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US07986000B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device is formed on a SOI substrate having a semiconductor substrate, a buried oxide film formed on the semiconductor substrate, and a semiconductor layer formed on the buried oxide film, the semiconductor substrate having a first conductive type, the semiconductor layer having a second conductive type, wherein the buried oxide film has a first opening opened therethrough for communicating the semiconductor substrate with the semiconductor layer, the semiconductor layer is arranged to have a first buried portion buried in the first opening in contact with the semiconductor substrate and a semiconductor layer main portion positioned on the first buried portion and on the buried oxide film, the semiconductor substrate has a connection layer buried in a surface of the semiconductor substrate and electrically connected to the first buried portion in the first opening, the connection layer having the second conductive type, and the semiconductor device includes a contact electrode buried in a second opening, a side surface of the contact electrode being connected to the semiconductor layer main portion, a bottom surface of the contact electrode being connected to the connection layer, the second opening passing through the semiconductor layer main portion and the buried oxide film, and the second opening reaching a surface portion of the connection layer.
US07985997B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device is manufactured by forming a hole as being extended through a first insulating film and an insulating interlayer stacked over a semiconductor substrate, allowing side-etching of the inner wall of the hole to proceed specifically in a portion of the insulating interlayer, to thereby form a structure having the first insulating film projected out from the edge towards the center of the hole; forming a lower electrode film as being extended over the top surface, side face and back surface of the first insulating film, and over the inner wall and bottom surface of the hole; filling a protective film in the hole; removing the lower electrode film specifically in portions fallen on the top surface and side face of the first insulating film; removing the protective film; and forming a cylindrical capacitor in the hole.
US07985995B2	Zr-substituted BaTiO3 films The use of atomic layer deposition (ALD) to form a zirconium substituted layer of barium titanium oxide (BaTiO3), produces a reliable ferroelectric structure for use in a variety of electronic devices such as a dielectric in nonvolatile random access memories (NVRAM), tunable dielectrics for multi layer ceramic capacitors (MLCC), infrared sensors and electro-optic modulators. The structure is formed by depositing alternating layers of barium titanate and barium zirconate by ALD on a substrate surface using precursor chemicals, and repeating to form a sequentially deposited interleaved structure of desired thickness and composition. Such a layer may be used as the gate insulator of a MOSFET, or as a capacitor dielectric. The properties of the dielectric may be tuned by adjusting the percentage of zirconium to titanium to optimize properties such as a dielectric constant, Curie point, film polarization, ferroelectric property and a desired relaxor response.
US07985994B2	Flux-closed STRAM with electronically reflective insulative spacer Flux-closed spin-transfer torque memory having a specular insulative spacer is disclosed. A flux-closed spin-transfer torque memory unit includes a multilayer free magnetic element including a first free magnetic layer anti-ferromagnetically coupled to a second free magnetic layer through an electrically insulating and electronically reflective layer. An electrically insulating and non-magnetic tunneling barrier layer separates the free magnetic element from a reference magnetic layer.
US07985993B2	CMOS image sensor and image signal detecting method thereof A complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor includes a photodiode, a switch and a comparator. The switch transfers a sensing signal to a sensing node from the photodiode. The comparator, which is directly connected to the sensing node, compares the sensing signal of the sensing node with a reference signal. The comparator outputs a signal corresponding to a voltage difference between the sensing signal and the reference signal.
US07985989B2	Stacked bit line dual word line nonvolatile memory An arrangement of nonvolatile memory devices, having at least one memory device level stacked level by level above a semiconductor substrate, each memory level comprising an oxide layer substantially disposed above a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of word lines substantially disposed above the oxide layer; a plurality of bit lines substantially disposed above the oxide layer; a plurality of via plugs substantially in electrical contact with the word lines and, an anti-fuse dielectric material substantially disposed on side walls beside the bit lines and substantially in contact with the plurality of bit lines side wall anti-fuse dielectrics.
US07985987B2	Field-effect semiconductor device A HEMT-type field-effect semiconductor device has a main semiconductor region comprising two layers of dissimilar materials such that a two-dimensional electron gas layer is generated along the heterojunction between the two layers. A source and a drain electrode are placed in spaced positions on a major surface of the main semiconductor region. Between these electrodes, a gate electrode is received in a recess in the major surface of the main semiconductor region via a p-type metal oxide semiconductor film whereby a depletion zone is normally created in the electron gas layer, with a minimum of turn-on resistance and gate leak current.
US07985983B2	Semiconductor ESD device and method of making same A semiconductor device includes an ESD device region disposed within a semiconductor body of a first semiconductor type, an isolation region surrounding the ESD device region, a first doped region of a second conductivity type disposed at a surface of the semiconductor body within the ESD region, and a second doped region of the first conductivity type disposed between the semiconductor body within the ESD region and at least a portion of the first doped region, where the doping concentration of the second doped region is higher than the semiconductor body. A third doped region of the second semiconductor type is disposed on the semiconductor body and a fourth region of the first conductivity type is disposed over the third doped region. A fifth doped region of the second conductivity type is disposed on the semiconductor body. A trigger device and an SCR is formed therefrom.
US07985981B2	Semiconductor light-emitting device There is provided a semiconductor light-emitting device including a semiconductor light-emitting element, a phosphor layer disposed in a light path of a light emitted from the semiconductor light-emitting element, containing a phosphor to be excited by the light and having a cross-section in a region of a diameter which is 1 mm larger than that of a cross-section of the light path, and a heat-releasing member disposed in contact with at least a portion of the phosphor layer and exhibiting a higher thermal conductance than that of the phosphor layer.
US07985977B2	Sacrificial pillar dielectric platform Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a dielectric platform is at least partially formed in a semiconductor substrate and extending at least partially below a surface of a semiconductor substrate. The dielectric platform may include structural pillars formed by backfilling a first plurality of cavities etched in the substrate, and a second plurality of cavities formed by etching away sacrificial pillars disposed between the structural pillars. The second plurality of cavities may be capped to hermetically seal the second plurality of cavities to impart the dielectric constant of the material contained therein, for example air, to the characteristic dielectric constant of the dielectric platform. Alternatively, the second plurality of cavities may be backfilled with a material having a lower dielectric constant than the substrate, for example silicon dioxide where the substrate comprises silicon.
US07985970B2	High voltage low current surface-emitting LED A monolithic LED chip is disclosed comprising a plurality of junctions or sub-LEDs (“sub-LEDs”) mounted on a submount. The sub-LEDs are serially interconnected such that the voltage necessary to drive the sub-LEDs is dependent on the number of serially interconnected sub-LEDs and the junction voltage of the sub-LEDs. Methods for fabricating a monolithic LED chip are also disclosed with one method comprising providing a single junction LED on a submount and separating the single junction LED into a plurality of sub-LEDs. The sub-LEDs are then serially interconnected such that the voltage necessary to drive the sub-LEDs is dependent on the number of the serially interconnected sub-LEDs and the junction voltage of the sub-LEDs.
US07985966B2	Electro-optically active organic diode with short protection An electro-optically active organic diode, for example an organic light emitting diode (OLED), comprises an anode electrode (102), a cathode electrode (122) and an electro-optically active organic layer (110) arranged in-between. A cover layer (124) is arranged in contact with a surface of the cathode layer (122) so that the cathode layer (122) is positioned between the organic layer (110) and the cover layer (124), which is formed of a substantially inert material with respect to a cathode layer (122) material in contact with said cover layer (124). The inert material is deposited on said surface of the cathode layer (122) so that the complete surface is covered and surface defects eliminated. A short protection layer (120) is further arranged between said cathode electrode (122) and said electro-optically active organic layer (110), and adjacent to said cathode electrode (122), and is formed of an inorganic semiconductor material. The cover layer (124) and the short protection layer (120) together reduce the risk of shorts to occur between the cathode (122) and the anode (102) and thus increase reliability of the electro-optically active organic diode.
US07985965B2	Quantum computing device and method including qubit arrays of entangled states using negative refractive index lenses A quantum computing device and method employs qubit arrays of entangled states using negative refractive index lenses. A qubit includes a pair of neutral atoms separated by or disposed on opposite sides of a negative refractive index lens. The neutral atoms and negative refractive index lens are selectively energized and/or activated to cause entanglement of states of the atoms. The quantum computing device enjoys a novel architecture that is workable and scalable in terms of size and wavelength.
US07985961B2	Resistive random access memory device Example embodiments may provide resistive random access memory devices and/or methods of manufacturing resistive random access memory devices. Example embodiment resistive random access memory devices may include a switching device and/or a storage node connected to the switching device. The storage node may include a stack structure including a plurality of resistance change layers separated from one another and first and second electrodes each on a side wall of the stack structure. The resistance change layers may be connected to the first and the second electrodes in parallel and/or may have different switching voltages from each other.
US07985960B2	Voltage excited piezoelectric resistance memory cell system The present invention discloses a memory system comprising a plurality of crystals, and at least two conductors. The at least two conductors being orthogonal to each other. Wherein at least one of the plurality of crystals are bounded by the orthogonal intersection of the at least two conductors.
US07985958B2	Electron beam drawing apparatus, deflection amplifier, deflection control device, electron beam drawing method, method of manufacturing semiconductor device, and electron beam drawing program According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided an electron beam drawing apparatus comprising at least one stage of a deflection amplifier and a deflection unit, a first storage section which stores shot information at a drawing time, a second storage section which stores a correction table indicating a relation between the shot information and an output voltage of the deflection amplifier, and an adjusting section which adjusts an output of the deflection amplifier based on the correction table stored in the second storage section and the shot information stored in the first storage section.
US07985955B2	Radiation detecting cassette and radiation image capturing system A radiation detecting cassette and a radiation image capturing system are provided. A radiation detecting cassette has a radiation detector for detecting a radiation having passed through a patient and converting the detected radiation into radiation image data, a transceiver for transmitting the radiation image data by way of wireless communications, a cassette controller for controlling the radiation detector and the transceiver, a power supply for energizing the radiation detector and the transceiver, and a remaining power supply power level detector for detecting a remaining power level RC [%] of the power supply. The cassette controller includes a data transmission and reception controller. The cassette controller stops transmitting the radiation image data by way of wireless communications and prioritizes the capturing of a radiation image when the detected remaining power level of the power supply is smaller than a predetermined threshold.
US07985953B2	System and method of detecting human presence A detector of human emitted Blackbody radiation includes a plurality of series connected thermocouples. A lens can be associated with each of the thermocouples. Incoming radiation produces a different response in each of the thermocouples in accordance with a respective angle of arrival even from a motionless radiation source.
US07985952B2	Charged particle spin polarimeter, microscope, and photoelectron spectroscope A charged particle spin polarimeter that is capable of resolving with high efficiency the magnetic moment of a charged particle. The charged particle spin polarimeter has a pair of convex and concave magnetic poles to apply a magnetic field with gradient to an incident charged particle and a pair of plain plate electrodes to apply, to a charged particle, an electric field for canceling a Lorentz force that the charged particle receives from the magnetic field. The magnetic moment in the magnetic field direction of a charged particle is resolved by the interaction between the gradient of the magnetic field and the magnetic moment of the charged particle.
US07985949B2	Detection of analytes using ion mobility spectrometry Methods and systems are provided for detecting analytes in a gas phase sample. An ion mobility spectrometer is provided for detecting analytes having an excess amount of dopant in its separation region. In an embodiment, the dopant is added directly to the separation region, such as with a drift gas or by diffusion, thereby providing excess dopant that dominates subsequent cluster formation and maintenance. Excess dopant in the separation region minimizes or reduces interfering signals associated with unwanted substances, such as water vapor, that are introduced to the IMS. In an aspect, the invention provides IMS systems and methods having increased sensitivity and reliability for analyte detection.
US07985948B2	Systems and methods for analyzing substances using a mass spectrometer Systems and methods for analyzing compounds in a sample. In one embodiment, the present technology is directed towards a method of analyzing a sample, comprising: emitting ions from the sample; selecting the emitted ions for a designated ion; fragmenting the designated ions; scanning for a plurality of designated ion fragments; determining a designated fragment chromatographic trace for each designated ion fragment; and generating a combined chromatographic trace corresponding to a non-linear combination of a plurality of designated fragment chromatographic traces.
US07985943B2	Water heater of endorsement with ionized ignition and electronic control of temperature, for solar heaters of the type thermosiphon A backup water heater for installation downstream of a water outlet of a thermosiphon solar water heater includes a corrosion resistant tank having a fin heat exchanger. A burner is supplied with gas from a gas feed valve system that includes at least one electrovalve connected to a cast body configured. A bimetallic temperature detector is disposed to detect the temperature of water in the tank, and a flow detector is disposed so as to activated by water flow through the tank. A first spark plug ignites the burner, and a second spark plug positioned to detect current changes in the first spark plug generated by ionization effect after the burner is ignited. An electronic controller is in operative communication with the various components to send a current to the first spark plug upon detection of a low setpoint temperature from the temperature detector and a detected setpoint flow from the flow detector. The electronic controller causes gradual opening of the electrovalve to supply gas to the burner to ignite the burner with the first spark plug. The electronic controller detects the change of current from the second spark plug and generates a visual display of normal operation, or closes the electrovalve and terminates operation of the water heater if the change of current is not detected within a defined time.
US07985942B2	Method of providing consistent quality of target material removal by lasers having different output performance characteristics Laser pulse energy adjustments are motivated by an understanding of the effect of laser pulse width variations among different lasers on satisfying a quality metric associated with a laser-processed target. In a preferred embodiment, the adjustments normalize this effect among different lasers drilling vias in a target specimen. The number of pulses delivered to the target specimen to form each via can be modified, based on the pulse energy applied to the via location, to control different via quality metrics.
US07985941B2	Seamless laser ablated roll tooling A system for generating a laser machined tool from a substantially cylindrical work piece. The system includes a laser producing a laser beam, a mask positioned within the laser beam for shaping the laser beam into an image, and an optical system for imaging the laser beam image onto the outer surface of the work piece. The system coordinates rotational and translation movements of the work piece with activation of the laser in order to use the laser image for ablating the outer surface of the work piece, creating microstructures within the surface of the work piece to form the cylindrical tool.
US07985939B2	Method of sorting postal items in flip/flop mode A method of sorting postal items for preparing postman's walks on a postal sorting machine having an inlet and a set of sorting outlets includes loading a first batch of postal items and a second batch of postal items consecutively into the inlet of the machine, and directing the postal items of the first batch towards a first subset of sorting outlets, and the postal items of the second batch of postal items towards a second subset of sorting outlets that is separate from the first subset of sorting outlets; and while the postal items of the second batch of postal items are being directed towards the second subset of sorting outlets, reloading the inlet of the machine with the postal items taken from the first subset of sorting outlets, and, while the postal items of the first batch of postal items are being directed towards the first subset of sorting outlets, re-loading the inlet of the machine with the postal items taken from the second subset of sorting outlets.
US07985938B2	Method of sorting used tubular goods prior to reclaiming or reconditioning Methods for reclaiming or reconditioning used tubulars are disclosed. One method includes performing non-visual, non-destructive inspection of used tubulars at a site of a reconditioning or reclaiming plant prior to the used tubulars being cleaned in preparation for reclaiming or reconditioning, followed by sorting the used tubulars based principally on the inspection. The non-visual, non-destructive inspection may be selected from magnetic flux leakage inspection, ultrasonic inspection, Eddy current inspection, acoustic emission inspection, and combinations thereof.
US07985935B2	Bottom actuated switch The systems and methods described herein are directed to a switch for electronic devices. The systems and methods provide for a switch disposed on a bottom surface of a circuit board enclosed in a housing of an electronic device. The circuit board may include an aperture. An actuating pin of the switch may extend through the aperture towards the top surface of the circuit board. An external actuator may be coupled to the actuating pin in the aperture on the circuit board. The external actuator may extend out through an opening in the housing for providing a user with access to the switch.
US07985932B2	Door lock device with safety switch A door lock apparatus with safety switch capable of locking a door. A coupling member is pivotally moved about a pivotal shaft by a closing operation by a rotary handle, thereby bringing an engaging portion thereof into engagement with a fixing member, so that a protective door is inhibited from moving in two directions of arrows X, Y including a moving direction of the door. Whether the door is of a slide or pivot type, the door is assuredly locked in a closed state because the door is inhibited from moving in the two directions including the moving direction thereof. If an operation mistake is made to open the door, the force for opening the door is not directly applied to the switch body or the actuator. A safety switch may achieve an increase in durability.
US07985923B2	Terminal crimping structure and terminal crimping method of crimping terminal to copper alloy wire and wire harness with the terminal crimping structure A terminal crimping structure includes a terminal crimped to a copper alloy wire. The terminal has a crimping piece portion crimped to the copper alloy core wire portion. A rate of compression of the copper alloy core wire portion, of a particular diameter, by the crimping piece portion is determined from a relative relation between a parameter varying according to the ratio of (the cross-sectional area of the copper alloy core wire portion at a crimped portion)/(the cross-sectional area of the copper alloy core wire portion before crimping) and a parameter varying according to the ratio of (a cross-sectional area of an annealed copper core wire portion at a crimped portion)/the cross-sectional area of the annealed copper core wire portion before crimping) which is the rate of compression of the annealed copper core wire portion by the crimping piece portion.
US07985921B2	Systems to retain an optical element on a solar cell A system may include a solar cell, a support defining an opening over the solar cell and comprising a retention feature, and an optical element disposed within the opening. The optical element may include a location feature engaged with the retention feature of the support. In some aspects, the optical element includes an upper surface to receive concentrated light and a lower surface through which light passes to the solar cell, and the location feature is disposed between the upper surface and the lower surface. The retention feature may be a lip defining the opening over the solar cell, and/or the location feature may consist of a notch defined by an edge of the optical element.
US07985919B1	Thermal management for photovoltaic devices Methods and devices are provided for improved thermal management for photovoltaic devices and assemblies. In one embodiment, the photovoltaic device comprises of at least one photovoltaic cell based on a thin-film photovoltaic stack deposited directly onto a thermally conductive substrate. The thermally conductive substrate is connected to a heat sink in a configuration to allow sufficient heat transfer that lowers a normal operating cell temperature (NOCT) of the photovoltaic cell, thus increasing the efficiency of the cell and the module.
US07985915B2	Musical piece matching judging device, musical piece recording device, musical piece matching judging method, musical piece recording method, musical piece matching judging program, and musical piece recording program Characteristic amounts are calculated from each of multiple musical piece contents, and then time points when the characteristic amounts exceed a threshold are detected as cut points. Information on the cut point concerning each of the multiple musical piece contents is stored. Based on the stored information on the cut point, a judgment is made as to whether the multiple musical piece contents match each other.
US07985912B2	Dynamically generating musical parts from musical score A method of processing music data is disclosed. The method comprises storing score data providing a representation of a musical score and storing part data defining a musical part derived from the score, the part data including data specific to the part. The score data and part data together form an accessible data representation of the part. The method further comprises modifying or outputting the part by accessing the part representation. The method finds particular use in music notation software.
US07985906B2	Nanotube-based switching elements and logic circuits Nanotube-based switching elements and logic circuits are disclosed. Under one embodiment of the invention, a Boolean logic circuit includes at least one input terminal and an output terminal, and a network of nanotube switching elements electrically disposed between said at least one input terminal and said output terminal. The network of nanotube switching elements effectuates a Boolean function transformation of Boolean signals on said at least one input terminal. The Boolean function transformation includes a Boolean inversion within the function, such as a NOT or NOR function.
US07985904B1	Maize variety PHRCE A novel maize variety designated PHRCE and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PHRCE with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PHRCE through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PHRCE or a trait conversion of PHRCE with another maize variety. Inbred maize varieties derived from maize variety PHRCE, methods for producing other inbred maize varieties derived from maize variety PHRCE and the inbred maize varieties and their parts derived by the use of those methods.
US07985902B1	Inbred maize variety PH1T9 A novel inbred maize variety designated PH1T9 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing inbred maize variety PH1T9 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH1T9 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the inbred variety PH1T9 or a trait conversion of PH1T9 with another maize variety. Inbred maize varieties derived from inbred maize variety PH1T9, methods for producing other inbred maize varieties derived from inbred maize variety PH1T9 and the inbred maize varieties and their parts derived by the use of those methods.
US07985896B2	Soybean cultivar 21151712 A soybean cultivar designated 21151712 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 21151712, to the plants of soybean 21151712, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 21151712 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 21151712 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety 21151712, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 21151712 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 21151712 with another soybean cultivar.
US07985888B2	Method for increasing seed size by increasing gibberellin content in the seeds A method is provided for increasing the weight of plant seed, which comprises preparing a genetically modified plant in which gibberellin content has been manipulated in the seed of the plant.
US07985887B2	Regulation of endogenous gene expression in cells using zinc finger proteins The present invention provides methods for modulating expression of endogenous cellular genes using recombinant zinc finger proteins.
US07985883B2	Process for oxidizing alkylaromatic compounds In a process for producing hydroperoxides, an alkylaromatic compound of general formula (I): in which R1 and R2 each independently represents an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, provided that R1 and R2 may be joined to form a cyclic group having from 4 to 10 carbon atoms, said cyclic group being optionally substituted, and R3 represents hydrogen, one or more alkyl groups having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a cyclohexyl group, with oxygen in the presence of a catalyst comprising a manganese oxide molecular sieve to produce a hydroperoxide of general formula (II): in which R1, R2 and R3 have the same meaning as in formula (I). The hydroperoxide of formula (II) may then be converted to a phenol and an aldehyde or a ketone of the general formula R1COCH2R2 (III), in which R1 and R2 have the same meaning as in formula (I). In the case where the ketone is cyclohexanone, this may then be dehydrogenated to produce further phenol.
US07985879B2	Process for making galantamine A novel process for the preparation of N-methyl-N-(2-[4-hydroxyphenyl]ethyl)-5-hydroxy-4-methoxy benzene carboxamide, which is useful as an intermediate in the synthesis of (−)-galantamine, comprises the reaction of a 5-hydroxy-4-methoxy benzoic acid derivative with N-methyl-N-(2-[4-hydroxyphenyl]ethyl) amine.
US07985874B2	Polymer particle A support comprising functional groups supported therein that specifically react with an aldehyde group of a sugar chain, and a polymer particle and a glycochip to which the support is applied, and uses thereof.
US07985871B2	Preparation of tetrakis[3(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionyl oxymethyl]methane A transesterification process for the preparation of tetrakis[3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy phenyl)propionyl oxymethyl]methane by the reaction of methyl-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy phenyl)propionate ester with pentaerythritol wherein the reaction takes place in the presence of an ester exchange catalyst combination consisting of (a) at least one basic or neutral catalyst and (b) at least one metal compound capable of behaving as a Lewis acid being different from the basic or neutral catalyst and wherein the reaction is conducted through a first stage in which only the at least one basic or neutral catalyst is present in the reaction mixture followed by a second stage which commences with the addition of Lewis acid catalyst to the reaction mixture when the amount of di-substituted intermediate product contained within the reaction mixture has been reduced to less than 20 area % analysed by HPLC.
US07985870B2	Process for the manufacture of substituted 2-cyano cinnamic esters The invention relates to an improved process for the manufacture of substituted 2-cyanocinnamic esters. This novel economical process provides products in high purity and yields.
US07985869B2	Compositions of AU-11 nanoparticles and their optical properties As demonstrated herein, the ligand exchange chemistry of phosphine-stabilized Au11 clusters with ω-functionalized thiols is a powerful synthetic method that provides convenient access to a diverse family of functionalized Au11 clusters. The general nature of the presented ligand exchange approach, in combination with the ease preparation, makes this approach of broad utility. The approach is general and shows the high tolerance for a wide variety of functional groups. Mechanistic studies provided conclusive evidence that the Au11 core of the precursor particle remains intact during ligand exchange and showed that the ligand exchange of these particles follows a different pathway than for ligand exchanges of larger gold nanoparticles such as “Au101(PPh3)21Cl5”. Optical studies of the products show a strong dependence on the nature of the stabilizing thiol ligands.
US07985867B2	Process for producing epoxides A process for producing epoxides, the process including: (a) feeding at least one aqueous alkali and at least one halohydrin to a reactive distillation column, wherein the reactive distillation column includes a feed zone, a top zone disposed above the feed zone, and a bottom zone disposed below the feed zone; (b) concurrently in the reactive distillation column: (i) reacting at least a portion of the halohydrin with the alkali to form an epoxide; and (ii) stripping water and the epoxide from a basic aqueous residue; (c) recovering the water and the epoxide from the reactive distillation column as an overheads fraction; (d) condensing and phase separating the overheads fraction to form an organic overheads fraction including the epoxide and an aqueous overheads fraction including water; and (e) maintaining a liquid holdup per plate in the feed zone at a residence time of 10 seconds or less.
US07985864B2	Organic dye used in dye-sensitized solar cell An organic dye used in a dye-sensitized solar cell is described, having general formula (1): D-Sp1-Ch-Sp2-Acc-Y (1) wherein the groups D, Ch, Acc and Y are conjugate with each other, the group D is a donor group, the group Ch is a chromophore rendering low HOMO-LUMO gap or a polyaromatic chromophore, the group Acc is an acceptor group, the group Y is an anchoring group, and each of Sp1 and Sp2 represents a single bond or a spacer group allowing conjugation between the groups D and Ch or between the groups Ch and Acc.
US07985855B2	Method for modifying fibers A method for modifying fibers is provided, which method comprises dispersing in water or a dilute alkali aqueous solution under shear a cellulose ether having such a low degree of substitution that a molar degree of substitution with an alkyl group and/or a hydoxyalkyl group ranges from 0.05 to 1.3, applying the resulting dispersion to fibers, and drying the applied fibers.
US07985850B2	Plant genes encoding Dr1 and DRAP1, a global repressor complex of transcription This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a protein involved in regulation of gene expression. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the protein involved in regulation of gene expression, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the protein involved in regulation of gene expression in a transformed host cell.
US07985846B2	Hemostatically active vWF-containing preparation and process for the preparation thereof A process for preparing a hemostatically active preparation containing von Willebrand factor (vWF) from a fraction of human plasma by chromatographic purification of a vWF-containing plasma fraction on an anion-exchange material which has the anion-exchanging groups on grafted polymeric structures (tentacle materials), collecting a vWF-containing fraction, followed by purification of said fraction using gel permeation to prepare a purified thermally stable vWF-containing preparation; and heating the preparation for inactivating viruses.
US07985843B2	Compositions and methods for the therapy and diagnosis of ovarian cancer Compositions and methods for the therapy and diagnosis of cancer, particularly ovarian cancer, are disclosed. Illustrative compositions comprise one or more ovarian tumor polypeptides, immunogenic portions thereof, polynucleotides that encode such polypeptides, antigen presenting cell that expresses such polypeptides, and T cells that are specific for cells expressing such polypeptides. The disclosed compositions are useful, for example, in the diagnosis, prevention and/or treatment of diseases, particularly ovarian cancer.
US07985841B2	Heterodimeric receptor libraries using phagemids Filamentous phage comprising a matrix of cpVIII proteins encapsulating a genome encoding first and second polypeptides of an antogenously assembling receptor, such as an antibody, and a receptor comprised of the first and second polypeptides surface-integrated into the matrix via a filamentous phage coat protein membrane anchor domain fused to at least one of the polypeptides.
US07985838B2	Factor VIII polymer conjugates The invention is a proteinaceous construct comprising a Factor VIII molecule which is conjugated to a water-soluble polymer via carbohydrate moieties of Factor VIII, and methods of preparing same.
US07985835B2	Bioactive peptides and peptide derivatives of parathyroid hormone (PTH) and parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP) Novel parathyroid hormone peptide (PTH) and parathyroid hormone related peptide (PTHrP) or derivatives thereof which are biologically active are disclosed, as are pharmaceutical compositions containing such peptides, and synthetic and recombinant methods for producing such peptides. Also disclosed are methods for treating mammalian conditions characterized by decreases in bone mass using therapeutically effective pharmaceutical compositions containing such peptides. Also disclosed are methods for screening candidate compounds of the invention for antagonistic or agonistic effects on parathyroid hormone receptor action. Also disclosed are diagnostic and therapeutic methods of such compounds.
US07985833B2	Collectin Provided are isolated collectin (CL-L2s) genes including a base sequence set out in SEQ ID NO: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 36, 38 or 40 relating to a novel collectin which are expected to exhibit an antibacterial activity, an antiviral activity and the like particularly in a human body; and isolated collectin proteins including an amino acid sequence set out in SEQ ID NO: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 13, 37, 39 or 41 and derivatives and fragments thereof.
US07985830B2	Method for making nitrogen aromatic oligomers and polymers Methods for synthesizing dimeric or polymeric reaction products of nitrogen aromatics comprise contacting a composition comprising the nitrogen aromatic with a catalyst composition. The catalyst comprises a first metal substrate having a second reduced metal coated on the substrate.
US07985829B2	Method for producing polypyridinium A production method for polypyridinium having a narrow molecular weight distribution and a desired molecular weight is provided. Polypyridinium 3 having a narrow molecular weight distribution and a desired molecular weight is synthesized by allowing a pyridine derivative monomer 2 to polymerize on a polymerization initiator 1 such as a specially designed 4-halopyridinium and the like in the presence of a dissolution accelerating agent, such as tetrabutyl ammonium tetrafluoroborate, that dissolves the polymer formed in a solvent as in the chemical below. where Y represents an anion that dissolves in an organic solvent, X and Z represent halogen atoms, R represents hydrocarbon groups and the like and o is about 1 to 300.
US07985828B2	Solid polymer electrolyte, method for manufacturing the same and use thereof A solid electrolyte of fully conjugated, water-soluble rigid-rod polymer with articulated backbone for isotropic ionic conductivity, a method for synthesizing the solid electrolyte and a battery, fuel cell or super-capacitor including the solid electrolyte. The polymer has a repeating unit E1 represented by the following general formula I: wherein the repeating unit E1 has two pendants, L1 and L2, linked to two of four N atoms of the repeating unit E1; L1 and L2 independently represent a group of R1—SO3M, R1 represents a hydrocarbon; M represents a cation selected from the group consisting of Li+, Na+, H+and K+; R3 represents a group of H or SO3M; and x represents an integer larger than 100.
US07985827B2	Polyester compositions which comprise cyclobutanediol having certain cis/trans ratios Described are polyester compositions comprising (a) a dicarboxylic acid component comprising terephthalic acid residues; optionally, aromatic dicarboxylic acid or aliphatic dicarboxylic acid residues; 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues, wherein said 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol contains certain cis to trans ratios; and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues.
US07985825B2	Process for the synthesis of ethers of aromatic acids Ethers of aromatic acids are produced from halogenated aromatic acids in a reaction mixture containing a halogenated aromatic acid such as is described by the structure of Formula II wherein each X is independently Cl, Br or I; the reaction mixture further comprising; (i) a polar protic solvent, a polar aprotic solvent or an alcoholic solvent containing the alcoholate RO-M+ (wherein M is Na or K), wherein the polar protic solvent, polar aprotic solvent or alcoholic solvent is either ROH or is a solvent that is less acidic than ROH; (ii) a copper (I) or copper (II) source; and (iii) an amino acid ligand that coordinates to copper, wherein the ligand comprises an amino acid in which the amine nitrogen and the carboxyl carbon are separated by no more than two carbon atoms.
US07985824B1	Method of making polycarbonate A method of making a polycarbonate is described. The method comprises reacting an activated diaryl carbonate and a dihydroxy compound at a reaction temperature in a reactor to form a reaction mixture wherein the reactor comprises a heated cover and an open space between the cover and the reaction mixture. The dihydroxy compound comprises a vapor pressure greater than or equal to 0.01 kiloPascals at the reaction temperature and the temperature of the open space in the reactor, the temperature of the cover, or the temperature of the open space and the cover is greater than or equal to the melt temperature of the monomer having the highest melt temperature.
US07985821B2	Low VOC epoxy silane oligomer and compositions containing same A process for producing a low VOC epoxy silane oligomer which includes hydrolyzing an epoxy silane, the epoxy silane upon hydrolysis of its hydrolyzable sites producing a reduced amount of volatile organic compound compared to that produced by the hydrolysis of a silane possessing an equivalent number of hydrolyzable sites all of which are hydrolyzable alkoxy groups, the hydrolyzing of the epoxy silane being carried out with less than 1.5 equivalents of water, said water being continuously fed during the hydrolysis reaction.
US07985820B2	Non-water soluble polymeric surfactants A non-water soluble polymeric surfactant is prepared by reacting a polymerized/bodied unsaturated oil with maleic anhydride followed by a further partial or complete reaction with an amine to form an amide; or an alcohol to form an ester.
US07985818B2	Method to selectively remove safrole from nutmeg oil Methods for removing safrole from a sample, molecular imprinted copolymers that bind safrole, and methods of making the same are provided.
US07985817B2	Homogeneous catalyst system for producing ethylene homopolymer or ethylene copolymers with alpha-olefins Disclosed is a homogeneous catalyst system for producing an ethylene homopolymer or an ethylene copolymer with α-olefin. Specifically, this invention pertains to a transition metal catalyst which has stability under high temperature solution polymerization at 120˜250° C., in which a cyclopentadiene derivative and an electron donating substituent, both of which are bonded to a Group IV transition metal acting as a central metal, are crosslinked through a silyl derivative substituted with a cyclohexyl, to a catalyst system including such a transition metal catalyst and an aluminoxane cocatalyst or a boron compound cocatalyst, and to a method of producing an ethylene homopolymer or an ethylene copolymer with α-olefin, having high molecular weight, using the catalyst system under conditions of high-temperature solution polymerization. The catalyst according to this invention has excellent thermal stability and compatibility with a paraffin hydrocarbon solvent and thus is effective in the production of an ethylene homopolymer or an ethylene copolymer with α-olefin having various properties in commercial polymerization processes.
US07985816B2	Catalyst system and process for olefin polymerization The present application relates to a new catalyst system for the polymerization of olefins, comprising a new ionic activator having the formula: [R1R2R3AH]+ [Y]−, wherein [Y]− is a non-coordinating anion (NCA), A is nitrogen or phosphorus, R1 and R2 are hydrocarbyl groups or heteroatom-containing hydrocarbyl groups and together form a first, 3- to 10-membered non-aromatic ring with A, wherein any number of adjacent ring members may optionally be members of at least one second, aromatic or aliphatic ring or aliphatic and/or aromatic ring system of two or more rings, wherein said at least one second ring or ring system is fused to said first ring, and wherein any atom of the first and/or at least one second ring or ring system is a carbon atom or a heteroatom and may be substituted independently by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, C1 to C10 alkyl, C5 to C15 aryl, C6 to C25 arylalkyl, and C6 to C25 alkylaryl, and R3 is a hydrogen atom or C1 to C10 alkyl, or R3 is a C1 to C10 alkylene group that connects to said first ring and/or to said at least one second ring or ring system. The present application also relates to a process for the polymerization of olefins, preferably propylene, using this and other catalyst systems, as well as to polymers made by said process.
US07985815B2	Polymer, its preparation and uses A polymer comprising a first repeat unit comprising ArhX2 wherein ArhX2 comprises a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group and each X is the same or different and independently comprises a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heteroaryl group and a second repeat unit that is adjacent to the first repeat unit wherein each X that is part of a main body of the polymer backbone is directly conjugated to the second repeat unit.
US07985814B2	Main catalyst component for olefin polymerization, a process for preparing the same and a catalyst comprising the same The present invention provides a main catalyst component for olefin polymerization, which is prepared by a process comprising the steps of: (i) reacting a magnesium compound in nascent state having a rational formula (RMgX)y(MgX2), in which R is an alkyl having from 3 to 12 carbon atoms, X is a halogen, and y is a value of from 0.02 to 1, with an alcohol having a formula R1OH, in which R1 is an alkyl having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms, to form a homogeneous solution; (ii) reacting an alkyl magnesium compound having a formula R′MgR″, in which R′ and R″ are independently an alkyl having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, with the homogeneous solution formed in the step (i) to form a magnesium complex; (iii) reacting the magnesium complex with a halogenating agent in the presence of a silica, to form a magnesium halide-containing intermediate product; and (iv) reacting the magnesium halide-containing intermediate product from the step (iii) with a titanium compound having a formula Ti(OR2)mCl4-m, in which R2 is an alkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms and m is an integer of from 0 to 4, to form a titanium-containing main catalyst component. The main catalyst component of the invention, when used together with an orgaoaluminium cocatalyst component in a single polymerization stage in one reactor to catalyze the polymerization of ethylene to polyethylene, gives a polyethylene having a molecular weight distribution of from 6 to 10.
US07985811B2	Method for controlling sheeting in gas phase reactors Embodiments of the present invention relate to measuring and controlling static in a gas phase reactor polymerization. In particular, embodiments relate to monitoring carryover static in an entrainment zone during gas phase polymerization to determine the onset of reactor discontinuity events such as chunking and sheeting. Embodiments also relate to monitoring carryover static to determine the need for effective additions of continuity additives that minimize reactor static activity and thereby preventing discontinuity events.
US07985807B2	Thermosetting composition A thermosetting composition containing an aluminosiloxane, a silicone oil containing silanol groups at both ends, an epoxy silicone, and a silicone elastomer. The thermosetting composition of the present invention can be used for, for example, encapsulating materials, coating materials, molding materials, surface-protecting materials, adhesive agents, bonding agents, and the like. Especially, in a case where the thermosetting composition of the present invention is used as an encapsulating material, the thermosetting composition is suitably used for, for example, photosemiconductor devices mounted with blue or white LED elements (backlights for liquid crystal displays, traffic lights, outdoor big displays, advertisement sign boards, and the like).
US07985805B2	Polyelectrolyte membranes comprised of blends of PFSA and sulfonated PFCB polymers A polymer blend useful as an ion conductor in fuel cells includes a first polymer having a cyclobutyl moiety and a second polymer include a sulfonic acid group.
US07985804B2	Rubber toughened compositions, articles, films, and methods of making the same This invention relates to a composition comprising (a) from about 5 to about 50 weight % mEPDM; and (b) from about 95 weight % to about 50 weight % of a first mPE, wherein the weight % is based on the total weight of the mEPDM and the mPE. This invention further relates to films and articles made from the compositions and methods of making the compositions, films and articles.
US07985802B2	Synthetic fabrics, components thereof, and methods for making the same Provided are fabrics, components thereof, and methods for making the same. Woven and nonwoven fabrics are composed of fibers composed of a polyolefin composition. The polyolefin composition is composed of a propylene polymer and up to about 50 wt. %, based on the weight of the fiber, of a hydrocarbon resin. Fibers prepared from polyolefin compositions exhibit favorable elongation properties. Such fibers exhibit advantageous processing and enhanced levels of softness, durability, and elasticity, even at high spinning speeds required for preparing fine fibers.
US07985801B2	Fibers and nonwovens from plasticized polyolefin compositions The present invention relates to fibers and nonwovens made from plasticized polyolefin compositions comprising a polyolefin and a non-functionalized hydrocarbon plasticizer.
US07985794B2	Starch-polyester biodegradable graft copolymers and a method of preparation thereof A starch-polyester graft copolymer and chemically modified starch-polyester graft copolymer composition comprising a chemically modified starch or chemically modified starch-nanoclay product is described. The composition can be produced continuously in a twin-screw co-rotating extruder. The starch-polyester graft copolymer can be solvent cast, melt cast and blown into clear transparent film particularly for use in single use disposable applications and can be biodegradable.
US07985788B2	Flame retardant resin composition and molded article thereof The invention provides a flame retardant resin composition containing a polyalkylene furan dicarboxylate represented by the following formula (1), an aromatic polycarbonate, a phosphazene compound represented by the following formula (2) and a fluorine-containing compound: wherein m and n1 are each an integer of 2 or more; wherein n2 is an integer of 2 or more, and R1 and R2 are each an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or an aryl group.
US07985786B2	Rubber-modified cementitious substance and method of making the same Rubber-modified cementitious substances and various methods of making such substances or components thereof. One embodiment of the substance includes a mix of cement and composite particles, wherein essentially each of the composite particles has a rubber core enclosed in an inorganic exterior and wherein the rubber core is chemically coupled to the inorganic exterior. The chemical coupling between the rubber core and the inorganic exterior and the bonding between the inorganic exterior and the cement result in a rubber-modified cementitious substance that has greater strength than comparable conventional rubber-modified cementitious substances. One embodiment of the method of making a rubber-modified cementitious substance includes (1) reacting a coupling agent with rubber particles and inorganic particles to yield composite particles, wherein essentially each of the composite particles has a rubber core enclosed in an inorganic exterior and (2) combining the composite particles with a cementitious substance to yield a rubber-modified cementitious substance.
US07985784B2	Ink set, and recording method and recorded material using the same An ink set includes: at least one black ink composition that contains at least a self-dispersing pigment and a resin emulsion; and at least one color ink composition that contains at least an organic pigment covered with water-insoluble polymer and a resin emulsion.
US07985782B2	Ink for color filter, method of fabricating color filter using the ink, and color filter fabricated by the method The present invention provides an ink for a color filter comprising a polymer binder, a crosslinking monomer, a solvent, a pigment, and a polymerization initiator. The polymer binder comprises acrylate or methacrylate including a hydroxy group. The polymer binder may comprise 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate or 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate.
US07985778B2	Method for decomposing and reclaiming synthetic resin having ester bond in the composition structure Synthetic resin containing ester bond is subjected to hydrolysis treatment to reclaim raw material component before polymerization. Method for decomposing and reclaiming synthetic resin having ester bond in composition structure thereof, by conducting hydrolysis treatment and then separation collection treatment. In the hydrolysis treatment, article containing synthetic resin to be decomposed and reclaimed is exposed to water vapor atmosphere filled under saturation water vapor pressure at treatment temperature at or below melting point of the synthetic resin. The synthetic resin in article to be treated is hydrolyzed by water vapor generated at the treatment temperature, to generate decomposition product before polymerizing to the synthetic resin containing an ester bond. The separation collection treatment is treatment in which the decomposition product generated by the hydrolysis treatment is separated into liquid component and solid component to be collected individually.
US07985771B2	Furanone derivatives The invention relates to a method of treating with furanone derivatives and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, one or more conditions of the skin, in particular regulating skin condition, regulating signs of skin aging, treating a number of conditions such as contact dermatitis, skin irritation, rosacea, acne, psoriasis, and preventing and protecting skin tissue against age-related damage or damage resulting from insults such as harmful (UV) radiation or environmental pollution, stress and fatigue.
US07985767B2	Therapeutic amides Compounds of the formula are disclosed herein. Therapeutic methods, compositions, and medicaments related thereto are also disclosed.
US07985760B2	Piperidinetriol derivatives as inhibitors of glycosyceramid synthase Compounds of formula (I): wherein R represents various substituent groups, are useful as inhibitors of glucosylceramide synthase.
US07985759B2	Dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitors and processes for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing them The present invention relates to novel compounds representated by formula (I), where R, R1, R2, R3, X, Y, m, n are as defined. The present invention relates to compounds of the general formula I their derivatives, their analogs, their tautomeric forms, their stereoisomers, their diastereomers, their bioisosteres, their polymorphs, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions containing them which are predominantly dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitors. The present invention also relates to the processes for the preparation of novel compounds of formula (I) and their use in treating type II diabetes and diabetic complications thereof and also for treating dislipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, obesity and hyperglycemia.
US07985758B2	Piperidine derivatives for treatment of Alzheimer's disease Compounds of formula (I) modulate the activity of gamma secretase and hence find use in treatment or prevention of Alzheimer's disease and related conditions.
US07985755B2	2,4-diaminoquinazolines for spinal muscular atrophy 2,4-Diaminoquinazolines of formula (I) are provided herein and are useful for treating spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
US07985753B2	Substituted pyrazolo[1,5-A]pyrimidines as metabotropic glutamate receptor modulators Substituted pyrazolopyrimidine derivatives of formula (I) wherein Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4 represent N or C—, whereby at least two of the groups Y1 to Y4 represent a carbon atom, R1 represents chloro or bromo, R2 to R7 represent e.g. hydrogen, methyl or ethyl; and R10 and R11 independently represent e.g. hydrogen or C1-C6alkyl, are potent mGluR5 modulators and are useful for the prevention of acute and chronic neurological disorders.
US07985752B2	Phenyl piperazine compounds, pharmaceutical composition including the same and use thereof The present invention relates to novel piperazine derivatives or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, a process for preparing the same, and in particular, a high binding for Serotonin 1A(5-hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT1A) receptor, a pharmaceutical composition for treatment and/or prevention of depression and anxiety including an effective amount of the piperazine compound, and a method of treating depression, anxiety and other conditions related to 5-HT1A receptor in a mammal.
US07985746B2	Imidazoazepinone compounds The invention relates to compounds of formula I: along with pharmaceutical compositions containing the same and methods of use thereof for the treatment of autoimmune disease.
US07985745B2	Method for pain treatment This invention discloses a method of treating pain by administering histamine H4 receptor ligands and compositions comprising the same.
US07985743B1	Topical pain reliever and method of making the same A topical pain reliever and method of making the same is disclosed. The topical pain reliever may comprise effective amounts of water, glycerine, analgesic agent such as salicylic acid or a derivative thereof, and alcohol. The method of making the topical pain reliever may maintain the analgesic agent in suspension within a solution. The topical pain reliever may be applied to the skin of a user to provide pain relief without ingestion of the composition, thereby potentially avoiding adverse side effects.
US07985736B2	High throughput screen utilizing newly discovered intramolecular neuronal calcium channel interactions to discover new analgesics The present invention relates to compositions to treat CaV2 disorders. The invention also relates to methods treating CaV2 disorders. The invention further relates to kits for treating CaV2 disorders in a subject. The invention further relates to methods of identifying novel treatments for treating Cav2 disorders in a subject.
US07985733B1	Buffer-based method for preparing bivalirudin drug product A method for preventing the formation of a bivalirudin precipitate during preparation of a pharmaceutical drug product comprising about 250 mg of bivalirudin, a dried bivalirudin drug product, and a concentrated liquid bivalirudin drug product. The method for preventing the formation of a bivalirudin precipitate comprises (i) preparing an aqueous solution comprising a buffer and a pH greater than the isoelectric point of bivalirudin; (ii) adding bivalirudin salt to the aqueous solution to form a bulk solution; (iii) transferring the bulk solution to one or more vessels; and (iv) drying the bulk solution. The buffer may have a pKa of about 4 to less than 7, and a pH greater than the isoelectric point of bivalirudin. The pH of the bulk solution may be maintained at a level greater than the isoelectric point of bivalirudin. Further, the bulk solution may have a final pH of about 4 to about 7.
US07985732B2	Unitary combination 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.
US07985729B2	Use of antimicrobial proteins and peptides for the treatment of otitis media and paranasal sinusitis The pharmaceutical composition and a method of treatment of infectious diseases, such as otitis media, paranasal sinusitis, labyrinthitis and meningitis are described. The composition comprises EP2E or homologues thereof.
US07985728B1	Sustained release of Apo A-I mimetic peptides and methods of treatment A method including advancing a delivery device through a lumen of a blood vessel to a particular region in the blood vessel; and introducing a composition including a sustained-release carrier and an apolipoprotein A-I (Apo A-I) synthetic mimetic peptide into a wall of the blood vessel at the particular region, wherein the peptide has a property that renders the peptide effective in reverse cholesterol transport. A composition including an apolipoprotein A-I (Apo A-I) synthetic peptide, or combination of an Apo A-I synthetic mimetic peptide and an Acyl CoA cholesterol: acyltransferase (ACAT) inhibitor in a form suitable for delivery into a blood vessel, the peptide including an amino acid sequence in an order reverse to an order of various Apo A-I mimetic peptides, or endogenous Apo A-I analogs, or a chimera of helix 1 and helix 9 of endogenous Apo A-I.
US07985727B1	Apo A-I mimetic peptides and methods of treatment A method including advancing a delivery device through a lumen of a blood vessel to a particular region in the blood vessel; and introducing a synthetic apolipoprotein A-1 (Apo A-I) mimetic peptide into a wall of the blood vessel at the particular region, wherein the peptide has a property that renders the peptide effective in reverse cholesterol transport. A composition including a synthetic apolipoprotein A-I (Apo A-I) mimetic peptide, or combination of an Apo A-I synthetic peptide and an Acyl CoA cholesterol: acyltransferase (ACAT) inhibitor in a form suitable for delivery into a blood vessel, the peptide including an amino acid sequence in an order reverse to an order of an endogenous Apo A-I related peptide. A composition including an apolipoprotein A-1 (Apo A-I) synthetic peptide in a form suitable for delivery into a blood vessel, the peptide including an amino acid backbone that has less amino acid residues relative to endogenous Apo A-I and a chimera of helix 1 and helix 9 of Apo A-I.
US07985726B2	ψεRACK peptide composition and method for protection against tissue damage due to ischemia A method of reducing damage to cells and tissue caused by an ischemic or hypoxic event is disclosed. The method includes administering to the cell or tissue, either in vivo or ex vivo, ψεRACK peptide. The peptide can be administered before, during or after the ischemic or hypoxic event.
US07985723B2	Fluorinated sulfonamide surfactants for aqueous cleaning solutions Described are anionic N-substituted fluorinated sulfonamide surfactants, and use thereof in cleaning and in acid etch solutions. The cleaning and etch solutions are used with a wide variety of substrates, for example, in the cleaning and etching of silicon oxide-containing substrates.
US07985719B2	Cutting and lubricating composition for use with a wire cutting apparatus The invention relates to a cutting and lubricating suspension composition containing gelatinous particles for cutting hard and brittle material with a wire saw. The composition contains an in situ partially neutralized polyelectrolyte and a glycol which suspends abrasive particles used in the cutting operation.
US07985714B2	Nb3Sn superconducting wire and precursor therefor A precursor for fabricating a Nb3Sn superconducting wire by an internal Sn process includes one or a plurality of stabilizing copper portions collectively disposed in the center, each stabilizing copper portion being provided with a diffusion barrier layer in the periphery thereof, and a superconducting matrix portion disposed so as to surround the one or the plurality of stabilizing copper portions, the superconducting matrix portion including a Nb or Nb-based alloy core and a Sn or Sn-based alloy core embedded in a Cu or Cu-based alloy matrix.
US07985713B2	Superconducting magnesium boride thin-film and process for producing the same A magnesium boride thin film having a B-rich composition represented by the general formula of MgBx (x=1 to 10) and a superconducting transition temperature of 10K or more has superior crystallinity and orientation and is used as a superconducting material. This thin film is formed by maintaining a film forming environment in a high vacuum atmosphere of 4×10−5 Pa or less, and simultaneously depositing Mg and B on a substrate maintained at a temperature of 200° C. or less so as to grow the film at a growth rate of 0.05 nm/sec or less. It is preferable to supply an Mg vapor and a B vapor into the film forming environment at an Mg/B molar ratio of 1/1 to 12/1.
US07985712B2	Rare earth oxide superconductor and process for producing the same RE superconductive layer excelling in Jc and Tc is formed on an interlayer capable of preventing cracking and diffusion of substrate-constituting Ni element into YBCO layer and excelling in crystallinity and surface smoothness. The interlayer is formed by coating a surface of metal substrate with a mixed solution composed of an organometallic acid salt of cerium, an organometallic acid salt of a solid solution formation element capable of forming a solid solution with cerium and an organometallic acid salt of a charge compensation element capable of compensating for a charge mismatch attributed to a difference between the electron valences of respective ions of cerium and the solid solution formation element and subsequently carrying out heat treatment in a reducing atmosphere of 900 to 1200° C. whose pressure ranges from 0.1 Pa to below atmospheric pressure. Thereafter, a rare earth oxide superconductive layer is formed on the interlayer.
US07985703B2	Wear-resistant coating A coating suitable for use as a wear-resistant coating for a gas turbine engine component comprises a lubricating material and a hard carbide material.
US07985702B2	Woven fabric for airbag A woven fabric for an airbag includes a synthetic fiber woven fabric having a cover factor of 2000 to 2500 in which at least one side thereof is coated with a synthetic resin. Air permeability of the woven fabric under a pressure difference of 100 kPa is 0.01 to 1.00 L/cm2/min. A resin film is present at an upper part of a single yarn at a thickness of 2 μm or less on a central cross section of a weaving yarn part. A resin film is present at an upper part of a single yarn at a thickness of 2 to 30 μm on a cross section at a border between weaving yarn parts. The synthetic resin can be a polyamide-based resin that includes a polyether compound of a number average molecular weight of 100 to 5000 as a soft segment.
US07985683B2	Method of treating a semiconductor substrate A method of treating a semiconductor substrate has forming convex patterns over the semiconductor substrate by dry etching, cleaning and modifying a surface of the convex patterns by using chemical, forming a hydrophobic functional surface on the modified surface of the convex patterns, after forming the hydrophobic functional surface, rinsing the semiconductor substrate by using water, drying the semiconductor substrate, and removing the hydrophobic functional group from the hydrophobic functional surface of the convex patterns.
US07985681B2	Method for selectively forming symmetrical or asymmetrical features using a symmetrical photomask during fabrication of a semiconductor device and electronic systems including the semiconductor device A method for patterning a material during fabrication of a semiconductor device provides for the selective formation of either asymmetrical features or symmetrical features using a symmetrical photomask, depending on which process flow is chosen. The resulting features which are fabricated use spacers formed around a patterned material. If one particular etch is used to remove a base material, symmetrical features result. If two particular etches are used to remove the base material, asymmetrical features remain.
US07985680B2	Method of forming aluminum-doped metal carbonitride gate electrodes A method for forming an aluminum-doped metal (tantalum or titanium) carbonitride gate electrode for a semiconductor device is described. The method includes providing a substrate containing a dielectric layer thereon, and forming the gate electrode on the dielectric layer in the absence of plasma. The gate electrode is formed by depositing a metal carbonitride film, and adsorbing an atomic layer of an aluminum precursor on the metal carbonitride film. The steps of depositing and adsorbing may be repeated a desired number of times until the aluminum-doped metal carbonitride gate electrode has a desired thickness.
US07985672B2	Solder ball attachment ring and method of use A method of attaching a solder ball to a bonding pad includes disposing flux on the bonding pad, attaching a conductive metal ring to the pad using the flux, and placing the solder ball in the ring. A reflow operation is performed that secures the ring to the pad and melts the solder ball into and around the ring. A solder joint is formed between solder ball and the pad, with the ring secured within the ball. Use of the ring allows for higher stand-off height to be achieved with similar solder ball size, without having to use bigger ball size as in the conventional method, which causes solder ball bridging. With higher stand-off height, better board level reliability performance can be obtained.
US07985671B2	Structures and methods for improving solder bump connections in semiconductor devices Structures with improved solder bump connections and methods of fabricating such structures are provided herein. The method includes forming an upper wiring layer in a dielectric layer and depositing one or more dielectric layers on the upper wiring layer. The method further includes forming a plurality of discrete trenches in the one or more dielectric layers extending to the upper wiring layer. The method further includes depositing a ball limiting metallurgy or under bump metallurgy in the plurality of discrete trenches to form discrete metal islands in contact with the upper wring layer. A solder bump is formed in electrical connection to the plurality of the discrete metal islands.
US07985670B2	Method of forming U-shaped floating gate with a poly meta-stable polysilicon layer A method of realizing a flash floating poly gate using an MPS process can include forming a tunnel oxide layer on an active region of a semiconductor substrate; and then forming a first floating gate on and contacting the tunnel oxide layer; and then forming second and third floating gates on and contacting the first floating gate, wherein the second and third floating gates extend perpendicular to the first floating gate; and then forming a poly meta-stable polysilicon layer on the first, second and third floating gates; and then forming a control gate on the semiconductor substrate including the poly meta-stable polysilicon layer. Therefore, it is possible to increase the surface area of the capacitor by a limited area in comparison with a flat floating gate. As a result, it is possible to improve the coupling ratio essential to the flash memory device and to improve the yield and reliability of the semiconductor device.
US07985668B1	Method for forming a metal silicide having a lower potential for containing material defects Generally, the present disclosure is directed to a method of removing “weakened” areas of a metal silicide layer during silicide layer formation, thereby reducing the likelihood that material defects might occur during subsequent device manufacturing. One illustrative embodiment includes depositing a first layer of a refractory metal on a surface of a silicon-containing material, and performing first and second heating processes. The method further comprises performing a cleaning process, depositing a second layer of the refractory metal above the silicon-containing material, and performing a third heating process.
US07985667B2	Method for patterning semiconductor device having magnetic tunneling junction structure A method for patterning a semiconductor device includes forming a lower electrode conductive layer over a substrate, forming a stack structure including a lower electrode conductive layer, a first ferromagnetic layer, an insulation layer and a second ferromagnetic layer over a substrate, forming an upper electrode conductive layer used as a first hard mask over the stack structure, forming a second hard mask layer over the upper electrode conductive layer, selectively etching the second hard mask layer to form a second hard mask pattern, etching the upper electrode conductive layer using the second hard mask pattern as an etch barrier to form an upper electrode, and etching the stack structure including the lower electrode conductive layer, the first ferromagnetic layer, the insulation layer and the second ferromagnetic layer by at least using the upper electrode as an etch barrier.
US07985665B2	Method of forming polycrystalline silicon thin film and method of manufacturing thin film transistor using the method Provided is a method of forming a polycrystalline silicon thin film with improved electrical characteristics. The method includes forming an amorphous silicon thin film on a substrate, partially melting a portion of the amorphous silicon thin film by irradiating the portion of the amorphous silicon thin film with a laser beam having a low energy density, forming polycrystalline silicon grains with a predetermined crystalline arrangement by crystallizing the partially molten portion of the amorphous silicon thin film, completely melting a portion of the polycrystalline silicon grains and a portion of the amorphous silicon thin film by irradiation of a laser beam having a high energy density while repeatedly moving the substrate by a predetermined distance, and growing the polycrystalline silicon grains by crystallizing the completely molten silicon homogeneously with the predetermined crystalline arrangement.
US07985661B2	Semiconductor die singulation method In one embodiment, semiconductor die are singulated from a semiconductor wafer by etching openings completely through the semiconductor wafer.
US07985659B1	Semiconductor device with a controlled cavity and method of formation A method for forming a semiconductor device includes providing a first cap wafer having a first opening extending through the first cap wafer, and a second cap wafer bonded to the first cap wafer, wherein the second cap wafer has a second opening extending through the second cap wafer, and wherein the first opening is misaligned with respect to the second opening. After the providing the first cap wafer and second cap wafer, the second cap wafer is bonded to a device wafer, wherein a cavity is formed between the device wafer and the second cap wafer, and wherein the device wafer comprises at least one semiconductor device in the cavity. After the bonding the second cap wafer to the device wafer, a vacuum is applied, wherein during the applying the vacuum, a sealing layer is formed over the first cap wafer, wherein the sealing layer seals the first opening.
US07985656B1	Shallow trench isolation (STI) with trench liner of increased thickness A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit includes etching a substrate to create simultaneously a first trench between high voltage transistor regions of the substrate and a second trench between low voltage regions of the substrate. The substrate is then oxidized to form a silicon dioxide layer lining the first and second trenches, the layer having a first thickness. A silicon nitride layer is deposited on the silicon dioxide layer in the first and second trenches. The silicon nitride layer is then etched from the first trench but not from the second trench, thereby exposing the silicon layer in the first trench but not the second trench. The exposed silicon dioxide layer in the first trench is oxidized to increase the thickness of the silicon dioxide layer to a second thickness greater than the first thickness of the unexposed silicon dioxide layer in the second trench. The first and second trenches are then filled with a dielectric material.
US07985649B1	Method of making a semiconductor structure useful in making a split gate non-volatile memory cell A method of making a semiconductor device on a semiconductor layer is provided. The method includes: forming a select gate dielectric layer over the semiconductor layer; forming a select gate layer over the select gate dielectric layer; and forming a sidewall of the select gate layer by removing at least a portion of the select gate layer. The method further includes growing a sacrificial layer on at least a portion of the sidewall of the select gate layer and under at least a portion of the select gate layer and removing the sacrificial layer to expose a surface of the at least portion of the sidewall of the select gate layer and a surface of the semiconductor layer under the select gate layer. The method further includes forming a control gate dielectric layer, a charge storage layer, and a control gate layer.
US07985646B2	Method of fabricating nanowire memory device and system of controlling nanowire formation used in the same A method of fabricating a nanowire memory device, and a system of controlling nanowire formation used in the same method are provided. In the method of fabricating a nanowire memory device which includes a substrate; an electrode formed on the substrate and insulated from the substrate; and a nanowire having its one end connected with the electrode and formed at a given length, the method comprises: forming an electrode and a dummy electrode to be paired with the electrode on the substrate; forming the nanowire between the electrode and the dummy electrode while measuring a current flowing between the electrode and the dummy electrode, and cutting power applied between the electrode and the dummy electrode when the current measured is a given value; and removing the dummy electrode.
US07985639B2	Method for fabricating a semiconductor device having a semiconductive resistor structure Methods are provided for fabricating a semiconductor device. A method forms a conductive fin arrangement on a first region of a semiconductor substrate. The method continues by forming a semiconductive resistor structure on a second region of the semiconductor substrate after forming the conductive fin arrangement, and forming a gate stack foundation structure overlying the conductive fin arrangement after forming the semiconductive resistor structure. The method removes portions of the gate stack foundation structure overlying the first region of the semiconductor substrate to define a gate structure for the semiconductor device.
US07985638B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device A semiconductor device manufacturing method which sequentially forms a gate oxide film and gate electrode material over a semiconductor layer of an SOI substrate and patterns the material into gate electrodes. The method further comprises the steps of forming sidewalls made of an insulator to cover side surfaces of the gate electrode; ion-implanting into the semiconductor layer on both sides of the gate electrode to form drain/source regions; partially etching the sidewalls to expose upper parts of the side surfaces of the gate electrode; depositing a metal film to cover the tops of the drain/source regions and of the gate electrode and the exposed upper parts of the side surfaces of the gate electrode; and performing heat treatment on the SOI substrate to form silicide layers respectively in the surfaces of the gate electrode and of the drain/source regions.
US07985632B2	Method for forming microwires and/or nanowires A method for forming a wire in a layer based on a monocrystalline or amorphous material. The method forms two trenches in the layer, crossing through one face of the layer, separated from each other by one portion of the layer, by an etching of the layer on which is arranged an etching mask, and anneals, under hydrogenated atmosphere, the layer, the etching mask being maintained on the layer during the annealing. The depths and widths of the sections of the two trenches, and the width of a section of the portion of the layer, are such that the annealing eliminates a part of the portion of the layer, the two trenches then forming a single trench in which a remaining part of the portion of the layer forms the wire.
US07985629B2	Resin sealing method of semiconductor device A resin sealing method of a semiconductor device, is provided with: providing a semiconductor device on which a dummy dump is formed; providing a support body including an adhesive layer provided on a surface of the support body; forming a recess in the adhesive layer; inserting the dummy bump of the semiconductor device into the recess of the adhesive layer; adhering the semiconductor device to the adhesive layer with the semiconductor device positioned on the support body; setting the supporting body having the semiconductor device in a resin sealing mold; supplying a resin into a cavity of the resin sealing mold; sealing the semiconductor device with the resin on the support body while using the dummy bump to inhibit displacement of the semiconductor device caused by a flow of the resin supplied into the cavity of the resin sealing mold; and removing the support body, the adhesive layer, and the dummy bump from the semiconductor device sealed with the resin.
US07985626B2	Manufacturing tool for wafer level package and method of placing dies A manufacturing method of placing dice for a wafer level package comprises placing a plurality of dice on an elastic material, which is formed on a first base, and the elastic material of the present invention has viscosity in a first condition to adhere the plurality of dice; forming an adhesive material on a second base; adhering the plurality of dice on the adhesive material of the second base; and stripping the plurality of dice from the elastic material in a second condition.
US07985625B2	Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device involves the steps of: forming a plurality of product formation areas each having a circuit and a plurality of first electrode pads over a main surface of a semiconductor wafer; arranging a plurality of second electrode pads with larger pitches than the first electrode pads in each of the product formation areas; segmenting the semiconductor wafer to separate the plural product formation areas and provide a plurality of semiconductor devices each having the circuit, the plural first electrode pads and the plural second electrode pads on a first surface; and cleaning foreign matter off the first surface of the semiconductor device after the step of segmenting the semiconductor devices.
US07985620B2	Method of fabricating via first plus via last IC interconnect A multi-tiered IC device contains a first die including a substrate with a first and second set of vias. The first set of vias extends from one side of the substrate, and the second set of vias extend from an opposite side of the substrate. Both sets of vias are coupled together. The first set of vias are physically smaller than the second set of vias. The first set of vias are produced prior to circuitry on the die, and the second set of vias are produced after circuitry on the die. A second die having a set of interconnects is stacked relative to the first die in which the interconnects couple to the first set of vias.
US07985618B2	Semiconductor device has encapsulant with chamfer such that portion of substrate and chamfer are exposed from encapsulant and remaining portion of surface of substrate is covered by encapsulant A semiconductor device and a fabrication method thereof are provided. An opening having at least one slanted side is formed on a substrate. At least one chip and at least one passive component are mounted on the substrate. An encapsulant having a cutaway corner is formed on the substrate to encapsulate the chip and the passive component, wherein the cutaway corner of the encapsulant is spaced apart from the slanted side of the opening by a predetermined distance. A singulation process is performed to cut the encapsulant to form a package with a chamfer. The package is embedded in a lid to form the semiconductor device, wherein a portion of the substrate located between the slanted side of the opening and the cutaway corner of the encapsulant is exposed from the encapsulant to form an exposed portion. The present invention also provides a carrier for the semiconductor device.
US07985612B2	Method and device for reducing crosstalk in back illuminated imagers A method and resulting device for reducing crosstalk in a back-illuminated imager is disclosed, comprising providing a substrate comprising an insulator layer and a seed layer substantially overlying the insulator layer, an interface being formed where the seed layer comes in contact with the insulator layer; forming an epitaxial layer substantially overlying the seed layer, the epitaxial layer defining plurality of pixel regions, each pixel region outlining a collection well for collecting charge carriers; and forming one of an electrical, optical, and electrical and optical barrier about the outlined collection well extending into the epitaxial layer to the interface between the seed layer and the insulator layer. The seed layer and the epitaxial layer of the device have a net dopant concentration profile which has an initial maximum value at the interface of the seed layer and the insulator layer and which decreases monotonically with increasing distance from an interface within an initial portion of the semiconductor substrate and the epitaxial layer.
US07985609B2	Light-emitting apparatus and production method thereof Provided is a light-emitting apparatus which can prevent a shadow mask from contacting a light-emitting medium to suppress damage of the medium, by using a conductive layer formed on a device isolation layer as a pressing member for the shadow mask, and can attain more secure conduction between a second electrode and an auxiliary electrode. A production method of the light-emitting apparatus includes forming first electrodes and auxiliary electrodes on a substrate; forming a device isolation layer between the first electrodes and forming an opening on each of the first electrodes and the auxiliary electrodes; forming a conductive layer on the device isolation layer so as to cover the openings above the auxiliary electrodes; bringing a shadow mask into contact with the conductive layer and forming a light-emitting medium in a thickness smaller than the thickness of the conductive layer; and forming a second electrode so as to cover the light-emitting medium, the device isolation layer, and the conductive layer.
US07985608B2	Methods of manufacturing active matrix substrate and organic light emitting display device A method of manufacturing an active matrix substrate that enables increased productivity due to a reduction in the number of patterning processes and low generation of particles during the patterning processes. The method includes forming a patterned electrode on a substrate, and covering the first electrode with an insulating film. A mono-crystalline semiconductor layer is then formed on the insulating film by attaching a first layer formed on a surface of a semiconductor wafer to the insulating film, and peeling off a portion of the semiconductor wafer. The semiconductor layer is then patterned and doped, in part, by utilizing the patterned electrode as a photo mask for light illuminated from a lower side of the substrate. This results in part in mono-crystalline active layers for thin film transistors, which are then configured to form a pixel for an active matrix substrate.
US07985597B2	Process and apparatus for providing a gaseous substance for the analysis of chemical elements or compounds The invention relates to a process and to an apparatus for providing a gaseous substance for the analysis of chemical elements or compounds. In one embodiment, a starting substance is continuously admixed with a reagent substance. This results in a gaseous reaction product which contains information about the elements of the starting substance, and a residual substance. The gaseous reaction product is separated from the residual substance and removed for analysis. One application is the isotopic analysis of oxygen or hydrogen from water.
US07985595B2	Method for extracting a biosubstance from hair and hair sampling device useful in the method Disclosed herein is a method for extracting a biosubstance from a root of a hair, including the step of using as the hair a hair that has pulling force of at least a predetermined reference value to pull out the hair.
US07985592B2	High throughput screening methods for lubricating oil compositions Methods for determining the compatibility of a plurality of fluid samples of different lubricating oil compositions with elastomers is provided. Each sample includes one or more base oils of lubricating viscosity and one or more lubricating oil additives. The methods can advantageously be optimized using combinatorial chemistry, in which a database of combinations of lubricating oil compositions are generated. As market conditions vary and/or product requirements or customer specifications change, conditions suitable for forming desired products can be identified with little or no downtime.
US07985589B2	Quantification of analytes using accelerator mass spectrometry The invention provides a calibrating method for use in a method of determining the quantity of an analyte labeled with an accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) isotope in a test sample. The samples can include, for example, urine, faeces, plasma or blood. The analyte can be, for example, a drug or metabolite of a drug.
US07985586B2	Oligodendrocyte precursor cell composition and methods of use The present invention provides a cell culture enriched for sphingolipid enhances neural stem cells (SENSe), particularly oligodendrocyte precursor cells (ODPCs), that do not form teratomas after transplanted in vivo. Methods for producing and use of the invention ODPCs or the cell culture enriched with these ODPCs for stem cell therapy are also provided. The invention method comprises culturing a stem cell culture with a cell culture medium comprising a ceramide compound and a S1P receptor agonist in sequence, overlapping intervals or concurrent manners. The present invention further provides a cellular or gene therapy using a composition comprising a ceramide compound in conjunction with a S1P1 agonist to proliferate or differentiate endogeneous neural stem cells to ODPCs and further to oligodendrocytes.
US07985583B2	Chlamydomonas intraflagellar transport 88 (IFT-88) The invention relates to various intraflagellar transport (IFT) polypeptides and the nucleic acids that encode them. The new IFT particle polypeptides and nucleic acids can be used in a variety, of diagnostic, screening, and therapeutic methods.
US07985580B2	Apparatus for the production of alcohol The aim of the invention is to produce alcohol from plant-based raw materials while reducing energy consumption. Said aim is achieved by separating the husk portion of cereals during grinding and feed said husk portion to a dryer (21) which dries distiller's wash as a carrier medium for distiller's wash. The lost heat of said dryer (21) is supplied to the distillation station (15) as process heat. The lost heat of a molecular sieve (45) that drains the raw alcohol is also redirected to the distillation station (15) as process heat.
US07985574B2	Oxygen-assisted fermentation process A fermentation process uses substantially pure oxygen. The oxygen is the only reactive gas which is injected into a fermentation vessel. The oxygen is moved through the vessel solely by its own pressure. The process can be used with both mechanically-agitated and air-lifted fermenters. The mechanically-agitated fermenter includes an analyzer for measuring oxygen concentration in the exhaust line, and adjusting the flow of fresh oxygen into the vessel accordingly. In the air-lifted fermenter, an analyzer measures the oxygen concentration in the head space of the vessel, and operates valves which either recycle the gas from the head space, or vent that gas to the outside, according to the measured concentration. A stream of nitrogen is periodically injected into the vessel to drive out carbon dioxide and other gases, to control the pH of the fermentation medium. The present invention substantially improves the efficiency of a commercial fermentation process.
US07985572B2	Modified nitrilases and their use in methods for the production of carboxylic acids The present Invention relates to new nitrilases with modified Substrate acceptance, the method to obtain them and the use of the aforesaid nitrilases. Said nitrilases are encoded by a polypeptide sequence, which at a Position corresponding to Position 296 in wild-type Alcaligenes faecalis comprises an amino acid which is not tyrosine. The Invention further relates to nucleic acid sequences and amino acid sequences encoding Said nitrilases, expression constructs comprising Said nucleic acid sequences, vectors comprising the nucleic acid sequences or the exPression constructs, to organisms, preferably microorganisms, comprising the nucleic acid sequences, expression constructs or vectors. The Invention additionally relates to a method for preparing carboxylic acids, preferably substituted chiral carboxylic acids from racemic nitriles.
US07985570B2	Alkaline proteases and detergents and cleaners comprising these alkaline proteases The present application relates to two novel proteases (SEQ ID NO: 4 and 7) which are similar to one another. The DNA of the two proteases, was obtained from soil samples, and C-terminally deleted, producing proteolytically active fragments thereof (SEQ ID NO: 5 and 8). The invention also provides all alkaline proteases similar at least to 90% to SEQ ID NO: 4 or to 87.5% to SEQ ID NO: 7, and those which can be summarized under a consensus sequence (SEQ ID NO: 9) derived from SEQ ID NO: 4 and 7. Furthermore, it relates to all nucleic acids which have a homology of at least 85% identity to the associated nucleic acids (SEQ ID NO: 3 and 6) or the fragments concerned. Furthermore, it defines technical possibilities of use for these proteases and especially describes their use in detergents and cleaners.
US07985569B2	Cellulomonas 69B4 serine protease variants The present invention provides novel Micrococcineae spp serine proteases having multiple substitutions. In particular, the present invention provides serine proteases having multiple substitutions, DNA encoding these proteases, vectors comprising the DNA encoding the proteases, host cells transformed with the vector DNA, and enzymes produced by the host cells. The present invention also provides cleaning compositions (e.g., detergent compositions), animal feed compositions, and textile and leather processing compositions comprising these serine protease variants. In particularly preferred embodiments, the present invention provides mutant (i.e., variant) proteases derived from the wild-type proteases described herein. These variant proteases also find use in numerous applications.
US07985567B2	Host cells and methods for producing 3-methyl-2-buten-1-ol, 3-methyl-3-buten-1-ol, and 3-methyl-butan-1-ol The invention provides for a method for producing a 5-carbon alcohol in a genetically modified host cell. In one embodiment, the method comprises culturing a genetically modified host cell which expresses a first enzyme capable of catalyzing the dephosphorylation of an isopentenyl pyrophosphate (IPP) or dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP), such as a Bacillus subtilis phosphatase (YhfR), under a suitable condition so that 5-carbon alcohol is 3-methyl-2-buten-1-ol and/or 3-methyl-3-buten-1-ol is produced. Optionally, the host cell may further comprise a second enzyme capable of reducing a 3-methyl-2-buten-1-ol to 3-methyl-butan-1-ol, such as a reductase.
US07985563B2	HIFαprolyl hydroxylation assay The present invention provides methods of identifying compounds that decrease proline hydroxylation of the alpha subunit of hypoxia inducible factor (HIFα).
US07985562B2	Method for the identification of a risk for a thrombogenic disorder by determining the TAFI-lle347 polymorphism The present invention is directed to a method identifying a risk for a thrombogenic disorder, to a method for selecting patients with a risk for a thrombogenic disorder, to a method for identifying a pharmaceutical for the therapy or prophylaxis of a thrombogenic disorder as well as to a method for producing a medicament and a diagnostic by employing the TAFI-Ile347 polymorphism.
US07985561B2	Manganese superoxide dismutase Val16Ala polymorphism predicts resistance to chemotherapeutic drug cancer therapy The present invention provides, for the first time, the finding that the manganese superoxide dismutase Val16Ala polymorphism is significantly associated with prognosis for cancer patients treated with chemotherapeutic drug therapy. The alanine allele is a novel biomarker that predicts poor response and poor outcome to chemotherapeutic drug cancer therapy. Conversely, the valine allele predicts a good response and a good outcome to chemotherapeutic drug cancer therapy. Therefore, a genotype assay can be used to determine which alleles a subject is carrying, and subsequently this information can be used to determine if chemotherapeutic drug therapy is appropriate, and to customize therapy according to the patient's MnSOD genotype.
US07985555B2	Markers for brain damage Methods to identify markers for brain damage using fresh brain tissue and methods and compositions for detecting these markers are disclosed.
US07985553B2	Method for isolating cell type-specific mRNAs The invention provides methods and compositions for isolation and assessment of riboprotein complexes.
US07985551B2	Methods and compositions for the treatment of psychotic disorders through the identification of the SULT4A1-1 haplotype Methods and compositions relate to genetic markers of psychotic disorders, e.g., schizophrenia (SZ), are provided. For example, in certain aspects methods for determinations of a SULT4A1-1 haplotype are described. Furthermore, the invention provides methods and compositions involving treatment of psychotic disorders using the haplotype status.
US07985550B2	Methods of isolating methylated CpG islands Provided is a method for isolating methylated CpG islands. The method includes identifying an imprinted gene adjacent to the methylated CpG island, and identifying a disease which is preferentially transmitted by one parent and which is genetically linked to region of genomic DNA which contains the imprinted gene, whereby the imprinted gene is thereby indicated as a candidate gene involved in transmitting the disease.
US07985547B2	Capturing sequences adjacent to type-IIs restriction sites for genomic library mapping The present invention relates to novel methods for sequencing and mapping genetic markers in polynucleotide sequences using Type-IIs restriction endonucleases. The methods herein described result in the “capturing” and determination of specific oligonucleotide sequences located adjacent to Type-IIs restriction sites. The resulting sequences are useful as effective markers for use in genetic mapping, screening and manipulation.
US07985546B2	Genomic library construction Compositions and methods for amplifying nucleic acid sequences from a single cell are provided. Compositions and methods for constructing a genomic library from a single cell are also provided.
US07985542B2	Genomic morse code The present invention relates to a method of detection of the presence of at least one domain of interest on a macromolecule to test, wherein said method comprises the following steps: a) determining beforehand at least two target regions on the domain of interest, designing and obtaining corresponding labeled probes of each target region, named set of probe of the domain of interest, the position of these probes one compared to the others being chosen and forming the specific signature of said domain of interest on the macromolecule to test; b) after spreading of the macromolecule to test on which the probes obtained in step a) are bound, detection of the position one compared to the others of the probes bound on the linearized macromolecule, the detection of the signature of a domain of interest indicating the presence of said domain of interest on the macromolecule to test, and conversely the absence of detection of signature or part of signature of a domain of interest indicating the absence of said domain or part of said domain of interest on the macromolecule to test.
US07985538B2	Drug resistance and methods of reversing Described herein is a cellular marker, MyD88, useful for assessing an individual's (patient's) sensitivity (or resistance) to chemotherapy, particularly sensitivity (or resistance) to chemotherapeutic drugs, such as plant alkaloids (e.g., a taxane, such as paclitaxel or docetaxel). As described herein, Applicants provide a method by which it is possible to determine whether an individual (cancer cells in an individual) is sensitive to chemotherapy with plant alkaloids (e.g., a taxane, such as paclitaxel or docetaxel). Early identification of chemoresistance in patients with cancer is of utmost importance, particularly since it makes it possible to provide the most appropriate therapy.
US07985529B2	Mask patterns including gel layers for semiconductor device fabrication Mask patterns include a resist pattern and a gel layer on a surface of the resist pattern having a junction including hydrogen bonds between a proton donor polymer and a proton acceptor polymer. Methods of forming the mask patterns and methods of fabricating a semiconductor device using the mask patterns as etching masks are also provided.
US07985528B2	Positive resist composition and patterning process A positive resist composition comprises (A) a resin component which becomes soluble in an alkaline developer under the action of an acid and (B) an acid generator. The resin (A) is a polymer comprising recurring units containing a non-leaving hydroxyl group represented by formula (1) wherein R1 is H, methyl or trifluoromethyl, m is 1 or 2, and the hydroxyl group attaches to a tertiary carbon atom. The composition is improved in resolution when processed by lithography.
US07985527B2	Conductive film and method of producing thereof A method for producing a conductive film, having the steps: forming, on a support, a conductive metal portion containing a conductive material and a binder; bringing the conductive metal portion into contact with vapor or a hot water; and immersing the conductive metal portion into hot water having a temperature of 40° C. or higher.
US07985526B2	Supercritical fluid microencapsulation of dye into latex for improved emulsion aggregation toner The present disclosure provides methods for incorporating a dye into latex particles via a supercritical fluid microencapsulation technique, in order to achieve improved dispersion of a colorant in the latex and an increase in color gamut.
US07985525B2	Method for producing developing agent A method for producing a developing agent, includes preparing a dispersion of particles containing a binder resin and a coloring agent and forming toner particles by aggregating and fusing the particles, in which the number of coarse particles having a particle size of 0.6 μm or larger after the solid concentration of the dispersion of particles is adjusted to 1 ppm is less than 3,000 per μL.
US07985523B2	Toners containing polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes Disclosed is a toner composition comprising toner particles which comprise (a) a resin having chemically bonded thereto a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane, (b) and an optional colorant.
US07985522B2	Electrophotographic photoreceptor Disclosed is an electrophotographic photoreceptor which is excellent in wear resistance and electrical characteristics. Specifically disclosed is an electrophotographic photoreceptor containing a polyester resin in a photosensitive layer provided on an electroconductive substrate. The polyester resin is composed of a copolymer represented by the general formula 1 below, which has a viscosity average molecular weight (Mv) of 10,000-300,000 and contains a diphenyl ether 4,4′-dicarboxylic acid component and a bivalent phenol component. In the general formula 1, A represents a diphenyl ether 4,4′-dicarboxylic acid residue represented by the formula A below, and B represents a bivalent phenol residue represented by the formula B below. In the formula A, each of Ra1 and Ra2 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent which may have a substituent, and each of n and m is independently an integer from 0 to 4. In the formula B, each of R1 and R2 independently represents one selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a halogen group, and an alkoxy group.
US07985519B2	Aromatic polycarbonate, electrophotographic photoreceptor, and image forming apparatus In an electrophotographic photoreceptor including a conductive substrate and a single layer type photosensitive layer, the aromatic polycarbonate is contained to a single layer type photosensitive layer, which aromatic polycarbonate includes a constituent unit represented by the following general formula (1) derived from a compound having a basic asymmetric bishydroxy enamine skeleton represented by the general formula: Accordingly, the electrophotographic photoreceptor is obtained which is excellent in charge transportability, mechanical strength, electric property, durability, etc. and can form good images for a long time.
US07985517B2	Lithography simulation method, computer program product, and pattern forming method A lithography simulation method for estimating an optical image to be formed on a substrate when a mask pattern is transferred onto the substrate includes dividing the mask pattern into first calculation areas having sizes determined by a range affected by OPC, the range being obtained correspondingly to an exposure wavelength, a numerical aperture and an illumination shape which are used in the transferring the mask pattern onto the substrate, dividing the each of the first calculation areas into second calculation areas, calculating first electromagnetic field distributions formed by illuminating the mask pattern with exposure light and corresponding to the second calculation areas, obtaining second electromagnetic field distributions corresponding to the first calculation areas by synthesizing the first electromagnetic field distributions for each of the first calculation areas, and calculating the optical image to be formed on the substrate by using the second electromagnetic field distributions.
US07985516B2	Substrate processing method, computer-readable storage medium and substrate processing system A processing temperature of thermal processing is corrected based on measurement of a first dimension of a resist pattern on a substrate from a previously obtained relation between a dimension of a resist pattern and a temperature of thermal processing, a second dimension of the resist pattern after thermal processing is performed at the corrected processing temperature is measured, a distribution within the substrate of the second dimension is classified into a linear component expressed by an approximated curved surface and a nonlinear component, a processing condition of exposure processing is corrected based on the linear component from a previously obtained relation between a dimension of a resist pattern and a processing condition of exposure processing, and thermal processing at the processing temperature corrected in a temperature correcting step and exposure processing under the processing condition corrected in an exposure condition correcting step are performed to form a predetermined pattern.
US07985515B2	Method and apparatus for performing model-based layout conversion for use with dipole illumination A method of generating complementary masks for use in a multiple-exposure lithographic imaging process. The method includes the steps of: identifying a target pattern having a plurality of features comprising horizontal and vertical edges; generating a horizontal mask based on the target pattern; generating a vertical mask based on the target pattern; performing a shielding step in which at least one of the vertical edges of the plurality of features in the target pattern is replaced by a shield in the horizontal mask, and in which at least one of the horizontal edges of the plurality of features in the target pattern is replaced by a shield in the vertical mask, where the shields have a width which is greater that the width of the corresponding feature in the target pattern; performing an assist feature placement step in which sub-resolution assist features are disposed parallel to at least one of the horizontal edges of the plurality of features in the horizontal mask, and are disposed parallel to at least one of the vertical edges of the plurality of features in the vertical mask, and performing a feature biasing step in which at least one of the horizontal edges of the plurality of features in the horizontal mask are adjusted such that the resulting feature accurately reproduces the target pattern, and at least one of the vertical edges of the plurality of features in the vertical mask are adjusted such that the resulting feature accurately reproduces the target pattern.
US07985514B2	Method for fracturing a pattern for writing with a shaped charged particle beam writing system using dragged shots In the field of semiconductor production using shaped charged particle beam lithography, a method and system for fracturing or mask data preparation or proximity effect correction is disclosed, wherein a shot determined for a shaped charged particle beam writer system comprises dragging the charged particle beam across a surface during the shot, so as to form a complex pattern in a single, extended shot. The dragging may be done with either variable shaped beam (VSB) or character projection (CP) shots. Methods for specifying in the shot data the path for the dragged shot are also disclosed. Other embodiments include using dragged shots with partial projection, varying the dragging velocity during a shot, and combining dragged shots with conventional shots. A method and system for creating glyphs which contain dragged shots is also disclosed.
US07985512B2	Bipolar separator plate for use in a fuel cell assembly and for preventing poisoning of reforming catalyst An anode support for supporting an anode electrode in a fuel cell assembly in which the anode support has a first support member formed of a porous non-wettable material and a second support member abutting and joined with the second member and having a plurality of through openings. Also disclosed is a bipolar separator having an electrolyte barrier over predetermined limited portions of its outer surface so as to prevent or retard electrolyte creeping.
US07985506B2	Fuel cell system and reformer A fuel cell system and a reformer for a fuel cell system prevents backfire and improves efficiency of heat transfer. The fuel cell system includes a reformer generating hydrogen gas from fuel including hydrogen by a catalytic chemical reaction using heat energy, and at least one electricity generating unit generating electrical energy by an electrochemical reaction between the hydrogen gas and oxygen. The reformer includes a case, a heat source, and a reforming reaction part. The case forms an external shape. The heat source is disposed in the case to generate heat energy by an oxidation reaction between fuel and a catalyst, and includes a mesh, an oxidation catalyst layer formed on a surface of the mesh, and at least one fuel injection nozzle supplying the fuel to the oxidation catalyst layer. The reforming reaction part is disposed in the case to generate hydrogen gas from fuel using the heat energy generated from the heat source.
US07985505B2	Fuel cell apparatus and associated method An apparatus is provided that relates to an electrochemical cell assembly. The apparatus is capable of controlling water loss from a fuel cell, at least in part by separating gas and liquid fluid flows. A variety of flow designs are provided that separate liquid electrolyte flow from reagent gas flow. Some flow designs may be suitable for one or more of fuel cells, rechargeable fuel cells, and batteries such as metal hydride batteries. Furthermore, some embodiments may include a single electrochemical cell, or plurality of cells arranged in parallel or in series. Some embodiments may also relate to methods of mitigating water loss from an electrochemical cell assembly.
US07985500B2	Method and apparatus for flexible battery for implantable device One embodiment of the present subject matter includes an apparatus for storing energy, the apparatus having a first portion comprising a flexible substrate containing a polymer electrolyte and a second portion adapted to provide a conformable housing surrounding the first portion; wherein the apparatus is adapted to provide a source of energy to an implantable device. The apparatus defines a flexible implantable device capable of traversing the circulatory system of a body with minimal obstruction of flow within the circulatory system. Further provided is a method of implanting an power source within the circulatory system of a subject's body.
US07985498B2	Lithium secondary battery A lithium secondary battery that can improve safety of the battery. The lithium secondary battery comprises a jelly-roll type electrode assembly including first and second electrode plates having different polarities, and a separator interposed between the electrode plates. A porous ceramic film is coated on an active material of the first electrode plate, and the porous ceramic film is coated on one surface of an active material uncoated part of the first an outmost electrode plate and the porous ceramic film is not coated on another surface thereof.
US07985497B2	Multi-layer, microporous polyethylene membrane, its production method, and battery separator A multi-layer, microporous polyethylene membrane having at least two layers, which comprises (a) a microporous polyethylene resin layer A comprising high-density polyethylene A having 0.2 or more terminal vinyl groups per 10,000 carbon atoms when measured by infrared spectroscopy, and (b) a microporous polyethylene resin layer B comprising high-density polyethylene B having less than 0.2 terminal vinyl groups per 10,000 carbon atoms when measured by infrared spectroscopy, has well-balanced permeability, mechanical strength, heat shrinkage resistance, shutdown properties, meltdown properties and oxidation resistance.
US07985496B2	Side terminal and insert, method and apparatus for manufacturing same A cold formed battery terminal and a method for forming the like having a body defining a cavity and an insert formed of a material different than the body confined in the cavity. The insert includes an insert base, at least one side wall, and at least one flange extending radially outward from the side wall.
US07985495B2	Assembled battery, power-supply system and production method of assembled battery An assembled battery comprises mainly multiple non-aqueous secondary cells A and at least one electric device B for voltage detection containing a non-aqueous electrolyte connected to the multiple non-aqueous secondary cells A in series. When a difference in the non-aqueous secondary cell A between a voltage per cell (VA1) at a depth of discharge of 25% and a voltage per cell (VA2) at a depth of discharge of 75% is designated as ΔVA, and a difference in the electric device B between a voltage per cell (VB1) at a depth of discharge equivalent to the depth of discharge of 25% of the non-aqueous secondary cell A and a voltage per cell (VB2) at a depth of discharge equivalent to the depth of discharge of 75% of the non-aqueous secondary cell A is designated as ΔVB, the ΔVB of electric device B is greater than the ΔVA of non-aqueous secondary cell A.
US07985493B2	High temperature insulation and insulated article An insulation (10, 100) and an insulated article (40, 56, 62, 82) having improved properties for use in a high temperature combustion environment. The improved insulation may include composite particles (18) of alumina and zirconia-hafnia exhibiting micro-cracks that remain contained within the particles and do not extend into a surrounding binder material. The improved insulation may be a vapor resistance layer (VRL) top coat (80) disposed over a layer of mullite-based ceramic thermal insulation (72) and may be anchored to the thermal insulation by extending into pits (79) formed in the surface (S′) of the mullite-based insulation. Porosity and thickness of the top coat may be controlled to provide compatibility between the elastic modulus of the zirconia-hafnia top coat and that of the underlying mullite-based insulation.
US07985490B2	Composition of conducting polymer and organic opto-electronic device employing the same A composition including a conducting polymer and an ionomer, and an opto-electronic and an electronic device including the composition are provided. The composition is prepared by doping a conducting polymer with an ionomer which has a low water uptake, has a low content of by-products decomposed by a reaction with electrons, and can crosslink with the conducting polymer. Thus, the opto-electronic device including the composition has improved device performance such as device efficiency and lifetime.
US07985489B2	Temperature-resistant layered system The invention relates to a layered system of a component that can be thermally stressed, comprising at least one for expanding the application scope of layered systems and in particular for improving their life cycle. Said layer has at least one first and at least one second material and a mixture profile (1) that varies at least almost continuously with the layer thickness, without forming a boundary layer between the first and second material.
US07985484B2	Hydrogenation product of block copolymer or sheet or film of the same An object of the invention is to provide a block copolymer hydrogenation product suitable for a sheet and a heat shrinkable film which are excellent in solvent resistance, rigidity, elongation and transparency, which is excellent in a balance of physical properties such as solvent resistance, natural shrinkability, low-temperature shrinkability, rigidity, transparency and low-temperature elongation, and a composition thereof. The invention relates to a block copolymer hydrogenation product having a weight ratio of a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon and a conjugated diene of 55/45 to 95/5, a number average molecular weight measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) of 30,000 to 500,000 and a hydrogenation rate of 30% or more, wherein the vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon incorporated into the hydrogenation product has a block rate of 60 to 98% by weight, wherein relative to the weight of the total vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon polymer blocks, the ratio of vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon polymer blocks having a molecular weight of 50,000 or less is 80% by weight or more and the ratio of vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon polymer blocks having a molecular weight of 15,000 or less is from 10 to 80% by weight, and wherein at least one peak temperature of function tan δ in a dynamic viscoelasticity measurement of the hydrogenation product is present within the range of exceeding −80° C. to lower than −10° C.
US07985483B2	Digital printing of low volume applications A method of coating low density polyethylene (LDPE) and linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), or combinations of the two, is disclosed. The method includes treating the polyethylene with a coating and then digitally printing the coated polyethylene substrate. The coated substrate may then be over-coated to protect the printing and the substrate may be formed as desired. The coated substrate may also be coated with a clear thin protective coating and heat-sealed on three sides to form a small tote bag.
US07985482B2	Stiffener sheet and flexible printed circuit board using the same A stiffener sheet for flexible printed flexible printed circuit boards, includes alternately laminated polyimide layers and polyamideimide layers, wherein a molecular structure of the polyamideimide is represented by the following formula: wherein Ar and Ar′ represents different substituted aromatic groups.
US07985480B2	Interlayer film for glass laminate and glass laminate Disclosed herein are an interlayer film for glass laminate, which contains a polyvinyl acetal resin and can be easily bonded to glass sheets to produce a glass laminate having high transparency, and a glass laminate using such an interlayer film. The interlayer film for glass laminate includes 100 parts by weight of a polyvinyl acetal resin and 40 to 75 parts by weight of a plasticizer, wherein 4 to 40 wt % of the plasticizer is composed of an unsaturated fatty acid alkyl ester having 16 to 20 carbon atoms.
US07985478B2	Method for producing moulded parts, in particular for use in the car industry, and a film comprising a coating which is suitable therefor A process for producing moldings, in which a solventborne or aqueous, pigmented coating composition (P) and a free-radically crosslinkable coating composition (K), which after crosslinking to completion produces a transparent coating (KE) are applied to a support sheet, a dried but as yet not completely crosslinked coating (KT) is produced from the coating composition (K), the coated support sheet is shaped and is injection backmolded or foam-backed with a liquid polymeric material, and the coating (KT)—if this has not already taken place—is cured or aftercured; the crosslinkable coating composition (K) comprising a free- radically crosslinkable component (KK) which comprises carbamate and/or biuret and/or allophanate and/or urea and/or amide groups.
US07985477B2	Liquid-repellent, alkali-resistant coating composition and coating suitable for pattern forming A cationically polymerizable composite coating composition comprising: a) a condensation product of at least one hydrolyzable silane having a fluorine-containing group, b) at least one cationically polymerizable organic resin, and c) a cationic initiator, provides, upon curing, substrates with an alkali-resistant, liquid-repellent coating. The composite coating composition may be used in pattern forming methods.
US07985476B2	Transparent zirconia dispersion and zirconia particle-containing resin composition, composition for sealing light emitting element and light emitting element, hard coat film and optical functional film and optical component, and method for producing zirconia particle-containing resin The present invention provides a transparent inorganic oxide dispersion which makes it possible to improve the refractive index and mechanical characteristics and to maintain transparency by modifying the surface of inorganic oxide particles with a surface modifier having one or more reactive functional groups; and an inorganic oxide particle-containing resin composition in which the transparent inorganic oxide dispersion and a resin are compositely integrated by the polymerization reaction, a composition for sealing a light emitting element, a light emitting element, and a method for producing an inorganic oxide particle-containing resin composition; and a hard coat film which has high transparency and makes it possible to improve a refractive index and tenacity, an optical functional film, an optical lens and an optical component. The transparent inorganic oxide dispersion of the present invention comprises inorganic oxide particles which have a surface modified with a surface modifier having one or more reactive functional groups and have a disperse particle diameter of 1 nm or more and 20 nm or less, and a disperse medium, wherein the surface modifier is one or more kinds selected from the group consisting of a silane coupling agent, a modified silicone, and a surfactant.
US07985474B2	Wafer-dicing adhesive tape and method of producing chips using the same A wafer-dicing adhesive tape, containing two or more removable adhesive layers, on a base film, that have resin compositions containing a radiation-polymerizable compound, in which a content of the radiation-polymerizable compound in the resin composition constituting an outermost removable adhesive layer is different from that of an inner removable adhesive layer and a stress applied to the base film is sufficiently introduced to the outermost removable adhesive layer irradiated with radiation, so that said layer can be easily peeled off from chips cut; and a method of producing chips using the same.
US07985471B2	Coated cutting tool The present invention concerns a cutting tool insert for turning of steel at high cutting speeds. The cutting tool insert comprises a (006) textured α-Al2O3 coated cemented carbide grade. The cemented carbide body has about 4.5-6.5 wt-% Co and about 3-10 wt-% cubic carbide forming metals and an S-value of about 0.77-0.92 and a coercivity of about 10-20 kA/m. The α-Al2O3 layer has a thickness ranging from about 7 to 12 μm and is composed of columnar grains having a length/width ratio from about 2 to 12 and is deposited on an MTCVD Ti(C,N) layer having a thickness from about 4 to 12 μm. The alumina layer is characterized by a pronounced (006) growth texture. The alumina layer is the uppermost layer and is wet-blasted having an Ra value of less than 1 μm, giving the tool a black and shiny appearance.
US07985466B2	Light control film, lighting device and display device A light control film including transparent layers and light absorbing layers arranged alternately is provided. The film is capable of controlling emission angle of light from the light source relatively strictly, and the light use efficiency thereof is improved. Further, a lighting device and a display device using thereof are provided. A transparent layer includes a high refractive index area and a low refractive index area, and further, a light reflective layer is provided at least on the light incident surface of the light absorbing layer out of the light absorbing layer and the low refractive index area. Thereby, a light control film having high light use efficiency is realized by utilizing reflection on the refractive index interface. At the same time, a lighting device capable of switching lighting angles and a display device capable of switching view angles, incorporating the control film, are realized.
US07985465B2	Polyvinyl acetal-containing film The invention relates to a film based on plasticizer-containing polyvinyl acetals having improved uniformity of length variations over the width of the film for manufacturing laminated glazing and its use in laminated glazing or solar modules.
US07985464B2	Core shell intermediate transfer components An intermediate transfer belt that includes a conductive core shell component thereover, wherein the core is, for example, comprised of a silica, and the shell is comprised of, for example, an antimony tin oxide.
US07985462B2	Multi-panel blank with parallel panel axes for a collapsible field director structure A sheet blank for forming a collapsible field director structure comprises a sheet of nonconductive material having at least three panels thereon, one of the panels being a master panel and the other two panels being slave panels. Each panel is substantially rectangular in shape and has elongated upper and lower edges and two relatively shorter side edges. Each panel is connected to at least one adjacent panel along an elongated edge.A patch of adhesive material is disposed on: the first surface of a first one of the panels; and another patch of adhesive material is disposed on: the first surface on one of the other panels or the second surface of said first one of the panels. The slave panels are each foldable along an elongated edge thereof so that a surface of each of the slave panels is brought into confronting facial adjacency to and adhered against a surface of the master panel.
US07985460B2	Composite contaminant vapor barrier system and method A composite membrane comprises: a first layer of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and a layer of asphalt applied over the first layer of HDPE. A second layer of HDPE sheeting is applied over the layer of asphalt. A method of creating a composite barrier to chemical vapors is also disclosed which comprises applying a base layer comprising high density polyethylene (HDPE); applying an asphalt layer over the base layer; and applying a top layer comprising HDPE over the asphalt layer.
US07985457B2	Polyolefin tube Silane cross-linked polyolefin tubes are used for drinking water and/or water for industrial use, are resistant to a chlorine content ranging from 0.1 to 5 ppm, have a minimum degree of cross-linking of 60%, are produced according to the single-stage process, and are comprised of the following polyolefin composition: (A) a polyolefin; (B) a mixture consisting of an organic silane of general formula RSiX3 (B1), of a radical-generating constituent (B2), and of a catalyst (B3); (C) a stabilizer mixture consisting of a high-molecular, phenolic constituent (C1) having a high melting point, of a sulfur-containing constituent (C2), of a phosphorous-containing processing stabilizer (C3), and of a metal deactivator (C4).
US07985456B2	Oxygen-scavenging polymer blends suitable for use in packaging Polymer blends are disclosed that comprise one or more polybutadiene homopolymers or copolymers having at least one functionality capable of entering into condensation reactions; one or more polyethylene terephthalate homopolymers or copolymers obtained using a catalyst system comprising aluminum atoms and one or more alkaline earth metal atoms, alkali metal atoms, or alkali compound residues, optionally obtained by a melt-phase polymerization process; and one or more transition metal atoms. The blends are useful for packaging, and exhibit improved oxygen-scavenging activity compared with blends made using many conventional polyethylene terephthalate polymers prepared with conventional catalyst systems.
US07985454B2	Systems and methods for nanowire growth and manufacturing The present invention is directed to compositions of matter, systems, and methods to manufacture nanowires. In an embodiment, a method to produce a catalytic-coated nanowire growth substrate for nanowire growth is disclosed which comprises: (a) depositing a buffer layer on a substrate; (b) treating the buffer layer with boiled water or steam to enhance interactions between the buffer layer and catalyst particles; and (c) depositing catalytic particles on a surface of the buffer layer. Methods to develop and use this catalytic-coated nanowire growth substrate are disclosed.
US07985453B2	Apparatus for calibrating optical scanner, method of manufacturing the same, and method of calibrating optical scanner using the same A method of manufacturing a calibration apparatus for an optical scanner. The method includes reacting a substrate coated with a functional group and a molecule capable of forming an activated excimer to immobilize the molecule on the substrate.
US07985448B2	Substrate processing system and method of controlling the same A process system includes a plurality of processing modules each processing a substrate with a process liquid. There is disposed a dispensing mechanism that dispenses the process liquid to the vertically arranged modules. The dispensing mechanism is provided with a process liquid supply source, and pumps corresponding to the respective processing modules. Each pump temporarily stores therein the process liquid which has been pressure-fed through a riser piping from the process liquid supply source by a pressing apparatus, and delivers the process liquid from an outlet. There are disposed nozzles each having a discharge port and discharging the process liquid to the corresponding processing module. Delivery pipings connecting the outlets of the pumps with the discharge ports of the corresponding nozzles have identical length to each other.
US07985446B2	Preparation of nanoparticle materials A method of producing nanoparticles comprises effecting conversion of a nanoparticle precursor composition to the material of the nanoparticles. The precursor composition comprises a first precursor species containing a first ion to be incorporated into the growing nanoparticles and a separate second precursor species containing a second ion to be incorporated into the growing nanoparticles. The conversion is effected in the presence of a molecular cluster compound under conditions permitting seeding and growth of the nanoparticles.
US07985445B2	Water-in-oil capsule manufacture process and microcapsules produced by such process A novel method of forming water in oil microcapsules is disclosed. According to the invention microcapsules are obtained by steps comprising dispersing an oil soluble amine modified polyfunctional polyvinyl monomer and an oil soluble bi- or polyfunctional vinyl monomer along with a thermal or UV free radical initiator (optionally included in one or both of the oil or water phases) and an organic acid into an internal phase oil; heating or UV exposing for a time (and temperature) sufficient to oligomerize the amine modified polyfunctional polyvinyl monomer and oil soluble bi- or polyfunctional vinyl monomer forming a pre-polymer. Thereafter the process involves adding to the oil phase oil a water phase comprising a dispersion in water of an anionic emulsifier (and optionally initiator), and adding an emulsifying agent. Emulsifying the water phase into the oil phase (W/O) is controlled through the quantity of water employed. The emulsion is then UV exposed or heated for a time (and temperature) sufficient to decompose the free radical initiators in the oil and/or water phases; thereby forming microcapsule wall material at the interface of the water and oil phases.
US07985439B2	Vegetable drink composition A vegetable drink composition is provided. The vegetable drink composition is free of cooked odor attributable to heat sterilization treatment, is excellent in taste and also in the feeling as it passes down the throat when swallowed, and is possible to consume over a long period of time.The vegetable drink composition has been subjected to heat sterilization treatment and has a vegetable solid content of from 0.001 to 0.09% by weight and a pH of from 3 to 5. It contains the following ingredients (A) and (B): (A) from 0.1 to 15% by weight of one or more substances selected from the group consisting of water-soluble acidic polysaccharide dietary fiber, water-soluble neutral polysaccharide dietary fiber and indigestible oligosaccharide, and (B) 65% by weight or more of water.
US07985437B2	Process and apparatus for stamping a pattern onto a coated frozen confection A process for stamping a pattern onto a coated frozen confection comprising the steps of: a) at least partially covering the frozen confection with a layer of coating; and b) bringing a stamping surface into contact with the coated frozen confection; characterized in that in step (b) the coating is liquid.
US07985431B2	Plant extracts for treating skin disorders and enhancing healing of wounds for diabetic patients The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for treating skin disorders, including enhancing the healing of wounds for diabetic patients. Specifically, this invention relates to the use of the extracts of Plectranthus amboinicus and Centella asiatica for improving skin disorders, including enhancing the healing of wounds for diabetic patients, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the extracts of Plectranthus amboinicus and Centella asiatica as well as a wound dressing comprising the same. The invention also provides a method for preparing the crude extract and extract of Plectranthus amboinicus.
US07985428B2	Method and composition for modulation of systemic inflammatory responses syndrome (SIRS) The present invention relates to pharmaceutical composition comprising animal venom and using same in a method for the treatment of Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) and related pathologies.
US07985426B1	Nanoparticles for targeting hepatoma cells and delivery means The invention discloses a system, method and pharmaceutical composition of nanoparticles for lodging in a target tissue cell in situ of an animal subject, the nanoparticles comprising PGA-PLA block copolymers that are conjugated with a ligand, wherein the ligand has ligand-receptor binding affinity for the ligand to bind a surface receptor of the tissue cell.
US07985420B2	Sustained release of guaifenesin combination drugs The invention relates to a novel pharmaceutical sustained release formulation of guaifenesin and pseudoephedrine. The formulation may comprise a hydrophilic polymer, preferably a hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, and a water-insoluble polymer, preferably an acrylic resin, in a ratio range of about one-to-one (1:1) to about nine-to-one (9:1), more preferably a range of about three-to-two (3:2) to about six-to-one (6:1), and most preferably in a range of about two-to-one (2:1) to about four-to-one (4:1) by weight. This formulation capable of providing therapeutically effective bioavailability of guaifenesin for at least twelve hours after dosing in a human subject. The invention also relates to a modified release product which has two portions: a first portion having an immediate release formulation of guaifenesin and a second portion having a sustained release formulation of guaifenesin, wherein one or both portions further comprises pseudoephedrine. The modified release product has a maximum guaifenesin serum concentration equivalent to that of an immediate release guaifenesin tablet, and is capable of providing therapeutically effective bioavailability of guaifenesin for at least twelve hours after dosing in a human subject.
US07985419B1	Divisible tablet and associated methods A divisible pharmaceutical tablet comprises an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion including at least one upper convex surface bordering at least one dividing notch. A ridgeline is formed between the at least one dividing notch and the at least one upper convex surface. The upper convex surface includes an apex defined at a location along the ridgeline.
US07985416B2	Bandage and method for vital bleaching of skin A bandage and method for vital bleaching of human skin discolored as a result of bruising (ecchymosis) provides transdermal delivery of hydrogen peroxide as a bleaching agent in gel or other form. The bandages provide delivery and application by waterproof and light-proof strips and pads carrying hydrogen peroxide in sufficient concentration for safe oxidation of bruised tissue with resultant eradication of visible discoloration, and amelioration of associated tenderness.
US07985409B2	Tr1 cells for use in atherosclerosis The present invention relates to a method of treating or preventing atherosclerosis comprising administering to a mammal in need of such a treatment a) an antigen which has been used to activate in vitro a Tri cell population originating from said mammal, and b) the TO cell population activated by said antigen, said TO cell population being obtained from a CD4+ T lymphocyte population of said mammal.
US07985408B2	Tenocyte cell culturing method The present invention relates to a method for culturing tenocytes. In particular the present invention relates to a method for culturing tenocytes comprising the step of incubating tenocytes in a culture medium comprising insulin or functional derivative.
US07985405B2	Treatment solution and method for preventing posterior capsular opacification by selectively inducing detachment and/or death of lens epithelial cells A treatment solution used to prevent posterior capsular opacification is applied or introduced into the lens capsular bag before, during, or after cataract surgery. The treatment solution comprises an ion transport mechanism interference agent, which either alone or in combination with other treatment agents such as an osmotic stress agent and an agent to establish a suitable pH, selectively induces detachment and/or death of lens epithelial cells such that posterior capsular opacification is prevented. While the ion transport mechanism interference agent is capable of interfering with the cellular mechanisms and cell ion distribution of a broad range of cells, a concentration of agent is selected such that the treatment solution interferes selectively with the cellular mechanisms of lens epithelial cells while leaving other ocular cells substantially unharmed. The treatment solution selectively induces cellular death and/or detachment of lens epithelial cells while other ocular cells and tissue remain substantially unharmed and without lengthy preoperative pre-treatment.
US07985401B2	Peptides whose uptake by cells is controllable A generic structure for the peptides of the present invention includes A-X-B-C, where C is a cargo moiety, the B portion includes basic amino acids, X is a cleavable linker sequence, and the A portion includes acidic amino acids. The intact structure is not significantly taken up by cells; however, upon extracellular cleavage of X, the B-C portion is taken up, delivering the cargo to targeted cells. Cargo may be, for example, a contrast agent for diagnostic imaging, a chemotherapeutic drug, or a radiation-sensitizer for therapy. X may be cleaved extracellularly or intracellularly. The molecules of the present invention may be linear, cyclic, branched, or have a mixed structure.
US07985398B2	Preparation of iron or iron oxide nanoparticles The present teachings are directed towards a thermolysis method of producing iron-containing nanoparticles by providing an iron-containing component, a colloid stabilizing component, and an amount of water. The iron-containing component, the colloid stabilizing component, and the amount of water form a mixture, which is then heated to a temperature sufficient to form iron-containing nanoparticles, which are then isolated from the mixture. Another method is also provided which involves a repetitive shell growth method of producing iron-containing nanoparticles by providing a first amount of an iron-containing component and a colloid stabilizing component; the iron-containing component and the colloid stabilizing component are then mixed and heated to a temperature sufficient to form iron-containing nanoparticles. The mixture is allowed to cool to room temperature, and an additional amount of iron-containing component is added to the mixture, which is then reheated to reaction temperature, and the process is repeated until the isolated iron-containing nanoparticles obtain the desired size.
US07985397B2	Method of treating hydrogen sulfide, method of producing hydrogen, and photocatalytic-reaction apparatus A method of treating hydrogen sulfide or producing hydrogen which comprises disposing a liquid tank having a photocatalyst electrode comprising a photocatalyst and a liquid tank having a metal electrode so that the two liquid tanks are separated from each other by a cation-exchange membrane, placing a liquid containing either hydrogen sulfide or an organic substance in the liquid tank having the photocatalyst electrode, electrically connecting the photocatalyst electrode to the metal electrode, and exposing the photocatalyst to a light. The liquid to be placed in the liquid tank having the metal electrode preferably is an acidic solution. The photocatalyst preferably comprises a metal sulfide, and preferably is fine particles having a layered nanocapsule structure.
US07985396B2	Process for production of sodium bisulfite Processes for producing sodium bisulfite from sodium sulfite purge streams are disclosed which enable recovery of additional resource material including sodium bisulfite.
US07985395B2	Thermally stable catalyst for hydrogen chloride gas phase oxidation Catalyst for oxidation reactions which comprises at least one constituent active in the catalysis of hydrogen chloride oxidation and support therefor, which support is based on uranium oxide. The catalyst is notable for a high stability and activity.
US07985380B2	Particulate trap with coated fiber layer and exhaust system having the particulate trap An open particulate trap for purifying exhaust gases from mobile internal combustion engines includes at least one at least partially structured metal foil and at least one high-temperature-resistant fiber layer having metal fibers defining the open particulate trap for purifying exhaust gases from mobile internal combustion engines. The fiber layer has a section and, at least in the section, a catalytically active coating being an SCR catalyst. An exhaust system of an automobile internal combustion engine includes an exhaust pipe defining a flow direction and at least the following components disposed in succession in the flow direction: a reducing-agent feed for supplying liquid urea and the particulate trap.
US07985379B2	Reactor design to reduce particle deposition during process abatement The present invention relates to systems and methods for controlled combustion and decomposition of gaseous pollutants while reducing deposition of unwanted reaction products from within the treatment systems. The systems include a novel thermal reaction chamber design having stacked reticulated ceramic rings through which fluid, e.g., gases, may be directed to form a boundary layer along the interior wall of the thermal reaction chamber, thereby reducing particulate matter buildup thereon. The systems further include the introduction of fluids from the center pilot jet to alter the aerodynamics of the interior of the thermal reaction chamber.
US07985378B2	Flushing in a multiple loop reactor The present invention discloses multiple loop reactor wherein one of the settling legs transferring polymer product from one loop to a further loop can be taken out of service or re-opened without interfering with the operation of said multiple loop reactor.
US07985370B2	Apparatus for forming longitudinal thermal-fatigue cracks An apparatus for forming longitudinal thermal fatigue cracks. A heating unit has an induction coil disposed adjacent to an outer circumference of one side of a tubular test piece, on an inner surface of which a notch is formed. A cooling unit has a cooling water pump and a cooling water hose which forcibly injects cooling water from a cooling water storage source into an inner circumference of the tubular test piece. A control unit controls operation of the heating and cooling units. A cooling block partially encloses the outer circumference of the tubular test piece so as to control a magnitude of y-axial stress, is supplied with a cooling source of fluid or gas from an outside so as to repetitively cool the tubular test piece heated by the heating unit to adjust a temperature gradient, and has a longitudinal slit for controlling crack positions.
US07985368B2	Method for manufacturing a push button switch member To separate resin molded parts that are used for a push button switch member with less light leakage from the side faces and less trouble in key operation, easily, a resin molded body comprises one or more resin molded parts for a push button switch member, a frame surrounding the outside of the resin molded parts, one or more gates connecting a plurality of the resin molded parts each other or the resin molded part to the frame and one or more runners crossing the longitudinal direction of the gates, wherein the gates are connected at the back faces of the resin molded parts not to be coated with light shielding paint, and wherein the runners are connected to the gates on the same surfaces as the resin molded parts are connected to and are connecting the opposing sides of the frame.
US07985365B2	Functional surface shaping techniques for polymer composite components A method of creating a functional utility-surface on a thermoset composite component, including the steps of: fixing the position of a cured thermoset polymer composite component, the thermoset polymer composite component having a thermoplastic polymer surface layer attached to at least a portion of one surface thereof, the thermoset polymer composite component being fixed in position to allow access to the thermoplastic polymer surface layer; and shaping the thermoplastic polymer surface to form a functional utility-surface.
US07985362B2	Method of forming a housing The present invention encompasses a method of forming a housing that locates an internal element. This method is instigated by firstly the steps of locating an internal element within a mould, and then introducing a plastic material into the mould. Next the mould is rotated to form a plastic exterior surface of a housing on the internal surface of the mould with said internal element being located inside the exterior surface of the housing formed.
US07985361B2	Spinning low fluorosurfactant fluoropolymer dispersions A process for dispersion spinning non-melt-processible fluoropolymer fiber in which a mixture of an aqueous dispersion of non-melt-processible polytetrafluoroethylene or modified polytetrafluoroethylene fluoropolymer particles and an aqueous solution of matrix polymer is formed. The non melt-processible particles have an SSG of less than about 2.40. The aqueous dispersion contains an aliphatic alcohol ethoxylate nonionic surfactant having a 20% residuals temperature determined by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) of less than about 290° C. and is essentially free of surfactants containing aromatic groups. The dispersion has a fluorinated surfactant content of less than about 300 ppm. The mixture is extruded into a coagulation bath containing a concentration of ions which coagulate the matrix polymer to form an intermediate fiber structure. The intermediate fiber structure is sintered to decompose the matrix polymer and coalesce. The present invention also provides a spinning composition useful for the dispersion spinning of non-melt-processible fluoropolymer fiber.
US07985360B2	Temperature adjustment method for metal molds and injection molding machine An injection molding machine using a plurality of metal molds 2 and a plurality of stations S1 to S10, for executing molding by moving the metal molds in rotation and in one direction includes on one of the sides of the metal molds a plurality of heat pipes 5 which are fitted into the molds and one of the ends of which protrudes from the metal mold, and a heat transfer plate 6 so disposed as to cover a projection portion 5a of the heat pipe protruding from the metal mold. Temperature adjustment plates 4 connected to a temperature adjustment machine 4 are disposed on the other station side and while the metal mold is halted at the station, the temperature adjustment plates clamp the heat transfer plate and adjust the temperature of said metal mold.
US07985345B2	Methods and systems for converting waste into complex hydrocarbons A method for receiving animal waste from animal confinements or other concentrated animal waste sources and for converting the waste into a complex hydrocarbon is described. The waste contains both liquids and solids. The method includes separating the liquids and solids into separate waste streams, controlling an amount of moisture in the solids waste stream such that the amount of moisture in the solid waste stream is compatible with a selected energy conversion process, and feeding the moisture controlled solid waste into the energy conversion process. The complex hydrocarbon may be suitable for use as a substitute or additive to petroleum-based asphalt binder.
US07985343B2	Modular filter assembly Disclosed herein are modular filter assemblies having a plurality of stacked filter plates formed from a porous material. The filter plate can comprise a planar base portion from which a convoluted ridge wall, having a ridge outer side surface, a ridge inner surface, and a top ridge surface extends. A plurality of fluid inlet troughs and a plurality if fluid outlet troughs are defined by the ridge wall. Adjoining filter plates form a plurality of fluid inlet cavities defined by the fluid inlet trough of one filter plate and a portion of the bottom surface of the adjoining filter plate; and a plurality of fluid outlet cavities defined by the fluid outlet trough of the one filter plate and a portion of the bottom surface of the adjoining filter plate. In use, the plurality of fluid inlet cavities are in filtered communication with the plurality of fluid outlet cavities.
US07985340B2	Magnetic separator A magnetic separator unit for the selective separation of at least one component from a fluid mixture is described. The unit can include at least one mandrel-shaped magnet unit and tubing wrapped around it. Fluid containing magnetisable particles can be passed through the tubing to allow attraction of the particles to the magnet unit.
US07985333B2	System and method of separating bitumen from tar sands Various methods and systems for obtaining bitumen from tar sands are disclosed. The disclosed methods and/or systems can be used to economically achieve a high degree of bitumen recovery from tar sands. The method may include a primary leaching or extraction process that separates most of the bitumen from the tar sands and results in a bitumen-enriched component and a bitumen-depleted component. The bitumen-enriched component includes mainly solvent and bitumen. The bitumen-depleted component includes mainly water and mineral solids with some residual bitumen and solvent. The bitumen-depleted component may be mixed with liquefied petroleum gas, e.g., propane and/or butane, to further separate the residual solvent and bitumen. The disclosed system can include separators configured to separate the various components at the various stages in the process.
US07985331B2	Method for eliminating the carbonyl sulfide contained in a liquid hydrocarbon stream The liquid hydrocarbon stream including COS is introduced via line 1 into membrane contactor CM to be placed in contact, through membrane M, with the aqueous alkanolamine solution arriving via line 3. The COS contained in the hydrocarbon stream is absorbed by the aqueous alkanolamine solution. The liquid hydrocarbons from which the COS has been removed are evacuated from CM via line 2. The aqueous solution containing COS is sent via line 4 to zone R to be regenerated. The compounds released during regeneration, particularly COS and COS-derived products, are evacuated from zone R via line 5. The regenerated aqueous alkanolamine solution is recycled via line 3 into membrane contactor CM.
US07985330B2	Method and system for detecting age, hydration, and functional states of sensors using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy A method and program prevents a user from bypassing a limit placed on a specified operating life of a sensor by disconnecting and reconnecting the sensor. The present invention checks a characteristic of the sensor to see if the sensor is used prior to the connection of the sensor, and rejects the sensor if the sensor is determined to have been used before. The process of checking the characteristic of the sensor involves performing an Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) procedure and calculating an impedance value. The impedance value can be compared to various threshold values for a variety of purposes including the determination of age, condition, hydration, and stabilization of the sensor.
US07985328B2	Using cell voltage as a monitor for deposition coverage A method and apparatus are described that use cell voltage and/or current as monitor to prevent electrochemical deposition (e.g., electroplating) tools from deplating wafers with no or poor metal (e.g., Cu) seed coverage.
US07985323B2	Purification process Purification process for the preparation of the allylamine pharmaceutical terbinafine of formula I in free base form or acid addition salt form, by distilling crude terbinafine base, preferably by short path distillation, e.g. at a temperature above 100° C. and reduced pressure, e.g. 0.2 mbar, and recovering the purified product in free base or acid addition salt form.
US07985319B2	Tissue product, method of manufacture of a tissue product and apparatus for embossing a tissue ply A one-ply tissue product includes a first external surface and a second external surface, the first surface having a wet-formed pattern and the second surface having an embossed pattern imitating the wet-formed pattern. Additionally, also multi-ply tissue product is suggested comprising at least two plies including two outer plies, each outer ply having a first surface and a second surface, one outer ply having a wet-formed pattern on at least the first surface and the other outer ply having an embossed pattern on at least the first surface imitating the wet-formed pattern on the first surface of the one outer ply, both outer plies being brought together so that their respective first surfaces represent external surfaces of the multi-ply tissue product. Moreover, a corresponding method and an embossing unit are also disclosed.
US07985318B2	Method of monitoring and inhibiting scale deposition in pulp mill evaporators and concentrators A method of monitoring and inhibiting scale precipitation and deposition from spent liquor in pulp mill evaporators and concentrators is disclosed. The method includes connecting a black liquor deposition monitor to a pulp mill evaporator or concentrator and measuring the thermal conductivity on the outer surface of the monitor. A controller interprets the measured thermal conductivity and determines a level of scale deposition. If the level of scale deposition is above a predetermined level, the controller is operable to introduce a scale-inhibiting composition to the spent liquor. The scale-inhibiting composition may include organic polycarboxylic acids; organic fatty acids; low molecular weight and polymeric aromatic acids; organic acid esters, anhydrides, and amides; low molecular weight and polymeric aliphatic and aromatic sulfonic acids; and low molecular weight and polymeric amines; and any combinations.
US07985315B2	Process for producing unstretched film, process for producing resin-coated metal sheet, and apparatus for producing unstretched film A process by which many kinds of unstretched films comprising a thermoplastic resin are produced each in a small amount and high yield. A thermoplastic resin (A) to be formed into an unstretched film and another thermoplastic resin (B) are separately melted by heating. The thermoplastic resin (B) is introduced to each edge part of a T-die (2) for extrusion. The two resins are ejected and extruded on a casting roll so that the thermoplastic rosin (B) is disposed on the side of each edge of the thermally melted thermoplastic resin (A). Thus, an unstretched film (20) is formed which comprises the thermoplastic resin (A) and the thermoplastic resin (B) disposed on the side of each edge of the resin (A). Thereafter, the parts constituted of the thermoplastic resin (B) are removed y cutting to form a target unstretched film (20) consisting only of the thermoplastic resin (A).
US07985314B2	Method of making an all-weather grip A slip-resistant shock absorbing golf club grip that includes a felt layer, a fabric mesh formed of fibers and a polyurethane coating covering the mesh and felt, the fibers of the mesh defining grooves in the surface of the slip-resistant polyurethane which are engaged by a users' hands, with the polyurethane coating being buffed to partially expose the fibers.
US07985311B2	Non-toxic heavy-metal free-zinc peroxide-containing IR tracer compositions and IR tracer projectiles containing same for generating a dim visibility IR trace Novel non-toxic, heavy-metal free, zinc peroxide-containing, IR tracer compositions are provided herein, which, when incorporated into a medium caliber IR tracer projectile and fired, produce a dim visibility IR trace. Such IR tracer compositions comprise from about 65 to about 75% by weight, of zinc peroxide; from about 15 to about 25% by weight of a fuel which consists of sodium salicylate; and an effective amount of a binder which is selected from the group consisting of calcium resinate and cellulose acetate butyrate. The total percentage of the ingredients adds up to 100%. Medium caliber, i.e., 0.50 caliber, IR tracer projectiles containing such IR tracer compositions are also provided.
US07985309B2	Gas generating device and use of the device in continuous liquid supply The present invention relates to a solid formulation, more particularly to a pellet-type formulation that produces CO2 gas in a constant rate when contacting liquid acid. The pellet-type formulation of the invention is characterized in that the pellet is produced by the following: preparing a pellet by extrusion molding a composition that comprises a major amount of Sodium Carbonate (Na2CO3) and a minor amount of gelatin, and additionally a minor amount of synthetic resin that hardly reacts with acid; coating said pellet with a resin that hardly reacts with acid; and forming a recess or a hole at the center of the pellet. The present invention also relates to a process of preparing a pellet-type formulation that produces CO2 gas in a constant rate when contacting liquid acid.
US07985307B2	Triple phase titanium fan and compressor blade and methods therefor Article (e.g., turbine engine fan or compressor blade) comprising a titanium alloy has a first portion with alpha+beta microstructure and a second portion with martensitic or a bimodal microstructure. The modified microstructure of the second portion is provided by selectively heating, and immediately quenching, the second portion without substantially heating the first portion. An exemplary method includes providing a near net-shaped article having a first portion (e.g., an airfoil region) and a second portion (e.g., an unfinished dovetail region). Initially, the article comprises an alpha+beta microstructure throughout. Thereafter, the second portion is selectively heated, followed by immediate quenching, without substantially heating the first portion, to modify the microstructure of the second portion to a martensitic or bimodal microstructure without substantially modifying the microstructure of the first portion. Thereafter, the second portion may be processed to a final body dimension.
US07985304B2	Nickel-base alloys and articles made therefrom A nickel-base alloy having favorable toughness and thermal fatigue resistance comprises, in weight percentages based on total alloy weight: 9 to 20 chromium; 25 to 35 iron; 1 to 3 molybdenum; 3.0 to 5.5 niobium; 0.2 to 2.0 aluminum; 0.3 to 3.0 titanium; less than 0.10 carbon; no more than 0.01 boron; nickel; and incidental impurities. Also disclosed are die casting dies, other tooling, and other articles of manufacture made from or comprising the nickel-base alloy.
US07985302B2	Medical implement cleaning device A cleaning device for a medical implement is disclosed. The cleaning device includes a cap having an opening to an inner cavity, the opening being adapted to receive a site of the medical implement. The cleaning device further includes a compressible cleaning material that contains a cleaning agent prior to receipt of the site of the medical implement, i.e. the cleaning material is pre-loaded with the cleaning agent. The compressible cleaning material is at least partially secured in the inner cavity and adapted to swab and clean the site with the cleaning agent.
US07985299B2	Solvent compositions containing chlorofloroolefins or fluoroolefins Compositions and methods based on the use of fluoroalkene containing from 3 to 4 carbon atoms and at least one carbon-carbon double bond, such as HFO-1214, HFO-HFO-1233, or HFO-1354, having properties highly beneficial in solvent cleaning applications.
US07985294B2	Optical device and method of manufacturing the same An optical device and a method of manufacturing the optical device, with the method including the steps of forming a dopant layer on a stoichiometric lithium niobate single crystal substrate with Li to Nb mole composition ratio of 49.5% to 50.5%, and diffusing a dopant in the dopant layer into at least a portion of the stoichiometric lithium niobate single crystal substrate. The stoichiometric lithium niobate single crystal substrate includes 0.5 to 5 mol % of Mg. In the diffusing step, a heat treatment is performed at a diffusion temperature of 1000° C. to 1200° C. for a diffusion time of 3 hours to 24 hours in a dry atmosphere of at least one of O2, N2, Ar and He gas having a dew-point temperature of −35° C. or less.
US07985293B2	Hydraulic composition A hydraulic composition is provided. This composition exhibits an improved workability in its coating with a trowel, and accordingly, an improved working efficiency with no adverse effects on its physical properties. The hydraulic composition comprises at least one surfactant selected from anionic surfactants having foaming ability (group A), at least one surfactant selected from surfactants which are nonionic antifoaming agents (group B), and a water-soluble cellulose ether. The surfactants of group A and group B are respectively added at 0.000005 to 0.004% by weight (solid content) in relation to the powder ingredients in the hydraulic composition, and the water-soluble cellulose ether is added at 0.02 to 1.2% by weight of the hydraulic composition.
US07985287B2	Anthrapyridone compound or a salt thereof, magenta ink composition containing the anthrapyridone compound and colored product The present invention relates to a novel anthrapyridone compound represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein, R1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or the like, R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methoxy group and R3 represents an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group, or an unsubstituted or substituted a heteroaryl group, respectively; and with regard to the substitution positions of —SO2R3 and —SO3H whose substitution position are not specified and the both of which the benzene ring has thereon, one of their substitution positions is the para-position and the other thereof is the ortho-position to the substitution position of the nitrogen atom by which said benzene ring is substituted, and the compound of the present invention or a salt thereof has a hue which possesses high vividness suitable for inkjet recording, and provides a magenta coloring matter having higher fastnesses on recorded matter and excellent storage stability.
US07985284B2	Inlet air conditioning system for a turbomachine An embodiment of the present invention measures a sample of the airstream, in real time, for a corrosive, before the airstream enters the compressor. An embodiment of the present invention may then initiate an on-line water wash system to reduce the level of the at least one corrosive on the compressor. An embodiment of the present invention also provides an on-line water wash system that may mix a cleaning fluid with at least one chemical agent to form a cleaning solution. The cleaning solution reduces the level of corrosives on components of a turbomachine compressor. The cleaning solution may be an acidic solution to reduce corrosion of a caustic nature. Alternatively, the cleaning solution may be a basic solution to reduce corrosion of an acidic nature.
US07985283B2	System for de-aerating a hydraulic fluid in a transmission A system for at least partially de-aerating a hydraulic fluid in a transmission includes a plurality of transmission components, a first reservoir for receiving de-aerated hydraulic fluid, a first pump in communication with the first reservoir and operable to pump the de-aerated hydraulic fluid to the plurality of transmission components, a second reservoir for receiving aerated hydraulic fluid from the plurality of transmission components, a second pump in communication with the second reservoir and operable to pump the aerated hydraulic fluid from the second reservoir, and a separator for receiving the aerated hydraulic fluid from the second pump and operable to de-aerate the aerated hydraulic fluid and communicate the de-aerated hydraulic fluid to the first reservoir.
US07985282B2	Apparatus and method for separating solids from gas streams Disclosed herein is a cyclone for separating fine particles from a gas. The cyclone includes a cyclone body having an upper end with an inlet and a lower end with a particulate outlet, gas outlet tube with an upper end that extends upwardly into the lower end of the cyclone body, and a vortex breaker. The upper end of the gas outlet tube is connected to the lower end of the cyclone body by a slip joint. The configuration of the cyclone provides for efficient removal of fine particles as compared to conventional techniques. A vessel containing cyclones, and methods of separation using the cyclones and vessel, also are disclosed.
US07985281B2	Bubbling bed reactor and a method of separating a gaseous pollutant from a gas A device useful for separating gaseous pollutants, such as sulphur dioxide, from a gas by means of an absorption liquid is disclosed. The device includes a horizontal apertured plate mounted between an inlet and an outlet arranged for passage of a gas containing a gaseous pollutant therethrough. On an upper surface of the horizontal apertured plate is a flowing layer of absorption liquid. The separation of the gaseous pollutant from the gas is adjustable by varying the thickness of the flowing layer of absorption liquid by moving a throttle means to a position that provides the desired amount of resistance to the following layer of absorption liquid.
US07985280B2	Separation of aqueous ammonia components for NOx reduction Methods and apparatus for generating a vapor to be injected into a flue gas stream are described. Apparatus comprises a fluid vaporization and injection assembly further comprising: a stripper for producing first ammonia vapor and a first aqueous ammonia solution from a second aqueous ammonia solution; a reflux tank for producing a second ammonia vapor and the second aqueous ammonia solution from the first ammonia vapor and the first aqueous ammonia solution; and a first outlet for outputting the second ammonia vapor for introduction into the flue gas.
US07985279B2	Gas separator and operating method for the same A gas separator having excellent humidifying performance, pressure loss, volume efficiency, and durability humidifies gases used in an on-vehicle fuel cell. The gas separator has upper and lower surfaces of pleat elements of a pleat molding covered by a plate having intake and exhaust ports. The pleat molding is formed by pleating a compound membrane formed of a gas separating membrane and at least one layer of permeable reinforcement material. The pleat element is formed by disposing a reinforcement frame at the outer side part of the molding. The ratio (R=L/H) of a shortest distance (L) between the intake and exhaust ports to a height (H) of the pleat molding is 0.1 to 7.0, and the ratio (W/Le) of the width (W) to the length (Le) of the pleat molding is 0.3 to 10.0. The gas separator operates at a volume flow ratio of 200 or higher.
US07985276B2	Liquid fertilizing compositions Liquid fertilizer compositions and methods of making liquid fertilizer compositions are set forth herein. In one embodiment, a liquid fertilizing composition includes an aqueous ammonium chloride solution having a pH between 6.5 and 8.5, a dispersant selected from anionic polyacrylamides, and a corrosion inhibitor. In another embodiment, a liquid fertilizing composition includes an aqueous solution having a pH between 6.5 and 8.5. The solution includes at least 16.5 percent by weight of ammonium chloride and between 0.5 and 1.0 percent by weight of dispersant. In yet another embodiment, a liquid fertilizing composition has a pH between 7.5 and 8.5. The composition consists essentially of at least 16.5 percent by weight ammonium chloride, between 0.5 and 1.0 percent by weight dispersant, an effective amount of corrosion inhibitor, and water.
US07985275B2	Filter media and devices for high temperature filtration and methods A high temperature filter medium for use in a filtering operation comprising, a nonwoven fabric substrate having a physical structure and comprising a plurality of polymeric fibers, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of polymeric fibers comprise a base polymer and at least a portion of the plurality of polymeric fibers comprise a secondary polymer, and wherein the base polymer, the secondary polymer, or both bond at least a portion of the polymeric fibers together, the nonwoven fabric substrate being capable of retaining the physical structure at a filtering temperature greater than 135° C. A method for making a filter medium being capable of retaining the physical structure at a filtering temperature greater than 135° C.
US07985274B2	High specific surface silicon carbide catalytic filter and support The invention relates to a honeycomb structure, made from a porous ceramic material, said structure being characterized in that the porous ceramic material which forms it comprises: from 50 to 95% by weight of silicon carbide SiC; from 5 to 50% by weight of at least one ceramic oxide phase, said structure additionally being characterized by a porosity greater than 10%, by a specific surface area greater than 0.5 m2/g and by a pore size distribution of at least bimodal type. The invention also relates to the process for obtaining such a structure and also to the catalytic support or filter obtained from such a structure, after deposition of a catalyst.
US07985272B2	Sifting apparatus with filter rotation and particle collection Sifting apparatus, for sifting solid particles from a gaseous or liquid fluid, having a rotating conical filter and fan blade assembly connected to the filter exterior, both rotated together by a motor/pulley assembly, the fan blades slanted in a direction opposite the rotation direction, so that air is drawn through the filter from its interior to its exterior, having an inlet for admission of air only at the narrow end of the filter, and having a receptacle for collection of the particles at the broad end of the filter. Applications include cleaning of particle contaminants from air; cleaning beach sand by sifting out broken glass, sea weed or other debris; extraction of mineral particles from water slurry; collection of soil samples picked up by an air stream; lawn maintenance collection of weeds, leaves and burrs; biohazard removal operations; and an alternative to auger food particle transport in food processing.
US07985271B2	Engine unit and straddle-type vehicle An engine unit that enhances air intake efficiency of an engine air intake passage for sending air into a transmission case housing a continuously variable transmission. The engine air intake passage supplies air to an engine arranged in a lower portion of a vehicle body. An air cleaner cleans outside air to be sent to the engine air intake passage. A transmission air intake passage sends air into the transmission case. The transmission case is adjacent to the engine in a vehicle width direction. The engine air intake passage extends upward from a front portion of the engine. The transmission air intake passage extends upward from the front portion of the transmission case in the vehicle width direction of the air cleaner and the engine air intake passage.
US07985270B2	Fluid bed dryer filters A fluidised bed filter comprises a drying pan, and a filter assembly having a membrane over the pan, and a plurality of openings in the membrane. A filter bag is secured to each aperture by means of a clamping ring attached to the rim of the respective aperture, and cooperating with a clamping band within the cuff of the bag. The material of the bag is clamped between the ring and the band. The ring is covered in a cloth strip, which is folded over to produce a flap, which is stitched between the layers of a double fabric forming the membrane. The band is retained in a tunnel formed by a fold in a double fabric forming the filter bag by stitching.
US07985268B2	Particulate waste product gasification system and method Embodiments include a gasification process where the carbon content of the residue from gasification of agricultural waste products and the fly ash content of the gaseous exhaust is controlled by regulated inflow of gasification-supporting air in a plurality of flow stream at different velocities to enhance fluidization of particulate feed in a bed being raked by a rotating sweep arm inducing radially outward movement of gasification residue into a collecting zone from which the residue enters a discharge duct. The particulate feed is dropped at a location in the gasification chamber above the bed in alignment with the inflow stream of maximum velocity.
US07985267B2	Method of production of biofuel from the surface of the open ocean A method for the production of biofuels from the open ocean comprises the steps: testing the currents to determine that a biomass remains in a zone suitable for harvesting; harvesting a portion of the biomass; and processing a portion of the harvested biomass to produce useful components of biofuels. An improved method of production of a biofuel comprises the additional steps of testing the ocean surface waters to determine any nutrients that are missing, and applying a fertilizer with any missing nutrients. The currents should be such that the biomass created stays in the ocean waters suitable for harvest rather than washed up on shores, or dispersed to other areas of the ocean. Suitable currents include ocean gyres such as the Sargasso Sea. Suitable biomass includes seaweeds that float in the open ocean and aggregate together in floating patches, such as the Sargassum weed in the Sargasso Sea.
US07985266B2	Keratin dyeing compositions comprising a radical scavenger and a chelant and use thereof The invention relates to colorant compositions for the oxidative dyeing of keratin fibers comprising an inhibiting system of radical scavengers and chelants in the dyeing composition. The invention also relates to methods for reducing color formation outside of the keratin fiber during oxidative dyeing comprising using such colorant compositions.
US07985265B2	Prosthetic ankle and foot combination A prosthetic ankle and foot combination has an ankle joint mechanism constructed to allow damped rotational movement of a foot component relative to a shin component. The mechanism provides a continuous hydraulically damped range of ankle motion during walking with dynamically variable damping resistances, and with independent variation of damping resistances in the plantarflexion and dorsiflexion directions. An electronic control system coupled to the ankle joint mechanism includes at least one sensor for generating signals indicative of a kinetic or kinematic parameter of locomotion and/or walking environment, the mechanism and the control system being arranged such that the damping resistances effective over the range of motion of the ankle are adapted automatically in response to such signals. Single and dual piston hydraulic damping arrangements are disclosed, including arrangements allowing independent heel-height adjustment.
US07985264B2	Cushion structure of artificial knee joint An artificial knee joint includes a joint support having upper and lower ends jointed to outside links and an upper link respectively; a brake block having upper and lower jointing holes respectively jointing a lower end of the upper link and a connector, and having an upper portion forming a positioning slot; a hydraulic cylinder arranged inside the brake block and having an upper end coupled to the joint support; a connector having a lower portion connected to a shank and an upper end portion through which a positioning axle extends; and outside links having an upper end jointed to an upper jointing hole of the joint support and a lower end jointed to a jointing hole of the connector. A cylinder barrel, a piston, a resilient element, and an adjusting bolt are arranged inside the connector and the piston is set against a lower end of the brake block.
US07985263B2	Membrane for use in sutured or sutureless surgical procedures An improved, polymeric surgical membrane, which can be used in a variety of surgical procedures, such as sutured and sutureless duraplasty procedures. For sutureless applications, a textured, discontinuous, outer polymer layer is provided which encourages rapid incorporation and anchoring into surrounding tissue. In cooperation with the discontinuous first layer, a second elastomeric layer provides elasticity and resilience. A third barrier layer is provided to essentially eliminate adhesions and irritation to surrounding tissue. In those applications requiring anchoring sutures, the second elastomeric layer “self-seals” against the sutures, essentially eliminating the leakage of blood, cerebrospinal fluid, or other fluids. In addition, the composite structure of the present invention has a high degree of suture retention strength is polymeric with a high degree of biocompatibility, is thin and very flexible.
US07985259B2	Acetabular cup conversion ring An acetabular implant for hip replacement surgery includes a shell component and first and second alternative bearing components interchangeably engageable with the shell component to provide a choice in bearing materials. The shell component has an engagement mechanism suitable for locking engagement with the first alternative shell component. A conversion ring is lockingly engageable with the shell component to adapt the shell component to provide an engagement mechanism suitable for locking engagement with the second alternative shell component.
US07985257B2	Methods and devices for spinal disc annulus reconstruction and repair The present invention provides methods and devices for annulus disc repair with and without the use of a patch or stent. The methods and devices are particularly suited to the repair and/or reconstruction of the spinal disc wall (annulus) after surgical invasion or pathologic rupture, with reduced failure rate as compared to conventional surgical procedures.
US07985254B2	Endobronchial fluid exhaler devices and methods for use thereof Apparatus is provided, including a first rotating member configured to be implanted in an airway of a subject and rotated in an inhalation direction by an inhaled flow of fluid in the airway. A mechanical energy accumulator is configured to accumulate energy from the rotation of the first rotating member. Other embodiments are also described.
US07985253B2	Hydrolic accommodating intraocular lens An accommodating intraocular lens comprising an optic made from solid silicone and liquid silicone. The optic has a central anterior area or membrane that can vary in radius and thus charge power.
US07985249B2	Endoprosthesis having foot extensions Endoprosthesis, such as a stent, includes at least one annular element defined by a first set of strut members interconnected to define apices proximate opposite sides of the annular element. The annular element further includes a foot extension extending between at least one pair of circumferentially-adjacent strut members. The foot extension has first and second foot portions extending circumferentially from corresponding ends of the circumferentially-adjacent strut members, and are contoured to provide at least two areas of flexure. The first and second foot portions are joined at a toe portion of the foot extension, and define a circumferentially-directed apex between the pair of circumferentially-adjacent strut members. Preferably, at least one or more additional annular elements, each defined by interconnected strut members, are provided. The annular elements are generally expandable between a delivery configuration and a deployed configuration. The annular elements are longitudinally aligned and connected at connection locations. Preferably, each connection location includes a foot extension, such as by an overlapping pattern between the longitudinally-adjacent annular elements or by a connector extending therebetween.
US07985247B2	Methods and apparatuses for treating the spine through an access device In a method of treating the spine of a patient, a fusion device is implanted via an anterior approach in an interbody space between at least two of a first vertebra, a second vertebra and a third vertebra. An access device is inserted into the patient with the access device in a first configuration having a first cross-sectional area at a distal portion thereof. The access device is actuated to a second configuration having an enlarged cross-sectional area at the distal portion thereof such that the distal portion extends across at least a portion of each of the three adjacent vertebrae. A multi-level procedure is performed through the access device across the at least three adjacent vertebrae.
US07985246B2	Methods and instruments for delivering interspinous process spacers A method for implanting an interspinous process spacer includes deforming a spacer from an extended configuration to a collapsed configuration. The spacer has a first pair of resiliently deformable arms extending from a central section of the spacer and when the spacer is deformed into the collapsed configuration, the first pair of arms moves toward each other. When in the collapsed configuration, the spacer is advanced into a guide tube such that the first pair of arms is constrained only by the guide tube. The guide tube is positioned proximate a pair of adjacent spinous processes and then the spacer is removed from the guide tube so that the first pair of arms resiliently move away from each other and are disposed on a common lateral side of the spinous processes.
US07985238B2	Embolic coil delivery system with spring wire release mechanism A medical device for placing an embolic device at a predetermined site within a vessel of the body including a delivery catheter and a flexible pusher member slidably disposed within the lumen of the catheter. An embolic device is retained within the delivery catheter by a mechanical interlocking mechanism which includes an engagement member attached to the distal end of the pusher member and extends through a retaining ring at the proximal end of the embolic device. A detachment member extends through an aperture at the distal end of the engagement member thereby locking the embolic device onto the pusher member. A kicker member which takes the form of a generally U-shaped wire spring which extends from the distal end of the pusher member and is biased so as to lift the retaining ring off of the engagement member to ensure the release of the embolic device when the detachment member is withdrawn from the aperture of the engagement member.
US07985234B2	Medical device A medical device includes an inflatable balloon formed having portions of different materials, and a cutting element carried by the balloon. The materials can have different distensibility and/or compliancy.
US07985231B2	Bone fusion device and methods A bone fusion device can include elongated interlockable segments, each having an engaging surface interlockable with the engaging surface of another segment. The segments can be inserted in between bones one at a time. A device can include an outer expandable component having outer expandable members insertable to a location between bones in an unexpanded configuration and an inner expander including surface engaging portions interlockable with inner surface engaging portions in the outer expandable members. A device can include the inner expander having an outwardly flared proximal portion that can interlock with the proximal end of the outer expandable members. A device can include a locking bridge expandable with an expandable body, such as an inflatable balloon, and movable to a locked expanded configuration. A bone fusion system, a bone fusion device kit, and/or a method for fusing bone can include such a bone fusion device.
US07985228B2	Apparatus and methods for use of expandable members in surgical applications A method includes moving an actuator from a first position to a second position such that a first shaft is rotatable relative to a second shaft. The second shaft is disposed within the first shaft and coupled to an expandable member. The actuator is moved from the second position to the first position such that the second shaft is rotatable relative to the first shaft through a plurality of discrete increments.
US07985226B2	Distal femoral cutting guide A device and a method for establishing a position and orientation for a preliminary saw cut in a distal end of a femur to prepare the femur for installation of a prosthetic knee joint. A guide block defining a cutting plane is carried on an adjustably positioned locating arm that is supported on an alignment body that can be mounted on a femur either with or without an intramedullary rod in place in the distal end of the femur. Adjustment screws and horizontal slots in the alignment body provide for varus/valgus angular adjustment of the position of the alignment body. An adjustment guide block may have a saw guiding face defining a differently oriented cutting plane.
US07985215B2	Deflectable catheter with distal deflectable segment A guidable, or steerable, or deflectable catheter is provided that includes a proximal portion and a distal portion for insertion into a body cavity. A selectively deflectable segment having an anisotropic bending stiffness for deflection in individual planes is incorporated into the distal portion of the catheter shaft. Upon actuation of pull wires, the distal deflectable segment may be deflected to move/sweep the distal catheter tip through a sweeping plane. The anisotropic bending stiffness of the distal deflectable segment permits in-plane movement of the distal catheter tip in the sweeping plane while resisting any out-of-plane movements. In one arrangement, stiffening elements are selectively disposed within the distal deflectable segment such that the out-of-plane bending stiffness is largely increased and greater than the in-plane bending stiffness for deflection in the sweeping plane. In another arrangement, the cross section of a distal deflectable segment is altered to produce anisotropic area inertias of moment about its centroidal axes, and thus anisotropic bending stiffnesses.
US07985214B2	Intravascular catheter with composite reinforcement An intravascular catheter that exhibits the combined features of superior flexibility, softness, radiopacity and oval/kink resistance. The catheter includes an elongate shaft having a proximal region, a distal region and a lumen extending therethrough. The proximal region of the shaft includes an inner lubricious polymer layer, a reinforcement layer and an outer layer. The reinforcement layer comprises a braid having one or more metallic members and a plurality of polymer members wherein each polymer member comprises a plurality of monofilaments, preferably formed of LCP. The polymer members of the braid provide improved flexibility and softness in addition to high burst pressure. The metallic member(s) of the braid provide improved radiopacity and oval/kink resistance. The catheter may also include a longitudinal member extending along the reinforcement layer.
US07985210B2	Absorbent article comprising a flap handle that aids in the application of said absorbent article A disposable absorbent article comprising a chassis comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet joined with the topsheet, and an absorbent core interposed between the topsheet and backsheet; at least one sidewall adjacently disposed to the chassis; and at least one handle assisting in the application of the article onto a wearer. Preferred embodiments of the said handle include flaps, tabs, ridges, improved surface characteristics, apertures, loops, and combinations thereof. A toilet training kit comprising the article in the form of a training pant and an instruction to the caregiver for transitioning the infant to proper toilet use. A kit comprising more than one absorbent article wherein the article is positioned within said kit such that the handle is readily accessible.
US07985206B2	Intravenous securement device with adhesively interconnected anchoring component and permeable adhesive strip A catheter anchoring assembly includes a permeable adhesive strip, a platform for securing the catheter, and a flowable adhesive layer. The flowable adhesive layer adhesively secures the platform to the adhesive strip. The flowable adhesive is applied to one side of the strip with a skin-contacting adhesive on the opposite side of the strip. The flowable adhesive layer and strip are configured so that the flowable adhesive is spaced from the skin-contacting adhesive or, at the very least, is prevented from penetrating the skin-contacting adhesive. The flowable adhesive layer and strip also permit the assembly to be very flexible and, thus, comfortable for a patient to wear.
US07985204B2	Reagent injection device A needle-like tubular body (12) with its tip formed as a needle, a first guide wire (14), and a second guide wire (16) are inserted into a main tube (10). A first opening and a second opening (28 and 36) through which a first guide wire and a second guide wire (14 and 16) are respectively extended out of the main tube (10) are provided in the main tube (10). A projection aperture (32) through which the needle of the needle-like tubular body (12) is projected out of the main tube (10) is provided in the main tube (10). A support tube (60) that supports the part of the second guide wire (16) extending from the second opening (36) is further provided in the main tube (10).
US07985203B2	Sequential introduction of skin penetrators A device for facilitating the use or application of skin penetrators, the device including a puncturing part for piercing the skin, an indwelling part which can be introduced into the skin through an opening generated by the puncturing part and remains there, wherein the puncturing part and indwelling part are operably associated with the device, and a guide operably associated with the device, wherein, in use, the indwelling part is moved, via the guide, into a position of use after the puncturing part has pierced the skin. In some embodiments, the puncturing and indwelling parts are separate from each other prior to use. A method of using skin penetrators is encompassed and includes sequentially introducing the puncturing part and the indwelling part into the skin.
US07985200B2	Apparatus for delivering an intravascular drug A preferred apparatus for delivering an intravascular drug such as a sclerosing agent (or a microfoam sclerosing agent) to a varicose vein includes a catheter having three concentric tubes. The innermost tube has a guide wire lumen and an inflation lumen. The distal end of the innermost tube has an integral inflatable occlusion balloon in fluid communication with the inflation lumen. The intermediate tube has a lumen through which the innermost tube extends. The distal end of the intermediate tube has a self-expanding balloon with a plurality of fluid pores in fluid communication with the intermediate tube lumen. The outer tube has a lumen through which the intermediate tube extends. Sclerosing agent is dispensed through the intermediate tube to pores located at the distal end of the intermediate tube or in the self-expanding balloon. Veins are sclerosed as the self-expanding balloon is pulled through and ultimately out of the vein.
US07985198B2	Device and process for metering solutions A process and device for metering different solutions is provided with which a high rate of repetition of drugs to be metered is possible. To accomplish the object, provisions are made for taking fluid volumes in the range of 50 nL to 50 μL from a fluid source (2, 3, 4, 5) in rapid succession in time according to the time multiplex method and for introducing them into a collecting channel (10) without mixing.
US07985195B2	Body or plant part dressing A dressing having a flexible sleeve shaped to accommodate a substantially cylindrical body or plant portion, the sleeve having a lining which is substantially non-adherent to the body or plant part being bandaged and having a peripheral securement means which attaches two peripheral portions to each other without those portions being circumferentially adhered to the sleeve portion.
US07985192B2	Geometrically apertured protective and/or splint device comprising a re-mouldable thermoplastic material A protective and/or splint device, for example a distal radial splint device (200), comprises a protective and/or splint member (201) and a spacer member (13). The protective and/or splint member (201) comprises a composite protective and/or splint material and is formable at a forming temperature and is substantially rigid at ambient temperature. The material comprises a polycaprolactone and a ligno-cellulose additive material. The protective and/or splint member (201) comprises a mesh of elements (202), with a plurality of openings (203) through the protective and/or splint member (201). Away from the periphery of the splint member (201), the openings (203) are diamond-shaped. Two border elements (204) extend along the two sides of the periphery of the splint member (201). The three point bending strength to openness ratio of the member is greater than 0.1 and the unidirectional bending strength to openness ratio of the member is greater than 4. This results in a device (200) with sufficient strength, which is breathable with open surfaces, and the volume of material used is optimized. The strength of the member (201) parallel to the longitudinal direction of the arm is greater than the strength parallel too the circumferential direction. At the forming temperature the member (201) is stretchable. The member (201) is rounded between the outer surface of the member (201) and the edges around the openings (203).
US07985187B2	Airway bypass site selection and treatment planning This invention relates to systems and methods for site selection and placement of extra-anatomic passages altering gaseous flow in a diseased lung.
US07985184B2	Ultrasound-assisted drug-delivery method and system based on time reversal acoustics An ultrasound beacon is incorporated into a needle of a drug delivery system utilizing high intensity ultrasound energy during certain cancer treatments. The beacon is configured to generate a electrical feedback signal in response to an initial ultrasound signal sent by an ultrasound transmitter. The electrical feedback signal is then sent along two electrical conductors of the needle and further over a cable back to the electronic unit. The feedback signal is then used to generate high intensity focused ultrasound using time-reversal acoustics principles. Therapeutic application of the system of the invention includes applying high intensity focused ultrasound at the site of drug delivery to enhance local tissue uptake of injected medication.
US07985175B2	Pelvic floor repair implants and methods The invention generally relates to surgically implantable supportive slings. More specifically, in various embodiments, the invention is directed to sling assemblies for pelvic floor repair that utilize one or more materials, attached without a mechanical fixation device, and related methods of use and fabrication.
US07985173B2	Method and apparatus for treating pelvic organ prolapses in female patients An anterior implant adapted to treat central and lateral cystoceles present in a female patient includes laterally extending stabilizing straps for supporting the implant between the patient's bladder and vagina independently of the patient's arcus tendineous fascia pelvis. Rectocele and hysterocele repairs can be carried out using a single posterior implant which, like the anterior implant, is provided with laterally extending stabilizing straps for supporting the implant between the patient's rectum and vagina.
US07985167B2	Total body strengthening and toning workstation and method of using same A stand-alone exercise apparatus includes a seat to support a user in a position thereon, and upper and lower body exercising assemblies which are configured for activation either sequentially or simultaneously to permit the concurrent exercising movement of his or her upper body area and lower body leg muscles, respectively, without necessitating that the user stop exercising when switching from upper body exercises to lower body exercises. The lower body exercising assembly includes a lower frame assembly which is operable to provide resistance exercise to the user's leg muscles, and which includes a selectively reciprocally movable pedal, platform or bar which is coupled to a suitable resistance mechanism, and which is engageable by the user's feet and/or legs as they are moved together in unified movement to effect leg extensions or curls. The upper body exercising assembly includes one or more reciprocally movable frame members, hand pulleys or swing arms coupled to a resistance mechanism, and which are engageable by the user's hands and/or arms. The resistance mechanisms used to provide the selected resistance to the upper and lower exercising assemblies are operable independently from each other, and enable the user to select the degree of resistance to each of the upper and lower body exercising assemblies separately.
US07985159B2	Multi-speed transmission A transmission of the present invention has an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transmitting devices may include clutches and brakes. The torque transmitting devices are selectively engageable in combinations of at least three to establish at least nine forward speed ratios and at least one reverse speed ratio.
US07985154B2	Method and apparatus to control hydraulic pressure for component lubrication in an electro-mechanical transmission A method for controlling hydraulic line pressure for component lubrication in a transmission includes monitoring a speed of an engine and an electric machine, determining a minimum line pressure required to lubricate the engine based upon the speed of the engine, determining a minimum line pressure required to lubricate the electric machine based upon the speed of the electric machine, controlling a minimum line pressure of a hydraulic control system to at least satisfy a larger value of the minimum line pressures.
US07985153B2	Hydraulic control system of 8-speed automatic transmission for vehicles A hydraulic control system of an eight-speed automatic transmission includes a first clutch/second clutch control portion controlled by a first proportional control solenoid valve and selectively supplying hydraulic pressure of a first pressure control valve to the first clutch or the second clutch; a third clutch control portion controlled by a second proportional control solenoid valve and supplying hydraulic pressure of a second pressure control valve to the third clutch; a fourth clutch/first brake control portion controlled by a third proportional control solenoid valve and selectively supplying hydraulic pressure of a third pressure control valve to the fourth clutch or the first brake, the fourth clutch/first brake control portion supplying reverse range pressure to the first brake at the reverse speed; and a second brake control portion controlled by a fourth proportional control solenoid valve and directly supplying hydraulic pressure of a fourth pressure control valve to the second brake.
US07985152B2	Toothed belt Described herein is a toothed belt comprising a body made of elastomeric material, in which there is embedded a plurality of longitudinal filiform resistant inserts or cords, and a toothing coated with a coating fabric; on top of the coating fabric there is made to adhere a resistant layer, which increases resistance to wear of the toothed belt and comprises a fluorine-based plastomer with addition of elastomeric material, in which the plastomer is present in a larger amount than is the elastomeric material and in which the majority of the particles constituting the fluorine-based plastomer have a size less than 10 μm. The resistant layer is applied directly on the fabric via spreading. The fluorinated plastomer preferably has a base of polytetrafluoroethylene compound.
US07985145B1	Portable sports swing feedback apparatus A portable apparatus and method for providing real time visual feedback of a sports swing to a user is provided. The portable apparatus comprises a rotatable reflecting surface housed in a frame, an attachment assembly connected to a rear section of the frame, a telescopic pole rotatably attached to the attachment assembly, and a fastener. The rotatable reflecting surface enables the user to view the sports swing. The attachment assembly facilitates rotation of the rotatable reflecting surface housed in the frame about a first axis. The telescopic pole facilitates rotation of the rotatable reflecting surface about a second axis. In an embodiment, the telescopic pole is rigidly attached to a pole holder that accommodates the telescopic pole. The fastener is pivotally attached to the telescopic pole for facilitating rotation of the telescopic pole about a third axis. The fastener enables attachment of the portable apparatus to different sports equipment.
US07985144B1	Golf swing training garment A garment for retaining proper arm positioning throughout a complete golf swing while being substantially unnoticeable to nearby persons. The garment includes a shirt having a torso portion, a first and second sleeve extending from the torso portion, a pair of anchor members secured to the interior surface of the torso portion via a support strip, and a pair of retaining bands separately encircling the first and second sleeves along an interior surface and generally retained within a channel along the inside of the respective sleeve, the retaining bands being comprised of a stretchable material and each having a catch portion with adjustment slots. The retaining bands extend out of the respective sleeve through a sleeve slot and interior to the torso portion via a torso slot to be secured to the respective anchor member and thus separately restrict movement of the sleeves with respect to the torso portion.
US07985138B2	SIP based VoIP multiplayer network games Systems and methods are provided for the close coupling of Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) based Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) with multiplayer network games. Game state dependent voice communications are used as another method of player interaction in the game environment. The system uses SIP enhanced game servers and conference servers with audio mixing capabilities, and the game server controls the creation, maintenance and changing of the voice conferences. Participation in a voice conference is determined by the game state features associated with each player including distance and direction to determine how the voices are mixed in a voice conference.
US07985137B1	Hand-held electronic game device The invention is directed to a hand-held game apparatus and method providing an elimination game wherein audible and/or visual signals instruct players to manipulate particular input devices, such as a push button, a pull knob or a twist knob, to actuate a corresponding switch. If the particular input device is not manipulated within a predetermined period of time, such as one second, the game may output an audible and/or visual error signal, stopping play and indicating that the player who failed to manipulate the input device is eliminated from that round of play. The audible signals instructing a player to manipulate an input device can be selected to be voice messages, musical sounds, or other prompts corresponding to each input device. Similarly, the visual signals may correspond to each input device, and may comprise the illumination of lights disposed at each of the input devices. The game apparatus may further include moveable components allowing the players to rearrange the game apparatus into different physical configurations.
US07985134B2	Systems and methods for providing enhanced sports watching media guidance An integrated environment for sports watching, sports wagering, and fantasy league play is provided. Odds, spread, or money line information may be displayed for any available sporting contest. Wagers may be accepted and payout information may be automatically calculated. The desired wager amount may be deducted from a wagering account bank balance associated with the user. Data relating to the sporting contest may be received from a supplemental data feed or data source in real-time, and the user's wagering account bank balance may be automatically updated based on the received data and the placed wager. The integrated fantasy league feature allows a user to create or join a public or private fantasy league, create new teams, view player or team statistics, and send messages between other users. Fantasy league point totals may be automatically computed and displayed to the user.
US07985133B2	Gaming system and method for providing an additional gaming currency A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming machines. The gaming system includes a point or count based system to provide one or more awards to one or more players. Such points are accumulated by a player based on one or more events associated with the player's gaming experience. The points or counts utilized in the gaming system are selectively redeemed by the player in exchange for one or more opportunities to win an award. It should be appreciated that in one embodiment, the equalizing units disclosed herein are different, separate and independent from any monetary based points or credits, any promotional based points or credits, or any player tracking points.
US07985132B2	System and method for facilitating play of a video game via a web site A method and system for operating a video game or video game tournament (e.g., via a Web site) is disclosed. In accordance with the method and system a bonus is provided to a player playing the video game or participating in the video game tournament. In some embodiments a bonus is provided to the player if a rating associated with the player is worse than a threshold rating. In some embodiments a bonus is provided to the player if the occurrence of at least one predetermined condition is identified. Such a condition may be, for example, a condition that indicates the player will soon cease playing the video game or participating in the tournament.
US07985130B2	Method, apparatus, and program product for applying bonus designations in a bingo game Bonus designations are considered along with the regular game designations to distinguish between different pattern result levels in a bingo game. A set of one or more bonus designations is selected. Each bonus designation included in the set of bonus designations may be selected from the same pool of bingo designations from which the bingo card designations and game designations are selected. The set of bonus designations is applied to distinguish between a number of pattern result levels associated with each winning pattern that may be achieved in the bingo game and to identify a particular one of the pattern result levels for the respective player/game play request. A prize for each respective player/game play request is awarded based on the pattern result level identified for the respective player/game play request.
US07985129B2	Co-located lottery game for a gaming device A lottery system/electronic gaming device interface and gambling game includes at least one detection device operative to detect selected event occurrences of an electronic gaming device and output event occurrence signals upon detection of an event or series of events occurring on an electronic gaming device and an interface device in information transmission connection with the detection device, the interface device operative to detect and receive event occurrence signals from the detection device, analyze and translate the event occurrence signals and output lottery entry dispensing commands. Finally, a lottery entry device is in information transmission connection with the interface device and in information transmission connection with a central lottery system, the lottery entry device operative to receive the lottery entry dispensing commands output by the interface device and output at least one entry ticket into a lottery event via and in connection with the central lottery system.
US07985128B2	Competitive gaming method and system Disclosed is gaming apparatus, which may be a gaming system and a method of gaming implemented on gaming apparatus. A plurality of linked gaming machines are monitored for the occurrence of a first event. The number of occurrences of the first event for each gaming machine is recorded. On the occurrence of a second event, a bonus is awarded on each said gaming machine on which at least one monitored occurrence of the first event has occurred, the bonus award being dependent on the number of occurrences of the first event.
US07985126B2	Game device, game device control method, and information storage medium To provide a game device for enhancing the excitement of a game in which a game parameter value changes, thereby changing the content of the game processing changes. A game processing execution unit (main game processing execution unit (72)) executes game processing based on the game parameter value and the real parameter correction information to change the state of the game. A first display control unit (injury level indicating screen image display control unit (88)) controls to display a screen image showing dummy parameter correction information as a presentation screen image showing the parameter correction information. A second display control unit (injury level indicating screen image display control unit (88)) controls to display a screen image showing real parameter correction information as the presentation screen image, instead of the screen image showing the dummy parameter correction information, when the determination unit (elapsed time determination unit (92)) determines that at least a predetermined period of time has passed after the real parameter correction information is generated.
US07985123B2	Adhesive tape for fixing lens and method for processing lens using the same An adhesive tape, interposed between a lens to be processed and a holding jig when the lens is mounted in a lens processing machine, which has a plastic foam with holes opening in an adhering surface and an adhesive layer formed on the adhering surface of the plastic foam, and having a suction function for providing suction to the adhering surface together with elastic restoration after the plastic foam is deformed under compression. The adhesive tape of the present invention also exhibits sufficient shear adhesive strength in relation to a lens that has received surface processing and can realize precise lens processing.
US07985118B2	Device for scraping debris from a honey super A device for scraping debris from a honey super is provided which scrapes debris from the inside surfaces of a honey super and from the recesses at the upper ends of the front and back walls of a honey super.
US07985115B2	Panels for connector and rod construction toy sets A panel device for use with a plurality of connectors and rods with the rods connectable to the connectors is provided. The panel device comprises a substantially planar panel member having a plurality of sides. A groove is formed along each side of the panel member. A first groove edge is positioned along one side of the groove. A second groove edge is positioned on the other side of the groove with the second groove edge extending beyond the first groove edge wherein each rod is adapted to be inserted into the groove, the first groove edge and the second groove edge releasably maintaining the rod within the groove.
US07985113B2	Retardation layer and organic light-emitting device including the same A wideband retardation layer (or film) that can perform circular polarizing so that the retardation layer can be formed with an organic light-emitting device to be relatively thin and have a relatively high contrast with no reduction in brightness, and an organic light-emitting device including the retardation layer. The retardation film includes a base and a retardation layer including an alkali oxide layer grown to be inclined on a surface of the base, wherein the alkali oxide layer is disposed by slant-angle depositing alkali oxide on the surface of the base.
US07985110B2	Connection system and method for connecting and disconnecting a floating unit to and from a buoy which is connected to a subsea installation The present invention relates to a connection system and a method for connecting and disconnecting a floating unit to and from a buoy which is connected to a subsea installation, where the buoy comprises a first connection device for connecting pipes and/or lines for transfer of fluid, control signals and/or electric power between the buoy and the floating unit. The connection system further comprises a support structure which is laterally movable relative to the floating unit and a swivel stack arrangement movably mounted on the support structure. The swivel stack arrangement comprises a second connection device for connecting to the first connection device in the buoy; shut-off devices for opening and closing at least one of the pipes and/or lines in the first and second connection devices by connecting and disconnecting the buoy; and a turret bearing for rotating the buoy relative to the floating unit.
US07985108B1	Modular diesel hydraulic thurster system for dynamically positioning semi submersibles A removable retractable externally mountable dynamic positioning self contained diesel hydraulic thruster system for a floating semi-submersible vessel having a hull with a ballasted waterline, a first pontoon integral with the hull and a second pontoon integral with the hull. The hull supports a deck, wherein the system comprises: at least a pair of azimuthing thrusters, wherein at least one azimuthing thruster is removably mounted to a pontoon of a semi-submersible vessel.
US07985102B2	Receptacle for industrial information networks comprising at least two contact points The invention relates to a receptacle for standard connections in industrial information networks, in particular an RJ45 jack for Ethernet-based applications. The receptacle includes a socket which opens against a plug-in direction and a plurality of spring contacts. The spring contacts each form a first inclined lead in surface projecting into the socket in the plug-in direction. To allow a downwardly compatible, vibration-resistant connection, it is proposed according to the invention that the spring contacts each form a further second inclined lead in surface offset in the plug-in direction from the first inclined lead in surface.
US07985101B2	RJ-45 style communications jacks that are configured to receive both RJ-45 and RJ-11 style communications plugs RJ-45 style communications jacks include a housing having a plug receiving cavity that is defined, at least in part, by opposed upper and lower surfaces. A first guide protrudes from the upper surface into the plug receiving cavity. A first channel is formed in the lower surface. The width of this first channel is greater than the width of a housing of an RJ-11 style communications plug but less than a width of a housing of an RJ-45 style communications plug. Moreover, the length of the first channel is sufficient to allow the RJ-11 style communications plug to be fully inserted within the plug receiving cavity.
US07985098B2	Fuse connector assembly A connector assembly for mating with a power distribution module is provided. The connector assembly includes a header connector assembly and a fuse connector assembly. The header connector assembly is configured to be mounted to the power distribution module. The header assembly includes contacts that are connected to a power supply circuit within the power distribution module. The fuse connector assembly is configured to mate with the header assembly. The fuse connector assembly includes a fuse subassembly that has an insert body configured to hold a fuse and conductive terminals. The conductive terminals are mounted to the insert body and are configured to electrically couple with the fuse to establish a fused conductive pathway. The fuse subassembly mates with the contacts in the header assembly to electrically couple the fused conductive pathway with the power supply circuit of the power distribution module.
US07985097B2	Electrical connector assembly A ruggedized, two-piece electrical connector. One piece, which may be configured for mounting to a daughtercard, is assembled from wafers. Each wafer includes a shield member and signal contacts held by an insulative member. Within the insulative member, the signal and ground contacts run in spaced, parallel planes. Both signal and ground contacts terminate in pads along a mating segment of the connector. The second piece of the connector, which may be configured for mounting to a backplane, has a housing with slots to receive the mating segments of the wafers. Within the slots, the backplane connectors have contacts that provide at least four points of contact with each pad. The contact points are at least two different heights on each side of the pad.
US07985096B2	Connector with switch A connector includes an insulating housing, a metal shell that covers the insulative housing, and a switch. The switch includes a fixed contact and a movable contact. The fixed contact is formed by partially bending a rear end of a top surface of a metal shell downward. The metal shell covers an insulating housing to be mated with a mating connector. The movable contact extends while having a fixed end held by the insulating housing, and bifurcates at an approximate midpoint of the movable contact. The movable contact has, at one free end, an attachment section that abuts a mating connector approaching in a mating direction and a contacting section, at an opposite free end, that contacts the fixed contact when the attachment section is pushed by the mating connector.
US07985092B2	Connection structure A connection structure includes a male terminal housing with first connecting terminals, a female terminal housing with second connecting terminals, isolating plates in the male terminal housing, a connecting member to thereby collectively fix the first connecting terminals and the second connecting terminals at the contacts therebetween for electrical connections between the first connecting terminals and the second connecting terminals, and manipulation permitting means for permitting manipulation of the connecting member for collectively fixing the first connecting terminals and the second connecting terminals at the contacts therebetween respectively, when the male terminal housing and the female terminal housing are mated with each other in a specified mated state.
US07985089B2	Card edge connector having cantilevered aligning key A card edge connector includes an elongated housing with a pair of latches disposed at opposite ends thereof and defining a mating groove in the housing and between said pair of latches. A first wall and a second wall are formed at opposite sides of the mating groove, on which a plurality of conductive terminals are mounted. A key protrudes into the mating groove from the first wall with a distal end sinking into the second such that the second wall can be molded in an uninterrupted manner without the joint of the key.
US07985086B1	Mounting apparatus for expansion card An exemplary mounting apparatus includes a connector and two latching mechanisms connected to two opposite ends of the connector. The connector defines a slot in a top surface thereof, and two sliding grooves in two opposite side surfaces thereof. Each sliding groove extends though the two side surfaces. Each latching mechanisms includes a guide pin and a latching member. The guide pin is slidably received in a corresponding sliding groove. The latching member includes a latching portion for engaging with an expansion card, two feet connected to two ends of the guide pin, and two connecting arms each connected between one end of the latching portion and a corresponding foot. When the guide pin is pulled by the latching member to move from a bottom end to a top end of the sliding groove, the expansion card is pushed out of the slot of the connector by the guide pin.
US07985085B2	Locking protective doors for electrical sockets An electrical socket with locking protective doors comprises an upper cover with first and second upper ports. A bottom case couples with the upper cover and has socket terminals. A middle frame may comprise mounting brackets. Adjustable, lockable large and small protective doors are between the upper cover and the middle frame. A lock mounting guide plate coupled to the middle frame comprises large and small guide plate ports corresponding to the upper ports. Large and small protective doors are located on the lock mounting guide plate, and the small protective door is located between the large protective door and the lock mounting guide plate. The upper ports and the guide plate ports correspond to and vertically align with the socket terminals. When the protective door is in a first position, it prevents an object from passing to the guide plate ports. When the protective door is in a second position, it allows plug pins to access to the guide plate ports.
US07985084B2	ZIF socket assembly having pick-up cap engaged with driving cam A zero insertion force (ZIF) socket assembly comprises a ZIF socket and a pick-up cap. The ZIF socket includes a base, a cover, and a cam assembled to the base and rotated for driving the cover to move relative to the base between an opened position and a closed position. The pick-up cap is mounted to the ZIF socket and has a lock-up abutting against the cam for preventing the cam from rotating.
US07985081B2	Transferable micro spring structure A method for mounting the micro spring structures onto cables or contact structures includes forming a spring island having an “upside-down” stress bias on a first release material layer or directly on a substrate, forming a second release material over at least a portion of the spring island, and then forming a base structure over the second release material layer. The micro spring structure is then transferred in an unreleased state, inverted such that the base structure contacts a surface of a selected apparatus, and then secured (e.g., using solder reflow techniques) such that the micro spring structure becomes attached to the apparatus. The spring structure is then released by etching or otherwise removing the release material layer(s).
US07985078B2	Electrode junction structure and manufacturing method thereof The electrode junction structure includes: a glass substrate; a plurality of flexible substrates, in a planar view, arranged to cross over an edge of the glass substrate and arranged to have a space from each other along the edge; an adhesive for joining the glass substrate and each flexible substrate; and a sealing resin for covering junction portions between the glass substrate and each flexible substrate, wherein an edge of the sealing resin is formed so that the edge of the sealing resin has, in the planar view, a consecutive waveform portion in which a convex portion and a concave portion alternate with an imaginary line as a center axis, the imaginary line being parallel to the edge of the glass substrate and locating outer than the edge of the glass substrate, and wherein the convex portions are formed to be located on the flexible substrates.
US07985074B2	Method and apparatus for improving math skills A method and apparatus for improving math skills is provided. The method and apparatus present groups of problems to a student in a sequential manner, and award points to the student when the student enters a correct response. Statistics regard the student's performance are recorded and may be viewed in a variety of selectable formats so that parents, teachers, and other interested parties can track the students progress.
US07985073B2	Method and device for cleaning teeth The invention is directed to a method and a device for cleaning teeth wherein a variety of cleaning tools are coupled to a common handle section for the individual cleaning of teeth. It relates in particular to a handle section of an electric dental cleaning device, with a coupling section for coupling various cleaning tools thereto, as well as said cleaning tools. According to the invention the handle section detects a coding provided on the respective cleaning tool attached. In dependence upon the respective coding detected, various functions of the dental cleaning device are controlled.
US07985070B2	Segmental distalisation element for orthodontic treatments The segmental distalization element includes a smoothly arcuate central body equipped at one end with a head for adaptation to the canine and at the other end with a head for adaptation to the molar, connected to the arcuate body of the element via a zone of reduced cross-section to increase the resilience of the distalization element in the zone and obtain direct, easy adaptation.
US07985069B2	Heating and oil-producing apparatus and method It is aimed to improve the heating efficiency of a poured raw material by efficiently creating a natural convection in a container. The interior of a container is constructed to have such a closed loop shape that a heating medium can be vertically circulated. A heated gas passage includes a lower heating section for heating the heating medium in a lower storage, and a lateral heating section for heating the heating medium, which was heated in the lower storage, in a first lateral section. A raw material is introduced to the heating medium which is flowing toward the lower storage in a second lateral section by being heated in the first lateral section, thereby promoting the circulation of the heating medium. In heat transferring pipes, the raw material is boiled to create drive forces for circulating the heating medium.
US07985068B2	Gas appliance A coupling for attaching a canister to an appliance comprises a first connector on the canister comprising screw threads and a groove and a second connector on the appliance that comprises a slip ring. The slip ring retains the canister on the appliance. An appliance comprises a canister having screw threads. A coupling connects the canister to the appliance separate from the screw threads where the coupling locks the appliance to the canister without rotating the appliance relative to the canister. The coupling locks the appliance to the canister when the canister is moved axially relative to the appliance. A canister is provided that has a connector comprising a set of screw threads for attaching the canister to a first type of appliance, and a groove for attaching the canister to a second type of appliance. A method of connecting a canister to an appliance is also provided.
US07985066B2	Combustion blower control for modulating furnace A furnace includes a combustion blower and one or more pressure switches. In some cases, the one or more pressure switches may be used to calculate one or more operating points for the combustion blower. Additional operating points may be calculated by interpolation and/or extrapolation, as appropriate. The furnace may temporarily alter these operating points as necessary to keep the furnace safely operating in response to minor and/or transient changes in the operating conditions of the furnace.
US07985064B2	Lens mold with slides A lens mold comprises a first pressing portion, a second pressing portion, and a shaping portion disposed between the two, which comprises an upper slide and a lower slide. The upper slide and the lower slide are connected to the second pressing portion, and can slide along each other. A mold cavity in fluidic communication with a flow path and the inlet such that the lens material flows from the inlet to the mold cavity along the flow path to form a shaped lens. After the lens is formed, the upper slide and the lower slide away from each other separately, where a part of the shaped lens is remains in a recess defined in the second pressing portion, to help release the shaped lens from the mold.
US07985063B2	Molds and related methods and articles Molds and related methods and articles are disclosed. In certain embodiments, an exposed surface of the mold has regions with different coefficients of friction.
US07985060B2	Method and apparatus for electric treatment of substrates Methods and apparatus for hydrodischarging and hydrocharging substrates and articles to produce enhanced ability to avoid attraction of contaminants or improved capability of removing contaminants from fluids are disclosed. In another form the method involves removal of electric charges or neutralization of charge on or within substrates. Also disclosed are methods of making using electret substrates and articles for removing particulates and mists from fluid streams.
US07985057B2	Micropump for peristaltic pumping of a liquid medium The invention relates to a micropump for peristaltic pumping of a liquid medium and to a device which contains a peristaltic micropump and which is for metered administration of a liquid drug.
US07985053B2	Inlet guide vane An inlet guide vane having a nominal profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of x, y, and z set forth in TABLE 1 reduces vibration of engine components at various operating conditions. A scaling factor can be applied to the values to make the airfoil larger or smaller. The TABLE 1 x and y values are distances in inches within a tolerance which, when connected by smooth curves, define airfoil profile sections at each distance z in inches, the profile sections being joined smoothly to form a complete airfoil shape. The tolerance in an embodiment is up to about 0.16 inches.
US07985052B2	Curved blade for wind turbines A curved blade for use on horizontal wind turbines, the blade comprising a substantially semicircular tip portion, a substantially semicircular counter-tip portion opposite the tip portion, and a body portion extending between the tip portion and the counter-tip portion, the body portion being further defined by a concave curved trailing edge and a convex curved leading edge.
US07985051B2	Gas turbine vane A gas turbine vane, especially a vane pertaining to an aircraft engine, comprising a blade and a vane footing. The blade is defined by a flow inlet edge or a front edge, a flow outlet edge or a rear edge, and a blade surface extending between the front edge and the rear edge and forming a suction side and a pressure side. The suction side of the blade includes at least one microprofiled or microstructured region for optimizing the flow around the blade.
US07985049B1	Turbine blade with impingement cooling A turbine blade for use in a gas turbine engine that requires internal cooling for the blade. The blade includes a leading edge cooling supply cavity and a trailing edge cooling supply cavity to supply pressurized cooling air from an external source to the internal cooling circuit of the blade. The leading edge cooling supply cavity is connected to a leading edge impingement cavity through metering and impingement holes to provide metering and impingement cooling air to the leading edge region of the blade and to the showerhead film cooling holes. Both the leading edge and the trailing edge cooling supply cavities also supply cooling air through metering and impingement holes to respective pressure side and suction side impingement cavities located between the two supply cavities for impingement cooling. Each impingement cavity is connected to the blade external surface through a row of film cooling holes to discharge the spent impingement cooling air.
US07985046B2	Repair of industrial gas turbine nozzle diaphragm packing A technique for refurbishing nozzle diaphragm sections of a gas turbine replaces an eroded section of the nozzle diaphragm with a replacement part designed to engage a slot machined in the nozzle diaphragm. The replacement part is formed of a material with capable of sustained exposure to higher temperature than the original eroded section, and with a similar coefficient of expansion as the material used for manufacture the original nozzle diaphragm. The combination of the nozzle diaphragm and the replacement part conform to the original manufacturer's dimensional specifications for the nozzle diaphragm.
US07985044B2	Heavy article inversion device A heavy article inversion device is provided, in which the inverting operations may be performed in a short time by reducing the size of the heavy article inversion device comprising a pair of inversion boards that may be revolved about a common rotary shaft supported in the center of a base between the horizontal state and the angles of revolution of less than 180 degrees from the horizontal state, and a pair of cam plates each fixed to the corresponding one of the pair of inversion boards and having its proximal end side rotatably fixed to the common rotary shaft, in which each one of the pair of cam plates has a curved lower outer circumferential surface extending from the proximal end side toward the radial outside end and which may be engaged by the rod of each respective one of the pair of linear drive mechanisms when the rod is being moved out of and moved back into the corresponding cylinder of the respective liner drive mechanism, thereby causing the respective cam plate to be rotated about the common rotary shaft. In accordance with the present invention, the direction in which the rod of each one of pair of the linear drive mechanisms may be moved out of or moved back into the cylinder occurs from the obliquely downward direction toward the direction of the common rotary shaft.
US07985040B2	Screw assembly A screw assembly includes hollow first screw and a second screw smaller than the first screw in size. A first thread is defined on an outer surface of the first screw. A receiving hole is defined in the first screw. The second screw is adapted to be received in the receiving hole to engage with the first screw.
US07985039B2	Transport vehicle for a rotor blade of a wind-energy turbine The invention is relative to a transport vehicle with a tractor and a trailer that are connected to one another during the transport of cargo by the cargo itself. The invention has the problem of making a transport vehicle available that also makes possible the transport on highways of very bulky material, especially such material that exceeds the usual profile height of underpasses and bridges (freeway bridges, etc.). A transport vehicle for a rotor blade of a wind power system with a tractor and a trailer that are connected to one another during the transport of the rotor blade by the rotor blade and that respectively comprise a holding device and/or receiving device for the rotor blade which holding device and/or receiving device is/are designed in such a manner that it/they permit(s) a rotation of the rotor blade about its longitudinal axis and that a drive for rotating the rotor blade is provided on the tractor and/or the trailer.
US07985036B2	Process, system and equipment for the towing of underwater pipelines Process for the towing of underwater pipelines by means of head tugs for the pulling and tail tugs for the counter-pulling characterized in that it is effected by the use of a set of equipment, connected to the pipeline itself, including floats, of which at least a part has a variable buoyancy or partially variable buoyancy, which, when placed in a pre-established position and at pre-established intervals, provide a graded buoyancy to the pipeline in relation to the distance from the bed so as to obtain a “festoon” configuration of the pipeline, i.e. with suspended sections of pipeline, in correspondence with the floats, alternating with resting sections.
US07985035B2	Flow control system for a detention pond An application for a flow control system includes a movable plunger held within a stationary riser, the stationary riser being in fluid communication with a drainage system. The movable plunger is buoyant, assisted by one or more attached floats such that, when the liquid level around the flow control system increases to a pre-determined level, the movable plunger lifts due to the buoyancy, thereby maintaining the pre-determined distance between the surface level and a bottom surface of the movable plunger, keeping the flow rate at an approximately constant level independent of the water level.
US07985034B2	Ball joint and bearing shell A ball joint for a wheel suspension in a vehicle is disclosed. The ball joint includes a bearing shell, a ball, and a housing. The ball is supported in the bearing shell, with the shell being subdivided by slots into lip elements. The slots are preferably arranged in the bearing shell from a middle part and up to an upper rim. The lip elements may be bent outwards at a compression groove to admit the ball when it is introduced into the shell.
US07985025B2	Hydrodynamic bearing device A bearing sleeve 8 is press-fitted into a housing 7, and an axial portion 2a of an axial member 2 is inserted into the inner peripheral surface 8a of the bearing sleeve 8, and then a thrust member 10 is attached to the lower end of the inner peripheral surface 7c of the housing 7 and positioned in a predetermined position to fix it by ultrasonic welding. The lower end of the housing 7 is pressed against the outer peripheral surface of the thrust member 10 with applying ultrasonic vibration, to fix the melting junction surface of the housing 7 on the thrust member 10.
US07985021B2	Probe A probe includes a sensing element and a carrier for the sensing element. The carrier has an integrated device for guiding an air stream to the sensing element, and a long axis perpendicular to a plane defined by the flow direction of the air stream. The probe is substantially symmetric with respect to the plane.
US07985020B2	Cross flow inversion baffle for static mixer A cross flow inversion mixing baffle that mixes a fluid flow and addresses the streaking phenomenon of the fluid flow in a motionless mixer, the cross flow inversion baffle including a divider wall having first and second sides. On each side of the divider wall, the cross flow inversion baffle includes a perimeter flow diverter, a center-to-perimeter flow portion, and a perimeter-to-center flow portion. The cross flow inversion baffle acts to split the fluid flow so that the fluid in opposing halves of the perimeter of the fluid flow are directed towards opposing halves of the center of the fluid flow, while the center of the fluid flow is split and directed towards opposing halves of the perimeter of the fluid flow.
US07985018B2	Installation and a method for scraping a bed-plate of a compounder An installation for fabricating a mass of rubber comprises a vessel for compounding the mass of rubber. The vessel includes an outlet opening for the mass of rubber; a gate for closing the opening and movable between a position in which the opening is closed, and a position in which the opening is disengaged; scraper means for scraping the rubber adhering to a so-called internal surface of the gate, this device including a movable scraper member comprising an edge designed to scrape the rubber adhering to the internal surface; and synchronization means for synchronizing the movements of the gate and of the scraper member.
US07985017B2	Luminaire having plug-in style electrical connector, and a separately plug-in mountable motion detector or other actuation device A luminaire including a light source mounted on a base having a plug-in style connector attached to the internal wires of the luminaire for supplying AC power to the light source. The connector is adapted to mate with a plug-in style connector connected to wires of a J-box. The luminaire may include a second connector for connecting to a conditional actuation device. If the conditional actuation device is not used, a continuous actuation device may be connected to the luminaire. A method of installing a luminaire includes connecting an electrical connector to the wires for connection to a J-box, connecting the luminaire connector to the electrical connector, and mounting the luminaire onto the J-box. A method of selling includes providing a choice from among different style luminaires, providing a choice from among different actuation devices to connect with the selected luminaire, and optionally selling the selected luminaire and actuation device. Methods of replacing and repairing an actuation device are also disclosed.
US07985015B2	LED spotlight having a funnel-shaped lens An LED spotlight has an arrangement having at least one LED, above which there is arranged a color conversion substance, and an optical system of a substantially transparent material, which directs incident light from the LED arrangement in the direction of an exit surface by means of total internal reflection. The base surface of the conical optical system may thereby have the shape of a polygon. The outer wall of the conical optical system may have at least in partial regions planar facets. The color conversion material may be provided in the shape of a cuboid above the LED arrangement.
US07985013B2	Vehicle lighting device A vehicle lighting device is provided with: a lamp chamber defined by a lamp body and a cover; a light source unit including a semiconductor light emitting element as a light source and provided within the lamp chamber; a metallic heat transfer member attached to the lamp body and penetrating between an outside and an inside of the lamp chamber; and an air blower disposed between the light source unit and the heat transfer member so that an air blowing direction of the air blower directs toward the heat transfer member.
US07985007B2	Illumination obscurement device An illumination obscurement device for controlling the obscurement of illumination from a light source which is optimized for use with a rectangular, arrayed, selective reflection device. In a preferred embodiment, a rotatable shutter with three positions is placed between a light source and a DMD. The first position of the shutter is a mask, preferably an out of focus circle. This out of focus circle creates a circular mask and changes any unwanted dim reflection to a circular shape. The second position of the shutter is completely open, allowing substantially all the light to pass. The third position of the shutter is completely closed, blocking substantially all the light from passing. By controlling the penumbra illumination surrounding the desired illumination, DMDs can be used in illumination devices without creating undesirable rectangular penumbras.
US07985005B2	Lighting assembly and light module for same A light module is removably coupleable to a light fixture and includes an LED lighting element mounted on a mounting base that is operatively coupled to a housing. The light module also includes one or more resilient members that operatively couple the mounting base to the housing and allow the mounting base and housing to resiliently move relative to each other. The resilient members compress when the light module is removably coupled to the light fixture to exert a generally axial force on the mounting base to drive the mounting base into resilient contact with a surface of the light fixture to provide a thermal coupling between the light module and the light fixture.
US07985002B2	Illuminant device and manufacturing method thereof An illuminant device and a manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method includes the following steps of providing a body with a plurality of connecting members, disposing a plurality of lamps on the connecting members, respectively, dividing the body with the lamps into a plurality of assembling units, installing the assembling units on a carrier, and assembling the carrier with a holder.
US07984996B2	Dustproof panel The dustproof panel includes: (a) a dustproof plate, which has a size covering a screen and extending to a frame member, and whose portion opposing the screen has transparent properties; (b) a frame-shaped dustproof filter formed by attaching a foam body having shrinking properties and containing pores finer than dust particles to a rear surface of the dustproof plate, the attachment being made without gaps therebetween in a frame shape along the edge of the dustproof plate, and the foam body abutting against the frame member; and (c) an attachment/detachment body having a first constituent element attached to the rear surface of the dustproof plate along an inner circumference of the frame-shaped dustproof filter and a second constituent element attached to a front surface of the frame member so as to oppose the first constituent element, the first constituent element and the second constituent element being mutually attachable and detachable.
US07984995B2	Method and apparatus for inhibiting a subject's eyes from being exposed to projected light A method of inhibiting a subject's eyes from being exposed to projected light when the subject is positioned in front of a background on which an image is displayed comprises capturing at least one image of the background including the displayed image, processing the captured image to detect the existence of the subject and to locate generally the subject and masking image data used by the projector to project the image corresponding to a region that encompasses at least the subject's eyes.
US07984994B2	Image display apparatus A projection optical system including a projection lens, a first mirror that reflects a light from the projection lens, and a second mirror that widens an angle of a light from the first mirror by reflecting the light projects a light modulated according to an image signal from an optical engine unit. A third mirror reflects a light from the projection optical system. A screen transmits a light from the third mirror. An optical axis of the projection lens substantially matches an optical axis of the second mirror, and the light from the optical engine unit is shifted to a specific side from the optical axis of the projection lens.
US07984993B2	Projector including light source controlling section for turning light source on and off, control method, control program,and recording medium A projector to form image light by modulating light emitted from a light source according to image information and enlarges and projects the image light includes a projector main body with a light passing opening regulated by a blocking member, a reproduction device, and a control unit to control operation of projector components. The reproduction device reproduces information recorded on inserted recording medium. The control unit includes a startup information receiving section, a closed condition checking section, a medium judging section, and a light source controlling section. The light source controlling section executes immediate light turn-on control when the light passing opening is in the opened condition and image/video media exists.
US07984991B2	Projector including audio data switching unit for switching audio data output to speakers and control method for the same A projector, includes: a projector body that includes an optical modulator that modulates light emitted from a light source according to an inputted image data to form an optical image and a projection optical device that projects the formed optical image in an enlarged manner; an audio system that includes a speaker that outputs sounds according to inputted audio data; and an audio data switching unit that switches the audio data outputted to the speaker according to a setting position of the projector.
US07984981B2	Printer with ink supply system having downstream conduit loop A printer comprising: a printhead having an ink inlet and an ink outlet; a pressure-regulating chamber having an outlet port connected to the ink inlet via an upstream ink conduit, the chamber containing ink at a first level below the printhead, wherein a headspace above the first level of ink is open to atmosphere; and a downstream ink conduit connected to the ink outlet and terminating above the first level of ink, the downstream ink conduit being open to atmosphere, wherein the downstream ink conduit comprises a loop section passing below the first level of ink, such that, in a printing configuration, a second level of ink in the loop is equal to the first level of ink in the chamber.
US07984979B2	Liquid ejecting device A liquid ejecting device including a liquid ejecting head for ejecting a liquid; a liquid supply channel to supply the liquid to the liquid ejecting head; a discharge channel connected to the liquid supply channel through a gas permeable film to discharge a gas in the liquid supply channel; a suction unit connected to the discharge channel and configured to suction a gas in the discharge channel to reduce a pressure therein; a switching unit configured to block the communication of the discharge channel with the suction unit when the gas in the discharge channel is not suctioned; and a discharge detecting unit configured to detect that the gas in the liquid supply channel is suctioned and discharged to the discharge channel by the reduced pressure in the discharge channel when the communication of the discharge channel with the suction unit is blocked by the switching unit.
US07984977B2	Piezoelectric element, manufacturing method for piezoelectric body, and liquid jet head A piezoelectric element comprises a piezoelectric body including a film made of an ABO3 perovskite oxide crystal epitaxially grown above a substrate, and a pair of electrode layers provided to the piezoelectric body, wherein the piezoelectric body has a porous region on a side opposite to a side of the substrate.
US07984973B2	Thermal bend actuator comprising aluminium alloy A thermal bend actuator, having a plurality of elements, is provided. The actuator comprises a first active element for connection to drive circuitry a second passive element mechanically cooperating with the first element. When a current is passed through the first element, the first element expands relative to the second element, resulting in bending of the actuator. The first element is comprised of an aluminium alloy.
US07984971B2	Printhead system with substrate channel supporting printhead and ink hose A printhead system for an inkjet printer includes a pagewidth inkjet printhead formed from a plurality of printhead integrated circuits arranged end-to-end; a flexible ink hose extending a length of the printhead, the flexible ink hose defining a plurality of distinct and parallel ink channels and further defining plural groups of apertures repeated along the length of the flexible ink hose; and a substrate channel supporting on a top thereof the plurality of printhead integrated circuits and supporting from a bottom thereof the extruded flexible ink hose, the substrate channel provided with plural groups of repeated apertures defined therethrough and extending along a length of the channel. Each group of apertures provided on the substrate channel aligns with a respective group of apertures defined along the flexible ink hose and further with apertures provided on a bottom of one printhead integrated circuit.
US07984970B2	Inkjet printhead assembly having printhead modules with nested ends An inkjet printhead assembly includes an elongate support having a plurality of internal webs protruding from a base section to define a plurality of parallel ink supply channels; a shim mounted on the support and defining a plurality of rows of openings through which ink from respective supply channels is provided; and a plurality of elongate printhead modules mounted serially on the shim. Each module includes a carrier carrying a printhead. Each carrier defines a plurality of ink supply passages through which ink passes to the printhead from respective rows of the openings. Either end of each carrier defines complementary formations such that adjacent pairs of the carriers nest together. The plurality of internal webs protrude from the base section to define a semicircular recess in which the shim is received. The shim is received in the semicircular recess such that the each of the plurality of rows respectively align with one of the plurality of parallel ink channels.
US07984967B2	Ink jet head An ink jet head includes an elongated ink supply port extending in a longitudinal direction and a plurality of head groups arranged in a transverse direction crossing with the longitudinal direction. A first array of ink ejection outlets is disposed along one lateral side of an ink supply port, and second and third arrays of ink ejection outlets are disposed along the other lateral side of the ink supply port, wherein widths L2, measured in the longitudinal direction, of partition walls for the first array of the ink ejection outlets are larger than widths L1, measured in the longitudinal direction, of partition walls of the second and third arrays of the ink ejection outlets. The ink jet head further includes a sealing tape for protecting the ejection outlets, the sealing tape being peelable in a direction from the second or third array toward the first array.
US07984963B2	Printhead purging system with hammer action A printhead purging system comprises an ink conduit for supplying ink to a printhead, a hammer head for hammering a wall of a compressible part of the conduit, a spring-loading mechanism for priming the hammer head, and a release mechanism for releasing the primed hammer head. Release of the primed hammer head compresses the ink conduit and results in purging of ink from the printhead.
US07984960B2	Printhead maintenance facility having fluid drainage A printhead maintenance facility is provided having a storage reservoir for storing fluid ejected by a printhead and a core movable relative to the printhead. The has an internal structure defining the storage reservoir and having a port in fluid communication with the storage reservoir, and an external structure movable relative to the internal structure and having a drain movable into registration with the port to establish fluid communication between the drain and storage reservoir.
US07984958B2	Image-recording device In an image-recording device, a feeding roller feeds recording media one at a time from a media-accommodating unit along a conveying path. A pair of registration rollers is disposed on the conveying path and conveys the recording medium fed by the feeding roller to an image-recording region. The registration rollers include a drive roller. A carriage reciprocates in the image-recoding region in a direction intersecting a conveying direction in which the recording medium is conveyed. A recording head is mounted on the carriage. A drive transmission switching unit is disposed outside the image-recording region on one end with respect to the reciprocating direction of the carriage and switches a combination of rotating and halted states of the drive roller in the registration rollers and the feeding roller between a continuous feeding mode and an intermittent feeding mode. A controlling unit activates the drive transmission switching unit by moving the carriage to selectively switch between the continuous feeding mode and the intermittent feeding mode.
US07984954B2	Rollout tray mounting system for cabinet A mounting member for a cabinet tray or drawer includes: an elongate body portion having a front mounting surface and a longitudinal axis; and a plurality of substantially rectangular apertures located in the front mounting surface. The body portion is a unitary structure and being formed of a polymeric material. This mounting member can be employed in cabinets to mount trays or drawers.
US07984943B2	Vehicular hood structure A vehicular hood structure, which can generate more properly a load reaction to be inputted to a collision member, even if the collision member collides against the vicinity of an intermediate position between a hood general portion and a portion close to a hood front end edge so that a load acts to deform a hood inner panel of the hood general portion and a hood lock reinforce of a hood front end portion. A rear end portion of the hood lock reinforce is joined, at a leg extending to the hood back side at a portion spaced at a predetermined distance in the hood width direction, to a flat portion of the hood inner panel. In this hood inner panel, a crush bead is formed along the hood width direction at the substantially central portion of a skeleton portion in the hood length direction, and a small bead is formed at the substantially central portion of the flat portion in the hood width direction.
US07984936B2	Latch mechanism A latch mechanism for locking a cover unit to a base unit which comprises a bottom panel and a cover panel defining a through hole therein, includes a latch member slidably installed to the bottom panel, a supporting member fixed to the bottom panel and defining a hole therein, a plug received in the hole of the supporting member, a resilient member placed between the supporting member and the bottom panel configured for resiliently driving the plug to move to make a top of the plug extend through the hole of the supporting member to engage in the through hole of the cover panel, and a hook protruding from the cover unit for extending through the through hole of the cover panel to drive the plug to move to engage with the latch member when covering the cover unit to the base unit.
US07984930B2	Preconditioned air connector assembly for aircraft In certain embodiments, a PCA connector has a nylon body, wherein the nylon is durable, corrosion resistant, and exhibits excellent strength over a large range of temperature and moisture conditions. The nylon body may be described as a single structure with integral features, such as a bearing portion, a latch housing portion, a latch guide portion, and so forth. Thus, the number of parts is significantly reduced by the one-piece design of the body. In addition, the PCA connector may include a latching mechanism configured to secure the PCA connector to an aircraft. For example, the latching mechanism may include a pair of levers, which engage a pair of latches on opposite sides of the nylon body. In some embodiments, the levers may be rotated in opposite directions relative to one another to impart movement of the latches in the same direction, e.g., an axial direction. Also, some embodiments of the latching mechanism include a cam between the levers and the latches, respectively.
US07984928B2	Safety coupling A safety coupling for the releasable connection of a nozzle to a duct system is disclosed. The safety coupling is adjustable between a coupled position, in which the coupling parts are coupled together to lock the connection of the nozzle to the duct system, and a decoupled position, in which the coupling parts are separable to allow release of the nozzle from the duct system. An actuating member is arranged to move the coupling member from the coupled position into the decoupled position when the coupling member is subjected to a disengagement force exceeding a predetermined limit value.
US07984926B2	Security document and/or a document of value The present invention relates to a security document and/or document of value comprising: at least one information vector; and at least one masking element in the form of a strip having at least one semi-reflecting region covering the information vector at least in part, the masking element being of a width that is less than the width of the document.
US07984924B2	Airbag apparatus for a front passenger's seat An airbag apparatus which has an airbag provided at least either on the left side or right side of the circumferential wall with an exhaust opening is disclosed. The exhaust opening is comprised of part of a lap portion of the airbag where a terminal of a front section of the circumferential wall and a terminal of a rear section of the circumferential wall overlap in such a manner that the front section is located inside of the rear section. The front section includes a band portion that extends toward the projecting point of the airbag at full inflation and is coupled to the rear section. The band portion is folded away from the terminal of the front section in a folded-up configuration of the airbag.
US07984916B2	Three-wheeled cart A three-wheeled cart includes a bottom portion with a base inclined downwardly toward a rear end of the cart, a pair of side walls attached to the base, the base and side walls defining a cavity therebetween. The bottom portion can have a pair of wedge-shaped fenders extending generally perpendicular to the side walls and a pair of axle mounts attached to the side walls and extending below the base, each side wall, fender and axle mount being integral with each other and part of a monolithic piece. A pair of front wheels is coupled via an axle to the axle mounts, the front wheels disposed below the fenders and inwardly therefrom. The cart can have a back portion attached to the bottom portion, the back portion having a back plate inclined rearwardly toward the rear end of the cart. A handle portion is attached to the side rails and has a support portion disposed rearwardly of the back plate. A rear wheel is operatively coupled to the bottom portion and disposed rearwardly of the bottom portion, the rear wheel configured to pivot about a vertical axis to facilitate the turning of the cart.
US07984911B2	Face seal for gas turbine engine A face seal for a gas turbine engine comprises a seal body that has a contact face to engage a rotating surface. The contact face is defined as an area extending radially between an inner diameter of the seal body and an outer diameter of the seal body at one seal end providing a radial width. The radial width is between greater than 0.15 inch (3.81 mm).
US07984908B2	Document feeding device for handling and reverting double-sided document sheets to an original sequence A document feeding device for handling and reverting double-sided document sheets to an original sequence is provided, including a housing unit and a switching unit. The housing unit includes a delivery passage, a flipping passage, a bypass area, a return passage and upper and lower turning passages. The switching unit, pivotally disposed in the bypass area, includes a first switching member, a second switching member connecting to a side of the first switching member, and a guiding passage between the first switching member and the second switching member. The switching unit switches between a first position and a second position. By the switching of the switching unit, the double-sided document is flipped, scanned and reverted to an original sequence.
US07984904B2	Document processing system with mechanism for detecting staples, paper clips, and like foreign items A document processing system includes a document track composed of a pair of opposing rigid track walls. The documents are moved along the document track in a series to allow operations to be performed on the documents. An apparatus for detecting a document with an attachment includes a strike plate formed by a separate section of a wall of the document track. A magnet is arranged to attract material toward the strike plate. An accelerometer is mounted to the strike plate. The accelerometer detects an impact of an attachment to the strike plate when a document with an attachment passes the strike plate.
US07984898B2	Bookbinding method and bookbinding unit, and image-forming system First document/image data is printed onto a sequence of sheets that includes sheets of a given size, and sheet(s) of a size that in at least one dimension is larger than the sheets of the given size. At the same time the first document/image data is being printed, second document/image data, i.e., foldout data, is printed onto the outer margin, i.e., a foldout portion, of the sheet(s) of the larger size. The larger-size, foldout sheet(s) is then folded so as to be creased near its overlap with the given-size sheets, and is collated into the sequence of the given-size sheets to form a bundle that is then bound. Thereafter trimming to size the non-bound edge(s) of the bundle slices away the crease in the foldout sheet, leaving the foldout cut-away as an insert tucked into the booklet.
US07984895B2	Clamp with a swiveling jaw A jaw assembly for a clamp is provided that comprises a jaw body having a jaw rotatably mounted on the jaw body. A locking member is movable between a first position where the jaw is locked relative to the jaw body and a second position where the jaw is unlocked relative to the jaw body such that it can rotate relative thereto. A clamp is also provided that incorporates the jaw assembly. In the unlocked position the jaw can pivot such that it can orient itself relative to the workpiece and in the locked position the jaw is fixed such that it can clamp the edges of a workpiece. A method of operating a clamp is also set forth.
US07984894B1	Electrical clutch engagement/disengagement apparatus A clutch operable with equipment, including a winch of the type having a planetary gear reduction assembly for driving a cable drum. The planetary gear assembly includes a ring gear which, when allowed to rotate, effectively disconnects the drive motor from the cable drum. When the ring gear is fixed against rotation, the drive motor can drive the cable drum to wind or unwind the cable therefrom. A bistable solenoid is employed so that a plunger thereof is engageable with the ring gear to either allow rotation or prevent rotation, and thus engage or disengage the clutch. The bistable solenoid does not require electrical power when the plunger is in either stable position, thereby conserving electrical energy.
US07984893B2	Reusable support for a contoured surface of a part allowing machining of an opposite side of the part A process can include the step of forming a removable support having a complementary contour to a machined surface of a block of material to be processed in order to support the machined surface from an opposite planar surface formed on the removable support during machining of the opposite side of the block of material. The process can include the steps of processing a block of material on a machine to form one surface; inserting a support having a complementary contour to support the one surface and an opposite planar surface; rotating the block of material onto the opposite planar surface of the support to machine the opposite side of the block of material; releasing the support along a parting line defined by the complementary contour; and reusing the support for the next block of material having the same contour configuration.
US07984889B2	Rotatable mount for a display A rotatable display mount for mounting a display device at desired rotational orientation. In one set of embodiments, the rotatable display mount comprises a base plate adapted to operatively connect the display mount to a mounting surface, a sprocket plate operatively connected and rotatable in relation to the base plate, the sprocket plate adapted to be operatively connected to the display device, and a latch member selectively engageable with the sprocket plate. Rotational orientation of the display device is established at defined angular orientations by engagement of the sprocket plate with the latch member.
US07984888B2	Supporting device of a display unit capable of horizontal and vertical rotation A supporting device of a display unit includes a stationary bracket securable to a wall, a body coupling device to mount a body of the display unit thereto, and a plurality of connecting devices to connect the stationary bracket with the body coupling device, each connecting device having first and second ends thereof coupled to the stationary bracket and the body coupling device, respectively, to rotate in left and right directions, and having at least one point between the first and second ends thereof to bend in the left and right directions.
US07984880B2	Mechanisms and methods for providing rudder control assist during symmetrical and asymmetrical thrust conditions Rudder assist mechanisms and methods are capable of being operably connected to an aircraft's rudder control system. The rudder assist mechanisms most preferably have over-the-center spring biasing functions so as to cause either substantially no spring force (i.e., when the linkage is over the spring-bias center) or substantially all spring force (i.e., when the linkage is left or right of the spring-bias center) to be exerted on the rudder control system. The rudder assist mechanism may include a control spring assembly, and a linkage assembly which operably connects the control spring assembly to the rudder control assembly. The linkage assembly is moveable operably between a null position wherein substantially no spring force of the control spring assembly is transferred to the rudder control system by the linkage assembly, and right and left spring-biased positions wherein right and left spring forces of the control spring assembly are transferred to the rudder control system, respectively. The null position may therefore establish a dead zone of rudder deflection within a selected range of right and left rudder control surface deflection angles. Thus, right and left spring forces may be transferred to the rudder control system when the rudder control surface is deflected at an angle which exceeds the selected range of deflection angles. Some embodiments include an actuator unit which is operably capable of moving the spring assembly and the linkage assembly connected thereto between a thrust symmetrical mode (TSM) condition and a thrust asymmetrical mode (TAM) condition so as to cause different spring forces to be exerted on the rudder control system in such different thrust conditions.
US07984878B2	Apparatus and method for backup control in a distributed flight control system Embodiments of the invention relate to a flight control system for controlling an aircraft during flight. The flight control system may include a primary controller configured to receive an input from a pilot and to output a primary control signal and a primary transmission path connected to the primary controller and configured to relay the primary control signal. The flight control system may also include a backup controller configured to receive the input from the pilot and to output a backup control signal and a backup transmission path connected to the backup controller and configured to relay the backup control signal. Additionally, the flight control system may include an actuator having a remote electronics unit configured to receive the primary control signal and the backup control signal and to determine if the primary control signal is available and valid. The remote electronics unit may be configured to output an actuator command based on the primary control signal if the primary control signal is available and valid and to output the actuator command based on the backup control signal if the primary control signal is unavailable or invalid.
US07984876B2	Aircraft walkway An aircraft 1 comprises a walkway 11 moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The aircraft may be arranged such that the walkway, in the deployed position, defines a path, at least a portion of which extends from the fuselage at an angle, when viewed from above, of less than 90 degrees to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. The walkway 11, in the stowed position, may be located at an angle, when viewed from above, of less than 80 degrees to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. The opening 9 may be located in a region extending from 20% to 80% of the total cabin length. The walkway may be further moveable to a second deployed position. A longitudinal portion of the walkway 13, in the first deployed position, may define a stepped surface having a first step height, whereas that longitudinal portion of the walkway 13, in the second deployed position, may define either (a) a substantially even surface, or (b) a stepped surface having a second step height, the second step height being less than the first step height.
US07984874B2	Flexible cable connection to monuments inside of an aircraft cabin A flexible cable connection for connecting the monuments to an on-board supply device, which cable connection ensures that displacement of the monument in longitudinal direction of the aircraft becomes possible without disconnecting the connection cable, and the required distance between the connection routes is maintained even during displacement. To this effect, the cable connection comprises a chain device for guiding the connection cable.
US07984872B2	Automated sheet product dispenser A sheet product dispenser includes a sheet product feed mechanism coupled to a DC stepper motor, the mechanism moving a sheet product out of the dispenser during a dispense cycle; and a control unit controlling the DC stepper motor to move the sheet product with a gradually increasing acceleration during a portion of the dispense cycle.
US07984869B2	Face mounted installation fixture and associated methods A face-mounted carrier for transporting a refiner plate segment for refining lignocellulosic material to a refiner disk. The refiner plate segment may contain threads that facilitate bolting to the face-mounted carrier and bolting to the refiner disk.
US07984868B2	Adjustable grinder Disclosed is a grinder which includes a grinder assembly retained in a housing. The grinder assembly receives material for grinding such as coffee beans. Grinding burrs are provided, one of which is rotated by a grinder drive motor of the grinder assembly. The other of the burrs is generally non-rotatable with regard to the general grinding operation. The two grinding burrs are provided with grinding surfaces against which beans are ground. The grinding surfaces are spaced a desired dimension away from each other to produce a desired grind of coffee. An apparatus, system and method is disclosed for adjusting at least the generally non-rotatable burr to maintain, calibrate or otherwise adjust the dimension or gap between the grinding surfaces of the burrs.
US07984864B2	Device for destroying sheet material The invention provides a device for destroying sheet material, comprising shredding means (2) for shredding the sheet material and a feed conveyor system (3) for feeding sheet material to be destroyed to the shredding means from a feed location, wherein the feed conveyor system is arranged for feeding sheet material to be destroyed to the shredding means from a number of different feed locations (4). The invention further provides a system for sorting and destroying sheet material.
US07984862B2	Rail anchor A rail anchor and a rail anchor assembly are provided for use with a concrete railroad tie. An elastomeric plate is placed on a top surface of the railroad tie. A rigid plate is placed on top of the elastomeric plate. The rail anchor is placed adjacent the elastomeric plate and the rigid plate. The rail anchor has a first end with a receiving opening and a second end with a receiving indentation to receive edges of the flanges of the railroad rail. The rail anchor has a center portion joining the two ends. The outer portion of the rail anchor extends downwardly an amount less than the thickness of the elastomeric plate and the rigid plate to avoid contact with the concrete railroad tie.
US07984860B2	Regulation control system of air conditioning equipment A regulation control system of air conditioning equipment is provided according to the present invention; the regulation control system mainly interconnects an entrance guarding device and/or a human body movement detecting device with an air conditioning control device, by this way, data of air conditioning usage surroundings condition are generated by the entrance guarding device and/or the human body movement detecting device, and then an air conditioning control device executes regulation and control over the air conditioning equipment based on the data of air conditioning usage surroundings condition with referring to a set of preset regulation parameters; thereby providing the air conditioning equipment with proper regulation and control to operate in preset conditions, and further achieving objective of energy management of the air conditioning equipment.
US07984859B2	Automatic exhaust fan control apparatus and method A control apparatus for operating an exhaust fan in order to control humidity and odor in an enclosed confine includes a switch mounted within a path of electric power between an electric power source and the exhaust fan. A humidity sensor outputs a humidity signal defining level of relative humidity within the enclosed confine and a resistive voltage divider provides a reference voltage signal. A comparator compares the humidity signal with the reference signal and provides a control signal when a value of the humidity signal is equal to or greater than a value of the reference signal, the control signal causing the switch to supply the electric power to the exhaust fan. A timing circuit is activated by the control signal and is operable to maintain presence thereof for a predetermined period of time when the value of the humidity signal decreases below the value of the reference signal.
US07984857B2	System and method enabling fourth line embossing on contactless cards Antenna designs are provided for contactless payment cards. The antennas have reduced size compared to the size of traditional rectangular antennas deployed in ISO-format contactless payment cards. The reduced size antennas are geometrical disposed in areas removed from card areas designated for embossing or trimming.
US07984851B2	Consumer self-activated financial card A pre-encoded financial card is disclosed along with a system and method allowing a user to attach it to pre-existing accounts and activate it instantly.
US07984850B2	Drill gauge and financial transaction assembly A financial transaction card assembly is described. Specifically, the financial transaction card assembly comprises a drill gauge, at least one drill bit, and a substrate. The drill gauge and the drill bit may be removably coupled to the substrate. The drill gauge may be used to measure a plurality of drill bit sizes, and to purchase retail goods and services. The drill bit may be coupled to a drill to make holes in metal, wood, and plastic materials.
US07984848B1	Cash card system A cash card system having a pair of financial instruments: a cash instrument and a security instrument, each encoded with a common PIN. The cash instrument, once preloaded with a cash balance, is used to purchase goods and services in cooperation with the pin. The security instrument, also in cooperation with the PIN, is used to recover a cash balance from the cash instrument in the event it is lost or stolen. The cash instrument and the security instrument are never used together to perform any transaction. One or both of the financial instruments may be a smart card having an embedded microchip. One or both of the financial instruments may be a card. The cash card may be a calculator-like structure having a display. In operation, the cash card system provides the anonymity of cash, the safety of traveler's checks and the convenience of a credit card.
US07984843B2	Carton with reinforced handle A carton for containing a plurality of articles. The carton comprises a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, a top end flap foldably connected to the top panel, and a side end flap foldably connected to one of the first side panel and the second side panel. The carton includes a handle in the closed end of the carton for grasping and carrying the carton. The side end flap comprises a main panel for closing the closed end of the carton and an extension panel foldably attached to the main panel an the top end flap.
US07984840B2	Dissimilar metal joining method According to a metal joining method of the present invention, first and second dissimilar metals are joined together by interposing between the first and second metal materials a third metal material dissimilar to the first and second metal materials and causing eutectic melting at least either at an interface between the first and third metal materials or at an interface between the second and third metal materials.
US07984838B2	Recycled helium gas surgical instrument A system for use in a surgical procedure comprising a pneumatic instrument having an inlet and an outlet, a tank fluidly coupled to the inlet of the pneumatic instrument, wherein the tank provides pressurized helium gas to power the pneumatic instrument, and a compressor fluidly coupled to the outlet of the pneumatic instrument. The compressor receives the helium gas exhausted from the pneumatic instrument and compresses the exhausted helium gas to supply the tank with pressurized helium gas.
US07984837B2	Electrically powered stapler Stapler (1) which in the course of a reciprocating working stroke (V) staples a workpiece (4), preferably a sheaf of papers, which stapler is powered by an electric motor which, via a transmission arrangement (5) drives the stapler during the working stroke, whereby the motor is activated and initiates the working stroke from a certain starting region as a result of the workpiece moving a trigger (32,33) which forms part of a trigger device (6) to a position at which a circuit-breaker (7), which forms part of the same electrical circuit (8) as the motor is connected to, is closed by the trigger, and whereby a release arrangement (9) connected to, and operatively acted upon, by a rotating means (11) which forms part of the transmission arrangement moves the trigger during the return phase of the working stroke to a non-closing position at which the circuit-breaker returns to an open position, thereby breaking the electric circuit and deactivating the motor, with the result that the working stroke ends in the starting region, whereby the trigger (32,33), when it has been moved to close the circuit-breaker (7) and the working stroke has been initiated by the force from a first elastic means (21), remains in the position at which it closes the circuit-breaker.
US07984824B2	Sensor assembly A sensor assembly including a sensor including an actuatable element that causes an operation when actuated by a sensor actuator, the sensor including a holder, and a biasing device that imparts a biasing force against the holder that compensates for relative movement between the actuatable element and the sensor actuator so as to maintain the actuatable element substantially at a predetermined spatial position with respect to the sensor actuator.
US07984821B1	Bucket assembly for angled surfaces A bucket assembly for use on an angled surface comprising a bucket portion a base that supports the bucket portion and a swivel assembly, wherein the bucket portion operates to swivel with respect to the base of the bucket assembly via the swivel assembly so that the bucket assembly does not tip over or fall from the angled surface. A method of using the bucket assembly on an angled surface includes placing the bucket assembly on an angled surface and rotating the bucket portion about the base such that an upper peripheral edge of the bucket portion is substantially horizontal, thereby allowing a user to access a desired tool retained within the bucket assembly.
US07984820B2	Container with removable dividers A container with removable dividers. The container includes a bottom wall, four side walls, one pair of opposed side walls comprising pairs of channels formed thereon, and a plurality of removable dividers receivable in pairs of channels. The dividers include a notch formed at a top of a body portion to enable easy placement and removal of the dividers in the container having a handle.
US07984819B1	Collapsible shipping container A rectangular collapsible, stackable shipping container is provided that is capable of safely, stably, and securely carrying cargo and is capable of being reliably collapsed to save space when empty. The collapsible shipping container preferably includes a top section assembly, bottom section assembly, opposing end wall assemblies, and opposing horizontally hinged side wall panels that are interconnected and articulated. The opposing side wall panels are formed of at least two articulating longitudinal sections and also articulate with the bottom frame section, folding inwardly and downwardly when collapsed. The opposing end wall assemblies, one of which is configured as a door, articulate with the top roof section and with the bottom frame section, folding inwardly when collapsed. Provision is made for increasing security via the integration of a security device in the container walls. Additionally provision is made for weight-reduction through the utilization of a non-metallic material.
US07984817B1	Combined pacifier and beverage container A combined pacifier and beverage container assembly includes a beverage container that has a hollow chamber and a top opening in fluid communication with the hollow chamber. A cap is coupled to the top opening and has a first tubular conduit that has a bottom end seated within the chamber and a top end protruding upwardly away from the cap. A second tubular conduit is attached to the first conduit. A pacifier section is coupled to the second conduit. The pacifier section includes a protective cover tethered to a rear end that has a body spaced from the pacifier section and is provided with a cavity coextensively shaped with the rear end of the pacifier section. The pacifier section is provided with an axial bore that travels along its entire length. The bore is in fluid communication with the second conduit.
US07984814B2	Hanger for suspending at least one object from a support A combination support and hanger for suspending at least one object, wherein the support includes at least one orthogonally extending slot located between at least two legs. The hanger includes a base having a top surface, a bottom surface and a cap extending from the top surface of the base. Further, the cap is slideably and removably positioned within the at least one slot and the cap mutually engages the at least two legs to suspend the at least one object secured to the base.
US07984813B1	Wine glass and bottle holder system A wine bottle holder which includes an upper support structure including an upper opening, a lower support structure including a lower opening, wherein the lower opening and the upper opening are substantially concentric and including at least one support member connecting the upper support structure to the lower support structure, wherein the support member includes an upper end and a lower end. The upper end includes an upper distal portion extending outwardly from the upper support structure and the lower end includes a lower distal portion extending outwardly from the lower support structure.
US07984812B2	Rack system and support member for supporting a folding rack in a dishwasher A support member is provided that includes a body defining a first channel configured to engage a main spine of a folding rack and a second channel perpendicularly disposed with respect to the first channel and configured to engage a wire member of a dishwasher rack so as to secure the folding rack thereto. The body further defines an aperture configured to receive therethrough one of a plurality of tines of the folding rack. The aperture can define horizontal and vertical support portions configured to support the tine when the folding rack is in folded and unfolded positions, respectively. The aperture can further define an arcuate channel extending between the horizontal support portion and the vertical support portion, the arcuate channel being configured to axially displace the tine along the longitudinal axis as the tine is moved between the horizontal support portion and the vertical support portion.
US07984807B2	Low vapour transmission dispensing container and cover film employed therewith A container is provided for storing and dispensing consumer products including pills, tablets, or capsules. A multi-cavity container is also provided for organizing and storing mixed medication for subsequent dispensation according to predefined dosage regimen. The container can comprise a tray (1) having a generally planar top surface (2) into which has been formed one or more discrete cavities (30) for receiving the consumer products. A sheet (10) can be adhered to top surface (2) using a peelable adhesive to seal discrete cavities (30). Sheet (10) can comprise pre-formed lines of separation (13) defining a closure portion (12) for each cavity, which retains the consumer products in that cavity until the closure portion is removed by separation along its lines of separation. Each closure portion (12) can have low vapor transmission properties created by a patch (24) having high vapor barrier properties.
US07984804B2	Portable protective container for electronic devices in conjunction with a multifunction pocket tool A protective container for a portable electronic device includes a plurality of storage compartments formed in a rear wall, or a tool carrier with tool compartments mounted to the rear wall. Generally flat tools are stored within the compartments and are extractable to allow the protective container and portable electronic device to function as a multifunction pocket tool.
US07984796B2	Motion retarding system and method A motion retarding system includes a linear array of permanent magnets for providing a magnetic flux along with a diamagnetic member for engaging the magnetic flux and producing eddy currents in the diamagnetic member which results in the braking force between the linear array of permanent magnets and the diamagnetic member. A mechanism is provided for causing reciprocating movement of the diamagnetic member within the magnetic flux and coupling apparatus disposed in an operative relationship with the mechanism is provided for engaging a vehicle moving with respect to the mechanism, in order to reciprocate the diamagnetic member within the magnetic field and retard the motion of the vehicle past the mechanism.
US07984792B2	Lubrication system A lubrication system for a component is disclosed herein. The disclosed lubrication system can be applied relatively high temperature operating environments, relatively low temperature operating environments, or both. The lubrication system includes a tank operable to contain lubricant and having at least one tank outlet. The lubrication system also includes a tube extending between first and second ends. The first end of the tube is in fluid communication with at least one tank outlet. The lubrication system also includes an atomizer in fluid communication with the second end of the tube to receive lubricant from the tank. The atomizer is operable to dispense atomized lubricant on the component. The tank, the tube, and the atomizer are all adjacent to the component. A method for practicing the invention is also disclosed.
US07984790B2	Folding tray for foldable step stool The present disclosure relates to a step stool, and particularly to a folding step stool including legs that fold between an opened, use position and a collapsed, folded position. The present disclosure also relates to a tray assembly that moves relative to the legs and is used for storing or holding articles associated with use of the step stool. The step stool includes a mechanism to coordinate the movement of the tray assembly and a step of the step stool when the step stool is moved between the opened and collapsed positions.
US07984786B2	Electric power steering device An electric power steering device, including an electric motor supplied with power from a power supply device to generate a predetermined steering assistance force for a steered wheel, and an assistance control device the controls the amount of electrical power supplied to the electric motor, according to the steering state of a steering wheel. The assistance control device detects the power supply voltage of the power supply device. The assistance control device controls the electrical current supplied to the electric motor, so as to maintain the power supply voltage greater than or equal to a set voltage which is set in advance.
US07984783B2	Hydraulic hybrid vehicle with integrated hydraulic drive module and four-wheel-drive, and method of operation thereof A vehicle includes an integrated drive module coupled to an axle thereof. The module includes a hydraulic motor configured to provide motive power at an output shaft, and a differential for distributing the motive power to right and left portions of the axle. The hydraulic motor and the differential are encased within a common housing. The vehicle may include a second integrated drive module having, within a housing, a second hydraulic motor (or multiple hydraulic motors), and a second differential coupled thereto and configured to distribute motive power to right and left portions of a second axle. The second module may also include a transmission within the same housing. The transmission may be a two speed or other multi-speed transmission. The second module is configured to operate in neutral while power demand is below a threshold, and to engage while the power demand exceeds the threshold. The second module may be configured to remain engaged for full-time four-wheel-drive operation.
US07984782B2	Motorcycle axle assembly An axle assembly for a motorcycle having a plurality of drive wheels. The axle assembly is configured to permit a user to replace an endless power-transmitting element without substantially disassembling the axle housing assembly. A method for forming the axle assembly and a method for replacing an endless power-transmitting element are also provided.
US07984780B2	Radiator grille mounting structure A radiator grille mounting structure for facilitating the mounting of a radiator grille. A radiator grille is mounted on part of a vehicle body frame. The radiator grille is rotated about the part of the vehicle body frame. A support portion included on the radiator grille is connected to a vehicle body cover.
US07984776B2	Energy storage and control system for a vehicle electrified drivetrain A system for supplying electrical energy to a partial or a total electrified drivetrain of a vehicle, the system may include an energy storage system having an energy storage system output that is excess of an operating voltage of the electrified drivetrain. A first converter having an input coupled to the energy storage system output and a first converter output that is at an operating voltage of the electrified drivetrain. Optionally, a supplemental storage bank may be coupled to the first converter output. A second converter is coupled to the supplemental storage bank to provide an output at an operating voltage of the electrified drivetrain and at a peak operating current of the electrified drivetrain.
US07984775B2	Legged robot A legged robot that can ensure a large step length while keeping the height of a body trunk at a low position without increasing a moment that is generated due to the gravitational force acting on the trunk and acting on roll joints of legs when standing on one leg is realized. In the legged robot, a pair of legs is connected so as to be able to rotate around a pitch axis (Y-axis) at lateral surfaces of a trunk. Thereby, it is possible to make the height H1 high while keeping the height of the trunk low. It is possible to ensure a large step length while keeping the height of the trunk at a low position. Legs have a structure in which roll joints are positioned below a bottom surface. Thereby, the length L1 in the pitch axis direction between the rotation axis C1 of these joints and the center of mass G of the trunk is limited. The moment acting on the roll joints of the grounding leg when standing on one leg is not increased.
US07984770B2	Method for determining formation integrity and optimum drilling parameters during drilling A method for determining formation integrity during drilling of a wellbore includes determining an annulus fluid pressure in a wellbore during drilling thereof. The annulus pressure is adjusted by a predetermined amount. Flow rate of drilling fluid into the wellbore is compared to drilling fluid flow rate out of the wellbore. At least one of a formation pore pressure and a formation fracture pressure is determined from the annulus pressure when the compared flow rates differ by a selected amount. The method alternatively to determining pore and/or fracture pressure includes determining a response of the wellbore to the adjusted fluid pressure and determining the optimum annulus fluid pressure from the wellbore response.
US07984766B2	System, method and apparatus for gas extraction device for down hole oilfield applications A gas extraction device for down hole oilfield applications utilizes the flow of the liquid, created by an artificial lift device, to produce conditions by which the gas is drawn into tubing. A venturi creates a low pressure area through a constricted section of the tubing. The pressure within the throat of the venturi drops the pressure in the casing. The device is axially adjusted to allow communication ports to a lower pressure area of the casing annulus. The lower pressure in the venturi draws the gas into the liquid stream and into the production tubing above the device. The gas is then transferred through the well head within the liquid stream.
US07984764B2	Accumulator for subsea equipment Pressure-balanced accumulator apparatus for use in subsea operations is disclosed which comprises a housing and an accumulator within the housing at the first end of the housing. The accumulator has first and second chambers that are hermetically sealed from one another, with a pressurized gas in the first chamber and a pressurized fluid in the second chamber. A third chamber in the housing abuts the accumulator and contains silicon oil fluid. A movable piston is located within the housing proximate the second end of the housing. Ambient pressure is communicated to one end of the piston, and ambient pressure plus the pressure in the second chamber is communicated to the second end of the piston. The cross-sectional areas of the two ends of the piston are selected to optimize the pressure at which the piston begins to expel fluid from the second chamber.
US07984761B2	Openhole perforating An underbalanced perforating system is disclosed for use in openhole completions to maximize the wellbore and matrix cleanup efficiency, to connect natural fracture patterns, and/or to enable application of new drilling fluid technology in difficult subsurface environments. The perforating system can be used for any hydrocarbon bearing formations with any lithology.
US07984759B2	Diluent-enhanced in-situ combustion hydrocarbon recovery process A modified process for recovering oil from an underground reservoir using the toe-to-heel in situ combustion process. A diluent, namely a hydrocarbon condensate, is injected within a horizontal wellbore portion, preferably proximate the toe, of a vertical-horizontal well pair, or alternatively into an adjacent injection well, or both, to increase mobility of oil.
US07984758B2	Multi-lock adapters for independent screwed wellheads and methods of using same A multi-lock adapter used to inject high-pressure well stimulation fluids through an independent screwed wellhead includes an adapter pin having a central passageway with an internal diameter at least as large as a passageway through the wellhead. A lockdown flange secures the adapter pin to a casing mandrel of the wellhead. The lockdown flange ensures that stress on connection points to the screwed independent wellhead due to elevated fluid pressures used for well stimulation procedures does not exceed engineered specifications.
US07984756B2	Overpressure protection in gas well dewatering systems Configurations for gas well dewatering systems having overpressure protection to protect a pump and its peripheral equipment from damage due to overpressure are provided.
US07984747B2	Control method for supplying inert gas during metal molding A control method for supplying an inert gas from an inert gas source to a storage container for a molten metal through a gas feed path provided with a flow sensor for monitoring the gas flow rate and a solenoid valve for opening and closing the gas feed path for use with metal molding. The control method includes steps of turning off the solenoid valve if a temperature of the storage container is lower than a preset temperature, and turning off the flow sensor; otherwise turning on the solenoid valve and turning on the flow sensor; and stopping the output of the heater of the storage container when the gas flow rate is lower than the preset amount; these steps are controlled in accordance with a command signal from a controller.
US07984746B2	Cover deploying system utilizing active material actuation A system for deploying and stowing a cover, including a mechanical assembly coupled to the cover, preferably comprising a plurality of deploy arms and synchronization means, and reconfigurable between deployed and stowed conditions, and further including an actuator presenting an active material element operable to undergo a change, when activated, and operable to cause the assembly to reconfigure as a result of the change.
US07984745B2	Cordless window blind structure A cordless window blind structure is provided. A movable seat having a pulley block and a cord-winding assembly is disposed within a head rail of the cordless blind. The pulley block is connected to a lift cord wound through a first positioning element, so as to control the opening and closing of a blind body. And the cord-winding assembly has a cord winder attached to one end of a retrieving cord and a torsion spring. The other end of the retrieving cord is fastened either on the head rail, the movable seat, a second positioning element, or an end cap. The structure of the second positioning element is resembled to the first positioning element. By taking one end of the retrieving cord as a pivot, the movable seat moves laterally therealong the head rail by a restoring force generated through the torsion spring.
US07984742B2	Panel clamping assembly A panel clamping assembly (10) facilitates gluing wooden boards (12) edge-to-edge so that they will form a perfectly flat panel after the glue sets. The assembly (10) includes a plurality of vertically oriented platens (14) each having a leading edge (16). All of the leading edges (16) lie in a common vertical plane. Wooden boards (12) are gently pressed against the leading edges (16) of the platens (14) by opposing press bars (22). Press actuators (28) create compression between the press bars (22) and their opposing platens (14). Conventional bar clamps (40) are removably hooked into respective clamp saddles (54) flanking the platens (14) to provide distributed clamping pressure normal to the glue lines. The lower ends (44) of the bar clamps (40) are slidably captured in shaft guides (92). The clamp saddles (54) are mounted to an upper mounting board (86) through the convenience of a lip (82). Likewise, the lower shaft guides (92) are attached to a lower mounting board (96). The assembly (10) can be scaled for gluing large or small wooden panels, doors, frames and the like.
US07984739B2	Heater unit and thermal fusion apparatus for synthetic resin members and thermal fusion method for synthetic resin members It is intended to provide a method of producing thermally fused synthetic resin members for medical use which makes it possible that, in the case of thermally fusing synthetic resin members for medical use, for example, a relatively soft thermoplastic tube constituting an AVF needle with another part being harder than the tube such as a needle base (hub) of a wing needle, or a part provided with a fitting connector being harder than the tube (for example, a blood circuit, an extension tube, an infusion set or the like), the connecting parts of the thermoplastic tube member and the other member harder than the thermoplastic tube member can be quickly and uniformly thermal-fused and the production process can be automatically and continuously performed while keeping a high productivity; and a production apparatus therefor.
US07984731B2	Lightweight high pressure repairable piston tie rod composite accumulator A lightweight high pressure repairable piston composite tie-rod accumulator that does not use a load bearing metallic liner. An exemplary accumulator includes composite tie rods that sustain the axial stress induced by pressurization of the accumulator, while the shell is designed such that it sustains the stress of pressurization in the hoop direction. The tie rods can be secured using a wedge-type tie rod retention mechanism. As a result, no pretension is applied to the tie rods and the composite shell may be designed entirely for hoop stress.
US07984729B2	Proportional pressure control valve for regulating the pressure level in a hydraulic circuit, particularly in a hydraulic circuit of an automated transmission A proportional pressure control valve for regulating the pressure level in a hydraulic circuit including a magnet part and a valve part. The valve part includes an inflow opening for the inflow volume flow and two discharge openings. The first discharge opening is for an operating pressure connection and the second discharge opening is for a tank volume flow. The valve part also has a ball seat and a flat seat with an opening. A closing member is operable to control a flow rate through the opening of the flat seat. The valve part also includes a stream deflector disposed between the ball seat and the flat seat that has a circumferential surface configured to deflect a stream filament of the flow by an angle of ≦30 degrees.
US07984726B2	Portable shelter having frame with pivotally coupled foot members A frame assembly for supporting an extendable wall member of a portable shelter on a foundation. The frame assembly includes a plurality of frame members that are operably secured together. The frame members are positionable between a first configuration, in which the wall member is extended, and a second configuration, in which the wall member is retracted. At least one frame member includes an end that is disposed adjacent the foundation. Furthermore, the frame assembly includes a foot member with a support portion. The foot member is pivotably coupled to the end of the frame member to pivot between a first position, in which the support portion is disposed between the end and the foundation to support the frame member on the foundation, and a second position, in which the support portion is disposed away from an area between the end and the foundation.
US07984717B2	Devices for augmentation of lumen walls A bulking device for implantation into a lumen wall that includes a bulking material that is configured to alter the portion of the lumen into which it is implanted and one or more therapeutic substances in association with the bulking material, wherein the device is configured to alter the portion of the lumen wall into which it is implanted. A method for inserting devices of the invention are also included.
US07984715B2	Method and device for registration and immobilization Support devices and pods for the head and neck region of patients undergoing radiation therapy are provided herein. The pod generally includes a support shell shaped to generally conform to the shape of the head and neck region of the patient, a foam insert that conforms to the head and neck region of the patient, and an immobilization facemask attached directly to the shell, thereby facilitating close placement of the radiation beam delivery device to the patient and reducing any attenuation and perturbation of radiation doses directed at the patient. The components of the pod are made from materials having properties that reduce any attenuation and perturbation of prescribed radiation doses.
US07984708B2	Projectile launching apparatus Disclosed is a projectile launching apparatus capable of launching a projectile, such as a pellet, a BB, an arrow, a dart and a paintball. The projectile launching apparatus includes a motor driven linear motion converter, a cylinder, a breech assembly and a compression valve arrangement. The linear motion converter converts a rotational movement of a motor into a linear movement of a piston by a gear reduction mechanism. The linear movement of the piston within the cylinder compresses a gas with a high compression exponent. The compressed gas is further released into a barrel of the breech assembly through the compression valve arrangement. The compressed gas expands in the barrel causing a projectile to be launched from the barrel with a force of the compressed gas.
US07984700B2	Control valve for cooling circuit A control valve that forms part of a cooling circuit comprising a first branch which contains a radiator and a second branch that constitutes a bypass of a radiator, and its method of use, are described.When used in a motor vehicle combustion engine cooling circuit, the control valve has a third branch and has at least one unit heater for heating the vehicle cabin.
US07984699B2	Cooling system A cooling system for an engine is divided into an inner circuit and an outer circuit, said inner circuit including a radiator, a cooling pump, a thermostat housing, an ejector pump, cooling channels arranged inside the engine and ducting connecting said components. The ejector pump is arranged to draw coolant from the outer system and deliver it to the inner system. The outer system includes an expansion tank, ducting interconnecting the expansion tank and the ejector pump and ducting interconnecting the inner circuit and the expansion tank. A one-way valve is placed in the ducting interconnecting the expansion tank and the inner circuit.
US07984697B2	Pet leg restraining device during bathing, grooming, nail clipping, and exams A versatile and mobile pet leg restraining device used to secure dogs in a stationary position while performing bathing, grooming, nail clipping, and veterinarian exam operations. The pet leg restraining device attaches to most grooming tables, tubs and sinks and consists of suction cups, suction cup attachment hooks, adjustable straps and hook and loop or Velcro attachments. The pet leg restraining device is designed to secure the animal in a variety of positions by its legs to impair movement in a safe and comfortable manner.
US07984695B1	Pet door A pet door employing a pair of flaps secured to a frame installed in an opening in a door or wall. Each flap is hinged at the top to the frame so that the flap opens away from the frame. An outwardly angled flange extends around both sides and the bottom of each flap. The flange allows a pet to nuzzle open the flap located on the side of the frame from which the pet is approaching. Once the pet has opened the first flap, the pet opens the opposite second flap by pushing against it. The angled flanges prevent a pet from being trapped between a flap and the frame of the pet door. Optionally, weights may be provided on the flaps to aid in closing the flaps, and the frame may be provided with a gasket to further seal the flaps with the frame.
US07984692B2	Rotary parlour for milking of animals The invention relates to a rotary parlour for milking of animals. The rotary parlour includes an annular platform (3) having a surface to support animals (1) to be milked, a circular rail member (14) arranged on an underside of the platform (3) connected to the platform (3) in at least one position (3e), a plurality of rolling members (15) adapted to be in contact with the rail member (14) such that the platform (3) is rotatably arranged on the rolling members (15) and at least one stiff object (7, 13) arranged on the upper side of the platform (3) and connected to the platform (3) in a at least one position (3c, 3d). Further more, the rotary parlour includes a rigid connection between the object (7, 13) and the rail member (14) which includes a bar arrangement (19).
US07984691B2	Methods and apparatus for providing a liquid coating for an organic photoconductive drum A method of cleaning and coating a used organic photoconductive drum is disclosed. Using this method remanufacturers can reliably reuse certain used organic photoconductive drums which could not be reused without this method. The method comprises providing a used organic photoconductive drum, cleaning the surface of the used organic photoconductive drum, applying a new surface layer comprising a non-volatile non-polar dielectric fluid such as a silicone oil with a viscosity of less than 200 cSt at 40 degrees Celsius. The resulting liquid surface on the used organic photoconductive drum provides wear resistance, and improved electrical characteristics allowing the used organic photoconductive drum to be used at least a second time.
US07984690B2	Liquid treatment apparatus, mounting and dismounting method of a cup body, and storage medium A liquid treatment apparatus treating a surface of a substrate held generally horizontally on a stage in a housing by supplying a treating liquid to said surface from a supply nozzle. The liquid treatment apparatus includes a cup body provided so as to surround the substrate held in the substrate holding part laterally, the cup body being mounted detachably to a base inside the housing from an upward direction thereof; a cup body holding part holding the cup body detachably; and an elevating mechanism moving the cup body holding part up and down between a first position at which the cup body is mounted upon the base body and a second position located above the first position.
US07984688B2	Pivoting pointer display device A display device includes a first portion of a flexible ribbon, the first portion secured along the pointer and a bend portion of the flexible ribbon disposed between the first portion of the flexible ribbon and a first loop branch, the bend portion folded over one end of the pointer so that the bend portion and the first loop branch connected to the pointer both extend along a common plane.
US07984685B1	Neutrally buoyant submerged system using greater density ballast fluid The system provides a means by which the attitude or orientation of a submerged object can be changed using a fixed quantity of transferable ballast fluid which has a density greater than that of the surrounding fluid in which the object is submerged. In one embodiment, the process utilizes a static flotation shell offset the net negative buoyancy of the transferable ballast fluid. In this way, the total overall buoyancy of the system does not change, but by transferring fluid into expandable reservoirs which are physically separated from the static flotation shell, the separation between the center of buoyancy and the center of mass of the object can be changed, and thus the attitude or orientation of the object, if it is unrestrained, may be changed.
US07984684B2	Marine hulls and drives The disclosure relates to marine craft which are capable of operating in the hydrofoil mode, many with extensible and retractable hydrofoil posts. Specific embodiments of large commercial hydrofoil craft are described, including those with structure which is the water during hydrofoil travel mode and which can be retracted to partly fit within recesses in the hull during other operating modes. Other craft, including those with hybrid electric drive, are disclosed having un-cooled reciprocating internal combustion engines. A number of arrangements for pistons and cylinders of unconventional configuration are described. These included are toroidal combustion or working chambers, some with fluid flow through the core of the toroid, pistons reciprocating between pairs of working chambers, tensile links between piston and crankshaft, energy absorbing piston-crank links, crankshafts supported on gas bearings. In some embodiments pistons mare rotate while reciprocating. High temperature exhaust emissions systems are described, including those containing filamentary material, as are procedures for reducing emissions during cold start by means of valves at reaction volume exit. Compound engines having the new engines as a reciprocating stage are described.
US07984678B2	Transporting means of a chair lift or of a cableway system A transporting means of a chair lift or of a cableway system has a safety bar, a device for closing the safety bar, an energy storage device, a device for charging the energy storage device and a blocking device which prevents the energy storage device from being charged. The blocking device can be activated and deactivated. The opening of the safety bar is prevented in the active state of the blocking device. The blocking device prevents the safety bar from being opened over at least part of the distance covered by the safety bar between its fully open position and its fully closed position, in particular over the entire distance.
US07984677B2	Altitude compensation system for naturally aspirated railroad locomotive A railroad locomotive includes a naturally aspirated reciprocating internal combustion engine driving a traction generator. A speed control system and load regulator provide an output signal which is operated upon and modified by a controller in response to the barometric pressure at which the locomotive is being operated.
US07984674B2	Perforating charge for use in a well A perforating charge for use in a wellbore includes an explosive and a liner to be collapsed by detonation of the explosive. The liner includes at least a first liner portion and a second liner portion which have different cohesiveness.
US07984669B2	Auxiliary force steering device for a vehicle A power steering device for a vehicle which is disposed in the transmission path between a steering handle and a steerable vehicle wheel, comprises a servo cylinder having two pressure chambers, which are separated by a working piston and are each connected to a pressure supply unit. A valve plunger, which seals a bypass channel between the pressure chambers, is movably disposed on the working piston. Furthermore, an adjustment bushing comprising an adjustment section is disposed in the servo cylinder, the valve plunger being moved against this section upon approaching an axial limit position, thereby opening the bypass channel. The adjustment bushing is clamped into the servo cylinder, yet held displaceably, wherein, on the adjustment bushing, a sealing section is provided, which is to be moved into a sealing position with the working piston so as to interrupt the flow connection between the pressure chambers.
US07984664B2	Organ type accelerator pedal for vehicle An organ type accelerator pedal includes a footplate, a housing, and a pedal arm. One end of the footplate is fixed to a floor panel, which is provided below a driver's seat. The housing is spaced apart from the footplate and fixed to a dashboard. A middle portion of the pedal arm between both ends thereof is attached to the housing by a first connector so as to elastically rotate, and one end of the pedal arm facing the footplate is attached to the other end of the footplate by a second connector so as to elastically rotate. Accordingly, it is possible to improve the durability and life span of the accelerator pedal, to significantly improve operation feeling and safety of the accelerator pedal, and to prevent operation noise from being generated.
US07984657B2	Method for operating a torque system configured to tighten a series of fasteners A wireless-enabled tightening system for fasteners is disclosed. The system includes a visual designator configured to project an indicator onto a workpiece. The system also includes a torque wrench comprising a wireless transmitter and a means for identifying whether the correct torque has been applied to a fastener on the workpiece and configured to provide a feedback for a user. The system also includes a camera configured to capture an image of the workpiece when an appropriate amount of torque has been applied to the fastener. The system further includes a microprocessor for determining sequence of the fastener and identifying the tightened fastener.
US07984647B2	Detecting ice particles Systems and methods for detecting ice particle accumulation is disclosed herein. In one exemplary implementation, a method for detecting ice is described in which a parameter within an interior volume of a heated conduit is measured. The method also includes detecting the presence of an accumulation of ice particles based on the parameter measured within the interior volume of the heated conduit.
US07984641B2	Method and test fixture for evaluating a lubrication containment system A method for evaluating a lubrication containment system is set forth herein. In one lubrication containment system, a seal runner can be fixed to the rotatable structure and seal against a static radial seal supported by the sump housing. The method also includes the step of rotating the structure relative to the sump housing. The method also includes the step of directing test fluid to the structure inside the sump housing. The method also includes the step of quantifying an accumulation of test lubricant at the seal runner during rotation by omitting the radial seal from the lubrication containment system. As a result, test lubricant can pass out of the sump housing. The amount of test lubricant that passes out of the sump housing, past the location where the seal runner would be or would have been, corresponds to the amount of lubricant that accumulates at the seal runner during operation in the field. It is desirable to minimize this accumulation; accumulation of lubricant at the seal runner can compromise the life and effectiveness of the seal runner. The test results derived from practicing the method can be applied to design aspects of the lubrication containment system, including the seal runner as well as other structures. A test fixture is also set forth for practicing at least one embodiment of the method.
US07984636B2	Apparatus and methods for medical device expansion A mandrel usable for expanding a medical device is disclosed. The mandrel includes a first tube portion having a first lumen and a first tube diameter. A second tube portion extends from the first tube portion; the second tube portion is configured to receive a medical device. A second tube diameter is smaller than the first tube diameter. A plurality of tube segments are separated by a plurality of slots formed in the mandrel, while a second lumen is in communication with the first lumen. At least a portion of the plurality of tube segments is moveable outwardly to expand the medical device.
US07984635B2	Asymmetric incremental sheet forming system The present invention relates, in general, to sheet material forming technology and the forming of structures there from. The invention relates to incremental forming of sheet material (1) with localised heating (5) and more particularly to a system and method for incrementally forming a sheet blank (1) that is at the same time heated by a dynamically moving heating source (5). This dynamic and localised heating locally changes the mechanical properties of the sheet material (1), thus facilitating the forming process.
US07984634B2	Milling device for inline rolling a steel band produced especially by means of a twin-roll continuous casting process Disclosed is a milling device for inline-rolling a steel band which is produced especially by means of a twin-roll continuous casting process. Said milling device comprises at least two rolling units (20, 30) with working rolls (21, 31) that mill the steel band (11) and support rolls (22, 32) which support said working rolls. The working rolls and support rolls are rotatably mounted in bearing housings (23, 24, 33, 34). At least two rolling units (20, 30) are disposed successively in a monolithic or multipiece frame structure (15) such that the rolling temperatures between the rolling units differ only slightly while a simple and inexpensive design is created.
US07984632B2	Method for synchronizing the bi-directional transmission of data The invention relates to a method for synchronizing a bi-directional transmission of data between a transmitter and a receiver based on the transmission of frames (10) having a predefined bit length, with a predefined first bit length (20) being provided in each frame (10) for the transmission of data from the transmitter to the receiver and a predefined second bit length (30) for the transmission of data from the receiver to the transmitter, with a trigger pulse (40) being sent to the receiver parallel to and independently from the transmission of the data between the transmitter and receiver, which pulse triggers a data collection process at the receiver, wherein the frame (10) has a time slot (50), during which no information is transmitted from the transmitter to the receiver and also not from the receiver to the transmitter, and wherein the trigger pulse (40) is transmitted from the transmitter to the receiver during this time slot (50).
US07984629B2	Security device A security device for deterring theft of an object from a retail store has a base member, a cable for placement about the object, and a spool rotatably mounted on the base member. The cable is connected to the spool such that the cable can be wound around the spool, enabling the cable to be tightened around the object by rotating the spool with respect to the base member in a tightening direction. There is a ratchet and pawl mechanism configurable between an active configuration wherein the spool is constrained for rotation only in the cable tightening direction, and an inactive configuration whereby the spool is free to rotate in both the cable tightening direction and an opposite, cable loosening direction.
US07984625B2	Temperature compensation for shape-induced in-plane stresses in glass substrates Methods of fabricating glass sheets (13) are provided in which the sheets are cut from a glass ribbon (15) composed of a glass having a setting zone temperature range (SZTR). As the glass is drawn, it passes through the SZTR (31) and an across-the-ribbon temperature distribution is produced at least one longitudinal position along the ribbon to compensate for in-plane stress induced in the sheets (13) when flattened. Through such thermal compensation, glass sheets (13) are produced which exhibit controlled levels of distortion when cut into sub-pieces and thus are suitable for use as substrates in the manufacture of, for example, flat panel displays, e.g., LCD displays.
US07984623B2	Refrigerator for controlling cool air supplied to a refrigerating chamber independently of cool air supplied to a freezing chamber A refrigerator is provided including a freezing chamber having a first evaporator and a first fan provided inside, and a refrigerating chamber having a second evaporator and a second fan provided inside. Further, the first and second fans may be configured to direct cool air generated by the first and second evaporators to the freezing and refrigerating chambers, respectively. Additionally, plurality of cool-air ducts may be provided in at least one of the freezing and refrigerating chambers, the cool air ducts may be configured to provide cool air to the freezing and refrigerating chambers via operation of the first and second fans, respectively.
US07984620B2	Air conditioning apparatus An air conditioning apparatus has plural indoor units having: plural heat exchangers; and flow controllers respectively corresponding to the heat exchangers. In each of the indoor units, one heat exchanger is used as a condenser, and another heat exchanger is used as an evaporator, thereby causing the indoor unit to perform a temperature and humidity controlling operation. An indoor unit(s) which is not set to perform the temperature and humidity controlling operation may be caused to perform a heating operation or a cooling operation. Capacity controls on the condensers and the evaporators are performed by corresponding flow controllers. Gas refrigerants ejected from plural heat exchangers serving as evaporators are joined together, and then distributed to plural heat exchangers serving as condensers.
US07984610B2	Hydrodynamic machine The present invention relates to a hydrodynamic machine, especially a hydrodynamic retarder, including a bladed primary wheel and a bladed secondary wheel which are arranged opposite of each other axially with respect to their blade configurations such that they jointly form a working chamber. The working chamber can be filled with a working medium for one operating state in order to transmit torque from the primary wheel to the secondary wheel by means of a circulatory flow of the working medium. The working chamber can be emptied of the working medium for a non-operating state in order to prevent a transmission of torque from the primary wheel to the secondary wheel. A suction apparatus is connected with a fluidic connection to the working chamber in order to suck off working medium and/or air from the working chamber for forming a negative pressure in the working chamber in the non-operating state.
US07984609B2	Exhaust gas post treatment system An exhaust gas post treatment system for nitrogen oxide and particle reduction of internal combustion engines operated with excess air. An oxidation catalytic converter is disposed in the exhaust gas stream of the engine for converting at least a portion of the nitric oxide in the exhaust gas into nitrogen dioxide. The first particle separator or filter is disposed in the exhaust gas stream downstream of the oxidation catalytic converter for converting carbon particles accumulated in the separator or filter into carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen and nitric oxide with the aid of nitrogen dioxide contained in the exhaust gas. A partial exhaust gas stream is branched off from the exhaust gas stream upstream of the first separator or filter. A metering device adds reduction agent to the partial exhaust gas stream in the form of ammonia or a material that releases ammonia downstream of the supply location due to hot exhaust gas. A second particle separator or filter is disposed in the partial exhaust gas stream downstream of the supply location. The partial exhaust gas stream returns to the exhaust gas stream downstream of both particle separators or filters. An SCR catalytic converter is disposed downstream of the return location for reducing nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas to nitrogen and water vapor with the aid of ammonia or released ammonia by way of selective catalytic reduction.
US07984604B2	Manufacturing method and apparatus for producing digital yarns using hybrid metal for high speed communication and digital yarns thereof A manufacturing method and apparatus for producing digital yarns using hybrid metal for high speed communication, which can be connected to a network to exchange information in real time in the ubiquitous era, and digital yarns made using the method thereof. The manufacturing method and apparatus for producing digital yarns using hybrid metal for high speed communication and digital yarns thereof comprises producing a hybrid metal rod; drawing the hybrid metal rod; producing a micro filament; feeding the micro filament; softening the micro filament; forming a sliver; forming a spun yarn; winding the spun yarn; coating the spun yarn with an electromagnetic shielding resin; drying the spun yarn with the electromagnetic shielding resin; and covering the spun yarn with a textile yarn and the digital yarn made in accordance with this method.
US07984601B2	Profiled rail A profiled rail has two opposite side walls (13) at least one connection wall (16) for connecting the side walls (13), first and second openings (17, 37; 27, 47) for passing therethrough a connection element (6) and having, respectively, first and second opening widths (B; F; C; G) measured in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal profile axis (12) of the profiled rail, with a minimal distance (A; E) between the opposite wall sections (14; 34) of the side walls (13; 33), which is measured in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal profile axis (12) of the profiled rail, at most corresponding to the opening width of (B; F; C; G) the first and second openings (17, 37; 27; 47).
US07984597B2	Vinyl siding The present invention is a vinyl siding panel and a method of making the vinyl siding panel. One embodiment of the vinyl siding panel comprises a planar row extending the longitudinal length of the vinyl siding panel. The siding panel may also have a slightly curved row. A reinforcement panel may be secured to the siding panel. In such case, the slightly curved row of siding may be secured to a planar portion of the reinforcement panel. In addition, an intermediate portion of the siding panel may be thicker than the outer portions of the siding panel.
US07984593B2	Surface facing system A surface facing system for covering edifices includes vertical intermediate profiled members, two profiled support members, and at least one exposed element accommodated therein. A top and a bottom receiving and guiding groove is formed on the profiled support member by situating a segment on the front side of the profiled support member and a profiled holding element. The exposed element has a base frame and a plate-shaped element connected to the base frame via its back side. The base frame has at least two horizontal profiled members and at least two vertical profiled members. At least one of the vertical profiled members is connected in a non-positive, form-fit manner to the horizontal profiled members while the other vertical profiled members are connected in a form-fit manner. The exposed element is received in the receiving and guiding groove as a spring via a leg of the horizontal profiled members.
US07984592B1	Self-cleaning inverted J-shaped ventilated grain bin roof rib A self-cleaning grain bin roof configured to allow ventilation through the roof ribs which has a trapezoidal shaped inner rib with ventilation orifices therein and a spaced apart and partially covering outer rib configured to inhibit precipitation from falling through the orifices while permitting air to be blown from inside the grain bin outside. The trapezoidal shape providing for a self-cleaning ability in that if matter is blown to the orifices by positive pressure in the grain bin, it will, in the event of a loss of pressure, either fall outside of the orifices and slide down one of the slanted trapezoidal sides, or return to the grain bin. If debris blown by wind gathers on the roof, it will be blown out from under the outer rib by the airflow through the orifices.
US07984590B2	Automatic door apparatus At both sides of a pair of doors 10L, 10R, a pair of television cameras (two-dimensional image sensors) 18A, 18B for detecting a moving object, and a pair of spare infrared ray sensors 20A, 20B are provided. A central control unit 16 calculates the position and moving direction of moving object by image processing of outputs of television cameras 18A, 18B, and predicts the passing position of moving object on the vertical plane P when the moving object approaches, thereby calculating the target opening degree of a pair of doors 10L, 10R individually, and determines the target opening degree of doors in full closing when the moving object leaves away, and thus outputs move command signals to motor controllers 14L, 14R so that the pair of doors 10L, 10R may be set at the target opening degree.
US07984589B2	System and method for potting plants Embodiments of a system and method for potting plants are disclosed. The system can include a drain shield, a filling material, and a liner for placing between the filling material and a growing medium. In particular embodiments, the filling material comprises expanded polystyrene spheres. The liner is a porous material allowing passage of fluids and preventing passage of substantial amounts of growing medium. The drain shield can include a top wall, at least two supports, at least two bottom walls, and a bottom member having a plurality of openings. The drain shield may include adhesive strips for securing the drain shield to a bottom wall of the container. Also disclosed are embodiments of a method for potting a plant in a container having at least one drain hole in a bottom wall of the container.
US07984588B2	Method of containing a floral grouping or potted plant A method of containing a floral grouping or potted plant in a sleeve is disclosed. The sleeve has first and second panels, and at least a portion of at least one of the first and second panels is constructed of at least two layers of material. At least a portion of the at least two layers of material may be connected.
US07984579B2	Systems and methods for electronic weaponry that detects properties of a unit for deployment An electronic weapon, when combined with a unit for deployment, causes skeletal muscle contractions in a human or animal target. According to the present invention, a launch controller for an electronic weapon includes a detector, a stimulus signal generator, and a switch. When the switch is conducting, it completes a circuit in combination with a unit for deployment. The circuit, when completed, operates a propellant of the unit for deployment to deploy at least two electrodes of the unit for deployment to enable the stimulus signal generator to deliver through the target a stimulus current to incapacitate the target by causing contractions of the skeletal muscles of the target. The detector is coupled to the switch and detects whether the switch is conducting prior to combining the unit for deployment and the electronic weapon.
US07984578B2	Shadow box frame and insert A shadow box is provided that is configured to display art objects wherein the shadow box has two chambers, the front chamber configured to display art objects whereas the second chamber is configured to house an insert that is configured to slide into and out of the shadow box as well as to display art objects.
US07984577B2	Compact executive organizer, and method A system and method for visually representing the priorities of a number of action items in a manner which permits their priorities to be rearranged quickly and easily, utilizing individual display units supported in a rearrangeble sequence on a parallel pair of rails, and a separate note sheet removably attached to each board.
US07984575B2	Quick coupler assembly A quick coupler for connecting and disconnecting an implement such as a bucket to and from a machine such as an excavator. In an example, the quick coupler includes a frame having recesses configured to receive pins located on the implement. The quick coupler includes first and second securing latches that are movable between latched and unlatched positions for removably latching the pins of the implement in the recesses. A rocker assembly and a connector link are provided for moving the second latch between latched and unlatched positions.
US07984574B2	Construction vehicle with rear object detection A vehicle, such as a loader, includes a chassis, a plurality of traction devices positioned to support the chassis, a tool supported by the chassis to move material, and a rear object detector. The object detector may be supported by the chassis of the vehicle and configured to detect objects around the vehicle.
US07984573B2	Combination device for snow throwing, mowing, scarifying, soil breaking or the like A combination device (1) is provided for carrying out various work tasks, such as cutting snow, mowing, scarifying, soil breaking or the like. The device includes a plurality of interchangeable work implements (60) tailored to the respective work task. A basic frame is provided in which the respective work implement (60) is accommodated and can be driven to rotate, and wherein the respectively installed work implement (60) is partially enclosed by a housing (23) extending parallel to the axis of rotation of the work implement. In order to tailor the combination device optimally to the respective work task, provision is made for the housing (23) to be able to rotate about an axis parallel to the axis of rotation of the respective work implement (60) and to be fastened in various operating positions corresponding to the respective work task.
US07984570B2	Sports shoe, such as a ski boot, snowboarding boot, trekking boot or suchlike A sports shoe comprising an upper or casing, to cover a tarsal zone and a metatarsal zone of the user's foot, and a tongue associated with the casing, to be bent forward due to the thrust generated by a tibial segment of the user's leg, during sporting activity. The casing, in correspondence with a flex zone thereof, comprises at least a through slit which allows the progressive elastic flexion of the casing due to the effect of the bending forward of the tongue.
US07984568B2	Condensation type laundry dryer A condensation washer-dryer, in particular, the air-guiding process. The base module is used to receive function parts and components of the air guide and is closed on the rear side by means of a process air cover and forms a plastic, stable support structure for the washer-dryer. The connecting surfaces are large and extend, preferably, over the entire width of the washer-dryer. Due to said embodiment, air guiding channels are formed in a simple manner on the rear side of the base module and the housing of the process air ventilator is closed on the rear side. Sealing elements are no longer required due to said welding of said type of connection and an exceptionally high mechanical rigidity is obtained.
US07984563B2	Device for determining a distance from a reference surface A device for determining the distance of a cutting tool, for instance a router bit, relative to a first reference surface or a second reference surface, the second reference surface extending essentially perpendicular to the first reference surface. The device has a central body, a pair of feet mounted to the central body, the feet being spaced apart so as to be able to accommodate between them the cutting tool, and a pointing element slidably arranged relative to the central body. In a horizontal mode of operation, when the feet are placed on or against the first reference surface, the pointing element may be moved relative to the central body to abut the cutting tool for determining the distance between the cutting tool and the first reference surface. At least one of the feet is configured to set the height of the pointer element with respect to the second reference surface.
US07984561B2	Device for determining dimension of a workpiece A device for determining dimensions of a workpiece includes a locating apparatus, a determining apparatus and a main processor. The locating apparatus includes a locating board supporting workpieces and defining at least one detecting aperture therethrough. The determining apparatus includes a detecting module, the detecting module includes at least one laser detector, each laser detector includes a laser emitter and a laser receiver respectively mounted on two opposite sides of the locating board. The main processor is connected to the locating apparatus and the determining apparatus, the laser emitter emits laser beams traveling through the detecting aperture and received by the laser receiver, and the main processor determines the dimension of the workpiece according to the dimension of parts on the laser receiver shielded by the workpiece.
US07984559B2	Golf club fitting apparatus and method A golf club fitting apparatus comprises an image display unit; a linear guide having a lower end that is attached to the image display unit and rotatable in relation to the unit; an arm that is attached to the linear guide and slidable in relation to the linear guide; a first encoder coupled to the linear guide and configured to generate a rotation signal when the linear guide is rotated relative to the image display unit; a second encoder capable of generating a linear measurement signal when the linear guide slides; and image display logic coupled to the first encoder, second encoder, and image display unit and which when executed by one or more processors causes displaying a golf club head image on the image display unit, and re-displaying the image in a changed configuration in response to one or both of the rotation signal and the linear measurement signal.
US07984556B2	Drill powered cable cutter A cable cutter for attachment to a power drill has a housing, first and second cutting blades and a drive assembly releasably engageable with the chuck of the drill. The drive assembly includes a worm mounted on a drive and a worm gear and a drive gear mounted on a main shaft. The worm and worm gear are in engagement, as are the drive gear and one of the cutting blades. The housing includes a main plate and an end cap secured to the main plate, with the end cap receiving the drive gear and defining a cut away portion adjacent to the stationary blade to allow the movable blade to pass through the cut away portion for direct engagement with the drive gear. The end cap defines a counterbore facing the main plate, with the counterbore receiving a bearing supporting one of the ends of the main shaft.
US07984555B2	Mower head with protection for a cutting cord The mower head (1) includes a body (3) with at least one exit hole (9A) for one end of a cutting cord (F) and includes, adjacent to the exit hole of the cutting cord and on at least one side of said hole, a radial projection (11) to protect the cutting cord.
US07984554B2	Egg slicer An apparatus for partitioning a food mass, such as a solidified egg, is disclosed including a base, a holder for supporting the food mass, and a plurality of cutting members for partitioning the food mass, wherein the holder is rotatable to permit the cutting members to partition the food mass in a first orientation and in a second orientation. The apparatus further includes a retainer positionable on a top surface of the food mass having passageways permitting the cutting members to pass through a portion thereof. The apparatus may include a cleaning plate receivable by portions of the holder in a position below the food mass, the cleaning plate being removable from the holder to remove food matter from between the support portions. The apparatus may include a lock for securing apparatus in a closed or lowest position for storage.
US07984549B2	Method of manufacturing ink-jet recording head In a method of manufacturing an ink-jet recording head including plural recording element substrates having at least one nozzle array comprising nozzles to eject ink, an electric wiring member supplying signals to the recording element substrates, a member supporting the recording element substrates and the electric wiring member, electric connecting portions electrically interconnecting the recording element substrates and the electric wiring member, and a sealant sealing the electric connecting portions, the method comprises the steps of applying sealants to the supporting member including the recording element substrates, the electric wiring member, and the electric connecting portions, and curing the sealants, measuring a distance between reference positions set on each recording element substrate before and after the curing of the sealants, and mounting the recording element substrates to the supporting member depending on a difference in the distance between the reference positions measured before and after the curing of the sealants.
US07984548B2	Method for modifying a compressor stator vane A vane unit system having a plurality of vane units having at least one airfoil projecting from a base is modified by placing a hole in the base and receiving a pin which extends between adjacent bases of vane units. A series of modified bases form a rigid ring of vanes that are less susceptible to vane motion caused by pressure fluctuations within the compressor of a gas turbine. A blade assembly tool having a shape to fit within the slit in a casing that receives the vane units allows for the installation of vane units with interlocking pins without the necessity of having to remove the rotor from the casing.
US07984546B2	Tool for filling vias in a greensheet An apparatus tool for filling vias in a product greensheet and/or repairing vias in a product greensheet. The apparatus tool utilizes a transfer greensheet having filled vias in a fixed array, which vias are punched into the product greensheet to either repair or fill the via of the product greensheet. The apparatus tool employs position determining means such as a camera, a punch head and a corresponding punch die and an activating means to activate the punch head to punch the transfer greensheet via to fill the product greensheet via. The transfer greensheet has a fixed array of filled vias and a transfer greensheet station employs a fixed plate having a plurality of vacuum ports positioned in the non-via areas of the transfer greensheet which secures the transfer greensheet during the repair or fill method. The product greensheet is held by a vacuum plate.
US07984544B2	Method for manufacturing long force sensors using screen printing technology A force or pressure sensor and appertaining method for manufacturing are provided in which the sensor comprises a repeating conductive trace pattern that can be replicated to produce a consistent conductive trace across more than one adjacent pattern section forming an electrical bus, wherein more than one section of a series of conductive traces are printed on a thin and flexible dielectric backing using the pattern. The thin and flexible dielectric backing has a repeated pattern of conductive traces printed above the dielectric backing and one or more dielectric layers provided above the conductive traces, the dielectric layers having access regions permitting contact of conductors above the one or more dielectric layers, and a sensor conductor layer printed above the one or more dielectric layers that contacts the conductive traces via at least one of the access regions or regions not covered by the one or more dielectric layers.
US07984543B2	Methods for moving a substrate carrier Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for electronic device manufacturing. The invention includes removing a first substrate carrier and a second substrate carrier from a moving conveyor using an end effector assembly and concurrently transferring the first and second substrate carriers from the moving conveyor to a support location via the end effector assembly. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US07984542B1	Multi-strand cable termination means An insertion tool for manipulating a cable termination device having an auxiliary handle section pivoted to a base handle section, the inner and outer bodies of a cable termination device nested together with multiple cable strands positioned between the two bodies, and the inner strand of the cable extending through an aperture in the inner body and being adapted to be bend 90 degrees by manipulation of the handle sections.
US07984538B2	Installation tool assembly An installation tool assembly for advancing a fitting's swage ring onto a fitting's connector body while a conduit is received in the connector body to mechanically and sealingly connect the fitting to the conduit includes a body defining at least two spaced apart piston chambers, a fixed jaw connected to the body and adapted to engage one of the connector body or the swage ring, and a movable jaw connected to the body and movable relative to the fixed jaw. The movable jaw is adapted to engage the other of the connector body or the swage ring. Pistons are disposed in the at least two spaced piston chambers. The pistons and the movable jaw are configured such that movement of the pistons in a first direction moves the movable jaw toward the fixed jaw thereby moving the swage ring axially onto the connector body to mechanically and sealingly connect the connector body to the conduit received therein when the fixed and movable jaws are engaged to the connector body and swage ring. A crossover assembly follows the contours of the body and fluidly connects the at least two spaced apart piston chambers. The crossover assembly is fluidly connectable to a hydraulic pressure source for delivering hydraulic fluid to the at least two spaced apart piston chambers to move the pistons in the first direction.
US07984533B2	Dual-axis hinge mechanism A dual-axis hinge mechanism includes a rotatable bracket, a first rotatable assembly rotatably assembled on the rotatable bracket, and a second rotatable assembly pivotally assembled to the rotatable bracket. The second rotatable assembly includes a fixed bracket, a pivot shaft rotatably extended through the fixed bracket, a first limiting member rotatably sleeved on the pivot shaft, and a second limiting member non-rotatably sleeved on the pivot shaft. The second limiting member is rotated a certain angle follow the pivot shaft in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction, and then drives the first limiting member to rotate with the second limiting member. The total of the rotatable angle of the second limiting member relative to the first limiting member and the rotatable angle of the first limiting member relative to the fixed bracket is about 360 degrees.
US07984530B2	Pet waste vacuum system and apparatus, disposable liners therefor, and a method of collecting pet waste using same A vacuum device for collecting pet waste includes a housing coupled to a vacuum source. The housing is a clam-shell configuration and is configured to receive a disposable liner bag. When closed, the housing holds the liner bag securely therein. A method of using the device provides for placing the liner bag within the housing, feeding a portion of the liner through an inlet tube to the housing, such that the inlet of the housing is insulated from contact with the waste being picked up.
US07984525B2	Access method between marine structures and apparatus Access means are provided for accessing a fixed offshore structure (70) such as a wind turbine, larger vessel or the like form a smaller vessel (50), or for providing for transfer between vessels. One or more guide wires (12) are connected from the vessel (50) to the fixed structure (70) or second vessel and placed in tension such as by directing the vessel away from the fixed structure. In one embodiment, inflatable members (14) are suspendable from the guide wires and inflation of the inflatable members causes them to extend along the guide wires to form an access surface across which personnel may walk to access the fixed structure or second vessel from the first vessel. Mounting means are also provided which accommodate relative rotational, translational and pitching movement of the apparatus and vessel, caused by wave motion. In another embodiment, a bridge member is retained on a runway of the first vessel and deployed using said guide wires.

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