circuit (6), whereby the amplitudes of the baseband signals can be limited only for the high frequency range without using a limiter and further the peak values of the baseband signals can be inhibited from exceeding the maximum frequency deviation.
US07944318B2	Voltage controlled oscillator, and PLL circuit and radio communication device each including the same A voltage controlled oscillator includes an inductor circuit, C-coupling type variable capacitance circuits, a direct-coupling type variable capacitance circuit, and a negative resistance circuit, which are connected in parallel, and a reference voltage generating section that generates two reference voltages. A control voltage for feedback control of an oscillation frequency is applied to back gate terminals of variable capacitance elements of the variable capacitance circuits. The reference voltages are applied to gate terminals of the variable capacitance elements of the C-coupling type variable capacitance circuits, respectively.
US07944317B2	Cold atom micro primary standard An atomic clock having a physics package that includes a vacuum chamber cavity that holds atoms of Rb-87 under high vacuum conditions, an optical bench having a single laser light source, a local oscillator, a plurality of magnetic field coils, an antenna, at least one photo-detector and integrated control electronics. The single laser light source has a fold-retro-reflected design to create three retro-reflected optical beams that cross at 90° angles relative to one another in the vacuum chamber cavity. This design allows the single laser light source to make the required six trapping beams needed to trap and cool the atoms of Rb-87. The foregoing design makes possible atomic clocks having reduced size and power consumption and capable of maintaining an ultra-high vacuum without active pumping.
US07944314B2	Low frequency oscillator for burst-mode dimming control for CCFL driver system Oscillator system and method thereof. The oscillator system includes a first voltage-to-current converter configured to receive a first voltage and generate a first current based on at least information associated with the first voltage, and a second voltage-to-current converter configured to receive a second voltage and generate a second current based on at least information associated with the second voltage. Additionally, the oscillator system further includes a current-mode N-bit digital-to-analog converter configured to receive at least the second current and a first clock signal and to generate a third current based on at least information associated with the second current and the first clock signal. N is a first integer. The first clock signal is associated with a first clock frequency corresponding to a first clock period. Moreover, the oscillator system further includes a current comparator coupled to the first voltage-to-current converter and the current-mode N-bit digital-to-analog converter.
US07944313B1	Calibrating control loops Systems and techniques to calibrate a control loop include, in at least one implementation, a system including the control loop configured to generate a clock signal and lock the clock signal to timing marks detected on a machine readable medium, a repetitive error correction module configured to receive a predicted phase and a corrected phase error for the clock signal, generate a predicted repetitive phase disturbance using the predicted phase and the corrected phase error for the clock signal, and calibrate a phase error to compensate for variations in repetitive phase errors in the clock signal using the predicted repetitive phase disturbance; and a servo track generator configured to generate servo tracks using the clock signal.
US07944311B1	Feedback biasing for cascode amplifiers A system for a power transmitter may be provided. The system may include a first amplifier stage having at least a first transistor and a second transistor that are connected in a first cascode configuration; a second amplifier stage having at least a third transistor and a fourth transistor that are connected in a second cascode configuration, where the first transistor receives a system input of the power transmitter, where the second transistor is connected to the third transistor, and where the fourth transistor provides a system output of the power transmitter; and a feedback network that connects a first gate or base of the fourth transistor with a second gate or base of the second transistor.
US07944309B2	Transconductance bias circuit, amplifier and method Methods, circuits and apparatus for biasing an amplifier to maintain consistent operational characteristics over variations in fabrication processes and operational temperature conditions are disclosed. A bias is determined by first comparing output voltages of replica circuits of the amplifier during an offset canceling phase. The output voltages are differently driven by an offset induced by a first reference current and the offset is canceled in response to the first comparing step. The output voltages are secondly compared during a calibration phase and a calibration bias current is adjusted in response to the second comparing step. The amplifier bias is determined based on the calibration bias current. The process is periodically repeated in response to operational variations.
US07944304B1	High efficiency millimeter wave field-effect transistor (FET) amplifier with coupled line matching network The present invention is a system for providing an optimal power match to an output of an amplifier using a matching network. The system may include a Field-Effect Transistor (FET) amplifier and a load. The system may further include a coupled line matching network connected to and between the FET amplifier and the load. The coupled line matching network may be configured for providing an optimal power match to the FET amplifier in the K band of operation.
US07944302B2	Method and apparatus for biasing an amplifier An apparatus and method for biasing each amplifier of an amplification stage provides that the voltage across each current sensing element of each amplifier of the amplification stage is measured. For each pair of voltage measurements taken, a sum and difference is calculated, where the sum is processed to determine minima peaks and the difference is averaged. A portion of the sum term and the average of the difference term are summed to yield the individual bias current conducted by a first amplifier of the amplification stage. The difference between a portion of the sum term and the average of the difference term is calculated to yield the individual bias current conducted by the second amplifier of the amplification stage. The bias current conducted by the first and second amplifiers may then be individually modified manually, or conversely, may be modified automatically based upon the bias current measurements taken.
US07944301B1	Method and apparatus for an amplifier An amplifier including complementary push and pull components, a bias component and a quiescent current balancer. The complementary push and pull components are serially coupled to one another between an electrical source and sink to generate an output signal at a common output terminal responsive to the input signal source. The bias component is coupled between the input signal source and the complementary push-pull components to bias the input signal to the push component and the input signal to the pull component by discrete amounts which reduce cross-over clipping exhibited in the output signal. The quiescent current balancer is coupled to the output terminal to balance quiescent currents in the push and the pull component at discrete levels which equilibrate amplification levels of the input signal generated by the push component and the pull component in the output signal at the output terminal.
US07944297B2	Class D amplifier A class D amplifier including a PWM circuit, a buffer amplifying circuit, a low-pass filter, and two current sources is provided. The PWM circuit transfers an analog signal into a PWM signal. The buffer amplifying circuit amplifies the PWM signal and generates an amplified signal. The low-pass filter will filter high frequency components out from the amplified signal and then transmit the filtered signal to a loading of the class D amplifier. The two current sources provide currents flowing into and out from a feedback node in the PWM circuit, respectively. The charging and discharging provided by the two current sources can generate a triangular signal for the PWM circuit.
US07944296B1	Low power mode amplification with a transformer output matching and a virtual ground A power amplifier system in accordance with an example embodiment can utilize a transformer having a primary winding inductively coupled to a secondary winding, where the primary winding includes a center tap between a first port and a second port, where the secondary winding includes a third port and a fourth port, where the primary winding receives a first output from a first amplifier, where the center tap receives a second output from a second amplifier. The system can also include a first capacitor connected to the center tap and the first port; a second capacitor connected to the center tap and the second port; a first switch in electrical connection with the center tap, where the first switch can connect the center tap to a ground port; a second switch connected to the fourth port, where the second switch can connect the fourth port to a common node in electrical connection with the center tap; and a third capacitor connected between the common node and an output node connected to the third port from a system output can be obtained.
US07944289B2	Minimum pulse generation in a class-D amplifier For minimum pulse generation in a class-D amplifier, a trapezoid switching waveform shape is used to replace the tradition triangle type to generate PWM pulses. Two voltages are compared with a sawtooth wave signal to generate the trapezoid waveform signal and a constant pulse width signal. An audio input signal is compared with the trapezoid waveform signal to generate a pulse width modulation signal, and either the pulse width modulation signal or the constant pulse width signal is used for driving a load at an output of the class-D amplifier. Flexible minimum pulse width could be obtained by offsetting one of the two voltages in generation of the constant pulse width signal.
US07944288B2	Switched-capacitor amplifier arrangement having a low input current An SC amplifier arrangement and a method for measuring an input voltage are described.
US07944286B2	Systems and methods for filter tuning using binary search algorithm A filter tuning system for quickly compensating a time constant using a binary search algorithm is disclosed. The filter tuning system includes a time constant detector, a comparator and a calibration unit. The time constant detector detects a time constant of a filter based on an integral value of a reference input signal using an integrator when the time constant of the filter changes according to a variation of a manufacturing process or a temperature. The integrator includes a capacitor changing according to a variation of the time constant of the filter. The comparator compares the detected time constant with a reference value. The calibration unit compensates the time constant of the filter using the binary search algorithm based on the comparison result until an error between the time constant and the reference value is reduced within an acceptable range.
US07944285B1	Method and apparatus to detect manufacturing faults in power switches An integrated circuit is provided that comprises a power switch that includes a control terminal and that is coupled between a power source node and a power sink node; first data storage circuit includes a data storage input and a data storage output, wherein the data storage output is coupled to the power switch control terminal; and a second data storage circuit includes a data storage input and a data storage output, wherein the data storage input is coupled to the power sink node.
US07944282B2	Voltage generation circuit and semiconductor memory using the same The voltage generation circuit having a standard voltage generation circuit, a reference voltage, a minimum voltage setting circuit, and a voltage setting circuit that gradually sets voltage by switching a plurality of the gate transistors to switch a combination of resistive elements. The voltage generation circuit includes a differential amplifier that has one input terminal connected to the reference voltage generated by the standard voltage generation circuit and another input terminal connected to the minimum voltage setting circuit. The differential amplifier has an output node showing the result of a difference voltage of the inputs. The voltage generation circuit includes a pump control circuit that outputs a control signal controlling a charge-pump motion, based on the differential voltage, and a charge pump circuit that sets up and outputs the voltage by the control signal.
US07944281B2	Constant reference cell current generator for non-volatile memories A reference current generation circuit generates a first branch current that varies by a first percentage in response to variations in a first supply voltage and variations in transistor threshold voltage. The first branch current is mirrored to create a corresponding second branch current. A first portion (sub-current) of the second branch current is supplied through a first transistor, which exhibits the transistor threshold voltage wherein the first sub-current varies by a second percentage in response to the variations in the first supply voltage and variations in transistor threshold voltage, wherein the second percentage is greater than the first percentage. A second portion (sub-current) of the second branch current is supplied through a second transistor. The second portion of the second branch current is mirrored to create a reference current (IREF).
US07944276B2	Charge pump circuit and electronic apparatus provided with the same A pumping circuit includes: a pumping capacitance; a first drive transistor connected between an input node for receiving an input voltage and one terminal of the pumping capacitance; and a second drive transistor connected between an output node for outputting an output voltage and the one terminal of the pumping capacitance. In a charge storing mode, the first drive transistor is turned ON to store charge in the pumping capacitance, while in a charge transfer mode, the second drive transistor is turned ON to transfer the charge stored in the pumping capacitance to the output node. The protection circuit puts at least one of the first and second drive transistors in a high-resistance state in which the resistance value is higher than when the transistor is ON, based on whether the output voltage is higher or lower than a predetermined judgment voltage.
US07944274B2	Semiconductor switch A challenge in outputting a voltage near the midpoint potential in a semiconductor switch which operates based on a low voltage power supply is to avoid a decrease in operation speed and a deterioration in accuracy of the output voltage which would be caused due to an increase in ON-resistance or occurrence of current leakage. Thus, a structure including a gray level generation circuit, an analog switch circuit and a backgate voltage control circuit is provided wherein the backgate voltage of each of an N-channel MOS transistor and a P-channel MOS transistor of the analog switch circuit to which the voltage of the gray level generation circuit is input is supplied from the backgate voltage control circuit which has an equal structure as that of the gray level generation circuit.
US07944272B2	Constant current circuit A constant-current circuit comprising: a temperature-compensation circuit to output a temperature-compensated first current; and a current-supply circuit to supply a second current to the temperature-compensation circuit, the temperature-compensation circuit including a voltage-multiplication circuit including a first transistor to generate a base-collector voltage obtained by multiplying a base-emitter voltage by a predetermined ratio, a second transistor identical in conductivity type and substantially equal in base-emitter voltage to the first transistor, a first resistor having two ends connected to a first-transistor collector and second-transistor base, respectively, and a second resistor having two ends connected to first and second-transistor emitters, respectively, the first current being output according to a second-transistor collector current, the second current being supplied to a connection point between a second-transistor base and the first resistor, to generate between both ends of the first resistor a voltage varying substantially in proportion to temperature.
US07944270B2	Arrangement and method for temperature compensation for resistance An arrangement and a method for temperature compensation for a resistance (1). A resistance (1) with a controllable resistance value is compared with a reference resistance (2) which is in the form of a switched capacitor. A comparator (3) compares the two resistance values with one another. The comparator (3) takes an error signal as a basis for actuating the controllable resistance (1). This produces a thermally stable resistance. The principle can preferably be applied in transimpedance amplifiers.
US07944268B2	Switch circuit, variable capacitor circuit and IC of the same A first terminal T1 is connected to the drain (or the source) of a MOS-FET (Q11), whose back gate is separated, through a capacitor C11. The MOS-FET (Q11) is connected at the source (or the drain) thereof to a second terminal T2. The back gate is connected to the source (or the drain). A control voltage VG is supplied to the gate of the MOS-FET (Q11), and a voltage having a polarity reversed from that of this control voltage VG is supplied to the drain through a resistance element R12.
US07944265B2	Clock generator, method for generating clock signal and fractional phase lock loop thereof A clock generator includes a delta sigma modulator, a counter and a first phase lock loop. The delta sigma modulator sequentially generates a plurality of variable parameters according to a predetermined value and a first input clock signal. The counter, which is connected to the delta sigma modulator, is used to generate an output clock signal in accordance with a counting value and a second input clock signal. The counting value is relevant to the variable parameters. The first phase lock loop, which is connected to the output of the counter, is used to generate an objective clock signal in accordance with the output clock signal.
US07944260B2	Clock control circuit and a semiconductor memory apparatus having the same A clock control circuit includes a clock delay device, an edge detection device, a phase determination device and a delay control device. The clock delay device generates a delayed rising clock and a delayed falling clock by delaying a rising clock and a falling clock, which are transferred from a clock generation circuit, in response to a control signal, and to transfer the delayed rising clock and the delayed falling clock to a data output buffer. The edge detection device detects a difference between an edge timing of the delayed rising clock and an edge timing of the delayed falling clock to generate edge detection signals. The phase determination device detects a duty ratio of each of the edge detection signals to generate phase determination signals. The delay control device generates the control signal in response to the phase determination signals.
US07944257B2	Method and system of optimizing a control system using low voltage and high-speed switching A phase-locked loop charge pump driven by low voltage input is disclosed. In one aspect, a charge pump for a phase-locked loop circuit includes a sourcing current source providing a sourcing current, wherein the sourcing current source is coupled to a high-voltage operating voltage supply. A sourcing control circuit uses low-voltage sourcing control signals to selectively cause the charge pump to source the sourcing current to an output of the charge pump. A sinking control circuit uses low-voltage sinking control signals at a low voltage and utilizes a low-swing current mechanism to sink the sinking current from the output of the charge pump. In another aspect, the sourcing control circuit is cascode and the sinking circuit is non-cascode. In another aspect the sourcing current source and the sinking current source are both cascode. In another aspect, the sourcing current source is non-cascode and the sinking current source is cascode. In another aspect, the sourcing current source and the sinking current source are both non-cascode.
US07944254B2	Switching circuit A switching circuit includes a first switching module, a second switching module, a first relay module, a second relay module, and a processing module. The first switching module includes a switch and a first transistor. The base of the first transistor functions as a first reset terminal. The second switching module includes a second transistor. An output terminal of the second relay module functions as a second reset terminal. Two input terminals of the processing module are connected to the first and second reset terminals respectively. The processing module resets a system with a first type or a second type according to voltages of the first and second reset terminals.
US07944253B1	Digital programmable frequency divider A digital programmable frequency divider is constructed of Rapid Single Flux Quantum (RSFQ) logic elements. The logic elements may include an RSFQ non-destructive readout cell (NDRO), RSFQ D flip-flop and an RSFQ T flip-flop. A digital word comprising N bits is used to control the amount of frequency division and the frequency divider selectively imparts a respective frequency division for any of 2n states that can be represented by the digital word. The RSFQ logic elements utilize Josephson junctions which operate in superconducting temperature domains.
US07944248B2	Techniques for measuring voltages in a circuit A circuit can include a comparator, a resistor divider, a control circuit, and a multiplexer. The comparator compares an internal supply voltage of the circuit to a selected reference voltage. The resistor divider generates reference voltages. The control circuit receives an output signal of the comparator and generates a select signal. The multiplexer transmits one of the reference voltages from the resistor divider to the comparator as the selected reference voltage in response to the select signal.
US07944239B2	System and method for providing live insertion System and method for providing live insertion. According to an embodiment, the present invention provides an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit includes a first port configured to be electrically coupled to a pad. The first port includes a first connection, a second connection, and a third connection. The integrated circuit also includes a first resistor having a first terminal and a second terminal. Additionally, the integrated circuit includes a second resistor having a third terminal and a forth terminal. The integrated circuit additionally includes a voltage source configured to provided a first voltage. The integrated circuit further includes a first PMOS transistor having a first gate terminal, a first drain terminal and a first source terminal. In addition, the integrated circuit includes a second PMOS transistor having a second gate terminal, a second drain terminal, and a second source terminal.
US07944236B2	High-bandwidth interconnect network for an integrated circuit A bus structure providing pipelined busing of data between logic circuits and special-purpose circuits of an integrated circuit, the bus structure including a network of pipelined conductors, and connectors selectively joining the pipelined conductors between the special-purpose circuits, other pipelined connectors, and the logic circuits.
US07944231B2	Electronic device for the transport of numerical information An electronic device designed to transport digital information (“0”, “1”) over long distances, including a transmitter generating current pulses and at least one assembly of receivers converting the received current pulses into logic pulses which are compatible with the operation of standard electronic logic circuits. Each receiver includes a pair of magnetoresistive stacks containing at least one hard ferromagnetic layer and one soft ferromagnetic layer separated by a non-ferromagnetic interlayer, the hard layer of each of the magnetoresistive stacks being pinned in a magnetic orientation perpendicular to an easy-magnetization axis which is used as a reference for the soft layer of the same stack. The soft layer of each magnetoresistive stack has a magnetic orientation which can be modulated by the magnetic field generated by current pulses delivered by the transmitter so as to cause modification of the transverse resistance of the stack sufficient to trigger an electrical signal.
US07944230B1	Methodology and apparatus for reduction of soft errors in logic circuits The present invention includes a circuit-level system and method for preventing the propagation of soft errors in logic cells. A radiation jammer circuit in accordance with the present invention, including an RC differentiator and a depletion mode MOS circuit, when inserted at the output of a logic cell, significantly reduces the propagation of transient glitches. The radiation jammer circuit is a novel transistor-level optimization technique, which has been used to reduce soft errors in a logic circuit. A method to insert radiation jammer cells on selective nodes in a logic circuit for low overheads in terms of delay, power, and area is also introduced.
US07944225B2	Method and apparatus for providing a tester integrated circuit for testing a semiconductor device under test Methods and apparatus for providing a tester integrated circuit (IC) for testing a semiconductor device under test (DUT) are described. Examples of the invention can relate to an apparatus for testing a semiconductor device under test (DUT). In some examples, the apparatus can include an integrated circuit (IC) coupled to test probes configured to contact pads on the DUT, the IC including a plurality of dedicated test circuits coupled to programmable logic, the programmable logic responsive to programming data to form a tester for testing the DUT from at least one of the dedicated test circuits.
US07944223B2	Burn-in testing system The present invention discloses a burn-in testing system including a burn-in board and a burn-in testing apparatus, the burn-in board including: a first interface component, adapted to connect with the burn-in testing apparatus for signal input and/or output between the burn-in board and the burn-in testing apparatus; and a second interface component, adapted to connect with a device under test for signal input and/or output between the burn-in board and the device, wherein the burn-in testing system further includes a pin matching unit flexibly connected with the burn-in board and adapted to adjust signal connection relationship between the first interface component and the second interface component according to a pin description of the device. By using the invention, burn-in tests of various devices having the same number of pins and different pin descriptions can be performed using the same burn-in board, which is compatible with existing burn-in boards, thereby improving production efficiency and reducing production costs.
US07944222B2	Eliminating inline positional errors for four-point resistance measurement Calculating resistance correction factors includes contacting the arms of a four-arm probe with a test sample; selecting a first set of first and second arms and a second set of third and fourth arms; applying a first current from the first arm to the second arm of the first set; detecting a first voltage between the third and fourth arms of the second set; calculating a first resistance using the first voltage and current; selecting a third set of first and second arms including no more than one arm of the first set, and a fourth set of third and fourth arms including no more than one arm of the second set; applying a second current from the first arm to the second arm of the third set; detecting a second voltage between the third and fourth arms of the fourth set; calculating a second resistance using the second voltage and current; and calculating a correction factor using the first and second resistances.
US07944216B2	Capacitance sensor A capacitance sensor, having at least one electrode is disclosed. A frequency spread signal generation circuit is coupled to the at least one electrode to apply a frequency spread signal based on a spread sequence. A periodic signal with a frequency is coupled to the at least one electrode. A frequency controller is coupled to the frequency spread signal generation circuit to vary the frequency of the periodic signal. A receiver circuit is coupled to the at least one or a further electrode to receive a version of the frequency spread signal which depends on a capacitance applied to the at least one electrode. An evaluation circuit is coupled to the receiver circuit to determine a capacitance value based on the received, dependent version of the frequency spread signal.
US07944213B2	Ground fault detection device A device and method to determine the presence of a ground fault that distinguishes between the capacitive portion of the currents to ground, and the resistive portion of the currents to ground by ascertaining aspects of the voltage and residual current waveforms.
US07944206B2	Method and apparatus for acquiring high resolution spectral data or high definition images in inhomogeneous environments A method and apparatus for treating a sample for acquiring high-definition magnetic resonance images (MRI images) or high resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra even in the presence of magnetic field distortions within one or multiple scans. The spatial nature and temporal dependence of the field inhomogeneities are determined a priori using any of several literature procedures. A static or oscillating magnetic field gradient is applied on the sample so as to endow spins at different positions within the sample with different resonance frequencies. A phase- and amplitude-modulated radiofrequency (RF) pulse is applied in unison with the magnetic field gradient so as to endow spins at different positions within the sample with a homogeneous excitation/inversion profile. The nature of the spatially-selective RF irradiation is tailored in such a way that, when added on top of the effects of the inhomogeneities, the spins' evolution phases and their signal amplitudes at the time of the acquisition become independent of the inhomogeneities. The spin signals thus created are captured and decoded, so as to obtain the spins' response as if the inhomogeneity was not present. The collected data is processed to a suitable rearrangement and Fourier analysis procedure to retrieve a final undistorted image or spectrum. The magnetic field gradient can be oscillated to impose this kind of inhomogeneity corrections on multiple spatial dimensions sequentially, or simultaneously.
US07944205B2	System for measuring a magnetic resonance signal based on a hybrid superconductive-magnetoresistive sensor The system for measuring a magnetic resonance signal within a sample (4) placed in a static external magnetic field (H) includes an excitation device (1 to 3, 6 to 10) for applying high-intensity radio-frequency pulses at a predetermined emission frequency fe in a measurement zone containing the sample (4). The excitation device includes an excitation coil (3) tuned to the predetermined emission frequency fe and disposed in the vicinity of the sample (4) in such a way as to produce an electromagnetic field essentially perpendicular to the static external magnetic field (H). The system further includes at least a superconductive-magnetoresistive hybrid sensor (5) including a superconductive loop having a constriction adapted to increase significantly the current density and at least a magnetoresistive sensor placed in the immediate vicinity of said constriction (72) and being separated therefrom by an insulative deposit.
US07944204B2	Identification of points of interest in a region of the surface of a part and application to the optimization of the path and of the angular position of eddy current probes Identification of points of interest in a region of the surface of a part, by bringing a surface reference into intimate contact with the region is disclosed. The surface reference includes a thin film sufficiently flexible to conform to the region and tracks made of electrically conductive material. The passage of an eddy current probe over a track delivers a significant signal representative of the track. This representative signal corresponds to a point of interest thus identified in the region. Thus, it possible to optimize the path and the angular position of an eddy current probe scanning a region of a part to be tested.
US07944203B2	Corrosion evaluation device and corrosion evaluation method A corrosion evaluation device for performing a quantitative evaluation of corrosion by measuring a quantity of decrease in the thickness of a magnetic material which is covered by a non magnetic material or a magnetic material which is not covered by a non magnetic material which includes: a magnetic field generating device for generating such a magnetic field that includes the magnetic material in a magnetic path, a Giant Magnet-Resistive effect (GMR) sensor provided with a GMR sensor for detecting a magnetic flux leakage with regard to the magnetic material and converts a change in the magnetic flux into an electrical signal, a thickness reduction calculation portion for calculating a quantity of decrease in the thickness of the magnetic material based on the electrical signal. The corrosion evaluation device precisely performs a quantitative evaluation of corrosion even when the magnetic material, which is to be evaluated, is covered by a non magnetic material.
US07944199B2	Voltage-measuring circuit and method An embodiment of a voltage-measuring circuit includes: a first resistor connected to a first measurement node; a second resistor connected to the first resistor and a second measurement node; a configuration switch configured to, in response to a control signal, selectively interconnect the first and second resistors, during enable and disable phases of the control signal respectively, into and out of either a parallel or a series configuration; and a control and measurement circuit configured to provide the control signal, receive a first measurement voltage from the first and second measurement nodes during the enable phase, and receive a second measurement voltage from the first and second measurement nodes during the disable phase.
US07944198B1	Multimeter A multimeter includes a switching circuit. The switching circuit includes a micro control unit (MCU), a first normally-open switch, a second normally-open switch, and an electronic switch. The first and second normally-open switches connect to the MCU. The MCU connects to the electronic switch. The electronic switch connects to a power control terminal of the multimeter. The MCU are operable to detect whether the first and second normally-open switches are both closed and accordingly control the electronic switch to turn on or off. The electronic switch outputs a control signal to the power control terminal of the multimeter to control the multimeter to power on or off.
US07944197B2	Clamp meter with rotary mechanism for clamp jaws The present invention provides a clamp meter with clamp jaws whose position is adjustable in different planes with respect to the plane of the main body of the clamp meter at various fixed angles, thereby helping the user to measure the current in the conductors which are disposed in tight physical spaces such as an electrical cabinet or electrical panel, or placed in awkward positions such as overhead locations. The present invention allows the user to operate the instrument and also read the display in all positions of the clamp jaws.
US07944196B2	RF detector with crest factor measurement An RF detector configured to provide two outputs, one being a function of the true RMS power level of an RF input signal, and the other being a function of the instantaneous/peak power of the RF input signal, normalized to the average power level. The RF detector includes a variable gain detection subsystem including a single detector or detector array that provides a representation of the power level of the RF input signal. The detector or detector array is common to both the RMS power detection channel and the instantaneous/peak power detection channel of the RF detector. A method of RF detection includes providing representations of the RF input signal at different gain levels, selecting one or more of the representations, and averaging the selected signals. The gain levels of the selected representations is adjusted to provide information about the average power level of the RF input signal.
US07944195B2	Start-up circuit for reference voltage generation circuit Embodiments relate to a start-up circuit for a reference voltage generation circuit. According to embodiments, a start-up circuit may include a start-up start unit allowing current to flow in the reference voltage generation circuit to initiate a start-up process in response to a start-up start signal, a reference current generation unit decreasing a variable voltage depending on whether the reference voltage generation circuit is started up and generating start-up reference current corresponding to the variable voltage, and a start-up controller detecting current flowing in the reference voltage generation circuit, comparing the detected result with the start-up reference current, and outputting the compared result as a start-up start signal. Current consumption may be decreased after start-up. A BRG circuit may be stably started up. If a high supply voltage is used, current consumption may decrease, and if a low supply voltage is used, a BGR circuit may be stably started up.
US07944194B2	Reference current generator circuit for low-voltage applications A reference current generator circuit suitable for low-voltage applications is provided. The generator circuit is fabricated in a chip for generating a precise reference current based on a precise reference voltage and a precise external resistor. The generator circuit provides an equivalent resistance coupled in parallel with the external resistor to provide resistance compensation and reduce the impedance of seeing into the chip from a chip pad. In addition to the resistance compensation, only moderate capacitance compensation is required to enhance the phase margin of the generator circuit, so as to achieve a stable loop. Therefore, chip area and cost can be reduced in low-voltage applications. In addition, the generator circuit reproduces the reference current generated by the external resistor by utilizing current mirrors, so as to eliminate the effect on currents caused by parallel coupling of the equivalent resistance and the external resistor.
US07944192B2	Hysteretic power-supply controller with adjustable switching frequency, and related power supply, system, and method An embodiment of a hysteretic power-supply controller includes a signal generator, frequency adjuster, and signal combiner. The signal generator is operable to generate a switching signal having a first level in response to a control signal being greater than a first reference value and having a second level in response to the control signal being less than a second reference value, the switching signal having an actual frequency and being operable to drive a switching stage that generates a regulated output signal. The frequency adjuster is operable to generate a frequency-adjust signal that is related to a difference between the actual frequency and a desired frequency. And the signal combiner is operable to generate the control signal from the frequency-adjust signal and the regulated output signal. Such a hysteretic power-supply controller may allow one to set the switching frequency to a desired value independently of the parameters of the power supply.
US07944180B2	Software based thermal charging regulation loop The present invention implements a software controlled thermal feedback system for battery charging circuitry in portable devices, specifically in cellular telephones. The charging hardware block is integrated into a mixed-signal analog base-band (ABB) circuit. In addition to standard function controls, integrated within the ABB are silicon temperature sensors used to monitor the temperature of any silicon components integrated on the ABB and detect any temperature change due to thermal heating. The temperature value is passed to the digital base band (DBB) circuit. Here, a microcontroller is programmed to perform power management functions relating to the ABB. Thermal control software, implemented on the DBB microcontroller, monitors the silicon temperature of the ABB and adjusts the power levels on the ABB accordingly to provide a controlled chip temperature.
US07944172B2	Power storage device and semiconductor device provided with the power storage device An object is to provide a power storage device provided with a battery that is a power storage means, for safe and accurate supply of electric power in a short period of time for drive power supply voltage without checking remaining capacity of the battery or changing batteries with deterioration over time of the battery for drive power supply voltage. The power storage device is provided with a battery that is a power storage means as a power supply for supplying electric power and a counter circuit for counting charging time of the power storage means. An electromagnetic wave with electric field intensity, magnetic field intensity, and power flux density per unit time which are transmitted from a power feeder are controlled, and the power storage means is efficiently charged using the electromagnetic wave in a short period of time.
US07944171B2	Attachable wireless charging device An attachable wireless charging device includes a carrier board, a receiving coil, a circuit board, and at least two conductive wires. The carrier board has a back surface on which an adhesive layer is coated. The receiving coil is formed in the carrier board. The circuit board is mounted to one side of the carrier board and includes a power receiving circuit, which includes a receiving control circuit, a resonance control circuit, a regulation circuit, a control circuit, a polarity selection circuit, and a circuit output section, which are electrically and sequentially connected. Electrical connection is established between the receiving control circuit and the receiving coil. The at least two conductive wires are arranged at one side of the circuit board and are electrically connectable with the circuit output section of the circuit board. As such, an attachable wireless charging device featuring automatic determination of polarity connection is provided.
US07944169B2	Solar-panel apparatus for a vehicle The positive and negative pole of the DC-battery 2-1 is allowed to connect the solar panel 2-11 and the solar panel 2-14 when the key position of the ignition switch 2-15 is in positions of “on” and “acc”. The positive and negative pole of the DC-battery 2-1 is not connected to the solar panel 2-11 and the solar panel 2-14 when the key position of the ignition switch 2-15 is in the position of “lock” and “start”. To attain such a configuration, lead wire connects the ignition switch 2-15 utilizing relay 2-4-a and fuse box 2-4-b. When the position of the ignition key is in “on” and “acc”, positive pole of the solar panels 2-11 and the solar panel 2-14 are connected to the positive pole of the DC battery 2-1 via the relay 2-4-b. Relays 3-4, 3-15, 3-16, 4-4, 4-15, and 4-16 are similar to the relay 2-4-b.
US07944166B2	Reaction force cancel system Stabilization of a stage in a movable stage apparatus is enhanced, and increasing in size of the movable stage apparatus is suppressed. A reaction force cancel system is provided in the movable stage apparatus where a stage moves on a surface plate installed on a floor via a vibration-isolating spring, and cancels a reaction force generated on the surface plate upon movement of the stage. The reaction force cancel system includes a reaction force canceling actuator for applying a counter-thrust that is a force for reducing the reaction force to the surface plate. The reaction force canceling actuator is arranged at a lower position than a top surface of the surface plate so that the surface plate hangs over the reaction force canceling actuator.
US07944164B2	Method and apparatus for identifying orientation of a stationary rotor in a sensor-less PMSM A method and apparatus for determining rotor position in a stationary rotor of a sensor-less permanent magnet synchronous machine that employs a rotating magnetic field to identify a magnetic axis of the stator without a magnetic direction and then determines magnetic direction by applying pulses along the magnet axis in two polarities.
US07944163B2	Sensorless controlling apparatus of brushless motor A sensorless controlling apparatus for controlling a brushless motor includes a speed calculator for calculating speed of a rotor ω, an angle calculator for calculating rotor angle θ at a predetermined time interval, and an angle controller for calculating correction angle Δθ based on the current value of a d-axis current (d-axis current value id), thereby controlling the rotor angle θ. The angle calculator uses the correction angle Δθ calculated by the angle controller, the speed ω calculated by the speed calculator, a predetermined time, and the rotor angle θ calculated by the angle calculator at a predetermined time to calculate the rotor angle at the predetermined time interval. Thus, the rotor angle θ calculated by the angle calculator is converged on the true angle of the rotor.
US07944162B2	Motor control device A motor control device includes a sensing circuit, a phase-shifting circuit, a comparing circuit and a control circuit. The sensing circuit senses the motor to generate a sensing signal. The phase-shifting circuit is electrically connected to the sensing circuit and receives the sensing signal to generate a phase-shifting signal. The comparing circuit is electrically connected to the phase-shifting circuit and receives the phase-shifting signal to generate a comparing signal. The control circuit is electrically connected with the comparing circuit and the motor, and receives the comparing signal to generate a control signal so as to control the rotation speed of the motor.
US07944161B2	DC bus discharge in an electric motor system Methods and apparatus are provided for improved discharge of a DC bus which provides power to an inverter. An electric motor system provided with the improved discharge method for discharge of the DC bus includes an electric motor, the inverter which provides electric control for the permanent magnet electric motor, the direct current (DC) bus which provides power to the inverter, and a processor. The processor generates operational control signals and provides such operational control signals to the inverter. In response to detecting a predetermined discharge signal, the processor generates operational control signals for generating a ripple current in motor windings of the electric motor to dissipate energy from the DC bus through a passive load, the passive load including the motor windings of the electric motor.
US07944153B2	Constant current light emitting diode (LED) driver circuit and method A drive circuit supplies a drive current to a plurality of light emitting diodes. The drive circuit includes a voltage converter circuit having a particular topology and including at least one inductive element and at least one switching element. The drive circuit senses a current through one of the inductive and switching elements and generates a feedback signal from the sensed current. The feedback signal has a value indicating the drive current being supplied to the light emitting diodes and the drive circuit controls the operation of the voltage converter responsive to the feedback signal.
US07944147B2	Plasma display panel A plasma display panel (PDP) is made of front panel (2) and a rear panel. The front panel includes display electrodes (6), dielectric layer (8), and protective layer (8) that are formed on glass substrate (3). The rear panel includes electrodes, barrier ribs, and phosphor layers that are formed on a substrate. The front panel and the rear panel are faced with each other, and the peripheries thereof are sealed to form a discharge space therebetween. Each of display electrodes (6) contains at least silver. Dielectric layer (8) is made of first dielectric layer (81) that contains bismuth oxide and calcium oxide and covers display electrodes (6), and second dielectric layer (82) that contains bismuth oxide and barium oxide and covers first dielectric layer (81).
US07944146B2	Photocathode lighting device, method for manufacturing the same and exposure apparatus using photocathode lighting device The photocathode lighting device of planar light emission including: a light source unit emitting a first light; a cathode plate contacted face-to-face with the light source unit; a metal mask layer adhered to the cathode plate and including a repetitive plurality of apertures; a photocathode formed on a surface of the metal mask layer, receiving the first light, and emitting an electron; an anode plate facing the cathode plate and spaced apart from the cathode plate; and a phosphor formed in a lower part of the anode plate and emitting a second light when the emitted electron collides with the phosphor.
US07944144B2	Organic electroluminescence device with sealing glass portions and sealing resin portions and method for producing organic electroluminescence device An organic electroluminescence device, includes: an element substrate; a light emitting unit formed on the element substrate; a sealing substrate; and a sealing portion surrounding at least the light emitting unit and disposed between the element substrate and the sealing substrate, the sealing portion having sealing glass portions and sealing resin portions.
US07944139B2	Light emitting device A light-emitting device comprising: an anode; a cathode; and a light emitting region situated between the anode and the cathode, the light emitting region comprising an exciton generating layer and a phosphorescent layer, the exciton generating layer comprising an organic material, wherein the organic material of the exciton generating layer generates singlet and triplet excitons and emits light by fluorescent emission from the singlet excitons and the phosphorescent layer accepts the triplet excitons from the exciton generating layer and emits light by phosphorescent emission from the triplet excitons.
US07944136B2	Light emitter substrate and image displaying apparatus using the same The invention aims to improve, in a light emitter substrate having a resistor for connecting row-direction adjacent electrodes, withstand discharge performance of the resistor. The light emitter substrate comprises a substrate, plural light emitting members positioned in matrix on the substrate, plural electrodes positioned in matrix and each covering at least one of the light emitting members, and a row-direction striped resistor positioned between the column-direction adjacent electrodes and connecting the row/column-direction adjacent electrodes. A row-direction separated distance between the row-direction adjacent electrodes in a connecting portion between the electrodes and the resistor is larger than a row-direction separated distance between the row-direction adjacent electrodes in a portion covering the light emitting members at a position along a row-direction edge portion of the resistor, and is larger than a row-direction separated distance between the row-direction adjacent electrodes in the connecting portion at an edge portion in a column-direction end region.
US07944134B2	Spark plug with center electrode having high heat dissipation property A spark plug including: a center electrode including an electrode base member and a core member; an electrode tip joined to the center electrode via a molten bond; an insulator holding the center electrode; a metal shell holding the insulator; and a ground electrode joined to the metal shell. Relationships d≦2.1 [mm] and −0.09×d+0.33
US07944128B2	Electronic component An electronic component includes an electronic component body, first and second outer electrodes, and first and second inner electrodes. The first outer electrode includes a first conductive layer that does not include silver and a second conductive layer that is deposited on the first conductive layer so as to be positioned at an outermost layer and that includes silver. The second conductive layer includes a first contact portion in contact with a first main surface and is not in contact with first and second side surfaces. A first inner conductor is provided on a virtual straight or substantially straight line connecting a second inner electrode closest to the first contact portion and the first contact portion in the shortest distance. The first inner conductor is connected only to the first outer electrode or is connected to none of the first and second outer electrodes.
US07944124B1	MEMS structure having a stress-inducer temperature-compensated resonator member A MEMS structure having a stress-inducer temperature-compensated resonator member is described. The MEMS structure includes a frame disposed above a substrate. The frame has an inner surface and an outer surface and is composed of a first material having a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) and a second material having a second CTE, different from the first CTE. A resonator member is coupled to the inner surface of the frame.
US07944120B2	Driving apparatus, and manufacturing method of the same A driving apparatus comprises: an electromechanical conversion element that expands and contracts in an extending direction of a given fiducial line; a driving shaft mounted on one end of the electromechanical conversion element in the extending direction; a driven member frictionally engaged with the driving shaft; a holder that supports the electromechanical conversion element and comprises a bearing portion for the driving shaft; and an inclination adjusting mechanism, disposed in the bearing portion, that adjusts inclination of the driving shaft with respect to the fiducial line.
US07944117B2	Device and method for driving an ultrasound piezoelectric actuator A device for driving ultrasound piezoelectric actuators, on the basis of a DC voltage. The device includes an impedance matching branch mounted in parallel with the actuators and including a capacitor in series with a selection switch, which is closed and opened, at the same time as the selection switch of the actuator to be excited, so that the voltage across the terminals of the matching capacitor and the voltage across the terminals of the selected actuator are almost zero before the start and after the end of the injection. A method of controlling the matching switch makes it possible to benefit from the capacitive charge during the pulse train causing the injection, while circumventing abrupt discharges at the start of the train. Such a device and method may find application to the engines of motor vehicles, as one example.
US07944116B2	Drive circuit A drive circuit for a high-frequency agitation source includes a signal generator generating a train of low voltage square-wave pulses at a drive frequency, a booster including a boost inductor generating a back EMF and configured to produce a high-voltage pulse train in response to the low-voltage square-wave pulse train and a filter producing a drive signal having a pre-determined harmonic of the drive frequency, the drive signal being used to drive the high-frequency agitation source. The drive circuit is particularly suitable for use with piezoelectric crystals.
US07944113B2	Hysteretic MEMS thermal device and method of manufacture A MEMS hysteretic thermal actuator may have a plurality of beams disposed over a heating element formed on the surface of the substrate. The plurality of beams may be coupled to a passive beam which is not disposed over the heating element. One of the plurality of beams may be formed in a first plane parallel to the substrate, whereas another of the plurality of beams may be formed in a second plane closer to the surface of the substrate. When the heating element is activated, it heats the plurality of beams such that they move the passive beam in a trajectory that is neither parallel to nor perpendicular to the surface of the substrate. When the beams are cooled, they may move in a different trajectory, approaching the substrate before moving laterally across it to their initial positions. By providing one electrical contact on the distal end of the passive beam and another stationary electrical contact on the substrate surface, the MEMS hysteretic actuator may form a reliable electrical switch that is relatively simple to manufacture and operate.
US07944112B2	Method of making integrated stator, brushless direct-current motor of radial core type double rotor structure using the integrated stator, and method of making the same Provided are a radial core type brushless direct-current (BLDC) motor and a method of making the same, having an excellent assembly capability of division type stator cores in a double rotor structure BLDC motor. The BLDC motor includes a rotational shaft, an integrated double rotor including an inner rotor and an outer rotor, and a rotor supporter wherein a trench type space is formed between the inner rotor and the outer rotor, and an end extended from the inner rotor is connected with the outer circumferential surface of a bushing combined with the rotational shaft, and an integrated stator wherein one end of the stator is disposed in the trench type space and an extension axially extended from the other end of the integrated stator is fixed to the housing of the apparatus. In the integrated stator, U, V, W phase coil assemblies are formed of a number of core groups including a number of division type cores, wherein for each phase coil assembly, the division type core groups of the U, V, W phase coil assemblies are alternately disposed in an annular form in sequence of the phases, and the respective division type core groups are integrally formed into a single body in annular form by a stator support.
US07944108B2	Brushless motor and actuator using it A motor for driving an actuator used such as for a throttle valve of an automobile engine and an optical axis controller of an automobile headlight. In two cup-shaped rotor yokes each provided with an internal diameter enlarged part at its opening, a ring-shaped joint material with an external diameter fitting into this internal diameter enlarged part is inserted into the internal diameter enlarged part to form a rotor yoke assembly. A motor is available with high durability against vibration and shock owing to high accuracy in dimensions, lightweight, and high rigidity of the rotor.
US07944107B2	Synchronous permanent magnet machine A synchronous permanent magnet machine for at least two rotation speeds has a single stator and at least two rotors. For each rotation speed there is provided a separate rotor with a different numbers of poles. The armature windings on the stator extend across all of the rotors and the windings are subjected to a rotating field with the same frequency.
US07944106B2	Apparatus for cooling and lubricating an off-axis motor/generator in a transmission having two motor/generators The present invention provides a hybrid transmission with two motor/generators, one being “on-axis” and sharing an axis of rotation with an input and output shaft of the transmission, and another being “off-axis” with a distinct axis of rotation from that of the first motor/generator. The transmission is adapted for cooling and lubricating the off-axis motor/generator, and includes a case at least partially defining a manifold. A transmission cover is mounted to the case such that the off-axis motor/generator is retained therebetween. The transmission cover at least partially defines an oil passage. The manifold is adapted to transfer oil onto a bearing device so that the bearing device is lubricated. Oil is also transferred through the oil passage and onto a torque transfer device such that the torque transfer device is lubricated.
US07944103B2	Motor A fixation portion of an attachment plate is fixed onto an upper surface of a flange portion of a housing. In a cylindrical retentive portion of the housing, there is formed an expanded diameter portion which is continuous to the flange portion. There is disposed a ball bearing in the expanded diameter portion. Formed integrally with the flange portion is a fitting portion such that the fitting portion is continuous to the expanded diameter portion.
US07944099B2	Starter Provided is a starter that can ensure stable insulation and exhibits excellent leakage resistance. The starter includes: a starting motor realized with a dc motor that has a commutator, positive brushes which are disposed around the commutator to abut on the commutator and connected to an external power supply, negative brushes, which are opposed to the positive brushes, stored in a bracket bearing one end of a rotation shaft; and a starting switch that is mounted on the starting motor and electrically connects or disconnects the external power supply to or from the positive brushes. When an engine is started, the starting motor is driven with the external power supply via the starting switch, and the starting motor is mechanically coupled to the engine. Herein, the starting motor has an insulating member disposed only on the internal surface of the bracket neighboring the positive brushes.
US07944096B2	Stator mechanism of linear motor A stator mechanism of linear motor. The stator mechanism includes multiple magnetic members. The magnetic members are sequentially arranged along a predetermined straight line with the magnetic poles of the same polarity adjacent to each other to repel each other. Each magnetic member includes at least two magnetic bodies, which are coaxially arranged with the magnetic poles of different polarities adjacent to each other to attract each other.
US07944090B2	Multi-output power conversion circuit A multi-output power conversion circuit is provided for converting an input voltage into a standby voltage and a first output voltage. The multi-output power conversion circuit includes a transformer, a power switching circuit, a first rectifier-filter circuit, a second rectifier-filter circuit, a first switching circuit, a voltage-adjusting circuit, a feedback circuit and a power control circuit. The feedback circuit is connected to the first rectifier-filter circuit, the second rectifier-filter circuit and the system circuit. The feedback circuit generates a feedback voltage according to a power-status signal issued by the system circuit. The power control circuit is interconnected between the power switching circuit and the feedback circuit for controlling on/off statuses of the power switching circuit according to the feedback voltage. The feedback circuit generates the feedback voltage according to the power-status signal and selectively according to the first DC voltage or the second DC voltage.
US07944087B2	Method and apparatus for stabilizing voltage of intermediate circuit of frequency converter A method and an apparatus for damping voltage oscillation of a voltage intermediate circuit of a frequency converter, the frequency converter comprising a half controlled rectifier bridge coupled to a supply network. The method comprises determining magnitude (Uc) of voltage of the voltage intermediate circuit, determining magnitude (Uin) of rectified voltage of the supply network, forming a derivative of a difference (Uin−Uc) between the rectified voltage of the supply network and the voltage of the voltage intermediate circuit, delaying firing of controllable components of the rectifier bridge on the basis of the formed derivative.
US07944086B2	System and method for load control A system is described including a master power saving device configured for connection with a master load. The master power saving device is configured to determine when the master load is in an operating condition and a non-operating condition, and the master power saving device provides non-continuous power to the master load when the master load is in a non-operating condition. A slave power saving device is configured for connection with a slave load. The slave power saving device is configured to receive a signal from the master power saving device to turn off said slave load.
US07944082B1	Connection module for providing N+N and M+1 redundant power distribution A device may include an interconnect module that includes a number of ports, where each port is configured to receive both an alternating current (AC) power supply and a direct current (DC) power supply; where the interconnect module provides power from the received power supplies to a plurality of field replaceable units (FRUs).
US07944081B2	Multi-power source locomotive control method and system Control modes for operating multiple power sources include energy storage systems and applicable to large systems such as locomotives. Selectable operating modes are provided for different locomotive speed ranges and work loads. A common DC bus electrical architecture is used so that prime power sources need not be synchronized. Multiple-engine locomotives have the engine systems that may be electrically connected in parallel or in series or in combinations of parallel and series to a DC bus.
US07944078B1	Wind turbine with hydro-transmission A wind turbine with hydro-transmission has a tank filled with circulating liquid, a generator disposed beside the tank, a water pump mounted at a top of a stand and multiple blades connected to the water pump. Wind rotates the blades to drive the water pump to draw the circulating liquid up and pouring the circulating liquid over the generator to generate electricity. The generator that needs more maintenance is disposed on the ground and the water pump that needs less maintenance is mounted at the top of the stand. Therefore, construction and maintenance costs as well as footprint of the wind turbine are reduced.
US07944076B2	Direct drive generator and wind turbine The invention concerns a direct drive or directly driven generator for a wind turbine comprising a stator and a rotor, wherein the stator comprises a stator ring comprising several ring-segment-shaped stator segments each having at least one stator element for the power generation and wherein the rotor comprises a rotor ring pivotable around a centre axis of the generator, the rotor ring comprises several ring-segment-shaped rotor segments each having at least one rotor element for the power generation. Furthermore the invention concerns a wind turbine comprising such a direct drive generator.
US07944075B2	Wind turbine based energy storage system and method using heavy weighted devices An energy storage system, and related method, comprises a plurality of wind turbines, each with a vertical shaft that passes through a support platform. One or more braces may be affixed to each vertical shaft at one end of this platform, at an angle of less than 60 degrees, preferably about 45 degrees. At least one heavily weighted device is configured and disposed to be raised with rotation of the wind turbine about its vertical shaft. The subsequent lowering of that weighted device generates electrical energies for immediate use. Alternatively, the weighted device may be suspended for storage of energy and subsequent use. Preferred embodiments include at least one energy storage system for holding excess unused energy. Representative devices include a weighted cylinder on a shaft or cable, and one or more railcars on a series of inclined tracks.
US07944074B2	Wind turbine direct drive airgap control method and system A deflection resistant wind turbine generator having a stator arranged about an axis and a rotor operably mounted with respect to the stator to generate electricity. The rotor is rotatably communicating with wind turbine blades rotating substantially about the axis and the rotor and the stator are configured to maintain an airgap therebetween. The stator and the rotor have selectively engageable surfaces that maintain a substantially stable airgap and permit rotation of the rotor during engagement. The engageable surfaces engage when the rotor deflects to a predetermined amount of deflection.
US07944072B2	High-rise building hydro-electric co-generation device and method A method and a device are disclosed which are capable of collecting water at a high point of a high-rise building. The water can be stored until used. The water is allowed to run down by gravity past a hydroelectric generator to generate electricity for the occupants of the building, or for some other use. The water after use is discarded to the public drain.
US07944064B2	Semiconductor device having alignment post electrode and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate which has a plurality of semiconductor device formation regions and alignment mark formation region having the same planar size as that of the semiconductor device formation region, a plurality of post electrodes which are formed in each semiconductor device formation region, and an alignment post electrode which is formed in the alignment mark formation region and smaller in number than the post electrodes formed in each semiconductor device formation region.
US07944063B2	Application of 2-dimensional photonic crystals in alignment devices Alignment marks for use on substrates. In one example, the alignment marks consist of periodic 2-dimensional arrays of structures, the spacing of the structures being smaller than an alignment beam but larger than an exposure beam.
US07944060B2	Device package structure, device packaging method, droplet ejection head, connector, and semiconductor device A device package structure includes: a base body having a conductive connection portion and a level difference portion; a device arranged on the base body, having a connection terminal electrically connected to the conductive connection portion via the level difference portion on the base body; and a connector electrically connecting the connection terminal and the conductive connection portion, having substantially the same height as a height of the level difference portion.
US07944059B2	Semiconductor device having a probing region In a semiconductor device, a pad metal has at least a portion located immediately under a probe region, and the portion is divided into a plurality of narrow metal layers each arranged in parallel with a traveling direction of a probe. Thus, it is possible to enhance surface flatness of the pad metal and to prevent a characteristic of a semiconductor device from deteriorating without complication in processing and increase in chip size.
US07944057B2	Bond pad rerouting element, rerouted semiconductor devices including the rerouting element, and assemblies including the rerouted semiconductor devices A rerouting element for a semiconductor device includes a dielectric film that carries conductive vias, conductive elements, and contact pads. The conductive vias are positioned at locations that correspond to the locations of bond pads of a semiconductor device with which the rerouting element is to be used. The conductive elements, which communicate with corresponding conductive vias, reroute the bond pad locations to corresponding contact pad locations adjacent to one peripheral edge or two adjacent peripheral edges of the rerouted semiconductor device. The rerouting element is particularly useful for rerouting centrally located bond pads of a semiconductor device, as well as for rerouting the peripheral locations of bond pads of a semiconductor device to one or two adjacent peripheral edges thereof. Methods for designing and using the rerouting element are also disclosed, as are semiconductor device assemblies including one or more rerouting elements.
US07944055B2	Spin-on antireflective coating for integration of patternable dielectric materials and interconnect structures The present invention provides a method of fabricating an interconnect structure in which a patternable low-k material replaces the need for utilizing a separate photoresist and a dielectric material. Specifically, this invention relates to a simplified method of fabricating single-damascene and dual-damascene low-k interconnect structures with at least one patternable low-k dielectric and at least one inorganic antireflective coating. In general terms, a method is provided that includes providing at least one patternable low-k material on a surface of an inorganic antireflective coating that is located atop a substrate. The inorganic ARC is liquid deposited and comprises a polymer that has at least one monomer unit comprising the formula M-R1 wherein M is at least one of Si, Ge, B, Sn, Fe, Ta, Ti, Ni, Hf and La and R1 is a chromophore. At least one interconnect pattern is formed within the at least one patternable low-k material and thereafter the at least one patternable low-k material is cured. The inventive method can be used to form dual-damascene interconnect structures as well as single-damascene interconnect structures.
US07944050B2	Integrated circuit device and a method of making the integrated circuit device An integrated circuit device comprises a first semiconductor chip on a first substrate and a second semiconductor chip on a second substrate. A side surface of the first semiconductor chip is facing a side surface of the second semiconductor chip. At least one electric cable is provided to be connecting the first substrate to the second substrate.
US07944045B2	Semiconductor module molded by resin with heat radiation plate opened outside from mold A semiconductor module and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed including a semiconductor element having an electrode, a heat radiation plate placed in thermal contact with a main surface of the semiconductor element and electrically connected to the electrode thereof, an insulation body directly formed on an outside surface of the heat radiation plate, a metallic body directly formed on an outside surface of the insulation body and having a thickness lower than that of the insulation body, and a mold resin unitarily molding the heat radiation plate, the semiconductor element and the insulation body. The insulation body is covered with the metallic body and the mold resin and the metallic body has an outside surface exposed to an outside of the mold resin.
US07944042B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing same A semiconductor device includes an outer resin case having a peripheral wall and terminal mounting holes formed in the peripheral wall, and a layer assembly provided in the outer resin case. The layer assembly includes a semiconductor chip, an insulating circuit board on which the semiconductor chip is mounted, and a heat-dissipating metal base. External terminals having leg portions are arranged in mounting holes of the peripheral wall, and are press-fitted into the terminal-mounting holes. Bonding wires connect the terminal leg portions and a conductive pattern of the insulating circuit board or the semiconductor chip.
US07944039B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a chip, a laminated wiring structure formed integrally with the chip, a frame disposed to surround the chip and made of a material having stiffness, and a sealing resin formed to bury therein the frame and at least the periphery of the side surface of the chip. The laminated wiring structure includes a required number of wiring layers, which are formed by patterning in such a manner that a wiring pattern directly routed from an electrode terminal of the chip is electrically connected to pad portions for bonding external connection terminals, the pad portions being provided, at a position directly below a mounting area of the chip and at a position directly below an area outside the mounting area, on a surface to which the external connection terminals are bonded.
US07944038B2	Semiconductor package having an antenna on the molding compound thereof The present invention relates to a semiconductor package having an antenna. The semiconductor package includes a substrate, a chip, a molding compound and an antenna. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface. The chip is disposed on the first surface of the substrate, and electrically connected to the substrate. The molding compound encapsulates the whole or a part of the chip. The antenna is disposed on the molding compound, and electrically connected to the chip. The antenna is disposed on the molding compound that has a relatively large area, so that the antenna will not occupy the space for the substrate.
US07944033B2	Power semiconductor module An apparatus includes a housing with a plurality of restraining elements and at least one supporting element. A cover is elastically deformed by the plurality of restraining elements and the at least one supporting means. At least one substrate carrying at least one semiconductor chip is provided within the housing.
US07944031B2	Leadframe-based chip scale semiconductor packages Chip scale semiconductor packages and methods for making and using the same are described. The chip scale semiconductor packages comprise a leadframe supporting a die that contains a discrete device. The chip scale semiconductor device also contains and an interconnect structure that also serves as a land for the package. The leadframe contains a topset feature adjacent a die attach pad supporting the die, a configuration which provides a connection to the interconnect structure as well as the backside of the die. This leadframe configuration provides a maximum die size to be used in the chip scale semiconductor packages while allowing them to be used in low power and ultra-portable electronic devices. Other embodiments are described.
US07944028B2	TFCC (TM) and SWCC (TM) thermal flex contact carriers Two groups of interconnection devices and methods are described. Both provide columns between electronic packages and boards or between chips and substrates or the like. In the first group, called Thermal Flex Contact Carrier (TFCC), the column elements are carved out of a flat laminated structure and then formed to suit. In the second group, the carrier, which carries the connecting elements, is made out of a soluble or removable material, which acts at the same time, as a solder mask, to prevent the solder from wicking along the stem of the elements.
US07944027B2	Lead frame, semiconductor device, and method of manufacturing the semiconductor device To solve a problem in that a die processing cost increases when employing a method involving providing a suction hole in the die to fix an island onto a bottom surface, provided is a semiconductor device, which includes: a semiconductor chip, an island having a first surface, on which the semiconductor chip is mounted; and a second surface opposing to the first surface, a hanger pin extended from the island, a branch portion extended from one of the island and the hanger pin, and a resin encapsulating the semiconductor chip, the island, the hanger pin and the brunch portion while exposing the second surface of the island.
US07944026B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device is mounted on a package substrate which has a power supply line and a signal line formed of a normal or predetermined resistance material layer on a dielectric layer. A resistance material layer has a high resistance as compared with the normal resistance material layer and is additionally provided on the surface of the normal resistance material layer of the peripheral face of the signal line closest to the power supply line.
US07944024B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of the same A semiconductor device is provided which is capable of suppressing a reduction in electron mobility in a channel region formed in a strained silicon layer. A strained silicon layer is formed over a p type silicon-germanium layer formed over a semiconductor substrate. The strained layer has a thickness adjusted to be thicker than the critical film thickness at which no misfit dislocation occurs. Accordingly, misfit dislocations occur in the vicinity of the interface between the strained silicon layer and silicon-germanium layer.
US07944020B1	Reverse MIM capacitor A method and apparatus for a reverse metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor. The apparatus includes a lower metal layer, a bottom electrode, and an upper metal layer. The lower metal layer is disposed above a substrate layer. The bottom electrode is disposed above the lower metal layer and coupled to the lower metal layer. The upper metal layer is disposed above the bottom electrode. The upper metal layer comprises a top electrode of a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor.
US07944017B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of the same An n type impurity region is continuously formed on the bottom portion of a channel region below a source region, a gate region and a drain region. The n type impurity region has an impurity concentration higher than the channel region and a back gate region, and is less influenced by the diffusion of p type impurities from the gate region and the back gate region. Moreover, by continuously forming the impurity region from a portion below the source region to a portion below the drain region, the resistance value of a current path in the impurity region is substantially uniformed. Therefore, the IDSS is stabilized, the forward transfer admittance gm and the voltage gain Gv are improved, and the noise voltage Vno is decreased. Furthermore, the IDSS variation within a single wafer is suppressed.
US07944010B2	Electromagnetic wave detecting element The present invention is to provide an electromagnetic wave detecting element that can suppress a decrease in utilization efficiency of electromagnetic waves at sensor portions. An upper electrode of each of plural sensor portions, that are provided in correspondence with intersection portions of plural scan lines and plural signal lines disposed to intersect one another, is electrically connected to any other adjacent upper electrode. At each group of sensor portions whose upper electrodes are electrically connected, a common electrode line and the upper electrode of any sensor portion belonging to that group of sensor portions are connected by a contact pad via a contact hole formed in an insulating film and at a connection place of a number that is less than a number of sensor portions belonging to that group of sensor portions.
US07944008B2	Suspended membrane pressure sensing array An accurate and low cost macro pressure sensor is described. The pressure sensor includes an array of capacitive sensing elements formed at the intersections of sets of conductors. A lower set of conductors is supported by a substrate and an upper set of conductors is supported on a flexible polymer membrane. Capacitive sensing elements are formed where a conductor in the upper set overlaps a spacer in the lower set. Separators hold the membrane away from the substrate with a separation that, because of deflection of the membrane, varies in relation to the pressure applied to the membrane. As a result, the separation of conductors, and therefore capacitance, in each cell varies in response to the applied pressure. By attaching the membrane to the separators and optionally using slits in the membrane between capacitive sensing elements, measurements made in each capacitive sensing element can be mechanically decoupled.
US07944003B2	Asymmetric channel doping for improved memory operation for floating body cell (FBC) memory An improved dynamic memory cell using a semiconductor fin or body is described. Asymmetrical doping is used in the channel region, with more dopant under the back gate to improve retention without significantly increasing read voltage.
US07944001B2	Power mosfet including inter-source connection pattern A power metal oxide silicon field effect transistor in which sources are connected to each other, a single source supplies electrons to two channels, a contact surface between the source and a channel is variously changed to be maximized such that large current flows in a small area, and an electrical field is not concentrated to a gate edge.
US07944000B2	Semiconductor resistor, method of manufacturing the same, and current generating device using the same A method for manufacturing a semiconductor resistor includes forming a well region in a semiconductor substrate, with the well region serving as a resistive region, forming a pair of contact regions spaced apart from each other in the well region, and forming a diffusion region in an intermediate portion between the pair of contact regions on a surface of the well region. The diffusion region is configured to adjust resistance and temperature dependence of the semiconductor resistor.
US07943995B2	NMOS device, PMOS device, and SiGe HBT device formed on SOI substrate and method of fabricating the same Provided are an NMOS device, a PMOS device and a SiGe HBT device which are implemented on an SOI substrate and a method of fabricating the same. In manufacturing a Si-based high speed device, a SiGe HBT and a CMOS are mounted on a single SOI substrate. In particular, a source and a drain of the CMOS are formed of SiGe and metal, and thus leakage current is prevented and low power consumption is achieved. Also, heat generation in a chip is suppressed, and a wide operation range may be obtained even at a low voltage.
US07943991B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device is discloses that includes an n-type semiconductor substrate; an alternating conductivity type layer on semiconductor substrate, the alternating conductivity type layer including n-type drift regions and p-type partition regions arranged alternately; p-type channel regions on the alternating conductivity type layer; and trenches formed from the surfaces of the p-type channel regions down to respective n-type drift regions. The bottom of each trench is over the pn-junction between the p-type partition region and the n-type drift region. The semiconductor device facilitates preventing the on-resistance from increasing, obtaining a higher breakdown voltage, and reducing the variations caused in the characteristics thereof.
US07943989B2	Nano-tube MOSFET technology and devices This invention discloses a semiconductor power device disposed in a semiconductor substrate and the semiconductor substrate has a plurality of trenches. Each of the trenches is filled with a plurality of epitaxial layers of alternating conductivity types constituting nano tubes functioning as conducting channels stacked as layers extending along a sidewall direction with a “Gap Filler” layer filling a merging-gap between the nano tubes disposed substantially at a center of each of the trenches. The “Gap Filler” layer can be very lightly doped Silicon or grown and deposited dielectric layer. In an exemplary embodiment, the plurality of trenches are separated by pillar columns each having a width approximately half to one-third of a width of the trenches.
US07943984B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory apparatus A nonvolatile semiconductor memory apparatus includes: a memory element including: a semiconductor substrate; a source region and a drain region formed at a distance from each other in the semiconductor substrate; a first insulating film formed on a portion of the semiconductor substrate located between the source region and the drain region, having sites that perform electron trapping and releasing and are formed by adding an element different from a base material, and including insulating layers having different dielectric constants, the sites having a higher level than a Fermi level of a material forming the semiconductor substrate; a charge storage film formed on the first insulating film; a second insulating film formed on the charge storage film; and a control gate electrode formed on the second insulating film.
US07943983B2	HTO offset spacers and dip off process to define junction Memory devices having an increased effective channel length and/or improved TPD characteristics, and methods of making the memory devices are provided. The memory devices contain two or more memory cells on a semiconductor substrate and bit line dielectrics between the memory cells. The memory cell contains a pair of first bit lines and a pair of second bit lines. The first and second bit lines can be formed by an implant process using first and second spacers that have different lateral lengths from each other. The spacers can be used to offset the implants, thereby controlling the lateral lengths of the bit lines.
US07943981B2	Semiconductor memory element A semiconductor memory element includes: a tunnel insulating film formed on a semiconductor substrate; a HfON charge storage film with Bevan clusters formed on the tunnel insulating film; a blocking film formed on the HfON charge storage film; and a gate electrode formed on the blocking film.
US07943980B2	Self-aligned patterning method by using non-conformal film and etch back for flash memory and other semiconductur applications A method for fabricating a memory device with a self-aligned trap layer which is optimized for scaling is disclosed. In the present invention, a non-conformal oxide is deposited over the charge trapping layer to form a thick oxide on top of the core source/drain region and a pinch off and a void at the top of the STI trench. An etch is performed on the pinch-off oxide and the thin oxide on the trapping layer on the STI oxide. The trapping layer is then partially etched between the core cells. A dip-off of the oxide on the trapping layer is performed. And a top oxide is formed. The top oxide converts the remaining trap layer to oxide and thus isolate the trap layer.
US07943977B2	Image sensor and method for manufacturing the same that uses thermoelectric device for cooling An apparatus that can effectively operate in high temperatures including a CMOS image sensor, a thermoelectric semiconductor formed under the CMOS image sensor for selectively cooling the image sensor and a heat sink formed under the thermoelectric semiconductor.
US07943974B2	Spin MOS field effect transistor and tunneling magnetoresistive effect element using stack having Heusler alloy A spin MOS field effect transistor includes a source electrode and a drain electrode each having a structure obtained by stacking an impurity diffusion layer, a (001)-oriented MgO layer and a Heusler alloy. The impurity diffusion layer is formed in a surface region of a semiconductor layer. The (001)-oriented MgO layer is formed on the impurity diffusion layer. The Heusler alloy is formed on the MgO layer.
US07943973B2	Method for producing a field-effect transistor, field-effect transistor and integrated circuit arrangement A method for producing a tunnel field-effect transistor is disclosed. Connection regions of different doping types are produced by means of self-aligning implantation methods.
US07943970B2	Method of detecting bio-molecules using the same field effect transistor on the gate sensing surface Provided is a method of detecting the presence of a target bio-molecule or a concentration of the bio-molecule using a field effect transistor. The method includes: contacting a first sample having a first target bio-molecule with a reference electrode of a field effect transistor; measuring a first electric signal change of the field effect transistor; contacting a second sample with a sensing surface of the same field effect transistor; measuring a second electric signal change of the field effect transistor; and comparing the first electric signal with the second electric signal.
US07943966B2	Integrated circuit and associated layout with gate electrode level portion including at least two complimentary transistor forming linear conductive segments and at least one non-gate linear conductive segment A restricted layout region includes a diffusion level layout including a number of diffusion region layout shapes to be formed within a portion of a substrate of a semiconductor device. The diffusion region layout shapes define at least one p-type diffusion region and at least one n-type diffusion region. The restricted layout region includes a gate electrode level layout defined to pattern conductive features within a gate electrode level above the portion of the substrate. The gate electrode level layout includes rectangular-shaped layout features placed to extend in only a first parallel direction. Some rectangular-shaped layout features form gate electrodes of respective PMOS transistor devices, and some rectangular-shaped layout features form gate electrodes of respective NMOS transistor devices. A total number of the PMOS transistor devices and the NMOS transistor devices in the restricted layout region of the semiconductor device is greater than or equal to eight.
US07943965B2	Multi-bit phase-change memory device A multi-bit phase-change memory device includes a semiconductor substrate with a plurality of phase-change patterns sequentially stacked above the semiconductor substrate. Each phase-change pattern crosses another phase change pattern, and each phase change pattern includes a phase-change conductive line formed on a surface thereof. Bipolar transistors are installed between the semiconductor substrate and the lowermost phase-change pattern and also among the phase-change patterns, and the bipolar transistors selectively form electrical connections between the semiconductor substrate and the lowermost phase-change pattern and also among the phase-change patterns. Heating electrodes are aligned between the respective bipolar transistors and phase-change patterns. The semiconductor substrate includes an active area that extends in a direction that is perpendicular to the extension direction of the lowermost phase-change pattern.
US07943962B2	Solid-state image pickup device and method for producing the same A solid-state image pickup device includes an element isolation insulating film electrically isolating pixels on the surface of a well region; a first isolation diffusion layer electrically isolating the pixels under the element isolation insulating film; and a second isolation diffusion layer electrically isolating the pixels under the first isolation diffusion layer, wherein a charge accumulation region is disposed in the well region surrounded by the first and second isolation diffusion layers, the inner peripheral part of the first isolation diffusion layer forms a projecting region, an impurity having a conductivity type of the first isolation diffusion layer and an impurity having a conductivity type of the charge accumulation region are mixed in the projecting region, and a part of the charge accumulation region between the charge accumulation region and the second isolation diffusion layer is abutted or close to the second isolation diffusion layer under the projecting region.
US07943955B2	Monolithic semiconductor switches and method for manufacturing One aspect is monolithic semiconductor switches and method for manufacturing. One embodiment provides one semiconductor die with a first and a second FET. One of source/drain of the first FET and one of source/drain of the second FET are electrically coupled to at least one contact area at a first side of one semiconductor die, respectively. The other one of source/drain of the first FET, a gate of the first FET, the other one of source/drain of the second FET and the gate of the second FET are electrically coupled to contact areas at a second side of the one semiconductor die opposite to the first side, respectively. The contact areas of the other one of source/drain of the first FET, of the gate of the first FET, of the other one of source/drain of the second FET and of the gate of the second FET are electrically separated from each other, respectively.
US07943954B2	LED fabrication via ion implant isolation A semiconductor light emitting diode includes a semiconductor substrate, an epitaxial layer of n-type Group III nitride on the substrate, a p-type epitaxial layer of Group III nitride on the n-type epitaxial layer and forming a p-n junction with the n-type layer, and a resistive gallium nitride region on the n-type epitaxial layer and adjacent the p-type epitaxial layer for electrically isolating portions of the p-n junction. A metal contact layer is formed on the p-type epitaxial layer. In method embodiments disclosed, the resistive gallium nitride border is formed by forming an implant mask on the p-type epitaxial region and implanting ions into portions of the p-type epitaxial region to render portions of the p-type epitaxial region semi-insulating. A photoresist mask or a sufficiently thick metal layer may be used as the implant mask.
US07943953B2	Light emitting device and light emitting module To provide a light emitting device and a light emitting module which can suppress deterioration caused by light emitted from a light emitting chip, even in the case of using a light emitting chip emitted light of which has a short wavelength and in which deterioration of emission brightness and the like does not easily occur even if used for a long period of time.The device is characterized by including a container (20) which is formed of a transparent inorganic material and has a recessed opening, a light emitting chip (1) which is disposed in the recessed opening of the container (20) with a glass bonding member (4) interposed therebetween and in which a first conduction type layer (11), a light emitting layer (12), and a second conduction layer (13) are formed on a substrate (10), and a lid (21) which is formed of a transparent inorganic material and blocks the recessed opening of the container. The container (20) and the lid (21) are formed of quartz glass, optical glass containing boric acid and silicic acid, crystal, sapphire, fluorite or the like.
US07943952B2	Method of uniform phosphor chip coating and LED package fabricated using method Methods for fabricating LED packages comprising providing an LED chip and covering at least part of it with a liquid medium. An optical element is provided and placed on the liquid medium. The optical element is allowed to settle to a desired level and the liquid medium is cured. LED packages are also disclosed that are fabricated using the disclosed methods.
US07943946B2	Light emitting device A light emitting device includes: a light emitting element; and a substantially rectangular package body in which the light emitting element is contained and a concave portion is formed. The concave portion has a bottom surface on which the light emitting element is disposed, and is filled with a transparent sealing resin for covering the light emitting element. Further, the sealing resin has a surface serving as an emitting surface, from which light is extracted. The package body includes: a reflection surface being an inclined plane provided along a short side of a depressed region toward the emitting surface, when seen from above the emitting surface; and a die bonding region and a wire bonding region on a bottom surface of the depressed region. Further, the depressed region has a depth being substantially equal to or less than a height of the active layer of the light emitting element.
US07943936B2	Crystallizing method, thin-film transistor manufacturing method, thin-film transistor, and display device A crystallizing method of causing a phase shifter to phase-modulate a laser beam whose wavelength is 248 nm or 300 nm or more from an excimer laser unit into a laser beam with a light intensity profile having a plurality of inverted triangular peak patterns in cross section and of irradiating the pulse laser beam onto a substrate to be crystallized for crystallization. The substrate to be crystallized is such that one or more silicon oxide films which present absorption properties to the laser beam and differ in the relative proportions of Si and O are provided on a laser beam incident face.
US07943934B2	Thin film transistor array panel and method for manufacturing the same A thin film transistor array panel according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises a substrate; a first signal line and a second signal line disposed on the substrate; a switching thin film transistor connected to the first signal line and the second signal line, and comprising a first insulating layer; a driving thin film transistor connected to the switching thin film transistor and comprising a second insulating layer; and a discharge thin film transistor connected to one of the first signal line and the second signal line, and comprising the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer.
US07943932B2	Display substrate, display device and method of manufacturing the same A flexible display substrate includes: a thin film transistor on the flexible substrate, the thin film transistor including a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer insulating the gate electrode, a channel layer on the gate insulating layer, a source electrode connected with the channel layer, and a drain electrode connected with the channel layer; a first stress absorbing layer below the thin film transistor; a first protection layer on the first stress absorbing layer; a second stress absorbing layer on the thin film transistor; a second protection layer on the second stress absorbing layer; and a pixel electrode on the second protection layer, the pixel electrode being connected with the drain electrode.
US07943930B2	Semiconductor device forming method In thin film transistors (TFTs) having an active layer of crystalline silicon adapted for mass production, a catalytic element is introduced into doped regions of an amorphous silicon film by ion implantation or other means. This film is crystallized at a temperature below the strain point of the glass substrate. Further, a gate insulating film and a gate electrode are formed. Impurities are introduced by a self-aligning process. Then, the laminate is annealed below the strain point of the substrate to activate the dopant impurities. On the other hand, Neckel or other element is also used as a catalytic element for promoting crystallization of an amorphous silicon film. First, this catalytic element is applied in contact with the surface of the amorphous silicon film. The film is heated at 450 to 650° C. to create crystal nuclei. The film is further heated at a higher temperature to grow the crystal grains. In this way, a crystalline silicon film having improved crystallinity is formed.
US07943929B2	Thin film transistor and method of fabricating the same A thin film transistor and method of fabricating the same are provided. The thin film transistor includes: a metal catalyst layer formed on a substrate, and a first capping layer and a second capping layer pattern sequentially formed on the metal catalyst layer. The method includes: forming a first capping layer on a metal catalyst layer; forming and patterning a second capping layer on the first capping layer; forming an amorphous silicon layer on the patterned second capping layer; diffusing the metal catalyst; and crystallizing the amorphous silicon layer to form a polysilicon layer. The crystallization catalyst diffuses at a uniform low concentration to control a position of a seed formed of the catalyst such that a channel region in the polysilicon layer is close to a single crystal. Therefore, the characteristics of the thin film transistor device may be improved and uniformed.
US07943927B2	ZnO based semiconductor light emitting device and its manufacture method A ZnO based semiconductor light emitting device includes: a first semiconductor layer containing ZnO1-x1Sx1; a second semiconductor layer formed above the first semiconductor layer and containing ZnO1-x2Sx2; and a third semiconductor layer formed above the second semiconductor layer and containing ZnO1-x3Sx3, wherein an S composition x1 of the first semiconductor layer, an S composition x2 of the second semiconductor layer and an S composition x3 of the third semiconductor layer are so selected that an energy of the second semiconductor layer at the lower end of a conduction band becomes lower than both energies of the first and third semiconductor layers at the lower end of the conduction bands, and that an energy of the second semiconductor layer at the upper end of a valence band becomes higher than both energies of the first and third semiconductor layers at the upper end of the valence bands.
US07943926B2	Nonvolatile memory device and nonvolatile memory array including the same A nonvolatile memory device having self-presence diode characteristics, and/or a nonvolatile memory array including the nonvolatile memory device may be provided. The nonvolatile memory device may include a lower electrode, a first semiconductor oxide layer on the lower electrode, a second semiconductor oxide layer on the first semiconductor oxide layer, and/or an upper electrode on the second semiconductor oxide layer.
US07943925B2	Light emitting element and light emitting device A high efficient white emission light emitting element having peak intensity in each wavelength region of red, green, and blue is provided. Specifically, a white emission light emitting element having an emission spectrum that is independent of current density is provided. A first light emitting layer 312 exhibiting blue emission and a second light emitting layer 313 containing a phosphorescent material that generates simultaneously phosphorescent emission and excimer emission are combined. In order to derive excimer emission from the phosphorescent material, it is effective to disperse a phosphorescent material 323 having a high planarity structure such as platinum complex at a high concentration of at least 10 wt % to a host material 322. Further, the first light emitting layer 312 is provided to be in contact with the second light emitting layer 313 at the side of an anode. Ionization potential of the second light emitting layer 313 is preferably larger by 0.4 eV than that of the first light emitting layer 312.
US07943923B2	Multi-level data memorisation device with phase change material A data memorization device including at least: a stack of layers including at least one memory layer based on a phase change material arranged between at least two insulating layers, placed on a substrate, a plurality of columns arranged in the stack of layers, and passing through each layer of the stack, each of the columns being based on at least one electrically conducting material, and a plurality of memorization elements formed by annular portions of the at least one memory layer surrounding columns.
US07943922B2	Nitrogenated carbon electrode for chalcogenide device and method of making same A nitrogenated carbon electrode suitable for use in a chalcogenide device and method of making the same are described. The electrode comprises nitrogenated carbon and is in electrical communication with a chalcogenide material. The nitrogenated carbon material may be produced by combining nitrogen and vaporized carbon in a physical vapor deposition process.
US07943920B2	Resistive memory structure with buffer layer A memory device comprises first and second electrodes with a memory element and a buffer layer located between and electrically coupled to them. The memory element comprises one or more metal oxygen compounds. The buffer layer comprises at least one of an oxide and a nitride. Another memory device comprises first and second electrodes with a memory element and a buffer layer, having a thickness of less than 50 Å, located between and electrically coupled to them. The memory comprises one or more metal oxygen compounds. An example of a method of fabricating a memory device includes forming first and second electrodes. A memory, located between and electrically coupled to the first and the second electrodes, is formed; the memory comprises one or more metal oxygen compounds and the buffer layer comprises at least one of an oxide and a nitride.
US07943917B2	Non-volatile memory cell and fabrication method thereof A non-volatile memory cell and the fabrication method thereof are provided. The non-volatile memory cell comprises a top electrode, a bottom electrode and an oxide layer disposed between the top electrode and the bottom electrode. The oxide layer comprises a relatively low oxygen content layer adjacent to the bottom electrode, a relatively high oxygen content layer adjacent to the top electrode, and a transition layer disposed between the relatively high and the relatively low oxygen content layers. The transition layer has an oxygen concentration within a range between those of the relatively high and the relatively low oxygen content layers.
US07943907B2	Method and circuit arrangement for determining the radiation intensity using directly counting detector A method and a circuit arrangement are disclosed for determining radiation intensity using counting detectors or detector elements, in which x-ray radiation photons, which are either absorbed or absorbed in part, generate electrical signals, the pulse number and pulse height of which is correlated to an incident radiation intensity, and the radiation intensity is at least determined by counting the pulses. According to at least one embodiment of the invention, the signal pulses incident on at least one detector or detector element are detected simultaneously by at least one continuously operating pulse height discriminator and by at least one pulse height discriminator operating in a clocked fashion, with the number of incident signal pulses being determined with the aid of these two items of detection information.
US07943906B2	High spatial resolution X-ray and gamma ray imaging system using diffraction crystals A method and a device for high spatial resolution imaging of a plurality of sources of x-ray and gamma-ray radiation are provided. The device comprises a plurality of arrays, with each array comprising a plurality of elements comprising a first collimator, a diffracting crystal, a second collimator, and a detector.
US07943905B2	Infrared solid-state image sensor An infrared solid-state image sensor comprises: a pixel area comprising a sensitive pixel area where infrared detection pixels are arranged in a matrix form to detect incident infrared rays on the semiconductor substrate and a reference pixel area where reference pixels are provided, each of the infrared detection pixels comprising a thermoelectric conversion part, the thermoelectric conversion part comprising an infrared absorption film to absorb the incident infrared rays and convert the incident infrared rays to heat and a first thermoelectric conversion element to convert the heat obtained by the conversion in the infrared absorption film to a electric signal, each of the reference pixels comprising a second thermoelectric conversion element. Each of first ends of the reference pixels are connected to a reference potential line, and a difference between the signal potential read out from a corresponding signal line and a reference potential supplied from the reference potential line is amplified and outputted.
US07943904B2	Bispectral detection device and bispectral detector comprising said device The present invention relates to a bispectral detection device, particularly of an infrared radiation and a visible radiation, including a monolithic substrate; an array of bolometric micro-bridges sensitive to infrared radiation, the bolometric micro-bridges being suspended over a first face of the substrate by means of support and connection arms; and an array of photoelectric elements fowled in the substrate, and sensitive to visible radiation, the bolometric micro-bridges and the photoelectric elements being stacked. According to the invention, the substrate portion between the photoelectric element array and a second face of the substrate, opposite to the first face thereof, is thinned so that the photoelectric elements are capable of detecting a visible radiation incident on the second face.
US07943901B2	Practical ion mobility spectrometer apparatus and methods for chemical and/or biological detection This invention describes an ion mobility spectrometer system for chemical detection in the field. The system allows: a high throughput operation, an interface to new ionization methods, and an interface to a mass spectrometer.
US07943900B2	Mass analysis using alternating fragmentation modes A method for the analysis of mixtures of components includes separating or partially separating different components of a mixture of a sample by means that causes the components to elute sequentially over a period of time, forming precursor ions from the components in the eluent, repeatedly switching, altering or varying an Electron Transfer Dissociation fragmentation device back and forth between a hi-fragmentation mode and a low-fragmentation mode to alternately produce product ions from the precursor ions in the hi-fragmentation mode and to produce substantially fewer product ions in the low-fragmentation mode, and obtaining mass spectra during the period of time from the precursor and product ions received from the Electron Transfer Dissociation fragmentation device.
US07943899B2	Method and apparatus for identifying the apex of a chromatographic peak A technique for mass spectrometry includes: receiving first time domain data generated from a chromatographic output, the first time domain data including mass spectra; extracting second time domain data from the first time domain data, the second time domain data corresponding to a selected range of mass-to-charge ratios; transforming the second time domain data into frequency domain data; and identifying, as a function of the frequency domain data, an elution peak for a mass-to-charge ratio within the selected range. Material from the chromatographic output may thereafter be processed as a function of the identified elution peak.
US07943897B2	Optical encoder and electronic equipment This optical encoder includes a light emitting section and a plurality of light receiving elements placed so as to be aligned in one direction in an area where a light beam from the light emitting section may reach. A moving object includes a light-ON section, a light-OFF section and an index pattern section. The light receiving element outputs a first light receiving signal when the light-ON section and the light-OFF section of the moving object pass through a predetermined position corresponding to the light receiving element. The light receiving element outputs a second light receiving signal when the index pattern section of the moving object passes through a predetermined position corresponding to the light receiving element. The output section outputs an incremental channel signal indicating movement information of the moving object based on the first light receiving signal while outputting an index channel signal indicating reference position of the moving object based on the second light receiving signal. The incremental channel signal and the index channel signal are out of phase with each other.
US07943896B1	Mechanical galvanometer tilt correction control A mechanical galvanometer tilt control system includes two beam detection sensors that detect vertical displacement caused by the horizontal rotation of a galvanometer and the vertical rotation of a photoconductive drum. The galvanometer may be in communication with a mirror holder that holds a mirror. The mirror holder may be operable to horizontally rotate the mirror as the mirror reflects a light beam onto a photosensitive image forming surface of the photoconductive drum. The two beam detection sensors receive the reflected light beam as the galvanometer generates one or more forward-going and one or more reverse-going scanlines on the photosensitive image forming surface. The mechanical galvanometer tilt control system may further determine an amount of vertical correction required to correct for the vertical displacement caused by the rotation of the galvanometer and the rotation of the photoconductive drum.
US07943895B2	Wavelength splitting element, method for manufacturing the same and optical module A wavelength splitting element for splitting a multiplexed light beam into separate wavelength bands and emitting the beams from separate emission ports including a first filter for splitting the multiplexed light beam into light beams in wavelength band λ1, which passes in a first direction, and wavelength bands λ2 and λ3, which reflects; a second filter, for splitting the reflected light into light beams in wavelength band λ3, which passes in a second direction, and wavelength band λ2, which reflects in a third direction; and a third filter, for passing the light beam in the wavelength band λ2. The first filter passes the light beam in the wavelength band λ2 reflected by the second filter and incident to the first filter again based on an incident angle, and the third filter passes only the light beam in the wavelength band λ2 that the first filter passes in the third direction.
US07943894B2	Optical element for free-space propagation between an optical waveguide and another optical waveguide, component, or device An optical element comprises a substantially transparent material having opposing first and second transmission surfaces and a substantially flat mounting surface between them, an alignment mark, and an optical coating. The optical element is mounted self-supporting on a substrate with the mounting surface on a mating portion thereof. With the alignment mark aligned to a corresponding mark on the substrate, waveguides on the substrate can be end-coupled by reflection from the first transmission surface. The transmission and mounting surfaces are arranged to position the transmission surfaces at respective orientations relative to the substrate surface so that an optical beam propagating substantially parallel to the substrate surface and entering the optical element through the first transmission surface propagates as an optical beam through the optical element above the mounting surface and exits the optical element through the second transmission surface. The optical element can further include a lens or an aperture.
US07943893B2	Illumination optical system and image projection device having a rod integrator uniformizing spatial energy distribution of diffused illumination beam An illumination optical system has: a light source, a diffusion member, and a rod integrator, and illuminates an image display surface of a display element. The light source emits an illumination beam having a flat cross section. The diffusion member isotropically diffuses the illumination beam. The rod integrator uniformizes spatial energy distribution of the illumination beam put into a diffused state by the diffusion member.
US07943889B2	Apparatus for improving detection efficiency of multiphoton microscopy systems by focus compensation, pupil image division, and parallel pupil rearrangement Disclosed is an apparatus for division and rearrangement of light from a source object. The apparatus splits the light from the source object, or image of the source object, and recombines it in a parallel, fashion to increase the efficiency of multiphoton microscopy in general and harmonic or fluorescence emission microscopy in particular. The apparatus includes a beam splitter configured to split a light beam into at least two independent light paths to yield a first light path and a second light path; a first beam focuser configured to direct and focus the first light path onto a focal plane; and a second beam focuser configured to direct and focus the second light path onto the same or different focal plane to which the first light path is focused; and wherein the first and second light paths may be superimposed upon one another at a common focal plane or directed independently to different positions.
US07943887B2	Indexing method and apparatus for an electroheating technology oven An oven includes: an inlet elevator having multiple receiving bays for receiving a piece to be heated in the oven where the receiving bays are stacked vertically and the elevator is configured to move up or down to align a receiving bay; a mandrel having multiple shelves to correspond a shelf to a bay of the inlet elevator, each shelf configured to support a piece received from the inlet elevator, the mandrel configured to rotate each piece on a shelf between a loading position, a baking position, and an unloading position; an outlet elevator having multiple receiving bays for unloading a piece heated in the oven, the unloading bays are stacked vertically and the elevator is configured to move up or down to align an unloading bay with a material handling system moving the heated pieces; and a microwave generator configured to heat at least one of the pieces when the pieces are in the baking position. A method of heating a material is also provided.
US07943883B2	Method for joining iron member and aluminum member and iron-aluminum joined body There is provided a method for joining an iron member and an aluminum member, the iron member including a plated layer at least on a joining side with the aluminum member; the aluminum member formed of an aluminum cladding material including an aluminum core material mainly formed of aluminum and an aluminum alloy layer with a melting point lower than that of the aluminum core material, cladded on a joining side with the iron member; the method including a step of stacking the iron member and the aluminum member, and a step of joining the iron member and the aluminum member.
US07943875B2	Switch structure integrated with display and playback device A switch structure integrated with a display and playback device is provided. Therein, a lower housing has a rectangular through-hole, a conductor through-hole, a terminal through-hole and a guide post formed peripherally with semi-cylindrical ribs. The display and playback device is equipped with a bus line and display and playback device terminals, and covered with a display and playback device housing, which in turn is covered by a transparent cover. A conductor and a terminal are inserted in the conductor through-hole and the terminal through-hole, respectively. Resilient elements are provided between the lower housing and an actuation element having a guide post through-hole for cooperating with the guide post. Upon movement of the actuation element relative to the lower housing, the ribs on the guide post make contact with an inner wall of the guide post through-hole, allowing the actuation element to move smoothly, vertically relative to the lower housing.
US07943873B2	Circuit breaker with locking mechanism A circuit breaker with a locking mechanism is provided, which ensures that circuit breaker is switched OFF before applying any trip free locks. The circuit breaker includes a lay shaft coupled to the circuit breaker contacts, a lay shaft cam coupled to the lay shaft, a lifting plate configured to interface with the lay shaft cam, and a padlock plate configured to engage the lifting plate.
US07943868B2	Sealed housing, a kit of parts including at least one housing, a combination including the housing or a kit of parts and a use of a friction enhancing element A sealed housing (10) accommodates at least one electric or electronic component (12, 14), and has a portion (20) extending through the mounting surface, as well as a rotation preventor (16, 28) preventing rotation of the housing (10) relative to the mounting surface. A kit of parts includes at least one such housing (10) and at least one spacer (18). A combination of the housing or kit of parts and a door, preferably of a cabinet or an installation room, or a cabinet in the field of telecommunications having the mounting surface is described. A use of a friction enhancing element, preferably an O-ring, for mounting a housing to a mounting surface in a non-rotatable manner is also described.
US07943860B2	Material board for producing hybrid circuit board with metallic terminal plate and method for producing hybrid circuit board A material board for producing a hybrid circuit board includes a plurality of hybrid circuit board sections 1 on each of which an electronic component 2 is mounted and a metallic terminal plate 3 for external connection is bonded so as to project from the hybrid circuit board section. A frame portion 6 is defined between the hybrid circuit board sections, and the hybrid circuit board sections are integrally connected to the frame portion via a thin strip 8 provided at an intermediate portion of grooves 7 each surrounding a respective one of the hybrid circuit board sections entirely. In bonding the terminal plate 3 to the hybrid circuit board by soldering, the terminal plate is temporarily bonded to the frame portion 6 with an adhesive 9. The adhesive is prevented from spreading toward the end of the terminal plate. A hole or a recess 10 is formed in the frame portion 6 at a region with which the terminal plate 3 is to overlap and which is closer to an end of the terminal plate than a portion to which the adhesive 9 for temporarily bonding the terminal plate to the frame portion is to be applied is.
US07943846B2	Group IV nanoparticles in an oxide matrix and devices made therefrom Photoactive materials made from Group IV semiconductor nanoparticles dispersed in an inorganic oxide matrix and methods for making the photoactive materials are provided. In some instances, the nanoparticles are functionalized with organosilanes to provide nanoparticle-organosilane compounds. The photoactive materials may be formed by subjecting the nanoparticles or nanoparticle compounds to a sol-gel process. The photoactive materials are well-suited for use in devices which convert electromagnetic radiation into electrical energy, including photovoltaic devices, photoconductors, and photodetectors.
US07943844B2	Thermoelectric module and manufacturing method for same A thermoelectric module and method of manufacture thereof, capable of preventing short-circuits between electrodes due to solder without causing increases in size or cost. A thermoelectric module is configured with lower electrodes formed on the inside surface of a lower substrate, placed in opposition to an upper substrate, on the inside surface of which are formed upper electrodes; the end faces of thermoelectric elements are soldered to the lower electrodes and upper electrodes. Each of the electrodes is configured from three layers, which are a copper layer, a nickel layer formed on one face of the copper layer, and a gold layer formed on one face of the nickel layer; a visor portion, protruding outward, is formed in the nickel layer, so that when positioning the thermoelectric elements above the electrodes and soldering the electrodes to the thermoelectric elements, the flowing of solder 18a from the side portions of electrodes to the insulating substrate is prevented.
US07943843B2	Reactive force control apparatus for pedal of electronic keyboard instrument Reactive force control apparatus for a pedal comprises: a movement detection section that detects movement of the pedal; a solenoid that produces a reactive force in response to operation of the pedal; a reference reactive force impartment table defining intensities of the reactive force corresponding to amounts of the operation of the pedal; a setting value input section operable to input a setting value for changing the reactive force responsive to the operation of the pedal; and a control section that controls the reactive force to the pedal by changing content of the table, on the basis of the input setting value, to thereby create a changed reactive force impartment table, so that the reactive force to the pedal is controlled on the basis of the changed table and detected movement of the pedal.
US07943842B2	Methods for generating music using a transmitted/received music data file Systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing music are provided, particularly systems and methods employing a top-down process, where the user is provided with a musical composition that may be modified and interacted with and played and/or stored (for later play). The system preferably is provided in a handheld form factor (860), and a graphical display is provided to display status information, graphical representations of musical lanes or components which preferably vary in shape as musical parameters and the like are changed for particular instruments or musical components such as a microphone input (845) or audio samples. In addition, the present invention makes use of node-based music generation as part of a system and method to broadcast and receive music data files, which are then used to generate and play music. The present invention is characterized by the broadcast of relatively small data files that contain various parameters sufficient to describe the music to the node/subscriber music generator.
US07943839B2	Tuning device Provided is a tuning device including: a tuning device main body including an electric circuit for computing a tuning state of a musical instrument; a clip portion including a pair of plate materials for attaching the tuning device main body to the musical instrument; a joint member for joining the tuning device main body and the clip portion; and a vibration sensor for sensing a sound emitted from the musical instrument, the joint member including: a first pivot portion for making the clip portion free to pivot about an extension direction of the joint member; and a second pivot portion for making the tuning device main body free to pivot about a direction perpendicular to the extension direction. The vibration sensor is incorporated into the joint member, and is structured to be rotatable about the extension direction unitarily along with the tuning device main body.
US07943838B2	Saddle for stringed instruments A saddle for a stringed instrument comprising an elongate member having a string support surface and a base that abuts the stringed instrument. The elongate member has at least one internal cavity and a pickup element received in the internal cavity, the element being dimensioned to provide an airspace gap between the element and the base of the elongate member to provide a separation between the element and the instrument. The airspace gap between the element and the base of the saddle means that no pressure is applied to the bottom of the element, thereby eliminating string imbalance due to uneven pressure between the saddle and the instrument.
US07943836B2	Progeny of inbred corn line PHCPR A novel inbred maize line designated PHCPR and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing inbred maize line PHCPR with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PHCPR through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the inbred line PHCPR or a trait conversion of PHCPR with another maize line. Inbred maize lines derived from inbred maize line PHCPR, methods for producing other inbred maize lines derived from inbred maize line PHCPR and the inbred maize lines and their parts derived by the use of those methods.
US07943831B2	PMMoV resistant capsicum plants The present invention relates to a plant of the Capsicum genus, which plant exhibits resistance to Pepper mild mottle virus (PMMoV) pathotype 1.2.3 due to the presence of the L4 resistance allele in the genome of said plant, wherein the genetic information responsible for the SNFD phenotype is absent from or is repressed in the genome of said plant at least to such an extent that the SNFD phenotype is not expressed. The present invention further relates to a method of producing a plant of the Capsicum genus that exhibits resistance to PMMoV pathotype 1.2.3, comprising the steps of a) providing a recipient plant of the Capsicum genus that is susceptible to PMMoV pathotype 1.2.3 or a part thereof, and b) introducing into the genome of said recipient plant or a part thereof or a progeny plant thereof a genomic region comprising a truncated L4 resistance allele, wherein said allele comprises genetic information capable of being expressed in said plant or plant part or progeny plant thereby conferring resistance to PMMoV pathotype 1.2.3 to said plant or plant part or progeny plant, and wherein genetic information that confers the SNFD phenotype is absent from said allele at least to such an extent that the SNFD phenotype is not expressed.
US07943828B2	Cotton variety 07X440DF The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 07X440DF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 07X440DF. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety 07X440DF and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 07X440DF with itself or another cotton variety and plants produced by such methods.
US07943825B2	Metacaspase II in engineering soybean for disease resistance The present invention is in the field of soybean genetics. More specifically, the invention relates to nucleic acid molecules from regions in the soybean genome, which are associated with soybean Phytophthora resistance. The invention also relates to methods of transforming soybean with constructs containing nucleic acid molecules encoding proteins for Phytophthora resistance, to produce modified or transgenic plants and plant cells having enhanced disease resistance.
US07943817B2	Generation of plants with altered protein, fiber, or oil content The present invention is directed to plants that display an improved oil quantity phenotype or an improved meal quality phenotype due to altered expression of an IMQ nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an improved oil quantity phenotype or improved meal quality phenotype.
US07943812B2	Layered adhesive construct having a mouldable layer as skin contact surface A layered adhesive construct is provided having a backing layer, a first layer of a hydrocolloid adhesive, and a second layer of a hydrocolloid adhesive, where the first and second layers of hydrocolloid adhesives have different composition, and the second layer of hydrocolloid adhesive is interposed between the first layer of hydrocolloid adhesive and the backing layer. The first adhesive layer is a layer of moldable adhesive paste including hydrocolloids having a Strain Recovery below 45% and the second adhesive layer is a layer of hydrocolloid adhesive having a Strain Recovery above 55%.
US07943811B2	Adhesive bandage and a process for manufacturing an adhesive bandage An adhesive bandage having a support layer with a first surface facing the skin of the user and which defines a first surface area, at least one first composite layer having an adhesive element applied to the first surface and substantially covering the whole of the first surface area, and at least one multi-layer system associated to at least a section of the first composite layer. The multi-layer system includes at least one permeable polymeric film layer and at least one second composite layer having at least one adhesive element and at least one hydrocolloidal element. The multi-layer system is associated to the first composite layer via the second composite layer or the permeable polymeric film layer.
US07943810B2	Method and apparatus for hemostasis Devices and methods are disclosed for achieving hemostasis in patients who have received skin-penetrating wounds to the periphery, including the head, arms, and legs. Such haemostatic packing devices and methods are especially useful in the emergency, trauma surgery, or military setting. The devices utilize fluid impermeable barriers surrounded by exterior dams and pressure to achieve tamponade and hemostasis, primarily by exertion of force to hold the dams against the skin surrounding a wound. The devices are capable of serving as carriers for thrombogenic, antimicrobial or antipathogenic agents. The devices do not require the use of adhesives to work as they are attached to the patient using mechanical locking devices. Peripheral haemostatic packing devices include optional adhesive hemostatic barriers to attach at least a portion of the device to the skin or to assist with initial coupling of a hold-down strap to another strap using a more secure mechanical lock. The peripheral hemostatic packing system does not completely surround the extremity having the wound and therefore do not cause a tourniquet effect. The peripheral hemostatic packing system preferably is held against the skin surrounding a wound by a force that is generally unidirectional and substantially perpendicular to the plane in which the skin of the wound resides.
US07943809B2	Composition and method for inhibiting polymerization and polymer growth A method for inhibiting the premature polymerization and the polymer growth of ethylenically unsaturated monomers is disclosed wherein the method comprises adding to said monomers an effective amount of at least one hydrogen donor or electron acceptor. In a preferred embodiment, the hydrogen donor or electron acceptor is used in combination with a stable nitroxyl free radical.
US07943805B2	Method of producing lower alcohols from glycerol A reactive-separation process converts glycerin into lower alcohols, having boiling points less than 200° C., at high yields. Conversion of natural glycerin to propylene glycol through an acetol intermediate is achieved at temperatures from 150° to 250° C. at a pressure ranging from 1 and 25 bar. The preferred applications of the propylene glycol are as an antifreeze, deicing compound, or anti-icing compound. The preferred catalyst for this process in a copper-chromium powder.
US07943804B2	Lutein extraction from ozone-treated plant sources The use of ozonation has been discovered to increase the lutein extraction from aflatoxin-free corn and for some batches of alfalfa. In addition, the ozonation will substantially decrease any aflatoxin in the plant source. The structure of lutein as indicated by HPLC elution profile and the function of lutein using an antimutagenic activity was shown not to be affected by the ozonation.
US07943803B2	Clathrate compound, method for controlling concentration of aqueous agricultural chemical active ingredient solution, and agricultural chemical formulation A clathrate compound containing a polymolecular host compound as a host compound and an agricultural chemical active ingredient having a saturated solubility in water at 25° C. of not less than 500 ppm as a guest compound.
US07943802B2	Nanoparticle composite A nanoparticle composite includes a host molecule including a chain oligomer section having a hydrophilic group and fluoroalkyl groups respectively at opposite terminals thereof and a three-dimensional silica network section, and having a structure represented by the following formula (1): where X is the hydrophilic group and is independent OH group, independent NCO group, independent NH2 group, independent NHR group (where R is alkyl group) or independent OCY group (where Y is a hydrophilic group); RF is the fluoroalkyl group having a carbon number of 2 to 10 and a molecular weight of 119 to 1000; 3D-SN is the three-dimensional silica network section; B is independent O, independent O═C—O, independent NH—C═O or independent NR—C═O (where R is alkyl group); n is 1≦n≦10; and m is 1≦m≦n; and a guest molecule included in the host molecule.
US07943801B2	Catalyst composition including phosphite ligands and hydroformylation method using the same The present invention relates to a catalyst composition that includes a bis-phosphite ligand, a poly-phosphite ligand or a mono-phosphite ligand, and a transition metal catalyst, and a hydroformylation reaction using the same. The catalyst composition has the excellent catalytic activity, and the normal/iso (N/I) selectivity of aldehyde generated by the hydroformylation reaction using the same is increased.
US07943797B2	Products for the treatment of the iron chlorosis The present invention consists on the synthesis of new products for the treatment of the iron chlorosis. These products may have improved properties regarding the currently known treatments. The new products are non-symmetrical ethylene diamino hydroxyphenyl acetic acid derivatives possessing only five coordination sites able to chelate metals.
US07943794B2	Processes for the preparation of intermediates of valsartan The present invention relates to processes for the preparation of intermediates of valsartan.
US07943788B2	Glucopyranoside compound A compound of the formula: wherein Ring A and Ring B are: (1) Ring A is an optionally substituted unsaturated monocyclic heterocyclic ring, and Ring B is an optionally substituted unsaturated monocyclic heterocyclic ring, an optionally substituted unsaturated fused heterobicyclic ring, or an optionally substituted benzene ring, (2) Ring A is an optionally substituted benzene ring, and Ring B is an optionally substituted unsaturated monocyclic heterocyclic ring or an optionally substituted unsaturated fused heterobicyclic ring, or (3) Ring A is an optionally substituted unsaturated fused heterobicyclic ring, and Ring B are independently an optionally substituted unsaturated monocyclic heterocyclic ring, an optionally substituted unsaturated fused heterobicyclic ring, or an optionally substituted benzene ring; X is a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom; Y is —(CH2)n— (n is 1 or 2); a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a prodrug thereof.
US07943785B2	Process for producing (Z)-1-phenyl-1-(N,N-diethylaminocarbonyl)-2- phthalimidomethylcyclopropane The present invention provides a process for producing (Z)-1-phenyl-1-(N,N-diethylaminocarbonyl)-2-phthalimidomethylcyclopropane, which includes reacting (Z)-1-phenyl-1-(N,N-diethylaminocarbonyl)-2-hydroxymethylcyclopropane with an orthoester and a brønsted acid, and reacting the reaction product with a phthalimidating agent; and a process for producing (Z)-1-phenyl-1-(N,N-diethylaminocarbonyl)-2-aminomethylcyclopropane hydrochloride through the above process.
US07943780B2	Process for the preparation of candesartan cilexetil The invention relates to process for the preparation of Candesartan cilexetil. More particularly, it relates to the preparation of pure candesartan cilexetil by the deprotection of Trityl candesartan cilexetil with inorganic acids.
US07943777B2	Fluorescent chemical compounds having high selectivity for double stranded DNA, and methods for their use Chemical compounds having a high selectivity for double stranded DNA over RNA and single stranded DNA are disclosed. The chemical compounds are stains that become fluorescent upon illumination and interaction with double stranded DNA, but exhibit reduced or no fluorescence in the absence of double stranded DNA. The compounds can be used in a variety of biological applications to qualitatively or quantitatively assay DNA, even in the presence of RNA.
US07943776B2	Amide derivatives bearing a cyclopropylaminoacarbonyl substituent useful as cytokine inhibitors The invention concerns a compound of the Formula (I), wherein Qa is heteroaryl and is substituted with halogeno; R1 and R2 are each hydrogen; and Qb is phenyl or heteroaryl, and Qb may optionally bear 1 or 2 substituents selected from hydroxy, halogeno and (1-6C)alkyl, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof; processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of diseases or medical conditions mediated by cytokines.
US07943772B2	Crystalline forms of an 8-azabicyclo(3.2.1)octane compound The invention provides a crystalline sulfate salt of 3-endo-(8-{2-[cyclohexylmethyl-((S)-2,3-dihydroxy-propionyl)amino]ethyl}-8-aza-bicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-yl)benzamideor a solvate thereof. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such crystalline salt forms, methods of using such crystalline salt forms to treat diseases associated with mu opioid receptor activity, and processes useful for preparing such crystalline salt forms.
US07943766B2	Low-carbohydrate digestible hydrocolloidal fiber compositions A novel low-carbohydrate digestible hydrocolloidal composition is separated from a cereal-based substrate by means of a specific sequence of steps for treating an aqueous slurry of the substrate. These all-natural compositions are low in digestible carbohydrates, principally starches, and rich in soluble fiber, principally β-glucan, as well as proteins. The hydrocolloidal products are recovered in high yields, are smooth in texture, have unexpected thickening properties, have a bland flavor, and are useful for texturizing food, especially bakery products. These hydrocolloidal products can also be used as food ingredients for increasing the nutritional level of foods and supplements.
US07943765B2	Polysaccharide based network and method for the production thereof The production of polysaccharide networks, especially starch networks, having a high network density, high solidity, a low swelling degree, and exhibiting reduced water absorption and to the uses thereof, especially, in the field of biodegradable plastics.
US07943758B2	3′-end nucleoside unit comprising phosphoramidite Methods of synthesizing nucleic acid oligomers on a solid-phase support having a 3′-end nucleoside unit introduced thereon-as represented by formula II: wherein of formula II represents a 2′-deoxyribonucleoside or its N-protected derivative, the substituent —O—(R1)Si(R2)—(C6H3R6)—(CH2)n—O—P(OR3)XO)—(CH2)n is attached at the 3′ position of the sugar moiety of the nucleoside substituent; each of R1 and R2 is an alkyl or optionally substituted aryl group, wherein the optionally substituted aryl group has a substituent selected from the group consisting of C1-4 alkyl, nitro, cyano, halo and methoxyl; R3 is a protecting group; X is S or O; R7 is H or 4,4′-dimethoxytrityl; each n is an integer of from 1 to 5; and the solid-phase support has hydroxyl groups on its surface.
US07943757B2	RNA interference mediated inhibition of intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM) gene expression using short interfering nucleic acid (siNA) This invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods useful for modulating intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM) gene expression using short interfering nucleic acid (siNA) molecules. This invention also relates to compounds, compositions, and methods useful for modulating the expression and activity of other genes involved in pathways of ICAM gene expression and/or activity by RNA interference (RNAi) using small nucleic acid molecules. In particular, the instant invention features small nucleic acid molecules, such as short interfering nucleic acid (siNA), short interfering RNA (siRNA), double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), micro-RNA (miRNA), and short hairpin RNA (shRNA) molecules and methods used to modulate the expression of ICAM genes.
US07943756B2	Anti-microRNA oligonucleotide molecules The invention relates to isolated anti-microRNA molecules. In another embodiment, the invention relates to an isolated microRNA molecule. In yet another embodiment, the invention provides a method for inhibiting microRNP activity in a cell.
US07943753B2	Auxin transport proteins This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding an auxin transport protein. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a substantial portion of the auxin transport protein, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the auxin transport protein in a transformed host cell. The present invention also relates to methods using the auxin transport protein in modulating root development, and in discovering compounds with potential herbicidal activity.
US07943752B2	Modified oligonucleotides and applications thereof Disclosed, among other things, are primers containing certain modified nucleobases in the 3′ terminal region of the primers that provide reduced formation of primer-dimers during amplification reactions, and various methods of use thereof.
US07943747B2	Organosilicon compounds and process for the preparation thereof Functionalized organosilicon compounds comprising at least one activated azo group of formula (I): [(G0)3SiO1/2]m [(G0)2SiO2/2]n [G0SiO3/2]o [SiO4/2]p [(G2)a(G1)a′(Z-CO—HN═NH—CO-A)SiO(3-a-a′)/2], for example a mixture of silane species of formula (ia): (C2H5O)3Si—(CH2)3—NH—CO—N═N—COOC2H3; with siloxane species of formulae: (2i.1a): [(CH3)3SiO1/2] [(C2H5O)2 {(CH2)3—NH—CO—N═N—COOC2H5} SiO2/2] and (2i.2a): [(CH3)3SiO1/2]2 [(C2H5O) {(CH2)3—NH—CO—N═N—COOC2H5} SiO2/2], are prepared from at least one hydrazino precursor (II) (—HN—NH—) of compound (I), by oxidizing the precursor (II) into an azo group for the compound (I) utilizing at least one oxidizing agent (Ox) and at least one vase (B) and also a supplementary reagent selected from among silanes of formula (III): (G DEG)4-p1Si (G2′)p1 [for example, (CH3)3(C2HSO)Si].
US07943746B2	Process for the purification of IL-18 binding protein The invention relates to a process for the purification of IL-18 binding protein (IL-18BP) from a fluid using aqueous two-phase partitioning.
US07943740B2	Compositions and methods for the treatment and diagnosis of neoplastic and infectious diseases Methods and compositions for the detection, prevention and treatment of infectious diseases, primary and metastatic neoplastic diseases, including, but not limited to human sarcomas and carcinomas are provided. In particular, the detection, prevention and treatment of infectious diseases and cancer mediated and/or indicated by the presence and co-localization of a member of the anti-apoptotic Bcl-2-associated athanogene (Bag) family, especially Bag4 and membrane-bound heat shock protein (Hsp) on the cell surface of diseased tissue or cells are described.
US07943739B2	Methods for separating casein from soluble proteins in a composition A method for precipitating casein from a suspension comprising milk is disclosed. The method includes the following steps: adding a phosphate solution to a suspension; mixing the phosphate solution with the suspension to form a mixture having a phosphate concentration greater or equal to 40 mM; freezing the mixture having a phosphate concentration greater or equal to 40 mM to obtain a frozen mixture; and thawing the frozen mixture to obtain casein-containing aggregates in the mixture, in which the phosphate solution is buffered at a pH value of no less than 4.4.
US07943738B2	IL-17 receptor like molecules and uses thereof The present invention provides for IL-17 receptor like polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same. The invention also provides vectors, host cells, agonists and antagonists (including selective binding agents), and methods for producing IL-17 receptor like polypeptides. Also provided for are methods for treatment, diagnosis, amelioration, or prevention of diseases with IL-17 receptor like polypeptides.
US07943731B1	Dimerizing peptides The invention provides nonnaturally occurring dimerizing peptides, and methods for their production. Such peptides are useful to mediate association of linked functional proteins domains. In particular, such peptides are useful for mediating association of complexes of multiple zinc finger proteins thereby affording greater specificity and/or affinity in binding of the zinc finger proteins to proximately spaced target segments.
US07943728B2	Disintegrin variants and their use in treating osteoporosis-induced bone loss and angiogenesis-related diseases Disintegrin variants and pharmaceutical uses thereof are disclosed. The disintegrin variant includes an isolated polypeptide that has integrin αvβ3 receptor-antagonist activity and substantially reduced integrin αllbβ3 and/or α5β1 receptor-blocking activity as compared to a wild-type disintegrin. The variant is encoded by a modified disintegrin nucleotide sequence that encodes a modified amino acid sequence, resulting in a polypeptide having substantially reduced affinity to integrin αllbβ3 and/or α5β1 as compared to a wild-type disintegrin. The variant is useful for treatment and/or prevention of αvβ3 integrin-associated diseases in a mammal, which include osteoporosis, bone tumor or cancer growth, angiogenesis-related tumor growth and metastasis, tumor metastasis in bone, malignancy-induced hypercalcemia, angiogenesis-related eye diseases, Paget's disease, rheumatic arthritis, and osteoarthritis. The angiogenesis-related eye diseases include age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, corneal neovascularizing diseases, ischaemia-induced neovascularizing retinopathy, high myopia, and retinopathy of prematurity.
US07943725B2	1,3/1,4-cyclohexane dimethanol based monomers and polymers A mixture of compounds useful to make a polymer or a prepolymer, the mixture of compounds including compounds having the formula I; wherein R1 is H, acryloyl, methacryloyl or vinyl, wherein R2 is acryloyl, methacryloyl or vinyl, wherein compounds having the formula I consist of a mixture of cis and trans-1,3- and 1,4-substituted cyclohexane and wherein the trans-1,4-substituted cyclohexane content of the compounds having the formula I is less than forty mole percent. A process for producing a mixture of compounds including compounds having the formula II: wherein compounds having the formula II consist of a mixture of cis and trans-1,3- and 1,4-methanol substituted cyclohexane and wherein the trans-1,4-methanol substituted cyclohexane content of the compounds having the formula II is less than twenty five mole percent.
US07943722B2	Fire-retardant polyarylate resin containing dihydroxyphenylacetylene and compositions thereof Provided is a flame-retardant polyarylate resin and a composition thereof, and more particularly, a polyarylate resin prepared by co-polymerizing 4,4′-dihydroxyphenylacetylene (DHPA), phthaloyl chloride (PC) and bishydroxyphenol (BHP) and a composition of the polyarylate resin. The polyarylate resin has lower heat release capacity than a conventional resin or a resin containing a halogen-based flame-retardant, is environmentally friendly, does not produce toxic materials, and has more excellent flame-retardancy than a conventional halogen-based flame-retardant and a flame-retardant resin. In addition, the polyarylate resin has excellent processibility and compatibility due to high solubility in a commonly used industrial solvent and has excellent thermal stability due to a high molecular weight.
US07943721B2	Linear and cross-linked high molecular weight polysilanes, polygermanes, and copolymers thereof, compositions containing the same, and methods of making and using such compounds and compositions Methods are disclosed of making linear and cross-linked, HMW (high molecular weight) polysilanes and polygermanes, polyperhydrosilanes and polyperhydrogermanes, functional liquids containing the same, and methods of using the liquids in a range of desirable applications. The silane and germane polymers are generally composed of chains of Si and/or Ge substituted with R′ substituents, where each instance of R′ is, for example, independently hydrogen, halogen, alkenyl, alkynyl, hydrocarbyl, aromatic hydrocarbyl, heterocyclic aromatic hydrocarbyl, SiR″3, GeR″3, PR″2, OR″, NR″2, or SR″; where each instance of R″ is independently hydrogen or hydrocarbyl. The cross-linked polymers can be synthesized by dehalogenative coupling or dehydrocoupling. The linear polymers can be synthesized by ring-opening polymerization. The polymers can be further modified by halogenation and/or reaction with the source of hydride to furnish perhydrosilane and perhydrogermane polymers, which are used in liquid ink formulations. The synthesis allows for tuning of the liquid properties (e.g., viscosity, volatility, and surface tension). The liquids can be used for deposition of films and bodies by spincoating, inkjetting, dropcasting, etc., with or without the use of UV irradiation. The deposited films can be converted into amorphous and polycrystalline silicon or germanium, and silicon or germanium oxide or nitride by curing at 400-600 DEG C. and (optionally) laser- or heat-induced crystallization (and/or dopant activation, when dopant is present).
US07943720B2	Method of manufacturing purified products of liquid medium-chain alkyl-modified polydimethysiloxane and cosmetics prepared therefrom A method of manufacturing a purified product of a liquid medium-chain alkyl-modified polydimethylsiloxane that is free of a specific (unpleasant) odor and is practically odorless, the method comprising the steps of: [A] synthesizing a liquid medium-chain alkyl-modified polydimethylsiloxane by carrying out a hydrosilylation reaction between a hydrosilyl-containing polydimethylsiloxane and an α-olefin with 4 to 18 carbon atoms; and [B] subjecting a crude product of the liquid medium-chain alkyl-modified polydimethylsiloxane obtained in preceding step [A] to an odor-removing treatment by conducting a hydrogenation reaction which is carried out in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst.
US07943718B2	Hydrophobic modified polyrotaxane and crosslinked polyrotaxane To provide a hydrophobic modified polyrotaxane soluble in an organic solvent, and a crosslinked polyrotaxane using this. A hydrophobic modified polyrotaxane has a cyclic molecule, a linear molecule including the cyclic molecule with piercing through the cyclic molecule, and blocking groups which are placed at both end terminals of the linear molecule to prevent the cyclic molecule from leaving from the linear molecule. The cyclic molecule is cyclodextrin, and each of all or a part of the hydroxyl groups in the cyclodextrin is modified with a hydrophobic modification group.A crosslinked polyrotaxane is formed by combining this hydrophobic modified polyrotaxane and a polymer through the cyclic molecule.
US07943716B2	Process for polymerizing 1-hexene or higher alpha-olefins A process for preparing a polymer containing derived units of one or more alpha olefins of formula CH2═CHW wherein W is a C3-C10 hydrocarbon radical and optionally from 0 to 81% by mol of derived units of propylene or 1-butene, comprising contacting under polymerization conditions one or more alpha olefins of formula CH2═CHW and optionally propylene or 1-butene in the presence of a catalyst system obtainable by contacting: a) a metallocene compound of formula (I) wherein M, X, L, T1, T2, T3 and R1 are described in the text; and (b) an alumoxane or a compound capable of forming an alkyl metallocene cation.
US07943715B2	Diene polymer and process for producing the same A polymer containing units represented by the defined formula (1); and a process for producing the polymer, which comprises the step of polymerizing a compound represented by the defined formula (3), the units represented by the formula (1) being polymerized units of the compound represented by the formula (3) such as 1,6-heptadiene.
US07943712B2	Catalyst system for synthesizing amine functionalized rubbery polymers having a high trans microstructure The present invention is directed to a catalyst system for synthesizing rubbery polymers, such as polybutadiene rubber, styrene-butadiene rubber, isoprene-butadiene rubber, or styrene-isoprene-butadiene rubber, that are amine functionalized and have a high trans microstructure. The catalyst system, in one embodiment, includes (a) an organolithium amine compound, (b) a group IIa metal salt of an amino glycol or a glycol ether, (c) an organoaluminum compound, and optionally (d) an amine compound. The amine functionalized rubbery polymers can be utilized in tire tread rubbers where the rubbery polymers may provide desirable wear properties without substantially sacrificing other performance characteristic(s), e.g., traction properties.
US07943711B2	Ethylene elastomer compositions In a process for producing an elastomer composition, ethylene, at least one alpha-olefin, and at least one diene is contacted with a catalyst system comprising at least two metallocene catalyst compounds and a non-coordinating anion activator wherein one of the metallocene catalyst compounds is an indenyl complex having the general formula: (In1R1m)R3(In2R2p)MXq, and at least one metallocene catalyst compound comprises a compound having the general formula: wherein M is a transition metal from Group 3, 4, or 5 of the Periodic Table of the Elements and other deatures defined herein.
US07943709B2	Copolymer comprising alkene, acrylate and unsaturated organic acid, and method for preparing the same The present invention provides a copolymer that includes at least one alkene monomer, at least one acrylate monomer and at least one the unsaturated organic acid monomer having one or more double bonds, and a method of manufacturing the same.
US07943707B2	Vinylidene fluoride polymer and process for producing the same A monomer comprising vinylidene fluoride as a principal component is suspension-polymerized by supplying the monomer in division to a polymerization system containing a polymerization initiator at a pressure below a critical pressure Pcr (=4.38 MPa) of vinylidene fluoride and at a pressure above Pcr. As a result, a vinylidene fluoride polymer having excellent high-temperature coloring resistance and with remarkably less elution of organic matter and ionic components is produced, without using a specific halogenated hydrocarbon and without incurring troublesome labor and cost for recovery thereof.
US07943706B2	Semiconductor encapsulating epoxy resin composition and semiconductor device An epoxy resin composition comprising(A) at least one epoxy resin comprising (a) a naphthalene ring-containing epoxy resin having at least one substituted or unsubstituted naphthalene ring in a molecule and having an epoxy equivalent of 175 to 210,(B) a phenolic resin having at least one substituted or unsubstituted naphthalene ring in a molecule, and(C) an inorganic filler,the substituted or unsubstituted naphthalene ring of the epoxy resin (a) being contained in an amount of 45 to 60% by weight in the total amount of the epoxy resin (A) is best suited for semiconductor encapsulation because it has good flow, a low coefficient of linear expansion, a high Tg, minimal moisture absorption, and crack resistance upon lead-free soldering.
US07943704B2	Method for producing emulsion polymers The present invention provides a process for preparing emulsion polymer particles of a hollow core/shell structure in the presence of a monomer plasticizer having a ceiling temperature less than 181° C. wherein a polymerization inhibitor or reducing agent is not added to the aqueous emulsion of the core shell particles during the neutralization and swelling stage. The obtained core shell particles are useful in paints, paper coatings, foams, and cosmetics.
US07943695B2	Magnetic polymer particle, method of producing the same, and aqueous dispersion, cartridge, and image forming apparatus using the same The present invention provides a magnetic polymer particle, including a magnetic powder; a crosslinked polymer of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer; and a non-crosslinked polymer, in which an amount of the magnetic powder with respect to a total amount of the magnetic polymer particle is in a range of about 2.5 to about 50% by mass, the ethylenically unsaturated monomer includes a monomer having a hydroxyl group and a hydrophobic monomer which is free from a hydroxyl group, and an amount of the hydroxyl groups included in the crosslinked polymer and the non-crosslinked polymer is in a range of about 0.1 to about 5.0 mmol/g with respect to a total amount of the crosslinked polymer and the non-crosslinked polymer. Further, the invention provides a method of producing the magnetic polymer particle, and an aqueous dispersion, a cartridge, and an image forming apparatus, all of which use the magnetic polymer particle.
US07943693B2	Elastomers containing surface metalated siliceous fillers This invention is based upon the concept of modifying the surface of silica with a metal, such as titanium or zirconium, which will catalyze silanol condensation reactions on the surface of the silica. In other words, modifying the surface of silica with titanium or zirconium provides a catalyst for the silanol condensation reaction between the silica surface and silane coupling agents used in silica filled compounds. The utilization of such metalated silica as a filler in rubber compositions results in improved polymer filler interaction and in turn improved physical properties. For instance, such surface metalated siliceous fillers can be used in tire tread compounds to attain improved rolling resistance and treadwear without compromising traction characteristics. The present invention more specifically discloses an elastomeric composition which is comprised of (1) a rubbery polymer, (2) a silica coupling agent, and (3) a surface metalated siliceous filler. The subject invention further reveals a tire which is comprised of a generally toroidal-shaped carcass with an outer circumferential tread, two spaced beads, at least one ply extending from bead to bead and sidewalls extending radially from and connecting said tread to said beads, wherein said tread is adapted to be ground-contacting, and wherein said tread is comprised of (1) a rubbery polymer, (2) a silica coupling agent, and (3) a surface metalated siliceous filler.
US07943692B2	Polycarbonate resin composition and molded articles with the same A polycarbonate composition and its use as a molded article and as housing or a part of electronic device are disclosed. The polycarbonate composition includes a polycarbonate resin, a liquid crystalline polymer resin, a core-shell grafted copolymer and a low molecular weight polyolefin. The composition has an impact strength of at least about 68 kg·cm/cm when a specimen of the composition is subject to a chemical treatment and the chemically treated specimen is tested according to the standard ASTM D256 (⅛″ notched). The composition has an impact resistance of exhibiting substantially no cracking when a specimen of the composition is subject to a chemical treatment and the chemically treated specimen is tested at 0.6 m according to the standard ASTM D3029. The chemical treatment includes submerging the specimen in paint thinner for 20 seconds and thereafter drying the specimen at 70° C. for 5 minutes. Further, the composition has a fatigue resistance of at least about 130,000 when a specimen of the composition is tested at 4000 psi at 5 times per second according to the standard ASTM D638.
US07943689B2	Golf ball and process for preparing the same An object of the present invention is to improve abrasion-resistance and spin performance of a golf ball having a polyurethane cover.The golf ball of the present invention is a golf ball having a core and a cover covering the core. The cover contains a layered silicate and a polyurethane resin having a secondary or a tertiary amine structure in a molecular chain thereof. In the present invention, the polyurethane resin used as a resin component constituting the cover has a secondary or tertiary amine structure in a molecular chain. Thus, it has a strong interaction with the layered silicate, and a reinforcing effect of the filler becomes even higher. As a result, abrasion-resistance and spin performance of the resultant cover are improved.
US07943685B2	Composition and method for curing latex compounds The invention pertains to a latex compound comprising a natural rubber or a synthetic rubber material and a curing system having organic peroxide. The invention also concerns a method of curing a latex film comprising the steps of forming a film from a latex compound comprising a natural rubber or synthetic rubber material and a curing system having organic peroxide and heating the film to obtain cured natural rubber or synthetic rubber materials.
US07943682B2	Radiation-curable water-emulsifiable polyisocyanates The invention relates to radiation-curable, water-emulsifiable compounds containing isocyanate groups or capped isocyanate groups, and to their use.
US07943680B2	Stress relaxation in crosslinked polymers The invention provides methods for inducing reversible chain cleavage of polymer chains in a crosslinked polymeric material. Reversible cleavage of the polymer backbone is capable of relieving stress in the polymeric material as the bonds reform in a less stressed state. The invention also provides methods for making polymeric materials capable of reversible chain cleavage, materials made by the methods of the invention, and linear monomers containing reversible chain cleavage groups which are useful in the materials and methods of the invention.
US07943679B2	Method of molding rigid polyurethane foams with enhanced thermal conductivity The present invention is to a molded rigid polyurethane foam for application in appliance, having a reduced thermal conductivity at densities between 33 and 38 kg/m3 and a process for the production of such foams. The molded rigid polyurethane foam have a ratio of applied foam density (kg/m3) to lambda (mW/mK), measured at 10° C., 24 hours after foam production from 1.65 and to 2.15 and are obtained by the process of injecting into a closed mold cavity under reduced pressure a reaction mixture at a packing factor of 1.1 to 1.9 and the reaction mixture comprises: A) an organic polyisocyanate; B) a physical blowing agent, C) a polyol composition containing at least one polyol with a functionality of 3 or greater and a hydroxyl number between 200 and 800 and a water content of 0 to 2.5 weight percent of the total polyol composition; D) catalyst and E) auxiliary substances and/or additives.
US07943675B2	Electrolytes for fuel cell electrodes Improved polymer-based materials are described, for example for use as an electrode binder in a fuel cell. A fuel cell according to an example of the present invention comprises a first electrode including a catalyst and an electrode binder, a second electrode, and an electrolyte located between the first electrode and the second electrode. The electrolyte may be a proton-exchange membrane (PEM). The electrode binder includes one or more polymers, such as a polyphosphazene.
US07943674B1	Zeolite supported cobalt hybrid fischer-tropsch catalyst A method for performing synthesis gas conversion is disclosed which comprises contacting synthesis gas with a hybrid Fischer-Tropsch catalyst formed by impregnating a ZSM-12 zeolite extrudate using a solution, for example, a substantially non-aqueous solution, comprising a cobalt salt and activating the impregnated zeolite extrudate by a reduction-oxidation-reduction cycle. The method results in reduced methane yield and increased yield of liquid hydrocarbons substantially free of solid wax.
US07943672B2	Foaming method and apparatus therefor A gas mixing/supplying device and a method includes of introducing a gas into a high-viscosity material. The method the steps of effecting a first suction stroke in which the piston (25) is moved in the cylinder (27); supplying a high-viscosity material to the cylinder, using a suction force in the cylinder generated in said first suction stroke; stopping the piston after the first suction stroke; effecting a second suction stroke in which the piston is moved in the cylinder after the supply of the high-viscosity material; supplying a gas to the cylinder, using a suction force in the cylinder generated in the second suction stroke; effecting a pressurizing stroke in which the piston is moved in the cylinder after completion of the supply of the gas; and effecting a discharge stroke in which the high-viscosity material and the gas are discharged into a conduit. Then, the high-viscosity material is foamed under atmospheric pressure.
US07943668B2	Process for preparing a pharmaceutical composition with anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity for administration via a patch for external use, and composition thus obtained The present invention relates to a process for preparing a pharmaceutical composition with anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity for administration via a patch for external use, its components including as active principle a salt of diclofenac, 2[(2,6-dichlorophenyl)amino]benzene-acetic acid, with a cyclic organic base chosen from hydroxyethylpyrrolidine or hydroxyethylpiperidine characterized in that said active principle is added to a mixture of one or more of said components, in the form of a solution in water and propylene glycol in a ratio of about 1:1 parts by weight.
US07943667B2	Potentiating the effect of compound comprising nitric oxide Treatment of or prophylaxis against the occurrence of pulmonary disorders associated with hypoxemia and/or smooth muscle constriction or infection in the lungs comprises administration into the lung(s) as a gas composition comprising nitric oxide, e.g. ethyl nitrite or nitric oxide, and also administering into the lungs L-cysteine. The pulmonary disorder can be persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn to increase SpO2 and decrease systolic blood pressure. In another case administration is to a premature newborn to prophylax against the development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
US07943662B2	Flavonoid complexes The invention relates to complexes of certain flavonoid derivatives, of the formula (I), where R1 and R2 are selected from H and OR11, where OR11 stands, independently of one another, for OH, straight-chain or branched C1- to C20-alkoxy groups, straight-chain or branched C3- to C20-alkenyloxy groups, straight-chain or branched C1- to C20-hydroxyalkoxy groups, where the hydroxyl group(s) may be bonded to a primary or secondary carbon atom in the chain and furthermore the alkyl chain may also be interrupted by oxygen, and/or C3- to C10-cycloalkoxy groups and/or C3- to C12-cycloalkenyloxy groups, where the rings may in each case also be bridged by —(CH2)n— groups, where n=1 to 3, and/or mono- and/or oligoglycosyl radicals, with the proviso that at least one radical from R1 and R2 stands for OR11, and R3 to R10 may be identical or different and stand, independently of one another, for radicals which are substantially inert with respect to the UV properties, to compositions which comprise such complexes, to corresponding processes for the preparation of the complexes or the compositions comprising the latter, and to the use thereof, in particular for the care, preservation or improvement of the general condition of the skin or hair and for light protection.
US07943654B2	1H-thieno[2,3-c]pyrazole compounds useful as kinase inhibitors There are provided thieno[2,3-c]pyrazole derivatives of formula (I), wherein A is an aryl or heteroaryl ring, on which the substituent-NHZR5 is at the ortho position to the CONH linker; R1 and R2 are the same or different and, independently from each other, represent a hydrogen atom or an organic group; R4 is a hydrogen or halogen atom or an organic group; Z is direct bond, >C═O, or —C(═O)NH—; R5 is hydrogen or an organic group; or isomers, tautomers, carriers, metabolites, prodrugs, and pharamaceutically acceptable salts thereof. A process for their preparation and pharamaceutical compositions comprising them are also disclosed; the compounds of the invention may be useful, in theraphy, in the treatment of diseases associated with a disregulated protein kinase activity, like cancer.
US07943652B2	Hydroxamate-based inhibitors of deacetylases B The present teachings relate to compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, esters, and prodrugs thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, Y, Z, and are as defined herein. The present teachings also provide methods of preparing compounds of Formula I and methods of using compounds of Formula I in treating, inhibiting, or preventing pathologic conditions or disorders mediated wholly or in part by deacetylases.
US07943651B2	Compounds The present invention provides compounds of formula (I): pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds and the use of the compounds for the manufacture of a medicament, particularly for the treatment of inflammation and/or allergic conditions.
US07943646B2	Benzamidine derivative, process for the preparation thereof and pharmaceutical composition comprising same The present invention relates to a novel benzamidine derivative, a process for the preparation thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same. The benzamidine derivative of the present invention effectively inhibits osteoclast differentiation at an extremely low concentration, and greatly increases the trabecular bone volume, and thus it can be advantageously used for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.
US07943640B2	Compositions and methods for inhibiting TGF-β The present invention provides compounds of the formula: and pharmaceutically acceptable isomers, salts, hydrates, solvates, and prodrug derivatives thereof, wherein R1, R6, R7, R8, Pg, and n are those defined herein. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same and methods for using the same. In particular, compounds of Formula I are useful in modulating TGF-β activity.
US07943634B2	Substituted benzo[4,5]furo[3,2-c]pyridine derivatives as PDE 4 inhibitors The present invention relates to novel Phosphodiesterase type 4 (PDE4) inhibitors of the formula (1) and analogs, tautomers, enantiomers, diasteromers, regioisomers, stereoisomers, polymorphs, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, appropriate N-oxides, pharmaceutically acceptable solvates thereof and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them which are useful in the treatment of allergic and inflammatory diseases including asthma, chronic bronchitis, atopic dermatitis, urticaria, allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, vernal conjunctivitis, eosinophilic granuloma, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, septic shock, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, reperfusion injury of the myocardium and reperfusion injury of the brain, chronic glomerulonephritis, endotoxic shock and adult respiratory distress syndrome.
US07943632B2	High potency dopaminergic treatment of neurological impairment associated with brain injury Methods and compositions are described for treating impaired neurological function, including altered state of consciousness disorders, in an individual who has sustained a brain injury comprising administering to the individual apomorphine. Methods and compositions are described for treating impaired neurological function, including altered state of consciousness disorders, in an individual who has sustained a brain injury comprising administering to the individual at least 1000 mg or more of L-dopa (levodopa) per day. The use of potent dopaminergic agents to stimulate emergence from an altered consciousness state, such as a coma, is disclosed.
US07943612B2	Compounds that modulate PPAR activity, their preparation and use Novel compounds of the general formula (I), the use of these compounds as pharmaceutical compositions, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds and methods of treatment employing these compounds and compositions. The present compounds are activators of PPARδ and should be useful for treating conditions mediated by the same.
US07943610B2	Pyrazolopyridine-1,4-diamines and analogs thereof Pyrazolopyridine-1,4-diamines and analogs thereof, e.g., pyrazolo[3,4-c]pyridine-1,4-diamines, pyrazolo[3,4-c]quinoline-1,4-diamines, 6,7,8,9-tetrahydro pyrazolo[3,4-c]quinoline-1,4-diamines, and pyrazolo[3,4-c]naphthyridine-1,4-di-amines, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, intermediates, methods of making these compounds, and methods of use of these compounds as immunomodulators, for inducing cytokine biosynthesis in animals and in the treatment of diseases including viral and neoplastic diseases are disclosed.
US07943609B2	Chiral fused [1,2]imidazo[4,5-C] ring compounds Fused [1,2]imidazo[4,5-c] ring compounds (e.g., imidazo[4,5-c]quinolines, 6,7,8,9-tetrahydroimidazo[4,5-c]quinolines, imidazo[4,5-c]naphthyridines, and 6,7,8,9-tetrahydroimidazo[4,5-c]naphthyridines) with a —CH(—X1—R1)-group in the fused ring at the 1-position of the imidazo ring, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, intermediates, methods of making the compounds, and methods of use of these compounds as immunomodulators, for inducing cytokine biosynthesis in animals and in the treatment of diseases including viral and neoplastic diseases, are disclosed.
US07943607B2	Heteroaryl benzamide derivatives for use as GLK activators in the treatment of diabetes Compounds of formula (I), wherein R1, R4, HET-1 and HET-2 are as described in the specification, and their salts and pro-drugs, are activators of glucokinase (GLK) and are thereby useful in the treatment of, for example, type 2 diabetes. Processes for preparing compounds of formula (I) are also described.
US07943598B2	Use of organic glucosamine salts The present invention relates to the use of an organic glucosamine salt selected from glucosamine glucuronate, glucosamine ascorbate, glucosamine malate, glucosamine hydrogen malate, glucosamine citrate, glucosamine hydrogen citrate, and glucosamine dihydrogen citrate for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of arthrosis and inflammation and pain associated with arthrosis. The present invention also relates to the use of an organic glucosamine salt, selected from the ones mentioned above, for the preparation of a nutritional supplement acting as a chondroprotector, to nourish the cartilage, protect the joints, prevent water deficit in the tissues that form the joint, improve the joints' functional capacity, elasticity, and flexibility, and prevent and revert the physical overexertion syndrome in athletes, and the effects associated therewith.
US07943596B2	Medicinal composition for ophthal use containing acetylated hyaluronic acid The present invention provides an ophthalmic pharmaceutical composition containing acetylated hyaluronic acid and a pharmacologically acceptable carrier. Preferably, the average molecular weight of the acetylated hyaluronic acid is 10,000 to 1,000,000, and the acetyl group substitution number is from 2.0 to 4.0. In a preferred embodiment, this ophthalmic pharmaceutical composition is used in the treatment or prevention of dry eye, and in an even more preferred embodiment it is a dry-eye instillation.
US07943589B2	siRNA microbicides for preventing and treating diseases The invention provides a microbicidal composition comprising at least one siRNA. The siRNA is an RNA duplex made of one or two molecules. A portion of the siRNA is identical to a target sequence in an essential gene of a virus. The virus may be a herpesvirus, for example, HSV-1 or HSV-2. Preferably, the herpesvirus is HSV-2. The microbicidal composition further comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Also included in the invention are methods to prevent and treat viral infections by administration of the microbicidal composition. Preferably, the microbicidal composition is administered transmucosally.
US07943585B2	Extended release antibiotic composition An extended-release antibiotic composition comprising at least one antibiotic, and greater than 50 weight percent, based on the total weight of the composition, of a polymer component, wherein said polymer component comprises at least one pharmaceutically acceptable hydrophilic polymer, and said polymer component has a viscosity of less than about 50 cps.
US07943584B2	Medicinal composition containing diabetes remedy A pharmaceutical composition effective for the prophylaxis and treatment of diabetes is provided. This pharmaceutical composition comprises the combination of an α-amylase inhibitor selected from a compound represented by the following general formula (I): [wherein A represents, for example, a cyclic group, etc. R1 and R2 represent an alkyl group, hydroxymethyl group, etc., and n represents 1 or 2], or a pharmacologically acceptable salt or ester thereof, and at least one type of drug selected from an insulin sensitizer, an insulin secretagogue, a biguanide drug, an insulin preparation and a DPP-IV inhibitor.
US07943583B2	2-O-(β-D-glucopyranosyl) ascorbic acid, process for its production, and foods cosmetics containing compositions comprising it The present invention provides a novel ascorbic acid derivative as a provitamin C with improved stability in the body and prolonged life in the body compared to conventionally known 2-O-(β-D-glucopyranosyl)ascorbic acid. The composition comprising the novel compound 2-O- (β-D-glucopyranosyl)ascorbic acid has been extracted from plants such as from Ningxia Lycium barbarum L. and/or Lycium chinense Mill. The compositions comprising 2-O-(βD-glucopyranosyl) ascorbic acid may be enzymatically synthesized using β-D-glucosyltransferase. Pure 2-O-(β-D-glucopyranosyl)ascorbic acid may be produced from such compositions. Alternatively, 2-O-(β-D-glucopyranosyl)ascorbic acid may be produced by chemical synthesis. The 2-O-(β-D-glucopyranosyl)ascorbic acid results in higher stability and a prolonged life of vitamin C when ingested in the body compared to the corresponding α-D-glucopyranosyl derivative, and is therefore highly suitable as a provitamin C to be used in cosmetics and foods.
US07943581B2	Cell penetrating peptides for intracellular delivery of molecules The present invention concerns cell-penetrating peptides which comprise an amino acid sequence consisting of GLX9WRAX9WRX1LX2RSLX9WX3X4X5X6X7X8(SEQ ID No: 1), wherein X1 is A, L or G, X2 is W or none, X3 is R or K, X4 is K, L or S, X5 is L or K, X6 is R or W, X7 is K or S, and X8 is A, V or Q, and X9 is W, F or Y. These CPPs can be used as vectors for delivering nucleic acids and/or proteins and/or peptides to cells, in vitro or in vivo.
US07943571B2	Modified proteins, designer toxins, and methods of making thereof The present invention concerns methods of reducing the antigenicity of a proteinaceous compound while maintaining the compounds biological activity, as well as proteinaceous compositions with biological activity but reduced antigenicity. These methods and compositions have significant benefits to a subject in need of such compounds and compositions. Also included are modified toxin compounds that are truncated and/or possess reduce antigenicity. Such designer toxins have therapeutic, diagnostic, and preventative benefits, particularly as immunotoxins. Methods of treating cancer using these immunotoxins are provided.
US07943566B2	Dryer sheet and methods for manufacturing and using a dryer sheet A dryer sheet is provided that includes a nonwoven substrate comprising a mixture of natural fiber and polylactide fiber, and a fabric conditioning agent. The dryer sheet, if desired, can be provided so that it satisfies the test for biodegradability according to ASTM D 6868-03. A method for manufacturing and a method for using a dryer sheet are provided.
US07943563B2	Method of cleaning firearms and ordnance A method of removing metallic copper from a steel surface defining a bore or cylinder of a gun is provided. The method involves contacting the surface with a composition comprising a polyphosphonic acid, a hydroxyl-substituted primary amine, and water.
US07943560B2	Cyclopropanated macrocyclic ketones and lactones The present invention is directed to novel cyclopropanated macrocyclic ketone and lactone compounds of the general formula: wherein X is an atom or a functional group selected from the group consisting of O, N, S, R—CH, and CH2; wherein R is a C1-C3 alkyl group; wherein Y and W independently represent is a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl group, optionally substituted, consisting of less than 10 and preferably less than 7 carbon atoms; and wherein O is an oxygen atom, and the use of these novel compounds in creating fragrances and scents in items such as perfumes, colognes, and personal care products.
US07943558B2	Lubricant with non-terminal functional groups Lubricant with non-terminal functional groups. The location of the functional groups minimizes free chain length and molecular weight of a lubricant while simultaneously maximizing evaporation temperature. The locations of the functional groups to the backbone of the molecule of the lubricant allows for shorter lengths of free backbone length between functional groups attached to a lubricated surface. The lubricant lubricates mechanical devices including hard disk drives.
US07943556B2	Environmentally friendly solid lubricant sticks A solid lubricant and composition useful for lubricating the flanges of locomotive wheels, railcar wheels, rail tracks and in applications where it is desirable to reduce friction when metal contacts metal. The solid lubricant having from about 25% to about 70% by volume of a biopolymer polymeric carrier, about 5% to 75% percent by volume of organic and inorganic extreme pressure additives, about 0% to 20% by volume synthetic extreme pressure anti-wear liquid oil, and about 0% to 1% by volume optical brightener.
US07943553B2	Randomized libraries of zinc finger proteins The present invention relates to methods of using libraries of randomized zinc finger proteins to identify genes associated with selected phenotypes.
US07943541B2	Sintered refractory product exhibiting enhanced thermal shock resistance The invention concerns a sintered refractory product having the following average chemical composition, in weight percentages based on oxides: 20%
US07943540B2	Optical glass for precision molding having high refractive index An optical glass for precision molding having a high refractive index (nd) and a low yield temperature (At). The optical glass comprises, as glass components in wt %, 64 to 83% of Bi2O3; 4 to 17% of B2O3; 0 to 12% of GeO2 (wherein the total of B2O3 and GeO2 is 10 to 20%); 0 to 7% of La2O3; 0 to 7% of Gd2O3 (wherein the total of La2O3 and Gd2O3 is 1 to 13%); 0 to 4% of ZrO2; 0 to 5% of Ta2O5; 0 to 15% of ZnO; 0 to 2% of Sb2O3; and 0 to 1% of In2O3. The optical glass has optical constants, that is, a refractive index (nd) of 2.05 to 2.25 and an Abbe number (vd) of 15 to 22, and a yield temperature (At) of 510° C. or less.
US07943534B2	Semiconductor device manufacturing method and semiconductor device manufacturing system A semiconductor device manufacturing method and a semiconductor device manufacturing system for irradiating a first laser light (50) and a second laser light (52) with a wavelength different from that of the first laser light to a substrate (46) to perform a thermal processing on the substrate are provided. In the step for performing the thermal processing, at least one of an irradiation intensity and an irradiation time of a first laser and a second laser is controlled to control a temperature distribution in the substrate or a film on the substrate in a depth direction.
US07943531B2	Methods for forming a silicon oxide layer over a substrate A method of depositing a silicon oxide layer over a substrate includes providing a substrate to a deposition chamber. A first silicon-containing precursor, a second silicon-containing precursor and a NH3 plasma are reacted to form a silicon oxide layer. The first silicon-containing precursor includes at least one of Si—H bond and Si—Si bond. The second silicon-containing precursor includes at least one Si—N bond. The deposited silicon oxide layer is annealed.
US07943530B2	Semiconductor nanowires having mobility-optimized orientations Prototype semiconductor structures each including a semiconductor link portion and two adjoined pad portions are formed by lithographic patterning of a semiconductor layer on a dielectric material layer. The sidewalls of the semiconductor link portions are oriented to maximize hole mobility for a first-type semiconductor structures, and to maximize electron mobility for a second-type semiconductor structures. Thinning by oxidation of the semiconductor structures reduces the width of the semiconductor link portions at different rates for different crystallographic orientations. The widths of the semiconductor link portions are predetermined so that the different amount of thinning on the sidewalls of the semiconductor link portions result in target sublithographic dimensions for the resulting semiconductor nanowires after thinning. By compensating for different thinning rates for different crystallographic surfaces, semiconductor nanowires having optimal sublithographic widths may be formed for different crystallographic orientations without excessive thinning or insufficient thinning.
US07943529B2	Passivation structure and fabricating method thereof A passivation structure and fabricating method thereof includes providing a chip having a main die region and a scribe line region defined thereon and a plurality of metal pads respectively positioned in the main die region and the scribe line region, forming a first patterned passivation layer having a plurality of first openings and second openings respectively exposing the metal pads in the main die region and the scribe line region on the chip, and forming a second patterned passivation layer filling the first openings in the scribe line region and having a plurality of third openings corresponding to the first openings thus exposing the metal pads in the main die region.
US07943524B2	Method of etching and etching apparatus Silicon oxide film having, as a sublayer, a silicon nitride film layer serving as a protective film layer for 5 gate formed on silicon substrate is etched by introducing a processing gas including a gaseous mixture containing at least C4F6, Ar, O2 and N2 into an airtight processing chamber and carrying out a plasma treatment in a self-alignment contact process, thereby forming contact hole. For the 10 processing gas, e.g., the ratio of N2 gas flow rate to C4F6 gas flow rate ranges from 25/8 to 85/8, the ratio of O2 and N2 gas flow rate to C4F6 gas flow rate ranges from 15/4 to 45/4 and the ratio of N2 gas flow rate to O2 gas flow rate ranges from 5 to 17. Accordingly, stable contact holes of 15 high aspect ratio exhibiting desirable control characteristics is formed while minimizing etching the silicon nitride film, a protective film layer for gate.
US07943520B2	Hole pattern forming method and semiconductor device manufacturing method A hole pattern forming method that forms a fine hole pattern in a work target layer that is formed on a semiconductor substrate, includes: forming a three-layer structure by laminating a carbon film layer, an intermediate mask layer, and a photoresist layer in that order on the work target layer; after patterning a hole pattern in the photoresist layer, patterning the hole pattern in the intermediate mask layer with the patterned photoresist layer serving as a mask; forming a sidewall oxide film on exposed portions of the photoresist layer, the intermediate mask layer, and the carbon film layer; forming a sidewall portion that includes the sidewall oxide film on inner wall surfaces of the hole pattern by etching back the sidewall oxide film; and after patterning a fine hole pattern in the carbon film layer with the sidewall portion and the intermediate mask layer serving as a mask, patterning the fine hole pattern in the work target layer with the patterned carbon film layer serving as a mask.
US07943519B2	Etchant, method for fabricating interconnection line using the etchant, and method for fabricating thin film transistor substrate using the etchant An etchant, a method for fabricating a multi-layered interconnection line using the etchant, and a method for fabricating a thin film transistor (TFT) substrate using the etchant. The etchant for the multi-layered line comprised of molybdenum/copper/molybdenum nitride illustratively includes 10-20 wt % hydrogen peroxide, 1-5 wt % organic acid, a 0.1-1 wt % triazole-based compound, a 0.01-0.5 wt % fluoride compound, and deionized water as the remainder.
US07943518B2	Semiconductor chip, semiconductor mounting module, mobile communication device, and process for producing semiconductor chip A semiconductor chip comprising a capacitor capable of effectively controlling the voltage drop of an LSI is provided. A semiconductor substrate is provided with an element electrode having at least its surface constituted of an aluminum electrode. The surface of the aluminum electrode is roughened. An oxide film is provided on the aluminum electrode. A conductive film is provided on the oxide film. The aluminum electrode, oxide film and conductive film form a capacitor.
US07943516B2	Manufacturing method for semiconductor device A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device forms an interlayer insulating film on a nickel silicide layer formed on a substrate, and forms a through hole by performing dry etching using a resist pattern, formed on the interlayer insulating film, as a mask and then removing the resist pattern by ashing. A wafer after an ashing process is cleaned using a cleaning solution comprised of aqueous solution having a content of the fluorine-containing compound of 1.0 to 5.0 mass %, a content of chelating agent of 0.2 to 5.0 mass %, and a content of the organic acid salt of 0.1 to 3.0 mass %.
US07943514B2	Integrated circuits having TSVs including metal gettering dielectric liners An IC includes a substrate having a semiconductor top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the semiconductor top surface includes one or more active circuit components and a plurality of through silicon vias (TSVs) extending through the substrate. The plurality of TSVs include an outer dielectric liner. The dielectric liner includes at least one halogen or a Group 15 element metal gettering agent in an average concentration from 1 to 10 atomic %. A metal diffusion barrier layer is on the dielectric liner and a metal filler is on the metal barrier layer. The metal gettering agent getters metal filler that escapes the metal barrier layer.
US07943513B2	Conductive through connection and forming method thereof A conductive through connection having a body layer and a metal layer is disposed on a semiconductor device, which the metal layer is on a top of body layer and includes a conductive body configured to penetrate the body layer and the metal layer. The width/diameter of one end of the conductive body is larger than that of another end thereof. The shape of these two ends of the body layer can be rectangular or circular.
US07943508B2	Fabricating method of a semiconductor device Disclosed is a method of fabricating a semiconductor device, in which the process steps of a photoresist process for forming a metal line are simply reduced, and a process exerting an influence on the contact hole is minimized, so that the electrical characteristics of the semiconductor device can be improved. A reactive ion etching process is repeatedly performed, so that the depth of the trench or the aspect ratio of the contact hole can be adjusted. In addition, the region, in which the lower metal interconnection and the contact hole make contact with each other, can be cleaned.
US07943500B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprises; forming an HfSiO film 36 on a silicon substrate 26; exposing the HfSiO film 36 to NH3 gas to thereby form an HfSiON film 38; forming an HfSiO film 40 on the HfSiON film 38; adhering Al to the surface of the HfSiO film 40 to thereby form an Al adhered layer 58 on the surface of the HfSiO film 40; and forming a polysilicon film 42 on the HfSiO film 40 with the Al adhered layer 58 formed on the surface.
US07943498B2	Method of forming micro pattern in semiconductor device A method of forming a micro pattern in a semiconductor device includes: forming an target layer, a hard mask layer and first sacrificial patterns over a semiconductor substrate on which a cell gate region, a selective transistor region and a periphery circuit region are defined; forming an insulating layer and a second sacrificial layer on the hard mask layer and the first sacrificial patterns; removing the insulating layer and the second sacrificial layer formed in the selective transistor region and the periphery circuit region; performing the first etch process so as to allow the second sacrificial layer formed in the cell gate region to remain on the insulating layer between the first sacrificial patterns for forming second sacrificial patterns; removing the insulating layer placed on the first sacrificial patterns and between the first and second sacrificial patterns in the cell gate region; etching the hard mask layer using the second etch process utilizing the first and second sacrificial patterns as the etch mask to form a mask pattern; and etching the target layer using the third etch process utilizing the hard mask pattern as the etch mask.
US07943497B2	Method for manufacturing an SOI substrate A substrate surface serving as an SOI region and a substrate surface serving as a bulk region are made to form the same plane easily and highly accurately, a thickness of a buried oxide film is made uniform, and the buried oxide film is also prevented from being exposed on the substrate surface. After partially forming a mask oxide film (19) on a surface of a silicon substrate (12), an oxygen ions (16) are implanted into the surface of the substrate through this mask oxide film, and the substrate is further subjected to annealing treatment to form a buried oxide film (13) inside the substrate. Between the step of forming the mask oxide film and the step of implanting the oxygen ions, a recess portion (12c) with a predetermined depth deeper than a substrate surface (12b) serving as the bulk region where the mask oxide film has been formed is formed in a substrate surface (12a) serving as the SOI region where the mask oxide film is not formed.
US07943496B2	Method of manufacturing GaN-based transistors A method of manufacturing a GaN-based field effect transistor is provided by which a lower resistance and a higher breakdown voltage are obtained and which is less affected by a current collapse. A method of manufacturing the GaN-based field effect transistor(s) can comprise performing an epitaxial growth of an AlN layer (102), of a buffer layer (103), of a channel layer (104), of a drift layer (105) and of an electron supplying layer (106) in such the order on to a substrate (101) respectively; forming a recess part (108) thereon; performing an alloying process for performing an annealing in order to obtain an ohmic contact; forming a passivation layer (113) at a period of performing the annealing in the alloying process in order to protect the electron supplying layer (106) on to a surface of the recess part (108), on to the electron supplying layer (106), on to a source electrode (109) and on to a drain electrode (110), respectively; removing the passivation layer (113); forming a gate insulating film on to a surface at the inner side of the recess part (108), on to the electron supplying layer (106), on to the source electrode (109) and on to the drain electrode (110), respectively; and forming a gate electrode on to the gate insulating film at a part of the recess part (108).
US07943494B2	Method for blocking dislocation propagation of semiconductor The present invention provides a method for blocking the dislocation propagation of a semiconductor. A semiconductor layer is formed by epitaxial process on a substrate. A plurality of recesses is formed on the semiconductor layer by etching fragile locations of the semiconductor layer where dislocation occurs. Thereafter, a blocking layer is formed on each of the plurality of recesses. The aforesaid semiconductor layer undergoes epitaxial process again on the aforesaid semiconductor layer, and laterally overgrows to redirect the dislocation defects.
US07943488B2	Transfer method of functional region, LED array, LED printer head, and LED printer A method includes placing a first bonding layer on at least one of a first functional region bonded on a release layer with a light releasable adhesive layer on a first substrate, and a transfer region on a second substrate; bonding the first functional region to the second substrate by the first bonding layer; irradiating the release layer with light with a light blocking member being provided to separate the first substrate from the first functional region at the release layer; placing a second bonding layer on at least one of a second functional region on the first substrate, and a transfer region on the release layer or a transfer region on a third substrate; bonding the second functional region to the second substrate or the third substrate by the second bonding layer; and separating the first substrate from the second functional region at the release layer.
US07943483B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device In forming an element isolation trench, an insulating film formed above a semiconductor substrate is etched such that relatively thin insulating film situated in the memory cell region is fully removed whereas relatively thick insulating film situated in the peripheral circuit region is etched so as to leave a remainder insulating film. Then, using the remainder insulating film in the peripheral circuit region as an etch stopper, the semiconductor substrate is etched, whereafter the remainder insulating film in the peripheral circuit region is fully removed to subsequently etch the semiconductor substrate.
US07943482B2	Method for semiconductor device having radiation hardened insulators and design structure thereof A design structure is provided for a semiconductor device having radiation hardened buried insulators and isolation insulators in SOI technology. The device includes a first structure and a second structure. The first structure includes: a radiation hardened BOX layer under an active device layer; radiation hardened shallow trench isolation (STI) structures between active regions of the active device layer and above the radiation hardened BOX layer; metal interconnects in one or more interlevel dielectric layers above gates structures of the active regions. The second structure is bonded to the first structure. The second structure includes: a Si based substrate; a BOX layer on the substrate; a Si layer with active regions on the BOX; oxide filled STI structures between the active regions of the Si layer; and metal interconnects in one or more interlevel dielectric layers above gates structures. At least one metal interconnect is electrically connecting the first structure to the second structure.
US07943480B2	Sub-lithographic dimensioned air gap formation and related structure Sub-lithographic dimensioned air gap formation and related structure are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes forming a dielectric layer including interconnects on a substrate; depositing a cap layer on the dielectric layer; depositing a photoresist over the cap layer; patterning the photoresist to include a first trench pattern at most partially overlying the interconnects; forming a spacer within the first trench pattern to form a second trench pattern having a sub-lithographic dimension; transferring the second trench pattern into the cap layer and into the dielectric layer between the interconnects; and depositing another dielectric layer to form an air gap by pinching off the trench in the dielectric layer.
US07943475B2	Process for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising a metal-compound film There is provided a semiconductor device comprising a dielectric film made of a high dielectric constant material, in which a leak current is reduced in the film and which exhibits improved device reliability. Specifically, a dielectric film 142 is a metal-compound film having a composition represented by the formula MOxCyNz wherein x, y and z meet the conditions: 0
US07943474B2	EDRAM including metal plates A method for forming a memory device is provided by first forming at least one trench in a semiconductor substrate. Next, a lower electrode is formed in the at least one trench, and thereafter a conformal dielectric layer is formed on the lower electrode.An upper electrode is then formed on the conformal dielectric layer. The forming of the upper electrode may include a conformal deposition of metal nitride layer, and a non-conformal deposition of an electrically conductive material atop the metal nitride layer, in which the electrically conductive material encloses the at least one trench.
US07943472B2	CoSi2 Schottky diode integration in BiSMOS process Cobalt silicide (CoSi2) Schottky diodes fabricated per the current art suffer from excess leakage currents in reverse bias. In this invention, an floating p-type region encircles each anode of a CoSi2 Schottky diode comprising of one or more CoSi2 anodes. The resulting p-n junction forms a depletion region under the Schottky junction that reduces leakage current through the Schottky diodes in reverse bias operation.
US07943471B1	Diode with asymmetric silicon germanium anode The present invention is directed to a diode with an asymmetric silicon germanium anode and methods of making same. In one illustrative embodiment, the diode includes an anode comprising a P-doped silicon germanium material formed in a semiconducting substrate, an N-doped silicon cathode formed in the semiconducting substrate, a first conductive contact that is conductively coupled to the anode and a second conductive contact that is conductively coupled to the cathode.
US07943470B2	Chip-stacked semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof The semiconductor device according to the present invention includes a through electrode that penetrates through a silicon substrate, an isolation trench provided to penetrate through the silicon substrate to surround the through electrode, a silicon film in contact with an inner surface of the isolation trench, a silicon film in contact with an outer surface of the isolation trench, and an insulation film provided between the silicon films. According to the present invention, the silicon film within the isolation trench can be substantially regarded as a part of the silicon substrate. Therefore, even when the width of the isolation trench is increased to increase the etching rate, the width of the insulation film becoming a dead space can be made sufficiently small. Consequently, the chip area can be decreased.
US07943463B2	Methods of semiconductor processing involving forming doped polysilicon on undoped polysilicon A number of methods are provided for semiconductor processing. One such method includes depositing a first precursor material on a surface at a particular temperature to form an undoped polysilicon. The method also includes depositing a second precursor material on a surface of the undoped polysilicon at substantially the same temperature, wherein the undoped polysilicon serves as a seed to accelerate forming a doped polysilicon.
US07943455B2	CMOS image sensors and methods of fabricating the same CMOS image sensors and methods of fabricating the same. The CMOS image sensors include a pixel array region having an active pixel portion and an optical block pixel portion which encloses the active pixel portion. The optical block pixel portion includes an optical block metal pattern for blocking light. The optical block metal pattern may be connected to a ground portion.
US07943447B2	Methods of fabricating crystalline silicon, thin film transistors, and solar cells The present invention includes methods to crystallize amorphous silicon. A structure including a conductive film with at least one conductive layer in thermal contact with an amorphous silicon (a-Si) layer to be crystallized is exposed to an alternating or varying magnetic field. The conductive film is more easily heated by the alternative or varying magnetic field, which, in-turn, heats the a-Si film and crystallizes it while keeping the substrate at a low enough temperature to avoid damage to or bending of the substrate. The method can be applied to the fabrication of many semiconductor devices, including thin film transistors and solar cells.
US07943446B2	Method of producing semiconductor device and semiconductor device A semiconductor device able to secure electrical effective thicknesses required for insulating films of electronic circuit elements by using depletion of electrodes of the electronic circuit elements even if the physical thicknesses of the insulating films are not different, where gate electrodes of high withstand voltage use transistors to which high power source voltages are supplied contain an impurity at a relatively low concentration, so the gate electrodes are easily depleted at the time of application of the gate voltage; depletion of the gate electrodes is equivalent to increasing the thickness of the gate insulating films; the electrical effective thicknesses required of the gate insulating films can be made thicker; and the gate electrodes of high performance transistors for which a high speed and large drive current are required do not contain an impurity at a high concentration where depletion of the gate electrodes will not occur, so the electrical effective thickness of the gate insulating films is kept thin.
US07943445B2	Asymmetric junction field effect transistor A junction field effect transistor (JFET) in a semiconductor substrate includes a source region, a drain region, a channel region, an upper gate region, and a lower gate region. The lower gate region is electrically connected to the upper gate region. The upper and lower gate regions control the current flow through the channel region. By performing an ion implantation step that extends the thickness of the source region to a depth greater than the thickness of the drain region, an asymmetric JFET is formed. The extension of depth of the source region relative to the depth of the drain region reduces the length for minority charge carriers to travel through the channel region, reduces the on-resistance of the JFET, and increases the on-current of the JFET, thereby enhancing the overall performance of the JFET without decreasing the allowable Vds or dramatically increasing Voff/Vpinch.
US07943444B2	Vertical floating body cell of a semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same A semiconductor device includes a tube-type channel formed over a semiconductor substrate. The tube-type channel is connected to first and second conductive lines. A bias electrode is formed in the tube-type channel. The bias electrode is connected to the semiconductor substrate. An insulating film is disposed between the tube-type channel and the bias electrode. A surrounding gate electrode is formed over the tube-type channel.
US07943443B2	Manufacturing method of light-emitting device The present invention provides a vapor deposition method and a vapor deposition system of film formation systems by which EL materials can be used more efficiently and EL materials having superior uniformity with high throughput rate are formed. According to the present invention, inside a film formation chamber, an evaporation source holder in a rectangular shape in which a plurality of containers sealing evaporation material is moved at a certain pitch to a substrate and the evaporation material is vapor deposited on the substrate. Further, a longitudinal direction of an evaporation source holder in a rectangular shape may be oblique to one side of a substrate, while the evaporation source holder is being moved. Furthermore, it is preferable that a movement direction of an evaporation source holder during vapor deposition be different from a scanning direction of a laser beam while a TFT is formed.
US07943440B2	Fabrication method of thin film device A method for fabricating a thin film device includes the step of forming a sacrificial layer on a first substrate. A portion other than a region of the sacrificial layer is selectively removed. A material film is formed on the sacrificial layer to be connected to the first substrate via the selectively removed region. The material film portion filled in the selectively removed region is provided as an anchor. A thin film lamination is formed on the material film. The desired thin film device is formed by using a selective etching process. After removing the sacrificial layer, the thin film device floats over the first substrate with being supported by the anchor. A support body is temporarily attached on the thin film lamination. The thin film device is transferred to the support body onto a second substrate.
US07943434B2	Monolithic molded flexible electronic assemblies without solder and methods for their manufacture A method (10) for manufacturing a monolithic molded electronic assembly (12). A mold (14) having first and second mold potions (14a-b) that mate to form an interior chamber (16) is provided. The mold has an injection port (22) and channel (24) connecting into the chamber. Electronic parts (30) having electronic contacts (32) are populated onto the second mold portion, to be substantially contained in the chamber. The mold potions are mated together and a liquid insulating molding material (36) is injected through the injection port channel to fill the chamber. The molding material is hardened to a solid, thereby embedding the electronic parts in the molding material as a monolithic sub-assembly (40). The monolithic sub-assembly is removed from the mold and one or more solderless conductive circuits (50) are applied to the electronic contacts of the electronic parts, thereby providing the electronic assembly.
US07943430B2	Semiconductor device with heat sink and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same are described. The semiconductor device comprises: a heat sink having at least one opening passing through the heat sink; at least one semiconductor chip disposed in the opening, wherein the semiconductor chip includes a first side and a second side on opposite sides; an electricity conducting thin film filling in a first depth portion of the opening, wherein the second side of the semiconductor chip is embedded in the electricity conducting thin film; a heat conducting thick film filling in a second depth portion of the opening, wherein the electricity conducting thin film is directly connected with the heat conducting thick film; at least one wire electrically connecting the semiconductor chip and an external circuit; and an encapsulant covering a portion of the heat sink, the semiconductor chip, the wire and an exposed portion of the electricity conducting thin film.
US07943428B2	Bonded semiconductor substrate including a cooling mechanism A bonded substrate comprising two semiconductor substrates is provided. Each semiconductor substrate includes semiconductor devices. At least one through substrate via is provided between the two semiconductor substrates to provide a signal path therebetween. The bottom sides of the two semiconductor substrate are bonded by at least one bonding material layer that contains a cooling mechanism. In one embodiment, the cooling mechanism is a cooling channel through which a cooling fluid flows to cool the bonded semiconductor substrate during the operation of the semiconductor devices in the bonded substrate. In another embodiment, the cooling mechanism is a conductive cooling fin with two end portions and a contiguous path therebetween. The cooling fin is connected to heat sinks to cool the bonded semiconductor substrate during the operation of the semiconductor devices in the bonded substrate.
US07943427B2	Semiconductor device, substrate for producing semiconductor device and method of producing them A substrate B for use in production of a semiconductor device is used, which substrate includes an adhesive sheet 50 having a base layer 51 and an adhesive layer 52, and a plurality of independently provided electrically conductive portions 20. A semiconductor element having electrodes 11 formed thereon is firmly fixed onto the substrate B, and upper portions of the plurality of electrically conductive portions 20 and the electrodes 11 of the semiconductor element 10 are electrically connected by using wires 30. The semiconductor element 10, wires 30 and electrically conductive portions 20 are sealed by using a sealing resin 40. Each of the electrically conductive portions 20 has overhanging portions 20a, and a side face 60a of the electrically conductive portion 20 is roughened, thus enhancing the joining strength between each electrically conductive portion 20 and the sealing resin 40.
US07943425B2	Semiconductor wafer sawing system and method Semiconductor wafer sawing systems and methods are described in which a wafer may be secured in a sawing position having a surface exposed to incur sawing with at least a portion of the exposed wafer surface positioned below the center of gravity of the wafer such that prevailing force of gravity may be used to assist in the removal of contaminants from the wafer.
US07943421B2	Component stacking using pre-formed adhesive films A method of forming integrated circuits includes laminating a patterned film including an opening onto a wafer, wherein a bottom die in the wafer is exposed through the opening. A top die is placed into the opening. The top die fits into the opening with substantially no gap between the patterned film and the top die. The top die is then bonded onto the bottom die, followed by curing the patterned film.
US07943416B2	Local heterostructure contacts Disclosed is a novel method for creating local contacts in solar cells. In the method, a surface passivation that has been applied to a semiconductor substrate is locally etched away using a plasma process with the help of a thin stretched, elastic foil. If necessary, deep doping gradients are then locally created at the same points by means of a hydrogen plasma treatment with the help of thermal donors so as to increase the diffusion length of the charge carriers in the direction of the contacts. Finally, local heterostructure contacts are applied through the same mask openings. The contacts are characterized by a much lower saturation current than common diffused contacts and are therefore particularly suitable for high-performance solar cells.
US07943414B2	Method for manufacturing SOI substrate An object of an embodiment of the present invention to be disclosed is to prevent oxygen from being taken in a single crystal semiconductor layer in laser irradiation even when crystallinity of the single crystal semiconductor layer is repaired by irradiation with a laser beam; and to make substantially equal or reduce an oxygen concentration in the semiconductor layer after the laser irradiation comparing before the laser irradiation. A single crystal semiconductor layer which is provided over a base substrate by bonding is irradiated with a laser beam, whereby the crystallinity of the single crystal semiconductor layer is repaired. The laser irradiation is performed under a reducing atmosphere or an inert atmosphere.
US07943412B2	Low temperature Bi-CMOS compatible process for MEMS RF resonators and filters A method of formation of a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) resonator or filter which is compatible with integration with any analog, digital, or mixed-signal integrated circuit (IC) process, after or concurrently with the formation of the metal interconnect layers in those processes, by virtue of its materials of composition, processing steps, and temperature of fabrication is presented. The MEMS resonator or filter incorporates a lower metal level, which forms the electrodes of the MEMS resonator or filter, that may be shared with any or none of the existing metal interconnect levels on the IC. It further incorporates a resonating member that is comprised of at least one metal layer for electrical connection and electrostatic actuation, and at least one dielectric layer for structural purposes. The gap between the electrodes and the resonating member is created by the deposition and subsequent removal of a sacrificial layer comprised of a carbon-based material. The method of removal of the sacrificial material is by an oxygen plasma or an anneal in an oxygen containing ambient. A method of vacuum encapsulation of the MEMS resonator or filter is provided through means of a cavity containing the MEMS device, filled with additional sacrificial material, and sealed. Access vias are created through the membrane sealing the cavity; the sacrificial material is removed as stated previously, and the vias are re-sealed in a vacuum coating process.
US07943407B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor laser A method for manufacturing a semiconductor laser includes the steps of forming a mask layer having a stripe-shaped mask portion corresponding to a ridge stripe to be formed on a nitride-based group III-V compound semiconductor layer, etching the nitride-based group III-V compound semiconductor layer to a predetermined depth using the mask layer to form the ridge stripe, forming a resist to cover the mask layer and the nitride-based group III-V compound semiconductor layer, etching-back the resist until the stripe-shaped mask portion of the mask layer is exposed, removing the exposed mask portion of the mask layer by etching to expose the upper surface of the ridge stripe, forming a metal film on the resist and the exposed ridge stripe to form an electrode on the ridge stripe, removing the resist together with the metal film formed thereon, and removing the mask layer by etching.
US07943403B2	Light-emitting diode chip package body and packaging method thereof AN LED chip package body provides an LED chip with a pad-installed surface, a plurality of pads disposed on the pad-installed surface and a rear surface formed opposite the pad-installed surface. The LED chip package body further has a light-reflecting coating disposed on the pad-installed surface of the LED chip and a plurality of pad-exposed holes for exposure of the corresponding pads of the LED chip. The LED chip package body further comprises a light-transparent element disposed on the rear surface of the LED chip and a plurality of conductive projecting blocks. Each of the conductive projecting blocks is disposed on the corresponding pad of the LED chip.
US07943401B2	Detection and reduction of dielectric breakdown in semiconductor devices Methods for detecting the breakdown potential of a semiconductor device having a thin dielectric layer are disclosed. The method includes measuring a spectroscopy of the thin dielectric layer and determining whether the spectroscopy exhibits the presence of a breakdown precursor (H2, H interstitial radical, H attached radical, and H attached dimer). Preferably, the method is carried out in the presence of a substantially significant applied electric field across dielectric layer. A semiconductor device tested in accordance with this method is also disclosed. Additionally, methods for reducing dielectric breakdown of a semiconductor device having a thin dielectric layer involving the substitution of a second molecule for H2 molecules present in the dielectric. This second molecule preferably does not react with Si or O to form an undesired attached state and may be an inert gas having a molecular size approximating that of a Hydrogen atom, such as Helium. A semiconductor device made using this method is also disclosed.
US07943399B2	Spin-current switched magnetic memory element suitable for circuit integration and method of fabricating the memory element A magnetic memory element switchable by current injection includes a plurality of magnetic layers, at least one of the plurality of magnetic layers having a perpendicular magnetic anisotropy component and including a current-switchable magnetic moment, and at least one barrier layer formed adjacent to the plurality of magnetic layers (e.g., between two of the magnetic layers). The memory element has the switching threshold current and device impedance suitable for integration with complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) integrated circuits.
US07943398B2	Resonant magnetic disks for bioanalyte detection Embodiments of the invention relate generally to ferromagnetic microdisks, methods of detecting target bioanalyte using ferromagnetic microdisks, and kits (such as for using in the laboratory setting) containing the reagents necessary to make, and/or use ferromagnetic microdisks for bioanalyte detection, depending on the user's planned application. The methods and products allow the fabrication of ferromagnetic microdisks, and their use in the detection of biological molecules with high sensitivity, little or no signal decay, improved safety, convenience, and lowered cost for use and disposal.
US07943391B1	Method of performing in situ calibrated potentiometric pH measurements A device for the precise and accurate potentiometric pH measurements in situ. Embodiments of a potentiometric device according to the invention consist of one or more glass pH-sensitive electrodes connected to a potentiometer. A key feature of the device is that, rather than being calibrated conventionally with buffers, it can be calibrated with an in situ device that measures pH spectrophotometrically. Spectrophotometric pH measurements obtained via sulfonephthalein absorbance measurements are inherently calibrated (do not require buffers). Thus, devices according to the invention allow for continuous potentiometric pH measurements with occasional spectrophotometric calibrations. The spectrophotometric calibration device consists of a spectrophotometer with associated pumps for combining a sulfonephthalein pH indicator with the aqueous medium whose pH is to be measured. The device will record potentiometric pH measurements for an extended period of time until the spectrophotometric device is autonomously activated for another calibration. In this manner precise and accurate pH measurements can be obtained continuously in the environment, and the low energy expenditure of the potentiometric device provides excellent endurance. Also provided is a method and associated devices for spectrophotometrically determining the salinity of an aqueous medium.
US07943389B2	Method for determining chlorine demand in water Methods for determining chlorine demand in water are provided. One method comprises (a) providing a test water sample containing at least one contaminant and a source of chlorine and a source of bromide; (b) heating the test water sample for a suitable time and temperature sufficient to substantially oxidize the at least one contaminant in the test water sample; and (c) determining the content of residual chlorine present in the test water sample.
US07943388B2	Acoustic sensors and methods Acoustic sensors, preferably surface acoustic wave sensors, and more preferably shear horizontal surface acoustic wave sensors that include soluble mixed with oligomers and/or polymers formed from such monomers), or multifunctional compounds, for example, that can function as either waveguide materials, immobilization materials for secondary capture agents (e.g., antibodies), or both.
US07943387B2	Direct mass spectrometric analysis of aggregates of therapeutic proteins The invention relates to a method of using high-mass matrix assisted laser desorption-ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry for the quantitative analysis of the amount of aggregation (dimers, trimers or multimers) of antibodies or other therapeutic proteins in purified pharmaceutical samples or complex biological matrices, as well as to the use of this method for characterization of antibodies, drug development and quality control of therapeutic proteins, including automated high throughput applications.
US07943385B2	Methods for assaying percentage of glycated hemoglobin The invention provides enzymatic methods for direct determination of percentage of glycated hemoglobin in blood samples without the need of a separated measurement of total hemoglobin content in blood samples. The methods utilizes one or two different types of oxidizing agents which selectively oxidize low-molecular weight reducing substances and high-molecular weight (mainly hemoglobin) reducing substances in blood samples, coupled with enzymatic reactions catalyzed by proteases, fructosyl amino acid oxidase. The amount of hydrogen peroxide generated in the reaction is measured for determination of percentage of glycated hemoglobin in blood samples. The invention provides kits for performing the methods of the invention.
US07943375B2	Polynucleotides encoding antigenic HIV type C polypeptides, polypeptides and uses thereof The present invention relates to polynucleotides encoding immunogenic HIV type C Gag- and/or Env-containing polypeptides. Uses of the polynucleotides in applications including DNA immunization, generation of packaging cell lines, and production of Gag- and/or Env-containing proteins are also described.
US07943369B2	DNA detection device and manufacturing method thereof A DNA (Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid) detection device and a manufacturing method thereof detects DNA by an electrical method without a separate process for detection by using semiconductor microfabrication techniques. The DNA detection device includes a pair of chambers formed on a semiconductor substrate for accommodating a detection sample, a channel connecting the pair of chambers and a lid covering the pair of chambers. According to the present invention, it is possible to attain a DNA detection device, which can be mass-produced from a silicon substrate by using semiconductor manufacturing technology with improved microfabrication techniques, and a manufacturing method thereof.
US07943365B2	Δ-5 desaturases and their use in making polyunsaturated fatty acids The present invention relates to Δ5 desaturases, which have the ability to convert dihomo-γ-linolenic acid (DGLA; 20:3 ω-6) to arachidonic acid (ARA; 20:4 ω-6) and/or eicosatetraenoic acid (ETA; 20:4 ω-3) to eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA; 20:5 ω-3). Isolated nucleic acid fragments and recombinant constructs comprising such fragments encoding Δ5 desaturases along with a method of making long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) using these Δ5 desaturases in oleaginous yeast are disclosed.
US07943360B2	Phospholipases, nucleic acids encoding them and methods for making and using them The invention provides novel polypeptides having phospholipase activity, including, e.g., phospholipase A, B, C and D activity, patatin activity, lipid acyl hydrolase (LAH) activity, nucleic acids encoding them and antibodies that bind to them. Industrial methods, e.g., oil degumming, and products comprising use of these phospholipases are also provided.
US07943359B2	Polynucleotides which code for cyanide-tolerant nitrile hydratase and compositions thereof Disclosed herein are cyanide-tolerant nitrile hydratases especially from Pseudomonas putida or Pseudomonas marginalis strains which exhibit increased cyanide tolerance. Also disclosed are methods of preparing amides from nitriles in the presence of cyanides and polynucleotide sequences coding for cyanide-tolerant nitrile hydratases.
US07943354B2	Method to remove bisulfite by-products from enzyme compositions Provided are methods of removing bisulfite material from a composition that contains a bisulfite material and an enzyme. The method includes contacting the composition with a compound containing at least one aldehyde functional group to form an aldehyde-bisulfite complex, whereby the aldehyde-bisulfite complex may be separated from the composition.
US07943351B2	Method for acyltransferase reaction using acyl coenzyme A The present invention relates to a method for acyltransferase reaction in which an acyl group of acyl coenzyme A is transferred to an acyl group receptor characterized in that the reaction is carried out by production and/or reproduction of acyl coenzyme A from coenzyme A in a reaction system by a chemical thioester exchange reaction with acylthioester. The present invention, wherein expensive acyl CoA is reproduced nonenzymatically in a reaction system, enables to continuously carry out acyltransferase reaction only by putting a small amount of acyl CoA with a donor and a receptor of an acyl group into a system. Accordingly, the method of the present invention can be applied to an industrial production method of various kinds of compounds including useful biological molecules and synthesis of polymers such as polyester.
US07943347B2	Nucleic acid amplification method Provided is a simple and highly sensitive nucleic acid amplification method including hybridizing two types of oligonucleotide probes with a target gene and ligating the oligonucleotide probes with DNA ligase and amplifying the resultant single-stranded oligonucleotide in accordance with LAMP.
US07943345B2	Methods, systems and reagents for improved immunodetection The instant invention provides methods, systems and reagents for immunodetection involving novel epitope tags and antibodies which recognize these new epitope tags as well as the antibodies which detect the FLAG epitope tag. Fusion proteins comprising the epitope tags, as well as methods of purifying these proteins and kits detecting these proteins are also provided.
US07943344B2	Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) binding proteins The present invention provides a family of binding proteins that bind and neutralize the activity of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), in particular human HGF. The binding proteins can be used as diagnostic and/or therapeutic agents. With regard to their therapeutic activity, the binding proteins can be used to treat certain HGF responsive disorders, for example, certain HGF responsive tumors.
US07943343B2	Production and use of novel peptide-based agents for use with bi-specific antibodies The present invention relates to a bi-specific antibody or antibody fragment having at least one arm that is reactive against a targeted tissue and at least one other arm that is reactive against a targetable conjugate. The targetable conjugate encompasses a hapten to which antibodies have been prepared. In preferred embodiments, the hapten is histamine-succinyl-glycine (HSG). In more preferred embodiments, the at least one arm comprises the CDR sequences of the HSG-binding 679 antibody. The targetable conjugate is attached to one or more therapeutic and/or diagnostic agents. The invention provides constructs and methods for producing the bispecific antibodies or antibody fragments, as well as methods for using them and kits comprising them.
US07943340B2	Fungal dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV) enzyme for reagent use Disclosed herein are fungal nucleic acid sequences that encode novel dipetidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV) polypeptides. Also disclosed are polypeptides encoded by these nucleic acid sequences, as well as derivatives, variants, mutants, or fragments of the aforementioned polypeptide, polynucleotide, or antibody. The aminopeptidase polypeptides, referred to herein as DPPIV proteins of the invention are useful in a variety of medical, research, and commercial applications.
US07943339B2	Isolated nucleic acid molecules from the genome of citrus leprosis virus and uses thereof Disclosed are nucleic acids from the Citrus Leprosis Virus (CiLV) genome, associated with Citrus Leprosis (CiL) disease. Cloned CiLV nucleic acids can be used as probes or primers in assays for detecting CiLV in biological samples, particularly leaves, roots and other tissues of plants, such as plants from Citrus and Poncirus. The nucleic acid molecules can be introduced in cloning vectors and cloning the recombinant nucleic acid molecules in cells, such as prokaryotes, and eukaryotes. The cloned CiLV nucleic acids are expressed in cells to provide immunogenic proteins which can be used to raise antibodies against CiLV, which can then be used to detect CiLV virus in biological samples. Also disclosed are SEQ ID Nos. 5 and 8, in whole or part, transgenic plants, such as monocots and dicots, containing CiLV nucleic acids, in any combination, so that expression increases resistance to CiL disease.
US07943335B2	Process for the production of diacylglycerol The present invention provides a process for producing a diacylglycerol, which comprises, reacting triacylglycerol with water and an enzyme preparation to obtain a mixture comprising of diacylglycerol, monoacylglycerol and free fatty acid; removing water content in the mixture by way of dehydration; and separating monoacylglycerol, free fatty acid and residual triacylglycerol by at least one separation method to obtain a high-purity diacylglycerol. An oil or fat composition comprising of diacylglycerol obtained from the process and phytosteryl esters and/or ferulic acid esters in an amount of from 0.5% to 25% by weight of diacylglycerol is also provided.
US07943333B2	Diagnostic method for identifying carriers of the Marburg I variant of factor VII-activating protease (FSAP) on the basis of differential modulation of FSAP activity The present invention relates to a diagnostic method for identifying persons with genetically related hetero- or homozygous expression of the MR I variant of factor VII-activating protease (FSAP). The heterozygous or homozygous presence of an MR I polymorphism can be identified by a differential modulation of the FSAP activity.
US07943332B2	Measuring circulating therapeutic antibody, antigen and antigen/antibody complexes using ELISA assays The present invention relates to the field of immunology and hyperproliferative diseases. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method of detecting and monitoring therapeutic antibody:antigen complex, soluble antigen and soluble therapeutic antibody, wherein a patient has undergone at least one course of immunotherapy. Yet further, levels of therapeutic antibody:antigen complexes, soluble antigens or soluble therapeutic antibodies may be measured and used to stage or monitor a hyperproliferative disease.
US07943326B2	Diagnostic assay for anti-von Willebrand Factor cleaving protease (ADAMTS13) antibodies This invention relates to a kit to be used in an assay system for determination of an anti-von Willebrand Factor-cleaving protease (“anti-vWF-cp”) antibody in a sample. The kit comprises vWF-cp and/or vWF-fragment(s) immobilized on a solid phase. The kit can be used in a method for determination of anti-vWF-cp antibodies from a patient, for the diagnosis of disorders associated with the occurrence of anti-vWF-cp-antibodies, and the differentiation of various forms of thrombotic microangiopathy.
US07943325B2	Diagnosis of fertility conditions using a serine protease The present invention relates to a method of diagnosing an infertility condition in a human female subject, the method comprising detecting pregnancy-related serine protease (PRSP) protein in a test sample taken from said subject at between 7 and 20 weeks into pregnancy; detecting PRSP protein in a test sample from a fertile control mammal taken within the same period; and comparing the PRSP protein in the test sample with the PRSP protein detected in the control sample, wherein a change in PRSP protein in the sample compared to the control sample is indicative of an infertility condition.
US07943322B2	Polynucleotides for use as tags and tag complements, manufacture and use thereof A family of minimally cross-hybridizing nucleotide sequences, methods of use, etc. A specific family of 210 24 mers is described.
US07943321B2	Rapid, sensitive and quantitative methods for tissue and cell-based proteomics via consecutive addition of quantifiable extenders Methods, systems and kits are provided for detecting and quantifying multiple immunogens in a sample via consecutive addition of quantifiable extenders to immunogen bound complexes of immunogen binding agent attached to a DNA containing an RNA polymerase promoter.
US07943320B2	Unsymmetrical cyanine dyes for high resolution nucleic acid melting analysis The present invention relates to novel unsymmetrical cyanine dyes and to methods of performing nucleic acid analysis in the presence of such dyes. More specifically, the present invention relates to novel unsymmetrical cyanine dyes that have high affinity to double-stranded nucleic acids and that do not inhibit amplification reactions, particularly the polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
US07943307B2	Methods for analyzing nucleic acid sequences The present invention is directed to a method of sequencing a target nucleic acid. The method provides a complex comprising a polymerase enzyme, a target nucleic acid molecule, and a primer, wherein the complex is immobilized on a support Fluorescent label is attached to a terminal phosphate group of the nucleotide or nucleotide analog. The growing nucleic acid strand is extended by using the polymerase to add a nucleotide analog to the nucleic acid strand. The nucleotide analog added to the oligonucleotide primer as a result of the polymerizing step is identified. The time duration of the signal from labeled nucleotides or nucleotide analogs that become incorporated is distinguished from freely diffusing labels by a longer retention in the observation volume for the nucleotides or nucleotide analogs that become incorporated than for the freely diffusing labels.
US07943305B2	High speed nucleic acid sequencing The present invention is directed to a method of sequencing a target nucleic acid molecule having a plurality of bases. In its principle, the temporal order of base additions during the polymerization reaction is measured on a molecule of nucleic acid. Each type of labeled nucleotide comprises an acceptor fluorophore attached to a phosphate portion of the nucleotide such that the fluorophore is removed upon incorporation into a growing strand. Fluorescent signal is emitted via fluorescent resonance energy transfer between the donor fluorophore and the acceptor fluorophore as each nucleotide is incorporated into the growing strand. The sequence is deduced by identifying which base is being incorporated into the growing strand.
US07943304B2	Method and apparatus for chromosome profiling A method and apparatus for generating an Interphase chromosome profile. The method comprises obtaining a sample containing cells having chromosomes for profiling; obtaining species specific DNA probes, wherein the DNA probes are capable of marking at least one chromosome at substantially equidistant locations on said chromosome; hybridizing the sample with the DNA probes; using a plurality of enzymes to produce differential color bands on the chromosome for colorimetric analysis of the sample; and using visual analysis for determining the profile of the chromosome.
US07943303B2	Method for engineering strand-specific nicking endonucleases from restriction endonucleases Methods are provided for engineering novel strand-specific nicking endonucleases by means of an in vivo enrichment of a plasmid library containing a randomly mutagenized restriction endonuclease gene. The plasmids contain adjacent to the gene a cleavable or nickable sequence for cleaving or nicking by the endonuclease product of the gene and a second recognition site for a second endonuclease. The plasmid library is used to transform unmodified host cells. Plasmids from the cultured transformed cells may be analyzed by an in vitro assay for nicking and the nicked plasmids pooled and used to transform host cells. The product is then pooled and the single-stranded specificity of the endonuclease is then determined. The product is either cloned after amplification or identified by use of a selectable marker.
US07943300B2	Method for improved protein expression in bacteria by monitoring and modulating protein folding This invention relates to a new method for improving functional protein expression whereby the folding process is monitored by online measurement and, if required, the protein folding is influenced by adding folding promoting agents and/or co-expression of the periplasmic chaperone (Skp). In this respect, the invention offers a technology to improve the yield of functionally expressed recombinant proteins.
US07943299B2	Method for determining nucleotide sequences The present invention relates to an improved method for determining nucleotide sequences or nucleotide sequences on biochips/micro-assays, for example, using p53 mediated hybridization. The present invention relates particularly to the use of p53 polypeptides in determining changes in nucleotide sequences.
US07943297B2	Analysis of HIV-1 coreceptor use in the clinical care of HIV-1-infected patients A change in viral tropism occurs in many HIV positive individuals over time and can be indicated by a change in coreceptor usage from CCR5 to CXCR4. The change in coreceptor usage to CXCR4 has been shown to correlate with increased disease progression. In patients undergoing HAART, the predominant populations of virus can be shifted back to CCR5-mediated entry after the CXCR4-specific strains have emerged. The present invention relates to a diagnostic method to monitor coreceptor use in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The present invention further relates to a diagnostic method applied to HIV-positive individuals undergoing HAART to monitor the suppression of CXCR4 specific strains. The diagnostic methods can be used to assist in selecting antiretroviral therapy and to improve predictions of disease prognosis over time.
US07943293B2	Media solutions and methods for cryopreservation and thawing of in vitro fertilization specimens A medium solution which will increase the growth, survival and ultimately the live birth rate of oocytes and embryos which have been or will be subjected to cryopreservation. The solution contains varied amounts of glucose, pyruvates, amino acids, vitamins K5 and C, antioxidants, fatty acids to supply the specimens with the chemical ingredients and uptake requirements required to recover and prosper during and after the cryopreservation process. The solution supplies nutrients to the specimens that will replenish depletion and damage to the specimens and their mitochondria, spindles and structural features, such as cell walls. One formulation addresses the additional requirements of frozen specimens as opposed to the current media solutions and methods which treat the un-frozen specimens the same as the frozen specimens when recovering them from cryopreservation.
US07943289B2	Inverse resist coating process The invention provides systems and processes that form the inverse (photographic negative) of a patterned first coating. The patterned first coating is usually provided by a resist. After the first coating is patterned, a coating of a second material is provided thereover. The uppermost layer of the second coating is removed, where appropriate, to expose the patterned first coating. The patterned first coating is subsequently removed, leaving the second coating material in the form of a pattern that is the inverse pattern of the first coating pattern. The process may be repeated with a third coating material to reproduce the pattern of the first coating in a different material. Prior to applying the second coating, the patterned first coating may be trimmed by etching, thereby reducing the feature size and producing sublithographic features. In addition to providing sublithographic features, the invention gives a simple, efficient, and high fidelity method of obtaining inverse coating patterns.
US07943282B2	Liquid developer and image forming apparatus A liquid developer includes: an insulating liquid having dispersed therein toner particles, the insulating liquid containing a fatty acid monoester that is an ester of a fatty acid and a monohydric alcohol, and the insulating liquid having an aniline point of from 5 to 80° C.
US07943281B2	Black toner In a black toner having at least a binder resin and an iron-titanium composite oxide as a colorant; the iron-titanium composite oxide is contained in a specific amount; the black toner has a specific weight average particle diameter and a specific saturation magnetization; the black toner has, in X-ray diffraction thereof, a maximum peak at 2θ=from 32.5 to 33.1 degrees, having a half width of 0.25 degree or less. The black toner has, in a proportion of less than 30% by number, an iron-titanium composite oxide having, in a sectional photograph of the toner, a maximum frequency of linearity within the range where the linearity is smaller than 2.4 and having a linearity of 3.0 or more, in regard to the number frequency distribution of the linearity of the iron-titanium composite oxide.
US07943276B2	Imaging member Disclosed is an imaging member comprising a conductive substrate, a photogenerating layer comprising a photogenerating material in contact with the substrate, and a charge transport layer in contact with the photogenerating layer, the charge transport layer comprising a charge transport material, an organic phosphite or organic phosphonite antioxidant, and a hydroquinone antioxidant, wherein the photogenerating layer is situated between the charge transport layer and the conductive substrate.
US07943273B2	Photomask with detector for optimizing an integrated circuit production process and method of manufacturing an integrated circuit using the same A photomask for integrated circuit production for development of integrated circuit components, where the integrated circuit production uses a radiation source that generates a source image, includes a substrate with one or more layers disposed thereon; a source separator element that separates the source image into one or more duplicate source images; one or more polarizing elements each corresponding to one of the one or more duplicate source images; and one or more sensors each corresponding to one of the one or more polarizing elements, the one or more sensors sensing one or more radiation characteristics of the radiation source.
US07943270B2	Electrochemical device configurations The present invention generally relates to electrochemical devices such as fuel cells and, in particular, to various component configurations including configurations for converting common fuels directly into electricity without additional fuel reforming or processing. Certain aspects of the invention are generally directed to configurations in which an anode of the device surrounds the electrolyte and/or the cathode of the device. In some embodiments, all single cells in a fuel cell stack share a common anode fuel chamber. The anode, in some cases, may be exposed to a fuel. In one set of embodiments, the anode of the device may be fluid during operation of the fuel cell, and in some cases, a porous container may be used to contain the anode during operation of the fuel cell. Other aspects of the invention relate to methods of making such devices, methods of promoting the making or use of such devices, and the like.
US07943268B2	Reinforced membrane electrode assembly The present invention is directed to addressing performance issues attributable to membrane electrode assemblies, and the components thereof, in electrochemical conversion cells. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a device comprising at least one electrochemical conversion cell is provided. The cell is configured to convert first and second reactants to electrical energy and comprises a membrane electrode assembly and at least one membrane reinforcement layer. The combination of elastic modulus and thickness of the reinforcement layer and the bond between the reinforcement layer and the membrane electrode assembly are sufficient to enhance the structural integrity of the membrane electrode assembly beyond the operational degradation threshold of the assembly.
US07943266B2	SOFC seal and cell thermal management The solid oxide fuel cell module includes a manifold, a plate, a cathode electrode, a fuel cell and an anode electrode. The manifold includes an air or oxygen inlet in communication with divergent passages above the periphery of the cell which combine to flow the air or oxygen radially or inwardly for reception in the center of the cathode flow field. The latter has interconnects providing circuitous cooling passages in a generally radial outward direction cooling the fuel cell and which interconnects are formed of different thermal conductivity materials for a preferential cooling.
US07943263B2	Heat efficient portable fuel cell systems The invention relates to fuel cell systems with improved thermal efficiency. The systems include a fuel cell that generates electrical energy using hydrogen and a fuel processor that produces hydrogen from a fuel. Some heat efficient systems described herein include a thermal catalyst that generates heat when the catalyst interacts with a heating medium. The heat is used to heat the fuel cell. The thermal catalyst may be disposed in proximity to the fuel cell, or remote from the fuel cell and a heat transfer pipe conducts heat from the catalyst to the fuel cell. Another thermally efficient embodiment uses a recuperator to transfer heat generated in the fuel cell system to incoming fuel. A fuel cell package may also include a multi-layer insulation arrangement to decrease heat loss from the fuel cell and fuel processor, which both typically operate at elevated temperatures.
US07943262B2	Fuel cell system There is disclosed a fuel cell system which can control an output current of a fuel cell even if an error occurs in split flow control of an oxidizing gas. The fuel cell system includes a fuel cell and a feed device for supplying the oxidizing gas under pressure to the fuel cell. A feed channel is connected to a discharge channel by a bypass channel so that the oxidizing gas flows while bypassing the fuel cell. The system includes a regulator valve and a bypass valve which adjust the split flow of the oxidizing gas to the bypass channel and the fuel cell. When the regulator valve or the bypass valve has an error, a controller stops the control of the output current of the fuel cell by control of the regulator valve and switches the control to a control of the output current of the fuel cell by control of the feed device.
US07943260B2	System and method for recirculating unused fuel in fuel cell application A system and method for delivering an input fluid stream through a fuel cell stack and discharge an unused fluid stream is provided. An inlet of the fuel cell stack is adapted to receive the fluid stream. An ejector is configured to combine the supply fluid stream and the unused fluid stream to generate the input fluid stream and control the flow of the input fluid stream to the fuel cell stack. A blower is configured to control the flow of the unused fluid stream to the ejector. A bypass valve is configured to control the flow of the unused fluid stream to the blower and to the ejector.
US07943259B1	Method of controlled delivery for use of electrochemical power source A system and method for improving electrochemical power sources through the dispensing encapsulation and dispersion into galvanic chambers of an electrochemical cell. Features of the method include the optimization of the concentration levels of chemicals involved in desired energy producing reactions.
US07943258B2	Alkaline membrane fuel cells and apparatus and methods for supplying water thereto A device to produce electricity by a chemical reaction without the addition of liquid electrolyte comprises an anode electrode, a polymer membrane electrolyte fabricated to conduct hydroxyl (OH—) ions, the membrane being in physical contact with the anode electrode on a first side of the membrane, and a cathode electrode in physical contact with a second side of the membrane. The anode electrode and cathode electrode contain catalysts, and the catalysts are constructed substantially entirely from non-precious metal catalysts. Water may be transferred to the cathode side of the membrane from an external source of water.
US07943250B1	Electrochemical conversion system for energy management There is disclosed an electrochemical conversion system (40) for energy management which includes multi-electrochemical cells. The system 40 includes a conduit system (41), an electrical system (42), first electrochemical cell (43), a second electrochemical cell (44), a third electrochemical cell (45), a first recuperative heat exchanger (RHX) (46), and a second recuperative heat exchanger (47). The conduit system, electrical system (42), heat exchangers, and electrochemical cells are all constructed and function in the same manner as previously described. The system (40) also includes an additional, second recuperative heat exchanger (47) (RHX) to thermally isolate the third electrochemical cell from the other two. As shown, the electrochemical cells are electrically and pneumatically connected in series so that the electrical current flow and the proton flow through the electrochemical cells are balanced.
US07943246B2	Solar control glazing A vehicle glazing is disclosed comprising a pane of tinted glass, tinted by at least 1.0 to 1.8 % wt. of total iron, having a low emissivity coating on its interior surface. The coating has an emissivity from 0.05 to 0.4 and may include a transparent conductive oxide (and optionally a dopant), or a metal layer and at least one dielectric layer. The glass is preferably toughened glass. Also disclosed is a laminated glazing comprising two plies of glass, laminated by a sheet of interlayer material therebetween, wherein at least one ply of glass or the sheet of interlayer material is body tinted, said glazing having a low emissivity coating on its interior surface. The inner ply may be clear glass or tinted glass. The interlayer material may be clear PVB or tinted PVB, and it may further be infra-red reflecting. Either of the glazings may be used as a roof or other vehicle glazing.
US07943245B2	Organic electroluminescent device The invention provides an organic electroluminescent device having high luminous efficiency, being able to drive at a low voltage and being excellent in driving durability including, between an anode and cathode, a luminescent layer containing a luminescent material, an electron-transport layer (ETL1) and an organic thin film layer (ETL2) in this order from the anode side, wherein the organic thin film layer (ETL2) contains an electron-transport material and has a thickness of 0.01 to 3 nm, and the ratio (ETL1/ETL2) of the thickness of the electron-transport layer (ETL1) to the thickness of the organic thin film layer (ETL2) is in the range of 5 to 500.
US07943243B2	Interference fit assembly An interference fit assembly (10) is made of a first metal part (12), which has a recess (14) with an inner contact surface (16) and a second metal part (18) arranged in the recess (14) of the first metal part (12), wherein the second metal part has an outer contact surface (20). The inner contact surface (16) of the first metal part is in contact with the outer contact surface (20) of the second metal part (18), and at least one of the contact surfaces (16, 20) features a layer (22), which is made of a material, which differs from the material of the first metal part (12) and the material of the second metal part (18) and which comprises nickel or copper.
US07943242B2	Sealing members, articles using the same and methods of reducing sticktion The present invention provides rubber sealing members having an exterior surface adapted to sealingly engage an inner surface of a chamber of the medical device, the exterior surface of the sealing member having a coating thereon prepared from a curable composition including: (a) a first organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups; and (b) a second organopolysiloxane having at least two pendant hydrogen groups, the second organopolysiloxane being different from the first organopolysiloxane, wherein at least one of the first organopolysiloxane, the second organopolysiloxane or an optional third organopolysiloxane of the curable composition comprises a fluoro group.
US07943240B2	Conductive polymer composite structure In order to obtain actuator elements capable of being displaced such as expansion and contract or bending for practical use even when used as actuator elements with larger size, stacked layers or bundles in which conductive polymer-containing layers or fiber-like tubes are provided with conductive polymer composite structures which include conductive substrates and conductive polymers, said conductive substrates have deformation property, and conductivity of said conductive substrates is not less than 1.0×103 S/cm are used.
US07943235B2	Adhesive sheet for processing semiconductor substrates An adhesive sheet for processing semiconductor substrates comprises a UV rays- and/or radiation-transmittable base film and an adhesive layer that undergoes a polymerization curing reaction by means of UV rays and/or radiation, wherein the adhesive layer is formed using a multifunctional acrylate oligomer and/or monomer having a double bond, and is blended so as to result in 1 double bond per total average molecular weight of 225 to 8000 as determined on the basis of the weight average molecular weight of the multifunctional acrylate oligomer and/or monomer.
US07943234B2	Nanotextured super or ultra hydrophobic coatings The invention describes compositions that include a polymer having a water contact angle of between about 120° and about 150° or greater adhered to a 1 nm to about a 25 micron diameter sized particle optionally with an oxide layer. In particular, the particle is a silica and one which has been pretreated with a silane.
US07943233B2	Web-like or sheet-like semi-finished product, polymeric foam composite material and plate and method for the production thereof A web-like or sheet-like semi-finished product capable of forming a polymeric foam composite material by heat treatment, which semi-finished product is formed by a web-like or sheet-like fibrous material and a mixture having curable resin and unexpanded thermoplastic particles of at least two different qualities with mutually different expansion temperature introduced into the fibrous material are provided, in which thermoplastic particles of at least one of these qualities remain unexpanded in the semi-finished product. A polymeric foam composite material is also formed by such a semi-finished product. Furthermore, methods for producing such a semi-finished product and such a polymeric foam composite material are provided.
US07943231B2	Organism simulative phantom Provided is a tissue mimicking phantom technology capable of controlling an ultrasonic echo intensity and hardness and offering excellent stability. A tissue mimicking phantom includes a first portion and a second portion which is incorporated in the first portion and whose hardness and/or ultrasonic echo intensity is different from that of the first portion. The first portion and second portion are gel structures that are formed with a covalent bond of macromolecular strands or a chemical bond that is as strong as the covalent bond. The gel structure has a solid scatterer (for example, metal-oxide microparticles) dispersed therein. The first portion and second portion exhibit mutually different hardness levels and ultrasonic echo intensities.
US07943228B2	Printing medium A printing medium includes: a rectangular lens sheet that has a surface formed in a predetermined lens shape; and a thin base that is fixed to a rear surface of the lens sheet on which no lens is formed and has an extending portion extending from one side of the lens sheet to the outside. In the printing medium, when a region corresponding to the rear surface of the lens sheet is referred to as a unit region, the extending portion includes a plurality of unit regions adjacent to one another with adjacent portions, which are common sides, interposed therebetween, and a first printing surface and a second printing surface having predetermined images formed thereon are formed in corresponding unit regions on one surface of the base that is fixed to the rear surface of the lens sheet or the other surface of the base. In addition, at least one unit region is additionally interposed between the unit region where the first printing surface is formed and the unit region where the second printing surface is formed.
US07943221B2	Hinged compliance fiber braid balloon Composite fiber reinforced balloons for medical devices are prepared by applying a web of fibers to the exterior of a preformed underlayer balloon which has been pressurized and expanded to a predetermined pressure or above ambient size, encasing the web with a matrix material to form an assembly with the fiber web bonded to the underlayer balloon. The assembly may have an outer layer formed by inserting the assembly into a preformed outer layer balloon. The overlayer balloon can be bonded to the assembly during a heat set step.
US07943220B1	Lay-flat archival polyester pocket A polyester pocket with a clear front and back is provided. A spun-bonded polyester strip is positioned near the open end of the polyester pocket to prevent atmospheric contaminants from entering the polyester pocket. The spun-bonded polyester strip also allows the polyester pocket to lay flat when multiple polyester pockets are stacked upon one another. The thickness of the spun-bonded polyester can be made to roughly correspond to the thickness of documents inserted into the polyester pocket.
US07943217B2	Fire protection device for a cable or the like of a civil engineering or a structural work A protective device (10) for use in the protection of at least a portion of an elongated article (50) which includes a main body (12), first and second parts (22), (27) which are connectible together such that, in an assembled position the main body has a chamber therein (14). The first and second parts each have two longitudinal extending side edge portions (23), (28), respective side edge portions of the first part being adapted to cooperate with the respective side edge portions of the second part to connect the two parts together in the assembled position.
US07943216B2	Method to make single-layer pet bottles with high barrier and improved clarity The present invention comprises a blend of polyester and a partially aromatic polyamide with an ionic compatibilizer and a cobalt salt. This blend can be processed into a container that has both active and passive oxygen barrier and carbon dioxide barrier properties at an improved color and clarity than containers known in the art. The partially aromatic polyamide is preferably meta-xylylene adipamide. The ionic compatibilizer is preferably 5-sodiumsulfoisophthalic acid or 5-zincsulfoisophthalic acid, or their dialkyl esters such as the dimethyl ester (SIM) and glycol ester (SIPEG). The cobalt salt is selected form the class of cobalt acetate, cobalt carbonate, cobalt chloride, cobalt hydroxide, cobalt naphthenate, cobalt oleate, cobalt linoleate, cobalt octoate, cobalt stearate, cobalt nitrate, cobalt phosphate, cobalt sulfate, cobalt (ethylene glycolate), or mixtures of two or more of these. The partially aromatic polyamide is present in a range from about 1 to about 10 wt. % of said composition. The ionic compatibilizer is present in a range from about 0.1 to about 2.0 mol-% of said composition. The cobalt salt is present in a range from about 20 to about 500 ppm of said composition.
US07943212B2	Mixed turf and method for its production Turf (1) for playing sport, for recreation and/or for ornamental purpose comprising a flexible not biodegradable support (5) having a plurality of holes (6) for allowing the drainage of water through the support (5) same. To the flexible support (5) fibres (20) are connected of artificial material in order to form a turf of artificial blades extending from the upper side of the support (5). The fibres (20) are then kept substantially vertical by granular filling material (25), can be made of rubber granules (26). The turf (1) is therefore completed by living vegetable material put into the granular material by means of sowing, transplantation of portions of plants (15) or a combination thereof. Finally, the living vegetable material in the form of seeds (27), or of portions of plants (15), is watered and dressed as known in the art. The turf can be easily carried, rolled up, turned over without spreading the granular material, and laid in a desired moment on a desired support surface for immediate use.
US07943206B2	Brightness enhancement film comprising polymerized organic phase having low glass transition temperature Microstructured articles such as brightness enhancing film and turning films having a (e.g. brightness enhancing) polymerized structure comprising the reaction product an organic phase and at least 10 wt-% inorganic nanoparticles. The reaction product of the organic phase has a glass transition temperature of less than 35° C.
US07943203B2	Colored curable composition, colored pattern and color filter using the same A colored curable composition containing a pigment (A) made into fine particles in the presence of sodium chloride (NaCl), an alkali soluble resin (B), a polymerizable compound (C), a photopolymerization initiator (D), and a solvent (E), wherein the pigment is included at 40 mass % to 70 mass % with respect to the total solids of the colored curable composition, and the contact angle of water to a coated layer obtained from coating the colored curable composition on a substrate and drying is 60° or greater. The colored curable composition is excellent in pigment dispersibility and dispersion stability, even when a fine pigment is included therein, is capable of forming a highly uniform colored layer, with excellent cleanability and solubility of the dried colored layer. The composition can also suppress the generation of foreign matter and the like in slit coating.
US07943201B2	Robotic tire spraying system A robotic spray system is provided for accurately spraying mold release onto any size or shaped green tire. The system analyzes individual green tires using an integrated vision system. The system controls the robotic spray position, the fan, fluid, atomizing air, and tire rotation speed for optimal spray coverage on both the inside and outside of green tires. The system includes a conveyor, an overhead mounted camera located over an infeed station, and a second camera located perpendicular to the green tire's tread and several feet away from the center of the tire. Pictures of the green tire in the station are used to estimate the center and radius of the tire and locate the angle of the bar code with respect to the center of the tire. Reference points are provided from the camera images and robot positions are calculated to control the spraying.
US07943199B2	Method of producing metal plated material, metal plated material, method of producing metal pattern material, and metal pattern material A method of producing a metal plated material, the method including: preparing a polymer solution containing a polymer; preparing a composition by mixing the polymer solution with a monomer at an amount of from 30% by mass to 200% by mass with respect to the polymer, at least one of the polymer or the monomer having a non-dissociative functional group that interacts with a plating catalyst or a precursor thereof, forming a cured layer on a substrate by applying the composition, drying the composition and curing the composition; applying the plating catalyst or the precursor thereof to the cured layer; and conducting plating with respect to the plating catalyst or the precursor thereof to form a plating film on the cured layer.
US07943195B2	Porogens, porogenated precursors and methods for using the same to provide porous organosilica glass films with low dielectric constants A porous organosilica glass (OSG) film consists of a single phase of a material represented by the formula SivOwCxHyFz, where v+w+x+y+z=100%, v is from 10 to 35 atomic %, w is from 10 to 65 atomic %, x is from 5 to 30 atomic %, y is from 10 to 50 atomic % and z is from 0 to 15 atomic %, wherein the film has pores and a dielectric constant less than 2.6. The film is provided by a chemical vapor deposition method in which a preliminary film is deposited from organosilane and/or organosiloxane precursors and pore-forming agents (porogens), which can be independent of, or bonded to, the precursors. The porogens are subsequently removed to provide the porous film. Compositions, such as kits, for forming the films include porogens and precursors. Porogenated precursors are also useful for providing the film.
US07943193B2	Magnetic recording medium with diamond-like carbon protective film, and manufacturing method thereof Embodiments of the invention provide a magnetic recording medium superior in terms magnetic head flying performance, abrasion resistant reliability and corrosion resistance and a method for manufacturing the same. In one embodiment, method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium, comprising forming at least an adhesion layer, a soft magnetic layer, a granular magnetic film and a diamond-like carbon (DLC) protective film on a nonmagnetic substrate. While the DLC protective film layer to protect the granular magnetic layer of the magnetic recording medium is formed, hydrocarbon gas is mixed with hydrogen gas and a bias voltage is applied to the substrate.
US07943191B2	Egg based foodstuff resembling french fries and the method of making same A method of making an egg based product includes providing a selected amount of a liquid egg base that is poured onto a cooking surface such that the egg base has a selected thickness. The egg base is heated to a selected temperature such that the liquid egg base coagulates into a solid mass. The solid mass is formed into French fry shaped pieces and transferred to an oven where the French fry shaped pieces are subsequently baked for a selected amount of time. The French fry shaped pieces are removed from the oven for consumption or refrigerated or placed in frozen storage for reheating by an end user or consumer.
US07943186B2	Hydroxycitric acid compositions, pharmaceutical and dietary supplements and food products made therefrom, and methods for their use in reducing body weight Hydroxycitric acid compositions which comprise approximately 14 to 26% by weight of calcium, and approximately 24 to 40% by weight of potassium or approximately 14 to 24% by weight of sodium, or a mixture thereof, each calculated as a percentage of the total hydroxycitric acid content of the composition, together with dietary supplements and food products containing such compositions and methods for utilizing such compositions, dietary supplements and food products to reduce body weight in mammals are disclosed.
US07943178B2	Methods and compositions for delivering peptides Methods are provided for purifying peptides and proteins by incorporating the peptide or protein into a diketopiperazine or competitive complexing agent to facilitate removal one or more impurities, from the peptide or protein. Formulations and methods also are provided for the improved transport of active agents across biological membranes, resulting for example in a rapid increase in blood agent concentration. The formulations include microparticles formed of (i) the active agent, which may be charged or neutral, and (ii) a transport enhancer that masks the charge of the agent and/or that forms hydrogen bonds with the target biological membrane in order to facilitate transport. In one embodiment, insulin is administered via the pulmonary delivery of microparticles comprising fumaryl diketopiperazine and insulin in its biologically active form. This method of delivering insulin results in a rapid increase in blood insulin concentration that is comparable to the increase resulting from intravenous delivery.
US07943177B2	Polyamide porous spherical particle Polyamide porous spherical particles having a number-average particle diameter of 2 to 30 μm, a BET specific surface area of 100 to 80,000 m2/kg, and a ratio of a volume-average particle diameter to the number-average particle diameter in the range of 1.52 to 2.50 is reduced in luminous reflectance.
US07943176B2	Oral dosage form for propiverine or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts with an extended release of the active ingredient By suitable retardation oral pharmaceutical compositions containing propiverine or one or several pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof in an amount of 4 mg to 60 mg propiverine and having a prolonged release of the active agent are produced. Preferably a blend of active agent and optionally one or more acidic substances having a pKa value of less than 6.65 are provided with a retarding coating or are embedded in a matrix which is then optionally coated with further retarding layers.
US07943174B2	Controlled release hydrocodone formulations A solid oral controlled-release oral dosage form of hydrocodone is disclosed. The dosage form comprising an analgesically effective amount of hydrocodone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a sufficient amount of a controlled release material to render the dosage form suitable for twice-a-day administration to a human patient, the dosage form providing a C12/Cmax ratio of 0.55 to 0.85, said dosage form providing a therapeutic effect for at least about 12 hours.
US07943173B2	Pharmaceutical combinations of oxycodone and naloxone Disclosed in certain embodiments is a pharmaceutical composition comprising from 10 to 40 mg of oxycodone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and 0.65 to 0.90 mg naloxone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US07943171B2	Use of branched malto-dextrins as granulation binders A method for preparing granules of active substances containing food fibers which consists in granulating the active substances mixed with branched malto-dextrins having between 15 and 35% of 1-6 glucoside bonds, a reducing sugar content less than 20%, a polymolecularity index less than 5 and a number average molecular weight Mn equal or less than 4500 g/mol, the branched malto-dextrins constituting between 3 and 13 wt. % of the mixture to be granulated.
US07943168B2	Nanoparticle delivery systems comprising a hydrophobic core and a lipid/surfactant layer comprising a membrane-lytic peptide Compositions which comprise emulsions of nanoparticles for delivery of membrane-integrating peptides are described. The nanoparticles comprise a liquid hydrophobic core coated with a lipid/surfactant layer which contains the membrane-integrating peptides. Methods to use such compositions are also described.
US07943165B2	Saline nose wipe and methods of manufacture and use The present invention generally relates to a wet wipe or sheet that is suitable for contacting the skin and removing mucus from the skin. More specifically, the present invention relates to a wet wipe having an aqueous saline component suitable for dissolving and removing mucus in combination with the fabric matrix of the wet wipe. Typically, the fabric matrix of the wet wipe has a capacity of about 125 grams of solution per square meter, and it is impregnated with the aqueous saline solution to a level at or below approximately 80% of the absorbent capacity of the matrix.
US07943164B2	Composition and method for treating diabetes and metabolic disorders A composition and method for treating diabetes and metabolic disorders, and for achieving weight loss in a subject comprising a combination of naturally occurring compounds is provided.
US07943160B2	Pest control methods Certain embodiments of the methods and compositions of matter disclosed herein relate to: “simultaneous” control of rodents and at least one insect pest (e.g., cockroach, ant, tick) using the same bait; control of ticks by orally administering to mammals a diet composition comprising fipronil; enhancing insecticide efficacy through use of a diet composition that comprises a Generation-I rodenticide and an insecticide; use of imidacloprid in a diet composition orally administerable to mammals in an uncontrolled setting; and use of at least one insecticide to enhance the efficacy of a rodenticide.
US07943156B2	Use of peptides of general formula I X-SEQ ID No.1-Y in the preparation of cosmetic compositions which are intended to improve the firmness of the skin by increasing cell adhesion The invention relates to cosmetic compositions which are intended to improve the firmness of the skin by increasing adhesion of cutaneous cells in relation to one another and the basal lamina. The aforementioned compositions comprise a cosmetically-effective quantity of peptides having general formula X-isoleucyl-lysyl-valyl-alanyl-valine-Y, known as X-SEQ ID No. 1-Y (FIG. 1). The invention also relates to the use of X-SEQ ID No. 1-Y peptides in the preparation of cosmetic compositions which are intended to improve the firmness of the skin.
US07943154B2	Method for producing multiple emulsions that are stable in storage A process is described for the preparation of storage-stable, multiple emulsions of the water/oil/water (W/O/W) type which comprise one or more active ingredients.The process comprises the steps a) stirring the active ingredient into an aqueous phase, b) emulsifying the aqueous phase by passing the aqueous phase through a large-pored, porous membrane into an oil phase, c) phase inversion of the emulsion from b), by cooling the mixture at a cooling rate of at least 0.3 K/min, where an emulsifier is added either to the aqueous phase in a) or to the oil phase in b) or to both phases.
US07943142B2	Euglenoid derived alkaloid Disclosed herein is a purified toxin isolated from Euglena sanguinea. More specifically the toxin, termed euglenophycin, is an alkaloid having herbicidal and cytotoxicity against plant and mammalian cells.
US07943140B2	Compositions and methods for the treatment and prophylaxis of multiple strains and subtypes of HIV-1 A self-adjuvanting immunogenic composition comprising multiple immunogens, each immunogen comprising a lipopeptide cap, a universal T helper sequence and an immunodominant HIV-1 Tat B cell epitope. The immunogen also comprises one or more linker sequences and/or polar charged amino acid sequences. The HIV-1 Tat B cell epitope of each immunogen has an amino acid sequence of V-D-P-Xaa7-L-Xaa9-P-W-Xaa12-Xaa13-Xaa14-Xaa15-Xaa16-amide SEQ ID NO: 1, in which the amino acid positions at Xaa7, Xaa9 and Xaa12 are selected from specific amino acid residues choices and in which the amino acid positions at Xaa13-Xaa16 may be absent or specific amino acid residue choices. The lipopeptide is a dipalmitoyl-S-glyceryl-cysteine or a tripalmitoyl-S-glyceryl cysteine or N-acetyl (dipalmitoyl-S-glyceryl cysteine), each with an optional neutral amino acid linker. Optional polar sequences of at least four charged polar amino acids enhance solubility of the immunogen and are located at the carboxy terminal end of the lipopeptide cap, optionally flanked by neutral linker amino acids, or elsewhere in the immunogen. In the composition, each immunogen differs from another immunogen by an amino acid variation at amino acid position Xaa7, Xaa9 or Xaa12 of the immunodominant HIV-1 Tat epitope. Such compositions can induce anti-HIV-1 Tat antibodies with geometric mean titers of greater than 1,000,000 on multiple HIV-1 Tat variants, when employed to immunize a subject, without any extrinsic adjuvant.
US07943139B2	Methods of generating a humoral immune response against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) comprising administering Nef apoptotic motif-containing polypeptide-conjugates A small peptide of 10 or 11 mers, when linked to an immunogenic moiety, can protect against naferious effects of Nef protein of HIV. The vaccine is not used to induce sterilizing immunity, but to block the ability of soluble Nef protein to induce apoptosis, and to therefore alleviate lymphocyte depletion and organ damage.
US07943135B2	Method of treatment using anti-factor D antibodies The invention relates to factor D inhibitors, which bind to factor D and block the functional activity of factor D in complement activation. The inhibitors include antibody molecules, as well as homologues, analogues and modified or derived forms thereof, including immunoglobulin fragments like Fab, F(ab′)2 and Fv, small molecules, including peptides, oligonucleotides, peptidomimetics and organic compounds. A monoclonal antibody which bound to factor D and blocked its ability to activate complement was generated and designated 166-32. The hybridoma producing this antibody was deposited at the American Type Culture Collection, 10801 University Blvd., Manassas, Va. 20110-2209, under Accession Number HB-12476.
US07943133B2	Mesothelin antibody protein fusions and methods of use The invention relates to fusion proteins comprising a stress protein fused with an engineered antibody or fragment that binds to mesothelin, or a stress protein fused with a biotin-binding protein in combination with a biotinylated engineered antibody or fragment that binds to mesothelin. The invention also relates to fusion proteins comprising a stress protein fused with an antibody binding protein in combination with an engineered antibody or fragment that binds to mesothelin. The invention also relates to fusion proteins comprising an engineered antibody or fragment that binds specifically to mesothelin fused in frame with a biotin binding protein. The invention also provides fusion proteins comprising an engineered antibody or fragment, that binds to mesothelin, fused with an antibody binding protein. The invention also relates to methods of using fusion proteins of the invention to induce an immune response to mesothelin and to treat disease.
US07943132B2	Methods of treating pain using antagonists of IL-31, IL-31RA and/or OSMRB Use of antagonists to IL-31Ra and OSMRb are used to treat inflammation and pain by inhibiting, preventing, reducing, minimizing, limiting or minimizing stimulation in neuronal tissues. Such antagonists include soluble receptors, antibodies and fragments, derivative, or variants thereof. Symptoms such as pain, tingle, sensitization, tickle associated with neuropathies are ameliorated.
US07943131B2	Methods for protecting and regenerating bone marrow using CXCR3 agonists and antagonists CXCR3 agonists, including natural CXCR3 ligands, promote bone marrow regeneration, increase peripheral white blood cells, and increase survival if administered prior to treatment of a subject with chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Similar effects are obtained by administering an CXCR3 antagonists following chemotherapy radiotherapy. Compositions and methods are presented for the treatment of cancer and bone marrow diseases.
US07943127B2	Defense and counter-defense compositions and methods Contemplated compositions and methods are directed to the use of a proteinase to reduce capsaicin-induced pain sensation in a mammal. Preferably, the proteinase comprises a bromelain preparation in a liquid formulation for topical or enteral administration. In additional aspects of the inventive subject matter, a proteinase inhibitor is present in pepper spray to avoid inactivation of capsaicin by a proteinase.
US07943126B2	Compositions and methods for treating hypophosphatasia The present invention provides compositions and methods for use in enzyme replacement therapy. The inventors disclose a method of producing membrane bound enzymes in an active soluble form by eliminating the glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) membrane anchor. In particular the inventors disclose a soluble active form of the membrane bound enzyme TNSALP which they produced by deleting the GPI anchor single peptide sequence. They have further shown that this composition is useful for treatment of hypophosphatasia. The inventors also disclose oligo acid amino acid variants thereof which specifically target bone tissue.
US07943124B2	Composition for immunostimulation The present invention relates to a composition for immunostimulation useful for promoting IgA and secretory component productions in mucosal tissues, comprising, alone or in combination, a cell of bifidobacterium belonging to Bifidobacterium bifidum or a processed product thereof, wherein the bifidobacterium has an activity to stimulate secretory component production and a high activity to stimulate IgA production, for example, it is a Bifidobacterium bifidum OLB 6377 strain or Bifidobacterium bifidum OLB 6378 strain.
US07943123B2	Placental stem cell populations The present invention provides placental stem cells and placental stem cell populations, and methods of culturing, proliferating and expanding the same. The invention also provides methods of differentiating the placental stem cells. The invention further provides methods of using the placental stem cells in assays and for transplanting.
US07943120B2	Olefin wax, silicone-modified olefin wax, silicone-modified room temperature-solidifying composition using the wax, and cosmetics using them An olefin wax (A) is (i) a copolymer (A1) obtained by copolymerizing ethylene and at least one diene or a copolymer (A2) obtained by copolymerizing ethylene, at least one olefin selected from α-olefins of 3 to 12 carbon atoms and at least one diene; wherein (ii) the content of unsaturated groups per one molecule is in the range of 0.5 to 3.0 groups; (iii) the density is in the range of 870 to 980 kg/m3; (iv) the melting point is in the range of 70 to 130° C.; (v) the number-average molecular weight is in the range of 400 to 5,000; and (vi) the ratio (Mw/Mn) of the weight-average molecular weight to the number-average molecular weight is not more than 4.0. A silicone-modified olefin wax can be obtained by reacting hydrogen silicone with the olefin wax (A). Cosmetics contain the silicone-modified olefin wax.
US07943119B2	Hair cosmetic composition Provided are a leave-on hair cosmetic composition, containing the following components (A), (B) and (C): (A) an organic dicarboxylic acid or salt thereof, (B) an organic solvent selected from aromatic alcohols, N-alkylpyrrolidones, alkylene carbonates, polypropylene glycols having a number average molecular weight of from 100 to 1000, lactones and cyclic ketones, and (C) an organopolysiloxane having an organopolysiloxane segment and a poly(N-acylalkyleneimine) segment having a recurring unit represented by the following formula (1): (wherein, R1: H, C1-22 alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl or aryl, and n: 2 or 3), wherein the latter segment has been bonded to at least one silicon atom of the former segment via a hetero-atom-containing alkylene group; having the organopolysiloxane segment and the poly(N-acylalkyleneimine)segment at a weight ratio of from 98/2 to 40/60; and having a weight average molecular weight of from 50,000 to 500,000; and a hair treating method with the composition. The hair cosmetic composition of the invention can essentially improve the hair quality, give excellent luster, manageability, setting property to the hair, and also give excellent flexible hair feel and elasticity.
US07943116B1	High-yield synthesis of brookite TiO2 nanoparticles A method for forming non-agglomerated brookite TiO2 nanoparticles without the use of expensive organic surfactants or high temperature processing. Embodiments of this invention use titanium isopropoxide as the titanium precursor and isopropanol as both the solvent and ligand for ligand-stabilized brookite-phase titania. Isopropanol molecules serve as the ligands interacting with the titania surfaces that stabilize the titania nanoparticles. The isopropanol ligands can be exchanged with other alcohols and other ligands during or after the nanoparticle formation reaction.
US07943115B2	Porous 4 group metal oxide and method for preparation thereof This invention relates to a 4 group metal oxide and to a method for preparation thereof and the 4 group metal oxide prepared by adding a particle growth inhibiter to a hydrosol a hydrogel or a dried product of a hydrous 4 group metal oxide represented by MO(2-x)(OH)2x (wherein M denotes a 4 group metal and x is a number greater than 0.1 or x>0.1) followed by drying and calcining has a specific surface area of 80 m2/g or more, a pore volume of 0.2 ml/g or more and a pore sharpness degree of 50% or more and excellent heat stability and is useful for a catalyst or a catalyst carrier in which a catalyst metal is dispersed to a high degree. This invention further relates to a porous 4 group metal oxide and to a method for preparation thereof and the 4 group metal oxide prepared by application of a pH swing operation is characterized by a large specific surface area, excellent heat stability, high dispersion of a catalyst metal and a controlled and sharp pore distribution and is useful for a catalyst or a catalyst carrier of excellent reaction selectivity.
US07943110B2	Crosslinked carbon nanotube A crosslinked carbon nanotube, in which multiple carbon nanotubes therein are crosslinked with each other at multiple cross-linking sites via a connecting group containing a π-electron conjugation system, and the bond between the connecting group and the carbon nanotube is not an ester or amido bond.
US07943105B2	Sulfur removal using ferrous carbonate absorbent Finely divided ferrous carbonate absorbent, siderite granules or absorbent particles made by mixing, agglomerating and shaping finely powdered ferrous carbonate, preferably siderite, in combination with minor effective amounts of water or an optional binder, followed by drying, are used to treat and significantly reduce concentrations of hydrogen sulfide, carbonyl sulfide, organic disulfides, mercaptans and other sulfurous compounds and contaminants in gaseous and liquid fluid streams such as natural gas, light hydrocarbon streams, crude oil, acid gas mixtures, carbon dioxide gas and liquid streams, anaerobic gas, landfill gas, geothermal gases and liquids, and the like. Methods for absorbing sulfur compounds in a moist atmospheric environment and for regenerating the absorbent by contacting it with air and steam or, continuously, by mixing the feed stream with moist air are also disclosed.
US07943092B2	Portable surface plasmon resonance biosensor A surface plasmon resonance biosensor device and system are provided. The simplicity of SPR biosensor design allows easy integration with both QCM and electrochemistry techniques, not found in current SPR biosensor devices. In some embodiments, the surface plasmon resonance biosensor device has a dual SPR/QCM sample holder which allows simultaneous detection by both surface plasmon resonance and also quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) techniques. In additional embodiments, the surface plasmon resonance biosensor device and/or the dual SPR/QCM technique can be integrated with electrochemistry techniques by incorporate reference and counter electrodes in the SPR or SPR/QCM sample holder. Methods of using the device and system to determine whether an analyte of interest is present in a sample are also provided.
US07943090B2	Plastic injection-moulded part with embedded component A method for producing a plastic injection-moulded part having an insert made of a material different from the plastic material is provided, the method comprising the steps of: (a) introducing and positioning the insert in a cavity of an injection mould; (b) setting the clamping force of the injection mould on a clamping mechanism to a maximum force predetermined by the material of the insert; and (c) seamlessly encapsulating the insert with the plastic material of the plastic injection-moulded part inside the injection mould, wherein the encapsulating is seamless or complete.
US07943084B1	Metal powders with improved flowability The present invention demonstrates a superior, more economical, and scalable process to increase the fluidity of metal powders by surface modification with alkylsilane reagents. This invention discloses that the most efficient process results from treatment with methyltrichlorosilane in hexane. In particular, the fluidity of aluminum powders having mean diameters smaller than 10 micrometers was considerably improved by the process of the present invention. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope of the claims.
US07943075B2	Method for producing fiber-reinforced composite A method for producing a fiber-reinforced composite member from prepregs of reinforcing fibers impregnated with a matrix resin, comprising placing the prepregs in a cavity of a molding die, cutting off excess margins of the prepregs along the edges of the cavity, and curing the matrix resin.
US07943073B2	Composite materials and method of making A method for forming improved composite materials using a thermosetting polyester urethane hybrid resin, a closed cavity mold having an internal heat transfer mechanism used in this method, and the composite materials formed by this method having a hybrid of a carbon fiber layer and a fiberglass layer.
US07943068B2	Method of making a dental restoration Blocks of material are prepared in a variety of shapes and sizes to be used in the fabrication of models for dental restorations. The material comprises a partially sintered ceramic material. The blocks are used to manufacture molds using CAD/CAM methods and equipment. The molds are useful in the manufacture of dental restorations using ceramics, metals, alloys, or powders thereof, and composite materials. The models milled from the blanks may be used to manufacture a variety of dental restorations including, but not limited to, crowns, bridges, space maintainers, tooth replacement appliances, orthodontic retainers, dentures, posts, jackets, inlays, onlays, facings, veneers, facets, implants, abutments, splints, partial crowns, teeth, cylinders, pins, and connectors.
US07943063B2	Thermochromic indicator materials with controlled reversibility A thermal indicator material which comprises a plurality of polythiophenes having a second low temperature color and a high temperature color. The polythiophenes are structured and arranged to exhibit a color change from the second low temperature color to the high temperature color when the thermal indicator material is exposed to a temperature that meets or exceeds a pre-determined temperature and to exhibit a color change from the high temperature color to a first low temperature color when the thermal indicator material is exposed to a decline in temperature from a temperature that meets or exceeds the predetermined temperature to a temperature of within the range of between about 5 to 20° C. below the pre-determined temperature that occurs in a time period of greater than 2.0 seconds.
US07943052B2	Method for self-assembling microstructures A method for self-assembling a plurality of microstructures onto a substrate comprising using a bonding material to make the microstructure assembled onto the substrate by a physical attraction force. The microstructures are self-aligned with the substrate, and further permanently fixed on and electrical connection with the substrate by the solder bumps between the microstructures and the substrate, which is formed by the solder bumps via reflow process. There is no need for the using of the conventional pick-and-place device in the present method. The present method could be applied to light emitting diodes, RFID tags, micro-integrated circuits or other types of microstructures.
US07943047B2	Process for the treatment of wastewater from aldolization processes Process for the treatment of wastewater from an aldolization process which is contaminated with water-soluble and/or dispersed organic impurities by means of single-stage or multistage extraction with an organic liquid of the aldolization process wastewater which has been set to a pH of from 0 to 6, in which an organic liquid obtained by stripping of the acidified aldolization process wastewater or of the acidified and extracted aldolization process wastewater, condensation of the stripped compounds and phase separation of the condensate is used as extractant for the extraction of organic impurities from the acidified aldolization process wastewater and wastewater having a lower content of organic impurities than the aldolization process wastewater fed to the extraction is taken off from the stripping apparatus.
US07943043B2	Magnetic field forming device for active water and fluid treatment apparatus using the same An object of the present invention is to provide a magnetic field forming device for active water capable of uniformly forming a high magnetic field free from any unevenness in its intensity, activating a fluid regardless of the orientation of magnetic polarity of the magnets, bringing about excellent assembling efficiency not requiring assembling while checking the orientation of the magnets, being manufactured at a high product yield ratio without occurrence of defective products resulting from a difference in the orientation of the magnets, remarkably easily taking out the magnets without use of any exclusive special tool, and removing rust and stains adhered to the magnets by wiping off the magnets one by one, the maintenance efficiency of which is excellent. The magnetic field forming device for active water in which a flow path of a fluid is formed in a through hole, and the same magnetic field forming device includes a rod-shaped magnet 2 disposed with predetermined spacing from the inner wall of the through hole and having a fluid flow path formed between the inner wall and the side 3; a guide member 5 adhered to and fixed to the end part of the magnet 2, which is inserted into the interior of the through hole; and a communication portion 8 formed at the guide member 5, which communicates with the fluid flow path.
US07943040B2	Wastewater treatment and recycling system A system and process for removing contaminants from wastewater where the wastewater is treated into a cleaned water that can be reused or discharged into the environment. The wastewater is transported through purification sections, depending on the system including several of the following: pre-treatment via screening and weirs to remove debris and certain heavy solids; a second pretreatment via a sump; strainer; conductivity solution injection system and electrolytic coagulation system; polymer injection system; inline mixers for mixing the polymer in the wastewater stream; retention tubes for providing residence time for the polymer to react in the wastewater stream; a multi-stage separation system comprised of a plurality of water separation compartments for consecutively separating contaminants from the wastewater stream by removing contaminants that float and heavy contaminants that settle to the bottom; and an ozone treatment system. Except for the pretreatment sections, each of the treatment sections are contained within an enclosure cabinet that includes controller and control panels as well and feed containers for the conductivity fluid and polymer.
US07943037B2	Hydroconversion process for petroleum resids using selective membrane separation followed by hydroconversion over carbon supported metal catalyst A heavy residual petroleum feed boiling above 650° F.+ (345° C.+) is subjected to membrane separation to produce a produce a permeate which is low in metals and Microcarbon Residue (MCR) as well as a retentate, containing most of the MCR and metals, the retentate is then subjected to hydroconversion at elevated temperature in the presence of hydrogen at a hydrogen pressure not higher than 500 psig (3500 kPag) using a dispersed metal-on-carbon catalyst to produce a hydroconverted effluent which is fractionated to give naphtha, distillate and gas oil fractions. The permeate from the membrane separation may be used as FCC feed either as such or with moderate hydrotreatment to remove residual heteroatoms. The process has the advantage that the hydroconversion may be carried out in low pressure equipment with a low hydrogen consumption as saturation of aromatics is reduced.
US07943036B2	Systems and methods for producing a crude product A flexible once-through process for hydroprocessing heavy oil feedstock is disclosed. The process employs a plurality of contacting zones and at least a separation zone to convert at least a portion of the heavy oil feedstock to lower boiling hydrocarbons, forming upgraded products. The contacting zones operate under hydrocracking conditions, employing a slurry catalyst for upgrading the heavy oil feedstock. The plurality of contacting zones and separation zones are configured in a permutable fashion allowing the once-through process to be flexible operating in various modes: a sequential mode; a parallel mode; a combination of parallel and sequential mode; all online; some online and some on stand-by; some online and some off-line; a parallel mode with the effluent stream from the contacting zone being sent to at least a separation zone in series with the contacting zone; a parallel mode with the effluent stream from the contacting zone being combined with an effluent stream from at least another contacting zone and sent to the separation zone; and combinations thereof.
US07943034B2	Method and apparatus for providing a stable voltage to an analytical system A method and apparatus for provide a stable voltage to an electrochemical cell used for measurement of an analyte such as glucose in a liquid sample. The apparatus uses a circuit in which multiple switching positions provide both calibration information for use in calibration of electronic components in the circuit and error checking functionality.
US07943033B2	Electrolytic copper plating method, pure copper anode for electrolytic copper plating, and semiconductor wafer having low particle adhesion plated with said method and anode The present invention pertains to an electrolytic copper plating method characterized in employing pure copper as the anode upon performing electrolytic copper plating, and performing electrolytic copper plating with the pure copper anode having a crystal grain diameter of 10 μm or less or 60 μm or more. Provided are an electrolytic copper plating method and a pure copper anode for electrolytic copper plating used in such electrolytic copper plating method capable of suppressing the generation of particles such as sludge produced on the anode side within the plating bath upon performing electrolytic copper plating, and capable of preventing the adhesion of particles to a semiconductor wafer, as well as a semiconductor wafer plated with the foregoing method and anode having low particle adhesion.
US07943031B2	Dewatering treatment system and method An apparatus and method for reducing the liquid content of a particulate/liquid dispersion, such as a sewage sludge or mine tailings, are described. The apparatus comprises containment means to contain the material, and means to apply pressure to the contained material therein, the containment means being partly defined by a first filtration membrane permeable to the liquid but impermeable to at least some and more preferably substantially all of the solids contained within the material, in particular configured as a continuous belt press. The filtration membrane comprises a textile or other synthetic material in intimate association with a conducting element so as to constitute where so associated a first electrode. A second sheet material, preferably also a filtration membrane, is similarly associated with a conducting element so as to constitute a second electrode to allow application of a potential difference across the material and drive the dewatering process electrokinetically. Preferably, the apparatus is a belt filter press, and includes means to apply a variable and intermittent voltage to, and insulate from each other, two electrodes configured a continuously moving belts.
US07943029B2	Method, composition and kit for isoelectric focusing The present invention relates to a method, composition and a kit for isoelectric focusing. More closely, the present invention involves the use of to modified carrier ampholytes which are easy to separate from the proteins/peptides following finished focusing. The modification is that the carrier ampholytes are derivatised with handles interacting with a solid phase/matrix which makes them easy to remove and separate from the peptides after finished focusing. In this way, there is very little or no background from carrier ampholytes in the following MS-spectra.
US07943020B2	Cathode for electrolytic processes The invention relates to a cathode for electrolytic processes, particularly suitable for hydrogen evolution in chlor-alkali electrolysis, consisting of a nickel substrate provided with a coating comprising a protective zone containing palladium and a physically distinct catalytic activation containing platinum or ruthenium optionally mixed with a highly oxidizing metal oxide, preferably chromium or praseodymium oxide.
US07943019B2	Insoluble electrode Provided is an economical long-life insoluble anode capable of maintaining an anode function stably for a long time even if it is used in a part where severe consumption occurs to generate a cathodizing phenomenon, and also capable of reducing the amount of an electrocatalyst used as much as possible. To realize this, on the surface of a metal substrate 10 composed of a titanium plate, a porous layer 20 including a sintered body of a spherical titanium powder is formed as a base layer. An electrocatalyst layer 30 is formed from the surface of the porous layer 20 to its inside. A part of the electrocatalyst penetrates into the porous layer 20, which provides an incomparably stronger anchor effect than the case of a blast treatment. Even when parts exposed from the porous layer 20 are peeled off and dropped off, the anode function is maintained by the electrocatalyst left in the porous layer 20.
US07943018B2	Apparatus for treating flat brittle substrates An apparatus for treating flat, brittle substrates is described, in which apparatus the substrates are acted upon in a treatment chamber by a treatment liquid. For this purpose they are guided by a transport device so as to pass horizontally through the treatment chamber. Lateral guide devices which comprise cylindrical, rotatably mounted lateral guide rollers ensure that the substrates are conveyed in an advantageous manner in a conveying direction.
US07943013B2	Shoe press belt for paper making Disclosed is a shoe press belt (10) which comprises a reinforcing fibrous base material (6) embedded in a polyurethane layer, and has an outer circumference layer (2a, 21) and an inner circumference layer (2b, 22) each formed with a polyurethane. The polyurethane layer comprises a polyurethane which is produced by curing a composition comprising a mixture of an urethane prepolymer (A) and a curing agent (B). The urethane prepolymer (A) is produced by reacting an isocyanate compound (a) containing 55 to 100 mol % of a p-phenylene-diisocyanate compound with polytetramethylene glycol (b) and has an isocyanate group at its terminal. The curing agent (B) is selected from the group consisting of 1,4-butanediol, hydroquinone bis-βhydroxylethyl ether, 3,5-diethyltoluenediamine and 3,5-dimethylthiotoluenediamine. The belt (10) has excellent cracking resistance, bending fatigue resistance and wear resistance.
US07943011B2	Paperboard material with expanded polymeric microspheres The present invention is related to a paperboard product having a basis weight in a range of 100 to 350 pounds per 3,000 square feet. The paperboard comprises at least one coated surface suitable for printing. The at least one coated surface comprising cellulosic fibers and from about 0.05 to about 0.5 wt. % dry basis expanded synthetic polymer microspheres based on total weight of the of cellulosic fiber dispersed thereof. The coated surface has a Parker smoothness less than about 2.0 and a Hagerty/Sheffield smoothness not less than about 20 Sheffield units.
US07943010B2	Method of making surface-sized paper/board The invention relates to a method of making surface-sized paper/board. The web to be treated in the method is after surface sizing passed to a treatment process for providing a desired drying shrinkage and/or increase of drying stresses to create thereby a desired effect on the flexural strength and/or bulk of paper/board.
US07943005B2	Method and apparatus for photomask plasma etching A method and apparatus for etching photomasks is provided herein. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a process chamber having a support pedestal adapted for receiving a photomask. An ion-neutral shield is disposed above the pedestal and a deflector plate assembly is provided above the ion-neutral shield. The deflector plate assembly defines a gas flow direction for process gases towards the ion-neutral shield, while the ion-neutral shield is used to establish a desired distribution of ion and neutral species in a plasma for etching the photomask.
US07943003B2	Low stress to seal expanded PTFE gasket tape A low stress to seal, unitary gasket tape is provided that is particularly suited for use in form-in-place gaskets. The gasket tape preferably comprises at least two joined porous expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) tapes aligned along tape side surfaces and a substantially air impermeable layer there between. The plane of expansion of the ePTFE is substantially parallel to the flange surface providing longitudinal and transverse strength. The substantially air impermeable layer prevents fluid from permeating through the gasket in the radial direction.
US07943000B2	Attaching device and method of fabricating organic light emmiting device using the same An attaching device and a method of fabricating an organic light emitting device using the same are disclosed. The attaching device includes a process chamber, first and second substrate supporters, a substrate detachable part, and an open-close valve. The first and second substrate supporters are positioned inside the process chamber, load and fix substrates. The substrate detachable part is positioned inside the second substrate supporter, and moves up and down to allow the second substrate supporter to instantaneously receive a physical pressure. The open-close valve is positioned on a portion of the process chamber, and opens and closes the process chamber to control a pressure inside the process chamber.
US07942997B2	High resolution inkjet printer A method of manufacturing a printhead for an inkjet print cartridge includes depositing a metal film on a mandrel; separating the metal film from the mandrel, mounting the metal film to a work holder, modifying the metal film while the metal film remains mounted on the work holder, laminating the metal film to a barrier material and semiconductor substrate to form a printhead, and applying heat to the printhead such that the printhead barrier layer is cured and the metal film is bonded thereto. Laminating the metal film to the barrier material includes preheating the barrier material and placing the metal film on the preheated barrier material.
US07942992B2	Bulky sheet material having three-dimensional protrusions A bulky sheet material having three-dimensional protrusions comprises a first fiber layer and a second fiber layer provided on at least one side of the first fiber layer. The first fiber layer contains thermally shrunken heat-shrinkable fibers. The second fiber layer comprises heat non-shrinkable fibers. The first fiber layer and the second fiber layer are partly joined together at a large number of joints formed by fusion bonding. The joints are formed by melting and solidification of a heat fusible resin having a higher melting point than the shrinkage starting temperature of the heat shrinkable fiber. The second fiber layer forms a large number of protrusions between the joints by the heat shrinkage of the first fiber layer while leaving the joints as depressions.
US07942991B1	Laminating polyester onto metal substrate The present invention is a laminating process which is directed toward economical production methods for scalable amounts of production which develop properties suitable for a broad based product line. In particular, the product is capable of important key components of commercial properties such as adhesion, scratch resistance, chemical inertness, and bending without failure.
US07942990B2	Hybrid inflator The present invention provides a hybrid inflator including: a pressurized gas and a solid gas generating agent that generates a combustion gas as a gas source, the solid gas generating agent including at least an oxidizing agent and a binder, the pressurized gas including 15 mol % or more of oxygen.
US07942989B2	Porous silicon-based explosive An initiator explosive for detonating a second explosive that includes nanocrystalline silicon containing a plurality of pores and a solid state oxidant disposed within said pores.
US07942986B2	Magnesium alloy A magnesium-based alloy consists of 1.5-4.0% by weight rare earth element(s), 0.3-0.8% by weight zinc, 0.02-0.1% by weight aluminium, and 4-25 ppm beryllium. The alloy optionally contains up to 0.2% by weight zirconium, 0.3% by weight manganese, 0.5% by weight yttrium and 0.1% by weight calcium. The remainder of the alloy is magnesium except for incidental impurities.
US07942984B2	Steel pipe with good magnetic properties and method of producing the same A steel pipe blank having a composition containing 0.5% or less C and 85% or more Fe in terms of mass percent is heated, and stretch-reducing is then performed so that the diameter decrease ratio is 15% or more and the rolling finishing temperature is (the Ar3 transformation point−10)° C. or lower. Consequently, a structure in which the ratio of X-ray diffraction intensity obtained from the plane in which the <100> direction of crystal grains is preferentially oriented parallel to the circumference direction and the <011> direction of crystal grains is preferentially oriented parallel to the rolling direction of the steel pipe to that obtained for a three-dimensionally randomly oriented sample is 3.0 or more is formed, and the r-value is increased, thereby improving the magnetic properties of the steel pipe.
US07942981B2	Rotationally symmetrical hollow body made of a deformable permanently magnetic alloy and its use and production process A seamless, rotationally symmetrical hollow blank formed by a non-cutting operation from a deformable permanently magnetic alloy is provided, said alloy consisting essentially of 5.0 to 20.0 percent by weight cobalt, 20.0 to 35.0 percent by weight chromium, for the remainder iron and impurities caused by melting and/or by chance. The seamless hollow body is suitable in particular for use in hysteresis clutches, hysteresis brakes, and position measuring devices. Furthermore, non-cutting shaping processes for producing the seamless rotationally symmetrical hollow body are provided, with roller spinning being preferred.
US07942980B2	Starch removal process Starch is removed from the surface of an article using a multi-step method that includes presoaking the article in an acidic solution to remove the starch from the surface of the article and washing the article in an alkaline solution to clean the article.
US07942978B2	Auxiliary rinse phase in a wash machine A system and method are disclosed for cleaning articles within a chamber of a warewash machine. The warewash machine has a rinse sump for collecting a rinse agent dispensed into the chamber and a wash sump for collecting a wash agent dispensed into the chamber. The method includes a wash phase during which the wash agent is dispensed into the chamber during and an auxiliary rinse phase during which the rinse agent is dispensed into the chamber. The wash machine includes a controllable deflector for directing the wash agent to the wash sump during the wash phase and the rinse agent to the rinse sump during the auxiliary rinse phase. The method also includes a final rinse phase during which water from an external source is dispensed into the chamber. The controllable deflector direct the water dispensed during the final rinse phase to the rinse sump such that the water combines with the rinse agent therein. The rinse agent is re-used during at least one subsequent auxiliary rinse phase.
US07942971B2	Method of manufacturing plasma display panels A method of manufacturing plasma display panels using a substrate holder for deposition on a substrate of the plasma display panel. The substrate holder is configured with plural frames, and the substrate of the plasma display panel is held by its periphery with at least one of these frames. A frame holding the substrate has a protrusion extending to a non-deposition face of the substrate held in such a way as to surround the substrate. Since the protrusion acts as a blocking sheet, attachment of a deposition material passing through an opening on the substrate holder and reaching onto the non-deposition face of the substrate is suppressed.
US07942968B2	Catalyst enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus A catalyst enhanced chemical vapor deposition (CECVD) apparatus is provided in which the showerhead and catalyst support are separated from each other. The CECVD apparatus has excellent spacing between the showerhead, catalyst wire and substrate and can be purged to prevent contaminants from forming on parts functioning at low temperatures. The CECVD apparatus comprises a reaction chamber, a showerhead for introducing reaction gas into the reaction chamber, a catalyst wire for decomposing the reaction gas, a catalyst support for supporting the catalyst wire, a substrate on which the decomposed gas is deposited, and a substrate support for supporting the substrate.
US07942967B2	Method and system of coating polymer solution on a substrate in a solvent saturated chamber A method and apparatus of coating a polymer solution on a substrate such as a semiconductor wafer. The apparatus includes a coating chamber having a rotatable chuck to support a substrate to be coated with a polymer solution. A dispenser to dispense the polymer solution over the substrate extends into the coating chamber. A vapor distributor having a solvent vapor generator communicable with the coating chamber is included to cause a solvent to be transformed into a solvent vapor. A carrier gas is mixed with the solvent vapor to form a carrier-solvent vapor mixture. The carrier-solvent vapor mixture is flown into the coating chamber to saturate the coating chamber. A solvent remover communicable with the coating chamber is included to remove excess solvent that does not get transformed into the solvent vapor to prevent the excess solvent from dropping on the substrate.
US07942965B2	Method of fabricating plasma reactor parts A method of fabricating silicon parts are provided herein. The method includes growing a silicon sample, machining the sample to form a part, and annealing the part by exposing the part sequentially to one or more gases. Process conditions during silicon growth and post-machining anneal are designed to provide silicon parts that are particularly suited for use in corrosive environments.
US07942964B2	Fiber cement composite materials using bleached cellulose fibers A fiber cement composite material that incorporates a blend of bleached and unbleached cellulose fibers as a partial or complete substitute for premium grade cellulose pulp is provided. Bleached standard grade cellulose fibers are used in conjunction with unbleached, standard grade cellulose fibers to provide a fiber cement composite product having substantially equal or even superior flexibility and strength as an equivalent fiber cement composite material reinforced by premium grade, unbleached cellulose fibers. A synergistic combination of bleached and unbleached standard grade cellulose fibers to produce a composite material with the desired properties previously achievable only through the use of premium grade cellulose pulp.
US07942952B2	Single stage electrostatic precipitator In an electrostatic precipitator for filtering particulate matter from a gas, a fan (10) draws the gas (5) through an ioniser section (7) and a collector section (6). Ioniser blades (3) with sawtooth spikes (8) create a corona discharge (4) when charged to a high voltage, so that gas-borne particles are charged when passing through the corona area. The collector section (6) consists of a set of metallic plates (1, 2) of which every other plate (1) is connected to ground, while the remaining plates (2) receive a charge by induction from the ioniser blades (3), and act as repeller plates, pushing charged particles in the gas flow (5) over to the grounded plates (1).
US07942948B2	Filter element including a composite filter media A filter element includes, in an exemplary embodiment, a first end cap, a second end cap, and a composite filter media structure. The composite filter media structure includes a base substrate that includes a nonwoven synthetic fabric formed from a plurality of bicomponent synthetic fibers with a spunbond process, and having a bond area pattern having a plurality of substantially parallel discontinuous lines of bond area. The base substrate having a minimum filtration efficiency of about 50%, measured in accordance with ASHRAE 52.2-1999 test procedure. The composite filter media structure also includes a nanofiber layer deposited on one side of the base substrate by an by electro-blown spinning process. The composite filter media structure having a minimum filtration efficiency of about 75%, measured in accordance with ASHRAE 52.2-1999 test procedure. The composite media structure further includes a plurality of corrugations formed at a temperature of about 90° C. to about 140° C.
US07942946B2	Oil separator with raised holes in perforated tube A gas/oil separator is provided, wherein a pre-separator tube has an upper solid portion, and a lower perforated portion. Holes in the lower perforated portion allow a gas stream to move radially inwardly, and to a downstream filter pack. The holes have a raised portion extending radially outwardly, and prevent previously separated oil from being reintroduced into the gas stream.
US07942941B2	Pour point depressant additives for oil compositions The present invention generally relates to oil compositions, primarily to fuel oil and petroleum compositions produced there from susceptible to wax formation at low temperatures, to polymeric amides for use with such fuel oil compositions, and to methods for their manufacture.
US07942939B2	Method and facility for producing a coarse-grained ammonium sulfate product by crystallization A method and installation for the production of a coarse-grained ammonium sulfate product by crystallization includes firstly generating a crystal having a grain smaller than the desired grain size in a pre-crystallizer and withdrawing a suspension therefrom, from which the fine crystal was previously separated in a classification connecting piece. This suspension, which contains medium-sized grain, is then conducted with a proportion of undersaturated mother liquor, which is sufficient for further crystal growth, into a DTB product crystallizer and crystallized therein to a desired grain size. The heating of the product crystallizer is performed by the heat contained in the vapors of the pre-crystallization. The pre-crystallization may also operate according to the DTB principle, wherein the mother liquor needed for crystallization is supplied in the form of separately admixed concentrated sulfuric acid and ammonia into the external solution loop of the pre-crystallizer. The reaction heat released in this case may be sufficient for the operation of the entire process.
US07942935B2	Device and system for prosthetic knees and ankles A device and system is provided for a prosthetic device having an articulating joint for a leg amputee. The device includes a joint housing forming a chamber, and the chamber has a first opening. A rotary hub can be disposed within the joint housing and configured to act as the articulating joint. One or more vanes can extend outwardly from the rotary hub, and the vane is configured to actuate fluid flow through the first opening.
US07942934B2	Osteoinductive calcium phosphates The invention relates to a porous osteoinductive calcium phosphate material having an average grain size in a range of 0.1-1.50 μm, having a porosity consisting essentially only of micropores in a size range of 0.1-1.50 μm, and having a surface area percentage of micropores in a range of 10-40%.
US07942933B2	Frusto-conical spinal implant The present invention is directed to a variety of interbody spinal fusion implants having at least a partially frusto-conical configuration. The spinal fusion implants of the present invention may be relatively solid or hollow and may have surface roughenings to promote bone ingrowth and stability. The spinal fusion implants of the present invention may have wells extending into the material of the implant from the surface for the purpose of holding fusion promoting materials and to provide for areas of bone ingrowth fixation. A variety of surface irregularities may be employed to increase implant stability and implant surface area, and/or for the purpose of advancing the spinal fusion implant into the fusion site.
US07942930B2	Biocompatible implant system and method The invention relates to an implantable combination comprising a barrier (12), and a macromolecular bio-compatible material (14). The barrier (12) is porous to allow moieties of the macromolecular bio-compatible material (14), when implanted, to be exposed through the barrier, whereby the surface of the barrier is experienced by the body as an essentially non-foreign object. It also relates to an implant made from a barrier material and a bio-compatible material, the implant being suitable as e.g. a breast implant.
US07942929B2	Coating solutions comprising segmented reactive block copolymers This invention is directed toward surface treatment of a device. The surface treatment comprises the attachment of reactive segmented block copolymers to the surface of the substrate by means of reactive functionalities of the terminal functionalized surfactant material reacting with complementary surface reactive functionalities in monomeric units along the polymer substrate. The present invention is also directed to a surface modified medical device, examples of which include contact lenses, intraocular lenses, vascular stents, phakic intraocular lenses, aphakic intraocular lenses, corneal implants, catheters, implants, and the like, comprising a surface made by such a method.
US07942924B1	Staged endovascular graft delivery system The present invention embodies delivery systems and methods of packing an initial endovascular graft components for delivery that achieve a smaller delivery profile and reduce redundancy. Delivery systems and methods for packing the initial endovascular graft components for delivery facilitate a reduced delivery profile while allowing reliable positioning of the components before deployment.
US07942913B2	Bone fixation device A bone fixation apparatus and associate method. The bone fixation apparatus includes a plate having a fixation hole, and a modular fastener received in the fixation hole. The bone fixation fastener includes a shaft member and an expandable head member. The shaft member has a outer cam at a first end mating with a corresponding inner cam of the head member, such that upon rotation of the head member relative to the shaft member, the head member expands against an inner surface of the fixation hole to prevent back out of the shaft member relative to the bone fixation plate.
US07942911B2	Polyaxial bone screw A fastening system for bone screws used in spinal fixation systems for reshaping the spine of a patient. The bone screw has threads on one end for anchoring in the spine. The other end has a spherical head with a multi sided recess formed therein for engagement with an appropriate driving tool. The system includes a stabilizing rod, a saddle member, a cap member and a set screw with at least one bone screw having a outer diameter that exceeds the diameter of a cavity formed in the saddle, wherein placement of the bone screw is made possible by matching the threads of the set screw to the threads of the bone screw. The head of the bone screw providing proper positioning of the stabilization rod within the patient.
US07942908B2	Adjustable length implant A method and apparatus for providing an adjustable length surgical implant is provided, wherein the surgical implant is readily adjustable by a surgeon using a surgical tool sized for use with the surgical implant. Adjustment of the surgical implant further requires a small incision through the skin prior to the adjustment of the length of the implant, such that the potential for infection is greatly reduces and the associated trauma of surgery is lessened for the patient.
US07942907B2	Polyaxial screw assembly A polyaxial screw assembly includes an internal load dampening mechanism for sharing and dampening loads between at least one screw member and at least one rod member interconnected by the assembly. A method of interconnecting the orthopedic screw with the rod includes dampening with a body member interconnecting the screw to the rod.
US07942904B2	Pedicle screw based vertebral body stabilization apparatus A pedicle screw stabilization device comprises a superior and inferior pedicle screw anchor with a shaped memory alloy spacer therebetween.
US07942900B2	Shaped horizontal rod for dynamic stabilization and motion preservation spinal implantation system and method A dynamic stabilization, motion preservation spinal implant system includes an anchor system, a horizontal rod system and a vertical rod system. The systems are modular so that various constructs and configurations can be created and customized to a patient.
US07942888B2	Vascular hole closure device A device for closing an aperture in a vessel wall comprising a covering member having a longitudinal axis and positionable inside the vessel against the internal opening of the aperture and having a dimension to prevent egress of fluid through the aperture. Two curved legs are provided having portions positionable external of the vessel and curving in different directions. At least one retention member is positioned between the covering member and curved legs and positionable external of the vessel.
US07942887B2	Transoral endoscopic gastroesophageal flap valve restoration device, assembly, system and method The invention provides a device, assembly, and method for transoral endoscopic restoration of a gastroesophageal flap valve. The invention also provides a self-steering and self-closing tissue fixation device for tissue fixation, and an invaginator device for gripping and maneuvering tissue. The restoration device includes a longitudinal member arranged for transoral placement into a stomach, a tissue shaper carried on the longitudinal member that causes stomach tissue to assume a shape related to a gastroesophageal flap, and a tissue fixation device that maintains the shaped stomach tissue in a shape approximating a gastroesophageal flap. The tissue shaper may include a mold. The device may include the invaginator device for gripping and maneuvering esophageal tissue to aid restoration of the gastroesophageal flap, and may include the tissue fixation device.
US07942885B2	Surgical clip applier having clip chamber with clip chain A surgical clip applier includes a clip chamber defined at the distal end of the instrument. A clip chain of at least two clips is provided in the clip chamber. The clip chain is coupled such that both relatively distal and proximal movement of the proximalmost clip of the clip chain within the chamber results in longitudinal translation of clips within the chamber.
US07942883B2	Acetabular shell removal tool A tool for separating an acetabular shell of a hip prosthesis from the surrounding pelvic bone includes a fixture which attaches to the acetabular shell and has a chisel guide mounted on it. A chisel associated with the chisel guide is curved to conform to the outer periphery of the acetabular shell, and the chisel guide causes the chisel to circumscribe the acetabular shell as the chisel is inserted between the acetabular shell and the pelvis.
US07942881B2	Microfracture pick The present disclosure relates to a microfracture pick having a shaft and a handle. The shift has a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end includes an angled tip. The handle has a body with a first end portion, a second end portion, and an impact surface located therebetween. The handle is operatively coupled to the proximal end of the shaft at the first end portion. Methods of microfracture stimulation are also disclosed.
US07942877B2	Guide system and associated method for installing an implant device adapted to apply compression across a fracture site An implant for fracture fixation in which a wire element has one end installed in bone and an opposite end fixed externally to the bone to apply compression across the fracture wherein a guide system is provided for guiding a tip of the one end of the wire element into a pilot hole in the bone prior to producing compression across the fracture.
US07942875B2	Methods of using minimally invasive actuable bone fixation devices A method of repairing a bone fracture comprises accessing a fracture along a length of a bone through a bony protuberance at an access point near an end of a bone. A bone fixation device is advanced into a space through the access point at the end of the bone. A portion of the bone fixation device is bent along its length to traverse the fracture. The bone fixation device is locked into place within the space of the bone.
US07942874B2	Apparatus for tissue cauterization The invention is concerned with cauterizing and resecting tissue. A pair of electrodes are placed on opposed tissue surfaces, and radio frequency power is applied through the electrodes to cauterizing a tissue mass therebetween. After cauterization has been effected, the tissue may be resected along a plane within the cauterized region with minimum or no bleeding. The tissue mass may then be removed.
US07942873B2	Cavity ablation apparatus and method Ablation devices and associated methods are provided for use in ablating the margin of a cavity such as a surgical or body cavity. The ablation apparatus includes an integral or connected elongate probe and an elongate sleeve. Suction can be applied with a vacuum source operably connected to the proximal end region of the sleeve, whereby tissue of the surgical cavity is drawn against the surface of the sleeve. The probe includes one or more electrodes disposed at the probe's distal end region, for ablating tissue when the electrode(s) are activated to create an ablated margin of tissue at least partially surrounding the surgical cavity.
US07942870B2	Apparatus and method for accurately delimited cryoablation The present invention is of a system and method for accurate cryoablation, useable to enhance a surgeon's ability to accurately cryoablate a selected cryoablation target and to limit cryoablation to that selected target. Presented are apparatus and method for accurately delimiting a cryoablation volume, for minimizing damage to tissues surrounding a cryoablation volume, and for real-time visualization of a border of a cryoablation volume during cryoablation. Also presented are a method for mildly heating tissues during cryoablation, cryoprobes operable to simultaneously cool first tissues while heating second tissues, and cryoprobes operable to cool tissues extending in a first lateral direction from those probes while not substantially cooling tissues extending in a second lateral direction from those probes.
US07942868B2	Surgical instrument with parallel motion mechanism A surgical instrument has a parallel motion mechanism coupled between an instrument body segment and the instrument's distal end. The parallel motion mechanism changes the end effector's position without changing the end effector's orientation. In an aspect of the invention, the parallel motion mechanism and the body segment have essentially the same cross section so that the parallel motion mechanism can be inserted through a guide tube. In an aspect of the invention, the parallel motion mechanism is telemanipulatively controlled.
US07942867B2	Remotely controlled substance delivery device Embodiments of a system including a remotely controlled substance delivery device and associated controller are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to some embodiments, a delivery device or related device may be placed in an environment in order to pump a material into the environment or into an additional fluid handling structure within the device. Exemplary environments include a body of an organism, a body of water, or an enclosed volume of a fluid. The concentration of a substance in the fluid to be delivered may be modified by a remote control signal. In selected embodiments, a magnetic field, an electric field, or electromagnetic control signal may be used.
US07942865B2	Coronary sinus lead delivery catheter A guide catheter for accessing the coronary sinus ostium has a proximal portion and a distal portion formed into a preformed shape including a curved segment. The preformed shape includes a first arc, a second arc, a third arc, a fourth arc, and a generally straight terminal portion. The preformed shape is generally a J-shape, having a terminal portion generally parallel to the proximal portion, a generally closed arc or a generally open arc.
US07942862B2	Surgical access apparatus and method A trocar system for providing access across a body wall includes a trocar and an anchor provided in the form of a first helix. The anchor is adapted for placement in an operative position wherein the anchor extends at least partially through the body wall. A second helix formed on the trocar is size and configured to engage the first helix of the anchor so that rotation of the trocar relative to the anchor moves the second helix along the first helix. In this manner, the trocar is drawn into the anchor as it moves into the body wall. A proximal force applied to the anchor resists tenting of the abdominal wall. The anchor also holds the layers of the body wall together thereby resisting peritoneal separation.
US07942860B2	Piercing member protection device The invention concerns a piercing member protection device, a kit of a piercing member protection device, a first and second fluid container and a method a method for transferring a fluid between a first and a second container using a piercing member protection device. The piercing member protection device comprises a protection chamber to protect at least the tip of a piercing member. The piercing member protection device further comprises a first and a second member arranged to each other. The first member is further arranged to slide with respect to the second member between a secured position, in which at least the tip of the piercing member is enclosed within the protection chamber so as to prevent the tip of the piercing member from exposure and an unsecured position, in which the tip of the piercing member is arranged outside the protection chamber wherein the first member is arranged to turn with respect to the second member between a locked position and an unlocked position so that when the first member is in the locked position the first member is substantially unable to slide along the longitudinal axis A and when the first member is in the unlocked position the first member is enabled to slide along the longitudinal axis A.
US07942859B2	Disposable wearing article A wearing article includes a flexible chassis and a semi-rigid absorbent panel laid on inner surface of the chassis. A liner defining an innermost layer of the chassis is bonded to the absorbent panel in a fixed zone defined in a crotch region. A passage is formed through the liner at a position put aside from the fixed zone toward a rear waist region to guide feces through this passage. A first elastic member extends along a peripheral edge of the passage so as to be stretchable and contractible. A second elastic member and a third elastic member are paired and laid outside opposite side edges of the passage so as to be stretchable and contractible in a longitudinal direction in a vicinity of the passage.
US07942858B2	Sanitary napkin including body-facing protrusions and arcuately arranged embossed channels A sanitary napkin including a first embossing pattern including a first and second plurality of arcuate channels and a second embossing pattern including a third and fourth plurality of arcuate channels, the channels cooperating to define a plurality of protrusions extending upwardly from the channels.
US07942854B1	Agent delivery catheter including an anchor and injection needle An agent delivery catheter that uses an anchoring needle and injection needle for treating tissue, such as infarcted heart tissue, includes a first needle, a second needle extendable through the first needle and a control unit for displacing and adjusting the position of both the first and second needles relative to a distal end of the delivery catheter.
US07942853B2	Fluid chamber A fluid chamber having an inlet and an outlet at the top of the chamber. The inlet is arrange so that fluid entering the chamber at the inlet sweeps the top of the chamber so as to direct any air bubbles naturally collecting at the top of the chamber or which may be trapped in the entering fluid stream toward the outlet.
US07942845B2	Needle-free injector and process for providing serial injections Needle-free injection devices having a drive assembly to provide an operative force to effect an injection and a dosing assembly to prepare the device for a subsequent injection. In some embodiments, the dosing assembly is configured to transfer injectate from an injectate source to the injectate assembly. In some embodiments, a portion of energy available to the drive assembly urges the injectate towards the injectate assembly. In some embodiments, the device includes a nozzle assembly having one or more ports.
US07942842B2	Apparatus and method for the treatment of blood The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for the treatment of the blood in a Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy, using a machine which comprises: —connecting means from and to respective blood vessels of a patient; —blood processing means comprising a pump; —means for adding drugs or other therapeutic substances to the blood being treated; —means for feeding refill liquid into the blood; —blood filtration means, cascade-connected to one another by relative conduits, said conduits and said connecting means defining a blood path; wherein the blood to be treated passes through an oxygenating device which comprises an oxygenating membrane and is located upstream from said blood filtration means and downstream from said blood processing means, so that the blood is treated by said oxygenating membrane without the intake pressure along the portion upstream from the blood pump; and wherein the blood is pumped downstream from the connecting means to the oxygenating device at a flow rate of about 280-300 ml/min.
US07942837B2	Composite moldable splint and method of forming same A composite moldable splint having at least a first splinting member with an inner foam layer, an intermediate thermoplastic layer, and an external securing layer. The inner foam layer provides a soft, moisture transmitting, non-latex padding. The intermediate thermoplastic layer provides remoldable shape, and rigidity and strength after heat forming and cooling. The outer securing layer, preferably covered with continuous loop fabric suitable for hook and loop fastening, provides an essentially infinite plurality of attachment points for retaining straps including at least a section of hook fastening material for holding the splint in place. The layers of the composite moldable splint are preferably heat welded to form a strong unitary structure that is resistant to delamination. Composite moldable splints utilizing multiple splinting members are described.
US07942834B2	Endoscope with ultrasonic vibration isolating protrusions An endoscope includes an inserted unit for being inserted into a celomic cavity of a body and having therein at least one channel, and an ultrasonic treatment apparatus including a transmitting member that transmits an ultrasonic wave produced by an ultrasonic vibrator, and a treatment unit provided on a distal end of the transmitting member and for being inserted, together with the transmitting member, into the channel. The ultrasonic treatment apparatus is arranged within the channel by positioning a distal end of the treatment unit within a field of vision of the endoscope.
US07942833B2	Motion guide device, and its control system and control program A device for inducing a user's motion in a rhythm responsive to a motion rhythm after the user's motion rhythm changes suddenly. The walking assist device generates a first oscillator which attains mutual entrainment with a user's hip joint angular velocity to reflect a natural angular velocity. On the other hand, a new natural angular velocity is set based on the phase difference between the hip joint angular velocity and the first oscillator. A second oscillator which oscillates in rhythm reflecting the natural angular velocity is generated. An inducing oscillator is generated based on the second oscillator, and a torque responsive to the inducing oscillator acts on the user's body. If the magnitude of a periodic variation in the hip joint angular velocity exceeds a threshold value, a second oscillator which oscillates in rhythm reflecting the angular velocity of the first oscillator instead of the natural angular velocity is generated.
US07942827B2	Minimally invasive allergy testing system An allergy testing system includes encapsulated allergens, a microneedle array, and an activation system coupled to the microneedle array and the encapsulated allergens such that the encapsulated allergens are moved into contact with a subject as the microneedle array is moved from a resting position to a penetrating position. A method for determining a degree of reaction to one or more allergens by a patient in a minimally invasive manner is also disclosed. Penetration of one or more microneedles into a skin of the patient is caused. Each of the penetrations into the skin is exposed with an allergen from each of the one or more microneedles. One or more images are captured of each of the penetrations into the skin. Each of the captured images are analyzed to assess the degree of reaction to the specific allergen. Allergic reactivity data is output for at least one of the allergens.
US07942826B1	Insulated pedicle access system and related methods A pedicle access system including a cannula, a stylet, and a removable T-handle. The pedicle access system may be used to percutaneously approach the pedicle, initiate pilot hole formation, and conduct a stimulation signal to the target site for the purposes of performing a pedicle integrity assessment during the pilot hole formation. To do this, the cannula and stylet are locked in combination and inserted through an operating corridor to the pedicle target site, using the T-handle to facilitate easy movement and positioning of the cannula/stylet combination. A stimulation signal may be applied during pilot hole formation to conduct the pedicle integrity assessment. In a significant aspect, the T-handle may be detached from the cannula/stylet combination to facilitate the use of various surgical tools as necessary.
US07942825B2	Method and device for monitoring thermal stress A method and device for monitoring thermal stress in a user is described. The device is designed to include a material having specific thermodynamic properties and physical dimensions defined as a function of those thermodynamic properties. A system for thermal stress monitoring including a thermal stress monitoring device configured within a garment is also described.
US07942823B2	Methods and apparatus for stroke patient treatment Methods and apparatus for assessing the condition of and treating patients for stroke during the delivery of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) are disclosed. By determining central and obstructive apnea occurrences or the percentile of pressure delivered to the patient from patient airflow, stroke indicators may be calculated and analyzed to provide information on the type of stroke a patient has suffered and the degree of a patient's neuro-recovery. The apparatus may be programmed with a particular protocol intended to identify between alternative forms of CPAP treatment appropriate for the patient based upon an assessment of the patient's condition. The device can select and recommend between the various treatment forms, identify billing reimbursement codes and generate data to track patient response to stroke treatments.
US07942817B2	Patient monitoring and treatment medical signal interface system A medical signal interface device bidirectionally conveys signals between a patient and patient monitoring devices. The device comprises a bidirectional electrical signal interface that receives and buffers patient parameter monitoring signals received from a patient via patient attached leads and outputs treatment related signals used in applying invasive or non-invasive treatment to a patient. A bidirectional electrical signal processor operates in response to commands received from a control processor and is coupled to the electrical signal interface, for processing received patient parameter monitoring signals using filtering and amplification to provide processed patient monitoring signals for output to at least one patient monitoring device. The bidirectional electrical signal processor processes the treatment related signals for output by buffering the treatment related signals for output to a patient. A control processor provides data representing the commands in response to at least one of, (a) predetermined configuration data and (b) deriving data representing the commands from data entered by a user via a displayed user interface image.
US07942816B2	Psychotic manifestation and mental state evaluation apparatus and evaluation method A psychotic manifestation and mental state evaluation apparatus and method which can individually discriminate among symptoms by taking advantage of stimulating Noh mask images and also evaluate with a high probability whether a person is suffering from a specific symptom at the time of diagnosing, clinical examination, assessment, or counseling.
US07942814B2	Miniature endoscope with imaging fiber system An endoscope has a fiber optic waveguide that transmits an image from a distal end to a proximal end, the waveguide having an outer diameter of less than 3 mm. A lens system is positioned at the distal end of the fiber optic waveguide. An imaging device is optically coupled to the proximal end of fiber optic waveguide. A disposable sheath extends about the fiber optic waveguide to provide a sterile barrier, and in a preferred embodiment the sheath includes an illumination channel. In a preferred embodiment, the lens system has a first lens element, a second lens element and an aperture stop.
US07942812B2	Endoscopic apparatus and diagnosis system A diagnosis system composed of a fluoroscopic apparatus for obtaining a fluoroscopic image of an internal body be radiating x-rays to the body, and an endocopic apparatus for obtaining an optical image of the internal body part to be observed by inserting an insertion section of the endoscope into the body. In an operating section of the endoscope, a fluoroscope operating section for operating the fluoroscopic apparatus is disposed. Operation signals from the fluoroscope operating section are sent from a communication I/F of an endoscopic processor to the fluoroscopic apparatus. The fluoroscoptic apparatus receives the operation signals with a fluoroscopic processor and controls a fluoroscopic table.

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