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US08203225B2	Systems and methods for producing, shipping, distributing, and storing hydrogen These inventions related to systems and methods for producing, shipping, distributing, and storing hydrogen. In one embodiment, a hydrogen production and storage system includes a plurality of wind turbines for generating electrical power; a power distribution control system for distributing, and converting the electrical power from the wind turbines, a water desalination and/or purification unit which receives and purifies seawater, and an electrolyzer unit that receive electrical power from the power distribution system and purified water from the desalination units and thereby converts the water into hydrogen and oxygen. After its production, hydrogen is stored, transported, and distributed in accordance with various embodiments.
US08203205B2	Power semiconductor module having a substrate and a pressure device A power semiconductor module having a substrate, a housing and a pressure device. The substrate further includes a body formed of an insulating material and structured conductor tracks which are arranged thereon and have load and auxiliary potentials. The substrate also includes recesses in the region of the structured conductor tracks in at least two areas that are not covered by a power semiconductor component. Furthermore, the pressure device has latching lugs, which are disposed in the recesses and are arranged therein in a form-fitting and/or frictional manner, at least two points on the side of the pressure device which faces the substrate.
US08203204B2	Stacked semiconductor package A stacked semiconductor package provides an enhanced data storage capacity along with an improved data processing speed. The stacked semiconductor package includes a substrate having chip selection pads and a connection pad; a semiconductor chip module including a plurality of semiconductor chips including data bonding pads, a chip selection bonding pad, and data redistributions electrically connected with the data bonding pads and a data through electrode passing through the data bonding pad and connected with the data redistribution, the semiconductor chips being stacked so as to expose the chip selection bonding pad; and a conductive wire for connecting electrically the chip selection pad and the chip selection bonding pads.
US08203203B1	Stacked redistribution layer (RDL) die assembly package A stacked redistribution layer (RDL) die assembly package includes a substrate, a first level RDL die assembly mounted to the substrate and a second level RDL die assembly mounted to the first level RDL die assembly. The first level RDL die assembly includes a first die comprising bond pads, a first fan out support extending outwardly from sides of the first die, and first traces electrically connected to the bond pads, the first traces being supported by the first fan out support. Similarly, the second level RDL die assembly includes a second die comprising bond pads, a second fan out support extending outwardly from sides of the second die, and second traces electrically connected to the bond pads of the second die, the second traces being supported by the second fan out support.
US08203201B2	Integrated circuit packaging system with leads and method of manufacture thereof A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system includes: forming a paddle, an inner post adjacent to the paddle, a jumper pad, and an outer post, with the jumper pad between the inner post and the outer post; mounting an integrated circuit over a paddle first side, the paddle first side co-planar with the outer post; connecting a first jumper interconnect between the integrated circuit and the jumper pad; connecting a second jumper interconnect between the jumper pad and the outer post; and forming an encapsulation over paddle, the integrated circuit, the first jumper interconnect, the jumper pad, and the second jumper interconnect.
US08203198B2	Thin film capacitor device used for a decoupling capacitor and having a resistor inside A thin film capacitor device of the present invention has a thin film capacitor having two electrodes and a dielectric layer provided therebetween and external terminals electrically connected to the electrodes. In addition, the thin film capacitor device also has resistor layers which are provided between the external terminals and the electrodes and adjacent thereto, and which are formed of a material have a higher resistivity than that of the adjacent electrodes.
US08203193B2	Magnetic random access memory and manufacturing method of the same A magnetic random access memory includes a magnetoresistive effect element which has a fixed layer, a recording layer and a non-magnetic layer provided between the fixed layer and the recording layer and in which the magnetization directions of the fixed layer and the recording layer are brought into a parallel state or an anti-parallel state in accordance with a direction of a current flowing between the fixed layer and the recording layer, a first contact which is connected to the recording layer and in which a contact area between the recording layer and the first contact is smaller than an area of the recording layer, and a cap layer which is provided between the first contact and the recording layer and which directly comes in contact with the first contact and which has a resistance higher than a resistance of the recording layer.
US08203190B2	MEMS device including a chip carrier A MEMS device includes a chip carrier having an acoustic port extending from a first surface to a second surface of the chip carrier, a MEMS die disposed on the chip carrier to cover the acoustic port at the first surface of the chip carrier, and an enclosure bonded to the chip carrier and encapsulating the MEMS die.
US08203189B2	Semiconductor device including gate electrode having a laminate structure and plug electrically connected thereto A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a semiconductor layer, a gate electrode, a source region, a drain region, an element separation insulating film layer and a wiring. The gate electrode include a laminated structure having a gate insulating film formed on the semiconductor layer, a metal or a metallic compound formed on the gate insulating film and a polycrystalline silicon layer formed on the metal or metallic compound. The source region and drain region are formed on a surface portion of the semiconductor substrate and sandwich the gate electrode therebetween. The element separation insulating film layer surrounds the semiconductor layer. The wiring is in contact with the metal or metallic compound of the gate electrode.
US08203188B2	Split gate oxides for a laterally diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) An apparatus is disclosed to increase a breakdown voltage of a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a first heavily doped region to represent a source region. A second heavily doped region represents a drain region of the semiconductor device. A third heavily doped region represents a gate region of the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a gate oxide positioned between the source region and the drain region, below the gate region. The semiconductor device uses a split gate oxide architecture to form the gate oxide. The gate oxide includes a first gate oxide having a first thickness and a second gate oxide having a second thickness.
US08203186B2	Semiconductor device including a stress film A semiconductor device includes a first-type internal stress film formed of a silicon oxide film over source/drain regions of an nMISFET and a second-type internal stress film formed of a TEOS film over source/drain regions of a pMISFET. In a channel region of the nMISFET, a tensile stress is generated in the direction of movement of electrons due to the first-type internal stress film, so that the mobility of electrons is increased. In a channel region of the pMISFET, a compressive stress is generated in the direction of movement of holes due to the second-type internal stress film, so that the mobility of holes is increased.
US08203183B2	Electrostatic discharge diode The present invention relates to an electrostatic discharge diode. The electrostatic discharge diode according to exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: an N-type well formed on a substrate; an n− region formed on the N-type well; a plurality of p− regions penetrated and formed in the n− region; a plurality of n+ regions penetrated and formed in a first layer in which the n− region and a plurality of the p− regions are formed; a plurality of n+ regions penetrated and formed in a first layer in which the n− region and a plurality of the p− regions are formed; and a plurality of p+ regions penetrated and formed in the first layer, wherein a first n+ region among a plurality of the n+ regions and a first p+ region corresponding to the first n+ region are penetrated and formed in each other region of the corresponding first p− region among a plurality of the p− regions.
US08203179B2	Device having complex oxide nanodots Devices are disclosed, such as those having a memory cell. The memory cell includes an active area formed of a semiconductor material; a first dielectric over the semiconductor material; a second dielectric comprising a material having a perovskite structure over the first dielectric; a third dielectric over the second dielectric; and a gate electrode over the third dielectric.
US08203177B2	Flash memory device with an array of gate columns penetrating through a cell stack A flash memory device includes a substrate; a cell stack having a semiconductor layer for providing junction areas and channel areas and an interlayer isolation layer for insulating the semiconductor layer, wherein the semiconductor layer and the interlayer isolation layer are repeatedly stacked; an array of gate columns, the gate columns penetrating through the cell stack, perpendicular to the substrate; and a trap layered stack introduced into an interface between the gate columns and the cell stack to store charge.
US08203170B2	Nitride semiconductor light emitting diode Provided is a nitride semiconductor light emitting diode (LED) including a substrate; an n-type nitride semiconductor layer formed on the substrate; an active layer formed on a portion of the n-type nitride semiconductor layer; a p-type nitride semiconductor layer formed on the active layer; a p-type contact layer formed on the p-type nitride semiconductor layer and doped with more than 1×1020/cm3 of p-type impurities; a transparent oxide electrode formed on the p-type contact layer; a p-electrode formed on the transparent oxide electrode; and an n-electrode formed on the n-type nitride semiconductor layer where the active layer is not formed.
US08203166B2	Light emitting diode module A light emitting diode (LED) module has a hexagonal substrate and at least one LED mounted on the substrate. The substrate may have three terminal sets and three sockets. Each terminal set of one LED module has a positive terminal and a negative terminal plugged respectively to a positive jack and a negative jack of each socket of the other LED module. The substrate may have six terminal sets. Each terminal set of one LED module has a positive terminal and a negative terminal respectively connected to the positive and negative terminals of each set of the other LED module through connectors. The LED modules are connected in parallel and the hexagonal substrate allows the LED modules to be arranged in different patterns according to variable products. Moreover, replacing the LED module with a new one is easy, low cost and saves resources.
US08203162B2	Light emitting device having vertical structrue and method for manufacturing the same A light emitting device having a vertical structure and a method for manufacturing the same, which are capable of damping impact generated during a substrate separation process and achieving an improvement in mass productivity, are disclosed. The light emitting device includes a semiconductor layer having a multilayer structure, a first electrode arranged at one surface of the semiconductor layer, a metal support arranged on the first electrode, and an impact damping layer arranged between the first electrode and the metal support, and made of a metal having a ductility higher than a ductility of a metal for the metal support.
US08203156B2	Light-emitting diode structure A light-emitting diode structure includes a base with a recessed portion, a light-emitting chip and a light-transmissive block. The light-emitting chip disposed in the recessed portion of the base and emits a light beam. The light-transmissive block disposed on the base covers the recessed portion and the light-emitting chip, so that the light beam emitted from the light-emitting chip is radiated outwardly via the light-transmissive block. The light-transmissive block is a flat-top multilateral cone including a bottom surface, a top surface, and several side surfaces connected to and located between the bottom surface and the top surface. A slot with a bottom portion is formed on the top surface of the light-transmissive block.
US08203154B2	Stacked switchable element and diode combination with a low breakdown switchable element A device (10) comprises a semiconductor diode (12) and a switchable element (14) positioned in stacked adjacent relationship. The semiconductor diode (12) and the switchable element (14) are electrically connected in series with one another. The switchable element (14) is switchable from a low-conductance state to a high-conductance state in response to the application of a low-density forming current and/or a low voltage.
US08203150B2	Silicon carbide semiconductor substrate and method of manufacturing the same A buffer layer configured of the same conductive semiconductor layers of two or more layers as a drift layer is installed by epitaxial growth between a first semiconductor layer configuring the drift layer that is a layer in which components of the semiconductor device are made and a base substrate including a silicon carbide single crystal wafer. A step of donor concentration is provided at an interface between the drift layer and the buffer layer, an interface between the semiconductor layers configuring the buffer layer, and an interface between the buffer layer and the base substrate and the donor concentration of the drift layer side is lower than that of the base substrate side, thereby making it possible to convert most basal plane dislocations into threading edge dislocations as compared to the drift layer having one layer or the buffer layer configured of one layer.
US08203147B2	Display device A resin material having a small relative dielectric constant is used as a layer insulation film 114. The resin material has a flat surface. A black matrix or masking film for thin film transistors is formed thereon using a metal material. Such a configuration prevents the problem of a capacity generated between the masking film and a thin film transistor.
US08203145B2	Structure for bumped wafer test A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a first conductive layer disposed on a top surface of the substrate. A first insulation layer is formed over the substrate and contacts a sidewall of the first conductive layer. A second conductive layer is formed over the first insulation layer. The second conductive layer includes a first portion disposed over the first conductive layer and a second portion that extends beyond an end of the first conductive layer. A second insulation layer is formed over the second conductive layer. A first opening in the second insulation layer exposes the first portion of the second conductive layer. A second opening in the second insulation layer away from the first opening exposes the second portion of the second conductive layer. The second insulation layer is maintained around the first opening. A conductive bump is formed over the first portion of the second conductive layer.
US08203144B2	Semiconductor device having a metal oxide channel A semiconductor device includes a metal oxide channel and methods for forming the same. The metal oxide channel includes indium, gallium, and zinc.
US08203143B2	Thin film field effect transistor A thin film field effect transistor has at least a gate electrode 2, a gate insulating layer 3, an active layer 4, a source electrode 5-1 and a drain electrode 5-2 on a substrate 1. The active layer includes an amorphous oxide semiconductor including at least In and Zn, a first interface layer 61 is disposed between the gate insulating layer and the active layer such that it is adjacent to at least the active layer, and a second interface layer is disposed on the opposite side of the active layer with respect to the first interface layer such that it is adjacent to the active layer. A content of Ga or Al in the amorphous oxide semiconductor of each of the first interface layer and the second interface layer is higher than a content of Ga or Al in the amorphous oxide semiconductor of the active layer.
US08203140B2	Resistive memory device and method for fabricating the same A resistive memory device is provided. The resistive memory device includes a bottom electrode, a resistance-variable layer, and a top electrode. The resistance-variable layer is disposed on the bottom electrode. The top electrode is disposed on the resistance-variable layer. The resistance-variable layer includes a conductive polymer layer that reacts with the top electrode to form an oxide layer.
US08203139B2	Organic thin film transistor and organic thin film light-emitting transistor using an organic semiconductor layer having an aromatic hydrocarbon group or an aromatic heterocyclic group in the center thereof An organic thin film transistor including a substrate having thereon at least three terminals of a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode, an insulator layer and an organic semiconductor layer, with a current between a source and a drain being controlled upon application of a voltage to the gate electrode, wherein the organic semiconductor layer includes a specified organic compound having an aromatic hydrocarbon group or an aromatic heterocyclic group in the center thereof; and an organic thin film light emitting transistor utilizing an organic thin film transistor, wherein the organic thin film transistor is one in which light emission is obtained utilizing a current flowing between the source and the drain, and the light emission is controlled upon application of a voltage to the gate electrode, and is made high with respect to the response speed and has a large ON/OFF ratio, are provided.
US08203137B2	Photonic structure A photonic structure includes a plurality of annealed, substantially smooth-surfaced ellipsoids arranged in a matrix. Additionally, a method of producing a photonic structure is provided. The method includes providing a semiconductor material, providing an etch mask comprising a two-dimensional hole array, and disposing the etch mask on at least one surface of the semiconductor material. The semiconductor material is then etched through the hole array of the etch mask to produce holes in the semiconductor material and thereafter applying a passivation layer to surfaces of the holes. Additionally, the method includes repeating the etching and passivation-layer application to produce a photonic crystal structure that contains ellipsoids within the semiconductor material and annealing the photonic crystal structure to smooth the surfaces of the ellipsoids.
US08203120B2	4D imaging in an ultrafast electron microscope The present invention relates to methods and systems for 4D ultrafast electron microscopy (UEM)—in situ imaging with ultrafast time resolution in TEM. Single electron imaging is used as a component of the 4D UEM technique to provide high spatial and temporal resolution unavailable using conventional techniques. Other embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and systems for convergent beam UEM, focusing the electron beams onto the specimen to measure structural characteristics in three dimensions as a function of time. Additionally, embodiments provide not only 4D imaging of specimens, but characterization of electron energy, performing time resolved electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS).
US08203116B2	Scene based non-uniformity correction for infrared detector arrays In various embodiments, a method and system for compensating non-uniformities among detector elements of a detector array, without the use of dither mirrors or requirement of scene motion for non-uniformity correction achieved by computing scene spatial gradient and temporal gradient of image frames of the scene captured by the detector array at different times, and utilizing both the scene spatial and temporal gradients in detailed local gradient processing. Such local gradient processing may include computing masks to preserve spatial scene details, while eliminating scene noise (e.g., fixed pattern noise) from the captured image frames and correcting non-uniformity among detector elements.
US08203112B2	Image sensing device A device includes an electron emission source array including a plurality of electron emission sources, a photoelectric conversion film disposed to face the electron emission source array, and an intermediate electrode provided between the electron emission source array and the photoelectric conversion film, and an intermediate electrode current detector that applies a positive potential, relative to a potential of the electron emission source array, to the intermediate electrode and detects a current flowing in the intermediate electrode.
US08203108B2	Fuze guidance system with multiple caliber capability A fuze guidance system is configurable by an end user, allowing the end user to select between different configurations of canards of the system. The different configurations of canards may include canards with different surface areas, optimized for providing appropriate control with different sizes of munitions. The different configurations may be accomplished by having canards with separable portions which may be broken off or otherwise removed by the end user, to reduce canard surface area and/or span. Alternatively the fuze guidance system may come in a kit with multiple sets of canards having different sizes or otherwise having different configurations for providing different aerodynamic characteristics. The end user may select a canard set based on the munition size or type that the fuze guidance system is to be used with.
US08203105B2	Nano thickness heating material coated food warmer devices for hospital and elsewhere daily usage Embodiments involve a food warmer that uses a nano thickness heating material as the heating element. The heating element has a fast response and is energy efficient. The temperature of the food warmer can be precisely controlled. The food warmer may be used to heat cold food to a desired temperature, maintain a temperature of already heated food, and/or cook uncooked food.
US08203102B2	Thermal type flow sensor A thermal type flow sensor measures a flow rate of a fluid by means of a heat resistive element having a temperature dependency. The sensor is comprised of: plural heat resistive elements used for a flow rate measurement; and a driver circuit for controlling a current applied to these heat resistive elements to cause their heating. The driver circuit is configured to sense a resistance change of a lower-temperature side heat resistive element among the plural heat resistive elements and to control the current to be applied to the plural heat resistive elements in accordance with a sensed value of the lower-resistance's variation.
US08203099B2	Method and device to build-up, clad, or hard-face with minimal admixture An electric arc device and methods to build up, clad, join, or overlay an alloyed metal onto a parent metal with minimal admixture. The methods employed in the electric arc device provide a high frequency waveform with a high amplitude pulse, a low amplitude background current, and a special shorting routine, to alleviate the problem of generating too much ad-mixture. A fast transition from a peak current level to a background current level along with a shorting response and a plasma boost pulse reduces the droplet size and reduces the heat input required to achieve good welding performance.
US08203097B2	Workpiece support cleaning A mechanical apparatus maintains and/or cleans support strips of a workpiece support that forms a support plane for supporting workpieces. The mechanical apparatus includes a transport device for moving the workpiece support along a transport axis X and a service device that has a tool for processing the support strips. The service device is movable by means of a mechanical movement unit along a movement axis Y that is arranged at an angle relative to the transport axis X and/or along a movement axis Z that is arranged at an angle relative to the transport axis X and that is different from the movement axis Y, with the movement of the workpiece support along the transport axis X and the movement of the service device along the movement axis Y and/or along the movement axis Z being controllable in a coordinated manner by means of a control unit.
US08203092B2	Keypad structure A keypad structure with a backlight source includes a base, a light guiding plate, a thin film circuit board, a resilient component, a keycap, and an elevating mechanism. The thin film circuit board includes at least one exhausting notch for increasing exhaust as the resilient component is compressed. A plurality of microstructures is formed on the light guiding plate, and the keypad structure further includes a transparent layer formed on the keycap. Light emitted from the backlight source and refracted by the plurality of microstructures passes through the keycap and the transparent layer as the backlight source lights the lateral side of the light guiding plate, so as to illuminate the transparent layer. Thus, the present invention has advantages of illuminating pattern, regional illumination, and preferable comfort.
US08203088B2	Electrical switching apparatus and close latch interlock assembly therefor A close latch interlock assembly is provided for an electrical switching apparatus, such as a circuit breaker, which includes a stored energy mechanism, such as a closing spring. The close latch interlock assembly includes a close D-shaft pivotable between a latched and unlatched positions corresponding to the closing spring being chargeable and discharged, respectively. An actuator is movable between an unactuated position corresponding to the close D-shaft being disposed in the latched position, and an actuated position corresponding to the close D-shaft being movable toward the unlatched position. A release member cooperates with the actuator and is pivotably coupled to the first end of a transfer link. The second end of the transfer link extends toward the close D-shaft. When the actuator is moved toward the actuated position, it moves the release member, thereby moving the transfer link and pivoting the close D-shaft toward the unlatched position.
US08203084B2	Electrical connector assembly with EMI gasket An electrical connector assembly includes an electrically conductive cage having a cage end configured for mounting in a panel opening. The cage has a compartment for receiving a pluggable electrical component therein. The cage end has a circumference defined by an exterior surface of the cage. A retention frame extends over the cage end along at least a portion of the circumference. The retention frame includes a gasket side and a rear side. A retention opening extends through the gasket and rear sides of the retention frame. An EMI gasket is mounted on the cage end. The EMI gasket includes a length of electrically conductive cord having opposite cord ends. The cord is wrapped externally around the cage end forming a continuous band that engages the exterior surface of the cage along at least a portion of the circumference. The cord extends along and engages the gasket side of the retention frame and the cord ends extend through the retention opening and along the rear side of the retention frame.
US08203081B2	Printed circuit board preform with test facilitating means An exemplary printed circuit board preform (20) includes at least two printed circuit board units (211), at least one boundary (201, 202) formed on the junction of the at least two printed circuit board units, and at least one conductor (206, 208) configured on a surface of the printed circuit board preform and crossing the at least one boundary of the at least two printed circuit board units.
US08203079B2	Grommet A grommet that sheathes a wire harness for a motor vehicle comprising a smaller diameter tubular section provided at one end of the grommet and capable of being inserted into a through-hole in the motor vehicle, a tapered tubular section including a slant wall extending from the smaller diameter tubular section and the slant wall includes a pair of opposed longer sides, a pair of opposed shorter sides, and corner slant sides provided between the longer sides and the shorter sides, and a larger diameter tubular section extending through a vehicle body locking recess to a larger end part of the tapered tubular section and the larger diameter tubular section includes a pair of opposed longer sides, a pair of opposed shorter sides, and four round corners, the tapered tubular section is capable of deformation inward such that the vehicle body locking recess is engaged with the through-hole.
US08203077B2	Cord organizer and related methods A cord organizer includes a cover plate and a cord retaining member. The cover plate includes a central portion having a plurality of openings defined therethrough. The openings include a fastener opening, and a receptacle opening. The cover plate further includes a curved, end portion curved inwardly away from a back side of the cover plate, having a slit defined therethrough, and at least one male fastening member extending from the back side of the cover plate. The cord retaining member includes a female fastening opening, and a strap portion. The strap portion of the cord retaining member is capable of passing through the slit of the curved, end portion, and the cord organizer is configured to allow the strap portion to be secured after an end of the strap has passed through the slit of the curved, end portion.
US08203076B2	Electrical junction box To provide an electrical junction box having a novelty structure that may be detachably attached with a sufficient fixing force to a place where a bolt-fastening work may be in a difficult condition. An attaching projection may be provided with an abutting portion to be superimposed on a front surface of a vehicle body panel. An engagement projection protrudes from the abutting portion in a slanting position in a superimposing direction to the vehicle body panel. The engagement projection may be inserted into an attaching hole provided in the vehicle body panel so that the engagement projection may be engaged with a peripheral edge portion around the attaching hole at a rear surface of the vehicle body panel.
US08203075B2	BIPV junction box The present invention provides a building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) junction box having a housing and a connection assembly disposed within the housing. The housing includes first sidewalls positioned opposite to each other and second sidewalls adjacent and connecting to the two first sidewalls. Additionally, an opening is provided opposite a bottom wall, with the bottom wall connecting the first and second sidewalls. The second sidewalls include extensions that extend beyond a height of the first sidewalls, so that an edge of a solar cell panel is sandwiched between the extensions when the junction box is mounted on the edge of the solar cell panel. The BIPV junction box of the present invention may be applied to the connection of BIPV solar cell modules.
US08203074B2	Messenger supported overhead cable for electrical transmission A transmission line assembly for transmission and distribution of high voltage power which comprises a conductor, a separate messenger member and coupling means. The conductor has a predetermined length. The separate messenger member has a predetermined length. The coupling means couples the messenger to the conductor to the messenger. The messenger member and the conductor remain structurally separate from each other and functionally independent.
US08203071B2	Multi-junction solar cells and methods and apparatuses for forming the same Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to solar cells and methods and apparatuses for forming the same. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention relate to thin film multi-junction solar cells and methods and apparatuses for forming the same. Embodiments of the present invention also include an improved thin film silicon solar cell, and methods and apparatus for forming the same, where one or more of the layers in the solar cell comprises at least one amorphous silicon layer that has improved electrical characteristics and mechanical properties, and is capable of being deposited at rates many times faster than conventional amorphous silicon deposition processes.
US08203060B1	Device for use with capo to keep stringed musical instrument in tune This invention provides a device for keeping a stringed musical instrument, such as a guitar, in tune while playing same with the use of a capo. The device comprises a bar of lightweight molded plastic material or the like having a bevel on one side and a hook end at the top. The device is positioned whereby the hook end is over the top portion of a guitar neck and the beveled side is under the strings on a fret. The string clamp portion of a capo is placed over the device after it is positioned. The device in place prevents the strings from stretching which would cause the guitar to get out of tune if the device was not in place.
US08203058B2	Folding guitar with self aligning neck A self aligning folding guitar comprises a neck portion, and a body portion. They hinge it is mounted to the neck portion and the body portion. A first alignment member is secured to the neck portion. The second alignment member is secured to the body portion, the second alignment member meeting with the first alignment member at a substantially fixed position. A securement member secures the first alignment member to the second alignment member.
US08203053B1	Inbred corn line NPID4571 Basically, this invention provides for an inbred corn line designated NPID4571, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line NPID4571 with plants of another corn plant. The invention relates to the various parts of inbred NPID4571 including culturable cells. This invention also relates to methods for introducing transgenic transgenes into inbred corn line NPID4571 and plants produced by said methods.
US08203052B1	Inbred corn line NPID2568 Basically, this invention provides for an inbred corn line designated NPID2568, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line NPID2568 with plants of another corn plant. The invention relates to the various parts of inbred NPID2568 including culturable cells. This invention also relates to methods for introducing transgenic transgenes into inbred corn line NPID2568 and plants produced by said methods.
US08203051B2	Cotton variety 09R605B2R2 The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 09R605B2R2. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 09R605B2R2. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety 09R605B2R2 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 09R605B2R2 with itself or another cotton variety and plants produced by such methods.
US08203049B2	Cotton variety 09R796B2R2 The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 09R796B2R2. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 09R796B2R2. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety 09R796B2R2 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 09R796B2R2 with itself or another cotton variety and plants produced by such methods.
US08203038B2	Soybean cultivar S080185 A soybean cultivar designated S080185 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S080185, to the plants of soybean S080185, to plant parts of soybean cultivar S080185, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar S080185 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars, or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean variety S080185, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S080185, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar S080185 with another soybean cultivar.
US08203037B2	Soybean cultivar S070137 A soybean cultivar designated S070137 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S070137, to the plants of soybean S070137, to plant parts of soybean cultivar S070137, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar S070137 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars, or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean variety S070137, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S070137, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar S070137 with another soybean cultivar.
US08203036B2	Soybean cultivar 306601347 A soybean cultivar designated 306601347 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 306601347, to the plants of soybean 306601347, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 306601347, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 306601347 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars, or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean variety 306601347, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 306601347, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 306601347 with another soybean cultivar.
US08203032B2	Application of fluorescent protein to garden plant The present invention provides a process for generation of a transformed plant capable of emitting fluorescence by introducing a gene encoding a non-plant-derived fluorescent protein into a plant such that the fluorescent protein is recombinantly expressed in the active form of its mature protein in the leaf or petal of the plant, and also provides a transformed garden plant capable of emitting fluorescence that is generated by using the process. For example, cDNA encoding the full-length amino acid sequence of a Chiridius poppei-derived fluorescent protein CpYGFP or its H52F modified protein CpYGFP H52F is inserted into a T-DNA-based expression vector system, which is in turn introduced into the chromosomal DNA of a plant. As a result, the transformed plant thus generated can exhibit fluorescence attributed to these fluorescent proteins and exhibit no substantial difference in the other phenotypes from wild-type one of the plant.
US08203030B2	Transgenic mouse models for diseases caused by mtDNA mutations and related methods Animal models and methods wherein homoplasmic and heteroplasmic mtDNA mutation(s) are induced in an animal (e.g., a mouse) to cause or facilitate the development of a disorder (e.g., disease, malformation, defect, abnormality or other disorder). In at least some embodiments, the mtDNA mutation(s) will cause or facilitate the development of an age-related disorder, such as a cardiac disease, cardiomyopathy, muscle disease, cancer, abnormaly in tissues of high cellular turnover, heart dysfunction, graying of hair, alopecia, auditory function loss, cochlear degeneration, immune cell loss, anemia, male germ cell loss leading to lack of sperm and infertility, skeletal muscle mass loss (sarcopenia), neurodegeneration, increased presence of apoptotic markers, and loss of bone mass.
US08203029B2	Silver-containing compositions, devices and methods for making The present invention comprises methods and compositions for making a silver-containing antimicrobial hydrophilic material. More particularly, the present invention comprises methods and compositions for stabilized silver antimicrobial devices comprising a matrix comprising a polymer network and a non-gellable polysaccharide, and an active agent. The matrix may be formed into any desired shape for its desired uses.
US08203027B2	Continuous process and plant design for conversion of biogas to liquid fuel Biogases such as natural gas and other gases capable of being biologically derived by digestion of organic matter are converted to a clean-burning hydrocarbon liquid fuel in a continuous process wherein a biogas is fed to a reaction vessel where the biogas contacts a liquid petroleum fraction and a transition metal catalyst immersed in the liquid, vaporized product gas is drawn from a vapor space above the liquid level, condensed, and fed to a product vessel where condensate is separated from uncondensed gas and drawn off as the liquid product fuel as uncondensed gas is recycled to the reaction vessel.
US08203025B2	Solid phosphoric acid catalyst and methods of olefin dimerization reaction with the same The invention provides a solid phosphoric acid catalyst which has high activity and attains high dimer selectivity in olefin dimerization reactions and efficient methods of olefin dimerization. The solid phosphoric acid catalyst comprises a carrier and phosphoric acid supported thereon. When the solid phosphoric acid catalyst is heated at 250° C. for 20 minutes, heating loss of water is 50 mass % or more based on diphosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) derived from the phosphoric acid. A method of olefin dimerization comprises bringing an olefin-containing feed material containing water in an amount of 10-1000 mass ppm into contact with the catalyst to initiate the reaction.
US08203024B2	Torrefaction systems and methods including catalytic oxidation and/or reuse of combustion gases directly in a torrefaction reactor, cooler, and/or dryer/preheater A method for torrefying biomass comprises using an oxidation catalyst to combust gas produced by torrefaction, and thereby produce combustion flue gas. The method also comprises introducing the combustion flue gas into a torrefaction reactor and/or a cooler.
US08203023B2	Tailored fischer-tropsch synthesis product distribution Novel methods of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis are described. It has been discovered that conducting the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis over a catalyst with a catalytically active surface layer of 35 microns or less results in a liquid hydrocarbon product with a high ratio of C5-C20:C20+. Descriptions of novel Fischer-Tropsch catalysts and reactors are also provided. Novel hydrocarbon compositions with a high ratio of C5-C20:C20+ are also described.
US08203021B2	Processes for producing monoammonium succinate from fermentation broths containing diammonium succinate, monoammonium succinate and/or succinic acid, and conversion of monoammonium succinate to succinic acid Processes for making monoammonium succinate (MAS) and/or succinic acid (SA) from either a clarified diammonium succinate (DAS)-containing fermentation broth or a clarified MAS-containing fermentation broth include (a) distilling the broth to form an overhead that includes water and optionally ammonia and a liquid bottoms that includes MAS or SA; (b) cooling and/or evaporating the bottoms and optionally adding an antisolvent to the bottoms to attain a temperature and composition sufficient to cause the bottoms to produce a solid portion that contains MAS or SA in contact with a liquid portion; (c) separating the solid portion from the liquid portion; and (d) recovering the solid portion.
US08203019B2	Crystalline solid and amorphous forms of (−)- halofenate and methods related thereto The present invention provides crystalline solid and amorphous forms of (−)-halofenate. The crystalline solid forms may be used in various pharmaceutical compositions, and are particularly effective for the prevention and/or treatment of conditions associated with blood lipid deposition in a mammal, particularly those diseases related to Type 2 diabetes and hyperlipidemia. The invention also relates to a method for preventing or treating Type 2 diabetes and hyperlipidemia in a mammal comprising the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of crystalline solid and amorphous forms of (−)-halofenate.
US08203014B2	Fractionation processes and devices for oils and fats The invention provides operating the dry or solvent fractionation of oils and fats in a crystallizer comprising a crystallization vessel (1,2), an agitator, cooling means and a drive, wherein said drive provides said agitator with an oscillating motion, and/or a rotating motion around an axis, with the proviso that each point of said agitator moves at substantially the same linear speed.The invention also provides a crystallizer comprising a crystallization vessel (1,2) having a polygonal cross-section, an agitator and a drive, wherein said drive provides said agitator with an oscillating motion, and wherein said agitator is not inclined to the moving direction.
US08203008B2	Stable lactide particles The present invention is directed to stable lactide particles, more specifically lactide particles which are stable enough to be stored and transported at room temperature and have a quality high enough for use as starting material for polylactic acid. The lactide particles have a surface/volume ratio of the particle is lower than 3000. Preferably the lactide in the particle has an optical purity of at least 95%. The lactide particles are prepared by subjecting lactide to a shaping step comprising extrusion, pastillation, prilling, tabletting, or flaking.
US08203006B2	Process for producing vinylene carbonate The present invention relates to the industrial production of vinylene carbonate (VC) by eliminating hydrogen chloride from chloroethylene glycol carbonate (CGC) or solid catalysts in the gas phase, the reaction being carried out over a catalyst bed agitated by thorough mixing.
US08203001B2	Chemical compounds The present invention encompasses compounds of general formula (1) wherein R1, M1, L1 and Q are defined as in claim 1, which are suitable for the treatment of diseases characterized by excessive or anomalous cell proliferation, and the use thereof for preparing a pharmaceutical composition with the above-mentioned properties.
US08203000B2	Derivatives of 1-phenyl-2-pyridinyl alkyl alcohols as phosphodiesterase inhibitors Derivatives of 1-phenyl-2-pyridinyl alkyl alcohols are useful as inhibitors of the phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) enzyme.
US08202998B2	Salts of benzimidazolyl pyridyl ethers and formulations thereof Salts of benzimidazolyl pyridyl ethers are provided, particularly salts of {1-methyl-5-[2-(5-trifluoromethyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-pyridin-4-yloxy]-1H-benzoimidazol-2-yl}-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)amine. Compositions and formulations including such salts and surfactants as well as methods of preparing such compositions and formulations are provided.
US08202997B2	Compositions and methods for treating or preventing hypoxic or ischemic injury A method for treating or preventing injury of a biological material exposed to hypoxic or ischemic conditions comprising contacting the biological material with an effective amount of a compound is disclosed. The compound has the following structure (I): R1—(S)n—R2 (I) or a stereoisomer, pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, wherein R1, R2, and n are as defined herein. Compounds, methods associated with preparation and use of such compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, are also disclosed.
US08202984B2	Glucopyranoside compound A compound of the formula: wherein Ring A and Ring B are: (1) Ring A is an optionally substituted unsaturated monocyclic heterocyclic ring, and Ring B is an optionally substituted unsaturated monocyclic heterocyclic ring, an optionally substituted unsaturated fused heterobicyclic ring, or an optionally substituted benzene ring, (2) Ring A is an optionally substituted benzene ring, and Ring B is an optionally substituted unsaturated monocyclic heterocyclic ring or an optionally substituted unsaturated fused heterobicyclic ring, or (3) Ring A is an optionally substituted unsaturated fused heterobicyclic ring, and Ring B are independently an optionally substituted unsaturated monocyclic heterocyclic ring, an optionally substituted unsaturated fused heterobicyclic ring, or an optionally substituted benzene ring; X is a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom; Y is —(CH2)n— (n is 1 or 2); or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a prodrug thereof.
US08202982B2	Methods of obtaining active antisense compounds Methods for obtaining antisense oligonucleotides with activity against a desired target are provided. Methods of identifying oligonucleotide sequence motifs which are predictive of antisense oligonucleotide activity are provided, as are motifs identified according to this method. Methods of selecting effective antisense oligonucleotide sequences and effective antisense target sequences are provided, as are sequences selected according to these methods. In other methods of the invention, oligonucleotides are designed to hybridize to target sequences containing one or more activity-enhancing motifs. Antisense oligonucleotides designed according to these methods are also provided.
US08202980B2	Method and medicament for inhibiting the expression of a given gene The present invention provides methods and compositions for inhibiting gene expression using double stranded RNA molecules that are between 15 and 21 nucleotides in length and are complementary to a target gene sequence.
US08202979B2	RNA interference mediated inhibition of gene expression using chemically modified short interfering nucleic acid The present invention concerns methods and reagents useful in modulating gene expression in a variety of applications, including use in therapeutic, diagnostic, target validation, and genomic discovery applications. Specifically, the invention relates to synthetic chemically modified small nucleic acid molecules, such as short interfering nucleic acid (siNA), short interfering RNA (siRNA), double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), micro-RNA (miRNA), and short hairpin RNA (shRNA) molecules capable of mediating RNA interference (RNAi) against target nucleic acid sequences. The small nucleic acid molecules are useful in the treatment of any disease or condition that responds to modulation of gene expression or activity in a cell, tissue, or organism.
US08202973B2	Method for the production of vitamin K-dependent proteins The present invention relates to a novel method for preparing vitamin K-dependent proteins. Furthermore the present invention relates to novel co-transfected eucaryotic host cells and recombinant vectors to be used in this improved method for preparing vitamin K-dependent proteins.
US08202971B2	Process for preparing compounds of chitosan saccharified with aminosugar A process for preparing compounds of chitosan saccharified with aminosugar, adopts chitosan derivatives, aminosugar derivatives and anhydride derivatives as raw materials to synthesize target products. The process comprises: covalently bonding an anhydride derivative as a bonding arm to an aminosugar derivative, so as to form a monosaccharide derivative having an end group of carboxyl; and then covalently bonding the monosaccharide derivative having an end group of carboxyl to a primary amino group of a chitosan derivative via the carboxyl, so as to form a compound of chitosan saccharified with aminosugar.
US08202970B1	Method for improving the bioavailability of polysaccharides in lignocellulosic materials A method for improving the bioavailability of polysaccharides in lignocellulosic materials, involving reacting lignocellulosic materials with ammonia and ethanol.
US08202969B2	Platelet derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRA) polypeptides comprising activating mutation(s) This disclosure provides tyrosine kinase protein and nucleic acid variants, particularly PDGFRA variants, which are activating forms of these molecules and are linked to neoplasms and/or the development or progression of cancer. The disclosure further provides methods of diagnosis and prognosis, and development of new therapeutic agents using these molecules and fragments thereof, and kits for employing these methods and compositions.
US08202964B2	Initiator An initiator for cationic polymerization comprises a salt of a protic acid as well as a protic acid. The molar ratio of protic acid to salt is in the range from 1:0.01 to 1:2000. The initiator is used for example for cationic homo- or copolymerization of trioxane, and permits stable and flexible operation of the polymerization.
US08202962B2	Integrated steam heating in polyester production process Processes for making polyesters in a polyester production facility are disclosed, that include the steps of: forming a reaction medium comprising at least one monomer that includes terephthalic acid (TPA) and/or an ester derivative of TPA; subjecting at least a portion of the reaction medium to one or more chemical reactions in the polyester production facility to thereby produce the polyester; heating at least a portion of the reaction medium via indirect heat exchange with high-pressure steam, wherein the heating causes at least a portion of the high-pressure steam to condense and thereby provide pressurized condensed water; flashing at least a portion of the pressurized condensed water to thereby produce lower-pressure steam; and heating one or more process fluid streams of the polyester production facility via indirect heat exchange with at least a portion of the lower-pressure steam, wherein the process fluid streams include any stream that is formed predominately of the reaction medium and/or the at least one monomer.
US08202952B2	Process for making ethylene homopolymers A process for making an ethylene homopolymer in the presence of an oxide-supported chromium catalyst is disclosed. A small amount of an α-olefin contacted with the catalyst before polymerizing ethylene or introduced into an ethylene homopolymerization unexpectedly boosts process productivity. When used at part per million levels, the α-olefin improves productivity while maintaining desirable polymer properties. The invention is particularly valuable for making HDPE resins useful for blow molding applications.
US08202940B2	Bimodal polyethylene compositions for blow molding applications Bimodal polyethylene compositions and methods for making the same are provided. In at least one specific embodiment, the bimodal polyethylene composition can include a high molecular weight component having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of from about 400,000 to about 950,000. The bimodal polyethylene composition can also include a low molecular weight component having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of from about 3,000 to about 100,000. The high molecular weight component can be present in an amount ranging from about 25 wt % to about 40 wt % of the bimodal polyethylene composition. The bimodal polyethylene composition can also have a percent die swell of less than about 80%.
US08202939B2	Curable elastomer compositions A formable curable elastomer composition comprising a dispersion of a cured organic elastomer, such as EPDM, butyl rubber and hydrogenated nitrile butyl rubber, is provided in an uncured silicone elastomer. The organic elastomer is cured by a phenol-formaldehyde resin. These compositions can generally be used in applications where silicone rubber is used, and in particular where the cured rubber is liable to be exposed to temperatures of 150-200° C. Examples of such uses include tyre bladders used in the moulding of tyres, spark plug boots for internal combustion engines, wire and cable coatings designed to be used at high temperatures and ceramifiable wire and cable coatings used in safety critical applications such as emergency lighting systems.
US08202937B2	Optical film, polarizing plate and display device using the same, and manufacturing method thereof The present invention is to provide an optical film which exhibits low hygroscopicity, high transparency, high heat resistance and markedly lowered brittleness, and particularly to provide an optical film which is appropriately employed as a polarizing plate protective film for large liquid crystal display devices and outdoor liquid crystal display devices. The above optical film is characterized in that acrylic resin (A) and cellulose ester resin (B) are incorporated at a weight ratio of 95:5-30:70, weight average molecular weight Mw of aforesaid acrylic resin (A) is at least 80,000, total substitution degree (T) of the acyl group of aforesaid cellulose ester resin (B) is 2.0-3.0, the substitution degree of the acyl group having 3-7 carbon atoms is 1.2-3.0, and weight average molecular weight Mw of aforesaid cellulose ester resin (B) is at least 75,000. It is characterized that the total substitution degree of the acyl group other than carbon atoms of 3-7 of the cellulose ester resin (B) is at most 1.3.
US08202936B2	Multistage process for producing ethylene polymer compositions The present invention relates to a process of producing an ethylene polymer composition in multiple stages of which the first stage is a slurry polymerization stage, in the presence of a catalyst system comprising a) a solid catalyst precursor comprising a transition metal selected from titanium and vanadium; magnesium, a halide, optionally an electron donor, and a solid particulate material comprising an inorganic oxide, wherein the median particle diameter of the solid catalyst precursor based upon the total volume of solid catalyst precursor, D50, is from 1 to 13 micrometers; and b) an organoaluminium compound.
US08202934B2	Hot melt processable polyurea copolymers and methods of their preparation and use Packaged viscoelastic compositions comprising viscoelastic copolymers and a packaging material are disclosed. The viscoelastic copolymers are urea copolymers, which are the reaction product of polyisocyanates and polyamines. The packaged viscoelastic compositions are hot melt processable.
US08202931B2	Organic polysiloxane, adhesive composition comprising the same, and rubber stiffener treated thereby The present invention relates to a novel polymer, an adhesive composition including the same, and a rubber reinforcing material treated with the same, and more particularly to an organic polysiloxane including a certain repeating unit, an adhesive composition including the same, and a rubber reinforcing material treated with the same.Because the organic polysiloxane and the adhesive composition including the same is superior in reactivity to a hydroxyl group, an amide group, or an amine group, and has high thermal resistance and low stiffness, the composition is preferably used for surface-treating a rubber reinforcing material such as a tire cord and make it possible to provide a rubber reinforcing material such as a tire cord having good properties.
US08202930B2	PTFE graphite coating composition, method and apparatus A non-stick coating application for high heat welding environments comprised of a fluorinated polymer combined with acidified graphite to which a hardening agent, such as alumina, may be added in some embodiments.
US08202928B2	Amine-cured silicone compositions resistant to hydrocarbon fluid and uses thereof A silicone composition is provided that is resistant to a hydrocarbon fluid, such as a transmission fluid, and other harsh environments when cured. The silicone composition includes a dihydroxy-terminated silicone fluid, a filler material and amine-cured cross-linking agent, the composition containing substantially no plasticizer, and wherein the cured composition can be utilized as a sealant that is resistant to exposure to transmission fluid and high temperatures for extended periods of time. The silicone composition provides effective sealant properties that withstand the foregoing conditions present in the transmission fluids. Methods of making and using the cured silicone sealants made from the present compositions are also provided.
US08202927B2	Near-infrared absorbing composition and near-infrared absorbing filter A near-infrared absorbing composition which is imparted with a function of absorbing near-infrared rays emitted from a display such as a plasma display, capable of reducing the number of lamination steps resulting in excellent production efficiency, capable of resisting to color non-uniformity of a filter even after a long-term use at high temperature or high humidity, and capable of preventing an increase in haze, and a near-infrared absorbing filter having a near-infrared absorbing layer comprising the composition. The near-infrared absorbing composition has composite tungsten oxide fine particles which are dispersed in a resin including carboxyl groups and has an acid number of 0.6 or more and 30 or less.
US08202926B2	Coating composition containing a dispersant The invention provides a dispersant for an aqueous dispersion of negatively charged or chargeable solid particulates which comprises a compound having an anchoring moiety linked to a polymeric hydrophilic moiety, the anchoring moiety containing at least one basic group and having an overall basicity and the polymeric moiety having a lower affinity for the particulate surface than the anchoring moiety. The invention also provides a coating composition containing the dispersant, an inkjet recording element containing the dispersant and methods of coating or reducing viscosity using the dispersant.
US08202922B2	Process for cross-linking bitumen/polymer compositions having reduced emissions of hydrogen sulphide The disclosure relates to a method of preparing crosslinked bitumen/polymer compositions having reduced emissions of hydrogen sulphide, in which, while operating at temperatures between 100° C. and 230° C. and with stirring, for a duration of at least ten minutes, at least one bitumen or mixture of bitumens is brought into contact with at least one polymer and at least one crosslinking agent, said crosslinking agent being represented by the general formula HS—R—SH where R represents a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, cyclic and/or aromatic hydrocarbon-based group having 2 to 40 carbon atoms, optionally comprising one or more heteroatoms, and that does not comprise a C═O carbonyl function and/or a O—C═O carboxylate function.
US08202919B2	Mold inhibiting waterproofing coating The present invention relates to a waterproofing and air barrier coating composition that can inhibit mold formation on interior structural surfaces. The coating composition includes a broad spectrum antimicrobial agent and a waterproofing polymeric composition that can also prevent air penetration. The polymeric composition includes a solvent, a hydrocarbon resin, a polymeric composition, and a filler. The present invention also relates to methods for preparation of such a waterproof coating composition, and methods for preventing mold formation on a structural unit, by applying a coating composition to a surface of the structural unit.
US08202915B2	Method and reactor for the preparation of methanol Improved design of a catalytic method and reactor for the production of methanol at equilibrium conditions whereby methanol as it is formed is separated from the gaseous phase into the liquid phase within the reactor without reducing the catalytic activity of the methanol catalyst. This is achieved by adjusting the boiling point or temperature of a liquid cooling agent being in indirect contact with the catalyst particles and by providing a specific ratio of catalyst bed volume to cooling surface area. Thereby, condensation of methanol as it is formed in the gaseous phase takes place for the most at the cooling surface arranged evenly distributed within the reactor and if at all within a very limited region of the catalyst bed.
US08202911B2	Migrastatin analog compositions and uses thereof In one aspect, the present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of general formula (I), wherein R1-R6, Ra-Rc, Q, Y1, Y2 and n are as defined herein, whereby the composition is formulated for administration to a subject at a dosage between about 0.1 mg/kg to about 50 mg/kg of body weight. In another aspect, the present invention provides a method for treating breast tumor metastasis in a subject comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of the inventive composition described directly above and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, adjuvant or vehicle.
US08202908B1	D-aspartic acid supplement The physical condition of adult male humans of all ages is improved by administering an effective amount of a D-aspartic acid compound. The administration of this compound increases their levels of testosterone, growth hormone, and/or insulin-like growth factor.
US08202906B2	Use of docosahexanoic acid as active substance for the treatment of lipodystrophy Use of an extract of animal, plant or microorganism-produced origin comprising docosahexaenoic acid as active substance for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of lipodystrophy in a mammal. The medicament is administered to a patient who is concomitantly receiving a highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART). The treatment is effective and overcomes the disadvantages of current lipodystrophy treatments in HIV-infected patients.
US08202903B2	Use of aminaphtone for the preparation of a medicament for treating arteriopathies The subject of the present invention is the use of aminaphtone for the preparation of a medicament for treating arteriophaties, in particular arteriophaties of a degenerative inflammatory type. Preferably, said medicament is formulated for oral administration.
US08202901B2	Compounds that stimulate glucose utilization and methods of use The invention provides novel compounds of the Formula (I) that stimulate rates of glucose oxidation in myocardial cells: wherein W, Cyc, p, Y, X, Z, R, R1, R2, R3, R4, I, m and n are as defined for Formula (I) herein. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds capable of stimulation of glucose oxidation, methods for increasing glucose oxidation rates in myocardial cells, and methods of treatment of myocardial ischemia.
US08202896B2	Compounds, compositions and methods for treating or preventing pneumovirus infection and associated diseases Compounds, compositions and methods are provided for the prophylaxis and treatment of infections caused by viruses of the Pneumovirinae subfamily of Paramyxoviridae and diseases associated with such infection.
US08202889B2	Inhibitors of bacterial IMPDH The present invention relates to methods of inhibiting bacterial IMPDH comprising administering compounds of formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds. These compounds, and compositions thereof, are useful in treating bacterial infections.
US08202888B2	Piperidine sulphonamide derivatives The present invention relates to piperidine sulphonamide derivatives of formula wherein Ar1, Ar2, R1, R2, m and n are as defined in the description and claims, or pharmaceutically suitable acid addition salts thereof. The compounds of formula I are orexin receptor antagonists and the related compounds can be useful in the treatment of sleep apnea, narcolepsy, insomnia, parasomnia, jet lag syndrome, circadian rhythms disorder or sleep disorders associated with neurological diseases.
US08202887B2	2-(substituted-amino)-benzothiazole sulfonamide HIV protease inhibitors The present invention relates to 2-(substituted-amino)-benzothiazole sulfonamide compounds and derivatives, their use as protease inhibitors, in particular as broad-spectrum HIV protease inhibitors, processes for their preparation as well as pharmaceutical compositions and diagnostic kits comprising them. The present invention also concerns combinations of the present 2-(substituted-amino)-benzothiazole sulfonamide compounds and derivatives with another anti-retroviral agent. It further relates to their use in assays as reference compounds or as reagents.
US08202884B2	Treatment of type 2 diabetes The invention relates to the use of a monoamine neurotransmitter re-uptake inhibitor comprising a 2,3-disubstituted tropane moiety, or a tautomer, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, or physiologically functional derivative thereof for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of diabetic patients.
US08202882B2	5-cyanothienopyridines for the treatment of tumours Novel 5-cyanothienopyridines of the formula (I), in which R1, R2 and R3 have the meanings indicated in claim 1, are inhibitors of TGF-beta receptor kinase, and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of tumors.
US08202881B2	JAK2 inhibitors and their use for the treatment of myeloproliferative diseases and cancer The present invention provides compounds of formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The formula I compounds inhibit tyrosine kinase activity of JAK2, thereby making them useful as antiproliferative agents for the treatment of cancer and other diseases.
US08202880B2	3-hydroxy-6-phenylphenanthridines as PDE4 inhibitors The compounds of formula I in which R1, R2, R3, R31, R4, R5, R6 and R7 have the meanings as indicated in the description, are novel effective PDE4 inhibitors.
US08202872B2	Pyrazole derivatives as sigma receptor inhibitors The invention relates to compounds of formula I having pharmacological activity towards the sigma receptor, to processes of preparation of such compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use for the treatment and or prophylaxis of a disease in which the sigma receptor is involved.
US08202871B2	Indol-2-one derivatives disubstituted in the 3-position, preparation thereof and therapeutic use thereof The present application discloses compounds of the formula: and pharmaceutical compositions containing same and their use for treating and preventing various pathologies, including obesity, appetite disorders, excess weight and diabetes.
US08202869B2	Method of treating an anxiety disorder Anxiety disorders, such as panic disorder, agoraphobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, social phobia, post-traumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, specific phobia, or the like, are treated by administering an effective amount of at least one adenosine A2A receptor antagonist to a patient in need thereof, optionally in combination with an anxiolytic(s) other than the adenosine A2A receptor antagonist.
US08202861B2	Compositions useful as inhibitors of voltage-gated sodium channels The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of voltage-gated sodium channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders.
US08202860B2	Methods and compositions for treating primary and secondary tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) Methods and compositions for the treatment and/or prophylaxis and/or suppression of primary and/or secondary tumors of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord, eyes) in mammalian subjects are disclosed, wherein an effective dose of a methylol transfer agent such as Taurolidine and/or Taurultam and/or a bioequivalent is administered to a mammalian subject suffering from, or at risk of growth of, tumors of the central nervous system. Furthermore, methods for local application of Taurolidine and/or Taurultam and/or a bioequivalent in solution are disclosed using microdialysis methods, irrigation methods, implantion methods and angiographic methods.
US08202854B2	Heterocyclic aspartyl protease inhibitors Disclosed are compounds of the formula I or a stereoisomer, tautomer, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein Ar, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined in the specification; and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula I. Also disclosed is the method of inhibiting aspartyl protease, and in particular, the methods of treating cardiovascular diseases, cognitive and neurodegenerative diseases. Also disclosed are methods of treating cognitive or neurodegenerative diseases using the compounds of formula I in combination with a cholinesterase inhibitor or a muscarinic m1 agonist or m2 antagonist.
US08202849B2	Methods and compositions for the inhibition of Stat5 in prostate cancer cells The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the treatment of prostate cancer. In certain embodiments, the invention relates to compositions and methods for the inhibition of prostate cancer cell growth, comprising inhibiting the activity of Stat5 in prostate cancer cells.
US08202844B2	Indole antiviral compositions and methods The present invention provides novel chemical compounds, and methods for their use. In particular, the present invention provides indole derivatives (e.g. as shown in Formula (I)) and related compounds and methods of using indole derivatives and related compounds as therapeutic agents to treat a number of conditions, including those associated with viral infection and cardiovascular diseases.
US08202842B2	Inhibition of cholera toxins by galatooligosaccharides (GOS) The invention relates to nutritional and pharmaceutical compositions comprising non-digestible galactooligosaccharides (GOS) and uses thereof. In particular, it relates to the use of GOS species in preventing or treating disease caused by bacterial toxins. Provided is the use of GOS having a polymerization degree of 5 or higher, preferably 6 or higher, for the manufacture of a nutritional or pharmaceutical composition for the treatment or prevention of an acute or chronic disease associated with or caused by the adhesion and/or uptake of a cholera toxin family member. Also provided is a method for providing a GOS fraction capable of inhibiting cholera toxin (Ctx) binding to GM1 and fractions obtainable thereby.
US08202841B2	SSX-2 peptide analogs Some embodiments relate to analogs of peptides corresponding to class I MHC-restricted T cell epitopes and methods for their generation. These analogs can contain amino acid substitutions at residues that directly interact with MHC molecules, and can confer improved, modified or useful immunologic properties. Additionally classes of analogs, in which the various substitutions comprise the non-standard residues norleucine and/or norvaline, are disclosed.
US08202840B2	Enhanced ocular neuroprotection and neurostimulation Use of topically applied cyclosporine to enhance corneal sensitivity restoration rate in an eye of an individual after ocular surgery such as laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) in which nerves are severed.
US08202832B2	Nano-clay composite and composition for fabricating the same The present invention relates to a nano-clay composite and a composition for fabricating the same. The nano-clay composite of the invention is formed by compounding a composition comprising a polymer, a surfactant, a polymer modification component, and micro/nano powders. The nano-clay composite is flexible to completely adhere to cleaning surfaces to remove unwanted materials via the release of surfactant, as well as the scrubbing effect produced by the friction between micro/nano powders and the surface.
US08202825B2	Solid lubricant and sliding member There are provided a solid lubricant having an island-and-sea structure, which, with the sea phase strengthened, remains free of troubles such as chipping even in use under high load conditions, and a sliding member having the solid lubricant embedded therein. The solid lubricant comprises 1 to 10% by volume of a polyethylene resin, 20 to 60% by volume of a hydrocarbon-based wax, 10 to 60% by volume of melamine cyanurate, 5 to 15% by volume of a polyamide resin, and 2 to 10% by volume of a modified polyethylene resin. The sliding member has the solid lubricant embedded in pores or grooves formed in a sliding surface of the sliding member body.
US08202824B2	Variable density treatment fluids The present invention provides variable density fluid compositions and methods for using such compositions in a subterranean formation. One exemplary embodiment of the variable density fluid compositions of the present invention comprises a variable density fluid comprising: a base fluid, and a portion of variable pressure weighting material particles.
US08202823B2	Structural nucleic acid guided chemical synthesis Disclosed is a composition comprising a nucleic acid and a chemical compound, said composition forming a star structure defining 3 or more stems extending from a reaction center. The stems are formed by a nucleic acid duplex and the chemical compound has been formed in the reaction center as the reaction product of 3 or more chemical groups.The advantage of the composition is that a close proximity is provided between the chemical groups in the reaction center, thereby promoting a reaction. The invention also relates to a method for preparation of the composition. The advantage of the method is that it does not require the pre-synthesis of a large number of templates and that it is not dependent upon codon/anti-codon recognition for an encoded molecule to be formed.
US08202822B2	Method of improving plant growth and plant growth composition A method of fertilizing plants and/or seeds involves the application of a growth hormone free formulation of fertilizer and sarcosine, either together as a formulation or separately. The sarcosine is used in an effective amount to enhance plant biomass development and fertilizer uptake. The application method and composition can also include the application of a preservative.
US08202820B2	Non-stoichiometric mixed-phase titania photocatalyst A mixed anatase-rutile phase, non-stoichiometric titania photocatalyst material is a highly reactive and is a UV and visible light responsive photocastalyst in the as-deposited condition (i.e. without the need for a subsequent thermal treatment). The mixed phase, non-stoichiometric titania thin film material is non-stoichiometric in terms of its oxygen content such that the thin film material shows a marked red-shift in photoresponse.
US08202815B2	Catalyst composition for the hydro-treatment of alkanes and methods of use thereof In one embodiment, a catalyst composition comprises from about 5 weight percent to about 70 weight percent of silica-alumina; from about 30 weight percent to about 90 weight percent alumina; and from about 0.01 weight percent to about 2.0 weight percent of a group VIII metal. In another embodiment, a method for processing hydrocarbons comprises hydro-treating the hydrocarbons in the presence of a catalyst composition, wherein the catalyst comprises from about 5 weight percent to about 70 weight percent silica-alumina; from about 30 weight percent to about 90 weight percent alumina; and from about 0.01 weight percent to about 2.0 weight percent of a group VIII metal.
US08202814B2	Process for regenerating a catalyst bed deactivated in the course of a heterogeneously catalyzed partial dehydrogenation of a hydrocarbon A process for regenerating a catalyst bed deactivated in the course of a heterogeneously catalyzed partial dehydrogenation of a hydrocarbon, in which a gas comprising molecular oxygen is conducted at elevated temperature through the deactivated catalyst bed and, in the course of the regeneration, the content of molecular oxygen in the regeneration gas is increased repeatedly and the increase in the carbon oxide content of the regeneration gas as it flows through the deactivated catalyst bed is restricted to values of ≦5% by volume.
US08202813B2	Optical material and optical element An optical element is formed by vacuum-sintering a molded body of ceramic particles having an average particle diameter of 1 μm or more and 10 μm or less and including LnxAlyO[x+y]×1.5 (Ln represents a rare-earth element, 1≦x≦10, and 1≦y≦5). Ln preferably includes at least one kind selected from La, Gd, Yb, and Lu. The optical element preferably has a refractive index of 1.85 or more and 2.06 or less, and an Abbe number of 48 or more and 65 or less. The obtained optical element has optical properties of high refractive index and low dispersibility.
US08202808B2	Methods of forming strontium titanate films Embodiments of the current invention include methods of forming a strontium titanate (SrTiO3) film using atomic layer deposition (ALD). More particularly, the method includes forming a plurality of titanium oxide (TiO2) unit films using ALD and forming a plurality of strontium oxide (SrO) unit films using ALD. The combined thickness of the TiO2 and SrO unit films is less than approximately 5 angstroms. The TiO2 and SrO units films are then annealed to form a strontium titanate layer.
US08202806B2	Method to avoid threshold voltage shift in thicker dielectric films A method of fabricating an integrated circuit having reduced threshold voltage shift is provided. A nonconducting region is formed on the semiconductor substrate and active regions are formed on the semiconductor substrate. The active regions are separated by the nonconducting region. A barrier layer and a dielectric layer are deposited over the nonconducting region and over the active regions. Heat is applied to the integrated circuit causing the barrier layer to anneal.
US08202804B2	Methods of making self-aligned nano-structures A method for creating structures in a semiconductor assembly is provided. The method includes etching apertures into a dielectric layer and applying a polymer layer over the dielectric layer. The polymer layer is applied uniformly and fills the apertures at different rates depending on the geometry of the apertures, or on the presence or absence of growth accelerating material. The polymer creates spacers for the etching of additional structure in between the spacers. The method is capable of achieving structures smaller than current lithography techniques.
US08202802B2	Method of fabricating semiconductor device The present method includes: forming a device isolation region in a substrate dividing the device isolation region into first and second diffusion regions; forming a target film to be processed on the substrate; forming a hard mask layer and a first resist layer on the film; forming a first pattern on the first resist layer; etching the hard mask layer using the first pattern as a mask; forming a second resist layer on the hard mask layer; forming a second pattern including a first space on the second resist layer isolating the first pattern; forming a third pattern including a second space shrunk from the first space on the hard mask layer by carrying out size conversion etching by using the second pattern formed on the second resist layer as a mask; and etching the film to be processed by using the third pattern formed on the hard mask layer.
US08202801B1	Method of fabricating a semiconductor device with through substrate via A through substrate via having a low stress is provided. The through substrate via is positioned in a substrate. The through substrate via includes: an outer tube penetrating the substrate; at least one inner tube disposed within the outer tube; a dielectric layer lining on a side wall of the outer tube, and a side wall of the inner tube; a strength-enhanced material filling the inner tube; and a conductive layer filling the outer tube.
US08202800B2	Method of forming through silicon via with dummy structure A method of forming a through silicon via (TSV) structure includes forming an interconnect pad over a substrate. An under layer is formed over the interconnect pad. A vertical conductive post is formed at least partially through the substrate. At least one dummy structure is formed at least partially through the under layer. A top pad is formed over the dummy structure and the vertical conductive post. The top pad covers a wider area than a cross section of the vertical conductive post. The interconnect pad is electrically connected to the top pad. The dummy structure connects the top pad and the under layer thereby fastening the top pad and the interconnect pad.
US08202799B2	Methods of manufacturing metal-silicide features A method of manufacturing a microelectronic device including forming a dielectric layer surrounding a dummy feature located over a substrate, removing the dummy feature to form an opening in the dielectric layer, and forming a metal-silicide layer conforming to the opening. The metal-silicide layer may then be annealed.
US08202788B2	Method for fabricating GaNAsSb semiconductor Disclosed is a method for fabrication of a semiconductor of gallium nitride arsenide antimonide (GaNAsSb) on a substrate wherein the fabrication is performed at a fabrication temperature followed by annealing at an annealing temperature for an annealing time; wherein at least one of: the fabrication temperature, annealing temperature and annealing time, is controlled for controlling defect formation in the semiconductor so as to achieve predetermined performance characteristics of the semiconductor.
US08202784B2	Semiconductor device having a high aspect ratio isolation trench and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device having high aspect ratio isolation trenches and a method for manufacturing the same is presented. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a first insulation layer, and a second insulation layer. The semiconductor substrate has a second trench that is wider than a first trench. The first insulation layer is partially formed within the wider second trench in which the first insulation layer when formed clogs the opening of the narrower first trench. A cleaning of the first insulation layer unclogs the opening of the narrower first trench in which a second insulation layer can then be formed within both the first and second trenches.
US08202783B2	Patternable low-k dielectric interconnect structure with a graded cap layer and method of fabrication An interconnect structure is provided that includes at least one patterned and cured low-k material located on a surface of a patterned graded cap layer. The at least one cured and patterned low-k material and the patterned graded cap layer each have conductively filled regions embedded therein. The patterned and cured low-k material is a cured product of a functionalized polymer, copolymer, or a blend including at least two of any combination of polymers and/or copolymers having one or more acid-sensitive imageable groups, and the graded cap layer includes a lower region that functions as a barrier region and an upper region that has antireflective properties of a permanent antireflective coating.
US08202767B2	Device and method of reducing junction leakage A device and method for reducing junction leakage in a semiconductor junction includes forming a faceted raised structure in a source/drain region of the device. Dopants are diffused from the faceted raised structure into a substrate below the faceted raised structure to form source/drain regions. A sprinkle implantation is applied on the faceted raised structure to produce a multi-depth dopant profile in the substrate for the source/drain regions.
US08202766B2	Method for fabricating through-silicon via structure A method for fabricating through-silicon via structure includes the steps of: providing a semiconductor substrate; forming at least one semiconductor device on surface of the semiconductor substrate; forming a dielectric layer on the semiconductor device, in which the dielectric layer includes at least one via hole; forming a first conductive layer on the dielectric layer and filling the via hole; performing an etching process to form a through-silicon via in the first conductive layer, the dielectric layer, and the semiconductor substrate; depositing a second conductive layer in the through-silicon via and partially on the first conductive layer; and planarizing a portion of the second conductive layer until reaching the surface of the first conductive layer.
US08202761B2	Manufacturing method of metal oxide nanostructure and electronic element having the same Disclosed herein is a manufacturing method of metal oxide nanostructure, including the steps of: (S1) supplying a precursor containing a first metal, a precursor containing a second metal and oxygen onto a substrate; (S2) forming an amorphous second metal oxide layer on the substrate; (S3) forming first nuclei containing the first metal as a main component and second nuclei containing the second metal as a main component on the substrate; (S4) converting the first nuclei into single crystalline seed layers spaced apart from each other and converting the second nuclei into amorphous layers surrounding the first nuclei; and (S5) selectively forming rods on the seed layers and then growing the rods.The manufacturing method of metal oxide nanostructure is advantageous in that the area and thickness of an amorphous layer can be controlled by controlling the flow rate of the main component of the amorphous layer and the flow rate of the main component of the single crystalline seed layer, thereby controlling the density and diameter of the seed layer.
US08202758B2	Thin film transistor array panel and method of manufacturing the same The present invention provides a thin film transistor array panel which includes a substrate, gate lines formed on the substrate, polycrystalline semiconductors formed on the gate lines, data lines formed on the polycrystalline semiconductors and including first electrodes, second electrodes formed on the polycrystalline semiconductors and facing the first electrodes, and pixel electrodes connected to the second electrodes.
US08202757B2	Image sensor and method for manufacturing the same An image sensor includes readout circuitry on a first substrate, a metal line electrically connected with the readout circuitry, a dielectric on the metal line, an image sensing device on the dielectric, including first and second conductivity type layers, a contact plug in a via hole penetrating the image sensing device to connect the first conductivity type layer with the metal line, and a sidewall dielectric in the via hole at a sidewall of the second conductivity type layer.
US08202750B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device, semiconductor laser, optical pickup, and optical disk device with nitride type group III-V compound semiconductor layer A method of manufacturing a semiconductor laser having an end face window structure, by growing over a substrate a nitride type Group III-V compound semiconductor layer including an active layer including a nitride type Group III-V compound semiconductor containing at least In and Ga, the method includes the steps of: forming a mask including an insulating film over the substrate, at least in the vicinity of the position of forming the end face window structure; and growing the nitride type Group III-V compound semiconductor layer including the active layer over a part, not covered with the mask, of the substrate.
US08202749B1	Array of aligned and dispersed carbon nanotubes and method of producing the array An array of aligned and dispersed carbon nanotubes includes an elongate drawn body including a plurality of channels extending therethrough from a first end to a second end of the body, where the channels have a number density of at least about 100,000 channels/mm2 over a transverse cross-section of the body. A plurality of carbon nanotubes are disposed in each channel, and the carbon nanotubes are sufficiently dispersed and aligned along a length of the channels for the array to comprise an average resistivity per channel of about 9700 Ωm or less.
US08202747B2	Method for arranging a powder layer on a substrate and layer structure with at least one powder layer on a substrate A process for arranging a powder layer comprising a powder on a substrate surface of a substrate. A substrate having a substrate surface is provided, and a mixture comprising the powder and an adhesion promoter is applied on the substrate surface. The adhesion promoter is removed and the powder layer is fixed on the substrate surface.
US08202745B2	Submounts for semiconductor light emitting devices and methods of forming packaged light emitting devices including dispensed encapsulants A submount for mounting an LED chip includes a substrate, a die attach pad configured to receive an LED chip on an upper surface of the substrate, a first meniscus control feature on the substrate surrounding the die attach pad and defining a first encapsulant region of the upper surface of the substrate, and a second meniscus control feature on the substrate surrounding the first encapsulant region and defining a second encapsulant region of the upper surface of the substrate. The first and second meniscus control features may be substantially coplanar with the die attach pad. A packaged LED includes a submount as described above and further includes an LED chip on the die attach pad, a first encapsulant on the substrate within the first encapsulant region, and a second encapsulant on the substrate within the second encapsulant region and covering the first encapsulant. Method embodiments are also disclosed.
US08202744B2	Wafer through silicon via forming method and equipment therefor Provided are a wafer through silicon via (TSV) forming method and equipment therefor. The wafer TSV forming method includes the operations of arranging a wafer having a front surface having a circuit area patterned thereon; recognizing locations of bond pads in the circuit area of the front surface of the wafer by using an image recognition camera, and converting the recognition of the locations into bond pad location information with respect to a back surface of the wafer; flipping the wafer; forming etching holes with middle depth in the back surface of the wafer by using a laser in a manner to match the locations of the bond pads by using the bond pad location information from the image recognition camera; and performing a plasma isotropic etching on the back surface having formed therein the etching holes with middle depth, thereby forming TSVs penetrating the bond pads.
US08202742B2	Color control by alteration of wavelength converting element A light emitting device is produced by depositing a layer of wavelength converting material over the light emitting device, testing the device to determine the wavelength spectrum produced and correcting the wavelength converting member to produce the desired wavelength spectrum. The wavelength converting member may be corrected by reducing or increasing the amount of wavelength converting material. In one embodiment, the amount of wavelength converting material in the wavelength converting member is reduced, e.g., through laser ablation or etching, to produce the desired wavelength spectrum.
US08202736B2	Method of hormone extraction using digital microfluidics A method of extracting hormones from a biological sample using digital microfluidic arrays is provided. Biological samples containing hormones are dried on a digital microfluidic array, lysed by a lysing solvent, dried, subsequently dissolved in a polar solvent, and further purified in an extraction step in which droplets are transported through a volume of non-polar solvent. The method disclosed herein provides the distinct advantage of an automated sample preparation method that is capable of extracting hormones from low sample volumes with excellent precision and recovery.
US08202733B1	System and method for obtaining a differential flow rate A system and method for obtaining hydrodynamic focusing of a first fluid. The method includes pressurizing the first fluid and a second fluid at a pre-defined pressure from a pressure source. Further, the method includes controlling the first flow rate of the first fluid by passing it through a first flow circuit. Furthermore, the method includes controlling the second flow rate of the second fluid by passing it through a second flow circuit. Moreover, the method includes passing the first and the second fluid though a converging section and hydrodynamically focusing the first fluid.
US08202728B2	Substrates useful for cell culture and methods for making and using same Described herein are substrates coated with crystals having uniform crystalline morphology on the surface of the substrate. The coated substrates are useful in culturing and performing functional assays on cells such as, for example, resorption studies on bone cells. New methods for producing such coated substrates are also disclosed.
US08202722B2	Temperature control method and system For heating or cooling a sample contained in a vessel portion through a heat transfer member held in contact with the vessel portion, there is used the vessel portion, which has a part formed of an elastic member, expands and contracts for injection and discharge of the sample, is closed other than a connecting port with a channel connected to the vessel, and expands and contracts for injection and discharge of the sample. The vessel portion expands correspondingly to the injection when the sample is injected through an inflow path serving as the channel into the vessel portion contracting in a non-contacting state with the heat transfer member. A predetermined amount of sample is injected into the vessel portion so as to expand the vessel portion, and the vessel portion comes into contact with the heat transfer member. The vessel portion is heated or cooled through the heat transfer member.
US08202721B2	Method and apparatus for solids processing A waste material processing system includes a closed container for holding waste material having a first passage in which the waste material flows in a first direction, the first passage having first and second ends, the first end including an inlet for waste material, a second passage in which the waste material flows in a direction opposite the first direction, the second passage having first and second ends, the second end including an outlet. The first passage is separated from the second passage by a divider, the second end of the first passage being adjacent the first end of the second passage, and the first end of the first passage being adjacent the second end of the second passage. A heating device is positioned in the first passage and/or the second passage to heat the waste material with a gas and to induce the waste material to move in a corkscrew-like fashion.
US08202717B2	Non-simian cells for growth of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus Disclosed are compositions and methods relating to growth of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) using non-simian cells. In a particular example, porcine alveolar macrophage cells are described as having a capability of supporting infectivity and reproduction by PRRSV. Cells and cell lines of the invention are disclosed in connection with applications relating to PRRS disease, including vaccine technologies.
US08202715B2	Cloning, expression and use of acid lysophospholipases The invention relates to a DNA sequence that encodes a polypeptide with lysophospholipase activity and was isolated from Aspergillus and sequences derived therefrom, polypeptides with lysophospholipase activity encoded by these sequences as well as the use of these polypeptides for improving the filterability of syrups consisting of wheat starch and for related applications.
US08202712B2	Triglyceride process A process for producing triglycerides which comprises: (a) subjecting a first triglyceride comprising at least 40% by moles of oleic acid residues, based on total acyl groups in the triglyceride, to an alcoholysis reaction with an alcohol having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms to obtain a composition comprising 2-oleoyl monoglyceride and at least one acyl ester of said alcohol; (b) reacting the 2-oleoyl monoglyceride with an acylating agent comprising at least one C12 to C24 saturated fatty acid, at least one ester of said fatty acid or a mixture thereof, to obtain a 1,3-saturated fatty acid acyl 2-oleoyl glyceride; and (c) separating at least a part of the at least one acyl ester after or during step (a) or step (b); (d) reacting the acyl ester with a second glyceride to form 1,3-dioleoyl 2-palmitoyl glyceride.
US08202711B2	Process for producing glutamate derivatives The present invention relates to a process for producing efficiently glutamic acid derivatives (including salts thereof) such as monatin by converting a substituted α-keto acid of formula (1) into a glutamic acid derivative of formula (2) in the presence of an enzyme catalyzing conversion of the same.
US08202708B2	Method of producing a mash extract and an apparatus for carrying out such method One aspect of the invention concerns a method comprising: a. mashing particulate, starch-containing and optionally malted raw materials with water; b. heating the mash and enzymatically hydrolysing the starch; c. passing the heat-treated mash across a first sieve for separation into a fermentable mash extract and wet spent grain; d. transferring the wet spent grain, optionally after said wet spent grain has been subjected to a washing and sieving operation, to a first press and pressing said wet spent grain to obtain dewatered spent grain and additional fermentable mash extract. The present method offers the advantages of (i) being very robust, (ii) enabling the production of high gravity mash extracts (iii) consuming very little electricity and (iv) achieving high extraction yields.The invention also provides an apparatus for carrying out the aforementioned method.
US08202704B2	Trichoderma genes Described herein are novel gene sequences isolated from Trichoderma reesei. Two genes encoding proteins comprising a cellulose binding domain, one encoding an arabionfuranosidase and one encoding an acetylxylanesterase are described. The sequences, CIP1 and CIP2, contain a cellulose binding domain. These proteins are especially useful in the textile and detergent industry and in pulp and paper industry.
US08202703B2	Placental stem cell populations The present invention provides placental stem cells and placental stem cell populations, and methods of culturing, proliferating and expanding the same. The invention also provides methods of differentiating the placental stem cells. The invention further provides methods of using the placental stem cells in assays and for transplanting.
US08202702B2	Method and device for measuring extracellular acidification and oxygen consumption rate with higher precision The accuracy and/or precision of measurements of extracellular acidification rate or CO2 evolution in cell culture medium may be improved by using materials with low CO2 permeability for medium-containing vessels.
US08202700B2	Method of immobilizing a protein or molecule via a mutant dehalogenase that is bound to an immobilized dehalogenase substrate and linked directly or indirectly to the protein or molecule A mutant hydrolase optionally fused to a protein of interest is provided. The mutant hydrolase is capable of forming a bond with a substrate for the corresponding nonmutant (wild-type) hydrolase which is more stable than the bond formed between the wild-type hydrolase and the substrate and has at least two amino acid substitutions relative to the wild-type hydrolase. Substrates for hydrolases comprising one or more functional groups are also provided, as well as methods of using the mutant hydrolase and the substrates of the invention. Also provided is a fusion protein capable of forming a stable bond with a substrate and cells which express the fusion protein.
US08202698B2	Methods of evaluating BAFF The present disclosure provides compositions and methods relating to the evaluation of BAFF in a biological sample from a subject.
US08202697B2	Medical device for analyte monitoring and drug delivery The invention relates to an ingestible, implantable or wearable medical device comprising a microarray which comprises a bioactive agent capable of interacting with a disease marker biological analyte; a reservoir which comprises at least one therapeutic agent and is capable of releasing the therapeutic agent(s) from the medical device; and a plurality of microchips comprising a microarray scanning device capable of obtaining physical parameter data of an interaction between the disease marker biological analyte with the bioactive agent; a biometric recognition device capable of comparing the physical parameter data with an analyte interaction profile; optionally a therapeutic agent releasing device capable of controlling release of the therapeutic agent from the reservoirs; an interface device capable of facilitating communications between the microarray scanning device, biometric recognition device and the therapeutic agent releasing device; and an energy source to power the medical device. Specifically, the invention relates to a medical device capable of detecting an analyte in a bodily fluid comprising at least one microneedle capable of obtaining a sample of a bodily fluid, a first microchannel through which the sample flows and is in fluid communication with the at least one microneedle, a second microchannel in fluid communication with the first microchannel, through which a buffer flows, wherein the second channel comprises a microarray with a bioactive agent, a microarray scanning device to detect an interaction between the bioactive agent and the analyte in the bodily fluid; and an interface device.
US08202695B2	Compositions, methods and kits for repressing virulence in gram positive bacteria Bacterial virulence is repressed by compositions and methods for activating permanently a repressor of virulence factors. Compositions provided contain at least one non-metabolizable analog of guanine, guanosine, isoleucine and valine.
US08202692B2	Expression profile of thyroid cancer The present invention relates to compositions and methods for cancer diagnostics, including but not limited to, cancer markers. In particular, the present invention provides gene expression profiles associated with thyroid cancers. Genes identified as cancer markers using the methods of the present invention find use in the diagnosis and characterization of thyroid cancer. In addition, the genes provide targets for cancer drug screens and therapeutic applications.
US08202685B2	Method of forming semiconductor device by using reduction projection aligner Lithography process is conducted to expose chip patterns to light on a semiconductor wafer. The process includes exposing a plurality of chip patterns to light in a first shot region in one direction on the semiconductor wafer, and exposing a plurality of chip patterns to light in a second region obtained by rotating the first shot region by 90° in a region in which all the chip patterns in the first shot region at the periphery of the semiconductor wafer are regarded as ineffective.
US08202684B2	Method for manufacturing probe sheet An embodiment of the invention provides a method for manufacturing a probe sheet in which a probe tip can be arranged at a predetermined accurate position without the need for troublesome positional adjustment operations of the probe tip in coupling operations of each contactor and a probe sheet main body. It is a method for manufacturing a probe sheet comprising a probe sheet main body having conductive paths and a plurality of contactors formed to be protruded from one surface of the probe sheet main body and connected to the conductive paths. The manufacturing method comprises the steps of forming a plurality of the contactors on a base table by sequentially depositing on the base table metal materials for a plurality of contactors from their respective probe tips toward base portions with use of a photolithographic technique, forming on the base table the probe sheet main body to be coupled with the base portion of each contactor held on the base table, and separating the contactors from the base table integrally with the probe sheet main body.
US08202680B2	TARC material for immersion watermark reduction Various lithography methods are disclosed herein. In an example, a method includes forming a resist layer over a substrate; forming a coating material layer that includes one of an acid and a chelate compound over the resist layer; and exposing the resist layer and the coating material layer to radiation, wherein during the exposing, the one of the acid and the chelate compound in the coating material layer substantially neutralizes any quencher that diffuses into the coating material layer from the resist layer.
US08202679B2	Oxime ester compound and photopolymerization initiator containing the same An oxime ester compound of formula (I) useful as a photopolymerization initiator. A photopolymerization initiator having the oxime ester compound as an active ingredient is activated through efficient absorption of light of long wavelength, e.g., 405 nm or 365 nm, to exhibit high sensitivity. In formula (I), R1 and R2 are each R11, OR11, COR11, SR11, CONR12R13, or CN; R11, R12, and R13 are each hydrogen, a C1-C20 alkyl group, C6-C30 aryl group, a C7-C30 arylalkyl group, or a C2-C20 heterocyclic group; R3 and R4 are each R11, OR11, SR11, COR11, CONR12R13, NR12COR11, OCOR11, COOR11, SCOR11, OCSR11, COSR11, CSOR11, CN, halogen, or a hydroxyl group; a and b is each 0 to 4; X is oxygen, sulfur, selenium, CR31R32, CO, NR33, or PR34; and R31, R32, R33, and R34 each have the same meaning as R1.
US08202678B2	Wet developable bottom antireflective coating composition and method for use thereof The present invention discloses an antireflective coating composition for applying between a substrate surface and a positive photoresist composition. The antireflective coating composition is developable in an aqueous alkaline developer. The antireflective coating composition comprises a polymer, which comprises at least one monomer unit containing one or more moieties selected from the group consisting of a lactone, maleimide, and an N-alkyl maleimide; and at least one monomer unit containing one or more absorbing moieties. The polymer does not comprise an acid labile group. The present invention also discloses a method of forming and transferring a relief image by using the inventive antireflective coating composition in photolithography.
US08202677B2	Chemically-amplified positive resist composition and patterning process thereof There is disclosed a chemically-amplified positive resist composition comprising, as main components, (A) a base polymer, which contains one or more kinds of a monomer unit represented by the following general formula (1) and the like, and is an alkali-insoluble polymer whose hydroxyl group is partly protected by an acetal group while alkali-soluble when deprotected by an acid catalyst, (B) a sulfonium salt containing a sulfonate anion, (C) a basic component, and (D) an organic solvent. In a lithography technology by a photo resist, an extremely high temporal stability is necessary. In addition, it must give a good pattern profile not dependent on a substrate and have a high resolution power. There can be provided a chemically-amplified positive resist composition which can solve these problems simultaneously, a resist patterning process using the same, and a method for producing a photo mask blank.
US08202674B2	Polymers of napthalene tetracarboxylic diimide dimers Polymers of naphthalene tetracarboxylic diimide dimmers are provided. The polymers are of the Formula I wherein the A units are selected from and Formula IX The polymers are suitable for use in the active layer of an imaging member and exhibit properties of both a binder and an electron-transporting material.
US08202673B2	Method for manufacturing a surface and integrated circuit using variable shaped beam lithography A method is disclosed in which a plurality of variable shaped beam (VSB) shots is used to form a desired pattern on a surface. In this method some shots within the plurality of shots overlap each other. Additionally, the union of any subset of the plurality of shots differ from the desired pattern. In some embodiments, dosages of the shots vary with respect to each other. In other embodiments, an optimization technique may be used to minimize shot count. In yet other embodiments, the plurality of shots may be optionally selected from one or more pre-computed VSB shots or groups of VSB shots. The method of the present disclosure may be used, for example, in the process of manufacturing an integrated circuit by optical lithography using a reticle, or in the process of manufacturing an integrated circuit using direct write.
US08202670B2	Preconditioning treatment to enhance redox tolerance of solid oxide fuel cells A high temperature, redox tolerant fuel cell anode electrode and method of fabrication in which the anode electrode is pre-conditioned by application of an initial controlled redox cycle to the electrode whereby an initial re-oxidation of the anode electrode is carried out at temperatures less than or equal to about 650° C.
US08202667B2	Fuel cell device A fuel cell device includes a housing containing a fuel processor that generates fuel gas and a fuel cell having electrodes forming an anode and cathode, and an ion exchange electrolyte positioned between the electrodes. The housing can be formed as first and second cylindrically configured outer shell sections that form a battery cell that is configured similar to a commercially available battery cell. A thermal-capillary pump can be operative with the electrodes and an ion exchange electrolyte, and operatively connected to the fuel processor. The electrodes are configured such that heat generated between the electrodes forces water to any cooler edges of the electrodes and is pumped by capillary action back to the fuel processor to supply water for producing hydrogen gas. The electrodes can be formed on a silicon substrate that includes a flow divider with at least one fuel gas input channel that can be controlled by a MEMS valve.
US08202665B2	Fuel cell apparatus An aspect of the present invention provides a fuel cell apparatus that includes at least one fuel cell stack including a plurality of unit fuel cells, each unit fuel cell including a membrane electrode assembly including an electrolyte membrane and electrodes arranged on each side the electrode membrane, and a pair of separators sandwiching the membrane electrode assembly, a casing arranged and configured to accommodate the fuel cell stack, and at least one elastic member arranged part or whole of the circumference of the fuel cell stack in contact with an inner wall of the casing.
US08202664B2	Membrane electrode assembly, fuel cell stack and fuel cell system A membrane electrode assembly (MEA) is structured such that an anode is joined, via a carbon layer, to one surface of a solid polymer electrolyte membrane containing PBI and phosphoric acid and a cathode is joined to the other surface. The carbon layer is constituted by carbon powder and a first binder. Carbon black, carbon nanotube and the like may be used as carbon powder. The thickness of the carbon layer is preferably greater than that of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane.
US08202662B2	Fuel cell, membrane electrode assembly and manufacturing method thereof This invention provides a membrane electrode assembly having sufficient water retention ability and a high level of battery performance even under a low humidification condition. This invention discloses a manufacturing method of a membrane electrode assembly which has catalytic layers on both surfaces of a polymer electrolyte membrane. This manufacturing method includes following processes: A coating process that a catalyst ink which contains catalyst loading particles, a polymer electrolyte and a solvent is coated on a single surface of each of two base substrates. An arranging process in which a polymer electrolyte membrane is arranged between the two base substrates in a way that each of the base substrate's surfaces on which the catalyst ink is coated faces the polymer electrolyte membrane. A transferring process in which the catalyst ink coated on the two base substrates is transferred to both surfaces of the polymer electrolyte membrane to form the catalytic layers. A peeling process in which the two base substrates, which are attached to both sides of the polymer electrolyte membrane via the catalytic layers, are peeled off from the polymer electrolyte membrane and the catalytic layers. In addition, this manufacturing method has the following features: Each surface roughness (SRa) of the catalytic layers formed on the polymer electrolyte membrane after the peeling process is in the 0.01-1.00 μm range. Each gloss value at 85° (cf. JIS (Japanese Industrial Standard) Z 8741) of a surface of said catalytic layers is in the 10-80% range.
US08202660B2	Fuel cell system including fuel processor and managing method thereof A fuel cell system including a fuel processor, and a method of operating the fuel cell system, the fuel cell system includes: a reformer that reforms a hydrocarbon group fuel source into a reformed gas; a burner that heats the reformer; a CO remover unit that removes CO from a reformed gas generated by the reformer; a stack to generate electricity using the reformed gas; a first burner fuel supply line to supply the hydrocarbon group fuel source to the burner; and a second burner fuel supply line to supply the reformed gas from the CO remover unit to the burner.
US08202650B2	Negative electrode material for nickel-metal hydride battery and treatment method thereof, and nickel-metal hydride battery A negative electrode material for a nickel-metal hydride battery containing a hydrogen-absorbing alloy represented by a general formula: Mm1-aT1aNixAlyMnzCobT2c, in which: Mm is at least one of light rare earth elements; T1 is at least one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr and Ba; T2 is at least one selected from the group consisting of Sn, Cu and Fe; and 0.015≦a≦0.5, 2.5≦x≦4.5, 0.05≦y+z≦2, 0≦b≦0.6, 0≦c≦0.6 and 5.6≦x+y+z+b+c≦6 are satisfied.
US08202645B2	Battery cell assembly and method for assembling the battery cell assembly A battery cell assembly and a method for assembling the battery cell assembly are provided. The battery cell assembly includes first and second rectangular ring-shaped panel members and at least one battery cell. The first and second rectangular ring-shaped panel members are configured to easily couple together to hold the battery cell therebetween.
US08202644B2	Protection cover for an end cap assembly of a battery cell An electrochemical storage cell is disclosed. The cell includes a core having a cathode sheet, an anode sheet, and a separator sheet. The core is located snuggly within a shell having an open end. An end cap assembly is provided to close the open end. A terminal in electrical communication with one of the cathode sheet and the anode sheet extends through the end cap from an interior portion of the electrochemical storage cell to an external portion thereof. A protection cover that generally conforms to the outermost portions of the end cap assembly is provided and includes a first cover half having a first mating structure and a second cover half having a second mating structure for engagement with the first mating structure. The first and second cover halves are adapted for assembly with one another about the terminal.
US08202638B2	Fuel processing method and system A fuel processing method for a solid oxide fuel cell stack comprising the steps of: (a) supplying a feed stream comprising ethanol to a methanation reactor containing catalytic material for the methanation of ethanol; (b) processing the feed stream in the methanation reactor under adiabatic conditions to produce an effluent fuel comprising methane; (c) transferring the effluent fuel comprising methane to the anode of a solid oxide fuel cell stack comprising at least one solid oxide fuel cell; (d) providing the cathode of the solid oxide fuel cell stack with an oxygen-containing gas; and (e) converting the fuel comprising methane and the oxygen-containing gas to electricity in the solid oxide fuel cell stack.
US08202637B2	Method and apparatus for taking out a sealing plate of a fuel cell A fuel cell sealing plate taking-out method that may include forming an air layer between adjacent sealing plates and taking out a sealing plate from a stack of sealing plates one by one. A protrusion may be formed beforehand at one or more surfaces of each sealing plate. Also, a sealing plate taking-out apparatus having a suction pad and a projection that protrudes more than the suction pad toward the sealing plate. Due to the air layer formed between adjacent sealing plates, it may be possible to take out the sealing plate one by one from the stack of sealing plates.
US08202634B2	Method of forming metallic tone glitter paint films and the painted objects A metallic tone glitter paint film is formed by applying sequentially a first base metallic paint, a second base glitter paint in which there is compounded a very small scale-like pigment, or a very small scale-like pigment and an aluminum pigment (C), and a clear paint, and baking and hardening. The first base metallic paint comprises aluminum pigment (A) or which the average particle diameter D50 is from 13 to 40 μm and the average thickness is from 0.4 to 2.5 μm and aluminum pigment (B) of which average particle diameter D50 is from 4 to 30 μm and the average thickness is from 0.02 to less than 0.4 μm, and the solid fraction ratio (A/B) of the aluminum pigments (A) and (B) is from 90/10 to 10/90 and the solid fraction mass (A+B) of the aluminum pigments (A) and (B) is from 5 to 50 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the resin solid fraction.
US08202629B2	Cladding tubes made of ferritic/martensitic or austenitic steel for nuclear fuel elements/fuels and method for subsequently treating a FeCrA protective layer thereon that is suited for high temperatures A cladding tube configured for use with nuclear fuels or nuclear feel elements and configured for contact with molten lead or molten lead alloys at up to 800° C. The cladding tube includes a tube including at least one of ferritic/martenisitic steel and austenitic steel. An alloy layer of up to 50 μm thickness is disposed on a surface of the tube and operable for corrosion resistance. The alloy layer includes 0-25% chromium, 3-15% aluminum and 60-97% iron. A method of making the cladding tube includes the use of a pulsed electron beam to melt the alloy layer on the tube.
US08202627B2	Electrocomposite coatings for hard chrome replacement The invention provides a method and system for electrolytically coating an article. The method includes providing an article to be coated and disposing the article in an electrolytic cell. The cell includes an anode, a cathode in operable communication with the article, and an electrolyte bath. During electrolysis, the electrolyte bath comprises cobalt ions, phosphorous acid, and tribological particles selected from the group consisting of refractory materials, solid lubricants and mixtures thereof dispersed therein. The method further includes applying steady direct electric current through the anode, the electrolyte bath and the cathode to coat the article with cobalt, phosphorous and the tribological particles. An improved composition of matter is also provided that may be used as a coating, or the composition may be electroformed on a mandrel to form an article made from the composition of matter.
US08202625B2	Extruded hollow section, forming apparatus for forming same, and method for forming same An extruded hollow section that can be fabricated in fewer production man-hours, and furthermore, is stable in quality. With the extruded hollow section, parallel parts each having a width in one direction within a section vertical to the direction of extrusion, being constant along the direction of extrusion, are integrally formed with tilt parts each having a width in the one direction, varying along the direction of the extrusion, wherein the parallel parts are integrally formed with the tilt parts. The extruded hollow section is made of a light metal.
US08202619B2	Coated article with sputter-deposited transparent conductive coating capable of surviving harsh environments, and method of making the same Certain example embodiments relate to sputter-deposited transparent conductive coatings (TCCs) that are capable of surviving the harsh environments of ovens so that they can be included, for example, in oven door applications. In certain example embodiments, zirconium oxide (e.g., ZrO2 or other suitable stoichiometry) may be used as a protective overcoat to protect an underlying Ag layer from corrosion in the atmosphere. In three lite oven door example embodiments, surface 1 has a TCC pyrolytically disposed thereon, surface 2 has a TCC sputter-deposited thereon and, optionally, surface 3 has a TCC sputter-deposited thereon. In two lite oven door example embodiments, surface 1 has a TCC pyrolytically disposed or sputter-deposited thereon, and surface 2 has a TCC sputter-deposited thereon.
US08202618B2	Radiation-curing binders and a process for their preparation The invention relates to a process for preparing binders which contain 1) allophanate groups, 2) groups that react with ethylenically unsaturated compounds with polymerization on exposure to actinic radiation (radiation-curing groups) and 3) optionally NCO-reactive groups, by reacting at temperatures ≦130° C. A) one or more NCO-functional compounds containing uretdione groups with B) one or more compounds that contain isocyanate-reactive groups and groups that react with ethylenically unsaturated compounds with polymerization on exposure to actinic radiation (radiation-curing groups), and then C) with one or more saturated, hydroxyl-containing compounds other than B), at least one of these compounds having an OH functionality of ≧2, in the presence of D) a catalyst containing one or more ammonium salts or phosphonium salts of aliphatic or cycloaliphatic carboxylic acids, the reaction with compounds C) taking place at least proportionally with the formation of allophanate groups. The present invention also relates to the binders obtained by the process of the invention.
US08202615B2	Nitrogen-containing amorphous carbon-type film, amorphous carbon-type lamination film, and sliding member Provided is a nitrogen-containing amorphous carbon film exhibiting excellent durability even when formed on the surface of a sliding member used under high surface pressure or under a lubricating oil environment. The nitrogen-containing amorphous carbon film is formed by physical evaporation onto the sliding surface of a sliding member and contains 8.0 to 12.0 atomic % of hydrogen and 3.0 to 14.0 atomic % of nitrogen. The nitrogen-containing amorphous carbon film is effective when, for instance, formed on at least one sliding surface of a sliding member, such as a sliding part of an automobile engine.
US08202614B2	Additive particles having superhydrophobic characteristics and coatings and methods of making and using the same Additive particles may be employed in sufficient amounts to impart superhydrophobicity to a coating system in which the additive particles are incorporated. The additive particles include carrier microparticles and a dense plurality of nanoparticles adhered to the surfaces of the carrier microparticles (e.g., preferably by electrostatic deposition or covalent bonding). The additive particles are advantageously incorporated into a coating material (e.g., a polymeric material) in amounts sufficient to render a substrate surface superhydrophobic when coated with the coating material. The substrate may be rigid (e.g., glass, ceramic or metal) or flexible (e.g., a polymeric film or sheet or a fabric). In some preferred embodiments, both the microparticle and nanoparticles are formed of silica and are surface treated with a hydrophobic treatment so as to impart superhydrophobic properties thereto. Especially preferred are particles treated with silicone fluid comprised of a polysiloxane and/or a perfluoro silane having between 1 and 40 carbon atoms.
US08202611B2	Process compositions and permeable films therefrom Films especially suitable for the packaging of fresh foodstuff, like salad and vegetables, due to their high permeability to oxygen, carbon dioxide and water vapor, are obtained from polyolefin composition comprising (percentage by weight): A) 5% to 80% of a butene-1 polymer or polymer composition containing from 0% to 25% of one or more comonomers selected from ethylene and alpha-olefins different from 1-butene, provided that, when ethylene only is present as comonomer, the amount of ethylene is higher than 4% and a copolymer fraction (i) containing at least 6.2% of ethylene is present, said polymer or polymer composition having a content of fraction soluble in xylene at 0° C. of from 50% to 100% and a Flexural Modulus (measured according to ISO 178) from 15 to 300 MPa; B) 20% to 95% of a propylene homopolymer or copolymer having a content of fraction insoluble in xylene at room temperature of 93% or more.
US08202609B2	Absorbent material with wet strength containing wax An absorbent material for use in a disposable absorbent product exhibiting enhanced wet strength characteristics includes a blend of cellulosic fibrous material and superabsorbent polymeric material, with a wax applied to the blend in a preferably discontinuous or non-uniform distribution for enhancing wet strength characteristics of the material, without unacceptably diminishing its absorbency. Notably, the absorbent material includes regions of relatively high densification, which can exist about particles of superabsorbent material, with application of wax in a molten form resulting in the spontaneous flow and migration of the wax to the regions of higher densification. The material can be formed with a pattern of regions of relatively high and low densification, with the wax preferentially distributed in those regions of high densification. It is believed that the wax acts to maintain the strength of hydrogen bonds formed within the absorbent material, by minimizing the effect of wetting the bonds when liquid is absorbed by the structure.
US08202606B2	Insulation structure for resistor grids An insulation board for a resistor grid and a method of constructing the same are disclosed. The insulation board includes one or more longitudinal voids. Longitudinal structural members are disposed within the longitudinal voids, wherein the cross section of the longitudinal structural members conforms to the profile of the longitudinal voids. The insulation board also includes one or more rows of transverse pin holes for engaging one or more resistive elements of the resistor grid, disposed along the length of the insulation board.
US08202605B2	Absorbent paper product having non-embossed surface features A cellulosic fibrous structure product having one or more plies. At least one of the plies has one or more unembossed areas, and the one or more unembossed area has a macroscopic first surface and a macroscopic second surface. The fibrous structure product also has a first wall which forms vertices with the first surface and the second surface. In addition, the first wall and the second surface form a top side wall angle of from about 90° to about 140°.
US08202601B2	Honeycomb structure and manufacturing method of the honeycomb structure A honeycomb structure includes at least one honeycomb unit having opening ratio (P) of at least approximately 50% and at most approximately 65% and a cell density ρ of at least approximately 31/cm2 and at most approximately 93/cm2. The honeycomb unit includes an inorganic binder and at least approximately 230 g/L of zeolite in which L represents an apparent volume. The honeycomb unit further includes and a plurality of cell walls extending from a first end to a second end of the honeycomb unit along a longitudinal direction of the honeycomb unit to define cells. The cell walls have a surface roughness Ra of at least approximately 1 μm and at most approximately 30 μm.
US08202599B2	Vacuum insulation panel with a lead-through To provide a cost-effective, stable vacuum insulation panel (10) having at least one lead-through (20) in a main surface (16) of an insulating material supporting body (14) and having a vacuum-tight film envelope (17), it is proposed that the lead-through (20) is formed as a bush (30) with an outer side (32) facing the insulating material supporting body (14) and that on the first bush end (36) is provided a first, preformed collar (37) extending radially away from the bush (30) into the main surface (16) and, opposite said collar, is provided a second collar (39) formed by thermal deformation of the second bush end (38), wherein the vacuum-tight film envelope (17) is welded to the collars (37, 39). A corresponding method for producing the panel is also described.
US08202593B2	Printing carriers for transferring confidential information In a printing carrier for transferring confidential information with a transparent film layer onto the front side of which the confidential information can be printed and wherein a concealing means, which considerably complicates the capability to identify the confidential information on the film layer is present behind the film layer, provision is made according to the invention for the film layer to carry on the front side at least one structure imprint, which does not add to the confidential information and which improves the effect of the concealing means due to its irregular area coverage.
US08202592B2	Housing and method of manufacturing thereof A housing includes a plastic substrate, a supporting layer, a hair line layer, a decorative layer, and a transparent protection layer. The supporting layer, the hair line layer, the decorative layer, and the transparent protection layer are formed on the substrate in that order.
US08202584B2	Liquid-crystalline medium and liquid-crystal display Disclosed are a dielectrically negative, liquid-crystalline medium which contains a (first) dielectrically negative component (component A), which contains one or more dielectrically negative compounds of formula I and a further (second) dielectrically negative component (component B), and the use thereof in an electro-optical display, particularly in an active-matrix display based on the VA, ECB, PS-VA, FFS or IPS effect, and displays of this type.
US08202581B2	Treatment for cement composite articles A cement fiberboard substrate is treated on at least one edge of the substrate with an aqueous solution containing at least one phosphorus acid or salt of a phosphorus acid. The treated edge is overcoated with a sealer, primer or topcoat. The resulting prefinished fiber cement siding product has improved coating adhesion, especially near burnished regions and near edges and corners proximate the burnished regions. A phosphorus acid or salt of a phosphorus acid also may be added to the sealer to provide further improvement in coating adhesion.
US08202580B2	Catalyst for curing epoxides 1,3-substituted imidazolium salts of the formula I are used as latent catalysts for curing compostions comprising epoxy compounds: in which: R1 and R3 independently of one another are an organic radical having 1 to 20 C atoms; R2, R4, and R5 independently of one another are an H atom or an organic radical having 1 to 20 C atoms, it also being possible for R4 and R5 together to form an aliphatic or aromatic ring; X is the anion of a phosphorus oxyacid, and n is 1, 2 or 3.
US08202577B2	Method for producing artificial leather sheet A method for producing an artificial leather sheet includes (i) coating a solution including an elastic polymer (B) on a substrate layer for forming a composite layer on a surface of the substrate layer, wherein the substrate layer includes ultra fine fibers and an elastic polymer (A), and the substrate layer has ultra fine fiber naps on one surface, the fineness of the ultra fine fibers is 0.0001 to 0.05 dtex, the composite layer includes ultra fine fiber naps and an elastic polymer (B), the ultra fine fiber naps are connected to the fibers constituting the substrate layer, and the elastic polymer (B) is joined to the ultra fine fibers, (ii) pressing the surface of the sheet with an emboss roll for forming hills, and (iii) then coating the top portions of the hills with a solution consisting mainly of an elastic polymer (C).
US08202574B2	Process for the vapor phase aluminization of a turbomachine metal part and donor liner and turbomachine vane comprising such a liner An aluminization process by vapor phase deposition for high-temperature oxidation protection of a metal turbomachine part. The part including a cavity into which a metal component is introduced and assembled from an opening in the part. A halide is formed by reaction between a halogen and a metal donor containing aluminum, then the halide is transported by a carrier gas in order to come into contact with the metal part, wherein the metal component has first, before the implementation of the process, been surface-enriched with aluminum in order to serve as an aluminum donor.
US08202573B2	Self-assembling antireflective coating comprising surface modified high refractive index nanoparticles Presently described are self-assembling antireflective (“AR”) coating compositions comprising high refractive index surface modified nanoparticles. Also described are various articles such as protective films, optical displays, and windows, comprising such (e.g. dried and cured) AR coating.
US08202571B2	Manufacturing method for magnetic recording medium The method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium in a shape of a disk includes forming convex sections repeating on the upper surface of an intermediate layer in the radial direction of the disk, and each having an upper surface that repulses magnetic particles; and filling the magnetic particles into concave sections sandwiched by the convex sections in a self-assembling way to form a magnetic recording layer with the magnetic particles.
US08202570B2	Process for producing membrane/electrode assembly for polymer electrolyte fuel cell and process for producing polymer electrolyte fuel cell Provided are a process for producing a membrane/electrode assembly for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell and a process for producing a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, capable of achieving a high output voltage in a wide current density range.At least one of an anode and a cathode in a membrane/electrode assembly for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell is formed through a catalyst layer forming step of applying a first coating fluid containing a catalyst and an ion exchange resin, onto a substrate to form a catalyst layer; a gas diffusion layer forming step of applying a second coating fluid containing carbon fibers and an ion exchange resin, onto the catalyst layer to form a gas diffusion layer to serve as an outermost layer of the membrane/electrode assembly for the polymer electrolyte fuel cell; and a peeling step of peeling the substrate off from the catalyst layer. The membrane/electrode assembly for the polymer electrolyte fuel cell is disposed between two separators each having a gas channel formed on a surface thereof so that surfaces of the outermost layers are adjacent to the respective separators, whereby the gas diffusion layer is adjacent to the separator.
US08202569B2	Process of making porous electrodes Methods and feedstock compositions for preparing porous electrodes as contained in lithium ion and lithium polymer batteries that comprise an electrolyte composition are described. The methods are characterized by depositing on a substrate a feedstock having a soluble pore former, precipitating at least a portion of the soluble pore former from the feedstock, and dissolving the solid pore former from the electrode using at least a portion or constituent of the electrolyte composition. The feedstock compositions are characterized by a pore former that forms a two-phase system with at least one constituent of the electrolyte composition. The feedstock does not contain materials that are not also substantially contained in the lithium ion battery.
US08202568B2	Method for making a conductive film of carbon nanotubes A method for making a conductive film of carbon nanotubes includes the steps of: a) preparing a carbon nanotube solution having a viscosity ranging from 1 to 50 c.p. at room temperature and containing a plurality of multi-walled carbon nanotubes; b) atomizing the carbon nanotube solution to form a plurality of atomized particles including the carbon nanotubes; c) providing a carrier gas to carry the atomized particles to a substrate disposed on a spin coating equipment; and d) spin coating the atomized particles on the substrate to form a conductive film of carbon nanotubes on a surface of the substrate.
US08202562B2	Immunoglobulin and fatty acids The present invention relates to a composition comprising 0.1-10 w/w % immunoglobulin (Ig), 4-14 w/w % saturated fatty acids, 4-14 w/w % mono-unsaturated fatty acids and 0-5 w/w % poly-unsaturated fatty acids, wherein the weight percentages are based on the content of dry matter in the composition. In particular it relates to the use of said composition as a feed and/or a food composition.
US08202556B2	Topical composition with skin lightening effect A topical cosmetic composition for increasing skin whitening or lightening is described. The composition includes a pomegranate extract in an amount effective to reduce melanin composition. The pomegranate extract may be standardized to about 20% punicalagin. The composition may also include an extract from the genus larix, such as Larix sibirica. The larix sibirica may be standardized to 80% taxifolin. A method for using the compositions is described.
US08202555B2	Natural pharmaceutical preparations for increasing albumin A natural pharmaceutical preparation for treating hypoproteinemia, includes at least one member selected from the group consisting of a drug of increasing human serum albium, a drug of improving and enhance immunity, a drug of treating hepatitis B, a drug of treating Hepatitis C, a drug of treating acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), a drug of treating Tuberculosis, a drug of treat Fibrosis, a drug of treating hydrothorax, a drug of easing pain, a drug of stopping diarrhea, a drug of arresting coughing, a drug of reducing inflammation, and a drug of increasing urine.
US08202549B2	Mesocellular oxide foams as hemostatic compositions and methods of use The present invention relates to hemostatic compositions comprising a mesocellular oxide foam and, optionally, a biologically active agent such as a procoagulant, as well as devices and methods of use to promote blood clotting.
US08202546B2	Nutritional supplement for use under physiologically stressful conditions In one embodiment of the present invention, a pharmaceutically-acceptable single-dosage formulation consists essentially of about 300 mg of vitamin C; about 1200 IUs of vitamin D3; about 125 IUs of vitamin E; about 25 mg of vitamin B1; about 3.4 mg of vitamin B2; about 35 mg of niacin; about 35 mg of vitamin B6; about 1.25 mg of folate; about 70 mcg of vitamin B12; about 5 mg of pantothenic acid; about 300 mcg of biotin; about 50 mg of calcium; about 35 mg of magnesium; about 35 mg of zinc; about 1 mg of copper; about 125 mcg of selenium; about 150 mcg of chromium; about 25 mg of alpha lipoic acid; about 35 mg of co-enzyme Q-10; about 2 mg of lutein; about 500 mcg of lycopene; about 5 mg of pepper extract; and at least one or more excipients.
US08202544B2	High capacity non-viral vectors Non-viral vectors for delivering agents to a site within the body of an animal comprise a biocompatible nanoparticle conjugated to an avidin/biotin complex and a water soluble linear polymer comprising multiple binding sites. The agents to be delivered are conjugated to each of the multiple binding sites, thereby increasing the loading capacity of the system. Where the agents comprise siRNA, each biotin/avidin complex may carry greater than four siRNA. The biocompatible nanoparticle may also comprise a fluorescent dye for in vivo imaging.
US08202542B1	Abuse resistant opioid drug-ion exchange resin complexes having hybrid coatings A sustained release formulation for opioid drugs is described. The formulation contains an opioid-ion exchange resin complex having a hybrid coating. The hybrid coating contains a cured polyvinylacetate polymer and a pH-dependent enteric coating layer mixed therein. Also provided are methods of making and using same.
US08202540B1	Method for controlled production of ultrafine microparticles and nanoparticles The invention relates to superfine microparticles and nanoparticles and a process for their gentle preparation with exclusion of water or minimization of water and/or exclusion of plasticizers and/or reduced temperature load, in which a matrix material is subjected to a high-pressure homogenization process in an anhydrous or water-poor medium and/or at low temperatures, preferably room temperature (20° C.) and in particular below the freezing point of water, which leads to a gentle particle reduction with minimization of the impairment of the chemical stability of the homogenized material.
US08202539B2	Demineralized bone matrix compositions and methods Bone matrix compositions and, more specifically, demineralized bone matrix (DBM) having increased osteoinductive capacity and methods for its production are provided. Specifically, DBM derived from cortical bone from the periosteal layer of bone are provided. Compositions comprising a disproportionate amount of DBM prepared from bone derived from the periosteal and/or middle layer of bone are provided. Preparations of and methods of use of periosteal DBM compositions are disclosed.
US08202536B2	Methodology and apparatus for oral dual delivery of homeopathic products and non-homeopathic products One possible embodiment of the invention may be an oral dosage apparatus comprising of a sealed, digestible container having an exterior that defines and seals a respective interior; the interior containing one or more non-homeopathic remedies; and the exterior presenting one or more homeopathic products. Another version of the invention may be a method of manufacturing an oral dosage apparatus comprising of the following steps of providing one or more non-homeopathic remedies and one or more non-homeopathic remedies; providing a sealed, digestible container having an exterior that correspondingly defines and seals a respective interior containing one or one or more non-homeopathic remedies; affixing one or more homeopathic remedies to the exterior.
US08202532B2	Clay-based hemostatic agents and devices for the delivery thereof Disclosed are device for promoting the clotting of blood comprising a clay material and a release agent. In some embodiments, the clay material is disposed within a substrate and the release agent is disposed within a mesh. The release agent can be configured to make direct contact with a bleeding wound when the device is in particle form and the clay material can promote hemostasis.
US08202526B2	Prophylactic article The invention relates to a prophylactic article with a carrier element, which comprises at least in part a natural or synthetic elastomer, and with a combination of active substances that is contained in microcapsules, wherein the microcapsules are arranged at least in part in and/or on the carrier element. The combination of active substances contains at least one skin care agent, at least one preservative, at least one odor-inhibiting agent and at least one antioxidant.
US08202523B2	Glycosylated polypeptides produced in yeast mutants and methods of use thereof The invention provides various high mannose glycosylated polypeptides that are useful in a vaccine formulations. The invention also provides methods for making such glycosylated polypeptides and its uses in eliciting HIV-neutralizing antibodies.
US08202522B1	Skin cosmesis treatment with clostridia neurotoxins Methods of using clostridial toxins and other biological agents to treat skin cosmesis in humans is provided. The disclosed methods provide beneficial effects in humans.
US08202520B2	Method of immunizing humans against Salmonella typhi using a Vi-rEPA conjugate vaccine This invention relates to conjugates of the Vi polysaccharide of S. typhi with the carrier Pseudomonas aeruginosa recombinant exoprotein A (rEPA), and compositions thereof, and to methods of using of these conjugates and/or compositions thereof for eliciting an immunogenic response in humans, including responses which provide protection against, or reduce the severity of, S. typhi bacterial infections. The conjugates, and compositions thereof, are useful as vaccines to induce serum antibodies against S. typhi and are useful to prevent and/or treat illnesses caused by S. typhi.
US08202514B2	Bacillus subtilis strain having antagonistic activity for controlling plant diseases A novel strain of Bacillus subtilis EB120 shows high antagonistic activity for controlling various plant diseases including barley powdery mildew, cucumber powdery mildew, red pepper anthracnose, rice blast, tomato gray mold, tomato late blight and wheat leaf rust, it can be effectively used as a microbioside for biologically controlling the plant diseases.
US08202508B1	Pharmaceutical composition of nanoparticles for protein drug delivery The invention discloses a pharmaceutical composition of bioactive nanoparticles composed of chitosan, poly-glutamic acid, and a bioactive agent for oral delivery. The chitosan-based nanoparticles are characterized with a positive surface charge and enhanced permeability for oral drug delivery.
US08202503B2	Visual, continuous and simultaneous measurement of solution ammonia and hydrogen ion concentration Particular aspects provide novel devices and methods for accurately measuring total ammonia (NH3 plus NH4+) in a solution (e.g., freshwater and saltwater) by spatially proximate, simultaneous and continuous quantitative measurement of solution pH and ammonia. The devices overcome prior art inaccuracies relating to non-homogeneous sampling, and to spatial, temporal and thermal sampling discontinuities. Particular embodiments provide a combination pH and ammonia measuring device, comprising: a submersible member; a submersible non-bleeding ammonia-sensing portion attached to the submersible member and suitable to provide for a continuous visual indicator of solution ammonia concentration; a submersible non-bleeding pH-sensing portion attached to the submersible member and suitable to provide for a continuous visual indicator of solution pH; visual ammonia and pH indicator comparison means suitable for comparative quantitative determination of solution ammonia concentration and pH. Additional aspects provide novel ultra-sensitive devices and methods using same for measuring ammonia in air or solution.
US08202501B2	Method for preparing a synthetic talc composition from a kerolite composition The invention relates to a method for preparing a synthetic talc composition. According to said method, a kerolite composition is subjected to an anhydrous thermal treatment carried out at a pressure lower than 5 bar, from over a few hours up to over a few days, at a treatment temperature higher than 300° C. The invention also relates to a synthetic talc composition prepared in this way, the synthetic talc particles of the composition being exclusively of chemical formula —(Si4)Mg3O10(OH)2— and identifiable, during X-ray diffraction, by the presence of a characteristic diffraction peak located at a distance of between 9.40-9.68 and corresponding to a plane (001). Said synthetic talc particles also have a thermally stable crystalline structure of stacked laminae, which is very similar to that of a natural talc and has a particle size smaller than approximately ten micrometers.
US08202499B2	Small cylindrical reformer A small cylindrical reformer having at least a combustion reaction unit and a fuel-converting catalytic reaction unit wherein the combustion reaction unit and the fuel-converting catalytic reaction unit are structured as six cylindrical pipes to realize optimal heat exchange efficiently, a route supplying a water gas shift reformate to a preferential oxidation reactor and a route supplying feed and water into reforming reaction parts from the feed/water inlet overlap each other at a lower portion of the reformer so as to increase heat transfer efficiency, and a preferential oxidation reactor provided outside the fuel-converting catalytic reaction unit to decrease the concentration of carbon monoxide in the water gas shift reformate to a predetermined level or lower and increase heat transfer efficiency with an air/fuel preheating passage communicating with the air/fuel inlet.
US08202495B1	Ergonomic pipette tip An ergonomically designed pipette tip that can be securely mounted to a barrel of a pipetter yet is designed to substantially reduce the axial force necessary to install and eject the pipette tip from the pipetter thus reducing the injuries resulting in repetitive stress injury to the thumb and hand. The new ergonomic pipette tip incorporates a separate sealing member constructed from an elastomer that is coupled to the more rigid and chemically inert elongated tubular member that becomes the receptacle for transferring the fluid sample aspirated by the pipetter. The new elastomeric sealing member allows for greater sealing capability or squeeze between the pipetter barrel and the new pipette tip while lowering the coefficient of friction between the mating parts, thus decreasing the axial ejection forces require to overcome the breakaway friction between the new ergonomic pipette tip and the pipetter.
US08202493B2	Autologous tissue harvesting and irrigation device The present invention includes a harvesting and irrigation device, a method and a kit for the collection of viable fat cells and/or adipose tissue with decreased handing and improved yield and viability.
US08202491B2	Apparatus for analyte processing The invention relates to a cartridge for processing a sample and methods for aligning a cartridge. The cartridge includes a processing device for processing a sample, a body having a surface and bounded by at least one edge, and a plurality of positioning members defined by the surface for aligning the processing device relative to a conduit defined by the body between a cartridge input and a cartridge output.
US08202489B2	Disposable cassette A disposable cassette, preferably for use in analysis technology, has at least one first part in which channel structures are cut out in the surface and a second part covering the first part in a sealing manner, with engagement regions for actuator elements being provided at pre-determined points. The first part and/or the second part are constructed of a rigid material and have a flexible material region associated therewith, with the rigid material and the flexible material region being manufactured in one piece using two-component injection molding technology.
US08202488B2	System and method for repositioning a diagnostic test strip after inoculation A system for analyzing the concentration of an analyte in a fluid sample comprises a test strip and a meter. The test strip is capable of being inoculated by the fluid sample. The test strip includes a test element, which contains at least one reagent adapted to cause a reaction when brought into contact with the analyte. The meter includes a read-head, a repositioning device, and a display. The read-head is capable of producing a signal indicative of the reaction between the analyte and the at least one reagent. The display being capable of displaying the analyte concentration. The repositioning device is adapted to move the test strip from a loading position to a testing position. The testing position positions the test element proximate to the read-head.
US08202481B2	Exhaust gas treatment catalyst and exhaust gas treatment system Provided are an exhaust gas treatment catalyst capable of reducing ammonia leakage rate while keeping a sufficient NOx removal efficiency, said catalyst comprising a coating layer and a catalyst base material, wherein said coating layer has a decreased thickness relative to that of a catalyst base material; and an exhaust gas treatment system using the same. In the exhaust gas treatment catalyst for catalytically removing nitrogen oxides from an exhaust gas by using ammonia as a reducing agent and simultaneously decomposing and removing unreacted ammonia, a coating layer comprising platinum supported on titania is formed on a surface of a porous catalyst base material comprising titania and at least one compound selected from oxides of vanadium (V), oxides of tungsten (W) and oxides of molybdenum (Mo).
US08202476B2	Heat exchanger system used in steel making A heat exchanger system is disclosed. The heat exchanger system may be comprised of a front plate and a base plate, wherein piping is fitted with spray nozzles that direct a spray of the cooling fluid on a backside of the front plate. The front plate is preferably fabricated out of aluminum bronze alloy.
US08202474B2	Conveyor system, composite system and method for coupling metallurgical methods Disclosed is a composite system that includes a reduction system for reducing oxides in a continuous process, a process assembly for manufacturing liquid metal in a discontinuous process, wherein a reduction product is fed from the reduction system to the process assembly, at least one buffer device for receiving the reduction product and further starting materials and also for charging the process assembly, and a conveyor system for transporting the reduction product from the reduction system into the at least one buffer device.
US08202473B2	Framed TEM machine and method of operating same A thermal energy method (TEM) machine for deburring and deflashing work pieces, the TEM machine having an explosion load bearing frame. The frame comprises spaced apart coparallel first and second frame walls and a lateral structural member spacing apart the first and second frame walls. The top portion of the TEM combustion chamber is supported by the lateral structural member. The first and second frame walls are adapted to support a vertical displacement means. The first and second frame walls, the lateral structural member, and the vertical displacement means cooperate to contain vertically-directed explosion forces exerted upon the combustion chamber during the operation of the combustion chamber. Methods for deburring and/or deflashing using such TEM machines are also disclosed.
US08202472B2	Method for controlling a process for automatically pouring molten metal, a system for controlling a servomotor of an automatic pouring apparatus, and a medium for recording programs for controlling a tilting of a ladle A method for controlling a ladle to pour molten metal into a mold. The method comprises producing a mathematical model describing a relationship between a measured electrical voltage supplied to a servomotor for tilting the ladle and a flow rate of the molten metal flowing out of the ladle when the ladle is tilted; solving an inverse problem of the mathematical model; estimating the flow rate of the molten metal using a state observer having an exponential damping that uses an extended Kalman filter, based on the measured electrical voltage and a weight of the molten metal poured into the mold; processing the flow rate of the molten metal and a target flow rate of the molten metal with a gain-scheduled PI controller; obtaining a target electrical voltage to be supplied to the servomotor; and controlling the servomotor based on the target electrical voltage.
US08202468B2	Nanoimprint resist, nanoimprint mold and nanoimprint lithography A nanoimprint mold includes a flexible body and a molding layer formed on the flexible body. The molding layer includes a plurality of protrusions and recesses. The molding layer is a polymer material polymerized via a cross linking polymerization of a nanoimprint resist which includes a hyperbranched polyurethane oligomer (HP), a perfluoropolyether (PFPE), a methylmethacrylate (MMA), a diluent solvent and a photo initiator. A method for making the nanoimprint mold is also provided.
US08202462B2	Golf-ball-cover casting molds with self-centering mold-cavity inserts Molds are disclosed for forming golf-ball covers by casting. An exemplary mold includes first and second support members that are placeable in face-to-face opposition to each other. At least one respective mold-cavity insert, defining a respective hemispherical cavity, is mounted to each support member. The mold-cavity insert is floatable in at least three (e.g., x, y, z) degrees of freedom relative to the respective support member. Each mold-cavity insert on the first support member is in face-to-face opposition to a respective mold-cavity insert on the second support member whenever the support members are in face-to-face opposition to each other, such that the respective hemispherical cavities of each opposing pair of inserts form respective spherical ball-cover cavities. A respective z-direction bias is associated with each mold-cavity insert. Also, a respective self-centering device is associated with each opposing pair of inserts. The self-centering device urges movement of at least one mold-cavity insert of the opposing pair in any of at least three degrees of freedom as required to center the mold-cavity inserts of the opposing pair with each other.
US08202461B2	Flow elements for use with flexible spinal needles, needle assemblies for manufacture and methods therefor A flow element (50) for use with flexible needles and flexible needle assemblies (10) to minimize flow occlusion within a flexible needle (15) is provided. The flow element (50) is particularly suited for uses with a flexible needle (15) for minimizing incidence of post-dural puncture headache. The flow element (50) includes a body having an internal flow path for conducting a fluid through a flexible needle, and an anti-restriction member (56). The anti-restriction member (56) includes an elongated body (58), a proximal end (70) coupled to the body within the internal flow path, and a distal end (60) for positioning at least a portion of the elongated body within a flexible needle. A flexible spinal needle assembly (10) for minimizing flow occlusion through an internal flow path of a flexible needle (15) by unintended kinking that is potentially caused by ligament or muscle layer movements is also provided, hi other embodiments, a flexible spinal needle assembly (10), a flexible spinal needle assembly kit, a method for installing a flexible spinal needle assembly, and a process for producing a flow element are provided.
US08202451B2	Method of making a lens assembly array A first lens having a first bottom surface and a first top surface at opposite sides thereof; and a first supporter having a first supporting surface and a second supporting surface at opposite sides thereof, the first supporting surface being flat, the second supporting surface being in contact with the first bottom surface, the first supporter being made of transparent material, and a refraction index of the first supporter being different from a refraction index of the first lens. A lens assembly array and method of making the lens assembly array are also provided.
US08202448B2	Liquid-crystalline polyester resin composition and connector using the same A liquid-crystalline polyester resin composition is provided including a liquid-crystalline polyester obtained by polymerizing monomers of an aromatic hydroxycarboxylic acid in the presence of an imidazole compound. The composition also includes a mica which is a muscovite and has a volume average particle diameter of 40 μm or less and a specific surface area of 6 m2/g or less, the amount of the mica being 15 to 100 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the liquid-crystalline polyester. The liquid-crystalline polyester resin composition has melt fluidity sufficient to be molded into a connector having an ultra-thin wall thickness portion. The resulting connector has sufficiently suppressed warp and sufficient soldering resistance.
US08202443B2	Method of manufacturing a capacitor An etching composition for preventing from leaning a capacitor contains hydrofluoric acid (HF), ammonium fluoride (NH4F), an alkyl ammonium fluoride (ReNH3F; where Re is a C1-C10 linear or branched alkyl radical), a surfactant, an alcohol compound, and water. The composition can effectively suppress the leaning phenomenon of capacitors during the formation of the capacitors, so that height of the storage node of the capacitor can be secured, capacitors with improved capacitance can be manufactured, and the process can be adapted to the production of both present and future devices.
US08202438B2	Method for processing a surface A method for processing a surface involves depositing at least one class of enzymes (2) onto the surface (1); introducing at least a reactant (3) into an environment of the surface (1), and causing interaction between the enzymes (2) and the reactant (3), thereby to cause processing of a region of the surface (1), the processed region of the surface (1) being defined with respect to a region thereof that is proximate (4) to where the enzymes (3) have been deposited.
US08202425B2	Extraction of neutral lipids by a two solvent method A method for separating neutral lipids from plant material, in particular, intact algal cells, using an amphipathic solvent set and a hydrophobic solvent set. Some embodiments include dewatering intact algal cells and then extracting neutral lipids from the algal cells. The methods provide for single and multistep extraction processes which allow for efficient separation of algal neutral lipids from a wet algal biomass while avoiding emulsification of extraction mixtures. The neutral lipids are removed after first removing a polar lipid fraction and a protein fraction. These neutral lipids can be used to generate renewable fuels as well as food products and supplements.
US08202421B2	Small-volume reverse osmosis system with double-valve permeate pump In a small-volume reverse osmosis system with a reverse osmosis module, a concentrate line leading from the reverse osmosis module to an outlet line, a permeate line leading from the reverse osmosis module to a storage tank, as well as a permeate pump connected to the concentrate line and to the permeate line with a displacement unit and two control channels, the invention proposes that two valves that are alternately switched by the displacement unit (12) depending on the position be integrated into a joint control slide and control channel opening combination.
US08202419B2	Tank A tank is proposed for appliances which use water, in particular domestic appliances or appliances for preparation of foodstuffs and/or drinks, such as automatic drinks machines, in particular automatic coffee machines, drinking water dispensers, cooking and baking appliances, steam appliances, in particular steam irons, steam cleaners, high-pressure cleaners, air cleaners and conditioners or the like, with a connection being provided on the tank for supplying water from the tank to the appliance and with a filter connection being provided for connection of a filter cartridge in the interior and/or outside the tank, while providing assurance that only the permitted filter type can be used. A tank according to the invention is distinguished by mechanical coding structures on the filter connecting element, in order to preclude the use of a filter cartridge which does not correspond to the tank.
US08202416B1	Pool skimmer enhancement system A face plate has a passageway positionable in a skimmer opening of a pool. An arcuate short diverter plate is coupled to a side edge of the face plate. An arcuate long diverter plate in a generally S-shaped configuration is coupled to a side edge of the face plate spaced from the short diverter plate. The diverter plates have closely spaced regions for forming a restricted flow path for water to be skimmed to increase water speed and skimming effectiveness. The long diverter plate has an arcuate region with a vertical axis of rotation co-extensive with an axis of a pool well.
US08202412B2	Reduced elevation catalyst return line for a fluid catalytic cracking unit The present invention is an improved regenerated catalyst bend assembly for a fluid catalytic cracking unit. In a preferred embodiment, the reduced elevation (“RE-bend” or “REL-bend”) regenerated catalyst return line assembly of the present invention has an outlet elevation that is lower than the inlet elevation of the RE-bend or REL-bend regenerated catalyst return line assembly, and a process for utilizing the assembly in a fluid catalytic cracking unit. The present invention is especially useful in the modification of existing fluid catalytic cracking units to lower the elevation of the outlet of the regenerated catalyst return line assembly, thereby providing needed space to increase the fluid catalytic cracking reactor riser length.
US08202411B2	Electrowinning apparatus and process Apparatus and processes are disclosed for electrowinning metal from a fluid stream. A representative apparatus comprises at least one spouted bed reactor wherein each said reactor includes an anolyte chamber comprising an anode and configured for containing an anolyte, a catholyte chamber comprising a current collector and configured for containing a particulate cathode bed and a flowing stream of an electrically conductive metal-containing fluid, and a membrane separating said anolyte chamber and said catholyte chamber, an inlet for an electrically conductive metal-containing fluid stream; and a particle bed churning device configured for spouting particle bed particles in the catholyte chamber independently of the flow of said metal-containing fluid stream. In operation, reduced heavy metals or their oxides are recovered from the cathode particles.
US08202409B2	Potentiometric sensor and analytical element A potentiometric sensor with suppressed leak current on the surface of an electrode and improved for a dynamic range and a response speed, in which a redox compound is immobilized through insulative molecules on the surface of a gold electrode, and a current between a source and drain of an insulated gate field-effect transistor along with reaction between an oxidized substance or a reduced substance produced by the reaction of a measured substance in a sample solution injector for supplying the sample solution containing the measured substance and an enzyme and a redox compound on the surface of the gold electrode, is monitored on real time to measure the change of the surface potential.
US08202408B2	Sensor electrode and method for the electrochemical detection of nucleotides A sensor electrode for the detection of nucleotides in a biological sample is described. The sensitivity of the electrode is enhanced by the nanostructured sensor architecture that increases the available surface area of the electrode. The electrode detects nucleotides using standard electrochemical methods.
US08202406B2	Porous sheet, separator for electrochemical element, and method for manufacturing porous sheet A porous sheet which has good balance between electrolytic solution permeability and dry-up resistance, is superior in high-rate property, and is suitable for a separator for an electrochemical element, and a manufacturing method thereof are provided.The present invention relates to a porous sheet comprising a porous substrate containing non-fibrillar fibers having an average fiber diameter of 0.01-10 μm and a net-like structural body composed of a polymer, the net-like structural body having penetrating pores with a pore diameter of 0.01-10 μm, wherein the net-like structural body is present at the surface and at the internal of the porous substrate and the non-fibrillar fibers having an average fiber diameter of 0.01-10 μm and the net-like structural body are entangled; to a separator for an electrochemical element comprising the porous sheet; and to a method for manufacturing the porous sheet.
US08202405B2	End-box for mercury cathode alkali chloride electrolysis cell There is disclosed an inlet and outlet end-box design for mercury cathode chlor-alkali electrolysis cells of extended lifetime, comprising a composite mechanical structure consisting of a carbon steel bottom entirely supporting the mechanical solicitations, a plastic cover, and a hydraulic head device for washing the mercury and the amalgam. The device is partially extractable thereby allowing the withdrawal of foreign materials accumulated during operation with no need for opening the end-boxes.
US08202401B2	Methods and apparatus for distillation using phase change energy In one embodiment, a method includes moving a first volume of fluid from a region above a heat-transfer element to a region below the heat-transfer element after the first volume of fluid is boiled from a second volume of fluid within the region above the heat-transfer element. The first volume of fluid including an impurity concentration lower than an impurity concentration of the second volume of fluid. The region below the heat-transfer element has a temperature higher than a temperature of the region above the heat-transfer element. The method also includes transferring latent heat from the first volume of fluid to a third volume of fluid on a top surface of the heat transfer element. The latent heat is released when the first volume of fluid condenses.
US08202400B2	Manufacture of charcoal Apparatus for the manufacture of charcoal, comprising a unit having walls defining a primary combustion chamber, and a material inlet for allowing a feed of wood chips though said material inlet into said apparatus. A trough is located at a lower height than said material inlet such that material passing through said material inlet is able to fall into the trough. An air inlet is located below the material inlet such that, when wood chips are located within the trough piled up to said material inlet, air passing from said air inlet passes through said wood-chips and into the primary combustion chamber.
US08202398B2	Lignocellulose fiber-resin composite material A method of making a formed, dried lignocellulose fiber material comprising (a) providing an aqueous lignocellulose fiber pulp slurry having an effective consistency; (b) de-watering the slurry to provide a de-watered material at an effective de-watering rate under an effective pressure to prevent or reduce the formation of fissures and voids within the material; (c) drying an effective amount of the de-watered material at an effective temperature and period of time to provide the formed, dried lignocellulose fiber material having a thickness of at least 5 mm. The formed, dried lignocellulose material may be used to make a lignocellulose fiber-resin composite material of use as a cost effective structural member, as a substitute for steel, in, for example, bridges, processing equipment, and the like.
US08202394B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor devices and semiconductor manufacturing apparatus In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device with plasma generated in a process chamber by impressing radio-frequency power, a level of a radio-frequency power for each step is switched over in response to processing in each step upon applying a plurality of processing steps to a semiconductor substrate while holding the semiconductor substrate, and thereby the plurality of steps are carried out successively.
US08202393B2	Alternate gas delivery and evacuation system for plasma processing apparatuses A gas distribution system for supplying a gas mixture to a plasma process chamber is provided. A first valve arrangement is connected to upstream ends of a first gas line and a second gas line. A second valve arrangement is connected to downstream ends of the first gas line and the second gas line. A first gas distribution outlet line is connected between a gas supply and the first valve arrangement and a first chamber inlet line connected between the second valve arrangement and the plasma process chamber. A first evacuation line is connected to the first gas line at a location between the first valve arrangement and the second valve arrangement. A second evacuation line is connected to the second gas line at a location between the first valve arrangement and the second valve arrangement. The first evacuation line and second evacuation line are in fluid communication with a vacuum line. A controller is operable to actuate the first valve arrangement and second valve arrangement to selectively flow the gas mixture from the gas supply to the plasma process chamber through the first gas line while the second gas is selectively evacuated by the vacuum line; or to selectively flow the gas mixture from the gas supply to the plasma process chamber through the second gas line while the first gas line is selectively evacuated by the vacuum line.
US08202391B2	Camera module and method of manufacturing camera module There is provided a method of manufacturing a camera module including a sensor package having an image pickup element, and a lens configuration in which a lens holder, and a receptacle accommodating the sensor package are integrally formed, the sensor package being fixed within the receptacle, the method including: applying a photo-curing resin to predetermined portions of the receptacle; performing alignment of a relative position of the sensor package to the lens configuration; a first joining whereby the photo-curing resin is cured so that the sensor package is fixed within the receptacle while maintaining the relative position of the sensor package to the lens configuration; and a second joining whereby a thermosetting resin is applied so as to fill a space formed between the sensor package and the lens configuration, and then curing the thermosetting resin.
US08202383B2	Method for forming porous PTFE layer A method for forming a porous PTFE layer includes steps of: combining one or at least two unburned porous PTFE films and a support body that can withstand a heating condition in the following process (a rod or plate shaped support body made of mesh or the like is preferable) by using a predetermined means in such a manner that a slip can be prevented in a heating treatment in the following process; and heating the matter resulted from the above process at a temperature of at least 150° C. and less than the melting point of the PTFE film for the range of 5-120 minutes (preferably at a temperature in the range of the melting point of a thermoplastic resin fiber to 320° C. for the range of 10-60 minutes in the case in which the thermoplastic resin fiber or the like is used in the process).
US08202380B2	Method of manufacturing a molded door skin from a flat wood composite, door skin produced therefrom, and door manufactured therewith A method of manufacturing a hollow core door is disclosed, as well as a corresponding hollow core door. The method includes the steps of providing a solid flat door skin, moisturizing the flat skin, applying a conditioning resin thereto, pre-heating the flat door skin, and thereafter pressing the flat door skin between a pair of heated platens in a press in order to reform the flat skin into a molded skin including a plurality of panels defined therein. The press continuously closes in order to reform the flat skin into the molded skin, with the rate of press closure being a function of the determined hardness of the flat skin to be reformed. The resulting door skins have an improved bond strength, and are efficiently manufactured.
US08202372B2	Product for treating hard surfaces The invention relates to the use of polycarbonate-, polyurethane-, and/or polyurea-polyorganosiloxane compounds, or precursor compounds thereof containing specific reactive groups, in the treatment of hard surfaces. The treated surface is protected from soiling and/or the removal of soil from the surface is facilitated.
US08202368B2	Apparatus and methods for manufacturing thin-film solar cells Improved methods and apparatus for forming thin-film layers of semiconductor material absorber layers on a substrate web. According to the present teachings, a semiconductor layer may be formed in a multi-zone process whereby various layers are deposited sequentially onto a moving substrate web.
US08202365B2	Process for producing oriented inorganic crystalline film, and semiconductor device using the oriented inorganic crystalline film In a process for producing an oriented inorganic crystalline film, a non-monocrystalline film containing inorganic crystalline particles is formed on a substrate by a liquid phase technique using a raw-material solution which contains a raw material and an organic solvent, where the inorganic crystalline particles have a layered crystal structure and are contained in the raw material. Then, the non-monocrystalline film is crystallized by heating the non-monocrystalline film to a temperature equal to or higher than the crystallization temperature of the non-monocrystalline film so that part of the inorganic crystalline particles act as crystal nuclei.
US08202364B2	Method for solid-state single crystal growth By controlling the average size of matrix grains of polycrystalline bodies to more than a critical size at which an abnormal, exaggerated or discontinuous grain growth ends, and less than twice the critical size, large single crystals enough for practical use may be made even without occurring abnormal grain growth in polycrystalline bodies only through a heat treatment process without using a melting process and a special apparatus, thereby allowing the mass production of the large single crystals at low costs with high reproduction possibility.
US08202362B2	Geopolymeric cement based on fly ash and harmless to use Geopolymeric cement based on aluminosilicate fly ashes of class F, which, contrary to the prior art, are harmless to use and harden at ambient temperature, favoring their use in common applications in the construction and civil engineering fields. This harmlessness is achieved thanks to a mixture containing: 10 to 15 parts by weight of a non corrosive alkali metal silicate solution in which the M2O:SiO2 molar ratio is less than 0.78, preferably less than 0.69 and the SiO2:M2O ratio greater than 1.28, preferably greater than 1.45, M denoting Na or K; added to this are 10 to 20 parts by weight of water and 5 to 15 parts by weight of blast furnace slag having a specific surface area less than 400 m2/kg preferably less than 380 m2/kg and 50 to 100 parts by weight of class F aluminosilicate fly ash.
US08202354B2	Air pollution control apparatus and air pollution control method An air pollution control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a stack that discharges flue gas discharged from a boiler outside; a blower that is provided downstream of the stack and draws in the flue gas; and a CO2 recovering apparatus that recovers CO2 in the flue gas drawn in by the blower. The stack includes a controlling unit that suppresses release of the flue gas outside from the stack and suppresses inflow of atmosphere to the stack, and the controlling unit is a channel forming unit that forms a serpentine channel through which the flue gas and the atmosphere in the stack flow.
US08202353B2	Separation, purification and recovery method of SF6, HFCs and PFCs A separation, purification and recovery method of SF6, HFCs or PFCs is disclosed, which comprises a step for forming a gas hydrate including components in addition to SF6, HFCs or PFCs. It is possible to separate and recover fluoro-gas at a much lower cost as compared to a conventional method for thereby obtaining an economical effect and preventing an emission of SF6, HFCs or PFCs which corresponds to Non-CO2 having a higher earth warming index, which leads to preventing an earth warming phenomenon. So, the present invention might be widely applied.
US08202344B2	Cemented carbide with ultra-low thermal conductivity A hard alloy material comprising tungsten carbide in an amount of less than 50 weight percent of the material, titanium carbide in an amount of at least about 30 weight percent, and a binder material of cobalt and nickel. In other aspects of the invention, molybdenum and/or chromium are included to further lower the thermal conductivity of the material. The thermal conductivity of the material of the invention is about 12 Watt/m° K. or less.
US08202343B2	Sand based fungicides The present inventions generally relate to compositions and methods for providing agricultural chemicals comprising active ingredients (A.I.s) combined with a top dressing for application to cultivated areas of turfgrass. Specifically, the compositions are in the form of moist formulations for providing top dressings comprising active ingredients. Further, the inventions relate to compositions and methods for delivering active ingredients simultaneously with a top dressing composition to golf course turf.
US08202341B2	Filter A filter is disclosed that includes a filter cup, a filter insert inserted into the filter cup and having a substantially cylindrical shape and a terminal disk arranged at an end face of the filter insert and connected to an end of the filter cup. The terminal disk includes a circumferential rim configured to engage the end of the filter cup and is provided with locking means that positive-lockingly connects the terminal disk and the filter cup.
US08202339B2	Inertial impactor with enhanced separation An inertial gas-liquid impactor separator includes an inertial impactor collector having an impactor surface extending diagonally relative to axially accelerated flow, which surface is preferably a cone having a leading tip axially facing and axially aligned with the acceleration nozzle. In a further aspect, first and second inertial impactor collectors are provided in series, with an orifice in the first inertial impactor collector providing a nozzle for the second inertial impactor collector. Improved performance is provided by reducing the extent of the stagnation region to change from a narrow band particle size range to a wider band range and to shift cut-off size. An inertial gas-liquid impactor separator has a perforated layer of coalescence media having at least one aperture through which the gas-liquid stream flows. Improved performance is provided by increased penetration of the flow into the media patch and thereby enhancing particle capture by interception, impaction and diffusion.
US08202336B1	System for separation and containment of solids, liquids, and gases A system for capturing and separating solids, liquids, and gases, such as during air drilling of a well, can include a cylindrical vessel with an inlet for receiving an input. A target plate can impact the input, remove solid and liquid therefrom, and direct flow from the inlet, forming a vortex. A first chevron baffle, a second chevron baffle, and a demister baffle can further remove solid and liquid from the input, forming a cleaned gas. The cleaned gas can be burned, the solid can be dried, and the liquid can be recycled for reuse in drilling operations.
US08202334B2	Method of forming silicate polishing pad The method provides a method of preparing a silicate-containing polishing pad useful for polishing at least one of semiconductor, magnetic and optical substrates. The method includes introducing a feed stream of gas-filled polymeric microelements into a gas jet. The polymeric microelements have varied densities, varied wall thickness and varied particle size. Passing the gas-filled microelements in the gas jet adjacent a Coanda block, the Coanda block having a curved wall for separates the polymeric microelements with Coanda effect, inertia and gas flow resistance. The coarse polymeric microelements from the curved wall of the Coanda block to clean the polymeric microelements. The polymeric microelements collected contain less than 0.1 weight percent total of the polymeric microelements being associated with i) silicate particles having a particle size of greater than 5 μm; ii) silicate-containing regions covering greater than 50 percent of the outer surface of the polymeric microelements; and iii) polymeric microelements agglomerated with silicate particles to an average cluster size of greater than 120 μm. Inserting the cleaned polymeric microelements into a polymeric matrix forms the polishing pad.
US08202333B2	Method of shutdown of reforming apparatus In a shutdown method for a reforming apparatus, shutdown is carried out without exhausting untreated carbon monoxide as it is, the durability of catalyzer is inhibited from being lowered despite the repetition of start-up and shutdown, the shutdown is carried out without lowering the durability of a reforming section, and the shutdown is carried out with a little loss in energy. A control device for the reforming apparatus commences purge of residual gas in the reforming apparatus by stopping the supply of reforming fuel to the reforming section, by stopping the supply of reforming water to an evaporator section, and by supplying the reforming water remaining in the evaporator section to the reforming section while evaporating the reforming water by the utilization of the remaining heat of the reforming apparatus and flows oxidizing air for a predetermined period of time only from the time point of the commencement of the purge.
US08202331B2	Pump purge apparatus and method When odorant injection systems are inactive, they may accumulate unwanted vapors in the pump mechanism and associated tubing. In order to restart the odorant injection system, it is best to purge the unwanted vapors from the odorant pumps. The present pump purge system facilitates purging of unwanted vapors from odorant injection systems in an environmentally friendly fashion. The pump purge system purifies these vapors before they are vented to atmosphere. In addition, the pump purge system accumulates liquid odorant which is a byproduct of the purging process and stores it in a tank to reduce the likelihood of improper disposal. As an option, the pump purge system may also include a liquid odorant recapture system. The liquid odorant recapture system uses high pressure gas to return accumulated liquid odorant to the odorant injection system to be reused. This liquid odorant recovery system ensures environmentally responsible behavior.
US08202329B2	Triacylglycerol-based alternative to paraffin wax A triacylglycerol-based wax, which can be used in candle making, is provided. The triacylglycerol-based material is predominantly includes a triacylglycerol stock which has a fatty acid profile has no more than about 25 wt. % fatty acids having less than 18 carbon atoms. In addition, the fatty acid profile of the triacylglycerol typically includes at least about 50 wt. % 18:1 fatty acid and no more than about 25 wt. % 18:0 fatty acid. In another embodiment, the triacylglycerol-based material is characterized in part by an Iodine Value of about 60 to about 75. For applications such as candles, the wax commonly includes a hydrogenated vegetable oil and palmitic acid. Candles formed from triacylglycerol-based material and methods of producing the candles are also provided.
US08202326B2	Hair dye composition, oxidation hair dye composition and method for prevention of change in color tone of hair dyeing A hair dye composition containing an organic compound having not more than 4 carbon atoms, which has both of a —SH group and a —NH2 group and does not have a —COOH group, and also containing at least one member selected from aromatic compounds in which given substituents are each attached to meta positions of a mononuclear benzene ring structure and α-naphthol as a coupler of an oxidation dye intermediate, in which the blending amount of each member as the coupler is in a range from 0.01 to 0.5% by mass. An oxidation hair dye composition containing the hair dye composition. Wherein the hair dye composition and the oxidation hair dye composition are capable of preventing a change in the color tone of the hair dyeing even during long-term storage are provided.
US08202325B2	Orthopedic device An orthopedic device is provided which comprises two components that are mounted so as to be pivotable relative to one another. The relative movement of the two components is transmitted as unidirectional mechanical energy by means of a transmitting mechanism which includes an energy accumulator connected to a generator. The mechanical energy is thereby converted to electric power.
US08202322B2	Dynamic six-degrees-of-freedom intervertebral spinal disc prosthesis The subject invention provides a modular six-degrees-of-freedom spatial mechanism for spinal disc prosthesis, with up to three rotational and up to three translational degrees-of-freedom within the entire workspace of a Functional Spinal Unit (FSU). The prosthetic disc mechanism consists of up to three independent cylindrical joints, each joint providing one linear and one rotational degree of freedom. The superior and inferior vertebral plates of the device anchor to the superior and inferior vertebrae of an FSU and the device maintains an inseparable mechanical linkage between those vertebrae for all normal motions and positions of the FSU. The device utilizes resilient spring elements, components that self-adjust in position and orientation, in conjunction with a fiber reinforced boot and toroidal belt, as well as a unique hydraulic damping system to accommodate dynamic and static forces and sudden shocks on the FSU. The device can adjust to maintain the appropriate, but changing, intervertebral spacing during normal FSU motion. Scaling, conjoined with cushioned, joint-limit stops, allows the device to realize almost any nominal spinal articulation, from the cervical to lumbar regions.
US08202317B2	Self supporting and forming breast implant and method for forming and supporting an implant in a human body A self supporting breast implant includes a generally cone shaped partially absorbable medical mesh support member and a silicone shell defining a hollow core that is preferably filled or partially filled with a silicone gel. The support member is made of a polypropolene/poliglecaprone monofilament and may be attached to a patient's tissue by sutures or by absorbable hooks.
US08202316B2	Modulating buttress saline mammary prosthesis A saline-filled breast prosthesis has enhanced performance by virtue of having tactile characteristics approximating those of gel-filled implants. The invention retains all the benefits of the recognized safety profile, straight-forward construction, and broad clinical indications for saline implants. An enhanced implantable mammary prosthesis comprises a shell, a slurry filler compartment interior to the shell containing slurry filler, a fluid compartment, the fluid compartment being deformable from a neutral profile under pressure from the slurry filler and which recoils to the neutral profile when not under pressure, a reservoir, the reservoir being disposed external to the shell, the reservoir and fluid compartment being fluidically coupled by a port, and a limiting membrane region disposed between the fluid compartment and the reservoir.
US08202315B2	Catheter-based annuloplasty using ventricularly positioned catheter The present invention relates to a minimally invasive method of performing annuloplasty. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for performing annuloplasty includes accessing a left ventricle of a heart to provide a discrete plication element to the left ventricle, and engaging the plication element to tissue near a mitral valve of the heart. Engaging the plication element includes causing the plication element to gather a portion of the tissue to create a plication. In one embodiment, accessing the left ventricle of the heart to provide the plication element includes accessing the left ventricle of the heart using a catheter arrangement.
US08202308B2	Depth cooling implant system A depth cooling implant system having a probe device implanted inside a targeted area of the brain, such as the medial temporal lobe, for the treatment of epilepsy is disclosed. The probe device includes a heat pipe having a sensor for detecting the temperature of surrounding brain tissue as well as a plurality of recording electrodes for monitoring EEG activity of the brain. Further, the heat pipe defines a proximal portion in operative engagement with a cooling chip that provides a nearly instantaneous cooling effect to the heating pipe in order to immediately cool the targeted area of the brain when an epileptic seizure is detected. The probe device is operatively associated with a probe controller having a computer and battery arrangement that may be implanted in the patient in order to monitor brain activity and selectively activate the cooling chip for cooling the medial temporal lobe in response to an epileptic seizure.
US08202305B2	Systems and methods for the fixation or fusion of bone A joint between two bone segments is fused by passing an elongated, rectilinear bone fusion device over a guide pin across the joint and into tight engagement within bores formed in the bone segments, to thereby restrict movement of the elongated bone fusion device across the joint. The elongated, rectilinear bone fusion device also provides bony in-growth within the bores along the exterior surface of the bone fusion device.
US08202303B2	Pedicle screw with a closure device Pedicle screws with a closure device for receiving and securing a rod made up of a flexible plastic, for stabilization of a vertebral column. The pedicle screws include a screw-in part, a head part with a U-shaped recess formed by two arms and into which the rod to be held is insertable. The U-shaped recess is closable by a locking element. A clamping screw, put into the locking element, presses an insert on the rod and clamps the latter between a first clamping surface and a second clamping surface. The insert is provided with stop faces by which the clamping action against the rod, transmitted to the insert by the clamping screw during the clamping step, is limited. An optimal connection between rod and pedicle screw is thereby obtained.
US08202298B2	Method and suture-button construct for stabilization of cranial cruciate ligament deficient stifle An apparatus and method for stabilization of a cranial cruciate ligament deficient stifle in canines using a suture-button construct. The method includes the steps of drilling a femoral hole across a distal femur, passing a needle with a pull-through suture strand of a suture-button construct through the femoral hole, and applying a tensile force to the pull-through suture strand and a suture tape or strand of the construct such that a first button of the suture-button construct lies sideways for passage through the femoral hole, advancing the first button through the femoral hole by pulling the pull-through suture strand until the first button exits the femoral hole, drilling a tibial hole and passing the needle with the pull-through suture strand through the tibial hole, applying a tensile force to the pull-through suture strand and the suture tape or strand of the construct such that the first button lies sideways for passage through the tibial hole, flipping the first button to engage the first button against the medial tibial cortex and subsequently cutting and removing the pull-through suture strand, pulling free ends of the suture tape or strand to advance a second button of the suture-button construct and to seat the second button against the femur, and securing the second button against the femur.
US08202295B2	Surgical instruments A surgical instrument having an anchor and a plug is capable of anchoring a suture. The suture anchor has an anchor body having a top surface, a bottom surface distal to the top surface, a transverse bore and a well, the well having an outer surface, an inner surface, and an inner bottom surface. The plug has a post, a head, and a bottom face. The anchor body and the anchor plus form a suture anchor. The suture anchor may be used during surgical procedures and can be used in the re-tensioning of a suture.
US08202290B2	Visual obturator with handle A trocar system includes an obturator handle defining a handle axis and having an axial bore and an obturator cartridge adapted for releasable mounting to the obturator handle. The obturator cartridge includes a cartridge frame and an elongate obturator extending from the cartridge frame and at least partially positionable within the axial bore of the obturator handle. The elongate obturator includes an image transmitting member and having an obturator blade mounted adjacent the image transmitting member. The obturator blade is adapted for movement relative to the image transmitting member between an initial condition and a deployed position. A trigger is mounted to the obturator handle and adapted for releasable operative coupling to the obturator blade. The trigger is movable to cause movement of the obturator blade from at least the initial condition to the deployed position thereof. The obturator cartridge includes a longitudinal opening extending through the cartridge frame and the elongate obturator. The longitudinal opening is adapted to receive an endoscope.
US08202285B2	Cutting blade for medical devices An athertome assembly comprises a series of spanning and descending members extended between a segmented base and a cutting surface. This athertome assembly configuration provides both flexibility and structural strength which facilitates the implantation of medical devices.
US08202284B2	Probe coupler assembly An assembly for joining two vessel segments of a patient comprises a coupler formed of adjoining coupler halves, and a cuff having a large diameter portion and a small diameter portion. Each of the coupler halves includes an aperture for receiving an end of one of the vessel segments. One of the coupler halves comprises a connector element sized and shaped for connection to the other coupler half. The vessel segments are alignable in the respective coupler halves such that a path for fluid flow is formed therebetween upon connection of the coupler halves. The large diameter portion of the cuff is positioned over at least a portion of the coupler, and the small diameter portion of the cuff is positioned over one of the vessel segments. The cuff further includes a probe positioned at the small diameter portion. The probe is positioned within the cuff in a manner such that a signal is receivable therein corresponding to fluid flow through the vessel segment.
US08202277B2	Small gauge surgical instrument with support device A small gauge surgical instrument assembly is shown with advantages such as diminished “play” at the tip. A surgical instrument assembly is also shown with support along a length of the instrument that can be selected by the surgeon. In particular, very small and flexible instruments for vitreous surgery are shown with selectable stiffness, thus providing control as well as access to all parts of the vitreous cavity. Embodiments as shown are safer, and increase the variety of cases for which these instruments can be used.
US08202274B2	Apparatus and method for detecting a connecting rod during percutaneous surgery An apparatus for detecting the presence of a connecting rod during percutaneous spinal surgery comprises a tubular member and an elongate strip extending therethrough. The strip has a flag at the proximal end and an elastically flexible rod detection tip projecting outwardly from the distal end for contacting a connecting rod. The strip is supported in the tubular member for pivoting movement relative to the longitudinal axis of the member. A biasing member biases the strip to a first position in which the flag is adjacent a first side of the tubular member and the detection tip at the distal end is adjacent an opposite second side. Upon application of a force to elastically flex the detection tip, in which the force is sufficient to overcome the bias, the flag is shifted to a second position adjacent the second side of the tubular member.
US08202271B2	Dual synchro-resonant electrosurgical apparatus with bi-directional magnetic coupling An electrosurgical generator is disclosed. The generator includes an RF output stage configured to generate a sinusoidal waveform for a selected electrosurgical mode. The RF output stage includes first and second connections, the first connection including a first switching component and a first parallel inductor-capacitor resonant circuit and the second connection including a second switching component and a second parallel inductor-capacitor resonant circuit. The first parallel inductor-capacitor resonant circuit is configured to produce a first half-sinusoidal waveform and the second parallel inductor-capacitor resonant circuit is configured to produce a second half-sinusoidal waveform. The first and second switching components are in a 180 degree out-of-phase relationship and are configured to operate at a predetermined frequency based on a phase-correlated dual drive signal.
US08202270B2	Leaky-wave antennas for medical applications A device for directing energy to a target volume of tissue includes a proximal portion including a first antenna subassembly extending therethrough, and a distal portion including a second antenna subassembly. The first antenna subassembly includes a leaky-wave antenna assembly having an outer conductor and an inner conductor disposed within the outer conductor. The distal portion of the device is attached to the inner conductor. The outer conductor includes a plurality of radiating apertures defined in a distal portion thereof and is configured for radiating energy substantially uniformly along a longitudinal axis of the proximal portion.
US08202269B2	Electrical cautery device An electrical surgical cautery device for delivering thermal energy to cauterize and provide hemostasis to a bleeding tissue comprises an electrically powered flexible thermal delivery element having a substantially planar resistive coil embedded in a thermally conductive material. The thermally conductive material comprises a tissue contact surface and a non-tissue contact surface. A power source is connected to the resistive coil of the thermal delivery element and provides an electrical current to heat the thermal delivery element being pressed against the tissue. A method for providing hemostasis to a bleeding tissue surface comprises providing and pressing an electrical cautery device having a thermal delivery element, against the hemorrhaging tissue at a predetermined temperature for an interval sufficient to cauterize the tissue and provide hemostasis.
US08202267B2	Method and apparatus for infusing liquid to a body A system for infusing liquid to a body includes an infusion device, a network interface with a cell phone and wireless link and a network server system capable of communication with the infusion device through the network interface. The server system has access to a file of information specific to the controller for the infusion device. The infusion device includes a source of infusion fluid, a delivery port, a pump between the source of infusion fluid and the delivery port and a controller capable of programmable pump rate and sequence. A method for infusing liquid to a body includes controlling infusion using a programmable controller, establishing a file of information specific to the controller accessible to an extended area network server system and remotely transmitting commands to the controller. The information specific to the controller in the file is amended from a control terminal remote from the body. Operating instructions responsive to the updated information in the file are provided over an extended area network to a programmable two-way communication device. The device is capable of communication with the controller to forward operating commands. Requests for a bolus or a basal rate change are made through input to the two-way communication device which responds with commands transmitted over the wireless link to the controller consistent with the operating instructions from the server system. Network access through a monitoring terminal to the incidents of amending information specific to the controller is used for generating payments for the incidents of amending information specific to the controller accessed by the monitoring terminal.
US08202266B2	Equipment for changing a catheter Equipment for use in changing a catheter, preferably of the type used for drainage of the urinary tract. The urinary catheter is used as an aid in emptying the urinary bladder in conditions where this cannot be done in the normal manner. The equipment of the present invention includes a sleeve mounting unit which is mounted to an indwelling catheter, and which has a branch member formed in one piece therewith and extending at an acute angle therefrom, for reception of an elongated sleeve having a longitudinal slit. The sleeve is positioned on the branch member and then progressively advanced onto the catheter, causing the slit to become enlarged as the sleeve surrounds the upstream portion of the catheter in a yielding manner. The catheter may then be quickly removed through the sleeve and a new catheter inserted in its place.
US08202262B2	Wound therapy device and related methods A wound closure apparatus to promote tissue healing at a wound is provided and includes a porous pad positioned at the wound and a suction pump in fluid communication with the porous pad to provide a negative pressure to the porous pad. The suction pump is disposed within a housing. A canister is fluidly connected between the porous pad and the suction pump to collect fluids drawn from the wound by the suction pump, and the canister is removably received by a recess in the housing. A wound cover is positioned over the porous pad to secure the porous pad at the wound, and a switch provides a signal indicating that the canister properly resides within the recess when the switch is pressed.
US08202260B2	Partially implantable medical devices with cartridge movement sensor and associated methods An apparatus for use with a fluid cartridge is disclosed. The apparatus includes a percutaneous port including an interior configured to receive the fluid cartridge, an implantable operative portion operably connected to the percutaneous port, a cartridge sensor configured to sense movement of the fluid cartridge relative to the percutaneous port, and a controller.
US08202259B2	Systems and methods for identifying an access port An access port for subcutaneous implantation is disclosed. Such an access port may comprise a body for capturing a septum for repeatedly inserting a needle therethrough into a cavity defined within the body. Further, the access port may include at least one feature structured and configured for identification of the access port subsequent to subcutaneous implantation. Methods of identifying a subcutaneously implanted access port are also disclosed. For example, a subcutaneously implanted access port may be provided and at least one feature of the subcutaneously implanted access port may be perceived. Further, the subcutaneously implanted access port may be identified in response to perceiving the at least one feature. In one embodiment, an identification feature is engraved or otherwise defined by the access port, so as to be visible after implantation via x-ray imaging technology.
US08202256B2	Injection device A medication dispensing device with a housing and a member wherein the member is moveable in a distal direction is useful in delivering medication to a patient. A fluid container can be used with the device and often has a moveable piston at one end and an outlet at the other. The member receives a force from a user and drives the piston in the distal direction to expel medication. A intermediate system is disposed between the member and the piston including a gear set that has a pinion in meshed engagement with a rack. The system allows the member to move a greater distance than the piston moves thereby increasing the force on the piston.
US08202253B1	Method and apparatus for introducing an intravenous catheter A catheter insertion apparatus with visual indication of needle penetration of a blood vessel and placement of the catheter cannula within the blood vessel, using blood vessel pressure to indicate needle penetration by the presence of blood within a transparent chamber within the apparatus and the displacement of a plunger to create a negative pressure on the cannula and thus allowing blood to be visible within the catheter hub thereby indicating the introduction of the cannula into the blood vessel.
US08202250B2	Infusion pumps and methods and delivery devices and methods with same A delivery device includes a durable housing portion and a separable disposable portion that selectively engage and disengage from each other. The disposable housing portion secures to the patient-user and may be disposed of after it has been in use for a prescribed period. Components that normally come into contact with a patient-user or with an infusion medium, including a pump device, are supported by the disposable housing portion for disposal after the prescribed use, while the durable housing portion supports other components such as electronics for controlling delivery of the infusion medium from the reservoir and a drive device and drive linkage.
US08202249B2	Injection device with puncture function, method for controlling injection device with puncture function, chemical solution administration device, and method for controlling chemical solution administration device An injection device with a puncture function includes, in a single casing, a cylindrical cartridge in which insulin is enclosed, a cartridge holder to which the cartridge is inserted, a needle inserted at a front end of the cartridge, a reciprocation unit for reciprocating the cartridge toward the needle, and an extrusion member for extruding the insulin from a rear end of the cartridge toward the needle, and the motion speed and the motion amount of the reciprocation unit are made variable.
US08202245B2	Medical devices and methods of making the same Medical devices and methods of making the devices are described. In some embodiments, a method of making a medical device includes addressing a member including a polymer with energy above an ablation threshold of the polymer, and using the member to make the medical device.
US08202243B2	Fluid pressure sensing chamber A pressure sensing chamber having a tubing extension extending through the chamber. The tubing contains a plurality of ports so as to allow the purging of air from the chamber, but the ports are sized so that bubbles entering the tubing cannot easily flow into the chamber.
US08202237B2	Portable air pulsator and thoracic therapy garment A portable human body pulsating apparatus has an air pulse generator mounted on a pedestal having wheels to facilitate movement of the apparatus on a surface. The pedestal has an upright piston and cylinder assembly operable to adjust the elevation of the air pulse generator. A reversible thoracic therapy garment is connected with a hose to an air pulse generator which can be selectively located adjacent opposite sides of a person receiving therapy.
US08202230B2	Oral care implement having a liquid collection system An oral care implement includes a collection system for oral fluids. Some embodiments of the implement may include an oral care region having a wearable oral member having a thickness that is reduced during use, a reservoir for retaining an oral fluid, a receiver coupled to the oral member for receiving an oral fluid, and a fluid pathway in communication with the receiver to provide the oral fluid to the reservoir.
US08202229B2	Surgical device A surgical device is disclosed. The surgical device comprises an outer sleeve, a cutting element, a spool, a piston, and a spring. The cutting element extends from the outer sleeve at the distal end of the outer sleeve. The cutting element comprises an outer cannula and an inner cannula. The spool is engaged with the outer cannula. The piston is engaged with the inner cannula. A spring is positioned between the spool and the piston. The spool is translated distally to translate the outer cannula towards the distal end. And the piston translates the inner cannula towards the distal end to sever tissue.
US08202227B2	Pressure sensing adapter for gastric band system injector The body of a pressure sensing component includes a pressure sensor, a first opening, and a first pair of electrical contacts. A cap of the pressure sensing component comprises a second opening, a wiper seal, and a second pair of electrical contacts. The cap is rotatable relative to the body. When the cap is in a first rotational position, the first and second openings are in fluid communication with each other; and the first pair of contacts are not coupled with the second pair of contacts. When the cap is in a second rotational position, the seal isolates the first opening from the second opening; and the first pair of contacts are coupled with the second pair of contacts. The pressure sensing component may be coupled with a syringe and needle to externally adjust and monitor the pressure of fluid in an implanted gastric band system.
US08202226B2	Providing automated or manual guidance on dynamic patient positioning based on measured variables for ventilation control Methods and systems that incorporate automated or manual control of ventilation and kinetic rotation therapy are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, an artificial ventilator is used to artificially ventilate one of the patient's lungs, the status of the artificially ventilated lung is determined by measuring one or more ventilation status measures, and one or more of the ventilation status measures is used to provide feedback for controlling the positioning of the patient. In some exemplary embodiments, the feedback is used for automated control of the positioning of the patient, while in other exemplary embodiments, the feedback is used as guidance for manual control of the positioning of the patient.
US08202222B2	Equal phase two-dimensional array probe An ultrasonic image scanning system for scanning an organic object includes a 2D array probe constructed with transducer elements in both azimuth and elevation dimension. There is a multiplexer disposed in one dimension to route the transducer elements to system front-end channels, while the other dimension can sum into the first dimension with various element number.
US08202219B2	Ultrasonic bone assessment apparatus and method A method for the assessment of various properties of bone is provided. The method includes applying a pair of ultrasound transducers to skin on opposite sides of the bone and generating an ultrasound signal and directing the signal through both the bone to obtain a bone output signal. The method further includes establishing a set of parameters associated with the bone output signal and then further processing the parameters in order to obtain the desired bone property. Two novel parameters are also disclosed, namely the net time delay (NTD) and mean time duration (MTD) parameters. An apparatus for the assessment of various properties of bone is also provided. The apparatus includes a pair of ultrasound transducers which may be single-element transducers or array transducers in any combination. The apparatus further includes various computer hardware components and computer software for generating and directing the ultrasound signal, establishing the parameter set and performing the processing. In addition, an apparatus that is battery powered, handheld, and portable and operates in real time is also provided.
US08202216B2	Tissue retractor Methods and devices for minimally invasive surgery in a patient. A tubular body is disclosed which includes in its side wall a plurality of longitudinal passages. Elongated blocking members are also disclosed which are inserted into the passages. The elongated blocking members block deflected interfering tissue during the surgery.
US08202213B2	Medical device A medical device for examination or treatment based on a reference point, includes: a virtual endoscopic image generation section configured to generate a virtual endoscopic image of a bronchus from a plurality of different line-of-sight positions using three-dimensional image data of the bronchus of a subject that is obtained in advance; an image retrieval section configured to retrieve a virtual endoscopic image highly similar to an endoscopic image of the bronchus picked up by an image pickup section arranged at a distal end portion of an insertion section; a reference-point setting section configured to set a reference point based on a line-of-sight position of the highly similar virtual endoscopic image; and a relative-position calculation section configured to calculate a relative position of a treatment instrument to the reference point.
US08202211B2	Controllable stomach band The invention relates to a controllable stomach band (1) comprising a non-extendible rear (4) and a chamber (2) which is arranged on the stomach-side of the rear (4) and is used to control the restriction of the stomach by the supply or discharge of a liquid or a fluid into or out of the chamber (2). The aim of the invention is create one such stomach band (2), with which, during a corresponding rise in pressure in the stomach-restricting chamber (2), triggered for example by the passage of a swallowed bolus, the stomach can be temporarily enlarged to enable the bolus to pass easily and liquid to flow out via the stomach opening. To this end, a pressure chamber (6) is provided outside the rear (4), said pressure chamber being connected to the stomach-restricting chamber (2) by means of a pressure valve (5).
US08202208B2	Airbag folding device and airbag folding method There are provided an airbag folding device, and an airbag folding method, for mechanically folding an airbag to form a doughnut-shaped airbag. The airbag folding device is characterized in comprising a support member (62) columnar in shape, rising while supporting a tubular tether belt (11a), an outer cylinder (63) coaxial with the support member (62), for containing the airbag body (10a) on the outside of the support member (62), by rising, a work table (61) having the support member (62), and the outer cylinder (63), and a clamping member (64) positioned straight above the support member (62), for clamping the tubular tether belt (11a) between the clamping member (64) and the support member (62), wherein a pair of plates (65) in such a state as to cover an upper end of the outer cylinder (63), and to be fitted to a lower end of the clamping member (64) cause the support member (62), the outer cylinder (63) and the clamping member (64) to concurrently descend.
US08202207B2	Blank for packing substantially flat articles, a method and machine for making the blank The invention relates to a blank (1), a method and a machine (11) for realising the blank (1). The blank (1) is constituted by four lengths (5) which are consecutively joined to form a structure (2) or frame (6) which can be folded around one or more flat articles (4) or tiles to be packed. The machine (11) and the method for realising the blanks (1) include supplying identical panels of cardboard which are joined to constitute a continuous strip (10) and which are subsequently cut to correspond to lengths of sides of the tiles. Each length (5) is joined to a consecutive length (5) by deposits (7a) of glue.
US08202201B2	Stationary exercise scooter The invention is a stationary exercise scooter device and method of operation for improved physical fitness, physical therapy, strength, balance, mental fitness and entertainment, enabling a user to actualize balance and cardiopulmonary exercise benefits from side to side movement, and simulated forward movement of an unstable board or scooter, with the physical demands of riding the device within a proximate space of the device as a whole.
US08202193B2	Automatic transmission An automatic transmission includes a first planetary gear set; a second planetary gear set; a third planetary gear set; an input shaft; an output shaft; and five friction elements. A first ring gear is constantly locked. A third carrier is connected with a second ring gear to define a rotating member. The input shaft is constantly connected with a second carrier, and the output shaft is constantly connected with the rotating member. The five friction elements include a first friction element adapted to selectively connect a first carrier with a third ring gear; a second friction element adapted to selectively connect a first sun gear with the second carrier; a third friction element adapted to selectively connect the first sun gear with a second sun gear; a fourth friction element adapted to selectively connect the first carrier with the second carrier; and a fifth friction element adapted to selectively connect the first carrier with the second sun gear. Each of at least seven forward speed-ratios and one reverse speed-ratio is achieved by an engaged state of two friction elements selected from the five friction elements.
US08202191B2	Clutch and gear arrangement for a front wheel drive vehicle A front wheel drive transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes a sun gear member, a planet carrier member, and a ring gear member. The torque transmitting devices include clutches and brakes arranged within a transmission housing. Each of the clutches and the brakes are located within specific areas defined by the planetary gear sets and the housing walls.
US08202186B2	Hydraulic control apparatus for automatic transmission A hydraulic control apparatus for an automatic transmission, including a sequential shift control means for performing sequential shift control in a case where it is necessary to execute the second shift during execution of the first shift. The sequential shift control includes starting reduction of hydraulic fluid pressure in the third friction element when a parameter that varies in accordance with a degree of progress of the first shift has reached a predetermined value, and performing piston stroke control that includes outputting a high hydraulic pressure command as a hydraulic fluid pressure to the second friction element when the selector valve is switched from the second position to the first position, and subsequent to completion of outputting of the high hydraulic pressure command, outputting a low hydraulic pressure command that is lower than the high hydraulic pressure command.
US08202184B2	Housing of a tensioning system with an intergrated spray nozzle The invention relates to a tensioning system (8) of a traction mechanism (1) to which a hydraulic fluid is applied and which interacts with a tensioning rail (6). The design of the tensioning system (8) provides that in the operating state hydraulic fluid is fed to the traction means (2) and/or the tensioning rail (6) via a transverse groove (18) which is located in the region of an attachment screw (15) and has an end-side spray nozzle (22).
US08202181B2	Engine An engine having an engine case on one side of which a V-belt type of continuously variable transmission is provided, the CVT being placed in a transmission case and constituted that a V-belt is routed around a drive pulley and a driven pulley, the drive pulley being attached to one end of a crankshaft, the driven pulley being attached to one end of a transmission shaft parallel to the crankshaft, characterized in thatthe crankshaft is supported for free rotation with the engine case, one end of the crankshaft is projected in cantilever fashion from the engine case into the transmission case, the drive pulley is attached to the projected portion, and the transmission case is made as a component separate from or independent of the engine case and supported with the engine case so that a space is present between the engine case and the transmission case.
US08202180B1	Disc launching and catching device A device for use in launching and catching flying discs includes a frame having a handle section and an open forked section. The opened forked section includes a pair of opposing forks wherein each fork has a distal end and a proximal end with the distal end being free and the proximal end adjoining the proximal end of the opposing fork. Flexible material such as nylon netting is strung between the opposing forks in a manner which enables the formation of a relatively deep elongated channel having an open end so that a forceful swing of the device will cause a flying disc placed in the channel to roll in the channel and out through the open end of the channel at a high rate of speed. A method of using the device to launch a flying disc as well as a novel flying disc are also disclosed.
US08202176B2	Golf ball with a non-ionomeric inner cover, stiff TPU intermediate cover, and cast thermoset outer cover A golf ball including a core and a cover disposed about the core. The cover includes a thermoplastic inner cover layer having a hardness between 55 and 60 Shore D; an outer cover layer having a hardness between 55 and 60 Shore D; and a stiff intermediate cover layer disposed between the inner and outer cover layers and having a hardness greater than the inner cover layer and the outer cover layer. The inner cover layer is formed from a non-ionomeric composition including a non-ionomeric stiffening polymer and at least one E/Y copolymer or E/X/Y terpolymer, where E is an olefin, Y is a carboxylic acid, and X is a softening comonomer. The intermediate cover layer is formed from a stiff thermoplastic polyurethane or polyurea composition and the cover outer cover layer is formed from a thermoset polyurethane, a polyurea, or a urethane-urea blend.
US08202175B2	Golf club head A golf club head of this invention includes a head body, a weight member attached to the head body, and a fixing unit to fix the weight member at one of a plurality of attachment positions of the head body. The plurality of attachment positions are located on a virtual cylindrical surface having the axis of a shaft to be mounted to the golf club head as a center.
US08202173B2	Angled connection for golf club heads and shafts A golf club having a shaft, a club head and a connection region structure provides an angled connection of the shaft to the club head. The connection region structure includes a first end, a second end and a bore extending from the first end toward the second end. The first end has an opening to receive the distal end of the shaft. The second end is opposite to the first end and includes a mounting surface. The bore receives the distal end of the shaft and defines a longitudinal axis. The mounting surface is at a non-zero angle to a perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the bore. Further, the mounting surface abuts the first surface of a shaft-attachment structure that projects from a main body of the club head.
US08202172B1	Child rocking toy A child's rocking toy provides a body, the body having a lower convex surface and an upper concave surface with a peripheral edge. The upper concave surface has a lower portion with a seat and a seating surface. A handle, handles or a steering wheel is mounted to the upper concave surface at a position next to the peripheral edge. The seating surface is placed in a position well below the peripheral edge and closer to the bottom of the body.
US08202168B2	Systems and methods for managing memory in wagering game machines Systems and methods manage memory in a wagering game machine. The systems and methods determine one or more quantities of various types of memory that are required by a wagering game application. The systems and methods determine if the wagering game machine has enough available memory to perform a requested operation such as downloading the wagering game, activating a component of the wagering game, or installing content for the wagering game.
US08202163B2	Driving game steering wheel simulation method and apparatus A vehicle simulation such as for example a driving game can be provided by displaying an image of a steering wheel on a touch sensitive screen. Touch inputs are used to control the rotational orientation of displayed steering wheel. The rotational orientation of the displayed steering wheel is used to apply course correction effects to a simulated vehicle. Selective application of driver assist and different scaling of touch inputs may be provided.
US08202158B2	Apparatus to pass a value based parameter for a wagering game Methods, apparatus and systems for accessing a bonus game with a wagering game machine are described. A portal module can be used to pass a desired expected value from a base wagering game to a portal bonus game module. The portal bonus game may use the desired expected value to generate bonus game payout frequencies and bonus game payout values. Wagering game machines according to the various embodiments of the invention are also disclosed.
US08202157B2	Device and method for providing payouts based on activity and ranks of other gaming sessions One embodiment of the present invention provides for determining a first gaming session; determining a rank of the first gaming session; determining at least one gaming session, each at least one gaming session of the first set having a respective rank that is not higher than the rank of the first gaming session, determining data corresponding to the at least one gaming session; determining at least one bonus based on the data; and applying the at least one bonus to the first gaming session.
US08202153B2	Gaming device having wager dependent bonus game play In one primary embodiment of the present invention, the player must wager a number of paylines to qualify for one of a plurality of bonus games. The highest required number of paylines qualifies the player to play the main or most elaborate bonus game. The main or first bonus game preferably has the highest average payout per credit wagered. This provides an incentive to the player to play the highest required number of paylines. In an embodiment, any number of paylines less than the highest required number or max lines qualifies the player to play a second bonus game. The second bonus game has an average payout per credit wagered that is slightly less than the main bonus game. This allows the incentive or disparity between payouts to be set by the game designer so that the player not wagering max lines or the highest required number is not overly disadvantaged.
US08202145B2	Service truck body pressurized storage system A pressurized storage system for a service truck body or the like which pressurizes the storage compartment thereof by means of an air blower located above the storage compartment.
US08202143B1	Poultry paw cutter and related methods A poultry paw cutting apparatus can include a conveyor that conveys a plurality of shackles. Each of the shackles can be adapted to hold a poultry paw. A chain can receive the poultry paws from the shackles at a first location and can convey the poultry paws substantially in unison with the shackles to a second location. The poultry paws can be released from the shackles at the second location. A paw cutting station can be positioned along the chain. A first guide member can be located along the chain substantially between the second location and the paw cutting station. The first guide member can be adapted to press the poultry paws against the chain. A method of cutting a poultry paw is also disclosed.
US08202141B2	Tool for machining composite material parts A tool for machining composite material parts and a machining machine including such a tool. The tool has a substantially cylindrical main body. The main body includes a polishing part with a diameter D1, with a main axis and an abrasive part with a diameter D2, with D2
US08202140B2	Wafer polishing carrier apparatus and chemical mechanical polishing equipment using the same A wafer polishing carrier apparatus and a chemical mechanical polishing equipment employing the same includes a drive rotary union rotating on an axis and receiving a flow of fluid through a first conduit in a sealed-up state; driven rotary unions revolving on their own axis at different sides of the drive rotary union, and receiving the flow of fluid from the drive rotary union through a second conduit in a sealed-up state; a carrier attached to an end part of the driven rotary union to adsorb/detach a wafer using a fluid pressure provided through a third conduit connected through the second conduit; and a filter filtering pollution material in the fluid flowing in and out of the third conduit on the periphery of the carrier to prevent the pollution material from escaping external to the carrier, the pollution material generated from rotation of the drive rotary union and driven rotary unions.
US08202136B2	Watercraft with steer-responsive reverse gate A method of operating a watercraft is disclosed. The watercraft includes an engine, a jet propulsion system operatively connected to the engine, the jet propulsion system includes a reverse gate, and a steering assembly for steering the watercraft. The method comprises: determining if the steering assembly is turned; sensing an operating parameter of the watercraft, the operating parameter being related to a thrust generated by the propulsion system; determining if the operating parameter of the watercraft is within a predetermined range; and moving the reverse gate to a lowered position when the steering assembly is turned and the operating parameter of the watercraft is within the predetermined range. A watercraft capable of performing the method is also disclosed.
US08202131B2	Power line coupler The present invention relates to a power line coupler for coupling a pair of cables together. The coupler comprises a protector for receiving and protecting the cables. A clamp is provided for clamping the protector and cables together. In many embodiments, the protector comprises an inner tube in which the cables can be inserted from opposite sides. In one embodiment, the clamp comprises an outer tube in which the protector is located.
US08202125B2	Card connector having an improved spring arm A card connector includes a first inserting slot (151) for insertion of a first memory card (200) with first terminals (3) extending thereinto; a second inserting slot (152) for insertion of a second memory card (300) with second terminals (4) extending thereinto; and a partition wall (14) located between the first and second inserting slots for separating the first and second inserting slots. The partition wall has one spring arm (142) integrally extending therefrom and located between the first and second inserting slots, when one of the first and second memory cards (200, 300) is inserted into the corresponding one of the first and second inserting slots (151, 152), the spring arm (142) protrudes into the other one of the first and second inserting slots (151, 152) so as to prevent the other one of the first and second memory cards from being inserted into the other one of the first and second inserting slots.
US08202124B1	Contact and receptacle assembly for a vehicle charging inlet A contact is provided having a tubular body that defines an internal cavity. The body is configured for elastically deforming to receive a terminal within the cavity. An elongate member extends from the body. A retention tab extends from the elongate member; and includes a slot formed therein for receiving a lead of an electrical component. A circuit is also provided, which includes a pair of the contacts that are connected to the electrical component. A receptacle assembly is provided for supporting the circuit. A method is also provided for forming the contact and assembling the circuit to the receptacle assembly.
US08202123B1	Connector A connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of terminals assembled in the insulating housing, and a shielding shell curved from a metal plate to show a substantially rectangular tubular shape with a receiving space therein. Two free ends of the metal plate are acted as a pair of jointing plates end-to-end jointed with each other. Two end edges of the jointing plates jointed together each have a portion bent downward beyond a level plane of the jointing plates and then extended overstride the joint of the jointing plates to form a reinforcing portion. The reinforcing portion of one jointing plate is superposed against a bottom face of the other jointing plate and further welded with the other jointing plate together to ensure the jointing plates firmly jointed with each other. The insulating housing with the terminals is inserted rearward in the receiving space of the shielding shell.
US08202118B2	Differential electrical connector assembly A differential connector has a plurality of rows. Each row includes a plurality of signal conductors provided as differential pairs. Each signal conductor has a first contact end connectable to a printed circuit board, a second contact end, and an intermediate portion having a first width. For each differential pair, one first contact end lies along a first line parallel to the plurality of rows and the other first contact end lies along a second line parallel to and spaced from the first line. The differential connector further includes a plurality of ground conductors, with each ground conductor corresponding to a differential pair. Each ground conductor has a first contact end connectable to the printed circuit board, a second contact end, and an intermediate portion having a second width that is at least twice the first width.
US08202116B2	Connector for being capable of use for a portion to connect a power harness, which is used for large power transmission A connector includes a metallic male terminal housing with a plurality of first joining terminals aligned and accommodated therein, a female terminal housing with a plurality of second joining terminals aligned and accommodated therein, a stacked structure that when the male terminal housing is mated into the female terminal housing, within the male terminal housing, the plural first joining terminals an the plural second joining terminals face each other to form pairs, respectively, at one surface thereof, and the first joining terminals and the second joining terminals are disposed alternately, and an electricity screening plate disposed between the stacked structure and the male terminal housing to cover a side surface of the stacked structure facing the male terminal housing.
US08202111B2	Connector and cable assembly A connector with which a cable assembly with suppressed generation of a noise during high-speed signal transmission can be formed, and a cable assembly using the connector. The connector includes: a substrate; multiple signal terminals provided parallel to each other on one surface of the substrate; and a ground layer provided on another surface of the substrate Each of the signal terminals and the ground layer are disposed in such a manner that at least a portion of the ground layer and at least a portion of each of the signal terminals are superposed on each other with the substrate therebetween. Multiple holes are formed in the portion of the ground layer superposed on each of the signal terminals. A largest diameter of each of the holes is smaller than a distance between the centers of the signal terminals adjacent to each other.
US08202110B2	Block-out cover and removal tool A block-out cover is installed in a jack module to prevent entry of undesirable objects. The block-out cover includes at least one window and at least one locking arm. The locking arm secures the cover to the jack module. The window receives a removal tool designed to remove the cover from the jack module. The removal tool includes a body, a lever secured to the body to engage the cover and a prong with a cam surface. The cam surface of the prong deflects the cover from locking engagement with the jack module allowing the removal tool to remove the block-out cover.
US08202105B2	Electrical connector with floating contact An electrical connector is provided for mounting on a printed circuit. The electrical connector includes a housing having a mating face, a mounting face, and an interior cavity. The mounting face is configured to be mounted on the printed circuit. A port extends through the mating face into the interior cavity. The interior cavity is defined by an interior wall of the housing. An electrical contact is held by the housing. The electrical contact includes a mating segment and a mounting segment. The mating segment extends within the interior cavity of the housing. The mating segment includes an exterior surface and a mating interface positioned proximate the port. At least a portion of the mounting segment extends along the mounting face of the housing for engagement with the printed circuit. A clearance exists between the exterior surface of the mating segment and the interior wall of the housing. The mating segment is movable within the interior cavity relative to the housing via the clearance.
US08202104B2	Electrical socket The present invention relates to an electric socket having at least two insertion holes of upper lid, a base with two axles, two insertion objects, a touch tone loop and a movable element. The insertion object has two elastic plates and two contact plates, the contact plates respectively have a contact portion; the touch tone loop comprises two movable plates and two fixture plates. The movable plates respectively have a contact portion; the fixture plates respectively have a contact portion corresponding to the contact portion of the contact plates, and a contact portion corresponding to the contact portion of the movable plates. The movable element has two bars, two blocks and two elastic elements. The bar has an end connected to the movable plate and the other end thereof connected to the block. By using an assembly of a insertion object, a touch tone loop and a moveable element to control contact or non-contact of the contacting portion of the touch tone loop with the contact portion of the insertion object for connection or non-connection of the loop formed by the insertion object, the fixture plate and the movable plate, and thereby achieve prevention of electric shock by accidentally plugging wrong object.
US08202103B2	Electrical connector with ejector An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) having a base portion (11) and a tongue portion (12) extending forwardly from the base portion along a mating direction, a number of contacts (2) assembled in the insulative housing, and an ejector (4) comprising a slider (41), a pin member (43), and at least one spring element (42) for cooperatively ejecting a mating component. The slider has a rear lengthwise portion (411) extending along the mating direction and a front transverse portion (412) perpendicular to the mating direction. The lengthwise portion is moveably assembled on the base portion, and the transverse portion is positioned upon the tongue portion for being pushed by the mating component.
US08202102B2	Earth terminal An earth terminal is disclosed. The earth terminal includes a fixing member fixed to a vehicle body by a bolt, a barrel member to which an earth wire is inserted and fixed, and a cut member for connecting the fixing member and the barrel member, in which the cut member is broken or disengaged by bending. Since the cut member is bent and broken, if necessary, the earth wire is easily and conveniently disengaged from the vehicle body to enhance a disengaging performance of a wire harness.
US08202100B2	Electrical connector connecting two board shaped device An electrical connector includes a lengthwise insulating housing defining a central axis along a lengthwise direction and two groups of terminals disposed in the base portion. The housing includes a base portion and two mounting portions at opposite ends of the base portion. Each conductive terminal includes a retaining portion retained in the base portion, and a first and a second contacting portion extending oppositely from the retaining portion. The two groups of terminals are located at two sides of the central axis and the first contacting portions expose to a first surface of the base portion and the second contacting portions expose to a second surface opposite to the first surface of the base portion.
US08202098B2	Method of model scaling for an automated essay scoring system A method and system for customizing an automated essay scoring system are disclosed. Relative weights may be assigned to a plurality of features for a plurality of benchmark essay responses. Based on the relative weights, automated scores may be determined for one or more first essay responses to a first prompt. The automated scores may be scaled based on one or more scoring standards for the first prompt. A scaled automated score may be assigned for a second essay response to the first prompt based on the scaled automated scores for the one or more first essay responses.
US08202096B2	Big canyon balloon An educational tool for teaching students may include a tarp portion, an inflatable being positioned on the tarp portion, the inflatable portion including a first end section positioned on a first end of the inflatable portion, a river section connected to the first end section, a middle section connected to the river section, and a second end section connected to the middle section. The river section may include a top river section and a bottom river section, and the top river section may be independently inflatable with respect to the bottom river section. The first end section may include a first contour portion, and the middle section may include a second contour portion. The second end section may include a third contour portion to cooperate with the second contour portion, and the second end section may include a fourth contour portion. The river portion may include a pullout portion, and the educational tool may include a tunnel baffle adapted to allow users to walk in a passageway of the tunnel baffle. The tunnel baffle may cooperate with the middle and second end section in order to form a classroom.
US08202092B2	Periodontal surgery operation methods and instruments The present invention relates generally to methods of performing periodontal surgeries, and instruments for performing said surgeries. A method of performing periodontal surgery to correct a gingival defect of a patient according to a general embodiment comprises the steps of making an incision at or near a fornix of the patient near the gingival defect, inserting an instrument into the incision to detach a flap, advancing the flap horizontally without enlarging the incision, elevating a papilla within the flap, stretching the flap to cover the gingival defect, and pressing against the flap to promote fibrin formation. An instrument for performing periodontal surgery according to one general embodiment comprises a handle, a first shank connecting to and extending from the handle, a connector section, and a blade section. The connector section further comprises a first end and a second end, wherein the first end connects to the first shank at a first angle, and the second end connects to the blade section at a second angle. Further, the blade section is approximately perpendicular to a plane formed by the handle and the connector section, and a cutting surface of the blade section is parallel to the second end of the connector section.
US08202091B2	Dental treatment trays comprising silicone elastomeric material Non-customized dental treatment trays used to provide a desired treatment are formed from elastomeric silicone or silicone-like material. They may be injection molded from a two-part liquid silicone composition or a silicone-like TPE material (e.g., preferably SEBS and/or VERSAflex thermoplastic elastomer). The dental treatment trays possess high adaptability, flexibility, softness, and elastic elongation while also exhibiting resiliency in order to readily conform to the ridges, depressions and contours of a person's teeth during use. The trays possess a greater ability to adhere to a person's teeth compared to non-elastomeric thermoplastic materials. Due to their high adaptability and conformability, the non-customized dental trays behave like a semi-custom dental tray when placed over conformed to a person's teeth, particularly when used in combination with a sticky, viscous treatment composition.
US08202090B2	Artificial tooth medicating apparatus for controlling, regulating, sensing, and releasing medical agents into the body An artificial tooth apparatus for dispensing medicating agents to the body through the patient's jaw bone comprising a mechanical movement and kinetic mainspring winder, a tourbillon mechanism, a electronic regulator, and a pump mechanism arranged and configured to allow any medicating agent to be dispensed from the apparatus in a highly controlled and regulated manner according to input received by the electronic regulator and the patient's specific pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic attributes. Multiple artificial teeth or a comprehensive bridge with several chambers may be used in cases where a polypharmaceutical approach is needed.
US08202089B2	Supraosseous dental implant The supra-osseous dental implant has a laminar elongated plate with a central, substantially rigid part extending perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the elongated plate. An upright extending shank is fixed to the central part. A dental prosthetic can be fixed to the shank. The plate also has two lateral anchoring parts extending by two thin arms from each side of the central part. The arms are malleable and flexible relative to the central part such that the plate can bridge over a jawbone in a transverse direction to the bone crest. The anchoring parts are a vestibular anchoring part and a lingual or palate anchoring part. The anchoring parts have holes and recesses for positioning at least two anchoring screws in the lingual or palate side of the jaw bone and at least four anchoring screws in the vestibular side.
US08202080B2	Stackable valve system A blow molding machine having the valves integrated into the valve block is disclosed. The valve pistons form annular rings stacked vertically along the stretch rod axis. The valve pistons activate by moving up/down along the stretch rod axis. The valve seat for each vertically stacked valve is formed radially around the stretch rod.
US08202074B2	In-mold molded product coating mold and in-mold molded product coating forming method An in-mold molded product coating mold includes a sealing portion molding cavity being positioned outside apart from a mold cavity while including a first molding surface which extends from a parting surface of the mold cavity in a mold mating direction of a stationary mold and a movable mold and is formed at either one of the stationary mold and the movable mold. A second molding surface extends from the parting surface in a mold opening/closing direction of the mold cavity and is formed at the other of the above-described two molds. A third molding surface connects the first molding surface and the second molding surface to each other, and forms a sealing portion for sealing the first and second molding surfaces by filling a resin identical to or different from a resin. Pressers are provided for pressing a pressing surface of the sealing portion defined by the third molding surface under a predetermined pressure, so as to bring the sealing portion into press-contact with the first and second molding surfaces, respectively.
US08202072B2	Lubricant-tight vane rotary vacuum pump A lubricant-tight vane rotary vacuum pump, includes a pump stage (17) having a pump stage housing (10) with a gas inlet, compression chamber (11), and a gas outlet (51), a channel (50) connecting the compression chamber (11) with the gas outlet (51), and a groove (54) at least partially surrounding a mouth of the connecting channel (50) that opens into the gas outlet (51), so that lubricant, which is tossed out of the compression chamber, is collected in the groove (54) and re-entry of the lubricant back into the compression chamber (11) is prevented.
US08202071B2	Motor-driven scroll type compressor In a motor-driven scroll type compressor, a rotary shaft includes a first opening at a position adjacent to a front end of the rotary shaft and facing an inner surface of a bearing for rotatably supporting the front end of the rotary shaft, a second opening at a position adjacent to a rear end of the rotary shaft and communicating with a back pressure chamber provided in front of a movable scroll member in a housing of the compressor, a communication passage interconnecting the first opening and the second opening, and a throttle formed by a clearance between the first opening and the inner surface of the bearing.
US08202070B2	Spherical positive displacement rotary machine A positive displacement rotary machine with a body having an internal spherical cavity, a rotor, and a ring working cavity formed by the body and the rotor. The working cavity is functionally divided into bypass and propulsion halves. A separator embodied in the form of a wobble plate is mounted in the working cavity at an angle to the rotor. A piston with a sealable through-slot for the separator passage is mounted in a slot made in the rotor. Multiple openings made through the separator in the propulsion half of the cavity make the separator transparent for the working medium flow. The openings are small enough so the separator seals the through-slot of the piston. The configuration allows for one input port and one output port on the opposite sides of the separator in the bypass half to make the supply steady.
US08202067B2	Oil pump for a refrigerating compressor Oil pump for hermetic refrigerating compressor comprising a tubular sleeve having an upper portion affixed to at least one of the parts of crankshaft and rotor, and a lower portion having a lower end immersed in the lubricant oil, said tubular sleeve being provided with an inner surface presenting, along at least part of its longitudinal extension, at least one helical groove upwardly extending from the lower end; and a pump body disposed inside the tubular sleeve and defining, with the adjacent helical groove of the tubular sleeve, a lubricant oil ascending channel, said pump body presenting a lower end portion mounted to one of the parts of shell, cylinder block and stator, so as to be freely displaced within the tubular sleeve, in radial directions orthogonal to the crankshaft and rotatively locked in relation to the rotor.
US08202063B2	Base plate for power equipment configured for mounting an engine and a tool A pressure washer includes an engine having a vertical shaft and a pump designed to be powered by the engine. Additionally, the pressure washer includes a base plate, where the engine is coupled to the base plate with a first set of fasteners and the pump is independently coupled to the base plate with a second set of fasteners. The base plate is designed to allow the engine to be unfastened and removed from the base plate without also unfastening the pump.
US08202061B2	Control system and method for pump output pressure control A pump system includes pump having a control feature which, responsive to a supply of pressurized working fluid, reduces the pressure of the working fluid pressurized by the pump. The control feature is connected to the output of the pump by a regulating valve. The control feature receives pressurized working fluid to decrease the output of the pump in response to the pressure of the supplied working fluid. A regulating valve selectively connects the pressurized working fluid to the control feature. The regulating valve has a control port to receive pressurized working fluid from the pump to urge the valve to a closed position against a biasing force. A controllable valve is operable to interrupt the supply of pressurized working fluid to control port to alter the output pressure of the pump.
US08202060B2	Compressor having a high pressure slide valve assembly A compressor having a high pressure slide valve assembly is disclosed. The slide valve assembly includes: a volume slide valve mechanism, the mechanism slidably movable to control compressor volume ratio and power input to the compressor. The assembly also includes a capacity slide valve mechanism that is in operational association with the volume slide valve mechanism, the capacity slide valve mechanism slidably movable to control compressor capacity. At least one of the volume slide valve mechanism and the capacity slide valve mechanism includes at least one groove or channel, and the at least one groove or channel provides for lubrication to ensure relative movement between the slide mechanisms in a high pressure environment. A method of controlling compressor volume ratio, power input and capacity in a compressor operating in a high pressure environment is also disclosed.
US08202058B2	Variable displacement piston machine with a sensor A variable displacement axial piston machine. The variable displacement axial piston machine includes a cylinder block with at least one main cylinder and main piston, a swash plate, a plunger arrangement with a plunger and auxiliary cylinder, and a sensor. The swash plate is arranged to effect movement of the main piston in the main cylinder upon rotation of the swash plate relative to the cylinder arrangement. The plunger is arranged to tilt the swash plate relative to the cylinder arrangement and to control a stroke of the main cylinder in the main piston. To provide a simple and reliable measurement of displacement of the main piston in the main cylinder, the invention provides a sensor element which is fixed in the auxiliary cylinder and which is adapted to sense movement of the plunger therein.
US08202057B2	Oil-free scroll compressor An oil-free scroll compressor prevents wraps from being broken and provides improved reliability. The oil-free scroll compressor includes an orbiting scroll member and fixed scroll members, and has compression channels into which water is injected each formed between the intake port and exhaust port provided in the fixed scroll member. The oil-free scroll compressor includes temperature sensors each of which detects temperature in the compression channel, regulating valves each of which controls ratio of the amount of the water to be injected into the respective compression channels to the total amount of the water to be injected into the compression channels, and controller which controls the opening degrees of the regulating valves such that a difference between the detected temperatures from the compression channels is small.
US08202055B2	Fan and impeller A fan includes a housing, an impeller and a motor. The impeller includes a hub, a ring and a plurality of flat blades. The ring surrounds the hub without substantial contact therewith and is connected to the hub by at least one connecting arm. The flat blades are disposed on the ring and the active surface of each flat blade has an imaginary extending lines which is which is tangent to a rim of the hub.
US08202053B2	Micro-electromechanical current sensing apparatus An apparatus includes an optical portion disposed on a carrier portion. The optical portion includes an optical path of and a magneto-sensitive element within the optical path. A light source is disposed on the carrier portion in operative communication with a first end of the optical path, and a photo-detector is disposed on the carrier portion in operative communication with a second end of the optical path.
US08202052B2	Three-part stator blade A blade for a stator in a torque converter, including: a first blade segment connected to an inner circumferential section of the stator; at least one second blade segment, separately formed from the first blade segment, and connected to the inner circumferential section; and a third blade segment, separately formed from the first and second blade segments, and connected to the inner circumferential section. In some aspects, the first, second, and third blade segments include respective outer radial portions and the outer radial portions are fixedly connected. In some aspects, the first and second blade segments are in contact and the second and third blade segments are in contact. In some aspects, the first, second, and third blade segments include respective edges and the first and second blade segments are in contact along the respective edges and the second and third blade segments are in contact along the respective edges.
US08202049B2	Independent blade pitch control A system and method are provided to increase efficiency of turbines in wind farms. A sensor is configured to generate a wind map of an inflow of wind. A controller is configured to generate a control signal based the wind map. A pitch adjustment device configured to adjust pitch of a blade of the turbine based on the control signal.
US08202045B2	Blower fan for low profile environment According to some embodiments, a method and system are provided to receive an airflow at a blower fan via an axial fan, and expel the airflow via a blower fan. The blower fan comprises a hub associated with an axis of rotation, and the axial fan comprises the hub.
US08202040B2	Pump header and implementation thereof A header body for use in fluid circulation systems such as a hydronic heating system is provided in which the header body is configured to couple fluid flow to individual fluid circuits of the system. In one embodiment, the header body comprises a suction chamber with a fluid passage through which fluid flows as between one or more header bodies coupled together to form a manifold. A valve is disposed in the suction chamber, wherein in one example the valve comprises a valve body that is supported by portions of the suction chamber on opposite sides of the fluid passage. The valve body is configured with an aperture that is aligned with the fluid passage in a first and second operating state, one of which decouples the fluid circuit from the system.
US08202038B2	Variable turbo supercharger and method of driving the same A hydraulic servo drive device for driving a swing mechanism of a variable geometry turbocharger includes a servo piston connected to a driveshaft of the swing mechanism and a pilot spool that is accommodated in a center hole of the servo piston and slides by pilot pressure. A first hydraulic chamber to and from which pressure oil flows are provided in a housing. The servo piston separately includes a pressure port for introducing pressure oil from an outside, a first piston port for intercommunicating the center hole and the first hydraulic chamber, a second piston port for intercommunicating the center hole and the second hydraulic chamber, and a return port for exiting pressure oil.
US08202037B2	Steam turbine and method for operation of a steam turbine Disclosed is a steam turbine comprising an exterior housing and an interior housing. The exterior housing and the interior housing are provided with a fresh steam supply duct. A rotor that encompasses several impeller blades and a thrust-compensating piston is rotably mounted within the interior housing. The interior housing is equipped with several guide blades that are disposed such that a flow duct comprising several blade stages, each of which comprises a series of impeller blades and a series of guide blades, is formed along a specific direction of flow. The interior housing is further equipped with a recirculation duct which is embodied as a pipe that communicates between a space located between the interior housing and the exterior housing and the flow duct downstream of a blade stage. The interior housing is additionally equipped with a supply duct that is configured as a pipe which communicates between the space located between the interior housing and the exterior housing and an antechamber of the thrust-compensating piston located between the thrust-compensating piston of the rotor and of the interior housing.
US08202033B2	Cowl cross member mounting unit The present invention features, in preferred aspects, a cowl cross member mounting unit that includes an adjustment bolt for suitably absorbing a tolerance occurring when a vehicle body panel and a cowl cross member are suitably coupled with each other, and a cap maintaining the coupling between the adjustment bolt and a fixing nut.
US08202020B2	Traffic control marker with delineator and ground stake A traffic control assembly for marking roadways or other marking areas is shown generally having a base, a stake, a pin, a collar, and a flexible marker that extends substantially vertically from the base when in a non-impacted and non-deformed state. The pin passes through pin holes in the stake, collar, and marker when the traffic assembly is installed. The traffic control assembly has fewer parts and is thus easier to install and replace. The pin is in contact with the base to provide support to the stake and prevent it from listing when the assembly is struck by a vehicle.
US08202019B2	Vehicle arresting device A vehicle arresting device comprises a net intended to be laid flat on the ground in the path of an oncoming vehicle to be arrested. Two rows of barbed spikes are attached to the net along its leading edge. When a vehicle runs over the device the spikes lodge in its front tires and the net is caused to wrap around the front wheels, eventually being pulled tight under the vehicle so that the tension in the net prevents further rotation of the wheels and the vehicle is brought to a stop. The net is manufactured such that in its deployed condition it has sufficient lateral stretch to allow it to become fully wrapped around the front wheels before the tension builds up to a level at which there might otherwise be a risk of the spikes being pulled from the tires.
US08202016B2	Grill brush A grill brush having a brush handle with a handle end and a brush end, the brush head having a fluid reservoir, a brush handle conduit and a valve located therein; a reservoir cap removeably attached to the handle end of the brush handle; the valve being in fluid communication with the reservoir; the brush handle conduit being in fluid communication with the valve; a brush head; a bristle holding member; a brush bristle surface located on the bristle holding member; a brush head conduit located in the brush head, and in fluid communication with the brush handle conduit; a plurality of groups of bristles emanating from the brush bristle surface; a plurality of orifices located on the brush bristle surface, and in communication with the brush head conduit; and a scraper is provided herein.
US08202015B2	Media tray assembly and a printer having the same A media tray assembly for a printer includes an output tray that is removably and pivotally mounted onto an input tray. The output tray is configured such that it can be easily installed into and quickly removed from the printer. In addition, the output tray can be pivoted upward from a substantially horizontal position and latched into an inclined position in one continuous motion by a user.
US08202014B2	Recording apparatus A recording apparatus includes a recording head, a holding tray on which a first recording material is set and which is configured to be advanced and retracted in a linear path between a first position wherein it opposes the recording head and a second position wherein it is retracted from the first position, a reverse transporting portion for transporting a second recording material which is set under the second position while reversing the second recording material in a U shape, and a path forming member for guiding the reversed, another recording material to the linear path after the recording material is bypassed above the second position.
US08202010B2	Connector component for optical fiber, manufacturing method thereof and optical member A connector component for optical fibers has good dimensional accuracy and parallelism. The connector component includes a base material. The base material is provided with at least two holes for inserting and fixing optical fibers therein. The base material is made of quartz glass. Inner components are arranged for forming holes for inserting optical fibers in a die for forming an outer form of the connector component with a dimensional accuracy equal to or less than 2 μm. Slurry is poured into the die, the slurry including quartz powder, a resin binder, a dispersant, water and a curing agent. The poured slurry is cured and heated under vacuum so as to vitrify the cured slurry to obtain the quartz glass.
US08202009B2	MPO type optical fiber adapter An MPO type optical fiber adapter according to the present invention is provided. The main body of the MPO type adapter is unitary thereby avoiding the prior art problem that the stresses cause the two halves of the adapter to separate from each other after time.
US08202007B2	Multiple row, axially biased angular ball bearing and method for production thereof A multiple-row and axially biased angular ball bearing with a one-piece outer ring and an inner ring that has two inner ring halves. In order to facilitate an easy and precise setting of the desired pretensioning force and to produce a transport-safe mount cartridge, it is intended that the axial distance of at least two close-end contact surfaces of the angular ball bearing should be equal to zero in the pretensioned state, and that the axial distance of at least two close-end contact surfaces of the angular ball bearing should be greater than zero in a nonpretensioned state.
US08202005B2	Bearing module for a vacuum pump A bearing module for supporting a rapidly rotatable shaft of a vacuum pump includes a rolling bearing for supporting rotatably the shaft, a reservoir for a lubricant having an element forming a sliding contact with a delivery structure supported on the shaft for delivery of the lubricant in the rolling bearing under action of centrifugal forces generated during rotation of the shaft, and a radial delivery element provided on a side of the rolling bearing opposite a side of the bearing at which the delivery structure is located, for returning the lubricant to the reservoir.
US08202001B1	Self-opening bag pack and method thereof Disclosed herein is a self-opening bag pack comprising a plurality of bags comprising or obtainable from a polymer composition comprising an effective amount of medium density polyethylene. Each of the bags may include a front wall, a rear wall, a bottom portion integrally connected with both the front wall and the rear wall, and a bag mouth opposed to the bottom portion, wherein the front and rear walls being integrally joined at their sides; and at least a portion of the outer surface of the front and rear walls of each of the bags having been surface-treated. The process of making the self-opening bag pack is also disclosed.
US08201997B1	Imaging temperature sensing system An imaging temperature sensing system having at least one imaging component and at least one temperature sensing component, thus providing means for implementing temperature sensing and imaging within a single device.
US08201995B2	Method and system for a temperature sensing crystal integrated circuit with digital temperature output Aspects of a method and system for a temperature sensing crystal Integrated circuit with digital temperature output are provided. In this regard, an indication of temperature may be generated in an integrated circuit (IC) comprising a memory, a crystal or crystal oscillator, and at least a portion of an analog-to-digital converter. The temperature indication may be digitized via the analog-to-digital converter. Operation of one or more circuits may be controlled based on the digital temperature indication. The digital temperature indication may be communicated over a communication bus. An analog portion of the analog-to-digital converter may be integrated in the IC and may comprise, for example, a delta-sigma modulator. A digital portion of the analog-to-digital converter may be external to the IC and may comprise, for example, a digital filter.
US08201992B2	Sensor device and method for qualitative and quantitative analysis of gas phase substances New sensors and methods for qualitative and quantitative analysis of multiple gaseous substances simultaneously with both high selectivity and high sensitivity are provided. The new sensors rely on a characteristic difference in energy between the interaction of a particular substance with a catalyst coated heat transfer device (HTD) and a non-catalyst coated (or one coated with a different catalyst) reference HTD. Molecular detection is achieved by an exothermic or endothermic chemical or physical reaction between the catalytic surface of the sensor and the molecule, tending to induce a temperature change of the sensor. Both high temperature and non-destructive low temperature detection are possible. The magnitude and rate of endothermic or exothermic heat transfer from a specific molecule-catalyst interaction is related to molecular concentration.
US08201991B2	Frequency corrector and clocking apparatus using the same In a frequency corrector, a counter divides a clock signal CK to be input into a fraction of a natural number larger than one to generate a signal having a clock frequency. The counter corrects the number of clock pulses of the signal having the clock frequency in response to a correction signal to output a first frequency-divided signal. A frequency divider circuit divides the first divided signal to output a unit time signal having another frequency and another frequency-divided signal Db composed of plural frequencies. A correction timing generator decodes the both divided signals to detect a correction timing for the first divided signal, and generates plural correction timing signals different in timing from each other. A correction signal generator generates the correction signal in response to the correction timing signals and correction values to provide the correction signal to the counter.
US08201987B2	Batter shaking apparatus A kitchen shaking apparatus includes a housing, a controllable oscillating actuator contained in the housing, a platform mechanically coupled to the controllable oscillating actuator, and a plurality of adjustable coacting restraining arms operably coupled to the housing. Each of the restraining arms including a vertical segment and a horizontal segment and is positioned and configured to allow the vertical segment to contact an object on the platform. A speed control is configured to control frequency of oscillation of the actuator. A timer control is configured to control duration of operation of the actuator. A locking mechanism releasably locks at least one adjustable restraining arm at a user-selectable position. A removable pad is attached to the top surface of the platform. After shaking mixed ingredients using the apparatus, the ingredients are devoid of substantial air pockets and the consistency is improved for an enhanced processed food product.
US08201986B2	Warm mix asphalt production system and method A warm mix asphalt plant comprising a counter-flow drum, apparatus for precisely metering flows of A/C and water, an asphalt expander with no moving internal parts where a circular curtain of flowing clean water is mixed with a coaxial circular curtain of moving heated A/C to create asphalt foam which is heated and mixed inside a lower portion of the asphalt expander and then distributed to cover aggregate inside the counter-flow drum.
US08201981B2	Projection module for a motor vehicle headlight The invention relates to a projection module for a headlight. The module generates light distributions with light sources switchable independently. In order to generate a first distribution, light from a first group is coupled into an optical element in the beam path. The optical element has a reflecting underside having a contour corresponding to the bright-dark boundary. The light coupled out from the optical element is projected by a lens for generating the first distribution. A further light group is additionally activated in order to generate a second distribution. The light emitted by this group illuminates a region of the light distribution above the bright-dark boundary. Part of the light from this group is coupled into the optical element, mixes there with the light from the first group and is then coupled out together to generate an unsharp bright-dark boundary.
US08201978B2	Lamp with a box-like lamp housing element and a light outlet element A luminaire having a box-like luminaire housing for receiving at least one elongate light source and at least one reflector surface arranged—seen from the region to be illuminated—neighboring the light source, the luminaire housing forms a light exit opening which is closed by a light exit element. The light exit element has in a first emission region, located in substance in front of the light source, a first light emission characteristic, and has in a second emission region, separate from the first emission region, a second light emission characteristic different with respect to the first light emission characteristic.
US08201976B2	Heat-dissipating apparatus A heat-dissipating apparatus for a vehicle lamp includes: a heat-dissipating apparatus including: an LED-mounting block having an LED mounted thereon; a thermally conductive material disposed adjacent to the LED-mounting block for transmitting heat generated by the LED; and a heat sink disposed adjacent to the thermally conductive material for dissipating the heat transmitted by the thermally conductive material, wherein at least one concave portion is formed in one side of the LED-mounting block which is adjacent to the thermally conductive material, one side of the heat sink which is adjacent to the thermally conductive material, or both. The thermally conductive material is inserted in the concave portion or portions.
US08201975B1	LED lighting fixture with rotating terminal block A LED lighting fixture with a rotating terminal block is revealed. The LED lighting fixture includes a housing with a connection hole on one end. Positioning teeth are arranged at an inner edge of the connection hole and a rotating shaft sleeve with a stop flange against the connection hole is mounted in the connection hole. Moreover, positioning teeth corresponding to the positioning teeth of the connection hole are disposed on an inner side of the stop flange. A threaded segment threaded with a terminal block for connection and positioning is set on an outer edge of the rotating shaft sleeve. Thus the housing can be rotated directly and the positioning teeth of the housing and the positioning teeth of the rotating shaft sleeve are engaged and locked with each other so as to make the housing rotate around the terminal block. Therefore, the lighting angle is adjusted optimally.
US08201974B1	Pan-tilt spotlight The disclosed pan-tilt spotlight is a sealed, remote controlled unit which allows continuous 360° rotation (pan) of visible or infrared (IR) light sources as well as vertical (tilt) aiming of the light sources 65° above horizontal and 25° below horizontal. The light sources are solid state (LEDs) which are energy efficient and extremely durable in the field, requiring little maintenance. Light shields are employed to control stray light, thereby enhancing the stealth of the spotlight in covert operations. The rotating parts of the spotlight are supported at several locations spaced from the axis of rotation in a manner that re-directs forces that would otherwise be carried by the shaft. Temperature sensitive current regulators and robust thermal design protect the LEDs from heat damage. Sophisticated motor control allows fast and precise positioning of the light beam and worm final drive gears keep the light beam in position.
US08201972B2	LED molded tree branches with blossoms A decorative tree has a trunk, a plurality of double limbs and individual limbs connected to the trunk, and controlling electronics. Each double limb includes two individual limbs joined at a branch joint. Each individual limb has a plurality of flexible lamp stems and a molded branch formed around a structural rod. The lamp stem has two insulated wires, has a stiffening rod wrapped in a smooth sheath, and terminates in a molded lamp holder that supports an LED. Each lateral lamp stem connects to the molded branch at a molded branch fork and the tip lamp stem connects to an end of the stiffening rod. The controlling electronics provide an operating signal to the LED, which preferably causes the LED to sequentially emit more than one color in a repeated sequence.
US08201971B2	Multiple LED bulb with thermal management features An LED bulb assembly device having thermal management features. The device and methods for its manufacture are provided. The device consists of a machined base element that accepts a circuit board, a divider element, a heatsink element, and an LED assembly. The LED assembly includes a plurality of LEDs, but typically nine or eighteen. A reflector element encloses the internal components by positively engaging the base element. External electrical contact pins provide for electrical engagement with a compatible decorative lighting fixture.
US08201965B2	Modular light fixtures A modular light fixture having a construction that enables the same fixture to be used for standard on/off operation under control of a wall-mounted switch in a circuit by itself and/or with other fixtures and to be upgraded in “plug and play” fashion to operate independently of other fixtures in the same circuit and/or for stepped dimming. The modular construction of the fixture also allows for safety and ease of maintenance in that ballasts can be replaced without quickly and conveniently without exposing an electrician or maintenance worker to the internal wires of the fixture. The construction of the fixture also provides temperature management by isolating the temperature-sensitive components of the fixture from high temperatures while placing the lamps of the fixture in an enclosure, or shroud, in which temperature is contained so that the lamps operate efficiently. In the event the passive thermal management provided by the construction of the fixture is not enough to maximize the operating efficiency of the fixture and/or the service life of its components, the fixture is upgradeable, again in plug and play fashion, to provide active thermal management.
US08201963B2	Flashlight with photovoltaic power source A flashlight including a photovoltaic power source adapted to convert incident light energy to electrical energy and wherein the flashlight is configured such that the flashlight is induced to orient the photovoltaic power source to face upwards when the flashlight is placed on a generally horizontal surface. The flashlight can include a rechargeable battery pack so as to have a hybrid power supply. Also, a method of powering a flashlight including attaching at least one solar cell to a body of a flashlight, connecting the at least one solar cell to a battery such that electrical output of the solar cell can charge the battery, and connecting a switch and a lamp to the at least one solar cell and the battery such that a user can actuate the switch to connect the battery to the solar cell for charging of the battery or to the lamp for generation of light from the flashlight.
US08201962B2	Recessed downlight fixture frame assembly A recessed fixture frame mounting device comprises a first hanger bar connected to a first joist, a second hanger bar connected to a second joist, a recessed can light and junction box connected to the first and second hanger bars, the recessed can and the junction box movable about an axis extending between the first and second joists.
US08201961B2	Rotatable headlamp A rotatable headlamp includes a light head, a rechargeable power source, a mounting arrangement and a rechargeable dock. The light head includes a light housing having a light window, and a LED light source supported in the light housing to align with the light window. The mounting arrangement is movably coupled with the light housing to selectively adjust a light projecting orientation of the LED light source through the light window. The rechargeable dock, which is adapted for electrically connecting with an external power supply, has a docking cavity detachably receiving the light head to charge the rechargeable power source. A rotating member is further provided for detachably mounting to the mounting panel for selective adjusting the light projecting angle in three-dimensional manner.
US08201957B2	Lamp-based scent releasing system A lamp-based scent releasing system includes a housing with light holes, a lamp holder fixedly mounted inside the housing, a lamp bulb installed in the lamp holder, a power cable connected to the lamp holder for connection to an electric outlet to obtain the necessary working voltage for the lamp bulb, a heat-transfer tray fastened to the top open of the housing and holding an aromatic substance, and a heat-resistant protective cup surrounding the lamp bulb inside the housing and having radiation holes for guiding radiation heat from the lamp bulb toward the heat-transfer tray to heat the aromatic substance to release a scent.
US08201949B2	Projection-type image display apparatus A projection-type image display apparatus that projects an image onto a screen and includes a laser light source, an optical engine, a projection lens, and a control unit. The laser light source includes a plurality of light source units that respectively emit laser beams of different wavelengths. The optical engine combines the laser beams received from the light source and forms an image. An optical sensor is arranged in the optical engine to detect a physical property of a uniformly-scattered laser beam and outputs a physical property signal indicative of the detected physical property to the control unit. The control unit controls output powers of the light source units based on the physical property signal.
US08201947B2	Wavelength converter and green light source and projection apparatus using the same A wavelength converter includes a supporting substrate and a ferroelectric substrate, the ferroelectric substrate includes at least one waveguide facing the supporting substrate and at least one wavelength-filtering pattern positioned between the waveguide and the supporting substrate, the waveguide includes a plurality of inverted domains and non-inverted domains configured to convert an infrared light into a green light, and the infrared light emitted from the semiconductor laser enters the waveguide of the wavelength converter. For example, the wavelength-filtering pattern includes a Bragg grating.
US08201944B2	Method, device and arrangement for measuring the dynamic behavior of an optical system A method for measuring the dynamic behavior of an optical system is aimed at rendering the dynamic behavior of the optical system objectively detectable. To this end, the optical system to be measured is stimulated by stimuli whereby causing it to react, and the reaction is detected by means of a wave front analysis.
US08201942B2	System and method for identifying a position to insert a scleral prosthesis into an eye A method includes identifying an actual location of a ciliary body in a patient's eye. The method also includes identifying a position for a scleral prosthesis to be inserted into scleral tissue of the patient's eye based on the identified location of the ciliary body. The method could also include forming a scleral tunnel in the scleral tissue of the patient's eye based on the identified position and inserting the scleral prosthesis into the scleral tunnel. Identifying the actual location of the ciliary body could include illuminating a first portion of the patient's eye using illumination provided at a second portion of the patient's eye. The illumination provided at the second portion of the patient's eye may be provided through an eyelid of the patient and may travel under a cornea of the patient's eye to the first portion of the patient's eye.
US08201938B2	Eyeglasses with slot for detachable accessories An eyeglasses frame includes a frame front comprising end pieces, and temples coupled to the end pieces. At least one temple defines a slot for receiving a decorative or functional accessory. The accessory has a hook fastener that is inserted into the slot to removably attach the accessory to the temple.
US08201935B2	Image recording method The image recording method includes ejecting an ink to form an image on the surface of a recording layer of a recording medium; and then applying a glossiness imparting liquid on the surface of the recording medium. The ink includes a particulate colorant, a surfactant and water, and has a solid content of not lower than 6% by weight. The recording layer is located overlying a substrate including cellulose pulp as a main component and includes an inorganic pigment and a styrene-butadiene copolymer. The surface of the recording medium bearing the recording layer absorbs the ink in an amount of from 1 ml/m2 to 10 ml/m2 before coating the glossiness imparting liquid when the ink absorbing amount is measured with a dynamic scanning absorptometer at a contact time of 500 ms.
US08201933B2	Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting head includes a head body, a supply member having a first member, a second member, and a third member each having a liquid supply channel, the supply member including a first filter provided between the first member and the second member and a second filter provided between the second member and the third member; a first outer portion being provided between the first member and the second member, the first outer member being formed by integral molding for fixing the first member, the second member; a second outer portion being provided on the outer peripheries of the second member and the third member, the second outer portion being formed by integral molding for fixing the second member, the third member, and the second filter.
US08201927B2	Fluid ejecting apparatus and method for producing the fluid ejecting apparatus using an adhesive containing a hydrophilic function agent A fluid ejecting apparatus, contains: an ejecting head having a plurality of nozzles for ejecting a fluid and having a laminated structure in which a flow passage plate, in which a passage for the fluid is formed, is provided via an adhesive, in which the adhesive contains an adhesion resin, to which a hydrophilic function agent that gives hydrophilicity to the adhesive is added in a proportion of from 0.25 wt % to 5.0 wt %.
US08201926B2	Liquid ejecting head, liquid ejecting apparatus, and actuator A liquid ejecting head includes a flow channel forming substrate in which pressure generating chambers in communication with nozzles are formed; a piezoelectric element made up of a first electrode formed over the flow channel forming substrate, a piezoelectric layer formed over the first electrode and a second electrode formed over the piezoelectric layer; and a coating film provided by coating the piezoelectric element, wherein a hollow section formed by removing the coating film and a part of the second electrode is provided at an area opposite to the piezoelectric element, and an inclination angle θ1 of an end face of the coating film defining the hollow section with respect to the flow channel forming substrate and an inclination angle θ2 of an end face of the second electrode defining the hollow section satisfy a relationship of θ2<θ1.
US08201925B2	Ink jet print head having board with varying heat resistance An ink jet print head is provided which has a reduced size and still can prevent an overall temperature increase in a printing element board. To this end, among ink supply port arrays formed on both sides of each nozzle array, the heat resistance of the portion (beams) of the printing element board between the adjoining ink supply ports is lowered in those arrays that are close to the end portions of the common liquid chamber.
US08201924B2	Liquid diverter for flow through drop dispenser A liquid dispenser includes a liquid supply channel, a liquid dispensing channel including an outlet opening, and a liquid return channel. A liquid supply provides liquid under pressure from the liquid supply channel through the liquid dispensing channel to the liquid return channel. A selectively actuatable diverter member imparts heat energy directly to a first portion of the liquid to divert a second portion of the liquid toward outlet opening of the liquid dispensing channel.
US08201915B2	Method for evaluating discharge amount of liquid droplet discharging device A discharge amount evaluation method of a liquid droplet discharging device evaluates a discharge amount of a liquid discharged by the liquid droplet discharging device. The liquid includes at least one of a solution prepared by dissolving a solute in a solvent and a dispersion prepared by dispersing a dispersoid in a dispersion medium. The method includes discharging the liquid by the liquid droplet discharging device on a receiving layer of a test piece, the test piece including the receiving layer that absorbs at least one of the solvent and the dispersion medium as components included in the liquid and a base layer that is abutted with the receiving layer and that does not absorb the at least one component absorbed by the receiving layer in the components included in the liquid; and evaluating the discharge amount of the liquid based on a result obtained by evaluating an area of an absorbing portion where the at least one absorbed component has spread in the receiving layer.
US08201913B2	Drop detector In one embodiment, a drop ejector assembly includes a printhead, a drop zone immediately downstream from the printhead, an array of optical fibers exposed to the drop zone such that light scattered off drops in the drop zone illuminates at least some of the optical fibers in the array, and a photo detector operatively connected to the array of optical fibers for converting light from the optical fibers into an electrical signal. In another embodiment, a drop detector includes a light source for illuminating drops passing through a drop zone and a light sensor for sensing light scattered off drops in the drop zone. The length of drop zone is 3 mm or less and the light sensor has a cross sectional dimension less than the length of the drop zone.
US08201912B2	Liquid jet recording apparatus, liquid jet head unit, and liquid jet recording method A liquid jet recording apparatus adjusts the pressure of liquid jetted from a jetting portion toward a recording medium. The liquid jet recording apparatus has a pressure sensor provided in a tube between a liquid storing portion and a roller tube pump. The pressure of the liquid which flows through the tube is measured, and a pressure value is sent to a control portion. The pressure value is compared with lower limit values and upper limit values stored in a definition file stored in the control portion, and a corresponding drive signal is sent to a drive portion to drive the roller tube pump in a forward or a reverse direction to adjust the pressure of the liquid in the jetting portion.
US08201907B2	Recording apparatus A recording apparatus includes: a recording head having a recording element row in which multiple recording elements are disposed, with recording elements at dispersed positions in the recording element rows as blocks; a scanning unit configured to scan the recording head in a main scanning direction; a time-division driving unit configured to drive the recording elements in increments of blocks; a storing unit configured to store recording data; an obtaining unit configured to obtain information relating to the inclination of the recording element row relative to the main scanning direction; and a changing unit operable to change, in increments of individual recording elements, the storage position in the main scanning direction of recording data stored in the storing unit that is to be provided to recording elements of a group, which is configured of consecutive recording elements in each block in the recording element row, based on the obtained information.
US08201905B2	Head drive apparatus of ink jet printer, head driving method, and ink jet printer With an appropriate signal transmission form, a drive pulse output circuit is mounted to an ink jet head, so that waveform distortion of an actuator drive pulse for jet of ink drops is inhibited or prevented. Modulated signal data in memory is read to output a modulated signal, which is power-amplified by a digital power amplifier. The amplified digital signal is smoothed to be output to an actuator as a drive pulse. As a result, the digital power amplifier having high amplification efficiency efficiently amplifies the power of the modulated signal, thereby eliminating the need to use a cooling unit. The drive pulse output circuit can be mounted to the ink jet heads, thereby shortening the transmission path of an actuator drive pulse, which inhibits or prevents any waveform distortion of the drive pulse. The transmission of the modulated signal data DATA is implemented with a low frequency.
US08201900B2	Safety cabinet A safety cabinet has a box body having an open front side, a pair of doors hinged to the body and pivotal between closed positions closing the front side and open positions exposing the open front side, and a shelf slidable between an in position wholly contained in the body behind the open front side and an out position projecting forward at least partially from the open front side. A guide is provided on the shelf extending at an acute angle to the pullout direction, and an arm connected to one of the doors rides in the guide so that moving the one door into the respective open position pulls the drawer into the out position. A link connects the other door at least indirectly to the guide for pulling the other door into the respective open position on movement of the one door into the respective open position.
US08201897B2	Hill hold for an electric vehicle A method for braking an electric utility vehicle including a motor and an electromechanical brake. The method includes storing a value indicative of at least one of an amount of current, voltage, and power that is commanded to a motor of the electric utility vehicle to maintain the electric utility vehicle in a stopped state; engaging a parking brake function of an electromechanical brake after the storing; disabling the motor after the engaging; commanding the at least one of the current, voltage, and power to the motor at the stored value when an accelerator pedal is depressed; and disengaging the parking brake function after the commanding.
US08201895B2	Power supply architecture for aircraft brakes fitted with electromechanical actuators The invention relates to an architecture for powering aircraft brakes for an aircraft having at least two undercarriages, each having a certain number of wheels (L1, L2; R1, R2), each of the wheels being fitted with a brake having a certain number of electromechanical braking actuators (1, 2, 3, 4). The architecture has at least four power supply units that power groups of actuators taken from complementary groups of wheels.
US08201891B2	Leg rest and exercising device A leg rest and exercise apparatus constructed of an elongated planar member having concave depressions in one end thereof for receiving the legs of a user. The opposite end of the planar member has an irregular surface, preferably a plurality of protrusions, for engaging a support surface to prevent the apparatus from sliding during use.
US08201888B2	Vehicle seat fitting A fitting is specified, in particular for a vehicle seat, which has a first fitting part and a second fitting part that is rotatable around a rotary axis relative to the first fitting part, and which has at least one safety bolt that is movably guided in the radial direction on the first fitting part for the purpose of forming an interlock with the second fitting part. According to a first variant, at least one rotatable actuating cam is provided for radially supporting the safety bolt, which has outer, middle and inner support surfaces running in the circumferential direction, the support surfaces each having a radial offset relative to each other, and the step between the middle and the outer support surfaces forming a stop against the safety bolt. According to a further variant, fitting has an engagement means for retracting the safety bolt, which is designed as a link guiding the safety bolt, which includes a radial limiting surface that acts as a stop in interaction with the safety bolt. A fitting of this type is effectively protected against over-rotation.
US08201886B2	Lumbar support Lumbar support for a seat backrest, comprising a support basket (10) extending in the longitudinal direction of the seat backrest, a frame (12) to which the support basket (10) is mounted and an adjustment device (11) which changes the position of the support basket relative to the frame, the adjustment device including a plurality of adjustment members (60) some of which are movable with respect to one another.
US08201885B2	Seating for a passenger vehicle A seating arrangement for a passenger-carrying vehicle, especially aircraft. The arrangement provides a plurality of seating positions, a seating position comprising a seat and a footwell. The footwell of a first seating position is located beside the seat of a second seating position, the second seating position being located generally forward of the first seating position. Each seat is operable into a reclined state in which a leg-supporting component of the seat projects into the associated footwell. A tray assembly is associated with each console, the tray assembly being deployable from a stowed state in or on the console in which it is disposed generally parallel with a ground surface on which the seating arrangement rests during use.
US08201884B2	Capacitor type seat sensor A capacitor seat sensor includes a cushion pad for a vehicle seat, protective panels installed on an upper surface of the cushion pad, including upper, intermediate and lower sheets, and extending a predetermined distance beyond a front end of the cushion pad, conductive panels including a sensor antenna panel and a sensor guard panel which is respectively interposed between the upper and intermediate sheets of the protective panels and between the intermediate and lower sheets of the protective panels to detect the presence of an occupant on the cushion pad, and a fastener for fastening front end portions of the protective panels onto a lower end of the cushion pad so as to prevent the conductive panels from wrinkling.
US08201883B2	Adjusting device for a headrest of a motor vehicle seat An adjusting device for a headrest of a motor vehicle seat is specified. The adjusting device comprises, in a first variant, a capacitive proximity sensor integrated into or designed for integration into the headrest having at least three transmitting electrodes spaced apart vertically from one another and having a common receiving electrode. In a second variant of the adjusting device, the proximity sensor has at least three receiving electrodes spaced apart vertically from one another and has a common transmitting electrode. In both variants, the adjusting device also has an actuating drive for motorized vertical adjustment of the headrest relative to the vehicle seat, as well as a control unit. The control unit here is designed to drive the transmitting electrodes or transmitting electrode for emission of an alternating electric field to determine from the received electrical signals detected from the receiving electrode or the receiving electrodes, respective associated measured capacitance values that contain information about the capacitance produced between each of the transmitting electrodes or receiving electrodes and the common receiving electrode or transmitting electrode, and to drive the actuating drive to establish a vertical target position of the headrest relative to the head position of a vehicle occupant as a function of the measured capacitance values.
US08201882B2	Clutch mechanism for vehicle seat A clutch mechanism for a vehicle seat is provided. The clutch mechanism includes a pressure-receiving member rotatably assembled to a frame of a seatback of the vehicle seat, a connecting arm having a weight and a pin, and provided rotatably to the pressure-receiving member, and a swinging member provided rotatably to the frame, and including a rib which is formed with a cutout capable of receiving the pin. While inertia force occurring due to a crash of a vehicle from behind acts on the weight, when the pressure-receiving member rotates upon receipt of a seatback load of a passenger of the vehicle seat, the connecting arm moves along with the rotation of the pressure-receiving member so that the pin of the connecting arm pushes either one of an edge of the rib and a cutout of the rib while entering the cutout, to rotate the swinging member.
US08201880B2	Seat cushion covering structure A seat cushion covering structure includes a fabric seat cushion cover into which conductive fibers, electrically connected at one end to a conductive member, are woven, and a groove, which is formed in the seat cushion and into which the fabric seat cushion cover is tucked. The conductive member is provided in the groove.
US08201879B2	Tray system for child's high chair A high chair is equipped with a tray system incorporating a multiple tray structure that is positionally adjustable relative to the high chair structure. The tray system includes a smaller lower tray formed with rearwardly extending, horizontal posts that are received within horizontally aligned sockets in the high chair structure. The distal ends of the tray posts are provided with rollers, and the high chair sockets have rollers, to provide for a smooth insertion of the posts into the sockets. The larger upper tray is detachably mounted on the lower tray for positional adjustment with the lower tray by releasing the tray posts for movement within the high chair sockets. The larger tray is formed with a depression to allow access to the position adjustment actuator. A third tray can be supported on the larger tray to facilitate cleaning of the tray system.
US08201876B2	Passenger seat with single actuator seat mechanism A passenger seat includes a rigid frame, a seat pan supported by the frame and movable relative to the frame, a leg rest pivotally attached to a forward end of the seat pan, a seat back pivotally attached to a rearward end of the seat pan, and a single actuator linked to the leg rest such that extension of the actuator causes the leg rest to pivot forward, the seat pan to move forward, and the seat back to recline. A method of adjusting the passenger seat includes activating the actuator such that extension of the actuator causes the leg rest to pivot forward, the seat pan to move forward, and the seat back to recline.
US08201873B2	Body structure of vehicle A hinge reinforcement is provided at a hinge pillar at a specified position which corresponds to an upper door-hinge attachment portion. Attachment portions which extend toward a hinge pillar inner and are attached to this hinge pillar inner are provided at the hinge reinforcement which corresponds to the upper door-hinge attachment portion. A branch frame and a gusset member which transmit an impact load inputted from a front side frame extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction to the attachment portions via the hinge pillar inner are provided so as to extend from the front side frame. Accordingly, the impact load inputted to the vehicle body at the vehicle collision can be properly transmitted to the vehicle rear portion, so that the deformation of the vehicle compartment can be restrained surely.
US08201869B1	Multi-hinged tailgate assembly A tailgate assembly for connection to a vehicle body includes a first panel portion configured for hinged connection to the vehicle body, as well as a second panel portion hinged to the first panel portion. The second panel portion is configured to be pivoted from a first position in which the second panel portion is generally parallel with the first panel portion to a second position in which the second panel portion is generally perpendicular to the first panel portion to reduce a first height of the tailgate. In some embodiments, the tailgate assembly further includes a third panel portion hinged to the second panel portion and configured to be pivoted between a stowed position in which the third panel portion extends generally parallel with the second panel portion and a use position in which the third panel portion extends generally perpendicular to the second panel portion.
US08201868B2	Gate removal assembly and related storage systems for use with hauling and transport vehicles Gate removal assemblies are disclosed herein that include a stabilizing assembly; an adjustment assembly coupled to the stabilizing assembly; and a releasing assembly coupled to the adjustment assembly. Gate rack assemblies are also disclosed that includes a coupling mechanism, and at least one support mechanism. Gate removal systems are disclosed herein and include at least one gate removal assembly, and at least one gate rack assembly. In some embodiments, gate removal systems further include a gate removal assembly caddy.
US08201867B2	Threaded hoist ring screw retainer An omni-positional hoist ring assembly including a bushing element that includes a sleeve with an axial length, a proximal end and a distal end. A load bearing flange is radially disposed about the proximal end of the sleeve. The sleeve has an internal thread extending at least part way of the axial length of the sleeve. A mounting screw element has a major axis, a head, and a shank disposed generally co-axially around the major axis. The shank includes a threaded shank portion and a bearing portion. The bearing portion is a generally cylindrical axially extending portion of the shank that has a diameter approximately equal to the minor diameter of the thread in the threaded shank portion. A thrust washer element is provided between the head and the distal end of the sleeve. A body element receives the in-turned opposed ends of the legs of a lifting loop element in sockets. The lifting loop is free to pivot. The body element is free to rotate about the sleeve, so the lifting loop will self align with a load that is applied to it from any direction within a hemisphere centered on the major axis of the mounting screw element. The elements of the hoist rig assembly are assembled by aligning them and inserting the mounting screw element into the sleeve and threadably advancing it until the bearing is aligned with the internal thread so further rotation of the mounting screw element does not threadably advance the mounting screw element relative to the sleeve.
US08201859B2	Door handle assembly A door handle assembly for a door substrate having an aperture, said door handle assembly comprising: a bell crank capable of pivoting about an axis, the bell crank including a first arm, a second arm and a base therebetween; a door handle that operatively engages the second arm of the bell crank, wherein a free end of the second arm extends upward and outward away from the base such that the free end of the second arm sweeps around a generally conical shape as the bell crank pivots about the axis; means for securing the door handle to the bell crank including a pin and notch assembly, wherein the pin is inserted through an aperture in the door handle and engages a notch located on the second arm; and a plurality of ribs formed on one or more surfaces of the bell crank.
US08201852B2	Pipe coupler and gasket with positive retention and sealing capability A coupler for joining a pipe to another pipe, a tee, or other fitting, and more particularly, to a coupler which provides positive retention of the gasket about the circumference of the coupler sufficiently to precisely position and hold the gasket during placement about pipe ends and/or fittings to be coupled, and which provides controlled circumferential compression of the gasket during coupling, for positive sealing when the coupler is closed, while allowing one handed handling and operation during placement and coupling, such that the other hand can be used for supporting a pipe to be coupled, and which is operable for releasing and breaking loose the coupler and associated gasket from a pipe during uncoupling.
US08201847B2	Safety arrangement and a method of assembling a safety arrangement A safety arrangement includes an airbag housing, a cover and pair of horn contacts for actuating a vehicle horn. The airbag housing mounts to a steering wheel frame. The cover is resiliently mounted on the housing and spaced therefrom such that the cover may be depressed towards the housing to close the horn contacts. The housing and cover are hooked to one another for preventing subsequent disconnection of the cover from the housing upon release of the cover to open the horn contacts. A stop is mounted to one of the cover and the housing for movement between a operable position, in which the stop arrests relative movement of the cover and housing towards one another so as to prevent un-hooking of the cover from the housing, and an assembly position, in which the cover may be depressed sufficiently far towards the housing to allow un-hooking of the cover from the housing and consequent disconnection of the housing and cover upon release of the cover.
US08201845B2	Assembly including a device for removably affixing a base to a plate An assembly including a plate, a base, and a device for removably attaching the plate to the base. The plate is adapted to be associated with a device for removably retaining a boot, the base is adapted to be associated with a gliding board, such as a ski, the device for removably attaching the plate to the base including an arrangement for longitudinally guiding the plate with respect to the base. An immobilization mechanism is manually actuated to immobilize the plate with respect to the base along the longitudinal guiding direction.
US08201843B2	Trailer hitch system The present invention comprises a trailer hitch system, for attaching a trailer to a vehicle having a winch attached to the frame of a vehicle, a hollow receiver attached to the frame of a vehicle, where the receiver has a receiver opening, which is defined by a top guide, bottom guide and at least two side beams. The winch wire attaches to the winch, travels through the receiver, out of the receiver opening and attaches to a hitch bar at a tab. When the winch is activated the winch wire pulls hitch bar and thus, the attached trailer, into the receiver opening. A bearing located on the forward facing side of the hitch bar reduces friction between the hitch bar and the receiver as the hitch bar enters the receiver opening.
US08201837B2	Skateboard backpack system Disclosed are a backpack skateboard system and methods for use thereof in which a skateboard is movably attached to a backpack, so that the skateboard can pivot 180° along the longitudinal axis thereof and rotate 90° into a folded configuration in which the skateboard is substantially parallel to the backpack with rear wheels of the skateboard facing the backpack and pivot 180° along the longitudinal axis thereof and to rotate 90° into an unfolded configuration in which the skateboard is substantially perpendicular to the backpack with the rear wheel assembly positioned downward.
US08201836B2	Toe binding of a safety ski binding A toe binding of a safety ski binding includes a housing for at least partly mounting at least one release spring determining the safety release values and at least one sole holder loaded by the force of the release spring. When an upper force threshold is exceeded the sole holder releases the front section of a boot secured by the binding at least in lateral direction relative to the boot longitudinal axis. An adjusting device is adapted for individually changing the lateral alignment between the sole holder and the housing transversely to the binding longitudinal axis of the binding and substantially parallel to the standing plane for a boot, so that an angle or a lateral deflection between the boot longitudinal axis of a boot inserted into the binding and the binding longitudinal axis of the safety ski binding can be changed and individually preadjusted within predefined adjusting limits.
US08201830B2	Airtight magnetic seal for bearing casings The airtight magnetic seal, in a compact single body, made of two concentric sections, an inner section (1a) and an outer section (1b), unitized, which are able to rotate independently. These sections are engaged and squared to create a permanent contact-seal inside in combination with two labyrinth-seals type and associated drains at each end, and a pressure relief safety means, when the seal is embedded into an annulus in a rotary operational assembly.
US08201828B2	Wagering game based on Bayes' theorem A method to implement a casino card game. After the player places an ante wager, the dealer can deal three cards and the player selects a player selected card and the dealer randomly selects a dealer selected card. The goal for both the player and the dealer is to pick the highest (or strongest) card. The dealer will then reveal the lowest (or weakest) of the two remaining cards that are not the dealer selected card. The player can then place an optional raise wager, and the dealer may randomly switch the dealer selected card. All three cards are then revealed, and if the player picked the highest (strongest) card and the dealer did not pick the highest (strongest) card, then the player wins a payout on the ante wager and any raise wager placed. If the dealer picked the highest (strongest) card and the player did not pick the highest (strongest) card, then the player loses his or her ante wager and any raise wager placed.
US08201824B2	Variable force nip assembly An apparatus and method for transporting substrate media including a nip assembly having a drive wheel operably connected to a drive mechanism for rotating the drive wheel, and an idler member disposed adjacent the drive wheel. The idler wheel and drive wheel forming a nip. The drive wheel and idler wheel are displaceable from each other to form a nip gap therebetween. A nip force generator is operably connected to the nip assembly. The nip force generator develops a first nip force upon entry of the substrate media into the nip and formation of the nip gap and develops a second nip force subsequent to the first nip force. The second nip force is greater than the first nip force.
US08201823B2	Sheet feeding apparatus A rotatable pick roller and a rotatable separating roller are formed integrally with a roller case. A retard roller opposes the separating roller and rotates in a direction opposite to that of the separating roller. A lift detecting sensor is mounted on the roller case. When a first sheet and second sheet that are stapled together are accidentally placed on a sheet table, the pick roller picks-up the first sheet and feed it in the gap between the retard roller and the separating roller, the second sheet abuts with the retard roller so that a portion of the first sheet and the second sheet gets lifted. The lift detecting sensor detects the lifted portion and stops rotations of the rollers.
US08201819B2	Valve device and paper sheet pickup apparatus A valve device is provided with a first block connected to an upstream-side suction tube that is connected to a negative-pressure chamber, a second block connected to a downstream-side suction tube that is connected to a pump, first and second shielding plates rotatably interposed between the first and second blocks, and servo motors for rotating the shielding plates. Each of the shielding plates has a plurality of air passing holes, and are rotated in opposite directions.
US08201818B2	Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus provided with sheet feeding apparatus A sheet feeding apparatus is provided with a sheet feeding device 60, a first air blow device 40 to blow air towards a side edge of a sheet bundle and a sheet side regulation member 71. The sheet side edge regulation member is provided with an air outlet 72 to blow air towards the side edge of the sheet bundle and an exhaust outlet 73 to exhaust air accumulated between a sheet separated from the sheet bundle and the sheet bundle.
US08201813B2	Head window fixture and method The present invention provides a fixture and method for mounting a head window to a frame for use in a submarine periscope system. The fixture supports the head window during the potting of the head window to the frame. A spring-loaded clamping plate is mountable to a baseplate for relative movement therebetween. The clamping assembly has an oval recessed portion. A plurality of spaced apart feet are formed within the oval. The feet support and are bonded to the head window. Shim stock are placed between the feet to define a critical gap.
US08201812B2	Viscous fluid-sealing damper A viscous fluid-sealed damper (1) having a shaft receiving section (2c) in which an installation shaft (3) with a swollen head (3b) is fitted and also having a separation wall (2). At least a portion of the separation wall (2) is constructed from an elastic separation membrane, and the separation wall (2) continues to the periphery of the upper edge of the shaft receiving section (2c) such that the shaft receiving section (2c) extends inward. Viscous fluid is sealed inside the separation wall (2). A positioning section (2f) for positioning the shaft receiving section (2c) is provided at that position of a bottom face (2a) of the separation wall section (2) that faces the shaft receiving section (2c). The viscous fluid-sealed damper can be assembled with good work efficiency and is unlikely to be damaged during assembly.
US08201811B2	Microbubble therapy method and generating apparatus A micro bubble generating system includes a shell having a well for retaining a first liquid to immerse an object. A micro bubble apparatus is provide to the shell for providing a pressurized mixture of a second liquid and a dissolved gas into the well so as to create a plurality of micro bubbles within the first liquid for engaging the object. One method of using micro bubbles includes providing a fluid mixture, including a saturated gas, to a fluid chamber connected a fitting; and producing a plurality of micro bubbles into a fluid. Another method of using micro bubbles includes providing a fluid mixture, including a saturated gas, into an air entrapment chamber; and producing a plurality of micro bubbles into a fluid.
US08201810B2	Kinematic mount A cable-wound drum style hoist with a rotating shaft supported by bearings that has both: (i) some freedom of motion in (at least) one of the bearings; and (ii) a pillow block in the shaft to impart some freedom of motion (beyond freedom to rotate about the central axis) in the shaft itself. By allowing some freedom of motion both the bearing(s) and the shaft, the hoist can better accommodate for bent shafts and/or slight misalignment of coaxial bearings. Also, a set of preferred connection hardware for mechanically connecting a hoist reducer box to a hoist backbone with preferred degrees of freedom/constraint.
US08201803B2	Actuator device An actuator device comprising an actuator housing with a fitting for connecting the actuator to an object, a motor, which via transmission elements, drives an output actuator shaft of the actuator, where the actuator shaft is rotationally disconnectable from the motor, the actuator shaft being rotatable between two angular positions where the one angular position may correspond to the object being in a first condition and the other angular position may correspond to the object being in a second condition, and where the actuator is provided with an element for storage of mechanical energy, the element by energy cut-off to the actuator being releasably arranged to be able to displace a nut being prevented from rotating around its longitudinal axis, along a screw thread complementary fitting to the nut, and connected to the actuator shaft, whereby the actuator shaft is rotated between the two angular positions.
US08201801B2	Shear pin activated overhead sign bracket A sign bracket for over-road highway signs and other signs. The bracket is comprised of a first assembly attached to the sign and a second assembly attached to a support structure. A shear pin prevents relative movement between the first assembly and second assembly in its normal state. When sufficient pressure is exerted on the sign the shear pin shears and the first assembly is freed to rotate the sign approximately ninety degrees. The sign is essentially laid flat either face up from wind force striking the face of the sign or face down from wind striking the rear of the sign. When the sign is laid flat it produces substantially reduced wind resistance and the support structure remains intact. The sign may then easily re-erected by insertion of a new shear pin.
US08201796B2	Corner protector A corner protector comprising a guard, strap, and plate or rod are disclosed. The first portion and second portion of the guard are substantially orthogonal to the top portion, and to each other. The first portion and second portion meet to define a corner protrusion. The guard has interior extending ribs that are substantially vertical and maintain contact with the guard. The strap has at least one connection member on each end to allow the corner protector to be adjusted vertically. The plate or rod has at least one locking member for creating a locking mechanism with the connection member.
US08201794B1	Portable beverage container stand A portable beverage container stand includes an elongated pointed shaft, a flat cage plate fixed to one end of the shaft and extending laterally outward, a plurality of holes in the cage plate configured to receive beverage containers, a flat shelf plate below the cage plate fixed to the shaft and extending laterally to support containers placed in the cage plate holes, and a push member adjacent the shaft bottom for applying foot pressure for inserting the shaft into the ground. Alternatively, the shaft may also be mounted on a base component having a rectangular bottom frame, with an upwardly extending bridge and brace projected therefrom, with holes therein adapted to cooperatively receive and contain the shaft therein.
US08201793B1	Habitat mount for wall mounted taxidermy mannequin A habitat mount for a wall mounted taxidermy mannequin includes a habitat piece having a three dimensional first side with the appearance of one or more natural elements and an opposing generally planar second side. A tab extends outwardly from and generally parallel to a plane defined by the second side of the habitat piece. The tab is sized and shaped to mount directly to a rear side of the wall mounted taxidermy mannequin.
US08201792B2	Support stand for flat-panel display monitor and elevating support used for support stand A support stand for a flat-panel display monitor includes a rotatable bracket, and an elevating support rotatably connected to the rotatable bracket. The elevating support includes a base member, a first rotatable module, a second rotatable module, and a third rotatable module. The first and second rotatable modules are both rotatably assembled between the rotatable bracket and the base member. The second rotatable module is positioned opposite to the first rotatable module. The first and second rotatable modules are spaced by a predetermined distance, and rotate along a same direction relative to the base member. The third rotatable module is positioned between the first and second rotatable modules, and rotatably follows the first and second rotatable modules.
US08201791B2	Support stand A support stand includes a base, a supporting bracket, a first hinge assembly positioned between the base and the bracket, a second hinge assembly, and a third hinge assembly. The second hinge assembly and the third hinge assembly are positioned between the supporting bracket and a display body of the electronic device. The second hinge assembly includes a connecting bracket. The third hinge assembly includes a pivot shaft and a sleeve member. The sleeve member includes a leaf and a sleeve extending from an end of the leaf. The pivot shaft is firmly engaged in the sleeve of the sleeve member.
US08201790B2	Roller rod assembly for a sunshade A window blind includes a rod and a support unit. The support unit is disposed on an end portion of the rod, and includes an end cover, a fixing pillar, a support pillar, an inserting tube, and a metallic brace member. The end cover has an outer surface and an inner surface. The fixing pillar includes a rectangular pillar body having a pair of opposing wide faces and a pair of opposing narrow faces. The support pillar extends from the inner surface of the end cover and into the rod. The inserting tube is sleeved rotatably on the support pillar and inserted fixedly into the rod. The metallic brace member includes a ring portion, two wing portions, and two engaging portions.
US08201789B1	Blind support for installation of a blind rail A blind support for installation of a blind rail. The blind support includes a main support body and an engagement member. The main support body has two horizontal support boards and a vertical support board connected between the horizontal support boards to form a support body with an open side. The blind rail can be placed into the main support body through the open side thereof and supported by the main support body. The engagement member has horizontally extending abutment sections that can be slidably received slide channels of the main support body. Each abutment section has a key body projecting therefrom. The key bodies are engageable in engagement holes formed on the main support body to block the open side thereof and enclose and support the blind rail.
US08201788B2	Side arm clamp assembly A side arm clamp assembly is formed of a molded body having a clip receiver slot, a retention clip formed of a retention portion and an insertion portion that is slidingly receivable into the clip receiver slot. A detent is provided between the clip receiver slot and the insertion portion of the retention clip received thereinto. Means are provided for securing the molded body relative to an electronics platform with the retention portion of the retention clip projected over a mounting surface thereof.
US08201787B2	Clamp, self-advancing climbing device, and method of coupling same to a tubular There is disclosed a clamp, a self-advancing climbing device including two such clamps, and a method of coupling such a clamp to a tubular. In one embodiment of the invention, there is disclosed a clamp (1) for a tubular, in particular a thin-walled tubular such as the tower (3) of a wind-turbine. The clamp (1) comprises at least one clamp member in the form of a friction pad (9) adapted to grip the tower (3), and at least one flexible elongate energising element in the form of a tendon (16) adapted to exert a force on the friction pad (9) to urge the pad (9) to grip the tower (3), whereby the pad (9) and the tendon (16) are adapted to exert a substantially uniform radial clamp load on the tower (3).
US08201785B2	Camera positioning systems A camera mounting system with a ball swivel mechanism that joins a camera mounting plate to a bracket arm. The bracket arm is joined to a grip plate that can be secured to an object, such as a tree. The bracket arm is optionally joined to a monopod that can be secured to the ground. The camera mounting plates are configured to secure to multiple types of game-security cameras.
US08201784B2	Display device with height-adjustment assembly having spring member An exemplary display device includes a display panel and a height-adjustment assembly. The height-adjustment assembly includes a rail unit defining a rail, a sliding unit, and a spring member. The sliding unit is configured to slide along the rail. The display panel is fixed to the sliding unit. The spring member is fixed to the rail unit, and is configured to provide an elastic force applied to the sliding unit to the sliding unit when the sliding unit slides along the rail.
US08201777B2	Aircraft door and method for using the same An external door for use in accessing a cargo area of an aircraft fuselage. The door includes a locking system, a latching system, a lock monitoring system, an uplock used to secure the door in an open position, and an actuating system that assists in at least one of opening and closing the door. The locking system works by interfering with the movement of the latching system components. The locking system includes a monitoring device that prevents the aircraft from being pressurized in case of a malfunction in the locking system. The latching system includes a handle locking system that prevents operation of the latch handle by accident or by ground loading or flight forces. The systems of the door are preferably manually operated, and utilize rigid members.
US08201775B2	Improved decompression device with adjustable release pressure The invention relates to a decompression element for pressure equalization in a cabin of an aircraft, with a decompression element frame, a flap, and a hinge element or at least one bearing element for fitting the flap to the decompression element frame. The hinge element or the bearing element can be produced from a plastics material. A decompression device for decompressing a cabin area includes a decompression device frame, a first opening which enables a flow to take place between a line of an air-conditioning system of the aircraft and the interior space of the decompression device, a second opening which enables a flow to take place between the cabin area and the interior space of the decompression device, and a third opening receiving the decompression element with the flap.
US08201771B2	Helicopter rotor control system with individual blade control A method of controlling rotor pitch in a helicopter comprising the steps of: generating at least one blade dynamics signal representing at least one dynamic force acting on at least one of a rotor blade rotating assembly and a helicopter non-rotating assembly, the rotor blade rotating assembly including a plurality of rotor blades and a pitch actuator for each rotor blade; extracting information representing the at least one dynamic force; generating a dynamic force compensation output representing a compensation for at least a portion of the at least one dynamic force; receiving flight control signals directing flight of the helicopter from flight controls of the helicopter; generating from the flight control signals and the dynamic force compensation output a compensated pitch control signal for each blade of the rotor blade rotating assembly, and providing a compensated pitch control signal to compensate for a portion of the at least one dynamic force.
US08201770B2	Toilet paper roll holder capacity extender Several embodiments of an apparatus for increasing the roll diameter capacity of a toilet paper roll holder are disclosed. One of the embodiments uses elongate extenders which are adhesively attached to the inside surfaces of a conventional roll holder. Another embodiment uses simple links which are attached by pins to the existing spindle receptacles in the roll holder. The links may be substantially permanently attached to the ends of a telescopic spindle.
US08201765B2	Mechanical lysis arrangements and methods Methods and arrangements to lyse a biological sample are described. The arrangements comprise a lysis tube containing the sample, one or more electromagnets generating a magnetic field, and one or more permanent magnets inside the lysis tube. The permanent magnets move and lyse the sample when a magnetic field is generated by the electromagnets.
US08201764B2	Device for comminuting feedstock with scraping elements A device for comminuting scrappable feedstock by way of cutting or shear-cutting is provided that includes at least one rotor situated within a housing. The rotor has a plurality of rotary disks which are situated at an axial distance from each other, forming spaces, and which are fitted on their circumferences with comminuting tools which interact with additional comminuting tools to perform the comminution work. Stationary scraping elements extend into the spaces in the radial direction. To achieve a largely unhindered flow of stock through the device, it is proposed according to the invention to situate the stationary scraping elements in the dead zone of the at least one rotor with regard to the direction of stock flow.
US08201762B2	Sphere-producing/comminution machine A machine for noduling of metal scrap that can upon conversion be used for comminuting such scrap. Frequently machines for comminuting are constructed by a bipartite frame solely for cleaning purpose. One part is solidly fixed to a foundation while the other one is fixed to the first one by hinges and a locking device, so that it can be turned away from the first part of the frame. To further develop such machines that an exchange of worn components is possible and that simply by conversion and by saving of time, one sort of usage can easily be transferred to another one, the complete rotor-block is mounted together with its bearings on a swivelling arm that can be turned away from the frame of the machine in order to enable free access to the interior of the machine.
US08201759B2	Broadcast spreader with rate control system A control mechanism for a spreader incorporating a movable material control gate comprises a first limit switch having a fixed position, a linear actuator having a positional member which moves in response to operation of the linear actuator. Movement of the positional member in a first direction causes the positional member to contact the first limit switch to define a closed position of the control gate. The control mechanism also includes a second limit switch mounted to the positional member and an adjustment system comprising a user adjustment device engaged with a linear adjustment member adjustable through a positional linear range. Movement of the adjustment device by a user causes the adjustment member to move within the linear range. Additionally, movement of the positional member in a second direction causes the second limit switch to contact the adjustment member to define an adjustably open position of the control gate.
US08201758B2	Fluid spraying device A fluid spraying device comprises a fluid oscillator used to oscillate fluid to generate spraying water and including an inlet, at least one power nozzle, an interacting chamber, and an outlet, characterized in that: the fluid oscillator including a first portion and a second portion; a connection of the first and the second portions communicates with the power nozzle to flow fluid through a predetermined traveling position, and the first portion includes the inlet and a section of the power nozzle, and the second portion includes the outlet and another section of the power nozzle, by using an interaction of the first and the second portions, a cross sectional area of the fluid at the connection of the first and the second portions is changed to adjust spraying water from the outlet.
US08201755B2	Single valve ready to use sprayer A sprayer head assembly for dispensing a chemical stored within a container comprises a body having a bore and a valve moveably positioned at least partially within the bore. The sprayer head assembly includes passages for the carrier fluid and the chemical. A vent passage is also provided. The valve selectively closes and opens the carrier fluid, chemical and vent passages. The valve is configured to move in a side to side motion which is generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of the assembly.
US08201742B2	Barcode processing apparatus and barcode processing method According to one embodiment, a barcode processing apparatus comprises a reading unit configured to read an image of a barcode configured by a plurality of bars laid out at a predetermined interval, each bar being formed by a plurality of ink dots, and a barcode recognition unit configured to filter the read image using a mask which has a width smaller than the predetermined interval and larger than a width of one bar, and corresponds to a length of one bar so as to extract a group of a plurality of ink dots, to couple the plurality of ink dots in the extracted group, to detect one bar based on the coupling result, and to recognize a barcode configured by a plurality of detected bars.
US08201740B2	Imaging reader for and method of improving visibility of aiming pattern An aiming light assembly supported by a mobile imaging reader projects an aiming light pattern on a symbol. A controller modulates the aiming light pattern to render the aiming light pattern more visibly discernible to an operator, especially in a brightly lit ambient environment, to enable the operator to position the aiming light pattern on the symbol prior to reading.
US08201732B1	Banking system controlled responsive to data bearing records An automated banking machine operates to cause financial transfers responsive to data read from data bearing records. The automated banking machine includes a card reader operative to read card data from user cards corresponding to financial accounts. The automated banking machine includes a display and a printer to produce records of financial transactions carried out with the machine. The automated banking machine may also include a portal device that is operative to cause the display, card reader and other devices in the machine to operate in response to communications through the portal device.
US08201729B1	Customer terminal that directs a bank customer to the specific location in the bank where the customer's desired transaction can be earliest completed A banking facility terminal operates to read identification data provided by a bank customer. The terminal further operates to receive from the customer, a request for a financial transaction which the customer desires to conduct at the bank. The terminal is operable to then display output which both addresses the customer by name and directs the customer to a specific location in the banking facility where the financial transaction can be earliest completed. The terminal further operates to cause transaction data corresponding to the customer's identification and request to be sent to the specific location. The transaction data is usable by banking facility personnel at the specific location to begin the desired financial transaction before the customer arrives at the specific location. The transaction data also allows the banking facility personnel to greet the customer by name upon arrival at the specific location.
US08201725B2	Mailer forms for forming outgoing mailers having an integrated return mail piece Mailer forms having return mail pieces are described herein. An example form to be folded as an outgoing mailer includes a sheet having substantially parallel top and bottom edges, and substantially parallel first and second side edges, where the first and second side edges are substantially perpendicular to the top and bottom edges. The form includes a first fold line substantially parallel to a second fold line to allow the sheet to fold as an outgoing mailer. A perforation divides the sheet into a removable portion and a reply portion. The form 102 also includes a third fold line different from the first and second fold lines to form a reply mail piece when the removable portion is detached from the sheet and the reply portion is folded along the third fold line. The perforation and the third fold line are substantially parallel to the first and second fold lines.
US08201720B2	Pouch used to deliver medication when ruptured An anvil assembly for a circular stapling device includes an anvil head configured to support an anvil plate thereon, a shaft extending from the anvil head and configured to selectively engage a rod member of the circular stapling device, an anvil plate operatively connected to the anvil head, wherein the anvil plate includes an inner diametral edge, and wherein the anvil plate defines a plurality of staple forming pockets therein at a location radially outward of the inner diametral edge, a recess formed in the anvil head, wherein the recess is defined by the inner diametral edge of the anvil plate and a rear surface of the anvil head, and a wound treatment material disposed substantially within the recess.
US08201718B1	Kneeboard for pilots A modular pilot kneeboard system with detachable and interchangeable side pockets and accessories is herein disclosed. Each side edge of a main base plate is equipped with a zipper edge that allows add-on pieces, each with a mating zipper edge, to be zippered onto the main base plate and folded over like a conventional binder. Such side pieces are envisioned to provide pockets, straps, compartments and the like to hold additional items such as flight calculators, GPS systems flashlights, pens, and virtually any item a pilot may need quick access to during a flight. These items can attach by the aforementioned zippers, hook-and-loop fasteners, snaps, elastic bands, clips and the like.
US08201716B2	Dispenser with replaceable actuators and related methods Dispensers with replaceable actuators and related methods. A representative dispenser includes a sealed fluid chamber with a fluid inlet and a valve seat, a valve member configured to be reciprocally moveable relative to the valve seat, and an actuator interface. The dispenser includes first and second actuators configured to be coupled with the actuator interface for reciprocally moving the valve member. The first actuator is configured to operate by a different motive force than the second actuator. The first actuator can be removed and replaced with the second actuator. The methods involve the ability to replace the first actuator with a second actuator.
US08201710B2	Attachment mechanism for a dispenser An attachment mechanism for a container includes a bracket and a connector. The bracket has upper and lower portions. An annular wall is disposed between the upper and lower portions. A plurality of projections extend from the lower portion. The projections are adapted to releasably engage an upper portion of a container. A tab extends radially inwardly from the upper portion. The connector has a prong, wherein a distal portion of the prong is spaced circumferentially from the connector. The prong is adapted to be secured within a slot defined between the tab and the annular wall.
US08201709B1	Food dispensing assembly and method A food dispensing assembly includes a front wall attached to a rear wall. The container includes a top edge, a bottom edge and a pair of lateral edges. The lateral edges taper toward the bottom edge and the bottom edge is pointed. A food product is positioned in the container. A gripping sleeve has a frusto-conical shape and includes an open upper edge and an open lower edge. The container extends through the sleeve and the sleeve is positioned between the top and bottom edges. The container is cut along a plane of the lower edge to remove the bottom edge and open the container.
US08201702B2	Foldable recycling apparatus The invention provides a modular and foldable recycling apparatus for home use. The apparatus contains multiple modules attached in series, which can be separated into individual modules. Each module is made of a foldable frame to hold a container, such as a bag, for the containment, separation and transport of recyclable materials. The apparatus can be folded like an accordion to allow for convenient storage.
US08201700B2	Container for inspection Provided is a container 1 for inspection which stores and pours out contents therein, and the container is provided with a container main body 2 having a mouth portion 22 formed thereon, a cover portion 3 attached to the mouth portion 22 to seal the container main body 2, and an opening cap 4 attached to the cover portion 3. The cover portion 3 has a closing wall 34 for closing the mouth portion 22, and the opening cap 4 is provided with an pouring outlet 421, and a cutting portion 431 for cutting the closing wall 34. When the opening cap 4 is attached to the cover portion 3, the cutting section 431 cuts the closing wall 34 to enable pouring out the contents.Thus, in the provided container 1 for inspection, sealing properties of the container main body 2 are ensured by the cover portion 3, and the closing wall 34 of the cover portion 3 is cut by the opening cap 4 attached to the cover portion 3 without removing the cover portion 3, whereby the contents can be poured out.
US08201698B2	Enhanced bottle rack A bottle rack with opposing panels connected by rods or other connection structures to compactly support bottles is provided. Each panel includes a plurality of structures that are geometrically arranged to form a combination of large openings and small openings. Each large opening is positioned adjacent to a small opening. For adjacent pairs of large-small openings, the plurality of segments include (A) a first tangent structure that is (i) tangential to both the large and small opening, (ii) positioned on a same side of the two openings, and (B) a second tangent structure that is (i) tangential to both the large and small opening, and (ii) positioned in between the large and small opening.
US08201696B2	Apparatus and methods for separating a hydrocarbon Apparatus and methods for liquid-liquid extraction. The apparatus can include a housing having a first section, second section, and third section. One or more sieve trays can be disposed in the first section, and one or more gratings can be disposed in the second section. A hydrocarbon feed inlet can be disposed adjacent the second section, wherein each grating has a plurality of openings formed therethrough. The openings having at least three sides. The first section can be disposed at a first end of the second section, and the third section can disposed at a second end of the second section.
US08201695B2	Lift type pore-controllable fiber filter A lift type pore-controllable fiber filter includes a filter tank, a strainer coaxially formed as a porous tub in the filter tank, extending to an outside of the filter tank at a bottom thereof to communicate with a treated water drain pipe, and having a piston guide recessed in an axial direction at an upper portion thereof, a lifting driver including a cylinder and a piston, an upper filter material fixing plate having fixing means, fixed to the piston above the strainer, and working in collaboration with reciprocation of the piston, a lower filter material fixing plate having fixing means and fixed below the strainer, and at least one fiber filter material fixed to the fixing means of the upper and lower filter material fixing plates at upper and lower ends thereof respectively, and forming filtering pore layers on an outer circumference of the strainer.

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