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US08193252B1	Mesoprogestins (progesterone receptor modulators) for the treatment and prevention of benign hormone dependent gynecological disorders This present invention disclosed the use of mesoprogestins, a new class of progesterone receptor modulators (PRMs), for the treatment and prevention of benign hormone dependent gynecological disorders: a) for the treatment of gynecological disorder such as endometriosis, uterine fibroids, postoperative peritoneal adhesions, dysfunctional bleeding (metrorrhagia, menorrhagia) and dysmenorrhea; b) for the prevention of gynecological disorders such as postoperative, peritoneal adhesions, dysfunctional uterine bleeding (metrorrhagia, menorrhagia) and dysmenorrhea; and c) a method of treatment and prevention of the above mentioned disorders in a female, preferably in a human female, in need of treatment or prevention of one or more of these disorders, with an effective amount of a mesoprogestin. Mesoprogestins are defined as compounds possessing both agonistic and antagonistic activities at the progesterone receptor (PR) in vivo. They stabilize the function of PR at an intermediate level of agonistic and antagonistic. Corresponding functional states cannot be achieved with progestins or antiprogestins. The daily dose of mesoprogestin is 0.5 to 100 mg, preferably 5.0 to 50 mg and most preferably 10 to 25 mg. J867, J912, J956 and J1042 are the mesoprogestins preferred according to the invention.
US08193251B2	Method for producing products with water clusters A method of producing products includes diluting a mater in a quality water as a dilution water a plurality of times until solid stable water clusters are formed having a plurality of water molecules connected with one another by electrical dipole interaction via internal electric field of ions and having a permanent electric dipole moment with an electrical field surrounding the solid stable water clusters, and the produced solid stable water clusters can be used with an additional material to produce the final product.
US08193250B2	Compositions and methods for treating alzheimer's disease and related disorders and promoting a healthy nervous system The present invention relates generally to methods of inhibiting the onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD), mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and related neurodegenerative disorders involving amyloidosis. The methods involve administering a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of D-pinitol to individuals who are at risk of developing the disease or have one or more symptoms of the disease. The invention also relates to methods of treating or preventing Alzheimer's disease or MCI that involve the use of such compositions. The invention further provides methods to promote the general health of the nervous system through administration of active ingredient compositions. The invention further relates to animal and cellular systems for the study of AD, MCI, and related disorders, and the identification of reagents useful in treating amyloidosis. The invention further provides methods to inhibit AD or MCI in an individual based on reducing caloric intake by the individual. The invention further relates to a method of treating or inhibiting an amyloidogenic disorder by caloric restriction.
US08193247B2	Phenolic hydrazone macrophage migration inhibitory factor inhibitors Provided are various compounds of Formula (I): Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the above compounds. Additionally, methods of inhibiting macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) activity in a mammal are provided, as are methods of treating or preventing inflammation in a mammal. Further provided are methods of treating a mammal having sepsis, septicemia, and/or endotoxic shock. Also provided are methods of treating a mammal having an autoimmune disease, and methods of treating a mammal having a tumor.
US08193246B2	Lipids and lipid assemblies comprising transfection enhancer elements Lipid assemblies, such as liposomes, comprising transfection enhancer elements (TEE's), which are complexed with the lipid assemblies by means of ionic interactions, or lipids incorporating such TEE's are disclosed for enhancing the fusogenicity of the lipid assemblies. The TEE's have the formula: hydrophobic moiety-pH sensitive hydrophilic moiety (II) The pH sensitive hydrophilic moiety of each TEE is a weak acid having a pka of between 2 and 6 or a zwitterionic structure comprising a combination of acidic groups with weak bases having a pKa of between 3 and 8. Lipids incorporating one or more such TEEs have the formula (I): Lipid moiety-[Hydrophobic moiety-pH sensitive hydrophilic moiety] (I).
US08193245B2	Composition comprising oleic acid and the use thereof The present invention relates to the pharmaceutical composition and health care food comprising oleic acid having neuroprotective activity. The oleic acid of the present invention has potent neuroprotective effect and recovery effect on neurological behavior. Therefore, it is useful as the therapeutics for the prevention or treatment of degenerative brain diseases in human or mammal.
US08193243B2	Continuous administration of dopa decarboxylase inhibitors and compositions for same Disclosed herein are compositions that include for example the arginine salt of carbidopa, and methods for treating neurological or movement diseases or disorders such as restless leg syndrome, Parkinson's disease, secondary parkinsonism, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's like syndrome, PSP, MSA, ALS, Shy-Drager syndrome and conditions resulting from brain injury including carbon monoxide or manganese intoxication, using substantially continuous administration of carbidopa or salt thereof together with administration of levodopa.
US08193242B2	Levodopa prodrug mesylate, compositions thereof, and uses thereof (2R)-2-Phenylcarbonyloxypropyl (2S)-2-amino-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)propanoate mesylate and crystalline form thereof, methods of making the same, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of using the same to treat diseases or disorders such as Parkinson's disease are provided.
US08193223B2	1,2,3-triazole derivatives as sigma receptor inhibitors The invention relates to compounds having pharmacological activity towards the sigma receptor, and more particularly to 1,2,3-triazole derivatives of formula (I) and to processes of preparation of such compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use in therapy and prophylaxis, in particular for the treatment of psychosis or pain.
US08193222B1	Process for the preparation of certain substituted sulfilimines Cyano-substituted sulfilimines and sulfoximines are produced efficiently and in high yield from the corresponding sulfides by reaction with cyanamide and hypochlorite.
US08193217B2	Polymorphic form of granisetron hydrochloride and methods of making the same Crystalline granisetron hydrochloride characterized by a powder x-ray diffraction pattern with peaks at about 14.3, 20.4, and 23.0±0.2 degrees two-theta and process of making the same are disclosed.
US08193212B2	Use of huperzine for neuropathic pain Methods and compositions containing huperzine are used to prevent and alleviate neuropathic pain. The invention is also directed to methods and compositions for using huperzine for the prevention and/or treatment of neuropathic pain and orthostatic hypotension.
US08193207B2	Lactam compounds and methods of using the same The present invention relates to inhibitors of 11-β hydroxyl steroid dehydrogenase type 1 and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. The compounds of the invention can be useful in the treatment of various diseases associated with expression or activity of 11-β hydroxyl steroid dehydrogenase type 1.
US08193205B2	Substituted indolyl alkyl amino derivatives as novel inhibitors of histone deacetylase This invention comprises the novel compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, X and Y have defined meanings, having histone deacetylase inhibiting enzymatic activity; their preparation, compositions containing them and their use as a medicine.
US08193200B2	Antagonists of A2B adenosine receptors for treatment of inflammatory bowel disease The present invention relates to method for treating inflammatory bowel disease that includes administration of an effective amount of an antagonist of A2B adenosine receptors (ARs).
US08193198B2	Uracil compounds and a herbicide comprising the same Disclosed are uracil compounds represented by Formula 1, a method for preparing the compounds, and a herbicide including the same as an active ingredient: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, X, Y, Z and W are the same as defined in the detailed description.
US08193195B2	Polymorphic forms of 1-'4-(5-cyanoindol-3-yl) butyl-4-(2-carbamoylbenzofuran-5-yl) piperazine hydrochloride The invention relates to new crystalline modifications of the hydrochloride of 1-[4-(5-cyanoindol-3-yl)butyl]-4-(2-carbamoyl-benzofuran-5-yl)-piperazine, crystalline modification of the dihydrochloride of 1-[4-(5-cyanoindol-3-yl)butyl]-4-(2-carbamoyl-benzofuran-5-yl)-piperazine and amorphous 1-[4-(5-cyanoindol-3-yl)butyl]-4-(2-carbamoyl-benzofuran-5-yl)-piperazine hydrochloride which are suitable in particular for the preparation of solid medicaments for the treatment or prevention of depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorders, mania, dementia, substance-related disorders, sexual dysfunctions, eating disorders, obesity, fibromyalgia, sleeping disorders, psychiatric disorders, cerebral infarct, tension, for the therapy of side-effects in the treatment of hypogonadism, secondary amenorrhea, premenstrual syndrome and undesired puerperal lactation.
US08193192B2	Heterocyclic FXR binding compounds The present invention relates to compounds which bind to the NR1H4 receptor (FXR) and act as agonists or partial agonists of the NR1H4 receptor (FXR). The invention further relates to the use of the compounds for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of diseases and/or conditions through binding of said nuclear receptor by said compounds, and to a process for the synthesis of said compounds.
US08193189B2	Quinoxaline derivatives as tyrosine kinase activity inhibitors The present invention relates to quinoxaline compound of the formula (I): wherein R1 is carbocyclyl or heterocyclyl, either of which is optionally substituted with 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 R7; R2 is carbocyclyl or heterocyclyl, either of which is optionally substituted with 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 R8; R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each independently hydrogen or R9; and R7, R8 and R9 are each independently selected from organic and inorganic substituents, their use in therapy of diseases, in particular diseases mediated by the tyrosine kinase activity of Janus kinases, including JAK-2 and JAK-3 kinases.
US08193187B2	1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoxaline compound with a phenyl group substituent having a sulfonic acid ester structure or a sulfonic acid amide structure introduced therein and having glucocorticoid receptor-binding activity The compounds represented in general formula (1) or a salt thereof are useful for glucocorticoid receptor modulators. In the formula, R1 represents a lower alkyl group, a lower cycloalkyl group, an aryl group and the like; R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group and the like; R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group and the like; R4 and R5 represent a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group and the like; R6 represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group and the like; R7 represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkenyl group and the like; W represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, NR8 and the like; R8 represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group and the like; X represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; Y represents a lower alkylene group and the like; Z represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, NR9, OCO or OSO2; R9 represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group and the like respectively.
US08193186B2	Pyridopyrazines and the use thereof as kinase inhibitors The invention relates to novel pyrido[2,3-b]pyrazine derivatives of the general Formula I, their preparation and use as medicaments, in particular for the treatment of malignant and other disorders based on pathological cell proliferations.
US08193185B2	Use of tryptanthrin compounds for immune potentiation The invention provides immunostimulatory compositions and methods of administration thereof. Also provided are methods of administering a tryptanthrin compound in an effective amount to enhance the immune response of a subject to an antigen. Also provided are methods of administering an effective amount of a tryptanthrin to stimulate the immune response in a subject for the treatment of cancer. Further provided are methods of administering a tryptanthrin compounds as an immunotherapeutic in the treatment of infectious diseases.
US08193182B2	Substituted isoquinolin-1(2H)-ones, and methods of use thereof Chemical entities of Formula I: that modulate PI3 kinase activity, pharmaceutical compositions containing the chemical entities, and methods of using these chemical entities for treating diseases and conditions associated with P13 kinase activity are described herein.
US08193178B2	Thieno- and furo-pyrimidine modulators of the histamine H4 receptor Thieno- and furo-pyrimidine compounds are described, which are useful as H4 receptor modulators. Such compounds may be used in pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the modulation of histamine H4 receptor activity and for the treatment of disease states, disorders, and conditions mediated by H4 receptor activity, such as inflammation.
US08193177B2	Hepatocyte growth factor pathway activators in fibrotic connective tissue diseases Methods are provided for treating fibrotic connective tissue diseases such as scleroderma and conditions such as surgically-induced adhesions using compounds that activate the signaling pathways of hepatocyte growth factor.
US08193176B2	Phenylpyrazole derivatives The present invention provides a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for dementia, Alzheimer's disease, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, schizophrenia, eating disorders, obesity, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, sleep disorders, narcolepsy, sleep apnea syndrome, circadian rhythm disorder, depression, allergic rhinitis or other diseases.A phenylpyrazole derivative represented by formula (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: {wherein R1 and R2, which may be the same or different, each represent C1-C6 alkyl or C3-C8 cycloalkyl, or R1 and R2 are attached to each other together with their adjacent nitrogen atom to form a 4- to 7-membered saturated heterocyclic ring (wherein said saturated heterocyclic ring may be substituted with halogen or C1-C6 alkyl), n represents an integer of 0 to 2, T represents a hydrogen atom, halogen or C1-C6 alkyl, and R represents formula (I): or the like}.
US08193174B2	Responsive luminescent lanthanide complexes The invention provides a compound comprising a xanthone or thiaxanthone sensitizing moiety, capable of coordinating to a lanthanide ion by the nitrogen atom of an integral pyridyl group or a related group able to bind a lanthanide ion.
US08193172B2	Methods for the treatment of major depressive disorder using glucocorticoid receptor antagonists The present invention relates to a method for the treatment of a patient suffering from major depressive disorder by administering to the patient an effective amount of a glucocorticoid receptor antagonist and to methods for establishing the optimal treatment regimen.
US08193171B2	13,13-dimethyl-des-C,D analogs of 1α,25-dihydroxy-19-nor-vitamin D3 compounds and topical composition dosage forms and methods of treating skin conditions thereof 13,13-Dimethyl-des-C,D analogs of 1α,25-dihydroxy-19-nor-vitamin D3 compounds and topical composition dosage forms thereof, and methods of treating skin conditions thereof. Exemplary active pharmaceutical ingredients include (1R,3R)-5-[(E)-(S)-11′-hydroxy-5′,5′,7′,11′-tetramethyl-dodec-2′-enylidene]-2-methylene-cyclohexane-1,3-diol, (1R,3R)-5-[(Z)-(S)-11′-hydroxy-5′,5′,7′,11′-tetramethyl-dodec-2′-enylidene]-2-methylene-cyclohexane-1,3-diol, (1R,3R)-5-[(E)-(R)-11′-hydroxy-5′,5′,7′,11′-tetramethyl-dodec-2′-enylidene]-2-methylene-cyclohexane-1,3-diol, and (1R,3R)-5-[(Z)-(R)-11′-hydroxy-5′,5′,7′,11′-tetramethyl-dodec-2′-enylidene]-2-methylene-cyclohexane-1,3-diol.
US08193170B2	2-methylene-19,26-dinor-(20R,22E,25R)-vitamin D analogs This invention discloses 2-methylene-19,26-dinor-(20R,22E,25R)-vitamin D analogs, and specifically 2-methylene-19,26-dinor-(20R,22E,25R)-1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, and pharmaceutical uses therefor. This compound exhibits transcription activity as well as pronounced activity in arresting the proliferation of undifferentiated cells and inducing their differentiation to the monocyte thus evidencing use as an anti-cancer agent and for the treatment of skin diseases such as psoriasis as well as skin conditions such as wrinkles, slack skin, dry skin and insufficient sebum secretion. This compound also shows very low activity in vivo on bone calcium mobilization and relatively high intestinal calcium transport activity compared to the native hormone 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, and therefore may be used to treat autoimmune disorders or inflammatory diseases in humans as well as renal osteodystrophy. This compound may also be used for the treatment or prevention of obesity.
US08193165B2	Anti-viral nucleoside analogs and methods for treating viral infections, especially HIV infections The present invention relates to novel compounds according to the general formulas I, II, III, IV or V: wherein B is nucleoside base according to the structure: and the remaining variables as defined in the specification, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds. The compounds are useful interalia as anti-viral agents in viral therapy.
US08193163B2	Compositions and methods for siRNA inhibition of ICAM-1 RNA interference using small interfering RNAs which are specific for the ICAM-1 gene inhibits expression of this gene. Diseases which involve ICAM-1-mediated cell adhesion, such as inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, diabetic retinopathy and other complications arising from type I diabetes, age related macular degeneration and many types of cancer, can be treated by administering the small interfering RNAs.
US08193158B2	Use of apoptosis-specific eIF-5A siRNA to down regulate expression of proinflammatory cytokines to treat sepsis The present invention relates to apoptosis specific eucaryotic initiation factor 5A (eIF-5A), referred to as apoptosis-specific eIF-5A or eIF5-A1, nucleic acids and polypeptides and methods for down regulating pro-inflammatory cytokines in a mammal by administering siRNA against eIF-5A1 to the mammal to treat/prevent sepsis and/or hemorrhagic shock.
US08193156B1	Dipeptides incorporating selenoamino acids with enhanced bioavailability—synthesis, pharmaceutical and cosmeceutical applications thereof Disclosed is a novel synthetic method for isomeric peptides through an appropriate linkage of L-selenomethionine or Se-Methyl-L-selenocysteine with L-glutamic acid. The novel synthetic method produces isomeric peptides of L-selenomethionine or Se-Methyl-L-selenocysteine that exhibit (i) enhanced water solubility; (ii) enhanced rate of dissolution in water; (iii) enhanced bioavailability; (iv) excellent vascular endothelial growth factor promoting activity; (v) excellent anti-5-alpha-reductase activity; (vi) capabilities to prevent/reduce “hair fall” and promote “hair growth”, thereby maintaining a perfect homeostasis for “hair care”. Cosmeceutical and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the isomeric peptides obtained through an appropriate linkage of L-selenomethionine or Se-Methyl-L-selenocysteine with L-glutamic acid are also disclosed. Other dipeptides with several other amino acids and uses thereof are also disclosed.
US08193152B2	Treatment or prevention of hemorrhagic viral infections with immunomodulator compounds An immunomodulatory compound is administered to a patient having, or at risk of a hemorrhagic viral infection.
US08193149B2	Use of Peptide YY, alone or in combination with glucagon-like peptide, for use in medicine The present invention is directed to the use of the peptide compound Tyr-Pro-Ile-Lys-Pro-Glu-Ala-Pro-Gly-Glu-Asp-Ala-Ser-Pro-Glu-Glu-Leu-Asn-Arg-Tyr-Tyr-Ala-Ser-Leu-Arg-His-Tyr-Leu-Asn-Leu-Val-Thr-Arg-Gln-Arg-Tyr-NH2 as a therapeutic agent for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of cancer, autoimmune diseases, fibrotic diseases, inflammatory diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, infectious diseases, lung diseases, heart and vascular diseases and metabolic diseases. Moreover the present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions preferably in form of a lyophilisate or liquide buffer solution or artificial mother milk formulation or mother milk substitute containing the peptide Tyr-Pro-Ile-Lys-Pro-Glu-Ala-Pro-Gly-Glu-Asp-Ala-Ser-Pro-Glu-Glu-Leu-Asn-Arg-Tyr-Tyr-Ala-Ser-Leu-Arg-His-Tyr-Leu-Asn-Leu-Val-Thr-Arg-Gln-Arg-Tyr-NH2 optionally together with at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, cryoprotectant, lyoprotectant, excipient and/or diluent.
US08193148B2	Short fatty acid tail polymyxin derivatives and uses thereof The present invention relates to a polymyxin derivative wherein the derivative has a total of three positive charges at physiological pH and wherein the terminal moiety (D) of the derivative comprises a total of 1 to 5 carbon atoms; and to a combination product comprising at least two such derivatives. The invention further relates to a method for sensitizing Gram-negative bacteria to an antibacterial agent by administering, simultaneously or sequentially in any order a therapeutically effective amount of said antibacterial agent and a derivative according to the present invention to said subject; to methods for developing novel antibiotics; and for sensitizing clinically important bacteria to a host defense mechanism complement present in serum. The invention also relates to a method of treating a subject for a gram-negative bacterial infection by administering a polymyxin derivative of the invention in combination with a second antibacterial agent. Finally, the invention relates to a process for preparing such polymyxin derivatives.
US08193137B2	Thickening composition The present invention provides a thickening composition simultaneously exhibiting suitable thickening performance and superior usability, which contains N-long-chain acyl acidic amino acid and/or a salt thereof, an amphipathic substance, an inorganic salt, and water as essential components, and has a viscosity of not less than 200 mPa·s. By the addition of the thickening composition, moreover, cleansing compositions and cosmetic compositions for skin, hair and the like, which maintain thickening performance and usability, while containing N-long-chain acyl acidic amino acid and/or a salt thereof are provided.
US08193136B2	Antibacterial compositions comprising quaternary ammonium germicides and alkamine oxides having reduced irritation potential Antibacterial compositions having antibacterial effectiveness and reduced eye irritation potential are disclosed. The antibacterial compositions contain a quaternary ammonium compound, an alkamine oxide, a nonionic compound, optional adjuvant materials known in the art, and water. The eye irritation is decreased by decreasing the amount, by weight, of alkamine oxide present in the composition and alternatively, or in combination therewith, increasing the ratio of nonionic material to alkamine oxide present in the composition.
US08193124B2	Emulsifier free oil-based wellbore fluid A wellbore fluid that includes an oleaginous base fluid; and a silanated weighting agent is disclosed. In particular, the silanated weighting agents may be produced by reaction between an alkyl alkoxy silane and a weighting agent Methods of formulating such fluids and methods of drilling using such fluids are also disclosed.
US08193120B2	C2-phenyl-substituted cyclic ketonols The present invention relates to novel C2-phenyl-substituted cyclic ketoenols, to a plurality of processes for their preparation and to their use as pesticides as herbicides.
US08193114B2	Catalysts for dual oxidation of ammonia and carbon monoxide with low to no NOx formation Catalysts, catalyst systems, and methods for removing ammonia and/or carbon monoxide in flue gases are provided where ammonia is used with a selective catalytic reduction catalyst for reducing oxides of nitrogen. A dual oxidation catalyst generally comprises an alkali component, a transition metal, and a metal oxide support. This catalyst is also substantially free from precious metal components and effective for substantially simultaneously oxidizing ammonia (NH3) and carbon monoxide (CO) when placed in an exhaust gas stream. The catalyst is effective to provide low ammonia to nitrogen oxides selectivity.
US08193111B2	Process or system for desorbing an adsorbent bed One exemplary embodiment can be a process for desorbing an adsorbent bed. The process can include passing a desorbent stream through the adsorbent bed to remove at least one of a nitrile compound and an oxygenate compound. Generally, the desorbent stream after desorbing is combined with a feed stream for an alkylation zone after a selective hydrogenation zone.
US08193109B2	Ceramic materials containing spherical shaped carbon particles Ceramic materials with a matrix which contains at least one carbide, at least one carbide-forming element and carbon, and which furthermore contain a dispersed phase of carbon particles with spherical shape and an average diameter of 0.2 μm to 800 μm, a process for their production and their use for thermal insulation, as a protective layer in ceramic armoring against mechanical action, or as a friction layer in brake disks or clutch disks.
US08193103B2	CCD sensors with multiple contact patterns A pixel array in an image sensor includes multiple pixels. The pixel array includes vertical shift registers for shifting charge out of the pixel array. The vertical shift registers can be interspersed between the pixels, such as in an interline image sensor, or the photosensitive areas in the pixels can operate as vertical shift registers. The pixels are divided into blocks of pixels. One or more electrodes are disposed over each pixel. Conductive strips are disposed over the electrodes. Contacts are used to connect selected electrodes to respective conductive strips. The contacts in at least one block of pixels are positioned according to one contact pattern while the contacts in one or more other blocks are positioned according to a different contact pattern. The different contact patterns reduce or eliminate visible patterns in the contact locations.
US08193102B2	Process for directing assemblies of particulate dispersions using surface roughness A method of assembling composite structures from objects in fluid includes providing a plurality of objects, each having a preselected size, shape, and spatial distribution of surface structural features characterizing a surface roughness; dispersing the objects into the fluid; and introducing a depletion agent. The depletion agent includes a plurality of particles having a size distribution preselected causing an attractive force arising from a depletion attraction between at least a first object and second object of the plurality in at least one relative position and orientation based on the preselected spatial distribution of surface structural features on the first and second objects, and the depletion attraction between the first and second objects forms at least one rigid bond or slippery bond at or proximate to respective surface portions based on the preselected spatial distribution of surface structural features on the first and second objects to form a two-object composite structure.
US08193101B2	Substrate processing apparatus and semiconductor device manufacturing method for forming film Provided is a substrate processing apparatus. The substrate processing apparatus includes a process chamber, a gas supply system, a gas discharge system, an RF (radio frequency) unit, an electrode, and a control device. The control device controls the gas supply system, the gas discharge system, and the RF unit. While the control device controls the RF unit to apply predetermined RF power to the electrode for generating plasma, the control device controls the gas supply system to supply a process gas to the process chamber alternately at a first flowrate and at a second flowrate greater than the first flowrate.
US08193098B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprises forming a dielectric film, and oxidizing the dielectric film. In oxidizing the dielectric film, an oxidized gas is supplied to the dielectric film at a heat treatment. Supplying the oxidized gas is performed intermittently a plurality of times while the dielectric film is subjected to heat treatment.
US08193090B2	Formation of a masking layer on a dielectric region to facilitate formation of a capping layer on electrically conductive regions separated by the dielectric region A masking layer is formed on a dielectric region of an electronic device so that, during subsequent formation of a capping layer on electrically conductive regions of the electronic device that are separated by the dielectric region, the masking layer inhibits formation of capping layer material on or in the dielectric region. The capping layer can be formed selectively on the electrically conductive regions or non-selectively; in either case (particularly in the latter), capping layer material formed over the dielectric region can subsequently be removed, thus ensuring that capping layer material is formed only on the electrically conductive regions. Silane-based materials, such as silane-based SAMs, can be used to form the masking layer. The capping layer can be formed of an electrically conductive material (e.g., a cobalt alloy, a nickel alloy, tungsten, tantalum, tantalum nitride), a semiconductor material, or an electrically insulative material, and can be formed using any appropriate process, including conventional deposition processes such as electroless deposition, chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor deposition or atomic layer deposition.
US08193089B2	Conductive via plug formation Various embodiments of the present invention are generally directed to a method of forming a conductive via plug in a semiconductor device. A first and second metal layer are electrically connected by a via plug that is formed by depositing a tungsten seed layer on a plurality of metal barrier layers within a recess using atomic layer deposition. The recess is then filled with tungsten using chemical vapor deposition.
US08193088B2	Method of forming metal lines of semiconductor device A method of forming metal lines of a semiconductor device includes forming an etch stop layer over a semiconductor substrate over which underlying structures are formed, forming an insulating layer over the etch stop layer, etching the etch stop layer and the insulating layer to form trenches through which the underlying structures are exposed, shrinking the insulating layer by using a thermal treatment process in order to widen openings of the trenches, and filling the trenches with a conductive material.
US08193086B2	Local silicidation of via bottoms in metallization systems of semiconductor devices Electromigration behavior in complex metallization systems of semiconductor devices may be enhanced at critical areas between a metal line and a via by locally forming a copper/silicon compound. In some illustrative embodiments, the formation of the copper/silicon compound may be combined with other treatments for cleaning the exposed surface areas and/or modifying the molecular structure thereof.
US08193080B2	Method for fabricating semiconductor device and plasma doping system An impurity is introduced into a fin-type semiconductor region (102) formed on a substrate (100) using a plasma doping process, thereby forming an impurity-introduced layer (105). Carbon is introduced into the fin-type semiconductor region (102) using a plasma doping process to overlap at least a part of the impurity-introduced layer (105), thereby forming a carbon-introduced layer.
US08193076B2	Method for releasing a thin semiconductor substrate from a reusable template The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses template. The method involves forming a mechanically weak layer conformally on a semiconductor template. Then forming a thin for releasing a thin semiconductor substrate from a reusable semiconductor substrate conformally on the mechanically weak layer. The thin semiconductor substrate, the mechanically weak layer and the template forming a wafer. Then defining the border of the thin-film semiconductor substrate to be released by exposing the peripheral of the mechanically weak layer. Then releasing the thin-film semiconductor substrate by applying a controlled air flow parallel to said mechanically weak layer wherein the controlled air flow separates the thin semiconductor substrate and template according to lifting forces.
US08193073B2	Method for separating parts from a substrate An improved method for producing a plurality of parts (30) from a plate-type substrate (20) is disclosed, comprising the steps of: (a) laterally separating the parts (30) from a plate-type substrate (20) fixed on a first vacuum plate (3); (b) sucking the parts (30) on a first vacuum plate (3); and (c) detaching the separated parts (30) from the first vacuum plate (3).
US08193070B2	Method for bonding layers, corresponding device and organic light-emitting diode A method for bonding several layers, which comprise at least one thermally bondable material, by means of a joint layer produced with the aid of thermocompression at least one of the layers comprising a semiconductor material, as well as to a correspondingly manufactured device. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing an organic light-emitting diode and an organic light-emitting diode that is encapsulated between two cover layers with the aid of thermocompression.
US08193067B2	Integrated circuit and a method using integrated process steps to form deep trench isolation structures and deep trench capacitor structures for the integrated circuit Disclosed is an integrated circuit having at least one deep trench isolation structure and a deep trench capacitor. A method of forming the integrated circuit incorporates a single etch process to simultaneously form first trench(s) and a second trenches for the deep trench isolation structure(s) and a deep trench capacitor, respectively. Following formation of a buried capacitor plate adjacent to the lower portion of the second trench, the trenches are lined with a conformal insulator layer and filled with a conductive material. Thus, for the deep trench capacitor, the conformal insulator layer functions as the capacitor dielectric and the conductive material as a capacitor plate in addition to the buried capacitor plate. A shallow trench isolation (STI) structure formed in the substrate extending across the top of the first trench(es) encapsulates the conductive material therein, thereby creating the deep trench isolation structure(s).
US08193062B2	Asymmetric silicon-on-insulator SRAM cell A memory cell having N transistors including at least one pair of access transistors, one pair of pull-down transistors, and one pair of pull-up transistors to form a memory cell, wherein N is an integer at least equal to six, wherein each of the access transistors and each of the pull-down transistors is a same one of an n-type or a p-type transistor, and each of the pull-up transistors is the other of an n-type or a p-type transistor, wherein at least one of the pair of the pull down transistors and the pair of the pull up transistors are asymmetric.
US08193053B2	Integrated semiconductor nonvolatile storage device An object of the present invention is to provide an integrated semiconductor nonvolatile storage device that can be read at high speed and reprogrammed an increased number of times.In the case of conventional nonvolatile semiconductor storage devices having a split-gate structure, there is a tradeoff between the read current and the maximum allowable number of reprogramming operations. To overcome this problem, an integrated semiconductor nonvolatile storage device of the present invention is configured such that memory cells having different memory gate lengths are integrated on the same chip. This allows the device to be read at high speed and reprogrammed an increased number of times.
US08193044B2	Memory cells A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit (IC), comprising: defining a plurality of continuous active areas; forming conducting lines extending over the active areas; and using the conducting lines as a mask, introducing dopant into the active areas. Connections are provided between doped regions and conducting lines to form first and second circuit portions, at least one active area being continuous between those portions. In that active area, connections are provided between doped regions and conducting lines to form a pair of diode-connected transistors in reverse bias to one another between the first and second circuit portions, connected so as to leave a shared, unconnected doped region between the pair. The present invention also relates to a corresponding IC.
US08193042B2	Flexible circuit assemblies without solder and methods for their manufacture The present invention provides an electronic assembly 400 and a method for its manufacture 800, 900, 1000 1200, 1400, 1500, and 1700. The assembly 400 uses no solder. Components 406 or component packages 402, 802, 804, 806 with I/O leads 412 are placed 800 onto a planar substrate 808. The assembly is encapsulated 900 with electrically insulating material 908 with vias 420, 1002 formed or drilled 1000 through the substrate 808 to the components' leads 412. Then the assembly is plated 1200 and the encapsulation and drilling process 1500 repeated to build up desired layers 422, 1502, 1702. The planar substrate 808 may be a flexible substrate 2016 allowing bending of an assembly 2000 to fit into various enclosures.
US08193041B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of the same The yield of a semiconductor device is improved. Inside the resin sealing body which forms a semiconductor device, the semiconductor chip is sealed in the state where it has arranged aslant to the upper and lower sides of a resin sealing body. In the suspension lead which supports the die pad carrying this semiconductor chip, the small recess is formed in the fifth surface of the opposite side with the surface on which the semiconductor chip was mounted. This recess is a portion used as the starting point when making die pad 2a slanting. The side surface of the side near a die pad between two side surfaces of this recess is formed in the state where it inclined rather than the side surface of the side near the periphery of a resin sealing body.
US08193040B2	Manufacturing of a device including a semiconductor chip Metal particles are applied to a metal foil. A semiconductor chip is placed over the metal foil with contact elements of the semiconductor chip facing the metal particles. The metal particles are heated and the metal foil is structured after heating the metal particles.
US08193039B2	Semiconductor chip with reinforcing through-silicon-vias A method of manufacturing includes connecting a first end of a first through-silicon-via to a first die seal proximate a first side of a first semiconductor chip. A second end of the first thu-silicon-via is connected to a second die seal proximate a second side of the first semiconductor chip opposite the first side.
US08193038B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device, semiconductor chip, and semiconductor wafer A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a semiconductor wafer including a plurality of interconnect layers, the semiconductor wafer including: a plurality of chip-composing portions; a dicing region separating the chip-composing portions from each other; and a plurality of inter-chip interconnects formed in the dicing region and electrically connecting adjacent ones of the chip-composing portions; and forming semiconductor chips by dicing the dicing region so as to divide the chip-composing portions, wherein each of the inter-chip interconnects has a width of an intermediate portion narrower than widths of connection end portions connected to the adjacent ones of the chip-composing portions.
US08193036B2	Semiconductor device and method of forming mold underfill using dispensing needle having same width as semiconductor die A semiconductor device has a semiconductor die mounted over a surface of a substrate. A mold underfill dispensing needle has a width substantially equal to a width of the semiconductor die. The dispensing needle is placed in fluid communication with a side of the semiconductor die. A mold underfill is deposited from an outlet of the dispensing needle evenly across a width of the semiconductor die into an area between the semiconductor die and substrate without motion of the dispensing needle. The dispensing needle has a shank and the outlet in a T-configuration. The dispensing needle can have a plurality of pole portions between a shank and the outlet. The dispensing needle has a plate between a shank and the outlet. The outlet has an upper edge with a length substantially equal to or greater than a length of a lower edge of the outlet.
US08193035B2	Fusible I/O interconnection systems and methods for flip-chip packaging involving substrate-mounted stud bumps A semiconductor device is made by providing a semiconductor die having bond pads formed on a surface of the semiconductor die, forming a UBM over the bond pads of the semiconductor die, forming a fusible layer over the UBM, providing a substrate having bond pads formed on a surface of the substrate, and forming a plurality of stud bumps containing non-fusible material over the bond pads on the substrate. Each stud bump includes a wire having a first end attached to the bond pad of the substrate and second end of uniform height. The method further includes electrically connecting the second end of the wire for each stud bump to the bond pads of the semiconductor die by reflowing the fusible layer or applying thermal compression bonding, depositing an underfill material between the semiconductor die and substrate, and depositing an encapsulant over the semiconductor die and substrate.
US08193034B2	Semiconductor device and method of forming vertical interconnect structure using stud bumps A semiconductor device is made by forming a conductive layer over a temporary carrier. The conductive layer includes a wettable pad. A stud bump is formed over the wettable pad. The stud bump can be a stud bump or stacked bumps. A semiconductor die is mounted to the carrier. An encapsulant is deposited over the semiconductor die and around the stud bump. A first interconnect structure is formed over a first surface of the encapsulant. The first interconnect structure includes a first IPD and is electrically connected to the stud bump. The carrier is removed. A second interconnect structure is formed over a second surface of encapsulant opposite the first interconnect structure. The second interconnect structure includes a second IPD. The first or second IPD includes a capacitor, resistor, or inductor. The semiconductor devices are stackable and electrically connected through the stud bump.
US08193033B2	Semiconductor device having a sealing resin and method of manufacturing the same The semiconductor device 100 comprises a first semiconductor element 113 provided on a face on one side of a flat plate shaped interconnect component 101, an insulating resin 119 covering a face of a side where the first semiconductor element 113 of the interconnect component 101 is provided and a side face of the first semiconductor element 113, and a second semiconductor element 111 provided on a face on the other side of the interconnect component 101. The interconnect component 101 has a constitution where an interconnect layer 103, a silicon layer 105 and an insulating film 107 are sequentially formed. The interconnect layer 103 has a constitution where the interconnect layer 103 has a flat plate shaped insulating component and a conductive component extending through the insulating component. The first semiconductor element 113 is electrically connected with the second semiconductor element 111 through the conductive component.
US08193031B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device An object is to provide a semiconductor device having stable electric characteristics in which an oxide semiconductor is used. An oxide semiconductor layer is subjected to heat treatment for dehydration or dehydrogenation treatment in a nitrogen gas or an inert gas atmosphere such as a rare gas (e.g., argon or helium) or under reduced pressure and to a cooling step for treatment for supplying oxygen in an atmosphere of oxygen, an atmosphere of oxygen and nitrogen, or the air (having a dew point of preferably lower than or equal to −40° C., still preferably lower than or equal to −50° C.) atmosphere. The oxide semiconductor layer is thus highly purified, whereby an i-type oxide semiconductor layer is formed. A semiconductor device including a thin film transistor having the oxide semiconductor layer is manufactured.
US08193028B2	Sulfide species treatment of thin film photovoltaic cell and manufacturing method A method for forming a thin film photovoltaic device. The method includes providing a transparent substrate comprising a surface region, forming a first electrode layer overlying the surface region, forming a copper layer overlying the first electrode layer and forming an indium layer overlying the copper layer to form a multi-layered structure. The multi-layered structure is subjected to a thermal treatment process in an environment containing a sulfur bearing species to forming a copper indium disulfide material. The copper indium disulfide material comprising a copper-to-indium atomic ratio ranging from about 1.2:1 to about 2:1 and a thickness of substantially copper sulfide material having a copper sulfide surface region. The thickness of the copper sulfide material is selectively removed to expose a surface region having a copper poor surface comprising a copper to indium atomic ratio of less than about 0.95:1. The method subjects the copper poor surface to a sulfide species to convert the copper poor surface from an n-type semiconductor characteristic to a p-type semiconductor characteristic. A window layer is formed overlying the copper indium disulfide material.
US08193023B2	Unit pixel of image sensor having three-dimensional structure and method for manufacturing the same A unit pixel of an image sensor having a three-dimensional structure includes a first chip and a second chip which are stacked, one of the first chip and the second chip having a photodiode, and the other of the first chip and the second chip having a circuit for receiving information from the photodiode and outputting received information. The first chip includes a first pad which is projectedly disposed on an upper surface of the first chip in such a way as to define a concavo-convex structure, and the second chip includes a second pad which is depressedly disposed on an upper surface of the second chip in such a way as to define a concavo-convex structure corresponding to the concavo-convex structure of the first chip. The first chip and the second chip are mated with each other through bonding of the first pad and the second pad.
US08193015B2	Method of forming a light-emitting-diode array with polymer between light emitting devices A method for forming a light-emitting-diode (LED) array is disclosed includes forming an LED structure on a substrate. The LED structure is divided into at least a first LED device and a second LED device with a gap between the first LED device and the second LED device. At least one polymer material is deposited over the LED structure to substantially fill the gap with the at least one polymer material. Portions of the at least one polymer material are removed to expose a first electrode of the first LED device and a second electrode of the second LED device. An interconnect is formed on top of the at least one polymer material electrically connecting the first and second electrode.
US08193010B2	Uniform transfer of luminescent quantum dots onto a substrate A method of uniformly transferring luminescent quantum dots onto a substrate, comprising: a) preparing a colloidal suspension of luminescent quantum dots in a hydrophobic solvent, wherein the density of the hydrophobic solvent is from 0.67 g/cm3 to 0.96 g/cm3; b) dispensing the suspension onto a convex aqueous surface; c) allowing the hydrophobic solvent to evaporate; d) contacting the film of luminescent quantum dots with a hydrophobic stamp; and e) depositing the film of luminescent quantum dots onto a substrate with the hydrophobic stamp is described herein. Further described is a method of preparing quantum dot based light emitting diodes.
US08193006B2	Method of chip repair by stacking a plurality of bad dies A method for repairing a chip with a stacked structure of chips is provided. First, a first chip is provided, which includes a first circuit block with a first function, a second circuit block with a second function, and a signal path electrically connected to the first and the second circuit blocks. A second chip is provided, which includes a third circuit block with the first function. The functions of the first and the second chips are verified. The first circuit block is disabled if the first circuit block is defective. The third circuit block is electrically connected to the signal path to replace the first circuit block and provide the first function if the second circuit block is functional and the third circuit block is functional.
US08193002B2	Lateral flow immunoassay controls Rapid lateral flow immunoassays have an extensive history of use in both the clinical and home settings. These devices are used to test for a variety of analytes, such as drugs of abuse, hormones, proteins, urine or plasma components and the like. The present invention provides an improved procedural control that indicates to the test user that at least a portion of the applied sample has passed through the test result zone of the test strip, and optionally that the test is complete and the test results may be read.
US08192998B2	Nanowire-based system for analysis of nucleic acids System for detection and/or analysis of nucleic acids using nanowires to detect covalent modification of nucleic acids.
US08192993B1	Formulations for imparting traceability and/or trackability to one or more chemicals The invention relates to chemical formulations that can be used to render such chemicals easier to identify upon application to a surface. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to formulations designed to render herbicides, fungicides, pesticides, insecticides and/or phytotoxins easier to identify upon application to one or more types of vegetation. In another embodiment, the present invention relates to formulations designed to render water-soluble herbicides, fungicides, pesticides, insecticides and/or phytotoxins easier to identify upon application to one or more types of vegetation.
US08192992B2	System and method for incubating the contents of a reaction receptacle An automated analyzer for performing multiple diagnostic assays simultaneously includes multiple stations, or modules, in which discrete aspects of the assay are performed on fluid samples contained in reaction receptacles. The analyzer includes stations for automatically preparing a specimen sample, incubating the sample at prescribed temperatures for prescribed periods, performing an analyte isolation procedure, and ascertaining the presence of a target analyte. An automated receptacle transporting system moves the reaction receptacles from one station to the next. The analyzer further includes devices for carrying a plurality of specimen tubes and disposable pipette tips in a machine-accessible manner, a device for agitating containers of target capture reagents comprising suspensions of solid support material and for presenting the containers for machine access thereto, and a device for holding containers of reagents in a temperature controlled environment and presenting the containers for machine access thereto. A method for performing an automated diagnostic assay includes an automated process for isolating and amplifying a target analyte. The process is performed by automatically moving each of a plurality of reaction receptacles containing a solid support material and a fluid sample between stations for incubating the contents of the reaction receptacle and for separating the target analyte bound to the solid support from the fluid sample. An amplification reagent is added to the separated analyte after the analyte separation step and before a final incubation step.
US08192991B2	Methods of eliciting or boosting a cellular immune response Site-specific Listeria integration vectors and methods for their use are provided. The subject vectors include a bacteriophage integrase gene and a bacteriophage attachment site, where in many embodiments the bacteriophage that is the source of these elements is a listeriophage. In certain embodiments, the subject vectors further include a multiple cloning site, where the multiple cloning site may further include a polypeptide coding sequence, e.g., for a heterologous antigen. The subject vectors and methods find use in a variety of different applications, including the study of Listeria species and the preparation of Listeria vaccines.
US08192985B2	Use of molecular chaperones for the enhanced production of secreted, recombinant proteins in mammalian cells The present invention relates to a method for increased production of a secreted, recombinant protein product through the introduction of molecular chaperones in a mammalian host cell. The present invention also relates to a mammalian host cell with enhanced expression of a secreted recombinant protein product by coexpressing at least one chaperone protein.
US08192984B2	Creation of artificial internal ribosome entry site (IRES) elements A method of producing a nucleic acid sequence having an adenine-rich nucleic acid block of at least 25 nucleotides in length is provided. The nucleic acid sequence that is produced is capable of initiating translation at an internal ribosome entry site (IRES) and the adenine-rich nucleic acid block comprises from 40 to 100 mol-% adenine.
US08192983B2	Incubator An incubator including a temperature-controlled room adjusted to a predetermined environment condition for culturing a sample of an incubation container at inside of the temperature-controlled room, the incubator including a shifting mechanism for moving a position of the incubation container at inside of the temperature-controlled room by a motor, a temperature adjusting section for adjusting a temperature at inside of the temperature-controlled room, an operating information generating section for generating operating information with regard to a position of operating and a time period of operating the motor prior to operating the motor, an estimated variation outputting section for outputting an estimation variation of a temperature state by operating the motor based on the operating information, and a controlling section for controlling the temperature adjusting section to cancel a temperature change of an amount of the estimated variation in synchronism with operating the motor.
US08192982B2	Tissue culture microscope apparatus A tissue culture microscope apparatus includes a culture unit that includes a chamber in which a specimen is put, and maintains the chamber at a predetermined temperature to culture the specimen; an observation unit that forms an observation image of the specimen put in the chamber; and a liquid supply unit that stores a liquid in a protrusion portion penetrating into a wall of the chamber and protruding to an inside of the chamber, matches a temperature of the liquid with the temperature of the chamber, and injects the liquid from the protrusion portion to the specimen.
US08192979B2	Compositions, methods and devices for preparing less painful Botulinum toxin formulations Devices, methods and kits are disclosed for preparing and administering less-painful formulations of Botulinum toxin. The devices, methods and kits of the present invention are comprised of or use an acidic formulation of Botulinum toxin, or, in certain embodiments, a freeze- or flash-dried composition of Botulinum toxin, having a long shelf-life which is subsequently mixed with an acid-neutralizing solution and, optionally a sequestration agent prior to administration to a patient in need thereof. The pH-neutralized formulation of Botulinum toxin is pharmaceutically acceptable for administration to a patient and is significantly less painful than acidic formulations of Botulinum toxin or formulations of Botulinum toxin having unnecessary antigens.
US08192978B2	Microorganism of the genus Lactobacillus capable of binding to S. mutans and compositions comprising the same The present invention relates to a microorganism belonging to the group of lactic acid bacteria characterized in that it is capable of specifically binding to Streptococcus mutans, wherein the specific binding is (i) resistant to heat treatment; and/or (ii) resistant to protease treatment; and/or (iii) calcium-dependent; and/or (iv) formed within a pH range between 4.5 and 8.5; and/or (v) formed in the presence of saliva. Preferably, the specific binding can be assayed as follows: (a) growing said microorganism to stationary phase; (b) mixing said microorganism with Streptococcus mutans which has been grown to stationary phase; (c) incubating the mixture obtained in step (b) under conditions allowing the formation of aggregates of said microorganism and Streptococcus mutans and (d) detecting aggregates by the occurrence of a pellet. Another aspect of the present invention is an analog or fragment of said microorganism which is thermally inactivated or lyophilized, wherein said analog or fragment retains the capability of specifically binding to Streptococcus mutans. In addition, the present invention encompasses compositions and additives for food, feed or drinks comprising the microorganism belonging to the group of lactic acid bacteria which specifically bind to Streptococcus mutans or an analog or fragment thereof. Moreover, uses of said microorganism or said analog or fragment thereof for the preparation of an anticariogenic or pharmaceutical composition or anticariogenic food or feedstuff as well as methods for producing said compositions or food or feedstuff are provided by the present invention.
US08192977B2	Ethanol production This invention relates to ethanol production as a product of bacterial fermentation.
US08192976B2	Biological synthesis of difunctional alkanes from carbohydrate feedstocks Aspects of the invention relate to methods for the production of difunctional alkanes in host cells. In particular, aspects of the invention describe components of genes associated with the difunctional alkane production from carbohydrate feedstocks in host cells. More specifically, aspects of the invention describe metabolic pathways for the production of adipic acid, aminocaproic acid, caprolactam, and hexamethylenediamine via 2-ketopimelic acid.
US08192975B2	Excipients for use in adeno-associated virus pharmaceutical formulations, and pharmaceutical formulations made therewith Stable pharmaceutical compositions comprising recombinant adeno-associated virus (AAV) virions are described. The compositions provide protection against loss of recombinant AAV vector genomes and transduceability under conditions such as exposure to cycles of freezing and thawing and storage in glass or polypropylene vials. The compositions comprise recombinant AAV virions in combination with one or more dihydric or polyhydric alcohols, and, optionally, a detergent, such as a sorbitan ester. Also described are methods of using the compositions.
US08192971B2	Separating substances with supported porous gels containing metal-affinity ligands complexed with metal ions This invention relates to a composite material that comprises a support member that has a plurality of pores extending through the support member and, located in the pores of the support member, and filling the pores of the support member, a macroporous cross-linked gel. The invention also relates to a process for preparing the composite material described above, and to its use. The composite material is suitable, for example, for separation of substances, for example by filtration or adsorption, including chromatography, for use as a support in synthesis or for use as a support for cell growth.
US08192969B2	Apparatus and method for interfering with pathological cells survival processes A method and an apparatus for interfering with pathological cells survival processes, i.e. inducing directly or indirectly apoptosis, on living pathological cells, by using magnetic fields without adversely affecting normal cells. Static (S) and extremely low frequency (ELF) magnetic fields are used having low intensity comprised between 1 and 100 mT, preferably comprised between 1 and 30 mT. In particular SELF fields are used which are different sequences of S and/or ELF fields, i.e. S fields followed by ELF fields, ELF fields followed by S fields, S and ELF field together, as well as the presence of S or ELF fields alone, said ELF fields having a field frequency comprised between 1 and 1000 Hz. An apparatus for carrying out the method comprises means for generating static magnetic (S) fields crossing a working environment and/or means for generating electromagnetic extremely low frequency (ELF) fields over the working environment in addition to the S fields. Means are provided for modulating the S fields associated to the S fields generating means and varying the intensity of the S fields from 1 to 100 mT, preferably between 1 to 30 mT according to a predetermined function. Means may also be provided for modulating the ELF fields associated to the ELF fields generating means and imposing to the ELF fields a frequency between 1 and 1000 Hz with intensity comprised between 1 to 100 mT, preferably between 1 and 30 mT according to a predetermined function.
US08192963B2	Bacterium capable of producing L-amino acid and method for producing L-amino acid A bacterium is described which belongs to the Enterobacteriaceae family, and has an ability to produce an L-amino acid, such as L-glutamic acid, L-arginine and L-threonine. The bacterium is modified so that the activity of a protein encoded by ydcI gene is decreased, thereby producing and accumulating the L-amino acid selected from L-glutamic acid, L-arginine, and L-threonine in the culture medium or cells of the bacterium when cultured in a culture medium. Subsequently, the L-amino acid is collected from the culture medium or the bacterium.
US08192954B2	Methods for assessing RNA patterns Methods and compositions for the characterizing of cancers by assessing RNA levels, such as determining an RNA pattern, are provided herein. The diagnosis, prognosis, monitoring and treatment or a cancer can be determined by detecting one or more RNAs, such as microRNAs.
US08192950B2	Sesquiterpene synthase gene and protein The invention relates to sesquiterpene synthases and methods for their production and use. Particularly, the invention provides nucleic acids comprising the nucleotide sequence of citrus valencene synthase (CVS) which codes for at least one CVS. The invention further provides nucleic acids comprising the nucleotide sequence coding for amino acid residues forming the tier 1 and tier 2 domains of CVS. The invention also provides for methods of making and using the nucleic acids and amino acids of the current invention.
US08192948B1	Chemifluorescent substrate for peroxide and peroxidase detection A kit for enhanced detection of analytes that produce peroxide or peroxidase activity.
US08192943B2	Immunoassay employing two-step internal calibration reaction Methods for quantitatively measuring the amount of an analyte of interest in a fluid sample, and kits useful in the methods, are disclosed. The methods comprise sandwich assays, and utilize an internal calibration reaction that closely mimics the reaction of test particles by the use of a two-step reaction.
US08192941B2	Amplification and detection of ribonucleic acid Compositions, methods, and kits for detecting one or more species of RNA molecules are disclosed. In one embodiment, a first adaptor and a second adaptor are ligated to the RNA molecule using a polypeptide comprising double-strand specific RNA ligase activity, without an intervening purification step. The ligated product is reverse transcribed, then at least some of the ribonucleosides in the reverse transcription product are removed. Primers are added and amplified products are generated. In certain embodiments, the sequence of at least part of at least one species of amplified product is determined and at least part of the corresponding RNA molecule is determined. In some embodiments, at least some of the amplified product species are detected, directly or indirectly, allowing the presence and/or quantity of the RNA molecule of interest to be determined.
US08192940B2	Method for amplifying unknown DNA sequence adjacent to known sequence The present invention relates to a method for amplifying an unknown nucleotide sequence adjacent to a known nucleotide sequence, which comprises the step of performing an amplification of the unknown nucleotide sequence using a DNA walking annealing control primer (DW-ACP) and a target specific primer (TSP) hybridizable with a site on the known nucleotide sequence.
US08192938B2	Methods for quantifying microRNA precursors The present invention is directed to methods, reagents, kits and compositions for detecting microRNA (miRNA) precursors in a biological sample. The methods uses gene-specific primers and reverse transciptase to convert the primary miRNA precursors (pri-miRNA) and pre-miRNA precursors (pre-miRNAs) to cDNA. The method also uses amplification reactions using gene specific forward and reverse primers that are targeted to the hairpin sequence of pri- and pre-microRNA precursors to detect the expression levels of both the pri- and the pre-microRNAs.
US08192936B2	Polarization-enhanced detector with gold nanorods for detecting nanoscale rotational motion and method therefor A nanoscale motion detector attaches a gold nanorod (30) to the rotating arm (26) of a molecular structure (10) to cause the nanoparticle to rotate. The molecular structure is an F1-ATPase enzyme. The gold nanorod is exposed to a light source. The long axis of the gold nanorod scatters red light when the nanorod is in a first position. The short axis of the gold nanorod scatters green light when the nanorod is in a second position. A polarizing filter filters the red and green light to detect the rotational motion by observing alternating red and green lights. A detection DNA stand (50) is coupled between the gold nanorod and the molecular structure. The detection DNA strand hybridizes with a target DNA strand (58) if the target DNA strand matches the detection DNA strand to form a structural link between the molecular structure and gold nanorod.
US08192935B2	Methods for assessing cisplatin resistance, disease progression, and treatment efficacy in ovarian cancer as related to MetAP2 expression The invention provides methods for predicting whether an ovarian cancer patient's tumor will be resistant to chemotherapy. The invention also provides methods for monitoring the effectiveness of treatment, particularly a chemotherapeutic treatment, in a patient treated for ovarian cancer. The invention further provides methods for treating ovarian cancer, by reducing chemotherapeutic drug resistance in said cells. In addition, the invention provides methods of screening compounds to identify tumor cell growth inhibitors in tumor cells resistant to conventional chemotherapeutic treatment regimes.
US08192934B2	Method for delivering nucleic acid into eukaryotic genomes The present invention relates to genetic engineering and especially to the use of DNA transposition complex of bacteriophage Mu. In particular, the invention provides a gene transfer system for eukaryotic cells, wherein in vitro assembled Mu transposition complexes are introduced into a target cell and subsequently transposition into a cellular nucleic acid occurs. The invention further provides a kit for producing insertional mutations into the genomes of eukaryotic cells. The kit can be used, e.g., to generate insertional mutant libraries.
US08192932B2	Covalent joining of DNA strands to RNA strands catalyzed by vaccinia topoisomerase The present invention provides a method of covalently joining a DNA strand to an RNA strand, a method of tagging a 5′ end of an RNA molecule, a DNA-RNA molecule which has been joined in vitro by the use of a topoisomerase, a method of tagging a 5′ end of an mRNA, and a method of isolating and cloning full-length gene sequences using capped mRNA after subtraction of non-capped RNA.
US08192931B2	Method to detect prostate cancer in a sample The present invention relates to prostate cancer. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method to detect prostate cancer in a patient sample by detecting the RNA encoded by the gene PCA3. More particularly the present invention relates to a method for determining a predisposition, or presence of prostate cancer in a patient comprising: (a) contacting a biological sample of a patient with at least one oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a PCA3 polynucleotide; (b) detecting in the biological sample an amount of PCA3 and second prostate specific polynucleotides; and (c) comparing the amount of PCA3 polynucleotide that hybridizes to the oligonucleotide to a predetermined cut off value, and therefrom determining the presence or absence of prostate cancer in the biological sample. The present invention further relates to diagnostic kits for the detection of prostate cancer or the risk of developing same in a patient comprising: (a) at least one container means having disposed therein at least one oligonucleotide probe or primer that hybridizes to one a PCA3 nucleic acid or complement thereof; (b) at least one oligonucleotide probe or primer that hybridizes with a second prostate specific nucleic acid or complement thereof; and (c) reagents enabling a detection of PCA3 and of the second prostate specific nucleic acid when PCA3 or second prostate-specific nucleic acid sequence is present.
US08192928B2	Mutations in the macrophage scavenger receptor 1 gene alter risk of prostate cancer, asthma, and cardiovascular disease The present invention discloses methods of screening a subject for increased likelihood or risk of certain diseases or disorders. This method comprises detecting the presence or absence of at least one mutation in the MSR1 gene wherein the presence or absence of such mutation indicates an increased risk for certain diseases, such as cancer asthma and/or cardiovascular diseases.
US08192925B2	Polypeptides having antimicrobial activity and polynucleotides encoding same The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having antimicrobial activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.
US08192924B1	Rapid cooling to and maintaining of whole blood at 20 to 24C for processing A new blood unit cooling system was designed to cool blood rapidly to about 22° C. and maintain it at about that temperature, even in ambient temperature extremes, for several hours. The system incorporating a preferred eutectic solution including 98% 1-dodecanol, 1.5% myristyl alcohol and 0.5% 1-decanol (having a melting point of about 23° C.) contained in a sealed flexible polymer layer, was used to cool whole blood-filled bags. The preferred design used double-layered transparent polyethylene, with two sealed compartments filled with the solution, separated by a flattened and sealed portion between them. One of the two sealed compartments contacts one side of the blood bag and the other compartment is folded over to contact the other side of the blood bag. The transparent compartments allows an operator to verify at any time whether the solution is in a solid state, and the flexibility of the compartments eases the proper positioning of them around a blood bag.
US08192921B2	Patterning process A pattern is formed by coating a chemically amplified positive resist composition comprising a resin comprising acid labile group-containing recurring units and a photoacid generator onto a substrate, drying to form a resist film, exposing the resist film to high-energy radiation through a phase shift mask having a lattice-like array of shifters, PEB, developing to form a positive pattern, illuminating or heating the positive pattern to eliminate acid labile groups for increasing alkaline solubility and to induce crosslinking for imparting solvent resistance, coating a reversal film, and dissolving away the positive pattern in an alkaline wet etchant to form a pattern by way of positive/negative reversal.
US08192919B2	Pattern forming method, semiconductor device manufacturing method and phase shift photomask having dummy gate patterns A method for forming a plurality of gate patterns in parallel with each other on a photoresist layer within a circuit block includes forming extension gate patterns on both ends of the gate patterns and on both ends of a dummy gate pattern of the circuit block to reach an edge of the circuit block, and performing a first photolithography process upon the photoresist layer by using a phase shift photomask having first and second openings whose difference in phase is π, the first and second openings alternating between the gate patterns including the extension gate patterns to form phase edges therein.
US08192918B2	Lithographic printing plate precursor A lithographic printing plate precursor is disclosed which comprises a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer, and a coating thereon, said coating comprising an IR absorbing agent and a contrast enhancing compound, characterized in that said contrast enhancing compound has the structure of formula (I). The printing plate comprising the contrast enhancing compound improves the thermoresponsivity of the coating and is capable of improving the resistance of the coating in the non-exposed areas against the alkaline developer.
US08192917B2	Material for multiphoton fluorescence microscope and multiphoton fluorescence microscope A photosensitized composite material and a material, an element, a device, and the like, which employ the photosensitized composite material, are provided. In the photosensitized composite material, multiphoton absorption compounds are highly sensitized for practical use by utilizing an enhanced plasmon field. The photosensitized composite material has a structure where the multiphoton absorption compounds are linked to the surface of a fine metal particle through linking groups. The fine metal particle generates an enhanced surface plasmon field in resonance with a multiphoton excitation wavelength. The multiphoton absorption compounds have a molecular structure enabling multiphoton absorption. The photosensitized composite material is contained in or used for, for example, a three-dimensional memory material and a three-dimensional recording medium, an optical power limiting material and an optical power limiting element, a photocuring material and a stereolithography system, and a fluorescent material for a multiphoton fluorescence microscope and a multiphoton fluorescence microscope.
US08192915B2	Positive resist composition, method of forming resist pattern, and polymeric compound A positive resist composition including a base component (A) which exhibits increased solubility in an alkali developing solution under action of acid and an acid-generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, the base component (A) including a polymeric compound (A1) containing a structural unit (a0) represented by general formula (a0-1) (R2 represents a divalent linking group, and R3 represents a cyclic group containing —SO2— within the ring skeleton thereof) and a structural unit (a1) derived from an acrylate ester containing an acid dissociable, dissolution inhibiting group.
US08192914B2	Resist composition for immersion exposure and method of forming resist pattern A resist composition for immersion exposure and a method of forming a resist pattern are provided which can satisfy both of excellent resistance to an immersion medium and lithography properties. The resist composition for immersion exposure includes a resin component (A) which exhibits changed alkali solubility under action of acid and an acid-generator component (B) which generates acid upon irradiation, the resin component (A) including a resin (A1) which contains a fluorine atom and a resin (A2) which has a structural unit (a′) derived from acrylic acid and contains no fluorine atom, and the amount of the resin (A1) contained in the resin component (A) being within the range from 0.1 to 50% by weight.
US08192911B2	Method of manufacturing toner and toner A method of manufacturing a toner including dispersing a binder resin, a coloring agent and a releasing agent in an organic solvent to obtain an oil phase; dispersing the oil phase in an aqueous medium with a shearing force to obtain a dispersion emulsion; wherein the shearing force is made by a screen or vessel that is situated around a rotor, the screen spinning in a direction opposite to the direction that the rotor spins. Toner produced. Method of using the toner.
US08192908B2	Carrier, developer, development device, image forming apparatus and image forming method A carrier of the present invention is used in a developer including a toner which includes at least a binder resin and an organic colorant, and the carrier has a core and a coating formed on the surface of the core, the coating including (i) a charge control agent for controlling a charge whose polarity is the same as a polarity of a charge controlled by a charge control agent included in the toner, and (ii) a conductive particles. The use of the carrier of the present invention enables: prevention of decrease in the charging amount of the toner which includes at least a binder resin and an organic colorant; and formation of a stable, high-resolution, high-quality image which has very few image defects such as a photographic fog.
US08192906B2	Black toner formulation A black toner formulation includes at least one non-black colorant selected from the group consisting of dyes, pigments, and combinations thereof. The black toner formulation has a total pigment loading of about 2 percent to less than or equal to about 9.5 percent by weight of total weight of the black toner formulation.
US08192893B2	Membrane-membrane reinforcing membrane assembly, membrane-catalyst layer assembly, membrane-electrode assembly, and polymer electrolyte fuel cell A membrane-membrane reinforcing member assembly includes: a polymer electrolyte membrane (1) having a substantially square shape; a pair of membrane-like first membrane reinforcing members (10a) disposed on one main surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) so as to extend along a pair of opposed sides, respectively, of four sides of said one main surface; and a pair of membrane-like second membrane reinforcing members (10b) disposed on another main surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) so as to extend along a pair of opposed sides, respectively, of four sides of said another main surface, wherein: portions of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) at which portions the first membrane reinforcing members (10a, 10a) and the second membrane reinforcing members (10b, 10b) are disposed are concave; and the first membrane reinforcing members (10a, 10a) and the second membrane reinforcing members (10b, 10b) are disposed such that main surfaces thereof are exposed, and the first membrane reinforcing members (10a, 10a) and the second membrane reinforcing members (10b, 10b) surround a peripheral portion of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) as a whole.
US08192887B2	Fuel cell A fuel cell has cell units and a manifold for uniformly supplying an anode fluid to each of the cell units. The manifold has a feed port through which an anode fluid is supplied, a first buffer section in fluid communication with the feed port for receiving the anode fluid and for reducing a flow rate of the anode fluid, a second buffer section in fluid communication with the first buffer section for receiving the anode fluid from the first buffer section at the reduced flow rate and for further reducing the flow rate of the anode fluid, and a block group formed of blocks spaced apart from one another to form flow channels in fluid communication with the second buffer section and through which the anode fluid at the further reduced flow rate flows. An array of fine openings is disposed in fluid communication with the cell units for receiving the anode fluid at the further reduced flow rate flowing through the flow channels so that the anode fluid is uniformly supplied to each of the cell units.
US08192883B2	System and method for reducing radiator sizes for low temperature fuel cell systems A fuel cell cooling system (10) includes a fuel cell (12) having a liquid loop (24) that produces water vapor. An antifreeze cooling loop (38) includes an inductor (40) that receives the water vapor and introduces the water vapor to an antifreeze. The water is separated (48) from the antifreeze and returned to the liquid cooling loop as liquid water (50) after the mixture of condensed water vapor and antifreeze has passed through a radiator (46). Water in the liquid cooling loop (24) exits the fuel cell (12) and passes through a restricting valve (32) thereby lowering the pressure of the water A flash cooler (34) downstream from the restricting valve collects the water vapor and provides it to the inductor (40) in the antifreeze cooling loop (38).
US08192880B2	Fuel cell system A fuel cell system of the invention includes, a fuel cell, a water reservoir configured to accumulate water discharged from the fuel cells, and a status estimator configured to estimate a status of the water reservoir based on a stated of the fuel cell.
US08192878B2	Method and algorithm to detect frozen anode pressure sensor A method for performing a plausibility check of a fuel cell stack anode side pressure sensor to determine whether the pressure sensor is providing an accurate measurement. Prior to system start-up when a cathode side compressor is not providing cathode air to a fuel cell stack, and the cathode side of the stack is at ambient pressure, a pressure measurement from a differential pressure sensor between the anode side and the cathode side of the fuel cell stack is provided. The differential pressure sensor reading is added to a pressure measurement from an ambient pressure sensor, where the sum should be about the same as the pressure measurement from the anode side pressure sensor if the anode side pressure sensor is operating properly.
US08192876B2	Method for operating a fuel cell system in a mode of reduced power output The invention relates to a method for operating a fuel cell system in a mode of reduced power output. The fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell stack (BS) having at least one fuel cell (BZ) with an anode (A), a cathode (K), and a proton exchange membrane, anode and cathode inlets, anode and cathode outlets, and a hydrogen and air supply. In order not to adversely affect the life span of the fuel cell system, the air supply to the cathode (K) is interrupted during the changeover to the mode of reduced power output, and an electric voltage (U) of the fuel cell stack (BS) is reduced by means of a current pulse.
US08192875B2	Method of manufacturing lithium-ion secondary battery, electrolytic solution, and lithium-ion secondary battery A method of manufacturing a lithium-ion secondary battery includes an electrolytic solution making step of making an electrolytic solution by mixing at least an organic solvent and an electrolytic salt together, an electrode insertion step of inserting an anode and a cathode into an outer case, and a liquid injection step of injecting the electrolytic solution into the outer case; wherein the electrolytic solution making step or the liquid injection step adds a compound having an alkyl group with a carbon number of 10 or greater and an epoxy, vinyl, or silanol group at a terminal to the electrolytic solution.
US08192874B2	Lithium secondary battery of electrolyte containing ammonium compounds Disclosed is a lithium secondary battery using a cathode containing a lithium-containing transition metal oxide and an anode containing graphitized carbon, characterized in that an ammonium compound capable of providing ammonium ions is added to a non-aqueous electrolyte. Therefore, the present invention provides a lithium secondary battery having improved high-temperature performance by reducing decreases of residual capacity and recovery capacity resulting from high-temperature storage of the battery, via addition of such an ammonium compound.
US08192872B2	Copper collector for secondary battery comprising Cu-nitrile compound complex formed on surface thereof Disclosed are copper foil or net comprising a Cu-nitrile compound complex formed on the surface thereof, a method for preparing the same, and a lithium secondary battery that comprises an electrode using the same copper foil or net as a collector. The lithium secondary battery, which uses a copper collector comprising a Cu-nitrile compound complex formed on the surface thereof through the application of a certain voltage level, can prevent the corrosion of Cu occurring at a voltage of 3.6V or higher under overdischarge conditions away from the normal drive condition, and thus can significantly improve the capacity restorability after overdischarge.
US08192867B2	Hybrid cathode design for an electrochemical cell An electrochemical cell comprising an anode, a cathode comprised of a first current collector, a first cathode active material having a first energy density and a first rate capability, and a second cathode active material having a second energy density and a second rate capability, and an electrolyte activating the anode and the cathode. The first rate capability of the first cathode active material is greater than the second rate capability of the second cathode active material, and the first energy density of the first cathode active material is greater than or equal to the second energy density of the second cathode active material as a result of the addition of one or more diluents to the second cathode active material. A preferred configuration for the cathode is SVO/current collector/CFx with the SVO facing a lithium anode.
US08192865B2	Negative electrode for hybrid energy storage device A negative electrode for a hybrid energy storage device includes a current collector; a corrosion-resistant conductive coating secured to at least one face of the current collector; a sheet comprising activated carbon adhered to the corrosion-resistant conductive coating; a tab portion extending from a side of the negative electrode; and a lug comprising a lead or lead alloy that encapsulates at least part of the tab portion.
US08192862B2	Battery pack and method of manufacturing the same A battery pack including a battery cell, a circuit board electrically connected to the battery cell, a first cover, and a second cover. The battery cell includes a battery element, a rectangular first packaging component, a recess, and a rectangular second packaging component. The battery element is housed in the recess, the first packaging component and the second packaging component are stacked so that the second packaging component covers the opening of the recess, the periphery of the opening is sealed, both ends of the second packaging component are abutted at the outer bottom surface of the recess of the first packaging component, and the first outer resin layer and the second inner resin layer are bonded by heat seal adhesive layer.
US08192861B2	Battery cover fixing means for portable terminal Provided is a battery cover fixing means in a battery cover of a portable terminal which includes at least one pogo pin provided on the portable terminal, at least one combining rib formed on the battery cover and supported on the portable terminal, and at least one fixing groove formed spaced apart from the combining rib on the battery cover. When the battery cover is attached to the portable terminal, the combining rib engages the support groove and thereafter, the pogo pin is fit into and releasably engages the support groove, thereby releasably fixing the battery cover on the portable terminal. Thus, it is easy to open and close a battery mounting groove using a battery cover through a battery cover fixing means using a pogo pin. In addition, the appearance of the portable terminal is improved by obviating the need for a conventional release tab to effect the release of the battery.
US08192858B2	Electrode plate for battery and method and apparatus for forming the same A method for forming an electrode plate for a battery includes the steps of (a) forming mixture layers on a current collector, lateral end surfaces of the mixture layers forming a continuous plane with at least one lateral end surface of the current collector; and (b) forming a porous film on the mixture layers. The step (b) includes the steps of: (b1) placing an electrode plate including the current collector and the mixture layers on a gravure roll having a cylindrical part and a truncated cone part provided continuously on an end surface of the cylindrical part to have an outwardly increasing inside diameter, the location of the end surface of the truncated cone part near the cylindrical part corresponding to the location of the continuous plane; and (b2) after the step (b1), abutting the gravure roll against the moving electrode plate while rotating the gravure roll in the opposite direction to the direction of travel of the electrode plate, thereby continuously applying a coating fluid serving as a precursor of the porous film to the electrode plate to cover longitudinal surfaces of the mixture layers and the continuous plane.
US08192851B2	Dielectric ceramic composition and electronic device A dielectric ceramic composition comprises a main component including BaTiO3, a first subcomponent including BaZrO3, a second subcomponent including an oxide of Mg, a third subcomponent including an oxide of rare earth, a fourth subcomponent including an oxide of at least one element selected from Mn, Cr, Co and Fe, and a fifth subcomponent including an oxide of at least one element selected from Si, Al, Ge, B and Li. At least a part of dielectric particles constituting the dielectric ceramic composition comprises a surface diffusion structure comprised of a central layer and a diffusion layer therearound. CR and CRmax, respectively defined as a concentration of said “R” in a proximity point to a boundary face of the dielectric particle and a maximum concentration of the “R” in the diffusion layer, satisfy a relation of CRmax/CR>1. Also, CM and CMmax, respectively defined as a concentration of said Mg in a proximity point to a boundary face of the dielectric particle and a maximum concentration of Mg in the diffusion layer, satisfy a relation of CMmax/CM>1.
US08192850B2	Combustion turbine component having bond coating and associated methods A combustion turbine component includes a combustion turbine component substrate and a bond coating on the combustion turbine component substrate. The bond coating may include Mn+1AXn (n=1,2,3) where M is selected from groups IIIB, IVB, VB, VIB, and VII of the periodic table of elements and mixtures thereof, where A is selected from groups IIIA, IVA, VA, and VIA of the periodic table of elements and mixtures thereof, and where X includes at least one of carbon and nitrogen. A thermal barrier coating may be on the bond coating.
US08192841B2	Microencapsulated delivery vehicle having an aqueous core Microencapsulated delivery vehicles comprising an active agent are disclosed. The microencapsulated delivery vehicles may be introduced into products such that, upon activation, the product provides a functional benefit to a substrate, such as a user's skin.
US08192840B2	Spring with high durability and method of coating the same A spring with high durability has a coating film composed of an epoxy resin powder coating containing softening agent which contains an epoxy resin and a softening agent comprising a thermoplastic resin for improving impact resistance of the coating film. A method of coating a spring with high durability comprises a coating step of making an epoxy resin powder coating containing softening agent which contains an epoxy resin and a softening agent comprising a thermoplastic resin for improving impact resistance of a coating film adhere to a surface on which the coating film is formed, and a baking step of baking the epoxy resin powder coating containing softening agent adhered to the surface.
US08192836B2	Fibrous structures Fibrous structures that exhibit a Dry Burst of greater than 360 g as measured according to the Dry Burst Test Method and optionally, a Total Dry Tensile of less than 2450 g/76.2 mm and/or a Machine Direction (MD) Dry Tensile of less than 1520 g/76.2 mm and/or a Geometric Mean (GM) Total Dry Tensile of less than 1180 g/76.2 mm as measured according to the Tensile Strength Test Method are provided.
US08192834B2	Production of gloves and other articles of flexible polymer material A process for producing an article in a flexible foamed polymer material, including treating a former with a coagulant; dipping the treated former in a latex foam mixture to form a layer of the mixture on the former that includes air cells; curing the layer to gel the foam mixture to a cross-linked open cell structure; and stripping the layer from the former; where the latex foam mixture includes a natural latex polymer as a primary polymer component, and a synthetic latex polymer as a secondary polymer component, which synthetic latex polymer is selected to enhance the evenness and/or fineness of said open cell structure.
US08192833B2	Material and method for providing insulation and drainage to a foundation wall A material and method for insulating and providing a drainage path for a foundation wall includes a non-woven thermoplastic board being for insulating and providing a drainage path for a foundation wall. The non-woven thermoplastic board has a thermal resistance of an R-value per inch thickness of at least 1. The non-woven thermoplastic board also has a vertical drainage ability per inch thickness of at least 135 Gallons/Hour/Lineal-Foot/inch at a pressure of 500 pounds per square foot (psf).
US08192830B2	Materials having a textured surface and methods for producing same The present disclosure features processes and equipment for forming a variety of textured materials, including both release webs, and finished products such as flooring materials, wall coverings, textured laminates and the like. The processes described herein allow curing radiation to be passed through a texturing medium, rather than through the substrate to which the curable material is applied.
US08192828B2	Material formed of multiple links and method of forming same A material includes a frame having at least one elongate member formed of a first polymer. At least one link is formed of a second polymer, with a portion of each link co-molded about a portion of at least one elongate member, and at least one link movable with respect to a corresponding elongate member.
US08192820B2	Data storage media containing carbon and metal layers Optical information media containing a metal material layer and a carbon material layer are disclosed. The layering of the metal material layer and the carbon material layer are designed to reduce or eliminate problems associated with oxidation and berm formation during writing of data to the media.
US08192817B2	VITON fuser member containing fluorinated nano diamonds Exemplary embodiments provide a coating composition for an outermost layer of a fuser member that can include a plurality of fluorinated diamond-containing particles dispersed in an elastomeric matrix.
US08192815B2	Methods and systems for forming a dual layer housing Methods and apparatus for applying internal features or complex mechanical structures to a surface of a metal part are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for creating an assembly that includes a substrate and a molded piece involves obtaining the substrate, and forming at least one binding feature on a surface of the substrate. The method also includes molding on a surface of the binding feature and the surface of the substrate. Molding on the surface of the binding feature and the surface of the substrate mechanically binds the molded piece to the substrate.
US08192814B2	Tube and medical device comprising the same The present invention relates to a tube in the form of a molded article of a resin composition including a hydrogenated block copolymer (a) which includes a polymer block constituted mainly from an aromatic vinyl compound unit and a polymer block constituted mainly from a specific conjugated diene compound unit and has a glass transition temperature of from −45 to 30° C., a hydrogenated block copolymer (b) which includes a polymer block constituted mainly from an aromatic vinyl compound unit and a polymer block constituted mainly from a specific conjugated diene compound unit and has a glass transition temperature of less than −45° C., and a polyolefin-based resin (c), at a specific proportion, said tube being excellent in transparency, flexibility, anti-kinking property, anti-sticking property, clamp resistance, solvent adhesion property, low-temperature impact resistance and heat resistance, as well as a medical device using the tube.
US08192813B2	Crosslinked polyethylene articles and processes to produce same A high strength, flexible crosslinked polyethylene (PEX) material is provided wherein the base polymer is intermixed with a polymer modifier which affects the amorphous region of the polymer, leaving the crystalline portion of the base polymer virtually unaffected. Consequently, the amorphous region's density is lowered, resulting in a more flexible final product, while the crosslinked molecular structure and/or crystalline portion of the polymer, which controls the strength of the base polymer, remains strong. The polymer modifier can comprise a hydrocarbon fluid such as PAO, Group III basestocks, or a gas-to-liquid hydrocarbon. A method for producing the plastic material is also provided. The plastic material has particular utility in the production of tubing, piping, and conduits for transporting gases, liquids, and the like, as well as wire and cable coatings such as jacketing and insulation.
US08192808B2	Apparatus and method for manufacturing an optical preform The present invention relates to an apparatus and related method for manufacturing an optical preform. The present invention embraces a novel insert tube that is strategically positioned within a quartz substrate tube during the internal vapor deposition process.
US08192802B2	Photocurable coating composition, and overprint and process for producing same A process for producing an overprint is provided that includes a step of preparing a printed material printed on a printing substrate, a step of coating the printed material with a photocurable composition, and a step of photocuring the photocurable composition, the photocurable composition comprising (I) a fluorine-containing polymer having an ethylenically unsaturated group, (II) an ethylenically unsaturated compound, and (III) a photopolymerization initiator. There are also provided an overprint produced by the production process, and the photocurable composition.
US08192801B2	Self-deposited coatings on magnesium alloys Some articles such as automobile components that have been constructed from steel and/or aluminum alloy parts are now being fitted with magnesium parts whose surfaces may need to be protected against corrosion. To do this an e-coating pre-film may be formed on the part's magnesium surfaces by exposing it to a conventional e-coating emulsion. And there is no need to supply a current or potential to the part or component. Magnesium's high reactivity with acidic or neutral aqueous mediums is itself a sufficient driving force to facilitate the deposition of an e-coating pre-film. At the same time any steel or aluminum alloy parts will remain unaffected. The article with a protective e-coating pre-film formed solely on its magnesium surfaces may now be advanced through a paint-line that includes conventional processes aimed at treating the component's steel and aluminum alloy parts. The process may be practiced where the magnesium surface comprises a magnesium-containing conversion or anodized coating.
US08192798B2	Process for coating exterior surfaces of pipelines with water cross-linkable polymer A process for coating the exterior surfaces of a pipeline with a polymer that is cross-linkable under exposure to water, including a) coating the exterior surface of the pipeline with at least one polymer that is cross-linkable under exposure to water, where the employed cross-linkable polymer includes alkoxy silane grafted HDPE; and b) cross-linking of the cross-linkable polymer by exposure to water at elevated temperatures so as to form a cross-linked polymer layer having a degree of cross-linking of from 30% to 80% is reached.
US08192796B2	Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method In the present invention, a holding table incorporating a heater is provided, for example, in a treatment container of a planarization unit. A pressing plate having a lower surface formed flat is disposed above the holding table. The pressing plate is movable in the vertical direction and can lower to the holding table to press a resist film on the substrate from above. The pressing plate intermittently presses the upper surface of the resist film to planarize the upper surface while the heater is heating the substrate on the holding table at a predetermined temperature to dry the resist film. According to the present invention, a coating film applied on the substrate can be sufficiently planarized and dried.
US08192792B2	Cold sprayed porous metal seals Methods are described for applying abradable material onto a seal backing material to form an abradable seal between rotating and stationary components of turbines using cold spray deposition technology to control the density, porosity and thickness of the sealing layer.
US08192785B2	Apparatus and method for coating implantable devices A coating for implantable devices, such as stents, and a method of making the same is disclosed. Moreover, an apparatus for depositing the coating is disclosed.
US08192784B2	Fruit and vegetable snacks The present invention discloses formulations for vacuum baked fruit and vegetable snack pieces that have a crispy, crunchy texture similar to potato chip, corn based wafers, and other popular snack items. A fruit or vegetable base is combined with other ingredients and water to make a slurry, which is sheeted and dried in a vacuum belt dryer, and separated into snack sized pieces. In one embodiment, substantial amounts of solid inclusions are combined with the slurry before drying.
US08192779B2	Production of natural cheese product A novel method for producing a natural cheese is described. The present method utilizes a combination of heating, mechanical processing and pH changes to produce a natural cheese.
US08192772B2	Use of family 8 enzymes with xylanolytic activity in baking The present invention describes a method to improve the properties of a dough and/or a baked product by adding a bread or dough-improving agent containing a enzyme with xylanolytic activity belonging to glycoside hydrolases family 8. Preferred enzymes are the psychrophilic xylanase from Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis and the mesophilic xylanase Y from Bacillus halodurans C-125.
US08192771B2	Fermented food or drink product, and method for producing the same The present invention relates to a method for producing a fermented food or drink product, including: adding a strain of lactic acid bacteria which belongs to Lactobacillus brevis to a medium containing 50% or more by mass of a vegetative raw material, and either 0.2 to 2.0% by mass of malic acid or 2.0 to 20.0% by mass of fructose, the medium having a pH of 5.0 to 7.0, and the content of the vegetative raw material being expressed by a content thereof in its natural state; and performing fermentation at least until the termination of a logarithmic growth phase of the strain of lactic acid bacteria, wherein an acid or a strain of lactic acid-producing bacteria is additionally added to the medium at any point in time from the initiation of the fermentation until the termination of the logarithmic growth phase, so as to perform the fermentation with a rate of pH reduction of the medium being 0.01 to 0.3 (1/hour) during a time from the initiation of the fermentation until the termination of the logarithmic growth phase, and with a pH of the medium being 3.3 to 4.6 at the time the fermentation is completed.
US08192769B2	Protein hydrolysate and plant sterol containing composition for improving serum lipid profile and preventing atherosclerosis The invention relates to a terapeutical composition comprising a protein hydrolysate and a plant sterol, wherein the weight ratio of the plant sterol to the protein hydrolysate is from 1:0.02 to 1:150. The invention also relates to a terapeutical composition comprising a protein hydrolysate and a synthetic emulsifier and/or a lipid based gain fraction having emulsifying properties. Said compositions can be used in a pharmaceutical, nutraceutical or food product for improving serum lipid profile.
US08192768B2	Synergistic anti-inflammatory and antioxidant dietary supplement compositions Disclosed herein are novel dietary supplement compositions comprising enriched 3-O-acetyl-11-keto-β-boswellic acid and enriched demethylated curcuminoids, wherein the composition exhibits anti-inflammatory, antiulcerogenic and antioxidant activities. Also disclosed are novel compositions comprising enriched 3-O-acetyl-11-keto-β-boswellic acid, enriched demethylated curcuminoids that have a synergistic effect on specific inhibition of—COX-2 and 5-LOX activity and optionally containing glucosamine, resveratrol, garlic extract, chondroitin, methlysulphonymethane, bromelain, serratiopeptidase, quercitine, gallic acid, caffeic acid, green tea extract, aspirin and ibuprofen.
US08192764B2	Silver-containing antimicrobial articles and methods of manufacture A silver composition comprising silver sulfate, methods of making antimicrobial articles, particularly packaged antimicrobial articles, methods of whitening antimicrobial articles, and packaged antimicrobial articles.
US08192763B2	Processed ECM materials with enhanced component profiles Described are medical graft materials and devices having improved properties relating to their component profiles.
US08192762B2	Preparation of soluble and colloidal molecularly imprinted polymers by living polymerization The present invention describes a method for synthesis of relatively low molecular weight imprinted polymers using living polymerization, and their application in analytical chemistry, pharmacology, medicine and the food industry. Specifically the low-molecular weight polymers are synthesized by the polymerization of functional monomers in the presence of a template, such as a biological receptor, enzyme, nucleic acid, cell, virus, microorganism, tissue sample or drug using living initiator. The conditions of living polymerization ensure a relatively small size of synthesized molecules. Synthesized in this way molecules (dimers, oligomers, polymers, or their mixture) have a higher affinity to the template than the original monomers and can rebind it in vitro and/or in vivo. As a further aspect of the present invention, polymers synthesized as described above can be used as drugs in pharmacology and medicine, as receptor-specific ligands in analytical chemistry (sensors, assays), and for separations in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and food industries.
US08192761B2	Granular preparation containing biguanide compound A granular preparation containing a biguanide compound and a solidification-preventive agent does not solidify during storage and can avoid the difficulty in dosing.
US08192756B2	Gastric retained gabapentin dosage form A method of treatment for epilepsy and other disease states is described, which comprises the delivery of gabapentin in a gastric retained dosage form.
US08192755B2	Pharmaceutical composition for controlled release of a beta-lactam antibiotic An improved stable pharmaceutical composition for controlled release of an active ingredient comprises a betalactam antibiotic such as cephalexin, cefaclor or their pharmaceutically acceptable hydrates, salts or esters as active ingredient, a calcium salt and a mixture of hydrophilic polymers selected from the group consisting of at least one sodium alginate and one xanthan gum and with or without hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, said composition optionally containing probenecid. The composition may also contain one or more of a water soluble and/or water dispersible diluent, wherein the quantities of the hydrophilic polymers and water soluble and/or water dispersible diluents are such that the therapeutically effective active ingredient is released at a rate suitable for once or twice daily administration of the pharmaceutical composition.
US08192754B2	Micelle assemblies The invention encompasses micelle assemblies, compositions having micelle assemblies, and methods for preparing micelle assemblies and compositions thereof. Also, the invention encompasses compounds of the formula: A-X—Y—Z—R1 wherein A is a carboxy group or is absent; X is a polyol, Y is —C(═O)—, —C(═S)—, or is absent; Z is O, S, or NH; and R1 is a polyether, wherein one or more hydroxy groups of the polyol are acylated with a fatty acid residue, wherein the compounds form micelle assemblies. The invention encompasses methods of encapsulating molecules using the compounds of the invention.
US08192751B2	Composition for promoting bone regeneration and restoration A bone grafting material composite is provided. The bone grafting material composite includes a demineralized bone matrix (DBM) and a carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)/glycerol gel carrier. Due to the CMC/glycerol gel carrier, the implantation ability thereof is better than that of the DBM. Therefore, the bone grafting material composite can be easily used, so that a curative effect can be greatly improved. In addition, since the CMC/glycerol gel is used as a carrier, the composite with a mobility maintained is washed out by water after surgery, so that the composite can be fixed on a damaged portion of a bone.
US08192749B2	Methods of simultaneously treating ocular rosacea and acne rosacea A method for simultaneously treating ocular rosacea and acne rosacea in a human in need thereof comprising administering systemically to said human a tetracycline compound in an amount that is effective to treat ocular rosacea and acne rosacea but has substantially no antibiotic activity.
US08192745B2	Nutritional supplement to improve supplementary target protein fraction (TPF) delivery, intracellular absorption and utilization A nutritional supplement includes the primary ingredients: N-acetyl D-glucosamine, cracked cell wall Green Chlorella, Licorice Root Extract, and Potassium Citrate, as well as secondary ingredients: Zinc L-Carnosine, Gamma-Oryzanol and Capsaicin, that improves the bodies uptake, utilization and over-all bioavailability of exogenous target protein fractions (TPF) including but not limited to: glycoproteins, (such as glucosamine) protein isolates as amino acids, glycosaminoglycans (GAG) (including proteoglycans, and mucopolysaccharides), and polysaccharides such as hyaluronic acid (hyaluronan). The biochemical interactions of the composition improves zeta potential for TPF incorporation in the body through direct and indirect interaction with primary cellular and digestive sites of multiple species. This facilitates greater passage of target protein substrates fractions and isolates into the bloodstream, provides superior intracellular absorption and utilization thereby potentiating the therapeutic effects of TPF systemically.
US08192743B2	Releasable polymeric conjugates based on aliphatic biodegradable linkers Activated polymeric bicine derivatives such as, as well as conjugates made therewith are disclosed. Methods of making and using the bicine derivatives are also disclosed.
US08192740B2	Pharmaceutical composition comprising anti-GRP78 antibody as active ingredient An object of the present invention is to provide novel pharmaceutical compositions using anti-GRP78 antibodies. More particularly, the present invention provides a novel method of cancer treatment using anti-GRP78 antibodies, novel cell growth inhibitors and anticancer agents that contain anti-GRP78 antibodies, as well as novel anti-GRP78 antibodies. The present inventor prepared antitumor antibodies to target GRP78, the localization of which in cancer cells changed to the cell membrane. The inventor successfully obtained an anti-GRP78 antibody that would bind specifically to the cell surface of cancer cells, leading to the accomplishment of the above-mentioned objects.
US08192738B2	Targeted antibodies directed to DLL4 The invention relates to targeted binding agents against DLL4 and uses of such agents. More specifically, the invention relates to fully human monoclonal antibodies directed to DLL4. The described targeted binding agents are useful in the treatment of diseases associated with the activity and/or overproduction of DLL4 and as diagnostics.
US08192733B2	Probiotic composition useful for dietary augmentation and/or combating disease states and adverse physiological conditions A probiotic composition including the bacilli (1) Bacillus subtilis, (2) Bacillus coagulans, and (3) Enterococcus faecium. The composition may further include a carrier medium, such as fructo-oligo-saccharides (FOS), as incorporated in a dose form such as a pill, capsule, powder or sachet. The compositions of the disclosure may be usefully employed as health or nutritional supplements, food additives, or therapeutic agents for combating a wide variety of physiological disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome, autism, and fibromyalgia.
US08192729B2	Composition and method for hair straightening A composition and method of use therefor that allows for permanent straightening or curl of human hair that is not irritating to the skin, that does not have an obnoxious odor, that is significantly less damaging to hair, that allows for the immediate shampooing of hair thereafter and that provides for re-treatment of the hair without additional damage, primarily using urea and high temperatures to break and reform disulfide bonds as a means to allow for the penetration of low molecular weight proteins into the shaft of the hair.
US08192724B2	Oral care tablet A water soluble, non-abrasive, effervescent, pharmaceutically acceptable, oral care tablet for use in the oral cavity. The tablet includes a carbon dioxide source, a acid source and a tablet forming material admixed to form a chewable tablet having less than 0.2% water. The carbonate to acid ratio ranges from about 2.33:1 to about 3.33:1, the percent by weight of tablet forming material ranges from about 10% to about 70% of the total tablet weight, and the pH of the tablet when dissolved in water to form a 1.0% by weight aqueous solution ranges from about 5.0 to about 7.0. Also included is a flavor imparting flavor agent in an amount sufficient to mask taste sensations derived from the carbon dioxide source, acid source and binder to provide an abrasive-free texture to the tongue in the oral cavity. Other additives are contemplated.
US08192723B2	Aerosol composition A single phase aerosol composition comprising the following constituents: (a) 5 to 75 wt % of a hydrofluorocarbon(s) (HFC) of vapour pressure greater than or equal to 4 bar at 20° C. (60 psig at 70° F.); (b) 10 to 30 wt % of a hydrocarbon propellant; (c) 1 to 70 wt % of a hydrocarbon solvent(s) with a vapour pressure of less than 0.1 mm Hg at 20° C.; (d) 0.01 to 10 wt % of an active constituent(s) selected from the group which includes fragrances, air-sanitisers, air fresheners, deodorizers, odor eliminators, malodor counteractants, insecticides, insect repellants, medicinal substances, disinfectants, aroma therapy compositions; and, (e) 0 to 25 wt % of an adjuvant constituent(s) other than (a), (b), (c) or (d). Methods of making the said composition and aerosol dispensers containing the said composition are also disclosed.
US08192722B2	Abuse-proof dosage form The invention relates to a dosage form that is thermoformed without discoloration and is safeguarded from abuse, comprising at least one synthetic or natural polymer having a breaking strength of at least 500 N in addition to one or more active substances that could be subject to abuse. The invention also relates to a corresponding method for producing said dosage form.
US08192721B2	Compositions useful for reducing toxicity associated with gadolinium-based contrast agents The invention relates to compositions comprising a gadolinium-based contrast agent and a derivatized cyclodextrin. Further provided are methods for reducing the toxicity associated with gadolinium-based contrast agents.
US08192715B2	Lithium-containing composite oxide and its production method The present invention provides a lithium-containing composite oxide for a positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery, which has a large volume capacity density and high safety, and excellent durability for charge and discharge cycles and charge and discharge rate property, and its production method.The lithium-containing composite oxide is represented by the general formula LipNxMyOzFa (where N is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Co, Mn and Ni, M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Sn, alkaline earth metal elements and transition metal elements other than Co, Mn and Ni, 0.9≦p≦1.2, 0.965≦x<2.00, 0
US08192712B2	Carbon manufacturing method A method for producing carbon using less thermal energy is disclosed. Crystalline cellulose and acidic electrolyzed water are introduced into a reaction vessel. The mixture is heated until it reaches a predetermined temperature (230° C. to 250° C.) while being stirred. When the mixture reached the predetermined temperature, this temperature is maintained, and the mixture is kept heated while being stirred for a predetermined period of time (30 minutes). Thereby, carbon is produced in the reaction vessel.
US08192710B2	Composition based on cerium oxide and on zirconium oxide having a high reducibility and high specific surface, methods for the preparation thereof and use as a catalyst The inventive composition is based on cerium oxide and on zirconium oxide in an atomic proportion Ce/Zr of at least 1, and has a reducibility rate of at least 70% and a surface area of at least 15 m; 2; /g. This composition is obtained by a method in which: a mixture is made containing cerium and zirconium compounds; this mixture is provided with a basic compound whereby obtaining a precipitate that is heated in an aqueous medium; a surfactant-type additive or a polyethylene glycol or a carboxylic acid is added to this medium or to the separated precipitate; the mixture is ground; the precipitate obtained thereof is calcined under inert gas or vacuum, in a first period of time, at a temperature of at least 850 .iC and then under an oxidizing atmosphere, in a second period of time, at a temperature of at least 400° C.
US08192709B2	Separation of methane from higher carbon number hydrocarbons utilizing zeolitic imidazolate framework materials The present invention relates to the selective separation of methane (“CH4”) from higher carbon number hydrocarbons (“HHC”s) in streams containing both methane and higher carbon number hydrocarbons (e.g. ethylene, ethane, propylene, propane, etc.) utilizing a zeolitic imidazolate framework (“ZIF”) material. Preferably, the stream to be separated is fed to the present process in a substantially gaseous phase. In preferred embodiments, the current invention is utilized in a process to separate methane from higher carbon number hydrocarbons in natural gas streams.
US08192708B2	Method of removing N2O from waste gas The invention provides a N2O removal method for a waste gas which is capable of stably decomposing and removing N2O even if the steam concentration in the waste gas is fluctuated. N2O is reduced and removed by bringing the waste gas containing N2O into contact with a reducing agent in the presence of a N2O decomposition catalyst. The temperature of the waste gas to be brought into contact with the N2O decomposition catalyst or the addition amount of the reducing agent is controlled in accordance with the steam concentration in the waste gas in a prior stage of the N2O decomposition catalyst. Therefore, the N2O decomposition efficiency is prevented from being decreased. An iron-zeolite based catalyst may be used as the N2O decomposition catalyst and methane, propane, ammonia, etc. may be used as the reducing agent.
US08192704B1	Spent nuclear fuel recycling with plasma reduction and etching A method of extracting uranium from spent nuclear fuel (SNF) particles is disclosed. Spent nuclear fuel (SNF) (containing oxides of uranium, oxides of fission products (FP) and oxides of transuranic (TRU) elements (including plutonium)) are subjected to a hydrogen plasma and a fluorine plasma. The hydrogen plasma reduces the uranium and plutonium oxides from their oxide state. The fluorine plasma etches the SNF metals to form UF6 and PuF4. During subjection of the SNF particles to the fluorine plasma, the temperature is maintained in the range of 1200-2000 deg K to: a) allow any PuF6 (gas) that is formed to decompose back to PuF4 (solid), and b) to maintain stability of the UF6. Uranium (in the form of gaseous UF6) is easily extracted and separated from the plutonium (in the form of solid PuF4). The use of plasmas instead of high temperature reactors or flames mitigates the high temperature corrosive atmosphere and the production of PuF6 (as a final product). Use of plasmas provide faster reaction rates, greater control over the individual electron and ion temperatures, and allow the use of CF4 or NF3 as the fluorine sources instead of F2 or HF.
US08192701B2	Surface tension controlled valves The present teachings relate to surface tension controlled valves used for handling biological fluids. The valves controlled by optically actuating an electro-wetting circuit.
US08192700B2	Tissue piece treating apparatus The present invention can solve such a problem that a conventional tissue piece treating apparatus has difficulty of reduction in size and restriction on installation and stopping subsequent treatment operations when the amount of chemical supplied to a processing chamber is insufficient. The tissue piece treating apparatus comprises: new chemical tanks 15, 17 being integrally attached to both sidewall faces of a main body of the apparatus respectively, having larger capacities than a plurality of chemical tanks 14, 16 in which chemicals with different concentrations are stored for performing immersion treatment of a tissue piece accommodated in a processing chamber 12, having inner wall faces respectively reinforced by reinforcing members, and storing unused new chemicals of the same types as the chemicals stored in the chemical tanks 14, 16; pipes being extended from the new chemical tanks 15, 17 and connected to a selection valve 30 so as to supply the new chemicals stored in the new chemical tanks 15, 17 to the processing chamber 12; and a control section 38 controlling the selection valve 30, an open/close valve 32 and a pump 34 so as to supply the new chemical of an amount corresponding to an insufficiency of the amount of the chemical supplied from the new chemical tanks 15,17 to the processing chamber 12 when a detection sensor 36 detects that the amount of the chemical supplied to the processing chamber 12 is insufficient.
US08192698B2	Sampling probe, gripper and interface for laboratory sample management systems A self-contained sampling probe characterized by a drive module and a syringe module removably coupled coaxially to the drive module to allow for different syringe modules to be interchangeably coupled to the drive module. The coupling is effected by quick connect and disconnect devices, and the syringe module may carry an identifier. The probe is engageable by a gripper or insertable in an interface device, both of which provide for communication of the probe with other system components. The probe has a dimension that is 8 mm or less in at least one projection coincident with an aspirate/dispense axis of the probe.
US08192697B2	Sorption micro-array A sorption micro-array (1) for sorbing a substance off an assay sample comprises a support (11) and a plurality of sorption elements (14). The plurality of sorption elements (14) is arranged in a well defined geometry in connection with the support (11), wherein the distance between each sorption element (14) and its adjacent sorption element (14) is predefined. Since all of the sorption elements (14) are arranged at a well defined location of the sorption micro-array (1), e.g. in a row with well defined distances from each other, the output of an analysis of substances sorbed by each of the sorption elements (14) can exactly be allocated to a well defined location of an assay sample from which the substances have been sorbed. Like this, it is possible to provide an exact chemical output image of the micro-distribution of the substances of the assay sample. The sorption micro-array according to the invention allows a gentle fluidic pick up of substances essentially without impairing the substances wherein the location of the pick up on the assay sample is well defined.
US08192695B2	Reactor apparatus having reduced back mixing Disclosed is a reactor or sparging vessel suitable for use for reaction mixtures containing vapor and/or gas bubbles. It comprises a mechanical agitation means suitable to redistribute flow radially and at least one perforated plate suitable to provide resistance to axial flow. In desirable embodiments it may include at least one electrically or hydraulically-stimulated rotatable shaft upon which at least one blade impeller is mounted, and at least one perforated plate oriented such that it provides resistance to axial flow. The perforated plate may have channels therethrough whose cross-sectional dimension is smaller than the projected average diameter of the vapor and/or gas bubbles. The reactor or sparging vessel offers improved flow dynamics, including reduced back mixing and narrowed residence time distribution. A method of employing the reactor for a reaction mixture containing vapor and/or gas bubbles is also disclosed. An impeller blade having two curvatures is also disclosed.
US08192694B2	Polyester production system employing an unagitated esterification reactor A polyester production system employing a vertically elongated esterification reactor. The esterification reactor of the present invention is an improvement over conventional CSTR esterification reactors because, for example, in one embodiment, the reactor requires little or no mechanical agitation. Further, in one embodiment, the positioning of the inlets and outlets of the reactor provides improved operational performance and flexibility over CSTRs of the prior art.
US08192693B2	Apparatus for dynamic oxidation of process gas Hazardous process gases are heated to auto ignition temperatures by rods and cylinders in a heating chamber. The heated gases and oxygen mix in a combustion chamber, and the gases ignite and combust. Air is introduced to cool the hot combustion products. Particles are separated from the cooled gases. Pure non hazardous gases and air are exhausted.
US08192692B2	Coated chromatograph injection port liner for performing surface sorbent A sorption liner (100) has a sorbent material coating (150) on an inside surface (106). Sample components are adsorbed on the coating (150), the liner (100) is attached to an analytical device, such as a gas chromatograph, and the components desorbed.
US08192689B2	Method for improving a polymerization reaction by taking out and analysing a sample The invention relates to a device for taking out and analyzing a sample from a polymerization reactor comprising one or more sample conduits (2), for taking a sample out of said reactor and for conducting said sample to one or more sample flash tanks (3), whereby said conduits each are in communication with said reactor (19) and each are provided with at least two sampling valves (4, 5); comprising one or more sample flash tanks (3), for separating said solid particles and evaporated gas, whereby said sample flash tanks are connected to said conduits (2) and provided with means for analyzing said evaporated gas (7), and comprising one or more sample receivers (6), for purifying said solid particles, whereby said receivers are connected to said sample flash tanks (3) and provided with means (8) for analyzing said solid particles. The invention further relates to a method for improving a polymerization reaction in a polymerization reactor.
US08192684B2	Decontamination of enclosed space using gaseous chlorine dioxide A method for gas phase application of chlorine dioxide within an enclosed volume that includes the steps of: climatizing the enclosed volume to achieve a relative humidity (RH) in the range of about 5% to about 56%; generating chlorine dioxide gas; and introducing the chlorine dioxide gas under specified conditions of chlorine dioxide gas concentration and contact time, the specified conditions being effective to eliminate contaminants within the closed volume, and further to mitigate corrosion within the enclosed volume during the gas phase application.
US08192669B2	Methods for fabricating large area nanoimprint molds This invention relates to the fabrication of large area nanoimprint molds having complex patterns with minimal or no use of direct-writing, such as electron beam lithography, ion, laser beam, or mechanical beam lithography. This can be accomplished by forming a pattern of simple nanoscale features and converting the simple features into more complex nanoscale features by a process comprising shadow deposition. The process may also include steps of uniform deposition, etching and smoothing depending on the shape of the complex features.
US08192665B2	Methods for fabricating polymer-bioceramic composite implantable medical devices Methods relating to polymer-bioceramic composite implantable medical devices are disclosed.
US08192664B2	Thermoplastic molding process and apparatus A system and method for forming an article from thermoplastic material and fiber. The method includes heating thermoplastic material to form a molten thermoplastic material for blending with the fiber. The molten thermoplastic material is blended with the fibers to form a molten composite material having a concentration of fiber by weight. The molten composite material may then be extruded through dynamic dies to deliver discrete controlled material that is gravitated onto a lower portion of a mold. The lower portion of the mold may be moved in space and time while receiving the flow of composite material to deposit a predetermined quantity of molten composite material thereon conforming to mold cavities of the lower and an upper portion of the mold. The upper portion of the mold may be pressed against the predetermined quantity of molten composite material and closing on the lower portion of the mold to form the article.
US08192662B2	Processes for producing perform and FRP A preform, formed with a plurality of reinforcing fiber substrates stacked to each other and each made of at least reinforcing fiber yarns, has a resin material, whose main component is a thermoplastic resin, interlaminated between the layers of the reinforcing fiber substrates in the preform, and has through holes extending through a plurality of the reinforcing fiber substrates in the thickness direction of the preform; an FRP molded using this preform; and processes for producing these. By improving the impregnability in the thickness direction of the preform, an FRP excellent both in various mechanical properties and in matrix resin impregnation and stabler in quality can be produced with high productivity.
US08192658B2	Cementitious exterior sheathing product having improved interlaminar bond strength The present invention provides exterior building products, such as roofing and siding, shake, shingles, siding, sheathing, panels, planks, vertical siding, soffit panels, fencing, decking, fascia, corner posts, column corners and trim boards in which a plurality of cementitious layers are provided with an improved interlaminar bond by employing a resinous bond promoter, a rheological agent, mechanical means to distribute fibers in a direction which is perpendicular to the machine direction so as to bridge between layers in the product, or a combination thereof. These techniques help to increase interlaminar bond strength to improve the mechanical properties of the product. When certain resinous bond promoters are used, the additional benefits of water absorption resistance and pigmentation throughout the product can be provided with minimal expense. Improvements in interlaminar bond strength of about 10 46% were observed with a percent elongation improvement of about 7%.
US08192656B2	Installation for the manufacture of containers from a preform and method of controlling the blow-molding means of such an installation An installation for manufacturing containers by moulding from a perform includes at least one moulding unit having a control device for controlling at least one nozzle associated with a mould, the nozzle being vertically movably mounted so as to move vertically between a top position and a bottom position in which the mould is closed. The nozzle covers at least one flow opening that includes an upper horizontal wall of the mould. The manufacture involves at least a first step including, the mould being closed, systematically controlling the vertical descent of the nozzle towards the bottom position independently of the presence or absence of a preform in the mould so that, both when the installation is operating and when it is at rest, the internal volume of the mould is isolated in order to avoid the risk of airborne particulate contamination.
US08192650B2	Method for manufacturing carbon nanotube-conducting polymer composite A method for manufacturing a conducting polymer composite with carbon nanotubes is described. A conducting polymer is compounded with the CNT film by in-situ chemical polymerization.
US08192644B2	Highly dilutable polishing concentrates and slurries The present disclosure provides a concentrate for use in chemical mechanical polishing slurries, and a method of diluting that concentrate to a point of use slurry. The concentrate comprises abrasive, complexing agent, and corrosion inhibitor, and the concentrate is diluted with water and oxidizer. These components are present in amounts such that the concentrate can be diluted at very high dilution ratios, without affecting the polishing performance.
US08192643B2	Graphite microfluids Fluids comprising graphite particles and related methods are generally described. In some embodiments, “microfluids” are described. Generally, the microfluids can comprise a fluid and a plurality of graphite particles with microscale dimensions.
US08192642B2	Spin-on protective coatings for wet-etch processing of microelectronic substrates New protective coating layers for use in wet etch processes during the production of semiconductor and MEMS devices are provided. The layers include a primer layer, a first protective layer, and an optional second protective layer. The primer layer preferably comprises an organo silane compound in a solvent system. The first protective layer includes thermoplastic copolymers prepared from styrene, acrylonitrile, and compatible compounds such as monomers, oligomers, and polymers comprising epoxy groups; poly(styrene-co-allyl alcohol); and mixtures thereof. The second protective layer comprises a highly halogenated polymer such as a chlorinated polymer which may or may not be crosslinked upon heating.
US08192641B2	Methods for fabricating non-planar electronic devices having sidewall spacers formed adjacent selected surfaces Methods are provided for fabricating an electronic device having at least one sidewall spacer formed adjacent a selected surface. In one embodiment, the method includes the step of depositing spacer material adjacent first and second raised structures formed on the substrate and extending along substantially perpendicular axes. The method further includes the step of selectively removing spacer material laterally adjacent one of the first raised structure and the second raised structure. During the step of selectively removing, the electronic device is bombarded with ions from a first predetermined direction forming a first predetermined grazing angle with the substrate such that the spacer material adjacent a first sidewall of the first raised structure is substantially exposed to the ion bombardment while the spacer material adjacent opposing sidewalls of the second raised structure is substantially shielded therefrom.
US08192632B2	Process for separating an aqueous phase from an oil phase The present invention relates to a process for separating an aqueous phase from an oil phase of an oil-water mixture (6), which has a pressurized dewatering system (14) having multiphase separation profiles (15). According to the invention, it is essential that the pressurized dewatering system (14) operates in a plurality of stages. In addition, the invention relates to an apparatus (8) for carrying out the process of the invention.
US08192630B1	Magnetic in-line purification of fluid Methods for in-line purification of surfactant from a first fluid, such as a microemulsion are disclosed. Magnetic particles coated with surfactant molecules may be used to bind surfactants from a fluid. A magnetic field may be used to separate the bound materials from the fluid.
US08192629B2	Separation process The present invention relates to a chromatographic separation process for fractionating betaine-containing solutions by utilizing fractions comprising parts of the separation profile as a substituent of the eluent in a novel and inventive manner. The process provides improved separation capacity and separation efficiency without affecting the yield or purity of betaine or other products. The process can especially be applied to sequential SMB separation systems.
US08192627B2	Bio-oil recovery methods An emulsion-breaking additive is combined with an emulsion concentrate to yield a reaction product and the emulsion concentrate is produced in a process stream and contains entrapped bio-oil. Subsequent phase separating can be accomplished with gravity separation and/or mechanical processing. The emulsion-breaking additive can be native to the process stream. Related systems and methods are also provided.
US08192625B2	Jet aeration apparatus and method of using the same A jet aeration apparatus for aerating a membrane bioreactor has a jet aerator and an air supply pipe. The jet aerator is disposed in the membrane bioreactor and includes a water inlet, a pump disposed below a liquid surface of the membrane bioreactor, an air inlet pipe whose air inlet is disposed above the liquid surface of the membrane bioreactor, and a jet pipe having a jet nozzle. The air supply pipe includes a connector; and the connector of the air supply pipe is connected to the jet nozzle of the jet pipe of the jet aerator. A method of using the jet aeration apparatus is also provided. The jet aeration apparatus is easy to install, quiet in operation, and features a high degree of integration.
US08192624B2	Filtering apparatus The invention relates to a filtering apparatus in which improvement of maintenance of a driving system, reduction of the number of components, and ease of assembly are achieved. In the filtering apparatus, cylindrical or conical inner and outer screens are concentrically disposed such that centers of the inner and outer screens are set along a vertical direction, at least one spiral fixed wall is provided in a filtering room between the inner screen and the outer screen, the inner screen and the outer screen are rotated around the centers thereof while the spiral fixed wall is not rotated, a treated liquid is delivered from a lower end side of the filtering room, a filtrate having passed through the inner screen and the outer screen is discharged to the outside, a cake formed by the filtering is elevated along the fixed wall and discharged to an upper side of the filtering room, the inner screen and the outer screen are coupled to each other below a lower end of the fixed wall, the inner screen and the outer screen are not coupled above the coupling position so as to be opened in a ring-like shape, and the inner screen and the outer screen are integrally rotated by a common driving power source.
US08192620B2	Ballast water treating apparatus A ballast-water treating apparatus that improves the performance of an in-line mixer so as to be able to sterilize a large volume of ballast water within a short period of time. There is provided a ballast-water treating apparatus that includes pipelines for feeding water to a ship's ballast tank(s) and for draining water from the ballast tank(s), ballast pumps on the pipelines, an ozone generator or hydrogen peroxide generator, a gas/liquid injection pipe for introducing generated ozone or hydrogen peroxide into the pipelines; and an in-line mixer that has two blades disposed crosswise in a tubular part composed of a main tubular part, a subsidiary tubular part that has an inside diameter smaller than that of the main tubular part and that is furnished with multiple projections, and a tapered part. The ballast-water treating apparatus can simultaneously carry out mechanical destructive sterilization via a swirling flow and sterilization of chemically active substances by micromixing.
US08192616B2	Pressurized wastewater effluent chlorination system A pressurized wastewater effluent chlorination system including a treatment tank defining a contact chamber and an aeration chamber. The treatment tank receives wastewater effluent. The system includes a pressure vessel within a liquid chlorine storage container positioned in or near the treatment tank. Preferably, the pressure vessel is a floating vessel having a check valve at its bottom, enabling the vessel to fill with a predetermined amount or measured charge of chlorine depending on the position of a float on the vessel. In response to a timer control or float switch, a valve operates to communicate air pressure from a compressor to the vessel to displace the measured charge of liquid chlorine into the wastewater effluent in the contact chamber. Effluent flow and air discharge into the contact chamber enhances mixing of the chlorine and the effluent.
US08192614B2	Self-stripping FCC riser cyclone Apparatus and method are provided for separating and stripping suspensions comprising catalyst particles transported in vapors from the fluid catalytic cracking riser/reactor. Particles are disentrained from vapor in a vortex zone 112 of the primary cyclonic separator 100. The disentrained particles enter a stripping zone 126, wherein the particles are contacted with a stripping gas 136 to recover vapors entrained and adsorbed onto the catalyst. The stripping gas 136 enters stripping zone 126 via perforations in the wall of the cyclone 100. The stripping gas 136 limits the residual catalytic conversion of hydrocarbon vapors and formation of delta-coke on the catalyst. Stripped catalyst is delivered from the cyclone stripping zone 126 via a dipleg 130 connected to a bottom of the cyclone 100, and enters an FCC stripping vessel. Solids-lean stripping gas and vapors from the catalyst particles are blended with the carrier fluid and discharged from the cyclone.
US08192608B2	System and method for isotope separation An anode and cathode for an electrolytic cell configured as a low inductance transmission line to enable control of an interphase at an electrode surface. The anode and cathode are coupled to a switched current source by a low inductance path that includes a parallel plate transmission line, a coaxial transmission line, or both. The switched current source provides fast switching between current sources to provide fast charging and discharging of the double-layer capacitance associated with the electrode surface so that an isotope may be selectively transported to the electrode surface for oxidation or reduction. A photon source may be used to create a population of isotope containing species within the electrolyte. An additional static magnetic field and/or an alternating current magnetic excitation source may be used to modify the composition of the population of species containing the isotope to be separated.
US08192604B2	Electrokinetic pump having capacitive electrodes An electrokinetic pump achieves high and low flow rates without producing significant gaseous byproducts and without significant evolution of the pump fluid. A first feature of the pump is that the electrodes in the pump are capacitive with a capacitance of at least 10−4 Farads/cm2. A second feature of the pump is that it is configured to maximize the potential across the porous dielectric material. The pump can have either or both features.
US08192596B2	Ultrahigh-purity copper and process for producing the same Ultrahigh purity copper having a residual resistance ratio of 38,000 or greater and a purity of 8N or higher (excluding gas components), and in particular ultrahigh purity copper wherein the respective elements of O, C, N, H, S and P as gas components are 1 ppm or less. Further provided is a method of subjecting copper to high purification. An anode and a cathode are partitioned with an anion exchange membrane, an anolyte is intermittently or continuously extracted and introduced into an active carbon treatment vessel, a chlorine-containing material is added to the active carbon treatment vessel so as to precipitate impurities as chloride, active carbon is subsequently poured in and agitated so as to adsorb the precipitated impurities, the adsorbed impurities are removed by filtration, and the obtained high purity copper electrolytic solution is intermittently or continuously introduced into the cathode side and electrolyzed.
US08192593B2	Electrical isolation of vehicle body carriers A technique for electrically isolating a vehicle body carrier from a vehicle body during an electrode position coating process, and a vehicle body carrier that has been so electrically isolated. Points of potential charge transfer to the vehicle body carrier are preferably isolated. Electric current is routed to a vehicle body on the carrier by means of a conductor cable that preferably runs through the hollow interior of at least one vehicle carrier support member to a conductive vehicle body support component, thereby electrically charging the vehicle body. The retention component and other conductive points of contact between the vehicle body and the vehicle body carrier are isolated to prevent charge transfer. In this manner, the vehicle body carrier will not attract e-coat during the electrode position process and, therefore, will not experience a buildup of e-coat material.
US08192591B2	Self-sustaining cracking of hydrocarbons The present disclosure provides a simple and efficient method for the self-sustaining radiation cracking of hydrocarbons. The method disclosed provides for the deep destructive processing of hydrocarbon chains utilizing hydrocarbon chain decomposition utilizing self-sustaining radiation cracking of hydrocarbon chains under a wide variety of irradiation conditions and temperature ranges (from room temperature to 400° C.). Several embodiments of such method are disclosed herein, including; (i) a special case of radiation-thermal cracking referred to as high-temperature radiation cracking (HTRC); (ii) low temperature radiation cracking (LTRC); and (iii) cold radiation cracking (CRC). Such methods were not heretofore appreciated in the art. In one embodiment, a petroleum feedstock is subjected to irradiation to initiate and/or at least partially propagate a chain reaction between components of the petroleum feedstock. In one embodiment, the treatment results in hydrocarbon chain decomposition; however, other chemical reactions as described herein may also occur.
US08192586B2	Devices, systems, and methods for recycling plastic Systems for recycling waste plastic can include cartridges that are selectively sealable. Some cartridges can have elongated receptacles that improve heat transfer to plastic feedstock within the cartridges.
US08192584B2	Papermaking belt A papermaking belt 10 includes: a base material layer 11 including longitudinal and lateral yarns; a back-surface-side resin layer 12 which is provided on a back surface side of the base material layer, and at least a part of which has impregnated into the base material layer from the back surface side of the base material layer; a first resin layer 13 which has a relatively low viscosity, and has impregnated into the base material layer 11 from a front surface side of the base material layer 11; and a second resin layer 14 which contains chopped fibers 15 in a dispersed state, has a higher viscosity than that of the first resin layer 13, and is provided on a front surface side of the first resin layer 13.
US08192583B2	Papermaking process belt and method for making the same A process belt for papermaking with a long operational life including an integrated structure of a reinforcing fibrous base material and a polyurethane layer is disclosed. The reinforcing fibrous base material is embedded in the polyurethane and the outer peripheral surface and the inner peripheral surface are made of the polyurethane. Nanoparticles including, as a main component, a silicon oxide component, the surface of which is treated with an organic silane coupling agent, are homogeneously dispersed in one part or all of the polyurethane.
US08192580B2	Preparation of aqueous slurries of finely divided fillers and their use for the production of papers having a high filler content and high dry strength A process for treating aqueous slurries of finely divided fillers, wherein the treatment is carried out by heating an aqueous slurry of at least one finely divided filler and then by adding an aqueous dispersion of at least one latex.
US08192574B1	Process for bonding a vented hollow component A process for bonding a vented hollow component includes placing a preformed component with an aircraft skin on a tool surface, with bonding agent applied between the component and the skin. A vacuum bag is sealed about a vent in the preformed component. The vent may be formed through the vacuum bag and the component, or the vent may be preexisting (i.e., an open end of the preformed component or an aperture through the component). The vacuum bag is sealed to the tool surface with a temporary seal or adhesive, to enclose the preformed component and the skin. A vacuum is applied within the bagging material, to compress the preformed component with the aircraft skin, and the bagged assembly is autoclaved to cure the bonding agent. The vent in the preformed component facilitates pressure equalization within and outside of the component to enhance compression against the aircraft skin.
US08192571B2	Plastic impact driven fasteners Provided in some embodiments is a method that includes coupling portions of one or more members using at least one impact driven fastener. At least one impact driven fastener includes at least one penetrating portion formed of plastic, and at least one head portion having a heat deformation temperature less than about 250° F. Plastic of the penetrating portion provides the penetrating portion with a flexural strength greater than about 9500 psi. The method also includes applying heat to at least partially deform the head portion of at least one fastener.
US08192566B2	Annealing and pickling process A continuous annealing and pickling process of flat cold-rolled products, such as stainless steel strips, to obtain a high surface quality product at high production rates and with a low environmental impact. It comprises the following steps: heating, up to a temperature comprised in the range 650-1050° C., in an atmosphere with an oxygen content comprised in the range from 0.5 to 12%; heating for a time comprised from 10 to 200 sec up to a temperature comprised in the range from 650 to 1200° C. in presence of oxidizing agents and/or inert agents; cooling down to temperatures comprised in the range from 650° C. to ambient temperature in presence of oxidizing agents and/or inert agents; thermochemical or electrolytic descaling and finally possible pickling and/or passivation, by means of the use of pickling baths consisting of mineral acid solutions.
US08192565B2	Steel for machine and structural use having excellent machinability and process for producing the same The present invention provides a steel for machine and structural use which is capable of maintaining mechanical characteristics such as strength by reducing a S content as well as of exhibiting excellent machinability (particularly tool life) in intermittent cutting (such as hobbing) with the high speed tool, and a method useful for producing the steel for machine and structural use. The steel for machine and structural use according to the invention secures 0.002% or more of solute N in the steel and has a chemical composition which is appropriately adjusted and satisfies a relationship of the following expression (1): (0.1×[Cr]+[Al])/[O]≧150 . . . (1), in which [Cr], [Al], and [0] represent a Cr content (mass %), an Al content (mass %), and an O content (mass %), respectively.
US08192564B2	Metal casting A method of growing a single crystal seed bar (10) in which a mold provided with a grain selector filter (16) above a starter chamber is filled with molten metal, whereupon the metal is allowed to solidify slowly upwardly from the starter chamber. The filter (16) is provided with a pattern of openings, with the diameter of the openings being at least as large as the primary dendrite tip radius of the metal, but smaller than half the primary dendrite arm spacing.
US08192562B2	Spring steel wire excellent in fatigue characteristic and wire drawability An object of the preset invention is to provide a spring steel wire that: shows excellent wire drawability not only when it is used as a spring steel wire for cold-winding formed into a steel spring by applying quenching and tempering treatment after wiredrawing but also when it is used as a spring steel wire for cold-winding formed into a steel spring as it is wiredrawn; and secures a spring having an excellent fatigue characteristic after the spring steel wire is formed into the spring. The spring steel wire according to the present invention is a spring steel wire excellent in fatigue characteristic and wire drawability, wherein: the contents of C, Si, Mn, Cr, Ti, B, and other elements are specified; the contents (mass %) of B, Ti, and N satisfy the expression (1) below; the amount of solid solute B is in the range of 0.0005% to 0.0040%; the remainder in the spring steel wire is composed of Fe and unavoidable impurities; and the solid solute B concentrates at the grain boundaries of pearlite nodules, 0.03≦B/(Ti/3.43−N)≦5.0 (1).
US08192560B2	Hardened martensitic steel, method for producing a component from this steel and component obtained in this manner The invention relates to steel which is characterized by the following composition as expressed in percentages by weight: —C=0.18 0.30%, —Co=5-7%, —Cr=2-5%, —Al=1-2%, —Mo+W/2=1-4%, —V=trace 0.3%, —Nb=trace 0.1%, —B=trace−50 ppm, —Ni=10.5-15% with Ni≧7+3.5 Al, —Si=trace 0.4%, —Mn=trace 0.4%, —Ca=trace−500 ppm, —Rare earths=trace−500 ppm, —Ti=trace−500 ppm, —O=trace−200 ppm if the steel is obtained by means of powder metallurgy or trace−50 ppm if the steel is produced in air or under a vacuum from molten metal, —N=trace−100 ppm, —S=trace−50 ppm, —Cu=trace−1%, and —P=trace−200 ppm, the remainder including iron and the inevitable impurities resulting from production. The invention also relates to a method of producing a part from said steel and to the part thus obtained.
US08192557B2	Dish washing machine with basket height adjusting apparatus A dish washing machine having a basket height adjusting apparatus. The dish washing machine includes a machine body having a washing tub defined therein, a basket disposed in the washing tub to receive dishes to be washed, and a basket height adjusting apparatus. The basket height adjusting apparatus includes a support bracket mounted at each side of the basket such that the support bracket can be moved vertically, rollers mounted to the support bracket to slide the basket forward and backward, and an adjusting lever mounted at the basket to adjust a vertical movement of the support bracket and to thereby adjust the height of the basket. The adjusting lever is moved along with the basket. Consequently, in the present invention, the thumb of a user is not caught in the basket and injured when the user rotates the adjusting lever.
US08192553B2	Pot and pan soaking composition A soaking composition including an alkalinity source, a metal protector, a surfactant, water, a threshold agent, a binding agent, and a polymer blend that functions as a binding agent and a hard water modifier. The polymer blend includes a polymaleic acid, a polycarboxylic acid and a sodium polyacrylate.
US08192548B2	Arrangement for coating a substrate The invention relates to an arrangement for the coating of substrates, which comprises an evaporation source and a vapor barrier between the evaporation source and the substrate. The vapor barrier is maintained at a temperature which is at least equal to or above the vaporization temperature of the material to be vaporized. The vapor barrier is implemented as a quartz valve, which includes a spherical closure part connected with a movable rod. In a first position this spherical closure part closes a vapor conducting tube, which is connected with the evaporation source, and, in a second position, the spherical closure part abuts a spherical calotte which seals off a quartz tube.
US08192543B2	Nitride crystal, nitride crystal substrate, epilayer-containing nitride crystal substrate, semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A nitride crystal is characterized in that, in connection with plane spacing of arbitrary specific parallel crystal lattice planes of the nitride crystal obtained from X-ray diffraction measurement performed with variation of X-ray penetration depth from a surface of the crystal while X-ray diffraction conditions of the specific parallel crystal lattice planes are satisfied, a uniform distortion at a surface layer of the crystal represented by a value of \|d1−d2\|/d2 obtained from the plane spacing d1 at the X-ray penetration depth of 0.3 μm and the plane spacing d2 at the X-ray penetration depth of 5 μm is equal to or lower than 2.1×10−3. The above configuration provides the nitride crystal having a crystal surface layer that is evaluated directly and reliably without breaking the crystal so that it can be used in a preferred fashion as a substrate for a semiconductor device as well as the nitride crystal substrate, an epilayer-containing nitride crystal substrate, a semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same.
US08192539B2	Mixtures of zeolite and RAP/RAS Embodiments of the invention provide method for preparing mixtures of natural or artificial zeolite with at least one of recycled asphalt shingles and recycled asphalt pavement. The prepared mixtures are also within the scope of the invention. Mixtures prepared as described herein may be useful, for example, for mixture with hot mix asphalt and cold patch asphalt.
US08192538B2	Reduced-moisture-content-solvent ink composition and method for producing the same A method for producing a reduced-moisture-content-solvent ink composition includes reducing the moisture content of a pigment dispersion containing a metal pigment and a dispersion medium or an ink composition containing the pigment dispersion and an organic solvent by bubbling treatment using an inert gas having a water vapor content of 2.0 mg/L or less.
US08192536B2	Dust collector A dust collector includes a charging part (12) for charging dust with electricity and a dust collecting part (30). Each of a dust collecting electrode (40) and a high-voltage electrode (50) that constitute the dust collecting part (30) includes: a base (41, 51) with a rectangular grid structure having a large number of vent holes (46, 56) formed therein; and projections (42, 52) extending into the vent holes (56, 46) of the opposed electrode (50, 40). The dust collector collects dust by generating an electric field between the dust collecting electrode (40) and the high-voltage electrode (50).
US08192535B2	Dust collector A dust collector includes a charging part (12) for charging dust with electricity and a dust collecting part (30). Each of a dust collecting electrode (40) and a high-voltage electrode (50) that constitute the dust collecting part (30) includes: a base (41, 51) with a rectangular grid structure having a large number of vent holes (46, 56) formed therein; and projections (42, 52) extending into the vent holes (56, 46) of the opposed electrode (50, 40). The dust collector collects dust by generating an electric field between the dust collecting electrode (40) and the high-voltage electrode (50).
US08192531B2	CO2 absorption solution Disclosed is a formulation for the absorption of CO2, which comprises water, at least one CO2 absorption compound and a carbonic anhydrase as an activator to enhance the absorption capacity of the CO2 absorption compound. The invention also concerns the use of carbonic anhydrase, in a CO2 absorption solution to increase the CO2 absorption rate of such solution.
US08192525B2	Method and system for producing carbon monoxide by cryogenic distillation The invention relates to a method for producing carbon monoxide consisting, during an adsorption step, in using N adsorbers (4A, 4B), wherein N is equal to greater than two, each of which follows, at an offset; the same period T cycle during which adsorption and regeneration phases succeed each other, in exposing, at the beginning of the adsorption phase, each adsorber to an eluting phase during which only a part of a nominal flowrate of the mixture is transferred to the adsorber until said adsorber is substantially carbon monoxide saturated while at least the second adsorber is maintained in the adsorption phase and a purified gaseous mixture is partially liquefied for producing a liquefied gaseous mixture, in storing said mixture in a capacity (7) and in transferring the liquefied gaseous mixture from the capacity to at least one column (11) for the separation thereof into a carbon monoxide rich product and, during at least one part of the adsorber eluting phases, the liquid level in the container is decreased and during at lest one part of the cycle outside of the eluting periods, said level is increased.
US08192524B2	Process for upgrading natural gas with improved management of CO2 Disclosed herein are processes for producing a CO2-depleted product gas stream. The processes involve feeding a natural gas feed stream comprising greater than about 10 vol % CO2 to at least one membrane unit comprising a plurality of polymer membranes to provide a CO2-rich permeate comprising at least 95 vol % CO2 and a CO2-depleted product gas stream. The polymer membranes comprise a crosslinked polyimide polymer having covalent ester crosslinks and have a CO2 permeance of at least 20 GPU and a CO2/CH4 selectivity of greater than 20, at 35 degrees C. and a feed pressure of 100 psia. Also disclosed herein is an apparatus incorporating the crosslinked polyimide polymer for producing a CO2-depleted product gas stream from a natural gas feed stream.
US08192523B1	Device and method for separating and increasing the concentration of charged particles in a sampled aerosol A respirator leak detection system and method for increasing the sensitivity and accuracy of leak detection through the fit seal of a respirator. A charged particle separator is used to separate charged particles that pass therethrough and to draw charged particles away from an aerosol flow into a clean gas flow. The separator may also be configured as an aerosol concentrator that takes in a major aerosol flow and outputs a minor flow of higher particle concentration. Neutral particles having no charge, which may have passed through the filtering medium respirator and which are not indicative of fit seal leaks are not entrained in the output flow for subsequent detection, thus increasing the accuracy of the filter leak detection system.
US08192522B2	Chemical process for generating energy A process for generating energy comprises process comprises exothermically reacting Mg with SiO2 to yield at least Mg2Si and Si; b)reacting the Mg2Si to yield at least lower silanes, and at least one magnesium product; c) generating at least higher silanes from at least a portion of the lower silanes; d) combusting the higher silanes and the Si to yield at least one silicon product.
US08192521B2	Method of suppressing slag foaming in continuous melting furnace A method of suppressing slag foaming that can grasp a state of slag foaming in the continuous melting furnace and accurately suppress the slag foaming so as to enable continuous production of molten metal in a stable state. This method includes charging of a suppressor into slag in the furnace, measuring a flow rate of a flue gas discharged from the continuous melting furnace during blowing of the slag over time, increasing a charging speed rate of the suppressor if the flue gas flow rate has an increasing tendency and decreasing the charging speed rate of the suppressor if the flue gas flow rate has a decreasing tendency.
US08192520B2	Enhanced fertilizer products with polymer adjuvants Improved fertilizer mineral compositions are provided by coating a mineral, such as gypsum, a member of the Kieserite Group, potassium magnesium sulfate, elemental sulfur, and mixtures thereof, with low pH maleic-itaconic copolymers. The preferred copolymers are aqueous dispersions of acid or partial salt maleic-itaconic copolymers, and are applied by spraying or other means onto the surface of the mineral and allowed to dry. The copolymer coatings increase the solubility of sulfate and calcium or magnesium ions from the fertilizer minerals, allowing accelerated plant availability and uptake of such nutrients.
US08192518B1	Fertilizer system A fertilizer system for the long-term fertilization of a crop through use of fertilizer pellets or mats comprised of a fertilizer and thermoplastic polymer blend. The fertilizer system generally includes forming a fertilizer containing polymer comprised of a fertilizer substance and a polymer product. The fertilizer containing polymer is buried within a growing medium and seed is planted over the fertilizer containing polymer. The polymer product within fertilizer containing polymer slowly biodegrades causing the fertilizer substance to slowly release within the growing medium and fertilize the planted seed. The fertilizer containing polymer is formed to continue to biodegrade over a period of several years during which time fertilizer substance will continue to be released. A method of forming the fertilizer containing polymer is also disclosed herein.
US08192515B2	Cyclone separator assembly and surface cleaning apparatus having same A cyclone separator assembly comprises at least one cyclone casing defining a cyclone chamber. The cyclone casing comprises a fluid inlet, a separated material outlet, and a fluid outlet. A separated material chamber is in communication with the separated material outlet. The cyclone chamber is openable by movement of a first movable portion, and the separated material chamber is openable by movement of a second movable portion separate from the first movable portion. A surface cleaning apparatus utilizing this construction is also provided. This construction is particularly useable if the separated material chamber is aligned with and below the cyclone chamber. Accordingly, the cyclone chamber and the separated material chamber may be sequentially or concurrently opened.
US08192514B2	Fixed bed coal gasifier A fixed bed coal gasifier (300) includes a coal gasification chamber with a coal lock above the chamber. A static coal distribution device inside the gasification chamber includes a hollow coal distributor which flares downwardly outwardly with a skirt depending downwardly from an inside of the coal distributor so that a gas collection zone is defined between the skirt and the coal distributor. The gasifier (300) has an ash discharge outlet (606) and a rotatable grate (600) above the outlet (606). The rotatable grate (600) includes at least one upwardly projecting finger or disturbing formation (500) to disturb the ash bed formed in use above and around the grate (600).
US08192512B2	Engineered fuel feed stock Disclosed are novel engineered fuel feed stocks, feed stocks produced by the described processes, and methods of making the fuel feed stocks. Components derived from processed MSW waste streams can be used to make such feed stocks which are substantially free of glass, metals, grit and noncombustibles. These feed stocks are useful for a variety of purposes including as gasification and combustion fuels.
US08192510B2	Method for modifying the volatility of petroleum prior to ethanol addition The invention relates to systems and methods for modifying the volatility of petroleum prior to ethanol addition. The methods can include (a) providing (i) a supply of gasoline, (ii) an ethanol standard, and (iii) a supply of butane; (b) analyzing the volatility of a sample formed by mixing the gasoline and ethanol standard; (c) calculating from the volatility a ratio of butane that can be blended into the sample without causing the sample to pass the one or more fixed volatility limits; and (d) blending butane from the butane supply with gasoline from the gasoline supply at or below the ratio calculated in step (c).
US08192502B2	Pain reducing and eliminating prosthesis socket device The present invention is a general pain and phantom pain reducing and eliminating prosthesis socket device for an amputee user with an amputated body part. The device has a core socket and a silicon socket cup placed inside the core socket to receive the amputated body part and a wireless transmitter Fob that includes a programmable microprocessor, a wireless radio transmitter IC board, an adjustable potentiometer, a momentary on and off switch, a light emitting diode and a DC power source. The wireless receiver module also includes a wireless processor printed circuit board, a battery and power supply, a thermocouple temperature probe and a heating coil.
US08192496B2	Intervertebral implant and handling instrument for this intervertebral implant In an intervertebral implant having an abutment element for abutment on at least one vertebral body, in order to be able to apply pulling forces to the abutment element without the risk of damage to the abutment element, it is proposed that the abutment element carry at a side edge a pull element which extends along the side wall of the abutment element and is held on the abutment element by pull members extending at the sides of the abutment element in the direction towards the opposite side edge, the pull element being made of a material whose tensile strength is greater than the tensile strength of the material of the abutment element, and that an interspace for receiving a handling instrument engaging the pull element from behind be arranged at least in a section along the pull element between the pull element and the abutment element. A handling instrument for handling such an intervertebral implant is also described.
US08192491B2	Meniscus prosthetic device A prosthetic device that may be utilized as an artificial meniscus is disclosed. The prosthetic device can restore shock absorption, stability, and function to the knee after the damaged natural meniscus is removed and replaced with the prosthetic device. In some embodiments, the meniscus includes an integral fixation anchor and additional features that minimize the requirement for modification of the implant for proper fit during surgery.
US08192490B2	Methods and systems for material fixation A soft tissue fixation system, most typically applicable to orthopedic joint repairs, such as anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) knee repair procedures, comprises an implant which is placeable in a tunnel disposed in a portion of bone, wherein the tunnel is defined by walls comprised of bone. A first member is deployable outwardly to engage the tunnel walls for anchoring the implant in place in the tunnel, and a second member is deployable outwardly to engage tissue material to be fixed within the tunnel. The second member also functions to move the tissue material outwardly into contact with the tunnel walls to promote tendon-bone fixation. Extra graft length is eliminated by compression of the tendon against the bone at the aperture of the femoral tunnel, which more closely replicates the native ACL and increases graft stiffness. The inventive device provides high fixation of tendon to bone and active tendon-bone compression. Graft strength has been found to be greater than 1,000 N (Newtons), which is desirable for ACL reconstruction systems.
US08192489B2	In situ adjustable ossicular implant and instrument for implanting and adjusting an adjustable ossicular implant A system for adjusting an adjustable ossicular prosthesis including an ossicular implant and an adjusting device is provided. The ossicular implant includes a first fixation element, an elongated member extending from the first fixation element with a plurality of notches, a receiving member receiving a portion of the elongated member, and a resilient arm coupled to the elongated member. The resilient arm has a locked position fixing the receiving member relative to the elongated member and the length of the implant, and an unlocked position. The adjusting device includes first and second arms having first and second sets of jaws coupled thereto, the first and second sets of jaws configured to selectively engage the implant, the second set of jaws being configured to position the resilient arm in the unlocked position when engaging the receiving member of the implant, and an adjustment mechanism to adjust the length of the implant.
US08192486B2	Human implantable tissue expander A human implantable tissue expander including a biocompatible implantable structural skeleton element having a predetermined overall three-dimensional shape and defining at least one wall portion having formed therein apertures extending from an interior thereof to an exterior thereof and being operative, when implanted in human tissue, to permit fluid flow through the apertures and to generally maintain the predetermined three-dimensional shape generally independently of its orientation relative to gravitational acceleration.
US08192485B2	Reversible hydrogel systems and methods therefor The present invention relates to reversible hydrogel systems for medical applications. Particularly, the hydrogel of the present invention is made up of copolymers that can be a hydrogel when in an oxidized state and can be a solution when in a reduced state. A solution of the copolymer can be oxidized to form a hydrogel; and the hydrogel can be reduced to form a solution of the copolymer. The solution can be dehydrated to produce the dry copolymer for storage. Furthermore, the present invention also relates to methods of making and using the reversible hydrogel systems.
US08192476B2	Garment for therapeutic comfort to women experiencing breast discomfort A garment for therapeutic comfort to women experiencing breast discomfort. The garment including an inner side having a first vertical side adjacent a second vertical side. A first layer is attached to the first vertical side and to the second vertical side such that each first layer is disposed over a breast region of the wearer. A first chamber for receiving hot or warm therapy is defined between each first layer and the inner side. A first opening to access the first chamber is defined between first and second ends of the first layer. A side opening in communication with the first chamber can further be disposed between the first layer and the inner side. A second layer is attached to each of the first layers such that each second layer is disposed over the nipple area of the wearer. A second chamber is defined between the first and second layers. A second opening to access the second chamber is defined between first and second ends of the second layer. A lower layer is attached to the inner side such that each lower layer is disposed over the wearer's abdominal area. A lower chamber is defined between the lower layer and inner side. A lower opening to access the lower chamber is defined between first and second ends of the lower layer.
US08192472B2	Fracture fixation plate for the coronoid of the proximal ulna A system for the internal fixation of a fractured bone of an elbow joint of a patient includes at least one bone plate, each bone plate having a plurality of holes and generally configured to fit an anatomical surface of the fractured bone. The at least one plate is adapted to be customized to the shape of a patient's bone. The system also includes a plurality of fasteners including at least one locking fastener for attaching the bone plate to the bone. At least one of the holes is a threaded hole. Guides for plate benders, drills, and/or K-wires can be pre-assembled to the threaded holes, and the locking fastener can lock into any of the threaded holes after the guides are removed.
US08192468B2	Dynamic stabilization device for bones or vertebrae A dynamic stabilization device for bones or vertebrae is provided which includes at least two bone anchoring elements, at least one connection element, connecting the bone anchoring elements. Each bone anchoring element includes a shank portion to be anchored in the bone or in the vertebra and a head portion to be connected with the connection element. The connection element is at least partly elastic and has at least one loop section. The head portion includes a recess with an opening for inserting the loop section. A securing element is provided for securing the loop section in the recess. The connection element is preferably in the form of an endless loop made of an elastomeric material.
US08192465B2	Interspinous process spacers Interspinous implants including a spacer configured to fit between first and second adjacent spinous processes of a human spine, to maintain a minimum separation between the spinous processes. An implant also includes a fixation portion coupled to the spacer, in which the fixation portion engages at least one spinous process to hold the spacer in a stable position relative to the spinous process. An implant may be monolithic, non-fillable, and may be inserted between the spinous process from a lateral approach. The fixation portion may be configured as a bracket which can substantially encircle the spinous process, or as flanges which engage lateral sides of the spinous process(es). The spacer may be resilient, and may be expandable along the anterior/posterior direction between the spinous processes. An implant may provide resilient resistance during extension, and/or a uniform extension stop between the spinous processes.
US08192464B2	Pacifier shields A multistage baglet system for a pacifier and a multistage nipple system. Baglets and nipples with bumps thereon are initially provided to accustom a baby to the use of such baglets and nipples. Subsequently, baglets and nipples with bumps are provided to assist the baby with teething.
US08192463B2	Surgical retractor and related methods A surgical retractor includes a base defining an open area therein to correspond with a surgical incision in a body. The base has an inner wall facing the open area and an outer wall facing away from the open area. A plurality of channels extend through the base between the inner and outer walls, and at least one of the channels is at an angle offset from normal to the inner wall where the at least one channel intersects the inner wall. A respective retractor arm is carried within each of the channels for retracting the body to open the surgical incision. In a surgical method, such as a thyroidectomy, a base is positioned so that the open area corresponds with a surgical incision in a body. Respective retractor arms carried within each of the channels are moved to retract the body to open the surgical incision.
US08192455B2	Compressive device for percutaneous treatment of obesity An apparatus and method for treating morbid obesity in mammals using a gastric reduction assembly that reduces the gastric volume of a stomach and induces early satiety. The gastric reduction assembly comprises at least two or more expandable devices, each able to be adjustably inflated with a fluid (e.g., a liquid or a gas) using a filling tube. In a preferred embodiment, the gastric reduction assembly is inserted through the abdominal wall and placed at a location exterior to the stomach body, avoiding an abdominal incision. Once positioned near the stomach body, the gastric reduction assembly allows for the external compression of the stomach body to limit food intake. The gastric reduction assembly also minimizes the potential for shifting of the expandable devices after insertion to the stomach body to revert to its pre-compressed state.
US08192454B2	Lancing devices having depth adjustment assembly Lancing devices are disclosed having a carriage slidably disposed within the housing and a lancet carrier configured to directly receive and hold the lancet. The lancet carrier is engaged within the carriage and movable relative to and independently of the carriage between a forward incision position and a rearward cocked position. A trigger assembly has a user accessible first portion and a second portion attached to the carriage and movable with the carriage along the longitudinal axis. The second portion is configured to maintain the lancet carrier in the rearward cocked position and the first portion is configured to release the lancet carrier from the rearward cocked position.
US08192449B2	Non-penetrating fixing device A fixing device for securely fixing surgical equipment to a surgical field of a human or animal body includes a first lever element including a first gripping portion and a first handling portion, and a second lever element including a second gripping portion and a second handling portion. The and second lever elements can be connected such that they can be pivoted and detached with respect to each other.
US08192448B2	Natural orifice bariatric procedure and apparatus for use therewith A method of performing a bariatric procedure through a natural body orifice is disclosed. The method comprises the step of providing a surgical instrument, comprising a handle portion, an elongated portion extending distally from the handle portion, and an end effector disposed adjacent a distal end of the elongated portion. The method also comprises the steps of inserting the surgical instrument through a natural body orifice of a patient such that the end effector is adjacent a portion of the patient's stomach, and using the surgical instrument to perform a surgical task.
US08192442B2	Bone treatment systems and methods The present invention relates in certain embodiments to medical devices for treating osteoplasty procedures such as vertebral compression fractures. More particularly, embodiments of the invention relate to instruments and methods for controllably restoring vertebral body height by controlling the geometry of fill material introduced into cancellous bone. A method of treating bone includes injecting a volume of fill material into a bone and selectively modifying a viscosity of the bone filler to control the direction of flow of the fill material within the bone. A system for treating bone using this method includes an introducer for delivering fill material into the bone and an energy source selectively coupleable to the fill material to alter the viscosity of the fill material via an energy emitter in the introducer.
US08192438B2	Rod reducer A rod reducer is adapted for inserting a rod into position within an orthopedic device. The rod reducer is configured for use with one hand and does not obstruct the surgeon's view of the surgical field during use.
US08192433B2	Vessel sealing instrument with electrical cutting mechanism An end effector assembly for use with an instrument for sealing vessels and cutting vessels includes a pair of opposing first and second jaw members which are movable relative to one another from a first spaced apart position to a second position for grasping tissue therebetween. Each jaw member includes an electrically conductive tissue contacting surface connected to an electrosurgical energy source. At least one of the jaw members includes an electrically conductive cutting element disposed within an insulator defined in the jaw member. A rigid structural support is included which is configured to support the electrically conductive tissue sealing surface and includes at least one flow channel defined therein.
US08192432B2	Integrated metalized ceramic heating element for use in a tissue cutting and sealing device A tissue cutting and sealing device, having a pair of opposing elements dimensioned to grasp tissue therebetween; and a heating assembly on at least one of the opposing elements, wherein the heating assembly includes: a ceramic body; and a metalized portion extending along a top surface of the ceramic body. The top surface of the ceramic body preferably has a width greater than the metalized portion.
US08192429B2	Abnormality eradication through resonance A medical device to eradicate abnormality is provided. In one embodiment, the medical device includes a needle and an electrode. The medical device further includes a processor to automatically determine a portion of a biological tissue is associated with an abnormality when a sample density of an immediate area surrounding the needle in the biological tissue matches a target density as determined based on one or more of a chemical composition and a pigmentation of the abnormality. The processor calculates a resonant frequency to eradicate a presence of the abnormality based on the chemical composition and/or the pigmentation of the abnormality as determined through one or more of a conductivity, a capacitance, and an inductance of the abnormality. The medical device also includes a signal source to electrically couple the needle with the electrode to form a closed circuit when the needle and electrode contact the biological tissue.
US08192428B2	Electrosurgical instrument and method An electrosurgical instrument and method for treating varicose veins. In one embodiment, an elongate catheter has a distal working end that carries an electrosurgical energy delivery surface comprising at least one electrode with a positive temperature coefficient of resistance (PTCR) surface and/or an electrode with a pressure sensitive variable resistance to provide a smart surface for controlling Rf current flow at the interface of electrosurgical surface and the tissue. The electrode surface then can limit or modulate Rf energy delivery through the surface in response to the temperature of the surface or the engagement pressure of the surface against the engaged tissue. In operation, the smart electrosurgical surface prevents arcing at the electrode-tissue interface, and thus controls ohmic heating to prevent tissue desiccation, charring and emboli formation.
US08192427B2	Surface ablation process with electrode cooling methods A bipolar electrode assembly includes a substrate having proximal and distal ends and supports first electrode and second electrodes. The first and second electrodes are disposed in an interwoven configuration across the surface of the substrate from the proximal to distal ends. A cooling medium is disposed interposed between the first and second electrodes from the proximal to distal ends. The first and second electrodes each include a plurality of finger-like prongs which either extend lengthwise or transversely or the first and second electrodes extend spiral inwardly along the surface of the substrate. The prongs of the first electrode intermesh with the prongs of the second electrode. Each prong is separated by the cooling medium. First and second electrodes may be disposed in a lengthwise alternating configuration across the surface of the substrate with a cooling medium disposed in vertical registration thereunder.
US08192422B2	Steerable multi linked device having multiple working ports A steerable multi-linked device. The device includes a first multi-linked mechanism and a second multi-linked mechanism. The first mechanism defines a first plurality of grooves. The second mechanism defines a second plurality of grooves. The first and second pluralities of grooves cooperate to define at least two working ports along a length of the device. At least one of the first and second mechanisms are steerable.
US08192417B2	Disposable pants A pair of disposable pants includes a front abdominal section and a rear section joined almost annularly, and a crotch section provided to be joined between the front abdominal section and rear section. Breaking line parts are provided on the front abdominal section for breaking it into a central front abdominal part and left and right front abdominal parts. Adhesive pieces are provided on the left and right front abdominal parts for connecting the central front abdominal part and the left and right front abdominal parts. The adhesive pieces are provided on the interior side of the front abdominal section, and the breaking line parts are exposed to the outside.
US08192414B2	Canine diaper A canine diaper, comprising: (a) an outer liner, wherein the outer liner is substantially liquid impermeable; (b) an inner liner, wherein the inner liner is substantially liquid permeable, and wherein the inner liner comprises an outer perimeter secured to the outer liner to enclose a cavity therebetween; (c) a cavity positioned between the inner liner and the outer liner; (d) an absorbent core, wherein the absorbent core is retained within the cavity; and (e) at least one tab which secures the outer liner of the canine diaper substantially around a torso of a dog.
US08192411B2	Disposable ostomy irrigation sleeve Ostomy irrigation sleeve having a tubular shape and a first end with a first opening for receiving ostomy discharge material and a second, opposite end with a second opening for discharge of the ostomy discharge material into a discharge unit, for example a toilet, after guidance through the sleeve. The irrigation sleeve is made of a flexible, water soluble material configured to be water soluble only after a certain time of exposure to liquid, wherein the certain time is at least 3 minutes.
US08192409B2	Open-cavity, reduced-pressure treatment devices and systems An open-cavity, reduced-pressure treatment device and system for treating a cavity in a patient's body, such as an abdominal cavity, is presented. In one instance, an open-cavity, reduced-pressure treatment device includes a plurality of encapsulated leg members, each having an interior portion with a leg manifold member and formed with fenestrations operable to allow fluid flow into the interior portion, and a central connection member fluidly coupled to the plurality of encapsulated leg members. The central connection member has a connection manifold member. The open-cavity, reduced-pressure treatment devices, systems, and methods allow for, among other things, removal of fluids.
US08192406B2	Anchor having fill port for use with an implantable therapy delivery element An anchor for securing a therapy delivery element in a desired location within a living body is disclosed. The anchor includes an anchor body having a space, which may be a main channel, to receive the therapy delivery element. A fill port is provided in the anchor body to introduce an adhesive into the space when the therapy delivery element is positioned within the space. In one embodiment, the fill port is coupled to a fill port extension that transfers the adhesive from a dispenser located a distance from the fill port into the space. Multiple fill ports, any of which may be coupled to a respective fill port extension, may be provided to introduce the adhesive at various locations of the space. One or more of the fill ports may extend into multiple side channels to introduce the adhesive at various locations of the space.
US08192402B2	Access device An access device places a medical article within a body space of a patient. The device has a needle that includes a needle body and hub. The device further includes a dilator coaxially disposed and slideable over the needle body and a medical article. A viewing space is disposed between the dilator and the medical article with at least one passageway or conduit connecting the viewing space with the interior bore of the needle body. The passageway is defined at least in part by openings through the sides of the needle and dilator. At least a portion of the conduit or passageway can be defined by one or more grooves between the needle and dilator. The device can further include a guidewire and an interlock between the guidewire and the needle and/or dilator. The device can further include one or more stops disposed between the guidewire and the needle and/or dilator to limit the extent to which the guidewire can be moved (e.g., advanced) relative to the needle or inhibit such relative movement (e.g., backwards movement).
US08192399B2	Extension control handle with adjustable locking mechanism The present invention is directed to a needle control handle which allows a needle extension distance to be adjusted, set and locked. In one embodiment, the control handle has an outer body and a piston adapted for relative longitudinal movement to extend the needle. A first control knob is movable on the piston for adjusting and setting the distance of the needle extension. A second knob is provided for releasably locking the first control knob on the piston once the needle extension distance has been set. Each of the knobs has a contact surface that enables the knobs to mutually lock with and release from each other.
US08192392B2	Methods for selective thermal treatment Systems and methods for selective cooling of a target site include a catheter having a supply lumen and a delivery lumen, with inlet and exit ports. Blood is withdrawn from the supply lumen and cooled or heated in a control unit. The treated blood is sent to the targeted area via delivery lumen. The supply lumen can act as an insulator for the delivery lumen.
US08192391B2	Power parameters for ultrasonic catheter An ultrasound catheter system and a method for operating an ultrasonic catheter at a treatment site within a patient's vasculature or tissue are disclosed. The method of operating an ultrasonic catheter comprises advancing a catheter with at least one ultrasonic element to a treatment site in a patient's vascular system or tissue, driving the at least one ultrasonic element to generate ultrasonic energy, delivering a therapeutic compound to the treatment site through the catheter, and varying a power parameter and a physiological parameter of the ultrasonic element by ramping the power parameter and the physiological parameter between two set of minimum and maximum values.
US08192385B2	Device, system, and method for controllably reducing inflammatory mediators in a subject Devices, systems, and methods are provided for controlling an inflammatory response in a subject. Devices, systems, and methods are provided that alter the functional structure of one or more inflammatory mediators in the peripheral blood of the subject. The device or system is useful in a method for treating an inflammatory disease or condition in the subject.
US08192380B2	Compression device with sole A compression device for applying compression to a part of a wearer's body. The device includes a bladder including first and second of fluid impermeable layers secured to one another to define an inflatable chamber. The device includes a substantially rigid counterforce component having an opening. An attachment member extends outward from the first layer of the bladder. The attachment member is received in the opening of the counterforce component to attach the counterforce component to the bladder.
US08192378B2	Toe massage device A toe massage device is constructed from a rotating body while being supported on a base by a supporting shaft; a rotation drive device for rotating the rotating body in the normal and reverse directions; and toe fixation means provided on the rotating body and fixing toes of a subject. The toes are fixed on the rotating body by the toe fixation means and the rotating body is rotated in the normal and reverse directions. When the rotating body is rotated in the normal direction, the toes are pulled forward and downward. That is, the toes are pulled in the direction in which they are bent toward the sole. When the rotating body is rotated in the reverse direction, the toes are bent upward while being caused to move backward.
US08192371B2	Systems and methods for obtaining analytes from a body A method may include collecting at least one analyte from within a body, ejecting the collected at least one analyte from the body through at least one dermal layer of the body, and receiving the ejected at least one analyte outside the body. A system may include a means for collecting at least one analyte from within a body, a means for ejecting the collected at least one analyte from the body through at least one dermal layer of the body, and a means for receiving the ejected at least one analyte outside the body.
US08192369B2	Apparatus for cocking a biopsy device A biopsy device includes a housing, a stylet carriage having a strike, a cannula carriage having a strike, and a cocking element comprising a catch carried by a resilient shaft that extends along an operational axis of the biopsy device. To arm the biopsy device, the cocking element is moved in a first arming stroke such that the catch engages the strike on the cannula carriage to deflect the resilient shaft from the operational axis such that the catch clears the strike on the stylet.
US08192365B2	Ultrasonic probe An ultrasonic probe is provided that is capable of preventing the probe's position from being displaced due to wire slippage on a drive pulley and a swing pulley while swinging. The ultrasonic probe includes an ultrasonic transducer unit emitting ultrasonic waves while swinging. Furthermore, a wire is attachable to the ultrasonic probe, which allows for the adjustment of a position angle of an ultrasonic transducer unit in swing operation without the use of a position angle sensor.
US08192363B2	Catheter with multiple ultrasound radiating members A catheter system for delivering ultrasonic energy to a treatment site includes a tubular body having a proximal end, a distal end and a treatment zone located between the distal end and the proximal end. An ultrasonic assembly is positioned within the treatment zone and provides providing an average longitudinal power density between about 0.2 and about 1.0 W/cm within the treatment zone.
US08192360B2	Implantable body fluid analyzer An exemplary implantable microarray device includes an inlet for a body fluid, a plurality of individual reaction cell arrays where each reaction cell array includes a series of reaction cells configured to receive the body fluid, a sensor array to sense a reaction result for an individual reaction cell array where the reaction result corresponds to a reaction between the body fluid and at least one reagent in each of the reaction cells of the individual reaction cell array and a positioning mechanism to position an individual reaction cell array with respect to the sensor array. Various other exemplary technologies are also disclosed.
US08192356B2	Surgical access system and related methods A system for accessing a surgical target site and related methods, involving an initial distraction system for creating an initial distraction corridor, and an assembly capable of distracting from the initial distraction corridor to a secondary distraction corridor and thereafter sequentially receiving a plurality of retractor blades for retracting from the secondary distraction corridor to thereby create an operative corridor to the surgical target site, both of which may be equipped with one or more electrodes for use in detecting the existence of (and optionally the distance and/or direction to) neural structures before, during, and after the establishment of an operative corridor to a surgical target site.
US08192355B2	Endoluminal colostomy system and procedure A trocar for positioning within a body lumen such as an intestine is disclosed. The trocar has a window adjacent its distal end in communication with the internal lumen of the trocar. The trocar is sufficient rigid to stabilize the body lumen upon positioning therein to maintain patency of the body lumen. A slot in communication with the window extends to the distal end of the trocar.A surgical procedure for reversing a colostomy procedure is also disclosed. The above described trocar is inserted into a first intestinal section through an opening in the abdominal wall. A guide wire is introduced through the rectal opening and advanced through the rectal stump and out the opening in the abdominal wall. An anvil is connected to the guide wire and the guide wire withdrawn through the rectal opening to advance the anvil within the first intestinal section. An anastomosis instrument is introduced through the rectal opening and connected to the anastomosis instrument. The anastomosis instrument is fired to connect the two intestinal sections to reestablish continuity between them.
US08192353B2	Visual obturator An obturator assembly includes a housing configured for operable engagement by a user, a sleeve mounted to the housing and extending therefrom and having a longitudinal lumen, an image passing member positioned adjacent the distal end of the sleeve and adapted to permit an optical image to pass through the image passing member and into the longitudinal lumen of the sleeve, a penetrating member adapted for longitudinal movement relative to the image passing member through a longitudinal stroke of movement to at least partially extend the penetrating member beyond the image passing member and an adjustment member operatively connected to the penetrating member. The adjustment member is movable to selectively vary a longitudinal length of the stroke of movement of the penetrating member, to thereby selectively control extension of the penetrating member relative to the image passing member. The adjustment member may also be movable to selectively vary at least one of a retracted position and an extended position of the penetrating member relative to the image passing member.
US08192349B2	Medical device for changing the shape of hollow organs in the human The present invention relates to a medical device for changing the shape of hollow organs in the human body, comprising at least one issue clamp, clip or anchor, which can be fixed to the organ tissue by means of a clamping or hooking-in action in order to provide a fixation point or a point of transmission of force in the organ. The clip or anchor has a receiving-element portion or hooking-in device for a flexible band, wire or tube, by means of which a force causing the change in shape can be applied to the organ at least partially via the clip.
US08192347B2	Artificial insemination An artificial insemination device may include a condom having a sheath and a reinforced cup that caps one end of the sheath, thereby having an inner concave surface and an outer convex surface; and a delivery handle comprising an elongate extension sized, shaped, shaped to contact the outer convex surface of the condom cup.
US08192337B2	Assisted-resistance-control, free-form, exercise apparatus and method An apparatus and method provide an elastic resistance to a free-range of motion of a user. A cord running through a pulley and connected at either end to handles permits assisted resistance control (ARC) and a leverage advantage. In ARC, release by an anchor hand, still maintaining a load, may provide consistent or reduced force on the other, active, hand. One bodily member, such as a hand, may selectively halt and move as an “anchor” member, thereby simultaneously exercising itself and exerting control over another “active” bodily member operating in a “free range of motion.” Thereby, motion of the active hand may continue throughout a range desirable for a physical therapy regimen, a sporting activity, a work activity, or the like. A full range of motion of a bodily member and all supporting portions of the body is possible, without excessive stress or strain on joints due to a mismatch of position and load common to prior art systems.
US08192332B2	Energy absorbing suspension equipment (EASE) for rowing machines A rowing machine or rowing machine attachment with an energy absorbing component configured to add responsive and compliant roll, pitch, and yaw motions to the rowing machine. The energy absorbing component is also configured to change shape so as to absorb energy in response to a compressive force by the user. Said energy absorption component returns substantially to its first shape in response to the removal of the compressive force. The energy-absorbing apparatus is configured to reduce a reaction force exerted on the user of the rowing machine.
US08192328B2	Methods and systems for assisted direct start control Methods and systems are provided for reducing driveline unwinding during successive engine shutdown and restart operations. In one example, during an engine shutdown, torsion is maintained in a transmission gear-train until an engine restart is requested by engaging one or more transmission clutches while applying wheel brakes.
US08192325B2	Control device of vehicular driving apparatus A control device of a vehicular driving apparatus is provided, which can restrain an unnecessary rotational change of a first electric motor can be restrained when a shifting in a differential portion and a shifting in a transmission portion are overlapped in shifting periods. Upon executing the shiftings of a differential portion and an automatic transmission portion in the overlapped way in the shifting periods, electric motor rotational change amount restraining means controls the first electric motor to a post-shifting prospected first electric motor rotational speed to restrain a change amount of a first electric motor rotational speed before and after a shifting of a transmission mechanism. Thus, the change amount of the first electric motor rotational speed before and after the shifting of the transmission mechanism is restrained to the minimum, thereby the unnecessary rotational change of the first electric motor can be appropriately restrained.
US08192323B2	Epicyclic gear system with flexpins An epicyclic gear system (A) includes a sun gear (2), a ring gear (4) located around the sun gear, planet gears (6) organized in two arrays between the sun and ring gears, and a carrier (8) having walls (14) located beyond the planet gears and flexpins (24) that project from the walls into the planet gears. Each flexpin includes an inner pin (30) provided with a flange 36 that is secured to the wall from which the inner pin projects, thus cantilevering the inner pin from the wall, and a sleeve (32) that is cantilevered from the opposite end of the inner pin and extends back over the inner pin, thus providing a double cantilever. Between the sleeve of the flexpin and the planet gear for that flexpin is a double row tapered roller bearing (26). The planet gears on the one array may be offset angularly with respect to the planet gears of the other array.
US08192318B2	Automatic transmission with closed loop pressure electro-hydraulic control module An automatic transmission is disclosed that includes a clutch pressure control module housing having therein: (1) a plurality of solenoid valves, each of the solenoid valves configured to receive an input of the pressurized hydraulic fluid and to provide a variable output pressure of pressurized hydraulic fluid in response to an electric control signal; (2) means for sensing output pressure from each of the solenoid valves of the plurality of solenoid valves; and (3) electronic control means configured to generate electric control signals to one or more of the solenoid valves of the plurality of solenoid valves in response to (i) a clutch pressure command signal or a solenoid pressure command signal, and (ii) a solenoid output pressure signal from the means for sensing output pressure. The solenoid valves provide hydraulic control signals to clutch hydraulic pressure control valves, which in turn provide hydraulic power to clutch actuators.
US08192317B2	Reinforced belt for powerturn applications A reinforced conveyor belt has a plurality of fabric plies. One of the plies is an interwoven ply comprised of two layers of weft cords and a plurality of warp cords interweaving through the two layers of weft cords. Each warp cord has the following repeating weave pattern of passing over at least two but not more than five weft cords in the first weft layers, passing between the two weft layers for a distance of at least two weft cords, and passing under at least two but nor more than five weft cords in the second weft layer.
US08192312B2	Isolator with damping An isolator comprising a hub, a pulley frictionally engaged with the hub through a bushing for instantaneous rotational movement, the bushing and hub having a coefficient of friction, a resilient member engaged between the pulley and the hub for transmitting a torque, and a locking member for retaining the pulley on the hub.
US08192309B1	Hunting arrow game tracking device A game tracking device used in combination with a hunting arrow, the device having an elongated adaptor insert positionable between the arrowhead and shaft of the hunting arrow, the insert being provided with a recess to receive a transmitter that emits a locator signal. A barb member extends forward from the transmitter housing, such that when a game animal is struck by the arrow, the transmitter separates from the arrow and remains embedded in the animal.
US08192308B2	Tennis racquet with replaceable playing surface A tennis racquet with a replaceable playing surface includes a frame, a cartridge, and a cartridge-lock with at least one key. The frame defines a cartridge support groove, a front upper half-oval bridge and a back upper half-oval bridge. Each bridge includes a head-guard. The front bridge with its head-guard and the back bridge with its head-guard define a planar passage way between the bridges. The cartridge includes a rim threaded with a string. The string defines a playing surface. The cartridge is shaped for removable snug fit in the support groove and in the planar passageway, such that when a replacement cartridge is snug within the frame, and when the at least one key is entered into the at least one key-aperture, the replacement cartridge is locked to the frame.
US08192306B2	Low lift golf ball A golf ball having a plurality of dimples formed on its outer surface, the outer surface of the golf ball being divided into plural areas with dimples configured such that the golf ball is spherically symmetrical as defined by the United States Golf Association (USGA) Symmetry Rules, and such that the golf ball exhibits a lift coefficient (CL) of less than about 0.275 over a range of Reynolds Number (Re) from about 120,000 to about 180,000 and at a spin rate of about 4,500 rpm.
US08192305B2	Golf club head for putter, and golf putter Putter head 2 having a head main body 4 constructed with a metal, and a member having low specific gravity 6 constructed with a material having a specific gravity lower than that of the metal constructing the head main body 4. The member having low specific gravity 6 is provided on the sole surface 16 side of the head main body 4. At least a part of the sole surface 16 is constructed with the member having low specific gravity 6. Preferably, the head main body 4 has a hollow part t. Preferably, the center of gravity g2 of the member having low specific gravity 6 is located to get closer to the face side than the center of gravity g1 of the head does. The golf putter according to the present invention has the putter head 2, a shaft 3, and a grip. The present invention provides a golf club head for a putter and a golf putter which achieve favorable rolling.
US08192300B2	Golf club head A golf club head having a hollow construction produces a characteristic low ball hitting sound to accommodate the diversity of golfers' preferences for ball hitting sounds even if the volume of the golf club head is increased to 430 to 500 cc and the weight thereof is decreased to 160 to 220 g. In a golf club head having a hollow construction and including a face part, a sole part, a crown part, and a side part, in which the head volume is 430 to 500 cc, and the head weight is 160 to 220 g, the area of the sole part is increased so that the primary natural frequency of the sole part is 2400 Hz or less, and a weight is formed at a position of the center of vibration in the sole part on the inner surface on the hollow construction side of the sole part.
US08192299B2	Golf club and method for adjusting properties thereof According to one aspect of the invention, a golf club includes: a head having a hosel having a hosel hole; a shaft; a shaft case having a shaft insertion hole to which one end of the shaft is inserted and configured to be inserted to the hosel hole; and a ring-shaped screw member configured to be screwed into one end of the hosel to fix the shaft case in the hosel hole, and to be fitted with an outer face of an one end of the shaft case so as not to contact with the shaft directly, wherein an axis of the shaft insertion hole is nonparallel to an axis of the hosel hole, and an inner face of the hosel hole and an outer face of the shaft case includes a triangular or more polygonal cross-sectional face that is perpendicular to the axis of the hosel hole.
US08192298B2	Separable golf club A separable putter golf club includes an upper shaft portion with a grip and a lower shaft portion with a club head, wherein the upper and lower shaft portions can be quickly connected and disconnected, while allowing a large amount of force to be transferred there through. The upper and lower shaft portions may be connected by a first and second connector portions, that may be engaged and rotated relative to each other. The first connector portion may include a first locking member having a plurality of outwardly protruding lugs and a guide rod, while the second connector portion may include a second locking member having a cavity and a bore. The bore is adapted to receive the guide rod, and the cavity is adapted to receive the outwardly protruding lugs. During connection, the user engages the first locking member with the second locking member, inserts the lugs into the cavity, and rotates the first and second connector portions relative to each other thereby causing the lugs to fixedly engage the cavity, which causes the upper and lower shaft portions of the golf club to be connected together.
US08192292B2	Automated bowling system, controller and method of use A bowling system comprises a pinspotter system including at least a sweep assembly and a braking system coupled thereto which provides a brake for the sweep assembly. The system further includes a plurality of sensors which sense parameters associated with the pinspotter system and the braking system. A centralized control system centralizes operational processes of the pinspotter system by receiving at least one input based on the sensed parameters from at least one of plurality of sensors and, in response to the at least one the input, produces at least one output signal to control operations of the pinspotter system.
US08192287B2	Game apparatus and storage medium storing a game program for conducting data communications with a network A game apparatus includes an input-output processor, and by following an instruction from the input-output processor, messages are transmitted and received with other game apparatus 12 connected via a network. The messages are transmitted and received in an electronic mail format, and has identification information of an application being a creation source of the message as well as general information, such as a transmission source, a destination and a subject as header information.
US08192286B2	System for secure transfer of online privileges Methods and apparatus for transferring privileges in a computer system. In one implementation, a system for transferring online privileges includes: a game server having a network connection and storing data providing an online game and game environment; a game database connected to said game server, said game database storing data representing one or more game items, data representing a first user game account, and data representing a second user game account, said game item associated with said first user game account; an auction server having a network connection and connected to said game server though said network connections, and storing data providing an online auction for game items; and an auction database connected to said auction server, said auction database storing data representing one or more game items received from said game server, data representing a first user auction account, and data representing a second user auction account.
US08192282B2	Gaming apparatus changing sound according to image and control method thereof A gaming apparatus of the present invention comprises: a display; a speaker; a memory; and a controller programmed to execute the processing of reading the dealer image data and the game image data from the memory according to the progress of the game, reading the background image data from the memory, displaying to the display a display image based on display image data, after generating the display image data by superimposing the read dealer image data and the read game image data on the read background image data, and outputting from the speaker the background sound based on the background sound data, after reading the background sound data corresponding to the read background image data from the memory.
US08192279B2	Multi-player bingo game with optional progressive jackpot wager The invention is directed to methods and gaming units for conducting a wagering game and an associated progressive jackpot. Players may win the wagering game, interim pattern awards and/or progressive jackpot awards by matching predetermined patterns with patterns formed on their unique game array with indicia matching selected indicia. The players may optionally participate and be eligible to win all or a portion of the progressive jackpot. In one embodiment, the player may be eligible for the progressive jackpot by wagering at least a minimum wager amount, and perhaps the maximum bet for the wagering game. In another embodiment, the player may affirmatively elect to be eligible for the progressive jackpot by placing a wager or fee in addition to a wager on the wagering game. Graphics corresponding to the progressive jackpot may be optionally displayed only to players eligible to win the progressive jackpot.
US08192274B2	Gaming machine with gamble option A gaming machine provides a plurality of game levels, each level providing a plurality of symbols selectable by the player. A value associated with a selected symbol is used to calculate a winning value. The player may choose either the winning value or else play the next level.
US08192273B2	Game server, game control method, and game machine A plurality of game machines installed in a single hall are collectively controlled. Based on information of coin or credit consumption in a certain game machine on which a player is performing a game, this player's cumulative consumption of coin or credit is judged. As the result of this judgment, when this cumulative consumption reaches a predetermined upper limit, a return based on a predetermined return rate is executed without fail to the certain game machine on which this player is performing the game. That is, a predetermined return is guaranteed to a player who has consumed a predetermined amount, so that the player continues the game in expectation of the return. It is therefore avoidable that a player waiting for a prize for a long time keeps away from the hall.
US08192272B2	Wagering game with enhanced cascading reel symbol feature A gaming system and method for conducting a wagering game during which a designated cascade-triggering outcome can cause some symbols to be removed from the display and can move adjacent symbols to cascade and replace the removed symbols in a cascade outcome. A cascade outcome that includes a winning outcome can pay the player a higher value than the same winning outcome that is not included in a cascade outcome.
US08192268B1	Instant lottery ticket vending machine with ticket reveal and scan for computer generated display of results A gaming ticket dispensing device is provided for dispensing tickets having prize-revealing characters and a removable covering for hiding the prize-revealing characters prior to acquisition by an end user. The ticket dispensing device includes a storage mechanism for holding a plurality of gaming tickets. A revealer is provided for removing the removable covering to reveal the prize-revealing characters, and a scanner is provided for scanning the prize-revealing characters. A processor is in communication with the scanner for processing the scanned characters' information to determine a prize value associated with the characters scanned. An audio visual display displays an audio visual message relating to the prize value and a dispensing port is provided for dispensing the gaming ticket to the user.
US08192266B2	Multi-stage card select Embodiments related to conducting a wagering game according to the rules of a base game includes defining a finite set of game indicia. In some embodiments the player plays multiple sequential game hand by placing a wager, receiving game indicia from the finite set cumulatively excluding any game indicia previously dealt, playing the game hand to completion, collecting the game indicia from the player and excluding the dealt game indicia from further play, and displaying at least the excluded game indicia or any winning combinations precluded by the excluded game indicia. In some embodiments the game hands continue in sequence until a restoration event, which may include a manually triggered restoration or an automatic restoration event, that restores the excluded game indicia. Other embodiments are also described.
US08192264B2	Horse race gaming machine In a horse race gaming machine 1, when a regular denomination process of S201 is executed, a regular BET image for a player to perform BET operations to a racing game is displayed on a sub monitor 113 of a station 101. In the meantime, when a high denomination process of S208 is executed, a high BET image is displayed instead of the regular BET image on the sub monitor 113 of the station 101. “2” is the minimum bet amount which can be specified in the high BET image. Alternatively, “1” is the minimum bet amount which can be specified in the regular BET image. In other words, the denomination of the high BET image is twice the denomination of the regular BET image.
US08192259B2	Ventilation system of sludge receiving facility A sludge receiving facility is provided with upper and lower structures respectively having inner spaces communicating with each other, wherein sludge tanks each having a sludge charging port are provided in the lower structure, and a partition wall configured to partition a carrying-in space of the upper structure from the inner space is provided, the sludge receiving facility including: outside air blowing means; air circulating means configured to enable the inner space and the carrying-in space to communicate with each other; first exhausting means configured to exhaust air from an upper part of the carrying-in space; second exhausting means configured to exhaust air above the sludge charging port; and third exhausting means configured to exhaust air inside the sludge tanks, wherein opening/closing means are respectively provided in the circulating means and the first to third exhausting means.
US08192253B2	Finishing apparatus A hair-line processing, and more particularly a sheet metal finished by continuous hair-line on its plane and curved surface, and apparatus and method for finishing by continuous hair-line on the same are disclosed, wherein the sandpaper curvaceously advances to form hairlines relative to curved surface of the sheet metal, and operation of a pressure unit can vary the curvaceous degree of the sandpaper to form a continuous hairline relative a sheet metal including curved surfaces each having a different curvature.
US08192248B2	Semiconductor wafer polishing apparatus and method of polishing A wafer polishing apparatus has a base and a turntable having a polishing pad thereon and mounted on the base for rotation of the turntable and polishing pad relative to the base about an axis perpendicular to the turntable and polishing pad. The polishing pad includes a work surface engageable with a front surface of a wafer for polishing the front surface of the wafer. A drive mechanism is mounted on the base for imparting rotational motion about an axis substantially parallel to the axis of the turntable. A polishing head is connected to the drive mechanism for driving rotation of the polishing head. The polishing head has a pressure plate adapted to hold the wafer for engaging the front surface of the wafer with the work surface of the polishing pad. The pressure plate has a generally planar position and is selectively movable from the planar position to a convex position and to a concave position.
US08192244B2	Water sports binding assembly A binding for water sports comprises a baseplate, which may optionally include a toe cup, and a heel cup. A heel loop is pivotably attached to the heel cup, and is pivotable between an upper position and a lower position to adjust the amount of support provided to the user's ankle. An adjustment control, for example a lever and cam mechanism pivotably attaches to the heel cup and is positioned such that the user can selectively move the cam portion between a release position wherein the heel loop is not supported in the upper position, and a support position wherein the heel loop is supported in the upper position. A flexible upper portion is attached to the base plate.
US08192240B2	Contra-rotating propeller supported on rudder horn of ship A contra-rotating propeller system is installed between a rudder horn of a ship and shaft support at an engine-output side. The system includes a propeller shaft rotatably supported by the rudder horn and the shaft support, respectively, a front propeller fixed to the propeller shaft, a counter rotating gear set installed on the rudder horn and connected with the propeller shaft, and a rear propeller connected to the counter rotating gear set and disposed between the rudder horn and the front propeller.
US08192237B2	Coaxial cable connector having electrical continuity member A coaxial cable connector comprising: a connector body; a post engageable with the connector body, wherein the post includes a flange; a nut, axially rotatable with respect to the post and the connector body, the nut having a first end and an opposing second end, wherein the nut includes an internal lip, and wherein a second end portion of the nut corresponds to the portion of the nut extending from the second end of the nut to the side of the lip of the nut facing the first end of the nut at a point nearest the second end of the nut, and a first end portion of the nut corresponds to the portion of the nut extending from the first end of the nut to the same point nearest the second end of the nut of the same side of the lip facing the first end of the nut; and a continuity member disposed within the second end portion of the nut and contacting the post and the nut, so that the continuity member extends electrical grounding continuity through the post and the nut is provided.
US08192236B1	Battery connector with improved contacts A battery connector includes an insulative housing and a plurality of contacts received in the housing. The housing defines a plurality of receiving passageways running through a front mating face to define an opening. The opening defines an upper and a lower inside face. Each contact includes an engaging portion exposing to the front face through the opening. The engaging portion intersect with the front face, defining a first joint point adjacent to the upper inside face and a second joint point adjacent to the lower inside face. The engaging portion defines a free distal end abutting against an inner face of the housing. The housing further defines a protrusion extending from the lower inside face towards the upper inside face in a condition that a distance between the second joint point and a top face of the protrusion is smaller than a length of the free distal end.
US08192223B2	Capped insulation displacement connector (IDC) An electrical insulation displacement connector (IDC) assembly includes a body having at least one channel with an open top side configured for receipt of an insulated conductive core wire therein. A contact element is fixed in the body with a first insulation displacement end defined by opposed blades oriented across the channel, and a second end extending from a bottom surface of the body and configured for electrical contact with a PCB. The IDC assembly includes a cap having a size and configuration so as to engage over the body, with the cap including a recess with an open bottom that is aligned with the body channel in a fitted configuration of the cap on the body. The wires may be initially received in the cap recesses wherein upon pressing engagement of the cap onto the body, the insulated conductive core wire is pressed into the body channel between and into the contact element.
US08192218B2	Springless screw type and bayonet type connector A male connector comprises: a holder, attached rotatably to the outer peripheral surface of a plug main unit portion, having male threads formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof and having sliding grooves formed at specific intervals at the rearward side on the outer peripheral surface; and a knob portion, formed integrally with engaging protruding portions that have engaging hooks on the tip end sides thereof and that sliding in the sliding grooves, where the knob portion is attached so as to be able to rotate together with the holder.
US08192213B2	Electrical conduction across interconnected tubulars A wired tubular string includes a first joint having an axial bore, a box end, a pin end, a concentric inner conductor, and a concentric outer conductor; a second joint having an axial bore, a box end, a pin end, a concentric inner conductor and a concentric outer conductor; a joint-to-joint connection formed at the connection of the pin end of the second joint with the box end of the second joint; and an isolation assembly positioned at the joint-to-joint connection to operationally connect the corresponding concentric inner conductors and the correspond concentric outer conductor across the joint-to-joint connection and electrically isolate the inner conductor from the outer conductor.
US08192212B2	Electrical connector system with temporarily blocking during unmating of two connectors The present invention relates to a method for unmating an electrical connector assembly wherein the movement for unmating the first and second connectors is temporarily blocked after interlocking contacts are disconnected and before the power contacts are disconnected. The invention also relates to a connector system and a connector assembly offering such functions.
US08192210B2	Ground clamp kit A ground clamp kit may include a first clamp having a wire reception member suitable to receive and electrically connect to an associated electrical wire to be grounded and a second clamp. Each clamp may be suitable to be clamped to an associated grounding component. The ground clamp kit may also include an electric conductor that electrically connects the first clamp to the second clamp.
US08192205B2	Demonstrative methods for sanitary tissue products Demonstrative methods for sanitary tissue products, for example toilet tissue products, and more particularly, methods for demonstrating absorbency-based consumption differences between two or more toilet tissue products, and toilet tissue product packages and marketing articles that evidence absorbency-based consumption differences between toilet tissue products are provided.
US08192204B1	Workbook with movable colored clips An educational workbook for very young children of preschool and kindergarten age, as well as children who are somewhat older but do not have developed fine motor skills, which extends the advantages of U.S. Pat. No. 6,402,522 having a hand-held booklet containing a series of problems with color-coded selectable answers and flat answer card having movable colored clips and compatible to the booklet. The answer card is typically enclosed in the booklet and can serve as a bookmark. Children record their answers by placing the selected colored clips into the corresponding positions on the answer card. Children check their own work by comparing site-by-site the colors of the clips on their answer with the colors of the child-friendly images on the corresponding answer key. No pencil is used, answer keys are easily readable, and exercises can be repeated many times since there is no trace of earlier responses. Additionally, students' answer cards and answer key card may be stacked together and create a color display of class or group understanding encouraging group cooperation and teamwork.
US08192202B2	Fire training system A fire training system with improved ability to be handled and with the possibility of generating different flame aspects is provided. The fire training system has at least one liquid reservoir (1) and a regulating and control unit (2). The regulating and control unit (2) is connected to at least one distributor unit (5) via at least one electric line (3). The liquid gas reservoir (1) is connected to the at least one distributor unit (5) via at least one liquid gas line. (4). Each distribution unit (5) is provided with control valves that can be actuated for dispensing the liquid to downstream liquid gas discharge nozzles (6) and to an associated pilot burner (7), and with at least one sensor (8) for detecting the success of extinguishing. The liquid gas discharge nozzles (6) are arranged at a fire-resistant surface (9).
US08192201B2	Mirror for showing a change of skin appearance A tinted mirror which has been treated to reflect a modified image of skin is used to allow a subject to consider a potential change of the appearance of his/her skin, which would follow from the application of a cosmetic product such as self-tanning product. The mirror may be tinted with a brown hue so as to reflect an image that corresponds to the change of coloration of skin after the application of a self-tanning product. The invention may be used in beauty parlor or supermarket aisle to help a subject visualize the potential effect of a self-tanning product on his/her skin.
US08192200B1	Endodontic apparatus and method A method and instrument for removing material from an internal portion of a tooth wherein the tool used to remove the material includes an elongate shaft extending from a first end to a second end; a cutting surface extending along a working portion of the elongate shaft; a handle attached to the first end of the elongate shaft, the handle including a first end and a second end; a projection attached to the elongate shaft and extending around a portion of the perimeter of the shaft substantially adjacent to the first end of the handle, wherein the projection provides a barrier to prevent a user's fingers from moving beyond the handle directly onto the elongate shaft.
US08192198B2	Squeezing gun for two-part medical viscous fluid A squeezing gun for two-part medical viscous fluid that simultaneously squeezes two different kinds of medical viscous fluid contained in a double cartridge including two tubes containing the respective different kinds of fluids. Two horizontal scroll bars are moved horizontally to actuate the squeezing of the fluids and are driven by a driving motor.
US08192197B2	Method and apparatus for digitally evaluating insertion quality of customized orthodontic arch wire A method and apparatus is provided for digitally checking the insertion quality of a target customized virtual arch wire designed during treatment planning prior to actually manufacturing the target arch wire. The method includes the steps of digitally simulating the insertion of the customized target virtual arch wire into the virtual brackets placed up on virtual teeth of a patient in an initial state of interest for checking if the arch wire could be inserted into the virtual brackets without conflicts or collisions. The initial state may be a malocclusion state or any intermediate treatment state of the patient. In the event the target virtual arch wire would cause conflicts, then the simulation optimizes the arch wire design in an attempt to eliminate the conflicts. In another aspect, a method is provided for selecting the recommended starting point for inserting the customized arch wire in the brackets placed on the dentition of the patient in the initial state.
US08192195B2	Burner apparatus and methods for making inorganic fibers Inorganic fiber production burner apparatus and methods of use are disclosed. One burner includes a refractory block adapted to be in fluid connection with sources of primary oxidant and fuel, the refractory block having a fuel and primary oxidant entrance end and a flame exit end, the flame exit end having a substantially rectangular flame exit having a width greater than its height, the refractory block defining a combustion chamber and a second chamber fluidly connecting the combustion chamber and the flame exit end; and an oxygen manifold fluidly connected to the combustion chamber and adapted to route oxygen to the combustion chamber through a plurality of passages through the refractory block. This abstract allows a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure. It will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. 37 CFR 1.72(b).
US08192192B2	Mechanical safety device for an injection molding machine A mechanical safety device for an injection molding machine is provided with a laterally openable safety door on the flank of a mold opening/closing portion between a movable platen and a stationary platen. A rod is secured to the stationary platen or a base, and a rail, which ascends and descends as the safety door is closed and opened, is assembled to the rod. The rod is formed with a plurality of engaging step portions and tapered surfaces arranged alternately. On the other hand, a ratchet is rotatably supported on the movable platen. The rail ascends or descends to push up or down the ratchet, thereby locating the ratchet in a position where it engages with the engaging step portions of the rod or a position where it is disengaged from the engaging step portions.
US08192191B2	Valve gate assembly A valve gate assembly for regulating a flow of molten material into a mold. The valve gate assembly includes a movable valve that can be positioned between a fully closed position and a fully open position. The valve gate assembly further includes an actuating system operatively cooperating with the valve to move the valve and infinitely position the valve between the fully closed position and the fully open position.
US08192190B2	Injection mold An injection mold for molding an insert element which includes a material belt with two belt holes formed therein and a plurality of terminals. Each terminal has a fastening portion with an inserting hole formed therein and a contact portion. The injection mold includes a male mold, a plurality of locating elements, a fastening element, a plurality of locating pieces and a female mold. The male mold has a cavity and a plurality of inserting grooves. Each locating element mounted to the male mold has a locating head extending beyond the male mold for inserting into the belt holes. The fastening element mounted to the cavity has a plurality of fastening grooves for respectively receiving the fastening portions. Each locating piece inserted into the inserting grooves has an inserting portion passing through the inserting hole and supporting the contact portion. The female mold is engaged with the male mold.
US08192185B2	Expander-compressor unit An expander-compressor unit (200) includes a closed casing (1), a compression mechanism (2), an expansion mechanism (3), a shaft (5), and an oil pump (6). The shaft (5) includes an upper shaft (5s) provided with an upper eccentric portion (5a) for the compression mechanism (2), and a lower shaft (5t) provided with lower eccentric portions (5d and 5c) for the expansion mechanism (3) and an intermediate eccentric portion (5e) for the oil pump (6). The expansion mechanism (3) has an upper bearing member (45) for supporting a supported portion (5f) of the lower shaft (5t) located immediately above the lower eccentric portion (5d). The intermediate eccentric portion (5e) has a diameter equal to or less than that of the supported portion (5f).
US08192183B2	Prismatic pump, especially slurry pump The aim of the invention is to provide a simple, smoothly running pump, especially a slurry pump, preferably for concrete, which comprises a driven rotor (4) rotating inside a housing (2). According to the invention, the rotor (4) is configured as a polygonal, prismatic body wherein at least the connecting lines of the corners of the base form an equilateral polygon. The rotor performs a rotational movement about its center axis on an orbit, the longitudinal edges of the prismatic body (4′) touching the longitudinal inner wall surface (2′) of the housing (2).
US08192181B2	Double standing valve sucker rod pump A sucker rod pump with no travelling valve consisting of, from the bottom: hold down with pump inlet, lower standing valve, hollow coupling, upper standing valve suspended within the coupling, relief valve, hollow pump housing, solid piston within the housing, and barrel to clean and retain the piston in the housing. The piston attaches to and reciprocating with the rod string. Peripheral channels in the relief valve communicate between the coupling and the housing. A central channel in the relief valve communicates between the upper standing valve and the pump's outlets. The upstroke pulls fluid from the bottom of the well upward through the open lower standing valve, around the closed upper standing valve and into the housing chamber. The down stroke pushes fluid from the housing chamber past the closed lower standing valve and through the open upper standing valve to the pump's exit into the tubing.
US08192180B2	Heat dissipating fan A heat dissipating fan includes a housing having an air inlet and an air outlet between which an air passageway is formed. A fixed seat is provided in the air passageway and includes first positioning holes. A magnetically conductive first casing includes a first outer wall, a first annular lip extending radially outward from an end of the first outer wall and having second positioning holes aligned with the first positioning holes, and a first support on the other end of the first outer wall. A second casing includes a second outer wall, a second annular lip extending radially outward from an end of the second outer wall and having third positioning holes aligned with the first positioning holes, and a second support on the other end of the second outer wall. Fasteners extend through the first, second and third positioning holes. A motor is mounted in the first and second casings.
US08192176B2	Hydraulic fluid supply system having active regulator A hydraulic fluid supply system includes an active pressure regulator or feed limit valve with a flow cut-off which may be used with dual clutch transmission hydraulic control systems. The supply system includes a pump, a filter, pressure relief and filter bypass valves, an accumulator, a system pressure sensor and the active feed limit valve. The active feed limit and flow cut-off valve includes an on-off solenoid valve and a spool or logic valve having an inlet port, an outlet port, a control port, a feedback port and an exhaust port. The inlet port is supplied with pressurized hydraulic fluid and the control port is supplied with hydraulic fluid from the solenoid control valve when it is energized. A valve spool having a pair of spaced-apart lands is biased toward the control port. One side of a check valve is in fluid communication with the feedback port. The outlet port provides controlled pressure and flow of hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic control system and is in fluid communication with the other side of the check valve.
US08192171B2	Compressor system A compressor system includes a lead compressor operable to produce a flow of compressed fluid at a first output and a lag compressor operable to produce a flow of compressed fluid at a second output. The sum of the first output and the second output defines a system output. A lead variable speed motor is operable to drive the lead compressor at a first compressor speed to vary the first output and a lag variable speed motor is operable to drive the lag compressor at a second compressor speed to vary the second output. A sensor is operable to measure a system load, and a lead motor drive is operable to control the speed of the lead variable speed motor and to set a desired operating state of the lag variable speed motor in response to a comparison of the system load and the system output.
US08192168B2	Airfoil shape for a compressor blade An article of manufacture having a nominal profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in TABLE A. X and Y are distances in inches which, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z in inches. The profile sections at the Z distances can be joined smoothly with one another to form a complete airfoil shape.
US08192164B2	Turbine runner with reduced leakage of servo-oil Due to increasing environmental requirements, oil must be prevented from leaking from a turbine rotor disk and reaching the medium circulating around the turbine. In Kaplan turbines comprising a hydraulic mechanism (6) for actuating the rotor disk blades (3), hydraulic liquid leaks from the servomotor (5) and is collected in the inner chamber of the rotor disk hub (2). The invention relates to a rotor disk (1) by which means said leakage liquid can be reliably and easily collected and guided out of the rotor disk (1). A collecting basin (8) is arranged-around the free end of the piston rod (7). The actuating movement of the servomotor (5) reduces and enlarges the pump volume (17), and hydraulic liquid is thus guided from the collecting basin (8) into the delivery pipe (11).
US08192161B2	Wind turbine with deployable air deflectors An apparatus and system for compensating for various load situations in a turbine includes the use of one or more deployable devices configured to extend an air deflector outwardly from a surface of a rotor blade. The air deflector may subsequently be retracted into the rotor blade once the load falls below a certain threshold. Mechanisms for extending and retracting the air deflector may include pneumatic, hydraulic and/or electromechanical devices. Air deflectors are generally configured to modify the air flow around the rotor blade to increase or decrease power generation, or reduce loads so that the risk of potential damage to components of the wind turbine is minimized. Deflectors may be positioned at various chordwise stations including leading-edge, mid-chord, and trailing-edge locations on the upper and lower surfaces at spanwise positions. Accordingly, a plurality of devices can be actuated to aerodynamically control rotor performance and loads based on wind conditions.
US08192160B2	Wind turbine having variable height and method for operating the same A wind turbine includes a rotor having a hub and at least one rotor blade, wherein the operating height of the hub is adjustable. Further, a method for operating a wind turbine is provided, which includes varying the height of the wind turbine.
US08192159B2	Rigid rotor assembly for folding helicopter blades Described herein is a rigid rotor assembly configured to allow rotation of helicopter rotor blades attached to the rigid rotor assembly from a deployed position to a stowed position. The rigid rotor assembly includes a base including a shaft extending therethrough, a first spindle configured to engage the shaft, and a second spindle configured for placement onto the shaft. The second spindle is operable to maintain a first position with respect to the first spindle via an attachment mechanism therebetween, the second spindle further operable to maintain a second position with respect to the first spindle via the attachment mechanism.
US08192158B1	Apparatus and method to increase total-to-static pressure ratio across a turbine A method for increasing the total-to-static pressure ratio across a Ram Air Turbine (RAT) has designed and experimentally tested. The invention develops a localized accelerated flow of free-stream air near the discharge of the turbine rotor exhaust. This localized accelerated flow decreases the static pressure at the exit of the turbine and allows for additional power generation for a given free-stream flight condition. Full-scale wind tunnel experimenting testing shows that creating this low static pressure region behind the turbine resulted in significant increases in turbine output power when compared to a turbine that is not subjected to this invention. The invention showed the ability to increase the total-to-static pressure ratio across the turbine.
US08192157B2	Fan frame structure A fan frame structure includes a plastic casing and a metal fixing frame. The plastic casing and the metal fixing frame are provided for an axial flow fan or a blower fan. The plastic casing includes a bottom having a plurality of first fixing portions. The metal fixing frame includes a base with a shaft tube seat in a center thereof. The base includes a plurality of second portions each engaged with one of the first fixing portions. Since the plastic casing is made of inexpensive plastic material, the manufacturing costs are cut. The metal fixing frame provides sufficient structural strength and desired heat dissipating effect.
US08192149B2	Turbine or compressor stage for a turbojet A turbojet turbine or compressor stage is disclosed. The stage includes at least one rotor disk mounted inside a sectorized ring supported by a casing and including a circumferential flange radially clamped on an annular rail of the casing by a substantially C-shaped cross-section annular locking device which is axially engaged on the casing rail and on the flange of the ring. A substantially cylindrical heat shielding foil is interposed between the ring and the device. The foil or the device includes at least one extra thickness which respectively bears on the device, or the foil, to radially immobilize this foil.
US08192146B2	Turbine blade dual channel cooling system A turbine blade having an internal cooling system with dual serpentine cooling channels in communication with tip cooling channels is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the cooling system may include first and second tip cooling channels in communication with the first and second serpentine cooling channels, respectively. The first tip cooling channel may extend from the leading edge to the trailing edge and be formed from a first suction side tip cooling channel and a first pressure side tip cooling channel. The second tip cooling channel may extend from a midchord region toward the trailing edge and may be positioned between the pressure and suction sides such that the second tip cooling channel is positioned generally between the first suction side and pressure side tip cooling channels. The first and second tip cooling channels may exhaust cooling fluids through the trailing edge.
US08192145B2	Turbine nozzle sector A turbine nozzle sector that includes an outer platform segment and an inner platform segment between which there extends one or more hollow vanes is disclosed. Each vane presents a trailing edge cavity for feeding with cooling air and communicating with a plurality of vents distributed along the trailing edge of the vane, these vents serving to exhaust a fraction of the cooling air. The cavity communicates with an air outlet hole situated level with the outer platform and enabling a fraction of the cooling air to be exhausted.
US08192144B2	Compressor and heat pump system A centrifugal turbocompressor including an open-type impeller and a casing compresses a gaseous body that condenses into a liquid. The compressor suppresses erosion due to accumulation of a liquid on a casing surface in the compressor. Such accumulation is possible during the starting time of the compressor, if the gaseous body that has come into contact with the casing condenses on the surface of the casing and changes into liquid droplets, centrifugal force may cause the droplets to accumulate on the surface of the casing positioned outside an impeller, and thus to grow into coarser and larger droplets or a liquid film. If the blade tips of the impeller rotating at high speed scrape the droplets or the film upward, erosion of the blade tips is liable to result.
US08192141B1	Dual compression rotor The present invention provides a gas turbine rotor having a first axial compression stage for compressing air in a first direction and a second axial compression stage for compressing the air in a second direction, the second direction being generally opposite the first direction.
US08192139B2	Dual inlet regenerative air pump The present invention relates to a pump arrangement (10) having a housing (12) and cover (14). The housing (12) and cover (14) form part of a pump mechanism (16). A first inlet or a housing inlet (26) is formed in the housing (12) and is connected to the pump mechanism (16). A second inlet or a cover inlet (28) is formed in the cover and is connected to the pump mechanism. The cover (14) also has a cover outlet (34) formed in the cover (14) that is connected to the pump mechanism (16) and is where fluid medium such as air flows out of the housing (12) arrangement. The use of two inlets increases the flow efficiency.
US08192135B2	Side puller accessory frame for a car carrier and for a tow truck A side puller accessory frame for a tow truck having a cab and a truck frame mounts to the truck frame behind the cab. The accessory frame preferably includes two stiff legs, a wire rope winch mounted transverse to the longitudinal axis of the truck that provides pulling force via a removable pivotable center sheave that directs the pulling force to sides or the rear of the truck as desired. The accessory frame may include a removable pivotable side sheave that may mount in a side sheave mounting tube. The side puller accessory frame makes a conventional car carrier with a roll back bed a recovery truck.
US08192125B2	Fastener and fastening system The present invention utilises impact-driven fastener (1) having a twisted body having: a common axial core (2) a protruding helix (3) and a trailing elongate lost-end driving shank: (4) of reduced radial diameter. The fastener incorporates two or three loosely wound loosely wound thread-cutting blade-like helical projections (5) extending radially from a solid axial core (2). These blade-like projections (5) are inclined upon a sweeping helical angle (8) of less than 42° to the longitudinal axis (9) of the core (2). The elongate shank (4), which carries no swept angle thread-cutting blades, has a reduced cross sectional diameter that is approximately one half or less of a cross-sectional circumscribed diameter (7) of a protruding helix (3), from which it extends coaxially, such as to fit into and cooperate with a driving adapter (21) having a hollow leading end (24), said leading end of a driving adapter having an external diameter that is less than a cross-sectional circumscribed diameter (7) of the fastener (1).
US08192122B2	Anchor bolt An anchor bolt for use in a hole in a base material is provided and includes a stud, a sleeve disposed about the stud and a retainer nut, disposed in operable communication with the stud and having a dimension measured from a central axis of the hole that is at least as large as a corresponding dimension of the hole.
US08192120B1	Self-sealing inflatable dunnage bag A plurality of self-sealing inflatable dunnage bags are formed on a continuous strip. The continuous strip includes a first bag layer, a second bag layer and an air channel layer. A bag perimeter sealing line is formed between the first and second bag layers for each bag cavity. At least one air flow sealing line extends inward into the bag cavity. An air flow channel is formed between the second and third bag layers. An air pocket is located in the air channel layer for each bag cavity. An air bag opening is formed through the second bag layer in the air pocket. Air flows through the air flow channel into the air pocket and through the air bag opening to inflate each bag cavity.
US08192119B1	Trailer cargo strap rolling device A trailer cargo strap rolling device for conestoga-style and flatbed trailers including a base that fits into a trailer stake pocket, an adjustable post member secured into a selected height with a lock pin, and a winder assembly operated either manually or with a wireless drill with two prongs around which a trailer strap can be wound.
US08192117B1	Method and apparatus for transporting wind turbine blades A rail system for transporting wind turbine blades includes both pivoting and pivoting-sliding support structures carried by a plurality of railcars. Each support structure includes a platform system having a bolster for supporting the wind turbine blade and a support plate for supporting the bolster. The pivoting and pivoting-sliding support structures allow for selective rotational and longitudinal movement of the blades relative to the railcars as the rail system negotiates straight and curved sections of railway.
US08192116B2	Lathe-mounted tool-holder An adaptive device for use as a tool holder for manual and computer numerical controlled lathes is provided to retain and use tools of various sizes, including those intended for use on CNC lathes and on mills. The device includes a sleeve, which includes an inner-tapered surface, a neck and an opening, and a threaded member sized to fit through the neck in the opening. The adaptive device may further include one or more shoulders and/or grooves on the exterior of the sleeve, and/or a retaining member fitted to the threaded section, and may include an embodiment where the sleeve is integrated into a tool holder and/or where the threaded member is constructed to permit fluid flow into the tool holder.
US08192114B2	Combination of center drill and drill holding tool A drill holding tool includes a shaft and a drill-holding portion which has a recess defined axially in an outer periphery thereof so as to receive a flat center drill therein which has one end protrudes out from the distal end of the drill-holding portion. The recess is defined by two sidewalls and a bottom surface, and a threaded hole is defined through the bottom surface. Two semi-circular reception holes are defined in two insides of the two sidewalls and two positioning pieces are received in the reception holes. The center drill includes a positioning hole corresponding to the threaded hole in the recess and two semi-circular positioning notches in which the two positioning pieces are partially received. The center drill is a flat piece which saves material required and the positioning notches allow the center drill to be quickly and precisely positioned.
US08192113B2	Indexable insert drill and a center insert therefore A drill includes a center insert which is indexable, mounted in a center pocket, and has an elongate basic shape. One of two opposite longitudinal side contact surfaces of the cutting insert which run parallel to each other are urged against the side support surface of the center pocket. The side support surface of the center pocket is inclined in relation to the center axis of the drill body at an acute angle within the range of 3-8 degrees. An intermediate surface is formed between the side contact surface and an end surface. The intermediate surface is shorter than the side contact surface and forms an obtuse angle with the side contact surface.
US08192112B2	Universal rotary cutter head with back clamping system and constant cutting dimensions and constant weight regridable inserts A rotary cutting tool has a cutting insert clamped from behind by a backing clamp against a frontal abutment defined in the body of the rotary cutter head. The clamp backs the cutting insert against the cutting pressure during operation and provides for the use of a same rotary cutter with different profiles of cutting inserts. Plugs of predetermined weight can be inserted in pre-formed holes in the cutting insert to permit recalibration of the insert after a sharpening operation.
US08192106B2	Lightweight heavy duty bushing with easy assembly A lightweight heavy duty bushing assembly for use in a vehicle suspension system and being low cost and having a high assembly tolerance is disclosed. A metal bar pin is press fit into a bushing formed from a metal sleeve bonded to an elastomeric housing. The metal sleeve is deformable such that exact tolerances of the metal sleeve and the bar pin are not required. The metal bar pin has extended ends with a hole in each end for attachment of the metal bar pin to vehicle suspension components, mounting brackets, or to the vehicle frame.
US08192103B2	Easily assembled swivel mount device An easily assembled swivel mount device includes a housing having a peripheral shoulder abutment and a peripheral ramp which extends toward the shoulder abutment and which terminates at a peripheral blocking protrusion, a swivel member swivelably mounted on the housing by means of a shaft, and a sleeve member having a leading abutment edge which is brought to abut against the shoulder abutment, and an inner peripheral guideway which extends away from the leading abutment edge and which terminates at a peripheral blocked ledge such that the blocked ledge can be retained behind the blocking protrusion after slipping over the peripheral ramp.
US08192090B2	Card-based mounting assembly and maintenance system A backplane and card assembly comprises: a backplane having optical and electrical connectors; a plurality of cards each comprising an optical receiver and electrical connectors, for fitting into the backplane to obtain operational optical and electrical connections via the backplane; and an automatic maintenance unit comprising a gripping arm configured to remove and replace cards from the backplane. Having both the optical and electrical connectors together on the backplane allows a relatively simple movement of the gripping arm to remove and replace the card.
US08192086B1	Air bearing An air bearing with a rotor and a static land forming a clearance gap, the rotor including a compressible fluid supply channel to supply fluid to the bearing, and the rotor including a bearing inner race rotatably secured to the rotor, the inner race having an outer surface with a plurality of pockets opening outward and connected to a high pressure reservoir on the inner surface of the inner race through a plurality of radial extending supply channels that function as centrifugal pumps when the inner race is rotating to increase the bearing fluid pressure within the air bearing and increase the bearing stiffness. The inner race pockets extend around the full annular surface.
US08192083B2	Shopping bag and method of using same A container which includes a container shell defining an interior therein and having an opening for accessing the interior. A first grommet and a second grommet each are located on the container shell and each include a perimeter that defines an aperture through the grommet. The second grommet including a magnetic or a ferromagnetic material. A first magnet is within the first grommet. The first grommet and the second grommet are positioned on the container shell to assist in closing the opening by magnetic attraction between the first magnet and the magnetic or ferromagnetic material, when the opening is closed the grommets are held in a position wherein the apertures are in general alignment.
US08192082B2	Thermal data output circuit and multi chip package using the same A temperature data output circuit is provided which is capable of outputting a temperature signal which is enabled when an internal temperature of at least one of the semiconductor memory chips mounted on a multi chip package exceeds a predetermined temperature.
US08192081B2	Temperature sensor A temperature sensor including: a temperature sensing element (102) having a temperature sensing unit (103) and a pair of device electrode wires (104); a sheath member (106) having a sheath wire (108) connected at a junction (110) to at least one of the device electrode wires and a sheath outer pipe (107) retaining the sheath wire in an insulating material (114); an inner tube (112) which has a bottomed cylindrical shape; and a cylindrical outer tube (120) having an open end, covering the inner tube such that the open end is located at a front end side of the junction and in a region to the rear end side of or aligned with the front end of the inner tube, and being spaced from the inner tube at the front end side of the junction.
US08192074B2	Method and apparatus for correcting the output signal of a radiation sensor and for measuring radiation A method for correcting the output signal of a radiation sensor 20 includes obtaining two or more temperature signals from a corresponding number of measurements of quantities at different times and/or different locations relating to the temperature of the sensor, and correcting the output signal with reference to said temperature signals.
US08192072B2	Particle interactions in a fluid flow Interaction between two different species of particles in a fluid stream is promoted by generating turbulent eddies in the fluid stream. The turbulent eddies are designed to be of such size and/or intensity that the two species of particles are entrained into the eddies to significantly different extents. Consequently, the different species of particles follow different trajectories, and the likelihood of collisions or interactions between the particles is increased. Optimum collision rates will occur for a system which maintains a Stokes Number (St) much less than 1 for one species, and or order 1 or greater for the other species. The invention has particular application in air pollution control, by promoting agglomeration of fine pollutant particles in air streams into larger particles to thereby facilitate their subsequent removal from the air streams.
US08192070B2	Straight through cement mixer A cement mixing method for mixing cement used in cementing oil wells casing and the mixer used in that method. The mixer employs a straight bulk cement inlet, five annular recirculation jets and five annular water jet orifices located downstream of the recirculation jets so that all of the jets discharge at an angle towards the mixing chamber and the discharge from the water jet orifices intersects with the flow from the recirculation jets. This five jet, intersecting flow design allows for more thorough wetting of the cement powder with a smaller, lighter, less expensive and more durable mixer that is less inclined to foul and easier to clean.
US08192061B2	Annular lighting fixture and method for illumination An annular lighting fixture having a housing, a channel, and a plurality of lights disposed in the channel. The fixture can be attached about a tubular portion of a motorcycle. In one embodiment, the plurality of lights are light emitting diodes surface mounted on a flexible printed circuit board disposed in the channel. In another embodiment a collimator is associated with each LED unit to redirect light in a desired direction. In another embodiment reflective portions are arranged on respective sides of the channel so as to redirect light in a desired direction. A method is also provided herein for the illumination of a vehicle.
US08192060B2	Aircraft navigation light An aircraft navigation light comprises a base and circuit board in thermal contact with the base. White and colored LEDs mount on the circuit board. A reflector-shade placed adjacent the LEDs reflects light from the LEDs in desired directions and shades other directions from view of selected LEDs. A light transmissive cover sealed to the base, encloses the circuit board, LEDs and reflector-shade. Temperature responsive circuitry on the circuit board regulates the current through the LEDs and reduces the LED current under high temperature conditions.
US08192054B2	Apparatus and method for thermal dissipation in a light A device is disclosed for producing light that may include one or more printed circuit boards (PCBs), an electronics package may be disposed about a first surface of one or more of the PCBs and a housing. A plurality of PCB's may be set apart and connected by pins to dissipate heat from one PCB to another, and/or to convey electrical connectivity. Pins may be configured to pass through or into one or both the PCBs including the cores to conduct heat generated by the electronics package away for dispersion. In some embodiments, the pins may pass into the backplane. The PCBs may include LEDs, lights, computer devices, memories, telecommunications devices, or combinations of these. The device may also include a housing to contain the plurality of PCBs such that air flow may enter the housing and pass by the pins for cooling of the PCBs and electronics thereof.
US08192051B2	Bidirectional LED light sheet A bidirectional light sheet including at least a first and second array of bare LED chips with top and bottom electrodes, where the arrays of LEDs are sandwiched between at least two transparent substrates having conductors bonded to the electrodes without wires to form the light sheet. The LEDs of the array are arranged within the light sheets to emit light from opposite surfaces of the light sheet to create a bidirectional light sheet. The bidirectional light sheet is suspended from a ceiling to be non-parallel to the ceiling.
US08192049B2	LED lighting apparatus including reflector and heat radiating body The lighting apparatus includes a first light emitting diode (LED) module, a second LED module and a reflector. The first LED module includes a first plurality of LEDs disposed on one side of a first substrate. The second LED module includes a second plurality of LEDs disposed on one side of a second substrate. The reflector is disposed between the first LED module and the second LED module and may reflect in a light emission direction light emitted from the plurality of the LEDs. Additionally, when the light emitted from the plurality of the LEDs is reflected by a reflective surface of the reflector, and is projected to a plane, images of outermost light sources are distributed on the plane to substantially have a circular shape.
US08192046B2	Light source apparatus with color combining element A light source apparatus includes at least one light source and a light source transforming apparatus. The light source transforming apparatus includes at least one light guiding medium and color-combining medium. The light source transforming apparatus is configured to receive incident light of the at least one light source and then transform the incident light into emergent light emitted from the color-combining medium and into a light integrator, wherein a divergent angle of the incident light is larger than a divergent angle of the emergent light, and a incident area of the light source is smaller than an emergent area of the color-combining medium.
US08192033B2	Fixed-focus lens and apparatus integrating optical projection and image detection A fixed-focus lens disposed between an object side and an image side is provided. The fixed-focus lens includes a reflector, a curved reflector, a first lens group, and a second lens group disposed in sequence from the object side to the image side. The first lens group includes two aspheric lenses. The second lens group includes a spherical lens and an aspheric lens, wherein the aspheric lens of the second lens group is closest to the image side in the second lens group. Besides, an effective focal length (EFL) of the fixed-focus lens is f, an EFL of the second lens group is f2, and a clear aperture of the aspheric lens of the second lens group is D. The fixed-focus lens satisfies one of following conditions: 0.04
US08192031B2	Projection type display apparatus for displaying an image The present invention provides a projection type display apparatus for displaying an image by which reduction of contrast is suppressed, including: a light source; a first lens array and a second lens array having a plurality of lens cell areas; a collecting lens; a display element; a projection lens; and a light shielding unit which light-shields the light fluxes from the first lens array to the second lens array, wherein the light shielding unit light-shields at least parts of all the lens cell areas except for the lens cell area in contact with an optical axis among a plurality of rectangular lens cell areas of the second lens array, and a light shielding area in the lens cell area in contact with the optical axis is smaller than that in any of the lens cell areas except for the lens cell area in contact with the optical axis.
US08192030B2	Laser illuminating device and image display device A laser illuminating device and an image display device are provided to enable a removal of speckle noises in a diffraction field and an image field, to uniformly illuminate an illumination plane, and to realize miniaturization. The laser illuminating device 100 includes a laser light source 3 and a first lens 1 including a plurality of microlenses 10, each having a predetermined numerical aperture in an in-plane direction, and each of the microlenses 10 being adapted to expand laser light emitted from the laser light source 3 to thereby superimpose the laser light transmitted through each of the microlenses 10. The laser illuminating device 100 also includes a second lens 2 having an effective diameter larger than an effective diameter of the first lens 1, and compensating for a divergence angle of the laser light expanded by each of the plurality of the microlenses 10.
US08192024B2	Optical image measurement device and program for controlling the same A fundus oculi observation device 1 divides a low-coherence light L0 into a signal light LS and a reference light LR, superimposes the signal light LS propagated through a a fundus oculi Ef and the reference light LR propagated through a reference mirror 174 to generate and detect an interference light LC, and forms an OCT image of the fundus oculi Ef based on the result of the detection. The fundus oculi observation device 1 scans with the signal light LS while changing a scan interval when performing a series of scans with the signal light LS. Thus, it is possible to acquire a highly accurate image at small scan intervals from an attention site, and it is possible to reduce a scanning time by scanning at large intervals in other sites. Accordingly, it is possible to rapidly acquire a highly accurate image of an attention site.
US08192023B2	Method and apparatus for universal improvement of vision “Universal improvement” of vision is achieved by effectively changing the shape of the anterior refracting surface of the cornea to an ideal “turtleback” shape, on which is imposed the necessary curvature adjustment to achieve correction of distance vision. In accordance with one embodiment, the cornea is actually formed to the turtleback shape through corneal surgery, preferably laser ablation surgery. In accordance with a second embodiment, a contact lens with the desired distance corrected ideal turtleback shape on its anterior surface is positioned over the cornea.
US08192017B2	Hinge for the temples and the lens frame of glasses A hinge for the temples and the lens frame of glasses comprises engaging rods and bushings that are respectively formed at two sides of the lens frame and fronts ends of the temples. A spiral guiding slot and a guiding block are separately formed at an external surface of the engaging rod and at the inner surface of the bushing. The spiral guiding slots at the two sides of the lens frame have the same spiral orientation. The temples at the two sides of the lens frame are respectively slid upward and downward to be staggered in time of folding due to the cooperation of the spiral guiding slot and the guiding block. As a result, the dimension of the glasses is reduced, which conduces to convenient storage for users.
US08192016B2	Spectacles A pair of rimless spectacles includes two lenses, a frame including two temple units and a bridge, and a connection mechanism. The connection mechanism includes a plurality of first connectors spacedly provided at the lenses at a predetermined location and a plurality of second connectors provided at a predetermined location of each of the temple units and the bridge respectively, wherein the second connectors are coupled with the first connectors respectively to couple the temple units at two outer sides of the lenses respectively and to couple the bridge between two inner sides of the lenses respectively in a tool-less manner.
US08192012B2	Process and apparatus for ink jet ultraviolet transfuse In a tonerless imaging process, an inked image layer jetted on an image receptor is simultaneously transferred and fused to a recording medium. A radiation-curable material is incorporated in the image layer such that irradiation of the image layer cures the radiation-curable material therein. An ink jet printing apparatus for performing the above process is also disclosed.
US08192010B2	Metallic ink jet printing system for graphics applications A multi-phase system for creating a metallic effect on a substrate, comprising applying to the substrate a first ink jet ink comprising a dispersion of reflective metallic particles in a suitable carrier system, to form a reflective coating layer; and applying a second ink jet ink over the reflective coating layer to form a protective coating layer. Optionally, an undercoat layer is printed on the substrate prior to applying the first ink jet ink. The second ink jet comprises at least one crosslinkable polymer or is otherwise energy curable. The second ink jet ink optionally imparts a color to the metallic image.
US08192008B2	Inkjet printing system and ink An inkjet printing system includes an inkjet printer responsive to digital signals and containing an ink composition having: (a) water, (b) dispersed pigment particles, (c) a humectant, and (d) a polyurethane additive having at least a first soft segment having siloxane groups, the additive having a weight average molecular weight of at least 10,000 daltons and a sufficient number of acid groups to provide an acid number greater than 60. An improved combination of scratch resistance and jetability is obtained.
US08192007B2	Liquid jet head A liquid jet apparatus is provided. The liquid jet apparatus includes a first damper chamber and a second damper chamber, a release path operatively associated with both the first damper chamber and the second damper chamber, and a control path connecting the first damper chamber, the second damper chamber, and the release path to each other.
US08192003B2	Liquid container and liquid consuming apparatus A small-capacity liquid container capable of preventing a trouble due to a pressurized deformation of a large-capacity liquid container even when plural liquid containers having different capacity are densely arranged. A liquid container is an improvement of a small-capacity liquid container of a plurality of liquid containers selected from a container lineup at least including a large-capacity liquid container and a small-capacity liquid container having an entire length smaller than that of the large-capacity liquid container, the plurality of liquid containers each having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, being mounted on a container holder of a liquid consuming apparatus in a state where pairs of largest faces thereof are adjacent to each other, and supplying a liquid with an introduction of a pressurizing fluid from the liquid consuming apparatus. The small-sized liquid container includes a liquid containing section containing the liquid, a container body accommodating the liquid containing section in a pressurizing space into which the pressurizing fluid is introduced, and an extension section formed by allowing the container body to extend toward the rear end in a mounting direction in which the liquid container is mounted on the container holder.
US08192000B2	Fluid height backpressure system for supplying fluid to a printhead and backpressure device used therein A fluid height backpressure system includes a printhead, a fluid supply tank, a backpressure device, and an air removal device. The backpressure device responsible for supplying system backpressure includes a tower disposed in an upright position and having a plurality of walls defining first and second chambers for respectively communicating with the ink supply tank and a fluid supply reservoir of the printhead. The air removal device provides additional backpressure in the second chamber, allows backpressure in the system to be maintained even with an empty fluid supply tank, and also supply of ink to the fluid supply reservoir of the printhead substantially without air bubbles being introduced therein. Also, ink sensors are utilized for sensing out-of-ink/ink-low conditions and also to help establish and continue the operation of the backpressure device.
US08191999B2	Inkjet printer In an inkjet printer of a station-supply type, when ink is supplied from a main tank of an ink cartridge to a sub tank storing ink to be supplied to a recording head, the ink cartridge and the sub tank are connected to each other. The inkjet printer includes: a piston pump including (a) a cylinder which communicates with the main tank and (b) a piston which is slidable in the cylinder in a lengthwise direction thereof and cooperates with the cylinder to form a pressure chamber; a power transmission device which transmits a power to the piston in a state in which the ink cartridge is attached to a frame of the inkjet printer; and a piston-position initializing device which moves the piston to a predetermined initial position.
US08191991B2	Liquid ejecting head unit and liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting head unit includes a base plate that holds a liquid ejecting head. A position determining pin is fitted into a position determining pin inserting hole in one of the liquid ejecting head and the base plate and is positioned on the other. A guide plate has a pin support hole inserted into the position determining pin. The guide plate is configured by a lowermost layer that is bonded to the other in which the position determining pin is positioned, a middle layer, and an uppermost layer. The pin support hole is configured by a first opening portion in the uppermost layer, a second opening portion in the lowermost layer, and a communication opening portion in the middle layer and allows the first and second opening portions to communicate with each other. The position determining pin is supported by the first and second opening portions.
US08191990B2	Inkjet recording apparatus An inkjet recording apparatus has an inkjet head with an ejection surface. The ejection surface has a first end, and a second end opposite the first end. The ejection surface also has a first and second control portion, and a contact portion located between the first control portion and the second control portion. Additionally, a number of ejection ports are formed through the ejection surface. The inkjet recording apparatus also includes a wiper and a wiper moving mechanism. The wiper moving mechanism moves the wiper between the first end and the second end. When the wiper is located over the contact portion, the wiper contacts the ejection surface, and when the wiper is located over the first or second control portions, the wiper is located away from the ink ejection surface.
US08191989B2	Printing apparatus and recovering method therefor A printing apparatus comprises: a temperature sensor configured to detect an environmental temperature of the printing apparatus; a suction unit configured to suck ink from a printhead according to a target suction amount indicating amount of ink that the suction unit should suck per unit time at a predetermined environmental temperature; and a controller configured to cause the suction unit to suck ink such that the target suction amount in a case where the environmental temperature is higher than a predetermined temperature is greater than the target suction amount in a case where the environmental temperature is lower than the predetermined temperature.
US08191984B2	Recording medium detection method and label printer A recording medium detection method uses transmission and reflection photosensors to correctly detect if a recording medium having labels affixed to a liner is in the transportation path. The label printer has a reflection photosensor and a transmission photosensor disposed to the transportation path at positions separated the distance between the labels. Labels on the recording medium can always be detected by either or both the reflection photosensor and the transmission photosensor. Because the reflection photosensor is downstream from the transmission photosensor, a situation in which a black mark is at the detection position of the reflection photosensor and reflection is not detected and only the liner is at the detection position of the transmission photosensor and transmission of the detection beam is detected is avoided. Detecting transmission without detecting reflection of the detection beam therefore only occurs when the recording medium is not in the transportation path.
US08191981B2	Ink jet head driving apparatus Provided is an ink jet head driving apparatus which can highly accurately control jetting timing separately for each of a plurality of nozzles of a head without increasing the number of signal lines and can change the jetting timing for each jetting cycle.
US08191978B2	Inkjet image former A controller works with a measure of temperature of ink at a temperature sensor within a first temperature range to have an inkjet head propel out droplets of ink at a first discharge speed for formation of images, and with a measure of temperature of ink at the temperature sensor within a second temperature range lower than the first temperature range to have the inkjet head propel out droplets of ink at a second discharge speed greater than the first discharge speed for formation of images, and the controller determines that end regions of a frame of images to be formed in regions at transfer-longitudinal ends of a sheet to be transferred in a sheet transfer system have a print ratio within a prescribed range, to execute formation of images.
US08191977B2	Ejection device with slipping clutch An ejection device for a furniture part mounted movably in or on a furniture body includes an ejector, a drive unit, and a friction clutch. The friction clutch is designed in such a manner that it decouples the drive unit and the ejector from each other when a predetermined torque is exceeded. The friction clutch includes two parts which are rotatable in relation to each other with respect to two directions of rotation. A spring is provided which interacts with the two parts in such a manner that the torque at which the decoupling takes place differs for the two directions of rotation of the two parts.
US08191973B2	Method for the creation of a pole wheel/wheel hub connection and arrangement thereof A method of forming a pole wheel connected to a wheel hub of a motor vehicle and a corresponding apparatus are described. A magnetically permeable, prefabricated pole wheel is placed in a mold for forming the wheel hub, and the mold is filled with a melt composed of a magnetically impermeable material in the solidified state. The melt fills the apertures formed between adjacent teeth of the pole wheel, while a shape of the pole wheel is substantially maintained.
US08191972B2	Hydrodemolition machine for inclined surfaces In accordance with the invention, there is provided a concrete removing apparatus for removing concrete from an inclined wall of concrete having a frame with a front region. The frame may be supported on either a platform or from the wall with the front region adjacent to the wall. A carriage assembly is coupled to the frame assembly proximate a front region thereof, the carriage assembly extending from one side of the frame to another. A nozzle assembly is mounted on the carriage assembly and operative to move laterally of the frame assembly in response to activation of the carriage assembly. A nozzle on the nozzle assembly is operative to emit a jet of fluid against the wall of sufficient velocity to remove concrete from the wall. A transporting assembly is coupled to and operative to raise and lower the carriage assembly.
US08191971B2	Seat trim assembly A seat trim assembly including a cushion and a retention clip. The retention clip includes first and second retention portions and a flexible arm. The first and second retention portions are adapted to engage a trim cover assembly. The flexible arm connects the first and second retention portions and has a serpentine configuration that facilitates flexing of the retention clip.
US08191967B2	Adjustable back cushion structure An adjustable back cushion structure comprises an adjusting device, which has three portions, a positioning portion, an adjusting portion and a joining portion, the positioning portion is disposed a block portion thereon, a plurality of fixing portions are disposed between the positioning portion and the adjusting portion, a joining surface is on the top end of the joining portion; and a cushion, which is a member covered by a loop surface, filler is filled into the cushion, any of the surface of the cushion is able to to join the joining surface of the adjusting device.
US08191963B2	Stackable chair In a stackable chair system, a plurality of chairs are provided, each chair having a back, a seat, and first and second armrests all integral with one another in an injection-molded thermal plastic construction. Each first armrest has an integral molded round cup-holder positioned in a region of an outer end of the first armrest. Each second armrest has an integral molded plate-holder in a region of an outer end of the second armrest. Each seat portion is contoured downwardly forming a seat depression. Each chair is dimensioned so that the chairs can be stacked on top of one another in nested fashion.
US08191961B2	Rear vehicle-body structure of vehicle In a rear vehicle-body structure of a vehicle in which a damper support portion supporting an upper end portion of a suspension damper is provided at a rear wheel house, on a vehicle-inside wall face of the rear wheel house are provided a first brace member which interconnects a front portion of the damper support portion and a rear side frame and a second brace member which interconnects a rear portion of the damper support portion and the rear side frame. Accordingly, the rigidity of the damper support portion provided at the rear wheel house can be improved easily and effectively, and this structure can have superiority in its applicability.
US08191958B2	Vehicle front structure A vehicle front structure 1 includes a front panel 10, a center reinforcing member 20, side reinforcing members 30, protective members 40, and pipes 50. The front panel 10 is mounted on a front surface of a vehicle body 2. The pipes 50 cross, along a rear surface of the front panel 10, a peripheral portion of the front panel 10 at a rear surface side of the front panel 10. The protective members 40 are fixed to the front panel 10. Each protective member 40 includes a plate-like cover portion 41 and at least two plate-like impact absorbing portions 46. The cover portion 41 protrudes toward the front of a vehicle, has a substantially U-shape in a cross-sectional view, and covers the pipes 50 from the front side of the vehicle. The impact absorbing portions 46 are disposed outside the cover portion 41 at both sides of the pipes 50, protrude toward the back of the vehicle, and each have a substantially U-shape in a cross-sectional view.
US08191957B2	Flatbed trailer having an extendable configuration and an alternate configuration A flatbed trailer includes first, second and third flatbed sections whereby the first and second sections are joinable in an extendable configuration and the first and third sections are joinable in an alternate and typically standard configuration. The trailer can be switched between the extendable and alternate configuration within a fairly short time. The invention thus eliminates the need for both a standard extendable trailer and a separate non-extendable trailer, and provides the ability to use the alternate configuration when the extendable configuration is not necessary in order to substantially reduce the weight which would otherwise be involved with the use of the extendable configuration.
US08191956B1	Vehicle with aerodynamic system A semi-trailer has an elongate bed with skirts depending there from adjacent to either side of the bed. The skirts are laterally flexible and can also flex vertically to overcome obstacles and objects. Elongate plates are mounted at one end to the underside of the bed adjacent one or the other of the depending skirts. The elongate plates extend inwardly beneath the bed and then diagonally downwardly to the adjacent skirt displaced below the attachment to the bed. Leaf springs are superimposed on the underside of the inward extensions of the elongate plates to preload the plates toward the bed of the semi-trailer. The skirts extend from landing leg assemblies on the semi-trailer to longitudinally adjacent the forward outboard tires of the wheel assemblies.
US08191952B2	Device capable of modulation by expansion or compaction for forming a protection and transport structure at the back and at the height of the roof of the passenger compartment of an automotive vehicle A device that can be modulated by being extended or retracted: to form a structure for protective and transport purposes at the rear of a motor vehicle and at the height of its cab roof; or to fold partially vertically and partially horizontally behind the front seats.
US08191948B2	Gripper for containers A gripper for manipulating containers includes a support on which a cam mechanism is pivotally mounted. The gripper has a first jaw operated by the cam mechanism and a second jaw controlled by the first jaw. The first jaw has an actuator which interacts with a receiving mechanism on the second jaw for opening or closing the gripper. The actuator is pivotally associated with the first jaw so that, when force is applied by the receiving mechanism due to rotation of the second jaw relative to the first jaw, the actuator can rotate relative to the first jaw to allow the gripper to open.
US08191946B1	Golf utility devices Golf utility devices are provided. In one embodiment, a golf utility device includes a rod having a first end and a second end, and a grasping portion coupled to the first end of the rod. The grasping portion includes a first grasping arm including a first enlarged tip, and a second grasping arm including a second enlarged tip. The second grasping arm is pivotably coupled to the first grasping arm. The first and second grasping arms are movable into a closed position and an open position. The golf utility device also includes a handle portion coupled to the second end of the rod. The handle portion includes a handle and a trigger movable into a plurality of positions including a released position and an activated position. The first and second grasping arms are adapted to move into the closed position when the trigger is moved into the activated position.
US08191943B2	Crash box for a vehicle A crash box for a vehicle is made from a sheet blank (10) which is bent in a U to form the front plate (11), a top side (12) and a bottom side (13), and the top side and bottom side are bent to form overlapping flaps (16-19) which are joined together at the overlapping, and to form rear fastening plates (14,15).
US08191940B2	Latching motion transfer mechanism Latching motion transfer arrangements may be used to raise an object up and out of engagement with the ground or other support surface and to lower the object back onto the ground or other support surface. In one exemplary embodiment, the mechanism is caused to lift and latch by applying force in a first direction, a first time, and is caused to release and lower by applying force in the first direction, a second time.
US08191939B2	Fire bolt assembly for door A fire bolt assembly (10) includes a receiving tube (20) mounted in a door (106). A mounting member (32) is mounted to the receiving tube (20) and includes two coupling faces (56). A positioning bolt (90) is received in the receiving tube (20) and includes a front end (92). A spring (100) is mounted in the receiving tube (20) for biasing the front end (92) of the positioning bolt (90) out of the receiving tube (20). A stop member (58) includes two legs (66) respectively engaged with the coupling faces (56) of the mounting member (32) to hold the positioning bolt (90) in the receiving tube (20). The front end (92) of the positioning bolt (90) is moved out of the receiving tube (20) to engage with a coupling hole (116) in another door (112) or a door frame when the stop member (58) melts due to the heat of the fire, locking the door (106) in place during the fire.
US08191938B2	Push-pull type door latch with motion transfer belt A push-pull type door latch opens a door by applying direct mechanical force on the pull side, and by remote action on the push side through conveying a force through a motion transfer belt that connects the two handles. The latch involves no access holes in the door so each handle may be situated at offset positions with respect to each other.
US08191936B2	Gaming machine door latch A gaming machine door latch comprises a slide having one or more associated catches, and lock or latch strikes. The slide may be mounted to the gaming machine housing for vertical movement. The catches are mounted to the slide and may be configured to pivot. The strikes are mounted to the door. When the gaming machine door is closed, the catches automatically engage the strikes, thus latching the door. The door may be opened by raising the slide, causing the catches to move out of engagement with the strikes. The latch may include a lock which locks and unlocks the slide.
US08191935B2	Glove box assembly for a dashboard of a motor vehicle A glove box assembly for a dashboard of a motor vehicle has two glove box compartments adjacent to one another and associated with respective doors movable between an open position and a closed position; the glove box assembly has two retaining devices each associated with a relative door and releasable by manually operating respective control elements, which are both borne on one of the two doors; to open the other door, a transmission transmits the release command when the first door is in the closed position.
US08191927B2	Liquid cooled inflator An inflator including a housing with a first chamber that contains a quantity of gas generant. An initiator is operatively associated with the first chamber and in reaction initiating communication with at least a portion of the quantity of gas generant. The initiator, upon actuation, acts to ignite at least a portion of the quantity of gas generant to form gas. The housing further has a second chamber adjacently disposed to the first chamber. The second chamber contains a sealed storage reservoir and a piston assembly. The sealed storage reservoir includes a liner and a lid and contains a quantity of liquid. The piston assembly includes a piston. During deployment, the piston moves to unseal the storage reservoir to release at least a portion of the quantity of liquid such that the released liquid contacts and cools gas formed by the ignition of the gas generant. A discharge opening permits gas to exit the housing.
US08191923B2	Electrical earth connection and method of producing contact areas for the electrical earth connection A holder for a controller housing of a central airbag unit is arranged on a central tunnel of the vehicle and fixed using fastening bolts by union nuts. A blank paint-free contact area is created around the fastening bolts by the union nuts being mounted on the fastening screws before a painting process. After a painting process, the union nuts are removed from the screws and the controller housing is mounted on the contact areas and secured by the union nuts.
US08191922B2	Drop-bed trailer An improved drop-bed trailer provides a trailer without ramps that lowers to the ground, enabling one person to load/offload motorcycles, etc. A trailer frame with independently pivotal elongated members on each side of the frame, a wheel on each elongated member. A rubber spring or steel coil spring suspension system on the end of each elongated member. A winch and cable pulley system connected to each end of the elongated members via cable connector fitting through the two snap-in bushings. Cable retrieval upon the winch causes the elongated members to be drawn parallel to the frame in raised locked position. A cable tension device keeps the primary cable uniformly coiled upon the winch while providing slack to the secondary cable for complete compression of the suspension system. A safety restrictor device is mounted to the trailer frame to limit the pivotal movement of the elongated members in the event of a cable mechanism failure.
US08191917B2	Snowboard binding The present invention provides a snowboard binding, including a mount, rear plate, top plate assembly base, rotary top pressboard, trigger support and coupling plate. The coupling plate, the mating frame of the rotary top pressboard, the mating ends of the trigger support and the top plate assembly base are coupled together to form a four-bar mechanism. The pressing state of the rotary top pressboard can be positioned directly by the perpendicular trigger support, and the rotary top pressboard can realize an expanded opening state over 90°. Thus, the snowboard boot can be slipped directly into the snowboard binding, enabling more convenient locating and release of the snowboard binding with better efficiency and applicability.
US08191913B1	Center footrest for a wheelchair A center footrest apparatus for use on an existing wheelchair comprises a foot resting plate arranged in a sling-like manner and attached to each side of the chair frame. The apparatus is further provided in a second embodiment comprising a rigidly mounted and height adjustable center footrest portion supported by a T-bar that attaches to the chair frame. The center footrest allows a person to be moved around in tight quarters without interference caused by conventional folding dual footrests.
US08191911B1	Multiple torsion bar cartridge suspension systems applications An active torsion cartridge may be installed in numerous vehicle applications. An active torque tube subassembly begins with a drawbar bearing securely pressed into a torque insert bore. A torque insert is intimately installed into mating active torque tube. The active torque tube exhibits a finished circular section at the inside end and an outer machined configuration matching the torque insert on the outer end to maintain material wall thickness and load carrying capacity. When the two surfaces meet, multi-point shoulders are created for future use. A retaining ring is installed into mating groove in torque tube inside end. An active torque tube bearing is securely pressed into a bearing housing bore and protruding as desired for thrust loading. An opposite end of a protruding thrust bearing is carefully aligned with active torque tube machined configuration and torque tube bearing slides fully onto its diameter and abuts retaining ring.
US08191903B2	Gas spring system having multi chamber gas springs A gas spring system of a vehicle includes a multi-chamber gas spring associated with each vehicle wheel. Each multi-chamber gas spring comprises a main chamber and at least one auxiliary chamber connectable to the main chamber, such that the spring rigidity of the multi-chamber gas springs can be changed. A control device determines a target axle rigidity as a function of a guide lateral acceleration and adjusts the target rigidity. The spring rigidity of the multi-chamber gas spring located on an inner side of the vehicle (relative to a curve traversed by the vehicle) is first changed. The spring rigidities of the multi-chamber gas springs of a vehicle axle are changed in stages in an alternating fashion.
US08191900B2	Oil seal An oil seal (1A) has an outer member (2) fitted to a crankcase (100), an inner member (3) integrally rotatably fitted to a crankshaft (101), and a first movable lip (4) disposed in the gap (G1) formed by the outer member (2) and the inner member (3). The first movable lip (4) is disposed such that it is not in contact with the outer member (2) when rotation of the crankshaft (101) is stopped and that it is displaced in the direction to approach the outer member (2), coming into contact with the outer member (2) to close the gap (G1).
US08191899B2	Apparatus for rotationally fixing a seal ring of a mechanical seal assembly axially movably retained at a mounting component The present invention refers to an apparatus for rotationally fixing a seal ring (4) of a mechanical seal assembly retained at a mounting component (1) to be axially movable, comprising a force transmitting ring (10) retained at the mounting component to be axially movable and a rotation prevention device comprising at least one first engaging member (17) configured to engage with the mounting component and the force transmitting ring in a form-fit manner and at least one second engaging member (18) configured to engage with the force transmitting ring and the seal ring in a form-fit manner, the first engaging member being arranged circumferentially offset with respect to the second engaging member, characterized in that the engaging members (17, 18) protrude axially from the force transmitting ring (10) or the seal ring (4) toward the respectively other component (seal ring or force transmitting ring) and are configured to be received in axial recesses (19, 20) provided in the respectively other component with a play.
US08191894B2	Card feed mechanisms for card-handling apparatuses and related methods Apparatuses and methods for moving playing cards from a first group of cards into plural hands of cards, wherein each of the hands contains a random arrangement of cards. The apparatus may comprise a card receiver for receiving the first group of cards, a single stack of card-receiving compartments generally adjacent to the card receiver, the stack generally vertically movable, an elevator for moving the stack, a card-moving mechanism between the card receiver and the stack, and a microprocessor that controls the card-moving mechanism and the elevator so that an individual card is moved into an identified compartment. The number of compartments receiving cards and the number of cards moved to each compartment may be selected. Apparatuses for feeding cards may comprise a surface for supporting a stack of cards, a feed roller with a frictional outer surface, a drive mechanism for causing rotation of the feed roller, a pair of speed-up rollers to advance the cards out of the feed roller, and a clutch mechanism for disengaging the feed roller from the drive mechanism as the card comes into contact with the speed-up rollers.
US08191892B2	Feed device and image forming apparatus A feed device includes a paper tray on which sheets are stacked and a side fence that guides a side edges of a sheet stacked on the paper tray in a sheet feed direction. The feed device feeds an uppermost sheet from the sheets stacked on the paper tray to an image forming apparatus. A plurality of concavities and convexities integrally formed with an identical material to the side fence is formed on a surface of the side fence that is in contact with an edge face of a fed sheet.
US08191888B2	Image forming apparatus and computer readable medium An image forming apparatus includes: a plurality of paper supplying trays; an image forming unit; and a cover. The image forming apparatus further includes a cover opening/closing detecting unit that detects an operation for opening/closing the cover; a paper supplying tray opening/closing detecting unit that detects an operation for opening/closing the paper supplying tray; a paper jam detecting unit that detects a paper jam in at least one place in a paper transporting path; a paper jam release deciding unit that decides whether the paper jam in the detecting place is released or not after the confirmation of a detection; and a completion control unit that controls to complete a paper jam processing based on the decision that the paper jam in all of the places in the paper transporting path is released through the paper jam release deciding unit.
US08191886B2	Dividing print jobs in output tray A method for dividing print jobs in an output tray of a printing machine includes outputting print job sheets of a print job onto an inclined support of the output tray, so that the print job sheets slide against an abutment to form a stack. A dividing sheet is produced, and a hook-shaped deformation is imparted in the dividing sheet. The dividing sheet is outputted onto the stack formed by the print job sheets on the output tray so that the dividing sheet slides in the direction of the abutment and the deformation becomes propped up against the stack.
US08191883B2	Pocket management system A system uses a plurality of sensors to detect and manage conditions within a moving pocket, such as a pocket carrying a flat product from one location to another. The system is particularly useful in connection with a newspaper insert machine. One sensor detects whether the product has been opened properly at a particular time; another sensor detects whether the product has been properly gripped by a gripper at a particular time; another sensor detects whether the pocket is empty at a particular time and another sensor detects whether the pocket is open or closed at a particular time. In the event an error condition is detected, the error condition is corrected by a control system.
US08191880B2	Sheet metal ground conductor clamp A ground conductor clamp has a sheet metal clamp body with overlapped portions. The clamp body may be stamped from sheet metal. The overlapped portions have aligned circular holes in them for receiving a threaded insert nut inserted into them. The insert nut is spin riveted to attach it to the overlapped portions of the clamp body. A flange of the insert nut has a flat face that engages the clamp body to prevent rotation of the insert nut. The overlapped portion includes an inner bent tab that strengthens the sheet metal clamp body. The clamp also includes a threaded fastener, such as a bolt, that is threaded into the insert nut to engage a conductive lead and a ground conductor, such as a ground rod or ground electrode.
US08191878B2	Mounting device Mounting device for mounting or demounting a wind turbine blade (14) to or from a hub which is located on a nacelle at the top of a wind turbine tower (12). The mounting device comprises a sledge which comprises a support structure and a gripping structure. The support structure is adapted to releasably grip the wind turbine tower and adapted to guide the sledge along an outer surface of the wind turbine tower between a bottom end position and a top end position of the tower. The gripping structure is adapted to provide a releasable fixation of the wind turbine blade in a fixed orientation relative to the gripping structure. The sledge is adapted to be moved along the tower by a combination of the support structure and a cable connection to the top end. A tilt device (17) is arranged between the support structure and the gripping structure to facilitate tilting of the gripping structure relative to the support structure.
US08191877B2	Torsion spring and lamp having the same A lamp includes a shell with an assembling portion, a main body disposed in the shell, and a torsion spring. The torsion spring includes a spring body, a first supporting part, and a second supporting part. The spring body is assembled to the assembling portion. The first supporting part includes a first arm connected to an end of the spring body, a second arm near another end of the spring body and a first bending part connected between the first supporting part and the second supporting part. A structure of the second supporting part is similar to that the first supporting part and is connected to the spring body. The first supporting part and the second supporting part are suitable for tightly clamping the assembling portion and a fixing end respectively by the force of the spring body.
US08191876B2	Fluid filled type vibration damping device A fluid-filled type vibration damping device wherein a second mounting member is secured to a vehicle body; an opening of the second mounting member is closed off to define a pressure-receiving chamber a flexible film is arranged covering an outside of a main rubber elastic body to define an equilibrium chamber; a low-frequency orifice passage and a high-frequency orifice passage connect the pressure-receiving chamber and the equilibrium chamber a first moveable member is disposed on a fluid channel through the high-frequency orifice passage; the first moveable member being supported by a first support member that is linked to the second mounting member via the main rubber elastic body; and a fluid channel through the low-frequency orifice passage is situated away from the placement location of the first moveable member.
US08191875B2	Hydraulic engine mount A hydraulic engine mount assembly includes a support bracket defining a passageway that communicates between a pair of fluid chambers formed in an elastomeric body. According to one embodiment, the mount includes first and second connection devices for respectively connecting the engine mount to first and second connection surfaces.
US08191873B2	Device for limiting rotation of an axle in a leaf spring eye and suspension featuring same A suspension system suitable for a trailer incorporates a device for limiting rotation of an axle received in an eye of a leaf spring. The leaf spring has a wrapped end defining the eye extending transverse to the leaf spring with a gap left between the leaf spring and the wrapped end thereof. The rotation limiting device is fixed to the axle and features a sleeve having a peripheral wall extending circumferentially about the axle inside the eye of the leaf spring and a tab projecting outward from the peripheral wall of the sleeve and extending in a direction parallel to the axis. The tab projects into the gap left between the leaf spring and the wrapped end thereof to block rotation of the axle and sleeve relative to the wrapped end of the leaf spring. Friction fit, adhesive, welding or multi-piece hardware fixing of the spring is avoided.
US08191870B2	Cross-flow tray and method employing same A cross-flow tray is provided with a tray deck and groupings of cans separated by weirs. The cans have walls that surround vapor openings in the tray deck. Openings are provided in the walls to allow liquid to enter the cans from the tray deck. Additional openings are provided in the walls to allow liquid to exit the cans. Swirlers positioned within the cans induce a centrifugal swirling motion to the vapor and liquid to facilitate mass transfer and/or heat exchange between the vapor and liquid within the cans.
US08191868B2	Floating oxygenation circulator platform (OCP) with sub-vortex induction means A floating oxygenation circulator platform (OCP) is disclosed employing sub-vortex induction to initiate numerous, gentle yet complex, tumbling, swirling, rolling, roiling or rotating sub-vortices spreading outward on the liquid surface. The circulator platform itself sets in motion a non-turbulent, high efficiency, bottom to top, primary toroidal vortex flow. Varied sub-vortex induction mechanisms mounted on, made part of, attached to, extending out from or placed around the body of the circulator platform, induce sub-vortices to increase the surface exposure of the liquid and its contents to atmospheric oxygen and UV sunlight. The OCP and its sub-vortex induction mechanisms taken together act in the manner of a Rotating Inverse Biological Contactor (RIBC), labeled “inverse” because the liquid itself rotates and tumbles its contents into direct contact with the atmosphere and with sunlight, in contrast to RBC devices where solid disks rotate in and out of a liquid.
US08191866B2	System for accumulating hysteresis movements With certain technical applications actuation has to be carried out at positions where the required energy supply is costly or difficult to provide. The invention offers a solution to this problem with a mechanical process, which functions without energy, for those cases where operation-related variable force or torque occurs, or where such force or torque fluctuations can be artificially produced. The invention concerns, on the one hand, the storage of rope segment that, multiplied by existing force, represents stored work, whereby the force contact point moves against the direction of force. On the other hand, it concerns the subsequent utilization of this stored rope segment for actuation, with actuation being gained from the stored rope segment through force prevailing at this time, whereby the force contact point moves in the direction of force.
US08191862B2	Portable spring-damper compressor The present invention relates to a spring compression apparatus for compressing a coil spring and a related method of making this apparatus. A top plate is provided that engages and supports a first end of a coil spring. A middle plate engages and supports a second end of the coil spring, so that the coil spring is supported between these two plates. A base plate is disposed on an opposite side of the middle plate from the top plate. A frame is formed that fixedly supports the top plate and the base plate. The frame also slidably supports the middle plate. A jack, which is positioned between the base plate and the middle plate. The jack urges the middle plate toward the top plate, so as to compress the coil spring.
US08191859B2	Water flow control valve The present invention provides a water flow control valve, which has an improved structure, thus reducing manufacturing costs and increasing the reliability of products. To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the water flow control valve includes synchronous motors (20), which generate drive forces in directions opposite each other, an eccentric cam (30), which is provided between the synchronous motors (20) and converts a direction in which the drive force is transmitted, a power transmission unit (50), which is in rolling contact with the eccentric cam and adjusts the amount of fluid that flows through a housing using operation of the eccentric cam, and ratchet gears (40), which are provided between the synchronous motors and the eccentric cam and transmit the drive force of one of the synchronous motors while preventing the drive force of the remaining synchronous motor from being transmitted in a no-load operation manner.
US08191857B2	Linear motor valve A valve having a valve body having spaced inlet and outlet ports separated by an intermediate valve seat in open communication with the inlet and outlet ports includes a piston and a valve member being adapted to sealingly mate with the valve seat. A biasing member is positioned to bias the valve member toward the valve seat. A linear motor assembly attached to the valve body, the linear motor having a plurality of stator discs, a plurality of stator coils, a plurality of teeth defining a cylindrical opening, and a slider positioned within the cylindrical opening. The slider has a plurality of teeth defining a generally cylindrical outer periphery of the slider and is movable in response to magnetic flux generated by electrical current passing through one or more of the stator coils.
US08191846B2	Magnetic support for aquarium fittings A magnetic support (10) for aquariums includes a first and a second support element (20a, 20b), each of them having a magnet (26a, 26b) so that by coupling the first and second support elements (20a, 20b) by interposing an aquarium wall (50) between them, the attracting magnetic force operating between the two magnets (26a, 26b) locks the two support elements (20a, 20b). Each support element (20a, 20b) comprises a flat element (40a, 40b) made up of flexible material having a peripheral projecting lip (46a, 46b), so that when the two support elements (20a, 20b) are coupled together by interposing the wall (50), the peripheral projecting lips (46a, 46b) are flattened against the wall (50), thus creating a suction effect.
US08191843B2	Mudguard mounting structure There is provided a mudguard mounting structure, superior in versatility and capable of reducing the number of steps for mounting. The present invention is a structure for mounting a mudguard on a rear bumper of a vehicle, in which a mounting member is used to mount the mudguard on the rear bumper, said mounting member comprising a clamping portion on one side thereof for clamping an end portion of the rear bumper, and a mounting portion on which the mudguard is mounted on an other side. The mounting member can be mounted on the rear bumper by allowing the clamping portion to clamp the aforementioned end portion, thereby reducing the number of parts and steps for mounting, and costs. Since the mounting member excels in versatility, costs can be further reduced. An engagement portion for engaging the rear bumper is provided on an inner surface of the clamping portion.
US08191838B2	Collapsible and adjustable electronics support systems A collapsible and adjustable electronics support with a releasably lockable rotatable base having a link with adjustable drag hinges connecting the releasably lockable rotatable base to a receiver for a polygonal support adapter. One or two tools for adjusting the drag hinges are included with first and second releasably snap-fit covers for respective first and second link sides of the link. The covers also cover the adjustable device in the drag hinge ends. The releasably lockable rotatable base is a four-part base with an adhesive part, a flexible and resilient panel supporting an axle, a first rigid panel rotationally fixed relative to the flexible and resilient panel, and a second rigid panel that rotates relative to the first rigid panel. The low profile in a collapsed configuration avoids rubbing the environmental surface to which it is attached. Wire management guides are provided on the receiver.
US08191837B2	Back frame module A back frame module includes a base plate, two locking plate members, a cable organizing plate, and a stowage plate. The base plate is adapted to be provided on a rear face of a display. The locking plate members, the cable organizing plate, and the stowage plate are selectively connected to the base plate. The locking plate members are adapted for mounting of a computer device therebetween. The cable organizing plate is adapted to stow a cable of the display or of the computer device. The stowage plate is adapted to stow an adapter of the display or other accessories. The locking plate members, the cable organizing plate, and the stowage plate can be selectively substituted by a support plate. The back frame module thus has various states of use to satisfy different user requirements.
US08191836B2	Snap-in cable hanger clip A clip for a snap-in cable hanger with a top from which at least two clip arm(s) extend and at least one of the clip arm(s) formed with a clip tab projecting proximate a distal end. The top having a length greater than a diameter of the mounting hole and a width dimensioned to fit within a spring space when the snap-in cable hanger is seated upon the mounting hole. The clip arm(s) spaced apart proximate the diameter of the mounting hole, having a length longer than a depth of the mounting hole.
US08191835B2	Wing of an aircraft A wing of an aircraft has a mainplane, which has an upper face, a lower face and an aerodynamically shaped area. The wing has an additional airfoil which is articulated on the mainplane and can be extended from a retracted state with a slot area being opened between the mainplane and the additional airfoil. The wing also has a variable-position slot-varying apparatus which is arranged on the lower face, forms a part of the aerodynamic profile of the additional airfoil or mainplane when the additional airfoil is extended, and at least partially covers the slot area between the mainplane and the additional airfoil on the lower face when the additional airfoil is in the retracted state. The slot-varying apparatus can be varied between a curved configuration, in which it forms a part of an aerodynamic profile, and an extended configuration, in which it at least partially covers the slot area.
US08191832B2	Method and device for an aircraft buffet reduction A method and device of dynamically reducing the buffeting of an airplane. The method is carried out by detecting a risk of buffeting of the airplane in flight by a monitor. At least one control surface is turned by an actuator arranged at a trailing edge of each wing of the airplane. The control surface is turned, at a predetermined respective rate of turn, into a predetermined respective position to modify lift profile of the wing along a wingspan length to reduce lift in at least one buffeting-generating region of each wing.
US08191831B2	Parachute release device for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) The disclosure provides a parachute release device which may include a connecting element capable of connecting to an aircraft and to a parachute and a locking mechanism capable of releasing the connecting element from the aircraft upon being actuated by an actuator, wherein the parachute may be connected to the connecting element by a multiplicity of points, wherein the locking mechanism is adapted to inhibit a force from being applied to the actuator and wherein the device may be suitable for use in small weights aircrafts due to its small size and weight. The disclosure further provides a method for releasing a parachute from an aircraft, the method may include activating an actuator capable of releasing a locking mechanism, wherein the locking mechanism is adapted to release a connecting element from an aircraft upon being actuated, wherein the connecting element is adapted to connect a parachute and wherein the locking mechanism is adapted to inhibit a force from being applied to the actuator.
US08191824B2	Integrated load sensing system An integrated load sensing system includes a housing including a coupling pin portion thereof. A bridge circuit includes a set of strain gauges bonded to the coupling pin portion. A bridge circuit excitation, error correction, and amplification (BCEECA) subsystem is operatively connected to the bridge circuit for receiving indications of shear load from the strain gauges, correcting signal error, and amplifying the indications of shear load. The BCEECA subsystem provides amplified output signals. A power conditioning module is operatively connected to the BCEECA subsystem for receiving power from an external power supply and conditioning power to an appropriate state for driving the bridge circuit as well as an appropriate state for error correction and amplification circuitry within the BCEECA subsystem. A logic module compares the amplified output signals to a predetermined signal threshold and provides latching of enunciation in accordance with a selected delay after the threshold is surpassed. An enunciation element providing enunciation of the output signals surpassing the signal threshold in accordance with the logic module. The bridge circuit, the BCEECA subsystem, the power conditioning module, the logic module, and the enunciation element are contained and sealed within the housing. The invention includes a method for in situ testing of a shear load sensing system for a mechanical system.
US08191822B2	Device for an aircraft power unit Device (3) for providing a warning signal when the fan cowl doors (8, 9) of an aircraft are not properly latched by primary locks (6), wherein the device comprises a panel (4) the panel (4) being rotatably mounted on one of the two fan cowl doors (8 or 9), the panel (4) being closed on that one fan cowl doors (8 or 9) by rotation thereby covering at least partially the primary locks (6), such that all the primary locks (6) have to be properly latched for the panel (4) to be closed, and at least one of the panel (4) primary locks (6) not being properly latched prevents proper closing of the panel (4).
US08191819B2	Floating bearing structure with static buoyancy A suspended load-bearing structure that is formed by pneumatic structural load-bearing elements comprising an elongate hollow body, compression bars, and traction elements. The hollow body is impinged upon by gases that are lighter than air. In a first embodiment, an individual suspended structural load-bearing element is used as a ridge beam of a large tent hall whose interior has no pillars. The roof is formed by a waterproof cover, the sides of which are stretched on pillars. The cover and the structural load-bearing element are anchored to the ground by means of anchoring ropes.
US08191818B2	Method for recovering a relatively slower moving vehicle A method whereby a relatively faster-moving vessel recovers a relatively-slower moving vehicle includes, in some embodiments, causing a first faster-moving vehicle to move along a first circular path, deploying a cable radially inward from the first circular path such that a free end of the cable circumscribes a second circular path having a radius smaller than that of the first circular path, attracting a second slower-moving vehicle to the free end of the cable, and coupling the second vehicle to the cable.
US08191817B2	Pressure roll or continuous pressure belt A feature of a pressure roll or a continuous pressure belt for the formation of a reeling nip using a parent roll in a reel-up for the reeling up of a material web, in particular paper web or paperboard web, is that the roll surface or, respectively, belt surface adjacent to the reeling nip has helical, an at least single-start groove, the depth of which is in the range from about 0.4 mm to about 1.5 mm, and the maximum width of which is in the range from about 35 to 60 mm.
US08191815B2	Auto-reversible reel An auto-reversible reel includes a wheel-shaped housing, a rotor rotatably mounted in the housing, a pull rope fastened to and winding round the rotor, a control member fastened to one end of the pull rope outside the housing and operable to pull the pull rope out of the housing, and a power spring adapted for reversing the rotor to take up the pull rope. The rotor has a retaining block located on the inside wall thereof and a stop plate extending over the retaining block. The power spring has a retaining hole located on the outer end thereof and fastened to the retaining block of the rotor in such a manner that the stop plate prohibits disconnection of the outer end of the power spring from the retaining block.
US08191814B2	Pretensioner and pretensioner manufacturing method A pretensioner is provided, of which the cylinder, including a restriction portion, can be inexpensively formed, the cylinder having the restriction portion for positioning a gas generation unit to be mounted to a cylinder, and a pretensioner manufacturing method for manufacturing such a pretensioner is provided. In the pretensioner, since the cylinder is molded by forging, an inexpensive material compared with a stainless pipe member can be used for the molding. In addition, since the positioning portion can be molded during forging-molding for molding the entire cylinder, cost can be reduced even in this regard.
US08191811B2	Pulverizing screw, pulverizing casing and pulverizer for food waste treatment apparatus having the same The present invention provides a pulverizing screw, a pulverizing casing and a pulverizer having the same. The pulverizing screw includes a rotating shaft and a drive blade which extends from the rotating shaft in a spiral shape. The drive blade rotates in the pulverizing casing in such a manner as to maintain a predetermined distance between the drive blade and the inner surface of the pulverizing casing to prevent the drive blade from being impeded by the inner surface of the pulverizing casing. The drive blade extends from a first end of the rotating shaft in a spiral shape surrounding the rotating shaft in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction and is connected to a second end of the rotating shaft. The pulverizing casing comprises a spherical body having a space therein. The pulverizing screw is installed in the spherical body so as to be rotatable.
US08191806B2	Methods for enhanced processing of biomass using flash desiccation and/or mechanical hydrodynamic cavitation Methods are disclosed for conditioning biomass. The methods generally include flash dessicating the biomass to reduce a particle size of the biomass; mixing the biomass with a liquid carrier; and exposing the biomass and the liquid carrier to a mechanical hydrodynamic cavitation process. The methods can be employed during ethanol production from grain based feedstock.
US08191804B1	Fertilizer dispenser A motorized fertilizer dispenser includes a frustoconical housing having an open upper end in communication with a hollow interior. At a lower end is a dispersal opening. A rotatable sifting blade is positioned within the housing interior and adjacent the dispersal opening. A rotary disc having a plurality of radial blades positioned thereon is situated immediately beneath the dispersal opening. A motor operates both the sifting blade and dispersal disc whereby a desired amount of fertilizer is dropped onto the disc and projected outwardly to a target area.
US08191802B2	Aerosol A spray head for attachment to an aerosol container containing pressurized product is provided, the spray head comprising conduit means, more than one separate spray outlet and a splitting chamber for diverting the flow to the spray outlets, wherein the conduit means comprise inlet means for attachment to a valve stem of the aerosol spray unit and conduit outlet means which are in direct fluid communication with the splitting chamber, wherein the splitting chamber is in fluid communication with the spray outlets and wherein, for each spray outlet, the ratio, L1/L2, of the distance (L1) between the conduit outlet means and the spray outlet to the distance (L2) between the inlet means and the spray outlet is in the range 0.01 to 0.6.
US08191799B2	Shower head having a larger flushing angle A shower head includes a nozzle, a connector mounted on the nozzle, a fastening member secured on the nozzle and abutting the connector, a bushing mounted in the connector, and a locking screw member locked onto the connector. Thus, when the water flows through the shower head, the ambient air is introduced through the air conducting holes of the connector and the air conducting apertures of the bushing into the flow conduit of the bushing to break the vacuum state in the shower head and to perturb the water flow in the shower head so as to produce a turbulent flow in the shower head so that the water flow injected from the nozzle is divided into multiple straight water beams and multiple irregular water bubbles so as to increase the flushing angle and area of the shower head.
US08191794B2	Flow channel switching device A flow channel switching device provided in an oil circuit to switch the oil flow channel in accordance with the temperature of the oil. The flow channel switching device includes: a thermo-valve case that includes a plurality of flow passages that are communicated outside of the case; and a cylinder that is formed to move in the thermo-valve case and switches the oil flow channel in accordance with the temperature of the oil. The cylinder moves to a predetermined position and is fixed by means of an external member when the fluid at a low temperature is fed into the fluid circuit.
US08191793B2	Method and system of advanced fan speed control According to some embodiments, a method, system, and apparatus to provide thermal management control. In some embodiments, the method includes receiving, by a control mechanism, a plurality of temperature representative signals from a plurality of temperature sensors, receiving a command signal from the control mechanism by an output weighting matrix mechanism, and controlling at least one thermal cooling device with at least one weighted output signal from the output weighting matrix mechanism.
US08191792B2	Temperature sensor, temperature control device, temperature controller and temperature-control method A temperature sensor (10) includes: a temperature-sensing portion for measuring a temperature of an object (50) by contacting the object; and a supporting portion for supporting the temperature-sensing portion from a side opposite to a contact surface, the supporting portion having a space at a portion partially corresponding to the temperature-sensing portion. A temperature controller includes: a temperature control device; the temperature sensor (10) for measuring the temperature by contacting the object (50); and a controller for controlling the temperature control device. The controller includes: a mounting-state judging means for judging a mounting-state of the object (50); a switching means for switching a control gain and a target temperature of the temperature control device based on the judging result; and a control-command generating means for generating a control command based on the control gain, the target temperature and a measurement value of the temperature sensor (10).
US08191791B2	Wireless IC device and electronic apparatus A wireless IC device that is miniaturized, allows simple and low-cost mounting of a wireless IC, and eliminates the possibility of damage occurring to the wireless IC due to static electricity, and an electronic apparatus equipped with the wireless IC device, includes a wireless IC chip that processes transmission and reception signals, and a feeder circuit substrate that includes a resonant circuit having an inductance element. Feeder electrodes are provided on a surface of the feeder circuit substrate and are electromagnetically coupled to the resonant circuit. The feeder electrodes and are electromagnetically coupled to radiation plates and provided for a printed wiring board. The wireless IC chip is activated by a signal received by the radiation plates and a response signal from the wireless IC chip is radiated outward from the radiation plates.
US08191790B2	Apparatus and method for initializing an IC card An apparatus for storing initialization data in an IC Card, including a non-volatile memory, whereto the initialization data is addressed, and a plurality of pins including pins for connecting the apparatus and at least one I/O pin for receiving the initialization data, the apparatus includes an initialization card. The initialization Card includes a respective non-volatile memory unit, wherein the initialization data is stored, and the plurality of pins including the I/O pin and the pins for connecting the apparatus. The I/O pin of the initialization Card is connected to a respective I/O pin of the apparatus for receiving an initialization signal. A connection from at least a predetermined pin of the initialization Card to the at least one pin of the IC Card is provided for transmitting the initialization data from the initialization Card to the IC Card, upon reception of the initialization signal.
US08191789B2	Flex token with embossed key protection The present invention relates to the field of pocket-size electronic devices, including credit card sized devices such as authentication tokens. It consists of an improvement of the well-known “raised ridge” to protect individual buttons from false key presses, obtained by applying embossing. A known problem with applying embossing to cards containing electronic components, is the fact that the embossing process may damage the components or the wiring inside the card. In the process according to the invention, an embossed ridge of a judiciously designed shape is used to avoid such damage.
US08191788B2	Transaction card The present invention relates to a process for producing an opaque, transparent or translucent transaction card having multiple features, such as a holographic foil, integrated circuit chip, silver magnetic stripe with text on the magnetic stripe, opacity gradient, an invisible optically recognizable compound, a translucent signature field such that the signature on back of the card is visible from the front of the card and an active thru date on the front of the card. The invisible optically recognizable compound is preferably an infrared ink comprising an infrared phthalocyanine dye, an infrared phosphor, and a quantum dot energy transfer compound. The infrared ink can be detected by a sensor found in an ATM or card assembly line.
US08191787B2	Image capturing apparatus, method for capturing an image shown in a display and arrangement of an image capturing unit and of a display as well as use of the image capturing apparatus and use of the arrangement An image capturing apparatus having an image capturing unit and an image filtering surface in which the optical axis of the image capturing unit is disposed at an angle α to a normal of the image fitting surface.
US08191786B2	Immovable price checker with an angle-adjustable scanner An immovable price checker (1) with an angle-adjustable scanner is installed on a wall for scanning barcodes of an article and includes a base (10), a scanner (20), a processor (30), a displayer (40) and a pivoting means (50). The base (10) is fixed to the wall. The scanner (20) is connected to the base (10) for scanning the barcodes of the article. The processor (30) is electrically connected to the scanner (20). The displayer (40) is fixed to the base (10) and electrically connected to the processor (30). The displayer (40) is configured to display data processed by the processor (30). The pivoting means (50) is connected between the base (10) and the scanner (20). The scanner (20) is rotatable with respect to the base (10) by using the pivoting means (50) as a center of rotation to thereby adjust the angle of the scanner (20). Thus, the convenience and practicability of the present invention are improved greatly.
US08191785B2	Encoded information reading terminal operating in infrastructure mode and ad-hoc mode An encoded information reading (EIR) terminal can comprise a central processing unit (CPU), a memory communicatively coupled to the CPU, an EIR device, and a wireless communication interface communicatively coupled to the CPU. The EIR device can be selected from the group consisting of a bar code reading device, an RFID reading device, and a card reading device. The EIR device can be configured to perform one of: outputting raw message data containing an encoded message, outputting decoded message data corresponding to an encoded message. The wireless communication interface can comprise a first logical communication interface operating on a first frequency channel and a second logical communication interface operating on a second frequency channel. The wireless communication interface can be configured to transmit infrastructure mode beacons. The infrastructure mode beacons can include a service set identifier. The wireless communication interface can be further configured to transmit ad-hoc mode beacons on the second frequency channel. The ad-hoc mode beacons can include an identifier of a mesh path selection protocol. The EIR terminal can be further configured to route MAC frames between the first logical communication interface and the second logical communication interface.
US08191780B2	Self checkout kiosk and retail security system A self-checkout kiosk enables a patron to purchase product carrying a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID} tag. The kiosk includes a frame defining a portal through which the patron must exit from a vending area in which product is stored and available for purchase. A card reader, bill acceptor and a computer monitor adjacent the portal enables the patron to complete a purchase transaction prior to exiting the vending area through the portal. The frame carries RFID reading antennas for detecting product being transferred through the portal. A security system responds to transfer of product through the portal without completion of a purchase transaction.
US08191776B2	System and method for funding via a prepaid card a financial product intended or targeted by the purchaser at the time of purchase System and method for funding via a prepaid card a financial product intended at a time of purchase by a purchaser for a customer. A customer cash account is created and funds allocated to the prepaid card are redeemed solely as cash funds in the customer's cash account. The customer may either withdraw at least some of the cash funds in the customer's cash account or apply at least some of the cash funds in the customer's cash account to a financial product. In response to receiving the customer's instructions to apply at least some of the cash funds from the customer's cash account to a financial product selected by the customer as well as their acknowledgement of disclosures or consent to an agreement related to the selected financial product, the cash funds are applied to an associated financial product account.
US08191775B2	Gift card account system and methods of a merchant processing a gift card A gift card account system is provided for a merchant to process gift cards. The system comprises a merchant terminal for enabling a merchant to access a gift card account to (i) associate a key number with an account number of a gift card when payment is received from a gift card purchaser for purchase of the gift card, and (ii) associate payment instrument information with the key number and the account number when the purchased gift card and the payment instrument information are received from a gift card recipient so as to allow the gift card recipient to apply the gift card towards a future purchase of goods or services from the merchant without having to present the gift card again to the merchant.
US08191773B1	Data-encoded lottery ticket scraper and method of use A data-encoded scraper for cleaning an opaque coating off a scratchcard or lottery ticket is provided. The data-encoded scratchcard scraper includes a scraper body with an integrally formed, or attached, machine-readable encoded data associable with unique end-user-specific data. The machine-readable encoded data preferably comprises barcode symbols.The scraper body is preferably a flattened, somewhat elongated curvilinear object having a rounded larger end, a rounded smaller end, and a narrow sidewall. The larger end is configured with a thumb-size indentation. The smaller end is configured with a small hole for a key ring. The sidewall is configured with multiple grooves suitable for efficiently scraping the opaque coating from the scratchcard.The machine-readable encoded data facilitates purchasing, re-loading of funds, collection of end-user-specific data, and presentation of end-user-specific offers, prizes, rewards, directed advertising, and the like.
US08191770B2	Method of authorizing automated banking machine use responsive to user data read from data bearing records An automated banking machine operates to carry out financial transactions for authorized machine users responsive to user data read from data bearing records. The machine includes an input devices including a card reader which operates to read card data that is usable to identify a user or a user account. The machine also includes a cash dispenser that is selectively operative to dispense currency notes to authorized machine users. A computer causes financial accounts read by the card reader to be assessed a value for cash dispensed. The computer causes operation of the cash dispenser in response to receiving cash dispense instructions. The computer includes software that prevents cash dispenser operation in response to cash dispense instructions being received in communications from at least one remote address.
US08191767B1	Automated banking machine with noncontact reading of card data An automated banking machine operates responsive to data read from data bearing records. The data corresponds to card data which corresponds to at least one financial account. The record data is read by a reader and compared to stored data to authorize use of the machine. A financial transfer corresponding to the account may be carried out once use is authorized based on correspondence of the record data. A printed record of transactions is printed by the machine. Record data may alternatively be received by a reading device of the machine from a mobile device of a user, such as a cell phone.
US08191759B2	Wire bonding apparatus and wire bonding method Provided is a wire bonding apparatus including: a wire cutting unit configured to cut a wire by bonding the wire using a capillary and then moving the capillary and a first clamper upward while the first clamper remains closed; and a wire extending unit configured to extend a tail wire from a tip end of the capillary by moving the capillary upward and then moving the capillary and the first clamper upward in a state in which the first clamper is opened and a second clamper is closed. The wire bonding apparatus having such a structure effectively prevents the wire from falling out and bending.
US08191756B2	Hermetically sealing using a cold welded tongue and groove structure Compression cold welding methods, joint structures, and hermetically sealed containment devices are provided. The method includes providing a first substrate having at least one first joint structure which comprises a first joining surface, which surface comprises a first metal; providing a second substrate having at least one second joint structure which comprises a second joining surface, which surface comprises a second metal; and compressing together the at least one first joint structure and the at least one second joint structure to locally deform and shear the joining surfaces at one or more interfaces in an amount effective to form a metal-to-metal bond between the first metal and second metal of the joining surfaces. Overlaps at the joining surfaces are effective to displace surface contaminants and facilitate intimate contact between the joining surfaces without heat input. Hermetically sealed devices can contain drug formulations, biosensors, or MEMS devices.
US08191745B2	Secured children's book and toy holder The Secured Children's Book and Toy Holder that attaches to a child's car seat, stroller, or other children's transport device utilizing the Secured Children's Book and Toy Holder's seat belt harness connector loop and pads of mating hook and loop fastener material attachment ribbons that securely hold children's books and toys in a child's lap, preventing them from being dropped or thrown. The Secured Children's Book and Toy Holder is made of fabrics with strategically located reinforced button holes and a covered zippered back access panel to allow secure attachment of three books and/or multiple toys through the use of pads of mating hook and loop fastener material attachment ribbons.
US08191744B2	Load carrier arrangement for a truck bed Method and arrangement for providing a load carrier mountable on a carrying vehicle. The arrangement includes an elevating structure arranged between a base portion and a load supporting portion. The elevating structure is adapted to expand and contract between raised and lowered configurations. The elevating structure includes two substantially upright members, each of which is slidably moveable relative to the other for establishing the raised and lowered configurations. A fixing device is provided for releasably fixing the two sliding members one to the other. The fixing device includes a blocking member that is insertible in aligned receivers, one each of the aligned receivers being formed in each of the two sliding members for preventing expansion and contraction of the elevating structure. The fixing device further includes a take-up arrangement that is configured to press one of the two upright members against the other thereby forming a releasable friction fit therebetween.
US08191741B2	Water dispenser faucet actuators Bottled water dispensers that include a cabinet having an exterior portion, which includes side walls, a top wall, and a bottom wall. The water dispensers include at least one water dispensing actuator, which includes a cap portion having an exterior top surface that is flush with the top wall of the bottled water dispenser. The cap portion also includes a button that is substantially parallel with a side wall of the dispenser. The exterior top surface of the cap portion must be pressed downwards, and the button must be pushed inwards, in order to release water from the dispenser.
US08191740B2	Modular constructed regulated fluid dispensing device A device and method are provided for dispensing a beverage from a pressurized container. The dispensing device includes an integral source of compressed gas for maintaining the beverage within the container at a desired pressurized state. The dispensing device also includes a regulator for controlling the flow of gas from the compressed gas source to the interior of the container, as well as a pressure relief mechanism that accounts for potential over pressurization of the container. The beverage is selectively dispensed by actuation of a tap handle. Delivery is achieved through the device by a resilient delivery tube, and the delivery tube is either pinched closed or allowed to decompress by the actuation of the tap handle. In another embodiment, a check valve is used to control flow of the beverage in which the tap handle activates a transfer rod to seat and unseat a check element. The device can be manufactured in either a unitary construction or a modular construction. Modular construction provides greater flexibility in testing and replacement of defective components.
US08191729B2	Device and method for mixing bone cement Device and method for mixing bone cement, for injection into vertebra in particular, comprising a mixing beaker (1), manual stirring rod (6) and a cover (2), which fits in said mixing beaker (1) with a perfect fit, and the lowermost point of which features an extraction hollow cone (3) in which an extraction syringe for extraction by suction of bone cement mixed in said mixing beaker (1) is provided.
US08191727B2	Drink containers Drink containers with mouthpiece assemblies having a dispensing configuration and a stowed configuration. A mouthpiece assembly defines a liquid passage through which drink liquid may be dispensed when the mouthpiece assembly is in the dispensing configuration and includes means for selectively restricting the flow of drink liquid through the liquid passage when the mouthpiece assembly is in the stowed configuration. In some examples, the means for selectively restricting the flow of drink liquid include a tube that at least partially defines the liquid passage and which includes a crimping region. The crimping region may be constructed of a resiliently and reversibly deformable material that is adapted to restrict the flow of drink liquid through the liquid passage when the mouthpiece assembly is in the stowed configuration. In some embodiments, the mouthpiece assembly includes a means for automatically releasing the mouthpiece assembly from its stowed configuration to a dispensing configuration.
US08191726B2	Can end having curved end panel surfaces A method of making an easy open end for a container includes steps of providing a can end blank having an end panel and forming the can end blank in a series of forming operations that are performed with specialized and unique tooling. The can end is preferably shaped during the forming operations so that a major portion of the end panel is curved. Specifically, the curvature is preferably such that a top surface of the major portion is generally concave and a bottom surface of the major portion is generally convex. The end panel is also preferably shaped and constructed so that the curved major portion will invert in shape upon the application of a sufficient predetermined pressure differential between the top and bottom surfaces. A method of testing a fill level of a sealed container is performed in reliance on this “cricketing” or “oil canning” effect.
US08191723B2	Apparatus for storing a flowable product There is disclosed an apparatus for storing flowable product. The apparatus has a receptacle formed of a fabric that is impermeable to the flowable product, and further has a base, at least one upstanding side wall and a brim. One or more lateral bracing members are disposed between the base and the brim of the receptacle and abutting the at least one side wall of the receptacle.

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