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US07995888B2	Multimode optical fibers A multimode optical fiber has an equivalent modal dispersion value (DMDinner&outer) of less than 0.11 ps/m for (Δλmax×D)>0.07 ps/m as measured on a modified DMD graph. The modified DMD graph accounts for chromatic dispersion to ensure that the multimode optical fiber has a calculated effective bandwidth EBc greater than 6000 MHz-km when used with multimode transverse sources.
US07995885B2	Fiber optic cables and assemblies and the performance thereof A fiber optic cable having at least one optical fiber such as a micro structured bend performance optical fiber disposed within a protective covering. The protective covering is highly flexible and the fiber optic cable has extremely low delta attenuation when aggressively bent compared with the conventional fiber optic cable designs. By way of example, the delta attenuation of one fiber optic cable design is about 0.33 dB or less when wrapped 3 turns about a 7.5 millimeter mandrel at a reference wavelength of 1625 nanometers.
US07995880B2	Optical path converting member, multilayer print circuit board, and device for optical communication A device for optical communication including a conductor circuit and an insulating layer formed and laminated, an optical circuit and an optical path for transmitting an optical signal, and an optical element or a package substrate on which an optical element is mounted. An optical path converting member is disposed at the optical path for transmitting an optical signal so as to transmit an optical signal between the optical element and the optical circuit. The optical path converting member comprises a lens and an optical path conversion mirror having an entrance surface, an exit surface and a reflection surface. The lens is provided at either the entrance surface or the exit surface on the side facing the optical circuit.
US07995878B2	Integrated optical memory An optical memory includes an array of optical material and a beam scanning device. The optical material assumes first and second states, and incident light causes the optical material to transition from the first state to the second state. The beam scanning device selectively directs a received optical data signal across the array of optical material.
US07995876B2	Arrayed waveguide grating circuit Two AWG circuits are integrated while preventing degradation in quality of a multiplexing/demultiplexing function. An arrayed waveguide grating circuit includes: a first slab waveguide (52) connected to a first input waveguide (51a) and second output waveguides (55b); a second slab waveguide (54) connected to first output waveguides (55a) and a second input waveguide (51b); and an array waveguide (53) connecting the first slab waveguide (52) and the second slab waveguide (54), wherein the input waveguides (51a, 51b) are connected to the slab waveguides (52, 54) at an interval of 1.5× from the outermost second output waveguide out of the second output waveguides (55a, 55b) connected at an interval x depending on a wavelength.
US07995873B2	Fiber optic sensor apparatus A fiber optic sensor apparatus includes an optical fiber, a fiber bend holder, and a sensing element. The optical fiber can be configured to form a transmit fiber path and a return fiber path by adhering the fiber bend holder to the center of the optical fiber in order to form a straight section between the transmit fiber path and the return fiber path. The optic fiber can be physically bent and adhered to tabs associated with the fiber bend holder. A cut can be precisely made in the center of the adhered straight section and the sensing element can be inserted into an optical path associated with the optical fiber.
US07995869B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information storing medium An information processing apparatus configured to generate object information from image information, the information processing apparatus includes: an image reference information generation part configured to generate image reference information based on the image information; wherein the object information includes the image reference information.
US07995866B2	Rotation angle detection apparatus, and control method and control program of rotation angle detection apparatus A rotation angle detection apparatus which detects a rotation angle with respect to a reference disposition position of an object included in a detection subject image, includes: a plurality of kinds of pixel extraction pattern for extracting a plurality of pixels which detect an image feature amount from pixels configuring the detection subject image; a feature amount detector which detects, for each pixel extraction pattern, an image feature amount of the extracted plurality of pixels; a likelihood memory which stores a likelihood of the rotation angle, correlated in advance to the image feature amount, for each pixel extraction pattern; and a rotation angle determiner which determines a rotation angle which has a greatest likelihood, based on the image feature amount corresponding to each pixel extraction pattern and on the likelihood, as the rotation angle of the object.
US07995863B2	Diffusion-based interactive extrusion of two-dimensional images into three-dimensional models Methods and systems for creating three-dimensional models from two-dimensional images are provided. According to one embodiment, a method of creating an inflatable icon involves a vectorizing module polygonizing an input image to produce an inflatable image by representing a set of pixels making up the input image as polygons. The inflatable image is then extruded by an extrusion module by generating appropriate z-coordinate values for a reference point associated with each polygon of the inflatable image based upon a biased diffusion process. End-user controlled pressure modulation is supported by an interface module by (i) adjusting one or more modulation functions employed by the biased diffusion process based upon end-user input regarding relative modulation bias for a selected set of one or more pixels associated with the inflatable image or (ii) applying the biased diffusion process to only the selected set of one or more pixels.
US07995862B2	System, computer program and method for 3D object measurement, modeling and mapping from single imagery Methods, computer programs, and computer systems facilitate deriving three-dimensional measurement information and/or creating three-dimensional models and maps, from single images of three-dimensional objects. Aspects of the invention include obtaining at least one two-dimensional single image of the object, deriving three-dimensional coordinate information associated with the image, and obtaining three-dimensional measurements based on projection and/or shadow measurements of the object and metadata derived from the single image. In another aspect of the method, the method includes the further step of creating three-dimensional models or maps based on the projection and/or shadow measurements.
US07995859B2	Scene based non-uniformity correction systems and methods Systems and methods provide scene-based non-uniformity correction for infrared images, in accordance with one or more embodiments. For example in one embodiment, a method of processing infrared images includes storing a template frame comprising a first plurality of pixel data of an infrared image; receiving an input frame comprising a second plurality of pixel data of an infrared image; determining frame-to-frame motion between at least some of the first and second plurality of pixel data; warping the template frame based on the determining of the frame-to-frame motion; comparing the first plurality of pixel data to the second plurality of pixel data to determine irradiance differences based on the determining; propagating pixel offset information for scene based non uniformity correction terms, based on the determining of the frame-to-frame motion, for at least some of the scene based non uniformity correction terms to other ones of the scene based non uniformity correction terms; updating the scene based non uniformity correction terms based on the comparing and the propagating; applying the scene based non uniformity correction terms to the second plurality of pixel data to reduce fixed pattern noise; and providing an output infrared image after the applying.
US07995858B2	Method and apparatus to facilitate creating ancillary information regarding errored image content Pixels in a provided image for which the content has been provided in error are identified. This image content is processed to provide a version of the image wherein the error is at least partially concealed while also creating ancillary information regarding the errored pixel(s) and the spatial location to which such pixel(s) corresponds to thereby provide a record that describes which pixels in the image content were provided in error. An optional user-selectable option can permit displaying either of the aforementioned corrected version of the image wherein the error is at least partially concealed and a version of the image wherein the ancillary information is used to depict the errored pixel(s) such that provided-in-error pixels are readily distinguished from correctly-provided pixels.
US07995853B2	Optimized image processing for wavefront coded imaging systems An image processing system includes a wavefront coding element that codes a wavefront forming an optical image, a detector for converting the optical image to a data stream and an image processor for processing the data stream with a reduced set filter kernel to reverse effects of wavefront coding and generate a final image. The reduced set filter kernel may include a reduced set distributive filter kernel. An image processing method includes wavefront coding a wavefront that forms an optical image, converting the optical image to a data stream, and processing the data stream with a reduced set filter kernel to reverse effects of wavefront coding and generate a final image. The processing consists of processing the image, for each pixel, with filter tap logic consisting of a shifter.
US07995851B2	Method of, and apparatus for image enhancement taking ambient illuminance into account A method of and an apparatus for image enhancement taking ambient illuminance into consideration. The image enhancement method includes calculating an original-luminance contrast which is a luminance contrast with respect to an original-luminance of pixels forming an original image, calculating a fade-luminance by reflecting the variation of perceived luminance based on an ambient illuminance into the original-luminance, calculating a defade-luminance by converting the fade-luminance to maintain the original-luminance contrast, and calculating a display-luminance by reflecting the variation of perceived luminance by the ambient illuminance into the defade-luminance. Improving luminance contrast through adjustment of luminance based on ambient illuminance, effectively reduces the fade phenomenon.
US07995850B2	Method and device for selecting transform matrices for down-sampling DCT image using learning with forgetting algorithm Down-sampling of an image may be performed in the DCT domain. A multiple layered network is used to select transform matrices for down-sampling a DCT image of size M×N to a DCT image of size I×J. A spatial domain down-sampling method is selected and applied to the DCT image to produce a down-sampled DCT reference image. A learning with forgetting algorithm is used to apply a decay to the elements of the transform matrix and select a transform matrices which solve an optimization problem. The optimization problem is a function of the visual quality of images obtained using the transform matrices and the computational complexity associated with using the transform matrices. The visual quality is a measure of the difference between the down-sampled DCT image obtained using the transform matrices and the visual quality of the DCT reference image obtained using a spatial domain down-sampling method.
US07995848B2	Method and apparatus for encoding and decoding image data A method and apparatus for encoding and decoding image data. The method of encoding image data includes spatially predicting pixel values of a one-dimensional block of an image using blocks spatially adjacent to the one-dimensional block or temporally predicting the pixel values of the one-dimensional block using a temporally previous frame; transforming and quantizing the pixel values of the one-dimensional block; and generating bit streams for a one-dimensional conversion block when the transformed and quantized one-dimensional block is defined as the one-dimensional conversion block. Therefore, since the method and apparatus encode and decode image data in one-dimensional block units, real-time encoding and decoding can be achieved. In addition, compression efficiency can be enhanced while minimizing visual degradation of image quality.
US07995847B2	Apparatus and method for encoding and decoding image data with selected quantization based on pixel bit depth An apparatus and method for encoding and decoding image data. The image data encoding apparatus includes: a transformer transforming pixel values of an image in a time domain into pixel values in a frequency domain; a quantization coefficient determiner determining a quantization coefficient proportional to a number of bits per pixel of the image; a quantization unit quantizing the pixel values transformed by the transformer based on the quantization coefficient determined by the quantization coefficient determiner; and an entropy encoder generating a bitstream of the quantized pixel values.
US07995846B2	Form display method, apparatus, and storage medium storing a program for an information processing apparatus, that determine form types corresponding to obtained electric image data A form display method which enhances convenience for an operator who corrects a result of form recognition on electronic image data obtained from documents of unknown type, so that the operator can properly perform correction. Electronic images are acquired, and form types of the electronic images are recognized. It is determined whether the recognized electronic images are corresponding ones of forms registered in advance or unrecognizable forms. A method of displaying the unrecognizable forms is set in advance. The determined forms are displayed in accordance with the set display method.
US07995845B2	Digital signal pattern detection and classification using kernel fusion This disclosure describes techniques for determining a shape of a signal. In particular, a kernel is applied to a portion of a signal to compute at least a first, first order derivative of the portion of the signal and a second, first order derivative of the portion of the signal in a single pass of the kernel. The shape of the portion of the signal is determined based on the first and second first order derivatives. In one example, the shape of the portion of the signal is determined based on the ratio of the first, first order derivative and the second, first order derivative. These techniques may be particularly effective for detecting edges within image signals. However, the techniques may be used to detect the shape of significant changes within any signal that represents a variable that is changing over time, space or other dimension.
US07995829B2	Method and apparatus for inspecting components A method for inspecting a component is provided. The method includes generating an image of the component, generating a signal indication mask, and generating a noise mask using a signal within the signal indication mask. The noise mask facilitates reducing a quantity of prospective signals contained in the signal indication mask. The method further includes utilizing the signal indication mask and the generated noise mask to calculate the signal-to-noise ratio of at least one potential flaw indication that may be present in the image.
US07995824B2	Precision subtraction computed tomographic angiography This invention relates to a novel technique for producing images of arteries that overcomes a significant limitation of conventional computed tomographic angiography (CTA). The technique is performed by the acquisition of pre-contrast computed tomography in addition to the conventional computed tomographic angiography and by the digital subtraction of the pre-contrast computed tomogram from the conventional CTA after alignment of the two images.
US07995820B2	System and method for detection of fetal anatomies from ultrasound images using a constrained probabilistic boosting tree A method for detecting fetal anatomic features in ultrasound images includes providing an ultrasound image of a fetus, specifying an anatomic feature to be detected in a region S determined by parameter vector θ, providing a sequence of probabilistic boosting tree classifiers, each with a pre-specified height and number of nodes. Each classifier computes a posterior probability P(y\|S) where yε{−1,+1}, with P(y=+1\|S) representing a probability that region S contains the feature, and P(y=−1\|S) representing a probability that region S contains background information. The feature is detected by uniformly sampling a parameter space of parameter vector θ using a first classifier with a sampling interval vector used for training said first classifier, and having each subsequent classifier classify positive samples identified by a preceding classifier using a smaller sampling interval vector used for training said preceding classifier. Each classifier forms a union of its positive samples with those of the preceding classifier.
US07995819B2	Methods for displaying a location of a point of interest on a 3-D model of an anatomical region Methods for displaying a location of a point of interest on a 3-D model of an anatomical region of a person are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the method includes generating first and second 2-D images of the anatomical region utilizing an image acquisition system when an X-ray source of the image acquisition system is disposed at first and second positions, respectively, in a 3-D coordinate system of the image acquisition system. The method further includes selecting first and second points in the first and second 2-D images, respectively. The method further includes utilizing a triangulation technique utilizing the first and second points to determine a point of interest in a 3-D coordinate system of the 3-D model of the anatomical region.
US07995818B2	Systems and methods for synchronized image viewing with an image atlas Certain embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for synchronizing a view of a patient image with an atlas image. Certain embodiments provide a method for synchronizing a patient image with an atlas image. The method includes retrieving an image atlas including at least one atlas image, registering an atlas image to a patient image and synchronizing a view of the atlas image to a view of the patient image. In certain embodiments, the method further includes registering a plurality of atlas images to a plurality of patient images. In certain embodiments, the step of synchronizing further includes synchronizing at least one of orientation, zoom level, window level and pan of the atlas image to the patient image.
US07995817B2	System and method for the analysis of basic ear canal taxonomy A method and appertaining system determine and output parameters associated with an ear canal according to a particular taxonomy. The output can then be input to various other systems associated with hearing aid design. An intelligent computational approach is utilized that models the physiology of the human ear canal as reconcilable with a conic or quadric section. The canal segment of the impression is sliced, and various parameters are determined according to each slice. Then, these parameters are analyzed in order to create a basic classification of the canal morphology.
US07995813B2	Reducing variation in radiation treatment therapy planning A method and apparatus are disclosed that reduces variation in radiation therapy treatment planning among plurality of users within the same or different geographic locations. The system includes a method and an apparatus that provide users with the knowledge information and utilizing the knowledge information to contour target volumes for radiation treatment planning. The mode of operation includes utilizing a stand-alone workstation or a server computer connected to the plurality of thin client workstations.
US07995808B2	Contactless multispectral biometric capture A number of biometric systems and methods are disclosed. A system according to one embodiment includes an illumination subsystem, an imaging subsystem, and an analyzer. The illumination subsystem is disposed to illuminate a target space. The imaging subsystem is configured to image the target space under distinct optical conditions. The analyzer is provided in communication with the illumination subsystem, the imaging subsystem, and the three-dimensional subsystem. The analyzer also has instructions to operate the subsystems to collect substantially simultaneously a plurality of images of the object disposed at the predetermined spatial location under multispectral conditions.
US07995806B2	Digital image processing apparatus, method of controlling the same, and recording medium for storing program for executing the method A digital image processing apparatus for easily obtaining information regarding a face, a method of controlling the same, and a recording medium for storing a program for executing the method. The digital image processing apparatus includes a face recognition unit recognizing a face from an image, a face index assignment unit assigning a face index to the recognized face if the face recognized from the image is not a previously recognized face, and a relation index update unit that, if the image includes a second face, updates a relation index corresponding to the number of times the first face and second face appear together in a plurality of images.
US07995805B2	Image matching apparatus, image matching method, computer program and computer-readable storage medium An image matching apparatus comprising, a detector adapted to detects, from an input image containing an object to be matched, a region where the object exists, an estimation unit adapted to estimates a parameter regarding a displaying characteristic based on an image of the region, a correction unit adapted to corrects the displaying characteristic of the input image based on the parameter, and a matching unit adapted to matches the corrected input image containing the object to be matched with an image containing a matching object.
US07995803B2	Personal identification device and method The invention aims at providing personal identification in environments where non-contact is required, with high accuracy even though using a finger vein pattern images unclear and susceptible to positional deviations, wherein it has: a means for acquiring finger vein patterns without contact; a means for carrying out rotational correction using the outline of a finger as a method of taking out a vein pattern contained in the acquired image; a means for normalizing the position of the finger image with reference to the fingertip; a means for acquiring an overall vein pattern statistically by repetitively tracking regions of dark luminance intensities for a desired length from a desired position in the image; a matching means for comparing regions where vein patterns manifest vivid features; and a means for independent matching of subregions and evaluating positional deviations where matching is recognized.
US07995800B2	System and method for motion detection and the use thereof in video coding A system and method for motion detection and the use thereof in video coding are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of defining a region of motion within a video frame in a sequence of video frames comprises loading a current video frame and at least one reference video frame from the sequence, the reference video frame being different from the current video frame. The method further comprises applying filtering operations on the current and the reference video frame in order to obtain at least two scales of representation of the current and the reference video frame. The method further comprises determining for each of the scale representations a video-frame like representation of the structural changes between the current and the reference video frame. The method further comprises combining the video-frame like representations of different scales. The method further comprises determining one or more regions of motion from the combination.
US07995799B2	Method and apparatus for capturing geolocating and measuring oblique images A computerized system for displaying, geolocating, and taking measurements from captured oblique images includes a data file accessible by the computer system. The data file includes a plurality of image files corresponding to a plurality of captured oblique images, and positional data corresponding to the images. Image display and analysis software is executed by the system for reading the data file and displaying at least a portion of the captured oblique images. The software retrieves the positional data for one or more user-selected points on the displayed image, and calculates a separation distance between any two or more selected points. The separation distance calculation is user-selectable to determine various parameters including linear distance between, area encompassed within, relative elevation of, and height difference between selected points.
US07995796B2	System for road sign sheeting classification A system for classifying different types of sheeting materials of road signs depicted in a videostream compares estimated retroreflectivity values against known minimum retroreflectivity values for each of a plurality of colors. Once a road sign has been identified in the videostream, the frames associated with that road sign are analyzed to determine each of a plurality of colors present on the road sign. An estimated retroreflectivity for each of the plurality of colors present on the road sign is then determined. By comparing the estimated retroreflectivity for each of the plurality of colors against known minimum retroreflectivity values for the corresponding color for different types of sheeting materials, an accurate determination of the classification of the sheeting material of the road sign is established. Preferably, certain conditions of gross failure of the sheeting material are filtered out before classification of the sheeting material is determined.
US07995792B2	Parental monitoring method using periodic image sampling There is provided a system and/or method of monitoring media content. More specifically, in one embodiment, there is provided a method of monitoring operation of an electronic device having a plurality of signal inputs, the method comprising periodically collecting images from each of the plurality of signal inputs, storing the collected images for later evaluation if an image storage option is enabled, and sending the collected images for direct viewing if the image storage option is not enabled.
US07995784B2	Speaker device It is an object of the invention to provide an improved speaker device equipped with an attachment member having formed thereon a reinforcing portion capable of inhibiting a deterioration of a sound characteristic. Another object of the invention is to provide an improved speaker device capable of efficiently disposing in a limited space close to the speaker an electronic element for controlling a signal being supplied to the speaker. The speaker device comprises a speaker unit, an attachment member for attaching the speaker unit to an attachment base. The attachment member comprises an attachment portion for attaching the attachment member to the attachment base, an attachment hole for attaching the speaker unit, a convex reinforcing portion formed along an entire or partial circumference of the attachment hole of the attachment member. The reinforcing portion has an inclined surface formed on the inner side thereof facing the side wall of the speaker unit.
US07995780B2	Hearing aid with feedback cancellation A hearing aid includes a hearing aid housing enclosing a microphone for converting sound into an audio signal, first feedback compensation means for providing a first feedback compensation signal of signals picked up by the microphone by modeling an internal mechanical feedback signal path of the hearing aid, second feedback compensation means for providing a second feedback compensation signal by modeling an external feedback signal path of the hearing aid, subtracting means for subtracting the first and second feedback compensation signals from the audio signal to form a compensated audio signal, processing means, connected to an output of the subtracting means, for processing the compensated audio signal, and a receiver, connected to an output of the processing means, for converting the processed compensated audio signal into a sound signal.
US07995779B2	Method for processing the signals from two or more microphones in a listening device and listening device with plural microphones A method for processing the signals from two or more microphones in a listening device, and a listening device for conducting the method which has a casing holding the microphones, a signal processing unit which provides an output signal corresponding to the microphone signals and suited to the user's hearing, and a receiver unit for delivering the output signal to the user whereby the signals from the microphones are analyzed in order to detect when the casing of the listening device is being touched, whereby further the signal processing of the signal processing unit changes whenever touching of the casing is detected.
US07995777B2	Thin film transparent acoustic transducer A thin film acoustic transducer is formed with an electrically actuatable substantially transparent thin film. Substantially transparent conductive thin films are supported on both sides of the electrically actuatable substantially transparent thin film. The thin film transducer may be used to sense sound, or produce sound in various embodiments. In further embodiments, the film may be attached to a window, and operate as a speaker for an audio system, or may provide noise cancellation functions. In further embodiments, the film may be attached to a computer monitor, touch panel, poster, or other surface, and operate as a speaker. A method of forming carbon nanotube thin films uses a layer by layer assembly technique and a positively charged hydrophilic layer on a thin film substrate.
US07995772B2	Method for assessing interfering noise The invention relates to a method for assessing interfering noise in motor vehicles, according to which noise occurring during a predefined measuring time is divided into different frequency ranges, the changes in level relative to the background noise are determined within said frequency ranges, and the determined changes in level are evaluated.
US07995771B1	Beamforming microphone system A system and method for generating a beamforming signal is disclosed. A beam forming signal is generated by disposing a first microphone and a second microphone in horizontal coplanar alignment. The first and second microphones are used to detect a known signal to generate a first response and a second response. The first response is processed along a first signal path communicatively linked to the first microphone, and the second response is processed along a second signal path communicatively linked to the second microphone. The first and second responses are matched, and the matched responses are combined to generate the beamforming signal on a combined signal path.
US07995770B1	Apparatus and method for aligning and controlling reception of sound transmissions at locations distant from the sound source A receiver and method is for receiving wireless transmissions including program data and locating data, and for determining its location from the locating data, and optionally from a stored representation of a venue and/or sound reproducing transducers therein. The receiver and method may also determine the actual speed of sound from current local atmospheric data, and determine a delay time to its location therefrom for delaying the received program data to be substantially in time alignment with natural sound, and to be so reproduced and/or recorded. A binaural microphone may pick up ambient sound which is mixed or combined with the delayed program data for producing a combined stereo audio signal.
US07995765B2	Sharing a secret using hyperplanes over GF(q) A method and system distributes N shares of a secret among cooperating entities using hyperplanes over GF(q), such that the secret can be reconstructed from K of the N shares (where K≦N). In one embodiment, the method constructs a K-tuple that contains the secret and elements of GF(q), where q is a power m of an odd prime p. The method further multiplies the K-tuple by a matrix of size (N×K) to produce an N-tuple using arithmetic defined on GF(q). Thus, N shares of the secret are generated, with each of the N shares including a component of the N-tuple.
US07995761B2	Data providing system, data receiving system, computer-readable recording medium storing data providing program, and computer-readable recording medium storing data receiving program A data providing system is provided which includes: a storage section which stores an encoded file obtained by encoding a data file to be distributed with a predetermined common key and an encoded information file obtained by encoding an information data file including information on the common key with a private key different from the common key; and a file transfer section which transfers the encoded file and the encoded information file from the storage section to external electronic device.
US07995760B2	Method for ensuring data transmission security, communication system and communication device The invention relates to a method for ensuring data transmission security between a first and a second communication device in short-range wireless communication. To set up a secure data transmission connection, the communication devices conduct a key exchange stage to generate at least one shared key between the communication devices. After said key exchange stage at least a first and a second check string is formed, said strings being based at least on a unique short random string and on the keys generated in each communication device at said key exchange stage. Thus, the security of the connection that is set up is ensured by comparing the correspondence of said check strings. The invention also relates to a communication system and a communication device, in which the method will be applied.
US07995759B1	System and method for parallel compression of a single data stream A system and method provide parallel compression of a single data stream is provided. A data stream entering a storage encryption processor is split by a splitting stage into a plurality of substantially equal segments. Each of the segments is stored in one of a first set of memories in a round robin fashion. Each memory has an associated compression core that reads the segments associated with each memory and compresses the data before storing the compressed segments in a second set of memories. A merging stage reads the compressed segments from the second set of memories and creates a single compressed data stream.
US07995758B1	Family of encryption keys Systems and techniques relating to cryptographic keys include, in one implementation, a technique involving: generating a symmetric encryption key; and generating from the symmetric encryption key a family of symmetric encryption keys having a relationship such that a descendent key of the family is derivable from each key that is an ancestor of the descendent key in the family. Generating the family of symmetric encryption keys can involve cryptographically hashing the original symmetric encryption key and resulting hashed encryption keys. The technique can further include rolling over a key used in securing information by providing a next symmetric encryption key of the family in an order opposite that of an order of key generation; and a client can cryptographically hash a first symmetric encryption key to produce a second symmetric encryption key of the family and decrypt information associated with an electronic document with the key thus produced.
US07995757B2	Closed galois field combination A method is provided for combining two or more input sequences in a communications system to increase a repetition period of the input sequences in a resource-efficient manner. The method includes a receiving step, a mapping step, and a generating step. The receiving step involves receiving a first number sequence and a second number sequence, each expressed in a Galois field GF[pk]. The mapping step involves mapping the first and second number sequences to a Galois extension field GF[pk+1]. The generating step involves generating an output sequence by combining the first number sequence with the second number sequence utilizing a Galois field multiplication operation in the Galois extension field GF[pk+1]. p is a prime number. k is an integer. pk+1 defines a finite field size of the Galois extension field GF[pk+1].
US07995756B1	Mobile device playback and control of media content from a personal media host device Mobile device playback and control of media content stored on a personal media host device is provided. The mobile device may communicate a request for media content to a network server, which may determine whether the mobile device is authorized to access the requested media content. If it is determined that the mobile device is authorized, the network server may access the media content from the host device. The network server may then initiate a media session with the mobile device, wherein the media content is streamed to the mobile device.
US07995755B2	Method for management of access means to conditional access data A method for management of access means to conditional access data may include: initiating, from a security module of a multimedia unit, a verification of the next renewal date of the access means, which are associated to time information and are controlled by a management centre; determining, in the security module, the next renewal date of the access means; if the next renewal date of the access means is closer than a preset duration, then sending a request from the security module to the multimedia unit that requests the renewal of the access means; sending the request for renewal of the access means from the multimedia unit to the management centre; verifying by the management centre, if the multimedia unit is authorized to renew the access means; and in the case of a positive response, sending of an access means renewal message to the multimedia unit.
US07995754B2	Recordation of encrypted data to a recordable medium Systems and methods of recording data are disclosed herein. A secure storage area is received from a host device. The secure storage area is indicative of a portion of a memory of the recordable medium to be recorded with encrypted data. A write command is received from the host device. The write command can include at least one data block to be written to the recordable medium and a memory address indicative of a start address where the at least one data block is to be written on the recordable medium. The memory address and the secure storage area can be compared to determine whether the at least one data block falls within the secure storage area. An encryption indicator in the at least one data block can be checked to determine whether the data on the at least one data block is encrypted. If the encryption indicator indicates that the data in the at least one data block is encrypted and if the at least one data block falls within the data range an encryption bit associated with the at least one data block can be set.
US07995749B2	Cryptographic system configured for extending a repetition period of a random sequence A cryptographic system (CS) is provided. The CS (500) is comprised of a data stream receiving means (DSRM), a ring generator (RG) and an encryptor. The DSRM (602) provides a data stream (DS). The RG (400) includes a computing (404-408), converting (404-408) and permutation (410) means. The computing means is configured to perform RNS arithmetic operations to express a random number in a random number sequence as RNS residue values (RNSRV). The converting means is configured to convert each RNSRV to a relatively prime number system so that each RNSRV includes at least one digit. The permutation means is configured to generate an arbitrary permutation ordering of output sequence numbers (OSNs) using a select combination of digits associated with each RNSRV. The arbitrary permutation ordering is determined using a cyclic structure. The encryptor is configured to generate a modified data stream by combining the OSNs and DS.
US07995742B2	Outbound dialing decision criteria based A dialer for managing outgoing contacts is provided that includes a contact filtration agent 144 operable to retrieve presence information associated with a party to be contacted and determine, based on the presence information, whether or not to contact the party and, if so, when and where to contact the party.
US07995738B1	Method of managing a peering database in a telecommunications network When a call offer is received by a telecommunications peering network destined for a telephone number maintained within a peering database, the telecommunications peering network attempts to route the call directly to the peering partner telecommunications (e.g., broadband, voice over internet protocol, etc.) equipment. If the route fails with a corresponding destination unreachable failure code, the telecommunications peering network can attempt to determine whether or not the telephone number has been ported to a different provider. If the telecommunications peering network determines that the telephone number has been ported, the telecommunications peering network removes the telephone number from the peering database.
US07995734B2	Telephone group identification ring A telephone caller identification system where potential callers can be assigned to call-in groups, each call-in group having a particular ring. When a member of a particular call-in group calls, the telephone presents the ring associated with that call-in group. A caller not assigned to any call-in group causes the telephone to present a default ring. The telephone can also present particular transfer rings when transferred indicating that the call being transferred is from a caller belonging to a particular call-in group, or provide unique voice mail rings when a member of a call-in group leaves voice mail.
US07995733B2	Telecommunications endpoint for managing multi-conferencing An apparatus or endpoint device is disclosed for providing the capability to simultaneously manage multiple conference calls, move participants in the conference calls from one conference call to another and subdivide or join multiple conference calls together, and the like, wherein the apparatus or endpoint device provides a multi-conferencing capability that enables one or more teleconferencing participants to manage multiple teleconferences simultaneously. Each participant in the teleconference call manages their respective teleconference through their apparatus or endpoint device at their specific location by using it to adjust the teleconferencing topology, i.e., who should form what part of each specific teleconference call.
US07995728B1	Personal ringback tone content selection and activation After a call with a called party ends, a caller is provided with prompts or messages which allow the caller to control ringback media content which is to be rendered when the caller calls the called party in the future. For example, the caller is provided with prompts by which they can select ringback content from content they already have purchased and apply it to the called party number. Alternatively, the caller is linked to a content provider where they can purchase additional content and have it applied to the called party number. Thus, the caller is able to exert control over ringback media.
US07995725B1	Compilation, analysis, and graphic representation of call data A system, method, and computer readable medium that comprises, receiving an incoming communication, compiling statistics related to the incoming communication and analyzing the compiled statistics.
US07995723B2	Methods and systems to connect consumers to information The present invention provides a method and apparatus for specifying and obtaining services through audio commands, resulting in a live conversation between a user and a selected service provider using an audio-transmission medium (the telephone). A service seeker locates a service provider by entering a keypad code corresponding to a field of service or by speaking the name of a profession, which is recognized by the system. The seeker can then specify, via voice or keypad entry, a price range, quality rating, language, and keyword descriptors of the service provider, such as a service provider code number. In response, the system offers currently available service providers. Once an available service provider is selected, the system connects the service seeker with the service provider for a live conversation. The system bills the seeker for the time spent conversing with the service provider and compensates the service provider accordingly.
US07995721B2	System and method for remote access to a telephone A remote access system between a remote client and an office telephone via a packet network on a point-to-point basis is provided. The office center includes a web server having a web page stored thereon and a PBX system. During a remote session, incoming communications to the PBX continue to flow to the office telephone and then are routed to the remote client. The remote client is able to view, manage and control the events as if the worker was at the office. Alternatively, the office telephone may establish a remote session with the remote client on a point-to-point basis such that all communications to the remote client flow to the office workstation. Additionally, the office telephone and remote client may have connectivity devices coupled to them so data from the connectivity devices can be viewed, managed and controlled at a remote location.
US07995720B2	Methods, systems, and products for notifications Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for providing voicemail notifications. A first notification is received that indicates a caller has recorded a voicemail. In response to the first notification, the caller's communication log is updated to indicate that the voicemail was recorded. A second notification is received that indicates the recipient retrieved the voicemail. In response to the second notification, the caller's communication log is updated to indicate that the voicemail has been played. When the recipient listens to the voicemail, the communication log thus informs the caller.
US07995717B2	Method and system for analyzing separated voice data of a telephonic communication between a customer and a contact center by applying a psychological behavioral model thereto A method for analyzing a telephonic communication between a customer and a contact center is provided. According to the method, a telephonic communication is separated into at least first constituent voice data and second constituent voice data. One of the first and second constituent voice data is analyzed by mining the voice data and applying a predetermined linguistic-based psychological behavioral model to one of the separated first and second constituent voice data. Behavioral assessment data is generated which corresponds to the analyzed voice data.
US07995715B2	Communications systems and methods for exchanging messages between users A communications system exchanges messages between users. A messaging store stores the messages. A messaging server accesses and manages messages of the message store. A plurality of servers interface between the messaging server and different networks of the users. Processes employing dynamic mailboxes and for selectively retrieving messages are also provided.
US07995713B2	Voice-identification-based signal processing for multiple-talker applications The audio signals associated with different co-located groups of talkers in a teleconference are detected (e.g., by comparing the voiceprint for the current talker group with stored voiceprints corresponding to all of the co-located teleconference participants) and processed using different and appropriate automatic gain control (AGC) levels, where each group has a corresponding stored AGC level. Depending on the embodiment, each group may have one or more participants.
US07995710B2	Telephone-receiving call center system A call center system used for receiving incoming calls in accordance with the present information has a plurality of terminals, an incoming-call control apparatus and an exchange. Each of the terminals is accommodated by the exchange and includes a display unit as well as a telephone unit; an audio recording & playback unit for recording voices of a conversation between an operator operating the terminal and a caller making an call in a conversation-voice recording file and for playing back voices from the conversation-voice recording file and a response-information-creating unit for creating a response to an incoming call. Further each of the terminals includes a halfway-saving & saving unit for saving a halfway response being created in a halfway-response recording file and for saving a completed response in a response recording file; a saved-halfway-response-reading unit for reading out the halfway response from the halfway-response recording file; a saved-halfway-response-display unit for displaying a halfway response stored in the halfway-response recording file read out by the saved-halfway-response-reading unit on the display unit; and a status-notifying unit for reporting status of being able or unable to receive an incoming call to the incoming-call control apparatus.
US07995708B2	X-ray tube bearing shaft and hub In one example, an assembly comprises a hub and a shaft. The hub defines an axis of rotation and includes first and second flanges that at least partly define a substantially cylindrical hub opening. The shaft is connected to the hub and includes a first end and a shaft cavity. The first end is received within the hub opening. The shaft cavity is formed in the first end and includes a bottom having a substantially curved transition area.
US07995703B2	Method for controlling X-ray exposure in X-ray CT system A method for controlling automatic X-ray exposure in an X-ray CT system includes establishing a correspondence table or function relationship between a ratio factor and an offset of a geometrical center of a scanned section, wherein the ratio factor represents a ratio of the projection area value when the geometrical center of the scanned section of a subject deviates from a rotation center to the standard projection area value when the geometrical center of the scanned section of the subject locates at the rotation center, scout scanning the subject, and calculating a “measured projection area value” and Projection Measure based on the scout scan data, calculating the offset of the geometrical center of the scanned section from the rotation center, substituting the offset into the correspondence table or function relationship to obtain a corresponding ratio factor, calculating the standard projection area value based on the ratio factor and the measured projection area value, and automatically determining by an automatic exposure function a tube current value required for exposure based on the calculated standard projection area value, the Projection Measure.
US07995701B2	Nuclear core component hold-down assembly A plate mounted fuel assembly hold-down system that provides a defined channel for both the insertion and removal of reactor head mounted, fixed in-core detector instrumentation, provides a guided path for the fixed in-core detector during insertion, and shields the instrument shroud against coolant cross flow. The hold-down assembly includes a base plate that seats on the adapter plate of the fuel assembly and has openings that align with the control rod guide thimbles. A hollow sleeve extends through and below a central opening in the base plate to mate with the fuel assembly instrument thimble. The sleeve extends above the base plate and through and above an upper core plate of the reactor. A hold-down bar is slidably mounted on the sleeve and is restrained below the top of the sleeve. A spring is positioned around the sleeve and is captured between the hold-down bar and the base plate.
US07995700B2	Rear door system for transferring hot cell equipment A rear door system for transferring hot cell equipment into or out of a hot cell is disclosed. The rear door system of the present invention includes a rear door, which is provided to a rear wall of the hot cell so as to be movable to open or close the rear wall of the hot cell, and a vertical moving table, which is provided at a predetermined position on the lower portion of the front surface of the rear door so as to be movable upwards or downwards. The rear door system further includes a drive unit, which is provided at a predetermined position in the lower end of the rear door to move the rear door, and a stationary working table, which is disposed above the vertical moving table and is fixed in the hot cell in a horizontal orientation. The rear door system further includes a removable table, which is removably coupled at a predetermined position to the stationary working table, and a hot cell crane hook and a service area crane hook, which are respectively provided inside and outside the hot cell.
US07995680B2	Apparatus and method for preamble detection and integer carrier frequency offset estimation This invention provides an apparatus and method for preamble detection and integer carrier frequency offset estimation, which method comprises the steps of: determining the window of useful subcarriers in preamble transformed to frequency domain based on pre-determined possible integer carrier frequency offset and the length of the preamble, so as to select the useful subcarriers; extracting a plurality of subcarrier sequences having a length equal to that of the preamble from the useful subcarriers; calculating conjugative multiplications of each subcarrier and its neighboring subcarriers in the subcarrier sequences extracted; acquiring the real part of the conjugative multiplications; calculating the cross correlations between the real part of the conjugative multiplications and known preambles modulated by DBPSK, and outputting the calculated correlation values; and detecting preamble index of a target base station with the calculated correlation values to select a target cell, and estimating integer carrier frequency offset with respect to the target base station.
US07995677B2	Apparatus and method for detecting signal by maximum likelihood An apparatus and method for detecting a signal in a receiver by maximum likelihood (ML) are provided, in which symbols are detected according to the number of transmit antennas of a transmitter and a modulation scheme, channels are estimated, an equivalent channel matrix corresponding to the estimated channels is determined, a permuted equivalent channel matrix is determined by multiplying the equivalent channel matrix by a predetermined permutation matrix, the permuted equivalent channel matrix is QR decomposed, a hard decision is performed on predetermined symbols among the detected symbols using a received signal resulting from the QR decomposition, and the log likelihood ratios (LLRs) of the hard-decided symbols are determined.
US07995675B2	Apparatus and method to communicate information within a data storage library A method to communicate information within a data storage system comprising a plurality of enclosures, wherein the method defines and stores a first waveform comprising a frequency FB, a second waveform comprising a frequency F0 wherein that second waveform is decoded to mean a bit comprising a first value, and a third waveform comprising a frequency F1, wherein that third waveform is decoded to mean a bit comprising a second value. The method transmits by an initiating enclosure a byte of data encoded as eight data waveforms, wherein each of those data waveforms comprises the frequency FB in combination with either the frequency F1 or the frequency F0.
US07995667B2	Reduced latency concatenated reed solomon-convolutional coding for MIMO wireless LAN A wireless local area network (WLAN) transmitter includes a baseband processing module and a plurality of radio frequency (RF) transmitters. The baseband processing module operably coupled to scramble data in accordance with a pseudo random sequence to produce scrambled data. The baseband processing module is further operably coupled to interleave, at a word level, the scrambled data to produce interleaved data when the interleaving is enabled. The baseband processing module is further operably coupled to outer Reed-Solomon encode the scrambled data or the interleaved data to produce outer encoded data when the outer Reed-Solomon encoding is enabled. The baseband processing module is further operably coupled to inner puncture convolution encode the outer encoded data or the scrambled data to produce the encoded data. The baseband processing module is further operably coupled to determine a number of transmit streams based on a mode selection signal. The baseband processing module is further operably coupled to convert the encoded data into streams of symbols in accordance with the number of transmit streams and the mode selection signal. The plurality of radio frequency (RF) transmitters, when enabled, converts the streams of symbols into a corresponding number of RF signals.
US07995659B2	Prediction module A prediction module includes a computation control unit and first to sixth processing units. The computation control unit arranges the pixels of a reference block outputted by a frame buffer appropriately according to data decoded by an entropy decoder into first and second pixel signals, and outputs the same to the first to sixth processing units in units of cycles. The processing units are controlled by the computation control unit to respectively complete corresponding computations in a cycle, and to use the computation results as values of first to sixth output signals to be correspondingly outputted in a next cycle. The computation control unit receives the first to sixth output signals, and computes the output signals so as to obtain pixel values of a macroblock to be predicted.
US07995657B2	Intelligent water ring scan apparatus and method based on quality factor, and video encoding/decoding apparatus and method using the same Provided are intelligent water ring scan apparatus and method thereof, image encoding/decoding apparatus using the water ring scanning and method thereof, and a computer-readable recording medium for recording a program that implements the methods. The apparatus or method of this research selectively improves the image quality of a particular image part that needs to be encoded with priority by transmitting the image data of the particular image part suitably for a human visual system so as to provide a visually improved image. The encoding apparatus of this research differentiates the amount of image data depending on the significance of a certain image part to process the image in various qualities suitably for the human visual system. The methods of this research can be applied to an image encoding/decoding process.
US07995656B2	Scalable video coding with two layer encoding and single layer decoding Some embodiments comprise a method of decoding a video bitstream that include receiving a first layer of data and a second layer of data, combining the received first layer data and the received second layer data, and decoding the combined data. Also, a method of video encoding that includes selecting data for encoding in a first layer and a second layer so as to allow decoding of the data in a single combined layer, and encoding the selected data in the first layer and in the second layer by encoding a coefficient in the first layer and encoding a differential refinement to the first layer coefficient in the second layer.
US07995655B2	Pipelined coefficient variable length coding According to a coefficient variable length coding method adopting four-stage pipeline, a 3-dimension value including a run, a level and a last data is obtained by performing a run length coding upon coefficient data, where, after transferring the 3-dimension value, a variable bit vector is obtained from the transferred 3-dimension value and the variable length bit vector is stored, and where, particularly in case the pipeline breaks, the method reuses the previously obtained 3-dimension value to minimize process time such that the coefficient variable length coding is swiftly performed by the efficient pipeline operation, and the broken pipeline may be restored within minimized time.
US07995650B2	Picture coding method, picture decoding method, picture coding apparatus, picture decoding apparatus, and program thereof The picture coding method according to the present invention is a picture coding method for coding a picture on a block-by-block basis through orthogonal transformation and quantization, and coding a quantization matrix that is used to derive quantization steps for frequencies of orthogonal transformation coefficients, the method comprising: calculating a difference value between each of frequency components included in the quantization matrix and a predetermined value corresponding to said each of the frequency components; and coding the difference value into a variable length code, wherein a code length of the variable length code is shorter as the difference value is smaller, or equal to a code length of a neighboring difference value of said difference value.
US07995646B2	Communication test circuit, communication interface circuit, and communication test method A communication test circuit for allowing a tolerance test to be carried out in a general testing environment. The communication test circuit includes an adder and a second clock generation block. When an offset is input to the adder, the adder adds the offset to a phase adjustment signal for adjusting the phase of a clock signal for data detection and outputs the result to the second clock generation block. The second clock generation block outputs a second clock signal adjusted in accordance with the phase adjustment signal to which the offset has been added. Accordingly, a clock signal shifted in accordance with the offset from a natural clock signal along the time axis is generated at a test.
US07995645B2	Apparatus for measuring in-phase and quadrature (IQ) imbalance The present general inventive concept relates to apparatuses and/or methods for measuring an in-phase and quadrature (IQ) imbalance. In one embodiment, a signal generator can provide a first IQ signal of a DC component during a first period and the first IQ signal of a first angular frequency during a second period, an IQ up-conversion mixer can up-convert the first IQ signal by a second angular frequency during the first period and up-convert the first IQ signal by a third angular frequency during the second period to output a second IQ signal, an IQ down-conversion mixer can down-convert the second IQ signal by the third angular frequency to output a third IQ signal and an IQ imbalance detector can obtain a first IQ imbalance (e.g., Rx IQ imbalance) from the third IQ signal during the first period and a second IQ imbalance (e.g., Tx/Rx IQ imbalance) during the second period.
US07995644B2	Device, method and protocol for private UWB ranging An apparatus, system, method and computer program product for secure ranging between at least two devices in radio communications with each other. In particular, an apparatus, system, method and computer program product for secure ranging between at least two devices communicating via ultra wideband (UWB) protocols. Either ternary-IR or time-hope-IR sequences are used for ranging and security. A first device transmits a range packet. A second device responds to the range packet after a delay time known only to the first and second devices. The delay time can be selected randomly by either to the first device or the second device and made known to the other device in an encrypted notification packet.
US07995641B2	Method and apparatus for code power parameter estimation for received signal processing As taught herein channelization code power estimates are generated for a number of data channels in a received CDMA signal based on a joint determination process. Joint processing in this context yields improved estimation of data channel code powers and corresponding estimations of noise variance. These improvements arise from exploitation of joint processing of measured data value correlations across two or more data channel codes represented in the received signal. In one or more embodiments, joint determination of data channel code powers comprises forming a correlation matrix as a weighted average of correlations determined for a plurality of data channels. In one or more other embodiments, joint determination of data channel code powers comprises jointly fitting the correlation matrices for a plurality of data channels in a least squares error estimation process.
US07995638B2	High power, end pumped laser with off-peak pumping A laser configuration producing up to 100's of Watts of output is provided, based on a solid-state gain medium, a source of pump energy which is detuned from the maximum absorption wavelength for the gain medium, and optics arranged to deliver the pump energy through an end of the gain medium to propagate along the length of the gain medium. The length of the gain medium and the doping concentration in the gain medium are sufficient the absorption length is on the order of 10's of millimeters, and more than ⅓ of the length, and that 90 percent or more of the pump energy is absorbed within two or fewer passes of the gain medium. A pump energy source that supplies 100 Watts to 1000 Watts or more.
US07995637B2	Gas discharge laser chamber One aspect of the disclosed subject matter describes a gas discharge laser chamber. The gas discharge laser chamber includes a discharge region formed between a first electrode and a second electrode, a tangential fan for circulating gas through the discharge region, wherein the fan is proximate to an input side of the discharge region, an input side acoustic baffle proximate to the input side of the discharge region. The input side acoustic baffle includes a vanishing point leading edge, a vanishing point trailing edge, a gas flow smoothing offset surface aligning a gas flow from a surface of the input side acoustic baffle to an input side of a cathode support in the discharge region, a plurality of ridges separated by a plurality of trenches, wherein the plurality of ridges and the plurality of trenches are aligned with a direction of gas flow through the discharge region and wherein the plurality of ridges have a random pitch between about 0.3 and about 0.7 inch.
US07995636B2	Semiconductor laser apparatus and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor laser apparatus has a Zener diode containing a first semiconductor region of a first conduction type and a second semiconductor region of a second conduction type joined with the first semiconductor region, and a vertical-cavity surface-emitting semiconductor laser diode stacked above the Zener diode and containing at least a first mirror layer of a first conduction type, a second mirror layer of a second conduction type and an active region sandwiched between the first and second mirror layers. The first semiconductor region and the second mirror layer are electrically connected and the second semiconductor region and the first mirror layer are electrically connected.
US07995634B2	Nitride semiconductor laser element A nitride semiconductor laser element exhibits high-speed responsiveness by largely reducing the capacitance of the nitride semiconductor laser element. The nitride semiconductor laser element includes an n-type semiconductor layer, an active layer and a p-type semiconductor layer each laminated on the main surface of the substrate. The nitride semiconductor laser element further includes a striped ridge portion formed in the p-type semiconductor layer, and pn-junctions of the semiconductor layer in the peripheral region remote from the ridge portion are broken by ion implantation to form an insulative region for reducing the capacitance of the element.
US07995628B2	Recycling pump-beam method and system for a high-power terahertz parametric source A method and a system are implemented in the fabrication of a portable high power terahertz beam source that can produce a tunable, high power terahertz beam over the frequency from 0.1 THz to 2.5 THz. The terahertz source employs a recycling pump beam method and a beam quality control device. The beam quality control device may or may not be required for a high power terahertz beam generation. In exemplary embodiments, a lithium niobate (LiNbO3) crystal or a lithium niobate crystal doped with 5% magnesium oxide (LiNbO3:MgO) can be used. Other nonlinear optical crystals, including GaSe can be used in place of the LiNbO3 crystal. Through proper alignment of a pump beam, along with recycling a pump beam, high conversion efficiency is achieved, and a high output power beam is produced at terahertz frequencies.
US07995627B2	Process and apparatus for a wavelength tuning source An apparatus and source arrangement for filtering an electromagnetic radiation can be provided which may include at least one spectral separating arrangement configured to physically separate one or more components of the electromagnetic radiation based on a frequency of the electromagnetic radiation. The apparatus and source arrangement may also have at least one continuously rotating optical arrangement which is configured to receive at least one signal that is associated with the one or more components. Further, the apparatus and source arrangement can include at least one beam selecting arrangement configured to receive the signal.
US07995622B1	Digital clock smoothing A method for digital clock smoothing is provided. The method comprises: (A) inputting an asynchronous data stream having an asynchronous symbol rate into a FIFO two-port memory block; (B) obtaining FIFO depth B by subtracting modulo B for each stored symbol a symbol output address from a symbol input address; (C) inputting FIFO depth B into a programmable look-up table (LUT); (D) obtaining a phase detector error signal; (E) scaling the phase detector error signal to obtain a scaled error factor; (F) adding the scaled error factor to a nominal phase step to obtain a phase update; (G) obtaining a smoothed symbol rate; and (H) reading out each output symbol from FIFO under control of an output FIFO address control register at the smoothed symbol rate.
US07995621B2	Techniques for time transfer via signal encoding Techniques for time transfer via signal encoding are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for time transfer via signal encoding comprising generating a time service ordered-set for inclusion in a physical coding sublayer frame of a physical layer device, generating time service data for inclusion in the physical coding sublayer frame of the physical layer device, and transmitting the physical coding sublayer frame.
US07995620B2	Method and data transmission system for transferring data between the data transmission system and a host processor of a participant in a data transmission system A method for transferring data between a data transmission system and a processor of a participant in the data transmission system. All components of the data transmission system are synchronized to a common global time base. The operating system time base of the participant processor is synchronized to the global time base of the data transmission system at least prior to a data transfer, and, to this end, a synchronization clock pulse that is synchronous to the global time base of the data transmission system is provided for synchronizing the operating system time base. This synchronization clock pulse may be provided by a hardware and/or software arrangement. In a data transmission system for implementing the method, the synchronization clock pulse is provided by suitable arrangement(s) of the communications controller and applied to the host processor via a synchronization line.
US07995618B1	System and a method of transmitting data from a first device to a second device A system and a method of transmitting data from a first device to a second device, both devices receiving a clock signal, the first device acting on a first flank of the clock signal and the second device acting on a second flank of the clock signal. A chain of this type of devices may be used, where every second device acts on the first flank and the others on the second flank. In this manner, the data transport may be provided at the clock frequency while allowing backpressure.
US07995617B2	DTV transmitting system and method of processing data in DTV transmitting system A DTV transmitting system includes two pre-processors. The first pre-processor codes high-priority enhanced data for forward error correction (FEC) and expands the FEC-coded data. The second pre-processor codes low-priority enhanced data for FEC and expands the FEC-coded low-priority enhanced data. The DTV transmitting system further includes a data formatter generating enhanced data packets including the pre-processed data, a multiplexer multiplexing the enhanced data packets with main data packets, an RS encoder RS-coding the multiplexed data packets, a data interleaver interleaving the RS-coded data packets, and a block processor which codes each block of enhanced data in the interleaved enhanced data packets and bypasses the interleaved main data packets.
US07995615B2	Apparatus and method for receiving data in a communication system An apparatus and method for receiving data in a communication system are provided. The method includes identifying first codewords, which have been used in transmission of data by a transmitter, in the data received from the transmitter, setting third codewords by adding second codewords to the identified first codewords, calculating correlation values of orthogonal vectors corresponding to the third codewords and detecting information included in the data based on the calculated correlation values. Accordingly, feedback information may be better received and detected.
US07995614B2	Sequence allocation method in mobile communication system Provided is a sequence allocation method capable of reducing inter-cell interference of a reference signal when a ZC sequence is used as the reference signal in a mobile communication system. In the sequence allocation method divides R×M sequences specified by a ZC sequence number r (r=1 to R) and a cyclic shift sequence number m (m=1 to M) into a plurality of sequence groups X (X=1 to R) in accordance with the transmission band width of the reference signal, so that the ZC sequence is allocated to each cell in each sequence group unit. When it is assumed that R=9 and M=6, the number of sequence is 54. Each of the sequence groups is formed by two sequences. Accordingly, the number of sequence groups is 27. The 27 types of sequence groups are allocated to each cell.
US07995613B2	Communication system with improved medium access control sub-layer A communication system which has a plurality of mobile terminals and a base station, each of the mobile terminals and/or base station comprising a medium access control sub-layer, upper layers of the medium access control sub-layer, and a lower layer of the medium access control sub-layer, wherein the medium access control sub-layer is configured to perform self-basic functions in response to basic function execution requests or functions associated with the upper layers or lower layer in response to requests therefrom. According to the present invention, the communication system can provide a compatible multimedia communication service even if an originating terminal and a terminating terminal employ different communication manners, they are available from different manufacturers or they are operated by different communication service operators.
US07995606B1	Fly-by and ack-accelerated arbitration for broadcast packets A method for administering transmission of a first type of packets and a second type of packets over a serial bus. In one embodiment, the method comprises: if there is a packet of a second type to be sent, then concatenating the packet of the second type to a plurality of packets of the first type and sending the plurality of packets of the first type followed by the concatenated packet of the second type; and if there is no packet of the second type to be sent, then concatenating a bogus ack packet to the plurality of packets of the first type and sending the plurality of packets of the first type followed by the concatenated bogus ack packet.
US07995603B2	Secure digital content delivery system and method over a broadcast network A system and a method for secure distribution of digital media content through a packet-based network such as the Internet. The security of the present invention does not require one-to-one key exchange, but rather enables keys, and/or information required in order to build the key, to be broadcast through the packet-based network. The digital media content is then also preferably broadcast, but cannot be accessed without the proper key. However, preferably only authorized end-user devices are able to access the digital media content, by receiving and/or being able to access the proper key. Thus, the present invention is useful for other types of networks in which digital media content is more easily broadcast rather than unicast, in addition to packet-based networks.
US07995602B2	OFDM communication system and method having a reduced peak-to-average power ratio An OFDM system embeds sequence information in the transmitted signal that reduces peak average power ratio (PAP) with minimal impact on the overall system efficiency. A marker is embedded onto the transmitted information that is used to identify the combining (inversion) sequence at the receiver. In one embodiment, selected tones in a cluster are rotated when the corresponding phase factor rotates the cluster.
US07995594B2	Protocol and system for firewall and NAT traversal for TCP connections Embodiments of this invention provides a system and a protocol to enable two transmission control protocol TCP peers that exist behind one or more firewalls and network address translators NATs to automatically setup a true peer-to-peer TCP connection and exchange data without making changes to the firewall or NAT devices or existing TCP-based applications. In embodiments of this invention, the synchronization between the blind TCP peers is achieved using a system that consists of a registration server, an agent application, and a virtual network interface that together relay and replicate the control signals between the two TCP peers. In addition, embodiments of this invention are also used to traverse the NAT and establish a bi-directional peer-to-peer TCP connection in the firewall.
US07995593B2	System and method for retrieving computed paths from a path computation element using encrypted objects In one embodiment, a path computation client (PCC) generates a path computation request and transmits the path computation request to a path computation element (PCE). The PCC receives from the PCE a response including path segments defining a path, at least one of the path segments being an encrypted path segment that has been encrypted according to an encryption algorithm associated with a remote domain. The PCC then generates a path reservation message that includes the encrypted path segment. This is done without decrypting the encrypted path segment at the PCC. The PCC transmits the path reservation message to one or more nodes along the path, which may be capable of decrypting the encrypted path segment.
US07995585B2	Method of controlling transmission rates In an embodiment of the method, an estimated use of an uplink resource by prioritized users, if transmission rates for the prioritized users are granted, is determined. The transmission rates are then granted if the estimated use of the uplink resource is less than or equal to an available amount of the uplink resource. Otherwise, the granting of transmission rates of the prioritized users is controlled in order of lower priority prioritized users to higher priority prioritized users until the estimated use of the uplink resource by the prioritized users falls within the available amount of the uplink resource for the channel.
US07995579B2	Packet transfer controlling apparatus and packet transfer controlling method A packet transfer controlling apparatus stores, for each of a plurality of comparators, a plurality of associations of a code and a classification to be compared by the comparator when specification of the code is accepted. Also, each selector sets information that belongs to a classification stored in association with the accepted code as information to be selected from the packet. Then, each selector selects the set information when an input of a packet is accepted. Then, each comparator outputs a comparison result indicating whether the information selected by the selector and a comparison value match each other. Next, when the comparison result is output from every comparator, a rule searching unit conducts a search to see which rule the packet is relevant to among a plurality of rules, and then outputs a rule number.
US07995571B2	System for providing tunnel service capable of data communication between different types of networks A system providing a tunnel service capable of data communication between different types of networks. A method of setting an address of a tunnel router in a user node includes: transmitting a message requesting at least one tunnel router address to a tunnel service support server; receiving a message including at least one tunnel router address from the tunnel service support server; and storing the tunnel router address included in the received message. According to the system and method, the address of a tunnel router providing a tunnel service to a user node can be more easily set, and even when the address of the tunnel router changes or a new tunnel router is added, the address of the tunnel router can be easily set without the user manually changing the address of the tunnel router.
US07995570B2	Device for communication In a device, a method and a system for communication between a control module that can be associated with a local console of a medical modality, an examination module that can be associated with the medical modality, and an administration module that can be associated with an administration entity remote from the medical modality, respective communication units that can be connected among one another are associated with each of the modules and the signals transferred from a respective communication unit are transferred to the communication unit of at least one other module; and the communication unit of the administration module of the remote administration entity can access data of the medical modality.
US07995568B2	Capturing user interface switch states The invention is directed to the capturing of user interface switch states. A method according to an embodiment of the invention includes: adding a state attribute to a UI switch control, the state attribute containing an expression; evaluating the expression relative to a UI binding of the UI switch control, if given, or a UI binding context node of the UI switch control, otherwise; and interpreting a result of the expression as a data layer node whose content is an ID reference to a case of UI controls that must be selected by the UI switch control.
US07995567B2	Apparatus and method for network control A network control apparatus and network control method is provided. The network control apparatus including: a content addressable memory receiving to store a plurality of addresses which are generated by at least one master intellectual property, determining whether data corresponding to each of the plurality of stored addresses is received, and generating a determination signal; and a packet decoder transmitting each of the plurality of stored addresses and the data corresponding to each of the plurality of stored addresses to a slave intellectual property according to the determination signal. Accordingly, a multiple address issue function can be supported.
US07995566B2	Method for ensuring VLAN integrity for voice over internet protocol telephones A system and method for implementing telephony devices in a distributed network environment is disclosed. The present invention provides for checking data packets to ensure that non-voice data packets are properly tagged to be transmitted on a native virtual local area network (“VLAN”). Voice data packets transmitted on a separate VLAN with a higher priority.
US07995557B2	System and method for determining network quality for voIP calls A method of measuring network quality for VoIP calls comprises setting up a test call from a local IP endpoint to a remote IP endpoint reachable by a logical trunk group associated with the local IP endpoint, receiving statistical data regarding the test call, tearing down the test call, processing the statistical data and generating measurement results, and routing a VoIP call using a route selected based at least in part on the measurement results.
US07995556B2	Gateway for using non-IP digital PBX telephone handsets with an IP call controller A gateway 11 for using non-IP digital telephone handsets 10 with an IP call controller (“PBX”) 12, 24, 42. The gateway may be implemented to work with any non-IP digital telephone handset and any IP call controller. The call controller may be a public protocol IP Centrex call controller 24 or a proprietary protocol call controller 12, 42. The gateway is programmable so that a single hardware unit can be programmed after it is plugged in to work with any such devices. The programming is accomplished via IP download from a server on the global IP network 23. The gateway may be implemented as a plug in card 40 for an IP call controller 42 that accepts plug in cards. Alternatively, it may be implemented to work with remote IP call controllers 12, 42. In this latter configuration, the gateway may include a router for other IP devices which is designed to give voice quality preference to the telephone handsets over other IP devices.
US07995549B2	Setting an uplink transmission rate limit for mobile terminals transmitting over a high speed downlink shared channel A method, apparatus, and system for setting an uplink transmission rate limit for a mobile terminal operating in a mobile communications network in which the mobile terminal receives downlink transmissions over a high speed downlink shared channel. The mobile terminal measures a downlink channel quality (CQI), and sends the CQI to the network. The network utilizes the measured CQI to determine an uplink data transmission rate limit for the mobile terminal.
US07995548B2	Radio communication system, radio communication apparatus, radio communication method, and computer program An autonomously dispersed type wireless network is suitably formed with communication stations avoiding collision of beacons transmitted one to another. In the event that the range of reach of airwaves change and a receivable state is created and beacons collide, a communication station changes the beacon transmission position of itself in response to receiving a beacon from another station at a timing immediately prior to transmission to its own beacon. Also, in the event that beacon collision is exposed due to emergence of a new communication which can perform reception from two systems out of airwave range of each other, the newly-participating station requests one of the communication stations of which the beacons are colliding to change the beacon transmission timing.
US07995542B1	Data adapter or communication devices for the telecommunication of useful data, particularly of packet data and/or voice data To improve the operating convenience—e.g. versatile, universal application and use—and location-independence (mobility) of the telecommunication of useful data, particularly packet data and/or voice data, using communication devices, a data adapter (DA1, DA2) is allocated both a fixed-part-specific air interface architecture (DÜM, STM, PKM2) for implementing the prescribed air interface protocol, and the air interface architectures associated with the data adapter (DA1, DA2) are activated according to the application instance, i.e., which scenario is to be produced for the telecommunication of useful data and, in particular, which communication device (KE1, KE2) is connected to the data adapter (DA1, DA2).
US07995541B2	Mobile radio communication system, communication appartus applied in a mobile radio communication system, and mobile radio communication method In the mobile radio communication system where the UMTS and an another system coexist an idle slot for observing the frequency component of another system is inserted in one superframe of UMTS. The duration of this idle slot is at most half of the duration of one frame that form the superframe and it is inserted at an interval of a specified number of frames. Therefore, the frequency component of the another system can be observed securely from the UMTS. Further, the deterioration of interleaving performance of the compressed mode frames during such observation can be suppressed.
US07995540B2	Method for balancing the ratio Eb/I in a service multiplexing CDMA system and telecommunication systems using same A method for a channel of a Code Division Multiple Access telecommunication system, the Code Division Multiple Access telecommunication system implementing a phase of communicating data conveyed by a plurality of transport channels, the Code Division Multiple Access telecommunication system comprising at least one sending entity and at least one receiving entity for communicating the data, the phase of communicating data comprising a plurality of rate matching steps, each of the plurality of rate matching steps executing a transformation of an input block of an initial size into an output block of a final size by puncturing or repeating at least one bit of the input block.
US07995538B2	Method and apparatus for throttling access to a shared resource A method and apparatus for throttling requests to access a shared resource throttles requests that are made too frequently. The methodology reduces the frequency of requests by setting a throttle end time that is based upon the frequency of previously desired access. Access is denied for a time period up until the throttle end time.
US07995537B2	Method and system for channel estimation in a spatial multiplexing MIMO system Aspects of a method and system for channel estimation in a SM MIMO communication system may comprise receiving a plurality of spatially multiplexed communication signals from a plurality of transmit antennas. A plurality of baseband combined channel estimates based on phase rotation may be generated in response to the received plurality of spatially multiplexed communication signals. An estimate of the channel matrix may be determined based on the baseband combined channel estimates. A plurality of amplitude and phase correction signals may be generated in response to receiving the estimate of the channel matrix. An amplitude and a phase of at least a portion of the received plurality of spatially multiplexed communication signals may be adjusted based on the generated plurality of amplitude and phase correction signals, respectively.
US07995535B2	Method and apparatus for distributing data to a mobile device using plural access points A system and method for providing connectivity between mobile devices and access points of a network without redundant solicitation of communication by the mobile device at each access point is described. The method involves receiving a data packet at a first access point in a control group; transmitting the data packet from the first access point to the mobile device; determining if the mobile device acknowledges receipt of the data packet; responsive to determining that the mobile device failed to acknowledge receipt of the data packet, forwarding the data packet to a second access point; and transmitting the data packet from the second access point to the mobile device.
US07995534B2	Method and apparatus for SRNS relocation in wireless communication systems A method for SRNS relocation comprises sending a relocation request from a Source Node B+ to a Target Node B+ based on measurements received from a User Equipment; sending a Physical Channel reconfiguration message from the Source Node B+ to the UE; forwarding Packet Data Units (PDU) from the source Node B+ to the Target Node B+; and performing physical layer synchronization and radio link establishment with a target cell of the Target Node B+.
US07995530B2	Method of system access to a wireless network A method includes steps, performed by a wireless device for accessing a wireless network through network base stations. The steps include selecting a reverse link cost metric from a list of reverse link cost metrics. A reverse link cost is determined according to the selected reverse link cost metric. A plurality of base stations are partitioned into a plurality of candidate base stations and a plurality of excluded base stations. The plurality of base stations are substituted with the candidate base stations, thereby reducing the cardinality of the plurality of base stations by the cardinality of the plurality of excluded base stations. A candidate base station is selected from a plurality of the base stations. A probe signal is sent at the reverse link cost to the candidate base station. A response from the candidate base station is waited for within a timeout period.
US07995527B2	Multiple access wireless communications system using a multi-sector configuration Power control methods and apparatus for use in a sectorized cell of an OFDM communications system are described. Each sector of a cell uses the same frequencies and transmission times and is synchronized with the other sectors in the cell in terms of tone frequencies used at any given time and symbol transmission times. Tones are allocated to channels in each cell in the same manner so that each channel in a sector has a corresponding channel in another sector. Power differences between channels in different sectors are maintained to be within a pre-selected power difference. Different channels in a cell are assigned different power levels. Wireless terminals are assigned to channels based on channel feedback information. Wireless terminals with poor channel conditions are allocated to higher power channels than wireless terminals with good channel conditions. Lower power channels often include more tones per symbol time than high power channels.
US07995522B2	Base station and packet transfer equipment A base station and a router are interactively connected by a multilink group which transmits VoIP packets and a multilink group which transmits data packets other than VoIP packets. The base station and the router split transmission lines by referencing the ToS area of received packets and transmit only VoIP packets by way of a dedicated line. In this way, VoIP packets can be transmitted without being affected by other data packets, and the quality of VoIP can be warranted on the mobile network.
US07995521B2	Uplink framing method and apparatus in mobile communication system The present invention relates to an uplink framing method and apparatus in a mobile communication system. After a mobile terminal and a base station are connected to each other in a wireless manner, the base station allocates an uplink radio resource to a medium access control (MAC) layer of the mobile terminal, and then scheduling is performed for each connection in a buffer. Next, a packet data unit (PDU) is generated to satisfy the uplink time constraint and then transmitted to the base station. Therefore, hardware implementation complexity can be minimized in a mobile communication system that should support fast data transmission, and at the same time, a required uplink framing time can be minimized in a system that supports a short frame period.
US07995515B2	Upstream resource optimization Systems, methods, and devices are described for scheduling and mapping upstream communications in a satellite communications system. The disclosure includes various channelization and frequency hopping techniques. A gateway is described to perform novel allocation of time slots on upstream frequency channels to allow frequency hopping. A subscriber terminal may perform frequency hopping according to the allocation, and the range may be limited to the transition range of a digitally controlled oscillator unit at the subscriber terminal. A gateway is described to allocate time slots on different upstream frequency channels in a prioritized manner. Subscriber terminals may receive the allocation, and then control the assignment of their upstream traffic to the time slots.
US07995514B2	RS-based network transmission method A Relay System (RS)-based cellular network transmission method for MT having a function of single input and single output is provided. The method includes transmitting broadcast information to all RSs and Mobile Terminals (MTs); transmitting required data to each RS in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) mode; performing the operations of selection of modulation scheme, addition of CP, addition of symbols for channel estimation and selection of OFDM symbols; feeding feedback information to the Base Station (BS); transmitting a synchronization request to the BS; transmitting a synchronization acknowledgement to the RS; transmitting information to each MT belonging to the BS; transmitting information to each MT belonging to the RS; the MT belonging to the BS transmitting ACK/NACK information to the BS; the MT belonging to the RS transmitting ACK/NACK information to the BS; and the BS informing the RS of the received ACK/NACK information.
US07995513B2	Portable communication devices and context dependent messaging A method for sending a message from a first device to a second communication device via a network includes determining and downloading a background media part via the network to the first device. The background media part may be based on the current status of the first device and may be included as a background part of a message. The method may also include sending the message from the first device to the network arrangement for further transportation to the second communication device.
US07995510B2	Method for implementing broadcast/multicast area management in a wireless communication system The present invention relates to a method for implementing broadcast/multicast area management in a wireless communication system. The method mainly comprises: firstly configuring and storing information of the broadcast area in a network entity of the wireless communication system; then sending a request message to the network side entity when a client terminal in the wireless communication system needs to obtain the broadcast/multicast service, and the network side entity performs area authentication on the subscriber's request message according to the configured information of the broadcast area so as to support management of broadcast programs based on location areas. Meanwhile, the network side may initiate establishment of a service stream with the configured location area.
US07995507B2	System and method for wireless communication of uncompressed video having power saving capability A method of efficient scheduling for portable devices communicating with a coordinator over a network is disclosed. The method includes: listening for beacons broadcasted by a coordinator; assigning, by the coordinator, a single contiguous time block (CTB) for portable devices during a superframe defined by consecutive beacons; scheduling a single wake period of one of the portable devices, which overlaps inclusively with consecutive beacons and the single CTB; and minimizing duration of the single wake period of the portable device. The single CTB may be arranged next to one of the consecutive beacons. The method may further comprise assigning, by the coordinator, a single random access time block (RATB) for the one of the portable devices so as to overlap with the single wake period. The RATB may be arranged next to one of consecutive beacons. The CTB may be arranged next to the RATB. The CTB may be arranged next to one of the consecutive beacons.
US07995502B2	Method for allocating an address of device in wireless personal area network (WPAN) and WPAN device The present invention relates to a method of efficiently assigning addresses in a WPAN and a WPAN device. The address assignment method of the present invention is performed by a higher device. Address assignment information for determining an address to be assigned to a lower device, is managed. An address is assigned to a lower device that requests connection from the higher device based on the address assignment information. The address assignment information is updated to a address value as the address value is assigned, and the updated address assignment information is transmitted to lower devices. If an update of address assignment information is requested by the lower device that assigned an address value to a device lower thereto, the address assignment information is updated and the updated address assignment information is transmitted to lower devices.
US07995496B2	Methods and systems for internet protocol (IP) traffic conversation detection and storage A computer-based method for collecting and storing types and quantities of traffic passing through an internet protocol (IP) network is described. The method includes extracting, from a database, a single instance of each unique packet header associated with a plurality of IP-to-IP packets, the IP-to-IP packets having been transmitted across the computer network over a predefined period of time, determining a highest probability service port for each IP-to-IP packet combination using the extracted packet headers, accumulating all IP-to-IP-on-Port packet combinations into a single record, the single record including a first packet time, a last packet time, and a total number of bytes transferred, storing the records for all IP-to-IP-on-Port conversations in the database, accumulating the packets based on IP-to-IP-on-protocol if the packets were part of a protocol where port numbers do not exist, and storing the accumulated packets where port numbers do not exist in the database.
US07995495B2	System reliability evaluation method for transmission by a single minimal path in time restriction A system reliability evaluation method for transmission by a single minimal path in time restriction is disclosed. The single minimal path includes plural arcs between a start node and a terminal node in a flow network. The method includes the steps of providing a virtual network in a computer for simulating the flow network; inputting a transmission requirement, a budget restriction and a time restriction; distributing the transmission requirement in a minimal path of the virtual network for getting a capacity vector to represent the flow distribution of the flow network; under the capacity vector, checking if the transmission cost satisfy the budget restriction for sending the transmission requirement in the minimal path; thereby, defining a lower boundary vector; and computing a system reliability that is a probability of any one capacity vector being lager than or equal to the lower boundary vector.
US07995492B2	Multi-speed stack interface Various embodiments provide an apparatus and method for configuring a shared data rate in a stackable interface network. An example embodiment includes detecting a data cable identifier, the data cable identifier being indicative of a first data rate capacity associated with a data cable identified by the data cable identifier; propagating information indicative of the first data rate capacity to at least one of a plurality of network devices connected via stackable network interfaces; receiving information indicative of a second data rate capacity from at least one of the plurality of network devices; determining an appropriate shared data rate from the information indicative of the first data rate capacity and the information indicative of the second data rate capacity; and configuring at least one of the plurality of network devices to communicate via a stackable network interface at the shared data rate.
US07995488B2	Connectivity fault management for ethernet tree (E-Tree) type services A Maintenance Association and corresponding method for configuring maintenance entities for Ethernet Tree (E-Tree) type service instances. A root MEP communicates with each of a plurality of leaf MEPs. Remote MEP state machine instances are activated within the root MEP for each of the plurality of leaf MEPs. Within each leaf MEP, however, only the remote MEP state machine instance for the root MEP is activated while leaving the remote MEP state machine instances for all other leaf MEPs in an inactive state in which Connectivity Check Messages (CCMs) are not exchanged.
US07995479B2	Systems and methods for visualizing a communications network A system facilitates the visualization of a network having multiple nodes. The system collects information from at least one of the nodes (510). The information describes network operation over a period of time. The system then reconstructs the network operation for the time period from the collected information (520) and presents the reconstructed network operation to an operator (530-550).
US07995476B2	Bandwidth allocation algorithm for peer-to-peer packet scheduling Method and system for altering a sending rate of media packets in a peer-to-peer network that includes a client node and a plurality of serving peer nodes.
US07995475B2	Reliable transport protocol providing receiver-based congestion control The present application relates to an implementation of a reliable transport protocol that provides receiver-based congestion control within a computing system. An exemplary system includes a first network device and a second network device within a network. During a handshake procedure, a transmission rate at which data can be sent as well as an acceptable corruptive loss rate for a data path between the first network device and the second network device in the network is determined. The second network device then receives data sent from the first network device at the transmission rate. When the acceptable corruptive loss rate for received data has been exceeded, the second network device determines an amount by which to reduce the transmission rate, and then sends a notification to the first network device indicating the amount by which to reduce the transmission rate for subsequently transmitted data.
US07995472B2	Flexible network processor scheduler and data flow A network processor dataflow chip and method for flexible dataflow are provided. The dataflow chip comprises a plurality of on-chip data transmission and scheduling circuit structures. The data transmission and scheduling circuit structures are selected responsive to indicators. Data transmission circuit structures may comprise selectable frame processing and data transmission functions. Selectable frame processing may comprise cut and paste, full dispatch and store and dispatch frame processing. Scheduling functions include full internal scheduling, calendar scheduling in communication with an external scheduler, and external calendar scheduling. In another aspect of the present invention, data transmission functions may comprise low latency and normal latency external processor interfaces for selectively providing privileged access to dataflow chip resources.
US07995470B2	Traffic class support for QoS activation Apparatus, and an associated method, for utilizing traffic classes in a CDMA2000, or other packet radio, communication system. Traffic class designations are identified and used pursuant to communication set-up procedures. Depending upon the class identified in the request, allocations of communication resources are made. A traffic class signal generator generates values that identify a requested traffic class, and a formatter formats the traffic class into a message, such as a QoS BLOB that is used to allocate communication resources.
US07995464B1	Method and apparatus for measuring quality of service levels A method and apparatus for measuring quality of service levels for a plurality of alternative routes in a packet network is described. In one example, a plurality of alternative routes associated with at least one termination point is determined. The quality of service level for each of the plurality of alternative routes associated is then measured. Lastly, a primary alternative route is selected from the plurality of alternative routes based on the quality of service level.
US07995463B2	Transmission device A transmission device includes a synchronous transmission network interface section, a switch section, first and second LAN interface sections, a distribution section, and a transmission and reception section, and said second LAN interface section includes a de-mapping section, a transmission and reception section, a collection section, and a mapping section.
US07995461B2	Efficient constrained shortest path first optimization technique A technique performs an efficient constrained shortest path first (CSPF) optimization of Traffic Engineering (TE) Label Switched Paths (LSPs) in a computer network. The novel CSPF technique is triggered upon the detection of an event in the computer network that could create a more optimal path, such as, e.g., a new or restored network element or increased path resources. Once the novel CSPF technique is triggered, the computing node (e.g., a head-end node of the TE-LSP or a Path Computation Element, PCE) determines the set of nodes adjacent to the event, and further determines which of those adjacent nodes are within the TE-LSP (“attached nodes”). The computing node performs a CSPF computation rooted at the closest attached node to determine whether a new computed path cost is less than a current path cost (e.g., by a configurable amount), and if so, triggers optimization of the TE-LSP along the new path.
US07995458B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving pilot signal in a wireless communication system A method and apparatus for transmitting a pilot signal in a wireless communication system. A reference cell scrambling code or one of a plurality of additional cell scrambling codes is selected for each combination of one of a plurality of first scrambling codes (PSCs) applied to a first synchronization channel (P-SCH) and one of a plurality of second scrambling codes (SSCs) applied to a second synchronization channel (S-SCH). It is determined whether to transmit the pilot signal using the reference cell scrambling code or one of the plurality of additional cell scrambling codes. The reference cell scrambling code or the additional cell scrambling code is generated according to the determination. The pilot signal is transmitted using the generated reference cell scrambling code or the additional cell scrambling code.
US07995457B2	Method and system for SFBC/STBC transmission of orthogonally coded signals with angle feedback in a diversity transmission system Aspects of a method and system for SFBC/STBC transmission of orthogonally coded signals with angle feedback in a diversity transmission system are presented. Exemplary aspects of the system may include one or more circuits that enables generation of a plurality of concurrently transmitted signal groups based on a computed matrix such that a product of the plurality of concurrently transmitted signal groups, the computed matrix and/or a transformed version of the computed matrix, may generate at least one set of orthogonal signals based on at least one rotation angle.
US07995452B2	Thin optical data storage media with hard coat This disclosure describes thin optical media that may be compliant with conventional DVD drives. Unlike conventional DVDs, however, the described media does not include the non-information bearing “dummy” substrate. Instead, the described media may comprise a single substrate having a thickness of approximately 0.6 millimeters. Depending on the format, reflective layers, information layers, dyes, phase change materials, or other materials may be deposited over the replicated side of the substrates. Furthermore, in accordance with this disclosure, a hard coat layer is also formed over the replicated side of the media in order to provide mechanical integrity to the media. Printable layers, printed layers, lacquer, or other materials may also be added. The elimination of the non-information bearing “dummy” substrate can reduce raw materials, thereby reducing costs and providing a more environmentally friendly optical disk. The hard coat can provide the mechanical protection to the replicated side of the 0.6 millimeter substrate.
US07995451B2	Optical disc and optical disc device In a multilayer optical disc having information layers conforming to a plurality of different optical disc standards, because the type of each information layer is not recorded in the other information layers, in read and write operations by a compatible optical disc device conforming to a plurality of optical disc standards, every time the information layer being accessed changes, it has been necessary to read the type of the information layer and select a method of generating a tracking error signal adapted to the type of information layer, so access has taken time. In order to solve the above problem, in the optical multilayer disc according to the present invention, having information layers conforming to a plurality of different optical disc standards, in an area in one of the information layers, information about the other information layers is recorded. The time required to access the other information layers can be reduced by using this information to select a tracking error signal generating method.
US07995446B2	Optical element and optical pickup apparatus The present invention relates to an optical element for use in an optical pickup apparatus and an optical pickup apparatus. An optical element is provided for use in an optical pickup apparatus which records or reproduces information by converging a light flux from a light source onto an information recording surface of an optical disc and by receiving a light flux reflected by the information recording surface by a photodetector. The optical element includes: a first area including an optical axis of the optical element; and a second area surrounding the first area and including a diffractive structure in a radial shape. The first area transmits a light flux from the light source, and the second area diffracts a light flux with the predetermined wavelength from the light source.
US07995444B2	Apparatus and method to store and retrieve information using an optical holographic data storage medium A method using an optical holographic data storage medium and an optical holographic data storage drive, comprising removeably disposing the optical holographic data storage medium in the optical holographic data storage drive, and determining whether to write information to the holographic data storage layer, and/or whether to read information from the holographic data storage layer, and/or whether to write information to the optical data storage layer, and/or whether to read information from the optical data storage layer. The optical holographic data storage medium comprises a holographic data storage layer and an optical data storage layer. The optical holographic data storage drive comprises a reflective spatial light modulator, a first lasing device, a first optical detector for detecting first laser light, a second lasing device, and a second optical detector for detecting second laser light.
US07995442B2	Optical recording medium, information recording method, and information reproducing method According to one embodiment, an optical recording medium is provided in which interlayer crosstalk is low and in which stable and high-quality recording characteristics can be obtained. To this end, an optical recording medium comprises a first recording part which includes a first recording layer and a first light reflecting layer and which is disposed on a side closer to a light receiving surface, and a second recording part which includes a second recording layer and a second light reflecting layer and which is disposed on a side farther from the light receiving surface, the first recording part and the second recording part being stacked, wherein the thickness of the second light reflecting layer is larger than the thickness of the first light reflecting layer.
US07995441B2	Real time power control for optical recording drives The invention discloses an optical recording drive for recording data on an optical carrier such as an optical disk of the DVD or BD format. A radiation source is arranged to emit a write pulse train (80) for writing an optically detectable effect (90) i.e. a pit or mark. Photo detection means (10) detects a first reflected radiation beam pulse (R1) from a start time portion of the write pulse train (80) and generates a corresponding first signal (PS1) indicative of the power in the first pulse, the photo detection means (10) further detects a second reflected radiation pulse (R2) from an end time portion of the write pulse train (80) and generates a corresponding second signal (PS2) indicative of the power in the second pulse. By comparing (e.g. the heights of) the first signal (PS1) and the second signal (PS2), it is possible to get an indication of the received power in the optically detectable effect (90) as delivered by a power level (81; 82) in the write pulse train (80) continuously during writing and for a broad range of carrier rotation speeds.
US07995434B2	Method and apparatus for generating absolute time in pregroove data An apparatus and a method for generating ATIP data is provided. The apparatus generates ATIP data from a wobble signal of a re-writable compact disc. The apparatus includes a frequency demodulator for demodulating the wobble signal to generate an original ATIP data signal; an ATIP clock generating circuit for generating an ATIP clock signal based on the wobble signal; and a data generating circuit, coupled to the frequency demodulator and the ATIP clock generating circuit, for generating the ATIP data based on the number of measurement periods for which the original ATIP data signal is at a first logic level during one period of the ATIP clock signal. This apparatus uses this number and the bi-phase rule to precisely generate ATIP data.
US07995428B2	Optical disc apparatus and seek processing method An optical disc apparatus of the present invention includes an optical head (103) including a lens disposed at a position shifted from a traverse axis in a tangential direction, a traverse motor (104) as a second moving unit that moves the optical head (103) in a direction traversing tracks of the optical disc (101), a number-of-tracks calculating part (123) that calculates, as the number of tracks to be sought, the number of tracks that the optical head will traverse when moving from a first address to a second address of the optical disc (101), a tracking-drive-signal-at-seek generating part (112) and a traverse-drive-signal-at-seek generating part (119) as seek controlling units that move a convergent point of an optical beam from the first address to the second address, and a number-of-tracks correcting part (124) that corrects the number of tracks to be sought according to a shift amount of the lens from the traverse axis.
US07995427B2	Medium management method and storage device A medium management method is disclosed. A removable medium is conveyed to a drive section when the removable medium is inserted into a medium accommodation section. The drive section reproduces and reads information from the medium and determines whether the medium is a first medium or a second medium on which data externally or internally created have been recorded according to the information read by the drive section. A partial reproduction operation is performed according to an edit list recorded on the first medium and the reproduced data are transferred to a pre-designated host system when the inserted medium is the first medium. The second medium is registered to a database when the determined result denotes that the inserted medium is the second medium. The medium is returned to the medium accommodation section after one of the partial reproduction operation and the database registration process has been completed.
US07995425B2	Power control of TAMR element during read/write transition A slider mounted TAMR (Thermal Assisted Magnetic Recording), DFH (Dynamic Flying Height) type read/write head using optical-laser generated surface plasmons in a small antenna to locally heat a magnetic medium, uses the same optical laser at low power to pre-heat the antenna. Maintaining the antenna at this pre-heated temperature, approximately 50% of its highest temperature during write operations, allows the DFH mechanism sufficient time to compensate for the thermal protrusion of the antenna at that lower temperature, so that thermal protrusion transients are significantly reduced when a writing operation occurs and full laser power is applied. The time constant for antenna protrusion is less than the time constant for DFH fly height compensation, so, without pre-heating, the thermal protrusion of the antenna due to absorption of optical radiation cannot be compensated by the DFH effect.
US07995423B2	Ultrasound transducer and ultrasound diagnostic apparatus This invention includes a first electrode which is fixed on a base, a vibration film which is disposed to oppose the first electrode with an air and vacuum portion between the vibration film and the first electrode, a second electrode which is supported by the vibration film and is connected to a predetermined potential, a ferroelectric which is electrically connected to the first electrode, and a driving portion that applies, to the first electrode, a driving signal which is a monopulse voltage signal and whose polarity is reversed every time the driving signal is outputted.
US07995421B2	Semiconductor memory device with a sense amplifier controller for maintaining the connection of a previously selected memory cell array A semiconductor memory device includes a bit line sense amplifier block array, upper and lower memory cell arrays and a sense amplifier controller. The bit line sense amplifier block array senses and amplifies data of a memory cell array. The upper and the lower memory cell arrays are respectively connected to upper and lower sides of the bit line sense amplifier block array and store the data in the memory cell array. The sense amplifier controller selectively connects one of the upper and lower memory cell arrays to the bit line sense amplifier block array in response to an active command, and releases the connection when a corresponding one of the upper and lower memory cell arrays are not selected but overdriven.
US07995420B2	User selectable banks for DRAM A memory device includes a configurable array of memory cells. A number of array banks is configured based upon data stored in a mode register or decoded by logic circuitry. The memory device remains a full capacity memory, regardless of the number of array banks. Memory address decoding circuitry is adjusted to route address signals to or from a bank address decoder based upon the number of array banks selected.
US07995419B2	Semiconductor memory and memory system A semiconductor memory that assigns M data groups, each data group including N data, to a first address, where M and N are integers equal to or larger than 2; and wherein L data among N data is designated by a second address indicating a position of the data groups and the L data is read from the designated position, where L is an integer and L
US07995415B2	System and method for reducing power consumption during extended refresh periods of dynamic random access memory devices A dynamic random access memory (“DRAM”) device is operable in either a normal refresh mode or a static refresh mode, such as a self-refresh mode. A cell plate voltage selector couples a voltage of one-half the supply voltage to the cell plate of a DRAM array in a normal refresh mode and in the static refresh mode when memory cells are being refreshed. In between refresh bursts in the static refresh mode, the cell plate voltage selector couples a reduced voltage to the cell plate. This reduces the voltage reduces the voltage across diode junctions formed between the source/drain of respective access transistor and the substrate. The reduced voltage reduces the discharge current flowing from memory cells capacitors, thereby allowing a reduction in the required refresh rate and a consequential reduction in power consumption.
US07995412B2	Analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog conversion window adjustment based on reference cells in a memory device An analog-to-digital conversion window is defined by reference voltages stored in reference memory cells of a memory device. A first reference voltage is read to define an upper limit of the conversion window and a second reference voltage is read to define a lower limit of the conversion window. An analog voltage representing a digital bit pattern is read from a memory cell and converted to the digital bit pattern by an analog-to-digital conversion process using the conversion window as the limits for the sampling process. This scheme helps in real time tracking of the ADC window with changes in the program window of the memory array.
US07995409B2	Memory with independent access and precharge Digital memory devices and systems, as well as methods of operating digital memory devices, that include access circuitry to access a first subset of a plurality of memory cells associated with a current access address during a current access cycle and precharge circuitry, disposed in parallel relative to the access circuitry, to precharge in full or in part a second subset of the plurality of memory cells associated with a next precharge address during the current access cycle.
US07995397B1	Power supply tracking single ended sensing scheme for SONOS memories A SONOS memory sensing scheme includes a reference current circuit that tracks the changes in the power supply (Vcc). An equalizer of the current sense amplifier is coupled between the read out current line and the reference current line. The current sense amplifier includes data and datab (data bar) outputs which have a common mode noise due to variations in the power supply voltage. The data output is a current generated from the memory cell, and the datab output is generated by the current reference circuit.
US07995396B2	Methods of operating memory devices Provided are methods of operating NAND nonvolatile memory devices. The operating methods include applying a read voltage or a verify voltage to a selected memory cell from among a plurality of memory cells of a cell string to verify or read a programmed state of the selected memory cell; applying a first pass voltage to non-selected memory cells closest to the selected memory cell of the cell string; applying a second pass voltage to second closest non-selected memory cells to the selected memory cell; and applying a third pass voltage to other non-selected memory cells, where the first pass voltage is less than each of the second and third pass voltages and the second pass voltage is greater than the third pass voltage.
US07995394B2	Program voltage compensation with word line bias change to suppress charge trapping in memory Program disturb is reduced in a non-volatile storage system during a program operation for a selected word line by initially using a pass voltage with a lower amplitude on word lines which are adjacent to the selected word line. This helps reduce charge trapping at floating gate edges, which can widen threshold voltage distributions with increasing program-erase cycles. When program pulses of higher amplitude are applied to the selected word line, the pass voltage switches to a higher level to provide a sufficient amount of channel boosting. The switch to a higher pass voltage can be triggered by a specified program pulse being applied or by tracking lower state storage elements until they reach a target verify level. The amplitude of the program voltage steps down when the pass voltage steps up, to cancel out capacitive coupling to the selected storage elements from the change in the pass voltage.
US07995390B2	NAND flash memory array with cut-off gate line and methods for operating and fabricating the same A NAND flash memory array, an operating method and a fabricating method of the same are provided. The NAND flash memory array has a cut-off gate line under a control gate in order to operate two cells having vertical channels independently with one control gate (i.e., a shared word line). The memory cell area is reduced considerably compared to the conventional vertical channel structure, and is better for high integration. A shared cut-off gate turn off is made during a programming operation and prevents programming the opposite cell by a self-boosting effect. It is possible to shield electrically with a shared word line (a control gate) during a reading operation, and minimizes the effect of storage condition of the opposite cell. Also, the NAND flash memory array can be fabricated by using the conventional CMOS process.
US07995383B2	Magnetic tunnel junction cell adapted to store multiple digital values A particular magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) cell includes a side wall defining a first magnetic domain adapted to store a first digital value. The MTJ cell also includes a bottom wall coupled to the side wall and defining a second magnetic domain adapted to store a second digital value.
US07995382B2	Information recording and reproducing apparatus An information recording and reproducing apparatus, includes: a recording layer including a first layer including a first compound, the first compound being a conjugated compound including at least two types of cation elements, at least one selected from the cation elements being a transition element having a d orbit incompletely filled by electrons, a shortest distance between adjacent cation elements being not more than 0.32 nm; a voltage application unit that applies a voltage to the recording layer, produces a phase change in the recording layer, and records information; an electrode layer that applies a voltage to the recording layer; and an orientation control layer provided between the recording layer and the electrode layer to control an orientation of the recording layer.
US07995377B2	Semiconductor memory device An object of the present invention is to provide a technique of reducing the power consumption of an entire low power consumption SRAM LSI circuit employing scaled-down transistors and of increasing the stability of read and write operations on the memory cells by reducing the subthreshold leakage current and the leakage current flowing from the drain electrode to the substrate electrode.Another object of the present invention is to provide a technique of preventing an increase in the number of transistors in a memory cell and thereby preventing an increase in the cell area.Still another object of the present invention is to provide a technique of ensuring stable operation of an SRAM memory cell made up of SOI or FD-SOI transistors having a BOX layer by controlling the potentials of the wells under the BOX layers of the drive transistors.
US07995375B2	Volatile memory elements with elevated power supply levels for programmable logic device integrated circuits Integrated circuits are provided that have volatile memory elements. The memory elements produce output signals. The integrated circuits may be programmable logic device integrated circuits containing programmable core logic including transistors with gates. The core logic is powered using a core logic power supply level defined by a core logic positive power supply voltage and a core logic ground voltage. When loaded with configuration data, the memory elements produce output signals that are applied to the gates of the transistors in the core logic to customize the programmable logic device. The memory elements are powered with a memory element power supply level defined by a memory element positive power supply voltage and a memory element ground power supply voltage. The memory element power supply level is elevated with respect to the core logic power supply level.
US07995365B1	Method and apparatuses for managing double data rate in non-volatile memory Described herein are a method and apparatuses for providing DDR memory access. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a data storage unit to store and synchronize a plurality of data line signals with a clock signal. The apparatus includes a selector unit that receives the plurality of data line signals and selects two data line signals. The apparatus also includes a double data rate (DDR) output unit that receives the two data line signals from the selector unit and generates a DDR data line signal having a time period substantially one half of a clock time period of the clock signal. The apparatus also includes an input/output (I/O) pad coupled to and locally positioned with respect to the DDR output unit. The data storage unit, the selector unit, and the DDR output unit in combination form an I/O buffer which is locally coupled to the I/O pad.
US07995362B2	High voltage full bridge circuit and method for operating the same A circuit apparatus for providing an AC voltage to a load. The apparatus may include: a first, second, third and fourth switch, wherein the first switch is connected between a first node and a first terminal of the second switch and the fourth switch is connected between a second node and a first terminal of the fourth switch; a voltage source, wherein the voltage source is electrically connected between the first node and the second node; a resistive divider connected across the voltage source; a first resistor connected across the first switch a second resistor connected across the third switch; first connecting means for configurably connecting a second terminal of the second switch to the second node; second connecting means for configurably connecting a second terminal of the third switch to the first node; and third connecting means for configurably connecting the second terminal of the second switch in series with the second terminal of the third switch.
US07995360B2	Power system with shared clamp reset A power supply includes a first power converter, a second power converter, and a clamp reset circuit. The clamp reset circuit is electrically coupled to other components within the first power converter and the second power converter. A clamp standby connection can be provided to electrically couple the clamp reset circuit to components comprising the second power converter. The clamp reset circuit is coupled to reduce magnetizing energy of a transformer of the first power converter and limit voltage in a component of the second power converter. The clamp reset circuit may include a Zener diode and a resistor that are adapted to reduce magnetizing energy of the first power converter and manage leakage inductance energy through the second power converter. The clamp reset circuit normally includes a capacitor that is adapted to store energy from the first power converter and the second power converter.
US07995356B2	Power semiconductor module comprising load connection elements applied to circuit carriers A power semiconductor module is disclosed including a housing for receiving at least one essentially board-type circuit carrier, the circuit carrier being provided with a metallization on at least one part of its surface and being populated with and electrically connected to at least one power semiconductor, rigid, integral and essentially straight load connection elements being applied on the metallized part of the metallized surface of the circuit carrier, which load connection elements are electrically and mechanically fixedly connected to the circuit carrier by one of their ends and project essentially perpendicularly into the housing interior, separate connection terminal elements for electrical conduct-making being placed onto the free end of the load connection elements.
US07995352B2	Printed circuit board Chip capacitors are provided in a printed circuit board. In this manner, the distance between an IC chip and each chip capacitor is shortened, and the loop inductance is reduced. In addition, the chip capacitors are accommodated in a core substrate having a large thickness. Therefore, the thickness of the printed circuit board does not become large.
US07995350B2	Component retention mechanism A component retention mechanism facilitates improved installation, retention and removal of hardware components (e.g., PCI cards) on a personal computer. The retention mechanism includes a locking component, support member, and release mechanism coupled to each other. The locking component can be a steel bar or other stiff item positioned proximate to multiple socket connectors on a circuit board. The locking component moves between unlocked and locked positions that mechanically and simultaneously unlock or lock in place multiple add-in cards inserted into the socket connectors. The support member moves and thereby facilitates movement of the locking component between locked and unlocked positions. The release mechanism facilitates movement of the support member and is actuated when a force is exerted by a user thereto. An associated slider housing coupled to the release mechanism and support member includes a fan, support shelves and a door that provides additional support to oversized PCI cards.
US07995347B1	Configurable chassis shelf A chassis shelf may include an upper guide adapted to receive a first edge of a first card and a lower guide adapted to receive a first edge of a second card. The chassis shelf may include an alignment device adapted to align the chassis shelf with respect to a chassis. The chassis shelf may include an attachment device for removably coupling the chassis shelf to the chassis.
US07995346B2	Ruggedized, self aligning, sliding air seal for removable electronic units An electronics housing system (S) adapted for electronic devices (D) includes a main chassis unit (M) and at least one removable module (10) mountable with the base unit (M) for supporting electronic circuitry components electro-optically coupled with the base unit (M). The removable module assembly (10) has a main body (12) that includes two opposing mounting edges (14, 16) and a connection edge (18). At least one of the mounting edges (14, 16) of the removable mounting assembly (10) has an opening (20) to receive a cooling air flow (F) into an interior cavity (22) of the main body (12) of the removable module (10). The main chassis (M) has a pair of opposing module mounting assemblies (24, 26) to receive a removable module (10) between the opposing module mounting assemblies (24, 26). The electronics rack wall (24, 26) includes a removable seal plate (32) to provide an air seal.
US07995345B2	Single fan tray in a midplane architecture A chassis may include a front section that contains a first electronic circuit board oriented in a first plane, a rear section that contains a second electronic circuit board oriented in a second plane, where the first plane and the second plane are substantially orthogonal, a midplane dividing the front and the rear sections, and a fan tray assembly including a plurality of fans to cool both the first electronic circuit board of the front section and the second electronic circuit board of the rear section.
US07995337B2	Shock-absorbing structure for storage apparatus The present invention relates to a shock-absorbing structure for a storage apparatus, which includes a first arm and a second arm. The first and the second arms are secured on both sides of a storage apparatus. One or more first penetrating troughs and one or more second penetrating troughs are adapted on the first and the second arms, respectively. A plurality of first buffer members is adapted on the first and the second penetrating troughs. By securing the storage apparatus using the present invention, shocks imposed on the storage apparatus can be eased, and thereby the lifetime can be increased.
US07995335B2	Electronic device with replaceable drive bracket A system for housing storage devices in an electronic device includes a first drive bracket, a second drive bracket; and a chassis having the first or the second drive bracket installed therein. The first drive bracket defines a plurality of first rooms for accommodating first disk drives therein. The second drive bracket defines a plurality of second rooms for accommodating second disk drives therein. The first disk drives are sized different from the second disk drives.
US07995333B2	Sliding-type portable electronic device A sliding-type portable electronic device includes a main body having a first display, a first cover, and a second cover. The first cover and the second cover are slidably assembled on the main body. When the sliding-type portable electronic device is closed, the first cover and the second cover cooperatively cover the first display.
US07995330B2	Housing and electronic device A housing includes a pair of housing walls that face each other with an inner space therebetween. The housing further includes: a first projection that projects from a first housing wall of the pair of housing walls toward a second housing wall of the pair of housing walls and abuts the second housing wall; and a second projection that projects from the second housing wall toward the first housing wall and engages in the first projection thereby preventing separation of the pair of housing walls.
US07995328B2	Capacitor A capacitor for use in a hybrid vehicle and the like has a structure contrived to achieve reduction in size, increase in capacitance and decrease in resistance. An element has a pair of positive and negative electrodes, each comprising a collector made of a metallic foil having a carbon-containing electrode layer formed thereon, the electrodes rolled up with a separator interposed therebetween to form a pair of electrode terminations at opposite sides of the element. A dimension of one of the electrode terminations is set shorter than that of the other electrode termination. This structure achieves an increase in capacitance and decrease in resistance since it can increase an effective area of electrode surfaces under a restricted condition of keeping the same height of the element as it is placed inside a casing of given dimensions.
US07995325B2	Multilayer capacitor A multilayer capacitor includes a capacitor body having rectangular first and second main faces opposing each other, first and second end faces extending in a shorter side direction of the first and second main faces so as to connect the first and second main faces to each other, and first and second side faces extending in a longer side direction of the first and second main faces so as to connect the first and second main faces to each other. First and second terminal electrodes are arranged on the first and second side faces of the capacitor body, respectively. A first inner electrode connected to the first terminal electrode, a second inner electrode connected to the second terminal electrode, and first and second intermediate electrodes connected to none of the first and second terminal electrodes are arranged within the capacitor body. The first intermediate electrode and first inner electrode form a combined capacitance different from that formed by the second intermediate electrode and second inner electrode.
US07995323B2	Method and apparatus for securely dechucking wafers A wafer stage installed in a process chamber for safely dechucking a wafer is provided. In one embodiment, the wafer stage comprises: a chuck support for supporting a chuck; a chuck mounted on the chuck support for receiving and attaching a wafer thereto; a support lift means for supporting the wafer; a driving means coupled to the support lift means for gradually raising the support lift means to contact the wafer in response to a variable quantity; a controller for receiving the variable quantity; and a regulating means coupled to the driving means and to the controller, the regulating means for controlling the variable quantity going to the driving means when a predetermined variable quantity is detected.
US07995322B2	Portable air ionizer, interface for a portable ionizer, and method of advertising therewith This disclosure relates to a portable ionizer worn in the vicinity of the human face, including, for example, a necklace to diffuse concentrations of negative ions in the facial area of the wearer where the ions are beneficial. As a consequence of this capacity to focus the ion flux, fewer ions must be produced by the source to obtain the benefit to the wearer because of a greater local concentration. The necklace ionizer is given a pleasing external appearance and a useful purpose, such as an advertising display. The negative ions are generated by a high-voltage alternate frequency ion generating needle. A control module including a power management system, a transformer, and a multiplier is used to minimize power drain on a rechargeable battery. Other features of the power management system include an LED display shut-off, battery voltage cut-off, management of needle life, and management of power supply drain time through frequency modulation or voltage control.
US07995321B2	Ionization device An ionization device with increased rigidity of a coupling portion is provided. The ionization device includes a casing member for applying high voltage to each needle electrode; a coupling member for mechanically coupling a plurality of casing members in a longitudinal direction and electrically connecting high voltage plates of the respective casing members; and a elongated main body casing for housing a casing body constituted by coupling the plurality of casing members with the coupling member and the electrical circuit unit, the main body casing having the needle electrodes with a space from each other in the longitudinal direction and protruding outside. The main body casing integrally forms a space for arranging the casing body therein so as to be separated from a space for arranging the electrical circuit unit. With this configuration, the casing body to be applied with the high voltage is separated from the electrical circuit unit including a portion having low voltage, thereby avoiding unnecessary discharge.
US07995317B2	Dual voltage hot swap module power control A module hot swap circuit includes a low voltage-drop rectifier adapted to receive either positive or negative voltages of different absolute values. The rectifier is coupled to a power manager that provides dual startup/shutdown voltage thresholds and inrush current limiting. A detector prevents reverse current flow allowing the module to hold up during input voltage drop-outs.
US07995316B2	Integrated ESD protection device An integrated electrostatic discharge (ESD) device includes a first ESD structure coupled to a pad terminal of the integrated ESD device and a second ESD structure coupled to a ground terminal of the integrated ESD device. The integrated ESD device also comprises a diffusion region that is shared by each of the first ESD structure and the second ESD structure, such that the shared diffusion region forms a portion of at least one semiconductor junction associated with each of the first ESD structure and the second ESD structure.
US07995313B2	Method for operating a plasma process and arc discharge detection device An arc discharge in a plasma process is detected using a method that includes detecting arc discharges by monitoring one or more characteristic values of the plasma process, and comparing at least a first characteristic value with a predefinable first threshold value (SW1). When it is determined that the at least first characteristic value reaches the first threshold value, a potential arc discharge is recognized and a first countermeasure is triggered to suppress the arc discharge. The method includes comparing at least a second characteristic value with a pre-definable second threshold value (SW2) that differs from the first threshold value, and when it is determined that the second characteristic value reaches the second threshold value, triggering a second countermeasure for suppressing the arc discharge. After the second countermeasure has been triggered, a renewed triggering of the second countermeasure is prevented during a blocking time (Tt).
US07995307B2	Perpendicular magnetic recording write head with trailing shield having throat height defined by electroplated nonmagnetic pad layer and method for making the head A perpendicular magnetic recording write head has a magnetic write pole (WP) and a trailing shield (TS). The TS has a height (TS-HT) and a throat height (TS-TH) in a direction perpendicular to the ABS, with TS-TH being less than TS-HT. Nonmagnetic material is located between the TS and the WP and separates the TS from the WP. The nonmagnetic material includes a gap layer and a nonmagnetic electroplated “bump” or pad between the WP and the TS. The pad has a front edge generally parallel to and recessed from the ABS so that the TS-TH is generally equal to the distance from the ABS to the pad's front edge. An electrical lapping guide (ELG) is formed adjacent to the write head, with the back edge of the ELG being defined in the same process step that defines the location of the recessed front edge of the electroplated pad.
US07995306B2	Shaft, hydrodynamic bearing device, spindle motor, and recording and reproducing apparatus According to the present invention, when processing shafts in a centerless grinding machine, engagement between the shafts is prevented without rearranging the shafts, and thus outer circumferential faces of the shafts can be precisely processed. A shaft 12 is used in a hydrodynamic bearing device, and includes a cylindrical column formed with an outer circumferential face 12a forms a hydrodynamic radial bearing portion, a tapped hole 12j that is formed at a first end of the cylindrical column, and a first projecting portion 12b formed at a second end of the cylindrical column. When the first end and the second end of the shafts 12 are arranged side by side in an axis direction, the first projecting portion 12b of the shaft 12 can not interfere with the tapped hole 12j of the other shaft 12.
US07995305B1	Calibrating voice coil motors Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, are described for calibrating voice coil motors. In one aspect, a method is provided that includes seeking toward an outer diameter of a machine readable medium from a target servo track to a blank portion of the machine readable medium. A radial velocity of an actuator is determined after accelerating the actuator to a target radial velocity. The radial velocity is compared to the target radial velocity, and a current, that is used to controllably modify the radial velocity of the actuator if the radial velocity is different from the target radial velocity, is calibrated.
US07995302B2	Disk drive device and control method of unloading corresponding to fall detection in disk drive device Embodiments of the present invention improve the safety against a fall of a disk drive device. In one embodiment, when an HDD has recognized detection result data of a fall sensor to indicate a fall, the HDD unloads a head slider from above a disk to a stand-by position. The HDD checks whether or not the detection result data of the fall sensor indicates a fall on the occasion of a seek start. If the data indicates a fall, the controller unloads an actuator. The HDD issues a seek fake error on the occasion of a seek completion. On the occasion of a re-seek start in the error recovery process, the HDD conducts a fall check referring to the detection result data.
US07995301B2	Method and apparatus for determining a location of a defect on a storage medium A defect is detected on a storage medium of a disk drive. A location of the defect is determined, within a smallest addressable unit of data stored on the storage medium. An indication of the location is stored in a memory. A location of a sensor of the disk drive relative to the data stored on the storage medium is monitored. A response of at least one of a defect detector of the disk drive, a read channel controller of the disk drive, and a servo controller of the disk drive is changed based on the location of the sensor relative to the data stored on the storage medium and the stored indication of the location of the defect.
US07995299B2	Magnetic recording medium evaluation apparatus and evaluation method This invention provides a magnetic recording medium evaluation apparatus and evaluation method which yield results having good correlation with error rate measurements even when comparing media with different structures. Signals from a function generator are recorded in a magnetic recording medium. The recording signals are also passed through a first digital filter to obtain ideal restored signals. Reproduced signals from the magnetic recording medium are sampled in synchronization with the output from the function generator, and the discrete signals are passed through a second digital filter to obtain restored signals. The outputs from the first and second digital filters are input to an operational amplifier, and the difference between the restored signals and the ideal restored signals is taken for each sampling of the recording signals. The signal-to-noise ratio of the ideal restored signal to the average of the absolute value of this difference is used to evaluate signal quality.
US07995293B2	Image pickup lens, image pickup apparatus, mobile terminal, method for manufacturing image pickup lens, and method for manufacturing image pickup apparatus An image pickup lens includes: a first lens block with a positive power and a second lens block. The first lens block includes a first lens substrate, a lens portion 1a with a positive power, formed on an object-side surface of the first lens substrate, and a lens portion 1b with a negative power, formed on an image-side surface of the first lens substrate. The object-side surface of the lens portion 1a is a convex surface, and an image-side surface of the lens portion 1b is a concave surface. The second lens block includes a second lens substrate, and a lens portion 2a with a negative power, formed on an object-side surface of the second lens substrate. The object-side surface of the lens portion 2a is a concave surface. The image pickup lens satisfies the predetermined conditional expressions.
US07995291B2	Image reading lens system and image reading apparatus An image reading lens system of Example 1 includes six lenses having first to sixth lenses being arranged in order from an object side and an aperture diaphragm. In the image reading lens system, the first lens, the third lens, and the sixth lens are formed of negative lenses, and the second lens, the fourth lens, and the fifth lens are formed of positive lenses. The first lens, the second lens, the third lens, and the fifth lens are made of glass, and surfaces of all these lenses are formed of spherical surfaces. The fourth lens and the sixth lens are made of resin, and surfaces of the fourth lens and surfaces of the sixth lens are formed of aspheric surfaces. A cemented lens is formed of the second lens and the third lens with a cemented surface interposed therebetween, and is disposed adjacent to the aperture diaphragm.
US07995290B2	Objective lens, optical pickup device, and optical recording/reproducing apparatus An objective lens for converging light emitted from a light source on an optical recording medium to record and reproduce information consists of a single lens having at least one aspheric surface. The following conditional expressions (1) to (3) are satisfied: N≦1.75 (1) 0.5
US07995289B2	Lens drive device A lens drive device may include a fixed body, a movable body having a lens, a magnetic drive mechanism for magnetically driving the movable body in a lens optical axis direction, and a spring member which connects the movable body with the fixed body. The fixed body may include a base disposed on an imaging element side, a shield member which is formed in a cover shape and which is provided with a side plate part whose imaging element side end part is abutted with an object side face of the base, and a ground terminal which is a different member from the shield member and connected with the shield member. An imaging element side face of the ground terminal is supported by a ground terminal support part formed on the object side face of the base and a gap space is formed between the object side face of the ground terminal and an end part of the side plate part of the shield member.
US07995288B2	Zoom dial mechanism A zoom dial mechanism includes a zoom dial mounted on a base plate so as to extend through a central hole of the base plate and so as to be turnable, a coil spring mounted on the base plate to urge the zoom dial toward a neutral position, and a push knob mounted in a central hole of the dial. The base plate has a groove concentric with the central hole. The coil spring is mounted in the groove. The mechanism further includes a first rib fixed to the dial so as to abut one end of the coil spring and a second rib fixed to the dial so as to abut the other end of the spring. The spring is compressed by the first rib when the dial is turned clockwise, and the coil spring is compressed by the second rib when the dial is turned counterclockwise.
US07995286B2	Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus including the same A zoom lens includes first to fourth lens units in order from the object side to the image side. The first, third, and fourth lens units have a positive refractive power. The second lens unit has a negative refractive power. During zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end, the first lens unit moves along a locus convex toward the image side, the second lens unit moves along a locus convex toward the image side from the wide-angle end to an intermediate zoom position and along a locus convex toward the object side from the intermediate zoom position to the telephoto end, and the third lens unit moves such that the distance to the second lens unit at the telephoto end is smaller than that at the wide-angle end. Focal lengths of the first lens unit and the entire lens system at the telephoto end are adequately set.
US07995283B2	Zoom lens and optical apparatus including zoom lens Provided is a zoom lens in which both higher-order components of distortion and lateral chromatic aberration are corrected in a retrofocus type optical system. The zoom lens includes, in order from a magnifying side, a first lens unit which is negative, a second lens unit which is positive, and a rear lens group which is positive. A solid material having high dispersion and high extraordinary dispersion is used for a negative lens included in the first lens unit to provide a suitable shape and refractive power.
US07995279B2	Color light combiner For combining light from different light sources that are spatially apart, an optical system comprises a prism assembly that comprises a totally-internally-surface and a dichroic filter. The totally-internally-surface and the dichroic filter are configured for reflecting light of different colors or polarizations, so as to combine light of different polarization or colors into a single beam.
US07995266B2	Particles for display media and information display panel Particles for display media are constructed as spherical resin fine particles, in which functional groups indicating positively-charging properties are existent on their surfaces, which are obtained by polymerizing monomer by utilizing initiator having functional groups indicating positively-charging properties produced by reacting organic alkyl sulfonates and both terminal ends of azo initiator having cationic functional group including nitrogen-containing heterocycle or nitrogen-containing fatty series, or, are constructed as spherical resin fine particles, in which functional group indicating charging properties or ionic properties are existent on their surfaces, which are obtained by polymerizing monomer by utilizing initiator having functional groups indicating charging properties or ionic properties at its both terminal ends.
US07995261B2	Electromechanical display and backlight Electromechanical light modulators and backlight providing efficient, low cost and high performance displays.
US07995255B2	System and method for sculpted gamut color conversion The subject application is directed to a system and method for sculpted gamut color conversion. First gamut data is received related to a first color gamut defined by a primary color space having no black component. Second gamut data is then received related to a second color gamut defined by a primary color space inclusive of a black component. At least one first color value of the first color gamut is then mapped to a second color value of a portion of the second color gamut disposed outside of the first gamut. At least one fractional black component value is then selected for each mapped color value. Non-black color data associated with each selected fractional black component is then identified. A sculpted gamut is then generated in accordance with each selected fractional black component and associated non-black color data. A color image is thereafter generated corresponding to received image data in accordance with the generated sculpted gamut.
US07995252B2	Image reading apparatus An image reading apparatus includes an illuminating optical system having light sources arranged in a line and a light guide member guiding rays of light from the light sources to illuminate a document which passes through a document reading position near a light emergent surface of the light guide member. An image reading optical system includes a rod lens array to read light passing through the document, and a cylindrical lens array in the light emergent surface of the light guide member. Ridge lines running along a subscanning direction on the light guide member are aligned in a scanning direction.
US07995251B2	Optical scanning device, optical scanning method, and image forming apparatus A light-source drive control unit divides each pixel of the image data into a plurality of subpixels, deletes certain subpixels from the image data in accordance with predetermined correction data, shifts remaining subpixels in the sub-scanning direction thereby obtaining reduced image data, and controls a plurality of light sources based on the reduced image data in such a manner that one line of the subpixels is formed with a light beam emitted from a corresponding one of the light sources.
US07995245B2	Document optimization using solid monochrome colors and outlining Methods of the present invention allow for optimization of color and shades of gray documents prior to their conversion to a monochrome format. If color/gray elements are identified in the document, the distance between them and their intensity is determined. If there are elements with the same or similar intensity in close proximity to each other, colors of some of the elements may be replaced with solid monochrome colors, and/or dithered surfaces, and/or monochrome patterns. Further, the elements may be outlined. These improvements make elements in the document more distinguishable after its conversion to a monochrome format. The described color optimization and outlining may have wide applicability in the Internet Fax technology.
US07995242B2	Systems and methods for attenuation of near-neutral image colors A method for attenuation of near-neutral image colors is described. The pixel chroma is determined. A chroma control point is determined. A pixel color is shifted toward neutral. An imaging device that is configured for attenuation of near-neutral image colors is described. The imaging device includes a processor. The imaging processing device includes memory in electronic communication with the processor. Instructions are stored in the memory. The instructions are executable to determine pixel chroma. The instructions are also executable to determine a chroma control point. The instructions are further executable to shift a pixel color toward neutral.
US07995238B2	Image processing that can use both process and spot color plates The present invention provides an image processing method and an image processing apparatus. The method and the apparatus perform image processing based on image data and drawing commands input from an image processing terminal. The method includes: setting drawing of a spot color plate different from process colors when data of color plates of process colors is generated based on a drawing command; performing for each object drawing command replacement of drawing the spot color plate according to object information data of image processing settings according to the type of the object; and enabling image processing for each object with respect to the color plates of the process colors based on the object information of the spot color plate.
US07995236B2	Printer having plural sheet feeding apparatuses with variable print speeds A printer of the present invention allows a plurality of sheet feeding apparatuses, each having a particular sheet feed speed range adaptive to a plurality of print speeds, to be selectively connected thereto. When any one of the sheet feeding apparatuses is connected to the printer, a controller automatically sets a print speed range on the printer in accordance with print speed range information corresponding to the sheet feeding apparatus.
US07995234B2	Adjusting scan rate within scanning device A scanning device includes a scanning mechanism, a memory, a processing mechanism, and a scan rate adjustment mechanism. The scanning mechanism scans a media sheet having an image thereon at a variable scan rate, to yield raw data. The memory temporarily stores the raw data. The processing mechanism converts the raw data within the memory into processed data. The raw data is removed from the memory as the raw data is converted. The scan rate adjustment mechanism adjusts the variable scan rate, based on one or more of an amount of free space within the memory, a fill rate at which the raw data is filling the memory, and a removal rate at which the raw data is being removed from the memory, so that the memory does not become completely full.
US07995233B2	Printing control method capable of reducing printing memory requirement The present invention belongs to the field of printing control technology, and is especially one kind of printing control method with reducing printing memory requirement. The available printing technology always needs complicated segment forming gratings in advance and occupying great amount of memory. The printing control method of the present invention includes interpreting the page data as banded intermediate format data, calculating the time for forming grating of each band of the intermediate format data, pre-analyzing the bands with time for forming grating greater than the printing time, and arranging the job of forming grating of the complicated bands in the idle print time as far as possible. The said method can reduce the band number of forming gratings in advance and reduce the printing memory requirement.
US07995228B2	Java 2 platform enterprise edition (J2EE) based web publishing A web publishing method using J2EE based controller. User submits an image from a workstation and chooses “Print to Website” option as the media type. The image is converted into an image format (e.g. JPEG) that can be display in a browser. These images can then be transmitted through a new output channel that would package them into a J2EE EAR file. The J2EE EAR file would abide by all J2EE conventions for specifying the URL and user interfaces via Struts MVC (Model View Controller). The EAR file can then be dropped in the JBoss deployment directory where it would be made available to the user. The user can receive a prompt at the driver or client tool interface letting them know that printing was successful, presenting them with the new URL, and optionally asking them to password the new web site if so desired.
US07995226B2	Imaging device and method of controlling the same An imaging device that receives a data stream including bit-map data and commands from a host device is configured to first process a received real-time processing disable command and then to process the data stream including the bit-map data. In another aspect, an imaging device is controlled to receive a real-time processing disable command, and then to receive and process a data stream including bit-map data and commands. In another aspect, an imaging device is controlled to receive a real-time processing enable command, then to receive and process a different real-time command.
US07995221B2	Method of printing a multi-page document using a cyclical multi-page transport apparatus A method of printing a document having a plurality of pages in an original sequence includes determining an second sequence to print each of the pages, wherein the second equence is different than the original sequence; loading each of the pages onto cyclic multi-page transport apparatus according to the optimal sequence; and unloading the pages from the transport apparatus according to the original sequence.
US07995219B2	Image processing method and apparatus, and printer driver The invention provides an image processing method for performing output processing such that a simple operation by the user causes an output area to be filled, an apparatus and a printer driver for carrying out the method. When a desired image is to be outputted to an image output area of an image output medium without leaving a margin, the desired image is scaled with the longitudinal and lateral scaling factors being the same so that no margin is left on the image output area, and an image output position is shifted so that the center of the scaled image corresponds with the center of the image output area. Also, when the image scaled and shifted in the output position extends off the image output area, the output of the portion extending off the image output area is prohibited. In addition, the image is rotated to an angle of 90° so that the area of portion of the scaled image extending off the image output area is reduced.
US07995215B2	Process for monitoring the functioning and/or adjustment of an optoelectronic sensor arrangement, as well as an optoelectronic sensor arrangement Monitoring the functioning and/or adjustment of an optoelectronic sensor arrangement (10) exhibiting at least two optical transmitters (S1, S2, S3), to each of which a laterally-resolving optical receiver is assigned, such that each of the optical transmitters (S1, S2, S3) and the corresponding optical receivers (E1, E2, E3) are so positioned relative to each other that a light ray (L1a, L2a, L3a) emitted from the optical transmitter (S1, S2, S3) can be detected by the corresponding optical receiver (E1, E2, E3) after being reflected by a boundary surface (F), which process involves the following steps: a) detecting the current position-proportional reception values for each optical transmitter (S1, S2, S3) and corresponding optical receiver (E1, E2, E3), b) determining the current relative positions for the reception values of any two adjacent optical transmitters (S1, S2, S3), p0 c) comparing the current relative positions for the reception values with stored reference values.
US07995210B2	Devices and arrangements for performing coherence range imaging using a common path interferometer Devices, arrangements and apparatus adapted to propagate at least one electro-magnetic radiation are provided. In particular, a probe housing, a sample arm section and a reference arm section can be included. For example, the sample arm section can be at least partially situated within the probe housing, and configured to propagate a first portion of the electro-magnetic radiation that is intended to be forwarded to a sample. The reference arm section can be at least partially situated within the probe housing, and configured to propagate a second portion of the electro-magnetic radiation that is intended to be forwarded to a reference. In addition or as an alternative, an interferometer may be situated within the probe housing. The first and second portions may travel along substantially the same paths, and the electro-magnetic radiation can be generated by a narrowband light source that has a tunable center wavelength. Further, the first and second portions may be at least partially transmitted via at least one optical fiber. A splitting arrangement may be provided which splits the electro-magnetic radiation into the first and second portions, and positioned closer to the sample than to the source of the electro-magnetic radiation, and the first and second portions may be adapted to propagate in different directions. An apparatus may be provided that is configured to control an optical path length of the second portion.
US07995209B2	Time domain multiplexing of interferometric sensors An optical sensor array includes a plurality of interferometric sensors that are disposed at a plurality of locations in a region of interest. To determine a physical parameter at the plurality of locations, the array is interrogated with a plurality of optical pulses covering a range of optical wavelengths. The signals returned in response to the interrogating pulses are analyzed to determine an optical path imbalance associated with each sensor, where the optical path imbalance bears a relationship to the physical parameter of interest. Each sensor's contribution to the returned signals is determined by measuring the transit time between the launching of the interrogating pulses and the detection of the returned signals. By determining each sensor's contribution, the physical parameter may be determined at each of the plurality of locations.
US07995204B2	Detector/imager A back scatter absorption detector/imager having an optical parametric device for generating sensing radiation, the optical parametric device having a nonlinear medium (NLC) and a pump wave laser source, the nonlinear medium (NLC) being able to generate a signal and an idler wave in response to being stimulated with the pump wave, thereby to generate sensing radiation, and a detector (D) for detecting any sensing radiation back-scattered from a target area, characterized in that the pump wave laser source and the nonlinear medium (NLC) are provided in the same optical cavity.
US07995202B2	Methods and systems for simultaneous real-time monitoring of optical signals from multiple sources Methods and systems for real-time monitoring of optical signals from arrays of signal sources, and particularly optical signal sources that have spectrally different signal components. Systems include signal source arrays in optical communication with optical trains that direct excitation radiation to and emitted signals from such arrays and image the signals onto detector arrays, from which such signals may be subjected to additional processing.
US07995201B2	Plasmonic electric-field concentrator arrays and systems for performing raman spectroscopy Various embodiments of the present invention relate to plasmonic electric-field concentrators and to systems incorporating the plasmonic electric-field concentrators to perform Raman spectroscopy. In one aspect, a plasmonic electric-field concentrator comprises two or more large features, and a relatively small feature similar in shape to large features positioned adjacent to the two or more large features. The features are arranged so that when light of an appropriate wavelength is incident on the features, surface plasmon polaritons form on the outer surfaces of the features. The surface plasmon polaritons have associated electric fields extending perpendicular to the surfaces of the features. The electric fields are concentrated in the space between features forming an electric field hot spot that enhances Raman scattered light emitted from an analyte proximate to or absorbed on the features.
US07995200B2	Analyzer An analyzer in which optical measurement is performed with respect to a sample placed in optically transparent cells of an analysis tool includes a light source unit, a light-receiving unit, a tray on which the tool is placed, and a drive mechanism for driving the tray. The tray includes a holding section that holds the tool in a predetermined position. The drive mechanism reciprocates the tray between a first position where the tool placed on the tray is exposed to the outside of the analyzer and a second position where the tool is accommodated inside the analyzer. The light source unit is disposed so that emitted light is incident on a cell of the tool when the tray is located in the second position. The light-receiving unit is disposed so as to receive light transmitted through the cell when the tray is located in the second position.
US07995198B2	Optical fiber feature distribution sensor The present invention relates to an optical fiber characteristic distribution sensor comprising a structure to effectively reduce the measurement errors of position in the temperature distribution measurement etc. The sensor comprises an optical fiber section, part of which is installed in an object to be measured and to which probe light and pumping light are inputted in opposite directions. The optical fiber section includes a marker portion where data relating to the shape of a BGS in the maker has been preliminarily measured in a state where the optical fiber section is installed in a normal state. At the time of calculating the characteristic distribution in the longitudinal direction of the optical fiber section while measuring the data relating to the BGS shape, the errors of the calculated gain occurrence position are corrected, for example, by shifting the scanning range of phase difference between the probe light and the pumping light. The amount of shift of the scanning range of phase difference is given based on a difference value between the phase difference at the time of measurement when the BGS that reflects the gain that has occurred in the marker portion is measured, and the reference phase difference when data relating to the already known shape of the BGS in the marker portion has been preliminarily measured.
US07995187B2	Exposure apparatus and method for producing device A lithographic apparatus includes a substrate table which holds a substrate, a projection system which projects a patterned beam of radiation onto the substrate, the projection system having a final optical element adjacent the substrate, a liquid supply system which provides a liquid to a space between the projection system and the substrate table, and a cleaning system which cleans the substrate table.
US07995184B2	Display substrate, liquid crystal display device including the same, and method of repairing the same A display substrate includes a signal line formed on a substrate, a connection pad receiving a driving signal from the signal line, at least one repair line formed along an outer periphery of the substrate, a first auxiliary repair line overlapping the signal line at a first position with an insulating layer disposed therebetween, a second auxiliary repair line overlapping the signal line at a second position with the insulating layer disposed therebetween, and a connection line connecting the second auxiliary repair line to the at least one repair line.
US07995177B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device includes: a vertical alignment liquid crystal layer; first and second substrates facing each other with the liquid crystal layer interposed; first and second electrodes arranged on the first and second substrates to face the liquid crystal layer; and at least one alignment film in contact with the liquid crystal layer. A pixel region includes a first liquid crystal domain in which liquid crystal molecules are tilted in a first direction around the center of a plane, and approximately at the middle of the thickness, of the liquid crystal layer responsive to a voltage applied. The first liquid crystal domain is close to at least a part of an edge of the first electrode. The part includes a first edge portion in which an azimuthal direction, perpendicular to the part and pointing toward the inside of the first electrode, defines an angle greater than 90 degrees to the first direction. The first or second substrate has an opaque member including a first opaque portion for selectively shielding at least a part of the first edge portion from incoming light.
US07995175B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device including first and second substrates sandwiching therebetween a liquid crystal layer, and first and second polarizers. The first polarizer and the second polarizer are disposed such that an optical absorption axis of the first polarizer and an optical absorption axis of the second polarizer cross each other perpendicularly. There is disposed an optically biaxial retardation film having refractive indices nx, ny and nz respectively in x-, y- and z-directions, wherein the optically biaxial retardation film provides an in-plane retardation having a magnitude defined by \|nx-ny\| • d, with d representing a thickness of the optically biaxial retardation film, and further wherein the in-plane retardation of the optically biaxial retardation film has a value of 20 nm or more but does not exceed 80 nm.
US07995171B2	Thin film transistor substrate capable of avoiding aperture reduction A thin film transistor (TFT) substrate that is capable of providing a wide viewing angle and high contrast ratio without a decrease is aperture ratio is presented. The TFT substrate may be, for example, used with a patterned vertical alignment (PVA) mode LCD. The TFT substrate includes gate lines and data lines extending in non-parallel directions and a pixel electrode formed in a pixel region. The pixel region has two transmission regions separated from each other by a reflection region, and at least one of the gate lines is formed in the reflection region. A storage capacitor may also be formed in the reflection region. This configuration avoids the use of a bridge region between the two transmission regions that is responsible for aperture ratio decrease in the conventional configuration.
US07995170B2	Liquid crystal display device In a liquid crystal display apparatus in which a liquid crystal domain having radially tilted orientation is formed in a pixel, high-quality reflection display with occurrence of an afterimage being suppressed is attained. The liquid crystal display apparatus of this invention includes a first substrate 110a, a second substrate 110b and a vertically aligned liquid crystal layer 120 placed therebetween, and has pixels each including a first electrode 111, a second electrode 131 and a liquid crystal layer located therebetween. The first substrate includes a reflection layer 116 having a concave/convex surface and an insulating layer 117 formed to cover the reflection layer. The first electrode 111 is placed on the insulating layer 117 and has a shape defined to exert alignment regulating force with which at least one liquid crystal domain having radially tilted orientation is formed in the liquid crystal layer in a voltage applied state. The second substrate 110b has a protrusion 125 protruding toward the liquid crystal layer in a region corresponding to the liquid crystal domain.
US07995168B2	Transflective liquid crystal display having a relationship between the electrode spacing and cell gap in the reflection and transmission regions A liquid crystal device includes first and second substrates which are arranged so as to face each other with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween, and first and second electrodes which are provided on the first substrate facing the liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal layer is driven by electric fields generated between the first and second electrodes. A reflective display region for reflective display and a transmissive display region for transmissive display are provided in each of a plurality of subpixel regions. A liquid-crystal-layer-thickness-adjusting layer is provided in at least the reflective display region so as to vary the thickness of the liquid crystal layer in the subpixel region. A gap between the first and second electrodes in a main direction of an electric field in the transmissive display region is narrower than a gap between the first and second electrodes in a main direction of an electric field in the reflective display region.
US07995164B2	Array substrate having a particular light shielding portion in the non-display region An array substrate for a liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes a substrate having a display region and a non-display region at periphery portions of the display region, the non-display region including first, second, third and fourth regions; a plurality of gate lines parallel to the second and fourth regions, the plurality of gate lines including a first gate line closest to the second region and a second gate line closest to the fourth region; a plurality of data lines parallel to the first and third regions and crossing the plurality of gate lines to define a plurality of pixel regions in the display region, the plurality of data lines including a first data line closest to the first region; and a light-shielding portion corresponding to the non-display region and disposed at the same layer as at least one of the gate line and the data line, the light-shielding portion including first, second, third and fourth portions corresponding to the first, second, third and fourth regions, respectively.
US07995157B2	Array substrate for liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same An array substrate for a liquid crystal display device, includes: a gate line and a data line on a substrate, the data line crossing the gate line to define a pixel region; an insulating layer between the gate line and the data line; a switching element adjacent to a crossing of the gate line and the data line; a pixel electrode connected to the switching element, the pixel electrode disposed in the pixel region; and a first buffer pattern at a first side of one of the gate line and the date line and overlapped with the other one of the gate line and the date line, the first buffer pattern being disposed at the same layer as the one of the gate line and the date line.
US07995156B2	Method of manufacturing a display substrate using a laser to remove test lines from the substrate without cutting the substrate A display substrate includes a substrate, signal lines and test lines. The substrate includes a pixel region where pixels are disposed, a buffer region surrounding the pixel region and a grinding region surrounding the buffer region. The signal lines pass through the buffer region from the grinding region to provide the pixels with a driving signal. The test lines are disposed on the grinding region and the buffer region, respectively, so that the test lines intersect the signal lines in a lattice structure. Each of the test lines is electrically connected to the signal lines of a first number calculated by dividing a second number of the signal lines by a third number of the test lines. Thus, the performance of the pixels used for displaying an image may be tested more precisely.
US07995152B2	TV including a data storage section A TV including: an interface section connected to an external device including a power supply section and a data storage section; and a main body storage section which stores TV data, wherein the main body storage section is set to a readable state by supplying power from the power supply section through the interface section; and wherein the interface section outputs the TV data to the data storage section of the external device when the main body storage section is in the readable state.
US07995145B2	Inline audio/visual conversion A system, method, and apparatus for inline audio/visual conversion are described. Power to an inline converter is provided over the A/V cable that couples the converter to a destination such as a selector.
US07995143B2	Wireless video link synchronization The present invention provides a method and apparatus for synchronizing wireless video data. The method involves first synchronizing the pixel clock of a video output device with the pixel clock of a video input device. This is accomplished by latching video counters in the input and output devices (creating a transmit and receive timestamp) for each wireless video data packet and adjusting the pixel clock frequency of the output device according to differences between these timestamps. Once the pixel clocks are synchronized, video frames from the video output device are synchronized with video frames from video input device such that only a fraction of a video frame is buffered at any time. The video frames are synchronized by offsetting the data stream from the video input device N lines ahead of the data stream from the video output device, wherein N is less than the total number of lines in a single video frame.
US07995141B2	System, method, and apparatus for displaying pictures on an interlaced display Presented herein are system(s), method(s), and apparatus for displaying pictures on a display. In one embodiment, there is presented a method for outputting pictures. The method comprises receiving the plurality of fields for display in a particular order, where the plurality of fields are associated with the stream; detecting that a first field and a field adjacent to the first field have the same polarities; selecting between leading or lagging the fields after the first field; detecting that a second field and a field adjacent to the second field have the same polarities; selecting between leading and lagging the fields after the second field, based at least in part on the selection after the first field; detecting that a third field and a field adjacent to the third field have the same polarities; and selecting between leading and lagging the fields based at least in part on the selection after the second field.
US07995140B2	Add-on for a communicating terminal comprising imaging means and assembly comprising the add-on and the communicating terminal An accessory for a portable communicating terminal (T) fitted out with means (C) for processing and acquiring images through at least one optical system (O), an accessory comprising: means (4) for attachment onto the communicating terminal (T), an acquisition window (5) intended to be placed in relationship with the optical system (O) of the communicating terminal (T), illumination means (10) adapted for illuminating an acquisition region included in the field of acquisition of the optical system through the acquisition window (5), means (12) for powering the illumination means, and means (14) for controlling the illumination means.
US07995139B2	Image pickup apparatus having iris member and filter units An image pickup apparatus capable of preventing a decline of resolution of a still image while keeping a dynamic range of exposure control. The image pickup apparatus capable of photographing with changing over a moving image and a still image, includes an iris mechanism for changing an amount of light input to an image pickup element by changing an aperture diameter, a filter unit, having a single density or a plurality of densities, for changing the amount of the light input to the image pickup element by its advancing towards and withdrawing from the aperture diameter of the iris mechanism, a unit for driving the iris mechanism and the filter unit independently, and a control unit for setting the filter unit in one of two types of states such as fully covering the aperture diameter of the iris mechanism and fully withdrawing from the aperture diameter in the still image photography.
US07995138B2	Camera, aperture controlling method and apparatus, lens controlling method and apparatus, and edging amount controlling method and apparatus Maximum and minimum aperture sizes are regulated with regard to a diaphragm in order to secure predetermined optical capability in an optical unit which includes a taking lens and the diaphragm. In normal taking, the diaphragm is used within a normal taking range from the maximum to the minimum aperture sizes. In the present invention, an aperture size which is larger than the maximum size and a size which is smaller than the minimum size (extra aperture size or extra small size) are respectively set at outside the range that secures the capability. The aperture sizes of the diaphragm at outside the specified range are used at least for one of the following: automatic exposure (AE) adjustment, auto focus (AF) adjustment, electronic zoom, displaying a moving image, taking for recording the moving image, and taking under a low resolution by thinning out pixels.
US07995132B2	Image sensing apparatus, image sensing method, and recording medium which records photographing method Photographing at a fixed focus is executed by quickly canceling the autofocus without any labor for mode switching or the like. An image sensing apparatus includes a photographing unit which has an autofocus function and photographs an object image, a key input unit including a shutter key which has two operation strokes and designates autofocus and autoexposure by operation of the first stroke and photographing by operation of the second stroke, and a focus control unit which automatically sets a correct exposure value in the photographing unit, detects predetermined operation states of the first and second strokes designated by the shutter key, and switches and selects, on the basis of the detection result, whether to operate the autofocus function or set a fixed-focus position at which a predetermined depth of field is obtained.
US07995131B2	Auto-focusing imaging device and auto-focusing image capture method thereof An imaging device includes a capturing module with at least one lens for capturing an image from a scene, a driving module for driving the at least one lens to different focusing positions using different driving steps, a flat-scene judging module, and a step-judging module. The flat-scene judging module divides the image into a central area and a plurality of peripheral areas, and determines whether the captured scene is a flat scene according to the divided image. The step-judging module determines whether the driving steps corresponding to a maximum focusing value of the central area of the image are same as driving steps corresponding to respective maximum focusing values of the peripheral areas of image, and changes the driving steps corresponding to the maximum focusing value of the central area to the driving steps corresponding to the greatest one of the maximum focusing values of the peripheral areas.
US07995130B2	Image-recording device An image-recording device comprises a recording processor recording a common still image, to which an identical frame number (a folder-number/file-number pair, for example) is attached, on a plurality of recording media, respectively. A plurality of images, to which an identical frame number is attached, are simultaneously indicated on the screen of a monitor. A candidate image is selected, which should be subjected to a predetermined image process such as deletion operation, from the plurality of images indicated on the screen.
US07995129B2	Image sensor for still or video photography An image sensor includes a plurality of vertical CCDs; first HCCD receiving charge packets from even numbered vertical CCDs; and a second HCCD receiving charge packets from odd numbered vertical CCDs; wherein four charge packets are summed together from the first HCCD, and four charge packets are summed together in the second HCCD such that the summing process in the second HCCD begins one or two charge packets spatially after the first charge packet of the four charge packets summed in the first HCCD.
US07995122B2	Solid-state image capturing device, smear charge removing method and digital still camera using the same In a solid-state image capturing device including a pixel array arranged in a row direction and a column direction orthogonal thereto, and a vertical register having a plurality of transfer electrodes which serves to read signal charges Qa, Qb, . . . generated by light receipt of each of pixels A, B, . . . and to sequentially transfer the signal charge in the column direction upon receipt of a transfer pulse, an electric potential well for a smear charge is generated and an unnecessary charge q in the vertical register is collected into the electric potential well for a smear charge before the signal charge is read from the pixels A, B, . . . onto the vertical register (a timing t707), an electric potential well for signal charge transfer is then generated and the signal charges Qa, Qb, . . . are read from the pixels A, B, . . . onto the electric potential well for signal charge transfer, and the electric potential well for a smear charge and the electric potential well for signal charge transfer are transferred in the direction of a horizontal register without mixing an unnecessary charge 3q with a signal charge Q.
US07995118B2	Device and method for embedding and retrieving information in digital images A digital imaging device and methods thereof that will enable the embedding and retrieving of information in digital images are provided. The digital imaging device includes a capture module for capturing an image and creating a digital image file; an input module for inputting information regarding the captured image; and a processing module for associating the inputted information to the digital image file. The device further includes a scanning module for reading a symbology associated with a printed digital image and wherein the processing module is adapted to use the symbology to retrieve the associated information of the digital image file. The device may be embodied as a digital camera, a mobile phone, personal digital assistant (PDA), etc.
US07995116B2	Varying camera self-determination based on subject motion In a method and digital camera, an initial set of evaluation images are captured. A plurality of characteristics of the initial set of evaluation images are assessed to provide a first assessment. The characteristics include subject motion between the initial set of evaluation images. When the subject motion is in excess of a predetermined threshold, a final capture state of the camera is set responsive to the first assessment. When the subject motion is less than the predetermined threshold, the evaluation images are analyzed to provide analysis results and the final capture state of the camera is set responsive to the first assessment and the analysis results.
US07995110B2	Scan conversion device and electronic camera A scan conversion device includes a first buffer unit, a pixel packing unit, a second buffer unit, and a scan output unit. The first buffer unit stores therein pixel signals of the input image on every line in a main scanning direction thereof. The pixel packing unit groups N (N≧2) pixel signals on each line into pixel signal packs according to a predetermined pixel combination rule, and outputs them sequentially. The second buffer unit stores therein the pixel signal packs and aligns them in a second main scanning direction different from the main scanning direction. The scan output unit sequentially outputs the pixel signal packs aligned in the second main scanning direction. According to this configuration, a scan pattern of the input image is changed into a scan pattern of outputting every N output lines in the second main scanning direction.
US07995109B2	Imaging apparatus that captures an image of a subject An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to perform, as an image capturing operation, a process of obtaining captured image data of a subject and save the captured image data; a position detecting unit configured to detect current position information; and a control unit configured to update activity history information on the basis of the position information obtained by the position detecting unit and, when performing image capturing control as an automatic image capturing process not based on a shutter operation performed by a user, set an image capturing operation setting on the basis of the current position information detected by the position detecting unit and the activity history information, and cause the imaging unit to perform an image capturing operation based on the image capturing operation setting.
US07995108B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing program, electronic camera, and image processing method for image analysis of magnification chromatic aberration An image processing apparatus includes an image obtaining unit, a color shift detecting unit, a controlling unit, and a correction amount calculating unit. The image obtaining unit obtains image data. The color shift detecting unit detects color shifts of this image data. The controlling unit determines fitting reliability of the color shift detection result and selects a magnification chromatic aberration model suitable for color shift fitting according to the reliability. The correction amount calculating unit fits the magnification chromatic aberration model selected by the controlling unit to the color shift detection result and obtains correction amounts of the magnification chromatic aberration for the image data.
US07995105B2	Brightness adjusting method A brightness adjusting method used in an image-retrieving system for producing a suitable brightness adjusting value, the image-retrieving system having a filter and defining a first threshold value, a second threshold value set, a third threshold value, and a fourth threshold value, the second threshold value set including a high value and a low value.
US07995100B2	Apparatus for controlling specific function and camera module having the same An apparatus controlling a specific function is provided. The specific function controlling apparatus includes a signal generator and a recognizer. The signal generator transmits and receives a first signal of a specific frequency. The recognizer is installed in a specific function module having a specific function device for executing a specific function. The specific function module is installed in an electronic equipment. The recognizer includes an antenna part and a control part. The antenna part is responsive to the specific frequency of the signal generator. The control part is electrically connected to the specific function device and the antenna part to control the specific function according to the first signal.
US07995099B2	Blur correction mechanism and image capture apparatus A blur correction mechanism includes: a first guide shaft extending in a first direction, the direction being a predetermined direction orthogonal to the optical axis of the lens groups; a base frame supporting the first guide shaft; a first correcting moving frame supported by the base frame so as to be movable in the first direction via the first guide shaft; a second guide shaft extending in a second direction orthogonal to both the optical axis and the first direction, and being supported by the first correcting moving frame; and a second correcting moving frame supported by the first correcting moving frame so as to be movable in the second direction via the second guide shaft, and holding the lens groups therein. The first guide shaft and the second guide shaft are positioned so as to be substantially coplanar in a plane orthogonal to the optical axis.
US07995097B2	Techniques of motion estimation when acquiring an image of a scene that may be illuminated with a time varying luminance In a digital camera or other image acquisition device, motion vectors between successive image frames of an object scene are calculated from normalized values of pixel luminance in order to reduce or eliminate any effects on the motion calculation that might occur when the object scene is illuminated from a time varying source such as a fluorescent lamp. Calculated motion vectors are checked for accuracy by a robustness matrix.
US07995092B2	Two-dimensional and three-dimensional projecting A processor adjusts a first image generated by a projector and a second image generated by the projector in a first manner if the first and second images together include a stereoscopic image, and in a second manner if the first and second images do not include a stereoscopic image.
US07995086B2	Image forming apparatus, image forming method and image processing apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a laser array in which n light emitting sources are arrayed, an image-input converting unit configured to create, for each of channels of the laser array, a recording pattern for executing PWC from input image data and extract recording patterns of an nth channel and a first channel of the next scanning of the laser array, an overlapping control unit configured to calculate the width of laser pulses in the same position in a main scanning direction as overlapping width, a data correcting unit configured to reduce laser pulse width by a reduction amount corresponding to the calculated overlapping width and correct the laser pulse width, and a laser driver configured to control the intensity of laser beams in the respective channels of the laser array according to the recording patterns after the correction.
US07995084B2	Line head and an image forming apparatus using the line head A line head, includes: a plurality of luminous elements grouped into a plurality of luminous element groups; and a lens array which includes a plurality of lenses each of which faces the luminous element group, focuses light beams emitted from the luminous element group on an image plane, and accordingly forms a spot group, wherein the plurality of luminous element groups are arrayed in M×N in a first direction and in a second direction which are different from each other, where M and N are integers equal to or greater than two, and spot groups adjacent to each other in a direction corresponding to the first direction are so formed on the image plane as to partly overlap in a direction corresponding to the second direction.
US07995077B2	Portable electronic device A portable electronic equipment includes a main body, a display screen, an orientation sensing module and a display controlling module. The display screen is arranged on the main body for displaying an image in an original orientation. The orientation sensing module includes a first elongated chamber, a first sensing unit, a second sensing unit, an opaque medium partially filled in the first elongated chamber and an air pocket received in the first elongated chamber. The display controlling module is configured for deviating the displayed image at a given angle clockwise or counterclockwise from the original orientation of the image.
US07995073B1	System and method for anti-aliasing compound shape vector graphics Disclosed is a system and method for edge anti-aliasing of vector graphics. The system involves a video driver, which may include commercially available hardware, such as a graphics accelerator card. The method involves identifying the edges of a tessellated image represented by compound shapes, redefining the triangles that have a side shared with one of the edges, and defining a new plurality of triangles, which are added to the redefined triangles. The new plurality of triangles correspond to the edges. By exploiting the style interpolation computational features of most graphics accelerator hardware, the triangles corresponding to the edges are interpolated between the styles on each side of the edges, thereby anti-aliasing the edges.
US07995071B2	Method and apparatus for painting group of objects Methods and apparatus, including computer program apparatus, implementing techniques for processing digital artwork. In one aspect, the techniques process aggregations of artwork where both the aggregation and at least some of the aggregated artwork have attached styles. The techniques handle various combinations of conditions resulting in applying style elements to the aggregation before or after applying style elements to underlying artwork. In another aspect, the techniques implement editable path objects having multiple attached fills and/or strokes. The techniques provide user interfaces for using the foregoing features.
US07995070B2	Color processing apparatus and method thereof In order to obtain an excellent color processing result by calculating an optimal white point in partial adaptation, first white point data which indicates white of a device is input, the first white point data is projected onto a predetermined curve, and white point data in the partial adaptation located on the predetermined curve is calculated using the projected first white point data and the second white point data located on the predetermined curve. Color processing of input color data is performed using the white point data in the partial adaptation, which is corrected in accordance with the positional relationship between the first white point data and projected first white point data, and the color reproduction characteristics of the device.
US07995067B2	Cyclical image buffer A storage buffer attached to an image processor for stereo image processing. The processor compares a first image and a second image. The storage buffer stores image data of the second image. The storage buffer includes: a data-shifting-hardware mechanism which while the processor compares a patch of the first image to a swath of the second image, the data shifting mechanism using hardware within the storage buffer shifts at least a portion of the swath within the storage buffer. The data-shifting hardware mechanism includes preferably digital multiplexers with respective selectable inputs from adjacent and non-adjacent columns of data within the storage buffer and selectable inputs from adjacent rows of data within the storage buffer.
US07995062B2	Methods for utilizing human perceptual systems for processing event log data A method is provided for utilizing the human perceptual system by providing a spectrum of event log data for viewing. Event log data is received. Events of the event log data are mapped to an x-axis of a spectrum based on time, where the events of the event log data correspond to a time slot on the x-axis. Categories for the events are mapped to a y-axis of the spectrum, where the y-axis is a frequency axis, and where each of the categories respectively corresponds to a frequency of the multiple frequencies. Strength of events are mapped to a z-axis of the spectrum, where the z-axis is a magnitude axis, and where a magnitude value reflects the significance of the events happened at a particular time slot in a particular category. The magnitude of events (z-axis) of the event log data may be further mapped to a line thickness of the spectrum for the multiple frequencies. The spectrogram of the event log data is presented in a two-dimensional graphical format in time, frequency, and magnitude for observation by a user.
US07995060B2	Multiple artistic look rendering methods and apparatus A computer system comprises a memory configured to store a geometric description of an object, wherein the memory is configured to store a first set of parameters associated with a first artistic look, and wherein the memory is configured to store a second set of parameters associated with a second artistic look, and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to determine a first set of rendered data in response to the first set of parameters and to the geometric description of the object, wherein the processor is configured to determine a second set of rendered data in response to the second set of parameters and to the geometric description of the object, and wherein the processor is configured to determine a visual representation for the object in response to the first set of rendered data and in response to the second set of rendered data.
US07995059B1	Mid-field and far-field irradiance approximation A method for a computer system includes retrieving from a computer readable medium a first irradiance approximation for a plurality of light sources for a first distance in the midfield from the light sources; retrieving from the computer readable medium a second irradiance approximation for the plurality of light sources for a second distance in the farfield, where the second distance is greater than the first distance; and interpolating the first irradiance approximation and the second irradiance approximation to generate a third irradiance approximation for a point having a third distance from the light sources.
US07995054B2	Identification of edge regions from 3D point data An improved interface and algorithm(s) can be used to simplify and improve the process for locating an edge from a series of points in a point cloud. An interface can allow the user to select a hint point thought to be near an edge of interest, which can be used to generate an initial edge profile. An interface can allow the user to adjust the fit of the initial profile in cross-section, then can use that profile to generate a profile of the entire edge. A moving fit window can use a moving average to extend the edge and determine proper end locations. An interface then can display the results of the fit to the user and allow the user to adjust the fit, such as by adjusting the end points of the calculated edge. Such a process can be used to fit linear or curvilinear edges, and can fit a number of irregular shapes as well as regular shaped such as “v-shaped” edges.
US07995053B2	Drawing device A drawing device that includes a triangle detecting unit specifying a triangle to be drawn and specifying a pixel block having a pixel of the triangle and includes a B-edge detecting unit judging whether or not the pixel block specified by the triangle detecting unit includes a pixel of a triangle that is connected to the triangle. The drawing device also includes a rasterizing unit that, when the B-edge detecting unit judges that the pixel block specified by the triangle detecting unit includes the pixel of the triangle, performs the rasterization processing on the pixel block so that pixel data is generated, includes a memory R/W unit writing the pixel data of the pixel block that is generated by the rasterizing unit into a memory, and includes a drawing engine controlling a display of an image in accordance with the pixel data written into the memory.
US07995052B2	Electro-optical device, driving circuit and electronic apparatus A driving circuit includes a plurality of scanning lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of common electrodes, pixels, a scanning line driving circuit, a common electrode driving circuit, and a data line driving circuit. When a predetermined number of scanning lines away from the one of the odd (or even)-numbered scanning lines is selected, the common electrode driving circuit applies one (the other) of a low level voltage and a high level voltage to the common electrode, and, after the selection of the one of the odd (or even)-numbered scanning lines is completed or after the selection of the scanning line located a predetermined number of scanning lines away from the one of the odd (or even)-numbered scanning lines is completed, the common electrode driving circuit maintains the common electrode at the one of the low level voltage and the high level voltage.
US07995049B2	Voltage level shifter A voltage level shifter formed by single-typed transistors comprises two input terminals, two power supply terminals, a plurality of thin-film transistors, and an output terminal. Another voltage level shifter formed by single-typed transistors comprises two input terminals, an output terminal, two power supply terminals, two input units, a first thin-film transistor, a disable unit, a feedback unit, and a second thin-film transistor. The voltage level shifters are formed by single-typed TFTs. When integrating the voltage level shifters into a substrate of a TFT display, the manufacturing processes are simplified. Besides, power is saved.
US07995043B2	Arbitration for acquisition of extended display identification data (EDID) A display controller includes a processor arranged to process executable instructions and associated data, a single memory device for storing the executable instructions and associated data and EDID corresponding to the display device that is always available for access by the data ports and/or the processor regardless of a power state of the display controller, a data buffer for storing EDID read from the memory device, and an arbitration circuit for arbitrating memory device access requests between the processor and a requesting data port wherein when the data buffer is not almost empty, then the arbitration circuit grants the processor access to the memory wherein when the data buffer is almost empty, then the arbitration circuit grants only the requesting data port access to them memory so as to replenish the data buffer with read EDID.
US07995042B2	Frame assembly for touch screen The dimension detection system is implemented in cascaded circuit boards housed inside a frame assembly of the touch screen. After the frame assembly is assembled and powered, the dimension detection system in the circuit boards would provide horizontal and vertical feedback signals which are utilized to obtain the size of the touch screen. The size information of the touch screen could then be provided to the computer or embedded system where the touch screen is connected, preventing troublesome manual configuration. The dimension detection system and the flexible frame assembly together make the touch screen's production, storage, transportation, and usage more efficient and friendly.
US07995040B2	Method for operating a lighting control console and lighting control console A method for operating a lighting control console for controlling a lighting system includes generating digital adjustment commands in the lighting control console. The digital adjustment commands are transmittable via data connections to lighting devices of the lighting system. The lighting control console includes at least one digital processor and at least one digital memory for generating, managing and storing the adjustment commands. The lighting control console further includes at least one display unit, and wherein graphical elements can be displayed graphically for the operator on the display unit. The display unit includes a touch-sensitive sensor surface, wherein touching the touch-sensitive sensor surface in the area of a contact surface on the display unit enables an operator input associated with each of these contact surfaces to be selected. Detection of contact with the touch-sensitive sensor surface in the area of a first contact surface associates a first operator input with the first contact surface. Detection of simultaneous touching of the touch-sensitive sensor surface in the area of at least a second contact surface associates a second operator input with the second contact surface. The first and second operator inputs are then processed further.
US07995037B2	Hidden touch pad structure A hidden touch pad structure adapted for an electronic product includes a touch pad and a plate covering the touch pad. The plate includes a pad-recognizing portion corresponding to the touch pad. A circuit board is electronically connected to the touch pad for receiving a pressure signal when pressing the pad-recognizing portion of the plate.
US07995036B2	Noise reduction in digitizer system A method for noise reduction in a digitizer, the digitizer comprising a plurality of detecting elements for detecting an electromagnetic signal at one of a number of predetermined frequencies: the method comprising: sampling at least two of said detecting elements substantially simultaneously to obtain outputs therefrom, and reducing the output on one of said two elements in accordance with the output on the other of said elements.
US07995033B2	Power saving device for display A power saving device includes a first power connector adapted for connecting to a power source, a second power connector adapted for connecting to a power wire of a display, an infrared sensor, an infrared coupling circuit, a wave shaping circuit, and a switch circuit connected between the first and second power connectors. The infrared sensor senses user status and initiates a user status signal. The wave shaping circuit receives the user status signal via the infrared coupling circuit and converts the user status signal to a voltage signal. The switch circuit receives the voltage signal and converts the voltage signal to a control signal to control the connection between the first power connector and the second power connector.
US07995029B2	Display apparatus with a display device and method of driving the display device A display apparatus including a matrix display device with pixels wherein particles move in a fluid between electrodes. An optical state of the pixels is defined by a value of a drive voltage and a duration of a drive period during which the drive voltage is present across the pixel. A DC-balancing circuit controls the amplitudes of the drive voltages and/or durations of drive periods to obtain a substantially zero time-average value across each pixel or across each sub-group of pixels. This control of the amplitude of the drive voltages and/or the duration of the drive periods allows minimizing the image retention, without requiring reset pulses causing all pixels to become temporarily white or black.
US07995026B2	Sensor and display device including the sensor A sensor includes a first sensor transistor receiving external light and generating a first sensing current based on an amount of the received external light, a first capacitor storing a first sensing voltage based on the first sensing current from the first sensor transistor, a second sensor transistor receiving external heat and generating a second sensing current based on an amount of the received external heat, a second capacitor storing a second sensing voltage based on the second sensing current from the second sensor transistor, a light blocking member blocking the second sensor transistor from external light, and an opening exposing the first sensor transistor to external light.
US07995025B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device includes liquid crystal pixels arrayed substantially in a matrix, a vertical driving circuit that selects the rows of pixels for video signal writing and for non-video signal writing, a horizontal driving circuit that writes a video signal in the pixels of a row selected for the video signal writing and a non-video signal in the pixels of a row selected for the non-video signal writing, and a control circuit that controls operation timings of the horizontal driving circuit and vertical driving circuit. In particular, the vertical driving circuit is configured to set a selection pattern for disabling an overlap between a selection period of selecting the pixels of each row for the video signal writing and a selection period of selecting the pixels of another row for the non-video signal writing, based on enable signals from the control circuit.
US07995017B2	Liquid crystal display and thin film transistor array panel therefor A thin film transistor array panel is provided, which includes: a substrate; a first signal line formed on the substrate; a second signal line formed on the substrate and having an intersecting portion intersecting the first signal line and a curved portion connected to the intersecting portion; a first thin film transistor connected to the first and the second signal lines; and a pixel electrode that are connected to the first thin film transistor, includes first and second partitions, and are curved along the curved portion of the second signal line.
US07995016B2	Display comprising a plurality of display portions This display includes a first display portion and a second display portion, a first signal line supplying a signal output from a driver circuit to the first display portion while partially serving also as a signal line for supplying another signal output from the driver circuit to the second display portion, a first switching circuit switching the signal supplied through the first signal line by time sharing and a second signal line for supplying the signal to the second display portion.
US07995014B2	Method of increasing color gamut of a color display A method of increasing color gamut of a color display includes grouping subpixels of R, G, and B primary colors of a pixel by grouping R, G, and B light sources of the color display with a corresponding light intensity adjustment mechanism based on an overlapping degree between two response spectrums of the light sources. The response spectrums of the light intensity adjustment mechanism of the same group have minimal overlapping with that of other groups. The method further includes enabling groups of R, G, and B subpixels, activating the R, G, and B light sources and the corresponding light intensity adjustment mechanism, and disabling the remaining groups of subpixels all by turns for creating a vivid complete picture by time division color-mixing.
US07995013B2	Display apparatus having a threshold voltage and mobility correcting period and method for driving the same In a display apparatus, as shown in FIG. 1, by using a reference signal, a shift register and a logical operation circuit generate a driving signal in periods for correcting a threshold voltage based on a rectangular wave signal. Also by using the reference signal, a write signal in a mobility correcting period is generated by an inverter, a NAND circuit, a level conversion circuit, a buffer circuit, a driving power generating unit, and a low-pass filter including a resistor and a capacitor. The signals are separately generated and are selectively output. Thus, excessive or insufficient mobility correction based on emission brightness can be prevented.
US07995011B2	Organic light emitting display device and mother substrate of the same An organic light emitting display device may include a pixel portion including a plurality of pixels, which are coupled to scan lines and data lines, a scan driver adapted to provide scan signals to the scan lines, a first transistor group adapted to test the plurality of pixels, the first transistor group being directly connected to first ends of the data lines, a second transistor group adapted to test the plurality of pixels, the second transistor group being connected to second ends of the data lines, a data distributor coupled between the second ends of the data lines and the second transistor group, a first wire group extending in a first direction at an outer area of the light emitting display device, and a second wire group extending in a second direction at the outer area of the light emitting display device.
US07995010B2	Light-emitting device There is provided an EL light-emitting device with less uneven brightness. When a drain current of a plurality of current controlling TFTs is Id, a mobility is μ, a gate capacitance per unit area is Co, a maximum gate voltage is Vgs(max), a channel width is W, a channel length is L, an average value of a threshold voltage is Vth, a deviation from the average value of the threshold voltage is ΔVth, and a difference in emission brightness of a plurality of EL elements is within a range of ±n %, a semiconductor display device is characterized in that A = 2 ⁢ Id μ * C 0 A ( Vgs ( max ) - Vth ) 2 ≦ W L ≦ ( 1 + n 100 - 1 ) 2 * A Δ ⁢ ⁢ Vth 2  Δ ⁢ ⁢ Vth  ≦ ( 1 + n 100 - 1 ) * A * L / W
US07995007B2	Method for driving plasma display panel A method for driving a plasma display panel is provided in which wasteful power consumption is reduced and light emission efficiency is improved when the number of cells to be lighted is relatively small. The method includes classifying a display ratio into plural group ranges, selecting a suitable display pulse waveform for each group range, detecting the display ratio of an object to be displayed in a real display, and plural types of display pulses having different waveforms are used differently in accordance with the result of the detection. The display ratio means a ratio of the number of cells to be lighted to the number of cells of the screen.
US07994998B2	Dual polarization planar array antenna and cell elements therefor An RF antenna structure (e.g., a planar array) includes at least one radiation cell (and typically many, e.g., 16 or 32 or 64, etc.) having a conductive enclosure and an upper probe and a lower probe located at different heights within the enclosure. The enclosure between the upper probe and a bottom of the cell has at least two different cross-sectional areas. The upper and lower probes are preferably oriented at substantially 90° relative to each other. An upper portion of the enclosure beneath the upper probe may have a larger dimension than a lower portion such that the upper portion allows propagation of waves generated by the upper probe in a predetermined frequency band while the lower portion (e.g., above the lower probe) does not substantially allow propagation of waves generated by the upper probe, in the predetermined frequency band.
US07994997B2	Wide band long slot array antenna using simple balun-less feed elements In one embodiment, a wide bandwidth, reduced depth transmit/receive antenna array includes unit cells having continuous slots, a transceiver, unbalanced feeds, impedance transformers, and exciters. The continuous slots are formed in a conductive antenna plane, and the transceiver generates and/or receives electrical signals. The unbalanced feeds may be electrically connected between the transceiver and impedance transformers which match the impedance between feed lines and the exciter. They may be located in a plane perpendicular to the direction of propagation of the radiation, and also may be arranged between the conductive antenna plane and a backplane. The exciter spans a continuous slot, and emits and/or receives radiation from the slot. The antenna array is capable of operating without a radome or balun.
US07994994B2	Embedded antenna apparatus for utility metering applications An embedded antenna for facilitating wireless transmission of utility meter data is disclosed, where in one embodiment an RF antenna is a part of the faceplate of the utility meter. In another embodiment the utility meter faceplate is a single-layer or a multi-layer printed circuit board (PCB) with the RF antenna printed on any desired layer. Such faceplates may be labeled to be viewable from outside of the meter housing and/or have openings to accommodate visual access to an output display of the meter consumption information.
US07994992B1	Multiband current probe fed antenna A multi-band antenna comprising a conductive structure and a plurality of current probes coupled around the conductive structure. Each current probe is designed to receive and transmit in a substantially different frequency band than the other current probes. The current probes are positioned on the conductive structure so as to effectively create a plurality of transmit/receive antennas such that each respective antenna has a voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) of less than or equal to approximately 3:1 for a given range within each respective frequency band.
US07994990B2	Simulator for internal antennas in telemetry devices Systems and methods are described for simulating an internal antenna within a telemetry device. The simulator device includes a housing having at least one opening, wherein the housing is configured to accommodate close proximity placement of the telemetry device. The simulator device also includes a simulator or test antenna within the housing that corresponds to an internal antenna within a housing of the telemetry device. The simulator device further includes a radio frequency (RF) connector coupled to the simulator housing, for connection to a communication device. The simulator device also includes a fastening mechanism to secure the simulator device over the telemetry device so that the simulator antenna is adjacent to the internal antenna. The proximity of the simulator antenna to the internal antenna provides simulator device RF characteristics that simulate internal antenna RF characteristics.
US07994989B2	Handheld device with switchable signal receiving modes A handheld device with switchable signal receiving modes includes a telescopic antenna, a telecommunication transceiver module, a satellite signal module, and a switch circuit. Upon receiving a switch signal, the switch circuit couples the telescopic antenna to the telecommunication transceiver module, and adjusts the telescopic antenna to a first length, so that the telecommunication transceiver module transmits and receives a signal of a first frequency, or the switch circuit adjusts the telescopic antenna to a second length, so that the telecommunication transceiver module transmits and receives a signal of a second frequency. Alternatively, the switch circuit couples the telescopic antenna to the satellite signal module, and adjusts the telescopic antenna to the second length, so that the satellite signal module receives a satellite signal. Thereby, the handheld device can receive signals of various frequencies via one antenna, so that different functional modules transmit and receive signals of different frequencies.
US07994984B2	Antenna apparatus There is provided with an antenna apparatus, including: a finite ground plane; planar elements arranged along and on both sides of a first gap line or a second gap line that is orthogonal to the first gap line; first linear elements connecting the ground plane with the planar elements; an antenna element including a second linear element placed in the first or second gap line and a third linear element placed such that one end of it is connected to one end of the second linear element and an other end of it faces the ground plane; and a feeding point supplying electric power to the other end of the third linear element, wherein a connection point between the second and third linear elements is positioned in an intersection area of the first and second gap lines, and the feeding point is provided in a vicinity of an edge of the ground plane.
US07994982B2	Method and apparatus for bounded time delay estimation A method and apparatus for estimating the position of a mobile device in a multi-path environment. In one example, the method includes receiving a plurality of reference signals from a corresponding plurality of reference devices, for each reference signal, calculating expected time delay boundaries, for each reference signal, estimating a range between the device and the corresponding reference device based on a measured time delay of the reference signal falling within calculated time delay boundaries to produce a plurality of range estimates, and filtering the plurality of range estimates to generate a composite estimate of the position of the device.
US07994978B2	Satellite information operation method of GPS device A satellite information operation method of a GPS device includes following steps. An antenna module is provided, so as to receive a satellite signal. A signal processing circuit is provided, so as to perform an analog-to-digital conversion on the satellite signal and obtain a plurality of first digital data. A memory with a comparison table stored therein is provided, and the comparison table records corresponding relations between a plurality of second digital data and a plurality of return values. A CPU is provided, which groups the first digital data in sequence by using a bit number of any second digital data in the comparison table, obtains each of the second digital data consistent with each group of first digital data through comparison, and looks up a corresponding return value according to each of the second digital data obtained through comparison to continue the operation according to the obtained return value.
US07994976B2	Satellite signal adaptive time-division multiplexing receiver and method An adaptive time-division multiplexing receiver and method for a GNSS system using pilot and data channels for each satellite are disclosed. According to the present invention, multiplexing hypotheses of correlation are properly distributed to pilot and data channels. The pilot and data channels of one satellite can be dealt with as two satellites. Alternatively, correlation is mainly executed to the pilot channel. After the pilot channel is acquired, information such as code phase and Doppler frequency of the satellite are known. Therefore, the data can be demodulated based on the known information.
US07994971B2	GPS-based measurement of roll rate and roll angle of spinning platforms A system and method for determining the roll rate and roll angle of a spinning platform, using the measured phase differences between the GPS satellite signals received on two or more antennas. The measured phase differences and the navigation solution from a GPS receiver are processed in a Kalman filter to obtain the desired information. Data from non-GPS measurement sources is optionally provided to update the navigation solution. Although of wide applicability, the invention is uniquely suited to the measurement of roll rates and roll angles of fast spinning platforms with small baselines, in which the antennas are separated from each other by distances that are a fraction of the GPS signal wavelength.
US07994969B2	OFDM frequency scanning radar A radar system is disclosed, which comprises an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) modem and a frequency scanning antenna. In transmit, the OFDM modem modulates radar waveforms and the frequency scanning antenna radiates the OFDM modulated radio frequency (RF) energy. In receive mode, the frequency scanning antenna captures the echoes and the OFDM modem demodulates the echoes. Directionality of the frequency scanning antenna is dependent upon RF carrier frequency. In other features, the radar system further comprises a transmit/receive (T/R) module that up-converts and amplifies the OFDM modulation, and outputs the amplified signal to the frequency scanning antenna. The T/R module amplifies and down-converts a received RF echo from the frequency scanning antenna and outputs the down-converted echo to the OFDM modem. A plurality of scanning angles are measured simultaneously.
US07994967B2	Systems and methods for space-time radar imaging A method of imaging a moving object, including the steps of acquiring radar data reflected by the moving object, determining a motion state of the moving object; and generating a three-dimensional representation of the moving object based on the determined motion state, is disclosed. The motion state may be a complete solution of translational and rotational motion determined based on at least one of the inertia tensor components of the moving object, or solutions of Euler's torque-free equations of motions. The three-dimensional representation may be generated by reconstructing static patterns of the moving object based on estimated initial translational and rotational conditions of the object. A system for imaging the moving object according to this method is also disclosed.
US07994963B1	High-sensitivity subsurface sensing system A target is sensed by an antenna array having a transmitter antenna and a receiver antenna, both of which are caused to be electromagnetically coupled to the target. The antenna array is rotated, and as the array rotates, a change in at least one of the coupling between the transmitter antenna and the target and the coupling between the receiver antenna and the target is detected at multiple rotational orientations of the antenna array.
US07994960B1	Data converter with redundancy for error correction in polarity decision Systems, methods and computer program products for correcting polarity decision associated with a polarity comparator in an analog-to-digital converter are described. The polarity comparator may perform polarity decision to determine whether an analog signal is greater or smaller than zero. If the voltage difference is greater than zero, then the analog signal may be output to other comparators without polarity inversion. If the voltage difference is smaller than zero, then the signal polarity of the analog signal may be inverted before being output to other comparators. One or more redundant comparators also may be used to correct offsets of the polarity comparator to reduced errors associated with the polarity decision.
US07994959B2	System and method of signal sensing, sampling and processing through the exploitation of channel mismatch effects A system for sensing, sampling and processing an input signal includes an encoding subsystem for sensing and sampling the input signal into a plurality of distinct data paths using a sub-Nyquist sampling rate. The system architecture is designed to induce encoded variations between the plurality of data paths, such as channel differences in amplitude or phase. The system additionally includes a decoding subsystem for reconstructing the encoded signal back to its original bandwidth. Preferably, the decoding subsystem exploits mismatch effects between the plurality of data paths as a form of signal diversity to resolve ambiguities introduced from sub-Nyquist signal sampling during signal reconstruction.
US07994957B2	Current steering digital-to-analog converter A digital to analog converter (DAC) module receives an input digital signal having a first data rate and is associated with a first frequency, the DAC module also receiving a synchronization signal having a second frequency that is higher than the first frequency. The DAC module includes an up-sampling circuit to generate a first digital signal having bit values of the input digital signal alternating with zero values, the first digital signal having a data rate that is higher than the first data rate; a delay circuit to delay the first digital signal by a time period to generate a second digital signal; a first DAC cell to generate a first analog signal based on the first digital signal, the first DAC cell being synchronized by the synchronization signal; a second DAC cell to generate a second analog signal based on the second digital signal, the second DAC cell being synchronized by the synchronization signal; and an adder to sum the first and second analog signals and generate a third analog signal.
US07994955B2	Analog-to-analog lighting apparatus and methods The invention provides a system of generation of multi-channel analog output signals, from a single analog input signal, and the controlled activation of peripheral devices responsive to the multi-channel analog output signals. A single-channel to multi-channel analog-to-analog converter is provided to convert the single analog input signal to multiple output channels. Uni-directional coupling is used for coupling and mixing the multi-channel outputs and transferring the mixed outputs to a data bus. Signals on the data bus are used to drive the multiple peripheral devices.
US07994954B2	Calibration circuit and associated method A calibration circuit and method suitable for black level calibration in image processing, the circuit comprising an analogue gain amplifier, an analogue to digital converter; a correction circuit for receiving a digital signal and providing a digital offset signal; and a digital to analogue converter for receiving said digital offset signal and feeding a corresponding analogue offset signal back to the input of said gain amplifier. The calibration circuit is arranged such that the correction circuit and said digital to analogue converter form a feedback loop applying an offset to said input signal and said correction circuit includes an inverse gain circuit for applying an inverse gain to a signal within said correction circuit prior to said digital to analogue converter. Preferably the inverse gain applied is such that the total loop gain does not deviate too far from unity.
US07994953B2	Method and module with analog-to-digital converter A method and module with analog-to-digital converter. One embodiment provides for testing an analog-to-digital converter, including generating a voltage ramp. The voltage ramp is converted to a digital signal using the ADC at a rate of a clock signal. A first parameter is calculated according to the clock signal and the digital signal on the chip. The first parameter is indicative of conversion characteristics of the ADC.
US07994952B2	Converter, conversion method, program, and recording medium Provided is a highly accurate converter and the like that makes up for the instability of circuit elements, by focusing on a relationship between the Markov chain and β conversion. A converter 1 that determines the decoded value of a sample value x based on L-bit number bi (i=1, . . . , L) includes a decoding section 3 to determine the decoded value xD for γ=1/β (where 1<β<2) using equation (eq 1). Further, the converter 1 also includes a matrix estimation section 5 to determine the Markov transition matrix based on bi. Unlike a conventional method that pays attention to the lower limit of an interval, the decoding section 3 using equation (eq 1) pays attention to the center of the interval, and this point is a significant difference. x D = ∑ i = 1 L ⁢ b i ⁢ γ i + γ L + 1 2 ⁢ ( 1 - γ ) . ( eq ⁢ ⁢ 1 )
US07994945B2	Encoding/decoding of digital signals, especially in vector quantization with permutation codes The invention relates to the encoding/decoding of digital signals, especially using permutation codes involving a calculation of combinatorial expressions. According to the invention, the combinatorial expressions are represented by prime factor power decompositions, and determined by a preliminary reading of pre-recorded representations of decompositions of selected integers.
US07994944B2	Encoding/decoding of digital signals, especially in vector quantization with permutation codes The invention relates to the encoding/decoding of digital signals, especially using transposition codes involving a calculation of combinatorial expressions. According to the invention, the combinatorial expressions are represented by prime factor power decompositions, and determined by a preliminary reading of pre-recorded representations of decompositions of selected whole numbers.
US07994943B2	Handheld electronic device with text disambiguation A handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY keyboard and is enabled with disambiguation software. The device provides output in the form of a default output and a number of variants. The output is based largely upon the frequency, i.e., the likelihood that a user intended a particular output, but various features of the device provide additional variants that are not based solely on frequency and rather are provided by various logic structures resident on the device. The device enables editing during text entry and also provides a learning function that allows the disambiguation function to adapt to provide a customized experience for the user. The disambiguation function can be selectively disabled and an alternate keystroke interpretation system provided. Additionally, the device can facilitate the selection of variants by displaying a graphic of a special key of the keypad that enables a user to progressively select variants generally without changing the position of the user's hands on the device.
US07994940B2	Mechanical latch locking detection sensors The invention provides a sensor for determining when a latch for securing an engine cowl on an aircraft is secured by detecting the proximity of a latch hook and a latch pin. The sensor includes a resonant circuit configured and adapted to transmit a status signal when the latch is in a secured state. The sensor also includes a means for conveying status information of the latch to a location remote from the latch based on the status signal, the conveying means being operably connected to the resonant circuit. The invention also provides a method of determining when a latch is open or secured by detecting the proximity of a latch hook and a latch pin.
US07994933B2	Frequency shift compensation, such as for use in a wireless utility meter reading environment Methods and apparatus for computing the carrier frequency of a transmitter using frequency modulated digital data to compensate for frequency shifting of the transmitter and the receiver local oscillators and for bandwidth adjustment of the receiver's filter. In particular, methods and apparatus are disclosed for binary systems transmitting “1” and “0” data using decoded or undecoded received signals.
US07994930B2	Product placement A device may include a receiver to receive a data stream. The device may also include logic to insert a product placement into the data stream based at least one of a location of the device or information associated with a user of the device.
US07994929B2	Power patch panel with guided MAC capability A method and apparatus are provided for incorporating guided network cable Move/Add/Change (MAC) work order capability into a power patch panel. MAC work orders may be controlled and monitored using in-band signaling using, e.g., standard RJ-45 patch cords. Cable detection is performed at a port level on a real-time basis. Coordination of guided MAC operations may be performed by the patch panel, independently, or in conjunction with, or under the control of, a remote Network Management System. The patch panel may be in either an interconnect or cross-connect configuration.
US07994928B2	Multifunction smoke alarm unit Improvements in a smoke alarm are presented. The multifunction smoke alarm unit includes separate sensors within a single enclosure for detecting smoke and occupancy, sounding a distinctive audible alarm when combustion is detected or the presence of a person within the area of the sensor. The multifunction smoke alarm can replace an existing single function smoke alarm. Multiple multifunction smoke alarms are networkable together for various purposes. Additional features include intruder alarm, visitor annunciator, integrated illumination source, external lighting control, HVAC system control, ceiling fan control, ventilation control, and/or fire safety system control. The proposed multifunction smoke alarm provides much-needed improvements for security, energy saving, safety, and user convenience without the need for completely separate systems for each purpose.
US07994924B2	RFID tag based discrete contact position indication An RF based state indicator for indicating the state of a control device is provided. The RF-based state indicator indicates the position of a control mechanism by using the position of the control mechanism to enable or disable an RF tag. An RF reader acquires RF transmitted data from enabled RF tags and uses the data to indicate or control an operation aspect of a device.
US07994923B2	Non-contact electronic device A contactless electronic device comprises a semiconductor integrated circuit device, a plurality of antennas (or antenna coils) for receiving high-frequency signals supplied by radio waves or electromagnetic waves having different frequencies. An interface judgment circuit judges which antenna the high-frequency signals are inputted through, and according to a result of the judgment, the operation of the semiconductor integrated circuit device is changed. In this manner, the contactless electronic device becomes possible to respond to a plurality of communication protocols using high-frequency signals having different frequencies, while contactless electronic devices have been impossible to respond to communication protocols using various high-frequency signals.
US07994913B2	Systems and methods for preventing accessory loss A system includes several functional modules to alert a user that an accessory has not been placed back into a bay of an electronic device after a predetermined time period. A sensor is configured for determining if the accessory has been received in the bay after the time period has expired. The sensor is further configured for generating a notification if the accessory has not been received in the bay after the time period has expired. An audio module is configured for receiving the notification, and transmitting an audio alarm via a speaker indicating that the accessory has not been received in the bay after the time period has expired. A display module is configured for receiving the notification, and displaying a graphic alarm on a display panel of the electronic device.
US07994908B2	Vehicle and information apparatus of vehicle An information apparatus of a vehicle that allows the request for the required information to be reliably made is provided. When a vehicle and a charging device are connected to each other for transmission and reception of electric power in order to charge a main battery, a main control ECU receives the contents from a server depending on the contents requesting information stored in a request storing unit and stores the received contents in a contents storing unit. Preferably, prior to receiving the contents, the main control ECU notifies of the content of the contents requesting information to inquire of an operator performing the charging whether the contents are received based on the contents requesting information.
US07994907B2	Image information generation device, display control device using the same, information display system for travel body, module for driver seat, and travel body In an image information generation device, based on status information representing statuses of various sections of a mobile unit such as a motor vehicle, image information used to display an image required, for instance, for steering this mobile unit on a display device is generated easily. In order to generate, as the image information, a layout identifier that specifies a layout of an image to be displayed on the liquid crystal display device and a component image identifier that specifies a display mode of each component image in the layout, the DPF controller compares the MEN/SEN judging table that stores an identifier table in which a correlation between the status information and the MEN, a correlation between the status information and the SEN, and a correlation between the MEN and the SEN are defined with the status information collected from the ECUs in the various sections of the mobile unit.
US07994905B2	Tire pressure monitoring (TPM) system and method of operating the same There is provided an exemplary tire pressure monitoring (TPM) system that can use a half-duplex wireless link to communicate between one or more wheel-mounted sensor units and a vehicle-mounted transceiver unit. The half-duplex wireless link enables the sensor units to report sensor readings to the transceiver unit, and it enables the transceiver unit to make configuration changes to the sensor units for improved communication. Some examples of wireless settings that can be modified include modulation settings, data encoding/decoding settings, error correction settings, and transmission power settings.
US07994904B2	System for automatically recognizing locations of respective tires A system for automatically recognizing the locations of respective tires includes tire sensors, startup antennas, and a control unit. Locations of the respective tire sensors can be recognized based information of which antenna is involved and whether signals transmitted are identical. With this system, the locations of respective tires of a vehicle can be recognized in a simpler and more efficient way.
US07994901B2	Lug stud and lug nut monitoring system, method, and components therefor A lug stud and lug nut monitoring system, method, and components for a vehicle may have a lug stud, a lug nut, at least one sensor, and an indicator. The lug stud has a shank. The lug nut is constructed to fasten on the shank. The sensor can be carried by the lug stud, by the lug nut, or by both the lug stud and the lug nut. The sensor takes at least one measurement. The indicator communicates with the sensor in order to determine a value based on the measurement, and to alert an operator of the vehicle if and when the value reaches a predetermined relationship to a reference value.
US07994899B2	Information access system and method for accessing information in contactless information storage device In an information access system, a first reader/writer device cyclically transmits an information request signal at a first frequency in a first period and goes into an inactive state in a second period, and a second reader/writer device cyclically transmits an information request signal at the first frequency in the second period and goes into an inactive state in the first period. An active contactless information storage device senses a carrier of an RF signal at the first frequency in predetermined periods occurring in a predetermined cycle shorter than each of the first and second periods.
US07994888B2	Multi-turn inductors A multi-winding inductor includes a first foil winding and a second foil winding. One end of the first foil winding extends from a first side of the core and wraps under the core to form a solder tab under the core. One end of the second foil winding extends from a second side of the core and wraps under the core to form another solder tab under the core. Respective portions of each solder tab are laterally adjacent under the magnetic core. A coupled inductor includes a magnetic core including a first and a second end magnetic element and a plurality of connecting magnetic elements disposed between and connecting the first and second end magnetic elements. A respective first and second single turn foil winding is wound at least partially around each connecting magnetic element. Each foil winding has two ends forming respective solder tabs.
US07994883B2	Electromagnetic relay An electromagnetic relay includes a casing, and a relay core member sealed in the casing and including an electromagnetic unit and a terminal unit. The electromagnetic unit includes a spool frame set having an engagement portion, a coil unit wound on the spool frame set, and a pair of coil winding pins. Each of the coil winding pins has a conductive portion exposed from one of opposite first sides of the spool frame set, and a coil winding portion extending along one of opposite second sides of the spool frame set. The terminal unit includes an engaging block having an engagement portion connected to the engagement portion of the spool frame set for preventing separation of the terminal unit from the electromagnetic unit, a terminal set, and an armature component.
US07994881B2	Waveguide connection between a multilayer waveguide substrate and a metal waveguide substrate including a choke structure in the multilayer waveguide A rectangular conductor pattern is formed around a first waveguide on a multilayer dielectric substrate facing a metal substrate, with an end at about λ/4 away from a long side edge of the first waveguide, where λ is a free-space wavelength of a signal wave. A conductor opening is formed between the end of the conduction pattern and the long side edge of the first waveguide, with a length longer than a long side of the first waveguide and shorter than about λ. A closed-ended dielectric transmission path is formed in the multilayer dielectric substrate in the layer direction, with a length of about λg/4, where λg is an in-substrate effective wavelength of the signal wave.
US07994878B2	Acoustic wave device and high-frequency filter using the same Boundary acoustic wave devices are both compact and possess excellent temperature stability. Yet these devices have the drawback that the Q value cannot be raised, and a high cost thin-film technology is required. This invention provides a boundary acoustic wave device possessing excellent Q value along with a low cost. A boundary acoustic wave device including a film whose main ingredient is aluminum at a thickness hm, and a shorting reflector (thickness hr) and a IDT with an electrode finger period of lambda, are patterned onto the surface of a theta YX-LN single crystalline piezoelectric substrate; and a silicon oxide film with a thickness h1 and an aluminum nitride film 6 with a thickness h2 are formed on that comb electrode and reflector, wherein: 2.5≦hr/λ≦8.5% is obtained.
US07994877B1	MEMS-based quartz hybrid filters and a method of making the same An integrated Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) filter includes an insulating substrate bonded to a base substrate such that at least a portion of the insulating substrate is separated from the base substrate by a gap, the insulating substrate having a first side and a second side, an inductive element having a coil, wherein the coil of the inductive element is on the insulating substrate, and a capacitive element having two conductive plates, wherein one of the two conductive plates is on the insulating substrate.
US07994869B2	Current-controlled hysteretic oscillator The disclosed current-controlled hysteretic oscillator operates by controlled currents opposing each other in differential pairs to set a controlled hysteresis for improved relaxation oscillations with immunity to phase or frequency error.
US07994868B2	Photonic diode An element for interacting with electromagnetic radiation is disclosed, including a first self-resonant body, a second self-resonant body, and a directional device interposed between the first self-resonant body and the second self-resonant body. The directional device is adapted to inhibit propagation of electromagnetic radiation from the second self-resonant body to the first self-resonant body.
US07994862B1	Circuit and method of temperature dependent power amplifier biasing A circuit and method are provided for reducing dynamic EVM of a power amplifier (PA) used for RF communication. A temperature dependent boost bias signal is applied to the bias input port of amplifier circuitry of the PA in dependence upon a temperature of the amplifier circuitry to compensate for transience in the gain or phase response of the PA while components of the PA is differentially warming-up, advantageously taking into account an actual temperature of the amplifier circuitry.
US07994858B2	Operational trans-conductance amplifier with output clamp circuit An operational trans-conductance amplifier circuit having a voltage clamp circuit. The clamp circuit utilizes low area and power overhead, has a sharp clamp characteristic, and little degradation in the small-signal DC gain at the “knee” of the clamp characteristic. The clamp circuit includes a comparator circuit and a current control circuit. The amplifier and clamp circuits may further include a clamp voltage generator circuit.
US07994856B2	Predistorter, predistortion method, and predistortion system This invention relates to a predistorter, a predistortion method, and a predistortion system. The predistorter comprises a modulus value determining section, for determining a modulus value of an input signal; a base searching section, for searching a predetermined base lookup table in accordance with the modulus value of the input signal, so as to obtain a base lookup table value; an offset searching section, for searching a predetermined offset lookup table in accordance with the modulus value of the input signal, so as to obtain an offset lookup table value; an interpolation factor generating section, for generating an interpolation factor in accordance with the modulus value of the input signal; a multiplying section, for multiplying the offset lookup table value with the interpolation factor; and a summating section, for adding a product obtained by the multiplying section to the base lookup table value, so as to obtain a predistortion value.
US07994855B2	Amplifier arrangement A gain-controlled RF amplifier system has an input node and an output node. The system has a plurality of amplifier devices, selectively connectable between the input node and the output node. The amplifier devices are placed in circuit according to a measured gain derived by comparing a magnitude of a signal input to the input node against a magnitude of a signal output from the output node, and a desired value of gain.
US07994854B2	Circuit with a power amplifier and amplification method In a power amplification circuit an output signal is generated by combining the power of a first and second signal that have been amplified separately. An input signal is received that indicates a desired amplitude and phase of the output signal. A controllable phase shift circuit adapts the phase of first and second signals dependent on the desired amplitude, so that, when the signals with the adapted phases are combined, the resulting output signal will have an envelope with the desired amplitude. A time dependent common mode phase shift is applied to both the first and second signal. A control circuit selects the time dependent common mode phase shift as a function of the desired amplitude of the output signal, to compensate for envelope amplitude dependence of a common phase shift introduced by the amplification.
US07994851B2	PSK demodulator using time-to-digital converter A PSK demodulator using a time-to-digital converter includes: a filter unit that performs band pass filtering on a PSK signal; an amplitude limiting unit that limits the amplitude of an output signal of the filter unit; a clock signal generating unit that generates a clock signal; and a time-to-digital converter that samples the phase of an output signal of the amplitude limiting unit according to the clock signal and outputs a digital signal having a value corresponding to the phase of the PSK signal. Power consumption can be reduced and a circuit implementation can be simplified.
US07994847B1	Reduced gain variation biasing for short channel devices An amplifier biasing circuit that reduces gain variation in short channel amplifiers, an amplifier biasing circuit that produces a constant Gm biasing signal for short channel amplifiers, and a multistage amplifier that advantageously incorporates embodiment of both types of amplifier biasing circuits are described. Both amplifier biasing circuit approaches use an operational amplifier to equalize internal bias circuit voltages. The constant Gm biasing circuit produces a Gm of 1/R, where R is the value of a trim resistor value. The biasing circuit that reduces gain variation produces a Gm of approximately 1/R, where R is the value of a trim resistor value, however, the biasing circuit is configurable to adjust the bias circuit Gm to mitigate the impact of a wide range of circuit specific characteristics and a wide range of changes in the operational environment in which the circuit can used, such as changes in temperature.
US07994846B2	Method and mechanism to reduce current variation in a current reference branch circuit A feedback mechanism to reduce current variation observed in a current reference branch circuit by using body voltage control to compensate process, temperature and supply voltage variations. The current reference output voltage, which is proportional to the reference current, is sampled into a feedback loop, which controls the field effect transistor body voltage. The method and mechanism uses Corner Robust Current Reference in order to keep the design simple and diminish variation between Process Voltage Temperature (PVT) corners. This method exhibits small variation in the reference current magnitude.
US07994844B2	Multiple-stage charge pump with charge recycle circuit A multiple-stage charge pump circuit comprises first and second pump capacitors, first and second transfer circuits, first and second driving circuits, and a charge recycle circuit. The first pump capacitor, the first transfer circuit, and the first driving circuit form a first stage circuit, and the second pump capacitor, the second transfer circuit and the second driving circuit form a second stage circuit. The first and the second stage circuits operate 180 degree out of phase with each other. The charge recycle circuit transfers the charge at the second end of the first pump capacitor to the second end of the second pump capacitor in a first time interval, and transferring the charge at the second end of the second pump capacitor to the second end of the first pump capacitor in a second time interval.
US07994842B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit apparatus and electronic apparatus Semiconductor integrated circuit apparatus and electronic apparatus having a leakage current detection circuit where arbitrarily set leakage current detection ratio does not depend on power supply voltage, temperature, or manufacturing variations, and where leakage current detection is straightforward. Semiconductor integrated circuit apparatus extracts a stable potential from the center of two NchMIS transistors, amplifies drain current of an NchMOS transistor taking this potential as a gate potential to a current value of an arbitrary ratio using current mirror circuit, makes this current value flow through NchMOS transistor with the gate and drain connected, and applies drain potential of this NchMOS transistor to the gate of leakage current detection NchMOS transistor.
US07994841B2	Dual temperature control circuit A dual temperature control circuit detects a first temperature of a first location and a second temperature of a second location. The dual temperature control circuit transforms the first temperature to a first voltage signal, and transforms the second temperature to a second voltage signal, and compares the first voltage signal and the second voltage signal to output a third voltage signal, where a controlled circuit is controlled according to the third voltage signal.
US07994840B2	RMS detector with automatic gain control Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, devices and methods for detecting the RMS value of a signal. The RMS detector uses multiple variable-gain stages and internal gain control to generate an RMS output signal based on an arbitrary signal input. This RMS detector significantly reduces the signal swings seen on a squarer within prior art RMS detectors and reduces the detector's dependency on DC offsets at low signal levels and overload errors at high signal levels. The embodiments of the present invention also improve the accuracy of the RMS detector within large dynamic signal ranges by obviating the operation of a squarer in saturation or out of the squaring region. Accordingly, embodiments of the present invention are able to more accurately detect RMS values on a signal, operate over relatively higher signal ranges, and better function within different signal modulation schemes, particularly those with large peak-to-average ratios.
US07994839B1	Level shifter with boost and attenuation programming A level shifter configured to generate an output voltage having a shifted voltage level relative to an input voltage, the level shifter includes a first gain module having a first resistance, the first gain module to generate a first voltage based on the input voltage and the first resistance. A load module having a second resistance, the load module to generate a second voltage based on the first voltage and the second resistance. A second gain module having a third resistance, the second gain module to generate a third voltage based on one of the second voltage and the third resistance or the first voltage and the third resistance; and an output driver to output the output voltage having the shifted voltage level based on the third voltage.
US07994835B2	Duty control circuit and semiconductor device having the same A duty control circuit including a clock input unit connected to a first node and a second node, the clock input unit receiving an input clock signal through the first node and changing a voltage of the second node to one of a first voltage level and a second voltage level in response to respective low and high logic levels of the input clock signal, a slew controller connected to the second node, the slew controller including one or more switches controlled by respective control signals, the one or more switches providing one of the first voltage level and the second voltage level to the second node in response to the control signals such that a slew rate of a signal at the second node is varied, and a clock output unit, the clock output unit outputting an output clock signal having a duty that varies.
US07994834B2	Duty cycle corrector and clock generator having the same A duty cycle corrector includes a delay unit configured to adjust an input clock and an inverted input clock with a delay value controlled in response to one or more control signals and to generate a positive clock and a negative clock, and a duty detector configured to receive the positive clock and the negative clock, to detect duty ratios of the positive clock and the negative clock and to generate the one or more control signals.
US07994823B2	Flip-flop circuit having scan function A flip-flop circuit having a scan function includes an internal clock generator to receive a clock signal, a scan enable signal, and a first input signal, and to output an internal timing signal based on each of the clock signal, the scan enable signal, and the first input signal. The circuit includes a dynamic input unit to receive a second input signal, the scan enable signal, a first timing signal, and the internal timing signal, and to output a first output signal. The circuit also includes a static output unit to receive the first timing signal and the first output signal and to output a static output signal, and the dynamic input unit outputs the first output signal corresponding to one of the first input signal and the second input signal, respectively, based on a status of the scan enable signal.
US07994817B2	Configurable integrated circuit with built-in turns Some embodiments of the invention provide configurable integrated circuits (“IC's”) with configurable node arrays. In some embodiments, the configurable node array includes numerous (e.g., 50, 100, etc.) configurable nodes arranged in several rows and columns. This array also includes several direct offset connections, where each particular direct offset connection connects two nodes that are neither in the same column nor in the same row in the array. In some embodiments, at least some direct offset connections connect pairs of nodes that are separated in the array by more than one row and at least one column, or by more than one column and at least one row. Some embodiments establish a direct connection by (1) a set of wire segments that traverse through a set of the IC's wiring layers, and (2) a set of vias when two or more wiring layers are involved. In some embodiments, some of the direct connections have intervening circuits (e.g., buffer circuits), while other direct connections do not have any intervening circuits. Also, in some embodiments, the nodes in the configurable array are all similar (e.g., have the same set of circuit elements and same internal wiring between the circuit elements).
US07994816B1	Multiple data rate memory interface architecture The present invention provides a DQS bus for implementing high speed multiple-data-rate interface architectures in programmable logic devices. The DQS bus has a balanced tree structure between at least one data strobe circuit and a plurality of I/O register blocks.
US07994814B1	Programmable transmitter Some embodiments of the present invention provide a programmable transmitter which includes a set of drivers and one or more chains of configuration registers. Each driver is capable of being configured to perform a transmission function from a predetermined set of transmission functions. Each configuration register can correspond to a driver, and can store configuration data which is used to configure the corresponding driver. The programmable transmitter can include configuration circuitry which serially shifts configuration data into the one or more chains of configuration registers. The programmable transmitter can also include programming circuitry which can determine configuration data for each driver based partly or solely on a desired transmitter behavior.
US07994813B2	Semiconductor device capable of testing a transmission line for an impedance calibration code A semiconductor device includes a plurality of pads, where an external reference resistor is connected to a first one of the pads, an impedance calibrating unit configured to generate an impedance calibration code corresponding to an impedance of the reference resistor and output the impedance calibration code to a code transmitting line during a normal operating mode, and an impedance matching unit configured to perform an impedance matching operation in response to the impedance calibration code during the normal operating mode. The impedance calibrating unit is configured to output a test code to the code transmitting line in response to a test signal during a test operating mode. The impedance matching unit is configured to serialize the test code to output the serialized test code to each of the other pads in response to the test signal during the test operating mode.
US07994810B2	Electro-optical device An electro-optical device includes a substrate, a plurality of unit circuits that includes a plurality of scanning lines, a plurality of data lines and electro-optical elements provided corresponding to intersecting regions of the scanning lines and the data lines and is formed in a display region of the substrate, a plurality of pixel circuits that includes electro-optical elements and is formed in the display region and a sealing member that seals the electro-optical elements of the plurality of pixel circuits formed in the display region and is attached to the substrate, wherein a test circuit is formed between an attaching region at which the sealing member is attach to the substrate and the display region.
US07994801B2	Calibrated S-parameter measurements of a high impedance probe A new methodology for the measurement of the S-parameters of a high impedance probe allows obtaining a full two port S-parameter set for the high impedance probe. The measured probe S-parameters are then used for characterization of probes. An alternative method characterizes half of the fixture and termination as a one-port network and expanding it into a two-port error box. The two-port error box is then cascaded with the probe input.
US07994796B2	Circuit arrangement and method for monitoring the function of a vibration level switch and/or a fill level measuring apparautus The subject matter relates to a circuit arrangement for monitoring the function of a fill level measuring apparatus, and particularly of a vibration level switch, including a first piezo-electric vibration device as a transmitting device, a second piezo-electric vibration device as a receiving device, an oscillator circuit, the input and output of which during normal operation are connected to the vibration devices, the second connections of which devices are at common ground potential, and a monitoring circuit for monitoring the function. The monitoring circuit has a switch element for temporarily connecting the first and second vibration devices in parallel to each other and for connecting the vibration devices, which are connected in parallel to each other, in series to a capacitance measuring apparatus during a temporary monitoring mode according to a first embodiment, a capacitance value (c) being supplied by the monitoring circuit as an indicator of the function of the vibration devices and/or of lines to the vibration devices.
US07994795B2	Shore power cord ground wire current detector A current detector and indicator unit are coupled to a shore power cord for monitoring for corrosion-causing galvanic current on the ground wire of the power cord. A current transducer coupled to the ground wire senses current and provides a signal corresponding to the magnitude of the sensed current to a microcontroller. The microcontroller compares the magnitude of the current signal to one or more predetermined thresholds and outputs signals to an indicator unit to display the level of galvanic activity accordingly.
US07994794B2	Methods for measuring a set of electrical characteristics in a plasma Methods using a probe apparatus configured to measure a set of electrical characteristics in a plasma include providing a chamber wall including at least a set of plasma chamber surfaces configured to be exposed to a plasma, the plasma having a set of electrical characteristics. The method includes installing a collection disk structure configured to be exposed to the plasma, wherein the collection disk structure having at least a body disposed within the chamber wall and a collection disk structure surface that is either coplanar or recessed with at least one of the set of plasma chamber surfaces and providing a conductive path configured to transmit the set of electrical characteristics from the collection disk structure to a set of transducers. The method may include coupling a thermal grounding element with the conductive path for providing thermal grounding to at least the conductive path and may alternatively or additionally include disposing an insulation barrier configured to substantially electrically separate at least one of the collection disk and the conductive path.
US07994792B2	Electric field sensor for marine environments A sensor (S) for marine measurements of an electric field, the sensor (S) including at least two electrodes (3, 4); signal transmission means (5) for transmitting measured signals from the sensor (S) to a signal processing (6); at least two closed containers (1, 2) which are formed of a non-conductive material and are filled with an electrolyte (E); at least two flexible hoses (7, 8) formed of an electrically non-conductive material; there being attached in a fluid-communicating manner to each of the containers at least one first hose end (7a, 8a), and a second hose end (7b, 8b) being open and attached to means (9a, 9b) for exact positioning of the second hose end (7b, 8b); the hoses (7, 8) being arranged to be filled with a medium (W) of the same type as that, in which the sensor (S) is arranged to be immersed in an operative condition; and two containers (1, 2) forming a pair of containers, the two containers (1, 2), relatively, being placed close to each other under approximately identical thermal, pressure and chemical conditions.
US07994789B1	Dual field search coil for pulse induction metal detectors A new dual field search coil for pulse induction metal detectors has multiple coplanar wire coils of different diameters connected in series with the output of a pulse source, overcoming the loss of target size resolution associated with a single coil search loop. Small objects are sensed by an internal small coil and larger objects are sensed by the larger outside coil, and the overall depth of target sensing remains similar to that of a single coil construction. The smaller coil is isolated from the pulse source by the inductance of the larger coil and will ring at a frequency determined by its own parameters. To prevent the smaller coil from ringing, a second damping resistor is connected across the terminals of the smaller coil at the junction of the large and small coils making up the modified search loop.
US07994782B2	Magnetic detection circuit A magnetic detection element is employed. An output voltage from the magnetic detection element is amplified by an amplifying circuit. A switch circuit is connected between the magnetic detection element and the amplifying circuit. The switch circuit reverses the polarity of the output voltage from the magnetic detection element selectively and inputs an output signal to the amplifying circuit. A comparator compares the output signal from the amplifying circuit and a reference value to output a comparison result. First and second storage circuits are provided to receive output signal from the comparator. An electric power control unit controls at least the electric power to be provided to the magnetic detection element. First and second gated signals are provided to the first and second storage circuits respectively. A signal based on the first and second gated signals is supplied to the electric power control unit.
US07994781B2	Eddy current sensor with concentric segments Reference standards or articles having prescribed levels of damage are fabricated by monitoring an electrical property of the article material, mechanically loading the article, and removing the load when a change in electrical properties indicates a prescribed level of damage. The electrical property is measured with an electromagnetic sensor, such as a flexible eddy current sensor, attached to a material surface, which may be between layers of the article material. The damage may be in the form of a fatigue crack or a change in the mechanical stress underneath the sensor. The shape of the article material may be adjusted to concentrate the stress so that the damage initiates under the sensor. Examples adjustments to the article shape include the use of dogbone geometries with thin center sections, reinforcement ribs on the edges of the article, and radius cut-outs in the vicinity of the thin section. A test circuit includes sensing elements between concentric circular segments of the primary winding and located every other half wavelength of the primary winding.
US07994780B2	System and method for inspection of parts with an eddy current probe An inspection system for detecting a flaw in a part is provided. The inspection system includes a generally C-shaped core having an opening for receiving the part. The system also includes a driver coil wrapped around the core for creating a magnetic field in the opening. The system further includes at least one single element or multiple element eddy current sensor disposed in the opening.
US07994777B2	Apparatus and methods for an inductive proximity sensor An inductive proximity sensor is disclosed. The proximity sensor includes a housing having at least a first pair of inductive coils disposed within the housing. One of the first pair of inductive coils is opposite in polarity from another one of the first pair of inductive coils. The sensor optionally includes a second set of inductive coils, having opposite polarity.
US07994774B2	Methods and apparatus for an analog rotational sensor having magnetic sensor elements A sensor includes a magnetic position sensing element to generate angular position information, a first signal generator, a second signal generator, a first inverter to invert the first waveform for providing a first inverted waveform and a second inverter to invert the second waveform for providing a second inverted waveform, wherein the first and second waveforms are inverted about an offset voltage, and an analog signal processing module to generate a linear output signal from the first waveform, the second waveform, the first inverted waveform, and the second inverted waveform.
US07994764B2	Low dropout voltage regulator with high power supply rejection ratio A low dropout voltage regulator includes an error amplifier, a voltage divider, and a voltage reference/amplifier circuit. The error amplifier has first and second input terminals, a power supply terminal for receiving an input voltage, and an output terminal for providing a regulated output voltage. The voltage divider provides a feedback voltage as a predetermined fraction of said regulated output voltage. The voltage reference/amplifier circuit provides a first voltage to said first input terminal of said error amplifier that varies inversely with variations of said feedback voltage, and provides a second voltage to said second input terminal of said error amplifier that varies by substantially the same amount over temperature as variations in said first voltage.
US07994763B2	DC-DC converter circuits, and methods and apparatus including such circuits Electrical power from an input voltage supply is converted to first and second output voltages of opposite polarities using a single inductor (L) and only four principal switches (S1, S2, S4, S6). In contrast to known circuits, none of the switches is exposed to voltages greater than the input voltage (V1). In a first type of charging cycle (FIG. 5(a)-(c)), the first output voltage (V2+) is obtained from the input voltage supply through the inductor. In a second type of charging cycle (FIG. 5 (d)-(f)), the second output voltage (V2−) is obtained from the first output voltage via the intermediate step of storing energy in the same inductor as is used in the first type of charging cycle. Auxiliary switches (S7a, S7b) can be operated in wait states between cycles of the first and second type.
US07994759B2	System and method for driving a power supply device in an initial activation stage The present application describes a system and method for driving a power supply device in an initial activation stage. In one embodiment, the method comprises providing in the power supply device at least one voltage regulator that is coupled with a voltage output adapted to supply a power voltage to a client device, receiving a signal indicative of an activation of the power supply device, and converting the at least one voltage regulator to an equivalent shunting circuit coupled between the voltage output and a reference voltage. Before power voltages are applied at the outputs of the power supply device, shunting paths are thus provided for releasing undesired currents.
US07994757B2	DC-DC converter To securely detect the short-circuited state of a rectifier without detecting current and to protect a switching device in a DC-DC converter, in a state in which the potential at the connection point of the rectifier and the switching device is detected and a drive signal turns ON the switching device, the protection circuit of the DC-DC converter is configured to securely turn OFF the switching device when the potential at the connection point is a predetermined potential or more.
US07994754B2	Battery charging apparatus, battery pack, battery charging system, and battery charging method A battery pack charging method and battery charging apparatus including: a plurality of charge units which charge respective battery cells of the battery pack, by outputting pulse currents, generated from a supplied DC voltage, in response to enable signal; and a plurality of signal detection units to detect a falling edge of the pulse currents and to output the enable signals to the charge units.
US07994745B2	Power supply device for vehicles A power supply device for vehicles, output units (10a, 10b) thereof are connected to a motor (5), includes a fuel cell (1) which is connected to the output units (10a, 10b), a capacitor (2) which is connected in parallel to the fuel cell (1), a lithium ion battery (21) which is connected in parallel to the capacitor (2) through a DC/DC converter (20), and a current control means (32) which limits an output current of the lithium ion battery (21) to at most an output upper-limit current (Ibout_lmt) when power is supplied to the motor (5) from the lithium ion battery (21) during a power running operation of the motor (5), and limits an input current into the lithium ion battery (21) to at most an input upper-limit current smaller than the output upper-limit current (Ibin_lmt) through the DC/DC converter (20) when regenerative power of the motor (5) is recovered into the lithium ion battery (21) during a regenerative operation of the motor (5).
US07994739B2	Internal injection betatron A betatron magnet having at least one electron injector positioned approximate an inside of a radius of a betatron orbit, the betatron magnet further includes a first guide magnet having a first pole face and a second guide magnet having a second pole face. Both the first and the second guide magnet have a centrally disposed aperture and the first pole face is separated from the second pole face by a guide magnet gap. A core is disposed within the centrally disposed apertures in an abutting relationship with both guide magnets. The core has at least one core gap. A drive coil is wound around both guide magnet pole faces. An orbit control coil has a core portion wound around the core gap and a field portion wound around the guide magnet pole faces. The core portion and the field portion are connected but in opposite polarity.
US07994738B2	Display driving circuit A display driving circuit includes a temperature compensation adjustment circuit, a control circuit, a full bridge circuit, and a transformation circuit. The temperature compensation adjustment circuit provides a current signal for the control circuit. The value of the current signal changes along with environment temperature changes. The control circuit controls the full bridge circuit based on the current signal. An output voltage signal of the full bridge circuit decreases as the current signal increases, and when the environment temperature decreases. The transformation circuit amplifies the output voltage signal of the full bridge circuit to drive a display.
US07994736B2	Cold cathode fluorescent lamp inverter apparatus A cold cathode fluorescent lamp inverter apparatus includes a series circuit connected to a DC power source and including first and second switching elements, a series circuit connected between a connection point of the first and second switching elements and the DC power source and including a primary winding of a transformer, a reactor, and a capacitor, a cold cathode fluorescent lamp connected to a secondary winding of the transformer, a current detector connected to the cold cathode fluorescent lamp and to the secondary winding, to detect a value of a current passed through the cold cathode fluorescent lamp, and a controller to turn on/off the first and second switching elements alternately with each other according to the detected current value. The current detector detects a ripple component in the DC power source, and corrects the current of the cold cathode fluorescent lamp according to the detected ripple component.
US07994735B1	Solar-controlled light device A solar-controlled light device with a circuit-control having a phototransistor, a first resistor, and a first transistor connected to a storage unit, to a solar cell, and to a current-control. The current-control has a transformer, a second resistor, and a second transistor, connected at one end of the current-control to a light and at another end connected to the circuit-control, wherein the current-control senses the amount of power and boost the power as needed to a sufficient level to power the lights.
US07994731B2	Universal input voltage device A universal input voltage device is presented which may receive a wide range of regulated and unregulated input voltages, both DC and a wide range of variable frequency AC, and output a desired regulated current at a desired voltage independent of the fluctuation of input voltage and frequency. The circuit includes a preconditioning input circuit, a Buck converter circuit with over voltage protection, flyback and boost circuits, and a shutdown circuit configured to drive a predetermined electrical or electronic device.
US07994730B2	Pulse width modulation (PWM) closed loop LED current driver in an embedded system Methods and systems for providing stable and accurate low noise DC reference voltage are described. In the described embodiments, a feedback controlled DC reference voltage supply provides a stable and well controlled sense current. The sense current is in turn used to produce a stable and well controlled light output from a light emitting diode (LED).
US07994729B2	Optical element driving circuit An optical element driving circuit flexibly configures energy sources to cause illumination with an optical output element, such as a flash lamp. The energy sources include an illumination capacitor and a capacitive voltage divider circuit coupled with the optical output element. The illumination capacitor may be charged to a first voltage and a boost capacitor of the capacitive voltage divider circuit may be charged to a second voltage that is a fraction of the first voltage. The optical element driving circuit also includes a triggering circuit coupled with the capacitive voltage divider circuit. The triggering circuit is configured to place a sum of the first voltage and the second voltage across the optical output element.
US07994725B2	Floating switch controlling LED array segment A control circuit used in a lamp system. The lamp system has a first and a second light emitting diode (LED) connected together in series. The control circuit includes a current source for connecting to the first LED to provide a regulated drive current to the first and second LEDs in order to illuminate the LEDs. The control circuit includes a switching component for connecting in parallel with the first LED to divert the driver current from the first LED and provide the driver current to the second LED when the switching component is activated. The control circuit includes a controller for selectively activating the switching component in order to selectively extinguish the first LED.
US07994723B2	Lighting system and method for controlling a plurality of light sources A lighting system, a lighting unit and a method for controlling a plurality of light sources are described. A lighting system comprises an intelligent electrical current supply 12 to supply an electrical current with modulated command data. A plurality of lighting units 4, 6, 8 are connected in series to the current supply 12. Each lighting unit comprises a light source 22, a controllable bypassing switch 24 to selectively bypass the light source and a control unit 26. The control unit receives the modulated command data and controls the bypassing switch 24 accordingly.
US07994721B2	Plasma lamp and methods using a waveguide body and protruding bulb A plasma lamp for an electrodeless plasma lamp having a dielectric waveguide body and a bulb positioned, at least in part, in the waveguide body and having at least one end protruding from the waveguide body. A probe is used to couple power into the waveguide body. The power resonates in the waveguide body and ignites a plasma in the bulb. By having one or both ends of the bulb extend beyond the surface of the waveguide body, the ends of the bulb are exposed to reduced electric field intensity, resulting in longer bulb lifetime due to reduced plasma impingement on the interior surfaces of the bulb.
US07994720B2	High pressure discharge lamp containing a getter device A miniaturized high pressure discharge lamp containing a getter device is provided in which the getter device is positioned in such a way as to minimize or completely suppress the shadow effect with respect to the light emitted by the lamp burner.
US07994719B2	Plasma display panel with improved luminance A back face panel in a plasma display panel is provided with barrier-rib portions, fluorescent barrier-rib portions including a mixed material of a barrier-rib material and a phosphor material and formed on side faces thereof, and a phosphor portion including the phosphor material and formed in a manner so as to cover the fluorescent barrier-rib portions, and each of barrier ribs is formed by each barrier-rib portion and each fluorescent barrier-rib portion, while a phosphor layer is formed by each phosphor portion and each fluorescent barrier-rib portion.
US07994713B2	Organic light emitting diode and method of fabricating the same An organic light emitting diode (OLED) and a method of fabricating the same are provided. In the OLED, a second electron transport layer having an absolute value of a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy level smaller than that of a first electron transport layer is formed between a second electrode and the first electron transport layer, so that the second electron transport layer can suppress injection and transport of electrons under a low voltage condition to maintain a low current density. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent (or block) an element from emitting light when representing the color black. The OLED includes an emission layer on the first electrode, the first electron transport layer on the emission layer, the second electron transport layer on the first electron transport layer, and the second electrode on the second electron transport layer.
US07994711B2	Light emitting device and manufacturing method thereof An active matrix light emitting device of which luminance characteristic does not vary among light emitting elements of respective pixels, and which can be realized even in a high definition display panel is disclosed. In the light emitting device, a light emitting material is interposed between a first electrode and a second electrode electrically connected to an auxiliary wiring, not only in a peripheral portion but also in a pixel portion. A layer containing the light emitting material comprises a first buffer layer, a light emitting layer, and a second buffer layer. In the pixel portion, either one or both of the first and the second buffer layer are interposed between the auxiliary wiring and the second electrode where the second electrode and the auxiliary wiring are electrically connected.
US07994709B2	OLED device employing a metal thin-film connected to a high-current cable An interconnection arrangement for interconnecting a high-current carrying cable with a metal thin-film (3, 4) on a transparent and insulating substrate (1). According to the invention the high-current carrying cable is designed as a flat cable (5) and the inter-connection between the flat cable and the metal thin-film (3, 4) is an ultrasonic weld joint (6a, 7a).
US07994708B2	Organic light emitting device An organic light emitting device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a substrate; a first signal line and a second signal line formed on the substrate and intersecting each other; a common voltage line formed on the substrate, and intersecting one of the first signal line and the second signal line; a switching thin film transistor connected to the first signal line and the second signal line; a driving thin film transistor connected to the switching thin film transistor; an insulating layer covering the first signal line, the second signal line, the switching thin film transistor, and the driving thin film transistor; a pixel electrode formed on the insulating layer, and electrically connected to the driving thin film transistor; an organic light emitting member formed on the pixel electrode and including an emission layer and a member layer; and a common electrode formed on the organic light emitting member, wherein the member layer is made of a plurality of layers including electrons or holes, and at least one layer of the member layer is disposed between the common voltage line and the common electrode to electrically connect between the common voltage line and the common electrode.
US07994704B2	Light-emitting device, image forming apparatus, display device, and electronic apparatus A light-emitting device includes: a substrate; a light reflection layer that is formed on the substrate and reflects light; a first electrode that is formed on the light reflection layer and transmits light; a light-emitting layer that is formed on the first electrode and emits light; a second electrode that is formed on the light-emitting layer and transmits a part of light from the light-emitting layer and reflects the rest of the light from the light-emitting layer; and a conductive transflective layer that is formed on the second electrode and that transmits a part of light from the second electrode and reflects the rest of the light from the second electrode. A work function of the second electrode is 4 eV (electron volts) or less. The conductive transflective layer is formed of a metal material having a higher optical reflectance than the second electrode.
US07994703B2	Organic LED display apparatus with insulating member overlaying outer leads and manufacturing method thereof An organic LED display apparatus comprises a substrate and an upper cover. The substrate comprises a display area, a plurality of inner leads and a plurality of outer leads. The upper cover overlays the display area and the plurality of inner leads, and is hermetically combined with the substrate by means of an encapsulating material. The plurality of outer leads is covered with an insulating material that is laid on the outer leads immediately after they are formed on the substrate. Therefore, the plurality of outer leads can be protected from scratches and damage.
US07994697B2	Light emission device and display device using the light emission device as light source A light emission device includes a vacuum chamber including a first substrate, a second substrate spaced from and facing the first substrate, and a sealing member between the first substrate and the second substrate. An electron emission unit is on the first substrate, the electron emission unit including a plurality of electron emission elements. A light emission unit is on the second substrate, the light emission unit including a phosphor layer. A barrier is spaced from the sealing member between the first substrate and the second substrate. At least one stud pin is fixed on at least one of the sealing member and the barrier and a getter unit is attached to the at least one stud pin, the getter unit fixed between the sealing member and the barrier.
US07994696B2	Electron emission device, electron emission type backlight unit including the electron emission device, and method of manufacturing the electron emission device An electron emission device includes a base substrate, at least one isolation layer on the base substrate, the isolation layer having a first lateral side and a second lateral side opposite the first lateral side, first and second electrodes on the base substrate along the first and second lateral sides of the isolation layer, respectively, a first electron emission layer between the first electrode and the first lateral side of the isolation layer, and a second electron emission layer between the second electrode and the second lateral side of the isolation layer.
US07994695B2	Luminescent materials for a carbon nanotube (CNT) field emission device (FED) A RGB phosphor system for a carbon nanotube (CNT)/field emission device (FED) display operated between about 4-10 kV. The RGB phosphor system is formed on an interior surface of a screen of the CNT/FED display. The RGB phosphor system includes ZnS:Cu, Al (green phosphor), ZnS:Ag,Cl (blue phosphor) and Y2O2S:Eu+3 (red phosphor). The average particle size for each of the green, blue and red phosphors should be about 3-4 microns.
US07994691B2	Systems, methods, and apparatus for controlling key bar movement in a stator assembly Systems, methods, and apparatus for controlling key bar movement in a stator assembly are provided. According to one embodiment, a stator assembly is provided that includes multiple core ring compression bands longitudinally spaced apart and disposed around a stator core having a plurality of key bars radially spaced apart and extending longitudinally along a peripheral edge of the stator core. Each of the core ring compression bands can be formed from multiple semi-circular sections coupled to form the respective core ring compression band. Each of the key bars can be disposed within respective cutouts defined in an inner edge of the core ring compression bands.
US07994689B2	Ultrasonic transducer, ultrasonic transducer array and ultrasound endoscope apparatus An ultrasonic transducer arraying at even intervals ultrasonic transducers for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves and layering a plurality of acoustic matching layers on them, comprising an transducer shape forming member made of a fiber-reinforced thermosetting PPE for filling a gap formed on the side face of the ultrasonic transducer with the same material as that of the acoustic matching layer, mixing a colorant in a division member adjacent to a predefined ultrasonic transducer from among a plurality of ultrasonic transducers, and arraying the plurality thereof.
US07994688B2	Mechanical design of laminar weak-link mechanisms with centimeter-level travel range and sub-nanometer positioning resolution An enhanced mechanical design for laminar weak-link mechanisms with centimeter-level travel range and sub-nanometer positioning resolution is provided. A multiple parallelogram weak-link structure includes a predefined pattern of a plurality of perpendicularly arranged groups of connecting links, each link having at least one pair of weak-link connections. Each of the plurality of perpendicularly arranged groups includes a terminal for mounting to a fixed base. The multiple parallelogram weak-link structure includes a moving part for mounting on a carriage, providing precisely controlled movement with stability in one direction. A two-dimensional (2D) ultra-precision scanning stages assembly for x-ray nanoprobe applications includes multiple redundantly constrained weak-link structures, a vertical ultra-precision positioning stage, and a horizontal ultra-precision positioning stage.
US07994684B2	Automotive alternating-current generator An automotive generator that includes a Lundell rotor. First and second protruding portions are disposed so as to project from inner wall surfaces of portions of first and second yoke portions at root portions of first and second claw-shaped magnetic pole portions, and first and second recess portions are recessed into inner wall surfaces of portions of the first and second yoke portions that face the second and first protruding portions. In addition, a shape of a region in which the field coil is disposed is configured into a wave shape that has a cross-sectional shape in a plane that includes a central axis of the pole core that is approximately constant in a circumferential direction and that zigzags alternately in an axial direction at positions of each of the first and second claw-shaped magnetic pole portions.
US07994683B2	Brush holder assembly with spring clip A brush holder assembly of an electrical device is disclosed. The brush holder assembly includes a brush holder, a spring clip removable from the brush holder, a spring detachably coupled to the spring clip, and a spring retainer for retaining the spring on the spring clip. The spring clip is slidably disposed in channels of the brush holder. The detachable spring includes an end region extending around the end of the spring clip such that a first portion of the spring is facing a first side of the spring clip and a second portion of the spring is facing a second side of the spring clip. The spring retainer extends around the end of the spring clip over the end region of the spring.
US07994682B2	Brush device for motor Each of the paired brush devices includes a brush in sliding contact with a commutator, a brush arm holding the brush, and a brush base to which the brush arm is fixed and which has a base hole. The pair of brush devices are disposed such that a line connecting the centers of the pair of brushes inclines in relation to a line connecting the centers of a pair of magnets. Each of the brush arms of the brush devices is disposed on the outside of the corresponding brush base at a location where the brush arm is fixed to the brush base, and one of the brush arms is bent from the outside of the corresponding brush base toward the inside thereof while being passed through the base hole to intersect the brush base.
US07994681B2	Motor having end-turn extension plates A motor having a rotor and a stator that houses the rotor in a rotatable manner is herein provided. One of the rotor and the stator comprises at least one permanent magnet. The other of the rotor and the stator comprises at least one core that faces the at least one permanent magnet, and at least one coil that magnetizes the at least one core. The core comprises at least one extension plate that is formed on at least one end face of the core in an axial direction. The extension plate extends parallel to rotation axis of the rotor, and has a magnetic anisotropy whose axis of easy magnetization is substantially parallel to the rotation axis of the rotor.
US07994673B2	Generator A stator 60 is rotated in a direction opposite to that of a rotor 20 to improve output of a generator 9. A stator 60 is rotationally fixed to a main shaft 10. A rotor is fixed to the main shaft rotated by outer force. A main gear 25 is fixed to the main shaft. A ring gear 32 is fixedly positioned with respect to the stator. Pinion gears 43 are disposed between the mains shaft and the ring gear. Rotation of the main shaft in a forward direction rotates the stator in a reverse direction. A pair of slip collars 4a, 4b are concentrically mounted to the rear cover 71 that concurrently rotates with the stator. Output circuits 6a, 6b, 6c of the stator coils 5a, 5b, 5c are connected to the slip collars. Brushes 7a, 7b for slip collars are connected to a rear-side base member 55 fixedly secured to a base plate 50. Electricity is output through the brushes for slip collars.
US07994666B2	Permanent magnet electrical rotating machine, wind power generating system, and a method of magnetizing a permanent magnet A permanent magnet electrical rotating machine having a permanent magnet rotor and a stator, wherein: a plurality of permanent magnets are disposed in a rotor iron core of the permanent magnet rotor along a periphery of the rotor iron core, polarities thereof being alternately changed; a cooling airflow channel is formed between each pair of adjacent opposite poles on the rotor iron core; and the cooling airflow channel has an approximately trapezoidal shape on an outer periphery side of the rotor iron core; and extends from an end on a central side in a radial direction of the approximately trapezoidal shape to a radial center.
US07994665B2	Engine electrical generator cooling device and method A rotor for an electrical generator is disclosed, including a rotor body having a circular portion and a cylindrical portion coaxial with the circular portion. A generally cylindrical recess is defined by the cylindrical portion and the first side of the circular portion for receiving a stator. At least one first wall is at least partially spaced apart from the first side of the circular portion, defining at least one chamber therebetween. The chamber has an inlet. An aperture in the at least one first wall defines an outlet of the at least one chamber. At least one second wall extends outwardly from the first side of the circular portion. The at least one second wall has an end portion adjacent to the inlet of the at least one chamber. An internal combustion engine with an electrical generator and a method of cooling an electrical generator are also disclosed.
US07994662B2	Thermal block and thermal rail The innovation relates to systems and methodologies for facilitating and/or enhancing heat transfer in a stage machine employed in an industrial or manufacturing environment. A thermal block and thermal rail combination and/or a thermal block and bearing rail combination draw accumulated heat away from a source of heat generated within the stage machine, and such combinations conduct the heat to a base of the stage machine. Each type of combination is conductively coupled such that the conductive coupling facilitates the translation or movement of the stage while maintaining contact to facilitate the conduction through the thermal block and thermal rail of the stage machine. The removal of the heat from the source of the heat or the accumulation of the heat within the stage machine system prevents distortion of the machine or products being manufactured or measured by the machine from the heat.
US07994657B2	Modular system for unattended energy generation and storage An apparatus and method for supplying energy to a load includes an energy recharge unit, an energy storage unit, an energy converter connected to the energy recharge unit, the energy converter being capable of transferring energy at a power level from the energy recharge unit to an output node, the power level being determined by a power transfer controller, and a bi-directional energy converter connected to the energy storage unit and to the output node. The bi-directional energy converter is capable of converting energy of varying voltages from the energy storage unit to energy of varying current levels to supplement the transferred energy with energy from the energy storage unit so as to maintain a constant voltage on the output node. The bi-directional energy converter is capable of converting the transferred energy to provide charging energy to the energy storage unit when the transferred energy exceeds a demand level of the load while maintaining the constant voltage at the output node.
US07994655B2	Mechanical, anatomical heart-pumping assist A method of providing mechanical assistance to the onset of heart-pumping activity includes selecting anatomical structure adjacent the heart which may be stimulated to produce in the selected anatomical structure motion which may be delivered as driving force to the heart in relation to heart-pumping activity; control-stimulating that selected anatomical structure in a pre-determined timed relationship with respect to the normal, expected, heart-pumping onset; and by such stimulating, and utilizing the selected anatomical structure, drivingly assisting the heart-pumping onset activity.
US07994652B2	Wind turbine with flow surfaces The present invention relates to a method of increasing the output of a wind turbine, wherein one or more flow surfaces are placed at a wind turbine. At lower wind speeds, the flow surfaces are set to guide the wind up towards and/or out from the rotor of the wind turbine and hence use the venturi effect in the rotor to advantage. At higher wind speeds, the flow surfaces are completely or partially taken out of the flow of the wind. Moreover, the flow surfaces can be adjusted around the wind turbine based on measurements of the speed of the wind and direction of the wind and/or the power signal of the wind turbine. The invention further relates to a system comprising one or more flow surfaces and means for adjusting same to the effect that the output of a wind turbine can be maximized by using the venturi effect to advantage as described above.
US07994649B2	Pelagic sustainable energy system The present invention provides a sustainable energy system for pelagic deployment that may comprise a frame, at least one wind turbine generator coupled to the frame, at least one pair of water turbine generators coupled to the frame, and a rotatable joint.
US07994647B2	Method of reducing memory card edge roughness by edge coating A method of forming a semiconductor package with smooth edges, and a semiconductor package formed thereby is disclosed. In embodiments, after encapsulation, the semiconductor packages may be at least partially singulated from the panel by making one or more cuts through the panel to define one or more edges of the semiconductor package. The one or more edges may be smoothed by applying a laminate to the edges. The edges receiving the laminate may include any edge between a top and bottom surface of the package.
US07994643B2	Stack package, a method of manufacturing the stack package, and a digital device having the stack package A chip stack package may include a substrate, semiconductor chips, a molding member and a controller. The substrate may have a wiring pattern. The semiconductor chips may be stacked on a first surface of the substrate. Further, the semiconductor chips may be electrically connected to the wiring pattern. The molding member may be formed on the first substrate covering the semiconductor chips. The controller may be arranged on a second surface of the substrate. The controller may be electrically connected to the wiring pattern. The controller may have a selection function for selecting operable semiconductor chip(s) among the semiconductor chips.
US07994640B1	Nanoparticle cap layer Functionalized nanoparticles are deposited on metal lines inlaid in dielectric to form a metal cap layer that reduces electromigration in the metal line. The functionalized nanoparticles are deposited onto activated metal surfaces, then sintered and annealed to remove the functional agents leaving behind a continuous capping layer. The resulting cap layer is about 1 to 10 nm thick with 30-100% atomic of the nanoparticle material. Various semiconductor processing tools may be adapted for this deposition process without adding footprint in the semiconductor fabrication plant.
US07994634B2	Semiconductor element and semiconductor element fabrication method A semiconductor element is provided that includes a semiconductor substrate, a circuit element disposed on the substrate, and a through-hole formed in the substrate having a stripe-like concavo-convex structure on its sidewall with stripes formed in the direction of the thickness of the semiconductor substrate.
US07994631B1	Substrate for an integrated circuit package and a method of forming a substrate A substrate for an integrated circuit package is disclosed. The substrate comprises a core comprising a first dielectric layer having a first thickness; conductive traces formed on the first dielectric layer for routing signals within the integrated circuit package, wherein the conductive traces have a second thickness; and a substrate support structure comprising conductive traces formed on the first dielectric layer, where the conductive traces of the substrate support structure have a third thickness which is greater than the second thickness. A method of forming an integrated circuit package is also disclosed.
US07994630B2	Power transistor package with integrated bus bar According to one embodiment, a power transistor package includes an electrically conductive flange configured to be connected to a source of a power transistor device. The package further includes a first terminal mechanically fastened to the flange and configured to be electrically connected to a gate of the power transistor device and a second terminal mechanically fastened to the flange and configured to be electrically connected to a drain of the power transistor device. The package also includes a bus bar mechanically fastened to the flange which extends between and connects at least two different DC bias terminals mechanically fastened to the flange. The bus bar is configured to be electrically connected to the drain via one or more RF grounded connections.
US07994628B2	Package structure of photoelectronic device and fabricating method thereof A package structure for photoelectronic devices comprises a silicon substrate, a first insulating layer, a reflective layer, a second insulating layer, a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer and a die. The silicon substrate has a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface is opposed to the second surface. The first surface has a reflective opening, and the second surface has at least two electrode via holes connected to the reflective opening and a recess disposed outside the electrode via holes. The first insulating layer overlays the first surface, the second surface and the recesses. The reflective layer is disposed on the reflective opening. The second insulating layer is disposed on the reflective layer. The first conductive layer is disposed on the surface of the second insulating layer. The second conductive layer is disposed on the surface of the second surface and inside the electrode via holes. The die is fixed inside the reflective opening and electrically connected to the first conductive layer.
US07994626B2	Multi-layer semiconductor package with vertical connectors and method of manufacture thereof A semiconductor package comprises a base substrate with a semiconductor die mounted on a top side of the base substrate and an interposer substrate mounted on top of the die. The bottom side of the interposer substrate can be electrically coupled to the top side of the base substrate through vertical connectors. The top side of the interposer substrate is substantially exposed and comprises input/output (I/O) terminals for the mounting of additional electronic components. The base and interposer substrates can be configured with I/O terminals such that components mounted on the substrates can be electrically coupled through the vertical connectors. The base substrate also can be electrically coupled to an additional electronic component, such as a printed circuit board. Electrical connections can be “wrapped around” from the base substrate to the top of the interposer substrate. The vertical connectors can be positioned along multiple sides of the package.
US07994622B2	Microelectronic packages having cavities for receiving microelectric elements Packaged microelectronic elements are provided which include a dielectric element, a cavity, a plurality of chip contacts and a plurality of package contacts, and microelectronic elements having a plurality of bond pads connected to the chip contacts.
US07994621B2	Stacked semiconductor package A stacked semiconductor package provides an enhanced data storage capacity along with an improved data processing speed. The stacked semiconductor package includes a substrate having chip selection pads and a connection pad; a semiconductor chip module including a plurality of semiconductor chips including data bonding pads, a chip selection bonding pad, and data redistributions electrically connected with the data bonding pads and a data through electrode passing through the data bonding pad and connected with the data redistribution, the semiconductor chips being stacked so as to expose the chip selection bonding pad; and a conductive wire for connecting electrically the chip selection pad and the chip selection bonding pads.
US07994618B2	Sensor module and method for manufacturing same A sensor module has a carrier substrate having a bottom side and a top side, a sensor chip arranged on the top side of the carrier substrate and having a pressure-sensitive active area, a signal-processing chip arranged on the top side of the carrier substrate next to the sensor chip and being connected to the sensor chip in an electrically conducting manner, a continuous casting material covering the top side of the carrier substrate and the signal-processing chip and being in mechanical contact with both, the casting material having a recess which is arranged such that the casting material does not cover at least a part of the active area of the sensor chip.
US07994615B2	Direct contact leadless package for high current devices Some exemplary embodiments of a direct contact leadless package and related structure and method, especially suitable for packaging high current semiconductor devices, have been disclosed. One exemplary structure comprises a first contact lead frame portion, a paddle portion, and an extended contact lead frame portion held together by a mold compound. A first semiconductor device is attached to a top side of the paddle portion and is enclosed by said mold compound, while a second semiconductor device is attached to a bottom side of said paddle portion and is in electrical contact with said the first semiconductor device. The extended contact lead frame portion is in direct electrical contact with the second semiconductor device without using a bond wire. Alternative exemplary embodiments may include additional extended lead frame portions, paddle portions, and semiconductor devices in various configurations.
US07994614B2	Semiconductor wafer, semiconductor device, and method of manufacturing semiconductor device Provided is a semiconductor wafer with a scribe line region and a plurality of element forming regions partitioned by the scribe line region, the semiconductor wafer including: conductive patterns formed in the scribe line region; and an island-shaped passivation film formed above at least a conductive pattern, which is or may be exposed to a side surface of a semiconductor chip obtained by dicing the semiconductor wafer along the scribe line region, among the conductive patterns, so that the island-shaped passivation film is opposed to the conductive pattern.
US07994613B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device may include a chip including a chip including a silicon substrate having a semiconductor device area, a pad area and a scribe lane defining an outer contour of the chip. A semiconductor device may be formed in the semiconductor device area, and a pad electrically connected with the semiconductor device may be formed in the pad area. A crack prevention pattern may be formed on an outer contour of the chip, such that the crack prevention pattern extends from a lowest portion to a highest portion of the semiconductor device. A crack prevention pattern is manufactured such that chip cracking can be prevented during the sawing process.
US07994611B1	Bipolar transistor fabricated in a biCMOS process According to one exemplary embodiment, a bipolar transistor includes a base having a top surface. The bipolar transistor further includes a base oxide layer situated on the top surface of the base. The bipolar transistor further includes an antireflective coating layer situated on the base oxide layer. The bipolar transistor further includes an emitter situated over the top surface of the base and the antireflective coating layer, where a layer of polysilicon is not situated between the base oxide layer and the emitter.
US07994608B2	Magnetically alignable integrated circuit device An integrated circuit device includes a semiconductor chip having an active surface with a plurality of chip contact pads, a rewiring substrate and an electrically conductive inductor coil for magnetically aligning the semiconductor chip with the rewiring substrate.
US07994606B2	De-coupling capacitors produced by utilizing dummy conductive structures integrated circuits A de-coupling capacitor module using dummy conductive elements in an integrated circuit is disclosed. The de-coupling module comprises at least one circuit module having one or more active nodes, and at least one dummy conductive element unconnected to any active node, and separated from a high voltage conductor or a low voltage conductor by an insulation region to provide a de-coupling capacitance.
US07994605B2	Isolation structure for semiconductor integrated circuit substrate Isolation regions for semiconductor substrates include dielectric-filled trenches and field oxide regions. Protective caps of dielectric materials dissimilar from the dielectric materials in the main portions of the trenches and field oxide regions may be used to protect the structures from erosion during later process steps. The top surfaces of the isolation structures are coplanar with the surface of the substrate. Field doping regions may be formed beneath the field oxide regions. To meet the demands of different devices, the isolation structures may have varying widths and depths.
US07994594B2	Electronic device, resonator, oscillator and method for manufacturing electronic device An electronic device includes a substrate, a functional structural body formed on the substrate and a covering structure for defining a cavity part having the functional structural body disposed therein, wherein the covering structure is provided with a side wall provided on the substrate and comprising an interlayer insulating layer surrounding the cavity part and a wiring layer; a first covering layer covering an upper portion of the cavity part and having an opening penetrating through the cavity part and composed of a laminated structure including a corrosion-resistant layer; and a second covering layer for closing the opening.
US07994588B2	Inverted nonvolatile memory device, stack module, and method of fabricating the same Example embodiments provide a nonvolatile memory device that may be integrated through stacking, a stack module, and a method of fabricating the nonvolatile memory device. In the nonvolatile memory device according to example embodiments, at least one bottom gate electrode may be formed on a substrate. At least one charge storage layer may be formed on the at least one bottom gate electrode, and at least one semiconductor channel layer may be formed on the at least one charge storage layer.
US07994584B2	Semiconductor device having non-silicide region in which no silicide is formed on diffusion layer A semiconductor device includes first and second MOSFETs corresponding to at least first power source voltage and second power source voltage lower than the first power source voltage, and non-silicide regions formed in drain portions of the first and second MOSFETs and having no silicide formed therein. The first MOSFET includes first diffusion layers formed in source/drain portions, a second diffusion layer formed below a gate portion and formed shallower than the first diffusion layer and a third diffusion layer formed with the same depth as the second diffusion layer in the non-silicide region, and the second MOSFET includes fourth diffusion layers formed in source/drain portions, a fifth diffusion layer formed below a gate portion and formed shallower than the fourth diffusion layer and a sixth diffusion layer formed shallower than the fourth diffusion layer and deeper than the fifth diffusion layer in the non-silicide region.
US07994583B2	Semiconductor device including n-type and p-type FinFET's constituting an inverter structure A semiconductor device according to an aspect of the invention comprises an n-type FinFET which is provided on a semiconductor substrate and which includes a first fin, a first gate electrode crossing a channel region of the first fin via a gate insulating film in three dimensions, and contact regions provided at both end of the first fin, a p-type FinFET which is provided on the semiconductor substrate and which includes a second fin, a second gate electrode crossing a channel region of the second fin via a gate insulating film in three dimensions, and contact regions provided at both end of the second fin, wherein the n- and the p-type FinFET constitute an inverter circuit, and the fin width of the contact region of the p-type FinFET is greater than the fin width of the channel region of the n-type FinFET.
US07994581B2	CMOS transistor and method of manufacturing the same In a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) transistor and a method of manufacturing the same, a semiconductor channel material having a first conductivity type is provided on a substrate. A first transistor having the first conductivity type and a second transistor having a second conductivity type are positioned on the substrate, respectively. The first transistor includes a first gate positioned on a first surface of the channel material through a medium of a gate insulation layer and a pair of ohmic contacts positioned on a second surface of the channel material and crossing over both side portions of the first gate electrode, respectively. The second transistor includes a second gate positioned on the first surface of the channel material through a medium of the gate insulation layer and a pair of Schottky contacts positioned on the second surface of the channel material and crossing over both side portions of the second gate electrode, respectively.
US07994579B2	Thin film field-effect transistor and display using the same The present invention provides a thin film field-effect transistor comprising a substrate having thereon at least a gate electrode, a gate insulating film, an active layer, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, wherein the active layer is an oxide semiconductor layer, a resistance layer having an electric conductivity that is lower than an electric conductivity of the active layer is provided between the active layer and at least one of the source electrode or the drain electrode, and an intermediate layer comprising an oxide comprising an element having a stronger bonding force with respect to oxygen than that of the oxide semiconductor in the active layer is provided between the active layer and the resistance layer.
US07994576B2	Metal gate transistor and resistor and method for fabricating the same A method for fabricating metal gate transistor and resistor is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing a substrate having a transistor region and a resistor region; forming a shallow trench isolation in the substrate of the resistor region; forming a tank in the shallow trench isolation of the resistor region; forming at least one gate in the transistor region and a resistor in the tank of the resistor region; and transforming the gate into a metal gate transistor.
US07994572B2	MOSFET having recessed channel A MOSFET having a recessed channel and a method of fabricating the same. The critical dimension (CD) of a recessed trench defining the recessed channel in a semiconductor substrate is greater than the CD of the gate electrode disposed on the semiconductor substrate. As a result, the misalignment margin for a photolithographic process used to form the gate electrodes can be increased, and both overlap capacitance and gate induced drain leakage (GIDL) can be reduced.
US07994564B2	Non-volatile memory cells formed in back-end-of line processes An integrated circuit device includes a substrate; a bottom electrode over the substrate wherein the bottom electrode is in or over a lowest metallization layer over the substrate; a blocking layer over the bottom electrode; a charge-trapping layer over the blocking layer; an insulation layer over the charge-trapping layer; a control gate over the insulation layer; a tunneling layer over the control gate; and a top electrode over the tunneling layer.
US07994563B2	MOS varactors with large tuning range A device is presented. The device includes a substrate with a first well of a first polarity type. The first well defines a varactor region and comprises a lower first well boundary located above a bottom surface of the substrate. A second well in the varactor region is also included in the device. The second well comprises a buried well of a second polarity type having an upper second well boundary disposed below an upper portion of the first well from an upper first well boundary to the upper second well boundary and a lower second well boundary disposed above the lower first well boundary, wherein an interface of the second well and the upper portion of the first well forms a shallow PN junction in the varactor region. The device also includes a gate structure in the varactor region. The upper portion of the first well beneath the gate structure forms a channel region of the device. In depletion mode, a depletion region under the gate structure in the channel region merges with a depletion region of the shallow PN junction.
US07994559B2	Recessed-gate transistor device having a dielectric layer with multi thicknesses and method of making the same A recessed-gate transistor device includes a gate electrode embedded in a gate trench formed in a semiconductor substrate, wherein the gate trench includes a vertical sidewall and a U-shaped bottom. A source region is provided at one side of the gate trench within the semiconductor substrate. A drain region is provided at the other side thereof. An asymmetric gate dielectric layer is formed between the gate electrode and the semiconductor substrate. The asymmetric gate dielectric layer has a first thickness between the gate electrode and the drain region and a second thickness between the gate electrode and the source region, wherein the first thickness is thicker than the second thickness.
US07994557B2	Non-volatile memory cells employing a transition metal oxide layer as a data storage material layer and methods of manufacturing the same Non-volatile memory cells employing a transition metal oxide layer as a data storage material layer are provided. The non-volatile memory cells include a lower and upper electrodes overlapped with each other. A transition metal oxide layer pattern is provided between the lower and upper electrodes. The transition metal oxide layer pattern is represented by a chemical formula MxOy. In the chemical formula, the characters “M”, “O”, “x” and “y” indicate transition metal, oxygen, a transitional metal composition and an oxygen composition, respectively. The transition metal oxide layer pattern has excessive transition metal content in comparison to a stabilized transition metal oxide layer pattern. Methods of fabricating the non-volatile memory cells are also provided.
US07994556B2	Semiconductor memory device having amorphous contact plug A semiconductor memory device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a field effect transistor formed on the semiconductor substrate; an interlayer dielectric layer formed on the field effect transistor; a contact plug connected to the field effect transistor through the interlayer dielectric layer; and a ferroelectric capacitor disposed on the interlayer dielectric layer and connected to the contact plug, wherein a contact surface between a lower electrode of the ferroelectric capacitor and the contact plug is smaller than a contact plug surface of the contact plug.
US07994546B2	Method for sodium ion selective electrode, sodium ion selective electrode therefrom and sodium ion sensing device The invention provides a method for forming a sodium ion selective electrode, including: (a) providing a conductive substrate; (b) forming a conductive wire which extends from the conductive substrate for external contact; and (c) forming a sodium ion sensing film on the conductive substrate, wherein the method for forming the conductive substrate includes: providing a substrate; and forming a conductive layer on the substrate.
US07994544B2	Semiconductor device having a fuse element A portion-to-be-melted of a fuse is surrounded by plates, so that heat to be generated in a meltdown portion of the fuse under current supply can be confined or accumulated in the vicinity of the meltdown portion of the fuse. This makes it possible to facilitate meltdown of the fuse. The meltdown portion of the fuse in a folded form, rather than in a single here a fuse composed of a straight-line form, is more successful in readily concentrating the heat generated in the fuse under current supply into the meltdown portion, and in further facilitating the meltdown of the fuse.
US07994543B2	Via antenna fix in deep sub-micron circuit designs A filler cell for use in fabricating an integrated circuit. The filler cell couples a power supply rail of an adjacent logic cell to a power supply rail of another adjacent logic cell. The filler cell also has a diode to bleed charge accumulated on the power rails of the adjacent logic cells to the substrate. The diode is reverse biased during normal integrated circuit operation. A method for fabricating an integrated circuit with a power grid. At least one filler cell is placed on the integrated circuit to bleed away charge accumulated on the power grid during the fabrication of the integrated circuit. The filler cell is connected to a supply rail of an adjacent logic cell.
US07994534B2	Organic light emitting display device and a method of manufacturing thereof Disclosed is an organic light emitting display device including a first substrate defining a pixel region and a non-pixel region. An organic light emitting element comprising a first electrode, an organic thin film layer and a second electrode are formed in the pixel region. A scan driver is formed in the non-pixel region. A second substrate is sealed spaced apart from the pixel region and the non-pixel region of the first substrate. A frit is formed along an edge of a non-pixel region of the second substrate, wherein the frit is formed so that it can be overlapped with a region excluding an active area of the scan driver formed in the non-pixel region.
US07994532B2	LED indicator casing, LED indicator, and LED indicator joint member comprising hanger members An LED indicator casing (1R) has: a casing (1a) including a bottom face (S1), a front face (S2) having an aperture (2a) for light emission, and paired side faces (S3 and S4) adjoining the front face (S2); and paired lead terminals (11 and 12), one of which has a light-emitting element (LED)(21) fitted thereto. The paired lead terminals (11 and 12) are led out to the bottom face (S1) via the paired side faces (S3 and S4) of the casing (1a) respectively.
US07994523B2	AC light emitting diode having improved transparent electrode structure Disclosed is an AC light emitting diode having an improved transparent electrode structure. The light emitting diode comprises a plurality of light emitting cells formed on a single substrate, each of the light emitting cells having a first conductive type semiconductor layer, a second conductive type semiconductor layer positioned on one region of the first conductive type semiconductor layer, and an active layer interposed between the first and second conductive type semiconductor layers. A transparent electrode structure is positioned on each of the light emitting cells. The transparent electrode structure includes at least two portions separated from each other, or a center portion and branches laterally extending from both sides of the center portion. Meanwhile, wires electrically connect adjacent two of the light emitting cells. Accordingly, a plurality of light emitting cells are electrically connected, whereby a light emitting diode can be provided which can be driven under AC power source. Also, an improved transparent electrode structure is employed, so that the current density can be prevented from being locally increased.
US07994519B2	Semiconductor chip and method for producing a semiconductor chip A semiconductor chip (1) comprises a semiconductor body (2) having a semiconductor layer sequence having an active region (23) provided for generating radiation. A contact (4) is arranged on the semiconductor body (2). An injection barrier (5) is formed between the contact (4) and the active region (23). A method for producing a semiconductor chip is also disclosed.
US07994517B2	Organic light-emitting display device and method for fabricating the same An organic light emitting display device includes a substrate, a thin film transistor having a gate insulating layer and an inter-insulating layer, an organic light emitting diode electrically connected with the thin film transistor, and a photo sensor, wherein the gate insulating layer includes a relief structure positioned above the photo sensor.
US07994515B2	Light emitting device with high light extraction efficiency An exemplary solid-state light emitting device includes a substrate, a light emitting structure, a first electrode and a second electrode have opposite polarities with each other. The light emitting structure includes a first-type semiconductor layer, a second-type semiconductor layer and an active layer between the first-type semiconductor layer and the second-type semiconductor layer. The first electrode electrically is connected with the first-type semiconductor layer. The first electrode includes a first contact pad and a current induced electrode spaced apart and insulated from each other. The second electrode has an opposite polarity with respect to the first electrode. The second electrode includes a transparent conductive layer formed on and electrically connected with the second-type semiconductor layer and a metallic conductive layer formed on the transparent conductive layer and in electrical contact therewith.
US07994513B2	Silicon carbide semiconductor device including deep layer A silicon carbide semiconductor device includes a substrate, a drift layer located on a first surface of the substrate, a base region located on the drift layer, a source region located on the base region, a trench sandwiched by each of the base region to the drift layer, a channel layer located in the trench, a gate insulating layer located on the channel layer, a gate electrode located on the gate insulating layer, a source electrode electrically coupled with the source region and the base region, a drain electrode located on a second surface of the substrate, and a deep layer located under the base region and extending to a depth deeper than the trench. The deep layer is formed into a lattice pattern.
US07994508B2	Thin film transistors using thin film semiconductor materials The present invention generally comprises TFTs having semiconductor material comprising oxygen, nitrogen, and one or more element selected from the group consisting of zinc, tin, gallium, cadmium, and indium as the active channel. The semiconductor material may be used in bottom gate TFTs, top gate TFTs, and other types of TFTs. The TFTs may be patterned by etching to create both the channel and the metal electrodes. Then, the source-drain electrodes may be defined by dry etching using the semiconductor material as an etch stop layer. The active layer carrier concentration, mobility, and interface with other layers of the TFT can be tuned to predetermined values. The tuning may be accomplished by changing the nitrogen containing gas to oxygen containing gas flow ratio, annealing and/or plasma treating the deposited semiconductor film, or changing the concentration of aluminum doping.
US07994504B2	Semiconductor element and display device using the same Provided is a semiconductor element including: a semiconductor having an active layer; a gate insulating film which is in contact with the semiconductor; a gate electrode opposite to the active layer through the gate insulating film; a first nitride insulating film formed over the active layer, a photosensitive organic resin film formed on the first nitride insulating film; a second nitride insulating film formed on the photosensitive organic resin film; and a wiring provided on the second nitride insulating film, in which a first opening portion is provided in the photosensitive organic resin film, an inner wall surface of the first opening portion is covered with the second nitride insulating film, a second opening portion is provided in a laminate including the gate insulating film, the first nitride insulating film, and the second nitride insulating film inside the first opening portion, and the semiconductor is connected with the wiring through the first opening portion and the second opening portion.
US07994497B2	Poly[bis(ethynyl)heteroacene]s and electronic devices generated therefrom An electronic device comprising a polymer of Formula or Structure (I) wherein R1 is hydrogen, halogen, a suitable hydrocarbon, or a heteroatom containing group; R2 is hydrogen, a suitable hydrocarbon, a heteroatom containing group, or a halogen; R3 and R4 are independently a suitable hydrocarbon, hydrogen, a heteroatom containing group, or a halogen; Ar is an aromatic component; x, y, a, b, and c represent the number of groups or rings, respectively; Z represents sulfur, oxygen, selenium, or NR wherein R is hydrogen, alkyl, or aryl; and n represents the number of repeating units.
US07994496B2	Light emitting element and manufacturing method thereof, and light emitting device using the light emitting element A light-emitting element has a layer including an organic material between a first electrode and a second electrode, and further has a layer including a metal oxide between the second electrode and the layer including the organic material, where these electrodes and layers are laminated so that the second electrode is formed later than the first electrode. The light-emitting element is suppressed damage caused to a layer including an organic material during deposition by sputtering and a phenomenon such as short circuit between electrodes.
US07994493B2	Phase change memory devices employing cell diodes and methods of fabricating the same Phase change memory devices may include a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type and a plurality of parallel word lines disposed on the semiconductor substrate. The word lines may have a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type and substantially flat top surfaces. First and second semiconductor patterns may be sequentially stacked on each word line, and an insulating layer may be provided to fill gap regions between the word lines, gap regions between the first semiconductor patterns and gap regions between the second semiconductor patterns. A plurality of phase change material patterns may be two-dimensionally arrayed on the insulating layer and electrically connected to the second semiconductor patterns.
US07994489B2	Skin tanning and light therapy incorporating light emitting diodes The invention relates to a skin tanning chamber, the improvement comprising at least one light emitting diode emitting a UVA light, such as a UVA LED that emits essentially only UVA. Additionally, multiple LEDs of varying types with various characteristic wavelengths are controlled independently to produce an arbitrary light pattern in an arbitrary sequence over time. The chamber can be rigid or flexible. It can be a bed, booth or incorporated into a flexible form, such as a garment or cloth. In one embodiment, the chamber further comprises at least one LED emitting a UVC light, whereby the UVC light sanitizes the chamber surface. Preferably the LED emitting the UVA light is under independent control from the LED emitting UVC light.
US07994483B2	Gas electron multiplier and manufacturing method for gas electron multiplication foil used for same as well as radiation detector using gas electron multiplier To attain objects to reduce the spread of electrons as compared with a conventional one without degrading the multiplication factor of electrons; to provide a large electron multiplication factor; and to improve positional resolution, there is provided a gas electron multiplier using interaction between radiation and gas through photoelectric effects including: a chamber filled with gas and a single gas electron multiplication foil arranged in the chamber wherein the gas electron multiplication foil is made of a plate-like multilayer body composed by having a plate-like insulation layer made of a macromolecular polymer material having a thickness of around 100 μm to 300 μm and flat metal layers overlaid on both surfaces of the insulation layer, and the plate-like multilayer body is provided with a through-hole structure.
US07994480B2	Visible light and IR combined image camera An infrared (IR) light camera or sensor that provides temperature alarms. The temperature alarms may be audible, vibrational, and visual to indicate when a portion of the IR image meets user-defined alarm criteria. Visual alarms may be provided by displaying on a camera display unit the portions of the IR image that meet the alarm criteria.
US07994473B2	Mass spectrometer with an electrostatic ion trap In a mass spectrometer with an electrostatic ion trap, the electrostatic ion trap has an outer electrode with an ion-repelling electric potential applied to it and a plurality of inner electrodes with ion-attracting potentials applied to each inner electrode. The outer electrode and the inner electrodes are shaped and arranged in such a way that a harmonic electric potential is formed in one spatial direction and, perpendicular to this spatial direction, an electric potential is formed in which ions move in stable, radial trajectories.
US07994470B2	Photoelectric encoder The present invention relates to a photoelectric encoder including a scale having a grating (incremental pattern) of a predetermined pitch formed thereon and a light source (light-emitting element) and a light-receiving unit, which are relatively displaceable with respect to the scale, wherein light-receiving elements of the light-receiving unit output bright and dark signals of “N” phases, and the phases are detected by fitting a sinusoidal wave function having a fixed period to the bright and dark signals of “N” phases, thereby reducing a position detection error resulting from stains on the scale and/or defects of the grating.
US07994469B2	Interrogator for a plurality of sensor fiber optic gratings having at least one filter for converting changes in peak reflection wavelength to changes in intensity An interrogator for a plurality of sensor fiber optic gratings. The interrogator includes a broadband optical source; at least one beam splitter directing output of the optical source to the sensor fiber optic gratings; at least one linear filter for converting changes in peak reflection wavelength to changes in intensity; at least one optical receiver; at least one amplifier associated with each optical receiver; and an active closed-loop circuit following the at least one amplifier to provide bias voltage stabilization.
US07994468B2	Method of measuring relative movement in two dimensions of an object and an optical input device using a single self-mixing laser An optical input device for measuring relative movement between an object (15) and a sensor unit comprising a laser device (3, 5) having a laser cavity for emitting a measuring beam (13, 17) and a respective radiation-sensitive detector (4, 6) for generating a measurement signal representative of changes in the operation of the laser device (3, 5) as a result of measuring beam radiation re-entering the laser cavity. A sensor unit is provided for measuring relative movement along each measuring axis in an action plane, and the resultant measurement signal from one or each of the sensor units is used to determine distance and/or movement of the input device and the object (15) relative to each other along a measuring axis transverse to the action plane by summing the offset frequency of a rising and falling slope of the measurement signal.
US07994463B1	Fabrication of transducer structures Methods for fabricating structures such as transducer pedestal structures and transducers fabricated by the methods.
US07994460B2	Method and system for controlling the position of a beam of light An method and system for laser beam tracking and pointing is based on a conventional position sensing detector (PSD) or quadrant cell but with the use of amplitude-modulated light. A combination of logarithmic automatic gain control, filtering, and synchronous detection offers high angular precision with exceptional dynamic range and sensitivity, while maintaining wide bandwidth. Use of modulated light enables the tracking of multiple beams simultaneously through the use of different modulation frequencies. It also makes the system resistant to interfering light sources such as ambient light. Beam pointing is accomplished by feeding back errors in the measured beam position to a beam steering element, such as a steering mirror. Closed-loop tracking performance is superior to existing methods, especially under conditions of atmospheric scintillation.
US07994457B2	Drawer-type cooking device A cooking device with a heating chamber therein. A drawer with a body portion having a heating container and a door that closes the heating chamber when the heating container is inserted into the heating chamber. A moving mechanism operable to engage the door in a manner to support the drawer while moving it from a closed position in which the door closes the heating chamber with the heating container inserted into the heating chamber to an open position with the heating container outside of the open heating chamber to permit objects to be placed in and removed from the exposed heating container. In order to facilitate easy access to the heating container when the drawer is in the open position, the moving mechanism is positioned below the heating container.
US07994456B2	Construct for supporting food items A construct for supporting a food item includes a plurality of divider walls and a plurality of base panels. The divider walls are spaced from one another along a length of the construct. Each base panel is located between a pair of adjacent divider walls and connecting the adjacent divider walls. A microwave energy interactive element may overlie a surface of the construct.
US07994455B2	Control circuit for fast heating of a positive-temperature-coefficient heating component Traditional temperature-control products have the problem that the temperature of the working surface reaches the setting temperature too slowly when heating up or recovering from a temperature drop. A traditional temperature control circuit and temperature-settings selector components are modified to solve this problem. When heating begins, the modified circuit increases the initial setting temperature to be above the target setting temperature. The modified circuit then adjusts the setting temperature by measuring the heating power consumption. Once the working surface of the temperature control product reaches the initial setting temperature, the heating power consumption drops and the modified circuit reduces the temperature setting to the target setting temperature. The temperature control product can rapidly achieve the target temperature. A positive-temperature-coefficient heating component is used in the temperature control product.
US07994452B2	Laser beam machining apparatus A laser beam machining apparatus including a beam oscillator; a beam adjusting unit disposed between the beam oscillator and a condenser lens and by which the beam diameter and the divergence angle of the beam oscillated from the beam oscillator are adjusted; and a beam diameter and divergence angle detecting unit for detecting the beam diameter and the divergence angle of the beam having passed through the beam adjusting unit. The apparatus further includes a control unit which computes the beam diameter and the divergence angle of the beam, based on detection signals from the beam diameter and divergence angle detecting unit, and which controls the beam adjusting unit, based on the computed beam diameter and divergence angle of the beam and the beam diameter and the divergence angle of the laser beam incident on the beam diameter and divergence angle detecting unit.
US07994447B2	Push button switch device Upward urging force by operation force of a tact switch and restoring force of a rubber body are applied to an operation body via a pressing body. Then, pressing operation of a push button section causes the operation body to press down the rear ends of left and right sections of the pressing body. This follows that, with both contact sections in contact with a step section functioning as the support points, an operation section on the front end of the pressing body is pressed up to turn on the tact switch. In this process, when the push button section is pressed, the center of rotation of the operation body is changed depending on which portion of the push button section is pressed, causing the distance between a pressed portion of the operation body and the center of the rotation are almost equal independent of which portion is pressed. As a result, the load to operate the push button section is substantially equalized independent of which portion of the operation body is pressed. Also, the load to operate the operation body can be changed as desired by changing the position of the step section which is to be in contact with both contact sections functioning as the support point for the pressing body.
US07994446B2	Key mechanisms A key mechanism. A base plate includes at least one first guiding base, at least one second guiding base, at least one first barricade, and at least one second barricade. The first guiding base opposes the second guiding base. The first barricade opposes the second barricade. A scissors linking assembly is connected to the base plate and includes a first linking member and a second linking member. The first linking member pivots to the second linking member and includes a first guiding pillar. The second linking member includes a second guiding pillar. The first guiding pillar is disposed in the first guiding base through the first barricade and is abutted therebetween. The second guiding pillar is disposed in the second guiding base through the second barricade and is abutted therebetween. A keycap is connected to the scissors linking assembly.
US07994443B2	Switch array A first wiring layer 16 is disposed on an insulating film 14 on the lower surface of an upper substrate 15, while a second wiring layer 13three-dimensionally crossing the first wiring layer 16 is provided on the insulating film 12 on a lower substrate 11. A cantilever 17 has one end connected to the first wiring layer 16 and the other end opposed to the second wiring layer 13 with a space therebetween. A thermoplastic sheet 19 is arranged on the upper substrate 15 so as to cover the through-hole 18. The thermoplastic sheet 19 is pressed by a heated pin 20 against the cantilever 17 and deformed so as to maintain the connection between the cantilever 17and the second wiring layer 13, and therefore close the switch 10.
US07994437B2	Semiconductor device capable of switching operation modes A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first internal terminal, a second internal terminal, a third internal terminal, and a fourth internal terminal which are placed along perimeter of the substrate, a circuit formed above the substrate and coupled to the first internal terminal, a first external terminal coupled to the second internal terminal, a second external terminal coupled to the third internal terminal, and a third external terminal coupled to the fourth internal terminal and placed beside one side of the substrate where the second external terminal is located, wherein the circuit generates a signal indicative of a connection state between the first internal terminal and the first external terminal, and wherein the first internal terminal and the second internal terminal are arranged to form two rows in a direction perpendicular to one side of the substrate beside which the first external terminal is placed.
US07994435B2	Electromagnetic-wave suppressing radiator sheet and electronic apparatus An electromagnetic-wave suppressing radiator sheet includes a heat conductive sheet and at least one magnetic layer in the heat conductive sheet. The magnetic layer includes a plurality of plate-shaped magnetic bodies.
US07994434B2	Electromagnetic interference shielding apparatus and method A shielding apparatus has first and second electrically conductive sheets attached to an interior of a housing. A gap between the first and second electrically conductive sheets has a size based on a predefined desired cutoff frequency, and the widths of the first and second electrically conductive sheets are no more than twice the size of the gap. The lengths of the first and second electrically conductive sheets are at least four times the size of the gap.
US07994431B2	Substrate with built-in electronic component and method for manufacturing the same A substrate with built-in electronic components includes a substrate on which a first conductive pattern is formed; an electronic component mounted on the substrate; an insulting layer which is formed by stacking a plurality of resin layers including indifferent additive ratios an additive material for adjusting hardness; a second conductive pattern formed on the insulating layer; and a conductive post for connecting the first conductive pattern to the second conductive pattern.
US07994430B2	Mounting structure, electro-optical device, electronic apparatus, and method of producing the mounting structure A mounting structure includes a first electronic component, a second electronic component, and an adhesive. The first electronic component includes at least one protruding electrode including a protruding member and at least one electrically conductive layer. The protruding member is formed of resin. The at least one electrically conductive layer is disposed on the protruding member. The second electronic component has a facing electrode electrically conductively in contact with the at least one protruding electrode. The adhesive is used to adhere the first electronic component and the second electronic component to each other. The protruding member has a first area and a second area. The first area has the at least one electrically conductive layer provided thereon. The second area does not have the at least one electrically conductive layer provided thereon. The first area of the protruding member is squashed more than the second area.
US07994429B2	Manufacturing method and structure for a substrate with vertically embedded capacitor A manufacturing method and structure for substrate with vertically embedded capacitors includes the steps of providing a plurality of conductive layers having a first dielectric layer and a leading wire layer formed on the first dielectric layer, providing a plurality of composite layers having a second dielectric layer and a patterned electrode layer formed on the second dielectric layer, laminating the conductive layers and the composite layers to form a block which defines a plurality of substrates with vertically embedded capacitors and a plurality of sawing streets between the substrates, and sawing the block along the sawing streets to singularize the substrates.
US07994427B2	High voltage insulation system and a method of manufacturing same A high voltage insulation system for high-voltage direct current including a bushing, a conductor, a transformer conductor, and a connection between the conductor and the transformer conductor. A conductive shielding electrode shields the connection between the bushing and transformer. A surrounding insulation system is immersed in transformer oil. The surrounding insulation system includes transformer insulation material and bushing insulation material. A cylindrical solid insulation barrier encloses the connection between the bushing conductor and transformer conductor. At least one solid insulation barrier is fastened on the outer side of the shielding electrode. The at least one solid insulation barrier extends in an axial direction outside the axial direction of the shielding electrode and forms a distance to the insulation material of the bushing and the insulation material of the transformer, whereby a moderate voltage drop over the solid insulation barrier is obtained.
US07994426B1	Slack cable arrangement for underground electric service conduit connected to service boxes on the sides of buildings An improved underground slack chamber in a form which will extendably retain a loop of electrical service cable ready to pay out slack in the event of ground subsidence is provided with improved means to stabilize the position of the slack chamber while inserting cable within the chamber and thereafter either in line with an underground cable run or partially buried in line with an improved service line arrangement from the building service downwardly to an underground service line.
US07994420B2	Photovoltaic solar cell and solar module A photovoltaic solar cell including an upper electrode, a layer with light scattering and/or reflection properties, and a lower electrode. The layer with light scattering and/or reflection properties is located between the upper electrode and the lower electrode.
US07994415B2	Thermoelectric device and power generation method using the same The thermoelectric device of the present invention includes a first electrode and a second electrode that are disposed to be opposed to each other, and a laminate that is interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, is connected electrically to both the first electrode and the second electrode, and is layered in the direction orthogonal to an electromotive-force extracting direction, which is the direction in which the first electrode and the second electrode are opposed to each other. The laminate includes a thermoelectric material layer as well as a first holding layer and a second holding layer that are disposed so as to interpose the thermoelectric material layer therebetween, the first holding layer and the second holding layer have layered structures with metals and insulators that are layered alternately, respectively, a layered direction of the layered structures is parallel with a layer surface of the laminate and is inclined with respect to the electromotive-force extracting direction, the insulators of the first holding layer and the insulators of the second holding layer are disposed so as to appear alternately in the layered direction, and a temperature difference is generated in the direction orthogonal to the layered direction of the laminate and orthogonal to the electromotive-force extracting direction, so that electrical power is output through the first electrode and the second electrode.
US07994404B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH238590 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH238590. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH238590, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH238590 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH238590.
US07994400B2	Plant seed mixtures Plant seed compositions are disclosed that comprise a herbicide-resistant variety as a major component and two or more additional varieties as minor components. One of the minor varieties is herbicide-resistant. Each variety is phenotypically distinguishable from all other varieties in the seed mixture.
US07994399B2	Methods for the production of stably transformed, fertile Zea mays plants The present invention relates to improved methods for the incorporation of DNA into the genome of a Zea mays plant by means of Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. Preferred is the use of the Zea may lines deposited with American Type Culture Collection under the Patent Deposit Designation PTA-6170 and PTA-6171.
US07994398B2	Secondary wall forming genes from maize and uses thereof The present invention provides polynucleotides and related polypeptides of the class of genes involved in maize secondary wall (ZmSCW) formation. The invention provides genomic sequence for the ZmSCW genes. ZmSCW are responsible for controlling plant growth, secondary cell wall development and yield in crop plants.
US07994391B2	Wuschel (WUS) gene homologs This invention relates to isolated polynucleotides encoding WUS polypeptides. The invention further provides isolated WUS polypeptides. The invention also provides methods of using the polynucleotides to modulate the level of WUS, improve transformation efficiency, to stimulate plant cell growth, including stem cells, to stimulate organogenesis, to stimulate somatic embryogenesis, to induce apomixis, and to provide a positive selection for cells comprising the polynucleotide. The invention also relates to cells, plants and seeds comprising the polynucleotides of the invention or produced by the methods of the invention.
US07994385B2	Absorbent article including absorbent core having concentrically arranged absorbent regions The absorbent article according to the present invention includes a laminate structure including cover, transfer layer, core and barrier, the absorbent core having a first central region and second region concentrically surrounding the first region.
US07994383B2	Wound guard bandage A disposable bandage for covering a wound area of a skin surface includes a self adhesive first fastener portion and a second fastener portion, a dome having a generally rectilinear shape and constructed from a thin rigid material, the dome being coupled to the first fastener portion along one edge and coupled to the second fastener portion along a second edge. The dome includes pleats that extend across the dome shape from the top edge to the bottom edge of the dome. A gasket is formed of a stretchable material and extends around the underside of the dome. The gasket is held in contact with the skin surface when the first fastener portion and the second fastener portion are pressed to a user's skin and, when the first fastener portion and the second fastener portion are moved away from each other, the pleats are unfolded and the gasket material is stretched and remains in contact with the skin surface.
US07994381B2	Wound covering and production process The invention relates to a production process for a foam wound dressing having an external germ barrier, more particularly a film layer, and also to a wound dressing thus obtained, having, where appropriate, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. In the process according to the invention the germ barrier is produced by means of extrusion directly on the foam base. This results in a more reliable bond between foam layer and germ barrier, without detriment to the absorptiveness of the foam for wound exudate. The process presented is simple and cost-effective, and all of the requirements from the medical sector (e.g. absence of solvent) can be met.
US07994377B2	Method of converting ethanol to base stock for diesel fuel For converting ethanol to a diesel fuel base stock: a reaction stage (a) of contacting the ethanol with an acid catalyst, amorphous or structured, predominantly mesoporous, at a temperature of 300° C. to 500° C., at a pressure of 2 to 10 MPa and at a WHSV of 0.2 to 4 h−1, producing a gas phase, an organic liquid phase and an aqueous liquid phase, and —a stage (b) of separating the gas phase, the organic liquid phase and the aqueous liquid phase at a pressure close to the reaction pressure, and recycling at least part of the gas phase separated in stage (b) to stage (a), and hydrogenating at least part of the organic liquid phase separated in stage (b).
US07994376B2	Olefin oligomerization Provided is a method of oligomerizing alpha olefins. In an embodiment, an oligomerization catalyst system is contacted in at least one continuous reactor with a feed comprising olefins; an effluent comprising product olefins having at least four carbon atoms is withdrawn from the reactor; the oligomerization catalyst system comprises iron or cobalt, or combinations thereof; and the single pass conversion of ethylene is at least about 40 weight percent among product olefins having at least four carbon atoms. In another embodiment, the single pass conversion of ethylene comprises at least about 65 weight percent among product olefins having at least four carbon atoms. In another embodiment, product olefins of the effluent having twelve carbon atoms comprise at least about 95 weight percent 1-dodecene. In another embodiment, product olefins comprise at least about 80 weight percent linear 1-alkenes. In another embodiment, product olefins comprise at least about 20 weight percent alpha olefins having from about 8 to about 20 carbon atoms. In another embodiment, the oligomerization catalyst system provided comprises a selective 1-hexene (S1H) catalyst.
US07994374B2	Recovery of kinetic hydrate inhibitor A method for treating a fluid having hydrate-forming constituents is provided. In one or more embodiments, the method includes including a mixture (110) comprising glycol and one or more kinetic inhibitors to a fluid (105) that includes one or more hydrate-forming constituents and water to provide a treated fluid comprising the glycol, one or more kinetic inhibitors, one or more hydrate-forming constituents and water. The treated fluid (125) is then separated at conditions sufficient to provide an oil phase stream and an aqueous phase stream, wherein the aqueous phase stream includes one or more kinetic inhibitors, glycol and water.
US07994371B2	Process for making chlorotrifluoroethylene from 1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane Disclosed is a process for the making chlorotrifluoroethylene. The process comprises the step of reacting 1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane with a reducing metal in the presence of a polar aprotic solvent under conditions sufficient to form chlorotrifluoroethylene.
US07994368B2	Direct and selective production of acetaldehyde from acetic acid utilizing a supported metal catalyst A process for the selective production of acetaldehyde by vapor phase reaction of acetic acid over a hydrogenating catalyst composition to form acetaldehyde is disclosed and claimed. In an embodiment of this invention reaction of acetic acid and hydrogen over platinum and iron supported on silica selectively produces acetaldehyde in a vapor phase at a temperature of about 300° C.
US07994362B2	Histone deacetylases, and uses related thereto The present invention concerns the discovery that proteins encoded by a family of genes, termed here HDx-related genes, which are involved in the control of chromatin structure and, thus in transcription and translation. The present invention makes available compositions and methods that can be utilized, for example to control cell proliferation and differentiation in vitro and in vivo.
US07994358B2	Phosphorus-containing compound and method for preparing the same The present invention provides a phosphorus-containing compound of formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are the same or different; and R1, R2, R3 and R4 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, C1-8 alkyl, haloalkyl, and alkoxy. The phosphorus-containing compound is prepared by bonding a bisphenol group to a phosphorus atom to prevent the phosphorus-containing heterocyclic molecule from exhibiting steric hindrance on hydroxyl functional groups, thereby increasing reactivity in the subsequent reactions.
US07994356B2	Mono ethylenically unsaturated polycarbosiloxane monomers The present invention relates to polymeric compositions useful in the manufacture of biocompatible medical devices. More particularly, the present invention relates to certain monoethylenically unsaturated polycarbosiloxane monomers capable of polymerization to form polymeric compositions having desirable physical characteristics useful in the manufacture of ophthalmic devices.
US07994354B2	Methods for production of polyols from oils and their use in the production of polyesters and polyurethanes Methods to convert biobased oils, oil derivatives, and modified oils to highly functionalized esters, ester polyols, amides, and amide polyols. The products can be used to make polyurethane and polyester films and foams.
US07994353B2	PPAR activity regulators The present invention provides PPAR (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor) activity regulators, which can be widely used for improving insulin resistance and preventing/treating various diseases such as diabetes, metabolic syndromes, hyperlipemia, high-blood pressure, vascular disorders, inflammation, hepatitis, fatty liver, liver fibrosis, NASH (non-alcoholic steatohepatitis) and obesity.
US07994349B2	Process for producing of epoxy compound An object of the present invention is to provide an efficient process for producing an epoxy compound from olefin, oxygen and hydrogen. The process of the present invention is characterized in that an olefin, oxygen and hydrogen are reacted in a liquid phase in the presence of a titanosilicate selected from the group consisting of a crystalline titanosilicate having MEL structure, MTW structure, BEA structure, MWW structure or DON structure, a mesoporous titanosilicate and a lamellar titanosilicate, a noble metal catalyst, and a quinoid compound or a dihydro-form of quinoid compound.
US07994345B2	Process for the purification of thiophenes The invention relates to a process for the purification of thiophenes by means of precipitation. The purified thiophenes are liquid at room temperature, have a purity of at least 99.50 wt. %, and are represented by the following general formula (I), wherein R1 and R2 independently of each other are, for example, a linear or branched C1-C20-alkyl group, or together form a fused C1-C20-dioxyalylene ring. The process involves: (I) precipitating the thiophene by cooling a solution of the thiophene and at least one solvent; or (II) precipitating the thiophene by adding the thiophene to a cooled solution of solvent and optionally the thiophene. The solutions are cooled to a temperature below the melting point of the thiophene.
US07994343B2	Process for the production of atorvastatin calcium in amorphous form A process for the production of amorphous atorvastatin calcium and stabilized, amorphous atorvastatin calcium is provided.
US07994334B2	Fungicide pyridinyloxy substituted phenylamidine derivatives The present invention relates to 2,5-di-substituted-4-pyridinyloxy-substituted-phenyl-amidine derivatives, notably to 2,5-dialkyl-4-pyridinyloxy-substituted-phenyl-amidine derivatives, of formula (I) in which the substituents are as in the description, their process of preparation, their use as fungicide active agents, particularly in the form of fungicide compositions, and methods for the control of phytopathogenic fungi, notably of plants, using these compounds or compositions (I).

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