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| US08059625B2 |
Distributed architecture and methods for broadcast/multicast service
A distributed architecture and method for MBMS delivery is disclosed. The various embodiments enable selection combining and soft combining by UEs for MBMS transmissions. An MBMS service notification (509) is sent to all E-Nodes (503). The E-Nodes proceed to request counting (511) from the UEs (501). A transmission request (513) is then sent to the anchor MBMS-Transmission Control Function (TCF) (505) from the E-Nodes (503). The anchor MBMS-TCF (505) generates resource allocation and scheduling profiles and segmentation and reassembly (SAR) profiles for the E-Nodes and sends the profiles (515) to the E-Nodes. The E-Nodes (503) use the profiles for resource allocation and configuration (517) and transmit MBMS data (519) in accordance with the profiles. The anchor MBMS-TCF (505) may then coordinate. |
| US08059621B2 |
System and method for controlling device location determination
A controlling device such as a remote control has programming for transmitting a signal response to a plurality of control environments, each environment including a signaling device. Each signaling device in receipt of the signal request sends a signal response having a unique ID which is chosen to be characteristically attenuated by the surroundings of the environment. Because the controlling device can only be in one environment at a given time, and given the attenuation characteristics of the signal response from each signaling device, only one signal response will be received by the controlling device in each environment. Location definitions associated with the received unique ID may be used by programming in the controlling device to recall saved devices states, commands sets, macros, and even to dynamically generate commands based on the location information. |
| US08059617B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing uplink packet data service in asynchronous WCDMA system
A method and apparatus are provided for providing a packet data service in an asynchronous Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) system. A combination of physical channel elements are determined based on combinations of physical channel elements and a first Puncturing Limit (PL). Packet data is transmitted using the determined physical channel elements. A second PL is used for a maximum combination of physical channel elements when no combination of physical channel elements are available to satisfy the first PL. |
| US08059616B1 |
Parallel wireless scheduler
A method, medium, and wireless system are provided for scheduling access terminals to prevent starvation of other access terminals connected to a communication network. The wireless system includes access terminals and base stations that are configured with a first wireless scheduler and a parallel wireless scheduler that select access terminals to communicate during specified time slots. The access terminals may measure channel conditions associated with communications to the base station and transmit requests that specify a desired communication rate to the base station. The first and parallel wireless schedulers on each base station receive the requests from each access terminal and select an access terminal to communicate during a subsequent time slot that may be based on, for example, the channel conditions and weighted average functions of the communication rates—corresponding to the access terminal—generated by the first and parallel wireless schedulers. |
| US08059615B1 |
Selective personality negotiation during session negotiation
Methods are provided for implementing selective personality negotiation during session negotiation. In one embodiment, an access node maintains an access-node-supported set of one or more personalities supported by the access node, wherein the access-node-supported set comprises a personality 0. The access node receives from an access terminal an access-terminal-supported set of one or more personalities supported by the access terminal, wherein the access-terminal-supported set also comprises the personality 0. Responsive to receiving the access-terminal-supported set, the access node negotiates a session-specific set of one or more personalities with the access terminal for use by the access terminal during a session, the session-specific set consisting of personality 0 and a first personality, wherein the first personality is a highest-numbered personality in the intersection of the access-node-supported set and the access-terminal-supported set. |
| US08059612B2 |
Method and terminal for receiving a digital broadcast
A method and a digital broadcast receiving terminal are provided. The terminal includes a receiving unit, a decoder, a memory, and a controller. The receiving unit receives a digital multimedia broadcast transport stream and the decoder decodes data included in the transport stream. The memory stores system information obtained from a previously received transport stream. The controller provides a signal for controlling an initial broadcast receiving operation of the terminal using information stored in the memory to reduce an initial operating time required for the terminal to receive a broadcast. |
| US08059611B2 |
Maintaining a constant transmission power density of a data signal utilizing prohibited subcarriers
A base station apparatus is used in a mobile communication system that uses an OFDM scheme in a downlink. The base station apparatus includes: a unit configured to perform inverse Fourier transform on a signal in which a first signal and a second signal is mapped to subcarriers with different transmission power density, and to generate a transmission signal; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the transmission signal to a user apparatus. A subcarrier (prohibited subcarrier) in which mapping of the second signal is prohibited is determined such that transmission power density of the second signal is kept constant among a plurality of OFDM symbols regardless of whether the first signal is included in an OFDM symbol including the second signal. The prohibited subcarrier is determined based on a subcarrier to which the first signal is mapped. |
| US08059605B2 |
Apparatus and method for estimating cell load in wireless communication system
An apparatus and method for estimating a cell load in a wireless communication system are provided. The apparatus includes a ranging response counter, a load estimator, an FA handover determiner, a data rate determiner, and a handover determiner. The ranging response counter counts the number of ranging response messages that are received during one period of periodic ranging. The load estimator estimates a cell load on the basis of the number of the ranging response messages. The FA handover determiner determines an FA handover on the basis of the cell load from the load estimator. The data rate determiner controls a data rate of a service on the basis of the cell load from the load estimator and requests the controlled data rate to the system. The handover determiner controls handover parameters on the basis of the cell load from the load estimator. |
| US08059599B1 |
Gateway assignment function
A system, a method and computer-readable media for establishing connectivity over a plurality of access technologies. A system is provided that includes a client device. The client device is configured to communicate over a network by utilizing at least two access technologies. The system also includes a gateway in communication with the client device. The gateway includes multiple access technology termination nodes configured to support communications utilizing multiple access technologies. A gateway assignment manager is also included in the system. This manager is configured to assign the client device to the gateway. The gateway assignment manager is further configured to maintain the assignment of the client device to the gateway when the client device switches from utilizing a first access technology to utilizing a second access technology. |
| US08059597B2 |
Method of allocating radio resources in a wireless communication system
A method of allocating radio resources in a wireless communication system is disclosed. In one aspect of the present invention, in a wireless communication system, a user equipment requests a base station to allocate radio resources for uplink data transmission of at least one time in accordance with a first radio resource allocation request mode. The user equipment requests the base station to allocate the radio resources for uplink data transmission in accordance with a second radio resource allocation request mode if a predetermined condition is satisfied. |
| US08059596B2 |
Virtually centralized uplink scheduling
A method of scheduling uplink transmissions from a plurality of source user equipments to a base station is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of determining the amount of data in the data buffer of each of the user equipments, comparing the amount of data in the data buffers of the user equipments to obtain, for each user equipment, a relative indicator, the relative indicator indicating how full that user equipment's data buffer is in comparison to the data buffers of the other user equipments, and scheduling uplink transmissions in dependence on the relative indicators. In this way, each user equipment is given some knowledge of the state of the buffer in the other user equipments. The user equipments are therefore able to make more efficient scheduling decisions. This can improve the throughput and give lower packet delivery delays. |
| US08059594B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving scheduling channels in a wireless communication system
A method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving scheduling channels in a wireless communication system supporting spectrum scalability are provided, in which scheduling bandwidth of a User Element (UE) is determined, scheduling information including index information indicating resources allocated to the UE, transport format information about data to be transmitted to the UE, and Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) information is configured if a scheduling bandwidth of the UE is equal to a system bandwidth, the scheduling information is divided into first scheduling information and second scheduling information, and each of the first scheduling information and the second scheduling information is mapped to scheduling resources corresponding to a frequency band adjacent to a center frequency of the system bandwidth and having a bandwidth equal to a minimum bandwidth of the UE, and transmitted to the UE. |
| US08059592B2 |
Access terminal which handles multiple user connections
System and method for handling multiple connection requests between an Access Terminal (AT) and an Access Network (AN). The method may include receiving a first connection request. Connection request information regarding a number of connection requests may be updated based on receiving the first connection request. If there is not a currently active wireless connection, a connection may be established between the AT and the AN. If there is a currently active wireless connection, a notification may be sent indicating that the wireless connection between the AT and the AN has been established. A connection release request may be received. Accordingly, the update connection request information may be updated based on receiving the connection release request. If there is not a currently active wireless connection, the wireless connection between the AT and the AN may be closed. |
| US08059591B1 |
Dynamic supplemental-channel burst duration
Methods and systems are provided for dynamic supplemental-channel (SCH) burst duration. In an exemplary embodiment, a base station provides a wireless coverage area having a plurality of traffic channels, an SCH, an SCH queue, and an SCH burst duration initially set to a first value. The base station computes Ec/Ior for the coverage area, and determines (i) whether the computed Ec/Ior is greater than an RF threshold, (ii) whether the number of mobile stations in the SCH queue is less than a queue threshold, and (iii) whether the number of mobile stations having a traffic channel in the coverage area is less than a traffic-channel threshold. The base station determines a second value based at least in part on each of those determinations, and operates with the SCH burst duration set to the second value. |
| US08059590B2 |
Bandwidth allocation and soft handoff in multi-hop cellular communication networks
Methods and systems for allocating bandwidth and performing soft handoffs in multi-hop cellular communication networks are disclosed. For example, a method for allocating bandwidth is disclosed, which includes the steps of a first communication device transmitting a first bandwidth allocation request, responsive to receipt of the first bandwidth allocation request, a second communication device transmitting a first bandwidth allocation value, responsive to receipt of the first bandwidth allocation request, a third communication device transmitting a second bandwidth allocation value, the first communication device comparing the first bandwidth allocation value with the second bandwidth allocation value, a fourth communication device transmitting a third bandwidth allocation request, and responsive to receipt of the third bandwidth allocation request and the comparing step, the first communication device transmitting a third bandwidth allocation value, the third bandwidth allocation value including at least one of the first bandwidth allocation value and the second allocation value. |
| US08059585B2 |
System, method, and computer-readable medium for mobile terminated call processing by a femtocell system
A system, method, and computer readable medium for processing a call setup in a network system are provided. A femtocell system receives a call origination for a call to be terminated with a user equipment serviced by the femtocell system from a core network, transmits a page message to the user equipment, performs a service connection with the user equipment, creates a connection for the core network, and completes the call setup with the user equipment. |
| US08059584B2 |
Inter-frequency neighbor list searching
Techniques for inter-frequency neighbor list searching are disclosed. Embodiments disclosed herein address the need for inter-frequency neighbor list searching. In one embodiment, a searcher is deployed to search a PN space with a first set of search parameters and to return search results. A subset of those results is selected, along with a previously saved search result, to form a set of PN locations for a second search. The second search is performed on a window around each of the PN locations, using a second set of search parameters. The maximum peak from the second search is saved for use in future iterations. In one embodiment, the subset is selected as the highest energy level peaks from the first search. In one embodiment, if a maximum peak is deemed to correspond to a valid base station when the position of that maximum peak is within a pre-determined time offset from a previous maximum peak. |
| US08059579B1 |
Method and system for providing wireless service according to multiple wireless-communication protocols on a single radio-frequency (RF) carrier
Methods and systems are provided for providing wireless service using multiple protocols on a single radio-frequency (RF) carrier. According to an embodiment, a low-cost Internet base station (LCIB) provides wireless service on an RF carrier using a first wireless-communication protocol and provides wireless service on the RF carrier using a second wireless-communication protocol, where providing wireless service on the RF carrier using the first wireless-communication protocol and providing wireless service on the RF carrier using the second wireless-communication protocol occur at different times. The LCIB may alternate between providing wireless service using the first wireless-communication protocol and providing wireless service using the second wireless-communication protocol. |
| US08059578B2 |
System and method for synchronizing TDMA mesh networks
A communications system includes a plurality of Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) mesh networks formed by a plurality of wireless nodes. Each plurality of wireless nodes within a respective TDMA mesh network comprises a transmitter and receiver that communicate on a primary and optionally at least one secondary frequency and use a TDMA epoch that is divided into at least a beacon interval using the primary frequency and a digital data interval using the primary and secondary frequencies. The wireless nodes are synchronized to each other such that the start of TDMA epochs for each TDMA mesh network overlap and have the same TDMA epoch duration or an integer multiple thereof. |
| US08059574B2 |
Method and system for peer-to-peer communication among sites
A method and system for peer-to-peer communication among a plurality of sites in a land mobile radio (LMR) system. The sites are interconnected by a data network, such as an IP network. Each site transmits a periodic broadcast message, which includes the identity of the transmitting site and a list of target groups that the transmitting site is interested in participating. The message is received by the other sites, thus each site becoming aware of the presence of all other sites in the system and Talk Groups they are interested in. When a site, referred to as the initiating site, intends to communicate with other sites, the initiating site transmits a call request message. The call request message is multicast over the data network to the intended recipients. The initiating site receives an acknowledgement message from the other sites confirming their willingness to communicate with the initiating site. The initiating site then sends a voice message, via multicasting, to the other sites interested in the call. Among various advantages, the system reduces hop counts for the call setup, and latency is decreased because call control is distributed among the sites. Furthermore, the system does not have a single point of failure since control and bearer plane traffic need no longer go through a bridge device. |
| US08059571B2 |
Methodology for designing environment adaptive ultra low power wireless communication systems and methods
Low-power wireless receivers and low-power communication methods and systems are provided. According to some embodiments, a low-power wireless receiver can comprise an input module, a controller, and a feedback loop. The input module can receive a wireless signal from a wireless communication channel. The controller can receive the wireless signal and provide a control signal corresponding to the wireless communication channel. The controller can be operatively configured to dynamically modify the control signal responsive to conditions of the wireless signal and/or the communication channel. The feedback loop can be disposed between the controller and the input module and can dynamically provide the control signal to the input module such that the input module can modify quality conditions of the wireless signal. Dynamic adaptations can occur in real-time so that a low-power wireless device can manage power consumption in response to a quality of signal metric that reflects conditions of a wireless communication channel. Other embodiments are also claimed and described. |
| US08059570B2 |
Mobile network device battery conservation system and methods
The battery life of a mobile device operating in a wireless network environment is extended by terminating network communication activities after a specified period of time. Network communication activities may be restored when any one of a specified number of user actions are detected. |
| US08059565B2 |
System and method for identifying and calling a function of a service with respect to a subscriber and service management system employing the same
Various systems and methods for identifying and calling functions to perform various tasks. One aspect provides a method of exposing a set of device-specific functions associated with a subscriber. In one embodiment, the method includes: (1) identifying service descriptions associated with the subscriber, (2) mapping end points associated with the subscriber to roles in at least one of the service descriptions and (3) collecting at least one function associated with the at least one role in the at least one of the service descriptions. |
| US08059564B2 |
Method and system for terminal codec setup of multimedia ring back tone service
Disclosed is a method and a system for setup of a multimedia codec and a voice codec between a mobile phone system and a terminal, in providing a multimedia RBT service capable of operating a multimedia codec allowing high quality music playback during an RBT interval and operating a voice codec such as an Enhanced Variable Rate Codec (Hereinafter, referred to as EVRC) during voice communication when an originating terminal supports the multimedia codec capable of improving the music quality in addition to a dedicated voice codec such as the EVRC. |
| US08059558B2 |
Configuration preprocessor language
A system includes network elements and a network provisioning and control system by which connection of network elements to a broadband network is controlled. The network provisioning and control system includes a configuration rendering engine that operates to configure the network elements connected to the network. Network element configuration templates are stored in the network provisioning and control system, each template including predetermined configuration data and conditional configuration data. A network element connected to the network and requiring configuration is detected and a template relating to the specific network element to be configured is determined. The system is interrogated. A configuration statement for the network element based on the selected template is determined using the predetermined configuration data and the determined, discrete values of the conditional configuration data. The network element is configured using the configuration statement. |
| US08059557B1 |
Method and system for access gateway selection
Methods and systems are defined that support, in a radio access network, measuring the latency between the radio access network and each respective access gateway of a plurality of access gateways. From these measurements, a list of access gateways, rank ordered from lowest to highest latency, is created. If the radio access network receives an incoming call indication designating that an associated incoming call is latency-sensitive, the radio access network will preferably assign the incoming call to an access gateway that is one with a measured respective round trip latency less than or equal to a median measured respective round trip latency. Additionally, the radio access network maintains a profile for at least some wireless communication devices that use its services. When the radio access network receives an incoming call indication for a wireless communication device, the radio access network preferably determines, from the wireless communication device's profile, if the wireless communication device has a history of heavy network usage. If the wireless communication device has a history of heavy network usage, the radio access network preferably assigns the incoming call to an access gateway that is one with a measured respective round trip latency greater than or equal to the median measured respective round trip latency. |
| US08059555B2 |
Method and apparatus for closed loop transmission
In a wireless communication system, a method and apparatus for closed loop transmission is disclosed. In accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention, a time frequency portion of an uplink frame is dynamically reserved as a sounding zone for uplink channel sounding. A first message is transmitted to a first subscriber station in a downlink frame assigning a time-frequency resource within the sounding zone, and a sounding waveform. Furthermore, a signal is received from the subscriber station within the assigned time-frequency resource, a partial channel response is determined from the received sounding signal, and the subsequent transmission to the subscriber station is tailored based on the at least partial channel response. |
| US08059554B2 |
System and method for transmitting/receiving information about allocated uplink sounding resources in a communication system
An system and method for transmitting/receiving sounding resource allocation information in a communication system are provided, in which a transmitter selects one of a plurality of preset sounding resource allocation patterns according to operation mode information about an receiver to which uplink resources will be allocated, the uplink resources having a period of a predetermined number of time units and a predetermined number of frequency units, reads resource layout information about each sounding subblocks of an active sounding resource allocation pattern corresponding to the selected sounding resource allocation pattern, and allocates at least one of the sounding subblocks of the sounding resource allocation pattern to the receiver according to the resource layout information and transmitting a sounding resource allocation information including the allocated sounding subblock information. |
| US08059550B2 |
Electronic apparatus and method for detecting loop in electronic apparatus
To provide an electronic apparatus capable of easily detecting a terminal that forms a loop connection state with a simplified configuration.A control unit counts the number of broadcast packet supplied from a switching hub to a communication unit within a predetermined time period and determines whether the number of packets exceeds a threshold value (ST2, ST3). If the number of packets exceeds the threshold value, the control unit determines that an abnormal connection state occurs, that is, a loop is detected and starts a process in which the control unit identifies a network terminal that forms the loop connection state (ST3, ST5). The control unit counts the number of broadcast packets that reach each of the network terminals, that is, broadcast packets input to each port of the switching hub. Thereafter, the control unit determines whether the network terminal that has received the number of packets exceeding the threshold value is present, that is, whether an abnormally connected terminal is present (ST5, ST6). If an abnormally connected terminal is present, the control unit displays a message indicating abnormal connection, the abnormally connected terminal, and a message prompting connection change (ST7). |
| US08059549B2 |
Method and apparatus for supporting network communications using point-to-point and point-to-multipoint protocols
Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for interworking a first protocol, e.g., Provider Backbone Bridge Traffic Engineering (PBB-TE), that provides Ethernet carrier-class traffic engineering, with a second protocol, e.g., Virtual Private LAN Service, that emulates local area network (LAN) service. Unicast, multicast, and broadcast transmissions are enabled across an Ethernet aggregation network and an MPLS core network. Dual homing protection and end-to-end traffic engineering with adjustable granularity are also provided. These capabilities are not available with traditional PBB-TE networks or with an interworking between PBB and VPLS that has been previously proposed. Embodiments of the invention terminate a PBB-TE tunnel at a user-facing provider edge (UPE) node and attach instance service identifiers (ISIDs) to different virtual switching instances (VSI)s. As a result, inexpensive Ethernet-only aggregation networks can be designed to interoperate with VPLS with increased reliability and control, benefiting service providers and end users. |
| US08059545B2 |
Handover apparatus and method using relay node in cellular system
Handover apparatus and method using a Relay Node (RN) in a cellular system are provided. The handover method includes receiving, at an RN, broadcast control information of a serving Base Station (BS) and a neighbor BS; network-encoding and broadcasting, at the RN, the received broadcast control information; receiving and storing, at a Mobile Station (MS), the broadcast control information of the serving BS; receiving, at the MS, the network-encoded information from the RN when the MS enters a cell overlapping area; and acquiring, at the MS, the broadcast control information of the neighbor BS by decoding the received network-encoded information with the broadcast control information of the serving BS. |
| US08059542B1 |
Reverse noise rise based payload threshold determination for auxiliary pilot trigger
A method and system is disclosed for dynamically adapting operation of an auxiliary pilot according to reverse noise. An access terminal in a wireless communication system that includes a base station may operate in a first state in which the access terminal transmits a primary pilot signal on an air interface communication link to the base station, and also transmits an auxiliary pilot signal on the air interface communication link to the base station concurrently with transmission of the primary pilot signal. While operating in the first state, responsive at least to receiving a noise-level message from the base station indicating excessive reverse-link noise, the access terminal may transition to a second state in which it ceases to transmit the auxiliary pilot signal but continues to transmit the primary pilot signal. |
| US08059538B1 |
CMON: an “always-on” monitoring platform for high-speed links
Systems and methods are discussed for providing a continuous monitoring system for high-speed links. Data packets are passively read in a high-speed environment. Concurrent streams are created to handle the high-speed data packets and to manipulate subsets of data packets in modules for output to various applications or destinations. The modules can include algorithms or filters created for various tasks. |
| US08059532B2 |
Data and control plane architecture including server-side triggered flow policy mechanism
A data and control plane architecture for network devices. An example system architecture includes a network processing unit implementing one or more data plane operations, and a network device operably coupled to the network processing unit that implements a control plane. In a particular implementation, the network processing unit is configured to process network traffic according to a data plane configuration, and sample selected packets to the network device. The network device processes the sampled packets and adjusts the data plane configuration responsive to the sampled packets. In particular implementations, the control plane and data plane implement a server-side triggered policy caching mechanism that allows for previous classification policy decisions made for previous data flows to be applied to subsequent new flows. |
| US08059531B2 |
Packet scheduling method for real-time traffic transmission in mobile telecommunication system
Provided is a method of scheduling packets in a mobile telecommunication. The method includes the steps of: a) calculating a normalized standard data unit (SDU) drop rate based on the number of SDUs that will be dropped if the SDUs will not transmitted in a next slot, the number of SDUs dropped unit a current slot, the number of SDUs transmitted until the current slot and a maximum SDU drop rate allowed at each session; b) selecting sessions to transmit in a next slot and deciding a transmission amount of each session at a current slot based on the normalized SDU drop rate; and c) performing the steps a) and b) until all basic units (BU) in one slot are used. |
| US08059526B2 |
N+1 protection using a processor-based protection device
In an N+1 protection scheme for a router in a data or telecommunications network, a processor-based protection unit has a replica device handle, corresponding to each of the N working units, stored in the protection unit's local memory. Each replica device handle is an image of the connections provided by the corresponding working unit. In one implementation, upon detection of a failure of one of the working units, the router's controller unit sends a single command to instruct the protection unit to reconfigure itself using the corresponding locally stored replica device handle to assume the routing functions of the failed working unit. |
| US08059524B2 |
Allocation and logical to physical mapping of scheduling request indicator channel in wireless networks
A method for allocating resources for a scheduling request indicator (SRI) is disclosed. An SRI cycle period for use by user equipment (UE) within a cell is transmitted from a NodeB in a cell to UE within the cell. The NodeB transmits a specific SRI subframe offset and an index value to the particular UE within the cell. The specific SRI subframe offset and the index value enable the UE to determine a unique combination of cyclic shift, RS orthogonal cover, data orthogonal cover, and resource block number for the UE to use as a unique physical resource for an SRI in the physical uplink control channel (PUCCH). |
| US08059519B2 |
Information recording/reproducing apparatus and method using a plurality of probes
An information recording/reproducing device is provided with a recording medium with a recording surface, a plurality of probes that carry out at least either record processing or reproduction processing by scanning a plurality of information tracks on the recording surface, a position detecting means that detects a position of at least one information track by using the probe for every plural divided regions into which the recording medium is divided in a direction intersecting the plural information tracks and which contain at least one information track, and a track control means that controls tracking of the probe used for at least either record processing or reproduction processing for every plural divided regions. Thus, the device structure can be simplified. |
| US08059517B2 |
Apparatus and method for generating radio frequency ripple zero crossing signal
A method for generating an RFZC signal is provided. The method includes the following steps. First, an RF signal is received and the received RF signal is converted into an RF-ENVLP signal. Next, a DC offset of the RF signal is calibrated according to a variation of the RF-ENVLP signal so as to obtain a calibrated RF-ENVLP signal and obtain a gain according to the calibrated RF-ENVLP signal. Then, an RFZC signal is generated according to the calibrated RF-ENVLP signal and the gain. |
| US08059516B2 |
Method and apparatus for recording/reproducing holographic information
Provided are a method and apparatus for recording/reproducing holographic information. The apparatus for recording/reproducing holographic information includes an optical pickup which irradiates light on a holographic information storage medium and receives irradiated light, wherein the optical pickup comprises a focusing optical system having a numerical aperture (NA) during recording that is lower than the NA during reproduction. |
| US08059513B2 |
Data storage device container
A method of storing a data storage device includes but is not limited to emplacing a data storage device in a container, the container having surfaces; and writing storable data to the data storage device by transmitting energy through a surface of the container. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present application. Other methods and apparatuses are also disclosed. |
| US08059512B2 |
Information recording medium, recording method, data structure, information recording apparatus, program, and recording medium
A disk-shaped rewritable information recording medium having at a first recording layer and a second recording layer is disclosed. The information recording medium includes a first data area situated in the first recording layer, the first data area having a plurality of addresses allocated thereto, the plural addresses continuously increasing in a first direction, a second data area situated in the second recording layer, the second data area having a plurality of addresses allocated thereto, the plural addresses continuously increasing in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a management information area having an area for recording end recorded area information thereto, the end recorded area information including information for identifying an area in the second data area having data that corresponds to an end position of the second data area. |
| US08059511B2 |
Device and method for reproducing information, and computer program
An information reproducing apparatus (1) is provided with: a correcting device (18) for correcting waveform distortion occurring in a read signal corresponding to a long mark, of a read signal (RRF) read from a recording medium (100); and a processing device (15) for performing a PRML (Partial Response Maximum Likelihood) process on the read signal in which the waveform distortion is corrected. |
| US08059506B2 |
Digital video recorder wide dynamic range optical power calibration
A method and apparatus are presented for optimizing write operations for optical storage media. A determination is made, at least in part by iteration, of a next power range and a current score for a current power range. If it is determined that the current score is relatively equivalent to a maximum score, a plurality of final parameters is updated and provided, including an optimal power range and a final score. If it is determined that the current score is relatively greater than the final score, then the plurality of final parameters is updated. If it is determined that a maximum number of iterations has been performed, the plurality of final parameters is provided. Otherwise, the current power range is updated with the next power range. One or more of the returned plurality of final parameters are employed to optimize write operations for optical storage media. Determination of the score may also include determining validity of test data segments, selecting a score calculation criterion, and calculating the score based at least in part on the score calculation criterion and on a number and a sequence of valid test data segments. The score calculation criterion may be based on such criterion as beta criterion or modulation amplitude. |
| US08059505B2 |
Data writing control device, data writing control method, and data writing control program for writing to an optical disc
A data writing control device enables quickly writing data to optical discs. A reading process unit 62a, 62b reads data in predetermined read units from a storage device (hard disk drive 14) that has a head and stores the data. A storage unit (buffers 63a and 63b) has a storage area for storing the read units of data read by the reading process unit 62a, 62b. A writing process unit 64a, 64b acquires data stored in the storage area of the storage unit in write units, which are smaller than the read units, and supplies the acquired write units of data to an optical disc drive which is connected as a peripheral device. |
| US08059504B2 |
Optical pickup apparatus, optical recording medium driving apparatus, and signal recording/reproducing method
An optical pickup apparatus capable of irradiating an optical recording medium having a plurality of recording layers on which a signal is recorded with laser light includes a light source emitting the laser light, a light-concentrating element concentrating the laser light emitted from the light source on the optical recording medium, a phase difference element having a region divided into at least two regions which the laser light reflected by the optical recording medium enters and producing a phase difference between first light and second light reflected by a non-target layer which is not a target of recording or reproduction of the signal out of the plurality of recording layers and entering the at least two regions such that the first and the second light weaken each other, and a photodetector receiving the laser light emitted from the phase difference element. |
| US08059503B2 |
Backup device and one-key data backup method for the same
A backup device and a one-key data backup method for the same use a backup device having ability to retrieve a memory card and an optical disc. The backup device is connected to an external computer. A backup application is installed having backup conditions configured in the external computer. When an input unit of the backup device is triggered, the backup device sends a backup request instruction to the external computer. The external computer executes the backup application upon receiving the backup request instruction, and records data of the memory card to an optical disc, or saves the data of the optical disc in the memory card based on configured backup conditions. |
| US08059501B2 |
Optical disk drive for scanning an optical disk with a scanning velocity and method for scanning an optical disk with a scanning velocity
An optical disk drive and a method for scanning an optical disk that includes a substantially circular track with a scanning velocity is provided. A servo control signal (SCS) is determined based on a servo error signal (SES). A first performance indicator (IND1) of the servo actuator is determined from at least one of the SES and SCS. IND1 is compared against a first pre-determined threshold (ITHR1), determining a first servo margin (MAR1). The scanning velocity is set in dependence on at least MAR1. In particular, scanning velocity is reduced when the first performance indicator exceeds the first pre-determined threshold. Additionally or alternatively, a bandwidth of control of the servo actuator can be adjusted in dependence on at least one of a second servo margin, determined from at least one of SES and SCS, and a third servo margin, associated with a mark quality determined from a central aperture signal. |
| US08059499B2 |
Drive signal generating apparatus and drawing apparatus
Provided is a drive signal generating apparatus including: an arithmetic section that calculates an approximate expression to approximate variations of multiple detected values each representing one of a position of an optical pickup section and an amount of positional deviation of the optical pickup section with respect to a current target position, the position of the optical pickup section being sequentially detected when the optical pickup section moves stepwise toward multiple target positions set in advance on a drawing surface of a drawing target; and a drive signal generation section that generates a second drive signal synchronized with a first drive signal for causing the optical pickup section to move stepwise, the second drive signal having a signal value corresponding to an approximate value calculated by substituting a value associated with each of the multiple target positions into the approximate expression so as to move an optical component provided in the optical pickup section. |
| US08059497B2 |
Megneto-optical recording device capable of changing the shapes of heating areas
In an information recording/reproducing method performing a thermo-magnetic recording, a tracking offset value of a recording light spot and/or a tracking offset value of a magnetic flux detecting element is changed in accordance with a radial position at which a tracking is performed at the present time, to make a direction of a magnetic wall of a recording magnetic domain in accord with a longitudinal direction of the magnetic flux detecting element. Alternatively, a shape of a heated area is changed to be in accord with the direction of the magnetic flux detecting means at respective radial position, to make the direction of the magnetic wall of the recording magnetic domain in accord with the longitudinal direction of the magnetic flux detecting element. |
| US08059489B1 |
Acoustic airport surveillance system
The different advantageous embodiments provide a method and apparatus for detecting an aircraft. The different advantageous embodiments may provide a method for detecting an acoustic emission emitted by the aircraft using a number of acoustic sensors to form a detected acoustic emission. The aircraft may be identified from the detected acoustic emission to form an identified aircraft. A bearing may be estimated for the identified aircraft using the detected acoustic emission. |
| US08059487B2 |
Underwater detection device
An underwater detection device includes a transceiver module for transmitting underwater an ultrasonic pulse signal that is frequency-modulated and receiving an echo signal corresponding to the transmitted signal, a pulse compression module for pulse-compressing the signal received by the transceiver module and outputting a signal pulse-compressed, a suppression range determining module for determining a suppression range where a range side lobe suppression process is performed for the pulse-compressed signal, an echo determining module for determining whether the data of the pulse-compressed signal at each depth corresponding to a range side lobe, a suppression value determining module for determining a suppression value for the data of the pulse-compressed signal at each depth, a suppression conducting module for performing a calculation to suppress the range side lobe based on the suppression value for the data determined to be data of the pulse-compressed signal corresponding to the range side lobe by the echo determining module among a plurality of data of the pulse-compressed signals that fall into the suppression range, and a display processing module for generating a signal for display based on the signal outputted from the suppression conducting module to display a generated signal as detected information. |
| US08059479B2 |
Test circuit for an unprogrammed OTP memory array
Circuits for testing unprogrammed OTP memories to ensure that wordline and bitline connections, column decoders, wordline drivers, correctness of decoding, sensing and multiplexing operate properly. The OTP testing system includes one or both of column test circuitry and row test circuitry. The column test circuitry charges all the bitlines to a voltage level similar to that provided by a programmed OTP memory cell during a read operation, in response to activation of a test wordline. The bitline voltages can be sensed, thereby allowing for testing of the column decoding and sense amplifier circuits. The row test circuitry charges a test bitline to a voltage level similar to that provided by a programmed OTP memory cell during a read operation, in response to activation of a wordline of the OTP memory array. This test bitline voltage can be sensed, thereby allowing for testing of the row decoding and driver circuits. |
| US08059478B2 |
Low cost testing and sorting for integrated circuits
Methods of testing and sorting integrated circuits in clusters are disclosed. Each cluster has power and data terminals connected to common power and data busses providing a common power supply. Each integrated circuit has a first non-volatile memory storing an activation code and a second programmable non-volatile memory that is capable of storing the activation code. If an integrated circuit passes testing, the activation code stored in the first non-volatile memory is written into the second non-volatile memory. An integrated circuit is independently functional upon separation from the cluster if the codes in the first and second non-volatile memories match. Upon separation, integrated circuits are queried to determine which respond. Each integrated circuit includes logic adapted to determine whether the codes in the first and second non-volatile memories match. If the codes do not match, the logic permanently disables the integrated circuit upon separation from the cluster. |
| US08059476B2 |
Control component for controlling a delay interval within a memory component
Disclosed herein are embodiments of an asynchronous memory device that use internal delay elements to enable memory access pipelining. In one embodiment, the delay elements are responsive to an input load control signal, and are calibrated with reference to periodically received timing pulses. Different numbers of the delay elements are configured to produce different asynchronous delays and to strobe sequential pipeline elements of the memory device. |
| US08059475B2 |
Reference voltage regulator for eDRAM with VSS-sensing
A reference voltage regulator for an embedded dynamic random access memory (eDRAM) employing VSS-sensing with a reference level includes an oscillator, a control block, a reference generator, a comparator, a pulse generator, a driver, and a reference voltage output, where the oscillator sends requests for sampling and correction to the control block between accesses of the eDRAM, the control block sends a pulse defining a time interval during which sampling and correction occurs to the pulse generator, the reference generator provides the reference level for comparison by the comparator with a sampling of the reference voltage output, the comparator decides if the reference voltage output requires correction and sends a correction request to the pulse generator if necessary, the pulse generator produces a correction pulse for the driver according to the correction request from the comparator, and the driver adjusts the reference voltage output during the correction pulse. |
| US08059473B2 |
Non-volatile memory device
A non-volatile memory device includes a floating gate formed on a substrate with a gate insulation layer interposed therebetween, a tunnel insulation layer formed on the floating gate, a select gate electrode inducing charge introduction through the gate insulation layer, and a control gate electrode inducing charge tunneling occurring through the tunnel insulation layer. The select gate electrode is insulated from the control gate electrode. According to the non-volatile memory device, a select gate electrode and a control gate electrode are formed on a floating gate, and thus a voltage is applied to the respective gate electrodes to write and erase data. |
| US08059472B2 |
Process and temperature tolerant non-volatile memory
A nonvolatile memory comprising an array of memory cells and sense amplifiers, each sense amplifier using a keeper circuit to provide an amount of current to compensate for bit line leakage current in the memory array. The amount of current from the keeper depends on the temperature of the memory and the speed of the process used to make the memory. |
| US08059462B2 |
Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device
The nonvolatile semiconductor memory device related to an embodiment of the present invention includes a cell array including a memory string, a bit line connected to the memory string, a first wire connected to a cell source line of a memory cell, a second wire connected to a cell well line of a memory cell, a third wire which supplies a power supply voltage to a circuit arranged outside of a region of the cell array, a fourth wire and a fifth wire being arranged in a row direction within the cell array region, and the first wire, the second wire and the third being formed in a layer above a layer in which the bit line within the cell array is formed, the fourth wire and the fifth wire being formed in the layer in which the bit line within the cell array region is formed. |
| US08059459B2 |
Semiconductor memory having both volatile and non-volatile functionality and method of operating
Semiconductor memory having both volatile and non-volatile modes and methods of operation. A semiconductor storage device includes a plurality of memory cells each having a floating body for storing, reading and writing data as volatile memory. The device includes a floating gate or trapping latter for storing data as non-volatile memory, the device operating as volatile memory when power is applied to the device, and the device storing data from the volatile memory, as non-volatile memory when power to the device is interrupted. |
| US08059454B2 |
Adjustable write pulse generator within a chalcogenide memory device
An adjustable write pulse generator is disclosed. The adjustable write pulse generator includes a band-gap reference current, a programmable ring oscillator, a frequency divider and a single pulse generator. The band-gap reference current circuit generates a well-compensated current over a predetermined range of temperatures needed to program a chalcogenide memory cell. The programmable ring oscillator generates a first set of continuous write “0” and write “1” pulse signals based on the well-compensated current. The frequency divider then divides the first set of continuous write “0” and write “1” pulse signals into a second set of continuous write “0” and write “1” pulse signals. The single pulse generator subsequently converts the second set of continuous write “0” and write “1” pulse signals into a single write “0” pulse signal or a single write “1” pulse signal when programming the chalcogenide memory cell. |
| US08059453B2 |
Magnetic tunnel junction and memristor apparatus
A magnetic memory device includes a magnetic tunnel junction having a free magnetic layer having a magnetization orientation that is switchable between a high resistance state magnetization orientation and a low resistance state magnetization orientation and a memristor solid state element electrically coupled to the magnetic tunnel junction. The memristor has a device response that is an integrated voltage versus an integrated current. |
| US08059452B2 |
Cell structure for dual port SRAM
An integrated circuit and methods for laying out the integrated circuit are provided. The integrated circuit includes a first and a second transistor. The first transistor includes a first active region comprising a first source and a first drain; and a first gate electrode over the first active region. The second transistor includes a second active region comprising a second source and a second drain; and a second gate electrode over the second active region and connected to the first gate electrode, wherein the first source and the second source are electrically connected, and the first drain and the second drain are electrically connected. |
| US08059443B2 |
Three-dimensional memory module architectures
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to stacked memory modules. In one embodiment of the present invention, a memory module comprises at least one memory-controller layer stacked with at least one memory layer. Fine pitched through vias (e.g., through silicon vias) extend approximately perpendicular to a surface of the at least one memory controller through the stack providing electronic communication between the at least one memory controller and the at least one memory layers. Additionally, the memory-controller layer includes at least one external interface configured to transmit data to and from the memory module. Furthermore, the memory module can include an optical layer. The optical layer can be included in the stack and has a bus waveguide to transmit data to and from the at least one memory controller. The external interface can be an optical external interface which interfaces with the optical layer. |
| US08059439B2 |
Encoding data for storage in a content addressable memory
An encoding scheme is disclosed that allows a CAM device to selectively store, within each cell of a row of the CAM device, either a single bit of a binary value or two bits of an encoded data word encoded from the binary value. By storing two bits of the encoded data word in each CAM cell, data may be stored more efficiently and CAM systems may consume less power. The encoded data words can be balanced data words that have equal number of logic high and logic low values. |
| US08059434B2 |
Power conversion device and control method thereof
A power conversion device is provided for converting a DC voltage to an alternating current corresponding to an AC voltage according to the AC voltage, which includes a power conversion unit and an output unit. The power conversion unit converts the DC voltage to a high-frequency current having two envelops corresponding to the waveform of the AC voltage. The output unit includes an inductive circuit, a full-wave rectifying circuit, an inverter circuit and a filter circuit. The inductive circuit provides two induced currents according to the high-frequency current, wherein one induced current and the high-frequency current are in phase, and the other induced current and the high-frequency current are in antiphase. The full-wave rectifying circuit full-wave rectifies the two induced currents. The inverter circuit alternatively transfers the two full-wave rectified induced currents, and thus output an output current. The filter circuit filters the output current to provide the alternating current. |
| US08059432B2 |
PWM controller having drive control with input voltage sensing and method therefor
In one embodiment, a PWM controller includes a circuit operably coupled to inhibit a drive signal responsively to a bulk input voltage remaining at a low value for a time interval and to re-enable the drive signal subsequently to the time interval responsively to the bulk input voltage increasing to greater than the first value subsequently to the time interval. In another embodiment, a method of forming a PWM controller includes configuring the PWM controller to use a clock signal to form a drive signal and to sense a bulk input voltage decreasing to no greater than a first value and to disable the drive signal without disabling the clock signal responsively to the bulk input voltage remaining no greater than the first value for a time interval. |
| US08059425B2 |
Integrated circuit module with temperature compensation crystal oscillator
An integrated circuit module with temperature compensation crystal oscillator (TCXO) applying to an electronic device comprises: one substrate having one top surface; one temperature compensation crystal oscillator (TCXO) disposed on the top surface; at least one chip disposed on the top surface; one encapsulating piece formed on the top surface for covering the TCXO and the chip. As above-described structure, TCXO is prevented from exchanging heat due to the temperature difference so that the stability of the TCXO is improved. |
| US08059423B2 |
Enhanced localized distributive capacitance for circuit boards
A multi-layered circuit board is provided having a buried capacitive layer and a device-specific embedded, localized, non-discrete, and distributive capacitive element. A printed circuit board is provided including (1) a first dielectric layer, (2) a first conductive layer coupled to a first surface of the first dielectric layer, (3) a second conductive layer coupled to a second surface of the first dielectric layer, and (4) a localized distributive non-discrete capacitive element adjacent the first conductive layer, wherein the capacitive element occupies a region that approximately coincides with a location over which a device to be coupled to the capacitive element is to be mounted. The embedded, localized, non-discrete, and distributive capacitive element may provide device-specific capacitance to suppress voltage/current noise for a particular device. |
| US08059420B2 |
Surface mountable device
A surface mountable device includes a ceramic substrate including a first principal surface, a second principal surface, and a side surface connecting the first principal surface to the second principal surface, a terminal electrode disposed on the first principal surface, and a first conductor for appearance inspection extending continuously from the terminal electrode to the side surface and having a width smaller than the width of the terminal electrode. |
| US08059416B2 |
Multi-cavity electromagnetic shielding device
An electromagnetic shielding device includes a metal frame mounted on a circuit board and having a looped surrounding wall configured with an inner space divided into first and second space portions by a partition wall unit. A cover is mounted fittingly into the inner space in the metal frame, and includes a dielectric cover body, and a conductive material layer attached to an outer surface of the cover body. The cover body has a looped surrounding wall extending downwardly from a periphery of a top wall and disposed in proximity to the looped surrounding wall of the metal frame such that the conductive material layer is in electrical contact with the looped surrounding wall of the metal frame. The cover cooperates with the metal frame to define first and second cavities having different depths and corresponding respectively to the first and second space portions. |
| US08059415B2 |
Molded communications module having integrated plastic circuit structures
An embodiment disclosed herein relates to a communications module. The communications module includes a body composed of a plastic resin and a plurality of conductive traces and contact pads defined on a portion of a surface of the body. The module also includes at least one substantially vertical ridge defined on the body surface, and at least one pocket defined on the body suitable for receiving an electronic component. The communications module may also include a body composed of a plastic resin and conductive features defined on a surface of the body configured to render the communications module operable without implementing a printed circuit board as part of the body. Additional embodiments relate to systems and methods for attaching one or more optical transmit assemblies to the communications module and for electrically connecting conductive traces in a temporary fashion on the surface of the body of the communications module. |
| US08059412B2 |
Integrated power supply and platform for military radio
An improved power supply and platform for a military radio has been developed. The apparatus includes a base that is adapted and arranged for supporting a HARRIS 117 radio and a power amplifier adapted to amplify radio frequency output of the radio. The connectors include an electrical connector for the radio and a connector for the amplifier. A power supply is housed within the assembly. A power supply for the connector to the amplifier is also housed within the assembly. Also included is a wiring harness for a SINCGARS LS/671 device and a LED indicator to identify which radio is in operation for multiple radio configurations. |
| US08059401B2 |
Electronic device with heat dissipation module
An electronic device includes a printed circuit board and a heat dissipation module. The printed circuit board has a first heat-generating electronic component and a number of second heat-generating electronic components. The heat dissipation module includes a heat sink thermally engaging on the first heat-generating electronic component and an enclosure enclosing the printed circuit board. The heat sink includes a number of fins. The enclosure extends an inner casing to envelop the fins of the heat sink. The enclosure defines a number of slots letting the casing communicate with an exterior of the enclosure. The casing separates the fins from the second heat-generating electronic component. |
| US08059398B2 |
Panel module for a computer enclosure, and the computer enclosure
A panel module for a computer enclosure includes a main panel, a linkage member, a cover panel, and a resilient limiting member. The main panel has a cover region and an opening provided in the cover region. The linkage member is connected pivotally to the main and cover panels. The cover panel is movable relative to the main panel to be closed upon or flipped away from the cover region. The linkage member is disposed at a closed position when the cover panel is closed. The limiting member is interposed between the main panel and the linkage member to limit the linkage member to the closed position, and enables the linkage member to be automatically restored to the closed position when the cover panel is to be closed, thereby permitting easy and proper closing of the cover panel. |
| US08059395B2 |
Mounting apparatus and electronic device incorporating the same
A mounting apparatus for attaching a data storage device to a chassis includes a latching member, first and second elastic members and a button. The latching member defines a through hole therein and forms a latching pin at a first end thereof. The button includes an abutting portion and a pressing portion extending up from the abutting portion. When the mounting apparatus is mounted to the chassis, the button is placed on a bottom side of the latching member, the latching member is movably mounted to the chassis, the first elastic member is compressed between the second end of the latching member and a baffle formed on the chassis, the second elastic member is compressed between the button and the chassis, the pressing portion of the button extends through the through hole and extending out of a top surface of the latching member. |
| US08059387B2 |
Multi layer ceramic capacitor and DC-link capacitor module using the same
Provided are a high voltage multi-layer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) that may enable a surface mounting, and may form a guide electrode between inner electrodes or between sealing electrodes to thereby prevent a decrease in an inner voltage, caused by a parasitic capacitance, and a director current (DC)-link capacitor module using the MLCC. The high voltage MLCC may include: a ceramic laminated body 110; a plurality of side electrode members 120 being formed on both sides of the ceramic laminated body 110, respectively; a plurality of connection electrode members 130 being formed on the ceramic laminated body 110 to be connected to the side electrode member 120; and a plurality of external electrodes 140 being formed on each of the connection electrode members 130, wherein the ceramic laminated body 110 comprises a plurality of first ceramic sheets 111 where a plurality of first inner electrodes 112 is connected to the plurality of side electrode members 120, respectively, and a plurality of second ceramic sheets 113 being disposed between the plurality of first ceramic sheets 111, and where a plurality of second inner electrodes 114 is formed in a location corresponding to the first inner electrode 111. |
| US08059385B2 |
Substrates with slotted metals and related methods
Substrates with slotted metals and related methods are provided. According to one aspect, a slotted metal attached to a substrate can include a metal patterned with slots less than or about equal to 2 microns. The slots can result in line widths that are approximately the size of a single metallurgical grain in an unpatterned layer. |
| US08059383B2 |
Electrostatic blower systems
Embodiments of electrostatic blower system for use in computer systems or other electronic device, e.g., in inkjet printers for cooling or drying operations, are disclosed. An exemplary method may include arranging a plurality of electrostatic blowers together to increase output pressure. The method may also include positioning the arranged electrostatic blowers directly adjacent a point of use in a printer device. The method may also include directing and accelerating airflow using a corona discharge in each of the plurality of electrostatic blowers for cooling or drying operations in the printer device. |
| US08059381B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling a lifting magnet of a materials handling machine
A magnet controller supplied by a DC generator controls a lifting magnet. Four transistors, forming an H bridge, allow DC current to flow in both directions in the lifting magnet. During “Lift”, full voltage is applied to the lifting magnet. During “Drop”, reverse voltage is applied briefly to demagnetize the lifting magnet. At the end of the “Lift” and the “Drop”, most of the lifting magnet energy is returned to the DC generator. A transient voltage suppressor protects against voltage spike generated when current reverses in the generator. |
| US08059373B2 |
EMR sensor and transistor formed on the same substrate
Magnetic sensing chips and methods of fabricating the magnetic sensing chips are disclosed. A magnetic sensing chip as described herein includes an EMR sensor formed on a substrate from multiple semiconductor layers. One or more of the semiconductor layers form a quantum well comprising a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) or hole gas (2DHG). The magnetic sensing chip also includes one or more transistors formed on the substrate from the multiple semiconductor layers. The transistor(s) likewise include a quantum well comprising a 2DEG or 2DHG. The EMR sensor and the transistor(s) are connected by one or more connections so that the transistor(s) amplifies data signals from the EMR sensor. |
| US08059371B2 |
Method to reduce sensitivity of a magnetic read-write head to external magnetic fields
In a read-write head, the shields can serve as magnetic flux conductors for external fields, so that they direct a certain amount of flux into the recording medium. This problem has been overcome by the addition to the shields of a pair of tabs located at the edges closest to the ABS. These tabs serve to prevent flux concentrating at the edges so that horizontal fields at these edges are significantly reduced. The tabs need to have aspect ratios of at least 2 and may be either triangular or rectangular in shape. Alternatively, the tabs may be omitted and, instead, outer portions of the shield's lower edge may be shaped so as to slope upwards away from the ABS. |
| US08059370B2 |
Reader shield/electrode structure
A magnetic sensing device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a first magnetic shield, a second magnetic shield, and a sensor. The first magnetic shield forms at least a portion of the first electrode. The second magnetic shield includes a first region that forms at least a portion of the first electrode and a second region that forms at least a portion of the second electrode. The sensor is positioned between the first and second magnetic shields and is electrically connected in series between the first and second electrodes. |
| US08059369B2 |
Head gimbal assembly and disk drive provided with the same
According to one embodiment, a head gimbal assembly of a disk drive includes an arm and a suspension extending from the arm, a head supported by the suspension, and a flexure on the arm and the suspension. One end portion of the flexure is electrically connected to the head, and the other end portion thereof includes a terminal area. The flexure includes a base insulating layer, a conductor pattern formed on the base insulating layer and having a plurality of connection terminals, and a cover insulating layer formed on the base insulating layer so as to cover the conductor pattern. The connection terminals are exposed to the inside of an opening in the base and cover insulating layers with a protective insulating layer and a thin metal plate overlaid on one surface of each of the connection terminals. |
| US08059367B2 |
Methods for creating a magnetic main pole with side shield and systems thereof
A method according to another embodiment includes forming a side shield layer of ferromagnetic material above a substrate; masking the side shield layer; milling an unmasked region of the side shield layer for forming a pole trench therein; and forming a pole layer in the pole trench. A structure according to one embodiment includes a substrate; a side shield layer of ferromagnetic material on the substrate, wherein the substrate has a region covered by the side shield layer and a region not covered by the side shield layer; a pole trench in the side shield layer and the region of the substrate not covered by the side shield layer; a layer of nonmagnetic material in the pole trench; and a pole layer in the pole trench, wherein the pole layer has a greater thickness above the region of the substrate not covered by the side shield layer than above the region of the substrate covered by the side shield layer. |
| US08059365B2 |
Head stack assembly, manufacturing method thereof and multi-disc magnetic storage device
Embodiments of the present invention provide a head stack assembly and a manufacturing method thereof in which manufacturing costs as a multi-disc magnetic device are reduced by increasing the yield and reducing inventory of magnetic heads which can be assembled to the head stack assembly. According to one embodiment, a head stack assembly and a manufacturing method thereof includes plural actuator arms to which magnetic heads are assembled through suspensions. The tolerance of the core width or the write element width of the magnetic heads assembled to inside actuator arms of the plural actuator arms is set to be narrower than the tolerance of the core width or the write element width of the magnetic heads assembled to the outside actuator arms. |
| US08059360B1 |
Disk drive compensating for radial phase change of repeatable position error due to servo writing from spiral tracks
A disk drive is disclosed comprising a head actuated over a disk comprising a plurality of servo sectors defining a plurality of tracks, wherein the servo sectors are written to the disk by servoing off of spiral tracks. The head is positioned over a target track in response to the servo sectors, and coefficients of a first sinusoid are generated corresponding to the target track, wherein the first sinusoid corresponds a repeatable position error of the head relative to the target track. The coefficients of the first sinusoid comprise a coherent component due to a repeatable runout of the disk and a spiral component due to writing the servo sectors by servoing off of the spiral tracks, where the spiral component varies based on a radial location of the head. The head is servoed over the target track in response to the coefficients. |
| US08059358B2 |
Method of retaining a transducer on a base
A method of retaining a transducer for a digital storage apparatus that reads and writes data to a tape as the tape is moved in a tape drive path across the transducer. According to the method a head assembly is attached to the base to be movable relative to the base in a linear path that is perpendicular to the tape drive path. Movement of the head assembly is guided on a track that is partially defined by the head and partially defined by the base. At least two balls are disposed in the track between the base and the head assembly. A magnetic coupling retains the balls within the track. A linear motor operatively engages the head assembly to move the head assembly to follow the tape. |
| US08059357B1 |
Disk drive adjusting fly height when calibrating head/disk contact
A disk drive is disclosed comprising a disk having a plurality of tracks, and a head actuated over the disk. The disk drive further comprises control circuitry including a fly height actuator. A fly height map is measured for at least one track. A constant FHC signal applied to the fly height actuator is adjusted to decrease an average fly height of the head. After decreasing the average fly height of the head, a fluctuating fly height control (FHC) signal is applied to the fly height actuator to adjust a fly height of the head in response to the fly height map. When the head contacts the disk, an operating FHC signal is determined. The operating FHC signal is applied to the fly height actuator while executing at least one of a read and write operation. |
| US08059343B2 |
Optical element and imaging device
An optical element includes a first liquid; a second liquid that is immiscible with the first liquid and that has polarity or electrical conductivity; a first substrate portion; a second substrate portion; a sidewall portion; a second electrode disposed on one of the second substrate portion and the sidewall portion; and an accommodating portion constituted by the first substrate portion, the second substrate portion, and the sidewall portion and sealing the first liquid and the second liquid therein. The optical element further includes a first film disposed on the first substrate portion side of the accommodating portion and having high affinity with the first liquid, a second film disposed on the second substrate portion side of the accommodating portion and having high affinity with the second liquid, and a third film disposed at the center of the second film and having high affinity with the first liquid. |
| US08059342B2 |
Beam segmentor for enlarging viewing aperture of microdisplay
A display platform orients a virtual image in alignment with a viewer's eye. A transmissive plate receives a light beam conveying the virtual image into the transmissive plate for propagation by internal reflection between inner and outer surfaces of the transmissive plate along the length of the transmissive plate. A plurality of reflective facets progressively interrupt the propagation of the light beam along the length of the transmissive plate for reflecting successive portions of the light beam in a direction for rendering the virtual image visible to the viewer. |
| US08059338B2 |
Method and apparatus for coating a curved surface
A method involves: determining a percentage by which a thickness of a layer of material, if applied by a selected coating apparatus to a curved surface on a selected optical component having an operating wavelength, would decrease from a central region of the curved surface to an edge region of the curved surface; formulating a multi-layer optical coating that will provide, in the central region of the curved surface, a specified optical performance characteristic for all radiation within a waveband extending from the operating wavelength to a further wavelength, where the further wavelength decreased by the percentage equals the operating wavelength; and using the selected coating apparatus to form the multi-layer optical coating on the curved surface. |
| US08059336B2 |
Rapid microscope scanner for volume image acquisition
Apparatus for and method of rapid three dimensional scanning and digitizing of an entire microscope sample, or a substantially large portion of a microscope sample, using a tilted sensor synchronized with a positioning stage. The system also provides a method for interpolating tilted image layers into a orthogonal tree dimensional array or into its two dimensional projection as well as a method for composing the volume strips obtained from successive scans of the sample into a single continuous digital image or volume. |
| US08059335B2 |
Adjustable optical signal delay module and method thereof
An adjustable optical signal delay module which adjusts power of an amplified spontaneous emission generated by a semiconductor optical amplifier and feeds the adjusted amplified spontaneous emission back to the semiconductor optical amplifier in a direction opposite to an optical signal being amplified by the semiconductor optical amplifier is provided. The feedback of the adjusted amplified spontaneous emission varies a group refractive index of the semiconductor optical amplifier and delays the transmission of an optical signal through the semiconductor optical amplifier. By that arrangement, the adjustable optical delay module obviates the need for the pump laser conventionally required by a coherent population oscillation mechanism. The feedback optical loop includes a variable optical attenuator, an optical filter, and optical circulators. A user can control the delay timing of optical signals via adjusting optical power in the feedback optical loop. |
| US08059333B2 |
Blue extended super continuum light source
In a blue extended super continuum light source, when pulses of partly coherent monochromatic “pump” radiation of essentially constant amplitude are propagating through a microstructure fiber medium within a region of anomalous dispersion of the medium, then, provided the medium has a finite nonlinear coefficient of the index of refraction, the pump pulse is subject to a modulation instability. This results in formation of a train of narrow pulses with Tera Hertz repetition rate. Phase match between red shifted Raman solitons generated by the pump pulse and energy shed by the pump pulse at all frequencies with a group velocity below the pump pulse group velocity may lead to the formation of Cherenkov radiation. The solitons may seed Cherenkov radiation at different wavelengths depending on the actual fiber parameters. This allows extension of generated super continuum light beyond the four wave mixing limit when applying picosecond or nanosecond pump pulses. |
| US08059332B2 |
Radiation-protection device
A radiation-protection device is provided that includes a substrate and a surface structure formed on the substrate. The surface structure has an arrangement and interacts with radiation and the substrate to at least (a) substantially transmit or attenuate radiation at a wavelength and an energy below a threshold energy, and (b) substantially reflect radiation at the wavelength and an energy above the threshold energy. |
| US08059331B2 |
Light control film and light control glass
The present invention relates to a light control film, comprising: two transparent electroconductive resin substrates; and a light control layer sandwiched by the two transparent electroconductive resin substrates, wherein the light control layer contains a resin matrix and a light control suspension dispersed in the resin matrix, and the thickness of the transparent electroconductive resin substrates is from 10 to 80 μm. |
| US08059329B2 |
Display substrate and method of manufacturing the same
A display substrate includes an insulation substrate, a gate line formed on the insulation substrate, a data line formed on the insulation substrate and crossing the gate line, a switching element formed on the insulation substrate and electrically connected to the gate line and the data line, and a pixel electrode formed on the insulation substrate. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to the switching element and includes a reflective electrode layer which reflects light and an absorption electrode layer which absorbs light. |
| US08059328B1 |
Electrowetting display devices
Electrowetting devices (EWD) are presented. The electrowetting device includes a first substrate and an opposing second substrate with a polar fluid layer and a non-polar fluid layer interposed therebetween. A first transparent electrode is disposed on the first substrate. A second electrode is disposed on the second substrate. A first partition structure is disposed on the first substrate; thereby defining a plurality of color sub-pixels. A dye and/or a pigment substance is doped in one of the polar fluid layer and the non-polar fluid layer. A luminescence substance is doped in one of the polar fluid layer and the non-polar fluid layer. An emission module (also known as an excitation module) is disposed underlying the bottom of the first substrate. The colors of the non-polar fluid layer in the neighboring sub-pixels are different. |
| US08059326B2 |
Display devices comprising of interferometric modulator and sensor
An Interferometric Modulator (IMod) is a microelectromechanical device for modulating light using interference. The colors of these devices may be determined in a spatial fashion, and their inherent color shift may be compensated for using several optical compensation mechanisms. Brightness, addressing, and driving of IMods may be accomplished in a variety of ways with appropriate packaging, and peripheral electronics which can be attached and/or fabricated using one of many techniques. The devices may be used in both embedded and directly perceived applications, the latter providing multiple viewing modes as well as a multitude of product concepts ranging in size from microscopic to architectural in scope. |
| US08059325B2 |
Display device
A display device is provided. The display device comprises a substrate. A first electrode layer is disposed on the substrate. An electrochromic material single layer is disposed on the first electrode layer, wherein the electrochromic material single layer has a plurality of spherical holes inside. An electrolytic layer is disposed on the electrochromic material single layer. A second electrode layer is disposed on the electrolytic layer. A power supply is electrically connected to the first and second electrode layers, respectively. The electrochromic material single layer displays red, blue or green colors according to a driving voltage provided by the power supply. |
| US08059324B2 |
Scan element for use in scanning light and method of making the same
A scan element includes a bobbin having a central axis about which is wound an electromagnetic wire coil and having a flange oriented generally transverse to the central axis. At least one elastomeric support has a first end coupled to the flange. A permanent magnet has first and second surfaces, a central axis, and a magnetization direction oriented generally transverse to the central axis of the permanent magnet. The magnet is supported by a second end of the elastomeric support. A mirror has a central axis and is mounted on the second surface of the magnet. The central axes of the mirror and magnet are coaxial with the central axis of the bobbin. The elastomeric support provides a return force when the magnet and the mirror are rotated at an angle from the central axis during energization of the electromagnetic wire coil. |
| US08059314B2 |
Image reading apparatus
An image reading apparatus which is capable of performing a stable reading operation and matching a sub-scanning magnification with which an original image is scanned, between the front side of an original and the reverse side of the same. A CCD line sensor reads the front side of an original, and a CIS line sensor reads the reverse side of the same. A lead roller is disposed upstream of the CCD line sensor and conveys the original at a first conveying speed. A discharge roller is disposed downstream of the CCD line sensor and conveys the original at a second conveying speed which is higher than the first conveying speed. A CPU controls one main scanning time period of the CCD line sensor after the original is held by the discharge roller, such that the one main scanning time period becomes shorter than before the original is held by the discharge roller. |
| US08059311B2 |
Font and line art rendering for multi-bit output devices
Multilevel color page image rendering via multi-bit output devices including the rounding of tone levels, dual tone scan patterns and the selecting or generating of halftone cells and electrophotography engines and image processors for rendering multilevel tone density objects such as font and line art. |
| US08059310B2 |
Apparatus, method and computer program product for providing output image adjustment for image files
A CPU of a color printer performs gamma correction and a matrix operation M on an RGB color space image data derived by a matrix operation S. Using gamma correction value settings, the CPU performs gamma conversion of image data. Matrix operation M converts the RGB color space to an XYZ color space. When performing matrix operation M, the CPU refers to a PrintMatching tag and performs the matrix operation using a matrix (M) that corresponds to the indicated color space, in order to reflect the color space used for generation of image data. |
| US08059309B2 |
Duplex printer with internal hard drive
A duplex color printer includes a pair of print engines mounted within the body in an opposed manner to define a print media feed path therebetween; a pair of print media trays mounted on either side of the body for respectively containing print media; a print media feed arrangement for feeding print media from one of the trays along the print media path into the other one of the trays; an internal hard drive for locally storing pre-rasterized documents; and an interface for facilitating user selection of a locally stored pre-rasterized document for printing by the pair of print engines. |
| US08059305B2 |
Handheld display device for playing and controlling audio associated with printed substrate
A handheld display device for imaging a printed substrate and controlling playback of audio associated with the printed substrate. The device comprises: an optical sensor for imaging an area of the printed substrate and for generating image data; a processor for determining interaction data using the image data, the interaction data identifying a substrate identity; a transceiver for retrieval of audio data corresponding to part of the printed substrate; a touch-sensitive display screen for displaying display information identifying the audio together with at least one static element for controlling audio playback; and an audio output means for outputting the audio based on said retrieved audio data. Interaction with the static element via the touch-sensitive screen controls audio playback. |
| US08059304B2 |
Medical data recording system
A device for recording information on CDRs or other recording media and printing file information for observing what is recorded thereon. The information may be medical images such as x-rays, cat scans, magnetic resonance images, or sonograms. The discs can have patient names and other information selected from information stored thereon, printed on the disc as well as logos for the hospital, service provider or trademarks. The discs can be automatically loaded into the recorder and printer. The fields of information or logos printed on the discs can be changed to suit the user. A database creates and updates a directory of patient files so the discs can be located and the images thereon viewed for each patient. The discs have software allowing the computer to view the images on the disc so that a personal computer not having imaging software can operate the disc. |
| US08059303B2 |
Document processing system providing job attribute control and override features and related methods
A document processing system may include at least one document processing device for performing document processing jobs, and a controller connected to the at least one document processing device. The controller may be for determining whether to restrict document processing jobs from being performed by the at least one document processing device with a job attribute based upon a job attribute control parameter. If a document processing job is to be restricted based upon the job attribute control parameter, the controller may also be for determining whether to override the restriction based upon a job attribute override parameter different than the job attribute control parameter. |
| US08059300B2 |
Information processing apparatus connected to a printing apparatus via a network and computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a program for causing a computer to execute generating print data in the information processing apparatus connected to the printing apparatus via the network
An information processing apparatus connected to a printing apparatus via a network encrypts print data if identification information is input, and does not encrypt print data if identification information is not input. If identification information is input and the print data has been encrypted, the information processing apparatus sends a print job including the encrypted print data to the printing apparatus via the network; otherwise, the information processing apparatus sends unencrypted print data to the printing apparatus via the network. |
| US08059295B2 |
Multi-function image processing apparatus and method
A multi-function image processing apparatus includes a system control unit that receives an image processing job sent over a network by a requesting device, and that controls operation of the image processing apparatus. The apparatus includes an image recording unit that performs a printing operation. The apparatus also includes a scanner that scans data provided to the apparatus. The apparatus further includes an image processing unit that receives scan data from the scanner, that performs image processing on the scan data, and that outputs image-processed scan data to the image recording unit for printing of the image-processed scan data. The apparatus also includes an interface unit that transfers image data between the image processing unit and the system control unit in at least one mode of operation of the image processing apparatus. The image processing unit includes a first FIFO and a second FIFO for bypassing the interface unit under certain situations. |
| US08059292B2 |
System and method for assigning print jobs to autonomous cells in a transaction printing environment
Methods and systems for assigning a plurality of print jobs in a transaction printing environment are disclosed. A print job workflow management system receives a plurality of print jobs each having a job size and selects a first threshold based on at least the job sizes for the plurality of print jobs. A print job is assigned to a first autonomous cell if the job size for the print job is greater than the first threshold. The print job is assigned to a second autonomous cell if the job size for the print job is less than a second threshold. Otherwise, the print job is assigned to a third autonomous cell. |
| US08059291B2 |
System, computer program product and method for managing documents
A system, method and computer program product for managing documents. The system includes an image forming apparatus configured to display interactive menus so as to allow an operator of the image forming apparatus to interact with a document manager. The display interactive menus are downloaded from the document manager to the image forming apparatus based on a request by the operator. The document manager is configured to search for application services providers (ASPs) over a network and based on operator inputs. The document manager can search documents within the ASPs, retrieve documents and URLs, store documents and data. The system can provide basic and/or customized interactive menus displayed on the screen of the image forming apparatus. |
| US08059290B2 |
Information processing apparatus for converting print jobs among a plurality of printing systems, print job conversion method, and program
To improve work efficiency and reduce work costs, automatic transmission/reception and conversion of a print job can be performed (without requiring manual work) among plural printing systems having different functions. An information processing apparatus, connected to plural printing systems, can create a job ticket for a second system based on a job ticket and content data for a first system and device function information for the second system. |
| US08059284B2 |
Automated booklet maker
An apparatus for transporting processed sheets within a printing device. The apparatus includes a compiler including a slot for receiving the processed sheets. The slot is defined at least in part by a paper guide. An elevator is in operative communication with the compiler. The elevator includes a stop for supporting the processed sheets and a drive mechanism for moving the stop and processed sheets supported thereby between a plurality of positions. The stop has a first position for initially receiving the processed sheets. The stop is movable from the first position in a generally upward direction to a second position for breaking adhesion between a processed sheet and the paper guide. The stop is movable in a generally downward direction from the second position to a third position. |
| US08059280B2 |
Method for three-dimensional imaging using multi-phase structured light
A method for mapping height of a feature upon a test surface is provided. The method includes projecting patterned illumination upon the feature, the patterned illumination having a plurality of distinct fringe periods. A first image of the feature is acquired while the patterned illumination is projected upon the feature. Relative movement is then generated between a sensor and the feature to cause relative displacement of a fraction of a field of view of a detector, the fraction being equal to about an inverse of the number of distinct regions of a reticle generating the pattern. Then, a second image of the feature is acquired while the patterned illumination is projected upon the feature. The height map is generated based, at least, upon the first and second images. |
| US08059278B2 |
Optical wave interference measuring apparatus
The relative position of a test surface is sequentially changed from a reference position where a surface central axis is aligned with a measurement optical axis such that the measurement optical axis is sequentially moved to a plurality of annular regions obtained by dividing the test surface in a diametric direction. The test surface is rotated on a rotation axis whenever the relative position is changed. Measurement light composed of a plane wave is radiated to the rotating test surface, and a one-dimensional image sensor captures interference fringes at each of a plurality of rotational positions. The shape information of each annular region is calculated on the basis of the captured interference fringes at each rotational position, and the shape information is connected to calculate the shape information of the entire measurement region. |
| US08059275B1 |
Auto polarized light removal
A system and method for automatically removing polarized light in an environment having polarized light and unpolarized light. Light is processed by a polarizer and measured by a sensor. Multiple measurements of a light characteristic are taken, each measurement corresponding to a polarity setting of the polarizer. The polarizer is automatically adjusted to enable the multiple measurements. The measurements may be of average light intensity, contrast, saturation, or another characteristic. Based on the multiple measurements and the corresponding polarity settings, an optimal polarity setting is determined, such that the amount of polarized light is minimized. A curve fitting calculation may be used to make the determination. The polarizer is adjusted to the determined polarity setting. |
| US08059274B2 |
Low-loss polarized light diversion
An optical sensor that provides lateral viewing while maintaining light polarization is disclosed according to one embodiment of the invention. The sensor includes a sensor body, at least one waveguide and at least one refractive optical element. The sensor body may includes proximal end and a distal end. The waveguide includes a proximal end coincident near the proximal end of the sensor body and a distal end coincident at a point near the distal end of the sensor body. The waveguide may include one or more fiber optic. The waveguide may be positioned within the sensor body. The refractive optical element may be positioned within the sensor near the distal end of the waveguide and may be configured to refract light received from the distal end of the waveguide outward from the sensor. The refractive optical element may include one or more prisms. |
| US08059267B2 |
Orientation dependent radiation source and methods
Improvements to the art of orientation measurement are disclosed whereby the phase angle of each of the plurality of orientation dependent radiation patterns is measured at a single common and unique point of measurement on the observation surface and correspondingly in the image of the observation surface, and whereby a central landmark is located at the point of measurement without loss of accuracy in the determination of the plurality of phase angles of orientation dependent radiation so that the precise point of measurement can be determined in the image without errors introduced by an offset between the positions of landmarks and the position of phase angle measurement. Additionally, the preferred embodiment provides characteristics of the central landmark and other landmarks of the orientation dependent radiation source which provide a means to resolve the cosine ambiguity, which is known to those skilled in the arts of image-based orientation measurement as a challenge and source of error for prior-art image-based orientation measurement means. |
| US08059263B2 |
Apparatus for the recognition of the presence of an object in space
An apparatus for the recognition an object in space in accordance with the pulsed time-of-flight principle. The apparatus has a pulsed laser and a photoreceiver arrangement which receives the light pulses reflected back from the object present in the space. The apparatus has a first light deflection apparatus which outputs a first angular position signal representative of its instantaneous angular position to the evaluation circuit, wherein the first light deflection apparatus is arranged rotatably or pivotably about a first axis of rotation and is made for the transmission of light pulses following one another at changing angles in a first plane, wherein a second light deflection apparatus is arranged between the first light deflection apparatus. The apparatus outputs a second angular position signal representative of its instantaneous angular position to the evaluation circuit which has a deflection plate which is arranged rotatably or pivotably about a second axis of rotation. |
| US08059262B2 |
Calculation program, and exposure method for calculating light intensity distribution formed on image plane
The present invention provides a calculation method of calculating, by a computer, a light intensity distribution formed on an image plane of a projection optical system, comprising a step of dividing an effective light source formed on a pupil plane of the projection optical system into a plurality of point sources, a step of shifting a pupil function describing a pupil of the projection optical system for each of the plurality of point sources in accordance with positions thereof, thereby generating a plurality of shifted pupil functions, a step of defining a matrix including the plurality of pupil functions, a step of performing singular value decomposition of the matrix, thereby calculating an eigenvalue and an eigenfunction, and a step of calculating the light intensity distribution, based on a distribution of the light diffracted by the pattern of the mask, and the eigenvalue and the eigenfunction. |
| US08059253B2 |
Color filter substrate having spacers of different heights and liquid crystal display comprising same
A color filter substrate in which the heights of columnar spacers can be arbitrarily controlled by a simple manufacturing process, and a liquid crystal display device including such a color filter substrate are provided. The color filter substrate includes a transparent substrate, a light-shield layer and a color filter layer provided on the transparent substrate, columnar spacers sticking out of the transparent substrate, and a protrusion to control the orientation of liquid crystal molecules. The color filter layer includes first, second and third color filters transmitting light rays in different colors. The columnar spacers include first and second types of columnar spacers with different heights. Each spacer of the first type includes a first lower structure, including at least one layer made of the same film as at least one of the first, second and third color filters and the light-shield layer, and a first upper structure, including a layer made of the same film as the protrusion. Each spacer of the second type includes a second lower structure, including at least one layer made of the same film as at least one of the first, second and third color filters and the light-shield layer, and a second upper structure, including a layer made of a resin. |
| US08059249B2 |
Flat panel display and chip bonding pad
A flat panel display and a chip bonding pad thereof are provided. The flat panel display includes a display panel, an FPC board, first and second source driving chips, and a control circuit board. First and second wires in a peripheral circuit region of the display panel extend from the underneath of the FPC board to two opposite sides of the display panel and electrically connect the FPC board. The first source driving chips electrically connect the FPC board through parts of the first wires. The second source driving chips electrically connect the FPC board through the second wires. The chip bonding pad is under one of the first and second source driving chips. The chip bonding pad includes a first dielectric layer having first through holes and a second dielectric layer having second and third through holes arranged alternately. The second through holes correspond to the first through holes. |
| US08059246B2 |
Liquid crystal display device having particular pixel electrodes configuration
To reduce an optical leakage and a disclination. In a liquid crystal display device for a gate line inversion drive, of the end portion of a pixel electrode, the portions formed along a scanning line are raised with respect to the main face of the pixel electrode. Of the end portions of a pixel electrode, the portions formed along a signal line are formed to have a height identical to that of the main face of the pixel electrode. |
| US08059244B2 |
Liquid crystal display with high aperture ratio
A thin film transistor liquid crystal display includes a substrate, a first conductive line disposed on the substrate, an inorganic insulating layer covering the substrate, a transparent electrode attached to the inorganic insulating layer, a second conductive line crossing the first conductive line, an inorganic passivation layer covering the substrate and a pixel electrode attached to the inorganic passivation layer and overlapping the transparent electrode and a part of the first conductive line. |
| US08059243B2 |
Array substrate and display device having the same
An array substrate includes a lower substrate, a switching element and a pixel electrode. In the lower substrate, unit pixel areas are each divided into a plurality of domains. The switching element is disposed on the lower substrate and transmits a pixel signal. The pixel electrode is disposed on the unit pixel area and is electrically connected to the switching element. The pixel electrode includes a plurality of slit portions disposed thereon. A portion of the slit portions is longitudinally extended in a zigzag shape along different directions in correspondence with the domains. |
| US08059241B2 |
Liquid crystal display and method of manufacturing the same
A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal disposed between a first transparent substrate and a second transparent substrate, a first electrode and second electrode which overlie the first transparent substrate and which are used to drive the liquid crystal, one or more layers overlying the first electrode, and one or more layers overlying the second electrode. The correlation between layers disposed between the first electrode and the liquid crystal agrees with the correlation between layers disposed between the second electrode and the liquid crystal. |
| US08059240B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
A novel liquid crystal display device is disclosed. the device comprises a liquid crystal cell comprising a pair of substrates disposed facing each other, at least one of said pair of substrates having an electrode thereon, and a liquid crystal layer held between said pair of substrates, comprising a nematic liquid crystal material, molecules of which being oriented nearly normal to the surfaces of said pair of substrates in a black state, a first and a second polarizing films disposed while placing said liquid crystal cell in between; and at least two optically anisotropic films, each of them disposed respectively between said liquid crystal layer and each of said first and said second polarizing films, wherein, assuming thickness of said liquid crystal layer as d (nm), refractive index anisotropy of said liquid crystal layer at wavelength λ (nm) as Δn (λ), and in-plane retardation of said optical compensation film at wavelength λ as Re(λ), relations (I) to (IV) below are satisfied at least at two different wavelengths in a wavelength range from 380 nm to 780 nm: 200≦Δn(λ)×d≦1000 (I) Rth(λ)/λ=A×Δn(λ)×d/λ+B; (II) Re(λ)/λ=C×λ/{Δn(λ)×d}+D; and (III) 0.488≦A≦0.56, B=−0.0567, −0.041≦C≦0.016; and D=0.0939. (IV) |
| US08059238B2 |
Transflective liquid crystal display panel with integrated switch element and color filter layer on a substrate
A transflective liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate arranged opposite to the first substrate, and a plurality of pixels positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate. Each of the pixels having at least one reflecting region and at least one transmitting region includes a color filter layer formed on the substrate and located in both of the reflecting region and the transmitting region, at least one first reflective layer formed between the color filter layer and the substrate and located in the reflecting region, at least one switch element located in the reflecting region, and at least one second reflective layer located in the reflecting region. |
| US08059234B2 |
Color filter and black matrix thereof
A color filter and a black matrix thereof are provided. The black matrix disposed on the substrate comprises a frame that defines a pixel area for accommodating color filter inks when performing the ink-jet process, and a spacer disposed in each of the pixels for preventing inks from overflowing to adjacent pixel areas and improving the flatness of the formed color filter layer. |
| US08059231B2 |
Backlight unit for decreasing a thickness and display apparatus having the same
Disclosed are a backlight unit and a display apparatus having the same. The backlight unit comprises a light guide plate receiving light and outputting the light, a light emitting unit comprised at an one end portion of the light guide plate, a fixing frame comprising an opened interior, in which the light emitting unit and the light guide plate are comprised in the opened interior, and a reflection frame comprised at an outer side of the fixing frame and reflecting leaked light. |
| US08059230B2 |
Illuminator assembly with reflective pyramids and liquid crystal display with same
An exemplary illuminator assembly includes light emitting diode (LED) chips and reflective pyramids. The LED chips are arranged in an array and capable of emitting light. The reflective pyramids are arranged in an array complementary to the array of LED chips. Each LED chip is arranged among a plurality of the plurality of reflective pyramids, and each reflective pyramid is arranged among a plurality of the plurality of LED chips. The reflective pyramids include a plurality of reflective surfaces, and the reflective surfaces are inclined to the LED chips and thereby capable of reflecting at least some of the light beams emitted from the LED chips such that the reflected light beams propagate in directions that are closer to a direction normal to the arrays than the directions of said some of the light beams prior to their reflection. |
| US08059227B2 |
Liquid crystal display device having printed circut board and method for assembling the printed circuit board
A liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes an LCD panel, a panel driver that includes a source printed circuit board (PCB) substrate having a fixing protrusion hole to supply driving signals to the LCD panel, and a top chassis to receive the LCD panel and the panel driver. The top chassis includes an upper frame portion to prevent the LCD panel from moving upwardly, a side frame portion to prevent the LCD panel from moving sideward, and a fixing protrusion protruded from an inner side of the side frame portion. The fixing protrusion is coupled to the fixing protrusion hole to fix the source PCB inside the side frame portion of the top chassis. |
| US08059226B2 |
Backlight assembly with light source fastened to receiving container and liquid crystal display having the same
A backlight assembly and a liquid crystal display having the same are provided. The backlight assembly includes a light source unit including a circuit board and a light emitting diode mounted on the circuit board, a chassis on which the light source is disposed, and a first fastening unit for fastening the light source to the chassis. The first fastening unit includes a first fastening hole formed in the circuit board, and a protrusion formed on the chassis. The protrusion is inserted into the first fastening hole to be fastened thereto. |
| US08059225B2 |
V-shaped pallet comprising a main pallet and an auxiliary pallet having first and second plane sections jointed in a V-shape configured for a liquid crystal display panel
A V-shaped pallet that is adaptive for reducing the damage of a liquid crystal display panel by minimizing a contact area with the liquid crystal display panel of a liquid crystal display device is discussed. A V-shaped pallet according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main pallet; an auxiliary pallet on which a liquid crystal display device is put for performing a module process for the liquid crystal display device and of which the middle part subsides to have a V-shape as a whole; and a plurality of supporters formed on the main pallet for fixing the auxiliary pallet to the main pallet. |
| US08059224B2 |
Repair method of a pixel structure including a gate having a notch
A pixel structure is provided. The pixel structure includes a scan line, a gate, a first dielectric layer, a channel layer, a source, a drain, a data line, a second dielectric layer, and a pixel electrode. The gate is electrically connected to the scan line and has a first notch. The first dielectric layer covers the scan line and the gate. The channel layer is disposed on the first dielectric layer over the gate and exposed by the first notch. The source and the drain are disposed on the channel layer. Part of the drain is located over the first notch. The data line is disposed on the first dielectric layer and electrically connected to the source. The second dielectric layer covers the source, the drain and the data line. The pixel electrode is disposed on the second dielectric layer and electrically connected to the drain. |
| US08059221B2 |
Liquid crystal display and manufacturing method of the same
A liquid crystal display includes a plurality of gate lines (GØ-Gn), a plurality of data lines (D1-Dn) formed in a direction crossing the gate lines, a plurality of pixel electrodes formed in a pixel area defined by the gate lines and the data lines, the pixel electrodes indicating pictures by a control of the corresponding gate lines, and a light volume adjusting layer formed on a lower layer of the pixel electrodes controlled by a second one of the gate lines (G1). A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display includes the steps of: forming gate lines and a gate electrode on a substrate, forming a gate insulating film on the board including the gate electrode, forming a first active layer on the gate insulating film corresponding to an upper portion of the gate electrode and forming a second active layer on the gate insulating film corresponding to a portion where pixel electrodes are formed, forming source/drain electrodes on an upper portion of the first active layer, and forming a passivation film on the whole surface of the active layer including the source/drain electrodes. |
| US08059216B2 |
Switchable autostereoscopic display device
A switchable autostereoscopic display device comprising: a display panel having an array of display pixels for producing a display, the display pixels being arranged in rows and columns; an array of lens elements arranged over the display panel for directing the light output of the display pixels so as to provide a stereoscopic image, the lens elements comprising an electro-optic material whose refractive index is switchable by selective application of an electric field between a first value that maintains the light output directing function and a second value that removes the light output directing function; and discontinuous electrode layers provided above and below the lens elements for applying the electric field across the lens elements. The electrode layers are spaced from the lens elements by dielectric layers, such that the effect of the electrode layer discontinuities on the electric field in the lens elements is reduced. |
| US08059214B2 |
Direct-type backlight device and liquid crystal television apparatus
Fluorescent tubes are arranged such that their arrangement spaces gradually become wider in central area than in edge areas, fluorescent tubes located in the vicinity of the central area of an arrangement direction are bent into chevron-shapes such that the central parts of the longitudinal directions of the fluorescent tubes become crests which provide access to a diffusion plate, respective two adjacent fluorescent tubes which are straight tubes are connected to one another, thereby constituting pseudo U-shaped tubes, and an AC power is supplied through terminals lined up along one side of a direct-type backlight device. A reflector plate is bent so as to match with the curvature of the bent fluorescent tubes, and is formed with a protrusion which allows the fluorescent tubes located in the vicinity of the central area of the arrangement direction to be raised so as to protrude toward a diffusion plate. |
| US08059213B2 |
Systems and methods for automated channel installation consuming less time and thus increasing user convenience
A method for automated channel installation comprises the following steps. In step (A), a frequency scanning operation is executed to lock on to a frequency. In step (B), it is determined whether the frequency scanning operation is complete, if so, the process proceeds to step (F), otherwise, to step (C). In step (C), it is determined whether the locked frequency corresponds to a reserved channel number, if so, the process proceeds to step (D), otherwise, to step (E). In step (D) the corresponding reserved channel number is assigned to the locked frequency, and then proceeds to step (A). In step (E), the locked frequency not corresponding to the reserved channel number is stored in a caching table, and then proceeds to step (A). In step (F), an unused channel number is assigned to the frequency stored, if any, in the caching table. |
| US08059212B2 |
Television receiver and television receiving method
A television receiver includes at least two tuner units that respectively connect to multidirectional antennas respectively capable of electrically switching a directivity of a receiving radio wave and that select a television broadcast signal corresponding to a channel selected by a user. The television receiver further includes an optimum direction updating section (optimum direction updating process). Thereby, when a tuner unit currently being not used is present, an optimum receive direction of the multidirectional antenna on a channel other than a channel selected in a tuner unit currently being in use is serially updated by using the tuner unit currently being not in use. Consequently, it is possible to provide the television receiver that is capable of performing the channel selection always in the optimum receive direction of the multidirectional antenna and channel selection operation quickly or in a reduced period of time in the event of the channel selection. |
| US08059210B2 |
Digital broadcasting system and method of processing data in the digital broadcasting system
A digital broadcasting system and a data processing method are disclosed. The receiving system of the digital broadcasting system includes a receiving unit, a main service data processor, a mobile service data processor, a controller, and an output controller. The receiving unit receives mobile service data and main service data including the same A/V broadcast signal and receives retransmission channel information. The main service data processor demodulates and error-corrects the received main service data and temporarily stores the processed data. The mobile service data processor demodulates and error-corrects the received mobile service data and temporarily stores the processed data. The controller generates and outputs a control signal based upon the received retransmission channel information and a receiving environment of the receiving system. And, the output controller selects any one of the A/V broadcast signal for the main service and the A/V broadcast signal for the mobile service based upon the control signal of the controller. |
| US08059209B2 |
Broadcast signal receiving device and method
A broadcast signal receiving device includes a receiving unit, a registering unit and a channel selection unit. The receiving unit receives digital broadcast signals including a plurality of sub-channels on each of a plurality of physical channels. The registering unit registers an indicator indicating whether or not each of the sub-channels is an audio channel in an indicator registration region of a channel map, which stores channel map information relating to a correspondence between the physical channels and the sub-channels. The channel selection unit selects the sub-channels based on the channel map information and the indicator stored in the indicator registration region. |
| US08059208B2 |
Line tapping method of video amplification for unshielded twisted pair active receiver
Embodiments of the present invention include systems, methods and apparatus for amplifying a composite video signal transmitted over long distance unshielded twisted pair cabling. The apparatus and system may include a plurality of amplifiers, an analog switch, and a control unit. The control unit generates a configuration signal to enable the output of one or more amplifiers (which may be serially connected) and configure the analog switch. A user input may be provided for manually configuring the amplifiers and analog switch. When the video signal is a color signal, the control unit may automatically configure the amplifiers and analog switch with reference to the amplitude of the color burst. |
| US08059202B2 |
Method for controlling electronic apparatus
A method is provided for enabling users to control an electronic apparatus such as a television signal receiver, multimedia device, and/or other device in an easy and convenient manner using a single key of a user input device. According to an exemplary embodiment, the method includes steps of enabling each of the plurality of modes to be displayed for a first time period in response to a first occurrence of a control signal, enabling one of the modes currently being displayed to be selected in response to a second occurrence of the control signal, and enabling each of a plurality of options associated with the selected mode to be displayed for a second time period in response to the second occurrence of the control signal. |
| US08059198B2 |
Apparatus and method for motion adaptive de-interlacing with chroma up-sampling error remover
An apparatus and a method for motion adaptive de-interlacing with chroma up-sampling error remover are provided. Wherein, a motion detector determines moving pixels and static pixels in a target scan line. A first CUE remover and a second CUE remover remove the CUE of the target scan line in the previous field and the CUE of the adjacent scan lines in the current field, respectively. A de-interlace unit de-interlaces the adjacent scan lines to obtain a de-interlaced second scan line. A selector selects output data of the first CUE remover or the de-interlace unit as data of the target scan line according to a result of motion detection of the motion detector. A merging unit merges the adjacent scan line output by the second CUE remover and the target scan line output by the selector to output two scan lines of an output field. |
| US08059196B2 |
Camera for mounting
An apparatus includes housing, a camera lens, a video recorder, a mounting rail, and a mount. The video recorder is located within the housing for recording images captured by the camera lens. The mounting rail is located on the housing and is received by the mount. |
| US08059192B2 |
Method and apparatus for maximizing the sustainable flash of a handheld portable electronic device
A method and apparatus for maintaining a maximum sustained flash current over the whole length of a flash using a programmable current drive in a handheld portable device powered by a battery. The method involves measuring the battery voltage before and after a flash is initiated and calculating the equivalent series resistance (ESR) of the battery. The calculated ESR is then used to adjust the flash current. The process may be repeated to correct for errors in the flash current. |
| US08059189B2 |
Image capturing apparatus and image capturing method
An image capturing apparatus performs photographing multiple times and composing these multiple images to obtain one image of a correct exposure. The apparatus includes an image capturing unit, an illumination unit and an image composition unit. The image capturing unit captures an optical image of an object as an electrical signal. The illumination unit performs illumination on photographing by the image capturing unit. The image composition unit composes multiple images obtained by multiple times of photographing by the image capturing unit. All of the multiple images are the images shot by performing illumination with the illumination unit. A light amount of each photographing in multiple times of photographing by performing illumination with the illumination unit is obtained by dividing light amount required for the correct exposure based on the number of photos taken of an image to be composed. |
| US08059186B2 |
Camera having a focus adjusting system and a face recognition function
A camera having a focus adjusting system and a face recognition function includes a photographing optical system; an image pickup device; a focus adjusting device which performs a focus search process in which the image pickup device captures object images at different positions while the focusing lens group moves between near and far extremities thereof to detect an in-focus lens position; and a face recognition device for recognizing a face image based on the image signals, wherein if the face recognition device recognizes the face image and an in-focus state is previously achieved on the face image previously recognized, the focus adjusting device determines a range of movement of the focusing lens group based on sizes and positions of the face image captured when the in-focus state was previously achieved and the face image currently recognized on a picture plane. |
| US08059180B2 |
Image sensors having non-uniform light shields
An image sensor includes a pixel array divided into two or more corresponding sub-arrays. The pixel array includes an imaging area having a plurality of pixels and one or more reference areas each having a plurality of reference pixels. A continuous non-uniform light shield overlies, or individual non-uniform light shields overlie, each reference pixel in a row or column of reference pixels. An image sensor can include one or more rows or columns of reference pixels. An output channel is electrically connected to each sub-array for receiving the signals generated by the plurality of pixels and reference pixels in each sub-array. The pixel signals generated by the reference pixel pairs in one or more rows or columns in corresponding sub-arrays are used to determine one or more correction factors that compensate for the differences or mismatches between the output channels. |
| US08059179B2 |
Solid state image capturing apparatus and camera apparatus
A solid state image capturing apparatus is disclosed. A pixel array section has unit pixels containing photoelectric conversion elements, the unit pixels being two-dimensionally arranged in a matrix, and column signal wires correspondingly to columns of the matrix of the unit pixels. A line scanning section selectively controls lines of the matrix of the unit pixels of the pixel array section. An analog-to-digital conversion section converts an analog signal outputted from unit pixels of a line of the matrix of the unit pixels selected by the line scanning section through a corresponding column signal line to a digital signal. A conversion clock supply section selectively generates a conversion clock having a first clock period or a second clock period. An addition section adds unit pixel digital signals converted in the analog-to-digital conversion section by the conversion clocks having the first clock period and the second clock period, respectively. |
| US08059173B2 |
Correlated double sampling pixel and method
A correlated double sampling (CDS) pixel and methods of operating the same are provided. The CDS pixel includes a sensor circuit to generate a voltage value corresponding to electromagnetic radiation received on a photodetector included therein, and a sample and hold (S/H) stage including a sample switching-element and first and second capacitor-elements. The first capacitor-element is coupled between an output of the sensor circuit through the sample switching-element and a predetermined reference potential. The second capacitor-element has a first node coupled to the output of the sensor circuit through the sample switching-element and a second node coupled in series with an output of the S/H stage, the second node of the second capacitor-element further coupled through a calibration switching-element to a calibration voltage to sample a reset voltage value on the photodetector at a first time at a beginning of an integration period following reset of the sensor circuit. |
| US08059170B2 |
Method and system for processing a video instant message
There is provided a method and system for processing a video instant message. The method and system may include receiving at least one image; generating the at least one image into a composite image; and communicating the composite image to a receiver as the instant message. Preferably, the at least one image from the sender may be obtained from, for example, a screen capture of a display at the sender, or an image capture device at the sender. It may be advantageous to generate a graphical user interface for a video instant messaging application to allow either the sender or receiver to select the at least one image making up the composite image. The graphical user interface may be either online or locally installed. |
| US08059167B2 |
Shooting apparatus and shooting method, and program
A shooting apparatus includes a shooting section that shoots a subject, an acquiring section that acquires sound of surroundings, and an assigning section that assigns an electronic mark indicating a characteristic feature of the sound to a position in the image with sound corresponding to the sound, in each of a case when a level of the sound has become equal to a first threshold or more for a first period of time or more, and a case when, thereafter, the level of the sound has become less than a second threshold for a second period of time or more. |
| US08059163B2 |
Digital photography using electronic image analysis to identify faces of faces of known subjects in predetermined position
A method, apparatus and computer readable medium for use in photography are disclosed. A first electronic image analysis is performed on a potential image to determine whether any suitable subjects are within a frame of the potential image. If any suitable subjects are found in the frame, a second electronic image analysis is performed to determine whether the suitable subjects are in a predetermined position. The potential image is recorded if the second image analysis determines that the suitable subjects are in the predetermined position. |
| US08059160B2 |
Head-separated camera device and control method thereof
According to one embodiment, a camera control unit outputs serial data containing information for specifying a predetermined control target device to be controlled from among plural control target devices comprised in a camera head. The camera head identifies the control target device specified by the received serial data, and supplies the identified control target device with a select signal for an active state. |
| US08059157B2 |
Method and system for digital image stabilization
A method and a system for digital image stabilization are provided for a digital image sequence. The present method calculates local motion vectors between two adjacent images by an interlaced Gray-coded bit-plane matching. An appropriate global motion vector is obtained by weighted accumulation of all local motion vectors. Finally, an accumulated motion vector is obtained by the global motion vector so as to process a motion correction on the digital image sequence and produce a stabile output image. |
| US08059155B2 |
System and method for measuring field of view of digital camera modules
A measuring system (200) for measuring a FOV of a digital camera module (52) includes a measuring chart (22), a parameter inputting module (32), and a processing module (42). The measuring chart defines a colored portion. The parameter inputting module is used to input relative parameters. The processing module is connected to the parameter inputting module and receives electronic image signals converted from images of the colored portion and of the measuring chart screened by the lens module. The processing module is configured for calculating the FOV θ of the digital camera module. A measuring method for measuring the FOV θ of the digital camera module is also provided. |
| US08059154B1 |
Systems and methods for automatic camera calibration
Camera calibration for a particular camera is automated based on line segments derived from historical data of images passing within that camera's view. Objects having a stable history of orientation are selected for conversion to line segments. A model is derived that fits the way most of the objects behave. The model is specific for the camera supplying the historical data and is specific for the location and position of the camera in that location. The model is able to predict how an object would appear at different locations in the scene and can be applied to data collected by that camera in that location in the future. Outputs include internal camera parameters, a vertical vanishing point and horizontal vanishing line, an equation of the floor and height of objects touching the floor relative to the average person height in the calibration video data. |
| US08059153B1 |
Three-dimensional object tracking using distributed thin-client cameras
An object tracking system which includes a plurality of camera devices, each of which captures image data, a plurality of thin-client processors, each of which is connected to a respective camera device via a local connection, each thin-client processor hosting a thin-client application that processes the captured image data to obtain two-dimensional foreground region information by using a background subtraction algorithm, and a server hosting an object tracking application that receives the foreground region information from each thin-client processor via a network and generates a three-dimensional visual hull corresponding to each foreground region represented in the received foreground region information, wherein the object tracking application generates identification and position data corresponding to each three-dimensional visual hull. The thin-client application uses two-dimensional object tracking to identify each object in the foreground region information, and sends each object identity to the object tracking application with the foreground region information. |
| US08059144B2 |
Generating and resolving pixel values within a graphics processing pipeline
A graphics processing apparatus 2 includes graphics processing pipelines 8. The graphics processing pipelines 8 include a programmable hardware stage 12, a pipeline memory 22 and writeback circuitry 16. Programmable resolving circuitry 18 is provided by the programmable hardware stage 12 within each pipeline and is responsive to one or more graphics program instructions to read pixel values at a first resolution generated within the pipeline memory 22 by pixel value generating circuitry 18 provided by the programmable hardware stage 12 and to perform a resolving operation upon these pixels values so as to generate pixel values at a second resolution. These pixel values at the second resolution are then written back to a frame buffer memory 6. |
| US08059142B2 |
Digital display
A display system that achieves a gamma characteristic different than 1, such as a gamma characteristic of 2 for example. The gamma characteristic may be selectable and it may be selectable via timing characteristics rather than by varying the intensity of the light source. Defective memory registers are also compensated for by selecting them to store bits of relatively lower significance. |
| US08059141B2 |
Display brightness control circuit
A display brightness control circuit of a liquid crystal display device includes a logarithmic-linear converting circuit for converting an illuminance signal having a logarithmic relationship with incident light into a linear signal. When an output of an external light sensor is a logarithmic signal, the logarithmic signal is converted into a linear signal through the logarithmic-linear converting circuit, and when an output of the external light sensor is a linear signal, the logarithmic-linear converting circuit is not involved. The logarithmic-linear converting circuit corresponds to an exponential circuit which is an inverse function of a logarithm log. Further, when even the same logarithmic output illuminance sensor is different in input-output characteristics, setting of the abovementioned exponential circuit can be changed. |
| US08059131B1 |
System and method for packing data in different formats in a tiled graphics memory
A tiled graphics memory permits graphics data to be stored in different tile formats. One application is selecting a tile format optimized for the data generated for particular graphical surfaces in different rendering modes. Consequently, the tile format can be selected to optimize memory access efficiency and/or packing efficiency. In one embodiment a first tile format stores pixel data in a format storing two different types of pixel data whereas a second tile format stores one type of pixel data. In one implementation, a z-only tile format is provided to store only z data but no stencil data. At least one other tile format is provided to store both z data and stencil data. In one implementation, z data and stencil data are stored in different portions of a tile to facilitate separate memory accesses of z and stencil data. |
| US08059130B2 |
Document reservation processing operation system
A document processing operation system includes: a rewrite unit; and an image display medium for holding display of a document image rewritably and in a substantially no-power supply state, which is attached to the rewrite unit, wherein the rewrite unit performs display image rewrite processing for the image display medium, wherein the image display medium comprises: an operation device that accepts operation input from a user; and an information providing section that transmits operation information entered on the operation device in a wirelessly readable manner, and wherein the rewrite unit comprises: a read section that wirelessly reads the operation information transmitted by the information providing section; a processing section that performs processing relating to document data preset in response to the read operation information; and a write section that writes a document image to the image display medium with the read operation information under a control of the processing section. |
| US08059128B1 |
Apparatus and method for performing blit operations across parallel processors
A method of performing a blit operation in a parallel processing system includes dividing a blit operation into batches of pixels, performing reads of pixels associated with a first batch in any order, confirming that all reads of pixels associated with the first batch are completed, and performing writes of pixels associated with the first batch in any order. The pixels of the first batch and pixels of additional batches are applied to parallel processors, where the parallel processors include a corral defined by entry points and exit points distributed across the parallel processors. |
| US08059125B2 |
Computer-aided parallelizing of computation graphs
An approach to automatically specifying, or assisting with the specification of, a parallel computation graph involves determining data processing characteristics of the linking elements that couple data processing elements of the graph. The characteristics of the linking elements are determined according to the characteristics of the upstream and/or downstream data processing elements associated with the linking element, for example, to enable computation by the parallel computation graph that is equivalent to computation of an associated serial graph. |
| US08059120B2 |
Image process apparatus for three-dimensional model
A calculation area including a three-dimensional (3D) product model is specified, and a plurality of cross-sectional images is cut out from the calculation area. Each cross-sectional image is divided into plural pieces of voxel data, and voxel data of a gap area of the inside of a product is generated from the plural pieces of voxel data. A 3D model of the gap area of the inside of the product is generated, and also a volume of the gap area of the inside of the product is calculated, based on the voxel data of the gap area obtained by each cross-sectional image. |
| US08059119B2 |
Method for detecting border tiles or border pixels of a primitive for tile-based rendering
A method detects border tiles or border pixels of a primitive corresponding to an object to be displayed on a display screen. The detecting includes: calculating the number of border tiles or pixels covered by an edge of the primitive; identifying a plurality of vertices that divide the edge in a plurality of segments of equal length; calculating coordinates of the vertices; and associating a tile or pixel with the coordinates of each vertex. The number of vertices for the edge is greater than or equal to the number of border tiles or pixels. |
| US08059118B2 |
3D graphic processing device and stereoscopic image display device using the 3D graphic processing device
A stereoscopic image display device for displaying a three dimensional (3D) stereoscopic image in real-time by using a 3D graphic contained within a 2D image. The stereoscopic image display device includes a controller, a 3D graphic processor, a driver, and a display unit. The controller receives 3D graphic data and a synchronization signal, and outputs a control signal and the 3D graphic data. The 3D graphic processor generates a plurality of stereoscopic matrices used to generate 3D stereoscopic image data for a plurality of viewing points according to the control signal, and transforms the 3D graphic data into 3D stereoscopic image data using the plurality of stereoscopic matrices. The driver generates a driving signal based on the image data output from the 3D graphic processor and the output control signal. The display unit displays an image corresponding to the image data according to the driving signal. |
| US08059117B2 |
Liquid crystal display device, and method and circuit for driving liquid crystal display device
A liquid crystal display device includes a display section, an image signal drive circuit, a scan signal drive circuit, a common electrode potential control circuit, and a synchronous circuit. The display section has scan electrodes, image signal electrodes, a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix, a plurality of switching elements for transmitting an image signal to the pixel electrodes, and a common electrode. The common electrode potential control circuit changes an electric potential of the common electrode into a pulse shape, after the scan signal drive circuit has scanned all the scan electrodes and the image signal has been transmitted to the pixel electrodes. Otherwise, the image signal is overdriven. Otherwise, torque for returning to a no-voltage-application state is increased. |
| US08059107B2 |
Touch sensitive device employing bending wave vibration sensing and excitation transducers
A touch sensitive apparatus includes a touch plate to which several pickup sensors and at least one excitation transducer are coupled. Each of the sensors is configured to sense bending waves in the touch plate, and the excitation transducer is configured to induce bending waves in the touch plate. The apparatus may further include active buffer circuits, wherein each of the active buffer circuits is coupled to one of the sensors. A controller is coupled to the sensors via the active buffer circuits and to the excitation transducer via a non-actively buffered connection. The controller is configured to compute a location of a contact on the touch plate responsive to sense signals received from the sensors. The apparatus may be used to perform a variety of calibrations, including touch plate and sensor calibrations. Changes in touch sensing apparatus calibration and performance may be detected and tracked over time. |
| US08059106B2 |
System for interaction with computer system
A system for enabling user interaction with a computer system is provided having a printer for printing, upon receiving print data generated by the computer system, a form printed with information related to at least one interactive element and coded data that is at least partially indicative of the at least one interactive element, and a sensing device operable, when placed in an operative position relative to the printed interactive element, to sense the coded data and generate indicating data using the sensed coded data. The indicating data is at least partially indicative of the interactive element to enable the computer system to identify the at least one interactive element and perform an action associated with the at least one interactive element. |
| US08059105B2 |
Haptic feedback for touchpads and other touch controls
A haptic feedback planar touch control used to provide input to a computer. A touch input device includes a planar touch surface that inputs a position signal to a processor of the computer based on a location of user contact on the touch surface. The computer can position a cursor in a displayed graphical environment based at least in part on the position signal, or perform a different function. At least one actuator is also coupled to the touch input device and outputs a force to provide a haptic sensation to the user contacting the touch surface. The touch input device can be a touchpad separate from the computer's display screen, or can be a touch screen. Output haptic sensations on the touch input device can include pulses, vibrations, and spatial textures. The touch input device can include multiple different regions to control different computer functions. |
| US08059101B2 |
Swipe gestures for touch screen keyboards
Systems, methods, and devices for interpreting manual swipe gestures as input in connection with touch-sensitive user interfaces that include virtual keyboards are disclosed herein. These allow for a user entering text using the virtual keyboard to perform certain functions using swipes across the key area rather than tapping particular keys. For example, leftward, rightward, upward, and downward swipes can be assigned to inserting a space, backspacing, shifting (as for typing capital letters), and inserting a carriage return and/or new line. Various other mappings are also described. The described techniques can be used in conjunction with a variety of devices, including handheld devices that include touch-screen interfaces, such as desktop computers, tablet computers, notebook computers, handheld computers, personal digital assistants, media players, mobile telephones, and combinations thereof. |
| US08059100B2 |
Method for allocating/arranging keys on touch-screen, and mobile terminal for use of the same
A method for allocating/arranging keys on a touch-screen and a mobile terminal for the same are disclosed. The method for allocating at least one key on a touch-screen includes establishing a plurality of sensing zones on the touch-screen, wherein sizes of the plurality of sensing zones change in sequential order according to a key-arrangement direction, and allocating the at least one key to at least one of the plurality of sensing zones. |
| US08059097B2 |
Shared symbol and emoticon key and methods
The present invention provides systems and methods for using a dedicated shared emoticon and symbol key on a keypad of a mobile electronic device. The shared key is adapted to access a menu of multiple symbols and emoticons using a toggle input and can be accessed with minimal user input and minimal user manipulation and displayed to a user or message recipient. |
| US08059089B2 |
Input device and method, and character input method
There is provided an input device capable of detecting a motion of a hand of a user (102) and suitable to perform input of digital data with. The input device (100) can be gripped by a hand of the user (102) and serves to input information to a given apparatus. The input device (100) includes: manipulation portions (112a to 112e) which can be bent by manipulation of the user (102); bend sensors (114a to 114e) for detecting bend amounts of the manipulation portions (112a to 112e); vibrators (120) for generating vibrations to be transmitted to the user (102); and a processor (118). The processor (118) generates vibration in the vibrator according to the information on the bend amounts of the manipulation portions (112a to 112e) detected by the bend sensors (114a to 114e). |
| US08059080B2 |
Semiconductor storage unit, semiconductor device and display device as well as liquid crystal display and image receiving apparatus
To provide a semiconductor storage unit that has a simple structure requiring only a small number of processes to produce, and is provided with a gate insulating film having a memory function. The semiconductor storage unit has a semiconductor layer, two diffusion layer regions forming a source region and a drain region, which are formed on the semiconductor layer, a channel region fixed between the two diffusion layer regions, a gate insulating film that is formed on the channel region, and made of a silicon oxide film containing carbon atoms of 0.1 to 5.0 atomic percent, and a gate electrode formed on the gate insulating film. |
| US08059078B2 |
Semiconductor device, and display device and electronic device utilizing the same
A semiconductor device having a normal function means is provided, in which the amplitude of an output signal is prevented from being decreased even when a digital circuit using transistors having one conductivity is employed. By turning OFF a diode-connected transistor 101, the gate terminal of a first transistor 102 is brought into a floating state. At this time, the first transistor 102 is ON and its gate-source voltage is stored in a capacitor. Then, when a potential at the source terminal of the first transistor 102 is increased, a potential at the gate terminal of the first transistor 102 is increased as well by bootstrap effect. As a result, the amplitude of an output signal is prevented from being decreased. |
| US08059077B2 |
Display device and manufacturing method of display device
A display device which can ensure the correction of a black spot, for example, in forming an opening portion in a portion of a scanning signal line where the scanning signal line intersects a video signal line and forming a semiconductor layer and a conductor layer by a resist reflow method is provided. A conductor layer includes a video signal line, a drain electrode, a source electrode, and a connecting line. A semiconductor layer is formed so as to cover at least a region of the insulation film which is larger than a region where the video signal line and the connecting line are formed. The connecting line is connected with the video signal line over an opening portion which is formed in the scanning signal line. A cutout portion, a projecting portion or an enlarged-width portion is formed on the video signal line and/or the connecting line in a region which corresponds to the opening portion or in the vicinity of the region. |
| US08059075B2 |
Liquid crystal display device and power supply circuit
A size of a power supply circuit in a liquid crystal display device is reduced while an efficiency of the circuit is improved. The power supply circuit is formed on a TFT substrate of a liquid crystal panel and its output is provided to a vertical drive circuit. The power supply circuit is composed of a DC-DC converter that generates a positive power supply electric potential and a DC-DC converter that generates a negative power supply electric potential. The DC-DC converters are driven by a common electrode signal VCOM. The DC-DC converter that generates the positive power supply electric potential outputs VCOMH×2, and the DC-DC converter that generates the negative power supply electric potential outputs VCOMH×(−1). Thus electric potentials which are suitable to turn pixel transistors on and off are made available. |
| US08059068B2 |
Display device and method for driving the same
A semiconductor device having a configuration hardly generating variations in the current value due to a deteriorated EL element is to be provided. A capacitance element is disposed between the gate and the source of a driving TFT, video signals are inputted to the gate electrode, and then it is in the floating state. At this time, when the gate-source voltage of the driving TFT exceeds the threshold, the driving TFT is turned on. Suppose an EL element is deteriorated and the anode potential rises, that is, the source potential of the driving TFT rises, the potential of the gate electrode of the driving TFT, being in the floating state by coupling of the capacitance element, is to rise by the same amount. Accordingly, even when the anode potential rises due to the deteriorated EL element, the rise is added to the gate electrode potential as it is, and the gate-source voltage of the driving TFT is allowed to be constant. |
| US08059066B2 |
Current-driven pixel circuit
A write current is contracted without loss of precision of current-driven structure. While a capacitance TFT is switched off, a data current is supplied from a power supply line PVDD through a driver TFT and a selection TFT to a data line DL. With this process, a voltage which is lower than PVDD by an amount corresponding to a writing current of the driver TFT is set to gate of the driver TFT. Then, a control TFT is switched on so that a current corresponding to the gate voltage of the driver TFT flows to an organic electroluminescence element. In this process, the capacitance TFT is switched from an off state to an on state so that the gate voltage of the driver TFT changes corresponding to the change in capacitance and the drive current is contracted while the threshold value and mobility of the driver TFT are compensated for. |
| US08059062B2 |
Antenna circuit and transponder
An antenna circuit and a transponder with the antenna circuit are provided for forming a resonant circuit. The antenna circuit includes a substrate, an antenna conductor, and a sheet metal. The antenna conductor includes an antenna coil formed in a predetermined conductor pattern on a front surface of the substrate. The sheet metal is provided on a rear surface of the substrate opposed to the front surface of the substrate and includes a slit. |
| US08059051B2 |
Planar dielectric waveguide with metal grid for antenna applications
A waveguide includes a dielectric substrate having first and second opposed surfaces defining a longitudinal wave propagation path therebetween; and a conductive grid on the first surface of the substrate and comprising a plurality of substantially parallel metal strips, each defining an axis. The grid renders the first surface of the substrate opaque to a longitudinal electromagnetic wave propagating along the longitudinal wave propagation path and polarized in a direction substantially parallel to the axes of the strips. The grid allows the first surface of the substrate to be transparent to a transverse electromagnetic wave having a transverse propagation path that intersects the first and second surfaces of the substrate and having a polarization in a direction substantially normal to the plurality of metal strips. A diffraction grating on the second surface allows the waveguide to function as an antenna element that may be employed in a beam-steering antenna system. |
| US08059049B2 |
Dual band active array antenna
An exemplary embodiment of a dual band antenna array includes a folded thin circuit board structure with a thin dielectric layer and a conductor layer pattern formed on a first surface of the dielectric layer, the circuit board structure folded in a plurality of folds to form a pleated structure. A first array of radiator structures on the first surface is configured for operation in a first frequency band in a first polarization sense. A second array of radiator structures is configured for operation in a second frequency band in a second polarization sense. A conductor trace pattern is formed on the folded circuit board to carry control signals, DC power and RF signals. Active RF circuit devices are attached to the folded circuit board in signal communication with the conductor trace pattern. |
| US08059046B2 |
Antenna configurations for compact device wireless communication
A diversity antenna for use with a portable host device such as a laptop computer, for example as part of a PCMCIA card pluggable into the laptop computer to enable wireless computer by the laptop computer, includes a main antenna and a diversity antenna. Various configurations for these antennas are possible, including the use of a balanced dipole as the main antenna element and a split diversity antenna for the diversity antenna element. The diversity antenna provides high isolation between the antenna elements and isolation from interfering self-noise generated by the host device. |
| US08059044B2 |
Antenna mounting apparatus and methods including claw fasteners and/or bayonet locking structures
According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are provided of apparatus and methods relating to mounting antenna components, modules, and assemblies, such as antenna modules or RF amplifier modules. In an exemplary embodiment, a fastener includes a clamping portion. An actuator is configured to convert a rotational force applied for rotating the fastener into a clamping force applied to the mounting surface generally between the at least one antenna component and the clamping portion of the fastener, to thereby mount the at least one antenna component to the mounting surface. |
| US08059040B2 |
Wireless electronic devices with clutch barrel transceivers
Wireless portable electronic devices such as laptop computers are provided with antennas and radio-frequency transceiver circuitry. Antenna structures and transceiver circuitry may be provided within a clutch barrel in a laptop computer. The clutch barrel may have a dielectric cover. Antenna elements may be mounted within the clutch barrel cover on an antenna support structure. The antenna support structure may be mounted to a metal housing frame. The metal housing frame may have a tab-shaped extension that serves as a heat sink. The heat sink may draw heat away from the transceiver circuitry. The transceiver circuitry may be coupled to the antenna using a radio-frequency transmission line path that contains microstrip transmission lines or coaxial cable transmission lines. The transceiver circuitry may be coupled to logic circuitry on a laptop computer motherboard using a digital data communications path. |
| US08059035B2 |
Antenna structure capable of increasing its frequency bandwidth/frequency band by bending a connection element thereof
An antenna structure consists of a radiation element, a grounding element, a short element, a connection element, and a signal feeding element. The short element is coupled between the radiation element and the grounding element. The connection element is disposed between the radiation element and the grounding element. The connection element has at least a first segment and a second segment, wherein the first segment and the second segment form a bend. The signal feeding element is coupled between the connection element and the grounding element. The first segment of the connection element is substantially parallel to the grounding element and is at a designated distance from the grounding element. |
| US08059032B2 |
Positioning control device and positioning control method
A positioning control device includes a GPS hardware control unit that makes GPS determine a current location at different positioning accuracies, and a positioning request management unit that makes the GPS hardware control unit carry out positioning in response to a positioning request from an application according to a positioning accuracy specified in the positioning request, acquires the positioning result, and returns the acquired positioning result to the application of the request origin. In a case where a positioning accuracy of a new positioning request is equal to or less than a positioning accuracy of a latest positioning result, the positioning request management unit reuses the latest positioning result and returns the latest positioning result in response to the new positioning request. |
| US08059031B2 |
Beam switching antenna system and method and apparatus for controlling the same
A beam switching antenna method and apparatus for controlling a beam switching antenna system including an antenna element for forming a beam, at least one conductive reflector for reflecting the beam, and a ground switch for applying a reference voltage to the least one conductive reflector, the method including selectively configuring the beam switching antenna system for a current-directional beam pattern to receive a first signal and for a non-directional beam pattern to receive a second signal; comprising the first and second signals; and controlling, using the ground switch; the beam based on the comparison of the first and second switching. |
| US08059029B2 |
Active GPS tracking system and method for reporting position thereof
An active GPS tracking system and method includes a user setting interface for receiving a reporting distance, a distance trigger module, a GPS module and a wireless communication module. The distance trigger module calculates a moving distance of the active GPS tracking system, and generates and sends an interrupt signals to the GPS module to make it enter a working mode when the moving distance is greater than or equal to the reporting distance. Then, the GPS module determines a current position of the active GPS tracking system and determines whether an actual displacement is greater than or equal to the reporting distance to determine if reporting the current position. If the actual displacement is greater than or equal to the reporting distance, the wireless communication module receives the current position from the GPS module, and reports to a monitor center. |
| US08059028B2 |
Hybrid GNSS and TDOA wireless location system
A method and apparatus for position determination is provided using measurements from both Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers and terrestrial-based Uplink Time Difference of Arrival (UTDOA) receivers. The method involves the transformation of downlink satellite measurements into equivalent UTDOA measurements by computing comparable cross-correlation coefficients and time differences of arrival with respect to a UTDOA reference station. The method includes a weighting operation whereby the relative weights of the UTDOA measurements and the relative weights of the GPS measurements are adjusted based on a theoretical scaling followed by empirical adjustments. The method further involves the efficient computation and combining of metrics that are used to minimize the weighted error between candidate location solutions and the UTDOA and GPS measurements. This is done efficiently in two dimensions for UTDOA and in three dimensions for GPS measurements by increasing the complexity of searching operations as the optimal location solution is approached. A technique is also described that improves upon a particular location solution by changing the measurement weightings using criteria specific to GPS and UTDOA. |
| US08059022B2 |
Digital-to-analog converter
A digital-to-analog converter (DAC) is provided. The DAC includes a positive converter, a negative converter, and a comparator for receiving outputs of the positive converter and the negative converter, comparing the outputs with a reference voltage, and generating an output voltage. Each of the positive converter and the negative converter includes an upper-bit converter including a plurality of bit capacitors corresponding to respective upper bits, a lower-bit converter including a plurality of bit capacitors corresponding to respective lower bits, and a coupling capacitor for connecting the upper-bit converter with the lower-bit converter in series. Each of the positive converter and the negative converter receives a bias voltage to have a uniform offset when converting the respective bits. Accordingly, it is possible to obtain a high resolution using a small area. Also, the number of capacitors can be reduced, and the capacitance of a unit capacitor can be maximized. Consequently, it is possible to minimize heat noise and device mismatching. |
| US08059019B2 |
Method and system for minimizing the accumulated offset error for an analog to digital converter
A method and system utilized with an analog to digital converter is disclosed. The method and system comprise providing a first conversion on an input signal. In the first conversion, an offset error is added to the input signal to provide a first result. The method and system further includes providing a second conversion on the input signal. In the second conversion, an offset error is subtracted from the input signal to provide a second result. The first and second results are then combined to substantially remove the offset error. A system and method in accordance with the present invention compensates for the accumulated offset error over many samples, thereby achieving much higher accuracy in the offset error compensation. |
| US08059017B2 |
Code sequence generation method, modulation apparatus, modulation method, modulation program, demodulation apparatus, demodulation method, demodulation program and storage medium
A modulation apparatus includes: a modulation section that modulates, in accordance with a correlation table where a data sequence with a predetermined number of bits is associated with a code sequence with a predetermined number of bits, the data sequence into the code sequence to allow a predetermined demodulation section to demodulate the code sequence into the data sequence in accordance with the correlation table, wherein the code sequence is, on NRZI method, a MSN code sequence where a null point of a frequency spectrum on a recording channel or communication channel of the code sequence is matched with a null point of a frequency spectrum of a PR equalized signal including the code sequence and a minimum run length is limited to be greater or equal to one. |
| US08059015B2 |
Capacitance sensing matrix for keyboard architecture
An apparatus and method for selecting a keyboard key based on a position of a presence of a conductive object on a sensing device and a pre-defined area of the keyboard key. The apparatus may include a sensing device and a processing device. The sensing device may include a plurality of sensor elements to detect a presence of a conductive object on the sensing device. Multiple keyboard keys are assigned to pre-defined areas of the sensing device. The processing device is coupled to the sensing device using capacitance sensing pins, and may be operable to determine a position of the presence of the conductive object, and to select a keyboard key based on the position of the conductive object and the pre-defined areas of the sensing device. |
| US08059013B2 |
Communication apparatus
An object is to provide a communication device which can transmit different information for each lane in vehicle-to-roadside communications, while allowing vehicles to perform highly accurate position location. A communication device, placed on roadside, for transmitting information to a plurality of lanes, comprises a plurality of transmission means for respectively transmitting information to the plurality of lanes, and control means for causing the plurality of transmission means to simultaneously transmit common information to all the lanes and, during when the common information is not simultaneously transmitted, causing transmission means for a specific lane in the plurality of transmission means to transmit specific lane information having a content related to the specific lane while stopping transmission means for a lane adjacent to the specific lane in the plurality of transmission means from transmitting information; wherein the common information to be simultaneously transmitted contains at least a part of information making a line identifiable in the specific lane information in addition to information having a content common in all the lanes. |
| US08059006B2 |
System and method for communicating power system information through a radio frequency device
A system for communicating information between a detection device and a wireless device is provided. The system generally includes a detection device adapted to monitor a condition related to a power system. A radio interface unit is in communication with the detection device via a communication member. A wireless device is further provided which is in radio communication with the radio interface unit such that the detection device communicates information to the wireless device through a radio interface unit. The system's components are further adapted to endure harsh conditions (e.g., prolonged exposure to water). |
| US08059005B2 |
Circuit protector monitoring assembly kit and method
Monitoring assemblies, kits and methods for determining an operational state of a circuit protector in an electrical circuit. |
| US08059001B2 |
System and method for automatic quality control of clinical diagnostic processes
A system and method to automatically implement quality control of a clinical diagnostic process are disclosed. Upon generation of an internal error flag, a confirmation rule automatically checks a questionable patient statistic alert by testing a quality control specimen, applying event-related quality control rules to the results of that test, and provides an alert to the operator only upon a confirmed patient signal. The automatic quality control process thus eliminates the uncertainty of operator reaction to an alert signal and implements the quality control run automatically, without operator intervention. |
| US08058998B2 |
Elongated twin feed line RFID antenna with distributed radiation perturbations
An RFID antenna comprising an elongated structure existing along an axis that is long compared to the signal wavelength and including twin ribbon-like feed lines of electrically conductive material, the feed lines being in a common plane and being uniformly laterally spaced from one another, and a plurality of radiating perturbations associated with the feed lines at a plurality of locations spaced along the feed lines, at each location each feed line has its own individual perturbation or portion of a perturbation. |
| US08058997B2 |
Wireless system, semiconductor device, and communication device
A wireless system includes a semiconductor device including a plurality of functional circuits each having the same function, and a communication device. The semiconductor device modulates and transmits a processing result of each functional circuit using subcarriers each having different frequencies. The communication device extracts a normal response by majority decision from a processing result of each functional circuit received. In this manner, a wireless system with high durability can be provided at low cost. |
| US08058993B2 |
Capacitive detection systems and methods
The invention is related to capacitive sensing and detection systems and methods. In one embodiment, a capacitive sensor system comprises a first electrode and a second electrode forming a first capacitive sensor mounted to a vehicle and configured to create a first electric field directed outward from the vehicle, and a control unit coupled to the first and second electrodes and configured to measure a change in the first electric field. In another embodiment, a method comprises capacitively sensing an object relative to a vehicle and communicating information related to the object. In yet another embodiment, a method comprises configuring a capacitive sensor to sense an object relative to a vehicle, and providing a path to communicate information from the capacitive sensor. |
| US08058990B2 |
Advanced cooperative defensive military tactics, armor, and systems
This invention provides impact detection and vehicle cooperation to achieve particular goals and determine particular threat levels. For example, an impact/penetration sensing device may be provided on a soldier's clothing such that when this clothing is impacted/penetrated (e.g., penetrated to a particular extent) a medical unit (e.g., a doctor or medical chopper) may be autonomously, and immediately, provided with the soldiers location (e.g., via a GPS device on the soldier) and status (e.g., right lung may be punctured by small-arms fire). |
| US08058989B2 |
Method for obtaining direction of target location through a handset
The present invention discloses a method for obtaining the direction of a target location through a handset, which includes: the handset obtains geographical information of a current location and that of the target location, determines a geographical meridian line of the current location and a angle of this geographical meridian line displayed on the screen of the handset; the handset determines the direction from the current location to the target location according to geographical information of the current location and that of the target location, determines an included angle between this direction and the geographical meridian line. According to the included angle and that of the geographical meridian line displayed on its screen, the handset determines the direction displayed on the screen of the handset from the current location to the target location, and displays the direction of the target location on the screen according to the displayed direction. The present invention solves the problem that existing handsets cannot provide the direction of the target location for the user. The user can confirm the direction of the target location through the handset. |
| US08058988B1 |
Systems and methods for wireless object tracking
A system for object tracking may comprise at least one subsystem that couples an electronic signal emitting and receiving device to an object to be tracked, at least one subsystem that assigns an identifier to the object, at least one subsystem that registers the identifier of the object with a second object, and at least one subsystem that establishes electronic communication between the object to be tracked and the second object via the electronic signal emitting and receiving device. Also a system for object tracking may comprise at least one subsystem that detects at a first object an electronic signal from a second object, and at least one subsystem that emits an electronic alert beacon from the first object when said first object is determined to be out of range of the second object. |
| US08058987B1 |
Satellite aided location tracking with user interface
A satellite aided location tracking and data services with user interface. A graphical user interface is provided that enables users to monitor the status of movable assets. Detailed information in a position history enables the user to obtain status information (e.g., starts and stops) at each position report. This status information promotes visibility into the journey of each movable asset. |
| US08058986B2 |
Method for automatic association devices to a patient and concurrent creation of a patient record
A wireless patient point-of-care network (20) includes a plurality of medical devices (22, 24, 26) each with a wireless communication interface (46). Each medical device is configured to provide at least one medical service to a patient. A patient identification device (28) is associated with the patient. The patient identification device includes a wireless communication interface (46′, 70) in communication with the wireless communication interfaces (46) of the medical devices. The patient identification device (28) performs a patient identification service that wirelessly associates the medical devices (22, 24, 26) with the patient. |
| US08058985B2 |
Locking apparatus for shipping containers
A security system for freight containers comprises: a locking device configured to reliably attach to the container and prevent unauthorized opening of the container doors; an electromechanical locking mechanism; and a GPS receiver so that unlocking may be authorized when the container is at a selected location. The system may further include a device to sense conditions affecting the container; and, a communication system to transmit the output of the sensing device to a system administrator located remotely. The locking and sensing devices may be capable of two-way communication with the system administrator. The system may include a visual display on the exterior of the container capable of displaying selected messages. The messages may be preprogrammed or may be changed as the container moves from one geographic location to another. |
| US08058982B2 |
Information display systems and methods for hybrid vehicles
Information display systems capable of iconically representing the components of a hybrid powertrain and method thereof. In operation, the information display systems indicate the specific powertrain components in the hybrid system that are active in various hybrid operational modes (e.g., electric launch, blended torque, etc.). In particular, active components are highlighted (i.e., increased intensity) by the display and non-active components are faded (i.e., decreased intensity). In one embodiment, the vehicle wheels are depicted with a static intensity in-between that of the active components and the non-active components. This allows the vehicle operator to clearly see which components are active during each hybrid system mode, and to gain a simplified picture of hybrid system behavior during normal operation at a glance. |
| US08058981B2 |
Tire pressure monitoring device with LED warning light turned on by mechanical pressure switch
A tire pressure-monitoring device (TPMD) directly mounted onto an air-pumping inlet-stem on a tire. The TPMD includes a light emitter connected to a battery through an electrical connecting loop wherein the electrical connecting loop comprising a plurality of electrical conductive structural components and at least two of the structural components are physically separated in a normal tire pressure condition and connected in a low pressure tire pressure condition for providing power to the light emitter for emitting a low tire pressure warning light. |
| US08058979B2 |
Tire pressure monitor initiation tool with vehicle data interface
A tire pressure monitor system tool stores information regarding a plurality of tire pressure monitor systems installed on vehicles. The tool receives information regarding a particular vehicle. Based on this information, the tool may determine a particular tire pressure monitor system installed on a vehicle. Based on the tire pressure monitor system installed on the vehicle, the tool may determine one or more procedures that may be used with that tire pressure monitor system. The tool may then instruct a user how to perform certain procedures by presenting one or more displays to the user on a display of the tool. The tool may also provide feedback to the user regarding a status of an initiation or other procedure, and reference a vehicle user manual. The tool may interface with an electronic control unit of a vehicle. The tool may also simulate a tire pressure sensor. |
| US08058975B2 |
Remote control device, in particular a wand having motion detection
An infrared remote control is encapsulated in a plastic moulding and has no physical controlling buttons or virtual touch screen buttons that uses motion to determine which remote control codes are to be transmitted to adjust the function of home audio visual equipment. The combination of a motion sensor (14) and a computer program running in an onboard microprocessor (15) enables the device to be used in any orientation. The user selects modes and causes the remote control device to broadcast infrared command signals as required to adjust the function of home audiovisual equipment at a distance by moving the device in certain predetermined patterns. The device signals its function to the user by a heartbeat style vibration pattern. |
| US08058973B2 |
Radio frequency identification system and method
A radio frequency identification system, including: a radio frequency identification tag having an identification code and a set of verifiable data stored therein; and a radio frequency identification reader which sends a reading request to the radio frequency identification tag, requesting to read a first portion of the set of verifiable data, wherein the radio frequency identification tag further comprising control means, which, when the radio frequency identification tag receives the reading request from the radio frequency identification reader, in case of that the set of verifiable data has not been performed a locking operation, performs the locking operation on the set of verifiable data, so that from then on any data of a second portion of the set of verifiable data cannot be read. |
| US08058972B2 |
Methods and devices for enrollment and verification of biometric information in identification documents
Methods and devices for the secure encryption, enrollment, verification, and decryption of biometric and biographical identification information. The unique sequence of steps and the use of a combination of visible watermarking, invisible-fragile watermarking decoding, invisible-robust extraction, and decryption watermarking and encryption provides multiple layers of protection with four biometric based keys and makes it practically impossible for the information to be tampered with. |
| US08058969B1 |
Biopresence based keyguard mechanism
A bio-presence based keyguard mechanism for a portable device detects a situation where both a bio-presence sensor and a pressure or displacement sensor are engaged, and then selectively removes an associated keypad from a locked state and places the keypad in an unlocked state. In accordance with one aspect, the keyguard mechanism employs a method for transforming the status of a portable device keypad from a locked state to an unlocked state. Within the method, a signal is received from a pressure or displacement sensor associated with a particular key of the keypad, when the keypad is in a locked state. It is then determined whether a signal is received from a bio-presence sensor associated with the particular key, or with a particular portion of the keypad, within an allotted time period, and if so, the status of the keypad is changed to an unlocked state. |
| US08058968B2 |
Method for manufacturing rectangular plate type chip resistor and rectangular plate type chip resistor
A method for manufacturing rectangular plate type chip resistors and a rectangular plate type chip resistor obtained by this method. The method includes the steps of (A) providing a resistive alloy plate strip of predetermined width and thickness, (B) forming an insulating protective film of a predetermined width longitudinally along the middle of upper and lower faces of the alloy plate strip, (C) forming an electrode layer composed of integrated surface, back, and end electrodes, along both sides of the protective film by electroplating, and (D) cutting the alloy plate strip coated with the protective films and the electrode layers in step (C) transversely in predetermined lengths, wherein resistance is controlled to be within a predetermined range by adjusting the thickness of the alloy plate strip in step (A), the width of the protective film formed in step (B), and the cutting length in step (D). |
| US08058967B2 |
Electrical control device
The invention concerns a touch-sensitive surface (15) electrical control device comprising at least two adjacent active zones (3, 5, 7) for controlling in each active zone (3, 5, 7) a specific electrical function and a coating (13) provided on the touch-sensitive surface (15) and having surface ribs (9) for delimiting said active control zones (3, 5, 7). The invention is characterized in that the lower surface (18) of a rib (9) separating two adjacent active zones is shaped like a tensioned vault (20) between posts (17) which are solely supported outside the active zones of the touch-sensitive surface (15). |
| US08058965B2 |
Electrical multilayer component with reduced parasitic capacitance
An electrical multi-layer component includes a body having a stack of ceramic layers, with a top and a bottom. First and second connection surfaces are on the bottom of the body. Electrode surfaces are in metallization layers among the ceramic layers. Via contacts are between metallization layers. At least one of the via contacts is connected electrically to an electrode surface or to a connection surface. An electrode surface connected to one of the connection surfaces, through a corresponding via contact, is a first electrode structure or a second electrode structure. At least one of the first or second electrode structures includes a via contact that has a blind end. A shortest distance between the first and second electrode structures is a vertical distance from the blind end to: (i) a metallization layer above or below the blind end, or (ii) a blind end of another electrode structure. |
| US08058964B2 |
Laminated coil component
In an open magnetic circuit type laminated coil component having a laminate formed by laminating a magnetic layer and a non-magnetic layer or a low magnetic permeability layer and a coil conductor disposed in the laminate, a zirconium oxide is included in the non-magnetic layer or the low magnetic permeability layer forming the laminate. The content of the zirconium oxide in the low magnetic permeability layer is in the range of about 0.02 wt % to about 1.0 wt %. A zirconium oxide is also included in the magnetic layer in a proportion of less than about 1.0 wt %. As the magnetic layer, a material including Ni—Cu—Zn ferrite as a main component is preferably used. As the non-magnetic layer or the low magnetic permeability layer, a material including Cu—Zn ferrite as a main component is preferably used. |
| US08058963B2 |
Coil component and power-supply device provided therewith
The coil component includes a magnetic core 130 and conductors 210 and 220. The magnetic core 130 includes through-holes that are made by grooves 111 and 112. The conductors 210 and 220 are provided in the grooves 111 and 112, respectively. The magnetic core 130 includes a nonmagnetic portion in which the grooves 111 and 112 are communicated, and a distance between the conductors 210 and 220 through the nonmagnetic portion is shorter than a distance between the conductors 210 and 220 in surfaces 110c and 110d in which the conductors 210 and 220 are exposed. Therefore, necessity to provide a large cavity in the magnetic core is eliminated, and a risk of the short circuit between terminal electrodes exposed in the surfaces 110c and 110d is also eliminated. |
| US08058962B2 |
Center-tapped transformer
A center-tapped transformer includes a spool, a first primary winding unit, and first and second secondary winding units. The spool has a surrounding wall defining a spool axis, and a partition plate unit extending in radial outward directions from the surrounding wall so as to divide the spool into axially extending first and second spool parts. The partition plate unit cooperates with the surrounding wall to define at least one notch. The first primary winding unit surrounds the first spool part and passes through the notch to surround the second spool part. The first and second secondary winding units are disposed on one side of the first primary winding unit and surround the first and second spool parts, respectively. |
| US08058959B2 |
Transformer and transformer assembly
A transformer includes: a bobbin on which a coil is wound; a core coupled with the bobbin to provide a magnetic flux and installed on the PCB in a penetrating manner; and a base plate electrically connected to the coil and having a lead frame connected to the PCB, wherein the lead frame is formed such that the base plate is separated from an upper surface of the PCB. |
| US08058956B2 |
High frequency and wide band impedance matching via
A high frequency and wide band impedance matching via is provided, applicable to multi-layer printed circuit boards, for example. The multi-layer circuit board may include several signal transmission traces, several ground layers, signal transmission vias and ground vias. The signal transmission traces and the ground layers may be sited on different circuit layers, and each signal transmission trace may be opposite to one of the ground layers. The signal transmission vias may be connected between the signal transmission traces. The ground vias may be connected between the ground layers. The ground vias may be opposite to the signal transmission vias, and the ground vias corresponding to the signal transmission vias may be sited to stabilize the characteristic impedance of the transmission traces. |
| US08058953B2 |
Stacked coplanar waveguide having signal and ground lines extending through plural layers
An integrated circuit structure includes a semiconductor substrate; an interconnect structure over the semiconductor substrate; a first dielectric layer over the semiconductor substrate and in the interconnect structure; a second dielectric layer in the interconnect structure and over the first dielectric layer; and a wave-guide. The wave-guide includes a first portion in the first dielectric layer and a second portion in the second dielectric layer. The first portion adjoins the second portion. |
| US08058951B2 |
Sheet-like composite electronic component and method for manufacturing same
A configuration includes a first sheet substrate, on which a first thin film electronic component is formed on at least one main face, and an external connection terminal for connecting to an external circuit is formed one main face or the other face; a second sheet substrate, on which a second thin film electronic component is formed on at least one face; an insulator connection resin layer for fixing the first sheet substrate and the second sheet substrate opposing the first thin film electronic component against the second thin film electronic component; and an interlayer connection conductor for electrically connecting electrode terminals, which have been set in advance, of the first thin film electronic component and the second thin film electronic component. |
| US08058944B2 |
Microwave circulators
A microwave circulator having an outer metal housing with a cavity containing at least one magnet and an annular centring arrangement interposed between the outside of the magnet and the cavity. The centring arrangement includes first and second solid metal rings, the two rings having cooperating inclined faces arranged such that when a force is applied to urge the centring arrangement along the cavity, one ring is displaced outwardly into intimate contact with the inside of the cavity. |
| US08058941B2 |
Voltage control type temperature compensation piezoelectric oscillator
A voltage control type temperature compensation piezoelectric oscillator, includes: a voltage control type oscillation circuit; an automatic frequency control (AFC) circuit outputting a control voltage for controlling an oscillation frequency of the voltage control type oscillation circuit based on an external control voltage; a temperature compensation voltage generating circuit generating a temperature compensation voltage; and a gain variable circuit varying a gain of the temperature compensation voltage. In the oscillator, the gain variable circuit is controlled by the control voltage outputted from the AFC circuit, and the oscillation frequency of the voltage control type oscillation circuit is controlled by an output voltage of the gain variable circuit. |
| US08058940B1 |
Dual in-situ mixing for extended tuning range of resonators
A dual in-situ mixing approach for extended tuning range of resonators. In one embodiment, a dual in-situ mixing device tunes an input radio-frequency (RF) signal using a first mixer, a resonator body, and a second mixer. In one embodiment, the first mixer is coupled to receive the input RF signal and a local oscillator signal. The resonator body receives the output of the first mixer, and the second mixer is coupled to receive the output of the resonator body and the local oscillator signal to provide a tuned output RF signal as a function of the frequency of local oscillator signal. |
| US08058936B2 |
Atomic ion clock with two ion traps, and method to transfer ions
An atomic ion clock with a first ion trap and a second ion trap, where the second ion trap is of higher order than the first ion trap. In one embodiment, ions may be shuttled back and forth from one ion trap to the other by application of voltage ramps to the electrodes in the ion traps, where microwave interrogation takes place when the ions are in the second ion trap, and fluorescence is induced and measured when the ions are in the first ion trap. In one embodiment, the RF voltages applied to the second ion trap to contain the ions are at a higher frequency than that applied to the first ion trap. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US08058935B2 |
Scalable millimeter wave power source
An apparatus comprises a structure, an array of oscillator units, a plurality of waveguides in the structure, and a synchronizing cavity located within the structure. The array of oscillator units has a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns associated with the structure. Oscillator units in a row within the array of oscillator units are directly coupled to each other. The plurality of waveguides is configured to couple the array of oscillator units to the synchronizing cavity. The synchronizing cavity is configured to cause the array of oscillator units to operate at substantially a common frequency. |
| US08058932B2 |
Digital pulse width modulation device
A digital pulse width modulation device includes a counter, a first comparator and a second comparator, wherein the first and second comparators are connected in parallel with each other and in series with the counter. The counter is capable of sending a count signal to the first and second comparators simultaneously, starting a count when the counter receives a clock signal, and transmitting the count signal to the first and second comparators. If the first comparator receives a pulse duty width signal, the count of the count signal will generate a pulse output of the corresponding duty cycle. If the second comparator receives a total pulse duty length signal and the count of the count signal reaches a number of the total length, a clear signal will be outputted to the counter to reset the counter to zero, so as to achieve the effect of correcting the output pulse. |
| US08058929B1 |
Maintaining loop linearity in presence of threshold adjustment
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, at a filter comprising a Miller amplifier, a differential data signal output by a limiting amplifier (LA), the data signal comprising an output direct current (DC) offset resulting at least in part from a threshold-adjustment signal applied to the LA or an intrinsic DC offset caused by physical characteristics of the LA. In one embodiment, the method additionally includes generating a compensation signal based on the threshold-adjustment signal, a polarity of the compensation signal being opposite a polarity of the threshold-adjustment signal or the DC offset, a magnitude of the compensation signal being a function of the magnitude of the threshold-adjustment signal. In one embodiment, the method further includes introducing the compensation signal to an internal node of the Miller amplifier to compensate for the DC offset to keep one or more amplifier stages of the Miller amplifier in their linear operating regions. |
| US08058928B2 |
Operational amplifier for an active pixel sensor
The present invention includes operational amplifier for an active pixel sensor that detects optical energy and generates an analog output that is proportional to the optical energy. The active pixel sensor operates in a number of different modes including: signal integration mode, the reset integration mode, column reset mode, and column signal readout mode. Each mode causes the operational amplifier to see a different output load. Accordingly, the operational amplifier includes a variable feedback circuit to provide compensation that provides sufficient amplifier stability for each operating mode of the active pixel sensor. For instance, the operational amplifier includes a bank of feedback capacitors, one or more of which are selected based on the operating mode to provide sufficient phase margin for stability, but also considering gain and bandwidth requirements of the operating mode. |
| US08058927B2 |
Amplifier modulation method and apparatus
A signal is modulated by generating a pulse-width modulation signal and applying the pulse-width modulation signal to an input of a switched-mode amplifier. An output of the amplifier is coupled to a filter operable to impart either differential mode oscillations or common mode oscillations at the amplifier output based on the duty cycle of the pulse-width modulation signal. The duty cycle of the pulse-width modulation signal is varied to impart amplitude modulations at the amplifier output. |
| US08058926B2 |
Amplifier input switch configuration with improved PSRR
A switch including a first transistor including a first main terminal connected to a first switch node, a second main terminal connected to a second switch node and a control terminal, the second switch node being connected to a first clean voltage supply, and first control circuitry connected to the control terminal of the first transistor, including a first node connected to the first clean voltage supply, a second node connected to a second voltage level, and a control input node for receiving a first input control signal variable between a supply voltage level and a third voltage level, the first control means arranged to selectively connect the control terminal of the first transistor to one of the first node and the second node based on the first input control signal. |
| US08058921B2 |
Fuse circuits
A fuse circuit includes a fuse having an intact state and a blown state. The fuse can be switched to the blown state by enabling a blowing current to flow through the fuse. The fuse is coupled between a first transistor and a second transistor in series. The first transistor and the second transistor are complementary transistors and operable for reducing an electrostatic discharge current flowing through the fuse. The first transistor and the second transistor are turned on to enable the blowing current to flow through the fuse. |
| US08058920B2 |
Flag signal generation circuit and semiconductor device having the same
A flag signal generation circuit includes a first periodic signal detection unit, a second periodic signal detection unit, and a flag signal output unit. The first periodic signal detection unit is configured to detect a change in a level of a first periodic signal and generate a first detection signal. The second periodic signal detection unit is configured to detect a change in a level of a second periodic signal and generate a second detection signal. The flag signal output unit is configured to generate a pre-flag signal from the first and second detection signals, buffer the pre-flag signal in response to a mode register read signal, and output the buffered pre-flag signal as a flag signal. |
| US08058919B2 |
Delay circuit
A delay circuit with a delay time being more accurate and a circuit area being reduced is provided. The delay circuit includes a resistance element 3, a capacitor element 4 and a connection wiring 6. The connection wiring 6 includes a first polysilicon layer 13a above a substrate 10, and a first silicide layer 14a which connects the resistance element 3 and the capacitor element 4 and is on the first polysilicon layer 13a. The capacitor element 4 includes a diffusion layer 12b in the surface region of the semiconductor substrate 10, a gate insulating layer 15b on the diffusion layer 12b, a second polysilicon layer 13b on the gate insulating layer 15b, and a second silicide layer 14b on the second polysilicon layer 13b. The resistance element 3 includes a third polysilicon layer 13c above the semiconductor substrate 10. The first, second and third polysilicon layers 13a, 13b and 13c are integrally provided. The first and second silicide layers 14a and 14b are integrally provided. |
| US08058918B2 |
Programmable high-speed cable with boost device
An HDMI cable carries high speed encoded data which are transmitted differentially over data channels, along with a clock. High-frequency loss and differential skew within a differential signal may be compensated by analog circuits embedded in the cable. These embedded circuits are tuned at production for best performance by observing the quality of the recovered analog signal. The embedded circuits are powered by a combination of power sources, both carried within the cable, and harvested from the high-speed signals themselves. |
| US08058917B2 |
Compensation of phase lock loop (PLL) phase distribution caused by power amplifier ramping
Disclosed herein are techniques, systems, and methods relating to compensation of phase disturbances of a phase lock-loop during power ramp up or down of a power amplifier. More specifically, a phase lock-loop is described that is able to switch between type I and type II PLL modes depending on the power state of the power amplifier without introducing additional disturbances. |
| US08058913B2 |
DLL-based multiphase clock generator
The present invention relates to a delay-locked loop-based multiphase clock generator that generates a plurality of multiphase clocks from an input clock signal using a voltage controlled delay line including a plurality of dummy cells. The delay-locked loop-based multiphase clock generator includes an anti-harmonic lock circuit that receives an input clock and a reference clock of multiple clocks, determines whether a pulse signal derived from the input clock is within a normal locking range of the reference clock, and outputs a compulsory control signal to compulsorily control an output signal of a phase detector if it is determined that the pulse signal is not within the normal locking range. |
| US08058911B1 |
Programmable power supervisor
A programmable power-on reset circuit in accordance with one embodiment of the invention can include a programmable voltage divider. The programmable power-on reset circuit can also include a comparator that is coupled to the programmable voltage divider and that is coupled to receive a reference voltage. Additionally, the programmable power-on reset circuit can include a non-volatile memory that is coupled to the programmable voltage divider, wherein the non-volatile memory can be coupled to receive programming for controlling an output of the programmable voltage divider. |
| US08058908B2 |
Level detector, voltage generator, and semiconductor device
A level detector, a voltage generator, and a semiconductor device are provided. The voltage generator includes a level detector that senses the level of an output voltage to output a sensing signal and a voltage generating unit that generates the output voltage in response to the sensing signal. The level detector may include a first reference voltage generator configured to divide a first voltage and to output a first reference voltage, a second reference voltage generator configured to divide a second voltage in response to the output voltage and to output a second reference voltage that varies as a function of temperature, and a differential amplifier configured to receive the first and second reference voltages and to output a sensing signal in response to a sensing voltage generated by amplifying a difference between the first and second reference voltages. |
| US08058903B2 |
Apparatus for providing a combined digital signal
An apparatus for providing a combined digital signal comprises a bit adder and a combiner. The combined digital signal contains information of a first digital input signal and a second digital input signal, wherein a block length of the first digital input signal is shorter than a block length of the second digital input signal. The bit adder is configured to add at least one filling bit to a block of the first digital input signal to obtain an adapted first digital input signal, so that the block length of the adapted first digital input signal is equal to a block length of the second digital input signal. The combiner is configured to combine the adapted first digital input signal and the second digital input signal to obtain and provide the combined digital signal. |
| US08058902B1 |
Circuit for aligning input signals
A circuit for aligning input signals includes a clock generating circuit (CGC) responsive to first signal and second signal to generate a clock signal. A first flip flop and a second flip flop, coupled to the CGC, are responsive to first type of edge of the clock signal to output the first signal and the second signal. A finite state machine (FSM), coupled to the CGC, the first flip flop and the second flip flop, is responsive to second type of edge of the clock signal to detect early arrival of one of the first signal and the second signal with respect to each other, and to generate first control signal and second control signal. A first programmable delay element and a second programmable delay element, coupled to the FSM, delays first input signal based on the first control signal and second input signal based on the second control signal. |
| US08058901B2 |
Latch structure, frequency divider, and methods for operating same
A latch includes three circuits. The first circuit drives a first output (QB) to a first level when a first input (D) and a first clock phase (CK) are both low, to a second level when D and CK are both high, and provides high impedance (HI-Z) when different logic levels are applied to D and CK. The second circuit drives a second output (Q) to the first level when a third input (DB) and a complimentary clock phase (CKB) are both low, to the second level when DB and CKB are both high, and provides HI-Z when different logic levels are applied to DB and CKB. The third circuit maintains voltages of Q and QB when the first and second circuits provide HI-Z at Q and QB. Odd-number dividers constructed with such latches produce 50% duty cycle operation without restricting output pulse widths to integer multiples of input periods. |
| US08058899B2 |
Logic cell array and bus system
A logic cell array having a number of logic cells and a segmented bus system for logic cell communication, the bus system including different segment lines having shorter and longer segments for connecting two points in order to be able to minimize the number of bus elements traversed between separate communication start and end points. |
| US08058897B1 |
Configuration of a multi-die integrated circuit
A method of configuring an integrated circuit (IC) can include receiving configuration data within a master die of the IC. The IC can include the master die and a slave die. A master segment and a slave segment of the configuration data can be determined. The slave segment of the configuration data can be distributed to the slave die of the IC. |
| US08058896B2 |
Flexible parallel/serial reconfigurable array configuration scheme
A programming interface device for a programmable logic circuit comprises a series of parallel logic block chains each having first and second connection means, the first and second connection means being disposed at opposite ends of each chain. The programming interface device comprises first and second interfacing means for interfacing with the first and second connection means of each logic block chain, respectively and at least one programming circuit, each programming circuit arranged to configure a plurality of serially connected logic blocks. Finally, the programming interface comprises programmable connection means for connecting the connection means of each logic block chain to either the connection means of another logic block chain or directly to one of the at least one programming circuits, such that the parallel logic block chains can be configured in parallel, series or in any combination thereof. |
| US08058895B1 |
Single-resistor static programming circuits and methods
A method of programming an integrated circuit to operate in a selected operating mode includes assigning different resistance values to correspond to different operating modes of the integrated circuit, wherein the different resistance values are non-zero finite values. The integrated circuit is programmed to operate in one of the modes based on a corresponding one of the different resistance values presented to a terminal of the integrated circuit. |
| US08058893B1 |
Frequency trimming for internal oscillator for test-time reduction
An internal precision oscillator (IPO) is trimmed within a microcontroller integrated circuit. The microcontroller integrated circuit receives a test program into flash memory on the microcontroller integrated circuit from a tester. The microcontroller integrated circuit also receives a reference signal from the tester. The IPO generates a clock signal having a frequency that depends upon a trim value. A general purpose timer on the microcontroller integrated circuit counts the number of cycles of the clock signal during a time period defined by the reference signal and outputs a digital value. A processor on the microcontroller integrated circuit executes the test program, reads the digital output, and adjusts the trim value such that the frequency of the clock signal is calibrated with respect to the reference signal. Test-time on the tester is reduced because the decision making during the frequency trimming process is made by the processor instead of the tester. |
| US08058892B2 |
Radiofrequency contactor
A radiofrequency contactor includes a testing circuit board having a dielectric substrate, a lower ground conductor on a lower surface of the dielectric substrate, and a radiofrequency signal wiring conductor on an upper surface of the dielectric substrate, a radiofrequency signal pin contactor located on the upper surface of the dielectric substrate and connected to the radiofrequency signal wiring conductor, a ground block located on the upper surface of the dielectric substrate and spaced apart from the radiofrequency signal wiring conductor and the radiofrequency signal pin contactor, and a first side ground conductor and a second side ground conductor provided on the upper surface of the dielectric substrate and spaced apart from the radiofrequency signal wiring conductor and the radiofrequency signal pin contactor. |
| US08058888B2 |
Test apparatus for electronic device package and method for testing electronic device package
A test apparatus for an electronic device package is provided, which includes a test socket having a first portion with a recess for receiving an electronic device package having external terminals arranged in a terminal configuration and a second portion. An interchangeable insert board is disposed between the first portion and the second portion and extended on the recess, which includes first contact pads arranged in a first pad configuration compatible with the terminal configuration and facing the recess and second contact pads arranged in a second pad configuration and disposed between the first and the second portions. Trace layers each electrically connects one of the first contact pads to one of the second contact pads. The contact pins each penetrates through the second portion and electrically connects to one of the second pads, wherein the contact pins are arranged in a pin configuration compatible with the second pad configuration. |
| US08058885B2 |
Porous medium electrical conductivity sensor
There is provided a sensor for measuring a quantity, such as the salinity, of the soil solution without requiring continuous calibration. The sensor is based on a porous material which automatically fills up and saturates when the soil is rewet and drains when the soil dries out from plant uptake or from air drying, then being filled up with a solution representative of the quantity to be measured in the soil during plant growth. |
| US08058884B2 |
System and method for measuring a capacitance and selectively activating an indicating transducer
Systems and methods for sensing capacitances that are applicable to proximity sensor devices are provided. The systems and methods provide decreased implementation costs by reducing the number of output terminals required. Specifically, the systems and methods for sensing capacitances provide the ability to selectively activate indicating transducers, such as LEDs, with the same output terminals used for sensing capacitances. This reduces the need for additional, dedicated output terminals for activating the indicating transducers. As such, the system and method provides for efficient use of resources in proximity sensor devices. |
| US08058881B2 |
Method for checking the current flow through individual wires of a braided wire, and apparatus for carrying out the method
In order to make it possible to detect a fault location, safely, reliably and with a high response sensitivity, in a braided wire which has a plurality of individual wires, an electric current is passed through the braided wire and the magnetic field which is formed as a result of the braided wire through which current flows is detected by a sensor and is evaluated. A fault location is deduced if the measured magnetic field has an oscillation whose length is a multiple of a lay length of the braided wire, and in particular corresponds to the lay length. The method is also used in particular for non-destructive testing of the quality of a contact connection of a contact element to the braided wire. |
| US08058879B1 |
Voltage indicating coupling for metal conduit systems
A voltage indicating coupling for metal conduit systems to indicate the presence or absence of voltage on a wire enclosed by a section of electrical conduit for a grounded AC power distribution system. Through the use of two opposing rectifiers the National Electrical Code requirement that the entire metal conduit system be grounded is met. The voltage indicating coupling comprises a liquid crystal display (LCD), a static suppression resistor, two opposing rectifiers for grounding purposes, a plastic block housing and two clamping screws with corresponding wire terminals. At least one “hot” conductor enclosed by the section of electrical conduit is capacitively coupled to the conduit creating a complete circuit through the liquid crystal display (LCD), the static suppression resistor and the opposing rectifiers. The path around the circuit is completed by a ground connection on the grounded part of the conduit system, and the ground connection at the transformer. |
| US08058876B2 |
Low cost current and temperature sensor
A battery health or prognosis system may employ a ferrite disc embedded in a printed wiring board (PWB) to perform both a battery current sensing role and a temperature sensing role. The ferrite disc may be surrounded with a coil that may be comprised of surface conductors and electrically conductive vias of the PWB. Excursions of coil current may be produced to generate observable hysterisis loops in the ferrite disc. The generated hysterisis loops may be compared to a temperature-dependent family of hysterisis loops for the magnetic material from which the ferrite disc is constructed. A processor mounted on the PWB may collect and process outputs from a Hall-effect sensor to develop both temperature and battery current information to produce a prognosis for the battery. |
| US08058875B2 |
Detection of ground-laid wire using ultraviolet C-band radiation
A system for tracing wire includes an electrical exciter adapted to apply a voltage to a ground-laid wire to generate a corona at an outer surface of the ground laid wire, at least a portion of the corona including ultraviolet c-band radiation, and an ultraviolet c-band detector to detect the ultraviolet c-band radiation to trace at least a portion of the path of the ground-laid wire. |
| US08058866B2 |
Off-center angle measurement system
An angle measurement system including a magnet coupled to a rotating member and adapted to provide a magnetic field which rotates with the rotating member about a rotational axis of the rotating member, and an integrated circuit angle sensor disposed within the magnetic field at a radially off-center position from the rotational axis. The integrated circuit angle sensor includes first and second bridges of magneto resistive elements configured to respectively provide first and second signals representative of substantially orthogonal first and second directional components of the magnetic field and together representative of an angular position of the rotating member, and a set of adjustment parameters for adjusting attributes of the first and second signals having values selected to minimize errors in the first and second signals. |
| US08058864B2 |
Circuits and methods for providing a magnetic field sensor with an adaptable threshold
A magnetic field has a threshold that adapts in relation to a magnitude of a magnetic field signal representative of a movement of an object. A corresponding method adapts a threshold in relation to a magnitude of a magnetic field signal representative of a movement of an object. |
| US08058863B2 |
Band-gap reference voltage generator
A band-gap reference voltage generator is provided. N-channel metal oxide semiconductor (NMOS) transistors are respectively connected to bipolar transistors in parallel. A Complementary To Absolute Temperature (CTAT) voltage that is inversely proportional to absolute temperature is reduced by a threshold voltage of the NMOS transistor. A weight for a temperature coefficient of a Proportional To Absolute Temperature (PTAT) voltage that is directly proportional to absolute temperature is reduced and a resistance ratio for a temperature coefficient of 0 is reduced by about ½, thereby miniaturizing the band-gap reference voltage generator. A reference voltage lower than or equal to 1 V can be provided by resistors respectively connected to the bipolar transistors in parallel. |
| US08058860B2 |
Single pin multi-VID bit interface circuit for dynamic voltage change of a DC/DC converter
A controller for a DC/DC converter is provided. The controller comprises an error circuit, control logic, a high side driver, a low side driver, and an interface circuit. The error circuit is coupled to a feedback terminal so as to receives a feedback signal and is coupled to the control logic. The high side driver is coupled to the control logic and to a first output terminal so as to provide a first actuation signal, and the low side driver is coupled to the control logic and to a second output terminal so as to provide a second actuation signal. The interface circuit is also coupled to the control logic, including a first, second, and third voltage source, interface comparators, and current limited amplifier. |
| US08058859B2 |
Pulse frequency modulation methods and circuits
A technique for voltage regulation involves switching between light load mode and PWM mode based on load conditions. Advantageously, this improves efficiency at light load. In an embodiment, error amplifier output is used to determine whether load is light. When light load is detected, extend PWM off time until the output voltage reaches a load threshold. |
| US08058858B2 |
High efficiency voltage regulator with auto power-save mode
A DC-to-DC converter comprises an error amplifier, a comparator, a PWM controller, a power switch unit, and a control signal monitoring circuit. The PWM controller receives a comparison signal from the comparator and generates a digital control signal that controls the power switch unit such that the DC-to-DC converter supplies a regulated voltage onto a load. The control signal monitoring circuit monitors the digital control signal and detects either a heavy load or a light load condition based on characteristics of the digital control signal. Under the light load condition, the monitoring circuit generates a first enabling signal such that the DC-to-DC controller operates in a power-save mode. Under the heavy load condition, the monitoring circuit generates a second enabling signal such that the DC-to-DC controller operates in a normal operation mode. The DC-to-DC converter consumes substantially less power in the power-save mode than in the normal operation mode. |
| US08058855B2 |
Direct current converter
A direct current converter includes a first node, a second node, an input voltage terminal, an output voltage terminal, a bootstrap source terminal, a low-voltage terminal, a control module for generating a control signal, a driving-stage circuit coupled to the input voltage terminal, the first node, the second node, the control module, and the low-voltage terminal, an output-stage circuit coupled to the second node and the output voltage terminal, and a bootstrap circuit including a capacitor coupled between the first node and the second node, a fault detector for outputting a switch signal, and a cascade unit coupled to the bootstrap source terminal, the first node, the control module, and the fault detector for controlling connection between the bootstrap source terminal and the first node according to the switch signal and the control signal. |
| US08058853B2 |
Voltage output circuit, integrated circuit and electronic device
A voltage output circuit has a controller controlling ON/OFF switching of a first switch which switches ON/OFF voltage transformation by a first charge pump circuit in order to turning a first voltage outputted from a first voltage output terminal into a desired value, a second charge pump circuit transforming the voltage with the use of an electric power obtained by storing an input voltage according to ON/OFF of the first switch and outputting the voltage as a second voltage, a second switch selecting whether to store the electric power used for transformation by the second charge pump circuit, and a switching unit switching ON/OFF the second switch on the basis of the second voltage outputted from a second voltage output terminal. The circuit having a simple configuration can transform the input voltage and output desired positive and negative voltage, while accomplishing a reduction in cost and size of the circuit. |
| US08058852B2 |
Device and method for detecting zero crossing and voltage amplitude from single pulse signal
A device and method for detecting a zero crossing and voltage amplitude of a commercial power source voltage inputted to an electronic device, from a single pulse signal are disclosed. The apparatus for detecting a zero crossing and a voltage amplitude from a single pulse signal includes: a first calculation unit that compares the commercial power source voltage to a first reference voltage to determine whether or not the commercial power source voltage is smaller than the first reference voltage; a second calculation unit that compares the commercial power source voltage to a second reference voltage smaller than the first reference voltage to determine whether or not the commercial power source voltage is larger than the second reference voltage; a pulse output unit that outputs a pulse if the commercial power source voltage is smaller than the first reference voltage but larger than the second reference voltage; and a detecting unit that detects a zero crossing and a voltage amplitude by analyzing the pulse which has been outputted from the pulse output unit. |
| US08058851B2 |
Generator control unit with fast field discharge
A generator control unit for fast field discharge of a field coil is disclosed. The generator control unit comprises a control domain for detecting an excessive generator output voltage, a buck regulator with a feedback pin fed from the control domain, and an over-voltage protection switch connected in a field coil return path which is bypassed by a voltage limiting device. The control domain receives a point of regulation voltage feedback and upon detection of an over-voltage, emits a disable signal to cause the buck switch shut off along with the over-voltage protection switch. Thus dual breaking points are created at two ends of the field coil to dissipate the field charge quickly through the voltage limiting device. When the buck switch experiences a shorting failure, the over-voltage protection switch provides a second breaking point to allow the field discharge through the voltage limiting device, thereby controlling the field discharge with directly controlled over-voltage protection switch. |
| US08058847B2 |
Method and system to measure series-connected cell voltages using a flying capacitor
A method and system for measuring voltage of individual cells connected in series includes a pair of busses connectable to the cells and a flying capacitor connectable to the busses. The capacitor stores the charge of one of the cells such that an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) connected to the capacitor may process an accurate representation of the voltage of the cell being measured. In order to prevent electrical interference with the capacitor and the ADC, the charge on the busses is reduced prior to measurement by the ADC. |
| US08058845B2 |
Battery state monitoring circuit and battery apparatus
Provided is a battery state monitoring circuit which is capable of preventing a discharge leak current from a battery so as to eliminate a load conventionally imposed on a user, including: a battery state detector circuit that detects a state of the battery based on a voltage of the battery; a transmitting terminal that transmits battery state information indicative of the state of the battery to an outside; a receiving terminal that receives battery state information of another battery from the outside; a transistor that is used for transmitting the battery state information, and has any one of two terminals except for a control terminal connected to the transmitting terminal; and a diode that is connected in a direction opposite to a direction of a parasitic diode disposed between the two terminals of the transistor, the diode being disposed between the transmitting terminal and one terminal of the transistor. |
| US08058844B2 |
Low-power battery system
A system for balancing the charge level of a plurality of electrically coupled battery units. The system configuration may utilize an architecture and/or methodology that is more appropriate for lower power applications. In particular, the present invention, in accordance with at least one embodiment, may provide a battery balancing system that implements low loss charge balancing circuits in a compact configuration suitable for a multitude of applications, such as smaller cell battery balancing. The charge balancing circuits may be incorporated within each battery unit. |
| US08058843B2 |
Asymmetric battery pulsation system
A battery pulsation system including a battery string including a plurality of cells, the battery string defining a positive end and a negative end, a first pulsation device connected to a first cell of the battery string to supply a first pulsation energy thereto, the first cell includes a first positive terminal and a first negative terminal and is generally adjacent to the positive end of the battery string, wherein the first pulsation device applies a greater portion of the first pulsation energy to the first negative terminal than the first positive terminal, and a second pulsation device connected to a second cell of the battery string to supply a second pulsation energy thereto, the second cell includes a second positive terminal and a second negative terminal and is generally adjacent to the negative end of the battery string, wherein the second pulsation device applies a greater portion of the second pulsation energy to the second positive terminal than the second negative terminal. |
| US08058835B2 |
Device and method for controlling output of rechargeable battery
A controller and method for controlling output of a rechargeable battery that prevents the life span of the rechargeable battery from being shortened while ensuring starting of the engine. The rechargeable battery controller is mounted on a vehicle including an engine functioning as a power source. The controller includes a control unit for instructing a vehicle ECU, which is installed in the vehicle, to stop discharging the rechargeable battery when an index indicating the charged state of the rechargeable battery satisfies a discharge suspension condition. The control unit includes a monitor unit for changing the discharge suspension condition so as to continue discharging the rechargeable battery continues when the rechargeable battery is expected to supply power to the starter motor of the engine. |
| US08058829B2 |
Machine control system and method
An electronic control module for a machine may include instructions for performing a method. The method may include obtaining a total torque load limit for one or more hydrostatic transmission loops in the machine. The method may also include allocating the total torque load limit between the one or more hydrostatic transmission loops in the form of one or more lower level torque load limits. |
| US08058826B2 |
Motor controller with hall sensor output misalignment compensation using delayed or shifted commutation
In a normal operating mode, a motor controller provides motor drive current to windings of a motor based on sensor signals to drive the windings in a normal commutation sequence, and monitors for occurrence of a motor stall condition. Upon detecting the motor stall condition in a given commutation state, then in a first driving step, the windings are momentarily driven according to an advanced commutation state, and during the first driving step, a reverse transition of the sensor signals to a state corresponding to a preceding commutation state is detected. Upon completion of the first driving step when such a reverse transition of the sensor signals is detected, then in a second driving step the windings are driven according to the preceding commutation state until a forward transition of the sensor signals is detected, and in a third driving step the windings are momentarily continued to be driven according to the same commutation state notwithstanding the forward transition of the sensor signals before normal operation is resumed. |
| US08058823B2 |
Actuator system with a multi-motor assembly for extending and flexing a joint
An actuator system for extending and flexing a joint, including a multi-motor assembly for providing a rotational output, a rotary-to-linear mechanism for converting the rotational output from the multi-motor assembly into an extension and flexion of the joint, and a controller for operating the actuator system in several operational modes. The multi-motor assembly preferably combines power from two different sources, such that the multi-motor assembly can supply larger forces at slower speeds (“Low Gear”) and smaller forces at higher speeds (“High Gear”). The actuator has been specifically designed for extending and flexing a joint (such as an ankle, a knee, an elbow, or a shoulder) of a human. The actuator system may, however, be used to move any suitable object through any suitable movement (linear, rotational, or otherwise). |
| US08058822B2 |
Power saver device for public lighting systems and method thereof
Various exemplary embodiments relate to an energy saving device which supplies high efficiency sodium-vapor street lights and a method of providing additional savings of electrical energy by means of the temporary reduction in the luminous flow of a high efficiency sodium-vapor street light. The energy saving device includes in its operation protection against low voltage supply, regulation of supply voltage, and protection in absence or damage of the lamp. In turn, the method includes a sequence for reliable ignition of the lamp, a modulation routine in frequency for elimination of acoustic resonance, and an automatic turn off sequence in view of damage of the photocell, as well as a consumption detection system to keep the output power steady and therefore, keep the power consumption under a steady value. |
| US08058820B2 |
Uni-directional light emitting diode drive circuit in pulsed power parallel resonance
The present invention uses the capacitive, inductive, or resistive impedance component to constitute the first impedance, and uses the inductive impedance component and capacitive impedance component which produce parallel resonance after parallel connection to constitute the second impedance, whereby the first impedance and the second impedance are series connected for inputting pulsed DC power, and the divided power thereof is rectified to drive the uni-directional light emitting diode. |
| US08058812B2 |
Buck-mode boost converter with regulated output current
An LED driver circuit that includes a buck-mode boost converter that provides a regulated output current and that requires only a single connection to each channel of LEDs. The buck-mode boost controller may include a current regulator that includes an integrator. The current regulator may be configured to integrate a difference between a reference signal that is representative of the desired level of the average current through the electronic power switch and a detected signal that is representative of the actual current that is being delivered to the buck-mode boost circuit through the electronic power switch. The reference signal to the integrator may not change during operation of the buck-mode converter. The current regulator may be configured to deactivate the integrator and/or to disconnect the detected signal from the integrator while the electronic power switch is off. |
| US08058811B2 |
HID lamp ballast circuit
A ballast circuit operable to drive a high intensity discharge lamp in accordance with an embodiment of the present applications includes an energy conversion circuit operable to convert an input voltage into a bus voltage and to provide the bus voltage to a DC bus, a first half bridge connected across the DC bus and operable to control an output voltage supplied to the lamp, a control circuit operable to control the half bridge such that a desired output voltage is provided to the lamp, a series inductor connected in series between the half bridge and the lamp; and a parallel capacitor resistor connected across the lamp. The control circuit operates the half bridge at a high frequency for a set period of time such that a high voltage is built up across the parallel resistor, and then reduces the frequency of the half bridge until it approaches a resonance frequency which ignites the lamp. |
| US08058810B2 |
Method and system for high efficiency, fast transient multi-channel LED driver
System and method for a light emitting diode (LED) driver are disclosed. To supply an LED bus voltage to a large array of LEDs organized in multiple channels where one or more LEDs are connected in series in each channel, an LED driver includes a power converter, a feedback generation circuit, and a phase-division based controller. The power converter is configured for providing the LED bus voltage to the multiple LED channels based on a voltage control signal. The feedback generation circuit is configured for generating a feedback signal based on the LED bus voltage supplied to the multiple LED channels. The phase-division based controller is configured for generating the voltage control signal based on the feedback signal and information from the multiple LED channels. The phase-division based controller divides each pulse width modulation (PWM) of each channel into a tracking phase and a pre-charging phase so that the LED bus voltage supplied to the multiple channels changes between the tracking phase and the pre-charging phase. |
| US08058806B2 |
Fluorescent task lamp with optimized alignment and ballast
A handheld fluorescent task lamp comprising a housing assembly having a housing and a tubular lens body enclosing compact fluorescent bulbs, an elongated spine configured for slidingly supporting the lens body, and a resilient bulkhead for cushioning the compact fluorescent bulbs in the lens body; an electronic ballast circuit within the housing comprising a power supply, a self-starting electronic driver circuit operable to start and run at least first and second CFL bulbs; a bulb accommodation circuit that enables operation of the electronic ballast circuit with either starter type or non-starter type and regardless whether one or both CFL bulbs are connected to the driver circuit; and an illumination assembly, wherein the CFL bulbs are oriented with respect to each other such that an enhanced forward emission field is provided. |
| US08058803B2 |
Organic electroluminescence display device
Provided is an organic EL display device in which a large amount of a moisture absorbent is formed in a limited narrow region. An organic electroluminescence display device includes a rectangle element substrate having a display region; and a sealing substrate firmly adhered to the element substrate at a protrusion formed on the periphery thereof, in which a moisture absorbent is formed in a region of a concave surface surrounded by the protrusion so as not to overlap the display region, and the moisture absorbent includes moisture absorbents which are formed of a plurality of linear pattern set each joined to adjacent another moisture absorbents so as to be disposed in parallel with each other, and the crosssections of the moisture absorbents intersecting the longitudinal direction of the moisture absorbents are formed in the shape of a plurality of mounds joined to each other. |
| US08058800B2 |
Organic light emitting display including an optical path controller
An organic light emitting display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a transistor arranged on an insulating substrate, a pixel electrode connected to the transistor and including a reflective film, an optical path controller arranged on the pixel electrode, an auxiliary electrode arranged on the pixel electrode and the optical path controller, an organic light emitting member arranged on the organic light emitting member, and a common electrode arranged on the organic light emitting member, wherein the optical path controller has a lower light absorption coefficient than the auxiliary electrode. |
| US08058799B2 |
Flat panel display apparatus with a porous layer on a substrate
A flat panel display apparatus with reduced reflection of external light incident on the flat panel display apparatus. The flat panel display apparatus includes a substrate, a porous layer disposed on the substrate, and a plurality of display devices disposed on the substrate. Here, the porous layer is adapted to diffusedly reflect external light and/or to increase viewing angle of the flat panel display apparatus. |
| US08058798B2 |
Emissive metal complexes
Monomeric metal complexes having desirable luminescence properties are provided. In one embodiment, a monomeric metal compound is represented by the formula (ArN)M(L)x, where ArN is an arylamido ligand, and M may be any metal capable of exhibiting luminescent properties, for example, a d10 metal. L may be a tertiary phosphine. |
| US08058796B2 |
Organic light emitting device having surface-treated bottom electrode
Disclosed is a method of manufacturing an organic light emitting device, which comprises the steps of successively stacking a bottom electrode, an organic layer including an emission layer, and a top electrode, the method further comprising the step of: surface-treating the bottom electrode with ion beam etching before stacking the organic layer. By effectively removing impurities such as polymer materials or oxidation films, which are formed on the bottom electrode of the organic light emitting device, not only electron injection and hole injection in the organic light emitting device progress smoothly, but also an operation voltage is lowered and performance reliability can ensured because the surface roughness of the bottom electrode is maintained at the same level before and after ion milling. |
| US08058795B2 |
Display device with a second electrode including a first conductive layer in an emission area and a non-emission area a second conductive layer in the non-emission area
A display device in which pixels, each including an emission area, are arranged in a form of a matrix, the display device including: a first electrode formed from the emission area of the pixels to a non-emission area on a periphery of the emission area; a second electrode formed so as to be common to the pixels; and a light emitting material layer formed between the first electrode and the second electrode; wherein film thickness in the non-emission area of at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is larger than film thickness in the emission area. |
| US08058787B2 |
Carbon-fiber web structure type field emitter electrode and fabrication method of the same
The present invention provides a field emitter electrode and a method for fabricating the same. The method comprises the steps of mixing a carbonizable polymer, carbon nanotubes and a solvent to prepare a carbon nanotube-containing polymer solution, electrospinning (or electrostatic spinning) the polymer solution to form a nanofiber web layer on a substrate, stabilizing the nanofiber web layer such that the polymer present in the nanofiber web layer is crosslinked, and carbonizing the nanofiber web layer such that the crosslinked polymer is converted to a carbon fiber. |
| US08058780B2 |
Circular cylinder type piezoelectric actuator and piezoelectric element and scanning probe microscope using those
The cylindrical piezoelectric actuator which comprised a piezoelectric element which provided electrode in each of an inner peripheral face and an outer peripheral face which was cylindrical at least, and drive power supply to drive it. And the outer side electrode of the piezoelectric element covered the substantially circumferential outer face entirety and it was connected to a ground potential, and the electrode in the internal perimeter surface connected to drive power supply. |
| US08058777B2 |
Casing for an electrical component
A casing for encapsulation of an electrical component, for example a piezoelectric actuator, comprising an outer layer of a semipermeable material and an inner layer comprising a chemically active, hydrophilic substance that chemically combines with water to form a compound. |
| US08058774B2 |
Vibrating plate piezoelectric generator
A piezoelectric generator that includes a piezoelectric element having first and second surfaces on which a first electrode and a second electrode are disposed. A vibrating plate is bonded to the piezoelectric element such that the first surface is adjacent thereto. The vibrating plate includes a first bend disposed at a first side of a vibrating-plate main section to which the piezoelectric element is bonded and a second bend disposed at a second side thereof. A support member supports the vibrating plate at a location outside the first and second bends. A vibration body including the vibrating-plate main section and the piezoelectric element is supported at both ends. |
| US08058770B2 |
Image stabilization control circuit, imaging device, and piezoelectric actuator drive circuit
In a drive circuit for a piezoelectric actuator, it is possible to move a movement object to a target position rapidly and with good precision. Parameters for two types of drive pulses (PL1, PL2) having different duty ratios are stored in a register (28). A pulse generation circuit (26) is configured so as to be able to switch, based on a parameter stored in the register (28), between (PL1) having a large displacement step width of a lens (8), and (PL2) having a small displacement step width. The lens (8) can be rapidly moved through coarse movement by (PL1), and the lens (8) can be made to approach the target position with good precision through fine movement by (PL2). |
| US08058768B2 |
Bulk acoustic wave resonator device
A bulk acoustic wave, BAW, resonator device comprising first and second metal layers (10, 20) and an intervening piezoelectric layer (30), the first metal layer (10) comprising spaced first and second portions (12, 14), wherein the first and second portions (12, 14) are each arranged as a plurality of interconnected fingers (16, 18), and wherein each of the plurality of fingers (16) of the first portion (12) is acoustically coupled to at least one of the fingers (18) of the second portion (14). In one embodiment the fingers of the first portion (12) are interlaced with the fingers (18) of the second portion (14), thereby providing direct coupling. In another embodiment the acoustic coupling between the fingers of the first and second portions is provided indirectly by further portions (15) of the first metal layer (10). |
| US08058767B2 |
Rotor and method of manufacturing the same and electric vehicle
A rotor includes: a rotor core fixedly attached to a rotational shaft and having a magnet-inserted hole portion; a magnet inserted into the magnet-inserted hole portion; and a resin portion injected into the magnet-inserted hole portion. The rotor core is constructed by axially stacking a plurality of electromagnetic steel sheets. The electromagnetic steel sheets include: an electromagnetic steel sheet having the magnet-inserted hole portion and a weight-reducing-purpose hole portion provided separately from the magnet-inserted hole portion; and an electromagnetic steel sheet located on at least one axial end of the rotor core and having a portion covering the hole portion formed in the electromagnetic steel sheet. |
| US08058764B2 |
Winding former for a saddle coil winding
A winding former with a winding support between a first plate and a second plate for a saddle coil winding made up from a thin layer HTSC, which is destined for a cylindrical armature of an electrical machine, and which has two longitudinal legs parallel to the armature axis between two winding ends, wherein the winding support for each winding end has a bearing surface, which enables the thin layer HTSC to be wound to form a saddle coil without damaging the HTSC thin layer. |
| US08058763B2 |
Rotor having an inverted U-shaped retainer and magnet carrier
A permanent magnet rotor arrangement that is particularly suitable for low-speed large-diameter electrical generators includes a rotor 2 having a radially outer rim 4. A circumferential array of magnet carriers 12 is non-releasably affixed to the outer rim 4 of the rotor and have a radially outer surface. An inverted U-shaped pole piece retainer 18 made of non-magnetic material such as stainless steel is affixed to each magnet carrier 12 and is formed with an axially extending channel. At least one pole piece 16 made of a magnetic material such as steel is located adjacent to the radially outer surface of each magnet carrier 12 and in the channel formed in its associated pole piece retainer 18. |
| US08058755B2 |
Reciprocating dual-action piston magnetic force motor and method
A motor system and method thereof are provided, wherein the system includes an energy storage device, a piston assembly including a magnet, at least two end assemblies in operable communication with the piston assembly, and includes first and second end assemblies, each having an electromagnet. The motor system further includes a controller that controls a supply of electrical power to first and second electromagnets of the first and second end assemblies, such that a first polarity of the first electromagnet is opposite a second polarity of the second electromagnet, and the first and second polarities are intermittingly altered by the supply of electrical power, so the magnet of the piston assembly is attracted and repelled from the first and second end assemblies. |
| US08058753B2 |
Wide area transmission control of windfarms
A means for improving the dynamic and voltage stability of utility transmission systems is provided by the coordinated control of windfarms. Electrical measurements of the system, which may include synchronized phasors, are supplied to one or more windfarm controllers, which in turn perform a regulation function improving the damping of electromechanical oscillations or voltage performance in the utility system. The control structure is of a decentralized nature, which maintains operation in case of communication failures. The benefits are improved damping to electromechanical oscillations and better voltage performance and ultimately increased utilization of assets, reducing the install additional network assets. |
| US08058752B2 |
Thin-film photovoltaic power element with integrated low-profile high-efficiency DC-DC converter
A photovoltaic device includes at least one photovoltaic cell and a DC/DC converter electrically coupled to the at least one photovoltaic cell. The at least one photovoltaic cell and the DC/DC converter are integrated into a photovoltaic package. |
| US08058748B2 |
Power supply converter/s with controller/s responsive to voltage, current, and power
Each of power supply units in a power supply system according to the present invention includes a power supply module, a voltage increase/decrease circuit for increasing the voltage across the power supply module and outputting the increased voltage to a load, and a control circuit. The control circuit calculates the power of the power supply module on the basis of the voltage across the power supply module and current flowing in the power supply module, outputs the power calculation result to a control circuit of another power supply unit, and generates and outputs a control signal to the voltage increase/decrease circuit on the basis of a target output voltage of the voltage increase/decrease circuit, the power calculation result, and a power calculation result obtained from a control circuit of a third power supply unit. |
| US08058747B2 |
Systems to connect multiple direct current energy sources to an alternating current system
High voltage direct current systems to connect direct current energy sources to an alternating current system. In one aspect, a system includes a plurality of direct current modules having variable direct current inputs; an inverter; and a direct current bus to connect the direct current modules to the inverter, where the bus is configured to operate at a nominal voltage higher than 100 volts and to operate within 10 percent of the nominal operating voltage. |
| US08058745B2 |
Systems and methods providing a power converter
Embodiments of systems and methods for providing power to one or more loads are provided. According to one embodiment, there is disclosed a power supply system for providing power to one or more loads. The power supply system may include at least one inverter having inverter input terminals and inverter output terminals, wherein the inverter input terminals may be electrically connectable to a source power supply. The power supply system may also include at least one isolation transformer having isolation transformer input terminals and isolation transformer output terminals, wherein the isolation transformer input terminals may be in electrical communication with the inverter output terminals of one or more inverters. The power supply system may additionally include at least one load having load input terminals, wherein the load input terminals may be in electrical communication with the isolation transformer output terminals of the one or more isolation transformers. |
| US08058744B2 |
Electrical system and automotive drive system having an on-demand boost converter, and related operating methods
Systems and methods are provided for an on-demand boost converter for use in a vehicle. An automotive drive system comprises a boost converter having an input node, a first output node associated with a first boost leg, and a second output node associated with a second boost leg. A fuel cell is coupled to the input node of the boost converter and a battery is coupled to the first output node. An inverter module is coupled to the second output node, and a vehicle traction drive unit is coupled the inverter module. A first switch is coupled between the second output node and the first output node, wherein the battery provides energy to the second output node when the first switch is closed. |
| US08058742B2 |
Thermal management system for wind turbine
A wind turbine includes a wind turbine tower and a power electronic control system located within the wind turbine tower. The power electronic control system includes heat generating components. The heat generating components are directly mounted to the inner surface of the wind turbine tower dissipating the heat generated by the heat generating components directly to the inner surface of the wind turbine tower. In this way, a good thermal conducting path to the entire wind turbine tower is provided. A method for conducting heat generated in electronic equipment housed within a wind turbine tower uses the tower as a heat sink for cooling purposes. |
| US08058741B1 |
Hydroelectric power system
A hydroelectric power system includes a plurality of paddle wheels, a plurality of electrical generators, a pumping system and a support structure. The support structure includes a water reservoir and at least one water channel contained in an inclined surface. The pumping system includes a plurality of inlet pipes and water pumps that pump water from a body of water into the water reservoir. The plurality of paddle wheels are rotatably retained along a length of the inclined surface. The paddle wheel includes tank paddles that are partially filled with water. The plurality of electrical generators are retained on the support structure. Each electrical generator includes a plurality of stator sections that are engaged or disengaged through a control device. Water in the water reservoir flows down at least one water channel and causes the plurality of paddle wheels to rotate, which causes the electrical generators to generate electricity. |
| US08058734B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate; a first insulating film formed on the semiconductor substrate including a contact hole opened therethrough; a lower plug filled in the contact hole having a recess defined in an upper portion thereof; a second insulating film including a via hole opened therethrough; a third insulating film formed on an inner surface of the via hole and extending in a predetermined depth from an upper edge of the via hole so as to reduce a cross sectional area thereof; and an upper plug filled in the via hole that has a protrusion formed on a lower portion thereof that conforms to the recess to electrically connect the upper and the lower plug. |
| US08058732B2 |
Semiconductor die structures for wafer-level chipscale packaging of power devices, packages and systems for using the same, and methods of making the same
Disclosed are semiconductor die structures that enable a die having a vertical power device to be packaged in a wafer-level chip scale package where the current-conducting terminals are present at one surface of the die, and where the device has very low on-state resistance. In an exemplary embodiment, a trench and an aperture are formed in a backside of a die, with the aperture contacting a conductive region at the top surface of the die. A conductive layer and/or a conductive body may be disposed on the trench and aperture to electrically couple the backside current-conducting electrode of the device to the conductive region. Also disclosed are packages and systems using a die with a die structure according to the invention, and methods of making dice with a die structure according to the invention. |
| US08058730B2 |
Semiconductor device having a multilayered interconnection structure
A semiconductor device according to one embodiment includes: a semiconductor substrate provided with a semiconductor element; a first conductive member formed on the semiconductor substrate; a first insulating film formed on the same layer as the first conductive member; a second conductive member formed so as to contact with a portion of an upper surface of the first conductive member, a second insulating film formed on the first insulating film so as to contact with a portion of the upper surface of the first conductive member, and including at least one type of element among elements contained in the first insulating film except Si; and an etching stopper film formed on the second insulating film so as to contact with a portion of a side surface of the second conductive member, and having an upper edge located below the upper surface of the second conductive member. |
| US08058729B2 |
Titanium nitride films
The use of atomic layer deposition (ALD) to form a conductive titanium nitride layer produces a reliable structure for use in a variety of electronic devices. The structure is formed by depositing titanium nitride by atomic layer deposition onto a substrate surface using a titanium-containing precursor chemical such as TDEAT, followed by a mixture of ammonia and carbon monoxide or carbon monoxide alone, and repeating to form a sequentially deposited TiN structure. Such a TiN layer may be used as a diffusion barrier underneath another conductor such as aluminum or copper, or as an electro-migration preventing layer on top of an aluminum conductor. ALD deposited TiN layers have low resistivity, smooth topology, high deposition rates, and excellent step coverage and electrical continuity. |
| US08058726B1 |
Semiconductor device having redistribution layer
A semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor die including a bond pad, a redistribution layer, and a solder ball. The redistribution layer is formed by sequentially plating copper and nickel, sequentially plating nickel and copper, or sequentially plating copper, nickel, and copper. The redistribution layer includes a nickel layer in order to prevent a crack from occurring in a copper layer. Further, a projection is formed in an area of the redistribution layer or a dielectric layer to which the solder ball is welded and corresponds, so that an area of the redistribution layer to which the solder ball is welded increases, thereby increasing bonding power between the solder ball and the redistribution layer. |
| US08058725B2 |
Package structure and package substrate thereof
A package structure and a package substrate thereof are provided. The package structure includes a package substrate, a chip and a molding compound. The package substrate has an upper surface and a lower surface. The lower surface has a molding area and a pad area. The molding area has at least one window opening penetrating the upper surface and the lower surface. The pad area is used for disposing at least one solder ball or at least one connecting pin. The package substrate includes a solder mask. The solder mask covers the lower surface of the package substrate. The solder mask has at least one groove. The groove is disposed between the molding area and the pad area. The chip disposed on the package substrate has an active surface. The active surface contacts with the upper surface of the package substrate. The molding area is covered by the molding compound. |
| US08058720B2 |
Semiconductor package
A semiconductor package includes a die pad; a semiconductor die mounted on the die pad; a plurality of leads in a first horizontal plane disposed along peripheral edges of the die pad; a ground bar downset from the first horizontal plane to a second horizontal plane between the leads and the die pad; a plurality of downset tie bars connecting the ground bar with the die pad; a plurality of ground wires bonding to both of the ground bar and the die pad; and a molding compound at least partially encapsulating the die pad, inner ends of the leads such that bottom surface of the die pad is exposed within the molding compound. |
| US08058716B2 |
Integrated circuit devices with stacked package interposers
An IC device includes a die and a first package interposer stacked over a second package interposer. The IC device includes a first conductive connection from a first bond pad of the die directly to a bond pad of the first interposer and a second conductive connection from a second bond pad of the die directly to a bond pad of the second interposer. Another IC device includes a second die stacked over a separate first die and a first package interposer stacked over a separate second package interposer. The first die is stacked over the first interposer. A first conductive connection exists from a bond pad of the first die directly to a bond pad of the first interposer and a second conductive connection exists from a bond pad of the second die directly to a bond pad of the second interposer. |
| US08058709B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
It is an object of the present invention to control the plane orientation of crystal grains obtained by using a laser beam, into a direction that can be substantially regarded as one direction in an irradiation region of the laser beam. After forming a cap film over a semiconductor film, the semiconductor film is crystallized by using a CW laser or a pulse laser having a repetition rate of greater than or equal to 10 MHz. The obtained semiconductor film has a plurality of crystal grains having a width of greater than or equal to 0.01 μm and a length of greater than or equal to 1 μm. In a surface of the obtained semiconductor film, a ratio of an orientation {211} is greater than or equal to 0.4 within the range of an angle fluctuation of ±10°. |
| US08058708B2 |
Through hole interconnection structure for semiconductor wafer
A through-hole interconnection structure for a semiconductor wafer, in which: the each wafer includes at least a first wafer and a second wafer electrically connected to the first wafer; an electrical signal connecting section of the second wafer is provided to protrude from a bonding surface of the second wafer, the bonding surface being bonded with the first wafer; and the electrical signal connecting section has a cross section with a curved line or two or more straight lines extending in different directions when the second wafer is seen along a cross section parallel to the bonding surface. |
| US08058700B1 |
Surge overcurrent protection for solid state, smart, highside, high current, power switch
An improvement for a smart, highside, high current, power switch module formed in an integrated circuit having at least one composite MOS/FET transistor switch connected to controlling and protection circuits. The power switch module has a load terminal (L), a battery input terminal (B), a control input terminal (C) and a diagnostic feedback terminal (M). The improvement provides overcurrent protection from a substantially instantaneous short circuit across an electrical load connected to the load terminal of the power switch module. The improvement is a capacitive circuit element connected between the battery input terminal (B) and the diagnostic feedback terminal (M). The capacitance of the capacitive circuit element should be at least large enough that the capacitive circuit element applies a power supply voltage to the controlling and protection circuits for a time interval that maintains the protection circuits operative and able to turn OFF the MOS/FET transistor switch in the event of the short circuit. |
| US08058696B2 |
High capacity low cost multi-state magnetic memory
A multi-state current-switching magnetic memory element includes a stack of magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) separated by a non-magnetic layer for storing more than one bit of information, wherein different levels of current applied to the memory element cause switching to different states. |
| US08058691B2 |
Semiconductor device including cross-coupled transistors formed from linear-shaped gate level features
A semiconductor device includes first and second p-type diffusion regions, and first and second n-type diffusion regions that are each electrically connected to a common node. Each of a number of conductive features within a gate electrode level region is fabricated from a respective originating rectangular-shaped layout feature having a centerline aligned parallel to a first direction. The conductive features respectively form gate electrodes of first and second PMOS transistor devices, and first and second NMOS transistor devices. Gate electrodes of the first PMOS and second NMOS transistor devices are electrically connected in part by a first conductor within a first interconnect level. Gate electrodes of the second PMOS and first NMOS transistor devices are electrically connected in part by a second conductor within the first interconnect level. The first PMOS, second PMOS, first NMOS, and second NMOS transistor devices define a cross-coupled transistor configuration having commonly oriented gate electrodes. |
| US08058683B2 |
Access device having vertical channel and related semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the access device
An access device and a semiconductor device are disclosed. The access device includes a vertically oriented channel separating a lower source/drain region and an upper source/drain region, a gate dielectric disposed on the channel, and a unified gate electrode/connection line coupled to the channel across the gate dielectric, wherein the unified gate electrode/connection line comprises a descending lip portion disposed proximate to the gate dielectric and overlaying at least a portion of the lower source/drain region. |
| US08058681B2 |
Nonvolatile semiconductor memory element, nonvolatile semiconductor memory, and method for operating nonvolatile semiconductor memory element
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a nonvolatile semiconductor memory element including: a semiconductor substrate including: a source region; a drain region; and a channel region; a lower insulating film that is formed on the channel region; a charge storage film that is formed on the lower insulating film and that stores data; an upper insulating film that is formed on the charge storage film; and a control gate that is formed on the upper insulating film, wherein the upper insulating film includes: a first insulting film; and a second insulating film that is laminated with the first insulating film, and wherein the first insulating film is formed to have a trap level density larger than that of the second insulating film. |
| US08058679B2 |
Semiconductor device and semiconductor device manufacturing method
A semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate having a logic formation region where a logic device is formed; a first impurity region formed in an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate in the logic formation region; a second impurity region formed in an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate in the logic formation region; a third impurity region formed in an upper surface of the first impurity region and having a conductivity type different from that of the second impurity region; a fourth region formed in an upper surface of the second impurity region and having a conductivity type different from that of the second impurity region; a first silicide film formed in an upper surface of the third impurity region; a second silicide film formed in an upper surface of the fourth impurity region and having a larger thickness than the first silicide film. |
| US08058677B2 |
Stress buffer layer for ferroelectric random access memory
An F-RAM package having a semiconductor die containing F-RAM circuitry, a mold compound, and a stress buffer layer that is at least partially located between the semiconductor die and the mold compound. Also, a method for making an F-RAM package that includes providing a semiconductor die containing F-RAM circuitry, forming a patterned stress buffer layer over the semiconductor die, and forming a mold compound coupled to the stress buffer layer. |
| US08058674B2 |
Alternate 4-terminal JFET geometry to reduce gate to source capacitance
A 4-Terminal JFET includes a substrate having a first conduction type and an upper layer having a second, opposite, conduction type over the substrate. A gate and a source are embedded in the upper layer. A gate pad is electrically connected to the gate. A region, which has a first conduction type, is formed in the upper layer and separates the upper layer into two sections. This region reduces the overall capacitance between the gate pad and the source. Reduced overall gate to source capacitance can result in reduced noise amplification in the JFET. |
| US08058670B2 |
Insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) with monolithic deep body clamp diode to prevent latch-up
A trench insulation gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) power device with a monolithic deep body clamp diode comprising a plurality of trench gates surrounded by emitter regions of a first conductivity type near a top surface of a semiconductor substrate of the first conductivity type encompassed in base regions of a second conductivity type. A collector region of the second conductivity type is disposed on a rear side opposite from the top surface of the semiconductor substrate corresponding to and underneath the trench gates surrounded by the emitter regions encompassed in the base regions constituting a plurality of insulation gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs). A deep dopant region of the second conductivity type having P-N junction depth deeper than the base region is disposed between and extending below the trench gates in the base region of the first conductivity type. |
| US08058667B2 |
Leadframe package for light emitting diode device
An LED leadframe package with surface tension function to enable the production of LED package with convex lens shape by using dispensing method is disclosed. The LED leadframe package of the invention is a PPA supported package house for LED packaging with metal base, four identical metal electrodes, and PPA plastic to fix the metal electrodes and the heat dissipation base together, four ring-alike structures with a sharp edge and with a tilted inner surface, and three ring-alike grooves formed between sharp edge ring-alike structures. |
| US08058666B2 |
Semiconductor light emitting device and light emitting apparatus having the same
A semiconductor light emitting device and a light emitting apparatus having the semiconductor light emitting device are provided. The semiconductor light emitting device comprises a substrate, a light emitting structure on the substrate, comprising a first conductive type semiconductor layer, an active layer, a second conductive type semiconductor layer, and a first electrode unit on sidewalls of the substrate and the first conductive type semiconductor layer. |
| US08058663B2 |
Micro-emitter array based full-color micro-display
Disclosed is a semiconductor micro-emitter array for use in a full-color microdisplay. Each pixel includes three vertically-stacked red, green, and blue micro-emitters which minimizes pixel size. The microdisplay may be exclusively based on Group III-nitride semiconductors, with differing indium concentrations in three respective InGaN/GaN active regions for emitting the three RGB colors. Alternatively the microdisplay may be based on hybrid integration of InGaN based III-nitride semiconductors for blue and green emissions, and AlGaInP based (e.g., Group III-V) semiconductors for red emissions. |
| US08058661B2 |
Semiconductor light emitting device
A semiconductor light emitting device and a method of manufacturing the semiconductor light emitting device are provided. The semiconductor light emitting device comprises a substrate having a top surface that is curved to protrude, and a light emitting structure that is curved to protrude on the substrate and comprises an active layer. |
| US08058660B2 |
Semiconductor light emitting device, method for manufacturing same, and method for forming underlying layer
Disclosed herein is a semiconductor light emitting device including: (A) an underlying layer configured to be formed on a major surface of a substrate having a {100} plane as the major surface; (B) a light emitting part; and (C) a current block layer, wherein the underlying layer is composed of a III-V compound semiconductor and is formed on the major surface of the substrate by epitaxial growth, the underlying layer extends in parallel to a <110> direction of the substrate, a sectional shape of the underlying layer obtained when the underlying layer is cut along a virtual plane perpendicular to the <110> direction of the substrate is a trapezoid, and oblique surfaces of the underlying layer corresponding to two oblique sides of the trapezoid are {111}B planes, and the top surface of the underlying layer corresponding to an upper side of the trapezoid is a {100} plane. |
| US08058655B2 |
Vertical junction field effect transistors having sloped sidewalls and methods of making
Semiconductor devices and methods of making the devices are described. The devices can be junction field-effect transistors (JFETs). The devices have raised regions with sloped sidewalls which taper inward. The sidewalls can form an angle of 5° or more from vertical to the substrate surface. The devices can have dual-sloped sidewalls in which a lower portion of the sidewalls forms an angle of 5° or more from vertical and an upper portion of the sidewalls forms an angle of <5° from vertical. The devices can be made using normal (i.e., 0°) or near normal incident ion implantation. The devices have relatively uniform sidewall doping and can be made without angled implantation. |
| US08058654B2 |
Display device and manufacturing method thereof
Provided is a display device including a p-type thin film transistor formed on a substrate, in which the p-type thin film transistor includes: a gate electrode; a drain electrode; a source electrode; an insulating film; a semiconductor layer formed on a top surface of the gate electrode through the insulating film; and diffusion layers of p-type impurities formed at each of an interface between the drain electrode and the semiconductor layer and an interface between the source electrode and the semiconductor layer, the drain electrode and the source electrode being formed so as to be opposed to each other with a clearance formed therebetween on a top surface of the semiconductor layer. |
| US08058652B2 |
Semiconductor device used as electro-optical device having channel formation region containing first element, and source or drain region containing second element
A semiconductor device having an island semiconductor film which is a channel formation region and a semiconductor film which is a source or drain region being in contact with a side face of the island semiconductor film, and a method for manufacturing the semiconductor device are disclosed. The manufacturing costs can be suppressed by forming the island semiconductor film which is to be a channel formation region and the semiconductor film which is to be a source or drain region without using a doping apparatus. The source or drain region is in contact with the side surface of the island semiconductor film which is the channel formation region, a depletion layer is broaden not only in a film thickness direction but also in the crosswise direction and an electric field due to drain voltage is relieved. Therefore, a semiconductor device with high reliability can be manufactured. |
| US08058651B2 |
Thin film transistor array substrate and method for manufacturing the same
A thin film transistor array substrate and a method for manufacturing the thin film transistor array substrate are disclosed. Specifically, a thin film transistor array may be formed using a reduced number of masks. |
| US08058650B2 |
Thin film transistor panel for multi-domain liquid crystal display
A thin film transistor array panel is provided, which includes: an insulating substrate; a plurality of first signal lines formed on the insulating substrate; a plurality of second signal lines formed on the insulating substrate and intersecting the first wire in an insulating manner; a pixel electrode formed in a pixel area defined by the intersections of the first signal lines and the second signal lines and including a plurality of subareas partitioned by cutouts and a plurality of bridges connecting the subareas; and a direction control electrode formed in the pixel area and including a portion overlapping at least one of the cutouts, wherein two long edges of each subarea are parallel to each other and the at least one of cutouts overlapping the portion of the direction control electrode defines one of two longest edges of the subarea. |
| US08058648B2 |
Switching device and testing apparatus
There is provided a switching device that electrically connects or disconnects a first terminal and a second terminal to/from each other. The switching device includes a semiconductor layer, a drain electrode that is formed in the semiconductor layer, where the drain electrode is connected to the first terminal, a source electrode that is formed in the semiconductor layer, where the source electrode is connected to the second terminal, a gate insulator that is formed on the semiconductor layer between the drain electrode and the source electrode, a floating gate that is formed on the gate insulator, where the floating gate retains a charge therein, and a tunnel gate that is formed on the floating gate, the tunnel gate supplying a tunnel current determined by a driving voltage applied thereto to charge or discharge the floating gate. |
| US08058647B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
An object is to increase field effect mobility of a thin film transistor including an oxide semiconductor. Another object is to stabilize electrical characteristics of the thin film transistor. In a thin film transistor including an oxide semiconductor layer, a semiconductor layer or a conductive layer having higher electrical conductivity than the oxide semiconductor is formed over the oxide semiconductor layer, whereby field effect mobility of the thin film transistor can be increased. Further, by forming a semiconductor layer or a conductive layer having higher electrical conductivity than the oxide semiconductor between the oxide semiconductor layer and a protective insulating layer of the thin film transistor, change in composition or deterioration in film quality of the oxide semiconductor layer is prevented, so that electrical characteristics of the thin film transistor can be stabilized. |
| US08058646B2 |
Programmable resistive memory cell with oxide layer
Programmable metallization memory cells include an electrochemically active electrode and an inert electrode and an ion conductor solid electrolyte material between the electrochemically active electrode and the inert electrode. An electrically insulating oxide layer separates the ion conductor solid electrolyte material from the electrochemically active electrode. |
| US08058644B1 |
Nanostructure for molecular electronics comprising collinear metal lines defining precise nanoscale gap
A nanostructure pattern which includes pairs of metal lines separated by identical gaps whose dimensions are in the nanometer range, can be prepared by providing a separating sacrificial layer, whose dimensions can be controlled precisely, in the separation gap between the first metal line and the second metal line. The sacrificial layer is removed at the end of the fabrication, leaving a precisely dimensioned gap between the lines. |
| US08058643B2 |
Electrochemical memory with internal boundary
Non-volatile resistance change memories, systems, arrangements and associated methods are implemented in a variety of embodiments. According to one embodiment, a memory cell having two sections with outwardly-facing portions, the outwardly-facing portions electrically coupled to electrodes is implemented. The memory cell has an ionic barrier between the two sections. The two sections and the ionic barrier facilitate movement of ions from one of the two sections to the other of the two sections in response to a first voltage differential across the outwardly-facing portions. The two sections and the ionic barrier diminish movement of ions from the one of the two sections to the other of the two sections in response to another voltage differential across the outwardly-facing portions. |
| US08058642B2 |
Light-receiving device
A light-receiving element device capable of receiving near infrared to mid-infrared light of 1.7 μm-3.5 μm is provided. A substrate is formed of InP, and a superlattice light-receiving layer is formed of a superlattice of a type 2 junction formed by alternately being stacked a falling layer of a Group III-V compound semiconductor including In, Ga, As, N and a rising layer of a Group III-V compound semiconductor including Ga, As, Sb. The film thickness of the falling layer and the rising layer is each 3 nm-10 nm. The entire thickness of the superlattice light-receiving layer is 2 μm-7 μm. The lattice mismatch of the constituent film of the superlattice light-receiving layer to InP is ±0.2% or less. |
| US08058638B2 |
Quantum computational systems
Apparatus and methods for performing quantum computations are disclosed. Such quantum computational systems may include quantum computers, quantum cryptography systems, quantum information processing systems, quantum storage media, and special purpose quantum simulators. |
| US08058635B2 |
Apparatus and method for the continuous optical determination of the fill level of liquids in liquid tanks of vehicles or airplanes
The invention relates to a device and a method for the continuous optical determination of the fill level of liquids in a liquid tank of a vehicle or airplane which have a refractive index of at least 1.33 at room temperature and at a wavelength of 589 nm. The device has an elongate measurement channel (3) which can be arranged on or in a liquid tank. A light emitting means (8, 8′) is arranged such that light (13, 14) emitted by the light emitting means (8, 8′) is introduced into the measurement channel (3). A detector arrangement (12, 8′) is arranged such that light (10) emitted into the measurement channel (3) by the light emitting means (8, 8′) is incident on the detector arrangement (12, 8′). The wall (15) which defines the measurement channel (3) is designed such that the reflection coefficient for light of the predetermined wavelength or from the predetermined wavelength range is at least 70%, at least for an angle of incidence up to a predetermined limit angle. |
| US08058632B2 |
Containers for pharmaceuticals, particularly for use in radioisotope generators
The invention is directed to improved containers for pharmaceuticals and any tubing and tubing connectors associated therewith, particularly containers for pharmaceuticals which are irradiated, heated or otherwise subjected to increased pressure. In a preferred embodiment, the invention is directed to an improved container for use in a radioisotope generator, such as a rubidium-82 generator. |
| US08058625B2 |
Limiting viewing angles in nuclear imaging
Methods of nuclear imaging can include, in a pre-scan, detecting radiation emitted from a patient in a first plurality of viewing angles including at least a first viewing angle and a second viewing angle, generating nuclear data from the detected radiation, reconstructing a first nuclear event distribution from the nuclear data, selecting a region of interest, determining a first signal-to-noise ratio of the first nuclear event distribution within the region of interest, selecting a second plurality of viewing angles not including the first viewing angle, reconstructing a second nuclear event distribution from the nuclear data associated with the second plurality of viewing angles, determining a second signal-to-noise ratio of the second nuclear event distribution within the region of interest, determining that the second signal-to-noise ratio is greater than or equal to the first signal-to-noise ratio, and nuclear imaging the patient by detecting nuclear data based on a nuclear imaging process that is based on the second plurality of viewing angles. |
| US08058618B2 |
High sensitivity THz signal detector and camera
Taught is a high sensitivity THz detector and camera comprising an integration body of a photonic crystal THz micro-cavity and semiconductor transistor on a semiconductor base. The THz signal is localized inside of the photonic crystal micro-cavity so as to generate high intensity field in the micro-cavity. The heat effect of the THz wave therein produces electron-hole pairs in the semiconductor. The current carrier is injected into the base electrode of the transistor and is amplified therein to produce signal current in the external circuit and thus high sensitive THz signal detection is realized. Integrating many such detectors together to construct a THz resonant cavity array, each resonant cavity only receives THz light from a certain position and having certain intensity. The signal is converted and then stored to obtain a complete THz image so as to realize imaging in real-time. Special signal amplification circuit is used to eliminate THz background radiation noise. |
| US08058611B2 |
System for preventing backflow in an ion source
A system for preventing backflow as part of an ion source arrangement is introduced. Such a system incorporates a novel continuous flow guide within a source, such as an API ion source. In the spray direction, the cross-sectional area that defines the first portion of the internal volume initially decreases in a convergent-like manner and thereafter increases in a divergent-like manner towards the exit opening of the source housing. Such a flow guide has been designed as an integral part of an ion source housing to provide for an optimal unidirectional flow past a sampling orifice of a mass spectrometer inlet. Accordingly, the novel design of the present invention prevents recirculation and thus minimizes carryover, chemical noise, and source turbulence and as an added benefit, enables a user to easily clean such a system during maintenance. |
| US08058608B1 |
Device for imaging scenes with very large ranges of intensity
A device for imaging scenes with a very large range of intensity having a pair of polarizers, a primary lens, an attenuating mask, and an imaging device optically connected along an optical axis. Preferably, a secondary lens, positioned between the attenuating mask and the imaging device is used to focus light on the imaging device. The angle between the first polarization direction and the second polarization direction is adjustable. |
| US08058607B2 |
Machine for inspecting glass containers at an inspection station using an addition of a plurality of illuminations of reflected light
A machine for inspecting glass containers which are being rotated at an inspection station. A light source illuminates a selected area on a rotating glass container while the container rotates through a selected angle and a camera is triggered to capture an image while the bottle rotates through that angle. A plurality of sequential images are recorded and a critical addition is made to be inspected. |
| US08058602B2 |
Long-length industry camera image sensor for flat surface inspection application
A long-length industry camera image sensor (LICIS) is proposed for, expressed in X-Y-Z coordinates, converting a pixel line image (PLI) of length LPL along X-direction into a line image signal (LIS). The LICIS includes a full-width linear image sensor (FLIS) of length LIS along X-direction and displaced from the PLI along Z-direction by an imaging distance DIMG for converting an incident line image (ILI) impinging upon its FLIS top surface into the LIS. Where LIS is about equal to LPL. The LICIS also has a full-width linear rod lens (FLRL) of length LRL along X-direction and displaced from the PLI in Z-direction by a working distance DWKG. Where LRL is about equal to LPL and DWKG is selected such that the PLI gets focused by the FLRL into the ILI at the FLIS top surface with an imaging magnification factor of about 1:1. |
| US08058601B2 |
Determining a multimodal pixon map for tomographic-image reconstruction
A computer-implemented method includes causing a computer system to execute instructions for providing a first data set and a second data set, each derived from a common object, providing a first tomographic image object associated with the first data set providing a second tomographic image object associated with the second data set, generating a multimodal pixon map for pixon smoothing on the basis of the first data set, the first tomographic image object, the second data set, and the second tomographic image object, and outputting the multimodal pixon map. |
| US08058593B2 |
Resonator for medical device
A device resonator for medical device is provided. The resonator device includes a helical structure and a capacitor structure. The resonator device can be used in conjunction with a medical device, including a stent. |
| US08058589B2 |
Electric range
The present invention relates to an electric range comprising a body (100) for defining an exterior, an upper plate (400) on a top of the body (100), a working coil (210) provided in the body (100) for generating an electromagnetic force, an upper insulating sheet (240) provided to cover an upper surface of the working coil (210), a temperature sensor (250) secured to the electric part of the upper insulating sheet (240) for sensing a temperature of the upper plate (400) in a close contact with a downside of the upper plate (400), and an elastic part elastically formed in the upper insulating sheet (240) for making the temperature sensor (250) in a close contact with the upper plate (400). |
| US08058587B2 |
Thermal activation printer
The present invention includes: a printing portion (12) for performing printing on a printing layer of a sheet material (5) including a sheet-like base having one surface provided with the printing layer and another surface provided with a heat-sensitive adhesive layer; a thermal activation portion (15) for heating the heat-sensitive adhesive layer of the sheet material (5) and generating an adhesive force; a temporary stock portion (14), which is disposed in a transport path for the sheet material (5) between the printing portion (12) and the thermal activation portion (15), for temporarily stocking the sheet material (5); and a casing (19) covering the temporary stock portion (14). The temporary stock portion (14) includes a reversing portion (21) provided with a transport path (21a) having an arc shape, for reversing a transport direction of the sheet material (5) transported from the printing portion (12) and a stock portion (22), which has a straight line shape and is provided continuously to the reversing portion (21), for stocking the sheet material (5) in a flat state, the reversing portion (21) and the stock portion (22) being formed along an inner peripheral portion of the casing (19). |
| US08058586B2 |
Plasma treatment apparatus and plasma treatment method
A plasma treatment apparatus that can perform an excellent plasma treatment on a portion of a work which is to be used for producing products or parts, while preventing undesirable occurrence of discharge at that portion reliably is provided. The plasma treatment apparatus performs a plasma treatment on a plate-shaped work having an usable region to be used for producing products or parts and an unusable region other than the usable region. The plasma treatment apparatus includes a first electrode, a second electrode provided so as to face the first electrode via the work so that a space is formed between the second electrode and the work, a gas supply unit which supplies a gas into the space, a power circuit having a power source which applies a high frequency voltage across the first and second electrodes so that the gas supplied into the space is converted into a plasma, and a support unit which supports at least a part of the second region of the work so that the work is spaced apart from the first electrode in a distance at which discharge does not occur between the first region and the first electrode when the high frequency voltage is applied across the first and second electrodes. A plasma treatment method performed using such a plasma treatment apparatus is also provided. |
| US08058582B2 |
Electrical discharge machining apparatus and electrical discharge machining method
An electrical-discharge machining apparatus for machining a workpiece using an aqueous machining fluid includes an insulator for electrically insulating a machine platen from the workpiece where the workpiece is placed. A machining-fluid-property measuring instrument measures the state of the machining fluid; and a machining-fluid-property controller maintains the pH of the machining fluid so as to be kept within 8.5 through 10.5. |
| US08058576B2 |
Electronic switch mountable on a circuit board
An electronic switch includes a housing having a base with opposite inner and outer sides, and a cover body having a main portion that cooperates with the inner side of the base to define a chamber, and an end portion cooperating with the outer side of the base to define a sealing space. A terminal has a connecting part extending through the base and the sealing space and adapted to be connected to the circuit board. A hollow portion projects outwardly from the outer side of the base into the sealing space, and confines an air-discharge hole communicating fluidly with the chamber. A first adhesive layer is disposed in the sealing space without covering the air-discharge hole. A sealing unit is attached to the base, and seals the air-discharge hole. |
| US08058575B1 |
Request-to-exit (REX) switch
A request-to-exit (REX) switch comprises an injection-molded plastic body that can snap into the access hole of a mortise lock mechanism to provide a request-to-exit contact generation. A micro-switch mounts to a distal end of the injection-molded plastic body. Such is precisely oriented, positioned, and secured by pressing onto two posts molded into the distal end. The installation is accomplished without tools, and two snap locking tabs in the injection-molded plastic body automatically secure to the access hole of the mortise lock mechanism. An orienting lip on a front cap of the injection-molded plastic body allows only one possible fit. A strain relief for wiring to the micro-switch is a part of the injection-molded plastic body. |
| US08058571B2 |
Dual-action single-key mechanism
A switch assembly is provided to actuate a pair of switches using a single key cap, e.g. for a camera that utilizes a first switch to activate an image focusing function and a second switch to activate a camera shutter. The switch assembly comprises an inner switch and an outer switch, wherein the outer switch partially or completely surrounds the perimeter of the inner switch. The outer switch comprises an upper conductive surface and a lower conductive surface that, when in contact, electrically couples two terminals for closing a circuit. The inner switch comprises an actuator and a dome switch. When the key cap receives a first downward force, only the outer switch becomes activated and a first electric circuit is completed. When the key cap receives a second downward force that is greater than the first force, the dome switch collapses and a second electric circuit is completed. |
| US08058570B2 |
Flush mount electrical plate and method for installing same
A mounting tray for a supporting and electrical component relative to an opening in a wall can include a rear wall that defines an opening. A side wall can extend outwardly from the rear wall and collectively define a pocket with the rear wall. An outer flange can extend around the side wall from a first location at the side wall to a second location at an outer perimeter. The outer flange can slope at a non-orthogonal angle from the first location to the second location. The outer perimeter of the outer flange can be offset inboard of the opening in the wall in an installed position. |
| US08058563B2 |
Interposer and method for manufacturing interposer
An interposer includes an inorganic insulating layer, a first wiring formed in or on a surface of the inorganic insulating layer, an organic insulating layer formed over the inorganic insulating layer and on the first wiring, a second wiring formed on the organic insulating layer, and a conductor portion connecting the first wiring and the second wiring. |
| US08058554B2 |
Semiconductor power conversion apparatus and method of manufacturing the same
A bus bar has a lead portion and a bus bar portion which are integrally shaped. The lead portion is provided in such a shape that branches from the bus bar portion. A part of the lead portion forms a connection part directly electrically connected with a transistor electrode and a diode electrode by a connecting material such as solder. The thickness of the lead portion including the connection part is made smaller than the thickness of the bus bar portion. Accordingly, such an interconnection structure can be provided in which the electrode of the semiconductor device and the bus bar are electrically directly connected with each other and thermal stress at the connection part therebetween can be relieved. |
| US08058550B2 |
Polymers with low band gaps and high charge mobility
This disclosure relates to a polymer that includes a first comonomer repeat unit containing a benzothiadiazole moiety, a thiophene oxide moiety, a cyclopentadithiophene oxide moiety, a thiadiazoloquinoxaline moiety, a benzoisothiazole moiety, a benzothiazole moiety, a thienothiophene moiety, a thienothiophene oxide moiety, a dithienothiophene moiety, a dithienothiophene oxide moiety, or a tetrahydroisoindole moiety. The polymer can be used as a photoactive material in a photovoltaic cell. This disclosure also relates to such photovoltaic cells, as well as modules containing such photovoltaic cells. |
| US08058549B2 |
Photovoltaic devices with integrated color interferometric film stacks
Color photovoltaic (PV) devices formed using interferometric stacks tuned to reflect color covering the front side or back side of a PV cell, device, panel, or array are disclosed. Interferometric stacks covering PV devices include interferometric modulators (IMODs), or dichroic pair stacks. Such devices can be configured to reflect enough light of select wavelengths so as to impart a color, while transmitting enough light to the PV active material so as to generate useful electricity. |
| US08058547B1 |
Concentrating solar panel
A photovoltaic device is disclosed comprising a concentrator and a collector. The concentrator is to concentrate solar energy, and the collector is positioned to receive solar energy from the concentrator. The concentrator comprises a plurality of identical flat linear fresnel prism sheets and the collector comprises a plurality of identical photovoltaic cells. The prism sheets are selected from the group consisting of square prism sheets and regular hexagonal prism sheets, and the cells, in a preferred embodiment, are selected from the group consisting of square cells where the prism sheets comprise square prism sheets and regular hexagonal cells where the prism sheets comprise hexagonal prism sheets. Each of the cells is sized substantially the same as the prism sheets and receives superposed beams of light from the prism sheets, each cell receiving superposed beams of light from four prism sheets where prism sheets are square, and superposed beams of light from six prism sheets where the prism sheets are hexagonal. |
| US08058545B2 |
Effect device systems and methods
A first control may be for setting a tempo upon which a performance position, which may be set with a second control, may be based. Circuitry may be selectively passing inputted musical tone signal. A processor may be configured for processing data for controlling an output signal of the circuitry based on the performance position. |
| US08058543B2 |
Audio smoothing system, device, and method
The present invention relates to an audio smoothing system for smoothing an audio waveform to generate a smoothed waveform, including an audio generator, an audio smoothing device and an operating interface. The audio smoothing device is provided for receiving an audio waveform of the audio generator to smooth a sound corresponding to the audio waveform, and the audio smoothing system includes a sound volume modulator, a waveform divider and a calculator. An audio smoothing method includes the steps of: dividing the audio waveform according to a predetermined cycle time while the audio waveform is received; calculating respectively average waveform amplitudes; after setting an input sound volume via the operating interface, dividing the input sound volume by amplitude values respectively to obtain amplitude parameters; and multiplying all the amplitude parameters with the amplitude values corresponding to the divided audio waveforms to obtain the smoothed waveform. |
| US08058542B2 |
Chord progression based techniques and tools for learning to play music
Techniques for gaining facility in the performance of jazz music by performing a sequence of patterns. Each pattern begins at a fixed interval from the preceding pattern in the sequence and the patterns are performed with perpetual motion between the patterns. The patterns are all performed with the same articulation and are systematically performed across the complete range of the instrument and across a complete set of key areas and modes. In an exemplary embodiment, the patterns are made up of eighth note octave scales played in four four time with notes played on the upbeat being slurred to notes played on the downbeat. The last note of one pattern is slurred to the first note of the next. In the exemplary embodiment, the sequences of patterns are performed in all keys and the scales are drawn from the major scale and modes that stem from the major scale. |
| US08058540B2 |
Strap for musical instrument and method for adjusting length of strap belt
A guitar strap 10 includes an adjuster 13 by which the length of a second belt section 17 is adjusted. The adjuster 13 includes a base 31, a lever 32 manipulated to adjust the length of the second belt section 17, and a torsion spring 38 urging the lever 32 to pivot in a first direction. The second belt section 17 is clamped by the base 31 and the lever 32 due to urging force of the torsion spring 38. The second belt section 17 is released from a state clamped by the base 31 and the lever 32 by pivoting the lever 32 in a second direction, which is different from the first direction, against the urging force of the torsion spring 38. |
| US08058539B1 |
Maize variety hybrid 10077230
A novel maize variety designated 10077230 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing maize variety 10077230 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 10077230 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety 10077230, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety 10077230. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety 10077230. |
| US08058535B1 |
Maize variety hybrid 10159360
A novel maize variety designated 10159360 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing maize variety 10159360 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 10159360 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety 10159360, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety 10159360. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety 10159360. |
| US08058534B1 |
Maize variety hybrid 10047410
A novel maize variety designated 10047410 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing maize variety 10047410 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 10047410 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety 10047410, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety 10047410. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety 10047410. |
| US08058532B1 |
Maize variety hybrid 10991850
A novel maize variety designated 10991850 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing maize variety 10991850 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 10991850 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety 10991850, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety 10991850. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety 10991850. |
| US08058531B1 |
Maize variety inbred PH13GJ
A novel maize variety designated PH13GJ and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH13GJ with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH13GJ through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH13GJ or a locus conversion of PH13GJ with another maize variety. |
| US08058527B1 |
Maize variety hybrid X7N785
A novel maize variety designated X7N785 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing maize variety X7N785 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X7N785 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X7N785, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X7N785. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X7N785. |
| US08058526B1 |
Maize variety hybrid X7H253
A novel maize variety designated X7H253 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing maize variety X7H253 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X7H253 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X7H253, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X7H253. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X7H253. |
| US08058521B2 |
Garden bean cultivar H37112
A novel garden bean cultivar, designated H37112, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of garden bean cultivar H37112, to the plants of garden bean line H37112, and to methods for producing a bean plant by crossing the cultivar H37112 with itself or another bean line. The invention further relates to methods for producing a bean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes, and to the transgenic plants produced by that method, and to methods for producing other garden bean lines derived from the cultivar H37112. |
| US08058519B2 |
Soybean variety XB20W09
According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety designated XB20W09. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety XB20W09, to the plants of soybean XB20W09 to plant parts of soybean variety XB20W09 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing plants of the soybean variety XB20W09 with another soybean plant, using XB20W09 as either the male or the female parent. |
| US08058517B2 |
Delta-8 desaturase and its use in making polyunsaturated fatty acids
Isolated nucleic acid fragments and recombinant constructs comprising such fragments encoding a delta-8 desaturase along with a method of making long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) using this delta-8 desaturase in plants and oleaginous yeast are disclosed. |
| US08058515B2 |
Plant cells and plants overexpressing vacuolar proton pyrophosphatases
The present invention relates to a transgenic plant, comprising one or more plant cells transformed with exogenous nucleic acid which increases expression of vacuolar pyrophosphatase in the plant. Also encompassed by the present invention are transgenic progeny and seeds of the transgenic plants described herein. Progeny transgenic plants grown from seed are also described. Plant cells (e.g., root cells, stem cells, leaf cells) comprising exogenous nucleic acid which increases expression of vacuolar pyrophosphatase in the plant cells are also the subject of the present invention. Also encompassed by the present invention are methods of making a transgenic plant described herein. The present invention also relates to a method of increasing the yield of a plant, a method of making a plant which is larger than its corresponding wild type plant, and a method of producing a transgenic plant with increased salt tolerance. |
| US08058514B2 |
Agrobacterium-mediated method for producing transformed plant without selection step
A novel Agrobacterium-mediated method for producing a transformed monocotyledonous plant is provided. The transformation method involves (i) a coculture step for culturing an Agrobacterium-inoculated monocotyledonous plant tissue with a coculture medium containing 3,6-dichloro-o-anisic acid, 4-amino-3,5,6-trichloropicolinic acid and/or 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid, and (ii) a regeneration step for culturing the tissue obtained in (i) with a regeneration medium containing a selective drug to thereby induce regeneration and to produce a transformed plant. The method does not include, between the coculture step and the regeneration step, any selection step for culturing the cocultured tissue with a medium containing an auxin and a selective drug to select a transformant. |
| US08058511B2 |
System for expression of genes in plants
The present invention provides trans-complementation systems for expressing gene products in plants. In general, the invention provides systems including a carrier vector and a producer vector, both based on plant viruses. The producer vector is defective for at least one function needed for successful systemic infection of a plant, e.g., replication, cell-to-cell movement, or long distance movement. The carrier vector supplies the missing function in trans. Certain producer vectors lack a functional coat protein coding sequence, in which case the corresponding producer vector supplies coat protein in trans. The invention also provides novel plant viral vectors and methods of use, e.g., to produce polypeptides or active RNAs in plants. |
| US08058510B2 |
Method and means to modulate programmed cell death in eukaryotic cells
The invention provides for the use of isolated polynucleotides encoding maize poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) proteins to produce eukaryotic cells and organisms, particularly plant cells and plants, with modified programmed cell death. Eukaryotic cells and organisms particularly plant cells and plants, are provided wherein either in at least part of the cells, preferably selected cells, the programmed cell death (PCD) is provoked, or wherein, on the contrary, PCD of the cells or of at least part of the cells in an organism is inhibited, by modulation of the level or activity or PARP proteins in those cells. |
| US08058507B2 |
HOPM1 mediated disease resistance to Pseudomonas syringae in Arabidopsis
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for enhancing plant defenses against pathogens. More particularly, the invention relates to enhancing plant immunity against bacterial pathogens, wherein HopM11-300 mediated protection is enhanced, such as increased protection to Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 HopM1 and/or there is an increase in activity of an ATMIN associated plant protection protein, such as ATMIN7. Reagents of the present invention further provide a means of studying cellular trafficking while formulations of the present inventions provide increased pathogen resistance in plants. |
| US08058504B2 |
Cloning of cytochrome P450 genes from Nicotiana
The present invention relates to p450 enzymes and nucleic acid sequences encoding p450 enzymes in Nicotiana, and methods of using those enzymes and nucleic acid sequences to alter plant phenotypes. |
| US08058502B2 |
Increasing lifespan by modulation of WWP-1 and UBC-18
Ubiquitin ligase wwp-1 and ubiquitin conjugating enzyme ubc-18 are identified in nematodes as mediators of dietary restriction induced longevity and therefore as targets for modulation of lifespan in animals. Methods of screening for compounds that modulate longevity by assaying wwp-1 ubiquitination pathway parameters are provided, as are related systems. In addition, methods of using wwp-1 and/or ubc-18 to modulate longevity or delay onset of age-related diseases are described. |
| US08058501B2 |
Regionalized topsheet
An absorbent article having a liquid pervious topsheet having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion differs in structure from the second portion. The topsheet has a longitudinal centerline and a transverse centerline. The second portion has a first structurally modified zone, a second structurally modified zone, a third structurally modified zone, and a fourth structurally modified zone. |
| US08058500B2 |
Malodor reduction patch
A patch is presented for use in conjunction with a surface, the patch including a backsheet having an adherent surface, wherein the backsheet is translucent; an outermost surface opposite the adherent surface; an adhesive applied to the adherent surface; a peel layer removably attached to the adhesive; and a malodor-reducing agent. A method for manufacturing a patch is presented, the method including producing a backsheet from a water-dispersible polymer; applying a malodor-reducing agent to the polymer; adding an adhesive to the backsheet; and adhering a peel strip to the adhesive. |
| US08058499B2 |
Absorbent wound dressing containing a hydrogel layer
A wound dressing comprising: a liquid-permeable top sheet having a wound facing surface and a back surface, said top sheet being adapted to block or restrict passage of liquid from the back surface to the wound facing surface; and an insoluble hydrogel layer adjacent to the back surface of the top sheet. |
| US08058498B2 |
Device for removing oxygen-containing organic compounds from mixtures of various hydrocarbon compounds
Process for removing oxygen-containing organic compounds from mixtures of hydrocarbon compounds, in which a liquid phase (1) containing hydrocarbons and oxygenates is charged to a first column (3), a light fraction is separated as top product (5) by distillation, and that a heavier C4+ fraction is removed from the bottom, the light fraction (5) and a gaseous mixture of hydrocarbons and oxygenates (2) is charged to a second column (7), and separated into a light and a heavy hydrocarbon fraction distillation, and an additional solvent (6) is supplied to the upper part of the second column (7), which dissolves the oxygenates and, the solvent and oxygenates being discharged as bottom product (9) and a hydrocarbon product (8), which is free from oxygenates leaves the top of the column (7). The solvent optionally is wholly or partly regenerated and recirculated to the extractive distillation column. |
| US08058497B2 |
Reducing deleterious effects of aldehydes in oxygenates to olefins reactions with catalysts containing basic metal oxides
The present invention relates to processes for converting a mixed alcohol feedstock, including methanol and a higher alcohol, to olefins such as ethylene, propylene, and the like. In addition, the olefins produced by the oxygenate-to-olefin reaction system can then be used as monomers for a polymerization of olefin-containing polymers and/or oligomers. |
| US08058494B2 |
Process for the production of phenylalkanes that uses at least two alkylation reactors in parallel
A process for the production of phenylalkanes comprising at least two catalytic alkylation reactors placed in parallel among which are present in reaction zones that each contain at least one acidic solid catalyst, whereby n is greater than or equal to 2, is described. One of the reactors carries out the alkylation of at least one aromatic compound by at least one olefin that has 9 to 16 atoms. An olefin fraction is introduced at the inlet of each of the reaction zones of the reactor that operates in alkylation mode. While one of the reactors carries out the alkylation, the other reactor carries out the reactivation of each catalyst, partially deactivated, that it contains. The functions of each reactor are switched regularly so as to limit the deactivation of catalysts in each of the reactors.The phenylalkanes that are obtained by the process according to the invention are particularly suitable for the production of detergents. |
| US08058493B2 |
Removing amines from hydrocarbon streams
Corrosive amine salts in hydrocarbon streams such as desalted crude oil streams can be prevented or avoided by adding certain amine scavenging chemicals to the streams to remove the amines therefrom. Suitable amine scavengers include, but are not necessarily limited to, carboxylic anhydrides and copolymers of carboxylic anhydrides, aromatic anhydrides, isocyanates, polyisocyanates, and epoxides. The non-corrosive reaction products of the amines and/or ammonia with these scavengers are preferably oil-soluble, non-basic and thermally stable. The amine scavengers bind up and react with the amines and/or ammonia to keep them from reacting with materials such as acids (e.g. HCl) to form corrosive amine salts. |
| US08058490B2 |
Process for the manufacture of 1,2-dichloroethane
Process for the manufacture of 1,2-dichloroethane (DCE) starting from a stream of ethane which is subjected to a catalytic oxydehydrogenation (ODH) thus producing a gas mixture containing ethylene which is then dried and conveyed to a chlorination reactor supplied with a flow of chlorine so that at least 10% of the ethylene is converted to DCE. The stream of products derived from the chlorination reactor is then conveyed to an oxychlorination reactor in which the majority of the balance of ethylene is converted to DCE. |
| US08058480B2 |
Process for the alkoxylation of alcohols
Processes for the alkoxylation of alcohols using alkylene epoxides in the presence of boron based catalysts are provided. |
| US08058479B2 |
Method for purifying acetone
A method for purifying a crude acetone raw material containing low molecular weight impurities using three columns in sequence is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of feeding the crude acetone raw material into a first column; adding an alkaline reagent and an oxidative reagent into the first column; feeding the first bottom fraction to a second rectification column; optionally adding an alkaline reagent to the second column above the charge point of the bottom fraction; separating a purified acetone from the high molecular weight impurities and removing the purified acetone as a top fraction by distillation in the second column, thereby forming a second bottom fraction comprising an acetone mixture comprising high molecular weight impurities; feeding the second bottom fraction comprising the acetone mixture to a third rectification column; removing a top fraction from the third column; and returning the top fraction removed from the third column to the first column, wherein the second rectification column is operated at atmospheric pressure, and wherein the purified acetone has an acetaldehyde level of less than 5 ppm and a KT-Test time of greater than 11 hours, as measured by the SABIC KT-Test method. |
| US08058477B2 |
Process for the synthesis of arylamines from the reaction of an aromatic compound with ammonia or a metal amide
A catalytic process for the synthesis of aromatic primary amines, reagent compositions for effecting the process, and transition metal complexes useful in the process, are provided. |
| US08058476B2 |
HCI polymorphs of 3-((2-(dimethylamino)methyl(cyclohex-1-yl)) phenol
A crystalline salt of 3-[2-(dimethylamino)methyl(cyclohex-1-yl)]phenol and hydrogen chloride, preferably in a 1:1 composition, including various crystalline forms of this salt, processes for preparing the various crystalline forms of this salt, pharmaceutical compositions containing the various crystalline forms of this salt, and the use of this salt as a pharmacologically active agent in a pharmaceutical composition to treat or inhibit pain or other disorders or disease states. |
| US08058474B2 |
Urea derivative and process for preparing the same
A process for preparing a compound (C) represented by the following formula: wherein R1 represents hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl or C3-8 cycloalkyl, and R2 represents hydrogen or methoxy, characterized by reacting a compound (A-1) represented by the following formula: wherein R1 has the same definition as above, with a compound (B) represented by the following formula: wherein R2 has the same definition as above, and L represents a leaving group, is provided. Compound (C) is effective for prevention or treatment of various diseases associated with angiogenesis neoplasia. |
| US08058469B2 |
Method for making carbamates, ureas and isocyanates
The present invention provides methods of forming carbamates, ureas, and isocyanates. In certain embodiments these methods include the step of reacting an amine with an ester-substituted diaryl carbonate to form an activated carbamate which can be further derivitized to form non-activated carbamate or a urea. The urea or carbamate can be subjected to a pyrolysis reaction to form isocyanate. |
| US08058468B2 |
Carbamate antibiotics
The invention relates to the field of antibiotic compositions, both inside and outside the medical field. Presented is a new class of antibiotic compounds around the lead compound (3,4-dichloro-phenyl)-carbamic acid 2-isobutoxycarbonylamino-1-methyl-ethyl ester, which are especially useful for combating infections with gram-positive bacteria and especially MRSA. |
| US08058467B2 |
Prostaglandin derivatives
Prostaglandin nitroderivatives having improved pharmacological activity and enhanced tolerability are described. They can be employed for the treatment of glaucoma and ocular hypertension. |
| US08058464B2 |
Isotopically labeled chemically stable reagents and process for the synthesis thereof
A radioisotope labeled reagent includes a compound having the general formula (I) where a in each occurrence independently is a carbon mass number between 11 and 14 inclusive, b in each occurrence independently is a hydrogen mass number between 1 and 3 inclusive, such that a in each occurrence is not 12 simultaneously with b in each occurrence being 1; L is a leaving group R1SO2—O—, R1—S—, 12C1H3(12C1H2)n—S—R1C(O)O—, NC—, (R1)3P—, XMg— and Li—, where n is an integer between 0 and 3 inclusive, where X is chloro, bromo or iodine, where R1 is H, aryl, a substituent containing aryl, C1-C20 alkyl, a substituent containing C1-C20 alkyl, C2-C20 alkenyl, a substituent containing C2-C20 alkenyl, C2-C20 alkynyl, and a substitute containing C2-C20 alkynyl with the proviso that when n is 0, a is 13 and b is 2 and R1 in R1-S is not aryl. L-(aCbH2)naCbH3 (I) |
| US08058463B2 |
Fluorosilanes
Fluoroalkyl silanes are a class of compounds useful for various industrial purposes. For example, fluoroalkyl silanes which have hydrolysable groups (called hydrolysable fluoroalkyl silanes), are compounds useful as surface treatment agents which provide durable hydrophobic and oleophobic coatings. In general, hydrolysable fluoroalkyl silanes can be represented with the following formula: (RO—)3Si—RT wherein R is H or an alkyl; and RT is a monovalent organic compound terminated by a perfluoroalkyl group. When used to coat a surface, the (RO—)3 moiety reacts (via hydrolysis) with various chemical groups of the surface (e.g., hydroxyl, amine, or other reactive groups) thereby bonding the fluoroalkyl silane to the surface The RT moiety comprises a divalent organic linking group which links the silicon atom to a terminal group rich in fluorine atoms whose unique electronic properties impart desirable hydrophobic and oleophobic properties in a surface coating. Modification of the RT moiety is useful in the engineering of fluoroalkyl silanes. The present invention provides for fluoroalkyl silanes having RT moieties which have not been heretofore considered. |
| US08058459B2 |
Process for the manufacture of 1,2-epoxy-3-chloropropane
Process for the manufacture of 1,2-epoxy-3-chloropropane by reaction between allyl chloride and hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a catalyst and in the possible presence of at least one solvent in an epoxidation medium comprising at least one liquid phase, in which process the pH of the liquid phase is controlled and maintained at a value of greater than or equal to 1.5 and less than 4.8. |
| US08058456B2 |
Optically active 3-amino-2,5-dioxopyrrolidine-3-carboxylate, process for production of the compound, and use of the compound
The present invention provides a compound of the formula (III): wherein R is a C1-6 alkyl group, as a novel optically active intermediate for preparing tetrahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-4-spiro-3′-pyrrolidine derivatives such as Ranirestat being a promising therapeutic agent for diabetic complications in a short process, in an economically advantageous manner and in high yields, and the process for preparing the same. |
| US08058455B2 |
Compound signamycin, method for production thereof, and use thereof
A compound having a structure expressed by the following Structural Formula (1) and a compound having a structure expressed by the following Structural Formula (2): |
| US08058450B2 |
Nitrogenous heterocyclic derivative and organic electroluminescence device making use of the same
A novel nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound having a specific structure and an organic electroluminescence device comprising an anode, a cathode and an organic thin film layer which comprises a single layer or a plurality of layers comprising at least a light emitting layer and is disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein at least one layer in the organic thin film layer comprises the above nitrogen-containing heterocyclic derivative singly or as a component of a mixture. The organic electroluminescence device exhibits a great luminance of emitted light and a great efficiency of light emission even under application of a low voltage. |
| US08058449B2 |
Heterodimers of glutamic acid
Compounds of Formula (Ia) wherein R is a C6-C12 substituted or unsubstituted aryl, a C6-C12 substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, a C1-C6 substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or —NR′R′, Q is C(O), O, NR′, S, S(O)2, C(O)2 (CH2)p Y is C(O), O, NR′, S, S(O)2, C(O)2 (CH2)p Z is H or C1-C4 alkyl, R′ is H, C(O), S(O)2, C(O)2, a C6-C12 substituted or unsubstituted aryl, a C6-C12 substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl or a C1-C6 substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, when substituted, aryl, heteroaryl and alkyl are substituted with halogen, C6-C12 heteroaryl, —NR′R′ or COOZ, which have diagnostic and therapeutic properties, such as the treatment and management of prostate cancer and other diseases related to NAALADase inhibition. Radiolabels can be incorporated into the structure through a variety of prosthetic groups attached at the X amino acid side chain via a carbon or hetero atom linkage. |
| US08058445B2 |
Substituted pyridinecarboxamides for the treatment of cancer
Selected pyridine carboxamide compounds of Formula XI are effective for treatment of diseases and other maladies or conditions involving, cancer and the like. |
| US08058444B2 |
Heterocycle-substituted pyridine derivative's salt or crystal thereof
There is provided a heterocycle-substituted pyridine derivative's salt or a crystal thereof. The present invention provides an acid addition salt of 3-(3-(4-(pyridin-2-yloxymethyl)-benzyl)-isoxazol-5-yl)-pyridin-2-yl amine or a crystal thereof as well as process for producing the same. |
| US08058443B2 |
Processes for preparing polymorphic forms of 3-(4-amino-1-oxo-1,3 dihydro-isoindol-2-YL))-piperidine-2,6-dione
Polymorphic forms of 3-(4-amino-1-oxo-1,3 dihydro-isoindol-2-yl)-piperidine-2,6-dione are disclosed. Compositions comprising the polymorphic forms, methods of making the polymorphic forms and methods of their use are also disclosed. |
| US08058441B2 |
Tetrahydroquinoline derivatives
The present invention relates to tetrahydroquinoline derivatives having general formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1 is formyl, (1-6C)alkylcarbonyl or (1-6C)alkylsulfonyl; R2 and R3 are H or (1-4C)alkyl; R4 is phenyl; R5 is (1-4C)alkyl; Y—X is (CO)—O, (SO)2—O, NHC(O)—O, NHC(S)—O, OC(O)—O, bond-O, C(O)—NH, S(O)2—NH, NHC(O)—NH, NHC(S)—NH, OC(O)—NH, bond-NH, NH—C(O), O—C(O), NH—S(O)2, or O—S(O)2 or Y—X is a bond; R6 is H, trifluormethyl, (1-6C)alkyl, 1- or 2-adamantyl(1-4C)alkyl, (2-6C)alkenyl, (3-9C)heteroaryl, (3-6C)cycloalkyl, (2-6C)heterocycloalkyl, (1-4C)alkylthio(1-4C)alkyl, (6-10C)aryl(1-4C)alkyl, (3-9C)heteroaryl(1-4C)alkyl, (3-6C)cycloalkyl(1-4C)alkyl, (2-6C)heterocycloalkyl(1-4C)alkyl, R8,R9-aminocarbonyl(1-4C)alkyl, R8,R9-amino(1-4C)alkyl, R8-oxycarbonyl(1-4C)alkyl, R8-oxy(1-4C)alkyl, R8-carbonyl(1-4C)alkyl or (6-10C)aryl; R7 is H, (1-4C)alkyl, (1-4C)alkoxy, halogen, trifluoromethyl, cyano, nitro hydroxyl; and R8 and/or R9 is H, (1-4C)alkyl, (2-4C)alkenyl, (2-4C)alkynyl, (6-10C)aryl, (3-9C)heteroaryl, (6-10C)aryl(1-4C)alkyl, (3-9C)heteroaryl(1-4C)alkyl, (3-6C)cycloalkyl(1-4C)alkyl, (2-6C)heterocycloalkyl(1-4C)alkyl, (1-4C)(di)alkylamino(1-4C)alkyl, (1-4C)alkoxy(1-4C)alkyl, (1-4C)alkylthio(1-4C)alkyl, (1-4C)alkylcarbonylamino(1-4C)alkyl, (1-4C)alkoxycarbonyl(1-4C)alkyl, (1-4C)alkoxycarbonylamino(1-4C)alkyl, (3-6C)cycloalkyl, (2-6C)heterocycloylkyl, or R8 and R9 may be joined in a (2-6C)heterocycloalkyl ring. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said derivatives and the use of these derivatives to control fertility. |
| US08058439B2 |
Process for preparing oxycodone having reduced levels of 14-hydroxycodeinone
The present invention is directed to processes for preparing oxycodone base and oxycodone hydrochloride compositions having less than 10 ppm of 14-hydroxycodeinone. |
| US08058437B2 |
(Pyrroloquinoxalinyl) pyrazinecarbohydrazide-oxalic acid co-crystal for treatment of cancer and other diseases
A novel co-crystal of N′-(7-fluoropyrrolo[1,2a]quinoxalin-4-yl)pyrazine-2-carbohydrazide with oxalic acid is disclosed. The disclosed oxalic acid co-crystal demonstrates cancer cell growth inhibition and is more bioavailable than the corresponding free base when administered as a suspension. |
| US08058432B2 |
Method for preparing phenylalanine derivatives having quinazoline-dione skeleton and intermediates for use in the preparation of derivatives
The present invention releates to a method for preparing a phenylalanine compound having a quinazoline-dione ring represented by the following formula (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: where R1-R4 are defined herein. The method involves reacting a specified acyl phenylalanine compound with a carbonyl group-introducing reagent and a specified anthranilic acid compound to form a carboxy-asymmetric urea compound which is converted to a quinazoline-dione compound in the presence of a carboxyl group-activating agent. |
| US08058429B2 |
Diazaphosphacycle transition metal complexes
Transition metal complexes include a diazaphosphacycle of formula III and a transition metal. The phosphorus atom of the diazaphosphacycle is bonded to the transition metal and the diazaphosphacycle of formula III has the following structure where the variables have the values set forth herein. |
| US08058428B2 |
Method for producing melamine
The invention concerns a method for producing melamine by dissolving urea, in which solid, liquid or gaseous media other than the gas mixture consisting of the components formed during the reaction is used to desublime the melamine from the gas phase. |
| US08058427B2 |
Coumarin compounds and their use for treating cancer
Coumarin compounds of formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and X are defined herein. Also disclosed is a method for treating cancer with coumarin compounds. |
| US08058426B2 |
Phosphorus-containing compounds and uses thereof
This invention concerns a new family of phosphorus-containing compounds containing a moiety JQA- in which:A is absent or is —O—, —S— or —NR2—;Q is absent or (if A is —O—, —S— or —NR2—) Q may be —V—, —OV—, —SV—, or —NR2V—, where V is an aliphatic, heteroaliphatic, aryl, or heteroaryl moiety, such that J is linked to the cyclohexyl ring directly, through A or through VA, OVA, SVA or NR2VA; K is O or S; each occurrence of Y is independently —O—, —S—, —NR2—, or a bond linking a R5 moiety to P; each occurrence of R2 and R5 is independently an aliphatic, heteroaliphatic, aryl, or heteroaryl moiety, or H; and each occurrence of R6 is independently —PK(YR5)(YR5), —SO2(YR5) or —C(O)(YR5); so long as any R2, or R5 moiety linked directly to P is not H; wherein two R2, R5 and/or R6 moieties may be chemically linked to one another to form a ring; each occurrence of G is independently —O—, —S—, —NR2— or (M)x; each occurrence of M is independently a substituted or unsubstituted methylene moiety, and any M-M′ moiety may be saturated or unsaturated; each occurrence of x is independently an integer from 1-6; and the other variables are as defined herein. |
| US08058419B2 |
Promoters for regulation of gene expression in plant roots
The present invention is directed to promoters isolated from maize and functional equivalents thereto. The promoters of the present invention have particular utility in driving root-specific expression of heterologous genes that impart increased agronomic, horticultural and/or pesticidal characteristics to a given transgenic plant. The present invention is also drawn to DNA molecules comprising the promoters of the invention and transformed plant tissues containing DNA molecules comprising a promoter of the invention operably linked to a heterologous gene or genes, and seeds thereof. |
| US08058418B2 |
Polynucleotides encoding heavy and light chains of antibodies to OPGL
Compositions comprising polynucleotides encoding heavy and light chains of antibodies that interact with osteoprotegerin ligand (OPGL) are described. Methods of making such antibodies are described. |
| US08058412B2 |
Dehydroxyfluorination agent
There is provided a novel, useful dehydroxyfluorination agent containing sulfuryl fluoride (SO2F2) and an organic base that is free from a free hydroxyl group in the molecule. According to the present dehydroxyfluorination agent, it is not necessary to use perfluoroalkanesulfonyl fluoride, which is not preferable in large-scale use, and it is possible to advantageously produce optically-active fluoro derivatives, which are important intermediates of medicines, agricultural chemicals and optical materials, for example, 4-fluoroproline derivatives, 2′-deoxy-2′-fluorouridine derivatives, optically-active α-fluorocarboxylate derivatives, and monofluoromethyl derivatives, even in large scale. |
| US08058409B2 |
Method of serum pre-treatment for glycomic analysis
A means for pre-treatment in glycomic analysis of a glycoprotein is provided by the present invention.A salt of the general formula (I): wherein Z, X, R1, R2, M, m and n are the same as described in DESCRIPTION, is useful as a protein solubilizer, and an oligosaccharide is efficiently released from a sample if reductive alkylation and/or digestion by a proteinase are carried out under the presence of the said solubilizer at the first step in the glycomic analysis of glycoprotein derived from a living body. |
| US08058406B2 |
Composition comprising antibodies to LINGO or fragments thereof
Endogenous LINGO-1 is a negative regulator for neuronal survival, axon regeneration, oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelination. Molecules that block endogenous LINGO-1 function, such anti-LINGO-1 antibodies can be used as therapeutics for the treatment of neuron and oligodendrocyte dysfunction. The present invention provides antibodies specific for LINGO-1, and methods of using such antibodies as antagonists of endogenous LINGO-1 function. The invention further provides specific hybridoma and phage library-derived monoclonal antibodies, nucleic acids encoding these antibodies, and vectors and host cells comprising these antibodies. The invention further provides methods of promoting oligodendrocyte survival and myelination in a vertebrate, comprising administering to a vertebrate in need of such treatment an effective amount of an anti-LINGO-1 antibody. |
| US08058405B2 |
Antibodies specific for N-terminal truncated and pyroglutamate modified amyloid-beta peptides
The present invention pertains to novel diagnostic assays for the diagnosis of amyloidosis, in particular Alzheimer's disease, and related aspects. In particular, monoclonal antibodies and an antibody assay are provided. |
| US08058399B2 |
Multispecific reagent for selectively stimulating cell surface receptors
A multispecific reagent has at least one first binding site for a cell surface receptor which requires multimeric ligand binding to be stimulated. The reagent possesses a second binding site for a target antigen which is expressed on the same cell as the cell surface receptor. |
| US08058398B2 |
Modified G-CSF polypeptide
The present invention relates to granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (“G-CSF”) hybrid molecules which retain the internal core helices of G-CSF. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing hybrid molecules. |
| US08058390B2 |
HDM2-inhibitor complexes and uses thereof
The present invention includes crystallized HDM2 peptides as well as descriptions of the X-ray diffraction patterns of the crystals. The diffraction patterns allow the three dimensional structure of HDM2 to be determined at atomic resolution so that ligand binding sites on HDM2 can be identified and the interactions of ligands with HDM2 amino acid residues can be modeled. Models prepared using such maps permit the design of ligands which can function as active agents which include, but are not limited to, those that function as inhibitors of MDM2 and HDM2 oncoproteins. |
| US08058385B2 |
Method for preparing conjugates using polymer maleimides
Methods for preparing conjugates using polymeric reagents bearing a maleimide are provided. Also provided are compositions comprising the conjugates. |
| US08058383B2 |
Arylene-fluorinated-sulfonimide ionomers and membranes for fuel cells
The preparation of aromatic sulfonimide polymers useful as membranes in electrochemical cells is described. |
| US08058378B1 |
Polyvinyl chloride formulations
An extrudable polyvinyl chloride composition comprising from 80 to 99.9 percent by weight polyvinyl chloride for use in extruding a first part and a second part, wherein a fusion joint between the first extruded part and the second extruded part is formed by: A) composition at least a portion of a first terminal edge of the first extruded part and a first terminal edge of the second extruded part; B) engaging the melted terminal edges; and C) maintaining pressure between the engaged terminal edges to create a fused joint having a strength that is at least 50% of the tensile strength of the extruded part as measured by ASTM D638-2a. The extruded parts can be pipe sections. |
| US08058375B2 |
Use of ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene carboxylic acids and salts as surfactants for aqueous emulsion polymerization of fluorinated monomer
Provided are polyfluorinated carboxylic acids and their salts containing an ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene moiety. The polyfluorinated carboxylic acids and salts are useful as surfactants in polymerization processes. |
| US08058373B2 |
Polypropylene solution polymerization process
A process for polymerization of propylene, optionally ethylene, and further optionally one or more C4-30 α-olefins and/or one or more conjugated or nonconjugated dienes under continuous, solution polymerization conditions to prepare a high molecular weight polymer or interpolymer, said process comprising conducting the polymerization in the presence of a catalyst composition comprising a hafnium complex of a polyvalent aryloxyether. |
| US08058370B2 |
Process for the production of polymer microparticles
The object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing high-quality polymer microparticles having uniform particle size of the order of several micrometers to tens of micrometers by inverse suspension polymerization at high productivity while keeping excellent dispersion stability without causing aggregation among particles. The process is one for the production of polymer microparticles by inverse suspension polymerization of a vinyl monomer and includes steps of preparing in a dispersing tank a water-in-oil (W/O) type emulsion in which an organic solvent is a continuous phase and an aqueous solution of a vinyl-based monomer is a dispersing phase, and conducting the inverse suspension polymerization while feeding the water-in-oil (W/O) type emulsion to a continuous stirred tank reactor. |
| US08058365B2 |
Proton conducting membrane and process for producing the same
A proton conductive membrane displays sufficient proton conductivity even at low humidities and low temperatures.The proton conductive membrane includes: a block copolymer including an ion conductive polymer segment (A) and an ion nonconductive polymer segment (B), the segment (A) and the segment (B) being covalently bound in a manner such that main chain skeletons of the segments are covalently bound at aromatic rings thereof through binding groups, (i) the membrane having a morphology including a microphase separated structure, (ii) the ion conductive polymer segment (A) forming a continuous phase. |
| US08058360B2 |
Polyester blends exhibiting low temperature toughness
Polymer blends suitable for packaging are disclosed that include one or more impact modifiers; and one or more polyethylene terephthalate homopolymers or copolymers obtained by a melt phase polymerization using a catalyst system comprising aluminum atoms in an amount, for example, from about 3 ppm to about 60 ppm and one or more alkaline earth metal atoms, alkali metal atoms, or alkali compound residues in an amount, for example, from about 1 ppm to about 25 ppm, in each case based on the weight of the one or more polyethylene terephthalate homopolymers or copolymers The polymer blends disclosed exhibit improved low temperature toughness compared with blends made using polymers prepared with conventional catalyst systems. |
| US08058356B2 |
Method for manufacturing hydrogenated block copolymer
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a substantially hydrogenated vinyl aromatic/conjugated diene block copolymer, which has a hydrogenation level of greater than 90 percent. The resulting substantially hydrogenated vinyl aromatic/conjugated diene block copolymer has advantageous physical properties suitable for use in discs, optical films, light guide plates, etc. |
| US08058355B2 |
Modified chlorinated carboxylated polyolefins and their use as adhesion promoters
The present invention provides solvent- and water-based primer compositions that include at least one chlorinated carboxylated polyolefin that has been modified with one or more polyfunctional alcohols. The chlorinated carboxylated polyolefins are obtained by the reaction of polyolefins with at least one of unsaturated carboxylic esters, unsaturated carboxylic acids, unsaturated carboxylic anhydrides, acrylic monomers, and mixtures thereof then chlorinated. The chlorinated carboxylated polyolefins are then further modified by reaction with one or more polyfunctional alcohols. These polyfunctional alcohol-modified chlorinated carboxylated polyolefins may also contain pendant carboxyl groups, which have the propensity to form hydrophilic salts with amines or inorganic bases, thereby rendering the polyfunctional alcohol-modified chlorinated carboxylated polyolefins water-dispersible. These primer compositions are useful for significantly improving the adhesion of paints, adhesives, and inks to various plastic and metal substrates. |
| US08058354B2 |
Modified carboxylated polyolefins and their use as adhesion promoters
The present invention provides solvent- and water-based primer compositions that include at least one carboxylated polyolefin that has been modified with one or more polyfunctional alcohols. The carboxylated polyolefins are obtained by the reaction of polyolefins with at least one of unsaturated carboxylic esters, unsaturated carboxylic acids, unsaturated carboxylic anhydrides, acrylic monomers, and mixtures thereof. The carboxylated polyolefins are then further modified by reaction with one or more polyfunctional alcohols. These polyfunctional alcohol-modified polyolefins may also contain pendant carboxyl groups, which have the propensity to form hydrophilic salts with amines or inorganic bases, thereby rendering the polyfunctional alcohol-modified polyolefins water-dispersible. These primer compositions are useful for significantly improving the adhesion of paints, adhesives, and inks to various plastic and metal substrates. |
| US08058353B2 |
Sulfonated block copolymers method for making same, and various uses for such block copolymers
A sulfonated block copolymer which is solid and non-dispersible in water having at least two polymer end blocks A and at least one polymer interior block B wherein each A block is a polymer containing essentially no sulfonic acid or sulfonate functional groups and each B block is a polymer block containing 10 to 100 mol percent sulfonic acid or sulfonate functional groups based on the number of monomer units of the B block, and wherein said A and B blocks do not contain any significant levels of olefinic unsaturation. Also claimed are processes for making such block copolymers, and the various end uses and applications for such block copolymers. |
| US08058349B2 |
Microwave heatable monovinyl aromatic polymers
A method for melt-processing a polymer of a monovinyl aromatic compound, such as styrene, is disclosed. The method may include heating a polymer of a monovinyl aromatic compound volumetrically with microwave energy, wherein the polymer of a monovinyl aromatic compound includes: a discontinuous rubber phase; and a continuous poly(monovinyl aromatic) phase comprising up to 49 weight percent of at least one of an acrylate comonomer and a vinyl cyanide comonomer. |
| US08058345B2 |
Curable adhesive compositions containing reactive multi-functional acrylate
Disclosed are adhesive compositions include polymerizable resin, preferably in an amount of from about 10 wt % to about 90 wt % and multifunctional acrylate, preferably in an amount of from about 5 wt % to about 30 wt %. The polymerizable resin can include free radical initiated vinyl addition resins. The adhesives in preferred embodiments exhibit enhanced bonding strength of the adhesive at high temperatures, such as at about 80° C., and enhanced the fire resistance. |
| US08058340B2 |
Propylene-based resin composition for pipe member and pipe member formed using the same
A propylene-based resin composition for a pipe member, and a pipe member and multi-layered pipe member formed using that the same, which is comprised of (a) 65 to 90 parts by mass of a propylene resin homopolymer, (b) 10 to 25 parts by mass of talc having an average particle size of 1 to 10 μm and (c) 1 to 10 parts by mass of at least one kind of a rubber component selected from an ethylene-propylene-based rubber, an ethylene-butene-based rubber, a styrene-butadiene-based rubber and a styrene-isoprene-based rubber as main components, wherein the MFR of a melt-kneaded mixture obtained by melt kneading these components (a) to (c) is from 0.01 to 2.00 g/10 minutes. |
| US08058336B2 |
Flame retardant polymer composition comprising polyolefin with high molecular weight distribution
The present invention relates to a flame retardant polymer composition, comprising (A) a polyolefin comprising a polyolefin with a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn>20, (B) a silicone-group containing compound, and (C) an inorganic filler material, to an article, in particular a wire or cable, comprising said flame retardant polymer composition, and to the use of said composition for the production of a layer of a wire or cable. |
| US08058333B1 |
Flame retarding composite material
A flame retarding composite material includes at least a PC resin, an ABS resin, a flame retardant having a P═X double bond, and an additive. The PC resin in the composite material is in the range of 60 wt % to 80 wt %. The ABS resin in the composite material is in the range of 15 wt % to 35 wt %. The additive can includes 5 wt % to 37 wt % of glass fiber. |
| US08058331B2 |
Golf balls containing highly neutralized acid polymers and sugar ester HLB modifiers
A golf ball comprising a core and a cover layer surrounding the core, where at least one of the core and the cover layer includes a polymer composition of a highly neutralized acid polymer and a sugar ester HLB modifier such that the sugar ester HLB modifier is present from about 15 wt % to about 40 wt % of the polymer composition. |
| US08058328B2 |
Cement admixture
A cement admixture object of the present invention can make slump-retaining ability excellent to retain fluidity and, at the same time, can realize a viscosity of cement compositions so that work becomes easy at a field handling them, can make the state of a cement composition better. The present invention relates to a cement admixture which comprises a polycarboxylic acid copolymer having a polyalkylene glycol side chain, said polycarboxylic acid copolymer being constituted of two or more species of copolymers with different acid values, and at least one of said two or more species of copolymers with different acid values having an oxyalkylene group containing 3 or more carbon atoms. |
| US08058327B2 |
Composition
The instant invention relates to highly filled epoxy resin compositions suitable as casting resins without the need of an extended curing step, to a casting process using said compositions and use of said compositions in a casting process not needing an extended curing step. |
| US08058326B2 |
Fluorescent poly(alkylene terephthalate) compositions
Fluorescent poly(alkylene terephthalate) compositions are provided. The fluorescent poly(alkylene terephthalate) compositions contain fluorescent poly(alkylene terephthalate)s and are made from fluorescent compounds and poly(alkylene terephthalate) oligomers, or by polymerizing amine and acid monomers in the presence of fluorescent compounds. |
| US08058323B2 |
Low-tack ophthalmic and otorhinolaryngological device materials
Disclosed are soft, high refractive index, acrylic materials. These materials, especially useful as intraocular lens materials, contain one or more aryl acrylic hydrophobic monomers as principal device-forming monomers and a tack-reducing macromer additive. In addition to their use as intraocular lens materials, the present materials are also suitable for use in other ophthalmic or otorhinolaryngological devices, such as contact lenses, keratoprostheses, corneal inlays or rings; otological ventilation tubes and nasal implants. |
| US08058322B2 |
Flame-retardant flexible polyurethane foam
A flexible polyurethane foam-forming composition and the flexible polyurethane foam obtained therefrom contain, as flame-retardant additive, a halogen-free phosphonate compound which is substantially unreactive for isocyanate, contains at least about 5 weight percent phosphorus, has an acid value of about 2 mg KOH/g or less, a volatility as measured by thermogravimetric analysis not exceeding a 5.0 percent weight loss at a temperature of about 150° C., and a weight average molecular weight of from about 200 to about 2000. |
| US08058315B2 |
Foaming alcohol compositions with selected dimethicone surfactants
Foaming alcohol compositions with selected dimethicone surfactants are disclosed. The dimethicone surfactants are PEG-8 to PEG-12 linear dimethicone surfactants and in particular PEG-10 linear dimethicone surfactant. The compositions are useful as antimicrobial products and in particular handcare or skincare products. |
| US08058309B2 |
Protein kinase modulators and therapeutic uses thereof
The present invention provides new tyrphostin derivatives acting as substrate competitive protein tyrosine kinase (PTK) inhibitors and receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) inhibitors, methods of their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions including such compounds, and methods of using these compounds and compositions, especially as chemotherapeutic agents for preventions and treatments of PTK and RTK related disorders such as metabolic, fibrotic, and cell proliferative disorders, in particular psoriasis and cancer. |
| US08058301B2 |
Salt hydrates
The invention relates to new forms of salts of valsartan or crystalline, also partly crystalline and amorphous salts of valsartan, the respective production and usage, and pharmaceutical preparations containing such a salt. |
| US08058300B2 |
Polycyclic antagonists of lysophosphatidic acid receptors
Described herein are compounds that are antagonists of lysophosphatidic receptor(s). Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments that include the compounds described herein, as well as methods of using such antagonists, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating LPA-dependent or LPA-mediated conditions or diseases. |
| US08058298B2 |
Antimicrobial composition useful for preserving wood
Antimicrobial compositions useful for preserving wood, and comprising a variety of antimicrobial compounds. |
| US08058296B2 |
Treatment and prevention of deleterious effects associated with alcohol consumption
The present invention provides to methods and compositions that treat or prevent deleterious effects associated with alcohol consumption including alcohol-induced flush reaction and hangover. The methods and compositions include famotidine and optionally succinic acid. The present invention further demonstrates compositions that include famotidine are effective at treating symptoms associated with a flush reaction in subjects that are not significantly responsive to treatments with the H1 antagonist loratidine or the H2 antagonist cimetidine. |
| US08058292B2 |
Therapeutic agents useful for treating pain
The invention provides a compound of formula (I): (where R1, Q, A and R2 are disclosed herein) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (a “Pyridine-alkynyl Compound”); pharmaceutical compositions comprising an effective amount of a Pyridine-alkynyl Compound; and methods for treating or preventing a condition such as pain, urinary incontinence, an addictive disorder, Parkinson's disease, parkinsonism, anxiety, epilepsy, a seizure, stroke, a pruritic condition, psychosis, a cognitive disorder, a memory deficit, restricted brain function, Huntington's chorea, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, dementia, retinopathy, a muscle spasm, a migraine, vomiting, dyskinesia or depression in an animal comprising administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of a Pyridine-alkynyl Compound. |
| US08058289B2 |
Pyridine methylene azolidinones and use thereof phosphoinositide inhibitors
The present invention is related to pyridine methylene azolidinone derivatives of Formula (I) in particular for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of autoimmune disorders and/or inflammatory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, bacterial or viral infections, kidney diseases, platelet aggregation, cancer, transplantation, graft rejection or lung injuries. |
| US08058286B2 |
Method for therapy of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel disorders
A method for therapy of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel disorders comprising as an effective ingredient a morphinan derivative having a nitrogen-containing cyclic group or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof is disclosed. The method for therapy of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel disorders comprises as an effective ingredient a morphinan derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof, having a specific structure, such as N-(17-cyclopeopylmethyl-4,5α-epoxy-3,14-dihydroxy-morphinan-6β-yl)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydrophthalimide tartaric acid salt (Compound 10). |
| US08058283B2 |
7H-pyrido[3,4-D]pyrimidin-8-ones, their manufacture and use as protein kinase inhibitors
Objects of the present invention are the compounds of formula I their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, enantiomeric forms, diastereoisomers and racemates, the preparation of the above compounds, medicaments containing them and their manufacture, as well as the use of the above compounds in the control or prevention of illnesses such as cancer. |
| US08058282B2 |
2,4,8-trisubstituted-8H-pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-7-one compounds and compositions for use in therapy
Novel substituted 2,4,8-trisubstituted-8H-pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-7-one compounds and compositions for use in therapy as CSBP/p38 kinase inhibitors. |
| US08058281B2 |
Use of adenine-derived compounds for the treatment of lupus
The present invention is directed to a method of treating systemic lupus erythematosus comprising administering a compound of formula (I) wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of CF3, a C1-C5 alkyl, and (CH2)nR4, wherein n is between 0 and 4; R2 is selected from the group consisting of (CH2)mR4 and (CH2)mAr, wherein m is between 0 and 5; R3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl; R4 is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, OH, a C1-C3 alkoxy, a C1-C3 dialkylamino, piperidino, and N-methylpiperazino; Ar represents wherein X is selected from the group consisting of F, C1, a C1-C3 alkoxy, and CF3. The compounds can be used in combination with a second compound used in the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus. |
| US08058279B2 |
Insecticidal pyrimidinyl aryl hyrdrazones
Pyrimidinyl aryl hydrazones are effective at controlling insects. |
| US08058273B2 |
Histone deacetylases inhibitors
New inhibitors of histone deacetylases having antitumor activity, and the process of preparation thereof are herein described. These compounds belong to the structural formula (I) where R1 is a linear or branched chain containing at least two conjugated double bonds, A is an optionally substituted phenyl or pyridyl ring, Ar is an aryl or heteroaryl group, and R3 is hydrogen or alkoxyalkyl. The application also describes the use of said compounds in the treatment of diseases associated to the deregulation of histone deacetylases activity, such as tumors, as well as the relevant pharmaceutical compositions for administration to patients requiring said treatment. |
| US08058272B2 |
Organic compounds
The present disclosure relates to XIAP inhibitor compound of the formula I: |
| US08058270B2 |
Dihydropteridinones for the treatment of cancer diseases
Disclosed is the use of a compound of general Formula (1), optionally in form of its tautomers, racemates, enantiomers, diastereomers and the mixtures thereof and optionally in form of the pharmacologically acceptable acid addition salts, solvates, hydrates, polymorphs, physiologically functional derivatives or prodrugs thereof, for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of diseases characterized by abnormal cell proliferation in a human or non-human mammalian body by inhibition of polo like kinases as mitotic regulators. |
| US08058269B2 |
Oxindole derivatives
There is provided compounds of the formula wherein R6, V, W, X, Y, Q and n are as described. The compounds exhibit activity as anticancer agents. |
| US08058267B2 |
Steroids as agonists for FXR
The invention relates to compounds of formula (I): wherein R is ethyl and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates or amino acid conjugates thereof. The compounds of formula (I) are useful as FXR agonists. |
| US08058261B2 |
3′-ethynylcytidine derivative
To provide a compound which exhibits excellent anti-tumor activity and excellent oral absorption and which is a useful anti-tumor drug.The invention provides a 3′-ethynylcytidine derivative represented by formula (1): (wherein X represents a (substituted) alkylcarbonyl group, a (substituted) alkoxycarbonyl group, or a hydrogen atom; one of Y and Z represents a hydrogen atom or a group represented by (R1)(R2)(R3)Si— and the other represents a group represented by (R4)(R5)(R6)Si—; and R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 each represent a (substituted) alkyl group, a (substituted) cyclic alkyl group, or a (substituted) aryl group) or a salt thereof. |
| US08058260B2 |
2′-C-methyl-ribofuranosyl cytidine prodrugs, pharmaceutical compositions and uses thereof
The present disclosure provides 2′-C-methyl-ribofuranosyl cytidine prodrugs, methods of making 2′-C-methyl-ribofuranosyl cytidine prodrugs, pharmaceutical compositions of 2′-C-methyl-ribofuranosyl cytidine prodrugs, and methods of using 2′-C-methyl-ribofuranosyl cytidine prodrugs and pharmaceutical compositions thereof to treat viral diseases such as hepatitis C. |
| US08058258B2 |
Methods for cancer therapy and stem cell modulation
The present invention relates to a method of inducing apoptosis in a tumour cell as well as modulating pluripotency and/or self-renewing characteristics of a stem/progenitor cell. The method comprises administering to the respective cell a compound of general formula (I). In general formula A is C or N. R1, R4 and R5 are, independently selected, H or aliphatic, cycloaliphatic aromatic, arylaliphatic, or arylcycloaliphatic hydrocarbyl groups, that comprise 0-3 heteroatoms being N, O, S, or Si. R4 and R5 may optionally be linked so as to define an aliphatic hydrocarbyl bridge. R2 is H or a halogen, such as F or Cl. R3 is H, or an aliphatic or arylaliphatic hydrocarbyl group comprising 1-8 main chain carbon atoms and 0-3 heteroatoms being N, O, S, Si, or a halogen such as Cl or F. Also provided is a pharmaceutical composition for inducing apoptosis in a tumour cell and/or modulating pluripotency and/or self-renewing characteristics of a stem/progenitor cell. The pharmaceutical composition comprises a compound as defined above or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a carrier or diluent. |
| US08058251B2 |
Devices, systems and methods for improving memory and/or cognitive function through brain delivery of siRNA
The present invention relates to devices, systems, and methods for improving memory and/or cognitive function by brain delivery of compositions of small interfering RNA or vectors containing the DNA encoding for small interfering RNA. Such compositions can be administered using devices, systems and methods for direct delivery of the compositions to the brain, or using devices, systems, methods of delivery, and compositions that deliver small interfering RNA or vectors containing the DNA encoding the small interfering RNA across the blood-brain barrier. The present invention also provides valuable small interfering RNA vectors, and methods for reduction of BACE1 levels in the hippocampus, cerebral cortex, or other regions of the brain that have beneficial effects on improving memory and/or cognitive function in a subject. |
| US08058248B2 |
Foot and mouth disease virus vaccine comprising interferons
Early protection of susceptible animals against foot and mouth disease (FMD) may be achieved by inoculating the animals with a vaccine comprising an interferon DNA sequence. One day after inoculation, animals have been found protected from challenge with virulent foot and mouth disease virus. Co-administration with an effective foot and mouth disease virus vaccine provides protection prior to the development of specific immunity, a feature especially desireable during a FMD outbreak. |
| US08058247B2 |
Antibacterial agent and therapeutic agent for johne's disease containing the same
An antibacterial agent having high antibacterial activity against Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis is provided. Specifically, the antibacterial agent of the present invention having high antibacterial activity against Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis is a caprazamycin derivative represented, for example, by the following general formula (II): wherein Me is a methyl group; and R1 is a straight or substantially straight chain alkyl group having 5 to 21 carbon atoms, a straight or substantially straight chain alkenyl group having 5 to 21 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 5 to 12 carbon atoms, or a phenyl group substituted at the para-position with a straight chain alkyl group having 1 to 14 carbon atoms, a straight chain alkoxy group having 1 to 9 carbon atoms or a cycloalkyl group having 5 to 12 carbon atoms. |
| US08058246B2 |
Method and composition to achieve stable color of artificially colored hair
The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one amylose-containing starch, and its use in extending or improving the color durability and stability of artificially colored hair. Such compositions may be applied either as a leave-on or as a rinse-off composition. |
| US08058245B2 |
Fused heterocycle derivative, medicinal composition containing the same, and medicinal use thereof
The present invention provides fused heterocyclic derivatives represented by the following general formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, or prodrugs thereof, which exhibit an inhibitory activity in human SGLT and are useful as agents for the prevention or treatment of a disease associated with hyperglycemia such as diabetes, postprandial hyperglycemia, impaired glucose tolerance, diabetic complications or obesity, in the formula R1 to R4 represent H, OH, an amino group, etc.; R5 and R6 represent H, OH, a halogen atom, an option ally substituted alkyl group, etc.; Q represents alkylene, alkenylene, etc.; ring A represents an aryl group or a heteroaryl group; the following ring (R1) represents a group represented by the following ring (R2); G represents a group represented by the following general formula (G-1) or (G-2) (E1 represents H, F or OH; and E represents H, F, a methyl group, etc.), and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and pharmaceutical uses thereof. |
| US08058241B2 |
Signal transduction protein TAB2
A novel signal transducer TAB2 which acts as an adapter molecule of TRAF6 and TAK1 and mediates the activation of TAK1 in the signal transduction of IL-1 was isolated. TAB2 induced the activation of NF-κB and JNK by IL-1. The signal transduction by IL-1 was inhibited by inhibiting the signal transduction of TAB2 with the use of a dominant negative mutant of TAB2. A compound inhibiting the signal transduction in TAB2 is useful as an anti-inflammatory drug. |
| US08058234B2 |
Lactoferrin as an agent in the prevention of organ transplant rejection and graft-versus-host-disease
The present invention relates to methods of using lactoferrin (LF) to treat, prevent or reduce the incidence of organ transplant rejection and graft-versus-host-disease. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods of reducing an immune response against miss-matched transplanted organs such as kidney, heart, lung, liver, pancreas and stem cells by administering a composition of lactoferrin to the recipient patients. In addition, this invention relates to the treatment of bone marrow transplant (BMT) donors with lactoferrin to attenuate the development of graft-versus-host-disease in the recipients. Moreover, this invention relates to the treatment of xenograft organ donors with lactoferrin to attenuate the development of graft rejection in the recipients. |
| US08058233B2 |
Modification of feeding behavior using PYY and GLP-1
Methods are disclosed for decreasing calorie intake, food intake, and appetite in a subject. The methods include peripherally administering PYY or an agonist thereof and GLP-1 or an agonist thereof to the subject, simultaneously or sequentially, thereby decreasing the calorie intake of the subject. |
| US08058228B2 |
Leptin peptide antagonists
Disclosed herein are peptides comprising a leptin sequence and methods for their use in preventing ObR signaling in a leptin-responsive cell. A leptin peptide of the present invention binds to but does not activate ObR signaling in a leptin-responsive cell, thereby inhibiting the up-regulatory effects of leptin on ObR signaling in the leptin-responsive cell. Administration of the peptide effectively prevents embryo implantation in a mammal to which the peptide has been administered. Also disclosed herein is a method for identifying a peptide antagonist of ObR, wherein the peptide comprises a leptin sequence. |
| US08058227B2 |
Method of treating fibrosis in a subject in need thereof comprising administering a composition comprising a CSD
Disclosed are compositions and methods for the treatment of fibrosis. Also disclosed are methods of screening for agents that treat fibrosis. |
| US08058223B2 |
Automatic or machine dishwashing compositions of sulfonated estolides and other derivatives of fatty acids and uses thereof
Sulfo-estolides and methods of making them are described. Useful methods include acid side bleaching, partial hydrogenation of the fatty acid, pretreatment of the fatty acid to provide color inhibition, acid side hydrolysis of the sulfo-estolides, or conversion of SHP to an essentially fully hydrolyzed product (HSHP) or a partially hydrolyzed product (PHSHP). Formulations and concentrated formulations of automatic dishwasher detergent or machine wash detergent compositions containing sulfo-estolides, among others, are also included. |
| US08058218B2 |
Composition based on glycerol ether/polyol mixtures
The invention relates to compositions which comprise one or more glycerol ethers together with one or more diol/diols and/or polyol/polyols. As a result, as well as good microbicidal effectiveness, whitening is reduced or avoided, drying-out of the skin is prevented, the moisture content is regulated and the skin is regreased to an adequate extent. |
| US08058216B2 |
Grease composition and grease-enclosed rolling bearing
The present invention provides a grease composition capable of securely preventing an abnormal noise from being generated when it is cold and having a long life at a high temperature, and a rolling bearing in which this grease is enclosed. The grease composition having heat-resistant properties and performance of preventing the generation of a low-temperature abnormal noise contains a base oil, a thickener, and an additive, and is used for a rolling bearing. A worked penetration of the grease composition at 25° C. is 300 or less, and an unworked penetration thereof at −20° C. is 200 or more. The grease-enclosed rolling bearing has an inner ring, an outer ring, rolling elements interposed between the inner ring and the outer ring, and the above-described grease composition enclosed on a periphery of the rolling elements. The grease-enclosed rolling bearing is used for an automotive electric auxiliary machine. |
| US08058215B2 |
Dry lubricant for conveying containers
The passage of a container along a conveyor is lubricated by applying to the container or conveyor a mixture of a water-miscible silicone material and a water-miscible lubricant. The mixture can be applied in relatively low amounts, to provide thin, substantially non-dripping lubricating films. In contrast to dilute aqueous lubricants, the lubricants of the invention provide drier lubrication of the conveyors and containers, a cleaner conveyor line and reduced lubricant usage, thereby reducing waste, cleanup and disposal problems. |
| US08058201B2 |
Clean, compressed sorbent tablets
A pressed sorbent form includes a sorbent and a binder. The sorbent is chosen from the group including silica gel, molecular sieve, activated carbon, and clay. The binder is powdered ethyl vinyl acetate. |
| US08058196B2 |
Optical glass
The present invention provides optical glasses containing Bi2O3 in which the optical glasses have at least one of the properties of being substantially free from opacification and being substantially devitrified within the glass body during reheating steps in production processes, superior chemical durability, and free from black coloring.The optical glass has a refractive index (nd) of no less than 1.75 and an Abbe number (νd) of no less than 10 as optical constants.The optical glass contains Bi2O3 in a content from no less than 10% by weight to less than 90% by weight, and has at least one of the properties of being substantially free from opacification and being substantially devitrified within the glass body under the conditions of a reheating test (a). |
| US08058194B2 |
Conductive webs
Conductive nonwoven webs are disclosed. The nonwoven webs contain pulp fibers combined with conductive fibers. In one embodiment, the webs are made in a wetlaid tissue making process. |
| US08058193B2 |
Thin-layer lignocellulose composites and methods of making the same
In one aspect, the present invention is a thin-layer lignocellulose composite having increased resistance to moisture. The thin-layer lignocellulosic composite includes a mixture of no more than about 95% by weight of a lignocellulosic fiber and at least about 5% by weight of an organic isocyanate resin. The mixture further includes short fibers and a release agent that does not interfere with subsequent processing of the thin-layer lignocellulosic composite. The mixture is pressed between two dies at an elevated temperature and pressure and for a sufficient time to form a thin-layer composite of predetermined thickness, and to allow the isocyanate resin to interact with the lignocellulosic fiber and short fibers such that the resultant thin-layer composite has a predetermined resistance to moisture. |
| US08058191B2 |
Multilayered ceramic matrix composite structure having increased structural strength
A multilayer ceramic matrix composite structure is disclosed. The ceramic matrix composite structure may include a three-dimensional weave fabric forming a core layer. The ceramic matrix composite structure may also include a two-dimensional weave fabric attached to an outer top surface of the three-dimensional weave fabric such that the two-dimensional weave fabric forms a top layer, and a two-dimensional weave fabric attached to an outer bottom surface of the three-dimensional weave fabric generally opposite to the outer top surface such that the two-dimensional weave fabric forms a bottom layer. The structure may include increased interlaminar shear strength. |
| US08058190B2 |
Curable coating compositions
A curable coating composition that exhibits improved cure and adhesion to various substrates, especially synthetic textiles used in the manufacture of air bags, comprises a composition curable by a hydrosilylation reaction, and includes a silicone resin, a hydrosilylation reaction inhibitor; and an adhesion promoting additive which comprises (i) an acryloxy functional alkoxysilane or a methacryloxy functional alkoxysilane, (ii) an alkenylsilanol, (iii) an organotitanium compound, (iv) a metal chelate compound, and (v) an epoxy functional alkoxysilane. A filler and a cyclic alkenyl group bearing polysiloxane can also be included in the curable coating composition. The curable coating composition is especially useful for application to synthetic textiles such as automotive air bags. |