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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.
US08088258B2	Method for purifying and separating a krypton-xenon mixture by rectification and a device for carrying out said method The invention relates to cryogenic engineering, in particular to purifying krypton-xenon mixture and is usable in the chemical and oil-and-gas industries. The inventive method comprises purifying and separating the mixture in rectification columns, wherein coolant is removed and returned to a cooling cycle, additionally removing radionuclides from krypton and xenon fractions and from krypton and xenon production flows by means of filtration and/or adsorption and/or rectification and/or absorption and/or chemical and/or physicochemical methods in apparatuses for additional removing radionuclides. Balloons for reception of the separated products are certified with respect to radionuclides content and/or activity prior to and after the filling thereof. An installation for carrying out the method is also disclosed, allowing to additionally remove radionuclides from the separated products in such a way that the products can be used, for example, for medical purposes and to increase the cost efficiency of purification and separation processes.
US08088255B2	Sheet stabilizer with dual inline machine direction air clamps and backsteps An air stabilization system employing two substantially parallel, codirectional Coanda nozzles, that are positioned adjacent a flexible moving web, with each nozzle exhausting gas at the same downstream machine direction, subjects the moving web to shear forces effective to stabilize the web. Each nozzle includes an elongated slot that is substantially perpendicular to the path of the moving web and a backstep located downstream of the direction of airflow extending from the Coanda slot. The two Coanda nozzles serve as separate points along the machine direction for controlling the height of the moving web. By modulating the velocities or other parameters of gases exiting the Coanda nozzles, the shape of the moving web between the nozzles can be manipulated to present a planar contour for measurements. The air stabilization system can be incorporated into a scanner head to measure the caliper of paper, plastic, and other flexible web products.
US08088253B2	Digester screen for a continuous cellulose pulp digester The digester screen is for a continuous digester in which cooked cellulose pulp is produced. The digester screen has a number of screen bars arranged vertically in the continuous digester that have withdrawal slots (S) between the fixed screen bars through which withdrawal slots cooking fluid can be withdrawn from the column of pulp (P) of the digester. By having every second screen bar fixedly arranged and recessed a distance (D) relative to the neighboring screen bar an increased withdrawal capacity for the screen is obtained.
US08088252B2	Salt-sensitive cationic polymeric binders for nonwoven webs and method of making the same A solution with a salt-sensitive polymer binder for use in fibrous webs, where the binder contains a copolymer comprising repeat units derived from butyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate and amino functionalized alkyl acrylate or methacrylate or amino functionalized alkyl acrylamide or methacrylamide optionally including monomers such as vinyl acetate and/or vinyl acetate/ethylene. The binder solution is prepared by emulsion-polymerizing a copolymer and then neutralizing the copolymer with acid to make it water soluble. The binders are particularly suitable for strengthening nonwoven fibrous webs in disposable articles such as wet-wipes, personal care products, diapers, and the like and retain their salt-sensitivity with or without divalent metal scavengers.
US08088251B2	Process for improving paper strength The present invention provides a process for preparing a paper or paper board of improved strength which comprises the steps of i) providing a cellulosic thick stock, ii) diluting the thick stock of step i) to form a thin stock, iii) draining the thin stock of step ii) on a wire to form a web, and iv) drying the web of step iii) to form paper or paper board, wherein the cellulosic thick stock of step (i) comprises organic polymeric microparticles, as well as paper obtainable by above process.
US08088250B2	Method of increasing filler content in papermaking The invention provides a method of producing paper with a higher proportion of mineral filler particles than is otherwise be possible without the expected loss in paper strength. The method allows for the use of the greater amount of filler particles by coating at least some of the filler particles with a material that prevents the filler materials form adhering to a strength additive. The strength additive holds the cellulose fibers together tightly and is not wasted on the filler particles. The method is particularly effective when the filler particles are a PCC-GCC blend and when the GCC particles are coated with the adherence preventing coating.
US08088249B2	Method for the continuous steam pre-treatment of chips during the production of cellulose pulp The arrangement and method are for the steam pre-treatment of chips during the production of cellulose pulp to avoid the blow-through of gases in the steam pre-treatment vessel. This prevents foul-smelling gases from being released into the atmosphere. Spreader nozzles for the injection of cooling fluid are arranged in the gas phase of the steam pre-treatment vessel. In the event of the risk for blow-through of steam, cooling that is proportional to the risk is activated. It is possible to avoid the emission of gases from the chip bin when interruptions in the process occur, whereby the release of odors into the surroundings can be minimized.
US08088248B2	Gas switching section including valves having different flow coefficients for gas distribution system A gas switching system for a gas distribution system for supplying different gas compositions to a chamber, such as a plasma processing chamber of a plasma processing apparatus, is provided. The chamber can include multiple zones, and the gas switching section can supply different gases to the multiple zones. The switching section can switch the flows of one or more gases, such that one gas can be supplied to the chamber while another gas can be supplied to a by-pass line, and then switch the gas flows.
US08088246B2	Process for improving the adhesion of polymeric materials to metal surfaces An adhesion promoting composition and a process for treating metal surfaces with the adhesion promoting composition is described. The adhesion promoting composition comprises an oxidizer, an acid, a corrosion inhibitor, a source of halide ions and a material selected from a mercapto propane sulfonate, mercapto propane sulfonic acid, and bis-sodium sulfopropyl disulfide. The adhesion promoting composition increases the adhesion of polymeric materials to the metal surfaces and also provides increased acid resistance.
US08088236B2	Apparatus and method for producing a large-area fibre-composite structural component The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for producing a large-area fibre-composite structural component, in particular for the aircraft sector, comprising a predetermined shaping element, a controllable laying device for the defined laying of at least one fibrous sheet over or into the predetermined shaping element, a controllable turning device for a defined turning of the predetermined shaping element and of the laying device in relation to each other by a predetermined turning angle, and a central control device, which is connected to the laying device and the turning device for controlling of the same.
US08088234B2	AA2000-series aluminum alloy products and a method of manufacturing thereof An AA2000-series alloy including 2 to 5.5% Cu, 0.5 to 2% Mg, at most 1% Mn, Fe <0.25%, Si >0.10 to 0.35%, and a method of manufacturing these aluminum alloy products. More particularly, disclosed are aluminum wrought products in relatively thick gauges, i.e. about 30 to 300 mm thick. While typically practiced on rolled plate product forms, this method may also find use with manufacturing extrusions or forged product shapes. Representative structural component parts made from the alloy product include integral spar members, and the like, which are machined from thick wrought sections, including rolled plate.
US08088233B2	Method of characterizing phase transformations in shape memory materials A method of characterizing phase transformations of a shape memory material specimen entails recording data from the specimen during heating and cooling. The temperature of the specimen is changed in a first direction to a first temperature sufficient to define a first inflection and a second inflection in the data being recorded. The temperature of the specimen is changed in a second direction to a second temperature sufficient to define a third inflection in the data. The third inflection is formed by overlapping primary and secondary sub-inflections. The temperature of the specimen is changed in the first direction to a third temperature sufficient to define the first inflection but not sufficient to define the second inflection. The temperature of the specimen is then changed in the second direction to a fourth temperature sufficient to define the secondary sub-inflection in the data being recorded.
US08088232B2	Molybdenum tubular sputtering targets with uniform grain size and texture Molybdenum, sputtering targets and sintering characterized as having no or minimal texture banding or through thickness gradient. The molybdenum sputtering targets having a fine, uniform grain size as well as uniform texture, are high purity and can be micro-alloyed to improved performance. The sputtering targets can be round discs, square, rectangular or tubular and can be sputtered to form thin films on substrates. By using a segment-forming method, the size of the sputtering target can be up to 6 m×5.5 m. The thin films can be used in electronic components such as Thin Film Transistor-Liquid Crystal Displays, Plasma Display Panels, Organic Light Emitting Diodes, Inorganic Light Emitting Diode Displays, Field Emitting Displays, solar cells, sensors, semiconductor devices, and gate device for CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) with tunable work functions.
US08088231B2	Method for producing a titanium-base alloy having an oxide dispersion therein A metallic article is prepared by first furnishing at least one nonmetallic precursor compound, wherein all of the nonmetallic precursor compounds collectively containing the constituent elements of the metallic article in their respective constituent-element proportions. The constituent elements together form a titanium-base alloy having a stable-oxide-forming additive element therein, such as magnesium, calcium, scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, and lutetium, and mixtures thereof. The stable-oxide-forming additive element forms a stable oxide in a titanium-based alloy. At least one additive element is present at a level greater than its room-temperature solid solubility limit in the titanium-base alloy. The precursor compounds are chemically reduced to produce an alloy material, without melting the alloy material. The alloy material may be consolidated. The alloy material, or consolidated metallic article, is thereafter desirably exposed to an oxygen-containing environment at a temperature greater than room temperature.
US08088230B2	Rolling apparatus A rolling apparatus including an external member having a raceway surface on an inner peripheral surface thereof, an internal member having a raceway surface on an outer peripheral surface thereof, and a plurality of rolling elements which are rotatably provided between the raceway surface of the external member and the raceway surface of the internal member. A surface of at least one of the internal member, the external member, and the rolling elements is subjected to carbonitriding or nitriding; an area percentage of a nitride containing Si and Mn is 1% or more and 20% or less; surface hardness is HV750 or more. When depth from the raceway surface or depth from a rolling surface of the rolling element is defined as Z and diameter of the rolling element is defined as d, hardness at Z=0.045 d is HV650 to 850, and hardness at Z=0.18 d is HV400 to 800.
US08088217B2	Cement-based fire door core The present invention describes an improved building material composition, useful for example as a fire door core. The building material of the present invention is prepared by compressing an aqueous mixture of expanded perlite and a fast setting, cementitious composition consisting essentially of a hydraulic cement, preferably Portland cement, and a pozzolan additive selected from the group consisting of metakaolin, VCAS and mixtures thereof, and preferably also includes an organic binder and a fibrous reinforcement.
US08088216B2	Water-borne complete inorganic alkali metal silicate composition and its aqueous solution, and water-borne coat agent, its aqueous solution, complete inorganic colored coating material and binder for high temperature and heat resistance coating material of the same composition, as well as method of using water-borne complete inorganic alkali metal silicate compound The invention provides a water-borne complete inorganic alkali silicate composition capable of solving the problem of gelation occurred in a preservation solution without using anionic organic substances, expanding the range of application dramatically, additionally solving the problem of efflorescence after coating, which is the biggest problem when the molar ratio is low, and furthermore curing at normal temperature without baking, enabling long-lasting effects.The water-borne complete inorganic alkali silicate composition is comprised of a mixture of an alkali metal silicate including a simple or a mixture of potassium silicate or sodium silicate, a colloidal silica, and a simple or a mixture of a sodium phosphate compound or a potassium phosphate compound.
US08088215B2	Diffusion reaction method and diffusion reaction device A diffusion reaction method includes: joining a plurality of reaction liquids relating to a reaction to form a multilayer flow; sandwiching from both sides of the multilayer flow in the depthwise direction using sandwiching liquid so that the multilayer flow is contracted and thinned; and flowing the multilayer flow through a reaction channel to cause a diffusive mixing between laminar flows so as to cause the reaction. The method enables to allow reacting diffusive mixing a plurality of reaction liquids instantly in a reaction channel, is suitable for any kinds of reaction product. Further, for example, when forming fine particles in a diffusion reaction, the method can prevent logging of the reaction channel by the fine particles and an adhesion of the fine particles to the wall of the reaction channel.
US08088211B2	Aluminum pigment, process for production thereof and resin composition An aluminum pigment having aluminum particles, a molybdenum coat comprising a molybdenum oxide and/or a molybdenum hydrate covering the surface of each aluminum particle and a silica coat comprising amorphous silica and/or a coat prepared from a silane coupling agent further covering this molybdenum coat is provided as an aluminum pigment having excellent dispersibility and stability, neither generating hydrogen gas nor agglomerating during storage and providing excellent designability for the appearance of a film. With respect to 100 parts by mass of aluminum, the content of molybdenum is preferably in the range of 0.01 to 5 parts by mass, and the content of silicon is preferably in the range of 1 to 20 parts by mass.
US08088208B2	Highly insulating and fireproof coating materials for casting moulds The present invention relates to wash compositions which comprise a solvent component and a solids component wherein the solvent component comprises as main component water or one or more alcohols, and the solids component comprises as main component a mixture of metakaolinite and pyrophyllite, which can be applied onto casting molds, casting molds comprising these wash compositions and the use thereof, in particular in centrifugal casting processes and large-scale casting processes.
US08088202B2	Heat exchange tower airflow apparatus and method A heat exchange tower has an external structure including opposed sidewalls, a front barrier wall, an inlet opening below the front wall, and a rear barrier wall having an outlet at a generally upper region. A fill material generally spans the inside within the four walls, and is generally disposed above the top of the inlet and below the bottom of the outlet. A baffle protrudes inwardly from the rear barrier wall inside the tower and is located at a height above the top of the fill and below the bottom of the air outlet. A primary drift eliminator structure spans generally across the tower, and is located at the height of the baffle, so they connect to each other. A supplemental drift eliminator is provided above the primary drift eliminator, adjacent an inward edge of the baffle. At least one air turning vane angled in a generally vertical direction is provided below the fill media. An air inlet guide projects outwardly from the front wall above the inlet.
US08088201B2	Method and device for safe storage and use of volatile ammonia storage materials There is described a method and apparatus (100, 100′) for storing and delivering ammonia wherein at least two ammonia storage materials (1a, 2a) capable of reversibly adsorbing or absorbing ammonia having different ammonia vapor pressures are used. Ammonia storage material (2a) having a lower vapor pressure, which is only partially saturated with ammonia or void of ammonia, is brought into fluid communication with ammonia storage material (1a) having a higher ammonia vapor pressure to adsorb or absorb ammonia released from the ammonia storage material (1a) having a higher ammonia vapor pressure when the latter is higher than a pressure threshold. An automotive NOx treatment system (200) comprising such apparatus (100, 100′) is also described.
US08088198B2	Wet electrostatic precipitator A wet electrostatic precipitator (1) includes an inlet (2) for receiving a gas (4) containing a pollutant, and an outlet (6) for discharging therefrom the gas (8) from which said pollutant has been at least partially removed. Nozzles (24) are operative for purposes of spraying liquid onto at least one first vertical collecting surface (30) of at least one collecting electrode (18). A liquid distributor (42) is provided for purposes of pouring liquid onto at least one second vertical collecting surface (44), said at least one second vertical collecting surface (44) being located on a further collecting electrode (36), with said further collecting electrode (36) being located downstream of said at least one collecting electrode (18). The nozzles (24) are located upstream of the liquid distributor (42), as viewed with reference to the direction of flow of the gas. In a method of cleaning the collecting electrodes (18, 36) an upstream electrode (18) is sprayed with liquid while liquid is poured onto a downstream collecting electrode (36).
US08088195B2	Method for manufacturing titanium oxide-containing slag The present invention provides a method for efficiently manufacturing a titanium oxide-containing slag from a material including titanium oxide and iron oxide, wherein a reduction of titanium dioxide is suppressed and the electric power consumption is minimized. The method includes the steps of: heating a raw material mixture including titanium oxide, iron oxide, and a carbonaceous reductant, or the raw material mixture further including a calcium oxide source, in a reducing furnace; reducing the iron oxide in the mixture to form reduced iron; feeding the resultant mixture to a heating melting furnace; heating the resultant mixture in the heating melting furnace to melt the reduced iron and separate the reduced iron from a titanium oxide-containing slag; and discharging and recovering the titanium oxide-containing slag out of the furnace.
US08088194B2	Method for producing hot briquette iron using high-temperature reduced iron and method and apparatus for controlling temperature of reduced iron for hot forming Provided is a method for producing hot briquette iron by hot-forming high-temperature reduced iron reduced in a reducing furnace, involving cooling the high-temperature reduced iron and controlling the temperature of the reduced iron to an appropriate hot-forming temperature of over 600° C. and 750° C. or less, producing hot briquette iron by hot-forming the high-temperature reduced iron at an appropriate hot-forming temperature with a briquetting machine.
US08088193B2	Method for making nanoparticles A method for making nanoparticles includes the steps of dipping a metal element in a solution that contains metallic ions or ions with a metal, wherein the metal element has a lower electronegativity or redox potential than that of the metal in the ions, and rubbing the metal element to make nanoparticles. Another method for making nanoparticles includes the steps of dipping a metal element in a solution that contains metallic ions or ions with a metal, wherein the metal element has a lower electronegativity or redox potential than that of the metal in the ions, and applying sonic energy to at least one of the metal element and solution. A further method for making copper nanoparticles includes the step of adding ascorbic acid to a copper salt solution.
US08088192B2	Recovery of residues containing copper and other valuable metals A process for recovering non-ferrous metals, in particular copper, nickel and cobalt, from metallurgical residues containing these non-ferrous metals at an oxidation state of greater than or equal to zero, in an alternating current type plasma arc electric furnace comprising a plurality of electrodes, containing a liquid copper heel covered by a fluid slag comprising at least one fusion-reduction phase, comprising charging of metallurgical residues comprising the non-ferrous metals onto the heel contained in the plasma arc electric furnace, fusion of the metallurgical residues in the fluid slag or at the slag-metal bath interface, reduction of at least the non-ferrous metals to oxidation state zero, and intense stirring of the copper heel by injection of inert gas, preferably nitrogen and/or argon, so as to avoid crust formation and to accelerate the reduction reaction and to cause the copper-miscible non-ferrous metals to pass into the copper heel.
US08088191B1	Potassium polyphosphite composition for agricultural use and associated methods A bactericidal and fungicidal composition having fertilizer properties, the composition containing a high percentage of potassium polyphosphite is disclosed. The composition is useful as a fungicide, bactericide, and as a fertilizer for application to plants and, particularly, commercial crops. A method of making the polyphosphite composition is described, as well as methods of using same.
US08088186B2	Equipment for the atomisation of a liquid stream by means of a dispersing gaseous stream and for mixing the atomised product with a further suitable gaseous stream in equipment for effecting catalytic partial oxidations and relative catalytic partial oxidation process Equipment for the atomization of a liquid stream by means of a dispersing gaseous stream and for mixing the atomised product with a further suitable gaseous stream, characterized in that it comprises: a feeding zone (A) equipped with means suitable for feeding the liquid stream, the gaseous dispersing stream and further gaseous stream; one or more two-stage atomization zones (N) of the liquid stream by means of the gaseous dispersing stream; a distribution zone (D) of the further gaseous stream.
US08088182B2	Azo dyes, a process for the preparation thereof and the use thereof The present invention relates to dyes of formula wherein D, R1, R2, R3, R4 and n are defined as in the claims, to the process for the preparation thereof and to the use thereof in dyeing or printing semi-synthetic and especially synthetic hydrophobic textile materials, more especially textile materials.
US08088180B2	Lens dyeing method and apparatus for producing dyeing base body for dyeing lens A lens dyeing method comprising the steps of: (a) determining a print area to be formed on a dyeing base body based on information entered to dye a predetermined area of a surface of a lens to be dyed with desired hue and almost uniform color density so that the print area has a diameter larger than that of the lens surface area and the color density of the print area concentrically changes from a central portion to a peripheral portion in a stepwise or linear manner; (b) applying a dyeing ink containing a sublimable dye onto the base body to form the determined print area on one surface of the base body; and (c) placing the base body and the lens so that the print area formed surface and the lens surface area to be dyed face each other in noncontact relation under substantially a vacuum condition, and heating the base body to deposit the dye onto the lens.
US08088176B2	Methods and kits for permanently coloring hair using a developer composition containing an oxidizer composition and a shampoo Disclosed are methods, kits and compositions for coloring the hair involving a color base composition having: at least one oxidation dye precursor, and at least 5% by weight water based on the weight of the color base composition, wherein the color base composition has a pH ranging from 2 to 12; and a developer composition made from a combination of an anhydrous oxidizer composition containing at least one oxidizing agent chosen from persulfates, perborates, percarbonates, their salts, and mixtures thereof, and a shampoo composition containing a carrier vehicle and at least 4% of at least one surfactant.
US08088174B2	Method for wash-protecting the color of artificially dyed keratin fibers Disclosed herein is a method for wash-protecting the color of artificially dyed keratin fibers comprising applying to the artificially dyed keratin fibers at least one drying oil or at least one composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, at least one drying oil.
US08088167B2	Femoral prosthetic implant Methods and apparatus for knee arthroplasty, including implants, positioning and alignment guides, cutting guides, cutting tools and techniques for the femur and/or tibia.
US08088165B2	Spinal disc annulus reconstruction method and deformable spinal disc annulus stent A spinal disc annulus repair stent for repair and reconstruction of the spinal disc wall (annulus) after surgical invasion or pathologic rupture, which may incorporate suture closure or other means of stent insertion and fixation, designed to reduce the failure rate of conventional surgical procedures on the spinal discs. In an illustrative embodiment, the design of the spinal disc annulus stent advantageously allows ingrowth of normal cells of healing in an enhanced fashion strengthening the normal reparative process.
US08088155B1	Prosthetic repair of body passages A prosthesis that resiliently engages a body passage includes an annular clamping ring which may be folded along a diametric axis for insertion into the body passage. The clamping ring is adapted to resiliently spring outwardly, once in position inside the body passage, and to be continually resiliently biased against the interior surface of the body passage. One or more of the clamping rings may be attached to opposed ends of a tubular graft. The rings and connected graft may be positioned in the body passage using a applicator which selectively permits expansion and/or in some embodiments contraction of the annular ring in position within a body passage. Alternatively a retaining member may be used to retain the annular ring in a compressed condition until it is in a desired position within a body passage. Among other potential uses, the present invention may be useful as a vascular stent for treating abdominal aortic aneurysms.
US08088154B2	Medical device delivery system with sheath separation Medical device delivery systems and associated methods are provided. Delivery systems according to the invention include an elongated tubular member and a body member, such as a dilator, disposed therein. An intraluminal medical device is disposed on the dilator and within the tubular member prior to deployment. The delivery system includes a means for separating two or more portions of the distal end of the tubular member that aids in deploying the intraluminal medical device from the delivery system by separating two or more portions of the tubular member from each other to facilitate release of the intraluminal medical device from the body member. Various structures can be used for means for separating, including a cutting ring, activateable material on the tubular member, or other suitable structure. The provided devices and methods reduce friction occuring from relative movement between the sheath and dilator during deployment.
US08088153B2	Medical equipment for coronary artery disease The present invention relates to a low cost treatment device for coronary artery disease. The treatment device for coronary artery disease comprises a photonic glove, a heart-board, and a machine for controlling the photonic glove and the heart-board, which are electrically connected. The photonic glove includes 4 holes for the 4 fingers next to the thumb to wear, three fixed belts of the photon generating device, and at least one magic stick for fixing the belts of the photon generating device. One end of each fixed belt in the photon generating device is fixed to the front side of the photonic glove. Three photonic generators are assembled on the front side of the photonic glove, and the magic sticks are positioned on the back of the photonic glove. The present invention is low cost, friendly to use, and can work easily at home compared to the traditional invention.
US08088151B2	Craniotomy closures and plugs Strip fasteners and cranial plugs for use in reattaching a skull flap removed during brain surgery and methods of using the same. The strip fasteners are flexible and can be shaped to follow the perimeter contour of the skull flap. The cranial plugs can be used to reattach the skull flap or they can be installed after the skull flap is reattached using the strip fasteners. In some embodiments, the cranial plug(s) and strip fasteners can be installed at the same time. The strip fasteners and cranial plugs are designed to encourage bone growth and healing of the skull flap and they can be used to deliver medication and bone growth enhancement compositions to the surgical site.
US08088147B2	Multi-membrane prosthetic nucleus Multi-membrane prosthetic nucleus and implants using same are disclosed having an outermost membrane that is semi-compliant and limits the innermost membrane and any intermediate membranes that are highly compliant from bulging out of any opening in the annulus fibrosus. The outermost membrane may help protect the innermost membrane from trauma including any trauma before the innermost membrane is expanded through the injection of prosthetic nucleus material and trauma during the expansion of the innermost membrane in response to the injection of prosthetic nucleus material. Also disclosed is a coated membrane which combines the mechanical properties of the foundation layer with the low permeability to the passage of the flowable prosthetic material of the coating. This coated membrane is semi-compliant and prevents the prosthetic nucleus from bulging out of any openings in the annulus fibrosus. Use is made of injected prosthetic nucleus material that changes to a non-flowable state.
US08088145B2	Vascular wound closure device and method A method and apparatus for closing a vascular wound includes an apparatus that can be threaded over a guidewire into place at or adjacent the wound. The apparatus includes a chamber that encloses a hemostatic material therein. When the apparatus is positioned adjacent the wound as desired, the hemostatic material is deployed from the chamber. A blocking member distal of the hemostatic material functions as a barrier to prevent the hemostatic material from entering the wound. Blood contacts the hemostatic material, and blood clotting preferably is facilitated by a hemostatic agent within the material. Thus, the vascular puncture wound is sealed by blood clot formation.
US08088140B2	Blood flow restorative and embolus removal methods Methods for restoring blood flow in occluded blood vessels are disclosed. The methods can include accessing an artery with a catheter system and locating an occluded zone within the artery caused by an embolus. The catheter system can include a microcatheter and a blood flow restoration device or an embolus removal device having a self-expandable member configured to be delivered through the microcatheter in a compressed configuration and to be deployed to an expanded configuration upon retraction of the microcatheter. The methods can include deploying the self-expandable member at the location of the occluded zone such that the self-expandable member engages and captures the embolus upon deployment of the self-expandable member and removing the embolus by withdrawing the blood flow restoration device or the embolus removal device.
US08088137B2	Safety trocar with lancet feature A trocar assembly includes a trocar housing having a blunt distal end and a proximal end; a blade assembly having a sharp tip and being slideable within the trocar housing between and armed position wherein the sharp tip extends distally beyond the blunt distal end and a relaxed position wherein the sharp tip is withdrawn proximally relative to the armed position; and a trigger member positioned relative to the housing to contact tissue when tissue is cut with the blade assembly in the armed position, and slideable by contact with the tissue to a proximal position which exposes the sharp tip and actuates a lock release member, the trigger member having member having a spring member biasing the trigger member distally so that removal of contact with the tissue allows the spring to move the trigger member distally, and further wherein distal movement of the trigger member with the lock release member activated releases the blade assembly from the armed position and allows the blade assembly to move to the relaxed position.
US08088135B2	Endoscopic cutting instrument with axial and rotary motion Disclosed herein is an endoscopic surgical assembly having improved cutting efficiency. In particular, the present invention provides an endoscopic shaver assembly configured for automated axial as well as rotational motion so as to enhance tissue resection.
US08088131B2	Surgical suture passers and methods A surgical instrument for suturing soft tissue is disclosed. The surgical instrument is capable of probing tissue, and preferably provides tactile feedback concerning the condition of the tissue. The instrument can then be used to pass and retrieve a suture without the need for an additional suture retrieval tool.
US08088129B2	Method and apparatus for magnetically controlling motion direction of mechanically pushed catheter The movement of a catheter through a medium, which may be living tissue such as a human brain, is controlled by mechanically pushing a flexible catheter having a magnetic tip through the medium and applying a magnetic field having a magnitude and a direction that guides the mechanically-pushed catheter tip stepwise along a desired path. The magnetic field is controlled in a Magnetic Stereotaxis System by a processor using an adaptation of a PID (proportional, integral, and derivative) feedback method. The magnetic fields are applied by superconducting coils, and the currents applied through the coils are selected to minimize a current metric.
US08088128B2	Implantable cross-pin for anterior cruciate ligament repair A novel cross-pin for use in ACL reconstructive surgical procedures. The cross-pin has an elongated body having a distal tapered end. A guide wire opening in the distal end is in communication with a tunnel contained in the distal end. There is a trough extending into the outer surface of the trough for receiving a guide wire. The trough is in communication with the tunnel.
US08088127B2	Systems, assemblies, and methods for treating a bronchial tree Systems, assemblies, and methods to treat pulmonary diseases are used to decrease nervous system input to distal regions of the bronchial tree within the lungs. Treatment systems damage nerve tissue to temporarily or permanently decrease nervous system input. The treatment systems are capable of heating nerve tissue, cooling the nerve tissue, delivering a flowable substance that cause trauma to the nerve tissue, puncturing the nerve tissue, tearing the nerve tissue, cutting the nerve tissue, applying pressure to the nerve tissue, applying ultrasound to the nerve tissue, applying ionizing radiation to the nerve tissue, disrupting cell membranes of nerve tissue with electrical energy, or delivering long acting nerve blocking chemicals to the nerve tissue.
US08088126B2	Method and apparatus for plasma incision of cardiovascular tissue An apparatus and method for performing surgery using plasma is described. In one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a radiofrequency signal generator, a conditioning network coupled to the radiofrequency signal generator, and a catheter coupled to the conditioning network, the catheter including at least one electrode, such that the conditioning network conditions radiofrequency energy produced by the radiofrequency signal generator to create plasma at the at least one electrode of the catheter.
US08088125B2	Cryoplasty device and method A cryoplasty catheter and method for preventing or slowing reclosure of a lesion following angioplasty. The cryoplasty catheter includes a shaft having proximal and distal ends and a dilatation balloon disposed at the distal end. An intake lumen and exhaust lumen are defined by the shaft to deliver coolant to the balloon and to exhaust or drain coolant from the balloon. The method in accordance with the present invention includes cooling a lesion to aid in remodeling the lesion through dilatation and/or freezing a portion of the lesion adjacent the dilatation balloon to kill cells within the lesion to prevent or retard restenosis.
US08088120B2	Method and apparatus for alleviating nasal congestion The present invention relates generally to the field of treatments for nasal congestion, and in particular, to a method and apparatus for alleviating nasal congestion in a patient by mechanically stimulating the sneezing reflex in the patient to urge drainage of the nasal passageways. The method includes inserting an instrument having a work tip portion provided with at least one filament into the nostril of the patient. The nasal mucosa of the patient is then probed with the at least one filament to stimulate in the patient the sneeze reflex. This probing action causes the patient to sneeze. With the patient's mouth closed, the sneeze urges at least one of mucus, fluid and debris in the nasal passages of the patient to be forcibly expelled through the nostrils of the patient thereby draining the nasal cavity of the patient. The instrument used in the performance of this method includes a handle portion upon which the work tip portion is carried. The handle portion may be integrally formed with the work tip portion or releasably attachable thereto. The instrument is further provided with a physical stop associated with one of the work tip portion and the handle portion to prevent injury resulting from the working tip portion being inserted too deeply into the nasal passages of the patient.
US08088117B2	Fill port for a flexible container for relieving or distributing stresses at the fill port Methods, systems, and apparatus for a fill port for a flexible container such as a flexible self supporting dewatering or marine structure. The container includes a flexible material having at least one opening and a fill port having an inner port body and an outer port body. At least one face of the inner and/or outer port body has a plurality of cellular surfaces with cavities that do not extend through the inner and/or outer port body on which they are positioned. The cavities receive a portion of the flexible material when the inner port body, the flexible material, and the outer port body are secured together and in use, thus minimizing stresses on the flexible material surrounding the fill port by equally distributing the forces acting on this material during the filling stage and thus reducing the risk of tears or failure to the flexible container.
US08088107B1	Hemodialysis needle and method for inserting the same A hemodialysis needle assembly and system that includes a first outer needle having a conical tip and a sidewall where the sidewall has a plurality of apertures located adjacent the tip, a second introducer needle located within the outer needle, a guide wire located within the introducer needle, and a spring motor removably secured to the outer needle. The introducer needle and the guide wire are inserted into a patient's vein and the spring motor releases the outer needle into the vein after the introducer needle and the guide wire are properly placed within the patient. The introducer needle, the guide wire, and the spring motor are removed from the patient after the outer needle is in place within the vein.
US08088106B2	System and method for pumping intravenous fluid An intravenous fluid pump (IV) contains a disposable part including a fluid chamber having a resilient top membrane and a non-disposable part including a piston abutting a resilient membrane and a vacuum chamber fitted on top of the resilient top membrane. An external pump is used to create vacuum in the vacuum chamber, resulting in the resilient top membrane being held taut. The flow rate through the pump is relatively independent of changes in the pressure of IV fluid on the upstream and the downstream due to changes in the relative elevation of the fluid reservoir and the patient with respect to the fluid pump.
US08088102B2	Dilation and stent delivery system for bifurcation lesions The present invention provides a dilatation and stent delivery device which tracks over two guidewires. One guidewire is disposed in each branch vessel of a bifurcation. The present invention provides a dilatation and stent delivery device which enables efficient and accurate stent deployment and dilatation of bifurcation lesions.
US08088099B2	Fluid dispenser Dispensing assemblies, methods, and kits of parts for dispensing two separate fluids to an treatment site, including entraining non-atomized flow of a first fluid in an atomized flow of a second fluid, delivering a first fluid upstream from a second fluid, delivering a first fluid and a second fluid with re-shapeable malleable tubes, delivering first and second fluids with releasable connectors maintained by a handle assembly, and kits of parts with angularly offset pockets.
US08088097B2	Use of an equilibrium intravascular sensor to achieve tight glycemic control A method for achieving tight glycemic control in a patient in need thereof is disclosed. The method comprises deploying an equilibrium glucose sensor within a blood vessel in the patient, coupling the sensor to a monitor that displays the blood glucose concentration, and administering a blood glucose regulator when the blood glucose concentration varies outside of the predetermined concentration range. The blood glucose regulator is administered in an amount sufficient to return the blood glucose concentration to within the predetermined concentration range, thereby achieving tight glycemic control.
US08088092B2	High pressure range hydrocephalus valve system A valve for use in a shunt system to drain fluid from one part of a patient's body to another is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the valve is operable at a threshold pressure that is selectively adjustable up to at least about 400 mm H2O at increments in the range of about 10 mm H2O to 40 mm H2O. The ability of the valve to operate at a high threshold pressure and to be adjusted at relatively small increments renders the valve particularly advantageous for use in younger hydrocephalus patients. In particular, the operating pressure of the valve can be gradually limited in small increments over a period of time to slowly force the patient's own resorption system to circulate cerebrospinal fluid. At high operating pressures of at least about 400 mm H2O shunt independence can be achieved thereby allowing the shunt to be successfully removed.
US08088089B2	Apparatus and methods for reducing shoulder dislocations The present invention is directed to apparatus, systems, and methods for reducing anterior shoulder dislocations in a patient. In one embodiment, the apparatus of the present invention comprises a humeral cuff, an inflatable bladder, a source of pressurized gas in select fluid communication with the inflatable bladder, and at least one elongated belt attached to the humeral cuff. In another embodiment, the system of the present invention comprises the apparatus of the present invention and at least one weight configured to selectively couple to at least a portion of the at least one elongated belt. In a further embodiment, the methods of the present invention comprise positioning the patient in a substantially prone position, providing the system of the present invention, selectively positioning the humeral cuff in an operative position, and attaching at least one weight to at least one elongated belt such that downward graviational force is applied to the patient's arm to effect the desired reduction.
US08088087B1	Dry hydro-therapy body massage apparatus with low profile enclosure panels An apparatus for hydro-therapy massage characterized by a low profile enclosure structure surrounding a user support surface at a nominal elevation thereabove. The apparatus comprises a housing structure having an outwardly facing opening, a user support surface covering the opening, and a fluid spray arrangement within the housing structure for imparting a massaging effect through the support surface to a user thereon. The housing structure has a horizontal perimeter flange extending about the opening and a clamp plate affixed in substantially parallel superposed facing relation to the perimeter flange for clamping a continuous edge margin of the user support surface. An enclosure panel has an essentially planar mounting flange affixed in substantially parallel superposed facing relation to the clamp plate and has a skirt portion extending from the mounting flange for enclosing the housing structure.
US08088086B1	Automated pet scratching device and associated method The invention as presently conceived discloses a motion-activated, mechanical apparatus that can be mounted onto a wall to provide the automatic scratching of a house pet, specifically a cat. The new and novel apparatus is configured with four independent mechanisms resembling human fingers, less the thumb, in both appearance and in movement. The fingers would be covered with a latex material to closely approximate the feel of real fingers. The mechanical apparatus would be mounted on a wall structure at an appropriate height to best facilitate the petting and scratching of the owner's particular pet. In operation, the artificial finger-like appendages would have a drive mechanism, electrical motor and be powered by a battery. A motion sensor, such as a close range infrared detector or similar device, would activate the fingers as the pet came into close proximity.
US08088084B2	Method and apparatus for repair of intervertebral discs A method of repairing an intervertebral disc of a patient's body includes identifying a target area of the intervertebral disc. An ultrasound generator is placed proximate the target area and outside the patient's body. An area temperature at the target area is monitored. Ultrasonic energy is generated with the ultrasound generator within a predetermined energy range. The ultrasonic energy is adjusted in response to the area temperature exceeding a predetermined temperature range. An apparatus for repairing an intervertebral disc of a patient's body is also provided.
US08088083B2	System for measurement of head position and measurement tool for such a system The present invention relates to the field of radiation therapy. In particular, the relates to a system for measuring the position of a head of a patient during neurological diagnosis, therapy or surgery, in particular during radiation therapy relatively a frame adapted to be fixated to a radiation therapy unit. The invention also relates to a head cap and a measurement tool for use in such a system, and to a method measuring the position of a head of a patient by means of a system mentioned above during neurological diagnosis, therapy or surgery, in particular during radiation therapy relatively a frame adapted to be fixated to a radiation therapy unit. The measurement tool is adapted to measure a distance between the head and the head cap via a through hole by means of an elongated element having an end being adapted to abut against the head during a measurement, wherein the measurement tool is adapted to obtain at least one measurement value indicating a position of the head in relation to the head cap substantially without operator interaction.
US08088076B2	Nervous system monitoring method A method for monitoring the response of a nervous system of a body to a stimulus. The method comprises collecting a set of voltage measurements between selected areas on a surface of the body while current is being passed between selected regions of the surface of the body. The set of voltage measurements is collected over a predetermined measurement period, the predetermined measurement period is initiated at a predetermined time after application of the stimulus, and the collected voltage measurements are compared with reference to determine normal or abnormal response of the nervous system.
US08088074B2	Cerebral vascular reactivity monitoring A monitoring device may include logic to receive arterial blood pressure data associated with a patient and receive tissue hemoglobin data associated with the patient. The logic may also calculate a linear correlation between the arterial blood pressure data and the tissue hemoglobin data. The correlation may be used to assess vascular reactivity.
US08088073B2	Device for the application of acoustic shock waves A device, in particular a therapy device, for the application of acoustic shock waves aimed at a region to be treated in a human or animal body and comprising a housing with a coupling surface for coupling the shock waves into the body to be treated, a shock wave generating device and a means suitable for focusing the shock waves, in which the shock wave generating device and the means suitable for focusing the shock waves are enclosed in a housing and designed such that they can be moved relative to the coupling surface.
US08088070B2	Hand-held ultrasound imaging device having removable transducer arrays A hand-held ultrasonic imaging device is provided with a removable transducer array. The imaging device has a housing, a display on the housing, and a transducer assembly including a transducer array detachably coupled to the housing. The imaging device may detect the type of transducer array that is coupled to the housing and select a corresponding functional mode for the transducer array. The transducer array may be coupled at different angles to the housing. The transducer array may be coupled to the housing by a pivotable swivel connector.
US08088063B2	Insertion assisting tool for endoscope An insertion assisting tool for an endoscope into which an insertion section of the endoscope is inserted from a base end portion side, comprising: a fluid sealing device which seals a space between a base end part of the insertion assisting tool and the endoscope insertion section, the space being formed while the insertion section of the endoscope is inserted into the base end portion side.
US08088057B2	Apparatus and methods to improve sleep, reduce pain and promote natural healing This is a new invention, which is safer, simpler to use, less invasive into a user's daily routine and provides a lower cost solution to existing pulsed magnetic field and related vibrational electromagnetic therapy devices to improve sleep, encourage natural healing and reduce pain. This is accomplished through Multiple Simultaneous Extremely Low Frequency (MSELF) energy waves. The MSELF energy waves are derived from a quartz crystal with a fundamental frequency less than one-half of one percent from a natural Fibonacci Sequence Number. The apparatus utilizes firmware operating in a microcontroller. emulating Circadian Rhythms. The microcontroller is also clocked by the Fibonacci Number Quartz Crystal. Additionally, the apparatus's unique application of an H-Bridge configuration power-driver with Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) capabilities supports a novel approach to supply two simultaneous therapeutic frequencies.
US08088048B2	Swivel exerciser A swivel exerciser includes a base frame, left and right handlebars, a plate on the base frame, a curved rail around the plate and fixedly secured onto the base frame, left and right stop members at both ends of the rail, pivotal left and right arms, left and right pedals on ends of the left and right arms respectively and being slidable on the rail, left and right projecting plates each at one side of the left or right arm and having a through hole, and an inverted U-shaped member. In a first exercise mode, the inverted U-shaped member has both ends inserted into the through holes of the pedals for interconnection so that both the left and right pedals may swing clockwise or counterclockwise. In a second exercise mode and after removing the inverted U-shaped member, either pedal may swing clockwise or counterclockwise independently.
US08088047B2	Exercise device and method of jump rope exercise using two separate ropes A jump rope exercise device is provided having a first elongated member and a second elongated member with each member having a free distal end, and a proximal end rotatably attached to a specially designed handle which can be gripped between the fingers of the user during the exercise period. During the exercise each handle is gripped by the user; one by the left hand and the other by the right hand, and the elongated members are maneuvered in clockwise, counterclockwise or crisscrossing direction.
US08088046B2	Adjustable exercise device and a device for adjusting an exercise device An adjustable exercise device that includes one or more inclined riser blocks for readily elevating and inclining a platform to enable stepping and other exercises to be readily performed on an inclined platform. The inclined riser blocks may be matingly engageable with the bottom of the platform to elevate and incline the platform. The inclined riser block may include a top face matingly engageable with the bottom of the platform, a bottom face, and a central portion extending between the bottom and top faces and having a front and rear, the central portion increasing in thickness from the front to the rear. The top face extends at an incline.
US08088044B2	Interactive athletic equipment system Systems and techniques for the collection and display of athletic information. Athletic data relating to a single person or group of people is collected at a central location, and subsequently displayed at a desired remote location so that the person or people can review and critique their performance. In addition, athletic data for multiple persons can be collected at a central location, and subsequently displayed to a user at a desired remote location, so that the user can compare his or her athletic activities to others.
US08088043B2	Wearable device assembly having athletic functionality A wearable device has a carrier having an aperture. A device has a USB connection and a protrusion wherein the protrusion is received in the aperture to connect the device to the carrier. The device is a USB type device having athletic functionality.
US08088039B2	Hydraulic control apparatus for vehicle automatic transmission In a hydraulic control apparatus for a vehicle automatic transmission, a check valve is provided parallel to a first oil passageway switching valve and a third oil passageway switching valve between an output port of a linear solenoid valve and a brake, and the check valve permits pressure oil to flow from the brake to the output port side, and blocks the flow thereof in the opposite direction. Therefore, the pressure oil from the brake when the brake is released is supplied to the output port via the check valve, not via the first or third oil passageway switching valve. Therefore, when the brake is released, the engaging pressure of the brake can be controlled by the linear solenoid valve, and the positions of the first and third oil passageway switching valves are not restricted.
US08088028B2	Tracking system for use with an arrow A tracking system for use with an arrow having a shaft and arrowhead includes a housing having first and second separable portions that define an interior area. A transmitter is operatively coupled to one of the portions and positioned in the interior area when coupled together. A first anchor is configured to be coupled to the shaft and the housing first end. A second anchor is configured to be coupled to the arrowhead and the housing second end. A fastener selectively couples the first and second portions together. A switch activates automatically when the fastener is moved to couple the first and second portions together and causes the transmitter to activate. The system includes a tracking unit having a receiver, display, processor, and programming to indicate a location of the transmitter based on signal received by the receiver from the transmitter. Data received from the transmitter may include an identifier.
US08088024B2	Golf club head A hollow golf club bead includes a sole, a crown, a skirt, and a striking face. The golf club includes a junction interconnecting the sole, crown, and skirt to the striking face, the junction including at least one stiffening member.
US08088023B2	Iron golf club head An iron golf club head includes: a block that is made by a magnesium alloy; and a metal head main body, wherein the block is embedded into the metal head main body.
US08088021B2	High volume aerodynamic golf club head having a post apex attachment promoting region A high volume aerodynamic golf club head having a post apex attachment promoting region with a club head volume of at least 400 cc and a front-to-back dimension of at least 4.4 inches producing a face-on normalized aerodynamic drag force of less than 1.5 lbf when exposed to a 100 mph wind parallel to the ground plane and oriented at the front of the club head. The post apex attachment promoting region is on the surface of the crown section at an elevation above a maximum face height and begins at the crown apex and extends toward the back of the club head. The post apex attachment promoting region is a relatively flat portion of the crown section that is behind the crown apex, yet above the maximum top edge plane, and aides in keeping airflow attached to the club head once it flows past the crown apex.
US08088017B2	System and method for analyzing bowling ball motion A system and method for graphically and statistically analyzing and predicting the motion of a bowling ball. In one embodiment, the system includes an automatic precision ball thrower, a computer aided tracking system (“C.A.T.S.”), and a computing device. Certain static properties of the bowling ball are recorded as independent variables. The automatic precision ball thrower is used to throw the bowling ball down the lane a number of times and the C.A.T.S. records various dynamic characteristics of its path. This data is received by the computing device which uses it to calculate a plurality of dependent variables associated with the path of the bowling ball. The computing device relates the independent variables to the dependent variables using multivariable regression analysis, yielding a set of equations which can be used to predict the dependent variables (or dynamic characteristics) of a second bowling ball given a set of independent variables (or static characteristics of the second bowling ball).
US08088016B2	Half-pipe water ride Embodiments of the invention provide a half-pipe water ride for use by a rider. The half-pipe water ride includes an activity section with a substantially flat middle section, a first curved sidewall, and a second curved sidewall opposite the first curved sidewall. Water flows from a water delivery section through the middle section to a dewatering section. The rider can ride on the half-pipe water ride substantially perpendicular to the water flow from the first curved sidewall across the middle section to the second curved sidewall.
US08088015B2	Self-repairing boot for a constant velocity joint A boot assembly for an articulating joint is provided, including an inner layer and an outermost layer. The inner layer is constructed from a first material and the outermost layer is constructed from a second material that is different from the first material. The outermost layer at least partially covers the inner layer, and the second material includes a self-repairing polymer.
US08088014B2	Gaming device and method for wireless gaming system providing non-intrusive processes A gaming peripheral for a gaming machine is described. The gaming peripheral can be configured to emulate the functions of a lighting device, such as a candle. The gaming peripheral can be configured to provide enhanced gaming features such as 1) enhanced networking capabilities, 2) enhanced peripheral device monitoring and upgrade capabilities, 3) enhanced player monitoring and security capabilities 4) enhanced gaming function capabilities and 5) enhanced player reward capabilities. The enhanced gaming features can be provided in a non-intrusive manner such that regulated software executed on a gaming machine does not have to be altered.
US08088011B2	Dynamic debugging dump for game console An error data dumping process on a game console is described, in which a request for an error data dump may be initiated using commands mapped to a handheld game controller. The request may include parameters for customizing the resulting dump, where the parameters may identify one or more physical memory address ranges to be included in the dump. Allocated virtual memory contents may also be added to the dump data structure, as can call stack data (such as thread lists and module lists) and system information. The assembled dump data can be written to a file and uploaded, via secure communication, to a network location where it may be indexed.
US08088008B2	Game system A game device (A1) registers at least one game character from among a plurality of prepared game characters with an entity managed in a virtual space by a player, and engages in a competition with another game device (B1), using a game character that is specified by a player from among registered game characters. A server device (3) computes a degree of popularity for each of game character on the basis of information sent from a plurality of game devices (A1, B1), and determines registration fees necessary for registering game characters with players' entities on the basis of degrees of popularity. The registration fee list is delivered to each game device when the game device is activated.
US08088007B2	Network game not requiring continuous connectivity A cellular phone used to execute a game is connected to a server apparatus when a need arises to transmit or receive information. The game is individually progressed by each cellular phone. A user equips a player character with a material to use a magic in a battle. A party is formed by users of multiple cellular phones and a material possessed by the user belonging to the same party is registered in the server apparatus. When the user transmits a support request to the server apparatus during a battle, the server apparatus returns the support material possessed by other users belonging to the same party. The user of the cellular phone can also use a magic corresponding to the support material in the battle.
US08088006B2	Card game system and method The card playing system or network and method is particularly suitable for playing bridge and other multi-table card games in clubs and tournaments. A remote input/output device or scoring unit is provided at each of a plurality of tables. Each remote unit preferably has a transmitter and receiver for sending and receiving playing information to and from a base station, such as a base computer and/or a connection to the World Wide Web. The base station equipment also has a transmitter and receiver. Bids are input into the scoring units by operating keys or other input means, and the bids and scores are transmitted by means of the network to the base station. The base computer or website equipment computes interim standings of the players and sends that and other information to the scoring units. Transmission preferably is wireless or by means of cables.
US08088001B2	Casino gaming exchange market In a cashless gaming environment, a gaming patron has accounts and may accumulate winnings as well as different types of awards. Methods for efficiently exchanging the awards are disclosed. A secondary market is established for trading different goods and services. Liquidity of credits and awards is established.
US08088000B2	Real-time interactive wagering on event outcomes Systems and methods for real-time interactive wagering on event outcomes are presented. Clients are first qualified and given wagering limits before being allowed to interactively wager on event outcomes. Event outcomes may be based on, for example, financial markets and indices, sporting and entertainment events, casino performances, and natural phenomena such as weather and earthquakes. Events on which wagers can be placed include both those with known and unknown outcome probabilities, and wagers can be a fixed-odds type or a spread-bet type. Wager transactions, including acceptances and confirmations, are executed in real time. Clients can customize displays of events on which they are authorized to wager. Real-time client credit management, automatic dealer hedging, automatic price-spread adjustments, and automatic client and dealer defined wagering limits are also provided.
US08087990B2	Method and system for conducting multiple concurrent bingo games A method for conducting bingo games includes using a server to collect game play requests from a plurality of electronic player stations. The server determines if a group of the collected game play requests meets one or more predefined conditions for establishing a quorum, and if so conducts a game with the group of game play requests. Even after the game is started, the server continues to collect game play requests in preparation for conducting additional games. When enough game play requests are collected, the server starts the next game, even if previous games are still in progress.
US08087989B2	Apparatus for making a sought-after choice more likely to be obtained by a participant from a group of choices The present invention provides mathematical logic in determining the likelihood of the sought-after choice from among a group of choices by dividing the group of choices in two groups to create a small group. Then, mandatory selection from the large group of choices is made. Afterward, random elimination must leave two choices standing, one is the sought-after choice and the second is the mandatory selection, one of which is elected as the likely sought-after choice. If the sought-after choice is also the mandatory selected choice, then the second surviving choice can be any other choice.
US08087986B2	Card gaming machine and card game playing method Pai Gow Poker is played with a card gaming machine. In the Pai Gow Poker, a players' hand and a dealer's hand are compared for winning/losing judgment, and a prize based on the judgment result is awarded. If a side bet is made, a bonus target card group composed of five cards is determined from cards in the dealer's hand, irrespective of winning/losing judgment result. A bonus judgment process is carried out for the bonus target card group and a bonus payout based on the judgment result is awarded to the player.
US08087980B2	Positive air pressure isolation system An air-pressure-control system, the system comprising a system inlet, a system outlet, and a variable-speed fan configured to operate at a speed. A motor controller in communication with the fan is configured to control the speed of the fan. A differential-pressure transducer configured to monitor an air pressure at the system inlet and an air pressure at the system outlet. A closed-loop pressure controller in communication with the motor controller and differential-pressure transducer, wherein the pressure controller is configured to vary the speed of the fan based on the pressure differential between the inlet and outlet of the system, thereby controlling a pressure within a space. An ultraviolet kill chamber may be disposed between the inlet and outlet to expose airborne particulate to UV radiation. The system may also have a filter located within an air-flow path between the system inlet and system outlet.
US08087978B2	Method and apparatus for removing skin and fat from meat parts An apparatus and method for removing skin and fat from meat parts, includes a toothroll assembly. The toothroll assembly includes a first section having an outer surface, and a second section having an outer surface. The first section is adapted to rotate at a first surface speed, and the second section is adapted to rotate at a second surface speed independently from the first surface speed.
US08087976B2	Trigger assembly for angle grinder An angle grinder is provided including a trigger assembly for selectively actuating the angle grinder. A particle separation assembly is provided for the removal of any dust, particle, or artifacts that may have entered into the housing of the angle grinder. A brush biasing system is also provided to ensure proper and efficient operation of the motor of the angle grinder. An overload monitoring system is included to monitor the loading on the motor. A clutch mechanism is also included to prevent overloading on the motor of the angle grinder. A gear wheel lock mechanism is also provided to prevent the wheel spindle from rotating during installation or removal of a grinding wheel on the wheel spindle. An anti-locking flange system is also included to prevent the over-tightening of the flanges and the grinder wheel during the operation of the angle grinder. A gear case labyrinth feature is also provided.
US08087973B1	Slider with leading edge blend and conformal step features A method of forming a slider includes forming a leading edge blend on a leading edge of the slider. After the leading edge blend is formed, the method further includes forming at least one step feature conformal to the leading edge blend. A slider having an air bearing surface includes a leading edge blend and at least one step feature conformal to the leading edge blend.
US08087966B2	Method for the thermal treatment of tungsten electrodes free from thorium oxide for high-pressure discharge lamps The invention relates to a method for the thermal treatment of tungsten electrodes having a fibrous mocrostructure and being free from thorium oxide for high-pressure discharge lamps, to such a tungsten electrode free from thorium oxide, to a method of manufacturing a high-pressure gas discharge lamp with at least one such tungsten electrode free from thorium oxide, to a high-pressure gas discharge lamp with at least one such tungsten electrode free from thorium oxide, and to a lighting unit with at least one such high-pressure gas discharge lamp.
US08087959B2	Detachable swim fin A detachable swim fin includes a foot pocket and a fin blade. The fin blade is movably connected to the foot pocket through a locking buckle mechanism. With the detachable design of the fin blade and the foot pocket, the present invention provides an amphibious function. When they are detached, the foot pocket is capable of protecting the foot when walking on land, like a beach shoe or a fishing shoe. When they are assembled, the present invention is used as a swim fin. When going out, the user could take apart the swim fin for carrying conveniently and flexibly. This provides a compact and light design.
US08087951B1	Dual force single point actuation integrated load mechanism for securing a computer processor to a socket A dual force single point actuation integrated load mechanism for securing a computer processor to a socket, the dual force single point actuation integrated load mechanism including a base mounted around the socket; and a load plate rotatably coupled to the base and secured to the base when an activate lever and a hinge lever are secured above the load plate.
US08087948B2	Waterproof structure for connector housing A connector housing that is reduced in size in correspondence with reduction in size of a terminal. When a connecting terminal to which an electric wire and a waterproof sealing member are attached is inserted into a terminal accommodating hole from an terminal insertion opening, a step of the waterproof sealing member abuts against a step of the terminal insertion opening and also a taper surface meets a taper surface, preventing water from entering the terminal accommodating hole from the backside. In this state, the waterproof sealing member is pressed toward a connector housing by a rear holder to prevent the waterproof sealing member from falling out of position. Thus, because the terminal insertion opening is sealed, with a part of the waterproof sealing member placed outside the connector housing, the lateral width and vertical width of the terminal accommodating hole can be set to the magnitudes that substantially allow the connecting terminal to pass through the hole.
US08087946B2	Power adapter having a replaceable plug A power adapter having a replaceable plug has a body having a recess formed in the body and an engagement mechanism inside the recess. A plug, slidably mounted inside the recess, has a bottom board having an engagement mechanism thereon and is slid so that the engagement mechanism of the plug engages or disengages the engagement mechanism inside the recess. A fixing cover is mounted inside the recess and is slidably moved to a first location and a second location. When located at the first location, the fixing cover is located inside the recess, the bottom board abuts the plug fixed inside the recess, and the plug is retrained restrained from moving. When located at the second location, the fixing cover is partially moved away from the recess and maintains a distance to the bottom board, and the plug can be removed from the recess.
US08087944B2	Connector and connector combination for balanced transmission A connector includes a ground contact formed by a plate-shaped conductor member extending in a longitudinal direction of the connector, and a plurality of signal contact pairs arranged on both sides of the ground contact, with two signal contacts forming each signal contact pair arranged side by side along the longitudinal direction. The ground contact may include a plurality of first lead parts alternately extending towards mutually opposite sides of the plate-shaped conductor member.
US08087942B2	Board-to-board connector assembly A board-to-board connector assembly includes a receptacle connector and a plug connector. The receptacle connector has a receptacle housing, a plurality of first terminals disposed in the receptacle housing, and at least one first fixing member mounted to the receptacle housing. The first fixing member has a first base portion, an elastic portion bending toward one side and then extending downward from a top of the first base portion. An outside portion of the elastic portion defines a fixing cavity opposite to the first base portion. The plug connector has a plug housing mated with the receptacle housing, a plurality of second terminals disposed in the plug housing and contacting the corresponding first terminals, and at least one second fixing member mounted in the plug housing and defining at least one fixing portion which is buckled into the fixing cavity of the corresponding first fixing member.
US08087941B2	Grid array connector comprising a plurality of base units within a frame An electrical connector (1) for receiving an IC package is provided and includes a frame unit (2) having an opening (21) therein, at least two base units (3) received in the opening (21), and a plurality of contacts (4) retained in the base units (3) respectively. The base units move relative to one another by the force applied by the contacts therein.
US08087940B1	Coaxial electric connector A coaxial electric connector includes primarily a dielectric shell and a housing unit which is in an arc shape. The dielectric shell is formed by extrusion formation based on the housing unit and defines an annular space, with a predetermined wall being formed with two fixing sections to define the arc according to the housing unit. Besides, a bottom of the dielectric shell is a dielectric base and an interior of the dielectric shell contains additionally a conductor, a position of which is fixed by the dielectric base. A conductor pin on the conductor, whereas, is extended outward from the dielectric base. Through wrapping of the dielectric shell, the housing unit increases roundness of the entire housing and decreases scratching on a surface of metal part, which occurs when manufacturing the products, thereby improving a yield rate and a service life of the products.
US08087935B2	Implant delivery system An implant delivery system includes a carrier that is attached to an implant. The carrier includes a main body having a lower portion to be attached to the implant and an upper portion. The upper portion includes an internally threaded section having a polygonal internal cross-section. The polygonal cross-section engages a tool that applies torque to install the implant into bone. The threaded section receives a threaded portion of a secondary component to be coupled to the carrier after the implant has been installed. One secondary component is a gingival healing component. Thus, the combination of the carrier and the gingival healing component acts as a healing abutment after the carrier has been used to install the implant.
US08087934B2	Oral implant placement system and method An oral implant system and method. The system includes a positioning tool, a transfer band, a transfer screw, and a transfer drill to provide for accurate placement of a dental implant parallel to other implants and or existing teeth and at predetermined depths. A model is made of the patient's maxilla and mandible. The model is marked for implant position, depth and size. Holes are drilled in the model for implant analogs using the positioning tool. The analogs are installed into the model using the positioning tool and a surveyor. Transfer bands are coupled to the analogs and a surgical stent portion is fabricated. The surgical stent is fitted to the patient's occlusion, secured, and then utilized to accurately drill apertures into the patient's maxilla or mandible. The implants are installed into the apertures and the surgical stent is removed. A final restoration is secured to the implants.
US08087932B2	Correcting the position of teeth in dental arch model A method of correcting a dental arch model so that it accurately reflects the current arrangement of a subject's teeth includes positioning a plurality of tooth models in a corrected arrangement using a representation of at least a portion of a subject's current dental arch (wherein the tooth models comprise models of the subject's teeth having fiduciary markers), and producing a base plate configured to hold the plurality of tooth models in the corrected arrangement. The representation of the current arrangement may be, for example, a physical impression of the subject's teeth, a 3D scan or one or more 2D scans of the subject's teeth.
US08087929B2	Equipment and method for heating gas in connection with sintering The invention relates to equipment for heating gas in connection with continuous sintering in gas channels placed above a strand, the gas channels comprising at least a wall and at least two gas units, the gas coming from the gas units being in contact with the material on the strand, whereby at least one burner unit is arranged in at least one of the gas channels, being arranged as part of the gas channel, the burner unit comprising at least one separate combustion space arranged on the wall of the gas channel. The invention also relates to a method for heating the gas.
US08087926B2	Oxy-fuel combustion with integrated pollution control An oxygen fueled integrated pollutant removal and combustion system includes a combustion system and an integrated pollutant removal system. The combustion system includes a furnace having at least one burner that is configured to substantially prevent the introduction of air. An oxygen supply supplies oxygen at a predetermine purity greater than 21 percent and a carbon based fuel supply supplies a carbon based fuel. Oxygen and fuel are fed into the furnace in controlled proportion to each other and combustion is controlled to produce a flame temperature in excess of 3000 degrees F. and a flue gas stream containing CO2 and other gases. The flue gas stream is substantially void of non-fuel borne nitrogen containing combustion produced gaseous compounds. The integrated pollutant removal system includes at least one direct contact heat exchanger for bringing the flue gas into intimated contact with a cooling liquid to produce a pollutant-laden liquid stream and a stripped flue gas stream and at least one compressor for receiving and compressing the stripped flue gas stream.
US08087921B2	Extrusion mold and method of use In one embodiment of the invention a mold system and method of use are provided such that aqueous starch-based compositions and baked goods articles that use the conversion of water to steam may be produced using an extruder that allows the venting of such gases and/or steam. The extruder is vented in such a way as to allow steam to escape, but retain the composition until the exit end.
US08087917B2	Plant for continuously manufacturing a foam layer to form rest articles A plant for manufacturing a continuous latex foam layer (2) to form mattresses (6) provided with cells (5). The plant comprises a plurality of laying planes (7) provided with a plurality of separate tables (13) separately arranged side by side to form a surface for the foam deposit.Each table comprises protuberances (14) and the arrangement of the protuberances on a table can differ from that of the juxtaposed tables in order to create supporting areas for the different body parts of the user.Preferably the tables (13) with their protuberances (14) are slidably fitted onto the laying planes (7) and can be easily and quickly replaced with separately provided tables having protuberances (14) differently arranged in order to meet the support capacity values required by different users.
US08087912B2	Crankshaft having first and second eccentric portions A crankshaft is to be provided that allows its assembly process to be simplified, work hours required for the assembly process to be shortened and a manufacturing cost to be reduced. The crankshaft is provided with first eccentric section and second eccentric section at respective ends while interposing a shaft section therebetween and has such a shape that a peripheral edge of the first eccentric section and/or the second eccentric section is positioned radially inside of a peripheral edge of the shaft section.
US08087911B2	Pump of electronically controlled brake system A pump of an electronically controlled brake system. The pump includes a bore formed in a modulator block and connected with a suction port and a discharge port, a piston installed in the bore in a reciprocating movable manner and defining an inlet path therein, an inlet valve to open or close an exit-side end of the inlet path according to a position of the piston, and an outlet valve provided at one side of the bore, operations of the inlet and outlet valves being contrary to each other. The outlet valve includes a valve seat, a sleeve to surround the valve seat, an outlet ball interposed between the sleeve and the valve seat and used to open or close a path defined in the valve seat, and a valve cap provided at one side of the sleeve to isolate an interior from an exterior of the bore. One or more of the valve sheet, sleeve, and valve cap are formed by press-forming, to achieve improved assembly efficiency and reduced manufacturing costs.
US08087904B2	Hybrid hydraulic-electric RAM pumping unit with downstroke energy recovery A hybrid hydraulic-electric pumping unit (12) with downstroke energy recovery is disclosed which is operated in a conventional flow mode to supply hydraulic fluid to a hydraulic ram (26), and then is operated in a reverse flow mode to receive the hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic ram (26) and turn an electric motor (16) to generate electric power. A single hydraulic hose (48) connects the pump (18) to the hydraulic ram (26), and is used for both passing the hydraulic fluid from the pump (18) to the hydraulic ram (26) and from the ram (26) to the pump (18). The potential energy of the weight of sucker rods (10) lifted in operating the pumping unit (12) is recovered by operating the pump (18) and motor (16) with return of the hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic ram (26) through the pump (18), which turns the motor (16) to generate electric power.
US08087901B2	Fluid channeling device for back-to-back compressors A fluid channeling device including a channeling body, an axial transfer channel, and a radial outlet channel. The channeling body includes first and second annular body sections spaced axially apart and a tubular body section extending between the first and second body sections. The axial transfer channel is defined axially through the channeling body, and is configured to fluidly couple a first compression assembly with a second compression assembly. The radial outlet channel is defined radially through the channeling body and is configured to fluidly couple the second compression assembly with an outlet.
US08087894B2	Aperture and flap vertical axis wind machine A vertical axis wind machine having a mechanism of apertures and flaps to reduce return blade wind drag. The aperture and flap vertical axis wind machine has improved rotational speed and torque in relation to existing vertical axis wind machines. The aperture and flap vertical axis wind machine is also quieter, has fewer moving parts, requires no feathering controls to operate in high wind speeds, and can be operated independent of wind direction.
US08087893B1	Turbine blade with showerhead film cooling holes A turbine rotor blade with a showerhead arrangement of film cooling air for cooling the leading edge of the airfoil, where the film cooling holes each includes a tear drop shaped opening that extends in a radial direction of the airfoil from the film hole breakout and functions to spread out the film layer of cooling air that is ejected from the holes so that a hot streak between holes along the pressure side row and the suction side row of film holes does not occur. The tear drop shaped opening have a shallow depth and include a divider wall extend down the middle to divide the opening.
US08087891B1	Turbine blade with tip region cooling A turbine blade with a tip region cooling circuit in which cooling air from a serpentine flow circuit in the main airfoil body passes into the tip cooling circuit and around the suction side and pressure side walls to better cool the airfoil and tip with low cooling air flow. A 5-pass serpentine circuit with a first leg is located along the leading edge and is connected directly to a showerhead arrangement to provide film cooling for the leading edge. The 5-pass serpentine circuit, discharges cooling air from the last leg into impingement holes and exit slots spaced along the trailing edge. The remaining cooling air from the 5-pass serpentine flows from the last leg and into the 2-pass serpentine flow circuit located within the tip section. The cooling air flows along the suction side first, makes a turn around the leading edge in the tip, and then flows along the suction side passage where a row of film cooling holes discharges film cooling air onto the pressure side tip surface. The remaining cooling air flows through a trailing edge tip hole and is discharged.
US08087889B2	Wind turbine blade with deflectable flaps A wind turbine having at least a blade comprising a first component having an aerodynamic profile with a leading edge, a trailing edge, and suction and pressure sides between the leading edge and the trailing edge, and a second component, attached to the trailing edge and/or to the leading edge of the first component in at least a part of the blade. An upwards and/or downwards deflectable flap allows changing the flow over the blade, in which the unit for deflecting the flap is a fluid inflatable unit placed in a flap inner chamber close to the first component and in which the wind turbine comprises a unit for controlling the inflatable unit depending on the wind situation and/or the blade loads.
US08087888B2	Wind turbine blade with cambering flaps A wind turbine having at least a blade comprising a first component (11) having an aerodynamic profile with a leading edge (5), a trailing edge (7) and suction and pressure sides between the leading edge (5) and the trailing edge (7) and a second component (13) attached to the trailing edge (7) and/or to the leading edge (5) of the first component (11) in at least a part of the blade, in which the second component (13) comprises an upwards and/or downwards deflectable flap (15) that allows changing the flow over the blade and in which the means for deflecting the flap (15) comprise a stiff plate (31) inserted between the first component (11) and the flap (15) and stiff plate actuating means (33, 43).
US08087887B2	Fan and fan frame thereof A fan includes an impeller, a motor and a fan frame. The motor is coupled to the impeller and drives the impeller to rotate. The impeller and the motor are accommodated in the fan frame. The fan frame has a main body, an inner circular portion formed with a passage, a guiding portion forming an outlet of the fan, a motor base and a plurality of supporting elements. The guiding portion is connected to the inner circular portion. The motor base is disposed in the center of the passage on the main body. The supporting elements are connected between the main body and the motor base, and each of the supporting elements has a suspended portion which is not connected to the guiding portion.
US08087883B2	Cylindrical-rod device for controlling a variable-pitch vane of a turbomachine A variable-pitch control device for a turbomachine compressor is disclosed. The device includes a rod, a fastening device for fastening a first end of the rod to a pivot of a vane to be controlled, and a connection device between a second end of the rod and a control ring. The rod is substantially cylindrical, its first end being engaged in a bore in the pivot of the vane. The device further includes a clamping device for clamping the first end of the rod in the bore in the pivot in order to fasten it to the pivot.
US08087881B1	Damped stator assembly A stator assembly having an inner shroud and an outer shroud with a plurality of airfoils extending between the shrouds, and a vibration damping horn extending from one of the shrouds and aligned with the airfoil, the vibration damping horn having a higher stiffness than the airfoil, and where the vibration damping horn vibrates against a damping spring or within a viscous fluid to dampen the vibration of the stator assembly. The vibration damping horns are thicker than the airfoils to provide for the higher stiffness. The damping spring is enclosed between the shroud and seal to support the spring.
US08087878B2	Powerless diversion plate of a ceiling air-conditioning circulation machine A powerless diversion plate of a ceiling air-conditioning circulation machine includes a bearing block and a bearing within a circular inflow/outflow hole for installing a diversion disc having a plurality of radial separation pieces. A plurality of conic and ring-shaped diversion pieces are positioned around the connection shaft. The diversion disc is separated by the ring-shaped diversion pieces and the radial separation pieces to create air inflow/outflow zones. The diversion disc has a downward protruding middle part and a staged structure at the rim thereof to form a predetermined shape. This obviates a powered motor, as the radial separation pieces of the diversion disc serve as a working surface, and respond to forced air for causing the diversion disc to be driven in 360° rotation to diffuse air downward or suck air upward in a flowing way, thereby enhancing air-outflowing and convection efficiency and reducing energy consumption and carbon release.
US08087877B2	Fan array fan section in air-handling systems A fan array fan section in an air handling system includes a plurality of fan units arranged in a fan array and positioned within an air handling compartment. One preferred embodiment may include an array controller program to operate the plurality of the fan units at peak efficiency. The plurality of fan units may be arranged in a true array configuration, a space pattern array configuration, a checker board array configuration, rows slightly offset configuration, columns slightly offset configuration, or a staggered array configuration.
US08087876B2	Fuel pump A fuel pump includes an impeller and a casing member. The impeller defines a plurality of vane grooves arranged in a circumferential direction. The casing member receives the impeller, and the casing member defines therein a pump passage configured to have an arcuate shape along the vane grooves. The discharge passage is provided downstream of the pressurizing passage. The discharge passage has a width narrower than a width of the pressurizing passage, and the discharge passage is positioned toward a radially outer wall of the pressurizing passage. The pressurizing passage includes a throttle part that extends from a starting point to an inlet of the discharge passage. The throttle part has a first width at the starting point, which corresponds to the width of the pressurizing passage, and a second width at the inlet, which corresponds to the width of the discharge passage.
US08087874B2	Retention structures and exit guide vane assemblies A retention structure includes a center body including an outer surface, an enclosed end, an open end, and a contact section, the outer surface adapted to define a first portion of a flowpath, and the contact section extending radially outwardly from a centerline and located on the enclosed end and configured to reduce a radial and a torsional component of a first load that exceeds a first threshold applied to the contact section, when the turbine rotates and applies the first load to the contact section and an energy absorber coupled to the center body, disposed adjacent to the contact section, and having an outer surface adapted to define a second portion of the flowpath, the energy absorber further adapted to collapse, when the turbine rotates and contacts the energy absorber and applies a second load that exceeds a second threshold to the energy absorber.
US08087864B2	Molded pin for coupling two or more members A connecting pin includes a head and a body having a first end connected to the head. The body includes an underside having at least one surface arranged on a first plane parallel to a longitudinal direction. The body also includes a nose at a second end, the nose having an lower surface that extends upwardly and outwardly from the body underside. The body further includes an inclined surface extending to from an upper surface of the nose in the direction of the head.
US08087859B2	Systems and methods for separating cargo spaces Some embodiments of a system for separating cargo spaces in a temperature-controlled cargo container (such as a refrigerated trailer) can include first and second panels that are mountable in an interior space of the cargo container by a track-mounting system to movably support the first and second half-width bulkhead panels in the trailer. The first and second panels may have a generally flexible construction to absorb impacts from cargo, forklifts, or the like, but may also include stiffening members that are coupled to the first and second panels to provide added rigidity in particular orientations.
US08087858B2	Vise-mounted milling machine collet indexer An instantly aligning collet indexer that can be instantly mounted on the standard tooling vises found on most milling machines. A constant clamping pneumatic collet closing system with the valve and manifold is built into the body. The design is compact enough to fit in any standard 6″ machine tool vise and rigid enough to be useful for machining operations. The collet indexer can be used in a vertical or horizontal position in a typical mill vise of a milling machine. The device can be driven by a simple graduated hand crank or by a servo type motor controlled by various programs used in conjunction with a computer.
US08087856B2	Double helix thread cutting tap The invention includes a double helix thread cutting tap with both right-handed and left-handed helical chip removal flutes. The double helix thread cutting tap places a positive rake angle on all sets of thread cutting teeth for optimum performance and minimal cutting pressure.
US08087853B2	Adjustable pocket hole apparatus In the pocket hole apparatus of the present invention, a table reciprocates linearly relative to a base. An anvil is fixed relative to the base and holds the workpiece on a sloped top surface at the desired angle for the pocket hole. A drill spindle with a drill bit is fixed relative to the table. After the workpiece is mounted to the anvil, the table is moved to drill the pocket hole. Optionally, a second spindle on the opposite side of the anvil predrills the pocket hole when the table is first moved to a predrill position. The spindle is enabled or disabled by latching mechanism. The spindle is mounted to a rail that is slidably mounted to the table so that the rail can slide perpendicularly thereby adjusting the spacing between pocket holes.
US08087848B2	Powered sheave for node deployment and retrieval A method and apparatus for deploying a plurality of seismic sensor units into a water column is described. The method includes providing a length of flexible cable from a cable storage device disposed on a vessel to a powered sheave, the cable having a plurality of spaced apart attachment points, routing the cable from the powered sheave to pass adjacent a workstation disposed on the vessel, deploying a free end of the cable into the water column while increasing the motion of the vessel to a first speed, operating the vessel at the first speed while providing a deployment rate of the cable at a second speed, the second speed being greater than the first speed, decreasing the second speed of the cable as an attachment point approaches the work station, and attaching at least one of the plurality of seismic sensor units to the attachment point at the workstation.
US08087841B2	Retractable pen with retraction-linking device for extending pen-body A retractable pen includes an improved triggering device (i.e., an actuating means), which is easy for manufacturing and user-friendly. The retractable pen has a pen-body having two pen-tubes, a pen-cartridge within the pen-body, and an actuating means. The actuating means not only triggers the movement of pen-cartridge (slidable protrusion/retraction of the pen-cartridge) but also, at the meantime, triggers length-change of pen-body (slidable movement between the two pen-tubes).
US08087835B2	Lens barrel and imaging apparatus Disclosed are a lens barrel capable of preventing a reduction in strength while maintaining a small size and a small thickness and an imaging apparatus including the lens barrel. A first moving cylinder in which a cam groove to which a second cam follower pin is fitted is provided in an inner surface is arranged outside a cam cylinder having the second cam follower pin provided on an outer surface thereof. In addition, a third lens group frame in which a cam follower pin fitted to one of the cam grooves is provided on an outer surface and a second lens group frame in which a cam follower pin fitted to the other groove is provided on an outer surface are arranged inside the cam cylinder having the cam grooves provided in the inner surface thereof.
US08087831B2	Rotary support for wheel with encoder It is prevented that magnetic foreign matter adheres the magnet encoder 3a to deteriorate the reliability of rotation speed detection with the sensor 4a. The encoder 3a is provided on the outside of the combined seal ring 19 with reference to the bearing interior space 24, and the sensor 4a faces the encoder 3a. The knuckle 21 is placed close to the housing 33 of the drive shaft member 28 of the constant velocity joint 27 to form a labyrinth seal 20. The width of the clearance of this labyrinth seal 20 is up to 40% of the pitch of adjacent S-poles and N-poles that are arranged on the detected surface of the encoder 3a. With this construction, larger foreign matter is prevented from attaching to the detected surface of the encoder 3a to solve the above subject.
US08087830B2	Radially mobile floating bearing Disclosed is a radially movable floating bearing for a shaft of a gear of a steering system, comprising a bushing or an inner ring or a rolling bearing, which is supported in a seat of a frame or housing of the gear. The inner ring or the bushing or the rolling bearing is held by at least one support element made of material having elastomeric properties which is inserted into a gap between the seat and the inner ring, the support element being designed as a pivot bearing. In order to provide a radially movable floating bearing for a steering system gear shaft, which is low-noise, easy to pivot and highly resilient, the pivot bearing cooperates with a damping stop disposed tangentially at a distance thereto, the stop being disposed at a radial distance from the inner ring or the seat.
US08087828B2	Synthetic resin bag having an easy opening function There is provided a synthetic resin bag having an easy-opening function in which an opening operation can be easily made on a side of an opening section of a bag body while it is prevented on a side of an interior section of the bag body and comprising two front and back panel films 1a and 1b of the bag body and two easy peel tapes 4a and 4b each including an easy peel layer and a thermally adhesive layer and disposed inside of the panel films of the bag body in an opening section 2 thereof over the whole lateral widths thereof, the easy peel layers of the two easy peel tapes faced to each other being weakly adhered to each other as indicated by a reference numeral 6 and the thermally adhesive layers of the two easy peel tapes being strongly adhered as indicated by reference numerals 5a and 5b to the inner faces of the panel films 1a and 1b of the bag body, respectively, so that the thermally adhesive layers have adhesion width difference of long and short widths C1 and C2 in a direction perpendicular to the lateral width of the bag body whereby the easy peel tapes can be easily separated on the side of the opening section 2 of the bag body while the easy peel tapes can be prevented from being separated on the side of the interior section of the bag body.
US08087826B1	Slider track with improved seal strength Rolling action reclosable fastener comprises a male track including a male profile, a female track including a female profile, and a slider disposed on the male and female tracks to matingly engage the male profile and the female profile. The slider includes a back and a pair of sidewall depending therefrom. The slider also includes a separator finger depending from the back between the pair of sidewalls and shaped along its length to first press together a bottom of the male and female profiles and then roll the profiles closed toward a top thereof as the slider moves toward the closed condition. The male profile comprises a base and a rib with a hook portion having an inwardly-directed surface including a projection defining an engagement surface. The female profile comprises a base and a first flange having an inwardly-directed surface including a projection defining an engaging surface. The engaging surface of the female track engages the engagement surface of the male track when in a closed condition with at least a portion of the male profile received by at least a portion of the female profile. A reclosable plastic bag with a rolling action reclosable fastener is also provided.
US08087825B2	Mechanical and electronic temperature reading system with built-in failure and inaccuracy detection Temperature-indicting system including a mechanical temperature-indicating system including a bourdon tube for directly driving an indicating pointer, and an electrical temperature-indicating system including an electronic sensor, a transmitter and one or more electrical switches. The transmitter is modular and easily replaceable. Output of the pointer and the transmitter is synchronized relative to accuracy so that comparison of switch points of the switches that correlate temperature determined by the mechanical system and temperature determined by the electronic system enables detection of a failure or inaccuracy in one or both systems.
US08087821B2	Infrared heated differential scanning calorimeter A heat flux differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) is disclosed. The DSC can be configured with a highly conductive sample assembly enclosure. The enclosure can include a high emissivity coating. In one embodiment, the enclosure extends along a longitudinal direction that is about the same as that of an infrared lamp assembly used to heat the enclosure, thereby increasing the efficiency of heating the sample enclosure. In one embodiment, a gas-filled thermal resistor is used to couple the measurement assembly to a heat sink, such that samples can be rapidly heated and rapidly cooled.
US08087811B2	Display A display including a light source for generating light, an optical waveguide for receiving and evenly distributing light in a light propagation direction by total internal reflections and a matrix of picture elements constructed on the upper surface of the waveguide, the picture elements including electrically activated micro-mechanical actuators having optical properties for modulating light to produce an image.
US08087803B2	LED lamp An LED lamp includes a housing, a holder and an LED device pivotally connected with the holder. The LED device includes a cylinder-shaped casing having opposite first and second openings and air venting holes near the first opening. An LED module and a heat dissipating fan are respectively mounted at two ends of a heat sink. The LED module, the heat sink and the heat dissipating fan are assembled together as a unit, which is received in the casing. An airflow generated by the heat dissipating fan is directed into the casing through the second opening. A portion of the airflow is exhausted out of the casing through fins of the heat sink and the first opening, and another portion of the airflow is exhausted out of the casing through the fins and the air venting holes of the casing.
US08087802B1	Compact florescent lamp cover A cover for a spiral-type compact florescent lamp includes a cover body and a connector extending from the cover body to the compact florescent lamp and connecting the cover to the compact florescent lamp with the cover body disposed adjacent to the lamp coil structure and covering the lamp coil structure.
US08087799B2	Illumination means and inspection means having an illumination means An illumination mean for the inspection of flat substrates is disclosed. The flat substrate includes an upper edge area, a lower edge area and a front area. The illumination means is formed as an annular segment and comprises an opening into which at least the edge area of the flat substrate extends. A plurality of light sources are arranged on an annular segment in a housing. Inside the housing, a reflective element is provided so that the light from the light sources does not impinge perpendicularly on the upper edge area, the lower edge area and the front area of the flat substrate.
US08087793B2	Back-light assembly A back-light assembly for uniformly illuminating large area displays. The back-light assembly includes a uniformly thin waveguide, a reflector and a plurality of light sources evenly distributed along the display area between the waveguide and the reflector. Prismatic facets are provided along the lower surface of the waveguide for effectively coupling light emitted from light sources into the waveguide.
US08087792B2	Variable sized optical beam homogenizer and method An optical beam homogenizer having an adjustable homogenizer chamber for selectively producing different sized homogenized output beams and related methods in accordance with one or more embodiments is described herein.
US08087791B2	Methods and systems for adjusting the position of vehicle outside mirrors A method for adjusting an outside mirror of a vehicle includes providing at least one seat position sensor, a driver position detector and a mirror actuator. The position of the driver's seat is determined with the at least one seat position sensor. An angular orientation of the outside mirror is adjusted with the mirror actuator based on the determined position of the driver's seat such that a rear of the vehicle is visible in the outside mirror. Thereafter, a location of a driver's head may be determined with the driver position detector when the driver is seated in the driver's seat. The angular orientation of the outside mirror is readjusted with the mirror actuator based on the detected position of the driver's head such that a rear of the vehicle is visible in the outside mirror when the driver is seated in the driver's seat.
US08087790B2	Projector A projector includes: an outer housing; and a plurality of handles provided on an upper surface of the outer housing to hold the projector, wherein each of the handles includes a pair of attachment members standing on the upper surface, and a grip member connected with the pair of the attachment members and extended substantially in parallel with the upper surface.
US08087788B2	Projector with cooling configuration A projector includes a casing, an optical engine, and a heat dissipating module. The casing includes a first sidewall, a front wall defining a hole, a second sidewall, and a rear wall connected in sequence. The optical engine includes a lens module substantially aligned with the hole defined by the front wall, a DMD, and an illuminator module. The illuminator module is arranged at a side of the lens module away from the second sidewall, and includes a housing having a side surface away from the lens module and at least one light source installed on the side surface. The heat dissipating module includes a first heat sink attached to the at least one light source, a blower, and an exhaust fan. The blower is for blowing air towards the first heat sink from an air inlet.
US08087782B2	Devices and methods of selecting intraocular lenses The invention relates to devices and methods for selecting IOLs for implantation and eye models useful with the methods. One method comprises the steps of determining the axial eye length, the pupil size at a desired light level; the desired postoperative refraction; determining an aspheric representation of the corneal curvature and determining the location of the plane of fixation of the IOL following implantation.
US08087779B2	Phase modulation device for an ophthalmic instrument, ophthalmic instruments equipped with such device, and related calibration method A phase modulation device implemented in an ophthalmic instrument using a main light beam interacting with an eye, the device including: an apparatus for modulating the phase of the wave front of the main light beam, a controller for controlling the phase modulation apparatus following a modulation instruction, and an analyzer for analyzing the thus-performed modulation of the phase of the wave front of the main light beam, further including emitting a secondary light beam, an apparatus for directing the secondary light beam along an optical path to the modulation apparatus, then to the analyzer, and in that the optical path does not pass through the eye, and in that the controller and the analyzer receiving the modulated secondary light beam cooperate, during a stage called a learning stage, to supply data regarding the response of the phase modulation apparatus to a set of predetermined modulation instructions.
US08087778B2	Variable focus liquid filled lens mechanism A mechanism allows for changing the optical strength of a liquid-filled lens having a cavity filled with fluid. A reservoir contains additional fluid and is in fluid communication with the cavity, and the mechanism draws fluid from the reservoir into the cavity or pulls fluid from the cavity back into the reservoir, whereby a change in the amount of fluid within the lens cavity changes the lens's optical strength. A membrane seals the reservoir, and a plunger impinges upon the membrane. A movement device, such as a barrel screw or lever, moves the plunger in a controlled manner toward the membrane to increase pressure within the reservoir and thereby force fluid out of the reservoir into the lens cavity, and away from the membrane to decrease pressure within the reservoir and thereby withdraw fluid from the lens cavity and into the reservoir.
US08087773B2	Ink jet printing depth of focus control apparatus A system for maintaining depth of focus in an ink jet printer between a series of print heads and corrugated media includes a vacuum transport in combination with an acquisition cylinder positioned upstream of the series of print heads in order to help the vacuum transport acquire the corrugated media and work in conjunction with a series of star wheels distributed about and positioned immediately adjacent to each of the series of print heads to suppress cross process direction curl.
US08087762B2	Ink storing system and ink delivering system An ink reservoir mechanism includes a ink reservioring portion for directly reservoiring ink to be supplied to an ink jet recording head, the ink reservoiring portion having a reservoiring volume which reduces with consumption of the ink and being provided with an air-liquid separation device; a negative pressure source, having a variable inner volume, for normally applying a negative pressure to the ink reservoiring portion through the air-liquid separation device; and a connection path for connecting the negative pressure source and the ink reservoiring portion through the air-liquid separation device.
US08087756B2	Heater chips with silicon die bonded on silicon substrate A heater chip has a substrate and at least one die, made of silicon, and a bond non-adhesively attaching them. The substrate, thick enough to resist bowing, has ink supply vias from back to front surfaces. The die has ink flow vias from back to front surfaces and circuitry including heater elements adjacent the front surface interspersed with ink flow vias. The at least one die is superimposed on the substrate such that ink supply vias of the substrate align with ink flow vias of the die and portions of substrate front surface and die back surface are aligned, disposed adjacent and facing one another. The bond formed between substrate and die facing surface portions is hermetic and equal in strength to a Si—O bond. A metal through the die connects a conductor on a front of the substrate to a heater element on a front of the die.
US08087755B2	System for printing 3D semiconductor products A system for printing three-dimensional semiconductor products. The system includes printheads for printing various so as to create a three-dimensional structure including cavities, and a robot for incorporating semiconductor objects into the cavities created during the printing process. The robot incorporates the semiconductor objects into the cavities during printing of the three-dimensional structure.
US08087754B2	Electrostatic actuator, droplet discharge head, method for driving droplet discharge head, and method for manufacturing electrostatic actuator To provide an electrostatic actuator capable of attaining a large diaphragm displacement by low voltage drive. Furthermore, a droplet discharge head provided with this electrostatic actuator, a method for driving a droplet discharge head, and a method for manufacturing an electrostatic actuator are provided. A diaphragm 4, an individual electrode 11 facing the diaphragm 4 with a gap 10 therebetween, while a voltage is applied between the diaphragm 4 and the individual electrode 11, and an insulating film 4a which is disposed on a surface of the diaphragm 4, the surface facing the individual electrode 11, are included, wherein the insulating film 4a is converted to an electret.
US08087753B2	Method for modular arrangement of a silicon based array and modular silicon based array A silicon based module, including: a substrate; a first chip assembly fixed to the substrate, the first chip assembly including a first silicon chip and a first driver die having electrical circuitry; and a second chip assembly fixed to the substrate, the second chip assembly including a second silicon chip and a second driver die having electrical circuitry. Portions of the first and second chip assemblies are aligned in a longitudinal direction for the substrate; and portions of the first and second silicon chips are aligned in a width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. Method for forming a silicon based module.
US08087752B2	Apparatus for printhead mounting A printhead assembly including a printhead module and a mounting structure is described. The printhead module is mounted on a receiving surface of the mounting structure and includes a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge. The first and second edges extend beyond edges of the receiving surface by a first distance in a first direction and are positioned between featured edges of the mounting structure in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction. Each featured edge includes a first feature protruding from the featured edge by a second distance in the first direction, where the second distance is greater than the first distance. The first features extend beyond the first and second edges of the printhead module. Each featured edge includes a recessed second feature configured to receive a first feature of a neighboring mounting structure.
US08087749B2	Ink jet recording head, ink jet cartridge, and method for manufacturing ink jet recording head An ink jet recording head has an array of ink ejection outlets in an ejection outlet forming surface, to which a protection tape is adhered during transportation. The ejection outlet forming surface has an outside area which is outside of each of opposite ends of the array with respect to a direction of the array, and the outside area has a peel resistance, provided by surface modification, which resistance is higher than in another portion of the ejection outlet forming surface.
US08087735B1	Free standing furniture kit and method of assembly A free standing furniture apparatus including a furniture unit having a unit height dimension, a base including a base wall having a base height dimension and first and second separated base wall ends, the base wall at least in part circumscribing a base space where the base wall includes a top edge surface that resides substantially in a single edge plane and a back wall member supported by the base wall proximate the first and second ends of the base wall member and extending substantially vertically upward from the base wall member and substantially perpendicular to the single edge plane so that there is a receiving space that is unobstructed by the back wall member and that is above the base space for receiving the furniture unit, the back wall member having a back wall height dimension that is greater than the unit height dimension so that at least a portion of the back wall member is observable above the furniture unit when the furniture unit is received within the receiving space, wherein the furniture unit is receivable on the top edge surface of the base wall within the receiving space.
US08087732B2	Method and apparatus for detecting a circuit failure in a vehicle brake system In a vehicle brake system including first and second brake circuits, a dual-circuit brake actuator, first and second control lines, the first brake circuit including a first brake pressure regulating valve and a first pressure sensor, the second brake circuit including a second brake pressure regulating valve and a second pressure sensor, the brake actuator connected to the first valve via the first control line to control that valve, and, via the second control line, to the second valve to control that valve, a control unit is communicatively connected to the pressure sensors and brake actuator and is adapted to effect a method for detecting a brake system circuit failure including determining a first pressure difference in the first brake circuit and a second pressure difference in the second brake circuit during actuation of the brake actuator, and determining a first comparison value from the first and second pressure differences.
US08087729B2	Aircraft seat A seat for use in an aircraft having a floor is disclosed. The seat has a support assembly adapted to be secured to the floor, a seat having a central portion and a rear portion, a seat back pivotably coupled to the support assembly for movement between an upright position and a reclined position relative to the support assembly. A pivot assembly couples the central portion of the seat to the support assembly for permitting the seat to pivot about a pivot axis relative to the support assembly. A connector assembly couples the rear portion of the seat to the seat back for causing the rear portion of the seat to pivot downwardly about the pivot axis in unison with the seat back as the seat back moves from the upright position to the reclined position A method of construction of an aircraft seat frame is also disclosed. An armrest for an aircraft seat is further disclosed.
US08087726B2	Back cushion A back cushion includes an enclosure portion, a buffer portion, a filler portion and a fixing portion. The enclosure portion has a first surface/layer and a second surface/layer. The buffer portion and the filler portion are placed in the internal space of the enclosure portion. The buffer portion is in contact with the first layer and the rear surface of the filler portion is in contact with the second layer. The fixing portion is connected with the second layer of the enclosure portion. The fixing portion enables the back cushion to be attached to a suitable place of a chair or a supporting member. The buffer portion allows the back of a user can be comfortably cushioned and supported and hence injuries to his back may be avoided.
US08087723B2	Crashworthy seat for a vehicle A crashworthy seat for a vehicle comprises a stand including a first and a second foot connected mechanically to a first and a second vertical support leg; a pan connected by the stand to a floor wherein the first and the second feet are disposed on each side of the pan, the pan including a seat proper and a seat back, wherein the seat back has a support element secured to the first and the second vertical support legs configured to support the seat back; a guide element configured to guide the pan in translation; an energy absorber device; a first anchor point secured to the first distal end of the absorber portion; and a second anchor point secured to the second distal end of the absorber portion.
US08087722B2	Armchair with a storage device An armchair with a storage device, the storage device is disposed in the space between the arm rest and the seat and used to store goods. The user can open and close the storage device very easily while seating in the armchair, making it convenient for the user to store or take out goods. Furthermore, the armchair with a storage device is easy to assemble and simply structured without changing too much the structure of the armchair.
US08087721B2	Reinforcement bracket and related methods for on-line painting A vehicle body assembly for on-line painting includes a polymeric fender and a polymeric bracket adhesively bonded to the fender. The bracket includes finger-like extensions received by an edge flange of the fender. The bracket includes a tab extension extending from an opening of the bracket engaging a support structure frame member for limited thermal expansion deformation of the fender. The adhesive a resin component and a curative component providing an initial partial cure for handling of the bracket and fender and a subsequent more fully-cured condition following high temperature baking in the on-line painting process. The assembly can also include fasteners securing the bracket to the fender to limit peeling separation of an adhesive connection provided by the adhesive.
US08087720B2	Vehicle closure panel assembly and method A closure panel assembly includes an inner and an outer panel, the inner panel having a crimped edge surface feature and a textured surface feature such as a set of radial projections or asperities. Adhesive material is applied between the panels, and the outer panel is hemmed and adhesively bonded to the inner panel. The surface features affix the panels together without induction or intermediate heat curing of the adhesive material. The outer panel has a hemmed edge enclosing the crimped surface feature, with the adhesive material positioned therebetween to form a seal of a relatively low shrinkage rate. A method of forming the closure panel assembly includes forming a first and second surface feature on the inner panel, such as by using swaging and coining, respectively, applying adhesive material therebetween, and hemming the panels to form a hem seam.
US08087716B2	Cap for pickup truck bed A cap for the cargo bed of a pickup truck assembled on the truck including a base support frame comprised of a pair of parallel side by side slotted side guide rails and a hoop support frame pivotally mounted to each of the opposite ends of the side guide rails so as to able to be swung up to an erect position after the base support frame is installed on the pickup truck cargo bed side walls. An elongated slotted top guide rail is connected at either end to the top of each hoop support frame. Flexible side panels are inserted in respective slots on the side guide rails and top guide rail assuming a convex shape to cover the cargo bed. End panels close off either end of the cap, a rear panel may be hinged to the rear hoop support frame to be operable and may be transparent to provide a window. The hoop support frames and end panels may be adjustable in width to be matched to the cargo bed width. The cap can be collapsed into a tonneau cover by lowering the hoop support frames and the flexible side panels overly overlapping each other.
US08087705B2	Sealing bolt A sealing bolt for sealing a container lid to a body with a threaded bore includes a shaft, a head connected to a first shaft end, and a threaded second shaft end engaged with the bore to lock the lid between the head and the body. The bolt includes a security element with a breakable integrity element. The security element comprises a first part arranged at the second shaft end, connected to the shaft with a breakable integrity element therebetween. The first part has a first thread cooperating with the bore, and a second part between the first part and second shaft end includes, a second thread cooperating therewith. An entrainment device disposed between first and second parts such that when the shaft and first part rotate in a tightening direction, second part is entrained. When the shaft and first part rotate in a loosening direction, second part remains stationary.
US08087702B2	Connector for a dialysis port A connector for connecting a dialysate port of a dialyzer with a dialysate-carrying line and a dialyzer. The connector has a recess with a shift element on the end which accommodates the dialyzer port. The shift element is accommodated in the recess and is displaceable between a first position and a second position perpendicular to the direction of the lumen on the first end. The shift element does not pass through the lumen in the first position. In the second position, the lumen is constricted so that the connector with the shift element can be placed on the dialysate port and the connector locked on the dialysate port through engagement of the shift element behind an undercut on the port.
US08087699B2	Assembly for attaching a clamp to a hose Disclosed is a cover bracket for holding a clamp having a screw housing in place on a hose without contaminating the screw housing with adhesive. The cover bracket includes a cover portion configured to receive a screw housing and a first runner and a second runner connected to one another by the cover portion. Each of the first and second runners includes a hose contacting surface and the first runner includes a channel in the hose contacting surface. The channel including an aperture extending through the first runner to an exterior of the first runner. Also disclosed is a method for attaching the cover bracket to the hose having the clamp thereon.
US08087697B2	Seat belt apparatus and seat belt control method To allow an occupant to easily wear a seat belt without twisting his or her body when the occupant sits in a seat.When a door sensor 60 detects the opening of a door, a motor is driven to wind up a seat belt 2 so as to move a belt guide 4 against biasing force of a spring 9, thereby evacuating the seat belt 2 to a rear side of a vehicle relative to a seat back 1a. When the door sensor 60 detects the closing of the door and a seat sensor 61 detects the sitting of the occupant, the motor is driven in the reverse direction to make a clutch mechanism 34 in the disconnected state so as to protrude the seat belt 2 in the forward direction of the vehicle by the biasing force of the spring 9.
US08087693B2	Gas generator A cylindrical housing is mounted with an igniter and a diffuser portion having a gas discharge port. A cylindrical member is disposed and fixed in the housing so as to form a cylindrical gap reaching the gas discharge port. An obstacle is provided in the gap, and a first gas passage hole, a second gas passage hole and a third gas passage hole are formed. A gas generating agent is ignited and burnt by activation of the igniter to generate gas, part of the generated gas flows into the gap through the first gas passage hole (f1), part of the gas that has passed therethrough flows again into the cylindrical member through the second gas passage hole (f2) to aid the combustion of the gas generating agent, and then the gas flows into the gap through the third gas passage hole (f3) and finally is discharged from the gas discharge port.
US08087684B2	Wheelchair advantage mobility system A wheelchair propulsion and braking system (10) includes at least one clutch engagement disk rotatably couplable to a wheelchair frame (14). The clutch engagement disk (32) includes a gear (38) that is rotatable with the clutch engagement disk (32), and a drive chain (40) disposed around the gear (38). A drive wheel (50) is rotatably attachable to a wheel (22) of the wheelchair (12), and operatively attachable to the drive chain (40). The system also includes at least one lever arm (60) that is rotatably couplable to the wheelchair frame (14). The at least one lever arm (60) includes a handle (62) operatively coupled to an upper end (64) of the lever arm (60). The handle (62) is oriented in an accessible position during use. A pair of calipers (70) is operatively coupled to each lever arm (60), and engageable with the at least one clutch engagement disk (32). An actuator (80) is operatively coupled to the handle (62) to actuate the calipers (70), and to engage the clutch engagement disk (32).
US08087682B2	Suspension device for a wheel and method for supporting a wheel A suspension device includes a first and a second link that link a vehicle-body side member and a wheel supporting member to each other. The two links are linked to each other through an elastic linking portion. The rigidity of an elastic bush thereof is less than the rigidity of an elastic member of a linking portion of at least one of the two links with the wheel supporting member and the vehicle-body side member.
US08087681B2	Reinforced skateboard deck A reinforced skateboard deck adapted to connect to a set of trucks and wheels to form a skateboard for riding with the deck having a reinforced region constructed to resist rupturing of the deck and a protective side barrier constructed to prevent wear of the reinforced region during use.
US08087673B2	Sealing device A sealing device comprises a stationary-side installation ring (11) fixed to an outer stationary-side member (201), a rotation-side installation ring (12) fixed to an inner rotation-side member (202), a stationary-side lip (13) provided on the stationary-side installation ring (11) to be slidably in contact with the rotation-side installation ring (12) by its tip, rotation-side lips (14, 15) formed on the rotation-side installation ring (12) to be slidably in contact with the stationary-side installation ring (11) by their tips, a pulsar ring (17) formed of a synthetic resin or rubber-like elastic material mixed with magnetic powder on the rotation-side installation ring (12) and multipolar magnetized, and a collar portion (17a) formed on an outer periphery of the pulsar ring (17) at the outer side than the rotation-side lips (14, 15) to closely face the stationary-side member (201) or the stationary-side installation ring (11), thereby an excellent sealing ability being given.
US08087671B2	Spatial puzzle apparatus A spatial puzzle apparatus is disclosed herein. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus 100 comprises a plurality of puzzle blocks 102 which has a general pyramid shape, and a void 124 which is configured to receive one of the plurality of puzzle blocks 102. A spherical housing 104 is used to house the plurality of puzzle blocks 102 and the void 124. The spherical housing 104 is configured to circumscribe the plurality of puzzle blocks 102 so that the plurality of puzzle blocks 102 and the void 124 define and retain the shape of a cube 106 as the plurality of puzzle blocks 102 are caused to rotate about a common axis to change positions via the void 124 to solve the puzzle. A virtual form of the spatial puzzle apparatus is also disclosed.
US08087667B2	Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet processing apparatus according to the invention includes a conveying portion that conveys a sheet; and an abutment member against which an end of the sheet in a conveying direction abuts, the sheet being conveyed by the conveying portion. Herein, the abutment member is movable so as to change a distance between the abutment member and the conveying portion adjacent to the abutment member based on sheet information about the stiffness of a sheet, when an end of the sheet in the conveying direction is abutted against the abutment member.
US08087663B2	Sheet feeder and image recording apparatus A sheet feeder, including: a holding portion for holding sheets; a sheet supply portion; an inclined member having an inclined surface for guiding each sheet in a sheet feed direction along the inclined surface; a first separation protrusion provided integrally on the inclined member so as to protrude from the inclined surface such that its distal end is located more downstream in the sheet feed direction than its proximal end; a plurality of second separation protrusions formed of a metal and disposed more upstream in the sheet feed direction than the first separation protrusion, each second separation protrusion protruding from the inclined surface through a corresponding one of openings formed in the inclined member, the second separation protrusions being arranged in the sheet feed direction; and a fixing member by which the second separation protrusions are fixed to the inclined member on a surface thereof opposite to the inclined surface.
US08087657B2	Sheet transport apparatus and image reading apparatus A sheet transport apparatus includes a transport roller for transporting a sheet to the processing section, a driving motor for driving the transport roller, and a driving transmission mechanism. The driving transmission mechanism includes a rotary shaft, a transmission rotary member having a circular fit hole, a holder member with a press-fit hole having a curved part and a flat part, and a coupling mechanism for coupling the holder member and the transmission rotary member. The rotary shaft includes a fitting part having a circular cross section at one end side to be fitted into the circular fit hole, and a press-fit part having a curved part and a flat part press-fitted with the press-fit hole. The coupling mechanism includes a convex portion formed on a side of the transmission rotary member, and a concave portion formed on a side of the holder member press-fitted with the convex portion.
US08087655B2	Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus with movable receiving member A saddle stitching portion which can bind the center portion in the conveying direction of a sheet bundle by a stapler and fold it by a pair of folding rollers and a pushout member, includes an end stopper which receives the downstream end of a sheet conveyed by a first conveying roller in a first receiving position on the downstream of the first conveying roller by a length not buckling the sheet on the downstream of the stapler or the downstream end of the sheet conveyed by a second conveying roller in a second receiving position on the downstream of the second conveying roller by the length on the further downstream, wherein the receiving position of the downstream end stopper is selected according to the length in the conveying direction of the sheet.
US08087651B2	Coupling device A coupling device having a first coupling part 3 provided with at least one projecting region, the regions of the first coupling part which project in the z direction being arranged eccentrically or centrally, and the projecting regions having conical outer surfaces formed with at least one angle relative to the z direction, the elastic regions 4 pointing in the direction of the center being formed in a radially parallel manner within the second coupling part 3. The the projecting regions of the first coupling part engage in the elastic regions 4 of the second coupling part 3 for the x-y orientation in the z direction. The second coupling part 3 is of one-piece design and can be produced in one operation.
US08087650B2	Clamping device A clamping device is capable of engaging a clamping object with an inner wall of hole or side wall of the clamping object.The clamping device 1 is provided with a rod support for moving an engagement portion 25 of a clamping rod 3 in a direction roughly rectangular to the longitudinal direction of the clamping rod 3 and switchably rotatably supports the clamping rod 3 in a clamping main body across a clamping position and a clamp release position, a piston drive mechanism 6 for driving a piston 4 across the clamping position and the clamp release position, and a cam mechanism 7 for driving the engagement portion 25 in the clamping direction by the driving force of piston drive mechanism 6 for driving the piston 4 to the clamping position.
US08087649B2	Attachment device for a clamp and combination of a clamp and at least one attachment device Attachment device for a clamp, said clamp having at least one clamp contact member for workpieces, said attachment device comprising a fixing member for fixing the attachment device in a releasable manner to the at least one clamp contact member, an attachment device contact member for contacting workpieces, which is held on the fixing member, and a pivot bearing via which the attachment device contact member is pivotable with regard to the fixing member.

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