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| US08072753B2 |
Computer system
A computer system includes a cover and a chassis. The chassis includes a bottom plate parallel to the cover, a first side plate, and a second side plate corresponding to the first side plate. A motherboard and a power supply are fixed on the bottom plate. The power supply is adjacent to the first side plate. The motherboard includes a first heat generating component. The power supply includes a first fan module. A second fan module is secured on the first heat generating component. A first airflow inlet is defined in the first fan module. A second airflow inlet is defined in the second fan module. The first and second airflow inlets are perpendicular to the bottom plate. A third airflow inlet is defined in the cover. The second airflow inlet is located between the first heat generating component and the second side plate. |
| US08072752B2 |
Electrical cabinet with two cooling channels
The invention relates to an electrical cabinet (1) for receiving electrical and/or electronic and/or optoelectronic devices, in particular low-current distribution devices, which is particularly suited for installation outdoors, comprising an inner cabin (2) and an outer cabin (3), a first cooling channel (12) and a second cooling channel (23) being configured to be bordering externally on boundary surfaces (6) of the inner cabin (2) and separated from each other. |
| US08072751B2 |
Tool-less retention system for an electronic device
The invention broadly contemplates a tool-less retention system that appropriately distributes load via various distributed load points to prevent damage caused to a computer by heavy adapter cards during shipping. At least one embodiment of the invention includes a tool-less retention system with a balanced distributed load point positioned to contact and transfer force to the computer chassis at a region with great resistance to warping. |
| US08072749B1 |
Push to release cover for a portable electronic device
A cover assembly for a portable electronic device is described. The cover assembly has a cover comprising: two cover extensions extending substantially perpendicular from the cover. Each of the two cover extensions has an abutment towards a center. An angular spring with two wings and two upwards arcuate ends is included in the cover assembly, each of the wings forming a bias angle relative to a line between the two ends. Two housing extensions extend from a surface of the portable electronic device, each of the housing extensions has a protrusion mating the corresponding abutment, and a guide having a form substantially corresponding to the upwards arcuate end. When a force is applied to the center of the angular spring, the bias angle decreases and the upwards arcuate ends are urged upwards, thereby causing the abutments moving outwards, and unlocking the protrusions. |
| US08072748B2 |
Portable electronic device
A portable electronic device includes a casing, a key, a loudspeaker, a soft insulating material, and an actuating unit. The key is disposed at the casing. The loudspeaker is embedded into the casing flatly. The soft insulating material covers the casing and the loudspeaker. The actuating unit is coupled to the key and the loudspeaker, and it actuates the loudspeaker to protrude from the casing in response to an actuation of the key. |
| US08072747B2 |
Portable apparatus and fastening device thereof
A fastening device includes a cover, an actuating member rotatably attached on the cover, and a locking member disposed on the cover and engaging with the actuating member. The cover includes a hook capable of being locked and unlocked on an electronic device, and defines a through hole near the hook and the actuating member capable of rotating around a rotating center. The actuating member is locked on the cover while being pushed. The locking member including a locking portion capable of passing through the through hole and inserting into the electronic device to lock the hook on the electronic device and withdrawing from the through hole when the actuating member is pushed to rotate. |
| US08072746B2 |
Electronic device with a casing with a containing space for storing an adapting element when not in use
This invention provides an electronic device capable of being connected with an external device. The electronic device includes a first connecting port, an adapting element, and a casing. The first connecting port is disposed at the casing. The adapting element has a second connecting port and a connector. The size of the second connecting port is greater than that of the first connecting port. The casing has a containing space for containing the adapting element. When the electronic device is connected with the external device, the adapting element is separated from the containing space, the connector is connected with the first connecting port, and the second connecting port is connected with the external device. |
| US08072740B2 |
Electronic device with support mechanism
An electronic device includes a connecting member, a housing, a positioning member, a display body, and an inner support mechanism. The positioning member is fixed to the housing. The display body is positioned on the housing and connected to the positioning member. The inner support mechanism has a support member and an adjustment member. The support member is fixed to the housing. The adjustment member is movably connected to the support member to maintain resistance to the positioning member. |
| US08072738B2 |
Writing surface with removable portable electronic device
A system for removably mounting a consumer electronic device to a vertical surface, an adapter, as well as adapters and appliance for use with the system. The system has a writing surface which is at least partially coverable by a removable consumer electronic device. The adapter has a writing surface and an interface for removably mounting an electronic device to at least partially cover the writing surface. The appliance has a writing surface and interface on surface of the appliance, such as, for example, the surface of a door of a refrigeration appliance. |
| US08072737B2 |
Device for use in an environment where flammable gases may be present
A device for use in an environment where flammable gases may be present, the device including a sealed water proof exterior housing, and an interior explosion proof, sealed housing made of polycarbonate, mounted inside the exterior water proof housing. An electrical component is inside the interior sealed housing, and an intrinsically safe battery is outside of the interior housing but electrically connected to the component inside the interior housing. The battery is also mounted inside the exterior housing. |
| US08072735B2 |
Solid electrolytic capacitor, and method for manufacturing the same
A method for manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor, capable of joining a bolster member interposed between an anode lead and an anode lead frame to the anode lead frame with good adhesion property and high positional accuracy where a bolster member is obtained from a ladder-shaped frame such that a width of the bolster member in a direction perpendicular to a lead-out direction of an anode lead is larger than a width of an anode lead frame, and the bolster member is aligned with the anode lead frame while being chucked, and then is joined to the anode lead frame. |
| US08072734B2 |
Dry particle based energy storage device product
An inexpensive and reliable dry process based capacitor and method for making a self-supporting dry electrode film for use therein is disclosed. Also disclosed is an exemplary process for manufacturing an electrode for use in an energy storage device product, the process comprising: supplying dry carbon particles; supplying dry binder; dry mixing the dry carbon particles and dry binder; and dry fibrillizing the dry binder to create a matrix within which to support the dry carbon particles as dry material. |
| US08072730B2 |
Chip-type protection device having enclosed micro-gap between electrodes
The present invention relates to a chip-type protection device having an enclosed micro-gap between electrodes. The invention includes a substrate on which a pair of discharge electrodes extend towards each other by a micro-gap. A wall is disposed in a manner spaced apart from the micro-gaps by a predetermined distance, on which a cover portion is mounted in a straddling manner across the micro-gaps. The wall and the cover portion are integrated under a predetermined gaseous environment to form a hermectic chamber on which an outer protective layer is coated. End electrodes are subsequently formed on the substrate in a manner connected to conductive portions of the discharge electrodes. The invention provides a protection device against over-voltage. |
| US08072726B2 |
Radiation-tolerant inrush limiter
A radiation-tolerant inrush limiter is provided. The inrush limiter does not incorporate radiation-hardened parts, but instead uses an ordinary (non-hardened) p-channel FET to provide switching functionality. |
| US08072723B2 |
Resettable MEMS micro-switch array based on current limiting apparatus
The present invention comprises a method for over-current protection. The method comprising monitoring a load current value of a load current passing through a plurality of micro-electromechanical switching system devices, determining if the monitored load current value varies from a predetermined load current value, and generating a fault signal in the event that the monitored load current value varies from the predetermined load current value. The method also comprises diverting the load current from the plurality of micro-electromechanical switching system devices in response to the fault signal and determining if the variance in the load current value was due to a true fault trip or a false nuisance trip. |
| US08072722B1 |
Electrostatic discharge protection circuit
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can affect the operation of and even damage an unprotected integrated circuit. Conventional ESD protection circuits may not be able to protect the integrated circuit if the voltage at the output of the integrated circuit swings with large amplitude. In some embodiments, an ESD protection circuit comprising switching circuitry that provides a low AC impedance path to ground can prevent improper triggering of the ESD protection circuit during normal operation of the integrated circuit, while ensuring that the ESD protection circuit device reliability is not compromised. |
| US08072714B2 |
Tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) device, its manufacture method, magnetic head and magnetic memory using TMR device
A barrier layer is disposed over a pinned layer made of ferromagnetic material having a fixed magnetization direction, the barrier layer having a thickness allowing electrons to transmit therethrough by a tunneling phenomenon. A first free layer is disposed over the barrier layer, the first free layer being made of amorphous or fine crystalline soft magnetic material which changes a magnetization direction under an external magnetic field. A second free layer is disposed over the first free layer, the second free layer being made of crystalline soft magnetic material which changes a magnetization direction under an external magnetic field and being exchange-coupled to the first free layer. A tunneling magnetoresistance device is provided which has good magnetic characteristics and can suppress a tunnel resistance change rate from being lowered. |
| US08072710B2 |
Thin-film magnetic head that locally projects an element part toward a recording medium by thermal expansion
A thin-film magnetic head comprises a reproducing element formed on an undercoat film on a head substrate surface, a recording element formed on the upper side of the reproducing element, and a heater formed on the upper or lower side of the reproducing element, the heater generating heat upon energization so as to project at least the reproducing element by thermal expansion toward a recording medium. A shield layer is formed between the reproducing element and the heater by a plurality of layers including at least first and second shield layers. In the first and second shield layers, the second upper shield layer located closer to the heater is formed by a material having a coefficient of thermal expansion smaller than that of the first shield layer located closer to the reproducing element. |
| US08072708B2 |
Head suspension, load beam, and method of manufacturing load beam
A load beam is capable of securing a required level of positioning accuracy for a slider, a load beam has a body and a dimple, the body is made of a plate having a first surface and a second surface, the dimple has a convex curved surface protruding from the first surface of the body and supports a slider so that the slider is movable in predetermined directions to write and read information to and from a disk in a disk drive, and the load beam includes a mark formed on the second surface of the body, configured to provide positional information about a vertex of the dimple. |
| US08072704B1 |
Energy-saving operation of a storage device
A computer implemented method is disclosed, for energy-saving operation of a storage device with a read/write head. The method includes monitoring workload of the storage device, calculating current mean workload and adjusting seek speed of the read/write head of the storage device to one of a plurality seek speeds depending on the calculated current mean workload. The step of adjusting the seek speed of the read/write head includes adjusting the seek speed of the read/write head to be a first seek speed if the calculated current mean workload is below a first threshold, adjusting the seek speed of the read/write head to be a second seek speed if the calculated current mean workload is between the first threshold and a second threshold, and adjusting the seek speed of the read/write head to be the first seek speed if the calculated current mean workload is greater than the second threshold. A computer program product and a data processing system are also disclosed. |
| US08072699B2 |
Solid immersion lens optics assembly
A solid immersion lens optics assembly, a test station for probing and testing of integrated circuits on a semiconductor wafer, and a method of landing a SIL on an object. The optics assembly comprises an objective lens housing for receiving an objective lens, and a solid immersion lens (SIL) housing for mounting an SIL and adapted for connection to the objective lens housing; wherein a peripheral wall of the SIL housing comprises an integrated spring section adapted to provide a biased support for the SIL. |
| US08072697B1 |
Imaging lens system with two lenses
An imaging lens system with two lenses is provided. The imaging lens system with two lenses, along an optical axis from an object side to an image side, includes an aperture stop; a first lens having positive refractive power and being a plano-convex lens with a convex surface on the image side; and a second lens having negative refractive power and being a meniscus lens with a concave surface on the object side and a convex surface on the image side. |
| US08072694B2 |
Objective lens
There is provided an objective lens used for a plurality of types of optical discs having a front surface and a rear surface, each of which includes an inner region and an outer region. The outer region has a surface shape which suppresses a coma caused when a beam used for a first optical disc is incident thereon obliquely with respect to an optical axis of the objective lens. The inner region is configured such that, at a boundary position between the inner region and the outer region, the coma caused when a beam used for a second optical disc is incident on the inner region obliquely at a first angle with respect to the optical axis is less than the coma caused when the beam used for the second optical disc is incident on the outer region obliquely at the first angle with respect to the optical axis. Further, an inclination θ2A of the inner region and an inclination θ2B of the outer region of the rear surface satisfy a condition: −2.5<θ2B−θ2A<0.0 . . . (1). |
| US08072693B2 |
Optical system
An optical system is adapted to form an image having a full 360° angle of view on an image plane. The optical system includes a front unit having at least two reflecting surfaces, each rotationally symmetric about a center axis, and a rear unit that is rotationally symmetric about the center axis and has positive power. The first reflecting surface is located opposite to an entrance pupil, and the second reflecting surface is located on the same side as the first reflecting surface. The entrance pupil in a section including the center axis is located between the outer periphery of the first reflecting surface and the outer periphery of the second reflecting surface. A light beam coming from afar passes through the front unit and the rear unit in order, forming an image at a position of an image plane off the center axis. |
| US08072690B2 |
Projection zoom lens system and projection type display apparatus
In order from a magnification side of the projection zoom lens system, five lens groups are arranged. The fourth lens group includes, in order from the magnification side, a negative lens having at least one aspheric surface, a positive lens, a negative lens concave toward the magnification side, a positive lens convex toward the reduction side, and a positive lens. The fifth lens group is formed of one lens, and is configured so that a ratio of a focal length of the fifth lens group to a focal length of the whole system at a wide-angle end is within a numerical range of 3 to 8. |
| US08072688B2 |
Method for calibrating a photo-tunable microlens
A method that comprises returning a droplet of conducting liquid of a tunable liquid microlens to a calibration position. Returning the droplet includes applying a first set of voltages between the conducting liquid and a first set of electrodes to move the droplet to a different position than the calibrated position. Returning the droplet further includes applying a second set of voltages between the conducting liquid and a second set of electrodes to return the droplet to the calibration position. |
| US08072687B2 |
Projection display device for multimedia and wall display systems
A front projection display device includes an optical engine including an illumination system, an imaging system, and projection optics. The projection optics include a first lens group of negative refractive power that has at least one aspheric surface. The projection optics output an image at a half field angle of at least 45°, where the image has substantially no distortion. For example, when the first lens group is placed at a distance of less than 1 meter from a viewing screen, the output image has a size of about 40 inches diagonal or greater, and requires substantially no keystone correction. In other aspects, the optical engine can be implemented in a wall-mounted projection system, a multimedia system, a compact integrated monitor system, and a portable projection unit. |
| US08072683B2 |
Cartesian polarizers utilizing photo-aligned liquid crystals
Cartesian polarizers utilizing liquid crystal polymers (LCPs) are provided for use as laser protection filters in optical pick-up units. The LCPs are photo-aligned and cross-linked into a polymer host to provide a durable filter. According to one embodiment, the LCP molecules exhibit a cholesteric phase and are coupled to one or more quarter-wave retarders. According to another embodiment, the LCP molecules are used to form a multi-layer stack using the giant-birefringence optics effect. |
| US08072679B2 |
Microscope and method of providing image data using the same
A microscope includes optics configured to direct beams onto an object including a reflective material, a detector configured to receive a field spectrum formed by beams reflected by the object, and a calculator configured to reconstruct an image of the object from the field spectrum detected by the detector. |
| US08072678B2 |
Modular, high energy, widely-tunable ultrafast fiber source
A modular, compact and widely tunable laser system for the efficient generation of high peak and high average power ultrashort pulses. System compactness is ensured by employing efficient fiber amplifiers, directly or indirectly pumped by diode lasers. Dispersive broadening is introduced by dispersive pulse stretching in the presence of self-phase modulation and gain, resulting in the formation of high-power parabolic pulses. In addition, dispersive broadening is also introduced by simple fiber delay lines or chirped fiber gratings. The phase of the pulses in the dispersive delay line is controlled to quartic order by the use of fibers with varying amounts of waveguide dispersion or by controlling the chirp of the fiber gratings. After amplification, the dispersively stretched pulses can be re-compressed to nearly their bandwidth limit by the implementation of another set of dispersive delay lines. A particularly compact implementation of the whole system uses fiber oscillators in conjunction with fiber amplifiers. |
| US08072676B2 |
Programmable window: a device for controlling the opacity of small-scale areas within a large-scale transparent membrane
Disclosed is a system and method to affect natural lighting profiles in a programmable window made from a single transparent membrane, wherein the method comprises: forming a matrix comprising of pixel elements within the single transparent membrane, setting (in a programmable controller) a degree of shading in at least one pixel in the matrix, receiving control command(s) from the programmable controller and, in response to the control command(s), independently driving the pixel(s) within the single transparent membrane to set its/their opacity according to the degree of shading. The degree of shading in each pixel within the single transparent membrane is controlled by controlling percentage of light transmitted according to the control command(s) issued by the programmable controller. |
| US08072675B2 |
Color display devices
The present invention is directed to color display devices in which each display cell is capable of displaying three color states. The display fluid filled in the display cells comprises two types of pigment particles. The color display device may further comprise a brightness enhancement structure on its viewing side. |
| US08072674B2 |
Electro-phoretic display and fabricating method thereof
In an electro-phoretic display and a fabricating method thereof, the electro-phoretic display is fabricated by the steps: forming a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in matrix form on a first substrate; disposing a plurality of electro-phoretic displaying units including a plurality of colored charged particles, wherein each pixel electrode is corresponding to at least one of the electro-phoretic displaying units having the colored charged particles with the same color; forming a transparent electrode on a second substrate; and disposing the second substrate on the electro-phoretic displaying units to positioning the transparent electrode between the second substrate and the electro-phoretic displaying units. The electro-phoretic display can select a part of the pixel electrodes for being driven according to the color of the image being displayed, so that the electro-phoretic display may have an improved chromatic performance. |
| US08072666B2 |
Optical scanning device, retinal scanning display and manufacturing method of optical scanning device
An optical scanning device includes an oscillating mirror portion having a reflection surface, and a frame portion holding the oscillating mirror portion. The optical scanning device reflects an incident optical flux by the reflection surface so as to convert the incident optical flux into a scanned optical flux. The optical scanning device further includes a reflection portion having a first reflection surface and a second reflection surface which are arranged in substantially V-shaped inclined surfaces. The first reflection surface reflects the incident optical flux and radiates the reflected light toward the oscillating mirror portion. The second reflection surface receives the reflected light from the oscillating mirror portion and radiates the reflected light as the scanned optical flux. |
| US08072662B2 |
Beam irradiation apparatus
A beam irradiation apparatus includes: an actuator which scans a target region with a laser beam; a photodetector which receives a servo beam and outputs a signal according to a beam reception position; an optical unit which makes the servo beam displaced on the photodetector in association with driving of the actuator; and a position signal generation circuit that generates a signal according to the reception position of the servo beam based on an output signal from the photodetector. The position signal generation circuit has a signal removal circuit that removes a disturbance signal generated when the laser beam is incident on the photodetector, from an output signal of the photodetector. |
| US08072656B2 |
Image forming apparatus and optical controller
An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a light emitter which emits light; a drive section which drives the light emitter according to a control signal; a light amount detection section which detects an amount of light which is emitted from the light emitter; an analog to digital converter which converts the amount of light into a digital value; a feedback controller which controls the control signal based on the digital value and a reference value, and outputs the control signal to the drive section; and a setting change section which sets a change unit used by the feedback controller to control the control signal. |
| US08072655B2 |
Image reader for use in an image forming apparatus, and contamination check method of guide film for the same
An image reading apparatus for use in an image forming apparatus includes a document glass installed on an upper side of the image reading body on which a document is placed; an image reading sensor installed under the document glass for stopping after being transferred to a predetermined position or for reciprocating in a straight direction parallel to the document glass; a cover for opening and closing the upper surface of the document glass; an automatic document feeder (ADF) for feeding the document to the position to which the image reading sensor is fixed; a document discharging plate for discharging the document fed through the automatic document feeding unit; first and second guide members for guiding to allow the document fed through the automatic document feeding unit to be discharged to the document discharging plate, the first and second guide members being installed at a predetermined interval to expose the document toward the image reading sensor; and a guide film installed to cover the interval between the first and second guide members for guiding to allow the document to be discharged to the document discharging plate. By this structure, a size of the image forming apparatus can be reduced. |
| US08072646B2 |
Apparatus and method for color control of clear coated images on media
An apparatus (100) and method (200) that controls color of a clear coated image on media is disclosed. The apparatus may include a controller (110) configured to control operations of the apparatus. The apparatus may include a memory (120) coupled to the controller. The memory may include reference color information corresponding to a desired color of an output image. The apparatus may include a front end (130) configured to provide a marking engine control signal corresponding to the desired color of the output image. The apparatus may include a color marking engine (140) coupled to the front end, where the color marking engine can be configured to generate an image on media responsive to the marking engine control signal using image output settings. The apparatus may include a clear coat finisher (150) configured to coat the image on the media with a clear coat to create a clear coated image on the media. The apparatus may include a sensor (160) configured to measure color attributes of the clear coated image and configured to provide color information of the clear coated image. The controller can be configured to determine a difference between the color information of the clear coated image and the reference color information and can be configured to adjust the image output settings according to the difference between the color information and the reference color information to achieve adjusted image output settings. |
| US08072645B2 |
Image processing method and apparatus executing color correction based on color domain specified by user and determined relative to image source
In an image processing method, a color corresponding to an input color image signal represented by an arbitrary RGB color space is detected and a requested color correction process is executed. A color domain according to property of the RGB color space is determined when determining a color domain based on a two-dimensional image signal representing a color plane converted from the input color image signal. |
| US08072643B2 |
Image processing apparatus
An image processing apparatus (10) includes a bus (B1) and a bus (B2). A series of processes for creating YUV image data for HDTV is executed by means of a bus (B1) and an SDRAM (32). Furthermore, a series of processes for creating YUV image data for LCD monitor (66) is executed by means of a bus (B3) and an SDRAM (54). Here, the resolution of the YUV image data for HDTV is higher than that of the YUV image data for LCD monitor. That is, the bus (B1) and the SDRAM (32) are utilized for high-resolution moving image data processing, and the bus (B3) and the SDRAM 54 are utilized for low-resolution moving image data processing. |
| US08072642B2 |
Method of scheduling photograph print jobs
A system and method of scheduling print jobs is provided. In particular, photograph print jobs at a printing facility are scheduled by a scheduling application program which takes into account at least one parameter of each print order as the orders are received, including the time that the order is to be filled and the type of paper to be used. |
| US08072641B2 |
Computer program product for preparation of production data for a print job using a still image proxy of a page description language image file
A computer program product prepares production data for a print job. The production data includes an electronic document defined by a page description language (PDL). The electronic document is stored in a PDL image file. The production data for the print job is prepared via a processor. The computer program product has computer-readable media encoded with instructions for execution by the processor to create a still image proxy of the PDL image file, electronically manipulate an image display of the still image proxy and record information about the manipulations, and use the information about the manipulations to revise the PDL image file so as to match the PDL image file to the manipulations made to the image display of the still image proxy. |
| US08072637B2 |
Multiple integrated machine system
A multiple integrated machine system (hereafter referred to as “MIMS”) capable of performing as at least two or more digital machines. The MIMS comprises two or more digital machine elements controlled by the same operating system software. Each of the digital machine elements includes hardware portions and software portions and each digital machine element is capable of performing as part of one of the digital machines. Each of the digital machine elements is different. A digital machine element grouping control unit is also provided. The digital machine element grouping control unit automatically and operatively connects predetermined digital machine elements in a first combination to form a first digital machine upon receipt of a first digital machine selection, and automatically and operatively connects predetermined digital machine elements in a second combination to form a second digital machine upon receipt of a second digital machine selection. The first combination of predetermined digital machine elements is different from the second combination of digital machine elements. A plurality of subgroup function control units are provided with each subgroup function control unit being associated with one of the first digital machine and the second digital machine for selecting for use one or more function modes to be performed by the first digital machine and the second digital machine. Four different types of MIMS (a desktop MIMS, a kiosk MIMS, a mobile MIMS and a hospitality MIMS) are disclosed herein with the multiple digital machines in each type of MIMS being selectable for different functional purposes. |
| US08072634B2 |
Location information management device, data output system, and program
A location information management device comprises an output device information receipt unit receiving output device identification information and output device location information, a terminal device information receipt unit receiving terminal device identification information and terminal device location information, and a correspondence setting unit which specifies a data output device having a predetermined location relationship with a communication terminal device and associating the output device identification information with the terminal device identification information, a terminal identification information transmission unit transmitting the terminal device identification information, a first output data receipt unit receiving the terminal device identification information and output data, a first output data transmission unit specifying the output device identification information corresponding to the terminal device identification information and transmitting the output data and a specific state notice request; a first state notice receipt unit receiving a specific state notice, and a first state notice transmission unit transmitting the specific state notice to a communication terminal device. |
| US08072631B2 |
Image transmission apparatus, display apparatus and method
There is provided with a method performed in an image transmission apparatus capable of executing first communication and second communication whose communication speed is lower than that of the first communication with a display apparatus, including: generating an image to be displayed on the display apparatus; detecting whether the first communication is executable or not; transmitting the generated image to the display apparatus via the first communication when the first communication is executable; transmitting a compressed image obtained by compressing the generated image to the display apparatus via the second communication when the first communication is not executable; and transmitting compression utilization information required to display the compressed image on the display apparatus to the display apparatus via at least one of the first communication and the second communication when the first communication is executable. |
| US08072628B2 |
Printing apparatus, network device, printing control method, and printing control program capable of transmitting print image data to printing hardware prior to registration of print job
Disclosed is a printing apparatus capable of quickly performing the first printing while managing print requests. More specifically, a print request is received from an external device (S1301), and the received print request is registered in a register (S1304, S1308). Upon reception of the print request, the presence/absence of a print request which is registered in the register is determined (S1302). Print data is requested of the external device (S1306, S1307). The process order of print requests registered in the register is controlled (S1305). If it is determined in a determining step (S1302) that no print request is registered in the register, a print data request step (S1307) is performed before a registration step (S1308). If it is determined in the determining step (S1302) that a print request is registered in the register, the print data request step (S1306) is performed after the registration step (S1304). |
| US08072620B2 |
Electronically tagged printed matter, image forming device, image forming method, and image forming program, as well as computer readable recording medium on which the program is recorded
In IC-tagged printed matter 200, image data is printed on IC-tagged paper and the image data of the printed image is stored in the IC tag. MFP 100C makes a judgment whether the document set by ADF 141 is an IC-tagged printed matter or not by means of IC tag reader 143A, reads out the image data from the IC tag of the document on the ADF by means of IC tag reader 143A without transporting the document, and prints it on conventional paper or IC-tagged printing paper by means of printing unit 151, when it is the IC-tagged printed matter. If it is to be printed on IC-tagged printing paper, it writes the printed image data on the IC tag of said IC-tagged printing paper by means of IC tag writer 152 simultaneously. Thus, high quality copies in which the attribute information of the printed matter is reflected can be obtained from the electronically tagged printed matter. |
| US08072619B2 |
Printing apparatus and method for controlling the same
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a printing apparatus including a printing unit for executing a print job and performing a printing process on recording paper, and a control unit for controlling the printing unit, the printing apparatus causing the printing unit to execute a plurality of print jobs sequentially, wherein the printing apparatus further includes a recording paper detection unit for detecting a size of recording paper fed to the printing unit, and when a size of recording paper detected by the recording paper detection unit is different from a size of recording paper set by a print job that is being executed by the printing means, the control unit performs control such that a period of time until the recording paper is discharged is shortened to the minimum. |
| US08072617B2 |
Method and arrangement for measuring timber piece
The invention relates to a method and arrangement for measuring a timber piece (4) in a wood handling machine (1). Such a wood handling machine comprises booms (2) arranged in a base machine and a wood handling device (3) operating therein. In such a wood handling machine (1), a wood handling device (3) grips the timber piece (4) to be handled, after which one end of the timber piece is guided into a measuring carriage (5) in the wood handling machine by the wood handling device. The timber piece arranged in the measuring carriage is subjected to one or more observation measures by observation means provided in the measuring carriage. |
| US08072611B2 |
Interferometric analysis of under-resolved features
In certain aspects, disclosed methods include directing test light reflected from an object to form an image of the object on a detector, where the object includes a diffractive structure. The test light at the detector includes both specularly and non-specularly reflected light from the diffractive structure, and the diffractive structure is under-resolved in the image. The method further includes directing reference light to interfere with the test light at the detector where the reference and test light being derived from a common source, varying an optical path length difference between the test and reference light, acquiring an interference signal from the detector while varying the optical path length difference, and determining information about the diffractive structure based on the interference signal and on predetermined information derived from a mathematical model of light reflection from a model diffractive structure. |
| US08072604B2 |
Apparatus for detecting properties of fuel for working machine
An apparatus for detecting a property of fuel detects the property of fuel at the time of fuel supply. A measuring chamber member is provided to a fuel tank. The greater portion of fuel supplied from a fuel supply nozzle falls down from a fuel supply aperture via a flow outlet into the fuel tank. However, a part of the fuel remains in a measuring space defined between a portion below the flow outlet and a bottom portion. A fuel property detection sensor is fitted to a main body so as to oppose the measuring space. When application of a cap to the fuel supply aperture has been detected by a fuel supply cap sensor, if increase of the remaining fuel amount has been detected by a remaining fuel amount sensor, or if the engine is started, a controller measures the property of the fuel with the fuel property detection sensor. |
| US08072600B2 |
Inspection method of circuit substrate
An inspection method for a circuit substrate is disclosed, which inspects electrical properties of a circuit substrate having a multilayered structure, by controlling inspection environments so that dew forms on a surface of the circuit substrate and detecting change of states of the dew to thereby determining variation of a thermal capacity of a conductor with respect to defective contacts or vias, micro vias and a circuit pattern of an inner layer. According to this, the inspection can be performed with respect to a wide area simultaneously and therefore the inspection productivity can be improved. In addition, since the temperature of the conductive wire can be measured directly through change of the dew, the cost for the temperature measurement can be saved. Moreover, the cost for an area sensor to sense the temperature of a wide area may be reduced while improving the inspection speed. |
| US08072597B2 |
Method and its apparatus for inspecting particles or defects of a semiconductor device
Conventionally, a particle/defect inspection apparatus outputs a total number of detected particles/defects as the result of detection. For taking countermeasures to failures in manufacturing processes, the particles/defects detected by the inspection apparatus are analyzed. Since the inspection apparatus outputs a large number of detected particles/defects, an immense time is required for analyzing the detected particles/defects, resulting in a delay in taking countermeasures to a failure in the manufacturing processes. In the present invention, an apparatus for optically inspecting particles or defects relates a particle or defect size to a cause of failure in an inspection result. A data processing circuit points out a cause of failure from the statistics on the inspection result, and displays information on the inspection result. A failure analysis is conducted by setting a threshold for identifying a failure in each of regions on a semiconductor device or the like to statistically evaluate detected particles. |
| US08072596B2 |
System and method for on-line analysis and sorting of milk coagulation properties
A method for on-line channeling of milk based on predicted coagulation properties where the method comprises sampling raw milk from a milk line between a milking station and a collection point, performing spectral analysis of one or more of optical transmission, optical reflectance, scatter and fluorescence on the raw milk sample, predicting at least one coagulation parameter on-line based on the spectral analysis, and channeling milk from the milking station on-line to one of a plurality of destinations based on the at least one coagulation parameter. |
| US08072591B2 |
Optical inspection system and method
A wafer inspection system has a bright field imaging beam path and a dark field imaging beam path to obtain bright field images and dark field images of a full 300 mm wafer. The optical system provides for telecentric imaging and has low optical aberrations. The bright field and dark field beam paths are folded such that the system can be integrated to occupy a low volume with a small foot print. |
| US08072587B2 |
Machine and method for measuring a characteristic of an optical signal
A machine and methods measure a characteristic of an optical signal incident upon a detector characterized by one or more dynamic response parameters. One method receives an output signal from the detector and compares that output signal and a computationally determined response of the detector to a known optical signal incident upon the detector. The response is based on said one or more dynamic parameters. The method determines the characteristic based on a relationship between the output signal and the computationally determined response. Another method observes an output signal from an optical detector detecting one or more optical signals, accesses a characteristic curve of detector response, compares the observed output signal to the characteristic curve, and calculates at least one characteristic of one or more optical signals based on a relationship of the observed output signal and the characteristic curve. |
| US08072583B2 |
Range-finding device
A range-finding device includes: a light emitting unit that continuously emits measurement light to be used for distance measurement toward a measurement target object; a light-receiving unit that receives reflected light reflected by the measurement target object; a calculation unit that repeatedly calculates a distance to the measurement target object over predetermined time intervals by using the reflected light; a display unit at which an update of the distance is displayed each time the distance is calculated by the calculation unit; and a display update control unit that prohibits the update of the distance on display at the display unit and sustains the display of the previously calculated distance at the display unit according to a change in the most recently calculated distance calculated most recently by the calculation unit relative to the previously calculated distance having been calculated previously by the calculation unit. |
| US08072582B2 |
Lidar system using a pseudo-random pulse sequence
A light detection and ranging system includes a transmitter transmitting a transmitted light pulse timing sequence, with pseudo-random timing and including a plurality of light pulses, toward a target. An optical receiver receives a reflected light pulse timing sequence including a plurality of light pulses from the target. An electronic control unit identifies a time delay between the transmitted light pulse timing sequence and the reflected light pulse timing sequence as a function of a correlation between the transmitted and reflected light pulse timing sequences. |
| US08072581B1 |
Laser range finding system using variable field of illumination flash lidar
The laser range finding system includes a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensor unit (SU) and a LIDAR processor unit (PU). The LIDAR SU is for transmitting light pulses and receiving resulting input light signals reflected from objects within the field of view of the SU. The LIDAR SU includes a flash LIDAR illuminating laser source for transmitting light pulses. The LIDAR illuminating laser source includes an illuminating laser and zoom optics operatively associated with the laser. A LIDAR receiver receives resulting input light signals reflected from the objects. The LIDAR receiver includes a sensor; and, a flash readout integrated circuit (IC). The flash readout IC measures the transit time of the light pulses. The LIDAR processor unit (PU) is operatively associated with the LIDAR SU and it utilizes flash LIDAR ranging. A power source is operatively coupled to the LIDAR PU. Zooming of the transmitted light pulses results in the received resulting input light signals illuminating a relatively reduced area of the frame. Thus, a flash LIDAR image of relatively reduced resolution but enhanced range is provided by utilization of the transit time measurements. |
| US08072580B2 |
Maskless exposure apparatus and method of manufacturing substrate for display using the same
The present invention relates to a maskless exposure apparatus and a method of manufacturing a substrate for a display using the same. In the present invention, a substrate 22 is disposed on a scan stage 20 that can be moved in horizontal and vertical directions. Meanwhile, an optical unit 30 for generating light available for exposure is disposed above the substrate 22. Light that has passed though the optical unit 30 is transferred to a DMD unit 40. The DMD unit 40 is provided with DMDs 42 for selectively reflecting the light to form a pattern on the substrate 22. The DMDs 42 are arranged in a plurality of rows in such a manner that DMDs 42 in the same row are spaced apart by a predetermined distance from each other and DMDs 42 in different rows partially overlap with each other at one end portions thereof. Thus, when the DMDs 42 scan the substrate 22, scan marks 62 are produced discontinuously in two straight lines. According to the present invention constructed as above, the scan marks are produced discontinuously on the substrate during exposure of the substrate, so that a user cannot recognize the presence of the scan marks when watching a display. |
| US08072576B2 |
Exposure apparatus and method for producing device
There is provided an exposure apparatus capable of forming a desirable device pattern by removing unnecessary liquid when performing exposure by projecting a pattern onto the substrate via a projection optical system and the liquid. The exposure device projects an image of the pattern onto the substrate P via the projection optical system and the liquid so as to expose the substrate P. The exposure device includes a liquid removing mechanism 40 which removes the liquid remaining on a part 7 arranged in the vicinity of the image plane of the projection optical system. |
| US08072575B2 |
Lithographic apparatus with temperature sensor and device manufacturing method
In an embodiment, a lithographic apparatus is arranged to transfer a pattern from a patterning device onto a substrate, wherein the lithographic apparatus includes an air shower and a temperature sensor positioned near the air shower for measuring the temperature of an air stream in the air shower. The temperature sensor is a thermocouple sensor, e.g., of a thermopile arrangement type. The thermocouple sensor includes a plurality of thermocouples in series, wherein a cold junction and a hot junction are provided, the cold junction being connected to a heat sink, and the hot junction being positioned into the air stream of the air shower. |
| US08072573B2 |
Apparatus and method for attaching substrates
An apparatus for attaching substrates includes an upper chamber for holding an upper substrate and a lower chamber for holding a lower substrate which is to be attached to the upper substrate. The lower chamber is moved up and down so as to come together with the upper chamber to form a sealed attaching space. A substrate receiving part is fixed to a frame of the apparatus so that it does not move as the lower chamber is raised and lowered. The substrate receiving part alternatively projects from the lower chamber is the lower chamber is moved down, or is recessed into the top of the lower chamber when the lower chamber is lifted up. |
| US08072565B2 |
Transflective liquid crystal display device
A liquid crystal display device is provided that includes: first and second substrate; a gate line of a double layer having a first transparent conductive layer and a second opaque conductive layer on the first substrate; a first insulation layer on the gate line; a data line crossing the gate line to define a pixel region, the pixel region having a transmissive region and a reflective region; a thin film transistor connected to the gate and data lines; a pixel electrode formed of the transparent conductive layer in the pixel region; an upper storage electrode forming a storage capacitor by overlapping the gate line with the gate insulating film there between; a transmission hole to exposing the pixel electrode by passing through a second insulation layer on the thin film transistor to the first insulation layer; a reflective electrode connecting the pixel electrode with a drain electrode and the upper storage electrode through an edge part of the transmission hole; a gate pad extending from the first conductive layer of the gate line; a data pad formed of the first conductive layer and connected to the data line through a data link; and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates, wherein the first and second insulation layers are removed in the gate and data pads. |
| US08072562B2 |
Liquid crystal panel and liquid crystal mixture
A liquid crystal panel including a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a counter electrode, a pixel array structure, at least one alignment layer and at least one polymer layer is provided. The counter electrode is disposed between the liquid crystal layer and the first substrate. The pixel array structure is disposed between the liquid crystal layer and the second substrate. The alignment layer is disposed between the counter electrode and the liquid crystal layer and between the pixel array structure and the liquid crystal layer. The polymer layer is disposed between the alignment layer and the liquid crystal layer, and a material of the polymer layer includes polymer monomers and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). A content of PMMA in the polymer layer is greater than 1 ppm and smaller than 15000 ppm. |
| US08072558B2 |
Lighting device for display device and display device
A lighting device for a display device includes a plurality of linear light sources 17 arranged parallel to one another, and a light reflecting plate 14 arranged on the side of the linear light sources 17 that corresponds to the opposite side of the light emitting side. Angled reflective portions 40 each having two inclined surfaces 41, 42 are provided on the light reflecting plate 14, so as to be each positioned between adjacent linear light sources 17. The inclination angle θ1 of the first inclined surface 41a of a first angled reflective portion 40a is set to be larger than the inclination angle θ2 of the first inclined surface 41b of a second angled reflective portion 40b that is positioned closer to the center of the array of the linear light sources 17 than the first angled reflective portion 40a. |
| US08072556B2 |
Liquid crystal display having separate connection element to couple upper and lower containers together
A liquid crystal display which includes a liquid crystal panel which displays an image, a middle frame in which the liquid crystal panel is positioned, an upper container which is disposed above the middle frame and includes the liquid crystal panel therein along with the middle frame, a lower container which has a bottom surface and a plurality of sidewalls that surround the bottom surface, is disposed below the middle frame and is coupled to the upper container, and at least one connection element which is disposed between the upper container and one of the sidewalls of the lower container and connects the lower container and the upper container. |
| US08072554B2 |
Transflective liquid crystal display panel
A transflective liquid crystal display panel is disclosed. The transflective liquid crystal display panel includes an array substrate and a storage capacitor disposed on the array substrate. The array substrate includes a transmitting region, a capacitor region, and a transistor region. The storage capacitor preferably includes a first transparent conductive layer covering the transmitting region and the capacitor region, a dielectric layer disposed on the first transparent conductive layer, and a second transparent conductive layer disposed on the dielectric layer. A planarizing layer is disposed on the second transparent conductive layer, and a reflective layer is then disposed on the planarizing layer of the transistor region. |
| US08072552B2 |
Stereoscopic eyewear
Described are stereoscopic eyewear, methods and systems for manufacturing the same. The stereoscopic eyewear includes right- and left-eye filters for analyzing stereoscopically-encoded polarized light. The filters are made using a roll-type polarizer having an absorption axis. A polymer alignment layer is deposited on a portion of the roll-type polarizer. A liquid crystal polymer (LCP) layer is deposited on the polymer alignment layer. The polymer alignment layer and LCP layer provides at least one retarder having an optic axis at a predetermined angle to the absorption axis of the roll-type polarizer. Described embodiments include a polymer alignment layer that may include at least one of a linearly photopolymizerable polymer (LPP), a brushed or rolled polyimide. |
| US08072551B2 |
Projector
A projector includes a plurality of light modulation elements adapted to modulate a plurality of colored light beams based on image data, a combining optical system adapted to combine the modulated colored light beams to emit image light, and a projection optical system adapted to project the image light emitted from the combining optical system on a projection screen. The light modulation elements are disposed with respect to the combining optical system so that long sides of the respective light modulation elements are adjacent to each other. Signal line cable boards adapted to provide the respective light modulation elements with signals, and coupled to short sides of the respective light modulation elements. A scanning direction of writing the image data to the light modulation elements is set to be parallel to a direction of the short side of an image display area in each of the light modulation elements. |
| US08072550B2 |
Remote control unit
A remote control unit capable of bidirectionally communicating with a display apparatus, such as a television set. The remote control unit comprises a display unit adapted to display an image transmitted from the display apparatus, a detector unit adapted to detect a state of a power supply of the remote control unit, and a switching unit adapted to switch a display mode of the display unit from a moving image mode to a still image mode, according to the state of the power supply. |
| US08072548B2 |
Output control apparatus controlling an output of video or audio by automatically switching an input of a reproduction device and an output control system, a reproduction apparatus and a television for performing the same
An output control apparatus capable of appropriately switching screens depending on a current situation, and a reproduction apparatus and a television performing the same. The television includes a tuner receiving a television broadcast, a data input I/F receiving video or audio from a DVD recorder, and a command input I/F receiving a command from the DVD recorder. Further, the television includes a user input unit receiving an instruction from a user, a switch selecting the tuner or the data input I/F, an output processing unit controlling an output of video or audio from the switch, and a control unit (i) switching the switch to the tuner when the switch selects the data input I/F when a first command is inputted from the command input I/F and (ii) not switching the switch when the switch does not select the data input I/F. |
| US08072543B2 |
Electronic apparatus and display control method
According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a communication module which conducts communications with a plurality of external apparatuses, a storage module which stores an address list correlating a logical address and a physical address of each of the external apparatuses, a determination module which transmits a power-on signal to the external apparatus and thereafter determines a power state of the external apparatus, and an acquisition module which performs switching of input by the communication module after the determination module determines that the external apparatus has been powered on, and acquires apparatus information including the physical address of the external apparatus. |
| US08072542B2 |
Sampling device, display device using sampling device, and camera
A correction sampling signal generation circuit is disposed subsequent to a plural-stage sampling signal generation circuit for sequentially generating sampling signals in response to an input timing signal, an extended sampling circuit is disposed subsequent to a plural-stage sampling circuit for sampling a video signal at timing of the sampling signal, and a data signal is sampled at timing of the sampling signal generated by the extended sampling circuit. In a timing adjustment period, the data signal for adjustment is generated, the phases of the data signal and the timing signal are relatively shifted, the outputs of the sampling circuits are supplied to a common output line through respective switches, and the phase of the optimum timing signal or the video signal is determined based on the output from the common output line. |
| US08072541B2 |
Image processing apparatus and method for format conversion
A signal processing apparatus converts interlaced 4:2:2-format video signals including a luminance component and two chroma components into interlaced 4:2:0 format video signals. A downsampling low-pass filter has such a group delay that a modulo-1 remainder of the group delay at frequency ω=0 is substantially equal to 0.25. The downsampling low-pass filter is designed together with an associated upsampling low-pass filter such that the first downsampling low-pass filter and the upsampling low-pass filter substantially satisfy perfect reconstruction filter bank condition, and such that a sum of the group delay of the first downsampling low-pass filter and a group delay of a normalized filter obtained by making the sum of all the coefficients of the upsampling low-pass filter equal to 1 is substantially equal to an integer number at frequency ω=0. |
| US08072533B2 |
Conductive holder for flash and flash assembly having same
A conductive holder for a flash comprises a base, an elastic first holding arm, and an elastic second holding arm. The base includes a first end and an opposite second end. The first holding arm extends from the first end. The second holding arm extends from the second end and faces the first holding arm. The first holding arm and the second holding arm cooperatively forms a gap for firmly holding the flash. |
| US08072528B2 |
Solid state imaging device and camera system
A solid state imaging device able to make noise from a nonselected row small, able to suppress occurrence of vertical stripes in a bright scene, not requiring charging including a floating node capacity via a reset transistor, able to prevent an increase of a driver size of a drain line, and able to secure high speed operation and a camera system using this as the imaging device are provided.An MOS type solid state imaging device in which unit pixels 10 each having a photodiode 11, a transfer transistor 12 for transferring the signal of the photodiode 11 to a floating node N11, an amplifier transistor 13 for outputting the signal of the floating node N11 to a vertical signal line 22, and a reset transistor 14 for resetting the floating node N11 are arrayed in a matrix and in which a gate voltage of the reset transistor 14 is controlled by three values of a power source potential (for example 3V), a ground potential (0V), and a negative power source potential (for example −1V). |
| US08072522B2 |
Solid-state imaging device, imaging apparatus, and electronic apparatus
A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel unit in which unit pixels are arrayed, a complementary-signal generating unit that generates two kinds of complementary signals having complementarity with each other on the basis of analog pixel signals read out from the respective unit pixels in the pixel unit, two kinds of complementary signal lines on which the two kinds of complementary signals are transmitted, a horizontal scanning unit that transfers each of the two kinds of complementary signals on the complementary signal lines, and a differential amplifying unit that receives the signals on the two kinds of complementary signal lines with differential inputs and compares the signals. |
| US08072521B2 |
Solid-state imaging device, method for driving solid-state imaging device and imaging apparatus
A solid state imaging device with pixels in a two-dimensional array, a controller which performs window cutting on signals read out of the pixel array in multiple column units on a column-address basis, and a selector which, when the cutting window overlaps with a multiple column unit, holds signals in a present multiple column unit and in a previous column unit, and then outputs selected consecutive signals. |
| US08072517B2 |
Image capturing device with two moveable camera modules
An image capturing device includes an adjustment assembly and two camera modules. The adjustment assembly includes a base, a driving member fixed on the base, and two supporting boards. The driving member includes an elastic connecting board having two ends connected to the base, a rigid board fixed to the elastic connecting board facing the base, and a cam rotating unit positioned between the base and the rigid board. The cam rotating unit abuts the rigid board and is rotatable to cause the rigid board to move toward or away from the base. The two supporting boards are attached to the elastic connecting board opposite to the base and spaced apart from each other. The two camera modules are fixed to the two supporting boards respectively. |
| US08072515B2 |
Correction circuit, correction method and image pickup apparatus
Aspects of an embodiment include providing a correction circuit that corrects image data in apiece of a frame, the correction circuit comprising: a weight processing unit which performs weighting on position data corresponding to a relative position in response to the relative position between a position of a pixel in the image data and a certain position in the frame; and a correction processing unit that corrects the image data based on a correction value corresponding to the weighted position data. |
| US08072513B2 |
Image capturing system, signal processing circuit, and signal processing method
An image capturing system includes a signal correction unit which corrects a signal output from a defective pixel in an optical black region based on a signal output from a normal pixel. The optical black region has a plurality of pixel blocks. Each of the plurality of pixel blocks has a plurality of pixels each including one or more elements which have the same functions as in the remaining pixels and which have relative positions different from the remaining pixels. The signal correction unit corrects the signal output from the defective pixel in the optical black region based on a signal output from a normal pixel which is included in another pixel block different from the pixel block of the defective pixel in the optical black region and includes one or more elements having the same functions and same relative positions as in the defective pixel. |
| US08072511B2 |
Noise reduction processing apparatus, noise reduction processing method, and image sensing apparatus
An image signal subjected to three-dimensional noise reduction processing in a three-dimensional noise reduction processing portion is reduced by an electronic zoom portion, and is stored as a low-resolution image in a frame memory. The image signal stored in the frame memory is enlarged by an electronic zoom portion, and is fed to a three-dimensional noise reduction processing portion; it is then converted into an image signal having the same resolution as an image signal of a high-resolution image inputted from outside. |
| US08072505B2 |
Imaging apparatus
Light from an object is converted by an imaging device into an electric signal carrying an object image. A video signal is generated by a video signal processor based on the electric signal. A human face is detected by a face detector if a human is contained in the image, based on the video signal. An on-screen signal is generated by an on-screen generator for either a first or a second menu window each for use in selection among imaging modes. The first and second windows are used when no face and the face is being detected, respectively. The on-screen signal is supplied to a screen which displays one of the windows. The generator is controlled by a controller based on information, supplied by the detector, indicating whether the face is contained in the image, so that the on-screen signal is generated for the first or the second window. |
| US08072492B2 |
Mobile terminal device
To provide a mobile terminal device which can perform an operation reflecting the intention of a user when an event, such as the arrival of an incoming phone call or an email, occurs while a television broadcast is being displayed, and which can also improve the operability. A mobile terminal device is composed of: a TV reception unit which receives a television broadcast signal; an output control unit which controls outputs of video and audio of the television broadcast, auxiliary information of the television broadcast, the email, audio of the phone call, and video and audio of a video phone call, to a first display unit, a second display unit, and an audio reproduction unit; a recording control unit which records a television broadcast program onto a recording medium; a reproduction control unit which reproduces the television broadcast program recorded on the recording medium; a control unit which controls an operation performed when the email or the phone call is receives while the television broadcast is being displayed; and an unfold/fold detection unit which detects whether the mobile terminal device is folded or unfolded. |
| US08072491B2 |
Information processing system and method, information processing apparatus, image-capturing device and method, recording medium, and program
An information processing system includes a sensor that obtains sensor data. The system also includes a feature extracting mechanism that extracts a feature of an object based on the sensor data obtained by the sensor. Further, the system includes an event determining mechanism that obtains the feature extracted by the feature extracting mechanism so as to determine whether an event has occurred based on determination parameters. In addition, the system includes a display-data generating mechanism that generates, when an occurrence of the event is determined by the event determining mechanism, display data including event data for reporting the occurrence of the event. A display displays an indication based on the event data. An input reception mechanism receives an input based on the indication displayed by the display. A controller turns off a power source of the sensor based on the input received by the input reception mechanism. |
| US08072488B2 |
Holographic apparatus and method
The invention relates to a method of and apparatus for displaying a holographically generated video image having plural video frames. For each frame there is provided and computed (20) a respective sequential plurality of holograms. Each said sequential plurality of holograms of the plural video frames are sequentially displayed on a diffractive element (12) for viewing the replay field thereof, and the noise variance of each frame is perceived as attenuated by averaging across said plurality of holograms. |
| US08072484B2 |
Structure of three-dimensional image data, method of recording three-dimensional image data, and method of displaying and reproducing three-dimensional image data
An apparatus displaying a three-dimensional image is provided with a parallax barrier having optical openings arranged at a horizontal pitch n times as large as that of pixels arranged on a display surface. The parallax barrier reproduces rays from every n pixels on the display surface in a horizontal direction and no vertical parallaxes is displayed in a viewing area. Image data for a three-dimensional image is processed so as to be recorded in an efficient saving format which minimizes the degradation of image quality while accomplishing a high compression rate. Image data from a set of pixels constituting parallel rays in the same parallax direction are accumulated to obtain more than n parallax component images. Parallax component images corresponding to n-th adjacent parallax directions are combined together and thus converted into n connected images having the same numbers of vertical and horizontal pixels. |
| US08072482B2 |
Imaging system having a rotatable image-directing device
An image acquisition system for capturing images of a scene is provided. The system includes a stationary image acquisition device that receives optical images. A light-directing device directs images toward the image acquisition device. The light-directing device pivots about a pivot axis over a scan range that is less than 360 degrees. |
| US08072480B1 |
Digital television with subscriber conference overlay
Digital television system overlays subscriber two-way communication during broadcast program delivery to create virtual audience community. Individual or group billing and advertisement is personalized per DTV receiver program viewing and/or conferencing activity. Subscriber receiver includes camera and other media I/O device for multi-way video conferencing. Participants may be added or removed dynamically during programming or conferencing. |
| US08072479B2 |
Method system and apparatus for telepresence communications utilizing video avatars
An apparatus, system and method for telepresence communications in an environment of a virtual location between two or more participants at multiple locations. First perspective data descriptive of the perspective of the virtual location environment experienced by a first participant at a first location and feature data extracted and/or otherwise captured from a second participant at a second location are processed to generate a first virtual representation of the second participant in the virtual environment from the perspective of the first participant. Likewise, second perspective data descriptive of the perspective of the virtual location environment experienced by the second participant and feature data extracted and/or otherwise captured from features of the first participant are processed to generate a second virtual representation of the first participant in the virtual environment from the perspective of the second participant. The first and second virtual representations are rendered and then displayed to the first and second participants, respectively. The first and second virtual representations are updated and redisplayed to the participants upon a change in one or more of the perspective data and feature data from which they are generated. The apparatus, system and method are scalable to two or more participants. |
| US08072478B2 |
Optical scanning device, image forming apparatus, and write method
An optical scanning device acquires a displacement amount of each of scanning light beams in the main scanning direction, and corrects, based on the displacement amount, writing energy density at a write position such that a variation in image density due to a variation of the displacement amount is reduced. The light beams are used for scanning a target surface to write image data on the target surface. The writing energy density is an amount of light per unit surface area of the target surface. |
| US08072477B2 |
Image forming apparatus and signal synchronizing method thereof
An image forming apparatus includes: a plurality of optical scanning parts that scan a photoconductor with light of plural colors to form an electrostatic latent image on the photoconductor based on print data; and a controller that, based on a first optical scanning part to which a horizontal synchronization signal is applied of the optical scanning parts, calculates an offset value for light-scan of a second optical scanning part of the optical scanning parts, and controls the optical scanning parts to scan the photoconductor with the light according to the calculated offset value. |
| US08072472B2 |
System and method for scaling overlay images
A system and method for scaling a composite overlay image, wherein the composite overlay image comprises a plurality of pixels and each pixel comprises at least one color channel and at least one alpha channel, and further wherein at least one pixel of the composite overlay image has an alpha value of zero and a color value that is not well defined. First, a set of pixels of the composite overlay image are identified as pixels to be dilated. The color channels of the identified pixels are then dilated to form dilated composite overlay image. Finally, the dilated composite overlay image is scaled. |
| US08072468B2 |
Automated image framing
Methods and systems for automatically creating a frame image for a content image are presented, and include retaining in electronic storage one or more master frame component images, automatically cropping at least one of the master frame component images to create a plurality of frame component images including at least a plurality of cropped versions of the master frame component images, and automatically assembling the frame component images into a frame on a display such that the frame appears as a frame image for the content image when the frame component images and content image are displayed together. |
| US08072467B2 |
Request-driven on-demand processing
A rendering system is provided. The rendering system includes a rendering component that receives a request to view a data set and provide output to drive a display application. A processing engine generates output data for the rendering component, where the output data is suitable to satisfy a present demand to render a subset of the data set. |
| US08072465B2 |
Image processing method and system
The invention provides the image method and apparatus to increase the sharpness of a resized image. The image includes a plurality of pixels with an alpha value and an image data. The method detects the alpha value of neighboring first and second pixels. Weighting values of interpolated pixels between the first and second pixels are determined. The image data of the interpolated pixels are set to be identical to the image data of the first pixel when one of the first pixel or the second pixel is zero. |
| US08072464B2 |
3-dimensional graphics processing method, medium and apparatus performing perspective correction
A 3D graphics processing method includes receiving a homogeneous coordinate and an attribute value of both end points of one scan line of a polygon composed of a plurality of perspective projected vertices, calculating a reference value indicating an amount of perspective distortion in the scan line using the received homogeneous coordinates, and interpolating an attribute value of each of pixels of the scan line using at least some of the received homogeneous coordinates and attribute values, the attribute value interpolated by selectively applying perspective correction to each pixel based on the reference value. |
| US08072460B2 |
System, method, and computer program product for generating a ray tracing data structure utilizing a parallel processor architecture
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for generating a ray tracing data structure utilizing a parallel processor architecture. In operation, a global set of data is received. Additionally, a data structure is generated utilizing a parallel processor architecture including a plurality of processors. Such data structure is adapted for use in performing ray tracing utilizing the parallel processor architecture, and is generated by allocating the global set of data among the processors such that results of processing of at least one of the processors is processed by another one of the processors. |
| US08072458B2 |
Storage medium having game program stored thereon and game apparatus
When a movement of a sight point of a virtual camera along a line of sight thereof in a virtual game space is completed, an image representing the virtual game space is taken by the virtual camera and the image is used as a reference image. At the same time, started is a measurement of elapsed time since the generation of the reference image. Next, shifted images are generated based on the reference image, and a shift width representing a space on a screen between the reference image and each of the shifted images is determined in accordance with the elapsed time. An image is generated such that each of the shifted images is displaced from a position of the reference image on the screen by the shift width in a predetermined direction and the generated image is displayed on the screen. |
| US08072457B2 |
System and method for providing a dynamic expanded timeline
Generating a child timeline on a drawing sheet of a diagramming program such that the child timeline is dynamically linked to a parent timeline. An automated method allows for the automatic placing of information on the child timeline that was on the parent timeline when the child timeline is created. Parent and child timelines can be modified and a child timeline can be automatically updated when changes are made to the parent timeline and these changes affect the time interval corresponding to the child timeline. |
| US08072456B2 |
System and method for image-based rendering with object proxies
A system and method for rendering with an object proxy. In one embodiment, a method includes forming a set of view textures corresponding to a set of viewing directions; selecting a viewing direction for rendering; selecting at least two view textures from the formed set based on the selected viewing direction; and rendering the object proxy at the selected viewing direction. The rendering step includes applying texture from the selected view textures onto the selected object proxy. The view texture set forming step includes: calculating texture coordinates for the object proxy based on the level of obstruction at different portions of the object proxy and texture packing data; and drawing portions of the object based on the level of obstruction data for the object proxy and based on the texture packing data to obtain a view texture at the selected viewing direction. |
| US08072455B2 |
Virtual trace-multiple view modeling system and method
A system for generating two-dimensional views of a three-dimensional model is provided. The system includes an active building model system generating one or more user-selected two-dimensional views of a three-dimensional building model. A floor plan view location system receives user control data and places a two-dimensional floor plan view in a user-selected location of a viewing window. An elevation view location system receives user control data and places a two-dimensional elevation view in a user-selected location of the viewing window. |
| US08072454B1 |
Parallel processing system, method, and computer program product for selecting a ray tracing entity from a group of ray tracing entities for processing
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for selecting a ray tracing entity from a group of ray tracing entities for processing by a parallel processing architecture. In operation, it is determined whether at least one thread in a parallel processing architecture has completed processing a ray tracing entity. Further, an additional ray tracing entity is selected from a group of ray tracing entities for processing by the parallel processing architecture, based on the determination. |
| US08072451B2 |
Efficient Z testing
Z testing during computer graphics rendering is performed in a manner so as to optimize rendering. The status of a pixel as non-promotable may be tracked using a pixel status array (PSA). Each PSA row may contain bits which correspond to the non-promotable status of pixels. Each row may include five pixels, the first four of which represent the pixels in a subspan. If the row corresponds to a valid subspan, a determination may be made as to whether any pixel in the subspan is represented by a one, indicating that the pixel is non-promotable. This row corresponds to a previous subspan that has been sent down rendering pipeline. If a one is present, then the current subspan may be stalled until the pixels of the previous subspan has gone through color calculation. If, in the row that has just been read, no pixels are represented by a one, then a determination may be made as to whether any pixels in the current subspan are non-promotable. If so, then the corresponding bit in the current PSA row may be set to one. Otherwise, the Z test may be performed on each pixel of the current subspan. |
| US08072448B2 |
Three-dimensional annotations for street view data
The present invention relates to annotating images. In an embodiment, the present invention enables users to create annotations corresponding to three-dimensional objects while viewing two-dimensional images. In one embodiment, this is achieved by projecting a selecting object onto a three-dimensional model created from a plurality of two-dimensional images. The selecting object is input by a user while viewing a first image corresponding to a portion of the three-dimensional model. A location corresponding to the projection on the three-dimensional model is determined, and content entered by the user while viewing the first image is associated with the location. The content is stored together with the location information to form an annotation. The annotation can be retrieved and displayed together with other images corresponding to the location. |
| US08072445B2 |
Driving device and display apparatus having the same
A display device includes a timing controller, a data driver and a gate driver. The timing controller receives a first clock and an image data signal and outputs a second clock having a lower frequency than that of the first clock and the image data signal. The data driver receives the image data signal in synchronization with the second clock and converts the image data signal into a pixel voltage in response to a data control signal. The gate driver outputs a gate voltage in response to a gate control signal generated based on the second clock. |
| US08072444B2 |
Display device and electronic apparatus using the same
A light-detecting element, an analog-to-digital converter circuit, and a parallel-serial converter circuit are mounted on a substrate, using a thin film transistor, of an active matrix-type display device, and when a circuit is selected by an external chip-select signal, the luminance is adjusted by transmitting a signal of the light-detecting element, converted into digital data, to a luminance control circuit in sync with a clock signal. |
| US08072443B2 |
Techniques to switch between video display modes
A system, apparatus, method and article to switch between video display modes are described. The apparatus may include a graphics device to switch between a progressive mode and an interlaced mode to display media information using a single pixel clock frequency for both modes. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US08072440B2 |
Method for providing human input to a computer
The invention provides a method for providing human input to a computer which allows a user to interact with a display connected to the computer. The method includes the steps of placing a first target on a first portion of the user's body, using an electro-optical sensing means, sensing data related to the location of the first target and data related to the location of a second portion of the user's body, the first and second portions of the user's body being movable relative to each other, providing an output of the electro-optical sensing means to the input of the computer, determining the location of the first target and the location of the second portion of the user's body, and varying the output of the computer to the display based upon the determined locations for contemporaneous viewing by the user. |
| US08072439B2 |
Touch detecting interactive display
The invention provides an interactive display that is controlled by user gestures identified on a touch detecting display surface. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, imagery is projected onto a horizontal projection surface from a projector located above the projection surface. The locations where a user contacts the projection surface are detected using a set of infrared emitters and receivers arrayed around the perimeter of the projection surface. For each contact location, a computer software application stores a history of contact position information and, from the position history, determines a velocity for each contact location. Based upon the position history and the velocity information, gestures are identified. The identified gestures are associated with display commands that are executed to update the displayed imagery accordingly. Thus, the invention enables users to control the display through direct physical interaction with the imagery. |
| US08072436B2 |
Screen input-type image display system
A touch sensor (3) comprises a plurality of X-coordinate electrodes, a plurality of Y-coordinate electrodes placed crossing the X-coordinate electrodes with an insulating layer therebetween, a plurality of X-coordinate auxiliary electrodes which are extended from X-coordinate electrodes, and a plurality of Y-coordinate auxiliary electrodes which are extended from Y-coordinate electrodes, the plurality of X and Y-coordinate electrodes being placed in a two-dimensional matrix form on a display surface of a display device (1) for detecting a change of capacitance due to pressing. A detection circuit (4) which detects a change in capacitance of the touch sensor (3), an analog-to-digital converter (5) which converts a detection output of the detection circuit (4) into digital data, a touch panel control circuit (6) which determines a touched coordinate, and a primary control circuit (7) which receives input of touch coordinate data from the touch panel control circuit (6) are provided. |
| US08072435B2 |
Mobile electronic device, method for entering screen lock state and recording medium thereof
A mobile electronic device, a method for entering a screen lock state and a recording medium thereof are provided. In the present method, an input signal is received through a touch panel of the mobile electronic device. Then, a movement track of the input signal is obtained if a starting point of the input signal is located in a non-display area of the touch panel, and a vertical displacement of the input signal is calculated if the movement track contains a specific direction. Finally, a screen lock frame is dragged and displayed, and the mobile electronic device is switched to the screen lock state if the displacement reaches a predetermined value. Thereby, an intuitional way for locking the screen is provided, and accordingly, the convenience in operating the mobile electronic device is improved. |
| US08072434B2 |
Apparatus and method for information processing and storage medium therefor
In a game apparatus, when a user name input mode is selected on a screen displayed with a mode selecting software input region, a user name inputting software input region (including a software keyboard area, and an SW button (decision) and an SW button (cancel) which are formed at positions other than a position of the software keyboard area) is set on a displaying portion. When the SW button (decision) or the SW button (cancel) is touched, a process just as an HW button (A) or an HW button (B) is operated is executed. When a cursor is moved by an HW button (cross) in order to designate or select any one of the SW buttons within the software keyboard area, a combined mode is established to form a user name inputting software input region (an expanded software keyboard area, and an SW button (input) and an SW button (erase) which are formed at positions other than a position of the expanded software keyboard area) on the displaying portion. At this time, within the expanded software keyboard area, the SW button (decision) and the SW button (cancel) are set. |
| US08072431B2 |
Input/output-integrated display device and protective glass plate used therein
The invention provides an input/output-integrated display device equipped with a means for inputting information through handwriting comprising a protective glass plate arranged as an outermost layer on the observation side of the device, leaving a space between the protective glass plate and a part of the device facing the same. The protective glass plate is a chemically reinforced glass plate prepared by immersing, in a molten salt bath, a glass plate produced according to the floating technique and has a Young's modulus of 71 to 74 GPa and a Poisson's ratio of 0.22 to 0.24 to thus chemically reinforce the same; the protective glass plate has the side serving as the top face upon the production of the glass plate according to the floating technique and the bottom face side opposite to the top face side; the surface compression stress on the top face side is 200 to 650 MPa; the protective glass plate is arranged such that the top face faces the space; and the protective glass plate is deflected towards the bottom face side at a warpage. |
| US08072423B2 |
Input device for portable digital computers and portable digital computer with a multi-functional mouse
The invention relates to a portable digital Computer with an in-built coupling device which is arranged in order to receive mouse Signals from a radio mouse provided with a battery and fed by said battery. Said digital Computer comprises an in-built current source and an electric interface which is installed in a fixed manner and which is connected to the current source, the electric interface being arranged such that the battery can be charged. The invention also relates to an input device for a portable digital Computer comprising a radio mouse and an additional slide pad which is arranged on the top side of said radio mouse. The invention further relates to a special coupling bay comprising a recess which is a notebook. Said coupling bay is used for mechanically coupling a Cursor control device which is disposed below a notebook keyboard and in order to reconfigure the Cursor control device in a rear-sided Operation in order to use a notebook in a book-type and handheld form, whereby a flat mouse with annular-shaped finger Supports is provided in order to improve the handling and Operation thereof, in addition to a Cursor control device which is provided with an identification and locking function. Additionally, a notebook is disclosed, comprising a decoupling Cursor control device and a keyboard which can be decoupled. A desktop PC can be configured by means of a configuration via a hinge foldable functional part of a notebook. |
| US08072419B2 |
Computer mouse having a front sight button and method for generating local coordinates with the same
The present invention relates to a computer mouse having a front sight button and the method for generating local coordinates with the same, which comprises a position sensor for generating coordinates in accordance with the movement of the mouse, a front sight button for generating a local shooting signal when being pressed, a serial interface device, of which one end is connected to a personal computer for exchanging data between the mouse and the personal computer, and a processing unit. The processing unit is connected to the position sensor, the front sight button and the serial interface device. Upon receiving a local shooting signal, the processing unit generates a specific area having plural perimeter coordinates corresponding to the current coordinate. The processing unit further transmits the current coordinate, the perimeter coordinates and corresponding key-stroke signals sequentially to the personal computer through the serial interface device. |
| US08072410B2 |
Liquid crystal driving device
Disclosed is an impulsive type liquid crystal driving device which inserts black data during a vertical blanking interval and then realizes motion picture, comprising: a liquid crystal panel for including a plurality of gate bus lines, which are arranged in one-direction, and a plurality of data bus lines which are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the plurality of gate bus lines; a gate driver section for sequentially scanning the plurality of gate bus lines during an active address interval in response to a second vertical starting signal, a vertical clock signal and an output enable signal, and scanning the plurality of gate bus lines during a vertical blanking interval in a unit of a predetermined number of lines; and a current boosting section for increasing current amount supplied to the gate bus lines during the vertical blanking interval in response to a pulse width modulation signal. |
| US08072408B2 |
Liquid crystal display device and method of driving thereof
A liquid crystal display device according to the present invention has: a liquid crystal panel having a data line group; a data driver configured to drive the data line group of the liquid crystal panel by using a dot inversion driving method; and a power recovery circuit having an inductor. The inductor is configured to form an LC resonance circuit together with capacitance of the data line group and to collect electric power from the capacitance. |
| US08072406B2 |
Display system with single crystal Si thin film transistors
A liquid crystal display comprises a display panel that includes at least one pixel transistor, at least one pixel electrode in electrical communication with the pixel transistor, at least one common electrode, and a liquid crystal material between the pixel electrode and the common electrode. The pixel transistor includes a thin film layer of essentially single crystal silicon that has a thickness in a range of between about 100 nm and about 200 nm. The pixel electrode has a thickness in a range of between about 5 nm and about 20 nm. The common electrode has a thickness of between about 50 nm and about 200 nm. |
| US08072405B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which can recover a charge stored in a liquid crystal display panel without using an exteriorly mounted part such as a coil thus achieving the low power consumption. A display device includes a liquid crystal display panel having a plurality of pixels, a plurality of video lines which apply a video voltage to the plurality of pixels, and a drive circuit which supplies the video voltage to the plurality of video lines. In such a display device, the liquid crystal display panel has a common electrode to which a first voltage and a second voltage having a potential higher than a potential of the first voltage are alternately applied. The liquid crystal display panel further includes a charge recovering circuit which is connected between the respective video lines and a power source line and recovers charge when a voltage applied to the common electrode is changed over from the first voltage to the second voltage or when the voltage applied to the common electrode is changed over from the second voltage to the first voltage. |
| US08072403B2 |
Liquid crystal displays having wide viewing angles
A liquid crystal display includes sub-pixels each having a first display field and a second display field that both operate in a transmissive mode or both operate in a reflective mode. The first and second display fields of a sub-pixel are driven by a same driving device. The first and second display fields of a sub-pixel have different characteristics that cause liquid crystal layers in the first and second display fields to have different transmittances, the difference in transmittances of the first and second display fields being larger than a predetermined value. |
| US08072402B2 |
Interferometric optical modulator with broadband reflection characteristics
An optical device suitable for forming a pixel in a video display. The optical device includes a first layer having a first refractive index; a second layer over the first layer, the second layer having a second refractive index less than the first refractive index; and a third layer over the second layer, the third layer having a third refractive index larger than the second refractive index; and a fourth layer that is at least partially optically absorptive, wherein the optical stack and the fourth layer are a first distance from one another when the device is in a first state and are a second distance from one another when the device is in a second state, the first distance different from the second distance. |
| US08072396B2 |
Unit circuit, electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus
A unit circuit includes an electro-optical element, a first capacitive element, a second capacitive element, a third capacitive element, a drive transistor, a first switching element, an initialization unit, and a compensation unit. The electro-optical element emits an amount of light in accordance with a magnitude of a drive current. The first capacitive element includes a first electrode and a second electrode, the first electrode is electrically connected to a first node, and the second electrode is capable of receiving a fixed potential. The second capacitive element includes a third electrode and a fourth electrode, the third electrode is electrically connected to a second node, and the fourth electrode is capable of receiving a fixed potential. The third capacitive element includes a fifth electrode and a sixth electrode, the fifth electrode is electrically connected to the first node, and the sixth electrode is electrically connected to the second node. The drive transistor includes a gate, a source, and a drain and outputs the drive current in a driving period. The gate thereof is electrically connected to the second node. In a data writing period, the first switching element is in an on state and supplies to the first node a data potential supplied via a data line. The initialization unit causes the third capacitive element to discharge charges stored therein in an initialization period. The compensation unit electrically connects the source and the drain of the drive transistor together in a compensation period. |
| US08072393B2 |
User interface for a head mounted display
A headset comprises an arrangement and a display. The arrangement is situated at least partially on a head of a user. The display is coupled to the arrangement and capable of displaying a pointing device to the user. The headset is coupled to a mobile device which includes a sensor. When the mobile device is moved, the sensor detects a direction of the movement to generate corresponding direction data. The display displays to the user a corresponding movement of the pointing device which is determined as a function of the corresponding direction data. |
| US08072390B2 |
Antenna arrangement
An antenna arrangement comprises a first antenna element; a second antenna element; a coupling element for electromagnetically coupling to the first antenna element and the second antenna element; and a switching mechanism, connected to the coupling element, for switching between a first electrical configuration and a second electrical configuration. When the switching mechanism is in the first electrical configuration, the coupling element has a first impedance and when the switching mechanism is in the second electrical configuration, the coupling element has a second impedance. |
| US08072387B2 |
Magnetic antenna and board mounted with the same
There is provided a magnetic antenna, suitable for use in an RFID tag and an RFID tag reader/writer, which operates stable even if brought close to a metallic object and suitable for mass-production, and a board mounted with the magnetic antenna. The magnetic antenna has a coil comprising a magnetic layer and a conductive layer provided on the magnetic layer via an insulating layer. Alternatively, the magnetic antenna has a plurality of coils each comprising a magnetic layer having a square or rectangular shape and arranged radially. One ends of the coils are connected in series or parallel to one another by the magnetic layers thereof such that the coils have the same polarity. An insulating layer is provided on one or both outer surface of the coils, and a conductive layer is provided on an outer surface of at least one of the insulating layers. The magnetic antenna is produced using an LTCC technology. |
| US08072385B2 |
Circuit substrate supporting structure and antenna apparatus
Disclosed is a circuit substrate supporting structure including: a base; a cover to cover over the base; a circuit substrate accommodated in the cover in a state standing on the base; a projecting section provided on the circuit substrate in a state projecting from a bottom edge section of the circuit substrate and placed on the base; an elastic piece placed on the projecting section; and a pressurizing section convexly provided on an inner wall of the cover above the projecting section to be pressed against the projecting section from above the elastic piece. |
| US08072384B2 |
Dual-polarized antenna modules
An array antenna module includes multiple antenna assemblies. Each antenna assembly generally includes a first radiating element and a second radiating element spaced apart from the first radiating element and capacitively coupled thereto. A first transmission line is capacitively coupled to the first radiating element, and a second transmission line is electrically coupled to the first radiating element by a connector. The antenna assembly is operable to transmit at least one or more signals to at least one or more wireless application devices and/or to receive at least one or more signals from at least one or more wireless application devices. The first radiating element, second radiating element, first transmission line, and/or second transmission line are coupled to substrates. And at least one or more of the substrates may include epoxy resin bonded glass fabric such as, for example, flame retardant 4. |
| US08072380B2 |
Wireless power transmission system and method
A wireless power transmission system including at least one source of electromagnetic radiation, a plurality of wireless power receivers that receive radiated electromagnetic energy, a beacon collocated with each wireless power receiver, wherein the beacon generates and radiates a pilot signal when the beacon is in an active state, and an array of transmitting antennas connected to the source of electromagnetic radiation that radiates the electromagnetic radiation in the direction of the beacon in the active state. The electromagnetic radiation can be electronically steered from one wireless power receiver to another by activating and deactivating the beacons collocated with each wireless power receiver. |
| US08072375B2 |
Method and apparatus for integrity communication in a navigation satellite system
For integrity communication, a navigation satellite system has a space segment with satellites that emit navigation signals for reception and analysis by user systems, and a ground segment with observation stations that monitor the satellites. The ground segment controls cause distribution of integrity information concerning the satellites to user systems with the navigation signals. The integrity information has a first SISMA value and a second broadcast SISMA value for the accuracy of the satellite monitored by the ground segment. The second broadcast SISMA value takes into account a failure of an observation station of the ground segment, and a threshold value for the second broadcast SISMA value is provided. The threshold value with the integrity information for a satellite is transmitted instead of the second broadcast SISMA value when the latter exceeds the threshold value and the first SISMA value is lower than the threshold value for the satellite. The integrity information to be transmitted when the second broadcast SISMA value and the first SISMA value for the satellite each exceed the threshold value. |
| US08072371B2 |
Multiple-mode location determining methods and systems
Methods, apparatuses and/or systems are provided for selectively initiating a first mode location determination process using a location determining device if an item is not substantially stationary, and selectively initiating at least a second mode location determination process using the location determining device if the item is substantially stationary. |
| US08072369B2 |
System and method for interrogating a target using polarized waves
A system and method for communication that could be used in an identification friend or foe system. The method comprises generating a first message by a processor and controlling a beam steerer to deflect transmitted waves toward a first angle. The method further comprises transmitting the first message through an antenna in communication with the beam steerer toward the spatial angle. The method further comprises controlling the beam steerer to deflect waves received from the spatial angle. The method further comprises receiving a responsive wave at the antenna through the beam steerer at the spatial angle, the responsive wave including a second message responsive to the first message. |
| US08072363B2 |
System and method for bandpass sigma-delta modulation
Various embodiments of this disclosure may describe a bandpass sigma-delta modulator (BP ΣΔM) comprising an electromechanical filter, a quantizer coupled to the electromechanical filter, and a feedback circuit coupled between the quantizer and the electromechanical filter. Other embodiments be also be disclosed or claimed. |
| US08072360B2 |
Simultaneous sampling analog to digital converter
The invention is a novel scheme of performing an analog to digital conversion of simultaneous sampled analog inputs using multiple sample and hold circuits and a single successive approximation analog to digital converter (“SAR ADC”). Each of the analog inputs are stored on capacitors in the sample and hold circuits, and the sample and holds are sequentially connected to the capacitor DAC. After the digital conversion of the of the input signals stored on a sample and hold, the connected sample and hold is disconnected and the charge on the DAC is reset before the next sample and hold circuit is connected. The process is repeated until all analog inputs have been converted. |
| US08072356B2 |
Capacitive sensing user interfaces and implementation thereof
Methods and apparatus for determining the operating states of a plurality of capacitive sensing buttons in a capacitive sensing user interface are disclosed. The capacitive sensing buttons are sampled in a round-robin fashion such that the decay time samples for the buttons are acquired in an interleaved manner during each sampling cycle. Provisions are made to reduce the initialization delay, to reduce transient-induced errors, and to obtain the operating states based on updated decay data samples for the buttons. |
| US08072355B2 |
Reduced QWERTY keyboard system that provides better accuracy and associated method
A handheld electronic device and an associated method are provided. The handheld electronic device includes a keyboard assembly, a display positioned adjacent the keyboard assembly, a processor structured to receive inputs from the keyboard assembly and to output to the display as a function of the inputs, the processor further structured to run a disambiguation routine. The keyboard assembly includes a printed circuit board, a primary conductor portion, a secondary conductor portion, and a keyboard assembly. The printed circuit board has a plurality of electrical contacts. The conductor assembly has a plurality of primary conductors and a plurality of secondary conductors, each the primary conductor and secondary conductor structured to correspond to, and engage and close, at least one of the plurality of electrical contacts. The keyboard assembly has a plurality of keys each having one or more indicia thereon. The plurality of keys are disposed in a first set of keys and a second set of keys, wherein each key in the first set of keys is coupled to, and structured to engage, a first number of conductors, and, each key in the second set of keys is coupled to, and structured to engage, a second number of conductors wherein the second number is different than the first number. |
| US08072348B2 |
System for the remote acquisition of the electric energy consumptions and for the remote control of the distributed targets of users, also of domestic type
A system for the remote acquisition of data and for the remote control of electricity meters comprises a central server AMM in bi-directional communication with a plurality of concentrators. To each concentrator, a set of electricity meters is connected, such that bi-directional communication between each meter and its associated concentrator is possible. The intelligence of the system is distributed between the central server, the concentrators and the electricity meters. To this end, each meter comprises at least a first processor, a first data memory and a first program memory for bi-directional communication with the associated concentrator. The first data memory serves to at least temporarily store and/or transmit the data which have already undergone a first processing by the first processor. Each of the concentrators comprises a second processor, a second program memory and a second data memory as well as means for a bi-directional communication with a central server. The second data memory serves to temporarily store and/or transmit the data processed by the second processor. |
| US08072343B2 |
Local emergency isolation valve controller with diagnostic testing and trouble indicator
A local logic solver that operates with a local smart valve controller to control, test and monitor performance characteristics of a local field-mounted emergency isolation valve device, outputting a local indication of trouble on the device, which is mounted in the field away from the facility's central control panel for the process. The local logic solver includes a recording function and memory for retrieval of detected faults that are time-stamped and recorded locally to generate documentation and to track the elapsed time, starting when the degraded state of the device was detected and first signaled as a problem; other performance data is also recorded. Accordingly, the operation of the overall system is simplified by eliminating the need for an external computer to diagnose any problems. A local control panel preferably includes pushbuttons and lights used during routine operations of the valve and a fault indicator light substantially adjacent to or in close proximity to the device being monitored to alert personnel of detected faults. |
| US08072339B2 |
Remote control with temperature sensor for air conditioner
A remote control system includes an RC comprising a first processor, a first RF unit, and a temperature sensor; a receiver on an air conditioner and comprising a second processor and an IR receiver; and a retransmission device proximate the air conditioner and comprising a third processor, a second RF unit, and an IR unit. The first processor compares temperature measured by the temperature sensor with a set temperature of the air conditioner, the first processor sends a temperature adjustment instruction to the first RF unit if the measured temperature is not within a predetermined range of the set temperature, the first RF unit transmits the instruction to the second RF unit via RF signals, the third processor processes received RF signals into IR signals, the IR unit transmits received IR signals to the IR receiver, and the second processor processes received IR signals into a temperature adjustment instruction. |
| US08072332B2 |
RFID tags with EAS deactivation ability
A radio-frequency identification (RFID) and an electronic article surveillance (EAS) tag includes an RFID device and an EAS device. The RFID device may operate in a plurality of states including an activated state in which communication with a reader is enabled and a deactivated state in which communication with a reader is disabled. The EAS device may operate in a plurality of states including an activated state in which activation of an alarm is enabled and a deactivated state in which activation of an alarm is disable. The RFID device may be deactivated when the EAS device is deactivated. For example, the same piece of equipment that deactivates the EAS device also deactivates the RFID device at the same time. The RFID device may include an antenna, an RFID chip connected to the antenna for communicating with a reader, and an active element operatively disposed with respect to the antenna. The active element, which may include a conductive strip or lead, may have an activated state in which the antenna is enabled for communicating with a reader in a far field and a deactivated state in which the antenna is disabled from communicating with a reader in a far field. In addition, the EAS device may include a magnetic resonator and a bias magnet. When activated, the bias magnet may cause or affect the resonator to resonate and the active element to be in the activated state. Further, when deactivated, the bias magnet may cause the active element to be in the deactivated state. |
| US08072328B2 |
Tag communication apparatus and tag communication system
A first tag communication apparatus is adapted to perform radio communications with a second tag communication apparatus and an RFID tag provided on a moving object. A controller is operable to cause an antenna to transmit first radio waves while changing a first direction that the first radio waves are transmitted. A receiver is operable to receive a second radio waves transmitted from the second tag communication apparatus. An extractor is operable to extract, from the second radio waves, synchronizing information indicative of a timing that the second tag communication apparatus changes a second direction that the second radio waves are transmitted therefrom. A synchronizer is operable to synchronize a timing that the controller changes the first direction with the timing that the second tag communication apparatus changes the second direction, based on the synchronizing information. |
| US08072325B2 |
Trespass detection system
A trespass detection system includes an electronic-wave trespass detection sensor which is provided near the boundary of a trespass surveillance area, and a detection device body which detects trespassing into the area on the basis of a detection output from the sensor. The detection device body includes a change quantity storing unit which stores the quantity of change in electric field intensity over a predetermined period for each detection zone that is set in advance along the direction of extension of the electronic-wave trespass detection sensor, a statistical processing unit which statistically processes each of the quantities of change, a threshold value setting unit which corrects a threshold value on the basis of the result of the processing and sets a new threshold value, and a trespass detection determining unit which compares the quantity of change and the threshold value and thus determines that there is trespassing by an object. |
| US08072314B1 |
Secondary card reader
A secondary reader and associated system are disclosed. In some embodiments, a secondary reader obtains and communicates information about a reading of an RFID tag by a primary reader by receiving an RFID signal that is responsive to a signal from the primary reader. In some embodiments, the secondary reader also receives an interrogation signal from the primary reader. In some embodiments, the secondary reader receives information related to the primary reader that may, in some instances, include a security key used to determine whether or not the primary reader is authorized to read the RFID tag. Variations on these and other embodiments are described more fully herein. |
| US08072313B2 |
RFID interrogator with improved symbol decoding and systems based thereon
An improved Interrogator for use in a radio frequency identification system wherein at least one tag modulates a radio frequency signal by modulated backscatter operations. |
| US08072312B2 |
Contactlessly rechargeable identification device and method thereof
A non-contact state charging authentication device and a method thereof are disclosed. The authentication device includes: a power supply for receiving and transmitting power; a control unit for controlling a signal; a shunt and voltage divided circuit connecting to the said power supply and the said control unit for controlling the transmission of power; and an electromagnetic inductance element connecting to the said shunt current and voltage divided circuit for inducting and transmitting an electromagnetic signal which has an electromagnetic inductance frequency. While non-contact electromagnetic induction between the said authentication device and a charging device occurs, the said charging device begins to charging the said authentication device. |
| US08072307B2 |
Transformer
A transformer may include a semiconductor layer coil, a trench coil connected with the semiconductor layer coil in parallel, and a metal layer coil opposing both of the semiconductor layer coil and the trench coil. The semiconductor layer coil and the trench coil may be insulated from the metal layer coil by an insulating layer. |
| US08072303B2 |
Inductor
An inductor is arranged such that the projection area of each terminal portion falls within a square circumscribing the projection area of an upper flange portion under a state where the inductor is projected orthogonally in the direction of the axis. Projection area of each end of a winding connected to the joint of the terminal portions also falls within the square. Consequently, an installation space can be secured easily on a board, and a space saving inductor in which a space for installation of other components can be secured easily on the periphery can be obtained. |
| US08072301B2 |
Superconductive magnet system for a magnetic resonance examination system
A superconductive magnet system with a super conductive magnet is provided with a cooling system. A thermal switch is configured to thermally (de)couple the superconductive magnet from/to the cooling system so that the magnet can be decoupled from the cooling system e.g. in the event of a quench. |
| US08072282B2 |
Method of compensating an oscillation frequency and PLL
A method for compensating an oscillation frequency, a device, and a phase locked loop (PLL) is applied in the LC oscillating loop, including: sending voltage control signals to one end of a variable capacitor of an LC oscillating loop to generate oscillating signals in the LC oscillating loop through the voltage control signals; obtaining variable bias voltage that reflects changes of external parameters; and sending the variable bias voltage to the other end of the variable capacitor to compensate changes to the oscillation frequency of oscillation signals generated in the LC oscillating loop. This invention compensates the changes to the oscillation frequency of the circuit that contains the LC oscillating loop and improves the stability of the circuit oscillation frequency by sending bias voltage to one end of the variable capacitor of the LC oscillating loop. |
| US08072279B2 |
Crystal oscillator with pedestal
An object of the invention is to provide an oscillator with a pedestal that facilitates soldering operations and offers a high level of productivity. A surface mount crystal oscillator with a pedestal comprises a crystal oscillator with lead wires led out from a bottom surface of a metallic base thereof; and a pedestal having a substantially rectangular outer shape in plan view, has insertion holes through which the lead wires pass, and is attached to a bottom surface of the crystal oscillator, and has mount terminals to be electrically connected to the lead wires formed on a bottom surface thereof. The configuration is such that the insertion holes are provided in four corner sections of the pedestal, in the four corner sections of the bottom surface of the pedestal where the insertion holes are formed there is provided a recess with an open outer periphery, and the lead wire is connected to a terminal electrode formed inside the recess, using solder. |
| US08072275B1 |
Digital ring oscillator
A digital ring oscillator outputting a toggled clock signal. The clock signal is generated by a plurality of electronic cells that are arranged in series. At least one of the plurality of electronic cells receives a feedback of the clock signal. Control signals are received at an input for the plurality of electronic cells. Each electronic cell includes a first logic gate, a second logic gate, and an inverted logic gate coupled between the first logic gate and the second logic gate. For each electronic cell, a respective control signal controls whether an output signal received from the first logic gate of a preceding electronic cell is transferred through the first logic gate to the first logic gate in a succeeding electronic cell, or is inverted and transferred through the second logic gate to the second logic gate in a preceding electronic cell, based on the control signal. |
| US08072271B1 |
Termination circuit based linear high efficiency radio frequency amplifier
The present disclosure relates to RF power amplifier circuitry that may include a source termination circuit, a load termination circuit, or both used in an unconventional manner to shape amplitude-based amplitude modulation (AM-AM) distortion, amplitude-based phase modulation (AM-PM) distortion, or both to extend a linear operating range of the RF power amplifier circuitry. Conventional RF power amplifier circuitry may operate as a Class F RF power amplifier, which may use termination circuits to create impedance valleys at even harmonics of an RF carrier frequency to improve a saturated efficiency of the RF power amplifier circuitry. However, the termination circuits of the present disclosure may create impedance valleys that are not at even harmonics of an RF carrier frequency to shape amplitude-based distortion, thereby extending a linear operating range of the RF power amplifier circuitry. |
| US08072270B2 |
CMOS RF power amplifier with LDMOS bias circuit for large supply voltages
Bias circuitry that may be used within a communications or other device includes a first current mirror having first and second transistors with sources coupled to ground and operable to receive a reference current at a drain of first transistor. A second current mirror has first and second transistors with drains coupled to a battery voltage supply. A third current mirror has first and second transistors with drains coupled to sources of the first and second transistors of the second current mirror, respectively. A biasing transistor couples between the second transistor of the first current mirror and the first transistor of the third current mirror and operable to receive a tuning input voltage at its gate. A resistive element coupled between the second transistor of the third current mirror and ground produces a bias voltage produced at a connection of the resistive element and the second transistor of the third current mirror. |
| US08072268B2 |
Operational amplifier
An operational amplifier has an input stage that branches a first current according to first and second input signals. An output stage generates an output signal from a second current and one of the branch currents in the input stage. A first transistor supplies the first current to the input stage. A second transistor supplies the second current to the output stage. A first gate line supplies a first bias potential to the gate terminal of the first transistor. A second gate line supplies a second bias potential to the gate terminal of the second transistor. The first gate line and the second gate line are electrically isolated from each other, preventing unwanted feedback of the output signal to the input stage by leakage through the gate lines. |
| US08072267B2 |
Phase margin modification in operational transconductance amplifiers
The present disclosure relates to phase margin modification in operational transconductance amplifiers. |
| US08072263B2 |
Power control device for a signal with optimized input dynamics
A signal power control device comprises two amplification channels. A first amplification channel comprises a first transconductance amplifier and a second amplification channel comprises an attenuator mounted in series with a second transconductance amplifier. Gain adjustment means allow the respective gains of the first and the second amplifier to be controlled independently, according to laws, ensuring optimum output dynamics across the entire gain range of the power control device. |
| US08072262B1 |
Low input bias current chopping switch circuit and method
A chopper-stabilized circuit (1) includes pre-chopping circuitry (26) for chopping an input signal (Vin) at a first frequency to generate a first signal. Input chopping circuitry (9) chops the first signal at a second frequency substantially greater than the first frequency to produce a second signal. The first frequency is a sub-harmonic of the second frequency. Post-chopping circuitry (30) chops the second chopped signal at the first frequency to produce a third signal that is applied to an input of a signal conditioning circuit (2). The output chopping circuitry (10) chops an output of the signal conditioning circuit at the second frequency to generate a fourth signal. The fourth signal is filtered. |
| US08072256B2 |
Dynamic random access memory and boosted voltage producer therefor
A dynamic random access memory (DRAM) is selectively operable in a sleep mode and another mode. The DRAM has data storage cells that are refreshed in the refresh mode. A boosted voltage is provided for the operation of the DRAM. A boosted voltage provider includes a group of charge pump circuits that are selectively activated by a pump control circuit based on a refresh time for refreshing data in the DRAM cells in the sleep mode. |
| US08072247B1 |
Programmable voltage regulator
A circuit in accordance with one embodiment of the invention can include a variable voltage generator that is coupled to receive an input voltage. Furthermore, the circuit can include a non-volatile memory that is coupled to the variable voltage generator. The non-volatile memory can be coupled to receive programming for controlling an output voltage of the variable voltage generator. |
| US08072245B2 |
dB-linear voltage-to-current converter
A dB-linear voltage-to-current (V/I) converter that is amenable to implementation in CMOS technology. In a representative embodiment, the dB-linear V/I converter has a voltage scaler, a current multiplier, and an exponential current converter serially connected to one another. The voltage scaler supplies an input current to the current multiplier based on an input voltage. The current multiplier multiplies the input current and a current proportional to absolute temperature and supplies the resulting current to the exponential current converter. The exponential current converter has a differential MOSFET pair operating in a sub-threshold mode and generating an output current that is proportional to a temperature-independent, exponential function of the input voltage. |
| US08072240B2 |
Die apparatus having configurable input/output and control method thereof
A metal configurable I/O structure for an integrated circuit is disclosed. The metal configurable I/O structure may be configured for one of any of a plurality of I/O specifications. Preferably a common voltage reference and a common current reference is generated for provision to a plurality of I/O structures. |
| US08072238B1 |
Programmable logic device architecture with the ability to combine adjacent logic elements for the purpose of performing high order logic functions
A high efficiency PLD architecture having logic elements that can be selectively combined to perform higher order logic functions than can be performed alone by a single logic element. The programmable logic device includes a logic block having a first logic element. The first logic element includes a first pair of sub-function generators and is capable of implementing logic functions of a first order. The logic block also includes a second logic element having a second pair of sub-function generators. A programmable sharing circuitry is also included in the logic block. The programmable sharing circuitry selectively couples the first pair of sub-function generators and the second pair of sub-function generators so that the first logic element is capable of performing logic functions of either (i) the first order, or (ii) a second order. The second order is higher than the first order. |
| US08072237B1 |
Computer-aided design tools and memory element power supply circuitry for selectively overdriving circuit blocks
Integrated circuits are provided with circuitry such as multiplexers that can be selectively configured to route different adjustable power supply voltages to different circuit blocks on the integrated circuits. The circuit blocks may contain memory elements that are powered by the power supply voltages and that provide corresponding static output control signals at magnitudes that are determined by the power supply voltages. The control signals from the memory elements may be applied to the gates of transistors in the circuit blocks. Logic on an integrated circuit may be powered at a given power supply voltage level. The memory elements may provide their output signals at overdrive voltage levels that are elevated with respect to the given power supply voltage level. Memory elements associated with circuit blocks that contain critical paths can be overdriven at voltages that are larger than memory elements associated with circuit blocks that contain noncritical paths. |
| US08072234B2 |
Micro-granular delay testing of configurable ICs
A method for testing a set of circuitry in an integrated circuit (IC) is described. The IC includes multiple configurable circuits for configurably performing multiple operations. The method configures the IC to operate in a user mode with a set of test paths that satisfies a set of evaluation criteria. Each test path includes a controllable storage element for controllably storing a signal that the storage element receives. The method operates the IC in user mode. The method reads the values stored in the storage elements to determine whether the set of circuitry is operating within specified performance limits. |
| US08072224B2 |
Methods for predicting the future performance of fuel cell stacks and individual fuel cells
Method embodiments for analyzing the future performance of a fuel cell stack comprise the steps of: a) generating a first polarization curve data by experimentally measuring the voltage of a fuel cell stack across a current range at a first interval; b) dividing the current range into a plurality of discrete current ranges; c) calculate an average voltage value for each discrete current range; d) fitting all average voltage values to produce a first average polarization curve; e) conducting steps a) through d) at a second interval to produce a second average polarization curve; f) comparing the first average polarization curve to the second polarization curve to calculate the drop in voltage and thereby the fuel cell stack degradation; and g) utilizing the calculated drop in voltage between the first and second polarization curves to predict the polarization of the fuel cells at future time intervals. |
| US08072218B2 |
Whole-body antenna for a magnetic resonance system comprising hollow rods
A whole-body antenna for a magnetic resonance apparatus has an antenna structure composed of a number of antenna rods extending in a rod direction between first and second ends of the antenna structure. The antenna rods are distributed around a central axis of the antenna structure, forming an examination region for an examination subject in a magnetic resonance examination. The antenna rods are coupled to each other at their first ends by a ferrule. Each of the rods is a hollow rod, and each rod is connected at its second end to ground via a hollow ring. Conductors are routed in the interior of the hollow rods, and can be routed through the hollow ring to the exterior of the antenna structure. |
| US08072217B2 |
Magnetic resonance phantom systems and methods
According to one aspect, a magnetic resonance (NMR or MRI) phantom includes a spherical or quasi-spherical casing enclosing an internal chamber, and an internal phantom structure situated within the internal chamber. The casing includes alignment features allowing the sequential alignment/orientation of the phantom along three orthogonal axes. In some embodiments, the casing is shaped as a quasi-spherical intercyl having an outer surface defined by the intersection of three orthogonal cylinders. In some embodiments, the casing may be shaped as a sphere having orthogonal registration holes or channels sized to accommodate a corresponding protrusion or ridge in a phantom holder; the casing may also include protrusions or ridges sized to fit into a matching hole or channel defined in a holder. One or more internal phantom plates may include air bubble transfer apertures allowing air bubbles to flow between opposite sides of a plate as a liquid-filled phantom is rotated. |
| US08072213B2 |
NMR measurement method
An NMR measurement method adapted for measurements on solid mixture samples starts with irradiating a pulse sequence to the sample in order to measure the longitudinal magnetization relaxation times of nuclei possessing homogeneous longitudinal magnetization relaxation times (step 1). After a lapse of a given period of time t, a high-resolution NMR spectrum is acquired by nullifying spin diffusion across the nuclei (step 2). The steps 1 and 2 are repeated while varying the period of time t. The high-resolution NMR spectra are classified according to value of longitudinal magnetization relaxation time by inverse Laplace transform. |
| US08072210B2 |
Detecting device of the angular position of a rotating member of an electric household appliance
A detecting device for detecting the angular position of an electric household appliance rotating member, including a generating apparatus of a magnetic field arrangeable in a fixed position with respect to the rotating member; an interaction apparatus with the magnetic field generating element integrally arrangeable in use on the rotating member in a position so as to transit periodically in front of the generating apparatus of the magnetic field and in position adjacent to the same to cause a spatial variation of the magnetic field flux lines between a first and a second field configuration; and a signal generating apparatus adapted to generate an electric signal when crossed by the flux lines of the magnetic field. |
| US08072208B2 |
Integrated circuit with tracking logic
An integrated circuit including an amplifier and a first circuit. The amplifier is configured to receive a sensed signal and provide an amplified signal. The first circuit is configured to track a first signal that is based on the amplified signal. The first circuit includes a first comparator, tracking logic and a first digital to analog converter. The first comparator is configured to respond to a second signal that is based on the first signal and provide a comparator output signal. The tracking logic is configured to receive the comparator output signal and update a digital output. The first digital to analog converter is configured to receive the digital output and provide a tracking signal that is summed with the first signal to provide the second signal. |
| US08072205B1 |
Peak-to-average measurement with envelope pre-detection
A peak-to-average measurement system includes an envelope detector to extract the modulation envelope of an input signal having a modulated carrier. The resulting baseband envelope signal is applied to a peak detector and an averaging circuit. In one embodiment, the averaging circuit includes a translinear core to generate a squared signal in response to the envelope signal and an RMS-average circuit to perform the averaging portion of an RMS function. The translinear core may also generate a replicated version of the envelope signal for the peak detector. The use of a common envelope detector for both the peak detector and averaging circuit may provide improved scaling accuracy. |
| US08072203B2 |
Method and apparatus for regulating electrical power from a non-perpetual power source
A method and system for regulating electrical power from a non-perpetual power source. In one implementation, the method includes receiving a variable power output from the non-perpetual power source, wherein a power amplitude of the variable power output substantially varies over time; and generating a regulated current output or a regulated voltage output based in part on the variable power output received from the non-perpetual power source. |
| US08072200B1 |
AC and DC temperature compensation scheme for DCR current sense
A current sensing circuit with AC and DC temperature compensation for sensing current through an output inductor which has an inherent DC resistor with a temperature varying resistance. A first RC circuit is coupled across the output inductor and has a time constant. The first amplifier provides a sense signal indicative of voltage of the first RC circuit. The second RC circuit is coupled to a first correction node and receives the sense signal. The second resistor has a temperature varying resistance so that the second RC circuit has a time constant commensurate with a time constant of the output inductor. The third RC circuit is coupled to a second correction node and has a time constant equal commensurate with the first RC circuit. The second amplifier provides a corrected sense signal based on the correction nodes. |
| US08072195B2 |
Voltage converter
A voltage converter connectable to a power source (PS) and a load (LD) provides a regulated output voltage (Vout) from a voltage (Vin) power source by switchable current paths including an inductive element (L). The voltage converter includes a plurality of switching elements for switching the current paths of the voltage converter as a forward-phase current path when the input voltage corresponds to the output voltage, as an up-phase current path when the input voltage is lower than the output voltage, and as a down-phase current path when the input voltage is higher than the output voltage. A central controller controls a switching state of the plurality of switching elements, a current sensing unit including a comparator for sensing a current flowing through at least one of the switching elements, and a plurality of processing units for processing the current sensing. |
| US08072193B2 |
Phase shift control method for boost converter and circuit implementation
A phase shift control method for a boost converter and circuit implementation comprises a master phase and at least one slave phase. A master-phase inductor current flowing through the master phase has a master-phase charge time interval and a master-phase discharge time interval; a slave-phase inductor current flowing through the slave phase has a slave-phase charge time interval and a slave-phase discharge time interval. The method comprises: calculating an ideal switching timing whereat the slave-phase inductor current descends to a zero-current judgment value; obtaining a physical switching timing whereat the slave-phase charge time interval starts; calculating a conduction timing error between the physical switching timing and the ideal switching timing; determining the time length of the slave-phase charge time interval in the same cycle according to the conduction timing error and the master-phase charge time interval. |
| US08072190B2 |
Permanent magnet generator control
A method of and a system for controlling a permanent magnet AC generator (10), wherein the generator is provided with stator windings and permanent magnets in the rotor and wherein the generator is connected to a drive unit (50), wherein the generator is further provided with a semiconductor converter provided with AC output connected to the generator output and a DC link for controlling the output voltage of the generator, and the converter is further provided with filter means for filtering the output of the converter so that a filtered output of the converter is fed to the generator output. |
| US08072188B2 |
Power supply device for charge/discharge device, and charge/discharge device
This power supply device includes a series circuit of a first switching element and a second switching element connected in parallel with a DC power supply unit, and a smoothing filter circuit which includes a series circuit of an inductor and a smoothing capacitor connected in parallel with the second switching element. The power supply device also includes a control unit and a drive circuit for generating first and second PWM pulses by respectively driving the first and second switching elements ON and OFF, and for creating a dead time between those switching pulse signals. And this control unit changes the frequency of the switching pulse signal according to the pulse width of either the first PWM pulses or the second PWM pulses. |
| US08072187B2 |
Battery-charging device for a stand-alone generator system having a MPPT function and method thereof
A battery-charging device, having a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) function, for a stand-alone generator system includes a DC/DC power converter and a control circuit used to control the DC/DC power converter. The method applied in the device includes: performing a MPPT function to supply a continuous current when the electric power generated from the electrical power source of the stand-alone generator system is low; operating a pulse charging function and continuing the MPPT function when the electric power generated from the electrical power source of the stand-alone generator system is high and not greater than the summation of the load power and a maximum charging power of the pulse charging method for the battery; terminating the MPPT function while the electric power is greater than the summation of the load power and the maximum charging power of the pulse charging method for the battery; and operating a constant-voltage charging mode when the battery voltage is greater than a predetermined constant charging voltage. |
| US08072186B2 |
USB charger circuit
A USB charger circuit includes at least a converter, a control circuitry, a first resistor, a second resistor, an error amplifier, a sense resistor and a diode. The converter has a transistor. The control circuitry is coupled to the transistor. The control circuitry is used for producing a drive signal to the transistor. The first resistor is connected between the output node of the converter and a first node. The second resistor is connected between the first node and a second node. The error amplifier is coupled to receive a voltage divided by the first resistor and the second resistor to compare to a reference voltage. The sense resistor is connected between the second node and ground. The diode is connected between the output node of the converter and a first node. |
| US08072183B2 |
Multiple interface device charger with removable battery pack
A charging accessory for a portable electronic device having a device input connector includes a main charger body portion having a power supply connection to an AC wall outlet that receives an AC power supply voltage. Power conversion circuitry converts the AC power supply voltage to a DC power supply voltage. A device connector is electrically coupled to the DC power supply voltage and configured to couple the DC power supply voltage to the device input connector of the portable electronic device. The main body also has a battery pack connector that is electrically coupled to the DC power supply voltage. The battery pack connector couples to a battery pack through a charging body connector that electrically connects to the battery pack connector and receives the DC power supply voltage when the battery pack is mounted on the main charger body portion. A rechargeable battery in the battery receives the DC power supply voltage to recharge the rechargeable battery. A device connector allows the battery pack to be directly coupled to the device input connector on the portable electronic device to provide an addition portable power supply for the device. |
| US08072182B2 |
Hybrid automotive vehicle with closed-circuit, inductance battery charging
An underground source of electrical energy is inductively coupled to a receiver on a hybrid automotive vehicle to provide charging power for the vehicle's battery. |
| US08072175B2 |
Semiconductor device for controlling rotation of motor
A semiconductor device included in a motor driving apparatus for driving a motor is disclosed. The semiconductor device configured to control rotation of the motor by changing the gain of a control loop of the motor driving apparatus. The semiconductor apparatus includes plural gain maintaining parts, each gain maintaining part maintaining at least one gain, and a gain switching part for switching the gains maintained in the gain maintaining parts according to a rotational frequency of the motor. |
| US08072167B2 |
Time delay logic of motor control
Circuitry for controlling a motor, such as a brushless motor (BLM), is disclosed. The circuitry may comprise one or more inputs for receiving rotor position signals from one or more Hall effect sensors that detect the position of, for example, a BLM rotor. The circuitry may also comprise an input for receiving a pulse width modulated speed control signal. The circuitry generates one or more drive signals, each drive signal having a plurality of driving intervals. Each drive signal may control power switches during its driving intervals, the power switches being coupled to electromagnets of the BLM. The circuitry may cause the driving intervals of a first drive signal to be temporally spaced from the driving intervals of a second drive signal. |
| US08072164B2 |
Unified 0-10V and DALI dimming interface circuit
Systems and methods are disclosed that facilitate switching a lamp ballast between DALI and analog control states as a function of control state information stored prior to the ballast being powered of and control information received by an interface circuit for the ballast circuit. A depolarization circuit is coupled to the interface circuit and ensures consistent polarity across a rectifier circuit regardless of the polarity of two control wires coupled to a miswiring protection circuit in the interface circuit. In this manner, a single interface circuit provides dual 0-10V analog and DALI control for dimming a lighting device regardless of whether a wall-mounted controller coupled to the interface circuit is an analog or a DALI type controller, thereby mitigating a need to switch out a ballast circuit coupled to the lighting device when changing between DALI and analog type controllers. |
| US08072158B2 |
Dimming interface for power line
An interface circuit for a lamp ballast includes first and second input power lines, L1 and L2, with first and second respective switches, and a neutral power line N, all coupled to a diode bridge. Closing one of the first or second input power lines L1 or L2 causes a photodiode in an opto-isolator coupled to the diode bridge to turn ON, which in turn causes a MOSFET in a control circuit to be in an open state. When in the open state, a first resistor coupled to the source of the MOSFET is included in the control circuit and causes a lamp attached thereto to operate in a dimmed state. When both input power line switches are closed, L1 and L2 are both coupled to the diode bridge and thereby cause the phototransistor to be in an OFF state, which causes the MOSFET to close, thereby including a second resistor, coupled to the drain of the MOSFET, in the control circuit in parallel with the first resistor. This in turn causes the lamp to operate at full intensity. |
| US08072157B2 |
Circuit for driving LED
A circuit for driving a light emitting diode (LED), the circuit includes a timer, first to third electronic switches, and a regulator. The timer provides a pulse signal to switch the first and second electronic switches. The first electronic switch provides a first level signal to one end of the LED. The second electronic switch switches the third electronic switch on and off. The third electronic switch provides a third level signal to another end of the LED. The regulator adjusts the pulse signal to be at a predetermined frequency to control the first, second, and the third level signals to alternate between a high voltage level and a low voltage level at the predetermined frequency. The LED is driven to be on and off at the predetermined frequency by the first and third level signals. |
| US08072153B2 |
Multi-color backlight control circuit and multi-color backlight control method
The present invention discloses a multi-color backlight control circuit, comprising: a plurality of pins for electrically connecting with a plurality of LED strings of different LED colors; and a voltage supply circuit for receiving an input voltage and supplying a single output voltage to the plurality of LED strings of different LED colors. The present invention also discloses a multi-color backlight control method, comprising: supplying a single output voltage to a plurality of LED strings of different LED colors. |
| US08072150B2 |
Display device
A display device, comprising: an insulating substrate; a light sensor which includes a semiconductor layer disposed in a first region and a sensor input terminal and a sensor output terminal electrically connected with the semiconductor layer, and is formed on the insulating substrate; a first electrode, an organic light emitting layer and a second electrode which are sequentially formed on the light sensor; a color filter which is disposed between the insulating substrate and the first electrode, and is formed in a second region that is different from the first region; and a controller which controls a data voltage supplied to one of the first electrode and the second electrode based on an output of the light sensor. |
| US08072148B2 |
Fluorescent lamp driving device and liquid crystal display apparatus using the same
A fluorescent-lamp-driving device contains a driving control circuit that receives direct current power voltage and a lamp control signal for performing drive control on fluorescent lamps and converts the direct current power voltage to alternating current power voltage, and a transformer containing a winding at its primary side and windings for driving a heater and for maintaining discharge at its secondary side. The alternating current power voltage is supplied to heaters of the fluorescent lamps at their high electric potential side. The driving control circuit increases the frequency of the alternating current power supply to a frequency thereof in which voltage of the fluorescent lamps is equal to a discharge start voltage of the fluorescent lamps or less based on the lamp control signal at a period of starting-up time of the fluorescent lamps. |
| US08072144B2 |
Plasma display panel with improved contrast characteristics
A plasma display panel is disclosed. The plasma display panel includes a front substrate on which a scan electrode and a sustain electrode are positioned, a first black layer positioned between the scan electrode and the front substrate and between the sustain electrode and the front substrate, a rear substrate on which an address electrode is positioned to intersect the scan electrode and the sustain electrode, and a barrier rib that is positioned between the front substrate and the rear substrate to partition a discharge cell. The first black layer includes cobalt (Co) material and ruthenium (Ru) material. The barrier rib including lead (Pb) equal to or less than 1,000 ppm (parts per million). |
| US08072141B2 |
External light shield sheet and plasma display device using the same
A plasma display device is provided. The plasma display device includes a plasma display panel (PDP) and an external light shield sheet which absorbs external light incident upon the PDP. The external light shield sheet includes a base unit and a plurality of pattern units which are formed in the base unit. Each of the pattern units contains 2-10 weight % of light absorption particles having a size of 1 μm or less. Since the external light shield sheet which can absorb and shield as much external light as possible is disposed at the front of the PDP, the plasma display device can effectively realize black images and improve bright room contrast. |
| US08072139B2 |
Light emitting element module and method for sealing light emitting element
Disclosed is a method for sealing a light-emitting device wherein formation of air bubbles in a light-emitting device module can be prevented by performing no gelation after fitting of a cover member. This method also enables to seal a light-emitting device by using a gel sealing material composed of a gel precursor which uses a solvent. Also disclosed is a light-emitting module formed by such a sealing method. In this method for sealing a light-emitting device, gelation of the gel precursor of a gel sealing material is performed before placing the precursor on the light-emitting device, and thus no gelation is necessary after fitting of a cover member. Consequently, a gel precursor having high viscosity that is difficult to be used in an injection method can be used in this method. Furthermore, a substance which requires use of a solvent can be used as a gel precursor of a gel sealing material. A light-emitting device module with high luminance wherein no air bubbles are included can be obtained by this method. |
| US08072136B2 |
Compound and organic light emitting device using the compound
A novel mono(benzo[k]fluoranthene) compound having a molecular structure containing at least one condensed ring aromatic group which is tricyclic or more at any of 7- to 9-positions of benzo[k]fluoranthene. Also an organic light emitting device including at least a pair of electrodes formed of an anode and a cathode, and a layer formed of an organic compound, the layer being interposed between the pair of electrodes, in which the layer formed of an organic compound contains a compound represented by the following structural formula. An organic light emitting device in which the layer is a light emitting layer. |
| US08072131B2 |
Holder for integral compact fluorescent lamp with outer bulb
A lamp assembly having a CFL light source includes an outer envelope received around the light source. The outer envelope includes a first enlarged portion dimensioned for receipt about the light source and a second narrowed portion adapted for connection with a lamp base. A platform receives a first end of the CFL light source and supports the CFL within the envelope, the platform including a tapered perimeter portion dimensioned for abutting engagement with an interior surface of the envelope. |
| US08072123B1 |
Illumination apparatus
Various exemplary embodiments of an illumination apparatus are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment of the illumination apparatus may include: a socket; a cylindrical body having one end connected to the socket, the cylindrical body comprising an inner space for receiving a driving circuit and a wire; a cap connected to the other end of the cylindrical body, the cap comprising a plurality of engaging members disposed around a circumference of the cap with an equal interval; a hinge portion comprising a plurality of hinges for rotationally connecting the plurality of engaging members; a light source portion comprising a plurality of light modules, each of the plurality of light modules comprising a plurality of light emitting devices arranged therein, each of the plurality of light modules being configured to rotate with the hinge portion in a first direction with respect to a respective one of the plurality of engaging members via the hinge; and a heat dissipater having a plurality of heat dissipation plates, each of the het dissipation plates being in contact with a bottom portion of the respective light module. |
| US08072113B2 |
Inductance augmenter for an electric machine
The electric machine comprises a rotor and stator, the rotor and stator having generally equal axial lengths. The stator has at least one primary and at least one control winding disposed around the stator. The electric machine comprises a stator extension of a magnetic material. The stator extension is disposed coaxially with the stator and has only the at least one control winding wrapped therearound. The stator extension extends axially adjacent the stator beyond an axial terminus of the rotor and defines a magnetic circuit around the at least one control winding. The stator extension is configured such that in use, the magnetic circuit remains unsaturated thereby increasing inductance of at least one control winding in an electric alternator/motor. |
| US08072110B2 |
Motor and compressor
Two magnets in a circumferential direction of a rotor are provided in each slot of the rotor. The two magnets are consistently pulled in a direction in which they are mutually separated by magnetism of a stator and fixed on inner surfaces on both sides of the slot in the circumferential direction of the rotor. |
| US08072108B2 |
Electric motor or generator with mechanically tuneable permanent magnetic field
Apparatus and method for tuning the magnetic field of brushless motors and alternators to obtain efficient operation over a broad RPM range. The motor or alternator includes fixed windings (or stator) around a rotating rotor carrying permanent magnets. The permanent magnets are generally cylindrical and have North and South poles formed longitudinally in the magnets. Magnetically conducting circuits are formed by the magnets residing in magnetic conducting pole pieces (for example, low carbon or soft steel, and/or laminated insulated layers, of non-magnetizable material). Rotating the permanent magnets, or rotating non-magnetically conducting shunting pieces, inside the pole pieces, either strengthens or weakens the resulting magnetic field to adjust the motor or alternator for low RPM torque or for efficient high RPM efficiency. Varying the rotor magnetic field adjusts the voltage output of the alternators allowing, for example, a windmill generator, to maintain a fixed voltage output. |
| US08072107B2 |
Permanent magnet motor or actuator with field weakening capability
The present disclosure relates generally to a permanent magnet, brushless motor comprising a primary rotor having alternating magnetic poles around a circumference, a secondary rotor similar to the primary rotor. The primary rotor may be free to rotate by approximately plus or minus one pole of the secondary rotor. As such, when the two rotor components have opposite polarities aligned, the motor may be in a field weakened state. Generally, the field weakened state may be the normal state of the motor. As a significant load is encountered, the rotors may automatically transition to a non-weakened state wherein similar polarities are aligned on the rotors. A permanent magnet, brushless motor as described herein may be employed at a motor level or integrated into a linear actuator, wherein the rotor of the permanent magnet, brushless motor may include a hollow shaft. |
| US08072106B2 |
Stator and rotor-stator structures for electrodynamic machines
Embodiments of the invention relate generally to electric motors, alternators, generators and the like, and more particularly, to stator structures and rotor-stator structures for motors that can be configured to, for example, reduce detent. |
| US08072098B2 |
Remotely configurable analog/digital input circuit and related apparatus and method
An apparatus includes first and second input terminals configured to be coupled to one of multiple types of input sources. The apparatus also includes a diode and a resistor coupled in series between the first and second input terminals. The apparatus further includes a plurality of switches each coupled to at least one of the diode and the resistor. The switches are configured to be opened and closed to reconfigure the apparatus depending on the type of input source. The switches could include a first switch coupled to the first input terminal, a current source, and a first side of the diode. The switches could also include a second switch coupled to the current source, a second side of the diode, and a first side of the resistor. In addition, the switches could include a third switch coupled to the second input terminal and a second side of the resistor. |
| US08072092B2 |
System and method for sequentional electrical power delivery from two generators in a vehicle electrical system
A vehicle electrical system comprises two generators coupled with one or more electrical subsystem, each of which includes at least one of a stored energy source and electrical load. Each generator is regulated via its associated voltage regulator at a common regulation voltage. Sequential electrical power delivery from the generators is achieved via a sequencing means. Where two or more electrical subsystems are present, electrical isolation is achieved via an isolating means. Overcharge protection is achieved by sensing and responding to the highest voltage of the two or more electrical subsystems. |
| US08072091B2 |
Methods, systems, and devices for energy generation
The present invention seeks to improve upon existing energy-generation technologies by providing methods, systems, and devices for converting mechanical power into electrical power. More specifically, the present invention relates to fluid-powered generators and methods, systems, and devices for generating power by way of such fluid-powered generators. The present invention includes devices for generating energy comprising fluid turbine generators having variable inlet(s), wherein the fluid velocity, volume, and/or mass of fluid collected by the inlet can be varied to control turbine speed to provide a reasonably steady, continuous, and/or sufficient source of energy over a wide range of conditions presented by natural fluid resources. |
| US08072082B2 |
Pre-encapsulated cavity interposer
A pre-encapsulated cavity interposer, a pre-encapsulated frame, for a semiconductor device. |
| US08072078B2 |
Semiconductor device and dummy pattern arrangement method
A semiconductor device includes a plurality of wiring patterns arranged in a first wiring layer of the semiconductor device and extending in a first direction, and a plurality of dummy patterns arranged in the first wiring layer and extending in a second direction different from the first direction, wherein each of the plurality of dummy patterns is arranged spaced apart from each of the plurality of wiring patterns and includes one or more dummy lands formed by separating a part of the dummy pattern opposed to the wiring pattern, from the rest part of the dummy pattern. |
| US08072075B2 |
CuSiN/SiN diffusion barrier for copper in integrated-circuit devices
The present invention relates to an integrated-circuit device that has at least one Copper-containing feature in a dielectric layer, and a diffusion-barrier layer stack arranged between the feature and the dielectric layer. The integrated-circuit device of the invention has a diffusion-barrier layer stack, which comprises, in a direction from the Copper-containing feature to the dielectric layer, a CuSiN layer and a SiN layer. This layer combination provides an efficient barrier for suppressing Copper diffusion from the feature into the dielectric layer. Furthermore, a CuSiN/SiN layer sequence provides an improved adhesion between the layers of the diffusion-barrier layer stack and the dielectric layer, and thus improves the electromigration performance of the integrated-circuit device during operation. Therefore, the reliability of device operation and the lifetime of the integrate-circuit device are improved in comparison with prior-art devices. The invention further relates to a method for fabricating such an integrated-circuit device. |
| US08072071B2 |
Semiconductor device including conductive element
A semiconductor device includes a chip comprising a contact element, a structured dielectric layer over the chip, and a conductive element coupled to the contact element. The conductive element comprises a first portion embedded in the structured dielectric layer, a second portion at least partially spaced apart from the first portion and embedded in the structured dielectric layer, and a third portion contacting a top of the structured dielectric layer and extending at least vertically over the first portion and the second portion. |
| US08072070B2 |
Low fabrication cost, fine pitch and high reliability solder bump
A barrier layer is deposited over a layer of passivation including in an opening to a contact pad created in the layer of passivation. A column of three layers of metal is formed overlying the barrier layer and aligned with the contact pad and having a diameter that is about equal to the surface of the contact pad. The three metal layers of the column comprise, in succession when proceeding from the layer that is in contact with the barrier layer, a layer of pillar metal, a layer of under bump metal and a layer of solder metal. The layer of pillar metal is reduced in diameter, the barrier layer is selectively removed from the surface of the layer of passivation after which reflowing of the solder metal completes the solder bump of the invention. |
| US08072062B2 |
Circuit device with at least partial packaging and method for forming
A circuit device is placed within an opening of a conductive layer which is then partially encapsulated with an encapsulant so that the active surface of the circuit device is coplanar with the conductive layer. At least a portion of the conductive layer may be used as a reference voltage plane (e.g. a ground plane). Additionally, a circuit device may be placed on a conductive layer such that an active surface of circuit device is between conductive layer and an opposite surface of circuit device. The conductive layer has at least one opening to expose the active surface of circuit device. The encapsulant may be electrically conductive or electrically non-conductive. |
| US08072061B2 |
Semiconductor device with cooling element
Some embodiments discussed herein include a semiconductor having a source region, a drain region and an array of fins operatively coupled to a gate region controlling current flow through the fins between the source region and the drain region. The semiconductor also has at least one cooling element formed at least in part of a material having a heat capacity equal to or larger than the heat capacity of the material of the source region, drain region and array of fins, the cooling elements being in close vicinity to fins of the array of fins electrically isolated from the fins of the array, the source region and the drain region. |
| US08072059B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of forming UBM fixed relative to interconnect structure for alignment of semiconductor die
A semiconductor device is made by forming a first conductive layer over a temporary carrier. A UBM layer is formed over the temporary carrier and fixed in position relative to the first conductive layer. A conductive pillar is formed over the first conductive layer. A semiconductor die is mounted to the UBM layer to align the die relative to the conductive pillar. An encapsulant is deposited over the die and around the conductive pillar. The UBM layer prevents shifting of the semiconductor die while depositing the encapsulant. The temporary carrier is removed. A first interconnect structure is formed over a first surface of the encapsulant. A second interconnect structure is formed over a second surface of the encapsulant. The first and second interconnect structures are electrically connected through the conductive pillar. The first or second interconnect structure includes an integrated passive device electrically connected to the conductive pillar. |
| US08072053B2 |
Leadless integrated circuit package having electrically routed contacts
A leadless integrated circuit (IC) package comprising an IC chip mounted on a metal leadframe and a plurality of electrical contacts electrically coupled to the IC chip. The IC chip, the electrical contacts, and a portion of the metal leadframe are covered with an encapsulation compound, with portions of the electrical contacts exposed on a bottom surface of the encapsulation compound. The electrical contacts of the IC package having metal traces connecting bonding areas on a top surface thereof and contact areas on a bottom surface thereof, wherein at least some of the bonding areas are laterally disposed from the contact areas connected thereto. |
| US08072048B2 |
Semiconductor apparatus
Disclosed is a semiconductor apparatus that prevents diffusion of materials of a magnetic film during the process for manufacturing the semiconductor apparatus. The semiconductor apparatus includes: a substrate; a semiconductor device formed on a principal surface of the substrate and including an interconnect layer; a magnetic shielding film of a magnetic material covering the semiconductor device; and a buffer film disposed between the semiconductor device and the magnetic shielding film. The buffer film prevents diffusion of the magnetic material of the magnetic shielding film. |
| US08072043B2 |
Semiconductor component
A semiconductor component and a method for manufacturing such a semiconductor component which has a resistance behavior which depends heavily on the temperature. This resistance behavior is obtained by a special multi-layer structure of the semiconductor component, one layer being designed in such a way that, for example, multiple p-doped regions are present in an n-doped region, said regions being short-circuited on one side via a metal-plated layer. For example, the semiconductor component may be used for reducing current peaks, by being integrated into a conductor. In the cold state, the semiconductor component has a high resistance which becomes significantly lower when the semiconductor component is heated as a result of the flowing current. |
| US08072041B2 |
Passivated optical detectors with full protection layer
In one example, an optoelectronic transducer includes a first contact, a second contact, a passivation layer, and a protection layer. The passivation layer is formed on top of the first contact and the second contact and is configured to substantially minimize dark current in the optoelectronic transducer. The protection layer is formed on top of the passivation layer and substantially covers the passivation layer. The protection layer is configured to protect the passivation layer from external factors and prevent degradation of the passivation layer. |
| US08072040B2 |
Image pickup apparatus, radiation image pickup apparatus and radiation image pickup system
An image pickup apparatus includes light receiving areas arranged two-dimensionally. A vertical scanning circuit comprises unit circuit stages arranged in the vertical direction and a horizontal scanning circuit comprises unit circuit stages arranged in the horizontal direction, for selecting and reading light receiving areas in succession. The vertical and horizontal scanning circuits are arranged in spaces between the light receiving areas. Two or more unit circuit stages of the vertical scanning circuit are provided in a first space between the light receiving areas. Two or more unit circuit stages of the horizontal scanning circuit are provided in a second space between the light receiving areas. Two or more unit circuit stages of a scanning circuit are provided in a third space between the light receiving areas, the third space being provided in a space between the light receiving areas at a crossing area of the vertical and horizontal scanning circuits. |
| US08072037B2 |
Method and system for electrically coupling a chip to chip package
A chip and a chip package can transmit information to each other by using a set of converters capable of communicating with each other through the emission and reception of electromagnetic signals. Both the chip and the chip package have at least one such converter physically disposed on them. Each converter is able to (1) convert received electromagnetic signals into electronic signals, which it then may relay to leads on the device on which it is disposed; and (2) receive electronic signals from leads on the device on which it is disposed and convert them into corresponding electromagnetic signals, which it may transmit to a corresponding converter on the other device. Not having a direct physical connection between the chip and the chip package decreases the inductive and capacitive effects commonly experienced with physical bonds. |
| US08072036B2 |
Micro-electromechanical system microphone structure
A method of fabricating a micro-electromechanical system microphone structure is disclosed. First, a substrate defining a MEMS region and a logic region is provided, and a surface of the substrate has a dielectric layer thereon. Next, at least one metal interconnect layer is formed on the dielectric layer in the logic region, and at least one micro-machined metal mesh is simultaneously formed in the dielectric layer of the MEMS region. Therefore, the thickness of the MEMS microphone structure can be effectively reduced. |
| US08072035B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
In an LCD driver, in a high voltage resistant MISFET, end portions of a gate electrode run onto electric field relaxing insulation regions. Wires to become source wires or drain wires are formed on an interlayer insulation film of the first layer over the high voltage resistant MISFET. At this moment, when a distance from an interface between a semiconductor substrate and a gate insulation film to an upper portion of the gate electrode is defined as “a”, and a distance from the upper portion of the gate electrode to an upper portion of the interlayer insulation film on which the wires are formed is defined as “b”, a relation of a>b is established. In such a high voltage resistant MISFET structured in this manner, the wires are arranged so as not to be overlapped planarly with the gate electrode of the high voltage resistant MISFET. |
| US08072030B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device, which is connected to a protected device and protects a protected device, includes a semiconductor layer provided on an insulating film; a plurality of source layers which is formed in the semiconductor layer and extends in a first direction; a plurality of drain layers which is formed in the semiconductor layer and extends along with the source layers; a plurality of body regions which is provided between the source layers and the drain layers in the semiconductor layer and extends in the first direction; and at least one body connecting part connecting the plurality of body regions, wherein a first width between the source layer and the drain layer at a first position is larger than a second width between the source layer and the drain layer at a second position, the second position is closer to the body connecting part than the first position. |
| US08072026B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device, includes a semiconductor layer of a second conductive type, a first diffused region of a first conductive type formed in the semiconductor layer, a second diffused region of the second conductive type selectively formed in the first diffused region, a trench formed in the semiconductor layer, a polysilicon formed in the trench with an insulator intervening, a first oxide film formed on the polysilicon so that the first oxide film is buried in the trench, a second oxide film formed on the first oxide film so that the second oxide film is buried in the trench, and a flowable insulator film formed on the second oxide film so that the flowable insulator film is buried in the trench. |
| US08072023B1 |
Isolation for non-volatile memory cell array
A memory device including a plurality of storage regions arranged with storage region intervals. A plurality of conductor lines are juxtaposed the storage region intervals. One or more isolations are provided, each isolation adjacent one or more conductor lines and juxtaposed one or more of the storage regions that are dummy storage regions. The storage regions are charge storage regions in memory cells and each memory cell further includes a first cell region, a second cell region and a cell channel juxtaposed the charge storage region and located between the first cell region and the second cell region. A first array region and a second array region are separated by a first one of the isolations; each array region includes one or more groups of the memory cells where each memory cell includes one of the storage regions. |
| US08072022B2 |
Apparatus and methods for improved flash cell characteristics
Embodiments of an apparatus and methods for providing improved flash memory cell characteristics are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. |
| US08072018B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same
A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device comprises a substrate. A lamination structure is on the substrate along a first direction. The lamination structure comprises a plurality of conductive layers arranged from bottom to top and separated from each other, and each of the conductive layers has a channel region and an adjacent source/drain doped region along the first direction. A first gate structure is on a sidewall of the channel region of each conductive layer. The first gate structure comprises an inner first gate insulating layer and an outer first gate conductive layer. |
| US08072017B2 |
Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device
The invention relates to a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device including a semiconductor layer which has a source region, a drain region, and a channel forming region which is provided between the source region and the drain region; and a first insulating layer, a first gate electrode, a second insulating layer, and a second gate electrode which are layered over the semiconductor layer in that order. Part or all of the source and drain regions is formed using a metal silicide layer. The first gate electrode contains a noble gas element. |
| US08072016B2 |
EPI substrate with low doped EPI layer and high doped Si substrate layer for media growth on EPI and low contact resistance to back-side substrate
The fabrication of seek-scan probe (SSP) memory devices involves processing on both-sides of a wafer. However, there are temperature restrictions on the mover circuitry side of the wafer and doping level constrains for either side of wafer. Using a low doped EPI layer on a highly doped substrate solves this issue and provides good STO growth. |
| US08072010B2 |
Membrane for a MEMS condenser microphone
A membrane (2) for a microphone (1) is disclosed which comprises a first portion (A1), a second portion (A2), and elements (E1 . . . E4, E1′ . . . E4′), which connect said first (A1) and said second portion (A2). The second portion (A2) is arranged for a movement in relation to said first portion (A1) around an idle position, which movement includes at least a translatory component in a direction of movement (dm) normal to said membrane (2). The elements (E1 . . . E4, E1′ . . . E4′) are provided for definition of a spring constant for said movement around said idle position and are arranged substantially along the outer border of said second portion (A2). |
| US08072003B2 |
Integrated circuit device and associated layout including two pairs of co-aligned complementary gate electrodes with offset gate contact structures
A semiconductor device includes a substrate portion that includes a plurality of diffusion regions that include at least one p-type diffusion region and at least one n-type diffusion region. A gate electrode level region is formed above the substrate portion to include a number of conductive features defined to extend in only a first parallel direction. Each of the conductive features within the gate electrode level region is fabricated from a respective originating rectangular-shaped layout feature. Within a five wavelength photolithographic interaction radius within the gate electrode level region, a width size of the conductive features is less than 193 nanometers, which is the wavelength of light used in a photolithography process to fabricate the conductive features. A total number of the PMOS transistor devices and the NMOS transistor devices in the gate electrode level region is greater than or equal to eight. |
| US08072002B2 |
Field effect transistor
A field effect transistor formed of a semiconductor of a III group nitride compound, includes an electron running layer formed on a substrate and formed of GaN; an electron supplying layer formed on the electron running layer and formed of AlxGa1-xN (0.01≦x≦0.4), the electron supplying layer having a band gap energy different from that of the electron running layer and being separated with a recess region having a depth reaching the electron running layer; a source electrode and a drain electrode formed on the electron supplying layer with the recess region in between; a gate insulating film layer formed on the electron supplying layer for covering a surface of the electron running layer in the recess region; and a gate electrode formed on the gate insulating film layer in the recess region. The electron supplying layer has a layer thickness between 5.5 nm and 40 nm. |
| US08072000B2 |
Avalanche capability improvement in power semiconductor devices having dummy cells around edge of active area
A structure of power semiconductor device having dummy cells around edge of active area is disclosed. The UIS test result of said improved structure shows that failed site after UIS test randomly located in active area which means avalanche capability of the semiconductor power device is enhanced by implementation of the dummy cells. |
| US08071999B2 |
Flat lighting devices and method of contacting flat lighting devices
A flat lighting device includes a layer arrangement, anode and cathode contact regions. The layer arrangement includes an anode layer, a cathode layer, and an organic light-emitting layer arranged between the anode and cathode layers, the layer arrangement having a flat shape which is laterally bounded by an edge region. The anode contact regions contact the anode layer and are implemented along the edge region. The cathode contact regions contact the cathode layer and are implemented along the edge region. The flat shape has a rotational invariance toward rotation by discrete angles. The anode and cathode contact regions may be contacted from one side of the flat shape of the layer arrangement and are arranged to be laterally distributed over the edge region such that the lateral distribution of the anode and cathode contact regions is maintained upon rotation of the layer arrangement by the discrete angles. |
| US08071998B2 |
Light emitting assembly
A light emitting assembly includes: a heat sink having a base wall and at least one mesa protruding from the base wall; and at least one light emitting package unit having at least one light emitting package bonded to the mesa so as to transfer heat generated from the light emitting package to the base wall through the mesa. A circuit board includes a substrate that is formed with at least one through-hole, and is provided with a conductive contact unit that is formed on the substrate. The heat sink is attached to the substrate such that the mesa protrudes from the base wall into and through the through-hole in the substrate so as to be bonded to the light emitting package. |
| US08071996B2 |
Wavelength-converting casting composition and light-emitting semiconductor component
The wavelength-converting casting composition is based on a transparent epoxy casting resin with a luminous substance admixed. The composition is used in an electroluminescent component having a body that emits ultraviolet, blue or green light. An inorganic luminous substance pigment powder with luminous substance pigments is dispersed in the transparent epoxy casting resin. The luminous substance is a powder of Ce-doped phosphors and the luminous substance pigments have particle sizes ≦20 μm and a mean grain diameter d50≦5 μm. |
| US08071995B2 |
Light emitting device and a method for manufacturing the same
A light emitting device, includes: a light source to emit source light; a first wavelength conversion portion to absorb the source light and to emit first light having a wavelength different from a wavelength of the source light; a light transmitting portion provided at an opposite side of the first wavelength conversion portion from the light source and configured to transmit the source light and the first light; and a second wavelength conversion portion provided at an opposite side of the light transmitting portion from the first wavelength conversion portion and configured to absorb at least one of the source light and the first light to emit second light having a wavelength different from the wavelength of the source light and also different from a wavelength of the first light. Part of the source light is configured to be taken to an outside of the light emitting device without passing through at least one of the first wavelength conversion portion and the second wavelength conversion portion. |
| US08071994B2 |
Semiconductor light-emitting device with improved light extraction efficiency
The present invention provides a semiconductor light-emitting device. The light-emitting device comprises a first conductive clad layer, an active layer, and a second conductive clad layer sequentially formed on a substrate. In the light-emitting device, the substrate has one or more side patterns formed on an upper surface thereof while being joined to one or more edges of the upper surface. The side patterns consist of protrusions or depressions so as to scatter or diffract light to an upper portion or a lower portion of the light-emitting device. |
| US08071993B2 |
Organic electroluminescence element, image display device, and imaging apparatus
An organic electroluminescence element includes organic compound layers disposed between electrodes, the concentration of halogen atoms contained in organic compounds of the organic compound layers being 1 ppm or less according to combustion ion chromatography. |
| US08071992B2 |
Semiconductor light-emitting device
A semiconductor light-emitting device includes a support structure, and a light-emitting structure. The support structure includes a support substrate, and a support substrate side bonding layer disposed on one surface of the support substrate. The light-emitting structure includes a light-emitting structure side bonding layer bonded to the support substrate side bonding layer, a reflection region disposed on the support substrate side bonding layer opposite the support substrate, and a semiconductor multilayer structure including a light-emitting layer disposed on the reflection region opposite the light-emitting structure side bonding layer for emitting a light with a predetermined wavelength, and a light-extraction surface disposed on the light-emitting layer opposite the reflection region for reflecting diffusely the light. The reflection region includes a transparent layer of a material with a lower refractive index than that of the semiconductor multilayer structure, and a reflection layer of a metallic material. The transparent layer has such a thickness that interference caused by multiple reflection of light inputted to the transparent layer can be suppressed. |
| US08071991B2 |
Light-emitting diode and light-emitting diode lamp
The present invention provides a light-emitting diode (10) including a first conductive type silicon single crystal substrate (101), a light-emitting section (40) including a first pn junction structure composed of a III-group nitride semiconductor on the substrate, a first polarity ohmic electrode (107b) provided on the light-emitting section, and a second polarity ohmic electrode (108) on the same side as the light-emitting section with respect to the substrate, wherein a second pn junction structure (30) is configured in a region which extends from the substrate to the light-emitting section, the substrate is provided with a light-reflecting hole (109) from the back surface of the substrate opposite to the side on which the light-emitting section of the substrate is provided toward the stacking direction, and the inner surface of the light-reflecting hole and the back surface of the substrate are coated with a metallic film (110). |
| US08071990B2 |
Optoelectronic component that emits electromagnetic radiation and illumination module
An optoelectronic component emitting electromagnetic radiation, comprising a housing body which has a cavity, the cavity being fashioned trenchlike and in the cavity a plurality of semiconductor chips being arranged in a linear arrangement. Two neighboring semiconductor chips have a distance from one another which is less than or equal to one-and-a-half lateral edge lengths of the semiconductor chips and greater than or equal to 0 μm. In addition, an illumination module comprising such a component is disclosed. |
| US08071984B2 |
Thin film transistor substrate for display device and fabricating method thereof
A thin film transistor substrate for a display device having a plurality of thin film transistors and pixel electrodes connected to the thin film transistors, said thin film transistor substrate includes: a plurality of pad electrodes in a non-display area of the display device for applying signals to the plurality of thin film transistors in a non-display area of the display device; a protective film covering the pad electrodes in the non-display area; and a slit in the protective film adjacent to at least one of the plurality of pad electrodes. |
| US08071983B2 |
Semiconductor device structures and methods of forming semiconductor structures
A method of patterning a semiconductor film is described. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a hard mask material is formed on a silicon film having a global crystal orientation wherein the semiconductor film has a first crystal plane and second crystal plane, wherein the first crystal plane is denser than the second crystal plane and wherein the hard mask is formed on the second crystal plane. Next, the hard mask and semiconductor film are patterned into a hard mask covered semiconductor structure. The hard mask covered semiconductor structured is then exposed to a wet etch process which has sufficient chemical strength to etch the second crystal plane but insufficient chemical strength to etch the first crystal plane. |
| US08071974B2 |
Organic thin film transistor including organic insulating layer and substrate including the same
An organic thin film transistor includes a gate electrode having a first thickness on a substrate; an organic insulating layer on the gate electrode and the substrate, a portion of the organic insulating layer on the substrate having a second thickness, and a portion of the organic insulating layer on the gate electrode having a third thickness of about 2000 Å to 5000 Å; a semiconductor layer on the organic insulating layer; and source and drain electrodes on the organic insulating layer and contacting both side portions of the semiconductor layer. |
| US08071970B2 |
Phase change memory device and fabrication method thereof
A phase change memory device comprising an electrode, a phase change layer crossing and contacting the electrode at a cross region thereof, and a transistor comprising a source and a drain, wherein the drain of the transistor electrically connects the electrode or the phase change layer is disclosed. |
| US08071966B2 |
Control device for controlling an irradiation procedure, particle therapy unit, and method for irradiating a target volume
The present embodiments relate to a control device for controlling an irradiation procedure, which is designed in such a way that a target volume is irradiated by at least two irradiation procedures. In each irradiation procedure, an energy of a particle beam is varied in such a way that the target volume is irradiated layer-wise in layers that are spatially arranged one behind another. A sequence in which the layers of the target volume are irradiated in one of the irradiation procedures is varied from irradiation procedure to irradiation procedure, in terms of a direction of incidence of the particle beam. |
| US08071965B2 |
Projection optical system and projection-type image display apparatus
There is a need for providing a projection optical system that is appropriate for maintaining high resolution with low distortion, miniaturizing a reflector, decreasing the number of reflectors, and decreasing the depth and the bottom (or top) of a display used for a rear projection television, for example. The projection optical system according to the invention enlarges and projects images from a primary image surface existing at a reducing side to a secondary image surface existing at an enlarging side. The projection optical system has a first optical system L11 and a second optical system L12. The first optical system L11 forms an intermediate image (position II) of the primary image surface. The second optical system L12 has a concave reflector AM1 that forms the secondary image surface resulting from the intermediate image. A light beam travels from the center of the primary image surface and to the center of the secondary image surface and crosses an optical axis. The light beam is reflected on the concave reflector, crosses the optical axis again, and reaches the secondary image surface. |
| US08071964B2 |
System and method of performing uniform dose implantation under adverse conditions
An ion implantation system and associated method includes a scanner configured to scan a pencil shaped ion beam into a ribbon shaped ion beam, and a beam bending element configured to receive the ribbon shaped ion beam having a first direction, and bend the ribbon shaped ion beam to travel in a second direction. The system further includes an end station positioned downstream of the beam bending element, wherein the end station is configured to receive the ribbon shaped ion beam traveling in the second direction, and secure a workpiece for implantation thereof. In addition, the system includes a beam current measurement system located at an exit opening of the beam bending element that is configured to measure a beam current of the ribbon shaped ion beam at the exit opening of the beam bending element. |
| US08071956B2 |
Cleaning of an extraction aperture of an ion source
An ion source includes an arc chamber housing defining an arc chamber having an extraction aperture, and a wiper assembly comprising a wiper positioned outside the arc chamber in a parked position and configured to be driven from the parked position to operational positions to clean the extraction aperture. A wiper assembly for an ion source includes a wiper configured to be positioned outside an arc chamber of the ion source when in a parked position and driven from the parked position to operational positions to clean an extraction aperture of the ion source. |
| US08071951B2 |
Method of driving x-ray detector and x-ray detector using the same
In a method of driving an x-ray detector having a switching device connected to a light detecting pixel comprising a photodiode which detects an x-ray emitted from an x-ray generator and outputs an electrical signal corresponding to the x-ray, the method includes: receiving an x-ray with the photodiode during an x-ray detecting period to generate the electrical signal corresponding to the x-ray; turning on the switching device using a gate signal during a first gate turn-on period to transmit the electrical signal to an external component; providing a light to the photodiode during a first flash period of an offset control period; and turning on the switching device during a second gate turn-on period of the offset control period during which the light is not provided to the photodiode to maintain an electric potential at a coupling node disposed between the photodiode and the switching device at a predetermined level. |
| US08071950B2 |
Methods and systems of combining magnetic resonance and nuclear imaging
A multi-modality imaging system for imaging of an object under study, e.g., a whole body or parts of the body of animals such as humans, other primates, swine, dogs, rodents (especially mice and rats), that includes a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and a cadmium zinc telluride (CZT)-family semiconductor, single-photon imaging apparatus in close proximity such that sequential or simultaneous imaging can be done with the two modalities using the same support bed of the object under study in the same, uninterrupted imaging session. |
| US08071941B2 |
Mass spectrometer
A cathode configuration for emission of electrons has a reaction zone connected to an entrance opening for the supply of neutral particles. The opening communicates with the cathode configuration for the ionization of the neutral particles and an ion extraction system communicates with the reaction zone. Ions from the extraction system are sent to a detection system and a mechanism for the evacuation of the mass spectrometer arrangement. The cathode configuration includes a field emission cathode with an emitter surface, wherein at a short distance from this emitter surface, an extraction grid is disposed for the extraction of electrons, which grid substantially covers the emitter surface. The emitter surface encompasses herein at least partially a hollow volume such that a tubular structure is formed. |
| US08071940B2 |
System to reduce the pressure drop in a differential mobility analyzer
System to reduce the pressure drop in a Vienna-type differential mobility analyzer (DMA). It is built to favor the flow axilsymmetry, with no restrictions to avoid strong pressure drops and high pumping capacities. It comprises an electrical isolator, a metallic cone to stabilize the flow, all in one instrument covering a size range of 1 to 600 nm. The electrical isolator is capable of a potential difference of up to 14 kV. It can be used to measure ions and particles in the size range already mentioned with resolutions up to 12. |
| US08071939B2 |
Method of and equipment for measuring ionic mobility
The invention relates to a method of and a device for measuring ion mobility, wherein ions in a medium are carried by means of an electric field and their mobility is measured. The measurement is facilitated by keeping the medium in a shear flow of the Couette type. |
| US08071938B2 |
Multi-modal particle detector
Systems, methods and computer program products for the multi-modal detection of particles are described herein. An embodiment of the present invention is a particle detector that includes a first chamber wherein analyte particles are subjected to a first particle detection mechanism, and a second chamber coupled to the first chamber, wherein the analyte particles are subjected to a second particle detection mechanism, and wherein the detection characteristics of second particle detection mechanism are orthogonal to detection characteristics of the first particle detection mechanism. According to another embodiment, the present invention is a particle detection method including the steps of detecting presence of at least one predetermined particle type in an analyte particle sample using a first particle detection mechanism, and confirming the presence of the predetermined particle type in the analyte particle sample using a second particle detection mechanism, wherein detection characteristics of the second particle detection mechanism are orthogonal to detection characteristics of the first detection mechanism. |
| US08071932B2 |
Apparatus and method for sealing an image intensifier device
A sealing structure for an optical device, such as an image intensifier device, is provided. The optical device includes an evacuated housing and an anode positioned within the evacuated housing. An interior sealing member extends from the anode. An exterior sealing member extends from a component of the image intensifier device, wherein the exterior sealing member is positioned to extend adjacent to and substantially parallel with the interior sealing member such that a gap is defined between the sealing members. A seal cup is positioned for sealing engagement with both the interior sealing member and the exterior sealing member to substantially maintain a vacuum condition within the housing. |
| US08071930B2 |
Solar collector having a spaced frame support structure with a multiplicity of linear struts
The present invention relates to a solar energy collector suitable for use in a solar energy collection system. The solar energy collection system includes the collector, a stand that supports the collector and a tracking system that causes the collector to track movements of the sun along at least one axis. The collector includes one or more reflector panels, one or more solar receivers, and a support structure that physically supports the reflector panels and solar receivers. Some designs involve a reflector panel that has a compound curvature. That is, the reflector panel has a convex shape along one direction and a concave shape in another direction. In another aspect of the invention, the collector includes a space frame support structure. |
| US08071929B2 |
Automatic focus control unit, electronic device and automatic focus control method
Disclosed herein is an automatic focus control unit including: a first light-emitting element; a line sensor; a second light-emitting element; a slit member; a shifting mechanism; and a controller. |
| US08071928B2 |
Projectile with filler material between fins and fuselage
A projectile has filler material placed between an outer surface of its fuselage, and fins that are hingedly coupled to the fuselage. The filler material fills space that otherwise would be occupied by pressurized gases. Such pressurized gases could cause undesired outward force against the projectile fins during launch of the projectile from a launch tube or gun, such as when pressure outside the fins is suddenly removed, as in when the projectile passes a muzzle brake in the launch tube. The filler material may be any of a variety of lightweight solid materials, such as suitable plastics or closed cell foams. The filler material prevents pressurized gases from entering at least some of the space between the fins and the outer fuselage surface. When the fins deploy after the projectile emerges from the launch tube the filler material pieces fall away harmlessly. |
| US08071927B2 |
Methods and systems for wave guides
Methods and systems for a wave guide according to various aspects of the present invention may be implemented in conjunction with a radiation collection device comprising a light pipe, a first plate and a second plate. The first plate and the second plate may be inserted into the interior of the light pipe to divide the light pipe into sections. In one embodiment, a first section plate and at least a second section plate are inserted into a light pipe. The inserted first section plate and the at least second section plate may be secured to the light pipe. |
| US08071926B2 |
Stability multiplexed autopilot
Rolling airframe projectile guidance and stability systems are disclosed. Flight control surfaces, such as canards and/or tail fins are attached to a projectile airframe that is designed to roll during flight. Stepper motors are attached to the flight control surfaces and move the flight control surfaces in discrete increments. A control system generates signals that control the flight control surfaces. The control system may include a neural network that is trained to generate control signals in response to received inputs. |
| US08071924B2 |
Package for browning and crisping dough-based foods in a microwave oven
Various constructs and systems for heating a dough-based food item in a microwave oven are provided. |
| US08071921B2 |
Method to supply electric current to a tube furnace
A method of and an arrangement for transmitting electric current to a furnace that is heated, either completely or partially, by electric current conducted in the furnace wall. The current is conducted through electrically conductive devices connected to the furnace wall. At least one of the devices in proximity to the furnace wall includes a section that has a smaller cross-sectional area than the remainder of the device. The current flow through the smaller cross-section develops heat in the region of the smaller section of a magnitude that corresponds substantially to the heat magnitude that would have been conducted from the furnace wall to the electrically conductive device in the absence of the smaller cross-sectional area. |
| US08071920B2 |
Planar heater
A planar heater 1 in which a power supply terminal unit 108 which supplies an electric power is arranged on a central portion on a lower surface of a silica glass plate-like member 102. The power supply terminal unit includes small-diameter silica glass tubes 105a and 106a, which contain a connection line which supplies an electric power to a carbon heat generator and a large-diameter silica glass tube 2 which contains the small-diameter silica glass tubes 105a and 106a. A flange portion 2a is formed on a lower end of the large-diameter silica glass tube 2, and a bent portion 2b having different diameters is formed between an upper end of the large-diameter silica glass and the flange portion 2a, and the first heat shielding plates 19, 20 and 21 configured by metal plates or opaque silica glass plates are contained in the large-diameter silica glass tube below the bent portion. |
| US08071919B2 |
Heating cooker
In a heating cooker, an object to be heated is placed on a top plate and is heated by a heating unit located below the top plate. The top plate is translucent and a fluorescent display tube is located below the top plate. The top plate is configured to have spectral transmission characteristics in a visible light range such that the spectral transmission at a wavelength of approximately 500 nm corresponding to blue or green is substantially one third of a spectral transmission at a wavelength of approximately 700 nm corresponding to red such that the spectral transmission is gradually rendered larger as the wavelength is increased from approximately 500 nm to approximately 700 nm. |
| US08071918B2 |
Controller for a food holding oven
A controller for a food holding oven determines one or more time periods during each of which heat is directed at a pre-cooked food item. By controlling the heat intensity and the time over which different amounts of heat are provided to different types of pre-cooked food items, the time during which a particular type of pre-cooked food item can be kept palatable is maximized. |
| US08071908B1 |
Edge with minimal diffraction effects
Apparatuses and methods are provide thermally processing of the central portion of a substrate surface using a scanned photonic beam. Such thermal processing is carried out using a shield to block the beam from illuminating the side wall or peripheral portion of the substrate. The shield has characteristics, e.g., diffractive characteristics, effective to maintain the intensity of any unblocked portion of beam suitable for processing the central portion of the substrate surface. |
| US08071905B2 |
Gas circuit breaker
A gas circuit breaker includes a grounded tank corresponding to each one of the plurality of phases, a bushing, an upper housing, and a lower housing, those mounted on a base that is supported by a frame. The grounded tank and the upper housing are located on a plane. The lower housing is connected to the grounded tank with a connecting unit such that the lower housing can be moved from a first position for operation lower than the plane to a second position for transportation substantially on the plane. |
| US08071904B2 |
Electrostatic separation method and electrostatic separation device
The present invention provides an electrostatic separation method and an electrostatic separation device each of which, even in a case where the concentration of unburned components of coal ash produced by a boiler of a coal-fired power plant is as high as 15% to 30%, can stably separate the ash (into high unburned component ash and low unburned component ash) without generating spark, reuse the high unburned component ash as fuel, and reuse the low unburned component ash as, for example, an auxiliary material of concrete.The electrostatic separation method and the electrostatic separation device each of which separates unburned carbon ash contained in the coal ash by an electrostatic force, wherein: a substantially flat plate lower side electrode and an upper side electrode disposed above the lower side electrode and including a high dielectric resin element are disposed; a separation zone formed by an electrostatic force is formed by generating a DC electric field between the lower side electrode and the upper side electrode where one of the lower side electrode and the upper side electrode is a positive polarity, and another electrode is a negative polarity; and the unburned carbon ash in the coal ash supplied to the separation zone is separated. |
| US08071901B2 |
Safety switch
A safety switch for affecting the operating state of equipment to which the safety switch is at least indirectly connected. The safety switch includes a configuration, such as a number of contacts, that is arranged to change from a first condition to a second condition depending on whether or not an actuator has been engaged with or disengaged from the safety switch. The safety switch includes an arrangement for determining information that is at least indicative of an operational property of the configuration, and for storing information that is at least indicative of the obtained information. |
| US08071898B2 |
Switching device with a switching shaft for mounting a rotary contact link and multipole switching device arrangement
A switching device, in particular a circuit breaker, is disclosed including a switching shaft for mounting a rotary contact link. According to at least one embodiment of the invention, the rotary contact link has at least one groove-shaped longitudinal cutout, arranged within and along the transversely running cutout in relation to the switching shaft. Two grooves, which are arranged radially opposite one another, with in each case a bend or arcuate profile are provided in the cutout of the switching shaft, the respective two ends of the grooves being positioned radially further outward than the respective central region thereof. In each case one groove is connected to the at least one groove-shaped longitudinal cutout via a transverse bolt guided there between. At least one prestressed spring element is provided which pushes the respective transverse bolt radially outward. |
| US08071897B2 |
Key structure
A key structure used in a portable electronic device includes a resilient member forming a plurality of conducting films and a column, a dome member forming an arch portion and a peripheral portion, a circuit board forming a plurality of first terminals, second terminals and a third terminal. The dome member is mounted to the circuit board, the peripheral portion electronically connects to the second terminals, the resilient member covers the dome member, the conducting films conductively contact the first terminals. The resilient member is pressed to make the column resist against the arch portion, thereby the first terminals and the second terminals are both conductive, or the first terminals, the second terminals and the third terminal are all conductive. |
| US08071894B2 |
Semiconductor device having a mount board
A semiconductor device includes a module board mounting thereon an electric component and including a plug at an edge of the module board, and a mount board including thereon a socket adapted to said plug on a surface portion of the mount board for mounting thereon the module board via said plug, wherein the mount board includes therein a heat radiation layer in contact with a bottom surface of the socket, wherein the socket comprises a heat radiation guide plate in contact with a side surface of the socket. |
| US08071892B2 |
Electromagnetic isolation chamber for accurately manipulating devices therein
An EMI shielded isolation chamber is provided, having an integral manipulator for manipulating electronic devices such as cell phones within the chamber, whereby a probe can be precisely positioned to selectively and directly actuate controls, switches, and keypads upon the devices anywhere in the chamber upon rotation of a probe tip. Extensible collapsible shielding boots are coupled between wall portions of the shielded chamber, adjacent a wall mounted manipulator support gimbal, and forward or rearward portions of the mechanical manipulator for preventing EMI signals from entering or leaving the shielded chamber. Alternatively, the gimbal constitutes the shielding device whereby a metallic hollow ball, slidably and rotatably supporting and containing the elongated manipulator, is mechanically biased snugly against a concave metallic member to block radiation from entering or leaving the shielded chamber. The probe tip is self-illuminated by an LED, thus providing illumination for the portion of the device being actuated. |
| US08071890B2 |
Electrically conductive structure of circuit board and circuit board using the same
An electrically conductive structure includes a first conductive structure and a second conductive structure. Each has a conducting section at one end and a coupling section at the other end. The first and second conducting sections are electrically connected to a power and ground contact of an electronic device, respectively. The first and second coupling sections are respectively connected with power and ground layer of a circuit board. The first coupling sections are connected with the first conducting section through first extending sections and the second coupling sections are connected with the second conducting section through second extending sections. At least two coupling sections of the conductive structures are arranged in pairs. The first conductive structure and the second conductive structure are arranged in a staggered array to form two wiring loops having opposite current directions, thereby generating a magnetic flux cancellation effect. |
| US08071889B2 |
Electronic device with EMI screen and packing process thereof
An electronic device with EMI screen and packaging process thereof to provide even active EMI prevention means includes adhesion of a transit substrate to a soldering surface of the electronic device, a protection circuit layer functioning as EMI screen being paved on the bottom of the transit substrate; a packaging circuit layer being laid; protection circuit layer and the transit substrate as well as the packaging and protection circuit layers being segregated with an insulation material; and solder balls provided with electric continuity to the protection circuit layer and the packaging circuit layer being respectively implanted as soldering points respectively for EMI grounding and linkage between the electronic device and a printed circuit. |
| US08071885B2 |
Printed circuit board
A printed circuit board includes a base insulating layer and a conductor pattern provided on the base insulating layer. The conductor pattern includes a line portion linearly extending along a virtual axis line in a line region, a first bend portion extending along the axis line while being bent in a convex shape toward one side of the base insulating layer in a first bend region, and a second bend portion extending along the axis line while being bent in a convex shape toward the other side of the base insulating layer in a second bend region. The conductor pattern is formed such that the first bend portion and the second bend portion do not overlap with each other in a vertical direction when the printed circuit board is folded along a boundary. |
| US08071881B2 |
Wiring board, method for manufacturing same and semiconductor device
A wiring board which includes a product portion configured with at least one layer of electrically insulating base, a wiring pattern formed on the surface or inner portion of the electrically insulating base, and a wiring protection layer which is formed on the surface of the board and has an opening. Warping over the entire wiring board can be reduced since this wiring board has a warp-correcting portion warped in a direction different from that of the product portion. |
| US08071879B2 |
Telecommunications cable enclosure
An adaptor for use with a telecommunications enclosure includes a body having a port extending therethrough from a first end of the body to a second end of the body. The first end of the body is configured for mounting within an opening of a telecommunications housing along a first axis. The port adjacent the second end of the adaptor is configured to receive a connection device receptacle therein along a second axis different from the first axis. A retention device is positioned adjacent the second end of the body and configured to retain a connection device receptacle within the port. |
| US08071877B2 |
Box for accommodating electric connection box
A box for accommodating an electric connection box is provided. The box includes a lower cover which has a plurality of walls for surrounding a space to accommodate the electric connection box toward a predetermined insertion direction, and an upper cover. The plurality of walls includes: a first wall which extends along the insertion direction; second and third walls which extend from the first wall in a direction intersecting the insertion direction and faces each other; a fourth wall which extends from the first, second and third walls at a deep side of the insertion direction so as to support the electric connection box; and a fifth wall which extends from the second and third walls along the insertion direction, and is substantially parallel to the first wall so as to press-sandwich the electric connection box by the first and fifth walls. |
| US08071872B2 |
Thin film semi-conductor-on-glass solar cell devices
The present invention relates to semiconductor devices suitable for electronic, optoelectronic and energy conversion applications. In a particular form, the present invention relates to the fabrication of a thin film solar cells and thin film transistors through the advantageous combination of semiconductors, insulators, rare-earth based compounds and amorphous and/or ceramic and/or glass substrates. Crystalline or polycrystalline thin film semiconductor-on-glass formation using alkali ion impurity barrier layer(s) are disclosed. Example embodiment of crystalline or polycrystalline thin film semiconductor-on-glass formation using rare-earth based material as impurity barrier layer(s) is disclosed. In particular, thin film silicon-on-glass substrate is disclosed as the alternate embodiment, with impurity barrier designed to inhibit transport of deleterious alkali species from the glass into the semiconductor thin film. |
| US08071871B2 |
Electromechanical servo assisted drum
A drum includes a shell having first and second, spaced apart ends defining an interior volume; first and second drumheads, each stretched over a respective one of the first and second ends of the shell; and an electromechanical driver having a moving coil element operable to move the first drumhead in response to an electrical drive signal. |
| US08071870B1 |
Light beam shaping in an optical pick up for a musical instrument
An optical pickup transducer senses vibrations of string instruments transducing the vibrations into an electrical signal with fidelity, high signal-to-noise ratio and with exclusion of extraneous effects such as noise. The transducer includes a housing with an upper deck that holds one or more light emitters, and a lower deck that holds light sensors in a one-to-one arrangement with the emitters so that each sensor is physically in opposition to each emitter. For application to the string instruments, each string is conducted through the light beam between an emitter and a sensor. The sensors may be photodiodes, so that their electrical output is related to the amount of incident light and therefore varies with the movement of the string, that is, the string modulates the incident light on the photodiode. This electrical output is then amplified to drive a loudspeaker. |
| US08071866B1 |
Maize variety hybrid 10027890
A novel maize variety designated 10027890 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 10027890 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 10027890 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety 10027890, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety 10027890. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety 10027890. |
| US08071865B2 |
Plants and seeds of corn variety CV589782
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV589782. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV589782, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV589782 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV589782 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV589782. |
| US08071864B2 |
Plants and seeds of corn variety CV897903
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV897903. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV897903, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV897903 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV897903 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV897903. |
| US08071863B2 |
Celery cultivar ADS-19
A celery cultivar, designated ADS-19, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of celery cultivar ADS-19, to the plants of celery cultivar ADS-19 and to methods for producing a celery plant by crossing the cultivar ADS-19 with itself or another celery cultivar. The invention further relates to methods for producing a celery plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic celery plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to celery cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from celery cultivar ADS-19, to methods for producing other celery cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from celery cultivar ADS-19 and to the celery plants, varieties, and their parts derived from the use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid celery seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar ADS-19 with another celery cultivar. |
| US08071857B2 |
Soybean cultivar S080046
A soybean cultivar designated S080046 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S080046, to the plants of soybean S080046, to plant parts of soybean cultivar S080046, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar S080046 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars, or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean variety S080046, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S080046, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar S080046 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US08071855B2 |
Soybean cultivar 83389190
A soybean cultivar designated 83389190 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 83389190, to the plants of soybean 83389190, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 83389190, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 83389190 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars, or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean variety 83389190, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 83389190, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 83389190 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US08071852B2 |
Soybean cultivar S080207
A soybean cultivar designated S080207 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S080207, to the plants of soybean S080207, to plant parts of soybean cultivar S080207 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar S080207 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety S080207, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S080207 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar S080207 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US08071849B1 |
Soybean cultivar S07-04KL022755
The present invention is in the field of soybean cultivar S07-04KL022755 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean cultivar S07-04KL022755 and its progeny, and methods of making S07-04KL022755. |
| US08071848B2 |
Plants and seeds of spring canola variety SCV218328
The invention relates to a novel canola line designated as SCV218328. The invention also relates to the seeds, the plants, and the plant parts of canola line SCV218328 as well as to methods for producing a canola plant produced by crossing canola line SCV218328 with itself or with another canola line. The invention also relates to methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic canola plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention further relates to canola lines or breeding lines and plant parts derived from canola line SCV218328, to methods for producing other canola lines or plant parts derived from canola line SCV218328 and to the canola plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention additionally relates to hybrid canola seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing the line SCV218328 with another canola line. |
| US08071846B2 |
Yield and stress tolerance in transgenic plants II
Polynucleotides and polypeptides incorporated into expression vectors have been introduced into plants and were ectopically expressed. The polypeptides of the invention have been shown to confer at least one regulatory activity and confer increased yield, greater height, greater early season growth, greater canopy coverage, greater stem diameter, greater late season vigor, increased secondary rooting, more rapid germination, greater cold tolerance, greater tolerance to water deprivation, reduced stomatal conductance, altered C/N sensing, increased low nitrogen tolerance, increased low phosphorus tolerance, or increased tolerance to hyperosmotic stress as compared to the control plant as compared to a control plant. |
| US08071837B2 |
Method of manufacturing absorbent article, manufacturing apparatus for absorbent body, and absorbent article manufactured thereby
An apparatus for manufacturing an absorbent body for an absorbent article includes a conveying mechanism for conveying a continuous absorbent sheet, a slitting mechanism configured so that a plurality of slitting blades are pressed against the absorbent sheet conveyed by the conveying mechanism, the slitting blades extending in a predetermined direction, a cutting mechanism for cutting the absorbent sheet against which the slitting blades are pressed and forming the absorbent body, and a stretching mechanism arranged upstream of the cutting mechanism and for stretching, in a direction orthogonal to the predetermined direction, the absorbent sheet against which the slitting blades are pressed, and forming slits in the absorbent sheet. |
| US08071834B2 |
Adsorption process with on-line adsorbent removal
This invention relates to a process for conversion of hydrocarbon feedstock, comprising the steps of (A) feeding the hydrocarbon feedstock to an adsorption unit; (B) adsorbing the hydrocarbon feedstock in the adsorption unit with a solid particulate adsorbent useful for adsorbing at least one component from the hydrocarbon feedstock under adsorption conditions; (C) withdrawing the adsorbed feedstock from the adsorption unit; (D) desorbing the component(s) from the solid particulate adsorbent; and (E) removing, under the adsorption conditions for a fractional time of step (B), at least a portion of said adsorbent while the feedstock is being fed to the adsorption unit. |
| US08071832B2 |
Method of converting ethylbenzene and process for producing p-xylene
A process converts ethylbenzene in a C8 aromatic hydrocarbon mixture containing a large amount of non-aromatic hydrocarbons, mainly to benzene, by which the xylene loss is small, the deactivation rate of the catalyst can be reduced, and a high conversion rate to p-xylene can be attained. The process for converting ethylbenzene includes bringing a feedstock containing an alicyclic hydrocarbon(s) in an amount of not less than 1.0% by weight, ethylbenzene and xylene into contact with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst to convert ethylbenzene mainly to benzene, wherein the catalyst is mainly composed of MFI zeolite and an inorganic oxide(s) and rhenium-supported, and wherein the conversion is carried out at a reaction pressure of not less than 1.0 MPa-G. |
| US08071828B2 |
Transalkylation of heavy aromatic hydrocarbon feedstocks
In a process for producing xylene by transalkylation of a C9+ aromatic hydrocarbon feedstock, the feedstock, at least one C6-C7 aromatic hydrocarbon and hydrogen are supplied to at least one reaction zone containing at least first and second catalyst beds located such that the feedstock and hydrogen contact the first bed before contacting the second bed. The first catalyst bed comprises a first catalyst composition comprising a molecular sieve having a Constraint Index in the range of about 3 to about 12 and at least one metal or compound thereof of Groups 6-10 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, and the second catalyst bed comprises a second catalyst composition comprising a molecular sieve having a Constraint Index less than 3. The at least one reaction zone is operated under a first set of conditions effective to (i) dealkylate aromatic hydrocarbons in the feedstock containing C2+ alkyl groups and to saturate C2+ olefins formed in the first catalyst bed and (ii) transalkylate C9+ aromatic hydrocarbons with said C6-C7 aromatic hydrocarbon to produce xylene in the second catalyst bed. Periodically the supply of the feedstock and said at least one C6-C7 aromatic hydrocarbon, but not the hydrogen, to said at least one reaction zone is interrupted and the first and second catalyst compositions are contacted with the hydrogen under a second set of conditions effective to enhance the activity of the first and second catalyst compositions. |
| US08071822B2 |
Catalytic conversion of ethanol and hydrogen to a 1-butanol-containing reaction product using a thermally decomposed hydrotalcite containing the anion of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
Hydrotalcites containing the anion of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid are partially or fully thermally decomposed to provide catalysts useful for the conversion of ethanol and hydrogen to a reaction product comprising 1-butanol. |
| US08071815B2 |
CTIP2 expression in squamous cell carcinoma
The present disclosure provides methods of diagnosing and staging squamous cell carcinomas, for instance head and neck (HNSCC), by detecting chicken ovalbumin upstream promoter-transcription factor-interacting protein 2 (CTIP2) expression. For example, it is demonstrated herein that expression of CTIP2 is increased in SCC relative to a corresponding normal sample. Also included are kits for detecting SCC, as well as methods for identifying CTIP2 inhibitors. |
| US08071814B2 |
Process for preparing polyetheramines
The invention provides a process for preparing polyetheramines of the formula (1), R2 (NR1R3)n, in which n is a number from 1 to 20, R2 represents an organic radical that contains between 2 and 600 oxalkylene groups, and R1 and R3 are alike or different and represent hydrogen or an organic radical having 1 to 400 carbon atoms, by combining a compound of the formula (2), H(NR1R3), with a compound of the formula (3), R2 (OH)n, in the presence of hydrogen with a metal-containing catalyst whose metal content, based on the dry, reduced catalyst excluding any support material that may be present, is composed either of at least 80% by mass of cobalt or, in the case of Raney catalysts, of at least 80% by mass of metals from the group consisting of cobalt and aluminium, the catalyst containing less than 5% by mass of copper. |
| US08071811B2 |
Contrast agents
The present invention relates to a class of compounds and to diagnostic compositions containing such compounds where the compounds are iodine containing compounds. More specifically the iodine containing compounds are chemical compounds containing an aliphatic central moiety allowing for the arrangement of three iodinated phenyl groups bound thereto. The invention also relates to the use of such diagnostic compositions as contrast agents in diagnostic imaging and in particular in X-ray imaging and to contrast media containing such compounds. |
| US08071806B2 |
Integrated process for the production of vinyl acetate from acetic acid via ethylene
This invention provides an integrated two stage economical process for the production of vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) from acetic acid in the vapor phase. First, acetic acid is selectively hydrogenated over a hydrogenating catalyst composition to form ethylene either in a single reactor zone or in a dual rector zone wherein the intermediate hydrogenated products are either dehydrated and/or cracked to form ethylene. In a subsequent second stage so formed ethylene is reacted with molecular oxygen and acetic acid over a suitable catalyst to form VAM. In an embodiment of this invention reaction of acetic acid and hydrogen over a hydrogenation catalyst and subsequent reaction over a dehydration catalyst selectively produces ethylene, which is further mixed with acetic acid and molecular oxygen and reacted over a supported palladium/gold/potassium catalyst. |
| US08071804B2 |
Process for the manufacture of R-(+)-2-(4-(4-cyano-2-fluorophenoxy)phenoxy)propionic acid esters
Cyhalofop esters are prepared by coupling 2-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-propionic acid with 3,4-difluorobenzonitrile with base in a polar aprotic solvent (optionally including a phase-transfer catalyst), alkylating with alkyl halide, removing the polar aprotic solvent (optionally using cyhalofop ester as a flux), removing salt by aqueous extraction of molten cyhalofop ester without a solvent, and removing residual water by heating under reduced pressure. |
| US08071803B2 |
Process
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of 1-(2-ethyl-butyl)-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid which is useful as an intermediate in the preparation of pharmaceutically active compounds. |
| US08071797B2 |
Heterocyclic antiviral compounds
Compounds having the formula I wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and X are as defined herein are Hepatitis C virus NS5b polymerase inhibitors. Also disclosed are compositions and methods for treating an HCV infection and inhibiting HCV replication. |
| US08071796B2 |
Process for the manufacture of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents and intermediates thereof
The current invention describes novel chiral synthetic routes and intermediates for the manufacture of chiral anti-inflammatory agents of general formula VIII in which at least one of the groups X1, X2, X3 is selected from fluoro, chloro, bromo, hydroxy, methoxy, ethoxy, trifluoromethyl, amino whereas the other groups X1, X2, X3 have the meaning of a hydrogen atom, in which at least one of the groups Z1, Z2, Z3 is selected from —O—, —S—, —NH—, —N(—CH3)—, whereas the other groups Z1, Z2, Z3 have the meaning of a —CH2— group, and in which Ar is an aromatic group. |
| US08071790B2 |
Synthetic analogs of bacterial quorum sensors
Bacterial quorum-sensing molecule analogs having the following structures: and methods of reducing bacterial pathogenicity, comprising providing a biological system comprising pathogenic bacteria which produce natural quorum-sensing molecule; providing a synthetic bacterial quorum-sensing molecule having the above structures and introducing the synthetic quorum-sensing molecule into the biological system comprising pathogenic bacteria. Further is provided a method of targeted delivery of an antibiotic, comprising providing a synthetic quorum-sensing molecule; chemically linking the synthetic quorum-sensing molecule to an antibiotic to produce a quorum-sensing molecule-antibiotic conjugate; and introducing the conjugate into a biological system comprising pathogenic bacteria susceptible to the antibiotic. |
| US08071788B2 |
Method and intermediates for the preparation of derivatives of N-(1-benzhydrylazetidin-3-yl)-N-phenylmethylsulfonamide
The invention relates to a novel method for the synthesis of N-{1-[bis(4-chlorophenyl)methyl]azetidin-3-yl}-N-(3,5 -difluorophenyl)methylsulfonamide. |
| US08071786B2 |
Indole compounds useful as serotonin selective agents
Novel indole compounds are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for using the compounds to treat human and animal disease, pharmaceutical compositions of the compounds, and kits including the compounds. |
| US08071784B2 |
Lead-free primary explosive composition and method of preparation
Embodiments of the present subject matter provide a compound and material that may be used as a lead-free primary explosive. An embodiment of the present subject matter provides the compound copper(I) nitrotetrazolate. Certain embodiments of the present subject matter provide methods for preparing lead-free primary explosives. The method includes: providing cuprous salt; providing water; providing 5-nitrotetrazolate salt; combining the cuprous salt, water and 5-nitrotetrazolate salt to form a mixture; and heating the mixture. The method may also include providing cuprous chloride and providing sodium 5-nitrotetrazolate. Certain embodiments of the present subject matter also provide methods for preparing copper(I) nitrotetrazolate. The method includes: providing cuprous salt; providing water; providing 5-nitrotetrazolate salt; combining the cuprous salt, water and 5-nitrotetrazolate salt to form a mixture; and heating the mixture. The method may also include providing cuprous chloride and providing sodium 5-nitrotetrazolate. |
| US08071779B2 |
Cytoskeletal active rho kinase inhibitor compounds, composition and use
The present invention is directed to synthetic cytoskeletal active compounds that are inhibitors of rho-associated protein kinase. The present invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The invention is additionally directed to a method of preventing or treating diseases or conditions associated with cytoskeletal reorganization. In one embodiment of the invention, the method treats increased intraocular pressure, such as primary open-angle glaucoma. The method comprises administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of a cytoskeletal active compound of Formula I or Formula II, wherein said amount is effective to influence the actomyosin interactions, for example by leading to cellular relaxation and alterations in cell-substratum adhesions. |
| US08071778B2 |
Substituted heterocyclic ethers and their use in CNS disorders
The invention encompasses compounds of Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts, their pharmaceutical compositions, and their use in treating CNS disorders. |
| US08071777B2 |
Compounds derived from artesunate, preparation process, pharmaceutical composition and use of the respective medicine
The present invention refers to new compounds derived from artesunate salts with quinolines represented by the general formula (I) where X is represented by the general formula (II) and Y is represented by the general formula (III) depending on the radicals substituted in X (formula II), the relation X to Y (formula III) may vary from 1:1 to 1:7, because the amount of Y depends on the amount of N available in X for the formation of the salt. The radicals R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, e R6 in the general formula (II) are represented by: R1═H, CF3, CH3, OCH3, NH2, halogen; R2═H, CH3, NH2, halogen, NH—CHCH3(CH2)3N(C2H5)(CH2CH2OH), CH(OH)-2(C5H11N), NH—R7—N—(C2H5)2; R3═H, m-OC6H4CF3, NH2; R4═H, CH3, OCH3, NH2, halogen; R5═H, CH3, CF3, NH2, halogen; R6═H, CF3, CH3, NH2, halogen, NH—R8—N—(C2H5)2, NHCH(CH3)(CH2)3NH2; R7═(CH2)2, (CH2)3, CHCH3CH2, (CH2)4, (CH2)5, CHCH3(CH2)3(CH2)6, (CH2)8, (CH2)10, (CH2)12; R8═CHCH3(CH2)3, CHCH3(CH2)CHCH3, (CH2)2, (CH2)3, (CH2)6, (CH2)3O(CH2)3. The present invention also refers to a process of preparation of these general formula (I) compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions, in which these compounds are included especially their use as medicine for treatment or prevention or inhibition of malaria or other parasitic diseases such as: kaodzera, Chagas disease, leishmaniasis, amoebiasis, giardiasis, trichommoniasis, toxoplasmosis, schistosomiasis, as well as other helminthiases. |
| US08071776B2 |
Thienopyridines as allosteric potentiators of the M4 muscarinic receptor
The present invention relates to selective allosteric potentiators of the Formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, for the treatment of disorders associated with M4 muscarinic receptors. |
| US08071775B2 |
Substituted rylene derivatives
Rylene derivatives of the general formula I in which the variables are each defined as follows: Rylene is a polycyclic conjugated ring system which comprises at least one perylene unit may comprise heteroatoms as ring atoms, may be functionalized by moieties comprising —CO— groups and/or may bear further substituents other than the A radicals; A is a radical of the formula X is oxygen or sulfur; R are identical or different radicals: optionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, hetaryl, —U-aryl where U is an —O—, —S—, —NR2—, —CO—, —SO— or —SO2— moiety, or C1-C12-alkoxy, C1-C6-alkylthio, —C≡CR2, —CR2═CR22, hydroxy, mercapto, halogen, cyano, nitro, —NR3R4, —NR3COR4, —CONR3R4, —SO2NR3R4, —COOR3 or —SO3R3; R′ are identical or different radicals: hydrogen or one of the R radicals; R2 is hydrogen or alkyl, where the R2 radicals may be the same or different when they occur more than once; R3, R4 are each independently hydrogen; optionally substituted alkyl, aryl or hetaryl; n is from 1 to 8. |
| US08071774B2 |
Heterocyclic spiro-compounds as aldosterone synthase inhibitors
The patent application relates to new heterocyclic compounds of the general formula (I) in which A, R, R1, R2, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, n and p have the definitions elucidated in more detail in the description, to a process for preparing them and to the use of these compounds as medicaments, particularly as aldosterone synthase inhibitors. |
| US08071773B2 |
Heterocyclic spiro-compounds as aldosterone synthase inhibitors
The patent application relates to new heterocyclic compounds of the general formula (I) in which R, R1, R2, W, X, Y, Z and n have the definitions elucidated in more detail in the description, to a process for preparing them and to the use of these compounds as medicaments, particularly as aldosterone synthase inhibitors. |
| US08071771B2 |
Bicyclic spirohydantoin CGRP receptor antagonists
Compounds of formula I: (wherein variables A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, B, E1, E2, E3, E4, E5, G1, G2 and R6 are as described herein) which are antagonists of CGRP receptors and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the CGRP is involved, such as migraine. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which CGRP is involved. |
| US08071769B2 |
Aromatic monomer- and conjugated polymer-metal complexes
A halogenated aromatic monomer-metal complex useful for preparing a polymer for electronic devices such as a light-emitting diode (LED) device is described. The aromatic monomer-metal complex is designed to include a linking group that disrupts conjugation, thereby advantageously reducing or preventing electron delocalization between the aromatic monomer fragment and the metal complex fragment. Disruption of conjugation is often desirable to preserve the phosphorescent emission properties of the metal complex in a polymer formed from the aromatic monomer-metal complex. The resultant conjugated electroluminescent polymer has precisely controlled metal complexation and electronic properties that are substantially or completely independent of those of the polymer backbone. |
| US08071764B2 |
Compounds of reverse turn mimetics and the use thereof (2)
Conformationally constrained compounds that are novel and mimic the secondary structure of reverse-turn regions of biologically active peptides and proteins and having bicyclic frame-work are disclosed, as well as their prodrugs. Such reverse-turn mimetic structures and prodrugs have utility over a wide range of fields, including use as diagnostic and therapeutic agents. The invention also relates to the use of such compounds for the preparation of a medicament for treating or preventing cancer including an acute myeloid leukemia. |
| US08071763B2 |
Methods for treatment of nocturia
A method for the treatment of nocturia which consists of administering to a mammal in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug consisting of loxoprofen or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the mammal is a human who has a neurogenic bladder. |
| US08071757B2 |
Aryl/alkyl vinyl sulfone hyaluronic acid derivatives
A hyaluronic acid derivative, and methods of producing and using said derivative, the derivative comprising n repeating units and having the general structural formula (I), wherein, in at least one repeating unit, one or more of R1, R2, R3, R4 comprises an etherbound aryl/alkyl sulfone having the general structural formula (II), wherein R comprises an alkyl- or aryl-group, and otherwise R1, R2, R3, R4 are hydroxyl groups, OH. |
| US08071754B2 |
siRNA targeting apolipoprotein B (APOB)
Efficient sequence specific gene silencing is possible through the use of siRNA technology. By selecting particular siRNAs by rational design, one can maximize the generation of an effective gene silencing reagent, as well as methods for silencing genes. Methods, composition, and kits generated through rational design of siRNAs are disclosed including those directed to nucleotide sequences for APOB. |
| US08071753B2 |
RNAi mediated expression inhibition of a cholinergic protein
The present invention relates to nucleic acid sequences producing at least one functional miRNA, at least one functional shRNA and/or at least one functional siRNA, said miRNA, shRNA or siRNA being designed to silence the expression of a gene that encodes a cholinergic protein. The present invention further relates to compositions and kits comprising such nucleic acid sequences as well as to uses thereof. |
| US08071751B2 |
Human parvovirus: bocavirus
Provided herein are sequences of the genomes and encoded proteins of a new human parvovirus, Bocavirus-2, and variants thereof. Also provided are methods of detecting the Bocavirus-2 and diagnosing Bocavirus-2 infection, methods of treating or preventing Bocavirus-2 infection, and methods for identifying anti-Bocavirus-2 compounds. |
| US08071750B2 |
Determination of hepatitis C virus genotype
The present invention provides compositions and methods for the detection and characterization of HCV sequences. More particularly, the present invention provides compositions, methods and kits for using invasive cleavage structure assays (e.g. the INVADER assay) to screen nucleic acid samples, e.g., from patients, to determine HCV genotype. |
| US08071748B2 |
Thermophilic and thermoacidophilic sugar transporter genes and enzymes from Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius and related organisms, methods
Isolated and/or purified polypeptides and nucleic acid sequences encoding polypeptides from Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius are provided. Further provided are methods for transporting sugars across cell membranes using isolated and/or purified polypeptides and nucleic acid sequences from Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius. |
| US08071746B2 |
Isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding a peptide or peptide analog comprising the SEQ ID No. 3
Disclosed herein are peptides or peptide analogs with multiple amphipathic α-helical domains that promote lipid efflux from cells via an ABCA1-dependent pathway. Also provided herein are methods of using multi-domain amphipathic α-helical peptides or peptide analogs to treat or inhibit dyslipidemic disorders. Methods for identifying non-cytotoxic peptides that promote ABCA1-dependent lipid efflux from cells are also disclosed herein. |
| US08071744B2 |
TRP/HIS exchange and kynurenin induced TRP transport
The present invention provides methods for detecting changes in tryptophan concentrations in a cell and methods for identifying agents that modulate cellular tryptophan concentrations. In particular, the present invention provides methods for detecting cellular exchange between tryptophan and kynurenine, and methods for identifying agents that modulate this exchange. The present invention also provides methods for treating a disease associated with immunosuppression in a subject in need thereof. In particular, the present invention is directed toward a method of treating a disease associated with immunosuppression comprising contacting the disease with an agent that modulates cellular Trp/kynurenine exchange. Furthermore, the present invention provides methods for identifying an agent that modulates an immunosuppression. |
| US08071743B2 |
Nucleic acids encoding a G-protein coupled receptor involved in sensory transduction
The invention provides isolated nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of sensory cell specific G-protein coupled receptors, antibodies to such receptors, methods of detecting such nucleic acids and receptors, and methods of screening for modulators of sensory cell specific G-protein coupled receptors. |
| US08071742B2 |
Method and composition for crystallizing G protein-coupled receptors
Certain embodiments provide a method for crystallizing a GPCR. The method may employ a fusion protein comprising: a) a first portion of a G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR), where the first portion comprises the TM1, TM2, TM3, TM4 and TM5 regions of the GPCR; b) a stable, folded protein insertion; and c) a second portion of the GPCR, where the second portion comprises the TM6 and TM7 regions of the GPCR. |
| US08071739B2 |
Modified nucleotides
The invention provides modified nucleotide or nucleoside molecule comprising a purine or pyrimidine base and a ribose or deoxyribose sugar moiety having a removable 3′-OH blocking group covalently attached thereto, such that the 3′ carbon atom has attached a group of the structure —O—Z wherein Z is any of —C(R′)2-O—R″, —C(R′)2-N(R″)2, —C(R′)2-N(H)R″, —C(R′)2-S—R″ and —C(R′)2-F, wherein each R″ is or is part of a removable protecting group; each R′ is independently a hydrogen atom, an alkyl, substituted alkyl, arylalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclic, acyl, cyano, alkoxy, aryloxy, heteroaryloxy or amido group, or a detectable label attached through a linking group; or (R′)2 represents an alkylidene group of formula ═C(R′″)2 wherein each R′″ may be the same or different and is selected from the group comprising hydrogen and halogen atoms and alkyl groups; and wherein said molecule may be reacted to yield an intermediate in which each R″ is exchanged for H or, where Z is —C(R′)2-F, the F is exchanged for OH, SH or NH2, preferably OH, which intermediate dissociates under aqueous conditions to afford a molecule with a free 3′OH; with the proviso that where Z is —C(R′)2-S—R″, both R′ groups are not H. |
| US08071738B2 |
Feline CD86 polypeptides and nucleic acids
The present invention provides isolated and purified DNA encoding feline CD80 (B7-1) ligand, feline CD86 (B7-2) ligand, feline CD28 receptor, or feline CTLA-4 (CD152) receptor, as well as vectors comprising nucleic acid encoding feline CD80, feline CD86, feline CD28, or feline CTLA-4. The present invention provides a host cells transformed with CD80-encoding vectors, CD86-encoding vectors, CD28-encoding vectors, or CTLA-4-encoding vectors. The invention provides polypeptides encoded by the nucleic acid of feline CD80, feline CD86, feline CD28, or feline CTLA-4. The present invention provides a vaccine comprising an effective amount of polypeptides encoded by the nucleic acid of feline CD80, feline CD86, feline CD28, or feline CTLA-4. The present invention also provides vaccines which further comprise immunogens derived from pathogens. The invention provides for vaccines capable of enhancing an immune response. The invention also provides for vaccines capable of suppressing and immune response. |
| US08071737B2 |
Nucleic acid ligand complexes
This invention discloses a method for preparing a therapeutic or diagnostic complex comprised of a nucleic acid ligand and a lipophilic compound or non-immunogenic, high molecular weight compound by identifying a nucleic acid ligand by SELEX methodology and associating the nucleic acid ligand with a lipophilic compound or a non-immunogenic, high molecular weight compound. The invention further discloses complexes comprising one or more nucleic acid ligands in association with a lipophilic compound or non-immunogenic, high molecular weight compound. |
| US08071730B2 |
Anti-JAM-A antibodies
The present invention relates to novel isolated antibodies, derived compounds, and functional isolated antibody fragments, capable of inhibiting the proliferation of tumor cells in vitro and/or in vivo and obtained by functional screening.More particularly, the present invention relates to the 6F4 antibody, specific to the JAM-A protein, as well as its use for the treatment of cancer. Pharmaceutical compositions composed of these antibodies are also covered. |
| US08071729B2 |
Anti-integrin antibodies, compositions, methods and uses
The present invention relates to at least one novel anti-alpha-V subunit antibodies, including isolated nucleic acids that encode at least one anti-alpha-V subunit antibody, alpha-V subunit, vectors, host cells, transgenic animals or plants, and methods of making and using thereof, including therapeutic compositions, methods and devices. |
| US08071727B2 |
Factor VIII polymer conjugates
The invention is a proteinaceous construct comprising a Factor VIII molecule which is conjugated to a water-soluble polymer via carbohydrate moieties of Factor VIII, and methods of preparing same. |
| US08071726B2 |
Factor VIII polymer conjugates
The invention is a proteinaceous construct comprising a Factor VIII molecule which is conjugated to a water-soluble polymer via carbohydrate moieties of Factor VIII, and methods of preparing same. |
| US08071724B2 |
Factor VIII polymer conjugates
The invention is a proteinaceous construct comprising a Factor VIII molecule which is conjugated to a water-soluble polymer via carbohydrate moieties of Factor VIII, and methods of preparing same. |
| US08071717B2 |
Isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding cancer associated antigens, the antigens per se, and uses thereof
The invention relates to newly identified cancer associated antigens. It has been discovered that each of these molecules provokes antibodies when expressed by a subject. The ramifications of this observation are also a part of this invention. |
| US08071716B2 |
Thymus-specific protein
The invention provides the novel thymus-specific human protein T101, an 84-amino acid polypeptide isolated from the human thymus. The full T101 peptide contains a 33-amino acid signal peptide and a 51-amino acid T101 peptide sequence with both immune stimulatory and inhibitory activities. Also provided are modified peptides and partial T101 peptide sequences. |
| US08071715B2 |
Maleated and oxidized fatty acids
An oxidized and maleated fatty acid composition, especially an oxidized and maleated tall oil fatty acid-containing product useful in formulating corrosion inhibitors and for use as an emulsifier, especially for petroleum-related applications. |
| US08071712B2 |
Multibranched polyoxyalkylene derivative
An object of the present invention is to provide a novel multibranched polyoxyalkylene derivative, and an intermediate for the production thereof. Specifically, the object is to provide a multibranched polyoxyalkylene derivative which can keep a high activity of a bio-related substance modified with the multibranched polyoxyalkylene derivative and which can easily produce the modified substance; an intermediate thereof; and a bio-related substance to which the multibranched polyoxyalkylene derivative is bonded. The novel multibranched polyoxyalkylene derivative according to the invention is a polyoxyalkylene derivative (1) having a functional group reactive with a bio-related substance and the bio-related substance according to the invention has a structure modified with the above polyoxyalkylene derivative (1) by a reaction. Furthermore, the intermediate for the production of the novel multibranched polyoxyalkylene derivative according to the invention is a polyoxyalkylene derivative (A). wherein A1O and A2O independently represent an oxyalkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, m represents 20 to 500, n represents 15 to 700, R represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, X represents a functional group reactive with a bio-related substance, and X1 represents a hydroxyl group which may be protected. |
| US08071710B2 |
Thermoplastic polyphenoxyquinoxaline and method of preparing the same
The manufacture of polyetherquinoxalines may be accomplished by polymerization of quinoxaline and related monomers with a bisphenol under aromatic nucleophilic substitution reaction conditions. A method of manufacture includes contacting a substituted or unsubstituted quinoxaline having replaceable groups at the 2,3 positions with a bisphenol or a bisphenol derivative under aromatic nucleophilic substitution reaction conditions. The resulting polyetherquinoxalines contain quinoxaline groups joined by ether linkages at the 2 and 3 positions of the quinoxaline groups. In one example, the polyetherquinoxaline has a formula represented as wherein “n” is an integer from 1 to 10000, and R1, R2, R3, R4 are independently hydrogen, methyl, CF3, tert-butyl, benzoyl, benzenesulfonyl, a sulfonic acid salt, an aliphatic group, an alicyclic group, or an aryl group, and Ar is an aromatic radical. These melt-processable polyetherquinoxalines can be prepared under relatively mild conditions, have excellent thermal and mechanical properties, and are organo-soluble, transparent and colorless thermoplastics. |
| US08071709B2 |
Composite material comprising flourine-containing rubber, fuel-impermeable sealing material comprising same, and process for preparing composite material
The present invention provides a novel fluorine-containing rubber composite material having both of excellent fuel impermeability and excellent cold resistance, a fuel impermeable sealing material comprising the composite material and a process for preparing the composite material. The fluorine-containing rubber composite material comprises crosslinked particles of fluorine-containing silicone rubber dispersed in a fluorine-containing rubber. It is preferable that the fluorine-containing rubber comprises a vinylidene fluoride/tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoro vinyl ether copolymer, and the composite material has cold resistance of not more than −35° C. and fuel permeability of not more than 500 g·mm/m2·day. The fuel impermeable sealing material comprises the composite material. The process for preparing the composite material comprises a step for co-coagulation of a fluorine-containing rubber emulsion and an emulsion of crosslinked fluorine-containing silicone rubber. |
| US08071705B2 |
Amino acid mimetic copolymers and medical devices coated with the copolymers
Biocompatible polymers are manufactured to include an amino acid mimetic monomer and one or more hydrophobic acrylate monomers. The amino acid mimetic monomers are selected to mimic the side chain of the amino acids asparagine or glutamine. The amino acid mimetic monomer can be a methacryloyl or acryloyl derivative of 2-hydroxyacetamide, 3-hydroxypropionamide, alaninamide, lactamide, or glycinamide. These amide functional groups offer the advantage of moderate hydrophilicity with little chemical reactivity. The amino acid mimetic monomer can be copolymerized with one or more hydrophobic acrylate monomers to obtain desired coating properties. |
| US08071699B2 |
Methods of controlling properties in multimodal systems
The invention is directed to a polymerization system and method of controlling resin properties during the production of bimodal and multimodal polymer compositions using at least one manipulated variable to minimize dynamic deviations from polymer characteristics. In particular embodiments, the method of control includes determining a property of the resin based on a current and/or previous values or estimates or process variables or polymer characteristics. In this manner the control actions serve to reduce process upsets or facilitate in transitioning to a new product or grade to reduce the amount of off-grade resin material produced during transition or during steady state manufacture. |
| US08071698B2 |
Surface-promoted cure of cationically curable compositions comprising vinyl ethers
The present invention relates to cationically curable compositions for curing on a surface comprising a cationically curable component, an accelerator species comprising at least one vinyl ether functional group and an initiator component capable of initiating cure of the cationically curable component. The initiator comprises at least one metal salt, which is chosen so that it is reduced at the surface, and where the standard reduction potential of the initiator component is greater than the standard reduction potential of the surface, and where when the composition is placed in contact with the surface, the metal salt of the initiator component of the composition is reduced at the surface, thereby initiating cure of the cationically curable component of the composition. The accelerator species comprising at least one vinyl ether functional group greatly enhances the rate of cure. No catalytic component is required in the composition for efficient cure. |
| US08071697B2 |
Silicone encapsulant composition for molding small shapes
A process includes the steps of: 1) heating a mold at a temperature ranging from 100° C. to 200° C.; 2) feeding a silicone encapsulant composition including a mold release agent, where the composition has a viscosity ranging from 100 cps to 3,000 cps at operating temperatures of the process, to an assembly for preventing the silicone encapsulant composition from flowing backward out of the assembly; 3) injecting the silicone encapsulant composition from the assembly into a mold having a horizontal orientation and having a mold cavity through a gate, where the mold cavity has a top and a bottom, a vent is located at the top of the mold cavity, the vent comprises a channel 0.1 mm to 1 mm wide by 0.0001 mm to 0.001 mm deep, the gate is located at the bottom of the mold cavity, and injecting is performed at a pressure ranging from 1,000 psi to 10,000 psi for up to 5 seconds; 4) holding the silicone encapsulant composition at 1,000 psi to 10,000 psi for an amount of time sufficient to prevent the silicone encapsulant composition from flowing out of the mold cavity; 5) curing the product of step 4). Lenses for LED packages may be prepared by the process. |
| US08071694B2 |
Thermoplastic polycarbonate/polyester blend compositions with improved mechanical properties
Disclosed is a thermoplastic composition comprising a mixture of from 10 to 98 weight % of a polycarbonate polymer, from 2 to 90 weight % of a polyester polymer comprising structures derived from a diol compound having the structure (A) HO—Z—OH, wherein Z is a C1 to C36 linear aliphatic radical, a C3 to C36 branched aliphatic or cycloaliphatic radical, a C6 to C36 aryl radical, or a C7 to C36 alkylaryl radical, and a diacid compound having the structure (B) HOOC—CH2CH2—COOH, from 0 to 5 weight % of a polylactic acid polymer, wherein the sum of the polycarbonate polymer, the polyester polymer, and the polylactic acid polymer is equal to 100 weight %. The thermoplastic composition has improved mechanical properties. |
| US08071690B2 |
Lactic acid based compositions with enhanced properties
A crosslinked lactic acid polymer composition containing (i) a macromer comprising (i-a) a flexible segment produced by the condensation of two or more compounds selected from the group consisting of lactones, furans, epoxies, isocyanates, anhydrides, dianhydrides, alcohols, diols, triols, carboxylic acids, dicarboxylic acids, tricarboxylic acids, esters, diesters, triesters, ethers, diethers, and triethers; and (ii) a lactic acid polymer produced by the condensation of a lactic acid monomer ordimer selected from the group consisting of D-lactic acid, L-lactic acid, D,L-lactic acid, L,L-lactide, D,D-lactide, and D,L-laclide; wherein the macromer and the lactic acid polymer contain carbon-carbon single-bond crosslinks. The macromer may further contain (i-b) a lactic acid segment produced by the condensation of a lactic acid monomer or dimer selected from the group consisting of D-lactic acid, L-lactic acid, D,L-lactic acid, L,L-lactide, D,D- lactide, and D,L-lactide with a polytunctional monomer selected from the group consisting of dianhydrides, diols, triols, dicarboxylic acids, and tricarboxylic acids. Also, methods of producing the polymer composition. |
| US08071689B2 |
Methods of making siloxy-amine functionalized rubbery polymers and uses thereof in rubber compositions for tires
The invention includes a siloxy-amine functionalized rubbery polymer, which exhibits good reinforcing characteristics and filler dispersing effect, a method for making, and a rubber composition including the same. In one embodiment, a process for manufacturing includes polymerizing a conjugated diene monomer using an organolithium compound as an initiator in a hydrocarbon solvent. Next, an active terminal end of the polymer is reacted with a functionalized terminating agent represented by: RN—(CH2)XSi(OR1)3, Formula (I) wherein R, in combination with the nitrogen (N) atom, is a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic aromatic or non-aromatic compound which includes a ring structure with one or more nitrogen atoms as part of the ring; R1 represents a group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms selected from an alkyl, a cycloalkyl, an allyl, or an aryl; and X is an integer from 1 to 20. |
| US08071687B2 |
Multiple catalyst system for olefin polymerization and polymers produced therefrom
This invention relates to an adhesive comprising a polymer composition comprising at least 50 mol % of one or more C3 to C40 olefins where the polymer composition has (a) a Dot T-Peel of 1 Newton or more on Kraft paper; (b) an Mw of at least 7000 to 80,000; (c) a branching index (g′) of from 0.4 to 0.90 measured at the Mz of the polymer composition; (d) a heat of fusion of 1 to 70 J/g; and (e) a heptane insoluble fraction of 70 weight % or less, based upon the weight of the polymer composition, where the heptane insoluble fraction has branching index g′ of 0.9 or less as measured at the Mz of the polymer composition. |
| US08071684B2 |
Golf ball material, golf ball and method for preparing golf ball material
The present invention provides a golf ball material which is made of an ionomer composition that includes a phenolic resin component. The invention provides also a golf ball composed of a core and a cover layer, or a core, a cover layer and at least one intermediate layer therebetween, wherein the golf ball material is used in at least one layer of the core or cover. The invention additionally provides a method for preparing the golf ball material by using (i) or (ii) below: (i) melt blending an ionomer and a phenolic resin; (ii) melt blending an ionomer base resin, a metal cation source and a phenolic resin. The golf ball material of the invention has improved properties, including rebound resilience, durability, and a higher hardness. By using this golf ball material as the material for an essential part of a golf ball, the golf ball properties can be improved. |
| US08071681B2 |
Polymeric compositions including their uses and methods of production
Polymeric compositions and methods of making and using such compositions are provided. The compositions incorporate at least one component that is a polymer including propylene-derived units and at least one component that is a styrenic block copolymer. The polymeric compositions are found to have desirable elastomeric properties while at the same time exhibiting beneficial processability characteristics. The unique combination of processability and performance attributes result in the polymeric compositions useful in a variety of applications such as films, fibers, woven and non-woven fabrics, sheets, molded objects, extruded forms, thermoformed objects, and all products made from such application materials. |
| US08071680B2 |
Thermoplastic elastomeric resin composition and a process for the preparation therefore
A method for producing an elastomeric sealing article including preparing a thermoplastic elastomeric resin composition having (a) 100 parts by weight of a hydrogenated block copolymer including at least two polymeric blocks (A) of styrene, and at least one polymeric block (B) of isoprene; (b) 70 to 130 parts by weight of an ethylene-octene copolymer including ethylene in an amount of more than 50% by weight; and (c) 30 to 60 parts by weight of polypropylene. The thermoplastic elastomeric resin composition does not contain a non-aromatic softening agent, and none of components (a), (b), and (c) is cross-linked. The method also includes molding the thermoplastic elastomeric resin composition into an elastomeric sealing article. |
| US08071678B2 |
Thioester-terminated water soluble polymers and method of modifying the N-terminus of a polypeptide therewith
The invention provides reagents and methods for conjugating a polymer specifically to the α-amine of a polypeptide. The invention provides monofunctional, bifunctional, and multifunctional PEGs and related polymers having a terminal thioester moiety capable of specifically conjugating to the α-amine of a polypeptide having a cysteine or histidine residue at the N-terminus. The invention provides reactive thioester-terminated PEG polymers that have suitable reactivity with an N-terminal cysteine or histidine residue of a polypeptide to produce an amide bond between the PEG molecule and the polypeptide. |
| US08071677B2 |
Process for preparing polyester composite materials
A process is provided for preparing polyester composite materials, comprising polymerizing at least one polyester precursor in the presence of filler microparticles and/or nanoparticles and organosilane having nucleophilic functionality. The organosilane is added as a distinct ingredient. The polyester composites so prepared have low acid end group content, thus improved hydrolytic and melt stability and improved elongation at break. |
| US08071675B2 |
Cyanoacrylate composite forming system
This invention relates to a system for forming a composite from a cyanoacrylate composition and a filler within depressions, holes, cracks or spaces in a substrate. The system also allows for the placement of a cantilevered member in the filled depression, hole, crack or space in the substrate to support a load when the cyanoacrylate has cured. |
| US08071673B2 |
Moulding compositions based on a thermoplastic polycarbonate
This invention relates to thermoplastic moulding compositions with improved flowability based on a thermoplastic polycarbonate and on a copolymer of at least one olefin with at least one methacrylic ester or acrylic ester of an aliphatic alcohol, where the MFI of the copolymer is no less than 100 g/10 min, to a process for preparation of these moulding compositions, and also to the use of these moulding compositions for production of mouldings for the electrical industry, electronics industry, telecommunications industry, motor vehicle industry, or computer industry, in sports, in medicine, in households, or in the entertainment industry. |
| US08071668B2 |
Butyl rubber compounds comprising a three component mixed modifier system
Rubber compounds containing a halobutyl elastomer, at least one additional elastomer, a mineral filler and at least a three component mixed modifier system comprising a silane compound, a phosphine compound and an additive containing at least one hydroxyl group and a functional group containing a basic amine. A process for preparing the compounds is also disclosed. The compounds are particularly useful in tire treads and exhibit improved processability, traction, rolling resistance and wear properties. |
| US08071667B2 |
Compositions comprising (poly) alpha olefins
A release aid comprising one or more (poly)C5-C20 alpha olefins and one or more surfactants for use in releasing a paper web from the fabric in through air drying processes and/or from the Yankee dryer, compositions comprising the release aid and methods of using the release aid. |
| US08071662B2 |
Dental compositions with surface-treated filler for shelf stability
The invention features dental compositions containing a basic filler that has been surface-treated with a strong acid to increase the shelf life of the composition. |
| US08071655B2 |
Cobalt-based catalyst for fischer-tropsch synthesis
A catalyst applicable to the synthesis gas conversions especially E-T slurry processes, said catalyst comprising: a) a support containing at least a first aluminate element of mixed spinel structure of formula MxM′(1−x)Al2O4/Al2O3.SiO2, x ranging between and excluding 0 and 1, or of simple spinel structure of formula MAl2O4/Al2O3.SiO2, said support being calcined in an at least partly oxidizing atmosphere, at a temperature ranging between 850° C. and 900° C., and b) an active phase deposited on said support, which contains one or more group VIII metals, selected from among cobalt, nickel, ruthenium or iron. Said catalyst is used in a fixed bed or suspended in a three-phase reactor for hydrocarbon synthesis from a CO, H2 mixture. |
| US08071653B2 |
Use of RR/SR-ractopamine
A method of promoting weight loss in animals or humans by administering thereto a therapeutically effective amount of a mixture of RR-ractopamine and SR-ractopamine is disclosed. |
| US08071650B2 |
Thiourea derivatives and the pharmaceutical compositions containing the same
The present invention relates to novel thiourea derivatives as a modulator for vanilloid receptor (VR) and the pharmaceutical compositions containing the same. As diseases associated with the activity of vanilloid receptor, pain acute pain, chronic pain, neuropathic pain, post-operative pain, migraine, arthralgia, neuropathies, nerve injury, diabetic neuropathy, neurodegeneration, neurotic skin disorder, stroke, urinary bladder hypersensitiveness, irritable bowel syndrome, a respiratory disorder such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, irritation of skin, eye or mucous membrane, fervescence, stomach-duodenal ulcer, inflammatory bowel disease and inflammatory diseases can be enumerated. The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for prevention or treatment of these diseases. |
| US08071649B2 |
Method for treatment of nocturia
A method for treatment of nocturia by administering to a mammal, such as a human, in need of such treatment, a therapeutically effective amount of loxoprofen or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof. |
| US08071632B2 |
Antioxidant inflammation modulators: novel derivatives of oleanolic acid
Disclosed herein are novel oleanolic acid derivatives. Methods of preparing these compounds are also disclosed. The oleanolic acid derivatives of this invention may be used for the treatment and prevention of many diseases, including cancer, neurological disorders, inflammation, and pathologies involving oxidative stress. |
| US08071629B2 |
2-pyridinylcycloalkylcarboxamide derivatives as fungicides
A compound of general formula (I): A process for preparing this compound.A compound of general formula (II): A fungicide composition comprising a compound of general formula (I).A method for treating plants by applying a compound of general formula (I) or a composition comprising it. |
| US08071628B2 |
Indazole derivatives
The invention is concerned with novel indazole derivatives of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, X and Y are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as physiologically acceptable salts and esters thereof. These compounds inhibit L-CPT1 and can be used in the prevention or treatment of diseases which are modulated by L-CPT1 inhibitors. |
| US08071627B2 |
2-pyridinylethylcarboxamide derivatives and their use as fungicides
A compound of general formula (I) A process for preparing this compound. A fungicidal composition comprising a compound of general formula (I). A method for treating plants by applying a compound of general formula (I) or a composition comprising it. |
| US08071626B2 |
Chelating agents and highly luminescent and stable chelates and their use
This invention relates to a group of novel chelating agents, novel chelates, biomolecules labeled with said chelates or chelating agents as well as solid supports conjugated with said chelates, chelating agents or labeled biomolecules. Especially the invention relates to novel chelating agents useful in solid phase synthesis of oligonucleotides or oligopeptides and the oligonucleotides and oligopeptides so obtained. |
| US08071623B2 |
Amide substituted indazoles as poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase(PARP) inhibitors
The present invention relates to compounds of formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, stereoisomers or tautomers thereof which are inhibitors of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) and thus useful for the treatment of cancer, inflammatory diseases, reperfusion injuries, ischemic conditions, stroke, renal failure, cardiovascular diseases, vascular diseases other than cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, neurodegenerative diseases, retroviral infection, retinal damage or skin senescence and UV-induced skin damage, and as chemo- and/or radiosensitizers for cancer treatment. |
| US08071622B2 |
Indoles
The present invention is concerned with novel indol-2-yl-carbonyl-piperidin-benzoimidazolon and indol-2-yl-carbonyl-piperidin-benzoxazolon derivatives as V1a receptor antagonists, their manufacture, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use for the treatment of anxiety and depressive disorders and other diseases. In particular, the present invention concerns compounds of formula (I) wherein R1 to R11, X and Y are as defined in the specification. |
| US08071621B2 |
Alkylsulphonamide quinolines
Compounds of Formula I wherein R1, A, R2, R3, R4, R5, R8, n, m, q and r are as described in the specification, pharmaceutically-acceptable salts, methods of making, pharmaceutical compositions containing and methods for using the same. |
| US08071620B2 |
Carbamic acid compounds comprising a bicyclic heteroaryl group as HDAC inhibitors
This invention pertains to certain carbamic acid compounds of the following formula, which inhibit HDAC (histone deacetylase) activity wherein: A is independently an unsubstituted or substituted bicyclic C9-10heteroaryl group (e.g., quinolinyl; quinoxalinyl; benzoxazolyl; benzothiazolyl); Q is an acid leader group, and is independently an unsubstituted or substituted, saturated or unsaturated C1-7alkylene group having a backbone length of 4 or less; with the proviso that if A is unsubstituted benzothiazol-2-yl, then Q is an unsaturated group; and with the proviso that if A is unsubstituted quinolin-6-yl, then Q is unsubstituted at the α-position; and with the proviso that A is not benzimidazol-2-yl; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, amides, esters, ethers, chemically protected forms, and prodrugs thereof. The present invention also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds and compositions, both in vitro and in vivo, to inhibit HDAC, and in the treatment of conditions mediated by HDAC, cancer, proliferative conditions, psoriasis, etc. |
| US08071616B2 |
Pyridine, quinoline, and isoquinoline N-oxides as kinase inhibitors
This invention relates to urea compounds containing a pyridine, quinoline, or isoquinoline functionality which is oxidized at the nitrogen heteroatom and which are useful in the treatment of (i) raf mediated diseases, for example, cancer, (ii) p38 mediated diseases such as inflammation and osteoporosis, and (iii) VEGF mediated diseases such as angiogenesis disorders. |
| US08071611B2 |
Spirocyclic heterocyclic derivatives and methods of their use
Spirocyclic heterocyclic derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and methods for their pharmaceutical use are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the spirocyclic heterocyclic derivatives are ligands of the δ opioid receptor and may be useful, inter alia, for treating and/or preventing pain, anxiety, gastrointestinal disorders, and other δ opioid receptor-mediated conditions. |
| US08071609B2 |
Unsaturated heterocyclic derivatives
This invention relates to compounds of the general formula: in which Q is an ethynyl or ethenyl moiety; Ring A is an aryl, heteroaryl or heterocyclic ring or ring system; and the remaining variable groups are as defined herein, and to their preparation and use. |
| US08071605B2 |
Piperidine compounds for use in the treatment of bacterial infections
Compounds of formula (I) and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts are described. Processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, their use as medicaments and their use in the treatment of bacterial infections are also described. |
| US08071604B2 |
Thio-substituted arylmethanesulfinyl derivatives
The present invention is related to chemical compositions, processes for the preparation thereof and uses of the composition. Particularly, the present invention relates to compositions of compounds of Formula (A): wherein Ar, X, Y, R1, R2, R3, and q are as defined herein; and their use in the treatment of diseases, including treatment of sleepiness, promotion of wakefulness, treatment of Parkinson's disease, cerebral ischemia, stroke, sleep apneas, eating disorders, stimulation of appetite and weight gain, treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (“ADHD”), enhancing function in disorders associated with hypofunctionality of the cerebral cortex, including, but not limited to, depression, schizophrenia, fatigue, in particular, fatigue associated with neurologic disease, such as multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, and improvement of cognitive dysfunction. |
| US08071599B2 |
Methods of treatment of chronic pain using eszopiclone
The invention relates to the use of eszopiclone for the treatment of low-level, chronic pain and fatigue associated with pain. |
| US08071596B2 |
Endothelin receptor antagonists
This invention relates to novel endothelin receptor antagonists, derivatives, acceptable acid addition salts, solvates, hydrates and polymorphs thereof. The invention also provides compositions comprising a compound of this invention and the use of such compositions in methods of treating diseases and conditions that are beneficially treated by compounds that block the endothelin signaling pathway that leads to vasoconstriction and in particular those diseases or conditions beneficially treated by endothelin receptor antagonists. |
| US08071589B2 |
Dihydrobenzoindazoles
The invention relates to benzoindazole derivatives according to general Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compounds can be used for the treatment of infertility. |
| US08071586B2 |
Heterocyclyl compounds
The invention is concerned with novel heterocyclyl compounds of formula (I) wherein A, X, Y1, Y2, Y3, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, m, n and p are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as physiologically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds are antagonists of CCR2 receptor, CCR5 receptor and/or CCR3 receptor and can be used as medicaments. |
| US08071582B2 |
Substituted aniline derivatives
The present invention relates to novel aniline derivatives and their use in therapy, in particular their use in the treatment of fungal infections. |
| US08071579B2 |
DNA damage repair inhibitors for the treatment of cancer
The present invention relates to the recognition that inhibition of the base excision repair pathway is selectively lethal in cells which are deficient in HR dependent DNA DSB repair. Methods and means relating to the treatment of cancers which are deficient in HR dependent DNA DSB repair using inhibitors which target base excision repair components, such as PARP, is provided herein. |
| US08071577B2 |
Multi-phase contraceptive preparation based on a natural estrogen
The multiphase preparation having higher contraceptive safety and reduced side effects is based on a combination of a natural oestrogen with dienogest or drospirenone. The multiphase preparation is characterized by a first phase consisting of 2 daily dose units of 3 mg of oestradiol valerate, a second phase consisting of 2 groups of daily dose units, wherein a first group is formed by 5 daily dose units each containing a combination of 2 mg of oestradiol valerate and at least two or three times an ovulation-inhibitory dose of dienogest or drospirenone and a second group is formed by 17 daily dose units each containing a combination of 2 mg of oestradiol valerate and at least three or four times the ovulation-inhibitory dose of dienogest or drospirenone, a third phase consisting of 2 daily dose units of 1 mg of oestradiol valerate, and a further phase consisting of 2 daily dose units of pharmaceutically acceptable placebo. |
| US08071575B2 |
Methods and compounds for the targeted delivery of agents to bone for interaction therewith
Bone targeted compounds and methods are provided. Compounds can include a Bone Targeting Portion (RT), having an affinity for bone; a Bone Active Portion (RA) for interacting with and affecting bone; and a Linking Portion (RL) connecting the Bone Targeting Portion and the Bone Active Portion. |
| US08071571B2 |
Orlistat compositions
A pharmaceutical combination or composition containing a lipase inhibitor, preferably orlistat, and a bile acid sequestrant is useful for treating obesity. |
| US08071568B2 |
Nucleoside aryl phosphoramidates for the treatment of RNA-dependent RNA viral infection
The present invention provides nucleoside aryl phosphoramidates of structural formula (I) which are precursors to inhibitors of RNA-dependent RNA viral polymerase. These compounds are precursors to inhibitors of RNA-dependent RNA viral replication and are useful for the treatment of RNA-dependent RNA viral infection. They are particularly useful as precursors to inhibitors of hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS5B polymerase, as precursors to inhibitors of HCV replication, and/or for the treatment of hepatitis C infection. The invention also describes pharmaceutical compositions containing such nucleoside aryl phosphoramidates alone or in combination with other agents active against RNA-dependent RNA viral infection, in particular HCV infection. Also disclosed are methods of inhibiting RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, inhibiting RNA-dependent RNA viral replication, and/or treating RNA-dependent RNA viral infection with the nucleoside aryl phosphoramidates of the present invention. (I) |
| US08071566B2 |
Methods of coronary imaging
The present invention provides methods of myocardial perfusion imaging and increasing coronary blood flow of a mammal that are accomplished by administering doses of a compound that is a selective partial A2A receptor agonist with a short duration of action, in particular regadenoson, useful for, among other indications, myocardial imaging and coronary vasodilation, and determining areas of insufficient blood flow. |
| US08071563B2 |
Glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) chimera and methods of use
The invention relates to a novel Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase (GAD). More specifically, novel DNA and protein sequences relating to GAD. Additionally, the invention discloses a novel composition and related methods for treating neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, and the like, using viral and non-viral delivery systems that deliver therapeutic agents to specific regions of the brain. More specifically, using an adeno-associated viral vector to deliver a nucleotide sequence encoding a novel glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) to specific regions of the brain that are over stimulated or disinhibited in various diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases. |
| US08071555B2 |
Protective skin care peptides
The disclosed invention provides tetrapeptides with the amino acid sequence proline-glutamine-glutamate-X (P-Q-E-X), where X can be either lysine (K) or isoleucine (I). These tetrapeptides inhibit ultraviolet light (UV)-induced expression of the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6) by skin epithelial cells and fibroblasts. Furthermore, the tetrapeptides repress the upregulation of matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) by skin fibroblasts induced by either direct exposure to UV rays or treatment with media conditioned by UV-treated keratinocytes. The small size and bio-activity of the tetrapeptides render them suitable for use in therapies directed to inflammatory skin disorders and as active ingredients in skin care products. |
| US08071552B2 |
Peptides and peptidomimetics binding to CD23
The present invention describes compounds comprising new and useful peptides and peptidomimetics that can bind to CD23. They are capable of reducing inflammatory responses associated with auto-immune diseases, chronic inflammatory diseases, allergies and other inflammatory conditions such as those mediated by the mammalian immune system. Compounds of the present invention relate to a CD23-binding peptide wherein said peptide comprises an amino-acid sequence of X1—X2—X3—X4—X5—X6—X7—X8, wherein: X1 is Phe, or is absent; X2 is His or Ala; X3 is Glu, Ser, Ala, Asn, Lys, or Cys; X4 is Asn, Phe, Gln, Pro, Ser, or Ala; X5 is Trp; X6 is Pro, Arg, Glu, Gly, Cys, or Lys; X7 is Ser, Pro, Leu, Thr Ala, Gly, Asn, or absent; and X8 is Phe, Gly, or is absent. |
| US08071551B2 |
Methods and compositions for treating diabetes
The instant invention provides a method of treating an animal suffering a disease characterized by excessive apoptosis by administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one serine protease inhibitor and thereafter monitoring a decrease in apoptosis. The inhibitor of the invention includes α1-antitrypsin or an α1-antitrypsin-like agent, including, but not limited to oxidation-resistant variants of α1-antitrypsin, and peptoids with antitrypsin activity. The diseases treatable by the invention include cancer, autoimmune disease, sepsis neurodegenerative disease, myocardial infarction, stroke, ischemia-reperfusion injury, toxin induced liver injury and AIDS. The method of the invention is also suitable for the prevention or amelioration of diseases characterized by excessive apoptosis. |
| US08071542B2 |
Use of ferritin to treat iron deficiency disorders
The present inventors have demonstrated the presence of H-ferritin receptors on endothelial cells in culture and on rat brain rat brain microvasculature, identifying H-ferritin as a means for transporting iron across the blood brain barrier. The present invention provides a method for treating an iron deficiency disorder in a patient, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a ferritin-iron complex. In an embodiment of the invention, the ferritin-iron complex comprises H-ferritin. In another embodiment, the iron deficiency disorder comprises an iron deficiency in the brain. The present invention also provides a method for delivering iron to the brain, comprising administering iron in the form of a ferritin-iron complex to a patient, whereby said iron is transported across the blood-brain barrier and delivered to the brain; a method for using H-ferritin as a targeting moiety, comprising attaching H-ferritin to a liposome, whereby said liposome is targeted to the brain and/or cells within the brain; and a method for treating an iron overload disorder in a patient, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a multi subunit ferritin complex, wherein said multi subunit ferritin complex is at less than 100% iron binding capacity. |
| US08071538B2 |
Method of increasing muscle mass by administering a myostatin binding agent
The present invention provides binding agents comprising peptides capable of binding myostatin and inhibiting its activity. In one embodiment the binding agent comprises at least one myostatin-binding peptide attached directly or indirectly to at least one vehicle such as a polymer or an Fc domain. The binding agents of the present invention produced increased lean muscle mass when administered to animals and decreased fat to muscle ratios. Therapeutic compositions containing the binding agents of the present invention are useful for treating muscle-wasting disorders and metabolic disorders including diabetes and obesity. |
| US08071533B2 |
Compositions and methods for modulating store-operated calcium entry
Compositions and methods for modulating activity of store-operated calcium entry in cells or tissues are provided. The compositions comprise the P311 protein, fused to a cell-penetrating peptide and formulated for delivery to tissues and cells. This protein has been shown to increase the levels of store-operated calcium entry (SOCE) in gingival cells, skeletal muscle cells, and prostate epithelial cells. Also provided are methods for preventing and treating diseases that involve administration of the P311 fusion protein, as well as methods for increasing levels of SOCE in cells. |
| US08071527B2 |
Cleaning compound for cleaning surfaces in a food processing environment
A cleaning compound for cleaning surfaces in a food processing environment includes at least one container, with each container including a peroxide and/or an alkaline reactant therein. The alkaline reactant is selected to raise the pH of the cleaning compound into the alkaline range when the peroxide and the alkaline reactant are mixed together. The cleaning compound may be a liquid or dry compound, which is applied to the surface to be cleaned. |
| US08071520B2 |
Sulfonated alkyl polyglucoside use for enhanced food soil removal
A cleaning composition including a sulfonated functionalized alkyl polyglucoside, a co-surfactant, a water conditioning agent and water. The sulfonated functionalized alkyl polyglucoside is one of a C12 sulfonated functionalized alkyl polyglucoside, a C10-C12 blend of a sulfonated functionalized alkyl polyglucoside or a C10 sulfonated functionalized alkyl polyglucoside. The co-surfactant comprises a C6-C12 alcohol ethoxylate having between 3 and 10 moles of EO. In one embodiment, the cleaning composition is substantially free of alkyl phenol ethoxylates. The cleaning composition is capable of removing soils including up to 20% proteins and has a neutral pH. |
| US08071519B2 |
Polybasic acid esters and their use in fibre optic cables
A composition comprising a blend of first and second esters: the first ester comprising a reaction product of first reactants comprising trimer acid, first polyhydric alcohol and first monohydric alcohol; the first monohydric alcohol selected from the group of C8-18 monohydric alcohols; the second ester comprising a reaction product of second reactants comprising trimer acid, second polyhydric alcohol and second monohydric alcohol; the second monohydric alcohol selected from the group of C6-10 monohydric alcohols; the first and second monohydric alcohols being non-identical. This blend of esters, in combination with silica, is useful as a sealant composition, e.g., as a cable-protectant composition. |
| US08071517B2 |
Marine engine lubrication
A trunk piston marine engine lubricating oil composition for a medium-speed compression-ignited marine engine comprises, in a major amount, an oil of lubricating viscosity containing 50 mass % or more of a Group II basestock, and, in respective minor amounts, (A) an overbased metal hydrocarbyl-substituted hydroxybenzoate detergent having a basicity index of 4.5 or less, and (B) an overbased metal hydrocarbyl-substituted hydroxybenzoate detergent having a basicity index of greater than 4.5. The ratio of detergent (A) to detergent (B), both expressed as mass of active ingredient, is in the range from 0.5 to 15. The trunk piston marine engine lubricating oil composition has a TBN (using ASTM D2896) of 20 to 60. |
| US08071516B2 |
Lubricants for use in processing of metallic material
A lubricant for use in processing of a metallic material includes a lubricant base and additives added to the lubricant base. The additives include a sulfuric extreme pressure agent, a rust inhibitive agent and a calcium ingredient. Content of sulfur contained in the sulfuric extreme pressure agent is not less than 0.5 wt % of total weight of the lubricant and not greater than 20 wt % of total weight of the lubricant. Content of the rust inhibitive agent is not less than 0.1 wt % of total weight of the lubricant and not greater than 15 wt % of total weight of the lubricant. Further, content of calcium contained in the calcium ingredient is not less than 0.1 wt % of total weight of the lubricant and not greater than 15 wt % of total weight of the lubricant. |
| US08071515B2 |
Lubricating oil composition
Provided is a lubricating oil composition comprising a base oil for a lubricating oil, (A) a fatty acid partial ester compound, 0.5 to 1.5% by mass of (B) (b1) an aliphatic amine compound and/or (b2) an acid amide compound, 0.01 to 0.1% by mass of (C) a specific benzotriazole derivative and a specific amount of (D) a specific succinimide compound. It is a lubricating oil composition of an environmental regulation compliant type which is used for internal combustion engines such as gasoline engines, diesel engines, engines using dimethyl ether for fuel, gas engines and the like, which does not contain Mo base friction reducing agents and is reduced in ash, phosphorus and sulfur and in which a friction reducing effect, an oxidation stability and a corrosion inhibiting effect are enhanced. |
| US08071500B1 |
Thief carbon catalyst for oxidation of mercury in effluent stream
A catalyst for the oxidation of heavy metal contaminants, especially mercury (Hg), in an effluent stream is presented. The catalyst facilitates removal of mercury through the oxidation of elemental Hg into mercury (II) moieties. The active component of the catalyst is partially combusted coal, or “Thief” carbon, which can be pre-treated with a halogen. An untreated Thief carbon catalyst can be self-promoting in the presence of an effluent gas streams entrained with a halogen. |
| US08071498B2 |
Exhaust gas purifying catalyst, method for recovering exhaust gas purifying catalyst, and catalyst system for exhaust gas purification
An exhaust gas purifying catalyst wherein the catalytic activity can be recovered over a wide temperature range is provided. Also provided are a method for recovering an exhaust gas purifying catalyst, and a catalyst system for exhaust gas purification. The exhaust gas purifying catalyst is characterized by containing an oxide A containing an oxide (A-1) containing an alkaline earth metal and/or a rare earth metal and an inorganic oxide (A-2), and a noble metal B supported by the oxide A. This exhaust gas purifying catalyst is also characterized in that the weight ratio of the oxide (A-1) containing an alkaline earth metal and/or a rare earth metal to the noble metal B is from 1:10 to 1:500. |
| US08071497B2 |
Process and facility for removing one or more compounds
One exemplary embodiment is a refinery or a petrochemical production facility. The refinery or petrochemical production facility can include: a) a catalyst regeneration zone; b) a halogen removal zone; and c) an elimination zone for at least one of a dioxin and a furan compound, wherein at least a portion of an effluent from the halogen removal zone is combined with a stream comprising oxygen from the catalyst regeneration zone or halogen removal zone. |
| US08071490B2 |
Composition of acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive and surface finishing material comprising the same
An acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition according to the present invention comprises: acrylic copolymer (A) formed by copolymerizing i) alkyl(meth)acrylic acid ester monomer wherein the carbon atom of alkyl group is 2 to 14, ii) monomer having a functional group capable of crosslinking, iii) methyl(meth)acrylate monomer, iv) vinyl acetate monomer, v) glycidyl(meth)acrylate, and vi) crosslinking agent having 5 to 15 of alkyleneoxide groups and at least two acrylate group or vinyl group; and flame retardant (B). The acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition improves the adhesive property and the dispersion of the flame retardant by controlling the crosslinking structure of the acrylic copolymer, such that a surface finishing material comprising the same can have the excellent adhesion and fireproof. |
| US08071484B2 |
Method of forming fine pattern employing self-aligned double patterning
There are provided a method of forming a fine pattern employing self-aligned double patterning. The method includes providing a substrate. First mask patterns are formed on the substrate. A reactive layer is formed on the substrate having the first mask patterns. The reactive layer adjacent to the first mask patterns is reacted using a chemical attachment process, thereby forming sacrificial layers along outer walls of the first mask patterns. The reactive layer that is not reacted is removed to expose the sacrificial layers. Second mask patterns are formed between the sacrificial layers adjacent to sidewalls of the first mask patterns facing each other. The sacrificial layers are removed to expose the first and second mask patterns and the substrate exposed between the first and second mask patterns. The substrate is etched using the first and second mask patterns as an etching mask. |
| US08071479B2 |
Chemical mechanical polishing composition and methods relating thereto
A method for chemical mechanical polishing of a substrate comprising a barrier material in the presence of at least one of an interconnect metal and a low-k dielectric material using a chemical mechanical polishing composition comprising water; 1 to 40 wt % abrasive having an average particle size of ≦100 nm; 0.001 to 5 wt % quaternary compound; a material having a formula (I): wherein R is selected from C2-C20 alkyl, C2-C20 aryl, C2-C20 aralkyl and C2-C20 alkaryl; wherein x is an integer from 0 to 20; wherein y is an integer from 0 to 20; wherein x+y≧1; and, wherein the chemical mechanical polishing composition has a pH≦5. |
| US08071478B2 |
Method of depositing tungsten film with reduced resistivity and improved surface morphology
A method of controlling the resistivity and morphology of a tungsten film is provided, comprising depositing a first film of a bulk tungsten layer on a substrate during a first deposition stage by (i) introducing a continuous flow of a reducing gas and a pulsed flow of a tungsten-containing compound to a process chamber to deposit tungsten on a surface of the substrate, (ii) flowing the reducing gas without flowing the tungsten-containing compound into the chamber to purge the chamber, and repeating steps (i) through (ii) until the first film fills vias in the substrate surface, increasing the pressure in the process chamber, and during a second deposition stage after the first deposition stage, depositing a second film of the bulk tungsten layer by providing a flow of reducing gas and tungsten-containing compound to the process chamber until a second desired thickness is deposited. |
| US08071469B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same
A semiconductor device having increased reliability includes a fuse region and a monitoring region. Fuses are located on an insulation film in the fuse region and are exposed through fuse windows. A monitoring pattern is located on the insulation film in the monitoring region. The monitoring pattern includes sub-patterns that are exposed through a monitoring window. |
| US08071464B2 |
Manufacturing method for light emitting device
A light emitting device manufacturing method including the steps of corrugatedly scanning a laser beam along a plurality of division lines formed on a light emitting device wafer having a sapphire substrate layer and a light emitting layer to apply the laser beam to the sapphire substrate layer, thereby performing laser processing for the sapphire substrate layer and next applying an external force to a processed locus formed along each division line by the above laser processing to thereby divide the light emitting device wafer into a plurality of light emitting devices. The sapphire layer of each light emitting device has side surfaces whose horizontal sectional shape is a corrugated shape. Accordingly, the number of total reflections on the side surfaces of the sapphire layer can be reduced to thereby achieve efficient emergence of light from the sapphire layer. |
| US08071463B2 |
Method and structure for fabricating multiple tiled regions onto a plate using a controlled cleaving process
A reusable transfer substrate member for forming a tiled substrate structure. The member including a transfer substrate, which has a surface region. The surface region comprises a plurality of donor substrate regions. Each of the donor substrate regions is characterized by a donor substrate thickness and a donor substrate surface region. Each of the donor substrate regions is spatially disposed overlying the surface region of the transfer substrate. Each of the donor substrate regions has the donor substrate thickness without a definable cleave region. |
| US08071460B2 |
Method for manufacturing semiconductor device
In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a first film is formed directly on a semiconductor substrate and a second film is formed on the first film. A region of the second film is then etched to form an opening that exposes the first film. The first film is then arbitrarily patterned by etching to expose a surface of the semiconductor substrate. Thereafter, the second film and the exposed surface of the semiconductor substrate are simultaneously etched using the patterned first film as a mask and in an etching ambient having a low etching rate for the first film and having a high etching rate for the second film and the semiconductor substrate until the second film is almost completely etched and a detection amount of a monitored element of the first film increases. |
| US08071459B2 |
Method of sealing an air gap in a layer of a semiconductor structure and semiconductor structure
A method of sealing an air gap in a layer of a semiconductor structure comprises providing a first layer of the semiconductor structure having at least one air gap for providing isolation between at least two conductive lines formed in the first layer. The at least one air gap extends into the first layer from a first surface of the first layer. The method further comprises forming a barrier layer of a barrier dielectric material over the first surface of the first layer and the at least one air gap. The barrier dielectric material is selected to have a dielectric constant less than 3.5 and to provide a barrier to prevent chemicals entering the at least one air gap. In another embodiment, the at least one air gap extends from a first surface of the first layer to at least a portion of side surfaces of the at least two conductive lines to expose at least a portion of the side surfaces, and a barrier layer of a barrier dielectric material is formed over the exposed portions of the side surfaces of each of the at least two conductive lines. |
| US08071457B2 |
Low capacitance precision resistor
A precision low capacitance resistor is formed, e.g., in a bulk substrate. An embodiment includes forming a source/drain region on a substrate, patterning a portion of the source/drain region to form segments, etching the segments to substantially separate an upper section of each segment from a lower section of each segment, and filling the space between the segments with an insulating material. The resulting structure maintains electrical connection between the segments at end pads, but separates the resistor segments from the bottom substrate, thereby avoiding capacitive coupling with the substrate. |
| US08071454B1 |
Method for manufacturing dielectric isolation type semiconductor device
A method for manufacturing a dielectric isolation type semiconductor device comprises: forming a plurality of trenches in a first region on a major surface of a semiconductor substrate; forming a first dielectric layer on the major surface of the semiconductor substrate and a first thick dielectric layer in the first region by oxidizing a surface of the semiconductor substrate; bonding a semiconductor layer of a first conductive type to the semiconductor substrate via the first dielectric layer; forming a first semiconductor region by implanting an impurity into a part of the semiconductor layer above the first thick dielectric layer; forming a second semiconductor region by implanting an impurity of a second conductive type into a part of the semiconductor layer so as to surround the first semiconductor region separating from the first semiconductor region. |
| US08071443B2 |
Method of forming lutetium and lanthanum dielectric structures
Methods of forming dielectric structures are shown. Methods of forming dielectric structures are shown that include lutetium oxide and lanthanum aluminum oxide crystals embedded within the lutetium oxide. Specific methods shown include monolayer deposition which yields process improvements such as chemistry control, step coverage, crystallinity/microstructure control. |
| US08071441B2 |
Methods of forming DRAM arrays
Some embodiments include methods of forming transistor gates. A gate stack is placed within a reaction chamber and subjected to at least two etches, and to one or more depositions to form a transistor gate. The transistor gate may comprise at least one electrically conductive layer over a semiconductor material-containing layer. At least one of the one or more depositions may form protective material. The protective material may extend entirely across the at least one electrically conductive layer, and only partially across the semiconductor material-containing layer to leave unlined portions of the semiconductor material-containing layer. The unlined portions of the semiconductor material-containing layer may be subsequently oxidized. |
| US08071433B2 |
Semiconductor component with surface mountable devices and method for producing the same
A semiconductor component including: a substrate, at least one semiconductor chip arranged on the substrate and at least one passive device likewise arranged on the substrate. The passive device is mounted with its underside on the substrate. The semiconductor component further includes an interspace disposed between the underside of the passive device and the substrate. The interspace is filled with an underfilling material. In order to avoid the solder pumping effect, the upper side and the lateral sides of the passive device are also embedded in a plastic compound. |
| US08071432B2 |
Organic transistor active substrate, manufacturing method thereof, and electrophoretic display
A method of manufacturing an organic transistor active substrate is disclosed. The organic transistor active substrate includes an organic transistor in which a first electrode is formed on a substrate, a first insulating film is formed on the first electrode, a pair of second electrodes is formed on the first insulating film, and an active layer made of an organic semiconductor material is formed on the pair of second electrodes. The organic transistor is laminated with a second insulating film, and the second insulating film is laminated with a third electrode which is electrically coupled to one of the second electrodes via a through-hole provided through the second insulating film. The first electrode is formed by inkjet ejection; the first insulating film is formed by coating; the pair of second electrodes is formed by inkjet ejection; the active layer is formed by inkjet ejection; the second insulating film is formed by screen printing; and the third electrode is formed by screen printing. |
| US08071426B2 |
Method and apparatus for no lead semiconductor package
A leadframe for use in fabricating a no lead semiconductor package contains connecting bars between individual electrical contact pads. For embodiments having a die pad, the leadframe further includes connecting bars between the contact pads and the die pad. The lower surfaces of the connecting bars are coplanar with the lower surfaces of the contact pads and/or the die pad, and the upper surfaces of the connecting bars are recessed with respect to the upper surfaces of the contact pads and/or the die pad. The semiconductor package is fabricated by encapsulating the die and the leadframe in a molding compound and then removing the connecting bars. The leadframe is typically formed by half etching a metal sheet to form the connecting bars. The connecting bars are removed from the encapsulated package by a selected cutting, sawing, or etching means, based on a predetermined pattern. |
| US08071416B2 |
Method of forming a uniform color filter array
A method of forming a uniform color filter array. In one embodiment, a first compensation layer is formed over a non-planar color filter array and is patterned to form material structures. A second compensation layer is blanket deposited over the first layer. A technique, such as etching or polishing, is then performed to remove the first and second compensation layers, creating a substantially planar color filter array surface. In another embodiment, the planar color filter array is formed in a recessed trench. |
| US08071414B2 |
Organic photovoltaic device with improved power conversion efficiency and method of manufacturing same
The present invention relates to a method of fabricating an organic photovoltaic device with improved power conversion efficiency by reducing lateral contribution of series resistance between subcells through active area partitioning by introducing a patterned structure of insulating partitioning walls inside the device. According to the method of the present invention, since the lateral contribution of series resistance between the partitioned subcells is minimized and each subcell works independently, there is no interference phenomenon against the current output of each subcells. As such, the function of a charge extraction layer with high conductivity can be maximized. Thus, the method of the present invention can be effectively used in the fabrication and development of a next-generation large area organic thin layer photovoltaic cell device. |
| US08071409B2 |
Fabrication method of light emitting diode
A fabrication method of light emitting diode is provided. A first type doped semiconductor layer is formed on a substrate. Subsequently, a light emitting layer is formed on the first type doped semiconductor layer. A process for forming the light emitting layer includes alternately forming a plurality of barrier layers and a plurality of quantum well layers on the first type doped semiconductor layer. The quantum well layers are formed at a growth temperature T1, and the barrier layers are formed at a growth temperature T2, where T1 |
| US08071407B2 |
Active device array substrate and method for fabricating the same
An active device array substrate and its fabricating method are provided. According to the subject invention, the elements of an array substrate such as the thin film transistors, gate lines, gate pads, data lines, data pads and storage electrodes, are provided by forming a patterned first metal layer, an insulating layer, a patterned semiconductor layer and a patterned metal multilayer. Furthermore, the subject invention uses the means of selectively etching certain layers. Using the aforesaid means, the array substrate of the subject invention has some layers with under-cut structures, and thus, the number of the time-consuming and complicated mask etching process involved in the production of an array substrate can be reduced. The subject invention provides a relatively simple and time-saving method for producing an array substrate. |
| US08071405B2 |
Group-III nitride semiconductor laser device, and method for fabricating group-III nitride semiconductor laser device
Provided is a group-III nitride semiconductor laser device with a laser cavity enabling a low threshold current, on a semipolar surface of a support base the c-axis of a hexagonal group-III nitride of which tilts toward the m-axis. In a laser structure 13, a first surface 13a is a surface opposite to a second surface 13b and first and second fractured faces 27, 29 extend each from an edge 13c of the first surface 13a to an edge 13d of the second surface 13b. A scribed mark SM1 extending from the edge 13c to the edge 13d is made, for example, at one end of the first fractured face 27, and the scribed mark SM1 or the like has a depressed shape extending from the edge 13c to the edge 13d. The fractured faces 27, 29 are not formed by dry etching and thus are different from the conventional cleaved facets such as c-planes, m-planes, or a-planes. It is feasible to use emission of a band transition enabling a low threshold current. |
| US08071404B2 |
Method for fabricating light emitting device
By using a first substrate which has a light-transmitting property and whose first face is provided with a light-absorbing layer, a mixture including an organic compound and an inorganic material is irradiated with light having a wavelength, which is absorbed by the inorganic material to heat the mixture, and thereby a film of the organic compound included in the mixture is formed on the first face of the first substrate. Then, the first face of the first substrate and a deposition surface of a second substrate are arranged to be adjacent to or in contact with each other, irradiation with light having a wavelength, which is absorbed by the light-absorbing layer is conducted from a second face side of the first substrate, to heat the organic compound, and thereby at least part of the organic compound is formed as a film on the deposition surface of the second substrate. |
| US08071403B2 |
Method of manufacturing liquid crystal display device
A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes a color defect compensation process for compensating for a color defect if it is present in a color filter that includes color portions in a plurality of colors. The color defect compensation process includes specifying a compensation area in at least one of glass substrate among a pair of glass substrates, the compensation area that overlaps a shadow of a color defect occurrence area, which is a possible cause of the color defect, and the shadow projected on a glass substrate, doping metal ions that correspond to a color of the color portion that includes the color defect occurrence area in the compensation area of the glass substrate, which is specified, and forming a colored portion having the same color as the color portion that includes the color defect occurrence area in the compensation area. |
| US08071401B2 |
Method of forming vertical structure light emitting diode with heat exhaustion structure
The present invention is to provide a method of forming a vertical structure light emitting diode with a heat exhaustion structure. The method includes steps of: a) providing a sapphire substrate; b) depositing a number of protrusions on the sapphire substrate, each of which has a height of p; c) forming a buffer layer having a number of recesses, each of which has a depth of q smaller than p so that when the protrusions are accommodated within the recesses of the buffer layer, a number of gaps are formed therebetween for heat exhaustion; d) growing a number of luminescent layers on the buffer layer, having a medium layer formed between the luminescent layers and the buffer layer; e) etching through the luminescent layers and the buffer layer to form a duct for heat exhaustion; f) removing the sapphire substrate and the protrusions by excimer laser lift-off (LLO); g) roughening the medium layer; and h) depositing electrodes on the roughened medium layer. |
| US08071400B2 |
Buffer layer and manufacturing method thereof, reaction solution, photoelectric conversion device, and solar cell
A buffer layer manufacturing method, including: a preparation step for preparing a reaction solution which includes a component (Z) of at least one kind of zinc source, a component (S) of at least one kind of sulfur source, a component (C) of at least one kind of citrate compound, a component (N) of at least one kind selected from the group consisting of ammonia and ammonium salt, and water, in which the concentration of the component (C) is 0.001 to 0.25M, the concentration of the component (N) is 0.001 to 0.40M, and the pH of the reaction solution before the start of reaction is 9.0 to 12.0; and a film forming step for forming a Zn compound layer consisting primarily of Zn(S, O) and/or Zn(S, O, OH) by a liquid phase method with a reaction temperature of 70 to 95° C. |
| US08071399B2 |
Method of manufacturing a semiconductor integrated circuit device
An object is to prevent a breakage of a membrane probe and a wafer to be tested in a probe testing using a membrane probe with styluses formed by a manufacturing technology for a semiconductor integrated circuit device. Measures are: obtaining an image of a region PCA within the surface of a wafer including a region OGA pressed by a pressing member, at the center of which a chip just after probe-tested is located, by an imaging means such as a camera; comparing an image of a normal chip obtained in advance and an image of all the chips within the region PCA; and judging thereby whether an abnormal shape is caused or not in all the chips within the region PCA. |
| US08071397B2 |
Semiconductor fabricating apparatus with function of determining etching processing state
A semiconductor fabricating method including: placing the semiconductor wafer having a film thereon inside of a chamber; generating plasma; detecting a quantity of interference lights for each of at least two wavelengths obtained from a surface of the wafer for a predetermined time period during the etching of the wafer; detecting a first time point at which the detected quantity of interference lights for one of the two wavelengths becomes a maximum and a second time point at which the detected quantity of interference lights for the other wavelength becomes a minimum; determining a state of etching based on a result of comparing a predetermined value with an interval between the first and second time points, wherein both time points are detected by using outputs of a detector for detecting a quantity of the interference lights; and controlling etching in accordance with the determining. |
| US08071396B2 |
Embedded phase-change memory and method of fabricating the same
An embedded memory required for a high performance, multifunction SOC, and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The memory includes a bipolar transistor, a phase-change memory device and a MOS transistor, adjacent and electrically connected, on a substrate. The bipolar transistor includes a base composed of SiGe disposed on a collector. The phase-change memory device has a phase-change material layer which is changed from an amorphous state to a crystalline state by a current, and a heating layer composed of SiGe that contacts the lower surface of the phase-change material layer. |
| US08071393B2 |
Method of analyzing nucleic acids using an array of encoded beads
A method and apparatus for the manipulation of colloidal particulates and biomolecules at the interface between an insulating electrode such as silicon oxide and an electrolyte solution. Light-controlled electrokinetic assembly of particles near surfaces relies on the combination of three functional elements: the AC electric field-induced assembly of planar aggregates; the patterning of the electrolyte/silicon oxide/silicon interface to exert spatial control over the assembly process; and the real-time control of the assembly process via external illumination. The present invention provides a set of fundamental operations enabling interactive control over the creation and placement of planar arrays of several types of particles and biomolecules and the manipulation of array shape and size. The present invention enables sample preparation and handling for diagnostic assays and biochemical analysis in an array format, and the functional integration of these operations. In addition, the present invention provides a procedure for the creation of material surfaces with desired properties and for the fabrication of surface-mounted optical components. |
| US08071391B2 |
Method and apparatus for detecting and quantifying a chemical substance employing an optical transmission property of metallic islands on a transparent substrate
This invention seeks to provide methods and apparatus for analysis. Electromagnetic radiation is transmitted through a plurality of metallic islands on a transparent substrate. A resultant optical property of the plurality of metallic islands is measured. Thereafter a chemical substance is adsorbed onto the plurality of metallic islands so as to produce a chemical substance-metallic islands moiety.Electromagnetic radiation is transmitted through the chemical substance-metallic islands moiety and a resultant optical property of metallic islands in the chemical substance-metallic islands moiety is measured. The resultant optical property of the metallic islands in chemical substance-metallic islands moiety and the resultant optical property of the plurality of metallic islands are employed so as to provide at least one of a quantitative indication and a qualitative indication of at least one of: the chemical substance-metallic islands moiety, a functionality of the chemical substance-metallic islands moiety, the plurality of metallic islands, a functionality of the plurality of metallic islands, the chemical substance and a functionality of the chemical substance. |
| US08071390B2 |
Temperature stabilized optical cell and method
A use composition monitor determines the concentration of peracid and/or peroxide in a use composition using a kinetic assay procedure. A sample mixture containing a sample of the use composition, a diluent and at least one reagent is prepared and analyzed using, for example, an optical detector. A temperature stabilized optical cell is disclosed which enhance consistency of response data obtained from the optical detector, especially when the use composition monitor is utilized on site. |
| US08071381B2 |
Systems and methods for screening pharmaceutical chemicals
A method for obtaining a response of a tissue model system to an activator includes contacting a bio-artificial tissue model system with an activator and measuring cellular mechanical response thereto of at least one of contractile force and tissue stiffness. A method for obtaining a response of a tissue model system to an activator includes contacting a bio-artificial tissue model system with an activator and measuring cellular mechanical response thereto of at least one of contractile force and hysteresis. |
| US08071377B2 |
Methods for immortalizing cells
The present invention provides methods for immortalizing precursor cells that are non-terminally differentiated cells such as stem cells, said methods comprising culturing the precursor cells in the presence of a Notch agonist and one or more growth factors that support the proliferation but not differentiation of the non-terminally differentiated cells. The present invention further provides methods to induce the differentiation of immortalized cells, comprising growing the cells in the presence of a Notch agonist and at least one growth factor which supports the differentiation of the cell into a more specialized cell type. The immortalized and/or differentiated cells of the invention can be used to repopulate cell populations that have been diminished, for example as a result of infection or exposure to certain drugs. The invention further provides a cell culture comprising a population of non-terminally differentiated cells immortalized by the methods of the present invention and kits comprising reagents that promote the immortalization of precursor cells. The invention further provides methods for screening for Notch modulators and for identifying genes involved in processes of cellular differentiation. |
| US08071376B2 |
Production of oligodendrocytes from placenta-derived stem cells
The present invention provides methods and compositions for the production of glial cells and oligodendrocytes from placenta stem cells. The invention further provides for the use of these glia and oligodendrocytes in the treatment of, and intervention in, for example, trauma, ischemia and degenerative disorders of the central nervous system (CNS), particularly in the treatment of demyelinating diseases such as multiple sclerosis. |
| US08071374B2 |
Methods for preparing T-cells for cell therapy
T-cells are generated with enhanced immunostimulatory capabilities for use in self therapy treatment protocols, by utilizing a biodegradable device with a biodegradable support that has one or more agents that are reactive to T-cell surface moieties. The biodegradable devices are mixed with the T-cells sufficiently so that the one or more agents cross-link with the T-cells' surface moieties and deliver a signal to the T-cells to enhance immunostimulatory capabilities. |
| US08071373B2 |
Co-culture lymphoid tissue equivalent (LTE) for an artificial immune system (AIS)
The present invention relates to methods for preparing an artificial immune system. The artificial immune system comprises a cell culture comprising T cells, B cells and antigen-primed dendritic cells. The artificial immune system of the present invention can be used for in vitro testing of vaccines, adjuvants, immunotherapy candidates, cosmetics, drugs, biologics and other chemicals. |
| US08071372B2 |
Tumor endothelial marker 5α molecules and uses thereof
The present invention provides Tumor Endothelial Marker 5α (TEM5α) polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same. The invention also provides selective binding agents, vectors, host cells, and methods for producing TEM5α polypeptides. The invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the diagnosis, treatment, amelioration, or prevention of diseases, disorders, and conditions associated with TEM5α polypeptides. |
| US08071365B2 |
Psod expression units
The present invention relates to the use of nucleic acid sequences for regulating the transcription and expression of genes, the novel promoters and expression units themselves, methods for altering or causing the transcription rate and/or expression rate of genes, expression cassettes comprising the expression units, genetically modified microorganisms with altered or caused transcription rate and/or expression rate, and methods for preparing biosynthetic products by cultivating the genetically modified microorganisms. |
| US08071364B2 |
Gene therapy using transposon-based vectors
Methods and compositions are presented for the administration of transposon based vectors to an animal or human to provide gene therapy to the animal or human. |
| US08071353B2 |
Genetic remodeling in Bifidobacterium
A Bifidobacterium comprising a genome that is customized so as to lack an operable functional gene is disclosed. A method of making such cells is also disclosed. The method is used to make Bifidobacterium cells that lack certain functional antibiotic resistance genes, such as tetW, and are sensitive to antibiotics such as tetracycline. |
| US08071352B2 |
Bacteriophage having killing activity specific to Staphylococcus aureus
The present invention relates to a novel bacteriophage, more precisely a novel bacteriophage having killing activity specific to Staphylococcus aureus which is the causing agent of infectious diseases in human and animals, a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention and treatment of the disease caused by Staphylococcus aureus, an antibiotic and a disinfectant containing the bacteriophage as an active ingredient. |
| US08071351B2 |
Family 44 xyloglucanases
The present invention relates to xyloglucanases belonging to family 44 of glycosyl hydrolases and having a relative xyloglucanase activity of at least 30% between pH 5 and pH 8 are derived from the genus Paenibacillus, especially from a strain of Paenibacillus polymyxa or Paenibacillus sp. The xyloglucanases exhibit high performance in conventional detergent compositions. |
| US08071344B2 |
Site specific incorporation of keto amino acids into proteins
Compositions and methods of producing components of protein biosynthetic machinery that include orthogonal tRNAs, orthogonal aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, and orthogonal pairs of tRNAs/synthetases, which incorporate keto amino acids into proteins are provided. Methods for identifying these orthogonal pairs are also provided along with methods of producing proteins with keto amino acids using these orthogonal pairs. |
| US08071341B2 |
Synthesis of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids by recombinant cells
The present invention relates to methods of synthesizing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially eicosapentaenoic acid, docosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, in recombinant cells such as yeast or plant cells. Also provided are recombinant cells or plants which produce long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a group of new enzymes which possess desaturase or elongase activity that can be used in methods of synthesizing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. |
| US08071339B2 |
Mutant phosphoribosylpyrophosphate synthetase and method for producing L-histidine
The present invention relates to a mutant bacterial PRPP synthetase which is resistant to feedback by purine nucleotides, and a method for producing L-histidine using the bacterium of the Enterobacteriaceae family wherein the L-amino acid productivity of said bacterium is enhanced by use of the PRPP synthetase which is resistant to feedback by purine nucleotides, coded by the mutant prsA gene. |
| US08071337B2 |
Method for detecting viable cells in a sample by using a virus
A method for detecting viable cells such as bacterial cells, within a sample, said method comprising (i) incubating said sample with a virus which is able to infect said cells under conditions which allow said virus to infect and replicate within any such cells which are viable; (ii) detecting any nucleic acid obtained by replication of the virus in said cell. |
| US08071336B2 |
Antibody-based therapeutics with enhanced ADCC activity
Methods for producing antibody-based therapeutics with enhanced ADCC activity are disclosed. The enhanced ADCC activity is attributed to oligomannose-type N-glycans on the antibodies and Fc fusion proteins of the invention. Also disclosed are methods of using such antibody-based therapeutics for targeted killing of cells in a mammal, including therapeutic methods of treating cancers, autoimmune diseases and other diseases. |
| US08071335B2 |
Polypeptides having acetylxylan esterase activity and polynucleotides encoding same
The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having acetylxylan esterase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides. |
| US08071334B2 |
Preparation of soluble N-protein/truncated P-protein complexes of the paramyxoviridae family
The invention relates to a method for preparation of soluble N-protein/truncated P-protein complex of a virus of the family Paramyxoviridae, complexes prepared thus and the soluble N-proteins which may be isolated from said complexes. The invention further relates to vaccine compositions comprising said N-protein/truncated P-protein complexes or N-proteins from Paramyxoviridae. |
| US08071330B2 |
Process for the synthesis of cefaclor
The present invention relates to a process for the synthesis of cefaclor, which process comprises reacting 7-amino-3-chloro cephalosporanic acid (7-ACCA) with D-phenylglycine in activated form (PGa) in the presence of an enzyme in a reaction mixture to form cefaclor, wherein at least part of 7-ACCA and/or PGa are added to the reaction mixture during the course of the reaction. The invention also relates to an aqueous mixture comprising an amount of cefaclor of >10 (w/w) %, an amount of 7-amino-3-chloro cephalosporanic acid of <2 (w/w) %, and an amount of D-phenyl glycine of <2 (w/w) % and a process for the recovery of cefaclor from this aqueous mixture. The invention also relates to cefaclor in crystal form having an absorbance at 400 nm (A400) of less than 0.250. |
| US08071329B2 |
Analyzing and distinguishing organisms such as bacterial spores by their soluble polypeptides
Organisms such as bacterial spores are analyzed and/or characterized based on based on peptide fragments of a set of selectively solublizede proteins. Libraries of protein and gene sequences may be utilized for comparison to and identification of proteins and unknown organisms. |
| US08071328B2 |
Bioluminescent protease assay
A sensitive bioluminescent assay to detect proteases including caspases, trypsin and tryptase is provided. |
| US08071327B2 |
Screening assays for agents that alter inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) protein regulation of caspase activity
The present invention relates to an action between an inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) protein and members of the caspase family of cell death proteases, for example, an interaction of the X chromosome linked IAP (XIAP) and caspase-3, caspase-7 or caspase-9, wherein the IAP regulates the activity of the caspases. The invention provides screening assays for identifying agents that alter the specific association of an IAP such as XIAP, c-IAP-1 or c-IAP-2 and a caspase such as caspase-3 or caspase-7. The invention also provides screening assays for identifying agents that alter the specific association of an IAP such as XIAP, c-IAP-1 or c-IAP-2 and a pro-caspase such as pro-caspase-9. In addition, the invention also provides methods for identifying agents that modulate the activity of a caspase in the presence of an IAP and that regulate the activation of a pro-caspase by an IAP. The invention further provides methods of reducing the severity of a pathologic condition in an individual by administering to the individual an agent that alters the caspase inhibitory activity of an IAP. In addition, the invention provides methods of modulating the ability of a population of cells to survive ex vivo by contacting the cells with an agent that alters the caspase inhibitory activity of an IAP in the cells. |
| US08071317B2 |
Methods for detection of hydrophobic drugs
Methods and reagents are disclosed for pretreating a sample suspected of containing a hydrophobic drug for conducting an assay method for detecting the hydrophobic drug. A combination is provided in a medium. The combination comprises (i) the sample, (ii) a releasing agent for releasing the hydrophobic drug and the metabolites from endogenous binding moieties, and (iii) a selective solubility agent that provides for substantially equal solubility of the hydrophobic drug and the metabolites in the medium. The selective solubility agent comprises a water miscible, non-volatile organic solvent and is present in the medium in a concentration sufficient to provide for substantially equal solubility of the hydrophobic drug and the metabolites in the medium. The medium, which may further comprise a hemolytic agent, is incubated under conditions for releasing the hydrophobic drug and the metabolites from endogenous binding moieties. For conducting an assay for the hydrophobic drug, the above pretreatment is performed and to the medium is added reagents for determining the presence and/or amount of the hydrophobic drug in the sample wherein the reagents comprise at least one antibody for the hydrophobic drug. The medium is examined for the presence of a complex comprising the hydrophobic drug and the antibody for the hydrophobic drug, the presence and/or amount of the complex indicating the presence and/or amount of the hydrophobic drug in the sample. |
| US08071313B2 |
Primers and primer sets for use in methods to detect the presence of Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli
The present invention relates to oligonucleotide primers and primer sets that can be used to identify the bacterial pathogen Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli in a test sample. |
| US08071312B2 |
Methods for producing and using stem-loop oligonucleotides
The present invention concerns preparation of DNA molecules, such as a library, using a stem-loop oligonucleotide. In particular embodiments, the invention employs a single reaction mixture and conditions. In particular, at least part of the inverted palindrome is removed during the preparation of the molecules to facilitate amplification of the molecules. Thus, in specific embodiments, the DNA molecules are suitable for amplification and are not hindered by the presence of the palindrome. |
| US08071307B2 |
Method of detecting relative risk for the onset of atopic dermatitis by gene single nucleotide polymorphism analysis
The present invention provides a method of discriminating a relative risk for the morbidity of atopic dermatitis of a test subject comprising: analyzing gene polymorphism of two or more of genes related to onset of atopic dermatitis using a sample isolated from a statistically significant number of normal persons and patients of atopic dermatitis to determine relative ratios (percentages (%)) related to the individual gene polymorphism of individual derived from the analysis; and calculating an odds ratio according to specified gene polymorphism from the relative ratio; and using, as a discrimination criterion, a combination of two or more of gene polymorphisms showing a synergetically higher odds ratio than odds ratios according to individual gene polymorphism. The method is useful for predicting susceptibility of an AD patient to chemicals based on genes and for selecting the diagnostic and/or therapeutic agent by eliminating harmful drug reactions from the analysis of principal factors related to onset and development of AD and interaction among these genes, and for determining a diagnostic method and therapeutic method using the detection method of morbidity risk. |
| US08071306B2 |
Methods for quantitating small RNA molecules
In one aspect, the present invention provides methods for amplifying a microRNA molecule to produce DNA molecules. The methods each include the steps of: (a) using primer extension to make a DNA molecule that is complementary to a target microRNA molecule; and (b) using a universal forward primer and a reverse primer to amplify the DNA molecule to produce amplified DNA molecules. In some embodiments of the method, at least one of the forward primer and the reverse primer comprise at least one locked nucleic acid molecule. |
| US08071303B2 |
Reagents and methods for detecting Neisseria gonorrhoeae
This invention provides compositions and methods for detecting Neisseria gonorrhoeae in a sample. This invention also provides related reaction mixtures, kits, systems, and computers. |
| US08071299B2 |
Methods for predicting the response of multiple sclerosis patients to interferon therapy and diagnosing multiple sclerosis
The present invention relates to a method of diagnosing a predisposition of a multiple sclerosis (MS) patient for responsiveness to a treatment of MS by administration of interferon-α (IFN-α) and/or interferon-β (IFN-β) and means to perform the method. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method of diagnosing a predisposition of a patient for developing multiple sclerosis (MS) and corresponding means. |
| US08071298B2 |
Increased ethanol production from xylose
Methods and compositions for the production of ethanol from lignocellulosic starting materials are provided herein. Embodiments of the invention provide methods of manipulating the carbon flux of a host cell transformed with plasmids of the invention. Plasmids of the invention may include nucleotides that encode pyruvate decarboxylase. In one embodiment, a strain of the thermotolerant yeast Hansenula polymorpha that has been transformed with plasmids and polynucleotides of the invention is provided. |
| US08071297B2 |
Method for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases
The present invention refers to a method for the in vitro or in vivo diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases, in particular high blood pressure, stenosis, vessel occlusion and/or other thrombotic events, wherein the nucleotide at position 950 of a nucleic acid coding for the human ARK2 protein or the amino acid at position 298 of the human ARK2 protein of a sample of a person is determined as well as to the use of ARK2 for the development and/or production of a medicament for treating a cardiovascular disease. |
| US08071296B2 |
Nucleic acid interaction analysis
The present invention provides an isolated oligonucleotide and a method using the isolated oligonucleotide to detect and/or identify at least two polynucleotides from a nucleic acid-protein complex. The oligonucleotide comprises at least one first tag and at least one second tag, wherein the first and second tags are obtained from a nucleic acid-protein complex. |
| US08071291B2 |
Genetic polymorphisms associated with venous thrombosis, methods of detection and uses thereof
The present invention is based on the discovery of genetic polymorphisms that are associated with venous thrombosis. In particular, the present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules containing the polymorphisms, variant proteins encoded by such nucleic acid molecules, reagents for detecting the polymorphic nucleic acid molecules and proteins, and methods of using the nucleic acid and proteins as well as methods of using reagents for their detection. |
| US08071290B2 |
Hypermethylation of GATA-4 and GATA-5 transcription factor genes in cancer
Methods are provided for identifying the presence of cancer cells in a sample by detecting hypermethylation of the promoter region of a GATA-4 transcription factor gene, a GATA-5 transcription factor gene, or both. Methods for ameliorating a cancer by effecting expression of a hypermethylation silenced GATA-4 and/or GATA-5 transcription also are provided. |
| US08071289B2 |
Synthesis of hybrid polynucleotide molecules using single-stranded polynucleotide molecules
A method to make libraries of hybrid polynucleotide molecules of two parental polynucleotide molecules utilizing single-stranded DNA was invented. Example of the method comprises several steps: (i) preparation of two single-stranded polynucleotide molecules comprising sequences containing one or more parts of homology and one or more parts of heterology, (ii) random or non-random fragmentation of said polynucleotides, (iii) hybridization of the fragmented molecules followed by de novo polynucleotide synthesis (i.e. polynucleotide chain elongation) on the hybridized molecules, (iv) separation of the chain elongation products (i.e. double-stranded polynucleotide molecules) into single-stranded polynucleotide molecules (denaturation) (v) hybridization of the resultant single-stranded polynucleotide molecules followed by de novo polynucleotide synthesis on the hybridized molecules, and (vi) repeating at least two further cycles of steps (iv) and (v). |
| US08071285B1 |
Zinc finger protein derivatives and methods of using same
The present invention provides zinc finger nucleotide binding polypeptide variants that have at least three zinc finger modules that bind to a target cellular nucleotide sequence and modulate the transcriptional function of the cellular nucleotide sequence. |
| US08071284B2 |
Methods and compositions for determining altered susceptibility of HIV-1 to anti-HIV drugs
This invention relates, in part, to methods and compositions for determining altered susceptibility of a human immunodeficiency virus (“HIV”) to the non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (“NNRTIs”) efavirenz (“EFV”), nevirapine (“NVP”), and delavirdine (“DLV”), the nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor AZT, and the integrase strand transfer inhibitors diketo acid 1, diketo acid 2, and L-870,810 by detecting the presence of a mutation or combinations of mutations in the gene encoding HIV reverse transcriptase that are associated with altered susceptibility to the anti-HIV drugs. |
| US08071283B2 |
Methods and apparatus for screening for chromosomal abnormalities
This invention generally relates to methods, apparatus, and computer program code for antenatal screening for chromosomal abnormalities, in particular Down's Syndrome. A method of determining a likelihood of a fetus carried by a pregnant mother having a chromosomal abnormality, a first biological, parameter being suitable for screening said fetus for said chromosomal abnormality, the method comprising: receiving first data from a first stage of pregnancy of said mother, said first data comprising data representing a first value of said first biological parameter; receiving second data from a second, later stage of said pregnancy, said second data comprising data representing a second value of said first biological parameter; and determining likelihood data from said first and second data, said likelihood data representing the likelihood of said fetus having a chromosomal abnormality. |
| US08071282B2 |
Method of storing red blood cells with an acidic additive solution under oxygen depletion
There is provided compositions and methods for the storage of red blood cells. The compositions are additive solutions comprising adenine, dextrose, mannitol, NaH2PO4, and optionally NaCl and/or NH4Cl. Composition are preferably used with oxygen-depletion refrigerated storage of red blood cells and may optionally be employed with nutrient supplements extending the useful shelf life of stored blood. |
| US08071278B1 |
Multiple patterning technique using a single reticle
Double patterning using a single reticle. A blading technique may be used to allow a single reticle to be used for double patterning. The reticle is placed into a lithographic apparatus and a first portion of the pattern is exposed onto a first photoresist overlaying a target region, while blading the second portion of the pattern. Then, a second portion of the pattern is exposed onto a second photoresist, while blading the first portion. Alternatively, each portion of the pattern may be exposed to the photoresist simultaneously, but to different target regions. Then shot coordinates are adjusted and the portions are exposed to a photoresist again to allow creation of the composite pattern in at least one of the target regions. During the double patterning process, the reticle may be kept in the lithographic apparatus. |
| US08071276B2 |
Method for making alignment mark on substrate
An exemplary method for making an alignment mark on a substrate includes the following steps. First, a substrate with a recess is provided. Second, a photoresist layer is formed on a surface of the substrate including in the recess. Third, the photoresist layer is exposed and developed to leave a body of remaining photoresist in the recess, with the body of remaining photoresist protruding above the surface of the substrate. Fourth, a metal layer is formed in an unfilled area of the recess and on the surface of the substrate, with the metal layer substantially surrounding the remaining photoresist. Finally, the remaining photoresist is removed to form an alignment mark in the metal layer on the substrate. |
| US08071275B2 |
Methods for planarizing unevenness on surface of wafer photoresist layer and wafers produced by the methods
A wafer has a substrate and a photoresist layer thereon with a surface that is planarized by positioning over a starting surface of the photoresist layer a gray-scale mask having a pattern that correlates with a gradient height profile of unevenness present on the starting surface, patterning the photoresist layer using the gray-scale mask to produce the pattern thereof in the photoresist layer which, in effect, produces a profile of evenness in the photoresist layer underlying the gradient height profile of unevenness, and developing the patterned photoresist layer such that only a three-dimensional portion thereof corresponding to the gradient height profile of unevenness located above the profile of evenness is removed which, in effect, leaves behind a resulting surface on the photoresist layer made substantially more even and thus substantially in a planarized condition. |
| US08071273B2 |
Polyimide precursor, resin composition comprising the polyimide precursor, pattern forming method using the resin composition, and articles produced by using the resin composition
It is a main object of the present invention to provide a polyimide precursor and a polyimide precursor resin composition, which precursor being easy to synthesize, available at low cost, excellent in storage and capable of giving polyimide that is low in impurities after imidization, irrespective of the chemical structure of the finally-obtained polyimide.It is another object of the present invention to provide a polyimide precursor having repeating units represented by the following formula (1) and a photosensitive resin composition comprising the polyimide precursor and a photoacid generator or photobase generator: In the formula (1), R1 is a tetravalent organic group; R2 is a divalent organic group; R1s may be the same or different from each other and R2s may be the same or different from each other in the repeating units; R3 and R4 respectively represent a monovalent organic group having a structure represented by the following formula (2) and may be the same or different from each other; and R3s and R4s in the repeating units may be the same or different from each other, respectively. In the formula (2), R5, R6 and R7 respectively represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a monovalent organic group; R8 is a monovalent organic group; R8s in the repeating units may be the same or different from each other; 35 mole % or less of R8s are organic groups having a reactive group; and R5, R6, R7 and R8 may be bonded to each other to form a ring structure. |
| US08071271B2 |
Conductive film and method for producing the same
Disclosed is a method for producing a conductive film, which includes a silver metal forming step for forming a silver metal portion by exposing and developing a photosensitive material which has a silver salt-containing layer containing a silver salt on a supporting body, and a smoothing step for smoothing the silver metal portion. The smoothing step is performed by calender roll at a line pressure of not less than 1960 N/cm (200 kgf/cm). Consequently, the surface resistance of the film after development can be reduced in production of a conductive film which is effective for shielding electromagnetic waves. |
| US08071270B2 |
Polyhydric compound and chemically amplified resist composition containing the same
The present invention provides a polyhydric compound represented by the formula (I): wherein R51 to R67 each independently represent a hydrogen atom etc., at least one selected from the group consisting of R1 to R5 is a group represented by the formula (II): wherein Q1 and Q2 each independently represent a fluorine atom etc., U represents a C1-C20 divalent hydrocarbon group etc., and A+ represents an organic counter ion, and the others are hydrogen atoms or groups represented by the formula (III): wherein X1 to X4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom etc., n represents an integer of 0 to 3, W represents any one of the following groups: Z1 represents a C1-C6 alkyl group etc., and ring Y represents a C3-C20 alicyclic hydrocarbon group, and a chemically amplified resist composition containing the same. |
| US08071263B2 |
Reflective mask and manufacturing method for reflective mask
A reflective mask comprising: a reflective layer that is arranged on a surface on a side on which EUV light is irradiated and reflects the EUV light; a buffer layer containing Cr that is arranged on a side of the reflective layer on which the EUV light is irradiated and covers an entire surface of the reflective layer; and a non-reflective layer that is arranged on a side of the buffer layer on which the EUV light is irradiated and in which an absorber that absorbs the irradiated EUV light is arranged in a position corresponding to a mask pattern to be reduced and transferred onto a wafer. |
| US08071257B2 |
Fuel cartridge and fuel cell
A fuel cell including a fuel cartridge with a fuel storage portion and a fuel feed opening and a fuel cell body with an output terminal and a power generation portion. The fuel cell comprises a wiring portion for electrically connecting the output terminal and power generation portion of the fuel cell body with each other when the fuel cartridge is mounted to the fuel cell body to place a fuel in a state in which the fuel is feedable from the fuel cartridge to the fuel cell body and for electrically disconnecting the output terminal and power generation portion of the fuel cell body when the fuel cartridge is removed from the fuel cell body. |
| US08071256B2 |
Electrochemical energy generating apparatus and method for driving the apparatus
To provide an electrochemical energy generating apparatus which can regulate the operating conditions of an electrochemical device such as a fuel cell, according to a change of the internal properties of the device, achieving high energy density, and a method for driving the apparatus. An electrochemical energy generating apparatus and a method for driving the apparatus which includes: an electrochemical device (2) such as fuel cell, for generating electrochemical energy; a measurement section measuring the operational state of the electrochemical device (2); a regulation section regulating the operating conditions of the electrochemical device 2; and a control section (11) connected to the measurement section and the regulation section and controlling the operating conditions, wherein the control section (11) controls the regulation section based on a measurement obtained by the measurement section during the operation of the electrochemical device (2) to regulate the operating conditions through the regulation section. |
| US08071251B2 |
Fuel cell module including microcells
The present invention relates to fuel cell modules. The fuel cell module includes a housing that contains a plurality of fuel cell elements called unicells. Each unicell comprises a plurality of microcells. The housing is divided into a plurality of housing sections. A compressible bulkhead disposed between two adjacent housing sections and has a plurality of holes formed therein to allow respective unicells to pass through the bulkhead. A clamp element compresses the bulkhead to form a gas-tight seal between said bulkhead and the unicells. |
| US08071248B2 |
Structure and method for optimizing system efficiency when operating an SOFC system with alcohol fuels
A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack, a fuel inlet conduit, a water inlet conduit, and a hydrometer, such as an alcoholometer. The hydrometer is adapted to provide a measurement of a water-to-fuel ratio of a fuel inlet stream within the fuel inlet conduit. The water inlet conduit is adapted to provide a quantity of water to the fuel inlet conduit in order to achieve a desired water-to-ratio being provided to the fuel cell stack. |
| US08071246B2 |
Method of optimizing operating efficiency of fuel cells
A method of operating a fuel cell electrochemical system includes receiving at least one of a cost of electricity and a cost of fuel and adjusting at least one of an operating efficiency and throughput of the fuel cell based on the at least one of the received cost of electricity and the received cost of fuel. |
| US08071244B2 |
Fuel cell system
A fuel cell system includes a cell stack, a temperature sensor which detects a temperature of the cell stack, an outside air temperature sensor which detects an outside air temperature, and a CPU which controls a process in the fuel cell system. When the temperature of the cell stack is lower than a predetermined temperature, the fuel cell system performs a temperature raising operation of the cell stack by making the concentration of aqueous methanol solution in an aqueous solution tank higher than in a normal operation and by making an output of an aqueous solution pump greater than in the normal operation. The CPU sets a run time for the temperature raising operation based on a detection result from the outside air temperature sensor, a detection result from the temperature sensor, and a run time setting table which is stored in a memory. The fuel cell system is capable of raising a temperature of the fuel cell quickly and stably to the predetermined temperature. |
| US08071238B2 |
Silicon-containing alloys useful as electrodes for lithium-ion batteries
An electrode composition for a lithium ion battery having the formula SixSnqMyCz where q, x, y, and z represent atomic percent values and (a) (q+x)>2y+z; (b) q≧0, (c) z≧0; and (d) M is one or more metals selected from manganese, molybdenum, niobium, tungsten, tantalum, iron, copper, titanium, vanadium, chromium, nickel, cobalt, zirconium, yttrium, or a combination thereof. The Si, Sn, M, and C elements are arranged in the form of a multi-phase microstructure comprising: (a) an amorphous phase comprising silicon; (b) a nanocrystalline phase comprising a metal silicide; and (c) a phase comprising silicon carbide phase when z>0; and (d) an amorphous phase comprising Sn when q>0. |
| US08071230B2 |
High rate charging and discharging cylindrical secondary battery
Disclosed herein is a cylindrical secondary battery including a cap assembly constructed in a structure in which a vent, which intercepts electric current and discharges pressurized gas when the interior pressure of the battery is increased due to abnormal operation of the battery, is in contact with a top cap having a protruding central part, wherein the end of the vent is bent to surround the outer circumferential surface of the top cap, and a groove for preventing the leakage of an electrolyte and preventing the occurrence of defectiveness of the battery during the assembly of the battery is formed at interfaces between the vent and the top cap such that the groove is arranged in parallel with the outer circumferential surface of the top cap. The secondary battery according to the present invention has the effect of accomplishing high charging and discharging rate, providing uniform output even when external physical impacts, such as vibration or dropping, are applied to the secondary battery, and preventing the occurrence of defectiveness during the assembly of the secondary battery. Furthermore, the leakage of the electrolyte out of the battery is restrained under these conditions. Consequently, the secondary battery according to the present invention can be preferably used as a high-output power source. |
| US08071229B2 |
Perpendicular magnetic recording media and perpendicular magnetic recording apparatus
A perpendicular magnetic recording media is disclosed which employs inexpensive materials in the intermediate layer of the high-recording density media while exhibiting magnetic characteristics comparable or superior to those of media using Ru or Re. A perpendicular magnetic recording apparatus employing this perpendicular magnetic recording media also is disclosed. The perpendicular magnetic recording media has a nonmagnetic substrate, a soft magnetic backing layer formed on the nonmagnetic substrate, a seed layer formed on the soft magnetic backing layer, an intermediate layer formed on the seed layer, a magnetic layer formed on the intermediate layer, and a protective layer formed on the magnetic layer. The intermediate layer comprises an alloy with the hcp structure containing 55 at % or more Zn, the magnetic layer comprises an alloy with the hcp structure containing Co, and the Δθ50 value of the orientation plane (0002) of the magnetic layer is between 1.5° and 4°. |
| US08071225B2 |
Die cast orifices with projections
The disclosure relates to an industrial die cast component comprising a first side, a second side, said second side having a second side surface, an aperture opening at said second side and through said second side surface, said aperture having a respective first arcuate surface bounding a central portion of the aperture and said aperture having a respective second surface bounding a projecting portion of the aperture, said projecting portion having a closed end and an open end, said open end forming a gap in said first arcuate surface and said projecting portion closed end extending radially beyond said first arcuate surface, wherein said first arcuate surface is constructed to be engaged by a fastener. |
| US08071220B2 |
Thermoplastic vulcanizates having improved adhesion to polar substrates
Thermoplastic vulcanizate compositions having good adhesion to unheated polar substrates include an amount of functionalized polyolefin that comprises greater than 80% of the total polyolefin of the TPV. The functional group may be an anhydride. Exemplary TPVs may further include polyamide, and an elastomer, which may include one or more of conjugated diene rubber, unsaturated styrenic triblock copolymer rubber, hydrogenated styrenic triblock copolymer rubber, ethylene/alpha-olefin rubber, and ethylene/alpha-olefin/non-conjugated diene rubber. The TPVs may have hardness values of less than 85 Shore A and peel forces with respect to unheated polar substrates of greater than 15 pli. Articles comprising polar substrates and TPVs are also taught. |
| US08071219B2 |
Culinary item presenting improved hydrophobic properties and method of manufacturing such an item
The invention concerns a culinary item comprising a support element and a first coating of a sol-gel baked composition, said first coating overlying at least a portion of a first face of the support element, wherein said culinary item further comprises a second coating of a silicone-based baked composition overlying at least a portion of the first coating. The invention also involves a method of manufacturing such a culinary item. |
| US08071214B2 |
Particle with selected permeance wall
The invention discloses a population of selected permeability microcapsule particles comprising an oil soluble or dispersible core material and a wall material at least partially surrounding the core material. The microcapsule wall material comprises the reaction product of a first composition in the presence of a second composition comprising an anionic emulsifier. The first composition comprises a reaction product of i) an oil soluble or dispersible amine with ii) a multifunctional acrylate or methacrylate monomer or oligomer, an oil soluble acid and an initiator. The anionic emulsifier comprises a water soluble or water dispersible acrylic acid alkyl acid copolymer, an optional initiator and an alkali or alkali salt. The reaction product of the first composition and second composition can result in the formation of a low permeability microcapsule wall. Optionally, one or both of the first composition initiator or water phase initiator is an energy-activated initiator, such as a UV initiator. The reaction can proceed by exposing the respective compositions to actinic radiation. Microcapsules of selected permeability can be produced by the process of the invention. |
| US08071208B2 |
Integral skin molded article and method of preparing integral skin molded article and laminate having skin
The present invention provides an integral skin molded article used for vehicle internal parts, which enables good production efficiency and cost reduction and has good external appearance, and a method of preparing an integral skin molded article, and also provides a laminate with a skin comprising the integral skin molded article and a core material, and a method of preparing a laminate with a skin. Disclosed are an integral skin molded article obtained by injecting a polyurethane foam for a skin into a die after injecting a high density polyurethane resin for a core, containing a high density polyurethane resin for a skin, containing a polyol component, 1-methyl-3,5-diethyl-2,4-diaminobenzene and/or 1-methyl-3,5-diethyl-2,6-diaminobenzene, and a blowing agent into the same die; and a method of preparing a laminate with a skin comprising a skin molded article and a core material. |
| US08071205B2 |
Prepreg, preform, molded product, and method for manufacturing prepreg
This invention is A prepreg comprising a reinforcing fiber base material impregnated with a thermoplastic resin, wherein the reinforcing fiber base material comprises from 0 to 50% by mass of reinforcing fibers each having a fiber length of more than 10 mm, from 50 to 100% by mass of reinforcing fibers each having a fiber length of from 2 to 10 mm, and from 0 to 50% by mass of reinforcing fibers each having a fiber length of less than 2 mm, the average of two-dimensional orientation angles each formed by a reinforcing filament (a) and a reinforcing filament (b) intersecting the reinforcing filament (a) is from 10 to 80°, the thickness h0 (mm) at 23° C. is 0.03 to 1 mm, and the tensile strength σ is 0.01 MPa or more.The prepreg can be applied for thin molded products which have been considered unsuitable as a laminated molded product and can provide molded products that have a complicated shape and have isotropically high mechanical properties. |
| US08071201B2 |
Information carrier precursor and information carrier produced therewith
Information carrier precursor comprising a rigid sheet or support; a receiving layer configuration comprising at least one layer; and at least one substance, optionally provided pattern-wise, capable of and available for interacting in situ with at least one species diffusing through the receiving layer configuration to produce a functional species, wherein at least one layer of the receiving layer configuration comprises at least one pigment, at least one binder, opaque porous parts capable of being rendered substantially transparent by penetration by a lacquer provided at the outermost surface of the receiving layer configuration and non-porous transparent parts; a method for producing the above-mentioned information carrier precursor; a method for producing an information carrier; and information carriers produced therewith. |