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US08179837B2	Technique for low-overhead network state dissemination for management of mobile ad-hoc networks Aspects of the disclosure can provide an ad-hoc network having a clusterhead node and a plurality of nodes associated with the clusterhead, at least one of the plurality of nodes is a remote node and at least one is an intermediate node, the remote node can indirectly communicate with the clusterhead through the intermediate node. The remote node can also transmit network state information at a higher rate, but in lesser amounts, than the intermediate node.
US08179836B2	Method and apparatus for controlling transmissions via an enhanced dedicated channel A method and apparatus for controlling transmissions of data via an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) are disclosed. A list of available transport format combinations (TFCs) is generated based on a plurality of dedicated channel medium access control (MAC-d) flows. An enhanced uplink medium access control (MAC-e) protocol data unit (PDU) is generated using a TFC which is selected from the list of available TFCs. The MAC-e PDU is forwarded to a hybrid-automatic repeat request (H-ARQ) process unit for transmission. The list of available TFCs is continuously updated by eliminating and recovering TFCs based on remaining E-DCH power, an E-DCH transport format combination set (TFCS), a power offset of a highest priority MAC-d flow that has E-DCH data to transmit, and a gain factor for each TFC.
US08179832B2	System and method for providing an improved terrestrial subsystem for use in mobile satellite systems A system or method is disclosed which employs filters on a satellite whose bandwidth is varied by ground command to restrict interference experienced by a satellite as an auxiliary terrestrial component (ATC) system is increased to a multiplicity of cities and markets. Thus there is provided a novel method and system which optimizes overall MSS and ATC traffic.
US08179829B2	Delivery of multicast and uni-cast services in an OFDMA system A method of operating a radio telecommunications network including, a plurality of base transceiver stations (BTSs) each transmitting on a respective transmission bandwidth, and one or more mobile terminals (MTs) each having a respective maximum reception bandwidth, defining a common multicast frequency band within the transmission bandwidth of at least a first group of BTSs of the network on which the multicast service is to be transmitted; transmitting a multicast service in the common multicast frequency band from each BTS within the first group of BTSs; and enabling each base station having a bandwidth greater than the width of the common multicast frequency band to transmit a uni-cast service in portion of its transmission bandwidth falling outside the multicast frequency band.
US08179822B2	Push-type telecommunications accompanied by a telephone call Subject: Since today's conventional Web browsing employs Pull-Type Telecommunications, presently, it is necessary to employ keyboard operation in order to request information. Furthermore, the portability of today's devices is still substandard, and offering information based on another's situation is presently unavailable.Method for Solution: When each telephone caller uses a telephone (including a cellular telephone), the computer connects the public Internet network and the Telecommunications with the exclusive software carried at each device, and the server performs Push-Type Telecommunications on the network, with which any information that is selected and transmitted by one side at any time is displayed or played automatically on the other side's monitor during conversation, the method by which audiovisual information is offered during the course of conversation is realized. Thus, as a result, a wide variety of functions, including an operation support function, a presentation function, conversation support using visual information, a performance offering a theme, as well as the advantage of enhanced portability, are all realized, and various services, including personalized, are enabled by automatically displaying the processed result of sound (voice) as input data on each telephone caller's monitor.
US08179818B2	Proxy terminal, server apparatus, proxy terminal communication path setting method, and server apparatus communication path setting method In a proxy terminal or server a path setting can be performed by a server apparatus and a path setting that includes, as a relay point, a proxy terminal arbitrarily specified by a user or the proxy terminal located in a local network to which the user belongs, without adding any function to a user terminal. The proxy terminal includes a terminal group information generator unit configured to generate terminal group information that includes a user terminal identifier and a proxy terminal network identifier as a pair, and to transmit, to a server apparatus, the generated terminal group information.
US08179817B2	Tool for communication system A method for designing an, at least partly wireless, local area communication network for industrial application. A 3D plant model of the area in which the communication network is to operate is accessed. Devices that are to communicate in the communication, identify and quantify potential sources of interference or attenuation of the communication signals are introduced into this model. Data regarding communication characteristics of the devices are included. Communication possibilities of the devices are tested and evalutated in the communication network taking into account the possible interference and attenuation sources. If communication possibilities of a particular device is inadequate, adjustments regarding that device are suggested.
US08179813B2	Methods and systems for ranging using ranging loading factor Methods and apparatus for indicating a base station's amount of ranging traffic to a mobile station (MS) and for selecting a base station (BS) for performing ranging based on the ranging traffic indication are provided. This notification may occur via a ranging loading parameter, such as a ranging loading factor (RLF) indicating the ratio of used ranging slots to available ranging slots, transmitted as a new TLV (Type-Length-Value) within the Uplink Channel Descriptor (UCD) of a (potential) serving BS or in the UCD of a Neighbor Advertisement (MOB_NBR-ADV) message for a neighbor BS. By selecting a BS with a certain level of unused ranging slots, the MS may exponentially decrease the ranging overhead (i.e., the average waiting time for the ranging procedures) when compared to a conventional MS that does not consider a BS's ranging overload when trying to perform ranging with the BS.
US08179812B2	System and method for providing status reports of transmitted data packets in a data communications system A digital communications system for delivering data blocks includes at least one transmit/receive unit (TRU). The TRU includes a storage element for receiving transmit data packets and retransmit data packets from a sending unit and a processing element communicatively coupled to the storage element. The processing element is configured for recognizing a failure to receive at least one other transmit data packet (missing data packet) from the sending unit, and for configuring a status control packet for transmission to the sending unit, the control packet includes a header including a next packet identifier for a next data packet anticipated to be received and a status payload portion including a missing packet identifier including the transmit packet identifier for the missing data packet. In the system, the retransmit data packet includes at least a segment of the data payload in the missing data packet associated with the missing packet identifier.
US08179810B2	Low-complexity primary synchronization sequences Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a transmitter, a receiver and methods of operating a transmitter and a receiver. In one embodiment, the transmitter is for use with a base station in a in a cellular communication system and includes a scheduling unit configured to provide a primary synchronization signal selected from a group of multiple sequences, wherein at least two of the sequences have complex conjugate symmetry in the time domain. The transmitter also includes a transmit unit configured to transmit the primary synchronization signal. Additionally, the receiver includes a receive unit configured to receive a primary synchronization signal. The receiver also includes a detection unit configured to identify one of a plurality of primary synchronization signals corresponding to a communication cell location of the receiver, wherein at least two of a group of multiple sequences have complex conjugate symmetry in the time domain.
US08179807B2	In-band communication of alarm status information in a synchronous transport communication system Techniques are disclosed for in-band communication of alarm status information or other information between physical layer devices comprising a working device and a protection device in a network-based communication system. In one aspect, a protection receive signal is monitored in the protection device for the presence of alarm status information. The protection device encodes alarm status information extracted from the protection receive signal, and inserts the encoded alarm status information into one or more designated portions of a protection loop-back signal supplied from the protection device to the working device. The protection loop-back signal is monitored in the working device and the encoded alarm status information therein is decoded and utilized by the working device to initiate a protection switching operation.
US08179804B2	Internal/external network identifier Methods, devices, and systems are provided for marking one or more entities of a call as internal/external such that certain call features can be invoked by servers and other devices residing behind a gateway. More specifically, entities of a call can be marked as internal/external based employing an assessment algorithm to determine whether the calling endpoint is an internal or external endpoint and/or whether a user of the calling or answering endpoint is an internal or external user. Once this determination is made, the call can be marked accordingly such that the appropriate features can be invoked.
US08179803B2	Methods, systems and apparatus for monitoring and/or generating communications in a communications network A module for use in a communications network in which a plurality of signals are transmitted between respective first and second nodes, the module having an engine for receiving the plurality of signals over the network, for extracting protocol data therefrom and for providing the extracted protocol data to an analyzer; and a processor for controlling operation of the engine and analyzer. The invention also provides an apparatus for generating communications, systems including the module and/or the apparatus, and corresponding methods.
US08179798B2	Reputation based connection throttling Systems and methods for reputation based connection determinations are provided. Systems used for reputation based connection throttling can include a communications interface, a reputation engine and a connection control engine. The communications interface can receive connection requests associated with an external entity prior to a connection being established to the external entity. The reputation engine can derive a reputation associated with the external entity. The connection control engine can allow or deny connection requests to a protected network based upon the derived reputation of the external entity.
US08179797B2	Channel discovery and disconnection in networks over white spaces and other portions of the spectrum Functionality is described for discovering a channel within an environment in which non-privileged entities have subordinate access rights to spectrum compared to privileged entities. The functionality operates by investigating spectrum units within the spectrum for the presence of the channel. In one case, the functionality operates by investigating the spectrum units in linear succession; in another case, the functionality advances in a staggered fashion over the available spectrum. Functionality is also described for handling disconnection by a node from a channel. The functionality allows the node to convey its disconnection status to other communication participants. In one case, various aspects of the functionality are implemented by performing analysis in the time domain.
US08179796B2	Method and node for providing a resource efficient connection in a communication network A method, a network node and a program unit for controlling the establishment or modification of a connection in a communication network are disclosed. The connection is to be established or modified between nodes that are adapted to employ a coding scheme selected from a plurality of supported coding schemes having a different demand on a utilization of a network resource. In accordance with the invention an expected demand on a utilization of a network resource associated with employing the at least one of the supported coding schemes is determined, and a node controlling the connection selects the coding scheme to be employed such that the associated expected demand on the network resource utilization is minimized.
US08179792B1	Packet de-duplication From a packet stream, a first packet, one or more intervening packets, and a second packet are received in the preceding order. The first packet is inserted into a buffer. The one or more intervening packets are inserted into the buffer after the first packet. At least a portion of the first packet is compared to at least a portion of the second packet to produce a comparison result. The second packet is inserted into the buffer after the one or more intervening packets if the comparison result indicates that the second packet is not a duplicate of the first packet.
US08179791B2	Sequentially calling groups of multiple communication devices based on user-specified lists of communication devices having assigned priorities The illustrative embodiment of the present invention provides a find-me service for VoIP. The find-me service allows a user to specify multiple communication devices. Further, the find-me service allows a callee to assign a priority to each communication device specified or in the alternative allows the callee to place the specified communication devices in prioritized lists. Multiple communication devices can have an identical priority level or can be placed in the same priority list. When the user is called, the call is processed by a software based call manager that initiates the find-me service. The call manager sends the call to all of the communication devices with the highest priority. This allows a single call to be sent to multiple communication devices simultaneously. If there is no answer at any of the communication devices the call manager sends the call to all of the communication devices on the list with the next sequential priority level.
US08179789B2	System and method for timestamps for media stream data Within a computer system, a system and method of providing timestamps for media stream input data is provided. A first clock count register is responsive to a first timebase, and a second clock count register is responsive to a second timebase. The first and second time bases can be correlated. When a frame of media stream input data is captured, the value of the first clock count register can be preserved. This value is a timestamp expressed in terms of the first timebase. The timestamp value in terms of the second timebase is computed and associated with the captured frame of media stream input data.
US08179788B2	Protection switching method and apparatus for use in ring network A protection switching method and apparatus for use in a ring network are provided. At least two switching request signals are received from a network device neighboring a link in which a failure occurs. A switching operation is performed in response to a first received signal of the at least two received switching request signals. When a network failure occurs, fast protection switching can be performed.
US08179781B2	Method and apparatus for encoding data for transmission in a communication system A method and apparatus for encoding data for transmission in a communication system provides increased efficiency in bandwidth utilization through higher data rates, lower error rates, lower power levels, and/or increased capacity. A set of orthogonal codes is partitioned into subsets. The data to be transmitted is partitioned into packets of bit sequences, each of which is mapped to an orthogonal code in an assigned subset. The number of members in a particular subset is determined by the relative transmission requirements of the data signal the subset will be used to encode.
US08179775B2	Precoding matrix feedback processes, circuits and systems An electronic device includes a first circuit (111) operable to generate a precoding matrix index (PMI) vector associated with a plurality of configured subbands, and further operable to form a compressed PMI vector from the PMI vector wherein the compressed PMI vector includes one reference PMI and at least one differential subband PMI defined relative to the reference PMI; and a second circuit (113) operable to initiate transmission of a signal communicating the compressed PMI vector. Other electronic devices, processes and systems are also disclosed.
US08179773B2	Optical recording medium having auxiliary information and reference clock An information recording medium is at least composed of a substrate having a microscopic pattern constituted by a continuous substrate of grooves formed with a groove portion and a land portion alternately, a recording layer formed on the microscopic pattern for recording information, and a light transmitting layer formed on the recording layer. The microscopic pattern is formed with satisfying a relation of P≦λ/NA, wherein P is a pitch of the land portion or the groove portion, λ is a wavelength of reproducing light for reproducing the recording layer, and NA is a numerical aperture of an objective lens. The land portion is formed with wobbling so as to be parallel with each other for both sidewalls of the land portion. An auxiliary information based on data used supplementally when recording the information and a reference clock based on a clock used for controlling a recording speed when recording the information is recorded alternately. Information is recorded in the recording layer corresponding to only a land portion by at least either one change of reflectivity difference and refractive index difference in the recording layer so as to be more than 5% for reflectivity and so as to be more than 0.4 for modulated amplitude of signal recording.
US08179768B2	Optical system for compensating for spherical aberration and/or coma aberration in an optical pickup device and optical pickup device having the same An optical system for optical pickup, which optical system is used for performing recording, reproducing, and/or erasing of information on an optical recording medium and has a simple configuration, is provided. An optical pickup device 1 includes a collimator lens system 23, a beam expander 33, and an objective lens system 34 that includes an S-SIL element 27b. The beam expander 33 includes three lens elements 33a to 33c. By moving in an optical axis direction, the two lens elements 33a and 33b included in the beam expander 33 adjust a focal point of a spot formed within an optical recording medium 28, and compensate a spherical aberration caused by the difference in depth between recording layers.
US08179767B2	Data page for use in a holographic data storage system A data page for use in a holographic data storage system, and to a method and an apparatus for writing to holographic storage media using such a data page are described. The data page has dark zones for each boundary between phase blocks of a phase mask of the holographic data storage system, which consist of switched-off pixels that are not used for encoding data, and which coincide with the boundaries between the phase blocks.
US08179766B2	Recording device and method, and computer program A recording device comprises a recording means (213, 214) for recording content data on a recordable recording medium (100) having a first recording layer (110) including a first data area (112) and a second recording layer (120) including a second data area (122), a first reading means (213, 214) for reading the address of the position corresponding to the maximum capacity of the first data area, a second reading means (221) for reading the address of the layer jump position of the content data, a calculating means for calculating the position at which the recording of the contents data is started such that the layer jump position of the content data is recorded at the position corresponding to the maximum capacity of the first data area, and a first controlling means (221); for controlling the recording means such that first padding data is recorded in an area from the start position of the first data area to the position at which the recording of the contents data is started.
US08179764B2	Optical recording medium, information recording method, and information reproducing method According to one embodiment, an optical recording medium is provided in which interlayer crosstalk is low and in which stable and high-quality recording characteristics can be obtained. To this end, an optical recording medium comprises a first recording part which includes a first recording layer and a first light reflecting layer and which is disposed on a side closer to a light receiving surface, and a second recording part which includes a second recording layer and a second light reflecting layer and which is disposed on a side farther from the light receiving surface, the first recording part and the second recording part being stacked, wherein the thickness of the second light reflecting layer is larger than the thickness of the first light reflecting layer.
US08179756B2	Optical disc drive apparatus, control method thereof and optical disc drive system An optical disc drive apparatus includes: a plurality of optical heads reading out data recorded on an optical disc; and a control section respectively controlling a readout operation and a seek operation for the data of the optical heads. The control section includes a first mode in which when reading out a data group for reproduction of images or audio which are recorded on the optical disc, a readout amount of the data group is allocated to each optical heads and the readout operations of the optical heads are respectively controlled, and a second mode in which when reading out the data group for reproduction of the images or audio which are recorded on the optical disc, the readout operations of the optical heads are respectively controlled so that each optical head reads out the data group. The control section can dynamically switch the first and second modes.
US08179755B2	Adaptive high fidelity reproduction system Audio is adaptively associated with speakers, depending on the speaker configuration that is present. Each speaker it receives an audio assignment based on its individual spectral characteristics. As more speakers are added, content is adaptively associated with that you speaker, and taken away from the previous.
US08179753B2	Positioning control unit and optical disk drive A position-error-signal calculation circuit (105) calculates a relative position error between a laser-focused-beam spot (103) and an information recording layer (102), and generates a focus error signal (106). A filter (108) amplifies and passes therethrough a signal component in the vicinity of the natural resonance frequency of at least one mode among the natural vibration modes of the optical disc medium (101). A drive amplifier receives through a stabilizing compensator (109) and a D/A converter (110) the focus error signal (106) passed by the filter (108), to drive an objective lens (113), thereby allowing the laser-focused-beam spot (103) to track the information recording layer (102).
US08179747B1	Thermally assisted magnetic head A thermally assisted magnetic head includes a slider and a light source unit. The light source unit includes a semiconductor laser diode. The semiconductor laser diode includes an n-type (Alx1Ga(1-x1))0.51In0.49P cladding layer, a p-type (Alx1Ga(1-x1))0.51In0.49P cladding layer, an n-side Alx2Ga(1-x2)As guide layer placed between these cladding layers, a p-side Alx2Ga(1-x2)As guide layer placed between these cladding layers, and an active layer placed between these guide layers.
US08179743B2	Procedure for eliminating ghost sources from passive sonar comprising several linear antennas This invention concerns the field of passive sonar systems simultaneously processing several linear antennas. This invention includes a method to eliminate ghost sources for a passive sonar having at least two linear antennas A and B, the method including: An initial acquisition step during which the signal received is measured at different moments ti, and for each antenna, the Doppler frequency f of the signal received is determined, as well as the potential values of the azimuth θ of the source; A second step of determining the potential values of the source performed by use of the measured azimuth θ frequency f values; A third step of eliminating ambiguity and rejecting ghost sources during which it is determined, for which of the potential sources, the speed and frequency values will satisfy, for each moment ti, the measurement equations linking the frequency of the signal received to the frequency f0 emitted by the source, at the source speed and position. Embodiments of the invention concern harbor surveillance systems having several passive linear antennas laid on the seabed and located around the roadstead.
US08179741B2	Compensation for depth finders System and methods are disclosed for compensating a depth signal for a depth finder of a boat. In one embodiment, a compensation system is implemented between the depth finder and a transducer mounted on the boat. The compensation system receives a depth signal (i.e., a plurality of electrical impulses) from the transducer that directs sound waves toward the bottom of a body of water. The compensation system also monitors a change in elevation of the transducer, such as due to waves rocking the boat. The compensation system then compensates the depth signal based on the change in elevation, and provides the compensated depth signal to the depth finder.
US08179738B2	Internal power supply control circuit of semiconductor memory An internal power supply control circuit of a semiconductor memory includes a periodic signal generating unit that generates a periodic signal to generate a permission signal to intermittently permit supply of power from an internal power supply circuit of the semiconductor memory to an internal circuit thereof with a predetermined period, when a mode changes from a normal operation mode where power is always supplied from the internal power supply circuit to the internal circuit to a standby mode where consumption power is further suppressed as compared with consumption power in the normal operation mode, and a permission signal output unit that outputs the permission signal synchronized with the periodic signal to the internal power supply circuit, when a mode signal indicating any mode of the normal operation mode and the standby mode and the periodic signal are input and the input mode signal indicates the standby mode.
US08179733B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit device A clock-generating circuit for forming internal clock signals by comparing a signal obtained by delaying, through a variable delay circuit, an input clock signal input through an external terminal with the input clock signal through a phase comparator circuit, and so controlling the delay time of the variable delay circuit that they are brought into agreement with each other, wherein the clock-generating circuit and an internal circuit to be operated by the clock signals formed thereby are formed on a common semiconductor substrate, and an element-forming region in which the clock-generating circuit is formed is electrically isolated from an element-forming region in which the digital circuit is constituted on the semiconductor substrate relying upon the element-isolation technology. The power-source passages, too, are formed independently of other digital circuits.
US08179724B2	Sensing for memory read and program verify operations in a non-volatile memory device Methods for sensing in a memory device and a memory device are disclosed. In one such sensing method, a single read operation with multiple sense amplifier circuit comparisons to a reference threshold level are performed to determine a state of a selected memory cell. A ramped voltage turns on the selected memory cell when the ramped voltage reaches the threshold voltage to which the selected memory cell is programmed. In one embodiment, the turned on memory cell discharges its respective bit line.
US08179715B2	8T SRAM cell with four load transistors An integrated circuit containing SRAM cells with auxiliary load transistors on each data node. The integrated circuit also contains circuitry so that auxiliary load transistors in addressed SRAM cells may be biased independently of half-addressed cells. A process of operating an integrated circuit containing SRAM cells with auxiliary load transistors on each data node. The process includes biasing the auxiliary load transistors in addressed SRAM cells independently of half-addressed cells.
US08179713B2	Nonvolatile memory element, nonvolatile memory device, and nonvolatile semiconductor device A nonvolatile memory element comprises a first electrode (103), a second electrode (105), and a resistance variable layer (104) which is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, and is configured to reversibly switch an interelectrode resistance value which is a resistance value between the first electrode and the second electrode, in response to an interelectrode voltage which is an electric potential of the second electrode on the basis of the first electrode, the resistance variable layer includes an oxygen-deficient transition metal oxide, the first electrode side and the second electrode side have an asymmetric structure, a portion of the resistance variable layer which is located at the first electrode side and a portion of the resistance variable layer which is located at the second electrode side are each configured to be selectively placed into one of a low-resistance state and a high-resistance state, so as to attain a stable state in three or more different interelectrode resistance values, the stable state being a state in which the interelectrode resistance value is invariable regardless of a change in the interelectrode voltage within a specified range.
US08179709B2	Semiconductor device including antifuse element An element isolation region exists at a side opposite to a diffusion layer region as seen from a channel region, without another electrode to which the same potential as one applied to the diffusion layer region is applied interposed between the channel region and the element isolation region. The electric field applied to the gate insulating film is not uniform and the magnitude of the electric field is increased when approaching closer to the diffusion layer region. Therefore, breakdown is likely to occur at parts closer to the diffusion layer region.
US08179708B2	Anti-cross-talk circuitry for ROM arrays A circuit and method precharge a selected bit-line in a read only memory (ROM) array during a precharge period of a read cycle. At least one bit-line adjacent to the selected bit-line is discharged during the precharge period. After the precharge period, the selected bit-line is read such that parasitic capacitance effects on the selected bit-line are reduced.
US08179702B2	Voltage synthesis using virtual quadrature sources Voltage synthesis using virtual quadrature sources may be provided. First, a quadrature wave form may be created. The quadrature wave form may have the same frequency as an input voltage and may be ninety degrees out of phase with the input voltage. Next, a harmonic wave form may be created. The harmonic wave form may be based upon an even harmonic of the input voltage and may comprise a triplen wave form. Then, the quadrature wave form and the harmonic wave form may be added to create a resultant wave form. The resultant wave form may be contained within an envelope defined by the input voltage. Next, duty cycle control may be applied to the resultant wave form to create an output voltage. The duty cycle control may be applied without using an energy storage device.
US08179700B2	Control circuit with adaptive minimum on time for power converters A control circuit includes a switch coupled to a transformer of a power converter for switching the transformer. A sampling circuit is coupled to the transformer to sample a reflected voltage of the transformer to generate a voltage signal. A switching circuit generates a switching signal to control the switch in response to the voltage signal. The minimum on time of the switching signal is changed in response to the change of an input voltage of the power converter. Because the pulse width of the reflected voltage is narrower at light load, the minimum on time of the switching signal helps the reflected voltage detection.
US08179697B2	Control panel assembly and washing machine having the same The control panel assembly includes a control panel provided with at least one hook, a guide member disposed at the inside of the control panel and provided with at least one hook reception part corresponding to the at least one hook, and an electronic component fixed to the inside of the guide member.
US08179692B2	Board having connection terminal A board includes a board body; a first conductor provided at a first surface of the board body; and an electrically conductive connection terminal having a spring property. The connection terminal includes a first end part fixed to the first conductor; a second end part to be connected to a first object of connection to be placed opposite the first surface of the board body; and a projection part provided on the first end part so as to project toward the first conductor.
US08179690B2	Cut-edge positioning type soldering structure and method for preventing pin deviation A cut-edge positioning type soldering structure and a method for preventing a pin deviation can prevent a plurality of pins of an electronic component from being deviated when the pins are soldered onto a printed circuit board by a solder, and each of at least two solder pads includes at least two cut edges, and the solder pads are installed in an alignment direction on the printed circuit board, such that the cut-edge positioning type soldering structure and the method for preventing a pin deviation can improve the efficiency of manufacturing processes and reduce the manufacturing cost.
US08179689B2	Printed circuit board, method of fabricating printed circuit board, and semiconductor device A printed circuit board has capacitors, a grounding wiring pattern having a bonding surface on which a semiconductor device is bonded, and a contact surface located opposite from the bonding surface thereof and coupled to first electrodes of the capacitors, and a power supply wiring pattern having a bonding surface on which the semiconductor device is bonded, and a contact surface located opposite from the bonding surface thereof and coupled to second electrodes of the capacitors. The grounding and power supply wiring patterns are alternately arranged in a predetermined direction, and the capacitors are coupled in parallel with respect to the grounding and power supply wiring patterns.
US08179688B2	Semiconductor device An electric device includes: a first electric element; a second electric element capable of flowing large current therethrough so that heat is generated in the second electric element; a heat sink; and a first wiring board and a second wiring board, which are disposed on one side of the heat sink. The large current in the second electric element is larger than that in the first electric element. The first wiring board and the second wiring board are separated each other. The first electric element is disposed on the first wiring board, and the second electric element is disposed on the second wiring board.
US08179687B2	Signal transmission device with single output configuration and related motherboard A signal transmission device is installed on a motherboard and is electrically connected to a signal control unit and a display output interface. The signal transmission device includes a signal receiving port, a signal output port, and a printed circuit connecting port. The signal receiving port is used for receiving a signal transmitted from the signal control unit. The signal output port is used for single output of the signal to the display output interface. The printed circuit connecting port is used for transmitting the signal from the signal receiving port to the signal output port. Thus, the signal transmission device may be used for single signal output so as to replace a switch integrated circuit of selective signal output. In such a manner, related circuit redesign and manufacturing cost may be reduced accordingly when the motherboard signal output design is changed from selective signal output to single signal output.
US08179685B2	Printed circuit board and display apparatus having the same A printed circuit board on which a connector is mounted includes an insulating layer through which holes are formed and a supporting layer. An upper surface of the supporting layer is attached to the connector. The supporting layer is disposed on an upper surface of the insulating layer, is extended from the upper surface of the insulating layer to a lower surface of the insulating layer, and passes through the holes in order to support the connector. The holes are arranged in a plurality of columns each being parallel to a longitudinal direction of a lateral surface of the connector.
US08179681B2	Module structure An apparatus includes a case including a surface, a bottom face and a first hole arranged on the bottom face; a first connector on the bottom face of the case; and a guide pin arranged in the first hole and being capable of moving in the first hole.
US08179674B2	Scalable space-optimized and energy-efficient computing system A scalable space-optimized and energy-efficient computing system is provided. The computing system comprises a plurality of modular compartments in at least one level of a frame configured in a hexadron configuration. The computing system also comprises an air inlet, an air mixing plenum, and at least one fan. In the computing system the plurality of modular compartments are affixed above the air inlet, the air mixing plenum is affixed above the plurality of modular compartments, and the at least one fan is affixed above the air mixing plenum. When at least one module is inserted into one of the plurality of modular compartments, the module couples to a backplane within the frame.
US08179673B2	Portable computer hard drive structures Portable computer structures are provided. The portable computer structures may include hard drive mounting structures. The hard drive mounting structures may include elastomeric support members. Each elastomeric support member may have a relatively rigid inner portion. The inner portion may include a hole that receives a hard drive mounting pin. Each elastomeric support member may also have a relatively flexible outer portion. The relatively flexible outer portion may be mounted within an opening in a plastic support member. The rigid inner portion may have a square outline and may be mounted within a square opening in the flexible outer portion.
US08179666B2	Multilayer electrolytic capacitor and method for manufacturing the same A multilayer electrolytic capacitor has a laminated body in which anode foils and cathode foils are alternately laminated with separators in between, and a lead member connected to corresponding electrode foils among the anode foils and cathode foils. Each of the anode foils and each of the cathode foils have their respective main electrode portions opposed to each other through the separator and their respective lead portions led from the associated main electrode portions. Each lead portion includes an end face intersecting with a direction in which the lead portions are led, and a side face intersecting with the end face and extending in a lamination direction in the laminated body. The lead member has a first portion extending in the direction in which the lead portions are led, and a second portion intersecting with the first portion and extending in the lamination direction. The second portion of the lead member is connected to the side faces of the lead portions.
US08179665B2	Solid electrolytic capacitor with increased capacitance A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element surrounded with a cathode layer, an anode wire inserted into the capacitor element, a cathode terminal electrically connected to the capacitor element by being positioned at one side below the capacitor element, an anode terminal defining a space between the capacitor element and a top surface thereof and is electrically connected to the anode wire by being positioned at the other side below the capacitor element, a conductive paste coated being thicker toward an inside of the capacitor element, thereby electrically connecting the capacitor element to the cathode terminal and broadening the space, and a fixing film closely coupled to a bottom surface of the conductive paste. A molding unit wraps the capacitor element and the fixing film in a state of closely adhering the conductive paste and the cathode terminal to top and bottom surfaces of the fixing film, respectively.
US08179661B2	Organic branched and hyperbranched systems for high dielectric and capacitance applications An organic dielectric material comprises a branched and/or hyperbranched macromolecule having delocalized electrons. Such macro-molecular organic material systems have desirable delocalized charge and optionally one or more micro-crystalline regions. Organic dielectric materials include, for example, branched polyanilines and phthalocyanines. Delocalized excitations within the macromolecular framework of the organic dielectric material may be used in various applications, such as light harvesting, nonlinear optical, quantum optical, and electronic applications, e.g., capacitors. Electrical devices may comprise such dielectric materials, including capacitors that have very high energy density, storage, and transfer. Also provided are methods of preparing such materials.
US08179660B2	Electronic device and method for manufacturing the same A highly reliable electronic device that prevents entry of a plating solution via an external electrode and entry of moisture of external environment inside thereof, and generates no soldering defects or solder popping defects which are caused by precipitation of a glass component on a surface of the external electrode. The electrode structure of the electronic device is formed of Cu-baked electrode layers primarily composed of Cu, Cu plating layers formed on the Cu-baked electrode layers and which are processed by a recrystallization treatment, and upper-side plating layers formed on the Cu plating layers. After the Cu plating layers are formed, a heat treatment is performed at a temperature in the range of a temperature at which the Cu plating layers are recrystallized to a temperature at which glass contained in a conductive paste is not softened, so that the Cu plating layers are recrystallized.
US08179652B2	Overvoltage protection element An overvoltage protection element, with a housing, at least one overvoltage-limiting component in the housing, two connecting elements for electrical connection of the overvoltage protection element to the path to be protected, and an electrically conducting disconnection element in electrically conductive contact with the first connecting element at one end and with a solder connection to the overvoltage-limiting component at another end, the solder connection separating when a temperature threshold of the overvoltage-limiting component is exceeded so that a resulting disconnection point, formed electrically isolates it. Reliable isolation of a defective overvoltage-limiting component and high puncture strength and resistance to creepage are ensured in by a second disconnection point, formed between the first end of the disconnection element and the first connecting element, which interrupts electrically conductive contact between the first end of the disconnection element and the first connecting element when the first disconnection point has opened.
US08179650B2	Power supply apparatus A power supply apparatus includes: a plurality of batteries; a changeover portion switching the connection between the plurality of batteries; a short-circuit battery detection portion, if an internal short-circuit is produced in any of the plurality of batteries, detecting this internal short-circuit battery; and a changeover control portion, if the short-circuit battery detection portion detects the internal short-circuit battery, allowing the changeover portion to switch the connection between the plurality of batteries in such a way that this internal short-circuit battery and at least one of the other batteries are connected in series to thereby form a closed circuit.
US08179649B2	Protection circuit for control board A protection circuit for a control board is provided. The protection circuit is suitable for being disposed on a light on tester that may output a test voltage to a display module. The protection circuit includes a control device and a voltage stabilizer. The control device includes a first switching element and a control element. The control element enables the first switching element to output an operating voltage. The voltage stabilizer includes a second switching element and an operation module. The operation module may control the second switching element according to the operating voltage, so as to switch on or switch off an input of the test voltage to the display module.
US08179647B2	ESD power clamp for high-voltage applications An ESD clamp includes a first power supply node; an ESD detection circuit coupled to the first power supply node and configured to detect an ESD event; and a bias circuit coupled to the first power supply node and configured to output a second power supply voltage to a second power supply node. The second power supply voltage is lower than a first power supply voltage on the first power supply node. The ESD detection circuit is configured to activate the bias circuit to change working state in response to the ESD event. The ESD clamp further includes an LV ESD clamp coupled to the second power supply node, wherein the LV ESD clamp includes LV devices with maximum endurable voltages lower than the first power supply voltage.
US08179639B2	Head gimbal assembly without bus traces for plating Head gimbal assemblies for data storage systems are provided. Some embodiments include a dielectric layer having a first and a second side. A first conductive layer is on the first dielectric layer. The first conductive layer includes a pad and a trace. A second conductive layer is on the second dielectric side. A via extends from the first dielectric layer side to the second dielectric layer side. The via electrically connects the first conductive layer to the second conductive layer.
US08179637B2	Magnetic storage apparatus having heated recording head A magnetic storage apparatus includes a magnetic storage medium including a recording layer, and a backing layer including a portion having a Curie temperature lower than that of the recording layer, a recording head that generates a magnetic field for recording from a side of the recording layer opposite to another side on which the backing layer is provided, and a heater unit heating at least a part of an area in proximity to a target area for recording by the recording head.
US08179636B1	Method and system for providing a perpendicular magnetic recording writer A method and system for providing a magnetic transducer for recording to media is described. The method and system include providing a first pole, a main pole, an auxiliary pole, and at least one coil. The main pole has a first media-facing surface including a recessed portion and a write portion. The auxiliary pole is magnetically coupled with the main pole and has a second media-facing surface. The second media-facing surface includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is in proximity to the write portion of the first media-facing surface of the main pole. The second portion is in proximity to and recessed from the recessed portion of the first media-facing surface of the main pole. The coil(s) are for energizing the main pole.
US08179633B2	Perpendicular magnetic recording system and write head with transverse auxiliary pole for fast switching of write pole magnetization A perpendicular magnetic recording system has a write head having a main coil (the write coil) and main pole (the write pole) that directs write flux in a direction perpendicular to the recording layer in the magnetic recording medium, and a transverse auxiliary pole (TAP) that injects auxiliary magnetic flux into the write pole at an angle to the primary or perpendicular axis of the write pole. The additional flux from the TAP, which is injected non-parallel to the primary magnetization of the write pole, exerts a torque on the magnetization of the write pole, thereby facilitating magnetization reversal of the write pole. The TAP is coupled to the main coil but not electrically connected to it. A separate passive coil, not electrically connected to the main coil, may be wrapped as a loop around the main pole and the TAP. Alternatively, the TAP may be located near one of the electrically conductive turns of the main coil.
US08179631B2	Magnetic disk drive feed-through solder connection with solder fillet formed inside base and protruding outside base Embodiments of the present invention help to achieve a solder joining structure having high reliability, in which even if a componential material of a flange of a feed-through of a sealed magnetic disk drive is an iron-based material such as Kovar™, and a componential material of a base of the drive is an aluminum-based alloy, leakage of low-density gas is dramatically reduced. According to one embodiment, a base has a stepped portion in the inside of a periphery of an opening, and an inclined surface extending to the outside of the base is formed at an edge of a surface of the stepped portion, on which a flange of a feed-through is placed, thereby when the stepped portion of the base is joined by soldering with the flange of the feed-through, a solder fillet is formed not only in the inside of the base, but also in the outside thereof.
US08179630B2	Storage slot for portable data storage cartridges A storage slot for multiple data storage cartridges, comprising a planar member having a first end, a second end, a side interconnecting the first end and the second end, and a gate moveably connected to the side at the first end of the planar member, wherein the gate can be moved between a closed position and an open position. The storage slot farther comprises a secondary catch moveably disposed between the first end and the second end. When the gate is disposed in a closed position, the secondary catch is disposed in a retracted orientation, and when the gate is disposed in an open position, the secondary catch is disposed in an extended orientation.
US08179628B2	Magnetic core plasmon antenna with improved coupling efficiency A TAMR (Thermal Assisted Magnetic Recording) write head uses the energy of optical-laser generated plasmons in a magnetic core plasmon antenna to locally heat a magnetic recording medium and reduce its coercivity and magnetic anisotropy. To enable the TAMR head to operate most effectively, the maximum gradient and value of the magnetic recording field should be at a point of the magnetic medium that is as close as possible to the point being heated. In addition, the coupling between the optical mode and the plasmon mode should be efficient so that maximum energy is transmitted to the medium. The present invention achieves both these objects by surrounding the magnetic core of a plasmon antenna by a variable thickness plasmon generating layer, whose thinnest and shortest portion is at the ABS end of the TAMR head and whose thickest and longest portion efficiently couples to the optical mode of a waveguide to produce a plasmon.
US08179624B2	Method and apparatus for evaluating a magnetic recording medium A method of evaluating a magnetic recording medium using a magnetic head having a reproduction element is disclosed The method includes the steps of (a) recording a signal in a predetermined area of the magnetic recording medium; (b) determining a first value of a reproduction output by reproducing the predetermined area of the magnetic recording medium; (c) determining a second value of the reproduction output by emitting an energy line having a power of a predetermined value onto the predetermined area and reproducing the predetermined area with the reproduction element during or after the emission of the energy line; and (d) calculating a change in the reproduction output due to the emission of the energy line based on the first value and the second value of the reproduction output.
US08179621B2	Apparatus for manipulation of an optical element The invention relates to an apparatus for manipulation of an optical element (7) in up to six degrees of freedom with respect to a structure (8) via at least three actuator devices (9). The actuator devices (9) each have at least two force-controlled actuators, which each produce an effective force along one degree of freedom, with linking points (11) of the actuator devices (9) acting directly on the optical element (7).
US08179620B2	Optical module An optical module according to the present invention comprises an optical element; and a multilayer insulating substrate which is a lamination of a plurality of single-layer insulating substrates and has a light transmission hole for passing light emitted from the optical element. The optical element is flip-chip mounted on the first outermost one of the single-layer insulating substrates. Each single-layer insulating substrate has a through-hole that constitutes a different part of the light transmission hole, the diameters of the through-holes of the single-layer insulating substrates increasing with drawing away the single-layer insulating substrates from the optical element.
US08179619B2	Resin lens and method of molding resin lens A resin lens includes an optical functional section that has an optical function, and a flange section that is formed around the optical functional section. A reference face is used as reference during positioning and fixing, and is formed on one face of the flange section. The face on which the reference face is formed is molded by an insert that mainly forms the optical functional section and a holder that mainly forms the flange section, during molding. The reference face of the flange section and an optical functional face that is the face of the optical functional section facing the reference face are molded by the insert, and a face of the flange section that is closer to the outer periphery than the reference face of the flange section is molded by the holder.
US08179608B2	Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus including the same A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, first and second lens units respectively having positive and negative refractive powers, a reflecting prism for bending an optical path, and a rear lens group including lens units. At least the first and second lens units move for zooming. During retraction into a storage state, the prism moves to a position different from a position in an image taking state, and at least a part of the first and second lens units is retracted into a space formed by movement of the prism. Thicknesses of the first and second lens units, a moving amount of the first lens unit during zooming from a wide angle end to a telephoto end, a focal length of the first lens unit, and a focal length of the entire zoom lens at the telephoto end are set properly.
US08179606B2	Zoom lens for projection and projection-type display device A zoom lens for projection includes negative first group G1, positive second group G2, positive third group G3, negative fourth group G4, positive fifth group G5, and positive sixth group G6, arranged from the magnification side of the zoom lens. The reduction side of the zoom lens is telecentric. When the magnification is changed, the first group G1 and the sixth group G6 are fixed, and the second through fifth groups G2 through G5 move. The fourth group G4 is a negative lens having a concave surface facing the magnification side, and the fifth group G5 includes at least two positive lenses and at least two negative lenses. Further, the following formula (1) is satisfied: −5.0≦f4/fw≦−1.2 (1), where f4: the focal length of the fourth group; and fw: the focal length of the entire system of the zoom lens at a wide angle end.
US08179601B2	Cooling device for a Faraday rotator of an opto-isolator in a laser processing apparatus A Faraday rotator of an opto-isolator in a laser processing apparatus includes a crystal cylinder that causes the Faraday effect, an enclosing tube, cooling tubes, and a magnet. The enclosing tube encases the crystal cylinder. The cooling tubes are sandwiched between the crystal cylinder and the enclosing tube at both ends of the crystal cylinder. The cooling tubes have passages through which a coolant flows. The coolant circulates through a space between the crystal cylinder and the enclosing tube, and the passages, thereby cooling the crystal cylinder.
US08179596B2	Microscope system and its magnification modifying method A microscope system comprises an objective, an image pickup device, a diameter-variable field stop disposed in a conjugate position with the focal plane of the objective, a magnification modifying device disposed in an optical path between the objective and the image pickup device, for modifying the magnification of the image pickup device and a control unit for controlling in such a way as to maintain a state where a field stop diameter is always larger than a field diameter.
US08179595B2	Polarizing photorefractive glass The invention is directed to a glass composition and articles made from the composition that are both polarizing and photorefractive. The glass has, for example, a composition consisting essentially of, in weight percent (“wt. %”) of 70-73 SiO2, 13-17% B2O3, 8-10% Na2O, 2-4% Al2O3, 0.005-0.1% CuO, <0.4% Cl, 0.1-0.5% Ag, 0.1-0.3% Br. In another embodiment the composition consists essentially of 70-77% SiO2, 13-18% B2O3, 8-10% Na2O, 2-4% Al2O3, 0.005-0.1% CuO, <0.4% Cl, 0.1-0.5% Ag, 0.1-0.3% Br. The glass can be used make articles or elements that can exhibits both the photorefractive effect and the polarizing effect within a single element or article, and can be used to make a variety of optical elements including Bragg gratings, filtering elements, and beam shaping elements and light collection elements for use in display, security, defense, metrology, imaging and communications applications.
US08179594B1	Method and apparatus for spectral-beam combining of fanned-in laser beams with chromatic-dispersion compensation using a plurality of diffractive gratings Apparatus and method for spectral-beam combining of light from a plurality of high-power lasers (e.g., fiber MOPA lasers) that, in some embodiments, use substantially identical diffraction gratings in a 1-D non-parallel, mutually compensating configuration to combine non-parallel converging input beams in one plane each having a slightly different successively higher wavelength into a single output beam of high quality. In other embodiments, an output grating and one or more input gratings in a 1-D parallel, mutually compensating configuration combine non-parallel input beams in one plane into a single output beam of high quality. In other embodiments, a 2-D plurality of input gratings in a non-parallel configuration combine a plurality of non-parallel input beams not in one plane each having a slightly different successively higher wavelength into a set of converging beams in one plane directed towards an output grating that compensates for chromatic dispersions introduced by the input gratings.
US08179591B2	Spatial light modulator and mirror array device The present invention provides a spatial light modulator, comprising: a pixel array comprises a plurality of pixel units. Each of the pixel units comprises a memory cell. A plurality of word lines and a plurality of plate lines to electrically communicate with the pixel units. A plurality of bit line sets wherein each of the sets includes a pair of bit lines each connected to a memory cell, wherein at least one pair of the memory cells connected to the pair of bit lines are on a same row connected to a same word line.
US08179585B2	Coupled quantum well structure In the production of optical devices or the like utilizing an intersubband transition of a coupled quantum well, a quantum well structure having strong coupling is provided. In addition, a coupled well structure of excellent productivity capable of avoiding thinning of coupling barrier layer for strengthening the coupling is provided. In the semiconductor coupled well structure of the present invention, a coupled quantum well structure disposed on the semiconductor single crystal substrate includes a coupling barrier layer 1a disposed between two or more quantum well layers 2a and 2b, wherein the coupling barrier layer 1a has an energy barrier that is smaller than an excitation level (E4 and E3) and is larger than a ground level (E2 and E1).
US08179580B2	Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus An optical scanning device includes a light source; a scanning unit to deflect/scan a laser beam from the light source; an imaging optical system to focus the deflected and scanned laser beam to a scan-target surface; an electro-optic element to electrically change a refractive index thereof; a controller to control the refractive index of the electro-optic element to adjust deflection amount of the laser beam; and a positional shift detecting unit, disposed away from the light path, to detect a positional shift of the incident laser beam from an ideal position in a sub-scanning direction. The device further includes a beam splitting element, and the controller adjusts a deflection amount of the laser beam from the electro-optic element based on a detection result by the positional shift detecting unit and corrects a positional shift in the sub-scanning direction of the laser beam on the scan-target surface.
US08179577B2	Three-dimensional holographic ring traps A method and system for preparing and using three dimensional optical ring traps. The method and system includes applying a single phase hologram to be able to independently control shape and force profile of an optical trap but without employing orbital angular momentum for the control parameter of an optical ring trap to manipulate an object.
US08179573B2	Scanning two images of media In one implementation, a method scans a media to provide a first image and a second image. The method further subtracts the first image from the second image.
US08179572B2	Communication device A communication device receives and stores image data, and searches for information image data in the image data. If found, the information image data is removed, thereby shortening the image so that it can be completely reproduced on one page without compressing or clipping. The information image data may be added to the reproduced image as a watermark, or may be reinserted in a blank space in the image.
US08179569B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes image forming sections that forms images of different colors, respectively, a correction image formation controlling section that forms correction images of the respective colors, a density sensor that detects a density of each of the correction images in synchronization with passage of each correction image on an image carrying body, a detecting section that detects a position and the density of each of the correction images, based on a binary signal of a density detection output of each of the correction images, a density correction controlling section that corrects and controls an image density of the color, based on the detected density of each of the correction images, and a color deviation correction controlling section that corrects and controls the color deviation, based on the detected position of each of the correction images.
US08179567B2	Color conversion apparatus and color conversion method An object of the present invention is to display a color by sufficiently utilizing a color space capable of being displayed by a display. In order to attain the above described object, a color conversion apparatus according to the present invention includes unit that reads an original in which a whole reproducible color gamut is discretely expressed, and acquires color coordinates of a first color space, and color conversion unit that converts the acquired color coordinates of the first color space into a second color space, wherein the color conversion unit converts the color coordinates in the first color space to be substantially the same as color coordinates in the second color space.
US08179563B2	Portable scanning device A handheld optical scanner for capturing images of text from a rendered document is described. The scanner includes a package suitable to be held in a user's hand. The package contains an optical sensor that captures images of text from a rendered document. The package also contains a proximity sensor that determines when the optical sensor is within a predetermined distance and orientation of a rendered document. The package further contains a triggering mechanism that causes the optical sensor to capture an image of text from a rendered document when the proximity sensor determines that the optical sensor is within a predetermined distance and orientation of a rendered document.
US08179558B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, program and storage medium constructed to generate print data including a bitmap image and attribute data of each pixel of the bitmap image It is an object of the present invention to provide an image processing apparatus having a function to store print data in a searchable manner. In order to achieve the object, when print data including a bitmap image and attribute data of each pixel of the bitmap image is received, meta data is generated by executing a character recognition processing based on pixels having a character attribute in the attribute data. Further, vector data indicating a character outline is generated. Then, a document including meta data and vector data is generated.
US08179556B2	Masking of text in document reproduction An apparatus for masking text in a rendered copy of an original document includes a text modification system which is configured to receive a print job from an application and modify the print job in accordance with a print job description, whereby when rendered on an output device, a selected text element is masked. A user interface is configured to receive instructions from a user to build the print job description including instructions for selecting text elements to be masked.
US08179555B2	Printing and finishing capability for customized document production system and method A method of producing a customized document with a printing and finishing system includes registering a capability of the printing and finishing system, designing at least one intelligent template for the customized document based on the capability of the printing and finishing system, customizing the at least one intelligent template based on the capability of the printing and finishing system, including creating an intelligent document, and producing the customized document with the printing and finishing system based on the intelligent document.
US08179553B2	Facsimile apparatus, its control method, program and storage medium When facsimile data is transmitted by performing facsimile communication, a public line is seized. Then, when the public line is seized, it is a determined which of a dial tone signal or a voice signal for phone call a signal received from the public line is, it is controlled to perform the facsimile communication in a case where the received signal is determined as the dial tone signal, and it is controlled not to perform the facsimile communication in a case where the received signal is determined as the voice signal.
US08179546B2	Printing using a portable communication apparatus In a print system for causing a printer to print an image on the basis of image data supplied from a portable communication apparatus by direct communication between the portable communication apparatus and the printer, the print function of the printer is obtained. When print conditions input by using the UI of the portable communication apparatus cannot be implemented by the print function of the printer, the portable communication apparatus requests a server to execute corresponding processing. A result processed by the server is received, and the printer is caused to print the image.
US08179540B2	Image forming apparatus and management system utilizing counter and job log information for usage tracking An image forming apparatus is provided that holds counter information obtained by integrating a consumption of a consumable that depends on usage of service provided by the image forming apparatus. A log corresponding to the usage of the service is set in job log information with a synchronization flag set off. The log in the job log information, for which the synchronization flag is set off, is set on. The counter information and the job log information are output after the synchronization flag for the log having the synchronization flag set off has been set on.
US08179538B2	Image processing apparatus, information processing apparatus and control method An image processing apparatus is capable of executing a plurality of image processing functions and storing plural pieces of identifier information. Each respective piece of identifier information corresponds to each respective one of the plurality of image processing functions. The image processing apparatus sets one or more of the plural pieces of identifier information selected from the plural pieces of identifier information corresponding to the plurality of image processing functions. In response to receiving of a request to acquire the identifier information from an information processing apparatus, the image processing apparatus transmits the one or more of the plural pieces of identifier information set to the information processing apparatus.
US08179535B2	Remote sensing of underwater acoustic fields An acoustic field in a body of water is monitored using a coherent light field emitter applying a distributed light field across the surface of the water to be reflected, and a sensor is used to sense reflected components of the light field above the surface and to provide a signal representing information in the reflected light and related to movements in the water and caused by the acoustic field. The signal is provided from an interferometry technique and useable to derive information on the underwater acoustic field in a useful form.
US08179534B2	Fixed wavelength absolute distance interferometer A fixed wavelength absolute distance interferometer including a first interferometer comprising a first light source transmitting a first light beam having a wavelength W toward a measurement target, a wavefront radius detector configured to provide a first measurement responsive to the wavefront radius at the wavefront radius detector, and a first path length calculating portion calculating a coarse resolution absolute path length measurement R; and a second interferometer comprising a beam transmitting device transmitting a second-interferometer light beam having a wavelength Λ, a beam splitting/combining device separating the second-interferometer light beam into reference and measurement beams and combining the returning reference and measurement beams into a combined beam, a second-interferometer detector configured to receive the combined beam and provide signals of a phase φ of the combined beam, and a second path length calculating portion configured to determine a medium resolution absolute path length measurement ZM.
US08179533B2	Sensing system and method for discriminating plant matter A sensing system comprises a light source having three or more distinct wavelengths for illuminating a plurality of distinct areas in a field of view, a sensor for measuring the reflectance of the distinct areas at each of the distinct wavelengths, and an identifier for identifying at least one object in the field of view from the measured reflectance at each of the wavelengths.
US08179526B2	Spectroscopic apparatus with dispersive device for collecting sample data in synchronism with relative movement of a focus In a Raman spectroscopy apparatus, exciting light is focussed on a sample (26) as a line focus 38. Spectra from points in the line focus are dispersed in rows 46 on a CCD detector 34, having a two-dimensional array of pixels. The line focus moves longitudinally in a direction Y (arrow 48) relative to the sample. Simultaneously and synchronously, charge is shifted in a parallel direction Y′ (arrow 50) within the CCD, so that data from a given point in the sample continues to accumulate. This ensures that the data from each sample point arises from illumination which is integrated along the line focus, and makes it easier to stitch the data together subsequently to form an image of the sample. In order to provide averaging in the X direction during fast, low resolution scanning, the line focus is swept across the sample in a zig-zag fashion, between boundary lines 60.
US08179524B2	Hard disk inspection apparatus A hard disk inspection apparatus comprises a disk holding device which holds a hard disk; a light source which generates a light that illuminates an inspection region portion of a hard disk that is held by the disk holding device; a light guide which has a branched shape and guides a light from the light source to a plurality of light projecting parts; and an image pickup device which takes an image by receiving reflected light from the inspection region portion; wherein an illumination light is shone onto the inspection region from plural courses by shining the illumination light that is guided by the light guide onto the inspection region front the plurality of light projecting parts.
US08179522B2	Distance measuring device A distance measuring device measures a distance from a phase difference of beaten down processing signals even when fluctuations occur in a frequency of an oscillator. The distance measuring device includes a laser unit, a dividing device, a reference light receiving unit, and a measuring light receiving unit. The distance measuring device further includes an oscillator, a first mixer, a second mixer, a fourth filter, a fifth filter, a third mixer, a sixth filter, a second filter, a phase difference measuring unit, and a distance measuring unit. The phase difference measuring unit measures a phase difference of the two beat signals extracted by the sixth filter and the second filter. The distance measuring unit measures a distance based on the phase difference measured by the phase difference measuring unit.
US08179519B2	Adjusting device with a laser light source and a reflector for aligning a microlithography projection exposure installation An adjusting device used to align two components of a microlithography projection exposure installation relative to each other. The adjusting device has an autocollimating device with a light source and a reflector. The light source and the reflector are each rigidly connected to one of the optical components. In one embodiment, the adjusting device has a laser light source which is different from the radiation source. A beam-splitter is downstream from the laser light source and carries useful adjustment light along a first optical path. A reflector can be rigidly connected to a reference component of an illuminating optics system or to a radiation source so that when an actual position of the reference component relative to the radiation source coincides with a desired position, the useful adjustment light is reflected back on itself. A bundle-sensitive component is sensitive to the direction and position of useful adjustment light in the optical path between bundle-sensitive component and reflector. The bundle-sensitive component can be rigidly mounted relative to the radiation source or the reflector. A light sensor is downstream from the beam-splitter in a second optical path for the useful adjustment light which is reflected back by the reflector. This results in an adjusting device which makes it possible to achieve high adjustment accuracy with relatively low construction expense.
US08179517B2	Exposure apparatus and method, maintenance method for exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method An exposure apparatus (EX) includes a setting apparatus (45) that sets an irradiation region (AR) of exposure light (EL) in a first state in which the irradiation light (EL) is irradiated onto a substrate (P) and irradiates, in a second state in which the exposure light (EL) is not irradiated onto the substrate (P), the exposure light (EL) onto a second region, which is different from a first region through which the exposure light (EL) passes in the first state, of a first surface of an optical member (FL) that is contacted with a liquid (LQ), to clean the second region by photochemical action.
US08179516B2	Protective layer on objective lens for liquid immersion lithography applications Disclosed is an objective lens adapted for use in liquid immersion photolithography and a method for making such a lens. In one example, the objective lens has multiple lens elements, one of which includes a transparent substrate and a layer of protective coating (PC). The PC is formed proximate to the transparent substrate and is positioned between a liquid used during the liquid immersion photolithography and the transparent substrate to protect the transparent substrate from the liquid.
US08179515B2	Apparatus and method for manufacturing liquid crystal display panel In a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel, a sealant having a cut-out formed at least on the other end side of a display region is provided on one film substrate. A liquid crystal material is supplied to one end side of the display region in the one film substrate or the other film substrate. An apparatus for manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel includes a bonding unit arranged to bond the pair of film substrates and to each other through the sealant and the liquid crystal material by pressing respective surfaces of the film substrates and so that a pressure in a middle of the film substrates and becomes higher than that at both ends thereof, and a sealing unit arranged to seal the cut-out of the sealant to the pair of film substrates and bonded in the bonding unit.
US08179509B2	Liquid crystal display device and its manufacture method A liquid crystal display device using a low duty ratio driving method with a duty ratio not smaller than 1/16 is manufactured in the following manner. A first substrate is prepared having a first electrode of a predetermined shape. A second substrate is prepared having a second electrode of a shape different from said predetermined shape, the second electrode having signal line electrodes smaller in number than those of the first electrode. An insulating film having necessary insulation is formed on each of the first and second electrodes. First and second vertical alignment films are formed above the first and second substrates, respectively, the first and second vertical alignment films covering the first and second electrodes, respectively. A rubbing process is executed only for the second vertical alignment film. The first and second substrates are disposed facing each other, and liquid crystal having a negative dielectric constant anisotropy is disposed between the first and second substrates. It is possible to prevent alignment defects to be caused by static electricity generated by rubbing of a liquid crystal display device.
US08179508B2	Liquid crystal display device having first and second polarizers and first and second birefringent layers The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device comprising: a first polarizer; a second polarizer; a liquid crystal cell; a first birefringent layer; and a second birefringent layer, the second polarizer having an absorption axis orthogonal to an absorption axis of the first polarizer, the liquid crystal cell being disposed between the first polarizer and the second polarizer, the first birefringent layer being disposed between the first polarizer and the liquid crystal cell, satisfying 0.6≦Nz(550)≦6, and having an in-plane slow axis orthogonal to the absorption axis of the first polarizer, the second birefringent layer being disposed between the liquid crystal cell and the second polarizer, satisfying −5≦Nz(550)≦0.4, and having an in-plane slow axis parallel to the absorption axis of the second polarizer, and at least one of the first and second birefringent layers satisfying \|Rxy(450)\|≦\|Rxy(550)\|≦\|Rxy(650)\|.
US08179505B2	Transflective type liquid crystal display device having a color layer in the transmissive region and a non-color layer in the reflective region and fabricating method thereof A liquid crystal display device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a black matrix on a first substrate to divide a pixel area having a reflection area and a transmission area; a color layer in the transmission area of the pixel area provided by the black matrix; and a non-color layer in the reflection area of the pixel area.
US08179500B2	Polarization film A polarization film comprising at least a polarization layer subject to a laminating treatment along a predetermined laminating direction, wherein the polarization film further comprises an adhesive layer that is capable of being affixed onto a base and has a maximal shrinkage resistance in the laminating direction of the polarization layer.
US08179499B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device capable of reducing a time delay in lighting of the liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel, at least one fluorescent lamps disposed below the liquid crystal panel, formed as a cylindrical shape having a central axis and supplying light to the liquid crystal panel, and at least one auxiliary optical source disposed to face the liquid crystal panel while having the central axis therebetween and supplying light to the fluorescent lamps.
US08179496B2	Display casing capable of accommodating LCD panel modules of different sizes A display casing includes a front casing, a rear casing and adjusting portions, wherein the front casing is engaged with the rear casing, the rear casing has first positioning portions disposed on its internal side, and each adjusting portion has a support stand coupled to the corresponding first positioning portion and an elastic plate fixed onto a lateral side of the support stand. When the adjusting portions are connected to the corresponding first positioning portions, the elastic plates form an enclosed accommodating area for accommodating and positioning a LCD panel module, and a hole disposed at the center of the front casing is provided for aligning a display surface of the LCD panel module, such that manufacturers can adjust positions of the adjusting portions to change the size of the accommodating area for accommodating LCD panel modules of different sizes.
US08179495B2	Repair line framework of liquid crystal display A repair line framework of liquid crystal display is provided. By disposing part of the repair line inside the integrated circuit chip so that the routing of part of the repair line will penetrate through the integrated circuit chip before returning to the panel, or by routing part of the repair line disposed on the substrate within the display region so that the routing is positioned under the black matrix of the color filter, the routing length of the repair line is shortened and the impedance of the repair line is reduced.
US08179494B2	Liquid crystal display and substrate thereof A liquid crystal display having a repair line structure and an array substrate of the liquid crystal display are provided. The repair line comprises a front repair line portion arranged to at least partially overlap a front portion of a first signal line, an end repair line portion arranged to at least partially overlap an end portion of the first signal line, and an intermediate repair line portion electrically connecting the front and end repair line portions. The front repair line portion comprises at least a first signal connection line and an external line which are electrically isolated when the repair line has not been used to repair a defect in the first signal line.
US08179491B2	Thin film transistor having improved fabrication and performance characteristics and display device having the same A thin-film transistor (TFT) is provided. The TFT includes a gate electrode; a dielectric layer and an active layer which are formed on the gate electrode; and source and drain electrodes which are formed on the active layer, each of the source and drain electrodes including a plurality of protruding portions and an empty space between each protruding portion, wherein the source and drain electrodes are spaced apart from each other and engage with each other, and further wherein the gate and source electrodes overlap each other and the gate and drain electrodes overlap each other.
US08179490B2	Pixel designs of improving the aperture ratio in an LCD This invention in one aspect relates to a pixel structure. In one embodiment, the pixel structure includes a scan line formed on a substrate and a data line formed over the substrate defining a pixel area, a switch formed inside the pixel area on the substrate, a shielding electrode having a first portion and a second portion extending from the first portion, and formed over the scan line, the data line and the switch, where the first portion is overlapped with the switch and the second portion is overlapped with the data line, and a pixel electrode having a first portion and a second portion extending from the first portion, and formed over the shielding electrode in the pixel area, where the first portion is overlapped with the first portion of the shielding electrode so as to define a storage capacitor therebetween and the second portion has no overlapping with the second portion of the shielding electrode.
US08179489B2	Display device A display device includes a pixel electrode that includes a first sub-pixel electrode and a second sub-pixel electrode, a first thin film transistor connected to the first sub-pixel electrode, a second thin film transistor connected to the second sub-pixel electrode, an assistance capacitor connected to the first sub-pixel electrode, and a third thin film transistor connected to the assistance capacitor and the second sub-pixel electrode. The third thin film transistor includes a gate electrode, a source electrode overlapping the gate electrode and connected to the second sub-pixel electrode, and a drain electrode connected to the assistance capacitor, and a parasitic capacitance between the gate electrode and the drain electrode is equal to or less than a parasitic capacitance between the gate electrode and the source electrode.
US08179479B2	Method for separating luminance and chrominance of composite TV analog signal A method for separating luminance and chrominance of a composite TV analog signal includes the steps of: measuring first differences between horizontal neighbor pixels, second differences between vertical neighbor pixels and third differences between temporal neighbor pixels encoded in the composite TV analog signal; comparing the first, second and third differences with one another to obtain a minimum difference used as a factor of a weighting function; and filtering the composite TV analog signal simultaneously by a two-dimensional (2D) comb filter and a three-dimensional (3D) comb filter according to the weighting function on the basis of the minimum difference to obtain a luminance signal and a chrominance signal, in which magnitudes of a part of the composite TV analog signal filtered by the 2D comb filter and magnitudes of the other part of the composite TV analog signal filtered by the 3D comb filter are determined by the weighting function.
US08179476B2	Systems and methods for synchronizing audio and video data signals Systems and method for synchronizing audio and video signals are described. The audio and video signals are tagged in an encoder. The tagged signals are transmitted across a network. The tagged signals are analyzed to detect phase errors or lip synch errors between them. A synchronization signal is generated in response to such lip synch errors.
US08179472B2	Image pickup apparatus, image pickup method, and program therefor An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup unit selectively performing an image capturing operation in a normal image capturing mode where an exposure image signal is output in a unit period and a combined image capturing mode where long- and short-exposure image signals are output in the unit period; a signal processing unit generating a combined image signal with a dynamic range wider than that of the long-exposure image signal or the short-exposure image signal by combining the long-exposure image signal and the short-exposure image signal; a detection unit generating a luminance integrated value of the combined image signal; and a control unit performing exposure correction control using the luminance integrated value. The control unit initializes a correction value used in the exposure correction control when the mode is switched from the normal image capturing mode to the combined image capturing mode.
US08179469B2	Photoelectric conversion apparatus and photoelectric conversion system having the apparatus In order to provide a photoelectric conversion apparatus, which is an apparatus excellent in reading speed, high S/N, high tone level, and low cost, the photoelectric conversion apparatus has a photoelectric conversion circuit section comprising a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, switching elements, matrix signal wires, and gate drive wires arranged on a same substrate in order to output parallel signals, a driving circuit section for applying a driving signal to the gate drive wire, and a reading circuit section for converting the parallel signals transferred through the matrix signal wires to serial signals to output them, wherein the reading circuit section comprises at least one analog operational amplifier connected with each of the matrix signal wires, transfer switches for transferring output signals from the respective matrix signal wires, output through each amplifier, reading capacitors, and reading switches for successively reading the signals out of the reading capacitors in the form of serial signals.
US08179461B2	Solid-state image pickup device, method for driving solid-state image pickup device, and image pickup apparatus A solid-state image pickup device includes a pixel array section including an effective pixel region, an optical black pixel region, and a pixel region between the effective pixel region and the optical black pixel region; a vertical drive section which performs driving so that signals of pixels of the pixel region disposed at a side of the effective pixel region in a vertical direction are skipped and signals of pixels of the effective pixel region and the optical black pixel region are read; and a horizontal drive section which performs driving so that, from among the pixels selected by the vertical drive section, the signals of the pixels of the pixel region disposed at a side of the effective pixel region in a horizontal direction are skipped and the signals of the pixels of the effective pixel region and the optical black pixel region are read.
US08179460B2	System, method, and apparatus for variable rate pixel data transfer and storage A variable rate image sensor outputs pixel data at a variable rate using lookup tables to selectively read out particular rows at particular times. The readout rate is not constant, allowing for a smaller image buffer in the overall system.
US08179454B2	Image compensation method and image acquisition device using the same An image compensation method adapted to reduce noise of a first image captured by an image acquisition device at a high ISO mode. The image compensation method includes the following steps. A Bayer pattern is obtained from the first image. A green pixel signal, a low-resolution binned original luminance signal, and an original chrominance signal are respectively generated according to the Bayer pattern. A high-resolution analog luminance signal is generated by using the green pixel signal. The high-resolution analog luminance signal and the low-resolution binned original luminance signal are combined, and a compensated high-resolution luminance signal is output. A second image is generated by combining the compensated high-resolution luminance signal and the original low-noise chrominance signal.
US08179452B2	Method and apparatus for generating compressed file, and terminal comprising the apparatus An aspect of a method and apparatus for generating a compressed image file, and a terminal including the apparatus is receiving frame data comprising encoded image data of at least one frame of a raw image, generating first encoded thumbnail image data of the encoded image data, correcting the encoded image data and generating the compressed image file by using the corrected image data and the first encoded thumbnail image data when the encoded image data has an illuminance value lower than a preset reference value, and generating the compressed image file by using the encoded image data and the first encoded thumbnail image data when the encoded image data has an illuminance value greater than the preset reference value.
US08179451B2	Image sensing apparatus The present invention relates to an image sensing apparatus that photographs a moving image and records moving image data, and the image sensing apparatus has an image sensing unit and a recording unit which records moving image data obtained by the image sensing unit on a storage medium; the image sensing device extracts frames of a portion of the moving image data in accordance with a predetermined condition during recording of the moving image data by the recording unit, and stores the extracted frames in a memory as image data for RecReview. Here, the number of frames of the image data for RecReview is set, and a review unit reads out image data of frames of the set number in accordance with termination of recording of moving image data, outputs the image data of frames to a display device, and displays the RecReview images.
US08179447B2	Imaging apparatus having blur correction mechanism The present invention aims to provide an imaging apparatus with blur correction function in which a retention lever to mechanically retain an image sensor requires a minimum moving space and the thickness of a lens barrel can be reduced in optical axis direction. The imaging apparatus includes an image sensor (7) photoelectrically converting an image of a subject into an electric signal; an optical photographic system (3) forming the subject image on an imaging plane of the image sensor (7); a lens barrel (4) containing the optical photographic system (3) and being extendable/retractable in an optical axis direction of the optical photographic system (3); a frame member (8, 11) movably supporting the image sensor (7) in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis; a blur correction unit (9) correcting a blur in the image due to hand shake by moving the frame member (8, 11) in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis; and a retainer unit (10) retaining the frame member (8, 11) in one of the optical axis direction and a direction perpendicular to the optical axis.
US08179445B2	Providing improved high resolution image A method for producing an improved high resolution image is disclosed including capturing low resolution images and a high resolution image; combining the low resolution images to provide an aggregate low resolution image; reducing the resolution of the high resolution image and then interpolated to produce a blurred high resolution image; calculating an image difference map using the aggregate high resolution image and blurred high resolution image; and using the image difference map along with the aggregate high resolution image and the high resolution image to produce an improved high resolution image.
US08179444B2	Information processing apparatus for performing print setting of image data An image processing apparatus includes a first recording/reproducing unit configured to record data on a first recording medium and reproduce the recorded data from the first recording medium, a second recording/reproducing unit configured to record data on a second recording medium and reproduce the recorded data from the second recording medium, a print information generating unit configured to generate print designation information about print processing of the image data recorded on the first recording medium; and a control unit configured to read the image data designated by the print designation information from the first recording medium, and control the first recording/reproducing unit and the second recording/reproducing unit so as to record the read image data and the print designation information on the second recording medium if it is determined that the print designation information cannot be recorded on the first recording medium.
US08179443B2	Waveform display apparatus and method A waveform display apparatus that can display a waveform in a desired position even when an internal reference mode is switched to an external reference mode. The internal and external reference modes are switched with a reference select button 60. A user operates a phase adjustment knob 64 while watching a display 54 to adjust a phase relationship between an external reference video signal and a video signal under test. When the phase relationship becomes proper an offset save button 66 is pressed to store the phase offset at the situation in a memory 56. A CPU 30 reads out the phase offset according to needs such as the waveform display apparatus is turned on, etc. to control a phase adjustment circuit 44 for adjusting the phase relationship between the external reference video signal and the video signal under test.
US08179438B2	Vehicle camera system Disclosed herein is a vehicle camera system adapted for easy position matching of an image sensor and a lens assembly, and capable of being reduced in assembling time.After accommodation of the image sensor 20 in a concave portion 16 of the lens assembly 10, when (a) first and second protrusions 31a, 31b of an elastic body 30 are inserted into first and second clearances 18a, 18b, respectively, and (b) the elastic body 30 is pressed from a direction of a circuit board 40, curved surfaces 15a, 15b convert the pressing direction into a force direction in which first and second datum planes 21a, 21b of the image sensor will be positioned with respect to first and second optical datum planes 12a, 12b, respectively, and the conversion results in first and second opposed planes 24a, 24b of the image sensor being positioned with respect to the first and second optical datum planes 12a, 12b, respectively, and a third datum plane 21c of the image sensor being positioned with respect to a third optical datum plane 12c by the force applied in the pressing direction.
US08179437B2	Vehicle accessory module An accessory system for a vehicle includes an accessory module, at least one accessory and an attachment member at an interior surface of a vehicle windshield. The at least one accessory comprises a camera having a lens, with the camera being disposed in the accessory module, and the accessory module comprising structure to angle the camera with respect to a windshield facing portion of the accessory module. The camera has a forward field of view through the vehicle windshield when the accessory module is mounted to the attachment member. The accessory system may include a resilient element disposed between the windshield facing portion and the interior surface of the vehicle windshield to cushion and/or seal the accessory module relative to the interior surface when the accessory module is mounted to the attachment member at the interior surface of the vehicle windshield.
US08179435B2	Vehicle surroundings image providing system and method A system which provides a driver with an image obtained by photographing an area around a vehicle, the system comprising: a photographing unit which photographs an area around the vehicle which is out of the driver's line of sight because of a structure of the vehicle; an image processing unit which processes an image of the area around the vehicle photographed by the photographing unit; and a display unit which displays the image processed by the image processing unit, wherein the image processing unit performs coordinate transformation for the image photographed by the photographing unit based on information of a point-of-sight position of the driver and information of a setting state of the display unit to display an image the same as a view of the outside of the vehicle as is directly seen from the point-of-sight position of the driver through a setting area of the display unit.
US08179433B2	Microscopic imaging apparatus and microscopic imaging method The microscopic imaging apparatus includes a system controlling unit for obtaining a VD time setting value, and for obtaining the number of electric charge subtracting pulses, a synchronization signal generating unit for generating a vertical synchronization signal on the basis of the VD time setting value output from the system controlling unit and the horizontal synchronization signal, and a timing generating unit for extracting the electric charge of the imaging device by supplying the horizontal synchronization signal by the number of electric charge subtracting pulses to the imaging device as the electric charge subtracting pulses, and for generating a read pulse synchronous with the vertical synchronization signal in order to stop the accumulation of the electric charge of the imaging device after exposure is started.
US08179431B2	Compound eye photographing apparatus, control method therefor, and program A compound eye photographing apparatus including: a plurality of photographing units for photographing a subject at a plurality of photographing positions to obtain a plurality of images of the subject; a subject detection unit for detecting a predetermined subject from a base image which is one of the plurality of images; a subject information generation unit for generating subject information which includes information of the position and size of the predetermined subject in the base image; a photographing information generation unit for generating photographing information which includes information of the baseline length, convergence angle, focal length, and zoom magnification of each of the plurality of photographing units at the time of photographing, and a determination unit for determining whether or not the predetermined subject detected from the base image is included in another image other than the base image and outputting the determination result.
US08179427B2	Optical filter devices and methods for passing one of two orthogonally polarized images Shutter glasses or other viewing mechanisms for selectively passing one separable image in a composite image stream, which includes a first image stream polarized at a first orientation and a second image stream polarized at a second orthogonal orientation. The apparatus includes a first switchable optical rotator that receives the composite image stream and rotates the first and second image streams by 90 degrees or passes them unchanged. A first polarization filter is placed adjacent to the first optical rotator and is aligned to pass the first image stream when the first optical rotator rotates the image streams and to pass the second image stream when the images are passed without rotation. The apparatus includes a second switchable optical rotator that selectively rotates the image stream to choose a time slot for viewing, and a second polarization filter passes image streams at the first or second orientation to a viewer.
US08179419B2	Video conferencing apparatus and method A video conferencing system having video and/or audio capture device for video and audio communications is disclosed. The video and audio capture device may include one or more switches for securely activating and deactivating the device. Furthermore, an indicator may be hard-wired to the video and/or audio components so to provide a true indication of when these components are on and off. The video and audio capture device may also be integrated into a single unit.
US08179414B2	Surface-emitting laser array, optical scanning device, and image forming device A surface-emitting laser array includes a plurality of light emitting parts arranged in a two-dimensional formation having two orthogonal directions. When the plurality of light emitting parts are orthogonally projected on a virtual line parallel to one of the two orthogonal directions, a spacing between two of the plurality of light emitting parts along the virtual line is equal to an integral multiple of a predetermined value. The plurality of light emitting parts include a first light emitting part, a second light emitting part adjacent to the first light emitting part, and a third light emitting part adjacent to the second light emitting part, and a spacing between the first and second light emitting parts differs from a spacing between the second and third light emitting parts.
US08179412B2	Merging image pixels based on main-scan misalignment A method for reducing visible artifacts among image pixels formed on recording media by a plurality of individually addressable recording channels includes operating the recording channels to form a plurality of image pixel arrangements, wherein each image pixel arrangement comprises a plurality of image pixel columns extending along a first direction. The image pixels columns in each image pixel arrangement are arranged along a second direction that intersects the first direction. The recording channels form a first image pixel arrangement on the recording media and overlap a first image pixel column with a second image pixel column by an amount along the second direction that is determined based at least on a misalignment along the first direction between two of the image pixel arrangements.
US08179398B2	Screen display control device A screen display control device includes: a compression unit which compresses input image data in a line unit; a rewritable image memory to which the compressed data compressed in the line unit by the compression unit is written in non-synchronization with a reading process; a decompression unit which decompresses the compressed data periodically read from the image memory in synchronization with screen display to restore original image data; a display unit which displays an image of the image data decompressed and restored by the decompression unit; a buffer memory which temporarily maintains compressed one-line data compressed by the compression unit; and a writing/reading control unit which controls the processes of writing and reading the compressed data to and from the image memory and processes of writing and reading the image data to and from the buffer memory. When the processes of reading and writing the compressed data of the same line to and from the image memory compete with each other, the writing/reading control unit controls the image data of the line to be written so as to be maintained in the buffer memory. The writing/reading control unit controls the process of reading the compressed data of the line maintained in the buffer memory upon reading the compressed data of the line.
US08179397B2	Screen display control device A screen display control device includes: a compression unit which compresses input image data in a line unit; a rewritable image memory to which the compressed data compressed in the line unit by the compression unit is written in non-synchronization with a reading process; a decompression unit which decompresses the compressed data periodically read from the image memory in synchronization with screen display to restore original image data; a display unit which displays an image of the image data decompressed and restored by the decompression unit; a buffer memory which temporarily maintains one-line data of the image data; and a writing/reading control unit which controls the process of writing the compressed data to the image memory and the processes of writing and reading the image data to and from the buffer memory.
US08179394B1	Cull streams for fine-grained rendering predication One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique to perform fine-grained rendering predication using an IGPU and a DGPU. A graphics driver divides a 3D object into batches of triangles. The IGPU processes each batch of triangles through a modified rendering pipeline to determine if the batch is culled. The IGPU writes bits into a bitstream corresponding to the visibility of the batches. The DGPU reads bits from the bitstream and performs full-blown rendering, including shading, but only on the batches of triangles whose bit indicates that the batch is visible. Advantageously, this approach to rendering predication provides fine-grained culling without adding unnecessary overhead, thereby optimizing both hardware resources and performance.
US08179389B2	Compact layout structure for decoder with pre-decoding and source driving circuit using the same Provided is a decoder for receiving a digital data and outputting an analog voltage. The decoder comprising a main switch array, a first pre-decoding switch array, and a second pre-decoding switch array. The main switch array receives the digital data and outputs a voltage if the digital data is in a first range. The first pre-decoding switch array is for receiving the digital data, pre-decoding a part of the digital data, and outputting a voltage if the digital data is in a second range. The second pre-decoding switch array is for receiving the digital data, pre-decoding the part of the digital data, and outputting a voltage if the digital data is in a third range. Combination of the main switch array, the first pre-decoding switch array, and the second pre-decoding switch array is in a substantially rectangular layout structure.
US08179385B2	Liquid crystal display A liquid crystal panel includes a gate line, a data line, and a switching element connected to the gate line and the data line; a gate driver applying a gate signal; and a data driver selecting gray voltages and applying the selected gray voltages to the data line. The gate signal includes a gate-on voltage for turning on the switching element and a gate-off voltage for turning off the switching element. The gray voltages include voltages (V+, V−) and V + + V - 2 = Vconst for each gray. The gate-on voltage decreases from a first level to a second level, and the first level (Von1) and the second level (Von2) satisfy, Von ⁢ ⁢ 1 + Vconst 2 - Von ⁢ ⁢ 1 + Vconst 2 ⁢ 10 ⁢ % ≤ Von ⁢ ⁢ 2 ≤ Von ⁢ ⁢ 1 + Vconst 2 + Von ⁢ ⁢ 1 + Vconst 2 ⁢ ⁢ 10 ⁢ % .
US08179381B2	Touch screen sensor A touch screen sensor includes a visible light transparent substrate and an electrically conductive micropattern disposed on or in the visible light transparent substrate. The micropattern includes a first region micropattern within a touch sensing area and a second region micropattern. The first region micropattern has a first sheet resistance value in a first direction, is visible light transparent, and has at least 90% open area. The second region micropattern has a second sheet resistance value in the first direction. The first sheet resistance value is different from the second sheet resistance value.
US08179380B2	Method and apparatus for implementing a capacitive touch slider A capacitive touch slider array comprises a first conductive trace associated with a first sensing node. The first conductive trace includes a first conductive line and a plurality of first conductive fingers extending from the first conductive line. The plurality of first conductive fingers have lengths that increase from a first end of the capacitive touch slider array to a second end of the capacitive touch slider array. A second conductive trace associated with a second sensing node includes a second conductive line and a plurality of second conductive fingers extending from the second conductive line. The plurality of second conductive fingers have lengths that increase from the second end of the capacitive touch slider array to the first end of the capacitive touch slider array.
US08179378B2	Input apparatus and control method of input apparatus An input apparatus has a touch sensor for receiving an input, a load detection unit for detecting a pressure load on a touch face of the touch sensor, a tactile sensation providing unit for vibrating the touch face, and a control unit, when the pressure load detected by the load detection unit satisfies a standard for providing a tactile sensation, for controlling drive of the tactile sensation providing unit to vibrate the touch face at a frequency such that a click sensation is provided to an object (means) pressing the touch face. Thereby, a realistic click sensation similar to that obtained when a push-button switch is operated is provided when an operator operates the touch sensor.
US08179377B2	User interface system The user interface system of one embodiment of the invention includes a sheet that defines a surface on one side and at least partially defines a first cavity and a second cavity on an opposite side; a fluid network coupled to the first and second cavities; a displacement device coupled to the fluid network that displaces fluid within the fluid network and expands both the first and second cavities concurrently, thereby deforming a first and a second particular region of the surface; and a touch sensor coupled to the sheet and adapted to sense a user touch proximate the first and second particular regions of the surface. The user interface system of another embodiment of the invention includes a displacement device coupled to the fluid network that displaces fluid within the fluid network and selectively expands one of the first and second cavities.
US08179376B2	Touch-sensitive display with capacitive and resistive touch sensors and method of control A method includes detecting a touch via a capacitive touch-sensor of a touch-sensitive display, detecting the touch via a resistive touch-sensor of the touch-sensitive display, determining characteristics of the touch from the capacitive touch sensor and the resistive touch sensor, and performing a function based on the characteristics.
US08179372B1	Electronic display with array context-sensitive search (ACS) technology A system and method for efficient computation in the course of locating a position on the face of a touch-screen-equipped display device by limiting the amount of computations to weighted vectors within a range substantially less than the entire range of data input from the touch screen sensors.
US08179363B2	Methods and systems for display source light management with histogram manipulation Elements of the present invention relate to systems and methods for generating, converting and using histograms in an image processing system. Aspects of some embodiments also relate to generation of a one-dimensional histogram based on luminance and compound color channel data. Some embodiments also relate to histogram dynamic range conversion.
US08179359B2	Analog buffer circuit capable of compensating threshold voltage variation of transistor A buffer circuit includes a driving circuit, a biasing circuit, a first switch, a second switch, a third switch, a fourth switch, a fifth switch, a sixth switch, a first capacitor, and a second capacitor. Both the first and second switches are turned on in response to a high voltage level of a first switching signal. Both the third and fourth switches are turned on in response to a high voltage level of a second switching signal. Both the fifth and sixth switches are turned on in response to a high voltage level of a third switching signal. The first capacitor stores a voltage drop of the driving circuit when the first switching signal is at high voltage level, and the second capacitor stores the voltage drop of the driving circuit when the second switching signal is at high voltage level. Output of the buffer circuit is almost identical to input due to an offset of the voltage stored in the second capacitor when the third switching signal is at high voltage level.
US08179355B2	Display apparatus having a pre-charging function In a gate driving unit and a display apparatus, a first gate driving circuit is connected to a first end of a plurality of gate lines, a second gate driving circuit is connected to a second end of the gate lines, and they are substantially simultaneously turned on. The first and second gate driving circuits apply a first gate signal having a first pre-charging period and a first active period, which is adjacent to the first pre-charging period, to odd-numbered gate lines and apply a second gate signal having a second pre-charging period and a second active period, which is adjacent to the second pre-charging period, to even-numbered gate lines.
US08179347B2	Method and apparatus for driving liquid crystal display An apparatus and a method of driving a liquid crystal display device include receiving gamma-treated data, performing a reverse gamma correction of the data, the reverse-gamma-corrected data having a first linear characteristic, performing a signal processing of the reverse-gamma-corrected data having the first linear characteristic, performing a gamma correction of the processed data, and generating data signals based on the gamma-corrected data using analog voltage values, the data signals having a second linear characteristic.
US08179344B2	Liquid crystal display panel, driving method and liquid crystal display In one embodiment of the invention, a pixel unit has two sub-pixel regions each including a liquid crystal capacitor (LCC) and storage capacitor (SC). The capacitance ratio of the SC to LCC of the first sub-pixel differs from the capacitance ratio of the SC to LCC of the second sub-pixel.
US08179343B2	Display apparatus and driving method of display apparatus A display apparatus includes a scanning line, a signal line, and a pixel circuit. The pixel circuit is selected according to a signal applied to the scanning line, and a signal is input to the selected pixel circuit from the signal line. The pixel circuit include a holding capacitor, a first switch which opens and closes connection between one terminal of the light emitting element and the signal line in accordance with a signal applied to the scanning line, and a second switch which opens and closes connection between one terminal of the holding capacitor and the signal line in accordance with a signal applied to the scanning line. First and a second voltage supplies are switchably connected to the signal line, and during a period when the pixel circuit is selected, the first voltage supply is connected to the signal line and the first switch is closed so that a voltage of the first voltage supply is applied to a terminal of the light emitting element, and the second voltage supply is connected to the signal line and the second switch is closed and the first switch is opened, so that a voltage of the second voltage supply is applied to one terminal of the holding capacitor. A voltage of the first voltage supply is determined based on a terminal-to-terminal voltage of the light emitting element when a voltage of the second voltage supply is applied to the holding capacitor and current flows in the light emitting element.
US08179335B2	Stepped radome and antenna having a stepped radome The invention may be embodied as a radome having an exterior-facing surface. The exterior-facing surface has a step. The step facilitates the movement of water toward an outer edge of the radome. The radome may be incorporated into an antenna.
US08179330B2	Omnidirectional wideband antenna An antenna may comprise a first loop, a second loop, and a third loop, which are arranged to have a common intersection point on an axis that is common to the first, second, and the third loop. The first, second, and the third loop are mutually separated by an angle of separation to form a triple crossed loop antenna. The triple crossed loop antenna may provide omni-directional radiation pattern over wide band of frequency.
US08179328B2	Direction finding antenna Systems and methods provide a HESA (“High Efficiency Sensitivity Accuracy”) direction-finding (“DF”) antenna system that operates over a range from 2 MHz to 18 GHz. The system may include components such as a dipole array, a monopole array, and an edge-radiating antenna, each component being responsive to a specific frequency range. The system may further include biconical flares that optimally terminate a freespace wave in a small aperture.
US08179327B1	Subsurface deployable antenna array A subsurface deployable antenna array is provided which expands upon deployment and contracts for storage to provide an antenna array that can be stored in a comparatively compact space. Electronically interconnected antenna modules are connected by expandable/contractable connectors. A helically-organized bundle of optical cables and electrical wiring are utilized in the expandable/contractable connectors. Mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic means may be utilized to control the spacing between the antenna modules.
US08179319B1	Adaptive optimization of estimation of the angle of arrival of a signal received by an array of antenna elements A parameter of interest of a signal, such as the angle of arrival of a target signal received by an antenna system having an array of antenna elements, is estimated by (a) obtaining disparate observations of the target signal received by the antenna system; (b) with a computer, processing the disparate observations of the target signal to determine a subset of a set of possible further obtained disparate observations of the target signal for processing to enable an optimal estimation of the angle of arrival of the target signal; (c) obtaining the subset of further disparate observations of the signal; and (d) processing the obtained subset of further obtained disparate observations to obtain the optimal estimate of the parameter of interest.
US08179314B2	Enhanced calibration for multiple signal processing paths in a frequency division duplex system Calibrating signal processing paths for a plurality of transmission devices by obtaining calibration data for at least one of the signal processing paths for each of the transmission devices and determining a plurality of calibration weights from the calibration data for each of the transmission devices. A calibration variance is calculated between the plurality of calibration weights and it is determined if the calibration variance is below a calibration variance threshold. Additionally, a phase variation and a magnitude variation are calculated from the calibration data for each of the transmission devices and it is determined for each of the transmission devices if the phase variation is below a phase variation threshold and if the magnitude variation is below a magnitude variation threshold. Further, if the calibration variance is below the calibration variance threshold, and the phase variation is below the phase variation threshold and the magnitude variation is below the magnitude variation threshold for each of the transmission devices, then the plurality of calibration weights are applied to the at least one of the signal processing paths of each of the transmission devices.
US08179305B2	Enhanced impulse response measurement of an FM radar transmitter pulse An enhanced impulse response measurement for a pulsed frequency modulation (FM) radar signal provides a more accurate measurement of the amplitude of a secondary response relative to the amplitude of a main response. The pulsed FM radar signal is sampled to produce a time-domain sample record. The sample record is windowed to produce a windowed sample record. The windowed sample record is transformed into a frequency-domain spectrum. The spectrum is multiplied with the complex conjugate of a frequency-domain estimate of a transmitted pulsed FM radar signal to produce a de-spreaded pulse. The de-spreaded pulse is transformed into the time domain to produce a measurement of the impulse response having a main response and a secondary response. The amplitude of the secondary response is corrected to eliminate errors caused by the windowing.
US08179304B2	Direct-current blocking circuit, hybrid circuit device, transmitter, receiver, transmitter-receiver, and radar device The invention relates to a direct-current blocking circuit, and a hybrid circuit device, a transmitter, a receiver, a transmitter-receiver and a radar device that have the direct-current blocking circuit. A dielectric substrate (2) is provided with a conductor layer (3) disposed parallel with the dielectric substrate (2), first and second planar lines (4, 5) each containing a part of the conductor layer (3), and a waveguide (6) containing a part of the conductor layer (3). The first and second planar lines (4, 5) are located on one surface (2a) side of the dielectric substrate (2) with respect to the conductor layer (3), and the waveguide (6) is located on another surface (2b) side of the dielectric substrate (2). In a transmission direction (X) of electric signals, as to the waveguide (6), its one end overlaps with one end of the first planar line (4), and its another end overlaps with one end of the second planar line (5). In the overlapped regions, first and second through-holes (24, 25) are so formed as to penetrate the conductor layer (3) in its thickness direction.
US08179300B2	Method for suppressing clutter in space-time adaptive processing systems A method surpresses clutter in a space-time adaptive processing system. The method achieves low-complexity computation via two steps. First, the method utilizes an improved fast approximated power iteration method to compress the data into a much smaller subspace. To further reduce the computational complexity, a progressive singular value decomposition (SVD) approach is employed to update the inverse of the covariance matrix of the compressed data. As a result, the proposed low-complexity STAP procedure can achieve near-optimal performance with order-of-magnitude computational complexity reduction as compared to the conventional STAP procedure.
US08179299B1	Method and apparatus for the detection of objects using electromagnetic wave attenuation patterns A method, comprising: characterizing an electromagnetic radiation path based on at least a scattered electromagnetic radiation pattern resulting from propagation of electromagnetic radiation through the path; receiving a plurality of scattered portions of a modulated electromagnetic radiation at a plurality of receiver antennas; and processing, at a receiver, the plurality of scattered portions, in conjunction with the characterized electromagnetic radiation path, to determine a change in the electromagnetic radiation path over time. An apparatus comprises a transmitter which transmits modulated electromagnetic radiation along an electromagnetic radiation path subject to electromagnetic radiation scattering; a plurality of receiver antennas which receive scattered portions of modulated electromagnetic radiation; and a processor which analyzes respective scattered portions, to characterize the electromagnetic radiation path, and to determine a change in the scattered electromagnetic radiation path over time.
US08179298B2	Multi-directional resonant-type electromagnetic wave absorber, method for adjusting electromagnetic wave absorption performance using the same and manufacturing method of the same A multi-directional resonant-type electromagnetic wave absorber includes: at least one ground layer; a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer respectively formed on different outer surfaces of the ground layer; a first resistive pattern layer formed on an outer surface of the first dielectric layer; and a second resistive pattern layer formed on an outer surface of the second dielectric layer. Herein, the electromagnetic absorption performance is adjusted by changing one or more of thicknesses, permittivities, and permeabilities of the dielectric layers, thicknesses of the resistive pattern layers, and a reflection coefficient of the ground layer.
US08179296B2	Digital readout method and apparatus Autonomously operating analog to digital converters are formed into a two dimensional array. The array may incorporate digital signal processing functionality. Such an array is particularly well-suited for operation as a readout integrated circuit and, in combination with a sensor array, forms a digital focal plane array.
US08179295B2	Self-calibrated current source and DAC using the same and operation method thereof A background self-calibrated DAC is presented. A virtual-short theory, applicable to input/output terminals of an operational amplifier, is periodically employed so as to self-calibrate a current source serially connected with an equivalent resistor, and the DAC using the same. The DAC does not require an additional self-calibration period, and digital-to-analog conversion thereof can be realized in merely a small amount of die area. Correspondingly, a compact and high-speed current steering DAC can be realized.
US08179290B2	Electronic apparatus and key operation control method According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a key operation unit including a first region in which a first key group is arranged and a second region in which a second key group is arranged, a switch, and a key operation control unit which outputs, when a given key of the first key group is pressed together with an operation of the switch, a key code assigned to a key located at a position in the second region which corresponds to a position of the given key in the first region, and outputs, when an arbitrary key of the second key group is pressed, a key code assigned to a key located at a position in the first region which corresponds to a position of the arbitrary key in the second region.
US08179289B2	Handheld electronic device with text disambiguation A handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY keyboard and is enabled with disambiguation software. The device provides output in the form of a default output and a number of variants. The output is based largely upon the frequency, i.e., the likelihood that a user intended a particular output, but various features of the device provide additional variants that are not based solely on frequency and rather are provided by various logic structures resident on the device. The device enables editing during text entry and also provides a learning function that allows the disambiguation function to adapt to provide a customized experience for the user. The disambiguation function can be selectively disabled and an alternate keystroke interpretation system provided. Additionally, the device can facilitate the selection of variants by displaying a graphic of a special key of the keypad that enables a user to progressively select variants generally without changing the position of the user's hands on the device.
US08179288B2	Method and apparatus for reporting a missile threat to a commercial aircraft An automatic system is provided for alerting ground personnel as to the existence of a threat to commercial aircraft in which the threat is determined by a classified system, but in which the local area network employed by the military missile warning is isolated from an unclassified local network coupled to the aircraft's transponder which transmits the threat existence and status to ground personnel. The barrier to transmitting classified information involves both filtering between the classified LAN and unclassified LAN, the use of only discrete signaling lines in the classified LAN isolated by opto-electronics to provide physical separation between the two local area networks, and communications formatting which precludes the transmission of classified information across the barrier between the classified local area network and the unclassified local area network.
US08179286B2	System and method for sensing cargo loads and trailer movement The specification and drawing figures describe and illustrate a system for sensing cargo loads and trailer movement that includes a mobile wireless communications system. A mobile computing platform is mounted on a remote vehicle and operatively connectable across the mobile wireless communications system. Sensor data are collected and stored in the mobile wireless communications system and the mobile computing platform, and may be transmitted across the mobile wireless communications system. At least one program is stored either in the mobile wireless communications system or the mobile computing platform, or both, for using the sensor data to determine equipment use, placement, and positioning in relation to a vehicle and sending one or more sensitivity reports to the asset manager.
US08179285B2	Marine vessel theft deterrent apparatus and marine vessel including the same A theft deterrent apparatus in a marine vessel having a propulsion device includes a key unit arranged to transmit a user authentication code, a first authentication unit disposed apart from the propulsion device, a second authentication unit, and an operation control unit disposed in the propulsion device. The first authentication unit is arranged to receive the user authentication code transmitted by the key unit, execute an authentication process on the user authentication code, and generate a unit authentication code. The second authentication unit is arranged to receive the unit authentication code generated by the first authentication unit and execute an authentication process on the unit authentication code. The operation control unit is arranged to allow operation of the propulsion device if authentication by the second authentication unit does succeed, and prohibit operation of the propulsion device if the authentication by the second authentication unit does not succeed.
US08179284B2	Device and method for detecting the digital origin of an analogue signal The present invention relates to an alarm management system intended to be carried onboard an aircraft. More precisely, the invention is aimed at improving the certainty level relating to the integrity of the announcements of faults or information intended for the pilot and based on voice syntheses. For this purpose, the present invention proposes a device and a method for detecting the digital origin of an analog signal providing a validity signal (VAL) enabling the voice announcements made to the pilot to be rendered secure.
US08179283B2	Multi-stage label An aspect of the present invention provides a method for providing information to an air traffic controller. The method comprises the steps of: displaying, on a video display, a symbol representative of a position of an aircraft and a first stage of a multi-stage label comprising information relating to the aircraft (210); and displaying, on the video display, a second stage of the multi-stage label comprising additional information relating to the aircraft when a user-controlled cursor is brought into a vicinity of the multi-stage label (220). The first stage of the multi-stage label occupies a smaller footprint on the video display than the second stage. Additional stages of the multi stage label may also be displayed in response to user action (e.g. rotation of a scroll wheel of a computer mouse or other pointing device). Each stage of the multi-stage label may be locked in place, or pinned, through selection of part of the label, via a mouse click or similar action.
US08179278B2	Downhole communication devices and methods of use A downhole communication device comprises a first energy harvesting device; a downhole transceiver in communication with the first energy harvesting device; an accumulator in communication with the energy harvesting device; and a microcontroller. The microcontroller manages communication between the first energy harvesting device, transceiver, and accumulator.
US08179273B2	Faulted circuit indicator with fault characteristic detection and display A display for a faulted circuit indicator is disclosed. A plurality of light-emitting diodes are arranged so that at least one diode is visible to a person approaching the faulted circuit indicator from a determined angle of approach. When a fault is detected, the faulted circuit indicator flashes the plurality of light-emitting diodes in a predetermined pattern depending on whether a permanent or temporary fault is detected.
US08179270B2	Methods and systems for providing sleep conditions A method for monitoring a sleep condition with a sleep scheduler is disclosed wherein the method includes receiving a sleep parameter via an input receiver on the sleep scheduler. The method further includes associating the sleep parameter with an overall alertness and outputting a determined sleep condition based on the overall alertness. A system for providing a sleep condition is further disclosed therein the system comprising includes a display, an input receiver operable to receive a sleep parameter, and a processor in communication with the display. The processor may be operable to determine an overall alertness associated with the sleep parameter and wherein the processor is operable to output a determined sleep condition based on the overall alertness.
US08179269B2	Information processing apparatus An information processing apparatus includes a fatigue determining portion determining whether an operator is tired or not by referring to fatigue information on the operator's fatigue, and a processing control portion causing a first display for recovering the operator to be shown on a display portion together with a working display on which the operator is working, when the fatigue determining portion determines that the operator is tired.
US08179268B2	System for automatic fall detection for elderly people Apparatus for detection of human falls, comprises: an acceleration detector, for detecting vibration events, typically placed on a floor, a microphone, located in association with the acceleration detector for detection of corresponding sound events, and a classification unit to classify concurrent events from the microphone and the acceleration detector, thereby to determine whether a human fall is indicated. If the event appears to be a human fall, then an alarm is raised.
US08179267B2	Pinless security device A security device is removably affixable to an article. The security device includes a housing having a securing pad, a locking element and a strap. The locking element is disposed within the housing. The strap includes a first end having a latching region that is insertable into the housing and a second end having a securing region. The strap is slidingly movable between an open position and a locked position. The locking element engages with the latching region of the strap. When in the locked position, the strap secures the article between the securing pad and the securing region of the strap.
US08179265B2	Systems and methods for breakaway RFID tags A breakaway RFID tag is configured such that it comprises part of a Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCB). Thus, the breakaway RFID tag can be used to track the PCB as it migrates through a manufacturing process. In one embodiment, the RFID tag can be assembled first and then used to track the PCB as it is populated with components and installed into larger assemblies and ultimately into the end device. Once the PCB is installed into a larger assembly or the end device, the breakaway RFID tag is configured such that it can be broken off and attached to the outside of the larger assembly or end device.
US08179260B2	System and method of reading RFID tags at high speeds Processing a transponder signal received from a transponder may include providing a first signal that is in-phase with the transponder signal and a second that is off-phase with the first signal. A first transformed signal is generated using the first signal, where the first transformed signal has a first characteristic equal to the first characteristic of the first signal and a second characteristic different from the second characteristic of the first signal. A second transformed signal is generated using the second signal, where the second transformed signal has a first characteristic equal to the first characteristic of the second signal and a second characteristic different from the second characteristic of the second signal. Information incorporated in the transponder signal is obtained using a combination of the first transformed signal and the second transformed signal.
US08179256B2	Server based distributed security system A security system including one or more sensors for detecting a predetermined security event. One or more communications modules include a transmitting device for communicating with the sensor and transmitting an alert signal of the security event. A remotely located computer system controls the communications between the transmitting device of the communication module for receiving a signal from and transmitting to the communications module. After receiving the alert signal, the computer system communicates an alarm signal.
US08179255B1	Personal security purse The personal security purse comprises a handbag, suitcase, backpack, purse, or luggage that has a security device integrated into the design. The security device comprises a panic button located on the purse, a video recording means, an audio recording means, a speaker. The security device can be remotely operated via a remote control. The security device may also include a plurality of alarm sensors as well as a GPS unit for location based services.
US08179253B2	Location and tracking system, method and device using wireless technology A system, method, and devices for locating an object, in which the system includes objects having location tags for projecting data about the object, a processing unit for receiving data about the object, and an algorithm for processing the data. Typically, the location tag includes at least one mobility sensor that projects sensory data about the object, a wireless transceiver that projects received signal strength indication data about the object and a microprocessor. The processing unit receiving the sensory data and the received signal strength indication data about the object. The algorithm processes the data, provides a location estimate about the object and thereby locates the object.
US08179251B2	Method and network for determining positions of wireless nodes while minimizing propagation of positioning errors A wireless sensor network includes an initial set of anchors at known locations, and a set of sensors at unknown locations. Ranges, from each sensor to at least three of the anchors, determine a position, an anchor ranging weight, and an anchor position weight. For each anchor, the anchor ranging weight and the anchor position weight form a combined weight. A weighted least square (WLS) function for the positions and the combined weights is minimized to determine a position of the sensor, and a sensor position weight. The sensor is identified as being a member of a set of candidate anchor nodes, and the candidate anchor node with a largest sensor position weight is selected to be transformed to another anchor to minimize propagation of errors in the positions of the set of sensors.
US08179250B2	Power management interface A power management interface is provided and includes a switch, a transmitting circuit, and a receiving circuit. The switch is coupled to an AC power line for controlling a power line signal to a load. The transmitting circuit generates a switching signal to control the switch and achieve a phase modulation to the power line signal in response to a transmitting-data. The receiving circuit is coupled to receive the power line signal for detecting a phase of the power line signal and generating a receiving-data to control power of the load. The receiving-data is generated in accordance with the phase detection of the power line signal and correlated to the transmitting-data.
US08179249B2	Air compressor In an air compressor which can cope with an item to be replaced which is not a manufacturer's recommended item so as to enhance the safety, there is provided, as an example, an air compressor comprising a compressor body for compressing air, an item to be replaced (in detail, for example, a suction belt, a suction filter, a separator element and an oil filter) used during the operation of the compressor body, comprising a control device for computing a service time of the item to be replaced, from an operation time of the compressor body, discriminating whether the item to be replaced is a manufacturer's recommended item or not, determining whether or not the service time of the item to be replaced, which is discriminated as a manufacturer's recommended item, exceeds a preset first reference time, but determining whether the service time of the item to be replaced, which is discriminated as the one which is not the manufacturer's recommended item, exceeds a second reference time which has been preset so as to be shorter than the first reference time, and issuing an alarm if the reference time is exceeded.
US08179248B2	Door latching recognition apparatus and process An acoustic door latch detector is provided in which a sound recognition sensor is integrated into a door or door lock mechanism. The programmable sound recognition sensor can be trained to recognize the acoustic signature of the door and door lock mechanism being properly engaged and secured. The acoustic sensor will signal a first indicator indicating that proper closure was detected or sound an alarm condition if the proper acoustic signature is not detected within a predetermined time interval.
US08179242B2	Virtual engine oil quality sensor A method for diagnosis of oil quality within an internal combustion engine includes analyzing input data from an oil level sensor and generating a warning if the input data includes an oil level change indicative of a sub-standard oil quality condition.
US08179235B2	Tactile interface for mobile devices A tactile input to a system having a speaker located in an enclosure with an audio port can be detected by generating a sound wave in response to a signal and sensing the phase relationship between the current phase and the voltage phase of the signal. While the audio port is open a baseline current and voltage phase difference is established. When the audio port is obstructed by a finger touch, the current and voltage phase difference is altered in response to the obstruction. While the altered phase difference is detected, a tactile event is indicated.
US08179234B1	Sound generation apparatus and method for an electric vehicle A sound generation apparatus for an electric vehicle that is being operated by a driver comprising: a sound generation circuit attached to a wheel of the electric vehicle; Faraday generators for supplying pulses of electrical current within the circuit while the wheels of the vehicle are rotating; a battery for supplying battery power within the circuit; a pulse activated power controller that is activated upon the receipt of an initial pulse form one of the Faraday generators and controls the supply of battery power within the circuit; and a programmed microcontroller that uses the battery power to simulate a motor sound for the electric vehicle and uses additional pulses from the Faraday generators to determine whether the vehicle is accelerating, decelerating or moving in reverse and, based upon its state of motion, modifies the simulated motor sound.
US08179233B2	UHF timing system for participatory athletic events A participatory athletic event timing system based on backscattering modulation in the UHF band and including wirelessly encoding writable data tags with participant's bib numbers or a calculated derivative thereof for timing participants in a participative athletic event, and attaching the data tags to the participant's bibs for distribution of the bibs and data tags to participants so as to eliminate the need for matching data tags with bibs and maintaining the sequenced order of the matched data tags and bibs. In a preferred embodiment, when participants register for the event, they are assigned an ID number and a bib printed with that number and having attached to the bib one or more data tag encoded in the tags memory the ID number or a calculated derivative thereof. Before the start of the event, the athlete pulls the data tag from the bib and attaches it to their shoe. Antennas suitably designed and adapted for use with the data tags in participative athletic events are used to communicate with the data tags.
US08179228B2	Drawer control apparatus A device for selectively controlling access to a plurality of secure areas includes a driver circuit including a plurality of drivers, and a plurality of access modules each assigned to a corresponding secure area of the plurality of secure areas. Each access module is operatively coupled to at least one actuator operative to grant or deny access to the corresponding secure area. Unused drivers provided to a first access module of the plurality of access modules are cascaded to a second access module of the plurality of access modules.
US08179223B2	Sheet type transformer and discharge lamp lighting apparatus A sheet type transformer includes a primary winding 1 formed in the shape of a flat plate; and a secondary winding 6 wound around an axis perpendicular to the face of the primary winding 1, wherein the end 6a of the secondary winding 6 on the radially central side thereof is drawn out in the direction perpendicular to the face of the primary winding 1.
US08179220B2	Confined field magnet system and method A system and method of generating a magnetic field that is uniform in magnitude and direction may generally restrict the field from expanding away from a longitudinal axis. In some instances, such a magnetic field may be controllable in magnitude and direction. In accordance with some embodiments, a generated magnetic field may be selectively confined to a predetermined three-dimensional space.
US08179216B2	Capillary force actuator device and related method of applications An actuator capable of generates force by leveraging the changes in capillary pressure and surface tension that result from the application of an electrical potential. The device, which will be referred to as a Capillary Force Actuator (CFA), and related methods, employs a conducting liquid bridge between two (or more) surfaces, at least one of which contains dielectric-covered electrodes, and operates according to the principles of electro wetting on dielectric.
US08179214B2	Waveguide connection between a multilayer waveguide substrate and a metal waveguide substrate including a choke structure in the multilayer waveguide A rectangular conductor pattern is formed around a first waveguide on a multilayer dielectric substrate facing a metal substrate, with an end at about λ/4 away from a long side edge of the first waveguide, where μ is a free-space wavelength of a signal wave. A conductor opening is formed between the end of the conduction pattern and the long side edge of the first waveguide, with a length longer than a long side of the first waveguide and shorter than about λ. A closed-ended dielectric transmission path is formed in the multilayer dielectric substrate in the layer direction, with a length of about λg/4, where λg is an in-substrate effective wavelength of the signal wave.
US08179213B2	Electromagnetic wave transmission medium comprising a flexible circular tube with a solid circle shaped ridge disposed therein Provided is an electromagnetic wave transmission medium which is suited for mass production and does not affect a transmission mode. The electromagnetic wave transmission medium includes, as a main element, a flexible cylindrical tube (1) molded so that a cross-sectional shape of the cylindrical tube in a direction orthogonal to a tube axis is uniform in a direction of the tube axis. The cylindrical tube (1) includes an inner wall formed of a conductive layer having a thickness equal to or more than a skin depth. The cross-sectional shape is a circular ridge waveguide shape having a ridge (1b) which is oriented to a cylindrical axis and is symmetric with respect to a center, and the ridge (1b) has a structure to be fed with electricity.
US08179211B2	RF-filter with improved adjacent channel suppression The invention relates to a filter with a first partial filter (TF1), comprising a series resonator (S1) and at least two parallel resonators (P1, P2) that are arranged in respective parallel branches, and with a second partial filter (TF2) configured as a DMS filter. The filter also comprises a housing with a plurality of internal housing contacts (GKi) on a base plate that are connected to terminal areas on the substrate (SU) and external housing contacts (GKa), fewer than the internal contacts, that are connected to the internal housing contacts (GKi) via lines (DL1, DL2) guided within the base plate. At least two lines for connections to ground of the first parallel resonator (P1) and the second partial filter (TF2) are guided separately in or on the base plate and are connected to at least two different external housing contacts (E4, E2).
US08179209B2	Complex resonance circuit A serial resonance circuit is prepared. The serial resonance circuit is configured of a pair of resonance circuit is configured of a pair of resonance elements serially connected to each other at a midpoint therebetween and exhibiting resonance frequencies equal to each other. To both ends of the serial resonance circuit, phase shift circuits that shift phases so that the phases are reverse to each other are connected. A resonance output obtained from the serial resonance circuit when AC power is supplied between the midpoint and an input side of the phase shift circuit is obtained as an external output.
US08179208B2	Interconnect for surfing circuits An interconnect for surfing circuits is presented. The interconnect includes at least one control signal line, at least one data signal line, and at least one variable capacitor coupled to the at least one control signal line and the at least one data signal line, wherein the capacitance of the variable capacitor is configured to be controlled by a control signal on the control signal line so that a velocity of a data signal transmitted on the at least one data signal line is determined by the value of the capacitance of the variable capacitor.
US08179204B2	Bandgap impedance surface of polar configuration usable in a waveguide transition module A bandgap surface for use in a waveguide transition module. The surface may be constructed with a ground plane; a capacitive layer including a plurality of capacitive elements arranged in a polar configuration within a common plane, and spaced apart from said ground plane; and a plurality of electrically conductive vias formed within a dielectric layer of material that conductively couple said ground plane to each of said capacitive elements.
US08179202B2	Multiple pulse width modulation A method of generating a MPWM signal for a portable device such as a cellular telephone. For a first duty cycle that includes a MPWM frequency having N magnitude levels, the method generates a first waveform comprising a first and a second On pulse during a first MPWM frequency period. The first and second On pulses are separated by an Off period.
US08179199B2	Transistor resistor and associated method A transistor resistor and an associated method are provided to improve the resistance linearity of the transistor resistor. The transistor resistor includes a transistor operating in the resistive region, where the drain and source of the transistor receive an input signal and an output signal respectively. The transistor resistor also includes a compensating circuit for generating a compensating signal according to the input signal. The compensating signal is provided to the gate of the transistor such that the voltage difference between the gate and source of the transistor approximates to a constant.
US08179197B2	Electronic circuits including a MOSFET and a dual-gate JFET Electronic circuits and methods are provided for various applications including signal amplification. An exemplary electronic circuit comprises a MOSFET and a dual-gate JFET in a cascode configuration. The dual-gate JFET includes top and bottom gates disposed above and below the channel. The top gate of the JFET is controlled by a signal that is dependent upon the signal controlling the gate of the MOSFET. The control of the bottom gate of the JFET can be dependent or independent of the control of the top gate. The MOSFET and JFET can be implemented as separate components on the same substrate with different dimensions such as gate widths.
US08179190B2	Pulse generator having an efficient fractional voltage converter and method of use Disclosed are systems and methods which provide voltage conversion in increments less than integer multiples of a power supply (e.g., battery) voltage. A representative embodiment provides power supply voltage multipliers in a binary ladder distribution to provide a desired number of output voltage steps using a relatively uncomplicated circuit design. By using different sources in various combinations and/or by “stacking” different sources in various ways, the voltage multiplier circuit may be used to provide desired voltages. In order to minimize the number of components used in a voltage converter of an embodiment, a capacitive voltage converter circuit uses one or more storage capacitors in place of pump capacitors in a voltage generation cycle. Also, certain embodiments do not operate to generate an output voltage until the time that voltage is needed.
US08179189B2	Trimming circuit A trimming circuit is provided. The trimming circuit had at least a trimming cell, and each of the at least trimming cell includes three current paths and a fuse. A first one of the current paths is interrupted when a second one of the current paths is uninterrupted, and the first one of the current paths is uninterrupted when the second one of the current paths is interrupted. When a trimming control signal is at an enable state, a third one of the current paths is uninterrupted, such that the fuse is blown. Based on the status of the fuse, the trimming circuit is capable of trimming an output voltage or an output current of an electric apparatus.
US08179187B2	Substrate noise passive cancellation method for buck converter A method for passive cancellation of substrate noise for a buck converter uses an on-chip capacitor to reduce the substrate noise. The capacitor achieves a close-magnitude noise with opposite phase for better noise cancellation effect in the substrate. The capacitor can be realized as a MOS capacitor, NMOS isolation ring n-well capacitor, n-well junction capacitor, isolated p-well junction capacitor, etc. The capacitor is easy to implement. Further, bond wire parasitic inductance in the buck converter is used to reduce substrate noise.
US08179182B2	Method and apparatus for clock calibration in a clocked digital device Methods and apparatuses provide a clocked digital device having dynamically adjustable operating characteristics. The digital device comprises a digital clock management (“DCM”) circuit in which the amount of delay between receipt of an active edge of a clock signal at the input of the DCM circuit and appearance of an active edge of another clock signal at the output of the DCM circuit depends on a phase adjustment signal applied to the DCM circuit's phase adjust input. A phase adjustment circuit provides the phase adjustment signal to the DCM circuit's phase adjust input for controlling the amount of the delay between the clock signal at the input of the DCM circuit and the clock signal at the output of the DCM circuit.
US08179181B2	Power-mode-aware clock tree and synthesis method thereof A power-mode-aware (PMA) clock tree and a synthesis method thereof are provided. The clock tree includes a sub clock tree and a PMA buffer. The sub clock tree transmits a delayed clock signal to a function module, wherein a power mode of the function module is determined according to a power information. The PMA buffer is coupled to the sub clock tree. The PMA buffer determines the delay time of a system clock signal according to the power information delays the system clock signal, and outputs the delayed system clock signal to the sub clock tree as the delayed clock signal.
US08179178B2	Registers with reduced voltage clocks A register circuit including a level shift circuit, a latch isolation circuit, and a keeper circuit for registering data with a lower voltage clock signal. The level shift circuit switches a level shift node between a reference voltage level and an upper voltage level in response to a clock node and an input node. The clock node toggles between the reference voltage level and a lower voltage level. The latch isolation circuit isolates an output node from the input node when the clock node is at the reference voltage level, and asserts the output node to one of the reference voltage level and an upper voltage level based on a state of the input node when the clock node is at the lower voltage level. The keeper circuit maintains a state of the output node when the clock node is at the reference voltage level.
US08179177B2	Wideband delay-locked loop (DLL) circuit A wideband delay-locked loop (DLL) circuit includes an internal clock signal generating unit providing an internal control signal by selecting and interpolating between two clock delay signals during a primary phase locking operation. The internal clock signal may be modified by a secondary phase locking operation if more delay is required to phase lock the internal clock signal to an external clock signal. A phase detection/control circuit generates various control signals based on a phase comparison of the internal clock signal and the external clock signal.
US08179168B2	Three-phase generator for motor control A pulse generator that can generate pulses separated by 120 degrees phase on each of three separate phase output leads for use with a 3-phase motor power driver. These output pulses can be of any desired frequency and voltage. In a particular embodiment of the invention, the phase output pulses take a logic level of 0-12 volts (12 volts peak) with an adjustable frequency of around 250 Hz and a duty cycle of around 50%. This combination of parameters is ideal for driving a 3-phase motor in a vehicle application. Any combination of pulse width or duty cycle, output level and frequency is within the scope of the present invention.
US08179164B2	Pulse signal generating device, transport device, image forming apparatus, and pulse generating method A pulse signal generating device includes: an encoder that outputs a pulse with a period corresponding to the speed of an object to be detected; a measurement unit that measures a period of the pulse; a storage unit that stores the measured period; an operation unit that calculates a reasonable period, which is estimated to be statistically reasonable, on the basis of a result of period measurement of a plurality of pulses; a detection unit that detects period abnormalities when the measured period of the measurement unit satisfies a period abnormality condition specified from the reasonable period; and a pulse generating unit that generates a pulse on the basis of the measured period when the period abnormalities are not detected and generates a pulse on the basis of the reasonable period when the period abnormalities are detected.
US08179162B2	Phase-lock assistant circuitry Some embodiments regard a circuit comprising: a first circuit configured to lock a frequency of an output clock to a frequency of a reference clock; a second circuit configured to align an input signal to a phase clock of the output clock; a third circuit configured to use a first set of phase clocks of the output clock and a second set of phase clocks of the output clock to improve alignment of the input signal to the phase clock of the output clock; and a lock detection circuit configured to turn on the first circuit when the frequency of the output clock is not locked to the frequency of the reference clock; and to turn off the first circuit and to turn on the second circuit and the third circuit when the frequency of the output clock is locked to the frequency of the reference clock.
US08179161B1	Programmable input/output circuit A programmable input/output circuit includes a programmable output circuit configured to drive an output signal to an input/output pad at a plurality of voltages. The programmable input/output circuit further includes a programmable input configured to detect an input signal from the input/output pad at a plurality of voltages. The voltage levels of the input and output circuits may be independently and dynamically controllable.
US08179160B1	Input-output (I/O) circuit supporting multiple I/O logic-level swings An integrated circuit (IC) includes an input/output (I/O) circuit supporting high-speed operation and multiple I/O logic-level swings. The I/O circuit includes a first output signal chain to generate outputs with a first logic level swing, and a second output signal chain to generate outputs with a second logic level swing. The outputs of the first output signal chain and the second output signal chain are connected to a same output pad of the IC. Transistors in the first output signal chain and the second output signal chain are fabricated using corresponding gate oxide characteristics. The second output signal chain includes protection circuitry to prevent transistors in the second output signal chain from being subjected to voltage stresses beyond a safe limit. An input circuit in the I/O circuit similarly includes multiple input signal chains to enable reception of input signals of different logic-level swings from a same input pad.
US08179156B2	Capacitor test method and circuit therefor In one embodiment, a closed loop control system is caused to operate in an open loop configuration. At some time while operating in the open loop configuration the system detected the presence or absence of a.c. signals in an output signal of the system in order to detect the presence or absence of a failure of a control loop element, such as an output capacitor.
US08179153B2	Probe apparatus, a process of forming a probe head, and a process of forming an electronic device A probing apparatus includes a set of conductors configured to contact a surface of a workpiece simultaneously. A processor activates subsets of the conductors to determine a four-point-probe parameter, wherein the subset is less than the set of conductors. Another subset determines another four-point-probe parameter. The set of conductors remain in contact with the surface of the workpiece during and between activating each subset. A process of forming a probe head includes a probe substrate and associated conductive leads. An insulating layer is formed over the probe substrate and patterned to expose the leads. Conductors, connected to the leads, are formed over the insulating layer and define a probing area of a least 250 cm2.A process of forming an electronic device includes contacting a surface of a workpiece using conductors. Subset of the conductors are activated to determine four-point-probe parameters at different areas of the workpiece.
US08179148B2	Information detecting apparatus and method Proposed is a highly reliable information detecting apparatus and method. In an information detecting apparatus and method for detecting transmission information a transmission signal in which a burst period of transmitting a burst signal and a space period as a no-signal period are repeated in a pattern according to the subject matter of the transmission information, whether the absolute value of a signal amplitude level of the transmission signal is not less than a first threshold is detected, whether the absolute value of a signal amplitude level of the transmission signal is not less than a second threshold is detected, and whether the amplitude level displacement of the transmission signal is based on noise or the reception of the transmission information is determined based on the detection results.
US08179146B2	Partial discharge detection sensor and partial discharge detection device using the same A partial discharge detection sensor is used for detecting a partial discharge signal in a gas-insulated equipment using a PCB substrate, and a partial discharge detection device employs the partial discharge detection sensor. The partial discharge detection sensor includes a PCB substrate, a partial discharge signal detection pattern formed on the PCB substrate to detect a partial discharge signal in the gas-insulated equipment, and a connection terminal for receiving the partial discharge signal detected by the partial discharge signal detection pattern and transmitting the partial discharge signal to a connector that emits the partial discharge signal to the outside. The partial discharge detection sensor is attached to an inner wall of an enclosure of the gas-insulated equipment.
US08179145B2	Method and apparatus for testing AFCI device for series arc detection Testing an AFCI device includes providing an AFCI device to be tested and a load, wherein the AFCI device and the load form an electrical circuit, applying AC power to the AFCI device, generating a high frequency broadband noise signal, amplifying the high frequency broadband noise signal, modulating the amplified high frequency noise signal with a signal synchronized to the load current or load voltage to provide synchronized high frequency broadband noise bursts, coupling the noise bursts into the electrical circuit to simulate series arcing signals, determining if the AFCI device opens the electrical circuit within a predetermined amount of time, indicating the AFCI device has passed the test if the AFCI opens the electrical circuit within the predetermined amount of time, and indicating the AFCI device has failed the test if not.
US08179143B2	Apparatus for testing printed circuit and method therefor An apparatus comprises a sensor, a power supply and a measurer. The sensor is placed over the electronic component. The power supply can supply electric power to the printed circuit; thereby the printed circuit is powered on. The measurer can measure a sensing signal through the sensor when the printed circuit is powered on.
US08179140B2	Method of estimating solid phase potential The present teachings are directed toward a machine implemented method for estimating the solid phase potentials of either positive or negative electrode of a battery. The machine implemented method includes providing battery voltage information and an estimated solid phase potential to a model coefficient updater to update a model coefficient. Battery current information is provided to a battery internal variable estimator along with the updated model coefficient so that the solid phase potentials can be determined. A multi-layer model can be utilized to determine the ion density of the electrodes. The method can be implemented on a processing device, and is particularly applicable to Li-ion batteries.
US08179135B2	Low field electron paramagnetic resonance imaging with SQUID detection In one embodiment, a flux transformer with a gradiometer pickup coil is magnetically coupled to a SQUID, and a SQUID array amplifier comprising a plurality of SQUIDs, connected in series, is magnetically coupled to the output of the SQUID. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US08179133B1	High linearity superconducting radio frequency magnetic field detector A superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUID) comprises a superconducting inductive loop with at least two Josephson junction, whereby a magnetic flux coupled into the inductive loop produces a modulated response up through radio frequencies. Series and parallel arrays of SQUIDs can increase the dynamic range, output, and linearity, while maintaining bandwidth. Several approaches to achieving a linear triangle-wave transfer function are presented, including harmonic superposition of SQUID cells, differential serial arrays with magnetic frustration, and a novel bi-SQUID cell comprised of a nonlinear Josephson inductance shunting the linear coupling inductance. Total harmonic distortion of less than −120 dB can be achieved in optimum cases.
US08179132B2	Method and system for integrating eddy current inspection with a coordinate measuring device A method for integrating a measurement device for use in measuring a machine component includes providing a coordinate measuring machine (CMM) and combining eddy current (EC) capabilities and CMM capabilities to form an inspection probe. The method further includes installing the inspection probe on the CMM so that the inspection probe measures external boundaries of the machine component with the CMM capabilities and substantially simultaneously measures at least one of internal boundaries, internal defects, surface defects, and material properties of the machine component with the EC capabilities, which are directly linked to actual component dimensional information provided by CMM. The inspection data can be simultaneously linked to and/or displayed with a CAD model to enable a direct comparison between the inspection data and the nominal requirements specified on the CAD model.
US08179128B2	Wheel suspension for a vehicle A wheel suspension for a vehicle which includes a wheel (8) and at least one suspension arm (2) that connects the wheel (8) to the body (7) of the vehicle. The arm (2) is pivotally mounted to the body (7) by an inner part (9) of a bearing (3) such that the arm (2) pivots about an axis (6). An angle measuring device senses rotation of the arm (2) about the pivot axis (6) relative to the body (7) and includes a signal generator (25) and a sensor (18). One of the signal generator (25) and the sensor (18) is attached to an outside of the arm (2) while the other is rigidly attached, via a bracket (15), to the body (7) at a distance from the suspension arm (2).
US08179127B2	Method and apparatus to monitor position of a rotatable shaft A rotatable shaft is equipped with a measurement device that generates output signals corresponding to discrete angular positions of the shaft. Rotational angles of the shaft are measured for a complete rotational period. A true angular velocity of the shaft is determined. Angular velocity is calculated between contiguous pairs of the discrete angular positions. A velocity correction is determined, and a rotational angle error term is determined based upon the velocity correction.
US08179125B2	Magnetic passive position sensor A magnetic passive position sensor including a base plate and a cover which form a housing, a magnet that can be moved outside the housing, a resistance network that has several individual electric contacts, and a plurality of contact spring elements that are arranged within the range of motion of the magnet, are interconnected by a common base, and consist of a bending zone and a contact zone. The contact spring elements face the contacts of the resistance network in such a way that the contact zones can be moved from the magnets against the contacts of the resistance network, the contact zones of at least two contact spring elements being assigned to each individual contact of the resistance network. Two adjoining contact spring elements are mechanically interconnected.
US08179123B2	Measurement apparatus and recording medium Provided is a measurement apparatus that measures power of a modulated signal that is modulated with a carrier signal having a prescribed frequency, comprising an AD converting section that outputs a digital modulated signal obtained by AD converting the modulated signal; a frequency converting section that converts the digital modulated signal into a frequency component signal representing a plurality of signal components at respective frequencies; a correction coefficient output section that outputs, for each frequency, a correction coefficient corresponding to a frequency characteristic of a transmission path on which the modulated signal is transmitted; a correcting section that corrects the signal component of each frequency in the frequency component signal using the correction coefficient of the corresponding frequency; and a power calculating section that calculates the power of the modulated signal based on the signal component of each frequency in the corrected frequency component signal.
US08179115B2	Bandgap circuit having a zero temperature coefficient A bandgap circuit is provided, which includes a current source, a voltage boost circuit, a voltage input circuit, a voltage equalizer circuit, and a voltage output circuit. The current source provides a first current, a second current, and a third current, which are equal to one another. The voltage boost circuit provides a boost voltage by a single current path. The voltage input circuit receives the first and the second currents, and provides a first input voltage and a second input voltage based on the boost voltage. The voltage equalizer circuit receives the first and the second input voltages and equalize the two input voltages. The voltage output circuit provides a bandgap reference voltage according to the third current.
US08179113B2	Buck-Boost switching regulator and method thereof for DC/DC conversion A method for DC/DC conversion comprises operating in a Boost mode of operation or in a Buck-Boost mode of operation. Furthermore, the method comprises switching from the Boost mode of operation to the Buck-Boost mode of operation, if a desired value (VOUTR) of an output voltage (VOUT) which is generated from a supply voltage (VIN) by the DC/DC conversion is smaller than a first reference voltage (VR1). The method also comprises switching from the Buck-Boost mode of operation to the Boost mode of operation, if the desired value (VOUTR) is larger than a second reference voltage (VR2).
US08179109B2	Methods and apparatus for a power supply with sequentially-activated segmented power switch Methods and apparatus for a power supply according various aspects of the present invention operate in conjunction with a voltage converter for converting an input voltage to an output voltage. For example, the converter may comprise a controller configured to generate a control signal and an integrated power stage. The power stage may include a segmented switch coupled in parallel between the input voltage and the output, and a driver circuit responsive to the controller and connected to the switches. The segmented switches may be parallel devices with separate gates, which may be activated independently. The driver circuit controls the switches according to the control signal to sequentially activate the switches in the switch circuit. For example, the driver circuit may activate a second switch following a predetermined period after activating a first switch, and the first switch and second switch may be activated sequentially and remain activated simultaneously.
US08179105B2	Systems and methods for controlling output currents of power converters A power converter can include a high-side switch coupled to a power supply terminal and selectively coupled to ground via a conduction path. During an on state duration, the high-side switch can be enabled and the conduction path can be disabled. During an off state duration, the high-side switch can be disabled and the conduction path can be enabled. During a skip state duration, the high-side switch and the conduction path both can be disabled. A controller coupled to the high-side switch can control the on state duration and the skip state duration based on a current reference. The controller can further generate a first control signal for controlling the high-side switch and the conduction path according to the on state duration and the skip state duration, and adjust an output current of the power converter to the current reference according to the first control signal.
US08179096B2	Battery protection method and circuit therefor In one embodiment, a circuit is formed to couple a battery to a charging voltage at least a portion of a time when the charging voltage is greater than zero volts and is less than a first voltage value. The circuit is also formed to decouple the battery from the charging voltage approximately when the charging voltage is greater than the first voltage and also approximately when the charging voltage is no greater than zero volts.
US08179092B2	Lithium-ion aircraft battery with automatically activated battery management system A rechargeable aircraft battery assembly includes at least one lithium-ion cell having a positive cell terminal and a negative cell terminal and a battery management circuit operable to control charging and/or discharging of the lithium-ion cell. The battery management circuit is constantly off when the aircraft circuit is not engaged with the battery connector and is constantly on when the aircraft circuit is engaged with the battery connector.
US08179091B2	Method and apparatus for protecting charging devices from surges and lightning strikes Disclosed is a method and apparatus for charging electrically powered devices. In accordance with the invention, the device is powered by two storage or charge receiving devices. One of these devices is capable of receiving a substantial charge very rapidly while the other device requires a longer time to receive a charge. The advantage is that the powered device can be used almost instantly and continually while at the same time rebuilding electrical charge. The present invention further relates to a system for protecting the charging device from being damaged from an electrical surge, such as from a lightening strike.
US08179088B2	Noncontact transmission device A noncontact transmission device 100 is provided with a driver 106 for driving a coil 102; a system clock oscillator 110 for outputting a system clock; a monitoring clock oscillator 112 for outputting a monitoring clock LF0 having a frequency lower than that of the system clock CK0; and a control circuit 108. The control circuit 108 outputs a system clock oscillating control signal S60 based on the monitoring clock LF0 while being in a standby state and makes the system clock oscillator 110 intermittently output a system clock CK0 in synchronization with the control signal S60. In a period when the system clock CK0 is being outputted, the coil 102 is driven by a driver control signal SD and whether the device 200 to which data is to be transmitted is arranged or not is detected.
US08179081B2	Driver circuit A stepping motor includes two coils and has supply currents to the two coils with different phases so that a rotor is rotated by the two coils. During a period where one coil is in a high impedance state, an induced voltage generated at that coil is detected. An output control circuit controls the magnitude of motor drive current supplied to the two coils in accordance with the detected induced voltage state. Then, prior to entering the high impedance state from the drive state, a short-circuit period is provided for short circuiting both terminals of the coil.
US08179080B2	Reciprocating actuator with closed loop servocontrol A reciprocating actuator includes at least one element moving reciprocally relative to a rack, a device for driving the moving element in a driving direction, an element for returning the moving element in an opposite direction, at least one sensor for detecting the position of the moving element, and a servocontrol adapted to deliver, for each displacement cycle of the moving element in the driving direction, at least one correction signal (S5) representative of the difference between the energy imparted on the moving element during at least one preceding cycle, and the nominal energy to be imparted on this moving element to displace it exactly to its extreme set-point position, and to adjust on each cycle the control signal of the driving device according to the correction signal (S5).
US08179077B2	Frequency converter The present invention relates to a frequency converter comprising electric power supply devices for supplying electric power to an electric motor (26) to be connected to the frequency converter, a controller configured to control the electric power supply. In order to control the electric power supply, the frequency converter comprises a joystick (22) for conveying control signals to the controller, the joystick (22) comprising an acceleration sensor for registering movements of the joystick (22) and for generating control signals representing the movements, and a switch (24) for triggering a control cycle during which the controller receives the control signals generated by the joystick (22) for utilizing the control signals in controlling of the electric power supply.
US08179071B2	System and method for cooling using counter-rotating fans A system includes two counter-rotating electric fans. A cooling controller is configured to run the fans at first and second operating points responsive to a measured value of a parameter. The first and second operating points correspond to first and second different required volumes per unit time of air flow. Rotational speeds of the fans at the first and second operating points define first and second different rotational speed offsets.
US08179070B2	Method of controlling a reversible electric machine A method of preparing a reversible electric machine with a phase for starting a heat engine of a vehicle that is equipped with an automatic start/stop system, whereby said machine comprises a rotor which is connected to the heat engine. The method comprises the following steps consisting in detecting an action prior to a heat engine start command and applying a magnetizing electric current to the rotor of the machine upon detection of the action.
US08179067B2	Electric energy exchange system, in particular for a hybrid vehicle An electric energy exchange system between at least one motor-generator system and at least one storage member determining a continuous storage voltage between two branches of a bus circuit on which are connected in parallel a DC/DC converter, a filtering capacity, and a DC/AC converter connected on at least one motor-generator system. The system includes at least one thyristor connected as a bypass on the positive bus between the storage member and the output of the converter-voltage raiser to short-cut the converter, and a thyristor priming device to, based on the required voltage at the filtering capacity, determine at least in discharge the shorting of the converter-voltage raiser with direct passage of the current through the thyristor as long as the voltage of the filtering capacity, which is substantially equal to the storage member voltage, is sufficient for the electric machines to provide requested torque. The system can particularly be applied to a power-bypass hybrid vehicle, for continuous variation of transmission ratio.
US08179063B2	Traction drive of a rail vehicle for driving and generative braking The invention relates to a traction drive for the driving and generative braking of a rail vehicle or a combination of rail vehicles, a permanent-field synchronous motor and a traction current converter being respectively associated with at least two axles of the rail vehicle or combination of rail vehicles. The traction current converter includes at least one pulse current converter on the engine side, and the clamps of the permanent-field synchronous motor are connected to a change-over switch such that the permanent-field synchronous motor can be connected to a load circuit containing at least one load element, in order to drive the pulse current converter or for generative braking. According to the invention, the load circuits connected to the permanent-field synchronous motors for generative braking are designed such that the brake characteristic lines of the permanent-field synchronous motors differ in terms of characteristic features such as the position of the maximum of the brake torque according to the rotational speed.
US08179062B2	Method of operation for an electromechanical actuator for an awning with arms A method of operating an electromechanical actuator (6) for an awning with arms (1), comprising a control unit (8), stop detection means (9) and means (7) for measuring a parameter (Ucapa) of the actuator, the awning being able to move over its travel in at least a first (ZP1) and a second (ZP2, ZP3) positioning zone, the method comprising the following steps: upon detecting an initiating event, automatic determination, from the measurement of the parameter of the actuator, of the positioning zone in which the current position of the awning is located; and if the current position of the awning is located in the second positioning zone, temporary deactivation of the stop detection means for detecting a stop in the course of a movement of the awning towards a stop position.
US08179061B1	Battery system The present invention features a battery system for saving power. In some embodiments, the battery system comprises a main control unit for processing commands. The main control unit may comprise a wireless transceiver for sending and receiving wireless commands, and a timer for waking a microcontroller from a low power state to check a status of the received signal. In some embodiments, the microcontroller configured to receive a signal from the wireless transceiver; and to generate a signal to the wireless transceiver. In some embodiments, the battery system further comprises a remote module for sending commands to the main control unit. The remote module may comprises a wireless transceiver for sending and receiving wireless commands, and a microcontroller for processing user inputs and sending the commands. In some embodiments, the microcontroller is configured to receive a signal from the wireless transceiver; and to generate a signal to the wireless transceiver.
US08179057B2	Electronic ballast for discharge lamp An electronic ballast for a discharge lamp includes a predictive circuit and a correction circuit in addition to a power conversion circuit including an inverter circuit and a resonant circuit, a drive circuit and a frequency control circuit. The inverter circuit applies load voltage across a load circuit including the lamp via the resonant circuit. The predictive circuit predicts a resonance frequency of the combination of the resonant circuit and the load circuit after ignition of the lamp. The resonance frequency is predicted based on an input signal representing the load voltage in the period of time from the start of sweep of the inverter circuit's operating frequency through a time point immediately after ignition of the lamp. The correction circuit changes the end frequency of the sweep to the resonance frequency.
US08179051B2	Serial configuration for dynamic power control in LED displays A power management technique in a light emitting diode (LED) system is disclosed. The LED system includes a plurality of LED driver connected in series, each LED driver configured to regulate the current flowing through a corresponding subset of a plurality of LED strings. Each LED driver determines the minimum tail voltage of the LED strings of the corresponding subset, compares the determined minimum tail voltage with an indicator of a minimum tail voltage of one or more other subsets provided from an upstream LED driver in the series, and then provides an indicator of the lower of the two tail voltages to the downstream LED driver. In this manner an indicator of the minimum tail voltage of the plurality of LED strings is cascaded through the series. A feedback controller monitors the minimum tail voltage represented by the cascaded indicator and accordingly adjusts an output voltage provided to the head ends of the plurality of LED strings.
US08179045B2	Slow wave structure having offset projections comprised of a metal-dielectric composite stack A traveling wave amplifier circuit to receive an RF wave and an electron sheet beam and to effect synchronized interaction therebetween. The circuit includes a wave guide having at least a first wall and a second wall opposite the first wall. The first wall and the second wall are connected to define an axis of propagation and a rectangular wave guide cross-section that is normal to the axis of propagation. The circuit further includes a plurality of first projections located on an interior surface of the first wall of the wave guide, the first projections being pitched in a direction of the axis of propagation. The circuit further includes a plurality of second projections located on an interior surface of the second wall of the wave guide, the second projections being pitched in a direction of the axis of propagation. A number of the second projections are located on the interior surface of the second wall in a staggered configuration in a direction of the axis of propagation relative to a number of corresponding first projections located on the interior surface of the first wall.
US08179038B2	Display apparatus Provided is a display apparatus which can easily bond a drive panel and a sealing panel together. The drive panel includes organic electroluminescence devices on a substrate for drive and extracts light from the side of the organic electroluminescence devices. The sealing panel includes a color filter on a substrate for sealing. The drive panel and the sealing panel are disposed to face each other, and the whole facing surfaces of the drive panel and the sealing panel are bonded together with an adhesive layer. The adhesive layer is cured with at least heat, and is made of only one coating liquid or a combination of two or more coating liquids for curing. A temporary fixing portion is formed in an edge portion of the adhesive layer. The temporary fixing portion is made of, for example, an ultraviolet cure resin, and is formed so as to straddle between the sealing panel and the drive panel to align their relative positions.
US08179037B2	High power LED module assembly and method for manufacturing the same A high power LED module assembly may include at least one high power LED module each of which includes a MCPCB and a high power LED disposed on the MCPCB, a flex tube which includes a base engaging with each of the high power LED modules and a cover enclosing the base; wherein the high power LED module assembly further comprises at least one heat sink each of which is correspondingly connected to the bottom of each high power LED modules; and wherein the cover is engaged with the heat sink and encloses the base, the high power LED module and all other sides of the heat sink than the bottom side thereof which is exposed to ambient environment.
US08179036B2	Light emitting device with a shunt A light emitting device includes a stack of layers having a basic layer, a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer. An organic light-emitting layer is sandwiched between the first and second electrode layers. At least one shunt element has a connection-end and a free-end. The connection-end is connected with one of the electrode layers, and the free-end is jutting out of the stack of layers.
US08179028B1	Prevention of core failures in large electric machines The keybar that is attached to the frame of a dynamoelectric machine is broken into a bald keybar with mini-dovetails attached to it. The bald keybar is identical to the bolt portion of a conventional keybar. The mini-dovetail is a trapezoidal or U-shaped strip with insulated slanted arms. The core packet is inserted loosely over an array of mini-dovetails. Devices such as wedges, threaded rods flex the slanted arm and press them against the slot faces of the core packet, thereby locking the core packet to the frame. Insulation on the slanted arms prevents large eddy currents due to shorted laminations, increasing the machine efficiency. Preventing large eddy currents also eliminates hot spots which could otherwise cause a core failure. Locking the core packets also prevents rattling of laminations. The locking method also distributes the torque forces evenly around the periphery.
US08179026B2	Nanotubes, nanorods and nanowires having piezoelectric and/or pyroelectric properties and devices manufactured therefrom Disclosed herein is a device comprising a pair of electrodes; and a nanotube, a nanorod and/or a nanowire; the nanotube, nanorod and/or nanowire comprising a piezoelectric and/or pyroelectric polymeric composition; the pair of electrodes being in electrical communication with opposing surfaces of the nanotube, nanorod and/or a nanowire; the pair of electrodes being perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the nanotube, nanorod and/or a nanowire.
US08179023B2	Package-type piezoelectric resonator and method of manufacturing package-type piezoelectric resonator Provided is a package-type piezoelectric sensor which can be packaged at a wafer stage and which is suitable for mass production. A package-type quartz resonator has lead electrodes that are interposed in a close contact state, between on one side stepped surfaces, and on another side a lower surface of a frame portion of a piezoelectric substrate. The close contact state is maintained when a base is joined to a lower surface side of the piezoelectric substrate. By joining a cover to an upper surface side of the piezoelectric substrate and joining the base to the lower surface side of the piezoelectric substrate, the piezoelectric substrate may be easily sealed to be airtight. In particular, a space in a recessed portion of the base is sealed airtight. This enables avoidance of complications in the manufacturing process.
US08179019B2	Positioning apparatus and method Positioning apparatus comprises: a first surface; a tubular body and a first end surface at a first end of the tubular body and arranged in contact with the first surface; and surface wave generation means arranged to generate a first travelling surface wave on the first end surface, the first travelling surface wave travelling along a first portion of the first end surface in a first direction, and, while the first travelling surface wave is travelling along the first end surface, to generate a second travelling surface wave on the first end surface, the second travelling surface wave travelling along a second portion of the first end surface in a second direction, the second direction being opposite to the first direction. Interaction between the first surface and the first and second travelling surface waves effects relative movement between the first surface and the tubular body.
US08179014B2	Brush holder apparatus, brush assembly, and method Devices and methods of use for brush holder assemblies are disclosed. Brush holder assemblies including a mounting block and a brush holder are disclosed. Also illustrated is a brush holder assembly including a first portion in sliding engagement with a second portion. In some embodiments the brush holder includes a channel, such that at least a portion of the mounting block is disposed within the channel of the brush holder.
US08179011B2	Brushless motor A brushless motor including a stator having teeth and a rotor having magnetic pole portions is disclosed. The magnetic pole portions are arranged to have the same polarities as each other. The rotor includes gaps that function as magnetic resistance at circumferential ends of each of the magnetic pole portions so that an iron core portion is formed between the circumferentially adjacent magnetic pole portions. Magnetic flux of the magnetic pole portions passes through the iron core portion along the radial direction. The gaps include a first gap located on the leading end of the magnetic pole portion in the rotation direction of the rotor and a second gap located on the trailing end of the magnetic pole portion in the rotation direction of the rotor. The circumferential width of the first gap is set to be greater than the circumferential width of the second gap.
US08179010B2	Permanent magnet type rotor having improved magnet fixing A rotor is provided. The rotor includes a rotor iron core including slots formed around an outer circumferential portion thereof; magnet pieces which are inserted into the slots, respectively, such that a magnetic orientation of the magnet pieces are inverted every predetermined number of the slots; and two end plates, one end plate disposed on each end side in an axial direction of the rotor iron core, the two end plates covering the slots in the axial direction. The rotor iron core also includes cutout portions, which are located at an interval between adjacent ones of the slots, each of the cutout portions extending in the axial direction of the rotor iron core. One of the two end plates includes injection openings, each of which corresponds to a respective one of the slots, and communicating grooves each of which is formed so as to communicate with one of the cutout portions.
US08179009B2	Rotor for an electric machine A rotor for an electrical machine includes a rotor hub and a plurality of permanent magnet segments affixed around a perimeter of the rotor hub. A first plurality of the permanent magnet segments have a substantially uniform arcuate span and are formed of a single unitary piece of material. A multi-piece permanent magnet segment includes at least two pieces, each having a smaller arcuate span than the first plurality of segments. The magnetization direction vector of one piece different than the magnetization direction vector of at least one other piece in each multi-piece segment.
US08179005B2	Motor A motor includes a base, a stator and a rotor. The base is equipped with a shaft tube having an outer circumferential wall. The stator is coupled with the shaft tube of the base and has an assembly hole. A plurality of close-fitting portions is formed between an inner circumferential wall of the assembly hole and the outer circumferential wall of the shaft tube, and an adjustment gap is formed between each two adjacent close-fitting portions. The rotor has a shaft rotatably coupled within the shaft tube of the base.
US08179002B2	Axial cooled generator A wind turbine having a generator is provided. The generator includes a rotor and a stator having a stator lamination, one or more flange rings and one or more core rings. The stator lamination includes a plurality of axial flow passages and the one or more core rings include a plurality of core ring axial flow passages that are aligned with the plurality of axial flow passages in the stator lamination. The plurality of axial flow passages in the stator lamination have a substantially triangular cross-sectional shape.
US08178994B2	Selective phase coupler Disclosed is an apparatus and method for communicating over an electrically conductive line having a plurality of power line phases between a first device having a single receiver and plurality of distal devices. The power line phases are adapted to deliver an alternating electrical current. Each of the distal devices are adapted to communicate with the first device over a single phase through a modulated carrier signal at a communication frequency. The apparatus comprises a plurality of unique coupling phases for coupling to a corresponding power line phase adapted to receive a frequency band having the modulated carrier signal from each of the plurality of power line phases and a selective coupling circuit between each of the plurality of coupling phases. The method comprises receiving the modulated carrier signal from each of the plurality of power line phases, attenuating the frequency band from being received by another of said unique coupling phases.
US08178993B1	Floating wind turbine with turbine anchor The wind turbine 20 includes a wind driven turbine wheel 22 rotatable about a central axis 29 that has sail wings 30 that catch the wind and rotate the turbine wheel 22. An anchor 58 has its anchor line 56 attached to the turbine wheel at its axis of rotation 29 to prevent tilting the wind turbine in response to high wind conditions.
US08178990B2	Wind power nozzle with increased throughput In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for the efficiency with which fluid energy is converted into another form of energy, such as electrical energy, where an array of fluid energy conversion modules is contained in a scalable modular networked superstructure. In certain preferred embodiments, a plurality of turbines, such as for instance wind turbines, may be disposed in an array, where the plurality of arrays may be disposed in a suitable arrangement in proximity to each other and provided with geometry suitable for tight packing in an array with other parameters optimized to extract energy from the fluid flow. In addition, the turbines may be a more effective adaptation of a turbine, or an array of turbines, to varying conditions, including fluid conditions that may differ among different turbines in an array, or among different turbines in a set of arrays.
US08178979B2	Low-noise flip-chip packages and flip chips thereof A low-noise flip-chip package, comprising: a carrier substrate having first and second opposing main faces; and a flip-chip substrate connected in a face-down manner onto the first main face of the carrier substrate via a connection array, wherein: the flip-chip substrate comprises at least first and second circuitry portions spaced apart from one another; the flip-chip substrate comprises a substrate-contact boundary located between the first and second circuitry portions; and each of the first circuitry portion, the second circuitry portion and the substrate-contact boundary has its own separate signal-reference connection extending via a respective connection of the connection array through the carrier substrate to a respective electrical contact at the second main face of the carrier substrate for connection to a common signal-reference element in an external circuit.
US08178977B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same When a through-hole electrode and a rear-surface wire are formed on a rear surface of a chip, a convex portion is formed on the rear surface of the chip due to a rear-surface wiring pad which is a part of the through-hole electrode and the rear-surface wire. This causes the air leakage when the chip is sucked, and therefore, the reduction of the sucking force of the chip occurs. A concave portion is formed in advance in a region where a rear-surface wiring pad and a rear-surface wire are formed. The rear-surface wiring pad and the rear-surface wire are provided inside the concave portion. Thus, a flatness of the rear surface of the chip is ensured by a convex portion caused by thicknesses of the rear-surface wiring pad and the rear-surface wire, so that the reduction of the sucking force does not occur when the chip is handled.
US08178975B2	Semiconductor package with pad parts electrically connected to bonding pads through re-distribution layers The semiconductor package includes: a semiconductor chip module having multiple adjacently arranged or integrally formed semiconductor chips each with a bonding pad group and a connection member electrically connecting each of the bonding pads included in the first bonding pad group to the corresponding bonding pad in the second bonding pad group. In the present invention pad parts can be formed on the outside of the semiconductor chip module to conform with the standards of JEDEC. These pad parts are then connected to the semiconductor chips bonding pads through re-distribution layers. The pad parts of the semiconductor package can then conform to the JEDEC standards even while having a semiconductor chip with bonding pads smaller than the standards.
US08178974B2	Microstrip structure including a signal line with a plurality of slit holes A semiconductor device comprising a signal transmission line of a microstrip structure, capable of increasing the characteristic impedance of the signal transmission line and reducing coupling between a plurality of signal lines. In a signal transmission line of a microstrip structure composed of a signal line and a ground plate, the capacitance between wires is reduced and the characteristic impedance can be increased by forming holes in the signal line or in the ground plate. The coupling between a plurality of signal lines can also be reduced.
US08178971B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A ball grid array semiconductor device has a wiring substrate (2), a semiconductor chip (6) disposed on one surface side of the wiring substrate, and a bump arrangement (5) as external terminals disposed on a surface side, opposite to the one surface side, of the wiring substrate. The semiconductor chip is mounted so that the center of the semiconductor chip is shifted from the center of the semiconductor device by one pitch or more of the bump arrangement, and the bump arrangement has a reinforcing structure (5-2) for a bump array located at a position farthest from the center of the semiconductor device in a shift direction of the semiconductor chip.
US08178970B2	Strong interconnection post geometry A flip-chip packaging assembly and integrated circuit device are disclosed. An exemplary flip-chip packaging assembly includes a first substrate; a second substrate; and joint structures disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. Each joint structure comprises an interconnect post between the first substrate and the second substrate and a joint solder between the interconnect post and the second substrate, wherein the interconnect post exhibits a width and a first height. A pitch defines a distance between each joint structure. The first height is less than half the pitch.
US08178969B2	Flip chip package A flip chip package may include a substrate, a semiconductor chip, main bump structures and auxiliary bump structures. The substrate has a circuit pattern. The semiconductor chip is arranged over the substrate. The semiconductor chip includes a body having semiconductor structures, main pads electrically connected to the semiconductor structures to mainly control the semiconductor structures, and auxiliary pads electrically connected to the semiconductor structures to provide auxiliary control of the semiconductor structures. The main bump structures are interposed between the semiconductor chip and the substrate to electrically connect the circuit pattern with the main pads. The auxiliary bump structures can be interposed between the semiconductor chip and the substrate to electrically connect the circuit pattern with the auxiliary pads.
US08178968B2	Electronic component An electronic component includes: an active surface; a plurality of external connection terminals included in the active surface; a bump electrode disposed to the active surface, the bump electrode including: an internal resin formed on the active surface as a core; and a conductive film on a surface of the internal resin, the internal resin being formed in a nearly half-cylindrical shape having a transverse section of one of a nearly semicircular shape, a nearly semielliptical shape, and a nearly trapezoidal shape and extending orthogonal to the transverse section, the transverse section being orthogonal to the active surface; and a global wiring line disposed on the active surface and connecting between the plurality of external connection terminals, and at least one of the external connection terminals being electrically connected to the conductive film.
US08178964B2	Semiconductor device package with die receiving through-hole and dual build-up layers over both side-surfaces for WLP and method of the same A structure of a semiconductor device package having a substrate with a die receiving through hole, a connecting through hole structure and a contact pad. A die is disposed within the die receiving through hole. A surrounding material is formed under the die and filled in the gap between the die and the sidewall of the die receiving though hole. Dielectric layers are formed on the both side surface of the die and the substrate. Re-distribution layers (RDL) are formed on the dielectric layers and coupled to the contact pads. Protection layers are formed over the RDLs.
US08178963B2	Wafer level package with die receiving through-hole and method of the same The present invention discloses a structure of package comprising: a substrate with a die receiving through hole, a connecting through hole structure and a first contact pad; a die disposed within the die receiving through hole; a surrounding material formed under the die and filled in the gap between the die and sidewall of the die receiving though hole; a dielectric layer formed on the die and the substrate; a re-distribution layer (RDL) formed on the dielectric layer and coupled to the first contact pad; a protection layer formed over the RDL; and a second contact pad formed at the lower surface of the substrate and under the connecting through hole structure.
US08178962B1	Semiconductor device package and methods of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device package and methods of manufacturing the same are described. In some examples, a semiconductor device includes an IC die including a ring of die pads around a periphery thereof, lands disposed within the ring of die pads, bond terminals coupled to the lands, the bond terminals being wire-bonded to respective ones of the die pads, and at least one capacitor having respective terminals mounted to respective ones of the lands.
US08178961B2	Semiconductor package structure and package process A semiconductor package structure and a package process are provided, wherein a lower surface of a die pad of a leadframe is exposed by an encapsulant so as to improve the heat dissipation efficiency of the semiconductor package structure. In addition, two chips are disposed at the same sides of the leadframe and the end portion of each of leads bonding to the upper chip is encapsulated by the encapsulant such that the scratch on the lead tips in wire bonding and die attach steps can be prevented and thus the wire bondability can be enhanced.
US08178960B2	Stacked semiconductor package and method of manufacturing thereof Provided is a stacked semiconductor package and a method of manufacturing the same. The stacked semiconductor package may include a first semiconductor package, a second semiconductor package, and at least one electrical connection device electrically connecting the first and second semiconductor packages. The first semiconductor package may include a first re-distribution pattern on a first semiconductor chip and a first sealing member on the first substrate, the first sealing member may include at least one first via to expose the first re-distribution pattern. The second semiconductor package may include a second re-distribution pattern on a second semiconductor chip and a second sealing member on a lower side of the second substrate, the second sealing member may include at least one second via to expose the second re-distribution pattern. An electrical connection device may be between the first and second vias to connect the first and the second re-distribution patterns.
US08178956B2	Integrated circuit package system for shielding electromagnetic interference An integrated circuit package system includes: providing a substrate; coupling an integrated circuit to the substrate; mounting a shielding element around the integrated circuit; applying a conductive shielding layer on the shielding element; and coupling a system interconnect to the shielding element.
US08178951B2	Compound semiconductor substrate and control for electrical property thereof There is provided a compound semiconductor substrate prepared by forming a point defect in an inside structure thereof by implanting an electrically-neutral impurity with energy of 0.1 to 10 MeV on a surface of the substrate. When the compound semiconductor is undoped, electrical resistance increases to increase insulating properties, and when the compound semiconductor is doped with an n-type dopant, the impurity is implanted and charge concentration of the substrate increases to increase conductive properties. In accordance with the present invention, the various electrical properties needed for the compound semiconductor can be effectively controlled by increasing the insulating properties of the undoped compound semiconductor or by increasing the charge concentration of the n-type compound semiconductor, and the application range to various devices can be expanded.
US08178949B2	Bipolar semiconductor device, method for producing the same, and method for controlling Zener voltage Bipolar semiconductor devices have a Zener voltage controlled very precisely in a wide range of Zener voltages (for example, from 10 to 500 V). A bipolar semiconductor device has a mesa structure and includes a silicon carbide single crystal substrate of a first conductivity type, a silicon carbide conductive layer of a first conductivity type, a highly doped layer of a second conductivity type and a silicon carbide conductive layer of a second conductivity type which substrate and conductive layers are laminated in the order named.
US08178946B1	Modulation doped super-lattice base for heterojunction bipolar transistors A heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) having an emitter, a base, and a collector, the base including a first semiconductor layer coupled to the collector, the first semiconductor layer having a first bandgap between a first conduction band and a first valence band and a second semiconductor layer coupled to the first semiconductor layer and having a second bandgap between a second conduction band and a second valence band, wherein the second valence band is higher than the first valence band and wherein the second semiconductor layer comprises a two dimensional hole gas and a third semiconductor layer coupled to the second semiconductor layer and having a third bandgap between a third conduction band and a third valence band, wherein the third valence band is lower than the second valence band and wherein the third semiconductor layer is coupled to the emitter.
US08178943B2	Electrical fuse, semiconductor device and method of disconnecting electrical fuse An electrical fuse including a polysilicon layer; a silicide layer formed over the polysilicon layer; and a first metal contact and a second metal contact arranged over the silicide layer, while being spaced from each other, the electrical fuse being configured so that the silicide layer, after disconnection, is excluded from a region right under the second metal contact, and from a region between the second metal contact and the first metal contact is provided.
US08178941B2	Semiconductor device In a semiconductor device having a pn-junction diode structure that includes anode diffusion region including edge area, anode electrode on anode diffusion region, and insulator film on edge area of anode diffusion region, the area of anode electrode above anode diffusion region with insulator film interposed between anode electrode and anode diffusion region is narrower than the area of insulator film on edge area of anode diffusion region.
US08178939B2	Interfacial barrier for work function modification of high performance CMOS devices A semiconductor structure may include a semiconductor bulk region with a gate stack on the semiconductor bulk region. The source region and the drain region in the semiconductor bulk region may be located on opposing sides of a channel region below the gate stack. An interfacial layer coupled to the channel region may modify a workfunction of a metal-semiconductor contact. In a MOSFET, the metal-semiconductor contact may be between a metal contact and the source region and the drain region. In a Schottky barrier-MOSFET, the metal-semiconductor contact may be between a silicide region in the source region and/or the drain region and the channel region. The interfacial layer may use a dielectric-dipole mitigated scheme and may include a conducting layer and a dielectric layer. The dielectric layer may include lanthanum oxide or aluminum oxide used to tune the workfunction of the metal-semiconductor contact.
US08178938B2	Active pixel sensor having two wafers A vertically-integrated active pixel sensor includes a sensor wafer connected to a support circuit wafer. Inter-wafer connectors or connector wires transfer signals between the sensor wafer and the support circuit wafer. The active pixel sensor can be fabricated by attaching the sensor wafer to a handle wafer using a removable interface layer. Once the sensor wafer is attached to the handle wafer, the sensor wafer is backside thinned to a given thickness. The support circuit wafer is then attached to the sensor wafer and the handle wafer separated from the sensor wafer.
US08178933B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device including first and second transistors, each of the first and second transistors being formed with a plurality of fin transistors, and the first and second transistors being connected in parallel to electrically share a source, wherein the plurality of fin transistors each include a fin activation layer, the fin activation layer protruding from a semiconductor substrate, a source layer serving as the source being formed on one end, and a drain layer on the other end of the fin activation layer so as to form a channel region, the fin activation layers are arranged adjacent to each other in parallel, and the drain layers are disposed so that the currents flow through the plurality of fin transistors in opposite directions between the first and second transistors.
US08178924B2	Semiconductor device having floating body element and bulk body element A semiconductor device having a floating body element and a bulk body element and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate having a bulk body element region and floating body element regions. An isolation region defining an active region of the bulk body element region of the substrate and defining first buried patterns and first active patterns, which are sequentially stacked on a first element region of the floating body element regions of the substrate is provided. A first buried dielectric layer interposed between the first buried patterns and the substrate and between the first buried patterns and the first active patterns is provided.
US08178920B2	Semiconductor device and method of forming the same A semiconductor device and a method of forming thereof has a base body has a field stopping layer, a drift layer, a current spreading layer, a body region, and a source contact region layered in the order on a substrate. A trench that reaches the field stopping layer or the substrate is provided. A gate electrode is provided in the upper half section in the trench. In a section deeper than the position of the gate electrode in the trench, an insulator is buried that has a normal value of insulation breakdown electric field strength equal to or greater than the value of the insulation breakdown electric field strength of the semiconductor material of the base body. This inhibits short circuit between a gate and a drain due to insulation breakdown of an insulator film at the bottom of the trench to realize a high breakdown voltage in a semiconductor device using a semiconductor material such as SiC. The sidewall surfaces of the trench located below the gate electrode is inclined to form a trapezoidal profile.
US08178911B2	Semiconductor device having reduced sub-threshold leakage A semiconductor device fabricated in the semiconductor substrate includes a FinFET transistor having opposed source and drain pillars, and a fin interposed between the source and drain pillars. A cavity is formed in the semiconductor substrate extending at least partially between the fin and the semiconductor substrate. The cavity may be formed within a shallow trench isolation structure, and it may also extend at least partially between the semiconductor substrate and one or both of the pillars. The cavities increase the impedance between the semiconductor substrate and the fin and/or pillars to decrease the sub-threshold leakage of the FinFET transistor.
US08178909B2	Integrated circuit cell architecture configurable for memory or logic elements An improved integrated circuit cell architecture is provided for configurability between a memory cell or logic elements. The cell architecture is configured on variable layers above a first layer of metal, with the first layer of metal and layers therebelow reserved as fixed layers. By coupling a maximum of two layout cells together, a single-port or dual-port memory cell is realized. Likewise, by interconnecting transistors within a single cell or transistors among two or more cells, a logic device is realized. Within each cell, the bit lines are arranged on a layer separate from the wordlines, and extend orthogonal to each other.
US08178908B2	Electrical contact structure having multiple metal interconnect levels staggering one another An electrical contact structure distributes current along a length thereof. The electrical contact structure includes a plurality of n metal rectangles on n levels of metal. The rectangle on one metal level is at least as wide in width and vertically covers in width the rectangle on the metal level immediately below. The rectangle on one metal level is shorter in length than and substantially aligned at a first end with the rectangle on the metal level immediately below. Rectangle first ends are substantially aligned. Features of an exemplary FET transistor of this invention are a source and drain terminal electrical contact structure, a multi-level metal ring connecting gate rectangles on both ends, and a wider-than-minimum gate-to-gate spacing. The invention is useful, for example, in an electromigration-compliant, high performance transistor.
US08178906B2	Laser chalcogenide phase change device A laser activated phase change device for use in an integrated circuit comprises a chalcogenide fuse configured to connect a first patterned metal line and a second patterned metal line and positioned between an inter layer dielectric and an over fuse dielectric. The fuse interconnects active semiconductor elements manufactured on a substrate. A method for activating the laser activated phase change device includes selecting a laser condition of a laser based on characteristics of the fuse and programming a phase-change of the fuse with the laser by direct photon absorption until a threshold transition temperature is met.
US08178904B2	Gate array A gate array of a semiconductor substrate on which plural unit cells are arranged in parallel, the unit cells having the same pattern that includes a source potential region VDD, a PMOS, an NMOS and a ground potential region GND. Metal wiring lines being formed, with an insulating layer between, on the unit cells, with contacts that make electrical connection between the metal wiring lines and the unit cell transistors. The gate wiring of a transistor in a non-used unit cell is used in place of a metal wiring line. By doing so, the area of metal wiring lines in a gate array is reduced and the array wiring efficiency is increased.
US08178903B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device in accordance with an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes: an even number of transistor pairs; connection nodes connecting the n-type transistors and the p-type transistors of the transistor pairs; and inter-gate wiring lines connected to the connection nodes, each inter-gate wiring line connecting a gate of the p-type transistor of one of the transistor pairs disposed in the subsequent stage of one of the transistor pairs for which each connection node is provided, wherein the n-type transistor of a first transistor pair is disposed in a p-well region different from both a p-well region in which the n-type transistor of a second transistor pair disposed in two stages preceding of the first transistor pair is disposed and a p-well region in which the n-type transistor of a third transistor pair disposed in two stages subsequent of the first transistor pair is disposed.
US08178899B2	Semiconductor device and fabrication method of the semiconductor device A semiconductor device and a fabrication method of the semiconductor device, the semiconductor device including: a substrate; a nitride based compound semiconductor layer placed on the substrate and doped with a first transition metal atom; an aluminum gallium nitride layer (AlxGa1−xN) (where 0.1<=x<=1) placed on the nitride based compound semiconductor layer; a nitride based compound semiconductor layer placed on the aluminum gallium nitride layer (AlxGa1−xN) (where 0.1<=x<=1) and doped with a second transition metal atom; an aluminum gallium nitride layer (AlyGa1−yN) (where 0.1<=y<=1) placed on the nitride based compound semiconductor layer doped with the second transition metal atom; and a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode which are placed on the aluminum gallium nitride layer (AlyGa1−yN) (where 0.1<=y<=1). Accordingly, piezo charge is inactivated, leakage current and current collapse are reduced, high frequency characteristics can be improved by obtaining a high resistivity semiconductor layer, and stable high frequency performance can be obtained.
US08178894B2	Light emitting device package and method of fabricating the same A light emitting device package and a method of manufacturing the light emitting device package are provided. A base is first provided and a hole is formed on the base. After a light emitting portion is formed on the base, a mold die is placed on the light emitting portion and a molding material is injected through the hole. The mold die is removed to complete the package.
US08178892B2	LED chip having micro-lens structure A light-emitting diode (LED) chip having a micro-lens structure includes a light-emitting structure and a light guide lens. The light-emitting structure emits a light from a light-emitting surface upon being applied with a current, and the light guide lens is stacked on the light-emitting surface and used for emitting the light from a light guide surface of the light guide lens. The light guide surface has an annular ridge portion and a scatter region, such that the lights close to the central optical axis of the light-emitting surface (the region having the maximum light-emitting intensity) are deflected in a direction away from the central optical axis, and the lights far away from the central optical axis are deflected towards the central optical axis, so as to obtain a light with a uniform overall optical intensity.
US08178888B2	Semiconductor light emitting devices with high color rendering A packaged light emitting device (LED) includes a light emitting diode configured to emit primary light having a peak wavelength that is less than about 465 nm and having a shoulder emission component at a wavelength that is greater than the peak wavelength, and a wavelength conversion material configured to receive the primary light emitted by the light emitting diode and to responsively emit light having a color point with a ccx greater than about 0.4 and a ccy less than about 0.6.
US08178886B2	Multi-layered LED epitaxial structure with light emitting unit A method for manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting device includes: (a) providing a temporary substrate; (b) forming a multi-layered LED epitaxial structure, having at least one light emitting unit, on the temporary substrate, wherein a first surface of the light emitting unit contacts the temporary substrate, and the light emitting unit includes a n-type layer, an active region, and a p-type layer; (c) forming a n-electrode on the n-type layer; (d) forming a p-electrode on the p-type layer; (e) bonding a permanent substrate on the light emitting unit, the n-electrode and the p-electrode; (f) removing the temporary substrate to expose the first surface of the light emitting unit; and (g) removing a portion of the light emitting unit from the first surface, to expose at least one of the n-electrode and the p-electrode.
US08178885B2	Aromatic amine compound, and light emitting element, light emitting device, and electronic device using aromatic amine compound An object is to provide an aromatic amine compound with excellent heat resistance. Another object is to provide a light emitting element, a light emitting device, and an electronic device with excellent heat resistance. An aromatic amine compound represented by General Formula (1) is provided. The aromatic amine compound represented by General Formula (1) has a high glass transition point and excellent heat resistance. By using the aromatic amine compound represented by General Formula (1) for a light emitting element, a light emitting device, and an electronic device, a light emitting element, a light emitting device, and an electronic device with excellent heat resistance can be obtained.
US08178881B2	Array substrate for liquid crystal display device and fabrication method thereof Provided is a liquid crystal display (LCD) device and a fabrication method thereof. An array substrate for the LCD includes a gate line formed on a substrate, and a gate electrode extending from the gate line; a data line intersected with the gate line, wherein the data line is configured with a gate insulating layer, a semiconductor layer and a data metal layer; a pixel electrode formed of a first transparent metal layer at a pixel which is defined by an intersection of the gate line and the data line; a source electrode extending from the data line, and a drain electrode spaced apart from the source electrode by a predetermined distance to expose a channel; and a second transparent metal layer pattern formed on the data line, the source electrode and the drain electrode, wherein the second transparent metal layer connects the drain electrode and the pixel electrode to each other.
US08178880B2	Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same An active matrix display device having a pixel structure in which pixel electrodes, gate wirings and source wirings are suitably arranged in the pixel portions to realize a high numerical aperture without increasing the number of masks or the number of steps. The device comprises a gate electrode and a source wiring on an insulating surface, a first insulating layer on the gate electrode and on the source wiring, a semiconductor layer on the first insulating film, a second insulating layer on the semiconductor film, a gate wiring connected to the gate electrode on the second insulating layer, a connection electrode for connecting the source wiring and the semiconductor layer together, and a pixel electrode connected to the semiconductor layer.
US08178874B2	Metal complex compound and organic electroluminescent device using same A metal complex compound having a special structure containing metals such as iridium. An organic electroluminescence device which comprises at least one organic thin film layer sandwiched between a pair of electrode consisting of an anode and a cathode, wherein the organic thin film layer comprises the above metal complex compound, which emits light by applying an electric voltage between the pair of electrode. An organic EL device employing the novel metal complex compound emits various phosphorous lights including blue light having an enhanced current efficiency and prolonged lifetime.
US08178869B2	Light-emitting device and method for manufacturing the same A light-emitting element is disclosed that can drive at a low driving voltage and that has a longer lifetime than the conventional light-emitting element, and a method is disclosed for manufacturing the light-emitting element. The disclosed light-emitting element includes a plurality of layers between a pair of electrodes; and at least one layer among the plurality of layers contains one compound selected from the group consisting of oxide semiconductor and a metal oxide, and a compound having high hole transportation properties. Such the light-emitting element can suppress the crystallization of a layer containing one compound selected from the group consisting of oxide semiconductor and a metal oxide, and a compound having high hole transportation properties. As a result, a lifetime of the light-emitting element can be extended.
US08178865B2	Organic light emitting display device including a plurality of switching elements for testing the same An organic light emitting display device includes a plurality of pixels each coupled to a corresponding one of previous scan lines, a corresponding one of current scan lines, and a data line; first switching elements coupled between the previous scan lines of the pixels and a first test pad, and configured to turn on during a first period of a test period to provide a first test control signal supplied from the first test pad to the pixels; and second switching elements coupled between the current scan lines of the pixels and a second test pad, and configured to turn on during a second period of the test period to provide a second test control signal supplied from the second test pad to the pixels.
US08178864B2	Asymmetric barrier diode A diode having a reference voltage electrode, a variable voltage electrode, and a diode material between the electrodes. The diode material is formed of at least one high-K dielectric material and has an asymmetric energy barrier between the reference voltage electrode and the variable voltage electrode, with the energy barrier having a relatively maximum energy barrier level proximate the reference voltage electrode and a minimum energy barrier level proximate the variable voltage electrode.
US08178863B2	Lateral collection architecture for SLS detectors Lateral collection architecture for a photodetector is achieved by depositing electrically conducting SLS layers onto a planar substrate and diffusing dopants of a carrier type opposite that of the layers through the layers at selected regions to disorder the superlattice and create diode junctions oriented transversely to the naturally enhanced lateral mobility of photogenerated charge carriers within the superlattice. The diode junctions are terminated at a top surface of the photodetector within an SLS layer of wide bandgap material to minimize unwanted currents. A related architecture disorders the superlattice of topmost SLS layers by diffusing therethrough a dopant configured as a grid and penetrating to a lower SLS layer having the same carrier type as the dopant and opposite that of the topmost layers to isolate pixels within the topmost layers. Ohmic contacts may be deposited on doped regions, pixels, and substrate to provide desired external connections.
US08178861B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device is comprised of a semiconductor substrate, conductive layers stacked above the semiconductor substrate, which is comprised of a conductive polysilicon, and a metal layer provided above the conductive layers. Both ends of the conductive layers have stairsteps respectively. The conductive layers are connected in series by a metal layer which is provided on the stairsteps. The conductive layers connected in series comprise a resistance element.
US08178860B2	Image collection An inspection system for creating images of a substrate. A light source directs an incident light onto the substrate, and a light source timing control controls a pulse timing of the incident light. A stage holds the substrate and moves the substrate under the incident light, so that the substrate reflects the incident light as a reflected light. A stage position sensor reports a position of the stage, and a stage position control controls the position of the stage. A time domain integration sensor receives the reflected light, and a time domain integration sensor timing control controls a line shift of the time domain integration sensor. A control system is in communication with the light source timing control, the stage position control, and the time delay integration sensor timing control, and sets the pulse timing of the incident light, the position of the stage, and the line shift of the time delay integration sensor, such that a single line of the time domain integration sensor integrates reflected light from more than one pulse of the incident light from the light source.
US08178857B2	Method and apparatus for flattening solid surface A method for flattening a sample surface by irradiating the sample surface with a gas cluster ion beam, generates clusters of source gas in a cluster generating chamber, ionizes the generated clusters in an ionization chamber, accelerates the ionized cluster beam in an electric field of an accelerating electrode, selects a cluster size using a magnetic field of a sorting mechanism, and irradiates the surface of a sample. An irradiation angle between the sample surface and the gas cluster ion beam is less than 30° and an average cluster size of the gas cluster ion beam is 50 or above.
US08178851B2	In situ holder assembly An in situ optical specimen holder is disclosed which may be utilized for imaging and analysis during dynamic experimentation. This holder assembly includes a set of focusing and reflection optics along with an environmental cell. Electromagnetic radiation can be used to optically excite the specimen in the presence or absence of fluid. A highly reflective mirror may be used to focus the radiation on to the specimen without the presence of any heating components within the cell. The spot size of the irradiation at the specimen surface can be varied, thus exciting only a specific region on the specimen. The window type cell provides a variable fluid path length ranging from the specimen thickness to 500 μm. The holder has the provision to continuously circulate fluids over the specimen. The pressure within the cell can be regulated by controlling the flow rate of the fluids and the speed of the pumps.
US08178848B2	Systems and methods for filtering noise in pixelated image detectors Systems and methods for filtering noise in pixelated photon counting image detectors are provided. One method includes obtaining image information including event count information for a pixelated solid-state photon counting radiation detector and obtaining a count-rate threshold. The method further includes filtering the event count information based on the count-rate threshold.
US08178846B2	Light or radiation image pickup apparatus An X-ray detector provided for a radiation image pickup apparatus of this invention includes two types of areas, i.e. an image area for X-ray detection, and an image area for time variation noise detection to detect time variation noises generating from circuits of the X-ray detector. Consequently, time variation noises can be detected properly, regardless of damage to gate circuits of an active matrix substrate, by reading charge signals from the image area for time variation noise detection before a gate drive circuit is set to ON. As a result, a radiation image pickup apparatus with improved image quality can be manufactured.
US08178841B2	Monolithically integrated IR imaging using rare-earth up conversion materials Infrared imaging at wavelengths longer than the silicon bandgap energy (>1100 nm) typically require expensive focal plane arrays fabricated from compound semiconductors (InSb or HgCdTe) or use of slower silicon microbolometer technology. Furthermore, these technologies are available in relatively small array sizes, whereas silicon focal plane arrays are easily available with 10 megapixels or more array size. A new technique is disclosed to up convert infrared light to wavelengths detectable by silicon focal plane arrays, or other detector technologies, thereby enabling a low-cost, high pixel count infrared imaging system.
US08178838B2	High-density FIB-SEM tomography via real-time imaging A method and an apparatus are for three-dimensional tomographic image generation in a scanning electron microscope system. At least two longitudinal marks are provided on the top surface of the sample which include an angle therebetween. In consecutive image recordings, the positions of these marks are determined and are used to quantify the slice thickness removed between consecutive image recordings.
US08178837B2	Logical CAD navigation for device characteristics evaluation system A navigation system for easily determining defective positions is provided. In the case of CAD navigation to defective positions, logical information for indicating defective positions is created in a CAD format, instead of CAD data of physical information indicating circuit design. Specifically, by attaching marks such as rectangles, characters, or lines, to an electron microscope image with software, quick navigation is performed with required minimum information. By using created CAD data, re-navigation with the same equipment and CAD navigation to heterogeneous equipment are performed.
US08178836B2	Electrostatic charge measurement method, focus adjustment method, and scanning electron microscope A method and a device are disclosed for suppressing error in electrostatic charge amount or defocus on the basis of electrostatic charge storage due to electron beam scanning when measuring the electrostatic charge amount of the sample or a focus adjustment amount by scanning the electron beam. An electrostatic charge measurement method, a focus adjustment method, or a scanning electron microscope for measuring an electrostatic charge amount or controlling an application voltage to the sample changes the application voltage to the energy filter while moving the scanning location of the electron beam on the sample.
US08178833B2	High-flow tube for sampling ions from an atmospheric pressure ion source An improved ion sampling tube designed to increase the amount of current delivered into the vacuum system of a mass spectrometer or other gas-phase ion or particle detectors or collectors. A device and method is disclosed that utilizes a tube with a high flow of ion entrained gas passing through the said tube. Said ions are directed from the tubular gas flow through an ion selective aperture and into an adjacent region and subsequently directed into a lower pressure region for detection or collection. The method is useful for enhancing the detection of analytes in solutions that are either nebulized or electrosprayed, and analytes present in gases. The method is also useful for isolating ionic species from the ion source from neutral gases and particles that may interfere or interact with analyte species. The method also decouples the high flow of the atmospheric pressure ion source from the low flow ion transmission into vacuum.
US08178826B2	Control of semiconductor light emitting element A light source device including a semiconductor light emitting element and a control section for controlling the semiconductor light emitting element in accordance with an input value. The control section includes a supply section that supplies the semiconductor light emitting element with a drive current based on the input value and an estimated threshold current of the semiconductor light emitting element, and an estimation section that obtains the estimation of the threshold current using the drive current and the amount of light detected to be emitted from the semiconductor light emitting element.
US08178823B2	Protective wrap for microwavable container A wrap for a microwavable container, such as a cup with a removable lid, the wrap having a separable hinged portion to allow the lid of the container to be removed. The separable portion can then be returned to its original position, and the wrap and enclosed container heated in a microwave oven. During heating, the wrap remains relatively cool to the touch, so that the wrap and container can be removed from the oven by grasping the wrap, without contacting the hot exterior of the container.
US08178815B2	Molding die machining electrode, fabricating method of molding die, and molding die In a molding die machining electrode, slit grooves of a molding die are machined with a slit groove forming part having a substantially circular outer circumference by arranging hexagonal erected wall parts in a row; while the inner circumference of a slit groove forming part overlaps with the erected wall parts in the outer circumference of the slit groove forming part, the outside slit grooves are machined with the slit groove forming part having a substantially circular outer circumference. The further outside slit grooves are machined with the slit groove forming part of the third electrode. A plurality of the slit groove forming parts are radially divided and overlapping portions between the plurality of the slit groove forming parts are formed substantially coaxially with a molded body. The areas of the slit groove forming parts are designed to nearly similar values, suppressing the difference in wear of the electrodes.
US08178813B2	Vacuum switch tube A vacuum switch tube is provided, which includes a first conductive rod and a second conductive rod disposed with a first contact and a second contact respectively. The two contacts are sealed in a vacuum tube body and disposed facing each other. A front end of the first contact is a convex hemisphere. A contact body of the second contact is an annular body matching with the front end of the first contact. The first contact includes a first conductive member and a first magnetic member. The first conductive member and the first magnetic member extend in the same direction and match with each other. The first conductive member and the first magnetic member of the first contact are yin-yang-fish matched in shape, the cross section shape of the first magnetic members is divided by a neutrality line into two unequal regions. The second contact includes a second conductive member and a second magnetic member for forming the contact body of the second contact. The first magnetic member of the first contact and the second magnetic member of the second contact are anti-symmetrically disposed. Therefore, the re-ignition possibility during voltage breaking is reduced, an arc voltage is decreased, and effective arc-extinguishing is realized, thereby satisfying the high voltage breaking requirements.
US08178812B2	Insulation of a switchgear device of vacuum cartridge type by insert moulding A vacuum cartridge (1) is manufactured with a dielectric coating (22) made from elastomer directly on the enclosure of the chamber (2) of the cartridge (1). To prevent the elastomer from infiltrating into the chamber (2) of the cartridge and/or its enclosure from breaking, cover-plates (26) performing mechanical protection and dielectric deflection cover the covers (61, 62) of the chamber (2) and their braze (8) with the ceramic tube (4).
US08178807B2	Electrical switch The invention relates to an electrical switch, in particular in the form of a microswitch and/or snap-action switch, having a housing which comprises a base and a cover. The switch has a contact system, which comprises a movable switching contact and at least one stationary contact. Furthermore, the switch has a moving operating member for switching of the contact system. The cover is mounted on the base such that it can move, and the operating member is formed by the cover.
US08178805B2	Appliance control knob providing illuminated setting indication A shaft of a rotary switch, for example, useful as a control for an appliance, such as a washing machine, incorporates an LED at the end of the shaft and projecting light laterally from the shaft to provide an indication of the rotary position of the corresponding knob with respect to printed indicia on a console. The LED may be powered by slip rings incorporated into the rotary switch and communicating directly with line power as controlled by the limiting resistor and the shaft may include a controlled breakage feature providing LED conductors that are recessed within the shaft in the event of shaft breakage to reduce the chance of operator contact with line voltage.
US08178804B2	Movable contactor for air circuit breaker with contact spring protecting mechanism A movable contactor for an air circuit breaker with a contact spring protecting mechanism is provided, the movable contactor comprising a shielding plate configured to shield exposed surfaces of the contact springs for protection so as to prevent a deterioration or performance degradation in the contact springs due to arcs.
US08178803B2	Electronic device having key An electronic device including a main body, a carrying layer disposed at the main body, a waterproof layer stacked on the carrying layer and located between the carrying layer and the main body, a supporting element disposed on the carrying layer, a key disposed on the supporting element, and a guiding element connected to the key is provided. The main body has an inner space and an opening exposing the inner space. The carrying layer covering the opening has a first ventilation hole and an assembly hole. The waterproof layer has a second ventilation hole. The first ventilation hole is exposed by the second ventilation hole and connected with the inner space. The assembly hole is covered by the waterproof layer. The supporting element covers the first ventilation hole and has a third ventilation hole connected with the first ventilation hole. The guiding element is locked at the assembly hole.
US08178802B2	Unitized appliance control panel assembly and components of the assembly An electronics enclosure and associated components form a self-contained, unitized assembly including control buttons and illuminated indicator elements, that can be mated as a single piece with an outer user interface control panel fascia. A front panel of the electronics enclosure provides a mounting location for various buttons and lighted indicators that will show through mating apertures provided in the control panel fascia. This may include light pipe collars and integral spring levers. Specially configured cup structures may be integrally molded at the ends of the spring levers to provide electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection. A mount of planar spring button pieces on the front enclosure panel, over the associated spring levers, results in an assembly incorporating two springs serving to bias the associated button to its return position, and eliminating any rattle or looseness of the parts.
US08178799B2	Multi-compartment weighing tray for a balance A carrier for objects to be sequentially weighed is designed for connection to a load receiver of a weighing cell. The carrier has a supporting structure and a multi-compartment weighing tray. The supporting structure has an element for coupling the supporting structure to the load receiver and an element for connecting the weighing tray to the supporting structure in a guided and constrained manner. The weighing tray is seated or slid into place, leaving it free to perform a defined linear, swiveling, or rotary movement relative to the supporting structure. The weighing tray has at least two receiving compartments, arranged so that each can be sequentially moved into a defined loading position, fixed relative to the supporting structure. A positioning device, arranged between the supporting structure and the weighing tray, precisely aligns with the loading position the receiving compartment that is next to be moved into the loading position.
US08178794B2	Sealing structure To eliminate rubber burr formation at the time of molding and to make sealing members to be surely integrated with the flexible wiring board, a sealing structure consists of housings to which the flexible wiring board is inserted, and sealing members integrally formed on the flexible wiring board to seal gaps between the housings and the flexible wiring board, the flexible wiring board consists of a base board made of an elastic material, a conductive printed wiring layer formed on the surface of the base board, and a cover film covering the surface of the printed wiring layer, and dummy printed wiring layers are arranged in regions where the sealing members are integrated with the flexible wiring board, so as to make a shape as if the printed wiring layer exists substantially over the entire base board in the width direction.
US08178788B2	Electronic component package An electronic component package includes a film board where an electronic component is mounted, and a lid part mounted on the film board so as to cover a surface of the film board. The electronic component is provided in a cavity formed by the film board and the lid part, and the electronic component is connected to a signal wiring conductor formed at the film board.
US08178786B2	Radiation-proof sheath material and radiation-proof cable A radiation-proof sheath material includes a polymer material containing molecular chains of ethylene units as a main component in which side chain groups are randomly distributed and cross-linked, an antioxidant, a processing aid, and a flame retardant. The polymer material includes chlorinated polyethylene containing chloro groups in the side chain groups.
US08178784B1	Small pins and microscopic applications thereof Pins comprising nanorods and attached members are provided. Two exemplary embodiments of pins are such that: the nanorod is partially embedded in the attached member; and one end of the nanorod is attached to the surface of the attached member. In some embodiments, the attached member is an optical handle. The use of the pin in a microscope to probe objects of interest is further provided, and enables a means of acquiring optical and topographical information about an object of interest.
US08178782B2	High voltage electrical cable assembly An electrical cable includes a core having a conductor, insulation surrounding the conductor, and an outer sheath surrounding the core. A portion of the conductor is stripped bare at a free end and a cavity is formed within the insulation at the cable free end. First and second shims are concentrically secured to the exposed portion of the conductor such that end portions of the shims are positioned adjacent to the cavity. The bare conductor is secured within a barrel portion of a terminal lug. A first sealing mastic material is disposed within the cavity and heated to encapsulate end portions of the shims. A second sealing mastic material is applied around the lug barrel portion, first and second shims, and a portion of the outer sheath. A heat shrinkable tube having an inner surface of zinc oxide stress control mastic material is secured around the second sealing mastic material.
US08178781B2	Apparatus for protecting cable trays, conduits and/or cables An enclosure apparatus for protecting cable trays, electrical cables, pipes and/or includes other control equipment. The enclosure apparatus includes one or more linear sections and/or elbow or corner sections. The sections are configured to be joined together to form longer sections or transition sections. Each of the sections includes a protective outer layer that is fire resistant and/or blast resistant. According to an embodiment, one or more the sections includes a panel or re-enterable section that can be removed for accessing the interior of the enclosure, for example, the cables, pipes or control equipment, or for assembling the sections around an existing cable installation.
US08178779B2	Organic photovoltaic cells This disclosure relates to a photovoltaic cell containing first and second electrodes, a photoactive layer between the first and second electrodes, and a hole transport layer between the first electrode and the photoactive layer. The hole transport layer consists of an ionic copolymer.
US08178775B2	Methods, systems, and computer readable media for controlling orientation of a photovoltaic collection system to track apparent movement of the sun The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for controlling orientation of a photovoltaic collection system to track apparent movement of the sun. According to one aspect, a method for controlling orientation of a photovoltaic collection system to track apparent movement of the sun using a photovoltaic-collection-system-derived tracking algorithm is provided. The method includes determining an initial orientation of a photovoltaic collection system. The method further includes automatically deriving, using output from the photovoltaic collection system as it tracks apparent movement of the sun across the sky caused by spinning of the earth on its axis and its orbit around the sun, a tracking algorithm for controlling orientation of the photovoltaic collection system to track the apparent movement of the sun. The method further includes controlling orientation of the photovoltaic collection system to track apparent movement of the sun using the photovoltaic-collection-system-derived tracking algorithm.
US08178771B2	Casing structure for sound adjusting apparatus Casing structure for a mixer apparatus includes a box-shaped casing that comprises an upper surface section, a bottom surface section and a side surface section. The upper surface section, having a generally obtuse-angled “V” shape, includes: a flat operation panel having operating members; a boundary section located adjacent to the rear end edge of the operation panel; and a flat, inclined display panel extending rearwardly and upwardly from the boundary section at a greater inclination angle than the operation panel. Within the casing, a partition member is provided on the bottom surface section to extend vertically upward to the boundary section, and it has openings to permit communication between front and rear accommodating sections. The partition member supports the boundary section from below to reinforce the upper surface section.
US08178769B2	Universal drum pedal instrument mounting stand Described herein is a stand for mounting a variety of percussion instruments. These instruments are positioned in a way that allows them to be struck by a drum pedal. The stand has unique adjustment features that allow virtually any mountable percussion instrument to be utilized. The device itself can be mounted in several different ways; on the inside of a bass drum shell or as a free-standing unit. The device can be used as a mount for complete electronic drum pads, or to hold electronic sensors or muffling devices against drum heads.
US08178768B1	Drum rim raising apparatus with triggering system A drum rim raising device that is attachable to an existing drum structure, comprising an arc section of a drum rim configured to be secured to the existing drum housing. The rim raising device is configured to support a triggering system.
US08178765B2	Wheat cultivar LA01425 A wheat cultivar, designated LA01425, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of wheat cultivar LA01425, to the plants of wheat LA01425, and to methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing wheat cultivar LA01425 with itself or another wheat variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a wheat plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic wheat plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to wheat varieties or breeding varieties and plant parts derived from wheat cultivar LA01425, to methods for producing other wheat varieties, lines or plant parts derived from wheat cultivar LA01425, and to the wheat plants, varieties, and their parts derived from the use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing wheat cultivar LA01425 with another wheat cultivar.
US08178764B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH396198 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH396198. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH396198, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH396198 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH396198.
US08178761B1	Maize variety inbred PH13GH A novel maize variety designated PH13GH and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH13GH with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH13GH through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH13GH or a locus conversion of PH13GH with another maize variety.
US08178756B2	Thin-skinned chile pepper variety An improved Anaheim-type chile pepper cultivar having a fruit characterized by a relatively thin skin in comparison to other Anaheim-type chile pepper cultivars, such that mechanized peeling of fruit results in an average recovery, excluding skin, seed, and placenta, that is at least 5% higher in comparison to the peeling of an existing Anaheim-type chile pepper cultivar. The improved cultivar further is characterized by a mature seed content of less than 20 pounds per 1000 pounds of fruit and by fruit that is readily de-stemmed by mechanized de-stemming.
US08178755B1	Soybean cultivar 2244550112 A soybean cultivar designated 2244550112 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 2244550112, to the plants of soybean 2244550112, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 2244550112 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 2244550112 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 2244550112, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 2244550112 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 2244550112 with another soybean cultivar.
US08178753B2	Soybean cultivar 80213755 A deposit of the Stine Seed Farm, Inc. and Monsanto Technology LLC proprietary Soybean Cultivar 80213755 disclosed above and recited in the appended claims has been made with the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), 10801 University Boulevard, Manassas, Va. 20110. The date of deposit was Jun. 15, 2010. The deposit of 2,500 seeds was taken from the same deposit maintained by Stine Seed Farm, Inc. since prior to the filing date of this application. All restrictions will be removed upon granting of a patent, and the deposit is intended to meet all of the requirements of 37 C.F.R. §§1.801-1.809. The ATCC Accession Number is PTA-11051. The deposit will be maintained in the depository for a period of thirty years, or five years after the last request, or for the enforceable life of the patent, whichever is longer, and will be replaced as necessary during that period.
US08178752B1	Peanut cultivar UFT113 A peanut cultivar designated UFT113 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds, the plants, and the plant parts of peanut cultivar UFT113, and to methods for producing a peanut plant by crossing peanut cultivar UFT113 with itself or with another peanut variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a peanut plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic peanut plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to peanut cultivars, or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from peanut cultivar UFT113, to methods for producing other peanut cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from peanut cultivar UFT113, and to the peanut plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid peanut seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar UFT113 with another peanut cultivar.
US08178747B2	Absorbent core with elongate liquid holding formation An absorbent core comprises an elongate liquid holding formation with a peripheral edge. The liquid holding formation has a surface formed with at least one channel extending longitudinally in the core for distributing liquid lengthwise along the core. The channel has longitudinally opposite ends spaced longitudinally inward from the peripheral edge of the liquid holding formation to inhibit the flow of liquid in the channels past the peripheral edge of the liquid holding formation.
US08178745B2	Plaster which releases active compound The invention relates to a medical plaster which is able to supply damaged skin and open wounds with an active compound which helps to accelerate wound healing and allows it to proceed better. The plaster has novel design features which enable, in particular, protein- or peptide-containing medicaments, such as, for example, erythropoietin (EPO), to exert their wound-healing or wound-healing-promoting action by release of the active compound from the plaster without being significantly deactivated or metabolized in the process by substances occurring in the wound secretion.
US08178741B2	Method and apparatus for regenerating catalyst during oxygenates to olefins reaction Disclosed herein is a method of recovery of the activity of a molecular sieve catalyst following use of the catalyst in an OTO conversion process. This is achieved by a regeneration apparatus and a method of regenerating a molecular sieve catalyst, comprising two stages. In a pretreatment stage, the catalyst is pretreated under pretreatment conditions by heating the catalyst to a temperature of between 320° C. to 700° C. in an oxygen depleted medium for a residence time of between 1 minute to two hours; and, in a regeneration stage, the catalyst is regenerated under regeneration conditions by heating the catalyst at a temperature of between 200° C. to 700° C. in an oxidizing medium for a residence time of between 1 to 60 minutes.
US08178734B2	Processes for producing ethylene glycol from oxalate(s) Provided are processes for producing ethylene glycol from oxalate(s), wherein two or more reaction zones in series are used, and oxalate feedstock is fed stagewise, or hydrogen feedstock and optionally a solvent are fed stagewise. The present processes achieve higher selectivity for the product and improved stability of catalysts.
US08178730B2	Processes related to the hydroformylation of butenes Mixed butene streams containing butene-1 and isobutylene and optionally butene-2 are hydroformylated under conditions that hydroformylates all the monomers to yield a mixture of valeraldehydes.
US08178727B2	Bis(arylmethylidene)acetone compound, anti-cancer agent, carcinogenesis-preventive agent, inhibitor of expression of Ki-Ras, ErbB2, c-Myc and Cycline D1, β-catenin-degrading agent, and p53 expression enhancer It has been demanded to improve the poor solubility of curcumin to develop an anti-tumor compound capable of inhibiting the growth of various cancer cells at a low concentration. Thus, disclosed is a novel synthetic compound, a bis(arylmethylidene)acetone, which has both of an excellent anti-tumor activity and a chemo-preventive activity. A bis(arylmethylidene)acetone (i.e., a derivative having a curcumin skeleton) which is an anti-tumor compound and has a chemo-preventive activity is synthesized and screened. A derivative having enhanced anti-tumor activity and chemo-preventive activity can be synthesized.
US08178719B2	Method for producing acrylic acid There is provided a novel process for producing acrylic acid by which acrylic acid can be obtained from a raw material independent of petroleum. The process for producing acrylic acid according to the present invention comprises the steps of: applying a dehydration reaction to glycerol as a raw material in a gas phase; and then applying a gas phase oxidation reaction to a gaseous reaction product formed by the dehydration reaction.
US08178716B2	Method of crystallization The present invention relates to a multi-stage crystallization process which comprises the steps of feeding a solution of terephthalic acid or a slurry (raw slurry) containing terephthalic acid partially precipitated to a first crystallization vessel to precipitate the terephthalic acid therein; and feeding a slurry (crystallization slurry) containing the thus precipitated terephthalic acid sequentially to second and subsequent crystallization vessels, wherein while continuously supplying a cleaning solvent to a delivery conduit connecting the former-stage crystallization vessel and the next latter-stage crystallization vessel to each other, the crystallization slurry is fed through the delivery conduit. There is provided a multi-stage crystallization process using a solution of terephthalic acid or a slurry containing terephthalic acid partially precipitated as a raw material in which even when the process is operated for a period as long as several months, the delivery conduit is free from occurrence of clogging.
US08178715B2	Integrated process for the production of vinyl acetate from acetic acid via acetaldehyde This invention provides an integrated multistep economical process for the production of vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) from acetic acid in the vapor phase. First, acetic acid is selectively hydrogenated over a hydrogenating catalyst composition to form acetaldehyde. Acetaldehyde so formed can be converted to ethylidene diacetate via reaction with acetic anhydride. In a subsequent step so formed ethylidene diacetate is thermally decomposed to form VAM and acetic acid. Alternatively, acetaldehyde formed in the first step can selectively be reacted with ketene to form VAM. In an embodiment of this invention reaction of acetic acid and hydrogen over platinum and iron supported on silica selectively produces acetaldehyde in a vapor phase at a temperature of about 300° C., which is selectively hydrogenated over platinum supported catalyst to form ethanol and dehydrated over NAFION catalyst to form ethylene at a temperature of about 185° C., which is mixed with molecular oxygen, acetic acid and reacted over a palladium/gold/potassium catalyst supported on titania to form VAM at a temperature of about 150° C. to 170° C.
US08178714B2	Method to produce polyhydroxy carboxylic acid esters of polyethylene glycol A method to produce polyethylene glycol ester comprises the step of reacting polyethylene glycols with polyhydroxy carboxylic acids or estolides polyhydroxy fatty acids at a temperature of 120° C. to 200° C. in the absence of any catalysts.
US08178712B2	Process for the synthesis of Ibandronate sodium The present invention relates to an improved process for the synthesis of Ibandronate sodium of formula (I). The present invention also provides novel processes for the synthesis of 3-[N-(methylpentyl)amino]propionic acid (III).
US08178706B2	Production of fatty acid and fatty acid ester The present invention concerns a process for forming a fatty acid, a fatty acid ester or a mixture thereof from a soap-comprising starting material, in which process a metal-ion forming agent is added to the starting material, whereby a mixture is formed, which contains an insoluble phase and a liquid phase, the insoluble phase is separated from the liquid phase, and an acid is added into the insoluble phase to form a fatty acid, or a monohydric alcohol and an acid catalyst are added to form a fatty acid ester, whereby two phases are formed, an aqueous phase and an organic phase, or, first, an acid is added and then a monohydric alcohol and an acid catalyst are added into at least a portion of the formed fatty acid to esterify the fatty acid.
US08178705B2	Process for production of fatty acids and wax alternatives from triglycerides A method of producing volatilized fatty acids by heating a feedstock comprising at least one fat or oil in a reactor under inert vacuum to volatilize fatty acids, and removing volatilized fatty acids from bottoms residue comprising cross-linked oil. A system for stripping fatty acids from triglycerides, the system comprising a reactor, heating apparatus and a vacuum pump capable of pulling a vacuum in the range of from 1 kPa to 50 kPa on the reactor. A system for producing a hydrogenated product including a reactor comprising an inlet for a stream comprising triglycerides, an outlet for volatilized fatty acids, and an outlet for a cross-linked product, heating apparatus, a vacuum pump capable of pulling a vacuum in the range of from 1 kPa to 50 kPa on the reactor, and a hydrogenation reactor, wherein an inlet of the hydrogenation reactor is fluidly connected to the outlet for cross-linked product.
US08178701B2	Glycerol levulinate ketals and their use The present disclosure relates to the preparation of ketal compounds from glycerol and levulinic acid and esters, and uses thereof.
US08178699B2	Modulators of CCR9 receptor and methods of use thereof Provided are compounds that are modulators of CCR9 receptor activity, compositions containing the compounds and methods of use of the compounds and compositions. In certain embodiments, provided are methods for treating or ameliorating diseases associated with modulation of CCR9 receptor activity.
US08178696B2	Processes for producing N-alkylpyrazole Processes are provided for combining nonsubstituted hydrazine (N2H4), a strong acid, alcohol, and tetraalkoxypropane to produce N-alkylpyrazole.
US08178688B2	Benzamidine derivatives, process for the preparation thereof and pharmaceutical composition comprising the same The present invention relates to novel benzamidine derivatives, process for the preparation thereof and pharmaceutical composition comprising the same. The novel benzamidine derivatives of the present invention are useful for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, bone fractures and allergic inflammatory diseases.
US08178686B2	Process for preparing optically active aminopentane derivative, intermediate and process for preparing intermediate There are provided a process for preparing an optically active aminopentane derivative that is promising as a psychotropic agent, an antidepressant agent, an antiparkinsonian agent, an anti-Alzheimer's agent, an apoptosis inhibitor, or the like; a novel optically active intermediate oxathiazolidine derivative very useful in the production of the aminopentane derivative; and process for the production thereof.The optically active aminopentane derivatives can be produced in an industrially advantageous manner from a novel optically active oxathiazolidine derivative represented by formula (5): wherein * indicates the position of an asymmetric carbon atom in the R or S configuration, and n is 0 or 1.
US08178682B2	Process for making organic compounds and the organic compounds made therefrom An organic compound of formula E is made from a process comprising: reacting a compound of formula A and a compound of formula B to form a compound of formula C; and reacting one of the compound of formula C and the compound of formula D with a first boron esterification reagent to generate a boronic acid or a boronic ester to react with another of the compound of formula C and the compound of formula D to form a compound of formula E; wherein R1, R2, and R3 are, independently at each occurrence, a C1-C20 aliphatic radical, a C3-C20 aromatic radical, or a C3-C20 cycloaliphatic radical.
US08178673B2	Phosphonic acid compounds as inhibitors of serine proteases The present invention is directed to phosphonic acid compounds useful as serine protease inhibitors, compositions thereof and methods for treating inflammatory and serine protease mediated disorders.
US08178672B2	Synthesis of imidazooxazole and imidazothiazole inhibitors of p38 MAP kinase An efficient route for the synthesis is of formula (I) of imidazooxazole and imidazothiazole inhibitors of the p38 MAP kinase pathway, useful as therapeutics for disease conditions including inflammation and auto-immune responses is described.
US08178669B2	Fluorescent probe for peroxynitrite A compound represented by the following general formula (I): {R1, R3, R6 and R8 are methyl groups and the like, R2 and R7 are cyano groups and the like, R4 and R5 are fluorine atoms and the like, and X is a group represented by the formula (A) [R11 is a monocarboxy-substituted C1-8 alkoxy group and the like, R12, R14 and R15 are hydrogen atoms and the like, and R13 is hydroxy group and the like], provided that the combination of the aforementioned substituents is such a combination that the compound represented by the formula (I) can be substantially non-fluorescent before reacting with peroxynitrite, and the compound represented by the formula (I) in which the group represented by the formula (A) is nitrated after reacting with peroxynitrite can be substantially highly fluorescent}, or a salt thereof, which is useful as a fluorescent probe for peroxynitrite measurement.
US08178668B2	2-aminopyridine kinase inhibitors 2-Aminopyridine compounds having the structure of Formula I, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of these compounds. Compounds of Formula I inhibit the activity of tyrosine kinase enzymes in animals, including humans, and are useful in the treatment and/or prevention of various diseases and conditions. In particular, compounds disclosed herein are inhibitors of kinases, in particular, but not limited to, KDR, Tie-2, Flt3, FGFR3, Ab1, Aurora A, c-Src, IGF-1R, ALK, c-MET, RON, PAK1, PAK2, and TAK1, and can be used in the treatment of proliferative diseases, such as, but not limited to, cancer. The present invention is also directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The present invention is further directed to a method of treating a patient having a condition which is mediated by protein kinase activity by administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of the above-mentioned pharmaceutical composition.
US08178661B2	Molecules of the card-related protein family and uses thereof Novel CARD-9, CARD-10, or CARD-11 polypeptides, proteins, and nucleic acid molecules are disclosed. In addition to isolated CARD-9, CARD-10, or CARD-11 proteins, the invention further provides CARD-9, CARD-10, or CARD-11, fusion proteins, antigenic peptides and anti-CARD-9, CARD-10, or CARD-11 antibodies. The invention also provides CARD-9, CARD-10, or CARD-11 nucleic acid molecules, recombinant expression vectors containing a nucleic acid molecule of the invention, host cells into which the expression vectors have been introduced and non-human transgenic animals in which a CARD-9, CARD-10, or CARD-11 gene has been introduced or disrupted. Diagnostic, screening and therapeutic methods utilizing compositions of the invention are also provided.
US08178656B2	Silk-based drug delivery system The present invention provides for novel sustained release silk-based delivery systems. The invention further provides methods for producing such formulations. In general, a silk fibroin solution is combined with a therapeutic agent to form a silk fibroin article. The article is then treated in such a way as to alter its conformation. The change in conformation increases its crytallinity or liquid crystallinity, thus controlling the release of a therapeutic agent from the formulation. This can be accomplished as single material carriers or in a layer-by-layer fashion to load different therapeutic agents or different concentrations of these agents in each layer.
US08178654B2	Estrogen receptor intramolecular folding systems, estrogen receptor intramolecular folding sensors, methods of use thereof, methods of detecting ER ligands, and methods of detecting ER agonists and antagonists Briefly described, embodiments of this disclosure include estrogen receptor (ER) intramolecular folding systems, methods of detecting ER ligands and distinguishing between ER agonists and antagonists, cells including ER intramolecular folding systems, transgenic animals including ER intramolecular folding systems, fusion proteins, and the like.
US08178652B2	Apparatus and method for separation of liquid phases of different density and for fluorous phase organic syntheses A simple, efficient apparatus and method for separating layers of immiscible or partially miscible liquids useful in methods of high-throughput combinatorial organic synthesis or parallel extraction of large libraries or megaarrays of organic compounds is disclosed. The apparatus and method are useful, whether as part of an automated, robotic or manual system for combinatorial organic synthesis or purification (extraction). In a preferred embodiment, an apparatus and method for separating layers of immiscible or partially miscible liquids compatible with microtiter plate type array(s) of reaction vessels is disclosed. Another application of centrifugation based liquid removal was found for washing the plates in biological assays or synthesis on modified substrates.
US08178650B2	Cyclic depsipeptides The present application relates to cyclic depsipeptides, or derivatives thereof, having the structure of formula (I), and uses thereof, e.g. as inhibitors of kallikrein 7 and human neutrophil elastase.
US08178646B2	Method for producing liquid-crystalline polyester powder The present invention provides a method for producing a liquid-crystalline polyester powder, the method comprising: carrying out melt polycondensation of monomers and/or its acylated monomers to obtain a corresponding polyester having a flow initiation temperature of 240 to 300° C.; spreading and solidifying the polyester so as to be a layer thereof with a thickness of 1 cm or more: crushing the solidified substance to obtain a powder having a volume average particle diameter of 3 to 30 μm; and subjecting the powder to a heat treatment to obtain a powder having a flow initiation temperature higher than the flow initiation temperature of the liquid-crystalline polyester after the melt polycondensation.
US08178645B2	Room temperature curable polymers and precursors thereof A polyester polyol, referred to hereinafter as a MHMS polyol comprises fatty acid based mer units wherein at least about 80 weight percent of the fatty acid based mer units are from methyl 9 (10) hydroxymethylstearate, or is prepared from an oil having fatty acids or fatty acid esters which are at least about 80 weight percent oleic acid or esters thereof and which has an average hydroxyl functionality of from 1.5 to 4. A reaction product, referred to herein after as MHMS alkoxysilane prepolymer, is produced from at least one such MHMS polyol and at least one isocyanate functional silane. This prepolymer is moisture cured to form a silylated MHMS polymer.
US08178642B2	Curable organopolysiloxane composition and cured product thereof A curable organopolysiloxane composition comprising: (A) a solvent-soluble organopolysiloxane obtained by conducting a hydrosilylation reaction between (i) an organopolysiloxane represented by the following average structural formula: RaSiO(4-a)/2 (wherein R1 represents a substituted or non-substituted monovalent hydrocarbon group, the content of alkenyl groups in all groups represented by R1 is within the range of 0.1 to 40 mole %, and ‘a’ is a positive number that satisfies the following condition: 1≦a<2), and (ii) a diorganopolysiloxane represented by the following general formula: HR22Si(R22SiO)nR22SiH (wherein R2 designates substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon groups that can be identical or different and that are free of unsaturated aliphatic bonds, and ‘n’ is an integer ranging from 0 to 1,000), the reaction being carried out in the presence of (iii) a hydrosilylation catalyst; (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane represented by the following average structural formula: R2bHcSiO (wherein R2 is the same as defined above, and ‘b’ and ‘c’ are positive numbers that satisfy the following conditions: 0.7≦b≦2.1; 0.001≦c≦1.0; and 0.8≦(b+c)≦2.6); and (C) a hydrosilylation catalyst; is suitable for forming a cure product having a favorable modulus of elasticity.
US08178635B2	α-Olefin polymer and process for production thereof Provided is an α-olefin polymer having an excellent balance between a molecular weight and a melting point, which is a polymer of one or more kinds of α-olefins having 20 to 40 carbon atoms, and which meets the following requirements (1) to (4): (1) the α-olefin polymer has a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) determined from its weight average molecular weight (Mw) and number average molecular weight (Mn) in terms of polystyrene measured by a GPC method of 2 or less, and has an Mw of 5,000 or less; (2) measurement of a melting point (Tm) of the α-olefin polymer with DSC shows one melting peak, a melting heat absorption (AH) calculated from an area of the melting peak is 20 J/g or more, and the melting peak has a half value width of 10° C. or less; (3) when the Mw falls within a range of 1,000 to 5,000 and an average number of carbon atoms (Cn) of the α-olefins falls within a range of 20 to 40, the Mw, the Cn, and the Tm measured with the DSC satisfy the relationship, 0.0025×Mw+(Cn×3.3812−29.5)≦Tm≦0.0025×Mw+((Cn+1)×3.3812−29.5); and (4) a stereoregularity index [M2] derived from a chain of the α-olefins each having 20 to 40 carbon atoms is 20% by mol or more.
US08178633B2	Gas-phase polymerization process having multiple flow regimes The present invention relates to an improvement for gas phase olefin polymerization process under two or more different flow regimes. The process involves adding a mixed electron donor system to a reactor having two or more different flow regimes, wherein the mixed electron donor system comprises at least one selectivity control agent and at least one activity limiting agent. The invention is particularly well suited for reactor systems which include a regime characterized by having a low-velocity or high-solid holdup, which have been reported to have operational problems such as particle agglomeration and formation of polymer “chunks”.
US08178631B2	Resin composition, varnish, resin film and semiconductor device Disclosed is a resin composition comprising a benzoxazole resin precursor having a first repeating unit obtained by reacting a bisaminophenol compound and a dicarboxylic acid compound, and a cross-linking agent wherein at least one of the bisaminophenol compound and the dicarboxylic acid compound has a diamondoid structure. The benzoxazole resin precursor further comprises a second repeating unit obtained by reacting a bisaminophenol compound not having a diamondoid structure and a dicarboxylic acid compound not having a diamondoid structure. Also disclosed is a resin film comprising the resin composition.
US08178625B2	Thermoplastic vulcanizate composition The instant disclosure is directed to a thermoplastic vulcanizate composition comprising a dynamically-cured rubber; from about 20 to about 300 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin per 100 parts by weight rubber and from about 30 to about 250 parts by weight additional oil per 100 parts by weight rubber; wherein the rubber comprises a multimodal polymer composition cured with a curing agent, the multimodal polymer composition comprising 45 to 75 wt % of a first polymer fraction and 25 to 55 wt % of a second polymer fraction, each comprising ethylene, a C3-C10 alpha-olefin, and a non-conjugated diene, wherein the polymer fractions have been polymerized using a Ziegler-Natta catalyst system, wherein the first polymer fraction has a Mooney viscosity of greater than or equal to about 150 ML(1+4@125° C.), and the second polymer fraction has a Mooney viscosity of about 20 ML to about 120 ML; and about 10 phr to about 50 phr of an extender oil. A method of producing the thermoplastic vulcanizate is also disclosed.
US08178623B2	High stiffness high impact propylene impact copolymers field of the invention The present invention relates to polypropylene impact copolymer compositions which exhibit improved stiffness without degrading the impact resistance performance. The polypropylene impact copolymer comprises a matrix and a dispersed phase. The matrix comprises a polypropylene homopolymer or a propylene/alpha-olefin random copolymer which comprises more than 50 wt. % of units derived from propylene monomer. The matrix should have a relatively high crystallinity, preferably 50% or greater. The polypropylene homopolymer or a propylene/alpha-olefin random copolymer preferably has a MWD between 4 and 8, such as typically obtained using Ziegler-Natta catalysts. The dispersed phase in the impact copolymer comprises an ethylene-propylene copolymer which comprises from 45 to 70 wt. % of units derived from an ethylene monomer. Preferably the dispersed phase comprises from 20 to 50 percent by weight of the polypropylene impact copolymer.
US08178612B2	Fluoropolymer emulsion coatings The present invention relates to an aqueous/oil emulsion containing fluoropolymer that is capable of forming thick coatings in a single pass, which coatings after drying and baking are free of cracks.
US08178605B2	Tread for tire Tire tread comprising a rubber composition, the said composition comprising at least one diene elastomer, one reinforcing filler and one plasticizing system, characterized in that the said plasticizing system comprises, in combination: a plasticizing hydrocarbon resin, the glass transition temperature of which is greater than 0° C.; and a carboxylic acid diester corresponding to the formula (I): R—OOC—(CH2)n—COO—R in which n is included within a range from 1 to 15 and the R radicals, which are identical or different, represent a hydrocarbon radical. The invention also relates to the use of such a tread in the manufacture or the retreading of tires exhibiting a substantially improved compromise in properties with regard to the wear resistance and the wet grip.
US08178604B2	Solid materials obtainable by ring-opening metathesis polymerization The invention describes solid materials, especially for dental purposes like, e.g., composite milling blocks (CMBs), which can be obtained by ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP). Also described is a method for obtaining such milling blocks, their use and applications of the compositions.
US08178601B2	Polymer film, polarizing plate protective film, polarizing plate and liquid crystal display device A polymer film includes: a wavelength dispersion regulator represented by formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group, provided that both R1 and R2 are not hydrogen atoms at the same time; and R3 and R4 each independently represents an electron-withdrawing substituent, and R1 and R2, or R3 and R4 may be bonded together to form a ring, and wherein the polymer film has a retardation value that satisfies the following formulae (1) and (2): 70 nm≦Rth(548)≦300 nm Formula (1) Rth(628)
US08178600B2	Curable composition A curable binder composition comprising an emulsion polymer and a natural binder.
US08178598B2	Polyoxyalkylene polyamide-glycidyl ether adduct epoxy resin curing agent A curing agent for epoxy resin, and a coating composition using the curing agent curing agent that delivers excellent recoatability and overcoatability after a long time exposure. (A) An epoxy curing agent that is derived by adduction between amide-type reactants from polyamine compounds comprising from 25-75 mol % of a polyoxyalkylene-polyamine and carboxylic acids or a mixture thereof and glycidyl ether compound; (B) An epoxy curing agent of the mixture of (B1) amide-type reactants prepared through polyoxyalkylene-polyamine and carboxylic acids or a mixture thereof, and (B2) a reactant is derived by adduction between other aliphatic polyamines or a mixture thereof and glycidyl ether compound. Coating composition comprising the epoxy curing agent of the above described A or B.
US08178597B2	Aqueous inkjet recording ink and method for producing the same An aqueous inkjet recording ink including pigment particles coated with a water-insoluble resin, water, and a water-soluble organic solvent including at least one hydroxy group, wherein the water-insoluble resin has a salt-forming group and a structural unit which is derived from a methacrylate and has an aromatic ring linked via a linking group to an atom in the main chain of the water-insoluble resin, and the water-insoluble resin satisfies the condition that when the water-insoluble resin, an organic solvent, one equivalent of a neutralizing agent with respect to the salt-forming group, and water are mixed with a total content of the water-insoluble resin and the organic solvent being 35% by mass relative to the total mass of the mixture, an emulsion is formed without precipitation of the water-insoluble resin, and after the emulsion is allowed to stand for three hours, a transparent single phase is formed, or two separate phases are formed and at least an aqueous phase of the two phases is transparent.
US08178595B2	X-ray opaque barium-free glasses and uses thereof Zirconium-containing BaO- and PbO-free X-ray opaque glasses having a refractive index nd of about 1.480 to about 1.517 and a high X-ray opacity with an aluminum equivalent thickness of at least about 180% are provided. Such glasses are based on a SiO2—B2O3—Cs2O—K2O—La2O3 system with additions of Al2O3, Li2O, Na2O and/or ZrO2. Such glasses may be used, in particular, as dental glasses or as optical glasses.
US08178594B2	Antioxidant stabilized crosslinked ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene for medical device applications An antioxidant combined with UHMWPE prior to subjecting the UHMWPE to crosslinking irradiation. In one exemplary embodiment, the antioxidant is tocopherol. After the antioxidant is combined with the UHMWPE, the resulting blend may be formed into slabs, bar stock, and/or incorporated into a substrate, such as a metal, for example. The resulting product may then be subjected to crosslinking irradiation. In one exemplary embodiment, the UHMWPE blend is preheated prior to subjecting the same to crosslinking irradiation. Once irradiated, the UHMWPE blended product may be machined, packaged, and sterilized in accordance with conventional techniques.
US08178591B2	Carbon dioxide blown low density, flexible microcellular polyurethane elastomers Microcellular polyurethane flexible foams having densities no greater than 0.3 g/cc which are suitable for use as lightweight shoe sole components are produced with carbon dioxide in an amount such that the polyurethane-forming mixture has a free rise density of from about 0.03 to about 0.3 g/cc. At least a portion of that carbon dioxide is dissolved as a gas into one or both of the reaction components. The amount of dissolved carbon dioxide must be such that the froth density of the isocyanate and/or isocyanate-reactive component(s) in which the carbon dioxide is dissolved will be from about 0.1 to about 0.8 g/cc. Additional carbon dioxide may be formed by the reaction of water and isocyanate during the polyurethane-forming reaction but the total amount of CO2 present should be controlled to ensure that the polyurethane-forming mixture has a free rise density of from about 0.03 to 0.3 g/cc. Use of a preferred isocyanate-reactive component in which a specified ratio of diol to triol is satisfied makes it possible to use more water than had been expected. Use of a preferred prepolymer makes it possible to produce microcellular polyurethanes having good physical properties solely with a diol. The product microcellular foams possess a uniform cell structure and enhanced physical properties as compared to all water-blown foams of the same basic formulation and density. The hardness of the foams is more suitable for shoe sole, particularly midsole applications, than that of the water-blown foams, despite the lower urea hard segment content of the CO2 blown foams.
US08178590B2	Block copolymer and use thereof A polymer electrolyte satisfying both of proton conductivity and chemical stability such as water resistance at a high level that is preferable as the polymer electrolyte for fuel cells and the like is provided. The invention includes a block copolymer comprising one or more segments having an ion exchange group and one or more segments having substantially no ion exchange group, wherein at least one of the segments having an ion exchange groupis the segment represented by the following general formula (1A), (1B) or (1C): and the segment has ion exchange group density of 4.0 meq/g or more, and the segments having substantially no ion exchange groupis the segment represented by the following general formula (2):
US08178589B2	Catalyst for producing hydrocarbon from syngas and producing method of catalyst An exemplary method for producing a catalyst is provided where the catalyst includes a catalyst support on which a metallic compound is loaded. An impurity content of the catalyst can be in a range of approximately 0.01 mass % to 0.15 mass %. In particular, the exemplary method can include pre-treating the catalyst support to lower an impurity concentration of the catalyst support, and loading the metallic compound on the catalyst support after the pretreatment procedure.
US08178587B2	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 at least 50 vol. % of the extracted gas. The extracted gas is oxidized with an oxygen containing gas in the presence of a partial oxidation catalyst at a temperature of less than 600° C. to produce an oxidation product gas containing hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide. The oxidation product gas is then utilized to produce a liquid hydrocarbon or a liquid hydrocarbon oxygenate.
US08178580B2	Formulations and methods for treating amyloidosis Methods, formulations, and compositions for the treatment of amyloidosis are described.
US08178578B2	Chemical compounds A compound of formula (I) is described; wherein the substituents are as defined in the text and wherein the compound is intended for use in the production of a vascular damaging effect in a warm-blooded animal.
US08178574B2	Tosylate salt of trans-N-isobutyl-3-fluoro-3-[3-fluoro-4-(pyrrolidin-1-yl-methyl)-phenyl] cyclobut anecarboxamide The present invention is directed to the tosylate salt of trans-N-isobutyl-3-fluoro-3-[3-fluoro-4-(pyrrolidin-1-ylmethyl)-phenyl]-cyclobutanecarboxamide Formula (I): to solvates (e.g., hydrates) thereof, to polymorphs thereof, to pharmaceutical compositions thereof and to a method of treating depression, mood disorders, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, cognitive disorders, Alzheimer's disease, attention-deficit disorder (ADD), attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), psychotic disorders, sleep disorders, obesity, dizziness, epilepsy, motion sickness, respiratory diseases, allergy, allergy-induced airway responses, allergic rhinitis, nasal congestion, allergic congestion, congestion, hypotension, cardiovascular disease, diseases of the GI tract, hyper- and hypo-motility and acidic secretion of the gastro-intestinal tract comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount thereof.
US08178572B2	Amino acid compounds A method for increasing the vasodilative characteristics of amino acids in a human or animal is disclosed. The method includes administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid compound consisting essentially of a nitrate or nitrite of an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Arginine, Agmatine, Beta Alanine, Citrulline, Creatine, Glutamine, L-Histidine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Norvaline, Ornithine, and Valine.
US08178569B2	Crystalline imidazole-5-carboxylic acid derivative The invention provides the crystalline imidazole-5-carboxylic acid derivative (I, the chemical name: 2-butyl-4-chloro-1-[2′-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl) 1,1′-biphenyl-methyl]-imidazole-5-carboxylic acid, 1-[(isopropoxy)-carbonyloxy]methyl ester), its preparation method and uses thereof.
US08178566B2	Crystal form of epothilone B and use in pharmaceutical compositions The invention relates to new crystal forms of epothilone B.
US08178563B2	Compounds and compositions as hedgehog pathway modulators The invention provides a method for modulating the activity of the hedgehog signaling pathway. In particular, the invention provides a method for inhibiting aberrant growth states resulting from phenotypes such as Ptc loss-of-function, hedgehog gain-of-function, smoothened gain-of-function or Gli gain-of-function, comprising contacting a cell with a sufficient amount of a compound of Formula I.
US08178557B2	Compounds and methods of use Selected compounds are effective for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases, such as HGF mediated diseases. The invention encompasses novel compounds, analogs, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases and other maladies or conditions involving, cancer and the like. The subject invention also relates to processes for making such compounds as well as to intermediates useful in such processes.
US08178556B2	Pyridopyrazinones derivatives insulin secretion stimulators, methods for obtaining them and use thereof for the treatment of diabetes Described are pyridopyrazinone derivatives of formula (I), wherein X, Y, Z, W, A and R1 are as defined in claim 1, as insulin secretion stimulators. Also described is the preparation and use of these pyridopyrazinone derivatives for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of diabetes and pathologies associated.
US08178554B2	Heterocyclic compounds, their preparation and their use as medicaments, in particular as anti-bacterial agents The invention relates to new heterocyclic compounds of general formula (I), and their salts with a base or an acid: The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of these compounds as well as their use as medicaments, in particular as anti-bacterial agents.
US08178543B2	Bi- and tricyclic fused pyrimidines as tyrosine kinase inhibitors The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula: wherein W is C(R1) or N, each A is an optionally substituted aryl group or a heteroaryl group, X1 is —NR3—Y1—, —O—, —S—, —SO—, —SO2— or —CHR3— wherein R3 is a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted aliphatic hydrocarbon group, or R3 is optionally bonded to A to form an optionally substituted ring structure, R1 is a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted group bonded via a carbon atom, a nitrogen atom or an oxygen atom, R2 is a hydrogen atom or optionally substituted group bonded via a carbon atom or a sulfur atom, or R1 and R2, or R2 and R3 are optionally bonded to form an optionally substituted ring structure, or a salt thereof, and a tyrosine kinase inhibitor or an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of cancer, which contains this compound or a prodrug thereof.
US08178535B2	Substituted sulfonamide compounds having bradykinin 1 receptor activity and use thereof as medicaments Substituted sulfonamide compounds corresponding to the formula I′ wherein m, n, p, X, Y, Z, R1, RA and RB have specified meanings, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and the use of these substituted sulfonamide compounds for the treatment and/or inhibition of pain or other conditions.
US08178534B2	cMET inhibitors Compounds of the following formula are provided for use with cMET: wherein the variables are as defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, kits and articles of manufacture comprising such compounds; methods and intermediates useful for making the compounds; and methods of using the compounds.
US08178529B2	Imidazole substituted pyrimidines Imidazole substituted pyrimidines and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; pharmaceutical formulations containing such pyrimidines; the use of such compounds in therapy; the use of such compounds for the treatment of conditions associated with glycogen synthase kinase-3 related disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, as well as methods of treatment of such disorders comprising administering to subjects in need of such treatment therapeutically effective amounts of such compounds.
US08178527B2	Tetra-substituted NDGA derivatives via ether bonds and carbamate bonds and their synthesis and pharmaceutical use Disclosed are nordihydroguaiaretic acid derivative compounds including various end groups bonded by a carbon atom or heteroatom though a side chain bonded to the respective hydroxy residue O groups by an ether bond or a carbamate bond, pharmaceutical compositions, methods of making them, and methods of using them and kits including them for the treatment of diseases and disorders, in particular, diseases resulting from or associated with a virus infection, such as HIV infection, HPV infection, or HSV infection, an inflammatory disease, such as various types of arthritis and inflammatory bowel diseases, a metabolic disease, such as diabetes, a vascular disease, such as hypertension and macular degeneration, or a proliferative disease, such as diverse types of cancers.
US08178526B2	Compounds and compositions as ITPKb inhibitors The invention provides a novel class of compounds of formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or disorders associated with abnormal or dysregulated B cell activities, particularly diseases or disorders that involve aberrant activation of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate 3-kinase B (ITPKb).
US08178523B2	Compounds for the treatment of hepatitis C 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 may be useful in treating those infected with HCV.
US08178521B2	Cefazolin sodium pentahydrate crystal and its molecular assembly preparation method The present invention relates to cefazolin sodium pentahydrate crystal and a method for assembly and preparation of the crystal molecule. The cefazolin sodium pentahydrate crystal molecule contains five water molecules, orthorhombic system, space group of C222(1), in which sodium ion is bonded to the cefazolin molecule with a coordinate bond. The method for assembly and preparation of cefazolin sodium pentahydrate crystal molecule are: adding a solvent to a reactor equipped with a jacket, adding cefazolin acid and a sodium salt, heating until the reaction solution is clear, stirring continuously, adjusting pH, upon the completion of the reaction, transferring the liquid into a jacketed crystallizer, adding crystal seeds or nucleating spontaneously, controlling cooling, slowly adding a antisolvent. The particle size of cefazolin sodium pentahydrate crystal according to the present invention is adjustable, and the distribution of particle size is concentrated, the product has good flowability, smooth surface, high crystallinity, good stability, and rapid dissolving rate.
US08178512B2	Methods and compositions for treating diseases and disorders associated with siglec-8. The invention provides therapeutic methods and compositions for the prevention and treatment of Siglec-8 associated diseases and disorders such as asthma and allergic reactions. In particular, the invention provides methods and compositions for the prevention and treatment of diseases and disorders associated with Siglec-8 expressing cells in humans, as well as other animals, through the administration of one or more novel, carbohydrate-based compounds.
US08178506B2	Oligomeric compounds and compositions for use in modulation of small non-coding RNAs Compounds, compositions and methods are provided for modulating the expression and function of small non-coding RNAs. The compositions comprise oligomeric compounds, targeted to small non-coding RNAs. Methods of using these compounds for modulation of small non-coding RNAs as well as downstream targets of these RNAs and for diagnosis and treatment of disease associated with small non-coding RNAs are also provided.
US08178499B2	Ester derivatives of hyaluronic acid for the preparation of hydrogel materials by photocuring The present invention relates to hyaluronic acid ester derivatives, whose carboxylic groups are partially esterified with hydroxy groups of propiophenone derivatives, to the hydrogel materials consisting of the said hyaluronic acid ester derivatives, to their preparation process by photocuring of the hyaluronic acid ester derivatives, and their use in the biomedical, sanitary and surgical fields, and in the medical field as controlled release systems for drugs.
US08178498B1	Medicament and method of treating an organism with medicaments A medicinal composition includes an active medicinal substance in therapeutic dose and a potentiated medicinal preparation produced from the substance by homeopathis methods.
US08178487B2	Method for providing glutamine A method of providing glutamine to a patient. A nutritional composition which includes whey protein, or a protein mixture which simulates the amino acid profile of whey protein, as a protein source is enterally administered to the patient. The whey protein may be a hydrolyzed whey protein. The patient may be a stressed patient, pre-term baby, or athlete.
US08178480B2	Lubricant for magnetic disk, process for producing the same, and magnetic disk A lubricant for magnetic disks which can form a lubricating layer having a reduced thickness while attaining a high coverage and is excellent in heat resistance and adhesion to a protective layer. The lubricant for magnetic disks comprises a perfluoropolyether compound in which the relationship between the number-average molecular weight and the standardized value of the number of hydroxy groups contained in the molecule satisfies the following: the number-average molecular weight is in the range of 1,000-6,000; the standardized value of the number of hydroxy groups contained in the molecule is 180 or higher; and the compound is in a region located below the line connecting the point where the number-average molecular weight is 1,000 and the standardized value of the number of hydroxy groups in the molecule is 400 to the point where the number-average molecular weight is 6,000 and the standardized value of the number of hydroxy groups in the molecule is 1,600. The compound has at least one hydroxy group around the center of the molecular chain.
US08178479B2	Compatibilized polymer processing additives The present invention relates to compositions and methods for improving the melt processing of polymeric materials, and more particularly to the use of compatibilized polymer processing additives to enhance the melt processing of polymeric matrices.
US08178477B2	Proppants with carbide and/or nitride phases Proppants which can be used to prop open subterranean formation fractions are described. Proppant formulations which use one or more proppants of the present invention are described, as well as methods to prop open subterranean formation fractions, and other uses for the proppants and methods of making the proppants.
US08178468B2	Catalysts, preparation of such catalysts, methods of using such catalysts, products obtained in such methods and uses of products obtained A catalyst that includes one or more metals from Column 6 of the Periodic Table and/or one or more compounds of one or more metals from Column 6 of the Periodic Table and a support. The support comprises from 0.01 grams to 0.2 gram of silica and from 0.80 grams to 0.99 grams of alumina per gram of support. The catalyst has a surface area of at least 315 m2/g, a pore size distribution with a median pore diameter of at most 100 Å, and at least 80% of its pore volume in pores having a pore diameter of at most 300 Å. The catalyst exhibits one or more peaks between 35 degrees and 70 degrees, and at least one of the peaks has a base width of at least 10 degrees, as determined by x-ray diffraction at 2-theta.Methods of preparation of such catalyst are described herein. Methods of contacting a hydrocarbon feed with hydrogen in the presence of such catalyst to produce a crude product. Uses of crude products obtained. The crude product composition is also described herein.
US08178462B2	Method for production of electrode catalyst for fuel cell Disclosed is a method for producing an electrode catalyst for a fuel cell, which comprises a Ru-containing metal microparticle supported on an electrically conductive carbon carrier, wherein M2RuX6 [M=at least one member selected from H, Li, Na, K and NH4; X=at least one member selected from Cl, Br, I and NO3] is used as a precursor of Ru. It becomes possible to produce an electrode catalyst for a fuel cell, which is improved in the methanol oxidation activity per mass or surface area of the catalyst compared with a conventional Pt- and Ru-carrying carbon catalyst prepared by using a Ru raw material having an average valency of 3.
US08178457B2	Ceramic antenna module and methods of manufacture thereof Circuit modules and methods of construction thereof that contain composite meta-material dielectric bodies that have high effective values of real permittivity but which minimize reflective losses, through the use of host dielectric (organic or ceramic), materials having relative permittivities substantially less than ceramic dielectric inclusions embedded therein. The composite meta-material bodies permit reductions in physical lengths of electrically conducting elements such as antenna element(s) without adversely impacting radiation efficiency. The meta-material structure may additionally provide frequency band filtering functions that would normally be provided by other components typically found in an RF front-end.
US08178456B2	Sintered dielectric ceramic, composition for making, and use thereof in multilayer capacitor and energy storage device A batch powder composition for preparing a non-ferroelectric, sintered dielectric ceramic; a multilayer ceramic capacitor thereof; and an energy storage device. The batch powder contains a titanate powder of at least one of CaTiO3, SrTiO3, or CaxSr1-xTiO3 where x=0 to 1, and an acceptor additive. A sintering aid and a donor additive also may be present in the batch powder. The batch powder may be sintered at temperatures of about 1050° C. or less. The ceramic contains a titanate from the titanate powder, the acceptor additive, and the optional sintering aids and donor additive. The multilayer ceramic capacitor is made of the sintered dielectric ceramic and may have electrodes of copper or a copper-nickel alloy. An energy storage device has electrical connections connected to the electrodes of the multilayer ceramic capacitor. The electrical connections may be in electrical communication with additional multilayer ceramic capacitors.
US08178453B2	Non-lead glass To provide a glass containing little B2O3, whereby when its powder is fired, its thermal expansion curve does not have an inflection point, a non-lead glass is provided containing, as represented by mol % based on the following oxides, from 35 to 41.5% of SiO2, from 8 to 25% of MgO, more than 27 to 35% of CaO, from 0 to 2% of SrO, from 0 to 4% of BaO, from 5 to 15% of ZnO and from 4.5 to 10% of Al2O3, wherein the total content of these components is at least 97%, and when SrO and BaO are contained, the total content of SrO and BaO is at most 2%; as well as a non-lead glass containing, as represented by mol % based on the following oxides, from 39.5 to 41.5% of SiO2, from 10 to less than 13% of MgO, from 18 to 22% of CaO, more than 12 to 15% of SrO, from 0 to 1% of BaO, from 6 to 11% of ZnO and from 4.5 to 7% of Al2O3, wherein the total content of these components is at least 97%.
US08178452B2	Optical glass An optical glass having a refractive index (nd) within a range from 1.825 to 1.870, an Abbe number (νd) within a range from 22 to less than 27, a transformation temperature (Tg) within a range from 530° C. to 585° C. and an mean coefficient of linear thermal expansion (α) within a range from 80×10−7° C.−1 to 103×10−7° C.−1, comprising SiO2, TiO2, Nb2O5 and Li2O and being substantially free of a Pb compound.
US08178450B2	TiO2-containing silica glass and optical member for EUV lithography using high energy densities as well as special temperature controlled process for its manufacture The present invention provides a TiO2—SiO2 glass whose coefficient of linear thermal expansion in the range of the time of irradiation with EUV light is substantially zero when used as an optical member of an exposure tool for EUVL and which has extremely high surface smoothness. The present invention relates to a TiO2-containing silica glass having a TiO2 content of from 7.5 to 12% by mass, a temperature at which a coefficient of linear thermal expansion is 0 ppb/° C., falling within the range of from 40 to 110° C., and a standard deviation (σ) of a stress level of striae of 0.03 MPa or lower within an area of 30 mm×30 mm in at least one plane.
US08178449B2	Fire resistant slipsheet A fire resistant slipsheet in roll form includes a fiber mat having first and second sides and a coating containing expandable graphite, a filler, and a binder. The coating is coated on at least one of the first and second sides of the fiber mat, and a single layer of the slipsheet achieves a Class A rating when tested according to UL 790 and/or ASTM E-108 Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Roof Coverings. A fire resistant roofing system and a method for installing a fire resistant roofing system that achieves a Class A rating when tested according to UL 790 and/or ASTM E-108 Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Roof Coverings is also provided.
US08178447B1	Methods of forming hydrophobic silicon dioxide layer and forming organic thin film transistor A method of forming a hydrophobic silicon dioxide layer is provided. A substrate is provided. Thereafter, a hydrophobic silicon dioxide layer is formed on the substrate by using a plasma chemical vapor deposition (CVD) system, in which tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) and an oxygen-containing gas are introduced at a reactive temperature between 25° C. and 150° C. A method of forming an organic thin film transistor (OTFT) including the hydrophobic silicon dioxide layer as a gate insulating layer is also provided. In the present invention, the hydrophobic silicon dioxide layer can be directly formed at low temperature without using the conventional surface modification treatment. Accordingly, the process is simplified and the cost is reduced.
US08178445B2	Substrate processing apparatus and manufacturing method of semiconductor device using plasma generation A manufacturing method for a semiconductor device, that loads a substrate on which a film containing oxygen atoms, chlorine atoms, and metal atoms is formed into a processing chamber so as to be supported by a substrate support part. The substrate is heated by the substrate support part. The inside of the processing chamber is exhausted by a gas exhaust part while supplying nitrogen atoms-containing gas and hydorgen atoms-containing gas into the processing chamber by a gas supply part. A plasma generation part is then used to excite the nitrogen atoms-containing gas and the hydrogen atoms-containing gas supplied into the processing chamber.
US08178437B2	Barrier material and process for Cu interconnect A semiconductor diffusion barrier layer and its method of manufacture is described. The barrier layer includes of at least one layer of TaN, TiN, WN, TbN, VN, ZrN, CrN, WC, WN, WCN, NbN, AlN, and combinations thereof. The barrier layer may further include a metal rich surface. Embodiments preferably include a glue layer about 10 to 500 Angstroms thick, the glue layer consisting of Ru, Ta, Ti, W, Co, Ni, Al, Nb, AlCu, and a metal-rich nitride, and combinations thereof. The ratio of the glue layer thickness to the barrier layer thickness is preferably about 1 to 50. Other alternative preferred embodiments further include a conductor annealing step. The various layers may be deposited using PVD, CVD, PECVD, PEALD and/or ALD methods including nitridation and silicidation methods.
US08178436B2	Adhesion and electromigration performance at an interface between a dielectric and metal Interconnect structures having improved adhesion and electromigration performance and methods to fabricate thereof are described. A tensile capping layer is formed on a first conductive layer on a substrate. A compressive capping layer is formed on the tensile capping layer. Next, an interlayer dielectric layer is formed on the compressive capping layer. Further, a first opening is formed in the ILD layer using a first chemistry. A second opening is formed in the tensile capping layer and the compressive capping layer using a second chemistry. Next, a second conductive layer is formed in the first opening and the second opening.
US08178432B2	Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same Semiconductor devices and methods for fabricating the same are disclosed. The semiconductor device includes gate electrodes having sidewall spacers on a semiconductor substrate, double diffusion drain regions in the semiconductor substrate adjacent to the sidewall spacers, double diffusion junction regions aligned with the gate electrodes, and source/drain regions in the double diffusion junction regions.
US08178431B2	Process for producing a PN homojunction in a nanostructure The invention relates to a process for producing a p-n junction in a nanostructure, in which the nanostructure has one or more nanoconstituents made of a semiconductor material with a single type of doping having one conductivity type, characterized in that it includes a step consisting in forming a dielectric element (3, 32, . . . , 3n) embedding the nanostructure over a height h, the dielectric element generating a surface potential capable of inverting the conductivity type over a defined width W of the nanoconstituents(s) thus embedded over the height h.
US08178429B1	Nanofabrication using dip pen nanolithography and metal oxide chemical vapor deposition Fabrication of a semiconductor structure is achieved by using a Dip Pen Nanolithography (DPN) tip to apply a metal catalyst to a prepared substrate. The catalyst is applied in a predetermined pattern, and crystal growth is established at the catalyst site.
US08178428B2	Manufacturing method of semiconductor device and substrate processing apparatus A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device is provided, comprising: loading a substrate into a processing chamber; forming a first film on the substrate by supplying silicon atom-containing gas, boron atom-containing gas, and germanium atom-containing gas into the processing chamber; forming a second film on the first film by supplying the silicon atom-containing gas and the boron atom-containing gas into the processing chamber; and unloading the substrate from the processing chamber.
US08178427B2	Epitaxial methods for reducing surface dislocation density in semiconductor materials The invention provides methods and structures for reducing surface dislocations of a semiconductor layer, and can be employed during the epitaxial growth of semiconductor structures and layers comprising III-nitride materials. Embodiments involve the formation of a plurality of dislocation pit plugs to prevent propagation of dislocations from an underlying layer of material into a following semiconductor layer of material.
US08178424B2	Method of fabricating light-emitting apparatus with improved light extraction efficiency and light-emitting apparatus fabricated using the method Provided are a method of fabricating a light-emitting apparatus with improved light extraction efficiency and a light-emitting apparatus fabricated using the method. The method includes: preparing a monocrystalline substrate; forming an intermediate structure on the substrate, the intermediate structure comprising a light-emitting structure which comprises a first conductive pattern of a first conductivity type, a light-emitting pattern, and a second conductive pattern of a second conductivity type stacked sequentially, a first electrode which is electrically connected to the first conductive pattern, and a second electrode which is electrically connected to the second conductive pattern; forming a polycrystalline region, which extends in a horizontal direction, by irradiating a laser beam to the substrate in the horizontal direction such that the laser beam is focused on a beam-focusing point within the substrate; and cutting the substrate in the horizontal direction along the polycrystalline region.
US08178420B2	Dicing/die-bonding film, method of fixing chipped work and semiconductor device A dicing/die-bonding film including a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (2) on a supporting base material (1) and a die-bonding adhesive layer (3) on the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (2), wherein a releasability in an interface between the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (2) and the die-bonding adhesive layer (3) is different between an interface (A) corresponding to a work-attaching region (3a) in the die-bonding adhesive layer (3) and an interface (B) corresponding to a part or a whole of the other region (3b), and the releasability of the interface (A) is higher than the releasability of the interface (B). The dicing/die-bonding film is excellent in balance between retention in dicing a work and releasability in releasing its diced chipped work together with the die-bonding adhesive layer.
US08178413B2	Low-temperature grown high quality ultra-thin CoTiO3 gate dielectrics A gate oxide and method of fabricating a gate oxide that produces a more reliable and thinner equivalent oxide thickness than conventional SiO2 gate oxides are provided. Gate oxides formed from alloys such as cobalt-titanium are thermodynamically stable such that the gate oxides formed will have minimal reactions with a silicon substrate or other structures during any later high temperature processing stages. The process shown is performed at lower temperatures than the prior art, which inhibits unwanted species migration and unwanted reactions with the silicon substrate or other structures. Using a thermal evaporation technique to deposit the layer to be oxidized, the underlying substrate surface smoothness is preserved, thus providing improved and more consistent electrical properties in the resulting gate oxide.
US08178406B2	Split gate device and method for forming A method of making a semiconductor device on a semiconductor layer includes forming a select gate, a recess, a charge storage layer, and a control gate. The select gate is formed have a first sidewall over the semiconductor layer. The recess is formed in the semiconductor layer adjacent to the first sidewall of the select gate. The thin layer of charge storage material is formed in which a first portion of the thin layer of charge storage material is formed in the first recess and a second portion of the thin layer of charge storage material is formed along the first sidewall of the first select gate. The control gate is formed over the first portion of the thin layer of charge storage material. The result is a semiconductor device useful a memory cell.
US08178404B2	Metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor structure and methods of fabricating same A Metal-Insulator-Metal (MIM) capacitor structure and method of fabricating the same in an integrated circuit improve capacitance density in a MIM capacitor structure by utilizing a sidewall spacer extending along a channel defined between a pair of legs that define portions of the MIM capacitor structure. Each of the legs includes top and bottom electrodes and an insulator layer interposed therebetween, as well as a sidewall that faces the channel. The sidewall spacer incorporates a conductive layer and an insulator layer interposed between the conductive layer and the sidewall of one of the legs, and the conductive layer of the sidewall spacer is physically separated from the top electrode of the MIM capacitor structure. In addition, the bottom electrode of a MIM capacitor structure may be ammonia plasma treated prior to deposition of an insulator layer thereover to reduce oxidation of the electrode. Furthermore, a multi-rate etching process may be used to etch the top electrode and insulator layer of an MIM structure, using a first, higher rate to perform an anisotropic etch up to a point proximate an interface between the conductive and dielectric materials respectively defining the top electrode and insulator layer of the MIM structure, and then using a second, lower rate to perform an anisotropic etch to a point proximate an etch stop layer defined on the bottom electrode of the MIM structure.
US08178402B2	End functionalization of carbon nanotubes Carbon nanotubes may be selectively opened and their exposed ends functionalized. Opposite ends of carbon nanotubes may be functionalized in different fashions to facilitate self-assembly and other applications.
US08178401B2	Method for fabricating dual-metal gate device A method of fabricating a MOS transistor that comprises a dual-metal gate that is formed from heterotypical metals. A gate dielectric (34), such as HfO2, is deposited on a semiconductor substrate. A sacrificial layer (35), is next deposited over the gate dielectric. The sacrificial layer is patterned so that the gate dielectric over a first (pMOS, for example) area (32) of the substrate is exposed and gate dielectric over a second (nMOS, for example) area (33) of the substrate continues to be protected by the sacrificial layer. A first gate conductor material (51) is deposited over the remaining sacrificial area and over the exposed gate dielectric. The first gate conductor material is patterned so that first gate conductor material over the second area of the substrate is etched away. The sacrificial layer over the second area prevents damage to the underlying dielectric material as the first gate conductor material is removed.
US08178398B2	Manufacturing method of display device To improve a deposition rate of a microcrystalline semiconductor layer by using a deposition method and to improve productivity of a display device including a TFT of a microcrystalline semiconductor, a reactive gas containing helium is supplied to a treatment chamber surrounded with a plurality of juxtaposed waveguides and a wall surface; a microwave is supplied to a space which is interposed between juxtaposed waveguides to generate plasma while the pressure of the treatment chamber is held at an atmospheric pressure or a sub-atmospheric pressure typically a pressure of 1×102 Pa or more and 1×105 Pa or less; and a microcrystalline semiconductor layer is deposited over a substrate placed in the treatment chamber. High density plasma is generated by providing slits on sides of the plurality of juxtaposed waveguides which face to another waveguide and supplying a microwave into the treatment chamber through the slit.
US08178396B2	Methods for forming three-dimensional memory devices, and related structures Methods of forming semiconductor devices that include one or more arrays of memory devices in a three-dimensional arrangement, such as those that include forming a conductive contact in a dielectric material overlying a memory array, wherein a wafer bonding and cleaving process may be utilized to provide a foundation material for forming another memory array having an active region in electrical contact with the conductive contact. Additionally, the conductive contact may be formed in a donor wafer, which in turn may be bonded to a dielectric material overlying a memory array using another wafer bonding process. Novel semiconductor devices and structures including the same may be formed using such methods, for example.
US08178393B2	Semiconductor package and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor chip, semiconductor package including the same, and a method of manufacturing the semiconductor chip and semiconductor package to block up electrical contacts between bonding wires and the semiconductor chip by providing insulation over the edge of the semiconductor chip.
US08178391B2	Method for packaging semiconductors at wafer level A method for packaging a plurality of semiconductor devices formed in a surface portion of a semiconductor wafer. The method includes: lithographically forming, in a first lithographically processable material disposed on the surface portion of the semiconductor wafer, device exposing openings to expose the devices and electrical contact pad openings to expose electrical contact pads for devices; and mounting a support having a rigid dielectric layer formed on a selected portion of the support, such rigid dielectric layer comprising a second lithographically processable material, such rigid material being suspended over the device exposing openings and removed from portions of the support disposed over the electrical contacts pads openings in the first lithographically processable material. The support is released and removed from the second lithographically processable material, leaving the second photolithographically processable material bonded to the first photolithographically processable material.
US08178387B2	Methods for reducing recrystallization time for a phase change material A method for reducing recrystallization time for a phase change material of a memory cell element in conjunction with the manufacture of a memory cell device can be carried out as follows. A phase change material, a buffer layer material and a cladding layer material are selected. The buffer layer material is deposited on the substrate, the phase change material is deposited on the buffer layer, and the cladding layer material is deposited on the phase change material to form a memory cell element. The thickness of the phase change material is preferably less than 30 nm and more preferably less than 10 nm. The recrystallization time of the phase change material of the memory cell element is determined. If the recrystallization time is not less than a length of time X, these steps are repeated while changing at least one of the selected materials and material thicknesses.
US08178381B2	Back side illumination image sensor and method for manufacturing the same Disclosed are a back side illumination image sensor and a method for manufacturing the same. The back side illumination image sensor includes an isolation region and a pixel area on a front side of a first substrate; a photo detector and a readout circuitry on the pixel area; an interlayer dielectric layer and a metal line on the front side of the first substrate; a second substrate bonded to the front side of the first substrate formed with the metal line; a pixel division ion implantation layer on the isolation region at a back side of the first substrate; and a micro-lens on the photo detector at the back side of the first substrate.
US08178380B2	Method for selectively establishing an electrical connection in a multi-terminal phase change device Phase change devices, and particularly multi-terminal phase change devices, include first and second active terminals bridged together by a phase-change material whose conductivity can be modified in accordance with a control signal applied to a control electrode. This structure allows an application in which an electrical connection can be created between the two active terminals, with the control of the connection being effected using a separate terminal or terminals. Accordingly, the resistance of the heater element can be increased independently from the resistance of the path between the two active terminals. This allows the use of smaller heater elements thus requiring less current to create the same amount of Joule heating per unit area. The resistance of the heating element does not impact the total resistance of the phase change device. The programming control can be placed outside of the main signal path through the phase change device, reducing the impact of the associated capacitance and resistance of the device.
US08178373B2	Metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) growth of high performance non-polar III-nitride optical devices A method of device growth and p-contact processing that produces improved performance for non-polar III-nitride light emitting diodes and laser diodes. Key components using a low defect density substrate or template, thick quantum wells, a low temperature p-type III-nitride growth technique, and a transparent conducting oxide for the electrodes.
US08178367B2	Process condition evaluation method for liquid crystal display module A process condition evaluation method for a liquid crystal display module (LCM) includes: a first step of obtaining a threshold power measuring pattern, an analysis sample for a cell bonding status in an LCD fabrication process, and obtaining a lower substrate sample by separating an upper substrate from the threshold power measuring pattern; a second step of supplying voltages on a gate pad on the lower substrate sample with sequentially increasing a voltage level by a predetermined unit by using an electrical device, and obtaining a threshold current and a threshold voltage by measuring currents at a drain pad whenever voltage increased by a predetermined unit is applied to the gate pad; and a third step of obtaining threshold power based on the threshold current and the threshold voltage, and thereby evaluating process conditions of the LCM.
US08178362B2	Electronically scannable multiplexing device An electronically scannable multiplexing device is capable of addressing multiple bits within a volatile or non-volatile memory cell. The multiplexing device generates an electronically scannable conducting channel with two oppositely formed depletion regions. The depletion width of each depletion region is controlled by a voltage applied to a respective control gate at each end of the multiplexing device. The present multi-bit addressing technique allows, for example, 10 to 100 bits of data to be accessed or addressed at a single node. The present invention can also be used to build a programmable nanoscale logic array or for randomly accessing a nanoscale sensor array.
US08178360B2	Dye compounds and the use of their labelled conjugates Novel rhodamine dye compounds, labelled conjugates comprising the dyes are described, together with methods for their use. The dyes and labelled conjugates are useful as molecular probes in a variety of applications, such as in assays involving staining of cells, protein binding, and analysis of nucleic acids, such as hybridization assays and nucleic acid sequencing.
US08178357B2	Peroxide chemical sensor and sensing method Sensors, sensing systems and sensing methods of the invention provide for detection of peroxides, including for example, vapor-phase H2O2 and organic peroxides such as di-tert-butyl peroxide. A sensor and sensing method of the invention uses at least two phthalocyanines, one of which exhibits an oxidation reaction with peroxides and the other of which exhibits a reduction reaction with peroxides. A peroxide is readily identified by a sensor of the invention when one of the at least two phthalocyanines exhibits increased resistance to current flow and the other of the at least two phthalocyanines exhibits decreased resistance to current flow.
US08178356B2	Method for evaluation of performance of percolation tanks using environmental chloride as a tracer Naturally present chloride concentration in natural water is utilized for the development of the technique to gauge the performance of percolation tanks in space and time. The chloride mass balance technique is simple, sensitive, reliable and yet powerful enough to resolve the temporal variation due to the effect of silting or climate factors. The percolation efficiency data of percolation tanks can aid in the formulation of guidelines for selection of suitable sites for future tanks with greater efficiency. Otherwise unscientific construction of percolation tanks in sites that yield poor percolation efficiency is uneconomical, and the very purpose of their construction will be forfeited. Thus the technique developed using chloride mass balance in tank water for evaluation of tank performance is highly economy oriented.
US08178352B2	Valve analytical system A lab on a valve analytical system includes a rotary sample preparation assembly having a stator and a rotor. The rotor includes a plurality of integral syringe pumps which can be aligned with passages formed within the stator. The stator passages can be connected with fluid inlet connector which connect the sample preparation assembly with fluid sources, and fluid outlet connectors which connect the sample preparation assembly with one or more wet chemical analytical devices. Some embodiments can include a mixer and optical sensor connected with the fluid outlets. One or more drive motors can be used to control simultaneous actuation of one or more of the syringe pumps, thereby providing for simultaneous delivery of metered volumes of fluid.
US08178348B2	Chimeric antisense oligonucleotides of arabinofuranose analogue and deoxyribose nucleotides The present invention relates to novel oligonucleotide chimera used as therapeutic agents to selectively prevent gene transcription and expression in a sequence-specific manner. In particular, this invention is directed to the selective inhibition of protein biosynthesis via antisense strategy using oligonucleotides constructed from arabinonucleotide or modified arabinonucleotide residues, flanking a series of deoxyribose nucleotide residues of variable length. Particularly this invention relates to the use of antisense oligonucleotides constructed from arabinonucleotide or modified arabinonucleotide residues, flanking a series of deoxyribose nucleotide residues of variable length, to hybridize to complementary RNA such as cellular messenger RNA, viral RNA, etc. More particularly this invention relates to the use of antisense oligonucleotides constructed from arabinonucleotide or modified arabinonucleotide residues, flanking a series of deoxyribose nucleotide residues of variable length, to hybridize to and induce cleavage of (via RNaseH activation) the complementary RNA.
US08178346B2	GPCR expression vector The present invention provides expression vectors that facilitate high levels of expression of GPCR proteins. Encompassed by the invention are methods and compositions for recombinant cell lines expressing GPCR proteins with the aid of the expression vectors of the instant invention. The recombinant cell lines of the instant invention express GPCR proteins at levels of at least about 150,000 copies of the protein per cell. The present invention also provides methods and compositions for raising antibodies against GPCR proteins using the high expressing recombinant cells of the instant invention.
US08178343B2	Gene cluster diagnosis apparatus A diagnosis apparatus is provided. A gene chip having a target gene cluster is used with the apparatus. The target gene cluster comprises a plurality of target genes related to a cancer. Thus, a fast, accurate, sensitive and cheap WEnCA-Chipball platform is provided for mass analysis and automatic operation while human error and time for diagnosis are both reduced.
US08178342B2	In vivo flow cytometry system and method The present invention provides methods and systems for performing in vivo flow cytometry. In one embodiments, selected circulating cells of interest of a subject are labeled with fluorescent probe molecules. The labeled cells are irradiated in vivo so as to excite the fluorescent probes, and the radiation emitted by the excited probes is detected, preferably confocally. The detected radiation is then analyzed to derive desired information, such as relative cell count, of the cells of interest.
US08178341B2	Electrostatic particle exposure system and method of exposing a target material to small particles A system for exposing a target material to small particles. The system includes an exposure chamber that receives the target material. A stream of charged particles is directed via an inlet into the exposure chamber toward the target material. One or more electrodes are located relative to the target material and the inlet, and are electrically charged, so as to cause at least some of the charged particles to impact upon the target material. The system can be used to expose the target material to small, for example, nanoscale, particles in a gas environment.
US08178339B2	Reduced genome E. coli Reduced genome strains of E. coli MG1655 are described. In various embodiments, the strains have one or more of equal or improved growth rate, transformation efficiency, protein expression, DNA production, DNA yield and/or DNA quality compared to the parental strain and commercially available strains.
US08178337B2	Lactobacillus acidophilus nucleic acid sequences encoding carbohydrate utilization-related proteins and uses therefor Carbohydrate utilization-related and multidrug transporter nucleic acids and polypeptides, and fragments and variants thereof, are disclosed in the current invention. In addition, carbohydrate utilization-related and multidrug transporter fusion proteins, antigenic peptides, and anti-carbohydrate utilization-related and anti-multidrug transporter antibodies are encompassed. The invention also provides vectors containing a nucleic acid of the invention and cells into which the vector has been introduced. Methods for producing the polypeptides and methods of use for the polypeptides of the invention are further disclosed.
US08178334B2	Variant form of urate oxidase and use thereof The present invention relates to genetically modified proteins with uricolytic activity. More specifically, the invention relates to proteins comprising truncated urate oxidases and methods for producing them, including PEGylated proteins comprising truncated urate oxidases.
US08178331B2	Recombinant yeast with improved ethanol tolerance and related methods of use The present invention provides isolated Elo1 and Mig3 nucleic acid sequences capable of conferring increased ethanol tolerance on recombinant yeast and methods of using same in biofuel production, particularly ethanol production. Methods of bioengineering yeast using the Elo1 and, or, Mig3 nucleic acid sequences are also provided.
US08178327B2	Microorganisms for the production of 1,4-butanediol The invention provides non-naturally occurring microbial organisms comprising a 1,4-butanediol (BDO) pathway comprising at least one exogenous nucleic acid encoding a BDO pathway enzyme expressed in a sufficient amount to produce BDO. The invention additionally provides methods of using such microbial organisms to produce BDO.
US08178321B2	Recovery and purification of B-phycoerythrin produced by Porphyridium cruentum using two-aqueous-phase systems and isoelectric precipitation This invention focuses on a novel process in which Porphyridium cruentum biomass first undergoes a stage of cellular disruption and subsequently stages of recovery and purification in order to achieve the purified B-phycoerythin (BFE) protein dye, using isoelectric precipitation and two-aqueous-phase systems. The steps of recovery and purification include isoelectric precipitation followed by a step of liquid/liquid extraction by means of two-aqueous-phase systems that use polyethylene glycol (PEG) and phosphate salts. The BFE protein dye obtained in the two-aqueous-phase extraction step undergoes an ultrafiltration step in order to remove the polymer (PEG) and to obtain a dye with a purity greater than 4.0 defined as the relationship between the absorbencies at 545 and 280 nm (BFE purity=Abs 545 nm/Abs 280 nm).
US08178318B2	Method for controlling pH, osmolality and dissolved carbon dioxide levels in a mammalian cell culture process to enhance cell viability and biologic product yield Methods for controlling the level of dissolved carbon dioxide and limiting osmolality in a mammalian cell culture process to enhance cell growth, viability and density, and increase biologic product concentration and yield are provided. Such control of the level of dissolved carbon dioxide and pH as well as the resulting ability to limit osmolality in a mammalian cell culture process is achieved by adopting alternative pH control strategies and CO2 stripping techniques during a mammalian cell culture process. Such pH control techniques and carbon dioxide stripping occur without foam and with little or no damage to the mammalian cells.
US08178317B2	Compositions and methods for identifying transforming and tumor suppressor genes Provided herein are nucleic acids, proteins, vectors, cells, kits, devices and methods useful for identifying regulatable proteins that are able to complement components of cellular signaling pathways. Also provided are compositions and methods using these complementing genes directly as markers for cancer diagnosis or prognosis and as targets for anti-neoplastic therapeutics. Further provided are methods for using changes caused by expression of the complementing genes to indirectly identify associated genes to be used as markers for cancer diagnosis or prognosis and as targets for anti-neoplastic therapeutics.
US08178315B2	Lyophilized edible food incorporating a marker and methods of making A standardized, lyophilized edible food containing a biologically safe stable marker for use in the measurement of gastric emptying by the quantification of marker excreted in the breath of the patient.
US08178314B2	Pyrimidines reacting with O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase fusion protein and method for detecting protein The invention relates to pyrimidines suitable as substrates for O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferases (AGT) of formula (I) wherein R1 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, halogen, cyano, trifluoromethyl or azido; R2 is a linker; and L is a label or a plurality of same or different labels. The invention further relates to methods of transferring a label from pyrimidines of formula (I) to O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferases (AGT) and AGT fusion proteins.
US08178312B2	Method of estimation of blood glucose excursions in diabetic patients using 1,5-anhydroglucitol (1,5-AG) assay The invention is a method of measuring blood glucose excursions in general, and postprandial hyperglycemia in diabetic patients in particular, by the 1,5-anhydroglucitol assay (1,5-AG) or A1C/1,5-AG assay combination. 1,5-AG levels and percent changes of 1,5-AG levels in short period are indicative of differing postmeal glucose levels in moderately-controlled diabetic patients with similar A1C levels. Thereby 1,5-AG assay is useful to identify diabetic patients who may be at risk for cardiovascular complications which would not be identifiable by A1C levels alone. Furthermore, ratios of A1C divided by 1,5-AG in each patient are superior indicators to 1,5-AG levels.
US08178307B2	Methods and compositions for detection of lethal cell and uses thereof The present invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying and detecting lethal cell useful for monitoring disease status and therapy response in various types of cancer patients regardless of the etiological origin of the cancer and uses thereof.
US08178306B2	Systems and methods of removing and managing heavy metals Systems and methods remove and manage heavy metals. In one implementation, an exemplary method can be applied to food processing and food consumption to remove heavy metals such as mercury, lead, uranium and cadmium before absorption by a living organism. The exemplary method exposes the food to a heavy-metal binding ligand, such as a concentrated protein or phytic acid, to form a heavy-metal chelate, and then allows the chelate to separate from the food. In another implementation, an exemplary probe possesses innovative molecular layers on its surface to detect and quantify heavy metals by attracting and binding traces of the heavy metals on a ligand layer.
US08178299B2	Method to determine the risk for side effects of an SSRI treatment in a person A new method is found to determine an increased risk for side effects of an SSRI treatment in a person by genotyping the person for the presence of the 102 C/C DNA sequence in the 5-HT2A receptor gene. This provides for a method to improve the treatment of an SSRI responsive disorder and in particular depression.
US08178298B2	Patched polypeptides and uses related thereto Methods for isolating patched genes, including the mouse and human patched genes, as well as invertebrate patched genes and sequences, are provided. Decreased expression of patched is associated with the occurrence of human cancers, particularly basal cell carcinomas of the skin. The patched and hedgehog genes are useful in creating transgenic animal models for these human cancers. The patched nucleic acid compositions find use in identifying homologous or related proteins and the DNA sequences encoding such proteins; in producing compositions that modulate the expression or function of the protein; and in studying associated physiological pathways. In addition, modulation of the gene activity in vivo is used for prophylactic and therapeutic purposes, such as treatment of cancer, identification of cell type based on expression, and the like. The DNA is further used as a diagnostic for a genetic predisposition to cancer, and to identify specific cancers having mutations in this gene.
US08178294B2	Method of haplotype-based genetic analysis for determining risk for developing insulin resistance, coronary artery disease and other phenotypes Disclosed is a method for determining haplotypes useful for large-scale genetic analysis, within a genomic reference sequence of interest, for a human subpopulation. The method can applied to statistically evaluating the genotypes of subjects for any statistically significant association with a phenotype of interest, such as insulin resistance or coronary artery disease. Thus, also disclosed are a method of detecting a genetic predisposition in a human subject for certain biological conditions, which may be related to coronary artery disease.
US08178291B2	Methods and compositions for determining hypersusceptibility of HIV-1 to non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors This invention relates to methods for determining hypersusceptibility of HIV-1 viruses to non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) based on the viral genotypes. The methods generally comprise detecting, in a gene encoding reverse transcriptase of the HIV-1, the presence of a mutation at codon 65, 69, or 74 alone or in combination with one or more mutations at certain other codons. Combinations of mutation associated with hypersusceptibility to NNRTIs are also disclosed.
US08178286B2	Double patterning method A method of making a device includes forming a first photoresist layer over an underlying layer, patterning the first photoresist layer to form a first photoresist pattern comprising a first grid, rendering the first photoresist pattern insoluble to a solvent, forming a second photoresist layer over the first photoresist pattern, patterning the second photoresist layer to form a second photoresist pattern over the underlying layer, where the second photoresist pattern is a second grid which overlaps the first grid to form a photoresist web, and etching the underlying layer using the photoresist web as a mask.
US08178284B2	Method of forming pattern A method of forming a pattern including: forming an underlayer film on a support using an underlayer film-forming material, forming a hard mask on the underlayer film using a silicon-based hard mask-forming material, forming a first resist film by applying a chemically amplified positive resist composition to the hard mask, forming a first resist pattern by selectively exposing the first resist film through a first mask pattern and then performing developing, forming a first pattern by etching the hard mask using the first resist pattern as a mask, forming a second resist film by applying a chemically amplified positive silicon-based resist composition to the first pattern and the underlayer film, forming a second resist pattern by selectively exposing the second resist film through a second mask pattern and then performing developing, and forming a second pattern by etching the underlayer film using the first pattern and the second resist pattern as a mask.
US08178283B2	Method of treating rinsing wastewater from developing apparatus for photosensitive lithographic printing plate, method of development, and developing apparatus An object of the present invention is to provide a simple method for treatment of a washing waste liquid, which enhances the flocculation effect and also enhances filtration characteristics of a flocculated washing waste liquid in a flocculation treatment of a washing waste liquid generated in processing a photosensitive lithographic printing plate.Disclosed is a method for treatment of a washing waste liquid generated in a processing apparatus of a photosensitive lithographic printing plate, which comprises (1) adding a cationic polymer flocculant to the washing waste liquid, then (2) adding an anionic polymer flocculent, followed by (3) filtration.
US08178276B2	Method of manufacturing toner A method of manufacturing a toner including granulating mother toner particles in an aqueous medium to obtain a slurry containing the mother toner particles and adjusting a size distribution of the mother toner particles by screening coarse mother toner particles from the slurry with a screen to obtain the toner containing mother toner particulates.
US08178267B2	Electrophotographic toner A set of toners comprising a yellow toner, a magenta toner, a cyan toner and a black toner for forming a full color image with an electrophotographic method, wherein the yellow toner comprises toner particles containing at least one pigment selected from the group consisting of C.I. Pigment Yellow 74, C.I. Pigment Yellow 139, C.I. Pigment Yellow 155, C.I. Pigment Yellow 180 and C.I. Pigment Yellow 185; the magenta toner comprises toner particles containing a dye represented by Formula (X-1) and a metal compound represented by Formula (1); and the cyan toner comprises toner particles containing a silicon phthalocyanine represented by Formula (2):
US08178258B2	Electrochemical device with a LSGM-electrolyte An electrochemical device including an anode, a cathode and an electrolyte membrane disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the electrolyte membrane has a material of formula La1−xSrxGa1−yMGyO3−0.5(x+y), wherein x and y are independently a value of 0.1 to 0.3, said material having a relative density of at least 90% and including LaSrGaO4 in a percentage of 0.05 vol % to 10 vol %. A method for producing energy and a method for separating oxygen from a gas mixture are also disclosed.
US08178257B2	Polymer electrolyte membrane and membrane/electrode assembly for polymer electrolyte fuel cell A membrane/electrode assembly for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell capable of exhibiting high power generation performance constantly for a long period of time in a high temperature and low humidity environment, and a polymer electrolyte membrane whereby such a membrane/electrode assembly is obtainable.A polymer electrode membrane 15, comprising a proton conductive polymer which has an electrical conductivity of at least 0.07 S/cm at a temperature of 80° C. at a relative humidity of 40% and which has a water content of less than 15 mass; and a membrane/electrode assembly 10 comprising an anode 13 and a cathode 14 each having a catalyst layer 11, and a polymer electrolyte membrane 15 disposed between the anode 13 and the cathode 14.
US08178254B2	Cell for solid oxide fuel cell and method for manufacturing same There is provided an SOFC cell and manufacturing method thereof whereby the occurrence of Cr poisoning of the air electrode can be satisfactorily suppressed in an SOFC cell formed by joining together an air electrode with a Cr-containing alloy or the like. A Cr(VI) oxide suppressing state is induced for suppressing the formation of Cr(VI) oxides in an alloy or oxide during a firing process in which an alloy or oxide and an air electrode are fired in a state of being joined together.
US08178252B2	Method to maximize fuel cell voltage during start-up A method of operating a fuel cell system is disclosed, the method including the steps of providing a fuel cell stack including a plurality of fuel cell assemblies, each fuel cell assembly having a proton exchange membrane disposed between a plurality of fuel cell plates, wherein water is purged from the fuel cell system during a shutdown operation, and a current is produced in the fuel cell system following the shutdown purge to produce product water to hydrate the proton exchange membrane.
US08178249B2	Fuel cell humidity control system and method A control system for controlling the amount of water in at least one fluid stream that is passed through a fuel cell stack comprises a humidifier arrangement, a sensor and a controller. The humidifier arrangement is operable to humidify the fluid stream. The sensor is disposed downstream of the humidifier arrangement and configured to measure at least one characteristic of the fluid stream. The at least one characteristic of fluid stream is indicative of the amount of water in the fluid stream. The controller is configured to receive a signal from the sensor and to use the signal to determine a difference between an amount of water in the fluid stream and a target amount of water. The controller is operable to control the humidifier arrangement to control the amount of water in the fluid stream based on the difference.
US08178246B2	Nonaqueous electrolyte solution, nonaqueous electrolyte secondary cell, and carbonate compounds The present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolytic solution which can give excellent cycle characteristics. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution contains a linear carbonate represented by the formula (1): wherein, in the formula (1), Xa represents each independently hydrogen or any group; Ra represents optionally substituted alkyl; and n represents an integer of zero or more.
US08178245B2	Electrode assembly having porous separator that contains an antacid and secondary battery having the same An electrode assembly and a secondary battery having the same are provided. The electrode assembly includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material layer, and a porous layer for separating the positive and negative electrodes from each other that is formed of a combination of a ceramic material having a particle size of about 50 to 300 nm (particle size distribution value: D50) and a binder. Moreover, the porous layer contains an antacid. The secondary battery having the electrode assembly has satisfactory lifespan and overcharge characteristics.
US08178244B2	Non-aqueous electrolyte battery and battery pack A non-aqueous electrolyte battery comprises a negative electrode comprising a current collector, and a negative electrode layer formed on one or both surfaces of the current collector, a positive electrode, and a separator interposed between the negative electrode and the positive electrode. The negative electrode layer comprises a plurality of layers laminated each other and containing a different active material each other, the layers comprising a first layer which is contacted with the current collector and contains spinel-type lithium titanate as an active material, and a second layer which is disposed to face the separator and contains Ramsdellite-type lithium titanate or anatase-type titanium oxide as an active material.
US08178239B2	Cathode material for secondary battery, method for producing same, and secondary battery A cathode material for a secondary battery containing a cathode active material represented by the general formula LinFePO4 (wherein n represents a number from 0 to 1) as a primary component and molybdenum (Mo), wherein the cathode active material LinFePO4 is composited with the Mo. In a preferred embodiment, the cathode material has conductive carbon deposited on the surface thereof.
US08178236B2	Secondary battery including an insulation case with an insertion groove A secondary battery includes: a bare cell; an insulation case located on the bare cell; a protection device seated on the insulation case and electrically coupled to the bare cell; and a first lead electrically coupled to a first terminal of the protection device, where the insulation case includes; a base portion on which the protection device is seated; an anchor portion provided on a surface at one end of the base portion; and a hook portion projecting from one side surface of the anchor portion toward a center of the base portion and having an insertion groove at a lower portion thereof. The first lead is connected to the hook portion of the insulation case.

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