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| US08089671B2 |
Optical scanning device, image display device and retinal scanning display provided with optical scanning device
An optical scanning device includes a dot clock generator which generates a dot clock having a dot clock cycle corresponding to a scanning direction of an optical flux by dividing master clocks which constitute basic clocks with frequency-dividing-number corresponding to a scanning position. The dot clock generator changes, with respect to a group of dot clocks which is formed of plural sets of dot clocks in which a frequency-dividing-number sequence pattern of the set of dot clocks which is constituted of two or more continuous dot clocks is repeated plural times on one scanning line, the frequency-dividing-number sequence pattern of each set of dot clocks while maintaining a total value of frequency dividing numbers necessary for generating each set of dot clocks at a constant value. |
| US08089668B2 |
Method of compensating for clipping in input scanners
Systems and methods are described that facilitate improving error estimation for calibration error due to clipping of pixels, and compensation therefor, during calibration of a scanner or printer. Calibration patches are measured at a first maximum pixel value threshold and at a slightly lower threshold value. Pixel values for the patches at each threshold are averaged, and a linear model is constructed, which is employed to predict error due to pixel clipping. The error is then compensated for when calibrating the scanner or printer. |
| US08089663B2 |
Detachable transparent plate for scan head assembly
A detachable transparent plate for a scan head assembly in a document scanning system that allows an operator to detach the transparent plate from the scan head assembly located above a media feed path to clean a top face of the transparent plate and easily reattach it to the scan head assembly. The scan head assembly has an optical system and a sealing member detachably mounted to a bottom end of the optical system. The transparent plate is received and supported by the sealing member and defines a portion of a bottom surface of the sealing member. The sealing member is detachable from the bottom end of the optical system to allow an operator access to the top face of the transparent plate of the sealing member for cleaning the top face of the transparent plate. |
| US08089662B2 |
Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus includes an interface unit which receives print data and file data; a printing unit which prints an image on a recording medium; a writing unit which stores tag data in a non-contact type tag when the recording medium provides the non-contact type tag; a buffer unit in which file data is stored in the non-contact type tag; and a control unit which controls the printing unit and the writing unit. The control unit stores the file data in the buffer unit when the file data is received. The control unit controls the printing unit to form an image on the recording medium based upon content of the print data when the print data is received. The control unit controls the writing unit to store the file data stored in the buffer unit in the non-contact type tag. |
| US08089661B2 |
Embedding authentication information to prevent document spoofing
In a computer system in which information represented by digital data is output to plural pages of recording medium, and then information on the plural pages of recording medium is read to use digital data representing the read information, authentication information is embedded in information of a start page selected by the computer system; a page number of the start page embedded the authentication information is notified to a user; information on the plural pages of recording medium is read, wherein the start page is positioned so as to be read first; digital data read from the plural pages of recording medium is authenticated based on the authentication information embedded in the start page; and a process for the digital data read from the plural pages of recording medium is controlled in accordance with a result of the authentication. |
| US08089650B2 |
Connected offline finishing devices
A print shop includes at least one printing device adapted to print a print job. A central computer is in communication with the printing device. An offline finishing device includes a reader device, adapted to read a job identifier carried on the print job, and a wireless transceiver in communication with the reader device and a central computer wireless transceiver. |
| US08089649B2 |
Multi function peripheral
There is provided a multi function peripheral which has a plurality of functions which includes a communication unit that communicates with an external storage device which has a connection with the multi function peripheral, and a registration information acquisition unit that acquires registration information stored in the storage device indicating whether each of the plurality of functions is allowed to be used, through the communication unit. The multi function peripheral operates so that functions for which usage is indicated to be allowed by the registration information are caused to be executed according to operations of the multi function peripheral by a user, and functions of which usage is indicated not to be allowed by the registration information are prevented from being executed irrespective of operations of the multi function peripheral by the user. |
| US08089648B2 |
Image forming apparatus to set optimal print options for test prints of primitive images and method thereof
An image forming apparatus capable of setting optimal print options for test prints of a primitive image and a method thereof. The image forming apparatus includes an image data processing part to create a plurality of test images by converting a primitive image according to a plurality of predetermined sets of print options, an image print part to print the plurality of test images created by the image processing part, a key input part to select one of the plurality of the printed test images, and a control part to set the print options of the selected test image using the key input part print options of the primitive image. Accordingly, the user need not separately set print options for more than one test print performed by more than one print job, since the optimal print options of the primitive image are set by comparing and selecting the test images pre-printed according to the different sets of print options. |
| US08089636B2 |
Inspecting system and inspecting method
An object of the present invention is to apply a phase shift method to a workpiece having a rough surface to accurately detect an abnormal concave-convex irregularity. Therefore, in an inspecting system of the present invention, an image of a stripe pattern reflected on an inspection target surface is detected at a shallow angle, and one or more continuous unit stripes of a unit stripes reflected image is specified among the stripe pattern reflected images existing in a predetermined distance range counted from the edge in a closer side to the workpiece. Then, the phase of the specified unit stripes reflected image is varied to apply a phase shift method and scan the inspection target surface with the unit stripes reflected image to thereby detect the abnormal concave-convex irregularity. |
| US08089635B2 |
Method and system for fast three-dimensional imaging using defocusing and feature recognition
Described is a method and system for fast three-dimensional imaging using defocusing and feature recognition is disclosed. The method comprises acts of capturing a plurality of defocused images of an object on a sensor, identifying segments of interest in each of the plurality of images using a feature recognition algorithm, and matching the segments with three-dimensional coordinates according to the positions of the images of the segments on the sensor to produce a three-dimensional position of each segment of interest. The disclosed imaging method is “aware” in that it uses a priori knowledge of a small number of object features to reduce computation time as compared with “dumb” methods known in the art which exhaustively calculate positions of a large number of marker points. |
| US08089632B2 |
Systems and methods for detecting contaminants
Systems and methods are provided for detecting contaminants associated with a target. In one embodiment, a system is provided that comprises a tunable laser configured to transmit an illuminator pulse at a target for a predetermined time duration and a laser Doppler vibrometer system configured to transmit a probe pulse at a surface of the target within the predetermined time duration. The laser Doppler vibrometer system is further configured to detect and analyze at least one return pulse of the probe pulse to determine a surface expansion velocity of contaminants associated with the target due to the illuminator pulse. |
| US08089631B2 |
Displacement measurement system and method thereof
A displacement measurement system including a coherent light source, a two-dimensional grating, a photo sensor, and a signal processing apparatus is provided. After the coherent light beam enters the two-dimensional grating, a zero-order light beam and a plurality of first-order diffraction beams are generated. The zero-order light beam interferes with two of the first-order beams in different directions, so that corresponding interference fringes are formed on the photo sensor. Accordingly, when the two-dimensional grating moves, displacements of the two-dimensional grating in the different directions are obtained by calculating phase differences of the interference fringes in the corresponding directions. Besides, when the two-dimensional grating rotates, the rotational angle of the two-dimensional grating is obtained from the corresponding rotational angle of a diffraction pattern of the first-order diffraction beams. |
| US08089630B2 |
Spectral near-field optical tomography
A method and computer program product for imaging an object are disclosed. The object is illuminated with an electromagnetic wave, characterized by a spectrum of illuminating wavevectors. Electromagnetic waves scattered by the object are detected, and are characterized by a spectrum of detected wavevectors. An aperture equal to or smaller than an instantaneous characterizing wavelength of the illuminating electromagnetic wave is disposed between the source and the detector. At least one of the illuminating and detected wavevectors is varied in magnitude to provide information regarding a scattering characteristic of the object. By applying a forward model of the aperture to derive a three-dimensional scattering model, a three-dimensional reconstruction of the object may be obtained by inverting a detected data function in terms of the forward model. |
| US08089629B2 |
Fuel property detection apparatus
It is an object of the present invention to provide a fuel property detection apparatus that excels in durability and reliability and is capable of accurately detecting the biofuel concentration in a mixture of hydrocarbon fuel and biofuel with a compact and simple configuration. A fuel property sensor 22 includes a light-emitting device 28 and a light-receiving device 32, which detect the optical transmittance of a fuel in a fuel path 26; and a light-emitting device 36 and a position sensitive device 38, which detect the refractive index of the fuel. As the optical transmittance correlates with the RME concentration of the fuel, the RME concentration can be calculated from the detected optical transmittance. As the refractive index correlates with the cetane number of the fuel, the cetane number can be calculated from the detected refractive index. The optical transmittance is detected through the use of light within a wavelength range of 640 nm to 680 nm. |
| US08089628B2 |
Pulsed-multiline excitation for color-blind fluorescence detection
The present invention provides a technology called Pulse-Multiline Excitation or PME. This technology provides a novel approach to fluorescence detection with application for high-throughput identification of informative SNPs, which could lead to more accurate diagnosis of inherited disease, better prognosis of risk susceptibilities, or identification of sporadic mutations. The PME technology has two main advantages that significantly increase fluorescence sensitivity: (1) optimal excitation of all fluorophores in the genomic assay and (2) “color-blind” detection, which collects considerably more light than standard wavelength resolved detection. Successful implementation of the PME technology will have broad application for routine usage in clinical diagnostics, forensics, and general sequencing methodologies and will have the capability, flexibility, and portability of targeted sequence variation assays for a large majority of the population. |
| US08089626B2 |
Miniscule-size photo-spectrometer units
A device and a method for implementing a photo-spectrometer unit (20), or PSU (20), for use with a spectrometry system (100) having optical means (12), and electronic means (13) is disclosed. The PSU is formed in a two-step manufacturing process to form a chip having a monolithic structure. The chip has a first surface and second surface. During the first manufacturing process step, optical means are integrally formed on the first surface (301), and during the second manufacturing process step, electronic means are formed on the second surface (302). The chip is transparent to electromagnetic radiations, and the PSU has at least one optical deflecting element (32) for guiding received radiations through the chip, for establishing direct optical path coupling between an optical element formed on the first surface and an electronic element formed on the second surface. |
| US08089624B2 |
Cells for biochemical analysis, kit for biochemical analysis, and biochemical analyzer
The invention makes it possible to measure binding of a biochemical substance with a high throughput and with high sensitivity using a small cell capable of being filled with a small amount of chemical solution. A space between a first substrate and a second substrate such that probes are immobilized on their mutually facing planes is used as a cell that houses a specimen solution. Light is irradiated from a first substrate side, and reflected light is subjected to spectroscopy. Binding of the target with the probe is detected by a wavelength shift in the refection spectrum. |
| US08089621B2 |
Tilt sensor
A tilt sensor capable of detecting more diverse orientations is to be provided. The tilt sensor includes a light emitting element and a plurality of photodetectors, a rolling element, and a hollow portion that accommodates the rolling element so as to allow the rolling element to roll in all of x-, y-, and z-direction, and to locate the rolling element, according to a direction of the gravity, at one of detecting positions including a complete blocking position that inhibits light from the light emitting element from reaching any of the photodetectors, a plurality of partial blocking positions that inhibits the light from the light emitting element from reaching at least one but not all of the photodetectors, and a nonblocking position that permits the light from the light emitting element to reach all of the photodetectors, and two of the detecting positions are each located on a respective end portion of the hollow portion in the x-, y-, and z-direction. |
| US08089620B2 |
Method for measuring optical characteristics of diffraction optical element and apparatus for measuring optical characteristics of diffraction optical element
A measurement method and an evaluating apparatus are provided which are capable of easily and accurately evaluating the light amount of a spot beam, the diffraction efficiency, and the intensity distribution in the optical axis direction by detecting even a weak diffracted beam in an arbitrary wavelength range converged by a diffraction optical element as an imaging lens. |
| US08089612B2 |
Position detection apparatus, position detection method, exposure apparatus, and device fabrication method
The present invention provides a position detection apparatus including a first obtaining unit configured to obtain imaging characteristics of an imaging optical system for a plurality of light beams, having different wavelength with each other, of the light having the wavelength width, a second obtaining unit configured to obtain optical images of a target object for the plurality of light beams, a restoration unit configured to restore optical images of the target object for the plurality of light beams by correcting, deterioration in the obtained optical images of the target object attributed to the imaging optical system, based on the obtained imaging characteristics of the imaging optical system, and a generation unit configured to generate an optical image of the target object for light including the plurality of light beams by synthesizing the restored optical images of the target object for the plurality of light beams. |
| US08089611B2 |
Exposure apparatus and method for producing device
A vacuum system for an immersion exposure apparatus includes a flow passage connected to a vacuum source, and a separator provided on the flow passage. The separator separates any gas from a liquid sucked into the flow passage together with the gas. |
| US08089610B2 |
Environmental system including vacuum scavenge for an immersion lithography apparatus
A lithographic projection apparatus includes a liquid confinement structure extending along at least a part of a boundary of a space between a projection system and a substrate table, the space having a cross-sectional area smaller than the area of the substrate. The liquid confinement structure includes a first inlet to supply liquid, through which the patterned beam is projected, to the space, a first outlet to remove liquid after the liquid has passed under the projection system, a second inlet formed in a face of the structure, the face arranged to oppose a surface of the substrate, and located radially outward, with respect to an optical axis of the projection system, of the space to supply gas, and a second outlet formed in the face and located radially outward, with respect to an optical axis of the projection system, of the second inlet to remove gas. |
| US08089606B2 |
Reflective display panel and device
A reflective display panel is provided. The reflective display panel includes a liquid crystal layer, an upper substrate including a color filter and a transparent substrate, and a lower substrate including an absorption plate which faces a color filter and a reflection plate which faces a transparent substrate. The absorption plate absorbs a first external light, having penetrated the liquid crystal layer via the color filter, when a first voltage is supplied between the color filter and the absorption plate, and the reflection plate reflects a second external light, having penetrated the liquid crystal layer via the transparent substrate, when a second voltage is supplied. |
| US08089604B2 |
Liquid crystal display panel and methods of manufacturing the same
A liquid crystal cell article includes a layer of liquid crystal material disposed between a first polymeric substrate and a second polymeric substrate. The first polymeric substrate includes a plurality of first parallel conductive traces extending in a first direction and disposed between the layer of liquid crystal material and the first substrate, and a first release liner disposed on the first polymeric substrate. The second polymeric substrate includes a plurality of second parallel conductive traces extending in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and disposed between the layer of liquid crystal material and the second substrate. The first polymeric substrate further includes a removable portion that is separable from the first polymeric substrate with the first release liner to expose a portion of the layer of liquid crystal material or second parallel conductive traces. |
| US08089602B2 |
Display device with spacers having different heights and numbers
The generation of bubbles in a liquid crystal material of a liquid crystal display panel and the generation of color irregularities when the liquid crystal display panel is pushed can be reduced. In a display device having a liquid crystal display panel in which a liquid crystal material is filled between a first substrate and a second substrate, the second substrate forms, on a surface of an insulation substrate which faces the first substrate, first columnar members, second columnar members and third columnar members which differ from each other in a distance from the surface of the insulation substrate to a top portion of each columnar member. Assuming the distance of the first columnar member as L1, the distance of the second columnar member as L2 and the distance of the third columnar member as L3, a relationship among the distances L1, L3, L2 satisfies L1>L3>L2, and assuming the number of the first columnar members arranged on the surface of the insulation substrate as N1, the number of the second columnar members arranged on the surface of the insulation substrate as N2 and the number of the third columnar members arranged on the surface of the insulation substrate as N3, a relationship among the numbers N1, N2, N3 satisfies N2>N1>N3. |
| US08089597B2 |
Liquid crystal display panel with a v-shaped connection pattern connecting a part of the second strip patterns and the second interlacing pattern of the second pixel electrode
A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel including a first substrate, a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of pixel structures, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer is provided. The scan lines, data lines, and pixel structures are disposed on the first substrate. The pixel structures are electrically connected to the corresponding scan lines and data lines. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first and the second substrates. Each pixel structure includes a first active device, a first pixel electrode electrically connected to the first active device, and a second pixel electrode. A V-shaped main slit formed between the first and the second pixel electrodes has a tip and two branches connected thereto. The tip of the V-shaped main slit directs towards the second pixel electrode. The edges of the first and the second pixel electrodes adjoining each branch are substantially parallel. |
| US08089595B2 |
Transflective liquid crystal display devices and fabrication methods thereof
Transflective liquid crystal displays and fabrication methods thereof. A single gap transflective liquid crystal display includes a first substrate with a reflective region and a transmissive region. A second substrate opposes the first substrate with a gap therebetween. A liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first and second substrates. A color filter is disposed on the first substrate, wherein the color filter is thicker in the transmissive region than in the reflective region, wherein a recess is formed at the reflective region. A first alignment layer is conformably formed on the color filter, forming a second recess in the reflective region. The second recess is filled with a second alignment, wherein the first and second alignment layers provide different orientations and pre-tilt angles for the liquid crystal layer. |
| US08089591B2 |
Liquid crystal display device and method of aligning liquid crystal molecules utilized thereby
A liquid crystal device includes a pair of substrates with at least one liquid crystal cell therebetween, filled with a mixture of an alignment solution and liquid crystal molecules. The liquid crystal molecules are exposed to UV rays and a first voltage is applied to the pair of substrates to form a polymer network in each of the liquid crystal cells. Thus, the liquid crystal molecules achieve a bend state without transiting from a splay state. Further, a method of aligning the liquid crystal molecules is provided. |
| US08089590B2 |
Transflective liquid crystal display
A transflective display includes pixels each including a reflective (R) sub-pixel, a transmissive (T) sub-pixel, and electrodes having features to cause multiple domains to form in a liquid crystal layer of the R sub-pixel and the T sub-pixel. The electrodes in the R sub-pixels have features that are different from features of the electrodes in the T sub-pixel to cause the liquid crystal layer in the R sub-pixel to have an optical phase retardation that is between 20% to 80% of an optical phase retardation of the liquid crystal layer in the T sub-pixel. The R sub-pixel and the T sub-pixel have substantially the same cell gap and are driven by the same pixel voltage. |
| US08089588B2 |
Thin-film transistor array substrate
A thin-film transistor array substrate, used in a transflective liquid crystal display. The thin-film transistor array substrate has a substrate, a plurality of pixels, a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data lines. Each of the pixels has a transparent sub-pixel and a reflective sub-pixel, while the transparent sub-pixel further has a transparent electrode and a first thin-film transistor, and the reflective sub-pixel has a reflective pixel electrode and a second thin-film transistor. The pixel electrode of each sub-pixel is thus electrically connected to a different thin-film transistor. The step of forming a molybdenum layer is thus not required, saving fabrication cost. |
| US08089586B2 |
Color filter substrate
A display has color pixels that can be controlled to show color images. Differences in electric fields in different color pixels having color filters with different dielectric constants can be compensated by providing electrodes with different patterns for the different color pixels. For example, the electrodes can have slits in which the widths of the slits can be different for pixels having different colors. |
| US08089585B2 |
Optical film, preparation method of the same, and liquid crystal display comprising the same
The present invention relates to an optical film, a method for manufacturing the same, and a liquid crystal display device including the same. In detail, the optical film according to the present invention includes an acryl-based substrate, a liquid crystal alignment film, and a liquid crystal film, the liquid crystal alignment film can maintain strong adhesion strength between the acryl-based substrate and the liquid crystal alignment film and between the liquid crystal alignment film and the liquid crystal film by further introducing a monomer having a functional group capable of performing crosslinking reaction to the photoreactive polymer. |
| US08089583B2 |
Light guide blade with color balancing structures and blue absorption compensation for large screen LED backlight unit
One or more embodiments of the present invention provide apparatuses, methods and systems to form a thin LED backlight unit for a large-screen flat-panel display. The backlight unit is able to achieve improved color mixing within a shorter mixing distance than the conventional art, while maintaining desired brightness uniformity, thereby allowing for a shorter bezel of a display device. One or more embodiments of the present invention include one or more light guides, which, by operating together, provide thin backlight units. High system efficiency is provided by introducing a recycling enhancement component, and uniform color distribution is achieved by incorporating color shift compensation. Multiple light guides are arranged adjacent to one another can offer a progressive scan illumination feature. |
| US08089581B2 |
Display and illuminator
A display for illuminating a liquid crystal display panel with laser light of uniform light quantity distribution, and an illuminator for irradiating with laser light of uniform light quantity distribution. The display includes a liquid crystal display panel (204), laser light sources (205, 206, 207) emitting laser light having wavelengths of green, red, and blue colors, a waveguide plate (201) arranged at the back side of the liquid crystal display panel (204) and performing multiple reflection of laser light, and a diffusion plate (202) arranged at the back side of the waveguide plate (201), diffusing laser light propagating in the waveguide plate (201) and emitting the light toward the liquid crystal display panel (204). |
| US08089575B2 |
Display device and manufacturing method of the same
A display device includes a sequentially stacked body formed of a gate signal line, an insulation film, a semiconductor layer and a conductor layer on a substrate. The conductive layer forms a drain electrode and a source electrode of a thin film transistor which are arranged with a channel region of the semiconductor layer therebetween, and one of the drain and source electrode is formed in an approximately U shape having an open-ended one end side and a connecting portion on another end side so that the one electrode surrounds a distal end portion of another electrode as viewed in a plan view, and a projecting portion is formed on a side of the connecting portion opposite to the another electrode. |
| US08089572B2 |
Pixel structure, thin film transistor array substrate, display panel, and display apparatus with particular parasitic capacitance compensation
A pixel structure adapts for compensating variation of gate-drain parasitic capacitance caused by misalignment in manufacturing process by forming a transverse compensation capacitance between a capacitance compensation portion and a scan line in an in-plane direction, and therefore the flicker in displaying of a display panel can be alleviated. In addition, being applied into a concept of “data lines reducing”, the pixel structure is capable of reducing difference of capacitance between two adjacent pixel structures due to misalignment in manufacturing process and improving display uniformity. Furthermore, a thin film transistor array substrate, a display panel, and a display apparatus applying the pixel structure are also provided. |
| US08089569B2 |
Phase difference element and display device
A phase difference element, in which imbalance hardly occurs between right and left pictures during displaying a three-dimensional image, and a display device having the phase difference element are provided. A base film of the phase difference element includes, for example, a thin resin film having optical anisotropy. A slow axis of the base film points in a vertical or horizontal direction, and points in a direction intersecting with a slow axis of a right-eye region of the phase difference element and with a slow axis of a left-eye region thereof. Thus, influence due to optical anisotropy of the base film is exerted on each light being transmitted by the base film, so that the influence is not extremely greatly exerted on only one of light corresponding to a right eye and light corresponding to a left eye, the respective light being transmitted by the base film. |
| US08089563B2 |
Method and system for analyzing fixed-camera video via the selection, visualization, and interaction with storyboard keyframes
Techniques for generating a storyboard are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention the storyboard is comprised of videos from one or more cameras based on the identification of activity in the video. Various embodiments of the invention include an assessment of the importance of the activity, the creation of a storyboard presentation based on importance and interaction techniques for seeing more details or alternate views of the video. In one embodiment, motion detection is used to determine activity in one or more synchronized video streams. Periods of activity are recognized and assigned importance assessments based on the activity, important locations in the video streams, and events from other sensors. In different embodiments, the interface consists of a storyboard and a map. |
| US08089562B2 |
Signal processing circuit
A signal processing circuit includes an auto gain control circuit and amplifies a signal with an amplification ratio determined based on a synchronous signal level having a positive potential with respect to a black level included in a high definition television video signal. In consequence, during the processing of the high definition television video signal, the signal processing is performed with a desired amplification ratio. |
| US08089557B2 |
Video signal processing apparatus, video signal processing method and video display apparatus
A video signal processing apparatus, for achieving high resolution, with using a small number of frames, as an input videos signal, comprises: an input unit, into which a video frame is inputted; and a resolution converter unit for obtaining an output video frame by increasing a number of pixels building up the input video frame, wherein the resolution converter unit has a same-brightness direction estimation unit, which is configured to produce a sampling phase difference for each video data, by estimating a same-brightness direction for each video data on the input video frame, and the resolution converter unit conducts a high resolution process of video with using the sampling phase difference, which is produced by the same-brightness direction estimation unit. |
| US08089554B2 |
Image capturing apparatus, control method therefor, and program
This invention makes shot image data match dust correction data as much as possible even when the dust adhesion state changes. An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing unit which photo-electrically converts, by an image sensor, an object image formed by a photographing lens to generate an image signal, a foreign substance information detection unit which detects, based on the image signal, foreign substance information serving as information on at least the position of a foreign substance adhering to an optical element placed in front of the image sensor, and an association unit which associates an image signal with foreign substance information, and associates foreign substance information detected by the foreign substance information detection unit not only with an image signal obtained after detecting the foreign substance information, but also with even an image signal obtained before detecting the foreign substance information. |
| US08089552B2 |
Camera control based on temperature sensor
A temperature sensor is provided backward an imaging device. A temperature of the imaging device is always detected when a through image is displayed and result of measurement is output to an MPU. The MPU compares a temperature t input from the temperature sensor with a predetermined threshold value tc. When the temperature t of the imaging device becomes a value equal or higher than the predetermined threshold value tc, a warning display continues for a predetermined time, for example 15 seconds and then the through image on the backside liquid crystal display is stopped. |
| US08089547B2 |
Plural-view device
An exemplary plural-view device includes a plane mirror, a display panel, a support member connected to the plane mirror or the display panel, and a camera module. The camera module is mounted to the support member and electrically connected with the display panel. The support member is adjustable relative to at least one of the plane mirror and the display panel for adjusting a field of view of the camera module. |
| US08089546B2 |
Camera with interchangeable lens unit
In a camera in which a lens unit can be replaced, a camera, which individually grasps lens characteristics corresponding to a picked-up subject image, is provided. The camera is characterized by including a camera main body, a lens unit having an image pickup optical system for focusing a subject image, an image pickup means for picking up the subject image and converting it into electric image information, an optical characteristics memory unit for storing optical characteristics inherent to the image pickup optical system, an image memory unit for storing the image information and the optical characteristics of the lens unit used when the image information is obtained by causing them to correspond to each other, and an image processing means for subjecting the image information to image processing based on the optical characteristics which are caused to correspond to the image information. |
| US08089543B2 |
Solid-state image pickup element and solid-state image pickup device
A solid-state image pickup element includes: a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type; a pixel area having pixels formed in a matrix form, each of the pixels including a photoelectric conversion element having a pn junction formed of the semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type and a first semiconductor region of a second conductivity type, a second semiconductor region of the first conductivity type formed on a first surface side of the semiconductor layer, and potential control wiring connected electrically to the second semiconductor region; and a pixel signal readout circuit including at least one MOS transistor formed on the first surface side of the semiconductor layer in the pixel area to have a source and a drain formed of an impurity region of the second conductivity type. Incidence of light to the photoelectric conversion element is made from a second surface side opposite to the first surface side. |
| US08089542B2 |
CMOS imager with integrated circuitry
A CMOS imager is integrated on a single substrate along with logic and support circuitry for decoding and processing optical information received by the CMOS imager. Integrating a CMOS imager and peripheral circuitry allows for a single chip image sensing device. |
| US08089540B2 |
Method for acquiring data by means of an image sensor
A method for reading data from a holographic storage medium is described. An image sensor is used for acquiring data. The holographic storage medium, which contains binary information in the form of at least one two-dimensional data page, is illuminated by means of a laser beam bundle and the retrieved data page is read out by means of the image sensor, for which purpose the latter is provided with an activatable area having a multiplicity of pixels. It achieves the object of configuring a method of this type in such a way that the read-out of the information is accelerated with a number of pixels remaining the same. For this purpose, the activatable area of the image sensor is subdivided into different regions which are in each case assigned to a region having a specific intensity of the light beam. In this case, a longer exposure time and/or a higher sensitivity are/is determined for regions assigned to regions having lower intensity than for regions assigned to regions having a higher intensity. |
| US08089538B2 |
Image processing apparatus and image processing method for correcting image data associated with a defective pixel
When pixel data of a solid-state image-pickup device is read in various types of methods to pick up images, a correction process for defective pixels is easily performed at a low cost. As defect-correction data in a case in which a still image is shot, data is used, which is acquired when an image-pickup device is shipped from a manufacturing factory. In a case of an operation in a reading mode for a moving image, immediately before a reading operation is performed, charge is accumulated in a state in which the image-pickup device is shielded from light, and image data is read. Addresses of defective pixels to be corrected are detected from the image data, and stored in a RAM as the defect-correction data. When a moving image is shot, a defect-correction process is performed using the data. |
| US08089533B2 |
Fixed pattern noise removal circuit, fixed pattern noise removal method, program, and image pickup apparatus
A fixed pattern noise removal circuit is provided for removing vertical streak fixed pattern noise from an output signal of an image sensor including an output system for every predetermined number of columns. The fixed pattern noise removal circuit includes a correction signal output unit configured to output a correction signal corresponding to the output system in accordance with an offset component and a light-intensity-dependent component of the fixed pattern noise occurring in the output system, and a signal correction unit configured to remove the fixed pattern noise from the output signal of the image sensor on the basis of the correction signal output from the correction signal output unit. |
| US08089528B2 |
Color signal processing circuit, image pickup apparatus, and color signal processing method
The color signal processing circuit includes a first calculation unit generating an R/G value, a second calculation unit generating a B/G value, and a position specifying unit specifying, based on the R/G and B/G values, a position expressed as a color temperature of the light of a light source in a color coordinate system defined by R/G and B/G coordinate axes as the position of the light source. The color signal processing circuit further includes a pull determining unit determining a displacement amount between the light source position specified and a position of a target point on a blackbody radiation curve defined in the color coordinate system, sets gain values for the R, G, B color signals for achieving a white balance based on the displacement amount, and supplies the gain values to white balance amps amplifying the R, G, B color signals, and carries out white balance processing. |
| US08089527B2 |
Image capturing apparatus, image capturing method and storage medium
A digital camera includes a CCD for image capturing a subject and obtaining a reference image thereof, a lens optical system, a zoom drive unit, and an AF drive unit for performing an optical zoom action, a facial detection portion for detecting a face from the reference image captured by the CCD, and a control unit for calculating, as a set magnification ratio, a maximum magnification ratio according to which the face detected by the facial detection portion is included in an angle of view of the image capturing unit, performing zoom magnification processing up to the set magnification ratio, and causing the CCD to image again and obtain a magnified image. |
| US08089526B2 |
Circuit for processing video signal
A circuit is used to process video signal from a video sensor. The video signal includes video content signal and synchronization signals. The circuit includes a status register, a data register, and a processor. The status register provides a sampling clock signal to the data register and the video sensor. The sampling clock signal is synchronized with the synchronization signals to sample the video signal. The status register stores the synchronization signals. The data register storing the video content signal. The processor is coupled to the status register and the data register. The processor reads the video content signal from the data register according to the synchronization signals in the status register. |
| US08089525B2 |
White balance control device and white balance control method
A first white balance correction value is computed by detecting white pixels from an image. A determination is made as to whether or not a corrected image signal in the face region falls into a second color signal region surrounding a first color signal region that represents a skin color if white balance of the image signal in the face region is corrected based on the first white balance correction value. When it is determined that the corrected image signal of the face region falls into the second color signal region, a second white balance correction value for correcting the image signal is computed based on relationships between the corrected image signal of face region and the first color signal region. The computed second white balance correction value is modified based on information obtained when the image was captured. |
| US08089520B2 |
Remote monitoring method using mobile terminal and system thereof
A remote monitoring method and system enables the moving picture data being captured at Place 1 to be monitored remotely at Place 2 real time, and more particularly for example to a method and a system, wherein the moving pictures are taken with a web camera installed on the computer (PC, in general) at Place 1 and, upon request for receiving the contents of the moving pictures through the Mobile Browser (WAP or WEB pages) on the mobile VOD (Video On Demand) terminal at Place 2, the moving picture data are remotely monitored at the VOD Terminal Client by way of the streaming server. |
| US08089519B2 |
Photographic apparatus
A photographic apparatus comprises a movable platform and a controller.The movable platform has an imager that captures an optical image through a taking lens, and is movable and rotatable on an xy plane.The controller calculates an inclination angle of the photographic apparatus, which is formed by rotation of the photographic apparatus around the optical axis, and performs a controlled movement of the movable platform for an inclination correction by rotating the movable platform from an initial state on the xy plane in accordance to a rotation quantity of the movable platform.The controller performs the controlled movement so as to compensate the rotation quantity under the condition in which the absolute value of the rotation quantity decreases in accordance to an increasing absolute value of the inclination angle, when the inclination angle is larger than a second angle but less than a third angle. |
| US08089517B2 |
Image stabilization control circuit
In an image stabilization control circuit of an image-capturing device, a gyro-equalizer (24) is used to integrate an angular velocity signal corresponding to vibration, and determine a required magnitude of displacement of a lens. The gyro-equalizer (24) integrates the angular velocity signal from a gyro-sensor (12) using an integration circuit (46) (LPF), and converts the result into an angular signal. A direct-current component of the angular signal is removed using a centering circuit (52) (HPF). Excessive phase delay of the angular signal on a high-frequency side caused by a phase characteristic of the gyro-sensor (12) is compensated by a phase lead compensation circuit (50) composed of a high-boost filter, and the phase delay of the angular signal with respect to the angular velocity signal is brought nearer to 90° by an integration process. |
| US08089515B2 |
Method and device for controlling auto focusing of a video camera by tracking a region-of-interest
The invention concerns an electronic device equipped with a video imaging process capability, which device includes a camera unit arranged to produce image frames from an imaging view which includes a region-of-interest ROI, an adjustable optics arranged in connection with the camera unit in order to focus the ROI on the camera unit, an identifier unit in order to identify a ROI from the image frame, a tracking unit in order to track the ROI from the image frames during the video imaging process and an auto-focus unit arranged to analyze the ROI on the basis of the tracking results provided by the tracking unit in order to adjust the optics. The device is arranged to determine the spatial position of the ROI in the produced image frame without any estimation measures. |
| US08089509B2 |
Programmable camera control unit with updatable program
A video imaging system with a camera coupled to a camera control unit, the camera having a program stored thereon and the camera control unit comparing the program version stored on the camera with another version of the program such that the newer version of the program is loaded onto the camera control unit and camera control unit is programmed with the newer version of the program to enable the camera control unit to process image data received from the camera. |
| US08089507B2 |
Recording medium, playback device, system LSI, playback method, glasses, and display device for 3D images
A recording medium in which a left-view video stream and a right-view video stream are recorded in an interleaved transport stream file. The interleaved transport stream file is identified by a combination of (i) an equivalent identification number being equivalent with the file reference information and (ii) a file extension indicating that video streams are stored in the interleaved manner, the equivalent identification number. Among Extents that constitute the interleaved transport stream file, Extents constituting the left-view or right-view video stream are identified as a normal-format transport stream file by a combination of (i) the equivalent identification number being equivalent with the file reference information and (ii) a file extension indicating that video streams are stored in a normal manner. |
| US08089499B2 |
Exposure head and an image forming apparatus
An exposure head, includes: a substrate that is provided with a first light emitting element, a second light emitting element that is arranged at one side of the first light emitting element in a first direction and a third light emitting element that is arranged at the one side of the second light emitting element in the first direction, the first light emitting element and the second light emitting element being arranged at a first distance from each other in the first direction, the second light emitting element and the third light emitting element being arranged at a second distance, which is different from the first distance, from each other in the first direction; and an imaging optical system that images light from the first, the second and the third light emitting elements. |
| US08089498B2 |
Surface-emission laser array, optical scanning apparatus apparatus and image forming apparatus
A surface-emission laser array comprises a plurality of surface-emission laser diode elements arranged in the form of a two-dimensional array, wherein a plurality of straight lines drawn perpendicularly to a straight line extending in a first direction from respective centers of the plurality of surface emission laser diode elements aligned in a second direction crossing the first direction, are formed with generally equal interval in the first direction. |
| US08089493B2 |
Image processing circuit, display device, and printing device
An image processing circuit includes: a storage unit; a first multiplication unit that multiplies a pixel value stored in the storage unit, by a pixel value included in input image data, the input image data expressing the pixel values; a subtraction value output unit that outputs a pixel value obtained by subtracting a pixel value at each of the positions in the input image data, from a maximum pixel value in the input image data; a second multiplication unit that multiplies a pixel value included in the input image data or a pixel value included in background image data, by the pixel value output by the subtraction value output unit; and an adder unit that adds up a multiplication result of the first and second multiplication units and outputs addition results as output image data. |
| US08089491B2 |
Dynamic theme color palette generation
There is provided a method of changing a theme for a user interface of a computer system comprising receiving an identification of an image with which to define a color palette of a theme for rendering elements of a user interface on a color display of the computer system; analysing the image to determine at least one predominant color; and defining the color palette in response to the analysis. The image may comprise a background image selected by a user for display by the computer system. Dynamic generation of the color palette matches the user interface to colors to provide flexible and appealing themes. A computer readable memory having recorded thereon instructions to carry out this method is also provided, as well as a device comprising such memory. |
| US08089490B2 |
Correction arithmetic circuit
A plurality of one-port split lookup tables having alternately stored therein correction data corresponding to input data is provided as a lookup table that has stored therein the correction data corresponding to the input data at predetermined intervals relevant to predetermined higher-order bits. An address generating unit generates addresses for a plurality of the corresponding split lookup tables from the input data. An interpolation arithmetic unit executes interpolation arithmetic with the use of lower-order bits of the input data for readout data read from two lookup tables. |
| US08089486B2 |
Tiled prefetched and cached depth buffer
A 3D graphics pipeline includes a prefetch mechanism that feeds a cache of depth tiles. The prefetch mechanism may be predictive, using triangle geometry information from previous pipeline stages to pre-charge the cache, thereby allowing for an increase in memory bandwidth efficiency. A z-value compression technique may be optionally utilized to allow for a further reduction in power consumption and memory bandwidth. |
| US08089482B1 |
Artists' color display system
An assortment of color elements is grouped within a plurality of color families which are organized in accordance with a bi-radial circular color chart (FIG. 10-A) and a columnar chart (FIG. 11-A). Except for the neutral-gray color family, a pair of boundary-hues respectively defines the extent of acceptable hue variation within each group, resulting in an included range of hue within each color family, and an excluded range of hue in between neighboring color families. A color map (FIG. 17-A) serves as an index for matching system color elements to various color media and mixing formulas. Variant-hue charts enhance color comparison and selection within each main color family by displaying variations of all three color attributes, that is, value, saturation, and hue, within a single chart. Variant-hue charts also consolidate color elements into a compact format, and provide a graphical user interface for computer color selection. |
| US08089479B2 |
Directing camera behavior in 3-D imaging system
A method of associating a computer generated camera with an object in a three-dimensional computer generated space. The method receives a command to associate the camera with an object in the simulated space. Based on the command the method determines a path for moving the camera to a position near the object and aiming the camera at the object. The method creates a video from the simulated camera's perspective of the three-dimensional simulated space. |
| US08089475B2 |
Display device, sensor panel, position-detecting device, position-inputting device, and computer system
A display device is provided. The display device includes a display screen having a light-transmissible display conductor extending in a predetermined plane, and at least one detection conductor extending along the predetermined plane, the at least one detection conductor having at least one base line portion formed of a conductor of a first width and a narrow line portion including a plurality of narrow-line conductors of a second width connected in parallel between the at least one base line portion. |
| US08089472B2 |
Bidirectional slider with delete function
A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for mapping a touch sensing device to two sets of output objects. In one embodiment, the method includes mapping a first set of output objects into a plurality of one dimensional positions of a touch sensing device when a presence of a conductive object is determined to be in a first region, among a plurality of regions, of the touch sensing device. The method further includes mapping a second set of output objects into the plurality of one dimensional positions of the touch sensing device when the presence of the conductive object is determined to be in a second region, distinct from the first region, of the touch sensing device. |
| US08089469B2 |
Electronic device with intelligent keyboard illumination
An electronic device includes a computer keyboard having keys that are each capable of individual illumination. An electronic dictionary is provided for determining a set of most likely keys to be needed for an application, wherein the electronic dictionary is updated to include new words typed on the keyboard. The keyboard is operated with a user enabled/disabled function of selective illumination of respective keyboard keys so that a set of most likely alphabet keys according to the electronic dictionary along with an enter key and space bar are illuminated if a word processor application is running. Numeric keys are illuminated if a calculator application is running. The selective illumination is automatically disabled if user identification and password fields are being filled. All of the keys are automatically illuminated after a configured timeframe in which none of the suggested keys have been pressed. All of the keys are unlit after an additional configured timeframe in which none of the keys have been pressed. |
| US08089459B2 |
Manual control device including a magnetoresistive sensor element
A control device comprises a base portion and a handle portion extending from the base portion. The handle portion is movable from side to side relative to the base portion in an X direction, and forward and backward relative to the base portion in a Y direction perpendicular to the X direction. The handle portion is also configured to twist relative to the base portion. A magnetoresistive sensor is located in the handle portion. The magnetoresistive sensor is configured to provide an output signal indicative of a twist angle of the handle portion relative to the base portion. At least one sensor is disposed in the base portion for detecting a position of the handle portion in the X and Y directions. |
| US08089458B2 |
Toy devices and methods for providing an interactive play experience
The invention provides a unique interactive play experience carried out utilizing a toy “wand” and/or other actuation/tracking device. In one embodiment, the wand incorporates a wireless transmitter and motion-sensitive circuitry adapted to actuate the transmitter in response to particular learned wand motions. The wand allows play participants to electronically and “magically” interact with their surrounding play environment simply by pointing, touching and/or using their wands in a particular manner to achieve desired goals or produce desired effects. In other embodiments, a seemingly magical wand toy is provided for enabling a user to electronically send and receive information to and from other wand toys, a master system and/or to actuate various play effects within a play environment. The seemingly magical wand toy is configured to use a send/receive radio frequency communications protocol which provides a basic foundation for a complex, interactive entertainment system to create a seemingly magical interactive play experience. |
| US08089457B2 |
Image operating device, image operating method, and image operating program embodied on computer readable medium
An image operating device which is inexpensive and capable of allowing a user to understand to what extent an image operation of movement, enlargement and reduction, rotation or the like is performed on an image. The image operating device that performs an operation on a display image comprises: an image display section (14) for displaying an image on a screen; an image operating section (13) for performing a predetermined image operation on the image displayed on the image display section (14); a position designating section (12) for designating a first point which is any point on the screen by means of a single-point input device and for further designating a position, on the screen, to where the first point is to be moved as a result of the image operation performed by the image operating section (13); and a pointer display section for displaying a first pointer image at the position designated by the position designating section (12), and for further displaying a second pointer image at a position symmetrical to the first pointer image with respect to a center point of rotation and/or enlargement and reduction when the image operation of rotation and/or enlargement and reduction is performed by the image operating section. |
| US08089455B1 |
Remote control with a single control button
An apparatus and method for the remote control and/or interaction-with electronic-devices such as computers; home-entertainment-systems; media-centers; televisions; DVD-players; VCR-players; music systems; appliances; security systems; toys/games; and/or displays. A user may orient a pointer (e.g., laser pointer) to place a visible pointer-spot on/near object(s) on an active-display(s); and/or a fixed-display(s); and/or on real-world object(s) within a display region or pointer-spot detection-region. Detectors and/or camera(s) may be connected/attached to the display region and/or a structure that is connected/attached to display region. When the user initiates a “select”, the detectors/cameras may detect the location of the pointer-spot within the display region. Corresponding to the user's selection(s); control action(s) may be performed on the device(s) being controlled/interacted-with and additional selection-menus may be optionally presented on an active-display. In an alternative embodiment, the invention may operate equivalent to a computer-mouse or other pointing-device. In another alternative embodiment, the invention may be made inter-operable with existing electronic-devices [e.g., televisions] that are controlled with infrared signaling. |
| US08089454B2 |
Driving circuit for electrophoretic display device, electrophoretic display device, method for driving the same, and electronic apparatus
In an electrophoretic device including a display including pixels with electrophoretic particles between pixel and common electrodes, a pixel-switching element, a memory holding an image signal from the pixel-switching element, and a switch connecting one of first and second control lines to the pixel electrode according to a signal output according to the image signal from the memory, a driving circuit includes a holding voltage unit supplying a holding voltage holding the image signal in the memory, a pixel potential unit supplying a first pixel potential to the first control line and a different second pixel potential to the second control line, a common potential unit supplying a common potential to the common electrode, and a control unit controlling the holding potential unit, the common potential unit, and the pixel potential unit to stop the holding potential after the first and second pixel potentials and common potential are stopped. |
| US08089453B2 |
Stylus-based addressing structures for displays
Novel addressing schemes for controlling electronically addressable displays include a scheme for rear-addressing displays, which allows for in-plane switching of the display material. Other schemes include a rear-addressing scheme which uses a retroreflecting surface to enable greater viewing angle and contrast. Another scheme includes an electrode structure that facilitates manufacture and control of a color display. Another electrode structure facilitates addressing a display using an electrostatic stylus. Methods of using the disclosed electrode structures are also disclosed. Another scheme includes devices combining display materials with silicon transistor addressing structures. |
| US08089446B2 |
Display device capable of displaying partial picture and driving method of the same
Disclosed is a display device, including: a display substrate which comprises a gate line and a data line and a gate driving unit which is coupled to the gate line of the display substrate and outputs a gate signal. The gate driving unit is comprised of a shift register that includes a plurality of stages. At least one of the stages comprises a first drive controller that generates a first control signal by a carry signal applied from a previous stage, a second drive controller that generates a second control signal by a reset signal applied from a subsequent stage, a first drive unit that outputs the reset signal and the carry signal to the previous stage and the following stage, respectively by the first control signal and the second signal, and a second drive unit that outputs the gate signal to the gate line by the first control signal and the second signal. |
| US08089444B2 |
Liquid crystal display and memory controlling method thereof
A display device including a display panel having a plurality of data lines and a plurality of gate lines disposed cross-wisely, a timing controller, the timing controller including a data comparing and blank time detecting device comparing whether current data and previous data are same and detecting a blank time in which no data inputs to generate a flag signal for indicating the blank time and a data keeping time in which a data same with the previous data is inputted, a memory control signal generator generating a memory clock, and stopping the generation of the memory clock when the flag signal is generated, a memory which is operated by the memory clock intermittently by the flag signal, and a data synchronizer delaying the data in time for treating operation of the data comparing and blank time detecting device and the memory control signal generator to synchronize the data inputted to the memory with the memory clock, and a data drive circuit converting data from the memory into a data voltage and supplying to the data lines, and a gate drive circuit supplying a scan pulse to the gate lines. |
| US08089442B2 |
Image projection apparatus
An image projection apparatus is disclosed which projects an image having a good color by reducing the influence of a lateral electric field in a liquid crystal display element (LCD). The apparatus includes three LCDs, each including two opposite electrodes. As the voltage applied to a liquid crystal layer is increased, retardation provided for light in each color band is increased. A controller controls an electrode application voltage in the first LCD such that, in a white display state, a liquid crystal application voltage (LCAV) in the first LCD is lower than the LCAVs in the second and third LCDs, and such that, in a black display state, the LCAV in the first LCD is higher than the LCAVs in the second and third LCDs and has a value from 1% to 30% of the LCAV in the first LCD in the white display state. |
| US08089440B2 |
Liquid crystal flat panel display with an integral heater of predeterminable capacity
A flat panel liquid crystal display has a front plate and a rear plate with a layer of liquid crystal material maintained in a cavity between them. A thin film transistor array layer is disposed in the cavity, as is an integral heater with a grid of intersecting sets of horizontal and vertical conductors. The heating capacity of the heater is predeterminably set by selectively interrupting continuity of at least some of the intersecting conductors. In some embodiments, the discontinuities occur in only one set of the intersecting conductors. |
| US08089437B2 |
Driver circuit, electro-optical device, and electronic instrument
A driver circuit which drives a source line of an electro-optical device includes a source line driver section which supplies a grayscale voltage corresponding to grayscale data to the source line, a source output switch section which short-circuits the source line and a common line connected with a capacitor before the source line driver section drives the source line, and a charge recycle control section which controls the source output switch section. The charge recycle control section determines whether or not to short-circuit the source line and the common line in source line units based on the grayscale data and polarity of a common electrode voltage supplied to a common electrode opposite to a pixel electrode of the electro-optical device. The source output switch section short-circuits the source line and the common line based on the determination result of the charge recycle control section. |
| US08089425B2 |
Optical designs for scanning beam display systems using fluorescent screens
Scanning beam display systems based on scanning light on a fluorescent screen. The screen can include fluorescent materials which emit visible light under excitation of the scanning light to form images with the emitted visible light. Multiple lasers can be used to simultaneously scan multiple laser beams to illuminate the screen for enhanced display brightness. For example, the multiple laser beams can illuminate one screen segment at a time and sequentially scan multiple screen segments to complete a full screen. |
| US08089422B2 |
Reflector
A reflector including a reflector dish and a backing structure. The reflector dish has a reflecting surface and a back surface. The backing structure is arranged in a pattern on the back surface of the reflector dish for supporting and stiffening the reflector dish. The backing structure includes a first backing structure skin and a second backing structure skin and a backing structure core there between. The core is substantially thicker than each skin. The backing structure is arranged such that the first backing structure skin is faced against the back surface of the reflector dish. Also, a method of manufacturing a reflector. |
| US08089420B2 |
Quick deployable disaster satellite earth terminal
A communications system is provided, which includes a radome having a top portion, a bottom portion, a flanged mating area joining the top and bottom portion, and a means for lifting the radome at the flanged mating area. Methods of using are also disclosed. |
| US08089417B2 |
Microwave scanning system and miniaturized microwave antenna
A micro strip antenna comprising a planar substrate fabricated from a dielectric material and a pair of like elements arranged in mirror image on the planar substrate, each of the elements comprising a radiating portion comprising an elongate conductive strip of a constant thickness, the elongate conductive strip comprising first arcuate side edges mutually diverging between a narrow end and a wide end. There is also disclosed a system for detecting the presence of a region having a first dielectric constant within a medium having a second dielectric constant different from the first dielectric constant, such as a tumour embedded in a fatty tissue. The system comprises a support fabricated from a material having a dielectric constant substantially the same as the second dielectric constant, a scanner array comprising a plurality of scanning elements embedded in the support, each of the scanning elements directing a series of microwave pulses into the medium and receiving backscatter returns resulting from the series of microwave pulses, and an analyzer coupled to each of the scanning elements, the analyzer collecting the backscatter returns and processing the backscatter returns to detect the region. |
| US08089411B2 |
Information equipment with a plurality of radio communication antennas
Information equipment according to an embodiment includes a display housing with a display unit, a first radio communication antenna disposed at an end part of the display housing, a second radio communication antenna using a frequency band adjacent to or overlapped with that of the first radio communication antenna, and a third radio communication antenna disposed at an end part between the first and the second radio communication antennas, and uses a frequency band not adjacent to nor overlapped with those of the first and the second radio communication antennas. |
| US08089406B2 |
Locationing of communication devices
Techniques are disclosed for detecting, identifying, and/or geolocating RF communications devices, such as FRS radios, high-power cordless phones, cellular phones, and other wireless communications receiver devices. The techniques exploit a vulnerability present in such devices, and can be used to detect (e.g., up to 300 meters) and geolocate (e.g., within +/−3 meters) those devices. The vulnerability is that receiver circuitry of the target devices emanate RF mixing products when flooded with RF energy or suitable stimulus signal. Such a response to a stimulus signal is unexpected or otherwise unintentional, as receiver circuitry is generally not designed to transmit information. The RF frequency, phase, and amplitude of these sideband RF responses can be used to detect and location the devices. The techniques work in the presence of interference, and can be used on devices that are powered on or off. |
| US08089404B2 |
Partitioned aperture array antenna
A partitioned aperture array antenna. The novel antenna includes a first subarray having a first number of antenna elements equipped with transmit functionality and a second subarray having a second number of antenna elements equipped with receive functionality, wherein the first and second numbers are not equal and the first and second subarrays have at least one common antenna element. In an illustrative embodiment, the first subarray includes a transmit circuit coupled to each antenna element in the first subarray for controlling a relative transmit phase of the antenna element to steer an overall antenna transmit beam, and the second subarray includes a receive circuit coupled to each antenna element in the second subarray for controlling a relative receive phase of the antenna element to steer an overall antenna receive beam. |
| US08089403B2 |
Mobile terminal
A mobile communication terminal includes a terminal body portion, a display portion mounted on the terminal body portion to be rotatable to a first display position and a second display position while being substantially parallel to a surface of the terminal body portion and a single satellite radio receiving antenna provided on the display portion to be integrally rotatable with the display portion and formed to be located on a first rotational position when the display portion is located on the first display position and to be located on a second rotational position when the display portion is located on the second display position, wherein a direction of directivity of the satellite radio receiving antenna is set to a direction inclined upward with respect to a display surface of the display portion by a prescribed angle. |
| US08089402B2 |
System and method for correcting global navigation satellite system carrier phase measurements in receivers having controlled reception pattern antennas
This invention discloses a method for enhancing a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), such as Global Positioning System (GPS), location calculation by supplying carrier phase corrections within a GNSS receiver used with a multiple element Controlled Reception Pattern Antenna (CRPA) receiver. GNSS carrier phase measurements should be compensated for receiver hardware and directionally dependent antenna errors to obtain desired accuracies for high precision GNSS positioning applications. One technique successfully employed in Fixed Reception Pattern Antenna (FRPA) GPS sensors applies a simple directionally dependent set of correction factors to the measurement outputs. For the complex case of a GNSS receiver employing a CRPA and dynamic beam steering, however, the multiplicity of combinations of antenna element outputs makes the FRPA compensation technique impractical. Compensation of carrier phase measurements is a problem not addressed in previous GPS CRPA beam steering sensors. |
| US08089401B2 |
Culled satellite ephemeris information for quick, accurate assisted locating satellite location determination for cell site antennas
Locating satellites (e.g., GPS) are culled into a preferred group having a longest dwell time based on a time passing through an ellipsoid arc path through a cone of space, and communicated to mobile devices within a particular region (e.g., serviced by a particular base station). The base station may select those locating satellites that are visible, or more preferably those locating satellites currently within a cone of space above the relevant base station are selected for communication to a mobile device within the service area of the base station. The inverted cone of space may be defined for each antenna structure for any given base station, and each has 360 degrees of coverage, or less than 360 degrees of coverage, with relevant locating satellites. Thus, cell sites may be specifically used as reference points for culling the ephemeris information used to expedite Assisted GPS location determinations. |
| US08089398B2 |
Methods and systems for stationary user detection in a hybrid positioning system
This disclosure describes methods and systems for stationary user detection in a hybrid location system. In some embodiments, the method for determining whether a satellite enabled device is stationary by measuring the Doppler frequency of received satellite signals can include acquiring satellite measurements from at least two satellites, wherein the satellite measurements include Doppler frequency measurements, acquiring a rough estimate of location of the satellite enabled device and calculating an internal frequency offset of satellite enabled device. |
| US08089397B2 |
Method for processing radionavigation signals
The satellites of a constellation of satellites each transmit, on distinct frequencies, a first and a second radionavigation signal, respectively. Each station of a reference network from which a satellite is visible performs non-differentiated measurements of code and phase for each of the two signals originating from the satellite and deduces therefrom a raw value of the widelane ambiguity. An internal delay of the satellite and a whole value of the widelane ambiguity are determined, in the network, on the basis of this raw value. The method comprises the steps: -receiving the first and second radionavigation signals at the level of the reference receiver; -performing, with the aid of the reference receiver and for each of the first and second signals received, a non-differentiated measurement of code and a non-differentiated measurement of phase; -calculating the raw value of the widelane ambiguity on the basis of the non-differentiated measurements of code and phase; and -fixing the internal delay of the satellite and the whole value of the widelane ambiguity on the basis of the raw value for the reference receiver. |
| US08089395B2 |
Phase correction in a deployable antenna system
A method and corresponding apparatus are provided for phase correction in a deployable antenna system, in particular a redeployable HF surface wave radar phased array antenna system, the antenna system including a master control unit and a plurality of separate antenna elements which are relatively moveable to desired spaced-apart locations, wherein each antenna element is provided with RF signal processing means, the method including the steps of: (i) determining the relative positions of the antenna elements and the master control unit; (ii) transmitting a phase reference signal; and (iii) determining, on receiving the phase reference signal and using the relative positions determined at step (i), phase correction signals for each of the plurality of antenna elements. |
| US08089394B2 |
Continuous-wave field disturbance sensing system
A field disturbance sensing system has an antenna, an oscillator producing a high-frequency signal, a first detector circuit, a second detector circuit, a combining network configured to couple the high-frequency signal to the antenna, and to couple the high-frequency signal and a reflected high-frequency signal to the first detector and to the second detector. An algebraic combining network sums a first detected signal having first detected high-frequency signal and a first detected reflected signal from the first detector circuit and a second detected signal having second detected high-frequency signal and a second detected reflected signal from the second detector circuit to produce a detected output signal. The first detected reflected signal is added to the second detected reflected signal and the first detected high-frequency signal is subtracted from the second detected high-frequency signal. A controller configured to convert the detected output signal to a speed between the antenna and a target. |
| US08089389B2 |
Intuitive based control elements, and interfaces and devices using said intuitive based control elements
The present invention relates to intuitive based control elements and interfaces and devices using said intuitive based control elements. In certain embodiments, machine interfaces such as remote control devices for operation of various devices are provided. More specifically, machine interfaces according to embodiments of the invention herein include one or more control elements in the form of shapes and/or positioned indicia to facilitate operation by users. Control elements provided herein having intuitive shapes and/or positions described above as associated with the man-machine interfaces may also be provided integral with various devices. For example, personal electronic devices, personal care devices, personal healthcare devices, communications devices and personal comfort devices may benefit from control elements having intuitive shapes and/or positions associated with the function as described herein. |
| US08089385B2 |
D/A conversion circuit and semiconductor device
A D/A conversion circuit in accordance with the present invention, which is provided with a switch swD, allows a writing operation of a voltage (a true gradation voltage) to be performed at a higher speed by first applying a first voltage (a voltage close to the true gradation voltage), which is supplied without passing through a resistor element, to an output line and then applying a second voltage (the true gradation voltage), which is supplied via the resistor element, to the output line. Thus, the present invention can provide a D/A conversion circuit capable of writing display data to liquid crystal cells with higher precision at higher speed, and a semiconductor device utilizing such a D/A conversion circuit. |
| US08089380B2 |
Voltage mode DAC with calibration circuit using current mode DAC and ROM lookup
The invention is a novel scheme of calibrating a voltage-mode digital to analog converter using a current-mode digital to analog converter. A DAC system is comprised of a voltage-mode DAC with an R-2R architecture structure and includes a ROM lookup table where calibration codes associated with each of a plurality of input codes are stored. A reference current is scaled with the calibration codes to output a calibration current that induces adjustments in an output voltage to counteract non-linearities that may be induced by resistor mismatch. |
| US08089378B1 |
Synchronous multi-clock protocol converter
Some of the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method of transferring data from a fast clock domain associated with a fast clock signal to a slow clock domain associated with a slow clock signal, the method comprising receiving first fast data from the fast clock domain during a first fast clock cycle, wherein the first fast clock cycle is a first full fast clock cycle in a first slow clock cycle; and propagating, during the first full fast clock cycle in the first slow clock cycle, the received first fast data to the slow clock domain. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. |
| US08089376B2 |
RFID based keyboard
An RFID keyboard comprising a base with a first antenna and; keys with secondary antennas wherein a key is normally in a first position such that the resonant frequency is away from an interrogation frequency and no signal for the key is detected and wherein when the key is depressed, the secondary antenna for the key and the first antenna become adjacent such that the resonant frequency shifts such that information identifying the key is transferred. |
| US08089375B1 |
Head-up display/synthetic vision system predicted flight path depiction
A head-up display system includes an aircraft, a predicted flight path generation component that calculates a predicted flight path over a period of time, and a graphic generation component configured to generate a graphical display and project it onto a combiner configured to combine the graphical display with a visual exterior view. A synthetic vision system includes an aircraft, a predicted flight path generation component that receives one or more state parameters and calculates a predicted flight path over a period of time, and a synthetic terrain generation component configured to generate a synthetic view which is displayed on a display. The graphical display and/or the synthetic view includes a three-dimensional depiction of the predicted flight path over the period of time generated utilizing one or more three-dimensional transforms, one or more graphical images based on flight data, and a three-dimensional graphical depiction of a flight plan. |
| US08089372B2 |
Method for transmission of data for controlling an HVDC transmission installation
In a method for transmitting data in an HVDCT system to a control system for HVDCT systems, measured values are transmitted from measuring units of the HVDCT system to preprocessing units connected to one another in series. The preprocessing units use the received measured values to generate measured value data. The measured value data are transmitted as part of a data record composed of data words, and the data words are subdivided, during transmission, into a temporal sequence of individual bit groups. A first bit group contains identification data for the preprocessing unit and information on the number of further bit groups that are to be transmitted by the preprocessing unit. A downstream preprocessing unit uses the information on the number of bit groups to be transmitted by a preprocessing unit connected upstream of it to determine a time for transmitting the data word of the downstream preprocessing unit. |
| US08089371B2 |
Logical floor determination for a wireless device using weighted AP received signal strengths
An apparatus configured to acquire received signal strength intensities (RSSIs) for a wireless device from a plurality of access points (APs) located on a plurality logical floors. The apparatus is configured to determine which logical floor the wireless device is on by analyzing the RSSIs. The RSSIs for each floor are adjusted with an adjustment value and are selectively weighted with at least two different weight values, and the adjusted and weighted RSSIs for each floor are each summed. The floor with highest sum of adjusted or weighted RSSIs is determined to be the floor the wireless device is on. The logical floor is further determined by sorting the RSSIs for each floor and then weighting the sorted RSSIs with the different weight values. The sorted and weighted RSSIs for each floor are summed. The floor with highest sum of weighted sorted RSSIs is determined to be the floor the wireless device is on. |
| US08089370B2 |
Illuminated wind indicator
An illuminated wind indicator including a wind chime assembly with a moveable pendulum assembly. The pendulum assembly includes a suspension member to support moveable suspension of the pendulum assembly proximate the wind chime assembly and further includes a component configuration of components including power and control circuitry, at least one solar panel, at least one light source and a striker, wherein each of the components has a distance relationship to the suspension member, where the power and control circuitry, the at least one solar panel and the at least one light source is electrically connected to form an illumination circuit that is separate and spaced apart from the wind chime assembly. |
| US08089366B2 |
Smoke detector
To enable an air velocity of sampling air to be precisely measured, a smoke detector (S) includes: a smoke detection part (22) connected to a sampling pipe (11); a fan (12) that sucks sampling air (SA) into the sampling pipe; and an air velocity sensor (15) that measures an air velocity of the sampling air within the sampling pipe. The air velocity sensor (15) is disposed at a primary side of the fan (12), and a straightening vane (25) is disposed between the air velocity sensor (15) and a suction port (12a) of the fan (12). |
| US08089364B2 |
Car alcohol monitoring system
An alcohol monitoring system for monitoring a driver of a car includes a vapor analyzer system for detecting the amount of alcohol in a driver operating the car. A speed controller is provided for setting the maximum speed of the car to a predetermined level in the event that the amount of alcohol detected in the driver is above a predetermined threshold. A cell phone is configured to automatically call a remote call center, in the event that the amount of the alcohol detected in the driver is above the predetermined threshold. Furthermore, a location system is configured to provide the location of the car to said remote call center. A mapping database in said remote call center is configured to provide nearest resting locations to said car so as to guide the driver to drive the car to any one of said locations. |
| US08089356B2 |
Weather alerts
Systems and methods to generate weather alerts are provided. A particular system includes a weather band radio receiver to receive weather alerts. The system further includes a processor to perform an analysis of the received electromagnetic radiation and to determine based on the analysis whether the electromagnetic radiation indicates rotation in a storm system. The processor initiates an alert when the analysis indicates rotation in the storm system and a weather alert has been received. |
| US08089353B2 |
4Less—Xtaless, capless, indless, dioless TSOC design of SOC or 4Free—Xtalfree, capfree, indfree, diofree TSOC design of SOC
4Less-Xtaless, Capless, Indless, Dioless TSOC Design of SOC or 4Free-Xtafree, Capfree, Indfree, Diofree TSOC Design of SOC is the True System On Chip Design of Smart Mobile Sensort(SMS) for Sevice Of Community(SOC). Xtaless is Xtaless Clock Generator. Capless has the Capless Toggle and Capless LDVR. Capless Toggle is the de-bouncing circuit. Capless LDVR is the Low Drop Voltage Regulator. The Indless SM adopts the PHM of Pulse Hybrid Modulation of the PWM and PFM. The LDVR and SM can share the same driver. Dioless is the Dioless TRNG which the True Random Number Generator. The Xtaless Clock Generator adopt the PVTNAH design which is Process. Voltage, Temperature, Noise. Aging and Humidity compensation design. The Xtaless Clock using LC resonator of which LC resonator is self-compensation LC resonator over the temperature and humidity. The smart USB switch for SOC design can save the portable battery power. The Triple-Mode Camera for SOC design has the ultra-wide dynamic range for the still camera mode, video camera mode and surveillance camera mode. |
| US08089352B2 |
Control apparatus and method
Provided are a control apparatus and method. The control apparatus includes: a measurement module which measures a motion of the control apparatus due to an external force; and a signal generation module which generates a signal corresponding to the measured motion, wherein the signal is transmitted to a display device to adjust a state of the display device according to the signal. |
| US08089349B2 |
Signal process and system
A signal process, including processing signal data representing a signal to determine cycles of the signal, the cycles having different lengths; and processing the signal data to generate normalization data for normalizing the cycles to a common length. The process generates cycle data representing alignment of a plurality of normalized cycles of the signal. The cycle data can be displayed to a user to provide a visual representation of the signal that is readily understood by non-expert users. The displayed image can be modified by the user and used to generate an output signal. |
| US08089342B2 |
Electronic key system and method
When a vehicle door locking operation is conducted, an in-vehicle device checks the vehicle compartment to determine whether a mobile unit exists in the vehicle compartment. When the in-vehicle device receives a response from the mobile unit indicating its presence in the compartment, the in-vehicle device receives a response from the mobile unit, prohibits the door from locking, and activates a buzzer. The mobile unit thus can be prevented from being locked in the vehicle compartment. When the mobile unit receives the search signal, it sounds its buzzer, thereby making it possible to further indicate its location within the compartment. |
| US08089340B2 |
Real-time screening interface for a vehicle screening system
A vehicle screening system for screening vehicles and occupants for entrance to a secured facility is disclosed. The system can include a processor and an interface that communicates with the processor, wherein the interface displays identification information extracted from a vehicle occupant associated with a vehicle for processing by the processor. Additionally, a plurality of controls are associated with the interface and the processor, wherein the plurality of controls facilitates the handling and management of the information extracted from the vehicle occupant to either permit or deny the vehicle occupant and the vehicle entry to a secured facility through a security gate. |
| US08089337B2 |
Thick film layered resistive device employing a dielectric tape
A resistive device for use in providing a resistive load to a target under the application of power from a power source is provided, the resistive device being adapted for electrical connection to the power source through a pair of terminal wires. The resistive device includes a thick film material, and the thick film material defines at least one layer of tape. The resistive device can be, by way of example, a heater or a load resistor, and can also include a substrate onto which a layer of dielectric tape is disposed, a resistive layer disposed on the layer of dielectric tape, and a protective layer disposed on the resistive layer. |
| US08089335B2 |
Fusible switching disconnect modules and devices
A monitoring module for a fusible switch disconnect device includes an open fuse detecting element and wire leads for completing an electrical connection with a fuse. |
| US08089330B2 |
Saturated reactor of direct current thyristor valve
The present invention provides a novel direct current thyristor valve saturated reactor includes: case, winding in the case, iron cores, cooling fins, pipes and press fit mechanism. The iron cores are coupled with winding. The invention having the following advantages: simple, modular design, low connection capacity of the wingding, fixed dimension, winding and irons well-cooled, small noise and vibration. The saturated reactor is particularly suitable used as the positive saturated reactor for high voltage current thyristor valve. |
| US08089327B2 |
Waveguide to plural microstrip transition
A waveguide to microstrip transition having a waveguide open at one end. A dielectric substrate includes a first and a second side and a ground plane covers the first side of the substrate. The dielectric substrate overlies the waveguide opening so that the ground plane faces the waveguide and an opening in the ground plane registers with the waveguide opening. A back short having a housing is positioned on the second side of the dielectric substrate. The back short housing forms a cavity which registers with at least a portion of the ground plane opening so that microwave energy from the waveguide passes through the dielectric substrate and into the cavity defined by the back short housing. The back short housing has at least one opening to the cavity along the second side of the dielectric substrate. A pair of spaced apart microstrips on the second side of the substrate each have a free end positioned in the cavity so that the free ends of the microstrips are spaced apart from each other. |
| US08089324B2 |
Varactor-free amplitude controlled oscillator(ACO) for system on chip and system on card Xtaless clock SOC
The fundamental breakthrough in green technology are the Varactor Free Amplitude Controlled Oscillator VFACO and the planar EMI-Free Planar Inductor. The VFACO makes the fine tune for oscillation frequency. It has the frequency compensation over temperature. It doesn't have the VCO self-modulation-induced phase noise. It is phase-noiseless. It is high-Q and high stability. It increases the communication capacity. The EMI-Free Planar Inductor is the backbone of the platform of green technology. The platform of green technology contains the Xtaless ClockChip, Inductorless PMU & PA and ESDS-PCB to provide the green technology for green chip design. Especially for the 4th generation wireless communication, the Inductorless PMU & PA are the most important green technology. The Xtaless ClockChip adopts the most advanced self-compensation Amplitude controller. The ESDS-PCB has the minimum Via assignment algorithm to make the optimum pin assignment for the platform of green technology. The self-compensation Amplitude controller is so powerful that the Xtaless ClockChip is trimless and/or trimfree Xtaless ClockChip. It is plastic-packageable and IP-able Xtaless ClockChip that it is the only market-ready-product Xtaless ClockChip. |
| US08089323B2 |
Green technology: green circuit and device designs of green chip
Green Design is to save the resource and energy for earth. Applying the recycling of energy concept to the electrical and electronic device and circuit, we can save many nuclear power plants to save the earth and human society. Comparing with today power amplifier PA has only 10% efficiency, the high linearity and high efficiency power-managing amplifier PMA and differential power managing amplifier DPMA can have the power efficiency more than 95%. The recycling switch inductor drive power management unit PMUx gets rid of the switch loss and has power efficiency more than 99%. The Xtaless Clock generator based on on-chip gain-boost-Q LC tank and the Spurfree and Jitterless Frequency & Phase Lock Loop FPLL. The DPMA directly supply the power to the plasma light. The charge doped light mirror reduces the voltage swing, increases the power efficiency and operating speed of plasma light, projective TV, LaserCom. The plasma light can use for the home light to have the efficiency of 95% to replace the conventional light bulb having only 10% efficiency. The bipolar LED serves as both thermal detector and fault indication light saving a lot of energy and enhances the safety of electrical vehicle. The resistorless-zero-current-detector saves a lot of power dissipation in the PMU. The 5-less green SOC design of Xtaless clock generator, the capless LDVR (low drop voltage regulator), the inductorless SM (Switch Mode Power Regulator), resistorless current detector and diodeless TRNG (True Random Number Generator) can save the earth. |
| US08089319B2 |
Wide range interpolative voltage controlled oscillator
Systems and methods for increasing the frequency range of an output signal generated by a VCO, where one or more variable delay units are incorporated into an interpolative VCO to decrease the minimum frequency at which the VCO oscillates. In one embodiment, the VCO includes a ring of serially connected inverters, a set of bypass circuits and a set of variable delay units. The bypass circuits are coupled to the ring of serially connected inverters to bypass one or more of the serially connected inverters when enabled. Each variable delay unit delays signal transitions at the input of a corresponding one of the serially connected inverters by a variable amount. The variable delay units may be positioned in series with the ring of inverters, in parallel with the bypass paths, or in parallel with corresponding inverters in the ring of inverters. |
| US08089317B2 |
Phase-locked loop circuit, recording-and-reproducing apparatus, and electronic apparatus
A phase-locked loop circuit includes a phase detection unit, a loop filter unit including a series circuit of a resistor and a capacitor, first and second pulse-current output units which supply differential and single-end pulse currents corresponding to phase information to the resistor and capacitor, an oscillating unit which varies an oscillation frequency in accordance with a voltage generated at the resistor and capacitor, and a calibration unit which obtains information of an oscillation gain in actual operation and corrects an operation of the oscillating unit on the basis of a difference between the oscillation gain in actual operation and a target oscillation gain. The oscillation gain in actual operation represents a characteristic of oscillation frequency versus input signal of the oscillating unit and is obtained using predetermined oscillation control signals on the basis of a difference between actual oscillation frequencies under the oscillation control signals. |
| US08089314B2 |
Operational amplifier having improved slew rate
A slew rate improved operational amplifier circuit is provided to improve the slew rates of an operational amplifier with minimal sacrifices in power dissipation and other operational amplifier parameters. To improve the slew rates of operational amplifiers, additional current sources are activated when a slewing operation is detected. The detection of slewing operations and the activation of current sources upon detection can be implemented using two comparator circuits—one for a positive slewing operation, and one for a negative slewing operation. A sub-45 nm FinFET implementation of this slew rate improvement concept was implemented and compared against slew rate optimized individual two-stage operational amplifiers. Simulations show that slew rates were significantly improved by the implementation of the comparator circuits (5590 V/μs vs. 273 V/μs), with minimal increases in power dissipation (78 μW vs. 46 μW). |
| US08089312B2 |
Amplifying circuit with bypass circuit, and electronic device using the same
An amplifying circuit with a bypassing function includes an input terminal to which a signal is input from an antenna, an amplifier connected to the input terminal, a first inductor connected between the input port and a ground, and a bypass circuit connected between the input terminal and the output port of the amplifier. The bypass circuit includes a first port connected to the input terminal, a second port connected to the output port of the amplifier, a switch, a capacitor, and a second inductor. The switch is connected in series between the first and second ports. The capacitor is connected in series to the switch between the first and second ports. The second inductor is connected in series to the switch and the capacitor between the first and second ports. Signal power is not reduced drastically even when the signal passes through the bypass circuit. |
| US08089308B2 |
Phase controlling apparatus, phase-control printed board, and controlling method
In response to an input signal, in a first delay line, a delay amount is added to a phase of the input signal by each delay unit. In a DLL circuit, in response to an external signal that can be externally switched to a signal different in frequency is accepted, in a second delay line, a delay amount is added to the phase of the external signal by each delay unit. The phase of a delay signal delayed by all delay units of the second delay line and the phase of the external signal to which no delay amount added are compared to output a phase difference. A control voltage value that is a value for synchronizing the delay signal to be compared by the phase comparator and is generated from the phase difference output from the phase comparator is input to each of the delay units. |
| US08089303B2 |
High-voltage solid-state switch
A solid-state switch according to the invention is designed to be connected in series with a load. The switch comprises at least two electric switching means connected in parallel, measuring means designed to measure an electric voltage at the terminals of the electric switching means and a main current flowing in the load, and control means delivering a control signal to act on opening and closing according to the value of the main current. The state of conduction of the first electric switching means depends at the same time on the main current flowing in the load, on a control current, on a control voltage delivered by the control means, and on the gain of the first electric switching means. |
| US08089300B2 |
Users registers implemented with routing circuits in a configurable IC
Some embodiments of the invention provide a configurable integrated circuit (“IC”). The configurable IC includes a set of configurable logic circuits for configurably performing a set of functions. The configurable IC also includes a set of configurable routing circuits for routing signals to and from the configurable circuits. During several operational cycles of the configurable IC, a set of data registers are defined by the configurable routing circuits. These data registers may be used wherever a flip-flop can be used. |
| US08089293B2 |
Test and measurement instrument and method of configuring using a sensed impedance
A test and measurement instrument including a port including a plurality of connections; an impedance sense circuit configured to sense an impedance coupled to a connection of the plurality of connections; and a controller configured to setup the test and measurement instrument in response to a sensed impedance from the impedance sense circuit. |
| US08089289B1 |
Capacitive field sensor with sigma-delta modulator
A capacitive sensor includes a switching capacitor circuit, a comparator, and a charge dissipation circuit. The switching capacitor circuit reciprocally couples a sensing capacitor in series with a modulation capacitor during a first switching phase and discharges the sensing capacitor during a second switching phase. The comparator is coupled to compare a voltage potential on the modulation capacitor to a reference and to generate a modulation signal in response. The charge dissipation circuit is coupled to the modulation capacitor to selectively discharge the modulation capacitor in response to the modulation signal. |
| US08089286B2 |
System and method for quantum computer calibration and performance estimation
A system and method for characterizing noise in a quantum system includes determining pulse sequences for unitary twirling operations. Twirling processes are applied to a quantum system to calibrate errors and to determine channel parameters. Noise characteristics are determined from calibration data collected to calibrate the errors and to determine the channel parameters. The noise characteristics are characterized to determine if the noise is independent relaxation of qubits or collective relaxation of qubits. |
| US08089284B2 |
Impedance measuring method
An impedance measuring method uses an impedance measuring device for measuring an impedance of a measured electronic component, a coaxial connector electrically connected to the impedance measuring device, and a measurement substrate which can be housed in the coaxial connector. The coaxial connector has a center conductor and an outer conductor located outside the center conductor. The measurement substrate has an insulating substrate and first and second conductors each formed on a first principal surface of the insulating substrate. The measurement substrate with the measured electronic component being mounted on the first and second conductors is housed in the coaxial connector connected to the impedance measuring device, so as to electrically connect the first conductor to the center conductor and electrically connect the second conductor to the outer conductor. Then the impedance of the measured electronic component is measured by the impedance measuring device. |
| US08089283B2 |
Apparatus and method for high-speed determination of bioelectric electrode impedances
Apparatuses and methods are provided for determining electrode impedances of a bioelectric signal-monitoring/recording system that includes an amplifier, and electrodes connected between a subject and the amplifier. An example apparatus includes: a voltage source outputting a voltage signal; a switching arrangement including an input electrically connected with the voltage source for receiving the voltage signal, an output electrically connected with the amplifier and the electrodes, and switches between the input and the output; and a controller in communication with the switches for opening and closing the switches to establish signal paths between the voltage source and the output, the controller calculating the electrode impedances relative to voltage outputs of the amplifier for each signal path. |
| US08089280B2 |
RF coil and MRI system
In an MRI apparatus, an RF coil is provided which can generate or detect a circularly-polarized magnetic field with one feeding port, and which can radiate highly efficient, highly homogeneous electromagnetic waves and detect a highly sensitive, highly homogeneous magnetic resonance signal. For this purpose, the coil has a cylindrical shape, one feeding port which exchanges signals, plural first capacitors disposed at circumferential positions in at least one cross-section effectively orthogonal to the direction of the static magnetic field, and at least one second capacitor. In this RF coil, in which a static magnetic field is applied in essentially an identical direction to the direction of the central axis of the cylindrical shape, a second capacitor having a smaller capacity than the capacity of the first capacitor, is disposed at a position from 22.5° to 67.5° or 202.5° to 247.5° in a clockwise direction with respect to the center of the cylindrical shape from the feeding port in a cross-section viewed from a direction passing through the static magnetic field. |
| US08089279B2 |
Method for operating a hybrid medical imaging unit comprising a first imaging device of high spatial resolution and a second nuclear medicine imaging device of high sensitivity
A method is disclosed for operating a hybrid medical imaging unit including a first imaging device of relatively high spatial resolution and a second nuclear medicine imaging device of relatively high sensitivity that respectively acquire imaging measurement signals from a common examination volume. In an embodiment of the method, during the current measurement signal acquisition of the second imaging device, the continuously acquired measurement signals are used to determine a region in the examination volume in which a region referred measurement signal acquisition is subsequently performed by the first examination device with use of a region referred measurement protocol. |
| US08089277B2 |
System and method implementing inherently conducting polymers for downhole applications
Embodiments of conductive polymers and instruments using the conductive polymers in geophysical exploration are provided. Methods for fabrication are included. |
| US08089275B2 |
Sensor arrangement, integrated chip component with the sensor arrangement, and measurement method
A sensor arrangement has a sensor array (SA) with a first, a second, and a third sensor focus (SSP1, SSP2, SSP3), which are located along a main linear direction (L) and in which the third sensor focus (SSP3) is located in the middle between the first and second sensor foci (SSP1, SSP2). Individual sensor devices (SM1, SM2, SM3) with magnetic field sensors that provide a first, second, and third set of sensor signals are correlated with the sensor foci (SSP1, SSP2, SSP3). A first and a second channel signal (CH1, CH2) are derived as a function of the sets of sensor signals in a processing device (PRC) via a first and a second combination device (K1, K2). An evaluation unit (EV) is configured to derive a phase angle as a function of the channel signals (CH1, CH2). |
| US08089274B2 |
Method for evaluating SOI wafer
The present invention relates to a method for evaluating the SOI wafer in a method for evaluating an SOI wafer in which a sheet resistance of a buried diffusion layer of an SOI wafer that has at least an SOI layer on an insulator layer and has a buried diffusion layer whose impurity concentration is higher than other region of the SOI layer in an interface area with the insulator layer of the SOI layer is evaluated, the method including the steps of measuring a sheet resistance of the whole SOI layer or the whole SOI wafer, and estimating the sheet resistance of the buried diffusion layer by assuming respective layers that compose the SOI wafer to be resistors connected in parallel and converting the measured result of the sheet resistance measurement. As a result of this, there is provided a method for evaluating the SOI wafer that can directly measure the SOI wafer itself to be the product to thereby evaluate the sheet resistance of the buried diffusion layer thereof, without fabricating a monitor wafer. |
| US08089269B2 |
Annular magnetic encoder
An annular magnetic encoder capable of detecting an absolute position precisely by specifying the shape of a magnetization pattern. The annular magnetic encoder (A) is of such a type that the magnetic poles (2a) of N pole and S pole are formed alternately at an equal pitch by magnetization along the circumferential direction of an annular magnetic body (2), an unequal pitch region (20) is provided at least one place in the circumferential direction of the annular magnetic body (2) corresponding to a plurality of magnetic poles (2a).The unequal pitch region (20) consists of one specific pole portion (2b) in the center and different pole portions (2c) located on the periphery thereof whose polarity is different from that of the specific pole portion.Magnetization pattern by the specific pole portion (2b) and the different pole portions (2c) is characterized by being formed line symmetrical relative to the central traverse line of the unequal pitch region (20), and the area of the specific pole portion (2b) is formed so as to occupy 40 to 60% of that of the unequal pitch region (20). |
| US08089264B2 |
Voltage measuring circuit
A voltage measuring circuit includes an under-voltage measuring circuit and an over-voltage measuring circuit. The under-voltage measuring circuit includes a first voltage comparator, a first zener diode, and a first light emitting diode. An inverting input of the first voltage comparator is connected to a cathode of the first zener diode. An output of the first voltage comparator is connected to a cathode of the first light emitting diode. The over-voltage measuring circuit includes a second voltage comparator, a second zener diode, and a second light emitting diode. A non-inverting input of the second voltage comparator is connected to the cathode of the second zener diode. An output of the second voltage comparator is connected to a cathode of the second light emitting diode. |
| US08089257B2 |
Signal comparison circuit and power conversion device
The voltage deviation is converted into the time quantity with the first integration circuit for the voltage detection and the second integration circuit for the voltage detection. The current setting value and the current measurements are converted into the time quantity with the second integration circuit for the current control to which the first integration circuit for the current control from which the voltage value of the set current value corresponding is input and the voltage value of the value of the current of the inductor corresponding are input and it controls. And, the start of the first integration circuit for the current control is delayed with operation quantity signal generation circuit only at the time that the high-resolution evaluation or more than the start of the first integration circuit for the current control and corresponds to the voltage deviation. |
| US08089256B2 |
Multiphase switching converter
A method of passive current balancing for digital control of multiphase DC-DC converters is provided based upon the duty-cycle matching principle. Current balance is achieved by inserting a digital filter into the control path. Being sensorless, it is insensitive to current measurement inaccuracies caused by noise, component value tolerance or variation. It will be shown that effective current balancing can be achieved via some simple modifications to standard voltage mode control laws, allowing current balancing to be achieved with minor additional complexity. The current share scheme has been shown to perform well dynamically, matching currents cycle by cycle during load steps, and clearly benefiting from the absence of the slow current share loop popular in traditional methods. The current share filter proposed, blends well with existing digital controllers. Given the very low complexity in implementing the filter, the degree of matching achieved is exceptional. |
| US08089252B2 |
Armature winding switch module and switching device thereof
An armature winding switch module has a first connection set, a second connection set and a third connection set. The first, the second and the third connection set are respectively connected between a neutral point and a corresponding phase line point and have terminals and contacts. Each two terminals of each connection set are respectively connected to two ends of a corresponding armature winding of a power supply device. The contacts of each connection set are connected among the corresponding terminals. Selectively turning on/off the contacts can connect the armature windings of each connection set in series or in parallel and thereby output required voltage without redoing wiring work. Therefore the present invention avoids second time complicated wiring work and possible connection faults. |
| US08089245B2 |
Noncontact charging device with temperature detection
A noncontact charging device includes a mounting portion, a primary transmission coil, a temperature-detecting element, and a control unit. A device charged in a noncontact manner is mounted on the mounting portion. The primary transmission coil supplies power to a secondary transmission coil provided to the device by the use of electromagnetic induction. The temperature-detecting element detects a temperature of a material mounted on the mounting portion. The control unit is configured to supply power to the primary transmission coil and terminate the power supply to the primary transmission coil when a predetermined temperature is detected by the temperature-detecting element. The temperature-detecting element is located on a side of a contact surface between the mounting portion and the primary transmission coil, and the center of the temperature-detecting element is located within a range of the diameter of the primary transmission coil from the center position of the primary transmission coil. |
| US08089240B2 |
Motor and method for starting the same
The method for initially starting the motor improves the reliability to the start of the motor. In particular, even though the external load is at more than a predetermined level, a rotor located at an arbitrary angle can be aligned to an accurate initial position. Moreover, it can prevent the damage of the motor or the damage of the electronic device where the motor is installed. In order to initially align the rotor of the motor, a position on a stationary coordinate system, to which an alignment current of a rotation magnetic field is applied, is varied. |
| US08089239B2 |
Advanced method for stepper motor speed determination
A method and apparatus for determining speed of a stepper motor. In one embodiment of the method, a first terminal of a first coil of the stepper motor is coupled to an input of a multibit digital-to-analog (A/D) convertor. The stepper motor's a rotor is rotated about an axis while the first terminal is coupled to the multibit A/D convertor. An analog signal is induced at the first terminal generating while the rotor is rotating about the axis. The multibit A/D convertor receives the analog signal induced at the first terminal. The multibit A/D convertor generates a plurality of multibit digital signals in response to receiving the analog signal. The multibit digital signals can be processed to determine the rotational speed at which the rotor was rotating when the A/D convertor generated the plurality of multibit digital signals. |
| US08089227B2 |
Electrically operated, continuously adjustable personal hygiene device
A toothbrush has a removable end cap at its free end area directed away from the bristles, which end cap closes off an inner space of a grip element. The end cap accommodates an electrical control element, in particular a potentiometer, which can be adjusted via an adjustment element arranged rotatably on the end cap. The toothbrush also comprises an electrical power consumption unit, in particular an electric motor, which is designed to set the bristles in vibration. The energy supply from an energy reservoir arranged in the interior to the electrical power consumption unit can be adjusted continuously by means of the control element, as a result of which the vibration intensity of the bristles can be steplessly adjusted. |
| US08089226B2 |
Torque control device and method for controlling the same
A torque control device controlling torque of first and second mechanical units connected coaxially to each other through connecting members includes a controller generating first and second references from a command from a host system, first and second motors respectively driving the first and second mechanical units, first and second motor control units respectively controlling the first and second motors on the basis of the first and second references. The first and second references synchronously accelerate the first and second motors to first rotational speed, then increase rotational speed of the second motor according to a speed profile to produce torsional torque in the connecting members, decelerate the second motor to the first rotational speed after the torsional torque reaches a predetermined value, and synchronously decelerate and stop the first and second motors after a predetermined time period elapses. |
| US08089224B2 |
Methods for diagnosing and automatically controlling the operation of a particle accelerator
Methods are described wherein the signals from various sensors that monitor parameters such as beam position, beam intensity at each turn, number of turns, extracted current, extracted beam profile in space and energy are used to determine the effect of the variation of different parameters that control the operation of an accelerator. The diagnostic measurements and adjustments may be based upon measuring and evaluating parameters as a function of turn, and are part of an automated feedback loop for achieving the proper automated operation. The methods can be used to establish proper operating values for the accelerator parameters for optimum beam operation. By the use of feedback the operation of the accelerator can be automatically controlled in real time. |
| US08089219B2 |
Switching mode power supply for plasma display panel
In accordance with the present invention, the SMPS circuit for PDP includes first and second transformers inducing voltages supplied to primary sides to secondary sides; a plurality of DC/DC converters connected to secondary sides of the first and second transformers and supplying voltages of different sizes; a clamp circuit connected to the secondary side of the first transformer and outputting an address voltage of a predetermined size by receiving a voltage supplied from the first transformer; and a linear regulator unit connected to the DC/DC converter for supplying a low voltage among the DC/DC converters connected to the secondary side of the first transformer and outputting a gate voltage of a predetermined size by receiving the low voltage supplied from the DC/DC converter. |
| US08089217B2 |
Reconfigurable LED array and use in lighting system
A light-emitting device capable of being powered by an AC power supply or an unregulated DC power supply is disclosed. The light-emitting device, in an aspect, is coupled to a controller, a light-emitting diode (“LED”) array, and a power supply, wherein the power supply can be an AC power source or an unregulated DC power source. While the power supply provides electrical power, the controller generates various LED control signals in response to power fluctuation of the electrical power. The LED array allows at least a portion of LEDs to be activated in accordance with the logic states of the LED control signals. |
| US08089216B2 |
Linearity in LED dimmer control
A flyback controller may generate a switching signal for controlling the delivery of input current into a primary winding of a transformer in a flyback converter that has a secondary winding in the transformer and that is driven by AC output from a dimmer control that is chopped at a phase angle based on a setting of the dimmer control. The flyback controller may include a tracking input configured to receive a dimmer output tracking signal that is representative of the instantaneous magnitude of the output from the dimmer control. The flyback controller may include an averaging circuit configured to average the dimmer output tracking signal so as to generate an average dimmer output signal that is representative of a time-averaged value of the dimmer output tracking signal. The flyback controller may be configured to cause the average output current in the secondary winding of the transformer to vary as a function of the average dimmer output signal when the phase angle exceeds a threshold. The flyback controller may be configured to generate the switching signal with a duty cycle that causes the luminance level of light produced by one or more LEDs to vary when the phase angle exceeds a threshold by what appears to the human eye to be a more linear function of the phase angle than if the luminance level actually varied as a linear function of the phase angle. |
| US08089211B2 |
Plasma display panel and method for manufacturing the same
“Discharge delay” and “dependence of discharge delay on temperatures” are solved by improving a protective layer, thus a PDP can be driven at a low voltage. Furthermore, the PDP can display excellent images by suppressing “dependence of discharge delay on space charges.” Liquid-phase magnesium alkoxide (Mg(OR)2) or acetylacetone magnesium ate whose purity is 99.95% or more is prepared, and is hydrolyzed by adding a small amount of acids to the solution. Thus, a gel of magnesium hydroxide that is a magnesium oxide precursor is formed. Burning the gel in atmosphere at 700° C. or more produces powder containing MgO particles 16a-16d having the NaCl crystal structure with (100) and (111) crystal faces or with (100), (110) and (111) crystal faces. By pasting the powder on a dielectric layer 7 or a surface layer 8, the MgO powder 16 is formed so as to serve as the protective layer. |
| US08089209B2 |
Electrodless globe florescent lamp with high luminant efficiency
The present invention comprises a globe shield and an inner disposed inside the shield, between which a low-pressured plasmic arc discharging zone is enclosed. Further, a glass division device near the inner in the discharging zone is coated with fluorescent powder on the surface thereof and is formed by glass or sheet glass having at least one opening defined on the glass to ensure the passage of air. The present invention advantages preferable ruminant efficiency as 15 to 20% higher as that of the conventional products, increasing the thermal resistance between the high-temperature circular discharging zone of the plasmic arc and the power coupler to decrease the heat generated by the corresponding radiation conduction for the inner, so that a large power is enabled by the present invention, accomplishing a performance of 200-300 W of the lighting power, and attaining a 75-85 Lm/W of the ruminant efficiency. |
| US08089206B2 |
Field emission cathode and field emission display employing with same
A field emission display includes a field emission cathode and an anode electrode plate arranged above the field emission cathode. The filed emission cathode includes a substrate, and a plurality of electron-emitting areas spaced apart from each other and arranged on the substrate. Each of the electron-emitting areas includes a cathode, a gate electrode, and a number of first and second conductive lines. The cathode includes a first conductive substrate and a first carbon nanotube assembly having a plurality of carbon nanotubes each having a cathode emitting end having a needle-shaped tip. The gate electrode is faced to the cathode emitting end. The taper-shaped tips of the cathode emitting ends and the gate have a small size and higher aspect ratio, allowing them to bear a larger emission current at a lower voltage. |
| US08089205B2 |
Wiring board with groove in which wiring can move, image display apparatus, and image reproducing apparatus
A wiring board has a substrate having a groove on its surface, a first wiring placed in the groove, a plurality of bonding members located at mutually separated positions and each of which bonds the first wiring and the substrate. A gap is located between the first wiring and the surface of the groove. |
| US08089204B2 |
Display panel, display and image display apparatus
An electric resistor element is provided outside of the image region. The electric resistor element and a potential regulating element are connected outside of the image region. A part of a surface of a front substrate other than a surface thereof opposite to the rear substrate and a part of a surface of a rear substrate other than a surface thereof opposite to the front substrate are connected by a high thermal conducting member. The electric resistor element is disposed between the part of the surface of the front substrate, which is connected to the part of the surface of the rear substrate by the high thermal conducting member, and the part of the surface of the rear substrate, which is connected to the part of the surface of the front substrate by the high thermal conducting member. |
| US08089201B2 |
Contour resonator
A contour resonator reducing fluctuation of resonance frequency due to variety of a film thickness of an excitation electrode is provided. A counter resonator includes a quartz substrate and excitation electrodes respectively formed on front and back surfaces of the quartz substrate. There is a range where a frequency sensitivity with respect to an electrode film thickness is smaller than that in related art when a ratio Fe/Fb between a contour vibration frequency Fe of the excitation electrodes and a contour vibration frequency Fb of the substrate is larger than 0.69. That is, fluctuation of the contour vibration frequency with respect to variety of the electrode film thickness can be made small substantially. |
| US08089189B2 |
Rotor for permanent magnet electric machine
A rotor (12) for an electric machine (10) includes a rotor disc (24) extending radially outwardly from a central axis (18) of the rotor (12) and a magnet retention band (30) including a plurality of magnet retention tabs (32). The magnet retention tabs (32) extend radially from the magnet retention band (30) and axially along a length of the magnet retention band (30). The magnet retention band (30) is secured to the rotor face (24) via a retention means and extends substantially axially therefrom. A plurality of permanent magnets (14), each permanent magnet (14) of the plurality of permanent magnets (14) are located at the magnet retention band (30) between adjacent magnet retention tabs (32) and are radially and circumferentially retained between the magnet retention tabs (32) and the magnet retention band (30). |
| US08089188B2 |
Internal split field generator
A generator includes a coil of conductive material. A stationary magnetic field source applies a stationary magnetic field to the coil. An internal magnetic field source is disposed within a cavity of the coil to apply a moving magnetic field to the coil. The stationary magnetic field interacts with the moving magnetic field to generate an electrical energy in the coil. |
| US08089185B2 |
Actuator having a rotation prevention link plate
An actuator having an output axis which is moved linearly by a rotatory force, and a boss for holding the above-mentioned output axis in such a way that the output axis can move linearly includes a connecting member for propagating the linear motion of the above-mentioned output axis to an external device. The above-mentioned connecting member is comprised of a joint connected to the above-mentioned output axis, and a link plate having an end rotatably connected to the above-mentioned joint, and another end rotatably connected to the external device. A mechanism for preventing rotation of the above-mentioned output axis is constructed of only a connecting portion for connecting the above-mentioned joint, the above-mentioned link plate, and the above-mentioned external device to one another. |
| US08089184B2 |
Fan and motor having multiple insulators with an axially protruding conductor pin
In a motor, axially upper and lower end surfaces of the stator core are substantially covered by a first insulator and a second insulator, both of which are made of resin. A boss is arranged circumferentially between two neighboring teeth. Three bosses are arranged at three out of four positions defined between any two neighboring teeth. A conductor pin is inserted into each boss along an axial direction. The boss includes a hole extending axially upward from the axially lower end thereof, in which a conductor pin is fitted. An axially lower position of the conductor pin axially downwardly protrudes from the boss. The conductor pin is inserted into each of the notched portions arranged to the circuit board, and is soldered with the circuit board such that the conductor pin and the circuit board are electrically connected. |
| US08089180B2 |
Integrated circuit device, method of controlling operation of integrated circuit device, and method of fabricating integrated circuit device
Disclosed is an integrated circuit device comprising a startup operation circuit (101) for carrying out processing necessary for startup and a post-startup operation circuit (102) for carrying out a main operation after completion of the processing necessary for startup, wherein the post-startup operation circuit (102) has an operation guaranteed temperature whose lower limit is higher than a lower limit of an operation guaranteed temperature of the startup operation circuit (101), and the post-startup operation circuit (102) starts the main operation after a temperature of the integrated circuit device exceeds a threshold temperature which is equal to the lower limit of the operation guaranteed temperature of the post-startup operation circuit (102). |
| US08089178B2 |
Three phase power generation from a plurality of direct current sources
A direct current to pulse amplitude modulated (“PAM”) current converter, denominated a “PAMCC”, is connected to an individual source of direct current. The PAMCC receives direct current and provides pulse amplitude modulated current at its three output terminals, wherein the current of each terminal is one hundred twenty degrees out of phase with the other two terminals. The pulses are produced at a high frequency relative to the signal modulated on a sequence of pulses. The signal modulated onto a sequence of pulses may represent portions of a lower frequency sine wave or other lower frequency waveform, including DC. When each phased output is connected in parallel with the outputs of similar PAMCCs an array of PAMCCs is formed, wherein each voltage phased output pulse is out of phase with respect to a corresponding current output pulse of the other PAMCCs. An array of PAMCCs constructed in accordance with the present invention form a distributed three-phase multiphase inverter whose combined output is the demodulated sum of the current pulse amplitude modulated by each PAMCC on each phase. |
| US08089175B2 |
Direct drive generator and wind turbine
The invention concerns a direct drive or directly driven generator for a wind turbine comprising a stator having at least one stator element for power generation and a rotor pivotable around a centre axis of the generator having at least one rotor element for power generation, the generator having an air gap between the stator element and rotor element, wherein the stator comprises a front and a rear ring-shaped supporting element and stator segments being attached to the front and rear ring-shaped supporting elements of the stator, wherein junctions between the front and rear ring-shaped supporting elements of the stator and stator segments are located substantially at a radius in relation to the centre axis of the generator which is smaller than the radius of the air gap between the stator element and rotor element. Furthermore the invention concerns a wind turbine comprising such a direct drive generator. |
| US08089168B2 |
Tire actuated generator for use on cars
A tire actuated generator for use on a car has a pair of wheels making contact with the rear tire. One wheel from the pair of wheels is at the leading side of the tire. One wheel from the pair of wheels is at the trailing side of the tire. Each of the wheels is directly connected to a generator. In a preferred embodiment, each of the wheels are also frictionally coupled to an other wheel, the other wheel being connected to a generator. |
| US08089165B2 |
Device comprising electrode pad
A pad structure 100 includes an electrode pad (a first electrically conducting film 104 and a second electrically conducting film 110) and an insulating film provided over a peripheral region of the electrode pad so as to surround the electrode pad, and the insulating film has a structure including a protective film (a cover oxide film 106) and a transparent resin film (a transparent resin 108) provided on the cover oxide film 106. |
| US08089163B2 |
Semiconductor device production method and semiconductor device
A semiconductor device production method including: the step of forming a stopper mask layer of a first metal on a semiconductor substrate, the stopper mask layer having an opening at a predetermined position thereof; the metal supplying step of supplying a second metal into the opening of the stopper mask layer to form a projection electrode of the second metal; and removing the stopper mask layer after the metal supplying step. |
| US08089159B1 |
Semiconductor package with increased I/O density and method of making the same
The present invention is related to a semiconductor package and method for fabricating the same wherein the semiconductor package includes a die pad having a semiconductor die mounted thereto, and two or more sets of leads or I/O pads which extend at least partially about the die pad in spaced relation thereto and to each other. The formation of the die pad and the leads of the leadframe are facilitated by the completion of multiple plating and chemical etching processes in a prescribed sequence. The present invention is further related to a semiconductor package and method for fabricating the same wherein the semiconductor package includes a semiconductor die electrically connected a plurality of leads or I/O pads via a flip chip type connection, each of the leads being formed by the completion of multiple plating and chemical etching processes in a prescribed sequence. |
| US08089153B2 |
Method for eliminating loading effect using a via plug
Method for eliminating loading effect using a via plug. According to an embodiment, the present invention provides a method of processing an integrated circuit wherein a loading effect is reduced. The method includes a step for providing a substrate, which is characterized by a first thickness. The method also includes a stop for forming an inter metal dielectric layer overlaying the substrate. The inter metal dielectric layer is characterized by a second thickness. The method additionally includes a step for forming a first photoresist layer overlaying the inter metal dielectric layer. The first photoresist layer is associated with a first pattern. Additionally, the method includes a step for forming a first opening positioned at least partially inside the inter metal dielectric layer. The first via opening is characterized by a first depth. The method additionally includes a step for removing the first photoresist layer. The method further includes a step for forming a via plug. |
| US08089150B2 |
Structurally robust power switching assembly
A structurally robust power switching assembly, comprising a first rigid structural unit that defines a first unit major surface that is patterned to define a plurality of mutually electrically isolated, electrically conductive paths. Also, a similar, second rigid structural unit is spaced apart from the first unit major surface. Finally, a transistor is interposed between and electrically connected to the first unit major surface and the second unit major surface. |
| US08089148B1 |
Circuit board and semiconductor device having the same
A circuit board has an insulative layer including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. A plurality of electrically conductive patterns is formed on the first surface of the insulative layer. Conductive lands are formed in a die mounting region of the first surface of the insulative layer and electrically connected to one of the plurality of conductive patterns on the first surface. An extending pattern extends from the conductive lands to outside of the mounting region. A protective layer covers the first surface of the insulative layer and the electrically conductive patterns. A trench is formed in the protective layer to expose the conductive lands and the extending patterns. |
| US08089144B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device includes: a sensor including a sensor structure on a first side of the sensor and a periphery element surrounding the sensor structure; and a cap covering the sensor structure and having a second side bonded to the first side of the sensor. The cap includes a first wiring layer on the second side of the cap. The first wiring layer steps over the periphery element. The sensor further includes a sensor side connection portion, and the cap further includes a cap side connection portion. The sensor side connection portion is bonded to the cap side connection portion. At least one of the sensor side connection portion and the cap side connection portion provides an eutectic alloy so that the sensor side connection portion and the cap side connection portion are bonded to each other. |
| US08089141B1 |
Semiconductor package having leadframe with exposed anchor pads
A semiconductor package including a leadframe which has one or more anchor pads formed on and/or defined by the die pad thereof. Such anchor pad(s) may be provided in any one of a multiplicity of different pad shapes, and are adapted to satisfy the required mechanical anchoring and thermal dissipation thresholds for the package, while still enabling high density circuit routing on the printed circuit board under the package. The leadframe of the semiconductor package further includes a plurality of leads which are segregated into at least two sets, with the leads of each set extending along and in spaced relation to respective ones of the peripheral edge segments defined by the die pad. Connected to the top surface of the die pad is at least one semiconductor die which is electrically connected to at least some of the leads of each set by conductive wires. The semiconductor die, the wires, and portions of the die pad and leads are encapsulated by a package body, the bottom surfaces of the anchor pads of the die pad and the bottom surfaces of the leads being exposed in or on a common exterior surface of the package body. |
| US08089136B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device of the invention has a plurality of resistor elements formed on an element isolating oxide film in predetermined regions on a surface of a semiconductor substrate. Active regions are furnished close to the resistor elements. This allows the element isolating oxide film near the resistor elements to be divided into suitable strips, forestalling a concave formation at the center of the element isolating oxide film upon polishing of the film by CMP and thereby enhancing dimensional accuracy of the resistor elements upon fabrication. |
| US08089134B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device equipped with a primary semiconductor element and a temperature detecting element for detecting a temperature of the primary semiconductor element. The device includes a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type that forms the primary semiconductor element. A second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type is provided in the first semiconductor layer. A third semiconductor region of the first conductivity type is provided in the second semiconductor region. The temperature detecting element is provided in the third semiconductor region and is separated from the first semiconductor layer by a PN junction. |
| US08089132B2 |
Magnetic memory with phonon glass electron crystal material
A magnetic memory unit includes a tunneling barrier separating a free magnetic element and a reference magnetic element. A first phonon glass electron crystal layer is disposed on a side opposing the tunneling barrier of either the free magnetic element or the reference magnetic element. A second phonon glass electron crystal layer also be disposed on a side opposing the tunneling barrier of either the free magnetic element or the reference magnetic element to provide a Peltier effect on the free magnetic element and the reference magnetic element. |
| US08089129B2 |
Isolated CMOS transistors
Isolated CMOS transistors formed in a P-type semiconductor substrate include an N-type submerged floor isolation region and a filled trench extending downward from the surface of the substrate to the floor isolation region. Together the floor isolation region and the filled trench form an isolated pocket of the substrate which contains a P-channel MOSFET in an N-well and an N-channel MOSFET in a P-well. The substrate does not contain an epitaxial layer, thereby overcoming the many problems associated with fabricating the same. |
| US08089127B2 |
Dual triggered silicon controlled rectifier
A dual triggered silicon controlled rectifier (DTSCR) comprises: a semiconductor substrate; an N-well, a P-well, a first N+ diffusion region and a first P+ diffusion region, a second N+ diffusion region and a second P+ diffusion region, a third P+ diffusion region, positioned in one side of the DTSCR and across the N-well and the P-well; a third N+ diffusion region, positioned in another side of the DTSCR and across the N-well and the P-well; a first gate, positioned above the N-well between the second P+ diffusion region and the third P+ diffusion region, for use as a P-type trigger node to receive a first trigger current or a first trigger voltage; and a second gate, positioned above the P-well between the first N+ diffusion region and the third N+ diffusion region, for use as an N-type trigger node to receive a second trigger current or a second trigger voltage. |
| US08089126B2 |
Method and structures for improving substrate loss and linearity in SOI substrates
Methods and structures for improving substrate loss and linearity in SOI substrates. The methods include forming damaged crystal structure regions under the buried oxide layer of SOI substrates and the structures included damaged crystal structure regions under the buried oxide layer of the SOI substrate. |
| US08089125B2 |
Integrated circuit system with triode
An integrated circuit system includes an integrated circuit, forming a triode near the integrated circuit, and attaching a connector to the triode and the integrated circuit. |
| US08089124B2 |
Lateral DMOS device and method for fabricating the same
An LDMOS device and a method for fabricating the same that may include a first conductivity-type semiconductor substrate having an active area and a field area; a second conductivity-type deep well formed on the first conductivity-type semiconductor substrate; a second conductivity-type adjusting layer located in the second conductivity-type deep well; a first conductivity-type body formed in the second conductivity-type deep well; an insulating layer formed on the first conductivity-type semiconductor substrate in the active area and the field area; a gate area formed on the first conductivity-type semiconductor substrate in the active area; a second conductivity-type source area formed in the first conductivity-type body; a second conductivity-type drain area formed in the second conductivity-type deep well. Accordingly, such an LDMOS device has a high breakdown voltage without an increase in on-resistance. |
| US08089121B2 |
Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device and method of manufacturing the same
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor layer as a channel, a conductive layer which is formed on a surface of the semiconductor layer with a first insulating layer and a second insulating layer interposed therebetween and functions as a control gate electrode; and a plurality of first charge storage layers formed between the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer. The plurality of first charge storage layers are formed in isolation from one another along a surface of the first insulating layer. The first insulating layer is formed so as to protrude towards the semiconductor layer at a position where each of the first charge storage layers is formed. |
| US08089117B2 |
Semiconductor structure
A desired property for a metal gate electrode layer is that it can cover a three-dimensional semiconductor structure having a microstructure with high step coverage. Another desired property for the metal gate electrode layer is that the surface of a deposited electrode layer is flat on a nanometer scale, enables a dielectric layer for electrical insulation to be coated without performing special planization after deposition of the electrode layer. Furthermore, another desired property for the metal gate electrode layer is that it has the similar etching workability to materials used in an ordinary semiconductor manufacturing process. Furthermore, another desired property for the metal gate electrode layer is that it has a structure in which diffusion of impurity is suppressed due to homogeneity thereof and the absence of grain boundaries. It was found that an amorphous metal electrode is most suitable for realizing the metal gate electrode layer satisfying the above-mentioned properties and thereby the present invention was achieved. |
| US08089115B2 |
Organic memory device with a charge storage layer and method of manufacture
An organic memory device is disclosed that has an active layer, at least one charge storage layer of a film of an organic dielectric material, and nanostractures and/or nano-particles of a charge-storing material on or in the film of dielectric material. Each of the nanostructures and/or nano-particles is separated from the others of the nanostractures and/or nano-particles by the organic dielectric material of the organic dielectric film. A method of manufacturing the organic memory device is also disclosed. |
| US08089112B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
The present invention makes it possible to obtain: a semiconductor device capable of forming a highly reliable upper wire without a harmful influence on the properties of the magnetic material for an MTJ device; and the manufacturing method thereof. Plasma treatment is applied with reducible NH3 or H2 as pretreatment. Thereafter, a tensile stress silicon nitride film to impose tensile stress on an MTJ device is formed over a clad layer and over an interlayer dielectric film where the clad layer is not formed. Successively, a compressive stress silicon nitride film to impose compressive stress on the MTJ device is formed over the tensile stress silicon nitride film. The conditions for forming the tensile stress silicon nitride film and the compressive stress silicon nitride film are as follows: a parallel plate type plasma CVD apparatus is used; the RF power is set in the range of 0.03 to 0.4 W/cm2; and the film forming temperature is set in the range of 200° C. to 350° C. |
| US08089109B2 |
Photoelectric conversion device and imaging device
A photoelectric conversion device adopts the structure reflecting the finding that color separation by the photoelectric conversion, which utilizes the difference of the PN junction depth of a semiconductor region, has the strong tendency that separation of a B signal is easy but separation of a G signal and an R signal becomes imperfect. That is, to cope with the tendency of the imperfect color separation of a G signal and an R signal, PN junction surfaces (JNC_B, JNC_R) of two photodiodes (PDs) for R light and B light are superimposed in the depth direction, and PD to G light is arranged independently. Accordingly, the color separation property of each RGB light wavelength band can be improved, the occupying area can be reduced compared with the case where each PD of RGB light is dispersed in the plane direction, and simplification of the semiconductor layer structure can be realized. |
| US08089108B2 |
Double-gated transistor memory
Memory cells are constructed from double-gated four terminal transistors having independent gate control. DRAM cells may use one, two or three transistors. Single transistor cells are constructed either with or without a bit storage capacitor, and both NAND- and NOR-type Non-Volatile NVRAM cells, as well as Ferroelectric FeRAM cells, are described. For all cells, top gates provide conventional access while independent bottom gates provide control to optimize memory retention for given speed and power parameters as well as to accommodate hardening against radiation. In a single transistor cell without a capacitor, use of the bottom gate allows packing to a density approaching 2 F2. The memory cells are compatible with SOI logic circuitry for use as embedded RAM in SOC applications. |
| US08089107B2 |
Three-dimensional integrated device
A three-dimensional integrated device includes at least two integrated circuit substrates laminated to each other, each of the integrated circuit substrates having at least one ground plane, at least one aperture provided at a desired location in the ground plane, the end of a microstrip line formed in a pair with the ground plane and placed in the aperture, and a transmitter and/or a receiver that is connected to the microstrip line and transmits and/or receives signals at a frequency substantially corresponding to the perimeter λ of the aperture. Each of the apertures in each of the integrated circuit substrates is superimposed on at least one of the apertures in the other integrated circuit substrates in the direction perpendicular to the ground planes, and the signals are transported in a contactless manner between the integrated circuit substrates through the apertures at a frequency substantially corresponding to the perimeter λ of the apertures. |
| US08089106B2 |
Image sensor and method for manufacturing the same
Embodiments relate to an image sensor. According to embodiments, an image sensor may include a metal interconnection, readout circuitry, a first substrate, an image sensing device, and a second conduction type interfacial layer. The metal interconnection and the readout circuitry may be formed on and/or over the first substrate. The image sensing device may include a first conduction type conduction layer and a second conduction type conduction layer and may be electrically connected to the metal interconnection. The second conduction type interfacial layer may be formed in a pixel interface of the image sensing device. |
| US08089103B2 |
Integrated circuit device with gate level region including at least three linear-shaped conductive segments having offset line ends and forming three transistors of first type and one transistor of second type
A semiconductor device includes a substrate portion having a plurality of diffusion regions defined therein. A gate electrode level region is formed above the substrate portion to include conductive features defined to extend in only a first parallel direction. Adjacent ones of the conductive features that share a common line of extent in the first parallel direction are fabricated from respective originating layout features that are separated from each other by an end-to-end spacing having a substantially equal and minimum size across the gate electrode level region. A width of the conductive features is less than a wavelength of light used in a photolithography process for their fabrication. Some of the conductive features extend over the plurality of diffusion regions to form PMOS or NMOS transistor devices. A total number of the PMOS and NMOS transistor devices in the gate electrode level region is greater than or equal to eight. |
| US08089094B2 |
Semiconductor device
A power semiconductor device is provided, that realizes high-speed turnoff and soft switching at the same time, includes n-type main semiconductor layer including lightly doped n-type semiconductor layer and extremely lightly doped n-type semiconductor layer arranged alternately and repeatedly between p-type channel layer and field stop layer and in parallel to the first major surface of n-type main semiconductor layer. Extremely lightly doped n-type semiconductor layer is doped more lightly than lightly doped n-type semiconductor layer. Lightly doped n-type semiconductor layer prevents a space charge region from expanding at the time of turnoff. Extremely lightly doped n-type semiconductor layer expands the space charge region at the time of turnoff to eject electrons and holes quickly further to realize high-speed turnoff. The pattern of arrangement of the lightly doped n-type semiconductor layer and extremely lightly doped n-type semiconductor layer is independent of the arrangement pattern of the gate electrode structure. |
| US08089088B2 |
Light emitting device
A light emitting device includes an active layer; at least a portion of the active layer constitutes a gain region. The gain region is continuous from a first end surface and a second end surface. The gain region has a first reflective surface and a second reflective surface for reflecting light generated by the gain region. The first reflective surface and second reflective surface extend from the first end surface to the second end surface. The gain region includes a first portion extending from the first end surface to the first reflective surface in a direction tilted with respect to a normal to the first side surface as viewed two-dimensionally; a second portion extending from the second end surface to the second reflective surface in a direction tilted with respect to a normal to the first side surface as viewed two-dimensionally; and a third portion extending from the first reflective surface to the second reflective surface in a direction tilted with respect to a normal to the first reflective surface as viewed two-dimensionally. A distributed Bragg reflector or a photonic crystal region is provided to at least one of a side of the first reflective surface and a side of the second reflective surface. |
| US08089086B2 |
Light source
Light sources are disclosed herein. An embodiment of a light sources comprises a substrate having a first surface and a second surface located opposite the first surface. At least one first electrically conductive layer is affixed to the first surface of the substrate and partially covering the first surface of the substrate. At least one second electrically conductive layer is affixed to the first surface of the substrate and partially covering the first surface of the substrate. A light emitter is affixed to the first surface of the substrate in an area not covered by either of the at least one first electrically conductive layer or the at least one second electrically conductive layer. |
| US08089081B2 |
Semiconductor light emitting device
A semiconductor light emitting device including: a substrate; an electrode layer; and a semiconductor multilayer film disposed between the substrate and the electrode layer, the semiconductor multilayer film including: an n-type semiconductor layer; a p-type semiconductor layer; and an active layer disposed between the n-type semiconductor layer and the p-type semiconductor layer, wherein the semiconductor multilayer film has a light extraction surface from which a light emitted in the semiconductor multilayer film is extracted, the light extraction surface being formed with a relief structure having nano-scaled convex portions, wherein the relief structure is formed to have variation in equivalent circular diameters of the convex portions, and wherein 90% or more of the convex portions in the relief structure are configured to have circularity coefficient of (4π×(area)/(circumferential length)2) being equal to or larger than 0.7. |
| US08089080B2 |
Engineered structure for high brightness solid-state light emitters
Electroluminescent (EL) light emitting structures comprises one or more active layers comprising rare earth luminescent centers in a host matrix for emitting light of a particular color or wavelength and electrodes for application of an electric field and current injection for excitation of light emission. The host matrix is preferably a dielectric containing the rare earth luminescent centers, e.g. rare earth doped silicon dioxide, silicon nitride, silicon oxynitrides, alumina, dielectrics of the general formula SiaAlbOcNd, or rare earth oxides. For efficient impact excitation, corresponding drift layers adjacent each active layer have a thickness related to a respective excitation energy of an adjacent active layer. A stack of active layers emitting different colors may be combined to provide white light. For rare earth species having a host dependent emission spectrum, spectral emission of the stack may be tuned by appropriate selection of a different host matrix in successive active layers. |
| US08089079B2 |
Light emitting device
A light emitting device includes a package body including a multilayer cavity; a first light emitting part including a first light emitting device in a first cavity of a first layer area of the multilayer cavity, and a second light emitting part including a second light emitting device in a second cavity of a second layer area higher than the first layer area. |
| US08089072B2 |
Thin film transistor array panel and manufacturing method thereof
A method of manufacturing a thin film transistor array panel is provided, which includes: forming a gate line on a substrate; forming a gate insulating layer on the gate line; forming a semiconductor layer on the gate insulating layer; forming an ohmic contact on the semiconductor layer; forming a data line and a drain electrode on the ohmic contact; depositing a passivation layer on the data line and the drain electrode; forming a first photoresist layer on the passivation layer; etching the passivation layer and the gate insulating layer using the first photoresist layer as a mask to expose a portion of the drain electrode and a portion of the substrate; depositing a conductive film; and removing the photoresist layer; to form a pixel electrode on a portion of the drain electrode exposed by the etching of the passivation layer. |
| US08089071B2 |
Thin film semiconductor device having crystal grain boundaries cyclically traversing a channel part and method for manufacturing same
A thin film semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor thin film configured to have an active region turned into a polycrystalline region through irradiation with an energy beam, and a gate electrode configured to be provided to traverse the active region. Successive crystal grain boundaries extend along the gate electrode in a channel part that is the active region overlapping with the gate electrode, and the crystal grain boundaries traverse the channel part and are provided cyclically in a channel length direction. |
| US08089070B2 |
Apparatus and method of manufacture for an imager equipped with a cross-talk barrier
An imager apparatus and associated starting material are provided. In one embodiment, an imager is provided including a silicon layer of a first conductivity type acting as a junction anode. Such silicon layer is adapted to convert light to photoelectrons. Also included is a semiconductor well of a second conductivity type formed in the silicon layer for acting as a junction cathode. Still yet, a barrier is formed adjacent to the semiconductor well. In another embodiment, a starting material is provided including a first silicon layer and an oxide layer disposed adjacent to the first silicon layer. Also included is a second silicon layer disposed adjacent to the oxide layer opposite the first silicon layer. Such second silicon layer is further equipped with an associated passivation layer and/or barrier. |
| US08089067B2 |
Semiconductor device
A self emission silicon emission display is provided at a low price, which contains silicon and oxygen which exist in abundance on the earth as the main component and which can be easily formed by conventional silicon process. A light emission element includes a first electrode for injecting electrons, a second electrode for injecting holes, and a light emission part electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode, where the light emission part includes amorphous or polycrystalline silicon consisting of a single layer or plural layers and where the dimension of the silicon in at least one direction is controlled to be several nanometers. |
| US08089065B2 |
Organic thin film transistors
A method of forming an organic thin film transistor comprising: providing a structure comprising source and drain electrodes with a channel region therebetween, a gate electrode, and a dielectric layer disposed between the source and drain electrodes and the gate electrode; and patterning the dielectric layer using the source and drain electrodes as a mask to form a region of dielectric material in the channel region which is thinner than regions of dielectric material adjacent the channel region. |
| US08089064B2 |
Aromatic chalcogen compounds and their use
This invention relates to dibenzothiopyran compounds. This invention also relates to layers and devices including at least one of these compounds. |
| US08089055B2 |
Ion beam processing apparatus
An ion-cut machine and method for slicing silicon ingots into thin wafers for solar cell manufacturing is set forth, amongst other embodiments and applications. One embodiment comprises two carousels: first carousel (100) adapted for circulating workpieces (55) under ion beam (10) inside target vacuum chamber (30) while second carousel (80) is adapted for carrying implanted workpieces through a sequence of process stations that may include annealing (60), cleaving (70), slice output (42), ingot replacement (52), handle bonding, cleaning, etching and others. Workpieces are essentially swapped between carousels. In one embodiment, the swapping system comprises a high throughput load lock (200) disposed in the wall of the vacuum chamber (30), a vacuum swapper (110) swapping workpieces between first carousel (100) and load lock (200), and an atmospheric swapper (90) swapping workpieces between load lock (200) and second carousel (80). |
| US08089054B2 |
Charged particle beam acceleration and extraction method and apparatus used in conjunction with a charged particle cancer therapy system
The invention comprises a charged particle beam acceleration and/or extraction method and apparatus used in conjunction with charged particle beam radiation therapy of cancerous tumors. Novel design features of a synchrotron are described. Particularly, turning magnets, edge focusing magnets, and extraction elements are described that minimize the overall size of the synchrotron, provide a tightly controlled proton beam, directly reduce the size of required magnetic fields, directly reduces required operating power, and allow continual acceleration of protons in a synchrotron even during a process of extracting protons from the synchrotron. |
| US08089050B2 |
Method and apparatus for modifying a ribbon-shaped ion beam
A ribbon-shaped ion beam is modified using multiple coil structures on a pair of opposed ferromagnetic bars. The coil structures comprise continuous windings which have predetermined variations along the length of the bar of turns per unit length. In an example, one coil structure may have uniform turns per unit length along the bar, so that energizing the coil structures forms a magnetic field component extending across the gap between the bars with a quadrupole intensity distribution. A second coil structure may have turns per unit length varying to produce a hexapole magnetic field intensity distribution. Further coil structures may be provided to produce octopole and decapole magnetic field distributions. The coil structures may be energized to produce magnetic fields parallel to the bars which vary along the length of the bars, to twist or flatten the ribbon-shaped beam. |
| US08089048B2 |
Discrimination-enhanced fiber-optic scintillator radiation detector
A fiber-optic scintillator radiation detector includes a multitude of optical fibers that each include an optical core. The optical cores are spaced apart from one another by an interposer material. In various embodiments, the interposer material has an average atomic number less than 13 and a density greater than 1.3 g/cm3. |
| US08089043B2 |
Systems and methods for calibrating time alignment for a positron emission tomography (PET) system
A representative positron emission tomography (PET) calibration system includes a PET scanner having a ring detector, a phantom that is placed at approximately the center of the ring detector, and a time alignment calibration manager that is coupled to the PET scanner. The time alignment calibration manager detects coincidence events from the phantom, calculates position of time of flight events from the ring detector based on the detected coincidence events, and calculates time offsets for the ring detector using a mean value calculation based on the calculated position of the time of flight events. |
| US08089039B2 |
Opto-electronic arrangement to capture relative movements or relative movements or relative positions of two objects, and design methodology
The invention concerns an opto-electronic arrangement for capturing relative movements or relative positions of two objects, including at least one position-sensitive detector. The opto-electronic arrangement is characterized in that the position-sensitive detector is illuminated by at least two light emission devices, to form two measuring cells with a common detector. The invention also concerns an opto-electronic arrangement to capture relative movements or relative positions of two objects, which can mainly capture only translatory movements. This invention also concerns a force and/or moment sensor, and a pan/zoom sensor with a first plate and a second plate, which are elastically joined to each other and movable relative to each other, characterized by such an opto-electronic arrangement to capture relative movements or relative positions of two objects. |
| US08089038B1 |
Reticle image generation using polarizers and metamaterial filters
Methods and apparatus relating to generating reticle inspection images are described. In an embodiment, a reticle inspection image is generated by filtering incident light through a metamaterial filter. Other embodiments are also described. |
| US08089033B2 |
POD launched unmanned air vehicle
A method and apparatus for attacking a plurality of dispersed targets are herein presented. In particular, the method and apparatus herein presented allow the user to upload target data onto a pod mounted on a host aircraft. Upon reaching the pre loaded target location, the pod releases a plurality of individually targeted Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs), thereby allowing the user to attack a plurality of dispersed targets from a single aircraft standing off at a significant distance from the target area. |
| US08089031B2 |
Heating apparatus for heating objects to be heated, heating method for heating the objects to be heated, and storage medium in which computer-readable program is stored
The present invention provides a heating apparatus for heating objects to be processed, which can detect a temperature of the objects to be processed with higher precision and accuracy, thereby to achieve higher precision temperature control. A heating apparatus 2 includes a processing vessel 8 configured to contain therein a plurality of objects W to be processed, the objects W including objects 58a to 58e to be processed for temperature measurement, each object 58a to 58e having each corresponding elastic wave element 60a to 60e, a heating means 10 adapted for heating the objects W to be processed, and a holding means 22 adapted to hold the objects W to be processed. To the processing vessel 8, a transmitter antenna 52 adapted to transmit an electric wave for measurement toward each elastic wave element 60a to 60e, and a receiver antenna 52 adapted to receive an electric wave having a frequency corresponding to the temperature and generated from each elastic wave element 60a to 60e are provided. A temperature analyzer 66 adapted to obtain the temperature of the wafers W to be processed for temperature measurement is connected with the receiver antenna 52, and a temperature control unit 64 adapted to control the heating means 10 is in turn connected with the temperature analyzer 66. |
| US08089026B2 |
Methods for control of plasma transitions in sputter processing systems using a resonant circuit
Methods and apparatus for controlling a plasma used for materials processing feature cooperative action of a resonant circuit and a switch unit coupled to a plasma vessel and a power supply. A sensor for acquiring a signal associated with a state of a plasma in the plasma vessel supports closed-loop control of the switch unit. Undesirable plasma states detected by the sensor can be eliminated by closing the switch unit to shunt the resonant circuit. |
| US08089018B2 |
Movable contact unit and method of manufacturing the same
A movable contact unit, of which an upper surface of a movable contact made of a conductive metal plate is adhesively fixed to an adhesive layer formed on the underside of a base film, an upper surface of a separator is affixed to the adhesive layer in a manner to sandwich the movable contact between them, and the periphery of the movable contact is heated and pressed in a circular shape from above of the base film to form a convex-shaped portion in an area of base film corresponding to the movable contact in a manner to fit along a dome-like shape of the movable contact and to make a peripheral area or a base of the convex-shaped portion pressed circularly to close adhesion to the separator with the adhesive layer. By virtue of this structure, there can be an improvement of manufacturing efficiency of the movable contact unit. |
| US08089014B2 |
Waterproof push button switch
A waterproof push button switch does not need to be covered with a resin to a height at which a divided connected portion of a case for the switch is hidden by the resin in a height direction and the divided connected portion may be waterproofed. A gap (55, 57) is formed between a peripheral wall portion 7b of a base case 7 and a second cylindrical wall portion 9b of a cover case 9, and between an opposite surface 41 of the cover case 9 and a waterproofing seal member 11. The gap (55, 57) extends from an opening portion of the base case fitting chamber 37 to an annular watertight seal portion 51 to completely surround a periphery of the watertight seal portion 51. The thickness of the gap portion 55 is determined so that the resin entered into the gap portion 55 from an opening portion 37a of the base case fitting chamber 37 reaches the watertight seal portion 51 by surface tension. |
| US08089013B2 |
Liquid logic structures for electronic device applications
Electronic devices (10, 30, 50) utilizing electrically-controlled liquid components to accomplish device switching. Electric fields are used in a device structure to manipulate the position and/or geometrical shape of a conductive fluid or liquid (60, 24) using electrowetting. This manipulation regulates the flow of current between electrodes of the device structure, such as the source and drain regions (16, 20) of a transistor construction, by bridging a non-conductive channel (15) separating the electrodes (16, 20) so that the electrodes (16, 20) are electrically coupled. |
| US08089011B2 |
Control mechanism and electronic device using the same
A control mechanism includes a control, a mounting plate, and a printed circuit board. The control includes a rotary main body, a contact member connected to the rotary main body, and at least one limiting protrusion extending from a side of the rotary main body. The mounting plate includes a through hole receiving the control, and a blocking portion extending from an inner surface of the through hole. The blocking portion defines at least one cutout. The printed circuit board includes a resilient contact. The at least one limiting protrusion is blocked by the blocking portion until the rotary main body is rotated to a portion whereby the at least one limiting protrusion aligns with the at least one cutout, such that the contact member impels the resilient contact. |
| US08089009B2 |
Annular multi-instruction switch
The preset invention includes a circuit board wired to connect at least one common terminal and a plurality of signal terminals to form multiple instruction switches and an annular click member. Each of the instruction switches has an elastic contact element built with a return force. The circuit board has a plurality of displacement portions. The annular click member has actuating portions corresponding to and engageable with the displacement portions such that the annular click member is movable up and down relative to the circuit board to form a normal position and an instruction generating position. When the annular click member receives a force and is moved to the instruction generating position, a contact depresses the elastic contact element to store the return force When the force is released from the annular click member it is pushed by the return force of the elastic contact element to the normal position. |
| US08089004B2 |
Semiconductor device including wiring excellent in impedance matching, and method for designing the same
A semiconductor device includes an interposer, and a semiconductor chip mounted on the interposer. In a plan view, the interposer includes a first region overlapping the semiconductor chip, and a second region excluding the first region. The interposer includes at least one wiring formed astride the first region and the second region. The cross-sectional area of the wiring in the first region and the cross-sectional area of the wiring in the second region are different from each other. |
| US08089001B2 |
Low voltage differential signal cable
A low voltage differential signal (LVDS) cable includes a cable body, a power wire, a number of twisted lines for signal transmission, and a number of ground bare wires. The power wire is arranged in a center of the cable body. The number of twisted lines for signal transmission is equidistantly arranged around the power wire. Each signal transmission twisted line includes a pair of differential signal wires and a ground bare wire. The pair of differential signal wires and the ground bare wire are twisted together to form a triple-twisted line. The number of the ground bare wires is equidistantly arranged around the number of twisted lines for signal transmission. |
| US08088990B1 |
Color building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) panel
In one aspect of the present invention, a photovoltaic panel includes a substrate, a reflective layer formed on the substrate, a first conductive layer formed on the reflective layer, an active layer formed on the first conductive layer, and a second conductive layer formed on the active layer. The reflective layer has an index of refraction and a thickness such that the reflectance spectrum of the photovoltaic device for light incident on the substrate has a maximum in a selected wavelength range in the visible spectrum. |
| US08088988B2 |
Triangular mode guitar pickup
An improved transducer structure for musical instruments, principally for stringed instruments, permitting the production of an electrical analog signal which faithfully reproduces sound waves conducted to a sensor from the surface of the instrument through the attachment surface of the transducer and air borne sound waves incident on the elevated structure of the transducer, with nominal distortion. The sensors which are effective using this transducer technology include piezo-electrical sensors, magnetic sensors and capacitive pickups are made part of a symmetric resonant structure none of whose sides are parallel. |
| US08088987B2 |
Tone signal processing apparatus and method
Specific pitch of an input tone signal is sequentially detected, and a normalized pitch corresponding to a pitch name is sequentially detected on the basis of the specific pitch. It is determined whether there has been a variation in the detected pitch. Lead tone (first tone signal) is generated on the basis of the input tone signal, and a harmony tone (second tone signal) is generated on the basis of the detected pitch. When it is determined that there has been a variation in the pitch, processing waits until a predetermined time passes, and control is performed to change a pitch of the second tone signal if a pitch detected immediately before the variation and a current detected pitch are determined to be different from each other upon the passage of the predetermined time. |
| US08088986B2 |
Electronic percussion instrument presenting pad chain performance
An electronic percussion musical instrument comprises a plurality of playing pads for playing music by striking the face of each pad. The pads are configured to provide ungrouped pad zones, each constituted by an individual playing pad and grouped pad zones, each constituted by combining plural playing pads into a grouped pad zone to work as an integral pad zone. Timbres of musical tones are allocated to the respective pad zones. A sequence of pad zones, each designating the allocated timbre, is set for a pad zone to represent a pad chain performance, so that plural music playing strikes on the same pad zone cause the generation of musical tones in the timbres allocated not only to the struck pad zone but also to the other pad zones in the order designated in the sequence for the pad chain performance on the struck pad zone. |
| US08088982B2 |
Multifunctional biomaterials as scaffolds for electronic, optical, magnetic, semiconducting, and biotechnological applications
One-dimensional ring structures from M13 viruses were constructed by two genetic modifications encoding binding peptides and synthesis of a heterobifunctional linker molecule. The bifunctional viruses displayed an anti-streptavidin peptide and hexahistidine (SEQ ID NO:4) peptide at opposite ends of the virus as pIII and pIX fusions. Stoichiometric addition of the streptavidin-NiNTA linker molecule led to the reversible formation of virus-based nanorings with circumferences corresponding to lengths of the packageable DNAs. These virus-based ring structures can be further engineered to nucleate inorganic materials and form metallic, magnetic, or semiconductor nanorings using trifunctionalized viruses. |
| US08088978B2 |
Omega-3 fatty acid desaturase family members and uses thereof
The present invention relates to the isolation of a second omega-3 fatty acid desaturase (FAD3) gene in flax (Linum usitatissimum) and its promoter region, as well as the identification of FAD3 mutant alleles, and the development of markers for wild type and mutated alleles. The FAD3 genes encode the enzymes which control omega-3 fatty acid desaturation and, thus, the levels of linolenic acid (18:3(n-3)). Accordingly, the molecules of the present invention can be utilized, for example, to develop markers for the mutations in flax FAD3 genes and for seed-specific modification of fatty acid and protein compositions in plant seeds. |
| US08088977B2 |
Regulatory elements associated with CBF transcription factors of maize
Compositions and methods for regulating expression of heterologous polynucleotide sequences in a plant are provided. Compositions are novel nucleotide sequences comprising an isolated stress-induced promoter natively linked to the maize CBF1 or CBF2 coding region. A method for expressing a heterologous polynucleotide sequence in a plant using the regulatory sequences disclosed herein is provided. The method comprises transforming a plant cell to comprise a heterologous polynucleotide sequence operably linked to one or more of the regulatory sequences of the present invention and regenerating a stably transformed plant from the transformed plant cell. |
| US08088976B2 |
Methods for genetic control of plant pest infestation and compositions thereof
The present invention is directed to controlling plant pest infestation, and particularly plant nematode infestation, by inhibiting one or more biological functions in the plant pest. The invention discloses methods and compositions for use in controlling plant pest infestation by providing one or more different recombinant double stranded RNA molecules in the diet of the pest in order to achieve a reduction in pest infestation through suppression of pest gene expression. The invention is also directed to methods for making transgenic plants that express the double stranded RNA molecules, to methods for detecting cells comprising the disclosed sequences, and to methods for detecting the disclosed sequences in biological samples. |
| US08088973B2 |
Plant Myb transcription factor homologs
This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a Myb-related transcription factor. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the Myb-related transcription factor, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the Myb-related transcription factor in a transformed host cell. |
| US08088972B2 |
Glyphosate-N-acetyltransferase (GAT) genes
Proteins are provided herein, including proteins capable of catalyzing the acetylation of glyphosate and other structurally related proteins. Also provided are polynucleotides capable of encoding these proteins, compositions that include one or more of these proteins and/or polynucleotides, recombinant cells and transgenic plants comprising these compounds, diversification methods involving the compounds, and methods of using the compounds. Some of the methods and compounds provided herein can be used to render an organism, such as a plant, resistant to glyphosate. |
| US08088971B2 |
Expression enhancing intron sequences
The invention relates to methods for the identification and use of introns with gene expression enhancing properties. The teaching of this invention enables the identification of introns causing intron-mediated enhancement (IME) of gene expression. The invention furthermore relates to recombinant expression construct and vectors comprising said IME-introns operably linked with a promoter sequence and a nucleic acid sequence. The present invention also relates to transgenic plants and plant cells transformed with these recombinant expression constructs or vectors, to cultures, parts or propagation material derived there from, and to the use of same for the preparation of foodstuffs, animal feeds, seed, pharmaceuticals or fine chemicals, to improve plant biomass, yield, or provide desirable phenotypes. |
| US08088970B2 |
Introgression of festuca mairei drought tolerant genome into lolium perenne plants
The present inventions relate to compositions and methods for providing drought resistant grass plants comprising Festuca mairei plant germplasm. Specifically, the inventions relate to providing compositions and methods for introgressing Festuca mairei germplasm and/or specific Festuca mairei genes into grass plants, such as Lolium perenne plants. Further, the invention relates to methods of grass plant breeding comprising genetic markers for identifying the preferred Festuca mairei germplasm introgressed into grass plants, and providing commercially desirable drought resistant cultivars of grass plants. |
| US08088966B2 |
Absorbent article
An absorbing article which comprises a liquid permeable top sheet, an absorbing material, a moisture permeable waterproof sheet and a back sheet impermeable to a liquid, being integrated in the above order, wherein an aqueous component indicator comprising a hydrophilic resin coating layer and a notification mark provided on the inner surface of said hydrophilic resin coating layer is provided on the inner surface of the above moisture permeable waterproof sheet. |
| US08088965B2 |
Method for accelerated wound healing using novel fibrous webbings
Methods accelerate healing of a wound by applying a multilayer bandage to the wound. The multilayer bandage has a spun-bonded webbing comprising at least one partially or completely hydrolytically condensed silicon compound and a water-impervious or semi-permeable first membrane having at least one water-insoluble polymer. The webbing has a biologically degradable or biologically resorbable structure and is brought into direct contact with the wound by placing the webbing in or on the wound. |
| US08088964B2 |
Wound dressing
This invention relates to a wound dressing (10). The wound dressing includes first and second absorbent layers (12, 14) of a non-woven fabric of viscose and polyester fibres. Each absorbent layer has an operatively inner face (20, 26) and an operatively outer face (18, 22). The first and the second absorbent layers are bonded together with their operatively inner faces in face-to-face relationship, such that the absorbent layers together form a pad. The bonding between the first and second absorbent layers may be effected by a needle-punching process in which the needle punching density is no more than 400 punches/cm2. The wound dressing further includes a third layer (16) sandwiched between and bonded to the first and second absorbent layers. The third layer is in the form of cotton gauze. The invention extends to a method of making a wound dressing, and to a method of treating a wound. |
| US08088963B2 |
Dehydration of 1-phenyl ethanol
A process for the production of styrene is described. The process comprises dehydrating 1-phenyl ethanol in the liquid phase in the presence of a para- and ortho-toluenesulfonic acid mixture. The ratio of para-toluenesulfonic acid to ortho-toluenesulfonic acid is from 1:9 to 20:1. The process results in reduced heavies production, improved 1-phenyl ethanol conversion and selectivity, less reactor tube fouling, and lower corrosion rates. |
| US08088962B2 |
Method for producing butadiene from n-butane
A process for preparing butadiene, comprising A) providing a stream (a) comprising n-butane; B) feeding stream (a) comprising into at least one first dehydrogenation zone and nonoxidatively catalytically dehydrogenating n-butane to obtain a stream (b) comprising n-butane, 1-butene, 2-butene, butadiene, hydrogen and low-boiling secondary constituents; C) feeding stream (b) and an oxygenous gas into at least one second dehydrogenation zone and oxidatively dehydrogenating n-butane, 1-butene and 2-butene to obtain a stream (c) comprising n-butane, 2-butene, butadiene, low-boiling secondary constituents, carbon oxides and steam, wherein stream (c) has a higher content of butadiene than stream (b); D) removing the low-boiling secondary constituents and steam to obtain a stream (d) substantially consisting of n-butane, 2-butene and butadiene; E) separating stream (d) into a stream (e1) consisting substantially of n-butane and 2-butene and a stream (e2) consisting substantially of butadiene by extractive distillation; F) recycling stream (e1) into the first dehydrogenation zone. |
| US08088959B2 |
Conversion of fluorocarbons
A process is disclosed for the conversion of fluorocarbons into fluorinated unsaturated compounds useful as monomers or other chemical precursors, such as C2H2F2. The process comprises reacting a hydrocarbon feed (20) arid a fluorocarbon feed (10) in a high temperature reactor (26), at sufficiently high temperature and sufficiently short resident time to form product mixture (28) having the fluorinated unsaturated compound as the major reaction product, and cooling (18) to a temperature sufficiently low to inhibit polymerisation of the unsaturated compound. The reaction product may then be processed by removal of higher molecular weight compounds (35) and acids (32) and optionally separated (44) into product components. |
| US08088954B2 |
Preparation of a saturated aldehyde
The invention relates to a compound according to Formula (IX) and salts thereof, wherein R1, R2 and R5 are each independently selected from H and hydrocarbon moieties, which hydrocarbon moieties optionally comprise one or more heteroatoms, and which hydrocarbons optionally comprise substituents, or when the compound according to formula (IX) is a salt, R1 and/or R2 may be a cation, R3, and R4 each independently selected from hydrocarbon moieties, which hydrocarbon moieties optionally comprise one or more heteroatoms, and which hydrocarbons optionally comprise substituents, and wherein any two of R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are optionally linked together to form a ring structure. The invention further relates to the preparation of such a compound and to the use of such a compound for preparing a pharmaceutical compound, an agrochemical compound, an intermediate for a pharmaceutical compound or an intermediate for an agrochemical compound. |
| US08088946B2 |
Method for manufacturing palladium-containing catalyst
The present invention provides: a palladium-containing supported catalyst which is used for producing an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid from an olefin or an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde in high selectivity; a method for manufacturing the catalyst; and a method for producing an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid in high selectivity. In particular, the present invention resides in a method for manufacturing a palladium-containing supported catalyst for producing an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid from an olefin or an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde, comprising the step of reducing palladium oxide contained in a catalyst precursor wherein at least the palladium oxide is supported on a carrier. By using such a palladium-containing supported catalyst, an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid is produced through liquid-phase oxidation of an olefin or an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde with molecular oxygen. |
| US08088945B2 |
Palladium-containing catalyst, method for producing same, and method for producing α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid
Disclosed is a palladium-containing catalyst which enables to produce an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid in high selectivity from an olefin or an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde. Also disclosed are a method for producing such a catalyst and a method for producing an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid using such a catalyst. Specifically disclosed is a palladium-containing catalyst containing 0.001 to 0.25 mole of antimony element to 1 mole of palladium element or a palladium-containing catalyst containing palladium element which composes a metal, tellurium element, and bismuth element. |
| US08088942B2 |
Process for synthesizing selected organic peroxides
The present invention relates to a process for the continuous preparation of selected organic peroxides using plate exchangers having a high heat exchange capacity. |
| US08088941B2 |
Glycogen synthase kinase-3 inhibitors
Novel compounds designed to allow interactions with binding sites of GSK-3 and hence are capable of inhibiting GSK-3 activity, via inhibition of substrate binding are disclosed. Further disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions including same and methods of using same in the treatment of GSK-3 mediated conditions. |
| US08088934B2 |
Composition and method for stabilizing the same
Disclosed is a novel composition comprising a novel bi-cyclic compound, which is expected to be pharmaceutically active, and a glyceride. The stability of the bi-cyclic compound can be improved significantly by dissolving the same in a glyceride. |
| US08088933B2 |
Charge control agent and toner comprising the same
Discussed herein are a charge control agent and toner comprising said charge control agent. Said toner of the invention is comprised of a resin, a colorant, and the charge control agent, wherein, said charge control agent is comprised of a specific type of metal complexes. In the invention, the charge control agent has excellent charge control properties and the characteristics of uniform crystalline size, high charge speed, high thermo stability, low moisture absorption, and good compatibility with resin. The toner of the invention has excellent electrical characteristics and produces stable image of high quality under a wide range of environmental conditions without dusting and fogging. |
| US08088931B2 |
Small molecule inhibitors of MDM2 and the uses thereof
The invention relates to small molecules which function as inhibitors of the interaction between p53 and MDM2. The invention also relates to the use of these compounds for inhibiting cell growth, inducing cell death, inducing cell cycle arrest and/or sensitizing cells to additional agent(s). |
| US08088926B2 |
Substituted 2-methyl-2-phenoxy-N-propyl-propionamides as cannabinoid receptor antagonists/inverse agonists useful for treating obesity
The present invention provides novel substituted 2-methyl-2-phenoxy-N-propyl-propionamides and derivatives thereof that are useful as cannabinoid receptor antagonists/inverse agonists and pharmaceutical compositions thereof and methods of using the same for treating obesity, diabetes, and/or cardiometabolic disorders. |
| US08088925B2 |
Heteroaryl-carboxylic acid (sulfamoyl alkyl) amide-derivatives as factor Xa inhibitors
The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I, which exhibit a strong antithrombotic effect and are suitable, for example, for the therapy and prophylaxis of cardiovascular disorders like thromboembolic diseases or restenoses. |
| US08088922B2 |
Dibenzorylenetetracarboximides as infrared absorbers
Dibenzorylenetetracarboximides of the general formula I in which the variables are each defined as follows: R′ are identical or different radicals: hydrogen; optionally substituted aryloxy, arylthio, hetaryloxy or hetarylthio; R are identical or different radicals: hydrogen; optionally substituted C1-C30-alkyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, aryl or hetaryl; m, n are each independently 0 or 1. |
| US08088920B2 |
3-trifluoromethyl-pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid amide derivatives as HDL-cholesterol raising agents
The present invention relates to pyrazine derivatives of the formula and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1 to R8 are as defined in the description and claims for use as HDL-cholesterol raising agents in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases or disorders that can be treated with such agents such as dyslipidemia. |
| US08088918B2 |
Noncardiotoxic pharmaceutical compounds
The present invention relates to novel noncardiotoxic compounds and pharmaceutical compositions useful in the treatment of a variety of disorders including the treatment of depression, allergies, psychoses, cancer and gastrointestinal disorders. In particular, the present invention describes pharmaceutical compositions that mitigate life-threatening arrhythmias such as torsade de pointes. Torsade de pointes is a particular cardiac problem associated with many therapeutic agents and has been implicated as a possible cause of sudden death, particularly in those individuals with a past history of disturbances of cardiac rhythm, myocardial infarction, congenital repolarization abnormalities and cardiac risk factors such as hyperlipidemia and age. This arrhythmia is a variant of paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia associated with a prolonged QTc interval or prominent U waves on the ECG. Torsade de pointes is potentially lethal because it can progress to ventricular fibrillation, life-threatening arrhythmias or precipitate sudden death. |
| US08088917B2 |
Ionic liquids
The invention relates to an ionic liquid composition and a method for preparing the ionic liquid. The ionic liquid comprises a cation containing the Formula I, as herein disclosed, and wherein: n is 2, R1 is selected from the group consisting of: H, C1-C12 alkyl, aryl or together with R2 may form a heterocyclic ring, and R2 is selected from the group consisting of: H, C1-C12 alkyl, aryl or together with R1 may form a heterocyclic ring, and R3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C1-C12 alkyl, and wherein R1 and R2 are not simultaneously selected from hydrogen. |
| US08088916B2 |
Hyaluronic acid-methotrexate conjugate
An object of the present invention is to provide a hyaluronic acid-methotrexate conjugate useful as a therapeutic drug for joint diseases.There is provided a hyaluronic acid-methotrexate conjugate useful as a therapeutic drug for joint diseases, wherein methotrexate is conjugated with a carboxyl group of hyaluronic acid through a linker containing a peptide chain consisting of 1 to 8 amino acids. |
| US08088914B2 |
MicroRNA and methods for inhibiting same
The invention relates to isolated DNA or RNA molecules comprising at least ten contiguous bases having a sequence in a pancreatic islet microRNA. In another embodiment, the invention relates to isolated single stranded pancreatic islet microRNA molecules or anti-pancreatic islet microRNA molecules. |
| US08088913B2 |
Compositions and methods for therapy and diagnosis of cancer
The present invention is directed to siRNA molecules which specifically target and cause RNAi-induced degradation of mRNA from TPTE genes, so that the protein product of the TPTE gene is not produced or is produced in reduced amounts. The siRNA compounds and compositions of the invention are useful for treating diseases which require inhibition of TPTE expression for their treatment, in particular cancer pathologies. The present invention also includes methods which make possible to assess and/or prognose the metastatic behavior of a cancer disease and/or the occurrence of a relapse of cancer. |
| US08088910B2 |
Isolated multiple sclerosis (MS)-associated retrovirus (MSRV) nucleic acids corresponding to the gag region
An isolated polynucleotide having a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of (a) SEQ ID NO: 21, (b) the full-length sequences encoding a polypeptide having a peptide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 25 and 26, and (c) the full-length complementary sequences to the sequences set forth in (a) or (b). |
| US08088908B2 |
Humanized anti-prostate stem cell antigen monoclonal antibody
Prostate stem cell antigen (PSCA) is expressed in the majority of prostate cancer patients, making it an ideal target for cancer immunotherapy. Murine monoclonal antibody 1G8 binds to PSCA with nanomolar affinity, but its efficacy as a therapeutic agent is limited by the generation of a HAMA response. The present invention discloses humanized 1G8 antibodies in which the majority of the mouse-derived epitopes have been removed. These humanized antibodies bind PSCA with high affinity and specificity, and have been shown to reduce human bladder tumor take in a nude mouse model. These characteristics make the humanized antibodies of the present invention attractive agents for the treatment and detection of tumors expressing PSCA. |
| US08088907B2 |
Detection of mutations in a gene associated with resistance to viral infection, OAS1
A method for detecting a mutation related to the gene encoding OAS1. This and other disclosed mutations correlate with resistance of humans to viral infection including hepatitis C. Also provided is a therapeutic agent consisting of a protein or polypeptide encoded by the mutated gene, or a polynucleotide encoding the protein or polypeptide. Inhibitors of human OAS1, including antisense oligonucleotides, methods, and compositions specific for human OAS1, are also provided. |
| US08088904B2 |
Tetrahydropyran nucleic acid analogs
The present disclosure describes tetrahydropyran nucleoside analogs, oligomeric compounds prepared therefrom and methods of using the oligomeric compounds. More particularly, tetrahydropyran nucleoside analogs are provided, having one or more chiral substituents, that are useful for enhancing properties of oligomeric compounds including nuclease resistance and binding affinity. In some embodiments, the oligomeric compounds provided herein hybridize to a portion of a target RNA resulting in loss of normal function of the target RNA. |
| US08088902B2 |
DNA virus microRNA and methods for inhibiting same
The invention relates to isolated nucleic acid molecules comprising the sequence of a human cytomegalovirus microRNA. In another embodiment, the invention relates to single stranded DNA virus microRNA molecules comprising the sequence of a human cytomegalovirus microRNA. The invention also relates to the anti-DNA virus microRNA molecules. |
| US08088901B2 |
Azaindenofluorenedione derivative, material for organic electroluminescence device and organic electroluminescence device
An azaindenofluorenedione derivative shown by the following formula (I), (IIa) or (IIb): |
| US08088898B2 |
Therapeutic use of anti-CS1 antibodies
The present invention is directed to antagonists of CS1 that bind to and neutralize at least one biological activity of CS1. The invention also includes a pharmaceutical composition comprising such antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof. The present invention also provides for a method of preventing or treating disease states, including autoimmune disorders and cancer, in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering into said subject an effective amount of such antagonists. |
| US08088896B2 |
Generation and profiling of fully human gold-derived therapeutic antibodies specific for human CD38
The present invention provides novel antibodies and functional fragments thereof specific for CD38, and methods for using the same. These antibodies as well as the novel methods for using those antibodies can be used to treat, for example, hematological malignancies such as multiple myeloma. |
| US08088894B2 |
Methods and compositions for Mycoplasma pneumoniae exotoxins
The present invention provides a Mycoplasma pneumoniae community acquired respiratory distress syndrome (CARDS) toxin, biologically active fragments/domains of the CARDS toxin, antibodies to the CARDS toxin and nucleic acids encoding the CARDS toxin. Also provided are methods of diagnosing, treating and/or preventing infection by Mycoplasma pneumoniae using the compositions provided herein. |
| US08088893B2 |
Hypoxia inducing factors and uses thereof for inducing angiogenesis and improving muscular functions
This invention provides HIF-3α nucleic acid and protein sequences. Also provided are methods for using HIF-3α nucleic acids, proteins, fragments, antibodies, probes, and cells, to characterize HIF-3α, modulate HIF-3α cellular levels, induce angiogenesis, improve muscular function, and treat coronary and cardiac diseases in mammals. |
| US08088892B2 |
Inhibitors of proteins from the Rho-GEF family
A method for screening peptides with an aptamer library for determining inhibitors of any one of the proteins from the Rho-GEFs family. |
| US08088890B2 |
Peptides and peptidomimetic compounds, the manufacturing thereof as well as their use for preparing a therapeutically and/or preventively active pharmaceutical composition
Peptides, peptidomimetics and derivatives thereof of the general formula I: H2N-GHRPX1-β-X4X5X6X7X8X9X10-X11 (I), in which X1-X10 denote one of the 20 genetically coded amino acids, wherein X8, X9 and X10 may also denote a single chemical bond; X11 denotes OR1 in which R1 equals hydrogen or (C1-C10) alkyl NR2R3 with R2 and R3 are equal or different and denote hydrogen, (C1-C10) alkyl, or a residue —W-PEG5-60K, in which the PEG residue is attached via a suitable spacer W to the N-atom, or a residue NH—Y—Z-PEG5-60K, in which Y denotes a chemical bond or a genetically coded amino acids from the group S, C, K or R and Z denotes a spacer, via which a polyethylene glycol (PEG)-residue can be attached, and their physiologically acceptable salts, and β denotes an amino acid, or a peptidomimetic element, which induces a bend or turn in the peptide backbone. |
| US08088886B2 |
Lipoprotein associated phospholipase A2, inhibitors thereof and use of the same in diagnosis and therapy
The enzyme Lp-PLA2 in purified form, an isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding Lp-PLA2, the use of an inhibitor of the enzyme Lp-PLA2 in therapy and a method of screening compounds to identify those compounds which inhibit the enzyme. |
| US08088882B2 |
Polymer precursor, high transparency polyimide precursor, polymer compound, resin composition and article using thereof
A main object of the present invention is to provide a polymer precursor which exhibits high transmittance to a shorter wavelength range with respect to an electromagnetic wave though the polymer precursor has a part which sequences an unsaturated bond having a π electron orbit and a single bond alternately. In order to attain the object, a polymer precursor comprising a part which sequences an unsaturated bond having a π electron orbit and a single bond alternately, wherein the polymer precursor has a first functional group and a second functional group which form a repeating unit constituting a polymer skeleton of an end product by an intramolecular reaction, wherein at least a part of a conjugated state formed by the π electron orbit in the molecule is disconnected or weakened due to a three-dimensional structure of the molecule, and wherein a transmittance with respect to an electromagnetic wave of at least one wavelength selected from the group consisting of 436 nm, 405 nm, 365 nm, 248 nm and 193 nm is improved, is provided. |
| US08088881B2 |
Storage stable melamine-urea-formaldehyde resins and applications thereof
Melamine-urea-formaldehyde resins may be prepared using processes including a first cook stage, a second cook stage, and a final addition wherein: the molar ratio of formaldehyde to urea and melamine (F:U+M) in the first cook stage is from about 2.0 to about 5.0; and the molar ratio of formaldehyde to urea and melamine (F:U+M) in the second cook stage is from about 1.5 to 3.0; and the molar ratio of formaldehyde to urea and melamine (F:U+M) in the final addition from about 0.4 to 0.70. |
| US08088878B2 |
Hydrosilylation reactions activated through radiation
η-cyclopentadienyl-tri(σ-hydrocarbyl) platinum compounds in which the cyclopentadienyl ring is linked to a hydrolysable silyl group by an alkylene group are effective light-activated hydrosilylation catalysts which are also non-volatile. |
| US08088876B2 |
Copolymer, resin for electrophotographic functional component parts, developing roller, and electrophotographic apparatus
A copolymer obtained by copolymerizing at least one monomer selected from specific acrylate or methacrylate monomers, at least one monomer selected from specific amino group-containing monomers and at least one monomer selected from specific polar group-containing monomers. A resin for electrophotographic functional component parts, which contains this copolymer, a developing roller in which a cover layer serving as a surface layer contains the copolymer as a positive charge control resin, and an electrophotographic apparatus that includes the developing roller. |
| US08088874B2 |
Crosslinked (meth)acrylic acid copolymer and secondary-cell electrode employing the same
It is an object of the present invention to provide a crosslinked (meth)acrylic acid-type copolymer excellent in stability to a solvent, which causes substantially no crack due to drying when applied onto the surface of a current collector, and a secondary-cell electrode using the copolymer.The present invention relates to a crosslinked (meth)acrylic acid-type copolymer obtained by the steps of: polymerization of a (meth)acrylic acid imino compound represented by the general formula (1): (in the formula (1), R represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group) and a (meth)acrylic acid ester in the presence of a crosslinking agent, and nitroxidation. |
| US08088872B2 |
Procatalyst composition including silyl ester internal donor and method
The present disclosure provides silyl esters and silyl diol esters suitable as internal electron donors in procatalysts for polymer production. Disclosed are procatalyst compositions formed from a procatalyst precursor and an internal electron donor that is a silyl ester or a silyl diol ester. The procatalyst compositions can be used with a cocatalyst and optionally an external electron donor and/or an activity limiting agent to form a Ziegler-Nana catalyst composition. The present catalyst compositions exhibit high catalyst activity and form olefin-based polymers with broad molecular weight distribution, favorable flexural modulus, and high isotacticity. |
| US08088871B2 |
Catalyst systems and polymerization processes
A method of polymerizing olefins with catalyst systems, such as, for example, a multimodal catalyst system, wherein the catalyst system is stored at a controlled temperature to minimize loss of catalyst system productivity. |
| US08088866B2 |
Polyethylene composition for pressure pipes with enhanced flexibility
The present invention relates to a polyethylene composition comprising a base resin which comprises (a) an ethylene homo- or copolymer fraction (A); and (b) an ethylene homo- or copolymer fraction (B), wherein (i) fraction (A) has a lower weight average molecular weight than fraction (B); (ii) the base resin has a density of 932 to 938 kg/m3; (iii) the polyethylene composition has an MFR5 of 0.1 to 0.6 g/10 min; and (iv) the polyethylene composition has a shear stress η2.7 kPa of 85 to 230 kPas. Furthermore, the present invention relates to an article, preferably a pipe comprising said composition and to the use of said composition for the production of an article, preferably a pipe. |
| US08088862B2 |
Stable dispersions of inorganic nanoparticles
The invention relates to stable dispersions of inorganic nanoparticles, comprising inorganic nanoparticles in a dispersion medium, the dispersions being admixed with at least one stabilizer from the group of (i) modified, more particularly hydrophobically modified, preferably urea-modified polyurethanes and (ii) modified ureas, more particularly urea urethanes, and also mixtures and/or combinations thereof, and also to the use of these dispersions. |
| US08088858B2 |
Concrete crack and joint sealant and method
Crack and joint sealant and method, an embodiment of the crack and joint sealant having a composition that is both gray and meets certain ASTM standards. |
| US08088856B2 |
Heat-curable resin composition
A heat-curable resin composition that yields a cured product having excellent heat resistance and light resistance, and a premolded package molded using the composition. The heat-curable resin composition comprises components (A) to (E) listed below: (A) an isocyanuric acid derivative containing at least one epoxy group within each molecule, in an amount of 100 parts by mass, (B) a silicone resin containing at least one epoxy group within each molecule, in an amount of 10 to 1,000 parts by mass, (C) an acid anhydride curing agent, in an amount such that the ratio of [total epoxy group equivalents within component (A) and component (B)/carboxyl group equivalents within component (C)] is within a range from 0.6 to 2.2, (D) a curing accelerator, in an amount within a range from 0.05 to 5 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the combined mass of components (A), (B) and (C), and (E) an inorganic filler, in an amount of 200 to 1,000 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the combined mass of components (A), (B) and (C). |
| US08088853B2 |
Polysiloxane modified titanium dioxide
A particle of titanium dioxide treated with a polysiloxane is disclosed. One or more silicon atoms of the polysiloxane are substituted with an alkylene group that is terminated with a silyl group containing three substituents selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, halo, alkoxy, acetoxy, and mixtures thereof. These treated particles are blended with organic polymers. |
| US08088851B1 |
Polyacrylate compositions
The present invention provides curable poly(acrylate) compositions, cured reaction products of which demonstrate improved resistance to shrinkage when exposed to hydrocarbon fluids, such as transmission fluids and oil- and fuel-based fluids. |
| US08088850B1 |
Polyacrylate compositions
The present invention provides curable poly(acrylate) compositions, cured reaction products of which demonstrate improved resistance to shrinkage when exposed to hydrocarbon fluids, such as transmission fluids and oil-and fuel-based fluids. |
| US08088849B2 |
Scratch-resistant polycarbonate resin composition
Disclosed herein is a scratch-resistant polycarbonate resin composition, the resin composition comprising: (A) about 100 parts by weight of a polycarbonate resin; (B) about 1 to about 30 parts by weight of a phosphate eater compound represented by the following Formula (II) or a combination thereof: and (C) about 0.1 to about 30 parts by weight of a halogen substituted polycarbonate oligomer represented by the following Formula (III): wherein R1, R2, R4 and R5 are each independently C6-20 aryl or C1-10 alkyl-substituted C6-20 aryl, R3 is C6-30 aryl or C1-10 alkyl-substituted C6-30 aryl derivative, m represents a number average degree of polymerization, and the average of m is 0 to 3; wherein each X is independently fluorine, chlorine or bromine, each Y is independently hydrogen, C1-8 alkyl, fluorine, chlorine or bromine, n is an integer of 1 to 10, and 1 is an integer of 1 to 3. The polycarbonate resin composition can have good transparency and flame retardancy, as well as anti-scratch, flowability and processability. |
| US08088846B2 |
Organometallic compositions and coating compositions
The present invention is directed to novel organometallic complexes as catalysts for the reaction of compounds with isocyanate and hydroxyl functional groups to form urethane and/or polyurethane and the process employing such catalysts. More particularly, the present invention is directed to novel complexes of zinc(II) with substituted amidines. These novel catalysts are useful for the production of urethanes and polyurethanes which are important in many industrial applications. |
| US08088843B2 |
Crosslinking systems for hydroxyl polymers
Crosslinking systems suitable for use in a polymer melt composition wherein the polymer melt composition comprises a hydroxyl polymer; polymeric structures made from such polymer melt compositions; and processes/methods related thereto are provided. |
| US08088841B2 |
Pigmentable asphalt binder composition
The present invention relates to the preparation of a pigmentable asphalt binder composition obtained from petroleum- and shale-refining streams, having a low content of asphaltenes, aromatic diluents of high aromaticity, polymers and inorganic pigments, obtaining a colored product. The composition of the present invention is employed in paving, permitting embellishment of roads, greater light reflection and reduction in coating temperature and in addition greater resistance to permanent deformation due to its excellent temperature susceptibility and higher softening point. |
| US08088840B2 |
Polymer-fiber composite building material with bulk and aesthetically functional fillers
Polymer composite roofing materials are provided which contain resin, and about 20-75 wt. % fillers and additives, in which the fillers contain at least one bulk filler for reducing the amount of resin needed to make the roofing material, and at least one aesthetically functional filler for providing the roofing material with an aesthetic appearance. The bulk filler and the aesthetically functional filler of this embodiment are non-toxic, resistant to microbial attack, and have a Mohs hardness of less than about 5. |
| US08088839B2 |
Method of producing hybrid polymer-inorganic materials
Hybrid composite materials with multiscale morphologies are formed by doping polymer submicrometer spheres with semiconductor or metal (e.g. CdS or Ag, respectively) nanoparticles and using these doped microspheres as functional building blocks in production of hybrid periodically structured materials. The preparation of hybrid polymer particles include the following stages: (i) synthesis of monodisperse polymer microspheres, (ii) in-situ synthesis of the inorganic nanoparticles either on the surface, or in the bulk with polymer beads, and (iii) encapsulation of hybrid microspheres with a hydrophobic shell. |
| US08088832B2 |
System and method for converting biomass to ethanol via syngas
A method and apparatus for synthesizing ethanol using synthetic routes via synthesis gas are disclosed. A method and apparatus for gasifying biomass, such as biomass, in a steam gasifier that employs a fluidized bed and heating using hot flue gases from the combustion of synthesis gas is described. Methods and apparatus for converting synthesis gas into ethanol are also disclosed, using stepwise catalytic reactions to convert the carbon monoxide and hydrogen into ethanol using catalysts including iridium acetate. |
| US08088831B2 |
Cellulose ester film, method for producing cellulose ester film, polarizing plate using the same, and liquid crystal display
Disclosed is a cellulose ester film which is suppressed in volatilization of components during film formation, while having high surface flatness, high durability after saponification and good adhesion to a polarizer. Also disclosed is a method for producing such a cellulose ester film by melt forming. Further disclosed are a polarizing plate having high light resistance and high durability, and a liquid crystal display having high image quality. Specifically disclosed is a cellulose ester film characterized by containing a cellulose ester, a compound represented by the general formula (1) below, and a compound represented by the general formula (2) below. |
| US08088828B2 |
Treating benign prostate hyperplasia with SARMS
This invention provides a method of treating, preventing, suppressing, inhibiting or reducing the incidence of benign prostate hyperplasia in a male subject, by administering to the subject a selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) and/or its analog, derivative, isomer, metabolite, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, pharmaceutical product, hydrate, N-oxide, or any combination thereof as described herein. This invention also provides a method of treating a subject suffering from hair loss, comprising the step of administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a 5-α reductase enzyme type 1 and/or type 2 inhibitor, wherein said inhibitor is a selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) and/or its analog, derivative, isomer, metabolite, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, pharmaceutical product, hydrate, N-oxide, or any combination thereof as described herein. This invention also provides a method of inhibiting a 5-α reductase type 1 and/or type 2 enzyme, comprising contacting the enzyme with an effective 5-α reductase inhibitory amount of a selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) and/or its analog, derivative, isomer, metabolite, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, pharmaceutical product, hydrate, N-oxide, or any combination thereof, as described herein. |
| US08088825B2 |
Fatty acid analogues for the treatment of inflammatory and autoimmune disorders
The present invention relates to fatty acid analogues of the general formula R1-[xi-CH2]n—COOR2 and in particular to a method of treating inflammatory disorder selected from the group consisting of rheumatoid arthritis, systemic vasculitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, dermatomyositis, and polymyositis; comprising administering to a mammal in need thereof, an effective amount of tetradecylthioaceticacid or tetradecylselenoacetic acid; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |
| US08088820B2 |
Substituted tetracycline compounds for the treatment of malaria
This invention provides a method for treating or preventing malaria in a subject. The method includes administering to the subject an effective amount of a substituted tetracycline compound, such that malaria is treated or prevented. In one aspect, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions which include an effective amount of a tetracycline compound to treat malaria in a subject and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The substituted tetracycline compounds of the invention can be used to in combination with one or more anti-malarial compounds or can be used to treat or prevent malaria which is resistant to one or more other anti-malarial compounds. |
| US08088819B2 |
Derivatives of substituted 3-phenyl-1-(phenylthienyl)propan-1-ones and of 3-phenyl-1-(phenylfuranyl) propan-1-ones, preparation and use
The present invention relates to compounds derived from substituted 3-phenyl-1-(thien-2-yl)propan-1-ones, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them as well as their therapeutic applications, notably in the field of human and animal health. |
| US08088817B2 |
Pyrrole derivative having, as substituents, ureido group, aminocarbonly group and bicyclic group which may have substituent
A compound represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof: The compound has an inhibitory activity on the production of interleukin-6, and is therefore useful as a therapeutic agent for a disease associated with interleukin-6, ocular inflammatory diseases and the like. In the formula, R1 represents a halogen atom, a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group which may have a substituent, a formyl group, or a lower alkylcarbonyl group which may have a substituent, R2 represents a bicyclic hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent or a bicyclic heterocyclic group which may have a substituent, R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group which may have a substituent, an aryl group which may have a substituent, or an acyl group. |
| US08088815B2 |
Spiroindolinone pyrrolidines
There are provided compounds of the formula wherein X, Y and R1 to R8 are described herein along with the enantiomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof. The compounds are useful as anticancer agents. |
| US08088814B2 |
Methods and compositions for the treatment of psychiatric disorders
A method for the prevention, treatment, or inhibition of a psychiatric disorder, in particular schizophrenia, is described which comprises administering a COX-2 inhibitor or prodrug thereof to a subject. Moreover, a method for the prevention, treatment, or inhibition of a psychiatric disorder, in particular schizophrenia or depressive disorders, is disclosed comprising administering to a subject a COX-2 inhibitor or prodrug thereof in combination with a neuroleptic drug or an antidepressant. Compositions and kits that are suitable for the practice of the method are also described. |
| US08088811B2 |
Heterocycle derivatives useful as selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs)
The present invention is directed to novel heterocycle derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of disorders and conditions modulated by the androgen receptor. |
| US08088810B2 |
Phenoxypyrazole composition and process for the solvent extraction of metals
A metal extractant comprising Formula (1) wherein R5, R6, R7 and R8 each independently are hydrogen, an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group, an electron withdrawing group, an electron donating group, or one or more of R5 & R6, R6 & R7, R7 & R8 are linked in such way as to form an optionally substituted ring; Y is N or CR9 wherein R9 is hydrogen, an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl, optionally substituted hydrocarbyloxy, optionally substituted hydrocarbyloxycarbonyl, optionally substituted hydrocarbylcarbonyloxy group, optionally substituted optionally substituted mono or dihydrocarbylaminocarbonyl group; Z is N or CR10 wherein R10 is hydrogen, an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl, optionally substituted hydrocarbyloxy, optionally substituted hydrocarbyloxycarbonyl, optionally substituted hydrocarbylcarbonyloxy group, optionally substituted optionally substituted mono or dihydrocarbylaminocarbonyl group; and tautomers or salts thereof, with the proviso that both Y and Z could be N provided that no more than one of Y or Z is N. |
| US08088797B2 |
Substituted N-(4-cyano-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)methylamine derivatives, preparation thereof and therapeutic use thereof
The present invention relates to compounds corresponding to formula (I): Wherein X, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined herein. The invention further relates to preparation and therapeutic use of these compounds. |
| US08088793B2 |
Certain chemical entities, compositions, and methods
Chemical entities that modulate smooth muscle myosin and/or non-muscle myosin, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment of diseases and conditions associated with smooth muscle myosin and/or non-muscle myosin are described. |
| US08088789B2 |
Macrocyclic lactone compounds and methods for their use
A method of treating an ophthalmic condition or disease by administering a compound disclosed herein is provided. The compound can be administered systemically or locally and in a variety of ways, such as via a temporary device, an implant, an injection or an eye drop. The compound can also be administered with an additional therapeutic agent. |
| US08088788B2 |
Substituted fused[1,2] imidazo[4,5-c] ring compounds and methods
[1,2]Imidazo[4,5-c] ring compounds (e.g., imidazo[4,5-c]quinolines, imidazo[4,5-c]naphthyridines, and imidazo[4,5-c]pyridines) substituted with a fused ring containing an oxygen and/or nitrogen atom attached at the 1- and/or 2-position, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, intermediates, methods of making the compounds, and methods of use of these compounds as immunomodulators, for inducing cytokine biosynthesis in animals and in the treatment of diseases including viral and neoplastic diseases, are disclosed. |
| US08088787B2 |
Methods related to the treatment of neurodegenerative and inflammatory conditions
The invention includes methods of neuroprotection, inducing release of neurotrophic factors, inhibiting the over-activation of innate immune cells, attenuating the toxin-induced death and/or damage of tissues, reducing inflammation, treating an inflammation-related condition, and inhibiting NADPH oxidase, that includes contacting or administering an effective amount of at least one compound of the invention that include: valproic acid, sodium butyrate, and salts thereof; opioid peptides; a peptide comprising the tripeptide GGF; and morphinans, such as naloxone, naltrexone, 3-hydroxy-morphinan and dextromethorphan. |
| US08088784B2 |
4-(3-aminopyrazole) pyrimidine derivatives for use as tyrosine kinase inhibitors in the treatment of cancer
This invention relates to novel compounds having the formula (I) and to their pharmaceutical compositions and to their methods of use. These novel compounds provide a treatment for cancer. |
| US08088780B2 |
5,7-disubstituted thiazolo[4,5-D]pyrimidines for the selective inhibition of chemokine receptors
There are disclosed novel 5,7-disubstituted [1,3]thiazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-2(3H)-one derivatives of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined in the specification, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, together with processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and their use in therapy. The compounds of formula (I) are CX3CR1 receptor antagonists and are thereby particularly useful in the treatment or prophylaxis of neurodegenerative disorders, demyelinating disease, cardio- and cerebrovascular atherosclerotic disorders, peripheral artery disease, rheumatoid arthritis, pulmonary diseases such as COPD, asthma or pain. |
| US08088779B2 |
Pyrazolo [1,5-alpha] pyrimidinyl derivatives useful as corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) receptor antagonists
The present invention generally relates to the polymorph Form 2 of [3-(4-methoxy-2-methyl-phenyl)-2,5-dimethyl-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-7-yl]-[(S)-1-(3-methyl-[1,2,4]oxa-diazol-5-yl)-propyl]amine. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same and methods of using the same. |
| US08088778B2 |
Benzisoxazole piperazine compounds and methods of use thereof
The invention includes benzisoxazole piperazine compositions and methods of using them for modulating sleep. |
| US08088777B2 |
Urea derivative
Disclosed is a novel compound having an NPY Y5 receptor antagonistic activity.A compound represented by the formula: its pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein X is hydrogen or the like, Y is a group of the formula: Z is —NR7— or the like, R1 is hydrogen or the like, R2 and R3 are each independently hydrogen or the like, n is 0 or 1, p is 0 to 6. |
| US08088776B2 |
Biphenyl amide lactam derivatives as inhibitors of 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1
The present invention discloses novel compounds of Formula I: possessing 11 β-HSD type 1 antagonist activity, as well as methods for preparing such compounds. In another embodiment, the invention discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I, as well as methods of using the compounds and compositions to treat diabetes, hyperglycemia, obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, metabolic syndrome, cognitive disorders, and other conditions associated with 11 β-HSD type 1 activity. |
| US08088775B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition for treating hair loss
Disclosed is the use of 2-[2-[4-[(4-chlorophenyl)phenylmethyl]-1-piperazinyl]ethoxy]-acetic acid or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt for the reduction of hair loss; for hair regrowth, hair toning and hair growth; and for the treatment of female hirsutism. |
| US08088773B2 |
Therapeutic compositions and methods
The present invention relates in general to therapeutic compositions and methods of use. In preferred embodiments, the invention relates to the field of eye health. In some embodiments, the invention relates to the prevention and treatment of macular degeneration by administering compounds disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the invention relates to compositions and methods of improving vision. |
| US08088770B2 |
Modulators of pharmacokinetic properties of therapeutics
The present application provides for a compound of Formula IV: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, and/or ester thereof, compositions containing such compounds, therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds, and therapeutic methods and include the administration of such compounds with at least one additional therapeutic agent. |
| US08088767B2 |
JAK-2 modulators and methods of use
This invention relates to the field of protein tyrosine kinases and inhibitors thereof. In particular, the invention relates to inhibitors of JAK-2, pharmaceutical compositions of the compounds for inhibiting JAK-2, methods of inhibiting JAK-2 in a cell, comprising contacting a cell in which inhibition of JAK-2 is desired with a compound or pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound according to the invention. The also comprises methods of treating a disease or condition that involves JAK-2 comprising administering to a patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound according to the invention. |
| US08088765B2 |
Polysubstituted derivatives of 6-heteroarylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines, and preparation and therapeutic use thereof
Compounds of formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, Het and X are as defined in the disclosure, or an acid addition salt thereof, and the therapeutic use and process of synthesis thereof. |
| US08088763B2 |
Cyclohexyl-1, 4-diamine compounds
Novel cyclohexyl-1,4-diamine compounds corresponding to formula I, processes for the production thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, methods of producing pharmaceutical compositions including these compounds and related methods of treating or inhibiting certain diseases or conditions. |
| US08088762B2 |
Nitrosated nonsteroidal antiinflammatory compounds, compositions and methods of use
The invention describes novel nitrosated nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and novel compositions comprising at least one nitrosated NSAID, and, optionally, at least one compound that donates, transfers or releases nitric oxide, stimulates endogenous synthesis of nitric oxide, elevates endogenous levels of endothelium-derived relaxing factor or is a substrate for nitric oxide synthase, and/or at least one therapeutic agent. The invention also provides novel compositions comprising at least one nitrosated NSAID, and at least one compound that donates, transfers or releases nitric oxide, elevates endogenous levels of endothelium-derived relaxing factor, stimulates endogenous synthesis of nitric oxide or is a substrate for nitric oxide synthase and/or at least one therapeutic agent. The invention also provides novel kits comprising at least one nitrosated NSAID, and, optionally, at least one nitric oxide donor and/or at least one therapeutic agent. The invention also provides methods for treating inflammation, pain and fever; for treating gastrointestinal disorders; for facilitating wound healing; for treating and/or preventing gastrointestinal, renal and/or respiratory toxicities resulting from the use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory compounds; for treating inflammatory disease states and/or disorders; and for treating and/or preventing ophthalmic diseases and/or disorders. |
| US08088761B2 |
Enzyme inhibitors
Compounds of formula (I), are aurora kinase inhibitors: wherein X is —N—, —CH2-N—, —CH2-CH—, or —CH—; R1 is a radical of formula (IA) wherein Z is —CH2-, —NH—, -0-, —S(O)— —S—, —S(O)2 or a divalent monocyclic carbocyclic or heterocyclic radical having 3-7 ring atoms; Alk is an optionally substituted divalent C1-C6 alkylene radical; A is hydrogen or an optionally substituted monocyclic carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring having 5-7 ring atoms; r, s and t are independently 0 or 1, provided that when A is hydrogen then at least one of r and s is 1; R2 is halogen, —CN, —CF3, —OCH3, or cyclopropyl; and R3 is a radical of formula (IB) wherein Q is hydrogen or an optionally substituted phenyl or monocyclic heterocyclic ring with 5 or 6 ring atoms; Z&It;1> is —S—, —S(O)—, —S(O)2-, —O—, —SO2NH—, —NHSO2-, NHC(═O)NH, —NH(C═S)NH—, Or —N(R4)— wherein R4 is hydrogen, C1-C3 alkyl, cycloalkyl, or benzyl; and Alk&It;1> and Alk&It;2> are, independently, optionally substituted divalent C1-C3 alkylene radicals; and m, n and p are independently 0 or 1. |
| US08088756B2 |
Methods and compositions for oral delivery of FTS
Disclosed are oral dosage forms containing a Ras antagonist including FTS and structural analogs thereof, and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient other than a cyclodextrin, and methods of orally administering same to treat diseases and disorders responsive to the Ras antagonists. |
| US08088755B2 |
11a, 12-derivatives of tetracycline compounds
11a,12-dehydrotetracycline compounds are described. |
| US08088754B2 |
Anti-proliferative compounds, compositions, and methods of use thereof
Compounds and compositions of Formula I are described, useful as anti-proliferative agents, and in particular anti-HPV, wherein: Y1A and Y1B are independently Y1; RX1 and RX2 are independently RX; Y1 is ═O, —O(RX), ═S, —N(RX), —N(O)(RX), —N(ORX), —N(O)(ORX), or —N(N(RX)(RX)); and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. |
| US08088752B2 |
Methods for metabolic modulation
Pharmaceutical compositions include compounds with cytokinin activity to modulate glucose and/or lipid metabolism in a mammal. Especially preferred compounds include those comprising a purine scaffold, and it is further preferred that contemplated compositions are employed to prevent and/or treat various diseases, including pre-diabetes, insulin resistance, type-2 diabetes, Syndrome X, and dyslipidemia. In still further preferred aspects, compounds with cytokinin activity are used to activate AMPK and/or Akt. Consequently, various diseases associated with dysregulation of AMPK and/or Akt may be treated using the compounds of the present inventive subject matter. |
| US08088751B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition for treating dementia comprising ShRNA inhibiting S100a9 expression
Disclosed is a composition for treating dementia including shRNA to inhibit expression of S100a9. More particularly, the present disclosure describes a composition for prevention or treatment of dementia which includes shRNA having a nucleotide sequence defined by SEQ. ID No. 1 or 2 or a mixture thereof wherein the nucleotide sequence is complementarily bonded to mRNA of S100a9 in order to inhibit expression of S100a9, as well as a method for prevention or treatment of dementia, including administering the foregoing shRNA into a mammalian cell including a human cell or in vitro established mammalian cell-line, in order to inhibit expression of S100a9 protein. |
| US08088750B2 |
Enigma-Mdm2 interaction and uses thereof
The present invention relates to Enigma (PDLIM7)-Mdm2 interaction and use thereof. More particularly, it may induce an effective apoptosis of cancer cells by inhibition of an Enigma expression or an Enigma activity which induces Mdm2 destabilization and p53 activity; it may assess the prognosis of anti-cancer therapy by determining that Enigma, which is induced by SRF, is overexpressed in cancer tissues with Mdm2; it may screen anti-cancer activity substances by to selecting a factor to inhibit specific binding between Enigma and Mdm2. Enigma-Mdm2 interaction and Enigma expression regulation may be utilized usefully for preventing cancers and developing therapeutic methods and anti-cancer agents. |
| US08088749B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating cancer
The present invention relates to therapeutic targets for cancer. In particular, the present invention relates to small molecules and nucleic acids that target ATDC (TRIM29) expression in cancer with ATDC overexpression. |
| US08088746B2 |
Bis-modified bicyclic nucleic acid analogs
The present disclosure describes bis-modified bicyclic nucleosides and oligomeric compounds that can be prepared comprising at least one of these bis-modified bicyclic nucleosides. More particularly, the bis-modified bicyclic nucleosides have at least one substituent group at the 5′-methylene and on the bridge methylene and can be chiral. These bis-modified bicyclic nucleosides are expected to be useful for enhancing one or more property of oligomeric compounds including for example enhancing nuclease resistance. |
| US08088745B2 |
Methods for assaying alpha-L-iduronidase enzymatic activity
Methods for assaying α-L-iduronidase enzymatic activity and methods for screening newborns for Mucopolysaccharidosis Type-I. |
| US08088743B2 |
Methods for treating obesity employing an SGLT2 inhibitor
Methods are provided for treating obesity or causing weight loss in a mammalian subject or patient, wherein a therapeutically effective amount of an SGLT2 inhibitor alone or optionally in combination with another anti-obesity agent, is administered to a mammalian subject or patient. In addition, a pharmaceutical composition is provided which comprises an SGLT2 inhibitor, alone or in combination with another anti-obesity agent, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier thereof. |
| US08088739B2 |
Method of fixing rail molecule and nano transport device
An object is to move a rail molecule by means of a biomolecular motor deposited on a base and inactivate the biomolecular motor through irradiation with light having a predetermined wavelength, to thereby readily and reliably fix the rail molecule at a predetermined position, while orienting the rail molecule in a predetermined direction without employment of any reagent. A method for fixing a rail molecule which has polarity and on which a biomolecular motor moves in a direction corresponding to the polarity includes depositing a biomolecular motor on a base; moving a rail molecule by means of the biomolecular motor; and inactivating the biomolecular motor by irradiating the biomolecular motor with light having a predetermined wavelength when the rail molecule reaches a predetermined position, to thereby fix the rail molecule so that it is oriented in a predetermined direction. |
| US08088732B2 |
Compositions comprising physiologic concentrations of cytokines
The invention is directed to novel cellular factor-containing solution compositions (referred to herein as “CFS” compositions), including novel sustained-release cellular factor-containing solution compositions (referred to herein as “SR-CFS” compositions), methods of making such novel compositions and uses thereof. |
| US08088731B2 |
Use of GLP-1 compound for treatment of critically ill patients
Use of medicament for life saving treatment of critically ill patients and method of treatment. The medicament comprises a GLP-1 compound which effectively controls the blood glucose level. |
| US08088730B2 |
Ghrelin variant protein
The present invention concerns thirteen novel variants of alternative splicing of the obesity and/or diabetes related genes. |
| US08088728B2 |
Airway administration of tissue factor pathway inhibitor in inflammatory conditions affecting the respiratory tract
The present invention provides methods for the local treatment of acute and chronic extravascular pulmonary fibrin deposition and/or reducing unwanted effects associated with systemic administration of natural anticoagulants to a subject via airway administration to the subject by intratracheal, intrabronchial or intraalveolar routes of natural anticoagulants or biologically active derivatives thereof. |
| US08088727B2 |
Method for reducing the risk, lessening the symptom, or delaying the onset of insulin resistance by administering SS-31
The invention provides methods of preventing or treating insulin resistance in a mammalian subject. The methods comprise administering to the subject an effective amount of an aromatic-cationic peptide having at least one net positive charge; a minimum of four amino acids; a maximum of about twenty amino acids; a relationship between the minimum number of net positive charges (pm) and the total number of amino acid residues (r) wherein 3pm is the largest number that is less than or equal to r+1; and a relationship between the minimum number of aromatic groups (a) and the total number of net positive charges (pt) wherein 2a is the largest number that is less than or equal to pt+1, except that when a is 1, pt may also be 1. |
| US08088726B2 |
Process for producing sustained-release composition
A process for producing a sustained-release composition which comprises mixing an aqueous solution containing a physiologically active substance and an acid or base in a molar amount of 1.5 or more times that of the physiologically active substance with a solution of a biodegradable polymer and then drying the mixture is provided. |
| US08088724B2 |
Hard surface cleaner with extended residual cleaning benefit
A cleaning composition for a hard surface is disclosed which provides for initial cleaning of the hard surface and provision of a hydrophilic coating or barrier layer on the surface which provides residual cleaning to the hard surface for an extended number of rinsings. The composition includes a hydrophilic polymer, at least one nonionic surfactant, at least one solvent, an acid and water, wherein the acid provides the composition with a pH of about 2 to 3.5 and the composition is provided in the absence of any anionic, cationic or amphoteric surfactant. |
| US08088716B2 |
Compressible objects having a predetermined internal pressure combined with a drilling fluid to form a variable density drilling mud
A compressible object is described that may be utilized in drilling mud and with a drilling system to manage the density of the drilling mud. The compressible object includes a shell that encloses an interior region. Also, the compressible object has an internal pressure (i) greater than about 200 pounds per square inch at atmospheric pressure and (ii) selected for a predetermined external pressure, wherein external pressures that exceed the internal pressure reduce the volume of the compressible object and wherein the shell being designed to reduce localized strains of the compressible object during expansion and compression of the compressible object. |
| US08088711B2 |
Process and catalyst for desulfurization of hydrocarbonaceous oil stream
The invention relates to a process and catalyst for the oxidative desulfurization of hydrocarbonaceous oil. In one aspect, solid carbon materials are provided having stable sulfur trioxide and nitrogen dioxide oxidative species on the surface thereof. Such materials are useful in the production of low sulfur hydrocarbon feedstocks and in the removal of refractory sulfur compounds. |
| US08088707B2 |
Supported catalyst with solid sphere structure, method for preparing the same and carbon nanotubes prepared using the same
A supported catalyst with a solid sphere structure of the present invention includes an oxide supporting body and a metal such as Ni, Co, Fe, or a combination thereof distributed on the surface and inside of the supporting body. The supported catalyst with a solid sphere structure can maintain a spherical shape during heat treatment and can be used with a floating bed reactor due to the solid sphere structure thereof. |
| US08088704B2 |
Polymerization catalysts and methods of using the same to produce polyolefin products
Polymerization catalyst systems including three or more catalyst compounds are provided. Methods for olefin polymerization including the aforementioned catalyst systems are also provided. |
| US08088703B2 |
Dielectric composition and ceramic electronic component manufactured therefrom
Provided are a dielectric composition and a ceramic electronic component including the same. The dielectric composition includes (a) barium titanate having a specific surface area of 2.5 m2/g to 6.0 m2/g; (b) a mixture containing at least one or more materials selected from the group consisting of any one oxide of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and Zr, and any one carbonate thereof; (c) oxide containing at least one or more materials selected from the group consisting of Sc, Y, La, Ac, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu; (d) oxide containing at least one or more material selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni; (e) oxide containing at least one or more material selected from the group consisting of V, Nb, and Ta; and (f) oxide containing at least one or more material selected from the group consisting of Si and Al. The dielectric composition can satisfy X8R characteristic, can be sintered at a low temperature, and can obtain high reliability. |
| US08088702B2 |
Bonded body, bonding material composition, honeycomb segment bonded body, and honeycomb structure using the same
There is provided a bonding material composition capable of suppressing crack generation on an end face of a resultant honeycomb structure to a large extent by reducing anisotropy of Young's modulus after curing of the bonding material by the use of an isotropic filler without using inorganic fibers. The bonded body has two or more members unitarily bonded by means of a bonding material layer, and the relational expression of 0.5 |
| US08088700B2 |
Sealing glass composition for intermediate-temperature planar SOFC
The present invention relates to a sealing glass composition for an intermediate-temperature planar SOFC, and a composition herein comprises a mixture of BaO, Al2O3, B2O3 and SiO2 in a particular mixing ratio and a metal oxide such as CeO2, Fe2O3, Mn2O3 and Cr2O3, thereby enabling the SOFC to efficiently operate at an intermediate temperature. The composition for a planar SOFC satisfies thermal properties, mechanical properties and electric properties that are required as a sealing glass for an intermediate-temperature SOFC, and also prevents the mixing between fuel gas and air, thereby being useful for the commercialization of SOFCs. |
| US08088699B2 |
BSAS powder
The invention provides a powder comprising at least 95% by number of fused grains, with the following chemical composition, as a percentage by weight based on the oxides, for a total of 100%: 0≦BaO≦40.8%; 0≦SrO≦31.8%; 27.2%≦Al2O3≦31.3%; 32%≦SiO2≦36.9%; other species ≦1%; the quantity of at least one of the oxides BaO and SrO being more than 0.3%, the size of said grains being such that D5≧5 μm and D95≦150 μm. |
| US08088695B1 |
Fabric material and process for preparing same
A laminated fabric material includes a fabric material and a substantially gas impermeable film laminated to the fabric material, the film having an inner, fabric-facing surface and an outer surface, wherein the outer surface includes a fluoropolymer treated surface. |
| US08088692B2 |
Method for fabricating a multilayer microstructure with balancing residual stress capability
A method for fabricating a multilayer microstructure with balancing residual stress capability includes forming a multilayer microstructure on a silicon substrate and conducting a step of isotropic plasma etching. The multilayer microstructure includes a first metal layer and a second metal layer patterned and aligned symmetrically to form etching through holes; a metal via layer surrounding each etching through hole; and an insulating layer filling each etching through hole and disposed between the substrate and the first metal layer. The step of isotropic chemical plasma etching removes the insulating layer in each etching through hole, the insulating layer between the substrate and the metal layer and a portion of the substrate to form a suspended multilayer microstructure on the substrate, during which a chamber pressure larger than vacuum and maintains a ratio between a lateral etching rate and a vertical etching rate between 0.5 to 1 is used; and the reaction gases comprise a gaseous fluoride and oxygen. |
| US08088690B2 |
CMP method
The instant invention is a method of polishing a substrate including contacting a substrate having at least one metal layer including copper with a chemical-mechanical polishing composition. The CMP composition includes an abrasive, a surfactant, an oxidizer, an organic acid including polyacrylic acid or polymethacrylic acid, a corrosion inhibitor, and a liquid carrier. A portion of the copper in the metal layer is abraded to polish the substrate. A second CMP composition contacts the abraded substrate, the second acrylate free composition including an abrasive, a surfactant, an oxidizer, and a corrosion inhibitor, and a liquid carrier. Any dendrites that may have formed on the substrate are removed through abrasion. |
| US08088687B2 |
Method for forming copper line having self-assembled monolayer for ULSI semiconductor devices
A copper line having self assembled monolayer for use in ULSI semiconductor devices and methods of making the same are presented. The copper line includes an interlayer dielectric, a self-assembled monolayer, catalytic particles on the monolayer, and a copper layer on the monolayer with the catalytic particles. The method includes the steps of forming an interlayer dielectric on a semiconductor substrate having a metal line forming region; forming a self-assembled monolayer on the metal line forming region; adsorbing catalytic particles on the self-assembled monolayer; forming using an electroless process a copper seed layer on the self-assembled monolayer having the catalytic particles adsorbed thereto; and forming a copper layer on the copper seed layer to fill in the metal line forming region. |
| US08088685B2 |
Integration of bottom-up metal film deposition
The described embodiments of methods of bottom-up metal deposition to fill interconnect and replacement gate structures enable gap-filling of fine features with high aspect ratios without voids and provide metal films with good film quality. In-situ pretreatment of metal film(s) deposited by gas cluster ion beam (GCIB) allows removal of surface impurities and surface oxide to improve adhesion between an underlying layer with the deposited metal film(s). Metal films deposited by photo-induced chemical vapor deposition (PI-CVD) using high energy of low-frequency light source(s) at relatively low temperature exhibit liquid-like nature, which allows the metal films to fill fine feature from bottom up. The post deposition annealing of metal film(s) deposited by PI-CVD densifies the metal film(s) and removes residual gaseous species from the metal film(s). For advanced manufacturing, such bottom-up metal deposition methods address the challenges of gap-filling of fine features with high aspect ratios. |
| US08088684B2 |
Apparatus and method for semiconductor wafer bumping via injection molded solder
An improved apparatus and a method for semiconductor wafer bumping, that utilizes the injection molded solder process. The apparatus is designed for high volume manufacturing and includes equipment for filling patterned mold cavities formed on a first surface of a mold structure with solder, equipment for positioning and aligning a patterned first surface of a semiconductor structure directly opposite to the solder filled patterned mold cavities of the mold structure, a fixture tool for holding and transferring the aligned mold and semiconductor structures together, and equipment for receiving the fixture tool and transferring the solder from the aligned patterned mold cavities to the aligned patterned semiconductor first surface. The fixture tool includes a frame having a central aperture dimensioned to support a substrate and one or more clamp/spacer assemblies arranged symmetrically around the frame. Each clamp/spacer assembly includes a clamp configured to clamp the aligned mold and semiconductor structures together and a spacer configured to be inserted between the semiconductor structure and the mold structure. |
| US08088683B2 |
Sequential deposition and anneal of a dielectic layer in a charge trapping memory device
Deposition and anneal operations are iterated to break a deposition into a number of sequential deposition-anneal operations to reach a desired annealed dielectric layer thickness. In one particular embodiment, a two step anneal is performed including an NH3 or ND3 ambient followed by an N2O or NO ambient. In one embodiment, such a method is employed to form a dielectric layer having a stoichiometry attainable with only a deposition process but with a uniform material quality uncharacteristically high of a deposition process. In particular embodiments, sequential deposition-anneal operations provide an annealed first dielectric layer upon which a second dielectric layer may be left substantially non-annealed. |
| US08088682B2 |
Method for fabricating integrated circuit with gate electrode level region including two side-by-side ones of at least three linear-shaped conductive structures electrically connected to each other through non-gate level
A cell of a semiconductor device includes a diffusion level including a plurality of diffusion regions separated by inactive regions. The cell includes a gate electrode level including conductive features defined to extend in only a first parallel direction. Adjacent conductive features that share a common line of extent in the first parallel direction are fabricated from respective originating layout features that are separated from each other by an end-to-end spacing having a size that is substantially equal and minimized across the gate electrode level region. Some of the conductive features form respective PMOS and/or NMOS transistor devices. A number of the PMOS transistor devices is equal to a number of the NMOS transistor devices in the cell. A width of the conductive features within a five wavelength photolithographic interaction radius is less than a wavelength of light of 193 nanometers as used in a photolithography process for their fabrication. |
| US08088680B2 |
Method for fabricating integrated circuit having at least three linear-shaped gate electrode level conductive features of equal length positioned side-by-side at equal pitch
A cell layout of a semiconductor device includes a diffusion level layout including a plurality of diffusion region layout shapes, including p-type and n-type diffusion regions. The cell layout also includes a gate electrode level layout defined to include linear-shaped layout features placed to extend in only a first parallel direction. Adjacent linear-shaped layout features that share a common line of extent in the first parallel direction are separated from each other by an end-to-end spacing that is substantially equal across the gate electrode level layout and that is minimized to an extent allowed by a semiconductor device manufacturing capability. Linear-shaped layout features within the gate electrode level layout extend over one or more of the p-type and/or n-type diffusion regions to form PMOS and NMOS transistor devices. A number of the PMOS transistor devices is equal to a number of the NMOS transistor devices in the cell. |
| US08088679B2 |
Method for fabricating integrated circuit with gate electrode level portion including at least two complementary transistor forming linear conductive segments and at least one non-gate linear conductive segment
A restricted layout region includes a diffusion level layout that includes a number of diffusion region layout shapes to be formed within a portion of a substrate of a semiconductor device. The diffusion region layout shapes define at least one p-type diffusion region and at least one n-type diffusion region. A gate electrode level layout is defined above the portion of the substrate to include linear-shaped layout features placed to extend in only a first parallel direction. Adjacent linear-shaped layout features that share a common line of extent in the first parallel direction are separated from each other by an end-to-end spacing that is substantially equal across the gate electrode level layout and that is minimized to an extent allowed by a semiconductor device manufacturing capability. A number of PMOS transistor devices is equal to a number of NMOS transistor devices in the restricted layout region. |
| US08088677B2 |
Method of manufacturing semiconductor device, and semiconductor device
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including implanting an element selected from fluorine and nitrogen, over the entire region of a semiconductor substrate; oxidizing the semiconductor substrate to thereby form a first oxide film over the surface of the semiconductor substrate; selectively removing the first oxide film in a partial region; oxidizing the semiconductor substrate in the partial region to thereby form a second oxide film thinner than the first oxide film in the partial region; and forming gates to thereby form transistors. |
| US08088675B2 |
Methods of making an emitter having a desired dopant profile
A method for obtaining a desired dopant profile of an emitter for a solar cell which includes depositing a first amorphous silicon layer having a first doping level over an upper surface of the crystalline silicon substrate, depositing a second amorphous silicon layer having a second doping level on the first amorphous silicon layer, and heating the crystalline silicon substrate and the first and second amorphous silicon layers to a temperature sufficient to cause solid phase epitaxial crystallization of the first and second amorphous silicon layers, such that the first and second amorphous silicon layers, after heating, have the same grain structure and crystal orientation as the underlying crystalline silicon substrate. |
| US08088672B2 |
Producing a transferred layer by implanting ions through a sacrificial layer and an etching stop layer
A method for producing a thin film includes the following steps: providing a primary substrate; forming an etching stop layer on the primary substrate; forming a sacrificial layer on the etching stop layer; implanting gas ions to form an ion implantation peak layer, which defines an effective transferred layer and a remnant layer; and separating the effective transferred layer from the remnant layer. The thickness of the effective transferred layer can be effectively determined by controlling the thickness of the sacrificial layer. Moreover, the thickness of the effective transferred layer can be uniform and then the effective transferred layer can become a nanoscale thin film. |
| US08088667B2 |
Method of fabricating vertical capacitors in through-substrate vias
A fabrication method which forms vertical capacitors in a substrate. The method is preferably an all-dry process, comprising forming a through-substrate via hole in the substrate, depositing a first conductive material layer into the via hole using atomic layer deposition (ALD) such that it is electrically continuous across the length of the via hole, depositing an electrically insulating, continuous and substantially conformal isolation material layer over the first conductive layer using ALD, and depositing a second conductive material layer over the isolation material layer using ALD such that it is electrically continuous across the length of the via hole. The layers are arranged such that they form a vertical capacitor. The present method may be successfully practiced at temperatures of less than 200° C., thereby avoiding damage to circuitry residing on the substrate that might otherwise occur. |
| US08088664B2 |
Method of manufacturing integrated deep and shallow trench isolation structures
A method of forming an integrated deep and shallow trench isolation structure comprises depositing a hard mask on a film stack having a plurality of layers formed on a substrate such that the hard mask is deposited on a furthermost layer from the substrate, imprinting a first pattern into the hard mask to define an open end of a first trench, imprinting a second pattern into the hard mask to define an open end of a second trench, and etching into the film stack the first trench to a first depth and the second trench to a second depth such that the first trench and the second trench each define a blind aperture in the surface of the film stack. |
| US08088659B2 |
Method of forming capacitors
High dielectric films of mixed transition metal oxides of titanium and tungsten, or titanium and tantalum, are formed by sequential chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of the respective nitrides and annealing in the presence of oxygen to densify and oxidize the nitrides. The resulting film is useful as a capacitative cell and resists oxygen diffusion to the underlying material, has high capacitance and low current leakage. |
| US08088654B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
To provide a semiconductor device which is higher functional and reliable and a technique capable of manufacturing the semiconductor device with a high yield at low cost without complexing the apparatus or process. At least one of a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer is formed containing one kind or plural kinds of indium, tin, lead, bismuth, calcium, manganese, or zinc; or oxidation treatment is performed at least one of interfaces between an organic compound layer and the first conductive layer and between the organic compound layer and the second conductive layer. The first conductive layer, the organic compound layer, and the second conductive layer which are formed over a first substrate with a peeling layer interposed therebetween can be peeled from the first substrate with the peeling layer, and transposed to a second substrate. |
| US08088652B2 |
Electron device using oxide semiconductor and method of manufacturing the same
In an electron device in which plural thin film transistors each having at least a source electrode, a drain electrode, a semiconductor region including a channel, a gate insulation film and a gate electrode are provided on a substrate, a device separation region provided between the plural thin film transistors and the semiconductor region are constituted by a same metal oxide layer, and resistance of the semiconductor region is formed to be lower than resistance of the device separation region. |
| US08088649B2 |
Radiation-emitting semiconductor body with carrier substrate and method for the producing the same
A radiation-emitting semiconductor body with a carrier substrate and a method for producing the same. In the method, a structured connection is produced between a semiconductor layer sequence (2) and a carrier substrate wafer (1). The semiconductor layer sequence is subdivided into a plurality of semiconductor layer stacks (200) by means of cuts (6) through the semiconductor layer sequence, and the carrier substrate wafer (1) is subdivided into a plurality of carrier substrates (100) by means of cuts (7) through the carrier substrate wafer (1). In the method, the structured connection is formed in such a way that at least one semiconductor layer stack (200) is connected to one and only one associated carrier substrate (100). In addition, at least one cut (7) through the carrier substrate wafer is not extended by any of the cuts (6) through the semiconductor layer sequence such that a straight cut results through the carrier substrate wafer and the semiconductor layer sequence. |
| US08088644B2 |
Bistable resistance value acquisition device, manufacturing method thereof, metal oxide thin film, and manufacturing method thereof
A ferroelectric layer (104) is sandwiched between a lower electrode layer (103) and an upper electrode (105). When a predetermined voltage (DC or pulse) is applied between the lower electrode layer (103) and the upper electrode (105) to change the resistance value of the ferroelectric layer (104) to switch a stable high resistance mode and low resistance mode, a memory operation is obtained. A read can easily be done by reading a current value when a predetermined voltage is applied to the upper electrode (105). |
| US08088643B2 |
Resistance variable memory device with nanoparticle electrode and method of fabrication
A chalcogenide-based programmable conductor memory device and method of forming the device, wherein a nanoparticle is provided between an electrode and a chalcogenide glass region. The method of forming the nanoparticle utilizes a template over the electrode or random deposition of the nanoparticle. |
| US08088636B2 |
LED packaging using injection molding method
A light emitting diode (LED) packaging method includes the steps of preparing a circuit board (1), a transparent cap (3), and at least one LED material (2), placing the transparent cap (3) on the LED material (2) such that the circuit board (1) is aligned and superimposed, and forming an encapsulation layer (4) having a light pattern on the transparent cap (3) by an in-mold decoration injection molding process. In the in-mold decoration injection molding process, a filling port (511) of a mold (5) is aligned precisely above the LED material (2) to prevent a deviation of the LED material (2) and omit a surface mount technology (SMT) process, so as to integrally form an LED with a light pattern at the same time and achieve good water-resisting and static charge resisting effects. |
| US08088631B2 |
Lanthanide-doped NaYF4 nanocrystals, method of preparing and uses thereof
The present invention relates to a method of preparing lanthanide-doped NaYF4 nanocrystals, the method comprising: (A) providing a first solution comprising a non-coordinating solvent, a fatty acid coordinating ligand, sodium trifluoroacetate, yttrium trifluoroacetate, a first doping lanthanide trifluoroacetate and a second doping lanthanide trifluoroacetate, and a second solution comprising the non-coordinating solvent and the fatty acid coordinating ligand, the first and second solutions being substantially free of water and oxygen; (B) in an inert atmosphere, slowly adding the first solution heated at a temperature between about 100° C. and about 150° C. to the second solution heated at temperature between about 290° C. and about 330° C., thereby producing a reaction mixture containing the nanocrystals; and (C) recovering the nanocrystals from the reaction mixture. The invention also relates to lanthanide-doped uniformly shaped cubic NaYF4 nanocrystals having an average particle size of at most about 50 nm with a standard deviation of at most about 15%. Finally, the invention also relates to methods of (A) identifying or authenticating a product, (B) labelling an analyte, (C) detecting an analyte, and (D) producing a light source for the telecommunication industry using the above nanocrystals. |
| US08088629B1 |
Methods for forming dyed microspheres and populations of microspheres
Various methods for forming dyed microspheres are provided. One method includes attaching a hydrophilic dye to chemical groups to form a bubble. The bubble includes the chemical groups surrounding the hydrophilic dye and an aqueous solution. The chemical groups are soluble in aqueous and organic solvents. The method also includes disposing the bubble and a microsphere to be dyed in a solvent such that the bubble is incorporated into the microsphere thereby dyeing the microsphere. Another method includes adsorbing a hydrophilic dye on a surface of a hydrophobic polymer core of a microsphere to be dyed thereby dyeing the microsphere. The method also includes attaching chemical groups to the hydrophilic dye. The chemical groups are soluble in aqueous and organic solvents. The chemical groups attached to the hydrophilic dye form an enclosure surrounding the hydrophilic dye and an aqueous solution. |
| US08088623B2 |
Dominant selection marker for the transformation of fungi
The invention relates to a new expression vector for the transformation of eukaryotic cells, in particular fungal cells, or eukaryotic cell organelles as well as to a method for the transformation of eukaryotes, in particular fungi, or eukaryotic cell organelles employing these expression vector. The expression vector comprises at least one acc gene encoding at least one subunit of a MS-type acetyl-CoA carboxylase (MS-ACC), placed under the control of eukaryotic expression signals, and is a suitable selection marker for the transformation of eukaryotic cells, in particular fungal cells, or eukaryotic cell organelles to resistance to an inhibitor of MF-type acetyl-CoA carboxylases. The method involves the application of one or several acc genes encoding one or several subunits of a MS-type acetyl-CoA carboxylase (MS-ACC), as selection marker for the transformation of eukaryotic cells, in particular fungal cells, or eukaryotic cell organelles to resistance to an inhibitor of MF-type acetyl-CoA carboxylases, whereby the respective gene or genes is/are part of said expression vector and is/are under the control of eukaryotic expression signals. |
| US08088621B2 |
Adenoviral fiber exchange shuttle system
The instant invention provides methods and compositions for generating recombinant adenoviral vectors. The invention also provides kits comprising for the generation of recombinant adenoviral vectors. |
| US08088619B2 |
Established Maruca vitrata cell line
The present invention relates to Maruca vitrata cell lines established from pupal tissues of M. vitrata, including NTU-MV, two subclones of NTU-MV: NTU-MV-1 and NTU-MV-2. The NTU-MV cell line was confirmed to be derived from M. vitrata, and NTU-MV-1, and NTU-MV-2 were confirmed to be derived from NTU-MV by karyotype analysis, Internal transcribed spacer (ITS) analysis and isozyme analysis. The genotypes and characteristics of the abovementioned 3 cell lines are totally different from other insect cell lines so that they are newly established cell lines. In addition, these three MV cell lines are susceptible to Maruca vitrata multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (MaviMNPV). Therefore the 3 cell lines according to invention can be applied in multiplication of MaviMNPV in vitro to produce biopesticides in pest control. In addition, the cell lines can also be used as hosts for the expression vectors of baculovirus to produce recombinant proteins. |
| US08088618B2 |
Anti-IL 13 antibodies and uses thereof
The present invention relates to anti-IL13 antibodies that bind specifically and with high affinity to both glycosylated and non-glycosylated human IL13, does not bind mouse IL13, and neutralize human IL13 activity at an approximate molar ratio of 1:2 (MAb:IL13). The invention also relates to the use of these antibodies in the treatment of IL13-mediated diseases, such as allergic disease, including asthma, allergic asthma, non-allergic (intrinsic) asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, allergic conjunctivitis, eczema, urticaria, food allergies, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ulcerative colitis, RSV infection, uveitis, scleroderma, and osteoporosis. |
| US08088615B2 |
Optical component for observing a nanometric sample, system comprising same, analysis method using same, and uses thereof
The invention concerns an optical component for observing a sample, which includes a substrate and at least one complex index layer of predetermined thickness, designed to show a high intensity or color contrast for optical path variations, reliefs, nanometric thicknesses and diameters when it is observed by incoherent light reflection convergent around the normal incidence under polarization extinction conditions. The upper index layer has specific surface properties providing it with selective affinity relative to at least one characteristic of the sample. An analysis system includes such a component, an analysis method using the component and uses of the method. |
| US08088614B2 |
Methods and compositions for production and purification of biofuel from plants and microalgae
Methods and compositions are provided for producing purified oil from an organism, whether these organisms are wild type, selectively bred or genetically modified, and are suitable for the large scale production of an oil product. The organism may be an animal, a plant or a microorganism such as yeast, bacteria or algae. The organism is processed to create a biomass which can be extracted to remove the lipids contained within the biomass. The extraction produces a crude extract rich in lipids and containing residual contaminants. These contaminants are removed by contacting the crude extract with a composition that comprises a nanomaterial. Subsequently an oil product is recovered which is substantially free from residual contaminants, such as pigments. |
| US08088611B2 |
Kinase domain polypeptide of human protein kinase B gamma (AKT3)
The present invention provides, in part, AKT3 polypeptides and methods of use thereof along with nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides. For example, methods for screening for AKT3 inhibitors are provided herein. |
| US08088610B2 |
Ketoreductases for the production of (S,E)-methyl 2-(3-(3-(2-(7-chloroquinolin-2-yl)vinyl)phenyl)-3-hroxypropyl)benzoate
The present disclosure provides engineered ketoreductase enzymes having improved properties as compared to a naturally occurring wild-type ketoreductase enzyme. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, host cells capable of expressing the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, and methods of using the engineered ketoreductase enzymes to synthesize a variety of chiral compounds. |
| US08088605B2 |
Exopolysaccharides delivery system for active molecules
The present invention relates to a delivery system for delivery of an active molecule to a patient, the delivery system comprising a population of exopolysaccharide micelles, each micelle defining a core for containing the active molecule. |
| US08088604B2 |
Production of defined monodisperse heparosan polymers and unnatural polymers with polysaccharide synthases
The present invention relates to methodology for polymer grafting by a polysaccharide synthase and, more particularly, polymer grafting using the hyaluronate or chondroitin or heparin/heparosan synthases from Pasteurella, in order to create a variety of glycosaminoglycan oligosaccharides having a natural or chimeric or hybrid sugar structure with a targeted size that are substantially monodisperse in size. The present invention also relates to methodology for polymer grafting by a polysaccharide synthase to form glycosaminoglycan polymers having an unnatural structure. |
| US08088599B2 |
Nucleic acids encoding genetically modified tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) and method of making the same
The present invention provides long half life genetically modified TFPI sequences (LTFPI) for anticoagulation. On the genetically modified TFPI sequence, the lysine at the carboxy-terminal sites 241, 254, 260 and 261 are replaced by alanin and the amino acid asparagine at glycosylation sites 117, 167, 228 and the amino acids serine and threonine at glycosylation sites 174 and 175 are substitutionally mutated. The present invention also provides methods of making the LTFPI through high efficient LTFPI expression from yeast production system. |
| US08088595B2 |
Method for glucose monitoring using fluorescence quenching
This disclosure relates to a method of measuring a glucose concentration metric or a glucose metric in a patient by contacting an implantable glucose-sensing device with a test sample, which may be in the patient, under conditions that permit a sugar-binding molecule and a functionalized polymer or nano-particle ligand present throughout the matrix of a hydrogel to interact in a glucose-dependent manner to produce an optical signal resulting from quenching of a first fluorophore linked to the ligand or sugar-binding molecule and having a fluorescent emission spectrum quenched upon binding or release of glucose. Next the first fluorophore may be excited with light of a certain wavelength. Then at least one wavelength of light in the glucose-dependent optical signal from the fluorophore may be detected with a detector to produce a detected light signal, which may be processed to produce a glucose metric, such as a glucose concentration metric. |
| US08088593B2 |
Modular point-of-care devices, systems, and uses thereof
The present invention provides devices and systems for use at the point of care. The methods devices of the invention are directed toward automatic detection of analytes in a bodily fluid. The components of the device are modular to allow for flexibility and robustness of use with the disclosed methods for a variety of medical applications. |
| US08088590B2 |
Use of FOXC2 in diagnosing, preventing and treating cancer metastasis
The invention relates to methods and compositions for inhibiting metastasis, such as by inhibiting FOXC2 expression or activity. The invention further relates to methods of prognosticating, diagnosing, and assisting in the diagnosis of metastasis in an individual, or of determining the metastatic potential of a tumor. The invention further relates to methods of identifying agents which inhibit metastasis. |
| US08088588B2 |
Genetic products differentially expressed in tumors and the use of thereof
The invention relates to the identification of genetic products expressed in association with tumors and to coding nucleic acids for the expressed products. An embodiment of the invention also relates to the therapy and diagnosis of disease in which the genetic products are aberrantly expressed in association with tumors, proteins, polypeptides and peptides which are expressed in association with tumors, and to the nucleic acids coding for the polypeptides, peptides and proteins. |
| US08088585B2 |
Methods for purifying hematopoietic stem cells
Described herein are methods for purifying hematopoietic stem cells. Also described herein are methods for purifying EPCR+ cells. The invention also provides substantially pure isolated hematopoietic stems cells, including EPCR+ hematopoietic stem cells. |
| US08088583B2 |
Methods of using FET labeled oligonucleotides that include a 3′-5′ exonuclease resistant quencher domain and compositions for practicing the same
Methods and compositions are provided for detecting a primer extension product in a reaction mixture. In the subject methods, a primer extension reaction is conducted in the presence of a polymerase having 3′→5′ exonuclease activity and at least one FET labeled oligonucleotide probe that includes a 3′→5′ exonuclease resistant quencher domain. Also provided are systems and kits for practicing the subject methods. The subject invention finds use in a variety of different applications, and are particularly suited for use in high fidelity PCR based reactions, including SNP detection applications, allelic variation detection applications, and the like. |
| US08088581B2 |
Differential enzymatic fragmentation by whole genome amplification
The present invention provides methods for detecting the presence of methylation at a locus within a population of nucleic acids. |
| US08088580B2 |
RNA detection method
The present invention provides an RNA detection method detecting, from a reaction system containing a target sample, a target RNA chain originated from the target sample, using a surface having on the surface thereof a polymer substance which contains a first unit having a group derived from a phosphate ester composing the hydrophilic portion of a phospholipid and a second unit having a carboxylic acid derivative group composed of an electron-attractive substitutional group bound to a carbonyl group, while being provided with at least one reaction space, the reaction space having an immobilized nucleic acid primer immobilized therein. |
| US08088578B2 |
Method of detecting an analyte
The invention relates to certain novel approaches to reducing or eliminating the movement of contaminants from one droplet to another on a droplet actuator via liquid filler fluid. In one application, a method of detecting an analyte is provided and includes providing in a detection window a droplet including a signal-producing substance indicative of the presence and/or quantity of an analyte and one or more magnetically responsive beads which may interfere with signal produced by the signal producing substance. The method further includes using a magnetic field for magnetically removing the magnetically responsive beads from the detection window and/or magnetically restricting the magnetically responsive beads from entering the detection window while transporting and/or retaining the droplet in the detection window. The method additionally includes detecting a signal produced by the signal-producing substance. |
| US08088577B2 |
Assay for methylation in the GST-Pi gene
A diagnostic or prognostic assay is disclosed for a disease of condition characterized by abnormal methylation of cytosine at side or sites within the glutathione-S-transferase (GST) Pi gene and/or its regulatory flanking sequences (e.g., prostate cancer and liver cancer). The assay comprises: (i) isolating DNA from said subject, and (ii) determining (e.g., by selective PCR amplification) the presence of abnormal methylation of cytosine at a site or sites within the GST-Pi gene and/or its regulatory flanking sequences. |
| US08088571B2 |
Methods of reducing a viral infection and kits therefore
A method for treating and/or preventing a proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 preproprotein (PCSK9)-susceptible viral infection comprising increasing a PCSK9 activity and/or expression in a biological system infected by the virus, whereby the increased PCSK9 activity and/or expression treats and/or prevents the viral infection in the biological system. Methods of classifying subjects, methods of screening and kits therefore. |
| US08088566B2 |
Surface-treating agent for pattern formation and pattern-forming method using the surface-treating agent
A surface-treating agent for forming a resist pattern, includes: a compound represented by formula (1) as defined in the specification, wherein the surface-treating agent is used in a step between a formation of a first resist pattern on a first resist film and a formation of a second resist film on the first resist pattern to form a second resist pattern, and a pattern-forming method uses the surface-treating agent. |
| US08088565B2 |
Exposure system and pattern formation method
An exposure system includes a cleaning unit for cleaning a surface of a resist film formed on a wafer with a cleaning fluid and an exposure unit for performing pattern exposure with an immersion liquid provided between the resist film and a projection lens. |
| US08088563B2 |
Reduction in photoresist footing undercut during development of feature sizes of 120NM or less
We have traced the detachment of photoresist during development of patterned features in the range of about 90 nm and smaller to a combination of the reduced “foot print” of the pattern on the underlying substrate and to the contact angle between the underlying substrate surface and the developing reagent. By maintaining a contact angle of about 30 degrees or greater, the detachment of the photoresist from the underlying substrate can be avoided for photoresists including feature sizes in the range of about 90 nm. We have achieved an increased contact angle between the DARC surface and a water-based CAR photoresist developer while simultaneously reducing CAR poisoning by treating the surface of the DARC after film formation. |
| US08088560B2 |
Method of making a lithographic printing plate
A method of making a lithographic printing plate includes the steps of: (a) providing a lithographic printing plate precursor including a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer, and a coating on the support, the coating including (i) at least one image-recording layer which includes a photocurable composition, and (ii) on top thereof, an oxygen-barrier layer including a water-soluble or water-swellable polymer, b) image-wise exposing the coating, (c) optionally, heating the precursor in a pre-heating unit, (d) treating the image-wise exposed precursor with water or an aqueous solution to remove at least a portion of the oxygen-barrier layer, (e) mounting the treated precursor on a plate cylinder of a lithographic printing press, and (f) developing the precursor by rotating the plate cylinder while feeding dampening liquid and/or ink to the coating, thereby removing non-exposed areas of the image-recording layer. |
| US08088559B2 |
Method of making a photopolymer printing plate
A method of making a lithographic printing plate includes the steps of: a) providing a lithographic printing plate precursor including (i) a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer, (ii) a coating on the support including a photopolymerizable layer, and, optionally, an intermediate layer between the photopolymerizable layer and the support, wherein the photopolymerizable layer includes a polymerizable compound and a polymerization initiator, b) image-wise exposing the coating in a plate setter, c) optionally, heating the precursor in a pre-heating unit, d) developing the precursor off-press in a gumming unit by treating the coating of the precursor with a gum solution, thereby removing the non-exposed areas of the photopolymerizable layer from the support, wherein the photopolymerizable layer further includes a polymer containing an acid group and a basic nitrogen-containing compound capable of neutralizing the acid group, or wherein the photopolymerizable layer further includes a polymer containing an acid group which is neutralized by a basic nitrogen-containing compound. |
| US08088557B2 |
Method of forming patterns
A method of forming patterns includes (a) coating a substrate with a resist composition for negative development to form a resist film having a receding contact angle of 70 degrees or above with respect to water, wherein the resist composition for negative development contains a resin capable of increasing the polarity by the action of an acid and becomes more soluble in a positive developer and less soluble in a negative developer upon irradiation with an actinic ray or radiation, (b) exposing the resist film via an immersion medium, and (c) performing development with a negative developer. |
| US08088554B2 |
Bottom resist layer composition and patterning process using the same
There is disclosed a bottom resist layer composition for a multilayer-resist film used in lithography which comprises, at least, a polymer having a repeating unit represented by the following general formula (1). Thereby, there can be provided a bottom resist layer composition which shows an antireflection effect against an exposure light by combining with an intermediate resist layer having an antireflection effect if necessary, has a higher etching resistance during etching a substrate than polyhydroxy styrene, cresol novolac resin, etc., has a high poisoning-resistant effect, and is suitable for using in a multilayer-resist process like a bilayer resist process or a trilayer resist process. |
| US08088548B2 |
Bottom antireflective coating compositions
Developable bottom antireflective coating compositions are provided. |
| US08088547B2 |
Resist composition
A resist composition comprising (A) a hydrogen silsesquioxane resin, (B) an acid dissociable group-containing compound, (C) a photo-acid generator, (D) an organic solvent and optionally (E) additives. The resist composition has improved lithographic properties (such as high etch-resistance, transparency, resolution, sensitivity, focus latitude, line edge roughness, and adhesion) suitable as a photoresist. |
| US08088546B2 |
Underlayer coating forming composition for lithography containing naphthalene ring having halogen atom
There is provided an underlayer coating forming composition for lithography, and an underlayer coating having a high dry etching rate compared with photoresist, and causing no intermixing with the photoresist, which are used in lithography process of manufacture of semiconductor device. Concretely, it is an underlayer coating forming composition comprising a polymer having a structural unit containing naphthalene ring substituted with halogen atom in a molar ratio of 0.3 or more in the structural units constituting the polymer, a solvent. |
| US08088544B2 |
Core-shell polymer nanoparticles and method of making emulsion aggregation particles using same
Nano-sized particles for use in making emulsion aggregation toner particles have a core portion and a shell portion, wherein the core portion of the nano-sized particles includes crystalline resin and the shell portion includes amorphous resin and is substantially to completely free of the crystalline resin. |
| US08088543B2 |
Electrophotographic photosensitive member and electrophotographic apparatus
An electrophotographic photosensitive member has a conductive substrate, a photoconductive layer formed on the conductive substrate, and a surface layer formed on the photoconductive layer. The photoconductive layer is formed of an amorphous material having chiefly silicon atoms. The surface layer has aluminum atoms, nitrogen atoms and oxygen atoms, where the nitrogen atoms are in a content of from 80 atom % or more to 95 atom % or less, and the oxygen atoms are in a content of from 1 atom % or more to 30 atom % or less, based on the aluminum atoms in the surface layer. |
| US08088541B2 |
Polyvinyl acetal resin, electrophotographic photosensitive member, process cartridge, and electrophotographic apparatus
The present invention relates to a polyvinyl acetal resin having a specific repeating structural unit, an electrophotographic photosensitive member using the polyvinyl acetal resin, and a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus each having the electrophotographic photosensitive member. |
| US08088538B2 |
Reflective mask blank for EUV lithography
Provision of a reflective mask blank for EUV lithography having an absorber layer which has a low reflectance in the wavelength regions of EUV light and pattern inspection light and whose film composition and film thickness are easily controllable to desired ones.A reflective mask blank for EUV lithography, which comprises a substrate, and a reflective layer to reflect EUV light and an absorber layer to absorb EUV light, formed in this order on the substrate, wherein the absorber layer contains tantalum (Ta), boron (B) and silicon (Si), and in the absorber layer, the content of B is at least 1 at. % and less than 5 at. % and the content of Si is from 1 to 25 at. %, and wherein the absorber layer contains no nitrogen (N) or at most 10 at. % of N. |
| US08088537B2 |
Resist top coat composition and patterning process
The present invention relates to a resist top coat composition and a patterning process adopting such a material, which resist top coat composition is provided for forming a top coat on a photoresist film so as to protect the photoresist film, in liguid immersion photolithography. The present invention provides a resist top coat composition for forming a top coat on a photoresist film, wherein the resist top coat composition comprises, at least: a polymer I including a repeating unit a represented by the following general formula (1); and a polymer II including repeating unit having a sulfonic acid or an amine salt of a sulfonic acid: |
| US08088536B2 |
Fuel cell separator and method for manufacturing the same
There is provided a fuel cell separator having a very good anticorrosiveness and electrical conductivity. A fuel cell separator includes: a base formed of a steel which contains 10.5 mass % or more of Cr; a metal film formed on the surface of the base; and an intermediate layer formed between the base and the metal film, the intermediate layer containing oxygen. The metal film is composed of Au or Pt, and the intermediate layer contains Fe and Cr which are contained in the steel and Au or Pt composing the metal film. |
| US08088535B2 |
Bipolar plate and its use, as well as a method for its manufacture and an electrochemical system containing the bipolar plate
The present invention relates to a bipolar plate (1) for electrochemical systems which contains a first plate (2) with a first flowfield (2a) for media distribution as well as a second plate (3) with a second flowfield (3a) for media distribution. This first plate in the region of the first flow field at least in regions comprises a plane surface section (4) from which discrete projections (5) distanced to one another project arranged in a distributed manner. Furthermore a method for manufacturing this bipolar plate is suggested as well as an electrochemical system which contains this bipolar plate. According to the invention it is possible in an inexpensive manner to manufacture a bipolar plate which permits the construction of fuel cells functioning with a low peripheral consumption (pumps, compressors) and which are safer with regard to their operation. |
| US08088532B2 |
Monitoring apparatus for a fuel cell stack
A control apparatus for a fuel cell stack having an operation control module is provided. The operation control module is configured in terms of programming and circuitry in order to control a large number of sensor or actuator systems that are relevant to normal operation. The sensor or actuator systems relate to the operating state of the fuel cell stack during normal operation and have a safety control module that is designed in terms of programming and circuitry to control safety-relevant sensor or actuator systems. The safety-relevant sensor or actuator systems relate to the safety functions of the fuel cell stack and the safety control module is in the form of an assembly which operates autonomously with respect to the operation control module. A method for controlling the fuel cell stack and the operation control module is also provided. |
| US08088530B2 |
Method of operating a fuel cell system in standby/regenerative mode
A system and method for putting a fuel cell system in a stand-by during a system idle condition to improve system fuel efficiency. The method can include diverting the cathode airflow around the stack, reducing an airflow output from a cathode compressor to a minimum allowable set-point, opening the stack contactors to disconnect the stack from the high voltage bus and electrically isolate the stack from the rest of the system, engaging an independent load to the stack, such as end cell heaters in the stack, to suppress stack voltage, maintaining a positive pressure in the anode side of the fuel cell stack and periodically bleeding the anode into the exhaust stream. When a system power request is made removing the idle condition, the system returns to normal operation by directing the airflow back to the cathode and opening the stack contactors when an open circuit voltage is attained. |
| US08088528B2 |
Method to condense and recover carbon dioxide from fuel cells
A method to condense and recover carbon dioxide. A first step involve providing at more than one heat exchanger, with each heat exchanger having a first flow path for passage of a first fluid and a second flow path for passage of a second fluid. A second step involves passing a stream of very cold natural gas sequentially along the first flow path of each heat exchanger until it is heated for distribution and concurrently passing a gaseous stream rich in carbon dioxide sequentially along the second flow path of each heat exchanger, allowing a gaseous portion of the gaseous stream rich in carbon dioxide to pass to a next sequential heat exchanger and capturing in a collection vessel the condensed carbon dioxide. This processes results in a cryogenic heat exchange in which natural gas at Metering and Pressure Reduction Stations is first cooled by reducing its pressure through a gas expander or a pressure reducing valve and then heated in a series of stages and the gaseous stream rich in carbon dioxide stream is separated in a series of stages through sequential cryogenic carbon dioxide separation and recovery. |
| US08088526B2 |
Anode reactive bleed and injector shift control strategy
A system and method for correcting a large fuel cell voltage spread for a split sub-stack fuel cell system. The system includes a hydrogen source that provides hydrogen to each split sub-stack and bleed valves for bleeding the anode side of the sub-stacks. The system also includes a voltage measuring device for measuring the voltage of each cell in the split sub-stacks. The system provides two levels for correcting a large stack voltage spread problem. The first level includes sending fresh hydrogen to the weak sub-stack well before a normal reactive bleed would occur, and the second level includes sending fresh hydrogen to the weak sub-stack and opening the bleed valve of the other sub-stack when the cell voltage spread is close to stack failure. |
| US08088525B2 |
Online low performing cell (LPC) prediction and detection of fuel cell system
A system and method for detecting and predicting low performing cells in a fuel cell stack. When the fuel cell stack is running and certain data validity criteria have been met, an algorithm collects the data, such as stack current density, average cell voltage and minimum cell voltage. This information is used to estimate predetermined parameters that define the stack polarization curve. The system defines a predetermined minimum current density that is used to identify a low performing cell. The system then calculates an average cell voltage and a minimum cell voltage at the minimum current density set-point, and calculates a cell voltage difference between the two. If the cell voltage difference is greater than a predetermined low voltage threshold and the minimum cell voltage is less than a predetermined high voltage threshold, the algorithm sets a flag identifying a potential for a low performing cell. |
| US08088524B2 |
Fuel battery system
A fuel battery system comprises a fuel battery stack, a hydrogen supply system for supplying hydrogen from a hydrogen tank, an oxidant gas supply system for supplying air serving as an oxidant by an air compressor, an electrical system including an impedance measuring unit for measuring the impedance of a fuel battery, a DC/DC converter for converting generated electric power, a secondary battery for storing electric power, and so on, and a drive system for driving a vehicle. When the power generation is stopped by turning off an ignition switch in the state in which the power generation is suspended in an intermittent operation, the impedance measuring unit measures the impedance after the supply of air is stabilized to avoid the transient state of the fuel battery cell caused by a delay in air supply. |
| US08088522B2 |
Fuel cell system and mobile body
A fuel cell system is provided with a fuel cell, an electric storage device, and a controller which determines a directed drive amount for a drive device. In the case where a drive request is input during a low-efficiency drive period in which power is supplied from the electric storage device, the directed drive amount after power generation by the fuel cell is begun is restrained. This arrangement allows a driving state to be smoothly changed even when power supply to the drive device is changed from power supply using the electric storage device alone to that using both the fuel cell and the electric storage device. |
| US08088519B2 |
Battery cartridges
Battery cartridges are disclosed that include a housing having a plurality of air access openings configured to selectively control flow of air into the housing; and at least two adjacent metal-air electrochemical cells within the housing, each electrochemical cell having an outer gas permeable barrier membrane layer that defines the exterior surface of the electrochemical cell; wherein there is a gap between adjacent electrochemical cells in the housing and wherein the air access openings in the housing are positioned over or partially overlapping each gap. |
| US08088517B2 |
Lithium ion secondary battery and production method thereof
A lithium ion secondary battery having an electrode group that includes: a winding core, a positive electrode containing a positive electrode core member and a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode comprising a negative electrode core member and a negative electrode active material layer, and a porous film including a filler and a binder formed on at least one of the positive and negative electrodes which are wound around the winding core. The positive electrode and/or the negative electrode have/has, on the initial winding side, a region where the active material layer is carried on only one side of the core member and a region where the active material layer is carried on neither side of the core member, at a position closer to the initial winding position than the region where the active material layer is carried on only one side of the core member. |
| US08088514B2 |
Nonaqueous electrolyte battery having a negative electrode active material with a lithium insertion potential of at least 0.2V (vs.Li/Li+) or formed of a lithium titanium oxide or a titanium-containing composite oxide
A nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a positive electrode containing an active material, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte, the negative electrode including a current collector and a negative electrode active material supported by the current collector, the negative electrode active material having a Li insertion potential not lower than 0.2V (vs. Li/Li+) and an average primary particle diameter not larger than 1 μm, and a specific surface area of the negative electrode, excluding a weight of the current collector, as determined by the BET method falls within a range of 3 to 50 m2/g. |
| US08088513B2 |
Anode and battery
A battery capable of inhibiting temperature increase and an anode used for it are provided. An anode active material layer contains an anode active material and a polymer containing a binder, vinylidene fluoride, as a component. A calorific value by differential scanning calorimetry in charging the anode active material layer is 500 J/g or less in the range from 230 deg C. to 370 deg C., and is preferably 400 J/g or less. Further, a difference between the maximum value of calorific value and a calorific value at 100 deg C. is 1.70 W/g or less, and is preferably 1.60 W/g or less. |
| US08088511B2 |
Cell cap assembly with recessed terminal and enlarged insulating gasket
A simplified cell design is provided for a battery utilizing the 18650 form-factor in which the CID and PTC elements are eliminated, thereby reducing manufacturing cost and battery weight. To reduce the risk of shorting between the battery case and the battery terminal, the battery terminal is recessed relative to the top of the cell case and the insulating gasket positioned between the cell case and the cap assembly is designed to cover a large portion of the outer surface of the terminal element. |
| US08088510B2 |
Lithium secondary battery comprising double-structured battery case
A lithium secondary battery having enhanced safety, which includes an electrode group, a non-aqueous electrolyte and a battery can for housing them. The electrode group includes: a positive electrode having a strip-shaped positive electrode current collector and a material mixture layer carried thereon; a negative electrode having a strip-shaped negative electrode current collector and a material mixture layer carried thereon; a separator; and a porous heat resistant layer. The positive and negative electrodes are spirally wound with the separator and the porous heat resistant layer interposed therebetween. An outermost surface of the electrode group includes an exposed portion of either of the positive and negative electrode current collectors. The exposed portion faces an inner surface of the battery can with the separator interposed therebetween, and has opposite polarity to that of the battery can. |
| US08088508B2 |
Thermal battery
A thermal battery includes a plurality of unit cells. Each unit cell includes a cathode, an anode, and an electrolyte disposed between the cathode and the anode. The electrolyte includes a salt molten at the thermal battery operating temperatures. The cathode includes a titanium-containing sulfide as an active material. |
| US08088503B2 |
Chemical solution deposition method of fabricating highly aligned MgO templates
A superconducting article includes a substrate having an untextured metal surface; an untextured barrier layer of La2Zr2O7 or Gd2Zr2O7 supported by and in contact with the surface of the substrate; a biaxially textured buffer layer supported by the untextured barrier layer; and a biaxially textured superconducting layer supported by the biaxially textured buffer layer. Moreover, a method of forming a buffer layer on a metal substrate includes the steps of: providing a substrate having an untextured metal surface; coating the surface of the substrate with a barrier layer precursor; converting the precursor to an untextured barrier layer; and depositing a biaxially textured buffer layer above and supported by the untextured barrier layer. |
| US08088500B2 |
OLED device with fluoranthene electron injection materials
The invention provides an OLED device including a cathode, an anode, and having there between a light-emitting layer, further including, between the cathode and the light emitting layer, a first layer containing a fluoranthene compound including one and only one fluoranthene nucleus and having no aromatic rings annulated to the fluoranthene nucleus, the fluoranthene nucleus having independently selected aromatic groups in the 7,10-positions and an azine group in the 8- or 9-position, provided that the azine group is not a phenanthroline group. The OLED device desirably includes a second layer containing an alkali metal or alkali metal compound, located between the cathode and the first layer. The OLED device can also include a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compound in the first layer or in a third layer located between the first layer and the light-emitting layer. Devices of the invention provide improvement in features such as efficiency and drive voltage. |
| US08088496B2 |
Piston ring
A piston ring includes a piston ring body and a surface coating film formed on at least one of upper and lower surfaces of the piston ring body. The surface coating film has a most outside surface layer including a heat-resistant resin and a metal powder contained in the heat-resistant resin and a base bottom layer formed nearest the piston ring body and including a heat-resistant resin. The base bottom layer may also include a metal powder. |
| US08088492B2 |
Thermal transfer image receiving sheet and method
A thermal transfer image-receiving polymeric sheet capable of recording thereon thermally transferred dye or ink images in a clear and sharp form. The image-receiving layer comprises at least one water dispersible aliphatic polyether-polyurethane resin and at least one water dispersible aliphatic polyester-polyurethane resin or a silica dispersion or an anionic aqueous emulsion of wax. |
| US08088491B2 |
Fluorochloro ionomers
This invention discloses novel fluorochloro ionomers and processes of making them. The first preferred body of invention is perfluorochloro ionomers having (1) equivalent weight between 600 and 1500, preferably between 800 and 1200, and most preferably between 900 and 1100; (2) chlorine content between 8% and 30% by weight. These ionomers are breathable and excellent barrier materials, capable of being processed into thin films or membranes and are well suited for low humidity or high temperature fuel cell applications and for chemical protective covering materials. The second preferred body of invention is partially fluorochloro ionomers having (1) moisture vapor permeability rate>3000 gram H2O/m2/day (about ½ mil thick film); (2) chlorine content of between 10% and 39% by weight. These ionomers are breathable and excellent barrier materials that can also be processed into thin films or membranes and are suited for some fuel cell applications and more preferably for breathable protective covering applications. The membranes can be monolithic films or multi-layers films, or composite films, or bipolar membranes. These novel fluorochloro ionomers are made by radical copolymerization of at least one fluorochloro monomer and at least one comonomer consisting of at least ionic group or at least one precursor that can be converted to ionic groups such as acid groups or amines or quaternary amine groups. The said fluorochloro monomer containing at least one fluorine and at least one chlorine atom is free radical polymerizable including chlorotrifluoroethylene (CFCl═CF2) and dichlorodifluoroethylene (CFCl═CFCl). |
| US08088490B2 |
Varnish, prepreg, and substrate thereof
A halogen-free varnish includes (A) resin, (B) curing agent, (C) flame inhibitor (flame-retarding agent), (D) accelerator and (E) additives. Resin of (A) has novolac epoxy resin, DOPO-CNE and DOPO-HQ-CNE. Curing agent of (B) includes Benzoxazine resin and phenol novolac resin. Glass fabric cloth is dipped into the halogen-free varnish so as to form a prepreg with better thermal stability, anti-flammability, low absorbent ability and higher curing rate. Furthermore, the prepreg has more toughness. |
| US08088488B2 |
Method for synthesis of metal nanoparticles
Metal nanoparticles are formed by heating or refluxing a mixture of a metal salt, such as a metal acetate, and a passivating solvent, such as a glycol ether, at a temperature above the melting point of the metal salt for an effective amount of time. |
| US08088484B2 |
Metallic structure and photodetector
In a metallic structure including a metallic nano-chain with plasmon resonance absorption, a metallic nanoparticle forming the metallic nano-chain is formed in a circular, triangle, or rhomboid shape. The wavelength selectivity can be increased also by forming a closed region by mutually linking all of metallic nanoparticles that are mutually linked with bottlenecks. In a photodetector, a photodetection unit including a current detection probe, a nano-chain unit, and a current detection probe is arranged on a substrate. The nano-chain unit is a metallic structure with plasmon resonance absorption, where metallic nanoparticles are mutually linked with bottlenecks. Each current detection probe has a corner whose tip is formed with a predetermined angle, and this corner is arranged to face the tip of the nano-chain unit, i.e., a corner of the metallic nanoparticle. Photodetection with high wavelength selectivity is performed based on a change in the initial voltage of the current-voltage characteristic. |
| US08088482B2 |
Expandable microspheres for foam insulation and methods
Hollow thermoexpandable particles or microspheres are provided that contain hydrocarbon blowing agents and have a shell polymer that can be softened at the onset of the expansion temperature and solidified at a higher temperature (thermoset) in an expanded state. Preferably, the microspheres have a shell of thermally expandable and thermally crosslinkable polymer and a hollow interior that contains a hydrocarbon liquid that boils at a temperature below the heat activated crosslinking temperature of the polymer shell. The crosslinking of the shell polymer during or after expansion, which is heat activated at an elevated temperature, can solidify the shell polymer and, then, maintain the expanded volume of the microspheres. The thermoexpandable thermoset polymer particles are useful in insulation, packaging, for making foam materials such as polyurethane or polyisocyanurate rigid foams. The invented thermoset microspheres can substantially improve the close cell percentage and compressive strength of the foam materials and make the foam manufacturing less hazardous. |
| US08088480B2 |
Adhesive tape
The adhesive tape of this application comprises a layer of polymeric material, particularly a polyvinyl chloride, having a Shore A Hardness of between 92 and 100 and a layer of adhesive material attached to a surface of the layer of polymeric material. |
| US08088470B2 |
Moulding material
A preform moulding material includes two individual unidirectional reinforcement layers of a fibrous reinforcement material and a resin material between adjacent ones of the fibrous reinforcement layers. The resin material is a matrix resin material that partially impregnates and conjoins the fibrous reinforcement layers. Each of the fibrous reinforcement layers includes a fabric that is skewed relative to a lengthwise direction of the preform moulding material and includes a weft of unidirectional fibrous reinforcement material disposed at an angle relative to the lengthwise direction and a warp of fibres in the lengthwise direction. The orientation of the unidirectional fibrous reinforcement material of one of the reinforcement layers differs from the orientation of the unidirectional fibrous reinforcement material of the other reinforcement layer such that the preform moulding material is bi-axial prepreg. |
| US08088466B2 |
Metal alloys for the reflective or the semi-reflective layer of an optical storage medium
A silver-based alloy thin film is provided for the semi-reflective coating layer of optical discs. Alloy additions to silver include copper and a rare earth metal. These alloys have moderate to high reflectivity and reasonable corrosion resistance in the ambient environment. |
| US08088459B2 |
Air enclosure with independent double layer air chambers
An air enclosure with independent double layer air chambers is constituted by disposing a middle film between a first outer film and a second outer film which are folded together, in which the length of the middle film is shorter than the first outer film and the second outer film, and the lower sides of the three parties are lined up with one another to allow an air filling passageway to be formed on one common end of the first outer film and the second outer film by means of hot sealing and in the meantime, a first air inlet and a plurality of first air chambers to be formed by adhering the first outer film to the middle film and a second air inlet and a plurality second air chambers to be formed by adhering the middle film to the second outer film. When the air in the air filling passageway is filled into the first air chamber to cause it to be expanded via the first air inlet and in the meantime, filled into the second air chamber to cause it to be expanded via the second air inlet, and when any one of the first air chamber and the second air chamber is broken, the another can provide the cushioning protection effect. |
| US08088455B2 |
Laser treatment apparatus
A drain port and an exhaust port arranged at the bottom of a cup surrounding a substrate holding unit. A drainage tray is arranged below the cup so as to cover the moving area of the drain port when the substrate holding unit and the cup move in X-directions and Y-directions. An exhaust unit is arranged at a position corresponding to the position of the exhaust port of the cup when the substrate holding unit is in its spin-drying position. The exhaust unit is connected to the exhaust port to suck the interior of the cup when the spin-drying of the substrate is executed. The use of a flexible tube which is always connected to the exhaust port is no longer necessary. |
| US08088451B2 |
Covalently functionalized particles for synthesis of new composite materials
The present invention includes compositions and methods for synthesis of composite materials involving gas phase plasma polymerization to covalently plasma graft an organic molecule onto particles; covalently binding an organic monomer to the functionalized particles; and, polymerizing the organic monomers into hybrid polymer composite materials. |
| US08088450B2 |
Automated wing painting system
An automated finishing system comprises a lift system and a number of robots. The lift system is capable of positioning a wing in a substantially horizontal position. The number of robots is capable of applying a number of finishing compounds to at least one of an interior of the wing and an exterior of the wing, while the wing remains in the substantially horizontal position. |
| US08088446B2 |
Method for improving accoustic properties
A method for improving acoustic properties of sheets, in particular for use in automotive application, is disclosed. An anhydrous sealant composition consisting of three major components, namely a selected polymer, a benzoate plasticizer and an additive, in particular a filler, is applied is applied to the sheets which are subsequently submitted to a heat treatment at a temperature in the range of from 100-240° C. for a period of 1 minute to two hours. The preferred plasticizer for use in the method of this invention is a dibenzoate plasticizer. |
| US08088445B2 |
Process to increase the oleophobicity of PTFE, and resulting oleophobic articles
Method of making a oleophobic layer on a fluoropolymer (e.g., polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)). The oleophobic layer includes a fluoroalkyl acrylate copolymer. The fluoropolymer may be an expanded PTFE formed into a porous membrane. The oleophobicity may be sufficient to repel #8 oil (n-heptane) in accordance with AATCC Test Method 118. There are also coated articles including fluoropolymers and oleophobic layers made from fluoroalkyl acrylate copolymers. |
| US08088444B2 |
Method and apparatus for applying electrode mixture paste
An electrode mixture paste (5) is applied on both sides of a strip of core material (1) made of porous metal sheet that is running along its lengthwise direction. The paste-coated core material (1) is pressed with press rollers (15a, 15b) alternately from opposite sides once or more, after which the paste-coated core material (1) is passed through the gap between a pair of scraper tools (16a, 16b) to adjust the coating thickness of the paste (5), while the position of the core material (1) is restricted with comb-shaped projections (17a or 17a, 17b), so that, even though the projections (17a, 17b) are distanced from each other sufficiently to allow weld points of the core material (1) to pass through, the coating thickness is precisely regulated. Therefore, a method of applying an electrode mixture paste is realized, with which coating thickness is precisely adjusted and, even in a continuous production process in which core materials are connected together by welding, production failures due to weld points being stuck are prevented. |
| US08088441B2 |
Direct digital printing methods for textiles
A method of digitally printing textile substrates includes pretreating a textile substrate with a solution that is configured to limit penetration of aqueous colorant into fibers of the textile substrate, drying the pretreated textile substrate for a predetermined period of time, and digitally printing one or more aqueous colorants onto the dried textile substrate. The pretreatment solution comprises a polyamine with a quaternary ammonium compound attached to the polyamine backbone. The pretreatment solution may be applied onto one or both sides of a textile substrate. |
| US08088439B2 |
Porous membrane and method of making the same
A method of making a porous membrane is disclosed. One such method optionally includes: forming a plurality of pillars in an array form over a substrate; and forming a layer with a mixture of a porous material precursor and a surfactant over the substrate. The method optionally includes removing the pillars to leave cavities in the layer; filling the cavities in the layer with a cavity filler; and removing the surfactant from the layer. The porous membrane can be used as, for example, a sieve for separating molecules from a chemical reaction. |
| US08088433B2 |
Mononuclearly filled microcapsules
Described are mononuclearly filled seamless microcapsules comprising: a capsule shell of a hardened capsule material based on an acid polysaccharide and a filler material surrounded on all sides by the capsule shell, including an organoleptitic effective amount of a flavor, wherein the microcapsules is heat stable and/or cooking stable and/or deep fry stable and the water portion in the capsule shell is adjusted to a value of≦50 wt. %, based upon the total mass of the capsule shell. |
| US08088432B2 |
Instant food-type soybean paste blended with sea urchin eggs and method of manufacturing the same
Shown is a method for manufacturing an instant-type soybean paste blend made with sea urchin eggs, having grinding lyophilized sea urchin eggs; blending 100 parts by weight of an aged soybean paste, with 16 to 30 parts by weight of the ground sea urchin eggs; lyophilizing the soybean paste blend with sea urchin eggs for 15 to 20 hours to a water content of 5 to 10%; and packing the lyophilized soybean paste blend made with sea urchin eggs. Packed in a unit dose suitable for one meal, the soybean paste blend can be readily used in the precise amount necessary for cooking. Blended with sea urchin eggs, the soybean paste is rich in various nutrients. Foods cooked with the soybean paste blend are imparted with the flavor of sea urchin eggs and the nutrients of the soybean paste as well as those of the sea urchin eggs. |
| US08088431B2 |
Health bars and compositions for improving mental and physical energy
The invention provides, in one aspect, a health bar or composition having high levels of a cacao-based product, and with correspondingly high levels of cocoa anti-oxidants, that are shelf stable, heat-resistant, and have good taste and mouthfeel properties. The energy bars and food compositions can deliver healthful cocoa ingredients to improve vigor, enhance physical energy, enhance mental energy, enhance cognitive focus abilities, and/or improve athletic performance. Methods of making such health bars, food ingredients, or heat-resistant compositions that comprise the same high levels of cacao product and other ingredients in effective amounts and that are shelf-stable are also disclosed. |
| US08088428B2 |
Packaged coffee drink
To provide a packaged coffee beverage, which contains chlorogenic acids at high concentration, has good flavor and taste, and is suppressed in the occurrence of sediment during long-term storage. A packaged coffee beverage subjected to heat sterilization treatment, the beverage comprising (A) monocaffeoylquinic acid, (B) feruloylquinic acid and (C) dicaffeoylquinic acid, wherein (a) a total content of the ingredients (A), (B) and (C) contained in dissolved states in the beverage is from 0.14 to 4% by weight based on the beverage, and the beverage comprises (b) 80% by weight or more of water, (c) magnesium and sodium at a Mg/Na weight ratio of from 0.04 to 1, (d) a coffee extract obtained from roasted coffee beans having an L value of form 16 to 25, and (e) from 0.0024 to 0.0122% by weight of brown color in terms of Food Yellow No. 4. |
| US08088426B2 |
Kokumi flavour compounds and use
The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) that provide a kokumi flavor to consumables and flavor compositions, and to consumables and flavor compositions comprising such compounds. Enzymatic methods to prepare the compounds are provided. |
| US08088424B2 |
Process for manufacturing tea products
Shown is a process having the steps of: expressing juice from fresh tea leaves thereby to produce leaf residue and tea juice, wherein the amount of expressed juice is between 10 and 300 ml per kg of the fresh tea leaves; and processing the leaf residue to produce leaf tea and/or a tea extract. |
| US08088415B2 |
Diffusion-controlled dosage form and method of fabrication including three dimensional printing
The invention includes a core-and-shell dosage form or unit in which the core contains API and in which the shell substantially governs the release such as by controlling diffusion of API through the shell. The shell may comprise a release-blocking polymer, and particles of a release-regulating polymer. The shell may be substantially impervious but the release-regulating polymer may become suitable to allow diffusion through it when activated. The core may include a buffer region between the shell and the API-containing portion of the core. The dosage form may include multiple units. The dosage form of the invention is capable of providing a release profile whose time scale can be adjusted by adjusting powder composition, and which may be approximately zero-order release. The invention further includes methods of manufacturing such a dosage form, such as three-dimensional printing. |
| US08088414B2 |
Latex or pseudolatex compositions, coatings and coating processes
A composition comprising: (i) at least one latex or pseudolatex water insoluble film former, (ii) at least one permeation enhancing agent and, optionally, (iii) one or more plasticizers. The present invention is also directed to substrates coated with the composition of the invention, films made from the composition and methods for making and using such compositions, coated substrates and films. |
| US08088413B2 |
Methods for improved cryo-chemotherapy tissue ablation
The current invention relates to a process for increasing the efficacy of cancerous disease inhibiting therapeutic agents delivered to a treatment region of a tissue structure, such as a tumor. The multi-step procedure takes advantage of the resulting thermal stress response occurring as a result of exposure to the cold. Coordinating the thermal related stress response with the timing of cancerous disease inhibiting agent action provides a unique therapeutic regiment to treat tumors which provides a maximized effect on the tumor, protects normal cells, and activates local pro-inflammatory cells. |
| US08088412B2 |
Intralymphatic chemotherapy drug carriers
A chemotherapeutic composition can be configured for subcutaneous administration for preferential intralymphatic accumulation while also providing a therapeutic systemic concentration that is not toxic. The composition can include a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and a nanoconjugate configured for preferential intralymphatic accumulation after subcutaneous administration. The nanoconjugate can include a nanocarrier configured for preferential intralymphatic accumulation after subcutaneous or interstitial administration, and a plurality of chemotherapeutic agents coupled to the nanocarrier. The nanoconjugate can have a dimension of about 10 nm to about 50 nm. Also, the nanoconjugate can be loaded with the chemotherapeutic agents from about 10% to about 50% w/w. The nanocarrier can be a hyaluronan polymer of about 3 kDa to about 50 kDa. Alternatively, the nanocarrier can be a dendrimer. |
| US08088411B2 |
Direct compressible trehalose solids
The present invention relates to direct compressible crystalline or semi-crystalline trehalose solids having a crystal form selected from the group consisting of trehalose dihydrate and mixtures of trehalose dihydrate and anhydrous trehalose, and having a specific surface area of at least 0.25 m2/g and products or tablets containing these. A process for preparing said solids comprises heating a solution of trehalose and applying shear and cooling. The trehalose solids can be applied in food, pharma and cosmetics and tablets prepared from said trehalose solids have improved tensile strength. |
| US08088409B2 |
Compositions and methods for improving skin health and pelage quality
Compositions and methods for improving animal skin health and/or pelage quality that utilize one or more omega-6 fatty acids and one or more omega-3 fatty acids at a total omega-6 to total omega-3 fatty acid ratio of from about 1 to less than 5. |
| US08088407B2 |
Method for reducing or preventing transplant rejection in the eye and intraocular implants for use therefor
Methods for reducing or preventing transplant rejection in the eye of an individual are described, comprising: a) performing an ocular transplant procedure; and b) implanting in the eye a bioerodible drug delivery system comprising an immunosuppressive agent and a bioerodible polymer. |
| US08088402B2 |
Bone growth compositions and methods
The present invention provides an improved technique for spinal fusion involving the administration of an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor to a fusion. The HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor is preferably delivered to the site by a carrier. More preferably, the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor is delivered to the site by a non-compressible delivery vehicle. The invention is suitable for promoting non-anatomic or heterotopic bone growth between any bony surfaces where bone growth is desired but does not naturally occur. |
| US08088401B2 |
Composite material comprising a porous semiconductor impregnated with an organic substance
The invention provides a composite material comprising a porous semiconductor impregnated with at least one beneficial organic substance, wherein the beneficial organic substance is present in an amount of at least 15% by weight, based on the weight of the material. Also provided are methods for the preparation of such materials, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and their use in methods of treatment. |
| US08088392B2 |
Capsid proteins and uses therefore
The present invention provides methods for the use of viral capsid proteins and chaperone proteins to produce immunogenic macro-molecular structures as antigen carrier to carry desired epitopes or antigens, for enhancing the immunogenicity of the carried epitopes or antigens for therapeutic or prophylactic vaccination. The immunogenic macro-molecular structures may also be used for therapeutic or prophylactic vaccination. |
| US08088391B2 |
West nile virus vaccine
The invention provides chimeric flavivirus vaccines against West Nile virus and methods of using these vaccines to prevent or treat West Nile virus infection. |
| US08088389B1 |
Synthetic human genes and polypeptides and their use in the treatment of autoimmune diseases
Synthetic human target autoantigen genes comprising sequences coding for at least two immunogenic epitopic clusters (hereinafter IEC) of autoantigen(s) related to a specific autoimmune disease, wherein said at least two IECs may be derived from a sole autoantigen or from at least two different autoantigens related to said autoimmune disease, and polypeptides encoded thereby, can be used for the treatment and the diagnosis of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS), insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), myasthenia gravis (MG) and uveitis. |
| US08088388B2 |
Stabilized synthetic immunogen delivery system
The present invention provides an immunostimulatory complex specifically adapted to act as adjuvant and as a peptide immunogen stabilizer. The immunostimulatory complex comprises a CpG oligonucleotide and a biologically active peptide immunogen. The immunostimulatory complex is particulate and can efficiently present peptide immunogens to the cells of the immune system to produce an immune response. The immunostimulatory complex may be formulated as a suspension for parenteral administration. The immunostimulatory complex may also be formulated in the form of w/o-emulsions or in-situ gelling polymers for the efficient delivery of immunogens to the cells of the immune system of a subject following parenteral administration, to produce an immune response. |
| US08088382B2 |
Methods of inhibiting transendothelial migration of neutrophils and monocytes with anti-CD99L2 antibodies
The present invention provides methods and compositions for modulating transendothelial migration (TEM) of leukocytes. In particular, inhibition of TEM can provide a potent therapeutic approach to treating inflammatory conditions. The invention specifically relates to the discovery that the adhesion molecule CD99L2 mediates TEM of leukocytes. CD99L2 is present on endothelial cells and leukocytes and mediates leukocyte-endothelial cell adhesion. Blockade of CD99L2 by use of a specific antibody blocks migration of leukocytes into a site of inflammation. CD99L2 shows functional analogy to the structurally-related molecule, CD99, inhibition of which, in conjunction with inhibition of PECAM, causes near total blockade of TEM. Thus, blocking CD99L2 on either endothelial cells or monocytes can block migration 80-90%. In conjunction with PECAM inhibitors, TEM blockade can approach 100%. Therapeutic treatments involving inhibition of CD99L2 show significant promise in remediation of inflammatory conditions. |
| US08088381B2 |
Methods of treatment of cardiovascular disease using anti-CTGF agents
The present invention relates to methods for treating impaired cardiac function. Methods for treating various physiological and pathological features associated with cardiac dysfunction by administering an agent that inhibits the expression or activity of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) are provided. |
| US08088379B2 |
Modified T cell receptors and related materials and methods
The invention is directed to a modified T cell receptor (TCR) comprising an amino acid sequence of a wild-type (WT) TCR with no more than three amino acid substitutions, wherein the modified TCR, as compared to the WT TCR, (i) has an enhanced ability to recognize target cells when expressed by CD4+ T cells and (ii) does not exhibit a decrease in antigen specificity when expressed by CD8+ T cells. Polypeptides, proteins, nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, populations of cells, antibodies, and pharmaceutical compositions related to the modified TCR also are part of the invention. Further, the invention is directed to methods of detecting a diseased cell in a host, methods of treating or preventing a disease in a host, and methods of identifying a candidate adoptive immunotherapy TCR. |
| US08088378B2 |
Anti-CD79B antibodies and immunoconjugates and methods of use
The present invention is directed to anti-CD79b antibody, huMA79b.v28, and compositions of matter thereof useful for the treatment of hematopoietic tumor in mammals and to methods of using those compositions of matter for the same. |
| US08088372B2 |
Thrombin mutant
A thrombin mutant in which at least serine at position 205 among amino acids in the active center of the thrombin B chain has been replaced with another amino acid, and further at least one of the following replacements have been introduced: (I) replacement of arginine at position 89 in the B-chain with another amino acid; (II) replacement of threonine at position 69 or serine at position 22 in the B-chain with another amino acid; (III) replacement of alanine at position 200 in the B-chain with another amino acid; and (IV) replacement of lysine at position 65 in the B-chain with threonine. |
| US08088371B2 |
Compositions and minimally invasive methods for treating peripheral vascular disease
Methods are described for using compositions containing platelet-rich plasma for the treatment of peripheral vascular disease. A platelet-rich plasma composition is introduced into the muscle or soft tissue in the area of hypovascularity to treat the peripheral vascular disease. |
| US08088369B2 |
Anti-wrinkle agent
The invention provides an anti-wrinkle agent which has an excellent effect of inhibiting the formation of wrinkles and excellent safeness.The anti-wrinkle agent contains, as an active ingredient, a culture supernatant of a lactic acid bacterium belonging to Streptococcus thermophilus. |
| US08088368B2 |
Antiviral compounds
The invention is related to anti-viral compounds, compositions containing such compounds, and therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds, as well as to processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds. |
| US08088361B2 |
Treatment of allergic rhinitis in mammals with Clostridia neurotoxins
A method is disclosed for blocking or reducing physiological reaction in a mammal to the interaction of IgE antibodies present in said mammal upon contact with the corresponding antigen, by the administration to said mammal of a therapeutically effective amount of a neurotoxin (CnT) derived from Clostridia sp. |
| US08088353B2 |
Group II metal sulfide phosphor precursor and method for producing phosphor
A process for producing a Group II metal sulfide phosphor precursor, comprising adding to an organic solvent an aqueous solution containing at least one of a Group II element compound, a sulfurizing agent, and a compound containing any of copper, silver, manganese, gold, and rare-earth elements to obtain a reaction mixture, heating the reaction mixture to produce an azeotrope of the water and the organic solvent, and removing water from the reaction mixture to produce a desired Group II metal sulfide in the reaction mixture, wherein the removal of water from the reaction mixture occurs by recovering only the water condensed from a vapor produced by the azeotropic distillation. |
| US08088345B2 |
Olefin production furnace having a furnace coil
The present invention relates to piping (1) for use in industrial activities, where the piping (1) has a specific geometry. In particular, the piping (1) is formed as a lowamplitude helix, which causes fluid flowing through the piping (1) to swirl. This swirl flow provides a large number of advantages. Particular applications where the piping (1) can be used include petroleum production risers and flowlines, production tubing for downhole use in wells, pipelines for the transportation of fluids, static mixers, bends, junctions or the like, penstocks and draft tubes, reactors for chemical, petrochemical, and pharmaceutical applications, heat exchangers, cold boxes, incinerators and furnaces for waste disposal, static separators, and air intakes. |
| US08088337B2 |
Ozone generator and an electrode thereof
The inventive ozone generator comprises at least one tubular external electrode (4), at least one internal electrode (7), wherein each internal electrode consists of a plurality of tubular metal segments (8) which are closed at least partially at each end and externally ceramic-coated, said tubular segments are disposed one behind another, mechanically de-coupled from each other and electrically connected, a rod (11) axially crosses the tubular segments (8) and is provided on the end thereof with means (12, 13) for axially clamping the tubular segments to each other in such a way that an electric contact is formed. Each tubular metal segment (8) is provided at each end thereof with an outwardly convex bottom (8a, 8b) which is embodied substantially in the form of a spherical cap, comprises a central area (18) for electric contact and is provided with a ceramic coating (9) consisting of at least two thin layers (9a, 9b). |
| US08088334B1 |
Polymerization process and associated apparatus
There are disclosed polymerization processes and associated apparatuses. The polymerization processes involve both making a polymeric material in a fluidized bed reactor having a feed distributor and catching a spitwad with a spitwad catcher, and the apparatuses are those corresponding to such processes. |
| US08088331B2 |
Acid liquid leakage sensor
An acid liquid leakage sensor quickly detecting liquid leakage from a device, such as a battery or the like, containing an acid liquid includes a first conductive member, a second conductive member, and an electrically insulating material which establishes an electrically insulating state between these first and second conductive members. The electrically insulating material includes a macromolecular compound having a basic functional group, and an electrical insulation characteristic or high resistance characteristic that decreases upon reaction with an acid liquid. It is possible to detect leakage of acid liquid, such as battery fluid, by detecting the change of conductive state between the first conductive member and the second conductive member which accompanies a decrease of the electrical insulation characteristic or high resistance characteristic of the electrically insulating material, when acid liquid leaks out and drips down the electrically insulating material. |
| US08088328B2 |
Vacuum nitriding furnace
A heat treating furnace is disclosed for nitride case hardening and gas cooling a stationary workload in the same furnace which is comprised of a single chamber and an access door. The chamber is segregated into an outer portion and an inner portion, with the inner portion being adapted to receive the workload to be nitride case hardened through the access door. The inner portion is surrounded by graphite insulation to retain the gas used to nitride case harden the workload. The inner portion further includes a plurality of graphite resistance heating elements and a plurality of graphite plates juxtaposed in near proximity to the graphite resistance heating elements forming a conduit or plenum between them. The inner portion further includes a fan assembly including a graphite radial fan wheel adapted to circulate the nitriding gas within the inner portion and through the conduit to provide uniform nitride case hardening of the workload. |
| US08088325B2 |
Articles and methods of making articles having a concavity or convexity
Articles and methods of making an articles having at least one convexity or at least one concavity are described. A first article having at least one concavity is prepared using a molding surface that includes at least one gas bubble. A second article having at least one convexity is prepared using the first article as a mold. |
| US08088324B2 |
Electrospray/electrospinning apparatus and method
Apparatus and method for producing fibrous materials in which the apparatus includes an enclosure having an inlet configured to receive a substance from which the fibrous materials are to be composed, a common electrode disposed in the enclosure, and plural extrusion elements provided in a wall of the enclosure opposite the common electrode so as to define between the plural extrusion elements and the common electrode a space in communication with the inlet to receive the substance in the space. In the method, a substance from which the fibrous materials are to be composed is fed to the enclosure having the plural extrusion elements, a common electric field is applied to the extrusion elements in a direction in which the substance is to be extruded, the substance is extruded through the extrusion elements to tips of the extrusion elements, and the substance is electrosprayed from the tips to form the fibrous materials. |
| US08088315B2 |
Non-woven fabric
This invention relates to non-woven fabrics, in particular to a method of making fabrics by spraying fibres onto a support member, and to a mixture of fibres, binder and diluent for use in the method of the invention. The present invention has the objective of providing a composition that can be used to produce fabrics having an improved texture and which gives excellent results when sprayed as an aerosol using a propellant. |
| US08088313B2 |
Process for the manufacture of mouldings
A measured amount of a material that is crosslinkable by impingement of a suitable form of energy, especially UV light, is introduced into a two-part mould of which the cavity determines the shape of a moulding to be produced. The two mould halves are held a small distance from one another so that a thin annular gap is formed between them, which gap is in communication with the mould cavity and through which gap excess material can escape. The crosslinking is triggered by impingement of the selected form of energy, the impingement being spatially restricted to the cavity by suitable masking so that material disposed outside the mould cavity is not crosslinked. In that manner mouldings are obtained that do not require subsequent mechanical processing, and the mould is reusable. The process is especially, but not, however, exclusively, suitable for the manufacture of contact lenses. |
| US08088311B2 |
Flame retarding composition with monomodal particle size distribution based on metal hydroxide and clay
The invention relates to a flame retarding composition that comprises a mixture of a metal hydroxide component and a clay component, the mixture being present in the form of dried particles with monomodal particle size distribution. |
| US08088307B2 |
Metal paste for forming a conductive layer
The present invention provides a metal paste for forming an electrically conductive layer comprising a metal solution in a reactive organic solvent having a heteroatom P, S, O, or N; metal powder; a binder; and a residual amount of a polar or non-polar viscosity modulating solvent.The metal paste composition according to the present invention has advantages in that it produces structures of layers denser than those conventional metal pastes do; shows characteristics of a much lower electric resistance even with a relatively small thickness or a small line width, as compared with the conductive pattern formed from a conventional paste; and allows heat treatment at a very low temperature even without the use of expensive nano-sized metal particles. The metal paste also provides a silver paste, which can be economically prepared and has high adaptability to various surfaces. |
| US08088306B2 |
Electroconductive thermoplastic resin composition and plastic article including the same
Disclosed herein are an electrically conductive thermoplastic resin composition and a plastic article including the same. The electrically conductive thermoplastic resin composition comprises about 80 to about 99.9 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin, about 0.1 to about 10 parts by weight of carbon nanotubes, about 0.1 to about 10 parts by weight of an impact modifier, based on a total of about 100 parts by weight of the thermoplastic resin and the carbon nanotubes, and about 0.1 to about 10 parts by weight of conductive metal oxide, based on a total of about 100 parts by weight of the thermoplastic resin and the carbon nanotubes. |
| US08088302B2 |
Green phosphor of thiogallate, red phosphor of alkaline earth sulfide and white light emitting device thereof
The present invention relates to a white light emitting device in which a thiogallate based phosphor capable of emitting green light and an alkaline earth metal sulfide based phosphor capable of emitting red light are arranged on an upper surface of a light emitting diode for emitting ultraviolet rays or blue light such that the mixing of the lights can result in white light with high brightness, and thus, excellent white light with high color purity and color reproducibility after color filtration. |
| US08088298B2 |
Spectra based endpointing for chemical mechanical polishing
Methods and apparatus for spectrum-based endpointing. An endpointing method includes selecting two or more reference spectra. Each reference spectrum is a spectrum of white light reflected from a film of interest on a first substrate and has a thickness greater than a target thickness. The reference spectra is selected for particular spectra-based endpoint determination logic so that the target thickness is achieved when endpoint is called by applying the particular spectra-based endpoint logic. The method includes obtaining two or more current spectra. Each current spectrum is a spectrum of white light reflected from a film of interest on a second substrate when the film of interest is being subjected to a polishing step and has a current thickness that is greater than the target thickness. The method includes determining, for the second substrate, when an endpoint of the polishing step has been achieved. |
| US08088297B2 |
Combined etching and doping media for silicon dioxide layers and underlying silicon
The present invention relates firstly to HF/fluoride-free etching and doping media which are suitable both for the etching of silicon dioxide layers and also for the doping of underlying silicon layers. The present invention also relates secondly to a process in which these media are employed. |
| US08088295B2 |
Diamond-like carbon (DLC) hardmask and methods of fabrication using same
A method according to one embodiment comprises forming a thin film layer; forming a hardmask layer above the thin film layer, the hardmask layer comprising laminated layers of diamond-like carbon; removing a portion of the hardmask layer; and removing a portion of the thin film layer that is unprotected by the hardmask layer. A method according to another embodiment comprises forming a thin film layer; forming a patterned hardmask layer above the thin film layer, the hardmask layer comprising laminated layers of diamond-like carbon; and implanting a material into a portion of the thin film layer that is unprotected by the patterned hardmask layer. Additional methods are disclosed. |
| US08088294B2 |
Method for manufacturing printed circuit boards
An exemplary method for manufacturing printed circuit boards is provided. In the method, a copper clad substrate having a copper layer thereon is provided. A surface of the copper layer is roughened by applying an atmospheric pressure plasma thereto. A photoresist layer is formed on the roughened surface of the copper layer. The photoresist layer is exposed. The photoresist layer is developed to form a patterned photoresist layer, thereby exposing portions of the copper layer. The exposed portions of the copper layer exposed are removed so that the remaining portions of the copper layer form electrical traces. The patterned photoresist layer is removed. |
| US08088292B2 |
Method of separating at least two fluids with an apparatus
The invention relates to a gas liquid contactor and effluent cleaning system and method and more particularly to an array of nozzles configured to produce uniformly spaced flat liquid jets with reduced linear stability. An embodiment of the invention is directed towards a stability unit used with nozzles of a gas liquid contactor and/or an enhancer for stable jet formation, and more particularly to reducing the stability of liquid jets formed from nozzles of the gas liquid contactor. Another aspect of the invention relates to operating the apparatus at a condition that reduces the stability of liquid jets, e.g., a droplet generator apparatus. Yet another aspect of the invention relates to operation of the apparatus with an aqueous slurry. Still another aspect of the invention is directed towards to an apparatus for substantially separating at least two fluids. |
| US08088288B2 |
Dewatering process
A process of dewatering an aqueous suspension comprising treating the suspension with a dewatering amount of a reverse phase polymer, and subjecting the suspension to a mechanical dewatering to form a cake,characterized in that the reverse phase polymer only partially inverts to bring about flocculation and thickening of the suspension, and then fully inverts during the further dewatering to form a cake. |
| US08088282B2 |
Sieving media from planar arrays of nanoscale grooves, method of making and method of using the same
Disclosed herein are an apparatus and a method for separating molecules on the basis of size and or structure, and to a method of making the apparatus. Generally, the separation method includes passing a fluid comprising particles having different effective molecular diameters through a plurality of open, nanoscale channels disposed in surfaces of substrates. The method also includes obtaining a plurality of fractions of the passed fluid such that each of the fractions includes a major portion containing particles having similar size and shape and substantially free of particles having larger size and shape. The apparatus includes first and second substrates each of which has a surface containing a plurality of open, nanoscale channels disposed therein. The surfaces are bonded together such that each of the channels of the first substrate is in fluid communication with at least two of the channels of the second substrate and is misaligned relative to the channels of the second substrate. Interferometric lithography and anodic bonding or flip-chip bonding techniques can be used to make the apparatus. |
| US08088279B2 |
Runoff water filtration apparatus
A runoff water filter is defined by an elongate, tubular mesh container filled with a filter medium that is selected for the ability of the filter medium to remove target pollutants from the runoff water. In a first disclosed embodiment, vermiculite is used as the primary filter medium for its ability to bind cationic compounds, principally zinc, from water running off metal buildings. Other filter media may also be employed to remove other target pollutants. |
| US08088278B2 |
Wastewater filtering medium
A secondary wastewater treatment filtering bed medium, which includes a hollow tubular plastic body and a plurality of elongated ribs affixed to an outer surface of the body aligned with an axis of the body. |
| US08088277B2 |
Methods and system for removing impurities from heavy fuel
A method of removing impurities from heavy fuel includes providing a first stationary adsorption column. The method further includes packing adsorbent particles that have a particle size distribution wherein at least about 50% of the particles have a diameter greater than about 18 microns in the first column. The method further includes diluting heavy fuel with a solvent to form a solvent-fuel mixture, and supplying the solvent-fuel mixture through the first column to facilitate removing impurities from the mixture. |
| US08088276B2 |
Oil re-refining system and method
A lubricating oil re-refining system and process provide a highly efficient and environmentally sound alternative for reclaiming and reusing spent oils. The re-refining process advantageously removes the additives, water, wear metals and other contaminants from the used lubricating oil, while at the same time, returns the base oil fraction that once again can be blended with additives and can be restored to its original high quality specifications for reuse without causing secondary pollution. |
| US08088275B2 |
Reconditioning process for used hydrocarbon based stimulation fluid
A process treats a fluid stream of used fracturing fluid containing contaminants and forms a reconditioned fluid stream. Contaminants are removed by the combination of distillation, electrostatic agglomeration, decanting, and filtration or by distillation and optional filtering. Optionally, in each case, the filtered fluid stream is treated in a clay tower to remove residual contaminants. |
| US08088273B2 |
Equipment and process for upgrading oil
Equipment and a process for upgrading oil are provided to produce a refined oil lighter than a material oil by cracking the heavier material oil with the addition of hydrogen under relatively relaxed production conditions. An equipment for upgrading oil according to one aspect of the invention includes an emulsion making portion (10), a refinery tank portion (20), and a heating portion (30), and configured to make an emulsion (E) by emulsifying ionized alkaline water (A) in a material oil (O1) in the emulsion making portion (10), and to drop droplets (D) of the emulsion (E) onto the surface (S) of a heat medium (O2) in the refinery tank portion (20) heated by the heating portion (30). |
| US08088271B2 |
Method of measuring hematocrit (Hct), sensor used in the method, and measuring device
The present invention provides a method of electrochemically measuring a hematocrit (Hct) value using a sensor, capable of achieving excellent measurement accuracy and reliability and also provides a sensor used in the method. The method of electrochemically measuring a hematocrit (Hct) value of blood include: providing an electrode system having a working electrode (11) and a counter electrode (12), in which a redox substance is provided on the counter electrode (12) but not on the working electrode (11); supplying blood to the electrode system; applying a voltage to the electrode system in this state to cause an oxidation current or a reduction current to flow between the working electrode (11) and the counter electrode (12); detecting the oxidation current or the reduction current; and determining a Hct value based on a value of the detected current. |
| US08088269B1 |
System and method for measuring alumina qualities and communicating the same
System and method for measuring alumina qualities and communicating the same are disclosed. In one example, a system includes an aluminum electrolysis cell, a feeder configured to supply a feed stock using a feed stream to the aluminum electrolysis cell, and a measurement device in communication with the feed stream, the measurement device adaptable to receive, release, and determine at least one attribute associated with the feed stock. |
| US08088266B2 |
Electrodialysis method for purifying of silicate-containing potassium hydroxide etching solution
An electrodialysis method for the treatment of silicate-containing potassium hydroxide etching waste solution is provided. The method comprises: providing a reaction tank including a cathode, an anode, and two cation dialysis membranes, wherein the reaction tank is divided by the cation dialysis membranes into a cathode chamber, an anode chamber and a waste solution disposing chamber located therebetween; filling a sulfuric acid solution into the anode chamber; filling a potassium hydroxide solution into the cathode chamber; introducing a silicate-containing potassium hydroxide etching waste solution into the waste solution disposing chamber; and applying a voltage and a current density to each of the chambers to render potassium ions to transport from the waste solution chamber through the cation dialysis membrane to the cathode chamber. |
| US08088265B2 |
Cell separation
A process for separating a cell type from a mixture of cell types by electrophoresis comprising providing a sample containing a mixture of cell types to a sample chamber of membrane-based electrophoresis apparatus adapted to separate cells and applying an electric potential causing at least one cell type in the sample to be separated from other cells in the sample. |
| US08088263B1 |
Phased magnetic cathode
The present invention is a device for controlling sputter coating deposition to at least one surface of at least one substrate. The device includes a magnetic structure having a plurality of electrically isolated and magnetically coupled magnetic pole piece structures. A plurality of magnetic concentric rings is mounted behind at least one target surface. A central upright common magnetic core connects the plurality of magnetic pole piece structures. A plurality of upright pole pieces arranged parallel to each other is attached to each of the magnetic pole piece structures and arranged at midpoints of the plurality of magnetic concentric rings. The magnetic structure includes a plurality of electromagnetic coils wound over the plurality of magnetic pole piece structures arranged to form sets of coils. The sets of coils can be energized in forward or reverse mode thereby impacting the target at a greater angle resulting in higher angle particle ejection. |
| US08088259B2 |
Display device and sputtering target for producing the same
A display device in which an Al alloy film and a conductive oxide film are directly connected without interposition of refractory metal and some or all of Al alloy components deposit or are concentrated at the interface of contact between the Al alloy film and the conductive oxide film. The Al alloy film contains 0.1 to 6 at % of at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ni, Ag, Zn, Cu and Ge, and further contains 1) 0.1 to 2 at % of at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Cr, Mn, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ir, Pt, La, Ce, Pr, Gd, Tb, Sm, Eu, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu and Dy or 2) 0.1 to 1 at % of at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, Zr, Nb, Mo, Hf, Ta and W, as the alloy components. |