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| US08093773B2 |
Motor for treadmill
A motor for a treadmill, containing at least a housing (1), a stator (2), a rotor (3) having a rotating shaft (4), a front end cover (9), a rear end cover (5), and a flywheel (13). The front end cover (9) and the rear end cover (5) are disposed on both ends of the housing (1), respectively. The stator (2) and the rotor (3) are disposed in the housing (1). A front end of the rotating shaft (4) extends from the housing (1). The flywheel (13) is disposed on the front end of the rotating shaft (4). The rotating shaft (4) is connected to the flywheel (13) via key (14). A sleeve (12) is fit on the front end of the rotating shaft (4). The sleeve (12) abuts against the flywheel (13). A locking device is disposed at the end of the rotating shaft (4) and tightly fixes the flywheel (13). |
| US08093764B2 |
Method and system for bypassing a power cell of a power supply
A system for bypassing a power cell of a power supply, the system including a multi-winding device having a primary winding and a plurality of three-phase secondary windings, a plurality of power cells, wherein each power cell is connected to a different three-phase secondary winding of the multi-winding device, and a bypass device connected to first and second input terminals of at least one of the power cells and to first and second output terminals of the at least one of the power cells. |
| US08093763B2 |
System and method for limiting current oscillation
A system and method for limiting current oscillation in power supplies. A method for operating a power supply comprises entering a current limitation mode, setting a current limit for a current flowing through a power switch of the power supply, and in response to determining a current limit has changed from a high value to a low value or detecting an occurrence of a fault condition, setting the current limit to the low value, and locking the current limit so that the current limit does not change. The method further comprises providing a current to a load coupled to the power supply. |
| US08093761B2 |
Bipolar pulse generators with voltage multiplication
A bipolar pulse generator includes two, two-conductor transmission lines coupled together with a load positioned between the two transmission lines. Each conductor of a transmission line we define as a segment. Two segments of one transmission line are charged and switchably coupled to two segments of the other transmission line to produce a bipolar pulse on the matched load. This bipolar pulse generator may be implemented in a flat or a folded design. The generator may include two transmission line structures coupled together with a load positioned between each transmission line structures. The first transmission line structure may include a stepped transmission line and an embedded transmission line segment. A switch may be coupled between the embedded transmission line segment and another segment of the transmission line structure. During operation, the first transmission line structure may be charged to a potential with the switch in the open position and, when the switch is closed, the charge on the first transmission line structure together with the second transmission line structure generates a bipolar pulse on the matched load. |
| US08093751B1 |
Method and system for controlling power to an electrically powered device
A system and method for remotely controlling power to an electrically powered device in a simple and efficient manner is disclosed herein. The system preferably comprises an apparatus, an electrically-powered device and a controller. The apparatus preferably comprises a cord, an alternating current outlet socket, an alternating current input plug, a latching relay, a processor and a transceiver. The system preferably uses a WiFi communication signal to transmit commands from the remote controller to the apparatus. |
| US08093749B1 |
Sharing redundant power supply modules among physical systems
A system may include a switchover element configurable to source or sink power from or to an electronic device electrically coupled to the switchover element and a controller in communication with the switchover element. The controller may be configured to determine if the electronic device is healthy. When the electronic device is healthy, the controller may configure the switchover element to deliver power from the electronic device to the system and configure the switchover element to provide the power to any unhealthy electronic device electrically coupled to the system. |
| US08093748B2 |
Universal power inlet system for power distribution units
The Universal Power Inlet System, or UPIS, is a method of providing universal attachment of 3 different types of electrical power systems into the input circuitry of a Power Distribution Unit, or PDU. This method allows use of either fixed or detachable power cord options permitting the PDU to be powered by any of the following types of electrical power sources: 3-Phase Delta, 3-Phase Star (or Wye) and Single-Phase. This method also describes a way to uniquely identify the specific power system the mentioned PDU is currently attached to. The method also optionally allows derivation of supplementary information about the electrical power system such as current capacity, or ampacity, of the power cord being used. All this information can be used for capacity monitoring and reporting as well as protection of PDU circuitry and power cords. |
| US08093746B2 |
Control of four-leg transformerless uninterruptible power supply
A system and method for managing a 4 leg transformerless Uninterrupted Power Supply is disclosed. The system comprises a 3 leg inverter modulation signal generator that applies signals to a modulation circuit that generates a 4th leg modulation signal based on the applied 3 leg inverter modulation signal characteristics. The determined 4th modulation signal modifies the 3 leg inverter modulation signals and rectifier modulation signals, which are applied to corresponding inverter and rectifier sections of an Uninterruptible Power Supply. |
| US08093744B2 |
Power mains distribution panel data link
A power mains distribution or breaker panel, and individual circuit breaker or relay therein having a circuit threacross providing a data path independent of the circuit breaker or relay operation. Alternate embodiments include circuits to control the data path and data path characteristics from data provided by either the line or load side of the power mains panel. |
| US08093739B2 |
System and method for fixed frequency power generation
A system for modulating a frequency output of a generator coupled to an electric distribution network is described herein. The system includes: a doubly-fed induction generator coupled to a power source selected from at least one of hydropower and fuel combustion, the generator providing an electrical power output having a first frequency based on a rotational speed of the generator; a controller for selecting the rotational speed of the generator; and a converter coupled to the generator for changing the frequency of the output to a selected value, in response to selecting the rotational speed. Methods for modulating a frequency output of a generator coupled to an electric distribution network are also described. |
| US08093738B2 |
Method for wind turbine yaw control
A method for yaw control for a wind turbine comprising a rotor with a rotor blade, the rotor defining a rotor axis and a rotor plane to which the rotor axis is perpendicular, in which the rotor axis is turned to minimise the yaw angle between the ambient wind direction and the rotor axis is provided, wherein the turning of the rotor axis is performed based on the measurement of a wind speed in the rotor plane at the rotor blade. Furthermore, a wind turbine which comprises a rotor which includes a rotor axis and a rotor plane perpendicular to the rotor axis and an anemometer for measuring the ambient wind speed is provided. The wind turbine further comprises an anemometer which is located such at a rotor blade at a particular distance from the rotor axis as to allow for measuring a wind speed in the rotor plane. |
| US08093731B2 |
Gearless human power generation
An electric power generation system is disclosed. The electric power generation system comprises a string configured to be pulled. The electric power generation system further comprises a bobbin configured to rotate when the string is unwound from the bobbin. The electric power generation system further comprises an electric power generator having a rotor. The rotor is configured to rotate such that the ratio of number of rotations of the rotor and the bobbin is 1:1 when the string is being pulled. |
| US08093730B2 |
Underfilled semiconductor die assemblies and methods of forming the same
An apparatus and method may be used for packaging a semiconductor die and a carrier substrate to substantially prevent trapped moisture therebetween and provide a robust, inflexible cost-effective bond. The semiconductor die is attached to the carrier substrate with a plurality of discrete adhesive elements so as to provide a gap or standoff therebetween. Wire bonds may then be formed between bond pads on the semiconductor die to conductive pads or terminals on the carrier substrate. With this arrangement, a dielectric filler material is disposed in the gap or standoff to form a permanent bonding agent between the semiconductor die and the carrier substrate. By applying the dielectric filler material after forming the wire bonds, the dielectric filler material coats at least a portion of the wire bonds to stabilize the wire bonds and prevent wire sweep in an encapsulation process, such as transfer molding, performed thereafter. |
| US08093719B1 |
Seal ring for preventing crack propagation in integrated circuit devices
In one embodiment, an integrated circuit device includes an active area encompassed by a seal ring. The seal ring may include a deep moat formed on an outer edge of the seal ring. The deep moat may have a depth that extends substantially to the substrate to prevent cracks from propagating into the active area. Alternatively or in addition, the seal ring may include redundant vias. |
| US08093715B2 |
Enhancement of thermal interface conductivities with carbon nanotube arrays
A method of forming a well-anchored carbon nanotube (CNT) array, as well as thermal interfaces that make use of CNT arrays to provide very high thermal contact conductance. A thermal interface is formed between two bodies by depositing a continuous array of carbon nanotubes on a first of the bodies so that, on mating the bodies, the continuous array is between surface portions of the first and second bodies. The thermal interface preferably includes a multilayer anchoring structure that promotes anchoring of the continuous array of carbon nanotubes to the first body. The anchoring structure includes a titanium bond layer contacting the surface portion of the first body, and an outermost layer with nickel or iron catalytic particles from which the continuous array of carbon nanotubes are nucleated and grown. Additional thermal interface materials (TIM's) can be used in combination with the continuous array of carbon nanotubes. |
| US08093712B2 |
Monolithic molded flexible electronic assemblies without solder and methods for their manufacture
A method (10) for manufacturing a monolithic molded electronic assembly (12). A mold (14) having first and second mold potions (14a-b) that mate to form an interior chamber (16) is provided. The mold has an injection port (22) and channel (24) connecting into the chamber. Electronic parts (30) having electronic contacts (32) are populated onto the second mold portion, to be substantially contained in the chamber. The mold potions are mated together and a liquid insulating molding material (36) is injected through the injection port channel to fill the chamber. The molding material is hardened to a solid, thereby embedding the electronic parts in the molding material as a monolithic sub-assembly (40). The monolithic sub-assembly is removed from the mold and one or more solderless conductive circuits (50) are applied to the electronic contacts of the electronic parts, thereby providing the electronic assembly. |
| US08093709B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
There is provided a low-cost semiconductor device that commercial and quality-assured (inspected) chip size packages can be stacked and has a small co-planarity value and a high mounting reliability. A semiconductor device in which a flexible circuit substrate is adhered to at least a part of a lateral side of a semiconductor package, and the flexible circuit substrate, which is on a side facing solder balls of the semiconductor package, is folded at a region inside of an edge of the semiconductor package (FIG. 1). |
| US08093703B2 |
Semiconductor package having buried post in encapsulant and method of manufacturing the same
In one embodiment, a semiconductor package includes a first insulating body and a first semiconductor chip having a first active surface and a first back surface opposite the first active surface. The first semiconductor chip is disposed within the first insulating body. The first active surface is exposed by the first insulating body. The first back surface is substantially surrounded by the first insulating body. The semiconductor package includes a post within the first insulating body and adjacent to a side of the first semiconductor chip. |
| US08093700B2 |
Packaging millimeter wave modules
A module, which in one embodiment may be a packaged millimeter waver module, includes a semiconductor lid portion; a packaging portion attached to the lid portion, wherein the packaging portion comprises a plurality of vias, a carrier portion, wherein a first semiconductor die is attached to the carrier portion, the packaging portion is attached to the carrier portion so that the packaging portion is over the carrier portion and the semiconductor die is within an opening in the packaging portion, and the lid portion and the carrier portion form an first air gap around the first semiconductor device. |
| US08093699B2 |
Circuit device with circuit board and semiconductor chip mounted thereon
A circuit device in which highly reliable sealing with a resin can be achieved is provided. A semiconductor chip is provided on one surface of an insulating resin film and a conductive layer that is electrically connected to the semiconductor chip is provided on another surface of the insulating resin film. A solder ball (electrode) for the connection to a circuit board is provided on the conductive layer. An insulating resin layer is further provided between the conductive layer and the circuit board to embed the electrode therein. In this manner, the circuit device is formed. A side face of the semiconductor chip is covered with the insulating resin film. |
| US08093698B2 |
Gettering/stop layer for prevention of reduction of insulating oxide in metal-insulator-metal device
An electronic device includes a first electrode, a second electrode and an insulating layer between the first and second electrodes, which insulating layer may be susceptible to reduction by H2. A gettering layer is provided on and in contact with the first electrode, the gettering layer acting as a protective layer for substantially avoiding reduction of the insulating layer by capturing and immobilizing H2. A glue layer may be provided between the gettering layer and first electrode. An additional gettering layer may be provided on and in contact with the second electrode, and a glue layer may be provided between the second electrode and additional gettering layer. |
| US08093695B2 |
Direct contact leadless flip chip package for high current devices
Some exemplary embodiments of an advanced direct contact leadless package and related structure and method, especially suitable for packaging high current semiconductor devices, have been disclosed. One exemplary structure comprises a mold compound enclosing a first contact lead frame portion, a paddle portion, and an extended contact lead frame portion held together by a mold compound. A first semiconductor device is attached on top of the lead frame portions as a flip chip, while a second semiconductor device is attached to a bottom side of said paddle portion and is in electrical contact with said the first semiconductor device. The extended contact lead frame portion is in direct electrical contact with the second semiconductor device without using a bond wire. Alternative exemplary embodiments may include additional extended lead frame portions, paddle portions, and semiconductor devices in various configurations. |
| US08093689B2 |
Attachment member for semiconductor sensor device
A semiconductor sensor device is electrically coupled to an object. An attachment member attaches the semiconductor sensor device to the object. The attachment member comprises a first conductive contact region and a second conductive contact region. An insulating portion is electrically isolates the semiconductor sensor device from the first conductive contact region and second conductive contact region. |
| US08093684B2 |
Iron sulfide semiconductor doped with Mg or Zn, junction devices and photoelectric converter comprising same
The semiconductor of the present invention has iron sulfide and a forbidden band control element contained in the iron sulfide. The forbidden band control element has a property capable of controlling the forbidden band of iron sulfide on the basis of the number density of the forbidden band control element in the iron sulfide. An n-type semiconductor is manufactured by incorporating a group 13 element of the IUPAC system into iron sulfide. Moreover, a p-type semiconductor is manufactured by incorporating a group Ia element into iron sulfide. A semiconductor junction device or a photoelectric converter is manufactured by using the n-type semiconductor and the p-type semiconductor. |
| US08093683B2 |
Semiconductor device
The invention is directed to providing a technique for increasing a hold voltage of an electrostatic breakdown protection device having a bipolar transistor structure more than conventional and reducing the size of the device. A base region (a P impurity layer) is formed on a front surface of an epitaxial layer, an emitter region (an N+ impurity layer) is formed on the front surface of the P impurity layer, and the epitaxial layer and an N+ impurity layer form a collector region. A connected portion of a base electrode and the base region (the P impurity layer) is located between the end of the base region (the P impurity layer) on a collector electrode side and the emitter region (the N+ impurity layer). It means that the electrodes for the collector, the base and the emitter are formed in this order. The base electrode and the emitter electrode are connected through a wiring (not shown). A P+ isolation layer for dividing the epitaxial layer into a plurality of island regions is further formed. |
| US08093682B2 |
Resistance memory element
A resistance memory element is provided which has a relatively high switching voltage and whose resistance can be changed at a relatively high rate. The resistance memory element includes an elementary body and a pair of electrodes opposing each other with at least part of the elementary body therebetween. The elementary body is made of a semiconductor ceramic expressed by a formula: {(Sr1-xMx)1-yAy}(Ti1-zBz)O3 (wherein M represents at least one of Ba and Ca, A represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Y and rare earth elements, and B represents at least one of Nb and Ta), and satisfies 0 |
| US08093681B2 |
Semiconductor integrated circuit device and process for manufacturing the same
A SRAM of complete CMOS type having its memory cell composed of six MISFETs, in which a pair of local wiring lines for connecting the input/output terminals of CMOS inverters are formed of a refractory metal silicide layer formed over a first conducting layer constituting the individual gate electrodes of the drive MISFETs, the transfer MISFETs and the load MISFETs of the memory cell and in which a reference voltage line formed over the local wiring lines is arranged to be superposed over the local wiring lines to form a capacity element. Moreover, the capacity element is formed between the local wiring lines and the first conducting layer by superposing the local wiring lines over the first conducting layer. Moreover, the local wiring lines are formed by using resistance lowering means such as silicification. In addition, there are made common the means for lowering the resistance of the gate electrode of the transfer MISFETs and the means for forming the local wiring lines. |
| US08093679B2 |
Integrated BEOL thin film resistor
In the course of forming a resistor in the back end of an integrated circuit, an intermediate dielectric layer is deposited and a trench etched through it and into a lower dielectric layer by a controllable amount, so that the top of a resistor layer deposited in the trench is close in height to the top of the lower dielectric layer; the trench is filled and the resistor layer outside the trench is removed, after which a second dielectric layer is deposited. Vias passing through the second dielectric layer to contact the resistor then have the same depth as vias contacting metal interconnects in the lower dielectric layer. A tri-layer resistor structure is employed in which the resistive film is sandwiched between two protective layers that block diffusion between the resistor and BEOL ILD layers. |
| US08093675B2 |
Photoelectric conversion element, photoelectric conversion element assembly and photoelectric conversion module
To provide a photoelectric conversion element that allows connection between adjacent photoelectric conversion elements by use of an inexpensive wiring member.A photoelectric conversion element of the present invention comprises: a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type; a first electrode arranged on the back side of the first semiconductor layer and electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer; a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type, the second semiconductor layer brought into contact with the first semiconductor layer and arranged at least in part on the light-receiving side of the first semiconductor layer; a light-receiving face-side electrode provided so as to be electrically connected to the second semiconductor layer on its light-receiving side; a second electrode arranged on the back side of the first semiconductor layer, and electrically separated from the first semiconductor layer, but electrically connected to the second semiconductor layer; and a penetrating-connecting section penetrating the first semiconductor layer, and electrically separated from the first semiconductor layer, but electrically connecting the light-receiving face-side electrode with the second electrode, wherein the photoelectric conversion element is characterized in that the first electrode and the second electrode are arranged equidistantly apart from a central axis passing through a center of the photoelectric conversion element. |
| US08093674B2 |
Manufacturing method for molding image sensor package structure and image sensor package structure thereof
A manufacturing method for molding an image sensor package structure and the image sensor package structure thereof are disclosed. The manufacturing method includes following steps of providing a half-finished image sensor for packaging, arranging a dam on the peripheral of a transparent lid of the half-finished image sensor, positioning the half-finished image sensor within a mold, and injecting a mold compound into the mold cavity of the mold. The dam is arranged on the top surface of the transparent lid and the inner surface of the mold can exactly contact with the top surface of dam so that the mold compound injected into the mold cavity is prevented from overflowing to the transparent lid by the dam. Furthermore, the arrangement of the dam and the mold compound can increase packaged areas and extend blockage to invasive moisture so as to enhance the reliability of the image sensor package structure. |
| US08093672B2 |
Solid-state imaging device
Provided is a manufacturing method of a solid-state imaging device, which is able to realize a solid-state imaging device whose reflection prevention coating is even and that does not have image noise in case of adopting a spincoating method in applying a material of the reflection prevention coating onto microlenses of the solid-state imaging device. In the solid-state imaging device 1 according to the present invention, a barrier wall pattern 7 is formed, as a step alleviating structure, in dicing areas 5X formed between adjacent imaging areas 9. The barrier wall pattern 7 has a rectangular sectional form. With use of the barrier wall pattern 7 in the spincoating method, reflection prevention coating 8 is coated onto the microlenses 6 more evenly than in conventional cases. |
| US08093654B2 |
Vertical transistor component
A method for producing a vertical transistor component includes providing a semiconductor substrate, applying an auxiliary layer to the semiconductor substrate, and patterning the auxiliary layer for the purpose of producing at least one trench which extends as far as the semiconductor substrate and which has opposite sidewalls. The method further includes producing a monocrystalline semiconductor layer on at least one of the sidewalls of the trench, producing an electrode insulated from the monocrystalline semiconductor layer on the at least one sidewall of the trench and the semiconductor substrate. |
| US08093652B2 |
Breakdown voltage for power devices
A power device includes a semiconductor substrate of first conductivity having an upper surface and a lower surface. An isolation diffusion region of second conductivity is provided at a periphery of the substrate and extends from the upper surface to the lower surface of the substrate. The isolation diffusion region has a first surface corresponding to the upper surface of the substrate and a second surface corresponding to the lower surface. A peripheral junction region of second conductivity is formed at least partly within the isolation diffusion region and formed proximate the first surface of the isolation diffusion region. First and second terminals are provided. |
| US08093651B2 |
MOS device with integrated schottky diode in active region contact trench
A semiconductor device is formed on a semiconductor substrate. The device comprises a drain, an epitaxial layer overlaying the drain, and an active region. The active region comprises a body disposed in the epitaxial layer, having a body top surface and a body bottom surface, a source embedded in the body, extending from the body top surface into the body, a gate trench extending into the epitaxial layer, a gate disposed in the gate trench, an active region contact trench extending through the source and at least part of the body into the drain, wherein the active region contact trench is shallower than the body bottom surface, and an active region contact electrode disposed within the active region contact trench. |
| US08093644B2 |
Multiwalled carbon nanotube memory device
A carbon nanotube based memory device comprises a set of three concentric carbon nanotubes having different diameters. The diameters of the three concentric carbon nanotubes are selected such that an inner carbon nanotube is semiconducting, and intershell electron transport occurs between adjacent carbon nanotubes. Source and drain contacts are made to the inner carbon nanotube, and a gate contact is made to the outer carbon nanotube. The carbon nanotube based memory device is programmed by storing electrons or holes in the middle carbon nanotube through intershell electron transport. Changes in conductance of the inner carbon nanotube due to the charge in the middle shell are detected to determine the charge state of the middle carbon nanotube. Thus, the carbon nanotube based memory device stores information in the middle carbon nanotube in the form of electrical charge. |
| US08093642B2 |
Semiconductor memory device and method of manufacturing the same
A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell portion and a peripheral circuit portion. The memory cell portion includes a pillar capacitor with a lower electrode, a dielectric film, and an upper electrode sequentially formed on a side surface of a first insulating portion which is parallel to a predetermined direction, and a transistor electrically connected to the lower electrode. The peripheral circuit portion includes a plate electrode, a cylinder capacitor with an upper electrode, a dielectric film, and a lower electrode sequentially formed on a side surface of the plate electrode which is parallel to the predetermined direction, and a transistor electrically connected to the lower electrode. |
| US08093640B2 |
Method and system for incorporating high voltage devices in an EEPROM
A method and system for fabricating a stacked capacitor and a DMOS transistor are disclosed. In one aspect, the method and system include providing a bottom plate, an insulator, and an additional layer including first and second plates. The insulator covers at least a portion of the bottom plate and resides between the first and second top plates and the bottom plate. The first and second top plates are electrically coupled through the bottom plate. In another aspect, the method and system include forming a gate oxide. The method and system also include providing SV well(s) after the gate oxide is provided. A portion of the SV well(s) resides under a field oxide region of the device. Each SV well includes first, second, and third implants having a sufficient energy to provide the portion of the SV well at a desired depth under the field oxide region without significant additional thermal processing. A gate, source, and drain are also provided. |
| US08093635B2 |
Solid-state imaging element
There is provided a solid-state imaging element having a light receiving part generating charges by light irradiation, and a source/drain region of a transistor, both formed in a semiconductor layer. The solid-state imaging element includes a non-silicided region including the light receiving part, in which surfaces of the source/drain region and a gate electrode of the transistor are not silicided; and a silicided region in which the surfaces of the source/drain region and the gate electrode of the transistor are silicided. The non-silicided region has a sidewall formed on a side surface of the gate electrode of the transistor, a hydrogen supply film formed to cover the semiconductor layer, the gate electrode, and the sidewall, and a salicide block film formed on the hydrogen supply film to prevent silicidation. The silicided region has a sidewall formed on the side surface of the gate electrode of the transistor. |
| US08093634B2 |
In situ formed drain and source regions in a silicon/germanium containing transistor device
By repeatedly applying a process sequence comprising an etch process and a selective epitaxial growth process during the formation of drain and source areas in a transistor device, highly complex dopant profiles may be generated on the basis of in situ doping. Further-more, a strain material may be provided while stress relaxation mechanisms may be reduced due to the absence of any implantation processes. |
| US08093627B2 |
Nitride semiconductor device and method for producing nitride semiconductor device
This nitride semiconductor device comprises: an n-type first layer made of a group III nitride semiconductor; a p-type second layer made of a group III nitride semiconductor layer provided on the first layer; and an n-type third layer made of a group III nitride semiconductor with a p-type impurity content of not more than 1×1018 cm−3 provided on the second layer. |
| US08093625B2 |
Nitride semiconductor light emitting device and method for fabricating the same
Disclosed is a nitride semiconductor light emitting device. The nitride semiconductor light emitting device comprises a buffer layer having a super-lattice layer on a silicon substrate, a first conductive clad layer on the buffer layer, an active layer on the first conductive clad layer, and a second conductive clad layer on the active layer. |
| US08093621B2 |
VTS insulated gate bipolar transistor
In one embodiment, a power transistor device comprises a substrate that forms a PN junction with an overlying buffer layer. The power transistor device further includes a first region, a drift region that adjoins a top surface of the buffer layer, and a body region. The body region separates the first region from the drift region. First and second dielectric regions respectively adjoin opposing lateral sidewall portions of the drift region. The dielectric regions extend in a vertical direction from at least just beneath the body region down at least into the buffer layer. First and second field plates are respectively disposed in the first and second dielectric regions. A trench gate that controls forward conduction is disposed above the dielectric region adjacent to and insulated from the body region. |
| US08093620B2 |
LED lighting assembly with improved heat management
The present invention provides a lighting head assembly that incorporates a high intensity LED package into an integral assembly including a heat sink and circuit board for further incorporation into other useful lighting devices. The present invention primarily includes a heat sink member that also serves as a mounting die and a reflector cup into which the LED package is mounted. The circuit board is placed behind the reflector cup and includes riser members that extend through holes in the rear wall of the reflector cup to facilitate electrical connections to the leads of the LED. This particular means for assembly allows the reflector cup and circuit board to cooperate to retain the LED package, provide electrical and control connections, provide integral heat sink capacity and includes an integrated reflector cup. In this manner, high intensity LED packages can be incorporated into lighting assemblies through the use of the present invention by simply installing the present invention into a housing and providing power connections thereto. |
| US08093616B2 |
Electronic component, manufacturing method of the electronic component, electronic component assembly body, and electronic device
An electronic component, includes a main body part inserted in an opening part formed in a board; and a pair of leads each of the leads having an end connected to the main body part and another end connected to a pad formed on the board; wherein the main body part is provided with the leads so that a functional surface of the main body part is positioned at a side connected to the pads of the board. |
| US08093615B2 |
Light emitting diode module
A light emitting diode module having improved luminous efficiency is provided. The light emitting diode module includes: a light emitting chip; a phosphor layer formed of phosphor materials emitting light having a wavelength longer than the light emitted from the light emitting chip using light emitted from the light emitting chip as an excitation source; and a reflection plate that is disposed between the light emitting chip and the phosphor layer and that reflects the light emitted by the phosphor layer. |
| US08093611B2 |
Semiconductor light emitting device and method of manufacturing the same
A semiconductor light emitting device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor light emitting device comprises a first conductive semiconductor layer comprising a concave portion, an active layer on the first conductive semiconductor layer, and a second conductive semiconductor layer on the active layer. |
| US08093601B2 |
Active matrix substrate
In an active matrix substrate (100) of the present invention, a gate bus line (105) and a gate electrode (166) extend in the first direction (the x direction). At a contact portion (168) for electrically connecting the gate bus line (105) with the drain regions of a first-conductivity-type transistor section (162) and a second-conductivity-type transistor section (164), the direction of the straight line (L1) of the shortest distance (d1) between one of a plurality of first-conductivity-type drain connecting portions (168c) that is closest to the gate bus line (105) and the gate bus line (105) is inclined with respect to the second direction (the y direction). |
| US08093594B2 |
Display substrate, display device having the same and method of manufacturing the same
A display substrate includes an insulating substrate, a thin film transistor, a contact electrode, and a pixel electrode. The thin film transistor includes a control electrode, a semiconductor pattern, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The control electrode is on the insulating substrate. The semiconductor pattern is on the control electrode. The first electrode is on the semiconductor pattern. The second electrode is spaced apart from the first electrode on the semiconductor pattern. The contact electrode includes a contact portion and an undercut portion. The contact portion is electrically connected to the second electrode to partially expose the semiconductor pattern. The undercut portion is electrically connected to the contact portion to cover the semiconductor pattern. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to the second electrode through the contact portion of the contact electrode. |
| US08093593B2 |
Semiconductor device having multichannel transistor
A first shape of semiconductor region having on its one side a plurality of sharp convex top-end portions is formed first and a continuous wave laser beam is used for radiation from the above region so as to crystallize the first shape of semiconductor region. A continuous wave laser beam condensed in one or plural lines is used for the laser beam. The first shape of semiconductor region is etched to form a second shape of semiconductor region in which a channel forming region and a source and drain region are formed. The second shape of semiconductor region is disposed so that a channel forming range would be formed on respective crystal regions extending from the plurality of convex end portions. A semiconductor region adjacent to the channel forming region is eliminated. |
| US08093588B2 |
Siloxane-polymer dielectric compositions and related organic field-effect transistors
Dielectric compositions comprising siloxane and polymeric components, as can be used in a range of transistor and related device configurations. |
| US08093582B2 |
Dual band photodetector
A dual band photodetector for detecting infrared and ultraviolet optical signals is disclosed. Aspects include homojunction and heterojunction detectors comprised of one or more of GaN, AlGaN, and InGaN. In one aspect ultraviolet/infrared dual-band detector is disclosed that is configured to simultaneously detect UV and IR. |
| US08093578B2 |
Nonvolatile memory element, nonvolatile memory element array, and method for manufacturing nonvolatile memory element
The present invention is configured such that a resistance variable element (16) and a rectifying element (20) are formed on a substrate (12). The resistance variable element (16) is configured such that a resistance variable layer (14) made of a metal oxide material is sandwiched between a lower electrode (13) and an upper electrode (15). The rectifying element (20) is connected to the resistance variable element (16), and is configured such that a blocking layer (18) is sandwiched between a first electrode layer (17) located on a lower side of the blocking layer (18) and a second electrode layer (19) located on an upper side of the blocking layer (18). The resistance variable element (16) and the rectifying element (20) are connected to each other in series in a thickness direction of the resistance variable layer (14), and the blocking layer (18) is formed as a barrier layer having a hydrogen barrier property. |
| US08093571B2 |
Extreme ultraviolet light source device, laser light source device for extreme ultraviolet light source device and method for controlling saturable absorber used in extreme ultraviolet light source device
An EUV light source of the present invention is capable of using a saturable absorber stably and continuously in a high heat load state. A saturable absorber (SA) device is disposed on a laser beam line to absorb feeble light, such as self-excited oscillation light, parasitic oscillation light or return light. SA gas from an SA gas cylinder and buffer gas from a buffer gas cylinder are mixed to be a mixed gas. The mixed gas is supplied to an SA gas cell via a supply pipeline, and absorbs the feeble light included in the laser beam. The mixed gas is exhausted via an exhaust pipeline, and is sent to a heat exchanger. The mixed gas, cooled down by a heat exchanger, is sent back to the SA gas cell by a circulation pump. |
| US08093569B2 |
Modular patient support system
A radiation treatment system (100) for accurately delivering radiation to a targeted site within a cancer patient (108) that includes a modular patient support system and a patient positioner (114). The modular patient support system includes a modularly expandable patient pod (200) and at least one immobilization device, such as, for example, a rigid moldable foam cradle (350). The patient pod (200) includes a generally hemi-cylindrical support shell (212) that extends longitudinally between proximal edge (214) and distal edge (216), and transversely between two lateral edges (222, 224). In one embodiment, the lateral edges (222, 224) are tapered to minimize edge effects that result when radiation beams traverse the lateral edges (222, 224). |
| US08093568B2 |
Ion radiation therapy system with rocking gantry motion
A radiation therapy system for heavy ions employs a rocking motion of a fan beam used to treat the patient, the fan beam having individually modulated beamlets, the rocking limited in angular extent to provide improved conformance of the dose to a tumor while shielding distal tissue from radiation. |
| US08093566B2 |
Upconversion fluorescent nano-structured material and uses thereof
Upconversion fluorescent nano-structured material(s) comprising at least one compound of formula (M1)j(M2)kXn:(M3)q and at least one polymer, wherein: each X is the same or different and is selected from the group consisting of: halogen, O, S, Se, Te, N, P and As; each M1, if present, is the same or different and is selected from the group consisting of: Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Fr, Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra, O and NH4; each M2 is the same or different and is a metal ion; each M3, independently, is the same or different and is selected from the group consisting of Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu; j is 0≦j≦10; k is 1≦k≦10; n is 1≦n≦10; and q is 1≦q≦10. In particular, the polymer is wherein the polymer soluble in polar solvents. |
| US08093562B2 |
Radiation imaging apparatus, radiation imaging system, and correction method
The invention intends to be able to perform a gain correction fully adequately. Hence, at the time of radiographing an object, a gain correction of the object image is performed based on a gain correction image (XRc1) derived by performing a light reset. On the other hand, at the time of radiographing an object, when a light reset is not performed, a gain correction of the object image is performed based on a gain correction image (XRc2) derived without performing the light reset. |
| US08093560B2 |
Photoconductive antenna element
This invention relates to a photoconductive antenna element having a structure capable of preventing element characteristics from deteriorating and attain a smaller size at the same time. This photoconductive antenna element (17) comprises a pair of electrodes (21) formed on a semiconductor layer (19). Each electrode (21) is constituted by an antenna part (22), pad parts (23), and a line part (24) connecting them, while the line part (24) includes a parallel portion (24a) extending from the antenna part (22). In the line part (24) of one electrode (21), a portion other than the antenna region (A) is bent opposite to the other electrode (21). In the line part (24) of the other electrode (21), a portion other than the antenna region (A) is bent opposite to the one electrode (21). This structure can prevent the photoconductive antenna element (17) from deteriorating its element characteristics and make it smaller. |
| US08093558B2 |
Environmental cell for a particle-optical apparatus
The invention relates to an environmental cell for use in e.g. an electron microscope. The environmental cell shows an aperture (15) for passing the beam produced by the electron microscope to a sample (6) placed inside the environmental cell. The environmental cell according to the invention is characterized in that a part of the environmental cell (14) is transparent to secondary radiation such as back-scattered electrons or X-rays. This enables the detection of this radiation by a detector placed outside the environmental cell and thus a much simpler construction of the cell. |
| US08093557B2 |
Method and apparatus for reviewing defects
A method of inspecting defects of a sample includes a first step for, on a basis of position information of defects on a sample placed on a movable table which is previously detected and obtained by an other inspection system, driving the table so that the defects come into a viewing field of an optical microscope having a focus which is adjusted, a second step for re-detecting the defects to obtain a first detection result, a third step for correcting the position information of defects on a basis of position information of defects re-detected of the first detection result, and a fourth step for reviewing the defects whose position information is corrected to obtain a second detection result. The method includes classifying types of defects on basis of the first detection result and the second detection result. |
| US08093549B2 |
Radiation beam analyzer and method
A radiation beam analyzer for measuring the distribution and intensity of radiation produced by a Cyberknife®. The analyzer employs a relative small tank of water into which a sensor is placed. The distance between the sensor and the radiation source is not varied. There are two methods to maintain the SAD (source to axis distance) constant. A first method maintains the position of detector fixed, utilizing a holder designed to retain the detector, and raises or lowers the small tank of water. A second method moves the detector up or down with a raising and lower mechanism in one direction and synchronically moves the small tank of water in the opposite direction with another raising and lowering mechanism. The second method also keeps the SAD constant. These methods position the detector relative to the radiation source to simulate the location of a malady within a patient's body. |
| US08093545B2 |
Lensless user input device with optical interference based on diffraction with a small aperture
An optical navigation device which uses optical interference to generate navigation images. The optical navigation device includes an optical element, a light source, a sensor array, a navigation engine, and a light shield. The optical element includes a finger interface surface. The light source includes a laser in optical communication with the finger interface surface to provide light to the finger interface surface. The sensor array detects light reflected from the finger interface surface in response to contact between a finger and the finger interface surface. The navigation engine is coupled to the sensor array. The navigation engine generates lateral movement information based on lateral movement of the finger relative to the sensor array. The light shield is between the optical element and the sensor array. The light shield includes an aperture linearly aligned with the sensor array. |
| US08093544B2 |
Passenger detecting apparatus
A passenger detecting apparatus including a sensor unit of a small size heightwise which can be manufactured inexpensively includes a light emitting means (21a, . . . , 21h) for emitting light rays in a substantially horizontal direction, a beam forming means (22a, 22b) for transforming light rays emitted from the light emitting means into a collimated or converged light beam in a substantially horizontal direction, a downward reflecting means (23a, 23b) for reflecting the light beam in a direction toward a lower seat disposed in the compartment, and a light receiving means (24a, 24b) for receiving the light beams scattered upon striking on the passenger for thereby detecting the state of the passenger. |
| US08093541B2 |
Anti-blooming protection of pixels in a pixel array for multiple scaling modes
Circuits and methods of generating control signals for transistors in a pixel row of a pixel array are disclosed. The circuits include a transfer transistor control signal row driver that includes a plurality of output branches and a reset transistor control signal row driver that includes a plurality of output branches. The row drivers output positive boosted control signals to selected pixel rows during a photosensor-to-floating diffusion region charge transfer phase and during a floating diffusion region reset phase and to unselected pixel rows during an initial part of an integration phase. The row drivers output positive non-boosted control signals to unselected non-integrating pixel rows. |
| US08093538B2 |
Impingement/convection/microwave oven and method
A combination oven that is operable with convection air, impingement air and microwave energy in various combinations thereof. The oven has an oven chamber and a fan box that are located front to back. A fan in the fan box circulates heated air by discharging via openings in a top and a bottom and taking in via an intermediate opening of a baffle plate. Impingement plates are easily installed and removed in the oven chamber to provide impingement air upwardly or downwardly. At least one of the impingement plates is installed and removed by a sliding motion. Microwave energy is provided through the side walls of the oven chamber. Intake ports for cooling air are located in a bevel between the side walls and bottom wall of the oven's outer enclosure so as to allow the oven to be located right next to other structures, such as a wall. An interlock assembly is also provided for the oven door. |
| US08093532B2 |
Laser machining of fired ceramic and other hard and/or thick materials
Laser machining fired ceramic and other hard and/or thick materials includes scribing a workpiece with a laser beam along a sequence of parallel laser paths within a cutout region of the workpiece. The scribing creates a kerf in the cutout region that widens as the laser beam advances along the sequence. The sequence may begin with an inner portion of the cutout region and end with an outer edge thereof such that debris is directed away from the laser paths to increase throughput and create a high quality opening in the workpiece. High quality structures may also be cut out from the workpiece. The method includes directing a high velocity stream of gas to an interface of the laser beam and the workpiece to redirect the flow of debris and cool the interface. The method may also adjust a focus depth of the laser beam as it deepens the kerf. |
| US08093527B2 |
Device and method for high frequency electrical discharge machining
The invention relates to a device and a method for electrical discharge machining of a work piece by means of a working electrode. A sequence of working pulses is applied on the work gap between the working electrode and the work piece. The working pulses comprise eroding pulses for eroding material off the work piece and measuring pulses during which an ignition voltage is applied on the work gap in order to initiate a discharge within the work gap and to measure the corresponding, ignition delay time. The ignition voltage and/or the gap width are adjusted such that the ignition delay time is smaller than an oscillation time of the working electrode oscillating within the work gap due to the electrostatic attraction force and the mechanical restoring force. |
| US08093521B2 |
Button assembly
A button assembly includes a button, an indicating lamp, a rheostat and a switch. The button includes a transparent pressing portion. The indicating lamp is positioned in the pressing portion. The rheostat includes a base and an adjuster rotatably attached to the base. The adjuster is rotated by rotation of the button. The switch is capable of being triggered by downwardly movement of the button. |
| US08093520B2 |
Reconfigurable switch array using multi-layered film
A switch panel assembly includes a plurality of selectively enabled switches for actuating only those available features. A plurality of available actuateable features are represented on the switch panel by graphics that are hidden in a non-illuminated condition and reveled when backlit. Each of individual switch and corresponding LED are selectively enabled and become visible and actuateable when those corresponding features are available to provide a single device operable without physical modification for many features assembled in many different combinations. |
| US08093519B2 |
Keypad module of non-backlight panel and panel assembly of the same
A keypad module includes a non-backlight layer made of an opaque thin sheet, and a key layer made of an ultraviolet curable resin. One surface of the non-backlight layer is provided thereon with a recognition region. The key layer has a base portion and a plurality of pressing portions protruding from the base portion. The base portion is overlapped with and bonded to the surface of the non-backlight layer on which the recognition region is provided. Each of the pressing portions is arranged to correspond to the recognition region. The panel further includes a telecommunication module located below the keypad module. |
| US08093513B2 |
Device for guiding cables or wires
A device which is used to guide cables or wires through walls. The device includes a maintaining device which is connected to two or more cable maintaining elements that surround, in a frame-like manner, a mounting area which includes a through-opening, and the cable maintaining elements are arranged in the region of the through-openings. According to this invention, the mounting area has a matrix-form and includes at least two mounting lines and at least two mounting gaps which enable the mounting area to be equipped in a simple and easy manner. The mounting lines and the mounting gaps predefine, respectively, a constant modular dimension, and the cable maintaining elements are dimensioned with respect to the width and the longitudinal extension in the direction of the mounting line and direction of the mounting gap, so that the width and the length correspond to a multiple whole number of the modular dimension. |
| US08093512B2 |
Package of environmentally sensitive electronic device and fabricating method thereof
A package of an environmentally sensitive electronic device including a first substrate, a second substrate, an environmentally sensitive electronic device, a plurality of barrier structures, and a fill is provided. The second substrate is disposed above the first substrate. The environmentally sensitive electronic device is disposed on the first substrate and located between the first substrate and the second substrate. The barrier structures are disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the barrier structures surround the environmental sensitive electronic device, and the water vapor transmission rate of the barrier structures is less than 10−1 g/m2/day. The fill is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and covers the environmentally sensitive electronic device and the barrier structures. |
| US08093510B2 |
Downward facing receptacle assembly for cable raceway
A cable raceway system includes a device bracket and a device cover for outfitting an elongate cable raceway with a downward facing electrical device. The raceway, configured for attachment to a wall surface, is of the type having an interior wireway. The device bracket is cooperative with the raceway for access to the wireway, and includes a device support for connecting an electrical device to the bracket, in a downward facing orientation with respect to the raceway. More particularly, when an electrical device is attached to the device support, an access face of the electrical device is oriented generally perpendicularly with respect to the wall surface. The cover cooperates with the bracket and raceway for covering the bracket, and has a faceplate portion complementary to the electrical device. |
| US08093508B2 |
Printed wiring board and method of manufacturing the same
A printed wiring board including a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer formed over the first insulating layer, a capacitor portion including an upper electrode, a lower electrode and a ceramic high dielectric layer formed between the upper electrode and the lower electrode, the capacitor portion sandwiched by the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer, an upper electrode connecting portion passing through the capacitor portion without contact and through the second insulating layer and electrically connected to the upper electrode of the capacitor portion, and a lower electrode connecting portion passing through the second insulating layer and the upper electrode of the capacitor portion without contact and electrically connected to the lower electrode in contact. |
| US08093506B2 |
Multilayer wiring board and power supply structure to be embedded in multilayer wiring board
A multilayer wiring board capable of feeding sufficient electric power to a circuit element, such as an IC chip. In one embodiment of the present invention, a multilayer wiring board is comprised of: a core board; a build up layer disposed on an upper surface of the core board; a build up layer disposed on a lower surface of the core board; and a power supply structure embedded in a through hole penetrating the core board and the build up layers. The power supply structure is comprised of: a conductive metal rod made of copper as a main material; a conductive metal tube made of copper as a main material and provided coaxially with the conductive metal rod; and an insulating material filling a gap between the conductive metal rod and the conductive metal tube. |
| US08093505B2 |
Layered electronic circuit device
Provided is a layered electronic circuit device capable of realizing high-density/high-function mounting, easily inspecting and repairing the respective constituent elements, and improving the electronic connection characteristic. The layered electronic circuit device includes a first circuit substrate (101) and a second circuit substrate (102) which are arranged in parallel such that their substrate surfaces are opposed to each other. The peripheral portion of the first circuit substrate (101) and the peripheral portion of the second circuit substrate (102) are connected to each other by connection members (10a to 10d) having a wiring member (103) and a thermal hardening anisotropic conductive sheet (107), thereby performing electric connection. |
| US08093501B2 |
Universal variable transmission line hanger
A universal cable hanger or clamp that can accommodate a variety of cable sizes, and can be mounted on a variety of structures in a various ways. The hanger includes a fixed block with a movable block, where the fixed block can be clamped or attached to a fixed structure, and includes a pair of partially open curved sections adapted to receive and hold cables of various sizes. The movable block includes two curved or V-shaped or U-shaped arms that correspond to the partially open curved sections. As the movable block is inserted into the fixed block, the arms close off the curved space, in whole or in part, to grip and hold a cable in the space. Two posts on the movable block engage indentations in slots on the fixed block, thereby providing a curved space of fixed size corresponding to different cable sizes. Multiple hangers can be stacked. |
| US08093496B2 |
Cable management system for moveable communication panels
A cable management system or member has an optional enclosure and annular hubs defining an axis. A rotatable support frame is attached to the annular hubs, with a patching field having a plurality of ports and first and second primary sides attached to the rotatable support frame. Rotation of the rotatable support frame about the axis produces corresponding rotation of the annular hubs. When cable bundles pass through the annular hubs, they may also rotate with the support frame, reducing or eliminating the need for cable slack loops and reducing or eliminating stress at cable/port connection points. |
| US08093494B2 |
Methods of making functionalized nanorods
A process for forming functionalized nanorods. The process includes providing a substrate, modifying the substrate by depositing a self-assembled monolayer of a bi-functional molecule on the substrate, wherein the monolayer is chosen such that one side of the bi-functional molecule binds to the substrate surface and the other side shows an independent affinity for binding to a nanocrystal surface, so as to form a modified substrate. The process further includes contacting the modified substrate with a solution containing nanocrystal colloids, forming a bound monolayer of nanocrystals on the substrate surface, depositing a polymer layer over the monolayer of nanocrystals to partially cover the monolayer of nanocrystals, so as to leave a layer of exposed nanocrystals, functionalizing the exposed nanocrystals, to form functionalized nanocrystals, and then releasing the functionalized nanocrystals from the substrate. |
| US08093489B2 |
Photovoltaic devices fabricated from nanostructured template
Photovoltaic devices, such as solar cells, and methods for their manufacture are disclosed. A device may be characterized by an architecture having a nanostructured template made from an n-type first charge transfer material with template elements between about 1 nm and about 500 nm in diameter with about 1012 to 1016 elements/m2. A p-type second charge-transfer material optionally coats the walls of the template elements leaving behind additional space. A p-type third charge-transfer material fills the additional space volumetrically interdigitating with the second charge transfer material. |
| US08093482B1 |
Detection and processing of signals in stringed instruments
An embodiment of the present invention is directed to a method and system for electronic sensing of string instrument input. The method includes receiving a first signal from a peak detection circuit. The peak detection circuit is operable to sense string activation. A second signal is received from one or more capacitive sensors. The second signal may include finger placement information. The method further includes processing the first and the second signals to generate an audio signal and outputting the audio signal. |
| US08093480B2 |
Keyboard device for electronic keyboard instrument
A keyboard device for an electronic keyboard instrument, which has a simple construction and can be manufactured at relatively low costs, and is capable of providing let-off feeling closely analogous to the let-off feeling of an acoustic piano. The keyboard device comprises keys, hammers each of which has an engaging part and pivotally moves in accordance with pivotal motion of an associated key, an unmovable holder, and let-off members each formed of an elastic material, for temporary engagement with the engaging part of an associated hammer during each of key depression and key release, to impart let-off feeling to touch feeling of an associated key during key depression. Each let-off member extends from the holder to a pivotal path along which the associated hammer performs pivotal motion, and is compressed during key depression and deflected during key release by engagement with the engaging part. |
| US08093479B2 |
Percussion instrument carrier system
A percussion instrument carrier system for carrying percussion instruments by members of a marching band. A preferred embodiment of the percussion instrument carrier system includes an interlock mechanism that provides for one of either mounting the percussion instrument onto the percussion instrument carrier or dismounting the percussion instrument from the percussion instrument carrier by only the manipulation of the percussion instrument in relation to the percussion instrument carrier as needed to respectively and operatively engage or disengage components of the interlock mounting system. |
| US08093476B2 |
Capo tasto
Capo tasto for fixing on a neck of a stringed musical instrument, comprising a first arm on which a string engaging region is arranged, a second arm on which a engaging region for a neck rear side is arranged, a slide bearing for holding the first arm for displacement on the second arm, the slide bearing having a displacement guide which is formed by at least one slot or at least one groove with an opening direction transverse to a displacement direction, at least one first contacting surface which is formed on the first arm, and at least one second contacting surface which is formed on the second arm, a movability apart of the first arm and the second arm, which increases the spacing between the string engaging region and the neck rear side engaging region being lockable by contact of the at least one first contacting surface and the at least one second contacting surface, and the opening direction being oriented at least approximately parallel to the first contacting surface and at least approximately parallel to the second contacting surface. |
| US08093475B1 |
Tuning device
A device for use in tuning a string of a musical instrument includes a pinion gear which is connected with a rotatable shaft. A worm gear is rotated to effect rotation of the pinion gear and shaft about a central axis of the shaft. A sleeve encloses a portion of the shaft and is rotatable relative to the shaft. The sleeve includes string holes which are alignable with string holes in the shaft. The shaft has recesses formed at end portions of the string holes in the shaft. The sleeve extends across and encloses the recesses formed in the shaft. The sleeve and shaft are relatively rotatable from a first spatial relationship in which the string holes in the sleeve are aligned with the string hole in the shaft and a second spatial relationship in which the string holes in the sleeve are offset from the string hole in the shaft. Knurling is provided on the outside of the sleeve. |
| US08093474B2 |
Metallic nanospheres embedded in nanowires initiated on nanostructures and methods for synthesis thereof
A nanostructure includes a nanowire having metallic spheres formed therein, the spheres being characterized as having at least one of about a uniform diameter and about a uniform spacing there between. A nanostructure in another embodiment includes a substrate having an area with a nanofeature; and a nanowire extending from the nanofeature, the nanowire having metallic spheres formed therein, the spheres being characterized as having at least one of about a uniform diameter and about a uniform spacing there between. A method for forming a nanostructure is also presented. A method for reading and writing data is also presented. A method for preparing nanoparticles is also presented. |
| US08093472B2 |
Inbred corn line MM27
An inbred corn line, designated MM27, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred corn line MM27, to the plants and plant parts of inbred corn line MM27 and to methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing the inbred line MM27 with itself or another corn line. The invention further relates to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from the inbred MM27. |
| US08093467B2 |
Soybean cultivar S080186
A soybean cultivar designated S080186 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S080186, to the plants of soybean S080186, to plant parts of soybean cultivar S080186, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar S080186 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars, or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean variety S080186, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S080186, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar S080186 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US08093463B1 |
Soybean variety XB25A09
According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety designated XB25A09. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety XB25A09, to the plants of soybean XB25A09 to plant parts of soybean variety XB25A09 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing plants of the soybean variety XB25A09 with another soybean plant, using XB25A09 as either the male or the female parent. |
| US08093460B1 |
Soybean cultivar 05RM304030
The present invention is in the field of soybean cultivar 05RM304030 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean cultivar 05RM304030 and its progeny, and methods of making 05RM304030. |
| US08093458B2 |
Biologically safe transient protein expression in plants
A process of producing a protein of interest by expression of said protein of interest from a sequence of interest in a plant or in plant leaves, comprising: (a) transfecting said plant or said plant leaves by infiltrating said plant or said plant leaves with an Agrobacterium strain in the presence of a complementing factor, said Agrobacterium strain containing in T-DNA a heterologous DNA sequence having a sequence portion encoding a replicon, wherein said sequence encoding a replicon contains sequences necessary for replicon function of said replicon, said sequences being derived from a plant virus, and said sequence of interest to be expressed from said replicon, (b) optionally isolating said protein of interest from said plant or said plant leaves infiltrated in step (a), wherein said Agrobacterium strain is provided with a first genetic modification rendering said Agrobacterium strain defective for transfecting organisms with said T-DNA in the absence of said complementing factor. |
| US08093451B2 |
Chalcone synthase dihydroflavonol 4-reductase and leucoanthocyanidine reductase from clover, medic ryegrass or fescue
The present invention relates to nucleic acid fragments encoding amino acid sequences for flavonoid biosynthetic enzymes in plants, and the use thereof for the modification of, for example, flavonoid biosynthesis in plants, and more specifically the modification of the content of condensed tannins. In particularly preferred embodiments, the invention relates to the combinatorial expression of chalcone synthase (CHS) and/or dihydroflavonol 4-reductase (BAN) and/or leucoanthocyanidine reductase (LAR) in plants to modify, for example, flavonoid biosynthesis or more specifically the content of condensed tannins. |
| US08093449B2 |
Absorbent article
The invention includes an absorbent article 1 in which an undergarment 90 can be prevented from getting dirty with fluid that has been absorbed by an absorbent body 20, without a decrease in the amount of fluid that can be absorbed.The absorbent article 1 that is worn on a human body and used includes an absorbent body 20 having a fluid-absorbent member 22 for absorbing fluid, and having a longitudinal direction, a width direction, and a thickness direction, and a main body section 10 whose face on the side of the human body is overlapped with the absorbent body 20 in the thickness direction, one end section 20a in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent body 20 being fixed to the main body section 10, the absorbent body 20 having a portion that is closer to the main body section 10 than the fluid-absorbent member 22 in the thickness direction and a portion that is closer to the human body than the fluid-absorbent member 22, wherein the portion closer to the main body section 10, in another end section 20b in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent body 20, is covered with a fluid-impermeable layer 50, and the portion closer to the human body, in the other end section 20b, has a portion in which the fluid-impermeable layer 50 is not included. |
| US08093446B2 |
Fibrous absorbent articles having malodor counteractant
There is provided a tampon or similar device or product in which there is disposed at least one surface active agent. A broad feature of the present invention provides a fibrous absorbent article for absorbing body fluids made up of a fibrous material defining a structure suitable for absorbing the body fluids, and disposed in or on the structure, an effective amount of at least one surface active agent, so as to adsorb malodor associated with these bodily fluids. |
| US08093445B2 |
Wound dressing and method for manufacturing the same
A wound dressing defines bodyside and backside surfaces. The dressing comprises a backing layer defining a center portion and a border portion surrounding the center portion. An absorbent core is connected to a surface of the backing layer within the center portion The absorbent core may be exposed along a bodyside surface of the wound dressing, or various adhesives and non-adhesive substrates may be applied along a surface of the absorbent core so as to define part of the bodyside surface of the wound dressing. |
| US08093444B2 |
Multilayer conductive appliance having wound healing and analgesic properties
A dressing for promoting healing and pain relief of the body of a living organism having a pathologic condition has at least one layer of conductive material having a resistance no greater than 1000 Ω/cm2. When placed proximate a portion of the body of the living organism suffering from the pathologic condition, the dressing alters the electrodynamic processes occurring in conjunction with said pathologic condition to promote healing and pain relief in the living organism. When used as a wound dressing, the conductive material is placed in contact with tissue around the periphery of the wound and with the wound, lowering the electrical potential and resistance of the wound and increasing the wound current. |
| US08093442B2 |
Electrochemical removal of dissociable cyanides
The method of the invention provides means of destroying highly stable metal cyanide ions found in a solution, and converting the cyanide to harmless by-products. Contrary to conventional methods which merely complex the cyanide into a mechanically or physically removable complex, the present method destroys the cyanide found in the sample. The invention is directed to a method of destroying cyanide comprising providing a highly alkaline solution containing a metal cyanide ions; and subjecting the solution to electro-oxidation. |
| US08093441B2 |
Removal of light fluoroalkanes from hydrocarbon streams
The removal of fluoroalkanes from fluoroalkane-containing hydrocarbon streams, preferably C3 to C5 hydrocarbon streams. The fluoroalkane-containing hydrocarbon stream is contacted with an adsorbent containing a strong acid function, preferably a silica gel or a strong cation ion-exchange resin having sulfonic acid functionality. |
| US08093438B2 |
Process for producing 1,1 diaryl alkanes and derivatives thereof
A process of producing a 1,1-diaryl alkane comprising a condensation reaction of an aromatic compound having at least one aromatic hydrogen with an acetal, in the presence of a perfluorinated sulfonic acid in polymeric form as catalyst. |
| US08093437B2 |
Industrial process for production of diol
The invention provides an apparatus and process for producing a diol by taking a cyclic carbonate and an aliphatic monohydric alcohol as starting materials, continuously feeding the starting materials into column A, carrying out reactive distillation in column A, continuously withdrawing a low boiling point reaction mixture containing a produced dialkyl carbonate and the aliphatic monohydric alcohol from an upper portion of column A, continuously withdrawing a high boiling point reaction mixture containing a produced diol from a lower portion of column A, continuously feeding the high boiling point reaction mixture into distillation column C, distilling off material having a lower boiling point than that of the diol contained in the high boiling point reaction mixture as a column top component and a side cut component so as to obtain a column bottom component, continuously feeding the column bottom component into column C, and obtaining the diol. |
| US08093436B2 |
Process for synthesis of (3R,3′R)-zeaxanthin and (3R,3′S;meso)-zeaxanthin from (3R,3′R,6′R)-lutein via (3R)-3′,4′-anhydrolutein
(3R,3′R,6′R)-Lutein and (3R,3′R)-zeaxanthin are two dietary carotenoids that are present in most fruits and vegetables commonly consumed in the US and accumulate in the human plasma, major organs, and ocular tissues. Another stereoisomer of (3R,3′R)-zeaxanthin that is not of dietary origin but is found in the human ocular tissues is (3R,3′S;meso)-zeaxanthin. There is growing evidence that these carotenoids play an important role in the prevention of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) that is the leading cause of blindness in the U.S. and the Western World. In view of the potential therapeutic application of dietary lutein, (3R,3′R)-zeaxanthin, and (3R,3′S;meso)-zeaxanthin, the industrial production of these carotenoids is of considerable importance. The present invention provides a process for the partial synthesis of (3R,3′R)-zeaxanthin and (3R,3′S;meso)-zeaxanthin from a readily accessible dehydration product of (3R,3′R,6′R)-lutein, namely, (3R)-3′,4′-didehydro-β,β-caroten-3-ol [(3R)-3′,4′-anhydrolutein]. The process involves regioselective hydroboration of (3R)-3′,4′-anhydrolutein to a mixture of (3R,3′R)-zeaxanthin and (3R,3′S;meso)-zeaxanthin followed by separation of these carotenoids by enzyme-mediated acylation. |
| US08093427B2 |
Construction and screening of solution-phase derived library of fenbufen and ethacrynic acid
A process for synthesizing and screening solution phase derived libraries of fenbufen and ethacrynic acid is provided in the present invention. Compounds in the present invention having cytotoxicities are useful for a variety of therapeutic applications. |
| US08093421B2 |
Stereoselective one step fluorination process for the preparation of 2-flouropropionate
The current invention describes a one-step process for the synthesis of 2-fluoropropionates from lactic acid ester derivatives using TFEDMA. |
| US08093418B2 |
Preparation and use of tetrasubstituted fluorenyl catalysts for polymerization of olefins
Catalyst compositions and processes for the polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated monomers to produce polymers, including copolymers or homopolymers. Such monomers include ethylene, C3+ alpha olefins and substituted vinyl compounds, such as styrene and vinyl chloride. The polymerization catalyst characterized by the formula B(FluL)MQn in which Flu is a fluorenyl group substituted at at least the 2,7- and 3,6-positions by hydrocarbyl groups, preferably relatively bulky hydrocarbyl groups. L is a substituted or unsubstituted cyclopentadienyl, indenyl or fluorenyl group or a heteroorgano group, XR, in which X is a heteroatom from Group 15 or 16 of the Periodic Table of Elements, such as nitrogen, R is an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group or an aryl group and B is a structural bridge extending between the groups L and Flu, which imparts stereorigidity to the ligand structure, M is a Group 4 or Group 5 transition metal, such as titanium, zirconium or hafnium and Q is selected from the group consisting of chlorine, bromine, iodine, an alkyl group, an amino group, an aromatic group and mixtures thereof, with n being 1 or 2. |
| US08093415B2 |
Polyunsaturated fatty acid monovalent and divalent metal salt synthesis
Methods for the preparation of a free-flowing, storage-stable fatty acid metal salt product by forming a reactive admixture of (a) an unsaturated fatty acid glyceride feedstock; and (b) from about 1 mol to about 3 mol of at least one monovalent metal hydroxide or at least one divalent metal hydroxide; and heating the admixture to a temperature at which said fatty acid glycerides saponify to form fatty acid metals salts; wherein said monovalent metal is potassium; and wherein said divalent metal is selected from the group consisting of calcium, copper, magnesium and zinc. The fatty acid glycerides are saponified in an atmosphere in which the partial pressure of oxygen has been reduced by an amount effective to provide an improvement in storage stability until a free-flowing, storage-stage product is obtained. Storage stable metal salts of unsaturated fatty acids prepared by the inventive methods are also disclosed. |
| US08093414B2 |
Process for preparing acylglycinates by means of direct oxidation
A process is described for preparing acylglycinate salts of the formula (II) in which R1 is a saturated linear or branched alkyl radical having from 1 to 21 carbon atoms or a mono- or polyunsaturated linear or branched alkenyl radical having from 2 to 21 carbon atoms, and B is a cation derived from a base, and/or the corresponding protonated acylglycines, characterized in that one or more fatty acid monoethanolamides of the formula (I) in which R1 is as defined above is oxidized with oxygen in the presence of a transition group metal catalyst in an alkaline medium to give one or more acylglycinate salts of the formula (II), and, in the case of preparation of the protonated acylglycines, the acylglycinate salt(s) of the formula (II) is additionally reacted with an acid. |
| US08093412B2 |
Method of purifying propylene oxide
A method of purifying propylene oxide, which comprises subjecting the propylene oxide containing methyl formate as an impurity to extractive distillation using a hydrocarbon of 7 to 10 carbon atoms as an extractant with an extractive distillation column, adding water to the distillate from the overhead of the extractive distillation column to conduct oil-water separation, recycling the oil layer separated to the extractive distillation column, removing the aqueous layer outside the system thereby to obtain propylene oxide in which a methyl formate concentration is reduced as a bottom liquid of the extractive distillation column. |
| US08093411B2 |
Cyanine dyes and their applications as luminescence quenching compounds
The quenching compounds of the invention are weakly luminescent cyanines that are substituted by one or more heteroaromatic quenching moieties. The quenching compounds of the invention exhibit little or no observable luminescence and efficiently quench a broad spectrum of luminescent compounds. The chemically reactive quenching compounds possess utility for labeling a wide variety of substances, including biomolecules. These labeled substances are highly useful for a variety of energy-transfer assays and applications. |
| US08093408B2 |
Antidepressant oral pharmaceutical compositions
The invention provides a pharmaceutical composition of duloxetine or its pharmaceutically equivalent derivatives like salts, isomers, complexes, polymorphs, hydrates or esters thereof and at least one buffering agent. The duloxetine or its pharmaceutically equivalent derivative is present from about 2 mg to approximately 200 mg; and the buffering agent is present in an amount of approximately 0.1 mEq to approximately 2.5 mEq per mg of duloxetine. Also provided is a method for treating of major depressive disorder and or diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain comprising administering to a mammal in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a composition. |
| US08093405B2 |
Formation of 18F and 19F fluoroarenes bearing reactive functionalities
An iodonium compound of formula (I): where RAR1 is a C5-6 aryl group, bearing at least one substituent selected from formyl, thionoacyl, acylamidocarboxy, thionoester, azo, C2-20 alkenyl, C2-20 alkynyl, and (CH2)nRC, where RC is selected from ether, amino, azo and thioether; RAR2 is a C5-10 aryl group, optionally substituted by one or more groups selected from C1-12 alkyl, C5-12 aryl, C3-12 heterocyclyl, ether, thioether, nitro, cyano and halo, and may be linked to a solid support or fluorous tag; and X is a counteranion. |
| US08093397B2 |
Activators for oligonucleotide synthesis
A process for the synthesis of oligonucleotides using phosphoramidite chemistry is provided. The process employs as activator a 1,1-dioxo-1,2-dihydro-1λ6-benzo[d]isothiazol-3-one, preferably in the presence of an organic base. The 1,1-dioxo-1,2-dihydro-1λ6-benzo[d]isothiazol-3-one is represented by the following structural formula: wherein p is 0 or an integer from 1 to 4; X7 is O or S; R for each occurrence is a substituent, preferably each independently, a halo, a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic group, —NR11R12, —OR13, —OC(O)R13, —C(O)OR13, or cyano; or two adjacent R groups taken together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached form a six membered saturated or unsaturated ring; R11 and R12 are each, independently, —H, a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group; and R13 is a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group. Preferred organic bases are pyridine, 3-methylpyridine, or N-methylimidazole. |
| US08093393B2 |
Cationic ceramides, and analogs thereof, and their use for preventing or treating cancer
The present invention relates to cationic ceramides, their dihydro-analogs and aromatic analogs and their derivatives, comprising a pyridinium group. Also provided are methods for making cationic ceramides comprising a pyridinium group, and their use for treating or preventing diseases associated with cell overproliferation and sphingolipid signal transduction, such as cancer, inflammation, and stenosis. The compounds are also useful as mitochondritropic agents that are localized to mitochondria carrying with them chemical cargoes, such as drugs, or signaling molecules, such as fluorophores for probing organelle structure and functions. |
| US08093391B2 |
Process for the preparation of substantially pure palonosetron and its acid salts
This invention relates to an improved and scalable process for the preparation of substantially pure palonosetron and its acid addition salts, in particular hydrochloride (I) which comprises of, (a) converting intermediate (IIa) as such or as its freebase (II) to a crude mixture of diastereomeric palonosetrons (VIII) or (VIIIa) contaminated with varying amounts of unconverted intermediate (II) or (IIa) via hydrogenation under pressure with an appropriately chosen hydrogenation catalyst in an suitable organic solvent. (b) making the resulting crude mixture of diastereomeric palonosetrons (VIII) or (VIIIa) contaminated with varying amounts of unconverted intermediate (II) or (IIa) substantially free from (II) or (IIa) via halogenation reaction. (c) Finally, converting the resulting diastereomeric palonosetron (VIII) or its hydrochloride (VIIIa) substantially free from intermediate (II) or (IIa) to the desired palonosetron hydrochloride (I) in substantially pure form via selective crystallization from a suitable single or mixture of organic solvents. |
| US08093390B2 |
Substituted fused [1,2]imidazo[4,5-C] ring compounds and methods
Fused [1,2]imidazo[4,5-c] ring compounds, e.g., fused [1,2]imidazo[4,5-c]quinolines and [1,2]imidazo[4,5-c]naphthyridines, with a substituent, e.g., a substituted alkoxy substituent, at the 6, 7, 8, or 9-position, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, intermediates, methods of making 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. |
| US08093389B2 |
Substituted spirochromanone derivatives
The invention relates to a compound of a general formula (I): wherein Ar1 represents a group formed from an aromatic ring selected from a group consisting of indole, 1H-indazole, 2H-indazole, 1H-thieno[2,3-c]pyrazole, 1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine, benzo[b]furan, benzimidazole, benzoxazole, 1,2-benzisoxazole and imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine; R1 and R2 each represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a C2-C6 alkenyl group, a C1-C6 alkoxy group, a halo-C1-C6 alkoxy group, a cyclo-C3-C6 alkyloxy group, a C2-C7 alkanoyl group, a halo-C2-C7 alkanoyl group, a C2-C7 alkoxycarbonyl group, a halo-C2-C7 alkoxycarbonyl group, a cyclo-C3-C6 alkyloxycarbonyl group, an aralkyloxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl-C1-C6 alkoxy group, a carboxy-C2-C6 alkenyl group, or a group of -Q1-N(Ra)-Q2-Rb; an optionally-substituted C1-C6 alkyl, aryl or heterocyclic group; or a C1-C6 alkyl or C2-C6 alkenyl group having the aryl or heterocyclic group; R3 and R4 each represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyclo-C3-C6 alkyl group, a carbamoyl group optionally substituted with a C1-C6 alkyl or cyclo-C3-C6 alkyl group, or a group of —N(Re)Rf; an optionally-substituted C2-C7 alkanoyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, C2-C7 alkoxycarbonyl, cyclo-C3-C6 alkyloxycarbonyl, C1-C6 alkylsulfonyl, C1-C6 alkylthio, cyclo-C3-C6 alkyloxy, cyclo-C3-C6 alkyl-C1-C6 alkoxy, cyclo-C3-C6 alkylsulfonyl, cyclo-C3-C6 alkylthio or cyclo-C3-C6 alkyl-C1-C6 alkylthio group; or an optionally-substituted C1-C6 alkyl group; T and U each represent a nitrogen atom or a methine group; and V represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom. The compound of the invention is useful as therapeutical agents for various ACC-related diseases. |
| US08093388B2 |
3-aza spiro[5,5]undec-8-ene derivatives and their use as monoamine neurotransmitter re-uptake inhibitors
This invention relates to novel 3-aza-spiro[5.5]undec-8-ene derivatives useful as monoamine neurotransmitter re-uptake inhibitors.In other aspects the invention relates to the use of these compounds in a method for therapy and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the invention. |
| US08093383B2 |
P70 S6 kinase inhibitors
The present invention provides p70 S6 kinase inhibitors of the formula: pharmaceutical formulations comprising them, and methods for their use. |
| US08093381B2 |
Method of synthesis of fluoroquinolones
The invention relates to a method of preparation of fluoroquinolones of formula (I) from compounds of formula (II): in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and X are as defined in Claim 1. |
| US08093380B2 |
Compounds with the bicyclo[4.2.1]nonane system for the treatment of Flaviviridae infections
The disclosed invention is a bicyclo[4.2.1]nonane and its pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug, and its composition and method of use to treat Flaviviridae (Hepacivirus, Flavivirus, and Pestivirus) infections in a host, including animals, and especially humans. |
| US08093379B2 |
Macrocyclic serine protease inhibitors
Provided herein are macrocyclic serine protease inhibitor compounds, for example, of Formula I, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and processes of preparation thereof. Also provided are methods of their use for the treatment of an HCV infection in a host in need thereof. |
| US08093370B2 |
siRNA targeting spleen tyrosine kinase
Efficient sequence specific gene silencing is possible through the use of siRNA technology. By selecting particular siRNAs by rationale design, one can maximize the generation of an effective gene silencing reagent, as well as methods for silencing genes. |
| US08093368B2 |
DR5 gene promoter and SIAH-1 gene promoter
The inventors discovered for the first time the nucleotide sequence of the human DR5 gene promoter, the nucleotide sequence of the human Siah-1 gene promoter and what appear to be the core promoter regions thereof. The present invention further provides a screening method for substances which regulate promoter activity, comprising a step of bringing a test substance into contact with cells holding a vector which comprises this DNA together with a reporter gene ligated expressibly to this DNA, and a step of detecting changes in the expressed amount of the reporter gene due to contact with the test substance. This screening method is a method of very efficiently selecting anti-cancer drugs and the like. |
| US08093359B2 |
Optimized Fc variants and methods for their generation
The present invention relates to optimized Fc variants, methods for their generation, and antibodies and Fc fusions comprising optimized Fc variants. |
| US08093357B2 |
Optimized Fc variants and methods for their generation
The present invention relates to optimized Fc variants, methods for their generation, and antibodies and Fc fusions comprising optimized Fc variants. |
| US08093350B2 |
Coordination polymer crystal with porous metal-organic frameworks and preparation method thereof
Disclosed is a coordination polymer crystal with porous metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), in which, while a crystal state of the coordination polymer crystal is maintained, an additional material selected from the group consisting of an organic compound, a metal cluster, and an organometallic compound is chemically bonded to the coordination polymer crystal. Therefore it is possible easily adsorb and store more guest molecules regardless of a change in an ambient temperature or pressure due to the chemically bonded additional material. |
| US08093348B1 |
Polyimides derived from novel asymmetric dianhydrides
This invention relates to the compositions and processes for preparing thermoset and thermoplastic polyimides derived from novel asymmetrical dianhydrides: specifically 2,3,3′,4′ benzophenone dianhydride (a-BTDA), and 3,4′-(hexafluoroisopropylidene)diphthalic anhydride (a-6FDA). The a-BTDA anhydride is prepared by Suzuki coupling with catalysts from a mixed anhydride of 3,4-dimethylbenzoic acid or 2,3-dimethylbenzoic acid with 2,3-dimethylphenylboronic acid or 3,4-dimethylphenylboronic acid respectively, to form 2,3,3′,4′-tetramethylbenzophenone which is oxidized to form 2,3,3′,4′-benzophenonetetracarboxylic acid followed by cyclodehydration to obtain a-BTDA. The a-6FDA is prepared by nucleophilic triflouoromethylation of 2,3,3′,4′-tetramethylbenzophenone with trifluoromethyltrimethylsilane to form 3,4′-(trifluoromethylmethanol)-bis(o-xylene) which is converted to 3,4′-(hexafluoroisopropylidene-bis(o-xylene). The 3,4′-(hexafluoroisopropylidene)-bis(o-xylene) is oxidized to the corresponding tetraacid followed by cyclodehydration to yield a-6FDA. |
| US08093345B2 |
Method of preparing a silicone resin
A method of preparing a silicone resin, the method comprising reacting at least one halodisilane and, optionally, at least one halosilane with at least one alcohol in the presence of an organic solvent to produce an alcoholysis product; reacting the alcoholysis product with water to produce a hydrolyzate; and heating the hydrolyzate to produce the resin. |
| US08093341B2 |
Method of controlling a polymerization reactor
Embodiments of the invention provide a method of controlling a gas-phase polymerization process. The method includes determining a difference between a control variable of the polymerization process, such as the production rate, and the desired value of the control variable; adjusting or maintaining a first manipulated variable to at least partially compensate for the difference between the control variable and the desired value; and adjusting or maintaining a second manipulated variable to at least partially compensate for the effect of adjusting or maintaining the first manipulated variable. The first and second manipulated variables can include process variables such as the fluidized bed weight, the catalyst concentration, the concentration of one or more monomers, the flow of one or more comonomers, the ratio of one comonomer to another comonomer, the activator concentration, the ratio of an activator to selectivity control agent, the concentration of a chain transfer agent, and the retardant concentration. |
| US08093337B2 |
Thin-layer-covered golf ball with improved velocity
Golf balls including cores formed from polybutadiene reaction products having a percent change in dynamic stiffness from 0° C. to −50° C. of less than 130 percent where the reaction products include a resilient polymer component, a crosslinking material, a cis-to-trans catalyst, and a free radical source. The golf balls may be formed with polyurethane covers, covers formed from castable reactive liquid materials, among other materials. The golf balls may also include an intermediate layer. |
| US08093333B2 |
Hot-melt silicone adhesive
A hot-melt silicone adhesive comprising: (A) an organopolysiloxane resin with a softening point in the range of 40 to 250° C.; (B) an organopolysiloxane that at 25° C. is liquid or in the state of a crude rubber, which contains in one molecule at least two alkenyl groups; (C) a composition selected from a mixture of (i) an organopolysiloxane that contains silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms and (ii) an organic silicon compound that contains a silicon-bonded alkoxy group; or (iii) an organopolysiloxane that contains silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms and a silicon-bonded alkoxy group; (D) a hydrosilylation catalyst; and (E) a hydrosilylation-reaction inhibitor, demonstrates good gap-filling ability during thermo-compressive bonding to adherends with high surface roughness, even at low pressures, and that provides strong adhesion to the adherend after cross-linking. |
| US08093332B2 |
High impact polystyrene and process for preparing same
Disclosed are high impact polystyrenes prepared using mixed initiators. The mixed initiators include at least one grafting initiator and one non-grafting initiator. The high impact polystyrenes prepared therewith have a continuous polystyrene phase and dispersed therein particles of rubber predominantly having a honeycomb structure of rubber with polystyrene inclusions. |
| US08093331B2 |
Thermally conductive silicone rubber composition
A thermally conductive silicone rubber composition comprising: (A) an organopolysiloxane with the except of below-given components (C) and (E); (B) a thermally conductive filler; (C) a specific organopolysiloxane; (D) a curing agent; and (E) an organopolysiloxane composed of the following units: SiO4/2, R1R22SiO1/2, and R23SiO1/2 (wherein R1 is a univalent hydrocarbon group with an aliphatic, unsaturated bonds, R2 may designate the same or different univalent hydrocarbon groups that do not have aliphatic, unsaturated bonds.), said component (E) being used in an amount of 2 to 10 mass % per sum of components (A) and (E), demonstrates high flowability and good handling characteristics in spite of having a large content of thermally conductive filler and that demonstrates good adhesive properties and elongation and tensile strength in spite of the absence of reinforcing filler. |
| US08093325B2 |
Dispersions containing alkoxylates of alicyclic and polycyclic compounds
The present invention provides a dispersant for aqueous and non-aqueous systems which can disperse insoluble fine powders in aqueous and non-aqueous liquids in a short period of time and give long-term dispersion stability to the resulting dispersions. The dispersant is a compound of the formula wherein CY is selected from the group consisting of aliphatic monocyclic compounds having one double bond and aliphatic polycyclic compounds with or without one double bond, or with or without bridge carbons; (n+x+y+z)>1; and R═—H, —SO3M, —CO2M, —PO3M, —OCR′ wherein M=H, or Na, K, Li, Ca, Mg, NH4, NH(R1)2, NH2R1, N(R1)3 where R1 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C6 alkyl and C1-C6 hydroxyalkyl; and R′═C2-C22 alkyl or alkenyl. |
| US08093316B2 |
Polymer blends
Disclosed are polymer blends comprising a mixture of (A) at least one polyester prepared by the reaction of at least one diol with at least one dicarboxylic acid or dialkyl ester thereof in the presence of a metallic catalyst; (B) at least one phosphite ester compound; and (C) at least one hindered amine light stabilizer. The polymer blends exhibit improved color, especially when used as a component of a polyester/polycarbonate blend. |
| US08093314B1 |
Single component coating composition for automotive/marine repair
The present invention provides an improved single component coating composition for automotive/marine repair which is useable as a body filler. |
| US08093313B2 |
Tissue scaffolding composites
A method for preparing a biocompatible polymeric composite includes modifying a first biocompatible polymer with a primer group to form a modified biocompatible polymer; blending the modified biocompatible polymer with a second biocompatible polymer and an inorganic material; allowing the primer group of the modified biocompatible polymer to react with the inorganic material to form a biocompatible polymeric composite. Such biocompatible polymeric composites may be formed into medical devices such as tissue growth scaffolds and bone growth scaffolds. |
| US08093310B2 |
Sheet-like products of photoreaction, as well as manufacturing method and apparatus for sheet-like products of photoreaction
A multilayer body 20 formed by applying a layer between sheet-like bases 2 and 3 using an application portion 5 is conveyed at a predetermined speed by a conveying roll 11, and a polymerization reaction is induced in the layer of photoreactive product 8 by irradiating the multilayer body 20 that has been conveyed in an irradiation chamber 10 with ultraviolet rays emitted from ultraviolet ray emitting LEDs 25, and furthermore, low temperature air is blown out from cooling apparatuses 17, and thus, the multilayer body 20, which becomes of a high temperature state as a result of the polymerization reaction of the layer of photoreactive product 8, is cooled in the configuration. |
| US08093307B2 |
Silane compounds carrying a hydrazone or diazo functional group in order to functionalize solid supports and immobilize biological molecules on these supports
The invention relates to novel silane compounds corresponding to the following formula (I): in which R1 can represent a methyl group, R2 and R3 can represent a hydrogen atom, A can represent —O—, E can represent an alkylene group, X can represent a methoxysilane group, Z can represent a simple bond and Y can represent an —N2 or —N—NH2 group. Use of these silane compounds to functionalize solid supports and to immobilize biological molecules on these supports. |
| US08093305B2 |
Systems, methods, and compositions for production of synthetic hydrocarbon compounds
A process and system for producing hydrocarbon compounds or fuels that recycle products of hydrocarbon compound combustion—carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide, or both, and water. The energy for recycling is electricity derived from preferably not fossil based fuels, like from nuclear fuels or from renewable energy. The process comprises electrolysing water, and then using hydrogen to reduce externally supplied carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide, then using so produced carbon monoxide together with any externally supplied carbon monoxide and hydrogen in Fischer-Tropsch reactors, with upstream upgrading to desired specification fuels—for example, gasoline, jet fuel, kerosene, diesel fuel, and others. Energy released in some of these processes is used by other processes. Using adiabatic temperature changes and isothermal pressure changes for gas processing and separation, large amounts of required energy are internally recycled using electric and heat distribution lines. Phase conversion of working fluid is used in heat distribution lines for increased energy efficiency. The resulting use of electric energy is less than 1.4 times the amount of the high heating value of combustion of so produced hydrocarbon compounds when carbon dioxide is converted to carbon monoxide in the invention, and less than 0.84 when carbon monoxide is the source. |
| US08093302B2 |
Substituted tetralins as selective estrogen receptor-β agonists
The present invention relates to novel tetralin ER-β agonist compounds, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and use of these compounds to treat a ER-β mediated disease such as nocturia, obstructive uropathy, benign prostatic hypertrophy, obesity, dementia, hypertension, incontinence, colon cancer, prostate cancer, infertility, depression, leukemia, inflammatory bowel disease, and arthritis. |
| US08093301B2 |
Anti-allergic agent
The inventors have found that vitamin K3 and vitamin K5 which may be used in pharmaceuticals and foods or ACNQ, DHNA, or the like which can stimulate the growth of bifidobacteria can inhibit degranulation of basophil-like cells, exhibit a potent degranulation-inhibiting effect, and are useful anti-allergic agents or foods. The present invention provides an anti-allergic agent containing, as an active ingredient, one or more species selected from among 2-amino-3-carboxy-1,4-naphthoquinone, 1,4-dihydroxy-2-naphthoic acid, 1,4-naphthoquinone, 4-amino-2-methyl-1-naphthol, 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone, 2-amino-3-chloro-1,4-naphthoquinone, and a salt thereof. |
| US08093300B2 |
Compositions and methods for increasing compliance with therapies using aldehyde dehydrogenase inhibitors and treating alcoholism
Compositions and methods for treating, preventing, or reducing alcoholism, in particular methods for increasing patient compliance with therapies that require the intake of an ALDH inhibitor comprising the step of administering a monoamine oxidase B inhibitor. |
| US08093299B2 |
Methods of treating bowel disorders
The present invention relates to methods for treating bowel disorders using calcimimetics. |
| US08093295B2 |
Formulations of suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid and methods for producing the same
The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition or crystalline composition with a specific dissolution profile, which comprises suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof as an active ingredient. The present invention provides a process of producing said crystalline composition or pharmaceutical composition. The present invention also provides compositions with a specific particle size distribution. |
| US08093292B2 |
Methods for the treatment of HIV-1 related fat maldistribution, fasting hyperlipidemia and modification of adipocyte physiology
Methods for treating or preventing metabolic dysregulation of adipocytes resulting from HIV-1 infection or chronic inflammation are disclosed. The compositions contain a conjugated fatty acid, a thiol-containing compound and a bioavailable form of trivalent chromium. |
| US08093289B2 |
Oral composition comprising 3-[5-[4-(cyclopentyloxy)-2-hydroxybenzoyl]-2-[(3-hydroxy-1,2-benzisoxazol-6-yl)methoxy]phenyl]propionic acid or salt thereof
An oral composition contains 3-{5-[4-(cyclopentyloxy)-2-hydroxybenzoyl]-2-[(3-hydroxy-1,2-benzisoxazol-6-yl)methoxy]phenyl}propionic acid or a salt thereof and polyvinylpyrrolidone is advantageous as an oral medication composition (1) which can be produced without requiring new manufacturing equipment; (2) which can be produced with simple steps; (3) which maintains stable solubility even with changes in the pH of the gastrointestinal tract and of which gastrointestinal tract absorption is improved. |
| US08093287B2 |
Inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases
The present invention provides novel compounds of formulas I-IX, as described herein. Also provided are compositions of compounds of formulas I-IX, methods of making compounds of formulas I-IX, and methods of using compounds of formulas I-IX. The compounds of the invention can be used to inhibit matrix metalloproteinases, and are useful to treat conditions and diseases associated therewith. |
| US08093284B2 |
Process for producing aqueous solution of doripenem
A process for producing an aqueous solution of doripenem while decomposition of doripenem by heat is suppressed is found out.It was found out that decomposition of doripenem by heat can be suppressed by continuous heating an aqueous suspension of doripenem, and it was found out that an aqueous solution of doripenem can be produced. |
| US08093280B2 |
Methods of preparing imidazole-based compounds
Methods of preparing imidazole-based compounds are disclosed. Particular compounds are of formula I. |
| US08093278B2 |
Substituted indoles
The present invention relates to substituted indoles of formula (I), useful as pharmaceutical compounds for treating respiratory disorders. |
| US08093277B2 |
Antimicrobial composition useful for preserving wood
Antimicrobial compositions useful for preserving wood, and comprising a variety of antimicrobial compounds. |
| US08093273B2 |
Flavanoids and isoflavanoids for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases
The present disclosure provides non-naturally occurring polyphenol compounds that upregulate the expression of Apolipoprotein A-I (ApoA-I). The disclosed compositions and methods can be used for treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease and related disease states, including cholesterol or lipid related disorders, such as, e.g., atherosclerosis. |
| US08093271B2 |
Anti-acid pharmaceutical composition in powder form and process for making it
An anti-acid pharmaceutical composition for the rapid and prolonged neutralization of gastric acidity with mucosa-protecting activity in powder form to prepare, by dispersion in water, a pharmaceutical solution or suspension for oral use characterized in that the composition includes sodium alginate; an anti-acid soluble agent or a combination of anti-acids; an inhibitor of proton pump; diluent and sweetening agents, wherein a) at least 30% of sodium alginate present in the formulation along with the total of the inhibitor of proton pump are homogeneously distributed over the surface of the total soluble anti-acid agent of the combination of anti-acids of the composition; and b) the rest, about 70%, of sodium alginate present in the formulation contains a percentage of humidity of less than 2%. |
| US08093267B2 |
Methods of treating rheumatoid arthritis
Imidazole-based compounds, compositions comprising them, and methods of their use for the treatment, prevention and management of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases and disorders are disclosed. Particular compounds are of formula I: |
| US08093262B2 |
Use of huperzine for disorders
Methods and compositions containing huperzine are used to prevent and alleviate neuropathic pain. The invention is also directed to methods and compositions for using huperzine for the prevention and/or treatment of neuropathic pain and orthostatic hypotension. |
| US08093261B2 |
Rapid release mini-tablets provide analgesia in laboratory animals
Pellets containing an analgesic uniformly dispersed in a lipid carrier such as cholesterol mixed with fatty acid esters, can be used to provide long term pain relief. 5 mg cholesterol-tryglyceride-buprenorphine pellets released the majority of drug in 24-48 hours after implant and provide clinically significant plasma levels of analgesia in mice for 3-9 days. Blood levels of analgesia peak at day-1 and are substantially complete by day-5 depending on the level of buprenorphine. These results demonstrate that post surgical implants provide clinically significant levels of analgesia in the 24-48 hour period following surgery and thus obviate the time consuming, expensive, and high-risk need to inject mice post surgery. The pellets are safe and easy to use. Placed in the surgical wound at the end of surgery, they provide 2-3 days of analgesia and obviate the need for subsequent handling of the animal for pain therapy. The implants have no detectable effect on mouse behavior, hematology, or liver chemistry. The unexpected release kinetics of the 5 mg pellet provides an ideal implant for post surgical analgesia. These implants solve a significant problem facing scientists who use rodents in research and abide by international of animal welfare. |
| US08093260B2 |
Aporphine derivatives and pharmaceutical use thereof
The present invention discloses novel aporphine derivatives. Also, the present invention discloses that these novel aporphine derivatives can be used for treating oxidative stress induced diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, aging, Alzheimer's disease, kidney disease, cancer or brain ischemic disease etc. |
| US08093255B2 |
Imidazo[1,2-A]pyrimidines as orexin receptor antagonists
This invention relates to imidazopyrimidine substituted piperidine derivatives and their use as pharmaceuticals. |
| US08093254B2 |
Aspartyl protease inhibitors
Disclosed are compounds of formula I (Chemical formula should be inserted here as it appears on abstract in paper form) Formula I or a stereoisomer, tautomer, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R14, V, W, X, Y, Z, p, and ring A are as described in the specification. Also disclosed is the method of inhibiting aspartyl protease, and in particular, the methods of treating cardiovascular diseases, cognitive and neurodegenerative diseases. Also disclosed are methods of treating cognitive or neurodegenerative diseases using the compounds of formula I in combination with a cholinesterase inhibitor or a muscarinic m1 agonist or m2 antagonist. |
| US08093252B2 |
Crystalline polymorphic form of glucokinase activator
A new polymorphic form of 3-{[5-(azetidin-1-ylcarbonyl)pyrazin-2-yl]oxy}-5-{[(1S)-1-methyl-2-(methyloxy)ethyl]oxy}-N-(5-methylpyrazin-2-yl)benzamide, processes for making it and its use as an activator of glucokinase are described. |
| US08093248B2 |
Compounds useful for the treatment of conditions associated with weight gain
The present application relates to new compounds of formula (I), to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, to processes for their preparation, and to the use of the compounds as leptin receptor modulator mimetics in the preparation of medicaments against conditions associated with weight gain, type 2 diabetes and dyslipidemias. |
| US08093247B2 |
Heteroaryl sulfonamides and CCR2
Compounds are provided that act as potent antagonists of the CCR2 receptor. Animal testing demonstrates that these compounds are useful for treating inflammation, a hallmark disease for CCR2. The compounds are generally aryl sulfonamide derivatives and are useful in pharmaceutical compositions, methods for the treatment of CCR2-mediated diseases, and as controls in assays for the identification of CCR2 antagonists. |
| US08093246B2 |
O-linked pyrimidin-4-amine-based compounds, compositions comprising them, and methods of their use to treat cancer
O-linked pyrimidin-4-amine-based compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and methods of their use are described. Particular compounds of the invention are of formula I: |
| US08093244B2 |
Heteroaryl urea derivatives useful for inhibiting CHK1
Substituted urea compounds useful in the treatment of diseases and conditions related to DNA damage or lesions in DNA replication are disclosed. Methods of making the compounds, and their use as therapeutic agents, for example, in treating cancer and other diseases characterized by defects in DNA replication, chromosome segregation, or cell division, also are disclosed. |
| US08093240B2 |
Triazole derivatives
Novel triazole derivatives are inhibitors of TGF-beta receptor I kinase, and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of tumours. |
| US08093238B2 |
Fused thiazole derivatives as kinase inhibitors
A series of 5,5-dimethyl-5,6-dihydro-1,3-benzothiazol-7(4H)-one and 7,7-dimethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4H-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-c]azepin-4-one derivatives, and analogues thereof, which are substituted in the 2-position by an optionally substituted benzofused morpholin-4-yl moiety, being selective inhibitors of PI3 kinase enzymes, are accordingly of benefit in medicine, for example in the treatment of inflammatory, autoimmune, cardiovascular, neurodegenerative, metabolic, oncological, nociceptive or ophthalmic conditions. Formula (I). |
| US08093236B2 |
Weekly administration of dipeptidyl peptidase inhibitors
Pharmaceutical compositions comprising 2-[6-(3-Amino-piperidin-1-yl)-3-methyl-2,4-dioxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrimidin-1-ylmethyl]-4-fluoro-benzonitrile and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are provided as well as kits and articles of manufacture comprising the pharmaceutical compositions as well as methods of using the pharmaceutical compositions. |
| US08093235B2 |
Macrocyclic compounds which stabilize G-Quadruplex DNA and RNA
The invention provides compounds of formula I: wherein A, B, D, E, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, X, and ----- have any values defined herein, as well as salts thereof. The compounds have activity as G-quadruplex DNA stabilizers and as anti-proliferative agents. |
| US08093233B2 |
Agent for inhibiting visceral fat accumulation
To reduce amounts of fat accumulated in abdominal cavity and to prevent or ameliorate visceral fat type obesity, considered to be a main factor of metabolic syndrome, the present invention provides an agent or a food or drink which contains a compound having a lophenol skeleton, or an organic solvent extract or a hot water extract of a Liliaceae plant, or a fraction thereof containing the compound is used as an active ingredient. |
| US08093229B2 |
Alkynyl pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines and related analogs as HSP90-inhibitors
Alkynyl pyrrolo [2,3-d] pyrimidines of Formula I are described and demonstrated to have utility as Heat Shock Protein 90 (HSP90) inhibiting agents used in the treatment and prevention of various HSP90 mediated disorders. Methods of synthesis and use of such compounds are also described and claimed. |
| US08093228B2 |
Bisphosphonate formulation
A bisphosphonate is formulated with an agent to reduce surface tension and/or reduce foaming in the stomach, leading to reduced reflux and oesophageal irritation in use and increased patient compliance. |
| US08093227B2 |
Monosaccharide compounds and methods therefor
A monosaccharide compound of formula I as shown in the specification. Processes for the preparation of the compound of formula I and methods of screening for antibacterial or antibiotic compounds involving the compound of formula I. |
| US08093223B2 |
RIP140 regulation of diabetes
Inhibition of RIP140 increases glucose transport. Compounds that inhibit RIP140 expression or activity are useful for treating disorders associated with aberrant glucose transport (e.g., diabetes), treating obesity, increasing metabolism (e.g., fatty acid metabolism), and increasing brown fat. |
| US08093217B2 |
Methods and compositions for inhibition of multi-drug resistance by hyaluronan oligomers
Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for sensitizing multi-drug resistant cancer or radiation resistant cancer cells to chemotherapeutic agents are provided. Compositions include ligands of hyaluronan receptors, including glycosaminoglycans such as hyaluronan oligomers and derivatives of these oligomers, hyaluronan binding proteins, antibodies specific for hyaluronan receptors, hyaluronan mimetics, inhibitors of hyaluronan synthesis, and stimulators of hyaluronan degradation. |
| US08093214B2 |
Method of treating or preventing tissue deterioration, injury or damage due to congestive heart failure
A method of treatment for treating, preventing, inhibiting or reducing tissue deterioration, injury or damage due to congestive heart failure disease, or for restoring tissue adversely affected by said disease, in a subject, includes administering to a subject an effective amount of a composition including a peptide agent including amino acid sequence LKKTET [SEQ ID NO: 1] or LKKTNT [SEQ ID NO: 2], a conservative variant thereof, or a peptide agent that stimulates production of an LKKTET [SEQ ID NO: 1] or LKKTNT [SEQ ID NO: 2] peptide, or a conservative variant thereof, in the tissue. |
| US08093212B2 |
Methods of treating nerve-related vision disorders by an insulinomimetic agent
This invention provides reagents and methods for delivering insulin, insulinomimetic agents, and the like to a vertebrate eye via subconjunctival routes, sub-Tenon's routes, or intravitreal routes for treatment of nerve-related vision disorders such as diabetic retinopathy, and formulations useful in the practice of the disclosed methods. |
| US08093200B2 |
Fast dissolving solid detergent
A solid block or unit dosed detergent composition as described which can be utilized in a variety of applications for cleaning surfaces and objects, removing suspending soils, and rinsing easily. The detergent composition, when exposed to an aqueous solution such as water, dissolves quickly and completely to create the use solution. |
| US08093199B2 |
Premoistened cleaning disposable substrate and method of incorporation of a cleaning composition into said substrate
The present invention is based in part on the discovery that impregnating a cleaning substrate with a nonionic, linear polymer unexpectedly improves the cleaning efficacy of the article and prevents redeposition of soil and dirt onto the cleaned hard or soft surface. The nonionic, linear polymer is, for example, polyacrylamide. In addition, a method of incorporation of a cleaning composition into said substrate is disclosed. |
| US08093190B2 |
Lubricant antioxidant compositions containing a metal compound and a hindered amine
An antioxidant lubricant composition has at least 50 wt % of a lubricating base oil and an oil-soluble metal compound providing between 1 and 2,000 parts per million of metal to the lubricant composition, the metal compound being chosen from the group consisting of molybdenum, tungsten titanium and boron compounds, and an oil-soluble hindered amine providing between about 0.001 and about 2 wt % of oil-soluble hindered amine to the lubricant composition, and optionally, an oil-soluble diarylamine providing between 0.001 and about 2 wt % of oil-soluble diarylamine to the lubricant composition. |
| US08093186B2 |
Biopolymeric arrays having replicate elements
A method for designing an array is provided. In certain embodiments, this method includes grouping probes into a plurality of ranked groups of probes; and designing an array comprising the ranked groups of probes, wherein the array contains more replicates of probes in a higher ranked group as compared to probes of a lower ranked group of probes. |
| US08093184B2 |
Pesticidal composition
A pesticidal composition comprising (a) a water-insoluble solid pesticidal ingredient, (b) a salt of N-phosphonomethylglycine, (c) a salt of polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether phosphate ester, (d) a salt of polyoxyalkylene polystyrylphenyl ether phosphate ester, (e) a thickener and (f) water, wherein said pesticidal ingredient is suspended in the aqueous continuous phase as solid state, is excellent in suspension stability. |
| US08093174B2 |
Catalyst-supporting carbon nanohorn composite and process for producing same
A carbon nanohorn (CNH) is oxidized to make an opening in the side of the CNH. A substance to be included, e.g., a metal, is introduced through the opening. The inclusion substance is moved to a tip part of the carbon nanohorn through heat treatment in vacuum or an inert gas. The CNH is further heat treated in an atmosphere containing oxygen in a low concentration to remove the carbon layer in the tip through catalysis of the inclusion substance. This exposes the inclusion substance. If the inclusion substance is a metal which is not moved to a tip part by the heat treatment in vacuum or an inert gas, the carbon part surrounding the fine catalyst particle is specifically burned by a heat treatment in an low oxygen concentration atmosphere, while utilizing the catalysis. Thus, the fine catalyst particle is fixed to the tip part of the CNH. |
| US08093173B2 |
Honeycomb catalytic article
There is provided a honeycomb structure where a catalyst is loaded on surfaces of inner pores of the surface layer and on a surface of the surface layer; a relation between a catalyst area proportion A of the catalyst to a gap area proportion B of a gap in a cross-section of the surface layer on the inlet side is 1%1.5. |
| US08093172B2 |
Glass composition, dielectric composition and multilayer ceramic capacitor embedded low temperature co-fired ceramic substrate using the same
Provided are a glass composition, a dielectric composition and a multi-layer ceramic capacitor embedded low temperature co-fired ceramic substrate using the same. The multi-layer ceramic capacitor embedded low temperature co-fired ceramic substrate is sinterable at a low temperature while showing a high dielectric constant. The glass composition includes a composition component expressed by a composition formula of aBi2O3-bB2O3-cSiO2-dBaO-eTiO2, where a+b+c+d+e=100, and a, b, c, d, and e are 40≦a≦89, 10≦b≦50, 1≦c≦20, 0≦d≦10, and 0≦e≦10, respectively. |
| US08093165B2 |
TiO2-containing silica glass and optical member for EUV lithography using the same
The present invention provides a TiO2—SiO2 glass in which when used as an optical member for an exposure tool for EUVL, a thermal expansion coefficient is substantially zero at the time of irradiation with high-EUV energy light, and physical properties of a multilayer can be kept over a long period of time by releasing hydrogen from the glass. The present invention relates to a TiO2-containing silica glass having a fictive temperature of 1,100° C. or lower, a hydrogen molecule concentration of 1×1016 molecules/cm3 or more, and a temperature, at which a linear thermal expansion coefficient is 0 ppb/° C., falling within the range of from 40 to 110° C. |
| US08093161B2 |
Stretchable nonwoven web and method therefor
The invention relates to nonwoven fabrics containing polymeric multiple component fibers which include a core component and a plurality of wing components attached to the core. The polymeric core component has an elasticity that is greater than the elasticity of at least one of the wing polymeric components. The fibers assume a spiral twist configuration in which the plurality of wings substantially spiral about the core. In a preferred embodiment, the nonwoven fabrics have elastic stretch and recovery properties with a textile-like hand. |
| US08093160B2 |
Core-spun elastic composite yarns having a filamentary core and ring-spun staple fiber sheath, and denim fabrics which include the same
Composite yarns have a filamentary core provided with at least one elastic performance filament and at least one inelastic control filament. A fibrous sheath, preferably formed from spun staple fibers, surrounds the filamentary core, preferably substantially along the entire length thereof. The at least one elastic performance filament most preferably includes a spandex and/or a lastol filament. The at least one inelastic control filament is most preferably formed of a textured polymer or copolymer of a polyamide, a polyester, a polyolefin and mixtures thereof. Preferably, the fibrous sheath is formed of synthetic and/or natural staple fibers, most preferably staple cotton fibers. The elastic composite fibers find particular utility as a component part of a woven textile fabric, especially as a stretch denim fabric, which exhibits advantageous elastic recovery of at least about 95.0% (ASTM D3107). |
| US08093157B2 |
Advanced processing technique and system for preserving tungsten in a device structure
Removing photoresist from a workpiece is described when a region of tungsten is exposed. A plasma is generated from a gas input consisting essentially of hydrogen gas and oxygen gas in a predetermined ratio. The plasma causes the photoresist to be removed from the workpiece while the region of tungsten is left substantially unmodified. The ratio of the hydrogen to oxygen can be adjusted to a particular value which causes the photoresist to be removed at about a maximum removal rate that corresponds to a minimum tungsten loss rate of about zero. Polysilicon oxidation in the presence of tungsten is described with little or no tungsten loss. |
| US08093154B2 |
Etchant treatment processes for substrate surfaces and chamber surfaces
In one embodiment of the invention, a method for finishing or treating a silicon-containing surface is provided which includes removing contaminants and/or smoothing the surface contained on the surface by a slow etch process (e.g., about <100 Å/min). The silicon-containing surface is exposed to an etching gas that contains an etchant and a silicon source. Preferably, the etchant is chlorine gas so that a relatively low temperature (e.g., <800° C.) is used during the process. In another embodiment, a method for etching a silicon-containing surface during a fast etch process (e.g., about >100 Å/min) is provided which includes removing silicon-containing material to form a recess in a source/drain (S/D) area on the substrate. In another embodiment, a method for cleaning a process chamber is provided which includes exposing the interior surfaces with a chamber clean gas that contains an etchant and a silicon source. The chamber clean process limits the etching of quartz and metal surfaces within the process chamber. |
| US08093150B2 |
Methods of manufacturing semiconductor devices and structures thereof
Methods of manufacturing semiconductor devices are disclosed. A preferred embodiment comprises a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method including providing a workpiece, disposing an etch stop layer over the workpiece, and disposing a material layer over the etch stop layer. The material layer includes a transition layer. The method includes patterning the material layer partially with a first pattern, and patterning the material layer partially with a second pattern. Patterning the material layer partially with the second pattern further comprises simultaneously completely patterning the material layer with the first pattern. |
| US08093149B2 |
Semiconductor wafer and manufacturing method for semiconductor device
A semiconductor wafer and a manufacturing method for a semiconductor device are provided, which prevent peeling-off of films and pattern skipping in a wafer edge portion. A silicone substrate has formed thereon gate structures in active regions isolated by a trench isolation film; a contact interlayer film; and a multilayer interconnection structure formed by alternate laminations of low-k via interlayer films, i.e., V layers, and low-k interconnect interlayer films, i.e., M layers. In a Fine layer ranging from first to fifth interlayer films, the M layers are removed from the wafer edge portion, but the V layers are not removed therefrom. Further, the contact interlayer film is not removed from the wafer edge portion. |
| US08093148B2 |
Method for manufacturing semiconductor device having electrode for external connection
A method for manufacturing semiconductor device which includes forming a first metal film over an electrode pad disposed on a substrate, forming a second metal film on the first metal film, forming a first oxide film on a surface of the first metal film and a second oxide film on a surface of the second metal film by oxidizing the surfaces of the first metal film and the second metal film, removing the first oxide film, and melting the second metal film after removing the first oxide film. |
| US08093147B2 |
Device structure of carbon fibers and manufacturing method thereof
An aggregate structure of carbon fibers, organized by a plurality of carbon fibers, includes, an aggregate of the carbon fibers aligned in a lengthwise direction, in which a density of the carbon fibers at one side end is different from a density of the carbon fibers at the other side end. |
| US08093138B2 |
Method of fabricating an epitaxially grown layer
A method of forming an epitaxially grown layer by forming a region of weakness in a support substrate to define a support portion and a remainder portion on opposite sides of the region of weakness, epitaxially growing an epitaxially grown layer on the support portion after forming the region of weakness but prior to detachment of the support portion from the remainder portion; bonding the epitaxially grown layer to an acceptor substrate before detaching the remainder portion from the support portion; and detaching the remainder portion from the support portion at the region of weakness. The epitaxially grown layer may be removed from the support portion as a free-standing structure. |
| US08093137B2 |
Method of manufacturing semiconductor wafer
A device layer is formed on at least the upper surface of a prime wafer by an epitaxial growth method. Then, a protective film is formed to cover at least the device layer. The lower surface of the prime wafer is ground to have a flat lower surface. |
| US08093136B2 |
Method for manufacturing SOI substrate
A single crystal semiconductor substrate and a base substrate are prepared; a first insulating film is formed over the single crystal semiconductor substrate; a separation layer is formed by introducing ions at a predetermined depth through a surface of the single crystal semiconductor substrate; plasma treatment is performed on the base substrate so as to planarize a surface of the base substrate; a second insulating film is formed over the planarized base substrate; a surface of the first insulating film is bonded to a surface of the second insulating film by making the surface of the single crystal semiconductor substrate and the surface of the base substrate face each other; and a single crystal semiconductor film is provided over the base substrate with the second insulating film and the first insulating film interposed therebetween by performing separation at the separation layer. |
| US08093126B2 |
Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device, semiconductor device and manufacturing method of nonvolatile semiconductor memory device
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a gate portion formed by laminating a tunnel insulating film, floating gate electrode, inter-poly insulating film and control gate electrode on a semiconductor substrate, and source and drain regions formed on the substrate. The tunnel insulating film has a three-layered structure having a silicon nitride film sandwiched between silicon oxide films. The silicon nitride film is continuous in an in-plane direction and has 3-coordinate nitrogen bonds and at least one of second neighboring atoms of nitrogen is nitrogen. |
| US08093125B2 |
Manufacturing method of capacitor in semiconductor device
Example embodiment is provided to a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, including forming a hard mask layer on a buried bit line and forming a storage node contact hole by using the selectivity between an interlayer insulating layer and the hard mask layer, thereby forming a contact hole using a mask of a line pattern instead of a hole pattern. Accordingly, a mask for the contact hole can be easily fabricated and the contact area can be maximized, thereby reducing the contact resistance. |
| US08093117B2 |
Method of forming a metal gate
The present disclosure provides a method of fabricating a semiconductor device. The method includes providing a substrate. A dummy gate is formed over the substrate. A dielectric material is formed around the dummy gate. The dummy gate is then removed to form an opening in the dielectric material. Thereafter, a work function metal layer is formed to partially fill the opening. The remainder of the opening is then filled with a conductive layer using one of a polysilicon substitute method and a spin coating method. |
| US08093111B2 |
Semiconductor device including partial silicon on insulator fin structure and method for fabricating the same
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device comprises forming a partial-insulated substrate comprising an insulating region located below both a channel region of a cell transistor and one of a storage node contact region and a bit line contact region, and forming a cell transistor comprising a fin region on the partial-insulated substrate. |
| US08093105B2 |
Method of fabricating a capillary-flow underfill compositions
An underfill composition is formulated to increase the surface tension thereof for use in capillary underfilling of an integrated circuit die that is coupled to a mounting substrate. A method includes mixing a surface tension-increasing additive with a bulk polymer and a hardener and allowing the underfill composition to flow between the integrated circuit die and the mounting substrate. An article is achieved by the method. The article can be assembled into a computing system. |
| US08093104B1 |
Multi-chip stacking method to reduce voids between stacked chips
A multi-chip stacking method to reduce voids between stacked chips is revealed. A first chip is disposed on a substrate, and a plurality of first bonding wires are formed by wire bonding to electrically connect the first chip and the substrate. A second chip is disposed on an active surface of the first chip where a dielectric layer and a FOW adhesive (film over wire) adhesive are attached onto a back surface of the second chip. The FOW adhesive partially encapsulates the first bonding wires and adheres to the active surface of the first chip. Then, the substrate is placed in a pressure oven to provide a positive pressure greater than one atm during thermally curing the FOW adhesive with exerted pressures. Accordingly, voids can be reduced inside the FOW adhesive during the multi-chip stacked processes where issues of poor adhesion and popcorn between chips can be avoided. |
| US08093103B2 |
Multiple chip module and package stacking method for storage devices
Stacking techniques are illustrated in example embodiments of the present invention wherein semiconductor dies are mounted in a module to become a MCM which serves as the basic building block. A combination of these modules and dies in a substrate creates a package with specific function or a range of memory capacity. Several example system configurations are provided using BGA and PGA to illustrate the stacking technique. Several pin assignment and signal routing techniques are illustrated wherein internal and external signals are routed from main board to various stacked modules. Expansion can be done both on the vertical and horizontal orientations. |
| US08093097B2 |
Layer sequence and method of manufacturing a layer sequence
A layer sequence (400), comprising an aluminum layer (300), a nickel layer (301), and a nickel layer protection layer (302; 701). The aluminum layer (300) is formable on a substrate (200), the nickel layer (301) is formed on the aluminum layer (300), and the nickel layer protection layer (302; 701) is formed on the nickel layer (301). |
| US08093095B2 |
Semiconductor device with a bulk single crystal on a substrate
Device and method of forming a device in which a substrate (10) is fabricated with at least part of an electronic circuit for processing signals. A bulk single crystal material (14) is formed on the substrate, either directly on the substrate (10) or with an intervening thin film layer or transition region (12). A particular application of the device is for a radiation detector. |
| US08093090B1 |
Integrated circuit edge and method to fabricate the same
In the fabrication of an integrated circuit, a trench with a sidewall is formed along the periphery of the integrated circuit and the substrate is back-lapped to a thickness smaller than the trench depth to separate the integrated circuit from other integrated circuits on the same substrate. Increased protection against contaminant diffusion into the integrated circuit through the sidewall at the periphery is obtained with one or more protective layers. The substrate area useful for integrated circuit fabrication is also increased. |
| US08093089B2 |
Methods of manufacturing image sensors including gettering regions
Method of manufacturing image sensors having a plurality of gettering regions. In the method, a gate electrode may be formed on a semiconductor substrate. A source/drain region may be formed in the semiconductor substrate to be overlapped with the gate electrode. A gettering region may be formed in the semiconductor substrate to be adjacent to the source/drain region. |
| US08093086B2 |
Packaged device and method of manufacturing the same
A packaged device includes a package having an inner surface defining a closed internal space, a device chip fixed to the package in the internal space, and a parylene film covering at least a part of the inner surface of the package and/or at least a part of a surface of the device chip. |
| US08093085B2 |
Method of forming suspension object on monolithic substrate
A method of forming a suspension object on a monolithic substrate is provided. A silicon base layer of the monolithic substrate has a circuit layer composed of at least one wet etching region, at least one circuit region, and at least one microstructure region. The wet etching region is used to partition the circuit region and the microstructure region, and extends downwards to a surface of the silicon base layer, so as to form an etching path for etching the silicon base layer from above the substrate. Next, an upper surface and a lower surface of the silicon base layer are respectively etched through dry etching, such that the microstructure region is suspended. |
| US08093079B2 |
Methods of fabricating a light-emitting device
Methods of fabricating of a light-emitting device are provided, the methods include forming a plurality of light-emitting units on a substrate, measuring light characteristics of the plurality of light-emitting units, respectively, depositing a phosphor layer on the plurality of light-emitting units using a printing method, and cutting the substrate to separate the plurality of light-emitting units into unit by unit. The phosphor layer is adjustably deposited according to the measured light characteristics of the plurality of light-emitting units. |
| US08093071B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
According to the present invention, a method of fabricating a semiconductor device is provided including forming a first interlayer insulating film 11, a crystalline conductive film 21, a first conductive film 23, a ferroelectric film 24 and a second conductive film 25 on a silicon substrate 1 in sequence, forming a conductive cover film 18 on the second conductive film 25, forming a hard mask 26a on the conductive cover film 18, forming a capacitor upon etching the conductive cover film 18, the second conductive film 25, the ferroelectric film 24 and the first conductive film 23 using the hard mask 26a as an etching mask in areas exposed from the hard mask 26a, and etching the hard mask 26a and the crystalline conductive film 21 exposed from the lower electrode 23a using an etching condition under which the hard mask 26a is etched. |
| US08093068B2 |
Methods for use in human-adapting monoclonal antibodies
Methods useful for human adapting non-human monoclonal antibodies are disclosed. The methods select candidate human antibody framework sequences from a human germline framework database. |
| US08093065B2 |
Microbead optical sensor with layered plasmon structure for enhanced detection of chemical groups by SERS
An optical sensor and method for use with a visible-light laser excitation beam and a Raman spectroscopy detector, for detecting the presence chemical groups in an analyte applied to the sensor are disclosed. The sensor includes a substrate, a plasmon resonance mirror formed on a sensor surface of the substrate, a plasmon resonance particle layer disposed over the mirror, and an optically transparent dielectric layer about 2-40 nm thick separating the mirror and particle layer. The particle layer is composed of a periodic array of plasmon resonance particles having (i) a coating effective to binding analyte molecules, (ii) substantially uniform particle sizes and shapes in a selected size range between 50-200 nm (ii) a regular periodic particle-to-particle spacing less than the wavelength of the laser excitation beam. The device is capable of detecting analyte with an amplification factor of up to 1012-1014, allowing detection of single analyte molecules. |
| US08093059B2 |
Method for simply quantitatively determining hexavalent chromium technical field
Provided is a method for simply quantitatively determining hexavalent chromium, including: separately bringing a plurality of test solutions into contact with a sample, the plurality of test solutions each containing a color change agent which changes in color upon reaction with hexavalent chromium, and an acid which dissolves the sample, the plurality of test solutions having different contents of the acid from each other; detecting color change in each of the test solutions; and when the color change is detected, specifying a range of content of hexavalent chromium in the sample on the basis of the content of the acid in a test solution with the color changed among the plurality of test solutions. |
| US08093055B2 |
Calibration card for photoluminescent oxygen sensors
A calibration tool for use in combination with a photoluminescent oxygen-sensitive working probe and an analytical instrument capable of reading the working probe. The calibration tool is effective for achieving two-point calibration of the analytical instrument, and includes at least first and second solid state compositions having different sensitivities to oxygen. The first composition is an oxygen-sensitive photoluminescent dye that is the same as that in the working probe, embedded within an oxygen-permeable carrier matrix that is the same as that in the working probe. The second composition is an oxygen-sensitive photoluminescent dye that is the same as that in the first composition, embedded within a carrier matrix that is different from that in the first composition. The oxygen sensitivity of the second composition is less than the oxygen sensitivity of the first composition. |
| US08093048B2 |
Methods and compositions for activating regenerative stem cells from bone marrow
The present invention provides novel compositions and methods for pharmaceutical or nutraceutical use in an animal, preferably in a human. In one aspect, compositions and methods are provided for activating regenerative stem cells from bone marrow, which can lead to enhanced proliferation of hematopoietic cells and immune functions of the body. |
| US08093046B2 |
CVN-12p1: a recombinant allosteric lectin antagonist of HIV-1 envelope gp120 interactions
The invention provides a recombinant multi-functional chimera of CVN and 12p1. Chimeras of CVN and 12p1 present a model for targeting gp120 at two discrete sites, by two different modes of inhibition and with increasing potency versus either component alone. A chimera of the invention combines the high affinity suppression of viral activity by CVN with the allosteric suppression of viral envelope binding to both CD4 and co-receptor by 12p1. |
| US08093045B2 |
Fed-batch cell culture methods using non-animal-based hydrolysates
The invention describes improved methods and compositions for producing a recombinant protein, e.g., an antibody, in mammalian cell culture. In addition, the invention provides improved cell culture media, including improved production media, feed solutions, and combination feeds, which may be used to improve protein productivity in mammalian cell culture. |
| US08093044B2 |
Methods for identifying inhibitors of botulinum neurotoxins
A system and method for identifying a botulinum neurotoxin inhibitor employing a botulinum neurotoxin substrate complex having a peptide substrate, preferably SNAP-25, a reporter domain on one side of said peptide substrate and an immobilization domain on the opposite side of said peptide substrate. The botulinum neurotoxin inhibitor is identified by its ability to decrease the relative amount of cleaved complex, detected through measuring a decrease in complex bound to a solid support. The method of the present invention also utilizes novel cells that express a botulinum neurotoxin substrate complex. The methods of the present invention are adapted for cell based screening to monitor the catalytic activity of a BoNT in living cells and to identify molecules that inhibit the catalytic activity of a BoNT in living cells. Also provided are novel stable cell lines that express the botulinum toxin substrate complex and viral vectors capable of efficiently expressing an active light chain of the BoNT within mammalian cells. |
| US08093042B2 |
Lentiviral triplex DNA, and vectors and recombinant cells containing lentiviral triplex DNA
The present invention provides nucleic acid, vectors, viruses, and recombinant cells comprising triple-stranded structures, such as those resulting from central initiation and termination of HIV-1 reverse transcription at the center of HIV-1 linear DNA genomes. These triplex structures can act as a cis-determinant of HIV-1 DNA nuclear import, allowing infection of non-dividing target cells. In one aspect, the presence of the DNA triplex sequence in an HIV vector strongly stimulates gene transfer in hematopoietic stem cells. The invention also provides methods of using these triplex structures for making recombinant cells, as well as methods of using the recombinant cells to express proteins of interest both in vitro and in vivo. |
| US08093037B2 |
Engineered microorganisms with enhanced fermentation activity
Provided herein are genetically modified microorganisms that have enhanced fermentation activity, and methods for making and using such microorganisms. |
| US08093035B2 |
Pseudomonas sp. strain and method of producing chitinase, chitosanase and nattokinase using the same
A Pseudomonas sp. strain TKU015 is deposited under DSMZ GmbH (Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH) Number DSM 21747). The Pseudomonas sp. strain TKU015 can be used to produce chitinase, chitosanase and nattokinase. A method of producing chitinase, chitosanase and nattokinases can use the Pseudomonas sp. strain TKU015. |
| US08093031B2 |
Heparanases and splice variants thereof, polynucleotides encoding them and uses thereof
The invention relates to novel heparanases, heparanase splice variants, and to polynucleotides encoding them. Particularly, the invention relates to Spalax heparanases, and to Spalax and human heparanase splice variants. Heparanase splice variants can be used, for example, to modulate the activity of heparanase in diseases disorders or conditions caused by or associated with the enzymatic activity of heparanase. For instance, a splice variant capable of down regulating the activity of heparanase can be used to treat primary tumors and/or to prevent or treat metastasis. |
| US08093030B2 |
Thermostable viral polymerases and methods of use
Thermostable viral polymerases exhibiting a combination of activities selected from, proofreading (3′-5′) exonuclease activity, nick translating (5′-3′) nuclease activity, synthetic primer-initiated polymerase activity, nick-initiated polymerase activity, reverse transcriptase activity, strand displacement activity, and/or decreased discrimination against incorporation of nucleotide analogs. Also provided are compositions including the polymerases, polynucleotides encoding the polymerases and methods of using the polymerases. |
| US08093025B2 |
Bacterial vector
The present invention relates to a combination of compounds for introducing nucleic acids and/or protein into animal cells, tissue, organs or organisms in vitro, extracorporal, or in vivo. This combination comprises preparations suitable for administration to an animal or human for medical purposes, comprising as one component a bacterial vector genetically manipulated to contain nucleic acid sequences comprising a transgene, and a second component for the subsequent transcription, possibly translation of the transgene by controlled induction of bacterial vector as it is present within the animal or human. |
| US08093024B2 |
Endophytic fungi and methods of use
This invention provides a novel endophytic fungus, Muscodor, that produces a mixture of volatile antibiotics with activity on specific plant pathogens, bacteria, nematodes and insects. Also provided is a method for treating or protecting plants, soil and seeds from microbial infections comprising applying an effective amount of a volatile antibiotic producing Muscodor sp. The invention also relates to fungicidal, bactericidal, insecticidal and nematicidal compositions comprising this novel Muscodor strain and the antibiotics and metabolites produced by this strain either alone, or in combination with other chemical and biological pesticides. Also provided is a method for identifying and isolating related gas producing fungi. |
| US08093022B2 |
Polyhydroxyalkanoate biopolymer compositions
Several novel PHA polymer compositions produced using biological systems include monomers such as 3-hydroxybutyrate, 3-hydroxypropionate, 2-hydroxybutyrate, 3-hydroxyvalerate, 4-hydroxybutyrate, 4-hydroxyvalerate and 5-hydroxyvalerate. These PHA compositions can readily be extended to incorporate additional monomers including, for example, 3-hydroxyhexanoate, 4-hydroxyhexanoate, 6-hydroxyhexanoate or other longer chain 3-hydroxyacids containing seven or more carbons. This can be accomplished by taking natural PHA producers and mutating through chemical or transposon mutagenesis to delete or inactivate genes encoding undesirable activities. Alternatively, the strains can be genetically engineered to express only those enzymes required for the production of the desired polymer composition. Methods for genetically engineering PHA producing microbes are widely known in the art (Huisman and Madison, 1998, Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, 63: 21-53). These polymers have a variety of uses in medical, industrial and other commercial areas. |
| US08093019B2 |
Method for cellulase production
A fermentation process using hemicellulose-derived carbohydrates for the production of cellulase mixtures with a high proportion of cellulases relative to hemicellulases is provided. The cellulases produced by the process of the invention are further characterized by high specific productivity. The resulting cellulase mixtures comprise at least two times more cellulase than hemicellulase and are useful for the hydrolysis of cellulosic substrated, particularly, pretreated lignocellulosic substrate. |
| US08093014B2 |
Kit for detecting and measuring element tagged kinases and phosphatases by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
Kits for the assay of enzymes involved in post-translational modifications are provided. The kits facilitate the execution of methods of assay that allow for convenient and accurate analysis using atomic mass spectrometry of post-translation modifications of substrates by enzymes involved in post-translational modifications, including kinase and phosphatase enzymes. |
| US08093012B2 |
Multiplex in situ immunohistochemical analysis
A method of in situ immunohistochemical analysis of a biological sample is provided. The method allows for the multiplex and simultaneous detection of multiple antigens, including multiple nuclear antigens, in a tissue sample. |
| US08093005B2 |
Preparation and use of a reactive solid support surface
A method of preparing a protein-resistant reactive solid support surface is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of providing a solid support having a hydrogel coating with a plurality of binding elements, coupling a protein resistant compound to the hydrogel via a first fraction of the binding elements, and coupling at least one binding agent to the hydrogel via a second fraction of the binding elements, whereby the protein resistant compound and the at least one binding agent are co-immobilized to the hydrogel. Also the use of the reactive surface in analysis, such as immunogenicity assays, is disclosed. |
| US08093004B2 |
Method of detecting and predicting bronchodilatory response to beta agonist
Present invention relates to a method for predicting an individual's bronchodilatory response to a β agonist. Present invention particularly relates to the detection of specific allelic variants of the β2AR gene and their use as pharmacogenetic markers towards response to β agonist. |
| US08093003B2 |
Fluorescence energy transfer by competitive hybridization
A method is provided for detecting the presence of nucleotides or monitoring nucleotide amplification. It utilizes fluorescence energy transfer by competitive hybridization. Competitive hybridization is achieved by using unequal length complementary probes which have a fluorophore on one probe and a quencher on the other. The fluorophore and quencher are juxtaposed in a manner wherein the proximity of the quencher to the fluorophore produces quenching of the fluorescence of the fluorophore. |
| US08092997B2 |
Processes using dual specificity oligonucleotide and dual specificity oligonucleotide
The present invention relates to various processes by a template-dependent extension reaction using a dual specificity oligonucleotide and a dual specificity oligonucleotide composed of three different Tm portions therefor. Demonstrated in the present invention are the features of the dual specificity oligonucleotide, which are high hybridization specificity and mismatch tolerance. |
| US08092994B2 |
Human virus causing respiratory tract infection and uses thereof
The present invention provides the complete genomic sequence of a novel human coronavirus, coined as coronavirus-HKU1 (“CoV-HKU1”), isolated in Hong Kong from a patient who had a recent history of visit to Schenzhen, China. The virus belongs to the order Nidovirales of the family Coronavirdae, being a single-stranded RNA virus of positive polarity. The invention also provides the deduced amino acid sequences of the complete genome of the CoV-HKU1. The nucleotide sequences and deduced amino acid sequences of the CoV-HKU1 are useful in preventing, diagnosing and/or treating the infection by CoV-HKU1. Furthermore, the invention provides immunogenic and vaccine preparations using recombinant and chimeric forms as well as subunits of the CoV-HKU1 based on the nucleotide sequences and deduced amino acid sequences of the CoV-HKU1. |
| US08092992B2 |
Transcriptional regulation of gene expression by small double-stranded modulatory RNA
The invention provides a method for modulating gene expression by contacting a cellular system with a double-stranded ribonucleic acid molecule capable of associating with a regulatory machinery that controls transcription of one or more genes, wherein the association results in altered expression of the one or more genes. The invention is further directed to method for directing the differentiation of neuronal stem cells into neurons by contacting a cellular system with a double-stranded ribonucleic acid molecule capable of associating with a regulatory machinery that controls transcription of one or more genes involved in neuronal differentiation and directing the transcription of the one or more genes. In related embodiments, the invention provides particular compositions of double-stranded ribonucleic acid molecules as well as therapeutic and screening applications of the invention. |
| US08092988B1 |
Medium and method of deriving and using a mutated bacteria strain
A new strain of Bacillus anthracis derived from the Sterne vaccine strain of Bacillus anthracis by growth on a high-nitrate-concentration, 3-amino-L-tyrosine growth medium. |
| US08092986B2 |
Exposure methods
The present disclosure provides an exposure method for a semiconductor device, in which whether a specific pattern corresponds to a sparse area or a dense area is decided to employ a specific phase-shift mask and by which critical dimension uniformity and resolution of the pattern are enhanced. One example method includes defining a hole area for a plurality of holes into a dense area and a sparse area, coating a photoresist layer on a substrate having a plurality of elements formed thereon, carrying out a first exposure on the photoresist layer using a first photomask having patterns corresponding to the dense and sparse areas, respectively, and carrying out a second exposure on the photoresist layer using a second photomask having at least two halftone layers provided to portions corresponding to the dense and sparse areas, respectively wherein the at least two halftone layers differ from each other in transmitivity, respectively. |
| US08092983B2 |
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 (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, a polymerization initiator, and a binder, b) image-wise exposing the coating in a plate setter, c) heating the precursor in a pre-heating unit, d) treating the precursor in a gumming station, including at least a first gumming unit, by applying a gum solution to the coating of the precursor, thereby removing the non-exposed areas of the photopolymerizable layer from the support, and wherein the steps (c) and (d) are carried out off-press in the pre-heating unit and the first gumming unit, and the pre-heating unit and the first gumming unit are coupled to each other by a mechanical plate conveying device or are integrated in a single apparatus. |
| US08092981B2 |
Negative photoresist composition and method of manufacturing array substrate using the same
A negative photoresist composition and a method of manufacturing an array substrate. The negative photoresist composition includes a photocurable composition including an ethylene unsaturated compound containing an ethylene unsaturated bond and a photopolymerization initiator, a thermosetting composition including an alkali-soluble resin crosslinked by heat and an organic solvent. The negative photoresist composition improves stability, photosensitivity, detachability after performing a developing operation and reduces residue to improve the reliability of an organic insulation layer. Furthermore, the negative photoresist composition improves the transmittance of an organic insulation layer and reduces the variation of color coordinates to improve the display quality of a display apparatus. |
| US08092980B2 |
Photosensitive element
A photosensitive element 1 comprising a support film 10 and a layer (photosensitive layer) 20 composed of a photosensitive resin composition formed on the support film 10, wherein the haze of the support film 10 is 0.01-2.0%, the total number of particles and aggregates with diameters of 5 μm or larger in the support film 10 is no greater than 5/mm2, the photosensitive layer 20 contains (A) a binder polymer, (B) a photopolymerizing compound with an ethylenic unsaturated bond and (C) a photopolymerization initiator, and the thickness of the photosensitive layer 20 is 3-30 μm. |
| US08092977B2 |
Positive resist composition and pattern forming method using the same
A positive resist composition, includes: (A) a resin having a repeating unit represented by formula (A) as defined in the specification, which decomposes under an action of an acid to increase a solubility of the resin (A) in an alkali developer; and a pattern forming method uses the composition. |
| US08092976B2 |
Resist composition and pattern forming method using the same
A resist composition containing: a polymer having a group capable of decomposing under an action of an acid and having a weight average molecular weight of from 1,000 to 5,000, of which solubility in an alkali developer increases under an action of an acid; and a compound capable of generating a compound having a structure represented by the following formula (A-I) upon irradiation with actinic rays or radiation: Q1-X1—NH—X2-Q2 (A-I) wherein Q1 and Q2 each independently represents a monovalent organic group, provided that either one of Q1 and Q2 has a proton acceptor functional group, Q1 and Q2 may be combined with each other to form a ring and the ring formed may have a proton acceptor functional group; and X1 and X2 each independently represents —CO— or —SO2—. |
| US08092973B2 |
Toner compositions
The present disclosure provides processes for reducing the particle size of latex resins and toners produced with such resins. In embodiments, a gel latex may be formed as a seed particle and then utilized to form latex resins and toner particles. In accordance with the present disclosure, one may be able to utilize materials for the production of latex resins and toners which may otherwise produce particles that are too large in the absence of the gel latex. |
| US08092969B2 |
Full color image forming process
A process for forming a full-color image, wherein the 4 color toners each have an apparent viscosity at 105° C. of 50,000 to 300,000 Pa·s and an apparent viscosity at 130° C. of 3,000 to 30,000 Pa·s, and as a color toner arranged at the outermost layer on a transfer medium among the 4 color toners, a toner, in which a maximum peak or a shoulder peak is present between 105° C. and 130° C. in a temperature-logarithmic melt viscosity graph, is used, and as the other color toners arranged at lower layers than the outermost layer, toners, in which neither the maximum peak nor the shoulder peak is present between 105° C. and 130° C., are used. |
| US08092968B2 |
Toner, method of manufacturing toner, developer, two-component developer, developing device, and image forming apparatus
The toner includes a plurality of toner particles containing a binder resin and a colorant. In toner particles, according to measurement by a flow particle image analyzer, the content of small size particles having a circle-equivalent diameter of 0.5 to 2.0 μm is 5% by number or less based on the entire toner particles, the content of medium size particles having a circle-equivalent diameter of more than 2.0 μm and 4.0 μm or less is 20% by number or more and 30% by number or less based on the entire toner particles, and the content of large size particles having a circle-equivalent diameter of more than 4.0 μm and 6.0 μm or less is 50% by number or more and 70% by number or less based on the entire toner particles, and the shape factor of the toner particles SF1 is 130 or more and 140 or less. |
| US08092965B2 |
Two component developer and image forming method
Provided is a method for forming an image containing the steps of: (a) forming an electrostatic latent image on an electrostatic latent image carrier; and (b) developing the electrostatic latent image by a two component developer comprising a toner and a carrier, wherein the two component developer is continually replenished in the developing step (b); and the toner includes: colored particles; and external additive particles comprising a complex oxide incorporating silicon atoms and at least one of titanium atoms and aluminum atoms, and a surface existing ratio of the silicon atoms (R2) in a surface of the external additive particles being larger than an average existing ratio of the silicon atoms (R1) in an entirety of the external additive particles. |
| US08092962B2 |
Image forming apparatus and image forming method
The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus 1 including a photosensitive member 2 on which an electrostatic latent image is formed according to an image signal, a development mechanism 5 for forming a toner image by developing the electrostatic latent images, and a transfer body 60 for transferring the toner image. The development mechanism 5 includes a plurality of developing units 51-54 holding different kinds of toners. A second work of adhesion between the photosensitive member 2 and a second toner to be transferred to the transfer body second is larger than a first and a third work of adhesions between the photosensitive member 2 and a first and a third toners to be transferred to the transfer body first and third. |
| US08092961B2 |
Position aligning apparatus, position aligning method, and semiconductor device manufacturing method
A position aligning apparatus performs position alignment of a pattern in a current process of a pattern exposure process by using a pattern formed before the current process. The position aligning apparatus includes: a correction calculating section configured to calculate a correction value set of a current lot about each of misalignments in scale and rotation of a pattern in a chip in the current process based on a correction value set in an immediately-preceding lot in the current process, a completeness value set in the immediately-preceding lot in the current process, a summation of completeness value sets in the immediately-preceding lot to a process immediately-preceding to the current process, and a summation of completeness value sets in the current lot to the immediately-preceding process; and a correction control unit configured to control correction of the scale and the rotation of the pattern in the chip by using the correction value sets. |
| US08092958B2 |
Mask and method for patterning a semiconductor wafer
A mask and method for patterning a semiconductor wafer is disclosed. A mask set is fabricated on a transparent substrate. A mask layer comprising mask region elements that transmit light is disposed on the substrate, wherein each mask element is segmented into a plurality of segments. |
| US08092953B2 |
Fuel cell system and method of operating the fuel cell system
A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack, a combustor, a heat exchanger, and heat utilization equipment. Further, the fuel cell system includes a bypass channel and a control device. In the bypass channel, at least some of heat medium produced in the combustor is supplied to the heat utilization equipment, bypassing the heat exchanger. The control unit adjusts the supply of the heat energy supplied to the fuel cell stack through an oxygen-containing gas heated by the heat exchanger, and adjusts the heat energy of the heat medium which passes through the bypass channel, and which is supplied to the heat utilization equipment. |
| US08092951B2 |
Fuel cell, fuel cell stack and method of manufacturing the same
A fuel cell stack and method of manufacturing a fuel cell stack having a highly anti-corrosive property. The fuel cell stack includes a plurality of cells constructed by interposing an electrolyte membrane electrode assembly between the first and second separators. The first and second separators define gas passages on from both sides of the electrolyte membrane electrode assembly, and a gas manifold is in fluid communication with the gas flow passages through the plurality of stacked cells. Manifold openings for defining the gas manifold are formed in the first and second separators, and the opening areas of the manifold openings are differently sized. The manifold opening inner peripheral end of the first separator has a larger opening area, and is welded to the second separator to form a manifold welding portion. |
| US08092948B2 |
Energy production unit integrating a burner and a fuel cell
The invention concerns an energy production unit, of electric energy in particular, comprising a fuel cell (1) and a heat source (2) thermally coupled to the fuel cell (1) at least to allow the rise in temperature of this fuel cell (1).According to the invention, it is provided that the heat source (2) comprises a radiating burner (20), that the fuel cell (1) is confined within a thermal insulation enclosure itself heated by the combustion gases (F) derived from the burner (20), and that this unit also comprises temperature regulation means (4) capable of controlling, from around 200° C. to at least 800° C., the temperature of the combustion gases (F) heating the enclosure 3. |
| US08092944B2 |
Stressed thin-film membrane islands
A structure including a support defining an opening, and a tensilely stressed thin-film membrane disposed to occlude the opening, the membrane contacting at least a portion of the support. The stressed membrane includes a material having a characteristic crack spacing greater than one-half of a minimum dimension of the membrane and less than ten times the minimum dimension. A structure including a support defining a opening having a minimum opening dimension, and a compressively stressed thin-film membrane disposed to occlude the opening, the membrane contacting at least a portion of the support. The stressed membrane includes a membrane material having a critical aspect ratio for buckling that is greater than a ratio of one-half of the minimum opening dimension to a thickness of the membrane, and the critical aspect ratio for buckling is less than a ratio of ten times the minimum opening dimension to the thickness of the membrane. |
| US08092942B1 |
Multifunctional sulfone/fluorinated ester solvents
Novel multifunctional sulfone/fluorinated ester compounds are described. These compounds may be useful as non-aqueous electrolyte solvents, specialty solvents, and starting materials and intermediates for synthesis of dyes, agricultural chemicals, and pharmaceuticals. |
| US08092941B2 |
Chemically stable solid lithium ion conductor
The present invention concerns chemically stable solid lithium ion conductors, processes for their production and their use in batteries, accumulators, supercaps and electrochromic devices. |
| US08092937B2 |
Battery pack
A battery pack includes a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, a rigid covering member, and a protection circuit board. The secondary battery includes a battery element and a flexible covering member formed of a first laminated film composed of a first heat-bonding layer, a first metal layer, and a first outer covering layer laminated successively. The flexible covering member is sealed along around the battery element while leaving electrode terminals of the positive and negative electrodes extended outside the battery element. The rigid covering member is formed of a second laminated film composed of a second heat-bonding layer, a second metal layer, and a second outer covering layer laminated successively. The flexible covering member and the rigid covering member are bonded with an adhesive strength equal to or higher than atmospheric pressure and with a peel strength equal to or lower than a breaking strength of the flexible covering member. |
| US08092936B2 |
Electrochemical cell having a coiled core
There is disclosed a core for an electrochemical cell that comprises an anode sheet, a cathode sheet, and a separator sheet disposed between the anode sheet and cathode sheet. The anode sheet, cathode sheet, and separator sheet are wound to form a flattened coil structure. The flattened coil structure has opposed flattened sides and opposed arcuate sides. The anode and cathode sheets terminate at the same or different arcuate sides. Further, the separator sheet may terminate at one of the arcuate sides. |
| US08092934B2 |
Energy storage device having a collector plate
In one embodiment, an energy storage device comprises a container containing a first electrode generating a positive charge, a second electrode generating a negative charge, and an electrolyte in ionic contact with the electrodes. The container comprises a base and one or more walls defining an opening in the container, the base having a first terminal in electrical connection with the first electrode. A cap is shaped to close the opening and is electrically isolated from the container, while having a second terminal in electrical connection with the second electrode. A collector plate is interposed between the first electrode and the base and is electrically conductive, providing the electrical connection between the first electrode and the first electrical terminal and exhibiting an extension with a concave side oriented in the direction of the base, which is connected to the base by interference fitting against a mating protrusion on the base. |
| US08092932B2 |
Battery pack and internal component arrangement within the battery pack for cordless power tool system
An internal component arrangement within a battery pack housing having multiple cells and adapted for cordless power tools may provide desired mechanical support to constrain the cells. The housing with internal component arrangement is configured to route sensing wires from the cells to an electronics module of the pack. |
| US08092931B2 |
Magnetic disk, method of manufacturing the magnetic disk and method of evaluating the magnetic disk
A protection layer containing carbon as a major component is deposited by plasma CVD. The protection layer has film quality such that, when a spectrum is obtained by excluding photoluminescence from a Raman spectrum in a wavenumber band from 900 cm−1 to 1800 cm−1 obtained by exciting the protection layer with an argon ion laser beam having a wavelength of 514.5 nm and the spectrum is subjected to waveform separation by the Gaussian function to split a D peak appearing around 1350 cm−1 and a G peak appearing around 1520 cm−1, the ratio Dw/Gw between a half width Dw of the D peak and a half width Gw of the G peak exceeds 0 and is not greater than 2.7. |
| US08092921B2 |
Clearcoat composition for use in waterborne basecoat-clearcoat composite coatings
A process for forming a color-clear multilayer coating on a substrate is disclosed. The basecoat is a waterborne coating and the clear topcoat is isocyanate containing and comprises a polyene and a polythiol. The isocyanate can be present as a separate component or can be an isocyanate-functional polyene. |
| US08092913B2 |
Hydrophobic coating comprising a priming including a bis-silane and a hydrophobic layer including a fluorinated alkysilane
The invention provides a process for obtaining a hydrophobic/oleophobic coating on a substrate of a glass, ceramic or vitroceramic material by applying a priming layer obtained from a priming agent of formula: (X1)3-q(R1)qSi—R3-Si(X2)3-q,(R2)q, the variables of which are defined in the specification and then depositing a hydrophobic coating containing a fluorinated alkylsilane. |
| US08092906B2 |
Adhesive sheet for steel plate
The invention provides an adhesive sheet for steel plate that can abate the emission of organic volatile components, while providing good reinforcing effect and vibration suppression effect. In an adhesive sheet for steel plate is provided that includes a restricting layer and a resin layer, the restricting layer having a resin-coated glass fiber cloth made by weaving glass fiber bundles, which are formed by bundling a plurality of glass filaments, into a glass fiber cloth and impregnating epoxy resin composition in the glass fiber cloth, the resin-coated glass fiber cloth having air permeability of not more than 0.5 cm3/cm2/sec. and a permeability rate of the epoxy resin composition to the glass fiber bundles in the range of 20-70%. |
| US08092905B2 |
Compositions containing multifunctional nanoparticles
Compositions containing multifunctional nanoparticles are provided. The compositions are the reaction product of fluoroelastomer having at least one cure site, and the reaction product of nanosilica with more than one type of silane coupling agent. The compositions can be used to form abrasion resistant anti-reflective coatings. |
| US08092904B2 |
Optical article having an antistatic layer
Disclosed herein is an optical article having a first optical layer; a second optical layer; and an antistatic layer disposed between the first and second optical layers, the antistatic layer having conducting particles having an aspect ratio greater than about 10. The conducting particles may comprise vanadium oxide particles or carbon nanotubes. The optical article may be a brightness enhancement film, a retro-reflecting film, or a reflective polarizer, and be used in a display device, for example, a liquid crystal display device. |
| US08092902B2 |
Hard coat film and display using the same
One embodiment of the present invention is a hard coat film having a hard coat layer and a function layer on a substrate film, wherein the hard coat layer is formed by irradiating an acrylic acid derivative with ionizing radiation, and wherein (a) a carboxylic acid group (C═O) absorption intensity of a surface of the hard coat layer and (b) a carbon double bond (C═C) absorption intensity of the hard coat layer surface satisfy a numerical value range represented expressed by the following Expression 1, the absorption intensities being measured by infrared ray spectroscopy: 0.15≦(b)/(a)≦0.30 . . . Expression 1. |
| US08092901B2 |
Multi-layer weather-resistant, coloured panel
A multilayer product characterized by its improved weatherability and mechanical properties is disclosed. The product contains a layer A containing a member selected from the group consisting of transparent thermoplastic material and a lacquer, the member containing at least one UV absorber, a layer B containing a transparent thermoplastic material and containing at least one colorant, and a layer C containing a transparent thermoplastic material. Also disclosed is a process for the preparation of the inventive multilayer product. |
| US08092899B2 |
Method of activating a silicon surface for subsequent patterning of molecules onto said surface
The present invention relates to a method of activating a silicon surface for subsequent patterning of molecules onto said surface, and to patterns produced by this method, and further to uses of said pattern. |
| US08092896B2 |
Cellular confinement system
The present invention discloses cellular confinement systems (CCSs) with improved friction with infill at low normal pressure. The invention especially presents novel flaps-containing CCS that includes inter alia a plurality of elongated strips arranged in a side by side pattern, each of the strip is segmentally bonded to an adjacent strip in spaced-apart bonding areas, said bonding areas alternating between the sides of each of said strips, such that when the system is stretched across its width, the strips curl to form a web of cells confined by cell walls disposed between the bonding areas, wherein at least one of the cell walls comprises at least one flap hinged to the wall and friction between the walls and the infill material increases. |
| US08092894B1 |
High strength polymerics
Provided is a method for making strong load-bearing plastics which includes, forming a mixture of magnetically tagged, electrically tagged, and untagged polymeric rods and flowing the mixture of the three types of rods through a forming tool across which, electric and magnetic fields are applied, to form a plastic article or structure with 3-D orientation of the molecules therein and thus a product of high strength in 3 dimensions. |
| US08092892B2 |
Method for producing a plastic membrane device and the thus obtained device
A method for producing a membrane device by providing a substrate (24), adding a liquid (16) thereon, and covering the liquid (16) and at least one substrate portion bearing the liquid (16) with a homogenous continuous thin film (18) by means of a low-pressure deposition process. The film is made of a plastic material and forms a membrane. |
| US08092891B2 |
Bridged cyanine compound and optical recording material using the same
A cyanine compound is represented by: wherein, R11 and R12 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, an organic group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, or a group represented by the following general formula (II), (II′), or (III); R13 and R14 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an organic group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, or a substituent represented by the following general formula (III); R11 and R12 may be connected together to form a ring structure; R19 represents a hydrogen atom or an organic group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms; R13 and R14 may be connected together to form a heterocycle; N—R13 may be connected together with a methylene group in a polymethine chain to form a heterocycle; Z00 is an organic group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; m is 0 or 1; s is 2 to 8; Anq− represents an anion having a valence of q; q is 1 or 2; and p represents a coefficient for maintaining charge neutrality. |
| US08092885B2 |
System for resealing open bags
Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to adhesive strips for reversibly resealing open bags, such as food bags. More particularly, the preferred strips comprise a decorative motif and/or a textured surface, which may be provided in a dispenser. |
| US08092882B2 |
Sports equipment with resonant core bodies and method for production thereof
Provided is a shaped body for production of sports equipment such as tennis, squash, and badminton rackets, golf clubs, hockey and ice hockey sticks and baseball bats. The shaped body includes a core of two tubular resonant bodies, running parallel to and spaced at a distance from each other and surrounded by a common covering. A spacer body with convexly curved opposed ends is arranged between the resonant bodies, whereby the mass of the resonant bodies is greater than that of the spacer body. The vibrations of the two vibrating systems, in the form of the resonance bodies, are overlaid in an advantageous manner, by means of the coupling of the resonance bodies. The invention further relates to a method for the production of the shaped body and the use of the shaped body in sports equipment. |
| US08092880B2 |
Fuel hose
A fuel hose includes a laminated structure of a tubular resin layer and an adjoining rubber layer, the rubber layer being formed by a rubber composition containing the following (A) to (F) as essential components, and the resin layer being formed by a material containing a tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene-vinylidene fluoride terpolymer or a tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene-vinylidene fluoride-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether quaterpolymer as a main component: (A) a blend of acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber and polyvinyl chloride; (B) at least one selected from the group consisting of 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undecene-7 salt, 1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]nonene-5 salt, 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undecene-7 and 1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]nonene-5; (C) zeolite; (D) magnesium oxide; (E) laminar mineral; and (F) basic silica. |
| US08092878B2 |
Cryogenic, elastomeric closure for cryogen containers
A multi-material, cryogenic, elastomeric closure is provided for sealing a container for samples of cryophilic biological materials, pharmaceuticals or the like. The closure includes at least one cryophilic elastomer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) below the cryogenic temperature to which the sample is to be subjected and at least one non-cryophilic elastomer having a Tg above the cryogenic temperature. The cryophilic and non-cryophilic elastomers are present in such a manner as to maintain a complete seal of the container opening at the cryogenic temperature. |
| US08092877B2 |
Thermoplastic aroma barrier incorporating cyclo-olefins
The present invention relates to polymer structures such as thermoplastic films having improved aroma barrier properties and methods for making the polymeric structures, which may be in the form of a resealable container. Aroma barrier is improved by incorporating a barrier layer of polymeric material including at least about 10 mole percent of polymerized cyclo-olefin moieties. |
| US08092875B2 |
Composite luminous vessels
A composite luminous vessel container 3 has a hollow and polycrystalline alumina capillary 1 and one or more transparent disk(s) 2 of monocrystalline alumina. The polycrystalline alumina luminous container member 3 functions as a luminous part for a high intensity discharge lamp. Light is emitted from the inside of the polycrystalline alumina luminous member 3 and radiated through the transparent monocrystalline alumina disk to the outside. The light emitted through the transparent window has a low loss due to the scattering so that the lamp efficiency can be improved. In the case of the light emitted through the transparent monocrystalline alumina, the size of the light source is substantially equal to the distance between the electrodes, so that the light source can be utilized as a point light source. The light emitted from the point light source can be subjected to optical control by combination with reflectors or lenses. |
| US08092871B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
A liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes: a liquid crystal layer containing a nematic liquid crystal material; a pair of electrodes opposing each other via the liquid crystal layer; a pair of alignment films respectively provided between the pair of electrodes and the liquid crystal layer; and an alignment sustaining layer formed of a photopolymerized material on each of surfaces of the pair of alignment films which are closer to the liquid crystal layer, the alignment sustaining layer being configured to regulate a pretilt azimuth of a liquid crystal molecule of the liquid crystal layer during the absence of an applied voltage across the liquid crystal layer, wherein the pretilt azimuth of the liquid crystal molecule of the liquid crystal layer is regulated by the alignment sustaining layer during the absence of an applied voltage across the liquid crystal layer. The nematic liquid crystal material contains a liquid crystal compound having a terphenyl ring system as an indispensable component, and the liquid crystal layer further contains part of a photopolymerizable compound which is a source material of the photopolymerized material, a content of the photopolymerizable compound relative to the nematic liquid crystal material being less than 0.015 mol %. |
| US08092866B2 |
Thermochromatic pigment covered article and method of making the same
A thermochromatic pigment covered article, comprising a substrate, and a single layer of a combined encapsulated thermochromatic pigment and resin or resin mixture disposed on the substrate. In accordance with the method of the present invention, an encapsulated thermochromatic pigment mixture and a resin or resin mixture are combined and mixed so that the thermochromatic pigment is disbursed and protected in the resin to prevent it from separating therefrom, and the combined pigment mixture and resin or resin mixture are then applied to the substrate in a single layer. |
| US08092863B2 |
Method for manufacturing lightweight building boards
The invention relates to methods for manufacturing lightweight building boards (1) starting from a workpiece (2) which comprises two thin-walled cover layers (4, 6) and at least one core layer (8) which is disposed between the cover layers (4, 6) and is made of a light filling material, the at least one core layer (8) possessing cavities and having a lower average density than the cover layers. The method comprises the following steps: forming in the workpiece (2) at least one groove (10) which extends through at least one first cover layer (4) and at least partly through the at least one core layer (8) and circumscribes at least a portion of a contour of the lightweight building board (1) to be manufactured; introducing a hardenable mass (12) into the at least one groove (10); at least partly hardening the hardenable mass (12); and making a separating cut along the at least one groove (10), so the at least partly hardened mass (12) is separated in the longitudinal direction of the groove. |
| US08092861B2 |
Method of fabricating an ultra dielectric constant (K) dielectric layer
A fabrication method of an ultra low-k dielectric layer is provided. A deposition process is performed, under the control of a temperature varying program or a pressure varying program, by reacting a dielectric matrix to form porous low-k dielectric layers with a gradient density on a barrier layer over a substrate. |
| US08092860B2 |
Topographically selective oxidation
Methods for oxidizing organic compounds coated or adsorbed on a topographically patterned solid surface are provided. The methods can be used to selectively remove the organic compounds from the non-recessed areas. |
| US08092858B2 |
Gypsum panel having UV-cured moisture resistant coating and method of making same
A method of making a gypsum panel comprises sandwiching a gypsum slurry between two moving sheets of facing material, one of said sheets comprising a fibrous facing material, curing and drying the gypsum slurry to form a set gypsum panel, applying a coating of a radiation curable formulation, which is essentially free of any unreactive components, onto the fibrous facing material of the set gypsum panel, applying a surface coating of an aggregate material onto the coating of the radiation curable formulation, and curing the coating of the radiation curable formulation with high energy radiation, wherein the radiation curable formulation comprises a high energy radiation curable polymer comprising ethylenically unsaturated double bonds. |
| US08092855B2 |
Click chemistry surface functionalization for resonant micro-cavity sensors
Micro-cavity resonant sensors have outer surfaces that are functionalized using click chemistry, e.g., involving a cycloaddition reaction of an alkyne functional group and an azide functional group. A first polymer linking element binds to an outer surface of the micro-cavity and has an azide functional group, which bonds to an alkyne functional group of a second polymer linking element as a result of a cycloaddition reaction. A functionalization element such as an antibody, antigen or protein for sensing a target molecule is bound to the second linking element. |
| US08092846B2 |
Synergistic anti-inflammatory pharmaceutical compositions and related methods using curcuminoids or methylxanthines
The invention provides compositions containing a fraction isolated or derived from hops and a methylxanthine. The invention additionally provides compositions containing a fraction derived from hops and a curcuminoid. The invention also provides methods of using such compositions to reduce inflammation. |
| US08092845B2 |
Anti-inflammatory extract and agent and method for the production thereof
The invention relates to the pharmaceutical industry, in particular to producing herbal remedy for integrally treating various inflammatory diseases. The inventive remedy comprises a dry Boswellia extract dissolved in the oil extract of Siberian stone pine seeds and Curcuma. The remedy can be used in the form of soft gelatine capsules for peroral administration, wherein lecithin, hydroxy-toluene butyl, alpha-tocopherol acetate, ascorbyl palmitate are added to the ready-for-use oil extract. The inventive method for producing said remedy consists in producing the oil extracts of Siberian stone pine seeds and Curcuma and in subsequently adding the dry Boswellia extract thereto. |
| US08092842B2 |
Extraction of phytochemicals by enzymatic hydrolysis
A process for extracting phytochemicals from plants. The process generally comprises controllably slurrying a selected plant material in a volume, adding a selected enzyme the slurry while it is controllably agitated, then heating the controllably agitated slurry-enzyme mixture to a temperature from the range of 40° C. to 110° C., and then maintaining the slurry-enzyme mixture at that temperature for a selected period of time. The slurry is then separated into a solids fraction and a liquids fraction that contains extracted phytochemicals. The liquids fraction is controllably de-watered to produce a fluid extract concentrate. The liquids fraction may optionally be dried to produce a dried extract concentrate. Suitable enzymes for use with this process include α-amylases, β-amylases, endo-β-1,4-glucanases, cellobiohydrolases, cellulases, hemicellulases, β-glucosidases, β-xylosidases, xylanases, pullulases, esterases and mixtures thereof. |
| US08092835B1 |
Injectable microspheres
Injectable microspheres are obtained from double bond functionalized polyhydric alcohol ester by a method comprising dissolving the double bond functionalized esters in a hydrophobic organic solvent, forming an aqueous solution of stabilizer, forming an oil in water emulsion where the solution of stabilizer constitutes the continuous phase and the solution of ester constitutes the disperse phase and evaporating the organic solvent or from block copolymer of PGCLM and methoxy poly(ethylene glycol). |
| US08092833B2 |
Compositions containing inclusion complexes
The invention provides a composition containing particulate composite of a polymer and a therapeutic agent. The composition also contains a complexing agent. The polymer interacts with the complexing agent in a host-guest or a guest-host interaction to form an inclusion complex. A therapeutic composition of the invention may be used to deliver the therapeutic agent and to treat various disorders. Both the polymer of the particulate composite and the complexing agent may be used to introduce functionality into the therapeutic composition. The invention also relates to a method of preparing a composition. The method combines a therapeutic agent, a polymer having host or guest functionality, and a complexing agent having guest or host functionality to form the therapeutic composition. The complexing agent forms an inclusion complex with the polymer. The invention also relates to a method of delivering a therapeutic agent. According to the method, a therapeutically effective amount of a therapeutic composition of the invention is administered to a mammal (e.g. person or animal) in recognized need of the therapeutic. Also disclosed are compounds having the formula: |
| US08092832B2 |
Generally linear effervescent oral fentanyl dosage form and methods of administering
Fentanyl containing dosage forms and methods using same are described. These dosage forms include substantially less fentanyl by weight than know oral formulation and have advantages in terms of cost and side effects. These dosage forms are intended for oral administration of fentanyl across the oral mucosa. |
| US08092827B2 |
Medical non-crosslinked pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, medical adhesive sheet employing the same, and process for producing medical non-crosslinked pressure-sensitive adhesive composition
A medical non-crosslinked pressure-sensitive adhesive composition which not only has relatively high resistance to water during perspiration or the like and shows a sufficient skin adhesive force, but also can contain a large amount of a liquid plasticizer and hence have reduced skin-irritating properties. These compositions comprise an adhesive polymer A having a weight-average molecular weight of 500,000-1,000,000, an adhesive polymer B having a weight-average molecular weight of 1,000,000-1,500,000, and a liquid plasticizer, wherein the adhesive polymer A is a polymer obtained by copolymerizing one or more alkyl (meth)acrylates with N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone and the adhesive polymer B is either a polymer obtained by the polymerization of one or more alkyl (meth)acrylates or a polymer obtained by copolymerizing one or more alkyl (meth)acrylates with one or more comonomers other than N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone. Also provided are a medical adhesive sheet and a process for producing the medical non-crosslinked pressure-sensitive adhesive composition. |
| US08092826B2 |
Taste modified hard confectionery compositions containing functional ingredients
The present invention provides improved confectionery compositions which have a substantial reduction in the unpleasant organoleptic sensations associated with the release of functional ingredients from the confection in the oral cavity. The confectionery composition comprises a confectionery base, a functional ingredient which is a botanical or a mineral or a mineral salt having an unpleasant mouthfeel, and from about 0.5% to about 5.0% by weight of the composition of one or more fats, said amount being effective to suppress the unpleasant mouthfeel of the functional ingredient. For botanicals the confectionery composition is a hard boiled candy composition or a hard gum composition and the fat is one or more partially hydrogenated vegetable oils or saturated fats. For minerals or their salts the confection is a hard boiled candy composition and the fat is one or more partially hydrogenated vegetable oils. As a result of the present invention, improved hard confectionery products are provided which have a substantial reduction in the unpleasant organoleptic sensations associated with the functional ingredients upon release of the functional ingredient from the confection in the oral cavity. |
| US08092825B2 |
Glycan binding proteins as therapeutic targets for retinal disorders and treatment methods based thereon
Disclosed are novel methods of treatment for retinal diseases and conditions including age-related macular degeneration, genetic-based retinal degenerations and retinal detachment. A novel glycan binding protein thought to be a cell surface receptor has been discovered in the retina. The retinal glycan binding receptor is shown to play an important role in promoting assembly of outer segment (OS) membranes by the photoreceptor cells of the eye, a process that is essential for vision. Based on the finding that certain sugars can bind with very high affinity to the retinal glycan receptor and stimulate its function, the invention provides novel therapeutic agents for treatment of retinal diseases that are multivalent N-linked glycans. Preferred pharmaceutical compositions in accordance with the present invention comprise active agents having the general formula: (Gal-GlcNAc)n-Man3-GlcNAc2, where n is 1-4. Particularly preferred multivalent glycans are galactosylated, biantennary (NA2), and asialo, galactosylated, triantennary (NA3) oligosaccharides. |
| US08092816B2 |
Insecticidal compositions for control of general household pests
The present invention relates to an insecticidal composition comprising a pyrethroid and a second insecticide selected from the group consisting of imidacloprid, nithiazine, thiamethoxam, dinotefuran, nitenpyram, thiacloprid, clothianidin and chlorfenapyr, with significantly improved knockdown and mortality characteristics when applied to general household pests. |
| US08092815B2 |
Antimicrobial solid surface materials containing chitosan-metal complexes
Provided are articles containing a solid surface material with an antimicrobial agent in a thermoset and/or thermoplastic resin matrix, wherein the antimicrobial agent comprises a chitosan-metal complex. |
| US08092812B2 |
Methods and compositions for immunization against chlamydial infection and disease
The present invention provides Chlamydia proteins and compositions and methods of use in the treatment/prevention of chlamydial infection in a subject, for eliciting an immune response in a subject and for reducing the likelihood of infertility and reducing the incidence and/or degree of hydrosalpinx due to Chlamydia infection in a subject. |
| US08092811B2 |
Interaction of Moraxella catarrhalis with epithelial cells, extracellular matrix proteins and the complement system
The present invention relates to surface proteins of Moraxella catarrhalis and their ability to interact with epithelial cells via cell-associated fibronectin and laminin, and also to their ability to inhibit the complement system. These surface proteins are useful in the preparation of vaccines. The present invention also provides peptides interacting with fibronectin, laminin and the complement system. |
| US08092808B2 |
Ovo vaccination of Campylobacter in avian species
The present invention provides a method of inducing an immune response against Campylobacter in an avian species, especially a domesticated avian species such as chicken, turkey, duck, goose and quail, by administering, in ovo, live cells of Campylobacter. |
| US08092807B2 |
Modified leukocyte Ig-like receptor family members (LIRs) with increased affinity for class 1 MHC and their uses in modulating T-cell activation
The present invention provides polypeptides having the property of binding to a given Class I pMHC CHARACTERISED IN THAT said polypeptide has a KD for the said given Class I pMHC of less than or equal to 1 μM and/or has an off-rate (koff) for the said given Class I pMHC molecule of 2 S−1 or slower AND said polypeptide has at least a 45% identity and/or 55% similarity to a defined high-affinity ILT-like molecule AND said polypeptide inhibits CD8 binding to the given pMHC to a greater extent than a soluble truncated variant of Wild-Type ILT-2. Such high-affinity ILT-like molecules are useful, either alone or associated with a therapeutic agent, for the inhibition of cytotoxic T cell (CTL) responses. |
| US08092801B2 |
Prevention and treatment of synucleinopathic and amyloidogenic disease
The invention provides improved agents and methods for treatment of diseases associated with synucleinopathic diseases, including Lewy bodies of alpha-synuclein in the brain of a patient. Such methods entail administering agents that induce a beneficial immunogenic response against the Lewy body. The methods are particularly useful for prophylactic and therapeutic treatment of Parkinson's disease. |
| US08092798B2 |
Method of increasing trabecular bone density in a patient in need thereof by an antibody against GDF-8
The disclosure provides novel antibodies against growth and differentiation factor-8 (GDF-8), including antibody fragments, which inhibit GDF-8 activity in vitro and in vivo. The disclosure also provides methods for diagnosing, preventing, or treating degenerative disorders of muscle, bone, or insulin metabolism. |
| US08092792B2 |
Use of materials for treatment of central nervous system lesions
Disclosed are methods and materials for treatment of central nervous system lesions. Preferred methods and materials comprise neuronal precursor cells and/or marrow adherent stem cell-derived neuronal cells. |
| US08092788B2 |
Compositions and methods for topical diagnostic and therapeutic transport
Compositions and methods are provided that are useful for the delivery, including transdermal delivery, of biologically active agents, such as non-protein non-nucleotide therapeutics and protein-based therapeutics excluding insulin, botulinum toxins, antibody fragments, and VEGF. The compositions and methods are particularly useful for topical delivery of antifungal agents and antigenic agents suitable for immunization. Alternately, the compositions can be prepared with components useful for targeting the delivery of the compositions as well as imaging components. |
| US08092783B2 |
Gadolinium containing prussian blue nanoparticles as nontoxic MRI contrast agents having high relaxivity
Gadolinium+3 (Gd3+) containing (or incorporated) Prussian blue lattice contrast agents that can be used as an MRI contrast agent have unexpectedly improved r1 relaxivities of 1 or 2 magnitudes higher than the commercial Gd3+-chelates as well as exceedingly, non-toxic, low release of the Gd3+ ions into an aqueous environment at a pH of about 2 to about 7.5. The Prussian blue lattice containing Gd3+ ions therein can be used for clinical diagnosis intravenously to human beings for medical imaging. The particle sizes of the doped Prussian blue lattices are of a nanosize scale and are very stable against agglomeration. |
| US08092782B2 |
Polybiotin compounds of magnetic resonance imaging and drug delivery
The invention relates generally to biotin-containing compounds that are useful as imaging agents and drug-delivery agents. Another aspect of the invention relates to the aforementioned compounds chelated to a metal atom. In a preferred embodiment, the metal atom is a gadolinium. Another aspect of the invention relates to a compound comprising three biotin moieties and a pharmaceutical agent covalently bound to a heterocyclic core. In certain embodiments, the pharmaceutical agent is an antibiotic, antiviral, or radionuclide. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method of treating disease involving administering the compounds of the invention to a mammal. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method of acquiring a magnetic resonance image using the compounds of the invention. |
| US08092781B2 |
Treatment of sinusitis 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. |
| US08092779B2 |
Post-biopsy cavity treatment implants and methods
A post-biopsy cavity treatment implant includes a radiopaque element, a core portion and a shell portion. The core portion is coupled to the radiopaque element, and includes a first porous matrix defining a first controlled pore architecture. The shell portion is coupled to the core portion and includes a second porous matrix defining a second controlled pore architecture that is different from the first controlled pore architecture. |
| US08092777B2 |
Process for producing anisotropic magnetic material and anisotropic magnetic material
A process for producing an anisotropic magnetic material includes: preparing a feebly magnetic material capable of transforming into a magnetic material by a prescribed reaction, orienting the feebly magnetic material by imparting an external field to the feebly magnetic material, and transforming the oriented feebly magnetic material to a magnetic substance by the prescribed reaction. |
| US08092776B2 |
Process for the recovery of selenium from minerals and/or acidic solutions
A process and method for recovering elemental selenium, selenite or selenate from minerals and selenium salts solutions using a reducing sugar to reduce selenium before precipitating the elemental selenium, selenite and/or the selenate. |
| US08092773B2 |
Liquid fullerene derivative, method for producing the same, and device using the same
The liquid fullerene derivative according to the present invention contains a fullerene moiety, a benzene ring bonded to the fullerene moiety, and first to third alkyl substituents R1, R2 and R3 bonded to 2-, 4- and 6-positions of the benzene ring, respectively, and the first to third alkyl substituents R1, R2 and R3 each contain at least 12 carbon atoms. The liquid fullerene derivative which is liquid at room temperature without requiring a solvent and easily exhibits the function of the fullerene itself, a method for producing the same, and a device using the same are provided. |
| US08092772B2 |
Use of a nozzle for manufacturing sodium percarbonate
The present invention relates to a use of a two-way spray nozzle (1) with protective gas for manufacturing granular sodium percarbonate, said nozzle comprising a central tube (2) having an outlet for an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution, an inner jacket tube (3) arranged coaxially around the central tube, and having an outlet for aqueous sodium carbonate solution, an outer jacket tube (4) arranged coaxially around the central tube and inner jacket tube, and having an outlet for a protective gas, a threaded ring slot (5) arranged around the central tube at a distance from the outlet of the central tube, wherein the threads of the ring slot are arranged at an angle α with respect of the direction of the longitudinal axis (12) of the central tube, and in which said protective gas is used at a pressure of less than 0.7 bar. The present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing granular sodium percarbonate. |
| US08092770B2 |
Polysilazane thermosetting polymers for use in chromatographic systems and applications
This invention relates to an amorphous non-glassy ceramic composition that may be prepared by curing, calcining and/or pyrolyzing a precursor material comprising silicon, a Group III metal, a Group IVA metal, and/or a Group IVB metal. |
| US08092765B2 |
Method of processing non-ferrous smelting intermediates containing arsenic
To extract arsenic from intermediates containing arsenic, to outside the system in stable form. A method of processing non-ferrous smelting intermediate containing arsenic in sulfide form and a non-ferrous smelting intermediate containing arsenic and copper as metal; a solution adjusting step of adding an oxidation agent to the leaching solution to oxidize trivalent arsenic to pentavalent arsenic and obtain an adjusting solution; and a crystallization step of converting arsenic in the adjusted solution to scorodite crystals. |
| US08092764B2 |
Method of processing non-ferrous smelting intermediate containing arsenic
Provided is a method of easily producing easily-filterable and stable scorodite that meets the leaching standard (conformance to Japanese Environmental Agency Notice 13) with excellent reproducibility and without using complex operations, when processing arsenic that is included in non-ferrous smelting intermediates, and particularly when processing arsenic in the form of a sulfide. Scorodite is produced by a leaching step of leaching arsenic from a non-ferrous melting intermediate containing arsenic in the weakly acid region, a solution adjusting step of oxidizing trivalent arsenic to pentavalent arsenic by adding an oxidizing agent to the leaching solution, and a crystallizing step of converting the arsenic in the adjusted solution to scorodite crystals. |
| US08092755B2 |
Devices for injection of gaseous streams into a bed of fluidized solids
Injection nozzles for use in a gas distribution device are disclosed. In one aspect, the injection nozzle may include: a tube having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet; wherein the inlet comprises a plurality of flow restriction orifices. In another aspect, embodiments disclosed herein relate to an injection nozzle for use in a gas distribution device, the injection nozzle including: a tube having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet; wherein the fluid inlet comprises an annular orifice surrounding a flow restriction device. Injection nozzles according to embodiments disclosed herein may be disposed in a gas distribution manifold used in a vessel, for example, for conducting polymerization reactions, spent catalyst regeneration, and coal gasification, among others. |
| US08092753B2 |
Porous bodies and methods
Systems and methods for treating a fluid with a body are disclosed. Various aspects involve treating a fluid with a porous body. In select embodiments, a body comprises ash particles, and the ash particles used to form the body may be selected based on their providing one or more desired properties for a given treatment. Various bodies provide for the reaction and/or removal of a substance in a fluid, often using a porous body comprised of ash particles. Computer-operable methods for matching a source material to an application are disclosed. Certain aspects feature a porous body comprised of ash particles, the ash particles have a particle size distribution and interparticle connectivity that creates a plurality of pores having a pore size distribution and pore connectivity, and the pore size distribution and pore connectivity are such that a first fluid may substantially penetrate the pores. |
| US08092747B2 |
Modular reactor for exothermic/endothermic chemical reactions
Modular reactor for exothermic/endothermic chemical reactions which take place in three-phase systems, comprising a series of modules, superimposed with respect to each other, fixed to each other by means of coupling flanges, each module consisting of an external cylindrical body and a series of tube bundles, for the circulation of a thermal-exchange fluid, positioned inside said body. |
| US08092746B2 |
Catalytic purification device
A catalytic purification device including a substrate permeable to exhaust gases, is optionally impregnated with catalytic materials, and is provided with an upstream face and an opposing downstream face; and an envelope containing the permeable substrate and defining an enclosure provided with an inlet line and an outlet line, between which the permeable substrate is arranged, the upstream face of the permeable substrate projecting along the extension of the inlet line, and the axis of the inlet line defining, with the upstream face (14A), an angle smaller than 20°. The envelope includes a deflector arranged at the outlet of the inlet line, the deflector being inclined towards the upstream face and used to orient the exhaust gases escaping from the inlet line towards the permeable substrate. The envelope also includes elements for creating turbulence in the flow along the upstream face. |
| US08092745B2 |
Magnetic sensor, production method of the same, and target substance detecting apparatus and biosensor kit using the same
The present invention provides a magnetic sensor which detects a target substance indirectly by making a labeling substance larger than the target substance bond with the target substance contained in a sample in a detection area, and detecting the labeling substance, comprising a capture area which is relatively easy to capture the target substance, and a non-capture area which is relatively hard to capture the target substance, on a surface of a member which is comprised in a detection area, wherein the capture area is surrounded by the non-capture area. Thereby, the sensor enables to detect comparatively accurately the number and concentration of substances which cannot be directly detected, and enables to be used for detection of various target substances. |
| US08092739B2 |
Retro-percussive technique for creating nanoscale holes
A method of forming extremely small pores in glass or a similar substrate, useful, for example, in patch clamp applications, that employs a backer plate to contain energy of a laser-induced ablation through the front surface of the substrate so as to create a rear surface shock wave providing a fire polishing of the exit aperture of the pore such as produces improved sealing with cell membranes. |
| US08092737B2 |
Method of micro/nano imprinting
Disclosed is a method of micro/nano imprinting, which applies soft mold, pre-shaping sealing film, and soft holder arrangements to the micro/nano structure imprinting process of the curved substrates. The method of the present invention can prevent the curved surface from crumbling, which may result from high gas pressuring, and can obtain uniform imprinting pressure distribution throughout the whole curved substrate. Moreover, replicating micro/nano structures onto double-sided curve, both convex and concave, surfaces can also be achieved. |
| US08092733B2 |
In mold lamination of decorative products
A method of manufacturing decorative plastic composites having a decorative layer, a backing layer and a clear outer layer which provides exceptional “depth of image” is disclosed. Decorative or protective appliqués' having a wide range of decorative patterns may be formed by injection molding a backing layer behind and a clear outer layer on the top surface of a relatively thin foil, film, fabric, veneer or sheet of paper. |
| US08092730B2 |
Molded rotatable base for a porous pad
A rotatable base for a porous pad has openings that provide for improved flow distribution of a liquid in the base across a substrate. The rotatable base can be molded from a two piece mold and the openings can have draft angles to facilitate the molding process. |
| US08092728B2 |
Skid base for portable building
A molded plastic skid base for a resin building is formed with all of its openings facing downward and with runners integral with a deck that forms a floor of the base. Replaceable wear plates cover the bottoms of the runners and have truck loading notches molded at their ends and a longitudinal channel in which fastener heads are positioned. Stake down slots are provided in the ends of the runners and wear plates in a diagonal orientation so as to be aligned toward the center of the building, below the base. The floor of the base is a grid formed of diagonally oriented ribs, at least some of which may be shorter in their center than at their ends, is crowned in the center and has openings which taper upwardly. A solid sheet may be placed over the grid to close it. Bosses for receiving the wear plate mounting fasteners are positioned at the same locations along the sides of the base as the fastener mounting locations for attaching the building side walls to the base, to provide a greater thickness of material at those locations for the building sidewall fasteners to penetrate. Edges of a septic tank opening formed in the base are slanted downwardly and rear corners of the opening are triangular in shape. Downwardly opening openings are also formed in the base into which weights and weight covers may be fixed. |
| US08092726B2 |
Polarized lens and method of making polarized lens
Method of making eyeglass lens are disclosed where the lens are made of layers which include an outer, convex hard coating, a layer of hard epoxy, a laminated PVA film where one of the layer of the PVA film is dipped in high contrast dye, a layer of soft epoxy, a base material, and an inner, concave hard coating. Other methods configuration of lens also include a camouflaged patterned lens, a layer of hard epoxy, a polyurethane mixture, a laminated PVA film where one of the layer of the PVA film is dipped with high contrast dye, a layer of soft epoxy, a base material, and an inner, concave hard coating. |
| US08092725B2 |
Apparatus and method for forming optical element
An apparatus for forming an optical element. The apparatus includes a pair of forming molds each of which has a facing surface facing each other. At least one of the pair of the forming molds is made so as to allow a hardening energy to pass through itself. A frame-like mold member is provided so as to be interposed between the facing surfaces of the pair of the forming molds to cover an outer peripheral portion which each of the forming molds has on its facing surface, thereby defining a cavity. In the thus arranged apparatus, an energy hardening resin is filled into the cavity and then hardened by being subjected to the hardening energy passing through the at least one of the pair of the forming molds. |
| US08092723B2 |
Method of producing a diffraction grating element
An optical diffraction grating (10) is produced by providing a mold (50) having a plurality of inclined grooves (58), which have a small clearance angle (γ). The mold (50) is covered by a curable material (M1). Said material is subsequently cured, i.e. hardened, and separated from the mold (50) to provide the diffraction grating (10). The inclined orientation of the grooves (58) allows expansion or contraction of the grating during the curing and separation steps such that the probability of mold breakage may be reduced. The inclined orientation of the grooves may also facilitate the separation of the grating (10) from the mold (50). |
| US08092722B2 |
Varnish compositions for electrical insulation and method of using the same
A varnish composition for producing an electrically insulative thermoset coating is disclosed. The varnish composition comprises a functionalized poly(phenylene ether), an unsaturated polyester, and/or a vinylester resin. The varnish composition further comprises a reactive liquid monomer and a block copolymer comprising a poly(olefin) block, or a poly(diolefin) block, and at least one terminal poly(alkenyl aromatic) block comprising repeat units derived from an alkenyl aromatic monomer. When cured, the polymers and reactive liquid monomer forms an electrically insulative thermoset that provides superior crack resistance. |
| US08092721B2 |
Deposition of ternary oxide films containing ruthenium and alkali earth metals
Methods and compositions for the deposition of ternary oxide films containing ruthenium and an alkali earth metal. |
| US08092717B2 |
Thermoplastic poly(arylene ether) / polyester blends and articles thereof
Disclosed herein is a polymer composition comprising: a poly(arylene ether); a polyester; electrically conductive filler, and an impact modifier. The composition has a continuous phase comprising polyester and a disperse phase comprising poly(arylene ether). The amount of the disperse phase is less than 35 weight percent, based on the total weight of the composition. |
| US08092715B2 |
Formulations and method for raising the flash points of volatile organic solvents
A terpene alcohol premix formulation raises the flash point of a volatile organic solvent to a level that results in a solvent solution that is less volatile. The catalytic formulation consists of a blend of two or more terpene alcohols and acetone. The blended terpene alcohols are present in the catalytic formulation in an amount of from about 5% to about 40%, by weight, based on the total weight of the terpene alcohol premix formulation. The remainder of the terpene alcohol premix formulation consists of from about 60% to about 95% acetone, by weight, based on the total weight of the terpene alcohol premix formulation. |
| US08092708B2 |
Composition for remediation of waste water
A non-toxic waste water treatment composition is provided. The waste water treatment composition is formed from: (a) an alkanolamide; (b) an ethoxylated alkylphenol, ethoxylated aryl phenol, or combination thereof; (c) a first surfactant selected from the group consisting of: an ethoxylated alcohol, a glycerol ester, a propoxylated fatty acid, an ethoxylated fatty acid, a propoxylated alcohol, an ethoxylated alcohol, a propoxylated alkyl phenol, an ethoxylated alkyl phenol, and a combination thereof; (d) a second surfactant selected from the group consisting of: a sulfosuccinate, a sulfosuccinate derivative, an imidazoline, an imidazoline derivative, and a combination thereof; and (e) optionally, a foaming agent. Methods for forming the non-toxic composition and for treating waste water with the composition are also provided. Finally an apparatus for introducing a waste water treatment composition into a waste water system is provided. The apparatus includes tubing for delivering the waste water treatment composition to at least one spray nozzle and a swivel fitting connecting the tubing to the spray nozzle. The spray nozzle is configured to deliver the waste water treatment composition into the waste water system, and the swivel fitting permits 360 degree rotation of the spray nozzle around the tubing. |
| US08092707B2 |
Compositions and methods for modifying a surface suited for semiconductor fabrication
The disclosure pertains to compositions and methods for modifying or refining the surface of a wafer suited for semiconductor fabrication. The compositions include working liquids useful in modifying a surface of a wafer suited for fabrication of a semiconductor device. In some embodiments, the working liquids are aqueous solutions of initial components substantially free of loose abrasive particles, the components including water, a surfactant, and a pH buffer exhibiting at least one pKa greater than 7. In certain embodiments, the pH buffer includes a basic pH adjusting agent and an acidic complexing agent, and the working liquid exhibits a pH from about 7 to about 12. In further embodiments, the disclosure provides a fixed abrasive article comprising a surfactant suitable for modifying the surface of a wafer, and a method of making the fixed abrasive article. Additional embodiments describe methods that may be used to modify a wafer surface. |
| US08092702B2 |
Method of multi-stage substrate etching and terahertz oscillator manufactured using the same method
A method of multi-stage substrate etching and a terahertz oscillator manufactured by using the method are provided. The method comprises the steps of forming a first mask pattern on any one surface of a first substrate, forming a hole by etching the first substrate using the first mask pattern as an etching mask, bonding, to the first substrate, a second substrate having the same thickness as a depth to be etched, forming a second mask pattern on the second substrate bonded, forming a hole by etching the second substrate using the second mask pattern as an etching mask, and removing an oxide layer having the etching selectivity between the first substrate and the second substrate, whereby the etched bottom is made uniformly even in a deep step, the edge curvature is minimized, and a T-shape is prevented from being formed on the etched wall face to thereby improve the etching quality. Further, the etching depth is previously controlled by lapping or polishing, the upper and lower substrates are precisely boned to each other using the alignment key, and a multi-layer processing is possibly performed thereto, so that the precision and the uniformity in structure of the oscillator or amplifier is obtained. |
| US08092698B2 |
Methods of forming semiconductor devices formed by processes including the use of specific etchant solutions
The present invention provides etchant solutions including deionized water and an organic acid having a carboxyl radical and a hydroxyl radical. Methods of forming magnetic memory devices are also disclosed. |
| US08092694B2 |
Secondary filtration device applicable to a three-phase process
The present invention describes a device allowing secondary filtration of catalyst particles contained in an effluent from a process comprising a reactor operated in three-phase mode. |
| US08092691B2 |
Method and apparatus for separating particles from a liquid
A method and device for separating particles from a liquid having particles therein, using a filter sized to permit the liquid to flow through pores, while retaining a substantial portion of the particles on the filter, with an absorbent layer contacting the back of the filter to facilitate liquid movement away from the particles. |
| US08092687B2 |
Method and installation for treating an aqueous phase containing an adsorbent used material
The invention relates to a method and installation for treatment of an aqueous phase containing a used adsorbent powdery material, such as activated carbon powder, from a water purification or potabilization installation, wherein said method includes: a first step of desorbing the main part of the organic matter adsorbed on the used adsorbent powdery material consisting of placing said aqueous phase containing the used adsorbent powdery material in contact with a desorbent compound resulting in a first aqueous phase containing at least partially regenerated adsorbent powdery material and desorbed organic matter; a first step of separating by sedimentation the main part of the desorbed organic matter from the rest of the first aqueous phase containing the at least partially regenerated adsorbent powdery material leading to the production of a second aqueous phase containing the at least partially regenerated adsorbent powdery material; a first step of neutralizing said second aqueous phase containing the at least partially regenerated adsorbent powdery material; a second step of separating the at least partially regenerated adsorbent powdery material from said second aqueous phase leading to the production of a third aqueous phase containing the at least partially regenerated adsorbent powdery material. |
| US08092685B1 |
High-efficiency bioreactor and method of use thereof
Methods and systems for growing algae are disclosed. For example, disclosed is an exemplary bioreactor for growing algae that includes a chamber, a liquid-permeable membrane that includes a plurality of hollow fiber membranes disposed within the chamber. Each hollow fiber membrane can include a hollow interior and may be made of a liquid-permeable, algae-impermeable membrane, and each hollow fiber membrane may be disposed within the chamber. The respective interiors of the hollow fiber membranes may at least partially define an inner-capillary space (ICS). The interior of the chamber and respective exteriors of the hollow fiber membranes may at least partially define an extra-capillary space (ECS). When algae is grown in the ECS, lipids produced by the algae may be extracted from the ECS to the ICS via the hollow fiber membranes without killing the majority of algae and while containing the algae to the ECS. |
| US08092683B2 |
Multi-modal ion exchange chromatography resins
The present invention relates to a method of preparing a library of resins which are useful in chromatography, which method comprises creating a diversity of multi-modal ion exchange resins; and providing the diversity in a parallel system in which each resin is presented separated from the other resin(s). |
| US08092680B2 |
System and method for anaerobic digestion of biomasses
Provided herein are methods and system for the production of biogas, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency classified Class A Biosolids, and pathogen reduced organic liquid fertilizer. Through the digestion of waste materials using sequential phases in an efficient digestion process, enhanced biomass conversion efficiency and improved output of products (in quantity and/or quality) are obtained with a significant reduction in dwell time in each phase. |
| US08092679B1 |
Floating aquatic plant culture systems and associated methods
A floating plant culture system has improved strength and durability and includes a substantially planar platform having a length along opposed sides thereof and a width along front and back thereof generally perpendicular to the sides. The platform is adapted for growing a culture of attached plants including micro- and macrophytes thereon. Beneath the platform are affixed a plurality of cells extending in bridging relation to the sides and open at each end adjacent the sides. The cells are placeable in fluid communication with a body of water desired to be remediated. Affixed along at least a portion of the sides extend a pair of opposed hollow beams, for providing flotation to the platform. The beams are also placeable in fluid communication with the body of water, and an upper surface of the platform is floodable by the body of water from beneath for submerging plants attached thereto. |
| US08092678B2 |
Systems and methods for wastewater treatment
A method of wastewater treatment is described. The method includes: (i) receiving wastewater; (ii) performing a first type of treatment on wastewater to produce wastewater having a first property which is capable of changing; (iii) preventing the first property from changing; (iv) performing a second type of treatment on wastewater; and wherein the first property includes at least one property selected from a group consisting of biochemical oxygen demand (“BOD”) level, dissolved oxygen level, solid content and nutrient level. |
| US08092676B2 |
Tank for a system that outputs liquid at a user-defined constant temperature
A tank for use in a system that outputs a liquid at a user defined constant temperature in order to regulate the temperature of a piece of equipment includes a body of material defining a chamber for receiving and storing the liquid. The top wall has a fill port and one of the other walls includes an outlet port. An auxiliary port and fluid return port are also included. The body further includes a well, sized to accommodate a deionizer cartridge, extending down into the chamber from an opening in top wall that can be removed. A flow velocity reducer is disposed in the auxiliary port for reducing the velocity of the liquid entering the auxiliary port from the return fluid port and then passing into the fill port so that the liquid does not spray or splash onto the walls of the fill port. |
| US08092675B2 |
Energy generation methods and systems for swimming pools and other vessels with recirculating fluid
Detailed is electricity generation for powering devices associated with swimming pools or other structures utilizing recirculating fluid. The recirculating fluid is used to produce electricity for direct or indirect supply to electrical devices. Turbines may be placed in by-pass channels so as to have access to some fluid flow yet not unduly disrupt main flow of the recirculating fluid. |
| US08092673B2 |
Treatment device for cooling and magnetically treating liquid within a container and associated methods
A treatment device for magnetically treating liquid in a liquid container includes a container holder to receive the liquid container. An active cooling unit is associated with the container holder to cool the liquid within the liquid container. At least one magnet associated with the container holder to generate a magnetic field within the liquid in the liquid container. |
| US08092669B2 |
System and method of examining trace organic matters in living being's urine
A method and a system of examining trace organic matter in urine are provided. The system includes a polarograph having a graphite electrode and a metal electrode; a data examining device having a memory device stored with a standard determination module, a comparison module and a display device for operating interface and displaying results. The examining method is to utilize a polarograph for examining living being's urine and store the polarogram produced by the polarograph in memory device. Then utilizing a comparison module to process comparison of the graph data of a polarogram with a standard determination module to examine the composition and quantity of an organic matter in urine, and displaying the result on a display device. |
| US08092667B2 |
Electroplating method for depositing continuous thin layers of indium or gallium rich materials
An electrochemical deposition method to form uniform and continuous Group IIIA material rich thin films with repeatability is provided. Such thin films are used in fabrication of semiconductor and electronic devices such as thin film solar cells. In one embodiment, the Group IIIA material rich thin film is deposited on an interlayer that includes 20-90 molar percent of at least one of In and Ga and at least 10 molar percent of an additive material including one of Cu, Se, Te, Ag and S. The thickness of the interlayer is adapted to be less than or equal to about 20% of the thickness of the Group IIIA material rich thin film. |
| US08092665B2 |
Expanding cam lock for sealing slab gels in an electrophoresis apparatus
An expanding cam lock for use with an electrophoresis system is disclosed herein. The cam lock allows the simultaneous use of multiple slab gel cassettes in first and second buffer core assemblies in an electrophoresis system while maintaining the necessary compressive force to create a liquid-tight seal between the anode and cathode buffer solutions. In one example embodiment, the expanding cam lock includes a base plate with a first surface adapted to engage the first buffer core assembly and a follower plate having second surface adapted to engage the second buffer core assembly, buffer dam or buffer displacement dam. The base plate and the follower plate are slidably coupled together and are designed for insertion between the first buffer core assembly and the second buffer core assembly, buffer dam or buffer displacement dam in the electrophoresis container. A cam is positioned between and moveably coupled with the base plate and the follower plate. The cam is movable from a first position to a second position to urge the first and second surfaces to secure the gel cassette to the first and second buffer core assemblies. Also provided herein is a buffer displacement dam. Also provided herein are kits and assemblies which incorporate the expanding cam and buffer displacement dam described herein. |
| US08092656B2 |
Method and apparatus for high efficiency evaporation operation
A process for treatment of an aqueous stream to produce a low solute containing distillate stream and a high solute/solids containing blowdown stream utilizing a method to increase the efficiency of an evaporator while providing an essentially scale free environment for the heat transfer surface. Multi-valent ions and non-hydroxide alkalinity are removed from aqueous feed streams to very low levels and then the pH is increased preferably to about 9 or higher to increase the ionization of low ionizable constituents in the aqueous solution. In this manner, species such as silica and boron become highly ionized, and their solubility in the concentrated solution that is present in the evaporation equipment is significantly increased. The result of this is high allowable concentration factors and a corresponding increase in the recovery of high quality reusable water with essentially no scaling. |
| US08092655B2 |
Dividing wall column for fractionation of a multicomponent mixture
A dividing wall column is described which includes the following segments:a) an upper column region (1),b) an enrichment section (2) of the feed section,c) a stripping section (4) of the feed section,d) an upper part (3) of the offtake section,e) a lower part (5) of the offtake section,f) an intermediate region (9) of the feed section,g) an intermediate region (10) of the offtake section andh) a lower column region (6).The dividing wall column has a dividing wall (7) is located vertically between the segments b) (2) and d) (3) and between the segments c) (4) and e) (5). The segments b) (2), d) (3), c) (4) and e) (5) have separation-active internals, Segment b (2) has a cross-sectional area Ab which is at least 10% smaller than the cross-sectional area Ad of segment d) (3), and segment c) has a cross-sectional area Ac which is at least 10% greater than the cross-sectional area Ae of segment e) (5). |
| US08092654B2 |
Process belt for papermaking and method for making the same
A process belt for papermaking with a long operational life comprises an integrated structure of a reinforcing fibrous base material 6 and a polyurethane layer, the reinforcing fibrous base material being embedded in the polyurethane, wherein an inorganic filler selected from calcined kaolin clay, fused silica and zeolite is homogeneously dispersed in the polyurethane. |
| US08092652B2 |
Advanced dewatering system
System for drying a tissue or hygiene web. The system includes a permeable structured fabric carrying the web over a drying apparatus. A permeable dewatering fabric contacts the web and is guided over the drying apparatus. A mechanism is used to apply pressure to the permeable structured fabric, the web, and the permeable dewatering fabric at the drying apparatus. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. |
| US08092648B2 |
Regenerated cotton board material and method of manufacture
The present disclosure includes a regenerated cotton board material comprised of dry cut cotton lint fiber, and wood fiber. The regenerated cotton board material may further include non-cellulosic fibers such as synthetic fibers or other natural fibers. In an alternate embodiment, a cotton board material may be manufactured from a mixture of dry cut cotton lint fiber and a binder material. A method for forming a regenerated cotton board material according to the present disclosure includes forming an aqueous slurry fiber furnish from a combination of dry cut cotton lint fiber, and wood fiber. The fiber furnish is then wet processed, calendered to remove the bulk of the water, and dried. |
| US08092644B2 |
Method and apparatus for cleaning and surface conditioning objects using plasma
An apparatus and method for cleaning objects using plasma are disclosed. The apparatus provides a plurality of elongated dielectric barrier members arranged adjacent each other, a plurality of electrodes each contained within, and extending substantially along the length of, the plurality of elongated dielectric barrier members, and at least one buss bar for electrically coupling the plurality of electrodes to a voltage source. The method provides providing a plurality of elongated dielectric barrier members arranged adjacent each other, providing a plurality of electrodes each contained within, and extending substantially along the length of the plurality of elongated dielectric barrier members, providing at least one buss bar connected to the plurality of electrodes, electrically coupling the plurality of electrodes to a voltage source through the at least one buss bar, introducing the objects proximate the plurality of elongated dielectric barrier members, generating a dielectric barrier discharge between the plurality of dielectric barrier members and the objects; and forming plasma to clean at least a portion of the objects. |
| US08092639B2 |
Plasma reactor with feed forward thermal control system using a thermal model for accommodating RF power changes or wafer temperature changes
A plasma reactor having a reactor chamber and an electrostatic chuck with a surface for holding a workpiece inside the chamber includes a backside gas pressure source coupled to the electrostatic chuck for applying a thermally conductive gas under a selected pressure into a workpiece-surface interface formed whenever a workpiece is held on the surface and an evaporator inside the electrostatic chuck and a refrigeration loop having an expansion valve for controlling flow of coolant through the evaporator. The reactor further includes a temperature sensor in the electrostatic chuck and a memory storing a schedule of changes in RF power or wafer temperature. The reactor further includes a thermal model capable of simulating heat transfer between the evaporator and the surface based upon measurements from the temperature sensor, and a control processor coupled to the thermal model and to the memory and governing the backside gas pressure source in response to a prediction from the model of a change in the selected pressure that would compensate for the next scheduled change in RF power or implement the next scheduled change in wafer temperature. |
| US08092637B2 |
Manufacturing method in plasma processing apparatus
A manufacturing method includes steps of: placing a film composed of dielectric, on the top surface of a sample stage, forming a film-like heater on the film made of the dielectric, supplying power to the heater to detect a temperature distribution, adjusting a resistance value of the heater on the basis of a result of detection of a temperature distribution so that the temperature distribution has a predetermined value, and then forming the film composed of the dielectric, on the heater. |
| US08092636B2 |
Anisotropic conductive adhesive
An anisotropic conductive adhesive for anisotropic conductive connection of an electronic component to a wiring board under no pressure or a low pressure is prepared by dispersing conductive particles in a binder resin composition. A metal flake powder having a major axis of 10 to 40 μm, a thickness of 0.5 to 2 μm, and an aspect ratio of 5 to 50, is used as the conductive particles. The amount of the conductive particles contained in the anisotropic conductive adhesive is 5 to 35 mass %. This anisotropic conductive adhesive is supplied to a connection terminal of a wiring board, and a connection terminal of an electronic component is preliminarily connected to a connection terminal of a substrate while arranging the anisotropic conductive adhesive therebetween. Then, the electronic component is heated without applying a pressure or while applying a low pressure to the electronic component to connect the substrate with the electronic component. |
| US08092633B2 |
IC tag, pneumatic tire fitted with the same, and method of fitting IC tag
Deadhesion of an IC tag inlet during vulcanization molding of tire is suppressed, while preventing adhesion of a portion other than a sticking out portion. An IC tag comprises a sheet-like IC tag inlet 2, a protective cover 3 of an unvulcanized rubber sheet adhered to the surface Sf of the inlet 2 through a primer layer 10 and an adhesive layer 11, and an antiadhesive layer 4 formed on the rear surface Sr of the inlet 2, wherein a maximum value Ga′max of storage shear modulus Ga′ of a rubber of the protective cover 3 at a temperature of 150 to 200° C. and a storage shear modulus Gb′0 of the primer layer 10 at a temperature T0 showing the maximum value Ga′max satisfy the following equation: Ga′max×10−2 |
| US08092631B2 |
Apparatus and die for welding plastic and a method of use thereof
An apparatus for welding a first plastic sheet to a second plastic sheet is provided. The apparatus includes an elongate die including a channel extending longitudinally along the die's welding face. In combination with a plate and a high frequency alternating current generator, the die and the plate are operable to compress the first and second plastic sheets in an overlapping arrangement and generate a high frequency alternating electromagnetic field between the die and the plate and weld the first and second plastic sheets to one another. The depth of the die channel prevents the formation of an electromagnetic field that is strong enough to weld the first and second plastic sheets in an area between the die channel and the plate. A die for use in such an apparatus and a method of use thereof are further provided. |
| US08092624B2 |
Bonding material composition and method for manufacturing the same, and joined body and method for manufacturing the same
There is provided a bonding material composition for obtaining a joined body by unitarily joining two or more members to be joined by means of a bonding material layer, wherein the bonding material composition contains flat particles, non-flat particles, smectite-based clay, and an inorganic adhesive as main components. The bonding material composition costs little, can relax thermal stress generated in the joined body without using fibers which may do harm to a human body, and can reduce defects such as a crack and a void upon drying or a thermal treatment. |
| US08092618B2 |
Surface passivation technique for reduction of fouling
The invention provides a method and apparatus for controlling the formation of foulant deposits on petroleum processing equipment. The invention involves a first mixture comprising an acid phosphate ester. The first mixture is applied to the surface of the petroleum processing equipment at a high temperature. Then a second mixture comprising a metal salt is applied also at a high temperature. The result is sufficient to provide an effective coating that prevents the formation of foulant deposits on the petroleum processing equipment. The second mixture reacts with any polyphosphate in the coating to prevent any contamination of petroleum materials within the petroleum processing equipment. |
| US08092616B2 |
Method for producing a giant magnetostrictive alloy
A rapidly solidified Fe—Ga alloy containing 15 to 23 atomic percent of Ga having a particular rapidly solidified texture is formed into slices which are laminated to each other in a die, or is formed into a powder or chops which are filled in the die. Subsequently, spark plasma sintering is performed so that bonds between the slices, grains of the powder, or the chops are formed at a high density to form a bulk alloy and the rapidly solidified texture is not lost, followed by annealing whenever necessary, so that a magnetostriction of 170 to 230 ppm at room temperature is obtained. |
| US08092615B2 |
Composition for producing soft magnetic composites by powder metallurgy
The invention concerns powder compositions consisting of electrically insulated particles of a soft magnetic material of an iron or iron-based powder and 0.1-2% by weight of a lubricant selected from the group consisting of fatty acid amides having 14-22 C atoms. Optionally a thermoplastic binder such as polyphenylene sulphide may be included in the composition. The invention also concerns a method for the preparation of soft magnetic composite components. |
| US08092614B2 |
Conveyor dishwasher comprising a plurality of final-rinse liquid spray jets and method of use thereof
Conveyor-type dish washer and method of operating it, wherein during a final-rinse operation at least from one side, preferably from each the two sides, of the items to be cleaned, at least two final-rinse liquid spray jets are sprayed in different directions in relation to each other, wherein at least one final-rinse liquid spray jet is inclined in the direction of the movement of a dish carrier and at least another final-rinse liquid spray jet is inclined against the direction of the movement of the dish carrier. |
| US08092612B2 |
Cooling method and cooling device
A cooling device (70) for cooling a work piece (9) that has reached a high temperature due to the implementation of a closing operation in which a bottom portion (9c) is formed by closing an end portion of the tubular work piece (9) comprises a tilting mechanism (151) which tilts the work piece (9) such that the bottom portion (9c) faces downwards and a cooling water tank (155) storing cooling water. The bottom portion (9c) of the work piece (9) tilted by the tilting mechanism (151) is submerged in cooling water stored in the cooling water tank (155). |
| US08092611B2 |
Method and system for dishwasher operation
A method, and corresponding system, for dishwasher operation including receiving an operation setting at a dishwasher to be performed by the dishwasher, where the dishwasher is configured to receive an input of electrical power at a defined operating voltage and frequency; and causing an operation of the dishwasher based on the operation setting by causing an inverter of the dishwasher to operate a pump motor of the dishwasher at an electrical power condition different from the defined operating voltage and frequency received at the dishwasher, where the electrical power condition at the pump motor causes the dishwasher to operate in accordance with a quiet dishwashing cycle, a high water pressure dishwashing cycle, a constant mass flow operation, or a minimum water use operation. |
| US08092609B2 |
Sucrose inversion process
We disclose a method of inverting sucrose, including (i) determining an initial solids concentration of an aqueous sucrose solution (solidsi), an initial bed volume (BVi) of a sucrose inversion resin system, a minimum target inversion percentage (invert %min), a maximum target inversion percentage (invert %max), a target maximum hydroxymethylfuran (HMF) concentration (HMFmax), a minimum target pH (pHmin), or a maximum target pH (pHmax); (ii) contacting the sucrose inversion resin system with the aqueous sucrose solution under conditions of aqueous solution flow rate in BVi/hr (ratep) and aqueous solution temperature in ° C. (temperaturep) to produce an inverted sucrose solution having an inversion percentage (invert %product), an HMF concentration (HMFproduct), and a pH (pHproduct); (iii) observing an instantaneous inversion percentage (invert %inst), an instantaneous HMF concentration (HMFinst), or an instantaneous pH (pHinst) of the inverted sucrose solution; and, if invert %inst |
| US08092607B2 |
Transporting means and vacuum coating installation for substrates of different sizes
In a vacuum coating installation to coat planar substrates, comprising a vacuum chamber and a transport device arranged in the vacuum chamber for transporting the substrates along a transportation path through the vacuum chamber, with the transport device comprising a multitude of transport rollers arranged successively along the transportation path, each transport roller is adapted to be mounted at least at two different positions, vertically distanced from each other. A carrier frame has a substrate accepting structure and a guiding rod arranged at the bottom of the carrier frame in the direction of transportation to create a friction connection with the transportation device, connected to the carrier frame at the connection points, with the guiding rod being connected at least at one connection point to the carrier frame such that a relative displacement is possible of the guiding rod relative to the carrier frame in the direction of transportation. |
| US08092605B2 |
Magnetic confinement of a plasma
A method and apparatus for confining a plasma are provided herein. In one embodiment, an apparatus for confining a plasma includes a substrate support and a magnetic field forming device for forming a magnetic field proximate a boundary between a first region disposed at least above the substrate support, where a plasma is to be formed, and a second region, where the plasma is to be selectively restricted. The magnetic field has b-field components perpendicular to a direction of desired plasma confinement that selectively restrict movement of charged species of the plasma from the first region to the second region dependent upon the process conditions used to form the plasma. |
| US08092597B2 |
Method and apparatus for fabricating crack-free Group III nitride semiconductor materials
Method for producing a III-N (AlN, GaN, AlxGa(1-x)N) crystal by Vapor Phase Epitaxy (VPE), the method comprising: providing a reactor having: a growth zone for growing a III-N crystal; a substrate holder located in the growth zone that supports at least one substrate on which to grow the III-N crystal; a gas supply system that delivers growth material for growing the III-N crystal to the growth zone from an outlet of the gas supply system; and a heating element that controls temperature in the reactor; determining three growth sub-zones in the growth zone for which a crystal grown in the growth sub-zones has respectively a concave, flat or convex curvature; growing the III-N crystal on a substrate in a growth region for which the crystal has a by desired curvature. |
| US08092591B2 |
Light structural mortar compositions
Light structural mortar compositions containing light loads, type II synthetic anhydrite and additives and methods for the production and use thereof are disclosed and described. Such compositions may be useful for application in ferro-cement constructive systems in order to provide thermal, acoustic and anti-seismic characteristics desirable for coating on interior and exterior walls and ceilings/roofs, as a substitution of cement-based mortar. |
| US08092588B2 |
Colloidal sealant composition
The present invention relates to the addition of biocidal agents to colloidal silicate coating compositions, said compositions being useful for coating structures prepared from Portland cement compositions. |
| US08092587B2 |
Stable aqueous dispersions of precipitated silica
The invention relates to stabilized dispersions of precipitated silicon dioxide, to a process for production thereof and to the use thereof, especially for production of paper coatings for glossy photo paper for inkjet printing. |
| US08092584B2 |
Glue from slaughterhouse animal blood
Disclosed is a process for making an animal blood adhesive and the resulting adhesive composition. The adhesive is made by adding to fresh, whole animal blood, without dewatering the blood, an anticoagulant and a preservative. Lime is then added to the anticoagulated, preserved blood, and the pH is adjusted to between about 9 and about 11. A curing agent (such as potassium silicate, sodium silicate and aluminum dihydrogen phosphate) and ammonia are then added to the mixture to yield the animal blood adhesive. The adhesive can be made from any animal blood, such as bovine, porcine, or avian blood. The resulting adhesive is useful for adhering wood-based products, such as plywood and particle board. |
| US08092583B2 |
Ink set
An ink set includes a cyan ink composition containing C.I. pigment blue 15:6 or C.I. pigment blue 60 as a pigment and a magenta ink composition containing at least one quinacridone pigment selected from the group consisting of C.I. pigment violet 19, C.I. pigment red 122, C.I. pigment red 202, and C.I. pigment red 209, or a quinacridone solid solution pigment formed of at least two selected from the above group, as a pigment. |
| US08092576B2 |
Mast electrode design
A mast electrode design for a wet electrostatic precipitator including a first and a second electrode section connected together via a connector assembly. The connector assembly includes an axial protrusion extending from an end of the first electrode section which is inserted into an axial bore formed in an end of the second electrode section. |
| US08092572B2 |
Method of regulating the output of carbon monoxide in a metallurgical melting process
In a method of regulating the output of CO in steel production, oxygen is introduced into a melt to remove carbon present, the actual value of the carbon stream evolved from the melt is determined, the intended value of the evolved carbon stream derived from the amount of oxygen introduced and the carbon content of the melt is calculated, intended and actual values are compared with one another and if the actual value is below the intended value, measures for preventing boiling are undertaken. |
| US08092570B2 |
Method for producing titanium metal
A process and apparatus for producing titanium metal is described herein. The process comprises generating an RF thermal plasma discharge using a plasma torch provided with an RF coil; reducing titanium tetrachloride to a titanium metal by supplying titanium tetrachloride and magnesium into the RF thermal plasma discharge; and collecting or depositing the titanium metal at a temperature not lower than the boiling point of magnesium chloride and not higher than the boiling point of the titanium metal. |
| US08092568B2 |
Ceramic honeycomb filter and its production method
A ceramic honeycomb filter comprising a honeycomb structure having large numbers of flow paths partitioned by porous cell walls, and plugs alternately formed in the flow paths on the exhaust-gas-inlet and outlet sides, the outlet-side plugs having porosity of 65% or less, and the upstream-side end surfaces of the outlet-side plugs having surface roughness Ra of 13-50 μm. |
| US08092567B2 |
Flexible size adjustable filter element with end-cap
An air filter element partially-fabricated on site wherein one or more wire frames are fastened to one another to form a structure substantially conforming to the dimensions of the original equipment manufacturer's filter housing. One or more of the wire frames are flexibly attached to each other end-to-end by flexible attachment means, allowing the assembled filter unit to be inserted into the filter housing one frame at a time, with the frame sections yet to be inserted folded or directed off to one side, thus bypassing space restrictions. Flexible attachment means may comprise spring connectors. Also disclosed is an end-cap affixed to or formed at one or both ends of the filter element. The end-caps may also contain printed material, such as text or pictures, which may include instructions for use, identifying labels or symbols, or the like. |
| US08092558B2 |
Microchannel reactor module for hydrogen release
There is disclosed a microchannel reactor module for the immediate catalytic release of hydrogen from hydrogenated organic molecules along with the recovery of hydrogen gas and the recovery of dehydrogenated organic molecules as a liquid. More specifically, the disclosure provides a polyimide-based microchannel plate that is particularly useful for a process of immediate catalytic release of hydrogen from a hydrogenated organic molecule or formulation of molecules. |
| US08092557B2 |
Water soluble polymer binder for lithium ion battery
An electrode for a rechargeable lithium ion battery includes an electro-active material, a (polystyrenebutadiene rubber)-poly (acrylonitrile-co-acrylamide) polymer, and a conductive additive. A battery using the inventive electrode is also disclosed. |
| US08092556B2 |
Solid electrolytic condenser and apparatus and method for forming insulating layer of the solid electrolytic condenser
The present invention provides a solid electrolytic condenser including a condenser element with anode polarity; an anode wire with one side inserted inside the condenser element and the other side projected outside the condenser element; and an insulating layer formed by coating one surface of the condenser element and an exposed region of the anode wire adjacent to the one surface of the condenser element with a liquid insulating material through a non-contact scattering method and an apparatus and a method for forming the insulating layer of the solid electrolytic condenser. |
| US08092551B2 |
Method for producing hosiery with aloe finish
A method for producing pantyhose and other nylon or spandex hosiery with a long-lasting aloe finish is provided. A first step of the method is to place the pantyhose in a dye tub with a quantity of dye mix and ammonia sulfate. The contents of the dye tub are then heated until the pores in the nylon fibers of the pantyhose open and accept the dye molecules. A color fix is then added to the dye tub along with an acid substitute for creating a strong bond between the dye molecules and the nylon fibers. A softening mix containing a cationic nylon softener and a diluted silicone softener is then applied to the pantyhose. Lastly, an aloe finish containing a silicone micro-emulsion is added to the dye tub followed by another quantity of acid substitute for creating a strong bond between the aloe finish and the nylon fibers of the pantyhose. |
| US08092547B2 |
Subtalar implant assembly
A subtalar implant device includes a rounded end cap region, a threaded region having threads, and a core having a first end, a second end, a core exterior and a longitudinal axis. The threads can have a shape that varies between the first end and the second end of the core. For example, the threads can include an outer edge having an edge width that varies. Further, the threads can include a thread depth that can vary between the first end and the second end of the core. A thread radius of curvature varies at a different rate than a core radius of curvature. The core can define one or more core apertures that extend through the core at various angles relative to the longitudinal axis. In one embodiment, two core apertures are positioned at an angle greater than zero degrees relative to each other. |
| US08092546B2 |
Knee arthroplasty prosthesis
A knee arthroplasty prosthesis includes a femoral component having multiple pieces with engagement means provided for engaging various pieces of the femoral component to one another following their insertion in the incised area of the femur. A tibial component includes multiple pieces designed for assembly following positioning in the incision. The tibial component includes a Morse taper cavity on one piece of the tibial component and a Morse taper extension on another member of the component for receipt therein. |
| US08092544B2 |
Implantable patella component having a thickened superior edge
An orthopaedic implant includes a patella component having a posterior bearing surface configured to articulate with the femoral condyles of a femur, and an anterior surface having a number of pegs extending outwardly therefrom. The superior edge of the patella component is thickened relative to conventional dome-shaped patella components. |
| US08092542B2 |
Implantable joint prosthesis
The invention relates to a surgical implant that provides an artificial diarthroidal-like joint, suitable for use in replacing any joint, but particularly suitable for use as an intervertebral disc endoprosthesis. The invention contains two rigid opposing shells, each having an outer surface adapted to engage the surfaces of the bones of a joint in such a way that the shells are immobilized by friction between their outer surfaces and the surfaces of the bone. These outer surfaces are sufficiently rough that large frictional forces strongly resist any slippage between the outer surface and the bone surfaces in the joint. They may be convex, and when inserted into a milled concavity, are immediately mechanically stable. Desirably, the outer surfaces of the shells are adapted to allow for bony ingrowth, which further stabilizes the shells in place. The inner surfaces of the shells are relatively smooth, and adapted to slide easily across a portion of the outer surface of a central body disposed between the shells. The central body has a shape that cooperates with the shape of the inner surface of the shell so as to provide a range of motion similar to that provided by a healthy joint. A flexible sheath extends between edges of the opposing shells. The inner surface of this sheath, together with the inner surfaces of the rigid shells, defines a cavity encasing the central body. At least a portion of this cavity is filled with a fluid lubricant, further decreasing the frictional force between inner surfaces of the shell and the surface of the central body. |
| US08092540B2 |
Implant comprising a two-piece joint
An implant, in particular an intervertebral implant, comprising (A) two articulating parts (4; 5) having each a central axis (1; 26), each a curved slide surface (6; 7) intersecting the central axes (1; 26), and each an axially outermost end (14; 15) that can be connected to a bone, where (B) the slide surfaces (6; 7) are curved and displaceable one on the other, where (D) the second articulating part (5) is rotatable about two mutually skewed axes of rotation (10; 11) relative to the first articulating part (4). |
| US08092539B2 |
Intervertebral spacer device having a belleville washer with concentric grooves
An intervertebral spacer device may include first and second plates, each having inner and outer surfaces thereof, the plates may be disposed in a spaced apart relationship such that the inner surfaces face toward one another, and the outer surfaces face away from one another, the first plate including a retaining wall extending outwardly from the inner surface of the first plate; and a belleville washer, having narrow and wide ends thereof, may be disposed with said wide end contacting said inner surface of said first plate within said retaining wall, such that a compressive load applied to the outer surfaces of said plates is counteracted by said belleville washer, said belleville washer including a plurality of radially spaced concentric groove. |
| US08092535B2 |
Interspinous process implants and methods of use
Systems and method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention can includes an implant comprising a first wing, a spacer extending from the first wing, and a distraction guide. The distraction guide is arranged in a first configuration to pierce and/or distract tissue associated with adjacent spinous processes extending from vertebrae of a targeted motion segment. The implant can be positioned between the adjacent spinous processes and once positioned, the implant can be arranged in a second configuration. When arranged in a second configuration, the distraction guide can act as a second wing. The first wing and the second wing can limit or block movement of the implant along a longitudinal axis of the implant. |
| US08092530B2 |
Cartilage implants
Cartilage implant devices having oval articular ends are provided. The articular ends have a convex upper face and a concave lower face. The convex upper face has a first circular pitch radius and a first circular roll radius. The concave lower face has a first surface comprising a second circular pitch radius and a second circular roll radius, and at least two second surfaces each second surface having a third circular pitch radius and a third circular roll radius. The convex upper face blends into a rim, wherein at least a first and second portion of the rim extends at least a first distance along the vertical axis and a third and fourth portion of the rim tapers inward along the vertical axis, the rim blends into the concave lower face. The implant devices further have a stem extending from the concave lower face away from the convex upper face. |
| US08092522B2 |
Artificial valve prostheses with a free leaflet portion
An implantable valve prosthesis including a frame defining a lumen extending between a proximal frame end and a distal frame end and a leaflet positioned within the lumen and having a distal edge attached to the frame and a proximal edge free of the frame. The leaflet includes a first and a second slit extending distally from the proximal edge and defining a free portion of the leaflet between the first and second slits. The leaflet is movable between a position that allows fluid flow in an antegrade direction and a second position that restricts flow in a retrograde direction. |
| US08092521B2 |
Device for the implantation and fixation of prosthetic valves
A device for the transvascular implantation and fixation of prosthetic heart valves having a self-expanding heart valve stent (10) with a prosthetic heart valve (11) at its proximal end is introducible into a patient's main artery. With the objective of optimizing such a device to the extent that the prosthetic heart valve (11) can be implanted into a patient in a minimally-invasive procedure, to ensure optimal positioning accuracy of the prosthesis (11) in the patient's ventricle, the device includes a self-expanding positioning stent (20) introducible into an aortic valve positioned within a patient. The positioning stent is configured separately from the heart valve stent (10) so that the two stents respectively interact in their expanded states such that the heart valve stent (10) is held by the positioning stent (20) in a position in the patient's aorta relative the heart valve predefinable by the positioning stent (20). |
| US08092517B2 |
Device for regulating blood flow
An implantable device for regulating blood flow through a blood vessel comprising an elongated support dimensioned and configured to be implanted in a blood vessel. The support includes a linking member linking axially spaced apart portions to one another. A valve membrane extends between the axially spaced apart support portions and includes first region folded over the first linking member and attached thereto and a second region adjacent the first region and unattached to the first linking member. The second region is movable between a first position to enable blood flow and a second position to inhibit blood flow. |
| US08092515B2 |
Energized stents and methods of using the same
The present disclosure relates to surgical systems including energized/energizable stents, and methods of using the same in the prevention of restenosis. A surgical system for treating a stenosis and/or a restenosis site s provided. The surgical system includes an electrosurgical generator; an energy transmitting conduit connectable to the electrosurgical generator; and a stent positionable in a body lumen at a site of a stenosis. The stent is fabricated from an electrically conductive material and adapted to electrically communicate with the electrosurgical generator, and the energy transmitting conduit delivers electrosurgical energy to the site of the stenosis. |
| US08092512B2 |
Nested stent
An intraluminally implantable stent is formed of helically wound wire. The stent has a generally elongate tubular configuration and is radially expandable after implantation in a body vessel. The wire includes successively formed waves along the length of the wire. When helically wound into a tube, the waves are longitudinally nested along the longitudinal extent of the stent so as to form a densely compacted wire configuration. After radial expansion the stent maintains high radial compressive strength and wire density to retard tissue ingrowth. |
| US08092507B2 |
Interstitial energy treatment probe holders
An interstitial laser energy treatment apparatus having co-acting movable probe holders which facilitate positioning of a laser probe and thermal probe in different positions relative to a tissue mass such as the tumor to be treated and relative to each other to facilitate treating tissue masses based on the exact position, size and shape of the tissue mass. |
| US08092504B2 |
Pedicle screw systems and methods of assembling/installing the same
The pedicle screw system may be used for fixation of spinal segments and may be advantageous when minimally invasive surgery (MIS) techniques are employed. The pedicle screw system includes a tulip assembly comprising of a tulip body, a inner member, and an expansion member.Installation of the pedicle screw system into pedicles of the spine, for example, includes inserting the pedicle screw into a portion of the spine and then coupling the tulip assembly to the pedicle screw. The tulip assembly may be locked onto the pedicle screw before a distraction rod is placed in the tulip assembly. After the rod is placed in the tulip assembly, the tulip body and the inner member can be rotated relative to one another to lock the rod into the tulip assembly. In addition, the relative rotation may also provide additional locking of the tulip assembly to the pedicle screw. |
| US08092501B2 |
Dynamic spinal rod and method for dynamic stabilization of the spine
A dynamic spinal rod for connecting levels of a dynamic stabilization system to support the spine while providing for the preservation of spinal motion. Embodiments of the dynamic stabilization system have an anchor system, a deflection system, a vertical rod system and a connection system. The deflection system provides dynamic stabilization and load-sharing. The dynamic spinal rod connects different levels of the construct in a multilevel construct. The dynamic spinal rod cooperates with the deflection system to further reduce stress exerted upon the bone anchors and spinal anatomy. |
| US08092496B2 |
Methods and devices for posterior stabilization
Various methods and devices for replacing damaged, injured, diseased, or otherwise unhealthy posterior elements, such as the facet joints, the lamina, the posterior ligaments, and/or other features of a patient's spinal column, are provided. In certain exemplary embodiments, a four bar linkage mechanism can be used to construct spinal stabilization devices and methods for restoring function to adjacent vertebrae. In particular, spinal stabilization devices can be provided that kinematically form a four-bar linkage mechanism with adjacent vertebrae and a disc or other element disposed between the adjacent vertebrae. |
| US08092495B2 |
Spinal platform and method for delivering a therapeutic agent to a spinal cord target
A spinal platform for delivering a therapeutic agent to a spinal cord target includes a brace member for attachment to a plurality of bony structures surrounding at least a portion of the spinal cord target, a carriage member operatively coupled to and movable along the brace member, and a universal joint for adjusting the coronal or sagittal angle of a surgical instrument. The brace member includes at least one longitudinal rail and a plurality of attachment members. The plurality of attachment members is operably connected to the at least one longitudinal rail. The at least one longitudinal rail includes a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and a middle portion extending between the proximal and distal end portions. The universal joint is seated within a portion of the carriage member and is capable of delivering the therapeutic agent to the spinal cord target. |
| US08092493B2 |
Surgical stapling apparatus with powered articulation
The surgical stapling apparatus includes a handle assembly, an elongated body extending distally from the handle assembly, and an articulation mechanism for articulating a tool assembly. The articulation mechanism includes a first gear rotatably mounted on a transmission shaft and configured to engage a second gear, a clutch interconnecting the second gear and a main shaft; and a yoke shaft coupled to the main shaft and adapted to linearly advance a J-channel, the J-channel operatively connected to an articulation link. A motor assembly may rotate the transmission shaft of the articulation mechanism. Alternatively, the articulation mechanism may include an articulation knob. Users may manually rotate the articulation knob to articulate the tool assembly of the surgical stapling apparatus. |
| US08092490B2 |
Photochemical tissue bonding
Photochemical tissue bonding methods include the application of a photosensitizer to a tissue and/or tissue graft, followed by irradiation with electromagnetic energy to produce a tissue seal. The methods are useful for tissue adhesion, such as in wound closure, tissue grafting, skin grafting, musculoskeletal tissue repair, ligament or tendon repair and corneal repair. |
| US08092489B2 |
Tissue grasping apparatus
A tissue grasping apparatus includes a control member, an elongated shaft, and a tissue grasping member attached to the distal end of the elongated shaft. An activation mechanism provides an user-operable connection between the control member and the tissue grasping member. In an embodiment, the tissue grasping member includes a pair of jaws configured to open to an included angle between the jaws of 180 degrees or more. In an embodiment, the activation mechanism includes a flexible drive wire attached to the penetrating member. |
| US08092486B2 |
Everted filter device
Everting filter devices and methods for using the devices, including using the devices as intra-vascular filters to filter thrombus, emboli, and plaque fragments from blood vessels. The filter devices include a filter body nominally tubular in shape and having a large proximal opening. The filter body can extend from a proximal first end region distally over the non-everted exterior surface of the filter, further extending distally to a distal-most region, then converging inwardly and extending proximally toward the filter second end region, forming a distal everted cavity. The degree of eversion of the filter can be controlled by varying the distance between the filter first end region near the proximal opening and the closed second end region. Bringing the filter first and second end regions closer together can bring filter material previously on the non-everted filter exterior to occupy the distal-most region. |
| US08092483B2 |
Steerable device having a corewire within a tube and combination with a functional medical component
An integrated guiding device has a tube and a corewire within the tube and a torque coupler. The torque coupler can couple the rotational motion of the tube with the rotational motion of the corewire. The wire can be moved longitudinally at least some amount relative to the tube. The device can further comprise a functional medical structure, such as an embolism protection structure. The device can be used in medical procedures, such as less invasive procedures within the cardiovascular system. Improved fiber based embolism protection devices comprise fiber bundles that are twisted prior to delivery. |
| US08092482B2 |
Stented anchoring of gastric space-occupying devices
Gastric space occupying devices are provided that include a stent configured for deployment in the gastrointestinal tract of a patient, and in particular, for deployment in the esophagus or the stomach. Secured to the stent is an expandable member that is adapted to reside within the patient's stomach. When expanded, the expandable member occupies a predefined volume within the patient's stomach and is further tethered to the deployed stent, thereby retaining or anchoring the expandable member within the stomach. Methods and systems for the deploying the space occupying devices are also provided. |
| US08092480B2 |
Platform cannula for guiding the expansion of expandable bodies and method of use
This invention relates to devices, such as cannulas or needles, which are used for inserting expandable structures, such as medical balloons, into interior regions of a human or animal body, as well as methods for their use. In various embodiments, insertion devices described herein are capable of flaring at their tip to ease insertion and removal of expandable structures and reduce the risk of damaging such expandable structures during their insertion, inflation and removal. In other embodiments, insertion devices described herein are capable of directionally guiding and/or inhibiting expansion of an expandable structure within an interior region of an animal or human body to create optimally placed cavities for repair, augmentation and/or treatment of fractured and/or diseased bone. |
| US08092478B2 |
Device and method for maintaining unobstructed nasal passageways after nasal surgery
Methods and devices for maintaining nasal passages open after nasal surgery are provided. In some embodiments, the method of the present invention includes initially cleaning at least some of the bodily fluids from the nasal passages of a patient after the nasal surgery; providing a post-operative device having a first tubular member with a first proximal end and a first distal end, and a second tubular member with a second proximal end and a second distal end, where the first proximal end is connected to the second proximal end with a bridging member, and the post-operative device is splintless; inserting the first distal end and the second distal end into the nasal passages of the patient to a location where the first proximal end and the second proximal end each protrude beyond the nostril opening of the patient; and placing a packing material at least partially around each tubular member. In some embodiments of the present invention, a specialized speculum is provided to facilitate placing packing material around the tubular members of the medical device. Medical kits for use following nasal surgery are also provided. |
| US08092477B2 |
Device for making a cut in a tissue
A device (1) for making a cut in a tissue, such as a blood vessel (2), capsule and the like, includes a trocar (3), the distal end (4) of which can be placed on the tissue (2) and inside which trocar (3) a reduced pressure can be generated for holding the tissue pressed against the distal end (3) under the influence of the reduced pressure, as well as a cutting member (6) located in the trocar (3), such that the tissue (2) pressed against the distal end (4) and the cutting member (6) can be moved relative to one another to make the cut (9). A tissue support (10) is provided in the trocar (3) close to the distal end (4) thereof with which the tissue (2) that extends over the lumen of the trocar (3) can make contact under the influence of the reduced pressure inside the trocar (3). |
| US08092476B2 |
Adjustable cap and lancing device and method of use
Disclosed are cap embodiments each comprising a body having a skin-engaging end defining a piercing aperture, a lancet receiver, and an intermediate member. A first cam path is located on one of the lancet receiver and the intermediate member, and a first cam follower is located on the other of the lancet receiver and the intermediate member that engages the first cam path. A second cam path is located on one of the cap body and the intermediate member, and a second cam follower is located on the other of the cap body and the intermediate member that engages the second cam path. The first and second cam paths are configured such that rotation of the intermediate member by an actuating mechanism causes the cap body to move forward and rearward and the lancet receiver to move forward and rearward. Also disclosed are lancing devices and methods of use. |
| US08092470B2 |
Calculus crushing apparatus and medical procedure using endoscope
An apparatus includes a crushing part which rotates and crushes the calculus, wherein a radius of rotation of the crushing part with respect to a rotation axis thereof increases or decreases in accordance with a rotation speed of the crushing part. |
| US08092467B1 |
Apparatus and method facilitating removal of a structure implanted in a body
An apparatus and method facilitating removal, from a body, of an implanted elongated structure with a lumen such as a lead or catheter, comprises a plurality of wire stylets that are inserted together into the lumen and subsequently moved relative to each other in a longitudinal direction by manipulation at the proximal end. The stylets have dimensional features on their adjacent sides that mate together to minimize the overall diameter of the stylet assembly during insertion into the lumen. Interaction of the features on the stylets' adjacent sides, resulting from the subsequent relative displacement, causes the assembly to expand radially. The expansion is sufficient to engage the luminal surface of the implanted structure, thereby allowing traction forces to be applied, while minimizing deformation of the implanted structure. If repositioning of the apparatus is necessary, the stylets may be returned to initial relative positions, reestablishing a minimal overall diameter. |
| US08092466B2 |
Expandable reverse shoulder trial
An expandable shoulder trial for a reverse shoulder system is described. The trial includes a rotatably adjustable insert housed within a humeral cup. The insert has a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end having a concave recess therein adapted to receive a glenosphere prosthesis. The distal end of the insert includes a shaft, the shaft having a helical groove disposed on at least a portion thereof. A distal end of the humeral cup is inserted in a humeral stem. The humeral cup has a proximal end including a recess therein, the recess defined by a circular wall. A guide pin protrudes from the circular wall and is adapted to engage the helical groove of the shaft of the insert. The proximal end of the insert may rotate along an axis toward the proximal end of the humeral cup and along the same axis away from the proximal end of the humeral cup. |
| US08092459B2 |
Percutaneous spinal implants and methods
A method provides for the insertion of an implant between adjacent bone structures. For example, an implant is inserted between adjacent spinous processes. The implant can be advanced within a body to a location between adjacent bone structures with an insertion tool and guided by a path defined by a guide member releasably coupled to the guide member. For example, the guide member can define a curved path through the body and a portion of the path goes between the adjacent bone structures. |
| US08092458B2 |
Magnetic targeting system and method of using the same
The present invention describes a magnetic targeting system suitable for guiding a biocompatible device to a target area within the body (in vivo) and method of using the same. The system includes a targeting member having a steering material and is attached to the biocompatible device. The system also includes at least one anchoring member constructed and arranged for the inclusion of a magnetic material effective for influencing the traversal of the steering material, in vivo. The magnetically influenced anchoring member interacts with the targeting member such that the biocompatible device is positionable relative to the target area. |
| US08092455B2 |
Device and method for operating a tool relative to bone tissue and detecting neural elements
An apparatus for providing medical treatment includes a tool portion configured to operate relative to bone tissue, a handle portion to operate the tool portion, and a nerve monitoring system to detect neural elements. The tool portion includes an insulated shaft comprised of an electrically conductive member and a non-insulated tip. The shaft carries an electrical signal to the non-insulated tip. The handle portion, which is removably and operably connected to the tool portion, incorporates an operating system to operate the tool portion. Additionally, the nerve monitoring system is linked to the tip and is operable to detect a neural element as a function of a characteristic of the electrical signal on the tip. Upon detection of a neural element, the nerve monitoring system provides a signal to the operating system of the handle portion directing the operating system change an operative mode of the tool portion. |
| US08092452B2 |
Percutaneous delivery system for treatment of osteonecrosis of the hip and methods of use thereof
Systems, methods, and carriers for percutaneous delivery of growth factors to treat osteonecrosis in the hip and other locations are disclosed. A rolled carrier comprising a biphasic ceramic rolled by a collagen sponge, and carrying a growth factor, are inserted via a delivery tube or cannula into a pre-formed hole in bone without overstuffing of the carrier or growth factor. |
| US08092448B2 |
Cryosurgical system with low pressure cryogenic fluid supply
A liquid cryogen fluid system for providing cryogenic liquid to a cryoprobe in a cryosurgical system for treating fibroadenomas and other lesions in the body. The system includes a cryoprobe to cryoablate a fibroademona with a treatment regimen that takes less time and consumes less cryogen than currently accepted regimens. |
| US08092443B2 |
Element for implantation with medical device
A therapeutic agent eluting element includes an elongate body member and one or more therapeutic agents elutable from the body member. The elongate body member is configured to be implanted subcutaneously along side of a therapy delivery element. The elongate body member may be formed from a polymeric material, and the agent eluting element may consist essentially of the body member and the one or more therapeutic agents. The therapeutic agent eluting element may be a part of a system or kit that includes a therapy delivery element and a tunneling tool, such as a dilator, sheath, catheter passer, or the like. |
| US08092442B2 |
Absorbing article
A pants type absorbing article (10) comprises an absorbing body (3) including an absorber (30), and an enclosure (2) equipped with a ventral portion (2a), a dorsal portion (2b) and a portion (2c) from the crotch to the cuff located therebetween and makes the absorbing body (3) adhere to the portion (2c) from the crotch to the cuff, wherein the enclosure (2) is provided, at a lower part of the ventral portion (2a), with an opening (5) having a cut (50) along the width direction and opening when the upper and lower parts of the cut (50) are pulled in the direction separating from each other, the absorbing body (3) is arranged across the opening (5) from the portion (2c) from the crotch to the cuff to the ventral portion (2a) of the enclosure (2) in the longitudinal direction, the portion below the opening (5) constitutes an adhering portion (3B) of the absorbing body (3) and the enclosure (2), the portion above the opening (5) constitutes a non-adhering portion (3A) of the absorbing body (3) and the enclosure (2), and a means (6) for fixing the absorbing body (3) and the enclosure (2) removably at the non-adhering portion (3A) is provided. Consequently, closed state of the opening can be maintained. |
| US08092441B2 |
Disposable wearing article
A disposable wearing article has longitudinally extending side edges of a front waist region. The side edges are defined by a pair of hydrophobic fibrous nonwoven fabric layers having mutually opposed surfaces tightly bonded to each other. Fastening zones are formed by an adhesive applied on longitudinally extending side edges of the rear waist region. Landing zones are formed from plastic filmstrip tightly bonded to the side edges of the front waist region. |
| US08092439B2 |
Absorbent article with waist relief feature
An absorbent article includes a liquid pervious bodyside liner; a liquid impervious outer cover; and an absorbent core positioned between the bodyside liner and the outer cover. The absorbent article defining a crotch portion connected between a front portion and a back portion; the front portion includes a front waist region, a front waist edge, and a front waist relief area. The front waist relief area is defined in part by a first material cut edge and a second material cut edge wherein the second material cut edge extends beyond the first material cut edge to define a fringe. |
| US08092438B2 |
Disposable absorbent article products with improved stages of development identification
A disposable absorbent article is provided. The article comprises one or more disposable absorbent articles having a configuration corresponding to a wearer's stage of development, the disposable absorbent articles being enclosed in a package; a brand indicator disposed on the package; a line-up indicator disposed on the package, the line-up indicator including visual indicia and narrative indicia; and a stage specific indicator disposed on the package. The line-up indicator and stage specific indicator associate the absorbent article configuration with a corresponding stage of development, the association enabling a consumer to identify the appropriate absorbent article configuration for a wearer. An array of disposable absorbent article configurations is also provided. |
| US08092437B2 |
Controlled evacuation ostomy device with external seal
A flexible membrane is situated within a rigid or semi-rigid cap. The edge of the cap wall is adhesively fixed to the tissue surrounding the stoma. The interior of the cap is pressurized to press the membrane to seal the stoma against the discharge of solid and semi-solid waste. Gas escapes through a vent with a filter element. The cap can be pressurized by an external pump or an integral pump member situated on top of the cap. A relief valve prevents over pressurization. A collection pouch can be provided as part of a device. The device can be removably mounted on a standard two-piece faceplate. |
| US08092436B2 |
Bodily fluid drainage assembly
A bodily fluid drainage assembly having one or more covers and a fluid bag. The fluid bag has a first and a second volume indicator. The first volume indicator is employed by comparing a top level of a fluid with graduations that make up the first volume indicator. The second volume indicator and one of the covers can be used to appreciate an approximate volume of the fluid without directly observing the fluid. Any covers present on the assembly can be removed. |
| US08092430B2 |
Single port device with multi-lumen cap
A surgical access apparatus includes an access member defining a longitudinal axis and having a longitudinal passageway for reception and passage of a surgical object and an access housing mountable to the access member. The access housing includes a diaphragm mounted thereto. The diaphragm is adapted for rotational movement about the longitudinal axis relative to the access housing. The diaphragm defines at least one internal pocket and has a seal assembly disposed within the internal pocket. The seal assembly has an interface seal member adapted for establishing a fluid tight seal about the surgical object. The seal assembly is adapted for selective movement within the pocket about multiple axes in response to manipulation of the surgical object. |
| US08092428B2 |
Methods and systems for adjusting an insulin delivery profile of an insulin pump
Systems and methods are disclosed for adjusting the delivery times of an insulin delivery profile of an insulin pump, wherein the insulin pump is operable to automatically deliver insulin to a person having diabetes based on an operating time of the internal clock and a delivery time of an insulin delivery profile. The method may comprise receiving a local time zone time from an external local clock, determining whether the operating time of the internal clock differs from the local time zone time by at least a first predetermined amount of time, requesting the person provide a time adjustment value when the operating time of the internal clock differs from the local time zone time by at least the first predetermined amount of time, receiving the time adjustment value from the person, and adjusting the delivery times of the insulin delivery profile based on the time adjustment value when received. |
| US08092427B2 |
Aspiration system for ophthalmic medical devices
An ophthalmic aspiration system that can be used with a hand piece and a vacuum source, is disclosed and claimed. The aspiration system includes a first tube that is connected to the hand piece and a second tube that is connected to a vacuum source. A filter assembly is connected to both tubes to filter out particles aspirated into the system. The second tube has an inner diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the first tube. The smaller second tube limits the amount of flow through the system to minimize vacuum surges caused by occlusions. |
| US08092425B2 |
Syringe cylinder
A syringe cylinder comprising an interior space, having a stopper that can be displaced in the interior space and delimits an active ingredient space, is proposed. The syringe cylinder is characterized by an indicator device biuniquely indicating a longitudinal movement of the stopper occurring in one direction. |
| US08092424B2 |
Safety syringe
A safety syringe adapted consists of an outer casing that supports a conventional hypodermic needle and an inner casing which supports a blunt cannula that is disposed inside the inner lumen of the hypodermic needle. The inner casing is keyed to the outer casing by one or more pins that engage helical tracks formed along the inner surface of the outer casing. Rotation of the inner casing relative to the outer casing advances the inner casing so that the blunt cannula is moved from a retracted position within the needle to an extended position in which the blunt end of the cannula extends beyond the tip of the needle. |
| US08092422B2 |
Dual-chamber carpule with attachment
The invention relates to a dual-chamber carpule comprising a cylinder (1) comprising a bypass (3), a central plug (6) and an end plug (10), and an attachment; the invention further relates to a method for producing and filling said dual-chamber carpule. |
| US08092421B2 |
Dual-chamber carpule
The invention relates to a dual-chamber carpule having (1) a first partial cylinder comprising a sealing cap, a bypass, and an intermediate stopper, (2), an optional sealing element, and (3) a second partial cylinder comprising an end stopper and, optionally, a stop, an axial groove, and an additional intermediate stopper; the invention further relates to a method for producing and filling said dual-chamber carpule. |
| US08092420B2 |
Automatic reconstitution injector device
The present invention is directed to an automatic reconstitution drug delivery device. The inventive device effects simple and automatic reconstitution of a dry drug. To effect reconstitution, a user displaces a release button which causes first and second chambers of a drug cartridge to communicate, resulting in automatic mixing of a diluent and dry drug to effect reconstitution of the dry drug. The user then simply sets the dose volume using a dose-setting mechanism, and administers the injection in a manner typical of self-injection drug delivery devices. Whole or partial automatic priming can be also achieved by the device. |
| US08092417B2 |
Device for regulating flow rate
The present invention relates to a device for injecting a liquid medicine such as a Ringer's solution, and more particularly, to a device for regulating the amount of liquid medicine to be injected. According to the present invention, there is provided with a device for regulating the flow rate of a liquid medicine on a flow path of the liquid medicine, comprising an inflow passage for allowing the liquid medicine to be introduced therethrough; a discharge passage for allowing the liquid medicine to be discharged therethrough; a space for storing the liquid medicine introduced through the inflow passage therein; a capillary unit placed between the space and the discharge passage and having at least two capillaries and a plurality of outlets formed on the side of the discharge passage to correspond to the respective capillaries; and a discharge amount regulating valve that is placed between the capillary unit and the discharge passage and is movable to change the number of capillaries communicating with the discharge passage. |
| US08092414B2 |
Diaphragm pressure pod for medical fluids
A tubular medical fluid flow set comprises a pressure sensing chamber connected in flow-through relation to fluid flow tubing of the set. The pressure sensing chamber defines a movable, flexible, impermeable diaphragm dividing the chamber into two separate compartments. The fluid flow tubing communicates with one of the compartments and is isolated from the other of the compartments. A port is carried on the chamber, the port having a seal therein, and communicating with the other of the compartments. Thus, the other of the compartments is hermetically sealed until the port is opened for connection with a pressure measuring device, to keep the flexible diaphragm in a desired, initial position prior to opening of the seal. |
| US08092412B2 |
Apparatus, system, and method for transcutaneously transferring energy
An apparatus for transcutaneously transferring an amount of energy to an implantable orthopaedic device includes a primary coil. The primary coil has a resonant frequency matched to a resonant frequency of a secondary coil, which may form part of the implantable orthopaedic device. The primary coil may have an aperture configured to receive a portion of a patient's body or may include a substantially “C”-shaped core. A power circuit may be coupled with the primary coil to provide power to the coil. The apparatus may also include a wireless receiver, a measuring device, and/or a display. |
| US08092411B2 |
Hand held orthosis having a flexible enclosure and method of utilization
A hand orthosis supporting a patient's thumb and fingers spaced apart and separated from contact with the palm of the hand, including an elongated body having a palm surface, a thumb portion, and a finger support portion. The elongated body includes a plurality of unequal cross-sectional areas spaced along the axial length between a distal end and a base end. A plurality of finger concavities are angled in helical orientation along the orthosis, including spaced apart concavities for each finger and the patient's thumb. Each finger and thumb concavity is angled non-perpendicular relative to the orthosis axial length to retain the fingers and thumb spaced apart, curved in a relaxed orientation, and apart from the palm of the hand during extended periods of time without impeding hand or wrist motion. A method of extended use for the hand orthosis is also disclosed. |
| US08092408B2 |
Massage device
A massage device comprising an elongated flexible handle having a resilient ball movably secured to one end of the handle. |
| US08092402B2 |
Power assist control method, power assist control apparatus, and reduction apparatus
Power assist control capable of responding to feeling and sensibility when a man applies force to an object is performed. The power assist control outputs an assist force F or a speed F on the basis of an assist target force X detected by a force sensor 114 for detecting force applied to the object. The relationship between the assist target force X and the assist force F or the speed F to be outputted is F∝f(X) on the basis of a function f(X) having the assist target force X as a variable. The function f(X) is assumed to be a non-linear function which is an increasing function and whose derivative f′(X) is a decreasing function. The function f(X) is a (1/n)-th order function or a logarithmic function. Moreover, a function fup(X) when the assist target force X is increased is different from a function fdown(X) when the assist target force X is decreased. |
| US08092394B2 |
Method and apparatus for sampling and analysis of fluids
A medical device having a housing (2) with a bore (3) and a lancet (1) slidably fitting in the bore. The lancet operates as a positive displacement piston. In a retracted position, in which the lancet is rearwardly displaced along the bore to define a fluid-containing space in the bore forwardly on the lancet tip, the fluid-containing space has a cross-section dimension to allow fluid to be retained therein by surface tension. The device has a seal (6) operable substantially to prevent flow of fluid from the fluid-containing space past the seal means on movement of the lancet. Displacement of the lancet between the puncture and retracted positions provides suction for drawing fluid into and along the fluid-containing space from the forward end of the bore, and/or pressure for expelling fluid from the fluid-containing space via the forward end of the bore. Also disclosed are methods for operating the device. |
| US08092392B2 |
Pulse detection method and apparatus using patient impedance
The presence of a cardiac pulse in a patient is determined by evaluating fluctuations in an electrical signal that represents a measurement of the patient's transthoracic impedance. Impedance signal data obtained from the patient is analyzed for a feature indicative of the presence of a cardiac pulse. Whether a cardiac pulse is present in the patient is determined based on the feature in the impedance signal data. Electrocardiogram (ECG) data may also be obtained in time coordination with the impedance signal data. Various applications for the pulse detection of the invention include detection of PEA and prompting PEA-specific therapy, prompting defibrillation therapy and/or CPR, and prompting rescue breathing depending on detection of respiration. |
| US08092391B2 |
Ultrasonic imaging catheter
An ultrasonic imaging catheter apparatus and a method of using the same to scan the inner wall of a body lumen. The ultrasonic imaging catheter apparatus comprises: (a) a flexible elongate element adapted for insertion into a body lumen, the elongate element having distal and proximal ends; (b) an ultrasonic transducer generating and detecting ultrasonic energy disposed proximate the distal end of the elongate element; (c) a reflective member disposed proximate the ultrasonic transducer and optionally rotatable with respect to an axis of the body lumen, wherein the reflective member is adapted to reflect (i) ultrasonic energy generated by the ultrasonic transducer to a wall of the body lumen and (ii) ultrasonic energy reflected by the wall back to the transducer; and (d) an actuator, for example, an electroactive polymer actuator, adapted to change the angle of incidence of the ultrasonic energy relative to the reflective member. |
| US08092389B2 |
Enhanced intraluminal flow measurement system using reference and combined signals
An enhanced intraluminal flow measurement system and method is conducive for a low-power ultrasonic system that can use continuous-wave (CW) Doppler sensing and wireless RF telemetry. Applications include measurement of blood flow in situ in living organisms. Implementations include an extraluminal component located outside of a body, such as a human or animal body, containing a lumen. The extraluminal component can be wirelessly coupled via an RF magnetic field or other RF field to an implantable intraluminal component. The intraluminal component (i.e. implant) is implanted inside of the lumen of the body such as a heart or elsewhere in a vasculature (such as in a dialysis shunt). The intraluminal component can telemeter, via RF electromagnetic signals, flow data directly out of the body housing the intraluminal component to be received by the extraluminal component. |
| US08092382B2 |
System and method for prioritizing medical conditions
A system for ordering and prioritizing multiple health disorders for automated remote patient care is presented. A database maintains information for an individual patient by organizing monitoring sets in a database, and measures relating to patient information previously recorded and derived on a substantially continuous basis into a monitoring set in the database. A server retrieving and processing the monitoring includes a comparison module comparing stored measures from each of the monitoring sets to other stored measures from another of the monitoring sets with both stored measures relating to the same type of patient information, and an analysis module ordering each patient status change in temporal sequence and categorizing health disorder candidates by quantifiable physiological measures, and identifying the health disorder candidate having the pathophysiology substantially corresponding to the patient status changes which occurred substantially least recently as the index disorder. |
| US08092380B2 |
System and method for improving hospital patient care by providing a continual measurement of health
A system for improving hospital patient care by generating a Health Score. The system includes an interface module for receiving incoming medical data from a patient, a transformation module for transforming each of the medical datum into a transformed Health Score value, and a combination module for combining the transformed Health Score values corresponding to each of the medical datum into a single Health Score. A presentation and comparison module displays the Health Score as a Health Score plot over a predetermined time frame, such that a user may identify health trends in a patient by evaluating said Health Score plot. |
| US08092379B2 |
Method and system for determining when to reposition a physiological sensor
A sensor may be placed on a patient to obtain physiological measurements. The application of the sensor on the patient may start a timer set to run for a given time interval. If the sensor is repositioned before the interval is expired, the timer is reset. If the time expires without the sensor being repositioned, a caregiver is prompted to reposition the sensor. |
| US08092378B2 |
Remote tissue retraction device
A medical device for managing tissue in an organ, such as the stomach, for retracting or positioning tissue and related organs to allow certain regions of the stomach to be acquired for a gastroplasty procedure. The medical device includes an elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end, and a tissue treatment device attached to the distal end of the elongated body. The tissue treatment device includes a first jaw opposite a second jaw, and each jaw is adapted to acquire tissue. A retractor is disposed along the tissue treatment device and adapted to be moveable from a delivery position to a retraction position to move or manage the tissue of the stomach. The medical device also includes a collapsible barrier disposed between the first and second jaws of the tissue treatment device to direct tissue into the first and second jaws separately. |
| US08092376B2 |
Light source device of endoscope system
A light source device of an endoscope system comprises a light source and a light-source controller. The light source emits in a flash-emitting mode that the light source flashes in a flash interval longer than a field period of an imaging sensor for the endoscope system and for a flash period shorter than the field period. The light-source controller controls the light source so that the light source emits in the flash-emitting mode within an imaging period that is a period excluding a reading period within the field period. The flash interval is defined as a period from when the flash of the light source commences to when the next flash of the light source commences. The flash period is defined as a period from when the flash of the light source commences to when the flash of the light source is completed. |
| US08092370B2 |
Direct visualization robotic intra-operative radiation therapy applicator device
This invention proposes a robotic applicator device to be deployed internally to a patient having a capsule (also referred to as a cassette) and aperture with a means of alternately occluding and exposing a radioactive source through the aperture. The capsule and aperture will be integrated with a surgical robot to create a robotic IORT (intra-operative radiation therapy) applicator device as more fully described below. The capsule, radiation source, and IORT applicator arm would be integrated to enable a physician, physicist or technician to interactively internally view and select tissue for exposure to ionizing radiation in sufficient quantities to deliver therapeutic radiation doses to tissue. Via the robotic manipulation device, the physician and physicist would remotely apply radiation to not only the tissue to be exposed, but also control the length of time of the exposure. Control means would be added to identify and calculate margin and depth of tissue to be treated and the proper radiation source or radioactive isotope (which can be any particle emitter, including neutron, x-ray, alpha, beta or gamma emitter) to obtain the desired therapeutic effects. The invention enables stereotactical surgery and close confines radiation therapy adjacent to radiosensitive tissue. |
| US08092367B2 |
Method for external stabilization of the base of the heart
The present disclosure is directed to an external cardiac basal annuloplasty system (ECBAS or BACE-System: basal annuloplasty of the cardia externally) and methods for treatment of regurgitation of mitral and tricuspid valves. The BACE-System provides the ability to correct leakage of regurgitation of the valves with or without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass, particularly when the condition is related to dilation of the base of the heart. This ECBAS invention can be applied to the base of the heart epicardially, either to prevent further dilation or to actively reduce the size of the base of the heart. |
| US08092366B2 |
Sling anchor system
The present disclosure is generally directed to surgical articles useful for implanting support members in patients. The articles disclosed herein include a support member, such as a sling for urinary incontinence, tissue anchors, filamentary elements for associating the support member with the anchors, and introducer needles for placing the anchors in a patient. The support members can also be configured for use in pelvic floor repair, such as for treating cystoceles, rectoceles, and enteroceles. |
| US08092365B2 |
Resonant multilayered impedance pump
A multilayered impedance pump is formed by an inner tube and an outer tube which have different mechanical characteristics. The outer tube is relatively stiff, and can be used for a structural material. The inner tube is excitable, and a gel is placed between the inner and outer tube. The actuator actuates the gel to cause pressure waves along the inner tube. |
| US08092364B2 |
Methods, devices and systems for counterpulsation of blood flow to and from the circulatory system
Counterpulsation methods and systems for assisting the heart of a patient involve, for example, coordinating the operation of a pulsatile pump to suction blood from an artery through a first conduit while the heart is in systole and expel the blood into the first conduit and the artery while the heart is in diastole. |
| US08092361B2 |
Split spin centrifugation of test elements
High-throughput centrifugation of batches of samples is achieved by dividing a single centrifugation run of a batch of samples into two or more staggered, discrete spins with fewer samples and in which the availability of centrifuge slots for loading or unloading of samples and the subsequent delivery of experimental results can be enhanced. The methodology is particularly useful in situations where multiple samples need to be processed rapidly, for example, as part of a STAT blood typing program in urgent care facilities prior to blood transfusion. |
| US08092352B2 |
Bicycling exercise apparatus with multiple element load dispersion
An apparatus permitting a user to perform a simulated bicycling exercise is provided. The design includes a frame and a first (lower front) mounting point including a multiple element distributed load arrangement and a second (upper rear) mounting point configured to maintain the frame a first lower front mounting point including a pin defining an axis substantially representing a line joining the second upper rear mounting point and the first lower front mounting point. The design includes a seat, a wheel, and pedals, and the frame is configured to pivot about the axis in response to leaning by the user. Handlebars may be provided that enable force application and enhance the leaning or pivoting in the bicycle riding simulation experience. |
| US08092345B2 |
Systems and methods for a portable electronic journal
We have disclosed a modular personal network (MPN) that includes multiple devices that may be worn, carried, or used in close proximity to a user. The devices communicate wirelessly. Functions of the MPN may be modified by adding or removing components. The MPN may communicate with a personal computer. General purpose devices may include a control unit, a display, a user input, and an audio output. The MPN may provide a variety of functions, including time, communication, entertainment, organization, guidance, athletic, medical, travel, outdoors, identity, security, and military. |
| US08092341B2 |
Method of controlling continuous variable transmission
A method of controlling a transmission (e.g., CVT) comprises dividing the entire range of an input torque to a transmission from an engine into a plurality of partial torque ranges; setting the maximum torque of the respective partial torque ranges as a representative torque of the respective partial torque ranges; and setting a target hydraulic pressure, which is to be provided to the transmission, according to the representative torque and a predetermined target speed ratio. The method allows a target hydraulic pressure for controlling a transmission to be maintained constant even though an input torque from an engine is changed, and allows the transmission to maintain a speed ratio constant, thereby ensure a stable and smooth ride. |
| US08092339B2 |
Method and apparatus to prioritize input acceleration and clutch synchronization performance in neutral for a hybrid powertrain system
A method for controlling a powertrain includes operating a transmission in a neutral operating range state, monitoring commands affecting an input speed, monitoring a tracked clutch slip speed, determining constraints on an input acceleration based upon the commands, determining a clutch slip acceleration profile based upon the constraints on the input acceleration, determining an input acceleration profile based upon the clutch slip acceleration profile, and controlling the powertrain based upon the clutch slip acceleration profile and the input acceleration profile. |
| US08092335B2 |
Differential for vehicle
A differential (1) for a vehicle includes a differential case (2), side gears (5L, 5R) rotatably accommodated in the differential case (2), pinion gears (3, 4) engaged with the side gears (5L, 5R), and pinion gear shaft (50) inserted through the pinion gears (3, 4) to be supported by the differential case (2), in which the differential case (2) has pinion gear supporting portions (10, 11) for rotatably supporting the pinion gears (3, 4), respectively, the pinion gear shaft (50) has pinion gear supporting surfaces (50A, 50B) for rotatably supporting the pinion gears (3, 4), respectively, and the pinion gear supporting surfaces (50A, 50B) are disposed on a side of an axis line of rotation of the differential case (2) with respect to the pinion gear supporting portions (10, 11). |
| US08092332B2 |
Three shaft friction drive unit
A friction drive (10) having a plurality of planet assemblies (24A, 24B, 24C) pivotally mounted to a carrier (12), a sun shaft (14) rotatably mounted with the carrier (12) and having a first raceway (16), and an outer ring member (18) having a second raceway (22) concentric to the first raceway (16) and having a ring shaft (20). The plurality of planet assemblies (24A, 24B, 24C) frictionally engaged with the first raceway (16) and the second raceway (22) for transferring power between the sun shaft (14) and the outer ring member (18). |
| US08092328B2 |
Dual tensioner assembly
A dual tensioner assembly for a two-belt drive system including a mounting bracket, a first and second cup coaxial and integrally formed on opposite sides of the mounting bracket with a common base wall having a hub formed therein, a first and second pivot arm each having an integral cylindrical member and each having a tensioner pulley journaled thereon, a tensioning mechanism in each cup biasing its respective pivot arm, a pivot shaft in each cup that is fitted into the hub, and a sleeve bushing on each pivot shaft pivotably supporting its respective cylindrical members. |
| US08092326B2 |
Vehicular power transmission apparatus
In a motor generator pulley 122, a mechanical clutch 105 and a switching unit 132 are provided such that the mechanical clutch 105 is interposed between a first power transmission unit 104A and a second power transmission unit 104B and can transmit power even when an engine 102 serves as a drive element and a motor generator 103 serves as a drive element and when the motor generator 103 serves as the drive element and the engine 102 serves as the driven element, and that the switching unit 132 can switch, when at least one of the engine 102 and the motor generator 103 serves as a drive element, the mechanical clutch 105 so as to inhibit the engine 102 and the motor generator 103 from being connected to each other. |
| US08092325B2 |
Continuously variable belt transmission for a vehicle
A continuously variable belt transmission for a vehicle which can generate a cancellation hydraulic pressure for cancellation with a simple construction, as well as urge a movable sheave in the direction for producing a belt pressing force even at the time a vehicle is towed. A member to form a first hydraulic chamber P1 where a pressing force acting on the movable sheave is generated and a circular member forming a part of a second hydraulic chamber P2 where a hydraulic pressure is generated to cancel a centrifugal hydraulic pressure generated in the first hydraulic chamber P1 are provided, wherein the circular member is formed of an elastic member urging the movable sheave in the direction for generating the belt pressing force at a position of the movable sheave in a predetermined gear ratio. |
| US08092323B2 |
Sports equipment stick with truss construction
A sports stick exhibiting a superior strength to weight ratio. The sports stick design allows for decreased flexure, increased rigidity and increased durability, which lend to greater generation of force, accuracy, reliability and longer life expectancy. The sports stick utilizes aerodynamic features in order to achieve an exposed truss like structure which permits airflow through the internal sections of the shaft which creates greater shaft acceleration and velocity. The sports stick also affords enhanced strength in the direction of a shot and receipt of a pass. The sports stick also provides for channeling away of fluids throughout the length of the stick. The sports stick also provides a system wherein weight can be regulated in multiple regions throughout by utilizing removable or fixed weighted elements or by sizing of cutaways strategically designed to be placed in a certain area of the stick, depending on player handling preference. |
| US08092320B2 |
Golf club head
The present invention provides a golf club head that can hit a ball with a sufficiently large amount of backspin. The golf club head according to the present invention is an iron type golf club head made of a metal and including a flat face. A plurality of traces are formed by milling on the face. The pitch of the traces is between 0.1 mm and 1 mm. |
| US08092319B1 |
Iron-type golf club head with reduced face area below the scorelines
The present invention provides a novel solution to imparting backspin on high lofted golf clubs. The present invention seeks to define a class of scoreline patterns that result in a higher density of scorelines along the bottom perimeter of an iron face. This in turn, results in increased spin on a golf ball when struck low on the face. |
| US08092316B2 |
Golf club having removable sole weight using custom and interchangeable panels
A golf club head is presented comprising a sole including a removable panel secured to the sole via a non-threaded attachment assembly. Further, the removable panel may have a large surface area relative to its thickness, resulting in a chip-like or wafer-like weight member. This design allows the mass of the removable panel to be spread substantially along the surface of the sole as opposed to in the interior of the club head. The golf club head may comprise more than one removable panel. A removable panel of the present invention may generally comprise one or more discrete areas of higher basis weight or higher density. Even further, the removable panel may generally be releasably attached via a quick disconnect mechanism that allows easy interchangeability. |
| US08092314B2 |
Power transmission structure
An open end of a sleeve (spline-fitted to a male yoke) remote from a connecting portion of the male yoke is closed by a first lid member. A through hole is formed axially through the male yoke, and includes a cylindrical first passage portion, and a cylindrical second passage portion which is disposed at that side of the first passage portion close to the first lid member and is smaller in inner diameter than the first passage portion. A second lid member is disposed to close that open end of the through hole remote from the first lid member. Air vent holes are formed through the second lid member to extend in an axial direction, and are disposed so as to partially overlap with a portion of an inner peripheral surface of the first passage portion in the axial direction. |
| US08092312B2 |
Multi-piece yoke assembly
A driveline yoke assembly may include a yoke and a barrel. The yoke may include first and second arms extending from a base. The base may include a first protrusion extending radially therefrom. The barrel may be axially fixed to the yoke and may define an axially extending body having a second protrusion extending radially therefrom and engaged with the first protrusion to transfer rotation from the barrel to the yoke. |
| US08092311B2 |
Bearing arrangement in a universal joint
A bearing arrangement for a universal joint including a securing ring which is inserted in an annular groove of a universal-joint yoke with a form fit is arranged such that it can be adjusted. In this case, both the securing ring and an associated contact surface on a base of the universal joint bush have a contact surface which rises helically. |
| US08092310B2 |
Propshaft assembly with universal joint having non-conductive sleeve between yoke and bearing cup
A propshaft having first and second universal joints. The first universal joint has a first joint member, which is fixedly coupled to a first end of the shaft member, and a second joint member that is pivotally coupled to the first joint member. The second universal joint has a third joint member, which is fixedly coupled to a second end of the shaft member opposite the first end, and a fourth joint member that pivotally coupled to the third joint member. At least one of the second joint member and the fourth joint member is electrically insulated from the shaft member. |
| US08092309B2 |
Managed on-line poker tournaments
A gaming system is described that is configured to provide on-line poker games with only live participants. The gaming system may link gaming devices located in a casino or across a gaming enterprise. The gaming system may comprise a number of secure transaction terminals that are distributed throughout the gaming venue or gaming enterprise. The secure transaction terminals may be designed for operation only by a human operator. The secure transaction terminals may include one or more of mobile devices that may be moved throughout the gaming venue or the gaming enterprise, thin-client gaming devices with fixed locations and wager-based video gaming machines with fixed locations. The gaming system may include one or more servers configured to provide head-to-head poker games involving live players, monitor the locations of the secure transaction terminals within the gaming venue or gaming enterprise and limit game participation based upon the locations of the secure transaction terminals being utilized in the gaming venue. The game participation based upon location may be performed to prevent collusion among players. |
| US08092306B2 |
Interactive sports-themed game
An interactive sports-themed game is disclosed. The game involves generating a list of predicted outcomes of the next play of a live sporting event, ranking the list, selecting one or more of the predicted outcomes to form a subset list. The outcome of the next play of the live sporting event is then compared to the subset list, and the player of the interactive sports-themed game is awarded points if the outcome of the play of the live sporting event matches one of the predictions in the subset list. |
| US08092304B2 |
Simulation of mechanical reels of gaming machines
Techniques for simulating mechanical reels are disclosed. The techniques are especially suitable for simulating mechanical reels typically used for reel-based games in gaming machines (or units). Image of at least one rotating mechanical reel can be projected on at least one projection surface to effectively simulate at least one mechanical reel. The image can be projected on multiple rotating projection surfaces (or reels) to give a closer illusion of a mechanical reel-based game. Projection can be accomplished by using a projection system coupled to one or more processors that processes projection data. |
| US08092301B2 |
Information aggregation games
Games related to the aggregation of information are described. In some embodiments, a method includes determining a set of information about an outcome of an event. Each piece of information may identify a characteristic of the outcome. The method may further include providing a first piece of the information to a first player. The method may further include receiving a wager related to the event from the first player. The method may further include determining if the wager is consistent with the first piece of information. The method may further include requiring a payment for the wager based on the determination of whether the wager is consistent with the first piece of information. |
| US08092298B2 |
Multiple progressive jackpots for a gaming device
A gaming machine is described wherein a player first plays a primary game, such as the spinning and stopping of mechanical or video reels displaying symbols. A plurality of progressive jackpots is displayed to the player, where the progressive jackpots are incremented at different random rates. Upon a jackpot-winning outcome of the primary game, the number of different progressive jackpots paid to the player depends on the number of credits bet by the player. The jackpots are incremented upon jackpot-incrementing symbols being displayed by the reels. In one embodiment, the jackpot above each column of symbols gets incremented upon a special symbol, such as a credit value, being displayed in that column. |
| US08092293B2 |
Method and apparatus for tracking play at a roulette table
A wagering monitoring system configured to detect player wagers at a roulette table. A table having antennas associated with the various wagering areas is provided for the players. A reader connects to each antenna to thereby communicate via the antenna with tokens equipped with an identification element. By monitoring wagers, game play is monitored and processing may occur to track each player wager and the amount wagered by each player. To facilitate play at a roulette table, the identification element associated with each token includes a token color identification code which identifies the color of the token. The token color identification code is associated with a specific player which in turn provides means to associated each wager and a total amount wagered with that player. |
| US08092292B1 |
Method and apparatus for a wagering game having a game outcome determined from a player selected indicia set
A game having a first and a second plurality of indicia randomly selected from an indicia set. The first and second plurality of indicia are displayed to a player. The player may elect to receive either: (i) an array formed from the first plurality of indicia, or (ii) an array formed from a third plurality of indicia randomly selected from the first and second plurality of indicia. A winning game outcome occurs when a winning combination of indicia occurs in predetermined array positions. |
| US08092290B2 |
Card gaming machine with large number of pay lines
An electronic card game adapted to be implemented on a non-reel type gaming machine. In one embodiment of the invention, the electronic game can be implemented as a poker game, enabling multiple games to be played simultaneously. The cards for each card game are displayed, for example, in a row or column. When multiple games are played simultaneously, the cards are displayed in a N×M matrix, where N is the number of games played and M is the number of cards per game. For five card poker, the cards are displayed in a N by 5 matrix, where N is the number of games being played simultaneously. In accordance with an important aspect of the invention, the pay lines when multiple simultaneous games are played are not confined to the row or column defining each game. For example, the pay lines may include rows, columns, diagonals, the letters v, c, m and w and other configurations to provide an increased number of pay lines. By providing an increased number of pay lines, larger wagers and thus larger potential pay outs are possible to make the game more attractive to potential players. |
| US08092287B2 |
System and method for providing a real-time interactive surface
Disclosed are systems and methods for providing a real-time interactive surface. In one embodiment, such a system comprises an activity surface for use as a venue for an interactive experience, and an interactive experience control unit including an events management application. The events management application is configured to monitor and coordinate events occurring during the interactive experience. The system also comprises a surface rendering application interactively linked to the events management application, the surface rendering application configured to render a visual image for display at the activity surface in real-time, the visual image corresponding to one or more visual assets associated with a subset of the events occurring during the interactive experience. The system further comprises a surface display module interactively linked to the surface rendering application, the surface display module configured to display the rendered real-time visual image at the activity surface to provide the real-time interactive surface. |
| US08092284B2 |
Coin handling equipment
A hopper coin feeder (1) comprises upper and lower hopper discs (18, 25). A flexible hopper wall (17) of diabolo shape cooperates with the upper disc (18) to control the feeding of coins by a coin pushing member (35) to the outer margin of the disc (18) where they are gripped between an annular band (33) and the disc (18) to be conveyed past a coin discriminator (61). Any coins or debris that drop from the edge of upper disc (18) are caught on the lower disc (25) and pass to a reject chute (132) and coin payout cup (12). An active coin delivery chute and diverter (80), FIG. 10, comprises a reciprocable plate (81) having a finger (82) which controls whether a coin fed from the upper disc (18) passes down the chute or is rejected onto the lower disc (25). Coins that pass down the chute enter a bowl (89) of a double-disc coin conveying assembly (5) that conveys a coin from the bowl (89) to a LIFO coin stacks (3) of a coin storage unit (1). Oversize coins that enter the chute can be directed through the bowl (89), and through aligned apertures (8) in the coin conveying discs, to pass into a coin outlet (10) also leading to the payout cup (12). |
| US08092283B2 |
Method of processing fish and a fish processing plant
A system for processing fish of different anatomic constitution where the fish (22) having at least an end waste part (23, 24), a body part (26) and a transition (30) between the end waste part and the body part. The system comprising a frame including a fish loading area (18) for receiving the fish and a fish unloading area (52), an optical measurement unit (36) monitoring at least part of the fish loading area for producing a digital representation of the fish, a grabbing unit (40) mounted on the frame downstream in relation to the optical measurement unit for collecting the fish from the fish loading area and placing the fish on the fish unloading area, a processing unit for receiving the digital representation of the fish, determining the transition between the end waste part and the body part of the fish and a separation arrangement for separating the end waste part from the body part at the transition. |
| US08092282B2 |
Device for driving a grinding machine
The invention relates to a device (1) at a mobile grinding machine (2) for stone materials and that comprises a rotatably driven disc-shaped housing (3), which is arranged to support a plurality of grinding disc holders (6) rotatably driven by a belt (5) or chain driven by a motor (4), which holders are distributed along the circumference of said housing (3) and supported by shafts (11) connected to said housing (3) at a mutual distance from each other. According to the invention, internally (7) in a casing (8), which surrounds a said housing (3), a gear rim (10), situated concentrically with a centre driving shaft (9), is arranged non-turnably connected to the casing (8). The grinding disc holder shafts (11) support an intermediate coupling cogwheel (18) each that co-operates non-turnably with the appurtenant shaft and with said gear rim. The gear rim (10) has a through opening (19) for the shaft (9) driven by the motor (4), and between the gear rim (10) and the housing (3), formed of a grinding supporting drum, a seal (31) is arranged that extends along their outer periphery (10A, 3A). Upon driving actuation of the motor (4), it is accomplished that the grinding disc holders (6) and the housing (3) are driven to rotate in different directions (100 and 200, respectively) in relation to each other. |
| US08092281B2 |
Polishing head and polishing apparatus
The present invention is a polishing head provided with an annular rigid ring, a rubber film bonded to the rigid ring with a uniform tension, a mid plate joined to the rigid ring and forming a space portion together with the rubber film and the rigid ring, and an annular template provided concentrically with the rigid ring in a peripheral portion on a lower face part of the rubber film and having an outer diameter larger than an inner diameter of the rigid ring, in which a pressure of the space portion can be changed by a pressure adjustment mechanism, a back face of a work is held on the lower face part of the rubber film, and a surface of the work is brought into sliding contact with the polishing pad attached onto a turn table for performing polishing, and an inner diameter of the template is smaller than an inner diameter of the rigid ring, and a ratio between an inner diameter difference between the rigid ring and the template and a difference between the inner diameter and an outer diameter of the template is 26% or more and 45% or less. Thereby, a polishing head and the like that can obtain constant flatness stably can be provided. |
| US08092280B2 |
Glass substrate for magnetic disk and method for producing the same
The present invention relates to a method for producing a glass substrate for a magnetic disk, the method including a step of polishing a main surface of a circular glass plate while supplying a polishing slurry containing a polishing material, in which polishing is performed, after a polishing surface is subjected to dressing treatment, by using a polishing pad having: a first resin foam layer which forms the polishing surface, includes a resin foam having pores with a pore diameter of more than 20 μm and has a thickness of 400 μm or less; and a second resin foam layer which is provided between a platen for fixing the polishing pad and the first resin foam layer, includes a resin foam having pores with a pore diameter of 20 μm or less and has a thickness of 50 to 250 μm, and in which a total thickness of the first resin foam layer and the second resin foam layer is 550 μm or less, and a international rubber hardness degree of the polishing pad measured by the M method according to JIS K6253 is 40 IRHD or more. |
| US08092276B2 |
Method of fabricating a part made up of a plurality of thin-walled tubes and having a surface of revolution
The invention relates to a method of fabricating a part including at least one face in the form of a surface of revolution from a structure made up of a plurality of thin-walled hollow bodies. In order to ensure that cutting takes place without damaging the walls and/or the bonds between the walls of the hollow bodies, the part is machined in the structure by means of a water jet. More precisely, during machining, the structure is attacked with a jet of water under pressure that is directed tangentially relative to the outer envelope of said at least one face to be made in the form of a surface of revolution. |
| US08092272B2 |
Moveable electronic toy
A moveable electronic toy includes a base, a base cover, two wheels and two wheel covers. The base cover is fixedly mounted on the base. The two wheels are rotatably connected to the base and exposed from the base cover. The two wheel covers is detachably coupled to the base cover and is configured for covering the wheels. |
| US08092271B2 |
Interactive toy with positional sensor
An interactive toy for playing a game with a user of the toy includes electrical components for producing audible messages to instruct user actions. The toy also includes a hat having a brim movable between up and down positions. The position of the brim determines the play sequence of the toy and the audible messages played thereby by way of an activation mechanism. The toy is switched between “hide me” and “locate me” modes based on the position of the brim. An abbreviated trial mode is provided by way of a removable pull tab. |
| US08092267B2 |
Submarine escape suit assemblies
A submarine escape suit assembly comprises a submarine escape suit (10) and a liferaft pack (11). The pack (11) is formed by an outer casing (20) that can be pulled open to access a sealed inner casing (21) containing a liferaft. A cord (27) on the inner pack (11) is pulled to commence inflation of the liferaft (10). |
| US08092266B2 |
Marine vessel propulsion unit
A marine vessel propulsion unit includes an engine, a drive shaft, a propeller shaft, a propeller, an intermediate shaft, a forward-reverse switching mechanism, and a shock reduction mechanism. The intermediate shaft is arranged on a central rotation axis of the propeller shaft. The intermediate shaft is arranged to transmit rotation between the drive shaft and the propeller shaft. The forward-reverse switching mechanism is arranged to switch a rotational direction of the propeller shaft to a forward drive direction or a reverse drive direction. The shock reduction mechanism includes a plurality of spring members and a pair of stopper portions. The shock reduction mechanism is arranged on the central rotation axis of the propeller shaft. The plurality of spring members are arranged to absorb a force in the rotational direction by elastically deforming in the rotational direction when the force in the rotational direction is applied to the intermediate shaft. The pair of stopper portions are arranged to prevent elastic deformations of the plurality of spring members by coming into contact with each other when the elastic deformation amounts of the plurality of spring members reach a predetermined value. |
| US08092264B2 |
Marine vessel
A marine vessel includes a hull, a propulsion device arranged to propel the hull by a driving force of an engine that has a throttle valve arranged to be electrically controlled so as to open and close, an operation lever arranged to be operated by a marine vessel operator to adjust a throttle opening degree of the throttle valve and arranged to hold an operation position, a fine adjustment switch arranged to be operated by the marine vessel operator to increase or decrease the throttle opening degree to finely adjust the throttle opening degree that has been adjusted by the operation lever, and a control unit arranged to adjust the throttle opening degree based on an operation amount of the operation lever and an operation state of the fine adjustment switch. |
| US08092261B2 |
Connector shaped as a function of its power rating
A keyed power source connector and keyed device connector that are backwards compatible, ensuring that the power rated device connectors can only mate with power source connectors power rated at or above the device connector power rating. One connector is formed as a plug, and the other connector is formed as a socket. The connectors have are shaped having a profile that is a function of the respective connector power rating. A keyed portion of the power source connector plug will physically interfere with and not be receivable within a device connector socket when the device connector power rating exceeds the power source connector power rating. This connector system ensures target portable electronic devices coupled to the device connector can not draw power exceeding the rating of the power source connector. |
| US08092256B2 |
Card connector assembly and electronic apparatus
A card connector assembly includes a substrate, a card connector, and a stud member. The card connector is mounted on the substrate, and includes a pin member which has a neck section and an engagement section coupled to the tip side of the neck. The stud member is provided on the substrate, and has an elastic insert section through which the neck section of the pin member is inserted. The neck section of the pin member is configured to have a floating structure with the stud member. |
| US08092255B2 |
Bulb set structure
A bulb set structure comprises a plug having two guiding pieces to connect with a power source and to assemble with a LED bulb set and a fitter, an orifice to output alternating current, and a power converting unit having one end to electrically connect with the guiding pieces, and having another end to connect with wires of the LED bulb set and the fitter by using the joining segment to convert the alternating current into direct current, and a circuit board is used to rectify the alternating current to output direct current to emit LED bulb set and to transmit the alternating current to the fitter. |
| US08092253B2 |
Communication terminal
According to an embodiment, a communication terminal is discussed, by which a coaxial cable capable of carrying a pair of signals is provided to the communication terminal and by which the case performs a grounding function for the coaxial cable to enhance the grounding function. |