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US08106592B2	Method of driving a discharge lamp, driving arrangement, and projector system The invention describes a method of driving a discharge lamp (1), wherein a blackening value (N) is determined, which blackening value (N) represents a level of blackening of the interior of the lamp (1), and a recovery parameter (2, T) is calculate based on the blackening value (N). When the lamp power is increased above the saturation power level, the lamp (1) is driven according to the recovery parameter (2, T) for the duration of a specific recovery time. The invention further describes a driving arrangement (70, 70′), and a projector system (10) comprising a high-pressure discharge lamp (1) and such a driving arrangement (70, 70′).
US08106590B2	Vehicle headlamp Metal halide lamp suitable as projection lamp, for instance as a vehicle headlamp comprising a discharge vessel surrounded by an outer envelope with clearance and having a ceramic wall which encloses a discharge space filled with a filling comprising an inert gas, such as xenon (Xe), and an ionizable salt, wherein in said discharge space two electrodes are arranged whose tips have a mutual interspacing so as to define a discharge path between them, with the special feature that said ionizable salt comprises NaI, TlI, CaI2 and XI3 wherein X is selected from the group comprising rare earth metals.
US08106589B2	Direct-current high voltage discharge bulb for vehicle lamp A direct-current high-voltage discharge bulb includes a ceramic arc tube body having a discharge emission chamber at a middle portion in a longitudinal direction thereof, a light-emitting substance which is sealed inside the discharge emission chamber together with a starting rare gas, and an anode and a cathode which are disposed so as to face each other inside the discharge emission chamber. An inside diameter of the ceramic arc tube body where the discharge emission chamber is defined is made to gradually decrease from the anode side to the cathode side.
US08106588B2	Dielectric barrier discharge lamp It is provided a dielectric barrier discharge lamp (10) for providing ultraviolet light, comprising an outer tube (12) filled with a discharge gas for providing ultraviolet light, an inner tube (14) arranged at least partially inside the outer tube (12), an outer electrode (16) electrically connected to the outer tube (12) and an inner electrode (18) electrically connected to the inner tube (14), wherein the inner electrode (18) comprises a conductor (20) and a plurality of an conductive granulated material (22) for providing an electrical contact between the conductor (20) and the inner tube (14). Due to the conductive granulated material (22) an electrical contact between the conductor (20) and the inner tube (14) is safeguarded and different thermal expansions of the inner electrode (18) and the inner tube (14) are compensated at the same time without applying mechanical stress to the inner tube (14). This leads to a dielectric barrier discharge lamp (10), which comprises an increased life time without the need for external cooling.
US08106587B2	External light-shielding layer and display apparatus having the same for improving contrast ratio of the display apparatus Disclosed is a display apparatus comprising a panel assembly including a plurality of light-emitting cells divided into a light-emitting region and a non light-emitting region surrounding the light-emitting region, as viewed from a viewer, and a display filter disposed on the panel assembly and including an external light-shielding layer, the external light-shielding layer having light-shielding patterns formed on a side of the external light-shielding layer, wherein an area of the light-emitting region occupies about 60% or more of a total area of the plurality of light-emitting cells, and wherein a bias angle formed by an advancing direction of the light-shielding pattern and a longitudinal side of the panel assembly is about 5 degrees or less. The external light-shielding layer is applied to the display apparatus, thereby effectively preventing the moiré phenomenon from being occurred.
US08106580B2	Electrospun light-emitting fibers The invention teaches electrospun light-emitting fibers made from ionic transition metal complexes (“iTMCs”) such as [Ru(bpy)3]2+(PF6.)2]/PEO mixtures with dimensions in the 10.0 nm to 5.0 micron range and capable of highly localized light emission at low operating voltages such as 3-4 V with turn-on voltages approaching the band-gap limit of the organic semiconductor that may be used as point source light emitters on a chip.
US08106576B1	Field emission unit and pixel tube for field emission display A pixel tube for field emission display includes a sealed container, three anodes, three phosphor layers, and a cathode. The sealed container has a light permeable portion. The three anodes are located in the sealed container. Each of the three phosphor layers is located corresponding to one of the three anodes. The cathode is spaced from the three anodes and includes three cathode emitters. Each of the three cathode emitters is located corresponding to one of the three phosphor layers and includes a carbon nanotube pipe. One end of the carbon nanotube pipe has a plurality of carbon nanotube peaks.
US08106568B2	Lighting device capable of suppressing occurrence of ovelap of multiple shades Disclosed is an assembly of light-emitting units, which is applicable to a lighting device that comprises a plurality of light-emitting elements respectively mounted to heat dissipation units. The light-emitting elements give off light beams that project outward through a light-transmitting hood. One surface of the light-transmitting hood is provided with a light diffusion layer featuring light refraction. As such, the light beams emitting from the light-emitting elements are made converging on a light incidence area, which, together with the feature of light spreading of the light-transmitting hood, can spread off and thus homogenize the light beams to form a surface source, and can also concentrate the light energy of the lighting device to enhance the brightness. The lighting device can be applied to any lighting facility.
US08106567B2	Switched mode power supply A switched mode power supply is provided. The switched mode power supply includes a transformer, which includes at least one primary winding connected to a DC voltage via a switching element and a secondary winding connected to a load via a rectifier circuit including at least one diode, and at least one piezoelectric fan which generates an air flow at the transformer and/or at the switching element and/or at the diode. The air flow produced can be guided in a targeted manner onto the components to be cooled, with the air flow remaining low and therefore, no contamination by air particles arises.
US08106565B2	Piezoceramic multilayer actuator with stress relief sections and insulation layers in sections without relief zones In a piezoelectric multilayer actuator (1) having micromechanical relief zones (30) and an insulation layer (40) as well as in a method for producing said actuator, as a result of the micromechanical relief zones (30), poling cracks are concentrated in these relief regions (30). This makes it possible to provide the sections I, II, III of the multilayer actuator (1) with an insulation layer (40) which only has an extension behavior similar to the multilayer actuator (1) without poling cracks.
US08106559B2	Component for an electric machine A component for an electric machine includes a spool having a main body portion provided with a first end portion that extends substantially uninterrupted to a second end portion through an intermediate portion. A plurality of mounting elements are provided on the first end portion. A star member is operatively connected to the spool. The star member includes a main body, a plurality of flap members that extend from the main body and collectively define a central opening, and a plurality of mounting members that extend into the central opening. The plurality of mounting members engage with corresponding ones of the plurality of mounting elements to detachably mount the star member to the first end portion of the spool.
US08106557B2	Permanent magnet synchronous motor and hermetic compressor It is an objective to provide a permanent magnet synchronous motor that is highly efficient with low vibration and low noise. A stator 30 includes a stator core 1 that includes magnetic pole teeth 2 each formed between adjacent slots 3, and stator windings 4 that are provided in the slots 3 of the stator core 1. A rotor 40 includes a rotor core 5, a plurality of magnet retaining holes 8, permanent magnets 7 inserted in the magnet retaining holes 8, and a plurality of slits 6 in the rotor core 5 on an outer circumferential side of the magnet retaining holes 8. Among the slits 6, slits 6 in a vicinity of a magnetic pole center of the rotor core 5 are oriented in a direction where a magnetic flux generated by a permanent magnet 7 converges outside the rotor core 5, whereas slits 6 in a vicinity of a pole border portion of the rotor core 5 are oriented in another direction that is different from the direction of the plurality of slits 6 in the vicinity of the magnetic pole center of the rotor core 5.
US08106546B2	Reciprocating vibrator A reciprocating vibrator able to prevent detachment of a spindle even without an outer cover, that is, a vibration linear actuator provided with a ring-shaped weight 20 having a permanent magnet 30, 31 at its inner circumference side, a first plate spring 40 fastened to a first end face 20a of this weight 20 at outer circumference side tail parts 41a, 42a, a second plate spring 50 fastened to a second end face 20b of the weight 20 at outer circumference side tail parts 51a, 52a, and a stator supporting the first and second plate springs 40, 50 and having an excitation coil 60 generating a reciprocating vibrating magnetic field with respect to the weight 20 at an inner circumference side of the permanent magnet 30, 31, wherein the stator further has a metal end plate 70 fastening the second plate spring 50 by the ring-shaped plate part 53.
US08106544B2	Electro-magnet based telescoping artificial muscle actuator The device described herein is an Electro-magnet based Telescoping Artificial Muscle Actuator. This device uses a centrally located electromagnet which acts on permanent magnets and ferrous components housed within telescoping sections of this device. This device is intended to be linked into chains with other identical devices, with those chains then linked into bundles. This arrangement allows devices of this type to simulate the action and control mechanisms of natural muscles. This device is intended for use in prosthetic, robotic, and implantable applications.
US08106541B1	Outlet power strip with remote control An electrical power strip with multiple outlets capable of being controlled by a wireless remote controller is herein disclosed. The handheld wireless controller is used to control the operation of the power strip via a radio frequency (RF). As such, the power strip is particularly advantageous for use under desks, behind shelves and in otherwise inaccessible locations, as the user can turn the entire power strip on and off without reaching it. Additionally, individual bypass switches are provided for each receptacle to turn it on permanently.
US08106538B2	DC voltage converting device A DC voltage converting device is on the output side connected to a DC voltage source and, on the output side, supplies a converted DC voltage to at least one electrical consumer via a cable connection. To improve such a DC voltage converting device in that also with high DC voltages on the input side, a conversion into another DC voltage is possible without any special constructional efforts and high costs while complicated cooling means or the like, are avoided at the same time, the DC voltage converting device comprises a plurality of DC voltage converting units of which each is serially connected to the DC voltage source on the input side and connected in parallel with the cable connection on the output side for supplying the converted DC voltage.
US08106535B2	Power conditioner A reliable power conditioner comprises: a power converting circuit for converting direct-current power obtained from a direct-current power source to alternating-current power of a commercial power system; a charger/discharger circuit for charging the direct-current power obtained from the direct-current power source to an accumulator or discharging the direct-current power stored in the accumulator; a control circuit for controlling the power converting circuit and the charger/discharger circuit; and a power source selecting circuit for selecting at least one of first, second, and third power source circuits and supplying power to the control circuit.
US08106533B1	Power system A power system is designed for providing reliable electrical power to a telecommunications facility and/or associated devices. The system includes a DC bus adapted to receive electrical power from a primary energy source. A switch is provided for switching from the primary energy source to a secondary energy source. Additionally, the system includes one or more capacitors electrically connected into the DC bus. The one or more capacitors hold a charge so that power is maintained to the DC bus as a switch is made from the primary energy source to the secondary energy source.
US08106530B2	Network-centric scheduled power provisioning method A particular technique provides power to a plurality of Power over Ethernet powered devices. The technique involves operating, during a first time interval, an initial set of Power over Ethernet powered devices (i.e., one or more powered devices) in a higher power consuming mode and the remaining Power over Ethernet powered devices of the plurality of Power over Ethernet powered devices that are not in the initial set in a lower power consuming mode to maintain total power consumption below a predetermined total power threshold. The technique further involves operating, during a second time interval after the first time interval, a different set of the Power over Ethernet powered devices in a higher power consuming mode and the remaining Power over Ethernet powered devices of the plurality of Power over Ethernet powered devices that are not in the different set in a lower power consuming mode to maintain total power consumption below the predetermined total power threshold.
US08106528B2	Horizontal axis wind turbine with rotatable tower A horizontal axis wind turbine with rotatable tower including nacelle and blades. The tower, the blades, and the nacelle are rotatable by following the shift of wind direction so as to align the blades to be facing with the wind direction for enhancing performances thereof. Also can eliminate the gearbox, as compared to the conventional horizontal axis wind turbine that the nacelle is not completely fixed with tower, the present invention is easy to manufacture with reduced costs.
US08106522B2	Adhesive sheet for a stealth dicing and a production method of a semiconductor wafer device An adhesive sheet is provided enabling to efficiently produce the very small size semiconductor chip by a stealth dicing method. An adhesive sheet for a stealth dicing includes a substrate and an adhesive layer formed on one side of the substrate, wherein a Young's modulus of the adhesive sheet at 23° C. is 200 to 600 MPa, and a storage elastic modulus of the adhesive layer at 23° C. is 0.10 to 50 MPa.
US08106521B2	Semiconductor device mounted structure with an underfill sealing-bonding resin with voids In a semiconductor device mounted structure in which device electrodes of a semiconductor device and board electrodes of a board are connected to each other via bump electrodes, respectively, and in which a sealing-bonding resin is placed between the semiconductor device and the board, a void portion is placed at a position corresponding to an edge portion of the semiconductor device in the sealing-bonding resin. Thus, stress loads generated at corner portions of the semiconductor device due to board flexures for differences in thermal expansion and thermal contraction among the individual members caused by heating and cooling during mounting of the semiconductor device, as well as for mechanical loads after the mounting process, can be absorbed by the void portion and thereby reduced, so that breakdown of the semiconductor device mounted structure is prevented.
US08106520B2	Signal delivery in stacked device Some embodiments include apparatus, systems, and methods having a base, a first die, a second arranged in a stacked with the first die and the base, and a structure located in the stack and outside at least one of the first and second dice and configured to transfer signals between the base and at least one of the first and second dice.
US08106514B2	Semiconductor device having an annular guard ring A semiconductor chip 100 includes a logic unit and an analog unit 153. Furthermore, the semiconductor chip 100 includes a silicon substrate 101; a first insulating film 123 to a sixth insulating film 143 formed on the silicon substrate 101; and an annular seal ring 105 consisting of a first conductive ring 125 to a sixth conductive ring 145 buried in the first insulating film 123 to the sixth insulating film 143, which surrounds the periphery of the logic unit and the analog unit 153. In the seal ring region 106, there is formed a pn junction acting as a nonconducting part 104, which blocks conduction in a path from the logic unit, through the seal ring 105 to the analog unit 153.
US08106513B2	Copper damascene and dual damascene interconnect wiring A copper corrosion resistant integrated circuit. The integrated circuit including: a substrate; a copper diffusion barrier layer on the substrate; a dielectric layer on a top surface of the copper diffusion barrier layer; a copper damascene or dual damascene wire in the dielectric layer, a top surface of the copper damascene or dual damascene wire coplanar with a top surface of the dielectric layer; a first capping layer on the top surface of the wire and the top surface of the dielectric layer; and a second capping layer on a top surface of the first capping layer.
US08106512B2	Low resistance high reliability contact via and metal line structure for semiconductor device The structures and methods described above provide mechanisms to improve interconnect reliability and resistivity. The interconnect reliability and resistivity are improved by using a composite barrier layer, which provides good step coverage, good copper diffusion barrier, and good adhesion with adjacent layers. The composite barrier layer includes an ALD barrier layer to provide good step coverage. The composite barrier layer also includes a barrier-adhesion-enhancing film, which contains at least an element or compound that contains Mn, Cr, V, Ti, or Nb to improve adhesion. The composite barrier layer may also include a Ta or Ti layer between the ALD barrier layer and the barrier-adhesion-enhancing layer.
US08106510B2	Nano-tube thermal interface structure A semiconductor structure having: an electrically and thermally conductive layer disposed on one surface of the semiconductor structure; an electrically and thermally conductive heat sink; a electrically and thermally conductive carrier layer; a plurality of electrically and thermally nano-tubes, a first portion of the plurality of nano-tubes having proximal ends disposed on a first surface of the carrier layer and a second portion of the plurality of nano-tubes having proximal ends disposed on an opposite surface of the carrier layer; and a plurality of electrically and thermally conductive heat conductive tips disposed on distal ends of the plurality of nano-tubes, the plurality of heat conductive tips on the first portion of the plurality of nano-tubes being attached to the conductive layer, the plurality of heat conductive tips on the second portion of the plurality of nano-tubes being attached to the heat sink.
US08106509B2	Electronic device and electronic apparatus An electronic device includes a semiconductor device and a wiring substrate having a wiring pattern. The semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor chip having an electrode; a convex-shaped resin protrusion provided on a surface of the semiconductor chip, the surface having the electrode; and wiring having a plurality of electrical coupling sections which are aligned on the resin protrusion and electrically coupled to the electrode. The semiconductor device is mounted to the wiring substrate so that the electrical coupling sections and the wiring pattern are brought into contact and electrically coupled with each other. The plurality of electrical coupling sections brought into contact with the wiring pattern include curved or bent shapes projecting in a longitudinal direction of the resin protrusion.
US08106508B2	Electronic component for surface mounting The electric component includes at least a set of electrode terminals 2, 3, a semiconductor element 4 electrically connected with the set of electrode terminals, and a package 6 made of synthetic resin and sealing the electrode terminals and the semiconductor element with part of a lower surface of each of the electrode terminals exposed at a lower surface of the package. A cover layer 11 made of synthetic resin is formed to cover a cut surface of a tip of a connector lead remainder extending integrally outward from the each of the electrode terminals. Thus, disadvantages resulting from exposure of the cut surface of the tip of the connector lead remainder are eliminated.
US08106503B2	High frequency semiconductor device According to one embodiment, a high frequency semiconductor device is provided, which includes: a distribution/input matching circuit board that mounts thereon a distribution/input matching circuit and an input transmission line pattern; an input capacitor board that is arranged adjacent to the distribution/input matching circuit board, and mounts a plurality of input capacitor cells thereon; a semiconductor board that is arranged adjacent to the input capacitor board, and mounts a plurality of field effect transistor cells thereon; an output capacitor board that is arranged adjacent to the semiconductor board, and mounts a plurality of output capacitor cells thereon; and a synthesis/output matching circuit board that is arranged adjacent to the output capacitor board, and mounts thereon an output transmission line pattern and a synthesis/output matching circuit, wherein the number of active field effect transistor cells is changed by connecting and disconnecting a plurality of field effect transistor cells to one another in response to a desired output power value, whereby a total gate electrode length is substantially changed, and an output power value is adjusted.
US08106497B2	Semiconductor module having a semiconductor chip stack and method A semiconductor module having a semiconductor chip stack and a method for producing the same is disclosed. In one embodiment, a thermally conductive layer with anisotropically thermally conductive particles is arranged between the semiconductor chips. The anisotropically thermally conductive particles have a lower thermal conductivity in a direction vertically with respect to the layer or the film than in a direction of the layer or the film.
US08106492B2	Semiconductor package and manufacturing method thereof The advanced quad flat non-leaded package structure includes a carrier having a die pad and a plurality of leads, at least a chip, a plurality of wires, and a molding compound. The rough surface of the carrier enhances the adhesion between the carrier and the surrounding molding compound.
US08106488B2	Wafer level packaging Through vias in a substrate are formed by creating a trench in a top side of the substrate and at least one trench in the back side of the substrate. The sum of the depths of the trenches at least equals the height of the substrate. The trenches cross at intersections, which accordingly form the through vias from the top side to the back side. The through vias are filled with a conductor to form contacts on both sides and the edge of the substrate. Contacts on the backside are formed at each of the trench. The through vias from the edge contacts. Traces connect bond pads to the conductor in the through via. Some traces are parallel to the back side traces. Some traces are skew to the back side traces. The substrate is diced to form individual die.
US08106476B2	Semiconductor die with fuse window and a monitoring window over a structure which indicates fuse integrity According to one exemplary embodiment, a method for monitoring structural integrity of at least one fuse in semiconductor wafer, which includes at least one electrical monitoring structure, includes forming a monitoring window in a dielectric layer overlying the at least one electrical monitoring structure, where the monitoring window and a fuse window overlying the at least one fuse are, in one embodiment, formed in a same etch process. The method further includes performing at least one electrical measurement on the at least one electrical monitoring structure, wherein the at least one electrical measurement is utilized to monitor the structural integrity of the at least one fuse. A change in the at least one electrical measurement is utilized to indicate a change in the structural integrity of the at least one fuse. The at least one electrical monitoring structure can include, for example, a metal serpentine line and one or more metal combs.
US08106474B2	Semiconductor device A wiring electrically connected to a terminal to which a high power supply potential is applied and a wiring electrically connected to a terminal to which a low power supply potential is applied are formed adjacent to each other and are formed so as to surround the integrated circuit. Thus, wiring resistance can be added between the terminals and the integrated circuit and capacitance can be added between the two wirings. Even if overvoltage is applied to the terminals due to ESD or the like, the energy of the overvoltage is consumed by the wiring resistance and the added capacitor, so that damage of the integrated circuit can be suppressed.
US08106473B2	Germanium film optical device A germanium (Ge) photodiode array on a glass substrate is provided with a corresponding fabrication method. A Ge substrate is provided that is either not doped or lightly doped with a first dopant. The first dopant can be either an n or p type dopant. A first surface of the Ge substrate is moderately doped with the first dopant and bonded to a glass substrate top surface. Then, a first region of a Ge substrate second surface is heavily doped with the first dopant. A second region of the Ge substrate second surface is heavily doped with a second dopant, having the opposite electron affinity than the first dopant, forming a pn junction. An interlevel dielectric (ILD) layer is formed overlying the Ge substrate second surface and contact holes are etched in the ILD layer overlying the first and second regions of the Ge substrate second surface. The contact holes are filled with metal and metal pads are formed overlying the contact holes.
US08106472B2	Image sensor with large-area, high-sensitivity and high-speed pixels The pixel for use in an image sensor comprises a low-doped semiconductor substrate (A). On the substrate (A), an arrangement of a plurality of floating areas, e.g., floating gates (FG2-FG6), is provided. Neighboring floating gates are electrically isolated from each other yet capacitively coupled to each other. By applying a voltage (V2−V1) to two contact areas (FG1, FG7), a lateral steplike electric field is generated. Photogenerated charge carriers move along the electric-field lines to the point of highest potential energy, where a floating diffusion (D) accumulate the photocharges. The charges accumulated in the various pixels are sequentially read out with a suitable circuit known from image-sensor literature, such as a source follower or a charge amplifier with row and column select mechanisms. The pixel of offers at the same time a large sensing area, a high photocharge-detection sensitivity and a high response speed, without any static current consumption.
US08106467B2	Semiconductor device having carrier mobility raised by generating strain in channel region A transistor is formed in the active region of a semiconductor substrate. A sidewall structure is disposed on the sidewalls of a gate electrode. A stress control film covers the semiconductor substrate. The sidewall structure includes a first portion extending along partial upper sidewalls of the gate electrode, a second portion extending from partial lower sidewalls of the gate electrode to partial surfaces of the active region, a third portion extending along partial surfaces of the first active region outer than the second portions, and a fourth portion facing the sidewalls of the gate electrode and an upper surface of the active region via the first to third portions. A Young's modulus of the first portion is lower than that of the third portion. The transistor is of an n-type and stress in the stress control film is tensile, or the transistor is of a p-type and stress is compressive.
US08106463B2	Memory cells for read only memories A ROM memory cell has significantly less total area than previously known ROM memory cells. Instead of using only one layer in the manufacturing process to program the memory cells, at least two layers are used to program the memory cells. This flexibility allows the memory cell to be reduced in area, which in turn produces a ROM that is more area efficient and consequently lower in cost. As the bitline length and capacitance are reduced, the speed and power consumption are also improved.
US08106462B2	Balancing NFET and PFET performance using straining layers An integrated circuit structure includes a substrate and at least one pair of complementary transistors on or in the substrate. The pair of complementary transistors comprises a first transistor and a second transistor. The structure also includes a first stress-producing layer on the first transistor and the second transistor, and a second stress-producing layer on the first stress-producing layer over the first transistor and the second transistor. The first stress-producing layer applies tensile strain force on the first transistor and the second transistor. The second stress-producing layer applies compressive strain force on the first stress-producing layer, the first transistor, and the second transistor.
US08106461B2	Apparatus for NBTI prediction An apparatus comprises a circuit for measuring a gate leakage current of a plurality of transistors. A circuit is provided to apply heat to gates of the plurality of transistors. A circuit is provided to apply a single stress bias voltage to the plurality of transistors for a stress period t. The stress bias voltage is sufficient to cause a 10% degradation in a drive current of the transistor within the stress period t. A processor is provided for estimating a negative bias temperature instability (NBTI) lifetime τ of the transistor based on a relationship between the gate leakage current and one or more of the group consisting of gate voltage, gate length, gate temperature, and gate width of the plurality of transistors. The relationship is determined from data observed while applying the single stress bias voltage.
US08106457B2	Silicon-on-insulator based radiation detection device and method Structures and a method for detecting ionizing radiation using silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology are disclosed. In one embodiment, the invention includes a substrate having a buried insulator layer formed over the substrate and an active layer formed over the buried insulator layer. Active layer may be fully depleted. A transistor is formed over the active layer, and includes a first gate conductor, a first gate dielectric and source/drain diffusion regions. The first gate conductor may include a material having a substantially (or fully) depleted doping concentration such that it has a resistivity higher than doped polysilicon such as intrinsic polysilicon. A second gate conductor is formed below the buried insulator layer and provides a second gate dielectric corresponding to the second gate conductor. A channel region between the first gate conductor and the second gate conductor is controlled by the second gate conductor (back gate) such that it acts as a radiation detector.
US08106456B2	SOI transistors having an embedded extension region to improve extension resistance and channel strain characteristics A silicon-on-insulator (SOI) transistor device includes a buried insulator layer formed over a bulk substrate; an SOI layer formed on the buried insulator layer; and a pair of silicon containing epitaxial regions disposed adjacent opposing sides of a gate conductor, the epitaxial regions corresponding to source and drain regions of the transistor device; wherein portions of the epitaxial regions are embedded in the buried insulator and are in contact with both vertical and bottom surfaces of the SOI layer corresponding to source and drain extension regions at opposing ends of a channel region of the transistor device.
US08106455B2	Threshold voltage adjustment through gate dielectric stack modification Multiple types of gate stacks are formed on a doped semiconductor well. A high dielectric constant (high-k) gate dielectric is formed on the doped semiconductor well. A metal gate layer is formed in one device area, while the high-k gate dielectric is exposed in other device areas. Threshold voltage adjustment oxide layers having different thicknesses are formed in the other device areas. A conductive gate material layer is then formed over the threshold voltage adjustment oxide layers. One type of field effect transistors includes a gate dielectric including a high-k gate dielectric portion. Other types of field effect transistors include a gate dielectric including a high-k gate dielectric portion and a first threshold voltage adjustment oxide portions having different thicknesses. Field effect transistors having different threshold voltages are provided by employing different gate dielectric stacks and doped semiconductor wells having the same dopant concentration.
US08106451B2	Multiple lateral RESURF LDMOST A lateral DMOS transistor that includes two RESURF regions of one conductivity and two RESURF regions of another conductivity disposed between the base region and the drain region thereof.
US08106445B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device and method of manufacturing the same A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device comprises a memory cell configured to store data and a resistor element provided around the memory cell. The memory cell includes a charge storage layer provided above a substrate, a first semiconductor layer formed on a top surface of the charge storage layer via an insulating layer, and a first low resistive layer formed on a top surface of the first semiconductor layer and having resistance lower than that of the first semiconductor layer. The resistor element includes a second semiconductor layer formed on the same layer as the first semiconductor layer, and a second low resistive layer formed on the same layer as the first low resistive layer and on a top surface of the second semiconductor layer, having resistance lower than that of the second semiconductor layer.
US08106443B2	Non-volatile semiconductor memory device A non-volatile semiconductor device includes an n type well formed in a semiconductor substrate having a surface, the surface having a plurality of stripe shaped grooves and a plurality of stripe shaped ribs, a plurality of stripe shaped p type diffusion regions formed in upper parts of each of the plurality of ribs, the plurality of stripe shaped p type diffusion regions being parallel to a longitudinal direction of the ribs, a tunneling insulation film formed on the grooves and the ribs, a charge storage layer formed on the tunneling insulating film, a gate insulation film formed on the charge storage layer, and a plurality of stripe shaped conductors formed on the gate insulating film, the plurality of stripe shaped conductors arranged in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the ribs with a predetermined interval wherein an impurity diffusion structure in the ribs are asymmetric.
US08106436B2	Semiconductor trench structure having a sealing plug In one embodiment, a semiconductor device is formed having a trench structure. The trench structure includes a single crystalline semiconductor plug formed along exposed upper surfaces of the trench. In one embodiment, the single crystalline semiconductor plug seals the trench to form a sealed core.
US08106435B2	Method of forming a semiconductor device having an etch stop layer and related device In one embodiment, a lower interlayer dielectric layer, and first and second landing pads penetrating the lower interlayer dielectric layer are formed on a substrate. Interconnection patterns covering the second landing pads are formed on the lower interlayer dielectric layer. An etch stop layer is formed over the interconnection patterns. An upper interlayer dielectric layer filling a gap region between the interconnection patterns is formed on the etch stop layer. The upper interlayer dielectric layer is patterned to form a preliminary contact hole between the interconnection patterns, where the etch stop layer is exposed at the bottom of the preliminary contact hole. The preliminary contact hole is extended and the etch stop layer exposed by the extended preliminary contact hole is removed to form a first contact hole exposing the first landing pad. A buried contact plug is then formed within the first contact hole.
US08106432B2	CMOS imager photodiode with enhanced capacitance A pixel sensor cell having a semiconductor substrate having a surface; a photosensitive element formed in a substrate having a non-laterally disposed charge collection region entirely isolated from a physical boundary including the substrate surface. The photosensitive element comprises a trench having sidewalls formed in the substrate of a first conductivity type material; a first doped layer of a second conductivity type material formed adjacent to at least one of the sidewalls; and a second doped layer of the first conductivity type material formed between the first doped layer and the at least one trench sidewall and formed at a surface of the substrate, the second doped layer isolating the first doped layer from the at least one trench sidewall and the substrate surface. In a further embodiment, an additional photosensitive element is provided that includes a laterally disposed charge collection region that contacts the non-laterally disposed charge collection region of the photosensitive element and underlies the doped layer formed at the substrate surface.
US08106431B2	Solid state imaging apparatus, method for driving the same and camera using the same A solid state imaging apparatus includes: a plurality of photoelectric conversion cells each including a plurality of photoelectric sections arranged in an array of at least two rows and two columns; a plurality of floating diffusion sections each being connected to each of ones of the photoelectric sections which are included in the same row of each said photoelectric conversion cell via each of a plurality of transfer transistors, and being shared by said ones of the photoelectric sections; a plurality of read-out lines each being selectively connected to at least two of the transfer transistors; and a plurality of pixel amplifier transistors each detecting and outputting the potential of each said the floating diffusion section. Charges of the photoelectric conversion sections each being connected to one of the read-out lines and being read out by the transfer transistors are read out by different floating diffusion sections.
US08106425B2	Interconnection substrate, semiconductor chip package including the same, and display system including the same Example embodiments relate to an interconnection substrate and a semiconductor chip package and a display system including the same. The interconnection substrate may include a base film, a signal line provided on the base film, a power line provided on the base film as a line pattern including a plurality of bent portions, and a ground line provided on the base film in parallel with the power line. The interconnection substrate may further include a semiconductor chip provided on the base film, wherein the power, ground, and/or signal lines are electrically connected to the semiconductor chip to form a semiconductor chip package. A display system may include the above semiconductor chip package, a screen displaying an image, and a PCB generating a signal. The semiconductor chip may be connected between the PCB and the screen and relay the generated signal from the PCB to the screen. Use of the power, ground, and/or signal lines having a plurality of bent portions may reduce electromagnetic interference (EMI) within the display system.
US08106422B2	SiC avalanche photodiode with improved edge termination An avalanche photodiode semiconductor device (20) for converting an impinging photon (22) includes a base n+ doped material layer (52) formed having a window section (72) for passing the photon (22). An n− doped material layer (30) is formed on the n+ doped material layer (52) having a portion of a lower surface (74) suitably exposed. An n+ doped material layer (32) is formed on the n− doped material (30). A p+ layer (24) formed on top of the n+ doped layer (32). At least one guard ring (26) is formed in the n− doped layer (30).
US08106420B2	Light emitting device including semiconductor nanocrystals A light emitting device can have a layered structure and include a plurality of semiconductor nanocrystals. The layers of the device can be covalently bonded to each other. The device can include continuous chain of covalent bonds extending from the first electrode to the second electrode.
US08106419B2	Group-III nitride compound semiconductor light-emitting device, method of manufacturing group-III nitride compound semiconductor light-emitting device, and lamp A group-III nitride compound semiconductor light-emitting device, a method of manufacturing the group-III nitride compound semiconductor light-emitting device, and a lamp. The method includes the steps of: forming an intermediate layer (12) made of a group-III nitride compound on a substrate (11) by activating and reacting gas including a group-V element with a metal material in plasma; and sequentially forming an n-type semiconductor layer (14), a light-emitting layer (15), and a p-type semiconductor layer (16) each made of a group-III nitride compound semiconductor on the intermediate layer (12). Nitrogen is used as the group-V element, and the thickness of the intermediate layer (12) is in the range of 20 to 80 nm.
US08106412B2	Semiconductor light emitting device and fabrication method for the same The high luminance semiconductor light emitting device comprises: a GaAs substrate structure including a GaAs layer (3), a first metal buffer layer (2) disposed on a surface of the GaAs layer, a first metal layer (1) disposed on the first metal buffer layer, and a second metal buffer layer (4) and a second metal layer (5) disposed at a back side of the GaAs layer; and a light emitting diode structure disposed on the GaAs substrate structure and including a third metal layer (12), a metal contact layer (11) disposed on the third metal layer, a p type cladding layer (10) disposed on the metal contact layer, a multi-quantum well layer (9) disposed on the p type cladding layer, an n type cladding layer (8) disposed on the multi-quantum well layer, and a window layer 7 disposed on the n type cladding layer, wherein the GaAs substrate structure and the light emitting diode structure are bonded by using the first metal layer (1) and the third metal layer (12).
US08106406B2	Die package including substrate with molded device A package is disclosed. The package includes a premolded substrate having a leadframe structure, a first device attached to the leadframe structure, and a molding material covering at least part of the leadframe structure and the first device. It also includes a second device attached to the premolded substrate.
US08106405B2	Light-emitting device having a gain region and a reflector The light-emitting device of the present invention has a first cladding layer; an active layer formed above the first cladding layer; and a second cladding layer formed above the active layer, wherein the active layer has a first side surface, and a second side surface parallel to the first side surface; at least a portion of the active layer constitutes a gain region; the gain region has a first end surface disposed on the first side surface side and a second end surface disposed on the second side surface side, and extends from the first end surface to the second end surface in the direction inclined to the normal to the first side surface as viewed from above; the second end face is orthogonal to the direction in which the gain region extends as viewed from above; a reflecting part is disposed on the second end face; and a part of the light generated in the gain region is reflected in the reflecting part disposed on the second end face and is emitted from the first end surface.
US08106402B2	Flat panel display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same A flat panel display apparatus that can be manufactured with less patterning operations using a mask, and a method of manufacturing the same, the flat panel display apparatus including a substrate; an active layer of a thin film transistor (TFT); a first bottom electrode and a first top electrode of a capacitor; a first insulation layer formed on the substrate; a gate bottom electrode and a gate top electrode corresponding to the channel region; a second bottom electrode and a second top electrode of the capacitor; a pixel bottom electrode and a pixel top electrode; a second insulation layer formed on the gate electrode, the second electrode of the capacitor, and the pixel top electrode; and a source electrode and a drain electrode formed on the second insulation layer.
US08106400B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same As a display device has a higher definition, the number of pixels, gate lines, and signal lines are increased. When the number of the gate lines and the signal lines are increased, there occurs a problem that it is difficult to mount an IC chip including a driver circuit for driving the gate and signal lines by bonding or the like, whereby manufacturing cost is increased. A pixel portion and a driver circuit for driving the pixel portion are provided over the same substrate, and at least part of the driver circuit includes a thin film transistor using an oxide semiconductor interposed between gate electrodes provided above and below the oxide semiconductor. The pixel portion and the driver portion are provided over the same substrate, whereby manufacturing cost can be reduced.
US08106395B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A technique of manufacturing a semiconductor device capable of performing a probe test by a common test apparatus as normal LSI chips even for large-area chips is provided. A chip comprising a device formed on a device area by a semiconductor process and including a plurality of test areas sectioned by chip areas is prepared. Next, pads to be electrically connected to the device are formed at corresponding positions on the respective plurality of test areas. Subsequently, the respective test areas are tested by a same probe card via the plurality of pads.
US08106388B2	Quantum dot solar cell with rigid bridge molecule A solar cell including a quantum dot, an electron conductor, and a rigid bridge molecule disposed between the quantum dot and the electron conductor. The rigid bridge molecule may include a first anchor group that bonds to the quantum dot and a second anchor group that bonds to the electron conductor. The solar cell may include a hole conductor that is configured to reduce the quantum dot once the quantum dot absorbs a photon and ejects an electron through the rigid bridge molecule and into the electron conductor.
US08106386B2	Organic semiconductor compositions including plasticizers A composition, comprising a solid mixture of organic semiconductor molecules and plasticizer molecules.
US08106374B2	Radiation image capturing system, radiation image capturing method, and program A radiation image capturing system includes a first image capturing apparatus incorporating a radiation detector for detecting a radiation which has passed through a subject and converting the radiation into radiation image information, a second image capturing apparatus incorporating a stimulable phosphor panel for detecting a radiation which has passed through a subject, converting the radiation into radiation image information, and holding the radiation image information, and a processor for controlling the first image capturing apparatus and the second image capturing apparatus according to image capturing instruction information. The processor includes a priority activator for activating the second image capturing apparatus in preference to the first image capturing apparatus when the processor is activated.
US08106372B2	Quick release containment and shielding apparatus A containment medical apparatus for use in association with medical treatments requiring radioactive substances has a tubular housing with a cap configured for closing an open end of the tubular housing. A quick release mechanism holds the cap on an open end of the tubular housing.
US08106370B2	Isotope production system and cyclotron having a magnet yoke with a pump acceptance cavity A cyclotron that includes a magnet assembly to produce a magnetic field to direct charged particles along a desired path. The cyclotron also includes a magnet yoke that has a yoke body that surrounds an acceleration chamber. The magnet assembly is located in the yoke body. The yoke body forms a pump acceptance (PA) cavity that is fluidicly coupled to the acceleration chamber. The cyclotron also includes a vacuum pump that is configured to introduce a vacuum into the acceleration chamber. The vacuum pump is positioned in the PA cavity.
US08106369B2	Electron beam web irradiation apparatus and process The present disclosure includes an electron beam emitter, a roller for a web, circumferential radiation shielding, a reaction chamber, movement between open and closes positions, a depositor, baffles, inert gas dispenser, and other features. One example in the present disclosure is a web carrying roller for electron beam irradiation of the web on one side of that roller within a baffle-containing shielded area, while another side of that roller is outside of the shielded area, and near the two ends of the roller are arcuate tongue and groove barriers to x-radiation leakage from the shielded area. The baffle-containing shielded area has a series of voids separated by walls, rather than having the shielded area positioned close to the circumference of the cylinder along its length.
US08106366B2	Ion beam control apparatus and method Provided are an ion beam control apparatus and a control method for controlling an ion beam energy expansion level and an ion beam size in a radial direction. An ion beam control apparatus Sa is provided with an ion beam generating unit 2, and an ion beam control unit 1a in which a generated ion beam (IB) is input and controlled to be output with the prescribed level of energy expansion and the prescribed diameter in the radial direction. In the ion beam control unit 1a, phase rotation by a radio frequency electric field that increases existing probability with the prescribed level of energy is at least used.
US08106364B2	X-ray detecting panel, X-ray detector and method of driving the X-ray detector An X-ray detecting panel includes a thin film transistor; first and second photosensors connected to the thin film transistor; and a scintillator which changes X-rays that are external and incident thereto into visible light rays.
US08106363B2	Digital radiography panel with pressure-sensitive adhesive for optical coupling between scintillator screen and detector and method of manufacture A digital radiography panel has a scintillator screen having a light-exiting surface from a material with a first index of refraction n1 and a photosensor array having a light-accepting surface from a material with a second index of refraction n2. A pressure-sensitive adhesive couples the light-exiting surface of the scintillator screen to the light-accepting surface of the photosensor array and has a third index of refraction that has a value nPSA that either lies in the range between n1 and n2, or substantially matches n1 or n2, or both.
US08106357B2	Scanning electron microscope and method for processing an image obtained by the scanning electron microscope In the case where a specimen is imaged by a scanning electron microscope, it is intended to acquire an image of a high quality having a noise component reduced, thereby to improve the precision of an image processing. The intensity distribution of a beam is calculated on the basis of an imaging condition or specimen information, and an image restoration is performed by using a resolving power deterioration factor other than the beam intensity distribution as a target of a deterioration mode, so that a high resolving power image can be acquired under various conditions. In the scanning electron microscope for semiconductor inspections and semiconductor measurements, the restored image is used for pattern size measurement, defect detections, defect classifications and so on, so that the measurements can be improved in precision and so that the defect detections and classifications can be made high precise.
US08106354B2	Mass spectrometer arrangement The invention refers to a mass spectrometer arrangement (10) comprising a housing (86) having a mass spectrometer forevacuum vacuum chamber (20) with a mass spectrometer forevacuum outlet (30), at least two mass spectrometer high-vacuum vacuum chambers (21, 22, 23), and an integrated turbomolecular pump (12) connected with the high-vacuum vacuum chambers (21, 22, 23) and having a forevacuum outlet (89). The two forevacuum outlets (30, 89) open into a common forevacuum chamber (98) in the housing (86), which in turn opens into a housing outlet (88).
US08106351B2	Mass spectrometry assay for plasma-renin Provided are methods for measuring renin activity in a plasma sample using mass spectrometry. The methods generally involve ionizing purified angiotensin 1 from the sample and detecting the amount of angiotensin 1 ions generated. The amount of detected angiotensin 1 ions are then related to the amount of angiotensin 1 generated in the sample, which in turn is related to renin activity in the sample.
US08106346B2	Photodetector A photodetector includes a photoelectric conversion circuit that generates a first voltage by converting a first current generated in accordance with the illuminance of incident light into log-compressed voltage; a temperature compensation circuit that generates a second voltage by performing temperature compensation for the first voltage and generate a second current by converting the second voltage into current; and a digital signal generation circuit that generates a clock signal having an oscillation frequency depending on the second current, counts pulses of the clock signal for a certain period, and generates a digital signal using the count value for the certain period as data.
US08106345B2	Photo sensor and flat panel display using the same A photo sensor in a flat panel display includes a first transistor having first, second, and gate electrodes respectively coupled to first, second, and third nodes; a second transistor having first, second, and gate electrodes, respectively coupled to a fourth node, the first node, and a first control signal line; a third transistor having first, second, and gate electrodes, respectively coupled to the second node, the third node, and the first control signal line; a fourth transistor having first, second, and gate electrodes, respectively coupled to a reset power line, the third node, and a reset signal line; a fifth transistor having first, second, and gate electrodes, respectively coupled to a first power source, the first node, and a second control signal line; a sixth transistor having first, second, and gate electrodes, respectively coupled to the second node, output line, and the second control signal line; and a seventh transistor.
US08106343B2	Image sensing system interposing light shielding portion between color filter and pixel arrays An image sensing apparatus includes a pixel array, a first color filter, a second color filter, and a light shielding portion. The amount of electric charges generated in a first pixel after light of a first wavelength enters the first pixel is larger than that of electric charges generated in a second pixel after light of a second wavelength enters the second pixel. The light shielding portion defines the aperture regions of the first and second pixels so as to set the aperture area of the first pixel larger than that of the second pixel.
US08106342B2	Solid-state image capturing device and electronic information device A solid-state image capturing device includes a multilayer wiring layer to open regions above a plurality of respective light receiving sections for performing photoelectric conversion on incident light to generate a signal charge; a color filter of each color provided above the multilayer wiring layer in a corresponding manner to each light receiving section; and a microlens provided on the color filter of each color, for focusing the incident light at each light receiving section, wherein a wiring layer within one layer among the multilayer wiring layer limits an area of a light receiving region for incident light that enters the light receiving section, equally among the light receiving sections.
US08106340B1	Generalized midcourse missile guidance A method for guiding a multistage interceptor missile toward a target missile that may transition from a boost mode to a ballistic mode during the engagement. The method comprises the steps of tracking the position of the target missile with a sensor, generating a predicted intercept point and time, and loading the predicted intercept point and time into the interceptor missile guidance system. The interceptor missile is launched and transition is made to the second stage of propulsion of the interceptor missile. Second-stage midcourse guidance acceleration commands are generated in response to an elevated predicted intercept point generated using the Runge-Kutta integration method working on predicted target missile position, velocity, and acceleration. During third stage propulsion said interceptor missile is guided toward an updated predicted intercept point of the target missile. During fourth stage, the kinetic warhead effects a hit-to-kill intercept of the target missile.
US08106337B2	Modularly contained dual or multiple system water heating element assembly A modular water heating assembly containing two heating elements (1, 2), each having a thermostat module (5, 6) inserted into a sensing tube (3, 4) and attached to the same threaded boss (7). The heating elements are therefor contained in a single assembly with the elements having a fixed temperature set point differential such that the elements are switched on or off to maintain a constant temperature and reduce energy consumption by minimizing temperature overshoot.
US08106334B2	Electric oven having convection cover formed with sub-outlets An electric oven having a convection heater and a convection cover. The convection cover including a main outlet located at or near the periphery of the convection cover, and a sub-outlet, more centrally located near the convection heater relative to the main outlet. Together, the main outlet and the sub-outlet allow the heated air to be uniformly circulated throughout the cooking chamber and to be evenly transferred to food irrespective of the position of the food in the cooking chamber. Uniform air circulation in the cooking chamber will result in more favorable cooking results.
US08106331B2	Apparatus for controlling alignment between precision ground plates and method of controlling a desired alignment between opposing precision ground plates An apparatus for maintaining alignment between precision ground plates includes a first plate including a main body portion having plurality of passages. The first plate also includes a first heating device mounted to heat the main body portion to a selected temperature. A second plate including a main body portion having a plurality of passages is positioned adjacent the first plate. The second plate includes a second heating device mounted to heat the main body portion to a selected temperature. A controller operatively connected to the first and second heating devices selectively establishes a desired temperature in each of the first and second plates to facilitate a desired alignment between the plurality of passages in the first plate and the plurality of passages in the second plate.
US08106327B2	ARC welding torch including a wire guide open on one side and arranged to receive a welding wire from a laterally spaced apart location and method of using same The present invention relates to a welding torch that includes an electrode (3) that has a longitudinal groove (9) formed therein which guides a welding wire (4) which is fed form a laterally spaced-apart location. The electrode (3) is open and the wire (4) is supported on one side only. In the region of the welding tip, the electrode (3) is elongate and the cross-sectional area is smaller than the area at a position further from the tip. Regions between an outer housing (11) and a main support body (2) define two shielding gas conduits positioned on opposite sides of the body (2), through which gas flows and then combines to form a unitary stream. The body (2) contains cooled regions which are supplied with cooling fluid by a conduit (7) and removed by conduit (8), parts of which are positioned between the shielding gas conduits close to the welding electrode (3).
US08106323B2	Potential switching apparatus for power adapter A potential switching apparatus for a power adapter which transforms input power to output power delivered through a power output cord. The potential switch apparatus switches the potential of the output power. It includes a first body and a second body located on the power output cord. The first body has a first contact and a second contact. The second body has a switch element connectable to the first contact to deliver the output power at a first potential and connectable to the second contact to deliver the output power at a second potential. Thus the potential of the output power can be switched. The present invention improves the conventional potential switch device on the power adapter that is too bulky in size.
US08106320B2	Decorative sheet, decorative molded body, decorative key sheet, and decorative sheet manufacturing method Provided are a decorative sheet which is enhanced in durability of an edge portion of a soft feel layer thereof and which is unlikely to suffer breakage, a method of manufacturing such a decorative sheet, a decorative molded body, and a decorative key sheet. A compressed portion formed by crushing a foam layer in a thickness direction is provided at a side surface of an edge portion of a decorative sheet with a soft touch feeling.
US08106316B2	Locking and operating system for generator circuit breakers A control unit for an electrical switching device comprises: a control shaft which is rotatable about a control axis for operating a moveable contact of the electrical switching device, a first blocking mechanism for the control shaft, which can be activated to block a rotary movement of the control shaft in a first rotation direction, and an activation mechanism for the first blocking mechanism, which is designed to activate the first blocking mechanism.
US08106313B2	Wire fitting The present invention is directed to a wire fitting that may be used to pass a wire, cable or other conductor through a surface in order to produce a substantially secure and water tight connection between the wire fitting, the wire and the surface. The wire fitting may include a cap unit that is configured to be removably affixed to a base unit. The cap unit and the base unit may include corresponding threads to allow the cap unit to be screwed onto the base unit. A compressible plug may be placed between the cap unit and base unit in an opening at an end of the base unit. A washer with a set of ridges may also be placed between the cap unit and the base unit on the compressible plug to facilitate compression of the compressible plug and secure the cap unit into place.
US08106308B2	Printed circuit board for package and manufacturing method thereof A printed circuit board for a package includes a first insulation layer, on one side of which an electronic component having a plurality of electrical contacts is mounted; a plurality of first bond pads formed on the other side of the first insulation layer in predetermined intervals, which are electrically connected with the electrical contacts; a second insulation layer stacked on the other side of the first insulation layer, with those portions removed where the first bond pads are formed; and a second bond pad, which is formed on a surface of the second insulation layer in correspondence with positions between the plurality of the first bond pads, and which is electrically connected with the electrical contacts. The bond pads can be implemented in two layers, as opposed to the case of forming the bond pads in one layer, in a predetermined area of a printed circuit board.
US08106307B2	Substrate structure and electronic apparatus A substrate structure capable of miniaturizing and thinning a housing of a portable terminal is provided.A substrate structure 10 comprises a substrate 11, plural electronic components 12 mounted along one mounting surface 11A in the substrate 11, and a resin part 13 for making close contact with the mounting surface 11A of the substrate 11while each of the electronic components 12 is covered with a resin 13A. In the substrate structure 10, a through hole 14 extending through the substrate 11 in a thickness direction is disposed and also the side of the mounting surface 11A in the through hole 14 is closed by a lid member 15. A rising part 21 is disposed in a peripheral part of this lid member 15.
US08106306B2	Ceramic multi-layer circuit substrate and manufacturing method thereof Provided is a method of manufacturing a ceramic multi-layer circuit substrate. A plurality of ceramic blocks, in each of which one or more ceramic green sheets having via-electrodes are layered one atop the other, are formed and are then fired. The fired ceramic blocks are aligned with each other. One or more bonding green sheets each having bonding electrodes in positions corresponding to the via-electrodes of the ceramic blocks are prepared. Each of the bonding green sheets is interposed between a pair of the ceramic blocks opposing each other. The ceramic blocks and the bonding green sheets are bonded and are then fired.
US08106305B2	Print circuit board with high insulated region, method of manufacturing thereof, and print circuit board assembly thereof A print circuit board includes: a first surface; a guard plane disposed on an inner layer; a high insulated region formed on the first surface of the board so as to be opposed to the guard plane, the high insulated region being substantially surrounded by one or more first guard patterns; and a quasi-high insulated region formed on the first surface of the board so as to be disposed adjacent to the high insulated region. The quasi-high insulated region is substantially surrounded by at least a part of the one or more first guard patterns and by one or more second guard patterns, in which the one or more first guard patterns and the one or more second guard patterns are each formed by forming one or more trenches in the first surface of the board so as to expose the guard plane on a bottom surface of the trenches.
US08106302B2	Circuit board of communication product and manufacturing method thereof The present invention provides a circuit board of a communication product and a manufacturing method thereof. The circuit board comprises a main body of a circuit board and an isolation cover. A surface of the main body of the circuit board has a power transistor, an insulating layer, a plurality of first openings disposed at intervals on the insulating layer and around the power transistor, and a plurality of soldering portions exposed from the first openings respectively. The isolation cover comprises a cover body and a plurality of second openings equidistantly opened on a lateral side of the cover body. The isolation cover is disposed on the surface of the main body of the circuit board, and is soldered to the soldering portions through a local spot soldering process.
US08106301B2	Connecting member A connecting member includes a cable configured to transfer signal, two securing members, and a resilient component. The two securing members secure the resilient component to the cable, the resilient component is elastically deformable between a first state, in which the resilient component and the cable are contracted, and a second state, in which the resilient component and the cable are extended.
US08106295B1	Apparatus and method for collapsible and expandable electrical device cover An electrical device cover having a base with a wall structure includes of at least a two pairs of opposing walls located perpendicular to each other and an opening in a back side large enough to receive an electrical device. An exterior surface of at least a first wall has at least one rails running perpendicular to a plane in which the back side of the base resides and the base of a detachable hinge component is slidably coupled to the at least one rail. The detachable hinge component further includes at least one hinge member that is parallel to the base of the hinge component and a lid includes at least one hinge tab in which the at least one hinge member seats such the lid is pivotally coupled to the hinge component.
US08106287B2	Tone control apparatus and method using virtual damper position Virtual damper position data, simulatively representing a position of a damper member provided for suppressing vibration of a string in a physical tone generating mechanism of the acoustic piano, is generated on the basis of key-on data, key-off data, released key position data, damper pedal position data, sostenute pedal-on data and sostenute pedal-off data. Release characteristic of a tone signal to be generated is controlled on the basis of the virtual damper position data. When the sostenute pedal-on data or key-on data has been supplied, the virtual damper position data is set at a value corresponding to a maximum damper release position. Virtual damper position data is variably generated on the basis of at least one of the released key position data, damper pedal position data supplied after the supply of the sostenute pedal-off data or key-off data.
US08106281B2	Music difficulty level calculating apparatus and music difficulty level calculating method CPU 11 reads from RAM 13 pitch information of each of musical notes composing the music, fingering information for playing the musical notes, and time information of the musical notes, thereby calculating a difficulty level of music. CPU 11 calculates a fingering difficulty level concerning fingering of playing adjacent musical notes based on the pitch information and fingering information, a rhythm difficulty level concerning musical-note duration and timing of key playing based on the time information, and a key difficulty level concerning a key of music based on the pitch information. Further, CPU 11 calculates the whole difficulty level of music based on the fingering difficulty level, rhythm difficulty level and key difficulty level.
US08106269B2	Soybean cultivar S090001 A soybean cultivar designated S090001 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S090001, to the plants of soybean S090001, to plant parts of soybean cultivar S090001, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar S090001 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 S090001, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S090001, 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 S090001 with another soybean cultivar.
US08106262B2	Lettuce named DIP 6992 A novel leaf lettuce cultivar, designated DIP 6992, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of lettuce cultivar DIP 6992, to the plants of lettuce cultivar DIP 6992 and to methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing lettuce cultivar DIP 6992 with itself or another lettuce line. The invention further relates to methods for producing a lettuce 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 lettuce lines derived from the cultivar DIP 6992.
US08106261B2	Methods of producing GABA The present invention describes an alternative approach to increase GABA production in prokaryotes or eukaryotes, namely by the insertion of the putrescine catabolic pathway in organisms where the pathway does not exist or has not clearly been identified. The invention describes methods for the use of polynucleotides that encode functional putrescine aminotransferase (PAT) and gamma-aminobutyricaldehyde dehydrogenase (GABAlde DeHase) polypeptides in plants to increase GABA production. The preferred embodiment of the invention is in plants but other organisms may be used. Changes in GABA availability will improve growth and increase tolerance to biotic and abiotic stress.
US08106260B2	Chimeric isoprenoid synthases and uses thereof Disclosed is a chimeric isoprenoid synthase polypeptide including a first domain from a first isoprenoid synthase joined to a second domain from a second, heterologous isoprenoid synthase, whereby the chimeric isoprenoid synthase is capable of catalyzing the production of isoprenoid reaction products that are not produced in the absence of the second domain of the second, heterologous isoprenoid synthase. Also disclosed is a chimeric isoprenoid synthase polypeptide including an asymmetrically positioned homologous domain, whereby the chimeric isoprenoid synthase is capable of catalyzing the production of isoprenoid reaction products that are not produced when the domain is positioned at its naturally-occurring site in the isoprenoid synthase polypeptide.
US08106259B2	Compositions and methods for plant genetic modification Mixed duplex oligonucleotides (MDON) are used to effect site-specific genetic alterations in a target DNA sequence of a plant. The MDON are introduced by electroporation into microspores. Thereafter, plants having a desired genetic alteration are produced by germinating the microspores.
US08106254B2	Heat- and ethylene-inducible fruit specific promoter The present invention relates to a heat- and ethylene-inducible plant specific promoter, and its relevant recombinant plasmids and transgenic plants.
US08106250B2	Process for removing silicon compounds from hydrocarbon streams The present invention relates to a process for removing organic silicon compounds from hydrocarbon streams by contact with an adsorbent and hydrogen. The adsorbent is composed of lamellar double hydroxides and group VI-B or group VIII hydrogenating metal. More specifically, the process of the present invention involves a stage of activation for formation of the lamellar double hydroxide, and maintaining the phase of lamellar double hydroxide by adding water.
US08106248B2	Conversion of co-fed methane and hydrocarbon feedstocks into higher value hydrocarbons In one aspect, the inventive process comprises a process for pyrolyzing a hydrocarbon feedstock containing nonvolatiles in a regenerative pyrolysis reactor system. The process comprises: (a) heating the nonvolatile-containing hydrocarbon feedstock upstream of a regenerative pyrolysis reactor system to a temperature sufficient to form a vapor phase that is essentially free of nonvolatiles and a liquid phase containing the nonvolatiles; (b) separating said vapor phase from said liquid phase; (c) feeding the separated vapor phase and methane to the pyrolysis reactor system; and (d) converting the methane and separated vapor phase in said pyrolysis reactor system to form a pyrolysis product. In another aspect, the invention includes a separation process that feeds multiple pyrolysis reactors.
US08106246B2	Process for the manufacture of dichloropropanol by chlorination of glycerol Process for the manufacture of dichloropropanol in which glycerol is reacted with a chlorinating agent comprising hydrochloric acid in a liquid medium in equilibrium with a vapor phase and in which the condensation of a fraction exhibiting the composition of the vapor phase is prevented.
US08106243B2	Process for producing cyclohexylbenzene In a process for producing cyclohexylbenzene, benzene and hydrogen are contacted with a catalyst under hydroalkylation conditions to produce an effluent containing cyclohexylbenzene. The catalyst comprises a composite of a molecular sieve, an inorganic oxide different from said molecular sieve and at least one hydrogenation metal, wherein at least 50 wt % of said hydrogenation metal is supported on the inorganic oxide and the inorganic oxide has an average particle size less than 40 μm (microns).
US08106240B2	Process for operating a continuous removal of a target product X in the form of fine crystals of the target product X A process for operating a continuous removal of a target product X in the form of fine crystals of a liquid phase P comprising the target product X and constituents other than the target product X by cooling suspension crystallization in the secondary chamber of an indirect heat exchanger to which liquid phase P flows continuously with simultaneous continuous flow through the primary chamber of the indirect heat exchanger with a coolant, and continuous withdrawal of a crystal suspension S having a degree of crystallization Y from the secondary chamber in two operating states I and II, wherein the coolant temperature is lower, the mass flow of liquid phase P is greater and the molar proportion of the constituents other than the target product X in the liquid phase P in operating state II is greater than in operating state I.
US08106238B2	Method for producing glycolic acid Provided is a production method of glycolic acid having a first step of preparing glycolonitrile from formaldehyde and hydrocyanic acid and a second step of hydrolyzing the glycolonitrile into glycolic acid directly or via a glycolate salt, which method can produce glycolic acid in easy production and purification steps while consuming less energy. In the production method, by carrying out the first and second steps continuously or by storing the glycolonitrile obtained in the first step at pH 4 or less and carrying out a hydrolysis reaction of the second step at from pH 5 to 9, a production yield of glycolic acid, activity for the production of glycolic acid and accumulated concentration of glycolic acid are improved, resulting in the production of glycolic acid having an improved purity and quality.
US08106236B2	Triaryl compounds and derivates thereof The present invention relates to compounds having the general formula (I) with the definitions of X, Y, R1, R2, R3, R4, R9, R10 given below, and solvates, hydrates, esters, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.Furthermore the invention relates to the use of said compounds for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and their use for the modulation of γ-secretase activity.
US08106234B2	Methylidene malonate process An improvement in the production of methylidene malonates is attained by use of specific reaction phase and/or separation phase polymerization inhibitors and combinations thereof.
US08106233B2	Antioxidant compounds The present invention relates to the use of compounds of the formula (I), with radicals defined in the description, as antioxidants, to corresponding novel compounds and compositions, and to corresponding processes for the preparation of compounds and compositions.
US08106231B2	Process for the preparation of (2R,3S)-3-phenylisoserine methyl ester acetate salt A process for the enantioselective preparation of (2R,3S)-3-phenylisoserine methyl ester acetate salt of formula (I) which is an useful building block for the synthesis of taxane derivatives. The process involves the resolution of racemic threo-phenylisoserine amide and its conversion into (I).
US08106227B2	Ferrocenediphosphines Compounds of the formula I in the form of enantiomerically pure diastereomers or a mixture of diastereomers, (I), where the radicals R1 are identical or different and are each C1-C4-alkyl; m is 0 or an integer from 1 to 3; n is 0 or an integer from 1 to 4; R2 is a hydrocarbon radical or a C-bonded heterohydrocarbon radical; Cp is unsubstituted or C1-C4-alkyl-substituted cyclopentadienyl; Y is a C-bonded chiral group which directs metals of metallation reagents into the ortho position; and Phos is a P-bonded P(III) substituent. The compounds are chiral ligands for complexes of transition metals which are used as homogeneous catalysts in asymmetric syntheses.
US08106220B2	Preparation of phthalic anhydride by gas phase oxidation of O-xylene in a main reactor and postreactor A process is described for preparing phthalic anhydride by catalytic gas phase oxidation of o-xylene, in which a gaseous mixture of o-xylene and an oxygenous gas is converted in a main reactor to a gaseous intermediate reaction product which comprises unconverted o-xylene, phthalic anhydride underoxidation products and phthalic anhydride, the heat of reaction which arises in the main reactor being removed at least partly by indirect cooling with a heat carrier medium, and the intermediate reaction product being introduced into a postreactor. The concentration of unconverted o-xylene in the intermediate reaction product is at least 1% by weight, and the sum of the concentrations of phthalic anhydride underoxidation products in the intermediate reaction product is at least 0.5% by weight. The process allows an increase in the overall yield of phthalic anhydride without or without significant deterioration in the product quality.
US08106219B2	Organic compound and organic dye used in dye-sensitized solar cell A kind of organic compound and organic dye used in dye-sensitized solar cell thereof. In the present invention, we synthesize a series of novel organic compounds with the structure of donor-conjugated chain-acceptor (D-π-A). The electron donor and acceptor groups, for example, are arylamine and cyanoacrylic acid, respectively. These novel organic compounds can be applied to the material of dye layer in the dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC).
US08106215B2	3-aza-bicyclo[3.3.0]octane compounds The invention relates to 3-aza-bicyclo[3.3.0]octane derivatives of the formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, and A are as described in the description and their use as orexin receptor antagonists.
US08106213B2	Sulfur substituted sulfonylaminocarboxylic acid N-arylamides, their preparation, their use and pharmaceutical preparations comprising them The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I wherein A1, A2, R1, R2, R3, X and n are as defined in the claims, which are valuable pharmaceutically active compounds for the therapy and prophylaxis of diseases, for example of cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, angina pectoris, cardiac insufficiency, thromboses or atherosclerosis. The compounds of the formula I are capable of modulating the body's production of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) and are generally suitable for the therapy and prophylaxis of diseases which are associated with a disturbed cGMP balance. The invention furthermore relates to processes for preparing compounds of the formula I, to their use for the therapy and prophylaxis of the abovementioned diseases and for preparing pharmaceuticals for this purpose, and to pharmaceutical preparations which comprise compounds of the formula I.
US08106212B2	Substituted enaminocarbonyl compounds The present invention relates to novel substituted enaminocarbonyl compounds, to processes for their preparation and to their use for controlling animal pests, especially arthropods, in particular insects.
US08106211B2	Substituted enaminocarbonyl compounds The present invention relates to novel substituted enaminocarbonyl compounds, to processes for their preparation and to their use for controlling animal pests, especially arthropods, in particular insects.
US08106206B2	Solid luminescent quinoline compounds Provided is a solid luminescent quinoline compound capable of emitting light in a crystalline state, capable of changing the luminescent color not requiring modification of molecular configuration and capable of emitting light in response to external pressure such as heat, physical pressure, etc. The quinoline compound is represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 may be the same or different, each representing any of CF3 or CF3CF2; R2 represents any of an amino group, an N,N-dimethylamino group, an N-phenylamino group, a carbazole group, an N-methylamino group or an N-methyl-N-phenylamino group.
US08106204B2	Substituted 2-amino-4-phenyldihydroquinolines, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for their use The invention relates to NHE-3 inhibitor compounds of formula I: In which R1-R11 are more specifically defined herein. These substituted 2-amino-4-phenyl-dihydroquinolines are useful the treatment of various renal and respiratory disorders such as acute or chronic renal failure, for impairments of biliary function and respiratory impairments such as snoring, sleep apneas or stroke. Formulations comprising them and methods for their use are also described herein.
US08106203B2	Assay methods using chemiluminescent detection of peroxidase Methods for generating chemiluminescence rapidly by reaction of at least one compound comprising a C—C double bond substituted at one carbon with two sulfur atom-containing groups with a peroxidase enzyme and a peroxide are disclosed. The chemiluminescence thus produced can be used as a detectable signal in assays for peroxidase enzymes or peroxide-producing enzymes and in assays employing enzyme-labeled specific binding pairs. Use of the methods provides rapid signal generation, achieving a plateau intensity in under one minute. The substrate can be provided in a composition which demonstrates unexpectedly long storage stability.
US08106200B2	Pyridine borane complexes The present invention relates to new borane complexes with substituted pyridines, a process for the synthesis of new borane complexes with substituted pyridines, solutions comprising new borane complexes with substituted pyridines and a method of using new borane complexes with substituted pyridines for organic reactions.
US08106196B2	Dihydropyrimidine compounds and their uses in manufacture of a medicament for treatment and prevention of viral diseases The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or hydrates thereof. The present invention further relates to processes for the preparation of the compounds of formula (I) and optical isomers and to use of the compounds of formula (I), isomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts or hydrates thereof as medicaments, in particular as medicaments for the treatment and prevention of Hepatitis B.
US08106194B2	Pyrrolopyrimidine and pyrrolotriazine derivatives An object of the present invention is to provide an antagonist against CRF receptors which is effective as a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for diseases in which CRF is considered to be involved, such as depression, anxiety, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's chorea, eating disorder, hypertension, gastral diseases, drug dependence, epilepsy, cerebral infarction, cerebral ischemia, cerebral edema, cephalic external wound, inflammation, immunity-related diseases, alpecia, irritable bowel syndrome, sleep disorders, dermatitides, schizophrenia, pain, etc. A pyrrolopyrimidine or pyrrolotriazine derivative substituted with a carbamoyl group represented by the following formula [I]: has a high affinity for CRF receptors and is effective against diseases in which CRF is considered to be involved.
US08106193B2	Luminophores There is described novel organo-platinum luminophores comprising a complex of formula (I). The luminophores have application as the emissive component in organic light emitting diodes.
US08106189B2	Process for preparation of triazol-benzodiazepine derivatives An improved process for preparation of triazol-benzodiazepine derivatives, such as alprazolam, triazolam, brotizolam and etizolam, is presented. The process comprises a cyclization reaction of compound Formula B in toluene with catalytic amount of p-toluene sulphonic acid to obtain the triazol-benzodiazepine derivative of Formula C: wherein R is, and X is hydrogen or halogen.
US08106182B2	Antisense oligonucleotides (ODN) against Smad7 and uses thereof in medical field The invention relates to antisense oligonucleotidic sequences (ODN) against Smad7 suitably modified, and their uses in medical field as therapeutic biological agents, in particular in the treatment of chronic inflammatory bowel disease, such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
US08106179B2	Small interfering RNA specific to sub-units α, α′and β of the Kinase Protein ck2, and the applications of the same The invention relates to small interfering RNA specific to sub-units α, α′ and β of the kinase protein CK2, and to the applications of the same, especially for treating cancer and viral illnesses.
US08106173B2	Stabilized immune modulatory RNA (SIMRA) compounds for TLR7 and TLR8 The invention relates to the therapeutic use of stabilized oligoribonucleotides as immune modulatory agents for immune therapy applications. Specifically, the invention provides RNA based oligoribonucleotides with improved nuclease and RNase stability and that have immune modulatory activity through TLR7 and/or TLR8.
US08106169B2	Plant production of immunoglobulins with reduced fucosylation This invention provides for the plant production of immunoglobulins, wherein at least a portion of the glycans attached to the immunoglobulins lack fucose. The invention also provides the constructs; plasmids; vectors; transformed plant cells, transformed plant calli; transformed plant tissues (e.g., leaves, seeds, tubers, etc.); transformed whole plants used to produce such immunoglobulins; methods of producing the immunoglobulins; the immunoglobulins produced by the disclosed methods; and the use of such immunoglobulins.
US08106165B2	Antibodies to HNFIP24 polypeptides The present invention relates to novel human secreted proteins and isolated nucleic acids containing the coding regions of the genes encoding such proteins. Also provided are vectors, host cells, antibodies, and recombinant methods for producing human secreted proteins. The invention further relates to diagnostic and therapeutic methods useful for diagnosing and treating diseases, disorders, and/or conditions related to these novel human secreted proteins.
US08106160B2	N-terminal modified interferon-alpha A method of reducing formation of non-natural disulfide bonds in a mature IFN-α by adding one or more amino acid residues to its N-terminus cystein. Also disclosed herein is the IFN-α thus modified.
US08106159B2	Insecticidal toxin complex fusion protiens The subject invention relates to insecticidal toxin complex (“TC”) fusion proteins and to polynucleotides that encode these fusion proteins. In some embodiments, the invention provides a fusion protein comprising a Class A protein, a Class B protein, and a Class C TC protein fused together to form a single protein. In some other embodiments, the invention provides a fusion protein comprising a Class B and a Class C TC proteins fused together. In the latter embodiments, the BC or CB fusion protein can be used to enhance or potentiate the anti-insect activity of a “Toxin A” or Class A protein. The subject invention also includes plants, cells (bacterial and plant cells for example), and seeds that comprise the polynucleotides. The subject invention also includes methods of controlling pests (preferably insects and other plant pests) with fusion proteins of the subject invention.
US08106157B2	Polypeptides having modulatory effects on cells The present invention relates to peptides and polypeptides having the sequence SAVTFAVCAL or variants thereof, capable of binding to Calcineurin and/or to NS5A-TP2 and to their use in therapy, as well as to nucleic acid sequences and vectors encoding these peptides and polypeptides, and to cells comprising said polypeptides, nucleic acid sequences or vectors. The invention further relates to the use of the peptides, polypeptides or their derivatives to bring about phenotypic changes in mammalian cells, particularly to up-regulate calcineurin activity. The invention finally relates to a method for intracellular identification of substances which bind to calcineurin and which modulate the physiological effects of calcineurin.
US08106156B2	PRO1120 polypeptides The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.
US08106155B2	Test kit for determining process for determining antibiotics containing a beta-lactam ring in a biological fluid A test kit for detecting an antibiotic or antibiotics containing a β-lactam ring in a biological fluid is provided. The test kit includes at least one recognition agent, which is a receptor which specifically binds to antibiotics containing a β-lactam ring and is obtained from Bacillus licheniformis. The test kit further contains at least one reference antibiotic immobilized on a solid support.
US08106151B2	Polyquaternium-1 synthesis methods A ophthalmic composition, comprising: an aqueous liquid medium, and an effective amount of polyquaternium-1 made by a process of: a) mixing 1,4-bis-dimethylamino-2-butene, triethanolamine and an acid; b) introducing a 1,4-dichloro-2-butene to the mixture, and c) isolating polyquaternium-1 having a molecular weight as determined by a proton NMR method of about 10,000 or more, at a yield of at least about 50%.
US08106149B2	Amino group-containing water-soluble copolymer To provide an amino group-containing water-soluble copolymer having a high chelating performance and clay dispersancy and a method of producing the amino-group containing water-soluble copolymer efficiently and with high productivity. A water-soluble polymer containing an amino group-containing monomer unit, wherein the water-soluble polymer has a molecular weight distribution of 12 or less, and a method of producing the water-soluble polymer according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the method comprises a step of polymerizing an amino group-containing allyl monomer using an initiator containing a heavy metal ion and sulfurous acid (sulfite), hydrogensulfite or hydrogen peroxide.
US08106147B2	High strength polyimide membrane and method for forming the same The present invention discloses a polyimide membrane synthesized by one or more emeraldine amine-capped aniline trimer oligomers, one or more dianhydrides, and an optional diamine, whereby the weight-average molecular weight of the polyimide membrane ranges from 50,000 to 200,000, and the Young's Modulus of the polyimide membrane is equal to or more than 3 GPa.
US08106142B2	Polyacetylinic oligomers Polyacetylinic oligomers suitable for high-temperature polymer-matrix composites are provided. The polyacetylinic oligomers have the formula: D-A-D wherein D is an endcap including at least one crosslinking functionality; and A is backbone selected from the group consisting of imidesulfone; ether; ethersulfone; amide; imide; ester; estersulfone; etherimide; amideimide; oxazole; oxazole sulfone; thiazole; thiazole sulfone; imidazole; and imidazole sulfone. At least one ethynyl functional group, however, is incorporated into the backbone such that crosslinking is not only realized at the endcaps but also at the ethynyl groups within the backbone of the oligomer itself.
US08106132B2	Polyester resin composition There is provided by the present invention a polyester resin composition containing a copolyester having hydroxy carboxylic acid units as constituent units or a polyoxycarboxylic acid, wherein hydroxy carboxylic acid units of 5 or less carbon atoms are contained in amounts of 2 to 75% by mol based on 100% by mol of all the constituent units contained in the composition, and a molar ratio SAA of hydroxy carboxylic acid units both of whose neighboring units are hydroxy carboxylic acid units to all the hydroxy carboxylic acid units contained and a molar ratio SBB of hydroxy carboxylic acid units neither of whose neighboring units is a hydroxy carboxylic acid unit to all the hydroxy carboxylic acid units contained satisfy the following formula: 0.03
US08106126B2	Polycarbonate-polyester blends, methods of manufacture, and articles thereof A composition comprises a blend of 20 to 90 wt. % of a polycarbonate, 10 to 80 wt. % of a polyester wherein the weight percent of the polycarbonate and the polyester are each based on the total weight of the polycarbonate and the polyester. A sample of the composition having a thickness of 2.5 mm has a luminous transmittance of greater than or equal to 80% and a haze of less than 20% when measured in accordance with ASTM D 1003.
US08106121B2	Graft polyols with a bimodal particle size distribution and method for producing graft polyols of this type, in addition to the use thereof for producing polyurethanes The invention relates to graft polyols with a bimodal particle size distribution and a total solid content of between 5 and 65 wt. %. Said polyols contain small particles with a particle diameter of between 0.05 and 0.7 μm and large particles with a particle diameter of between 0.4 and 5.0 μm, whereby the peaks of the large and small particles measured during a representation according to the light-scattering analysis method do not overlap. The total solid content with the defined particle sizes consists of a volumetric fraction of between 5 and 45% small particles and a volumetric fraction of between 95 and 55% large particles, said volumetric fractions totalling 100%. The invention also relates to a method for producing graft polyols of this type and to the use thereof for producing polyurethanes.
US08106119B2	Thermally conductive silicone composition A thermally conductive silicone composition includes 25 to 50 volume % of a silicone, 30 to 60 volume % of a first heat conducting filler, and 20 to 40 volume % of a second heat conducting filler, and 1 to 2 volume % of a third heat conducting filler. The thermally conductive silicone composition has two heat conducting fillers with different sizes dispersed therein, thus the thermal impedance can be efficiently reduced.
US08106118B2	Glass adhesion promoter A glass adhesion composition containing a copolymer having an acid and a substituted amide, silanol, or amine oxide functionality. The substituted amide, silanol, or amine oxide functionality provide excellent adhesion of the copolymer to glass, silica, sand and other silicon-based substances. The copolymer is useful as a fiberglass binder, and also useful in providing protective coatings on glass sheets. A fiberglass sizing composition is also provided having a copolymer that includes at least one acid group derived from at least one acid monomer, a hydrophobic comonomer, and a crosslinker. Additives can be added to the compositions to provide other functionality such as corrosion inhibitors, hydrophobic additives, additives for reducing leaching of glass, release agents, acids for lowering pH, anti-oxidants/reducing agents, emulsifiers, dyes, pigments, oils, fillers, colorants, curing agents, anti-migration aids, biocides, plasticizers, waxes, anti-foaming agents, coupling agents, thermal stabilizers, flame retardants, enzymes, wetting agents, and lubricants.
US08106111B2	Antimicrobial effect of cycloaliphatic diol antimicrobial agents in coating compositions A cycloaliphatic diol antimicrobial agent selected from the group consisting of 1,1-cyclohexanedimethanol, 1,2-cyclohexanedimethanol, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, and 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol was found to provide antimicrobial activity in coating compositions and latexes, and was found to enhance the effectiveness of other antimicrobial agents commonly used in coatings and dispersions. Alone or as part of a preservative system, this cycloaliphatic diol antimicrobial agent in water can provide an easy-to-handle liquid that allows coatings producers to achieve improved microbial control, or achieve equivalent control while using less antimicrobial agents in their formulations. Consequently, the shelf life of the products can be maintained while reducing the use of the traditional preservative, or the shelf-life can be enhanced with addition of this cycloaliphatic diol antimicrobial agent to an existing antimicrobial system.
US08106107B2	Compositions and methods for use in three dimensional model printing A radiation curing composition suitable for building a three-dimensional object by a solid freeform method is disclosed. The composition includes one or more mono-functional monomers where a respective polymer has a Glass Transition Temperature higher than about 60° C., one or more di-functional oligomers where a respective polymer has a Glass Transition Temperature lower than about 40° C. and a filler that comprises particles having an average diameter of less than 100 nm. The functional groups of the components may include meth(acrylic) and the composition has a viscosity of about 50-500 cps at ambient temperature. Further, the concentration of the mono-functional monomer may be at least 30% by weight elative to the total weight of the composition and the concentration of the di-functional oligomer may be at least 20% by weight elative to the total weight of the composition.
US08106105B2	Compositions and methods for producing high strength composites The present invention relates to compositions and methods for producing high strength composites. In one embodiment, a polymer matrix and a naturally-occurring inorganic material are melt processed to produce a high strength composite. In a preferred embodiment, the naturally-occurring inorganic material is volcanic ash. High strength composites of this invention have particular utility as building materials and automotive components.
US08106103B1	Method for processing and analyzing contaminated mixed waste plastics to produce reformulated, blended feed materials having a desired color A method for reformulating reclaimed, contaminated mixed waste plastics into useful articles wherein a plurality of batches of the mixed waste plastics are preprocessed to produce substantially homogeneous mixtures of a desired particle size range that are characterized according to their respective apparent densities, and are thereafter blended to produce a mixed plastic feed material having a color predetermined to be desirable for reprocessing into at least one of such useful articles.
US08106099B2	Combination of phenylcarboxamides with blockers of the IKr channel and their use for the treatment of atrial arrhythmias The invention relates to the combination of one or more IKr channel blockers and of one or more Kv1.5 blockers, in particular phenyl-carboxamides of the formula Ia or Ib or pharmaceutically tolerable salts thereof, and the use of the combination for the treatment of atrial arrhythmias.
US08106098B2	Protein conjugates with a water-soluble biocompatible, biodegradable polymer The present invention broadly relates to the field of protein modification, and, more specifically, to conjugates of proteins or analogs thereof to a water-soluble biocompatible polymer and methods of making and using the same.
US08106097B2	Composition based on substituted 1,3-diphenylprop-2-en-1-one derivatives, preparation and uses thereof The invention concerns compositions comprising substituted 1,3-diphenylprop-2-en-1-one derivatives designed for therapeutic use. The inventive compositions are useful in particular for preventing or treating cardiovascular diseases, syndrome X, Ia restenosis, diabetes, obesity, hypertension, inflammatory diseases, cancers or neoplasms (benign or malignant tumors), neurodegenerative, dermatological diseases and disorders related to oxidative stress, for preventing or treating the effects of ageing in general and for example skin ageing, in particular in the field of cosmetics (occurrence of wrinkles and the like).
US08106087B2	Spiro-oxindole compounds and their uses as therapeutic agents This invention is directed to spiro-oxindole compounds of formula (I): wherein k, j, Q, R1, R2a, R2b, R2c, R2d, R3a, R3b, R3c, and R3d are as defined herein, as a stereoisomer, enantiomer, tautomer thereof or mixtures thereof; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or prodrug thereof, which are useful for the treatment and/or prevention of sodium channel-mediated diseases or conditions, such as pain. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds and methods of preparing and using the compounds are also disclosed.
US08106082B2	Dual-acting antihypertensive agents The invention relates to compounds having the formula: wherein: Ar, r, R3, Z, X, and R5-7 are as defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. These compounds have AT1 receptor antagonist activity and neprilysin inhibition activity. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds; methods of using such compounds; and process and intermediates for preparing such compounds.
US08106080B2	Compositions and methods for enhancing nitric oxide delivery The present invention is directed to compounds, combinations, compositions and methods for enhancing nitric oxide (NO) delivery to target sites, and in particular to muscle, both normal and dystrophic. Enhanced NO delivery according to the present invention may be achieved by using a combination of a muscle relaxant and an NO donor compound, or by using a compound of the invention: formula (I) wherein R1 is H, halo, C1-6 alkoxy or C1-6 alkyl; R2 is H, NO2 or C(O)NH2; R3 is H, NO2 or C(O)NH2; and at least one of R2 and R3 is NO2; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound.
US08106078B2	Human protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors and methods of use The present disclosure relates to compounds effective as human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta (HPTP-β) inhibitors thereby regulating angiogenesis. The present disclosure further relates to compositions comprising said human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta (HPTP-β) inhibitors, and to methods for regulating angiogenesis.
US08106077B2	Compounds and methods for modulating FXR Compounds of formula (I) wherein variables are as defined herein and their pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are disclosed as useful for treating dyslipidemia and related diseases.
US08106073B2	Quinoline derivatives 057 The invention provides a compound of formula (I) as defined in the specification, a process for its preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing it, a process for preparing the pharmaceutical composition, and its use in therapy.
US08106069B2	Pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine derivatives active as kinase inhibitors and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them Compounds which are pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine derivatives or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, their preparation process and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them are disclosed; these compounds are useful in the treatment of diseases caused by and/or associated with an altered protein kinase activity such as cancer, cell proliferative disorders, Alzheimer's disease, viral infections, auto-immune diseases and neurodegenerative disorders; also disclosed is a process under SPS conditions for preparing the compounds of the invention and chemical libraries comprising a plurality of them.
US08106066B2	Indazoles, benzothiazoles, benzoisothiazoles, benzisoxazoles, pyrazolopyridines, isothiazolopyridines, and preparation and uses thereof The present invention relates generally to the field of ligands for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nACh receptors), activation of nACh receptors, and the treatment of disease conditions associated with defective or malfunctioning nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, especially of the brain. Further, this invention relates to novel compounds (e.g., indazoles and benzothiazoles), which act as ligands for the α7 nACh receptor subtype, methods of preparing such compounds, compositions containing such compounds, and methods of use thereof.
US08106062B1	Calcium channel blockers The present invention is directed in part towards methods of modulating the function of calcium channels with dihydropyrimidine, dihydropyrimidone, dihydropyrimidinethione, and dihydropyridine compounds. In addition, the invention describes methods of preventing and treating protein kinase-related abnormal conditions in organisms with a compound identified by the invention. Furthermore, the invention pertains to T-channel agonists that have a slow onset of activity and long duration of activity.
US08106059B2	Substituted pyrazines that inhibit protease cathepsin S and HCV replication The present invention is directed to compounds of formula I, below, that have the dual property of acting as cathepsin S inhibitors and of inhibiting HCV replication. Such compounds are therefore useful in treating disease states that include hepatitis C, Alzheimer's disease, and autoimmune disorders. The present invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and processes for preparing the compounds.
US08106058B2	Anti-arenaviral compounds Described herein are 4-methyl-piperazine-1-carbothioic acid amide derivatives and analogs, as well as compositions containing the same, for the treatment or prophylaxis of viral infections and diseases associated therewith, particularly those viral infections and associated diseases caused by hemorrhagic fever viruses, such as Arenaviruses.
US08106054B2	Crystalline pyridazine compound A crystalline compound of formula (1) and its salts and solvates are provided for the treatment or prophylaxis of hepatitis C virus infections Methods of making and formulating crystalline compound (1) are provided.
US08106053B2	5-phenyl-3-pyridazinone derivative To find a compound having a tissue fibrinosis-inhibitory activity and a fibrinolytic activity, and to provide a novel compound that is useful for preventing and/or treating tissue fibrinosis diseases (pulmonary fibrosis, renal fibrosis etc.), diseases caused by pathological blood clots such as ischemic heart diseases (myocardial infarction, angina), intraatrial thrombus, pulmonary embolism, deep venous thrombosis, disseminated intravascular coagulation, ischemic cerebral diseases (cerebral infarction, cerebral bleeding) and arteriosclerosis and the like. To provide a pharmaceutical drug comprising a 5-phenyl-3-pyridazinone derivative represented by the following general formula (I): and an optical isomer thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a hydrate or solvate thereof, useful for preventing and/or treating disease conditions or symptoms mediated by plasminogen activator inhibitor-1.
US08106052B2	Luminescence-based methods and probes for measuring cytochrome P450 activity The present invention provides methods, compositions, substrates, and kits useful for analyzing the metabolic activity in cells, tissue, and animals and for screening test compounds for their effect on cytochrome P450 activity. In particular, a one-step and two-step methods using luminogenic molecules, e.g. luciferin or coelenterazines, that are cytochrome P450 substrates and that are also bioluminescent enzyme, e.g., luciferase, pro-substrates are provided. Upon addition of the luciferin derivative or other luminogenic molecule into a P450 reaction, the P450 enzyme metabolizes the molecule into a bioluminescent enzyme substrate, e.g., luciferin and/or luciferin derivative metabolite, in a P450 reaction. The resulting metabolite(s) serves as a substrate of the bioluminescent enzyme, e.g., luciferase, in a second light-generating reaction. Luminescent cytochrome P450 assays with low background signals and high sensitivity are disclosed and isoform selectivity is demonstrated. The present invention also provides an improved method for performing luciferase reactions which employs added pyrophosphatase to remove inorganic pyrophosphate, a luciferase inhibitor which may be present in the reaction mixture as a contaminant or may be generated during the reaction. The present method further provides a method for stabilizing and prolonging the luminescent signal in a luciferase-based assay using luciferase stabilizing agents such as reversible luciferase inhibitors.
US08106051B2	Utilities of amide compounds Compounds having an activity to enhance the expression of apoAI are provided, which are used as medicaments.Compounds of formula (I): in which ring A and Ar1 are independently a monocyclic or bicyclic aromatic carbocyclic group or aromatic heterocyclic group, each of which may be optionally substituted, or the like; R is a hydrogen or the like; Z is oxygen or the like; Y1 and Y2 are a hydrogen, a lower alkyl, or the like; n is an integer of 0 to 2; the broken line is the presence or absence of a bond; and the wavy line represents a cis- or trans-geometrical isomerism with respect to the double bond; are disclosed.
US08106048B2	Heterocyclic NF-κB inhibitors The present invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I) and salts and physiologically functional derivatives thereof, (I) wherein R1 is independently hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, haloalkyloxy, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, arylalkyl or substituted arylalkyl; R2 is independently —NR3R4, (II) or (III) R3 is independently alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, alkylamine, —OH, —SH, alkylthio, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, haloalkyloxy, aryl or heteroaryl, R4 is independently alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, alkylamine, alkylthio, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, haloalkyloxy, aryl or heteroaryl; R5 is independently H, COR6, CO2R6, SOR6, SO2R6, SO3R6, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, —NH2, alkylamine, —NR7COR6, halogen, —OH, —SH, alkylthio, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, haloalkyloxy, aryl or heteroaryl; R6 is independently H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, —NH2, alkylamine, aryl or heteroaryl; R7 is independently H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, —OH, —SH, alkylthio, hydroxyalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl; p is 0, or 1; q is 0, or 1; X is CO, or SO2.
US08106047B2	Triazolophthalazines The compounds of formula (I) in which R1, R2 and R3 have the meanings as given in the description are novel effective PDE2 inhibitors.
US08106046B2	Cyclopentathiophene modulators of the glucocorticoid receptor, AP-1, and/or NF-κB activity and use thereof A compound of Formula (I) and enantiomers, diastereomers and pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are as defined herein. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions and combinations containing compounds of Formula I and methods of treating diseases or disorders including metabolic and inflammatory or immune associated diseases or disorders.
US08106043B2	Benzoxazines, benzothiazines, and related compounds having NOS inhibitory activity The present invention features benzothiazines that inhibit nitric oxide synthase (NOS), particularly those that selectively inhibit neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) in preference to other NOS isoforms, and that have the formula: The NOS inhibitors of the invention, alone or in combination with other pharmaceutically active agents, can be used for treating or preventing various medical conditions.
US08106042B2	1,4-diaza-bicyclo[3.2.2]nonyl oxadiazolyl derivatives useful as modulator of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors This invention relates to novel N-oxides of a 1,4-diaza-bicyclo[3.2.2]nonyl oxadiazolyl derivative and their use in the manufacture of pharmaceutical compositions. The compounds of the invention are found to be cholinergic ligands at the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Due to their pharmacological profile the compounds of the invention may be useful for the treatment of diseases or disorders as diverse as those related to the cholinergic system of the central nervous system (CNS), the peripheral nervous system (PNS), diseases or disorders related to smooth muscle contraction, endocrine diseases or disorders, diseases or disorders related to neuro-degeneration, diseases or disorders related to inflammation, pain, and withdrawal symptoms caused by the termination of abuse of chemical substances.
US08106038B2	Method for reducing or preventing PDT related inflammation This invention relates generally to the field of pharmacotherapeutics and the use of photodynamic therapy (“PDT”). In particular, the invention provides a method for reducing or preventing the effects of inflammation arising from normal dose photodynamic therapy (PDT), which method comprises exposing a target tissue in a subject that has been treated with normal dose PDT treatment to low dose light having a wavelength absorbed by a photosensitizing agent used in said normal dose PDT treatment for a time sufficient to reduce or prevent the effects of inflammation arising from said normal dose PDT treatment. The method is particularly useful in reducing or preventing the effects of inflammation arising from normal dose PDT treatment of ocular tissues.
US08106037B2	Identification and treatment of estrogen responsive prostate tumors The present invention is directed to specific chromosomal rearrangements that are associated with prostate tumors that respond to compounds acting at estrogen receptors. Patients having the TMPRSS2-ERG fusion, may be treated with agonists of the estrogen beta receptor or antagonists of the estrogen alpha receptor.
US08106033B2	Composition and methods for the treatment of proliferative diseases Methods and compositions are provided for treating proliferative disorders, wherein the composition comprises at least one compound according to Formula I: wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of —OH, —NH2, —NH—CH2—CO2H, —NH—CH(CH3)—CO2H, and —NH—C(CH3)2—CO2H, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of such a compound; and an anthracycline, e.g. doxorubicin, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a platin, e.g. oxaliplatin, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US08106029B2	Use of A2A adenosine receptor agonists Myocardial imaging methods are provided that are accomplished by administering doses of a pharmaceutical composition comprising one or more adenosine A2A receptor agonists, in particular regadenoson, useful for, among other indications, myocardial imaging and coronary vasodilation, in an amount sufficient to achieve at least a minimal increase in average coronary peak flow velocity.
US08106023B2	1,4-benzothiepin-1, 1-dioxide derivatives with improved properties method for producing the same, drugs containing said compounds and the use thereof This invention relates to Novel 1,4-benzothiepin-1,1-dioxide derivatives with improved properties, method for producing the same, drugs containing said compounds and use thereof.
US08106021B2	Benzylbenzene derivatives and methods of use Provided are compounds having an inhibitory effect on sodium-dependent glucose cotransporter SGLT. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions, methods of preparing the compounds, synthetic intermediates, and methods of using the compounds, independently or in combination with other therapeutic agents, for treating diseases and conditions which are affected by SGLT inhibition.
US08106019B2	CHEC-7 a novel sPLA2 inhibitor The present invention relates to the discovery of a composition including a seven-amino acid peptide that promotes neuronal survival, inhibits inflammation, and is a potent inhibitor of sPL2A, and uses thereof.
US08106018B2	Chimeric toll-like receptor/MD-2 polypeptides and methods of use thereof This invention provides monoclonal antibodies that recognize the Toll-like Receptor 4/MD-2 receptor complex, and monoclonal antibodies that recognize the TLR4/MD2 complex as well as TLR4 when not complexed with MD-2. The invention further provides methods of using the monoclonal antibodies as therapeutics. This invention also provides soluble chimeric proteins, methods of expressing and purifying soluble chimeric proteins, and methods of using soluble chimeric proteins as therapeutics, in screening assays and in the production of antibodies.
US08106015B2	Method for enhancing immune response with peptide An object of the present invention is to provide a safe and effective method for enhancing an immune response and a medicament for preventing or treating Alzheimer disease comprising amyloid β peptide that induces an enhanced immune response. An amyloid β peptide or a portion thereof with addition or insertion of cysteine and a method for enhancing an immune response using the peptide or a method for enhancing an immune response using the peptide together with an adjuvant. A medicament for preventing or treating Alzheimer disease comprising an amyloid β peptide or a portion thereof that induces an enhanced immune response. A DNA vaccine, that may have the same effect, comprising the gene encoding an amyloid β peptide or a portion thereof that induces an enhanced immune response with addition or insertion of cysteine.
US08106014B2	Methods and apparatus for enhanced growth of peripheral nerves and nervous tissue A medical device comprises a tubular body having a lumen and a long axis; and a plurality of silk elements laid substantially parallel along the long axis of the lumen of the tubular body. A method of manufacturing the medical device comprises forming the tubular body and introducing the silk elements into the lumen of the tubular body so as to lie substantially parallel along the long axis of the lumen of the tubular body. The device can be used in a method for the regeneration of nerve cells comprising the implantation of a medical device at a site for regeneration of nerves.
US08106013B2	ABC transporter ligand GATX1 Compositions and methods of using scorpion venom peptide that is a ligand for ABC transporters. One aspect provides a peptide having at least 80% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 1. The peptide Is believed to have a molecular mass of about 3.7 kDa and specifically interacts with cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator. Methods of treating a disorder or symptom of a disorder related to aberrant ABC transporter activity are also provided.
US08106012B2	Methods for predicting effectiveness of apheresis therapy for heart failure The present invention provides methods for predicting an effectiveness of apheresis therapy on patients with dilated cardiomyopathy, which include adding, for example, sera or such collected from patients to 18-day-old chicken fertile eggs and measuring the left ventricular ejection fraction of the eggs. High reproducibility was achieved by using urethane as an anesthetic agent for the chicken fertile eggs, maintaining the eggs in incubation sand at 40° C. during measurement, and using an ultrasonic probe with a frequency of 10 MHz or more. When the left ventricular ejection fraction is less than 90%, apheresis therapy is likely to be effective. Indeed, it has been clinically demonstrated that the apheresis therapy is successful when the left ventricular ejection fraction is improved to 90% or more by the therapy.
US08106009B2	Pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating ischemic diseases A pharmaceutical composition for treating or preventing cytopathy caused by ischemia, comprising a midkine family protein as an active ingredient, and a pharmaceutical composition for treating or preventing ischemic disorders, comprising a midkine family protein as an active ingredient, are provided. Midkine is efficacious in treating or preventing ischemic disorders and cytopathy caused by ischemia and can remarkably prevent, for example, the development of cerebral infarction, a representative of ischemic brain disorders. The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention is also efficacious against, for example, cerebral ischemic disorders such as cerebrovascular-spasm following a subarachnoid hemorrhage, Alzheimer's disease, senile dementia of Alzheimer's type, and cerebrovascular senile dementia, as well as cerebral ischemia, transient cerebral ischemic disease, and head trauma, and other cerebrovascular diseases such as Parkinson's disease, Huntington's chorea, and amyotrophic regressive disorders.
US08106006B2	Modified defensins and their use This disclosure provides modified antimicrobial agents, for example modified defensin polypeptides. Compositions including a modified arginine residue, such as an ADP-ribosylated and/or ribosylated alpha defensin polypeptide, are provided. Also provided are methods of modulating an immune response using the modified defensin polypeptides. Methods are provided for modulating an antimicrobial activity and for inhibiting a cytotoxic activity. Also disclosed are methods for treating diseases in a subject that are associated with an immune response, such as inflammatory and pulmonary diseases, using the disclosed modified defensin polypeptides.
US08106005B2	Modulating apoptosis The use and screening of modulators of apoptosis is disclosed. The modulators may be, for example, modulator of NF-κB activity. The modulators may be used, for example, in the treatment of NF-κB-mediated diseases, conditions, and injuries.
US08106003B2	Peptides and methods for the treatment of inflammatory disease The invention relates to isolated peptides comprising at least the amino acid sequence YDRREY (SEQ ID NO:1) or a derivative thereof, nucleic acid encoding the peptides, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for modulating β 7 integrin function, including methods for treatment of inflammatory disorders, antibodies directed to the peptides and methods for identification of integrin β7 functional interactors.
US08106001B2	Diagnostic markers of human female infertility The subject invention pertains to methods and reagents for the diagnosis of female infertility, prognostic indicators for female infertility, compounds for the treatment of female infertility, compounds and methods for contraception. Methods and compounds are based on the levels of ebaf in endometrial tissue. Methods for diagnosing endometrial receptivity and bleeding function by screening a biological sample such as an endometrial tissue sample, or bodily fluid for the presence of ebaf. A contraceptive compound containing an effective amount of ebaf and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. A diagnostic kit for timing contraception containing reagents for screening a sample for the presence of ebaf. A method of treating endometrial irregularities by down-regulating the expression of ebaf.
US08105999B2	Disinfecting compositions containing a polymer complex of organic acid The present invention provides compositions which not only effectively kill a broad spectrum of microorganisms present on surfaces on contact but continue to kill microorganisms for a period of time thereafter.
US08105990B2	Lube base oil, lubricating oil composition for internal combustion engine, and lubricating oil composition for drive transmission device The lubricating base oil of the invention satisfies at least one of conditions (a) or (b) below. The lubricating oil composition for an internal combustion engine according to the invention comprises the lubricating base oil of the invention, an ashless antioxidant containing essentially no sulfur as a constituent element, and at least one compound selected from among ashless antioxidants containing sulfur as a constituent element and organic molybdenum compounds. Also, a lubricating oil composition for a power train device according to the invention comprises the lubricating base oil of the invention, a poly(meth)acrylate-based viscosity index improver and a phosphorus-containing compound. (a) The saturated component content is 90% by mass or greater, and the proportion of cyclic saturated components among the saturated components is 10-40% by mass. (b) The condition represented by the following formula (1) is satisfied. 1.440≦n20−0.002×kv100≦1.453 (1) [wherein n20 represents the 20° C. refractive index of the lubricating base oil, and kv100 represents the kinematic viscosity at 100° C. (mm2/s) of the lubricating base oil.]
US08105988B2	Corrosion inhibitors for a fluid One or more methods for inhibiting corrosion in a fluid that contain a composition with a specified generic formula are disclosed. The fluid can be contained in an oil or gas pipeline or refinery.
US08105976B2	Separation medium containing thermally exfoliated graphite oxide A separation medium, such as a chromatography filling or packing, containing a modified graphite oxide material, which is a thermally exfoliated graphite oxide with a surface area of from about 300 m2/g to 2600 m2/g, wherein the thermally exfoliated graphite oxide has a surface that has been at least partially functionalized.
US08105967B1	Lightweight ballistic armor including non-ceramic-infiltrated reaction-bonded-ceramic composite material According to typical inventive practice, precursor particulate is pressed and/or caste and/or molded and/or machined, thereby producing a porous green body of a desired shape. A gas is brought into contact with the porous green body so that, via reaction bonding between the gas and the porous green body, the porous green body becomes a porous reaction-bonded ceramic preform, geometrically corresponding to the porous green body. One or more infiltrant materials, at least one of which is glass or polymer, is/are caused to infiltrate the pores of the RB ceramic perform. The infiltrants are selected from glass, polymer, and metal. The infiltrated preform is permitted to cool and solidify, resulting in an embodiment of an inventive non-ceramic-infiltrated reaction-bonded-ceramic structure. Because of their potential material attributes such as strength, energy dissipation, and low density, the present invention's non-ceramic-infiltrated reaction-bonded-ceramic structures are especially favorable for inclusion in personal/personnel ballistic armor systems.
US08105958B2	Semiconductor device manufacturing method and plasma oxidation treatment method A selective oxidation process is performed on a gate electrode in a plasma processing apparatus 100. A wafer W with the gate electrode formed thereon is placed on a susceptor 2 within a chamber 1. Ar gas, H2 gas, and O2 gas are supplied from an Ar gas supply source 17, an H2 gas supply source 18, and an O2 gas supply source 19 in a gas supply system 16 through a gas feed member 15 into the chamber 1. At this time, a flow rate ratio H2/O2 of H2 gas relative to O2 gas is set to be 1.5 or more and 20 or less, preferably to be 4 or more, and more preferably to be 8 or more. Further, the pressure inside the chamber is set to be 3 to 700 Pa, such as 6.7 Pa (50 mTorr).
US08105957B2	Method of producing semiconductor device Disclosed is a producing method of a semiconductor device comprising a first step of supplying a first reactant to a substrate to cause a ligand-exchange reaction between a ligand of the first reactant and a ligand as a reactive site existing on a surface of the substrate, a second step of removing a surplus of the first reactant, a third step of supplying a second reactant to the substrate to cause a ligand-exchange reaction to change the ligand after the exchange in the first step into a reactive site, a fourth step of removing a surplus of the second reactant, and a fifth step of supplying a plasma-excited third reactant to the substrate to cause a ligand-exchange reaction to exchange a ligand which has not been exchange-reacted into the reactive site in the third step into the reactive site, wherein the first to fifth steps are repeated predetermined times.
US08105954B2	System and method of vapor deposition Provided is a method and system for vapor deposition of a coating material onto a semiconductor substrate. In an embodiment, photoresist is deposited. An in-situ baking process may be performed with the vapor deposition. In an embodiment, a ratio of chemical components of a material to be deposited onto the substrate is changed during the deposition. Therefore, a layer having a gradient chemical component distribution may be provided. In an embodiment, a BARC layer may be provided which includes a gradient chemical component distribution providing an n,k distribution through the layer. Other materials that may be vapor deposited include pattern freezing material.
US08105952B2	Method of forming a pattern A pattern forming method is provided, which includes forming, above a substrate, a layer of a diblock copolymer composition containing at least PS and PEO, subjecting the layer to phase separation to obtain a phase-separated layer, thereby forming an easy-to-etch region constituted by PS and having a cylindrical or lamellar configuration extending in a first direction, forming an imprinting resist layer on the phase-separated layer, subjecting the imprinting resist layer to imprinting to form, on the imprinting resist layer, an uneven pattern consisting of projections and recesses extending in a second direction intersecting with the first direction, selectively removing, from the imprinting resist layer, the recesses, thereby leaving only the projections and, at the same time, selectively removing the PS from the phase-separated layer to obtain an etching resistive pattern containing PEO, and etching the substrate using, as a mask, not only the projections but also the etching resistive pattern.
US08105947B2	Post etch dielectric film re-capping layer Methods for improving post etch in via or trench formation in semiconductor devices. A preferred embodiment comprises forming a re-capping layer over a dielectric film following an initial etch to form a feature in the dielectric film, followed by additional etch and etch back processing steps. The re-capping method provides protection for underlying films and prevents film damage post etch. Uniform feature profiles are maintained and critical dimension uniformity is obtained by use of the methods of the invention. The time dependent dielectric breakdown performance is increased.
US08105942B2	CMP-first damascene process scheme An improved metal interconnect is formed with reduced metal voids and dendrites. An embodiment includes forming a mask layer on a dielectric layer, forming openings in the mask and dielectric layers, depositing a planarization layer over the mask layer and filling the openings, planarizing to remove the mask layer, removing the planarization layer from the openings, and filling the openings with metal. The planarization step prior to depositing the metal removes the etch undercut that occurs during formation of the openings and reduces the aspect ratio in the openings, thereby improving metal fill uniformity.
US08105941B2	Through-wafer interconnection A through-wafer interconnect and a method for fabricating the same are disclosed. The method starts with a conductive wafer to form a patterned trench by removing material of the conductive wafer. The patterned trench extends in depth from the front side to the backside of the wafer, and has an annular opening generally dividing the conductive wafer into an inner portion and an outer portion whereby the inner portion of the conductive wafer is insulated from the outer portion and serves as a through-wafer conductor. A dielectric material is formed or added into the patterned trench mechanical to support and electrically insulate the through-wafer conductor. Multiple conductors can be formed in an array.
US08105938B2	Semiconductor substrate and method of manufacturing the same There is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor substrate. The method includes: (a) forming a wiring pattern on a substrate; (b) covering the wiring pattern with an insulating resin, thereby forming a first insulating layer; (c) forming a second insulating layer on the first insulating layer; (d) forming a plurality of grooves through the second insulating layer; (e) forming at least one via hole through the first and second insulating layers by irradiating at least one of the grooves with a laser beam; (f) forming a seed metal layer on an inner surface of the at least one via hole, inner surfaces of the grooves, and a surface of the second insulating layer; and (g) forming a plating layer in the at least one via hole and the grooves, by an electrolytic plating using the seed metal layer as a power feeding layer.
US08105935B2	Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a first insulating film over a semiconductor substrate, forming a trench in the first insulating film, forming a metal interconnect in the trench, exposing the surface of the metal interconnect to a silicon-containing gas, performing a plasma treatment of the surface of the metal interconnect after exposing to the silicon-containing gas, and forming a second insulating film over the metal interconnect.
US08105930B2	Method of forming dielectric including dysprosium and scandium by atomic layer deposition and integrated circuit device including the dielectric layer In one embodiment, the method of forming a dielectric layer includes supplying a first precursor at a temperature less than 400 degrees Celsius to a chamber including a substrate. The first precursor includes dysprosium. A first reaction gas is supplied to the chamber to react with the first precursor. A second precursor is supplied at a temperature less than 400 degrees Celsius to the chamber, and the second precursor includes scandium. A second reaction gas is supplied to the chamber to react with the second precursor.
US08105926B2	Method for producing a semiconductor device by plasma doping a semiconductor region to form an impurity region A semiconductor region having an upper surface and a side surface is formed on a substrate. A first impurity region is formed in an upper portion of the semiconductor region. A second impurity region is formed in a side portion of the semiconductor region. The resistivity of the second impurity region is substantially equal to or smaller than that of the first impurity region.
US08105925B2	Method for forming an insulated gate field effect device An improved insulated gate field effect device (60) is obtained by providing a substrate (20) desirably comprising a III-V semiconductor, having a further semiconductor layer (22) on the substrate (20) adapted to contain the channel (230) of the device (60) between spaced apart source-drain electrodes (421, 422) formed on the semiconductor layer (22). A dielectric layer (24) is formed on the semiconductor layer (22). A sealing layer (28) is formed on the dielectric layer (24) and exposed to an oxygen plasma (36). A gate electrode (482) is formed on the dielectric layer (24) between the source-drain electrodes (421, 422). The dielectric layer (24) preferably comprises gallium-oxide (25) and/or gadolinium-gallium oxide (26, 27), and the oxygen plasma (36) is preferably an inductively coupled plasma. A further sealing layer (44) of, for example, silicon nitride is desirably provided above the sealing layer (28). Surface states and gate dielectric traps that otherwise adversely affect leakage and channel sheet resistance are much reduced.
US08105924B2	Deep trench based far subcollector reachthrough A far subcollector, or a buried doped semiconductor layer located at a depth that exceeds the range of conventional ion implantation, is formed by ion implantation of dopants into a region of an initial semiconductor substrate followed by an epitaxial growth of semiconductor material. A reachthrough region to the far subcollector is formed by outdiffusing a dopant from a doped material layer deposited in the at least one deep trench that adjoins the far subcollector. The reachthrough region may be formed surrounding the at least one deep trench or only on one side of the at least one deep trench. If the inside of the at least one trench is electrically connected to the reachthrough region, a metal contact may be formed on the doped fill material within the at least one trench. If not, a metal contact is formed on a secondary reachthrough region that contacts the reachthrough region.
US08105922B2	Method of thin film epitaxial growth using atomic layer deposition A method of thin film epitaxial growth using atomic layer deposition is provided by introducing a first deposition precursor and a second deposition precursor into a chamber after a vent valve connected between the chamber and a vacuum pump is closed. The chamber is maintained in a thermal equilibrium state and a constant pressure as a result of keeping the first deposition precursor and the second deposition precursor inside the chamber thereby reducing deposition precursors consumption and achieving thin film epitaxial growth on the substrate.
US08105921B2	Gallium nitride materials and methods The invention provides semiconductor materials including a gallium nitride material layer formed on a silicon substrate and methods to form the semiconductor materials. The semiconductor materials include a transition layer formed between the silicon substrate and the gallium nitride material layer. The transition layer is compositionally-graded to lower stresses in the gallium nitride material layer which can result from differences in thermal expansion rates between the gallium nitride material and the substrate. The lowering of stresses in the gallium nitride material layer reduces the tendency of cracks to form. Thus, the invention enables the production of semiconductor materials including gallium nitride material layers having few or no cracks. The semiconductor materials may be used in a number of microelectronic and optical applications.
US08105917B2	Connection pad structure for an image sensor on a thinned substrate The invention relates to the fabrication of electronic circuits on a thinned semiconductor substrate. To produce a connection pad on the back side of the thinned substrate, the procedure is as follows: an integrated circuit is produced on an unthinned substrate, in which a portion of a polycrystalline silicon layer (18) dedicated for the connection of the pad is provided. The circuit is transferred onto a transfer substrate (30) and then its back side is thinned. A via is opened in the thinned semiconductor layer (12) in order to gain access to the polycrystalline silicon; aluminum (80) is deposited and this layer is etched so as to define a pad which is in contact with the internal interconnects of the integrated circuit by way of the polycrystalline silicon.
US08105916B2	Relaxation and transfer of strained layers The invention relates to a process for fabricating a heterostructure. This process is noteworthy in that it comprises the following steps: a) a strained crystalline thin film is deposited on, or transferred onto, an intermediate substrate; b) a strain relaxation layer, made of crystalline material capable of being plastically deformed by a heat treatment at a relaxation temperature at which the material constituting the thin film deforms by elastic deformation is deposited on the thin film; c) the thin film and the relaxation layer are transferred onto a substrate; and d) a thermal budget is applied at least the relaxation temperature, so as to cause the plastic deformation of the relaxation layer and the at least partial relaxation of the thin film by elastic deformation, and thus to obtain the final heterostructure.
US08105914B2	Method of fabricating organic memory device A method of fabricating an organic memory device is provided. In the method, a bottom electrode is formed on a substrate. A first surface treatment is performed on the bottom electrode to form a bottom surface treatment layer on a surface thereof. A polymer thin film is formed on the bottom surface treatment layer, and a top electrode is formed on the polymer thin film.
US08105904B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor devices A semiconductor device includes an insulation layer disposed on a substrate having a first area and a second area, a first wiring disposed on the insulation layer in the first area, a first active structure disposed on the first wiring, a first gate insulation layer enclosing the first upper portion, a first gate electrode disposed on the first gate insulation layer, a first impurity region disposed at the first lower portion, and a second impurity region disposed at the first upper portion. The first wiring may extend in a first direction. The first active structure includes a first lower portion extending in the first direction and a first upper portion protruding from the first lower portion. The first gate electrode may extend in a second direction. The first impurity region may be electrically connected to the first wiring.
US08105903B2	Method for making a trench MOSFET with shallow trench structures A method for making a trench MOSFET with shallow trench structures with a thick trench bottom is disclosed. The improved method resolves the problem of deterioration of breakdown voltage resulted by LOCOS having a bird's beak shape introduced in prior art, and at the same time, the inventive device has a lower Qgd and lower Rds.
US08105901B2	Method for double pattern density A method deposits an undoped silicon layer on a primary layer, deposits a cap layer on the undoped silicon layer, patterns a masking layer on the cap layer, and patterns the undoped silicon layer into silicon mandrels. The method incorporates impurities into sidewalls of the silicon mandrels in a process that leaves sidewall portions of the silicon mandrels doped with impurities and that leaves central portions of at least some of the silicon mandrels undoped. The method removes the cap layer to leave the silicon mandrels standing on the primary layer and performs a selective material removal process to remove the central portions of the silicon mandrels and to leave the sidewall portions of the silicon mandrels standing on the primary layer. The method patterns at least the primary layer using the sidewall portions of the silicon mandrels as a patterning mask and removes the sidewall portions of the silicon mandrels to leave at least the primary layer patterned.
US08105898B2	Method and structure for performing a chemical mechanical polishing process A method for fabricating flash memory devices, e.g., NAND, NOR, is provided. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate. The method includes forming a second polysilicon layer overlying a plurality of floating gate structures to cause formation of an upper surface provided on the second polysilicon layer. The upper surface has a first recessed region and a second recessed region. The method includes depositing a dielectric material overlying the upper surface to fill the first recessed region and the second recessed region to form a second upper surface region and cover a first elevated region, a second elevated region, and a third elevated region. The method subjects the second upper surface region to a chemical mechanical polishing process to remove the first elevated region, the second elevated region, and the third elevated region to cause formation of a substantially planarized second polysilicon layer free from the fill material.
US08105896B2	Methods of forming capacitors A method of forming a capacitor includes forming a conductive first capacitor electrode material comprising TiN over a substrate. TiN of the TiN-comprising material is oxidized effective to form conductive TiOxNy having resistivity no greater than 1 ohm·cm over the TiN-comprising material where x is greater than 0 and y is from 0 to 1.4. A capacitor dielectric is formed over the conductive TiOxNy. Conductive second capacitor electrode material is formed over the capacitor dielectric. Other aspects and implementations are contemplated, including capacitors independent of method of fabrication.
US08105895B2	Enhancing Schottky breakdown voltage (BV) without affecting an integrated MOSFET-Schottky device layout This invention discloses a semiconductor power device that includes an active cell area having a plurality of power transistor cells. Each of said power transistor cells has a planar Schottky diode that includes a Schottky junction barrier metal covering areas above gaps between separated body regions between two adjacent power transistor cells. The separated body regions further provide a function of adjusting a leakage current of said Schottky diode in each of said power transistor cells. Each of the planar Schottky diodes further includes a Shannon implant region disposed in a gap between the separated body regions of two adjacent power transistor cells for further adjusting a leakage current of said Schottky diode. Each of the power transistor cells further includes heavy body doped regions in the separated body regions next to source regions surrounding said Schottky diode forming a junction barrier Schottky (JBS) pocket region.
US08105891B2	Method for tuning a work function of high-K metal gate devices A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a first trench and a second trench on a semiconductor substrate and forming a first metal layer in the first and second trenches. The first metal layer is then removed, at least partially, from within the first trench but not the second trench. A second metal layer and a third metal layer are formed in the first and second trenches. A thermal process is used to reflow the second metal layer and the third metal layer.
US08105890B2	Method of forming a semiconductor structure A method of forming a semiconductor structure comprises forming a first layer of silicon and then forming a second, silicon germanium, layer adjacent the silicon layer. A thin third layer of silicon is then formed adjacent the second layer. A gate structure is then formed upon the third layer of silicon using convention Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor processes. Trenches are then formed into the second layer and the structure is then exposed to a thermal gaseous chemical etchant, for example heated hydrochloric acid. The etchant removes the silicon germanium, thereby forming a Silicon-On-Nothing structure. Thereafter, conventional CMOS processing techniques are applied to complete the structure as a Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor, including the formation of spacer walls from silicon nitride, the silicon nitride also filling a cavity formed beneath the third layer of silicon by removal of the silicon germanium.
US08105886B2	Semiconductor electrically programmable fuse element with amorphous silicon layer after programming and method of programming the same A fuse link is formed between first and second terminals. The first and second terminals and fuse link have a polysilicon layer and a layer formed on the polysilicon layer and containing a metal element. At least a portion of the fuse link is an amorphous silicon layer.
US08105885B1	Hardened programmable devices Hardened programmable logic devices are provided with programmable circuitry. The programmable circuitry may be hardwired to implement a custom logic circuit. Generic fabrication masks may be used to form the programmable circuitry and may be used in manufacturing a product family of hardened programmable logic devices, each of which may implement a different custom logic circuit. Custom fabrication masks may be used to hardwire the programmable circuitry to implement a specific custom logic circuit. The programmable circuitry may be hardwired in such a way that signal timing characteristics of a hardened programmable logic device that implements a custom logic circuit may match the signal timing characteristics of a programmable logic device that implements the same custom logic circuit using configuration data.
US08105883B2	Molding die with tilted runner, method of manufacturing semiconductor device using the same, and semiconductor device made by the method Provided is a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device in which movement of an island in resin sealing is prevented. A molding die includes an upper die and a lower die. The upper and lower dies are fitted together to form cavities and runners. In the lower die, a pod is provided. After heating and melting of a tablet made of a solid resin and housed in the pod, the melted sealing resin is pressurized by a plunger, and is supplied to each of the cavities. Specifically, a liquid sealing resin is supplied from the pod to the cavities, sequentially, from the upstream of the flow of the sealing resin supplied from the pod. The cavities communicate with each other through the runners. Furthermore, the runners through which the cavities communicate are provided to be tilted with respect to a path for supplying the sealing resin.
US08105876B2	Leadframe for leadless package, structure and manufacturing method using the same A leadframe employed by a leadless package comprises a plurality of package units and an adhesive tape. Each of the package units has a die pad with a plurality of openings and a plurality of pins disposed in the plurality of openings. The adhesive tape is adhered to the surfaces of the plurality of package units and fixes the die pad and the plurality of pins.
US08105870B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device, semiconductor device, semiconductor circuit, electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: forming a source electrode and a drain electrode on a substrate; forming an organic semiconductor layer including a π conjugated organic compound at least between the source electrode and the drain electrode; applying an application liquid on the organic semiconductor layer, the application liquid being made of a polymer of an alicyclic compound dissolved in a paraffin hydrocarbon solvent that is a carbocyclic compound without having aromaticity; forming a gate insulation layer including the polymer of the alicyclic compound by removing the paraffin hydrocarbon solvent from the application liquid; and forming a gate electrode on the gate insulation layer.
US08105866B2	Method of making PIN-type photo detecting element with a controlled thickness of window semiconductor layer A semiconductor photo detecting element includes a PIN-type photo detecting element and window semiconductor layer. The PIN-type photo detecting element has a semiconductor substrate, a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer and a third semiconductor layer. The first semiconductor layer is provided on the semiconductor substrate, is lattice-matched to the semiconductor substrate, includes a first conductivity type dopant, and has first band gap energy. The second semiconductor layer is provided on the first semiconductor layer, has the first band gap energy, and has a concentration of the first conductivity type dopant lower than that of the first semiconductor layer or is substantially undoped. The third semiconductor layer is provided on the second semiconductor layer. The window semiconductor layer has second band gap energy larger than the first band gap energy at a light-incoming side with respect to the second semiconductor layer and has a thickness of 5 nm to 50 nm.
US08105860B2	Support with integrated deposit of gas absorbing material for manufacturing microelectronic microoptoelectronic or micromechanical devices The specification teaches a device for use in the manufacturing of microelectronic, microoptoelectronic or micromechanical devices (microdevices) in which a contaminant absorption layer improves the life and operation of the microdevice. In a preferred embodiment the invention includes a mechanical supporting base, and a layer of a gas absorbing or purifier material is deposited on the base by a variety of techniques and a layer for temporary protection of the purification material is placed on top of the purification material. The temporary protection material is compatible for use in the microdevice and can be removed during the manufacture of the microdevice.
US08105859B2	In via formed phase change memory cell with recessed pillar heater A method for fabricating a phase change memory device including a plurality of in via phase change memory cells includes forming pillar heaters formed of a conductive material along a contact surface of a substrate corresponding to each of an array of conductive contacts to be connected to access circuitry, forming a dielectric layer along exposed areas of the substrate surrounding the pillar heaters, forming an interlevel dielectric (ILD) layer above the dielectric layer, etching a via to the dielectric layer, each via corresponding to each of pillar heater such that an upper surface of each pillar heater is exposed within each via, recessing each pillar heater, depositing phase change material in each via on each recessed pillar heater, recessing the phase change material within each via, and forming a top electrode within the via on the phase change material.
US08105858B2	CMOS imager having a nitride dielectric An imaging device formed as a CMOS semiconductor integrated circuit includes a nitrogen containing insulating material beneath a photogate. The nitrogen containing insulating material, preferably be one of a silicon nitride layer, an ONO layer, a nitrode/oxide layer and an oxide/nitrode layer. The nitrogen containing insulating layer provides an increased capacitance in the photogate region, higher breakdown voltage, a wider dynamic range and an improved signal to noise ratio. The invention also provides a method for fabricating a CMOS imager containing the nitrogen containing insulating layer.
US08105854B2	LED package A Chip on Board (COB) package which can reduce the manufacturing costs by using a general PCB as a substrate, increase a heat radiation effect from a light source, thereby realizing a high quality light source at low costs, and a manufacturing method thereof. The COB package includes a board-like substrate with a circuit printed on a surface thereof, the substrate having a through hole. The package also includes a light source positioned in the through hole and including a submount and a dome structure made of resin, covering and fixing the light source to the substrate. The invention allows a good heat radiation effect by using the general PCB as the substrate, enabling manufacture of a high quality COB package at low costs. This in turn improves emission efficiency of the light source, ultimately realizing a high quality light source.
US08105850B1	Process for selectively patterning a magnetic film structure Processes for selectively patterning a magnetic film structure generally include selectively etching an exposed portion of a freelayer disposed on a tunnel barrier layer by a wet process, which includes exposing the freelayer to an etchant solution comprising at least one acid and an organophosphorus acid inhibitor or salt thereof, stopping on the tunnel barrier layer.
US08105849B2	Integration of fluids and reagents into self-contained cartridges containing sensor elements Described herein is an analyte detection device and method related to a portable instrument suitable for point-of-care analyses. In some embodiments, a portable instrument may include a disposable cartridge, an optical detector, a sample collection device and/or sample reservoir, reagent delivery systems, fluid delivery systems, one or more channels, and/or waste reservoirs. Use of a portable instrument may reduce the hazard to an operator by reducing an operator's contact with a sample for analysis. The device is capable of obtaining diagnostic information using cellular- and/or particle-based analyses and may be used in conjunction with membrane- and/or particle-based analysis cartridges. Analytes, including proteins and cells and/or microbes may be detected using the membrane and/or particle based analysis system.
US08105848B2	Programmable electromagnetic array for molecule transport An embodiment of the invention relates to a device comprising (1) an array of electromagnetic elements comprising coils, metal cores, and metal core heads, and (2) a controller that is adapted to control a current for one or more coils individually, to vary the current for said one or more coils individually, to reverse the current for one or more coils individually, and to generate a specific magnetic flux distribution and gradient across two or more coils; wherein the metal core head is at one end of the coil and the metal core head has a geometry to create a desired magnetic flux, intensity and gradient, in a region of interest between two adjacent coils; further wherein the device is functionally coupled to a fluidic device to concentrate and transport magnetic particles in a fluid without fluidic movement of the fluid.
US08105844B2	Apparatus and method of using porous material for antigen separation, identification, and quantification with electrophoresis techniques An apparatus includes a porous membrane for retaining antigens from a sample as the sample passes through the membrane. The apparatus also includes a first binding region within the membrane. The first binding region includes antibodies associated with a first antigen of interest. At least some of the antigens retained in the membrane are brought into contact with the first binding region by applying an electrophoresis field across the membrane. The porous membrane could also include an electrophoresis buffer. A presence of the first antigen of interest could be detected by exposing the first binding region to a chemiluminescent reagent, and a quantity of the first antigen of interest could be determined by performing a chemiluminescent assay on the binding region.
US08105843B2	Methods and devices to enhance sensitivity and evaluate sample adequacy and reagent reactivity in rapid lateral flow immunoassays Methods and devices for rapid lateral flow immunoassays to detect specific antibodies within a liquid sample while also validating the adequacy of the liquid sample for the presence of immunoglobulin and the integrity and immunoreactivity of the test reagents that detect the antibodies of interest, without requiring instrumentation. The methods and devices provide for delivery of a diluted liquid sample to a single location that simultaneously directs the liquid flow along two or more separate flow paths, one that serves as a positive control to confirm that all critical reagents of the test are immunoreactive, and that the sample being tested is adequate, and the other to detect specific antibodies if present.
US08105840B2	Urine pretreatment agent for urinary protein quantitation, urine pretreatment method, and urinary protein quantitation method Described are a urine pretreatment agent, a urine pretreatment method, and a urinary protein quantitation method which reduce or cancel the influences of urine pH variations, cancel the influences of precipitates of urinary inorganic salts, and solubilize membrane proteins. The urine pretreatment agent for urinary protein quantitation, includes a buffer, a chelating agent, and a surfactant; the urine pretreatment method includes a step of mixing 10 to 1000 parts by mass of the urine pretreatment agent of the present invention with 100 parts by mass of urine; and the urinary protein quantitation method includes steps of: mixing 10 to 1000 parts by mass of the urine pretreatment agent with 100 parts by mass of urine; and then measuring the protein concentration.
US08105839B2	Diagnostic kit for Alzheimer's disease, diagnostic marker, and detection method for indicator of pathological state thereof While the differential diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease as distinguished from other types of dementia and the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease at an early stage where neuronal apoptosis has not proceeded yet are important for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, it is difficult to differentially diagnose Alzheimer's disease at early stage via a diagnosis mainly made by questioning by a doctor or a diagnostic technique using phosphorylated tau or amyloid β-protein as an indicator. Accordingly, the development of a novel diagnostic technique has been desired. Thus, according to the present invention, by focusing on a transferrin having a sugar chain attached thereto, a diagnostic kit, a diagnostic marker, and a detection means for differentially diagnosing the disease condition of Alzheimer's disease at an early stage are provided.
US08105838B2	Generation and use of a catalog of polypeptide-related information for chemical analyses A method (100) for performing chemical analyses includes digesting a reference sample to obtain precursors associated with a peptide in the sample (110), separating the precursors to determine values associated with retention times of the separated precursors (120), ionizing the separated precursors to form precursor ions (130), mass analyzing the precursor ions to determine values associated with mass and with ion intensity (140), and storing a
US08105835B2	Method for micropropagation of monocots based on sustained totipotent cell cultures The present invention provides a method of micropropagating a monocotyledonous plant comprising: (a) cultivating an explant of tissue from a monocotyledonous plant shoot tip on a primary medium, wherein the explant has been pretreated with a cold temperature and the primary medium comprises auxin or auxin and cytokinin, to produce a totipotent embryogenic cell culture; (b) treating the totipotent embryonic cell culture with a cold temperature; (c) maintaining the totipotent embryogenic cell culture by cultivation on a secondary medium, whereby a totipotent embryogenic cell culture of a monocotyledonous plant is produced and maintained; and (d) transferring the embryogenic cell culture of step (c) to a tertiary medium to continue multiplication and to produce a plantlet with roots and shoots, thereby micropropagating a monocotyledonous plant. The micropropagation techniques described herein provide plants for such purposes as development of elite plant lines, phytoremediation and biomass production.
US08105833B2	Method for forming organ A method for forming an organ and/or tissue from undifferentiated cells derived from a vertebrate animal in vitro, which comprises the step of culturing the undifferentiated cells derived from a vertebrate animal in the presence of a retinoic acid X receptor ligand (e.g., a retinoic acid X receptor agonist or antagonist), and a method for forming a pancreas from undifferentiated cells derived from a vertebrate animal in vitro or a method for forming a tissue having morphology and function of a pancreas from undifferentiated cells derived from a vertebrate in vitro, which comprises the step of culturing the undifferentiated cells derived from a vertebrate animal in the presence of a retinoic acid receptor ligand, together with activin, that does not substantially bind to the retinoic acid receptor subtype γ.
US08105827B2	Protein expression systems Disclosed are recombinant non-insect host cells and use of activation of CMV or SV40 promoters by IE1, IE2 and the enhancer hr of the baculovirus in non-insect host cells for expression heterologous RNAs or polypeptides. Also disclosed are methods of using the cells.
US08105825B2	Multiple inducible gene regulation system The present invention relates to the field of biotechnology or genetic engineering. More specifically, the present invention relates to a multiple inducible gene regulation system that functions within cells to simultaneously control the quantitative expression of multiple genes.
US08105822B2	Biosensor article and methods thereof A biosensor or cell culture article including: a substrate having a bio-compatible layer. The bio-compatible layer can be obtained from surface oxidation of a substrate coating comprising the reaction product of a suitable oxidizable polymer and modifier compound, such as a triamine, attached to the oxidizable polymer. Methods for making the biosensor or cell culture article and methods for performing an assay of a ligand with the biosensor article are also disclosed.
US08105819B2	Plasmon fluorescence augmentation for chemical and biological testing apparatus The sensitivity and durability of fluorescent assays may be increased through structures and methods using plasmon fluorescence augmentation and sealing of the structure against degradation by reagents used in the assay. The resulting structures make practical extremely sensitive fluorescent assays for DNA and other biological analytes.
US08105816B2	Nucleic acid molecules encoding BANK1 splice variants The present invention relates to a new splice variant of BANK1, the use of SNPs in BANK1 for diagnostics and the use of antagonists to modulate BANK1 and/or the BANK1 pathway.
US08105814B2	DNA replication factors A DNA polymerase reaction system which provides high DNA polymerase activity even at a high temperature and at a high salt concentration. A DNA polymerase reaction system that is constructed from a DNA polymerase, a clamp, and a clamp loader without intein sequence, the DNA polymerase being from Pyrococcus horikoshii, a hyperthermophilic archaeon.
US08105812B2	Laccases, compositions and methods of use Novel laccases, nucleic acid sequences encoding such laccases, and vectors and host cells for expressing the laccases are described. The novel laccase enzymes may be employed in conjunction with mediators to provide an improved method for bleaching denim fabrics.
US08105811B2	Sugar transport sequences, yeast strains having improved sugar uptake, and methods of use Disclosed are nucleic acid constructs comprising coding sequences operably linked to a promoter not natively associated with the coding sequence. The coding sequences encode Pichia stipitis proteins that allow recombinant strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae expressing the protein to grow on xylose, and allow or increase uptake of xylose by Pichia stipitis or Saccharomyces cerevisiae expressing the coding sequences. Expression of the coding sequences enhances uptake of xylose and/or glucose, allowing increased ethanol or xylitol production.
US08105807B2	Carbamoylglycine derivatives The present invention relates to carbamoylglycine derivatives, a process for the preparation of carbamoylglycine derivatives and the use of carbamoylglycine derivatives in the preparation of enantiomerically enriched α-amino acids. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the preparation of pharmaceutically active products such as perindopril and ramipril using the novel carbamoylglycine derivatives.
US08105805B2	High affinity human antibodies to human IL-18 receptor An isolated antibody or antibody fragment that binds human interleukin-18 receptor alpha (hIL-18Rα), comprising a light chain variable region (LCVR) selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 45, 49, 53, 61, 65, 69, 73, 77, and 81 and/or a heavy chain variable region (HCVR) selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31, 35, 39, 43, 47, 51, 55, 59, 63, 67, 71, 75, and 79, or a fragment or sequence modified by an amino acid substitution, deletion or addition thereof.
US08105802B2	Method of producing microbial transglutaminase The present invention provides a neutral metalloprotease from actinomycetes which selectively cleaves a pro-structure part of a microbial protransglutaminase and a gene encoding said neutral metalloprotease. An active microbial transglutaminase having the pro-structure part cleaved can be obtained by culturing a microorganism into which a gene encoding the neutral metalloprotease from actinomycetes according to the present invention has been introduced, where by producing the neutral metalloprotease from actinomycetes, and reacting it on a microbial protransglutaminase.
US08105801B2	Starch process The present invention relates to a process for enzymatic hydrolysis of granular starch into a soluble starch hydrolysate at a temperature below the initial gelatinization temperature of said granular starch.
US08105800B2	Composition for assaying glycated proteins Composition for accurately assaying a glycated protein by: 1) avoiding effects of globulin and ascorbic acid components, 2) siabilizing proteases and at least enzymes acting on glycated amino acids; 3) accurately assaying albumin; and 4) assaying glycated albumin while avoiding the effects of glycated hemoglobin, and an assay method are provided. Thus, the contents of a glycated protein and glycated albumin can be more accurately determined.
US08105796B2	Regulation of expression of PI3Kβ protein in tumors We describe the use of PI3Kβ protein and/or its encoding gene for the screening for substances useful in the treatment of cancers, preferably breast cancers, as well as a method for the diagnosis of malignant cell growth comprising the measuring the expression of PI3Kβ. We also describe non-human transgenic animals as models for studying human pathologies, preferably breast cancer, being transgenic for having altered PI3Kβ and Neu-T expression.
US08105795B2	Methods, devices, kits and compositions for detecting roundworm Methods, devices, kits and compositions for detecting the presence or absence of roundworm in a fecal sample are disclosed herein. The methods, devices, kits and compositions of the present invention may be used to confirm the presence or absence of roundworm in a fecal sample from a mammal that may also be infected with one or more of hookworm, whipworm, and heartworm. Confirmation of the presence or absence of roundworm in the mammal may be made, for example, for the purpose of selecting an optimal course of treating the mammal and/or for the purpose of determining whether the mammal has been rid of the infection after treatment has been initiated.
US08105794B2	Rapid nasal assay kit The present invention relates to an assay which can be used on nasal secretions. The assay is used to determine the cause of nasal secretions, for example whether the secretions are due to an allergic reaction or a non-allergic reaction.
US08105792B2	Method of modulating human ENaC sodium channel In one aspect, the present invention relates to a mammalian cell-based high-throughput assay for the profiling and screening of human epithelial sodium channel (hENaC) cloned from a human kidney c-DNA library and is also expressed in other tissues including human taste tissue. The present invention further relates to amphibian oocyte-based medium-throughput electrophysiological assays for identifying human ENaC modulators, preferably ENaC enhancers. Compounds that modulate ENaC function in a cell-based ENaC assay are expected to affect salty taste in humans. The assays described herein have advantages over existing cellular expression systems. In the case of mammalian cells, such assays can be run in standard 96 or 384 well culture plates in high-throughput mode with enhanced assay results being achieved by the use of a compound that inhibits ENaC function, preferably an amiloride derivative such as Phenamil. In the case of the inventive oocyte electrophysiological assays (two-electrode voltage-clamp technique), these assays facilitate the identification of compounds which specifically modulate human ENaC. The assays of the invention provide a robust screen useful to detect compounds that facilitate (enhance) or inhibit hENaC function. Compounds that enhance or block human ENaC channel activity should thereby modulate salty taste in humans.
US08105790B2	Methods and kits for detection of thromboxane A2 metabolites Methods, compositions and kits are provided for measuring aspirin's anti-thrombotic effectiveness on a subject. Included are a novel assay for quickly and specifically measuring TxA2 metabolite levels in urine and correlating the levels with aspirin dose in a subject. The methods, compositions and kits utilize a novel anti TxA2 metabolite antibody.
US08105787B2	Applications of nucleic acid fragments The present invention relates to a method of isolating fragments of nucleic acid according to the density of CpG dinucleotides and subsequent procedures for producing a library and/or an array or microarray of these fragments, as well as uses thereof.
US08105786B2	Method of producing a low molecular weight organic compound in a cell A method of producing a low molecular weight organic compound (e.g. a plant or bacteria secondary metabolite) in increased yields involving use of a microorganism cell, which comprises a gene involved in the biosynthesis pathway leading to a low molecular weight organic aglycon compound and a glycosyltransferase gene capable of glycosylating the produced aglycon.
US08105780B2	Device and method of detecting mutations and polymorphisms in DNA There is provided a resonator sensor useful for detecting polymorphisms and mutations in DNA. The resonator sensor has a capture molecule immobilised on its surface, the capture molecule being either a probe DNA containing a reference sequence, or a mismatch binding molecule, and being capable of forming a probe DNA/target DNA/mismatch binding molecule complex on the surface of the resonator. A method for detecting mutations in a target DNA, including single nucleotide polymorphisms, is also provided.
US08105778B2	Hybridization chain reaction The present invention relates to the use of nucleic acid probes to identify analytes in a sample. In the preferred embodiments, metastable nucleic acid monomers are provided that associate in the presence of an initiator nucleic acid. Upon exposure to the initiator, the monomers self-assemble in a hybridization chain reaction. The initiator nucleic acid may be, for example, a portion of an analyte to be detected or may be part of an initiation trigger such that it is made available in the presence of a target analyte.
US08105776B2	Breed-specific haplotypes for polled phenotypes in cattle The presence of horns within commercial cattle populations increases the chances of injuries. The Polled (hornless) condition in cattle has existed since domestication, and it has been selected by breeders because of its economic importance and ease of management. A dominant mutation is believed to cause the polled phenotype. The present invention relates to the identification of breed-specific single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and their haplotypes, in the bovine genome, in or near gene(s) encoding polypeptides associated with the Polled phenotyped in beef production. The invention further encompasses methods and systems, including network-based processes, to manage the SNP data, haplotype data and other data relating to specific animals and herds of animals, veterinarian care, diagnostic and quality control data and management of livestock which, based on genotyping, have predictable productions quality traits, husbandry conditions, animal welfare, food safety information, audit of existing processes and data from field location.
US08105769B2	Method to determine responsiveness of cancer to epidermal growth factor receptor targeting treatments The present invention is directed to a method for determining the responsiveness of cancer to an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) treatment. In a preferred embodiment, the presence of at least one variance in the kinase domain of the erbB1 gene confers sensitivity to the tyrosine kinase inhibitor gefitinib. Thus, a diagnostic assay for these mutations will allow for the administration of gefitinib, erlotinib and other tyrosine kinase inhibitors to those patients most likely to respond to the drug.
US08105765B2	Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device by performing divisional exposure on a predetermined area on a wafer, through two or more reticles, on each of which a mask pattern region is formed. The method includes arranging the reticles such that an outer most periphery of a field circle of exposure light incident on the wafer aligns with at least one side of the mask pattern region formed in the reticle, and exposing, to exposure light, the wafer, through the reticles so arranged.
US08105762B2	Method for forming pattern using printing process A pattern and method for forming a pattern includes providing a substrate on which a plurality of unit panels and etching object layers on the respective unit panel areas are formed, dividing the substrate into at least two or more areas, providing a cliché on which multiple grooves are formed, filling resist in the grooves, applying the resist filled in the groove of the cliché onto the etching object layer of the substrate by the divided area unit.
US08105761B2	Ink jet recording head manufacturing method A method of manufacturing a liquid discharge head including a flow path forming member configured to form a flow path communicating with a discharge port to discharge liquid, includes, providing a first layer which includes a photosensitive resin and a light absorption agent on a substrate, and providing a second layer which includes a positive photosensitive resin but substantially does not include the light absorption agent on the substrate, so as to coat the first layer, forming a pattern having a shape corresponding to the flow path by performing a patterning process, and providing a layer which becomes the flow path forming member on the substrate, so as to coat the pattern. The method further includes forming the discharge port by performing a patterning process including exposure of the layer that becomes the flow path forming member, and forming the flow path by removing the pattern.
US08105759B2	Photosensitive resin composition, and, photosensitive element, method for forming resist pattern, method for manufacturing printed wiring board and method for manufacturing partition wall for plasma display panel using the composition A photosensitive resin composition comprising (A) a binder polymer, (B) a photopolymerizing compound with a polymerizable ethylenic unsaturated bond, (C) a photoradical polymerization initiator containing a 2,4,5-triarylimidazole dimer or its derivative, and (D) a compound represented by the following general formula (1) (wherein R1 and R2 each independently represent C1-20 alkyl, etc., and R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 and R10 each independently represent hydrogen, etc.).
US08105757B2	Method of making a semiconductor device Disclosed is a method of making a semiconductor device in which a main pattern is formed through a photolithography process over a low-density pattern area having a relatively small number of patterns to be formed in certain areas as compared to the other areas. According to the method at least one or more dummy patterns are formed over inactive areas, adjacent to active areas, where the main pattern is formed, and are spaced a predetermined distance from the sides of the main pattern. This method can improve the process margin and improve the uniformity of critical regions of patterns to thus improve the yield of a semiconductor device by making a low-density pattern area with the same pattern density as high-density or intermediate-density pattern areas by forming dummy patterns, which do not affect the semiconductor device, on the sides of a main pattern of the low-density pattern area according to a design rule.
US08105756B2	Method for preparing a printing form using vibrational energy A method and apparatus for preparing a relief printing form from a photosensitive element that includes a photopolymerizable composition layer having an exterior surface and capable of being partially liquefied. The method includes the steps of (a) heating the exterior surface of the photopolymerizable composition layer to a temperature sufficient to cause a portion of the layer to liquefy, forming the liquefied material; and (b) removing the liquefied material; wherein the heating step is performed using vibrationally-induced frictional energy.
US08105752B2	Photosensitive polyimides The invention pertains to an epoxy-modified photosensitive polyimide, which possesses excellent heat resistance, chemistry resistance, and flexibility, and can be used in a liquid photo resist or dry film resist, or used in a solder resist, coverlay film, or printed circuit board.
US08105751B2	Planographic printing plate precursor and pile of planographic printing plate precursors The invention has a support, a recording layer provided on the support, and a protective layer containing a hydrophilic polymer and silica-coated organic resin fine particles provided as the uppermost layer. The organic resin fine particles are preferably composed of at least one resin selected from the group consisting of polyacrylic acid resins, polyurethane resins, polystyrene resins, polyester resins, epoxy resins, phenolic resins, and melamine resins, and the protective layer preferably contains a mica compound.
US08105750B2	Optical recording medium and method of manufacturing the same Recording and reproducing characteristics and data saving reliability are secured in a write-once two-layer recording medium.A second recording layer from a side irradiated with light for recording and reproduction includes organic dye shown by a general formula of a chemical formula 3 described below (in the formula, R1 and R2 are alkyl groups of carbon number 1 to 4; Y1, Y2 respectively are organic groups independently; and X is Cl04, BF4, PF6, SbF6), and organic dye shown by a general formula of a chemical formula 4 described below (in the formula, R1, R4 are alkyl groups of carbon number 1 to 4; R2, R3 are alkyl groups of carbon number 1 to 4 or groups forming 3 to 6 membered rings by being coupled; Y1, Y2 respectively are organic groups independently; and X is Cl04, BF4, PF6, SbF6), to secure durability.
US08105746B2	Tertiary alcohol derivative, polymer compound and photoresist composition (1) A polymer compound for photoresist composition which is high in dissolution rate in a developing solution after exposure and small swelling at the development and (2) a compound which is a raw material for such a polymer compound are provided. Furthermore, (3) a photoresist composition containing the subject polymer compound is provided. In detail, a tertiary alcohol derivative represented by the following general formula (1) is provided. (In the formula, R1 and R2 are taken together to form a ring together with a carbon atom to which R1 and R2 are bonded, and R1 and R2 as taken represent a linear, branched or cyclic alkylene group having from 2 to 9 carbon atoms, which may contain an oxygen atom at an arbitrary position; R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; W represents a linear, branched or cyclic alkylene group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms; and n represents 0 or 1.)
US08105745B2	Radiation crosslinker There is provided a class of crosslinking compound, said compound comprising (i) one or more fluorinated aromatic group; and (ii) one or more ionizable group, wherein the crosslinking compound is soluble in at least one polar solvent. Methods of preparing the crosslinking compounds are also disclosed. There is further provided devices obtainable from the methods of preparing the crosslinking compounds.
US08105743B2	Fine organic silicone particle for latent electrostatic image developing toners, external additive for toners, toner for developing latent electrostatic image, and two-component developer The present invention provides an organic silicone fine particle for latent electrostatic image developing toners, wherein the organic silicone fine particle has a volume average particle diameter of 0.05 μm to 6.0 μm which is obtained by measurement based on Coulter principle, and has a hemispherical polysiloxane cross-linked structure.By mixing an appropriate amount of an organic silicone resin particle formed in a deformed shape (a hemispherical shape) in a toner or developer, the present invention prevents movement of the organic silicone resin particle from surface functional sites, the movement caused by a phenomenon such as detachment thereof from a toner surface or rolling movement on the toner surface, by the effect of its shape, and makes it possible to effectively achieve the expected function.
US08105736B2	Method and system for overlay correction during photolithography A method of performing overlay error correction includes forming a photoresist layer over a substrate and exposing a first set of apertures to incident radiation. The method also includes determining an overlay error associated with the first set of apertures and determining an overlay correction as a function of the determined overlay error. The method further includes exposing a data area and a second set of apertures. The data area and the second set of apertures are exposed based, in part, on the determined overlay correction. Moreover, the method includes verifying the determined overlay correction.
US08105733B2	Inorganic separator-electrode-unit for lithium-ion batteries, method for the production thereof and use thereof in lithium batteries A process for producing a separator-electrode assemblies (SEAs) which comprises a porous electrode useful as a positive or negative electrode in a lithium battery and a separator layer applied to this electrode wherein the separator layer being an inorganic separator layer comprising at least two fractions of metal oxide particles different from each other in their average particle size and/or in the metal, and the electrode having active mass particles that are bonded together and to a current collector by an inorganic adhesive; and the separator-electrode assembly comprises no organic polymer binder. The process comprising form the porous electrode by applying a suspension comprising active mass particles suspended in a sol or a dispersion of nanoscale active mass particles in a solvent and solidifying the suspension.
US08105732B2	Direct oxidation fuel cell The direct oxidation fuel cell of the invention includes at least one unit cell, the unit cell including: a membrane-electrode assembly including an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte membrane interposed therebetween; an anode-side separator; and a cathode-side separator. The cathode includes a first cathode catalyst layer, a diffusion layer being in contact with the cathode-side separator, and an intermediate layer disposed therebetween. The intermediate layer includes a second cathode catalyst layer and a porous composite layer, the porous composite layer containing a hydrophobic material and an electron-conductive material. The anode-side separator has a fuel flow channel, and the cathode-side separator has an oxidant flow channel. At least a portion of the intermediate layer facing the upstream portion of the fuel flow channel includes the second cathode catalyst layer, and at least portions of the intermediate layer facing the midstream and downstream portions of the fuel flow channel include the porous composite layer.
US08105728B2	Polyelectrolyte material, method for producing polyelectrolyte material, polyelectrolyte component, fuel cell, and method for producing fuel cell A polyelectrolyte material includes as a main chain: a benzene ring; an ether; and a carbonyl group. A part of the benzene ring is sulfonated. A method for manufacturing a polyelectrolyte material includes: synthesizing disulfonyl difluorobenzophenone; and polymerizing the disulfonyl difluorobenzophenone, 4,4′-difluorobenzophenone, and phenolphthalein with a crown ether as a catalyst. The synthesizing is performed by reacting 4,4′-difluorobenzophenone with fuming sulfuric acid, performing salting-out the reaction product, and recrystallizing the salting-out product.
US08105725B2	Module for a fuel cell arrangement A module for a fuel cell arrangement is provided, having plates which are configured in the form of a stack, at least two plates being partially joined to one another by a sealing element, at least one further seal being configured between the plates.
US08105723B2	Reaction device, and fuel cell device and electronic apparatus using the reaction device Disclosed is a reaction device including: a reactor, a heat insulating container housing the reactor, a pipe penetrating a wall of the insulating container to connect the reactor to an outside of the insulating container, wherein the wall of the heat insulating container includes at least two regions each having a different infrared absorptivity, and the region of the wall of higher infrared absorptivity is disposed on the same plane of the wall where the pipe penetrates. Also disclosed are a fuel cell device and an electronic apparatus using the reaction device.
US08105721B2	Microtextured fuel cell elements for improved water management Methods and materials to improve water management in a fuel cell by microtexturing fuel cell elements, including the separator plate and/or the gas diffusion media. A method of manufacturing a fuel cell includes a separator plate and/or a gas diffusion media that are microtextured. Selective ablation of material and stamping can impart microtexturing, where the microtexturing facilitates water management in the fuel cell.
US08105717B2	Lithium anodes for electrochemical cells Provided is an anode for use in electrochemical cells, wherein the anode active layer has a first layer comprising lithium metal and a multi-layer structure comprising single ion conducting layers and polymer layers in contact with the first layer comprising lithium metal or in contact with an intermediate protective layer, such as a temporary protective metal layer, on the surface of the lithium-containing first layer. Another aspect of the invention provides an anode active layer formed by the in-situ deposition of lithium vapor and a reactive gas. The anodes of the current invention are particularly useful in electrochemical cells comprising sulfur-containing cathode active materials, such as elemental sulfur.
US08105716B2	Active material for rechargeable lithium battery and rechargeable lithium battery including same The present invention relates to an active material for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same. The active material includes an active material and a fiber-shaped or tube-shaped carbon conductive material attached to the surface of the active material. The active material includes a conductive shell including a fiber-shaped or tube-shaped carbon conductive material and increases discharge capacity due to improved conductivity and improves cycle-life efficiency by maintaining paths between active material particles during charge and discharge cycles.
US08105715B2	Hydrogen-absorbing alloy and nickel-metal hydride storage battery A hydrogen absorbing alloy is provided that is represented by the general formula Ln1-xMgxNiyAz, where: Ln is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ca, Zr, Ti, and rare-earth elements including Y; A is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Co, Mn, V, Cr, Nb, Al, Ga, Zn, Sn, Cu, Si, P, and B; and x, y, and z satisfy the following conditions 0.05≦x≦0.25, 0
US08105714B2	Lithium-ion battery A lithium-ion battery includes a plurality of generally planar positive and negative electrodes arranged in alternating fashion to form an electrode stack. Each of the electrodes includes a current collector having two opposed surfaces and an active material provided on at least one of the two opposed surfaces. The active material of the negative electrodes has a potential that is greater than 0.2 volts versus a reference electrode. The area of the current collectors of the negative electrodes covered by active material is not larger than the area of the current collectors of the positive electrodes covered by active material.
US08105705B2	External field robustness of read/write head shields An improved magnetic shield for a perpendicular magnetic write head is disclosed. Its main feature is a pair of tabs at the shield's bottom corners. Said tabs are significantly wider at their point of attachment to the shield than further away from the shield. The end portions of each tab slope upwards (away from the ABS) at an angle of about ten degrees. A process for manufacturing the shield is also disclosed.
US08105703B2	Process for composite free layer in CPP GMR or TMR device The conventional free layer in a CPP GMR or TMR read head has been replaced by a tri-layer laminate comprising Co rich CoFe, moderately Fe rich NiFe, and heavily Fe rich NiFe. The result is an improved device that has a higher MR ratio than prior art devices, while still maintaining free layer softness and acceptable magnetostriction. A process for manufacturing the device is described.
US08105702B2	Indexable insert with a multi-layer coating The invention relates to an indexable insert of hard metal or cermet with a multi-layer surface coating for a machining of objects essentially made of metal or an alloy, in particular those of a polyphase material such as casting alloys and the like. To increase the service life of the tools with optionally improved machining surface, it is provided with a multi-layer coating that the outermost layer or cover layer is formed as an oxide layer, in particular of α-Al2O3, whereby the layer beneath the cover layer and connected threto is composed of TiN.
US08105701B2	Organic electroluminescent device An organic EL device 100 including a plurality of emitting layers (15) and (17) between a cathode (18) and (19) and an anode (12), each of the emitting layers (15) and (17) made of a host material having a triplet energy gap of 2.52 eV or more and 3.7 eV or less, and a dopant having a light emitting property related to a triplet state, the dopant containing a metal complex with a heavy metal.
US08105699B2	Zn alloy particles for high corrosion resistance rust protection paint, method of production of particles, high corrosion resistance rust protection paint containing particles, high corrosion resistance steel material coated with paint, and steel structure having steel material Zn alloy particles for high corrosion resistance rust prevention paint containing, by mass %, Mg: 0.01 to 30% and having a balance of Zn and unavoidable impurities, having physical fracture facets and/or cracks of a length of 0.01 μm or more or cracks of a depth of 0.01 μm or more, having an average particle size of 0.05 to 200 μm, and having an aspect ratio of maximum size and minimum size (maximum size/minimum size) of an average value of 1 to 1.5. Also, a high corrosion resistance rust prevention paint containing these Zn alloy particles and a high corrosion resistance steel material and steel structure coated with that paint.
US08105697B2	Polymer memory device and method of forming the same Provided is a polymer memory device and a method of forming the same. The polymer memory device may include a first electrode, a first curable polymer layer, a second electrode, a second curable polymer layer, and a third electrode. The first electrode may be disposed on a substrate. The first curable polymer layer may cover the first electrode. The second electrode may be disposed on the first curable polymer layer and cross over the first electrode. The second curable polymer layer may cover the second electrode. The third electrode may be disposed on the second curable polymer layer and cross over the second electrode. Each of the first curable polymer layer and the second curable polymer layer may contain a fullerene or a fullerene derivative.
US08105696B2	Composite metal foam and methods of preparation thereof The present invention is directed to composite metal foams comprising hollow metallic spheres and a solid metal matrix. The composite metal foams show high strength, particularly in comparison to previous metal foams, while maintaining a favorable strength to density ratio. The composite metal foams can be prepared by various techniques, such as powder metallurgy and casting.
US08105693B2	Multilayered structures and methods thereof The present invention relates to a multilayered structure including at least one diamond layer and methods of making the multilayered structures. The multilayered structure includes a diamond layer having a top surface and a bottom surface, a first thin adhesion layer on the top surface, a second thin adhesion layer on the bottom surface, a first metal layer having a thermal conductivity greater than 200 W/m-K and a coefficient of thermal expansion greater than 12 ppm/K, wherein the first metal layer is deposited on the first thin adhesion layer, and a second metal layer having a thermal conductivity greater than 200 W/m-K and a coefficient of thermal expansion greater than 12 ppm/K, wherein the second metal layer is deposited on the second thin adhesion layer.
US08105675B2	Honeycomb structure and bonding material to be used for same There is disclosed a honeycomb structure 1 which is made of a ceramic material and in which a plurality of honeycomb segments 12 having cell structures 5 and porous outer walls 7 on outer peripheries of the cell structures 5 are integrated by bonding the outer walls 7 to one another with a bonding material, each of the cell structures being provided with a plurality of cells 3 constituting fluid channels divided by porous partition walls 2, wherein the bonding material contains a bio-soluble fiber. The honeycomb structure 1 of the present invention has a performance equivalent to that of a honeycomb structure in which a heretofore used ceramic fiber is contained.
US08105673B2	Sputtering target for optical media, method of manufacturing same, optical medium, and method of manufacturing same A sputtering target for optical media is mainly composed of Al and contains 1 to 10 at % of one or two species of elements selected from the group consisting of Ta and Nb and 0.1 to 10 at % of Ag. An optical medium 100 comprises a substrate 10 and reflective layers 20A, 20B provided on the substrate 10. Each of the reflective layers 20A, 20B has a composition, mainly composed of Al, containing 1 to 10 at % of one or two species of elements selected from the group consisting of Ta and Nb and 0.1 to 10 at % of Ag.
US08105671B2	Syntactic polyurethane containing oil, preferably castor oil Syntactic polyurethanes are obtainable by reacting a polyisocyanate component a) with a polyol component, the polyol component b) comprising a polyetherpolyol mixture having an average OH number of from 10 to 280 (constituent b1) and an oil based on fatty acids of 6 to 25 carbon atoms or derivatives thereof (constituent b2), in the presence of hollow microspheres c). Furthermore, the syntactic polyurethanes are used for insulating offshore pipes and other parts and equipment used in the offshore sector, and the insulated offshore pipes as such are described.
US08105670B2	Glycoluril resin and polyol resin dual members An intermediate transfer member, such as a belt, where the surface of the belt contains as a coating a mixture of a glycoluril resin and a polyol resin.
US08105667B2	Environmentally-friendly multi-layer flexible film having barrier properties A multi-layer film with barrier properties having one or more layers made from a bio-based film is disclosed. In one aspect, a multi-layer packaging film including (a) an outer layer including a bio-based film, wherein the bio-based film is polylactide, (b) an adhesive layer adjacent to the outer layer and (c) a product side layer including a metalized polyolefin having barrier properties, wherein the multi-layer packaging film is a flexible film.
US08105664B2	Artificial decorative plant An artificial decorative plant assembles multiple branches first which are then assembled with a main stem. Each branch is composed of a rod with resilience, a securing piece and multiple branch strips. The securing piece has two longitudinal sides and multiple clamping pieces alternatively staggered and extended from the two longitudinal sides respectively with multiple intervals and applied to wrap the rod. Additionally, multiple clamping attachments are extended from the two longitudinal sides inside the multiple intervals respectively so that each clamping attachment is between two adjacent clamping pieces to engage a corresponding branch strip with leaves. After completing assembly of the securing piece and the rod, the combination engages the main stem by a hook element on the rod. Because of such structure, it not only enhances the combinational strength but further improves efficiency of assembly convenience.
US08105662B2	Additive components for liquid crystalline materials The present invention relates to mesogenic, cross-linkable mixtures comprising (i) a cross-linkable liquid crystalline host compound comprising at least one cross-linkable liquid crystalline compound, and (ii) at least one chiral or achiral rod shaped additive component, wherein said additive component has a rigid core and comprises at least two fused or linked, optionally substituted, non-aromatic, aromatic, carbocyclic or heterocyclic groups, and also comprises at least one optionally substituted alkyl residue, and at least one polymerizable group and wherein the additive component has a transition temperature to the isotropic state of 40° C. or lower. The invention also relates to the novel chiral or achiral rod-shaped additive compounds used for the preparation of these mixtures, to mixtures according to the invention in form of an elastomer, polymer gel, polymer network or polymer film, to polymer networks and liquid crystalline polymer films prepared from these mixtures and to optical or electrooptical components comprising polymer networks and liquid crystalline polymer films prepared from such mixtures. Further, the invention relates to the use of the chiral or achiral rod shaped compounds as components of a cross-linkable liquid crystalline mixture in the production of orientated liquid crystalline polymers, to liquid crystalline mixtures comprising these compounds, to liquid crystalline polymers and liquid crystalline polymer networks prepared from such liquid crystalline mixtures, and to liquid crystalline devices comprising these compounds.
US08105660B2	Method for producing diamond-like carbon coatings using PECVD and diamondoid precursors on internal surfaces of a hollow component A method of forming a diamond-like carbon coating by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition on an internal surface of a hollow component having an inner surface. A reduced atmospheric pressure is created within a pipe or other hollow component to be treated. A diamondoid precursor gas is introduced to the interior of the component. A bias voltage is established between a first electrode and one or more second electrodes. The first electrode is or is attached to the component. The second electrode is externally offset from an opening of the component, by a hollow insulator. A plasma region is established adjacent an inner surface of the component and extends through the hollow insulator. The precursor gas comprises at least one diamondoid. The pressure and bias voltage are selected such as to cause the deposition of diamond-like carbon on the inner surface.
US08105654B2	Thermoadhesive conjugate fibers and nonwoven fabric employing them To provide thermoadhesive conjugate fibers, nonwoven fabrics and cellulosic fiber blended nonwoven fabrics employing them, and wipers and absorbers employing the fabrics, thermoadhesive conjugate fibers comprise a thermoplastic resin (I) containing a modified polyolefin with at least one type of reactive functional group as a first component and having a second component composed of a thermoplastic resin (II) with a higher melting point than the thermoplastic resin (I) of the first component combined in a conjugate therewith, the first component being formed continuously along the length of at least a portion of the fiber surface, wherein the fiber surfaces are coated with a fiber treating agent containing a multifunctional compound capable of reacting with the reactive functional group of the modified polyolefin.
US08105650B2	Ink set for inkjet recording and image recording method An ink set for inkjet recording is provided. The ink set includes: at least one kind of ink composition that contains self-dispersing polymer particles, a color material, a hydrophilic organic solvent and water; and a reaction liquid capable of forming an aggregate upon contact with the ink composition.
US08105648B2	Method for operating a chemical deposition chamber A method for operating a chemical deposition chamber is disclosed. First, a digital liquid flow controller is provided to guide a precursor fluid into a chemical deposition chamber. Then, a pre-cleaning step is performed in the chemical deposition chamber. Later, a pre-tuning step is performed on the digital liquid flow controller so that the precursor fluid can be substantially stably guided into the chemical deposition chamber. Afterwards, the chemical deposition chamber is used to carry out the chemical deposition.
US08105646B2	Method for promoting soil crust formation An environmentally friendly method is provided for supporting the formation of microfloral soil crust, particularly in disturbed or contaminated areas, by treating soil with suspension containing microfloral propagules collected with runoff water on undisturbed sites. The method reduces spreading of contaminations from afflicted areas. Also provided is a composition of microfloral propagules for supporting the soil crust formation, which composition is in the form of suspension or powder.
US08105645B2	Method of applying an electric conductive layer to selected portions of a mounting frame A foam mount of an aircraft window has a groove to receive an electro chromic window. The foam mount is painted by placing a blank in the groove to divide the foam mount into a first section designated to face the exterior of the aircraft and an opposite second section. The groove and the first section are coated with an electric conductive paint, and the second section is covered with a decorative paint. The conductive coating on the foam mount and the conductive coating of the electrodes of the electro chromic window provide an RF shielding to prevent electronic signals from personal electronic equipment from passing through the cabin and door windows of the aircraft. A mask is also provided to coat one section of the foam mount while covering the other section.
US08105637B2	Composition comprising nanoparticle Ginkgo biloba extract with the effect of brain function activation To supply the ginkgo biloba extract which contains no ginkgolic acid but the active ingredient of existing ginkgo biloba extract and which achieves significant effects in activation of the brain cells. The composition comprises nanoparticle ginkgo biloba extract as the active ingredient, which has the effect of brain function activation. The ginkgo biloba extract is free of ginkgolic acid and is made with the breakdown method, the combination of dry and wet process, crushing ginkgo biloba extract powder. The nanoparticle is 100 nm and below. The above composition has the form from the group consisting of condiments, food additives, food materials, food and drink, health food and drink, drugs, quasi drugs and feeding stuffs. The above health food and drink is for patients with abnormality in cerebral blood flow and metabolism and with the effect of brain function activation prevents or improves the symptom. The above drugs and quasi drugs are intended for human or animal use.
US08105635B2	Post-impregnation treatments to improve distribution of metal biocides in an impregnated substrate The present invention relates to post-treatment compositions and methods useful for modifying the distribution of metal biocide(s) in biodegradable substrates such as wood, other cellulosic products, starch-based products, and the like that are vulnerable to decay due to insects, fungi, microbes, and the like. The compositions include complexing agents of moderate strength that are able to facilitate mobilization and redistribution of metal biocide(s) in substrates without undue leaching. The compositions can be used, for example, to redistribute the metal biocide(s) into depleted regions of a substrate by redistribution of metal biocide from other regions of the substrate. Post-treatment compositions that include additional metal biocide can also replenish these regions with the freshly supplied, additional biocide. Thus, the depleted regions can be restored by redistribution and/or replenishment mechanisms. Service life of substrates in the field benefits by these post-treatments as a consequence.
US08105633B2	Method and apparatus for extraction of arthropod gland Apparatus and method for the extraction of material from glands of arthropods. The apparatus includes a container in which at least part of the glands are placed and a buffer solution at least partially immersing the glands. Gland material is collected in the material collection area of the container, e.g., by release of the material from the glands into the buffer solution and sedimentation of the material at the bottom of the container. The method involves removing from a body of the arthropod the gland containing at least partially the material, making an opening in an epithelium of the gland, and placing the gland in the container at least partially immersed in a buffer solution, so that the material exits the glands and sediments in the material collection area of the container.
US08105617B2	Cationic copolymers formulated with pigmented cosmetic compositions exhibiting radiance with soft focus A cosmetic composition is provided which includes a silicone elastomer, a cationic copolymer with monomeric units selected from at least an acryloylethyl tri(C1-C3 alkyl)ammonium salt, and light reflecting platelet shaped particles. The compositions are particularly useful to impart radiance as well as soft focus effects onto the skin. A particular useful cationic copolymer is that of acrylamide/acryloylethyl trimethylammonium chloride/tris(hydroxymethyl)acrylamidomethane copolymer.
US08105616B2	Skin-pampering cream lotion A cosmetic preparation of the oil-in-water type whose oil phase comprises one or more mineral oils and which has a flow curve depicting the dynamic viscosity as a function of the shear stress showing a maximum of up to 10 000 Pas at a shear stress of from 5 to 50 Pa and a shoulder at a shear stress of from 30 to 110 Pa.
US08105612B2	Serum resistance factors of gram positive bacteria A newly identified serum resistance factor of gram positive bacteria can be used to treat or prevent bacterial infection.
US08105610B2	Method of making novel erythrovirus V9 VP2 capsid polypeptides The invention relates to nucleic sequences derived from a human erythrovirus type V9, fragments of the sequences and their methods of use including applications as a diagnostic reagent and as immunogenic agent.
US08105609B2	Flavivirus immunogens comprising extracellular viral particles composed of the premembrane (prM) and envelope (E) antigens The invention encompasses nucleic acid molecules containing transcription units which encode the flavivirus M and E protein antigens. The flaviviruses include Japanese encephalitis virus, dengue, yellow fever virus and St. Louis encephalitis virus. The nucleic acids function to provide the M and E protein antigens when the nucleic acid resides in an appropriate host cell, especially when the host cell is the cell of a subject. The invention also encompasses a vaccine whose active agent is the nucleic acid. The invention further encompasses the cultured host cells when they contain within them nucleic acid molecules containing the transcription units. The invention in addition encompasses a method of immunizing a subject against flavivirus infection by administering to the subject an effective amount of a vaccine containing a nucleic acid molecule containing the transcription unit of the invention.
US08105605B2	Allergen formulation Provided is a pharmaceutical composition comprising tyrosine, an optionally modified allergen, and 3-DMPL, which is useful in the prevention and treatment of allergies.
US08105604B2	WT1 modified peptide The present invention discloses a cancer antigen peptide comprising the following amino acid sequence: Cys Tyr Thr Trp Asn Gln Met Asn Leu (Sequence ID No. 3), a cancer vaccine having this for its active ingredient, and a DNA vaccine having for its active ingredient DNA that codes for this peptide.
US08105602B2	Urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor epitope, monoclonal antibodies derived therefrom and methods of use thereof The present invention relates to antibodies, and antigen-binding fragments thereof, specific for urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR) and uses thereof for the treatment or prevention of cancer. In particular, the antibodies of the invention are specific for a particular epitope on uPAR. These antibodies interfere with uPAR signaling. Such antibodies are used in diagnostic and therapeutic methods, particularly against cancer.
US08105599B2	Composition and method for modulating dendritic cell-T cell interaction The present invention relates to the use of a compound that binds to a C-type lectin on the surface of a dendritic cell, in the preparation of a composition for modulating, in particular reducing, the immune response in an animal, in particular a human or another mammal. The composition in particular modulates the interactions between a dendritic cell and a T-cell, more specifically between a C-type lectin on the surface of a dendritic cell and an ICAM receptor on the surface of a T-cell. The compositions can be used for preventing/inhibiting immune responses to specific antigens, for inducing tolerance, for immunotherapy, for immunosuppression, for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, and the treatment of allergy. The compound that binds to a C-type lectin is preferably chosen from mannose, fucose, plant lectins, antibiotics, sugars, proteins or antibodies against C-type lectins. The invention also relates to such antibodies.
US08105596B2	Immunotherapy of B-cell malignancies using anti-CD22 antibodies B-cell malignancies, such as the B-cell subtype of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia, are significant contributors to cancer mortality. The response of B-cell malignancies to various forms of treatment is mixed. Traditional methods of treating B-cell malignancies, including chemotherapy and radiotherapy, have limited utility due to toxic side effects. Immunotherapy with anti-CD20 antibodies have also provided limited success. The use of antibodies that bind with the CD22 or CD19 antigen, however, provides an effective means to treat B-cell malignancies such as indolent and aggressive forms of B-cell lymphomas, and acute and chronic forms of lymphatic leukemias. Moreover, immunotherapy with anti-CD22 and/or anti-CD19 antibodies requires comparatively low doses of antibody protein, and can be used effectively in multimodal therapies.
US08105591B2	Methods of antagonizing signal transduction in dorsal root ganglion cells Use of antagonists to IL-31Ra and OSMRb are used to treat inflammation and pain by inhibiting, preventing, reducing, minimizing, limiting or minimizing stimulation in neuronal tissues. Such antagonists include soluble receptors, antibodies and fragments, derivative, or variants thereof. Symptoms such as pain, tingle, sensitization, tickle associated with neuropathies are ameliorated.
US08105584B2	Method for treating pervasive development disorders A method of utilizing the chymotrypsin level of an individual as a measure of the success of secretin, other neuropeptides, and peptides or digestive enzyme administration to such individuals, and in particular, as a prognosticative of potential secretin, other neuropeptides, peptides, and digestive enzyme administration for persons having ADD, ADHD, Autism and other PDD related disorders. In one aspect, a method for determining the efficacy of secretin, other neuropeptides, peptides, or digestive enzymes for the treatment of an individual diagnosed with a pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) comprises obtaining a sample of feces from an individual, determining a quantitative level of chymotrypsin present in the sample, and correlating the quantitative level of chymotrypsin determined to be present in the sample with the PDD to determine the efficacy of treating the individual with secretin, other neuropeptides, peptides, or digestive enzyme administration. In another aspect, a therapeutic method for treating an individual diagnosed with a PDD pervasive developmental disorder comprises determining the efficacy of secretin, other neuropeptides, peptides, and digestive enzyme administration for the treatment of the individual based on a measure of the individual's chymotrypsin level, and administering secretin, other neuropeptides, peptides, or digestive enzymes to the individual based on the determination of the measure of the individual's chymotrypsin level.
US08105582B2	Tumour vaccine comprising allogenic or xenogeneic tumour cells The present invention provides a composition for the treatment of a tumor, comprising: (i) allogeneic or xenogeneic tumor cells; and (ii) a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. If two or more heterozygous individuals have the same cancer/tumor of the same or similar histological grade, then transplantation of tumor/cancer tissue/cells from one individual to another will not only induce rejection of the transplanted tissue/cancer, but will also increase the immunological awareness of the immune system to peptides shared between the tumors/cancers and other tumors possessing similar peptides.
US08105581B2	Compositions and methods for inducing neuronal differentiation The present invention provides compositions and methods for inducing neuronal cell differentiation.
US08105580B2	Methods of using adipose derived stem cells to promote wound healing Cells present in adipose tissue are used to promote wound healing in a patient. Methods of treating patients include processing adipose tissue to deliver a concentrated amount of regenerative cells obtained from the adipose tissue to a patient. The methods may be practiced in a closed system so that the regenerative cells are not exposed to an external environment prior to being administered to a patient. Accordingly, in a preferred method, cells present in adipose tissue are placed directly into a recipient along with such additives necessary to promote, engender or support a therapeutic benefit.
US08105576B1	Increasing probiotic growth rate and activity using prebiotic composition Sunflower lecithin or sunflower lecithin with oleic acid stimulate the growth and lactic acid producing activity of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium species of probiotic bacteria, and replace polysorbate 80 for those products. They can be used in naturally occurring form, or, where they are to be combined with probiotics in a carrier, they can preferably be adsorbed to carriers to yield a stable powdered form of these naturally oily compounds. They can be sold as combined prebiotic/probiotic formulations in the same carrier, or sold as separate dietary supplements, e.g., in capsule or tablet form, to be used with the probiotic formulation as desired.
US08105573B2	Protease resistant modified IFN beta polypeptides and their use in treating diseases Protease resistant modified interferon-beta polypeptides, and pharmaceutical compositions containing such modified interferon-beta polypeptides are provided. The modified interferon-beta polypeptides contain amino acid substitutions that confer increased resistance to proteolysis over unmodified IFN beta cytokine molecules. The present invention provides for pharmaceutical formulations suitable for oral, nasal and pulmonary administration, and the use of such formulations in the treatment of disease.
US08105572B2	Method of treating tuberculosis with interferons A method of treating tuberculosis comprising administering an aerosolized interferon such as interferon α, interferon β or interferon γ in a therapeutically effective amount is provided herein. Further, a method of reducing the infectivity of tuberculosis or reducing the number of infectious organisms present in the lungs of a patient suffering from tuberculosis comprising administering an aerosolized interferon such as interferon α, interferon β or interferon γ in a therapeutically effective amount is provided herein. Also, pharmaceutical compositions of one or more aerosolized interferon(s) are provided.
US08105568B2	Vitamin receptor binding drug delivery conjugates The invention describes a vitamin receptor binding drug delivery conjugate, and preparations therefor. The drug delivery conjugate consists of a vitamin receptor binding moiety, a bivalent linker (L), and a drug. The vitamin receptor binding moiety includes vitamins, and vitamin receptor binding analogs and derivatives thereof, and the drug includes analogs and derivatives thereof. The vitamin receptor binding moiety is covalently linked to the bivalent linker, and the drug, or the analog or the derivative thereof, is covalently linked to the bivalent linker, wherein the bivalent linker (L) includes components such as spacer linkers, releasable linkers, and heteroatom linkers, and combinations thereof. Methods and pharmaceutical compositions for eliminating pathogenic cell populations using the drug delivery conjugate are also described.
US08105565B2	Process for producing graphite film A graphite film having excellent thermal conductivity, surface hardness, surface adhesion and appearance can be obtained. Further, a thick graphite film in which each of such properties is excellent can be obtained. There is provided a process for producing a graphite film in which a polymer film is thermally treated at a temperature of 2,000° C. or more, the process comprising the step of bringing a polymer film into contact with a substance containing a metal during graphitization treatment. When a polymer film having a high plane orientation is used as a raw material and the raw material is brought into contact with a metal to thermally treat the material, a problem of separation of graphite from the surface can be solved which has not been solved by the prior art, and furthermore a graphite can be obtained having excellent thermal conductivity, surface hardness, density and surface adhesion. An effect that cannot be expected in the prior art can be achieved by bringing a polymer film having a high plane orientation into contact with a metal to thermally treat the film.
US08105563B2	Methods of controlling hydrogen concentrations in an offgas system of a nuclear reactor by passive air injection Example embodiments relate to methods of controlling hydrogen concentrations in an offgas system of a nuclear reactor by passive air injection. A method according to a non-limiting embodiment may include passively injecting ambient air through the hydrogen water chemistry system into an existing offgas line of the offgas system. The offgas line is configured to transport non-condensable gases, including hydrogen, from a condenser to a recombiner. As a result of the passive air injection, the combined flow of hydrogen and oxygen react in the recombiner to form water vapor, thereby reducing the hydrogen concentration of the offgas exiting the recombiner.
US08105560B2	System for treating a gas stream A system for treating a gas stream containing nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulates flowing in the system comprises means for injecting a source of ammonia (NH3) or urea (CO(NH2)2) into a flowing exhaust gas upstream of a precious metal-free particulate trap, a selective catalytic reduction catalyst disposed downstream of the particulate trap and a source of ammonia or urea.
US08105552B2	Optical sensor array system for parallel processing of chemical and biochemical information Total analysis systems and methods for simultaneously monitoring a suite of biological and/or chemical species in water and/or other process systems are disclosed. The system provides a sample-volume controlled sensor array comprising a fluid delivery device and a plurality of optical sensor elements for determining the presence and total concentrations of multiple analytes in the process system simultaneously. Image identification algorithms are provided for identifying the analytes based on image intensity, color pattern, positional arrangement, and the like. The methods incorporate multivariate optimization algorithms to analyze multiple sensor responses. This produces analytical results that are typically difficult to obtain without full system or variable compensation. The improved array response may then be utilized to measure, monitor, and control the concentration of analytes in the chemical or biological sample or water system.
US08105549B2	Sample collection device A test sample collection device includes a generally elongated sample collection section for collecting and holding a test sample, a handle member having a top half, a bottom half, a test strip located between the top and bottom halves, and an opening formed by the top and bottom halves, and a cap. Prong members fit within the opening of the handle member for releasably connecting the sample collecting section to the handle member. The cap is releasably mounted on the sample collecting section and covers the sample collecting section. Flexible extension members on the cap are used to release the sample collecting section from the handle member. The collecting section includes a plurality of fins and slots for assisting in collecting the test sample. The device also includes windows for magnified viewing of test results and for indicating whether a sufficient amount of the sample has been collected.
US08105548B2	Manufacturing device for zeolite membrane A zeolite membrane production apparatus is provided having a reaction container having a support insertion opening for insertion of tubular supports and which houses a reaction solution for formation of zeolite membranes on the surfaces of the supports, a heating means for heating the reaction solution through the reaction container, and a supporting apparatus provided on the reaction container in a freely detachable manner and which supports a plurality of the supports. The inner wall surface of the reaction container has two mutually parallel flat surfaces, the supporting apparatus has a plurality of supporting sections that anchor one end of each of the plurality of supports, and the plurality of supporting sections are provided in the supporting apparatus such that when the supporting apparatus is set in the reaction container, each of the plurality of supports is disposed between the two flat surfaces and parallel to the two flat surfaces.
US08105546B2	Apparatus and method for destroying volatile organic compounds and/or halogenic volatile organic compounds that may be odorous and/or organic particulate contaminants in commercial and industrial air and/or gas emissions A non-thermal plasma (NTP) system is used to treat air containing volatile organic compounds (VOC) and/or halogenated volatile organic compounds (HVOC), some of which may be odorous, and/or fine organic particulate (smoke) emissions to be released into the environment by commercial and/or industrial air exhausting, using one or more compound dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) devices that each incorporate a plurality of catalytically active DBD electrodes, catalytically active parts and dielectrics to develop one or more NTP fields so as to create sufficient reactive oxygen species, hydroxyl species and other highly ionized molecules and atomic species so as to cause the oxidation and/or reduction of VOC's and/or HVOC's and/or fine organic particulate contaminants in the air streams to be decomposed to simpler, non pollutant, non odorous compounds that can be subsequently released into the environment.
US08105544B2	Exhaust gas treating apparatus An exhaust gas treating apparatus includes an upstream honeycomb structure and a downstream honeycomb structure each provided along an exhaust gas flowing direction of the exhaust gas treating apparatus. Each of the plurality of honeycomb structures includes at least one honeycomb unit includes zeolite, an inorganic binder, and walls. A first ratio of weight of zeolite ion-exchanged with at least one of Cu, Mn, Ag, and V in the downstream honeycomb structure is greater than a first ratio of weight of zeolite ion-exchanged with at least one of Cu, Mn, Ag, and V in the upstream honeycomb structure. A second ratio of weight of zeolite ion-exchanged with at least one of Fe, Ti, and Co in the upstream honeycomb structure is greater than a second ratio of weight of the zeolite ion-exchanged with at least one of Fe, Ti, and Co in the downstream honeycomb structure.
US08105541B2	Reactor system and method therefore A reactor system includes a fluidized bed reactor with a fluidized zone having sorbent particles and catalyst particles. The sorbent particles are sized to become entrained in a product stream from the fluidized zone and the catalyst particles are sized to gravimetrically stay within the fluidized zone.
US08105535B2	Pipette tip supplier, sample analyzer and pipette tip supplying method The present invention is to present a pipette tip supplier which is capable of convey the pipette tip smoothly. The pipette tip supplier 30 comprises: container 31 for containing pipette tips 3; separator 36 for separating pipette tips one by one; transporting section 37 for transporting pipette tips separated by the separator 36, one by one, to a first position via a second position and for dropping the transported pipette tips from the first position, the pipette tips transported by the transporting section 37 comprising a preceding pipette tip and a following pipette tip transported after the preceding pipette tip; detector 40e for detecting the following pipette tip at the second position before the following pipette tip arrives at the first position; and controller 2a for controlling the transporting section 37 so as to suspend transporting operation when the detector 40e detects the following pipette tip at the second position.
US08105533B2	Apparatus for measuring corrosion loss The present invention provides a corrosion loss measuring apparatus which enables to quantitatively determine corrosion loss characteristics of ceramic materials and heat-resistant metallic materials, which is excellent in terms of safety, cost, and operation easiness, and whose size can be reduced. The invention also provides a method for measuring corrosion loss by use of the apparatus. The corrosion loss measuring apparatus which, in use, allows an atmosphere gas to be continuously fed into a test-piece-placing section for accommodating a material test piece, the atmosphere gas having a predetermined composition and having been heated to a predetermined temperature, wherein the apparatus includes a gas-heating section and a test-piece-placing section, the gas-heating section and the test-piece-placing section are included a one-piece ceramic-made tube for use in a heating furnace, and the cross-sectional area of the gas-heating section through which the gas flows is larger than that of the test-piece-placing section.
US08105531B1	Corrosion inhibition of hypochlorite solutions using polyacrylate and Ca Corrosion inhibitor compositions and methods of use are disclosed. Polyacrylate and calcium corrosion inhibitors combined with hypochlorite sources provide use solutions for effective corrosion inhibition for metal surfaces.
US08105530B2	Reinforced aluminum alloy with high electrical and thermal conductivity and its manufacturing process thereof A reinforced aluminum alloy with high electric and thermal conductivity of the present invention has the weight percentage below: Mg 0.61˜0.65%, Si 0.4˜0.45%, rare earth elements 0.21˜0.3%, B 0.03˜0.10% and the balances essentially Al and unavoidable impurities. The reinforced aluminum alloy enhanced the containing of Mg and Si elements compared to the conventional aluminum alloy such as 6063, and controlled the containing of the Mg and Si in a certain relatively narrower range so as to control the desired quality of the aluminum alloy. At the same time, a Ce of the rare earth elements and B element are added into the aluminum alloy and completely solid melted the added alloys to the aluminum alloy. It is not only remaining the strength of the aluminum alloy, but also increasing the electric and thermal conductivity.
US08105525B2	Use of polyetheresters for rotomolding The present invention discloses the use in rotomolding or slush molding applications of a composition comprising a polyolefin, a processing aid and optionally a UV-stabilizer.
US08105524B2	Compression molding method for electronic component and compression molding apparatus employed therefor First, a horizontal nozzle is inserted between an upper mold section and a lower mold section in a horizontally extending state. Then, liquid resin is horizontally discharged from a discharge port of the horizontal nozzle. Thus, the liquid resin is supplied into a cavity. Thereafter the upper mold section and the lower mold section are closed. Consequently, an electronic component mounted on a substrate is dipped in the liquid resin stored in the cavity. Therefore, the electronic component is resin-sealed on the substrate by compression molding.
US08105522B2	Compression mold and molding process An improved compression molding process uses a separation plate 26 disposed between the upper and lower sections 22, 24 of a compression mold 20 for forming a grip with a distinct separation of multiple elastomeric materials. An optional compound retention plate 25 mounted on at least one of the mold sections forms a distinct color separation in the resulting grip. The optional compound retention plate 25 provides at least one groove formed in the split line of the grip that may be filled in with paint for a distinct overall two color appearance.
US08105519B2	Process of making a nematic elastomer fiber with mechanical properties of a muscle A method of making a liquid crystalline fiber is disclosed. A copolymer having a liquid crystalline side group and a crosslinking side group is crosslinked. A fiber of the crosslinking copolymer is drawn before the crosslinking reaction is complete.
US08105517B2	Figure-forming composition, method for forming three-dimensional figures and three-dimensional structures by using the same It is an object of the present invention to provide a figure-forming composition which enables the initiation of hardening even with a small amount of water and can attain a prescribed hardness, and which is suitable particularly for the production of three-dimensional living body models for surgical training by a rapid prototype process; and provide a three dimensional figure and a three-dimensional structure which are formed by using the composition. The figure-forming composition, for example, comprises a calcium-based material such as hemihydrate gypsum and polyvinyl alcohol resin, wherein the content of the polyvinyl alcohol resin is 2 to 20 weight parts when the total weight of the calcium-based material and the polyvinyl alcohol resin is 100 weight parts.
US08105510B1	Method for making ballistic armor using low-density ceramic material The present invention's stratified composite system of armor, as typically embodied, comprises a backing stratum and a strike stratum that includes elastomeric matrix material and low-density ceramic elements embedded therein and arranged (e.g., in one or more rows and one or more columns) along a geometric plane (or plural parallel geometric planes) corresponding to the front surface of the strike stratum. Some inventive embodiments also comprise a spall-containment stratum fronting the strike stratum. The density of the low-density ceramic material is in the approximate range 2.0-3.0 g/cm3. In the strike stratum, the volume ratio of the low-density ceramic material to the elastomeric matrix material is in the approximate range 4-20. The present invention's emulative method for designing an inventive armor system typically involves configurative change of the inventive armor system's low-density ceramic material vis-à-vis another armor system's high-density ceramic material so that the respective ceramic material areal densities are equal.
US08105502B2	Luminescent material A luminescent material is provided, which includes a carbide oxynitride-based compound having a composition represented by formula 1: (M1−wRw)uAl1−xSi1+vOzNtCy formula 1 wherein M is at least one metal element excluding Si and Al, and R is a luminescent central element. w, u, x, v, z, t and y satisfy following relationships: 0.001
US08105500B2	Slurry rheology modifier A slurry rheology modifier comprises a first water-soluble low-molecular compound [referred to hereinafter as compound (A)] and a second water-soluble low-molecular compound [referred to hereinafter as compound (B)] being different from the compound (A), wherein the viscosity of an aqueous solution at 20° C. prepared by mixing an aqueous solution SA (with a viscosity at 20° C. of 100 mPa·s or less) of compound (A) with an aqueous solution SB (with a viscosity at 20° C. of 100 mPa·s or less) of compound (B) in the ratio of 50/50 by weight can be at least twice as high as the viscosity of either aqueous solution before mixed.
US08105499B2	Transmission electron microscopy sample etching fixture A mask fixture for etching an item includes: a top fixture disposed over the item, including a reservoir centered within the top fixture for containing an etchant; a bottom fixture underneath the item to be etched including a recessed surface area centered within the bottom fixture; and an etch-resistant window for holding the item to be etched, the etch-resistant window disposed entirely within the recessed surface area. In addition, a small via centered within and intersecting both the top and bottom fixtures acts as a path for a high intensity light beam.
US08105496B2	Method of fabricating MEMS devices (such as IMod) comprising using a gas phase etchant to remove a layer Improvements in an interferometric modulator that cavity defined by two walls.
US08105492B2	Methods for recharging nanoparticle-treated beds Nanoparticle-treated particle packs, such as sand beds, may effectively filter and purify liquids such as waste water. Proppant beds treated with nanoparticles may fixate or reduce fines migration therethrough. When tiny contaminant particles or fines in these fluids flow through the nanoparticle-treated bed or pack, the nanoparticles will capture and hold the tiny contaminant or fines particles within the pack due to the nanoparticles' surface forces, including, but not necessarily limited to van der Waals and electrostatic forces. Nanoparticle-treated beds or packs may be recharged by contacting the bed with an inorganic acid (but not hydrofluoric acid) or an organic acid, and optionally followed by subsequent treatment with hydrofluoric acid. This treating substantially removes the nanoparticles and the fine particulates that have been removed from a fluid (e.g. wastewater being treated, produced fluids in a formation, etc.). The particle pack may then be re-treated or recharged with nanoparticles.
US08105489B2	Treatment and prevention systems for acid mine drainage and halogenated contaminants Embodiments include treatments for acid mine drainage generation sources (10 perhaps by injection of at least one substrate (11) and biologically constructing a protective biofilm (13) on acid mine drainage generation source materials (14). Further embodiments include treatments for degradation of contaminated water environments (17) with substrates such as returned milk and the like.
US08105488B2	Waste water treatment method Systems and methods have been developed for reclaiming water contaminated with the expected range of contaminants typically associated with produced water, including water contaminated with slick water, methanol and boron. The system includes anaerobically digesting the contaminated water, followed by aerating the water to enhance biological digestion. After aeration, the water is separated using a flotation operation that effectively removes the spent friction reducing agents and allows the treated water to be reclaimed and reused as fracturing water, even though it retains levels of contaminants, including boron and methanol, that would prevent its discharge to the environment under existing standards. The treated water may further be treated by removing the methanol via biological digestion in a bioreactor, separating a majority of the contaminants from the water by reverse osmosis and removing the boron that passes through the reverse osmosis system with a boron-removing ion exchange resin.
US08105482B1	Rapid thermal processing of heavy hydrocarbon feedstocks The present invention is directed to the upgrading of heavy hydrocarbon feedstock. The process of the present invention provides for the preparation of a partially upgraded feedstock exhibiting reduced viscosity and increased API gravity. This process reduces the viscosity of the feedstock in order to permit pipeline transport of the upgraded feedstock with little or no addition of diluents. The method for upgrading a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock comprises introducing a particulate heat carrier into an upflow reactor, introducing the heavy hydrocarbon feedstock into the upflow reactor at a location above that of the particulate heat carrier, allowing the heavy hydrocarbon feedstock to interact with the heat carrier to produce a product stream, separating the product stream from the particulate heat carrier, regenerating the particulate heat carrier, and collecting a gaseous and liquid product from the product stream.
US08105481B2	Reduction of organic halide contamination in hydrocarbon products A method for reducing halide concentration in a hydrocarbon product having an organic halide content from 50 to 4000 ppm which is made by a hydrocarbon conversion process using an ionic liquid catalyst comprising a halogen-containing acidic ionic liquid comprising contacting at least a portion of the hydrocarbon product with at least one molecular sieve having pore size from 4 to 16 Angstrom under organic halide absorption conditions to reduce the halogen concentration in the hydrocarbon product to less than 40 ppm is disclosed.
US08105480B2	Process for treating heavy oils A process for treating a heavy oil which comprises subjecting a heavy oil to cavitation to reduce the viscosity of the heavy oil. The treated heavy oil, which has a reduced viscosity and specific gravity, thus is more pumpable and transportable, which facilitates further processing. The treated heavy oil also can be fractionated with less severity than untreated heavy oil.
US08105479B2	Process and apparatus for upgrading steam cracker tar-containing effluent using steam A process and apparatus are provided for the present invention relates to a process for upgrading tar-containing effluent from a steam cracker furnace that comprises: a) contacting a steam cracker tar-containing effluent with steam and for a time, sufficient to convert at least a portion of the steam cracker tar to a mixture comprising lower boiling molecules and the steam cracker tar-containing effluent; and b) separating the mixture from step a) into i) at least one tar-lean product; and ii) a tar-rich product having a final boiling above the final boiling point of the at least one tar-lean product. Step a) can includes at least one of: 1) contacting said steam cracker tar-containing effluent with steam added to the effluent in a transfer line downstream of a steam cracker furnace comprising a quench inlet, with the steam added through or downstream of the quench inlet; 2) contacting the steam cracker tar-containing effluent with steam under heat soaking conditions in a heat soaking vessel to which the steam is added; and 3) contacting the steam cracker tar-containing effluent with steam under visbreaking conditions in a visbreaker. The steam treated tar can be separated into higher value gas oil, fuel oil and tar streams.
US08105478B2	Method for measuring the concentration or change in concentration of a redox-active substance and corresponding device In order to follow the change in concentration of a redox-active substance, potential suitable for a reducing process or oxidation process are applied to the working electrode of a measuring device. The potential of the working electrode is pulsed and measuring phases and relaxation phases are alternately produced, the pulse lengths of the measuring phase and relaxation phase being predetermined in a suitable manner. In this manner, a rapid relaxation of the concentration gradient is forced electrochemically so that the measurement can be carried out on simple transducer arrays. The device includes a transducer array in addition to a suitable potentiostat. The transducer array may include a planar metal substrate on which at least one flexible insulator having a firm connection between the metal surface and the insulator surface is located. The array is generated by suitably structuring the substrate.
US08105476B2	Integrated lancing and measurement device An integrated lancing and measurement device is provided comprising a sensor designed to determine the amount and/or concentration of analyte in a biological fluid having a volume of less than about 1 μL. A piercing member is adapted to pierce and retract from a site on the patient to cause the fluid to flow therefrom, and the sensor is positioned adjacent to the site on the patient so as to receive the fluid flowing from the site to generate an electrical signal indicative of the concentration of the analyte in the fluid. The sensor is comprised of a working electrode comprising an analyte-responsive enzyme and a redox mediator, and a counter electrode. An analyte monitor is operatively connected to the sensor and adapted to measure the signal generated by the sensor. Also provided are analyte measuring methods that optionally employ the integrated lancing and measurement device.
US08105464B2	Distribution device for feeding of cellulose pulp A device is provided for distribution of 2-13% cellulose pulp to a movable processing surface in a pulp processing device to form a pulp web thereon. An inlet box has an inlet and an outlet defined therein. A rotatable distribution means is arranged for distributing pulp along an entire length of the outlet. The distribution means is placed so that a first distance (a1) between the distribution means and a first outlet wall is greater than a second distance (a2) between the distribution means and a movable processing surface.
US08105460B2	Handling layer and adhesive parts formed therewith A handling layer and adhesive parts having the handling layer are formed according to the present invention along with used therefore.
US08105456B2	Method of making a breathable film laminate and a breathable film laminate produced therefrom A method of making a breathable film laminate includes: (a) providing a TPU film; (b) applying to a release substrate a layer of a film-formable liquid composition containing a volatile component; (c) heating the liquid composition on the release substrate to expel the volatile component, thereby forming a porous film; (d) transferring the porous film to a surface of the TPU film from the release substrate and pressing the porous film against the TPU film while the porous film is hot, thereby bonding thermally the porous film to the TPU film; and (e) cooling the porous film.
US08105455B2	Film transfer unit having an integrated further processing device and method for transferring a transfer layer from a carrier film onto a print carrier A printing machine contains a transfer unit for transferring a transfer layer onto a print carrier in a transfer nip. The printing machine further has at least one applicator unit for applying an adhesive to the print carrier. The applicator unit precedes the transfer unit, and the transfer layer is detached from the carrier film in the transfer unit in the regions in which adhesive is applied. By printing units being converted into transfer units or applicator units, the functionality of the printing unit for a printing operation is lost. If the applicator device and the transfer device are located in this order on an impression cylinder of a printing unit, the applied adhesive is not predried sufficiently. To overcome these disadvantages, the transfer unit is a further processing unit and has at least one further processing device which follows the transfer nip and which acts on the print carrier.
US08105450B2	Articles and methods of masking or protecting a substrate A protection sheet and method of protecting a substrate is disclosed. In an embodiment, the protection sheet comprises an adhesive coated nonwoven material. In an embodiment a surface of the protection sheet captures and retains paint overspray, dust, dirt and other contaminants so as to provide a cleaner paint job. In an embodiment the protection sheet may be laminated to a second nonwoven or woven material to allow clean removal after extended use. The protection sheet may be used to protect horizontal or vertical substrates, and is particularly suited to protect the surfaces of a paint booth used in automotive spray-painting operations.
US08105449B2	High-strength aluminum alloy extruded product with excellent impact absorption and stress corrosion cracking resistance and method of manufacturing the same An aluminum alloy extruded product includes an aluminum alloy including 6.0 to 7.2 mass % of Zn, 1.0 to 1.6 mass % of Mg, 0.1 to 0.4 mass % of Cu, at least one component selected from the group consisting of Mn, Cr, and Zr in a respective amount of 0.25 mass % or less and a total amount of 0.15 to 0.25 mass %, 0.20 mass % or less of Fe, and 0.10 mass % or less of Si, with the balance substantially being aluminum, the aluminum alloy extruded product having a hollow cross-sectional shape, a recrystallization rate of 20% or less of a cross-sectional area of the extruded product, and a 0.2% proof stress of 370 to 450 MPa.
US08105448B2	Fuel box in a boiling water nuclear reactor A method for manufacturing a sheet metal for use in a boiling water nuclear reactor and such a sheet metal. The method includes providing a material of a zirconium alloy that includes zirconium, and whose main alloying materials include niobium. The material is annealed so that essentially all niobium containing secondary phase particles are transformed to β-niobium particles.
US08105446B2	Process for producing alloy slab for rare-earth sintered magnet, alloy slab for rare-earth sintered magnet and rare-earth sintered magnet Disclosed are a method for producing alloy flakes for rare earth sintered magnets, which makes uniform the intervals, size, orientation, and shape of the R-rich region and the dendrites of the 2-14-1 phase, and alloy flakes for a rare earth sintered magnet obtained by the method. A rare earth sintered magnet employing the alloy flakes is also disclosed.
US08105443B2	Non-ageing permanent magnet from an alloy powder and method for the production thereof A method for the production of pressed permanent magnets comprises the following steps: A mixture of at least one magnetic powder and a thermosetting binder is provided and pressed to produce a moulded body. In order to obtain a permanent and particularly reliable protection against oxidation and corrosion, the moulded body is impregnated with an acid and solvent mixture in an impregnating bath before the cure of the thermosetting binder, whereby the entire surface of the permanent magnet is coated with a reaction layer [FIG. 1].
US08105439B2	Water quality control method for an evaporative cooling water chiller and a system thereof A water quality control method for an evaporative cooling water chiller uses a water pump to transport cooling water from a water tank to a water-spraying element via a water pipe. The cooling water is sprayed onto fins and a refrigerant pipe of a first heat exchanger, flows along the fins and is collected in the water tank. Thereby, the cooling water reduces the temperature of the heat exchanger. The water pump is set to operate for a first period and to stop for a second period so that the temperature of the fins and the refrigerant pipe increases. Thereby, the limescales attached to the heat exchanger are detached and drop into the water tank. Subsequently the water pump is turned on again. The cooling water in the water tank flushes out the accumulated particles on the bottom of the water tank, and clean cooling water is added.
US08105435B2	Beam homogenizer and laser irradiation apparatus and method of manufacturing semiconductor device The inhomogeneous energy distribution at the beam spot on the irradiated surface is caused by a structural problem and processing accuracy of the cylindrical lens array forming an optical system. According to the present invention, in the optical system for forming a rectangular beam spot, an optical system for homogenizing the energy distribution of the shorter side direction of a rectangular beam spot of a laser light on an irradiated surface is replaced with a light guide. The light guide is a circuit that can confine emitted beams in a certain region and guide and transmit its energy flow in parallel with the axis of a path thereof.
US08105434B2	Si ribbon, SiO2 ribbon and ultra pure ribbons of other substances A method of purifying substances is described herein, particularly suitable for purifying silica and forming it into silicon oxide sheets or ribbons, or silicon sheets or ribbons. The method includes ion sweeping a sheet of a substance containing ionic impurities by providing an ionic driving force and a thermal driving force. Ions are swept to a collectable region of the sheet. A system is also provided for purifying substances including an ion sweeping sub-system for providing an ionic driving force to a sheet or ribbon, and a heating sub-system positioned and configured for heating the sheet or ribbon. Impurities swept to an edge, surface or both are then mechanically or chemically removed.
US08105432B2	Easy to disperse, high durability TiO2 pigment and method of making same The present invention relates to a TiO2 pigment coated sequentially in a wet treatment process with hydrous silica and hydrous alumina both in the presence of citric acid wherein the resulting pigment is coated with from 1 to 4% amorphous alumina based on the weight of the untreated TiO2; from 3 to 6% silica glass based on the weight of the untreated TiO2.
US08105431B2	Subphthalocyanine derivative having phosphorus derivative as axially substituted group, method for manufacturing the same and optical film using the same A novel subphthalocyanine derivative having a phosphorus derivative-substituted group as an axially substituted group which has an excellent solubility, a method for producing the same and an optical film containing the same, are provided without impairing excellent properties peculiar to the original subphthalocyanines. The novel subphthalocyanine derivative is represented by the following chemical formula (1), and it is applicable for optical films.
US08105423B2	Process and system for separating finely aerosolized elemental mercury from gaseous streams A method and apparatus for practicing the method are provided for separating droplets of finely aerosolized elemental mercury from a gaseous stream in which the droplets are dispersed. In the method a gold plated metallic capillary surface is contacted with the gaseous stream, causing the aerosolized droplets to deposit on the capillary surface and by capillary action to coalesce with other of such droplets to form increasingly large drops of mercury. The surface is oriented to allow the mercury to flow by gravitational forces and capillary action to the lowermost portions of the surface, at which it accumulates, and is then collected at a suitable vessel.
US08105421B2	Well fluid separator tank for separation of fluid comprising water, oil and gas, use of such a tank, and a method for separating a well fluid including water, oil, and gas A well fluid separator tank comprises an essentially cylindrical vertical tank (1) having an upper part (6) and a lower part (7) divided by an upward protruding conical frusta shaped wall (5), a tangentially arranged inlet (2) for fluid in the upper part of the tank, at least one first outlet (4) in the upper part of the tank, at least one second outlet (3) in the lower part of the tank, and means (12) for calming a stream around the second outlet. The upward protruding conical frusta shaped wall (5) has a first opening (8) at an upper end of said upward protruding conical frusta shaped wall to allow communication between the upper part and the lower part of the tank. The conical frusta shaped wall (5) has an inclination (9) so that the angle between the wall of the tank and the upper side of the conical frusta shaped wall is in the range from 15° to 70°.
US08105418B2	Fungi preventing method, flying organism removing apparatus and plant protecting apparatus by adsorption of conidia using dielectric polarization A method is provided which can efficiently remove conidia and microbe or the like of a phytopathogen from air and does not cause generation of ozone originated from discharge or so, thereby preventing occurrence of a plant disease without damaging a plant. There are also provided a flying organism removing apparatus and a plant protecting apparatus which can adequately capture flyable organisms, such as spores of a phytopathogen and/or small vermin, by applying an electrostatic field to the flyable organisms. An electrostatic field generated by dielectric polarization is applied to flyable organisms.
US08105412B2	Filter assembly with sealed windowed flow path A filter assembly includes a laterally extending filter element having an element plate extending laterally outwardly therefrom and mounted between axially spaced first and second housing shells. First and second sets of one or more windows are formed axially through the element plate and define a flow path through the assembly.
US08105411B2	Fluid filter system and method A system, in certain embodiments, includes a fluid filter that includes a first set of strips of a first filter material having a first density, and a second set of strips of a second filter material having a second density greater than the first density, wherein the first set and second set of strips are arranged in an alternating pattern to define a first filter layer. The system also includes a second filter layer comprising a third filter material having a third density greater than the second density, wherein the first filter layer is coupled to the second filter layer. In other embodiments, the system includes a fluid filter which includes a first filter material having a first density, a second filter material having a second density greater than the first density, and a third filter material having a third density greater than the second density. The system may also include the first filter material coupled to both the second filter material and the third filter material, as well as the second filter material coupled to both the first filter material and the third filter material.
US08105408B2	Pressure equalisation device A pressure equalization device adapted to be operatively connected to an enclosure, the device including an air passage which, when the device is so connected to the enclosure, provides a fluid communication between the interior of the enclosure and atmosphere, the air passage containing a barrier wall comprising an air permeable membrane forming a micro-particulate filter.
US08105405B2	Quick release filter assembly for pneumatic surgical machine A quick release filter assembly for a pneumatic module of a surgical machine includes a housing, an input port, an output port, a filter, and a flange. The housing has first and second sides, a top, and a bottom. The input port is located on the first side of the housing and is configured to permit gas to enter the housing. The output port is located on the second side of the housing and is configured to permit gas to exit the housing. The filter is located in the housing between the input port and the output port. The flange is rigidly connected to the housing along a periphery of the top of the housing. The flange extends outward along a plane generally parallel with the top of the housing. The flange has a mechanism for connecting the housing to a mounting portion of the pneumatic module. When the mechanism is disengaged, the filter assembly can be removed from the pneumatic module.
US08105403B2	Integration of an integrated gasification combined cycle power plant and coal to liquid facility A novel method of combining the CTL fuel plant and IGCC electrical plant by sharing the systems of coal intake, coal preparation, gas separation, and water units is described herein. This configuration allows for the combined facility to offer advantages in efficiencies of production, operational flexibility, scalability, and reliability by a multi-path integration of the processing units.
US08105401B2	Parallel path, downdraft gasifier apparatus and method A method for using a downdraft gasifier comprising a housing and a refractory stack contained within the housing. The refractory stack may comprise various sections. Apertures in the sections may be aligned to form multiple columnar cavities. Each columnar cavity may comprise an individual oxidation zone. The method of use may include the steps of placing a feedstock into an upper portion of the refractory stack, measuring the temperature of each columnar cavity, and adjusting the flow of oxygen to a particular columnar cavity to maintain the temperature of the particular columnar cavity within a particular range.
US08105398B2	Production of ester-based fuels such as biodiesel from renewable starting materials Production of ester-based fuels such as biodiesel or jet fuel from renewable starting materials such as lignocellulosic material or algae is disclosed. Pulping and saccharification of the renewable starting materials produces carboxylic acids such as fatty acids or rosin acids, which are esterified via a gas sparged, slurry form of heterogeneous reactive distillation to yield ester-based fuels.
US08105394B2	Azomethine direct dyes or reduced precursors of azomethine direct dyes obtained from 2-alkylresorcinols, and hair dyeing process using these dyes or precursors The invention relates to the dyeing of keratin fibers using azomethine direct dyes or reduced precursors of azomethine direct dyes of formula (I) and (II) obtained from 2-amino-3-hydroxypyridine. The invention relates to a dye composition comprising at least one azomethine direct dye or a reduced precursor of an azomethine direct dye, to a process for dyeing keratin fibers, using the said composition, and to their uses in the dyeing of keratin fibers. This composition allows a particularly stable and fast coloration to be obtained.
US08105393B2	Pigment compositions for hair coloring Compositions and methods relating to the use of pigment compositions are revealed, which can be used to impart color to hair. For instance, treatment formulations that include a pigment-functionalized cationic polymer can be utilized. In some particular instances, a plurality of serially applied treatment formulations is used to improve the characteristics of hair coloring. In addition, other formulations or treatments, such as one or more sealing compositions, or a final coating formulation can also be used to impart other desired characteristics such as treatment durability. Other components of various formulations/compositions are also discussed. Processes for using such compositions/formulations are disclosed. Along with the compositions, kits can be assembled where various compositions/formulations are compartmentalized for storage until the time for application.
US08105390B2	Method and apparatus for wrist arthroplasty A prosthesis for placement relative to a carpal complex of a wrist can generally include a carpal implant having a body including an ulnar flange and a radial flange. The body can have a bone abutment surface and at least one flange extending from the bone abutment surface. The at least one flange can extend from the bone abutment surface a distance that spans at least one bone in an implanted position. The at least one flange can have a securing aperture that selectively receives a bone screw that advances into an identified bone of the carpal complex. A wrist bearing component can selectively mate with the carpal implant.
US08105389B2	Method and apparatus for wrist arthroplasty A wrist prosthesis system to replace at least a portion of a bone of a wrist of a patient. The system includes a carpal implant to replace at least a portion of a carpal bone of a carpal complex of the patient. The carpal implant includes a base and an augment that replaces at least a portion of the carpal bone. The augment is removably coupled to the base.
US08105386B2	Rotating/non-rotating tibia base plate/insert system The present invention is directed to a rotating/non-rotating tibia base plate/insert system. In one illustrative embodiment, the device comprises a tibia base plate, an insert adapted to be positioned above the base plate, and at least one removable pin that, when installed, engages at least a portion of the insert and the base plate to thereby prevent relative rotation between the insert and the base plate. In one illustrative embodiment, the method comprises obtaining a prosthetic knee assembly comprised of a tibia base plate, a tibia insert and a removable pin, the assembly being adapted to be configured in a first state such that the tibia insert may rotate relative to the base plate or in a second state such that said tibia insert cannot rotate relative to said base plate, making at least one incision adjacent a patient's knee, installing the prosthetic knee assembly in the patient, wherein the removable pin is removed such that the assembly is in the first state wherein the tibia insert may rotate relative to the tibia base plate, and closing the incision.
US08105384B2	Weakened anulus repair Methods of reinforcing anulus fibrosis tissue within an intervertebral disc include the implantation of a repair device comprising one or more support members. The device may be anchored to the surrounding tissue. The device may be compressible and delivered in a minimally invasive manner.
US08105382B2	Intervertebral implant An adjustable spinal fusion intervertebral implant is provided that can comprise upper and lower body portions that can each have proximal and distal wedge surfaces disposed at proximal and distal ends thereof. An actuator shaft disposed intermediate the upper and lower body portions can be actuated to cause proximal and distal protrusions to converge towards each other and contact the respective ones of the proximal and distal wedge surfaces. Such contact can thereby transfer the longitudinal movement of the proximal and distal protrusions against the proximal and distal wedge surfaces to cause the separation of the upper and lower body portions, thereby expanding the intervertebral implant. The upper and lower body portions can have side portions that help facilitate linear translational movement of the upper body portion relative to the lower body portion.
US08105380B2	Cellular scaffold A cellular scaffold that is suitable for tissue regeneration, cell culture and in vitro assays. The invention relates to a layered cell scaffold that is seeded with mesenchymal and ectodermal cells. The layered cellular scaffold comprises an inoculum of mesenchymal cells and ectodermal cells positioned between two opposing scaffolds in a sandwich configuration. The layered cell scaffold provides a functional skin equivalent that is suitable for transplantation and in vitro cell-based assays.
US08105376B2	Annuloplasty band and holder An annuloplasty band comprising a sheath, and a generally arcuate stiffening element disposed within the sheath. The stiffening element extends from a first end to a second end, and preferably includes eyelets at its first and second ends adapted to receive sutures to secure the annuloplasty band to a valve annulus. The annuloplasty band preferably has a low profile (e.g., a thickness less than 3 mm). In embodiments intended for mitral valve repair, the eyelets are particularly adapted to receive sutures to secure the annuloplasty band to the antero-lateral trigone and postero-medial trigone. A holder and sizer device useful with the annuloplasty band are also provided.
US08105375B2	Method for implanting a cardiovascular valve A method is provided for implanting a valve having at least one valve leaflet within the cardiovascular system of a subject. One step of the method includes preparing a substantially dehydrated bioprosthetic valve and then providing an expandable support member having oppositely disposed first and second ends and a main body portion extending between the ends. Next, the substantially dehydrated bioprosthetic valve is attached to the expandable support member so that the substantially dehydrated bioprosthetic valve is operably secured within the main body portion of the expandable support member. The expandable support member is then crimped into a compressed configuration and placed at a desired location within the cardiovascular system of the subject. Either before or after placement at the desired location, fluid or blood re-hydrates the substantially dehydrated bioprosthetic valve.
US08105372B1	Modular grafting system and method A system and method for treating and repairing complex anatomy characterized by a plurality of vessel portions oriented at various angles relative to each other. The system including a graft device that is capable of being assembled in situ and has associated therewith a method that avoids the cessation of blood flow to vital organs. A delivery catheter system and various graft supporting, mating and anchoring structures are additionally included.
US08105370B2	Surgical barrier device incorporating an inflatable thermal blanket with an attached surgical drape A surgical barrier device includes an inflatable thermal blanket with an attached surgical drape. The inflatable thermal blanket is inflatable through an inlet by a thermally-controlled inflating medium. An aperture array on the undersurface of the inflatable thermal blanket exhausts the thermally controlled inflating medium from the inflatable thermal blanket. The surgical drape extends from the inflatable thermal blanket and is sized to substantially cover the entirety of the patient's body. Where patient access is required, that drape has an opening to provide access to a surgical site.
US08105367B2	Bone plate and bone plate assemblies including polyaxial fasteners A system for fixation of bone, including a bone plate with an opening comprising threads made of a first material and a fastener with a head at least partially comprising a polymeric material that is softer than the first material. In some embodiments, when the fastener is inserted into the first opening, the threads of the first opening form threads in the polymeric material on the head of the fastener and secure the fastener in place at one of a plurality of possible angles within the first opening. The first opening additionally accepts a fastener with a substantially spherical head for compression of a fracture, or a fastener with a threaded head that engages with the threads of the threaded opening. In some embodiments the first opening includes a substantially frustoconical-shaped top portion. In other embodiments there may be a second opening that is either non-threaded or comprises a plurality of protruding fins.
US08105364B2	Systems, devices and methods for stabilization of the spinal column A system for stabilization of the spinal column, including an elongate support member extending along an axis and a plurality of anchor members configured for anchoring to respective vertebrae. A first of the anchor members is engaged to the support member in a manner that substantially prevents axial movement of the support member relative to the first anchor member, and a second of the anchor members is engaged to the support member in a manner that allows substantially unconstrained axial movement of the support member relative to the second anchor member. In a further embodiment, a third of the anchor members is engaged to the support member in a manner that also allows substantially unconstrained axial movement of the support member relative to the third anchor member, with the second and third anchor members positioned on opposite sides of the first anchor member.
US08105361B2	Methods and devices for minimally invasive spinal fixation element placement Minimally invasive methods and devices for introducing a spinal fixation element into a surgical site in a patient's spinal column are provided. In general, the method involves advancing a spinal fixation element in a first, lengthwise orientation along a pathway extending from a minimally invasive percutaneous incision to a spinal anchor site. As the spinal fixation element approaches the spinal anchor site, the fixation element can be manipulated to extend in a second orientation, which is preferably substantially transverse to the first orientation, to position the fixation element in relation to one or more spinal anchors.
US08105358B2	Medical implants and methods An apparatus includes a spacer, a proximal retention member, a distal retention member, and an actuator. The spacer is configured to engage adjacent spinous processes. The proximal retention member is coupled to the spacer such that a portion of the proximal retention member is in contact with a proximal surface of the spacer. An axis within a plane defined by a first surface of the distal retention member is non-parallel to and non-normal to a longitudinal axis of the spacer. The distal retention member is movably coupled to the spacer such that a second surface of the distal retention member contacts a distal surface of the spacer. The actuator is movably coupled to the spacer and is configured to move relative to the spacer along the longitudinal axis. An actuation surface of the actuator is slidably coupled to and substantially parallel to the first surface of the distal retention member.
US08105354B2	Triangular suture needle A triangular suture needle having a low thrust resistance and a press mold suitable for manufacturing the same are provided. The triangular suture needle includes: an angular triangular prism-shaped part (100a) on the needlepoint side; a rounded triangular prism-shaped part (100b) connecting to the needle base side of said triangular prism-shaped part; and a thread attaching part (100c) in a needle base end. The entire angular triangular prism-shaped part (100a) is ground, forming a pointed, sharpened part (100d) with a sharp tip. Furthermore, width (w1) of the thickest portion of the sharpened part (100d) is greater than width (w2) of the rounded triangular prism-shaped part connecting to that portion.
US08105353B2	Wound closure kit and method of using the same The present invention includes a first and a second interlaced component, each having a permeable adhesive-backed wound edge pad for attachment to the skin of a patient adjacent to a laceration or incision to be closed. Each of the permeable wound edge pads is attached to an opposing tension adjusting pad that also has an adhesive backing. The wound edge pads are connected to the respective tension adjusting pads by elongate connecting elements that may be flat or tubular in shape. The present invention also includes an adhesive that may be applied in liquid form to the permeable wound edge pads. Adhesion of the adhesive on and within the permeable wound edge pads seals the wound site and adds structural rigidity to the interlaced components.
US08105350B2	Surgical instrument The surgical instrument includes a distal tool, a rigid or flexible elongated shaft that supports the distal tool, and a proximal handle or control member, where the tool and the handle are coupled to the respective distal and proximal ends of the elongated shaft via distal and proximal bendable motion members. Actuation means extends between said distal and proximal members whereby any deflection of said control handle with respect to said elongated instrument shaft causes a corresponding bending of said distal motion member for control of said working member. A manually rotatable member is arranged adjacent to the control handle for manually rotating the instrument shaft and working member relative to the control handle. A locking member is supported from the control handle and has locked and unlocked states; in the unlocked state enabling control of the distal work member from the proximal control handle via the bendable members; and in the locked state, holding the bendable members in a pre-selected relative fixed position.
US08105346B2	Medical handpiece The medical handpiece of the present invention has a cutting tool having a flexible shank and a bur provided at the distal end of the cutting tool for cutting an affected area, a tubular sheath for receiving the cutting tool therein, and a handpiece body for detachably holding the proximal end of the cutting tool and transmitting driving force from a drive source to the cutting tool. The sheath and the cutting tool are made flexible for a particular range, with the sheath being plastically deformable and the shank of the cutting tool being elastically deformable. The medical handpiece is further provided with a plurality of bearings arranged in the sheath, first interposed members that are tubular and flexible and arranged proximal to, distal to, and between the bearings, and second interposed members that are tubular and flexible and arranged inside the first interposed members.
US08105344B2	Spooled filament to repair tissue A filament-guiding device directs a filament to spool over a rotating device within tissue. The filament-guiding device has both closed and open positions. In the closed position, the filament-guiding device is resiliently straightened for delivering into tissue. Within tissue, the filament-guiding device resumes a curved configuration in the open position to orient the filament perpendicular to the rotating device for spooling. The spooled filament is deployed by withdrawing the rotating device and filament-guiding device to bulk and repair the tissue.
US08105343B2	Independent suture tensioning and snaring apparatus In repairing soft tissue with a bone anchoring instrument (such as reattaching a tendon of a torn rotator cuff), the bone anchoring instrument may be used to anchor the soft tissue to a region of bone. The anchors inserted into the underlying bone may have one or more lengths of suture or wire attached thereto which may be tensioned independently of one another to affix the soft tissue to the bone by having a selector mechanism selectively engage and disengage ratcheted tensioning wheels from one another. Suture loading mechanisms may be employed for passing suture lengths into and/or through the anchors prior to deployment into the bone where such mechanisms may employ suture snares which are configured to reconfigure from an expanded shape through which suture lengths may be easily passed to a low-profile shape which secures the suture lengths within the snare.
US08105342B2	Apparatus for ligating/suturing living tissues and system for resecting/suturing living tissues In the case where the living tissues in the patient's body is resected as well, it is possible to suture the resected portion immediately without replacement with another treatment device after resection. Thus, prevention of bleeding from the resected portion or earlier repair of an ulcer that occurs with the resected portion can be carried out for the patent lowly invasively and easily.
US08105336B2	Atraumatic medical retrieval device Baskets with atraumatic distal tips allow the capture of material from difficult-to-reach areas of the body, while reducing the risk of tissue damage.
US08105334B2	Laser-resistant basket A medical device includes a sheath defining a lumen, an elongate member disposed within the lumen, and a basket connected to a distal end of the elongate member and being retractable within and extendable from the lumen. The basket includes a plurality of legs. At least one leg of the plurality of legs includes a material that is substantially resistant to Holmium laser energy.
US08105333B2	Systems, methods and devices for removing obstructions from a blood vessel Devices and methods for removing an obstruction from a blood vessel are described. The devices are deployed in a collapsed condition and are then expanded within the body. The devices are then manipulated to engage and remove the obstruction.
US08105331B2	Spinal surgery distractor with an integrated retractor A tool for use in spinal surgery includes a combined retractor and distractor. The retractor includes a slotted keyway wherein a keyed portion of a spinal distractor is engagable therewith. This retractor and distractor combination slide together to displace a portion of the intervertebral disk space to restore or maintain intervertebral spacing and facilitate retraction of surrounding soft tissues while disk space surgery is performed. The distractor head and mating portion of the retractor have matching profiles that enable the retractor to maintain distraction of the vertebra after removal of the distractor portion of the tool, permitting access to increase at the operating site. The retractor has convex curved surfaces that interface with a majority of retracted soft tissues during progression of the retraction process, which enhance retractor safety.
US08105328B2	Multiple implant dispensing driver Instruments and methods are provided for delivering multiple implants to multiple implant locations in a patient without requiring a second implant to be loaded onto or engaged to the delivery instrument after delivery of a first implant. The implants can be sequentially engaged using the delivery instrument to the patient or to receptacles of one or more receiving members secured to the patient.
US08105323B2	Method and system for controlling output of RF medical generator An electrosurgical generator is disclosed. The generator includes a microprocessor configured to generate a target impedance trajectory having at least one slope. The target impedance trajectory includes a plurality of target impedance values. The microprocessor is configured to drive tissue impedance along the target impedance trajectory by adjusting the output level to substantially match tissue impedance to a corresponding target impedance value. The microprocessor is further configured to compare tissue impedance to a threshold impedance value and adjust output of the electrosurgical generator when the tissue impedance is equal to or greater than the threshold impedance.
US08105322B2	Replacement cartridges for light-based dermatologic treatment devices A dermatologic treatment device having a light source emitting optical radiation beneficial to at least one dermatologic treatment, a brightness enhancer enhancing the brightness of at least some of the emitted optical radiation, and a replacement cartridge containing the light source and brightness enhancer. The cartridge facilitating replacement of the light source and brightness enhancer by a user of the device between dermatologic treatments.
US08105321B2	Apparatus for treating age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) Apparatus for treating age-related macular degeneration, the apparatus comprising a light source which, in operation, serves to emit a therapeutic light beam presenting an emission wavelength lying in the range 1.2 μm to 1.3 μm, and preferably equal to 1.26 μm to 1.27 μm. The laser source preferably comprises an optical fiber Raman laser.
US08105320B2	Methods for replaceable end-effector cartridges In one embodiment of the invention, a replaceable electrosurgical end effector cartridge is provided to couple to a mechanical wrist of a surgical instrument for a robotic surgical system. The replaceable electrosurgical end effector cartridge includes two end effectors, a fastener to rotatably couple the two end effectors together, and a cam mechanism. At least one of the two end effectors is a moveable end effector having a jaw portion, an off-center portion, and a base portion. The cam mechanism is coupled to the base portion of the at least one moveable end effector to pivot it about the fastener to open and close the jaw portion of the at least one moveable end effector with respect to the other.
US08105317B2	Urethral sealing method and device An urethral sealing device comprising first and second body portions selectively attacheable to one another to form a unitary element including a first catheter lumen extending therethrough between proximal and distal ends of the unitary element wherein, when the sealing device is in an operative position, the distal end is positioned within a urinary bladder and a sealing element extending radially outward from the unitary element so that, when the sealing device is in the operative position, the sealing element engages one of a wall of the urethra and a wall of the urinary bladder around an orifice at which the urethra opens into the urinary bladder to seal the urethra.
US08105316B2	Medical apparatus with hypropharyngeal suctioning capability The present invention is directed to, in one aspect, a medical apparatus having a nasogastric tube with hypopharyngeal suctioning capability. In one embodiment, the medical apparatus has a flexible nasogastric tube for insertion through a patient's nose. The nasogastric tube has a first end defining a first opening, a distal, second end that defines a second opening, and a length sufficient to allow the second opening to be positioned in a patient's stomach. The medical apparatus also has a flexible oropharyngeal tube for insertion through a patient's mouth. The oropharyngeal tube has a first end and a distal, second end that defines a suction intake. The oropharyngeal tube has a length that is less than the length of the nasogastric tube and which allows the suction intake to be positioned in a patient's hypopharynx region. In another embodiment of the invention, the medical apparatus has a laryngeal mask with hypopharyngeal suctioning capability.
US08105314B2	Medical connector A medical connector for use with one or more medical implements. In some embodiments, the connector minimizes or eliminates the retrograde flow of fluid into the connector from one end or port upon the disconnection of a medical implement from the other end or port. In some embodiments, the connector generates a positive flow of fluid out of the connector from one end or port when a medical implement is disconnected from the other end or port.
US08105309B2	Devices, systems, and methods for myocardial infarct border zone reinforcement Devices, systems, and methods for myocardial infarct border zone reinforcement. In at least one embodiment of a suction/infusion catheter for facilitating myocardial infarct border zone reinforcement, the catheter comprises one or more apertures defined along a portion of the catheter at or near a distal end of the catheter, a first configuration when the suction/infusion catheter is at least partially extended from a delivery catheter, and a second configuration when the at least one suction/infusion catheter is positioned within the delivery catheter, the second configuration different from the first configuration, wherein the suction/infusion catheter, when introduced into a pericardial space surrounding a heart at or near a myocardial infarct border zone, is operable to inject a glue-like substance through a lumen of the suction/infusion catheter and out from the one or more apertures to deliver the glue-like substance into the pericardial space at or near the myocardial infarct border zone.
US08105303B2	Sheet member, high-density region-containing sheet manufacturing method and disposable diaper using sheet member A high-density region-containing sheet having a high-density region and a low-density region, a sheet member produced by joining the high-density region of the high-density region-containing sheet to an elastic member, and a disposable diaper using the sheet member as its chassis are provided. A sheet in a soft state by imparting preheat is pressed between a pair of opposed shaping rolls and having a toothed region and rotatable. Thus, a high-density region-containing sheet where high-density regions and low-density regions are formed is produced. Such two high-density region-containing sheets are joined through an extended elastic member to form a projection/recess pattern. In such a way, a high-density region-containing sheet can be produced. A sheet member in which at least one of two sheets is a high-density region-containing sheet, the high-density regions are joined through an extended elastic member, and a projection/recess pattern can be formed when the elastic member is contracted is produced.
US08105302B2	Adjustable width and length sanitary napkin and panty liner A single adjustable sanitary napkin or panty liner includes both folding panels and tear-away panels to adjust the width and/or the length to a particular woman or outfit. The panels may be folded and/or torn away to adjust the shape and the size of the sanitary napkin or panty liner. Adhesive strips may be provided to retain folded panels. Thus a single sanitary napkin or panty liner fits the needs of a variety of women and outfits.
US08105299B2	Extrusion blow-molded corporeal port mounting structure A mounting structure for installation at a corporeal port opening. The mounting structure includes mounting structure for installation at a corporeal port opening, such mounting structure including a blowmolded article comprising enlarged cylindrical sections interconnected by tube segments, adapted to engage the corporeal port opening at a tube segment intermediate the enlarged cylindrical sections and with the enlarged cylindrical sections being in abutting contact with internal and external corporeal surfaces surrounding said port opening. The mounting structure is useful employed for anchoring of a therapeutic device such as an ostomy bag at a corresponding port of the body, with the enlarged sections of the device providing effective anchoring of the mounting structure and permitting the mounting structure to be comfortably worn by a patient during therapeutic intervention.
US08105296B2	Automatic surgical sponge counter and blood loss determination system A surgical sponge detection system includes a plurality of surgical sponges (2) having radio frequency identification tags (1) securely attached thereto and a non-optical hand-held reader (40) for detecting the sponges by detecting the tags (1). Also disclosed is a device (30) for automatically counting, weighing, and calculating blood loss contained within, soiled surgical sponges (2) which includes a cabinet with an opening (3) at the top through which sponges (2) are deposited, a reader (6) which scans each sponge (2) entered and determines sponge type from a tag (1) affixed to each sponge (2), and a disposable bag (8) into which the sponges (2) are deposited. The disposable bag (8) is removably mounted to a weighing scale (10); there is also a rear door (9) from which the disposable bag (8) can be easily removed, a rechargeable battery (11), a shelf (12) for unused disposable bag storage, a control unit (4) which processes data received from reader (6) and scale (10) and instantaneously calculates total weight of liquid contained within sponges entered, a display panel (5) continuously displays the number and type of sponges entered during a given procedure as well as the total weight of liquids retained in those sponges. There is a means for automatically determining the weight of the sponges when dry which includes a non-optical scanner means (6) which can read an indicating means (1) on the sponges (2) even when the indicating means (1) is covered with blood or other body fluids.
US08105293B2	Injection syringe The syringe is intended for one-off use and has a syringe barrel (1), a barrel stopper (12) which can be displaced in the syringe barrel (1) by means of a plunger rod (11) and a needle unit (25) accommodated in the syringe barrel (1). The plunger rod (11) and the needle unit (25) are connected to one another by coupling means (20, 40) in order to retract the needle unit (25) into the syringe barrel (1) after the injection. As proposed by the invention, the needle unit (25) comprises a needle holder (26) made from plastic surrounding an injection needle (27) made from stainless steel along part of its length, which is closed off from an interior of the syringe barrel (1) containing an injection solution (50) by means of a seal insert (36) made from pharmaceutical rubber through the injection needle (27) extends from the rear end. As a result of this feature, an injection solution (50) contained in the syringe is in contact exclusively with permitted materials and the syringe can therefore be stored pre-filled.
US08105290B2	Universal catheter securement device A universal device for securing a catheter on a patient includes a base which optionally has one or more locating elements for positioning or securing a catheter or catheter fitting of various shapes or sizes. The base optionally includes a recessed or flat receiving area defined by locating elements arranged in any configuration suitable to hold or receive a catheter or catheter fitting, e.g., in a tapering or V shaped formation. Additional locating elements may be positioned elsewhere on the base for receiving or holding a flange or wing of a catheter fitting and preventing its movement in various directions. The base optionally has an angled surface to maintain the desired angle for catheters or catheter fittings in a patient. A cover is removably or permanently connected to the base and may optionally have one or more top openings for receiving tabs or extensions of a catheter fitting.
US08105286B2	Access device An access device places a medical article within a body space of a patient. The device has a needle that includes an elongated body and a needle hub. The device further includes a dilator disposed on and slideable along the elongated body of the needle and a medical article. The medical article is disposed on and slideable along the dilator. A track extends in a proximal direction from the dilator. The needle hub slides along at least a portion of the track between a first position and a second position. The device further includes a locking mechanism operably disposed between the track and the needle hub so as to inhibit further axial movement of the needle in the proximal direction when the needle hub is in the second position.
US08105276B2	Disposable safety injection apparatus A disposable safety injection apparatus includes a liquid medication tube, a syringe needle, a push rod, and a tube ring. The syringe needle is connected to an insert tenon at a front end of the liquid medication tube. The insert tenon includes a connecting portion having concentric C-shape lacerable slot and circular lacerable slot respectively disposed at a connecting position of a top wall at the front end of the liquid medication tube and the connecting position of the top wall and an external side of the tube ring. A rod column having a latch portion is extended axially from the front end of the body of the push rod, passed through and fixed to the tube ring, such that the rod column can be slidably contained in liquid medication tube. The push rod is pushed forward to press the tube ring against top wall and latch the latch portion to a connecting portion in the insert tenon. The push rod is pushed further to lacerate the C-shape lacerable slot and form a torque onto a position having no groove, and thus the circular lacerable slot breaks at a thinner position and lacerates along the periphery. By then, the push rod is pulled backward to separate the liquid medication tube after the force is applied onto the circular lacerable slot.
US08105275B2	Non-compliant medical balloon having an integral non-woven fabric layer A non-compliant medical balloon may be changed from a deflated state to an inflated state by increasing pressure within the balloon. The non-compliant medical balloon is composed of a matted fabric layer composed of at least two matted fabric fibers forming an angle. The angle remains substantially unchanged when the balloon changes from a deflated state to an inflated state.
US08105273B1	Self flushing dual compartment container This single unit, known as a self flushing duel compartment container, can be used with or without an electrical feeding pump. It will perform a dual, fluid composition administration process, which would usually require two separate units to perform. Thus eliminating the need for the use of a secondary unit needed to follow the administrations seen in the existing products used primary/secondary fluid delivery technique. Two separate compartments are capable of retaining their own fluid composition within the boundary of it's own separate compartment separated by an air tight, sealed section of the single unit that divides this single unit into two separate compartments. Each compartment leads into a section of thermoplastic tubing, which eventually forms a pre-attached junction tubing similar to the “Y”, shaped tubing that becomes a single much longer section of thermoplastic tubing. Fluids from both compartments (side A) and (side B) will flow through this thermoplastic tubing, one following the other, when the fluid compositions are administered to the receiver of the contents contained in this new invention.
US08105270B2	Measuring properties of an anatomical body A medical device includes a sensor that is configured to measure a property of an outer layer of an anatomical body surface. The sensor includes a source probe configured to stimulate a local surface of the outer layer of an anatomical body surface. The sensor also includes a detector configured to measure a response of the outer layer resulting from the source probe stimulation. A controller coupled to the source probe and the sensor drives the source probe using a tailored stochastic sequence and determines the property of the outer layer using the measured response received from the detector. The sensor can be used with medical devices, such as drug delivery devices including microneedle transport devices and needleless injection devices.
US08105269B2	In situ tubing measurements for infusion pumps An infusion pump uses sensors and a computer program to detect tubing in a tube-loading section of the pump. The pump and the computer program also measures one or more of the tubing outer diameter, outer circumference, inner diameter, inner circumference, and tubing wall thickness. The infusion pump utilizes proximity sensors, such as an ultrasonic sensor, a capacitive sensor, or even an air-in-line sensor to detect proximity between two infusion pump surfaces, such as the surfaces that clamp the tubing in the pump, to determine thickness. At least one of the clamping surfaces is equipped with sensors to indicate contact length of the tubing with the surface. Using these measurements, the tubing wall thickness and inner diameter can be determined. Knowing the actual tubing inner diameter, increased volumetric accuracy is possible, up to a three or four percent improvement over present measurements.
US08105267B2	System and method for delivering a substance to a body cavity A system and method for creating a medicated atmosphere in an organ, or body cavity is disclosed. The system includes a flexible aerosolization catheter that can be manipulated during use, a device for the introduction of the aerosolization catheter, a medication delivery apparatus configured to control delivery of a medication to the catheter, a gas delivery apparatus in communication with the catheter, a gas pressure relief apparatus configured to relieve pressure in the organ or body cavity, and a central controller. The method includes providing insufflation gas and an aerosol of medication to an organ or body cavity while controlling overall pressure in the organ or cavity. The method may also include re-entering a patient through at least one port to apply gas and an aerosolized medicament, in either a post-operative procedure or in a chemotherapy context.
US08105258B2	Citrate anticoagulation system for extracorporeal blood treatments A hemofiltration system and method for pumping blood from a patient's blood stream into an access line, introducing an anticoagulant solution into the pumped blood, filtering the pumped blood and delivering it to a return line, introducing a substitution fluid into the pumped blood, introducing a calcium and magnesium solution into the blood traveling through the return line, and returning the blood back to the patient's blood stream.
US08105257B2	Extremity stress attenuation modality with resistance-mechanism engaging member The present invention provides an extremity stress reducing modality for a human subject having an extremity, the extremity having an uninjured portion and an injured portion. The modality includes: (1) a frame having a connecting member for removably connecting the frame to an extremity of a human subject; (2) a support member on the frame for engaging the uninjured portion but not the injured portion; and (3) an attachment member on the frame for attaching the frame to a portion of a moveable resistance mechanism.
US08105255B2	Orthosis for correcting the position of a body joint An orthosis including arms held in place on body parts by a respective fastening member and interconnected by a pivot joint adjacent to a body joint. For bending of the body parts required during normal movement, the pivot joint is formed by a central adjusting ring bordered by both arms. One arm includes an axle ring which is coaxial to the adjusting ring. The other arm includes a ring bearing, which is eccentric to the axle ring. The ring bearing is pivotable with respect to a rotational plane of the axle ring by rotating the adjusting ring in such a way and at such an angle that the arm, supported by the ring bearing in conjunction with the body part retained by it, assumes a pivoting position of this body part depending on the rotation angle of the adjusting ring in relation to the arm connected to the axle ring.
US08105253B2	Kneading massage device A kneading massage device comprises a driving unit for supplying power source including first and second output shafts for outputting dynamics; a differential unit including a differential set and a differential stem, and on one end of the differential set being formed an opening for inserting the first output shaft therein, and on one side of the differential set being arranged a recess in communication with the opening, the differential stem being located in the recess and in connection with the first output shaft and keeping a predetermined distance away from a sidewall of the recess; a first kneading set coupled to the differential stem so as to be actuated by the differential stem; a second kneading set coupled to the second output shaft so as to be actuated by the second output shaft.
US08105252B2	Device for providing intermittent compression to a limb The present invention provides a device for providing intermittent compression to a limb, the device comprising, an at least one energy reservoir and an at least one compressing means for compressing the limb, wherein the energy stored in the at least one energy reservoir is pre-stored in the energy reservoir and is directly transformed to provide intermittently compression on the limb. The energy reservoir provides a single energy transformation from energy stored in the reservoir to energy used to compress intermittently the limb. Optionally, the energy stored in the reservoir also provides the energy for a mechanism controlling the intermittent operation of the device and the release of excess energy from the device.
US08105240B2	Ultrasonic imaging apparatus and low attenuation medium with a prescribed pattern for apparatus localization The ultrasonic imaging apparatus comprises an ultrasonic probe, a detecting part, a position analyzing part, a display control part, a display part, and a storage part. The detecting part is mounted on the ultrasonic probe operable to detect a part of a prescribed pattern formed on an ultrasonic low attenuation medium. In the storage part, the prescribed pattern formed on the ultrasonic low attenuation medium has been preliminarily stored. Upon receipt of detection results from the detecting part, the position analyzing part specifies the position of a part of the detected pattern on the prescribed pattern by referring to the prescribed pattern stored in the storage part. The display control part controls the display part to display the positional relation between the ultrasonic probe and the subject to be examined regarding the position of a part of the prescribed pattern that has been detected as the position of the ultrasonic probe.
US08105238B2	Method and apparatus for determining the position of a surgical tool relative to a target volume inside an animal body A method for determining the position of a surgical tool relative to a target volume inside an animal body according to a pre-plan. The method includes the steps of i) obtaining a plurality of two-dimensional images of said target volume using an imaging device, each 2D-image being represented by an image data slice I(x,y,z); ii) reconstructing from said plurality of image data slices I(x,y,z) a three-dimensional image of said target volume using a transformation device, said 3D-image being represented by a volumetric image data array V(x,y,z); iii) displaying said three-dimensional image of said target volume to an user using a display.
US08105233B2	Endoscopic system and method for therapeutic applications and obtaining 3-dimensional human vision simulated imaging with real dynamic convergence An endoscopic system and method that is adaptable for therapeutic applications as well as sensor operation and is capable of producing 3-dimensional human vision simulated imaging with real dynamic convergence, not virtual convergence. Applications may include use in any space, including but not limited to, intra-abdominal cavities, intra-thoracic cavities, and intra-cranial cavities. Further, two or more diagnostic/sensor probes may be used, with at least two being the same kind to create the 3-dimensional effect, such as but not limited to, camera, ultrasound, and magnetic-resonance imaging. Diagnostic/sensor probes are each mounted to the end of a different arm, with the other ends of the two arms both being attached to the same hinge that allows them to turn freely on the same axis from side-to-side within a 180 degree angle range of movement on the distal end of a main tubular shaft system. Medical, as well as other applications, are contemplated.
US08105230B2	Medical system A medical system according to the present invention includes: a medical instrument provided with a treatment portion for performing treatment operations on living body tissue; a treatment portion displacement mechanism for displacing the position of the treatment portion of the medical instrument; a treatment detection portion that detects whether the treatment portion is in a treatment state or a non-treatment state; and a control portion that controls displacement of the treatment portion by controlling the treatment portion displacement mechanism according to detection results from the treatment detection portion.
US08105229B2	At least partially implantable hearing system An at least partially implantable hearing system comprising at least one electromechanical output transducer; a micromanipulator for positioning the transducer and for fixing the transducer in a position set by the micromanipulator, the micromanipulator being adapted to be fixedly attached by fixing means to a skull cap; and a releasable coupling unit disposed between the transducer and the micromanipulator, said coupling unit, in an assembled state, fixing the transducer with respect to the micromanipulator, and, in a released state, permitting removal of the transducer from the micromanipulator.
US08105227B2	Pressure reducing folding system A device for folding sheets of a medium is provided. The device has a frame; a cam mechanism attached to the frame; a lever attached to the frame, the lever being actuated by the cam mechanism; a first scissor arm attached to the frame, the first scissor arm being actuated by the lever; a pair of first rolls, one of the first rolls being movable by the first scissor arm; a second scissor arm attached to the frame, the second scissor arm being actuated by the lever; a pair of second rolls, one of the second rolls being movable by the second scissor arm; and a crease blade for contacting the sheets to create a crease in the sheets. Rotation of the cam mechanism through a first period of rotation causes the crease blade to move in a contact direction to create the crease in the sheets by pushing the sheets between the first rolls. Rotation of the cam mechanism through a second period of rotation causes the crease blade to move in a retracting direction away from the sheets and causes the lever to move the first and second scissor arms such that the first pair of rolls is separated and the second pair of rolls is separated.
US08105223B2	Machine and method for forming reinforced polygonal containers from blanks A method of forming a container from a blank of sheet material using a machine is provided. The blank includes a bottom panel, two side panels, two end panels, and a reinforcing panel assembly extending from a first side panel. The machine includes a hopper station, a corner post forming station, and a plunger station. The method includes rotating the reinforcing panel assembly upwardly toward the first side panel as the blank is transported from the hopper station to the corner post forming station, forming a corner wall and a reinforcing end tab by folding reinforcing panels about fold lines as the blank is transported through the corner post forming station, rotating the side panels and the end panels to be substantially perpendicular to the bottom panel by directing the blank through the plunger station, and coupling the reinforcing end tab to an end panel to form the container.
US08105219B1	Cheerleader training device A training apparatus for use by flyers in a cheerleading squad includes a stable base assembly, a balancing assembly, and a fixed or adjustable column located between the stable base assembly and the balancing assembly. The balancing assembly includes a deflectably resilient member and a standing surface that promotes proper alignment and mimics the feel that a flyer experiences when being supported by a base cheerleader. The deflectably resilient member provides two degrees of freedom of movement to the standing surface when the standing surface is under an external load. The standing surface preferably provides about the same standing area that typically provided by a base cheerleader. The column may be a fluid-activated cylinder that moves between a first and second vertical position and simulates a flyer being raised by the base.
US08105211B2	Edge fittings for soft-edged trampolines A soft edged trampoline includes a flexible mat supported from a base frame by a plurality of resiliently flexible rods. Each rod has an enlarged upper end. A plurality of fittings coupled to the mat about the periphery of the mat each include a socket cavity which receives the enlarged upper end of a flexible rod, so that the upper ends of the flexible rods are pivotally connected to the periphery of the mat.
US08105210B2	Jaw relaxation exercise appliance A jaw relaxation exercise appliance and method of use to relieve the symptoms of the temporal mandibular joint (TMJ), such as limited opening and jaw pain, that is inexpensive and easy to use. The appliance may be form fit to each user and is designed to be a partial coverage appliance with a bottom guide plane for ease of movement to achieve optimal jaw position. It is also intended to be utilized in conjunction with an exercise. The appliance should be used for short intervals during the day. Patients are directed to slowly move or slide their lower jaw forward and then slowly slide the lower jaw rearward along the plane to a point of comfort.
US08105209B2	Process and apparatus for exercising an operator A process is disclosed for enabling an operator to exercise on an exercise device. The process includes measuring a range of movement of the operator during exercising on the exercise device for generating an electronic range of movement data. A strength is measured of the operator during exercising on the exercise device for generating an electronic strength data. An electronic program is designed based on the electronic range of movement data and the electronic strength data. The electronic program is stored in an electronic media. The electronic program is displayed as a moving scale on a screen for instructing the operator to exercise at the same rate as the moving scale to complete the exercise in a timely and controlled matter.
US08105207B1	Exercising apparatus An apparatus and method is disclosed for enabling an operator to exercise comprising a frame with a load positioned on the frame to provide a resistive force. A press is positioned on the frame for displacement by the operator. A linkage joins the load with the press for displacing the load upon displacement of the press by the operator. A display is provided for inputting and outputting data. A sensor is positioned on the frame for measuring a displacement and a speed of the linkage. A memory storage is provided for storing data. A processor communicates with the display and the sensor and the memory storage for processing data. The processor transfers data to the display for providing an exercising instruction to the operator. The processor receives data from the sensor for processing the performance of the exercising instruction by the operator. The processor transfers data to the memory storage for saving the performance of the exercising instruction by the operator.
US08105205B2	Method and device for adjusting the friction coefficient of a friction clutch situated in a hybrid power train A method for adjusting the friction coefficient of a friction clutch situated in a hybrid power train between an electric machine and a combustion engine, actuated by a clutch actuator, the friction coefficient is adjusted by a torque transmitted by the friction clutch, which is determined when starting the combustion engine by the electric machine.
US08105203B2	Dual clutch transmission A dual clutch transmission comprises a first clutch to be engaged for setting any one of forward-traveling odd-numbered speeds and a second clutch to be engaged for setting any one of forward-traveling even-numbered speeds. The dual clutch transmission establishes a desired forward-traveling speed by alternately engaging/disengaging the first and second clutches. A backward-traveling drive train is adapted to be driven by engaging one of the first and second clutches. When a reverse mode is established by a mode setting means, the one of the first and second clutches is engaged to drive the backward-traveling drive train by setting a speed change manipulator at a backward-traveling position, and the other of the first and second clutches is engaged to drive a fixed one forward-traveling speed drive train by setting the speed change manipulator at a forward-traveling position. While the reverse mode is established, the backward-traveling drive train and the fixed one forward-traveling speed drive train are kept activated regardless of whether the first or second clutch is engaged.
US08105202B2	Transmission control device for motorcycle To automatically shift the shift position of an automatic transmission depending on whether or not the rider is seated or the side stand is retracted. When the vehicle is at a stop with an engine running, and it is detected that the rider is not sitting on a rider seat, an automatic transmission is automatically shifted to the neutral range while maintaining the operation of the engine. Further, when the vehicle is at a stop with the engine running, and the automatic transmission has been in the drive range continuously for a predetermined period of time, provided that the rider is not sitting on the rider seat, the automatic transmission is automatically shifted to the neutral range. Further, when, in a state with a side stand retracted, the throttle opening is equal to or smaller than a predetermined opening, the automatic transmission is automatically shifted to the drive range.
US08105200B2	Electromotive brake actuator An actuator for the electromotive actuation of a parking or stop brake, especially of a private car comprises, downstream on the electric motor, a planetary wheel transmission which is axially cascaded in a multi-stage manner and comprises a centering pin which is radially mounted on the two front ends thereof and extends coaxially to the output shaft, on the radial overdefined bearing arrangement thereof. Respectively one planet carrier comprising a pinion is embodied, along the centering pin, as a sun wheel for the planet wheels on the planet carrier of the following transmission step.
US08105194B2	Torque biased friction hinge for a tensioner A pivot joint for a single blade spring tensioner or double blade spring tensioner generates a biased friction loss at a pivot joint. The friction torque generated in one direction of joint rotation is greater than the friction torque generated in the opposite direction of rotation. In one embodiment, the direction of torque bias at the joints is used to make the damping of the blade spring greater in compression than in extension. High damping in compression and low damping in extension is a desirable characteristic for a tensioner in most applications. The device may be designed to act as a one-way clutch or as a two-way clutch. The device may also be designed to apply large friction torques only when the joint undergoes large amplitude motions (loss of control).
US08105191B2	Control apparatus and method for continuously variable transmissions The line hydraulic pressure setting portion sets the line hydraulic pressure PL, which is the base pressure for the required shift control pressure Pin and the required belt clamping pressure Pd, based on the higher of the required pressures Pin and Pd. At this time, if the continuously variable transmission is to be shifted up, the required Pin calculating portion calculates the required shift control pressure Pin based on one of the target speed ratio γ* and the actual speed ratio γ with which the required shift pressure Pv is calculated to be higher than with the other. As such, the required shift control pressure Pin is set to the minimum necessary level for shifting up the continuously variable transmission and the line hydraulic pressure PL is appropriately set to a level for obtaining the required shift control pressure Pin.
US08105190B2	Pulley assembly with an improved clutch for a continuously variable transmission A pulley assembly for a continuously variable transmission in a vehicle, comprising a shaft having an axis, a supporting element rotatable about said axis, a first half pulley rigidly and rotationally connected to said supporting element, a second half pulley facing said first half pulley for defining a seat adapted to accommodate a belt of the transmission, at least one of the first and second half pulleys being longitudinally mobile with respect to the supporting element, and a clutch comprising a second supporting element connected to the shaft, a drum connected to the supporting element and accommodating the second supporting element, and a plurality of friction elements hinged to the second supporting element about respective hinge axes to selectively cooperate with the drum. In particular, the respective centres of gravity of said friction elements are located before the respective hinge axes with respect to a direction of rotation of the shaft which defines a forward running condition of the vehicle.
US08105189B1	Arrow vane apparatus and method In arrows with an arrow shaft, an arrow vane apparatus includes an arrow vane for connection with an arrow shaft where the arrow vane includes an inside surface for connection with the arrow shaft. A first outer surface and a second outer surface are provided such that the first outer surface and the second outer surface are connected with the inside surface. Further, the first outer surface and the second outer surface are also connected along an outside edge and the arrow vane includes an air channel.
US08105186B1	Reversible cutting apparatus and method A reversible cutting apparatus includes a first cutting blade for connection with an arrow shaft such that the first cutting blade extends outwardly from the arrow shaft. The first cutting blade includes an upper, outer surface and a lower, inner surface. A first cutting edge is provided on the upper, outer surface of the first cutting blade and a second cutting edge is provided on the lower, inner surface of the first cutting blade. In another embodiment, in an arrow with a shaft, a reversible cutting apparatus includes a first cutting blade with a connection receiver space for connection with an arrow shaft such that the first cutting blade extends outwardly from the arrow shaft and where the first cutting blade includes a first cutting edge and a second cutting edge. A second cutting blade is provided with a connection receiver space for connection with the arrow shaft such that the second cutting blade extends outwardly from the arrow shaft and where the second cutting blade extends outwardly from the arrow shaft but on a separate plane than the first cutting blade such that the first cutting blade and the second cutting blade are offset from each other when connected with the arrow shaft.
US08105184B2	System and method of using shear thickening materials in sports products A sports product may include a support member and an impact region configured to impact an object. The impact region may be coupled to the support member. The sports product may also include a shear thickening material in at least one of the support member or the impact region. The shear thickening material may be configured to exhibit shear thickening behavior when an impact occurs between the impact region and the object.
US08105183B2	Celluloid-free table-tennis ball The invention relates on one hand to a celluloid-free table-tennis ball, preferably having a diameter of 38.5 to 48 mm, a weight between 2.0 and 4.5 grams, and a shell thickness (approximately) between 0.20 mm and 1.30 mm, where the shell is composed of plastic, whose principal component is an organic non-crosslinked polymer, which in its main chain has not only carbon atoms but also heteroatoms; and on the other hand also to a process of manufacturing a table-tennis ball of this kind, where mostly in a first step two or more shell parts are manufactured, these shell parts are joined in a subsequent step.
US08105182B2	Golf club head having a bridge member A cavity back golf club head having a bridge member is disclosed. The bridge member extends across a first rear cavity connecting a heel and a toe of the golf club head to control the trajectory of a golf ball. For the longer iron clubs, a wall extending from the sole portion of the cavity back golf club head to the bridge member defines a second cavity to further influence the trajectory of the golf ball. For the shorter iron clubs, the wall extends from the top portion of the cavity back golf club head to the bridge member.
US08105181B2	Strike face insert A golf club head, according to one or more aspects of the present invention, comprises a metallic striking wall having a striking surface and at least one through score-line opening. At least one complementary component may be disposed rearward of the striking surface such that at least a part of the at least one complementary component extends into only a part of the at least one through score-line opening.
US08105179B1	Golf club having improved handle configuration An apparatus and method for an improved handle configuration are disclosed. The apparatus and method include an upper handle secured to a shaft that has a longitudinal axis and a lower handle secured to the shaft opposite the upper handle at a location spaced from the upper handle along the longitudinal axis of the shaft. The upper handle and lower handles each have grip portion that extends at an angle substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal axis and that is spaced apart from the shaft in a plane that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The upper handle and lower handle are secured to the shaft at an end of the shaft opposite a device configured to contact an object when the shaft is swung.
US08105174B1	Computerized method and system for administering universal rating of pocket billiard players A billiards player rating system includes a computer, a display associated with the computer, and at least one storage device. The computer determines a universal rating for a billiards player by prompting the entry of break counts of the billiards player into the computer with a user interface displayed on the display, determining a current average and a best average of the break counts entered into the computer for the billiards player, and calculating the universal rating for the billiards player from the current average and best average of break counts. The billiards player rating may be the only function of the computer or the computer may be a general-purpose computer which may selectively function in that manner by executing a computer program.
US08105171B2	Torque limiting mechanism A high-precision torque limiting mechanism capable of limiting an output torque to a magnitude of not more than a prescribed value, as well as to reduce a frictional torque produced upon occurrence of a slip. To accomplish this object, a ball ramp section (13) is attached to a slip clutch section (3) for reducing friction between friction plates (31) and (32) forming the slip clutch section (3) and limiting a torque to be transmitted by utilizing an axial thrust produced at the ball ramp section (13) in accordance with the magnitude of an input torque. The precision with which the torque to be transmitted is limited is enhanced by making improvements to the shape of an internal side surface of a recess (G) formed in each of cam elements (131) and (132) of the ball ramp section (13).
US08105169B2	Portable electronic device A portable electronic device (100) has a long sideways housing (10) whose both ends are held by the hands of a user and an LCD fitted in the surface of the housing (10). Bulges (42L, 42R) projecting outward are formed on both end portions of the rear face of the housing (10), which both end portions being held by fingers of the user holding the housing. When the fingers and palms of user's hands are placed along the bulges (42L, 42R) with the fingers and palms bent naturally, the device fits the hands and operability is less likely to be impaired even the user violently moves in game play with the device.
US08105167B2	Game machine, game machine control method, information storage medium, and network game system A game machine is communicatively connected to a game server and display-outputs a game screen showing a content corresponding to the player's operation by exchanging data with the game server. The response time to the operation is stabilized, and consequently the player does not feel stress due to a variation of the response time to the operation. A reference time storage unit (38) stores a reference time from the player's operation to the display-output of the game screen showing contents corresponding to the player's operation. A waiting unit (32) awaits the display-output of the game screen showing a content corresponding to the player's operation according to the stored reference time.
US08105165B2	Controlling interaction between protected media A method, gaming system, and computer program storage product are disclosed. At least one unique identifier is received from a remote processing system. The at least one remote unique identifier is associated with a remote software package that is on the remote processing system. The at least one remote unique identifier and a local unique identifier associated with a local software package on a local processing system are compared. The local software package corresponds to the remote software package. The at least one remote unique identifier indicates that the remote software package is one of a parent copy and a child copy of a software package executable. The local unique identifier indicates that the local software package is one of a parent copy and a child copy of the software package executable. An operation of the local software package is authorized based upon the comparing.
US08105164B2	Computer game controllers A controller means for playing a compuler game where the player may brace themselves using handlebars, other means which may be grasped, and/or pedals and move a support means on which the player may sit, stand, or be supported, on a bearing means to input control signals to a control means. Movement of the game player provides the normal forwards and backwards and side to side control functions of the controller to control a sprite in the computer game being played. Resistance to movement provides physiotherapy-type exercise for the player. Where particular muscle groups or limbs of patient may need to be exercised, the controller means may be set up to provide that exercise as part of a computer game.
US08105163B2	Control device and control method A technology for expressing object movements with higher levels of realism is provided. A control part 30 arranged in a game apparatus 10 includes an input part 40 and a control part 60. The control part 60 includes a standard mode control part 66 which controls a game mode in which a user-operated character moves in the water, and a fishing mode control part 68 which controls a game mode that starts when the character preys on a lure. The standard mode control part 66 includes a physical quantity modification part 62 which modifies a physical quantity given to the object or a physical quantity pertaining to the movement of the object depending on the type of the movement of the object. The fishing mode control part 68 includes a line control part 64 which connects a plurality of established control points with lines to express a fishing line in a simulated fashion.
US08105162B2	Video game processing apparatus, method and computer program product for controlling progress of a video game A video game processing apparatus for controlling progress of a video game is provided. The video game is used to simulate resale business of goods on a display screen of an image display apparatus. The image display apparatus is caused to distinguishably display dealer characters and buyer characters on the display screen of the image display apparatus. Arbitrary goods for the purpose of buying are associated with each of the buyer characters. A buying process of goods from the selected dealer character is executed when a player selects any from the dealer characters. A resale process of goods to the selected buyer character is executed when the player selects any from the buyer characters.
US08105161B2	Wagering game machine with OLED transmissive LCD A computerized wagering game system includes a gaming module comprising a processor and gaming code which is operable when executed on the processor to present a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered via at least one mechanical reel and a liquid crystal display (LCD). The liquid crystal display has at leas tone transparent portion through which the mechanical reel or reels can be observed. An organic light emitting diode (OLED) element is disposed near the transparent portion of the liquid crystal display, and is operable to selectively emit light or pass light, such that emitted light is passed through the transparent portion of the liquid crystal display when the OLED emits light or the at least one mechanical game object can be observed through the transparent portion of the liquid crystal display and the OLED when the OLED passes light.
US08105160B2	Video game processing apparatus, method, and a computer-readable medium for processing a video game including a variably displayed life point meter An image display apparatus is caused to display a life point meter for showing a total remaining life point within a life point display region on an image display screen. When an action or event occurs to any player character so that the remaining life point thereof changes, an amount of change of a life point thereof is calculated in response to the action or the event. It is determined that the battle possible state of all player characters can be maintained except that the amount of decrease of the life point is the total remaining life point or more. In the case where the remaining life point of the corresponding player character is updated on the basis of the calculated amount of change of the life point, the image display apparatus is caused to change a display form of the life point meter assigned to the corresponding player character.
US08105157B2	Systems and methods for determining a level of reward In accordance with one or more embodiments, a method comprises associating, with a casino patron, a benefit of a first value. The benefit of the first value is determined based on a first algorithm and based on the patron's activity during a first portion of a period of time. The method further comprises associating, with the patron, a benefit of a second value. The benefit of the second value is determined based on a second algorithm and based on the patron's activity during a second portion of the period of time, the second portion occurring after the first portion. Associating the benefit of the second value is only performed if the associating the benefit of the first value is first performed.
US08105153B2	Method and system for dynamically leveling game play in electronic gaming environments Methods and systems for automatically determining game content based upon dynamically adjusted individual skill levels are provided. Example embodiments provide an Electronic Gaming Engine (“EGE”), which includes a Dynamic Challenge Level Adjuster for supporting multi-player, individualized skill-based games. In one embodiment, the EGE comprises game flow logic; game content models, for example, question and answer (“Q&A”) challenge models; a Dynamic Challenge Level Adjuster; one or more scoring modules; challenge data; participant data; and an input/output interface. These components cooperate to determine and assign skill level indexes on an individual basis and to automatically present game content appropriate to each individual player's skill level.
US08105152B2	Game system, game system control method and information storage medium To provide a game system that enables a degree of difficulty of an occurrence of a predetermined game event to be changed depending on a degree of proficiency of a player in a game in which the predetermined event is made to occur when a controller is operated according to specific procedures. The present invention relates to a game system including one or more controllers. In the game system, a determining unit (52) determines whether or not a criterion operation data string has been inputted from the controller within a determination target period, a game event generation unit (58) generates a predetermined game event according to a result of the determination made by the determining unit (52), and the determining unit (52) changes a length of the determination target period based on a result of a past determination on at least one of the one or more controllers.
US08105151B2	Gaming system, gaming device and method for providing cascading symbols with wild features A cascading symbol game includes designated symbols such as wild symbols. In the cascading symbol game, a gaming device generates and displays a symbol from a plurality of symbols for each of a plurality of symbol positions. The gaming device removes at least one symbol from at least one of the plurality of symbol positions. The gaming device repositions at least one displayed symbol to another one of the symbol positions to create at least one empty symbol position. If a designated event occurred, the gaming device generates and displays at least one designated symbol, such as a wild symbol, in the at least one empty symbol position, wherein the at least one designated wild symbol is generated independent of the plurality of symbols. The gaming device displays any award associated with any winning symbol combination formed from the displayed symbols.
US08105150B2	Gaming machine and gaming process including further game symbols A method for use with a gaming machine including presenting an outcome by displaying a symbol as travelling along a path and stopping in a stopping position that overlies another game symbol. An award is paid or changed when there is a particular relationship between the symbol.
US08105144B2	Method of conducting a poker game According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method of conducting a wagering game is disclosed. The method comprises revealing a plurality of symbol-bearing objects to form a plurality of user-playable hands. At least one hand from the plurality of user-playable hands is discarded, via player selection. A first plurality of community symbol-bearing objects is revealed. The plurality of community symbol-bearing objects is capable of being combined with one or more of the non-discarded plurality of user-playable hands to form an individual best hand.
US08105138B2	Device and method for conditioning slaughtered poultry and production line for processing poultry carcasses The invention relates to a device for conditioning slaughtered poultry, provided with a carries (3) provided with a contact surface for locally engaging a first carcass part of a slaughtered poultry animal at a first position. The invention also relates to a method for conditioning slaughtered poultry, and to a production line for processing poultry carcasses transported hanging in carriers.
US08105137B2	Butchering processes for meat products A method for mass-production butchering of a chuck roll of beef includes: sectioning the chuck roll anterior to and generally parallel to the first rib to separate a neck portion thereof from a remainder thereof; sectioning the remainder into a first portion and a second portion substantially along a natural seam, the first portion comprising rhomboideus, spinalis dorsi, and serratus ventralis muscles, and the second portion comprising multifidus dorsi, complexus, and longissimus dorsi muscles; sectioning the first portion to substantially remove the rhomboideus and the spinalis dorsi therefrom, leaving a denuded serratus ventralis; sectioning the serratus ventralis into a first set of separate portions. The method may further include: sectioning the second portion into a second set of separate portions, each separate portion in the second set including the multifidus dorsi, complexus, and longissimus dorsi muscles.
US08105129B2	Inflating and deflating device for a pad An inflating and deflating device for connecting to an inner face of a pad includes a top cover having a first domed portion, an air intake and an air exit aperture; a bottom base connected to a lower side of the top cover; a bottom sealing cap; a deflating button located on the top cover to openably seal the air exit aperture; and a first and a second air locker unit. The bottom base has a second domed portion, which and the first domed portion together define a substantially spherical pump body, and is provided with an air intake and exit aperture. The first and second air locker units respectively openably close the air intake and the air intake and exit aperture. The inflating and deflating device has short airflow path and is airtight, and can be used to both inflate and deflate the pad.
US08105126B2	Method for fabricating touch panel A method for fabricating a touch panel is provided. A first substrate and a second substrate are provided. A first carbon nanotube composite layer is applied on a surface of the first substrate to obtain a first electrode plate. A second carbon nanotube composite layer is applied on a surface of the first substrate to obtain a second electrode plate. The first and second electrode plates are assembled to obtain the touch panel.
US08105122B2	Propulsion device for a marine motor In a propulsion device for a marine motor, a shift rod (19) extends vertically in a gear case (1a) provided in a lower part of the marine motor, and is provided with a lower end (19a) cooperating with a mechanism for mechanically actuating a clutch device (18) for shifting a power transmission mechanism of the propulsion device. The lower end of the shift rod is additionally provided with a valve (37, 38) that controls feeding of hydraulic oil to an actuator (36) for assisting an effort required to turn the shift rod and actuate the clutch device. Thereby, the manual torque applied to the shift rod to turn the same to a forward and reverse position is assisted by the hydraulic actuator with a minimum modification to a purely manual arrangement for shifting the power transmission mechanism.
US08105117B2	Spring connector and terminal device A spring connector includes an inner conductor and an outer conductor. The inner conductor is formed of a conductive material, and has a small-diameter portion, a large-diameter portion, and a resilient portion axially disposed so as to be integrally and continuously formed with each other. The outer conductor is formed of a conductive material, and is provided with a hole having a predetermined inside diameter. The outer conductor accommodates the large-diameter portion and the resilient portion in the hole while the small-diameter portion protrudes from an end of the hole.
US08105105B2	Electrical connector An electrical connector includes a housing and a terminal. The terminal is disposed in the housing. The terminal includes a pressing portion for receiving a wire and a connecting portion extending from the pressing portion. The pressing portion includes two elastic arm portions and a pressing groove portion between the elastic arm portions. The elastic arm portions includes a base portion extending from a connecting portion, a first arm portion extending from the base portion toward an opening portion of the pressing groove portion, a transition portion in a curved shape at a distal end portion of the first arm portion, and a second arm portion extending toward the base portion in parallel to the first arm portion. The elastic arm portions contact with the wire at inner edge portions of the second arm portions when the wire is inserted into the pressing groove portion.
US08105103B2	Ground connecting device and wire harness having the same Provided are a ground connecting device occupying only a little space and a wire harness having the ground connecting device. The ground connecting device comprises first and second ground joint connectors to connect a plurality of first and second grounding wires included in a wire harness to a ground site. The first ground joint connector includes a plurality of first wire terminals to be attached to respective terminal ends of the first grounding wires and a first ground conductor having a first ground-side terminal portion and a first connector housing which holds the first ground conductor. The second ground joint connector includes a plurality of wire terminals to be attached to respective terminal ends of the second remaining grounding wires, and a second ground conductor having a second ground-side terminal portion, and a second connector housing which holds the second ground conductor. The first and second connector housings are stacked above a wall surface while the ground-side terminal portions of the first and second ground conductors are stacked.
US08105100B1	Power converter with rotatable plug The power converter of the invention includes a housing, two conductive pins, a flexible arm and a plug. The housing has a recess. The conductive pins protrude from the recess. The flexible arm is formed with a protrudent plate and a positioning block, which protrude from the recess. The protrudent plate is located beside the conductive pins. The plug includes a disk and two leads. The protrudent plate presses either of the conductive pins when the flexible arm is depressed so that the conductive pins move away from the leads to form a disconnection. The conductive pins connect to the leads when the disk is positioned by the positioning block.
US08105099B2	Lever connector A lever connector includes a first connector portion including a first terminal housing with a plurality of first connecting terminals, a second connector portion including a second terminal housing with a plurality of second connecting terminals, a plurality of isolating plates, a connecting member to fix the first and second connecting terminals at the contacts therebetween, and a lever structure including a turn lever provided to hold both sides of either one of the first or second terminal housing. The lever structure includes a housing attaching/detaching mechanism for turning the turn lever to pull and mate the first and second terminal housings together, or pull the first and second terminal housings apart to release the mating, and a connecting member manipulating mechanism for turning the turn lever to manipulate the connecting member to apply a pressing force to each of the contacts or release the applying of that pressing force.
US08105098B2	Automated loading/unloading of devices for burn-in testing The automatic loading and unloading of devices for burn-in testing is facilitated by loading burn-in boards in a magazine with the stacked boards in the magazine moved into and out of a burn-in oven by means of a trolley. The trolley can include an elevator whereby a plurality of magazines can be stacked in the oven for the simultaneous burn-in testing of devices mounted on the burn-in boards. Each board has rollers on one end which are engagable by pneumatically actuated cam mechanisms for inserting the board into an electrical contact in the oven for burn-in tests. Preferably, the cam mechanisms allow for extraction of a single board for inspection. The cam mechanisms may be mounted on a door of the oven.
US08105097B2	Blanking plug for telecommunications jack The present invention provides an electrical blanking plug for a telecommunications socket or jack. The blanking plug having at least one electrical conductor positioned on the body of the plug, which conductor on insertion of the plug into a telecommunications jack or socket electrically connects one or more terminals on the jack to short circuit and/or ground one or more electrical telecommunication circuits terminated at the jack.
US08105096B2	Electrical metal clad connectors and methods of use A cable connector may be disclosed. The connector may include a connector housing having a first threaded portion and an insert having compression voids. The insert may be configured for insertion into the connector housing. The connector may also include a compression nut configured to engage the first threaded portion. The compression nut may be configured to compress the insert to close the compression voids when the compression nut engages the first threaded portion. The cable connector may also include an end stop having an adjustable throat diameter configured to adjust in proportion to an adjustable inner diameter of the cable connector as the connector engages or armor of an armored cable.
US08105095B2	Electrical connector assembly An electrical connector assembly, for electrically connecting an IC package and a printed circuit board (PCB) (1), comprises an insulative housing (2); an insulator (4) separated with the insulative housing, and comprising a bottom surface and a guiding portion (42) extending downwardly from the bottom surface; a shell (3) covering the insulative housing, and one end of the shell assembled on the insulator; a PCB comprising a retaining hole (11) for receiving the guiding portion of the insulator, and the bottom surface of the insulator attached to the PCB.
US08105092B2	Electrical connector assembly having connectors mounted to a circuit board An electrical connector assembly is configured to be mounted to a circuit board having opposite first and second sides that are interconnected by a board edge. The connector assembly includes first and second connectors disposed along the board edge. The connectors are configured to mate with at least one of mating connectors and a circuit board of an external device to electrically couple the first and second connectors with the external device. Each of the first and second connectors has a center signal contact and a shield shell that extends around the center signal contact. The center signal contact of the first connector engages the first side of the circuit board and the center signal contact of the second connector engages the second side of the circuit board. The first and second connectors mate with the at least one of the mating connectors and the circuit board along parallel mating directions.
US08105090B1	Electrical connector assembly An electrical connector assembly includes a socket and a plug. The socket includes a first main body defining a first longitudinal receiving space. A sidewall of the first longitudinal receiving space defines a helical slot. The helical slot includes at least one entrance formed on an end of the first longitudinal receiving space. The plug includes a second main body and at least one fixing assembly mounted in a peripheral sidewall of the second main body. Each of the at least one fixing assembly includes a ball rotatably connected to and extends partially out of the peripheral sidewall of the second main body. The extending part of the at least one ball being is able to slide in the helical slot through the at least one entrance.
US08105088B2	Health management cuff A cuff for a health managing system includes a strand having first and second terminal ends. A plurality of beads, each presenting a numerical or a non-numerical value, are slidably retainable and movable along the strand. The beads are movable between various positions between the first and second terminal ends for tabulating a health management system or preventing movement of the beads between the first and second terminal ends.
US08105087B2	System for detecting and recording impacts produced by shock waves and projectiles on a target A system (1) for detecting and recording impacts produced by shock waves and/or by non-lethal projectiles on the surface of a target (2), includes: a) a plurality of sensors (3i) applied to the target (2) and capable of detecting the said impacts and generating and transmitting a signal detectable by a transceiver device (4); b) a transceiver device (4), also fixed to the target (2), and capable of receiving the signals generated by the said sensors (3i), detecting which of the sensors has emitted a signal, and sending the corresponding data to a recording apparatus (5); c) a recording apparatus (5) capable of recording and storing the data received from the transceiver device (4).

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