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| US08139116B2 |
Range image system for obtaining subject image of predetermined distance position
A solid-state imaging device has a single plate structure and is capable of imaging of visible light and infrared light. While imaging of the visible light and the infrared light is performed by the imaging device every one-frame scanning period, an IR pulse is emitted, every other one-frame scanning period, to a space to be shot. A visible-light image is produced every one-frame scanning period. A range image from which influence to be caused by infrared component of the ambient light is removed is produced every other one-frame scanning period by subtracting an IR pixel image (S2IR), which is obtained by imaging of non-emission time of the IR pulse, from an IR pixel signal (S1IR), which is obtained by imaging of emission time of the IR pulse. |
| US08139113B2 |
Method and system for operating a camera assembly
A method and a system for video camera assembly are provided. The video camera assembly includes at least one of a pan mechanism rotatable about a pan axis and a tilt mechanism rotatable about a tilt axis. The pan mechanism includes a pan motor and a pan position encoder. The tilt mechanism includes a tilt motor and a tilt position encoder. A controller is communicatively coupled to at least one of the pan mechanism and the tilt mechanism and is configured to apply a filter to a power drive signal of at least one of the pan motor and the tilt motor based on a determined corresponding rotational speed of the at least one of the pan motor and the tilt motor with the effect of reducing steady state vibrations which degrade the visual and audible qualities of said video camera assembly. |
| US08139112B2 |
Methods and apparatus related to improved surveillance
A smart camera device incorporates a first processing path for video display processing and a second processing path for detection and/or tracking processing. A sensor device provides input signals including first size data units to both processing paths, at least some of the same input signals are processed by both processing paths. The video display processing generates second size data units which are smaller than first size data units. First size data units provide more information to the detection/processing module than second size data units would have provided if used. IR detection capability is improved by using first size data units. Detection and/or target tracking operations generate control signals used to control the video display processing to enhance the visual perceptibility of a detected target. Detection and/or target tracking operations generate target information signals conveying an indication of target detection, target identification information, target location information, and/or camera control signal. |
| US08139108B2 |
Simulation system implementing real-time machine data
A simulation and control system for a machine is disclosed. The simulation and control system may have a user interface configured to display a simulated environment. The machine simulation and control system may also have a controller in communication with the user interface and a remotely located machine. The controller may be configured to receive from the machine real-time information related to operation of the machine at a worksite. The controller may also be configured to simulate the worksite, operation of the machine, and movement of a machine tool based on the received information. The controller may further be configured to provide to the user interface the simulated worksite, operation, and movement in the simulated environment. |
| US08139106B2 |
Microscope apparatus
Provided with a time-lapse imaging unit which repeatedly captures a specimen at predetermined time intervals and generates a plurality of images, and a recording unit which records at least one of an image group including one or more of the images captured during a predetermined period among a period of a time-lapse capturing performed by the time-lapse imaging unit or an image group including one or more of the images picked at predetermined time intervals among the period of the time-lapse capturing performed by the time-lapse imaging unit. Thus, data generated in time-lapse photography are managed favorably in a microscope apparatus provided with a time-lapse imaging unit which repeatedly captures a specimen at predetermined time intervals and generates a plurality of images. |
| US08139103B2 |
Traveling lens for video display
A video display includes a light signal generator that generates modulated light signals containing video information propagating along an optical guideway. A light-releasing mechanism releases light from the optical guideway in a timed relationship with the modulation of the light signals. A traveling lens propagates in communication with an optical guideway for guiding light released from the optical guideway into selected directions in a timed relationship with a modulation of the light signals. |
| US08139101B2 |
Pre-processing of video data
A method including: obtaining, with the video processing apparatus, video frames, the video frames including macroblocks; comparing, with a video processing apparatus, a current macroblock in a current frame stored in a current frame buffer with a corresponding reference macroblock in a reference frame stored in a reference frame buffer; and setting, with the video processing apparatus, a flag value for said current macroblock if the comparing indicates that the current macroblock and the corresponding reference macroblock are substantially different. |
| US08139100B2 |
Virtual multiway scaler compensation
In various embodiments, a multipoint control unit (MCU) may arrange incoming video images into a composite video image and define their respective coordinate information including the size of the original composite video image. The MCU may subsequently scale the composite video image. The coordinate information for the scaled composite video image may be reformatted for the resized video images. When the endpoint receives the scaled composite video image, the endpoint may detect the actual size of the scaled composite video image and may determine the new coordinates of the video images in the scaled composite video image using a ratio of the size of the original composite video image to the actual size detected by the endpoint. These new coordinates may then be used to separate the images in the scaled composite video image to use in compositing a new composite video image. |
| US08139097B2 |
Information-processing device with calling function and application execution method
A TV 1 with a calling function that simplifies operation of an information-processing device having a channel interface and allows smooth communication includes a communication unit 104, an operation input unit 101 for a channel selecting operation, and a calling program processing unit 109 executing a calling program when a call channel is selected. The calling program can be executed by a very simple operation of channel selection, and any one can easily activate video-phone. TV 1 with a calling function includes an on-hold information management unit 106 storing call status information indicating whether a call is in progress or not, and in response to a channel switching request from the call channel to another channel during a call, the call status information stored in the on-hold information management unit 106 is referred to and a process is selected and executed depending on its value. |
| US08139095B2 |
Recording apparatus and conveyance method
In a recording apparatus, an ink ribbon is always placed under a tension by a stop torque of a torque limiter while a take-up bobbin is driven through the torque limiter when recording paper is conveyed near a stationary ink ribbon. |
| US08139094B2 |
Thermal head and thermal printer
A thermal head which forms an image on a recording medium by pressing a protruding portion on which heating elements are arranged on the recording medium while driving the heating elements to be heated includes a head body portion in which the protruding portion and a concave gap portion facing the protruding portion are formed and a heat conductive layer provided on the side of the protruding portion of the head body portion, in which the heat conductive layer includes an electric insulating layer securing electric insulation to the heating elements and a heat diffusion layer diffusing heat generated from the heating elements. |
| US08139092B2 |
Thermal transfer dyesheet and printer
A thermal transfer dyesheet comprising a substrate bearing a region of a thermally transferable dye, the region including a first printable portion within the region having a first optical density, a second printable portion within the region having a second optical density, the difference in optical density between the first and second optical densities being detectable by a detection means on a dyesheet printer, and a third printable portion within the region having an optical density substantially the same as that of the first printable portion is provided, together with a method for manufacture of the dyesheet and an associated printer. |
| US08139091B2 |
Display system having resolution conversion
There is disclosed a display system comprising an input buffer to receive a set of pixel data in line direction from a source image; a scaling factor generation module to generate a scaling value set according to an original resolution Vi of the source image and a resolution Vo of a display panel; a horizontal scaling execution module to receive the scaling value set so as to determine pixel replication for each pixel from the set of pixel data; a memory control module to receive replicated pixels by the pixel replication and subsequently to store the replicated pixels of each line for at least a complete image file; a vertical scaling execution module to receive the scaling value set to determine line replication of each line; and an output buffer to receive each of the replicated lines so as to form all of the replicated lines at the display panel. |
| US08139086B2 |
Image processing method and system
The invention provides an image processing method. An image is provided, and the image is divided into a first subimage, a second subimage, a third subimage, and a fourth subimage according to a decomposing method. Next, the first, second, third, and fourth subimages are processed to generate a first subframe, a second subframe, a third subframe, and a fourth subframe. Finally, the first, second, third, and fourth subframes are combined as a frame according to a composing method corresponding to the decomposing method. |
| US08139084B2 |
Image display device and method of displaying image
Under an LCD panel (241) a prism sheet (242) is provided, and a light beam is emitted in a first direction (243) at a timing that a first LED group (247) is turned on, so that an eye (202L) located at this position can view a first image (211). When a second LED group (248) is turned on the light beam is emitted in a second direction (244), so that the eye (202R) located at this position can view a second image (212). These images (211, 212) are combined to thereby constitute a larger image. |
| US08139078B2 |
Method and system for emulating a display
In accordance with one embodiment, a method for emulating the color performance of a display system includes determining an expected first color gamut of the display system. Display data is converted into a format that emulates the first color gamut. The converted display data is displayed by a different display system having an expected second color gamut different than the expected first color gamut. |
| US08139074B2 |
Memory optimized cache generation for image tiling in GIS/CAD browser applications
The illustrative embodiments described herein provide a computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for generating tile sizes associated with an image presented by a web based image system. An optimal threshold memory size for tiles associated with the image is identified. The image is then divided into tiles of equal physical dimensions and placed into a set of subdivided tiles. The memory size of each tile within the set of subdivided tiles is compared to the threshold memory size. Tiles having a memory size less than or equal to the threshold memory size are deleted from the set of subdivided tiles and stored. Tiles having a memory size greater than the threshold memory size are subdivided into tiles of smaller physical dimensions. The smaller tiles are placed back in the set of subdivided tiles. The process repeats until no tiles exist within the set of subdivided tiles. |
| US08139072B2 |
Network hardware graphics adapter compression
A Video Card with standard video output and a Network Ethernet port output of compressed digital video output that represents the image seen by a monitored computer user. A custom video card software driver is used to set up the dual display video controller configurations that assist with the functioning of the digital video compression that is a hardware combination of Run-Length, Huffman encoding and MPEG located on the same monitored user video card. One of the video controller's I2C ports is used to control the compression video circuits and as the pathway for the custom Ethernet communications, thus avoiding an additional costly connection to the user's main computer bus. The first video stream from the dual head video controller chip is used for regular viewing by the local PC (personal computer) user. The second video flow is a frame delayed version of the first video stream used to for comparing current and old frames as the core digital compression image process that results in an Network Ethernet video output. This invention provides a low cost hardware compression for the popular XGA, UXGA VESA computer graphics formats. |
| US08139066B2 |
Error metrics for characters
Generating an error from an error metric quantifying differences between reference objects representing characters and representations of the reference objects. One embodiment includes a method which includes accessing a reference object representing a character. One or more reference object characteristics are quantified. The reference object characteristics are related to character structural and color information of at least a portion of the reference object to generate a reference object metric. A representation object of the reference object is accessed. One or more representation object characteristics are quantified to create a representation object metric. The representation object characteristics are related to character structural and color information of a portion of the representation object of the reference object corresponding to the portion of the reference object. An error is calculated based on a difference between the reference object metric and the representation object metric. The error is output to a user. |
| US08139065B2 |
Machine-implemented method and electronic device for presenting a dual-axis graph
A machine-implemented method for presenting a dual-axis graph for a pair of data sets includes: reading the data sets; setting first and second boundaries of a first reference axis using first coordinates of data points of one data set having maximum and minimum values, respectively; setting first and second boundaries of a second reference axis by adjusting either the first coordinate of one data point of the other data set having a maximum value or the first coordinate of one data point of the other data set having a minimum value, wherein an E-value calculated based on thus-obtained final first and second boundaries of the second reference axis is substantially equal to an E-value of the first data set; and plotting the data points of the data sets. An electronic device capable of presenting a dual-axis graph is also disclosed. |
| US08139061B2 |
Floating point execution unit for calculating a one minus dot product value in a single pass
A floating point execution unit calculates a one minus dot product value in a single pass. As such, the dependency that otherwise would be required to perform the calculations is eliminated, resulting in a substantially faster performance of such calculations. The floating point execution unit may be used, for example, to accelerate pixel shading algorithms such as Fresnel and electron microscope effects. |
| US08139055B2 |
Combined image sensor and display device
A combined image sensor and display device comprises an array of device elements (18), each of which comprises a display pixel (M4, C2, CLC). The display pixels have data inputs connected to column data lines (SL, 6,6′). The array includes sensor elements (10), each comprising a transistor (M1), an integrating capacitor (C1) and a photodiode (D1) connected together to an integrating node (11). The transistor (M1) is connected between column data lines (6,6′). The capacitor (C1) is connected to a control input (RS) which receives a first voltage during a sensing phase for switching off the transistor (M1) and a second voltage during a reading phase for enabling the transistor (M1). |
| US08139054B2 |
Luminance compensation apparatus and method
A luminance compensation apparatus and method applied to an electronic apparatus are disclosed. The luminance compensation apparatus includes an environment detector, a processor, and a luminance compensation unit. The environment detector is for detecting environment luminance and outputting a luminance detection value accordingly. The processor is coupled to the environment detector for outputting a compensation parameter according to the luminance detection value. The luminance compensation unit is coupled to the processor for compensating luminance values of pixels of the multimedia data according to the compensation parameter and outputting compensated multimedia data. The method includes detecting environment luminance and obtaining a luminance detection value accordingly; generating a compensation parameter according to the luminance detection value; and compensating luminance values of pixels of the multimedia data and providing compensated multimedia data according to the compensation parameter. |
| US08139051B2 |
Driver and driving method, and display device
The present invention provides a driver, including: data lines disposed in parallel with each other; gate lines disposed in parallel with each other and at right angles to the data lines so as to be electrically insulated from the data lines; odd-numbered pixel cell connected to the odd-numbered data line from the head one, and the odd-numbered gate line from the head one; even-numbered pixel cell connected to the even-numbered data line from the head one, and the even-numbered gate line from the head one; driving means for driving the odd-numbered gate lines and the even-numbered gate lines independently of each other; inputting means for inputting a signal having a predetermined potential to each of the odd-numbered gate lines and the even-numbered gate lines; and comparing means for comparing potentials of the each adjacent odd-numbered data line and even-numbered data line with each other, and outputting a comparison result. |
| US08139049B1 |
Cordless scanner and stylus
Convenience, ease of use, efficiency, and economy are some of the benefits of a cordless hand-held device implementing both a scanner and a stylus (active or passive) within a common housing. In an illustrative embodiment, the combined scanner/stylus device is ergonomically shaped and sized for extended comfortable use. During scanning, the device is generally held and aimed at a scan target using one hand as one would hold and aim a small flashlight. The long-axis of the device is thus kept generally parallel with an extended thumb, a scan button being positioned such that the thumb naturally rests atop it for selectively initiating a scan. To write on or tap on the input area of a PDA or Tablet PC, a user of typical coordination can, with the one hand holding the device, spin (rotate) the device to a position common for holding a writing implement. |
| US08139042B2 |
Input device and display device with input function
An input device which includes a light-transmissive touch panel, a phase difference plate disposed on the opposite side to an input operation surface of the touch panel, a ¼ wavelength plate disposed on the side of the input operation surface of the touch panel, and a polarizing plate on the touch panel side, which is disposed on the ¼ wavelength plate toward the input operation surface of the touch panel, wherein a ratio R1 (450 nm)/R1 (590 nm) of the phase difference value R1 (450 nm) for the phase difference plate at a wavelength of 450 nm to the phase difference value R1 (590 nm) for the phase difference plate at a wavelength of 590 nm is greater than a ratio R0 (450 nm)/R0 (590 nm) of the phase differences value R0 (450 nm) for the ¼ wavelength plate at a wavelength of 450 nm to the phase difference value R0 (590 nm) for the ¼ wavelength plate at a wavelength of 590 nm, the phase difference value R1 (590 nm) for the phase difference plate at a wavelength of 590 nm is smaller than the phase difference value R0 (590 nm) for the ¼ wavelength plate at a wavelength of 590 nm, and an absolute value of an angle between the retardation axis of the phase difference plate and the retardation axis of the ¼ wavelength plate is in the range of 60° to 85°. |
| US08139041B2 |
Liquid crystal display having touch screen function using photoconductor
Provided is a liquid crystal display (LCD) having a touch screen function using a photoconductor, which includes first and second substrates and a liquid crystal layer filled therebetween. The first substrate includes a touch sensing layer formed under a substrate and sensing a position by variation in current or voltage due to change in characteristics of the photoconductor in response to light supplied from outside, a light shielding layer formed under the touch sensing layer and preventing leakage of light, and a color filter layer including red (R), green (G) and blue (B) color filter patterns to express a color between the light shielding layer, thereby effectively finding a touch position according to a current variation depending on a change in characteristics of the photoconductor by the light supplied from outside. |
| US08139040B2 |
Method of operating a multi-point touch-sensitive system
A computer-implemented method in connection with a multi-touch detection system is disclosed. The multi-touch detection system includes a touch-sensitive device, a microcontroller coupled to the touch sensitive device, and an electronic application coupled to the microcontroller. The touch-sensitive device has multiple electrically isolated conductive regions. In response to detecting multiple simultaneous contacts a user has with the conductive regions, the touch-sensitive device generates multiple output signals, one signal for each of the multiple simultaneous contacts, and transmits the output signals to the microcontroller. The microcontroller is configured to generate one or more control signals in response to the output signals and transmit the control signals to the electronic application. The electronic application includes a screen displaying multiple human-machine interactive objects. In response to the control signals, the electronic application alters the appearance of the human-machine interactive objects on the screen. |
| US08139039B2 |
Selectively erasable electronic writing tablet
An electronic writing tablet is composed of one or more layers on which an image is formed and can be selectively erased. One aspect of the invention is a bistable cholesteric writing tablet on which an image is formed while applying writing pressure. The image can be fully erased and new images written on the tablet. In addition, one can selectively erase any or all portions of the written image to restore the original background color. Another aspect of the invention is a multi-color stacked writing tablet in which a color of an image is selected (usually by applying a suitable voltage) while applying writing pressure using an instrument such as an untethered stylus on the surface of the tablet. The writing tablet includes at least two or three stacked layers of bistable cholesteric liquid crystal material. Selected colors can be additively mixed to achieve intermediate colors as desired. The image can be fully erased and new images written on the tablet. In addition, one can selectively erase any or all portions of the written image to restore the original background color. |
| US08139038B2 |
Method for determining pressed location of touch screen
A method for determining pressed locations of a touch screen, suitable for an electronic device having the touch screen, is provided. In the present method, coordinates and pressure values of m samples where the touch screen is pressed are detected. Then, the pressure values of those samples are compared to find n samples with the highest pressure values. Finally, the coordinates of those n samples are averaged for determining the pressed location of the touch screen. Accordingly, the accuracy of determining the pressed location of the touch screen can be increased and the convenience for operating the electronic device is enhanced. |
| US08139036B2 |
Non-intrusive capture and display of objects based on contact locality
Methods, apparatus, or products for displaying an image of an object placed on a surface computer, the surface computer including a surface, surface computer capable receiving multi-touch input through the surface and rendering display output on the surface, the surface computer including a scanner, that include: detecting, by the surface computer, an object placed on the surface; identifying, by the surface computer, a region of the surface upon which the object is placed; scanning, by the surface computer using the scanner, the identified region of the surface to create an object image of the object; and rendering, by the surface computer, the object image within the identified region without modifying portions of any other images rendered on the surface outside the identified region. |
| US08139034B2 |
Ergonomic computer alignment
A system and computer program product for automatically positioning a computer to an ergonomically correct orientation are presented. An optic sensor at a top of a computer monitor measures a distance and angle to a user's eye. This distance and angle, along with stored anatomical data for a specific user, are used to automatically adjust a base of the computer, thus positioning the computer's keyboard in an ergonomically correct alignment for the specific user. |
| US08139032B2 |
Power-saving computer mouse
A power-saving computer mouse having installed therein a switching transistor and a proximity sensor switch formed of a capacitive proximity sensor and a charge induction plate for controlling said switching transistor to switch on the power supply circuit when the user holds the computer mouse with a hand, or to switch off the power supply circuit when the user moves the hand away from the computer mouse. |
| US08139031B2 |
User controlled device for sending control signals to an electric appliance, in particular user controlled pointing device such as mouse or joystick, with 3D-motion detection
A user controlled device, movable into a plurality of positions of a three-dimensional space, includes a MEMS acceleration sensor to detect 3D movements of the user controlled device. The device, such as a mouse, sends control signals correlated to the detected positions to an electrical appliance, such as a computer system. A microcontroller processes the output signals of the MEMS acceleration sensor to generate the control signals, such as screen pointer position signals and “clicking” functions. |
| US08139029B2 |
Method and device for three-dimensional sensing
An apparatus (100) and method is provided that identifies and tracks a relative location and movement of an object in a three-dimensional space. The sensing unit includes a processor (122) for communicating a coordinate information of the object within the three-dimensional space. The method includes emitting a pulse from a first transducer (101), estimating a time of flight from a reflection signal received by a second transducer (102), and determining a location and relative movement of the object from the time of flight measurements. The sensing unit can provide touchless control via touchless finger depression actions, finger slide actions, finger release actions, and finger hold actions. |
| US08139026B2 |
System and method for adjusting presentation of text and images on an electronic device according to an orientation of the device
The invention relates to a system, method and device for controlling the display of elements n a screen on an electronic device, according to an orientation of the device. In the system, a graphics management system for elements displayed in a screen on a display on an electronic device is provided. The system comprises: a sensor; an movement detection module connected to the sensor providing an orientation signal registering a notable signal from the sensor; and a graphical user interface (GUI) adjustment module to determine a new layout for the elements being displayed on the display utilizing orientation data provided by the movement detection module. The sensor may provide orientation data indicating a new orientation of the device. Also, the GUI adjustment module may provide the new layout by shifting a position of one or more of the elements in the screen to reflect the new orientation of the device. |
| US08139025B1 |
Cursor positioning via voice recognition
A cursor positioning system for a computer display system includes a coarse positioning subsystem and a fine positioning subsystem. The coarse positioning subsystem provides a coarse positioning signal to a cursor control and rendering subsystem of a computer display system. The coarse positioning subsystem includes a voice recognition system. The coarse positioning signal provides coarse positioning of a cursor to a region of interest (ROI) on a computer display of the computer display system. The fine positioning subsystem is operatively associated with the coarse positioning subsystem for providing a fine positioning signal to the cursor control and rendering subsystem. The fine positioning signal provides fine positioning of the cursor within the ROI on the computer display. The fine positioning subsystem is operatively associatable with a cursor control device. |
| US08139024B2 |
Illuminator for emitting at least two lights having directivity and display apparatus using same
A display apparatus includes a liquid crystal display panel and an illuminator disposed at the back of the panel for emitting at least two illumination lights having directivities in different directions toward the panel. The illuminator includes a light guide plate made of transparent material whose one end surface serves as a light entrance end surface, whose one plate surface serves as a light exit surface, and whose other plate surface serves as a light direction changing surface for changing the advancing direction of light entering from the light entrance end surface. The light direction changing surface has a plurality of circular-arcing slanted surfaces shaped into semicircles formed on concentric circles centered at the center of the longer dimension of the light entrance end surface. Light emitting elements are disposed on the light entrance end surface at two positions on left and right sides of the center equidistantly apart therefrom. |
| US08139021B2 |
Histogram-based dynamic backlight control systems and methods
Displays systems and methods for adjusting backlight illumination are disclosed wherein backlight illumination may be set low enough according to an error threshold amount in order to reduce backlight power consumption while maintaining a level of image quality. In one embodiment, image data is evaluated within a given frame and partitioned into histogram bins depending on the amount of backlight illumination requested or required by the image data. The histogram is traversed to provide an accumulative error measure. The error measure is compared against the error threshold and, if exceeded, the final backlight illumination may be set as a function of various illumination levels considered and possibly the first and a second threshold. |
| US08139020B2 |
Liquid crystal display device and image display method thereof
A backlight device is divided into multiple regions, and has a configuration in which light emitted from a light source of each of the regions is allowed to leak to other regions. A maximum gradation detector detects a maximum gradation of a regional image signal displayed on each of the regions of the liquid crystal panel. An image gain calculator obtains a gain to be multiplied to each regional image signal. An emission luminance calculator obtains an emission luminance of light to be emitted by each light source, by using an operation expression according to the emission luminance of light to be emitted by the backlight device. At this time, if the emission luminance takes a negative value as a result of calculation, the emission luminance calculator makes a correction so that the emission luminance can take a value equal to or greater than 0. |
| US08139013B2 |
Method of driving image display
An image display according to the present invention includes a driving device which performs pulse width modulation drive, restrains power consumption, and produces a good multi-tone display. The image display makes the difference between the scan line voltage and the signal line voltage equal in positive polarity writing and negative polarity writing by which pixels are AC driven, so as to make the on-resistances of transistors equal. This allows a maximum pulse width, the size of switching elements, etc. to be determined first so that they match positive polarity writing in which the resistances value of the switching elements rise. No high frequency clock is required to produce subtle differences of charge ratio in negative polarity writing in which the resistances of the switching elements fall. Power consumption which depends on the clock frequency drops too. |
| US08139009B2 |
Transflective liquid crystal display panel and apparatus and method of driving the same
A transflective liquid crystal display panel includes a ferroelectric liquid crystal cell operating in a half V-switching mode. The ferroelectric liquid crystal cell includes a reflective portion and a transmissive portion. A cell gap of the reflective portion is similar to a cell gap of the transmissive portion. A voltage applied to the ferroelectric liquid crystal cell depends on a brightness level of ambient light. |
| US08139005B2 |
Display device
The invention provides a display device (26) including a plurality of discrete display segments (2). Each display segment (2) is provided with a drive circuit for driving the display elements arranged within the display area. The display device may be provided either as a passive, active or direct pixel addressed array. By interconnecting a number of display segments, a large area display can be achieved without the requirement for long electrodes. This reduces the electrical resistance and parasitic capacitance of the addressing electrodes, enabling the display to provide improved luminance in a displayed image and to operate at higher speeds, providing improved resolution. An active matrix addressing scheme can also be implemented using relatively low mobility organic thin film transistors. |
| US08139003B2 |
Display device, video signal processing method, and program
There is provided a display device provided with a display portion, in which pixels having a light-emitting element for self-light-emitting, and a pixel circuit for controlling a current applied to a light-emitting element according to a voltage signal are arranged in a matrix, provided with an average luminance calculation portion calculating an average of luminance of an input video signal, and a light-emitting time setting portion setting a real duty defined every one frame by which light-emitting time for light emitting of the light-emitting element according to a calculated average luminance, wherein the light-emitting time setting portion sets the real duty in such a way that a light-emitting amount defined by a standard duty set beforehand and a maximum luminance among those of a video signal, and a light-emitting amount defined by a real duty to be set and an average luminance become the same as each other. |
| US08138996B2 |
Electro-optical device, method of manufacturing the same, and electronic apparatus with overlapping electrode and power source line
A light-emitting device and an electronic apparatus, which are capable of preventing reduction of the amount of current flowing through light-emitting elements and which have an excellent display characteristic, are provided. Cathode wiring lines connected to a cathode are provided to surround an effective area outside the effective area where a plurality of pixels having light-emitting elements are provided. First to third power source lines connected to pixel electrodes are provided between the cathode wiring lines and the effective area. |
| US08138995B2 |
Plasma display device
A plasma display device includes the following elements: an image signal conversion circuit for converting an image signal into an image data; a data electrode driver circuit for driving data electrodes according to the image data; a power calculation circuit for calculating a power consumption of the data electrode driver circuit according to the image data; and a temperature calculation circuit for calculating a temperature of the data electrode driver circuit according to the image data. The image signal conversion circuit converts the image signal into an image data decreasing the power consumption of the data electrode driver circuit at least when the calculated power consumption exceeds a predetermined power threshold value, or when the calculated temperature exceeds a predetermined temperature threshold value. |
| US08138989B2 |
Transmission line distributed oscillator
In one embodiment, an integrated circuit antenna array includes: a substrate, a plurality of antennas adjacent the substrate; and an RF network adjacent the substrate, the RF feed network coupling to a distributed plurality of amplifiers integrated with the substrate, wherein the RF feed network and the distributed plurality of amplifiers are configured to form a resonant network such that if a timing signal is injected into an input port of the RF network, the resonant network oscillates to provide a globally synchronized RF signal to each of the antennas. |
| US08138988B2 |
Object locating apparatus, system and high-gain, high-selectivity antennae therefor
The invented system includes a beacon affixed to the object subject to loss and a tracker held by the owner of the lost object, the tracker repeatedly, electronically ‘interrogating’ the beacon with a radio frequency (RF) signal, the beacon repeatedly responding to the interrogation, and the tracker effectively triangulating to determine the lost object's nominal location by a measure of distance and direction. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, the tracker includes one or more antenna each coupled with a power amplifier to determine in real time the distance and direction of the beacon from the tracker. In this embodiment, the tracker indicates both distance and direction of the object-affixed beacon to the tracker-holding owner via a simple color-coded light array. In one embodiment of the invention, the invented antenna of which there is one (or more) includes a helically wound conductor of elliptical cross section disposed around the hollow interior surface of a hollow mandrel. |
| US08138986B2 |
Dipole array with reflector and integrated electronics
A dipole antenna array comprising a ground plane, at least one dipole antenna including an active antenna element and a grounded antenna element, at least one reflector and integrated electronics, wherein the active antenna element is isolated from the ground plane and extends substantially perpendicular to the ground plane and the grounded antenna element extends in a direction substantially opposite to the active antenna element, the ground plane is contained within the area bounded by the reflector; the integrated electronics include at least one of a signal down converter and a signal up-converter, and at least some of the integrated electronics are contained in a space defined by at least one of a portion of the ground plane and a portion of the reflector. |
| US08138982B1 |
Munitions/artillery shell GPS multi-edge slot anti-jamming array
The present invention is a multi-element anti-jamming (A/J) antenna array. The antenna array includes a first multi-band GPS edge-slot antenna and a second multi-band GPS edge-slot antenna. The first edge-slot antenna and the second edge-slot antenna are configured for implementation within at least one of an artillery shell and a munition. The first edge-slot antenna and the second edge-slot antenna are each further configured for supporting L-band frequencies. |
| US08138972B2 |
Signal processing system for satellite positioning signals
A signal processing system for processing satellite positioning signals is described. The system comprises at least one processor and a signal processor operating under a number of operational modes. The signal processor includes at least one of a signal processing subsystem, a fast Fourier transform (FFT) subsystem, and a memory subsystem that are each dynamically and independently configurable in response to the operational modes. Further, the system includes a controller that couples to control transfer of data among the signal processing subsystem and the FFT subsystem via the memory subsystem. Configurability of the memory subsystem includes configuring the memory subsystem into regions according to the operational modes where each region is accessible in one of a number of manners according to the operational modes. |
| US08138971B2 |
Method and device method for detecting frequency jumps of a navigation satellite's master clock
A method for detecting frequency jumps of a navigation satellite's master clock, comprising the steps of i) monitoring the master clock signal that is generated by a master clock onboard of the satellite for a frequency jump, and ii) signaling a detected frequency jump of the master clock signal. |
| US08138961B2 |
Step frequency ISAR
A step frequency inverse synthetic aperture radar (ISAR) includes a transmitter configured to transmit a transmission pulse at a transmission frequency to a near earth object (NEO), the transmission frequency having a frequency range comprising a starting frequency, an ending frequency, and a step size; a receiver configured to receive a pulse response from the NEO, the pulse response corresponding to the transmission pulse; and a computer configured to determine a 3-dimensional image of the interior of the NEO from the pulse response. |
| US08138960B2 |
Map information update support device, map information update support method and computer readable recording medium
A map information update support device includes a communication interface unit that acquires plural items of radar image data of the same observation area acquired at different times, respectively, a registration processing unit that registrates the plural items of radar image data with respect to one another, a characteristic value calculation unit that calculates a characteristic value representing a state of a surface of the earth in the observation area using the items of radar image data after the registration process, a feature changed area extraction unit that extracts a feature changed area based on the characteristic value, a road change candidate area extraction unit that synthesizes the feature changed area with map information of the observation area and extracts a road change candidate area that is a candidate of a road changed portion, and an output unit that outputs the map information synthesized with the road change candidate area. |
| US08138956B2 |
CABAC encoder and CABAC encoding method
A CABAC encoding method includes: receiving first and second coefficient flags (Sig, Last); detecting coefficient flags according to positions of the detected coefficient flags and control signal (Sig_first); generating first bin and second bin (bin_val_1, bin_val_2) corresponding to the detected coefficient flags according to the detecting result; updating a value of the second control signal (Sig_first) for the next clock cycle according to the detecting result; generating first and second position parameters (Sig/Last_pos_1, Sig/Last_pos_2) corresponding to the positions of the first and second bins (bin_val_1, bin_val_2); generating a first context index (Ctx_idx_1) according to the control signal (Sig_first) and the first position parameter (Sig/Last_pos_1) and a second context index (Ctx_idx_2) according to the control signal (Sig_first), the second position parameter (Sig/Last_pos_2) and the first bin (bin_val_1); and encoding the first and second bins (bin_val_1, bin_val_2) according to the first and second context indexes (Ctx_idx_1, Ctx_idx_2) respectively to generate the bit stream. |
| US08138955B2 |
Pulse modulation devices and methods
An embodiment method of generating an output pulse stream comprises first pulse modulating a first multi-bit input term to generate a first one-bit pulse stream, using a bitwise logic AND to combine the first one-bit pulse stream and a second multi-bit term, thereby generating a multi-bit AND output, and second pulse modulating the multi-bit AND output to generate a one-bit output pulse stream representing a product of the first and second multi-bit input terms. |
| US08138951B2 |
System and method for selectively enabling a control system
A system and method are disclosed for selectively enabling a control system using a biometric and a physiological sensor to determine the status of an operator. An input component is operatively coupled to the sensor to permit an operator to initialize the sensor. A central processor unit is operatively coupled to the operator sensor and the central processor unit has a transceiver operatively coupled therewith for processing and evaluating the biometric and physiological information. A ground control located remotely from the operator is operatively coupled to the central processor unit and includes a transceiver coupled therewith. An override is operatively coupled to the ground control and central processor unit. |
| US08138950B1 |
Programmable parking meter and integrated paging transmitter
A programmable parking meter and integrated paging transmitter is provided to warn the parking patron with a pre-violation notice that the parking time is about to expire. The programmable parking meter and integrated paging transmitter includes a rechargeable battery, a flat display that provides programming options and status of parking information to the parking patron, coin slots for use as a conventional coin operated parking meter, an automated teller machine (ATM) style keyboard to activate and program the paging apparatus, and a paging transmitter to interface with existing digital relays and infrastructure for personal communications devices. The invention also includes a method for notifying a remote parking patron that a programmable parking meter and integrated paging transmitter is scheduled to expire. |
| US08138949B2 |
Electronic toll collection system, on-board unit, and terminal unit
In an electronic toll collection system, card data of a payment card is stored in an on-board unit mounted in a vehicle. Toll data necessary for a toll collection transaction including the card data is copied from the on-board unit to a cellular phone. A user passes the cellular phone to a tollgate attendant, and the toll data is moved to a toll collection unit installed at a tollgate. The toll collection unit calculates a toll fee based on the toll data and generates a delete command and road use data. When the tollgate attendant passes a portable terminal of the toll collection unit to the user, the delete command and the road use data are copied to the on-board unit. The toll data is deleted from the on-board unit by the delete command, and the road use data is reported to the user. |
| US08138948B1 |
Automatically engaged traffic sign
The present invention describes a sealed, automatic sign that displays a traffic sign (such as a stop or yield sign) visible when the power to the sign is interrupted. The sign has a shade, which covers the stop sign within the frame work while the power is on. When the power is interrupted, the shade lowers, revealing the traffic sign. When power is returned the shade is then drawn up to its original state, concealing the traffic sign. |
| US08138945B2 |
Sensor node
There is disclosed a sensor node capable of transmitting and receiving a large amount of data or data desired to be reliable without missing data, while preventing battery exhaustion and unnecessary compression of the transmission bandwidth. A name-tag type sensor node includes a detector for detecting connection of an external power supply. When the detector detects that the external power is supplied, the name-tag type sensor node transmits and receives a large amount of data, such as bulk transmission data, at an increased frequency by means of a data selector, a communication timing controller, and a wireless communication controller. Alternatively, the name-tag type sensor node transmits and receives the data desired to be reliable, such as rewriting data of firmware. |
| US08138942B2 |
Remote control transmitting device
An annular operation unit is formed as an outer shape to cover entire outline of a surface of a case, and inputting switches and displaying unit are attached inside of an opening at the center side of the annular operation unit, allowing the annular operation unit to have a size to perform fine rotational operations in case the entire size of the remote control transmitting device is miniaturized. |
| US08138941B2 |
LED warning light
A compact warning light employs LED lamps as a light source and has a lighthead configured for insertion into the reflector shells of a motor vehicle such as a sedan or SUV. The lighthead has a base and cover which define a sealed interior space surrounding the LED lamps. The base is constructed of heat conducting material and the LED lamps are secured to the base so that heat generated by the lamps is conducted away and dissipated by the base. The base may include a post for supporting a plurality of individually energized arrays of LED lamps. The cover may be optically clear, tinted or provided with facets or a surface texture. |
| US08138940B2 |
Municipal operations monitoring and alert system
Methods and systems for efficient network and device-based monitoring and response to municipality functions, operations, infrastructure and utilities uses automated notifications of municipal agents or employees of municipal operations information. Notifications are delivered according to pre-defined rules, a hierarchical structure of categories to organize alerts and information in a logical order of critical importance and delivered by information systems within the municipality. A user interface is utilized to change the hierarchy, view alert information, and select issues for responsive action. |
| US08138938B2 |
Hand-held positioning interface for spatial query
A system and method for determining the position and orientation of a handheld device relative to a known object is presented. The system comprises a handheld device having an inertial measurement unit and a sighting device, such as a laser pointer, that are used to determine the position of the handheld device relative to a target object, such as a structure, aircraft, or vehicle. The method comprises calibrating a handheld device to find the current location of the handheld device relative to a target object, tracking the movement of the handheld device using an inertial measurement unit, and presenting an updated position of the handheld device relative to a target object. |
| US08138935B2 |
Image processor
An image processor includes: a notification control unit configured, when apparatus condition information which requires an alert is received, to notify alert information corresponding to the alert using a notification unit; a storage unit configured to store first information related to alert information previously notified using the notification unit and second information related to current apparatus condition received which requires an alert; and a judgment unit configured to judge whether the first information and the second information match. The notification control unit is configured to not notify an alert information related to the current apparatus condition which requires an alert using the notification unit when an elapsed time from the notification of the previous alert information to the reception of the current apparatus condition information is equal to or less than a predetermined time period and the first information and the second information match. |
| US08138932B2 |
Method and apparatus for verifying a leak in connection with a flow inhibitor
Exemplary embodiments relate to a method for verifying a leak situation in a liquid transfer system a system and a control unit for implementing the method. The liquid is transferred with a frequency-converter-controlled pump from a lower pressure to a higher pressure and where liquid is prevented from being transferred from a higher pressure to a lower pressure with one or more check valves positioned in a pipe system. The method includes generating, for the frequency converter, motion information on the motion of the pump between the motion operations, and indicating a leak situation of the check valve if the direction of operation of the pump is, in the motion information, opposite to the direction of operation during the use of the pump. |
| US08138924B2 |
Robust mounting for RFID transponder antenna
A strain-resistant electrical connection and a method of making the same is provided. An antenna (36, 38) or other conductive lead is connected to a circuit (32) in a manner that makes the connection more resistant to mechanical stresses such as movement or rotation of the antenna (36, 38) or conductive lead relative to the circuit (32). The antenna (36, 38) or conductive lead is at least partially coiled to provide additional ability to withstand mechanical stresses. The antenna (36, 38) or conductive lead may be encase along with is connected circuit in an elastomeric material. |
| US08138922B2 |
Deactivating a data tag for user privacy or tamper-evident packaging
Deactivating a data tag attached to packaging for user privacy or tamper-evident reasons. Each of a plurality of data tags stores identification information. At least one of the data tags is removable and capable of wireless signal transmission at a first range such that removal of the data tag substantially prevents communication of the identification information via the removed data tag and permits communication of the identification information via another data tag at a second range relatively smaller than the first range. |
| US08138921B1 |
Reliable tag deactivation
A method for reliable deactivation of a security (EAS) tag, and an apparatus for accomplishing the same. The method generally includes placing a security tag a first distance from a deactivation apparatus; determining whether a deactivation confirmation signal has occurred; and when it is determined that the deactivation confirmation signal did not occur, placing the security tag closer to the deactivation apparatus. The deactivation apparatus generally includes a pad configured to transmit a deactivation pulse having a power sufficient to deactivate the security tag when it is within a deactivation field; a tag reader configured to detect a signal transmission from an active tag when it is in a read field of the deactivation apparatus; a confirmation indicator configured to indicate that the pad has sent the deactivation pulse; and logic configured to determine when an active tag is in the deactivation field or the read field, and communicate to the confirmation indicator that the pad has sent the deactivation pulse. |
| US08138920B2 |
Tag reader
A tag is attached to each piece of a set of goods mounted on a palette, and a tag storing the quantity of goods that should be mounted on the palette is also attached. A reader/writer counts the number of tags attached to all of the goods, reads quantity information of the tags attached to the palette, and determines whether the two are equal or not. |
| US08138917B2 |
Latch monitoring apparatus for a shipping container door
A system, method, and apparatus for monitoring and detecting movement of components of a shipping container latch. A latch monitor may embody an electromagnetic sensing unit and a nearby magnet or light emitter for measuring and characterizing the profile of a nearby electromagnetic field. The field profile is monitored to detect a change in the profile, log the change, and report any abnormal disturbance to the electromagnetic field, indicating a breach of the integrity of a latching mechanism on a shipping container. An alert of a breach event may be sent via a communication network to an authority for response. The invention can distinguish authorized, incidental, and tampering events, and also store and upload an electronic manifest for a shipping container. |
| US08138915B2 |
Systems and methods for rendering alert information for digital radio broadcast, and active digital radio broadcast receiver
A method for rendering an alert message on a digital radio broadcast receiver is described. A digital radio broadcast signal is received at the digital radio broadcast receiver. Data corresponding to an alert message comprising type information for identifying a type of the alert message and message information is detected. If the type information satisfies a triggering condition for a type of alert message pre-selected by a user of the digital radio broadcast receiver, the message information is rendered at the digital radio broadcast receiver. A digital radio broadcast receiver that performs the method is also described. |
| US08138911B2 |
Personal locator beacon
A tracking and locating system includes a user unit, a central unit, and a range finder. The user unit includes a beacon that transmits an information signal. The central unit receives the information signal from the beacon, interprets content of the information signal, and reports the content. The range finder receives the information signal from the beacon, interprets a header of the information signal to determine a range, and reports the range. |
| US08138909B2 |
Portable detection system and method
A method and apparatus for providing assay information to a portable detection unit, by way of a remote server in communication with the portable detection unit or a consumable with stored information for use with the portable detection unit. Global Positioning System (GPS) information is provided to a portable detection unit having a GPS receiver, so that the unit can determine its current position, including altitude. Based on the determined position, assays and parameters, such as PCR melt temperatures, can be selected. Assays to be performed by the portable detection unit can be selected based on the results of a prior assay. |
| US08138906B2 |
Vehicular display device and method of operation
An information presentation system for a vehicle is provided. The vehicle comprises a transmission operable in a plurality of gear states. The system comprises a sensor adapted to detect a gear state of the transmission, an electronic control system adapted to operate the transmission and to detect a gear state of the transmission, and a display device coupled to the sensor and to the electronic control system. The display device is adapted to receive a first signal indicating the gear state of the transmission, to receive a second signal indicating the gear state of the transmission, and to adjust an arrangement of visual elements in a manner influenced by the first and second signals. |
| US08138903B2 |
Mirror assembly
An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror casing having a human machine interface thereat. The mirror assembly includes a display device disposed behind the transflective mirror reflector of the interior rearview mirror assembly and visible through the transflective mirror reflector to the driver when displaying information. The display device may include a video screen. The user actuatable input may be actuatable by a user to operate at least one element of circuitry disposed in the mirror casing. The human machine interface may be at least partially at a bezel portion of the casing, or may be at least partially at a rear casing portion of the mirror casing. |
| US08138900B2 |
Method and device for crash type identification for a vehicle
A method for crash type identification for a vehicle in which sensor data from the left vehicle side and from the right vehicle side are recorded and analyzed via at least two sensor units, as well as an associated device for crash type identification for a vehicle. The sensor data, recorded after an impact, are gated, at least one first gating of the recorded sensor data being checked for fulfillment of a stability criterion and, after meeting the stability criterion, at least one second gating of the recorded sensor data is compared with a predefined threshold value, a first criterion for an asymmetrical impact flag signal being recognized when the second gating of the recorded sensor data exceeds the predefined threshold value and/or falls short of the predefined threshold value. |
| US08138894B2 |
Vehicle control system and method, and component devices
An in-vehicle device notifies a mobile device of a frequency channel which has been stored in its memory unit, and sets the notified channel to a reception channel. The mobile device transmits a reply signal through the channel notified from the in-vehicle device. When the in-vehicle device determines that a code included in the received reply signal is identical with a code specific to a vehicle, the in-vehicle device stores the channel used for receiving the reply signal in its memory unit. As a result, each communication is conducted through the same channel, which enabled the successful communication previously, thereby enhancing the certainty of communication. |
| US08138891B2 |
RFID network control and redundancy
In accordance with the preferred embodiment and alternative embodiments of the invention, RFID network control devices (RNCDs) are provided wherein RFID traffic signals from any one of multiple RFID readers may be routed to any of the RFID antennas coupled to the RNCD. Each reader coupled directly or indirectly to the RNCD, either through its own action or the action of the external host controller managing the reader, may issue commands to the RNCD, over the same cable used to carry RFID traffic signals, and cause the RNCD to set its internal switch configuration such that a channel is established for RFID traffic signals between that reader and a particular RFID antenna coupled to the RNCD. This may include commands from the reader or external host controller which place other intervening RNCD units in a bypass state so as to establish the required communications channel with a minimum of signal strength loss. |
| US08138888B2 |
System and method for adjusting a seat using biometric information
A method for adjusting a seat that includes one or more adjustable physical features includes for each person within a plurality of persons, calibrating the seat by determining a preferred setting for each of the one or more adjustable physical features of the seat; utilizing the determined preferred settings to determine a cluster from among a plurality of clusters within which each of the plurality of persons is placed; identifying one of the persons; and for the identified person, adjusting each of the one or more physical features of the seat to the preferred setting depending on the one of the plurality of clusters that the identified person is placed in. |
| US08138887B2 |
Valet key storage device
A valet key storage device includes a valet key storage portion for storing a valet key on which an engaging portion is formed, a locking portion provided with a locking mechanism for locking an ejection of the valet key by engaging with the engaging portion of the valet key, a key cylinder conducting a release operation of the locking mechanism by a mechanical key, and a control section for controlling an unlocking operation of the locking portion based on a release operation of an immobilizing function and the key cylinder by the mechanical key. |
| US08138882B2 |
Securing premises using surfaced-based computing technology
An approach is provided that that uses an electronic multi-touch floor covering that has numerous sensors to identify shapes. The electronic multi-touch floor covering identifies a shape of an object that is in contact with the surface of the electronic multi-touch floor covering. An entity record is then retrieved from a data store, such as a database, with the retrieved entity record corresponding to the identified shape. Actions are then retrieved from a second data store with the actions corresponding to the retrieved entity record. The retrieved actions are then executed by the computer system. |
| US08138877B2 |
Magnetic circuit with wound magnetic core
Magnetic circuit comprising a gap bridging element made of a non-magnetic metal and a wound magnetic core comprising a plurality of stacked concentric ring layers of magnetic material having a high magnetic permeability. The magnetic core has a gap extending through a section of the stacked concentric ring layers of magnetic material, wherein the bridging element is welded to a lateral face of the wound magnetic core on either side of the gap. Welding connections between the bridging element and the magnetic core extend across the stacked concentric ring layers. |
| US08138876B2 |
On-chip integrated voltage-controlled variable inductor, methods of making and tuning such variable inductors, and design structures integrating such variable inductors
On-chip integrated variable inductors, methods of making and tuning an on-chip integrated variable inductor, and design structures embodying a circuit containing the on-chip integrated variable inductor. The inductor generally includes a signal line configured to carry an electrical signal, a ground line positioned in proximity to the signal line, and at least one control unit electrically coupled with the ground line. The at least one control unit is configured to open and close switch a current path connecting the ground line with a ground potential so as to change an inductance of the signal line. |
| US08138875B2 |
Inductively powered apparatus
An inductive power supply system for providing power to one or more inductively powered devices. The system includes a mechanism for varying the physical distance or the respective orientation between the primary coil and secondary coil to control the amount of power supplied to the inductively powered device. In another aspect, the present invention is directed to an inductive power supply system having a primary coil and a receptacle disposed within the magnetic field generated by the primary coil. One or more inductively powered devices are placed randomly within the receptacle to receive power inductively from the primary coil. The power supply circuit includes circuitry for adjusting the power supplied to the primary coil to optimize operation based on the position and cumulative characteristics of the inductively powered device(s) disposed within the receptacle. |
| US08138874B1 |
Nanomagnetic register
A nanomagnetic flip-flop, or register. The nanomagnetic register receives a signal from an input signal nanomagnet on a first clock cycle, and provides the input to an output signal nanomagnet on a second clock cycle. The input signal nanomagnet and the output signal nanomagnet are arranged on a substrate. Each of the signal nanomagnets has an easy axis and a hard axis that are substantially in a signal plane. A register nanomagnet is arranged on the substrate between the input signal nanomagnet and the output signal nanomagnet. The register nanomagnet has an easy axis and a hard axis that are substantially in a register plane. The register plane is not coplanar with the signal plane. |
| US08138873B2 |
Permanent magnet device
A magnet arrangement for creating a magnetic field. The magnet arrangement includes a first magnet having a first surface defining a first pole and a second surface defining a second pole opposite the first pole, and a second magnet having a third surface defining a third pole and a fourth surface defining a fourth pole opposite the third pole. The second surface has a higher magnetic flux density than the first surface. The third surface has a higher magnetic flux density than the fourth surface. The second magnet is spaced from the first magnet to define a first gap between the second surface and the third surface. Magnetic field lines of the magnetic field run from the first surface to the second surface, from the second surface to the third surface through the first gap, and from the third surface to the fourth surface. |
| US08138872B2 |
Contact device
A contact device has a first yoke having a substantially U-shape, a second yoke bridged over both ends of the first yoke, a spool wound with a coil disposed between the first yoke and the second yoke, a movable iron core inserted into a center hole of the spool in a reciprocating mariner, and a contact mechanism unit formed above the second yoke driven with a drive shaft having a lower end fixed to the movable iron core, which reciprocates based on excitation and demagnetization of the coil, and an upper end projecting out from an upper surface of the second yoke. An insertion hole communicating to the center hole of the spool and through which the movable iron core reciprocates is formed in the first yoke. An annular auxiliary yoke including an insertion hole communicating to the insertion hole of the first yoke and through which the movable iron core reciprocates is provided at a lower surface of the first yoke. |
| US08138866B2 |
Rotary actuator with magnetically generated haptics
A rotary actuator with a magnetically produced tactile sense is provided, in particular for a motor vehicle. The rotary actuator includes two plane-parallel permanent magnets, with the first magnet being arranged in a fixed position in a housing of the rotary actuator, and in which case the second magnet can be rotated with respect to the first magnet by a handle of the rotary actuator. |
| US08138865B2 |
Haptic feedback system and method
A haptic feedback system includes movable and static portions coupled by one or more magnetic fields that serve to retard movement of the movable portion with respect to the static portion so as to provide haptic feedback when the movable portion is moved relative to the static portion. A magnet associated with one of the movable and static portions reacts with structure associated with the other of the movable and static portions so as to provide haptic feedback when the movable portion is moved with respect to the static portion. |
| US08138864B2 |
Circuit interrupter including a molded case made of liquid crystal polymer
A circuit interrupter includes a housing having a molded case made of liquid crystal polymer. Separable contacts are disposed within the housing. An operating mechanism is disposed within the housing and is structured to open and close the separable contacts. A trip mechanism is disposed within the housing and is structured to cooperate with the operating mechanism to trip open the separable contacts. The trip mechanism includes an electronic trip circuit and a rigid, conductive base providing a ground to the electronic trip circuit. The rigid, conductive base is insert molded to a portion of the molded case. |
| US08138863B2 |
Electromagnetic relay
An electromagnetic relay has a movable contact arranged at one end of a drive shaft that reciprocates in an axis center direction based on excitation and demagnetization of an electromagnet block, and a pair of adjacently arranged fixed contacts with which the movable contact is operable to contact and separate. A first electromagnetic iron piece, a second electromagnetic iron piece and the movable contact are inserted to the drive shaft so that the first electromagnetic iron piece and the second electromagnetic iron piece sandwich the movable contact. The second electromagnetic iron piece is biased to one end side of the drive shaft with a coil spring inserted to the drive shaft. When the movable contact contacts to the pair of fixed contacts, the second electromagnetic iron piece forming a magnetic circuit with the first electromagnetic iron piece pushes the movable contact to the pair of fixed contacts. |
| US08138857B2 |
Structure, structure and method for providing an on-chip variable delay transmission line with fixed characteristic impedance
A design structure, structure, and method for providing an on-chip variable delay transmission line with a fixed characteristic impedance. A method of manufacturing a transmission line structure includes forming a signal line of the transmission line structure, forming a first ground return structure that causes a first delay and a first characteristic impedance in the transmission line structure, and forming a second ground return structure that causes a second delay and a second characteristic impedance in the transmission line structure. The first delay is different from the second delay, and the first characteristic impedance is substantially the same as the second characteristic impedance. |
| US08138853B2 |
Front-end architecture of RF transceiver and transceiver chip thereof
An RF front-end architecture is operated in either a transmitting or a receiving mode. The RF front-end architecture comprises an antenna, an impedance match network, a balun and a transceiver chip. The transceiver chip comprises first and second transmit/receive (TR) switches, a transmitter, and a receiver. Because two TR switches are integrated into the chip, the printed circuit board area, BOM cost and pin count of the transceiver chip can be greatly reduced. |
| US08138852B2 |
Duplexer and transceiver
A duplexer according to the present invention includes a first port, a second port and a third port for external input/output, a first path formed between the first port and the third port, a second path formed between the second port and the third port, a phase shifting part provided for each path, and a resonating part provided for each path. At least any of the resonating parts has a ring conductor having a length equal to one wavelength at a resonant frequency or an integral multiple thereof, a plurality of passive circuits, and a plurality of switches each of which is connected to a different part of the ring conductor at one end and to any of the passive circuits at the other end. A switch may simply be connected to a ground conductor instead of being connected to the passive circuit. |
| US08138850B2 |
Feeding apparatus for a semi-circular shape waveguide with feeding segments offset from the midpoint of the semi-circular waveguide
A feeding apparatus is utilized for a waveguide. The waveguide includes an opening and a bottom periphery around the opening. The bottom periphery includes a feeding side. The feeding apparatus includes a substrate and a feeding segment. The substrate is connected to the bottom periphery of the waveguide. The feeding segment installed in the substrate is utilized for feeding a signal into the waveguide, which the feeding segment extends to the opening from a position of the feeding side different from midpoint of the feeding side. |
| US08138848B2 |
Circulator/isolator with an asymmetric resonator
The present invention is directed to a circulator device that includes a housing defining an interior three-dimensional volume. The housing includes a plurality of port openings disposed therein. A gyromagnetic resonator stack is disposed in the housing. The gyromagnetic resonator stack includes a circuit disposed between a first ferrite disk and a second ferrite disk. The first ferrite disk and the second ferrite disks form a pair of ferrite disks having a ferrite disk centroid and a ferrite disk perimeter. The circuit including an asymmetric center resonator having a eccentric region characterized by a predetermined resonator geometry. The circuit further including an impedance matching transmission line structure coupled to an edge of the eccentric region proximate the ferrite disk perimeter and at least one 50 Ohm transmission line structure coupled to a non-eccentric portion of the asymmetric center resonator. Each of the impedance matching transmission line structure and the at least one 50 Ohm transmission line structure extending through corresponding port openings of the plurality of port openings. The impedance matching transmission line structure is characterized by a section geometry and a predetermined matching impedance. The predetermined matching impedance is a function of the section geometry and at least one performance parameter of the device is a function of the predetermined resonator geometry. |
| US08138845B1 |
Method and apparatus for auto-frequency calibration for multi-band VCO
A method and apparatus for auto-frequency calibration for multi-band VCO have been disclosed where a VCO is first adjusted to a major frequency band and then adjusted to a sub-band within the major frequency band. |
| US08138840B2 |
Optimal dithering of a digitally controlled oscillator with clock dithering for gain and bandwidth control
A digital phase locked loop (DPLL) and method include an adjustable delay line configured to receive a reference clock as an input and to output a dithered reference clock signal. A phase and frequency detector (PFD) is configured to compare the dithered reference clock signal with a feedback clock signal to determine phase and frequency differences between the dithered reference clock signal and the feedback clock signal. A digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) is configured to receive early or late determinations from the PFD to adjust an output in accordance therewith, wherein the dithered reference clock signal distributes jitter response to enhance overall operation of the DPLL. |
| US08138838B2 |
Electron beam switch
The present invention is directed to an electron beam crossbar switch for interconnection between communication units. The crossbar switch includes an array of electrically charged particle emitter source devices with an input connected to a slow wave structure coupled to the emitter source. An array of detectors is positioned relative to the array of emitter devices for receiving charged particles from various of the emitter devices. X and y deflection means are positioned adjacent each of the emitters for directing the charged particles from each of the emitters to at least one of the detectors to provide more signal output and a reduction in deflection accuracy. |
| US08138836B2 |
Emitter-follower type bias circuit
An emitter-follower bias circuit supplying a bias voltage to the base of an amplification transistor includes: a depletion mode FET boosting a reference voltage; and an emitter-follower circuit generating the bias voltage in response to the reference voltage boosted by the depletion mode FET. |
| US08138835B2 |
Wide band LNA with noise canceling
Techniques to improve low noise amplifiers (LNAs) with noise canceling are described. LNA includes a first and a second amplifier which work together to noise cancel the noise generated at an input stage circuit. The input stage circuit receives an RF signal and is characterized by a first node and a second node. The first amplifier converts a noise voltage at the first node into a first noise current at an output of the first amplifier. The second amplifier is directly coupled to the output of the first amplifier and provides noise canceling by summing the first noise current with a second noise current generated by the second amplifier as a function of the noise voltage at the second node. The proposed techniques eliminate the need for large ac coupling capacitors and reduce the die size occupied by the LNA. The elimination of ac coupling capacitors between amplification stages of the LNA allows current reuse resulting in reduced current consumption. |
| US08138830B2 |
Variable gain instrumentation amplifier
Techniques for providing an instrumentation amplifier having a plurality of selectable gain settings. In an exemplary embodiment, a gain adjustment block for accepting a differential input voltage is coupled to a differential-to-single-ended conversion block for generating a single-ended output voltage. The gain adjustment block may have a plurality of gain settings selectable by one or more switches. The instrumentation amplifier advantageously offers precise gain control without the need for external calibration, while being robust and simple to design. |
| US08138826B1 |
Apparatus and method for complete elimination of input coupling capacitors in signal amplification
A circuit and method for signal amplification is provided. The circuit includes an amplifier including an input amplifier that is arranged to receive an input analog signal, and to provide an input amplifier output signal by amplifying the input analog signal. The amplifier further includes a DC offset correction circuit that is arranged to determine a DC offset correction for the input amplifier each time the amplifier is powered up. The DC offset correction is performed by iteratively adjusting a DC offset of the input amplifier until the input amplifier output DC offset is zero when the input analog AC signal is zero, within a predetermined tolerance. The DC offset correction circuit is further arranged to provide the determined DC offset correction to the input amplifier during operation of the amplifier. |
| US08138821B2 |
High voltage pumping circuit
A swing width control circuit and a high voltage pumping circuit using the same are disclosed. The swing width control circuit includes a swing width controller for receiving a first pumping signal having a first swing width and generating a second pumping signal having a second swing width larger than the first swing width of the first pumping signal, in accordance with a level of a supply voltage to pump or precharge a voltage of a specific node, and a swing width holding device for maintaining a swing width of the specific node to be equal to the second swing width of the second pumping signal. |
| US08138816B2 |
Digitally controlled high Q factor capacitor
A control circuit and a conversion circuit. The control circuit may be configured to generate an analog control signal in response to a digital control signal. The conversion circuit may be configured to generate a capacitance signal in response to the analog control signal. |
| US08138814B2 |
High signal level compliant input/output circuits
A signal driver for an interface circuit has a first stage level shifter to accept input signals and output signals at a first signal level. The signal driver also has a second stage level shifter coupled to the first stage level shifter to output signals at a second signal level. Electronic components of the first and second stage level shifter have reliability limits less than the second signal level. The first and second stage configurations of the first stage level shifter and the second stage level shifter prevents exposing the electronic components to terminal to terminal signal levels higher than the reliability limits when processing signals for output at the second signal level. |
| US08138813B2 |
Interface circuit
An interface circuit according to one aspect of the present invention may include a receiving circuit operating on a supply voltage lower than a high-level voltage value of an input binary signal, an input level determination circuit generating an input level determination signal having a frequency higher than a frequency of the binary signal and controls whether to output the input level determination signal or not, based on a voltage level of the binary signal, and an AC coupling element connected between an output terminal of the input level determination circuit and an input terminal of the receiving circuit. |
| US08138810B2 |
Method and apparatus for pulse width modulation
An apparatus and method of providing a pulse width modulated signal that is responsive to a current are disclosed. A circuit according to aspects of the present invention includes a capacitor to convert a first current to a first voltage on the capacitor during a first time duration and to discharge a second current from the capacitor to change the first voltage to a second voltage during a second time duration. A comparator is also included and is coupled to an output of the capacitor to compare a voltage on the capacitor to a reference voltage during the second time duration to change a pulse width of a periodic output signal in response to an input current. |
| US08138809B2 |
Periodic signal delay apparatus, systems, and methods
Apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed that operate to delay a periodic input signal in one or more delay elements of a group of delay elements to generate a periodic output signal and to vary a power supply to the delay elements. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. |
| US08138807B2 |
Power-on detecting circuit and level converting circuit
When a low supply potential has risen while a high supply potential has not risen, a logical value “0” is output as an output signal by applying a ground potential to an input terminal of a latch circuit through a capacitor. On the other hand, when the high supply potential has risen while the low supply potential has not risen, a logical value “0” is output as an output signal by converting the high supply potential into the ground potential by the level shifter. If both the low supply potential and the high supply potential have risen, the logical value “1” is output as an output signal by converting the ground potential into the high supply potential by the level shifter. |
| US08138805B2 |
Complementary high voltage switched current source integrated circuit
A complementary high voltage switched current source circuit has a complementary current source pair, wherein a first of the current source pair is coupled to a positive voltage rail and a second of the current source pair is coupled to a negative voltage rail. A digital logic-level control interface circuit is coupled to the complementary current source pair and to the positive voltage rail and the negative voltage rail. A pair of high voltage switches is coupled to the complementary current source pair and the digital logic-level control interface circuit and controlled by the digital control interface circuit. |
| US08138803B2 |
Apparatus and method for selectively enabling and disabling a squelch circuit across AHCI and SATA power states
An apparatus and a method are provided for selectively enabling and disabling a squelch circuit in a Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) host or SATA device while maintaining proper operation of the host and device. An apparatus and method are provided which allow the squelch circuit to be selectively enabled and disabled across SATA power states (PHY Ready, Partial, and Slumber) and in Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) Listen mode. |
| US08138799B2 |
Inter-phase skew detection circuit for multi-phase clock, inter-phase skew adjustment circuit, and semiconductor integrated circuit
An inter-phase skew detection circuit includes a frequency division circuit that frequency-divides N-phase clocks to be measured at predetermined timings so as to generate N+2 frequency-divided clocks; a phase comparison target clock generation circuit that generates N phase comparison target clocks by using predetermined N frequency-divided clocks among the N+2 frequency-divided clocks; a phase comparison reference clock generation circuit that generates N reference clocks by using the N+2 frequency-divided clocks, in accordance with predetermined combinations between the N+2 frequency-divided clocks and an operation criterion; and a phase comparison circuit that detects respective phase differences between the N phase comparison target clocks and the corresponding N reference clocks. |
| US08138797B1 |
Integrated circuits with asymmetric pass transistors
Asymmetric transistors such as asymmetric pass transistors may be formed on an integrated circuit. The asymmetric transistors may have gate structures. Symmetric pocket implants may be formed in source-drains on opposing sides of each transistor gate structure. Selective heating may be used to asymmetrically diffuse the implants. Selective heating may be implemented by patterning the gate structures on a semiconductor substrate so that the spacing between adjacent gate structures varies. A given gate structure may be located between first and second adjacent gate structures spaced at different respective distances from the given gate structure. A larger gate structure spacing leads to a greater substrate temperature rise than a smaller gate structure spacing. The pocket implant diffuses more in portions of the substrate with the greater temperature rise, producing asymmetric transistors. Asymmetric pass transistors may be controlled by static control signals from memory elements to implement circuits such as programmable multiplexers. |
| US08138793B1 |
Integrated circuit and method for operating the same
An integrated circuit includes a CML swing reference voltage generating unit, a CML bias control voltage generating unit and a CML buffering unit. The CML swing reference voltage generating unit determines a level of a CML swing reference voltage in response to a frequency setting code and a CML bias control voltage. The CML bias control voltage generating unit compares the level of the CML swing reference voltage with a level of a CML target reference voltage and determines a level of the CML bias control voltage based on the comparison result. The CML buffering unit generates a CML output signal swinging in a CML region by buffering an input signal and determines a swing level of the CML output signal on the basis of the level of the CML swing reference voltage in response to the frequency setting code and the CML bias control voltage. |
| US08138791B1 |
Stressed transistors with reduced leakage
Integrated circuits with stressed transistors are provided. Stressing transistors may increase transistor threshold voltage without the need to increase channel doping. Stressing transistors may reduce total leakage currents. It may be desirable to compressively stress N-channel metal-oxide-semiconductor (NMOS) transistors and tensilely stress P-channel metal-oxide-semiconductor (PMOS) transistors to reduce leakage currents. Techniques that can be used to alter the amount of stressed experienced by transistors may include forming a stress-inducing layer, forming a stress liner, forming diffusion active regions using silicon germanium, silicon carbon, or standard silicon, implementing transistors in single-finger instead of multi-finger configurations, and implanting particles. Any combination of these techniques may be used to provide appropriate amounts of stress to increase the performance or decrease the total leakage current of a transistor. |
| US08138788B2 |
Reconfigurable device
There is provided a reconfigurable device that includes a plurality of processing blocks (13), wherein operation logic of each processing block is changeable, and a routing matrix (15) for configuring paths that connect the plurality of the processing blocks. Each processing block (13) includes a logic operation unit (21) whose logic is determined by configuration data (17) and a storage unit (40) for storing processing results of the logic operation unit. Each storage unit (40) includes a plurality of storage elements (31r), input means (32) for selecting one of the plurality of storage elements (31r) based on the configuration data (17) to store the output of the logic operation unit (21), and output means (33) for connecting the plurality of storage elements (31r) to the routing matrix (15). |
| US08138787B2 |
Apparatus and method for input/output module that optimizes frequency performance in a circuit
A circuit can include a module having signal pads that are configurable to route signals between the circuit and at least one external device. The module can also have unused pads that are interleaved between the signal pads. A circuit can include a module having signal pads that are configurable to route varying signals between the circuit and at least one external device. The module can also have voltage pads that are configurable to route substantially constant voltages between at least one external device and the circuit. The signal pads can be interleaved between the voltage pads. A module with one or more of these features can achieve ideal performance in both wire bond and flip chip packages with the flexibility of setting a different input/output utilization percentage within the module. |
| US08138784B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling qubits with single flux quantum logic
In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for controlling the energy state of a qubit by bringing the qubit into and out of resonance by coupling the qubit to a flux quantum logic gate. The qubit can be in resonance with a pump signal, with another qubit or with some quantum logic gate. In another embodiment, the disclosure relates to a method for controlling a qubit with RSFQ logic or through the interface between RSFQ and the qubit. |
| US08138778B1 |
Apparatus for high density low cost automatic test applications
An apparatus for testing radio frequency (RF) and/or mixed signal semiconductor devices and or modules is described. specifically described is how the distributed stimulus for RF automatic test applications, unified testhead for automatic test applications, reverse card backplane for automatic test applications, direct coaxial interface for automatic test applications, cable-free interface for automatic test applications, micromachine switch matrix for automatic test applications, device specific module high speed date for RF automatic test applications may be used within tester apparatus described herein or in other test applications. Additionally a high speed date communications test apparatus which may be used in a variety of device testers is described herein. |
| US08138775B2 |
CMOS-controlled printhead sense circuit in inkjet printer
A CMOS-controlled printhead sense circuit includes a CMOS control circuit module operable as a transmission gate switchable between first and second signal levels and a CMOS sense circuit module operable in a printhead sense mode in response to the CMOS control circuit module being switched to the first level and in a transparent mode in response to the control circuit module being switch to the second level. The CMOS control circuit module includes a combination of PMOS and NMOS FETs which define a CMOS switchable transmission gate. The CMOS sense circuit module includes a combination of PMOS and NMOS FETs which define respectively a switch device switchable between high and low states corresponding to the sense and transparent modes and a load enhancement device for the switch device. |
| US08138773B2 |
Hybrid resilient and frangible layered structural health sensor
A sensor for monitoring and testing for both possible fractures and corrosion in structural elements is disclosed. A frangible material layer including a thin breakable conductor sense loop and a resilient material layer including a conductive corrosion sense loop bonded on top of the frangible layer form an assembly which is bonded to a structural element to be tested. Portions of the conductive corrosion sense loop are exposed through weep holes in the resilient material layer. A fracture in the bonded structural element induces a disruption in both the frangible membrane and the thin breakable conductor sense loop and corrosion of the conductive corrosion sense loop changes its electrical properties. Measured electrical property changes of the disrupted conductor sense loop and/or the conductive corrosion sense loop reveal possible damage. Both sensor layers may utilize a single shared wireless communications tag to couple to an electrical measuring device. |
| US08138763B2 |
Method for quantitative separation of electromagnetic induction and induced polarization effects
The invention relates to the field of electrical exploration and to the methods of determination of subterranean formations properties by means of electric parameters of subterranean formations measuring and separating of the parameters measured. The invention can be applied both in surface and marine electrical exploration using controlled sources of electromagnetic field, and is used in gas and oil exploration for searching and delimitation of oil and gas reservoirs basing on segregation of response from stratum, secondarily changed due to hydrocarbons migration, to split the measured signal to available components. The invention provides for a set of techniques that enable a layer-by-layer determination of geoelectrical parameters values, as well as process characteristics of induced medium polarization and electromagnetic induction. |
| US08138762B2 |
Coil decoupling for an RF coil array
An MRI phase RF coil array includes a plurality of separate RF coil elements where each coil element has a pre-amplifier circuit with a conditioning circuit in advance of the transistor including an inductor and capacitors connected across the input of preamplifier. Each of the coil elements has a preamplifier decoupling parallel resonant circuit for generating a tuned high impedance across the ends of the coil so as to inhibit coupling in the coil from signals in adjacent and non-adjacent coils of the array. The decoupling circuit comprises a fixed first capacitor across the ends, a second variable capacitor in one of the leads, a further capacitor in the conditioning circuit, all of which define a capacitance which co-operates with the inductance defined by the inductor of the conditioning circuit of preamplifier to form the parallel resonant circuit to generate the high impedance. |
| US08138760B2 |
Temperature system with magnetic field suppression
A temperature system is provided with magnetic field suppression. In one embodiment, the temperature system comprises a plurality of conductors patterned to conduct current in directions that generate 2N multipole magnetic moments that interact to suppress the magnetic fields generated by the current conducting through the plurality of conductors, where N is an integer that is greater than one. |
| US08138759B2 |
System for adjusting a magnetic field for MR and other use
An MR magnetic field inhomogeneity compensation system acquires multiple MR data sets representing luminance intensity values of individual image elements comprising corresponding multiple different image versions of at least a portion of a first imaging slice of patient anatomy including fat and water components. The compensation system employs the multiple MR data sets in solving corresponding multiple simultaneous nonlinear equations to calculate local frequency offset associated with magnetic field inhomogeneity at the individual image element location, for an individual image element of the image elements. The local frequency offset comprises a difference between proton spin frequency at the location and a nominal proton spin frequency. The compensation system derives data representing an electrical signal to be applied to magnetic field generation coils to substantially compensate for determined offset frequencies at the plurality of individual locations. A magnetic field generation coil generates a magnetic field in response to applying the electrical signal to substantially compensate for the magnetic field inhomogeneity at the individual image element location. |
| US08138757B2 |
Manufacturing method for magnetic sensor and lead frame therefor
A magnetic sensor is constituted using magnetic sensor chips mounted on stages supported by interconnecting members and a frame having leads in a lead frame. Herein, the stages are inclined upon plastic deformation of the interconnecting members. When the frame is held in a metal mold and the stages are pressed, the interconnecting members are elastically deformed, so that the magnetic sensor chips are bonded onto the stages placed substantially in the same plane and are then wired with the leads. Thereafter, the stages are released from pressure, so that the interconnecting members are restored from the elastically deformed states thereof. When the magnetic sensor chips are combined together to realize three sensing directions, it is possible to accurately measure three-dimensional bearings of magnetism, and the magnetic sensor can be reduced in dimensions and manufactured with a reduced cost thereof. |
| US08138751B2 |
Magnetic rotation sensing for meter
Embodiments for rotation sensing are provided. A device may include a magnet apparatus including a first and a second magnet. The magnet apparatus may be configured to be coupled to a dial apparatus of a meter. The device may include a first magnetic field sensor and a second magnetic field sensor configured to be coupled to a dial cover. The magnetic field sensors may generate signals based upon the sensed magnetic fields. In some embodiments, the device may include logic for counting rotations and/or logic for detecting abnormal conditions such as a missing dial hand, missing dial cover, magnetic tampering and/or malfunctioning magnetic field sensors. |
| US08138750B2 |
Integrated electronic circuit
Disclosed is an integrated electronic circuit comprising a core circuit that generates a useful signal as well as a buffer for storing the useful signal. The buffer stores the last read value of the useful signal for a predetermined period of time when the power supply is interrupted, and the buffer is disconnected from the power supply of the other circuits. |
| US08138748B2 |
Position sensor for evaluating axle positioning
A position sensor (PS) that is in position to deliver data for evaluating positioning data of an axle (OS) over a specified number of turns, where two transmissions (G1, G2) are affixed to the axle (OS) for being in position to transmit each the position of the axle to a rotary encoder (RE), the transmission ratios being chosen such that over the specified number of turns of the axle (OS) both transmissions (G1, G2) at the output differ in one turn, as well as to an evaluation circuit, and to an electric motor. |
| US08138744B2 |
Combined type transformer and buck-boost circuit using the same
Combined type transformer includes: a transformer core; first and second coils provided with respect to the transformer core; first and second inductor cores provided around the first coil; and third and fourth inductor cores provided around the second coil. The transformer core and the first and second coils constitute a transformer, the first coil and the first and second inductor cores constitute a first inductor, and the second coil and the third and fourth inductor cores constitute a second inductor. |
| US08138741B2 |
High voltage generator in semiconductor memory
A voltage generator is provided. The voltage generator includes a voltage pump and a voltage controller. The voltage pump generates a target voltage using a clock signal. The voltage controller compares a temporary voltage input from the voltage pump with a reference voltage to generate a control signal controlling the voltage pump. The voltage controller includes a string of a plurality of resistors connected in series to change a level of the temporary voltage to a voltage level of a corresponding comparison voltage. When the plurality of resistors are in a string, a resistance of a resistor closest to one end of the string is greater than resistances of other resistors of the string. The voltage controller may further include a jumping unit controlling connection or disconnection of two arbitrary nodes among first to n-th nodes (where n is a natural number) defined as connection points of the adjacent resistors of the string. Accordingly, the voltage generator can generate a voltage of with a more accurate level. |
| US08138740B2 |
Non-linear compensation ramp for current mode pulse width modulation
A current mode direct current-to-direct current (DC-to-DC) voltage regulator controls its output voltage using a pulse width modulation (PWM) circuit that employs a non-linear compensation ramp. By employing such a PWM circuit, the output voltage can be controlled more robustly over a wider range of operating conditions. |
| US08138739B1 |
Circuits and methods for improving transient response of hysteretic DC-DC converters
A hysteretic DC-DC converter includes an observer circuit configured to generate an observer control signal for injection into the control loop of the converter. The observer circuit may be configured to differentiate the output voltage of the converter to generate a differentiated output voltage. A transconductance amplifier may be configured to output the observer control signal from the differentiated output voltage. The observer control signal may be injected into the control loop in a summing node. |
| US08138723B2 |
Remote battery charging system with dynamic voltage adjustment and method of use
In a remote battery charging system comprising a charging circuit there is always a voltage loss due to inherent resistances in the system from such things as connectors and conductors. These resistances create voltages losses in the system such that charging time are increased substantially. The present invention compensates for voltage losses on the system by generating a dynamic adjustment voltage over the charging period. A voltage translator circuit is used to measure charging circuit output voltage and current over a plurality of incremental time periods during the charging period an calculate a signal proportional to changes in output voltage and current over the incremental time period. The signal is then applied to the charging circuit to offset any voltage losses. |
| US08138720B2 |
System and method for dual energy storage management
A dual-energy storage system is described, having two energy sources: (a) a fast-energy storage device (FES) such as an ultracapacitor, and (b) a long duration or steady power device, such as a fuel-cell or battery. A power converter or controller executes an energy management algorithm to determine when to provide bursts of additional power/current from the fast-energy storage device, and when to recharge the fast-energy storage device. |
| US08138719B2 |
Battery state monitoring circuit and battery device
Provided are a battery state monitoring circuit and a battery device which are capable of inhibiting discharge without enabling an overdischarge cell balance function when an overcurrent detection circuit detects a discharge overcurrent, without the need for an additional terminal of the battery state monitoring circuit. A detection signal of the overcurrent detection circuit is input to each of a communication terminal for overdischarge signal and a communication terminal for overcharge signal included in the battery state monitoring circuit provided on a side of the overcurrent detection circuit. An overdischarge cell balance circuit outputs a cell balance signal when an overdischarge detection signal indicates an overdischarge non-detected state, an overdischarge signal indicates an overdischarge detected state, and an overcharge signal indicates an overcharge non-detected state. |
| US08138718B2 |
Docking bay for conditionally supplying battery recharging energy to a vehicle utilizing non plug-in electrical contact between a pair of docking bay contacts and a pair of vehicle contacts
Docking bays for providing energy to vehicles having a rechargeable battery are disclosed. A given docking bay includes a pair of normally de-energized, unprotected, docking bay contacts for making electrical contact with cooperative vehicle contacts when the vehicle is driven into the docking bay. Typically the vehicle will be an electric vehicle, but is not necessarily an electric vehicle. The given docking bay also includes a contact energizer having an output operatively connected to the docking bay contacts and an input connectable to an external source of energy, for example a domestic AC power grid. The energizer is switchable in response to an energizer control signal from a first state where battery recharging energy is not provided to the docking bay contacts to a second state where battery recharging energy derived from the external source is provided to the docking bay contacts. A controller is operatively connected to the energizer. |
| US08138717B2 |
Electrical connection between devices
Concepts for forming an electrical connection between devices are disclosed. A cord for transferring electrical power and signals can be provided to connect a first device to a second device. One or more magnetic couplings can be provided to exert magnetic forces between the cord and the first device and/or between the cord and the second device. The one or more magnetic couplings can allow transfer of electrical power and signals therethrough. |
| US08138712B2 |
Motor drive system and its control method
A ripple detection unit detects a ripple current width of a motor current controlled according to PWM control. A ripple reference setting unit sets a reference value of the ripple current width. A frequency adjusting unit sets a control signal indicating a carrier frequency of the PWM control according to a ripple current width deviation. A carrier generation unit generates a carrier of the frequency based on the control signal. Thus, it is possible to realize feedback control of the carrier frequency for maintaining the ripple current width at an appropriate level. |
| US08138709B2 |
Control method and system
Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed, including an induction-motor controller that has a motor controller configured to receive alternating current (AC) power with a voltage that varies generally sinusoidally and transmit the AC power during a conduction angle of a cycle of the AC power. In some embodiments, the conduction angle varies generally sinusoidally at a lower frequency than the AC power, and the motor controller may be configured to not transmit the AC power outside of the conduction angle. |
| US08138702B2 |
Control method and motorstarter device
A method for controlling an electric motor with a softstarter. A softstarter device for control of electric motors. Motor torque is controlled in dependence of a torque error signal, based on a calculated difference between the motor torque and a reference torque value, so that the motor torque displays a rate of change with respect to time, during a stopping or starting time interval, that is adapted to follow a rate of change of the reference torque value, with respect to time, that varies between at least a first part of the time interval and a second part of the time interval, and thereby changing the speed of the motor. A system includes an electric motor, a device driven by the electric motor and a softstarter device for controlling the electric motor. A computer program product includes a computer readable medium and a computer program recorded thereon. |
| US08138699B2 |
Power control system for vehicle disk motor
A brushless D.C. disk motor has one or more disk rotor assemblies and pairs of stator assemblies for each rotor assembly. Each disk rotor assembly has a disk and a plurality of permanent magnets distributed along two or more circular paths in the disk inboard of the peripheral edge of the rotor. Each stator assembly has a plurality of pole pieces and coils distributed along a mounting plate in corresponding circular paths. The disk is rotatably mounted to a support member; while the stator sub-assemblies are fixed to the support member. The coils are selectively activated by commutated power control signals generated in response to a vehicle condition parameter, such as vehicle speed or disk motor load, to optimize power drain from the source of electrical power in accordance with the value of the vehicle condition parameter. |
| US08138694B2 |
Bidirectional buck-boost power converters
A bidirectional buck-boost power converter 13 including a pair of inverter modules 14, 15 disposed at an output of a machine, and an inductor Lo connected between the pair of inverter modules 14, 15. A method for controlling a voltage output of a machine starter generator having an inverter rectifier and bidirectional buck-boost converter, includes outputting a dc voltage controlled by bidirectional buck-boost pulse width modulation (PWM) switching control, when the starter generator is in a generator mode. |
| US08138693B2 |
Vibration isolation control system
A computing unit simulates an ideal operation of a vibration excitation actuator by using at least a model operation parameter and the vibration-excitation movable mass data and calculates a parameter corresponding to acceleration/deceleration thrust for moving the vibration-excitation movable mass. A vibration isolation controller determines a control content of a vibration isolation driving unit based on the parameter corresponding to the acceleration/deceleration thrust and controls an operation of the vibration isolation driving unit so that a force canceling a reaction force, which acts on an apparatus when a vibration-excitation movable mass is moved, acts on the apparatus by moving the vibration isolation movable unit. |
| US08138680B2 |
Light string with external resistor unit
An LED light string including a first loop, which further includes a first plurality of LEDs in series successively connected by first connecting wires, and at least one first resistor connected to two first resistor wires, the first two resistor wires removably connected to two of the first connecting wires in any portion of the first loop. |
| US08138679B2 |
Organic electroluminescent light emitting device for restoring normal operation after low-voltage errors
Provision of a light emitting device having functionality for restoring to normal even if a low-voltage error occurs, by temporarily applying a reverse current to a low-voltage error light emitting element using a direction inverting circuit, and repairing portions in which impedance has fallen by applying the current.An illuminating device of a light emitting device using a lamp (light emitting element) is provided with a control power source circuit for generating a control voltage, a step-down chopper circuit for converting a direct-current voltage into power needed for the lamps comprising organic electroluminescent elements as light emitting elements, a lamp current detecting circuit for detecting a current flowing to the lamps, a direction inverting circuit including a plurality of lamps and capable of inverting the direction of the connection of the plurality of lamps, a control circuit for generating a control signal for supplying desired power to the lamps, and the lamp current command circuit for controlling the current flowing to the lamps. |
| US08138678B2 |
Charged particle beam decelerating device and method, and X-ray generating apparatus using the same
A charged particle beam decelerating device includes a high-frequency cavity 34 provided on an orbit of a charged particle beam 1, and a phase synchronizing device 40 for synchronizing the charged particle beam 1 in the high-frequency cavity with a phase of a high-frequency electric field 4. By moving the high-frequency cavity 34 or changing an orbit length of the charged particle beam 1, the charged particle beam in the high-frequency cavity is synchronized with a phase of the high-frequency electric field 4. |
| US08138677B2 |
Radial hall effect ion injector with a split solenoid field
A closed drift Hall Current accelerator with a split solenoid Hall field, a radial injection collimated gas source, an anode, intermediate Hall effect ionization magnetic field structures and intermediate acceleration electrodes, for injection of ions into the solenoid field. The Hall Effect field in this case is in the gap of the return field of the split solenoid magnetic field. |
| US08138674B2 |
Phosphor layer and plasma display panel using the same
A plasma display panel has heights of barrier ribs prevented from abnormally increasing at positions where a phosphor dispensing process starts and ends, improving discharge performance and uniformity of a panel. A front substrate and a rear substrate face each other. Address electrodes and display electrodes extend separately from each other in a first direction and a second direction, respectively, in a space between the front substrate and the rear substrate, the first direction crossing the second direction. Barrier ribs partition a display area including a plurality of discharge cells in the space between the front substrate and the rear substrate. A non-display area is formed along a periphery of the display area. A phosphor layer is formed in each discharge cell. The non-display area includes a buffer area formed of at least a single region outside the display area. |
| US08138673B1 |
Radiation shielding
Apparatus and method using a gas discharge device for shielding an object and/or person from electromagnetic (EM) radiation including radar, microwaves, X-rays, and/or gamma rays. The device comprises multiple gas discharge cells, each cell being within a gas-filled hollow shell. The gas is selected to absorb radiation particularly when the gas is in a discharge state. The shell may be composed of a radiation absorption material. |
| US08138672B2 |
Lamps with replaceable covers
A lamp includes a main body and a removable cover, and the main body includes a lamp housing, a printed circuit board (PCB), at least one light emitting element, and a threaded base. The lamp housing defines a socket configured for receiving the PCB and the at least one light emitting element, and the PCB is electrically connected to the at least one light emitting element and fixed in the socket. The removable cover includes a light-transmission portion and a connection portion, the connection portion connects to the end of the lamp housing with the socket, and the light-transmission portion is opposite to the socket. Light from the at least one light emitting element is emitted from the light-transmission portion. |
| US08138671B2 |
Color-stable phosphor converted LED
A light-emitting device is provided, comprising at least one light-emitting diode (100) for emitting light of a first color and a luminescent material (102) arranged on said at least one light-emitting diode to receive at least part of the light emitted by said light-emitting diode. The light-emitting device further comprises a filter (103) arranged to receive light emitted by said light-emitting diode (100) and transmitted through said luminescent material (102) and to absorb light of said first color. The filter comprises a pigment compound distributed in a matrix of silicon and oxygen atoms, in which matrix at least a portion of said silicon atoms are directly bonded to hydrocarbon groups. |
| US08138666B2 |
Wavelength conversion member and light-emitting device
There are provided a wavelength conversion member including phosphors made of phosphor particles which are made of an oxynitride and/or a nitride and have a refractive index n1, and a coating which coats each of the phosphor particles and has a refractive index n2, and a medium having the phosphors dispersed therein and having a refractive index n3, the refractive index n2 of the coating being a value between n3 and n1, and a light-emitting device having the wavelength conversion member incorporated therein. It is preferable in the present invention that the coating is formed of a plurality of layers, and has its refractive index varying in a stepwise manner in a direction from a surface of each of the phosphor particles to an interface with the medium. |
| US08138665B2 |
Liquid metal wetting of micro-fabricated charge-emission structures
Described is a micro-fabricated charged particle emission device including a substrate and a plurality of charged particle emission sites formed in the substrate. A path extends between each emission site and a source of liquid metal. Each path is coated with a wetting layer of non-oxidizing metal for wetting the liquid metal. Exemplary non-oxidizing metals that may be used to provide the wetting layer include gold and platinum. The wetting layer is sufficiently thin such that some liquid metal is able to flow to each emission site despite any chemical interaction between the liquid metal and the non-oxidizing metal of the wetting layer. |
| US08138664B2 |
Bi-silicate matrix coating for a display
A display screen of a color display is disclosed (see FIG. 1). The display screen includes a glass plate having an array of three different color-emitting phosphors thereon. A graphite-based matrix is placed in the interstitial regions between each of the three different color-emitting phosphors. The graphite-based matrix is formed from an aqueous composition including graphite, potassium silicate and sodium silicate. |
| US08138662B2 |
Electrode for a discharge lamp
An electrode for a discharge lamp (I) with a core (11) and a sheath (12), which surrounds at least regions of the core (11). The sheath (12) has, in the longitudinal direction (A), a continuous bore (121), which has a first diameter (d1) in a first subregion and a second diameter (d2) in a second subregion. |
| US08138659B2 |
Piezoelectric component and method for manufacturing same
Disclosed is a piezoelectric component (1) comprising a piezoelectric transducer (10) wherein a pair of electrodes (20a, 20b) are formed on both major surfaces of a piezoelectric substrate (11), a pair of frame members (30a, 30b) fitted to both major surfaces of the piezoelectric transducer (10), a pair of sealing substrates (40a, 40b) composed of a light-transmitting resin material and so fitted as to cover the frame members (30a, 30b), opaque coating layers (50a, 50b) respectively formed on the sealing substrates (40a, 40b), and a pair of input/output terminal electrodes (61a, 61b) respectively connected to the electrodes (20a, 20b). By having such a constitution, the state of sealed space and sealing widths of the frame members (30a, 30b) can be checked by visual examination such as direct visual observation or image recognition, and thus a highly reliable piezoelectric component (1) can be obtained. In addition, a mark can be made on the coating layers (50a, 50b). |
| US08138656B2 |
Actuator pump system
An actuator housing unit for a system of layered surfaces, comprising an activated primary surface having a physical shape capable of change when activated by an electrical, chemical, or light stimulus, to expand and exert force or pressure or contract and remove force or pressure, upon activation or deactivation, to move or keep matter within the housing by direct or indirect contact. |
| US08138651B2 |
Methods and apparatus for a permanent magnet machine with an added air barrier
An internal permanent magnet machine (“IPM machine”) of the type used, for example, with traction motors and hybrid electric vehicles, includes a rotor with an additional air barrier provided above the first magnet barrier in the same rotor slot. Each magnet only fills a portion of each cavity, thereby defining the air barriers. The added air barrier above the permanent magnet of the first layer acts as a barrier to the first layer magnet and lowers the magnet flux. |
| US08138649B2 |
Magnet support and retention system for hybrid rotors
Disclosed is a rotor assembly for an electric machine includes a rotor core. The rotor core has at least one magnet slot with an increasing slot width as radial distance from a rotor shaft increases, and at least one slot lip extending at least partially across the slot width. The rotor assembly also includes at least one permanent magnet located in at least one magnet slot, the magnet having an increasing magnet width as radial distance from a rotor shaft increases. The rotor assembly further includes a retainer disposed in the magnet slot radially between the magnet and the at least one slot lip. Also disclosed is a method of securing at least one permanent magnet in a rotor assembly of an electric machine. |
| US08138647B2 |
Pulse adapter assembly
A pulse adapter assembly that includes a pulse assembly that has a housing with a cavity disposed therein that receives a sensing device and a driven magnet. The adapter assembly has a shaft having a bearing assembly thereon and driver magnet wherein the shaft is disposed within the cavity of the pulse assembly such that the driven magnet and driver magnet couple to position the driven magnet at a predetermined distance from the sensing device. A workpiece such as a flow meter is attached to the adapter assembly wherein the sensing device monitors the driven magnet to determine an operational parameter of the workpiece. |
| US08138644B2 |
Motor
A motor includes a plurality of bus wires of a common phase which are put together before being guided in a common passage to minimize the space arranged to guide the bus wires. Also, the bus wires of a common phase are easily insulated from those of different phases, and an axial height of the motor is reduced. Further, a radial width necessary to guide the bus wires is reduced, and an axial height of the motor including a sensor portion which detects a rotary position of the motor is reduced. Also, the bus wires are easily extended from the armature, and an amount of work required to connect the bus wires and the terminals is reduced. Furthermore, the connection terminal portion does not interfere with the bus wires when they are being guided. |
| US08138643B2 |
Motor-driven compressor
An electric motor includes a cylindrical stator that is formed with a plurality of slots. The cylindrical stator has polyphase coils that are formed by winding a plurality of conductive wires in the slots to have polyphase, a wire bundle and an insulating tube covering the wire bundle. Each conductive wire includes a core wire and an insulator that covering the core wire. The wire bundle has a drawing portion, a connecting portion and an elongated portion that is elongated between the drawing portion and the connecting portion for increasing creepage distance between the connecting portion and the housing thereby to increase insulation resistance. The connecting portion of the wire bundle provides a neutral point of the electric motor. The elongated portion and the connecting portion of the wire bundle are covered with the insulating tube. |
| US08138636B2 |
Function unit for dual wiring system
A function unit having easy exchangeability in a dual wiring system is provided. The function unit is detachably connected to a gate device mounted in a wall surface of a structure, and connected to both of an electric power line and an information line previously installed in the structure. The function unit has at least one of functions for supplying electric power from the electric power line, outputting information from the information line and inputting information into the information line when connected with the gate device. The function unit has a module connector, which is configured to simultaneously establish both of supplying the electric power from the gate device to the function unit, and making a signal transmission between the gate device unit and the function unit when connected to a module port formed at the gate device. To improve function expandability, an additional function unit may be detachably connected to the function unit. |
| US08138631B2 |
Advanced renewable energy harvesting
The power of DC electrical sources is combined onto a DC buss, such that each source behaves independently from any other source attached to the buss. In one embodiment, a converter module is attached to each of a plurality of solar photovoltaic panels and its output is attached in a parallel manner to a common buss that forms the input to a DC AC inverter. The converter module includes a Maximum Power Point Tracking component that matches the output impedance of the panels to the input impedance of the converter module. The converter also includes a communication component that provides parametric data and identification to a central inverter. Data generated by each converter module is transmitted over the power line or by wireless means and is collected at the inverter and forwarded to a data collection and reporting system. |
| US08138623B2 |
Integrated circuit with supply line intra-chip clock interface and methods for use therewith
An integrated circuit includes a first circuit and a first power supply line for powering the first circuit. A first intra-chip clock interface generates a first clock signal on the first power supply line. A second power supply line is coupled to the first power supply line and further powers the second circuit. A second intra-chip clock interface recovers the first clock signal from the second power supply line. The second circuit operates based on the first clock signal. |
| US08138621B2 |
Wind energy installation and method of controlling the output power from a wind energy installation
A wind energy installation and a method of controlling the output power from a wind energy installation to an electrical grid with a specified nominal grid frequency are provided, in which the output power is controlled as a function of the time derivative of the grid frequency. |
| US08138618B2 |
Oscillating power generator with a ratchet mechanism
An oscillating power generator includes a base, an energy transforming device, and an oscillating transmission device. The energy transforming device is disposed on the base for generating electric energy. The oscillating transmission device is disposed on the base for driving a driven gear shaft of the energy transforming device. The oscillating transmission device includes an oscillating part, a first ratchet transmission mechanism, and a transmission mechanism. The oscillating part is disposed outside the base in an oscillating manner. The first ratchet transmission mechanism is engaged with the driven gear shaft. The transmission mechanism is connected to the oscillating part and the first ratchet transmission mechanism for driving the first ratchet transmission mechanism when the oscillating part is oscillating, so as to drive the driven gear shaft of the energy transforming device to rotate. |
| US08138615B2 |
Semiconductor integrated circuit providing for wire bonding directly above an active circuit region, and manufacturing method thereof
A semiconductor integrated circuit relating to one aspect of the present invention includes a power transistor, at least one or more of first metal patterns functioning as a first electrode of the power transistor and at least one or more of second metal patterns functioning as a second electrode of the power transistor formed in an interlayer insulation film on the transistor, at least one or more of first busses electrically connected to a corresponding first metal pattern of the at least one or more of the first metal patterns, a single second bus electrically connected to the at least one or more of second metal patterns, and a contact pad provided to each of the at least one or more of first busses and the single second bus. |
| US08138612B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device including: a semiconductor substrate including an electrode; a resin protrusion formed on the semiconductor substrate and including a plurality of first portions and a second portion disposed between two of the first portions adjacent to each other; and an interconnect electrically connected to the electrode and extending over one of the first portions of the resin protrusion. A lower portion of a side surface of the second portion includes a portion which extends in a direction intersecting a direction in which the resin protrusion extends. |
| US08138611B2 |
Semiconductor device having shifted stacked chips
A first semiconductor chip and a second semiconductor chip which form a stack are mounted on a module substrate by deflecting a center position of the semiconductor chips from the module substrate. In the side where the distance from the edge of the deflected semiconductor chip to the edge of a module substrate is shorter, the electrode pad on the first semiconductor chip and the electrode pad on the second semiconductor chip are directly connected with a wire. In the side where the distance from the edge of the deflected semiconductor chip to the edge of a module substrate is longer, the electrode pad on the first semiconductor chip and the electrode pad on the second semiconductor chip are combined with the corresponding bonding lead on the module substrate with a wire. |
| US08138609B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device
In a semiconductor device, a substrate includes a plurality of line conductors which penetrate the substrate from a top surface to a bottom surface of the substrate. A semiconductor chip is secured in a hole of the substrate. A first insulating layer is formed on the top surfaces of the substrate and the semiconductor chip. A first wiring layer is formed on the first insulating layer and electrically connected via through holes of the first insulating layer to the semiconductor chip and some line conductors exposed to one of the through holes. A second insulating layer is formed on the bottom surfaces of the substrate and the semiconductor chip. A second wiring layer is formed on the second insulating layer and electrically connected via a through hole of the second insulating layer to some line conductors exposed to the through hole. |
| US08138608B2 |
Integrated circuit package substrate having configurable bond pads
Methods, systems, and apparatuses for integrated circuit package substrates, integrated circuit packages, and processes for assembling the same, are provided. A substrate for a flip chip integrated circuit package includes a substrate body having opposing first and second surfaces. A solder mask layer covers at least a portion of the first surface of the substrate body. First and second electrically conductive features are formed on the substrate body. The first electrically conductive feature is a portion of a first electrical signal net, and the second electrically conductive feature is a portion of a second electrical signal net. The first and second electrically conductive features are configured to be selectively electrically coupled together by application of an electrically conductive material. The electrically conductive material may be a conductive epoxy, a jumper, a solder paste, a solder ball, or a solder bump that couples a flip chip die to the substrate. |
| US08138604B2 |
Metal cap with ultra-low k dielectric material for circuit interconnect applications
An interconnect structure is provided that has enhanced electromigration reliability without degrading circuit short yield, and improved technology extendibility. The inventive interconnect structure includes a dielectric material having a dielectric constant of about 3.0 or less. The dielectric material has at least one conductive material embedded therein. A noble metal cap is located directly on an upper surface of the at least one conductive region. The noble metal cap does not substantially extend onto an upper surface of the dielectric material that is adjacent to the at least one conductive region, and the noble cap material does not be deposited on the dielectric surface. A method fabricating such an interconnect structure utilizing a low temperature (about 300° C. or less) chemical deposition process is also provided. |
| US08138599B2 |
Wireless communication device integrated into a single package
A method, apparatus and system with an autonomic, self-healing polymer capable of slowing crack propagation within the polymer and slowing delamination at a material interface. |
| US08138596B2 |
Method for manufacturing an element having electrically conductive members for application in a microelectronic package
A microelectronic package (31) has a microelectronic device, which is encapsulated in a quantity of material (27), and a lead frame element (15) for enabling the microelectronic device to be electrically contacted from outside of the package (31). The lead frame element (15) comprises at least two elongated members (11) comprising electrically conductive material and a filling material (12) comprising electrically insulating material, wherein the members (11) are partially embedded in the filling material (12). The lead frame element (15) is manufactured by providing elongated members (11), positioning the members (11) according to a predetermined configuration, providing filling material (12) to spaces (13) which are present between the members (11), and possibly removing portions of the filling material (12) and the members (11) in order to expose the electrically conductive material of the members (11). An important advantage of manufacturing the lead frame element (15) on the basis of elongated members (11) and a filling material (12) is that no waste or only a small quantity of waste is produced. |
| US08138593B2 |
Packaged microchip with spacer for mitigating electrical leakage between components
A packaged microchip has a base, at least one spacer coupled to the base, and first and second microchips mounted to the at least one spacer. The at least one spacer is configured to substantially prevent leakage current between the first and second microchips. |
| US08138592B2 |
Planar array contact memory cards
A Planar Memory Module (PAMM) device comprising a generally planar card comprising a first side and a second side, the first side having a plurality of couplings and the second side having a plurality of connectors, a plurality of memory devices coupled to the card via a first portion of the plurality of couplings, and at least one hub chip coupled to the card via a second portion of the plurality of couplings. Each of the plurality of couplings is connected to an associated one of the plurality of connectors. |
| US08138586B2 |
Integrated circuit package system with multi-planar paddle
An integrated circuit package system includes a multi-planar paddle having an uplift rim and an attached integrated circuit over the uplift rim of the multi-planar paddle. |
| US08138576B2 |
Production method and production apparatus of tin or solder alloy for electronic components, and solder alloy
The invention provides a technique and a device that dramatically improve joint reliability of miniature joints of fine electronic components. According to the invention, when producing a tin or a solder alloy used for electronic components, an ingot of a tin or a solder alloy is heated, melted and delivered to a reactor. Also, a solution containing organic acid having a carboxyl group (—COOH) is delivered to the reactor. After stirring and mixing the two liquids intensively, the mixed liquid is separated into a molten tin or a molten solder alloy liquid and an organic acid solution according to the difference in specific gravity. Then, the respective liquids are circulated to the reactor, and the metal oxides and the impurities existing in the molten tin or the molten solder alloy are removed, and the molten tin or the molten alloy is purified to have oxygen concentration of 5 ppm or less. |
| US08138568B2 |
Transparent carbon nanotube electrode using conductive dispersant and production method thereof
Disclosed is a transparent carbon nanotube (CNT) electrode using a conductive dispersant° The transparent CNT electrode comprises a transparent substrate and a CNT thin film formed on a surface the transparent substrate wherein the CNT thin film is formed of a CNT composition comprising CNTs and a doped dispersant. Further disclosed is a method for producing the transparent CNT electrode. The transparent CNT electrode exhibits excellent conductive properties, can be produced in an economical and simple manner by a room temperature wet process, and can be applied to flexible displays. The transparent CNT electrode can be used to fabricate a variety of devices, including image sensors, solar cells, liquid crystal displays, organic electroluminescence (EL) displays and touch screen panels, that are required to have both light transmission properties and conductive properties. |
| US08138564B2 |
Image sensor unit and image sensor apparatus
An image sensor unit includes a fixed substrate, a movable substrate, an actuate section including an actuator for moving the movable substrate against the fixed substrate, an image sensor having an imaging surface on a front surface of the image sensor, and at least, a part of a rear surface of the image sensor being directly fixed onto the movable substrate, an external electrical connecting member for conducting a transmission and reception of signals between the actuate section and the image sensor and an outside of the image sensor unit, and an internal electrical connecting member electrically connects the actuate section, the image sensor and the external connection wiring, wherein the actuate section, the image sensor, the internal connection wiring and a part of the external connection wiring are sealed into the same space. |
| US08138562B2 |
Bit line preparation method in MRAM fabrication
A MRAM structure is disclosed that includes a metal contact bridge (MCB) which provides an electrical connection between a MTJ top electrode and an overlying bit line. The MCB has a width greater than a MTJ top electrode and serves as an etch stop during bit line etching to prevent sub-trenches from forming adjacent to the top electrode and causing shorts. MCBs also prevent insufficient etching that causes open circuits. A MCB is preferably a metal, metal compound, or alloy such as Ta with low resistivity and high conductivity. The MCB layer is patterned prior to using a dual damascene process to form a bit line contacting each MCB and a bit line pad connection to a word line pad. MCB thickness is thin enough to allow a strong bit line magnetic field for switching a free layer and large enough to function as an efficient oxide etch stop. |
| US08138555B2 |
Semiconductor device and its manufacturing method
An object of the present invention is to provide an active matrix type display unit having a pixel structure in which a pixel electrode formed in a pixel portion, a scanning line (gate line) and a data line are suitably arranged, and high numerical aperture is realized without increasing the number of masks and the number of processes. In this display unit, a first wiring arranged between a semiconductor film and a substrate through a first insulating film is overlapped with this semiconductor film and is used as a light interrupting film. Further, a second insulating film used as a gate insulating film is formed on the semiconductor film. A gate electrode and a second wiring are formed on the second insulating film. The first and second wirings cross each other through the first and second insulating films. A third insulating film is formed as an interlayer insulating film on the second wiring, and a pixel electrode is formed on this third insulating film. The pixel electrode can be overlapped with the first and second wirings so that an area of the pixel electrode can be increased in the display unit of a reflection type. |
| US08138553B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
A gate insulating film is formed on a main surface of a substrate in which an element isolation region is formed. A metal film is formed on the gate insulating film. A silicon film is formed on the metal film. A gate electrode of a MIS transistor composed of a stacked structure of the silicon film and metal film is formed on an element region and a high-resistance element composed of a stacked structure of the silicon film and metal film is formed on the element isolation region by patterning the silicon film and metal film. An acid-resistant insulating film is formed on the side of the gate electrode. The metal film of the high-resistance element is oxidized. A diffused layer of the MIS transistor is formed in the substrate. |
| US08138551B2 |
Semiconductor device with transistors and its manufacturing method
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a first transistor including a first gate electrode, a first diffusion region, and a second diffusion region respectively formed above the semiconductor substrate, second transistor including a second gate electrode, the first diffusion region, and a third diffusion region respectively formed above the semiconductor substrate, and a node electrode formed above the first diffusion layer, and coupled thereto. The first gate electrode and the second gate electrode are formed separately at respective side walls of the node electrode. |
| US08138549B2 |
System for displaying images
A system for displaying images is disclosed. A display panel comprises a first substrate and a second substrate with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween. A sealant is interposed between the first substrate and a second substrate for sealing the liquid crystal layer. A dielectric layer is overlying the first substrate. Metal lines are overlying the dielectric layer under and/or near the sealant. A planarization layer covers and contacts the dielectric layer and the metal lines to form a first interface between the metal lines and the planarization layer and a second interface between the dielectric layer and the planarization layer. Bridge lines without contacting the planarization layer are disposed under and/or near the sealant, instead of at least a portion of the metal lines contacting the planarization layer. |
| US08138547B2 |
MOSFET on silicon-on-insulator REDX with asymmetric source-drain contacts
A semiconductor device is disclosed that includes a silicon-on-insulator substrate including a buried insulator layer and an overlying semiconductor layer. Source extension and drain extension regions are formed in the semiconductor layer. A deep drain region and a deep source region are formed in the semiconductor layer. A first metal-semiconductor alloy contact layer is formed using tilted metal formation at an angle tilted towards the source extension region, such that the source extension region has a metal-semiconductor alloy contact that abuts the substrate from the source side, as a Schottky contact therebetween and the gate shields metal deposition from abutting the deep drain region. A second metal-semiconductor alloy contact is formed located on the first metal-semiconductor layer on each of the source extension region and drain extension region. |
| US08138546B2 |
Electrostatic discharge protection device and method of fabricating same
A silicon control rectifier and an electrostatic discharge protection device of an integrated circuit including the silicon control rectifier. The silicon control rectifier includes a silicon body formed in a silicon layer in direct physical contact with a buried oxide layer of a silicon-on-insulator substrate, a top surface of the silicon layer defining a horizontal plane; and an anode of the silicon control rectifier formed in a first region of the silicon body and a cathode of the silicon control rectifier formed in an opposite second region of the silicon body, wherein a path of current flow between the anode and the cathode is only in a single horizontal direction parallel to the horizontal plane. |
| US08138544B2 |
Castellated gate MOSFET tetrode capable of fully-depleted operation
A castellated-gate MOSFET tetrode device capable of fully depleted operation is disclosed. The device includes a semiconductor substrate region having an upper portion with a top surface and a lower portion with a bottom surface. A source region and a drain region are formed in the semiconductor substrate region, with adjoined primary and secondary channel-forming regions also disposed therein between the source and drain regions, thereby forming an integrated cascade structure. Trench isolation insulator islands, having upper and lower surfaces, surround the source and drain regions as well as the channel-forming regions. Both the primary and secondary channel-forming regions include pluralities of thin, spaced, vertically-orientated semiconductor channel elements that span longitudinally along the device between the source and drain regions. First and second gate structures are provided in the form of pluralities of spaced, castellated first and second gate elements interposed between the primary and secondary channel elements, respectively, with first and second top gate members interconnecting the first and second gate elements at their upper vertical ends to cover the primary and secondary channel elements. The adjoined primary and secondary channel elements are super-self-aligned from the first and second gate elements to the source and drain regions. Finally, first and second dielectric layers separate the primary and secondary channel elements from their respective gate structures. |
| US08138542B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of the semiconductor device
A semiconductor device including an n-type semiconductor substrate, a p-type channel region and a junction layer provided between the n-type semiconductor substrate and the p-type channel region is disclosed. The junction layer has n-type drift regions and p-type partition regions alternately arranged in the direction in parallel with the principal surface of the n-type semiconductor substrate. The p-type partition region forming the junction layer is made to have a higher impurity concentration than the n-type drift region. This enables the semiconductor device to have an enhanced breakdown voltage and, at the same time, have a reduced on-resistance. |
| US08138541B2 |
Memory cells
Some embodiments include memory cells that contain floating bodies and diodes. The diodes may be gated diodes having sections doped to a same conductivity type as the floating bodies, and such sections of the gated diodes may be electrically connected to the floating bodies. The floating bodies may be adjacent channel regions, and spaced from the channel regions by a dielectric structure. The dielectric structure of a memory cell may have a first portion between the floating body and the diode, and may have a second portion between the floating body and the channel region. The first portion may be more leaky to charge carriers than the second portion. The diodes may be formed in semiconductor material that is different from a semiconductor material that the channel regions are in. The floating bodies may have bulbous lower regions. Some embodiments include methods of making memory cells. |
| US08138540B2 |
Trench type non-volatile memory having three storage locations in one memory cell
A non-volatile memory. The non-volatile memory comprises a substrate, a conductive layer, a charge storage layer, several first doped regions and several second doped regions. The substrate has a plurality of trenches formed therein. The conductive layer is located over the substrate, wherein the conductive layer fills in the trenches. The charge storage layer is located between the substrate and the conductive layer. The first doped regions are located in the substrate adjacent to both sides of the trenches respectively, wherein the first doped regions between the neighboring trenches are separated from each other. The second doped regions are located in a portion of the substrate under the bottoms of the trenches respectively. |
| US08138537B2 |
Semiconductor device with grooved capacitor structure
In a semiconductor device comprising a capacitive element, an area of the capacitive element is reduced without impairing performance, and further, without addition of an extra step in a manufacturing process. A first capacitor is formed between an active region of a semiconductor substrate provided through a first capacitive insulating film and a lower electrode comprised of a conductor film in the same layer as a select gate electrode of a select, a second capacitor is formed between the lower electrode, and an upper electrode comprised of a conductor film in the same layer as a memory gate electrode of a memory, provided through the second capacitive insulating film in the same layer as the insulating films of a multi-layer structure, including a charge storage layer, and a stacking-type capacitive element is comprised of the first capacitor and the second capacitor, wherein a planar shape of the lower electrode is a grid-like shape having a plurality of lengths of linear conductor films each having a first width, formed along a first direction with a first interval provided therebetween, and a plurality of lengths of linear conductor films each having a second width, formed along a second direction (the direction intersecting the first direction) with a second interval provided therebetween. |
| US08138535B2 |
Method for manufacturing a pixel sensing circuit
Systems and methods of pixel sensing circuits. In accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention, a pixel sensing circuit includes a floating diffusion functionally coupled to and surrounded by a ring transfer transistor. The ring transfer transistor is functionally coupled to and surrounded by a photo diode. The photo diode may be surrounded by a region of poly silicon. The disclosed structure provides radiation hardening and low light performance. |
| US08138534B2 |
Anti-reflection structures for CMOS image sensors
Optical structures having an array of protuberances between two layers having different refractive indices are provided. The array of protuberances has vertical and lateral dimensions less than the wavelength range of lights detectable by a photodiode of a CMOS image sensor. The array of protuberances provides high transmission of light with little reflection. The array of protuberances may be provided over a photodiode, in a back-end-of-line interconnect structure, over a lens for a photodiode, on a backside of a photodiode, or on a window of a chip package. |
| US08138529B2 |
Package configurations for low EMI circuits
An electronic component includes a high voltage switching transistor encased in a package. The high voltage switching transistor comprises a source electrode, a gate electrode, and a drain electrode all on a first side of the high voltage switching transistor. The source electrode is electrically connected to a conducting structural portion of the package. Assemblies using the abovementioned transistor with another transistor can be formed, where the source of one transistor can be electrically connected to a conducting structural portion of a package containing the transistor and a drain of the second transistor is electrically connected to the second conductive structural portion of a package that houses the second transistor. Alternatively, the source of the second transistor is electrically isolated from its conductive structural portion, and the drain of the second transistor is electrically isolated from its conductive structural portion. |
| US08138528B2 |
Solid state image pickup device and manufacturing method therefor
A MOS-type solid-state image pickup device, on a semiconductor substrate, includes a photoelectric conversion unit having a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type, a third semiconductor region of the first conductivity type, and a transfer MOS transistor having a gate electrode disposed on an insulation film and transferring a charge carrier from a fourth semiconductor region. In addition, an amplifying MOS transistor having a gate electrode is connected to the fourth semiconductor region, and a fifth semiconductor region of the second conductivity type is continuously disposed to the second semiconductor region and under the gate electrode, and is disposed apart from the insulation film under the gate electrode of the transfer MOS transistor. |
| US08138523B2 |
Semiconductor device having silicon on stressed liner (SOL)
A method of fabricating an integrated circuit and an integrated circuit having silicon on a stress liner are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises providing a semiconductor substrate comprising an embedded disposable layer, and removing at least a portion of the disposable layer to form a void within the substrate. This method further comprises depositing a material in that void to form a stress liner, and forming a transistor on an outside semiconductor layer of the substrate. This semiconductor layer separates the transistor from the stress liner. In one embodiment, the substrate includes isolation regions; and the removing includes forming recesses in the isolation regions, and removing at least a portion of the disposable layer via these recesses. In one embodiment, the depositing includes depositing a material in the void via the recesses. End caps may be formed in the recesses at ends of the stress liner. |
| US08138514B2 |
Side-view light emitting diode package having a reflector
Disclosed herein is a side-view light emitting diode package with a reflector. The side-view light emitting diode package of the present invention comprises first and second lead terminals spaced apart from each other. The package body supports the first and second lead terminals and has an elongated opening through which a light emitting diode chip mounting region and the first and second lead terminals are exposed. Reflectors are formed between the chip mounting region and sidewalls positioned in a major axis direction of the opening. Each of the reflectors has a height lower than that of the sidewall of the opening. Accordingly, light emitted from a light emitting diode chip can be reflected using the reflectors, thereby improving light emitting efficiency of the side-view light emitting diode package. |
| US08138512B2 |
LED package with metal PCB
The present invention relates to a light emitting diode (LED) package. An object of the present invention is to provide an LED package having a metal PCB, which has a superior heat dissipation property and a compact structure, does not largely restrict use of conventional equipments, and is compatible with an electronic device or illumination device currently used widely. To this end, an LED package according to the present invention comprises a metal printed circuit board (PCB) formed by laminating first and second sheet metal plates with an electric insulating layer interposed therebetween; and an LED chip mounted on the first sheet metal plate of the metal PCB, wherein the first sheet metal plate has electrode patterns and leads respectively extending from the electrode patterns. |
| US08138510B2 |
Gallium nitride light emitting devices and methods of manufacturing the same
A gallium nitride (GaN) light emitting device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided, the method including sequentially forming a buffer layer and a first nitride layer on a silicon substrate, and forming a plurality of patterns by dry etching the first nitride layer. Each pattern includes a pair of sidewalls facing each other. A reflective layer is deposited on the first nitride layer so that one sidewall of the pair is exposed by the reflective layer. An n-type nitride layer that covers the first nitride layer is formed by horizontally growing an n-type nitride from the exposed sidewall, and a GaN-based light emitting structure layer is formed on the n-type nitride layer. |
| US08138508B2 |
LED chip package structure with different LED spacings and a method for making the same
An LED chip package structure with different LED spacing includes a substrate unit, a light-emitting unit, and a package colloid unit. The light-emitting unit has a plurality of LED chips electrically arranged on the substrate unit, and the LEDs are separated from each other by totally different spacing or partially different spacing. For example, the spacings between each two LED chips are from rarefaction to condensation, from condensation to rarefaction, from center rarefaction to outer condensation, from center condensation to outer rarefaction, alternate rarefaction and condensation, or alternate condensation and rarefaction. The package colloid unit covers the LED chips. |
| US08138501B2 |
Switching element and manufacturing method thereof
Disclosed is a switching element provided with a gate dielectric film and an active layer disposed in contact with the gate dielectric film. The active layer includes carbon nanotubes, and the gate dielectric film includes non-conjugated polymer containing an aromatic ring in a side chain. |
| US08138499B2 |
Stacked photoelectric conversion device
To provide a stacked photoelectric conversion device capable of inhibiting extreme decrease of the output in the morning and evening.A stacked photoelectric conversion device of the present invention comprises a first photoelectric conversion layer, a second photoelectric conversion layer and a third photoelectric conversion layer stacked in this order from a light entrance side, each photoelectric conversion layer having a p-i-n junction and formed of a silicon based semiconductor, wherein a short-circuit photocurrent of the first photoelectric conversion layer is larger than a short-circuit photocurrent of the second photoelectric conversion layer or a short-circuit photocurrent of the third photoelectric conversion layer under a condition of light source: xenon lamp, irradiance: 100 mW/cm2, AM: 1.5, and temperature: 25° C. |
| US08138498B2 |
Apparatus and methods for determining overlay of structures having rotational or mirror symmetry
Disclosed are overlay targets having flexible symmetry characteristics and metrology techniques for measuring the overlay error between two or more successive layers of such targets. Techniques for imaging targets with flexible symmetry characteristics and analyzing the acquired images to determine overlay or alignment error are disclosed. |
| US08138494B2 |
GaN series light-emitting diode structure
The present invention relates to a GaN series light-emitting diode structure, which includes a substrate; at least one GaN series layer formed over the substrate; subsequently an interface blocking structure composed of an n-type GaN series superlattice structure and a GaN series light-emitting layer, and a GaN series light-emitting layer are formed over the GaN series layer; and a p-type GaN series layer formed over the GaN series light-emitting layer. In the present invention, the radiative recombination efficiency is improved by introducing an interface blocking structure before the light-emitting layer under the epitaxial conditions of low temperature and pure nitrogen atmosphere. |
| US08138487B2 |
System, method and apparatus for droplet catcher for prevention of backsplash in a EUV generation chamber
A system and method generating an extreme ultraviolet light in an extreme ultraviolet light chamber including a collector mirror, a droplet generation system having a droplet outlet aligned to output a plurality of droplets along a target material path and a first catch including a first open end substantially aligned to the target material path and at least one internal surface oriented toward a second end of the first catch, the second end being opposite from the first open end. |
| US08138486B2 |
Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method
In an immersion lithographic apparatus, bubble formation in immersion liquid is reduced or prevented by reducing a gap size or area on a substrate table and/or covering the gap. |
| US08138484B2 |
Magnetic scanning system with improved efficiency
Some aspects of the present invention facilitate ion implantation by using a magnetic beam scanner that includes first and second magnetic elements having a beam path region therebetween. One or more magnetic flux compression elements are disposed proximate to the beam path region and between the first and second magnetic elements. During operation, the first and magnetic elements cooperatively generate an oscillatory time-varying magnetic field in the beam path region to scan an ion beam back and forth in time. The one or more magnetic flux compression elements compress the magnetic flux provided by the first and second magnetic elements, thereby reducing the amount of power required to magnetically scan the beam back and forth (relative to previous implementations). Other scanners, systems, and methods are also disclosed. |
| US08138480B2 |
Bulk material analyzer assembly including structural beams containing radiation shielding material
A bulk material analyzer (FIG. 2) is variably constructed from an assembly of components The analyzer (FIG. 2) is the type that is used to analyze bulk material (28) transported on a conveyor belt (29) through an activation region (30) between at least one radiation source (element 11) and at least one radiation detector (12) within the bulk material analyzer (FIG. 2) The assembly includes a radiation-source box (11) for disposition either above the activation region (30) or below the conveyor belt (29), a radiation-detector box (12) for disposition on the opposite side of the activation region (30) and the conveyor belt (29) from the radiation-source box (11); and a set of stackable structural beams (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19) predominantly containing radiation shielding material and configured for stacking about the activation region (30), the radiation-source box (11) and the radiation-detector box (12) to prevent unwanted radiation being generated and transported to the radiation-detector box (12). |
| US08138478B2 |
Passive infra-red detectors
A passive infra-red detector including at least three sub-detectors, each sub-detector being operative to receive infra-red radiation from a corresponding one of at least three sub fields-of-view, each sub field-of-view being exclusively defined by an optical element which does not define any other sub field of view, the sub fields-of-view being angled with respect to each other, adjacent ones of the sub fields-of-view being separated by a gap of no more than 30 degrees and at least one of the sub fields-of-view having at least one of the following characteristics: extending over no more then 45 degrees in azimuth; and including not more than three azimuthally distributed detection zones, and signal processing circuitry, operative to receive output signals from the sub detectors and to provide a motion detection output. |
| US08138477B2 |
THz investigation apparatus and method
Apparatus for measurement of a sample comprises means for generating electromagnetic radiation comprising a photoconductive device, the generating means is arranged to generate an output signal comprising electromagnetic radiation in dependence upon radiation received by the photoconductive device and to transmit the output signal towards a sample space, the apparatus further comprises a first radiation source and a second radiation source, arranged such that the radiation received by the photoconductive device comprises a mixture of radiation from the first radiation source and radiation from the second radiation source, control means for varying the frequency of the electromagnetic radiation of the output signal by varying the temperature of the first radiation source and/or the temperature of the second radiation source, and detecting means for detecting a response signal. |
| US08138475B2 |
System for producing enhanced thermal images
An imaging device has a thermal sensor to remotely measure respective temperatures of regions within an imaging field and to generate temperature information signals. A motion tracking system tracks motion of the thermal sensor and generates position information signals representing positions of the thermal sensor during the temperature measurements. An image construction processor uses the position and temperature information signals to generate a two-dimensional image representative of the imaging field including respective temperature indications at different locations within the two-dimensional image, and stores the two-dimensional image within a memory. The two-dimensional image may be used as an output image for display to a user. |
| US08138474B2 |
Method and apparatus for digital differential ion mobility separation
A method for differential mobility separation of ions using digital-drive based high voltage fast switching electronics. The digital waveform delivered to the spectrometer is characterized by at least two substantially rectangular pulses of different amplitude and polarity. The control circuitry allows for waveform frequency, duty cycle and pulse amplitudes to be varied independently. Balanced as well as unbalanced asymmetric waveforms can be designed for optimum differential mobility separation of ions. The digital drive is designed for differential mobility spectrometers including parallel plate and segmented plate multipoles of planar symmetry, as well as multipoles of cylindrical symmetry, which may optionally be arranged in series. The use of the digital drive establishes alternating electric fields during which the displacement as a result of ion oscillation is determined by mobility coefficients. |
| US08138473B2 |
Mass spectrometry unit
A mass spectrometry unit of the present invention includes a mass spectrometry portion that detects ion current values of a gas to be measured according to mass-to-charge ratio, to thereby measure partial pressures of the gas to be measured. The mass spectrometry unit further includes: a control portion for preliminary storing a record of a mass-to-charge ratio of a specific gas that decreases a function of a specific portion of the mass spectrometry unit, in which if an ion current value with the mass-to-charge ratio of the specific gas detected by the mass spectrometry portion is not less than a predetermined value, the control portion outputs a warning signal denoting a functional decrease in the specific portion. |
| US08138472B2 |
Molecular ion accelerator
A novel system and methods for accelerating analytes including, without limitation, molecular ions, biomolecules, polymers, nano- and microparticles, is provided. The invention can be useful for increasing detection sensitivity in applications such as mass spectrometry, performing collision-induced dissociation molecular structure analysis, and probing surfaces and samples using accelerated analyte. |
| US08138467B2 |
Color filter array including color filters only of first type and second type, method of fabricating the same, and image pickup device including the same
An image pickup device includes a pixel array including a plurality of photo sensitive devices and a color filter array including a plurality of color filters each disposed above a corresponding one of the plurality of photo sensitive devices. The color filters include a first type color filter formed on a glass substrate to filter light to pass a first spectrum and a second type color filter stacked on at least part of the first type color filter to filter light to pass a second spectrum. Accordingly, fabrication of a color filter array can be simplified and a color filter array having a small lay out can be fabricated. |
| US08138466B2 |
Video signal processing apparatus and method with infrared component remover
A video signal processing apparatus includes an image sensor and an infrared component remover. The image sensor receives light through a color filter, the color filter including long-pass filters only or a combination of a long-pass filter and an all-transmissive filter. The long-pass filters in the color filter a visible-light transmissive long-pass filter for permitting a visible-light component and an infrared-light component to pass therethrough and an infrared-light transmissive long-pass filter for permitting an infrared-light component to pass selectively therethrough. The infrared-light component remover removes an infrared-light component contained in a signal having passed through the visible-light transmissive long-pass filter, with transmittance data of an infrared-light region of the visible-light transmissive long-pass filter and the infrared-light transmissive long-pass filter applied. |
| US08138460B1 |
Radio frequency phototube
A method and apparatus of obtaining a record of repetitive optical or other phenomena having durations in the picosecond range, comprising a circular scan electron tube to receive light pulses and convert them to electron images consisting with fast nanosecond electronic signals, a continuous wave light or other particle pulses, e.g. electron picosecond pulses, and a synchronizing mechanism arranged to synchronize the deflection of the electron image (images) in the tube (tubes) with the repetition rate of the incident pulse train. There is also provided a method and apparatus for digitization of a repetitive and random optical waveform with a bandwidth higher than 10 GHz. |
| US08138452B2 |
Convection oven
A convection system for an oven comprising a baffle defining a single heating chamber mounted within a cavity of the oven, a heating element located within the single heating chamber for heating air within the heating chamber, and at least two fans located within the heating chamber. The oven cavity can be defined, in part, by a wall having at least a portion with a curved peripheral edge, so that air exhausted through the outlet is deflected away from the wall. |
| US08138451B2 |
Heating device for heating semiconductor wafers in thermal processing chambers
An apparatus for heat treating semiconductor wafers is disclosed. The apparatus includes a heating device which contains an assembly of light energy sources for emitting light energy onto a wafer. The light energy sources can be placed in various configurations. In accordance with the present invention, tuning devices which are used to adjust the overall irradiance distribution of the light energy sources are included in the heating device. The tuning devices can be either active sources of light energy or passive sources which reflect, refract or absorb light energy. For instance, in one embodiment, the tuning devices can comprise a lamp spaced from a focusing lens designed to focus determined amounts of light energy onto a particular location of a wafer being heated. |
| US08138448B2 |
Negative coefficient thermal expansion engineered particles for composite fabrication
Methods for the fabrication of negative coefficient thermal expansion engineered elements, and particularly, wherein such elements provide for fillers possessing a low or even potentially zero coefficient thermal expansion and which are employable as fillers for polymers possessing high coefficients of thermal expansion. Further, disclosed are novel structures, which are obtained by the inventive methods. |
| US08138443B2 |
Sealing systems
A sealing system includes two fittings, a compliant member, and a spring. The first fitting has two ends, a first cavity, and a first channel. The first channel extends from the first end to the first cavity, which is formed in the second end radially inwardly from an outer surface of the first fitting. The second fitting is disposed in the first cavity and has two ends, a second cavity, and a second channel. The first end is disposed in the first cavity, the second cavity is formed in the first end of the second fitting, and the second channel extends from the second cavity to the second end. The compliant member is disposed in the second cavity. The spring is disposed in the second cavity against the compliant member. |
| US08138439B2 |
Limiter including a number of gas channels and electrical switching apparatus employing the same
A limiter includes a housing having a number of gas ports, a number of gas vents and a number of gas channels. Each of the number of gas channels is between a corresponding one of the number of gas ports and a corresponding one of the number of gas vents. The limiter also includes a number of first terminals, a number of second terminals, and a number of limiter devices. Each of the number of limiter devices is electrically connected between a corresponding one of the number of first terminals and a corresponding one of the number of second terminals. Each of the number of gas ports is structured to receive a corresponding ionized gas flow for passage through a corresponding one of the number of gas channels to the corresponding one of the number of gas vents. |
| US08138438B2 |
Carrier delivery sequence system and process adapted for upstream insertion of exceptional mail pieces
A system and method for sorting mail comprising an input (18), readers means (20, 24) and a plurality of holder (28), wherein the system sorts standard and exceptional mail formats. |
| US08138435B2 |
Electrical control device
An electrical device is disclosed for use in a wall box having a series of buttons that can either be rocker buttons or push buttons; these buttons can be supported by springboards formed integral with a support board; the springboards are for biasing the series of buttons; much of the device is housed within a housing formed at a first end by a body and a second end by a strap coupled to the housing; the strap extends beyond the body, wherein this strap can be used to dissipate heat from the device; inside of the housing can be at least one circuit board which has switches, which can be used to receive instructions from a plurality of buttons. |
| US08138434B2 |
Waterproof press key and assembly of an electronic device housing and the waterproof press key
A waterproof press key includes a key body, a rigid support component, and a waterproofing ring. The key body is made of a resilient material, and includes a top wall and a surrounding wall extending downwardly from the top wall. The rigid support component includes a supporting portion that is disposed at the surrounding wall. The waterproofing ring projects from the outer wall surface of the surrounding wall. The supporting portion overlaps with at least a part of a height section of the surrounding wall from which the waterproofing ring projects to thereby enhance the waterproofing effect of the waterproof press key. |
| US08138430B1 |
Window power distribution panel for exterior generator
An outdoor generator accessory comprising a window power strip, the power strip defining an encasement having a lower margin set within a window seat of a residence or commercial building, and upper margin sealed against a lower window panel, in inner surface having a plurality of AC outlets, an illumination source, circuit breakers for each outlet, and a CO detector, and a rear surface having a power inlet for connection to an outdoor electrical generator and a set of wires to be connected to the ground of the electrical generator to turn off the generator when the CO detector detects a minimal threshold amount of CO within the residence. The power strip is applied to the lower seat of the open window frame, the window panel is then closed upon the upper surface, and adjustable sliding side panels are extended to seal the power strip within the window when the power to the building is off, after which the outdoor generator may be started and run, the power cord plugged into the generator and the power inlet, with the multiple AC outlets on the inner surface providing multiple connections to power multiple AC operated electrical devices. |
| US08138428B2 |
Lead-embedded metallized ceramics substrate and package
A metallized ceramics substrate including: a ceramics body; a wiring pattern formed on one surface of the ceramics body; and a lead electrically-connected to the wiring pattern. The ceramics body has a through-hole, the lead penetrates the through-hole and sticks out from another surface of the ceramics body, and the lead is fixed by filling an electroconductive filler between the lead and the through-hole for keeping airtightness. The metallized ceramics substrate does not cause a problem of interlayer peeling and is excellent in airtightness and electric conductivity. |
| US08138426B2 |
Mounting structure
A mounting structure is provided that can suppress flux from spreading, secure a connecting strength between a circuit board and an electronic component with underfill, and achieve a stable electrical connection between lands and terminals. The mounting structure is configured with a flat electronic component and a circuit board, and a plurality of lands provided on the undersurface of the electronic component and a plurality of terminals provided on the mounting surface of the circuit board so as to correspond to the plurality of lands are bonded with solder. The circuit board includes a means for holding flux separated from the solder in the proximity of at least one of the plurality of terminals. |
| US08138425B2 |
Projected capacitive touch panel and fabricating method thereof
A touch panel and a fabricating method thereof are provided. The touch panel includes: a substrate; a first conductive layer configured on the substrate and having a first and a second portions; an insulating layer covering the first portion; and a second conductive layer having a third portion configured on the second portion, and a fourth portion configured on the insulating layer and being separate from the third portion. The fabricating method includes the steps of: providing a first conductive layer; forming an insulating layer partially covering the first conductive layer; and forming a second conductive layer having a first pattern coupled to the first conductive layer and a second pattern insulated from the first pattern on the insulating layer. |
| US08138422B2 |
Printed circuit board with conductive ink/paste, having plating layers, and method for manufacturing the same
A Printed Circuit Board (PCB) and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. A circuit pattern is formed by printing conductive ink/paste on a substrate, and sintering a layer of the conductive ink or curing a layer of the conductive paste by applying heat. A primary plating layer is formed through electroless plating or electrolytic plating of a high-melting point metal on the circuit pattern. A secondary plating layer is formed through electroless plating or electrolytic plating of a precious metal on the primary plating layer to improve wetting with solder. |
| US08138421B2 |
Flat cable
A flexible flat cable capable of having good flexibility and good bending strength while reducing a thickness thereof without damaging a good electrical characteristic of a strip structure and capable of enhancing cost effectiveness is provided. The flexible flat cable includes: an air-containing layer, serving as an insulating member, having a width substantially the same as a transmission path width of a cable body including a plurality of conductors arranged in a prescribed pitch, the air-containing layer being disposed in such a manner as to sandwich the cable body from both sides; and shield members disposed in such a manner as to cover a surface of the air-containing layer and to be conductively connected to a ground layer at terminal portions of both ends of the cable body. The air-containing layer includes non-woven fabrics cut in a width substantially the same as the transmission path width of the cable body. |
| US08138417B2 |
Underground storage of operational electronic equipment
The underground storage of operational electronic equipment utilizes a hermetically sealable container adapted for receiving electronic equipment, such as a computer hard drive. The electronic equipment is placed in the container and electrically connected via a seal maintaining feedthrough to a facility proximate the container. The hermetically sealable container is sealed up and then buried underground. |
| US08138415B2 |
Paste for back contact-type solar cell
Disclosed is a method for producing a solar cell electrode, comprising the steps of: (1) applying a paste comprising (a) electrically conductive particles containing silver particle having a particle size of 0.1 to 10 microns and an added particle comprising particles loaded with metal particles selected from the group consisting of Mo, Tc, Ru, Rh, Pd, W, Re, Os, Ir and Pt particles onto the opposite side from the light receiving side of a back contact-type solar cell substrate, wherein content of the silver particle is 40 to 90 wt %, and content of the added particle is 0.01 to 10 wt % based on the weight of the paste; and (2) firing the applied paste. |
| US08138414B2 |
Surface-modified semiconductor electrode, dye-sensitized solar cell, method of manufacturing the solar cell, and polymer composition used for the method
Provided is a semiconductor anode including: a metal oxide semiconductor formed on a conductive substrate; a dye formed on a surface of the metal oxide semiconductor; and a polymer self-assembled on a surface of the metal oxide semiconductor. Provided are also a dye-sensitized solar cell, a method of manufacturing the dye-sensitized solar cell, and a polymer composition used for the method of manufacturing the dye-sensitized solar cell. The dye-sensitized solar cell includes an organic material-incorporated metal oxide semiconductor. Therefore, the transfer of electrons in the semiconductor to an electrolyte can be prevented, thereby increasing photocurrent and photovoltage, resulting in enhancement in energy conversion efficiency. |
| US08138412B2 |
Flexible electrical substrate
A flexible substrate layer having metallic bus-lines and connecting stitches is formed. A trace layer having electrical traces and thermal vias is also formed. The substrate layer and the trace layer are bonded together by way of respective thermal pathways and electrically interconnected. The resulting layer-wise assembly is configured to support and electrically interconnect an array of photovoltaic cells and to channel away heat during operation. |
| US08138411B2 |
Photovoltaic system
The photovoltaic system includes a plurality of photovoltaic modules which are connected to form a string or several strings connected in parallel, thereby forming a photovoltaic generator having a positive terminal and negative terminal. A DC constant voltage source connected to the photovoltaic generator to raise the potential of the positive terminal relative to ground potential. This reduces the flow of electrons out of the TCO layer of the modules, thereby reducing or completely eliminating cathode discharges which damage the modules. |
| US08138408B2 |
Music composition method and system for portable device having touchscreen
A music composition method and system is provided for composing a music piece using a touch interaction with a touchscreen-enabled portable device. A music composition method includes setting an accompaniment with chords varying according to the progress of a unit play time; playing the accompaniment; displaying, when a series of touches are detected, a trace of the touches; playing a melody of tones mapped to positions of the touches and matching notes of a note scale defined by chords of the accompaniment playing at the times when the touches are detected; and saving the trace, melody, and accompaniment as a music piece as an ensemble. |
| US08138407B2 |
Synchronizer for ensemble on different sorts of music data, automatic player musical instrument and method of synchronization
In order to establish an automatic player piano and a home theater system in synchronization for ensemble, a set of playback pattern data expresses a series of pitch names, and is stored in a memory system independent of an audio data file and a music data file; while an audio signal is being supplied from a playback system to a synchronizer of the automatic player piano, the synchronizer extracts samples from the audio signal, and determines a series of pitch names through an FFT and a quantization; the series of pitch names of the samples is compared with the playback pattern data what part of the playback pattern data expresses the series of pitch name; since the each sample appears over an extremely short time period, the synchronizer accurately determines a lapse of time, and selects a note event data code to be processed from the music data file. |
| US08138406B2 |
Extension for guitar effects pedal board
A pedal board extension provides a pedal board with a platform for additional effects and/or over-sized effects. One or more U-shaped members are arranged along one edge of the extension. When the extension is mated to the pedal board, the U-shaped members engage with an end rail of the pedal board, thus securely joining the extension to the pedal board. |
| US08138405B2 |
Straight-through rotary valve structure
A straight-through rotary valve structure includes: a case having an internal conic receiving space with an opening, a first extension section being disposed at a tip of the receiving space, a second extension section being disposed beside the first extension section; a conic rotary valve block having a pivot shaft and formed with a first hole and a second hole, the first hole communicating with a third hole formed at a tip of the rotary valve block in communication with the first extension section, the second hole communicating with a fourth hole formed on a conic face of the rotary valve block; and an outer cover blocking the opening of the case. The outer cover is formed with a central shaft hole through which the pivot shaft passes. The outer cover is further formed with a first perforation and a second perforation corresponding to the first and second holes respectively. |
| US08138404B1 |
Strip inlay products, and methods of making
Decorative strip inlay products. Strip inlay products are used at the outer edges of stringed instruments, about the sound aperture and inwardly of the edges. Products of the invention are laser cut in the top surface of a workpiece. A bottom portion of the workpiece supports overlying cut portions. Where the strip must be flexed for insertion into curved channels, a substrate layer is resiliently flexible, and the overlying display layer is cut into segments, with spaces between the segments. The segments can move relative to each other, and/or flex, when the substrate flexes. Alternatively, the uncut bottom portion of the strip is rigid relative to an axis perpendicular to the top, and cavities in the display pattern are filled with filler and the resultant product, is sanded, resulting in display of both the filler material and the full pattern of the facing material as cut by the laser. |
| US08138403B1 |
Brace for stringed instrument
A new and improved body and bridge bracing system for stringed musical instruments includes an bracing system that consists of an upper brace located in the upper body of the instrument's body and a lower brace located in the lower body. Two or more longitudinal braces connect to each of the lateral braces and provide the instrument's neck, body, and soundboard support against the constant stress of the strings. A bridge reinforcing means is also included and consists of two or more truss rods. The rods connect the upper body lateral brace to the bridge area and further counteract the tension of the strings thereby preventing damage to the bridge and soundboard. |
| US08138399B2 |
Plants and seeds of corn variety CV208554
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV208554. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV208554, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV208554 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV208554 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV208554. |
| US08138398B2 |
Sweet pepper hybrid 9942815
The invention provides seed and plants of the pepper hybrid 9942815 and parents thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of such plants, and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing a plant provided with itself or with another pepper plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. |
| US08138396B2 |
Cotton cultivar 856-1
A cotton cultivar, designated 856-1, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of cotton cultivar 856-1, to the plants of cotton 856-1 and to methods for producing a cotton plant produced by crossing the cultivar 856-1 with itself or another cotton variety. The invention further relates to hybrid cotton seeds and plants produced by crossing the cultivar 856-1 with another cotton cultivar. |
| US08138395B1 |
Soybean variety XB57G09
According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety designated XB57G09. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety XB57G09, to the plants of soybean XB57G09 to plant parts of soybean variety XB57G09 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing plants of the soybean variety XB57G09 with another soybean plant, using XB57G09 as either the male or the female parent. |
| US08138391B1 |
Or gene and its use in manipulating carotenoid content and composition in plants and other organisms
The cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis) Or gene is a semi-dominant, single-locus mutation. It induces the accumulation of high levels of beta-carotene in various tissues that are normally devoid of carotenoids, turning them orange. Using a map-based cloning strategy, we identified a single candidate gene representing Or and successfully verified its identity by phenotypic complementation in the wild type cauliflower. The Or gene encodes a plastid membrane protein containing the DnaJ zinc figure domain. A likely gain-of-function mutation from a 4.3-kb retrotransposon insertion in the Or allele confers the orange phenotype in the mutant. Southern blot analysis revealed that Or is a single-copy sequence in the cauliflower genome. High level of expression of the Or gene and the protein was found in very young leaves, curds, and flowers at comparable abundance between wild type and the Or mutant. Or likely functions in regulating the differentiation of some non-photosynthetic plastids into chromoplasts, which provide the deposition “sink” for carotenoid accumulation. Or orthologs with high degree of sequence homology were found in many other higher plants, including Arabidopsis, tomato, maize, and rice. Successful phenotypic complementation of Or in Arabidopsis provides strong evidence that Or can work across species to enhance carotenoid accumulation in other important crops. |
| US08138383B2 |
Membrane active heteropolymers
The present invention is directed to a class of membrane active polymers useful for cellular delivery of compounds. Conjugation of the described membrane active polymers to targeting, anti-opsonization, and anti-aggregation agents provides polymers suitable for in vivo delivery. The use of multiple reversible linkages connecting component parts provides for physiologically responsive activity modulation. |
| US08138381B2 |
Method for recovering a natural gas contaminated with high levels of CO2
The present invention provides a method for recovering a natural gas contaminated with high levels of carbon dioxide. A gas containing methane and carbon dioxide is extracted from a reservoir containing natural gas, where carbon dioxide comprises greater than 40 vol. % of the extracted gas. The extracted gas is scrubbed with a wash effective to produce a washed extracted gas containing less carbon dioxide than the extracted gas and at least 20 vol. % carbon dioxide. The washed extracted gas is oxidized with an oxygen containing gas in the presence of a partial oxidation catalyst to produce an oxidation product gas containing hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide. The oxidation product gas is then utilized to produce a liquid methanol product. |
| US08138376B2 |
Preparation of (2R,3R)-3-(3-methoxyphenyl)-N,N,2-trimethylpentanamine
The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of (2R,3R)-3-(3-methoxyphenyl)-N,N,2-trimethylpentanamine which is an intermediate for the preparation of the analgesic tapentadol. |
| US08138375B2 |
Method for producing 1-formamido-3,5-dimethyladamantane
The invention relates to a method for producing 1-formamido-3,5-dimethyladamantane in only two reaction steps by direct formamide formation of 1,3-dimethyladamantane, the 1,3-dimethyladamantane being reacted with formamide in concentrated acids. |
| US08138372B2 |
Zwitterionic compounds and use thereof
The present invention covers zwitterionic, non-surface-active compounds in the form of carboxymethylated, short-chain dialkylaminoalkylamides and use thereof as therapeutic agent. |
| US08138371B2 |
Production of formic acid
Processes for producing formic acid from a carbohydrate-containing material include hydrolyzing a carbohydrate-containing material (e.g., cellulose) in the presence of a mineral acid to form an intermediate hydrolysate comprising one or more sugars, and hydrolyzing the intermediate hydrolysate to form a hydrolysate product including formic acid. |
| US08138370B2 |
Method of producing optically active α-amino acid benzyl esters
A method is provided for producing optically active α-amino acid benzyl esters. The method includes reacting an optically active α-amino acid and benzyl alcohols in the presence of an acid, wherein the reaction is carried out under reduced pressure without substantially using a solvent, while distilling off water generated by the progress of the reaction. |
| US08138365B2 |
Method for producing organosilanes
The invention relates to a method for producing organosilanes of general formula I, [R(R)(R′O)Si—R″—]2Sm I by reaction of (halo-organo)alkoxysilanes of formula II, [R(R)(R′O)Si—R″-Hal II with a sulfuring reagent, selected from alkaline hydrogensulfide, alkaline sulfide Me2S, alkaline polysulfide Me2Sg and any combination thereof and optionally additionally with sulfur and/or with H2S in a solvent, the alkaline hydroxy content of all materials used being <0.44 wt. %. |
| US08138362B2 |
Method for extracting internal lipids from wool using supercritical fluids
A method for extracting internal lipids from wool that is substantially free of lanolin, comprising the use of a fluid under supercritical conditions and an agent that can change the polarity of said fluid, selected from methanol and/or ethanol, is disclosed. According to the operating conditions described, the temperature is between 40° C. and 120° C., and the pressure is between 120 bars and 330 bars. The polarity-changing agent represents between 3% and 15% expressed as volume/volume. The inventive method can be used to obtain internal lipids from wool, one of the most significant components of which are ceramides, which can be used in compositions intended to protect human skin against environmental damage. |
| US08138355B2 |
Heteroacene derivative, tetrahaloterphenyl derivative, and processes for producing the same
There are provided a heteroacene derivative having an excellent oxidation resistance and capable of forming a semiconductor active phase by a coating process, and an oxidation-resistant organic semiconductor material using the same, as well as an organic thin film.A heteroacene derivative represented by the formula (1) is obtained by tetrametalation of a tetrahaloterphenyl derivative with a metalation agent and subsequent treatment of the resulting compound with reaction agents: wherein the substituents R1 to R4 are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, an aryl group having 4 to 30 carbon atoms, an alkyl group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, or a halogenated alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; T1 and T2 are the same or different and each represents sulfur, selenium, tellurium, oxygen, phosphorus, boron, or aluminum; l and m each is an integer of 0 or 1; and rings A and B are the same or different and each has a structure represented by the following formulae (A-1) or (A-2). |
| US08138353B2 |
Synthesis of UDP-glucose: N-acylsphingosine glucosyltransferase inhibitors
Disclosed is a novel enantiomeric synthesis ceramide-like inhibitors of UDP-glucose: N-acylsphingosine glucosyltransferase. Also disclosed are novel intermediates formed during the synthesis. |
| US08138352B2 |
Method for producing asymmetric tetrasubstituted carbon atom-containing compound
The invention provides an industrial method for producing a spiroaminopyrrolidone derivative, which is an intermediate for producing a quinolone antibacterial agent. Specifically, the invention provides a method for producing a compound of formula (2): wherein n is an integer of 2 to 5; R1 is a (substituted) alkyl group or a (substituted) aryl group; and R2 represents a (substituted) alkoxycarbonyl group, a (substituted) aralkyloxycarbonyl group, a (substituted) aliphatic acyl group, or a (substituted) aromatic acyl group). |
| US08138351B2 |
Treatment of duchenne muscular dystrophy
Provided is a process for the preparation of 5-(ethylsulfonyl)-2-(naphthalen-2-yl) benzo[d] oxazole useful in the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. |
| US08138349B2 |
Pharmaceutically acceptable salt and polymorphic forms of flupirtine maleate
The present invention is concerned with new polymorphic forms of flupirtine maleate, processes for preparing the new polymorphic forms, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, therapeutic uses thereof and methods of treatment employing them. |
| US08138346B2 |
Method for synthesis of 8-alkoxy-9H-isothiazolo[5,4-B]quinoline-3,4-diones
The present invention provides process for synthesis of 8-methoxy-9H-isothiazolo[5,4-b]quinoline-3,4-diones and 8A,9-dihydro-4aH-isothiazolo[5,4-b]quinoline-3,4-diones of the Formula A. The substituents R, R5, R6, R7, R8 and R9 are defined herein. The invention also provides novel synthetic intermediates useful in the synthesis of 8-methoxy-9H-isothiazolo[5,4-b]quinoline-3,4-diones and 8A,9-dihydro-4aH-isothiazolo[5,4-b]quinoline-3,4-diones. |
| US08138345B2 |
Diamide compounds having muscarinic receptor antagonist and β2 adrenergic receptor agonist activity
This invention relates to a compound of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Such compounds possess both muscarinic receptor antagonist and β2 adrenergic receptor agonist activities. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, processes and intermediates for preparing such compounds, and methods of using such compounds as bronchodilating agents to treat pulmonary disorders. |
| US08138344B2 |
Process for the preparation of rapamycin derivatives
Processes for the production of a 32-deoxorapamycin from a 32-iodo- or 32-hydroxyrapamycin, wherein the hydroxy group is substituted by the residue of an arylthionocarbonate or an arylthiocarbamate, in the presence of tris(trimethylsilyl)-silan and α,α′-azo-isobutyronitril in organic solvent; and 32-deoxorapamycin in the form of a crystalline solvate. |
| US08138343B2 |
Crystalline polymorph of 7-ethyl-10-hydroxycamptothecin
A crystalline polymorph of 7-ethyl-10-hydroxycamptothecin exhibiting an X-ray diffraction pattern having peaks at 10.9±0.2, 13.2±0.2, 23.9±0.2, and 26.1±0.2 2-theta degree. |
| US08138340B2 |
Bicyclononene derivatives
The invention relates to novel bicyclononene derivatives of Formula (I); and the use thereof as active ingredients in the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions. The invention also concerns related aspects including processes for the preparation of the compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more of those compounds and especially their use as inhibitors of renin. |
| US08138338B2 |
Aurora kinase inhibitors from an encoded small molecule library
The present invention provides, at least in part, compounds of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein Z1, Z2, Z3, R1, x, y, R2, R3, R4a, R4b, R5, R6 and R7 are described herein, as well as methods for their identification, their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use as Aurora A kinase inhibitors in treatment, e.g., of cancer and other proliferative disorders. |
| US08138336B2 |
Pyrrolotriazine derivatives useful for treating cancer through inhibition of aurora kinase
This invention relates to novel compounds and processes for their preparation, methods of treating diseases, particularly Cancer, comprising administering said compounds, and methods of making pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment or prevention of disorders, particularly Cancer. |
| US08138335B2 |
Carboxylic acid compounds and medicinal compositions containing the same as the active ingredient
A compound represented by formula (I) wherein the symbols in the formula are the same meanings as those in specification, salts thereof, solvates thereof, or prodrugs thereof binds to DP receptor and shows antagonistic activity for DP receptor. Thus, it is useful for prevention and/or treatment of diseases such as allergic disease (e.g., allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, atopic dermatitis, bronchial asthma and food allergy), systemic mastocytosis, disorders accompanied by systemic mast cell activation, anaphylaxis shock, bronchoconstriction, urticaria, eczema, diseases accompanied by itch (e.g., atopic dermatitis and urticaria), diseases (e.g., cataract, retinal detachment, inflammation, infection and sleeping disorders) which is generated secondarily as a result of behavior accompanied by itch (e.g., scratching and beating), inflammation, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, ischemic reperfusion injury, cerebrovascular accident, chronic rheumatoid arthritis, pleurisy, ulcerative colitis, etc. Since it specifically binds to DP receptor and binds weakly to other prostaglandins receptors, they can be pharmaceuticals having little side effect. |
| US08138334B2 |
Substituted oxa-diaza-spiro-[5.5]-undecanone derivatives and their use as neurokinin antagonists
This invention concerns substituted oxa-diaza-spiro-[5.5]-undecanone derivatives having neurokinin antagonistic activity, in particular an NK1 antagonistic activity, an NK3 antagonistic activity, a combined NK1/NK2 antagonistic activity and a combined NK1/NK2/NK3 antagonistic activity, their preparation, compositions comprising them and their use as a medicine, in particular for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of schizophrenia, emesis, anxiety and depression, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), circadian rhythm disturbances, pre-eclampsia, nociception, pain, in particular visceral and neuropathic pain, pancreatitis, neurogenic inflammation, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and micturition disorders such as urinary incontinence. The compounds according to the invention can be represented by general Formula (I) and comprises also the pharmaceutically acceptable acid or base addition salts thereof, the stereochemically isomeric forms thereof, the N-oxide form thereof and prodrugs thereof, wherein all substituents are defined as in Claim 1. |
| US08138325B2 |
Promoter variants for expressing genes in a fungal cell
The present invention relates to methods for producing a biological substance, comprising: (a) cultivating a fungal host cell in a medium conducive for the production of the biological substance, wherein the fungal host cell comprises a first nucleic acid sequence encoding the biological substance operably linked to a second nucleic acid sequence comprising a promoter variant selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 11, and SEQ ID NO: 12; and a subsequence thereof; and hybrid and tandem promoters thereof; and (b) isolating the biological substance from the cultivation medium. The present invention also relates to the isolated promoter variants and to constructs, vectors, and fungal host cells comprising the promoter variants operably linked to nucleic acid sequences encoding biological substances. |
| US08138323B2 |
Isolated cDNA encoding tumor necrosis factor binding protein II, its purification, and vectors, hosts and processes using such cDNA
An isolated DNA molecule has the sequence of encoding a fragment of encoding Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) Binding Protein II. It has a length sufficient to serve as an immunogen for raising antibodies against a polypeptide that is a fragment of TNF Binding Protein II. The DNA may be used to produce replicable expression vehicles and prokaryotic or eukaryotic expression host cells. Such host cells may be used to produce polypeptides encoded by such DNA molecules. |
| US08138322B2 |
Human T1R2 nucleic acid sequences and polypeptides
Binding assays for identifying compounds that modulate human T1R2 polypeptide associated taste are disclosed. These assays detect the specific binding of compounds to a human T1R2 polypeptide or the modulation of the specific binding of a compound that specifically binds to a human T1R2 polypeptide. The binding assays may include the use of detectable labels, e.g., radionuclides, enzymes, fluorophases, and the like. Compounds identified in these binding assays have putative application as T1R2 taste modulators, particularly sweet taste, and potentially are useful additives in compositions for human or animal consumption. |
| US08138318B2 |
Hepatitis B pre-S2 nucleic acid
This invention relates to a nucleic acid molecule encoding a middle Hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface protein, a vector comprising the nucleic acid molecule, a host cell comprising the vector, and a composition comprising the expression products of this vector, which may comprise middle HBV surface protein, or a mixture of middle HBV surface protein and small HBV surface protein. The compositions of the invention may be useful for expressing a middle HBV surface protein, or a mixture of small and middle HBV surface proteins in defined ratios, determining the binding of an antibody to a middle or small HBV surface protein, determining the quality of an anti-middle or an anti-small HBV surface protein antibody, or determining the quality of a kit containing anti-middle or anti-small HBV surface protein antibodies. |
| US08138317B2 |
Purification of pegylated polypeptides
The invention is a method for the purification of mono-PEGylated erythropoietin using two cation exchange chromatography steps wherein the same type of cation exchange material is used in both cation exchange chromatography steps and a method for producing a mono-PEGylated erythropoietin in substantially homogeneous form. |
| US08138315B2 |
Anti-alpha V immunoliposome compositions, methods and uses
An immunoliposome composition targeted to the alphaV-integrin subunit of integrin receptors comprised of ligand-targeted liposomes bearing at least one targeting-ligand derived from an antibody and having binding specificity for at least one integrin receptor comprising an alpha V subunit including αvβ1, αvβ3 αvβ5, αvβ6, or αvβ8 integrin cell receptors is described. The antibody-derived targeting ligand may be a Fab′ fragment, a scFv, or the like. Binding of the immunoliposome to αv-integrin expressing cells, preferably results in internalization of the immunoliposome for cytoplasmic delivery of a liposome-entrapped agent. |
| US08138311B2 |
Modified proteins, designer toxins, and methods of making thereof
The present invention concerns methods of reducing the antigenicity of a proteinaceous compound while maintaining the compounds biological activity, as well as proteinaceous compositions with biological activity but reduced antigenicity. These methods and compositions have significant benefits to a subject in need of such compounds and compositions. Also included are modified toxin compounds that are truncated and/or possess reduce antigenicity. Such designer toxins have therapeutic, diagnostic, and preventative benefits, particularly as immunotoxins. Methods of treating cancer using these immunotoxins are provided. |
| US08138308B2 |
Modified peptide substrate
The invention provides novel reagents and methodologies for detecting free versus bound compounds. It is particularly useful to detect thrombin when it is not bound to A2M in the presence of thrombin bound to A2M by using a modified substrate that is sterically hindered from reacting with the bound thrombin. |
| US08138305B2 |
Analogues of GLP-1
The present invention is directed to peptide analogues of glucagon-like peptide-1, the pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, to methods of using such analogues to treat mammals and to pharmaceutical compositions useful therefore comprising said analogues. |
| US08138304B2 |
Neural regeneration peptides and formulations thereof
Neural regeneration peptide consisting of a sequence comprised in the sequence of REGRRAAPGRAGG(SEQ ID NO:1). |
| US08138303B2 |
Polymers
The present invention relates to novel polymers comprising a repeating unit of the formula (I) and their use in electronic devices. The polymers according to the invention have excellent solubility in organic solvents and excellent film-forming properties. In addition, high charge carrier mobilities and high stability of the emission color can be observed, if the polymers according to the invention are used in organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs). |
| US08138301B2 |
Convenient synthesis of 1→3 C-branched dendrons
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a method of preparing higher generation 1→3 C-branched polyamide dendrons. The combination of commercially available acryloyl chloride with 1→3 C-branched amines, e.g., di-tert-butyl 4-[2-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)ethyl]-4-aminoheptanedioate, resulted in generally high yields of acryl amides, which upon treatment with other reagents, generated the desired higher generation dendrons. These second and third generation dendrons were fully characterized and compared to the samples prepared from a convergent synthesis. |
| US08138298B2 |
Golf ball
The object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having excellent scuff resistance and spin performance. The present invention provides a golf ball which comprises a core and a cover covering the core. The cover contains a polyurethane as a resin component, and the polyurethane is obtained by employing a multimodal polyol having multimodality in molecular weight distribution, as a high-molecular-weight polyol component constituting the polyurethane. |
| US08138297B2 |
Moisture-curable silylated polymer possessing improved storage stability
A moisture-curable silylated resin possessing improved storage stability and short cure time is obtained by reacting a prepolymer with a silylating reactant comprising silane (i) possessing three methoxy groups, silane (ii) possessing three alkoxy groups independently containing from 2 to 4 carbon atoms, and, optionally, silane (iii) possessing two methoxy groups and one alkoxy group of from 2 to 4 carbon atoms and/or silane (iv) possessing one methoxy group and two alkoxy groups independently containing from 2 to 4 carbon atoms. |
| US08138294B2 |
Process for preparing branched Si-H functional polysiloxanes and use thereof for preparing liquid SiC- or SiOC-linked, branched modified organomodified polysiloxanes
The invention provides a process for preparing liquid, branched SiH-functional siloxanes by reacting a mixture of one or more low molecular weight SiH-functional siloxanes, one or more low molecular weight SiH-free siloxanes, one or more tetraalkoxysilanes, and optionally one or more trialkoxysilanes with addition of water and in the presence of a Brønsted-acidic ion exchanger, which is characterized in that the reaction is performed in one process step. |
| US08138290B2 |
High water content ophthalmic devices
An ophthalmic device is disclosed that is a polymerization product of a monomeric mixture comprising (a) a major amount of a non-silicone-containing hydrophilic monomer; (b) a hydrophobic monomer; and (c) a crosslinking agent, wherein the ophthalmic device has an equilibrium water content of at least about 70 weight percent and further wherein the ophthalmic device has an evaporative dehydration barrier layer on the surface thereof. A method for the mitigation of evaporative corneal dehydration employing the high water content ophthalmic device is also disclosed. |
| US08138288B2 |
Synthesis of cationic siloxane prepolymers
This application is directed toward an improved method of synthesizing cationic siloxane prepolymers as well as a specific cationic siloxane prepolymer having improved compatibility with monofunctional siloxanyl methacrylate monomers and medical devices containing the cationic siloxane prepolymer. |
| US08138287B2 |
(Meth)acrylate copolymer for syrup and resin composition thereof
The present invention provides a copolymer for syrup, characterized by being formed from (A) 1 to 60 mass % of at least one (meth)acrylate compound selected from among a (meth)acrylate-modified silicone oil, an alkyl(meth)acrylate, a monoalkylene glycol(meth)acrylate, and a polyalkylene glycol(meth)acrylate, and (B) 99 to 40 mass % of a (meth)acrylate compound having a C≧6 alicyclic hydrocarbon group bonded thereto via an ester bond; a (meth)acrylate composition containing a (meth)acrylate monomer and 1 to 60 mass % of the (meth)acrylate copolymer for syrup; and a cured product of the composition. The (meth)acrylate copolymer for syrup of the present invention has excellent solubility, particularly in a (meth)acrylate compound having an alicyclic ester substituent, and a (meth)acrylate resin composition containing the copolymer provides a stable cured product having high transparency and high resistance to UV rays and heat. Thus, the cured product is suitably used as a material for lenses, illumination devices, automobiles, displays, optical-semiconductors, etc. |
| US08138282B2 |
Loop reactor suitable for olefin polymerization with improved product removal means
The present invention relates to a loop reactor suitable for olefin polymerization process comprising: a plurality of interconnected pipes defining a flow path for a polymer slurry, said slurry consisting essentially of an olefin reactant, a polymerization catalyst, liquid diluent and solid olefin polymer particles, means for introducing olefin reactant, polymerization catalyst and diluent into said reactor, a pump suitable for maintaining the polymer slurry in circulation in said reactor, and single settling leg connected to said loop reactor through (a) a take off line extending from said reactor to said settling leg and configured to remove said polymer slurry from said reactor, and (b) a return line extending from said settling leg to said reactor, characterized in that said take off line is radially connected to said single settling leg. |
| US08138279B2 |
Biaxially oriented polyarylene sulfide film
A biaxially oriented polyarylene sulfide film made of a polyarylene sulfide resin composition has a melt crystallization temperature of not lower than 160° C. and not higher than 220° C. The biaxially oriented polyarylene sulfide film contains 70 to 99 parts by weight of the polyarylene sulfide and 1 to 30 parts by weight of thermoplastic resin A; the thermoplastic resin A constitutes a dispersed phase having an average dispersion diameter of 50 nm to 500 nm. The biaxially oriented polyarylene sulfide film has a breaking stress at 200° C. in the machine direction and/or transverse direction of not less than 30 MPa and not more than 90 MPa and has an elongation at break at 200° C. in the machine direction and/or transverse direction of not less than 100% and not more than 250%. |
| US08138276B2 |
Silicone containing encapsulant
The present invention relates to a silicone containing encapsulant composition. One embodiment of the encapsulant composition comprises (a) 30˜60 weight % of an epoxy resin; (b) 30˜60 weight % of an acid anhydride curing agent; (c) 0.1˜30 weight % of a Carbinol function silicone resin which can form a homogeneous mixture with (a) and (b) described above; and (d) 0.1˜5 weight % of a reactive UV absorber or HALS; and reactive anti-oxidant and/or phosphor containing flame retardant. The encapsulant composition can be used for a solid state light emitting device to achieve low internal stress and better -anti-yellowing performance. |
| US08138275B2 |
Anti-fingerprint coating material for stainless steel outer case of home appliance
Provided is an anti-fingerprint coating material for a stainless steel outer case of a home appliance. The coating material includes: polysilicate having 27.6 parts by weight to 36.2 parts by weight; one of epoxy resin and vinyl resin having less than 10.6 parts by weight; colloidal silica having 21.2 parts by weight to 42.6 parts by weight; and an additive having less than 10.6 parts by weight and including at least one hydrophile material selected from the first group consisting of —OH, —NH2, and —COOH and at least one hydrophobic material selected from the second group consisting of —CnF2n+1 and —SiR3. |
| US08138266B2 |
Semiconductor-encapsulating resin composition and semiconductor device
A semiconductor-encapsulating resin composition includes a curing agent and a compound (A) having a plurality of glycidyl ether groups. When ion viscosity of the resin composition is measured under conditions of a measurement temperature of about 175° C. and a measurement frequency of about 100 Hz, minimum ion viscosity appears at about 5 seconds or later and within about 40 seconds from a measurement starting point. The minimum ion viscosity is at least about 4.0 and at most about 7.0. A maximum slope of the ion viscosity appears at about 10 seconds or later and within about 60 seconds from the measurement starting point. The maximum slope is at least about 2.0 and at most about 6.0. |
| US08138265B2 |
Hydroxyphenyl cross-linked macromolecular network and applications thereof
A dihydroxyphenyl cross-linked macromolecular network is provided that is useful in artificial tissue and tissue engineering applications, particularly to provide a synthetic macromolecular network for a wide variety of tissue types. In particular, artificial or synthetic cartilage, vocal cord material, vitreous material, soft tissue material and mitral valve material are described. In an embodiment, the network is composed of tyramine-substituted and cross-linked hyaluronan molecules, wherein cross-linking is achieved via peroxidase-mediated dityramine-linkages that can be performed in vivo. The dityramine bonds provide a stable, coherent hyaluronan-based hydrogel with desired physical properties. |
| US08138264B2 |
Bimodal polyethylene resins that have high stiffness and high ESCR
A bimodal polyethylene having a high density ranging from about 0.955 to about 0.959 g/cc, an improved environmental stress cracking resistance (ESCR) of from about 400 to about 2500 hours, and an improved 0.4% flexural modulus of from about 180,000 to about 260,000 psi (1,200 MPa to about 1,800 MPa) may be formed using a Ziegler-Natta polymerization catalyst using two reactors in series. The bimodal polyethylene may have a high load melt index (HLMI) of from about 2 and about 30 dg/min and may be optionally made with a small amount of alpha-olefinic comonomer in the second reactor. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. |
| US08138263B2 |
Flexible, low dielectric loss composition and method for preparing the same
A flexible, low dielectric loss composition, used to fabricate a flexible substrate, is provided. The composition includes: SrTiO3 and/or Ba(Sr)TiO3 ceramic particle, with a particular size between 30 nm and 2 μm, in an amount of 20-80% by weight of the composition; at least one flexile macromolecule in an amount of 1.0-50% by weight of the composition, wherein the macromolecules have functional groups of hydroxyl group, carboxyl group, allyl group, amino group, or chain aliphatic epoxy group; and a thermosetting organic resin. |
| US08138257B1 |
Bis(trialkylsiloxyphenyl)-arylfluoride imide AB2 monomers, hyperbranched polymers and nanoclay composites therefrom
Novel aromatic AB2 imide monomer with thermally reactive trialkylsiloxy and aryl fluoride moieties, which can be polymerized to form hyperbranched aromatic polyimides in the presence of a metal fluoride catalyst. Nanoclay composites were generated by either (i) direct blending of a preformed hyperbranched aromatic polyimide and Closite nanoclay (≦20 wt %) or (ii) blending of the AB2 monomer, CsF catalyst and Closite nanoclay (≦20 wt %) followed by thermal solid-state polymerization of the AB2 monomer homogeneously dispersed in the nanoclay. |
| US08138255B2 |
Heat-resistant aluminum hydroxide and method for preparation thereof
A heat-resistant aluminum hydroxide which is prepared by subjecting a mixture of aluminum hydroxide with a reaction retardant for retarding the conversion aluminum hydroxide to boehmite, as a raw material, to the hydrothermal treatment or to pressurization and heating in a steam atmosphere; and a method for preparing a heat-resistant aluminum hydroxide which comprises subjecting a mixture of aluminum hydroxide with a reaction retardant for retarding the conversion aluminum hydroxide to boehmite as a raw material to the hydrothermal treatment, or to pressurization and heating in a steam atmosphere. |
| US08138254B2 |
Thermally conductive silicone rubber composition
A thermally conductive silicone rubber composition comprising: (A) an organopolysiloxane with the exception of below-given components (C) and (E); (B) a thermally conductive filler; (C) a specific organopolysiloxane; (D) a curing agent; (E) a resin-like organopolysiloxane; and (F) a silane compound showing no affinity to aforementioned component (A), wherein component (E) is contained in an amount of 2 to 10 mass % per sum of components (A) and (E), and wherein said component (F) is contained in an amount sufficient for coating 1 to 70% of the entire surface of component (B) determined from the contents of component (B) and the BET specific surface area of aforementioned component (B), demonstrates good handleability and possesses appropriate thixotropicity even when it contains a large amount of thermally conductive filler and when cured is capable of forming a thermally conductive silicone rubber characterized by good adhesive properties and elongation characteristics even without the use of a reinforcing filler. |
| US08138252B2 |
Thermally disappearing resin particle
It is an object of the present invention to provide a thermally disappearing resin particle and a thermally disappearing hollow resin particle which can be decomposed at a low temperature in a short time and do not cause deformation or cracking of a sintered body to be obtained in the case of using as a binder for a ceramic or a lightening material; a method of producing the thermally disappearing hollow resin particle; a ceramic composition which can be degreased and fired at a low temperature in a short time and gives a molded body with a high porosity without deformation or cracking even in the case a large quantity of a pore-forming material is used; and a method of producing a porous ceramic filter.The present invention is directed to a thermally disappearing resin particle, which contains a polyoxyalkylene resin, and 10% by weight or more of the whole particle disappearing within an hour by heating at a prescribed temperature in a range from 100 to 300° C. |
| US08138250B2 |
Wax for reducing mar and abrasion in inks and coatings
Waxes prepared from hydrogenated plant oils, such as castor and soybean, are formulated into aqueous ink and paper coating compositions. Ink compositions comprising these waxes and evaluated for their resistance to mar and abrasion achieved rub resistance and slip performance comparable to compositions utilizing conventional wax additives, which are generally derived from petroleum. The waxes in the inventive compositions have a low iodine value (ranging from approximately 2 to approximately 5), and a melting point between approximately 120 degrees to approximately 190 degrees F. (Mettler Drop Point). These naturally derived waxes are used as an alternative to petroleum and synthetically derived waxes in the manufacture of inks and coatings for paper and cellulosic products. |
| US08138248B2 |
Method to improve cold flow resistance of polymers
A method for preparing a polymeric composition, the method comprising providing a polymer cement including a polymer and a solvent, introducing an acetal or ketal of an alditol with the polymer cement, and isolating at least a portion of the polymer and the acetal or ketal of an alditol from the solvent to provide a polymeric composition including the polymer and the acetal or ketal of an alditol. |
| US08138247B2 |
Polyoxymethylene compositions and articles made from these
Polyoxymethylene compositions comprising (a) 20 to 80 weight percent polyacetal homopolymer, copolymer, or mixtures of these; (b) 5 to 40 weight percent glass fiber; (c) 0.1 to 2 weight percent polymeric thermal stabilizer selected from the group consisting of polyacrylamide, polymethacrylamide, and mixtures of these; (d) 0.02 to 2 weight percent allantoin; and 0.1 to 5 weight percent of an ethylene copolymer of the formula E/X/Y; wherein Y includes a glycidyl group. Articles made from these compositions. |
| US08138245B2 |
Halogen free flame retardant polyester composition
The invention relates to a halogen free flame retardant polyester composition suitable for use as a molding composition for making lampholders, comprising (A) a polymeric material consisting for at least 50 wt. %, relative to the total weight of the polymeric material, of a thermoplastic polyester; (B) a flame retardant system in an amount of 11-35 wt. %, relative to the total weight of (A), (B) and (C), and consists of: melamine cyanurate, and optionally one or more of the following flame retardant components: another phosphorus-free nitrogen based organic flame retardant compound, a phosphorus containing flame retardant excluding elementary phosphorus, in an amount of less than 1 wt. %, relative to the total weight of (A), (B) and (C); an inorganic flame retardant synergist, and an organic flame retardant synergist (C) a fibrous reinforcing agent in an amount of 5-35 wt. %, relative to the total weight of (A), (B) and (C); and (D) a mould release agent in an amount of at least 0.01 wt. %, relative to the total weight of (A), (B) and (C). |
| US08138243B2 |
Use of UV absorbers in the production of transparent polyamide molded parts
The invention relates to the use of a UV absorber in the production of transparent polyamide products or polyamide molded parts. The use according to the invention is characterized in that at least one UV absorber having at least one substituted benzoyl group is added to a polyamide molding compound, by which means melts of polyamide molding compounds comprising these UV absorbers leave no visible blooming on surfaces with which they come into contact during the production or processing of polyamide products. Particularly preferred polyamide molding compounds produced according to the use according to the invention comprise PA 6I/MXDI, PA MACM12, PA MACMI/MACMT/12 or PA 6I/6T/MACMI/MACMT/PACMI/PACMT/12 as well as one or more UV absorbers in the form of a dibenzoylmethane compound and/or an aminohydroxybenzoyl benzoic acid ester. |
| US08138237B2 |
Anti-slip detergent
A composition and method for making a composition that increases friction between a first surface and a second surface while also cleaning the first surface. The composition is an anti-slip detergent that can assist in preventing slip-and-fall accidents on wet floors that have recently been mopped. The composition includes a synthetic dimerized thermoplastic resin, a surfactant, tall oil distillate, (2-methoxymethylethoxy)-propanol, 2,2′,2″-trihydroxy-triethylamine, and water. The composition may also include an acrylate copolymer to further enhance its friction-producing properties. |
| US08138231B2 |
Polymer having oxycarbon group, and use thereof
The present invention provides a novel polymer having oxocarbon groups which is particularly useful in battery and fuel cell applications. |
| US08138230B2 |
Chi (χ)-alumina dispersion and application to coating slurry of digital printing medium
A chi (χ)-alumina dispersion and coating slurry of digital printing medium containing the same is disclosed, which includes flaked porous χ-alumina nanoparticles with high specific surface area obtained by subjecting gibbsite to thermal treating, physical wet-milling and pH adjusting processes. Since the χ-alumina nanoparticles have high ink absorptivity and low cost, they can be applied to the coating layer of the digital printing medium instead of conventional silica material. |
| US08138224B2 |
Nutritional or therapeutic composition containing the compound oleuropeine or one of the derivatives thereof
The present invention provides a nutritional composition and a pharmaceutical composition to be used for humans or animals comprising as active compound the oleuropein compound or one derivative thereof. |
| US08138220B2 |
[2-(6-fluoro-1H-indol-3-ylsulfanyl)benzyl]methyl amine for the treatment of affective disorders
[2-(6-fluoro-1H-indol-3-ylsulfanyl)benzyl]methyl amine and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, provided it is not the free base in a non-crystalline form are provided for the treatment of affective disorders. |
| US08138217B2 |
1H-thieno[2,3-c]pyrazole derivatives useful as kinase inhibitors
Thieno[2,3-c]pyrazole derivatives of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as defined in the specification, process for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them are disclosed; the compounds of the invention may be useful, in therapy, in the treatment of diseases associated with a disregulated protein kinase activity, like cancer. |
| US08138214B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition
The invention provides a new pharmaceutical compositions for treating cardiovascular disease, which contains the active component 2-butyl-4-chloro-1-[2′-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)1,1′-biphenyl-methyl]imidazole-5-carboxylic acid, 1-[(isopropoxy)carbonyloxy]methyl ester dispersing in pharmaceutically acceptable carriers. The composition can be prepared to solid dosage forms e.g. powders, granules, dripping pills, micro-pellets, tablets, capsules, lozenges etc. by mouth or other way e.g. sublingual administration etc. |
| US08138211B2 |
Isothiazolyloxyphenylamidines and their use as fungicides
The present invention relates to isothiazolyloxyphenylamidines of the general formula (I), to a process for their preparation, to the use of the amidines according to the invention for controlling unwanted microorganisms, and also to a composition for this purpose which comprises the isothiazolyloxyphenylamidines according to the invention. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for controlling unwanted microorganisms by applying the compounds according to the invention to the microorganisms and/or in their habitat. |
| US08138210B2 |
Substituted indanyl sulfonamide compounds, their preparation and use as medicaments
The present invention refers to new indanyl sulphonamide compounds with general formula (I), as well as to their preparation procedure, their application as medicine and the pharmaceuticals composition which they are made up of. The new compounds of formula I show affinity for 5-HT6 receptors and are, therefore, effective for treating diseases mediated by these receptors. |
| US08138209B2 |
Substituted picolinamides as MAO-B inhibitors useful for treating obesity
The invention provides novel compounds of formula I: that are monoamine oxidase-B inhibitors, which can be useful in treating obesity, diabetes, and/or cardiometabolic disorders (e.g., hypertension, dyslipidemias, high blood pressure, and insulin resistance). |
| US08138207B2 |
Aminocarbonyl-substituted 8-N-benzimidazoles, methods for their preparation and their use in pharmaceutical compositions
The present invention comprises the use of amino-carbonyl-substituted 8-N-benzimidazoles compounds of formula I wherein R3, R4-R5, R11 and R20-R21 are hereinafter defined which display a therapeutically utilizable blood sugar-lowering action. These compounds are intended to be particularly suitable in the treatment of diabetes, carbohydrate and lipid metabolic disorders and other blood sugar complications. |
| US08138201B2 |
Treatment of progressive neurodegenerative disease with ibudilast
Compositions and methods for treating progressive neurodegenerative diseases, and their associated symptoms by administration of ibudilast (3-isobutyryl-2-isopropylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine). |
| US08138200B2 |
Compositions and methods for double-targeting virus infections and targeting cancer cells
The invention includes compositions and methods useful for treatment of a virus infection in a mammal by double-targeting the virus (i.e. targeting the virus at more than one stage of the virus life cycle) and thereby inhibiting virus replication. The compositions of the invention include compounds which comprise a phosphocholine moiety covalently conjugated with one or more antiviral agents (e.g. nucleoside analogue, protease inhibitor, etc.) to a lipid backbone. The invention also includes pharmaceutical compositions and kits for use in treatment of a virus infection in mammals. The methods of the invention comprise administering a compound of the invention, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition of the invention, in an amount effective to treat the infection, to a mammal infected with a virus. Additionally, the invention includes compositions and methods useful for combating a cancer in a mammal and for facilitating delivery of a therapeutic agent to a mammalian cell. The compositions of the invention include compounds which comprise an alkyl lipid or phospholipid moiety covalently conjugated with an anticancer agent (e.g. a nucleoside analogue). The invention also includes pharmaceutical compositions and kits for combating a cancer and for facilitating delivery of a therapeutic agent to a mammalian cell. The methods of the invention comprise administering a compound of the invention, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition of the invention, in an amount effective to combat a cancer or to facilitate delivery of a therapeutic agent to a mammalian cell. |
| US08138198B2 |
Substituted aminopropenyl piperidine or morpholine derivatives as novel inhibitors of histone deacetylase
This invention comprises the novel compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, X and Y have defined meanings, having histone deacetylase inhibiting enzymatic activity; their preparation, compositions containing them and their use as a medicine. |
| US08138195B2 |
Inhibitors of human phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase delta
Methods of inhibiting phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase delta isoform (PI3Kδ) activity, and methods of treating diseases, such as disorders of immunity and inflammation, in which PI3Kδ plays a role in leukocyte function are disclosed. Preferably, the methods employ active agents that selectively inhibit PI3Kδ, while not significantly inhibiting activity of other PI3K isoforms. Compounds are provided that inhibit PI3Kδ activity, including compounds that selectively inhibit PI3Kδ activity. Methods of using PI3Kδ inhibitory compounds to inhibit cancer cell growth or proliferation are also provided. Accordingly, the invention provides methods of using PI3Kδ inhibitory compounds to inhibit PI3Kδ-mediated processes in vitro and in vivo. |
| US08138193B2 |
Fused pyrazine compounds useful for the treatment of degenerative and inflammatory diseases
Novel fused pyrazine compounds are disclosed that have a formula represented by the following: with Z, R1, R2, R8 and R9 as defined in the written description. The compounds may be prepared as pharmaceutical compositions, and may be used for the prevention and treatment of a variety of conditions in mammals including humans, including by way of non-limiting example, inflammation, rheumatoid arthritis and others. |
| US08138192B2 |
Injectable meclizine formulations and methods
Methods of treating or preventing a vertigo, nausea, or vomiting condition comprising injecting a subject with a pharmaceutically acceptable formulation consisting essentially of an effective amount of meclizine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a chemically modified cyclodextrin, and an aqueous carrier medium having a pH between about 2 and about 7 are disclosed. An injectable pharmaceutical formulation for treating or preventing a vertigo, nausea, or vomiting condition consisting essentially of an effective amount of meclizine, a chemically modified cyclodextrin, and an aqueous carrier medium having a pH between about 2 and about 7 is also disclosed. |
| US08138191B2 |
Inhibitor compounds and cancer treatment methods
A synergistically effective combination of an anti-cancer agent and a therapeutic compound, such as an mTOR-Rictor complex inhibitor, a Serine 473 phosphorylation inhibitor, an AKT2 inhibitor, or a combination thereof, for use in the treatment of cancer, and methods and uses thereof. Also included are methods and uses of a thiosemicarbazone for treating a cancer in a mammal in need thereof characterized by over-expression of RAS, by an EGFR mutation, and/or by over-expression of AKT2. |
| US08138186B2 |
Pyrazole derivatives as sigma receptors antagonists
The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), methods for their preparation, medicaments comprising these compounds as well their use in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of humans and animals. |
| US08138185B2 |
Urea glucokinase activators
This application relates to novel urea glucokinase activators and use of the compounds of the invention for preparation of a medicament for the treatment of various diseases, e.g. for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Further encompassed is a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound according to the invention and a process for preparing such. |
| US08138184B2 |
Isoxazole derivatives and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same
An isoxazole derivative is provided. The isoxazole derivative has following formula: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5, independently, include hydrogen, hydroxy or C1-C12 alkoxy optionally substituted with oxirane, thiirane, aziridine, amino, cycloamino, aminohydroxy or cycloaminohydroxy. The invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition for treatment of osteoporosis and cancer including an isoxazole derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. |
| US08138181B2 |
Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine compounds as receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors
Compounds of Formula I: in which A, B, R1, R1a, R2, R3, R4, R5 R6, R7 and R8 have the meanings given in the specification, are receptor tyrosine inhibitors useful in the treatment of diseases mediated by class 3 and class 5 receptor tyrosine kinases. Particular compounds of this invention have also been found to be inhibitors of Pim-1. |
| US08138180B2 |
Exo-selective synthesis of himbacine analogs
This application discloses a novel process for the synthesis of himbacine analogs, as well as the compounds produced thereby. The synthesis proceeds by alternative routes including the cyclic ketal amide route, the chiral carbamate amide route, and the chiral carbamate ester route. The compounds produced thereby are useful as thrombin receptor antagonists. The chemistry disclosed herein is exemplified in the following synthesis sequence: |
| US08138179B2 |
Spiro-imidazo compounds
Novel heterocyclic compounds of the general formula (I) and salts, preferably pharmaceutically acceptable salts, thereof, in which R, R1, R1′, Q, m and n have the meanings explained in detail in the description, a process for their preparation and the use of these compounds as medicaments, in particular as aldosterone synthase inhibitors. |
| US08138177B2 |
Benzimidazolone derivatives as CB2 receptor ligands
This invention relates to compounds of the formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein: A, B, R1, R2 and R3 are each as described herein, and compositions containing such compounds and the use of such compounds in the treatment of a condition mediated by CB2 receptor binding activity such as, but not limited to, inflammatory pain, nociceptive pain, neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia, chronic low back pain, visceral pain, acute cerebral ischemia, pain, chronic pain, acute pain, post herpetic neuralgia, neuropathies, neuralgia, diabetic neuropathy, HIV-related neuropathy, nerve injury, rheumatoid arthritic pain, osteoarthritic pain, back pain, cancer pain, dental pain, fibromyalgia, neuritis, sciatica, inflammation, neurodegenerative disease, cough, broncho constriction, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), colitis, cerebrovascular ischemia, emesis such as cancer chemotherapy-induced emesis, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, asthma, dermatitis, seasonal allergic rhinitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), constipation, diarrhea, functional gastrointestinal disorder, cutaneous T cell lymphoma, multiple sclerosis, osteoarthritis, psoriasis, systemic lupus erythematosus, diabetes, glaucoma, osteoporosis, glomerulonephritis, renal ischemia, nephritis, hepatitis, cerebral stroke, vasculitis, myocardial infarction, cerebral ischemia, reversible airway obstruction, adult respiratory disease syndrome, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis or bronchitis. |
| US08138173B2 |
Pyrazolo[3,4-C]quinolines, pyrazolo[3,4-C]naphthyridines, analogs thereof, and methods
Pyrazolo[3,4-c]quinolines, pyrazolo[4,5-c]naphthyridines, and analogs thereof, eg., 6,7,8,9-tetrahydro pyrazolo[3,4-c]quinolines, and, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, intermediates, methods of making these compounds, and methods of use of these compounds as immunomodulators, for inhibiting cytokine biosynthesis in animals and in the therapeutic or prophylactic treatment of diseases by inhibiting cytokine biosynthesis are disclosed. |
| US08138171B2 |
Dioxolane and dioxolanone fused indolobenzadiazepine HCV NS5B inhibitors
The disclosure provides compounds of formula I, including their salts, as well as compositions and methods of using the compounds. The compounds have activity against hepatitis C virus (HCV) and are useful in treating those infected with HCV. I. |
| US08138168B1 |
Renin inhibitors
The invention relates to compounds having the formulae: wherein the variables are as defined herein. The invention further relates to methods of making and using these compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions, kits and articles of manufacture comprise the compounds. |
| US08138164B2 |
HCV NS3 protease inhibitors
The present invention relates to macrocyclic compounds of formula (I) that are useful as inhibitors of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3 protease, their synthesis, and their use for treating or preventing HCV infections. |
| US08138161B2 |
Modified small interfering RNA molecules and methods of use
The present invention provides double-stranded RNA molecules that mediate RNA interference in target cells, preferably hepatic cells. The invention also provides double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) molecules that are modified to be resistant to nuclease degradation, which inactivates a virus, and more specifically, hepatitis C virus (HCV). The invention also provides a method of using these modified RNA molecules to inactivate virus in mammalian cells and a method of making modified small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) using human Dicer. The invention provides modified RNA molecules that are modified to include a dsRNA or siRNA wherein one or more of the pyrimidines in the RNA molecule are modified to include 2′-Fluorine. The invention also provides dsRNA or siRNA in which all pyrimidines are modified to include a 2′-Fluorine. The invention provides that the 2′-Fluorine dsRNA or siRNA molecule is further modified to include a two base deoxynucleotide “TT” sequence at the 3′ end of the molecule. |
| US08138160B2 |
Reagents, methods and systems to suppress pro-inflammatory cytokines
The present invention relates to reagents, methods and systems to treat inflammation and pain in a subject using small interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules targeted to either TNFα, IL1, IL6 and other pro-inflammatory cytokines. |
| US08138158B2 |
Compositions and methods for therapy for diseases characterized by defective chloride transport
Compositions and methods for therapy of cystic fibrosis, asthma, and other conditions characterized by defective chloride transport are provided. The compositions comprise one or more compounds such as flavones and/or isoflavones, ascorbate and/or derivatives thereof capable of stimulating chloride transport in epithelial tissues. Therapeutic methods involve the administration (e.g., orally or via inhalation) of such compositions to a patient afflicted with cystic fibrosis, asthma, and/or another condition responsive to stimulation of chloride transport. |
| US08138157B2 |
Antibiotic formulation and method of treatment
A formulation comprised of particles which may be in groups and are comprised of a biocompatible polymer and an antimicrobial drug for controlled release of the drug is disclosed. The particles may be in an aqueous solution comprising thrombin and be dispersed in a gel. The formulation is administered to an area such as an open wound having an orthopedic implant therein and provides a therapeutically effective level of drug to the patient over therapeutically effective period of time. |
| US08138149B2 |
Nasal calcitonin formulations containing chlorobutanol
An aqueous solution of calcitonin suitable for intranasal administration comprised of calcitonin, chlorobutanol at a concentration of less than 0.4% weight/weight, and water and having a pH of less than 4 with the proviso that benzalkonium chloride is not present in the solution. The aqueous solution of calcitonin can be used to treat osteoporosis, Paget's bone disease and hypercalcemia. |
| US08138147B2 |
Conditioned cell culture medium compositions and methods of use
Novel products comprising conditioned cell culture medium compositions and methods of use are described. The conditioned cell medium compositions of the invention may be comprised of any known defined or undefined medium and may be conditioned using any eukaryotic cell type. The medium may be conditioned by stromal cells, parenchymal cells, mesenchymal stem cells, liver reserve cells, neural stem cells, pancreatic stem cells and/or embryonic stem cells. Additionally, the cells may be genetically modified. A three-dimensional tissue construct is preferred. Once the cell medium of the invention is conditioned, it may be used in any state. Physical embodiments of the conditioned medium include, but are not limited to, liquid or solid, frozen, lyophilized or dried into a powder. Additionally, the medium is formulated with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier as a vehicle for internal administration, applied directly to a food item or product, formulated with a salve or ointment for topical applications, or, for example, made into or added to surgical glue to accelerate healing of sutures following invasive procedures. Also, the medium may be further processed to concentrate or reduce one or more factors or components contained within the medium. |
| US08138143B2 |
Methods for treating a neurological disorder by peripheral administration of a trophic factor
The invention provides methods of treating a subject having a disease, disorder or condition of the central nervous system. The methods include administering TGF-α polypeptides, related polypeptides, fragments and mimetics thereof useful in stimulating progenitor cell or stem cell proliferation, migration and differentiation. The methods of the invention are useful to treat and prophylactically ameliorate neurological tissue injury in vivo. |
| US08138141B2 |
HMG1 antibody for treating inflammatory conditions
There is disclosed a pharmaceutical composition and method for treating sepsis, including septic shock and ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome), comprising administering an effective amount of a HMG1 antagonist. There is further disclosed a diagnostic method for monitoring the severity or potential lethality of sepsis or septic shock, comprising measuring the serum concentration of HMG1 in a patient exhibiting or at risk of exhibiting sepsis or septic shock symptoms. Lastly, there is disclosed a pharmaceutical composition and method for effecting weight loss or treating obesity, comprising administering an effective amount of HMG1 or a therapeutically active HMG1 fragment. |
| US08138132B2 |
Additive composition for EP greases with excellent antiwear and corrosion properties
A lubricant composition is provided as follows: At least 90% of a base grease; (a) a thiadiazole poly(ether)glycol complex in an amount which provides about 1500 to 3500 ppm sulfur; (b) molybdenum dihydrocarbyldithiophosphate in amount which provides about 77 to 450 ppm molybdenum; and (c) zinc dihydrocarbyldithiophosphate in an amount which provides about 600 to 1000 ppm zinc. An additive composition for grease, consisting of components (a), (b) and (c), is also provided. |
| US08138128B2 |
Radiation-induced thickening for set-on-command sealant compositions
The present invention includes compositions relating to the setting of fluids or slurries in a wellbore. In one embodiment, a sealant composition having a fluid component and a polymeric additive component can be subjected to ionizing radiation. The ionizing radiation can cause bonding between polymeric additive components and create a polymer matrix within the sealant composition that increases the mechanical strength of the sealant composition. |
| US08138125B2 |
Equivalent circulating density control in deep water drilling
A method of providing a substantially constant rheological profile of a drilling fluid over a temperature range of about 120° F. to about 40° F. includes adding a drilling fluid additive to the drilling fluid, wherein the drilling fluid additive includes the reaction product of a carboxylic acid with at least two carboxylic moieties; and a polyamine having an amine functionality of two or more. A composition, such as an oil based drilling fluid, includes the reaction product of a carboxylic acid with at least two carboxylic moieties and a polyamine having an amine functionality of two or more. |
| US08138123B2 |
Gene expressing analysis tool
The present invention provides a tool for analysis of expression of Macaca fascicularis gene expression analysis tool containing a set of nucleic acids containing base sequences the same or substantially the same as two or more base sequences selected from the group consisting of the base sequences shown by SEQ ID NOs:1-14, or partial sequences thereof, and a method of analyzing the expression of Macaca fascicularis gene, including measuring a gene transcription product in a Macaca fascicularis sample using the tool. |
| US08138120B2 |
Microemulsions as adjuvants for agricultural chemicals
A microemulsion composition is provided for use as an adjuvant with agrochemicals, comprising an oil phase component, a hydrophilic emulsifier, a lipophilic co-emulsifier and water. |
| US08138117B2 |
Functionalized sorbent for chemical separations and sequential forming process
A highly functionalized sorbent and sequential process for making are disclosed. The sorbent includes organic short-length amino silanes and organic oligomeric polyfunctional amino silanes that are dispersed within pores of a porous support that form a 3-dimensional structure containing highly functionalized active binding sites for sorption of analytes. |
| US08138113B2 |
Dual metallocene catalysts for polymerization of bimodal polymers
This invention relates to catalyst compositions, methods, and polymers encompassing at least one first Group 4 metallocene compound comprising bridging η5-cyclopentadienyl-type ligands, in combination with at least one second Group 4 metallocene with non-bridging η5-cyclopentadienyl-type ligands, typically in combination with at least one cocatalyst, and at least one activator. The compositions and methods disclosed herein provide ethylene polymers with a bimodal molecular weight distribution. |
| US08138109B2 |
Zirconia-mullite refractory raw material and a plate brick
Provided is a zirconia-mullite refractory raw material which is less likely to undergo alternation and microstructural degradation under high-temperature conditions, and low in thermal expansion rate, so as to have thermal shock resistance and corrosion resistance. The zirconia-mullite refractory raw material comprises crystalline zirconia and mullite as primary components, with the remainder being corundum and/or a matrix glass, wherein the crystalline zirconia includes a eutectic zirconia crystal having a grain size of 1.0 μm or less, and has a maximum grain size of 30 μm or less, and the matrix glass is contained in an amount of 5 mass % or less. The zirconia-mullite refractory raw material has a chemical composition comprising 30 to 55 mass % of ZrO2, 30 to 55 mass % of Al2O3 and 10 to 25 mass % of SiO2, wherein each of the chemical components falls within a primary phase region of ZrO2 in an Al2O3—ZrO2—SiO2 system phase diagram. |
| US08138106B2 |
Cellulosic fibers with odor control characteristics
An odor-inhibiting fiber having a cellulosic fiber and an odor-inhibiting formulation. The odor-inhibiting formulation may contain an odor-inhibiting agent, such as a biocide, an enzyme, a urease inhibitor. The odor-inhibiting formulation also may contain a liquid carrier such as a hydrophobic or hydrophilic organic liquid, or a mixture of a hydrophobic and hydrophilic organic liquid. The cellulosic fiber is impregnated with the odor-inhibiting formulation to produce fiber having odor-inhibiting characteristics. The resultant odor-inhibiting fiber is useful in making absorbent articles with odor-inhibiting characteristics. The fiber of the embodiments prevents odor by inhibiting bacteria growth and ammonia production, especially when used in an absorbent article such as a diaper or adult incontinence device. |
| US08138103B2 |
Plasma CVD method, method for forming silicon nitride film and method for manufacturing semiconductor device
A plasma processing apparatus generates plasma by introducing microwaves into a processing chamber by using a planar antenna having a plurality of slots. By using the plasma processing apparatus, a nitrogen containing gas and a silicon containing gas introduced into the processing chamber are brought into the plasma state, and at the time of depositing by using the plasma a silicon nitride film on the surface of the a substrate to be processed, stress to the silicon nitride film to be formed is controlled by the combination of the type and the processing pressure of the nitrogen containing gas. |
| US08138099B1 |
Chip package solder interconnect formed by surface tension
Disclosed herein is a solder self-assembly structure, an IC chip including a solder self-assembly structure, and a method of making the same. The structure includes a release layer disposed on a portion of an upper surface of the substrate, laterally spaced from a via in the substrate. A barrier layer metallization (BLM) is disposed in a first part over a portion of the substrate including a via, and in a second part over the release layer, leaving a surface of the substrate exposed between the first portion and the second portion of the BLM. A solder structure is disposed over the first and second portions of the BLM and the exposed surface of the substrate disposed there between. When the solder structure is reflowed and annealed, surface tension in the solder causes self-assembly of a three-dimensional, compliant solder structure. |
| US08138098B2 |
Method of patterning stacked structure
A stacked structure including a soluble organic semiconductor material and a water soluble photosensitive material is provided. The water soluble photosensitive material is disposed on the surface of the soluble organic semiconductor material. |
| US08138093B2 |
Method for forming trenches having different widths and the same depth
A lithographic material stack including a photo-resist and an organic planarizing layer is combined with an etch process that generates etch residues over a wide region from sidewalls of etched regions. By selecting the etch chemistry that produces deposition of etch residues from the organic planarizing layer over a wide region, the etch residue generated at the sidewalls of the wide trench is deposited over the entire bottom surface of the wide trench. An etch residue portion remains at the bottom surface of the wide trench when the organic planarizing layer is etched through in the first trench region. The etch residue portion is employed in the next step of the etch process to retard the etch rate in the wide trench, thereby producing the same depth for all trenches in the material layer into which the pattern of the lithographic material stack is transferred. |
| US08138090B2 |
Method for forming fine patterns in semiconductor device
A method for forming fine patterns in a semiconductor device includes forming a first hard mask layer over an etch target layer, forming first etch mask patterns having negative slopes over the first hard mask layer, thereby forming a resultant structure, forming a first material layer for a second etch mask over the resultant structure, performing a planarization process until the first etch mask patterns are exposed to form second etch mask patterns filled in spaces between the spacers, removing the spacers, and etching the first hard mask layer and the etch target layer using the first etch mask patterns and the second etch mask patterns. |
| US08138089B2 |
Method and apparatus for measurement and control of photomask to substrate alignment
A method, structure, system of aligning a substrate to a photomask. The method comprising: directing light through a clear region of the photomask in a photolithography tool, through a lens of the tool and onto a set of at least three diffraction minor arrays on the substrate, each diffraction minor array of the set of at least three diffraction minor arrays comprising a single row of minors, all mirrors in any particular diffraction minor array spaced apart a same distance, minors in different diffraction minor arrays spaced apart different distances; measuring an intensity of light diffracted from the set of at least three diffraction mirror arrays onto an array of photo detectors; and adjusting a temperature of the photomask or photomask and lens based on the measured intensity of light. |
| US08138085B2 |
Laser annealing for 3-D chip integration
A laser annealing method for annealing a stacked semiconductor structure having at least two stacked layers is disclosed. A laser beam is focused on a lower layer of the stacked layers. The laser beam is then scanned to anneal features in the lower layer. The laser beam is then focused on an upper layer of the stacked layers, and the laser beam is scanned to anneal features in the upper layer. The laser has a wavelength of less than one micrometer. The beam size, depth of focus, energy dosage, and scan speed of the laser beam are programmable. Features in the lower layer are offset from features in the upper layer such that these features do not overlap along a plane parallel to a path of the laser beam. Each of the stacked layers includes active devices, such as transistors. Also, the first and second layers may be annealed simultaneously. |
| US08138083B2 |
Interconnect structure having enhanced electromigration reliability and a method of fabricating same
An interconnect structure having improved electromigration (EM) reliability is provided. The inventive interconnect structure avoids a circuit dead opening that is caused by EM failure by incorporating a EM preventing liner at least partially within a metal interconnect. In one embodiment, a “U-shaped” EM preventing liner is provided that abuts a diffusion barrier that separates conductive material from the dielectric material. In another embodiment, a space is located between the “U-shaped” EM preventing liner and the diffusion barrier. In yet another embodiment, a horizontal EM liner that abuts the diffusion barrier is provided. In yet a further embodiment, a space exists between the horizontal EM liner and the diffusion barrier. |
| US08138080B2 |
Integrated circuit package system having interconnect stack and external interconnect
An integrated circuit package system is provided forming an integrated circuit die having a first bond pad provided thereon, forming an interconnect stack on a first external interconnect, and connecting the interconnect stack to the first bond pad. |
| US08138079B2 |
Method of wire bonding over active area of a semiconductor circuit
A method and structure are provided to enable wire bond connections over active and/or passive devices and/or low-k dielectrics, formed on an Integrated Circuit die. A semiconductor substrate having active and/or passive devices is provided, with interconnect metallization formed over the active and/or passive devices. A passivation layer formed over the interconnect metallization is provided, wherein openings are formed in the passivation layer to an upper metal layer of the interconnect metallization. Compliant metal bond pads are formed over the passivation layer, wherein the compliant metal bond pads are connected through the openings to the upper metal layer, and wherein the compliant metal bond pads are formed substantially over the active and/or passive devices. The compliant metal bond pads may be formed of a composite metal structure. |
| US08138078B2 |
Mechanically stable diffusion barrier stack and method for fabricating the same
A mechanically stable diffusion barrier stack structure and method of fabricating the same is disclosed. The diffusion barrier stack structure having a molybdenum nitride layer deposited on a molybdenum layer and operates to prevent diffusion between a semiconductor layer and a metal interconnect. The method for fabricating includes depositing a molybdenum layer outwardly from the semiconductor layer in a deposition chamber, and depositing a molybdenum nitride layer outwardly from the molybdenum layer in the deposition chamber. |
| US08138076B2 |
MOSFETs having stacked metal gate electrodes and method
MOSFETs having stacked metal gate electrodes and methods of making the same are provided. The MOSFET gate electrode includes a gate metal layer formed atop a high-k gate dielectric layer. The metal gate electrode is formed through a low oxygen content deposition process without charged-ion bombardment to the wafer substrate. Metal gate layer thus formed has low oxygen content and may prevent interfacial oxide layer regrowth. The process of forming the gate metal layer generally avoids plasma damage to the wafer substrate. |
| US08138075B1 |
Systems and methods for the manufacture of flat panel devices
A backplane having a circuit array having at least one region comprising a substrate having a conductive plane under a dielectric surface, a first conductive layer on said dielectric surface, a selectively disposed insulator disposed over said first conductive layer, and a second conductive layer disposed on said insulator, wherein said first conductive layer is electrically insulated from said second conductive layer, said first conductive layer being formed electrographically, and said second conductive layer being formed by a process comprising selective deposition of liquid droplets, which are then solidified. The second conductive layer may be formed electrographically or by a raster deposition process. The backplane preferably forms an active matrix for a flat panel display using organic semiconductor active elements. |
| US08138073B2 |
Method for forming a Schottky diode having a metal-semiconductor Schottky contact
A method for forming a metal-semiconductor Schottky contact in a well region is provided. The method includes forming a first insulating layer overlying a shallow trench isolation in the well region; and removing a portion of the first insulating layer such that only the well region and a portion of the shallow trench isolation is covered by a remaining portion of the first insulating layer. The method further includes forming a second insulating layer overlying the remaining portion of the first insulating layer and using a contact mask, forming a contact opening in the second insulating layer and the remaining portion of the first insulating layer to expose a portion of the well region. The method further includes forming the metal-semiconductor Schottky contact in the exposed portion of the well region by forming a metal layer in the contact opening and annealing the metal layer. |
| US08138070B2 |
Methods of using a set of silicon nanoparticle fluids to control in situ a set of dopant diffusion profiles
A method of forming a multi-doped junction is disclosed. The method includes providing a first substrate and a second substrate. The method also includes depositing a first ink on a first surface of each of the first substrate and the second substrate, the first ink containing a first set of nanoparticles and a first set of solvents, the first set of nanoparticles containing a first concentration of a first dopant. The method further includes depositing a second ink on a second surface of each of the first substrate and the second substrate, the second ink containing a second set of nanoparticles and a second set of solvents, the second set of nanoparticles containing a second concentration of a second dopant. The method also includes placing the first substrate and the second substrate in a back to back configuration; and heating the first substrate and the second substrate in a first drive-in ambient to a first temperature and for a first time period. The method further includes exposing the first substrate and the second substrate in the back to back configuration to a deposition ambient, the deposition ambient containing POCl3, a carrier N2 gas, a main N2 gas, and a reactive O2 gas for a second time period; and heating the first substrate and the second substrate in a second drive-in ambient to a third temperature for a third time period. |
| US08138068B2 |
Method to form nanopore array
A method of forming nanopore is provided that includes forming a first structure on a substrate, and forming a second structure overlying the first structure. An intersecting portion of the first and the second structures is etched to provide an opening of nanopore dimensions. The substrate may be etched with a backside substrate etch to expose the nanopore opening. |
| US08138067B2 |
Method and system for the synthesis of semiconductor nanowires
The invention provides a system and method for producing semiconductor nanowires, for example germanium or Silicon, grown by solution decomposition comprising the steps of heating at least one high boiling point solvent to its reaction temperature in a chamber and injecting a precursor directly into the chamber to react with the at least one high boiling solvent to produce a refluxing solvent. Subsequent vapour deposition of a monomer, achieved by the refluxing solvent, onto a locally heated substrate contained within the chamber produces the semiconductor nanowires. The system and method removes the dependency upon the incorporation of metal catalyst for the production of silicon and germanium nanowire, thereby nullifying the adverse effects of metal contamination in the resulting semiconductor nanowires. |
| US08138054B2 |
Enhanced field effect transistor
An enhanced FET capable of controlling current above and below a gate of the FET. The FET is formed on a semiconductor substrate. A source and drain are formed in the substrate (or in a well in the substrate). A first epitaxial layer of similar doping to the source and drain are grown on the source and drain, the first epitaxial layer is thicker than the gate, but not so thick as to cover the top of the gate. A second epitaxial layer of opposite doping is grown on the first epitaxial layer thick enough to cover the top of the gate. The portion of the second epitaxial layer above the gate serves as a body through which the gate controls current flow between portions of the first epitaxial layer over the drain and the source. |
| US08138050B2 |
Transistor device comprising an asymmetric embedded semiconductor alloy
Transistor characteristics may be adjusted on the basis of asymmetrically formed cavities in the drain and source areas so as to maintain a strain-inducing mechanism while at the same time providing the possibility of obtaining asymmetric configuration of the drain and source areas while avoiding highly complex implantation processes. For this purpose, the removal rate during a corresponding cavity etch process may be asymmetrically modified on the basis of a tilted ion implantation process. |
| US08138049B2 |
Fabrication of lateral double-diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) devices
Methods of making, structures, devices, and/or applications for lateral double-diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) transistors are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of fabricating an LDMOS transistor with source, drain, and gate regions on a substrate, can include: forming p-type and n-type buried layer (PBL, NBL) regions; growing an epitaxial (N-EPI) layer on the NBL/PBL regions; forming a p-doped deep p-well (DPW) region on the PBL region; forming a well region in the N-EPI layer; forming a doped body region; after the doped body region formation, forming an active area and a field oxide (FOX) region, and forming a drain oxide between the source and drain regions of the LDMOS transistor; after the doped body region formation, forming a gate oxide adjacent to the source and drain regions, and forming a gate on the gate oxide and a portion of the drain oxide; and forming a doped drain region, and first and second doped source regions. |
| US08138041B2 |
In-situ silicon cap for metal gate electrode
Structure and method of improving the performance of metal gate devices by depositing an in-situ silicon (Si) cap are disclosed. A wafer including a substrate and a dielectric layer is heated through a degas process, and then cooled to approximately room temperature. A metal layer is then deposited, and then an in-situ Si cap is deposited thereon. The Si cap is deposited without vacuum break, i.e., in the same mainframe or in the same chamber, as the heating, cooling and metal deposition processes. As such, the amount of oxygen available for interlayer oxide regrowth during subsequent processing is reduced as well as the amount oxygen trapped in the metal gate. |
| US08138036B2 |
Through silicon via and method of fabricating same
A through silicon via structure and a method of fabricating the through silicon via. The method includes: (a) forming a trench in a silicon substrate, the trench open to a top surface of the substrate; (b) forming a silicon dioxide layer on sidewalls of the trench, the silicon dioxide layer not filling the trench; (c) filling remaining space in the trench with polysilicon; after (c), (d) fabricating at least a portion of a CMOS device in the substrate; (e) removing the polysilicon from the trench, the dielectric layer remaining on the sidewalls of the trench; (f) re-filling the trench with an electrically conductive core; and after (f), (g) forming one or more wiring layers over the top surface of the substrate, a wire of a wiring level of the one or more wiring levels closet to the substrate contacting a top surface of the conductive core. |
| US08138033B2 |
Semiconductor component and method of manufacture
A semiconductor component that includes a Schottky device, an edge termination structure, a non-Schottky semiconductor device, combinations thereof and a method of manufacturing the semiconductor component. A semiconductor material includes a first epitaxial layer disposed on a semiconductor substrate and a second epitaxial layer disposed on the first epitaxial layer. The second epitaxial layer has a higher resistivity than the semiconductor substrate. A Schottky device and a non-Schottky semiconductor device are manufactured from the second epitaxial layer. In accordance with another embodiment, a semiconductor material includes an epitaxial layer disposed over a semiconductor substrate. The epitaxial layer has a higher resistivity than the semiconductor substrate. A doped region is formed in the epitaxial layer. A Schottky device and a non-Schottky semiconductor device are manufactured from the epitaxial layer. |
| US08138030B2 |
Asymmetric finFET device with improved parasitic resistance and capacitance
A method for forming a fin field effect transistor (finFET) device includes, forming a fin structure in a substrate, forming a gate stack structure perpendicular to the fin structure, and implanting ions in the substrate at an angle (θ) to form a source region and a drain region in the substrate, wherein the angle (θ) is oblique relative to the source region. |
| US08138026B2 |
Low cost lead-free preplated leadframe having improved adhesion and solderability
A leadframe with a structure made of a base metal (105), wherein the structure has a plurality of surfaces. On each of these surfaces are metal layers in a stack adherent to the base metal. The stack comprises a nickel layer (201) in contact with the base metal, a palladium layer (202) in contact with the nickel layer, and an outermost tin layer (203) in contact with the palladium layer. In terms of preferred layer thicknesses, the nickel layer is between about 0.5 and 2.0 μm thick, the palladium layer between about 5 and 150 nm thick, and the tin layer less than about 5 nm thick, preferably about 3 nm. At this thinness, the tin has no capability of forming whiskers, but offers superb adhesion to polymeric encapsulation materials, improved characteristics for reliable stitch bonding as well as affinity to reflow metals (solders). |
| US08138024B2 |
Package system for shielding semiconductor dies from electromagnetic interference
A method of manufacturing a package system includes: providing a semiconductor die with a contact pad and a ground pad, mounting the semiconductor die on a package substrate using and adhesive layer, forming a vertical conductive structure on top of the ground pad in the semiconductor die, encapsulating at least portions of the semiconductor die, the vertical conductive structure, and the package substrate using an encapsulant, covering at least portions of the encapsulant and the vertical conductive structure with a shielding layer to place the vertical conductive structure in electrical contact with the shielding layer, and connecting the shielding layer to the package substrate. |
| US08138023B2 |
Method for forming laminated structure and method for manufacturing semiconductor device using the method thereof
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes the steps of (a) preparing a wafer including a first circuit formation region and a first surrounding region, (b) laminating a first chip on the first circuit formation region, (c) pouring a first underfill into a first space between the first circuit formation region and the first chip from the first surrounding region, (d) hardening the first underfill, (e) forming a laminated structure comprised of a first chip block that includes a second chip including the first circuit formation region, the first chip, and the first underfill by conducting dicing with respect to the wafer; and (f) laminating the laminated structure on a substrate. |
| US08138022B2 |
Method of manufacturing semiconductor device
A first conductive member made of metal is provided over a first wiring substrate, which is a mounting substrate in the lower tier, a through hole is provided in a second wiring substrate, which is a mounting substrate in the upper tier, at a position corresponding to the first conductive member in a plan view, and a wiring is exposed at the sidewall of the through hole. The first conductive member is inserted into the through hole on the corresponding first wiring substrate side and the first wiring substrate and the second wiring substrate are electrically coupled by filling the through hole with a second conductive member. an electrode pad that is electrically coupled to the second conductive member and over which a semiconductor member in the upper tier is mounted is formed on the main surface side of the second wiring substrate. |
| US08138020B2 |
Wafer level integrated interconnect decal and manufacturing method thereof
A wafer level integrated interconnect decal manufacturing method and wafer level integrated interconnect decal arrangement. In accordance with the technology concerning the soldering of integrated circuits and substrates, and particularly providing for solder decal methods forming and utilization, in the present instance there are employed underfills which consist of a solid film material and which are applied between a semiconductor chip and the substrate in order to enhance the reliability of a flip chip package. In particular, the underfill material increases the resistance to fatigue of controlled collapse chip connect (C4) bumps. |
| US08138019B2 |
Integrated (multilayer) circuits and process of producing the same
A process of forming a semiconductor integrated circuit that includes the steps of: forming at least a first element having a first pattern of conductive material and including a polymer layer surrounding the conductive material, forming at least a second element having a second pattern of conductive material and including a polymer layer surrounding the conductive material, positioning the first element relative to the second element, and bonding the polymer layer of the first and second elements at a temperature below a melting temperature of the conductive materials of the first and second elements wherein the conductive material of the first element contacts the conductive material of the second element and is maintained in position by the bonded polymer layers. |
| US08138018B2 |
Manufacturing method of semiconductor device having underfill resin formed without void between semiconductor chip and wiring board
A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device includes a film state underfill resin adhering step wherein film state underfill resin in a semi-cured state is adhered on the first surface of the board main body without forming a gap between the first surface of the board main body and the pad; a flattening step wherein an upper surface of the film state underfill resin is flattened; a chip connecting step wherein the semiconductor chip is pressed onto the upper surface of the film state underfill resin after the flattening step so that the semiconductor chip is flip chip connected to the pad; and an underfill resin forming step wherein the film state underfill resin is cured so that the underfill resin is formed between the semiconductor chip and the wiring board. |
| US08138012B2 |
Production of an improved color filter on a microelectronic imaging device comprising a cavity
A microelectronic device includes a color filter equipped with a plurality of filtering elements, including several filtering elements. The device includes at least one first zone located inside a cavity and includes a first group of filtering elements having a first critical dimension, and at least one second zone at the periphery of the cavity, including a second group of filtering elements having a second critical dimension that is different from the first critical dimension. |
| US08138008B1 |
Forming an oxide MEMS beam
Solutions for forming a semiconductor including an oxide MEMS beam are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of forming a beam within a sealed cavity includes: depositing a lower insulator layer comprising one or more layers; depositing an upper insulator layer over the first insulator layer, the upper insulator layer comprising one or more layers, wherein a composite stress of the upper insulator layer is different than a composite stress of the lower insulator layer. |
| US08138004B2 |
Photoelectric conversion device, manufacturing method thereof and semiconductor device
A manufacturing method of a photoelectric conversion device includes the following steps: forming a first electrode over a substrate; and, over the first electrode, forming a photoelectric conversion layer that includes a first conductive layer having one conductivity, a second semiconductor layer, and a third semiconductor layer having a conductivity opposite to the one conductivity of the second semiconductor layer over the first electrode. The manufacturing method further includes the step of removing a part of the second semiconductor layer and a part of the third semiconductor layer in a region of the photoelectric conversion layer so that the third semiconductor layer does not overlap the first electrode. |
| US08138002B2 |
Semiconductor light-emitting element, fabrication method thereof, convex part formed on backing, and convex part formation method for backing
A convex part formation method of forming a convex part in parallel with a <110> direction of a backing on the backing having a {100} face as the top surface thereof, includes: (a) forming a mask layer in parallel with the <110> direction on the backing; (b) etch the backing so as to form a convex-part upper layer whose sectional shape on a cutting plane corresponding to a {110} face is an isosceles trapezoid, the base of which is longer than the upper side thereof, and the side surface of which has an inclination of θU; and (c) further etching the backing so as to form a convex-part lower layer whose sectional shape on the cutting plane corresponding to the {110} face is an isosceles trapezoid, the base of which is longer than the upper side thereof, and the side surface of which has an inclination of θD (where θD≠θU). |
| US08137999B2 |
Package for a light emitting diode and method for fabricating the same
A method for fabricating a LED includes: providing a metal substrate; etching the metal substrate to form a first terminal, a second terminal, and a gap between the first terminal and the second terminal, wherein the first terminal has at least one first etching concave and the second terminal has at least one second etching concave; placing at least one LED chip in the at least one first etching concave, wherein the at least one LED chip has a first electrode and a second electrode; electrically connecting the first electrode with the first terminal, and electrically connecting the second electrode with the second terminal; and then covering the at least one LED chip with synthetic polymer, wherein the synthetic polymer is filled into the at least one first etching concave, the at least one second etching concave and the gap to connect the first terminal with the second terminal. |
| US08137998B2 |
Method for fabricating light-emitting devices with vertical light-extraction mechanism
A light-emitting device comprises a lattice structure to minimize the horizontal waveguide effect by reducing light traveling distance in the light-absorption medium of the light-emitting devices, and to enhance light extraction from the light-emitting layer. The lattice structure includes sidewalls and/or rods embedded in the light-absorption medium and dividing the light-absorption medium into a plurality of area units. The area units are completely isolated or partially separated from each other by the sidewalls. Also provided is a method of fabricating a light-emitting device that comprises a lattice structure, which lattice structure includes sidewalls and/or rods embedded in the light-absorption medium and dividing the light-absorption medium into a plurality of area units. |
| US08137997B2 |
Method and system for tone inverting of residual layer tolerant imprint lithography
A system for imprint lithography, which includes a substrate, a patterned mask, an imprint applying unit that imprints, via the patterned mask, a pattern into a resist layer on the substrate, and an overlay device that overlays a cladding layer over the substrate. |
| US08137995B2 |
Double-sided semiconductor device and method of forming top-side and bottom-side interconnect structures
A semiconductor device is made by forming a first active device on a first side of a semiconductor wafer. A first insulating layer is formed over the first side of the wafer. A first conductive layer is formed over the first insulating layer. A first interconnect structure is formed over the first insulating layer and first conductive layer. A temporary carrier is mounted to the first interconnect structure. A second active device is formed on a second side of the semiconductor wafer. A second insulating layer is formed over the second side of the wafer. A second conductive layer is formed over the second insulating layer. A second interconnect structure is formed over the second insulating layer and second conductive layer. The temporary carrier is removed, leaving a double-sided semiconductor device. The double-sided semiconductor device is enclosed in a package with the first and second interconnect structures electrically connected. |
| US08137993B2 |
Methods of identifying responders to dopamine agonist therapy and treating metabolic conditions thereof
The present invention is directed to a method of identifying patients to be treated by dopamine agonist therapy comprising the step of analyzing a plasma or urine sample from said patient for concentrations of norepinephrine (NE), norepinephrine metabolites (NE metabolites), dopamine, dopamine metabolites, serotonin, serotonin metabolites, or fasting triglycerides, wherein one or more of: (a) NE metabolites, (b) NE/NE metabolites: dopamine/dopamine metabolites, (c) NE and serotonin, (d) NE/NE metabolites and serotonin, (e) NE and serotonin metabolites, (f) NE/NE metabolites and serotonin metabolites, or (g) NE is/are greater than about 30% over normal level; or dopamine/dopamine metabolites are less than about 30% below normal; or fasting triglycerides are greater than about 150 mg/dl and/or said patient has hypertension. The present invention is also directed to treating identified patients with dopamine agonist therapy. |
| US08137992B2 |
Methods of identifying responders to dopamine agonist therapy and treating metabolic conditions thereof
The present invention is directed to a method of identifying patients to be treated by dopamine agonist therapy comprising the step of analyzing a plasma or urine sample from said patient for concentrations of norepinephrine (NE), norepinephrine metabolites (NE metabolites), dopamine, dopamine metabolites, serotonin, serotonin metabolites, or fasting triglycerides, wherein one or more of: (a) NE metabolites, (b) NE/NE metabolites:dopamine/dopamine metabolites, (c) NE and serotonin, (d) NE/NE metabolites and serotonin, (e) NE and serotonin metabolites, (f) NE/NE metabolites and serotonin metabolites, or (g) NE is/are greater than about 30% over normal level; or dopamine/dopamine metabolites are less than about 30% below normal; or fasting triglycerides are greater than about 150 mg/dl and/or said patient has blood pressure of greater than about 135/85 mm Hg. The present invention is also directed to treating identified patients with dopamine agonist therapy. |
| US08137986B2 |
Non-liquid phase type chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay method and assay kit
A chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay method whereby a target substance such as a protein is assayed. This chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay method comprises: the step of capturing an immune complex containing an enzyme-labeled antibody, which is labeled with an enzyme acting a chemiluminescent substrate, and the target substance on a support having no solution layer; the step of overlaying a support membrane containing the chemiluminescent substrate on the immune complex having been captured above; and the step of measuring the luminescence dose caused by the reaction between the enzyme-labeled antibody and the chemiluminescent substrate to thereby quantify the target substance. Since a highly sensitive chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay is conducted by using a non-liquid phase type reaction system in the chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay method as described above, multiple items can be assayed by using only a small amount of a specimen and, furthermore, the target substance can be assayed at a high sensitivity thereby without resorting to any troublesome procedures such as pipetting a reagent. |
| US08137984B2 |
Caffeine detection via internally-referenced two part assay
Methods, compositions, and apparatus for detecting the presence of caffeine in a liquid sample are provided. In certain embodiments, an internally referenced competitive assay allows a very precise determination of a threshold value of caffeine for use in semiquantitative types of ligand-receptor assays. By using a detection means that participates in two assays, sensitivity is doubled in the maximum sensitivity range and the range can be adjusted to match the predicted concentration range of an analyte. This format and the materials described herein allow the assay to complete within three minutes. In addition, this format accommodates common attributes of liquid samples for detecting caffeine, such as the inclusion of milk or sugar in a coffee-type beverage. |
| US08137983B2 |
Method of maintaining a protein concentration at a tangential flow filter
The present invention describes a system and method for accurately measuring the concentration of a substance within a filter housing. A concentration sensor and a communications device are coupled so as to be able to measure and transmit the concentration of a particular substance within the filter housing while in use. This system can comprise a single component, integrating both the communication device and the concentration sensor. Alternatively, the system can comprise separate sensor and transmitter components, in communication with one another. In yet another embodiment, a storage element can be added to the system, thereby allowing the device to store a set of concentration values. The use of this device is beneficial to many applications. For example, the ability to read concentration values in situ allows integrity tests to be performed without additional equipment. |
| US08137979B2 |
Preconcentrator device
Improved preconcentrators, particularly MEMs scale preconcentrators which possess a coating comprising polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs). There is further provided devices comprising the preconcentrator, and methods of preparation and use. There is particular benefit directed to the use of a MEMs scale heater coated with the PIMs for use in hand-held or field portable chemical detection devices. The polymer of intrinsic microporosity comprises a polymer, with a monomer repeat unit of Formula I wherein A is one or more optionally substituted aryl, heterocyclic, cycloalkyl or bicycloalkyl rings, π is greater than 5, preferably 5 to 10000, and X may be selected from CH, CH2, O, S, N or NH. |
| US08137975B2 |
Method for a rapid antibody-based analysis of platelet populations
A method for identifying a platelet population, preferably a population of immature, reticulated platelets, in a biological sample involves incubating the biological sample for less than 5 minutes with at least one labeled, ligand (e.g., monoclonal antibody) that binds to an epitope or antigen on platelets and with a nucleic acid dye. In one embodiment, the dye is Acridine Orange and the label on the ligand is PE-Cy7. The sample is then analyzed and one or more platelet populations is rapidly identified or quantified by passing the incubated sample through a sensing region of a flow cytometer. In one embodiment, this method occurs without a washing or physical cell separation step. The incubated sample is irradiated with a laser light source, and fluorescence of the labeled ligand and the nucleic acid dye are measured along with at least one additional parameter, e.g., light scatter, direct current, axial light loss, opacity, radio frequency, and fluorescence. These parameters are used to identify qualitatively or quantitatively the platelet populations in the sample. This rapid analytic method is particularly valuable in clinical situations where either low platelet counts or interfering conditions lead to inaccuracies of the platelet measurement. This method is suitable for performance in an automated hematology analyzer. |
| US08137972B2 |
Biocompatible, biodegradable polymer-based, lighter than or light as water scaffolds for tissue engineering and methods for preparation and use thereof
Scaffolds for tissue engineering prepared from biocompatible, biodegradable polymer-based, lighter than or light as water microcarriers and designed for cell culturing in vitro in a rotating bioreactor are provided. Methods for preparation and use of these scaffolds as tissue engineering devices are also provided. |
| US08137968B2 |
Selected endothelial progenitor cells and methods for use
The present invention is a method for preparing a substantially pure population of endothelial progenitor cells wherein said cells express Flk-1, CD34, α5β1 integrin fibronectin, and vWF and exhibit an adherent phenotype and methods for using the same to decrease the severity of lung injury, prevent pulmonary edema, restore endothelial barrier function, induce productive wound healing and angiogenesis, and increase survival rate in acute lung injury (ALI). |
| US08137967B2 |
In-vitro fertilization systems with spermatozoa separated into X-chromosome and Y-chromosome bearing populations
An IVF system for successfully utilizing spermatozoa separated into X-chromosome bearing and into Y-chromosome bearing population for insemination. The IVF system includes fertilization medium that can shorten the time from insemination to cleavage and a portable incubator for the transportation of maturing oocytes and inseminated oocytes comprising a straw (19) and an incubation element (20) that can be sealed with a cap (22). |
| US08137966B2 |
Rat embryonic stem cell
The present invention provides a rat embryonic stem cell characterized by having the following properties of (a) expressing Oct3/4 gene and Nanog gene, (b) positive for alkaline phosphatase activity, (c) having an embryoid body forming ability, (d) expressing SSEA (Stage-Specific Embryonic Antigen)-1 and SSEA-4, (e) having the same number of chromosomes as does a normal rat cell, (f) capable of being subcultured and holding the undifferentiated state, (g) having in vitro pluripotency, (h) having a potential to differentiate for cells of three embryonic germ lineages, (i) having teratoma formation ability, and (j) having an ability to produce a chimeric rat, a method of establishing the aforementioned rat embryonic stem cell and the like. |
| US08137965B2 |
Methods and compositions for tissue regeneration
A kit is disclosed that includes a first component comprising alginate, wherein the first component is comprised in a first sterile vial, and a second component comprising cells comprising keratinocytes or fibroblasts, or mixtures thereof, that secrete one or more biologically active molecules selected from the group consisting of GM-CSF, VEGF, KGF, bFGF, TGFβ, angiopoietin, EGF, IL-Iβ, IL-6, IL-8, TGFα, and TNFα, wherein the cells are allogeneic and mitotically inactive, a buffered solution, and human serum albumin or a cryoprotectant, wherein the second component is comprised in a second sterile vial. |
| US08137964B2 |
Method of producing three-dimensional tissue and method of producing extracellular matrix used in the same
The present invention provides a novel method of producing a three-dimensional tissue by which cell lamination can be carried out easily. According to the method, a three-dimensional tissue in which cell layers are laminated with an extracellular matrix intervening between each pair of the adjacent cell layers is produced by: (A) forming a cell layer on a substrate; (B) bringing the cell layer formed on the substrate into contact with a solution containing a first substance and a solution containing a second substance alternately, thus forming, on the cell layer, an extracellular matrix in which the first substance and the second substance are laminated alternately; and (C) culturing a cell on the extracellular matrix to form a further cell layer. In the present invention, a combination of the first substance and the second substance is (a) a combination of a protein or polymer having an RGD sequence and a protein or polymer that interacts with the protein or polymer having the RGD sequence or (b) a combination of a protein or polymer that is positively charged and a protein or polymer that is negatively charged. |
| US08137962B2 |
Compositions for treating cystic fibrosis
The invention relates to compositions and methods of treating cystic fibrosis. More specifically, this invention relates to the use the AAV vectors and constructs to provide gene therapy to cystic fibrosis patients. |
| US08137961B2 |
Plant-specific genetic elements and transfer cassettes for plant transformation
The present invention provides nucleic acid molecules and sequences, particularly those identified and obtained from plants, that are useful for transferring and integrating one polynucleotide into another via plant transformation techniques. |
| US08137956B2 |
Forensic test strip and method for the detection of semen
The present invention relates to a forensic test strip and method for the detection of semen. This strip is comprised of a paper element coated with reagents which react to the presence of acid phosphatase (AP), an enzyme found in semen, and is sandwiched between a clear plastic cover and an opaque plastic backing. This assembly is peeled apart, the paper element exposed to a source of semen, and the clear cover replaced. A positive test is characterized by a bright purple color, which easily can be seen through the clear cover. An adhesive backing is provided, which allows an investigator conveniently to affix the test strip directly to a notebook. |
| US08137950B2 |
Bacteriophage resistant lactic acid bacteria
A lactic acid bacterium (LAB) wherein an YjaE protein is essentially inactive and the LAB thereby get improved resistance to bacteriophages, a starter culture composition comprising the lactic acid bacterium and use of this starter culture manufacturing a food or feed product. |
| US08137949B2 |
Biosynthesis of commodity chemicals
Methods, enzymes, recombinant microorganism, and microbial systems are provided for converting suitable monosaccharides or oligosaccharides, such as those derived from biomass, as well as various aldehydes and/or ketones, into commodity chemicals, such as biofuels. Commodity chemicals produced by the methods described herein are also provided. Commodity chemical enriched, refinery-produced petroleum products are also provided, as well as methods for producing the same. |
| US08137939B2 |
Method of recovering L-threonine from L-threonine fermentation broth using nonsolvent
Provided are a method of recovering L-threonine from the fermentation broth of an L-threonine producing microorganism, comprising: separating microbial bodies from the L-threonine containing fermentation broth obtained by culturing an L-threonine producing microorganism and filtering the separated fermentation broth to obtain a filtrate; concentrating the filtrate; and reacting the concentrated filtrate with a nonsolvent to obtain crystalline L-threonine, crystalline L-threonine recovered by the method, and a feed additive containing the crystalline L-threonine recovered by the method. |
| US08137938B2 |
Method for producing an L-amino acid
An L-amino acid is produced by culturing a bacterium belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae, which is able to produce the L-amino acid, and is modified so that the activity of ribonuclease G is decreased in a medium containing glycerol as the carbon source, and collecting the L-amino acid from the culture. |
| US08137937B2 |
Method for bisulfite treatment
The present application is directed to a method for performing a bisulfite reaction to determine methylation positions in a nucleic acid via treatment of the solid phase-bound nucleic acid with bisulfite, desulfonation and elution of the nucleic acid from the solid phase. |
| US08137934B2 |
Regeneration and neogenesis of retinal photoreceptor cell using Otx2 gene
The present invention provides a medicine, comprising (a) an Otx2 protein or its partial peptide, or a salt thereof, or (b) a DNA or an RNA encoding an Otx2 protein or its partial peptide. The present medicine is useful as an agent for preventing, treating or suppressing progression of a retinal disease including retinal degeneration. In addition, the present medicine is useful, for example, as an agent for inducing differentiation from a retinal stem cell into a retinal photoreceptor cell, in the transplantation of a cell into the retina of patients suffering from retinal diseases. |
| US08137933B2 |
Mammalian expression vector pUHAB
The present invention relates to the construction and utilization of a new mammalian expression vector that contains a unique multiple cloning site (MCS), designated pUHAB. The pUHAB vector comprises a high copy replication origin (ColE1), a drug resistance gene (TK-Hygromycin), and a human cytomegalovirus promoter operably associated with a unique intron (hCMV/intron). Further, pUHAB comprises a selectable marker conferring resistance to kanamycin in bacterial cells, and a phage f1(+) region. pUHAB can be used to transiently or stably express cloned genes when transfected into mammalian cells. The invention also encompasses kits and host cells and cell lines comprising pUHAB, and methods of producing a recombinant protein using pUHAB. |
| US08137929B2 |
Basic protein purification tags from thermophilic bacteria
The invention is related to a method for purification of recombinant proteins using highly basic proteins from thermophilic bacteria as purification tags for use in a cation-exchange chromatography purification step. The basic proteins may be ribosomal proteins. The recombinant proteins are expressed in eukaryotic or prokaryotic host cells. The purification tag will typically have a pl above about 9 and comprise from about 15 to about 250 amino acid residues. |
| US08137915B2 |
Genes involved in intestinal inflammatory diseases and use thereof
The invention concerns genes involved in inflammatory and/or immune diseases and some cancers, in particular intestinal cryptogenic inflammatory diseases, and proteins coded by these genes. The invention also concerns methods for diagnosing inflammatory diseases. |
| US08137912B2 |
Methods for the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities
The present invention relates to methods for detecting, enriching, and analyzing rare cells that are present in the blood, e.g. fetal cells. The invention further features methods of analyzing rare cell(s) to determine the presence of an abnormality, disease or condition in a subject, e.g. a fetus by analyzing a cellular sample from the subject. |
| US08137907B2 |
Orthotopic and genetically tractable non-human animal model for liver cancer and the uses thereof
This invention provides a genetically tractable in situ non-human animal model for hepatocellular carcinoma. The model is useful, inter alia, in understanding the molecular mechanisms of liver cancer, in understanding the genetic alterations that lead to chemoresistance or poor prognosis, and in identifying and evaluating new therapies against hepatocellular carcinomas. The liver cancer model of this invention is made by altering hepatocytes to increase oncogene expression, to reduce tumor suppressor gene expression or both and by transplanting the resulting hepatocytes into a recipient non-human animal.This invention also relates to the use of RNA interference (RNAi) technology in vivo to efficiently identify genes associated with liver cancer, in particular those encoding tumor suppressors, by knocking out candidate genes using RNAi and observing whether tumors would develop. |
| US08137906B2 |
Method for the synthesis of DNA fragments
The invention relates to a method that can be carried out in parallel and automated for the production of any nucleic acid, comprising the following steps: a) coupling an oligonucleotide to a solid matrix b) adding an additional oligonucleotide c) ligating the oligonucleotides from steps a) and b) in one orientation d) removing excess reactants and enzymes from the reaction preparation e) cleaving the ligation product from step c) with a restriction enzyme that cleaves outside the recognition sequence, whereby cleavage occurs in the oligonucleotide from step a) or in the oligonucleotide from step b) f) separating the reaction mixture from the lengthened or shortened oligonucleotide from step a) that is obtained in step e) g) repeating steps b) to f) at least once h) successive sequence-independent linkage of the fragments obtained after performing steps a) to g) until the desired product is obtained. |
| US08137904B2 |
Light emitting microorganisms and cells for diagnosis and therapy of diseases associated with wounded or inflamed tissue
Described is the use of a microorganism or cell containing a DNA sequence encoding a detectable protein or a protein capable of inducing a detectable signal, e.g., a luminescent or fluorescent protein for the preparation of a diagnostic composition for diagnosis and/or visualization of wounded or inflamed tissue or a disease associated therewith. Moreover, therapeutic uses are described, wherein the microorganism or cell additionally contain an expressible DNA sequence encoding a protein suitable for therapy, e.g. an enzyme causing cell death or digestion of debris. |
| US08137903B2 |
Method for magnetic separation of red blood cells from a patient sample
A method for separating components from a patient sample is provided. In particular, the present invention provides a method for the separation of red blood cells or red blood cell components from a patient sample by the use of magnetic beads. |
| US08137892B2 |
Photobase generator and photocurable resin composition
Disclosed is a photobase generator comprising a compound having a nitrogen atom and a conjugated multiple bond. |
| US08137887B2 |
Photoconductor structure processing methods and imaging device photoconductor structures
Photoconductor structure processing methods and imaging device photoconductor structures are described. According to one embodiment, a photoconductor structure processing method includes processing a photoconductor structure of an imaging device and wherein the photoconductor structure comprises charge transport material configured to conduct electrical charges generated responsive to reception of light to form a latent image during an electro-photographic imaging process, the processing comprising removing at least some of the charge transport material from at least a portion of the photoconductor structure. The photoconductor structure may also be further treated to reduce the migration of charge transport material. Additional embodiments are described in the disclosure. |
| US08137885B2 |
Hybrid toner and method of preparing the same
A hybrid toner includes micro cylinders, cores inserted into the micro cylinders, and an external addition layer covering the micro cylinders to which the cores are inserted. The hybrid toner prevents a toner blocking phenomenon, image contamination, and low storage stability which occur due to dispersion of wax and colorants to an outer surface of the toner. |
| US08137883B2 |
Toner, developer, image forming method, image forming apparatus, process cartridge, and toner container
A toner is provided including a binder resin and a wax having primarily C—H and C—C bonds, and having a melting point of 50 to 90° C., wherein the wax is present in a surface portion of the toner in an amount of from 0.1 to 4.0% by weight, wherein the amount of the wax is determined by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy attenuated total reflectance (FTIR-ATR); and the use of the toner in an image forming method, image forming apparatus, developer and toner cartridge containing the toner. |
| US08137871B2 |
Method and system for fracturing a pattern using charged particle beam lithography with multiple exposure passes which expose different surface area
In the field of semiconductor production using charged particle beam lithography, a method and system for fracturing or mask data preparation or proximity effect correction is disclosed, in which the union of shots from one of a plurality of exposure passes is different than the union of shots from a different exposure pass. Methods for manufacturing a reticle and for manufacturing an integrated circuit are also disclosed, in which the union of shots from one of a plurality of charged particle beam exposure passes is different than the union of shots from a different exposure pass. |
| US08137869B2 |
Optical element, lithographic apparatus, method for manufacturing and/or protecting an optical element, device manufacturing method and device manufactured thereby
A method for manufacturing and/or protecting an optical element, wherein the optical element has at least one surface comprising a profile having height differences, thereby providing cavities and elevations having a predetermined maximum height difference, includes providing a transmissive layer in the cavities and on the elevations of the optical elements, the transmissive layer having a first height in the cavities that is larger than the predetermined maximum height difference, and surfacing the transmissive layer after providing the transmissive layer such that the transmissive layer has a second height on the elevations that is substantially zero or larger, thereby providing a transmissive layer with a substantially planar surface. |
| US08137866B2 |
Titanium material for fuel cell separator having low contact resistance
A separator for a fuel cell comprising a titanium alloy substrate containing at least one noble metal element selected from platinum group elements, Au and Ag; and a layer of a mixture formed on the titanium alloy substrate, said mixture comprising the noble metal element precipitated from the titanium alloy substrate and titanium oxide, and said layer having an average thickness of up to 200 nm; wherein the mixture layer on the surface and the titanium alloy substrate have a conductivity in terms of contact resistance as determined by the following method of up to 12 mΩ·cm2. The contact resistance is determined by placing a carbon cloth having an average thickness of 0.3 mm on opposite surfaces of the titanium alloy substrate having the mixture layer formed thereon; sandwiching the titanium alloy material with a pair of copper electrodes via the carbon cloth, the copper electrodes each having a contact area with the titanium alloy material of 1 cm2; measuring voltage drop between the carbon cloths by using a four terminal ohmmeter while pressing the copper electrodes against the titanium alloy material at a surface pressure of 5 kg/cm2 by using a hydraulic press and applying an electric current of 7.4 mA between the copper electrodes; and calculating the contact resistance from the measured value. |
| US08137857B2 |
Liquid electrolyte fuel cell having an anode substrate layer thicker than the cathode substrate layer
A fuel cell (8a) having a matrix (11) for containing phosphoric acid (or other liquid) electrolyte with an anode catalyst (12) on one side and a cathode catalyst (13) on the other side includes an anode substrate (16a) in contact with the anode catalyst and a cathode substrate (17a) in contact with the cathode catalyst, the anode substrate being thicker than the cathode substrate by a ratio of between 1.75 to 1.0 and 3.0 to 1.0. Non-porous, hydrophobic separator plate assemblies (19) provide fuel flow channels (20) and oxidant flow channels (21) as well as demarcating the fuel cells. |
| US08137854B2 |
Fuel cell system as a primary electrical energy supply for aircraft
Apart from electrical energy, nowadays the main engines also supply pneumatic and hydraulic energy to the aircraft, using corresponding media. Apart from mechanical disadvantages this results in reduced engine efficiency in relation to thrust, fuel consumption and weight. According to an embodiment of the present invention an energy supply system for aircraft is provided, comprising a fuel cell arrangement and an electrical energy distribution device. In this way it is possible to replace all the energy generating systems of the engines, which provide energy for the aircraft systems, except for the starter generator, as a result of which the efficiency of the individual engines is improved. Furthermore, the efficiency of onboard energy generation is improved, which in the final analysis results in reduced fuel consumption. |
| US08137853B2 |
Membrane humidifier for a fuel cell
A membrane humidifier for a fuel cell with a wet side plate having a plurality of flow channels formed therein and a dry side plate having a plurality of flow channels formed therein, the flow channels of the wet side plate adapted to facilitate a flow of a wet gas therethrough and the flow channels of said dry side plate adapted to facilitate a flow of a dry gas therethrough, wherein a pressure drop in the humidifier is minimized and a humidification of a proton exchange membrane in the fuel cell is optimized. |
| US08137852B2 |
Liquid electrolyte
A liquid electrolyte composed of a base A and phosphoric acid B in a molar ratio A:B in a range of 1:3 to 1:50 having a solidification temperature of lower than −30° C.; and a composite electrolyte membrane comprising a porous body impregnated with such a liquid electrolyte. |
| US08137851B2 |
Fuel cell and fuel cell module
Separators of a fuel cell include sandwiching sections which sandwich electrolyte electrode assemblies and have fuel gas channels, first bridges each having a fuel gas supply channel, and a fuel gas supply unit. A fuel gas supply passage extends through the fuel gas supply unit in a stacking direction. Further, the separators include second bridges each having an exhaust fuel gas channel for discharging the fuel gas after consumption in the electrolyte electrode assemblies as an exhaust fuel gas, and an exhaust fuel gas discharge unit having an exhaust fuel gas passage for allowing the exhaust fuel gas to flow in the stacking direction. The exhaust fuel gas discharge unit is connected to the fuel gas channel through the fuel gas supply passage. |
| US08137849B2 |
Phosphate-based acrylate crosslinking agent for polymer electrolyte and a composition containing the same
The present invention relates to a phosphate-based acrylate crosslinking agent for polymer electrolyte and a polymer electrolyte composition comprising the phosphate-based acrylate crosslinking agent, and in particular to a phosphate-based acrylate crosslinking agent where a phosphate-based compound is introduced with a polyalkylene oxide group and an acrylate group and a polymer electrolyte composition comprising the phosphate-based acrylate crosslinking agent. The polymer electrolyte composition can be applied to electrolyte thin film and polymer electrolyte of small and large capacity lithium-polymer secondary battery due to its superior ionic conductivity and electrochemical and thermal stability, where the physical properties of electrolyte composition may be controlled by means of the length of polyalkylene oxide of the crosslinking agent. |
| US08137846B2 |
Nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery
A subject for the invention is to improve the cycle characteristics of a high-capacity secondary battery containing an active material packed at a high density, by using a particulate active material having a low aspect ratio. The invention relates to a nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery comprising a negative electrode and a positive electrode each capable of occluding/releasing lithium, a separator, and a nonaqueous electrolyte solution comprising a nonaqueous solvent and a lithium salt, characterized in that the separator comprises a porous film made of a thermoplastic resin containing an inorganic filler, and at least either of the following is satisfied: the active material contained in the negative electrode is a particulate active material having an aspect ratio of from 1.02 to 3; and the active material contained in the positive electrode is a particulate active material having an aspect ratio of from 1.02 to 2.2. |
| US08137840B2 |
Nonaqueous secondary battery and method of using the same
A nonaqueous secondary battery containing a positive electrode having a positive electrode mixture layer, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte, in which the positive electrode comprises, as active materials, three or more lithium-containing transition metal oxides having different average particle sizes, those transition metal oxides comprise a transition metal element, the transition metal element of the transition metal oxide having the smallest average particle size is partially substituted with a metal element other than the transition metal element, and the density of the positive electrode mixture layer is t 3.8 g/cm3 or more. |
| US08137837B2 |
Secondary battery pack having excellent production process property and structural stability
A secondary battery pack is provided. The secondary battery pack includes a battery cell having an electrode assembly of a cathode/separator/anode structure mounted in a battery case together with an electrolyte in a sealed state, an insulative mounting member having openings, through which electrode terminals of the battery cell are exposed to the outside, the insulative mounting member being constructed in a structure in which a safety element is mounted to the top of the insulative mounting member, the insulative mounting member being in direct contact with the top of the battery cell, and an insulative cap coupled to the top of the battery cell such that the insulative cap surrounds the insulative mounting member while the safety element is mounted to the insulative mounting member. |
| US08137834B2 |
Propulsion cell for a device in an aquatic medium
An electrical cell for the propulsion of a device in an aquatic medium includes a first, second and third chamber forming a housing. The first chamber has an auxiliary electrical cell and a command and control module for the electrical propulsion cell, the second chamber a main electrical cell and members for the controlled admission and regulation of water flow from the aquatic medium in order to form an activation electrolyte for the main cell, and the third chamber a module for triggering the admission by suction of water and the discharge by escape of effluents from an admission valve and an escape valve. The command and control module activates the auxiliary electrical cell to generate electrical energy temporarily and the admission by suction of water from the aquatic medium and the discharge of effluents in order to produce electrical energy from the main electrical cell during a cruise phase. |
| US08137831B1 |
Electrolyte flow configuration for a metal-halogen flow battery
A flow battery and method of operating a flow battery. The flow battery includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a reaction zone located between the first electrode and the second electrode. The flow battery is configured with a first electrolyte flow configuration in charge mode and a second flow configuration in discharge mode. The first electrolyte flow configuration is at least partially different from the second electrolyte flow configuration. |
| US08137827B2 |
Visualization apparatus for transparent PEMFC
Provided is a visualization apparatus for a transparent PEMFC using a transparent window having conditions approximating a real PEMFC. More specifically, the present invention improves a fixing frame in consideration of the distribution of pressure applied by the fixing frame, such that the visualization apparatus for a transparent PEMFC has operating conditions approximating the real PEMFC. A visualization apparatus for a transparent PEMFC of the present invention includes: current collector plates each provided at both surfaces of a membrane electrode assembly of a fuel cell and formed with a channel in which reaction gas and products flow; transparent plates provided at an outer surface of the current collector plates; and fixing frames formed with a visualization window for observing the current collector plates and provided at the outer side of the transparent plates, wherein the visualization window is formed in at least two by dividing the single window formed by penetrating through the fixing frame by a bar. |
| US08137819B2 |
Multilayer steel and method for producing multilayer steel
Disclosed is a multilayered steel composite which compatibly achieves properties such as strength and ductility that are incompatible in conventional steels and is excellent in strength, ductility, weldability, toughness and fatigue strength. Also, disclosed is a method for producing the multilayered steel which is produced by rolling with least two kinds of steels having different chemical compositions and microstructure or different mechanical properties, in combination. |
| US08137817B2 |
Polyamide based resin film roll and a process for producing the same
A polyamide based resin film roll is provided. The polyamide based resin film roll comprising: a first sample cutout portion within 2 m from the winding end of film; and a final cutout portion within 2 m from the winding start of film, wherein when a sample cutout portion is set up in approximately every 100 m from the first sample cutout portion, in all samples cut out from each of the cutout portions, mechanical properties such as boiling water shrinkage percentage and refraction index in the thickness direction are adjusted within a given range of variation width. |
| US08137813B2 |
Triamine/aspartate curative and coatings comprising the same
A coating composition is disclosed comprising polyurea formed from a reaction mixture comprising isocyanate and a triamine/aspartate reaction product resulting from a Michael addition reaction of a triamine with a dialkyl maleate and/or a dialkyl fumarate. The reaction product has a viscosity of less than 2000 cPs, and the triamine has the structure: wherein each n is the same or different and is any integer. Substrates coated with these polyurea coatings comprising this reaction product are also disclosed. |
| US08137809B2 |
Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene multifilament yarns, and process for producing thereof
The invention relates to a gel spun, ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) multifilament yarn characterized in that said yarn comprises individual monofilaments having a coefficient of variation of their linear density, hereafter CVintra, of less than 30%, wherein the CVintra of a monofilament was determined from linear density values corresponding to a number of 20 representative lengths randomly extracted by cutting from said monofilament and using Formula 1 wherein χi is the linear density of any one of the representative lengths extracted from the monofilament under investigation and Formula 1A is the averaged linear density over the n=20 measured linear densities of said n=20 representative lengths. The invention also relates to a gel spun UHMWPE multifilament yarn characterized in that the yarn has a coefficient of variation in linear density between the monofilaments comprising said yarn, hereafter CVinter, of less than 50%. The invention also relates to a gel spinning process of producing thereof characterized in that a chamber is present before the spinning plate such that no further partitioning of the UHMWPE solution takes place before said solution being finally partitioned into individual monofilaments by the spinning plate and in which chamber the solution has a residence time τ at a constant throughput of UHMWPE solution of at least 5 sec. The invention also relates to a rope, net, medical cable or a composite comprising the yarns of the invention. |
| US08137808B2 |
Filing material and a method and a device for manufacturing it
A filling material for filling into articles of bedding is made by providing a plurality of discrete fiber clusters, applying a temperature stabilizing substance to the discrete fiber clusters, mixing the discrete fiber clusters with each other, and collecting the discrete fiber clusters thereby obtaining a filling material in which the distribution of the temperature stabilizing substance is substantially even. A device (1) for producing a filling material has an application station (22) for applying a temperature stabilizing substance to discrete fiber clusters, a curing station (24) for fixing the substance, a mixer (30) for mixing the discrete fiber clusters and a collecting station (32) for collecting the fiber clusters to form the filling material in which the distribution of the temperature stabilizing substance is substantially even. |
| US08137807B2 |
Pressure-sensitive adhesives derived from 2-alkyl alkanols
Pressure-sensitive adhesives are prepared from (meth)acrylate esters of 2-alkyl alkanols. The adhesives are characterized by exhibiting an overall balance of adhesive and cohesive characteristics and exceptional adhesion to low surface energy substrates. |
| US08137804B2 |
Epoxy-based electrocoating composition
An electrocoating composition and a coating formed from the composition, where the electrocoating composition comprises an epoxy-functional compound, an isocyanate-functional compound, a polyethylene wax, and aluminum oxide. |
| US08137798B2 |
Prepreg and carbon fiber reinforced composite materials
A prepreg containing a carbon fiber [A] and a thermosetting resin [B], and in addition, satisfying at least one of the following (1) and (2).(1) a thermoplastic resin particle or fiber [C] and a conductive particle or fiber [D] are contained, and weight ratio expressed by [compounding amount of [C] (parts by weight)]/[compounding amount of [D] (parts by weight)] is 1 to 1000.(2) a conductive particle or fiber of which thermoplastic resin nucleus or core is coated with a conductive substance [E] is contained. |
| US08137796B2 |
Reusable material for collecting samples for analysis
A particle-harvesting material includes a flexible, reusable, and thermally conductive material including a rough surface having dimples of a size within a first range of sizes, a microstructure including interstices of a second range of sizes, the second range of sizes including sizes smaller than the first range of sizes, and an etched portion on the rough surface configured to attract particles upon contact between the particles and the etched portion. |
| US08137785B2 |
Honeycomb structure
Provided is a honeycomb structure that is divided by a porous partition wall 3, as well as that is formed of a plurality of cells 5 acting as a through channel of a fluid. An insertion hole 9 in which a sensor can be inserted is formed in an end face of the honeycomb structure, and a breakage prevention means 17 is provided on an inner circumference or in the proximity of the insertion hole. According to this honeycomb structure, it is possible to provide a honeycomb structure or a honeycomb filter in which a temperature, an oxygen concentration and the like of the honeycomb structure can be directly measured; a temperature control of the honeycomb structure, being a base member can be easily made, and various sensors in accordance with applications of OBD measurement, measurement of an oxygen concentration, an NOx concentration and the like can be attached; and further, canning is easy to be conducted, and the durability of various attached sensors can be improved. Especially in the case of the use in a DPF, the present invention can be preferably used without soot leakage. |
| US08137782B2 |
Optical media manufactured with low-grade materials
This disclosure describes optical media that is compatible with conventional DVD drives. Unlike conventional DVDs, however, the described media uses a lower cost, lower quality material for one of the substrates. In particular, a so-called “dummy” substrate may comprise a non-optical grade polymeric material. In some cases, the dummy substrate may include post-consumer recycled materials, such as recycled polycarbonate. In other cases, dummy substrate may comprise a low cost non-optical grade polycarbonate, such as an industrial grade polycarbonate. In still other cases, the dummy substrate may comprise a polycarbonate blend, or other non-polycarbonate materials. |
| US08137780B2 |
Plastic hollow body, in particular plastic pipe
A plastic hollow body, in particular plastic pipe, the wall of which is constructed from cylindrical layers bonded to one another, wherein at least one layer is a layer made of a thermosetting material produced in the centrifugal process and the plastic hollow body includes multiple layers of thermosetting material and multiple layers of thermoplastic material. |
| US08137779B2 |
Line of sight hose cover
A hose cover for a high pressure hose is disclosed. The hose cover includes an outer sheath and an inner sheath disposed within the outer sheath. The inner and outer sheaths have a woven construction, each have a plurality of warp threads, and a weft thread that is interwoven between the warp threads. The weft thread is woven between the warp threads of the inner and outer sheaths in a pattern such that weft thread is shared between the inner and outer sheath and the inner and outer sheaths are interwoven together. |
| US08137777B2 |
Moisture curable balloon materials
The present invention relates to a catheter device having a dilatation balloon formed from a polymeric material crosslinked by moisture through —Si—O—Si— linkages, and to a method of making the same. The polymeric material is formed by reacting at least one organofunctional hydrolyzable silane with at least one polymer. The crosslinked polymeric structure is ideal for forming more resilient and durable catheter balloons. In particular, the catheter balloons have excellent abrasion resistance. |
| US08137775B2 |
Blow molded container and method for producing the same
A blow molded container made of an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin composition, wherein the composition contains 0.1 to 20 μmol/g, in terms of alkali metal, of an alkali metal salt (A), 0 to 2 μmol/g of a carboxylate radical (C1) which is extracted through an immersion treatment in water at 95° C. for 10 hours, and 0 to 40 μmol/g of a carboxylate radical (C2) which is extracted through an immersion treatment in a 0.05 N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution at 95° C. for 10 hours. |
| US08137772B2 |
Multilayer tubular film based on polyamide
Multilayer tubular film based on polyamide comprising an outer polymer layer based on aliphatic or partially aromatic polyamides or copolyamides or blends thereof, up to 30% by weight of which, based on the outer layer, can be replaced by other polymers, a middle polyamide layer based on ethylene-C1-8-alkyl acrylate copolymers and ethylene-maleic anhydride copolymers and/or ethylene-C1-8-alkyl acrylate-maleic anhydride copolymers, up to 20% by weight of which, based on the middle layer, can be replaced by other polymers, an inner polymer layer based on 40 to 100% by weight, based on the inner layer, of aliphatic or partially aromatic polyamides or copolyamides or blends thereof, 0 to 60% by weight of carboxyl-containing ethylene copolymers or their salts and 0 to 20% by weight of other polymers, the total amount of which gives 100% by weight. |
| US08137769B1 |
Landscape concealment structure
A landscape concealment structure (200) includes a housing (150) formed by shell (100) and a cover panel member (140) coupled to the shell and overlaying an enclosed space (126) into which a utility structure or mechanical device (20) is received to obscure such from view. The shell includes at least a pair of side panel members (120 and 130) coupled to a front panel member (110). The housing is camouflaged by a plurality of artificial foliage members (160) coupled to the housing to take on the appearance of a shrub, tree or other flora. The landscape concealment structure may further include a coupling assembly (180) that has a pivotal coupling (182) for facilitating rotative displacement of at least the shell relative to a base surface (30, 34). |
| US08137764B2 |
Mechanical enhancer additives for low dielectric films
A chemical vapor deposition process for preparing a low dielectric constant organosilicate (OSG) having enhanced mechanical properties by adjusting the amount of organic groups, such as methyl groups, within the mixture is disclosed herein. In one embodiment of the present invention, the OSG film is deposited from a mixture comprising a first silicon-containing precursor that comprises from 3 to 4 Si—O bonds per Si atom, from 0 to 1 of bonds selected from the group consisting of Si—H, Si—Br, and Si—Cl bonds per Si atom and no Si—C bonds and a second silicon-containing precursor that comprises at least one Si—C bond per Si atom. In another embodiment of the present invention, the OSG film is deposited from a mixture comprising an asymmetric silicon-containing precursor. In either embodiment, the mixture may further contain a porogen precursor to provide a porous OSG film. |
| US08137762B2 |
Two-axial alignment of magnetic platelets
A method of planarizing a plurality of orientable non-spherical flakes supported by a longitudinal web is disclosed. A web supporting a coating of field orientable non-spherical flakes is placed between magnets so that the fields from the magnets traverse the web. First and third magnets are provided on one side of a feedpath and a second magnet is provided between the first and third magnets on the other side of the feedpath. The first and third magnets have a same polarity and the second magnet has a complementary polarity to the first and third magnets, so that a first magnetic field spanning the feedpath is present between the first and second magnets and second magnetic field spanning the feedpath is present between the second and third magnets, wherein the magnets are positioned so that a plurality of non-spherical field orientable flakes moving along the feedpath experience a first rotation as they pass the second magnet during relative movement between the web and the magnets; The web is then moved through the fields passing the magnets and the coating is subsequently cured. |
| US08137761B2 |
Method of coating and induction heating a component
A method of coating a component is disclosed. The method includes applying a coating composition to a surface of the component. The method also includes providing an induction coil having a coil configuration corresponding to the surface. The method further includes relatively positioning the surface and the induction coil with a gap sufficient to enable induction heating of the surface by the induction coil. Furthermore, the method includes heating the component with the induction coil sufficient to produce a coating having an empirical formula FexMnyOz, where x varies from about 0 to about 2, y varies from about 1 to about 4, and z varies from about 2 to about 8. |
| US08137759B2 |
Gold nanostructures and methods of use
The invention is drawn to novel nanostructures comprising hollow nanospheres and nanotubes for use as chemical sensors, conduits for fluids, and electronic conductors. The nanostructures can be used in microfluidic devices, for transporting fluids between devices and structures in analytical devices, for conducting electrical currents between devices and structure in analytical devices, and for conducting electrical currents between biological molecules and electronic devices, such as bio-microchips. |
| US08137753B2 |
Painted golf ball and method for producing the same
An object of the present invention is to provide a painted golf ball which is excellent in the gloss and the evenness of the paint thickness as well as the adhesion of the paint film to the golf ball body. The method for producing the golf ball of the present invention comprises applying a two-component curing type urethane-based aqueous paint including an aqueous polyol composition (A) and an aqueous polyisocyanate (B) to a golf ball body in a specific method, wherein (A) the aqueous polyol composition contains (a-1) an aqueous acrylic polyol, (a-2) an aqueous urethane polyol and (a-3) an aqueous urethane resin. |
| US08137751B2 |
Hierarchical structures for superhydrophobic surfaces and methods of making
Embodiments of methods of making superhydrophobic structures comprise depositing a polymer mold onto a silicon surface comprising a plurality of microasperities, removing the polymer mold after the polymer mold has hardened, depositing a liquid epoxy resin into the polymer mold, forming a microstructure with a plurality of microasperities by separating the epoxy resin from the mold after the epoxy resin has solidified, and forming a superhydrophobic structure by depositing a plurality of alkane nanoasperities on the microstructure in the presence of solvent vapor. |
| US08137745B2 |
Hot melt adhesive system and method using machine readable information
A hot melt adhesive system includes a melting unit configured to liquefy a bulk form of hot melt adhesive and deliver the liquefied hot melt adhesive to an application location. The melting unit includes a controller for establishing and/or verifying at least one system condition, such as temperatures associated with system operation. A machine reading unit is coupled with the controller and is capable of receiving information from a machine readable element and communicating the information to the controller for use in establishing and/or verifying the system condition. A method of operating the system includes scanning information on at least one system condition into the controller from a machine readable element, and using the scanned information during operation of the melting unit. |
| US08137741B2 |
System for fabricating a fuel cell component for use with or as part of a fuel cell in a fuel cell stack
A system for fabricating a fuel cell component in which a deposition mechanism deposits loading material particles onto the fuel cell component and an actuation mechanism actuates the deposition mechanism. A unit provides a tape fixing agent to the fuel cell component and loaded material particles so as to retain the particles on the fuel cell component. Other fuel components are retained to the fuel cell component also using a tape fixing agent. |
| US08137739B2 |
Apparatus and method for the manufacture of a three-dimensional object
Provision is made of an apparatus and a method for the manufacture of three-dimensional objects (3) by local solidification of layers of a building material at positions corresponding to the respective cross-section of the object (3), by exposure to electromagnetic or particle radiation. The apparatus comprises a temperature measuring assembly (13) for non-contact measurement of the temperature of the building material in a measurement region (14) which is a partial region of the layer of the building material, and comprises further a position adjustment device (15) for altering the position of the measurement region (14) of the temperature measuring assembly (13) independently of the alteration of the position of the region exposed to the radiation energy. This apparatus can be used to actively access a not exposed region of the surface for measuring the temperature of each layer and to detect a temperature distribution by altering the position of a measurement region (14) in a layer. |
| US08137736B2 |
Fabrication method for hollow microneedles for drug delivery
A novel method suitable for commercially mass production of hollow microneedle with high quality for delivery of drugs across or into biological tissue is provided. It typically includes the following processes: (1) coating an elongated template of a first material with a second material to form a cover; (2) removing tips of the template and cover to form an opening in the cover; and (3) removing the template of the first material to obtain hollow microneedles of the second material. This simple, efficient and cost-effective fabrication method can mass produce hollow microneedle arrays involving no complicated and expensive equipments or techniques, which can be used in commercial fabrication of hollow needles for delivering drugs or genes across or into skin or other tissue barriers with advantages of minimal damage, painless, long-term and continuous usages. |
| US08137732B2 |
Flavor infusion device for roasting poultry
A flavor infusion device for roasting poultry, such as chicken, comprising an elongated metal member having an attachment means at one end for attachment to a sidewall of a roasting pan, a radiused bent portion extending upwardly from the attachment means, and a horizontal arm portion extending from the radiused bent portion in a substantially horizontal orientation relative to the roasting pan to support an open cavity of the poultry, said horizontal arm portion having a flavor cup associated therewith for receiving an infusion flavoring liquid therein. A method of roasting poultry comprising the steps of providing a flavor infusion device, attaching the device to a sidewall of a roasting pan, placing an infusion liquid in the cup, mounting the poultry on the horizontal arm of the device, preferably in a breast-down orientation, and roasting the poultry. |
| US08137726B2 |
Dulce de leche-flavored fat-based confection, method for making the same and confectionery candies making use of the same
A dulce-flavored fat-based confection possessing a smooth and creamy mouthfeel and a thermally generated flavor and suitable for use in candy-shelling is provided. A method of making such a dulce-flavored fat-based confection is also disclosed. |
| US08137724B1 |
Process for preparations having an aroma and taste of grilling, char-grilling, charcoal broiled grilling and woodfired grilling
A system and method for preparation of meat flavorants, and flavorants, having increased flavor and aromatic intensity and which more closely resemble the natural flavor and aroma of cooked meat. Preheated edible, food grade oils and fats are exposed to temperatures between 290° C. and 475° C. under vacuum, in the presence of oxygen. The developing flavor vapors are immediately and completely removed from the heated oils and fats. The mixture of air-purge/flavor-vapor is immediately carried away from the heat transfer surface of the edible oil or fat. An evaporator, preferably a spinning disc, spinning band or thin film evaporator, without a condenser is used as process equipment. The air-purged flavor-vapors are diffused and absorbed in an absorption device into suitable food-grade liquids. |
| US08137719B2 |
High-fat animal feed pellets and method for making same
A method is provided for producing animal feed pellets that are made entirely or predominantly of fat. Fats, oils, and waxes with complimentary physical properties also can be included, as can nutrients. Cohesive pellets of high flowability and durability are achieved. The superior handling quality of the pellets allows for their use in further formulation of animal feeds, where homogeneous distribution of nutrients throughout the final feed mix is desired. |
| US08137718B2 |
Probiotic infant products
The present invention is directed to an infant formula or children's nutritional product comprising a protein source, a fat source, a carbohydrate source, and B. longum AH1205. |
| US08137717B1 |
Production of human food from Jatropha and other biologicals
An apparatus and process for producing humanly edible food from Jatropha curcas L. (JCL) or a similar plant or an algae comprises an air-tight tank (200) for containing a mixture of water, a fermenting press cake (125) of JCL seeds, yeast and other ingredients (289), including amylase and a fungus, a container for mash (290) produced during fermentation, a still (300) with a distillation column (355) for separating ethanol (360) from water, a container for ethanol (365), a source of water (215), and combustible sources (261, 296, 335) for providing heat to a plurality of burners (260, 288, 320). Ethanol produced during fermentation extracts toxic phorbol esters from the mash. After fermentation, the water and ethanol are removed from the tank and moved to the still. The mash is moved to a container (286) where it is heated to decompose toxic lectins therein, rendering the mash edible by humans and other animals. After separation in the still, the water is returned to the local source, the ethanol is saved for sale or use as a heat source for the burners, and the phorbol esters are removed from the still for safe disposal. |
| US08137716B2 |
Method for producing chewing gum granules and compressed gum products, and a chewing gum granulating system
The invention relates to a method for producing chewing gum granules. The method comprises at least the steps of feeding a gum composition including at least gum base into an extruder (2), pressurizing the gum composition in the extruder, extruding the gum composition through a die plate (5), and cutting the extruded gum composition in a liquid filled chamber (4). The extruded gum composition comprises at least 71% Wt. gum base and the cut granules are included in compressed gum tablets. The invention further relates to a chewing gum product, and to a chewing gum granulating system. |
| US08137711B2 |
Methods of treating neuropathy
Methods and compositions for the topical or transdermal treatment of neuropathy. More particularly, transdermal or topical compositions including a combination of ingredients that provide a surprising degree of effective relief from the symptoms of peripheral neuropathy and methods for administering the compositions to treat various neuropathies. |
| US08137709B1 |
Fast-help nausea relief
The fast-help nausea relief medicinal composition provides a fast-acting formula that is composed of all natural ingredients, which treat nausea associated with hangovers and motion sickness. The fast-help nausea relief is comprised of ginger root, gelatin, a fruit flavoring, and mint. The fast-help nausea relief composition, once cooked, can be applied to varying consuming mediums comprising a chewing gum, a pop-sickle, a freezer pop, a gummy chew, a gelatin cup, a gel strip, or as a drink. |
| US08137707B2 |
Method of obtaining an active ingredient increasing cutaneous cell and tissue longevity, active ingredients and compositions
Method for obtaining of an active principle from Myrtus communis in order to increase the longevity of the cells and tissues of the skin. |
| US08137704B2 |
Method of manufacturing digestible powder that generates hydride ion (H-)
A method of manufacturing digestible powder that generates a hydride ion (H−) when dissolved in water is provided. A vacuum oven system that can reach 600° C. and 10−5 torr is used within this method. The method according to this current application comprises of ten to eleven steps of vacuuming, heating and hydrogen treatment of coral reef powder. By adding mixtures of magnesium, phosphorus and potassium, the maximum treating temperature and vacuum pressure is lowered. The coral reef powders treated via the ten steps emit hydrogen when dissolved in the water like powders that are treated with a mixture of natural form of magnesium, phosphorus and potassium complex. Those natural form of the magnesium, phosphorous and potassium includes (NH4)MgPO4.6H2O (struvite), MgSO4.KCl.H2O (Kainite), K2SO4.MgSO4.6H2O (Schönite), K2SO4.MgSO4.4H2O (Leonite), and K2SO4.2MgSO4 (Langbeinite). |
| US08137701B2 |
Method of producing a dry earthworm powder
Provided is a method of producing a dry earthworm powder without deterioration in useful pharmacological action, by removing dirt on the skin of earthworms while allowing the earthworms to excrete the digest remaining in the digestive tracts efficiently without weakening the earthworms, which comprises the steps of: standing living earthworms under light for 10 to 50 hours, removing the dirt formed on the skin thereof, adding an organic acid to the living earthworms, diluting the acid rapidly with addition of water, adjusting the pH of the aqueous acidic solution to 2 to 5, standing the earthworm mixture for 3 to 180 minutes under the pH condition, washing the earthworms with water, grinding the earthworms into a homogenate, freezing the homogenate at −18° C. to −35° C., keeping the frozen homogenate for 20 to 240 hours, and freeze-drying and degassing the frozen homogenate under vacuum simultaneously. |
| US08137699B2 |
Process and apparatuses for preparing nanoparticle compositions with amphiphilic copolymers and their use
This invention discloses a process for making nanopanticles of amphiphilic copolymers by flash precipitation. Nanoparticles may be of amphiphilic copolymer alone or may contain an additive target molecule, preferably an organic active. The inclusion of additive target molecules in amphiphilic copolymer nanoparticles can alter their water solubility characteristics, fluid dynamics, and/or stability. Changing an additive target molecule's solubility and stability in an nanoparticle can make a water insoluble compound suitable for pharmaceutical administration as well as specifically target the molecule to a specific area of a patient's body. The process affords the production of nanoparticles at high absolute active content, at high yield, high productivity, and high processing rates while using unusually low amounts of amphiphilic copolymers. Furthermore, the resulting particles exhibit sufficient stability for post processing as desired. The invention also discloses two apparatuses for the production of nanoparticles of amphiphilic copolymers by flash precipitation. |
| US08137697B1 |
Nanoparticles for protein/peptide delivery and delivery means thereof
The invention discloses the biodegradable nanoparticle for use in nanoparticle projectile bombardment as a carrier for administering nucleic acid, DNA, RNA or siRNAs transdermally to an animal subject. The nanoparticles are composed of positively charged chitosan substrate and the nucleic acid encapsulated within the nanoparticles or electrostatically loaded on the exterior surface of the nanoparticles. |
| US08137686B2 |
Nonwoven tissue scaffold
A biocompatible meniscal repair device is disclosed. The tissue repair device includes a scaffold adapted to be placed in contact with a defect in a meniscus, the scaffold comprising a high-density, dry laid nonwoven polymeric material and a biocompatible foam. The scaffold provides increased suture pull-out strength. |
| US08137683B2 |
Process for the preparation of dispersions
The present invention relates to a process of a dispersion of an active substance or composition in a aqueous phase which comprises dispersing in an aqueous phase a solution of such substance or composition in dimethylether or in a C4-hydrocarbon or mixtures thereof in super- or nearcritical state, decompressing the mixture and separating the dispersion from the gaseous solvent. |
| US08137678B2 |
Canine lyme disease vaccine
The present invention provides a vaccine for canine Lyme disease and methods of making and using the vaccine alone, or in combinations with other protective agents. |
| US08137675B2 |
Bont/a peptides and methodsof predicting and reducing immunoresistance to botulinum toxin therapy
The present invention provides BoNT/A peptides as well as methods of predicting or determining immunoresistance to botulinum toxin therapy in an individual using BoNT/A peptides. |
| US08137673B2 |
Nucleic acids and proteins from Streptococcus groups A & B
The invention provides proteins from group B streptococcus (Streptococcus agalactiae) and group A streptococcus (Streptococcus pyogenes), including amino acid sequences and the corresponding nucleotide sequences. Data are given to show that the proteins are useful antigens for vaccines, immunogenic compositions, and/or diagnostics. The proteins are also targets for antibiotics. |
| US08137671B2 |
Anti-IL-17F antibodies
This invention provides fully human monoclonal antibodies that recognize IL-17F and/or the heterodimeric IL-17A/IL-17F complex, but do not recognize IL-17A. The invention further provides methods of using such monoclonal antibodies as a therapeutic, diagnostic, and prophylactic. |
| US08137670B2 |
Method of identifying membrane IgE specific antibodies and use thereof for targeting IgE producing precursor cells
The present invention relates to the discovery of antibodies that bind to novel epitopes present on membrane-anchored IgE and which bind to these novel epitopes on the surface of B cells and plasma cells. In addition, the antibodies of the present invention can mediate ADCC and can be useful to deplete those B cells and plasma cells expressing the novel epitopes of the invention. The antibodies of the present invention can be useful for the treatment of IgE-mediated diseases. Accordingly the present invention also provides compositions and methods for the prevention, management, treatment or amelioration of IgE-mediated diseases. |
| US08137668B2 |
Methods and compositions for generating human monoclonal antibodies
The present invention provides a method for generating human monoclonal antibodies, especially those that are specific for surface antigens representative of a particular cell type. The present invention also includes populations of monoclonal antibodies produced by the invention methods, populations of polynucleotides comprising sequences encoding the immunoglobulins or fragments thereof, which are capable of binding to antigens representative of a cell type of interest. |
| US08137666B2 |
Nattokinase for degrading and reducing amyloid fibrils—associated with alzheimer's disease, prion diseases and other amyloidoses
A method of dissolving or disrupting pre-formed or pre-deposited amyloid fibrils and/or inhibiting amyloid formation, deposition, accumulation, or persistence in Alzheimer's disease, prion diseases and/or other amyloidoses in a mammalian subject is disclosed. In the method a therapeutically effective amount of nattokinase is administered. |
| US08137663B2 |
Oncolytic virus therapy
A method of treating a human subject with cancer is disclosed. A pharmaceutical composition is administered to the subject, the pharmaceutical composition comprising human leukocytes and a replication-competent oncolytic virus in suspension in a physiologically acceptable solution. Alternatively the pharmaceutical composition comprises human leukocytes or platelets infected with an oncolytic virus. |
| US08137662B2 |
Proliferated cell lines and uses thereof
The subject invention pertains to tumor cell lines useful for increasing the proliferation potential of any human or animal cell in culture, thereby providing immortalized or continuous cell lines and cultures. The invention also concerns proliferation factors, and compositions containing the factors, which are capable of increasing the proliferation potential of any human or other animal cell in culture. The subject invention further pertains to a method for proliferating cells in culture by containing cells with the proliferation factors. The proliferated cells can range in plasticity and can include, for example, blast cells, fertilized ova, non-fertilized gametes, embryonic stem cells, adult stem cells, precursor or progenitor cells, and highly specialized cells. Optionally, the cells can be induced to cease proliferation. The proliferated cells of the subject invention are useful for cell therapy, cell/gene therapy, biological production of molecules, and as in vitro models for research, toxicity testing, and drug development. |
| US08137661B2 |
Controlled release interferon drug products and treatment of HCV infections using same
The invention relates to controlled release formulations comprising a microparticle comprising a biodegradable polymer and one or more interferon compounds and methods of using the formulations. |
| US08137656B2 |
Method and apparatus for synthesis of [11C]phosgene using concentrated [11C] carbon monoxide with UV light
Methods and systems for labeling synthesis of phosgen by UV light are provided. Methods of synthesizing labeled compounds useful as PET tracers from labeled phosgen are also provided. The resultant carbon-isotope labeled compounds are useful as radio-pharmaceuticals, especially for use in Positron Emission Tomography. Associated kits for PET studies are also provided. |
| US08137655B2 |
Production and conditioning of synthesis gas obtained from biomass
A method of producing and treating synthesis gas in which a biomass-rich material is gasified in a gasifier containing a fluidized bed at a temperature that does not exceed 750° C. to produce a crude synthesis gas product. The crude synthesis gas then is quenched, scrubbed, and then subjected to at least one adsorption step to provide a clean synthesis gas. The clean synthesis gas then may be reformed catalytically to provide a synthesis gas with a desired H2:CO ratio, and/or may be employed in the synthesis of desired chemicals. |