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US07965172B2 |
Detection of toxic waste using RFIDs
Toxic waste is laced with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags. Subsequently, wherever the RFID tags are detected in an area, a conclusion is drawn that there is a presence, either past or present, of the toxic waste in the area. |
US07965168B2 |
Fuse device with integrated switch
A fuse is provided that includes a housing and a first lead and a second lead. The fuse further includes a fuse element having a current capacity. The fuse element forms a part of an electrical pathway between the first lead and the second lead. The fuse also includes a switch unit in communication with the housing and in series with the fuse element. The switch unit has an open state and a closed state. When the switch unit is in the closed state, the electrical pathway is connected to form a closed pathway between the first lead and the second lead, and when the switch unit is in the open state, the electrical pathway is disconnected to provide an open circuit between the first lead and the second lead. |
US07965166B2 |
Multi-layered device
A multilayered device comprises an insulation sheet 1 having at least two foldable areas 11, 12 which are multilayered by being folded; and a first conductor 21A, 22A which is formed on a first face 11A, 12A and constitutes a first coil 51A, 52A having one turn or more, and a second conductor 21B, 22B which is formed on a second face 11B, 12B and constitutes a second coil 51B, 52B having one turn or more in the same winding direction as that of the first coil in each of the foldable areas, at least four conductors are disposed in parallel with each other by folding the insulation sheet so as to constitute an inductor, and thus, it enables to thin the thickness of the multilayer, to downsize and to lightweight even when it constitutes a coil device having a larger winding number. |
US07965165B2 |
Method for making magnetic components with M-phase coupling, and related inductor structures
An M phase coupled inductor includes a magnetic core including a first end magnetic element, a second end magnetic element, and M legs disposed between and connecting the first and second end magnetic elements. M is an integer greater than one. The coupled inductor further includes M windings, where each winding has a substantially rectangular cross section. Each one of the M windings is at least partially wound about a respective leg. |
US07965163B2 |
Reactor core and reactor
Provided is an annular reactor core formed of a U-shaped core and core legs. Core joints including end portions and two protrusions form the U-shaped core. Between the protrusions of these core joints, a plurality of (two) core legs 6 formed of core blocks are arranged so as to have gaps and the protrusions. The ratio A/B, which is a ratio of the length A of the protrusions of the core joint to the average length B of the core blocks constituting the core legs in a magnetic path direction, is optimized so as to be not less than 0.3 but not more than 8.0, whereby an increase in copper loss due to leak magnetic fluxes of the gap portions is suppressed. |
US07965157B2 |
Cancellation of anti-resonance in resonators
Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a resonator such as an electromechanical resonator may be coupled with a cancellation network to reduce and/or cancel an anti-resonance effect in the resonator, which may be due to, for example, a static capacitance inherent in the resonator. Cancellation of an anti resonance effect from the resonator response may allow a resonance effect of the resonator to be a predominant effect to allow the resonator to be utilized as a bandpass filter having a relatively higher Q, for example in a bandpass sigma-delta modulator that may be utilized in a digital RF receiver. |
US07965156B2 |
Carbon nanotube resonators comprising a non-woven fabric of unaligned nanotubes
Under one aspect, a resonator 400 includes a nanotube element 410 including a non-woven fabric of unaligned nanotubes and having a thickness, and a support structure 404 defining a gap 406 over which the nanotube element 410 is suspended, the thickness of the nanotube element 410 and the length of the gap 406 being selected to provide a pre-specified resonance frequency for the resonator 400 The resonator 400 also includes a conductive element 412 in electrical contact with the nanotube element 410, a drive electrode 408 in spaced relation to the nanotube element 410, and power logic in electrical contact with die at least one drive electrode 408 The power logic provides a series of electrical pulses at a frequency selected to be about the same as the pre-specified resonance frequency of the resonator 400 to the drive electrode 408 during operation of the resonator 400, such that the nanotube element 410 responds to the series of electrical pulses applied to the drive electrode 408 by making a series of mechanical motions at the resonance frequency of the resonator 400. |
US07965153B2 |
Signal splitter
A signal splitter comprising an input and a plurality of outputs is provided, wherein alternate outputs are connected to phase shifting devices. The phase shifting devices preferably comprise phase shifting transformers and introduce a phase shift of 180°, so that noise components of alternate outputs are antiphase and cancel one another out almost entirely when the signals are summed. Also provided is a cable television network comprising a plurality of such signal splitters to ensure that noise ingress in upstream signals passing into the network is substantially reduced. |
US07965150B2 |
Differential oscillation apparatus and modulator
It is an object of the present invention to shorten a time required until phases of output signals being output from two output terminals are inverted respectively from a start time of an oscillation in a differential oscillation apparatus. In a differential oscillation apparatus according to the present invention which includes a differential oscillator portion 103 having an external input terminal at a terminal of one transistor 105 and a switch circuit 104, a first control signal generation circuit 101 for generating a first control signal to control an oscillation start and an oscillation stop of the differential oscillator portion 103, and a second control signal generation circuit 102 for generating a second control signal input into the terminal of one transistor 105 of the differential oscillator portion 103, when a phase relationship between collector currents flowing through two transistors 105, 106 is decided by the second control signal, output signals being output from two output terminals are opposite in phase from a start time of an oscillation. |
US07965146B2 |
Constant-temperature type crystal oscillator
A constant-temperature type crystal oscillator includes: a crystal unit; an oscillator output circuit; a temperature control circuit; and a circuit substrate, on which circuit elements are installed. A principal surface of the crystal unit is installed so as to face one side board plane of the circuit substrate with interposing a first heat conducting resin, and the heating resistors are installed to be thermally coupled to the crystal unit via a second heat conducting resin. The principal surface of the crystal unit adheres to the one side board plane of the circuit substrate with interposing the first heat conducting resin. The heating resistors are installed on the one side board plane of the circuit substrate so as to sandwich the lead wires including a portion between the pair of lead wires of the crystal unit, and the heating resistors surround an outer circumference of the crystal unit. |
US07965142B2 |
Gain control circuit and its gain control method
A gain control circuit and its gain control method, said gain control method comprising the following steps: firstly, outputting continuously a counter value; next, generating a ramp wave signal based on said counter value, and at a voltage where a control voltage signal intersects said ramp wave signal, obtaining an initial counter value based on said ramp wave signal, thus determining an initial voltage gain of an amplifier circuit; then, when a high or low voltage of an output signal of said amplifier circuit is greater or less than a predetermined detection voltage upper or lower limit, adjusting a DC voltage level of said ramp wave signal with a detection signal; and finally, obtaining at said voltage a counter value less than said initial counter value based on said ramp wave signal, hereby reducing said initial voltage gain based on said counter value. |
US07965134B2 |
Spur attenuation devices, systems, and methods
Exemplary embodiments of the invention disclose signal filtering. In an exemplary embodiment, a filter device may comprise a subtractor operably coupled between an input and an output and configured to receive an input signal comprising a desired component and at least one undesired frequency component. The filter device may further include a feedback loop configured to receive at least one of the input signal and an output signal from the subtractor and convey a feedback signal comprising at least one undesired component to the subtractor. Each undesired component of the feedback signal corresponds to an associated undesired component of the input signal. Furthermore, the subtractor subtracts the feedback signal from the input signal and convey the output signal. |
US07965131B2 |
Bias voltage generation circuit and driver integrated circuit
A bias voltage generation circuit includes a data holding section, a correction value storage section, a computing circuit, a voltage dividing circuit and a selection circuit. The data holding section holds a variable n-bit data value that is set from an exterior, wherein n is a positive integer. The correction value storage section stores an n-bit correction value for correcting the n-bit data value. The computing circuit computes the n-bit data value and the n-bit correction value, and outputs an n-bit computing result. The voltage dividing circuit divides a reference voltage into 2n voltages, and outputs 2n levels of divided voltages. The selection circuit selects one level of a divided voltage from the 2n levels of divided voltages on the basis of the n-bit computing result and outputs the selected divided voltage as a bias voltage, the output bias voltage having a variation over 2n levels. |
US07965123B2 |
High boosting-ratio/low-switching-delay level shifter
A circuit receives an input signal characterized by a first pair of rail voltages and generates in response thereto an output signal characterized by a second pair of rail voltages. The circuit comprises first and second transistors coupled in series between a high reference voltage and a low reference voltage. The input signal drives a control lead of the second transistor. The logical inverse of the input signal drives a control lead of a third transistor, which couples a charge source to the control lead of the first transistor in response thereto in order to turn off the first transistor. The charge source can be either a voltage source or a charged capacitive node. Of importance, the third transistor does not have to overcome contention with other transistors to turn off said first transistor. |
US07965122B2 |
System and method for providing a compatible signal to a medical device
An interface system delivers an output signal having a first signal characteristic in response to first and second input signals having the first signal characteristic and a second, different signal characteristic. The interface system includes a signal input for receiving a first signal having a first signal characteristic and a second signal having a second signal characteristic which is different from the first signal characteristic, a detector circuit for detecting whether the signal at the input is the first signal or the second signal, and a translator circuit for translating either of the first signal or the second signal into the output signal. |
US07965120B2 |
Digitally controlled CML buffer
Techniques and corresponding circuits for achieving programmable delay of a current mode logic delay buffer are provided. The techniques provide for incremental delay with substantially equal increments. Delay may be achieved through the use of a circuit arrangement that allows biasing current to be controlled effect the response time of the circuit by digital control. |
US07965115B2 |
Soft reference switch for phase locked loop
A phase locked loop includes a digital controlled oscillator and a number of phase detectors, each having a first input connected to a reference source and a second input coupled to the output of the digital controlled oscillator, and an output for producing a phase error signal. A loop filter coupled to the output of each phase detector has an output and a feedback input. An adjustment unit for derives an adjustment signal for the digital controlled oscillator from one or more of the loop filters by selecting or combining output signals from the loop filters taking into account the stability of said reference sources. The adjustment signal for the digital controlled oscillator produced by the adjustment unit is coupled to each of the feedback inputs of the loop filters. This arrangement results in hitless reference switching. |
US07965114B2 |
Source driver and method for restraining noise thereof
The present invention discloses a source driver and a method for restraining noise output by a source driver during power on/off of a power supply. The source driver includes a multiplexer, at least two channels and at least two output pads. The channels are connected to the output pads via the multiplexer. The source driver is powered by a first supply voltage from the power supply. The two output pads are connected via a charge sharing switch. The method comprises the following steps. First, determine whether the first supply voltage is insufficient, and if yes, perform the following steps. Turn off the charge sharing switch. Then, disconnect the channels from the output pads by the multiplexer. |
US07965111B2 |
Method and apparatus for divider unit synchronization
A method an apparatus for synchronizing phases of one or more divider units comprise powering on a master divider unit to provide a reference signal. A phase of a slave divider unit is synchronized to the reference signal from the master divider unit by providing a power on pulse at the slave divider unit, synchronizing the phase of the slave divider unit to the reference signal using a digitally controlled oscillator, and powering on the slave divider unit after a first predetermined delay period following a rising edge of the power on pulse. By synchronizing a slave divider unit to the reference signal from the master divider unit, any number of slave divider units may be powered on and in-phase with each other. |
US07965109B2 |
Level detector for a semiconductor memory apparatus
A bulk voltage (VBB) level sensor for a semiconductor memory apparatus is disclosed. The VBB level detector includes a reference voltage generator for generating a first reference voltage of which level varies with temperature, a reference voltage comparator for receiving a second reference voltage and the first reference voltage to generate a third reference voltage, a bias generator for receiving the third reference voltage to generate a specific bias level, and a VBB sensor for receiving the bias level to detect VBB level. |
US07965107B2 |
Base cell for engineering change order (ECO) implementation
A base cell for an Engineering Change Order (ECO) implementation having at least a first pair of CMOS transistors and a second pair of CMOS transistors, characterized in that said at least first pair of CMOS transistors have a common gate and said at least second pair of CMOS transistors have separate gates. |
US07965106B2 |
Semiconductor device and driving method thereof
It is an object of the invention to provide a digital circuit which can operate normally regardless of binary potentials of an input signal. A semiconductor device having a correcting unit and a logic unit wherein the correcting unit includes a capacitor, first and second switches, wherein the first electrode of the capacitor is connected to the input terminal and the second electrode of the capacitor is connected to the gate of the transistor in the logic circuit, wherein the first switch controls the connection between a gate and drain of the transistor and the second switch controls the potential to be supplied to the drain of the transistor is provided. |
US07965105B2 |
Input buffer with optimal biasing and method thereof
A method and circuit of a biased input buffer is described to maximize the quality in the output signals. The input buffer includes a first stage for receiving differential input signals and generating differential internal signals as biased in response to an averaging of the differential internal signals. The input buffer further includes a second stage coupled to the differential internal signals and configured to generate differential output signals. A memory device includes a memory array with the respective input buffer. Differential input signals are received and differential internal signals are generated as biased in response to an averaging of the differential internal signals. Differential output signals are generated in a second stage from the differential internal signals. |
US07965104B2 |
Data transmission system and method, and electronic apparatus provided with same data transmission system
A data transmission system includes a transmitter including a drive unit outputting complementary signals to first and second transmission lines according to data for transmission, and a receptor including first and second termination resistors, and a receiver circuit. One ends of the first and second termination resistors are respectively connected to first and second nodes that are connected to first and second transmission lines and other ends of the first and second termination resistors are connected in common to a third node. The receiver circuit supplies a current to the third node and outputs received data corresponding to data for transmission, in accordance with a potential difference between the first and second nodes. |
US07965103B2 |
Quad to binary converter with directly connected and coupled outputs
Quad-state logic elements and quad-state memory elements are used to reduce the wiring density of integrated circuits. The resulting reduction in wiring interconnects between memories and logic elements results in higher speed, higher density, and lower power integrated circuit designs. |
US07965093B2 |
Test apparatus and test method for testing a device under test using a multi-strobe
Provided is a test apparatus for testing a device under test, including a multi-strobe generating section that generates, for each prescribed test cycle, a multi-strobe that includes a plurality of strobes arranged at prescribed time intervals, a data detecting section that detects a logic value of a response signal output by the device under test, according to each strobe, and a data width detecting section that detects a data width indicating a period during which the logic value of the response signal matches a prescribed expected value, based on each change point of a logic value output by the data detecting section. |
US07965087B2 |
Method for ascertaining and monitoring fill level of a medium in a container
A method for ascertaining and monitoring the fill level of a medium in a container the method utilizes a fill-level measuring device, wherein, according to the technique of time-domain reflectometry, high-frequency measuring signals are guided via at least one measuring probe in the direction of the medium, reflected on at least one interface of the medium as wanted echo signals or on disturbance locations as disturbance echo signals, and received. A current echo curve is formed from a produced, reference echo signal, wanted echo signals and disturbance echo signals, wherein, at least from a first disturbance echo signal and the reference echo signal, which are caused in a measurement-inactive region of the fill-level measuring device, a base point is located in the current echo curve, and wherein the fill level is ascertained from the distance between the base point and the wanted echo signal formed in a measurement-active region of the fill-level measuring device. |
US07965080B2 |
Electro-conductive pet phantom for MR/PET quality control measurement
A phantom for use in quality control measurement of a fully integrated magnetic resonance/PET scanner is disclosed. The phantom features radiation activity distributed throughout an electrically conductive binder. Suitably, the binder is elastomeric and includes carbon fibers distributed throughout it to set the conductivity of the phantom to a desired level. The phantom is applicable to various multimodality integrated medical imaging systems such as MR/SPECT and MR/CT in addition to MR/PET. |
US07965078B2 |
Methods for determining in situ the viscosity of heavy oil
Viscosity of heavy oil is determined in situ in a formation by making nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements in the formation, and then calculating viscosity according to an equation of the form T 2 LM = a + b ( η T ) c , where T is the temperature of the heavy oil sample, η is the viscosity, T2LM is the logarithmic mean of the T2 distribution spectrum of the sample, and a, b, and c are non-zero constants. Typically, constant b has a value between 5 and 7 and constant c has a value between −0.7 and −0.5. |
US07965077B2 |
Two-axis magnetic field sensor with multiple pinning directions
A fabrication process and apparatus provide a high-performance magnetic field sensor (200) from two differential sensor configurations (201, 211) which require only two distinct pinning axes (206, 216) which are formed from a single reference layer (60) that is etched into high aspect ratio shapes (62, 63) with their long axes drawn with different orientations so that, upon treating the reference layers with a properly aligned saturating field (90) and then removing the saturating field, the high aspect ratio patterns provide a shape anisotropy that forces the magnetization of each patterned shape (62, 63) to relax along its respective desired axis. Upon heating and cooling, the ferromagnetic film is pinned in the different desired directions. |
US07965075B2 |
Base module for a motion sensor
Disclosed is a base module for a motion sensor, particularly a tacho generator, phase transducer, or transmission sensor for a motor vehicle. Said base module (22) comprises at least one busbar (11) for contacting an integrated circuit (36) used for sensing a motion. The base module (22) further comprises at least one wiring means (12, 14) which is arranged on the busbar (11). The busbar (11) and the wiring means (12) are surrounded at least in part by a sheath (26). |
US07965073B2 |
Distance measuring device
The invention relates to a distance measuring device, in particular to a magnetostrictive distance measuring device, which can be manufactured in a simple and cost efficient manner and still satisfy strict requirements with respect to tightness, with an elongated housing, shaped as a stable, hollow, circumferentially closed particularly one piece profile, with a constant cross section contour in longitudinal direction, a wave conductor unit in the interior of the profile, wherein the wave conductor of the wave conductor unit extends in longitudinal direction of the profile, processing electronics, a slide movable in longitudinal direction on the outside along the profile, in particular with a magnet as signal generator, wherein the profile has an inner contour without shoulder over its entire length, and in the inner contour at least one insert with an inner contour is disposed torque proof, which also has inner corners, outer corners, and/or shoulders. |
US07965069B2 |
Power converter and multiport power converter
The DC/DC converter is that which is constituted so as to have a failure detecting circuit in which a first capacitor and a second capacitor are connected in series, a plurality of switches are switched according to a predetermined operating mode to select an inductor, the first capacitor and the second capacitor, allowing them to function, thereby performing any one of the boost, buck, and conducting operations of input voltage. |
US07965067B2 |
Dynamic compensation for a pre-regulated charge pump
An apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises an error amplifier that amplifies the difference between a reference voltage and a feedback voltage, a first variable impedance circuit coupled to the error amplifier that receives a control voltage from the error amplifier, a charge pump coupled to the variable impedance that receives an input voltage from the variable impedance, and a Miller compensator coupled to the charge pump and to the first variable impedance circuit. The Miller compensator receives the output voltage and output current from the charge pump. It also outputs the feedback voltage, adjusts the control voltage, and has a zero-pole that is proportional to a power of the output current of the charge pump. |
US07965064B2 |
Power conversion regulator with predictive energy balancing
A power-conversion regulator comprising an inductive reactor, an output filter reactor, and a switch for admitting energy to the inductive reactor, additionally comprises computation circuitry responsive to the flux in the inductive reactor, to a reference signal, to an output voltage, and sometimes to an output load current, for computing the quantity of energy that must be supplied to a load and to the output filter reactor to regulate the output voltage or current to a desired relationship with the reference signal during each chopping waveform cycle driving the switch. As the inductive reactor is charged from an input energy source, the computation circuitry predicts whether the energy in the inductive reactor has become adequate for the regulation. |
US07965063B2 |
Inverter generator
In an inverter generator having an engine generator unit, a converter that converts generated alternating current to direct current, an inverter that converts the direct current to alternating current with switching elements to supply to an electrical load, an inverter driver that drives the switching elements with a PWM signal and makes the alternating current of a predetermined frequency, the alternating current supplied to the electrical and voltages of the direct and alternating currents are detected, the detected voltage of the alternating current is corrected as a predetermined value based on a coefficient (DCgainA) set based on the detected voltage of the direct current, when the detected alternating current is greater than a threshold value, and the PWM signal is corrected by the predetermined, thereby limiting overcurrent. |
US07965062B2 |
Method and apparatus for charging nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery
It is made possible to keep a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery in a charged state for a long period of time and minimize the degradation of the battery. A method for charging a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a cathode, an anode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte, includes: a first charging step of charging the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery at a first current value which increases the voltage of the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery; and a second charging step of charging the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery at a second current value which decreases the voltage of the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery. These two charging steps are repeated alternately. |
US07965061B2 |
Conversion systems with balanced cell currents
A conversion system includes a conversion circuit coupled to multiple cells for generating multiple sampling signals indicative of the cell voltages of the cells respectively. Each sampling signal is with respect to the same reference level. In addition, the conversion system includes a compensation circuit coupled to the conversion circuit for generating a compensation current that flows through at least one cell of the multiple cells via the conversion circuit for balancing the currents respectively flowing through the cells. |
US07965059B2 |
System, method, and article of manufacture for determining an estimated battery parameter vector
A system, a method, and an article of manufacture for determining an estimated battery parameter vector indicative of a parameter of a battery are provided. The method determines a first estimated battery parameter vector indicative of a parameter of the battery at a first predetermined time based on a plurality of predicted battery parameter vectors, a plurality of predicted battery output vectors, and a first battery output vector. |
US07965057B2 |
Method for operation of a three-phase rotating electrical machine, and an apparatus for carrying out the method
A method and apparatus are provided for operation of a three-phase rotating electrical machine which has at least two stator winding sets and each stator winding set has three phase windings connected in star, and the star circuits of the stator winding sets have a phase shift of 30 degrees electrical with respect to one another, and an associated converting unit is respectively provided for each stator winding set, in which method the respective stator winding set is fed by the associated converter unit, and a respectively associated regulation device is provided for each converter unit, and each converter unit is driven by means of a drive signal from the associated regulation device independently of regulation devices of the respective other converter units. |
US07965054B2 |
Vacuum pump
A vacuum pump capable of accurately detecting a rotor temperature based on a change in permeability of a magnetic material. Two targets are fixed to a nut opposed to a gap sensor. The nut is made of pure iron, and a surface of the nut opposed to the gap sensor serves as a target. The target has a Curie temperature greater than a temperature monitoring range, and each of the targets has a Curie temperature falling within the temperature monitoring range. When the targets become opposed to the gap sensor in turn according to rotation of a rotor, three types of signals are output from the gap sensor. The difference-signal generation means generates a difference signal of each the targets, on the basis of a signal of the target. The difference signal is compared with a reference signal V0 for detecting the Curie temperatures to detect a rotor temperature. |
US07965045B2 |
Power supply circuit for display unit and display unit
A power supply circuit for display unit according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a power supply circuit having outputs connected to a plurality of capacitance elements and supplying power to a plurality of drivers, and a controller switching connection of the power supply circuit and the capacitance elements depending on a use mode. The use mode includes a first use mode connecting one terminals of the capacitance elements to the power supply circuit or ground potential and a second use mode connecting one ends of the capacitance elements to the power supply circuit or floating one terminals of the capacitance elements. |
US07965044B2 |
Light source device and projector including light source device
An optical source device includes a solid high frequency oscillating unit that outputs a high frequency signal, a waveguide that receives the high frequency signal output from the solid high frequency oscillating unit and radiates the received high frequency signal as a microwave, and a light emitting unit that emits light by the microwave radiated from the waveguide unit. A container of the waveguide unit has a space surrounded by reflective surfaces that reflect the microwave radiated from the antenna unit so as to collect the microwave. A projector includes this optical source device, an optical modulating unit that modulates a light beam emitted from the light emitting unit of the optical source device according to image information to form an optical image, and a projecting unit that projects the optical image formed by the optical modulating unit. |
US07965041B2 |
Plasma display panel
A plasma display panel is formed of a front panel including display electrodes, a dielectric layer, and a protective layer that are formed on a glass substrate, and a rear panel including 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 peripheries thereof are sealed to form a discharge space therebetween. The dielectric layer of the front panel contains Bi2O3 and at least CaO and BaO, and the content expressed in mole % of CaO is greater than that of BaO. |
US07965039B2 |
Plasma display device
A plasma display device includes a front protective cover and a back cover that form a chassis for receiving a module in which a plasma display panel is incorporated in a chassis member. The front protective cover includes a front frame having a front frame opening for exposing a front image display region of the plasma display panel, a protective plate attached to the front frame opening of the front frame, and a protective plate pressing bracket that presses the periphery of the protective plate against the edge of the front frame opening of the front frame. A reinforcing frame is disposed between the front frame and the protective plate pressing bracket. |
US07965037B2 |
Organic electroluminescence device and organic laser diode
An organic electroluminescence device, includes a substrate; an anode layer; an organic layer including at least one organic material having a fluorescence spectrum; and a cathode layer, wherein the organic electroluminescence device has a primary light outgoing direction that is parallel to a surface of the substrate, wherein the organic electroluminescence device has an optical waveguide that includes a core layer formed by the anode layer and the organic layer, and a clad layer formed by the substrate and the cathode layer, and wherein the optical waveguide has cutoff wavelengths in a transverse electric mode any one of which is within a wavelength range of a full width at half maximum of the fluorescence spectrum of any one of the organic materials included in the organic layer. |
US07965035B2 |
Light-emitting device, method for manufacturing light-emitting device, and image display apparatus
A light-emitting device includes: a light-emitting section disposed on a reference plane and supplying light; and a structure disposed on the light-exiting side of the light-emitting section, wherein the structure includes: a reflective polarizer that transmits polarized light vibrating in a first vibrating direction and reflects polarized light vibrating in a second vibrating direction substantially orthogonal to the first vibrating direction; and an optical section that transmits the light from the reflective polarizer and that cyclically changes in refraction index in the two-dimensional plane substantially parallel to the reference plane. |
US07965034B2 |
Organic electroluminescence display device comprising a contact electrode with elasticity and fabricating method thereof
An organic electro-luminescence display device includes at least one light emission device, the organic light emission device having a first electrode; at least one thin film transistor for driving the light emission device, a pixel electrode being connected to the at least one thin film transistor; a conductive layer formed of a conductive polymer material to electrically connect the light emission device and the pixel electrode. |
US07965033B2 |
Organic light emitting diode display
An organic light emitting device includes a first pixel, a second pixel, and a third pixel to display different colors from each other, wherein the organic light emitting device includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, a light emitting member disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a translucent member disposed on or under the first electrode and forming a micro-cavity along with the second electrode. The translucent member has the same thickness in the first pixel as in the second pixel. |
US07965028B2 |
White light emitting device and producing method thereof
A white-light emitting device comprises a substrate, a short wavelength light source, a protective layer, a first structure, and a second structure. The short wavelength light source is disposed on the substrate for generating a first light, and the protective layer covering the short wavelength light source is pervious to the first light. The first structure is disposed on the protective layer for generating a second light, in which the first structure includes a first quantum well and a transmission layer. The second structure is disposed on the first structure for generating a third light. Finally, the first light, the second light, and the third light are mixed to generate a white light. |
US07965027B2 |
Light-emitting substrate, image display apparatus, and information display and reproduction apparatus using image display apparatus
To suppress discharge around an anode electrode. Provided is a light-emitting substrate, including a light-emitting member for emitting light by irradiation with an electron, a first electroconductive film stacked on the light-emitting member, a second electroconductive film which is distant from an outer periphery of the first electroconductive film and surrounds the outer periphery of the first electroconductive film, and a dielectric film for covering an end portion of the second electroconductive film which is opposed to the outer periphery of the first electroconductive film. |
US07965025B2 |
Light string with improved shunt system
This utility model relates to a decorative light, and particularly, to a decorative light capable of avoiding an open circuit condition on an entire string of bulbs that operate in series when an individual bulb is removed. The decorative light comprises a socket, a bulb base, a bulb and two terminals, wherein the socket is provided with a retainer therein, which has an opening laterally extending therethrough, and an elastic conductive ring with a thickness smaller than a width of the opening is disposed within the opening. When the elastic ring is in a natural state, the elastic ring extends outside the retainer through the opening at two sides of the retainer. The bulb base is further provided with an inserting partition at the bottom thereof. The elastic conductive ring has two states: one is a separating state where the bulb base is inserted into the socket. In this first state, the inserting partition of the bulb base separates one side of the elastic ring from the corresponding terminals. The other state is a conducting state of the two terminals when the bulb base is removed from the socket. In this second state both sides of the elastic conductive ring provide with the two terminals respectively. This utility model provides a decorative light capable of preventing failure of the complete string of bulbs when any bulb is removed. |
US07965022B2 |
Piezoelectric element
A piezoelectric element that is high in piezoelectric performance and large in displacement and is reliable is provided. The piezoelectric element includes a piezoelectric material containing BaTi2O5 as the principal constituent material and an inner electrode that applies voltage to the piezoelectric material. In this piezoelectric element, an electrode material (a mixture of Ru and RuO2) excellent in lattice matching with the piezoelectric material BaTi2O5 is used as the principal constituent material of the inner electrode. |
US07965021B2 |
Piezoelectric thin film and method of manufacturing the same, ink jet head, method of forming image with the ink jet head, angular velocity sensor, method of measuring angular velocity with the angular velocity sensor, piezoelectric generating element, and method of generating electric power with the piezoelectric generating element
Provided are a piezoelectric thin film including a lead-free ferroelectric material and exhibiting high piezoelectric performance comparable to that of lead zirconate titanate (PZT), and a method of manufacturing the piezoelectric thin film. The piezoelectric thin film of the present invention includes: a LaNiO3 film having a (001) orientation; an interface layer having a (001) orientation and composed of a compound represented by a chemical formula ABO3 (where A is represented by (Bi,Na)1-xCx (0≦x≦1), B is Ti or TiZr, and C is an alkali metal other than Na); and a (Bi,Na,Ba)TiO3 film having a (001) orientation. The LaNiO3 film, the interface layer, and the (Bi,Na,Ba)TiO3 film are laminated in this order. |
US07965018B2 |
Acoustic sensor with piezo-arrangement film
Provided is an acoustic sensor for measuring a sound wave propagating through a gas such as air or a fluid such as water and an elastic wave propagating through a solid medium, and more particularly, an acoustic sensor with a piezo-arrangement film capable of detecting frequencies in a broad band or amplifying a signal at a specific frequency by comparting a waveguide into an upper waveguide and a lower waveguide by means of a compartment diaphragm and arranging piezoelectric sensors on the compartment diaphragm in several forms. The acoustic sensor can be utilized as a resonant acoustic sensor in which the piezoelectric sensors are arranged on the compartment diaphragm in the same form so that a signal at a specific frequency overlaps for high sensibility or a broadband acoustic sensor in which the piezoelectric sensors are arranged in a different form to detect frequencies in a broad band. The sensor for measuring an acoustic wave includes a waveguide including a vibrating membrane for receiving the acoustic wave, an emitting membrane for emitting the acoustic wave, and a propagation medium filled therein for propagating the acoustic wave received by the vibrating membrane; a compartment diaphragm for computing the waveguide into an upper waveguide and a lower waveguide; an omni-directional endpoint processing unit formed at an end of the waveguide for absorbing the acoustic wave received by the vibrating membrane; and a plurality of piezoelectric sensors formed on the compartment diaphragm for detecting the acoustic wave. |
US07965014B2 |
Stator for electrical rotating machine
A stator includes: a plurality of divided cores disposed to have a ring shape; a stator winding toroidally wound on the stator; and a holding member that holds the divided cores in the ring shape. Each of the divided cores includes: a bobbin part for the stator winding; a yoke extending from the bobbin part in the circumferential direction; a connection part extending from the yoke outwardly in a radial direction with a connection face that is connected to the holding member; and a tooth extending from the yoke inwardly. The connection part has a magnetic gap to increase a magnetic resistance in a path of magnetic flux, generated by the stator winding, leaked to the holding member through the connection face. The magnetic gap is a notch or a weld. |
US07965012B2 |
Electronic motor
There is provided an electronic motor in which a stator core is thinned to obtain an increased diameter of a rotor is to produce a high power output, and a stator can be positioned with high accuracy at the time when a coil is wound on the stator. The outside peripheral surface of a yoke part 31 is substantially the same as the outside peripheral surface of a flange 42 of an insulator 4, and in a part of the flange 42, a cut-away part 43 is provided to expose a part of the end face of a stator core 30. |
US07965008B2 |
Servo motor and rotor thereof
A servo motor, comprising a stator and a rotor disposed within the stator. The rotor has a core and magnets, covering the periphery of the core, forming a plurality of axially extending rotor poles. The rotor poles comprise a plurality of the magnets arranged axially, and the centers of adjacent magnets of a rotor pole are staggered by a mechanical angle in the circumferential direction of the rotor. |
US07965005B2 |
Electric motor and series of electric motors
An electric motor and modular system of electric motors includes at least a stator, rotor, and a housing, the modular system including several variants of electric motors, e.g., within one size, the housing having a mechanical interface that is arranged for connection to a bearing support, the bearing support including at least a bearing seat for the B-side bearing of the rotor shaft, at least two different bearing supports being alternatively connectible to the housing, a first bearing support including an additional interface for connection to a bottom part of a terminal box, or alternatively to a bottom part for power electronics, and the first bearing support forming a housing for a brake and/or a fan, a second bearing support being constructed in one piece with a bottom part of a terminal box. |
US07965001B2 |
Drive control device for oscillator, drive control method for ocillator, and manufacturing method for oscillator
To drive an oscillator always at a stable and constant oscillation even if frequency and amplitude of a power supply voltage differ depending on a delivery destination of the oscillator, an oscillator drive control device (10), which generates a predetermined switching pattern by operating a switching element, and supplies an oscillation generation unit (7) of the oscillator with drive electric power for generating predetermined oscillation frequency and amplitude according to the switching pattern, includes: a voltage detection circuit (11) for detecting a power supply voltage unique to a delivery destination of the oscillator; a memory circuit (12) storing, in advance, a basic switching pattern adapted to an arbitrarily set reference voltage, and used for driving the oscillation generation unit (7) at proper oscillation frequency and amplitude; and an arithmetic processing circuit (13) for calculating a ratio of the detected voltage unique to the delivery destination detected by the voltage detection circuit (11) to the reference voltage, and calculating, based on the ratio, a switching pattern substantially the same as the basic switching pattern under an environment of the power supply voltage unique to the delivery destination. |
US07964991B2 |
Converter channelized uniform power distribution system
A channelized uniform distribution power system controls individual channels of power converters with each channel of power converters having uniform output power as the channels are controlled by voltage control signals from respective controllers that are interconnected by a shared current signal and a shared voltage signal for controlling the channels to provide uniform power, with conventional current limiting and voltage regulation functions. Each channel may have a number of converters being parallel-input parallel-output connected converters, series input parallel-output connected converters, and parallel-input series output connected converters. |
US07964990B2 |
Power supply apparatus
An uninterrupted power supply unit is provided with a straightforward switch connected between a power source and a load to supply or interrupt a power to a system. The combination of the outputs from two kinds of single phase inverters enables compensating for a variation in the system voltage in the normal condition and to supply a predetermined voltage to the load after decreasing in the system voltage and opening of a straight forward switch. |
US07964980B2 |
Wind turbine generator system
To shorten a startup interval to reach a synchronizing condition, a phase difference and an amplitude difference between the grid voltage and the stator voltage of one phase of a winding are obtained. The difference in amplitude is decreased prior to or in parallel to synchronizing the stator voltage with the grid voltage. The calculated compensation phase compensation value is used as an initial value for synchronizing at the next synchronizing operation. |
US07964979B2 |
Control method for a wind turbine
A method of controlling a wind turbine, where a control signal for a controllable parameter of the wind turbine is determined, and the rotor power coefficient, the torque coefficient, and/or a thrust coefficient of the wind turbine are estimated at time intervals. From this is determined a variation parameter reflecting the variation of the estimated rotor power, torque or thrust coefficient over time. The wind turbine is then controlled according to the control signal only if the variation parameter is below an alert threshold, and otherwise according to a modified control strategy. The control signal may have a power or torque reference signal for controlling the rotational speed of the turbine or a blade pitch reference signal. The modified control method may for instance entail stopping or de-rating the wind turbine. A control system configured to perform the above control method, and a wind turbine comprising such system are also disclosed. |
US07964977B2 |
Method and device for harvesting energy from ocean waves
A method and device for generating electricity from ocean waves. The device includes at least one magnetostrictive element and one or more electrically conductive coils or circuits. When the magnetostrictive element is deployed in a body of water, the motion of the body of water, including wave motion, causes changes in the strain of the magnetostrictive element. The electrically conductive coil or circuit is within the vicinity of the magnetostrictive element. A corresponding change in magnetic field around the magnetostrictive element generates an electric voltage and/or electric current in the electrically conductive coil or circuit. |
US07964973B2 |
Chip structure
A method for fabricating a metallization structure comprises depositing a first metal layer; depositing a first pattern-defining layer over said first metal layer, a first opening in said first pattern-defining layer exposes said first metal layer; depositing a second metal layer over said first metal layer exposed by said first opening; depositing a second pattern-defining layer over said second metal layer, a second opening in said second pattern-defining layer exposes said second metal layer; depositing a third metal layer over said second metal layer exposed by said second opening; removing said second pattern-defining layer; removing said first pattern-defining layer; and removing said first metal layer not under said second metal layer. |
US07964971B2 |
Flexible column die interconnects and structures including same
A flexible column interconnect for a microelectronic substrate includes a plurality of conductive columns extending from a bond pad or other conductive terminal in substantially mutually parallel arrangement, providing redundant current paths between the bond pad and a common cap in the form of a contact pad to which they are all joined. The flexibility of the interconnect may be varied by controlling the column dimensions, height, aspect ratio, number of columns, column material and by applying a supporting layer of dielectric material to a controlled depth about the base of the columns. A large number of interconnects may be formed on a wafer, partial wafer, single die, interposer, circuit board, or other substrate. |
US07964969B2 |
Semiconductor device having via connecting between interconnects
A first insulating film is provided between a lower interconnect and an upper interconnect. The lower interconnect and the upper interconnect are connected to each other by way of a via formed in the first insulating film. A dummy via or an insulating slit is formed on/in the upper interconnect near the via. |
US07964968B2 |
Semiconductor integrated circuit
The present invention reduces the congestion of signal wires around an ESD protection circuit resulting from the presence of a connecting wire above the ESD protection circuit. The connecting wire connected to the ESD protection circuit extends in the same direction as a wire preferential direction of a corresponding wiring layer. Therefore, a signal wire extending in the lateral direction may be formed in the wiring layer in which the connecting wire extends in the lateral direction and a signal wire extending in the longitudinal direction may be formed in the wiring layer in which the connecting wire extends in the longitudinal direction. This makes it possible to arrange the signal wire to extend in both of the lateral and longitudinal directions above the ESD protection circuit irrespective of the presence of the connecting wire. |
US07964967B2 |
High surface area aluminum bond pad for through-wafer connections to an electronic package
A bond pad for effecting through-wafer connections to an integrated circuit or electronic package and method of producing thereof. The bond pad includes a high surface area aluminum bond pad in order to resultingly obtain a highly reliable, low resistance connection between bond pad and electrical leads. |
US07964965B2 |
Forming thick metal interconnect structures for integrated circuits
Embodiments of an apparatus and methods for forming thick metal interconnect structures for integrated structures are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. |
US07964964B2 |
Method of packaging and interconnection of integrated circuits
A semiconductor chip packaging on a flexible substrate is disclosed. The chip and the flexible substrate are provided with corresponding raised and indented micron-scale contact pads with the indented contact pads partially filled with a liquid amalgam. After low temperature amalgam curing, the chip and the substrate form a flexible substrate IC packaging with high conductivity, controllable interface layer thickness, micron-scale contact density and low process temperature. Adhesion between the chip and the substrate can be further enhanced by coating other areas with non-conducting adhesive. |
US07964963B2 |
Semiconductor package and method for manufacturing semiconductor package
A semiconductor package of this invention includes external electrode pad 5 which is formed by a conductive member that is made either of conductive resin or conductive ink, which is connected to an internal circuit of a semiconductor device, and which is to be electrically connected to an external portion, plating layer 6 which is provided on an entire surface of external electrode pad 5, and insulating resin layer 7 which covers plating layer 6 on a peripheral edge of external electrode pad 5, and which exposes a portion of plating layer 6 on external electrode pad 5. |
US07964959B2 |
Semiconductor chip, method of fabricating the same and stacked package having the same
A semiconductor chip, a method of fabricating the same and a stacked package having the same are disclosed. The semiconductor chip includes a wafer, a semiconductor device disposed on the wafer, an insulating layer covering the semiconductor device and disposed on the wafer, a deep via formed to penetrate the wafer and the insulating layer, and a heat dissipation member spaced at a predetermined interval from the deep via and penetrating at least a portion of the insulating layer for dissipating heat generated by the deep via. |
US07964958B2 |
Heatsink structure for solid-state image sensor
A heatsink structure for solid-state image sensors includes a foil-like heatsink sheet made of a high heat conductivity material. The heatsink sheet has a first fixed portion fixed to a solid-state image sensor and a second fixed portion fixed to another member. The heatsink sheet also has a plurality of cutout portions formed along directions from the first fixed portion toward the second fixed portion. Thus, the heatsink structure can cool the solid-state image sensor while reducing any external-force loads applied to the solid-state image sensor with a relatively simple structure. |
US07964955B2 |
Electronic device package and electronic equipment
This electronic device package includes a substrate upon which an electronic device is mounted, a plurality of device electrodes which are formed upon an electronic device, a plurality of substrate electrodes which are formed upon the substrate, and a plurality of connection lines, formed by a liquid drop ejection method, each of which electrically connects together one of the plurality of device electrodes and one of the plurality of substrate electrodes. The plurality of substrate electrodes are arranged in a staggered configuration. |
US07964953B2 |
Stacked type chip package structure
A stacked type chip package structure including a backplate, a circuit substrate, a first chip, a second chip, and a conductive film is provided. The backplate comprises a circuit layer. The circuit substrate is disposed on the backplate, and has an upper surface and an opposite lower surface. Besides, the circuit substrate has a receiving hole corresponding to the backplate. The first chip is disposed inside the receiving hole, and the first chip is electrically connected to the circuit substrate through the circuit layer of the backplate. The second chip is disposed above the first chip, and is electrically connected to the circuit substrate. The conductive film is disposed between the first chip and the second chip, wherein the conductive film is electrically connected to a ground of the circuit substrate. |
US07964950B2 |
Electronic parts packaging structure and method of manufacturing the same
An electronic parts packaging structure of the present invention includes a wiring substrate having a wiring pattern, a first insulating film which is formed on the wiring substrate and which has an opening portion in a packaging area where an electronic parts is mounted, the electronic parts having a connection terminal flip-chip mounted on the wiring pattern exposed in the opening portion of the first insulating film, a second insulating film for covering the electronic parts, a via hole formed in a predetermined portion of the first and second insulating films on the wiring pattern, and an upper wiring pattern formed on the second insulating film and connected to the wiring pattern through the via hole. |
US07964945B2 |
Glass cap molding package, manufacturing method thereof and camera module
A glass cap molding package includes a substrate with an external connection terminal formed on a peripheral region of a top surface; an image sensor mounted on the top surface of the substrate; a transparent member installed on an upper part of the image sensor; and a molding unit formed to seal the image sensor and the transparent member. The mold unit exposes the external connection terminal of the substrate to a lateral surface of the substrate. The glass cap molding package and a manufacturing method thereof and a camera module including the same reduce a manufacturing cost and improve productivity by manufacturing a small module in comparison with a conventional module and simplifying a process. |
US07964943B2 |
Light emitting device
Provided is a light emitting device. The light emitting device includes: a plurality of lead frame units spaced apart from each other, each of the lead frame units being provided with at least one fixing space perforating a body thereof in a vertical direction; a light emitting diode chip mounted on one of the lead frame units; and a molding unit that is integrally formed on top surfaces of the lead frame units and in the fixing spaces to protect the light emitting diode chip. |
US07964942B2 |
Lead frame having a die stage smaller than a semiconductor device and a semiconductor device using the same
A lead frame has a die stage for mounting a semiconductor chip whose electrodes are electrically connected with leads via bonding wires, wherein they are enclosed in a molded resin, thus producing a semiconductor device. The outline of the die stage is shaped so as to be smaller than the outline of the semiconductor chip, and a plurality of cutouts are formed in the peripheral portion of the die stage so as to reduce the overall area of the die stage and to enhance the adhesion between the die stage and molded resin. The length L2 of each cutout ranges from (L1×0.05) to (L1×0.20) where L1 denotes the length of each side of the die stage, and the overall area S2 of the die stage ranges from (S1×0.10) to (S1×0.40) where S1 denotes the overall area of the semiconductor chip. |
US07964938B2 |
Semiconductor packages having electromagnetic interference-shielding function, manufacturing method thereof and jig
The present invention relates to relates to a semiconductor package having a function of shielding electromagnetic interference (EMI), a manufacturing method thereof and a jig, and more particularly, to such a semiconductor package having an electromagnetic interference (EMI)-shielding function, a manufacturing method thereof and a jig for use in a plasma sputtering, in which a nickel alloy is coated on the surface of a semiconductor package by a sputtering method so as to shield electromagnetic interference (EMI) generated from the semiconductor package. |
US07964935B2 |
Phase change random access memory and semiconductor device
A phase change random access memory comprises an under electrode; an interlayer insulating layer which is formed on the under electrode; an impurity diffusion layer which is embedded into a pore through the interlayer insulating layer; a phase change recording layer which is formed on the interlayer insulating layer; an upper electrode which is formed on the phase change recording layer; a side gate electrode which is located on an inner wall of the pore into which the impurity diffusion layer is embedded; and a side gate insulating layer which is located between the side gate electrode and the impurity diffusion layer, wherein the side gate electrode applies an electric field to the impurity diffusion layer via the side gate insulating lay, the impurity diffusion layer is depleted, and so that an effective diameter of the impurity diffusion layer can become smaller than the pore diameter. |
US07964934B1 |
Fuse target and method of forming the fuse target in a copper process flow
A fuse target is fabricated in a copper process by forming a number of copper targets at the same time that the copper traces are formed. After the copper targets and the copper traces have been formed, metal targets, such as aluminum targets, are formed on the copper targets at the same time that metal bonding pads, such as aluminum bonding pads, are formed on the copper traces. |
US07964933B2 |
Integrated circuit including power diode
A method of fabricating a semiconductor integrated circuit including a power diode includes providing a semiconductor substrate of first conductivity type, fabricating a integrated circuit such as a CMOS transistor circuit in a first region of the substrate, and fabricating a power diode in a second region in the semiconductor substrate. Dielectric material is formed between the first region and the second regions thereby providing electrical isolation between the integrated circuit in the first region and the power diode in the second region. The power diode can comprise a plurality of MOS source/drain elements and associated gate elements all connected together by one electrode of the diode, and a semiconductor layer in the second region can function as another source/drain of the power diode. |
US07964932B2 |
Semiconductor device with depletion region
A rectenna capable of power conversion from electromagnetic (EM) waves of high frequencies is provided. In one embodiment, a rectenna element generates currents from two sources—based upon the power of the incident EM wave and from an n-type semiconductor, or another electron source attached to a maximum voltage point of an antenna element. The combined current from both sources increases the power output of the antenna, thereby increasing the detection sensitivity of the antenna of a low power signal. Full wave rectification is achieved using a novel diode connected to a gap in the antenna element of a rectenna element. The diode is conductive at forward bias voltage or reverse bias voltage, and rectifies the antenna signal generated by the desired EM wave received by antenna raise from The rectenna element of the present invention may be used as a building block to create large rectenna arrays. |
US07964928B2 |
Photodetector with an improved resolution
A photodetector made in monolithic form in a lightly-doped substrate of a first conductivity type. This photodetector includes at least two photodiodes and includes a first region of the first conductivity type more heavily doped than the substrate extending at least between the two photodiodes; and a second region of the first conductivity type more heavily doped than the substrate and extending under the first region and under one of the two photodiodes, the first region or the second region, with the first region, delimiting a substrate portion at the level of said one of the two photodiodes, and the second region, with the first region, delimiting an additional substrate portion at the level of the other one of the two photodiodes. |
US07964920B2 |
Semiconductor device, design method and structure
A semiconductor device can include at least a first diffusion region formed by doping a semiconductor substrate and at least a second diffusion region formed by doping the semiconductor substrate that is separated from the first diffusion region by an isolation region. At least a first conductive line can comprise a semiconductor material formed over and in contact with the first diffusion region and the second diffusion region. A portion of the first conductive line in contact with the first diffusion region is doped to an opposite conductivity type as the first diffusion region. At least a second conductive line comprising a semiconductor material is formed in parallel with the first conductive line and over and in contact with the first diffusion region and the second diffusion region. A portion of the second conductive line can be in contact with the first diffusion region and doped to a same conductivity type as the first diffusion region. A portion of the second conductive line in contact with the second diffusion region can be doped to a same conductivity type as the second diffusion region. |
US07964917B2 |
Semiconductor device including liner insulating film
A semiconductor device includes a plurality of first MIS transistors and a plurality of second MIS transistors formed on a semiconductor substrate and a liner insulating film applying stress along the gate length direction. Each of the first MIS transistors includes first L-shaped sidewalls each having an L-shaped cross-sectional shape, and each of the second MIS transistors includes second L-shaped sidewalls each having an L-shaped cross-sectional shape and outer sidewalls. The minimum thickness of a part of the liner insulating film located on each of second source/drain regions of the second MIS transistor is larger than the minimum thickness of a part thereof located on each of first source/drain regions of the first MIS transistor. |
US07964916B2 |
Method for fabrication of a semiconductor device and structure
A method for fabrication of 3D semiconductor devices utilizing a layer transfer and steps for forming transistors on top of a pre-fabricated semiconductor device comprising transistors formed on crystallized semiconductor base layer and metal layer for the transistors interconnections and insulation layer. The advantage of this approach is reduction of the over all metal length used to interconnect the various transistors. |
US07964915B2 |
Semiconductor device having a DMOS structure
The invention provides a high voltage MOS transistor having a high source/drain breakdown voltage of about 300V and a low on-resistance. An N-type body layer is formed extending from a source layer side to under a gate electrode. A P-type second drift layer is formed in an epitaxial semiconductor layer by being diffused deeper than a first drift layer, extending from under the first drift layer to under the gate electrode and forming a PN junction with the body layer under the gate electrode. A surface of the body layer between this second drift layer and the source layer serves as a channel region. The first drift layer is formed at a distance from a left end of the gate electrode where electric field concentration easily occurs. |
US07964911B2 |
Semiconductor element and electrical apparatus
In a semiconductor element (20) including a field effect transistor (90), a schottky electrode (9a) and a plurality of bonding pads (12S, 12G), at least one of the plurality of bonding pads (12S, 12G) is disposed so as to be located above the schottky electrode (9a). |
US07964908B2 |
Memory devices comprising nano region embedded dielectric layers
In one aspect, a memory cell includes a plurality of dielectric layers located within a charge storage gate structure. At least one of the dielectric layers includes an dielectric material including oxygen, and nano regions including oxygen embedded in the dielectric material, where an oxygen concentration of the dielectric material is the greater than an oxygen concentration of the nano regions. In another aspect, at least one of the dielectric layers includes a dielectric material and nano regions embedded in the dielectric material, where an atomic composition of the dielectric material is the same as the atomic composition of the nano regions, and a density of the dielectric material is the greater than a density of the nano regions. |
US07964907B2 |
Integrated circuit device gate structures
Methods of forming a gate structure for an integrated circuit memory device include forming a first dielectric layer having a dielectric constant of under 7 on an integrated circuit substrate. Ions of a selected element from group 4 of the periodic table and having a thermal diffusivity of less than about 0.5 centimeters per second (cm2/s) are injected into the first dielectric layer to form a charge storing region in the first dielectric layer with a tunnel dielectric layer under the charge storing region. A metal oxide second dielectric layer is formed on the first dielectric layer, the second dielectric layer. The substrate including the first and second dielectric layers is thermally treated to form a plurality of discrete charge storing nano crystals in the charge storing region and a gate electrode layer is formed on the second dielectric layer. Gate structures for integrated circuit devices and memory cells are also provided. |
US07964906B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing same
A semiconductor device has a semiconductor layer, a plurality of charge-accumulating layers formed at a predetermined interval from each other on said semiconductor layer through a first insulating film, a second insulating film formed on said charge-accumulating layer, a control gate including a silicide film formed on said second insulating film, a third insulating film formed between said control gates so that the top surface of said third insulating film is lower than the top surface of said control gate but is higher than the top surface of said second insulating film, a fourth insulating film formed into a concave shape so as to cover the top surface of said third insulating film and the side surfaces of said control gate positioned higher than the top surface of said third insulating film, and a fifth insulating film formed on said control gate and said fourth insulating film. |
US07964905B1 |
Anti-reflective interpoly dielectric
The invention provides core stacks for flash memory with an anti-reflective interpoly dielectric. Instead of requiring an anti-reflective coating at the top of the a stack, the present invention uses the interpoly layer as an anti-reflective coating in conjunction with a transmissive second polymer layer. Light is transmitted through the transmissive second polymer layer to the anti-reflective interpoly dielectric layer. The transmissive second polymer layer is formed from an amorphous silicon or polysilicon. Silicon oxynitride (SiON), as formed in the present invention, having a good dielectric constant K, is tailored in its index of refraction and in its thickness for utilization as both a good interpoly material and an anti-reflective coating. |
US07964904B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
An FeRAM is produced by a method including the steps of forming a lower electrode layer (24), forming a first ferroelectric film (25a) on the lower electrode layer (24), forming on the first ferroelectric film (25a) a second ferroelectric film (25b) in an amorphous state containing iridium inside, thermally treating the second ferroelectric film (25b) in an oxidizing atmosphere to crystallize the second ferroelectric film (25b) and to cause iridium in the second ferroelectric film (25b) to diffuse into the first ferroelectric film (25a), forming an upper electrode layer (26) on the second ferroelectric film (25b), and processing each of the upper electrode layer (26), the second ferroelectric film (25b), the first ferroelectric film (25a), and the lower electrode layer (24) to form the capacitor structure. With such a structure, the inversion charge amount in a ferroelectric capacitor structure (30) is improved without increasing the leak current pointlessly, and a high yield can be assured, thereby realizing a highly reliable FeRAM. |
US07964903B2 |
Thin film transistor array panel for x-ray detector
A thin film transistor array panel for an X-ray detector includes a dummy pixel including a photo diode and a TFT for detecting leakage current. The photo diode includes first and second electrodes (178,195) facing each other and a photo-conductive layer (800) disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The TFT includes a semiconductor layer (150), a gate electrode (123), a source electrode (173) connected to a data line, a drain electrode (175) connected to the photo diode. The dummy pixel further includes a light blocking layer (196) for blocking light incident on the photo diode. Alternatively, the semiconductor layer is disconnected between the source electrode and the drain electrode. |
US07964902B2 |
Imaging device
First diffusion region constituting a photodiode in each pixel stores carriers generated according to incident light. Second diffusion region is formed at a surface of the first diffusion region to cover a peripheral part of the first diffusion region. In the peripheral part of the first diffusion region, crystal defects tend to occur by a process of forming an isolation region and a gate electrode, so that dark current noise tends to occur. The second diffusion region functioning as a protection layer prevents crystal defects in a manufacturing process. The second diffusion region isn't formed on a center of the surface of the first diffusion region where crystal defects don't tend to occur. In the first diffusion region where the second diffusion region isn't formed, the thickness of a depletion layer increases, which improves light detection sensitivity. This improves detection sensitivity of the photodiode without increasing the dark current noise. |
US07964900B2 |
Semiconductor device with semi-insulating substrate portions
A semiconductor substrate includes semi-insulating portions beneath openings in a patterned hardmask film formed over a semiconductor substructure to a thickness sufficient to prevent charged particles from passing through the hardmask. The semi-insulating portions include charged particles and may extend deep into the semiconductor substrate and electrically insulate devices formed on opposed sides of the semi-insulating portions. The charged particles may advantageously be protons and further substrate portions covered by the patterned hardmask film are substantially free of the charged particles. |
US07964899B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same for improving the performance of mis transistors
An active region and an isolation region are formed in the surface of a silicon semiconductor substrate having a (100) crystal plane as a principal surface. A gate insulating film and a gate electrode are formed on the active region in this order. A stress control film is formed to cover part of the active region where the gate electrode is not formed, the isolation region, the top surface of the gate electrode and sidewalls. A pair of stress control regions are formed to sandwich the gate electrode in the gate width direction of the gate electrode. In the stress control regions, the stress control film is not formed, or alternatively, a stress control film thinner than the stress control film formed on the gate electrode is formed. |
US07964898B2 |
Back illuminated photodetector
The present invention provides a back illuminated photodetector having a sufficiently small package as well as being capable of suppressing the scattering of to-be-detected light and method for manufacturing the same. A back illuminated photodiode 1 comprises an N-type semiconductor substrate 10, a P+-type impurity semiconductor region 11, a recessed portion 12, and a window plate 13. In the surface layer on the upper surface S1 side of the N-type semiconductor substrate 10 is formed the P+-type impurity semiconductor region 11. In the rear surface S2 of the N-type semiconductor substrate 10 and in an area opposite the P+-type impurity semiconductor region 11 is formed the recessed portion 12 that functions as an incident part for to-be-detected light. Also, the window plate 13 is bonded to the outer edge portion 14 of the recessed portion 12. The window plate 13 covers the recessed portion 12 and seals the rear surface S2 of the N-type semiconductor substrate 10. |
US07964895B2 |
III-nitride heterojunction semiconductor device and method of fabrication
A III-nitride heterojunction power semiconductor device having a barrier layer that includes a region of reduced nitrogen content. |
US07964892B2 |
Light emitting device
A light emitting device, comprises: a first semiconductor light emitting element; a second semiconductor light emitting element; a first metal member mounting on its top face the first semiconductor light emitting element; a second metal member mounting on its top face the second semiconductor light emitting element; and a resin package having on its top face a window through which light is taken off from the first semiconductor light emitting element and the second semiconductor light emitting element, wherein the second metal member is thinner around its peripheral edge than in its middle, and the rear face of the first metal member is facing the top face of the peripheral edge. |
US07964891B2 |
Light-emitting element, display device, and electronic appliance
The present invention provides a light-emitting element having a structure in which the drive voltage is comparatively low and a light-emitting element in which the increase in the drive voltage over time is small. Further, the present invention provides a display device in which the drive voltage and the increase in the drive voltage over time are small and which can resist long-term use. A layer in contact with an electrode in a light-emitting element is a layer containing a P-type semiconductor or a hole-generating layer such as an organic compound layer containing a material having electron-accepting properties. The light-emitting layer is sandwiched between the hole-generating layers, and an electron-generating layer is sandwiched between the light-emitting layer and the hole-generating layer on a cathode side. |
US07964889B2 |
Nitride-based light-emitting device and method of manufacturing the same
Provided are a nitride-based light-emitting device including a transparent electrode made of a transparent conductive oxide having a higher work function than indium tin oxide and a method of manufacturing the same. The nitride-based light-emitting device has a sequentially stacked structure of a substrate, an n-type clad layer, an active layer, a p-type clad layer, and an ohmic contact layer. The ohmic contact layer is formed as a film made of a transparent conductive oxide having a higher work function than indium tin oxide or as a film made of the transparent conductive oxide doped with a metal dopant. Therefore, ohmic contact characteristics with the p-type clad layer are enhanced, thereby ensuring excellent current-voltage characteristics. Furthermore, the high light transmittance of the transparent electrode can increase the emission efficiency of the device. |
US07964885B2 |
White light emitting device and white light source module using the same
A white light emitting device including: a blue light emitting diode chip having a dominant wavelength of 443 to 455 nm; a red phosphor disposed around the blue light emitting diode chip, the red phosphor excited by the blue light emitting diode chip to emit red light; and a green phosphor disposed around the blue light emitting diode chip, the green phosphor excited by the blue light emitting diode chip to emit green light, wherein the red light emitted from the red phosphor has a color coordinate falling within a space defined by four coordinate points (0.5448, 0.4544), (0.7079, 0.2920), (0.6427, 0.2905) and (0.4794, 0.4633) based on the CIE 1931 chromaticity diagram, and the green light emitted from the green phosphor has a color coordinate falling within a space defined by four coordinate points (0.1270, 0.8037), (0.4117, 0.5861), (0.4197, 0.5316) and (0.2555, 0.5030) based on the CIE 1931 color chromaticity diagram. |
US07964877B2 |
Polarized semiconductor light emitting device with light guiding portions formed within
A polarized semiconductor light emitting device includes a semiconductor structure having a first conductivity semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second conductivity semiconductor layer sequentially stacked. Also, the semiconductor structure further includes a plurality of light guide parts defined by a plurality of grooves arranged along a predetermined direction. The grooves extend from the second conductivity semiconductor layer with a depth reaching at least the active layer, and the light guide parts have a length greater than a width thereof to selectively emit a polarized component in a length direction thereof. |
US07964872B2 |
Organic light emitting device
An organic light emitting device includes a transistor having gate, source, and drain electrodes, and first electrode connected to one of the source or drain electrodes. The device also includes an emitting layer positioned on the first electrode and a second electrode positioned on the emitting layer. Each of the source and drain electrodes includes first, second, and third layers having different tapered angles. The first electrode may include a metallic layer and a conductive layer, with a tapered angle of the metallic layer being different from a tapered angle of the conductive layer. |
US07964870B2 |
Display device
To provide a display device capable of reliably forming a resistive element formed on a substrate including pixels. A display device including at least a thin-film transistor and a resistive element on a substrate has a gate electrode, an insulating film, a semiconductor layer and a conductive layer which are sequentially stacked on the substrate, in which the resistive element is formed by using the semiconductor layer formed between end portions of wiring made of the conductive layer as a resistive body, and at least one conductive layer apart from the end portions is formed on the semiconductor layer between the end portions of wiring. |
US07964866B2 |
Low power floating body memory cell based on low bandgap material quantum well
Embodiments of the invention relate to apparatus, system and method for use of a memory cell having improved power consumption characteristics, using a low-bandgap material quantum well structure together with a floating body cell. |
US07964865B2 |
Strained silicon on relaxed sige film with uniform misfit dislocation density
A method for forming a semiconductor substrate structure is provided. A compressively strained SiGe layer is formed on a silicon substrate. Atoms are ion-implanted onto the SiGe layer to cause end-of-range damage. Annealing is performed to relax the strained SiGe layer. During the annealing, interstitial dislocation loops are formed as uniformly distributed in the SiGe layer. The interstitial dislocation loops provide a basis for nucleation of misfit dislocations between the SiGe layer and the silicon substrate. Since the interstitial dislocation loops are distributed uniformly, the misfit locations are also distributed uniformly, thereby relaxing the SiGe layer. A tensilely strained silicon layer is formed on the relaxed SiGe layer. |
US07964862B2 |
Phase change memory devices and methods for manufacturing the same
Phase change memory devices and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. An exemplary embodiment of a phase change memory device includes a first electrode disposed in a first dielectric layer. A second dielectric layer is disposed over the first dielectric layer and the first electrode. A phase change material layer disposed in the second dielectric layer to electrically contact the first electrode. A third dielectric layer is disposed over the second dielectric layer. A second electrode is disposed in the third dielectric layer to electrically connect the phase change material layer and at least one gap disposed in the first dielectric layer or the second dielectric layer to thereby isolate portions of the phase change material layer and portions of the first or second dielectric layer adjacent thereto. |
US07964861B2 |
Method and apparatus for reducing programmed volume of phase change memory
A phase change memory includes a volume of phase change material disposed between, and coupled to, two electrodes, with the composition of a region of at least one of the two electrodes or phase change material having been compositionally altered to reduce the programmed volume of the phase change material. |
US07964855B2 |
Scintillator panel
A scintillator panel exhibiting enhanced emission luminance is disclosed, comprising a phosphor layer containing a phosphor capable of emitting light upon exposure to radiation, a substrate supporting the phosphor layer and a protective film covering the phosphor layer and the substrate, wherein the phosphor layer comprises two or more layers, and satisfying the following expression 1: 1.0≦B/A≦1000 Expression 1: wherein B is an average activator concentration (mol %) of an uppermost phosphor layer, based on a phosphor and A is an average activator concentration (mol %) of the other phosphor layers, based on a phosphor. |
US07964854B2 |
Method of luminescent solid state dosimetry of mixed radiations
A method of determining the doses of neutrons, gamma and X-ray photons, beta, alpha and other ionizing radiations using a method of image processing in spatial and frequency domain that produces parameters that are related to the radiation dose absorbed in a luminescent material. Portions of the luminescent material may be covered by different converters to allow for doses of different radiations to be discriminated. |
US07964847B2 |
Illuminating system for in-flight refueling operations
The invention relates to a system for illuminating an in-flight refueling operation involving a tanker aircraft (14) and a receiver aircraft (13), comprising: a generating device (2) for generating a light emission, substantially in a near infrared spectrum; a directing device (12) for directing the emission to define an emission envelope (15) containing a spatial range of in-flight refueling positions of the receiver aircraft (13) relative to the tanker aircraft (14); further comprising a collecting device (3) for collecting the light emission generated by the generating device (2) and means (5) for transmitting the light emission collected by the collecting device (3) to the directing device (12). The invention also relates to a method for illuminating an in-flight refueling operation involving a tanker aircraft (14) and a receiver aircraft (13), said method defining an emission envelope (15) which contains a spatial range of in-flight refueling positions of the receiver aircraft (13) relative to the tanker aircraft (14). |
US07964846B2 |
Retractable lens-coupled electron microscope camera with image sensor in electron microscope vacuum chamber
A lens-coupled camera for an electron microscope is disclosed. The camera includes a CCD, a scintillator, at least one lens, and a mirror, such that at least the CCD and scintillator are housed in the vacuum chamber of the electron microscope, which has only one vacuum chamber. In a further embodiment, the CCD, scintillator, lens and mirror are affixed to a fixed mechanical linkage such that the CCD, scintillator, lens and mirror move together when the camera is retracted. |
US07964845B2 |
Charged particle beam device
The charged particle beam device of this invention separately detects secondary signal particles emitted from the surface of a sample, dark field signal particles scattered within and transmitted through the sample, bright field signal particles transmitted through the sample without being scattered within the sample, and thereby allows the operator to observe the image with an optimum contrast according to applications. In order to detect only the dark field transmitted signal particles scattered within the sample, among the transmitted signal particles obtained by the primary charged particle beams having transmitted through the thin film sample, the device includes a transmitted signal conversion member having an opening through which the bright field transmitted signal particles not being scattered within the sample can pass, and a detection means for detecting signals colliding against the conversion member. |
US07964838B2 |
Photo sensing method with a variation of received light calculated based on a difference between positive and negative voltages of a capacitance
The present invention discloses a photosensitive circuit comprising a photosensitivity unit, a capacitance and a switch unit. The photosensitivity unit is capable of receiving a received light, and the capacitance is capable of storing a photoelectric current corresponding to the received light. The switch unit is used to respectively provide the positive voltage of the capacitance to a comparison unit at a first time period, and the negative voltage of the capacitance to a comparison unit at a second time period. The comparison unit outputs a detection value according to the positive voltage and the negative voltage of the capacitance, the detection value is related to the distance between an object and the photosensitive circuit. The present invention further disclose a photosensitive chip to drive a luminescent unit to provide a detective light. The photosensitive chip comprises a sampling clock generator, the ambient light sensor unit, a proximity sensor unit and a driving clock generator. |
US07964834B2 |
Low backscatter test method and apparatus
A compact instrument enables placement of the instrument such that the image of the laser beam, as retro reflected and diffracted, forms outside the tracking field of view. The target source and beam camera can be located at the focus of a Cassegrain objective. Embodiments include shared objective and twin objective design. With a shared objective design, both the beam projector and profiling camera can see the same focal length. A two objective design can use two different focal lengths. |
US07964833B2 |
Multi-focal intraocular lens system and methods
The invention pertains to methods, components, and operations of multi-focal intraocular lens systems, including range finding for driving same and for discriminating between multiple objects and varying brightness conditions. The invention also pertains to intraocular photosensors and range-finding methods to be used with intra-ocular lens systems, and components, that provide multi-focal IOL capabilities in dynamic visual environments. |
US07964832B2 |
Evaluation device of optical writing device and evaluation method thereof
Disclosed is an evaluation device of an optical writing device, comprising: the optical writing device; a light reception section; a drive section; and a control section to light each light emitting element in a previously set lighting pattern based on a light amount; to drive the drive section to move the light reception section to a position opposite to the light emitting element to be lit; to calculate characteristic data based on a light amount value of the light received by the light reception section; to calculate a first calculation value based on the characteristic data for each light emitting element; to calculate a second calculation value different from the first calculation value based on the characteristic data; to calculate a third calculation value based on the first calculation value and the second calculation value; and to instruct the display section to display the third calculation value. |
US07964828B2 |
Microwave heating applicator
A new type of microwave applicator has been disclosed. The applicator according to an embodiment of the invention makes use of an evanescent main power-transferring mode. This evanescent mode is complemented by a second mode, which is a propagating mode that has the purpose of providing a counter-directed magnetic field in the y-direction at the horizontal, y-directed applicator wall opening. The effect of the cooperation of the two applicator modes is that the field pattern extends over a significant distance below the applicator opening, such that a load placed below the applicator opening is heated by a field pattern of the mode combination. |
US07964826B2 |
Modular heater systems
A modular heater system is provided that includes a heat trace assembly and a connector assembly. The heat trace assembly has a heat trace section that defines a plurality of fins, an insulation jacket surrounding the heat trace section, and at least one terminating member disposed at an end of the heat trace section. The connector assembly has a shell, including a plurality of outer walls and inner walls defining cavities therebetween, and a fitting heater assembly that includes a fitting adapter, a heat trace section disposed around the fitting adapter, and an outer casing disposed around the fitting adapter. |
US07964823B2 |
Wall oven and corresponding method
In an embodiment, a wall oven has a cooking cavity surrounded by a baffled cavity. The wall oven has a door for restricting access to the cooking cavity. A control cavity has a front surface maintaining controls for operation of the wall oven. An exhaust fan is in flow communication with the control cavity and the baffled cavity for directing air from the control cavity and the baffled cavity into an exhaust cavity. An air divider separates the control cavity from the exhaust cavity. A method for cooling a control panel of a wall oven is also disclosed. |
US07964808B2 |
Button apparatus and mobile appliance having the same
A button apparatus and a mobile appliance having the same are provided. A button cover plate having button areas forms an external portion of a case of the appliance. The button areas may be flat on the surface of the button cover plate 36, and include compression bosses on a rear side thereof that contact and manipulate corresponding switches mounted on a substrate. The button cover plate may be seated in a button recess formed on the case 10. When so arranged, the button apparatus does not project from an outer surface of the mobile appliance, and an external design of the mobile appliance may be varied. |
US07964802B2 |
Interposer for decoupling integrated circuits on a circuit board
An interposer (20) is used for decoupling a microchip (10) on a circuit board (30). The interposer (20) contains on its upper and lower surfaces structured metal layers (26a-26d) for attachment to the microchip (10) and the circuit board (30), respectively. Inside the interposer, there are two sets of mutually isolated metal structures (21, 22) extending substantially perpendicular to the upper and lower surfaces of said interposer (20). The first set (21) extends closer towards the upper surface than the second set (22), while said second set (22) extends closer towards the lower surface than said first set (21). |
US07964801B2 |
Circuit board structure and fabrication method thereof
A circuit board structure and fabrication method thereof are disclosed, including: a circuit board with a circuit layer thereon; a reactant formed on the surface of the circuit layer, wherein the reactant is an organic metallic polymer having a polymer end and a metal ion end; and a dielectric layer formed above the reactant and the circuit board, thus forming a metallic bond between the metal ion end of the reactant and the circuit layer and forming a chemical bond between the polymer end of the reactant and the dielectric layer. Owing to enhanced bonding between the dielectric layer and the circuit board, electrical performance of the circuit board structure is improved, and the demand for fine circuits is met. |
US07964799B2 |
Bushing
A bushing for an electrical device including an insulating core, where at least a part of the insulating core includes a continuous diffusion barrier with firm adhesion to the insulating core. The bushing is manufactured by coating at least a part of the insulating core with the continuous diffusion barrier. |
US07964795B2 |
Wire harness fixing structure
There is disclosed a wire harness fixing structure for fixing a wire harness to a mounting portion, the wire harness comprising wires, and a corrugated tube through which the wires pass. The corrugated tube is divided into a plurality of sections in a longitudinal direction thereof. That portion of the wires exposed at a division portion is held by a fixing device, and the fixing device is fixed to the mounting portion. |
US07964794B2 |
Side-open outlet box arrangement
An outlet box arrangement having an adjustable capacity for receiving electric outlets includes an outlet box having a side wall, a top wall and bottom wall extending therefrom defining an outlet socket. A top flange and bottom flange extending from the top wall and bottom wall, respectively, on which flange mounting holes are provided for enabling the outlet box to assemble with an outlet box cover for protecting the electric outlets installed in the outlet socket. Further, the outlet box is adapted to assemble with another in an edge-to-edge manner by securing the flange mounting holes of the two outlet boxes with fasteners, thereby expanding the outlet socket to receive additional electric outlets. |
US07964790B2 |
Dye for photoelectric device and photoelectric device comprising the dye
Disclosed herein are a novel dye for a photoelectric device and a photoelectric device comprising the dye. More particularly, the dye for a photoelectric device incorporates different quaternary ammoniums into a carboxyl or phosphoric acid-substituted bipyridyl ligand of the dye, and a photoelectric device comprising the same. The dye for a photoelectric device as disclosed herein exhibits improved photosensitivity and light absorbing characteristics, thereby making it possible to fabricate a highly efficient photoelectric device when the dye is included in the device. |
US07964789B2 |
Germanium solar cell and method for the production thereof
A method is disclosed for passivating and contacting a surface of a germanium substrate. A passivation layer of amorphous silicon material is formed on the germanium surface. A contact layer of metal is then formed on the passivation. The structure is heated so that the germanium surface makes contact with the contact layer. Thus, a passivated germanium surface is disclosed, as well as a solar cell comprising such a structure. |
US07964788B2 |
Front electrode for use in photovoltaic device and method of making same
This invention relates to a front electrode/contact for use in an electronic device such as a photovoltaic device. In certain example embodiments, the front electrode of a photovoltaic device or the like includes a multilayer coating including at least one transparent conductive oxide (TCO) layer (e.g., of or including a material such as tin oxide, ITO, zinc oxide, or the like) and/or at least one conductive substantially metallic IR reflecting layer (e.g., based on silver, gold, or the like). In certain example instances, the multilayer front electrode coating may include one or more conductive metal(s) oxide layer(s) and one or more conductive substantially metallic IR reflecting layer(s) in order to provide for reduced visible light reflection, increased conductivity, cheaper manufacturability, and/or increased infrared (IR) reflection capability. In certain example embodiments, the front electrode acts as not only a transparent conductive front contact/electrode but also a short pass filter that allows an increased amount of photons having high energy (such as in visible and near infra-red regions of the spectrum) into the active region or absorber of the photovoltaic device. |
US07964784B2 |
Thermogenerator
A thermogenerator with a first electrical voltage source (20) having a first voltage output (30) and a second electric voltage source (40) having a second voltage output (50). The first electrical voltage source (20) is formed of a first thermoelectric element (25), and a third voltage output (60) is provided, coupled to the first voltage output (30) and the second voltage output (50). A method is disclosed for the conversion of thermal energy into electrical energy, in which electrical voltage is generated by a first thermoelectric element (25), and where voltage is generated at least some of the time by means of a second voltage source (40), and where, by means of a converter circuit (150), the electric voltage from the first thermoelectric element (25) is converted to a higher voltage level. |
US07964781B1 |
Rotating multi-stem instrument bracket
An assembly for mounting musical instruments comprises a base, a bearing, the bearing secured to the base, a post, the post comprising a head, the head comprising a plurality of mounting flanges for mounting a musical instrument, and a body, the body fixedly connected to head at a first end, the body further rotatably engaged to the bearing at a second end. |
US07964772B2 |
Pea line 08270930
The invention provides seed and plants of the pea line designated 08270930. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pea line 08270930, and to methods for producing a pea plant produced by crossing a plant of pea line 08270930 with itself or with another pea plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of pea line 08270930, including the seed, pod, and gametes of such plants. |
US07964769B2 |
Sugar and lipid metabolism regulators in plants II
Isolated nucleic acids and proteins associated with lipid and sugar metabolism regulation are provided. In particular, lipid metabolism proteins (LMP) and encoding nucleic acids originating from Arabidopsis thaliana are provided. The nucleic acids and proteins are used in methods of producing transgenic plants and modulating levels of seed storage compounds. Preferably, the seed storage compounds are lipids, fatty acids, starches or seed storage proteins. |
US07964768B2 |
Non-dehiscent sesame variety Sesaco 27
Improved non-dehiscent sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) designated Sesaco 27 (S27) is herein disclosed. Its degree of shatter resistance, or seed retention, makes S27 suitable for mechanized harvesting and for selection for sesame crop growth in certain geographical locations, particularly where lodging is a high risk factor. |
US07964767B2 |
Transgenic mice expressing baculovirus soluble GP64 and methods of using such mice to make antibodies
Membrane proteins that are background antigens were solubilized, and transgenic animals were produced using genes encoding these soluble proteins. Antibodies against the background antigen membrane proteins comprised in the immunogens were not found in these transgenic animals, and even when genes encoding soluble proteins were used, immunotolerance against the full-length membrane proteins could be induced. Moreover, by expressing the background antigen membrane proteins as soluble proteins inside the bodies of transgenic animals, unfavorable phenotypes that appear when the full-length membrane proteins are expressed could be avoided, and such animals were made widely available as immunized animals. |
US07964766B2 |
Wound cleansing apparatus in-situ
An apparatus for cleansing wounds, in which wound exudate is removed from a wound bed and selectively cleansed and returned to the wound. The cleansing means removes materials deleterious to wound healing, and the cleansed fluid, still containing materials that are beneficial in promoting wound healing, is returned to the wound bed. The associated wound dressing and cleansing means are conformable to the wound, and may have irrigant fluid circulated from a reservoir by a device for moving fluid through a flow path which passes through the dressing and a means for fluid cleansing and back to the dressing. |
US07964764B2 |
Hydrocarbon synthesis
A method of synthesizing hydrocarbons from smaller hydrocarbons includes the steps of hydrocarbon halogenation, simultaneous oligomerization and hydrogen halide neutralization, and product recovery, with a metal-oxygen cataloreactant used to facilitate carbon-carbon coupling. Treatment with air or oxygen liberates halogen and regenerates the cataloreactant. |
US07964763B2 |
Oligomerisation of olefinic compounds in an aliphatic medium
This invention relates to a process for producing an oligomeric product by the oligomerization of at least one olefinic compound by contacting the at least one olefinic compound with an oligomerization catalyst in an aliphatic liquid medium at a reaction temperature of at least 50° C. The catalyst comprises the combination of a source of a transition metal; and a ligating compound of the formula (R1)m X1 (Y) X2 (R2)m. |
US07964761B2 |
Processes for catalytic conversion of lignin to liquid bio-fuels and novel bio-fuels
Processes for conversion of lignin to liquid products such as bio-fuels and fuel additives are disclosed and described. A process for conversion of a lignin material to bio-fuels can include subjecting the lignin material to a base catalyzed depolymerization reaction to produce a partially depolymerized lignin. The partially depolymerized lignin can then be subjected to a stabilization/partial hydrodeoxygenation reaction to form a partially hydrodeoxygenated product. Following partial hydrodeoxygenation, the partially hydrodeoxygenated product can be reacted in a hydroprocessing step to form a bio-fuel. Each of these reaction steps can be performed in single or multiple steps, depending on the design of the process. The production of an intermediate partially hydrodeoxygenation product and subsequent reaction thereof can significantly reduce or eliminate reactor plugging and catalyst coking. A variety of useful bio-fuels such as fuels, fuel additives, and the like, including gasoline and jet or rocket fuels are describe which can be readily produced from renewable lignin materials in an improved conversion process. |
US07964760B2 |
Process for the separation of fluorocarbons using ionic liquids
This invention relates to a process for separating 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane or 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane from a mixture comprising both 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane and 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane wherein at least one ionic liquid is used to enhance the efficiency of the separation. |
US07964759B2 |
Method for producing 3,3,3-trifluoropropyne
Disclosed is a method for producing 3,3,3-trifluoropropyne, which is characterized in that a base is reacted with (Z)-1-halogeno-3,3,3-trifluoropropene represented by formula [1]. It is possible by this production method to obtain 3,3,3-trifluoropropyne with high yield. Furthermore, since waste disposal is also easy, it is a production method that is industrially advantageous. |
US07964757B2 |
Process for producing triphenylene compound and crystal obtained by the process
An object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing high-purity hydroxytriphenylenes in which not only inexpensive raw materials can be used but also no complicated steps of deprotection such as dealkylation, and reduction and the like are necessary, and which is thereby advantageous in industrial production. Also there is provided a novel crystal of 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexahydroxytriphenylene monohydrate, which has satisfactory thermal stability. The process for producing a compound represented by the general formula (2) is characterized by reacting a compound represented by the general formula (1) in the presence of a metal oxide comprising a metal selected from trivalent iron, pentavalent vanadium and hexavalent molybdenum and of a nonvolatile strong acid: wherein, Rs are each independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms or an alkoxy group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms. |
US07964756B2 |
Process for absorbing methylacrolein with ionic liquid
Disclosed is a process for absorbing methylacrolein, characterized in that it absorbs methylacrolein by an absorbent comprising an ionic liquid. The absorbent can absorb methylacrolein effectively, and it is easy to be separated from methylacrolein, regenerated and recycled. It is a green absorbent. The technique is a green methylacrolein absorbing and separating technique. |
US07964755B2 |
Curcumin synthesis
Process for the preparation of curcumin by condensation of vanillin with acetylacetone in the presence of boric acid and an aliphatic or araliphatic amine in a highly polar, aprotic solvent, under concomitant removal of water. |
US07964753B2 |
Formoterol tartrate process and polymorph
A method of preparation of a highly pure salt of R,R-formoterol L-tartrate is disclosed. The process provides the most thermodynamically stable polymorph by recrystallization of a novel polymorph. |
US07964752B2 |
Bifunctional compound containing amino group and diaminedithiol ligand and manufacturing method thereof
A bifunctional compound containing an amino group and diaminedithiol ligand and a manufacturing method thereof are revealed, the bifunctional compound includes at least one amino group and a diaminedithiol (N2S2) ligand. The amino groups is for reacting with compounds containing carboxylic acids or halogens while the N2S2 ligand binds with technetium or rhenium so as to form an anion complex. The thiol group in the N2S2 ligand is protected by a protecting group for prevention of oxidation and easy storage. This protecting group is released easily during complex reactions. Due to the bifunctional property, the compound is applied to preparation of radiopharmaceuticals such as imaging agents and targeted agents. |
US07964746B2 |
Copper precursors for CVD/ALD/digital CVD of copper metal films
Copper precursors useful for depositing copper or copper-containing films on substrates, e.g., microelectronic device substrates or other surfaces. The precursors includes copper compounds of various classes, including copper borohydrides, copper compounds with cyclopentadienyl-type ligands, copper compounds with cyclopentadienyl-type and isocyanide ligands, and stabilized copper hydrides. The precursors can be utilized in solid or liquid forms that are volatilized to form precursor vapor for contacting with the substrate, to form deposited copper by techniques such as chemical vapor deposition (CVD), atomic layer deposition (ALD) or rapid vapor deposition (digital CVD). |
US07964742B2 |
Process for preparation of citalopram and enantiomers
The present invention provides a process for preparation of 1-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-1,3-dihydro-5-isobenzofuran carbonitrile comprising reacting a compound of formula IVa, in the presence of a base with a compound of formula RX, wherein R is selected from alkyl, alkenyl, aryl and heteroaryl which may be optionally substituted with electron withdrawing groups and X is selected from F, Cl, Br, I, CN, OTf and OR1, wherein Tf represents trifluoromethanesulfonyl group, and R1 is optionally substituted alkyl, Z is a cyano group or a group that may be converted to a cyano group; further wherein RX is selected such that an intermediate ether derivative, a compound of formula Va formed from said reaction cyclizes to a compound of formula VI, and where Z is not a cyano group, conversion of the group Z in the compound of formula VI to a cyano group to form 1-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-1,3-dihydro-5-isobenzofuran carbonitrile. The present invention also provides novel ether compound, a compound of formula Va and a process for preparation thereof. |
US07964741B2 |
Bibenzothiophene derivatives
Compounds containing bibenzochalcogenophene structures are provided in which the chalcogenide is sulfur, selenium, or tellurium. The compounds are characterized by planarity, rigid conjugation structure and high charge mobility making them useful as organic semiconductor in optical devices, electronic devices and integrated devices like organic field effect transistors (OFET) for thin film transistor liquid crystal display (LCD), electrophoretic display such as electronic paper, organic light emitting diode (OLED) for flat panel displays, organic radio frequency identification (ORFID) tags, organic photovoltaic (OPV), sensor devices, and analog and digital electronics. |
US07964738B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use of lipophilic, silicon-substituted, cyclooxygenase-2 selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and derivatives
Novel compositions of silicon-substituted carboxylic acid-containing-nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, their preparation and use in methods for treating, preventing and/or reducing inflammation, pain, angiogenesis, and cortical dementias including Alzheimer's disease, inflammation-related cardiovascular disorders and cancer are described. The compositions and methods are effective at decreasing or reversing the gastrointestinal, renal and other toxicities resulting from the use of non-selective carboxylate-containing-nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. |
US07964736B2 |
Phosphagen synthesis
Cyclocreatine phosphate can be prepared in large quantities from inexpensive starting materials to afford a stable product. |
US07964735B2 |
Insecticidal 3-acylaminobenzanilides
Novel 3-acylaminobenzanilides of the formula (I) wherein R1 represents phenyl which may be substituted or a 5-member or 6-member heterocyclic ring group, which may be substituted, containing at least one hetero-atom selected from the group consisting of N, O, and S; R2 represents halogen, C1-6 alkyl, or C1-6 haloalkyl; R3 represents C1-6 haloalkyl, C1-6 haloalkoxy, C1-6 haloalkylthio, C1-6 haloalkylsulfinyl, or C1-6 haloalkylsulfonyl; R4 represents halogen, C1-6 alkyl, or C1-6 haloalkyl; X represents halogen, C1-6 alkyl, or C1-6 haloalkyl; and n represents 0 or 1 and the compounds are used as insecticides, and a use of the new compounds as insecticides. |
US07964734B2 |
Raloxifene acid addition salts and/or solvates thereof, improved method for purification of said raloxifene acid addition salts and/or solvates thereof and pharmaceutical compositions comprising these
Raloxifene acid addition salts or solvates thereof, having improved dissolution properties in media comprising hydrochloric acid are described, compared with similar preparations based on raloxifene or raloxifene hydrochloride. The disclosed acid addition salts or solvates thereof show an improved bioavailability in media comprising hydrochloric acid, such as the gastric juice. The acid addition salts or solvates thereof are addition salts or solvates of raloxifene and a pharmaceutical acceptable acid selected among succinic acid, lactic acid, malonic acid or sulphuric acid. Further, crystalline forms of the raloxifene salts and solvates thereof are disclosed. The raloxifene acid addition salts and/or solvates thereof are useful for the preparation of pharmaceutical composition for oral administration capable of fast and reliable release of the active ingredients in the stomach of the patient, in particular for the treatment of cancer or osteoporosis, or for inhibiting cartilage degradation. A new method for preparation of raloxifene lactate is also disclosed. |
US07964732B2 |
Substituted bicyclocarboxyamide compounds
This invention provides a compound of the formula These compounds are useful for the treatment of disease conditions caused by overactivation of the VR1 receptor such as pain, or the like in mammal. This invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising the above compound. |
US07964730B2 |
Amino-substituted ethylamino β2 adrenergic receptor agonists
The invention provides novel β2 adrenergic receptor agonist compounds. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, methods of using such compounds to treat diseases associated with β2 adrenergic receptor activity, and processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds. |
US07964725B2 |
Heteroarylbenzamide derivatives for use in the treatment of diabetes
The invention relates to a novel group of compounds of Formula (I) or a salt thereof: wherein R1, R2, R3, n, A and HET-1 are as described in the specification, which may be useful in the treatment or prevention of a disease or medical condition mediated through glucokinase (GLK) such as type 2 diabetes. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds, methods of treatment of diseases mediated by GLK using said compounds and methods for preparing compounds of Formula (I). |
US07964721B2 |
Ratiometric fluorescent chemosensor for selective detection of Hg (II) ions
A mercury selective fluorescent chemosensor for detecting mercury ions by a compound represented by formula 1 and a novel fluorescent sensitive compound prepared by introducing two aminopyrene functions as a fluorescent sensitive moiety into a binding site of the compound of formula 1 is used for selectively detecting mercury ions are provided. The mercury selective fluorescent sensitive chemosensor is a switch type chemosensor having ON-OFF-type Hg2+-selective fluorescence quenching behavior and is not affected by other coexistent metal ions. Changes in fluorescence of the compounds of formula 1 were analyzed by ratiometric approach using monomer and excimer emissions of the pyrene fluorophore to selectively signal the concentration of mercury ions. The chemosensor can detect mercury ions in a micromolar unit even in a solution including an excess of water. Accordingly, the mercury selective fluorescent chemosensor for detecting mercury ions can be used effectively in environmental and medical applications. |
US07964720B2 |
Method of making porphyrins
A method of making a compound of Formula I: is carried out by condensing a pair of compounds of Formula II (which pair may be the same or different), or by condensing a compound of Formula III with a compound Formula IV, to produce a compound of Formula I. The condensing step may be carried out with a metal salt under basic conditions. |
US07964705B2 |
Humaneered anti-factor B antibody
This invention relates to humaneered anti-factor B antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof with reduced immunogenicity. The humaneered anti-factor B antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof are derived from murine monoclonal antibody 1379, which binds factor B in the third short consensus repeat (“SCR”) domain and selectively inhibits activation of the alternative complement pathway by preventing formation of the C3bBb complex. The invention also relates to methods of treating diseases or disorders in which activation of the alternative complement pathway plays a role, and methods of selectively inhibiting activation of the alternative complement pathway in an individual in need thereof. |
US07964704B2 |
Preparation of high purity collagen
A method of preparing collagen by first producing a collagen matrix and then extracting collagen from the matrix. |
US07964701B2 |
Alpha-fetoprotein peptides
The invention relates to compounds that include peptides that inhibit estrogen receptor dependent cell proliferation. The compounds of the invention are useful for treating cell proliferative disorders or physiological conditions characterized by undesirable or unwanted estrogen induced cell proliferation, including breast cancer. |
US07964700B2 |
Inhibitors of Taspase1 protease activity
A novel protease, Taspase1, is described. Taspase1 is involved in the cleavage of the myeloid/lymphoid or mixed-lineage leukemia (i.e., MLL) protein, which is required for proper HOX gene regulation. Diagnostic methods utilizing Taspase1 are provided, as well as inhibitors of Taspase1. Methods of using the inhibitors of Taspase1 are also described. For example an inhibitor of Taspase1 can be used to treat a cancer, e.g., leukemia, in a subject. |
US07964699B2 |
Polymer stream transfer
Process for heating a polymer-containing stream being transferred from a polymerization reactor to a degassing vessel operating at a pressure between 6 bara and 12 bara. The process includes passing the stream through a heater having a transfer line for the stream and a device for heating the transfer line. The pressure drop in the heater is between 5% and 50% of the total pressure drop between the polymerization reactor and the entry to the degassing vessel. The pressure drop across the length of the heater is less than 0.5 barh per tonne of polymer, and the average Reynolds number across the cross-section of the stream at any point along the length of the transfer line of the heater is greater than 500,000, such that at least 90 mol% of the hydrocarbon fluids withdrawn from the polymerization reactor operation are vaporized before entry into the degassing vessel. |
US07964698B2 |
Wholly aromatic liquid crystalline polyetherimide (LC-PEI) resins
The benefits of liquid crystal polymers and polyetherimides are combined in an all-aromatic thermoplastic liquid crystalline polyetherimide. Because of the unique molecular structure, all-aromatic thermotropic liquid crystal polymers exhibit outstanding processing properties, excellent barrier properties, low solubilities and low coefficients of thermal expansion in the processing direction. These characteristics are combined with the strength, thermal, and radiation stability of polyetherimides. |
US07964696B2 |
Chain extenders
The present invention relates to chain extenders, processes for their preparation and their use in the preparation of biocompatible biodegradable polyurethanes and polyurethane ureas for biomedical applications such as stents, scaffolds for tissue engineering. The chain extenders comprise a compound of formula (I) |
US07964695B2 |
Chain extenders
This invention provides chain extender compositions. These compositions comprise (i) an aromatic primary diamine, and (ii) a component selected from the group consisting of: (a) an aliphatic secondary diamine; (b) an aliphatic primary diamine; (c) an aliphatic secondary diamine and an aliphatic primary diamine; (d) a diimine; and (e) a combination of any two or more of (a) through (d). When (ii) is (a), (a) has amino hydrocarbyl groups which are secondary or tertiary hydrocarbyl groups; when (ii) is (d), and (d) is an aromatic diimine, each imino hydrocarbylidene group has at least two carbon atoms. Processes for producing polyurethanes, polyureas, and polyurea-urethanes are also provided. |
US07964692B2 |
Polymer obtained by addition-polymerization initiated by a silicon compound
A polymer represented by Formula (7): wherein all variables are defined in the specification, including P1 which is a polymer chain obtained by polymerizing an addition-polymerizable monomer, which makes it possible to control the structure of the polymer as a molecular aggregate. |
US07964691B2 |
Olefin-diene copolymer and process for producing the same
A copolymer containing units represented by the defined formula (1) and olefin units; and a process for producing the copolymer, which comprises the step of copolymerizing a compound represented by the defined formula (3) with an olefin, the units represented by the formula (1) being polymerized units of the compound represented by the formula (3) such as 5,5-diallyl-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane. |
US07964689B2 |
Superabsorbent polymer made from acrylic acid
The invention relates to a superabsorbent polymer that includes a (meth)acrylic acid made by a process that comprises the following process steps: a) (meth)acrylic acid is crystallized out from a mother liquor; b) crystallized (meth)acrylic acid is separated from the mother liquor; c) at least part of the separated (meth)acrylic acid crystals are melted; d) the melted part is at least partially recycled to the step a) or step b). The superabsorbent polymer according to the present invention includes an process to make (meth)acrylic acid, the apparatus suitable for implementing the process, and the use of the apparatus for the production of (meth)acrylic acid characterized by a high purity of the thereby obtainable (meth)acrylic acid as well as by a high efficiency with regard to the achievable yield and necessary energy requirement, thereby providing an improved superabsorbent polymer. |
US07964684B2 |
Antireflection film forming composition, antireflection film and optical device
An antireflection film forming composition, includes: a polymerized product of Compound (I) having m number of RSi(O0.5)3 units, in which m stands for an integer of from 8 to 16, and Rs each independently represents a non-hydrolyzable group, with the proviso that at least two of Rs each represents a vinyl- or ethynyl-containing group, wherein each of the RSi(O0.5)3 units is linked to another RSi(O0.5)3 unit while having an oxygen atom in common and constitutes a cage structure, and wherein, of solids contained in the composition, the polymerized product obtained by a polymerization reaction of Compound (I) amounts to 60 mass % or greater and Compound (I) amounts to 15 mass % or less. |
US07964683B2 |
Biocompatible polymeric compound, biocompatible polymer and polymer particles
The compound represented by general formula (I) below: wherein R10 represents hydrogen atom or methyl group; X represents —O(C═O)— or the like; and R represents hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or the like, and a polymer obtained by polymerizing a polymeric compound comprising the compound, which are useful for manufacturing hydrophilic polymer materials of high biocompatibility. |
US07964679B2 |
Process for the polymerization of alpha olefins
A process for preparing 1-butene polymers, comprising polymerizing 1-butene or copolymerizing 1-butene with ethylene, propylene or an alpha-olefin of formula CH2═CHT wherein T is a C3-C10 alkyl group, in the presence of a catalyst system obtainable by contacting: A) a metallocene compound belonging to formula (I): wherein M is zirconium titanium or hafnium; X, equal to or different from each other, is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon radical, optionally containing heteroatoms; R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12 and R13 are hydrogen atoms, or C1-C4O hydrocarbon radicals optionally containing heteroatoms; R1, R2 and R3, are linear or branched, C1-C20-alkyl radicals, optionally containing heteroatoms: B) a lumoxane or a compound capable of forming an alkyl metallocene cation; and optionally C) organo aluminum compound. |
US07964674B2 |
Hydrogenated copolymer and composition containing the same
A hydrogenated copolymer obtained by hydrogenating an unhydrogenated copolymer comprising conjugated diene monomer units and vinyl aromatic monomer units, the hydrogenated copolymer containing at least one hydrogenated copolymer block (B) which is obtained by hydrogenating an unhydrogenated random copolymer block comprised of conjugated diene monomer units and vinyl aromatic monomer units, wherein the hydrogenated copolymer has the following characteristics: the hydrogenated copolymer has a content of the vinyl aromatic monomer units of from more than 40% by weight to less than 95% by weight; at least one peak of loss tangent (tan δ) is observed at −10 to 80° C. in a dynamic viscoelastic spectrum obtained with respect to the hydrogenated copolymer; and substantially no crystallization peak ascribed to the copolymer block (B) is observed at −20 to 80° C. in a differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) chart obtained with respect to the hydrogenated copolymer. |
US07964669B2 |
Temporary wet strength resin for paper applications
A thermosetting resin comprising a reacted A) first partially crosslinked glyoxalated polymer comprising a reacted (i) first polyacrylamide backbone and (ii) a first glyoxal component; and B) a second crosslinked glyoxalated polymer comprising a reacted (i) second polyacrylamide backbone and (ii) a second glyoxyal component; such that the first polyacrylamide backbone has a molecular weight that is less than the molecular weight of the second polyacrylamide backbone; and the first polyacrylamide backbone and the second polyacrylamide backbone have a weight ratio ranging from 75:25 to 95:5. Methods for making and using the resin. Fibrous substrates made with the resin. |
US07964666B2 |
Thermoplastic resin composition
The present invention is a thermoplastic resin composition which is obtained by adding a specific modified vinyl copolymer having a specific intrinsic viscosity to a composition comprising a styrene-based resin and a polyamide resin. The thermoplastic resin composition has excellent flowability and has a far better surface appearance than conventional ones while satisfactorily retaining rigidity, heat resistance, chemical resistance, and impact resistance at room and low temperatures. |
US07964665B2 |
Cationic polyurethane resin aqueous dispersion, ink-jet receiving agent including the same, and ink-jet recording medium using the same
A cationic polyurethane resin aqueous dispersion wherein a cationic polyurethane resin (B) including a structural unit (A) represented by the following general formula (I) is dispersed in aqueous medium, and the content of a cationic amino group of the structural unit (A) in the cationic polyurethane resin (B) is 0.005 to 1.5 equivalents/kg. (In the formula, R1, represents an alkylene group which may include an alicyclic structure, a residue of bivalent phenol or polyoxyalkylene group, R2 and R3 each independently represents an alkyl group which may include an alicyclic structure, and R4 represents a hydrogen atom or a residue of the quaternizing agent which is introduced by the quaternizing reaction, and X− represents an anionic counter ion.) |
US07964662B2 |
Adhesive formulation for vacuum forming applications
An aqueous adhesive composition comprising a polychloroprene emulsion; an adhesion promoting agent that promotes adhesion to polyolefin substrates; a polyurethane polymer dispersion; an aqueous tackifying resin dispersion; and a rubber latex dispersion. A multi-layer composite and methods for adhering a thermoplastic material to a rigid substrate using the aqueous adhesive composition also are described. |
US07964661B2 |
Flame resistant thermoplastic resin composition having improved impact resistance and chemical resistance
A flame resistant thermoplastic resin composition having improved impact resistance and chemical resistance is provided. The flame resistant thermoplastic resin composition includes about 100 parts by weight of a base resin; about 3 to about 20 parts by weight of a halogen-containing flame retardant (C); and about 0.1 to about 6 parts by weight of an antimony-containing flame retarding aid (D). The base resin includes about 20 to about 99% by weight of an epoxy group-containing rubber modified aromatic vinyl based resin (A) comprising about 1 to about 99% by weight of an epoxy-containing rubber modified aromatic vinyl based copolymer (Al), about 1 to about 99% by weight of an epoxy-containing vinyl copolymer (A2), and about 0 to about 98% by weight of an aromatic vinyl based copolymer (A3), and about 1 to about 80% by weight of a polyester resin (B). |
US07964660B2 |
Process for producing aqueous pigment dispersion
The present invention relates to a process for producing a water-based pigment dispersion which includes a first step of mixing (A) an emulsion composition including a water-insoluble polymer having a specific weight-average molecular weight and containing a salt-forming group, an organic solvent having a specific solubility in water, a neutralizing agent and water, with (B) a pigment to obtain a preliminary dispersion having a content of non-volatile components of from 5 to 50% by weight and a weight ratio of the organic solvent to water [organic solvent/water] of from 0.1 to 0.9; a second step of continuously dispersing the preliminary dispersion by using a media-type dispersing device and continuously separating the resultant dispersion from media particles; and a third step of further dispersing the resultant dispersion by using a homogenizer, as well as a water-based ink for ink-jet printing containing the water-based pigment dispersion which not only satisfies a high optical density but also exhibits excellent gloss and rubbing resistance. |
US07964651B2 |
Sulfonyl grafted heterocycle materials for proton conducting electrolytes
A proton conducting polymer includes a polymer backbone and a heterocyclic compound attached to the polymer backbone. The heterocyclic compound includes a sulfonyl functionality bonded to heterocyclic compound. |
US07964645B2 |
Di-aromatic substituted amides as inhibitors for GlyT-1
The present invention relates to compounds of formula I wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, X, and n are as defined herein and the dotted line denotes an optional bond and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof. The compounds are useful in the treatment of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders. |
US07964643B2 |
Aryl alkyl sulfonamides as therapeutic agents for the treatment of bone conditions
The present invention pertains to compounds of the following formula (wherein RP, r, q, RN, Ralk, and Q are as defined herein) and compositions comprising those compounds. The compounds may be used to inhibit osteoclast survival, formation, and/or activity; to inhibit conditions mediated by osteoclasts and/or characterised by bone resorption; in the treatment of bone disorders such as osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer associated bone disease, Paget's disease; and/or in the treatment of conditions associated with inflammation or activation of the immune system. |
US07964640B2 |
Oligomers of straight-chain and unbranched fatty acids and drugs containing these
The present invention relates to new substances which are derived from naturally occurring straight-chain and unbranched fatty acids and also from semi-synthetic and synthetic compounds with principally the same structure in that they represent dimers, trimers, tetramers or higher oligomers of the starting substances. |
US07964639B2 |
Modified retinoid compounds and their uses
A method of minimizing or reducing the toxicity of a retinoid having a free carboxyl group and the resulting modified retinoids are described. The method comprises the step of esterifying the carboxyl group of the retinoid with a highly sterically hindered compound, which is preferably a secondary or tertiary alcohol. The resulting retinoid esters are rendered much less toxic than the starting or parent retinoid. This process provides a retinoid ester analog of reduced toxicity so that it may be administered orally with minimal side effects and with a much greater therapeutic window. The modified retinoid compounds are useful in the treatment and prophylaxis of all diseases and disorders where retinoid compounds have been shown effective. |
US07964637B2 |
Process for producing optically active theaspirane
A simplified production method of stereoisomer of theaspiran having high optical purity has been desired. An alcohol compound having a specific skeleton is enantioselectively esterified with an enzyme, or an ester compound having a specific skeleton is enantioselectively hydrolyzed with an enzyme. The resultant optically active ester or optically active alcohol is used. Thus, optically active theaspiran having a desired configuration and having a high optical purity is obtained in a satisfactory yield. |
US07964632B2 |
Methods of treatment using a prodrug of an excitatory amino acid
This invention relates to synthetic excitatory amino acid prodrugs and processes for their preparation. The invention further relates to methods of using, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising, the compounds for the treatment of neurological disorders and psychiatric disorders. |
US07964628B2 |
Fibrinogen receptor antagonists and their use
This invention relates to novel fused bicyclic compounds of the general formula (I): wherein the symbols are defined herein, to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, processes for preparing the compounds, and to methods of using the compounds, alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents. The compounds are antagonists of the platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa fibrinogen receptor complex, and are therefore useful for the inhibition of platelet aggregation, and for the treatment of thrombotic diseases and other diseases. |
US07964626B2 |
Process for producing N,N′-carbonyldiimidazole
The present invention provides a process for producing N,N′-carbonyldiimidazole, comprising: reacting phosgene, diphosgene, or triphosgene with imidazole in an inert solvent to produce N,N′-carbonyldiimidazole; to imidazole hydrochloride yielded as a by-product in the above step, adding a gaseous or liquid basic compound represented by the below-shown general formula (1) in an inert solvent to conduct neutralization reaction; and circulating the imidazole thus generated to use it as a starting material for N,N′-carbonyldiimidazole production.In the general formula (1), R1, R2, and R3 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, or an ethyl group. The CDI produced by the production process of the invention is a compound useful in the fields of synthesis of pharmaceutical agents, synthesis of agricultural chemicals, peptide synthesis, and the like, e.g., intermolecular condensation reactions, intramolecular condensation reactions for synthesizing N-carboxylic anhydrides, production of activated esters, and the like. The compound is especially suitable for use in applications where colorlessness is required. |
US07964624B1 |
Inhibitors of serine proteases
The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. These compounds inhibit serine protease, particularly the hepatitis C virus NS3-NS4A protease. |
US07964621B2 |
Thioamide compounds, method of making and method of using thereof
The present invention relates to novel thioamide derivatives of formula (I) and formula (Ia): wherein, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, P, Q, T, V, W, X, Y, Z, a, m and n are as defined in the description, compositions thereof, processes for their preparation and their uses as pesticides. |
US07964620B2 |
Imidazole derivatives
The present invention relates to imidazole derivatives of formula I wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, X, Y and R are described hereinabove, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the imidazole derivatives of formula I, a process for preparing a compound of formula I, and a method of treating or preventing acute and/or chronic neurological disorder comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment and/or prevention a therapeutically effective amount of said pharmaceutical composition. These disorders include Alzheimer's disease. These disorders also include mild cognitive impairment. |
US07964619B2 |
Teraryl components as antiparasitic agents
Disclosed herein are novel dicationic teraryl compounds and their aza analogues, including compounds of Formula (IIe): wherein p and q are each 0 and each A, Y and Z is CR4. An exemplary compound of Formula (IIe) is: Methods for combating microbial infections, such as parasitic Leishmania species, with novel dicationic terphenyl compounds and their aza analogues are included. Processes for synthesizing novel dicationic terphenyl compounds and their aza analogues are disclosed along with methods for evaluation of the compounds as potential anti-protozoan agents. |
US07964616B2 |
Compounds 679
The invention provides compounds of formula (I), processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, a process for preparing the pharmaceutical compositions, and their use in therapy, wherein R1, R2, R3 and n are as defined in the specification |
US07964614B2 |
Systemic inflammatory markers as diagnostic tools in the prevention of atherosclerotic diseases and as tools to aid in the selection of agents to be used for the prevention and treatment of atherosclerotic disease
The invention involves methods for characterizing an individual's risk profile of developing a future cardiovascular disorder by obtaining a level of the marker of systemic inflammation in the individual. The invention also involves methods for evaluating the likelihood that an individual will benefit from treatment with an agent for reducing the risk of future cardiovascular disorder. |
US07964609B2 |
Use of mGluR5 antagonists for the treatment of gerd
The present invention relates to the use of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 antagonists for the inhibition of transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxations. A further aspect of the invention is directed to the use of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 antagonists for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease, as well as for the treatment of regurgitation. |
US07964608B2 |
Tricyclic compounds as modulators of TNF-α synthesis
The present invention relates to chemical compounds of Formula (I) are as herein defined, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of use in the treatment of conditions or disorders mediated by TNF-alpha or by PDE4, including but not limited to rheumatoid arthritis. |
US07964607B2 |
Pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine compounds
The invention provides PDE9-inhibiting compounds of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein. Pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds of Formula I, and uses thereof in treating neurodegenerative and cognitive disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia, are also provided. |
US07964604B2 |
Bifeprunox mesylate maintenance dose compositions and methods for using the same
The present disclosure provides novel pharmaceutical dosage forms such as a maintenance treatment dose and methods for making the same, and methods for using said compounds and maintenance treatment doses to treat and prevent diseases and/or disorders. |
US07964602B2 |
Biaryl compounds useful as agonists of the Gpr38 receptor
The present invention relates to novel biaryl derivatives such as compounds of formula (I), which have activity as agonists of the GPR38 receptor and the use of such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions thereof in the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders. |
US07964601B2 |
Melanocortin receptor-specific compounds
A melanocortin receptor-specific compound of the general formula of structure I: where X, R1, R2a, R2b, R3, R4a, R4b, R5a and R5b are as defined in the specification, which compound binds with high affinity to one or more melanocortin receptors and is optionally an agonist, an antagonist, an inverse agonist or an antagonist of an inverse agonist, and may be employed for treatment of one or melanocortin receptor-associated conditions or disorders, and methods for the use of the compounds of the invention. |
US07964597B2 |
Piperazinyl-sulfonamide derivatives useful in the treatment of GPR38 receptor mediated diseases
Disclosed are motilin agonists, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of various disorders. |
US07964587B2 |
Tocopherol and tocotrienol aerosols
Anti-inflammatory compositions include medicaments comprising predetermined amounts of a phytyl substituted chromanol and a prostaglandin E2 inhibitor, wherein: said medicament is in unit dosage form suitable for pharmaceutical administration; said phytyl substituted chromanol is a gamma-tocopherol, delta-tocopherol, gamma-tocotrienol or delta-tocotrienol; said PGE2 inhibitor is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug or an omega-3 fatty acid, such as docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid. |
US07964583B2 |
Salts of isophosphoramide mustard and analogs thereof as anti-tumor agents
The present disclosure relates to salts and compositions of isophosphoramide mustard and isophosphoramide mustard analogs. In one embodiment the salts can be represented by the formula wherein A+ represents an ammonium species selected from the protonated (conjugate acid) or quaternary forms of aliphatic amines and aromatic amines, including basic amino acids, heterocyclic amines, substituted and unsubstituted pyridines, guanidines and amidines; and X and Y independently represent leaving groups. Also disclosed herein are methods for making such compounds and formulating pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Methods for administering the disclosed compounds to subjects, particularly to treat hyperproliferative disorders, also are disclosed. |
US07964581B2 |
Use of difructose anhydride-containing composition
A method for improving bowel movement of a subject desiring such an improvement, includes administering to the subject a defructose anhydride (DFA) in an amount effective to improve bowel movement. |
US07964579B2 |
Compositions and methods for topical delivery of oligonucleotides
The present invention relates to compositions and methods which enhance the delivery of oligonucleotides and other nucleosidic moieties via topical routes of administration. Preferred compositions include liposomes or penetration enhancers for the delivery of such moieties to dermal and/or epidermal tissue in an animal for investigative, therapeutic or prophylactic purposes. |
US07964571B2 |
Combination of immuno gene therapy and chemotherapy for treatment of cancer and hyperproliferative diseases
Pharmaceutical compositions comprising a nucleic acid, a gene delivery polymer, and at least one adjunctive chemotherapeutic drug for the treatment of mammalian cancer or hyperproliferative disorders and methods of using thereof for the treatment of mammalian cancer or hyperproliferative disorders by intratumoral, intraperitoneal or systemic injection. |
US07964568B2 |
Synthesis of high molecular weight iron-saccharidic complexes
A process for preparing parenteral iron-saccharidic complexes, and the complexes produced, comprising: (1) providing an aqueous solution or dispersion including (i) Fe(III) and (OH)− ions and (ii) at least one saccharide, to form a reaction mixture, where the molar ratio of (i): (ii) is about 30:1 to about 1:30; and the mixture temperature and pH are at or above the complex assembly point (CAP); and (2) maintaining temperature and pH at or above the CAP for a time sufficient to form an iron-saccharidic complex having a molecular weight of about 25,000 Daltons or more. Control of the temperature and pH efficiently produces a high molecular weight complex. The complex can be separated by precipitation, dialysis and/or column fractionation and, if desired, dried, e.g., lyophilized or spray dried. The process can controllably synthesize complexes of varying molecular weight and/or chemical composition, particularly sodium ferric gluconate and ferric hydroxide-sucrose. |
US07964562B2 |
Unitary combinations of FSH and hCG
A novel ovulatory induction paradigm entails administration of hCG in combination with FSH during all stages of treatment, where the ratio of FSH to hCG is adjusted to optimize ovulatory stimulation and minimize complications. The use of compositions characterized by various FSH:hCG ratios enables the practitioner readily to tailor the treatment regimen and accommodate different therapeutic goals as well as individual patient responses to gonadotropin administration. |
US07964561B2 |
Protein formulations for use at elevated temperatures
Liquid formulations of bone morphogenetic proteins are provided for prolonged use at elevated temperatures. More specifically, the invention relates to liquid formulations comprising rhGDF-5, trehalose, and one or more biocompatible excipients that provide stability to the protein for at least 30 days at temperatures up to body temperature. |
US07964556B1 |
Antimicrobial peptides and use thereof
Antimicrobial agent including an artificially synthesized antimicrobial peptide that does not occur naturally is provided by present invention. The peptide included in the antimicrobial agent includes 1 unit, 2 units or more units of sequence(s) or sequence(s) with partial modification, the sequence(s) composed of at least 6 contiguous amino acid residues selected from any one of amino acid sequences: (a) KVQIINKK; (b) SVQIVYKP; (c) QVEVKSEK; (d) KKVAVVRT; (e) KKVAIIRT; (f) KKPTSAK, and the total number of amino acid residues included in 1 unit, 2 units or more units of sequence(s) is 30% or more of the total number of amino acid residues constituting the peptide chain. |
US07964555B2 |
Cardiac muscle function and manipulation
A method of causing cardiomyocyte growth and/or differentiation, the method comprising exposing a cardiomyocyte to neuregulin (NRG) thereby activating the MAP kinase pathway in the cardiomyocyte and causing growth and/or differentiation of the cardiomyocyte. Use of neuregulin, neuregulin polypeptide, neuregulin derivatives, or compounds which mimic the activities of neuregulins in the treatment or management of heart disease and heart failure in a mammal. |
US07964549B2 |
Multi-compartment pouch
A multi-compartment pouch suitable for use in a laundry application comprising a water-soluble film and having at least a first and a second compartment, wherein each compartment comprises a composition, characterized in that the second compartment comprises a whitening agent that exhibits a hueing efficiency of at least 5 and a wash removal value in the range of from about 30% to about 95%. |
US07964540B2 |
Lube base oil and lubricating oil composition
A lube base oil which comprises at least one hydrocarbon compound having as the basic skeleton a structure represented by any of the general formulae (I) to (VI) and has a viscosity at −40° C. of 40 Pa·s or lower and a viscosity index of 80 or higher, (wherein p is an integer of 1 to 10, provided that in the formulae (I) and (II), p is not 1). It satisfies the coefficient of high-temperature traction, low-temperature flowability, and viscosity index on a high level. |
US07964538B2 |
Homogenous synthetic mud-to-cement cementing glasses
A synthetic glass family in the quaternary phase field of CaO—SiO2-Al2O3-MgO (CSAM) with hydraulic and pozzolanic properties for use in differing applications in the gas and oil well cementing area. A method of making a mud-to-cement (MTC) slurry and a method for treating oil and gas wells with the MTC slurry containing a homogenous amorphous synthetic glass made from a mixture of inorganic materials selected from the group consisting of CSAM, wherein the cementing glasses with the mixture of inorganic materials are in a 100% amorphous phase with a degree of crystallization of zero. |
US07964537B2 |
Air drilling misting fluid contains syrups
An air drilling misting fluid is provided and the fluid comprises: a continuous liquid phase solution comprising syrup, syrup solids and a first liquid medium, the syrup and syrup solids are derived from a group consisting essentially of agave syrup, barley syrup, sugar syrup, beets syrup, birch syrup, rice syrup, cane syrup, chocolate syrup, coconut syrup, corn syrup, date syrup, fruit syrup, golden syrup, high fructose corn syrup, inverted sugar syrup, karo syrup, citrus fruit syrup, maple syrup, molasses, Muscavado syrup, palm syrup, rice syrup, sorghum syrup, Turbinado syrup, vanilla syrup and mixtures and blends thereof; and a second liquid medium. |
US07964535B2 |
Arrays and artificial receptors
The present invention relates to artificial receptors and arrays or microarrays of artificial receptors or candidate artificial receptors. Each member of the array includes a plurality of building block compounds, typically immobilized in a spot on a support. The present invention also includes the building blocks, combinations of building blocks, arrays of building blocks, and receptors constructed of these building blocks together with a support. The present invention also includes methods of making and using these arrays and receptors. |
US07964534B2 |
Nuclear magnetic resonance assembly of chemical entities using advanced antenna probes
The invention provides a method for identifying a ligand that binds to a macromolecular target. The methods involve (a) attaching an antenna moiety to a first ligand, wherein the ligand binds specifically to a macromolecular target; (b) providing a sample comprising the macromolecular target, the first ligand and a candidate second ligand under conditions wherein the first ligand and the macromolecular target form a bound complex; (c) detecting a subset of magnetization transfer signals between the antenna moiety of the first ligand and the second candidate ligand, wherein the signals are obtained from an isotope edited NOESY spectrum of the sample; thereby determining that the two ligands are proximal in a bound complex, and identifying a second ligand that binds to the macromolecular target. |
US07964532B2 |
RE123-based oxide superconductor and method of production of same
An RE123-based oxide superconductor characterized by comprising a conductive layer containing an REBa2Cu3O7-δ-based oxide superconductor formed using a mixed material of at least RE2BaO4 and a Bax—Cuy—Oz-based material and a holding member which holds said conductive layer, where, RE is one type or more of elements selected from La, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, and Y. |
US07964530B2 |
Activated carbon and process of making the same
An activated carbon having the highest peak D within the range of 1.0 nm to 1.5 nm, in which the peak D is from 0.012 to 0.050 cm3/g and is from 2% to 32% to a total pore volume, in pore size distribution as calculated by BJH method from N2-adsorption isotherm at 77.4 K. An electric double layer capacitor comprising the polarizable electrode which comprises the activated carbon, carbon fiber, carbon black, and binder. |
US07964527B2 |
Catalytic compositions comprising the oxides of zirconium, cerium, yttrium, lanthanum and other rare earths
Catalytic compositions useful, e.g., for the treatment of internal combustion engine exhaust gases, are based on zirconium oxide in a weight proportion of at least 25%, from 15% to 60% of cerium oxide, from 10% to 25% of yttrium oxide, from 2% to 10% of lanthanum oxide and from 2% to 15% of another rare earth oxide, have a specific surface of at least 15 m2/g and a cubic phase, and are prepared from a mixture of zirconium, cerium, yttrium, lanthanum and the additional rare earth, by precipitating such mixture with a base, heating the precipitate in an aqueous medium, adding thereto a surfactant and calcining the precipitate. |
US07964520B2 |
Method for weaving substrates with integral sidewalls
The present invention generally relates to an integrally woven three-dimensional preform with at least one sidewall in at least one direction constructed from a woven base fabric comprising two or more layers, and a method of forming thereof. A plurality of fibers in a first direction is interwoven between at least the top layer and a second layer, such that top layer is foldable relative to the other layers and form, upon folding, an integral sidewall. A plurality of fibers may also be interwoven between the second-from-the-top layer and a second layer, such that the second-from-the-top layer is foldable relative to the other layers, upon folding, form a second integral sidewall perpendicular to the first integral sidewall. The preform may optionally comprise a plurality of non-integral sidewalls formed by folding portions of the topmost layer. |
US07964517B2 |
Use of a biased precoat for reduced first wafer defects in high-density plasma process
According to various embodiments, the present teachings include methods for reducing first wafer defects in a high-density plasma chemical vapor deposition process. In an exemplary embodiment, the method can include running a deposition chamber for deposition of film on a first batch of silicon wafers and then cleaning interior surfaces of the deposition chamber. The method can further include inserting a protective electrostatic chuck cover (PEC) wafer on an electrostatic chuck in the deposition chamber and applying power to bias the PEC wafer while simultaneously precoating the deposition chamber with an oxide. The exemplary method can also include re-starting the deposition chamber for deposition of film on a second batch of silicon wafers. |
US07964516B2 |
Film formation apparatus for semiconductor process and method for using same
A method for using a film formation apparatus includes, in order to inhibit metal contamination: performing a cleaning process using a cleaning gas on an inner wall of a process container and a surface of a holder with no productive target objects held thereon; and then, performing a coating process of forming a silicon nitride film by alternately supplying a silicon source gas and a nitriding gas to cover with the silicon nitride film the inner wall of the process container and the surface of the holder with no productive target objects held thereon. |
US07964513B2 |
Method to form ultra high quality silicon-containing compound layers
Multiple sequential processes are conducted in a reaction chamber to form ultra high quality silicon-containing compound layers, including silicon nitride layers. In a preferred embodiment, a silicon layer is deposited on a substrate using trisilane as the silicon precursor. A silicon nitride layer is then formed by nitriding the silicon layer. By repeating these steps, a silicon nitride layer of a desired thickness is formed. |
US07964512B2 |
Method for etching high dielectric constant materials
In one implementation, a method is provided for etching a high k dielectric material in a plasma etch reactor, the method comprising plasma etching the high k dielectric material with a first plasma gas reactant mixture having BCl3. The high k dielectric material may include Al2O3 in a stack having a silicon layer. The etching may include supplying a passivation gas, for example C2H4, and may further include supplying a diluent gas such as a noble gas, for example He. In some implementations, the etching may be performed with a reactive ion etch process. |
US07964511B2 |
Plasma ashing method
A plasma ashing method is used for removing a patterned resist film in a processing chamber after etching a portion of a low-k film from an object to be processed in the processing chamber by using the patterned resist film as a mask. The method includes a first step of supplying a reaction product removal gas including at least CO2 gas into the processing chamber, generating plasma of the reaction product removal gas by applying a high frequency power for the plasma generation, and removing reaction products deposited on an inner wall of the processing chamber; and a second step of supplying an ashing gas into the processing chamber, generating plasma of the ashing gas by applying a high frequency power for the plasma generation, and removing the resist film. |
US07964508B2 |
Dielectric trenches, nickel/tantalum oxide structures, and chemical mechanical polishing techniques
A portion of a conductive layer (310, 910) provides a capacitor electrode (310.0, 910.0). Dielectric trenches (410, 414, 510) are formed in the conductive layer to insulate the capacitor electrode from those portions of the conductive layer which are used for conductive paths passing through the electrode but insulated from the electrode. Capacitor dielectric (320) can be formed by anodizing tantalum while a nickel layer (314) protects an underlying copper (310) from the anodizing solution. This protection allows the tantalum layer to be made thin to obtain large capacitance. Chemical mechanical polishing of a layer (610) is made faster, and hence possibly less expensive, by first patterning the layer photolithographically to form, and/or increase in height, upward protrusions of this layer. |
US07964502B2 |
Multilayered through via
A method for forming a through substrate via (TSV) comprises forming an opening within a substrate. An adhesion layer of titanium is formed within the via opening, a nucleation layer of titanium nitride is formed over the adhesion layer, and a tungsten layer is deposited over the nucleation layer, the tungsten layer having a thickness less than or equal to a critical film thickness sufficient to provide for film integrity and adhesion stability. A stress relief layer of titanium nitride is formed over the tungsten layer and a subsequent tungsten layer is deposited over the stress relief layer. The subsequent tungsten layer has a thickness less than or equal to the critical film thickness. The method further includes planarizing to expose the interlevel dielectric layer and a top of the TSV and backgrinding a bottom surface of the substrate sufficient to expose a bottom portion of the TSV. |
US07964497B2 |
Structure to facilitate plating into high aspect ratio vias
Improved high aspect ratio vias and techniques for the formation thereof are provided. In one aspect, a method of fabricating a copper plated high aspect ratio via is provided. The method comprises the following steps. A high aspect ratio via is etched in a dielectric layer. A diffusion barrier layer is deposited into the high aspect ratio via and over one or more surfaces of the dielectric layer. A copper layer is deposited over the diffusion barrier layer. A ruthenium layer is deposited over the copper layer. The high aspect ratio via is filled with copper plated onto the ruthenium layer. A copper plated high aspect ratio via formed by this method is also provided. |
US07964496B2 |
Schemes for forming barrier layers for copper in interconnect structures
A method of forming a semiconductor structure includes providing a substrate; forming a low-k dielectric layer over the substrate; embedding a conductive wiring into the low-k dielectric layer; and thermal soaking the conductive wiring in a carbon-containing silane-based chemical to form a barrier layer on the conductive wiring. A lining barrier layer is formed in the opening for embedding the conductive wiring. The lining barrier layer may comprise same materials as the barrier layer, and the lining barrier layer may be recessed before forming the barrier layer and may contain a metal that can be silicided. |
US07964483B2 |
Growth method for nitride semiconductor epitaxial layers
The present invention relates to a method for growing a nitride semiconductor epitaxial layer, which comprises the steps of growing a second nitride semiconductor epitaxial layer on a first nitride semiconductor epitaxial layer at a first temperature, growing a third nitride semiconductor epitaxial layer on the second nitride semiconductor epitaxial layer at a second temperature, and releasing nitrogen from the second nitride semiconductor epitaxial layer by increasing a temperature to a third temperature higher than the second temperature, thereby, it is possible to lower the defect density of epitaxial layers and reduce warpage of a substrate. |
US07964481B2 |
Method for fabricating an inorganic nanocomposite
An inorganic nanocomposite is prepared by obtaining a solution of a soluble hydrazine-based metal chalcogenide precursor; dispersing a nanoentity in the precursor solution; applying a solution of the precursor containing the nanoentity onto a substrate to produce a film of the precursor containing the nanoentity; and annealing the film of the precursor containing the nanoentity to produce the metal chalcogenide nanocomposite film comprising at least one metal chalcogenide and at least one molecularly-intermixed nanoentity on the substrate. The process can be used to prepare field-effect transistors and photovoltaic devices. |
US07964480B2 |
Single scan irradiation for crystallization of thin films
A method of processing a polycrystalline film on a substrate includes generating laser pulses, directing the laser pulses through a mask to generate patterned laser beams, each having a length l′, a width w′, and a spacing between adjacent beams d′; irradiating a region of the film with the patterned beams, said beams having an intensity sufficient to melt and to induce crystallization of the irradiated portion of the film, wherein the film region is irradiated n times; and after irradiation of each film portion, translating the film and/or the mask, in the x- and y-directions. The distance of translation in the y-direction is about l′/n-δ, where δ is a value selected to overlap the beamlets from one irradiation step to the next. The distance of translation in the x-direction is selected such that the film is moved a distance of about λ′ after n irradiations, where λ′=w′+d′. |
US07964475B2 |
Semiconductor wafer, method of manufacturing the same and semiconductor device
A modified layer 5 and an altered layer 8 are formed outside a dicing point of a dicing area 3. Thus without forming another interface between different physical properties on the dicing point, it is possible to prevent chipping from progressing along a crystal orientation from an interface between a semiconductor element 2 and a semiconductor substrate 1 and from a surface of the semiconductor element during dicing, thereby suppressing the development of chipping to the semiconductor element. |
US07964474B2 |
Use of field oxidation to simplify chamber fabrication in microfluidic devices
A method includes growing a first oxide region concurrently with a second oxide region in a substrate and forming an inlet path to the first oxide region, the inlet path exposing a first surface of the first oxide region. The method also includes removing the first oxide region to form a chamber, forming a first MOS transistor adjacent the second oxide region, and forming a second MOS transistor separated from the first MOS transistor by the second oxide region. |
US07964473B2 |
Method of filling an opening in the manufacturing of a semiconductor device
A reliable gap-filling process is performed in the manufacturing of a semiconductor device. An apparatus for performing the gap-filling process includes a chamber in which a wafer chuck is disposed, a plasma generator for generating plasma used to etch the wafer, an end-point detection unit for detecting the point at which the etching of the wafer is to be terminated, and a controller connected to the end-point detection unit. The end-point detection unit monitors the structure being etched at a region outside the opening that is to be filled, and generates in real time data representative of the layer that is being etched. As soon as an underlying layer is exposed and begins to be etched, an end-point detection signal is generated and the etching process is terminated. In the case in which the layer being etched is an oxide layer, a uniform etching is achieved despite any irregularity that exists in the thickness to which the oxide layer is formed. |
US07964469B2 |
Method of manufacturing semiconductor device having resistor formed of a polycrystalline silicon film
In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a first oxide film is formed in a convex shape on a field insulating film, a polycrystalline silicon film is formed on the first oxide film, and impurities are introduced into the polycrystalline silicon film. The polycrystalline silicon film into which the impurity is introduced is patterned so that a portion above the convex-shaped first oxide film becomes a resistance region of the resistor. A second oxide film is then formed on the patterned polycrystalline silicon film followed by the formation of a third oxide film on the second oxide film. The third oxide film and parts of the second oxide film and the polycrystalline silicon film are then removed to form a planarized surface including surface portions of the second oxide film and the polycrystalline silicon film. |
US07964464B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
A device isolation film is formed in a semiconductor substrate at a border portion between a first region and a second region for defining a first active region in the first region and a second active region in the second region. A gate insulating film and a gate electrode is formed over the semiconductor substrate in the first region. A first photoresist film covering the second region and having an opening exposing the first active region and having an edge on the border portion of the opening positioned nearer the second active region than a middle of the device isolation film is formed over the semiconductor substrate with the gate electrode. Impurity ions are implanted from a direction tilted from a normal direction of the semiconductor substrate with the first photoresist film and the gate electrode as a mask to form pocket regions in the semiconductor substrate on both sides of the gate electrodes. |
US07964458B2 |
Method for forming a strained transistor by stress memorization based on a stressed implantation mask
By using an implantation mask having a high intrinsic stress, SMT sequences may be provided in which additional lithography steps may be avoided. Consequently, a strain source may be provided without significantly contributing to the overall process complexity. |
US07964450B2 |
Wirebondless wafer level package with plated bumps and interconnects
A semiconductor package includes a carrier strip having a die cavity and a plurality of bump cavities. A semiconductor die is mounted in the die cavity of the carrier strip using a die attach adhesive. In one embodiment, a top surface of the semiconductor die is approximately coplanar with a top surface of the carrier strip proximate to the die cavity. Underfill material is deposited into the die cavity between the semiconductor die and a surface of the die cavity. In one embodiment, a passivation layer is deposited over the semiconductor die, and a portion of the passivation layer is etched to expose a contact pad of the semiconductor die. A metal layer is deposited over the package. The metal layer forms a package bump and a plated interconnect between the package bump and the contact pad of the semiconductor die. Encapsulant is deposited over the semiconductor package. |
US07964448B2 |
Electronic device and method of manufacturing same
This application relates to a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising: providing a metal carrier; placing the metal carrier into a mold for forming a molded structure holding the metal carrier; segmenting the metal carrier into at least two disconnected metal carrier segments; and attaching a semiconductor chip to the molded structure. |
US07964444B2 |
Method and apparatus for manufacturing electronic integrated circuit chip
A method (and apparatus) of assembling a die on an electronic substrate, includes processing an assembly including a substrate and a die, and during the processing, introducing a pre-stress to the assembly during a cure process. |
US07964437B2 |
Memory device having wide area phase change element and small electrode contact area
A memory cell device of the type that includes a memory material switchable between electrical property states by application of energy, situated between first and second (“bottom” and “top”) electrodes has a top electrode including a larger body portion and a stem portion. The memory material is disposed as a layer over a bottom electrode layer, and a base of the stem portion of the top electrode is in electrical contact with a small area of the surface of the memory material. Methods for making the memory cell are described. |
US07964431B2 |
Method to make electrical contact to a bonded face of a photovoltaic cell
A photovoltaic cell is formed by bonding a donor body to a receiver element and cleaving a thin lamina from the donor body. Electrical contact is made to the bonded surface of the lamina through vias formed in the lamina. In some embodiments the emitter exists only at the bonded surface or only at the cleaved surface face; the emitter does not wrap through the vias between the surfaces. Wiring contacting each of the two surfaces is formed only at the cleaved face, and one set of wiring contacts the bonded surface through conductive material formed in the vias, insulated from the via sidewalls. |
US07964421B2 |
Process for producing organiclight-emitting display device
A position displacement between a substrate and a mask which is caused when the substrate and the mask are brought into close contact with each other is suppressed by a magnetic force. In a step of forming an organic compound layer (organic EL element film) included in an organic light-emitting display device on the substrate (2) through the mask (3) by vapor deposition, the substrate (2) is aligned with the mask (3) and then the substrate (2) is pressed to the mask (3) by a plurality of pressing members (5) to perform temporary fixation. While the position displacement between the substrate (2) and the mask (3) is suppressed by the temporary fixation, the substrate (2) is brought into close contact with the mask (3) by magnets (6). A plurality of positions of the substrate (2) which has aligned are temporarily fixed by the plurality of pressing members (5), respectively, so that high-precision patterning can be performed to prevent a deviation of the organic EL element film from an anode. |
US07964420B2 |
LED chip package structure with an embedded ESD function and method for manufacturing the same
An LED chip package structure includes a conductive unit, a first package unit, an ESD unit, a second package unit, a light-emitting unit and a second package unit. The conductive unit has two conductive pins adjacent to each other which form a concave space between each other. The first package unit encloses one part of each conductive pin in order to form a receiving space communicating with the concave space and to expose an end side of each conductive pin. The ESD unit is received in the concave space and electrically connected between the two conductive pins. The second package unit is received in the concave space in order to cover the ESD unit. The light-emitting unit is received in the receiving space and electrically connected between the two conductive pins. The third package unit is received in the receiving space in order to cover the light-emitting unit. |
US07964419B2 |
Semiconductor light emitting device, its manufacturing method, semiconductor device and its manufacturing method
A semiconductor light emitting device made of nitride III-V compound semiconductors is includes an active layer made of a first nitride III-V compound semiconductor containing In and Ga, such as InGaN; an intermediate layer made of a second nitride III-V compound semiconductor containing In and Ga and different from the first nitride III-V compound semiconductor, such as InGaN; and a cap layer made of a third nitride III-V compound semiconductor containing Al and Ga, such as p-type AlGaN, which are deposited in sequential contact. |
US07964415B2 |
Stable water-soluble polyethylenimine conjugates and methods of use thereof
Water soluble, polyethylenimine polymers, conjugated to one or more active moiety are taught. Also taught are methods of making same, kits comprising same, and use of same in immunoassay systems. |
US07964414B2 |
Biosensor with suppressed non-specific adsorption
The present invention provides a biosensor, wherein non-specific adsorption on a surface that does not retain a physiologically active substance (reference unit) is suppressed. The biosensor of the invention includes a substrate having at least two types of surfaces on a single plane, wherein at least one of the surfaces does not retain a physiologically active substance, and wherein at least two types of hydrophilic compounds with different molecular weights are bound to the surface that does not retain a physiologically active substance. |
US07964409B1 |
Detecting hypocalcemia using bovine nose sweat
The invention is collecting nose sweat and testing the nose sweat for levels of calcium. Testing may be done using standard laboratory procedures for calcium detection, or may be done cow-side using a suitable test for calcium levels, such as a water hardness test kit or a suitable test strip. |
US07964407B2 |
Methods of marking products using natural materials having genetically controlled micromorphological structures as markers
Methods of marking products and of determining the origin or authenticity of marked products are provided that use a variety of natural materials as markers. The natural materials have unique genetically controlled micromorphological structures that can be identified using enhanced visualization techniques. For example, cellulosic plant materials, sporopollenin and diatoms can be used as the natural materials. The natural materials are added to products at sufficiently low levels so as not to have any significant effect on the products other than serving as markers. Dyes and reactants can be added to the natural materials to provide secondary markers. The secondary markers can be vacuum infused into hollow interior spaces of the materials, or placed in surface voids of the materials to remain secured in the marker structures until examined. Sub-cellular particles or heat sensitive molecules can also be used to provide a molecular thermometer for the markers. |
US07964406B2 |
Means and methods for producing a stabilized cell of interest
The invention provides a method for producing a stabilized cell of interest, said method comprising providing a stem cell and/or a precursor cell of said cell of interest with a nucleic acid sequence which, when present in said cell of interest, is capable of stabilizing said cell of interest, providing a non-human animal with said stem cell and/or precursor cell, allowing generation of said cell of interest in said animal, and obtaining said cell of interest. Said animal is preferably provided with a human stem cell and/or human precursor cell, allowing production of a human cell line. |
US07964404B2 |
Methods for increasing germination vigor by early singulation of conifer somatic embryos
In one aspect, a method is provided for increasing germination vigor of conifer somatic embryos produced in vitro. The method comprises (a) singulating a plurality of individual immature conifer somatic embryos from a first culture of embryos after a first incubation period in a first development media; and (b) contacting the plurality of singulated immature conifer somatic embryos with a second development media for a second incubation period. |
US07964403B2 |
Preparation of vaccine master cell lines using recombinant plant suspension cultures
The subject invention provides a plant cell culture for producing proteinaceous agents comprising a plant cell line stably transformed to express a transgene encoding a proteinaceous agent and a growth medium which supports the growth of said plant cell culture but which does not support the growth of Mycoplasmataceae and contains no materials of animal origin. The plant cell line is capable of being continuously passaged such that consistent transgene expression is maintained during passaging. The plant cell line is also capable of being cryopreserved such that consistent transgene expression is recovered upon recovery from cryopreservation. |
US07964398B2 |
Modified vaccinia ankara virus variant and cultivation method
The present invention provides an attenuated virus, which is derived from Modified Vaccinia Ankara virus and characterized by the loss of its capability to reproductively replicate in human cell lines. It further describes recombinant viruses derived from this virus and the use of the virus, or its recombinants, as a medicament or vaccine. A method is provided for inducing an immune response in individuals who may be immune-compromised, receiving antiviral therapy, or have a pre-existing immunity to the vaccine virus. In addition, a method is provided for the administration of a therapeutically effective amount of the virus, or its recombinants, in a vaccinia virus prime/vaccinia virus boost innoculation regimen. The present invention relates to a method of virus amplification in primary cells which are cultivated in a serum free medium. Viruses produced by this method are advantageously free of any infectious agents comprised in animal sera. |
US07964396B2 |
Modified vaccinia ankara virus variant and cultivation method
The present invention provides an attenuated virus, which is derived from Modified Vaccinia Ankara virus and characterized by the loss of its capability to reproductively replicate in human cell lines. It further describes recombinant viruses derived from this virus and the use of the virus, or its recombinants, as a medicament or vaccine. A method is provided for inducing an immune response in individuals who may be immune-compromised, receiving antiviral therapy, or have a pre-existing immunity to the vaccine virus. In addition, a method is provided for the administration of a therapeutically effective amount of the virus, or its recombinants, in a vaccinia virus prime/vaccinia virus boost inoculation regimen. The present invention relates to a method of virus amplification in primary cells which are cultivated in a serum free medium. Viruses produced by this method are advantageously free of any infectious agents comprised in animal sera. |
US07964392B2 |
Culture double container and a method of culture
A culture container and a method of culture which do not require a plurality of incubators in a case where a plurality of cells of different kinds which like different gas concentrations should be cultured simultaneously.A culture double container 1 comprises a gas-permeable culture container 2 having an inlet and an outlet 6, a gas-impermeable container 3 covering the culture container 2, and joint portions 12 and 13 for holding the culture container 2 in the gas-impermeable container 3 in such a manner that space is defined between the culture container 2 and the gas-impermeable container 3. The culture double container 1 receives gas controlled in its composition in the space defined houses the culture container 2 and the gas-impermeable container 3 during culture of cell or micro-organism. |
US07964387B2 |
Method of conditioning a hybrid synthetic tubular structure to yield a functional human hybrid hemodialysis access graft
A method of yielding a functional human hybrid hemodialysis access graft is provided. The method includes conditioning a hybrid synthetic tubular structure having stem cells and/or endothelial cells on at least one surface to yield the functional human hybrid hemodialysis access graft. Specifically, the method includes placing the hybrid synthetic tubular structure in a system capable of producing three dimensional dynamic conditions for a sufficient time to yield said functional human hybrid hemodialysis access graft. |
US07964386B2 |
Process of immobilizing biomolecules in porous supports by using an electronic beam
A process of immobilizing biomolecules on a support of porous silicon locally activated by using an electronic beam, activated supports of porous silicon produced in this way, and their use for sensorics applications in biological, medical fields. |
US07964385B2 |
Organic waste treatment system utilizing vermicomposting
A system is provided for thermophilically conditioning organic wastes of a substantially predetermined composition to form a feedstock which is applied to an upper surface of a worm bed. The worm bed is maintained in a dominantly mesophilic regime, wherein vermicastings and vermicompost are selective removed from the bottom of the worm bed. |
US07964382B2 |
DNA encoding a protein having D-lactate dehydrogenase activity and uses thereof
This invention provides a polynucleotide that encodes a protein having lactate dehydrogenase activity and such protein that can be used for producing D-lactic acid. This polynucleotide has the nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 (a), and it hybridizes under stringent conditions with a probe comprising all or part of the nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 or a complementary strand thereof and encodes a protein having D-lactate dehydrogenase activity (b). |
US07964379B2 |
Process for producing ethanol
A process for producing ethanol including a combination of biochemical and synthetic conversions results in high yield ethanol production with concurrent production of high value coproducts. An acetic acid intermediate is produced from carbohydrates, such as corn, using enzymatic milling and fermentation steps, followed by conversion of the acetic acid into ethanol using esterification and hydrogenation reactions. Coproducts can include corn oil, and high protein animal feed containing the biomass produced in the fermentation. |
US07964376B2 |
Chimeric proteins and their use in methods to screen for sweet taste modulators
Novel chimeric proteins functional to screen for sweet taste modulators, the corresponding nucleic acid sequences, expression vectors, transfected host cells, and screening methods for modulators and enhancers of the sweet taste response employing the aforementioned are provided. |
US07964374B2 |
Intergenic regions as insertion sites in the genome of modified vaccinia virus ankara (MVA)
The present invention relates to novel insertion sites useful for the integration of exogenous sequences into the Modified Vaccinia Ankara (MVA) virus genome. The present invention further provides plasmid vectors to insert exogenous DNA into the genome of MVA. Furthermore, the present invention provides recombinant MVA comprising an exogenous DNA sequence inserted into said new insertion site as medicine or vaccine. |
US07964373B2 |
Transformed cell with enhanced sensitivity to antifungal compound and use thereof
The present invention provides a transformed cell in which a polynucleotide having a nucleotide sequence encoding an amino acid sequence of an osmosensing histidine kinase having no transmembrane region is introduced in a functional form into a cell deficient in at least one hybrid-sensor kinase, a method of assaying the antifungal activity of a test substance using the transformed cell, and a method of searching an antifungal compound using the method, and the like. |
US07964372B2 |
Size self-limiting compositions and test devices for measuring analytes in biological fluids
A test strip or electrochemical sensor for measuring the amount of an analyte in a biological fluid, e.g. the glucose content of whole blood, includes a size self-limiting reagent formulation employing an enzyme system for reaction with the analyte, the reactive system mixed into a water-soluble swellable polymer matrix containing small water-insoluble particles having a nominal size of about 0.05 to 20 μm, preferably about 1 to 10 μm. The weight ratio of the water-insoluble particles to the water-soluble swellable polymer matrix is about 1/2 to 2/1. The reagent formulation is deposited onto a non-porous substrate to form a thin layer about 6-16 μm thick, providing a rapid and stable response to application of a sample, while being insensitive to the amount of the sample. |
US07964371B2 |
Gastrin hormone immunoassays
The invention provides assay methods for the detection and quantitation of gastrin hormones, including total and free gastrin hormone in a sample. ELISA-type heterogeneous phase assays suitable for use with biological fluid samples such as blood, plasma or other bodily fluids of a mammal, particularly a human subject are provided. The method provides a precise assay for the amounts of free and total G17 and G34 in biological fluid samples, as well as the amounts of free and total Gly-extended G17, and Gly-extended G34. Also provided are methods of determining suitable treatment for patient suffering from a gastrin hormone-mediated disease or condition employing gastrin hormone immunoassays. |
US07964366B2 |
Methods and compositions for detection of Ehrlichia chaffeensis (VLPT)
The invention provides methods and compositions for the detection of Ehrlichia chaffeensis. |
US07964365B2 |
Methods for diagnosing and monitoring the progression of cancer
Methods for measuring c-Met levels in urine and blood samples are provided. Methods for diagnosis and prognosis evaluation for cancer are also provided. |
US07964364B2 |
Cell isolation method
The present invention relates to a method of isolating cells from a sample which method comprises binding said cells to a solid support by means of a non-specific ligand immobilised on said solid support, particularly to a method of isolating microorganisms from a sample. Preferred ligands for use in such methods include carbohydrates and derivatives thereof. Also described is a kit for isolating microorganisms from a sample comprising: (a) a solid support having immobilised thereon a ligand which is capable of non-specific binding to microorganisms; (b) means for binding microorganisms to said solid support; optionally (c) means for lysing said cells; and optionally (d) means for binding nucleic acid released from said lysed cells to a solid support. |
US07964360B2 |
Uncoupled collagen synthesis and degradation assays
The invention relates to methods for determining the progression of cartilage degeneration diseases, such as osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, by quantitating collagen synthesis and degradation markers in patient samples. One can determine whether a cartilage degeneration condition is progressing, regressing, or remaining stable by quantitating collagen synthesis and degradation markers in patient samples and comparing the value obtained to a reference value. When a joint affected by cartilage degeneration in question expresses collagen synthesis and degradation markers, a change in this value is indicative of a change in the progression of the cartilage degeneration condition. The methods and apparatus of the invention allow accurate determination of the therapeutic effects certain cartilage degeneration drug treatments, including osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis drug treatments, so are also useful for pharmaceutical efficacy studies in mammals. |
US07964357B1 |
Isolated genomic polynucleotide fragments from chromosome 12 that encode human mouse double minute 2 homolog
The invention is directed to isolated genomic polynucleotide fragments that encode human carboxypeptidase M and human mouse double minute 2 homolog, vectors and hosts containing these fragments and fragments hybridizing to noncoding regions as well as antisense oligonucleotides to these fragments. The invention is further directed to methods of using these fragments to obtain human carboxypeptidase M and human mouse double minute 2 homolog and to diagnose, treat, prevent and/or ameliorate a pathological disorder. |
US07964346B2 |
Mammalian genes involved in infection
The present invention relates to nucleic acid sequences and cellular proteins encoded by these sequences that are involved in infection or are otherwise associated with the life cycle of a pathogen. The invention also relates to modulators of nucleic acid sequences and cellular proteins encoded by these sequences that are involved in infection or are otherwise associated with the life cycle of a pathogen. |
US07964344B2 |
Stable hybrid
A hybrid formed of a probe nucleic acid immobilized onto a substrate and a sample nucleic acid, in which the target strand of the sample nucleic acid is longer than the probe nucleic acid, so that at least a 5′ end portion of the target strand extends upstream the target sequence; a 3′ end of the target strand is the same as a 3′ end of the target sequence or extends downstream the target sequence by at least one base from the 3′ end of the target sequence; and provided that when the number of bases of the extending 5′ portion is designated as L1, and the number of bases of the extending 3′ portion of the target strand is designated as L2, a value of L1/L2 falls within the range of 0 to 1.5 both inclusive. This hybrid is very stable so that useful for detecting a small amount of nucleic acid specifically with high sensitivity. |
US07964340B2 |
One-step enzymatic and amine detection technique
A technique for detecting the presence or quantity of an enzyme (or enzyme inhibitor) and/or an amine within a test sample is provided. For example, in one embodiment, a diagnostic test kit is employed that utilizes reactive complexes that each includes a substrate joined (e.g., covalently bonded, physically adsorbed, etc.) to a reporter and a separation species. Upon contacting the reactive complexes, enzymes may cleave the substrate and release the reporter. Moreover, the test kit may also employ a chemichromic dye, i.e., a dye that exhibits a detectable color change upon chemical reaction with one or more functional groups, such as amino groups. The signal generated (directly or indirectly) by the reporter and chemichromic dye may then be used to indicate the presence or quantity of an enzyme (or enzyme inhibitor) and amine, respectively, within the test sample. |
US07964339B2 |
Cold storage of modified platelets
A method for storing and using platelets and an associated platelet structure. At least one modified platelet is formed. Each modified platelet includes a platelet and at least one polymerated chemical. Each polymerated chemical includes a polymer covalently bonded directly to the platelet or includes the polymer and a linker molecule such that the linker molecule is covalently bonded to the platelet and the polymer is covalently attached to the linker molecule. The polymer of each polymerated chemical of each modified platelet is polyethylene glycol (PEG) or a PEG derivative. Forming each modified platelet does not include modifying the platelet membrane of each platelet with a glycan-modifying agent. The at least one modified platelet is stored in a temperature range below 20° C. for at least one hour. After being stored, the at least one modified platelet may be introduced into a mammal. |
US07964336B2 |
Metal or metal compound pattern and forming method of pattern, and electron emitting device, electron source, and image-forming apparatus using the pattern
The present invention is to provide a method for forming various patterns such as a metal or metal compound pattern, in which the amounts of the materials constituting the pattern which are removed during the formation step can be suppressed to the minimum. The method comprises a resin pattern forming step of forming on the surface of a substrate a resin pattern capable of absorbing a solution containing metal components, an absorbing step of dipping the resin pattern in the solution containing metal components to make the resin pattern absorb the solution containing metal components, a washing step of washing the substrate having formed thereon the resin pattern that has absorbed the solution containing metal components, and a burning step of burning the resin pattern after washing. |
US07964335B2 |
Ink receptive photosensitive laminate
The present invention is directed to an ink receptive film and methods of using the ink receptive film. The ink receptive film is generally suitable for etching patterns into substrates, and typically includes a photosensitive laminate structure containing at least an ink receptive, radiation transmissive layer; and at least one photosensitive resist layer. |
US07964325B2 |
Mask and method for forming a semiconductor device using the same
A mask is formed with first contact patterns in first columns and second contact patterns in second columns. Each first column is formed between adjacent second columns. The first contact pattern in each first column is aligned with the first contact patterns in the other first columns. The second contact pattern in each second column is aligned with the second contact patterns in the other second columns. The first contact patterns in each first column are not aligned with the second contact patterns in the second columns. Patterning is performed using the mask to secure the size of the contact patterns and to improve a process margin when manufacturing semiconductor devices. |
US07964320B2 |
Metathesis-active adhesion agents and methods for enhancing polymer adhesion to surfaces
The invention discloses an adhesion agent composition comprising at least one C3-C200 olefin compound having at least one metathesis active double bond, wherein the olefin is substituted or unsubstituted; and at least one compatibilizing functionality for interacting with a substrate surface. The substrate surface can be any surface, for example, silicate glasses, silicate minerals, metals, metal alloys, ceramics, natural stones, plastics, carbon, silicon, and semiconductors. The invention also discloses articles of manufacture utilizing these adhesion agents as well as methods for adhering a polyolefin to a substrate surface. |
US07964319B2 |
Fuel cell in which proton conductive gel is used and manufacturing method thereof, and electric power generation method
An object of the present invention is to provide a fuel cell that operates in a temperature range of not lower than 100° C., and a method for manufacturing such a fuel cell.The fuel cell of the present invention has a proton conductive gel, an anode electrode, and a cathode electrode, the proton conductor being sandwiched between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode, in which the proton conductive gel is composed of SnO2, NH3, H2O, and H3PO4, and provided that the molar ratio represented by NH3/SnO2 is X, and the molar ratio represented by P/Sn is Y, X is not less than 0.2 and not greater than 5, and Y is not less than 1.6 and not greater than 3. |
US07964317B2 |
Valve having valve element displaced by at least one of a movement of a diaphragm and a movement of an actuator, and fuel cell using the valve
A valve and a fuel cell using the same are provided, the valve having a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, a flow path communicating therebetween, a valve element provided in the flow path, a diaphragm which is disposed so as to separate the inside from the outside of the flow path and which is to be deformed by the difference in pressure between the inside and the outside of the flow path, a valve shaft connecting between the valve element and the diaphragm, and an actuator provided for the diaphragm. In the valve described above, the valve element is displaced by at least one movement of the diaphragm and the actuator to open and close the valve. Accordingly, the valve has a simple structure which can be easily miniaturized and which is unlikely to be degraded even when a corrosive fluid flows through the valve. |
US07964316B2 |
Fuel cell system and method of stopping the same
A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell body, a gas passage supplying reactive gas to the fuel cell body and discharging the reactive gas from the fuel cell body, and an adjustment part adjusting a flowing condition of the reactive gas in the gas passage. The fuel cell system includes at least two scavenging passages which scavenge a part of the gas passage, wherein a first scavenging passage is formed to contain the fuel cell body and a second scavenging passage is formed to bypass the fuel cell body. |
US07964315B2 |
Shutdown methods and designs for fuel cell stacks
Improved water distribution can be obtained within the cells of a fuel cell series stack by maintaining a suitable temperature difference between the cathode and anode sides of each cell in the stack during shutdown. A method of shutting down a fuel cell stack having at least two fuel cells stacked in series, each fuel cell having a cathode side and an anode side, the method comprising: stopped the generation of electricity from the stack; allowing the stack to cool over a cooldown period; and maintaining a temperature difference between the cathode side and the anode side of each fuel cell during the cooldown period, wherein the direction of the temperature difference in each fuel cell is the same. The fuel cell stack may comprise coolant channels, Peltier devices and anode and cathode reactant flow fields. |
US07964314B2 |
Segmented solid oxide fuel cell stack and methods for operation and use thereof
Disclosed is a segmented modular solid oxide fuel cell device having a plurality of independently controllable electrical power producing segments disposed within a common thermal environment. Also disclosed are methods for selectively operating one or more segments of the disclosed segmented modular solid oxide fuel cell device. Also disclosed are methods for performing a maintenance process on one or more segments of a segmented modular fuel cell device during fuel cell operation. |
US07964313B2 |
Fuel cell devices and method therefor
A fuel cell device including a fuel cell flashlight having a modular, interchangeable head portion. Additional modular head portions include circuitry connected with a connector in the head portion. The connector includes a USB type connector and the fuel cell device is suitable for charging other devices such as cell phones, PDAs, digital audio players, and the like. |
US07964311B2 |
Lithium ion secondary battery
A lithium ion secondary battery is provided. The lithium ion secondary battery generally comprises an electrode assembly, a container for accommodating the electrode assembly; and an electrolyte. The electrode assembly comprises two electrodes having opposite polarities and a separator. The separator comprises a porous membrane comprising clusters of ceramic particles. The porous membrane is formed by bonding the particle clusters with a binder. Each particle cluster is formed either by sintering or by dissolving and re-crystallizing all or a portion of the ceramic particles. The ceramic particles comprise a ceramic material having a band gap. Each particle cluster may have the shape of a grape bunch or a lamina, and may be formed by laminating scale or flake shaped ceramic particles. |
US07964310B2 |
Electrochemical cell
An electrochemical cell comprises as an anode, a lithium transition metal oxide or sulphide compound which has a [B2]X4n− spinel-type framework structure of an A[B2]X4 spinel wherein A and B are metal cations selected from Li, Ti, V, Mn, Fe and Co, X is oxygen or sulphur, and n− refers to the overall charge of the structural unit [B2]X4 of the framework structure. The transition metal cation in the fully discharged state has a mean oxidation state greater than +3 for Ti, +3 for V, +3.5 for Mn, +2 for Fe and +2 for Co. The cell includes as a cathode, a lithium metal oxide or sulphide compound. An electrically insulative lithium containing liquid or polymeric electronically conductive electrolyte is provided between the anode and the cathode. |
US07964309B2 |
Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell and method for producing same
A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell that has high capacity and excellent cycle characteristic while preventing cell swelling is provided. The positive electrode of the cell has, as the positive electrode active material, lithium nickel composite oxide represented by LixNi1-yMyOz where 0.9 |
US07964307B2 |
Negative electrode for lithium ion secondary battery, method for producing the same, and lithium ion secondary battery
A negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery includes a current collector, an intermediate layer formed on a surface of the current collector, and an active material layer formed on the intermediate layer. The current collector includes a metal capable of being alloyed with silicon. The active material layer includes an active material including silicon. The intermediate layer includes silicon and oxygen. The intermediate layer prevents the metal capable of being alloyed with silicon from diffusing into the active material layer. The diffusion of the constituent element of the current collector into the active material layer is suppressed. |
US07964305B2 |
Non-aqueous electrolyte battery wherein a battery case and a terminal are connected through resistance
A non-aqueous electrolyte battery comprising: a battery case containing aluminum; a positive electrode terminal attached to the battery case; and a negative electrode terminal attached to the battery case and insulated from the battery case, wherein the positive electrode terminal and the battery case are connected through a resistor having resistance of 1 Ω to 1 MΩ. Otherwise, A non-aqueous electrolyte battery comprising: a battery case containing iron; a negative electrode terminal attached to the battery case; and a positive electrode terminal attached to the battery case and insulated from the battery case, wherein the negative electrode terminal and the battery case are connected through a resistor having resistance of 1 Ω to 1 MΩ. |
US07964298B2 |
Glass for chemical strengthening, substrate for information recording media and information recording media
A glass for use in chemical reinforcement for use in a substrate of an information recording medium, having a composition comprising, denoted as mol %: SiO247 to 70% Al2O31 to 10% (where the total of SiO2 and Al2O3 is 57 to 80%) CaO2 to 25% BaO1 to 15% Na2O1 to 10% K2O0 to 15% (where the total of Na2O and K2O is 3 to 16%) ZrO21 to 12% MgO0 to 10% SrO0 to 15% (where the ratio of the content of CaO to the total of MgO, CaO, SrO, and BaO is greater than or equal to 0.5) ZnO0 to 10% (where the total of MgO, CaO, SrO, BaO, and ZnO is 3 to 30%) TiO20 to 10% and the total content of the above-stated components is greater than or equal to 95%. A glass for use in chemical reinforcement for use in the substrate of an information recording medium employed in a perpendicular magnetic recording system, in which the glass exhibits the glass transition temperature is greater than or equal to 600° C. A substrate for use in an information recording medium consisting of the above glass and being chemically reinforced. A substrate for an information recording medium consisting of a chemically reinforced glass having a glass transition temperature of greater than or equal to 600° C. and exhibiting a bending strength following heating for two hours at 570° C. of greater than or equal to 15 kgf/mm2. An information recording medium comprising an information recording layer on the above substrate for an information recording medium. The present invention provides glass having both high thermal resistance and high strength, a substrate for use in information recording media comprised of this glass, and an information recording medium employing such a substrate. |
US07964297B2 |
Adhesion layer for thin film magnetic recording medium
The invention uses an adhesion layer of an amorphous alloy of aluminum. A first aluminum titanium embodiment of the amorphous adhesion layer preferably contains approximately equal amounts of aluminum and titanium (+/−5 at. %). A second embodiment of the amorphous adhesion layer preferably contains approximately equal amounts of aluminum and titanium (+/−5 at. %) and up to 10 at. % Zr with 5 at. % Zr being preferred. A third embodiment is aluminum tantalum preferably including from 15 to 25 at. % tantalum with 20 at. % being preferred. The most preferred compositions are Al50Ti50, Al47.5Ti47.5Zr5 or Al80Ta20. The adhesion layer is deposited onto the substrate. The substrate can be glass or a metal such as NiP-plated AlMg. The preferred embodiment of media according to the invention is for perpendicular recording and includes a magnetically soft underlayer deposited above the adhesion layer. |
US07964294B2 |
Low surface energy coatings for cooking products
An easy to clean and stain resistant coating for a cooking product includes an oxycarbofluoride coating. The oxycarbofluoride coating has a composition comprising at least one metal oxide, carbon and fluorine and can be applied to a substrate using a sol-gel process. |
US07964289B2 |
Formation method of metal layer on resin layer, printed wiring board, and production method thereof
A printed wiring board having a conductor circuit comprising a copper layer adjacent to an insulating layer and an electroless gold plating, wherein the insulating layer has ten-point mean surface roughness (Rz) of 2.0 μm or less is provided. According to the present invention, there is no such a defect that gold plating is deposited on a resin, and fine wiring formation with accuracy is realized. |
US07964284B2 |
Low-E coated articles and methods of making same
In certain example embodiments, low-E coated articles may be designed so as to realize a combination of good visible transmission (Tvis) and an excellent solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC), thereby realizing an improved (i.e., higher) Tvis/SHGC ratio. In certain example embodiments of this invention, if heat treated (HT), the low-E coated articles may have approximately the same color characteristics as viewed by the naked eye both before and after heat treatment (i.e., a low ΔE* value) in certain example instances. Such coated articles may be used in insulating glass (IG) units, windows, and/or other suitable applications. |
US07964282B2 |
Housing with a soft surface and method for making the housing
A durable housing with a soft surface device (100) includes a substrate (10), an electrophoresis coating (20) formed on a surface of the substrate, an intermediate coating (30) formed on the electrophoresis coating, and a top coating (40) formed on the intermediate coating and configured for protecting the intermediate coating. The electrophoresis coating is made of a first resin paint. The intermediate coating is made of a second resin paint containing an isocyanate polymer and/or reaction products of the isocyanate polymer with hydroxyl groups. The top coating is made of a third resin paint an isocyanate polymer cross-linked to the second resin paint of the intermediate coating. |
US07964281B2 |
Transparent conductor
The invention relates to a transparent conductor provided with a base comprising a first a resin, a conductive layer comprising conductive particles and a second resin, and an intermediate layer composed of a third resin formed between the base and the conductive layer, wherein the glass transition temperature Tg of the intermediate layer is lower than the Tg of the conductive layer. |
US07964280B2 |
High colour diamond layer
A method of producing CVD diamond having a high color, which is suitable for optical applications, for example. The method includes adding a gaseous source comprising a second impurity atom type to counter the detrimental effect on colour caused by the presence in the CVD synthesis atmosphere of a first impurity atom type. The described method applies to the production of both single crystal diamond and polycrystalline diamond. |
US07964279B2 |
Nanocrystal-polydimethylsiloxane composite and preparation method thereof
Disclosed herein are a nanocrystal-polydimethylsiloxane composite and a method for preparing the same. More specifically, provided are a nanocrystal-polydimethylsiloxane composite in which one or more polydimethylsiloxane derivatives having urea cross-links are bound to the surface of a nanocrystal, and a method for preparing the same. The nanocrystal-polydimethylsiloxane composite comprises optically transparent polydimethylsiloxane with remarkably high durability, thus imparting improved luminescence efficiency and product reliability to various electronic devices, when applied as a luminescent material to the electronic devices. |
US07964277B2 |
Composite nanoparticles, nanoparticles and methods for producing same
In various aspects provided are methods for producing a nanoparticle within a cross-linked, collapsed polymeric material, said method including (a) providing a polymeric solution comprising a polymeric material; (b) collapsing at least a portion of the polymeric material about one or more precursor moieties; (c) cross-linking the polymeric material; (d) modifying at least a portion of said precursor moieties to form one or more nanoparticles and thereby forming a composite nanoparticle. In various embodiments, a non-confined nanoparticle can be produced by complete pyrolysis of the confined nanoparticle, and a carbon-coated nanoparticle by incomplete pyrolysis of the confined nanoparticle. |
US07964273B2 |
Light reflecting sheet and molded product using the same
A light reflecting sheet having high light reflectance and an excellent light shielding property and a molded product using the same are provided. The light reflecting sheet has a light reflecting layer that has voids inside thereof and formed from a thermoplastic resin composition provided on at least one side of a base material sheet formed from a polycarbonate resin composition containing a combination of (A) 90 to 50% by mass of a polycarbonate-based polymer and (B) 10 to 50% by mass of titanium oxide. The molded product is formed from the light-reflecting sheet. |
US07964269B2 |
Colorless thermal mass transfer compositions and articles
Retroreflective sheeting articles comprising a colorless thermal mass transferred image, methods of thermal mass transfer printing substrate such as polymeric films with a colorless thermal mass transferable composition, and thermal mass transfer ribbon articles comprising a colorless thermal mass transferable composition are described. The thermal mass transfer composition comprises a homogeneous unreactive thermoplastic composition comprising at least one acrylic resin and less than 3 wt-% of components that are opaque at ambient temperature. |
US07964266B2 |
Wide ultra high molecular weight polyethylene sheet and method of manufacture
A wide sheet of highly oriented ultra high molecular weight polyethylene comprising a plurality of strips of highly oriented ultra high molecular weight polyethylene partially overlapped or abutted longitudinally to define joints between adjoining strips wherein the thickness of the joint is less than about 80% of the thickness of the sum of the thicknesses of the adjoining strips that make up the joint. A continuous method for the production of such materials comprising subjecting longitudinally overlapping or abutted strips of these materials to temperatures below the melting point of the UHMWPE and pressures over 300 pli is also disclosed. |
US07964264B1 |
Adhesion-enhancing surfaces for marking materials
The present invention provides signage articles and methods of making, wherein the signage articles have adhesion-enhancing surfaces for marking materials. The signage articles include a substrate that includes a noncellulosic organic polymeric surface, preferably, a radiation cured coating disposed on the noncellulosic organic polymeric surface and a marking material disposed thereon. Preferably, the marking material is not substantially removed from the signage article upon wiping the marking material with gasoline for five cycles. |
US07964263B2 |
Bonded element, honeycomb segment bonded element, and honeycomb structure using the same
There is disclosed a bonded element manufactured from a bonding material composition being capable of contributing to the lowering of thermal expansion of a bonding material layer sufficiently to relax any thermal stress generated in a honeycomb structure and largely inhibiting the cracking of the resultant honeycomb structure as well. In a bonded element in which two or more objects to be bonded are integrated via a bonding material layer, the bonding material layer having a Young's modulus of 20% or less of that of the objects to be bonded and having an average linear thermal expansion coefficient of 70% or less of that of the objects to be bonded, the bonding material layer being prepared from a bonding material composition composed mainly of fillers and a matrix in which fillers having an average linear thermal expansion coefficient of 2.0×10−6·K−1 or less are contained. |
US07964262B2 |
Layered silicate modified cordierite and method
The disclosure provides a composition including a porous cordierite honeycomb body as defined herein having excellent strength, high thermal shock resistance, and reduced microcrack properties. The disclosure also provides methods of making and using the composition, for example, as a catalyst carrier. |
US07964260B2 |
Optical recording medium, recording and reproducing method thereof, and optical recording and reproducing apparatus
The present invention is aimed to provide a high-performance single-sided double-layer optical recording medium with reduced crosstalk between recording marks, wherein favorable recording signal properties are obtained even from the second recording layer located more distant from the substrate to which the light is applied, and reproducing method thereof, and an optical recording and reproducing apparatus. The optical recording medium possesses the following aspects: the optical recording medium comprises a first substrate, a first information layer, an intermediate layer, a second information layer and a second substrate in this order; the first information layer comprises a first recording layer; the second information layer comprises a second reflective layer, a second recording layer with an organic dye and a protective layer; and the pyrolysis temperature range, the DTA peak width of the thermal analysis on the organic dye in the second recording layer, is 45° C. or less. |
US07964259B2 |
Security label and security label supply sheet
A security label 1 according to the present invention can be removably applied on an image photographing device such as a mobile phone 2 incorporating therein a digital camera to cover a lens part 3 thereof. Upon removal, the security label 1 is bent and makes a trace emerge which shows that the security label 1 has been removed. By applying the security label 1 to the mobile phone 2 to cover the lens part 3 thereof, improper photography can be prevented. In a case where the security label 1 is removed to take a photograph, the trace remains on the security label 1 even if the security label 1 is applied again on the mobile phone 2 to cover the lens part 3 thereof. Thus, the fact that a photograph is improperly taken can be easily understood. |
US07964256B2 |
Housing shell for an electronic device
A casing for an electronic device is produced from a heat-resistant, flame-retardant thermoplastic by an injection-molding process. This thermoplastic is a polyimide-based plastic with halogen-free flame retardancy. |
US07964253B2 |
Liquid-crystalline medium and liquid-crystal display
Disclosed are dielectrically positive liquid-crystalline media containing a dielectrically positive component, component A, containing one or more dielectrically positive compounds of formula I and optionally a second dielectrically positive component, component B, containing one or more dielectrically positive compounds having a dielectric anisotropy of greater than 3, and optionally a dielectrically neutral component, component C, and to liquid-crystal displays, especially active-matrix displays and in particular TN, OCB, IPS and FFS displays, containing these media. |
US07964252B2 |
Liquid crystal device, manufacturing method of liquid crystal device, and electronic apparatus including the liquid crystal device
A liquid crystal device includes a pair of substrates and a liquid crystal layer which is interposed between the pair of substrates and which contains at least one kind of additive selected from a ultraviolet ray absorbent and a radical scavenger, in which a gap between the pair of substrates is set according to amount of the additive. |
US07964244B2 |
Method for producing a surfactant-free suspension based on nanostructured, hydrophobic particles, and use of the same
The present invention describes a process for preparing a surfactant-free suspension including hydrophobic particles and at least 50.01% by weight of water, where hydrophobic, nanostructured particles are suspended in at least one organic solvent miscible with water and having a boiling point below 150° C., and then this concentrated organic suspension is intensively and thoroughly mixed with surfactant-free water. |
US07964238B2 |
Method of making coated article including ion beam treatment of metal oxide protective film
A method of making a heat treated (HT) coated article to be used in shower door applications, window applications, or any other suitable applications where transparent coated articles are desired. For example, certain embodiments of this invention relate to a method of making a coated article including a step of heat treating a glass substrate coated with at least a layer of or including diamond-like carbon (DLC) and an overlying protective film (e.g., of or including zinc oxide) thereon. In certain example embodiments, the protective film may be ion beam treated with at least carbon ions. It has been found that the ion beam treatment improves the shelf-life of the product prior to HT. Following and/or during heat treatment (e.g., thermal tempering, or the like), the protective film may be removed. |
US07964237B2 |
Fully automated paste dispense process for dispensing small dots and lines
A method of dispensing a flowable conductive paste onto a greensheet from a dispensing apparatus comprising an orifice member having first and second surfaces and a bore therethrough between the surfaces, a pressurized chamber adjacent the orifice member first surface containing the paste, and a punch having a face movable through the orifice member bore. The method comprises positioning the punch outside the orifice member bore such that the punch face is spaced from the orifice member first surface, flowing a desired amount of paste onto the punch face, moving the paste on the punch face through the orifice member bore until the punch face extends beyond the orifice member second surface, and contacting the workpiece with the paste while still on the punch face to deposit the paste on the greensheet. The method then provides for retracting the punch until the punch face is substantially coplanar with the orifice member second surface, and then cleaning the punch face and coplanar orifice member second surface to remove any residual paste thereon. |
US07964235B2 |
Method of treating a ceramic discharge vessel
The present invention is a ceramic discharge vessel for use in high-intensity-discharge (HID) lamps. The discharge vessel has a ceramic body and at least one seal region comprised of an aluminum oxynitride material. The seal region further has a surface layer for contacting a frit material wherein the surface layer is less reactive than the aluminum oxynitride material with respect to the molten frit during sealing. Preferably, the surface layer has a lower nitrogen content than the aluminum oxynitride material. The less reactive surface acts to minimize the formation of bubbles in the sealing frit during the sealing operation. |
US07964232B2 |
Steviol glycoside isomers
Steviol glycoside isomers are provided having the formula: wherein R1 may be hydrogen, 1-β-D-glucopyranosyl, or 2-(1-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-1-β-D-glucopyranosyl, and R2 may be hydrogen, 1-β-D-glucopyranosyl, 2-(1-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-1-β-D-glucopyranosyl, 2,3-bis(1-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-1-β-D-glucopyranosyl, 2-(1-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl)-1-β-D-glucopyranosyl, 2-(1-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl)-3-(1-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-1-β-D-glucopyranosyl, or 2-(1-β-D-xylopyranosyl)-3-(1-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-1-β-D-glucopyranosyl. Methods for making steviol glycoside isomers are also disclosed. These compounds may be present in food and beverage products as non-nutritive sweeteners. |
US07964231B2 |
Coated potato substrates having reduced fat content
A food product including a potato substrate having less than about 6% moisture content that is at least partially coated with a coating composition having a food starch component is provided. The at least partially coated potato substrate contains at least about 20% less fat content (adjusted to an about 1% product moisture basis) after thermal processing as compared to a substantially similar thermal processed uncoated potato substrate. |
US07964229B2 |
Films comprising a liquid-absorbant inner layer and an impermeable outer layer
Films comprising a liquid-absorbant layer and an impermeable layer are provided. Processes for manufacturing these films is also provided. The films are suitable for preparation of tubular casings and shrinkbags, in particular, casings for smoked foodstuffs. Also described are foodstuffs processed in the tubular casings. |
US07964227B2 |
Cooking method
A cooking method comprises heating step, which involves heating foodstuffs into pan to first predetermined temperature with the purpose of food safety, lowering heating powder so as to enter slow pan mode, and then increasing temperature slowly and constantly to a second temperature of foodstuffs aging. The method further comprises the step of allowing the main heater to stop heating after reaching the second temperature, then entering cooling step so as to lower pan temperature naturally to above third predetermined preservation temperature while maintaining little heat source at bottom of pan during the cooling step, so as to maintain convection in pan and allow foodstuffs temperature uniform. |
US07964221B2 |
Composition and methods of use of an immunomodulator
A composition including one or more of elecampane rhizome (Inula sp.), fennel fruit (Foeniculum sp.), juniper berry (Juniperus sp.), licorice root (Glycyrrhiza sp.), oregano herb (Oreganum sp.), marigold flowers (Calendula sp.), rose hips (Rosa sp.), and thyme (Thymus sp.), or an extract thereof. The composition is useful for treating infectious diseases, for example viral and microbial infections, and for reducing the toxic effects of chemotherapeutic agents. |
US07964220B2 |
Method for treating a mammal by administration of a compound having the ability to release CO
Several classes of in vivo carbon monoxide-releasing compounds are useful for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases, such as chronic inflammatory, e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, and of diseases with a strong inflammatory component, such as atherosclerosis, stroke, coronary disease, and Alzheimers disease. The in vivo carbon monoxide-releasing compounds can be attached to known drug vectors and/or known anti-inflammatory drugs, such as aspirin. |
US07964218B2 |
Granular preparations for oral administration
The present invention provides an oral grain preparation comprising an agent swellable in the mouth as an active component, wherein the preparation has an inner coating layer of a water-soluble cellulose polymer and an outer coating layer of an ethylcellulose on a plain grain having a diameter of 3 to 4 mm. The agent of the present invention is free from sliminess peculiar to cellulose and adherence of each grains in the mouth at taking, and has excellent feeling for taking without an unpleasant feeling such as caused by a large tablet. |
US07964215B1 |
Delayed release dosage form
The present invention is directed to a delayed release pharmaceutical composition in solid dosage form comprising a core comprised of a therapeutically effective amount of drug, e.g., mesalamine, and a pH sensitive coating comprising a mixture of two different pH sensitive polymers, the first pH sensitive polymer dissolves in an aqueous solution at a pH of about 7 or greater and the second pH sensitive polymer dissolves in an aqueous solution at a pH of about 6 or greater, wherein the weight ratio of the first pH sensitive polymer to the second pH sensitive polymer ranges from about 2:1 to about 4:1 and the percent weight gain resulting from the addition of the pH sensitive coating ranges from about 8% up to and including 15% by weight of the core, including any subcoating. |
US07964214B2 |
Method and composition for hyperthermally treating cells in the eye with simultaneous imaging
A method and composition for hyperthermally treating cells in the eye with simultaneous imaging. The heat (temperature) production inside the eye (target) tissue is imaged. The desired temperature is achieved using a laser and photoacoustic imaging technique. Hyperthermia treatment of tissue in a target site applies a heat source to kill cells without protein denaturation. The method introduces an encapsulated dye that is released at a selected temperature in the target site to indicate that a threshold temperature has been reached to hyperthermally treat the tissue. In one embodiment, the composition releases the dye at a temperature of 42° C. to 50° C., and preferably about 45° C. to 49° C. The composition which can be a liposome composition encapsulating the dye can be introduced to the bloodstream of the patient to flow through the target site. |
US07964210B2 |
Degradable polymeric implantable medical devices with a continuous phase and discrete phase
The invention provides an implantable medical device comprising: a structural element, wherein the structural element includes: a continuous phase comprising a first polymer; a discrete phase within the continuous phase, wherein the discrete phase has a second polymer including discrete phase segments; and anchor segments that have substantially the same chemical make up as the first polymer of the continuous phase; wherein at least some of the anchor segments have partially or completely phase-separated from the discrete phase into the continuous phase. |
US07964202B2 |
Method for treatment of common acne
Dermatological/cosmetic compositions suited for preventing or treating cell differentiation and/or proliferation and/or keratinization disorders, including preventing or treating common acne, comprise, in a physiologically acceptable medium, (i) at least one dispersed retinoid, (ii) dispersed benzoyl peroxide, in free or encapsulated form, and (iii) at least one pH-independent gelling agent, said dermatological/cosmetic composition having physical stability without loss of viscosity over time at a temperature ranging from 4° C. to 40° C., said dermatological/cosmetic composition having a stable flow threshold over time as measured by viscosity measurements for rheograms which measure a shear stress τ for a given rate gradient γ and which measure a rate gradient γ for a given shear stress τ, the yield value (τ0) being extrapolated visually or by calculation. |
US07964198B2 |
Production of vaccines
Means and methods for producing mammalian viruses, the method comprising infecting a culture of immortalized human cells with a virus, incubating the culture infected with virus to propagate the virus under conditions that permit growth of the virus, and to form a virus-containing medium, and removing the virus-containing medium. The viruses can be harvested and be used for the production of vaccines. Advantages include that human cells of the present invention can be cultured under defined serum-free conditions and the cells show improved capability for propagating virus. Methods are provided for producing, in cultured human cells, influenza virus and vaccines derived thereof. This method eliminates the necessity of using whole chicken embryos for the production of Influenza vaccines. The method also provides for the continuous or batch-wise removal of culture media. As such, the present invention allows the large-scale continuous production of viruses to a high titer. |
US07964193B2 |
Antibodies against interleukin-1 β
Antibodies directed to the antigen IL-1β and uses of such antibodies are described. In particular, fully human monoclonal antibodies directed to the antigen IL-1β. Nucleotide sequences encoding, and amino acid sequences comprising, heavy and light chain immunoglobulin molecules, particularly sequences corresponding to contiguous heavy and light chain sequences spanning the framework regions and/or complementarity determining regions (CDR's), specifically from FR1 through FR4 or CDR1 through CDR3. Hybridomas or other cell lines expressing such immunoglobulin molecules and monoclonal antibodies. |
US07964192B1 |
Prevention and treatment of amyloidgenic disease
The invention provides compositions and methods for treatment of amyloidogenic diseases. Such methods entail administering an agent that induces a beneficial immune response against an amyloid deposit in the patient. The methods are particularly useful for prophylactic and therapeutic treatment of Alzheimer's disease. In such methods, a suitable agent is Aβ peptide, active fragments thereof or an antibody thereto. |
US07964190B2 |
Methods and compositions for decreasing T-cell activity
The present invention relates to a novel member of the TNF-Ligand superfamily. More specifically, isolated nucleic acid molecules are provided encoding a human Apoptosis Inducing Molecule II (AIM II). AIM II polypeptides are also provided, as are vectors, host cells and recombinant methods for producing the same. The invention further relates to screening methods for identifying agonists and antagonists of AIM II activity. Also provided are therapeutic methods for treating lymphadenopathy, aberrant bone development, autoimmune and other immune system diseases, graft versus host disease, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and to inhibit neoplasia, such as tumor cell growth. |
US07964185B2 |
Apicomplex vaccine strains of a family of Sarcocystidae
The invention relates to attenuate mutated strains of apicomplex of a family of Sarcocystidae, containing inactivated MIC1 and MIC3 adhesins and to the use thereof for a vaccine. |
US07964184B2 |
Cysteine variants of interferon-gamma
The growth hormone supergene family comprises greater than 20 structurally related cytokines and growth factors. A general method is provided for creating site-specific, biologically active conjugates of these proteins. The method involves adding cysteine residues to non-essential regions of the proteins or substituting cysteine residues for non-essential amino acids in the proteins using site-directed mutagenesis and then covalently coupling a cysteine-reactive polymer or other type of cysteine-reactive moiety to the proteins via the added cysteine residue. Disclosed herein are preferred sites for adding cysteine residues or introducing cysteine substitutions into the proteins, and the proteins and protein derivatives produced thereby. |
US07964181B2 |
Amino acid surrogates for peptidic constructs
Ring-constrained amino acid surrogates of formula I: where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6a, R6b, R7, and y are as defined in the specification, methods for synthesizing ring-constrained amino acid surrogates of formula I, methods of use of ring-constrained amino acid surrogates of formula I, including use in linear or cyclic compounds which include a plurality of amino acid residues and one or more ring-constrained amino acid surrogates of formula I and linear or cyclic compounds which include a plurality of amino acid residues and one or more ring-constrained amino acid surrogates of formula I. |
US07964179B2 |
Cosmetic hair preparation
The invention provides hair cosmetics which can suppress a frictional feeling of hair in running water during rinsing to improve softness and smoothness thereby preventing the hair from being damaged by twisting during rinsing, and comprises organopolysiloxane having an amino-modified organopolysiloxane chain and a polyoxyalkylene chain, and at least one cationic surfactant selected from compounds represented by formula (1) or (2): wherein at least one of R1, R2, R3 and R4 represents e.g. an alkyl group containing 8 to 35 carbon atoms in total, and the remainder represents a C1 to C5 alkyl group, hydroxyalkyl group etc., X− represents a halogen ion or an organic anion, R5 represents e.g. an alkyl group containing 8 to 35 carbon atoms in total, and R6 represents a C1 to C22 alkyl group etc. |
US07964169B2 |
Molecular conversion processing of greenhouse gases of global warming effect and conversion units employing a solid particle trap
Molecular conversion processing of greenhouse gases of global warming effect and conversion units employing a solid particle trap. This is an industrial process capable of changing the chemical composition of the greenhouse gases from any source, such as the internal combustion engine, factory chimney and others, through the conversion of gas molecules to form new compounds such as clean gases. This is done by molecular conversion processing conversion unit with a solid particle trap, consisting of a plasma conversion chamber that produces a plasma jet, and an electrostatic filter for the collection of solid particles. |
US07964167B2 |
Method and architecture for oxidizing nitric oxide in exhaust gas from hydrocarbon fuel source with a fuel lean combustion mixture
An after-treatment system architecture and method for oxidizing the nitric oxide component of an exhaust stream from a hydrocarbon fueled power source operated with a fuel lean combustion mixture. |
US07964166B2 |
Process for removing contaminants from gas streams
The present invention provides for process for inhibiting the levels of nitrogen oxides in process gas streams from sulfuric acid regeneration and production plants. The process gas stream from the waste heat boiler and the candle mist eliminator is contacted with ozone which will react with nitrogen oxides present in the flue gas. |
US07964162B2 |
Apparatus for handling pipet tips
A pipet tip handling apparatus comprises a deep well plate that has a plurality of wells. Each of a first plurality of pipet tips has a head portion and a shank portion. A first tray is seated on the deep well plate and has openings for receiving the first pipet tips. The shank portions of the first pipet tips extend through the openings in the first tray and into the wells of the deep well plate. Each of a second plurality of pipet tips has a head portion and a shank portion. A second tray includes openings for receiving the second pipet tips. The shank portions of the second pipet tips extend through the openings of the second tray and into the head portions of the first pipet tips. The head portions of the first pipet tips support the second tray. |
US07964160B2 |
Pipetting apparatus with a computer program product and a method for accepting or rejecting pipetted liquid samples
The invention relates to a pipetting apparatus (1) having a pipette tip (2) for aspirating and dispensing liquid samples; a pump (4) for generating negative pressure or positive pressure in the pipette tip (2) that is connected to the pipette tip (2) by means of a pump conduit (3); a fluid chamber (5) defined by the pipette tip (2) and/or the pump conduit (3); a measurement probe (6) functionally connected to the fluid chamber (5) for measuring the physical parameters resulting in this fluid chamber (5) during pipetting; and a device control system (7) with a processor (8), in which an activated computer program product enables the control system (7) of the pipetting apparatus (1) to individually accept or reject pipetted liquid samples on the basis of the physical parameters measured. The pipetting apparatus (1) in accordance with the invention is characterized in that it comprises a data storage device (9) for storing an actual measured curve (41) measured during pipetting and a simulated curve (42) for such a pipetting procedure and also a computer program product that in an activated state enables the processor (8) of this pipetting apparatus (1) to generate this simulated curve (42) and approximate it to the actual measured curve (41) iteratively to create an iterative curve (43) and then matching the pipetting and/or the corresponding pipetted liquid samples to one of a plurality of decision-making criteria on the basis of sections of the measured curve (44) in the actual measured curve (41) that deviate from defined threshold values (45) in relation to the corresponding sections of the curve (46) of the iterative curve (43). A corresponding computer program product and method are included within the scope of the invention. |
US07964157B2 |
Catalytic cracking riser reactor
Catalytic cracking riser reactor extending between an inlet for hydrocarbonaceous feed and catalyst particles and an outlet for discharging cracked products and spent catalyst particles, which riser reactor has been provided with at least one contacting device, wherein the contacting device comprises a composite of refractory material and a metal structure, which metal structure is connected to the outer wall of the riser reactor. If more contacting devices have been provided, they are preferably axially spaced apart and are disposed along the inner surface of the riser reactor. |
US07964156B2 |
Method and apparatus for regenerating an iron-based fischer-tropsch catalyst
Solvent extraction is used to remove wax and contaminants from an iron-based Fischer-Tropsch catalyst in a natural circulation continuous-flow system. The wax-free catalyst is then subjected to controlled oxidation to convert the iron to its initial oxidized state, Fe203. Reactivation of the oxide catalyst precursor is carried out by addition of synthesis gas. |
US07964152B2 |
End reactor
The present invention relates to a reactor apparatus for free-flowing media, especially for polymers, for polycondensation of polyesters, comprising a rotor which rotates in a reactor casing having an inlet and outlet, said rotor being supported horizontally via a support apparatus by means of stub shaft arrangements which reach beyond the end walls of the reactor casing, wherein annular film-forming elements and, between the annular film-forming elements, strippers are arranged on the inner surfaces of the reactor casing on the rotor, such that the cylindrical rotor has at least one partly heated section. |
US07964151B2 |
Apparatus and method for producing carbon nanotubes
Provided is an apparatus for producing carbon nanotubes, that is provided with a reaction chamber and a dispersion plate. The dispersion plate is provided with a plate and a gas guiding portion provided on an edge of the plate, and a catalyst supply hole is defined in the central portion of the plate, through which metal catalysts are supplied. The gas guiding portion guides source gas to the central portion of the plate and suspends the metal catalysts discharged from the catalyst supply hole in a specific direction. Thus, the apparatus for producing carbon nanotubes can prevent loss of metal catalysts and improve space utilization. |
US07964145B2 |
Aggregometer
An aggregometer for measuring and recording platelet aggregation with at least one measurement cuvette having two electrodes, with a device for moving the liquid to be examined and with measurement and evaluation electronics connected to the electrodes via contact elements, is characterized in that the measurement cuvette comprises two adjacently arranged, upwardly open partial spaces which are only connected to one another in the lower region, in that the electrodes are designed as metal spheres inserted in the bottom of the measurement cuvette and in that the device for moving the liquid is a pumping device which can be placed on one of the partial spaces in a substantially sealing manner and which periodically and alternately generates low and excess pressure. |
US07964144B1 |
MEMS biosensor with integrated impedance and mass-sensing capabilities
A biosensor device (1) providing an analysis platform for detecting cell growth, comprising of an aluminium nitride (AlN) base (2), a shear horizontal-surface acoustic wave (SH-SAW) resonator including an input transducer (4) and an output transducer (5) symmetrically positioned on the aluminum nitride (AlN) base (2), a counter electrode (6) positioned parallel to working electrodes (7) on the aluminum nitride (AlN) base (2), for transmitting frequency voltage towards the living cell (3), a plurality of working electrodes (7) positioned beneath the living cell (3) on the aluminium nitride (AlN) base (2) for receiving frequency voltage from the living cell (3), an impedance analyzer (8) for receiving impedance readings from the counter electrode (6) and working electrodes (7), and a back-etched silicon substrate (9) coupled to the aluminium nitride (AlN) base (2), for reducing current loss, wherein the living cell (3) is positioned in between of the input transducer and output transducer on the aluminium nitride (AlN) base (4). |
US07964141B2 |
Apparatus for handling and classifying microtomized tissue samples
The invention relates to an apparatus for handling microtomized tissue samples (1) which are arranged on an object carrier (2) and are provided with a machine-readable code (3), with a reader (4) serving to detect the information of the code (3) and a controller (5) serving to convert the information for handling purposes. In order to use such an apparatus to classify unsorted object carriers (2) with respect to one another in a patient-oriented manner for evaluation purposes, it is proposed that a transfer apparatus (6) and at least one drive (7) are provided, which are formed in such a way that they can pick up object carriers (2) from a supply device (8) and move them to a presentation carrier (9) which has receptacles (10) for a plurality of object carriers (2), an apparatus (11) which is ready to hold presentation carriers (9) being arranged and formed in such a way that it keeps a large number of presentation carriers (9) ready in a manner such that they are accessible to the transfer apparatus (6), wherein the controller (5) is formed in such a way that it controls the at least one drive (7) on the basis of the information of the code (3) of the object carrier (2) to the effect that object carriers (2) which originate from a patient can be moved by the transfer apparatus (6) to at least one presentation carrier (9) in an order which is assigned to the patient. |
US07964140B2 |
Automatic analyzer
An automatic analyzer is disclosed that has a structure capable of using reagent containers each having an ID, such as a barcode, attached either on the top surface or the undersurface thereof, or alternatively on each of them. This automatic analyzer, therefore, allows information about the reagent ID to be read or written at an arbitrary timing even if the mounting density of reagent containers of the automatic analyzer is increased, thereby improving the function and performance of the apparatus. |
US07964138B2 |
On-demand portable chlorine dioxide generator
An on-demand portable chlorine dioxide generator has a reagent bound medium in a first enclosed volume; a complementary reagent solution in a second enclosed volume, and a structure for selecting between a first position where the complementary reagent solution is forced through the reagent bound medium and a second position where said complementary reagent solution remains isolated from the reagent bound ion exchange medium, where a ClO2 solution is generated only during periods when the structure for forcing is actuated. The ClO2 solution can be discharged for use as a portable sprayer that can be used to treat surfaces infected by anthrax or other biological contaminants. When the bound reagent is chlorite, the complementary reagent is an acid or an oxidant. When the bound reagent is an acid or an oxidant, the complementary reagent solution is a chlorite solution. |
US07964136B2 |
Method of sterilizing polymeric struts and stents
It has been determined that gamma sterilization of biodegradable polymer stents does not cause significant polymer cross-linking and collapse. Using sufficient spacing can lead to stents that display little if any detrimental effects from the procedure. In certain embodiments, using structures in the general region of about 100 micron spacing between the struts leads to highly functional stents that do not fuse. Further, the resulting stent has radially homogenous mechanical properties. Therefore, the stent has a uniform expansion within the lumen. |
US07964133B2 |
Method, device and accessories for manufacturing laminate floor panels by using a press
A method for manufacturing floor panels, wherein one starts from board-shaped elements that are subjected to a press treatment, wherein during pressing at the decorative side of the board-shaped elements to be pressed, a press element is used having a plurality of separately formed press parts. |
US07964130B2 |
Guide anchor for seat belt of vehicle and method for manufacturing the same
A guide anchor for a seat belt, and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The guide anchor comprises a guide plate having a latching hole and a slide guide hole formed therein, a guide piece engaged with a lower circumference of the slide guide hole, and a first molded part for coupling the guide plate and the guide piece. The guide piece comprises a cover, and a second molded part injected into a lower surface of the cover. The second molded part has a recess formed in a longitudinal direction at a lower surface. The cover has cover eaves extending from a lower portion. |
US07964129B1 |
Temperature control method and apparatus
An arrangement to assist in heat transfer through a mold for applications such as injection molding of plastics material including at least one closed chamber within the mold, the chamber being only partially filled with fluid and a remainder of the chamber being filled with substantially only vapor of the fluid within the chamber, at least a portion of the chamber being positioned to transmit heat from a targeted location of the mold into fluid within the chamber, and condensing means adapted by reason of heat exchange to effect condensation of vapor within the chamber, the mold being arranged in that the fluid, such as water, is arranged to be held in the chamber in such a way that the fluid will be distributed to reach or be held at different heights within the chamber. |
US07964128B2 |
Process and apparatus for continuously producing an elastomeric composition
A process for continuously producing an elastomeric composition includes metering at least one elastomer, at least one filler, and at least one minor ingredient; feeding the at least one elastomer, the at least one filler, and the at least one minor ingredient into at least one extruder; mixing and dispersing the at least one filler and the at least one minor ingredient into the at least one elastomer using the at least one extruder; obtaining a subdivided product from a resulting elastomeric composition discharged from the at least one extruder; accumulating an amount of the subdivided product; and stirring the accumulated amount of the subdivided product. An apparatus for continuously producing an elastomeric composition includes at least one extruder, at least one first metering device, at least one second metering device, at least one device for obtaining a subdivided product, and at least one accumulating and stirring device. |
US07964126B2 |
Method of preventing gravity-induced deformation of ceramic green bodies
A method of preventing gravity-induced deformation of a ceramic green body. The method comprises providing a ceramic green body and disposing the body in a fluid medium bath having a density that is greater than or equal to that of the ceramic green body. The green body is suspended and floats freely in the fluid medium, and deformation of the green body due to its own weight is prevented. Outer or peripheral portions of the ceramic green body may also be stiffened when the fluid medium bath comprises an aqueous salt solution comes into contact with the green body and causes gelation of a binder within the ceramic green body. |
US07964125B2 |
Matte finish carrier
A carrier and method of manufacture for a carrier that results in a package of containers includes a plastic sheet having an array of container apertures and a portion having a matte finish where the matte finish includes a lower coefficient of friction relative to a container than a remaining surface of the plastic sheet. A plurality of containers are each positioned within an aperture of the array so that the matte finish of the plastic sheet is positioned along an inner portion of the package and the remaining surface of the plastic sheet is positioned along an outer portion of the package. |
US07964122B2 |
Method of shaping an aspherical optical element
A method of shaping an aspherical optical element, such as a composite mirror element, the method comprising the following steps: fastening, preferably by adhesive, an optical element blank, presenting an optical surface that is to be shaped, to the inside of a ring, the optical surface of the blank projecting beyond an edge of said ring; applying forces and moments to the perimeter of the ring in such a manner as to deform it in controlled manner, thereby also deforming the optical surface of the blank fastened to its inside; shaping said deformed optical surface by abrasion so as to restore it to a shape that is spherical or planar; and extracting the blank from the ring so as to release the stresses deforming said shaped optical surface, thereby enabling it to acquire the desired aspherical shape. |
US07964121B2 |
Polarized lens and method of making polarized lens
Method of making eyeglass lens are disclosed where the lens are made of layers which include an outer, convex hard coating, a layer of hard epoxy, a laminated PVA film where one of the layer of the PVA film is coated with Photochromic powder, a layer of soft epoxy, a base material, and an inner, concave hard coating. Other methods configuration of lens also include a camouflaged patterned lens, a layer of hard epoxy, a polyurethane mixture, a laminated PVA film where one of the layer of the PVA film is coated with Photochromic powder, a layer of soft epoxy, a base material, and an inner, concave hard coating. |
US07964114B2 |
Iron-based water gas shift catalyst
The present development is a catalyst for use in water gas shift processes, a method for making the catalyst and a method of using the catalyst. The catalyst is composed of iron oxide, copper oxide, zinc oxide, alumina, and optionally, potassium oxide, and is produced using a hydrothermal synthesis process. The catalyst demonstrates surprising activity for conversion of carbon monoxide under high to moderate temperature shift reaction conditions. |
US07964109B2 |
Method of cleaning a surface of a cobalt-containing material, method of forming an opening to a cobalt-containing material, semiconductor processing method of forming an integrated circuit comprising a copper-containing conductive line, and a cobalt-containing film cleaning solution
The invention includes methods of cleaning a surface of a cobalt-containing material, methods of forming an opening to a cobalt-containing material, semiconductor processing methods of forming an integrated circuit comprising a copper-containing conductive line, and cobalt-containing film cleaning solutions. In one implementation, a method of cleaning a surface of a cobalt-containing material includes forming a cobalt-containing material over a substrate. The surface of the cobalt-containing material is exposed to an aqueous mixture. The aqueous mixture has an acidic pH and comprises acetic acid, a multiprotic acid, and HF. Other aspects and implementations are contemplated. |
US07964105B2 |
Method for improving belt press dewatering
A method for increasing the removal of a higher fraction of liquid from the press cake in any belt press is described. Specifically, the invention incorporates a series of rollers that create multiple pinch points to compress the solid fraction while removing liquid. After each pinch point, the solid material is allowed to separate from the belt, fall by gravity, and repack so that more liquid can be released at each successive pinch point than is possible if the material is fed to multiple rollers and pinch points in series without decompressing as is done is prior art. |
US07964101B2 |
Fluid treatment process
Processes for treating drilling fluid by passing the fluid through a separator including a clarifying zone and a thickening zone, the clarifying zone having inclined plates and the thickening zone having at least one wall with an angle of less than about 60°. The separator may optionally include an agglomeration zone and a removal zone. |
US07964099B2 |
Water filtering device
A water filtering device includes a casing having a first space defined therein and an inner part is received in the first space. The casing includes an inlet at top thereof and an outlet at a lower end thereof. The inner part includes a cover and an inner tube is located therein. A second space is defined between the inner tube and the inner periphery of the inner part. Filtering particles are received in the second space. The inner part includes apertures defined through a lower end thereof and communicating with the first and second spaces. Water enters into the first space form the inlet and enters into the second space via the apertures and is filtered by the filtering particles. The filtered water flows over the open top of the inner tube and enters into the inner tube and flows out from the outlet of the casing. |
US07964097B2 |
Multicapillary column for chromatography and sample preparation
A multicapillary column especially useful for liquid chromatography and sample preparation comprising a plurality of uniform capillaries coated with an insoluble stationary phase, wherein the thickness of the stationary phase is correlated with the radius of the individual capillaries for high efficiency. |
US07964096B2 |
Filter device utilizing returned fuel to prolong filter life
A filter device includes a first connection part 1 adapted to be connected to a fuel pump; a second connection part 21 adapted to be connected to a path for a returned portion of fuel; and a filter member 3 having an inner space 30 communicating with an inlet port 10 of the first connection part 1 and an outlet port 20 of the second connection part 2. A tubular member 22 has a leading edge 22a formed with the outlet port 20 of the second connection part 2. The leading edge 22a of the tubular member 22 is opened to be disposed in the inlet port 10 of the first connection part 1 so as to have a gap between an outer peripheral surface 22b of the tubular member 22 and an opening edge 10a of the inlet port 10 of the first connection part 1. |
US07964091B2 |
Cracking furnace
A cracking furnace having a firebox provided with cracking coils is described. The cracking coils have at least one inlet, at least one inlet section, at least one outlet and at least one outlet section, and burners, and the parts of the coils are shielded. A process for cracking hydrocarbon feeds, and making use of a furnace with the thermal shielding are also described. |
US07964086B2 |
Electrode and method for electrochemically machining a workpiece
An electrode and method for the electrochemical machining of a workpiece is disclosed. The electrode is designed as a cathodically polarized tool electrode. It has a geometry that corresponds to the geometry to be removed from the workpiece, at least in a machining range, and perviousnesses in the electrode to allow an electrolyte to flow through and exit at the electrode surface, at least in the area of the machining range. The perviousnesses are formed by a porous design of the electrode and/or by artificially created openings in the electrode or the electrode surface. The porosity distribution and/or the number, arrangement and configuration of the openings is selected such that a uniform electrolyte flow and/or electrolyte exchange at the electrode surface is ensured at least in the machining range of the electrode. |
US07964085B1 |
Electrochemical removal of tantalum-containing materials
A method of cleaning metal-containing deposits from a metal surface of a process chamber component includes immersing the metal surface in an electrochemical cleaning bath solution. A negative electrical bias is applied to the metal surface to electrochemically clean the metal-containing deposits from the metal surface. The cleaning method is capable of removing metal-containing deposits such as tantalum-containing deposits from the metal surface substantially without eroding the surface, and may be especially advantageous in the cleaning of components having textured surfaces. |
US07964084B2 |
Methods and apparatus for the synthesis of useful compounds
The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for activation of a low reactivity, non-polar chemical compound. In one example embodiment, the method comprises introducing the low reactivity chemical compound to a catalyst. At least one of (a) an oxidizing agent or a reducing agent and (b) a polar compound is provided to the catalyst and the chemical compound. An alternating current is applied to the catalyst to produce an activation reaction in the chemical compound. This activation reaction produces a useful product. |
US07964082B2 |
Method for electrophoretic coating
An exemplary electrophoretic coating method and an electroplated shell (800) manufactured thereby is provided. The electrophoretic coating method includes the following steps. A first step (Step S1) is to mold a base shell (500). The base shell includes a base body (50), a shell body (60), and a connecting body (70). The shell body and the connecting body are molded with the base body. The connecting body connects with the shell body. A second step (Step S2) is to pretreat the shell body and the connecting body. Thus, conducting films are formed on the shell body and connecting body. A third step (Step S3) is to electrophoretically coat the preliminarily treated base shell, so as to form electroplated layers on the shell body. A fourth step (Step S4) is to remove the connecting body so as to form/yield the electroplated shell. |
US07964078B2 |
Microfluidic device for cell and particle separation
A microfluidic separation device includes a microchannel formed in a substrate and being defined at least by a bottom surface, a first side wall, and second side wall. Fluid containing particles or cells is flowed through the microchannel from an upstream end to a downstream end. The downstream end terminates in a plurality of branch channels. A plurality of vertically-oriented electrodes are disposed on the first wall and on the second wall opposite to the first wall. A voltage source is connected to the plurality of opposing electrodes to drive the electrodes. The opposing, vertically-oriented electrodes may be used to focus a heterogeneous population of particles or cells for subsequent downstream separation via additional electrodes placed on one of the side walls. Alternatively, the opposing, vertically-oriented electrodes may be used to spatially separate a heterogeneous population of particles or cells for later collection in one or more of the branch channels. |
US07964077B2 |
Automated two-dimensional electrophoresis apparatus and instrument constituting the apparatus
The present invention is to provide a sample separation instrument used in a sample separation apparatus which includes: holding means for holding a first medium supporter which supports a first medium; and driving means for moving fixing means or the holding means in a direction parallel or perpendicular to a plane whose sides extend in the first direction and in the second directions. The sample separation instrument includes an insulator for storing a second medium which allows a sample separated in the first medium in the first direction to be further separated in the second direction different from the first direction, wherein: the insulator includes a first opening and a second opening each of which defines the second direction in which the second medium is electrified, and the second opening has a shape which allows the first medium containing the separated sample to be attached to the second medium along the first direction. The present invention realizes automation of the two-dimensional electrophoresis to enhance the convenience of the two-dimensional electrophoresis, to less depend on the operator's skill, and to enhance the reproducibility of the electrophoresis result. |
US07964075B2 |
Electrodic bridge
The present invention relates to an electrode bridge or sample application bridge for use in electrophoresis, preferably isoelectric focusing, IEF. More closely, the invention relates to an electrodic bridge or sample loading bridge for preventing denaturant depletion from the IPG (immobilized pH gradient) gel and, optionally, for loading samples onto the IPG gel. The pH of the bridge is adjustable for adoption to positioning at the acid as well as basic end of the IPG strips. |
US07964074B1 |
Electroelution of oligonucleotides from gel matrices
The invention can be used to purify and extract a target oligonucleotide from a gel substrate. The current invention extracts the target oligonucleotide so quickly that burn-off against the positive electrode is greatly reduced, yielding high optical density and purity. The need for an osmotic membrane or heavy salt/light salt barrier to capture the oligonucleotide is eliminated. The invention does not require a high salt concentration and therefore does not require a desalting column that is time-consuming and reduces yield. |
US07964073B2 |
Air fuel ratio detection apparatus
Using a gas detection voltage Vs output from a terminal CU, a determination is made at to whether, after startup of an air-fuel ratio detection apparatus (1), a full-range air-fuel ratio sensor (10) has reached a semi-activated state in which a determination can be made as to whether the air-fuel ratio is on the rich or lean side based on a change in a gas detection signal Vic. After determining that the sensor has reached the semi-activated state, the signal Vic is compared with a threshold to determine whether the air-fuel ratio is on the rich or lean side. In the apparatus (1), the potential difference between an outer pump electrode of a pump cell (14) and a reference electrode of an oxygen concentration measurement cell (24) is obtained via a first differential amplification circuit (53) as the gas detection signal Vic, the signal Vic being highly responsive to a change in air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas. |
US07964069B2 |
Device for galvanic coating of a piston
A device for galvanic coating of a piston has a pot-shaped interior for accommodating the piston and an electrolyte fluid, a holder device for fixing the piston in place, a cover that is structured like a shutter and leaves only the surfaces of the piston that are to be coated uncovered, a first electrical contact that is connected with an anode and with the plus pole of a direct voltage source, and a second electrical contact that connects the piston with the minus pole of a direct voltage source. The piston can be simply and quickly attached to the holder device, since the holder device is in plate shape, and has an oblong centering device, the length of which corresponds to the radial inside diameter of the piston to be coated so that the piston can be pushed onto the centering device by way of its underside. |
US07964065B2 |
Screen structure for use in the manufacture of a fiber product
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for feeding chemical into a liquid flow. The method and apparatus according to the invention are especially suitable for applications where very small volumes of chemical must be fed in precise amounts in large process liquid flows. |
US07964064B2 |
System and method to control press section dewatering on paper and pulp drying machines using chemical dewatering agents
The present invention provides an automatic control system, method and paper manufacturing machine using such control system for automatically controlling the amount of press section dewatering via the metered application of chemical dewatering agents applied to a paper web in a paper manufacturing process. The control system includes a feedback controller for controlling the amount of chemical dewatering agent applied to a paper web, and a monitoring device for obtaining a measurement of the moisture of the paper web exiting the press section. |
US07964062B2 |
Paper treating agent comprising a silicone composition
A paper treating agent comprising 100 parts by mass of organopolysiloxane (A), from 100 to 100,000 parts by mass of water (E), and 0.1 to 100 parts by mass of a surfactant (F), characterized in that the agent further comprises 50 to 1,000 parts by mass of a cellulosic resin (C), wherein 0.5 to 2.5 hydroxyl groups per glucose unit of said cellulosic resin are etherized or esterified, and a viscosity of an aqueous 2% solution of said cellulosic resin is from 2 to 100 mPa·s. |
US07964058B2 |
Processing system and method for chemically treating a substrate
A processing system and method for chemically treating a substrate, wherein the processing system comprises a temperature controlled chemical treatment chamber, and an independently temperature controlled substrate holder for supporting a substrate for chemical treatment. The substrate holder is thermally insulated from the chemical treatment chamber. The substrate is exposed to a gaseous chemistry, without plasma, under controlled conditions including wall temperature, surface temperature and gas pressure. The chemical treatment of the substrate chemically alters exposed surfaces on the substrate. |
US07964055B2 |
Films comprising a liquid-absorbant inner layer and an impermeable outer layer
Films comprising a liquid-absorbant layer and an impermeable layer are provided. Processes for manufacturing these films is also provided. The films are suitable for preparation of tubular casings and shrinkbags, in particular, casings for smoked foodstuffs. Also described are foodstuffs processed in the tubular casings. |
US07964053B2 |
Patterned linoleum sheeting
The invention relates to a method for the production of a patterned linoleum sheet, comprising the steps: a) application of a non-linoleum material to at least a part of the surface of a green linoleum and/or introduction of a non-linoleum material into given recesses in the green linoleum, or a′) application of a non-linoleum material in the form of a solution, a paste, a suspension or a dispersion onto the scraped linoleum mixture and calendering of the scraped linoleum mixture provided with the non-linoleum material to give a green linoleum, b) cutting the green linoleum thus obtained into pieces of given length, c) overlaying the cut green linoleum pieces to give a tiled stack of sheets and d) calendering the tiled stack of sheets to give a patterned linoleum sheet. The invention further relates to a patterned linoleum sheet obtained by said method and the use thereof. |
US07964052B2 |
Moulding material
An apparatus for manufacturing a multi-layered preform molding material includes a reinforcement material and a resin material. The apparatus includes a mechanism for joining the reinforcement layers together by impregnation of the resin material into the reinforcement material to form the molding material, thereby obviating the need for any additional bonding to join the individual reinforcement layers before impregnation. |
US07964047B2 |
Manufacturing method of three-dimensional structure and manufacturing device therefor
A manufacturing method of a three-dimensional structure includes (a) placing a second porous sheet on top of a first porous sheet that has a predetermined external shape and at least part of which contains a first functional liquid, (b) bonding at least a range surrounded by a predetermined shape of the second porous sheet onto the first porous sheet, (c) processing the second porous sheet in the predetermined shape, and (d) after step (b), causing a second functional liquid to be contained in at least part of the range of the second porous sheet so that the first functional liquid and the second functional liquid are brought into contact through the first porous sheet and the second porous sheet. |
US07964046B2 |
Apparatus and method for vibration welding
The present invention relates to a method for vibration welding. The vibration welding is performed with a plurality of mechanically decoupled oscillating heads, each of which is connected with a frequency converter. An electrical circuit connects the frequency converters such that one of the frequency converters can be operated as the master and the other frequency converters as slaves. With the help of the controlling effect of the master, both a synchronous and a targeted asynchronous operation of the plurality of oscillating heads can be realized. |
US07964044B1 |
Ferrous metal magnetite coating processes and reagents
A process for forming a magnetite coating on a ferrous metal surface and for chemical reagents used to implement the coating process. The process comprises the step of making the ferrous metal surface more reactive by contacting the surface with an activating reagent and then contacting the activated surface with an oxidizing reagent to form the coating at a relatively low temperature range. The surface is activated by contact with an acid solution to form a surface rich in reactive iron. The activated surface is then oxidized by contact with an aqueous reagent of alkali metal hydroxide, alkali metal nitrate, alkali metal nitrite, and mixtures thereof. |
US07964035B2 |
Crystallization apparatus and crystallization method
A crystallization apparatus is provided. The crystallization apparatus includes a visible light source capable of obtaining high energy density output therein. A visible light irradiation system is formed by a plurality of visible laser beam sources arranged in a two-dimensional array. The visible light irradiation system includes a light intensity distribution forming apparatus for patterning light intensity distribution of a plurality of visible laser beams emitted by each visible laser beam source, and an imaging optical system for imaging the light having the light intensity distribution patterned by the light intensity distribution forming apparatus onto an irradiated region on the processed substrate. The visible laser beams emitted by a plurality of solid lasers or semiconductor lasers are overlapped in the light intensity distribution forming apparatus that satisfies an imaging position relationship in an optical axis with respect to the processed substrate. |
US07964033B2 |
Self-dispersed pigments and methods for making and using the same
A method of modifying a pigment that includes reacting a reactive compound having an X-[Y]n reactive group with a secondary compound N-S-ZM to form a substituted reactive intermediate [Y]a-X-(N-S-ZM)b. A pigment is reacted with the substituted reactive intermediate [Y]a-X-(N-S-ZM)b to attach the substituted reactive intermediate to the surface of the pigment to form a surface modified pigment. X may be a sulfonyl, phosphoryl, or 1,3,5-triazinyl group, Y may be a halogen leaving group, N may be a basic nucleophilic group, S may be an organic group, and ZM may be an ionizable end group. Also, n is an integer between 1 and 3, b is an integer between 1 and 3, and a=n−b. When n is equal to or greater than b, and if b is 2 or 3, each N-S-ZM can be the same or different. |
US07964029B2 |
Process flowstream collection system
A device and process for separating liquid and gas phases in a flowstream containing a liquefied gas or supercritical fluid under pressure mixed with a liquid. A splitter vessel separates the liquid from gas phases and transfers liquid to a collection container while conducting the gas phase out of the splitter. Separation of liquid phase out of the flowstream is provided without additional pressure schemes or solvent extractions imposed on the stream. |
US07964026B2 |
Gasification apparatus
A gasification system having a combustor vessel, an optional scrubber vessel, an optional fixer vessel, an optional cyclone vessel and an optional demister vessel. A wide variety of possibly moist solid or semi-solid carbonaceous fuels may be partially combusted in the combustor to generate a combustible gas and a mineral ash. An improved ash support and removal subsystem reduces clogging and other problems. The combustible gas is conveyed by optional heavy-duty blowers through the optional vessels to remove liquids and particulates and to undergo catalytic chemical reactions to provide a relatively clean, dry, highly-combustible hydrocarbon gas that captures a relatively high fraction of the potential heating value of the fuel. Internal gases, liquids and particulates from the vessels may be recycled inside the system to improve efficiency and prevent liquid waste. A portion of the internal liquids may also be extracted for other uses. |
US07964023B2 |
Regenerative sulfur sorption
A substrate or method for the sorption of sulfur compounds with a high capacity includes providing a substrate that defines at least one layer of ultra-short-channel-length mesh, coating at least a portion of the substrate with a desired sorbent for sulfur sorption, and passing a flowstream through the substrate and in contact with the sorbent during sorption. |
US07964020B2 |
Gas separation process using membranes with permeate sweep to remove CO2 from combustion gases
A gas separation process for treating flue gases from combustion processes, and combustion processes including such gas separation. The invention involves flowing the flue gas stream to be treated across the feed side of a membrane, flowing a sweep gas stream, usually air, across the permeate side, then passing the permeate/sweep gas to the combustor. |
US07964019B2 |
Gas separation membrane
A membrane for gas separation includes a porous support layer and a separation layer. The separation layer comprises a mixture of one or more saccharide derivatives and one or more homopolymers. The saccharide derivative(s) may have a cyclic structure with five or six ring atoms, or a linear structure, or may include monosaccharide derivatives which are bound via glycoside bonds, and the number of monosaccharides bound in this manner may be 2 to 1,000. A membrane can be produced by preparing a homogeneous solution which comprises a saccharide derivative and a homopolymer in a solvent; and pouring the homogenous solution onto a support layer. The membrane may be used in a gas separation module the operation of which makes use of the membrane. |
US07964014B2 |
Metal oxide-bearing green pellets for reducing furnace, method of production of same, method of reduction of same, and reduction facility
The present invention provides a method and facility for preventing crumbling and powderization of green pellets when producing high strength green pellets using a powder feedstock and using the pellets in a rotary hearth reducing furnace and for efficiently reducing the same. It comprises kneading by a kneader 5 a feedstock of a powder of a fine particle size (20 to 80 wt % having size of not more than 10 μm) including a metal oxide and carbon-bearing powder fed from a feed storage tank 1 and producing green pellets by a pan type pelletizer 7. The green pellets are screened by a pellet screen 9, then dried by a pellet dryer 11 and reduced by firing in a rotary hearth reducing furnace 13. At that time, the green pellets are continuously conveyed to prevent crumbling. |
US07964013B2 |
FeRh-FePt core shell nanostructure for ultra-high density storage media
Disclosed herein are methods and processes for making FeRh/FePt nanostructures and the use of these FeRh—FePt nanostructures as a magnetic recording media. |
US07964011B2 |
Multi-throat air filter
An air filter is provided having a filter body and a throat connected to a bottom of the filter body. The throat includes a plurality of throat sections. Each of the plurality of throat sections has a different inner diameter. The throat may further included molded trim guides for facilitating trimming of the throat at throat section interfaces. |
US07964010B2 |
Coalescing filter element
A coalescing filter element for removing liquid droplets from a gas stream comprises a wall which is made of a coalescing filtration material and which defines a hollow space within it. An end cap at one end of the element has a port in it through which gas is supplied to the hollow space to flow through the wall of the filtration material. The end cap has a peripheral portion which engages the element wall and a tube which extends into the hollow space defined by the element wall, so that the port in the end cap comprises an inner opening defined by the tube and at least one peripheral opening located between the tube and the peripheral portion of the end cap. The tube extends beyond the peripheral opening(s) so as to deliver gas to a region of the element wall which is remote from the end cap. |
US07964009B2 |
Inertial gas-liquid separator with axially variable orifice area
An inertial gas-liquid separator removes liquid particles from a gas-liquid stream and has a variable orifice area variable along an axial direction and dependent upon axial movement of a plunger relative to a housing sleeve. |
US07964005B2 |
Copper CMP slurry composition
A composition that rapidly passivates copper-containing surface to yield a uniform layer of insoluble copper oxide, the composition being useful in chemical-mechanical planarization of copper-containing surfaces is disclosed. The composition is a solution having a pH of equal to or greater than 9 and having an oxidation potential sufficient to oxidize the surface to form non-soluble copper oxides. Also disclosed are methods of making and using the composition. |
US07964003B2 |
Rejuvenation of stored gasoline
The method of adding to gasoline which has been stored in a container, of relatively small size for a substantial period of time to cause substantial loss of the more volatile gasoline components, an additive composition which comprises a flammable organic liquid having a Reid vapor pressure of 2 to 18 psig, to improve starting capacity of a motor fueled by said gasoline. |
US07964001B2 |
Fuel management systems having a fluororubber article in contact with biodiesel fuel
Disclosed herein is a fuel management system having at least one fluororubber article in contact with biodiesel fuel wherein said fluororubber article comprises i) a polyhydroxy cured fluoroelastomer comprising copolymerized units of vinylidene fluoride and at least one other fluoromonomer, and ii) 1 to 10 parts by weight of a diester of a dicarboxylic acid per hundred parts fluoroelastomer. Also disclosed is a method for reducing volume swell of a polyhydroxy cured fluororubber article in contact with biodiesel fuel wherein 1 to 10 parts by weight of a diester of a dicarboxylic acid is incorporated into said article. |
US07963999B2 |
Method for connecting electrodes having apertures
One embodiment includes a method that includes positioning a first substantially planar electrode including material defining a first aperture into a capacitor stack in alignment with a second substantially planar electrode such that a first non-aperture portion of the second substantially planar electrode at least partially overlays the first aperture and joining the first substantially planar electrode to the second substantially planar electrode proximal the material defining the first aperture and the first non-aperture portion of the second substantially planar electrode. |
US07963998B2 |
Hip joint prosthesis
A hip joint prosthesis includes connection means for securing the hip joint prosthesis to a securing device and to an artificial leg, and a control unit for controlling an extension movement in the hip joint and for controlling the step length of the artificial leg. |
US07963996B2 |
Ankle prosthesis methods
Methods of implanting an ankle prosthesis in a subject having an ankle joint in need of replacement. |
US07963994B2 |
Intervertebral disk prosthesis
An intervertebral disk prosthesis is disclosed. The intervertebral disk prosthesis is has a base plate, a top plate opposite the base plate, and an intervening core located between the top plate and base plate. One of the plates has a first concave contact face facing the core, which has a adjacent first convex contact face. A groove is provided around one of contact faces in which an elastic ring is placed. When placed in the groove, the elastic ring is also in contact with the opposite contact face. |
US07963990B2 |
Stent drug delivery system
Expandable intraluminal stents are provided as well their method of manufacture. These stents are made of metal, the metal characterized by a desired porosity, with a drug compressed into the pores of the stent. The stents are formed by subjecting one or more powdered metals in a die cavity to a pressure treatment followed by a heat treatment. The metal may be cast directly in a stent-like form or cast into sheets or tubes from which the inventive stents are produced. The so-formed porous metal stent is then loaded with one or more drugs. |
US07963987B2 |
Sequential implant delivery system
A method and device includes advancing a first stent and a second stent into a stenosed region of a blood vessel to protect or shield the vessel from possible blockage. The delivery device may include placement rings, selectively engagable by positioning members disposed on the outer wall of in inner catheter. The positioning members and the placement rings may be utilized to accurately place multiple stents within an afflicted vessel, in a single invasive procedure. |
US07963986B2 |
Method and system for control of a patient's body temperature by way of a transluminally insertable heat exchange catheter
Methods and apparatuses for temperature modification of a patient, or selected regions thereof, including an induced state of hypothermia. The temperature modification is accomplished using an in-dwelling heat exchange catheter within which a fluid heat exchange medium circulates. A heat exchange cassette of any one of several disclosed variations is attached to the circulatory flow lines of the catheter, the heat exchange cassette being sized to engage a cavity within one of various described re-usable control units. The control units include a heater/cooler device, a user input device, and a processor connected to receive input from various sensors around the body and the system. The heater/cooler device may be thermoelectric to enable both heating and cooling based on polarity. A temperature control scheme for ramping the body temperature up or down without overshoot is provided. The disposable heat exchange cassettes may include an integral pump head that engages with a pump drive mechanism within the re-usable control unit. More than one control unit may be provided to receive the same heat exchange cassette so that a large capacity control unit can be used initially, and a smaller, battery-powered unit can be substituted once the patient reaches the desired target temperature. |
US07963985B2 |
Instrument for ultraviolet irradiation and ultraviolet irradiating apparatus
An instrument for ultraviolet irradiation includes a plurality of light-shielding filters each having different transmittances for ultraviolet radiation emitted from a light source for irradiating the skin of a patient with ultraviolet radiation, and a support member for supporting the light-shielding filters. |
US07963980B1 |
Cervical plate system
An anti-subsidence, anti-translocation, fusion compression cervical plate system with interface visualization, drill guide and temporary pin is provided. In one embodiment the invention provides a vertebral plate for minimizing the ability of an inter-body cage, filled with bone (or BMP-soaked sponges, etc.), to telescope into the vertebral body and to minimize failure due to cages that telescope into adjacent vertebral bodies on a delayed basis after surgery, as well as creation of reverse lordosis due to such telescoping. Another embodiment provides method to reduce the gap between the inter-body cage and the vertebral body end plate intra-operatively using compression from the plate caused by an offset between the screw bores on the plate and the drill holes, as established with an asymmetric drill guide. |
US07963979B2 |
Provisional bone plate
A provisional bone plate formed of an implantable plastic and having a length corresponding to the longest bone plate in a particular family of bone plates. The provisional bone plate includes a head contoured to match the head of a particular bone as well as a shaft for placement adjacent the bone shaft. The provisional bone plate includes a plurality of circumferential notches surrounding the elongate body or shaft of the bone plate. The circumferential notches are substantially transverse to a longitudinal axis of the bone plate and define frangible portions of the bone plate which can be removed from the distal end thereof to alter the length of the provisional periarticular bone plate to correspond to the length of the various bone plates in a family of bone plates. The provisional bone plate is constructed of a biologically suitable plastic, is radiographic, and melts at a temperature less than 200° Fahrenheit. |
US07963978B2 |
Method for implanting a deflection rod system and customizing the deflection rod system for a particular patient need for dynamic stabilization and motion preservation spinal implantation system
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. |
US07963977B2 |
Devices and related methods for targeted pressure and temperature therapies for pelvic region disorders and syndromes
Disclosed herein are devices and related methods for using those devices in the relieving and/or treating of pain, discomfort, and/or inflammation in the pelvic region using targeted pressure and temperature delivery. The devices and methods for using those devices to deliver targeted pressure and temperature therapy internally to patients through their rectal or vaginal cavities are disclosed. |
US07963973B2 |
Multiple loop tissue connector apparatus and methods
A tissue connector assembly comprising a multiple loop fastener movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration and a restraining device attached to the fastener for restraining the fastener in its open configuration provides for a self-closing, multiple suture fastener. A needle may be releasably attached to the fastener. A method for connecting tissues is also disclosed. The method includes inserting a fastener through tissue with the fastener being biased in an open position by a restraining device secured to the fastener, threading the fastener through more than one stitch, and removing the restraining device from the fastener. |
US07963970B2 |
Percutaneous transpedicular access, fusion, discectomy, and stabilization system and method
Apparatus and methods for accessing an inferior vertebra, a superior vertebra, and a disc space therebetween via a transpedicular approach in the inferior vertebra that may include creating a channel normal to the pedicle and using an offset guide to create a second transpedicular channel at an angle to the first, normal pedicle channel where the second transpedicular channel passes into the inferior vertebra, superior vertebra, or the disc space therebetween. |
US07963967B1 |
Bone preparation tool
A bone preparing tool for use with a percutaneous bone access system. The bone access system penetrates the interior of a bone. The bone preparation tool allows a surgeon to prepare the interior of a bone for therapeutic treatments. The tool includes a handle, flexible rod and, bone preparation tip, which may include an off-set wedge, a banana wedge, a tapered tip, and a pedestal tip. Each tip has specialized functionality in bone preparation. The flexible rod and specialized tip are inserted through a curved cannula and employed for bone preparation. This tool is useful when implementing a variety of bone therapeutic treatments which benefit from internal bone access and preparation. Current tools are limited and cannot properly be used on bone that is healed or hardened. This invention allows a transpedicular or extrapedicular approach to a bone and provides sufficient tensile strength but flexibility to affect optimum functionality. |
US07963965B2 |
Bipolar electrosurgical instrument for sealing vessels
A bipolar electrosurgical instrument has opposable seal surfaces on its jaws for grasping and sealing vessels and vascular tissue. Inner and outer instrument members allow arcuate motion of the seal surfaces. An open lockbox provides a pivot with lateral support to maintain alignment of the lateral surfaces. Ratchets on the instrument members hold a constant closure force on the tissue during the seal process. A shank portion on each member is tuned to provide an appropriate spring force to hold the seal surfaces together. During surgery, the instrument can be used to grasp and clamp vascular tissue and apply bipolar electrosurgical current through the clamped tissue. In one embodiment, the seal surfaces are partially insulated to prevent a short circuit when the instrument jaws are closed together. In another embodiment, the seal surfaces are removably mounted on the jaws. |
US07963961B2 |
Systems for treating a hollow anatomical structure
A working end of a catheter includes at least one therapeutic element, such as a resistive heating element, usable to deliver energy for ligating, or reducing the diameter of, a hollow anatomical structure. In certain examples, the catheter includes a lumen to accommodate a guide wire or to allow fluid delivery. In certain embodiments, a balloon is inflated to place resistive element(s) into apposition with a hollow anatomical structure and to occlude the structure. Indexing devices and methods are also disclosed for successively treating portions of the hollow anatomical structure. In certain examples, marks along the catheter shaft provide visual verification to the physician of the relative position of the therapeutic element of the catheter. Embodiments of indexing devices may include pairs of rings and/or hinged arms that move a catheter a desired indexed position between successive treatments. |
US07963958B2 |
Portable optical ablation system
The present invention includes an apparatus and method of surgical ablative material removal “in-vivo” or from an outside surface with a short optical pulse that is amplified and compressed using either an optically-pumped-amplifier and air-path between gratings compressor combination or a SOA and chirped fiber compressor combination, wherein the generating, amplifying and compressing are done within a portable system. |
US07963952B2 |
Expandable sheath tubing
An expandable catheter accommodates a medical device that is being removed from a body with a larger diameter than the catheter. The same catheter may be used to reposition a device within the body to an alternative delivery site. A catheter or sheath may be used to deliver a medical device, surgical instrument, or biological sample. |
US07963946B2 |
Method and system for controlled infusion of therapeutic substances
Programmable infusion systems and method for controlled infusion of diagnostic or therapeutic substances (e.g., drugs, biologics, fluids, cell preparations, etc.) into the bodies of human or animal subjects. |
US07963945B2 |
Replaceable supplies for IV fluid delivery systems
The present invention is directed to an integrated cartridge assembly for delivery of the biocompatible fluids to a subject, in which the device comprises an integrated cartridge including a fluid reservoir for housing the biocompatible fluid, a dispenser permanently and fluidically connected to the fluid reservoir, and configured for dispensing the biocompatible fluid to a manifold which is fluidically and removably connectable to the cartridge. |
US07963939B2 |
Syringe having extended blending path
An injection device such as a syringe, which has a helical flow path for a solution in which the solvent and solute have been introduced. The helical flow path is formed by a helically configured member which has general overall configuration of a helical coil spring. Individual coils may be formed to have a groove located along the length of the helix. When compressed, the novel member effectively takes on a cylindrical outer configuration. Because the groove is covered and sealed by the surface of the next turn of the helix when compressed, an enclosed helical flow path is formed in the compressed member. The invention may be an injection device using the novel flow path forming member or alternatively, the flow path forming member itself. |
US07963933B2 |
Osteoarthritis knee orthosis
An osteoarthritis knee brace includes at least one vertical strut with upper and lower portions, at least one pivoting hinge intermediately disposed there between, a shin cuff attached to the vertical strut lower portion and positioned below the hinge and a thigh cuff attached to the vertical strut upper portion and positioned above the hinge. The brace further includes at least one inflatable bladder system for applying a corrective and therapeutic force to the osteoarthritis damaged knee joint and the surrounding areas thereof, and which is removeably positionable thereabout. Still further, the brace includes at least one insert enclosed within the inflatable bladder system for equally distributing the corrective and therapeutic force at each point at which the inflatable bladder system applies a corrective and therapeutic force. |
US07963932B2 |
Apparatus for assisting limb and computer program
An apparatus for assisting limb includes a body attachment, a link for upper leg, and a knee joint unit, a link for lower leg, a lower limb attachment, a drive unit and a knee joint actuator. The body attachment is attached to a trunk of a user. The link for upper leg is placed alongside with an upper leg of the user and coupled with the body attachment. The link for lower leg is placed alongside with a lower leg of the user and coupled with the link for the upper leg via the knee joint unit. The lower limb attachment is attached to one of the lower leg and a foot of the user, and coupled with the link for lower leg. The knee joint actuator is placed in the body attachment so as to apply rotational torque to the knee joint unit via the drive unit. |
US07963931B2 |
Methods and devices of multi-functional operating system for care-taking machine
The methods and devices of a multi-functional operating interface for a care-taking machine. The multi-functional operating interface of the care-taking machine includes: muscle stretch sensor, multiplexer amplifying wave filter, analog-to-digital signal converter, image processing unit, and muscle pattern database and control bus. Aided by the present muscle template training method and potential image data collecting and processing method, it can become an interface that offers the user of a care-taking machine instantaneous and unlimited controllability of the machine, enabling such people, either sick or handicapped, to enjoy more convenience and better life. |
US07963930B2 |
Methods and devices of multi-functional operating system for care-taking machine
The methods and devices of a multi-functional operating interface for a care-taking machine. The multi-functional operating interface of the care-taking machine includes: muscle stretch sensor, multiplexer amplifying wave filter, analog-to-digital signal converter, image processing unit, and muscle pattern database and control bus. Aided by the present muscle template training method and potential image data collecting and processing method, it can become an interface that offers the user of a care-taking machine instantaneous and unlimited controllability of the machine, enabling such people, either sick or handicapped, to enjoy more convenience and better life. |
US07963927B2 |
Electromyography system
An electromyography system and related method for performing automated screw test procedures, involving automatically determining an onset neuro-muscular response to the application of an electrical stimulus to a portion of pediculur bone and communicating to a user an onset electrical stimulus level which causes the onset neuro-muscular response. |
US07963922B2 |
Volume depletion detection
Detection of volume depletion, particularly after an incidence of volume overload is disclosed. Various methods, systems, and devices are disclosed that sense and analyze a physiological parameter related to a patient's fluid level in order to warn patients of potentially dangerous volume depletion conditions while minimizing false notifications. |
US07963920B2 |
Vessel flow monitoring system and method
A system for monitoring blood flow confined by at least one vessel wall, the system including: at least one implantable diffraction-grating transducer being embedded within or adjacent to a vessel wall, the diffraction-grating transducer being suitable for emitting ultrasound into or receiving Doppler shifted ultrasound from the blood flow; and, a source for pulse-exciting the implantable diffraction grating; wherein, the Doppler shift is indicative of the blood flow. |
US07963919B2 |
Ultrasound imaging transducer array for synthetic aperture
Synthetic transmit aperture is provided for three-dimensional ultrasound imaging. A transducer may have separate transmit and receive elements. Broad beams are transmitted, allowing fewer transmit elements and/or more rapid scanning. A multidimensional receive array generates data in response to sequential transmissions, such as transmissions from different angles. The data is combined to increase resolution. A transducer array with offset transmit elements for forming a transmit line source may be used. |
US07963916B2 |
Method and apparatus for estimating a likelihood of shoulder dystocia
A system and apparatus implementing a graphical user interface module for displaying information conveying a level of risk of delivery with shoulder dystocia associated to an obstetrics patient. The graphical user interface module displays a set of user modifiable information fields for allowing a user to enter a set of patient information data elements associated to the obstetrics patient. The graphical user interface module also displays a control allowing a user to cause the set of information data elements to be transmitted to a processing unit adapted to derive patient risk data at least in part on the basis of the set of information data elements, the patient risk data conveying a level of risk of delivery with shoulder dystocia. The graphical user interface module then displays the patient risk data with reference to risk assessment information. |
US07963915B2 |
Devices and methods for tissue access
Methods and apparatus are provided for selective surgical removal of tissue. In one variation, tissue may be ablated, resected, removed, or otherwise remodeled by standard small endoscopic tools delivered into the epidural space through an epidural needle. The sharp tip of the needle in the epidural space, can be converted to a blunt tipped instrument for further safe advancement. The current invention includes specific tools that enable safe tissue modification in the epidural space, including a barrier that separates the area where tissue modification will take place from adjacent vulnerable neural and vascular structures. A nerve stimulator may be provided to reduce a risk of inadvertent neural abrasion. |
US07963911B2 |
Locomotive endoscope assembly for fluid supply
Apparatus for fluid supply to the interior of a portion of a tubular body portion including a locomotive endoscope head extending along a longitudinal axis and having a first selectably radially extendible sealing element and a second selectably radially extendible sealing element, wherein at least one of the first and second selectably radially extendible sealing elements is axially displaceable with respect to the other, a fluid passageway operative for supplying fluid intermediate the first and second selectably radially extendible sealing elements and a locomotive endoscope head controller controlling the operation of the locomotive endoscope head and being operative for controlling selectable extension of the first and second selectably radially extendible sealing elements, axial displacement of the at least one of the first and second selectably radially extendible sealing elements, and fluid introduction through the fluid passageway. |
US07963908B2 |
Device to lubricate a penis or medical apparatus
A device to lubricate a penis or medical instrument before insertion into the human body or orifice is disclosed. The device can be made from a ring that is covered with one or more membranes and contains lubricating material within the interior volume defined by the ring and the membrane(s). Alternatively, the device can be made from a ring that surrounds foam that is saturated with lubricant. In either embodiment, the membrane(s) or foam contain a penetration zone defined by any number of intersecting slits. A method of using the same to lubricate a penis or a medical instrument, such as an endoscope. |
US07963904B2 |
Method and device for treating body ailments
An apparatus and a method for treating ailments of the human body by electromagnetic waves. The body part to be treated is located inside an induction coil and the coil is energized by a switching device that supplies the coil with current pulses that include higher frequency components that occur during at least a portion of the pulse. Both manual and electronic switching devices are disclosed. The manual switching device uses manually operable striking contactors and the high frequency components are generated by arcing between the contactors. The automatic switching device is an electronic controller that simulates the current pulses produced using the manual method. |
US07963902B2 |
Computer prescribed treatment to reduced damage from radiation therapy and chemotherapy
This invention describes the use of a process for treating neoplastic masses, in which the damage to healthy cells surrounding the mass is reduced as compared to current treatment processes, hi embodiments, computer programs are used to prescribe a timed treatment sequence to mitigate some of the deleterious effects of cancer radiation treatment or chemotherapy. By initiating natural cell repair mechanisms with an application of a low dose of radiation to healthy tissue prior to the full cancer treatment, the post-treatment damage to the healthy cells can be reduced. |
US07963895B2 |
Compound abdominal device
A compound abdominal and upper body exercising device having an outer frame, an inner mechanism that is pivotally connected within the outer frame and on which a user kneels to initiate the exercise, a linkage system between the outer frame and the inner mechanism that interconnects an actuating assembly and the inner mechanism, and a weight support system connected to the inner mechanism. |
US07963893B1 |
Method of pre-tensioning a resistance exercise band
An elastic resistance band that is fabricated by placing two end couplers on each end of a section of elastic resistance material. A pre-tensioned force is applied by incorporating a rigid tensioning member between the two end couplers of the resistance band. The resistance material is stretched during the assembly process, placing the material in a pre-tensioned state. By pre-tensioning the material, the resistance band then provides a more linear force to the end user. |
US07963892B2 |
Dumbbell system for muscles work
A dumbbell system that allows a single arm working and alternatively a simultaneous and symmetrical working of both arms to fortify specific muscles, including biceps, triceps and back muscles. The dumbbell system includes a dumbbell unit and either a single weight plate attachment means, or a double weight plate attachment means to connecting two dumbbell units to each other. |
US07963891B1 |
Lift adapter
A handle adapter utilized with an exercise weight, a dumb bell or a heavy object provides an improved grip upon the exercise weight and positions the weight or heavy objects in a vertical position or in a linear alignment in relation to the hands throughout the exercise or work movement, reducing stress upon the wrist, cartilage, tendons ligaments and joints during movement of the weight during exercise and to improve isolation upon the muscles while reducing the possibility of injury to the effected joints of the hands, arms and shoulders. |
US07963890B2 |
Exercise machine with pivoting user support and multiple cam linkage
An exercise machine has a main frame and a user support frame pivotally mounted relative to the main frame for rotation about a user support pivot axis between start and end positions. The user support frame has at least a primary support and a secondary support for supporting spaced positions on a user's body throughout an exercise movement. A user engagement device is movably mounted relative to the frames for engagement by the user in performing exercises, and an at least partially flexible connecting linkage translates movement of the user engagement device to rotational movement of the user support frame. The connecting linkage includes at least two axially spaced winding portions mounted for rotation about a common cam axis. A load resists movement of at least one of the user support, user engagement device, and connecting linkage. |
US07963888B2 |
Sports device
Sports equipment or a sports device is described. It has an elongated body equipped with two handles, which are configured to accommodate hands and/or feet. The elongated body can be elastically flexed in a longitudinal direction. In a preferred embodiment of the sports equipment or sports device, the elongated body is designed for use as a swimming float. The sports equipment or sports device is particularly suited for training, playing and/or exercising. |
US07963885B2 |
Chasing training device
An athletic training device to develop speed and agility. A robot can be programmed or remote controlled to move in an erratic manner so that it can be chased by an athlete. An on-board shut-off unit stops the device when it is removed by the athlete chasing the device. |
US07963884B2 |
Straddle type vehicle
A straddle vehicle comprises a single actuator that controls clutch engagement as well as gear shifting. The actuator can be connected to the clutch and the shiftable transmission with a rotating shaft. When an engine speed reaches or exceeds a preset value during an up-shift operation, an ECU or other controller reduces the engine output to facilitate a smooth gear shift. |
US07963883B2 |
Propulsion system for skidder
A skidder having a diesel engine coupled to a multiple gear ratio transmission driving a pair of wheel sets for a skidder. The diesel engine is controlled by an operator manipulated foot pedal or hand lever to control the power output and ultimately the maximum skidder ground speed. A controller is provided to pre-select the maximum gear into which the transmission may be placed to ultimately limit the maximum ground speed of the skidder so that the operator sets the forward speed in a binary fashion by depressing the foot pedal or hand operated device to a maximum output condition. |
US07963882B2 |
Range-switching device of automatic transmission, and control method of the device
A range-switching device of an automatic transmission has a control device that executes a fail-safe process of prohibiting the changing to the parking range if a parking load greater than or equal to a predetermined value occurs when the vehicle is at rest. |
US07963880B2 |
Continuously variable transmission
A continuously variable transmission (CVT) having a main shaft configured to support and position various components of the CVT. Shift cam discs cooperate with ball-leg assemblies to shift the transmission ration of the CVT. Load cam discs, a torsion disc, rolling elements, and a hub cap shell are configured to generate axial force, transmit torque, and manage reaction forces. In one embodiment, a splined input shaft and a torsion disc having a splined bore cooperate to input torque into the variator of the CVT. Among other things, various ball axles, axle-ball combinations, and reaction force grounding configurations are disclosed. In one embodiment, a CVT having axial force generation means at both the input and output elements is disclosed. |
US07963878B2 |
Hypocycloidal gear train for varying the speed between two shafts and a bicycle having such a hypocycloidal gear train
The invention relates to a bicycle provided with a gearwheel consisting of a transmission element (3) rigidly connected to a drive shaft (1), a gear rim (4) which comprises an internal toothed gearing and in front of which all other components of a hypocycloidal gearwheel are fixed, a planetary gear (5) which is provided with several gearings and engaged with the gearing of the gear rim (4) by one of the gearings thereof, a sliding member (8) disposed between the plurality of gearwheels (6) and an output shaft (2) and displaceable in the direction thereof between a plurality of positions in each of which one of the gearwheels (6) and said output shaft (2) are rigidly interconnected. |
US07963877B2 |
Eight-speed transmissions
The transmission has a plurality of members that can be utilized in powertrains to provide eight forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio. The transmission includes three planetary gear sets, six torque-transmitting devices, and two fixed interconnections. The powertrain includes an engine and torque converter that is continuously connected to one of the planetary gear members and an output member that is continuously connected with another one of the planetary gear members. The six torque-transmitting devices provide interconnections between various gear members and the transmission housing, and are operated in combinations of three to establish eight forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio. |
US07963872B2 |
Transmission chain for use in engine
The plates of transmission chain for an engine are formed with a guide-contacting configuration composed of spaced flat surfaces that come into sliding contact with a flat chain guide, and convex surfaces, continuous with and between the flat surfaces, for sliding contact with a convex chain guide. The convex surfaces are connected by a concave surface that, with the guide surface, forms an oil-retaining clearance. The radius of curvature of the convex curved surfaces of the plate preferably increases gradually from the location where they meet the flat surfaces toward the location where they meet the concave surface. The plates can have the same configuration on the side facing the inside of chain loop as on the side facing the outside of the chain loop. |
US07963868B2 |
Hockey stick
Hockey stick configurations and hockey stick blade constructs are disclosed. The blade is comprised of one or more inner core elements, surrounded by one or more walls made of reinforcing fibers or filaments disposed in a hardened matrix resin material. One or more of the inner core elements comprises an elastomer material. |
US07963867B1 |
Over-molded runner for a lacrosse pocket
An over-molded runner for a lacrosse pocket comprising a substrate portion and an over-molded portion or optionally a completely molded runner providing for improved pocket characteristics. |
US07963866B2 |
Lacrosse head
A lacrosse head includes a base, a scoop, and a pair of sidewalls. The sidewalls include upper and lower rims and further include a dual flare configuration. The first flare is in a rear portion and is characterized by the upper rims of the sidewalls being spaced closer together to one another than the lower rims. The second flare begins from approximately the middle portion of the sidewalls and generally throughout the forward portion and is characterized by the upper rims of the sidewalls being spaced further apart from each other than the lower rims. |
US07963864B2 |
Hand accessory
A hand accessory designed to harness power from strong areas of the hand and channel stress away from weaker areas by means of anchors pressing into tough fleshy areas with connecting structure capable of leveraging a handle away from sensitive bony areas, relocating fleshy areas into supporting and insulating positions, preventing bone bruises and widening the effective grip of the hand for greater control while augmenting the hand's range of motion especially in swinging a baseball bat. |
US07963861B2 |
Golf club head having movable weights
One embodiment of a golf club head having movable weights includes a body with a face plate positioned at a forward portion of the golf club head, a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion of the golf club head and a skirt positioned around a periphery of the golf club head between the sole and the crown. Two or more weight ports are formed in the body and at least two weights are configured to be retained at least partially within the weight ports. |
US07963860B2 |
Golf clubs and golf club heads having feel altering systems
Golf club heads include: (a) a body having a ball-striking face and a rear face, the body defining a cavity; (b) a bridge member extending across the cavity, wherein the bridge member is provided to affect, at least in part, a position of a center of gravity of the club head; and (c) a feel altering element provided between the bridge member and the rear face. The feel altering element may affect a wide variety of parameters that relate to the “feel” of the golf club head when it strikes a golf ball, such as the sound produced by the club head during the strike, the vibrational response of the club head during the strike, the swing characteristics of the club head (e.g., weight, center of gravity position, etc.), and the like. |
US07963859B2 |
Method and apparatus for assistive energy type golf club
Apparatus and a method that enables an assistive energy type golf club to sense the approach of the club face toward a golf ball, and to trigger the release of the assistive energy at the optimum time to achieve the desired golf ball velocity and distance. |
US07963858B2 |
Golf putter
A golf putter having an improved club head construction comprising a tapered toe and heel, and cut-out portions to distribute weight towards the toe and heal of the club to preventing twisting and to prevent club head interaction with the ground during stroke. In an aspect, the club head further includes alignment indicator lines on an upward facing mounting surface and a alignment indicator line along a shaft connection portion that extends forwardly of the striking face of the club head. |
US07963857B1 |
Increased diameter arthritic golf club grips
A golf club grip system having grips that have grip diameters ranging from 1.0 inches (25.4 mm) to 1.2 inches (30.5 mm). Additionally, each golf club grip may include an outer wrap and an inner layer. The outer wrap is substantially thinner than the inner layer and consists predominantly of polyurethane and felt. Specifically, in one exemplary embodiment, the outer wrap consists of two separate layers of polyurethane, a layer of felt, and two thin strips of adhesive tape. By utilizing these materials, the outer wrap provides a high traction, i.e., slip resistant, surface with improved shock and vibration dampening characteristics. Additionally, by utilizing the combination of the outer wrap and the inner layer, the grip provides shock absorption with substantially increased resistant to torsional forces. |
US07963854B2 |
Portable automatic golf ball dispenser
A golf ball dispensing apparatus includes a tube configured to receive at least one golf ball, at least one leg configured to attach to said tube, means for releasing a golf ball from said tube, means for supplying power configured to engage said means for releasing a golf ball, an arm configured to receive a golf ball from said tube wherein said arm is configured to engage said tube at a hinge, and means for sensing motion configured to engage said means for releasing a golf ball. |
US07963848B2 |
Gaming machine paying out cumulatively accumulated game media and control method thereof
A gaming machine comprising a controller programmed to execute the processing of rolling and stopping the plurality of dice in the gaming portion, cumulatively accumulating, in a case where a normal BET has not been placed on the outcomes of dice satisfying any of plural kinds of predetermined conditions, or in a case where the outcomes of the stopped plurality of dice do not satisfy any of the plural kinds of predetermined conditions, a predetermined ratio of the game media which have been bet as the normal BET in association with respective outcomes of the dice satisfying any of the plural kinds of predetermined conditions, and offering, in a case where the outcomes of the stopped plurality of dice satisfy any of the plural kinds of predetermined conditions, the game media cumulatively accumulated in association with the outcomes of the plurality of dice. |
US07963843B2 |
Cashless gaming system and method with monitoring
A cashless gaming system and method provide a plurality of games to a plurality of player terminals connected to a central controller. A remote monitoring system may track and/or control activity at the plurality of player terminals. Game software may be stored on the central controller or remote monitoring system and downloaded to player terminals. The present invention may be used with player terminals that do not accept items of value, including coins, tokens, or magnetic cards. |
US07963842B2 |
Gaming system, gaming device, and method for providing a player an opportunity to win an additional award amount
The gaming system, gaming device, and method provide a player a chance to win a tax award amount upon the occurrence of a game event that is associated with an award amount meeting or exceeding a tax threshold amount. The tax threshold amount can be an amount which, if won, triggers reporting and/or withholding requirements of a federal, state, or local government or other taxing authority. The occurrence of the game event can qualify the player to participate in a second part of the game in which a portion of the award amount is risked and the tax award amount can be won. |
US07963836B2 |
Card game
A method of playing a card game is disclosed. The method includes: a) dealing on or more cards to each player; b) taking an action based on the cards, where the action is selected from the group consisting of: betting, raising, calling, checking, and folding; c) determining a winning hand based on the numerical point value of the cards of each player who has not folded, such that the numerical point value of the winning hand is closer to a predetermined value than the numerical point value of the cards of any other player who has not folded; and d) providing a reward to a player having the winning hand, where the reward is at least a portion of the amount wagered by the players. |
US07963832B2 |
Engine intake air temperature management system
A system for managing engine intake air temperature may comprise a first air flow control device having an inlet coupled to an outlet of a turbocharger compressor and a first outlet coupled to an inlet of a charge air cooler. A second outlet is coupled via a bypass conduit to the air intake manifold. The first air flow control device may selectively control air flow from the compressor outlet to the charge air cooler and/or bypass conduit. The system may alternatively or additionally include a second air flow control device having a first inlet receiving air external to the engine compartment, a second inlet receiving air from within the engine compartment and surrounding the engine and an outlet providing air flow to the engine. The second air flow control device may selectively control air flow from the first and/or second inlets thereof to the engine. |
US07963829B2 |
Dehider with governor and strengthened blade
A dehider includes a pneumatic motor driving a pair of disk blades in opposed cutting oscillations and a governor that controls the speed of the motor. Governor balls, acting as centrifugal weights, spin with the motor and push against an inclined flange on a valve head to move the valve head towards a valve seat. The motion of the valve head compresses a biasing spring and restricts the flow of pressurized air as the desired speed is exceeded. As speed decreases, centrifugal force decreases and the biasing spring opens the valve to provide additional power to the motor. The disk blades are provided with a cylindrical central lip that substantially increases the area of the central bearing that the blades turn on and produces significantly longer blade life. |
US07963821B2 |
Toy vehicle track set
A stunt arrangement for a toy vehicle including a launching section configured to launch a propelled toy vehicle into flight, a capturing section configured to receive the toy vehicle from the flight, including a narrowing cross-section configured to align a longitudinal axis of the toy vehicle with a desired direction of travel, and a reorienting section coupled to an outlet of the capturing section configured to upright the toy vehicle if the vehicle exits the capturing section partly or completely inverted. |
US07963820B2 |
Magnetic speaker sound module and balloon with weighted side
A balloon with an attached magnetic speaker sound module. The sound module has a housing containing a magnetic speaker, a power source, and wiring connecting the magnetic speaker the power source. The magnetic speaker is mounted in the housing adjacent an aperture in the housing. The balloon may be constructed of two sides with different weights, with the magnetic speaker adhered to the side with lesser weight so that the balloon floats upright. Alternatively, a counter-weight may be attached to the side of the balloon opposite the magnetic speaker sound module. A method of manufacturing a balloon with an attached magnetic speaker sound module. The balloon is caused to float upright either by constructing the balloon of two sides with different weights and attaching the magnetic speaker sound module to the side with the lesser weight, or by attaching a counter-weight to the side of the balloon opposite the magnetic speaker sound module. |
US07963818B2 |
Correlated magnetic toy parts and method for using the correlated magnetic toy parts
A toy is described herein that is made from correlated magnetic toy parts (e.g., toy building blocks) which have an ingenious coupling means that enable the correlated magnetic toy parts to be attached to or released from one another. The correlated magnetic toy parts could have many different shapes and can be attached to one another to form an abstract shaped toy or a predetermined shaped toy. |
US07963811B2 |
Electrical ground connector
An electrical ground connector assembly including a bus bar adapted to have a plurality of electrical wires separately connected thereto; and a combined electrical connection and mounting post assembly directly connected to the bus bar. The combined electrical connection and mounting post assembly is adapted to directly connect an electrical conductor thereto. The combined electrical connection and mounting post assembly extends from the bus bar in a generally cantilever fashion and is configured to supportingly attach the bus bar to a structure. A portion of the combined electrical connection and mounting post assembly could be mounted to extend through a hole in the structure, or alternatively a portion of the combined electrical connection and mounting post assembly could be mounted to an exterior side of the structure. |
US07963807B1 |
Audio jack connector
Provided is an audio jack connector, including an insulating housing and a plurality of contacts. The insulating housing disposes a plurality of contact-receiving grooves including a third contact-receiving groove and a switching contact-receiving groove. The third contact-receiving groove comprises a locking groove and a third accepting groove. The contacts includes a third signal contact having a latch portion, a spring arm being bent inward from a lower end of the latch portion and then tiltedly extending forward, and a third contacting portion tiltedly extending upward from a tail end of the spring arm. The latch portion is retained in the locking groove, and the spring arm and the contacting portion is received in the third accepting groove. The audio jack connector of the present invention can obtain better mechanical properties by the deflection design of the spring arm of the third signal contact. |
US07963806B1 |
Electrical connector and assembly with aligned contacting arms
An electrical connector assembly includes a header connector and a mateable receptacle connector. The header connector includes a number of header contacts each including a contacting section. The receptacle connector includes a mating face and a number of receptacle contacts extending beyond the mating face. The receptacle contacts include a first contact part having a connecting portion, a first arm extending from a front end of the connecting portion along a first direction and a second arm extending from a rear end of the connecting portion along a second direction opposite to the first direction. The first and the second arms are aligned with each other and are configured to engage a common side of the contacting section in the header connector. |
US07963805B2 |
Low profile cable assembly
A cable assembly includes an insulation housing, a plurality of contacts, a plurality of wires and a spacer. The housing includes a mating portion, a pair of flat portions extending from two sides of the mating portion, and a receiving space formed between the two flat portions. Each of the contacts is received in the housing and has a rear surface. The wires are corresponding to the contacts and each wire is connected its corresponding contact. The spacer is attached to the housing and has a front surface attached to the rear surface of the contact. The spacer includes a plurality of slots received in the receiving space. And the wires are respectively received in the slots. |
US07963804B2 |
Power strip
A power strip includes a housing and prong fitting members arranged within the housing. The housing includes a first end including a plug and chambers each comprising two side plates and a bottom plate connecting the two side plates. The prong fitting members defines two/three openings electrically connected to the plug for receiving prongs of a two-prong plug or a three-prong plug. The prong fitting members are slidably connected to the two side plates of the housing. |
US07963799B1 |
Connector
A connector for a fiber channel switch includes an insulation body, a first terminal module and a second terminal module. The first terminal module and the second terminal module are integrated together to form a combination by buckling a first buckling element of the first terminal module and a second buckling element of the second terminal module. The combination is to plug into an assembly slot of the insulation body so as to form major parts of the connector. |
US07963796B2 |
Bridge connectors and circuit board assemblies including the same
A bridge connector configured to electrically and mechanically couple adjacent circuit boards. The connector includes a connector housing that has a mating side configured to interface with board surfaces of adjacent circuit boards when mounted thereon. The housing includes a contact-receiving slot that at least partially defines a restricted space. The connector also includes a bridge contact that is held within the slot and the restricted space. The bridge contact has a pair of contact ends that are spaced apart from each other and project from the mating side. The contact ends are inserted into corresponding through-holes of the adjacent circuit boards when the housing is mounted thereon. The bridge contact is sized and shaped relative to the restricted space to float within the slot such that the bridge contact at least one of shifts and pivots therein. |
US07963792B2 |
Plug detachment prevention structure
Provided is a plug detachment prevention structure, such that when a plug equipped with a plug terminal and a plug retaining section that covers a part of the plug terminal is connected to a jack provided inside a housing, the plug detachment prevention structure retains the plug retaining section to prevent the plug from detaching from the jack, wherein the plug detachment prevention structure is equipped with a ring-shaped elastic section composed of an elastic material in which the plug retaining section is pressure-inserted, and a frame section that is circularly mounted at an outer circumferential side of the elastic section, composed of a material harder than that of the elastic section and detachably attached on an outside of the housing. |
US07963791B1 |
Zero insertion force electrical connector with a metal reinforcer with a head with a driving element
A ZIF electrical connector includes: an insulative base having connected non-accommodating and accommodating areas, and the accommodating area includes containing holes; conductive terminals, each being contained in the containing hole; an insulative upper casing covered onto the insulative base and having a carrying area corresponding to the accommodating area, and the carrying area having through grooves, and each through groove corresponding to a conductive terminal; a metal reinforcer fixed to the insulative upper casing, and having a head corresponding to the non-accommodating area and a reinforced side arm extended separately from both sides of the head, and the head and the two reinforced side arms being enclosed to define an idle space corresponding to the carrying area; a driving element, installed in the head and the non-accommodating area, for driving the metal reinforcer to slide the insulative upper casing with respect to the insulative base. |
US07963790B1 |
Pivoting connector
The current invention teaches a new and novel electrical connector which utilizes a cover with complimentary lower curved engagement aids to ensure the accurate engagement and disengagement of a plurality of data and electrical connections. The electrical connector further allows the one-handed engagement and disengagement of the connector while reducing the lateral forces required and reducing the corresponding stress on the conductor wires. |
US07963789B1 |
Dual force single point actuation integrated load mechanism for securing a computer processor to a socket
A dual force single point actuation integrated load mechanism for securing a computer processor to a socket, the dual force single point actuation integrated load mechanism including a base mounted around the socket; and a load plate rotatably coupled to the base and secured to the base when an activate lever and a hinge lever are secured above the load plate; wherein the activate lever is rotatably coupled with the base and is secured when the activate lever is fully rotated; wherein the hinge lever is rotatably coupled with the base and connected to the activate lever such that rotating the activate lever rotates the hinge lever; and wherein the hinge lever is secured when the activate lever is secured. |
US07963785B2 |
Floating connector for microwave surgical device
A floating connector adapted for use with microwave surgical instruments is presented. The disclosure provides for the use of cost-effective and readily available non-floating connectors in a floating housing which can compensate for dimensional variations and misalignments between the connectors. Multiple connectors of varying types can therefore be used within a single support housing without requiring the costly precision manufacturing processes normally associated with such multiple connector assemblies. The floating connector is suitable for use with electrical connections as well as fluidic connections. |
US07963775B2 |
Electrical connector having at least one hole with surface mount projections
An electrical connector for electrically coupling an electronic module and an electrical component. The connector includes a connector body that has first and second mating surfaces. The connector body includes interconnects that extend through the connector body between the first and second mating surfaces for electrically coupling the module and the component. The connector body has a hole extending therethrough along a central axis. The hole is configured to receive a guide pin from one of the module and the component. The connector also includes surface mount projections that are coupled to the connector body and extend toward the central axis of the hole. The projections engage and flex against the guide pin when the guide pin is inserted into the hole. The projections form an interference fit with the guide pin to hold the connector body in a mounted position. |
US07963769B2 |
Dental adhesive and method of use
A dental adhesive composition comprising (i) at least one non-acidic polymerizable monomer having at least one ethylenically unsaturated group, (ii) optionally one or more acidic compounds, (iii) at least one photoinitiator, (iv) at least one solvent, and (v) about 0-40% by weight of one or more fillers; wherein the weight ratio of non-acidic polymerizable monomers/acidic compounds in the adhesive composition is more than about 4.5; the viscosity of the adhesive composition is less than about 350 centipoise (cP) at 25° C.; and the adhesive composition excluding solvent and filler has an acid number of less than about 0.75 mmol NaOH/g. The dental adhesive composition is used with a dental primer composition, which may be provided together in a kit. |
US07963765B2 |
System of dental appliances having various sizes and types and a method for treating malocclusions of patients of various ages without adjustments or appointments
A system of dental appliances having various sizes and types and a method for treating malocclusions of patients of various ages without adjustments or appointments are provided. The dental appliances may be sized to treat, for example, patients in age ranges of less than six years; six years to twelve years; and twelve or more years. The dental appliances may have preformed and/or customized sockets and/or slots for more than one tooth, such as incisors and/or canines and/or molars and/or premolars and/or deciduous molars and/or adult molars. The dental appliances may be one-size-fits-all type dental appliances. The dental appliances may be used to treat a malocclusion, such as, for example, an overbite, an overjet, crowding, spacing, or temporomandibular joint problems, and may be distributed in an over-the-counter manner. |
US07963758B2 |
External plate locks for mold plates
A locking device for a mold including more than one movable plate. A spring-biased wedge block includes a first side wall and an opposing second side wall that is beveled with respect to the first side wall. A latch bar includes an inclined latch end for engaging with the second side wall of the wedge block. A cam bar includes a cam end for engaging with the first side wall of the wedge block. At least one of the wedge block, the latch bar or the cam bar is formed of a 4340 steel alloy, and at least one of the latch end, the cam end, or the wedge block second side wall is nitrided or nitride coated. |
US07963757B2 |
Apparatus and method for patterning pixels of an electro-luminescent display device
A patterning apparatus for an electroluminescent display includes a molding plate provided with a plurality of convex portions and concave portions; a polymer supplying roller adjacent to the molding plate to apply an electroluminescent material to the molding plate via rotational movement; and a molding roller attached to the molding plate to apply the electroluminescent material on the molding plate to an adjacent substrate via rotational movement. |
US07963755B1 |
Post cure rotational stations
An apparatus for cooling a cured tire comprising: A retractable support member having a distal end connected to a support plate; the support plate having an inflatable bladder mounted about its circumferential edge; and wherein the retractable support member is rotatable about its axis. |
US07963754B2 |
Hydraulic machine
The invention concerns a hydraulic machine with a set of teeth, having a toothed ring with an inner toothing and a gear wheel with an outer toothing, the gear wheel rotating and orbiting in the toothed ring, the inner toothing and the outer toothing touching each other in contact areas, thus separating pressure chambers, and with a valve arrangement controlling a connection between a connection arrangement having a high pressure connection and a low pressure connection, and the pressure chambers. It is endeavoured to achieve a stable operation, particularly with low speeds. For this purpose, each contact area is provided with an opening, which, at the time when a pressure chamber reaches an extreme value of its volume, produces a short-circuiting with the neighbouring pressure chamber. |
US07963752B2 |
Powder metal scroll hub joint
A scroll component including a spiral scroll wrap, a baseplate having a first major surface coupled to the scroll wrap and a second opposing major surface comprising a protruding pilot extending a distance from the baseplate, and a hub fastened to the baseplate adjacent to the protruding pilot. A method of forming a scroll compressor element is also provided. |
US07963751B2 |
Electromagnetic reciprocating fluid device
A magnetic armature is attracted and driven by a magnetic force which is intermittently generated between magnetic poles, and a piston reciprocated by being pushed back by a coil spring is not rotated by the coil spring. When the magnetic armature (28) as attracted between the magnetic pole members (10,12) by the magnetic force comes to a predetermined rotational angle position about the axis, the armature receives a rotational torque that is derived from the magnetic force and acts in a direction opposite to that of the rotational torque applied by a coil spring (30), thereby preventing the armature from being rotated in the predetermined direction. More specifically, the armature (28) has a circular cross-section as a whole and has a chamfered part (28′) parallel to the axis. When the chamfered part enters between the magnetic pole members, the armature receives a rotational torque that is derived from the magnetic force. |
US07963749B1 |
Fan with variable motor speed and disk type unloading device
A fan unit for use in an air delivery system. The fan unit comprises a variable speed control for controlling the speed of the fan wheel in combination with a disk-type unloader assembly for controlling the air flow in response to fan speed changes. The unloader disk assembly includes an actuator that is responsive to changes in the air pressure on the disk and is biased in the closed position. At full speed, air flow through the housing presses the disk to the fully open position. As the fan speed slows and air flow declines, the actuator pulls the disk to an intermediate position, reducing the air flow through the fan. The disk unloader with its air pressure responsive actuator is also useful in fan units without a variable speed control. The fan unit may be used individually or as part of a fan array of like units. |
US07963744B2 |
Cooling of pump rotors
A rotor for a screw vacuum pump has a threaded body in which a central cavity is formed. A coolant is supplied to the cavity from a supply line provided in a shaft attached to the body. A coolant flow guide, which may be either separate from or at least partially integral with the shaft, is located within the cavity. The flow guide has an outer surface adjacent, preferably in contact with, the body to enable heat to the transferred from the rotor to the guide. The guide also has an inner surface defining a bore, and defines at least in part a plurality of axially extending slots radially spaced from and in fluid communication with the bore. In use, coolant flows into the cavity through the bore of the guide, and out from the cavity through the axially extending slots, extracting heat from the guide as it flows both into and out form the cavity. The discharged coolant is conveyed form the slots into a discharge line located within the shaft. |
US07963742B2 |
Variable compressor stator vane having extended fillet
An example variable stator vane assembly includes at least one button, a vane airfoil adjacent to the button, and a fillet defined between the button and the airfoil. In one example, the fillet defines a constant radius and extends beyond the button at least greater than a distance of 60% of a length of an overhang portion of the vane airfoil. |