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US07986011B2	Electrostatic discharge protection device The invention provides an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device with an increased capability to discharge ESD generated current with a reduced device area. The ESD protection device comprises a grounded gate MOS transistor (1) with a source region (3) and a drain region (4) of a first semiconductor type interposed by a first well region (7) of a second semiconductor type. Second well regions (6) of the first semiconductor type, interposed by the first well region (7), are provided beneath the source region (3) and the drain region (4). Heavily doped buried regions (8,9) of the same semiconductor types, respectively, as the adjoining well regions (6,7) are provided beneath the well regions (6,7).
US07986008B2	SOI semiconductor components and methods for their fabrication SOI semiconductor components and methods for their fabrication are provided wherein the SOI semiconductor components include an MOS transistor in the supporting semiconductor substrate. In accordance with one embodiment the component comprises a semiconductor on insulator (SOI) substrate having a first semiconductor layer, a layer of insulator on the first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer overlying the layer of insulator. The component includes source and drain regions of a first conductivity type and first doping concentration in the first semiconductor layer. A channel region of a second conductivity type is defined between the source and drain regions. A gate insulator and gate electrode overlie the channel region. A drift region of the first conductivity type is located between the channel region and the drain region, the drift region having a second doping concentration less than the first doping concentration of the first conductivity determining dopant.
US07986007B2	MOS transistor and manufacturing method thereof The structure of the MOS transistor provided in this invention has LDD (lightly doped drain) and halo doped regions removed from the source, the drain or both regions in the substrate for improved linearity range when operated as a voltage-controlled resistor. The removal of the LDD and halo doped regions is performed by simply modifying the standard mask of the MOS process using a logic operation layer with no extra mask required.
US07986006B2	Single transistor memory cell with reduced recombination rates A semiconductor fabrication method includes forming a semiconductor structure including source/drain regions disposed on either side of a channel body wherein the source/drain regions include a first semiconductor material and wherein the channel body includes a migration barrier of a second semiconductor material. A gate dielectric overlies the semiconductor structure and a gate module overlies the gate dielectric. An offset in the majority carrier potential energy level between the first and second semiconductor materials creates a potential well for majority carriers in the channel body. The migration barrier may be a layer of the second semiconductor material over a first layer of the first semiconductor material and under a capping layer of the first semiconductor material. In a one dimensional migration barrier, the migration barrier extends laterally through the source/drain regions while, in a two dimensional barrier, the barrier terminates laterally at boundaries defined by the gate module.
US07986005B2	Short circuit limiting in power semiconductor devices A power semiconductor device includes a semiconductor body. The semiconductor body includes a body region of a first conductivity type for forming therein a conductive channel of a second conductivity type; a gate electrode arranged next to the body region; and a floating electrode arranged between the gate electrode and the body region.
US07986002B2	FINFET-type semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate in which a trench is formed; a source region and a drain region each of which is buried in the trench and contains an impurity of the same conductive type; a semiconductor FIN buried in the trench and provided between the source and drain regions; a gate insulating film provided on a side surface of the semiconductor FIN as well as the upper surface of the semiconductor FIN; and a gate electrode formed on the gate insulating film.
US07985990B2	Transistor layout for manufacturing process control A symmetrical circuit is disclosed (FIG. 4). The circuit includes a first transistor (220) having a first channel in a substantial shape of a parallelogram (FIG. 5A) with acute angles. The first transistor has a first current path (506) oriented in a first crystal direction (520). A first control gate (362) overlies the first channel. A second transistor (222) is connected to the first transistor and has a second channel in the substantial shape of a parallelogram with acute angles. The second transistor has a second current path (502) oriented parallel to the first current path. A second control gate (360) overlies the second channel.
US07985988B2	Semiconductor device having circuit blocks in a single crystal layer, and bumps on certain blocks A semiconductor device 20 formed on a semiconductor chip substrate 30 has a plurality of circuit blocks made up of circuits each containing at least a metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistor 36, the circuit blocks being covered on top with a protective film 41 to protect the circuits. A plurality of bumps 23a, 23b, 23c are formed, at least via the protective film 41, only on circuit blocks whose current-carrying ability and threshold voltage do not satisfy predetermined values and which are in need of performance enhancement. The bumps 23a, 23b, 23c impose stresses on the MOS transistors 36, increasing the mobility of the MOS transistors 36 and thereby improving the performance of the semiconductor device 20.
US07985986B2	Normally-off semiconductor devices Normally-off semiconductor devices are provided. A Group III-nitride buffer layer is provided. A Group III-nitride barrier layer is provided on the Group III-nitride buffer layer. A non-conducting spacer layer is provided on the Group III-nitride barrier layer. The Group III-nitride barrier layer and the spacer layer are etched to form a trench. The trench extends through the barrier layer and exposes a portion of the buffer layer. A dielectric layer is formed on the spacer layer and in the trench and a gate electrode is formed on the dielectric layer. Related methods of forming semiconductor devices are also provided herein.
US07985984B2	III-nitride semiconductor field effect transistor Provided is a semiconductor device that can reduce the contact resistance, has a small current collapse, and can improve the pinch-off characteristic upon a high-frequency operation. A field effect transistor using a wurtzite (having (0001) as the main plane) type III-nitride semiconductor includes: a substrate (101); an undercoat layer (103) of a first III-nitride semiconductor; and a carrier travel layer (104) of a second III-nitride semiconductor. The undercoat layer (103) (101) and the carrier travel layer (104) is formed on the substrate in this order. The field effect transistor includes source/drain electrodes (105, 106) in ohmic contact, and a gate electrode (107) in Schottky contact directly or via another layer on the carrier travel layer (104). The undercoat layer (103) has an average lattice constant greater than that of the carrier travel layer (104) and a band gap greater than that of the carrier travel layer (104).
US07985980B2	Chip-type LED and method for manufacturing the same In a chip-type LED according to an embodiment of the present invention, a first recess hole for mounting an LED chip and a second recess hole for connecting a fine metal wire are formed in an insulating substrate, a metal sheet serving as a first wiring pattern is formed at a portion that includes the first recess hole, a metal sheet serving as a second wiring pattern is formed at a portion that includes the second recess hole, an LED chip is mounted on the metal sheet within the first recess hole, the LED chip is electrically connected to the metal sheet within the second recess hole via a fine metal wire, the LED chip including the first recess hole and the fine metal wire including the second recess hole are encapsulated in a first transparent resin that contains a fluorescent material, a surface of the insulating substrate including the first transparent resin is encapsulated in a second transparent resin.
US07985978B2	Display and pixel circuit thereof A display panel is disclosed. The display panel includes a data line, a scan line, a first switch connected to a first voltage, a second switch connected to a second voltage, and a pixel. The pixel is further comprised of a data transistor having a first source/drain electrode connected to said data line, a gate electrode connected to said scan line and a second source/drain electrode, a driving transistor having a first source/drain electrode connected via a first switch to the first voltage, a gate electrode connected via the second switch to the second voltage and a second source/drain electrode, a storage capacitor having a first electrode connected to the gate electrode of the driving transistor and a second electrode connected to the first source/drain electrode of the driving transistor and to the second source/drain electrode of the data transistor, and a lighting device having an anode electrode connected to the second source/drain electrode of said driving transistor and a cathode electrode connected to a third voltage.
US07985976B2	Semiconductor light emitting device, method of manufacturing the same, and semiconductor light emitting device package using the same There is provided a semiconductor light emitting device, a method of manufacturing the same, and a semiconductor light emitting device package using the same. A semiconductor light emitting device having a first conductivity type semiconductor layer, an active layer, a second conductivity type semiconductor layer, a second electrode layer, and insulating layer, a first electrode layer, and a conductive substrate sequentially laminated, wherein the second electrode layer has an exposed area at the interface between the second electrode layer and the second conductivity type semiconductor layer, and the first electrode layer comprises at least one contact hole electrically connected to the first conductivity type semiconductor layer, electrically insulated from the second conductivity type semiconductor layer and the active layer, and extending from one surface of the first electrode layer to at least part of the first conductivity type semiconductor layer.
US07985974B2	Light-emitting element, light-emitting device, lighting device, and electronic device An object is to provide a light-emitting element which exhibits light emission with high luminance and can be driven at low voltage. Another object is to provide a light-emitting device or an electronic device with reduced power consumption. Between an anode and a cathode, n (n is a natural number of two or more) EL layers are provided, where between a first EL layer and a second EL layer, a first layer containing any of an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, a rare earth metal, an alkali metal compound, an alkaline earth metal compound, and a rare earth metal compound, a second layer containing a material having a high electron-transporting property in contact with the first layer, and a region containing a material having a high hole-transporting property and an acceptor material in contact with the second layer are provided in this order from the anode side.
US07985972B2	Light emitting device having protrusion and recess structure and method of manufacturing the same The semiconductor light emitting device having a protrusion and recess structure includes: a lower clad layer disposed on a substrate; an active layer formed on one portion of a top surface of the lower clad layer; an upper clad layer formed on the active layer; a first electrode formed on the upper clad layer; and a second electrode that is formed on a protrusion and recess structural pattern region formed on a portion of the top surface of the lower clad layer not occupied by the active layer.
US07985971B2	Method of producing thin semiconductor structures A method of making a thin gallium-nitride (GaN)-based semiconductor structure is provided. According to one embodiment of the invention, the method includes the steps of providing a substrate; sequentially forming one or more semiconductor layers on the substrate; etching a pattern in the one or more semiconductor layers; depositing a dielectrics layer; forming a photoresist on a portion of the dielectrics layer, wherein the portion of the dielectrics layer is deposited on the one or more semiconductor layers; depositing a primer; removing the photoresist layer, wherein the primer on the photoresist is also removed; depositing a superhard material, wherein the superhard material forms in the pattern; and removing the substrate. Accordingly, the superhard material may be selectively deposited in only areas where the superhard material is desired. Vertical GaN-based light emitting devices may then be formed by cutting the semiconductor structure.
US07985968B2	Display device Disclosed herein is a display device including: a support substrate; a drive circuit provided on the support substrate; an interlayer insulating film which covers the drive circuit; organic field light-emitting elements arranged in a display region on the interlayer insulating film; and a lead-out wiring extended from the organic field light-emitting elements to a peripheral region around the display region, wherein the interlayer insulating film includes a laminated film made up of an inorganic insulating film and organic insulating film stacked in this order, the organic insulating film has an isolation trench which surrounds the display region, the isolation trench being devoid of the organic insulating film and having the inorganic insulating film at its bottom, and the drive circuit and lead-out wiring are insulated from each other by the inorganic insulating film where the lead-out wiring crosses the isolation trench.
US07985967B2	Organic thin film transistor and method of manufacturing the same, and semiconductor device having the organic thin film transistor There have been problems in that a dedicated apparatus is needed for a conventional method of manufacturing an organic thin film transistor and in that: a little amount of an organic semiconductor film is formed with respect to a usage amount of a material; and most of the used material is discarded. Further, apparatus maintenance such as cleaning of the inside of an apparatus cup or chamber has needed to be frequently carried out in order to remove the contamination resulting from the material that is wastefully discarded. Therefore, a great cost for materials and man-hours for maintenance of apparatus have been required. In the present invention, a uniform organic semiconductor film is formed by forming an aperture between a first substrate for forming the organic semiconductor film and a second substrate used for injection with an insulating film formed at a specific spot and by injecting an organic semiconductor film material into the aperture due to capillarity to the aperture. The insulating film formed at the specific spot enables formation of the organic semiconductor film with high controllability. Further, the insulating film can also serve as a spacer that holds the aperture, that is, an interval (gap) between the substrates.
US07985964B2	Light-emitting semiconductor device The present invention discloses a light-emitting semiconductor device, includes: a first electrode that is made of a high reflective metal; a second electrode; a tunnel junction layer coupling to the first electrode through a first ohmic contact and generating a tunnel current by applying a reverse bias voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode; a light-emitting layer provided between the tunnel junction layer and the second electrode.
US07985963B2	Memory using variable tunnel barrier widths A memory using a tunnel barrier that has a variable effective width is disclosed. A memory element includes a tunneling barrier and a conductive material. The conductive material typically has mobile ions that either move towards or away from the tunneling barrier in response to a voltage across the memory element. A low conductivity region is either formed or destroyed. It can be formed by either the depletion or excess ions around the tunneling barrier, or by the mobile ions combining with complementary ions. It may be destroyed by either reversing the forming process or by reducing the tunneling barrier and injecting ions into the conductive material. The low conductivity region increases the effective width of the tunnel barrier, making electrons tunnel a greater distance, which reduces the memory element's conductivity. By varying conductivity multiple states can be created in the memory cell.
US07985962B2	Memristive device A memristive device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an active region disposed between the first and second electrodes. At least one of the first and second electrodes is a metal oxide electrode.
US07985959B2	Self-aligned vertical bipolar junction transistor for phase change memories A phase change memory may include self-aligned polysilicon vertical bipolar junction transistors used as select devices. The bipolar junction transistors may be formed with double shallow trench isolation. For example, the emitters of each bipolar transistor may be defined by a first set of parallel trenches in one direction and a second set of parallel trenches in the opposite direction. In some embodiments, the formation of parasitic PNP transistors between adjacent emitters may be avoided.
US07985957B2	Methods for concealing surface defects Methods for removing random or uncontrolled surface defects from a work piece surface are provided, by applying a plurality of induced controlled defects over the random defects to alter the surface texture.
US07985956B2	Fluid treatment system There is described a fluid treatment system which may which may be used with radiation sources that do not require a protective sleeve—e.g., excimer radiation sources. An advantage of the present fluid system treatment is that the radiation sources may be removed from the fluid treatment zone without necessarily having to shut down the fluid treatment system, remove the fluid, break the seals which retain fluid tightness, replace/service radiation source and than reverse the steps. Instead, the present fluid treatment system allows for service/replacement of the radiation sources in the fluid treatment zone during operation of the fluid treatment system.
US07985944B2	Steaming device for baker's ovens A steaming device (50) for a baker's oven including a steam generation chamber (55), located adjacent at least one heating element (25, 26) in an oven compartment of the baker's oven, the steam generation chamber (55) being closed at one end and having at least one steam outlet at or adjacent the other end; at least one heat sink member (57) in the steam generation chamber (55) to provide a heat source to convert steaming water introduced into the steam generation chamber 55) into steam; and a steaming water pipe (40) having at least one nozzle (41) operable to direct water into the steam generation chamber (55), the steaming water being convertible into steam within the steam generation chamber (55) and releasable to the oven compartment through the at least one steam outlet.
US07985937B2	Dimmer switch A switching device includes a paddle actuator biased to a rest position and configured to pivot relative to a housing to a depressed position to engage an air-gap switch disposed within the housing. The air-gap switch is configured to change a first state of a load connected to the switching device upon engagement by the paddle actuator. The paddle actuator is defined by a pair of opposing long sides and a pair of opposing short sides and has at least one slot defined therein parallel to the pair of opposing short sides thereof and centrally disposed between the pair of opposing long sides thereof. A rocker actuator is disposed in the at least one slot defined in the paddle actuator and is configured to pivot relative thereto to engage at least one switch. The at least one switch is configured to change a second state of the load connected to the switching device upon engagement by the rocker actuator.
US07985934B2	Clothes dryer A front-loading clothes dryer, a horizontally pivotable door is secured in its closed position against accidentally opening by a latching closure. Moreover, the door is connected to a safety switch which cuts off or re-establishes power supply for the clothes dryer depending on whether the door is in the open or in the closed position. The object of the invention is to ensure that the switching function remains matched over the long term to the closure state of the door, as when the clothes dryer was manufactured. For that purpose, the functional elements for the latching closure and safety switch are arranged in direct proximity to each other but functionally separated into a component arranged on the door and a component arranged on the casing.
US07985930B2	Multi-layer printed circuit board and method of manufacturing multi-layer printed circuit board A metal layer 18 is sandwiched between insulating layers 14 and 20 so that required strength is maintained. Hence it follows that the thickness of a core substrate 30 can be reduced and, therefore, the thickness of a multi-layer printed circuit board can be reduced. Formation of non-penetrating openings 22 which reach the metal layer 18 in the insulating layers 14 and 20 is simply required. Therefore, small non-penetrating openings 22 can easily be formed by applying laser beams. Thus, through holes 36 each having a small diameter can be formed.
US07985929B2	Circuit board and method of manufacturing the same A circuit board and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The circuit board includes: a multilayer board in which a plurality of conductive layers with desired patterns formed therein, and a plurality of insulating layers are stacked; a plurality of through holes penetrating the multilayer board; cylindrical recesses each formed around a through hole corresponding thereto, having a diameter larger than that of the through hole, having a depth from an outermost surface of the insulating layer to a surface of the conductive layer for electrical connection, and partially exposing the surface of the predetermined conductive layer; and a plurality of conductive terminals fitted into the through holes.
US07985926B2	Printed circuit board and electronic component device A base material in which a base insulating layer and a metallic layer are laminated is prepared. The metallic layer is processed into a predetermined pattern to form conductor patterns including terminal parts. A hole is formed in a region under a predetermined terminal part where the base insulating layer is formed by directing a laser beam from below. A reinforcing board having a through hole is attached to the lower surface of the base insulating layer by a sheet-like adhesive having a through hole, with the holes being aligned with one another. An opening space formed by the holes is filled with metallic paste by screen printing. In this way, a printed circuit board is fabricated. An electronic component is mounted on this printed circuit board.
US07985925B2	Superconducting cable and method for the production thereof The present invention relates to a superconducting hollow cable and a method for the production thereof. The superconducting hollow cable (1) has an outer tube (2) which has a circular inner cross-section and a cylindrical inner wall (3). In addition, the superconducting hollow cable (1) has a central cooling channel (4) of a polygonal or circular cross-section that is, however, smaller than the inner cross-section of the outer tube (2). Arranged between the outer tube (2) and the cooling channel (4) are profiled superconducting wires (5). These profiled superconducting wires (5) have a cross-sectional profile which corresponds to a key stone as known for Roman stone bridges or for groin vaults. For the purpose, the cross-sectional profile has at least one outer region (7) of curvature and an inner region (8), the outer region (7) of curvature being matched to the inner radius of the outer tube (2) and the inner region (8) being matched to the cooling channel (4). The side edges (12, 13) too can be profiled either rectilinearly towards the center-point (11) of the cooling channel (4) or by means of an offset from that rectilinearity.
US07985924B1	Coaxial transducer A coaxial transducer that uses lead zirconate titanate ceramic or other suitable material as an isolator between the conductors in a coaxial cable to transmit acoustic power at useful levels. The lead zirconate titanate ceramic is diced into thin disks and placed in between spacers made of much stronger insulating material. The coaxial cable is then integrated into a conventional double-armored steel tow cable with a typical diameter of 1″. This provides substantial longitudinal strength and provides crushing resistance to the lead zirconate titanate ceramic when the cable is being deployed or retrieved over a sheave under tension.
US07985920B2	Solar concentrator with self-tracking receiver Solar collection systems are provided herein that includes a mobile, self-tracking receiver support member which is suspended from a support beam spanning the two sides of an immobile solar trough concentrator. The self-tracking receiver support member has photovoltaic cells of equal power affixed to two or more downward facing surfaces of the support member. These photovoltaic cells face downward into the solar parabolic trough concentrator and respond to the concentrated light of the path of the points of focus being reflected upwards from a parabolic concentrator. The solar cells are wired to a DC electric motor so that the motor rotationally responds to the disparity in the power output of the solar cells. As the path of the points of focus of the solar concentrator moves to one side or the other of the center of the self-tracking support member, the motor automatically moves the support member, along with and the receiver it is carrying, into the parabolic concentrator's path of the points of focus. This self-tracking member combines the functions of tracking the sun while also transporting the receiver attached thereto into the concentrator's path of the points of focus. The power to drive the motor is preferably provided solely by the power of the sun.
US07985918B2	Thermoelectric module A novel thermoelectric module in which the thermoelectric elements are stacked together with thermal and electrical conductors integrated in the stack to perform the dual functions of conducting both heat and electricity.
US07985917B2	Automatic accompaniment for vocal melodies A graphical user interface for facilitating generation of an accompaniment for a recorded audio melody is described. A Hidden Markov Model, trained with blended chord transition matrices and melody observation matrices, is used for providing the accompaniment for the recorded audio melody. The recorded audio melody includes segments. Frequency analysis of the recorded audio melody is performed. The total duration of each fundamental frequency within a segment of the melody is summed. Based on the summing, a probability for each possible chord for each segment is computed. Based on the computed probabilities, a set of chords are selected for the segments. The chords are displayed on a chord chart of the graphical user interface. The graphical user interface facilitates various manipulations using the chords and/or controls, and generation of a new accompaniment for a recorded audio melody based on the manipulations.
US07985916B2	Electronic wind instrument and zero point compensation method therefor Electronic wind instrument includes: a breath flow detector detecting a flow of breath blown by a user; a tone generator forming a tone signal; a control section controlling the tone generator on the basis of an output signal of the breath flow detector; and a zero point compensation section that, when a predetermined condition has been satisfied, compensates a zero point of the output signal of the detector on the basis of the output signal generated by the detector at the time point the predetermined condition has been satisfied. The predetermined condition is satisfied when it is detected that a zero point compensation switch operable by the user has been turned on, that no performance is being executed by the user, that a value indicated by the output signal of the detector has decreased below a predetermined threshold value, or that the wind instrument has been turned on.
US07985914B2	Automatic player accompanying singer on musical instrument and automatic player musical instrument An automatic player piano includes a voice recognizer and a piano controller; while a user is singing a song, the voice recognizer analyzes the voice signal representative of vocal tones so as to determine the loudness and pitch of each vocal tone, and successively sends music data codes each expressing a note-on event, key number closest to the pitch of vocal tone and a velocity and music data codes each expressing a note-off and the key number to the piano controller together with music data codes duplicated from a set of music data codes stored in the memory; and the piano controller selectively drives the black and white keys with driving signal produced on the basis of the music data codes so as to play the accompaniment of the song.
US07985909B1	Easy method and system for a musical keyboard instrument A method and system to facilitate learning how to play a musical keyboard instrument. A first embodiment of the invention involves a system to facilitate learning, including a plurality of indicators on a plurality of keys on a keyboard of a musical keyboard instrument, wherein each key of the plurality of keys has at least one indicator of the plurality of indicators; and a plurality of matching indicators for placement on a plurality of fingers, wherein each finger of the plurality of fingers has one matching indicator of the plurality of matching indicators. A second embodiment of the invention involves a method to facilitate learning, including fabricating a plurality of indicators for attachment on a plurality of keys on a keyboard of a musical keyboard instrument, wherein each key of the plurality of keys has at least one indicator of the plurality of indicators; and providing a plurality of matching indicators corresponding to the plurality of keys, wherein the plurality of matching indicators are provided for placement on a plurality of fingers of a person, wherein each finger of the plurality of fingers has one matching indicator of the plurality of matching indicators that corresponds to a key of the plurality of keys.
US07985899B1	Soybean variety XB31AH09 According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety designated XB31AH09. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety XB31AH09, to the plants of soybean XB31AH09 to plant parts of soybean variety XB31AH09 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing plants of the soybean variety XB31AH09 with another soybean plant, using XB31AH09 as either the male or the female parent.
US07985897B2	Soybean variety D5235648 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated D5235648. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety D5235648. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety D5235648 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety D5235648 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US07985893B2	Sclerotinia-resistant Brassica The invention provides Brassica plants and lines having an improved Sclerotinia sclerotiorum Disease Incidence (SSDI %) score and represented by, or descended from, NCIMB accession number 41394.
US07985891B2	Immunization of fish with plant-expressed recombinant proteins Plants are produced that express an amino acid sequence that, when administered to a fish, produce an antigenic or immune response in the fish. The amino acid sequence in one embodiment is an antigen from an organism that causes pathology in fish. The plant tissue may be fed to the fish, or mixed with other materials and fed to fish, or extracted and administered to the fish.
US07985886B1	Aromatic alkylation process using UZM-37 aluminosilicate zeolite A new family of crystalline aluminosilicate zeolites has been synthesized. These zeolites are represented by the empirical formula. Mmn+Rr+Al(1-x)ExSiyOz where M represents a combination of potassium and sodium exchangeable cations, R is a singly charged organoammonium cation such as the propyltrimethylammonium cation and E is a framework element such as gallium. These zeolites are similar to MWW but are characterized by unique x-ray diffraction patterns and compositions and have catalytic properties for carrying out alkylation processes.
US07985882B1	Compositions for reductive aminations utilizing supported tricarboxyborohydride reagents and methods of using the same A modified solid-support for use as a supported reagent for use in reduction reactions, including reductive amination comprising a solid-support having an tetrasubstituted ammonium cation species ionically bonded to a borohydride anion species extending therefrom having the general formula: wherein P is a solid-support, S is a spacer group selected from the group consisting of alkylene, {including —(CH2)n—}, alkyleneoxy {including -0(CH2)n—}, alkylenethio {including —S(CH2)n—} and alkylenecarboxy, {including —O(O)C—(CH2)n—}, n=2-16. R1, R2, R3 and R are each independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, haloalkyl and aryl. Y equals 1, 2 or 3. H is hydrogen or deuterium.
US07985881B2	Aromatic imine compounds for use as sulfide scavengers Compositions and methods relating to aromatic imine compounds and methods of their use are described. The compounds are formed from aromatic aldehydes and amino or amino derivatives. The compounds and their derivatives are useful, for example, as hydrogen sulfide and mercaptan scavengers for use in both water and petroleum products.
US07985878B2	Method for removing iodide compound from organic acid An iodide compound is adsorbed and removed from an organic acid containing the iodide compound as an impurity by passing the organic acid through a packed bed of a cation-exchange resin having silver ion carried thereon at 50° C. or lower. The cation-exchange resin is a macroporous-type resin with an average particle size of 0.3 to 0.6 mm and an average pore size of 15 to 28 nm, and silver ion substitutes for 40 to 60% of the active site.
US07985876B2	Substituted dibenzoic acid derivatives and use thereof The invention relates to novel substituted dibenzoic acid derivatives of formula (I), wherein A represents a group of formula (II) or (III), to methods for producing the same, and to their use in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases. The invention also relates to the use of said substances in the production of drugs for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, especially in the treatment and/or prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
US07985875B2	Process for preparing aromatic polycarboxylic acid by liquid phase oxidation The invention relates to a process for preparing an aromatic polycarboxylic acid by liquid phase oxidation of a di- or tri-substituted benzene or naphtalene compound, the process comprising a step of contacting the aromatic compound with an oxidant in the presence of a carboxylic acid solvent, a metal catalyst and a promoter in a reaction zone, wherein the promoter is an ionic liquid comprising an organic cation and a bromide or iodide anion. Advantages of this process include high conversion without severe corrosion problems otherwise associated with halogen-containing compounds as promoter. The process does not necessitate the use of special corrosion-resistant material or liners in the process equipment; thus offering savings on investment and maintenance costs and increasing plant reliability.The process of the invention is especially suited for production of terephthalic acid from p-xylene.
US07985873B2	Synthesis of phenolic esters of hydroxymethyl phenols The present invention provides a process for the production of a compound of formula (I) or a salt thereof, wherein R is hydrogen, a straight, branched or cyclic C1-C6 alkyl group or an aryl group which may optionally be substituted. This process comprises: (a) reacting a compound of formula (II), with a compound of formula (III), wherein R is as defined above and X is a leaving group, in the presence of N,N-di-isopropylethylamine.
US07985872B2	Method for producing olefin compound A method for producing an olefin compound represented by the formula (2): wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different, and independently represent an alkyl group or the like, with the proviso that R1 and R2 are not hydrogen atoms at the same time, R3 represents an alkyl group or the like, which comprises contacting a palladium catalyst with an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde compound represented by the formula (1): wherein R1, R2 and R3 are the same as defined above, in the presence of an inorganic base.
US07985866B2	Vinyl ether compounds and polymerizable compositions Disclosed is an oxetane-containing vinyl ether compound including one or more aromatic or non-aromatic carbocycles and/or two or more vinyl ether structures, such as a compound of Formula: wherein Ring Z1 is non-aromatic carbocycle; Ra is vinyl group of Formula: wherein each of R1, R2, and R3 is hydrogen or C1-C4 alkyl; Wa is single bond or organic group having a valence of (m+1); X1 is, for example, hydrocarbon; “m” and “q” are each 1 or 2; and “p” is 0 to 5. Also disclosed is an alicyclic epoxy-containing vinyl ether compound of Formula: wherein Ring Z2 is non-aromatic carbocycle; Rb is vinyl group of Formula: wherein R4, R5 and R6 are each hydrogen or C1-C4 alkyl; Wb is single bond or organic group having a valence of (r+1); Rc and Rd are hydrogen or alkyl; and “r” and “s” are 1 or 2.
US07985865B2	Phase change ink formulations, colorant formulations, and methods of forming colorants A compound having the formula wherein R1, Z, and the carbonyl can be comprised by a common ring, wherein R1 comprises a chromophore that absorbs light from the visible wavelength range, and wherein n is an integer of at least 12. A solid phase change ink composition is also disclosed containing a colorant comprising a chromophore that absorbs light from the visible wavelength range and has the formula wherein R1, Z, and the carbonyl can be comprised by a common ring, and wherein n is an integer of at least 12. Also disclosed is a method of forming a colorant wherein a first compound having the formula is reacted with a second compound having the formula Z(CH2)nCH3 wherein n is an integer of at least 12 to form a third compound having the formula wherein the third compound comprises a chromophore that absorbs light from the visible wavelength range.
US07985863B2	Iminopyridine derivatives and uses thereof The present invention aims to provide an iminopyridine derivative compound having an α1D adrenergic receptor antagonistic action, which is useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of a lower urinary tract disease and the like. The present invention provides a compound represented by the formula wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, or a salt thereof.
US07985862B2	Iminopyridine derivatives and use thereof The present invention aims to provide an iminopyridine derivative compound having an α1D adrenergic receptor antagonistic action, which is useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of a lower urinary tract disease and the like. The present invention provides a compound represented by the formula wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, or a salt thereof.
US07985861B2	Piperidinyl derivatives as modulators of chemokine receptor activity The present application describes substituted piperidinyl modulators of MIP-1α or CCR-1 or stereoisomers or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. In addition, methods of treating and preventing inflammatory diseases such as asthma and allergic diseases, as well as autoimmune pathologies such as rheumatoid arthritis and transplant rejection using said modulators are disclosed.
US07985858B2	Process for the preparation of 6-alpha-hydroxy-N-alkylated opiates The present invention is directed to the conversion of a 6-keto morphinan to a 6-alpha-hydroxy morphinan in the presence of a ruthenium, rhodium, or iridium asymmetric catalyst and a hydrogen source.
US07985856B2	Method for preparing hexose derivatives A method for preparing hexose derivatives comprises the steps of providing a silylated hexose, treating the silylated hexose with a first carbonyl compound in the presence of a catalyst to form an ketalized hexose, treating the ketalized hexose with a second carbonyl compound followed by treating with a first reductant to form an etherized hexose, and converting the etherized hexose into a target hexose derivative, which can be 2-alcohol hexose, 3-alcohol hexose, 4-alcohol hexose, or a 6-alcohol hexose. In particular, the present invention can prepare the hexose derivatives with highly regioselective scheme to protect individual hydroxyls of monosaccharide units and install an orthogonal protecting group pattern in a one-pot manner.
US07985852B2	hTERT gene expression regulatory gene Disclosed is a novel substance capable of regulating the expression of a telomerase reverse transcriptase gene in a cell of a mammal. A gene capable of regulating the expression of hTERT, comprising a nucleotide sequence depicted in SEQ ID No: 1 or 2. The expression of a telomerase reverse transcriptase gene can be inhibited by inhibiting the expression of the gene. By utilizing this mechanism, the expression of a telomerase reverse transcriptase gene can be regulated.
US07985848B2	Pharmaceutical composition for preventing and treating diabetes or glucose control abnormality comprising ginsenosides The present invention relates to a composition for preventing or treating diabetes or blood glucose control abnormality comprising gisenosides Rg3, Rg5, and Rk1 from natural substances; a use of a mixture comprising gisenosides Rg3, Rg5, and Rk1 for the manufacture of a medicament for preventing or treating diabetes or blood glucose control abnormality; or a method for preventing or treating diabetes or blood glucose control abnormality by administering a therapeutically effective amount of mixture comprising gisenosides Rg3, Rg5, and Rk1 to a subject. The present composition can effectively prevent or treat diabetes, blood glucose control abnormality, and complication thereof.
US07985847B2	Recovery of lignin and water soluble sugars from plant materials In one aspect, a process for treating woody plant material is provided, the process involving contacting the plant material with a continuous flow of an aqueous ethanol solution at elevated temperature and pressure under conditions that promote extraction of ethanol-soluble lignin from the plant material and retention of hemicellulose sugars, xylose and cellulose in the treated plant material solids. In another aspect, a process for extracting hemicellulose sugars from lignin-depleted plant material solids is provided, the process involving contacting lignin-depleted plant material with water at elevated temperature and pressure under conditions that promote extraction of hemicellulose sugars from the plant material; and recovering hemicellulose sugars from the liquid mixture.
US07985839B2	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.
US07985834B2	Compositions and methods for increasing bone mineralization A novel class or family of TGF-β binding proteins is disclosed. Also disclosed are assays for selecting molecules for increasing bone mineralization and methods for utilizing such molecules. In particular, compositions and methods relating to antibodies that specifically bind to TGF-beta binding proteins are provided. These methods and compositions relate to altering bone mineral density by interfering with the interaction between a TGF-beta binding protein sclerostin and a TGF-beta superfamily member, particularly a bone morphogenic protein. Increasing bone mineral density has uses in diseases and conditions in which low bone mineral density typifies the condition, such as osteopenia, osteoporosis, and bone fractures.
US07985832B2	Antimicrobial cathelicidin peptides The invention relates to antimicrobial cathelicidin polypeptides related to a 38 amino acid peptide having SEQ ID NO:4. The invention provides for polypeptides having broad spectrum antimicrobial activity, nucleic acids and expression vectors encoding such polypeptides, as well as host cells and methods of reducing survival of a microbe. In addition, the invention also provides compositions, as well as articles of manufacture, that comprise a broad spectrum antimicrobial polypeptide.
US07985831B2	Crohn's disease antibody epitope peptide and reagent for testing Crohn's disease An epitope peptide is provided, which is capable of binding specifically to an antibody characteristic of Crohn's disease that is specifically observed in patients with Crohn's disease, together with a test method for conveniently and rapidly determining whether a subject is affected by Crohn's disease by use of the above peptide. The epitope peptide to the Crohn's disease antibody comprises a peptide having an amino acid sequences represented by any one of SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 3 or a salt thereof. A test reagent and a test method for Crohn's disease are provided, which comprise the peptide as an active ingredient.
US07985826B2	Molding resins using renewable resource component Unsaturated polyester compositions are disclosed that are obtainable by reacting: (i) plant and animal oil triglycerides, an alkyl ester of a saturated or unsaturated fatty acid or mixtures thereof; (ii) a difunctional, or polyfunctional glycol or mixtures thereof; (iii) a difunctional or polyfunctional acid, their anhydrides or alkyl esters and mixtures thereof; (iv) a strained cycloolefin; (v) a component(s) that function as a compound capable of initiating polymerization at high temperature and which is stable at room temperature; and (vi) low profile additives, fillers, and reinforcements. Also disclosed are methods for the preparation of the polyesters and the use of the polyesters in closed and open mold compositions such as sheet molding compound (SMC), bulk molding compounding (BMC), resin transfer molding (RTM), pultrusion, infusion, filament winding, and spray up.
US07985813B2	Slurry phase polymerisation process A process comprising polymerising in a loop reactor of a continuous tubular construction an olefin monomer optionally together with an olefin comonomer in the presence of a polymerisation catalyst in a diluent to produce a slurry comprising solid particulate olefin polymer and the diluent wherein the average internal diameter of at least 50% of the total length of the reactor is at least 650 millimeters, the solids concentration in the reactor is at least 15 volume % and having a particle size distribution such that (D90−D10)/D50 is less than 2.
US07985812B2	Method for controlling a solution process for the polymerization of olefins A method for controlling a solution process for the polymerisation of olefins is disclosed. The method is based on an algorithm that calculates predicted operating parameters of the process, including calculation of the extent of reaction (ξ), as a function of the solution density (ρ), and then calculation of the whole composition of the solution. The algorithm resolves a system of equations comprising the equation of state in the PC-SAFT form, the Lewis-Mayo equation for monomer incorporation into a copolymer, and the stoichiometry equation. Predicted parameters are compared to target parameters to detect possible deviations and implement corresponding compensation in the feed.
US07985808B2	Distortional matrix of epoxy resin and diamine The disclosure relates to composites having increased distortional deformation, and/or decreased dilatation load, as expressed within the von Mises strain relationship, which provide increased von Mises strain results. These composites may provide enhanced composite mechanical performances.
US07985803B2	Resin composition for optical material An optical material having a high birefringence and a small absolute value of a photoelastic coefficient is provided by use of a resin composition for an optical material comprising a resin (a) having a positive photoelastic coefficient and a negative inherent birefringence and a resin (b) having a negative photoelastic coefficient and a negative inherent birefringence.
US07985800B2	Golf ball The invention provides a golf ball excellent in abrasion resistance and a repulsion property. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a core and a cover covering the core, wherein the cover is made from a cover composition containing, as a resin component, a thermoplastic polyurethane (A) having no ionic group; at least one kind of thermoplastic resin (B) selected from the group consisting of a binary copolymer of an olefin and an unsaturated carboxylic acid, a tertiary copolymer of an olefin, an unsaturated carboxylic acid and an unsaturated carboxylic acid ester, and neutralized products thereof; and an acid group-containing polyurethane and/or a neutralized product thereof (C).
US07985797B2	Aqueous textile printing composition and continuous textile printing method of aqueous textile printing composition An aqueous textile printing composition is provided having superior printing characteristics that can be used with multicolor rotating screen printing machines without causing environmental problems.
US07985795B2	Thickener composition and method for thickening aqueous systems A polymer composition with blocks of hydrophobes attached to or within the backbone of an associative thickener. The blocks are composed of two or more units of the same or different hydrophobes whereby the hydrophobe is reversibly switched between being hydrophilic and hydrophobic in nature. When the hydrophobe is rendered hydrophilic, the aqueous thickener is pourable and readily incorporated into aqueous polymer compositions. When this hydrophobe is rendered hydrophobic, the thickener performs its thickening function efficiently, especially in tinted systems. Switching is readily accomplished by adjusting the pH of the associative thickener composition and the aqueous polymer composition being thickened.
US07985792B2	Dispersion of aluminium oxide A dispersion containing a high-surface-area, pyrogenically-produced aluminium oxide with a surface area and BET of more than 115 m2/g and a Sears number of more than 8 ml/2 g, is produced by mixing a high-surface-area, pyrogenically-produced aluminium oxide having a BET specific surface area of more than 115 m2/g and a Sears number of more than 8 ml/2 g, with water, setting a pH value of 2 to 11 (preferably 3 to 8) and dispersing the mixture by the introduction of controlled shearing forces.It can be used for the production of Inkjet media, digital imaging products and other printing medium.
US07985790B2	Water-based fluoropolymer composition A fluoropolymer composition comprising: at least one thermoplastic partially fluorinated fluoropolymer [polymer (F)]; water; less than 15% wt (based on total weight of composition) of a water-soluble solvent mixture [mixture (M)] comprising: at least one alcohol solvent [solvent (A)]; at least one glycol derivative solvent having a boiling point of at least 100° C. [solvent (GD)], wherein the solvent (GD) is a derivative of a compound comprising at least two hydroxyl groups, wherein at least one of the hydroxyl group has been derivatized to yield an ether or an ester bond.
US07985789B2	Aqueous silica-based nanocomposite polymer dispersion The invention concerns an aqueous specific silica-based nanocomposite polymer dispersion, a method for preparing same, a coating composition, in particular protective, containing said dispersion, for applications requiring high anti-corrosive, anti-abrasive and chemical resistance performances. It concerns an aqueous nanocomposite polymer dispersion obtainable by an emulsion polymerization process of at least one monomer composition in the presence of at least one aqueous silica nanoparticle dispersion, said monomer composition being added at least in one step into the reactor already containing the aqueous silica nanoparticle dispersion, said aqueous silica nanoparticle dispersion having an anionic character and being stable in a pH range between 2 to 10, and said emulsion polymerization being performed in the presence of at least one organic initiator free of any ionic group and in the absence of any monomer or cationic dispersant.
US07985787B2	Method for preparing an improved bitumen by addition of polyphosphoric acid and a cross-linkable polymer Methods are provided for preparing a bitumen product having improved properties for use in asphalt road paving. In a preferred embodiment, polyphosphoric acid is added to heated bitumen and stirred for a period of time. After addition of the polyphosphoric acid, one or more sulfur-crosslinkable elastomers and one or more sulfur donor coupling agents is added to the heated bitumen and mixed. The polyphosphoric acid, sulfur-crosslinkable elastomers and sulfur donor coupling agents may also be added to separate quantities of bitumen, and the bitumens may be combined prior to use to obtain a final bitumen product having the desired characteristics.
US07985783B2	Aldehyde tags, uses thereof in site-specific protein modification The invention features compositions and methods for site-specific modification of proteins by incorporation of an aldehyde tag. Enzymatic modification at a sulfatase motif of the aldehyde tag through action of a formylglycine generating enzyme (FGE) generates a formylglycine (FGly) residue. The aldehyde moiety of FGly residue can be exploited as a chemical handle for site-specific attachment of a moiety of interest to a polypeptide.
US07985780B2	Cylindrical mouldings based on cellular polyurethane elastomers A cylindrical molding based on cellular polyurethane elastomers having a density according to DIN EN ISO 845 of from 300 to 900 kg/m3, a tensile strength according to DIN EN ISO 1798 of ≧2.0 N/mm2, an elongation at break according to DIN EN ISO 1798 of ≧200% and a tear propagation resistance according to DIN ISO 34-1 B (b), of ≧8 N/mm, wherein the cellular polyurethane elastomer is based on the reaction (i) of a prepolymer having isocyanate groups and based on (a) methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) and (b1) polyetherdiol having a molecular weight of from 1500 g/mol to 3000 g/mol and based on propylene oxide and/or ethylene oxide, with (ii) a crosslinking component comprising (b2) polyetheralcohol having a nominal functionality with respect to isocyanates of from 2 to 3 and a molecular weight of from 1500 g/mol to 6000 g/mol and based on propylene oxide and/or ethylene oxide, (c2) diol having a molecular weight of from 62 g/mol to 499 g/mol, (d) water and (e) catalysts, the polyols (b) present in the cylindrical molding and comprising (b1) and (b2) having an average polyol molar mass of less than 3900 g/mol.
US07985777B2	Systems and methods for reactive distillation with recirculation of light components Systems and methods for producing gas-to-liquids products using reactive distillation are provided. The method for producing gas-to-liquids products can include reacting a feedstock in a column having a distillation zone and a reaction zone to provide a bottoms stream and an overhead stream. A first portion of the overhead stream can be recycled to the column at the top of the reaction zone and second portion of the overhead stream can be recycled to the column at the bottom of the reaction zone.
US07985776B2	Iontophoretic delivery of curcumin and curcumin analogs for the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease A method of delivering a curcuminoid to a patient, which includes iontophoretically delivering a charged curcuminoid across the skin of an Alzheimer's Disease patient.
US07985772B2	Derivatives of 3,3-diphenylpropylamines The invention concerns novel derivatives of 3,3-diphenylpropylamines, methods for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing the novel compounds, and the use of the compounds for preparing drugs. More particularly, the invention relates to novel prodrugs of antimuscarinic agents with superior pharmacokinetic properties compared to existing drugs such as oxybutynin and tolterodine, methods for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, a method of using said compounds and compositions for the treatment of urinary incontinence, gastrointestinal hyperactivity (irritable bowel syndrome) and other smooth muscle contractile conditions.
US07985769B2	Compounds and methods for the treatment or prevention of Flavivirus infections The present invention provides novel compounds represented by formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof useful for treating flaviviridae viral infection.
US07985768B2	Compounds as cannabinoid receptor ligands The present invention relates to thiophene containing compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, and n are as defined in the specification, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of treating conditions and disorders using such compounds and pharmaceutical compositions.
US07985764B2	Amide derivative or salt thereof It was found that a compound according to the following formula: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, has a strong antagonism for both the 5-HT2B and 5-HT7 receptors. In addition, the compound shows good pharmacological action as compared to antagonists selective for only one of these receptors. Based on the above, the compound of the present invention is useful for the prevention and/or treatment of diseases in which 5-HT2B receptor and 5-HT7 receptor are concerned, particularly for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
US07985763B2	Hepatitis C virus inhibitors A compound of the following formula: in which R1, R2, R3, U, V, T, W, X, Y, Z, m, n, p, x, y, and z are as defined herein. Also disclosed are (1) a pharmaceutical composition containing such a compound, and (2) a method for treating Hepatitis C virus infection using such a compound.
US07985749B2	Compounds and compositions as cathepsin S inhibitors The invention provides compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or disorders associated with the activity of Cathepsin S.
US07985748B2	ALPHA2C adrenoreceptor agonists In its many embodiments, the present invention relates to a novel class of phenylmorpholine and phenylthiomorpholine compounds useful as α2C adrenergic receptor agonists, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, and methods of treatment, prevention, inhibition, or amelioration of one or more diseases associated with the α2C adrenergic receptor agonists using such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions.
US07985742B2	Synergistic compositions of polysaccharides as natural and biodegradable absorbent materials or super absorbents A multi-component synergistic absorbent composition includes at least one polysaccharide and at least one or more polysaccharide-based components or gelling proteins. This composition possesses synergistic effects in its capacity to absorb water, saline solutions and biological fluids, at normal pressure or under load, or to retain these fluids, or a combination of these properties.
US07985740B2	Purine derivatives as agonists of the adenosine A2A receptor The invention provides novel compounds which are agonists of the adenosine 2A receptor along with pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of administering such compounds.
US07985739B2	Enhanced sleeping beauty transposon system and methods for using the same Methods and compositions for introducing a nucleic acid into the genome of a cell are provided. In the subject methods, a Sleeping Beauty transposon that includes the nucleic acid is introduced into the cell along with a source of a mutant Sleeping Beauty transposase that provides for enhanced integration as compared to the wild-type Sleeping Beauty transposase having an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO:01. Introduction of the mutant Sleeping Beauty Transposase and transposon results in integration of the nucleic acid into the cell genome. Also provided are mutant transposases and transposons, as well as systems and kits thereof, that find use in practicing the subject methods. The subject methods and compositions find use in a variety of different applications.
US07985737B2	Compositions and methods for the regulation of homocysteine levels within the body Described herein is a method for reducing levels of the harmful metabolic waste product of S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe), homocysteine, and provide vitamin and other nutritional co-factors that reduce the production of homocysteine and either re-methylate homocysteine back to S-adenosylmethionine, or facilitate its conversion downstream to cystathione. The method of the invention may be achieved by administering 5-methyl tetrahydrofolate, methylcobalamin, and one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of betaine, pyridoxal-5-phosphate, N-acetyl-cysteine, and other cofactors.
US07985735B2	Dimeric IAP inhibitors Smac mimetics that inhibit IAPs.
US07985724B2	Detergent composition for hard surface Disclosed is a detergent composition for hard surface, containing (A) a monoalkyl glyceryl ether whose alkyl group has 3 to 8 carbon atoms, (B) a specific compound represented by the formula (1), (C) an amine, (D) a polyvalent carboxylic acid having a molecular weight of 40 to 400 and/or a salt thereof, (E) a surfactant provided that (A) and (B) are excluded from (E), and water, wherein the mass ratio of (A)/(B), the content of (A)+(B), the mass ratio of (C)/(D), and the content of (C)+(D) are respectively in a specific range, and the pH of the detergent composition at 20° C. is 9.5 to 11.5.
US07985721B2	Cleaning and purifying compositions and associated method for purifying process water from the refinement of petroleum A cleaning and purifying composition including at least one solvent, an alkaline agent, a deflocculant, at least one surfactant selected from the group comprising an alcohol ethoxylate surfactant, an alkylamino-polyethoxy-sulfate surfactant, a polyether-phosphate ester surfactant, a surfactant that is a phosphate ester of an ethoxylated alcohol, and a surfactant that is a polyethyleneglycol monoaklyl ether, and a bonding agent.
US07985720B2	Multicolored cleansing bar and method for the use thereof A multicolored cleansing bar includes at least one cleansing material, wherein the cleansing bar includes a plurality of layers, wherein the plurality of layers includes at least a red layer, an orange layer, a yellow layer, a green layer, a blue layer, and a purple layer. A method for improving a child's hygiene includes (1) providing a child with a multicolored cleansing bar including a cleansing material and having a plurality of colors, and (2) having the child wash or bathe with the cleansing bar, wherein the child is motivated to wash or bathe with the cleansing bar in order to see the appearance of the cleansing bar change.
US07985717B2	Methods of using drilling fluids containing biodegradable organophilic clay Methods of treating a wellbore comprise displacing a drilling fluid comprising an organophilic clay treated with a quaternary ammonium surfactant having an amide linkage into the wellbore. Methods of drilling a wellbore comprise: applying torque to a bit within the wellbore and concurrently applying force to urge the bit to extend through the wellbore; and circulating a drilling fluid past the bit to remove cuttings therefrom, the drilling fluid comprising an organophilic clay treated with a quaternary ammonium surfactant having an amide linkage. Methods of preparing a drilling fluid comprise: forming an organophilic clay treated with a quaternary ammonium surfactant having an amide linkage; and combining the organophilic clay with an oil-based fluid.
US07985715B2	Combinatorial artificial receptors including peptide building blocks The present invention relates to artificial receptors, arrays or microarrays of artificial receptors or candidate artificial receptors, methods of and compositions for making them, and methods of using them. Each artificial receptor includes a building block molecule that is a peptide of Formula: R1R2N—R3—(R4)n—X—(R5)m—Y—C(O)—R6, Tether-R1NH—Z-Ala-Gly-Ala-Gly-X-Ala-Y—C(O)—R6, R1R2NH—Z-Ala-Gly-Ala-Gly-X-Ala-Y—C(O)-Tether, Linker-R1NH—Z-Ala-Gly-Ala-Gly-X-Ala-Y—C(O)—R6, or R1R2NH—Z-Ala-Gly-Ala-Gly-X-Ala-Y—C(O)-Linker.
US07985711B2	Thermosensitive recording material and recording method using the same To provide a thermosensitive recording material that is superior in uniformity, makes it possible to obtain images with high glossiness and has less curl, in which a synthetic paper having a multilayer structure serves as a support. Specifically, there is a thermosensitive recording material including: a support, and a thermosensitive recording layer containing a leuco dye and a color developer on the support, wherein the support is a synthetic paper having a multilayer structure, and an inorganic pigment is contained only in a base layer of the synthetic paper; also, two layers which are formed solely of polypropylene and which contain no inorganic pigment are laid one on top of the other on the base layer containing an inorganic pigment; further, all layers are biaxially stretched.
US07985709B2	Methodology for the effective stabilization of tin-oxide-based oxidation/reduction catalysts The invention described herein involves a novel approach to the production of oxidation/reduction catalytic systems. The present invention serves to stabilize the tin oxide reducible metal-oxide coating by co-incorporating at least another metal-oxide species, such as zirconium. In one embodiment, a third metal-oxide species is incorporated, selected from the group consisting of cerium, lanthanum, hafnium, and ruthenium. The incorporation of the additional metal oxide components serves to stabilize the active tin-oxide layer in the catalytic process during high-temperature operation in a reducing environment (e.g., automobile exhaust). Moreover, the additional metal oxides are active components due to their oxygen-retention capabilities. Together, these features provide a mechanism to extend the range of operation of the tin-oxide-based catalyst system for automotive applications, while maintaining the existing advantages.
US07985708B2	Methods of making and using a catalyst A catalyst support is made by coating a metal substrate with a solution containing a precursor for a ceramic and an amphiphilic compound, and treating the coating such that it forms a micelle structure. The coating is then treated to form a mesoporous ceramic coating on the metal substrate. The micelle structure acts as a template, so that the pores are of regular size. The active catalytic material can then be deposited in the pores. The metal substrate may for example be a corrugated foil, which can enable reaction heat to be dissipated from hot spots.
US07985706B2	Uniformly, highly dispersed metal catalyst and process for producing the same Provided are: a uniformly, highly dispersed metal catalyst including a catalyst carrier and a catalyst metal being loaded thereon dispersed throughout the carrier, the uniformly, highly dispersed metal catalyst having excellent performances with respect to catalytic activity, selectivity, life, etc.; and a method of producing the same. The uniformly, highly dispersed metal catalyst includes a catalyst carrier made of a metal oxide and a catalyst metal having catalytic activity, the catalyst metal being loaded on the catalyst carrier, in which the catalyst carrier is a sulfur-containing catalyst carrier having sulfur or a sulfur compound almost evenly distributed throughout the carrier and the catalyst metal is loaded on the sulfur-containing catalyst carrier in a substantially evenly dispersed manner over the entire carrier substantially according to the distribution of the sulfur or the sulfur compound.
US07985704B2	Method of regenerating absorbent A method of regenerating an absorbent includes preparing a reactor having a gas inlet portion and a discharge portion, filling the reactor with a reforming catalyst and an absorbent for absorbing carbon dioxide, feeding the feedstock gas and the steam via the gas inlet portion to the reactor to allow a steam reforming reaction to take place, allowing the absorbent to absorb carbon dioxide generated with hydrogen at the steam reforming reaction, and releasing the carbon dioxide from the absorbent after the carbon dioxide absorption capacity of the absorbent has been degraded. In this method, the temperature in an inside of the reactor is set to 625° C. or more at the release of the carbon dioxide, and an inert gas is fed via the discharge portion to the reactor.
US07985701B2	Water-discoloring wall adhering material and water-discoloring wall adhering material set using the same A relatively lightweight wall adhering material includes a non-woven fabric or a water-resistant paper, having a coating weight of from 40 to 150 g/m2 as a substrate and provided thereon a porous layer in an amount of from 5 to 50 g/m2. The porous layer includes a binder resin and a low-refractive-index pigment dispersed in the binder resin and firmly fixed thereto. The water-discoloring wall adhering material has a gross weight of from 50 to 200 g/m2. The water-discoloring wall adhering material has excellent convenience at the time of production and use, promptly forms clear image to perceive, and is difficult to fall down when adhered to a wall.
US07985700B2	Composition for forming insulating film and method for fabricating semiconductor device A method for fabricating a semiconductor device utilizing the step of forming a first insulating film of a porous material over a substrate; the step of forming on the first insulating film a second insulating film containing a silicon compound containing Si—CH3 bonds by 30-90%, and the step of irradiating UV radiation with the second insulating film formed on the first insulating film to cure the first insulating film. Thus, UV radiation having the wavelength which eliminates CH3 groups is sufficiently absorbed by the second insulating film, whereby the first insulating film is highly strengthened with priority by the UV cure, and the first insulating film can have the film density increased without having the dielectric constant increased.
US07985698B2	Methods of forming patterned photoresist layers over semiconductor substrates This invention comprises methods of forming patterned photoresist layers over semiconductor substrates. In one implementation, a semiconductor substrate is provided. An antireflective coating is formed over the semiconductor substrate. The antireflective coating has an outer surface. The outer surface is treated with a basic fluid. A positive photoresist is applied onto the outer surface which has been treated with the basic treating fluid. The positive photoresist is patterned and developed effective to form a patterned photoresist layer having increased footing at a base region of said layer than would otherwise occur in the absence of said treating the outer surface. Other aspects and implementations are contemplated.
US07985693B2	Method of producing phase change memory device An area where a lower electrode is in contact with a variable resistance material needs to be reduced to lower the power consumption of a variable resistance memory device. The present invention is to provide a method of producing a variable resistance memory element whereby the lower electrode can be formed smaller. Combining an anisotropic etching process with an isotropic etching process enables the lower electrode to be formed smaller.
US07985691B2	Etching method, semiconductor and fabricating method for the same An organic/inorganic hybrid film represented by SiCxHyOz (x>0, y≧0, z>0) is plasma-etched with an etching gas containing fluorine, carbon and nitrogen. During the etching, a carbon component is eliminated from the surface portion of the organic/inorganic hybrid film due to the existence of the nitrogen in the etching gas, to thereby reform the surface portion. The reformed surface portion is nicely plasma-etched with the etching gas containing fluorine and carbon.
US07985690B2	Method for a gate last process A method for fabricating a semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes providing a substrate; forming one or more gate structures over the substrate; forming a buffer layer over the substrate, including over the one or more gate structures; forming an etch stop layer over the buffer layer; forming a interlevel dielectric (ILD) layer over the etch stop layer; and removing a portion of the buffer layer, a portion of the etch stop layer, and a portion of the ILD layer over the one or more gate structures.
US07985689B2	Patterning 3D features in a substrate Methods of forming a 3D structure in a substrate are disclosed. A layer of resist is deposited on the substrate. The layer of resist is patterned to define an edge at a predetermined location. The resist is reflowed to form a tapered region extending from the etch. Both the reflowed resist and the substrate are concurrently etched to transfer the tapered profile of the reflowed resist into the underlying substrate to form an angled surface. The etching is discontinued before all of the resist is consumed by the etching.
US07985687B1	System and method for improving reliability in a semiconductor device A method for forming a memory device includes forming a hard mask over a substrate, where the hard mask includes a first mask layer and a second mask layer formed over the first mask layer. The substrate is etched to form a trench. The trench is filled with a field oxide material. The second mask layer is stripped from the memory device using a first etching technique and the first mask layer is stripped from the memory device using a second etching technique, where the second etching technique is different than the first etching technique.
US07985684B1	Actuating transistor including reduced channel length A method of actuating a semiconductor device includes providing a transistor. The transistor includes a substrate. A first electrically conductive material layer, having a thickness, is positioned on the substrate. A second electrically conductive material layer is in contact with and positioned on the first electrically conductive material layer. The second electrically conductive material layer overhangs the first electrically conductive material layer. An electrically insulating material layer, having a thickness, is conformally positioned over the second electrically conductive material layer, the first electrically conductive material layer, and at least a portion of the substrate. The thickness of the first electrically conductive material layer is greater than the thickness of the electrically insulating material layer. A semiconductor material layer conforms to and is in contact with the electrically insulating material layer. A third electrically conductive material layer is nonconformally positioned over and in contact with a first portion of the semiconductor material layer. A fourth electrically conductive material layer is nonconformally positioned over and in contact with a second portion of the semiconductor material layer. A voltage is applied between the third electrically conductive material layer and the fourth electrically conductive material layer. A voltage is applied to the first electrically conductive material layer to electrically connect the third electrically conductive material layer and the fourth electrically conductive material layer.
US07985677B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device One of methods of manufacturing a semiconductor device of the present invention is as follows: a first conductive layer is formed, a first insulating layer is formed over the first conductive layer, and a second insulating layer is formed over the first insulating layer; then, a first opening portion is formed in the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer to reach the first conductive layer; a mask layer having low wettability to a composition containing a conductive material is formed over the second insulating layer, and a second opening portion larger than the first opening portion is formed in the second insulating layer; subsequently, the first and second opening portions are filled with the composition containing a conductive material to form a second conductive layer.
US07985674B2	SiH4 soak for low hydrogen SiN deposition to improve flash memory device performance Prior to deposition of a silicon nitride (SiN) layer on a structure, a non-plasma enhanced operation is undertaken wherein the structure is exposed to silane (SiH4) flow, reducing the overall exposure of the structure to hydrogen radicals. This results in the silicon nitride being strongly bonded to the structure and in improved performance.
US07985673B2	Semiconductor device for low-power applications and a method of manufacturing thereof The invention relates to a semiconductor device manufactured in a process technology, the semiconductor device having at least one wire located in an interconnect layer of said semiconductor device, the at least one wire having a wire width (W) and a wire thickness (T), the wire width (W) being equal to a minimum feature size of the interconnect layer as defined by said process technology, wherein the minimum feature size is smaller than or equal to 0.32 μm, wherein the aspect ratio (AR) of the at least one wire is smaller than 1.5, the aspect ratio (AR) being defined as the wire thickness (T) divided by the wire width (W). The invention further discloses a method of manufacturing such a semiconductor device.
US07985666B2	Method of manufacturing silicon nanowires using silicon nanodot thin film Provided is a method of manufacturing silicon nanowires including: forming a silicon nanodot thin film having a plurality of silicon nanodots exposed on a substrate; and growing the silicon nanowires on the silicon nanodot thin film using the silicon nanodots as a nucleation site. The silicon nanowires can be manufactured using the silicon nanodot thin film disposed in a silicon nitride matrix, as a nucleation site instead of using catalytic metal islands, wherein the silicon nanodot thin film includes the silicon nanodots.
US07985664B2	Film formation apparatus, method for forming film, and method for manufacturing photoelectric conversion device The present invention relates to a film formation apparatus including a first transfer chamber having a roller for sending a substrate, a film formation chamber having a discharging electrode, a buffer chamber provided between the transfer chamber and the film formation chamber or between the film formation chambers, a slit provided in a portion where the substrate comes in and out in the buffer chamber, and a second transfer chamber having a roller for rewinding the substrate. The slit is provided with at least one touch roller, and the touch roller is in contact with a film formation surface of the substrate. In addition, the present invention also relates to a method for forming a film and a method for manufacturing a photoelectric conversion device that are performed by using such a film formation apparatus.
US07985658B2	Method of forming substrate for use in imager devices A method of fabricating a semiconductor substrate structure comprises forming an oxide region in contact with a first semiconductor, e.g. silicon, substrate, implanting P-type dopants into the first semiconductor substrate to form a P-doped region, bonding the oxide region to a second semiconductor, e.g. silicon, substrate, and removing a portion of the first semiconductor substrate before or after implanting.
US07985657B1	Systems and methods for bonding materials using microwave energy Systems and methods are disclosed for bonding of semiconductor, metal, metal-ceramic or combinations of these substrates using microwave energy. In some embodiments, metal-ceramic substrates carrying semiconductor substrates can be bonded simultaneously through a thin interlayer metal to a metal substrate by using microwave energy. In some embodiments, other substrate combinations can be bonded by using microwave energy. High intensity microwave energy is applied to the substrate assembly positioned within a microwave cavity. A process of selective heating can occur in the thin interlayer metal enhanced by the presence of third microwave absorbing substrate, resulting in melting of the thin interlayer metal to facilitate bonding of the two substrates. Some of the advantages associated with such bonding process are disclosed.
US07985654B2	Planarization stop layer in phase change memory integration A key hole structure and method for forming a key hole structure to form a pore in a memory cell. The method includes forming a first dielectric layer on a semiconductor substrate having an electrode formed therein, forming an isolation layer on the first dielectric layer, forming a second dielectric layer on the isolation layer, and forming a planarization stop layer on the second dielectric layer. The method further includes forming a via to extend to the first dielectric layer and recessing the isolation layer and the stop layer with respect to the second dielectric layer, depositing a conformal film within via and over the stop layer, forming a key hole within the conformal film at a center region of the via such that a tip of the key hole is disposed at an upper surface of the second dielectric layer, and planarizing the conformal film to the stop layer.
US07985652B2	Metal stress memorization technology A semiconductor device and method for manufacturing a tensile strained NMOS and a compressive strained PMOS transistor pair, wherein a stressor material is sacrificial is disclosed. The method provides for a substrate, which includes a source/drain for an NMOS transistor, and a PMOS transistor. A first barrier layer is formed on the substrate and a first stressor material is formed on the first barrier layer. The first barrier layer is selectively removed from the PMOS transistor. The substrate is flash annealed and the remaining first stressor material and barrier layer is removed from the substrate.
US07985650B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device and method of manufacturing the same A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a floating gate electrode which is selectively formed on a main surface of a first conductivity type with a first gate insulating film interposed therebetween, a control gate electrode formed on the floating gate electrode with a second gate insulating film interposed therebetween, and source/drain regions of a second conductivity type which are formed in the main surface of the substrate in correspondence with the respective gate electrodes. The first gate electrode has a three-layer structure in which a silicon nitride film is held between silicon oxide films, and the silicon nitride film includes triple coordinate nitrogen bonds.
US07985648B2	Semiconductor memory device with bit line of small resistance and manufacturing method thereof A reduction of a resistance of a bit line of a memory cell array and a reduction of a forming area of the memory cell array are planed. Respective bit lines running at right angles to a word line are composed of a diffusion bit line formed in a semiconductor substrate and a linear metal bit line on an upper side of the diffusion bit line. The diffusion bit line is formed in a linear pattern on a lower side of the metal bit line in the same manner, and the metal bit line is connected with the diffusion bit line between the word lines. An interlayer insulating film is formed on the memory cell array, and the metal bit line is formed with being buried in it.
US07985647B2	Method of manufacturing nonvolatile memory device In one embodiment of a method of manufacturing a nonvolatile memory device, a tunnel insulating layer and a charge trap layer are first formed over a semiconductor substrate that defines active regions and isolation regions. The tunnel insulating layer, the charge trap layer, and the semiconductor substrate formed in the isolation regions are etched to form trenches for isolation in the respective isolation regions. The trenches for isolation are filled with an insulating layer to form isolation layers in the respective trenches. A lower passivation layer is formed over an entire surface including top surfaces of the isolation layers. A first oxide layer is formed over an entire surface including the lower passivation layer. Meta-stable bond structures within the lower passivation layer are removed. A nitride layer, a second oxide layer, and an upper passivation layer are sequentially formed over an entire surface including the first oxide layer.
US07985644B1	Methods for forming fully segmented salicide ballasting (FSSB) in the source and/or drain region Transistor structures for relatively even current balancing within a device and methods for fabricating the same are disclosed. These devices can be used in relatively compact MOSFET Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) protection structures, such as in snapback devices. One embodiment utilizes a salisided exclusion layer for segmentation of the source and/or drain diffusion areas, while the others utilize poly for segmentation of the source and/or drain area. Also, diffusion is used generically herein and, for example, includes implants. These techniques provide relatively good ESD tolerance while consuming a relatively small amount of area, and provide significant area and parasitic capacitance reduction over the state of the art without sacrificing ESD performance. These techniques are also applicable to current balancing within relatively high current devices, such as drivers.
US07985643B2	Semiconductor transistors with contact holes close to gates A semiconductor structure. The structure includes (a) a semiconductor layer including a channel region disposed between first and second S/D regions; (b) a gate dielectric region on the channel region; (c) a gate region on the gate dielectric region and electrically insulated from the channel region by the gate dielectric region; (d) a protection umbrella region on the gate region, wherein the protection umbrella region comprises a first dielectric material, and wherein the gate region is completely in a shadow of the protection umbrella region; and (e) a filled contact hole (i) directly above and electrically connected to the second S/D region and (ii) aligned with an edge of the protection umbrella region, wherein the contact hole is physically isolated from the gate region by an inter-level dielectric (ILD) layer which comprises a second dielectric material different from the first dielectric material.
US07985642B2	Formation of active area using semiconductor growth process without STI integration A semiconductor device can be formed without use of an STI process. An insulating layer is formed over a semiconductor body. Portions of the insulating layer are removed to expose the semiconductor body, e.g., to expose bare silicon. A semiconductor material, e.g., silicon, is grown over the exposed semiconductor body. A device, such as a transistor, can then be formed in the grown semiconductor material.
US07985640B2	Devices with adjustable dual-polarity trigger-and holding-voltage/current for high level of electrostatic discharge protection in sub-micron mixed signal CMOS/BiCMOS integrated Symmetrical/asymmetrical bidirectional S-shaped I-V characteristics with trigger voltages ranging from 10 V to over 40 V and relatively high holding current are obtained for advanced sub-micron silicided CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor)/BiCMOS (Bipolar CMOS) technologies by custom implementation of P1-N2-P2-N1//N1-P3-N3-P1 lateral structures with embedded ballast resistance 58, 58A, 56, 56A and periphery guard-ring isolation 88-86. The bidirectional protection devices render a high level of electrostatic discharge (ESD) immunity for advanced CMOS/BiCMOS processes with no latchup problems. Novel design-adapted multifinger 354/interdigitated 336 layout schemes of the ESD protection cells allow for scaling-up the ESD performance of the protection structure and custom integration, while the I-V characteristics 480 are adjustable to the operating conditions of the integrated circuit (IC). The ESD protection cells are tested using the TLP (Transmission Line Pulse) technique, and ESD standards including HBM (Human Body Model), MM (Machine Model), and IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) IEC 1000-4-2_standard for ESD immunity. ESD protection performance is demonstrated also at high temperature (140° C.). The unique high ratio of dual-polarity ESD protection level per unit area, allows for integration of fast-response and compact protection cells optimized for the current tendency of the semiconductor industry toward low cost and high density-oriented IC design. Symmetric/asymmetric dual polarity ESD protection performance is demonstrated for over 15 kV HBM, 2 kV MM, and 16.5 kV IEC for sub-micron technology.
US07985633B2	Embedded DRAM integrated circuits with extremely thin silicon-on-insulator pass transistors Integrated circuits having combined memory and logic functions are provided. In one aspect, an integrated circuit is provided. The integrated circuit comprises: a substrate comprising a silicon layer over a BOX layer, wherein a select region of the silicon layer has a thickness of between about three nanometers and about 20 nanometers; at least one eDRAM cell comprising: at least one pass transistor having a pass transistor source region, a pass transistor drain region and a pass transistor channel region formed in the select region of the silicon layer; and a capacitor electrically connected to the pass transistor.
US07985631B2	Semiconductor assembly with one metal layer after base metal removal A method for packaging an integrated circuit. A barrier metal pattern is disposed on a baseplate. A conductive layer is disposed on the barrier metal pattern. A photoresist having a pattern is applied to the conductive layer. A via is then disposed on the conductive layer. An integrated circuit is coupled to the via and encapsulated. Then, at least a part of the baseplate is removed. An integrated circuit package is produced by the method.
US07985627B2	Thermal intermediate apparatus, systems, and methods Apparatus and system, as well as fabrication methods therefor, may include a thermal intermediate structure comprised of a plurality of carbon nanotubes some of which have organic moieties attached thereto to tether the nanotubes to at least one of a die and a heat sink. The organic moieties include thiol linkers and amide linkers.
US07985621B2	Method and apparatus for making semiconductor packages A method of packaging a plurality of semiconductor chips comprises: providing a substrate panel having a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE); providing a carrier having a second CTE that is less than the first CTE; heating the substrate panel and the carrier to first and second elevated temperatures respectively; mounting the substrate panel at about the first elevated temperature to the carrier, the carrier being at said second elevated temperature, to provide a connection between the carrier and the substrate panel; and cooling the carrier and the substrate panel from the first and second elevated temperatures thereby putting the substrate panel into tension in at least one direction. A stiffener panel may be affixed to the substrate panel and heated to an elevated temperature and while the substrate panel is heated to an elevated temperature. A plurality of dies may be mounted and electrically connected to the substrate panel. Under-filling of the plurality of dies may occur with the stiffener panel affixed to the substrate panel.
US07985617B2	Methods utilizing microwave radiation during formation of semiconductor constructions Some embodiments include methods in which microwave radiation is used to activate dopant and/or increase crystallinity of semiconductor material during formation of a semiconductor construction. In some embodiments, the microwave radiation has a frequency of about 5.8 gigahertz, and a temperature of the semiconductor construction does not exceed about 500° C. during the exposure to the microwave radiation.
US07985616B1	Methods to form wide heater trenches and to form memory cells to engage heaters Embodiments of the present invention provide a method that includes providing a wafer including multiple cells, each cell including at least one emitter, and performing a lithographic operation on the wafer. The lithographic operation comprises forming heater trenches adjacent the emitters, each heater trench having a width that extends over at least respective portions of two cells. Other embodiments are also described.
US07985614B2	Solid-state imaging device and method for manufacturing the same A solid-state imaging device having a high sensitivity and a structure in which a miniaturized pixel is obtained, and a method for manufacturing the solid-state imaging device in which an interface is stable, a spectroscopic characteristic is excellent and which can be manufactured with a high yield ratio are provided. The solid-state imaging device includes at least a silicon layer formed with a photo sensor portion and a wiring layer formed on the front-surface side of the silicon layer, and in which light L is made to enter from the rear-surface side opposite to the front-surface side of the silicon layer and the thickness of the silicon layer 4 is 10 μm or less. Also, the method for manufacturing the solid-state imaging device at least includes the steps of: forming a semiconductor region of a photo sensor portion in a silicon layer of a layered substrate in which a silicon substrate, an intermediate layer and a silicon layer are laminated; bonding a first supporting substrate onto the silicon layer; removing the silicon substrate and the intermediate layer; forming thereafter a wiring portion above the silicon layer; bonding a second supporting substrate onto the wiring portion, and removing the first supporting substrate to make the silicon layer exposed.
US07985604B2	Method of manufacturing photoelectric conversion device A photoelectric conversion device having an excellent photoelectric conversion characteristic is provided while effectively utilizing limited resources. A fragile layer is formed in a region at a depth of less than 1000 nm from one surface of a single crystal semiconductor substrate, and a first impurity semiconductor layer, a first electrode, and an insulating layer are formed on the one surface side of the single crystal semiconductor substrate. After bonding the insulating layer to a supporting substrate, the single crystal semiconductor substrate is separated with the fragile layer or its vicinity used as a separation plane, thereby forming a first single crystal semiconductor layer over the supporting substrate. A second single crystal semiconductor layer is formed by epitaxially growing a semiconductor layer on the first single crystal semiconductor layer in accordance with a plasma CVD method in which a silane based gas and hydrogen with a flow rate 50 times or more that of the silane gas are used as a source gas. A second impurity semiconductor layer which has a conductivity type opposite to that of the first impurity semiconductor layer is formed over the second single crystal semiconductor layer. A second electrode is formed over the second impurity semiconductor layer.
US07985603B2	Ferroelectric capacitor manufacturing process A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method comprises forming conductive and ferroelectric material layers on a semiconductor substrate. The material layers are patterned to form electrodes and a ferroelectric layer of a ferroelectric capacitor, wherein a conductive residue is generated on sidewalls of the ferroelectric capacitor as a by-product of the patterning. The method also comprises removing the conductive residue using a physical plasma etch clean-up process that includes maintaining a substrate temperature that is greater than about 60° C.
US07985600B2	Use of perfluoropolymers in the determination of the receptor-ligand binding constant Use of flat surfaces comprising perfluorinated polymers in the determination of the binding constant of two interacting molecular species by using measurements of reflected light intensity, said surface comprising at least one molecule with the receptor function adsorbed or immobilized on said surface, and at least one ligand which interacts with the receptor.
US07985593B2	Apparatus and method for polymer characterization Apparatus for GPC/TREF and TREF/GPC characterization of a polymer sample. The apparatus provides for the automated and integrated use of multiple TREF columns and a GPC system employing a multiple flow through detectors. In addition, a method for TREF/GPC characterization of a polymer sample by GPC analysis of TREF fractions at increasing TREF elution temperatures from multiple TREF columns operated in a coordinated and synchronized temperature cycle for increased sample throughput. Also, a method for GPC/TREF characterization of a polymer sample by GPC fractionation followed by TREF fractionation of the GPC fractionations.
US07985591B2	Parasitic helminth cuticlin proteins and uses thereof The present invention relates to: parasitic helminth cuticlin proteins; parasitic helminth cuticlin nucleic acid molecules, including those that encode such cuticlin proteins; antibodies raised against such cuticlin proteins; and compounds that inhibit parasitic helminth cuticlin activity. The present invention also includes methods to obtain such proteins, nucleic acid molecules, antibodies, and inhibitory compounds. Also included in the present invention are therapeutic compositions comprising such proteins, nucleic acid molecules, antibodies and/or inhibitory compounds as well as the use of such therapeutic compositions to protect animals from diseases caused by parasitic helminths.
US07985588B2	Induction of and maintenance of nucleic acid damage in pathogens using riboflavin and light A process for damaging and maintaining damage to the nucleic acids of pathogens such as white blood cells, bacteria and viruses which may be contained in blood or blood components. This process comprises adding to the blood or blood component containing pathogens an effective amount of riboflavin, and exposing the fluid to light of an appropriate wavelength to damage the nucleic acid of the pathogen and to substantially maintain the damage to the pathogenic nucleic acids to allow for subsequent transfusion into a recipient.
US07985587B2	Methods of culturing dermal papilla cells The invention features methods of promoting hair growth in a subject. The methods include inducing or mimicking the effects of Wnt promoted signal transduction, e.g., by increasing the level of Wnt protein or administering an agent which mimics an effect of Wnt promoted signal transduction, e.g., by administering lithium chloride. Methods of inhibiting hair growth are also provided.
US07985585B2	Preprimitive streak and mesendoderm cells This disclosure relates to compositions comprising human preprimitive streak cells and/or human mesendoderm cells as well as methods for their production. Additionally, disclosed herein are methods of identifying factors useful in the further differentiation of preprimitive streak and mesendoderm cell types.
US07985582B2	Plasmids coding for p185neu protein sequence variants and therapeutic uses thereof DNA plasmids containing sequences coding for different fragments of 185neu oncoprotein which are able to induce an immune response against p185neu-overexpressing tumors, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof are described.
US07985579B2	Specimen culturing assembly suitable for use in in-vitro fertilization and in other cell culturing procedures An assembly is disclosed that is to be used for the culturing of specimens such as embryos and gametes for use in in vitro fertilization. The assembly includes an annular ring which is affixed to the stage of an optical viewing instrument, such as a microscope. The viewing instrument is focused on a point which lies inside of the ring at a predetermined distance from the center of the ring. Circular specimen dishes having a plurality of specimen wells in which the specimens in question are cultured or grown is removably positioned inside of the ring. The specimen wells have bottom walls which are configured so as to ensure that the specimens in the wells will gravitate to the same predetermined position in each of the wells. That position coincides with the focus point of the viewing instrument. When the specimen culturing dishes are placed inside of the ring, they can be rotated inside of the ring to bring the specimens in each well sequentially into the focus point of the viewing instrument whereby the specimens in each dish can be quickly and accurately monitored for growth and development. Other devices are disclosed which enable the rotation of the dish and proper alignment of the specimens in each well with the focus point of the viewing instrument. The assembly can be used for a wide range of specimen culturing. Typical specimens include animal and human cells, tissues, stem cells, embryos, oocytes, immature oocytes, sperm precursor cells, embryonic cells, blastocysts, and spermatozoa.
US07985571B1	Isolated genomic polynucleotide fragments from chromosome 17 that encode human carboxypeptidase D The invention is directed to isolated genomic polynucleotide fragments that encode human carboxypeptidase D, vectors and hosts containing the fragment and fragments hybridizing to noncoding regions as well as antisense oligonucleotides to these fragments. The invention is further directed to methods of using these fragments to obtain human Carboxypeptidase D and to diagnose, treat, prevent and/or ameliorate a pathological disorder.
US07985568B2	Botryoccocus braunii triterpene synthase proteins and nucleic acid molecules, and methods for their use This application relates to the functional identification and characterization of a nucleic acid molecule encoding a triterpene synthase, in particular botryococcene synthase. Also described are host cells comprising the nucleic acid molecules of this invention, proteins encoded by the nucleic acid molecules and methods for using the nucleic acid molecules, transformed hosts and encoded proteins to produce high levels of triterpene hydrocarbons.
US07985565B2	Method of nucleic acid amplification A nucleic acid molecule can be annealed to an appropriate immobilized primer. The primer can then be extended and the molecule and the primer can be separated from one another. The extended primer can then be annealed to another immobilized primer and the other primer can be extended. Both extended primers can then be separated from one another and can be used to provided further extended primers. The process can be repeated to provide amplified, immobilized nucleic acid molecules. These can be used for many different purposes, including sequencing, screening, diagnosis, in situ nucleic acid synthesis, monitoring gene expression, nucleic acid fingerprinting, etc.
US07985559B2	Methods of selecting epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) binding agents The present application relates to methods of selecting EGFr binding agents. In certain embodiments, such EGFr binding agents bind to at least a portion of a panitumumab epitope on an EGFr. In certain embodiments, such EGFr binding agents do not bind to a panitumumab epitope on an EGFr.
US07985552B2	Dye conjugates of nucleotides and other biological substances Chemically reactive carbocyanine dyes that are intramolecularly crosslinked between the 1-position and 3′-position, their bioconjugates and their uses are described. 1,3′-crosslinked carbocyanines are superior to those of conjugates of spectrally similar 1,1′-crosslinked or non-crosslinked dyes. The invention includes derivative compounds having one or more benzo nitrogens.
US07985545B2	Probe, probe set, and probe carrier for detecting DNA of Trichophyton violaceum A probe, a set of probes, and a probe carrier on which the probe or the set of probes is immobilized, are provided for classification of fungus species. The probe or the set of probes is capable of collectively detecting fungus of the same species and distinguishingly detecting those fungus from fungus of other species. The probe is an oligonucleotide probe for detecting a pathogenic fungus DNA and includes at least one of base sequences of SEQ ID NOS. 1 to 2 and mutated sequences thereof.
US07985543B2	Test for determining blood type in the cat The present invention provides compositions and methods for detecting mutations associated with blood type determination in the cat.
US07985541B2	Quantitative assay for detection of newly synthesized RNA in a cell-free system and identification of RNA synthesis inhibitors Methods for detecting populations of newly synthesized and newly initiated RNAs in a cell-free system are described. Suitable templates for the populations of newly synthesized and newly initiated RNAs are viral replicon RNAs, particularly HCV viral replicon RNA. The newly synthesized and newly initiated RNAs may be formed in the presence of a labeled nucleotide analog suitable for detection and/or quantitation of the RNAs. The assay may be employed to identify small molecule inhibitors of RNA synthesis of positive strand RNA viruses such as Hepatitis C Virus.
US07985536B2	Method for regulating NO production in an isolated organ or tissue during warm perfusion An exsanguinous metabolic support system for maintaining an organ or tissue at a near normal metabolic rate is disclosed that employs a warm perfusion solution capable of altering the production of nitric oxide (NO) in an organ or tissue and supporting the metabolism of the organ or tissue at normothermic temperatures. Perfusion with the solution of the invention, therefore, can be used to regulate nitric oxide production in situations where it is desirable to do so, for example, to prevent reperfusion injury. The system also monitors parameters of the circulating perfusion solution, such as pH, temperature, osmolarity, flow rate, vascular pressure and partial pressure of respiratory gases, and nitric oxide (NO) concentration and regulates them to insure that the organ is maintained under near-physiologic conditions. Use of the system for long-term maintenance of organs for transplantation, for resuscitation and repair of organs having sustained warm ischemic damage, to treat cardiovascular disorders, to prevent reperfusion injury, as a pharmaceutical delivery system and prognosticator of posttransplantation organ function is also disclosed.
US07985534B2	Pattern forming method A pattern forming method, includes: (i) a step of applying a resist composition whose solubility in a positive tone developer increases and solubility in a negative tone developer decreases upon irradiation with an actinic ray or radiation, the resist composition containing a resin capable of increasing a polarity by the action of an acid; (ii) an exposure step; (iii) a step of performing development by using a negative tone developer to form a resist pattern; and (iv) a step of causing a crosslinked layer-forming material to act on the resist pattern to crosslink the resin constituting the resist pattern and the crosslinked layer-forming material, thereby forming a crosslinked layer. According to the present invention, a method for forming a pattern having an effectively micro-dimensioned trench or hole pattern without generation of a scum is provided.
US07985532B2	Liquid discharge head producing method Three positive-type photosensitive material layers which are photosensitive to light having the same wavelength range are provided on a substrate, and an intermediate layer contains a light-absorbing agent. The ultraviolet absorbing agent contained in the intermediate layer prevents the intermediate layer and lower layer from being exposed during the exposure of an upper layer. After the upper layer is exposed, the intermediate layer and lower layer are exposed with the light having the same wavelength range, which is used to expose the upper layer.
US07985530B2	Etch-enhanced technique for lift-off patterning An enhanced process forming a material pattern on a substrate deposits the material anisotropically on resist material patterned to correspond to an image of the material pattern. The material is etched isotropically to remove a thickness of the material on sidewalls of the resist pattern while leaving the material on a top surface of the resist pattern and portions of the surface of the substrate. The resist pattern is removed by dissolution thereby lifting-off the material on the top surface of the resist pattern while leaving the material on the substrate surface as the material pattern. Alternately, a first material layer is deposited on the resist pattern and a second material layer is deposited and planarized. The second material layer is etched exposing the first material while leaving the second material in features of the resist pattern. The first material and the resist are removed leaving the first material pattern.
US07985524B2	Emulsion aggregation process for forming curable powder coating compositions, curable powder coating compositions and method for using the same A process for forming curable powder comprises providing an aqueous dispersion of particles of curable resin and optionally particles comprising at least one curing agent; aggregating the particles optionally with the curing agent to form aggregated particles; coalescing the aggregated particles to form fused particles; and removing the fused particles from the aqueous dispersion. By this process, a curable powder is formed. The curable powder may be used in powder coating.
US07985521B2	Anthracene containing photoconductors A photoconductor that includes, for example, a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer comprised of at least one charge transport component, and wherein at least one of the photogenerating layer and charge transport layer contains an anthracene, including derivatives thereof.
US07985520B2	Photoreceptor, image formation method, image forming apparatus and process cartridge A photoreceptor including an electroconductive substrate and a photosensitive layer located overlying the electroconductive substrate, the photosensitive layer including a cross-linking surface layer including a cross-linked copolymer of a radical polymerizable monomer (I) having at least three functional groups without a charge transport structure and a radical polymerizable monomer (II) having a charge transport structure, and a polysiloxane-acryl block copolymer having a charge transport property.
US07985518B2	Toner, image forming apparatus using the same, and image forming method An image forming apparatus of the present invention includes a latent electrostatic image bearing member, a latent electrostatic image forming unit configured to form a latent electrostatic image on the latent electrostatic image bearing member, at least three developing units each configured to develop the latent electrostatic image using a toner to form a visible image, a transferring unit configured to transfer the visible image on a recording medium, and an image fixing unit configured to the transferred image on the recording medium, in which the developing units respectively include any one of a yellow toner, a magenta toner, and a cyan toner, the magenta toner includes C.I. pigment red 269, and the yellow toner includes C.I pigment yellow 180 or C.I pigment yellow 155.
US07985510B2	Utilization-based fuel cell monitoring and control Fuel cell systems and methods for controlling the operation of components of the fuel cell system, which may include a fuel source and a fuel cell stack. In some examples, a fuel source is adapted to provide supply fuel to a fuel cell stack at a supply pressure. The fuel cell stack produces electric current at a production amperage. In some examples, a control system is adapted to control operation of the fuel cell stack based on a pressure detected at the fuel cell stack. In some examples, a target production amperage is determined based on the detected pressure, such that when electric current is produced at the target production amperage for the detected pressure, the fuel cell stack consumes a predetermined proportion of the supply fuel.
US07985507B2	Fuel cell system and related method A fuel cell system (S) is provided with a fuel cell (1) supplied with hydrogen gas and oxidizing gas, a gas supply line (5) supplying the hydrogen gas to the fuel cell, a gas exhaust line (31) passing exhaust hydrogen gas expelled from the fuel cell with the exhaust hydrogen gas being able to contain nitrogen, a gas recirculation line (7) recirculating the exhaust hydrogen gas to the fuel cell at an upstream thereof, a purge valve (8) adapted to discharge the exhaust hydrogen gas, containing the nitrogen, to an outside, and a controller (100) operative to close the purge valve when judgment is made that a flow rate of the exhaust hydrogen gas passing through the purge valve during an opened state of the purge valve is equal to or greater than a predetermined value.
US07985503B2	Method for preparing spherical nickelous hydroxide which is dopped and multiple metal oxides, and lithium ion secondary battery The invention relates to a method for preparing multiple metal oxides and intermediate compound, i.e. spherical nickelous hydroxide which is lopped. The intermediate compound is prepared by: mixing bivalent nickel salt, cobalt salt, ammonia water and ammonium salt to form solution containing complex; then adding the said solution containing complex with the mixture solution of metal salt(s) and alkali into reaction vessel in parallel flow, stirring to form precipitate of spherical nickelous hydroxide which is dopped, and washing to remove the impurities. The resulting spherical nickelous hydroxide which is dopped, as an intermediate compound, can be used to produce multiple metal oxides. The resulting multiple metal oxides can be used as anode active material. The spherical nickelous hydroxide has advantages of uniform size and narrow size distribution. The multiple metal oxides has high electric conductivity and cycle performance, particularly, is suitable to be used as anode material.
US07985501B2	Integral cap assembly having protective circuit module, and secondary battery comprising the same An integral cap assembly comprising a top cap mounted as a base plate to an opening of a battery can and a cap subassembly including a protective circuit module and the like integrally mounted on the top cap, a method for manufacturing a secondary battery comprising the same, and a secondary battery manufactured thereby are disclosed. The cap assembly is provided as an integral member comprising the top cap acting as the base plate, and the cap subassembly having the protective circuit module provided thereon, thereby simplifying a manufacturing process of the battery while minimizing frequency of defective products. Additionally, the integral cap assembly is manufactured through insert injection molding, thereby providing notable advantages over the conventional technology.
US07985492B2	Electroluminescent materials and devices Novel ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium or platinum complexes of dibenzothiophene ligands are electroluminescent compounds.
US07985485B2	Copper foil for high frequency circuit, method of production and apparatus for production of same, and high frequency circuit using copper foil A copper foil reducing transmission loss at a high frequency and excellent in bond strength with a resin substrate, including at least a granular layer and a columnar layer in its thickness direction, the columnar layer being formed on at least one surface of the granular layer forming the copper foil or the granular layer being formed on at least one surface of the columnar layer forming the copper foil, the relation of the thickness A of the granular layer and the thickness B of the columnar layer in the copper foil being preferably A/(A+B)=40 to 99%, a method of production and apparatus for production for the same, and a high frequency circuit using the same.
US07985479B2	Polyisocyanate mixtures, processes for preparing the same and uses therefor Polyisocyanate mixtures, their preparation by reacting aromatic polyisocyanate mixtures and nitrogen-containing polyetherol mixtures, and their use as an isocyanate component for the preparation of moisture-curing adhesives, said polyisocyanate mixtures comprising: (A) 15 to 35 wt. % of diphenylmethane diisocyanate with 2 aromatic rings; (3) 10 to 30 wt. % of polymeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate with 3 or more aromatic rings; and (C) 40 to 75 wt. % of an isocyanate-functional polyurethane; wherein the polyisocyanate mixture has an isocyanate content of 12 to 20 wt. %, an isocyanate functionality of >2.4, a viscosity of <10,000 mPa·s at 25° C., and a shear rate of 80 l/s.
US07985475B2	Super-hydrophobic surfaces, methods of their construction and uses therefor This invention provides novel super-liquidphobic nanofibers and structures comprising such nanofibers, as well as methods and uses for such nanofibers.
US07985470B2	Diamond sintered compact An object is to raise both the wear resistance and chipping resistance of diamond sintered compacts while taking advantage of the characteristics of highly chipping-resistant microfine-grain diamond sintered compacts. A sintered diamond layer 3 is formed by sintering diamond grains and a binder on a cemented carbide substrate 2. This sintered diamond layer 3 comprises a main diamond layer 4 and a Co-rich diamond layer 5 that is present between the main diamond layer 4 and the cemented carbide substrate 2 and that has a Co content larger than that of the main diamond layer 4; the main diamond layer has a residual compressive stress of 1.5 GPa to 3 GPa.
US07985468B1	Foam ear plug or earpiece utilizing recycled pulverized polyurethane foam An earpiece of flexible foam construction which incorporates recycled pulverized polyurethane foam (RPPF). RPPF constituting 5% to 30% of the improved foam has been found to be useful. The novel and unique nature of RPPF allows for the replacement of a higher cost component with a lower cost component while maintaining or improving physical properties, such as sound attenuation, sound control, comfort and fit.
US07985467B1	Radiation-transparent windows, method for imaging fluid transfers A thin, x-ray-transparent window system for environmental chambers involving pneumatic pressures above 40 bar is presented. The window allows for x-ray access to such phenomena as fuel sprays injected into a pressurized chamber that mimics realistic internal combustion engine cylinder operating conditions.
US07985459B2	Foam filling member A foam filling member having a foaming base material in sheet form which is simplified in structure so that it can be formed into a predetermined shape corresponding to a shape of a space of a structure with an improved working efficiency and can also be placed in a space of the structure with an improved working efficiency, without any need of the sticking to a wall surface of a partition wall defining the space of the structure. Incisions 4, 5, 6, 7, cut in partway along a thickness direction of the foaming base material 2 along a bending portion and cuts 9, 10 passing through in the thickness direction are formed in the foaming base material 2. By simply bending or folding the foaming base material 2 along the incisions 4, 5, 6, 7 and the cuts 9, 10, the foam filling member 1 can be formed in a three-dimensional shape corresponding to an interior space of a pillar and thus can be set in place in the interior space. By foaming the foaming base material 2 thus placed in the interior space, the foam can be filled up in the interior space, leaving no space therein.
US07985458B2	Ceramic member, method of forming groove in ceramic member, and substrate for electronic part A ceramic member with high strength grooves and method of manufacturing same is disclosed. A heat ray may be used in combination with a blown gas to form grooves in the surface of the ceramic member while eliminating or minimizing depletion of a sintering aid. A high concentration of the sintering aid is formed in a surface region of the ceramic member extending a distance from the surface of the grooves into the ceramic member.
US07985455B2	Polymerizable liquid crystal compound, liquid crystal composition, and polymer The compound of the present invention is represented by the formula (1). In the formula (1), R1 and R2 are hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, methyl or ethyl; X1 and X2 are hydrogen, fluorine, methyl or trifluoromethyl; Z1 and Z2 are a single bond, —COO—, —OCO—, —CH═CH—COO—, —OCO—CH═CH—, —CH2CH2—COO—, —OCO—CH2CH2—, —CH2O—, —CONH—, —(CH2)4—, —CH2CH2— or —C≡C—; Z3 and Z4 are a single bond or —O—; A1 and A2 are 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene, 1,3-phenylene, pyridin-2,5-diyl, pyrimidin-2,5-diyl, naphthalen-2,6-diyl or tetrahydronaphtlane-2,6-diyl; and Y1 and Y2 are alkylene having from 2 to 20 carbon atoms.
US07985452B2	Coated fabrics with increased abrasion resistance A silicone coating is applied to fabrics to increase the abrasion resistance while enhancing the natural absorbency and breathability. These fabrics can be used for a variety of applications such as components for shoes, inkjet receptive media, automotive air bags, facing for insulation, tapes and other uses.
US07985447B2	Process for rotolining the interior surface of an oil pipe A process is provided for rotolining the interior surface of an oil pipe having an inner diameter of at least 2 in (5.1 cm) and no greater than 6 in (15.2 cm) and length of at least 10 ft (3 m), comprising introducing particles of rotolining composition comprising fluoropolymer and no greater than 2 wt % of metal powder into the interior of said pipe, heating the pipe to a temperature above the melting temperature of the fluoropolymer, rotating the pipe around its longitudinal axis during the heating and rocking the pipe end-to-end thereof during the rotating so as to distribute the composition over the entire interior of the pipe, the combination of heating and distributing causing the particles to melt and coalesce to form a rotolining on the pipe over its entire interior.
US07985443B2	Self-cleaning lighting device The invention relates to a self-cleaning lighting device comprising a light source and a wall, which permits a portion of at least the radiation emitted by said source to pass therethrough and which is covered, over a portion of at least one of its two faces, by a photocatalytically active layer. The invention is characterized in that under the weakest illumination conditions, the photocatalytic activity of said layer is high enough for degrading and reducing organic soilings into easily eliminable particles that do not adhere to said layer, and/or for conferring a hydrophilic character to this layer. The invention also relates to a method for producing the aforementioned device, a translucent wall provided for this device, and to the use of the device for lighting tunnels, public lighting, airport runway lighting, indoor lighting or for headlamps or indicator lights of transportation vehicles.
US07985440B2	Method of using a mandrel to coat a stent A method of applying a coating to a stent supported by a mandrel is disclosed.
US07985438B2	Method for the production of integrally flavored non-fried snacks This invention refers to a method for producing integrally flavored non-fried snacks, as well as the preparation thereof, in which upon internally flavoring the pellet, flavors prevail, since a cold-extrusion process similar to that used for producing pastas is used, wherein the temperature does not exceed 100° C., thereby flavors degrades not. In order to produce the snacks according to this, it is required to use pre-gelatinized flours. The flavored pellet undergoes a baking process at a high temperature during a short period of time. An internally flavored snack is produced, to which it is possible to add functional ingredients which would degrade using a normal extrusion process.
US07985436B2	Method of producing raw sausage, comprising an accelerated maturing process A method of making raw sausage by an accelerated maturing process consisting of modifying conventional recipes and basic principles relating to the making of raw sausage by adding between about 5 mg and about 25 mg, preferably 10 mg, of folic acid or folate or both per kg of sausage meat.
US07985434B2	Compositions of atomized or lyophilized maca (Lepidium meyenii) extracts and atomized or lyophilized yacon (Smallanthus sanchifolius) extracts as adjuvants in the treatment of different conditions The present invention refers to compositions of atomized or lyophilized extracts of selected maca hypocotyls of the red and black variety and atomized or lyophilized parts of the yacon plant selected from leaves and roots. The invention also refers to the methods to prepare such compositions using aqueous or hydroalcoholic extraction processes. Likewise, as novel element of the maca hypocotyls extraction process is the selection of the batches of maca hypocotyls having a pH of less than 5.5, which have better biological activity than those with a greater pH. The compositions of the invention are useful in the treatment of different conditions and diseases.
US07985432B2	Insect repellent The invention provides compositions and methods useful in repelling target pests, such as insects from target areas. The compositions comprise mixtures or solutions of at least one repellent composition. The compositions of the invention preferably include an effective amount of evening primrose oil (“EPO”) to repel a target pest from a target area, such as animals, humans, plants or building structures, along with a carrier. The repellent composition may include a combination of EPO with another plant extract oil and a combination of EPO with catnip oil, optionally combined with another plant extract oil. The method for repelling target pests from animals comprises contacting a target area with the repellent composition to repel the target pest from the target area. The method also reduces transmission of infectious diseases transmitted by target pests by reducing contact of the pest with target areas.
US07985430B2	Solid mucoadhesive composition An adhesive solid therapeutic composition containing an active ingredient which is an extract of a plant selected from the group consisting of Sambucus nigra, Centella asiatica and Echinacea purpurea, or mixtures thereof and excipients, said excipients comprising (i) a bulk ingredient (ii) an adhesive polymer of acrylic acid and (iii) polyyinylpyrrolidone.
US07985429B2	Flavored colonic cleansing system A kit for colonic cleansing includes a phosphate salt laxative, a flavorant, and an oral rehydration mixture. The flavorant includes aspartame and a citrate, and the oral rehydration mixture includes sodium and a glucose containing saccharide. The kit may be used for a colonic cleansing procedure by combining the phosphate salt laxative and the flavorant to provide a flavored laxative liquid, orally administering to a subject the flavored laxative liquid, and orally administering to the subject an oral rehydration liquid.
US07985427B2	Gastric juice-resistant device for releasing mucoadhesive active substance excipients, and method for producing this gastric juice-resistant device The invention relates to a gastric juice-resistant device for releasing active substance excipients having delayed intestinal passage from a gastric juice-resistant enclosure, and which serves to increase the active substance concentration in the intestines. The inventive device is characterized in that the active substance excipient containing at least one active substance is provided in the form of a multiparticulate preparation whose individual particles have mucoadhesive properties. The invention also relates to a method for producing said device.
US07985423B2	Porous bodies and method of production thereof Porous bodies which are soluble or dispersible in non-aqueous media comprising a three dimensional open-cell lattice containing (a) 10 to 70% by weight of a polymeric material which is soluble in water immiscible non-aqueous media and (b) 30 to 90% by weight of a surfactant, said porous bodies having an intrusion volume as measured by mercury porosimetry of at least 3 ml/g.
US07985422B2	Dosage form A dosage form comprising of a high dose, high solubility active ingredient as modified release and a low dose active ingredient as immediate release where the weight ratio of immediate release active ingredient and modified release active ingredient is from 1:10 to 1:15000 and the weight of modified release active ingredient per unit is from 500 mg to 1500 mg; a process for preparing the dosage form.
US07985421B2	Sustained release formulations of guaifenesin and additional drug ingredients The invention relates to a novel pharmaceutical sustained release formulation of guaifenesin and at least one additional drug ingredient. 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 has at least one additional drug ingredient. 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.
US07985418B2	Aliphatic amine polymer salts for tableting The tablets, compositions and methods of the present invention, comprising a carbonate salt of an aliphatic amine polymer and s monovalent anion can prevent or ameliorate acidosis, in particular acidosis in patients with renal disease. The tablets and compositions of the present invention maintain a disintegration time of no greater than 30 minutes at 37° C. and at pH of at least 1 for a period of at least ten weeks at 60° C. Furthermore, the tablets are stable for extended periods of time without the need for specialized storage conditions.
US07985417B2	Method of lipid structure preparation A method of inserting a lipid-linked moiety into a lipid assembly, such as a planar lipid monolayer or bilayer, a spherical lipid vesicle, a micelle, or an emulsion envelope monolayer is described. In the method, the lipid assembly and the lipid-linked moiety are contacted in the presence of microwave irradiation to permit the lipid-linked moiety to become associated with the lipid assembly. In one embodiment, the lipid assembly is a liposome and the lipid-linked moiety is a lipid-polymer. Compositions comprised of a lipid layer and of a lipid-linked moiety, prepared in accord with the method, are also described.
US07985414B2	Polyurethanes for osteoimplants Biological-based polyurethanes and methods of making the same. The polyurethanes are formed by reacting a biodegradable polyisocyanate (such as lysine diisocyanate) with an optionally hydroxylated biomolecule to form polyurethane. The polymers formed may be combined with ceramic and/or bone particles to form a composite, which may be used as an osteoimplant.
US07985413B2	Microbiological control in aqueous systems Microbiological control is achieved by continuously and inexpensively dosing water in contact with biofilm, or that comes into contact with biofilm, using a highly effective biocide that provides very effective microbiocidal control of planktonic microorganisms and of biofilm species, even where the biofilm infestations have been in existence for long periods of time and thus have encased themselves in a substantial quantity of slimy defensive polysaccharide layers or films. In addition, the biocide used makes possible significant reduction in copper and/or iron surfaces in contact with the water as compared to N,N′-bromochloro-5,5-dimethyl hydantoin. Still other advantages are made possible by the described technology.
US07985411B2	Activatable recombinant neurotoxins Compositions comprising activatable recombinant neurotoxins and polypeptides derived therefrom. The invention also comprises nucleic acids encoding such polypeptides, and methods of making such polypeptides and nucleic acids.
US07985410B2	Method or agent for inhibiting the function of efflux pump Pseudomonas aeruginosa The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method and an agent to efficiently inhibit the function of the drug efflux pump of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The invention provides a method to inhibit the function of the drug efflux pump of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, comprising modifying any amino acid residue selected from 100th to 109th or 311th to 320th amino acid residues in the amino acid sequence of mature OprM protein. The invention also provides an agent having such inhibitory effect, and a screening method thereof.
US07985407B2	Method of treating solid tumor The present invention provides a method of immune/gene combination therapy that has an effect of suppressing growth of an intractable solid tumor and is useful for treatment of such a tumor, and a therapeutic composition used for said method.
US07985404B1	Reducing hair growth, hair follicle and hair shaft size and hair pigmentation The present invention utilizes natural and/or synthetic serine protease inhibitory agents or botanical extracts containing serine protease inhibitory activity, with or without the addition of one or more isoflavones and/or additional natural extracts containing one or more isoflavones, and their ability to affect changes in mammalian hair growth, hair follicle and hair shaft size and hair pigmentation.
US07985400B2	Method for making mesoporous or combined mesoporous and microporous inorganic oxides A method for making a mesoporous or combined mesoporous/microporous inorganic oxide includes reacting a source of inorganic oxide with a complexing agent at a complexation temperature to provide a complex; decomposing the complex to provide a porous material precursor having an inorganic oxide framework containing at least some organic pore-forming agent; and removing the organic pore forming agent from the inorganic oxide framework by solvent extraction and/or calcination.
US07985399B2	Hydrogen production method and facility A hydrogen production method and facility in which a synthesis gas stream produced by the gasification of a carbonaceous substance is processed within a synthesis gas processing unit in which the carbon monoxide content is reacted with steam to produce additional hydrogen that is removed by a pressure swing adsorption unit. The tail gas from the pressure swing adsorption unit is further reformed with the addition of a hydrocarbon containing stream in a steam methane reforming system, further shifted to produce further additional hydrogen. The further hydrogen is then separated in another pressure swing adsorption unit.
US07985393B2	Pastillation of ammonium sulfate nitrate A process is presented for the production of ammonium sulfate nitrate. The process provides for producing a highly uniform product and having a substantially uniform size. The process includes reacting ammonium sulfate and ammonium nitrate to form an FASN slurry melt. The slurry melt is continuously stirred and heated to keep the slurry melt under a shear thinned condition and at a uniform temperature until the slurry melt is extruded, cooled and solidified.
US07985392B2	Cake of easily dispersible precipitated silica An easily dispersible cake of precipitated silica, wherein the precipitated silica has a BET specific surface area of at least 220 m2/g. When the cake is dispersed in ion-exchange water to provide an aqueous dispersion of the silica of 5% by weight in concentration and further diluted to reduce the silica concentration to 1.5% by weight, the dispersion has a light-scattering index (n-value) of at least 2. The easily dispersible cake can be obtained by simultaneously adding an alkali silicate and a mineral acid to a reaction liquid whose pH is being maintained at a fixed value within a range of 7.5-11.5 and whose temperature is being maintained at 92-98° C., thus forming precipitated silica through their reaction, and separating the precipitated silica from the reaction liquid in wet state.
US07985391B2	Non-zeolite base metal SCR catalyst A method of converting nitrogen oxides in a gas stream to nitrogen comprises contacting the nitrogen oxides with a nitrogenous reducing agent in the presence of a non-zeolite base metal catalyst consisting of: (a) at least one transition metal dispersed on a mixed oxide or composite oxide or a mixture thereof as support material consisting of cerium and zirconium; or (b) cerium oxide and zirconium oxide as single oxides or a composite oxide thereof or a mixture of the single oxides and the composite oxide dispersed on an inert oxide support material, whereon is dispersed at least one transition metal.
US07985390B2	Silica-intercalated hydrotalcite, and use thereof as filler in polymer compositions The invention relates to hydrotalcite intercalated by precipitated silica, and to the use thereof as a charge in a polymer composition. The invention also relates to polymer compositions comprising one such charge, and to finished articles based on such compositions.
US07985389B2	Direct processing of ferrotitania ores and sands A method for producing pig iron by direct processing of ferrotitania sands, by the steps of: (a) mixing carbonaceous reductant, a fluxing agent, and a binder with titanium-containing materials selected from iron sands, metallic oxides, and/or iron ore concentrates, to form a mixture; (b) forming agglomerates from the mixture (c) introducing the agglomerates to a melting furnace; (d) melting the agglomerates at a temperature of from 1500 to 1760 C and forming hot metal with a slag thereon; (e) removing the slag; (f) tapping the hot metal; and (g) recovering the titanium and vanadium values.
US07985386B2	Implantable medical device for diagnostic sensing An implantable medical device is provided for use with an external detector to detect an analyte in vivo. In one embodiment, the device consisting essentially of a substrate; a plurality of discrete reservoirs located in the substrate, each reservoir having at least one opening; a reacting component contained in each reservoir; and at least one non-degradable barrier layer covering each reservoir opening, the barrier layer being permeable to an analyte to be detected, wherein the reacting component remains inside the reservoirs and can react with the analyte to be detected, and wherein the device is adapted for implantation into the body of a patient.
US07985384B2	Analysis kit for living organism and chemical reaction There is provided a simple, inexpensive reaction analysis kit and system capable of performing highly sensitive, quantitative measurement. A chemical luminescence reaction is employed and a sensor element is used to detect the reaction in a highly sensitive manner. That is, a reaction detection plate is used to transmit a signal detected in the sensor element via a reader coil and a reader and then analyze the reaction. The reaction detection plate has a) a membrane, b) a first antibody impregnated section that is disposed such that it faces the membrane and holds a first labeled antibody that specifically binds to a substance to be analyzed, c) a second antibody immobilized section that is provided in part of the membrane and has an immobilized second antibody, the second antibody specifically binding to the substance to be analyzed, and d) a sensor element that is disposed such that it faces the second antibody immobilized section and includes a light detector and a signal transceiver.
US07985381B2	Utilization of baffles in chlorination zone for continuous catalyst regeneration Catalyst regeneration vessels including a chlorination zone that includes an outer mixing chamber, an inner mixing chamber, and a catalyst bed. The outer mixing chamber can include a lower portion and an upper portion, the lower portion of the outer mixing chamber including at least one air nozzle that injects a drying air stream into the outer mixing chamber, at least one chlorine input nozzle that injects a chlorine input stream into the outer mixing chamber, and at least a first baffle. The chlorination zone can also contain a second baffle that directs the mixed drying air stream and chlorine input stream from the outer mixing chamber to the inner mixing chamber.
US07985377B2	Apparatus for monitoring chlorine concentration in water Apparatus (2) for monitoring chlorine in water (4), which apparatus (2) comprises a flow cell (6), the flow cell (6) containing a chlorine sensor (62) and an automatic calibration system, and the automatic calibration system being such that it comprises a small pair of in-line electrodes (50) for generating low concentrations of free chlorine, and injection means (44) for injecting in use of the apparatus a salt solution (64) of known concentration.
US07985376B2	Measuring unit and rotary valve for use therein A measuring unit includes a quantifying section for quantifying a sample in volume, a main channel communicating with the quantifying section, an analyzing section provided in the main channel for analyzing the quantified sample, and a pressure introduction port communicating with the main channel for introducing a pressure into the main channel to transport the sample from the quantifying section to the analyzing section, wherein the analyzing section comprises at least one of an electrical characteristic measuring section for measuring an electrical characteristic of the sample and an optical characteristic measuring section for measuring an optical characteristic of the sample.
US07985375B2	Sample preparation system and method for processing clinical specimens A system and method for automated handling of vials containing liquid medical specimens is disclosed. The robotic system processes the specimens for further downstream molecular analysis. The processing comprises automated vial cap removal, pipetting of the vial contents, transfer of the vial contents to a destination tray such as a multiwell plate, and recapping of the vial.
US07985374B2	Cadmium-free silver brazing filler metal A cadmium-free silver brazing filler metal containing gallium, indium, nickel and cerium falls into the field of metal material and metallurgy. Its chemical composition includes (by mass percentage) Cu 28.0%-35.0%, Zn 28.0%-38.0%, Ga 0.1%-2.5%, In 0.1%-2.5%, Ni 0.1%-2.5%, Ce 0.002%-0.1%, and Ag in balance.
US07985372B2	Ferritic stainless steel sheet for use in raw material pipe for forming bellows pipe A ferritic stainless steel sheet for use in raw material pipes for forming bellows pipes has excellent formability. More specifically, the ferritic stainless steel sheet contains 10 % to 25 % by mass of Cr and has a yield stress in the range of 300 to 450 MPa and the product of the yield stress and the uniform elongation properties of at least 5200 (MPa·%). Preferably, the ferritic stainless steel sheet for use in raw material pipes for forming bellows pipes has an average crystal grain size D of 35 μm or less or a surface roughness of 0.40 μm or less as determined by Ra.
US07985367B2	Method for producing active glass nanoparticles by laser ablation A method for producing active glass nanoparticles that exhibit upconversion is described. The method employs pulsed-laser ablation of an active glass substrate using, for example, a high repetition rate ultra-short pulse duration laser under normal atmospheric conditions or in a liquid environment.
US07985366B2	Transferring materials to polymer surfaces A method of providing at least one heat sensitive material on at least part of a surface of a polymer article formed from a heated polymer whose temperature is sufficient to adversely affect the at least one heat sensitive material, wherein an at least partly textured shaping surface is provided. The heat sensitive material is applied to at least part of the shaping surface, the shaping surface being at a temperature at which the heat sensitive material is not adversely affected. The heated polymer is brought in contact with the shaping surface and formed by the surface shape of the shaping surface. The at least one heat sensitive material is transferred from the shaping surface to the polymer surface, while maintaining sufficiently low the temperature of the shaping surface so that the heat sensitive material is not substantially adversely affected by heat upon or after contact with the heated polymer.
US07985358B2	Process of making mold for optical film There is provided a process of making a mold for optical films. The process of making a mold for optical films comprises: etching a stereostructure in a surface of the mold having a flat surface or an engraved convex and concave surface, by using a laser beam. The process of making a mold for optical films may be useful to easily mark spots, to control the height of protrusions and the position where the protrusions are formed, and also to form the protrusions having constant depths even in a curved surface such as a convex and concave surface.
US07985354B1	Carbon nanomaterials dispersion and stabilization Carbon nanomaterials are stabilized and uniformly dispersed in a liquid such as water using a simple procedure. Methylcellulose is added to hot water where it separates and expands with a temperature of about 80-90 degree Celsius. Methylcellulose swiftly dissolves when the water cools down. Carbon nanomaterials are dispersed in a solvent and sonicated. This nanomaterial dispersed solvent is then added to the methylcellulose dispersed water and mechanically stirred. The resulting uniform mixture is up to 90% by weight nanomaterials and is stable for months.
US07985352B2	Phosphor for plasma display panel and plasma display panel using the same Provided are a phosphor used in a PDP, which is a compound represented by Formula 1 below and a PDP including a phosphor layer comprising the phosphor. (Y1-x-yGdxTby)AlrQ3-r(BO3)4 Formula 1 where 0
US07985347B2	Methods of forming a pattern and methods of manufacturing a capacitor using the same In a method of forming a pattern and a method of forming a capacitor, an oxide layer pattern having an opening is formed on a substrate. A conductive layer is formed on the oxide layer pattern and the bottom and sidewalls of the opening. A buffer layer pattern is formed in the opening having the conductive layer, the buffer layer pattern including a siloxane polymer. The conductive layer on the oxide layer pattern is selectively removed using the buffer layer pattern as an etching mask. A conductive pattern having a cylindrical shape can be formed on the substrate. The method of forming a pattern may simplify manufacturing processes for a capacitor and a semiconductor device, and may improve their efficiencies.
US07985346B2	Method for preventing fencing during process of forming an air-bearing surface on a slider substrate The invention provides a method for preventing fencing during process of forming an ABS on a slider substrate includes the steps of: (a) providing a slider substrate having a photo-resist covered thereon, the photo-resist having a plurality of trenches developed thereon, the plurality of trenches collectively defining an air bearing surface pattern, the plurality of trench each having at least a non-vertical sidewall, the at least non-vertical sidewall including a zigzag-shaped edge adjoining the slider substrate; (b) etching the photo-resist by oxygen ions, such that the zigzag-shaped edge is trimmed to be a straight edge and the at least non-vertical sidewall is trimmed to be a vertical sidewall; and (c) etching the slider substrate exposed from the trenches such that a fencing-free air-bearing surface is formed on the slider substrate.
US07985339B2	Polyarylether compositions bearing zwitterion functionalities A method for making a polysulfone having zwitterionic functionality comprising reacting a piperazine amine functionalized polysulfone with sultone is described as are blends with other polymers. Membranes containing polysulfones having zwitterionic functionality are also provided. Membranes thus formed are used in hemodialysis, hemofiltration, and water purification.
US07985338B1	Algal purification system with efficient solar light utilization The present invention relates to an algal purification system. In particular, the present invention relates to a biological purification system incorporating light-converting materials and sun trackers to enhance photosynthesis of algae therein in order to treat wastewater from municipal, agricultural and industrial sources.
US07985337B2	Device for removing leukocytes from blood A device for reducing the number of leucocytes in blood comprising a plurality of hollow fibers based on organic polymers, whereby the hollow fibers have a lumen and a wall surrounding the lumen, said wall having an internal surface facing the lumen and an external surface, whereby the hollow fibers are arranged in a cylindrical housing with an inlet arrangement and an outlet arrangement and whereby an outer space is formed between the hollow fibers and the housing, which space is accessible for a fluid via the inlet arrangement and the outlet arrangement, characterized in that only the external surfaces of the hollow fibers are accessible for a fluid, that the lumina of the hollow fibers are not accessible for a fluid, that the arrangement of the hollow fibers shows a high degree of order and that the hollow fibers based on organic polymers cause a generation of the complement activation product C5a in a concentration of at least 10 μg per m2 of fiber surface.
US07985334B2	Device for thickening sludge carried along in waste water In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method for thickening sludge carried along in waste water, wherein the waste water is subjected to a pretreatment reinforcing the flocculation and is subsequently introduced in the direction of gravity into a bath so as to separate the sludge from the water, in which the sludge particles descend under the action of gravity and are removed in the lower portion of the bath characterized in that the waste water, upon its introduction into the bath, is flowed against a baffle, by which the flow of the waste water in the bath is deflected.
US07985332B2	Electrodesulfurization of heavy oils using a divided electrochemical cell The electrodesulfurization of heavy oil feedstreams is accomplished wherein a heavy oil feedstreams, along with hydrogen, is passed the cathode side of an electrochemical cell wherein the organically bound sulfur compounds in the heavy oil are reduced and the sulfur is released as hydrogen sulfide. The hydrogen sulfide can be fed directly into the anode side of the electrochemical cell to produce sulfur and hydrogen or it can be passed to an oxidation zone containing an aqueous solution of an oxidized metal salt.
US07985326B2	Thermal and electrochemical process for metal production A system for purification of high value metals comprises an electrolytic cell in which an anode formed of a composite of a metal oxide of the metal of interest with carbon is electrochemically reduced in a molten salt electrolyte.
US07985321B2	Absorbent sheet having regenerated cellulose microfiber network An absorbent paper sheet for tissue or towel includes from about 99 percent to about 70 percent by weight of cellulosic papermaking fiber and from about 1 percent to about 30 percent by weight fibrillated regenerated cellulose microfiber which was regenerated form a cellulosic dope utilizing a tertiary amine N-oxide solvent or an ionic liquid. Fibrillation of the microfiber is controlled such that it has a reduced coarseness and a reduced freeness as compared with unfibrillated regenerated cellulose microfiber from which it is made and provides at least one of the following attributes to the absorbent sheet: (a) the absorbent sheet exhibits an elevated SAT value and an elevated wet tensile value as compared with a like sheet prepared without fibrillated regenerated cellulose microfiber; (b) the absorbent sheet exhibits an elevated wet/dry CD tensile ratio as compared with a like sheet prepared without fibrillated regenerated cellulose microfiber; (c) the absorbent sheet exhibits a lower GM Break Modulus than a like sheet having like tensile values prepared without fibrillated regenerated cellulose microfiber; or (d) the absorbent sheet exhibits an elevated bulk as compared with a like sheet having like tensile values prepared without fibrillated regenerated cellulose microfiber. In some embodiments, the pulp is pre-treated with debonder to enhance the wet/dry CD tensile ratio of the sheet.
US07985317B2	Joining structure of metal works There are provided an adhesive-agent disposing step of disposing the adhesive agent, a first curing step of curing part of the adhesive agent disposed (including an adhesive-agent-disposition providing step of the present invention), a painting step of coating a paint on the works, and a heating step (a second curing step) of applying a heating treatment with a drying device. There can be provided a joining method of works that can ensure a high joining quality and productivity.
US07985316B2	Adhesive applicator systems and methods Systems and method are provided for affixing attachments, such as double-sided adhesive slips, to credit cards and other presentation instruments. Exemplary systems include a conveyor configured to transport the article along an article processing path, and an attachment assembly. The attachment assembly may include an advance motor configured to advance an attachment web along a web path, a peeler disposed along the web path and configured to separate an anchor portion of the attachment away from the attachment web, and a positioner disposed along the web path and configured to adjust the position of the web path relative to the article processing path, such that the anchor portion of the attachment is contacted with the article when the positioner moves the web path within sufficient proximity of the article processing path.
US07985313B2	Methods and kits for attaching articles to surfaces Herein are disclosed methods and assemblies for mounting an article to a surface by a double-faced adhesive. At least one spacer is used that is deflectable upon the application of sufficient force. When in a first, undeflected condition, the spacer provides sufficient space between the mounting surface and the double-faced adhesive such that the double-faced adhesive does not contact the mounting surface, thus the position of the article can be adjusted. When in a second, deflected condition, the spacer allows the double-faced adhesive to contact the mounting surface such that a bond can be established between the double-faced adhesive and the mounting surface.
US07985312B2	Ultrasonic welding apparatus and method for producing welded product In an ultrasonic welding apparatus, ultraviolet-curable ink droplets are discharged to an upper surface of stacked sheets by means of an ink-jet head to land the ink droplets in a predetermined area on the upper surface of the sheets. The sheets, on which the ink droplets have been landed, are interposed and pressed between a welding horn and a receiving stand, while the welding horn is ultrasonically vibrated. Accordingly, the stacked sheets are welded to one another at portions opposed to the predetermined area in which the ink droplets are landed. In this way, the ultrasonic welding apparatus is provided, which makes it possible to perform the ultrasonic welding irrelevant to the shape of the area to be subjected to the welding.
US07985310B2	Metal and metal oxide granules, forming process and granule containing explosives This invention relates to granules comprising a homogenous mixture of metal flakes and/or metal powder and metal oxide powder, and a binder. The invention also relates to a process for producing such granules. The process includes the step of forming a mixture of metal flakes and/or metal powder and metal oxide powder, forming the mixture into a homogenous blend, adding the blend, together with a binder, to a granulator to form granules, and drying the granules. Granules so formed containing aluminum, aluminum oxide and iron oxide find particular use as sensitizers and energizers in explosives compositions.
US07985308B2	Multimodal explosive A multimodal explosive, in particular for blast charges, which has, for increasing the power, a powder additive which is formed by a hydrogen-terminated monocrystalline silicon powder of at least one grain size range, which powder has the advantage that no oxidation phenomenon takes place even over many years—even at storage in ambient air. Due to the non-oxidized crystal surfaces, advantageously an immediate joint reaction with the explosive takes place in the detonation front and also extends into the post-reaction period with increasing crystal sizes, so that a different propellant effect is achieved depending on the additive.
US07985306B2	High corrosion resistance precipitation hardened martensitic stainless steel A precipitation-hardened stainless steel alloy comprises, by weight: about 14.0 to about 16.0 percent chromium; about 6.0 to about 7.0 percent nickel; about 1.25 to about 1.75 percent copper; about 0.5 to about 2.0 percent molybdenum; about 0.025 to about 0.05 percent carbon; niobium in an amount greater than about twenty times to about twenty-five times that of carbon; and the balance iron and incidental impurities. The alloy has an aged microstructure and an ultimate tensile strength of at least about 1100 MPa and a Charpy V-notch toughness of at least about 69 J. The aged microstructure includes martensite and not more than about 10% reverted austenite and is useful for making turbine airfoils.
US07985303B2	Rare earth permanent magnet and its preparation A rare earth permanent magnet is prepared by disposing a powdered metal alloy containing at least 70 vol % of an intermetallic compound phase on a sintered body of R—Fe—B system, and heating the sintered body having the powder disposed on its surface below the sintering temperature of the sintered body in vacuum or in an inert gas for diffusion treatment. The advantages include efficient productivity, excellent magnetic performance, a minimal or zero amount of Tb or Dy used, an increased coercive force, and a minimized decline of remanence.
US07985301B2	Automated ultrasonic cleaning apparatus with trigger means for draining fluid therefrom The present invention discloses an ultrasonic cleaner in which an automated ultrasonic cleaning operation is executed using an aqueous solution. The cleaner includes a tank having a valve means in fluid communication therewith, a bottom tank portion with at least one drainage aperture therethrough and at least one tank wall depending therefrom to provide a solution retention region. At least one ultrasonic transducer is removably secured to one of the tank bottom and tank wall. A partition in the solution retention region has at least one aperture defined therethrough and defines a service section and a support section thereby. A trigger means operatively disposed in the support section comprises a drainage flapper in operable communication with a signal means between a first rest position, in which the flapper impedes flow of the solution through the drainage aperture, and a second elevated position, in which the flapper is elevated relative to the drainage aperture to facilitate unimpeded fluid flow therethrough.
US07985297B2	Method of cleaning a quartz part A cleaning solution for a quartz part and a method for cleaning the quartz part are provided. The cleaning solution includes from about 5 to about 35 wt % of an ammonium compound, from about 7 to about 55 wt % of an acidic oxidizing agent, from about 5 to about 30 wt % of a fluorine compound and a remaining amount of water. Residual thin films and impurities on the surface of the quartz part may be removed while reducing the damage onto the quartz part.
US07985292B2	Precipitated silica for thickening and creating thixotropic behavior in liquid systems A precipitated silica having a d50-value of from 150 to 2000 nm, a d90-value of from 500 to 7000 nm, a silanol group density of from 2.5 to 8 OH/nm2, and a modified tapped density of less than or equal to 70 g/l is useful for thickening and providing thixotropy in liquid systems and shows superior efficiency at thickening and creating thixotropy compared to existing grades of precipitated silica. The precipitated silica functions best as a thixotrope in non-polar or intermediate polar liquid systems such as unsaturated polyester (UPE) resin systems.
US07985291B2	Perimidine-substituted squarylium dye, dispersion medium, detection medium and image forming material A perimidine-substituted squarylium dye is represented by the following formula (I):
US07985289B2	Ultrafine barium sulfate particle, water-based coating composition, and water-based ink composition The present invention provides an ultrafine barium sulfate particle, which improves, even if the particle is mixed in a water-borne composition, such as a water-borne coating composition or a water-borne ink composition, color saturation and gloss of color pigments, such as carbon black, or improve orientation of aluminum flakes or pearl pigments, which have been used in metallic coating compositions. The present invention also provides a water-borne coating composition and a water-borne ink composition, which contain the ultrafine barium sulfate particle. The present invention provides an ultrafine barium sulfate particle, comprising barium sulfate; and (1) a hydroxide and/or an oxide of at least one metallic element selected from the group consisting of Al, Si and Zr; and/or (2) a phosphate of at least one metallic element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr and Ba; the barium sulfate being coated with the hydroxide and/or oxide (1) and/or the phosphate (2).
US07985286B2	Solid inks with lower coefficient of friction A phase change ink that includes a colorant and a phase change ink carrier. The phase change ink carrier includes a diblock or tri-block co-oligomer wax of the formula H3C(CH2)m(CX1X2)nCX3X4X5, or CX3X4X5(CX1X2)nH2C(CH2)m(CX1X2)nCX3X4X5, wherein at least one of X1, X2, X3, X4 and X5 are atoms selected from group VII of the periodic table and any remaining one of X1, X2, X3, X4 and X5 are hydrogen, wherein m is an integer of from about 5 to about 50, and wherein n is an integer of from about 3 to about 40. The phase change ink has a property of the phase change ink of providing a surface of a printed portion of the ink having a lower coefficient of friction to glass if the diblock co-oligomer wax was not included in the ink formulation.
US07985285B2	Electroless gold plating bath, electroless gold plating method and electronic parts An electroless gold plating bath includes a water-soluble gold compound, a complexing agent, a formaldehyde metabisulfite adduct, and an amine compound represented by R1—NH—C2H4—NH—R2 or (CH2—NH—C2H4—NH—CH2)n—R4 (wherein R1 to R4 represent —OH, —CH3, —CH2OH, —C2H4OH, —CH2N(CH3)2, —CH2NH(CH2OH), —CH2NH(C2H4OH), —C2H4NH(CH2OH), —C2H4NH(C2H4OH), —CH2N(CH2OH)2, —CH2N(C2H4OH)2, —C2H4N(CH2OH)2 or —C2H4N(C2H4OH)2, and n is an integer of 1 to 4). A gold plated coating of a good appearance can be formed without causing a failure in appearance owing to the progress of intergranular corrosion in a nickel surface.
US07985262B2	Aspheric hip bearing couple A joint prosthesis device comprises a head configured to fit within a cup and in one embodiment includes a first member for attachment to a first bone in a joint and including a first articulation surface portion defined by a first radius of curvature and a second member for attachment to a second bone in the joint and including a second articulation surface portion defined by a second radius of curvature and a third articulation surface defined by a third radius of curvature, wherein each of the second radius of curvature and the third radius of curvature has a length that is different from the length of the first radius of curvature by less than 0.05 millimeters and wherein the origin of the second radius of curvature is not coincident with the origin of the third radius of curvature.
US07985260B2	Acetabular prosthesis system An acetabular prosthesis system configured to be coupled to a surgically-prepared acetabulum includes an acetabular shell, an augment component, and a fastener configured to couple the acetabular shell and the augment component together.
US07985258B2	Methods and instruments for interbody fusion A laparoscopic surgical technique is provided for preparing a site for implantation of a novel fusion device or implant. In accordance with one embodiment of the technique, a laparoscope is provided having an outer sleeve with distraction fingers at one end to distract the disc space. The laparoscope provides a sealed working channel to the disc space, through which the disc space is distracted, the vertebral endplates and surrounding disc is reamed, and the fusion device inserted. A distraction plug is provided for centering the outer sleeve and for providing midline distraction of the disc space. In one embodiment, a fusion device includes diverging bone screws passing through an end wall and upper and lower walls of the device to engage the adjacent vertebrae. In another embodiment, a connector plate is engaged to bilaterally position fusion devices to prevent rotation and resist expulsion of the devices from the disc space.
US07985255B2	Implant subsidence control An interbody device for the fixation and support of adjacent bone bodies includes a body for implantation at a location between the two vertebrae and one or more protrusions extending from the body. The protrusion(s) are configured for engagement with one of the vertebrae upon implantation and for progressive penetration into the vertebra over a period of time subsequent to the implantation.
US07985252B2	Bioerodible endoprosthesis An endoprosthesis includes a plurality of struts defining a flow passage. At least one strut includes (a) a body comprising a bioerodible material and having a thickness and (b) a coating overlying the body. The coating includes a plurality of regions that allow physiological fluids to contact a plurality of corresponding areas of the underlying body when the endoprosthesis is implanted in a physiological environment. The plurality of regions are sized and arranged so that the contacted areas of the body erode substantially through the body in the thickness direction while the coating remains on the body when the endoprosthesis is implanted in the physiological environment.
US07985250B2	Insertion system for stents, comprising tension-compression kinematics The present invention relates to a device for inserting a self-expanding stent into a body vessel. The device comprises a tube, a pushing element and a grip having a housing via which the pushing element is secured on the grip. Further, the device comprises a stent carrier and a moveable element, the latter of which is guided in the housing of the grip and is coupled to the pushing element. Moving the movable element in the proximal direction effects a movement of the pushing element in the distal direction and a movement of the tube in the proximal direction.
US07985245B2	Connection rod for screw or hook polyaxial system and method of use A low-profile surgical implant assembly is provided that includes a connector device that is an integral part of a rod, the connector device allowing the rod to be attached directly to a bone screw, such as a pedicle screw. Another aspect of the invention is a clamp device that allows the length of a rod spanning to attachment devices to be adjusted at the time of implantation, and further allows the clamp device to be secured by tightening a securing end of the clamp at the attachment device. The assemblies are useful for insertion into bone and connecting a foreign object to bone via a polyaxial coupling mechanism. A method for implanting the assembly is also provided.
US07985244B2	Posterior dynamic stabilizer devices A posterior stabilization device is provided for controlling movement between adjacent vertebrae. In one exemplary embodiment, the stabilization device can include one or more joints that rely on rotational or sliding movement to allow flexion of adjacent vertebrae, and that control extension, lateral bending, axial rotation, and anterior-posterior shear, preferably by providing one or more flexible connectors and/or a flexible central spacer for connecting to the adjacent superior and inferior vertebrae.
US07985243B2	Deflection rod system with mount for a dynamic stabilization and motion preservation spinal implantation system and method A dynamic stabilization, motion preservation spinal implant system includes an anchor system, a horizontal rod system and a vertical rod system. The systems are modular so that various constructs and configurations can be created and customized to a patient.
US07985242B2	Instruments and methods for reduction of vertebral bodies A spinal stabilization system may be formed in a patient. In some embodiments, a minimally invasive procedure may be used to form a spinal stabilization system in a patient. Bone fastener assemblies may be coupled to vertebrae. Each bone fastener assembly may include a bone fastener and a collar. The collar may be rotated and/or angulated relative to the bone fastener. Extenders may be coupled to the collar to allow for formation of the spinal stabilization system through a small skin incision. The extenders may allow for alignment of the collars to facilitate insertion of an elongated member in the collars. An elongated member may be positioned in the collars and a closure member may be used to secure the elongated member to the collars. A reducer may be used to achieve reduction of one or more vertebral bodies coupled to a spinal stabilization system.
US07985239B2	Medical instrument A medical instrument includes a swingable operating section formed of a pair of forceps which rock around a first rocking axis, a tubular sheath having a distal end portion situated on the proximal end side of the operating section, the distal end portion having a circular-section portion having a circular cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal central axis thereof and a pair of flat portions formed by cutting the opposite sides of the circular-section portion and in sliding contact with the respective proximal end portions of the forceps, a manipulator which advances and retreats in a longitudinal direction of the sheath, thereby rocking the forceps around the first rocking axis, and a junction which connects the manipulator for rocking motion around a second rocking axis with respect to the forceps in the flat portions, the junction being situated on or near a reference plane passing through the longitudinal central axis of the sheath and extending parallel to the second rocking axis when the operating section is closed.
US07985237B2	Cannula for receiving surgical instruments A cannula (10) receives surgical instruments (120) for performing a surgical procedure on a body (130). The cannula (10) comprises a tube structure (12) defining a passage (16) through which the surgical instruments (120) are inserted into the body (130). The tube structure (12) has a proximal end (20) and a distal end (62). The tube structure (12) includes an expandable portion (40) for enabling an increase in the cross-sectional area of the passage (16) at the distal end (62). The expandable portion (40) of the tube structure (12), when expanded, has a conical configuration.
US07985236B2	Rapid exchange balloon dilation catheter having reinforced multi-lumen distal portion A rapid ex balloon dilation catheter includes a catheter shaft with a proximal tubular member defining a proximal inflation/deflation lumen for conveying fluids therethrough with a distal portion of the bore of proximal tubular member filled with a fluid-impervious barrier, a distal body extending from the fluid-impervious barrier to the distal end of the shaft, a plurality of distal tubular members defining distal inflation/deflation lumens in fluid communication with the proximal inflation/deflation lumen and extending through the fluid-impervious barrier and the distal body to the distal end of the shaft distal portion, a guidewire tubular member having a bore extending from a side aperture formed in the distal body through the distal body alongside the distal tubular members in a multi-lumen arrangement, and a plurality of stiffening members extending from within the fluid-impervious barrier into the distal body to a point within the shaft distal portion.
US07985233B2	Device for anastomosing anatomical ducts A medical device for treatment of affection of anatomical ducts, as in particular for anastomosing blood vessels and vascular prosthesis, with end-to-end or end-to-side configuration. The device has outer containing functions and is associated to an intra-prosthetic stent for sandwiching the overlapping segments being anastomosed to each other of the anatomical ducts and of the prosthesis, a segment of which is located in the duct. The outer containing device is formed by a stent of biocompatibile resilient material having memory effect, in a predetermined nominal position, suitable for extending elastically for engaging the outside of the duct, and returning to said nominal position, with containing function, thus preventing the diameter of the duct from increasing and without compressing the duct. The stent must have at least a length not less than half the outside diameter of the duct. Means are provided for putting the prosthesis in the duct and for arranging the containing device out of the duct.
US07985232B2	Detachable hemostasis valve and splittable sheath assembly A system for connecting a hemostasis valve to a splittable sheath includes an interface formed between a ledge on the proximal end of a cannula portion of the hemostasis valve and an engagement structure aligned with the handles of the splittable sheath. Pulling the handles to split the sheath likewise disengages the ledge from the engagement structure. A snap ring on the cannula portion engages a snap ring in the lumen of a sheath hub formed on the proximal end of the splittable sheath. An O-ring between the cannula portion and the sheath hub provides a fluid-tight seal.
US07985230B2	System and method of harvesting osteochondral plugs A method is disclosed and can include engaging a harvest guide with bony tissue and placing a cutting device within the harvest guide. The harvest guide can maintain the cutting device substantially perpendicular to a tangent through a point on the bony tissue aligned with the cutting device. The cutting device can be an osteochondral chisel, a trephine, or a combination thereof.
US07985229B2	Drill guide assembly for a bone fixation device A drill guide has a handle for holding and is configured to actuate a plate-engaging mechanism. An elongated member extends between proximal and distal portions with the proximal portion associated with the handle portion and the distal portion associated with the plate-engaging mechanism. The plate-engaging mechanism is actuated by an actuating member actuated by the second handle portion. The drill guide includes at least one guide sleeve rotatably coupled to the elongated member by a proximal and distal coupler. Furthermore, the plate-engaging mechanism includes a bone plate-engaging portion configured to couple with a bone plate when the second handle portion is moved in a first direction with respect to said first handle portion.
US07985225B2	Apparatus and method for sculpting the surface of a joint Methods and devices for sculpting bones, particularly in preparation for implanting prosthetic devices to replace articulating bone joint surfaces. Improved bone removal devices including burr mills driven by gears and loop drives are provided. Reciprocating cutters and belt cutters are also provided. Some devices have either integral or removable expandable portions to vary the force and bone resection depth. Devices can have irrigation ports and plenums to remove bone fragments. Some cutters are dual cutters, adapted to remove bone in two or more regions, such as the knee joint, simultaneously.
US07985224B2	Method for installation of dynamic, single-lock anterior cervical plate system having non-detachably fastened and moveable segments An anterior cervical plating system having moveable plate segments to vary the overall length of the plate, moveable to allow and/or cause intersegmental compression of vertebral bodies, and coupled together by a non-detachable fastener. The plating system includes locking elements for locking only one bone screw to the plate, instrumentation, and method for installation thereof. The plating system is capable of both passive and active dynamization and the ability to produce the former from the latter.
US07985223B2	Ventral bone plate A ventral bone-plate assembly has a U-shaped base having a pair of legs bridged by a bight and each formed with an inner hole and an outer hole. A brace bar extends between outer ends of the legs and is formed with end holes alignable with the outer holes. Respective inner bone screws extend through the inner holes, and respective outer bone screws each extend through a respective one of the outer holes and a respective one of the end holes.
US07985220B2	Electrosurgical radio frequency energy transmission medium A system and method for transmitting electro surgical energy from a generator to an electrosurgical instrument are provided. The electrosurgical system includes a generator adapted to generate electrosurgical energy for treating tissue. The generator includes one or more active output terminals which supply energy to the tissue. The active output terminals are operatively connected to one or more supply lines. The generator also includes one or more return output terminal which returns energy from the tissue. The return output terminals are operatively connected to at least one return line. The system also includes an electrosurgical instrument operatively connected to the one or more supply lines and one or more return electrodes operatively connected to one or more return lines. The system further includes an electrosurgical cable including one or more supply lines and one or more return lines. The one or more supply lines and one or more return lines are wound in a double helix fashion such that the electrical field along the cable is mitigated along the length thereof.
US07985219B2	Irradiation device and method for the treatment of acne and acne scars An irradiation device (1) and a method for the treatment of acne and acne scars, comprising at least one source of radiation (2), the source of radiation emitting at least one broadband spectrum in the wavelength range of 320-at least 540 nm and the radiation source (2) being pulseoperable and/or movable relatively to the area to be irradiated, the pulse energy being between 0.05-10 J/cm2 and the peak irradiation intensity being between 0.5 W/cm2 and 100 kW/cm2.
US07985217B2	Catheter movement system The present application relates to a urinary catheter movement system for use with a urinary catheter located within an interior volume of a urinary catheter pouch. The system can include a catheter movement controller configured to selectively control longitudinal movement of the catheter relative to a port in the pouch. The system further can include a gripper assembly configured for gripping the catheter located within the interior volume of the urinary catheter pouch.
US07985212B2	Systems and methods for delivery of peritoneal dialysis (PD) solutions The invention provides container systems, kits and methods for peritoneal dialysis (PD) solutions. Such a system, for example, includes a first compartment that contains a PD osmotic agent and a second compartment that contains a PD buffer agent. The compartments maintain their respective contents separately from one another for purposes of transport, storage and/or sterilization. However, the compartments are fluidly couplable, so that their respective contents can be combined with one another, e.g., following sterilization of the agents and prior to their introduction into the patient's abdomen. The invention provides, in other aspects, such systems, kits and methods that provide protective structure which inhibits breaking of a seal prior between the second compartment and an outlet of the system, prior to breaking of a seal between the first and second compartments.
US07985209B2	Wound or surgical dressing A wound or surgical dressing is disclosed. The wound or surgical dressing is configured to cover or surround a wound, a surgical incision, or any type of skin irritation. In accordance with the present disclosure, the wound or surgical dressing is treated with a bacteriostatic composition that is capable of binding and trapping negatively charged matter, such as bacteria, pathogens, and the like. The bacteriostatic composition comprises a cationic polymer, a cationic oligomer, or particles coated with a cationic material. The bacteriostatic composition is bonded to the wound or surgical dressing in a manner such that the bacteriostatic composition is not substantially transferred to a patient being treated.
US07985205B2	Medical catheter external bolster having strain relief member An external bolster for a medical catheter, the external bolster comprising an integral strain relief member for diminishing the effect of an externally-directed force applied to the medical catheter. In a preferred embodiment, the external bolster is a flexible, unitary member comprising a lower portion and an upper portion. The lower portion comprises an annular base, the base having a top surface, a bottom surface and a central opening. A plurality of spaced apart feet extend downwardly from the bottom surface of the base. A sleeve extends upwardly from the top surface of the base in alignment with the central opening, the sleeve and the central opening jointly defining a bore of uniform cross-section. The upper portion comprises an elbow-shaped tubular member having a vertical portion, a horizontal portion and a longitudinal lumen. The vertical portion of the tubular member is disposed on top of the sleeve, with its lumen aligned with the bore. The upper portion also includes a tether for maintaining the tubular member in a bent state, the tether having a first end secured to the horizontal portion and a second end secured to the vertical portion.
US07985202B2	Infusion device for infusing multiple medicaments at different speeds An infusion device includes a pump forming front and rear chambers for receiving medicaments therein. The medicaments supplied from the two chambers are respectively transmitted into an elastic reservoir forming first and second lumens through first and second passageways. Then, the medicaments are infused into a person through a catheter which defines one passageway toward the human body. The first passageway is in fluid communication with the front chamber and second lumen. The second passageway is in fluid communication with the rear chamber, the first lumen, and the second lumen. By making the diameter of a second hole which connects the first lumen and second lumen smaller than a first hole which connects the first passageway and the first lumen, the medicament from the second chamber can be infused into patient with a low concentration.
US07985201B2	Relating in and relating to an injection device Injection devices are known for the self administration of a medicament by patients in which the medicament is contained within a cartridge located within the injection device. It is a problem that such injection devices should be small enough to fit into a jacket pocket or a hand bag without difficulty. Concurrently, the injection device must be of size that enables a piston or similar used to drive a cartridge bung within the cartridge to be moved both to a maximum dispense position within the cartridge and to be fully withdrawn from the cartridge to allow for replacement of the cartridge. A drive mechanism for an injection device is disclosed comprising a piston member 10, a semi rigid belt 18 connected to the piston member 10, a belt drive means to selectively engage with the semi rigid belt 18 to drive the semi rigid belt 18, and a dose setting mechanism to control the selective engagement of the semi rigid belt in which the semi rigid belt 18 includes a track incorporated therein and the belt drive means comprises a tooth 50 for selective engagement with the track to drive the belt 18 only when there is relative movement between the semi rigid belt 18 and the tooth 50 in a first direction. An injection device comprising such a drive mechanism is also disclosed.
US07985197B2	Therapeutic-substance carrying/administering appliance A therapeutic-substance carrying/administering appliance includes a cylindrical outer sheath; a slide member installed in the cylindrical outer sheath to be slidable therein; and a sheet supporting member, connected to a distal end of the slide member and made of a resilient material, for supporting a sheet-shaped therapeutic substance. The sheet supporting member is held in a flat unrolled shape in a free state in which the sheet supporting member projects outwardly from a distal end of the cylindrical outer sheath. When the sheet supporting member is in the free state, sliding the slide member in a retracting direction causes the sheet supporting member to contact the distal end of the cylindrical outer sheath, and subsequently further moving the slide member in the retracting direction causes the sheet supporting member to be retracted into the cylindrical outer sheath while being deformed into a tubular shape.
US07985196B2	Method for at least partially draining an extracorporeal blood flow and haemodialysis device for use with said method A method and a hemodialysis machine provide for at least partial emptying of an extracorporeal blood circulation after patient blood in the circulation has been returned to the patient via an infusion liquid which displaces the blood. The method includes emptying at least a blood chamber of a hemodialyzer subdivided by a semipermeable membrane into the blood chamber and a dialysis fluid chamber without additionally connecting an arterial blood line and a venous blood line of the circulation to one another. The arterial blood line is actively or passively aerated at a first point and the venous blood line is actively or passively aerated at a second point. The infusion liquid is emptied through the membrane into the dialysis fluid chamber and then via a dialysis fluid discharge line. The method is operable by a control program that runs automatically without requiring any manual input after activation of the program.
US07985190B2	Non-invasive skin contouring device to delaminate skin layers using tissue resonance A system and method for treating cellulite tissue and related conditions comprising apparatus configured to transmit shear and other vibration modes beneath a patient's skin sufficient to break down connective tissue so that pocketing and dimpling of adjacent skin is ameliorated.
US07985189B1	Method for using acoustic shock waves in the treatment of medical conditions A method of treating pathological conditions associated with bone and soft tissue adjacent to musculoskeletal environments and soft tissues and osteoporotic sites and of enhancing bone formation and remodeling in a stress fracture, involves applying acoustic shock waves to cause localized trauma, including micro-disruptions, non-osseous tissue stimulation, injury and increased vascularization, and circulation and induction of growth factors to induce or accelerate the body's natural healing processes and responses thereby inducing or accelerating healing.
US07985188B2	Vessel, coating, inspection and processing apparatus Methods for processing a vessel, for example to provide a gas barrier or lubricity, are disclosed. First and second PECVD or other vessel processing stations or devices and a vessel holder comprising a vessel port are provided. An opening of the vessel can be seated on the vessel port. The interior surface of the seated vessel can be processed via the vessel port by the first and second processing stations or devices. Vessel barrier, lubricity and hydrophobic coatings and coated vessels, for example syringes and medical sample collection tubes are disclosed. A vessel processing system and vessel inspection apparatus and methods are also disclosed.
US07985185B2	Heart monitoring apparatus Heart monitoring apparatus with sensing stage connectable to intracardiac electrode picking up electric potentials and adapted to process electric signals representing a time course of said potentials, a mechanical action detection stage adapted to generate a geometry signal having a time course reflecting heart chamber's geometry change, an evaluation unit connected to sensing stage and impedance measuring stage and adapted to determine a first and second fiducial point in the time course of said potentials and geometry signal, respectively, both fiducial points belonging to same heart cycle, and to determine a measured time delay between said fiducial points. Evaluation unit adapted to repeat said determined time delay to determine plurality of measured time delays and variance thereof or divergence of the statistical properties of cycle times based on said time course of said electric potentials versus cycle times based on said time course reflecting a change of a heart chamber's geometry.
US07985182B2	Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and ultrasonic image acquiring method A measurement data processing device measures a size of a diagnostic region from a tomographic image as two-dimensional information. An ROI width determining device determines a size of a region of interest based on the size (lateral width and longitudinal width) of the diagnostic region. An oscillation angle determining device determines a range of an angle for oscillating ultrasonic transducers based on the size. An oscillation rate determining device determines a rate for oscillating the ultrasonic transducers based on information indicating the oscillation angle and image quality. In order to acquire a three-dimensional image of the diagnostic region, the probe oscillation control device controls the oscillation of the ultrasonic transducers based on the information. A three-dimensional image processing device extracts a three-dimensional image of in the determined region of interest from the acquired three-dimensional image. A display device displays the extracted three-dimensional image. Then, the three-dimensional image based on the shape of the diagnostic region is acquired.
US07985181B2	Process and device for monitoring a patient A process for monitoring a patient by a monitoring device is provided in which simplified monitoring of the patient can be carried out on the basis of a suitable selection of the parameter values and/or ranges displayed in a special manner. A suitable device (1) is provided for carrying out the process.
US07985180B2	Eyelid retractor A device to retract the eyelids for ophthalmic surgery or other procedures by contacting the inner surfaces of the upper and lower eyelids with a frame that applies point contact to the tissue in at least three non-linear locations across the upper lid. The upper and lower retractor frames are connected to distensible arms with a means to allow the frames to move from a first insertion position to a second retracted position for use. The eyelid retractor may further be provided with one or more suture retaining cleats to removably secure stay sutures placed for added surgical exposure without the need to tie or otherwise manipulate such sutures.
US07985176B1	Method of implanting a penile prosthesis A method of implanting a penile prosthesis into a patient includes engaging a cap that is attached to a cylinder of the penile prosthesis with a distal end of a tool, and cradling the cylinder of the penile prosthesis between two support arms of the tool. The method additionally includes inserting the two support arms of the tool and the cylinder secured between the two support arms into a corpora cavernosum of the patient.
US07985172B2	After-loader devices and kits After-loader devices, kits, and methods for using the same are provided. Such after-loader devices are useful for loading implants into hollow needles, especially after the needles are inserted into patient tissue. The after-loader devices can be pre-loaded with implants, before the after-loaders are connected to hubs of hollow needles, or loaded thereafter.
US07985171B2	Continuous loading and unloading centrifuge A system for treating tar sand involving a centrifuge where under centrifugal force solvent treated tar sand and water form a three layer system of wet sand, water, and petroleum, where solvent solubilized hydrocarbons are stripped from the wet sand layer, passed through the water, and into the petroleum layer. The hydrocarbons are skimmed from the hydrocarbon layer and recovered.
US07985170B2	Method for using fan-folded web of pressure-sensitive labels A label product in web form has alternating, oppositely indented creases in the liner of the product to produce a fan-folded stack having alternating, reversely folded plies. Each crease is substantially, if not entirely, perforation-free to maximize the strength of the liner at the fold lines. The product is preferably produced on a narrow web press in a creasing station that includes a stack of rolls wherein a first die roll is on the bottom of the stack, a second die roll is on the top of the stack, and a pair of base rolls are located in the middle of the stack between the die rolls. A blade on each die roll cooperates with a cushion on the corresponding base roll to produce a crease during every other rotation of the die roll, each of the base rolls having a smaller circumference than its corresponding die roll.
US07985169B2	Apparatus for global corporal mobilization and use thereof The invention concerns an apparatus (1) comprising a chassis (10) supported on the ground (S), a mobile platform (44) supporting a subject, and motorized means (30, 32, 38) for driving the platform relative to the chassis. In order to put the subject off balance while moving its lifting polygon, so as to act on the subject'body according to advanced kinematics, the driving means are capable of moving the platform off-center relative to a substantially vertical fixed axis (Z-Z) and of driving the platform in rotation about said axis when the platform is off-center, whereas the platform is provided with peripheral mobile supporting means (60, 62) on corresponding bearing means (64) secured to the chassis (10), said supporting means being capable of resting the platform on the chassis by adjustably inclining same relative to the horizontal in a plane passing through the fixed axis and a central region of the platform when the driving means move the platform off-center relative to said axis. The apparatus thus generates remarkable neuro-biomechanical actions, while having a reliable lightweight and compact structure.
US07985168B2	Power stride apparatus and method of training therefor The power stride apparatus and method therefor is directed to training the quads and gluts. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises rotatable pedal assemblies having articulating pedals which may be engaged by a user's feet. The apparatus may include a seat to support the user. Resistance devices, such as one or more springs, may attach to the pedal assemblies to provide resistance to the movement of the pedal assemblies and to return to pedal assemblies to their initial position. The user may push the pedal assemblies and resist the return of the pedal assemblies thus training the user's quads and gluts. The articulating pedals allow training to be focused on the quads and gluts and provide a safer workout for the user. In some embodiments, return mechanisms may be used to allow the articulating pedals to follow the rotation of the user's foot during training.
US07985165B1	Elliptical exercise machine An elliptical exercise machine comprises a frame, two transmission rods, two stepping rods, wherein the frame is provided with a driving wheel and two sides of the driving wheel are respectively provided with a crank. One ends of the two transmission rods are connected to two cranks. The two stepping rods are connected to two transmission rods. Another end of each stepping rod is pivoted with a towing rod. Each towing rod is pivoted to the frame. Relatively elliptical orbits are formed through the two stepping rods driven by the two swing arms and the two transmission rods. When the two stepping rods reach a left acme and a right acme of each elliptical orbit, the two towing rods further tow the stepping rods corresponding to each other to generate a quick return effect so that elliptical orbit motion can be smoother.
US07985162B2	Signal torque module assembly for use in control moment gyroscope A signal torque module assembly (STMA) is provided for use within a control moment gyroscope of the type that includes a rotor assembly. The STMA comprises a torque module assembly (TMA), which includes: (i) a TMA housing, (ii) a torque motor coupled to the TMA housing, and (iii) a gear train coupled to the TMA housing and mechanically coupling the torque motor to the rotor assembly. A signal module assembly is coupled to the TMA housing, and an elongated connector electrically couples the signal module assembly and the rotor assembly. The elongated connector extends through the gear train.
US07985161B2	Multi-speed transmission A transmission is provided having 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.
US07985157B2	Decelerating device and projection screen rolling mechanism A decelerating device includes a fixed shaft, a tube, a transmission element and a driven element is provided. The tube is disposed around the fixed shaft and adapted to rotate about the fixed shaft. The transmission element has a fixed portion fixed at the fixed shaft and a planetary gear revolvably disposed at the fixed portion. The teeth of the tube are geared to the planetary gear. The driven element has a wheel, a sun gear fixed at the wheel and a plurality of balls. The sun gear and the wheel are revolvably disposed at the fixed shaft and in the tube. The planetary gear is adapted to drive the sun gear. The wheel has holes. Each of the holes extends from an outer surface of the wheel facing the tube to the interior of the wheel to form a cavity. The balls are disposed in the holes respectively.
US07985156B2	Mechanically controlled continuously variable automatic transmission The present invention relates to a mechanically controlled continuously variable automatic transmission, comprises a housing and a torque converting mechanism mounted in the housing, the torque converting mechanism comprising an input part, a rotatable or rotary carrier, at least one eccentric assembly which is rotatablely mounted on the carrier, and an output part, wherein the input part and the carrier can rotate independently with respect to each other, and have respective rotation axes which are collinear. Each of the at least of one eccentric assembly comprises an eccentric mass which is driven to rotate around its rotation axis by the input part, the output part is provided with only one one-way clutch directly connected therewith. The mechanically controlled continuously variable automatic transmission not only can automatically adjust the output speed and moment depending upon the magnitude of load applied thereto so as to well achieve a function of stepless automatic change of the speed, but is also simple in structure, high in transmission efficiency, and long in life time. Furthermore, the transmission can be applied to an operating condition of high rotary speed and can effectively transmit large power and motive power with large torque, so that it can be used in various vehicles and has a wide application range.
US07985151B2	Tensioning device of a traction mechanism drive The invention relates to a tensioning device of a traction mechanism drive, having a tensioning lever mounted on a base housing and rotatable by a pivot bearing. A coil spring is arranged coaxially to the pivot bearing. The pivot bearing comprises a bearing journal, a bearing hub and at least one plain bearing sleeve which is arranged between the bearing journal and the bearing hub, and a central radial force application plane of the tensioning roller is axially spaced apart from a central radial bearing plane of the pivot bearing.
US07985148B2	Hockey blade with wrapped, stitched core A construct for a hockey blade that includes a foam core. The foam core includes a first core face, a second core face, and a core edge. A first layer of resin preimpregnated tape is wrapped continuously around the first core face, the core edge and the second core face. A thread is stitched along the first layer of preimpregnated tape. A second layer of resin preimpregnated tape wrapped continuously around the first layer of resin preimpregnated tape.
US07985146B2	Golf club head and face insert A face insert for golf club head in one embodiment can comprise a substrate comprising a score line groove-free front surface. A cover layer is provided at least on the front surface of the substrate. The cover layer can alternatively overlay at least a portion of the peripheral edge of the substrate. The cover layer comprises a ball-striking surface spaced by the cover layer from the substrate. Plural elongated score line grooves can extend into the polymer layer from the ball-striking surface. In addition, visible markings are interposed between the cover layer and the front surface of the substrate, the visible markings being visible through the cover layer. In one form the visible markings comprise elongated score line markings and target markings in a central portion of the substrate. The visible markings can be screen-printed markings, which are then protected by the cover layer from wear. The cover layer can be molded and can be a polymer layer. The score line grooves can be formed, for example, by molding during molding of the polymer layer.
US07985143B1	Boxing ring corner mat A boxing ring corner mat includes a mat body having a mat upper surface; and a pan recess in the mat upper surface and a liquid collecting pan retained within the pan recess for gathering and retaining water and other liquids. The mat preferably additionally includes a spit bucket recess located forwardly of the pan recess and pan and a spit bucket retained within the spit bucket recess in fluid communication with the pan through a bucket drain hose. The mat preferably additionally includes shoe engaging and propping elevations having shoe sole engaging upper surfaces, and preferably additionally includes a separable display region removably fitted into a display region opening in the mat body. The shoe propping elevations optionally are hollow and have upwardly opening air flow ports and each contain a shoe drying fan for blowing a stream of air onto the soles of boxer shoes.
US07985142B2	Indoor ski slope An indoor ski slope (1) comprises a continuous peripheral wall (2) and a floor (3) which extends obliquely downwards relative to the peripheral wall (2). A roof (5) is arranged on the peripheral wall (2). Furthermore, a layer of snow is provided on the surface of the floor (3), as well as a cooling installation (9) for cooling the floor to a temperature which is suitable for maintaining the layer of snow. The surface of the floor (3) is at least partially curved concavely.
US07985141B2	Universal double-jointed coupling for railway vehicles A universal double-jointed coupling for railway vehicles with two joint levels comprises two coupling joints which are interconnected via a shaft that is surrounded by a hollow pinion shaft in order to transmit torque by means of said hollow pinion shaft. One joint level is assigned to a coupling joint encompassing a crowned gear that has angular and axial compensation capability while the other joint level is associated with a torsion-proof, flexible coupling joint.
US07985140B2	Zero-lash Oldham coupling An Oldham-style coupling assembly wherein a driving shaft (12) is rotatably coupled to a driven shaft (32) using a reduced-lash flexible coupling assembly. The coupling assembly includes an intermediate coupling plate (38) stationed between the driven (32) and driving (12) shafts. A driven lug (34) associated with the driven shaft (32) has tapered contact faces (36) and engages a driving slot (40) in the center of the coupling plate (38). Likewise, a pair of diametrically opposed half-lugs (18) associated with the driving shaft (12) engage in respective half slots (42) through a similar tapered interface. Springs (28) backing each of the half lugs (18) establish a continuous axial compression force within the coupling plate (38) to urge seating of the tapered interfaces but without frustrating transverse sliding in the respective slots (40, 42), thereby taking up lash from the system. The lugs (18, 34) are oriented perpendicular relative to each other, so as to simulate a traditional Oldham-style coupling. The coupling assembly is useful to rotatably unite a fuel pump (14) and a vacuum pump (10) in a vehicular engine.
US07985136B2	Image producing device, speed expressing method, and program An operation input reception unit (201) receives an operation input for a virtual vehicle. A running condition managing unit (203) manages the running condition of the virtual vehicle based on the received operation input. An image producing unit (204) produces a view field image seen from the viewpoint of the moving object based on stored image information and the managed moving condition. A velocity calculation unit (205) calculates the velocity of the moving object based on the managed moving condition. A deformed image producing unit (206) extracts an image of a rectangular area based on the velocity from the produced view field image and produces a deformed image obtained by deforming the extracted image into a trapezoidal shape. A display control unit (207) synthesizes the produced view field image and the produced deformed image and displays the synthesized image.
US07985131B2	Slot machine and control method of game A slot machine of the present invention comprises: a symbol display device capable of variably displaying a plurality of symbols; an image display device; and a controller, the controller programmed to execute the processing of: (A) executing a game in which the plurality of symbols are variably displayed and then stop-displayed to the symbol display device after game media are BET in number equal to or less than a previously set maximum number of BETs, and game media are paid out in number according to the stop-displayed symbols or a combination thereof; (B) shifting a mode from a non-insurance mode to an insurance mode on condition that a predetermined number of game media is inserted; (C) counting the number of games played after shifting to the insurance mode, in the insurance mode; (D) paying out a predetermined number of game media when the number of games counted in the processing (C) reaches a specific number; and (E) displaying an image showing that the current gaming state is the insurance mode, in the insurance mode.
US07985127B2	Golf solitaire video game A Golf Solitaire Video Game is described in which a user plays a video playing card game. Playing cards are positioned in piles where one pile initially contains only a home playing card. The playing cards on top of the piles and the home playing card reveal their front sides, and the playing cards that are positioned in the pile below the top playing card display their back sides or front sides. The game player moves the playing cards onto the home card in a contiguous order of the symbols on the cards. The back sides of the playing cards, underneath the removed top playing cards, are revealed when the top playing cards are placed on the home playing card. A score is provided corresponding to a number of cards that remain in the one or more piles after placing playing cards onto the home playing card in the contiguous order.
US07985122B2	Method of polishing a layer using a polishing pad A tool for forming a desired pattern on a polishing pad establishes a vibration that is coupled to the polishing pad. The vibration removes small portions of the polishing pad according to the desired pattern. The polishing pad is then used in a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) step to polish a layer on a semiconductor device.
US07985120B2	Apparatus and method for grinding workpiece An apparatus and method for grinding a workpiece by rotating the workpiece about a rotational axis, rotating a cylindrical grinding wheel about a rotational axis being parallel to the rotational axis of the workpiece, moving the grinding wheel relative to the workpiece at least in one of a first direction being perpendicular to the rotational axis of the workpiece for grinding the workpiece at a cylindrical surface of the grinding wheel and a second direction being parallel to the rotational axis of the workpiece for grinding the workpiece at an end surface of the grinding wheel being perpendicular to the rotational axis of the grinding wheel, and by superimposing a vibration signal including a plurality of frequency components to a driving signal outputted to one of a workpiece rotating means for rotating the workpiece and a grinding wheel rotating means for rotating the grinding wheel.
US07985117B2	Toy vehicle for supporting a doll on a vehicle A toy vehicle for a doll that can be coupled to a child's vehicle is disclosed. In one implementation, the toy vehicle is a toy scooter that is configured to support a doll in a standing configuration.
US07985116B2	Piece with magnets for building a toy Provided is there a piece with a magnet for building a toy, and more particularly to a piece with a magnet for building a toy, the piece having at least two or more end and a magnet case having a magnet with south and north pole faces inside, rotatably provided on each end, capable of connecting to the other piece of the same construction, without sliding with respect to each other, by automatically enabling the north or south pole face of the one magnet to be opposite to the south or north pole face of the other magnet.
US07985111B2	Sport boards with carbon fiber stringers One or more tubular carbon fiber stringers are axially aligned with the lengthwise dimension of a water sport board, such as a surfboard. A tubular carbon fiber stringer may have vertical shaping tabs reaching opposed major surfaces of the board and laterally extending tabs that register the stringer position inside of a board by fitting in channels that tightly nest the stringer in the board. Tublar carbon fiber stringers, designed to extend more than half the length of a board, may be made by molding symmetric halves, then joining the halves together, or by winding carbon fiber around a mandrel, epoxying the fiber in place and removing the mandrel. Board blanks have openings to seat the tubular stringers, such as by seating in board halves, or a tubular stringer may be seated in an empty board blank mold with foam blown around the stringer.
US07985109B2	Marine transmission transom extension enclosure system A marine stern drive and multi-speed transmission propulsion system in which a transmission, either manual or automatic, is interposed between the engine and stern drive extending at least partially outboard of the transom. A stern drive extension housing enclose the outboard transmission. The various embodiments may include automatic shifting, torque-absorbing couplings, dry oil sump and misalignment couplings. The system may be provided as an OEM item or as a retrofit and allows the engine to be maintained in its normal or original position thus enhancing the performance characteristics of the boat. The stern drive has forward, reverse and neutral shifting capabilities.
US07985107B2	Battery connector and portable electronic device using same A battery connecter includes a plurality of terminals. Each of the terminals includes a resisting portion, a supporting portion, and a contacting portion. The resisting portion includes a first portion and a second portion bent from the first portion. The supporting portion extends from the first portion and resists the second portion. The contacting portion is bent and extends from the supporting portion. The invention also discloses a portable electronic device using the battery connecter.
US07985104B2	Shield sleeve for a plug connector The socket contact (1) for receiving a plug contact (10), the socket contact (1) having a contact casing (4) mounted on one end of a cable (2), the contact casing being contacted to an electrical conductor (3) of the cable (2), wherein according to the invention a biasing spring (5) is provided, wherein according to the invention the biasing spring (5) is designed such that it acts on the contact casing (4) and acts through at least one section of the contact casing (4) on the plug contact (10), and is attached at a first joint (6) to the contact casing (4), wherein furthermore the electrical conductor (3) is attached to the contact casing (4) at another joint (7) spaced from the first joint (6).
US07985095B2	Implementing enhanced connector guide block structures for robust SMT assembly A method and enhanced connector guide block structures implement robust connector assembly including robust Surface Mount Technology (SMT) connector assembly. A connector guide block includes a printed wiring board (PWB) mating face including at least one mounting screw hole provided within a mounting portion for receiving a mounting screw. The connector guide block is assembled with a printed wiring board (PWB) by inserting a respective non-bonding screw through an aligned opening in the PWB into guide block mounting hole and a gap is defined from an upper surface of the PWB below the guide block mounting portion. The gap is filled with an electrically nonconductive underfill material and cured. Another connector guide block structure includes an upper connector guide block portion and a lower connector guide block portion with a gap between the guide block portions filled with a selected electrically nonconductive underfill material and cured.
US07985093B2	Termination device impedance assembly An impedance assembly is provided for a termination device, disconnectable connector, or other type of joint for an electrical connection, such as an elbow, to facilitate preventing improper installation. More specifically, an impedance assembly can include an obstruction member that help prevent the insertion of a stud into a female device, such as a bushing, unless the stud is properly inserted through the aperture of the lug of the cable assembly. The obstruction member can include a flexible and/or displaceable member that can be displaced by the lug of the cable assembly. Alternatively, an impedance assembly can prevent the rotation of a female member which rotates to receive the stud of a male device. The impedance assembly can include an element that is received in a cavity, groove, etc. of the female member for preventing the rotation of the female member unless the element is removed therefrom. For example, the element can be removed from the cavity, groove, etc. upon the displacement of a displaceable member operatively connected to the element, thus permitting the female member to rotate.
US07985087B2	Card edge connector with improved retainer A card edge connector for mating with an electronic card includes an elongated housing, a number of contacts and a retainer disposed in the housing. The housing has a center slot extending along a lengthwise direction of the housing and a first tower section at one end thereof. The retainer is rotatably retained in the first tower section and does not extend beyond the first tower along the lengthwise direction, a thickness direction of the housing and a direction opposite to an insertion direction of the electronic card. The retainer has a locker to lock the electronic card and at least a spring sandwiched between the locker and an outer wall of the first tower section to make the locker automatically move in the lengthwise direction in an insertion process of the electronic card.
US07985083B2	Interface between connectable electrical devices A system for engaging devices having connectable electrical connectors includes a first device and a second device. The first device has a first electrical connector exposed at a first surface that is contoured to define one or more recesses, each of which has a lip. The second device has a second electrical connector exposed at a second surface that is contoured to define one or more gripping elements, each of which fits into one of the recesses to grip one of the lips when the first and second electrical connectors are connected together. The first device also has a movable element that can be positioned such that when the one or more gripping elements are in the one or more recesses and gripping the one or more lips, the movable element blocks the gripping elements from being moved out of the recesses or away from the lips.
US07985080B2	Electrical connector having auxiliary hold-down arrangement An electrical connector includes an insulative housing having a front mating surface, a mounting surface, two opposite side surfaces, a plurality of conductive terminals secured in the housing, and at least one board lock secured in the insulative housing. A recess is formed in the mounting surface and defines a lower surface. At least one boardlock-receiving cavity is formed in the lower surface. Each board lock includes a body portion received in the recess and a pair of locking arms extending from two sides of the body portion and received in the boardlock-receiving cavity. The body portion defines an engaging surface coplanar with the mounting surface.
US07985076B2	Receptacle for coaxial connector A receptacle for coaxial connector includes an outer conductor having a tubular portion, a central conductor having a central-conductor contact portion extending in an axis direction in an internal space of the tubular portion, and an insulator holding the outer conductor and the central conductor in an insulating state. An overhanging region made of the outer conductor and the insulator overhangs in a direction perpendicular to the tubular portion of the outer conductor. In this overhanging region, the outer conductor includes outer-conductor overhanging portions, and the insulator includes an insulator overhanging portion. The outer-conductor overhanging portions and the insulator overhanging portion have substantially the same thickness.
US07985075B2	Micro electromechanical system connector and method for manufacturing same A micro electromechanical system connecter includes a u-shaped plug connecter and a socket connector. The plug connecter includes two opposite substrates and a spacing element sandwiched therebetween and positioned at one ends of the two substrates. Two parallel grooves are defined in outer surfaces of the two substrates at the other ends the two substrates. A plurality of parallel first electrodes formed on the outer surfaces of the two substrates and configured to extend along a direction perpendicular to grooves. The socked connecter includes a base having a top surface. A recess is defined in the top surface. Two protrusions are respectively formed on two internal walls of the recess adjacent to the entrance of the recess. A plurality of parallel second electrodes formed on the base according to the first electrodes. Each second electrode extends from the top surface of the base to one of the two internal walls of the recess.
US07985072B2	Method and apparatus for tooth rejuvenation and hard tissue modification The present invention is a number of methods and devices for tooth rejuvenation and hard tissue modification comprising applying a layer of a peroxide-free composition to a tooth surface. The applied composition comprises an aqueous solution of one or more edible acids. The composition has a pH selected from the range of about 0.5 to 5. After the treatment the composition is removed from the tooth surface. In various embodiments of the invention the pH of the composition can range between about 0.5 and 3, a narrower range being between 1 and 1.75. Hard tissue rejuvenation comprises forming a post-treatment layer having a composition which is different from that of the hard tissue by selectively heating a porous layer on the hard tissue.
US07985067B2	Compact radiant burner device with two heating surfaces, and application The invention relates to a radiant gas burner device comprising a first cylindrical chamber (1) and a first injector (2) for feeding the first chamber with a combustible gas mixture, the first chamber (1) comprising an external peripheral heating surface (10).The device of the invention further comprises a second cylindrical and hollow second chamber, and a second injector (4) for feeding the second chamber with a combustible gas mixture, the second chamber being positioned inside the first chamber (1), separated from the first chamber by a sealed wall, and having an internal heating surface (30), and the first and second injectors (2, 4) being designed for separately feeding the first and second chambers, independently of each other.
US07985065B2	Pitch adjustment device for blow molding machine A pitch adjustment device for blow molding machine is disclosed, which comprises: a platform, a driving unit, a screw rod unit, and a plurality of clipping units. The screw rod unit is composed of a transmission mechanism and a screw rod, in which the screw rod is pivotally mounted on the platform in a manner that when the platform is driven to move, the moving platform will activate the transmission mechanism for bringing along the screw rod to rotate. In a preferred embodiment, the screw rod has a plurality of guide slots formed thereon in a manner that, for any two neighboring guide slots, the two pitches measured between corresponding ends of the two neighboring guide slots are different from each other, so that when the platform is driven to move in a rectilineal motion reciprocatively which brings along the screw rod to move and rotate accordingly, the pitches between the plural clipping units are varied accordingly as the plural clipping units are disposed at positions corresponding to the guide slots, and thereby, the pitches between any two neighboring bottle embryos hold by their corresponding clipping units are varied.
US07985059B2	Formable sealant barrier In one embodiment of the present invention, an assembly for HPHT processing comprises a can with an opening. A powder mixture is disposed within the opening. A substrate is disposed within the opening adjacent the powder mixture. Paint is coated on a surface within the opening and opposite the powder mixture with respect to the substrate. A meltable sealant is disposed within the opening and opposite the substrate with respect to the surface and a cap is covering the opening.
US07985058B2	Method and apparatus for making uniformly sized particles A method and apparatus for making substantially uniformly sized liposomes and other small particles are provided. Droplets of a first liquid are ejected into a laminar flow of a second liquid, each droplet having a volume of from 0.97V to 1.03V, where V is the mean droplet volume and 1 fL≦V≦50 nL, wherein the first and second liquids are no more than sparingly soluble in one another, and wherein the first liquid contains a solute dissolved, dispersed, or suspended therein; and the first liquid is then removed to form a plurality of substantially uniformly sized particles. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes liquid inlet and outlet channels, a plurality of transverse liquid channels extending from the liquid inlet to the liquid outlet channel, a plurality of nozzles in liquid flow communication with the plurality of transverse liquid channels, one or more nozzle actuators coupled to the plurality of nozzles, and an evaporator coupled to the liquid outlet channel.
US07985056B2	Fan and fan assembly A fan includes an impeller, a motor, a circuit board, a fan frame and a connecting member. The motor is used to drive the impeller to rotate. The circuit board is electrically connected to the motor. The impeller and the motor are accommodated in the fan frame. The connecting member is disposed at one side of the fan frame. The circuit board is disposed between the connecting member and the fan frame. Also, a fan assembly including such two fans is also disclosed.
US07985050B1	Turbine blade with trailing edge cooling A turbine airfoil with a trailing edge cooling circuit that includes a row of pressure side bleed channels connected to a metering and impingement cooling circuit that discharges a layer of film cooling air out through a row of exit slots that open onto a pressure side wall of the trailing edge to provide cooling for the trailing edge region of the airfoil. Formed within the trailing edge tip is a vortex flow chamber extending the length of the airfoil and connected to the bleed channels by a row of inlet holes to draw a portion of the film cooling air into the vortex chamber to provide cooling for the trailing edge tip and to prevent the film cooling layer from breaking off from the pressure side wall. The vortex chamber is connected to a row of exit holes offset from the inlet holes to form the vortex flow and to discharge the vortex flowing cooling air out the trailing edge in a direction parallel to the suction side wall.
US07985047B2	Expandable line support for wind turbine A wind turbine includes a tower; a blade for rotating on the tower; a rotor shaft, connected to the blade, having an axial hole; a line, arranged in the hole, for carrying a signal; a support, wrapped around the line inside the hole, for spacing the line from the rotor shaft inside the hole; where the support expands radially to at least partially fill an annular space between the line and an inside wall of the axial hole.
US07985031B2	Guide rail for carriage printer A printer includes a carriage and a channel for guiding the carriage along a path. The carriage includes a protrusion extending from the carriage. The channel includes a first wall and a second wall. The first and second walls are opposed to each other. The protrusion of the carriage extends between the first wall and the second wall. A first portion of the protrusion is in contact with the first wall and a second portion of the protrusion is in contact with the second wall.
US07985024B2	Rolling element accommodating belt for linear guide apparatus, linear guide apparatus and metallic mold for manufacturing rolling element accommodating belt The metallic mold 90 includes a product configuration portion 93 formed between an upper mold 91 and a lower mold 92. This product configuration portion 93 is composed so that a rolling element accommodating belt 50 formed by this product configuration portion 93 can include spacer portions interposed between balls adjacent to each other in an infinite circulating passage and also include connecting arm portions for connecting the spacer portions to each other and so that the balls can be aligned in the alignment direction in the infinite circulating passage. The upper mold 91 has a splitting structure. In this splitting structure, a splitting position BL is set at a position passing through a position 91t for forming an end portion on the outer circumferential side in the inner and outer circumferential direction of the infinite circulating passage of the spacer portions 51.
US07985023B2	Medical examination device A medical examination device is provided. At least some of the supply lines used to operate the examination device are routed from above to the examination device, with the supply lines being arranged on a gallows which is mounted rotatably on a rail-guided carriage and being attached to a longitudinal section by at least one Bowden cable arranged on the gallows.
US07985022B2	Remote temperature sensing device and related remote temperature sensing method A device and method of remote temperature sensing, the device having a temperature sensor placeable on a rotating item utilizing the temperature sensor being a plurality of rectangular shaped amorphous magnetic alloy strips connected magnetically, wherein at least one of the strips has a predetermined ferromagnetic Curie temperature and another strip has a magnetic permeability exceeding 2,000.
US07985016B2	Fiber optic display systems and related methods Fiber optic display systems and related methods are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a fiber optic display system can include a plurality of fiber optics. Output ends of the fiber optics can be spaced from one another and can be arranged in predetermined positions such that at least a portion of the output ends are positioned in a first plane and another portion of the output ends are positioned in a second plane. A light-transmissive material can contain the output ends. The output ends can terminate within the light-transmissive material and can be angled with respect to the light-transmissive material such that light transmitted within the fiber optics emits into the light-transmissive material. A light source can generate a plurality of light beams and selectively control input of the light beams into the input ends for transmission of light in the fiber optics such that an image is formed.
US07985012B2	Head lamp Disclosed herein is a head lamp. The head lamp includes a light source emitting light, a reflection plate reflecting the emitted light toward a lens, and a shield integrally formed with the reflection plate to intercept a portion of the light illuminated toward the lens. The head lamp can accurately adjust an illumination pattern of light through a reduction of assembly tolerance between components.
US07985011B2	Vehicle lamp A vehicle lamp can create a desired distribution pattern easily with a simple configuration while having a thin body and light weight. The vehicle lamp can include a light source unit and a convex projection lens configured to project light from the light source unit forward in the direction of light illumination. The light source unit can include a light guide plate having a light emission surface and made of a transparent material to the visible light range and can include a light source disposed in front of one end face of the light guide plate. The projection lens can have a focus arranged on or near the light emission surface of the light guide plate. The light source unit can include a reflection sheet configured to reflect light from the light guide plate back into the light guide plate and can have a shape configured to provide a cutoff pattern. The reflection sheet can be located adjacent an edge of the light guide plate adjacent the light source. A high beam light source unit can be disposed adjacent or on the reflection sheet closer to the projection lens.
US07985008B2	Plastic component having visible part and light source The present invention relates to a plastic component having a visible part that is made in one single layer from a plastic molding compound and that comprises a transparent or translucent matrix, and having a light source that comprises one or more lamp elements, situated under the surface of the visible part. The visible part is implemented as essentially opaque in relation to daylight and transparent or translucent in relation to the light emitted by the lamp elements. The visible part also contains admixed effect pigments and defines a surface appearance image which, when the light source is inactive, essentially corresponds to the surface appearance image of the remaining wall of an object in which the plastic component is installed and which, when the light source is active, is essentially determined by the light source activity. The plastic component according to the invention is characterized in that the lamp elements are selected from a group which comprises light-emitting diodes, organic light-emitting diodes, and fiber-optic light systems, the lamp elements at least partially being embedded in the plastic molding compound of the visible part. The manifold uses of this plastic component comprise installation in vehicles, paneling elements, and furniture, as well as in housings of greatly varying devices.
US07985006B2	Light source device A light source device includes a circuit member, a heat dissipation component, an optical component and light emitting diode assemblies. The circuit member defines spaced through holes. The light emitting diode assemblies have a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. Each light emitting diode assembly passes through a corresponding through hole and is electrically connected to the circuit member. The heat dissipation component contacts the first side, is spaced from the circuit member, and is configured to dissipate heat generated by the light emitting diode assemblies. The optical component contacts the second side, and is configured to distribute light emitted from the light emitting diode assemblies.
US07984998B1	Compact flashlight A small flashlight includes a main body, a rotatable member that is about half as long as the main body and has an LED mounted proximate its distal end, the flashlight not having a separate lens covering the LED. The main body is thinner than it is long and wide, and the rotatable member is thinner than it is long and wide.
US07984997B1	Cooler with LED lighting A cooler that utilizes multiple LEDs to illuminate an entire interior is disclosed herein. The LEDs are activated by a magnetic reed switch positioned between an inside liner and an outer liner of the cooler. A magnet is positioned in a lid. Removal of the magnetic field of the magnet when the lid is in an open state allows the magnetic reed switch to complete a circuit from a battery to the LEDs thereby allowing the LEDs to illuminate the entire interior chamber of the cooler.
US07984990B2	Ophthalmic lens with multiple phase plates An ophthalmic lens for providing a plurality of foci includes an optic having an anterior surface, a posterior surface, and an optical axis. The ophthalmic lens has a first region and a second region. The first region has a first refractive optical power and includes a first base curvature having a finite first radius of curvature and a first phase plate having at least one diffraction order with a diffractive optical power. The first region is configured for forming a first focus and a second focus. The second region has a second refractive optical power and includes a second base curvature having a finite second radius of curvature that is different from the first radius of curvature and a second phase plate having at least one diffraction order with a diffractive optical power. The second region is configured for forming a third focus that is between the first focus and the second focus. The ophthalmic lens may be configured so the first focus provides distant vision, the second focus provides near vision, and the third focus provides intermediate vision.
US07984989B2	Retinal melatonin suppressor comprising a filter layer This disclosure relates to the application of a photoluminescent material with a plurality of nanocrystals, such as quantum dots or Cornell dots, each capable of absorbing electromagnetic energy at a first wavelength and emitting the absorbed energy as a desired wavelength in the direction of a human retina. Preferably, the emitted wavelength is chosen for its ability to suppress naturally occurring melatonin, i.e., blue light. The disclosure also contemplates the placement of the photoluminescent material over the entire surface of a lens or on a portion of the lens to optimize the exposure to the desired wavelength while reducing the overall luminescence. Finally, the photoluminescent material can be applied as a coating, as part of a material applied to the lens, either superficially or in/within the lens, as part of eyewear, or even as an optical treatment system.
US07984988B2	Orthokeratological contact lenses and design methods therefor The present invention provides an orthokeratological contact lens to be worn on a patient's cornea and methods for prescribing the same. The contact lens comprises a parabolic lens having an inner surface configured to face an epithelium of the patient's cornea, wherein the parabolic lens is adapted to reshape the cornea by way of epithelium tissue growth. In a pre-treatment configuration, an outer surface of the epithelium does not conform to the contours of the inner surface of the parabolic lens such that there exits a gap comprising a hypertrophy volume that is disposed between the epithelium and the parabolic lens.
US07984986B2	Hand held personal digital assistant having an internal printer Provided is a hand held personal digital assistant (PDA). The PDA includes body and display sections interconnected via a hinge section, as well as an internal printer arranged in the body section. The internal printer includes a printhead, a motor driver and media transport device arrangement for transporting print media from a roll of print media past the printhead, and a motor driver and guillotine motor arrangement for severing the printed print media from the roll of media. Also included is a microcontroller for controlling the printhead and respective motor driver arrangements.
US07984985B2	Image forming apparatus An apparatus includes: a recording unit for holding an ink head capable of jetting liquid ink to a recording medium; a feeding mechanism arranged opposite the recording unit and feeding the recording medium having at least a feed belt, a driving roller and a driven roller for providing the feed belt, a support frame for holding the driving roller and the driven roller; and a feed roller feeding the recording medium by correcting feeding posture of the recording medium to the feeding mechanism. The support axis of the feed roller is held by a support frame of the feeding mechanism.
US07984984B2	Jam processing apparatus for printer and method thereof When a jam occurs between respective inkjet recording heads and a belt platen, the belt platen is moved down to a preset lower limit position, and a suction fan is rotated to suck and hold a recording medium onto a carrying belt.
US07984983B2	Inkjet recording method The invention provides an inkjet recording method having applying, by an inkjet system, an ink containing 8 mass % or more of a water-soluble solvent having an SP value of 24 (MPa)1/2 or less measured by a Hoy method onto an outermost surface layer, which contains an organic fine particle having an SP value of 25 (MPa)1/2 or less measured by the Hoy method, of an inkjet recording medium having a support and one or more ink receiving layers including the outermost surface layer.
US07984982B2	Liquid jet head A liquid jet apparatus is provided. The liquid jet apparatus includes a nozzle plate which has a nozzle opening communicating with a pressure generation chamber; a flow channel substrate which has a liquid reservoir supplying a liquid to a plurality of pressure generation chambers; and a seal plate which covers at least a part of the liquid reservoir and which has a first damper chamber and second damper chamber. The seal plate has a connection cavity which connects the first damper chamber with the second damper chamber, and the connection cavity is connected to a release path communicating with the air.
US07984975B2	Printhead nozzle cell having photoresist chamber A nozzle cell of a printhead is provided which has a multi-layer substrate defining a fluid inlet, side walls extending from the substrate around the fluid inlet and comprising walls of silicon nitride encapsulating hardened photoresist, an apertured roof supported by the side walls to define a chamber, and a heater within the chamber, the heater heating the fluid in the chamber so that bubbles are generated therein to cause ejection of the fluid from a nozzle defined with the apertured roof.
US07984966B2	Inkjet printhead with matched number of color channels and printhead modules An inkjet printhead having a plurality of color channels extending longitudinally along a length of the printhead. Each color channel comprises at least one row of nozzles and each nozzle in a same color channel ejects the same colored ink. The printhead has a plurality of printhead modules and the number of color channels is equal to the number of printhead modules.
US07984965B2	Print head unit with printhead and transport rollers A print head unit has an elongate print head integrated circuit. An ink supply unit defines an elongate print head slot in which the print head integrated circuit is received. Ink supply vias supply ink to the print head slot. Longitudinally extending channels are in fluid communication with the print head integrated circuit through the vias and longitudinally extending aperture slots provide for the snap-in insertion of rollers for the transport of print media operatively with respect to the print head integrated circuit during printing.
US07984961B2	Ink-jet type image recording apparatus and purge mechanism An ink-jet type image recording apparatus includes a recording head which has a nozzle surface having a plurality of nozzles formed therein; a suction mechanism which generates a suction force, a first cap having a first lip portion, and a second cap having a second lip section. Since the second lip portion has a stiffness higher than that of the first lip portion, it is possible to provide an ink-jet type image recording apparatus including a second cap capable of preventing a deformation due to a negative pressure generated inside the second cap, and a first cap capable of maintaining a moisture-retained state of a nozzle group with a less load exerted on the recording head.
US07984956B2	Liquid jet apparatus and printing apparatus A liquid jet apparatus according to the present invention is a liquid jet apparatus including a plurality of nozzles, an actuator provided for each nozzle and connected to the respective nozzle, a drive waveform signal generation unit that generates a drive pulse, and a drive unit that applies the drive pulse to the actuator, wherein the drive unit includes a transistor pair, wherein the transistor pair: has two transistors connected to each other in a push-pull manner, and power-amplifies the drive pulse. The drive unit also includes a low-pass filter disposed between the transistor pair and the actuator.
US07984953B2	Method and device for optimizing a cutting process in road milling machines In a method for optimizing a cutting process in milling machines which are used to machine road coverings, which comprise a milling device fitted with milling tools which is sprayed with liquid in order to cool the milling tools, in addition to a drive motor, the following steps are provided: detection of the at least one parameter which is representative of the instantaneous power output of the milling device and controlling the amount of cooling liquid supplied according to the at least one parameter which is representative of the instantaneous power output of the milling device.
US07984948B2	Modular contour support apparatus A four way lumbar support for an automobile seat includes a wire array (16), a fixed frame (20), and a basculating arm. When in its extruded position, the basculating arm (50) exerts pressure on the wire array (16) thus providing lumbar support to the seat occupant at that point. A system of Bowden cables and sliding connections allows the basculating arm to slide vertically along the fixed frame so that the lumbar support may be provided at different heights within the seat.
US07984942B2	Flap configuration A flap configuration has a flap for closing a receptacle and a closing slide guided displaceably parallel to the flap plane in the closing slide guide. The closing slide is inserted with one end into a latching opening in a wall and brought out of engagement with the latching opening by a closing slide drive against a spring force by way of a latch element guided in the latching opening. In an opposite receptacle wall from the latching opening, a guide opening is positioned coaxially with the latching opening and the closing slide guide. In the latching opening, a closing latch biased in the direction of the closing slide is guided, and engages, when the flap is latched in place, in an open end of the closing slide guide. The closing slide drive unlatches the flap.
US07984941B2	Rapid deployment module carrier A Rapid Deployment Modular Carrier (RDMC) that incorporates a unique locking system and auxiliary control systems for the loading, transportation, and unloading of Rapid Deployment Modules (RDM's). The locking system has a hinging powered arm, linear driven pin, and rotating locking clip. The auxiliary systems has an electronic control panel that manages the engagement and disengagement of the locking system. The control panel also manages the suspension components of the RDMC, adjusting ride height and handling characteristics as needed.
US07984939B2	Protection means for road vehicles A reusable system for cushioning impacts to a vehicle comprising: a bumper mounted via shock absorbers to the chassis of the vehicle; a remote sensor for detecting location and relative velocity of objects in proximity of the vehicle; a processor; a primary airbag mounted within the bumper, expandable outwards from some bumper upon inflation; an inflator for the primary airbag; a valve for releasing gas from the primary airbag and a retractor for compressing primary airbag, wherein a signal from processor indicating imminent impact triggers inflation of primary airbag beyond bumper protecting bumper and retractor collapses airbag for reuse.
US07984938B2	Door handle device for vehicle A door handle device for a vehicle includes a first handle member made of resin and formed with a housing portion which houses an electronic component and is arranged opposing to the outer panel and a second handle member covering the housing portion and assembled to the first handle member. A first connector, which protrudes in a vehicle width direction penetrating through the outer panel, is provided at an end of the first handle member. A board mounted with a control circuit connected to the electronic component is housed in the housing portion in a state where the board is connected to a terminal of the first connector and a terminal of the electronic component.
US07984935B2	Electronic device with latching mechanism An exemplary latching mechanism for connecting a first component (20) and a second component (40). The latching mechanism includes at least one first engaging portion (408) formed/defined on the second component, at least one latch holder (60a, 60b) fixed relative to the first component, and at least one first latching member (80a, 80b). A first latch-clasping piece (604) extends from the at least one latch holder. The at least one first latching member has at least one second engaging portion (806). The second engaging portion engages with the first engaging portion of the second component. The first engaging portion of the second component and the first latching member are disposed between the first latch-clasping piece of the latch holder and the first component. The present invention further provides an electronic device employing the latching mechanism.
US07984933B2	Multi-use torque fitting and compressible ferrule An assembly comprises a multi-use torque fitting, a length of tubing, and a compressible ferrule, wherein the assembly is configured to couple an end of the length of tubing to a port of a fluid-handling device in a hermetically sealed or substantially leak-proof manner. Generally, the fitting is configured to provide a degree of compression to the compressible ferrule sufficient to prevent fluid leakage at the ferrule/port interface. This fitting generally comprises a threaded body portion and a torque-limiting body portion, wherein the threaded body portion and the torque-limiting body portion are arranged concentrically along a longitudinal axis of the fitting.
US07984929B2	Fluid connector for fluid delivery apparatus A connector is described that comprises a male connector portion that is releasably connectable to a complimentary female connector portion. The male fluid connector portion comprises a plurality of hollow needles that are each in fluid communication with a lumen of the associated tubing. The female connector portion comprises plurality of chambers or apertures that comprise a septum seal through which a hollow needle can be passed. Tubing having a plurality of lumens is coupled to the female connector portion and each lumen is in fluid communication with one of said chambers. The male and/or female connector portions also include an alignment guide that allows the hollow needles of the male part to be uniquely aligned with the corresponding septum seals of the female part. The use of the connector for medical purposes is described.
US07984922B2	Carrier frame for a manually movable caddie, in particular a golf caddie The invention relates to a carrier frame for a manually movable caddie, in particular to a golf caddie comprising wheels (2) mounted on the laterally protruding parts (7, 8) of the fame. According to the invention, for folding the golf caddie, the laterally protruding parts (7, 8) of the frame are embodied pivotable and/or displaceable in such a way that they bring the wheels (2) closer to each other towards a mid-plane (18) or move them away therefrom. In a preferred embodiment, the protruding parts (7, 8) of the frame and the wheels (2) are embodied pivotable or displaceable in such a way that the axes of the brought together wheels (2) coincide and the wheels (2) are disposed oppositely to each other by the external faces thereof.
US07984921B2	Ski with binding assembly aid, method for production of such a ski and corresponding assembly aid Ski or similar device for sliding on snow having a mounting aid for a binding (28) or for components thereof, which aid is mounted on the top face (32) of the ski and is especially in the form of a binding plate (10), wherein the mounting aid or binding plate (10) is durably connected to the top face (32) of the ski in such a manner that ski (23) and mounting aid or binding plate (10) form an integral constructional unit in terms of the mechanical properties.
US07984918B2	Tapered stabilizer bar having continuously changing cross-section and method for manufacturing the same A stabilizer bar includes a parallel bar which is secured with respect to a frame via fasteners in each of which a bush is fitted, and leg bars which extend from both ends of the parallel bar with distal ends of the leg bars connected to suspension arms. Each leg bar is tapered from an upper end toward a lower end thereof to continuously decrease a section modulus of the leg bar from the upper end toward the lower end thereof so that the stress generated by a load applied to the lower end of the leg bar is not concentrated on a bent part of the stabilizer bar and is distributed over the entire leg bar so as to prevent the stabilizer bar from being broken at the bent part.
US07984917B2	Suspension skateboard truck A shock absorbing mechanism for a suspension skateboard truck and skateboard is disclosed. A suspension skateboard truck includes a hangar. The hangar has opposing axle sleeves that extend to opposite distal ends along a lateral axis defined by an axle channel formed by each axle sleeve. The distal end of each axle sleeve includes a cavity that has a width greater than a width of the axle channel. The apparatus further includes an axle extending out from the axle channel and cavity of the distal end of each axle sleeve, and a shock absorbing mechanism occupying each cavity at least partially around the axle.
US07984915B2	Rear suspension with semi-active toe force compliance control Herein, a particular vehicle suspension control arm in a suspension having multiple control arms is designed to create a range of available axial stiffness levels which relates to a range of toe change at the wheel under to lateral loading. In particular, a semi-active device is arranged on a given suspension control arm to allow a change in stiffness that produces a desirable amount of toe change under the presence of lateral loading. This suspension arrangement, when applied to the rear axle of an automobile, has significant merit in being able to enhance maneuverability and stability over a large range of operating conditions at a minimal level of control input energy and with robust failsafe operation.
US07984912B2	Multi-layer metallic flat gasket A gasket has sealing layer(s) with beads which are assigned to passage opening(s), and stopper layer(s) with a stopper which limits the resilience of the bead(s). The stopper is composed of a plurality of directly successive ridge-shaped elevations and groove-shaped depressions, both being trapezoidal in cross section and both being formed in on both sides of the stopper layer, with setting angles of the trapezium flanks. The trapezoidal elevations of the one side are situated opposite the trapezoidal depressions of the other side. A cross section (Q1) which is delimited by opposing trapezium flanks which are adjacent to one another is the same or greater than a cross section (Q2) which is delimited between the opposing depressions of the two sides.
US07984909B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a first guide portion disposed to be movable for opening a transportation path of a medium; a second guide portion disposed to be movable for opening the transportation path and arranged adjacent to the first guide portion; a first transportation member for transporting the medium to the transportation path; and a second transportation member for discharging the medium from the transportation path to outside the image forming apparatus. Further, when the first guide portion and the second guide portion close the transportation path, the second guide portion is arranged to guide a rear edge of the medium.
US07984907B2	Automatic feeder with separable transmission gears and image acquiring apparatus In an automatic feeder and an image acquiring apparatus, a cover is rotatably connected to a body through a first pin and openable and closable with respect to the body. A roller gear rotates a transporting roller to transport a sheet. An actuating member is attached to the first pin and driven by rotation of the first pin. A middle gear, displaceable by the actuating member, is selectively engaged with a power-output gear and the roller gear so as to transmit a power to the roller gear. An actuating member moves the middle gear to be engaged with the power-output gear and the roller gear when the cover is closed upon the body, and moves the middle gear to be disengaged from at least one of the power-output gear and roller gear when the cover is opened.
US07984905B2	Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus A first detecting unit S1 for detecting a conveyed sheet at a first detecting position and a second detecting unit S2 for detecting the sheet at a second detecting position are provided. A calculation unit calculates a distance between the first and second detecting positions based on detection signals from the first detecting unit and the second detecting unit at the time when a reference sheet having a known length has been conveyed and a length of reference sheet.
US07984897B2	Reconfigurable stitcher for binding consecutive variable thickness collations A stitcher for binding variable thickness collations including a means for determining the thickness of a multi-sheet collation, a stitch head operative to drive a stitch through the multi-sheet collation, an anvil operative to clinch the stitch to bind the sheets of the collation and a plurality of actuators operative to displace forming elements of the stitch head to form the stitch, position the stitch head and anvil against opposite surfaces of the multi-sheet collation, drive the stitch through the collation and clinch the ends of the stitch. A processor, responsive to the thickness value signal, controls the actuators to form the stitch and bind the collation.
US07984896B2	Sheet folding apparatus and image forming apparatus using the same A sheet folding apparatus includes: a fold roller pair which forms a nipping portion and inserts the center of a sheet bundle into the nipping portion to form a fold in the sheet bundle; a folding blade which moves from a standby position and presses the center of the sheet bundle against the nipping portion when the fold is formed, and returns to the standby position after the pressing of the nipping portion is completed; and a protection member which prevents an access to a front edge of the folding blade in a longitudinal direction of the front edge when the folding blade is located at the standby position.
US07984891B2	Manufacture of an integrated fluid delivery system for semiconductor processing apparatus A space-conserving integrated fluid delivery system which is particularly useful for gas distribution in semiconductor processing equipment. The fluid delivery system includes an integrated fluid flow network architecture, which may include, in addition to a layered substrate containing fluid flow channels, various fluid handling and monitoring components. The layered substrate is diffusion bonded, and the various fluid handling and monitoring components may be partially integrated or fully integrated into the substrate, depending on design and material requirements.
US07984890B2	Pilot operated valve with fast closing poppet A pilot-operated valve has a main poppet controlling fluid flow between inlet and outlet ports in response to pressure in a control chamber. Fluid flow through a pilot passage, linking the control chamber and the outlet port, moves an exhaust spool between first and second positions to control fluid flow through passages in the main poppet. The first position blocks flow between the control chamber and the outlet port and provides a path between the control chamber and the inlet port. In the second position, flow between the control chamber and the outlet port is enabled, and a second path, that is more restricted than the first path, is provided between the control chamber and the inlet port. When the valve closes, flow through the first path allows movement of the main poppet at a faster rate than during opening when flow occurs through the more restricted second path.
US07984886B2	Carrying apparatus for automobile portable electronic device A carrying apparatus of an automobile portable electronic device includes a carrying module, a support rod, a quick release mechanism and a universal joint. The carrying module includes a tray, and the support rod is installed under the tray. The quick release mechanism is installed between the tray and the support rod. The quick release mechanism includes a clamping module and a binder turning rod, and the clamping module is connected to the support rod, and the binder turning rod is passed and disposed at the clamping module. An end of the universal joint is connected to the tray, and another end of the universal joint is covered and clamped by the clamping module, and the tray can be turned and deviated in two-dimensional directions with respect to the support rod.
US07984881B2	Support stand for flat-panel display monitor A support stand for a flat-panel display monitor includes a hinge assembly and a support structure having a top end partially receiving the hinge assembly. The hinge assembly includes a first latching module. The first latching module includes an elastic member and a movable plate connected to the elastic member. The support structure includes a second latching module detachably connected to the first latching module. The second latching module includes a positioning plate having a latching portion extending from a bottom surface thereof. The latching portion is capable of latching with the movable plate. When the movable plate is pressed, the elastic member is deformed so that the second latching module is detached from the first latching module.
US07984879B2	Flow control actuators A flow control actuator 10 for a body exposed to fluid flow comprises first and second flow surfaces 14, 16 spaced to define an elongate gap 20 therebetween. An elongate control element is disposed in or adjacent the gap and has an externally facing arcuate surface and defines a first slot 24 between the control element and said first flow surface and a second slot between said control element and said second flow surface 26. The control element 22 is moveable to allow the width of said slots to be adjusted generally proportionally. The flow of pressurized flow control fluid passes from a plenum chamber 30 out through one or both slots 24, 26 to be deflected around the arcuate surface under the influence of the Coanda effect. The flow control actuator 10 may be provided in the trailing or leading edge of an aerofoil; alternatively it may be provided between two surfaces spaced to provide said gap but otherwise providing a generally continuous surface.
US07984875B2	Multi-position secure door system A door system for an aircraft has a flight deck door hingely coupled to a flight deck bulkhead. A lavatory is adjacent to the flight deck bulkhead and formed of a lavatory bulkhead. A lavatory door is coupled to the lavatory bulkhead. A latching mechanism is attached to the flight deck door. The latching mechanism in a first position engages the flight deck bulkhead and in a second position engages the lavatory bulkhead.
US07984866B2	Relocatable oil sand slurry preparation system A relocatable oil sand slurry preparation system is provided for preparing an aqueous oil sand slurry amenable to pipeline conveyance while producing minimum overall rejects, comprising (a) a relocatable rotary digester for slurrying oil sand and water and digesting oil sand lumps to form a pumpable slurry, the rotary digester having a feed end for receiving oil sand and water, a slurrying chamber comprising a plurality of lifters for slurrying the oil sand and water, and a trommel screen end for screening out oversize rejects from the oil sand slurry which falls through the trommel screen; and (b) a relocatable rejects recirculation unit operably associated with the rotary digester for receiving oversize rejects and delivering the rejects back to the rotary digester for further digestion. In a preferred body, relocatable oil sand slurry preparation system further comprises a rejects crusher for crushing oversize rejects prior to delivering rejects back to the rotary digester.
US07984865B2	Apparatus and method of processing raw materials A method and apparatus for processing animal byproduct materials is disclosed. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a grinder for grinding the byproduct materials; a mixer for mixing the ground byproduct materials with an oil absorbing material and a backmix material; and a dryer for drying the mixed materials. In some embodiments, the apparatus also includes a cyclone for separating an air stream from the dried materials. The dried materials are transported to one or more presses for pressing the dried materials, thereby reducing oil content. The one or more presses includes a first opening for delivering pressed oil to a centrifuge and a second opening for sending the pressed materials to a screener. A portion of the screened material is sent back to the mixer (and/or the grinder) and the balance of the screened material are sent to storage as a finished product.
US07984863B1	High-rise building fire fighting portable shaft system This invention greatly simplifies problem fires above the reach of the longest ladder trucks by using a telescoping, portable shaft extending out of the closest window opening below the fire. Normally, a safe place for firemen. On the outer end of the shaft is a servo-mechanically controlled fire hose nozzle with a miniature television camera, which then both connect along the shaft to the room the shaft extends from. From where firemen can direct water using a console containing a television screen and battery power for the system. Stored in sections aboard its own truck in areas with high buildings, sections which are each, separately, carried up using the stairs by individual firemen, ordinarily the three man crew of a companion ladder fire truck. This invention now allows serious fires in high-rise buildings to be safely and effectively controlled.
US07984856B2	Cheat preventing OMR cardcheat preventing OMR card A cheat preventing optical mark recognition (OMR) card capable of preventing cheating of examinees by configuring a marking part thereof such that marks formed on the marking part are not easily recognized from angles other than a right angle, that is, a front of the card. The cheat preventing OMR card includes the marking part and an answer checking section of the marking part includes a shaded background.
US07984854B2	Method and apparatus for multiplexed symbol decoding A method and apparatus for multi-threaded operation of an image-based symbology reader is provided. In the method of the invention, acquired images of an encoded symbol are attempted to be decoded using a plurality of decoding engines asynchronously and substantially simultaneously in a multi-threaded processing environment. Each of the decoding engines can be directed to a specific symbology type to achieve an improved response time when reading multiple symbol types.
US07984845B2	Regulated fluid dispensing system packaging A packaging container is used to package a regulated fluid dispensing system including a regulated fluid dispensing device and a beverage container. The packaging includes carry handles, and a perforation pattern that allows a front panel of the packaging container to be removed thus exposing working parts of the dispensing device. The dispensing system may remain housed within the packaging during use that assists in stabilizing and protecting the dispensing system.
US07984844B2	Carton with spout A carton for holding a dispensable material. The carton has a dispenser panel including a spout for dispensing the material. An outer spout panel overlaps the spout in the dispenser panel and is at least partially detachable from the dispenser panel to facilitate opening the spout.
US07984842B2	Megaphone popcorn cup A megaphone popcorn cup is provided. The cup includes a first end, which is open to an interior of the cup, and a second end, which has a smaller diameter than the first end. The cup has a side wall with overlapping first and second side edges that are attached to one another. An end cap at least partially seals the second end. The end cap is vertically offset from the second end toward the first end and is formed with the side wall as a single, continuous piece of material.
US07984841B2	Member formed with coating film having tin as its main component, coating film forming method and soldering method A member having a coating film capable of suppressing whisker generation is provided. The coating film (3) including a plurality of crystalline grains (3a) made of tin or tin alloy is formed above the surface of the base member (1). An intermetallic compound (3b) of tin and the first metal is being formed along the crystalline grain boundaries of the coating film.
US07984835B2	Powder dosing device A power measure-dispensing cap including a body having a first end face, which is designed to be brought into contact with a powder container, and a second end face which, together with the first end face, defines at least one feed opening which flares out towards the first end face, the feed opening supplying at least one endless screw; and at least one opening. The opening is disposed in the second end face in contact with the endless screw.
US07984834B2	Aerosol dispenser valve An improved valve member, aerosol dispenser valve containing the valve member, aerosol container for dispensing moisture curable foams, and moisture curable foam and dispenser, in which the valve member is made of a glass filled polyolefin. The polyolefin is preferably a polyethylene. The glass content is between about 2% and about 40%, more preferably between about 10% and about 30%; and most preferably between about 15% and about 25%.
US07984831B2	Handheld dispensers for personal use A handheld dispenser includes a collapsible liquid container, a liquid pump, an air pump, and a mixing chamber. The liquid pump provides a collapsible liquid chamber collapsed from an expanded volume to a compressed volume to expel liquid from the collapsible liquid chamber into the mixing chamber. The air pump provides a collapsible air chamber collapsed from an expanded volume to a compressed volume to expel air from the collapsible air chamber into the mixing chamber. The liquid pump and air pump are secured to the collapsible liquid container so as to be capable of being manipulated with one hand. Air expelled into the mixing chamber mixes with liquid expelled into the mixing chamber so that a mixed product is dispensed.
US07984829B2	Interchangeable access device for a dispenser An interchangeable access device for a dispenser is provided. The interchangeable access devices include a push-button device and a keyed-device. Each of the access devices includes a retaining feature that allows the access device to be removably coupled to a dispenser cover. The access devices cooperate with a latch member to disengage the latch member from a catch coupled to a back-housing. The access devices may be removed and interchanged by a dispenser operator to reflect changes in the application environment.
US07984828B2	Device to allow for cleaning access in semi-solid metering machines The invention is directed to semi-solid food product metering devices that typically have two counter rotating feed rollers with ends to entrain the semi-solid food product and has an at least one actuating device. The two feed rollers have two roller end plates at each end of the feed rollers, one being at a distal end of the rollers and the other at a proximal end of the rollers relative to the at least one actuating device with an at least one support bar. The feed rollers make a positive seal with the end plates. The semi-solid food product metering device of the invention has an open position and an operating position where the at least one support bar supports the two roller end plates in position while in the operating position and operating the semi-solid food product metering device, and allowing for lateral movement of the end plates away from the ends of the feed rollers to allow access to the gap between the feed roller ends and the roller end plates in the open position.
US07984826B2	Indicating device A dispensing device for use in dispensing metered dosages of substance from a container includes a dispenser housing having a support block defining a longitudinal axis and an indicator member rotatably disposed in the dispenser housing. The indicator member is rotatable about a rotation axis forming an obtuse angle with the longitudinal axis. An indicating device includes an actuator member moveable along a longitudinal direction and an indicator member rotatably mounted in the indicator housing about a rotation axis forming an obtuse angle with an axis extending in the longitudinal direction. An indicating device includes an indicator housing having an upper surface with an opening formed therein and an actuator ring having a flange moveable through the opening in a longitudinal direction. An indicator member is rotatably mounted in the indicator housing. A medicament assembly and method for dispensing a metered dose of medicament are also provided.
US07984825B2	Optically keyed dispenser A method of controlling operation of a mechanism, preferably a dispenser, having a removable component comprises measuring electromagnetic radiation passing through a wave guide carrying at least in part on the removable component and permitting operation of the mechanism only when the measured electromagnetic radiation corresponds with one or more pre-selected parameters. Preferably, the method involves directing emitted electromagnetic radiation with pre-selected input parameters selected from a plurality of input parameters.
US07984823B2	Apparatus for positioning flipping cover relative to base and casing utilizing the same An apparatus, for positioning a flipping cover relative to a base, includes a first member being fixed relative to the flipping cover, and a second member being fixed relative to the base. The first member defines an arched guiding channel around a rotating axis of the flipping cover. The first member forms at least one raised ridge extending into the guiding channel. The second member forms a guiding rod parallel to the rotating axis. The guiding rod is slidably received in the guiding channel. The guiding rod is deformable to get through the at least one raised ridge. A casing utilizing the above apparatus is also disclosed.
US07984818B1	Vented nursing bottle with leak prevention means An improved bottle assembly consisting of a container 1100, a vent unit 1200, a nipple 1300, and collar 1400, wherein the vent unit 1200 geometry allows air to enter the assembly to prevent development of a partial vacuum, yet will not allow liquid to escape through said vent unit when assembly is rotated into a horizontal or inverted position during use.
US07984815B2	Storage system A storage unit for use in the home, garage, or business. The storage unit includes has a mounting arrangement that permits a user to easily mount the storage unit to a wall. The storage unit also includes a shelving arrangement that can be adapted to customize the use of the storage unit in the home, garage, or business.
US07984808B1	Rolling painting frame Present patent relates to a rolling painting frame, comprising a box (1) having an opening, a scroll mechanism (2) mounted in said box (1) and a slidable drawer (3) mounted in said box (1), said box (1) comprises a bottom surface (100), an opening surface (101) opposite to said bottom surface (100) and four side surfaces; among the four side surfaces, a first side surface (102) has two mounting holes (103) on it; said scroll mechanism (2) comprises two rotary rollers (200) mounted side by side in said two mounting holes (103) respectively and a painting paper (201) which connects said two rotary rollers (200) and seals said opening of the box (1). The rolling painting frame can realize successive painting without changing the painting paper (201) frequently, it's very convenient for users to place related tools into the drawer and adjust the angle of the rolling painting frame so as to draw more comfortable.
US07984802B2	Inspection system for rolled products of a milling station The aim of the invention is to create an inspection system (1) for rolled products (2) of a milling station, which is to reliably prevent the texture of the substrate from being impressed and/or pressing through during processing of the rolled product (2), especially during grinding. Said aim is achieved by disposing a number of vertically adjustable rolled product clamps (6, 8) on a conveyor belt (4) for rolled products (2) in the inspection system (1).
US07984801B2	Friction plate for wet multi-plate clutch In a friction plate 40, segment pieces 42 of a friction material are bonded onto a core plate 40 at intervals in a circumferential direction. 43 denotes a spline tooth. On each segment piece, there are formed a first oil groove which is made to open to an inside-diameter side of the segment piece and has its end portion part-way along the segment piece (hereinafter, referred to as a first oil groove) and a second oil groove which is made to open to an outside-diameter side of the segment piece and has its end portion part-way along the segment piece (hereinafter, referred to as a second oil groove). Segment pieces in which a first oil groove 51 and second oil grooves 61 are pressure molded and segment pieces in which a first oil grooves 52 and second oil grooves 62 are stamped are arranged alternately.
US07984800B2	Hydrodynamic clutch device A hydrodynamic clutch includes a hydrodynamic circuit formed by at least a pump wheel and a turbine wheel in a clutch housing with a drive-side housing wall extending to the axis of rotation, and a bridging clutch with a piston capable of shifting axially relative to the drive-side housing wall. The turbine wheel is connected to a hub, which is connected for rotation in common to a takeoff, and is axially supported between the hydrodynamic circuit and a flow guide element, which is supported between the hub and the drive-side housing wall, and has first and second flow passages which are axially offset from each other. The flow guide element has a drive-side end with an axial bearing area which can be moved into axial contact with an axial bearing, which is either an axial contact surface on the drive-side housing wall or is assigned to the drive-side housing wall.
US07984797B1	Soft sided luggage case with independent wheel hub A rolling soft sided luggage case enclosing a volume and having opposing sidewalls, the sidewalls being supported by a tubular strut frame structure independent of the wheel housings mounted at the rear corners of the case. A straddle bracket affixed to a middle region of a side edge of the structural base joins the rear sidewall strut to the rigid base without engaging the wheel housing in order to facilitate ease of construction and repair of the wheel bracket. The levered portion of the base to which the wheel housing is affixed serves as a dampened swing arm on which the luggage case is sprung in order to isolate the structural frame of the case from bumps while being rolled and to and dampen shocks to the structure.
US07984795B2	Keyed contour braking system for a commercial vehicle Various embodiments of the invention relate to a vehicle, especially a commercial vehicle, with a braking system for a wheel of the vehicle having an axle arrangement and a brake, especially a disc brake, whereby the cross-section of the axle arrangement has an outer contour differing from a circle, and the brake has a brake carrier. According to one embodiment of the invention, the brake carrier has an opening whose inner contour differs from a circle and the outer contour lies on the axle arrangement such that the brake carrier surrounds the axle of the brake to form a keyed fit with the axle arrangement.
US07984793B2	Mast construction for a lift truck A mast includes a base section, an outer telescopic section and an inner telescopic section which are raised and lowered by a pair of main lift cylinders. A fork carriage is slidably mounted to the inner telescopic section and is raised and lowered thereon by a pair of free lift cylinders. The mast elements are arranged to form two mast columns which produce minimum obstruction to the truck operator's field of view when looking forward through the mast.
US07984791B2	Oil discharge structure of baffle plate An oil discharge structure of a baffle plate for discharging oil from a space of a gear side to a space of a transmission side with a space-saving design is provided. A slit is formed in a side face plate facing a final gear of a case side baffle plate to discharge the oil from an oil volume X in the circumference of the final gear to an oil volume Y stored in a clearance between the case side baffle plate and the transmission case, and in a clearance between the housing side baffle plate and the housing. This provides a compact structure that is not larger in a radial direction of the final gear and discharges the oil in the oil volume X.
US07984789B2	Observation stand An observation stand. In one non-limiting embodiment the observation stand includes a support base, a seat, a platform, and a safety-framework. The support base defines opposite top and bottom ends and first, second and third legs configured in a tripod arrangement. The legs each define an upper end and a bottom end. The seat is attached to, and hence supported by, the upper end of each leg. The platform comprises first, second and third slots. The slots are arranged to respectively accommodate the upper ends of the first, second and third legs. The platform is located proximate to the top end of the support base and below the seat. The platform defines a perimeter. The safety-framework is attached to the perimeter, and helps prevent a user from falling off the platform. An optional ground spike can be fitted to one or more of the legs.
US07984788B2	Laminated acoustic absorption sheet with flame retardant The present invention relates to a light laminated acoustic absorption sheet. The light laminated acoustic absorption sheet with flame retardant is characterized in that one or more thermoplastic fibers (a) having a low melting point and selected from polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, polyester, polyethylene-polyester copolymers, and one or more polyester interlaced-textured yarns or thermoplastic hollow fibers (b) having a higher melting point than the thermoplastic fiber (a) and selected from polyester, polyethylene, nylon, hot-meltable fluororesin are mixed and opened so as to prepare a mat, and two or more sheets of mats are laminated by using an apparatus of manufacturing a stampable sheet so as to manufacture the laminated sheet, and then the laminated sheet is impregnated with flame retardant liquid.
US07984784B2	Directional transmission control with ECU authorization A vehicle is disclosed that includes a transmission and a gear selector. A controller determines the position of the gear selector and other conditions of the vehicle to control the operation of the transmission.
US07984781B2	Under-seat structure of vehicle An underseat structure of a road vehicle which protects an occupant from engine heat while enhancing the maintenance property of a vehicle which includes an engine supported on a vehicle body frame, and an engine oil supply pipe and an oil level gauge mounted on the engine, wherein the engine is disposed below at least one seat. An inner cover is disposed between the at least one seat and the engine and a maintenance lid is provided for allowing maintenance of the engine oil supply pipe and the oil level gauge formed on the inner cover with the inner cover being detachably mounted on the vehicle body frame.
US07984765B2	System and method for well intervention A system and method is described for well intervention in subsea installed oil and gas wells, comprising a surface vessel (10), or rig, with equipment (22) for handling and controlling a connection string (20) for downhole tools, and also a system (26) for the supply and return of drilling fluid, from where the connection string (20) for the downhole tool runs down in an actual drilling hole (36) of a well on the subsea, where a X-mas tree (12) with associated blowout preventer (16) is arranged on the well, and where a return line (24) for drilling fluid runs up to said system (26) on the surface vessel or the rig. The connecting string (20) for downhole tools runs into the well through open sea without a riser or landing string being fitted, and a removable intervention valve (14) is arranged in the drilling hole (36), where the intervention valve is arranged to function as a testable, temporary barrier.
US07984763B2	Full bore lined wellbores Embodiments of the invention relate to an assembly for forming a cased well. The assembly may include an undercut drillable cementing shoe with a casing string connection at a first end. The shoe includes external tubing that forms a second end of the shoe and has a first section defining an enlarged inner diameter relative to a second section of the external tubing. The assembly may also include an earth removal member coupled to the second end of the shoe. The first section of the shoe is disposed between the earth removal member and the second section of the shoe. In another embodiment, the assembly may include a casing string having a first portion with a larger inner diameter than a second portion. The assembly may also include an earth removal member coupled to an end of the casing string. The first portion of the casing string is disposed between the earth removal member and the second portion of the casing string.
US07984762B2	Pressure relieving transition joint A method of completing a wellbore having a branch wellbore extending outwardly from a window in a parent wellbore is provided. The method comprises positioning a tubular string in the window, wherein the positioning comprises deflecting the tubular string from the parent wellbore into the branch wellbore. The method also comprises providing a particulate barrier outside and against the tubular string proximate the window, the particulate barrier substantially excluding transport of particulate matter from the branch wellbore into the parent wellbore outside of the tubular string through the window. The method also comprises the tubular string passing fluid into the tubular string proximate the window from a formation proximate to the window while substantially excluding transport of particulate matter from the formation proximate to the window into the tubular string.
US07984755B2	Electrical cased well-logging method The invention relates to the geophysical examination of wells and can be used for determining the electrical resistivity of rock beds surrounding a well cased in a metal column. The inventive method consists in using a sonde embodied in the form of two current electrodes located on the opposite sides with respect of at least the measuring electrodes, in alternately supplying electric current, in measuring, by means of a measuring devices, during each current supply, a supplied current, a potential on a central measuring electrode and the potential difference between the outer measuring electrodes and the central electrode, in using the specific electrical resistivity of the rock beds surrounding the cased well in the form of the electrical parameter of the electrical logging of the cased wells, in forming a measuring circuit according to the resistivity pattern of the layers of the rock beds surrounding the well and of those sections of a casing string which are provided with the collars, wherein the sonde, whose measuring electrodes are spaced without respecting equidistance requirements and current electrodes are embodied in such a way that they can be used in the form of measuring electrodes is applied. In addition, the inventive method also consists in measuring the potential difference of an electric field between the current electrode, to which the current is not supplied at the present switching, and the central measuring electrode, by means of additional measuring devices, and in determining a specific electrical resistivity according to a formula referred thereto.
US07984754B2	Cooling element for heat dissipation in electronic components A cooling element for electronic or electromechanical components includes a metal element defining a receiving space and a receiving groove associated with the receiving space. The receiving space has an inner wall and is configured to receive an electronic or electromechanical component by an insertion of the electronic or electromechanical component in an insertion direction. The receiving groove has a longitudinal axis lying transverse to the insertion direction. An elongated spring is disposed in the receiving groove so that a longitudinal axis of the spring lies parallel to the longitudinal axis of the receiving groove and so that the spring is deformed by the insertion of the electronic or electromechanical component. A return force of the spring urges the inserted electronic or electromechanical component against an inner wall of the receiving space in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the spring.
US07984753B2	Heat exchanger A heat exchanger includes first tubes and a second tube in a casing. The first tubes and the second tube are arranged in layers such that first spaces are provided between the adjacent first tubes and a second space is defined on a periphery of the second tube. Ends of the first tubes and the second tube are connected to a core plate such that first fluid passages defined inside of the first tubes and the second tube are in communication with a connection flange and the first and second spaces are separated from the connection flange. The casing includes an expansion that is in communication with the first spaces, and a side wall that is in contact with a side wall of an end first tube that is located adjacent to the second tube such that the second space is separated from the first spaces and the communication chamber.
US07984744B2	Foldable screen device In a folding screen device pulled in the lateral direction, the widthwise dimension limit of the screen device in the opening and closing direction of the screen is eliminated. A plurality of screen units include movable vertical frame members attached to both ends of a screen expandable in an accordion manner. The vertical frame members are slidable along a lateral frame member of a building opening. Screen guides in the screen units move out and into the interior of the vertical frame member through upper and lower ends thereof in a bent state, and are led along upper and lower ends of the screen in an extended state. A parallel movement mechanism causes the vertical frame members to move in parallel during opening and closing of the screen. The screen units can be arranged in parallel in the building opening by connecting adjacent vertical frame members of the screen units.
US07984741B2	High release nip roll assembly Disclosed herein is a high release nip roll assembly comprising a nip roll with a covering comprising a high release material. The release properties of the nip roll material can permit intermittent contact without the coating adhering to the surface of the roller and wrapping the nip. Also disclosed is a high release nip roll belt is made of a high release material on the top and bottom surfaces of the belt. The belt can be positioned at each end of a nip roll so that areas of the nip roll typically vulnerable to molten thermoplastic material contact are protected by a belt. Also disclosed is a belt making apparatus. Also disclosed is a frame assembly for moving a belt longitudinally along a nip roll. Also disclosed is a rope guide assembly for threading a belt in relation to a nip roll and at least at least one belt roller.
US07984740B2	Flexible magnetised portion applicator dispensing apparatus and method A flexible magnetized portion applicator is disclosed. The apparatus applies a portion of flexible self-adhesive magnetized material (31) onto a card that is typically promotional in nature, for it to be held magnetically against a metal surface, via the method of pulling the magnetized material's adhesive release-coated backing paper (28) between rollers that grip the material (25) and (26), which when correctly rotated, draw suitably wide, adhesive-backed magnetized material (12) from a roll (13) into the apparatus (11) to project the material (28) over a stationary lower blade (18) and then cut a portion via a shear action (30) between a descending upper blade (19) mounted on a linear actuating ram (21) and the stationary lower blade (18), to then carry via the magnetism possessed within each portion (32) and press-apply (36) the self-adhesive portion of magnetised material (31) onto the upper-most card in a stack of cards (35) residing beneath the apparatus positioned to receive the said portion.
US07984737B2	Adhesive tape cutting method and adhesive tape joining apparatus using the same In a state that a reference plane of a cutter holder, to which a cutter blade is attached, is brought into contact with a surface of a base of a supporting adhesive tape, the cutter blade cuts the supporting adhesive tape while the reference plane of the cutter holder follows the surface of the base. Herein, a cutting edge of the cutter blade passes by a joining interface between the supporting adhesive tape and a ring frame without penetrating through an adhesive layer of the supporting adhesive tape.
US07984733B2	Devices and methods relating to the cleanup of leaves, to pouring or filling non-liquids, and/or to reconfigurable funneling apparatus Exemplary embodiments are disclosed of devices and methods, which may aid in leaf and debris (or other particles) cleanup or transport sometimes used in conjunction with tarps and/or filling of garbage cans and garbage/leaf bags, etc. In an exemplary embodiment, a funneling apparatus generally includes a sheet having edges defining a perimeter. A stay may be disposed along at least one of the edges and at least partially along the perimeter of the sheet. The funneling apparatus may be reconfigurable between a first configuration in which the sheet is substantially flat and a second configuration in which the sheet is rolled into at least one funnel-like configuration. The stay may be operable for helping the sheet remain substantially flat for the first configuration of the funneling apparatus and/or for helping retain the funnel-like configuration for the second configuration of the funneling apparatus.
US07984732B2	Heald frame A heald frame has a frame stave, a carrier rod provided along the frame stave and a heald made of a resin material. A plurality of healds are supported by the carrier rod and arranged in a row. A magnet having N and S poles is provided in each heald and the healds are arranged so that the adjacent ends of any two adjacent magnets are of the same polarity.
US07984725B1	Collapsible blind A portable and collapsible blind including a flexible cover mounted on a support structure having a plurality of side walls and a top; wherein at least one side wall includes first and second opposite edges, and the opposite edges cooperatively defining a window; an elongated member extending across the opposite edges; and a selective fastener joined to one edge and adjustably joined to the strap, the fastener selectively being fixedly joinable to the elongated member.
US07984724B1	Rolling walking support with a utility bag having interchangeable front panels providing alert indicia A walker is fitted with a utility bag having pockets on both a front side and a rear side of the bag. Panels are removably attached to the front of the bag. Each one of the panels of a set of panels provides utility messages and illustrations to improve the navigation and safety of the walker most importantly, when the user has poor vision or hearing. The panels may also have illustrations related to sports, hobbies, and serious messages. Generally, the panels provide a novel approach to personalizing the walker.
US07984723B2	Self-standing walking cane A walking cane that can be stored in a novel manner is provided. The walking cane may include a non-articulating handle portion and a shaft portion extending from the handle portion. The handle portion is shaped in such a manner as to allow the walking cane to be self-standing when it is inverted and the handle portion is placed on the ground.
US07984714B2	Managing obstructive sleep apnea and/or snoring using local time released agents A method for managing at least one breathing condition may include storing an agent near a patient's airway and delivering the agent to the mucosal tissue in the pharyngeal area in a time-released manner during a sleep period. The delivered agent may cause increased contraction of muscle tissue in the pharyngeal area.
US07984713B2	Powder inhaler having a nozzle with a plurality of channels The invention relates to a powder inhaler (1) with mouthpiece (2) for dispersing pharmaceutical medicament formulations, which comprises an auxiliary energy source in the form of a pressure medium system (3), having a device for supplying (6) a powder formulation (7), while on activation of the pressure medium system a gaseous pressure medium (8) released by the pressure medium system (3) forms an aerosol (9) with the powder formulation (7) such that the powder particles are present in the gaseous pressure medium (8) in dispersed form. This is achieved by means of a powder inhaler (1) comprising a multi-channel nozzle, the channels of which are inclined to one another at an angle such that the aerosol jets flowing through them meet one another downstream behind the nozzle (10).
US07984711B2	Carrying system with breathing apparatus The present invention relates to carrying systems including packs and bags. One embodiment of the present invention is directed at a carrying system that includes a snow breathing apparatus. The system includes a carrying cavity, an attachment system, and a snow breathing apparatus. The carrying cavity is a partially enclosed region that is capable of storing items for transportation. The carrying cavity may further include a shell, a lid, a sealing system, a compression system, etc. The attachment system is coupled to an external surface of the carrying cavity to facilitate a removable coupling between the carrying cavity and a user. The attachment system may include two arm straps, a shoulder strap, a hip belt, a belt receiver, etc. The snow breathing apparatus is a device that enables breathing in a snow encapsulated breathing space in which breathing may otherwise be restricted. The snow breathing apparatus is coupled to the carrying cavity in a manner that prevents interference with carried items but maintains functionality of the breathing apparatus.
US07984707B2	Ignition coil device for internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine ignition coil device has an annular seal rubber at its lower side coil. An annular projection is provided on a part of the seal rubber and is pressed against the inner diameter surface of a plug hole. An air path is formed in part of a coil case by mounting the seal rubber into a groove, enabling inside and outside portions of the plug hole to communicate. A gas-permeable thin film resin member is bonded to an inlet of the air path.
US07984706B2	Control method for closed loop operation with adaptive wave form of an engine fuel injector oil or fuel control valve A method and system controls motion of an armature 112 of a fuel injector 100. The armature moves between an open coil 118 and a close coil 116 of the injector. Acceleration current of a certain polarity is applied to the open coil 118 with the armature disposed at the close coil 116. De-latching current of a polarity opposite of the certain polarity is applied to the close coil 116 to release magnetic latch on the armature thereby accelerating movement of the armature towards the open coil 118. Deceleration current is applied the close coil 116 thereby decelerating the armature prior to reaching the open coil. Latching current of the certain polarity is applied to the open coil 118 prior to or just after impact of the armature 112 with the open coil 118 to magnetically latch the armature to the open coil 118 thereby reducing bounce of the armature at impact.
US07984705B2	Engine braking apparatus with two-level pressure control valves Apparatus and method are disclosed for converting an internal combustion engine from a normal engine operation (20) to an engine braking (or retarding) operation (10). The apparatus has an actuation means (100) containing two braking pistons (160) slidably disposed in the valve bridge (400) between an inoperative position (0) and an operative position (1). The apparatus also has a flow control valve (50) for supplying control fluid to the actuation means (100) with two levels of pressure. At the first level or lower pressure, the braking pistons (160) will stay in the inoperative position (0), and a gap (234) is formed between the valve bridge (400) and the exhaust valves (300) to skip the motion from the lower portion of the cam (230) for the normal engine operation (20). At the second level or higher pressure, the braking pistons (160) will be moved to the operative position (1), and a linkage is formed between the valve bridge (400) and the exhaust valves (300) so that the motion from the whole cam (230) can be transmitted to the valves (300) for the engine braking operation (10). The apparatus also includes a supporting means (250) for preventing any no-follow of the valve train components and a resetting means (150) for modifying the valve lift profile (220v) generated by the cam (230). The supporting means (250) does not impose any force on the braking pistons (160), while the resetting means (150) stays at the off or draining position during the normal engine operation (20).
US07984702B2	Plug-in-piston assembly and method of using the same The combination of a piston with an integrated spark plug to be used in an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The plug-in-piston configuration allows for maximum combustion and fuel efficiency as well as increased power output. Further, the configuration minimizes the release of unburned fuel and pollutants into the atmosphere. A method is also disclosed by which electrical energy is communicated to a spark plug.
US07984701B2	Device for controlling the movement of a valve, in particular of an intake valve, of an internal combustion engine The device is adapted to control the movement of a valve (1) of an internal combustion engine comprising a stem (1a) which may move in translation through an opening (2a) of a hollow guide body (2) and which ends in a mushroom head (1b) cooperating in operation with a valve seat (12) provided in a wall (13) of the engine head. The valve (1) may move in translation with respect to the hollow guide body (2) between a retracted position and a forward position in which the mushroom head (1b) respectively closes and opens the associated valve seat (12).The control device comprises an electromagnet (3) adapted, when energised, to retain the valve (1) in the retracted closed position, a first spring (7) associated with the valve (1) and tending to urge it towards the open position, and a second spring (8) also associated with the valve (1) and tending to oppose its transition into the open position. The arrangement is such that when the electromagnet (3) is de-energised, the valve (1) moves in acceleration towards the open position under the action of the first spring (7) until the action of the latter stops, and then the valve (1) moves in deceleration into the open position under the action of the second spring (8).
US07984693B2	Device and method for removing teat cups A device and a method for removing teat cups from the teats of a lactating animal, having at least two traction members driven by a common drive for removing the teat cups; and at least one clutch is provided for coupling the traction member to the common drive.
US07984683B1	Compound displacement wave form hull design for green vessels Compound hull for electric-powered, cruiser-type vessels having a unique hard chine displacement wave form hull that recycles wave energy to minimize drag and results in lowered power requirements for long-period cruising at displacement hull speeds. The inventive hull comprises: 1) an upper hull portion having a flat bottom square transom, the bottom curve of the hull sides of which match the vessel's wave form at hull speed, mated to, 2) a bottom hull portion formed as a double ended V-bottom lower displacement hull having a constant varying dead-rise. The inventive hull requires up to 50% less power than conventional cruisers of other hull shapes, at displacement hull speed.
US07984682B2	Multiple needle sewing machine and method for sewing large-area sewing material The invention relates to a multiple needle sewing machine for sewing large-area sewing material (28) which consists of several layers, at least two layers (6, 15, 21), whereof one layer (15) at least is formed of an elastic material, which multiple needle sewing machine comprises a sewing unit, a supply device for the layers to be sewn together (6, 15, 21), a storage device for withdrawing and storing the sewn layers (6, 15, 21) from the sewing unit, as well as a device which is arranged upstream of the sewing unit and by which the layer (15) made of an elastic material is supplied to the sewing unit in a non-stretched condition or tendentiously in the region of the device in a tendentiously compressed condition, together with said one or said further layers (6, 21), while retaining the compression. For improving a multiple needle sewing machine of the above-described type to the effect that it is possible to produce almost any sewing pattern while simultaneously facilitating the handling, it is proposed with the invention that the device which is arranged upstream of the sewing unit includes cylinders (33, 34) which guide the layers to be sewn together (6, 15, 21) and which are adapted for being automatically driven.
US07984679B1	Multiple terraced collapsible table An improved table design, providing a simple, multiple terraced, multiple configuration, and fully collapsible display by means of simple mechanical adjustments to the table. The entire surface of the table is comprised of tabletops nested within tabletops, forming a contiguous unified horizontal tabletop surface. A means is provided for lifting each nested tabletop to a higher elevation, thus creating a terrace above the surface of the respective surrounding tabletop. Said means of lifting said nested tabletops having minimal downward protrusion from the horizontal plane of the bottom of the primary tabletop, whereby said table can be manufactured as a fully portable table if desired. Combinations of said nested tabletops and elevated tabletops at variable heights allow the user to create a multitude of possible configurations. An optional magnetically attractive material on, in, or near the vertical edge of each tabletop facilitates easy decoration of the table with magnetic items.
US07984675B2	Propellant sealing system for stackable projectiles A projectile for use in a barrel with stacked projectiles, particularly for a weapon which can be reloaded by a user in the field. The projectile includes a chamber containing a propellant charge, with an exit from the chamber for release of propulsion gases into the barrel. A seal blocks the exit and is opened by ignition of the propellant within the chamber but is resistant to gases produced by ignition of propellant in other projectiles in the barrel. The exit and seal are provided in a range of different forms. The exit may be an aperture in a wall of the chamber with the seal as a moveable barrier, such as a valve-like structure, for example. The seal may also include a rupturable or deformable barrier across the aperture. Alternatively the seal is a thin barrier around the charge such as a wax coating and the exit involves a disintegrable character of the barrier. The seal may also be an inherent property of the geometry of the chamber.
US07984673B2	Inking device adjustment method An inking device of a printing unit includes an ink reservoir, an ink film pick-up roller which has a shaft, and an inking roller having a shaft.A detector detects the distance between the inking roller and the pick-up roller and/or an angular displacement of the two shafts relative to each other and providing an output signal which represents this distance and/or this angular displacement. A controller angularly the second shaft relative to the first shaft, and the controller is capable of reducing the angular displacement and of positioning the pick-up roller in accordance with the output signal.
US07984672B1	Automatic smoking system for food products and associated method A smoking system for cooking food products includes a controller, a smoke generator electrically coupled to the controller, a smoke chamber including first and second trolleys juxtaposed side-by-side, and a first duct with opposed ends directly coupled to the smoke generator and the smoke chamber. The system further includes a plurality of circulation motors, second and third ducts directly coupled to the motors and the trolleys respectively, and a cleaning section in fluid communication with the first and second trolleys. A ventilation motor is directly connected to the cleaning section, and a fifth duct is provided with an associated damper.
US07984668B2	Reduced energy training cartridge for self-loading firearms A two piece, two-stage, rechargeable, reusable, reduced-energy mechanically operating cartridge is provided for launching a bullet of various compositions from a dedicated or modified firearm. The cartridge unit is comprised of a primary case, a piston sleeve, a propellant unit, and a bullet choice of a solid light weight material for inanimate-target applications or a “marking” version for non-lethal live-target training applications. Cartridge includes a piston sleeve and a primary case coupled together via a channel and cog locking/traveling/unlocking system. The primary case includes a substantially non-deformable jacket defining a cavity to receive a propellant unit or propellant connection and provides the channels to receive piston sleeves cogs for a locking/traveling/unlocking feature. The piston sleeve includes a substantially non-deformable jacket defining a cavity to receive configured bullet. The primary case also includes a substantially non-deformable jacket for being axially coupled with the piston sleeve, and for coupling with a propellant mechanism. Upon activation of the mechanically operating cartridge within the chamber of the firearm during stage 2, the piston sleeve and primary case telescope apart from a compressed, static, stage 1 position forcing the firearm's slide or bolt to the rear, a mechanical operation opposed to a conventional cartridge with gas blow back operations. Spent cartridge is reused by manually separating piston sleeve from primary case as to remove spent propellant unit with removal tool, recharged with new propellant unit reloaded with choice of bullet composition and placed into magazine or similar for firearm loading.
US07984667B2	Pizza cutting apparatus A pizza cutting apparatus and portions of the apparatus, and methods of forming the apparatus and of disassembly. The apparatus includes a simple frame assembly made from sheet metal, an actuator assembly and a cutting assembly. The cutting assembly includes a central hub, a number of attached blade and guard combinations, a shaft with a flange and an elastic band. Each blade includes two spaced apart openings, one to receive the flange and the other to be engaged by the band so as to restrain the blades mounted in the hub. Each guard includes perforations for easy gripping by an operator. A blade is removed by having the operator safely grip each guard to stretch the band so as to disengage the blade from the flange and then return and rotate the blade to disengage the blade from the band.
US07984666B2	Apparatus for cutting a window covering A Window covering cutter has its base board installed with a first clamping device for clamping a Window covering, and a knife device that is positioned next to the first clamping device, having a cutting opening, a driving plate movably fixed at a side of the cutting opening, and a knife fixed on the driving plate to reciprocate transversely to cut the Window covering. A measuring device is set at one side of the knife device for stably positioning the Window covering and measuring a length between its blocking plate and the cutting opening, providing a swift and precise measurement for cutting. So, the invention can be easily operated to esthetically cut a Window covering.
US07984665B1	Hot stick switch head A hot stick switch head is described and shown in the specification and drawings having a body, a jaw assembly attached to the top end of the body, and a base attached to the bottom end of the body. The base is adapted to be attached to an insulated pole or “hot stick.” The body has a channel extending longitudinally along at least a portion of the body. The jaw assembly has an open position and a closed position for securing high-voltage fuses, fuse barrel assemblies, or other similar or related devices during removal and installation.
US07984663B2	Robot head comprising spindle drive A robot head, for example for use in surgery, provides a back-drivable system allowing a surgeon to closely control the position of a cutter or other tool. The cutter is mounted at the end of a telescopic arm (20) which can be rotated about two independent perpendicular axes. Rotation about each axis is controlled by a separate motor (30′) which turns a lead screw (32). A bearing (34) travels along the lead screw and changes the angle of an offset crank (36) to cause the required rotation about the axis. The current rotational position about each axis is determined by a sensor at the output. A second sensor independently determines the position of the corresponding motor (30) and the two measured positions are compared. If they differ, the power to the cutter is immediately switched off.
US07984659B2	Device and method for measuring compressive force of flexible linear body A measurement device can detect a degree of bending of a linear body with a sensor when compressive force in a direction of longitudinal axis is applied to the linear body as a result of contact of a tip end of the linear body with an obstacle. Then, the detected degree of bending of the linear body is converted to compressive force in the direction of longitudinal axis applied to the linear body based on predetermined correlation between the degree of bending and the compressive force, so that presence of an obstacle in a direction of travel of the linear body can be sensed based on increase in the compressive force. In addition, as the same measurement device is applicable to linear bodies of various shapes and materials, cost effectiveness is achieved.
US07984658B2	Detecting device A detecting device including a pressure sensor that is deformed by a load from an outside and causes stress dispersion includes a slip detecting unit that calculates a pressure center position using a pressure value detected by the pressure sensor, calculates a movement value of the calculated pressure center position using a temporal change of the pressure center position, and detects a slip on the basis of the calculated movement value of the pressure center position. The pressure sensor has a multilayer structure in which two detecting units that detect pressure are arranged to hold a viscoelastic body made of a viscoelastic material that is deformed by a load from the outside.
US07984656B2	NSMS flight laser detector system A method includes rotating a rotor, measuring a rotor rotational time for the rotor to complete a revolution, determining a blade interval by dividing the rotor rotational time by a number of blades carried on the rotor, establishing an active hold-off time interval as a percentage of the blade interval time, directing a beam of light at the blades of the rotor using a laser, sensing light reflected from the blades, generating an output signal as a function of the sensed light, establishing a signal amplitude threshold, analyzing an amplitude of the output signal to trigger the active hold-off time interval when the amplitude reaches the signal amplitude threshold, and generating a blade arrival signal as a function of triggered active hold-off time intervals. The output signal is not analyzed within each active hold-off time interval.
US07984655B2	Entrapment detection and prevention device for opening/closing mechanism An entrapment prevention and detection device for an opening/closing mechanism detects entrapment with a simple structure and does not occupy much space. When a foreign object, such as a human body part approaches a window glass, such as an automobile window, the capacitance of a capacitive sensor increases. A control circuit compares a most recent capacitance obtained by a capacitance detection circuit with a previous value and if the most recent capacitance value is greater than the previous value, when the glass is being raised (closed), the control circuit determines that a foreign object has approached the glass and then stops or lowers (opens) the glass.
US07984653B2	Angular mounted high-pressure vessel A mounting system includes a pressure vessel having a longitudinal axis, a retaining strap disposed around the pressure vessel, a carrier element having an aperture formed therein to receive the retaining strap therethrough to secure the carrier element to the pressure vessel, and a mounting element coupled to the carrier element and adapted to be coupled to a mounting point to secure the pressure vessel, wherein the longitudinal axis of the pressure vessel is disposed at an non-horizontal resting angle.
US07984652B2	Clad industrial process transmitter housing with chassis An industrial process transmitter apparatus includes a housing chassis of a first metallic material and a housing skin of a second metallic material. The housing chassis includes a substantially cylindrical body portion, a first circumferentially extending support member located at or near a first end of the body portion of the housing chassis, and a second circumferentially extending support member located at or near a second end of the body portion of the housing chassis opposite the first end. The first circumferentially extending support member extends radially outward from the body portion, and the second circumferentially extending support member extends radially outward from the body portion. The housing skin is fitted over the housing chassis and is in physical contact with both the first and second circumferentially extending support members. The housing skin is spaced from the housing chassis in between the first and second circumferentially extending support members.
US07984651B2	Transducer array imaging system The disclosed embodiments include a method, system, and device for conducting ultrasound interrogation of a medium. The novel method includes transmitting a non-beamformed or beamformed ultrasound wave into the medium, receiving more than one echoed ultrasound wave from the medium, and converting the received echoed ultrasound wave into digital data. The novel method may further transmit the digital data. In some embodiments, the transmitting may be wireless. The novel device may include transducer elements, an analog-to-digital converter in communication with the transducer elements, and a transmitter in communication with the analog-to-digital converter. The transducers may operate to convert a first electrical energy into an ultrasound wave. The first electrical energy may or may not be beamformed. The transducers also may convert an echoed ultrasound wave into a second electrical energy. The analog-to-digital converter may convert the electrical energy into digital data, and the transmitter may transmit the digital data.
US07984650B2	Portable ultrasonic scanner device for nondestructive testing A scanner device for performing nondestructive testing of a tube includes an ultrasonic probe, a waveguide (wedge) secured relative to the probe, and an encoder secured relative to the probe. The waveguide has a surface contoured in relation to a radius of a tube to be inspected, and the encoder provides a signal indicative of a location of the probe relative to the tube as the probe, waveguide, and encoder are moved in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the tube. In one example, the tube is part of a waterwall, and the surface of the waveguide extends substantially from a web on one side of the tube to a web on the opposite side of the tube. The waveguide may be removably secured relative to the probe such that the waveguide can be replaced with a waveguide having a different surface contour in relation to a different radius of a different tube to be inspected.
US07984649B2	Panel inspection apparatus and inspection method A panel inspection apparatus includes a resonant frequency extracting unit for extracting a plurality of resonant frequencies of a panel, a resonant frequency selecting unit for selecting a combination of resonant frequencies consisting of two resonant frequencies A and B with different vibration propagation paths among the extracted plurality of resonant frequencies, a non-defective range generating unit for generating a non-defective range on a coordinate system in which resonant frequencies A and B are taken on coordinate axes by statistically processing a set of the resonant frequencies A and B selected for each of a plurality of non-defective panels determined as non-defective in advance, and a panel quality determining unit for determining whether the quality of the panel to be inspected is good based on comparison between resonant frequencies A and B selected for the panel to be inspected and the non-defective range generated by the non-defective range generating unit.
US07984648B2	Systems and methods for acceleration and rotational determination from an in-plane and out-of-plane MEMS device A Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) inertial sensor systems and methods determine linear acceleration and rotation in the in-pane and out-of-plane directions of the MEMS inertial sensor. An out-of-plane linear acceleration of the MEMS sensor may be sensed with the first out-of-plane electrode pair and the second out-of-plane electrode pair. An in-plane rotation of the MEMS sensor may be sensed with the first out-of-plane electrode pair and the second out-of-plane electrode. An in-plane linear acceleration of the MEMS sensor may be sensed with the first in-plane sense comb and the second in-plane sense comb. An out-of-plane rotation of the MEMS sensor may be sensed with the first in-plane sense comb and the second in-plane sense comb.
US07984646B2	Method of measuring the three-dimensional profile of a ground, and device for implementing said method A method of measuring the profile, in three dimensions, of a pavement on which vehicles fitted with at least one tire may run. A first topographical measurement is carried out on site with a precision of at least one millimeter of an elementary surface of said pavement, then the points of contact between said surface and the tread of a given tire are defined and at least a second topographical measurement of said points of contact is carried out on site so as to obtain a three-dimensional representation, with a resolution of the order of one micron, of the microroughness of said points of contact.
US07984645B2	Method of verifying the strength of a vehicle in combination with auxiliary equipment fitted A method of verifying the strength of a vehicle in combination with auxiliary equipment fitted includes steps in which the vehicle chassis number or specification number are specified so that the vehicle specification and its parameters can be collected in a vehicle database, the parameters of the auxiliary equipment are specified, and a strength calculation for the vehicle is performed, based on the parameters of the vehicle and auxiliary equipment. In this way an assessment whether a reinforcement is needed when auxiliary equipment is fitted to a vehicle can be made.
US07984644B2	Camshaft position measurement and diagnosis A method of operating an engine includes determining a relative position between a first camshaft and a second camshaft during a startup event of the engine when the first camshaft is at a first home position and the second camshaft is at a second home position. The first home position is a first preset angular position of the first camshaft relative to a crankshaft. The second home position is a second preset angular position of the second camshaft relative to the crankshaft when the engine is in an OFF state. The method includes generating a first estimate of the first home position. The method also includes diagnosing a mis-build of the engine based on the relative position, the first estimate and a second estimate of the second home position.
US07984643B2	Process for evaluating fouling caused by refinery feedstocks The fouling caused by a refinery feedstock on one or more refinery processes, said process comprising: (i) providing a plurality of refinery feedstocks and/or a plurality of fractions of one or more refinery feedstocks, (ii) providing an array comprising a plurality of metal samples representative of metallurgy present in a refinery, (iii) contacting each of the plurality of metal samples with one or more of said (iv) refinery feedstocks or fractions under non-static conditions, and determining the fouling of said refinery feedstock or fraction thereof. Preferably, the metal samples are in the form of a microfabricated array and the testing is carried out in parallel using high throughput experimentation.
US07984642B2	System and method for ultrasonic measuring of particle properties Devices, systems and methods for measuring and detecting properties of a variety of particles or cells in suspension. Properties, such as, for example, velocity of particles, concentration and/or size may be measured according to the methods of the invention. Acoustic energy may be introduced to a focal zone and narrow band interrogating signals may be used. The acoustic energy may cause movement or streaming of the fluid or suspension. The acoustic streaming may allow a Doppler effect measurement without any other source of velocity.
US07984639B2	Liquid leak sensing structure According to one embodiment, a liquid leak sensing structure is provided with a casing including a lower wall, a circulation unit received in the casing and providing circulation of a liquid, a liquid leak sensor interposed between the lower wall of the casing and the circulation unit, and a liquid absorbing member interposed between the liquid leak sensor and the circulation unit. The liquid absorbing member permits part of a liquid from the circulation unit to flow therethrough toward the liquid leak sensor.
US07984631B2	Modular escutcheon A modular escutcheon for a door lock including a plurality of covers. Each higher cover may progressively project outward from the surface of a door more than the covers below. Top and bottom edges of adjacent covers abut to form a joint, which may be partly or completely concealed resulting from the outward projections of higher covers. An escutcheon system may be provided that includes interchangeable parts, for example, there may be several different intermediate covers for use with the same lower and upper covers, or different upper covers that may be used in the same position. A variety of lock operating devices may be provided with the different covers to achieve different systems.
US07984630B2	Locker lock A lock includes a lock housing, a lock interface, a rotary locking member, a locking bolt, and a locking mechanism. The rotary locking member extends from a side portion of the lock housing, the rotary locking member being rotatable about a first axis between a locking position and a releasing position. The locking bolt is configured to hold the rotary locking element in the locking position when the locking bolt is in a first position and to allow the rotary locking member to rotate from the locking position to the releasing position when the locking bolt is in a second position. The locking mechanism is configured to slide the locking bolt from the first position to the second position in response to proper manipulation of the lock interface.
US07984627B2	Method for making life vest having double-knitted fabrics A method for making a life vest includes making first and second double-knitted fabrics from an artificial filament. Each of the first and second double-knitted fabrics includes inner and outer cloth layers. The first and second double-knitted fabrics are dyed. Then, the inner cloth layer of each of the first and second double-knitted fabrics is processed to form a brush structure on the inner cloth layer. The brush structure and the inner and outer layers of each of the first and second double-knitted fabrics undergo a heat-setting process so that the sizes of the brush structure and the inner and outer layers of each of the first and second double-knitted fabrics are stabilized. The first and second double-knitted fabrics are cut and sewn so that the outer cloth layers face outward and that the inner cloth layers face each other. A buoyant material is filled between a receiving space defined between the inner cloth layers.
US07984624B2	Iced air cooler A cooling, heat exchanging, system effectively heats or cools the air within an enclosed space. The system operates for an extended time period without requiring the use of a generator or utility power.
US07984622B2	Icemaker and refrigerator having the same Disclosed herein is an icemaker of a refrigerator including an ice dispersing unit to disperse ice for uniform distribution of ice in an ice making container. The icemaker includes an ice making unit to make ice, and an ice making container to receive ice separated from the ice making unit. The icemaker further includes an ice dispersing unit arranged between the ice making unit and the ice making container. The ice dispersing unit serves to guide the ice moving from the ice making unit to the ice making container, to assure uniform distribution of the ice in the ice making container.
US07984621B2	Air conditioning system for communication equipment and controlling method thereof An air conditioning system for communication equipment. An indoor module has expansion valves installed on refrigerant pipes, brine coolers each having heat exchange tubes to which the refrigerant pipe extending from each expansion valve and a separate brine pipe are connected, compressors for compressing refrigerant, an indoor heat exchanger having a heat exchange tube to which the brine pipe extending from the brine coolers is connected, and an indoor blower. An outdoor module has circulation pumps connected in parallel to the brine pipe extending from the indoor heat exchanger, outdoor heat exchangers connected in series with each other while facing each other and each having a heat exchange tube to which the brine pipe extending from the circulation pumps is connected, condensers facing each other and having tubes to which the refrigerant pipes extending from the compressors are connected in parallel, and an outdoor blower.
US07984619B2	Air conditioning system Heat exchangers of a refrigerant circuit 50 are constructed of a first adsorption heat exchanger 51 and a second adsorption heat exchanger 52, both of which have an adsorbent supported thereon, and are constructed so as to be switched into an evaporator and a condenser. An air passage 60 is constructed so as to be switched into states in which air flowing from the outside of a room to the inside of the room and air flowing from the inside of the room to the outside of the room flow through either of the first adsorption heat exchanger 51 and the second adsorption heat exchanger 52. A dehumidifying operation mode and a humidifying operation mode can be performed by switching the flow of refrigerant and the flow of air at specified intervals, a cooling operation mode and a heating operation mode can be performed without switching the flow of refrigerant and the flow of air, and an ventilating operation mode can be performed by flowing air through the air passage 60 in a state where the refrigerant circuit 50 is stopped.
US07984616B2	Low-temperature storage of suspension samples in suspended sample chambers A cryostorage device (100) is described that includes at least one data storage device (200) and at least one sample receptacle device (300) with at least one sample chamber (301, 302, etc.) for the uptake of a suspension sample, the at least one sample chamber (301, 302, etc.) being connected to the data storage device (200) and having a elongated, hollow shape that extends from an inlet end (320) over a predetermined length to an outlet end (330) and being attached to the at least one data storage device (200) in a flexible and movably hanging manner.
US07984612B2	Exhaust-gas turbocharger for an internal combustion engine In an exhaust-gas turbocharger for an internal combustion engine comprising an exhaust-gas turbine arranged in an exhaust strand of the internal combustion engine and a compressor arranged in an intake tract and connected to the exhaust gas turbine so as to be driven thereby, the compressor including a compressor wheel and a compressor housing surrounding the compressor wheel and having an inlet duct, a dynamic pressure probe is provided upstream of the compressor wheel in the inlet duct for measuring at least the total pressure in the air flow into the compressor.
US07984611B2	Hydraulic control system A hydraulic control system for controlling preferably at least two consumers, has a pump with an adjustable delivery quantity supplying pressure fluid, an adjustable metering orifice with which the consumers are each associatable, a power beyond connection to which at least one power beyond consumer is connectable, an inlet pressure governor unit situated downstream of the pump and acted on in a closing direction by a load pressure of the consumers or of the at least one power beyond consumer, the inlet pressure governor unit being provided in a pressure fluid flow path between the pump and at least one of the two consumers, while the power beyond connection branching off from a pressure fluid flow path between the pump and the inlet pressure governor unit, a tank, the inlet pressure governor unit in a spring-prestressed position closing a connection to the at least one of the two consumers and the tank, and in another position a pressure fluid connection to the tank is opened, the inlet pressure governor unit being movable into an additional position in which a throttled connection to the tank is opened.
US07984608B2	Method and system of directing exhaust gas A method of directing flow of exhaust gas includes directing a first portion of the flow through a first flow path and directing a second portion of the flow through a second flow path. A temperature of at least a portion of the flow in the first flow path is increased, and the flow in the first flow path is sent through a filter. The first and second portions of the flow downstream of the filter to are combined form a combined flow. The combined flow is maintained within a predetermined range of temperatures, and the combined flow is directed to a catalyst.
US07984605B2	Cable chain return system and associated methods Disclosed is a cable chain return system 100 that includes a spring 170 for assisting folding and organization of a cable chain 110. When a customer replaceable unit (CRU) 210 is extended from a chassis 140 to gain access to connectors on the back of the CRU 210, the cable chain 110 is extended. When the CRU 210 is moved back into the chassis 140, a plurality of folding curves 130 organize the cable chain 110, and cables 118 therein, without damaging the cables 118 or inhibiting positioning of the CRU 210 in the chassis 140. One of these curves 130 is initiated by the spring 170 and therefore aids in returning and organizing of the cable chain 110.
US07984602B2	DPA automated assembly and packaging machine This patent relates to a machine that automatically assembles, inspects, and packages disposable prophylaxis angles. The machine includes a movable table including a plurality of fixtures on which angle components are assembled and the assembled angles are inspected. The movable table is surrounded by a number of stations, each of which performs a different operation of the assembly and inspection procedure. Feeders automatically supply the angle components to their respective stations for assembly. Angles that are incorrectly assembled are automatically rejected. Properly assembled angles are automatically sealed in individual bags. Individually bagged angles are counted into batches by the machine and automatically sealed into cartons.
US07984600B2	Groutless tile system and method for making the same A groutless tile system including: a plurality of groutless tiles, wherein each groutless tile includes: a durable surface disposed on a substrate; and a first coupling member disposed on an edge of the substrate; wherein at least a portion of the substrate extends beyond the durable surface, wherein the first coupling member and a second coupling member of an adjacent tile are operable for coupling adjacent groutless tiles, and wherein the substrate prevents the durable surfaces of adjacent groutless tiles from contacting one another.
US07984598B2	Position retention mechanism for modular wall assembly A system for connecting modular walls includes a position retention mechanism configured to releasably retain a plurality of wall modules together. In one implementation, the position retention mechanism includes opposing front and back surfaces or walls, and one or more channels formed therebetween. The position retention mechanism is further configured with a plurality of spring tabs positioned within the one or more channels, wherein the spring tabs are configured to lock into a plurality of opposing connector interfaces corresponding to the opposing wall modules, such that the positioning retaining mechanism secures adjacent, opposing wall modules together. The position retention mechanism can further be configured with different surfaces to connect or hold a variety of components of various shapes together.
US07984596B1	Roof assembly improvements providing increased load bearing A standing seam roof assembly is formed by overlapping adjacent panels, the female sidelap portion of one panel forming a male insertion cavity to receive a male sidelap portion of a second panel. Restraining mechanisms prevent relative in-plane movement between the first and second sidelaps, including connecting selected male and female leg members to prevent in-plane movement there between. In a preferred embodiment, the female sidelap has a hook portion forming a female retaining groove and the male sidelap has a male tab member, and in the assembled mode, the male tab member is disposed in the female retaining groove, and the female and male sidelaps are folded so the hook portion of the female sidelap and the male tab member are tightly brought into pressing engagement to form the standing seam between the first and second panels.
US07984587B2	Wrapper with decorative extension and method A wrapper for wrapping a flower pot and/or floral grouping. The wrapper is constructed of a sheet of material having an extension attached to a portion of the sheet of material. Preferably the extension has a lace pattern thereon. When the wrapper is formed about a flower pot to form a decorative cover, upper edges of the sheet of material and extension cooperate to form a skirt portion preferably having at least two separate edges providing a “two-sheet” effect in the decorative cover. The wrapper may have extensions on opposing ends of the sheet of material and may having one or more additional overlapping extensions.
US07984586B2	Apparatus for growing plants Method and apparatus for growing plants in a rotatable, horizontal, drum-like configuration, wherein plants grow inwards towards a centrally located light source, includes plant receiving hollow members each having a recessed slot facing the light source with a plurality of apertures at the base thereof for receiving plant holders and defining, with the outer walls of the hollow member, reservoirs on each side thereof for holding water when the plants are generally inverted.
US07984585B1	Methods and devices for plant weaving Methods and devices for rapidly weaving three-dimensional plant shapes. The plant-weaving device comprises an outer receptacle that is capable of receiving a frame support that supports a variety of three-dimensional frames. Plants with long stems are prepared and inserted in the plant-weaving device, and are woven around and secured to the frame. After weaving, the plants may be stored or transported.
US07984583B2	Plant punch methods and apparatus Embodiments focus on imparting a horizontally shifting motion to a plant punch element 1 during a part of a plant punch cycle 18 so as to reduce contact of a plant punching surface 38 with the plant during the plant punch. Plant punch elements that are particularly suited for such “shifting” capability may include a gap 41 facilitating lateral movement of the plant punch element to a position around at least part of the plant to be punched. Aspects of the inventive technology also address a sheltering plant punch apparatus that can also reduce injury and stress experienced by the plant while it is punched. Combinations of aspects disclosed herein provide a high degree of protection to the plant during a plant punch, thereby reducing stress experienced by the plant during the punch.
US07984581B2	Projectile accelerator and related vehicle and method An unguided projectile-accelerator system includes an enclosure, first and second charges, first and second projectiles, and a recoil-absorbing mechanism. The enclosure has an open first end and a closed second end, and the first and second charges are disposed within the enclosure. The first projectile is disposed within the enclosure between the first charge and the first end and is operable to exit the enclosure via the first end and to generate a first recoil in response to detonation of the first charge. The second projectile is disposed within the enclosure between the first charge and the second charge and is operable to exit the enclosure via the first end and to generate a second recoil in response to detonation of the second charge. The recoil-absorbing mechanism is disposed adjacent to the enclosure and is operable to absorb at least a respective portion of each of the first and second recoil.
US07984576B2	Coupler Couplers for attaching an accessory to an excavator arm of an excavator. Couplers having a first side for attaching the coupler to the excavator arm and a second side onto which the accessory will be coupled. The coupler includes a latch for selectively securing and releasing an attachment pin of the accessory in a jaw, groove, hook or slot in the second side of the coupler. The coupler is fully controllable from within the cab of the excavator and it allows improved security in the securement of the accessory to the coupler, i.e. preventing accidental decouplings, but while still allowing intentional decoupling operations to be carried out without undue burden.
US07984572B2	Snow shoes of the type whose webbing includes a stretched fabric in the interior of a frame A snowshoe (1) whose webbing includes a flexible wall (4) maintained in tension inside a framework (2) by portions of the flexible mounting wall which define flexible mounting projections. Supplemental protection parts (8) are disposed surrounding the mounting projections to protect them from wear and impact.
US07984569B2	Modular footwear system A modular sole assembly system for footwear and components thereof.
US07984565B2	Measuring instrument A measuring instrument includes a ruler unit including an elongated plank portion extending along a first direction, two spaced apart positioning members disposed fixedly on the elongated plank portion, and a first measuring portion extending from the elongated plank portion along a second direction. A movable seat is movably mounted on the elongated plank portion and is movable relative to the elongated plank portion along the first direction between a reset position, where the movable seat abuts against one of the positioning members, and a normal position, where the movable seat abuts against the other one of the positioning members. The movable seat has a second measuring portion. A resilient member is mounted between the movable seat and the ruler unit, and biases the movable seat toward the normal position.
US07984560B2	Minimum clearance bore gauge A method of measuring an interior diameter of a bore with an expandible gauge having relatively movable first and second components and placing an adhesive on at least one of the first and the second components for adhesively bonding the first and the second components to one another. Inserting the expandible gauge into a tool hole in a bore bar and sliding the bore bar into the bore so that the tool hole is located within the bore. Allowing the expandible gauge to expand to a diameter of a bore to be measured and adhesively bond the first and the second components to one another. Removing the expandible gauge and determining the diameter of the bore by measuring a length of the expandible gauge.
US07984558B2	Coordinate measuring machine with rotatable grip A portable coordinate measuring machine (PCMM) can have one or more rotatable grip assemblies to provide a locations for an operator to grasp the PCMM. A rotatable grip assembly can include a rotatable sleeve, a grip portion disposed over the sleeve, and one or more retaining rings to prevent the rotatable grip from axially sliding along one or more members of an articulated arm PCMM. A PCMM can include two rotatable grips to allow an operator to grasp the PCMM with both hands for positioning and repositioning operations. One rotatable grip can be positioned on an arm member most distant the PCMM base, and another rotatable grip can be positioned on a housing at least partially encasing an articulating joint assembly coupled to the arm member most distant the PCMM base. Other numbers of and locations of rotatable grip assemblies can be used in PCMMs.
US07984553B1	Cable preparation tool A cable preparation tool having a main body, with a cable receiving end, a cable receiving area and a manipulation end. There is a center conductor support shaft guide channel in the manipulation end to receive a center conductor support shaft. The center conductor support shaft guide channel allows for the center conductor support shaft to enter a hollow center conductor of the cable and be removed from the hollow center conductor of the cable while the cable is within the cable receiving area. There is a jacket strip slot on the main body. There is a jacket strip blade attached at the jacket strip slot. There is a blade holder slot on the main body which receives a blade holder. There is a cable cutting blade attached to the blade holder. There is a cable slug slot on the main body.
US07984552B2	Axle housing assembly and method A method of forming a joint includes providing a first member made of cast iron having an exterior surface and a first end. A pocket is formed in the exterior surface of the first end. An insert made of steel is connected to the pocket. A second member made of cast iron is provided with an aperture. The method includes positioning the first end of the first member within the aperture and positioning a plug made of steel in the second member proximate the aperture. The plug is fixedly connected to the insert.
US07984551B2	Fabricated vehicle wheel and method for producing same This invention relates to a fabricated vehicle wheel and method for producing the same. The wheel includes a rim and a disc secured to the rim. The disc includes a plurality of outwardly extending spokes, an outer rim connecting flange defining a side edge surface and a window formed therein between adjacent pairs of spokes and having a predetermined shape defined by the adjacent pairs of spokes and the side edge surface of the rim connecting flange such that each of the windows extends to an outermost periphery of the wheel disc, at least one of the windows includes at least a first window portion and a second window portion, the first window portion being formed by a first piercing operation and the second window portion being formed by a second piercing operation.
US07984550B2	Fuel injector remanufacturing method and remanufactured fuel injector A remanufacturing and salvaging strategy for fuel injector tips such as high flow fuel injector tips includes blocking a first set of spray orifices in the fuel injector tip, including at least partially filling the first set of spray orifices with a material, for example by laser welding. New spray orifices are formed in virgin material of the fuel injector tip, offset from the former spray orifices, also for example via a laser. A remanufactured fuel injector tip includes blocked former spray orifices as well as new spray orifices configured to permit spraying of fuel from the fuel injector tip.
US07984545B2	Approaches for manufacturing a head gimbal assembly Approaches for helping to decrease the amount of inactive gas necessary for reflow to interconnect connection terminals of a head slider and a suspension. Inactive gas is blown from a nozzle of a reflow apparatus toward interconnection joints of a head slider and a suspension. The head slider is bonded onto a gimbal tongue. The nozzle comprises a duct through which the inactive gas passes and a porous member fitted in an ejection outlet of the tube. Placing the porous member close to the head slider achieves effective reduction of oxygen concentration around solder balls.
US07984539B2	Chamber replacing method When a chamber of an oscillator and one or more amplifiers is to be replaced at the timing when a predetermined period elapses, one of the chambers of the oscillator and the amplifiers having a low allowable deterioration limit is detached and this chamber is attached in place of one of the chambers of the oscillator and the amplifiers other than the one having the low allowable deterioration limit. Thus, the chamber which has been used in one of the oscillator and amplifiers having a low allowable deterioration limit and has not reached the limit of deterioration is reused in one of the oscillator and the amplifiers other than the one having the low allowable deterioration limit. This enables efficient use of oscillator and amplifier chambers in a multistage amplification laser apparatus, minimizing the labor and parts consumed for replacement thereof.
US07984532B2	Hinge with variable torque A hinge with variable torque is disclosed to include a first part, which has a shaft at one side thereof and recessed portions on the peripheral wall of the shaft, and a second part, which has a sleeve disposed at one side thereof and grooves on the inside wall of the sleeve. The sleeve is pivotally coupled to the shaft of the first part. A first contact area and a first friction force are produced between the peripheral wall of the shaft and the inside wall of the sleeve when the first part is turned to a first angle relative to the second part, and a second contact area and a second friction force are produced between thereinbetween when the first part is turned to a second angle relative to the second part.
US07984531B2	Rachet hinge for a knee or elbow orthosis A ratchet hinge for a knee or elbow orthosis having a pair of struts, connected to one strut is a pair of plates in spaced relation to one another. The other strut is pivotably connected between the plates and has a slot formed therein for receiving a locking assembly. The plates have a plurality of ratchets on their outer periphery and a locking slot formed in the edge of the plates. The locking assembly has a spring biased locking pin disposed between two plats such that the pin engages the plates to lock the hinge or allow limited movement.
US07984529B2	Robotic pet waste treatment or collection A method and apparatus for the detection, treatment or collection of a quantity of solid animal excrement from a surface, particularly a grassy surface. The method includes the steps of autonomously or semi-autonomously detecting the presence of the excrement on the surface, moving a collection/treatment device into position over the detected excrement, and, thereupon, subjecting the detected excrement to one or more of deodorization, disinfection, enhancement of deterioration, dispersal and/or collection of the detected excrement. The apparatus of the present invention operates without the immediate or continued intervention of a human. Preferably, the device us robotic in nature, is readily portable, and preferably includes a rechargeable power source.
US07984528B2	Cleaning implement A cleaning implement that includes a connector for connecting a handle to a base block. The connector prevents the handle from rotating relative to the base block and, thus, the connector prevents the handle from unscrewing or otherwise loosening or disconnecting from the base block. The base block can include a headpiece supported between oppositely arranged shoulders, a generally cylindrical flange projecting from the headpiece, and a generally cylindrical opening extending through the cylindrical flange. A slot may be formed in an inner surface of the cylindrical flange. A ferrule that can have a generally dovetail-shaped projection provided on its outer surface can be secured to an end of the handle. The projection and the slot can form a joint when the handle is connected to the base block. This joint substantially prevents the handle from rotating relative to the base block.
US07984521B2	Device for actuating the drainage valve of a sanitary article The device has a housing (5) which can be fastened on the sanitary article (2) and in which is mounted a pushbutton (7) for actuating the drainage valve (A). A pulling element (16) connects the pushbutton (7) to a closure body (33) which is mounted in a displaceable manner in a housing (22) of the drainage valve (A). A changeover device (26) is mounted on the housing (22) of the drainage valve (A) and can be changed over under tension in each case for opening and closing the drainage valve (A). By virtue of the changeover device (26) being arranged on the housing (22) of the drainage valve (A), the actuating part which contains the pushbutton (7) can be designed in a more space-saving and compact manner.

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