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| US08264587B2 |
Increasing frame rate for imaging
The specification and drawings present a new method, apparatus and software product for implementing algorithms for improving a frame rate by reducing a size and resolution of selected versus unselected image frames captured by a sensor in an image processing pipeline before displaying (or before encoding) in electronic devices (e.g., cameras, wireless camera phones, etc.), according to various embodiments of the present invention. |
| US08264585B2 |
Imaging apparatus capable of readily specifying undesirable photographing parameters form auto photographing parameters
An imaging apparatus capable of readily specifying undesirable photographing parameters from auto photographing parameters. This apparatus includes: a parameter determining section that determines a plurality of photographing parameters to set when a subject is photographed; a parameter setting section that sets each value of part of the plurality of determined photographing parameters; a moving image acquiring section that acquires a moving image using the part of set photographing parameters; a display section that displays the acquired moving image; an evaluation button that evaluates the photographing parameters; and a parameter changing section that, when the evaluation button is operated while the moving image is displayed, changes at least one of values of the part of set photographing parameters. |
| US08264581B2 |
CMOS photogate 3D camera system having improved charge sensing cell and pixel geometry
A photosurface for receiving and registering light from a scene, the photosurface comprising: a first semiconductor region in which electron-hole pairs are generated responsive to light incident on the photosurface; a single, first conductive region substantially overlaying all of the first semiconductor region; at least one second semiconductor region surrounded by the first semiconductor region; a different second conductive region for each second semiconductor region that surrounds the second semiconductor region and is electrically isolated from the first conductive region; wherein when the second conductive region is electrified positive with respect to the first conductive region, electrons generated by light incident on the first semiconductor region are collected in the second semiconductor region. |
| US08264580B2 |
Solid state imaging device, signal processing method of solid-state imaging device and imaging apparatus capable of removing vertical smears
A solid-state imaging device is disclosed. The device includes: a pixel array unit in which unit pixels including photoelectric conversion elements are two-dimensionally arranged and a first signal and a second signal are outputted to a signal line as a pixel signal; a signal processing unit including a variable gain amplifier, and an analog/digital converter; a signal supply unit supplying a reference signal; plural memory units holds the reference signal passed through the signal processing unit so as to correspond to the plural gains respectively when the variable gain amplifier is set at the plural gains respectively; and a correction unit subtracting the reference signal held in the plural memory units from the pixel signal outputted from each unit pixel in an active pixel area of the pixel array unit and passed through the signal processing unit when the variable gain amplifier is set at the plural gains respectively. |
| US08264579B2 |
Shared-pixel-type image sensors for controlling capacitance of floating diffusion region
A shared-pixel-type image sensor includes a semiconductor substrate, four photoelectric conversion elements disposed adjacent to one another in one direction on the semiconductor substrate, two first transmission elements transmitting charges accumulated in two adjacent ones of the photoelectric conversion elements to a first floating diffusion region, respectively, two second transmission elements transmitting charges accumulated in the other two adjacent photoelectric conversion elements to a second floating diffusion region electrically coupled with the first floating diffusion region, respectively, MOS capacitors that are electrically coupled with the first or second floating diffusion region, a reset element resetting the charges of the first and second floating diffusion regions to a reference value, and a drive element and an select element outputting the charges of the first or second floating diffusion region. |
| US08264578B2 |
Image sensor with selectable amplification factors
The invention relates to an image sensor for electronic cameras, having a plurality of light-sensitive pixels for the generation of at least one signal proportional to exposure, wherein the pixels are coupled to a read-out circuit having at least one amplifier and configured to amplify the at least one signal of a respective pixel with different amplification factors to generate differently amplified signals for the at least one signal of a respective pixel, wherein the read-out circuit has at least one output to output at least some of the differently amplified signals as output signals. At least three different amplification factors can be selected for the at least one signal of a respective pixel, wherein the read-out circuit includes a selection device which is configured to select those amplification factors in dependence on the level of the at least one signal of a respective pixel with which the output signals of the read-out circuit are amplified, wherein the number of output signals for the at least one signal of a respective pixel amounts to at least two and is less than the number of the selectable amplification factors. |
| US08264575B1 |
Red eye filter method and apparatus
A digital camera has an integral flash and stores and displays a digital image. Under certain conditions, a flash photograph taken with the camera may result in a red-eye phenomenon due to a reflection within an eye of a subject of the photograph. The digital camera has a red-eye filter which analyzes the stored image for the red-eye phenomenon and modifies the stored image to eliminate the red-eye phenomenon by changing the red area to black. The modification of the image is enabled when a photograph is taken under conditions indicative of the red-eye phenomenon. The modification is subject to anti-falsing analysis which further examines the area around the red-eye area for indicia of the eye of the subject. |
| US08264574B2 |
Electronic image capture with reduced noise
An electronic image capture system for capturing a reduced noise image of a scene includes a detector array and an image processing apparatus. The detector array provides to the image processing apparatus data representing at least one image of a scene detected by the array. The image processing apparatus holds a noise model that characterizes the noise performance of the image capture system. Based on the image data and the noise model the image processing apparatus identifies one or more portions of the scene that are predicted to contribute disproportionately to visible noise in an image formed from said image data. Based on the identified portions of the scene and the noise model, the image processing apparatus determines an exposure pattern for the image capture system that is predicted to produce multiple exposures of the scene that are combinable to produce an image with a minimal predicted noise. |
| US08264573B2 |
Imaging apparatus and reproducing apparatus which changes frame rate based on zoom operation
An imaging unit outputs a video signal at a frame rate higher than a standard frame rate. During a zoom operation period or a period including the zoom operation period and periods before and after the zoom operation, a video signal from the imaging unit is recorded in a recording medium at a high recording frame rate. Other than this period, a video signal is recorded in the recording medium at the standard frame rate. The recording frame rate and zoom operation information is recorded as metadata in the recording medium. During reproduction, based on a set reproduction mode, thinning processing is carried out on a video signal recorded during a zoom operation, and the processed signal is output at the standard frame rate. In this way, it is possible to change a frame rate in view of a photographer's intention and assure compatibility with existing viewing and reproduction environments. |
| US08264571B2 |
Image capture device and image processing device
An image capture device includes: an imager for imaging an object and generating image data; an image file generator for generating an image file by adding, to the image data generated by the imager, a header portion which stores at least one type of information concerning shooting circumstances; a timer for outputting information indicating a current time; and a manipulation section which is used to set period information specifying a period. The image file generator changes the type of information to be stored in the header portion depending on whether a time of imaging as indicated by the information which is output from the timer at the time of the imaging falls within the period specified by the period information. |
| US08264566B2 |
Method for processing image and portable terminal having camera thereof
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for processing image data in a portable terminal including obtaining a first image having a first resolution for display from an image obtaining unit of the portable terminal, receiving a semi-shutter signal during display of the first image on a display unit of the portable terminal, obtaining a second image having a second resolution from the image obtaining unit in response to the semi-shutter signal prior to receiving a full-shutter signal, and capturing a still image from the second image when the full-shutter signal is received. |
| US08264561B2 |
Image pickup apparatus detachably connecting to light emitting device and control method thereof
An image pickup apparatus detachably connecting to a light emitting device. Still image shooting is performed during moving image recording being paused according to a still image shooting instruction received during the moving image recording being performed and the moving image recording is resumed after performing the still image shooting. Information about charge control of the connected light emitting device is acquired. Light emitting of the connected light emitting device involved with the still image shooting is prohibited based on the acquired information about the charge control. |
| US08264560B2 |
Image capturing device having oblique image sensor
An image capturing device includes a lens module defining an optical axis, a holder defining an opening and a space communicating with the opening, an image processing unit received in the space, and an image sensor received in the space and fixed on the image processing unit. The holder is configured for receiving the lens module. The image processing unit is electrically connected to the image processing unit and inclined relative to the optical axis. The image sensor is configured for capturing images of objects. The optical axis passes through the center of the sensing surface of image sensor. |
| US08264559B2 |
Image pickup apparatus and image pickup method
This invention makes it possible to produce a high quality synthesized panoramic image when it is difficult to highly precisely shift the image pickup direction. The present invention provides an image pickup apparatus for synthetically generating a first image, or a whole image of an entire object of shooting, the apparatus comprising an image pickup section that sequentially changes the image pickup direction and picks up section of images of the object of shooting to be imaged, a reading section that reads second images, each having a predetermined width and constituting a part of the image picked up on an imaging plane in the image pickup section, a defining section that defines a reading range of each second image to be read by the reading section, a relative position identifying section that identifies the relative position of each second image relative to the first image, and a synthesizing section that generates the first image by sequentially and synthetically combining the second images read out by the reading section, the defining section being adapted to determine the first quantity of movement of each second image by referring to the relative position thereof as identified by the relative position identifying section and define the reading range of the second image to be read out next according to the first quantity of movement. |
| US08264545B2 |
Electronic camera
It is enabled to check a detail of a subject being a tracking object more rapidly and easily by including an image-capturing unit capturing a subject image and generating an image, a selecting unit continuously selecting a focus detection object area at the time of image-capturing by the image-capturing unit based on the image generated by the image-capturing unit, a displaying unit capable of displaying the image generated by the image-capturing unit, a generating unit cutting out a part corresponding to the focus detection object area from the image generated by the image-capturing unit and generating a tracking object checking image, and a controlling unit displaying on the displaying unit by overlapping a through image for a composition checking based on the image generated by the image-capturing unit and the tracking object checking image at the time of image-capturing by the image-capturing unit. |
| US08264544B1 |
Automated content insertion into video scene
A method for automated content insertion into a video sequence. The video sequence comprising a sequence of frames is received. An automated determination is made of non-moving pixels in the sequence of frames. Thereafter, an automated identification is made of valid regions comprising the non-moving pixels which are suitable for unobtrusive content insertion. Other embodiments, aspects and features are also disclosed. |
| US08264543B2 |
Radiation image capturing system for controlling a plurality of image capturing apparatuses
A radiation image capturing system includes at least one image capturing apparatus including a radiation detector, at least one image capturing apparatus including a stimulable phosphor panel for generating radiation image information, which is readable by an image reading apparatus, and at least one control device for controlling at least the image capturing apparatus and the image reading apparatus based on image capturing instruction information supplied from an external source. The control device includes a change setting unit for changing settings of the image capturing instruction information depending on whether the image capturing apparatus and the image reading apparatus are usable or not, and a controller for controlling the image capturing apparatus and the image reading apparatus based on the changed settings of the image capturing instruction information. |
| US08264534B2 |
Method and apparatus for processing the image data of the surface of a wafer recorded by at least one camera
A method for processing the image data of the surface of a wafer (2) recorded by at least one camera (5) is disclosed, wherein an image field (15) is defined for each camera (5) in such a way that the recorded image content is repeated after N recorded images. In an evaluation electronics (18) M utility programs (19) are determined, wherein M is equal to the number of recorded images after which the image content is repeated. The number M of utility programs (19) is adapted to the number N of images. Each of the M utility programs (19) of the plurality of recorded images is only fed with images having the same image contents in order to detect defects on the basis of the image contents of the images of the surface of the wafer. The results of the M utility programs (19) are respectively forwarded to a central program (20) in a sequential manner, which compiles a distribution of the defects present on the surface of the wafer (2) from the individual results of the M utility programs (19). |
| US08264529B2 |
Camera pod that captures images or video when triggered by a mobile device
The present invention provides methods and systems for remotely recording an image using a mobile device. In one embodiment, a user transmits a message using a mobile device to activate a camera pod to record an image. The user makes adjustments to the settings of the camera pod using the mobile device, and in some instances, initiates a trigger sequence using the mobile device. The camera pod records the image and transmits the image to the mobile device, enabling the user to preview the image. In some instances, the camera pod transmits the image to a storage server, where it is stored in an album. In one embodiment, the storage server creates a webpage with the captured visual record that the user can retrieve using a personal computer. |
| US08264525B2 |
Closed loop feedback control to maximize stereo separation in 3D imaging systems
An apparatus and method for stereoscopic 3D image projection and viewing using a single projection source, alternating polarization, and passive eyewear. This approach is applicable to frame sequential video created using existing 3D graphics APIs, as well as other video signal formats, and is compatible with existing digital light processor (DLP) technology for both front and rear projection systems. An alternating polarizer filter actuator in the form of a closed feedback loop is used to modulate the projected image. A preferred embodiment enables an existing DLP projection system to be enhanced with 3D capability. |
| US08264524B1 |
System for streaming multiple regions deriving from a wide-angle camera
A wide-angle camera emulating a PTZ camera via image data processing is used to generate a panoramic image of multiple regions for ease of viewing. A client can specify multiple regions for extraction from the panoramic image to stream to a separate server for further image processing and analysis. |
| US08264522B2 |
Videotelephone terminal with intuitive adjustments
Intuitive adjustment of framing on a terminal is achieved by a remote party using a mobile terminal during a videotelephone call. The terminal includes a camera, framing means, video encoding means and communication and multiplexing means. The terminal includes motion sensors, formatting means, and communication and multiplexing means. In response to its own movement, the terminal produces framing data from movement information coming from the movement sensors and sends said framing data to the terminal. The framing means extract image portions from images captured by the camera in response to framing information corresponding to the framing data. |
| US08264520B2 |
Communication system, connection controller, terminal, and control method
In a system including a plurality of terminals and a connection controller that controls connection among the respective terminals, the connection controller records terminals of a previous connection session and information on participants as session history information. In response to a request for a connection destination candidate from a terminal, the connection controller references the session history information and presents connection destination candidate terminals. The plurality of terminals transmits a connection request to the connection controller and receives a list of connection destination candidate terminals from the connection controller. |
| US08264519B2 |
Telepresence system, method and computer program product
A video conferencing system provides realistic presence of participants in a videoconference by way of standards-based communication. The system includes three large displays, and at least one slave codec and one camera for each display. In addition, there is an extra codec installed which is the master codec. The master codec is able to establish a conference by instructing the slave codecs at its own site and at the other participating sites to set up point-to-point connections with other slave codecs at different participation sites in a pattern providing an optimal feeling of natural communication so that when a user A talk to user B at another site, user B will experience that the user A turns to him. |
| US08264514B2 |
Recording head, LED head, and image forming apparatus
A recording head is supplied capable of generating a plurality of concentration dots on the same line without providing a complicated circuit. The recording head has a recording device array in which a plurality of recording devices are arranged, and comprises a first input terminal which inputs a first driving signal for deciding a first driving time; a second input terminal which inputs a second driving signal for deciding a second driving time; a selecting section which selects whether or not the driving signal of the first input terminal or the second input terminal is used for each of the recording devices; and a driving circuit which drives the corresponding recording device by the driving signal selected by the selecting section, wherein the plurality of recording devices of the recording device array are driven by selected signals on the basis of print data. |
| US08264513B2 |
Method for image processing and image processing apparatus
It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for image processing and an image processing apparatus which are capable of performing repetitive forming and erasing of high-contrast images at high speeds by forming high-density, uniform images and uniformly erasing images in a short period of time, and in addition, suppressing the degradation of the thermoreversible recording medium due to repetitive forming and erasing is possible. The method for image processing of the present invention contains at least any one of image forming step wherein an image is formed on a thermoreversible recording medium in which any one of transparency and color tone is changed reversibly depending on temperatures by heating due to laser beam irradiation, and image erasing step wherein an image formed on the thermoreversible recording medium is erased by heating due to laser beam irradiation to the thermoreversible recording medium, and a light irradiation intensity of the center is equal to or less than the light irradiation intensity of the periphery in the light intensity distribution of cross-section in a direction approximately perpendicular to the traveling direction of the laser beam irradiated at least in any one of the image forming step and the image erasing step. |
| US08264508B2 |
Image forming apparatus and method for controlling the same
An image of a color misregistration detection pattern is formed, and the amount of color misregistration is detected by reading of the pattern image. The amount of color misregistration detected by a detecting unit and the delay time from the time when image data is requested to the time when the image data is output are stored. The color misregistration is corrected based on the stored delay time and amount of color misregistration. |
| US08264507B2 |
Gray scale drive sequences for pulse width modulated displays
Methods, apparatus, and systems for generating drive sequences for pulse width modulated displays are described. A pulse width modulated signal that includes a drive sequence of temporal segments that are activated and deactivated to produce a desired gray scale. The temporal segments can be non-binary, non-equally weighted. The drive sequence can also include at least two of the temporal segments are least significant bit segments and the other segments are higher order segments. |
| US08264506B2 |
System and method for displaying a rotated image in a display device
A method for controlling display of an image includes generating a list of non-sequential random numbers, each number corresponding to a respective one of a plurality of lines in a source image. The lines in the source image are then transferred in non-sequential order from a first memory to a second memory based on the random numbers in the list and orientation change information. The resulting image in the second memory is then displayed in the desired orientation. |
| US08264497B2 |
Gamut mapping and subpixel rendering systems and methods
In a first embodiment, a display system comprises a display panel with 4 or more colored subpixels. The display system receives input image data specified in a first color space and outputs image data specified in a second color space. The display system further comprises a gamut mapping module for mapping the input image data specified in the first color space to image data specified in the second color space. The gamut mapping module clamps out-of-gamut colors using at least a first clamping system and a second clamping system. The first and second clamping systems yield first and second clamped values. A weighting module produces a resulting clamped value from the first and second clamped values. A final output image value is derived from the resulting clamped value. Other embodiments of the display system include pre-reduction modules and adjustable GMA modules. |
| US08264495B2 |
Display underflow prevention
In devices in which display data is read from a memory for display, display underflow in a processing block is alleviated by controlling a clock frequency driving the processing block. Stages of the processing block send underflow detection signals to underflow prevention logic. The underflow prevention logic controls the frequencies of clock signals generated by a clock generator to alleviate the underflow condition. |
| US08264481B2 |
Display device
To implement brightness change of pixels due to variations in environmental temperatures with low electric power, the display device includes a display part having a display area arrayed with plural pixels, a display scanning circuit and a signal driving circuit for driving the plural pixels, and a power circuit that supplies a current for illuminating each of the plural pixels with brightness corresponding to a display signal from the signal driving circuit; and a detection unit that includes: a monitor element for driving a constant current that detects environmental temperatures; and plural constant current sources, detects a voltage value relating to the luminous intensity of the pixels by the monitor element to generate a signal to control an output voltage of the power circuit, and changes over a constant current source of the monitor element according to a voltage value detected in the detection unit. |
| US08264479B2 |
Display control device for flat panel displays and display device utilizing the same
A display control device for a flat panel display is provided and includes a display controller and a timing controller. The display controller is provided for receiving an input signal and generating a display signal and a plurality of timing signals corresponding to the display signal. The timing controller includes a timing control unit and a data processing unit. The timing control unit is coupled to the display controller for providing a plurality of control signals required for the flat panel display. The data processing unit is incorporated into the display controller in a first integrated circuit chip for receiving the display signal and generating a plurality of output signals in synchronization with the timing signals. The output signals are output to the flat panel display through a predetermined interface. |
| US08264478B2 |
Liquid crystal display and control method for charging subpixels thereof
A demultiplexer is provided within a liquid crystal display (LCD) to transfer respective data levels of a time multiplexed data signal to respective sub-pixels within a pixel group. The last of sequentially activated switches in the demultiplexer is activated for the longest time so as to provide sufficient time for charge to transfer from the demultiplexer to a subsidiary data line (SDL) of the last supplied sub-pixel and from that last SDL through a respective TFT of the last sub-pixel to the last supplied sub-pixel. |
| US08264477B2 |
Image display apparatus
An image display device is provided with a display section (10) for displaying a two-dimensional image on a screen; a microlens array board (22), which is arranged in an optical path of display light constituting the two-dimensional image, and transmits the display light to display an actual image of the two-dimensional image on an imaging plane positioned in a space on a side opposite to the screen; and a display control section (100) for controlling the display section (10) to perform blocking process to have a part of an actual object on a side further than the imaging plane not seen by an observer who observes the imaging plane. |
| US08264476B2 |
Active matrix type semiconductor device
The present invention relates to a semiconductor device in which a power supply circuit is disposed on an array substrate, which achieves reduction of the size by suppressing an increase of the area occupied by the power supply wiring. The feature of the present invention is that a power supply circuit is disposed adjacent to a supply voltage input terminal and a signal line driving circuit. An extremely large amount of electric current is flown in a power supply wiring between the power supply circuit and the supply voltage input terminal and a power supply wiring between the power supply circuit and the signal line driving circuit. Thus, by disposing the power supply circuit adjacent to the supply voltage input terminal and the signal line driving circuit, the power supply wirings therebetween can be shortened. Accordingly, the wiring resistance proportional to the product of the length and the width becomes small so that the thinned power supply wiring can be tolerated. As a result, the power supply wirings can be shortened and thinned so that the wiring area can be decreased. |
| US08264475B2 |
Electronic device with infrared touch input function
An electronic device with infrared touch input function is provided. The electronic device includes a display unit defining an signal display area; an infrared input device including a circuit board having two pairs of oppositely disposed sides defining an open area corresponding in size and shape to the signal display area, at least one light emitting device positioned on the circuit board, configured for emitting infrared light; at least one light detecting device positioned on the circuit board, configured for detecting infrared light emitted; a micro-processing unit configured for controlling the at least one light emitting device to emit infrared light, detecting infrared light paths obstructed via the light detecting devices, sending information of the obstructed infrared light paths to a central processing unit(CPU); and the CPU configured for performing functions according to the information of the obstructed infrared light paths. |
| US08264473B2 |
Timing controller, image display device, and reset signal output method
To provide a timing controller and the like, which can display an image properly regardless of the scanning direction even when an image display device is formed by using signal-line driving ICs having residual output terminals that are not connected to the signal lines. The timing controller includes: a reset signal storage section which stores a plurality of reset signals including a normal reset signal and a specific reset signal; a reset signal setting section which sets one of the plurality of reset signals stored in the reset signal storage section for each of the plurality of ports in accordance with a signal from the outside; and a reset signal synthesizing section which synthesizes the reset signals set by the reset signal setting section and the video data, and simultaneously outputs acquired data to the plurality of ports, respectively. |
| US08264470B2 |
Cleaning mode for information display device with touchscreen
The present invention provides a device that will not force, if the situation permits, the user to abort his or her work entirely when the modes of operation are changed from cleaning into non-cleaning, or vice versa. An information display device includes: a display section; a touchscreen panel, which forms an integral part of the display section and which has an input area that is associated with the display area of the display section; an area locating section for determining, in response to a user's action on the input area, what partial area of the input area has been operated on as a result of the user's action, thereby generating a signal specifying that partial area; and a control section for instructing the display section to display a non-opaque pattern with some degree of transparency. In a cleaning mode for cleaning the input area, the display section displays the pattern on the display area, and the control section increases the degree of transparency of that pattern on the partial area in accordance with the signal specifying the partial area. |
| US08264469B2 |
Touch panel and display unit
A touch panel capable of decreasing concavity and convexity generated on the surface and a display unit including the same are provided. The touch panel includes: a first spacer layer on both side faces of a first wiring layer provided on a first transparent substrate; and a second wiring layer on both side faces of a second wiring layer provided on a second transparent substrate. The touch panel also includes a flexible printed circuit board in a gap between the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate and in a region including at least part of a region not provided with the adhesion layer in the region opposed to the first wiring layer, the second wiring layer, the first spacer layer, and the second spacer layer. |
| US08264463B2 |
Input device and electronic apparatus
An input device inputs information by a slide operation depending on an operation body. The device contains a housing having an operation surface, a detection unit that is provided in the housing and includes an electrostatic capacitance sheet member which detects a slide position of the operation body to output a position detection signal, and an operation unit that covers an entire surface of the detection unit and is slide-operated along the operation surface of the housing. The operation unit has a convex shape which becomes thicker along a sliding direction from one direction of the operation surface of the housing and also which becomes thinner toward the other direction of the operation surface thereof. The electrostatic capacitance sheet member includes a switch portion that is switched by a press-in operation of the operation body to the operation unit. |
| US08264462B2 |
Motion estimation with adaptation of the correlation block size
A process for determining the displacement of an entity equipped with a sensor for capturing a sequence of images, comprising a step for determining a motion vector associated with a current image as a function of at least one correlation calculation between a first block of pixels in the current image and a second block of pixels from which the vector points towards said first block of pixels, with said second block being in a previous image in the sequence of images, wherein the dimensions of the first block are determined as a function of at least a motion vector associated with a previous image in the image sequence. |
| US08264458B2 |
Variable compliance joystick with compensation algorithms
The present invention provides variable compliance joysticks with mechanical and software customization, and with an integrated control capability, and a method of systematically determining the best mechanical settings and compensatory algorithms to embed in the joysticks to offer an individual with substantial upper extremity motor impairments a personal fit and maximum function. The joysticks may include components for varying the compliance and dampening of the joystick shaft. The method may include providing the user access to operate the joysticks, operatively connecting the joysticks to a driving simulator, displaying an icon on the driving simulator, controlling movement of the icon by the joysticks, evaluating performance of the user based upon the user's ability to control movement of the icon, and modifying hardware settings and software algorithms for the joysticks based upon the evaluation. |
| US08264451B2 |
Display panel control device, liquid crystal display device, electronic apparatus, and display panel drive control device
To provide a display panel control device capable of improving gap of moving pictures, etc., without increasing the dividing number of the backlight. The device includes: a black image insertion driving part which performs, on a display panel, black image insertion drive in which video display scanning and black image display scanning are executed in a specific period; and a light-up timing control part which controls a light-up start timing and a light-off start timing of each light source block based on a synchronous signal which synchronizes with the start timing of the video display scanning or the black image display scanning. The light-off period of the light source block is equal to or less than a period from the end of black image display scanning performed on all display lines within a block area to the start of video scanning performed on the first display line within the area. |
| US08264449B2 |
Method for driving a color-sequential display
A method for driving a color-sequential display suitable to reduce the color break-up phenomenon of the color-sequential display is disclosed. The method includes: dividing each sub-frame period into a data-writing period and a backlight turned-on period; within the data-writing period, transmitting a data of first color; during a first duration of the backlight turned-on period, turning on a first color backlight; during a second duration of the backlight turned-on period, turning on a second color backlight. |
| US08264448B2 |
Regulation of wavelength shift and perceived color of solid state lighting with temperature variation
Representative embodiments of the disclosure provide a system, apparatus, and method of controlling an intensity and spectrum of light emitted from a solid state lighting system. The solid state lighting system has a first emitted spectrum at full intensity and at a selected temperature, with a first electrical biasing for the solid state lighting system producing a first wavelength shift, and a second electrical biasing for the solid state lighting system producing a second, opposing wavelength shift. Representative embodiments provide for receiving information designating a selected intensity level or a selected temperature and providing a combined first electrical biasing and second electrical biasing to the solid state lighting system to generate emitted light having the selected intensity level and having a second emitted spectrum within a predetermined variance of the first emitted spectrum over a predetermined range of temperatures. |
| US08264439B2 |
Liquid crystal display panel and liquid crystal display device using the same
A LCD panel includes a data line, first and second scan lines, first and second pixels and an auxiliary electrode. The first pixel has a first pixel electrode, first and second switches. The first switch has an input terminal coupled to the data line, a control terminal coupled to the first scan line and an output terminal coupled to the first pixel electrode. The second switch has an input terminal coupled to the data line and a control terminal coupled to the first scan line. The second pixel has a second pixel electrode and a third switch. The third switch has an input terminal coupled to the data line, a control terminal coupled to the second scan line and an output terminal coupled to the second pixel electrode. The auxiliary electrode coupled to an output terminal of the second switch is adjacent to the second pixel electrode. |
| US08264434B2 |
Active matrix substrate and drive circuit thereof
An active matrix substrate used in a display device or the like capable of making substantially uniform the level shift generated in the pixel potential caused by the distribution of resistance and capacity in each signal line is disclosed. On the TFT substrate which is an active matrix substrate including a common electrode line formed parallel to the scan signal line, in order to eliminate non-uniformity of the level shift of the pixel potential generated at the scan signal fall, each pixel circuit is formed so that the capacity between the scan signal line and the pixel electrode becomes greater as electrically going farther from the scan signal line drive circuit and going farther from the common electrode line drive circuit. Embodiments can be applied especially to an active matrix substrate used in a liquid crystal display device, an EL display device, and the like. |
| US08264429B2 |
Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display apparatus and method of driving the same
An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display apparatus, including a control unit to receive an image signal and to generate a frame-based image data signal and a frame identification signal based at least in part on the received image signal, the frame identification signal being synchronized with the frame-based image data signal, a driving voltage supply unit to generate a first voltage for a switching unit and a second voltage for a display unit, and a switching unit to receive the first voltage and the frame identification signal and to supply the first voltage for the display unit based at least in part on the frame identification signal. |
| US08264426B2 |
Organic light emitting display device and a method for generating scan signals for driving an organic light emitting display device having a scan driver
A system on panel (SOP)-type scan driver for an organic light emitting display (OLED) device. The scan driver includes flip-flops. Each of the flip-flops receives an input signal, a clock signal, and an inverted clock signal and outputs a scan signal. The scan signal is shifted and input to an adjacent flip-flop. Each of the flip-flops includes three transistors of the same conductivity type and a capacitor. Thus, layout area is minimized owing to simplification of circuits, and static current is cut off to reduce power consumption. |
| US08264423B2 |
Method of driving display element
Provided is a method of driving a display element in which color tone variation of white during repeated drive has been reduced. Also disclosed is a method of driving a display element in which an electrolyte comprising silver or a compound containing silver in a chemical structure thereof is contained between facing electrodes, comprising the step of applying a driving operation to the facing electrodes so as to induce dissolution and deposition of silver, wherein an impression necessary for displaying black color is the impression of a pulse applied to the facing electrodes, satisfying the following Expression (1). Expression (1) 1/100 ≦TBP/TW≦1/5, where TBP represents time width (ms) of one pulse applied in an applied direction necessary for black display, and TW represents the sum of applied time (ms) in an applied direction necessary for white display after conducting the black display employing the applied pulse. |
| US08264420B2 |
Antenna device and antenna waterproof structure
An antenna device includes an antenna module configured to receive radio waves. A plate has a plurality of first through holes. A cover is coupled with the plate to define a space accommodating the antenna module. The cover includes a rib and a side wall surrounding the antenna module. The side wall has an end face opposing the plate and formed with a plurality of threaded holes. The rib is projected from the end face. A gasket has a part formed with a plurality of openings and is disposed between the rib and the plate. A plurality of screws are respectively screwed into the threaded holes through the first through holes and the openings. At least a part of each of the screws is surrounded by an associated one of the openings. |
| US08264418B2 |
Planar antenna with isotropic radiation pattern
A planar antenna with an isotropic radiation pattern is provided. The planar antenna includes a substrate, a dipole antenna, a microstrip line set, and a channel selection module. The dipole antenna is disposed on a first surface of the substrate, and the microstrip line set and the channel selection module are disposed on a second surface of the substrate. A first microstrip line and a second microstrip line of the microstrip line set are spirally extended along two opposite rotation trails on a vertical projection plane to form a high-frequency path with the dipole antenna. The planar antenna controls the on/off state of the channel selection module so that a low-frequency path is formed when the dipole antenna is connected to a first line and a second line. A plurality of channels having different operating frequencies is respectively generated within the high-frequency path and the low-frequency path. |
| US08264411B2 |
Antenna structure and wireless communication device having the same
An antenna element has a dielectric base, at least a portion of which is arranged in a non-ground region of a substrate. A feeding radiation electrode has an intermediate path that is connected to a feeding portion and that is arranged to extend in a perimeter direction of the dielectric base on a side surface of the dielectric base adjacent to the non-ground region and spaced away from a ground region. The feeding radiation electrode has an open end side path that is arranged to extend along a loop path from the termination of the intermediate path and an open end of the extended distal end is arranged parallel or substantially parallel to and spaced apart from the intermediate path. A dielectric material having a high dielectric constant, which increases the capacitance between the intermediate path and the open end, is located in a region including the spaced region between the intermediate path and parallel or substantially parallel open end. |
| US08264408B2 |
User-executable antenna array calibration
A system used for calibrating a direction-finding system. A device may include a signal receiver array. The signal receiver array may be utilized to determine the direction of arrival for signals emitted by other devices, and therefore, may be used to resolve the direction towards another device using the received signal. For example, an external tag may be utilized to emit a wireless signal usable inducing a response in each signal receiver of the signal receiver array. The device may also include one or more sensors usable in determining device orientation and/or a change in device orientation. The combined signal receiver response information and orientation information may be recorded at various instants as the device is moved for use in calibrating the antenna array. |
| US08264407B2 |
Transmitter beamforming steering matrix processing and storage
A mechanism for processing beamforming steering matrices in a transceiver system. A plurality of beamforming steering matrices associated with a plurality of subcarriers of an RF signal received at the transceiver system are generated. The beamforming steering matrices are compressed and stored. The beamforming steering matrices may also be grouped or sub-sampled prior to being stored. The beamforming steering matrices are decompressed and ungrouped before being applied to data to be transmitted. Prior to ungrouping the beamforming steering matrices, a phase difference between corresponding beamforming steering vectors of consecutive beamforming steering matrices is determined. Phase rotation is performed on the corresponding beamforming steering vectors based on the determined phase difference associated with the corresponding beamforming steering vectors to improve phase continuity between consecutive beamforming steering matrices. |
| US08264406B2 |
Manifold calibration for a communication system
A method and apparatus for determining stream weights is provided herein. During operation, an uplink direction of arrival (DOA) and a downlink direction of departure (DOD) calibration procedure is implemented using uplink signals and GPS information from a subset of mobiles without the need of calibration circuitry at the base. Because the presented calibration procedure needs no new hardware it can be deployed in existing deployments with only a soft-ware upgrade. |
| US08264405B2 |
Methods and apparatus for radiator for multiple circular polarization
Method and apparatus for a receive electronically steered array aperture including a plurality of radiators each having a single complex phase/amplitude control at a radiating phase center of the radiators to simultaneously receive up to four circularly polarized plane waves, each of the plane waves being arbitrarily of left hand circular polarization or right hand circular polarization, from spatially diverse sources. |
| US08264404B2 |
Double-nudged broadcast orbit drift correction
A method in a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver for double-nudged broadcast orbit drift correction. A first broadcast orbit message is utilized to nudge a broadcast orbit in use at the GNSS receiver to create a first nudged broadcast orbit for a GNSS satellite, the first nudged broadcast orbit being more precise than the broadcast orbit. A second broadcast orbit message is utilized to nudge the first nudged broadcast orbit in use at the GNSS receiver to create a double-nudged broadcast orbit for a GNSS satellite, the double-nudged broadcast orbit being more precise than the first nudged broadcast orbit. A third broadcast orbit message is utilized to maintain the double-nudged broadcast orbit, the third broadcast orbit message smaller than the second and the first broadcast orbit messages. |
| US08264397B2 |
Time transfer method and system
A Time Transfer Time Reverse Mirror (TT TRM) method and system includes a radio transceiver for transmitting a series of short pulses repeatedly at a period T and for receiving from a remote node a return signal that is a retransmission of the original signal at the same period T: a clock circuit for inputting a clock signal to the transceiver: and a computer for (i) computing and generating an imaginary time-reversed signal version of the original signal, (ii) comparing the return signal with the imaginary version, (iii) computing a delay between the return signal and the imaginary version that is substantially equal to twice the time difference between the two nodes, and (iv) applying the computed delay to a clock input calibration for a desired signal. The system includes time transfer using the ionospheric reflection (refraction), producing precise synchronization among remote nodes beyond the line-of-sight and thus without necessitating GPS or communication satellites. |
| US08264396B2 |
Three dimensional noncontact motion sensor
A non-contact motion sensor comprising a radar detector that includes a first antenna, a second antenna that is orthogonal to the first antenna and a third antenna that is orthogonal to the first antenna and the second antenna. The non-contact motion sensor further includes a control that collects and analyzes signals that are received from the radar detector. |
| US08264395B2 |
Radar device and rain/snow area detecting device
A radar device is disclosed. The radar device includes a radar antenna, from which detection signals are transmitted while the radar antenna being rotated, the radar device generating a radar image from reflection waves of the transmitted detection signals, a reception module for receiving the reflection waves of the detection signals, an inclination calculating module for calculating an inclination of level of the received signals that continue in a predetermined direction, the inclination being a rate of change in the received signal level per predetermined range in the predetermined direction, and a rain/snow reflection determining module for determining whether the received signals are reflection signals from at least one of rain and snow by using the inclination calculated by the inclination calculating module. |
| US08264392B1 |
Compact high-speed analog-to-digital converter for both I and Q analog to digital conversion
An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and a receiver that includes the ADC is disclosed. The ADC includes a first filter configured to receive a signal in an I-signal path of the receiver and a second filter configured to receive a signal in a Q-signal path of the receiver. The ADC further includes a quantizer alternatingly in connection with the first and second filters, and at least one DAC alternatingly in connection with the first and second filters. Switches in the ADC are configured to alternate connection between an input of the quantizer and outputs of the first and second filters, and are also configured to alternate connection between an output of the at least one DAC and inputs of the first and second filters. |
| US08264388B1 |
Frequency integrator with digital phase error message for phase-locked loop applications
A digital phase-locked loop (DPLL), a supporting digital frequency integrator, and a method are provided for deriving a digital phase error signal in a DPLL. A digital frequency integrator periodically accepts a digital tdcOUT message from a Time-to-Digital Converter (TDC) representing a measured ratio of a reference clock (Tref) period to a synthesizer clock (Tdco) period. Also accepted is a digital message selecting a first ratio (Nf). In response, a digital phase error (pherr) message is periodically supplied that is proportional to an error in phase between the reference clock and the (synthesizer clock*Nf). |
| US08264386B2 |
Variable length code decoding device and decoding method
A variable length code decoding device for decoding variable length code data, including: a table memory that stores a plurality of decoding process tables having a reference relationship therein; and a decoding control unit that sequentially selects the decoding process tables according to the decoded data to control a process of decoding the variable length code data, wherein when referring to the decoding process table to perform an initial decoding of the variable length code data, the initial decoding process is conducted by a longer bit length to be clipped from the variable length code data for referring to the decoding process table than the bit length used when referring to the other portions of the decoding process table. |
| US08264385B1 |
Using error bucketing and baseline analysis for I18N testing
Systems and methods to detect and analyze character set translation errors in an electronic document are provided. One method according to the invention includes detecting a first character string within the electronic document; converting the first character string to a sequence of bytes by use of a first character set; using a second character set to convert the sequence of bytes to a second character string; and detecting whether a length of the second character string is different than a length of the first character string. Detection results are stored in memory for later analysis. Systems according to aspects of the invention perform are configured to perform this and other methods. In one example, the system includes a test scheduler, a test result classifier, an analyzer unit, and a processor coupled to data storage for performing the aforementioned method. |
| US08264380B2 |
Code wheel manufacturing method, code wheel, rotary encoder, rotation control unit, belt carrier unit, and image forming apparatus
A manufacturing method for a code wheel for a rotary encoder is provided. The code wheel includes, in a central portion, a hole into which a rotary shaft of a rotary member is fitted and a code portion including a radial code pattern in a circumferential edge portion. The manufacturing method is configured to include the steps of forming the code portion and a reference circle in a plate so that the reference circle has a radius larger than a radius of the hole by a tolerance of deviation between a center position of the code portion and a center position of the hole and has a same center as that of the code portion; and forming the hole in the plate in which the code portion and the reference circle are formed, so as to be contained in the reference circle. |
| US08264379B2 |
Methods and systems for correlating data sources for vehicle displays
Systems and methods are provided for displaying information on a display device associated with an aircraft. A method comprises rendering a perspective view of terrain on a display device and obtaining sensor data for a sensing region overlapping at least a portion of the viewing region. The method further comprises obtaining tracking data associated with a first object located within the sensing region and correlating a first portion of the sensor data that corresponds to the first object with the tracking data. The method further comprises rendering a graphical representation of the first object on the display device, wherein positioning of the graphical representation of the first object with respect to the terrain is influenced by the correlation with first portion of the sensor data. |
| US08264378B1 |
Aircraft display center and range control
Technologies are described herein for providing enhanced center and range control on an aircraft display. According to embodiments, a display mode is selected to display a map on the aircraft display. A range input for displaying the map in the selected display mode at a desired range and a centering input for centering on a predefined map location on the aircraft display are received. The range input and the centering input associated with the selected display mode are then stored. When the selected display mode is deselected and then reselected, the map is displayed on the aircraft display in the selected display mode according to at least one of the stored range input and the centering input associated with the selected display mode. |
| US08264377B2 |
Aircraft collision avoidance system
An aircraft collision avoidance system comprising (a) at least one separation monitoring device connectable to at least a portion of an aircraft, the separation monitoring device comprising (1) at least one transmitter and (2) at least one receiver and (b) a master unit. |
| US08264376B1 |
Avionics control and display unit
A multi-product avionics control and display unit (CDU). In implementations, the CDU may include a display and a processor coupled with the display. The processor is configurable to operate in a first mode to cause the display to present standby primary flight information associated with the aircraft and a second mode to control and display operation of one or more aircraft systems associated with the aircraft. |
| US08264374B2 |
Wireless data transmitting and receiving system
There is provided a wireless data transmitting and receiving system that wirelessly transmits a signal regarding a torque acting on a rotary shaft and/or a rotation angle of the rotary shaft from a data transmitting unit disposed in the rotary shaft to a data receiving unit. The wireless data transmitting and receiving system includes: a data transmitting unit (20) provided on the rotary shaft (52) of a tightening machine (50) to detect the torque and the rotation angle, the data transmitting unit (20) including a torque sensor (21) disposed so as to be capable of sensing a toque acting on the rotary shaft (52), a rotation angle sensor (29) disposed so as to be capable of a rotation angle of the rotary shaft (52), and transmitting means (22) that is electrically connected to the foregoing sensors (21,29), and wirelessly transmits signals regarding the torque detected in the torque sensor (21) and the rotation angle detected in the rotation angle sensor (29); and a data receiving unit (30) including receiving means (32) that receives the transmitted signals regarding the torque and the rotation angle, and display means (40) that displays the signals regarding the torque and the rotation angle received by the receiving means (32). |
| US08264371B2 |
Method and device for communicating change-of-value information in a building automation system
An automation component configured for wireless communication within a building automation system includes a wireless communications component, a processor in communication with the wireless communications component, and a memory in communication with the processor. The memory configured to store computer readable instructions which are executable by the processor to process a change-of-value message received via the wireless communications component, generate a change-of-value update in response to the change-of-value message, and communicate the change-of-value update via the wireless communication component. This change-of-value can occur in a polled (pull) fashion, or in a pushed (when it occurs) fashions. |
| US08264368B2 |
Rifle mounted optical unit
A warning unit for attachment to a handheld firearm comprises an attachment device for attachment to a firearm, a light source, and a digitally manipulable input device operable to enable selection of a mode of operation. The warning unit is capable of being operated in at least a narrow divergence mode, and a wide divergence mode wherein, in the narrow divergence mode, the warning unit is operable to emit a beam of light of a lower divergence than in the wide divergence mode. |
| US08264365B2 |
Motion sensing remote microphone
An apparatus and method comprising of a remote microphone, attached to a portable radio, incorporating a motion sensing component, such as a Solid State Accelerometer, and an orientation sensing component, such as a Solid State Gyroscope or a multidirectional Solid State Accelerometer and activated by the wearer's motionlessness and subsequently activates the Emergency Alert and sends out an audible distress signal, a radio frequency (RF) distress signal, or both, as if the wearer had pressed the Emergency Alert button. |
| US08264361B2 |
Fluid flow indicator with automatic alarm timer for high pressure/low flow applications
A highly sensitive low loss and low flow fluid flow switch is coupled with an automatic timer and/or optional transmitter to indicate the flow of gas to an appliance and to automatically start a reminder timer to turn the appliance off. After a preset time limit has expired, the timer either sounds an alarm or wirelessly triggers an alarm in a remote location. The receiver portion of the wireless timer may be mounted directly to the appliance (grill handle), so that the timer automatically resets when activity (cover opening or closing) is detected, indicating the appliance is still in use. An alarm can also be configured to sound when the grill is attempted to be ignited with the cover closed, thereby avoiding a potential explosion. A biasing attraction magnet is incorporated in the fluid flow switch to offset either the force of gravity or a return spring in order to extend performance to low pressure and low flow applications. The piston is sealed for use in high pressure/low flow applications, and provided with a vent hole for residual gas bleed-off upon a stoppage of gas flow. |
| US08264360B2 |
Fluid flow indicator with automatic alarm timer for low pressure/low flow applications
A highly sensitive low loss and low flow fluid flow switch is coupled with an automatic timer and/or optional transmitter to indicate the flow of gas to an appliance and to automatically start a reminder timer to turn the appliance off. After a preset time limit has expired, the timer either sounds an alarm or wirelessly triggers an alarm in a remote location. The receiver portion of the wireless timer may be mounted directly to the appliance (grill handle), so that the timer automatically resets when activity (cover opening or closing) is detected, indicating the appliance is still in use. An alarm can also be configured to sound when the grill is attempted to be ignited with the cover closed, thereby avoiding a potential explosion. A biasing attraction magnet is incorporated in the fluid flow switch to offset either the force of gravity or a return spring in order to extend performance to low pressure and low flow applications. The piston is sealed for use in high pressure/low flow applications, and provided with a vent hole for residual gas bleed-off upon a stoppage of gas flow. |
| US08264355B2 |
RFID systems and methods for optical fiber network deployment and maintenance
An optical-fiber-network (OFN) radio-frequency identification (RFID) system for deploying and/or maintaining and/or provisioning service and/or locating faults in an OFN. The system includes a plurality of OFN components, and at least one RFID tag that includes RFID tag data that has at least one property of the OFN component associated with the RFID tag. The RFID tag data is written to and read from the RFID tags using one or more mobile RFID readers either prior to, during or after deploying the OFN components. An OFN-component-data database unit is used to store and process the RFID tag data and is automatically updated by the one or more mobile RFID readers. This allows for different maps of the OFN to be made, such as an inventory map and a maintenance map, and for the maps to be automatically updated. The OFN-RFID system allows for mobile automated operations and management of OFN components by service personnel, and provides for faster and more accurate OFN system deployment and maintenance. |
| US08264354B2 |
Data center equipment location and monitoring system
A data center equipment location system includes both hardware and software to provide for location, monitoring, security and identification of servers and other equipment in equipment racks. The system provides a wired alternative to the wireless RFID tag system by using electronic ID tags connected to each piece of equipment, each electronic ID tag connected directly by wires to a equipment rack controller on the equipment rack. The equipment rack controllers then link over a local area network to a central control computer. The central control computer provides an operator interface, and runs a software application program that communicates with the equipment rack controllers. The software application program of the central control computer stores IDs of the equipment rack controllers and each of its connected electronic ID tags in a database. The software application program in operation receives information from the electronic ID tags in real time enabling the central control computer to monitor the status, such as temperature and movement or tampering of each piece of equipment through its connected electronic ID tag. Further, the software application program can send a signal to an individual electronic ID tag to activate a sensory indicator to enable a technician(s) to locate a piece of equipment that is in need of repair or replacement. |
| US08264353B2 |
Method and system for sliding door pattern cancellation in metal detection
A method and system for reducing the signal interference effects of metal doors in a metal detection system. The system includes a transmitter operable to transmit an interrogation signal that is used to detect transitory metal objects within the detection region, a receiver operable to receive instantaneous signals that represent electromagnetic field disturbances during operation of the metal detection system and include electromagnetic field disturbances attributed to the movement of metal doors. The system also includes a metal detection module that determines a resulting waveform representing the difference between the instantaneous signals received during operation of the metal detection system and a recorded pattern of signals representing electromagnetic field disturbances caused by a pattern of movement of the metal doors in the detection region when a transitory metallic object is not present. The record pattern is canceled from the resulting waveform leaving only signals from transitory metal objects. |
| US08264351B1 |
Security alarm system
A drive assembly has a controller for moving an object. A security reset button initiates and terminates security functions for the system. An alarm is provided. A circuit assembly includes a first circuit for moving the object. The circuit assembly includes a second circuit for generating the alarm in response to unauthorized moving of the object. |
| US08264349B2 |
Time for ear pill intake determined by noise dosimetry in wearable devices
The disclosure relates to a portable processing system adapted for being worn by a user and comprising an input transducer for converting an input sound to an electric input signal, and a signal processing unit adapted for processing an SPU-input signal originating from the electric input signal. The disclosure further relates to use of such system and to a method. The object of the present disclosure is to provide an alerting device aiding a user in administering the dose of a hearing protecting agent. The problem is solved in that the signal processing unit comprises a monitoring part for monitoring and determining an accumulated sound dose AccD in the electric input signal from a start time t0 and for generating an alarm output at a threshold time t0+Δtth when a predefined dose threshold Dth is reached, wherein the predefined dose threshold Dth is set in relation to a recommended intake of a predefined hearing protecting agent to ensure an intended effect of the hearing protecting agent. An advantage of the present disclosure is that it helps a user to follow a prescribed dose administration scheme. The disclosure may e.g. be used in applications where a user taking hearing protecting medicine is exposed to acoustically different or noisy or loud environments. |
| US08264348B2 |
Interference detector resulting in threshold adjustment
A method and system are provided for adjusting a threshold value of an alarm for a metal detecting system, based on a detected interference with other systems that operate at adjacent frequencies. The method and system include receiving a plurality of sample values and calculating a discrepancy value based on a difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of the plurality of sample values, wherein the discrepancy value corresponds to detected interference. The discrepancy value is compared to a predefined interference threshold value and an activation signal is generated. A fast threshold adjustor receives the activation signal when the discrepancy value is greater than or equal to the predefined interference threshold value and a slow threshold adjustor receives the activation signal when the discrepancy value is less than the predefined interference threshold value. The activation signal triggers an output from the fast threshold adjustor or the slow threshold adjustor that is applied to adjust the threshold value. |
| US08264346B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing graduated annunciation of an impending alarm in a security system
A method of operating a security system includes sensing a security breach, and providing an indication to a user that an alarm signal will be issued in response to the sensing of the security breach. The indication perceptibly changes with time. |
| US08264336B2 |
Vehicle-mounted alarm generating apparatus
The vehicle-mounted alarm generating apparatus includes an extracting section configured to extract a road boundary marking representing a boundary of a lane from an image of a picture of a road surface ahead of a vehicle, a position setting section configured to set a first position and a second position more distant from the vehicle than the first position in accordance with extraction results by the extracting section, a first alarm generating section configured to generate a first alarm when a distance between the vehicle and the first position becomes shorter than a predetermined first distance, and a second alarm generating section configured to generate a second alarm, when a distance between the vehicle and the first position becomes shorter than a predetermined second distance. The configuration of the second alarm is different from that of the first alarm. |
| US08264334B2 |
Remote control unit, electronic device and method for controlling electronic device
A remote control unit, an electronic device and a method for controlling an electronic device using the same are provided. The remote control unit includes: a key input part including a menu key for allowing an electronic device to enter a setup mode, a numeric key rotatably provided to display different numerals depending on degree of rotation, and a confirm key for transmitting a control signal corresponding to the numeral of the numeric key; a memory for storing a control code for controlling the electronic device; a microcomputer for reading out and transmitting the control code stored in the memory depending on a signal inputted from the key input part; and an infrared transmitter for transmitting the control code in a form of an infrared signal depending on a control of the microcomputer. |
| US08264332B2 |
Apparatus and method for demodulating subcarrier tag signal in RFID reader
An apparatus and a method for demodulating a subcarrier tag signal in a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader is provided. The apparatus for demodulating the subcarrier tag signal in the RFID reader may include: an edge signal generation unit receiving a subcarrier tag signal and generating an edge signal with respect to the tag signal; an edge information extraction unit extracting edge information from the generated edge signal; and a decoding unit decoding the tag signal using the extracted edge information. |
| US08264331B2 |
Method and apparatus for detecting container movement by a crane
A tag can receive first and second wireless signals respectively defining first and second transmission fields that overlap. When the tag moves from the first field to the second field through the region of overlap, the apparatus transitions only once from recognizing the tag is in the first field to recognizing the tag is in the second field. According to another aspect, first and second signposts are supported at spaced locations in the region of a crane, and respectively transmit first and second wireless signals that are different, and that respectively define first and second fields of transmission. According to yet another aspect, a signpost transmits wireless signals having a transmission field, and a system senses positional information regarding a tag movable relative to the signpost, the system using the positional information to determine a location of the tag in relation to the transmission field. |
| US08264326B2 |
Biometrics sensor
A biometrics sensor includes a portion for sucking air, a molecular sieve portion for selectively passing or adsorbing specific gas contained in the air, a gas detecting section for detecting the concentration of gas passed through the molecular sieve or the remaining gas, and a data processing section for comparing the detection result with a prestored detection result, wherein the gas detecting section selectively detects predetermined gas, and the data processing section performs determination or probabilistic determination on an authentication object person by comparing the composition ratio of gas for each authentication object person with a prestored composition ratio. |
| US08264325B2 |
Biometric authentication apparatus and biometric data registration apparatus
In accordance with input user ID, a personal template fetcher reads biometric feature data and biometric shape data from a template storage. A verification area finder determines a verification area that matches a detection area of a verification sensor within an area of biometric features. A guide information generator combines the verification area with a contour shape reconstructed from the biometric shape data, received from the personal template fetcher, to generate a guide pattern. A guide information presenter presents the generated guide pattern to the user. A verification sensor extracts biometric feature information from an input image of biometric features and converts it into numeric data to obtain biometric feature data. A biometric feature verifier then verifies the biometric feature data obtained by the verification sensor in comparison with the biometric feature data received from the personal template fetcher in the verification area received from the verification area finder. |
| US08264323B2 |
Method and apparatus for a merged power-communication cable in door security environment
A method controlling access to a door using a merged power-communication cable. An access controlled door lock in door is operated using merged power-communication cable. Access control identification mechanism in door may operate using merged power-communication cable. The access controlled door lock may include a piezoelectric controlled door lock or a standalone door lock or a solenoid controlled door lock. A processing module may operate in door to control access with power interface receiving at least part of the electrical power from the merged power-communication cable. The invention includes a strike plate containing a magnetic sensor aligns by a latch hole to a latch included an access control door lock. The invention also includes using a door conduit to provide the merged power-communication cable to at least the processing module in the door. |
| US08264320B2 |
Aftermarket keyless starter
An aftermarket keyless starter for a vehicle including a smart ignition system and an OEM security system is provided. The OEM security system includes an OEM transponder for user verification and an OEM reader for reading the OEM transponder when the OEM transponder is within a range R of the OEM reader. The OEM transponder stores an OEM identification code. The aftermarket keyless starter includes a secure box which is outside of the range R for isolating the OEM transponder from the OEM security system, an aftermarket reader, an aftermarket microcontroller, and an aftermarket transmitter. The aftermarket microcontroller is operable to receive the keyless start command and respond thereto by having the aftermarket reader read the OEM identification code and retransmitting the OEM identification code to the OEM reader. The engine start command is transmitted to the smart ignition system subsequent to the sending of the keyless start command. |
| US08264319B2 |
Location system and communication system
A location system comprises a plurality of transponders whose locations are detectable by a base system. The base system interrogates (51-55) the transponders one at a time in accordance with a schedule of consecutive time slots. In response to a priority request received (53) from one of the transponders, the base system interrupts the schedule and interrogates substantially immediately (56, 57, 55) the signaling transponder so as to determine its location with minimal latency. |
| US08264318B2 |
Consumable holder with converter
A consumable holder is provided for use in an appliance configured to perform an operation cycle related to a consumable in the consumable holder. The consumable holder has or is enabled to acquire information associated with itself or the consumable, and further includes a converter configured to transform the information to a cycle structure. Thus, the consumable holder can communicate with a cycle engine to create or modify a cycle structure for use by the appliance to perform an operation cycle related to the consumable. |
| US08264317B2 |
Protective device of three-phase motor
A protector for a three-phase electric motor has a container with a housing and a metal plate secured thereto. A protrusion is provided in the housing. Three conductive terminal pins, each with a fixed contact, protrude into the housing through the metal plate. A thermally responsive plate is connected to the three moveable contacts. The thermally responsive plate is dish shaped and reverses its direction of curvature at a predetermined temperature. Three moveable contacts are secured to the thermally responsive plate. An elastic member extends between the protrusion and the thermally responsive plate. A rotation member prevents the thermally responsive plate from rotating, thereby maintaining the moveable contacts in opposition to the fixed contacts. The conductive terminal pins are located at a neutral point side of phase windings of a three-phase motor so that AC current flowing into the three-phase motor is interrupted. |
| US08264313B2 |
Linear solenoid for vehicle
A guide of a coil device has a tongue portion, which is formed by resin integrally with the guide at a location radially outward of a slit of a yoke and axially extends toward an opening part of the yoke such that a distal end part of the tongue portion is resiliently bendable while exerting a resilient force. The tongue portion is resiliently engaged with a flange portion of a stator core upon filling of the coil device to the stator core. |
| US08264311B2 |
Magnet unit, elevator guiding apparatus and weighing apparatus
A magnet unit includes a first magnetic pole (7a), a second magnetic pole (7b) and a third magnetic pole (7c) at a center between the first magnetic pole (7a) and the second magnetic pole (7b), providing an E-shaped configuration. In the magnet unit, a first magnet is defined between the first magnetic pole (7a) and the third magnetic pole (7c) by connecting two electromagnets (71aa, 73aa) with each other through a permanent magnet (72a), while a second magnet is defined between the second magnetic pole (7b) and the third magnetic pole (7c) by connecting two electromagnets (71ba, 73ba) with each other through a permanent magnet (72b). With this configuration, it is possible to reduce a deviation in the length of respective magnetic paths from the permanent magnets (72a, 72b) up to their respective magnetic poles. By controlling exciting currents to the respective electromagnets (71aa, 73aa, 71ba, 73ba), it is also possible to adjust fluxes (or flux density) in respective directions x, y individually. |
| US08264310B2 |
Accessory device for peek mode
A magnetic attachment mechanism and method is described. The magnetic attachment mechanism can be used to releasably attach at least two objects together in a preferred configuration without fasteners and without external intervention. The magnetic attachment mechanism can be used to releasably attach an accessory device to an electronic device. The accessory device can be used to augment the functionality of usefulness of the electronic device. |
| US08264303B2 |
Composite substrate and elastic wave device using the same
A composite substrate 10 includes: a piezoelectric substrate 12 capable of transmitting an elastic wave and composed of lithium tantalate (LT); a silicon support substrate 14 that is bonded to the rear surface of the piezoelectric substrate in the (111) plane; and an adhesive layer 16 bonding the substrates 12 and 14 to each other. |
| US08264302B2 |
Multilayer resonator and multilayer filter
A multilayer filter includes a plurality of mutually coupled resonant circuits provided within a multilayer body. Capacitor internal electrodes, inductor internal electrodes, and inductor via electrodes, ground via electrodes, and input-output via electrodes are arranged within the multilayer body. The ground via electrodes and the input-output via electrodes are provided on a dielectric layer on a mounting surface, or a second dielectric layer on a first dielectric layer provided on the mounting surface. The capacitor internal electrodes arranged towards the side of the mounting surface do not overlap the input-output electrodes when viewed in plan view. With this configuration, degradation in frequency characteristics of a resonant circuit is effectively prevented by controlling one of an inductive component and a capacitive component of the resonant circuit. |
| US08264300B2 |
Tunable transmission line time delay circuit having conductive floating strip segments connected by switches
A tunable compact time delay circuit assembly is provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a tunable delay circuit assembly for controllably delaying signals that propagate along a transmission line, the circuit assembly including an elongated conductor extending in a first direction, the elongated conductor configured to carry the signals, at least one floating strip, each floating strip including a first elongated conductive segment having a first centerline, wherein the first centerline is not parallel to the first direction, and a second elongated conductive segment having a second centerline, wherein the second centerline is not parallel to the first direction, and a first switch coupled between the first segment and the second segment, wherein the first switch, in a first position, is configured to connect the first segment to the second segment, wherein the first switch, in a second position, is configured to electrically isolate the first segment from the second segment, and wherein the at least one floating strip is electrically isolated from other components of the circuit assembly. |
| US08264299B2 |
Boundary acoustic wave device and communication equipment
A boundary acoustic waves device includes a piezoelectric substrate having piezoelectricity, interdigitated electrodes formed on the piezoelectric substrate, a first medium formed on the piezoelectric substrate so as to cover the interdigitated electrode, and a second medium formed on the first medium. The interdigitated electrodes include a plurality of electrode fingers and bus bars that connect ends of the plurality of electrode fingers. A third medium is formed on the first medium. The second medium and the third medium are in contact with the first medium. The first medium, the second medium, and the third medium are formed of different materials. The first medium, the second medium, and the third medium are different in a ratio in length of a part with the third medium formed with respect to a length of a propagation path of boundary acoustic waves in a cross-section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the electrode fingers, in the longitudinal direction of the electrode fingers. |
| US08264295B2 |
Switched varactor circuit for a voltage controlled oscillator
A switched varactor circuit for use at least one operating frequency comprises a first resistive element having a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the first terminal is coupled to receive a switching voltage; a hetero-junction bipolar transistor (HBT) having a base terminal, a first conducting terminal, and a second conducting terminal, wherein the base terminal of the HBT is coupled to a second terminal of the resistive element, and wherein the first conducting terminal is coupled to a first circuit node; and a first varactor having an anode coupled to the second conductive terminal of the HBT and a cathode coupled to a second circuit node, and wherein a capacitance value at the first circuit node is a function of the switching voltage. |
| US08264292B2 |
Device and method for compensating for a resonator
A device for compensating for the frequency of a resonator includes (a) a temperature sensor, (b) a sequencer determining a second compensation signal on the basis of the temperature and corresponding to a positive value N, and a third compensation signal on the basis of the temperature corresponding to a ratio between a positive integer S and N, S being lower than or equal to N, and (c) a variable counter receiving the compensation signals and generating a fourth output signal every N periods of a clock signal from the resonator and generating a fifth signal for modifying the charge capacity of the resonator. |
| US08264290B2 |
Dual positive-feedbacks voltage controlled oscillator
A dual positive-feedbacks voltage controlled oscillator includes an oscillation circuit and a cross coupled pair circuit. The oscillation circuit includes a first transistor, a second transistor, an inductor and a plurality of capacitors. The gates of the first and second transistors are opposite to each other and coupled to two points of the inductor. The inductor and the capacitors are formed as a LC tank. The cross coupled pair circuit includes a third transistor and a fourth transistor. The gates of the third and fourth transistors are cross coupled to two points of the inductor. Thereby, the gate of the third transistor is coupled to the gate of the second transistor; the gate of the fourth transistor is coupled to the gate of the first transistor; the drain of the third transistor is coupled to the source of the first transistor; and the drain of the fourth transistor is coupled to the source of the second transistor. |
| US08264284B2 |
Atomic frequency acquisition device based on self-mixing interference
The present invention relates to an atomic frequency acquisition device comprising a gas cell (400) filled with an atomic gas, a laser light source (100) emitting a laser beam which enters the gas cell (40) and excites a first energy transition of the atomic gas, a local oscillator (700) for generating an oscillator frequency in a frequency range including a frequency of a HFS transition of the atomic gas, and a modulator (600) modulating the laser light source (100) so as to emit laser radiation modulated with the oscillator frequency. An optical reflector (500) is arranged behind the gas cell (400) to reflect the laser beam after passage through the atomic gas so as to re-enter the laser cavity. A photodetector (200) detects beat frequencies caused by self-mixing interference within the laser cavity. A control unit (750, 800) controls the local oscillator (700) so as to periodically vary the oscillation frequency between two frequency margins which are adapted in such a way that a maximum beat frequency in the output signal of the photodetector (200) is within the two frequencies margins. The proposed device allows miniaturization and cost reduction by using a VCSEL with an integrated photodiode and achieves operation with fewer detection problems. |
| US08264281B1 |
Low-noise amplifier with tuned input and output impedances
A low-noise amplifier (LNA) includes a pair of transistors connected in a cascode configuration to provide amplification to an input signal. The LNA generates an amplified output in differential form across a pair of output terminals. One of the pair of output terminals is the output node of the cascode configuration. The LNA further includes a feedback transistor with its gate terminal connected to the output node of the cascode configuration and its drain terminal connected to the other one of the pair of output terminals. The differential nature of the amplified output reduces the noise figure of the LNA. A frequency-selective network connected across the pair of output terminals sets the frequency selectivity of each of the input section and the output section of the LNA. |
| US08264277B2 |
Differential amplifier circuit
Provided is a differential amplifier circuit in which an offset voltage is independent from input voltages. A first correction current generation circuit and a second correction current generation circuit are provided and configured to cause the same current as a current flowing through a folded cascode amplifying stage to flow into an output stage. Accordingly, transistors included in the folded cascode amplifying stage and transistors included in the output stage have the same bias condition. |
| US08264270B2 |
Method and apparatus to provide active cancellation of the effects of the parasitic elements in capacitors
Reducing, suppressing or canceling series parasitic inductance and/or resistive effects that affect the frequency response of components, elements and/or circuits in an electronic circuit or system that exhibit capacitance is disclosed. Noise generated by series parasitic inductance and/or parasitic resistance of the components, the physical orientation of the components, and/or the layout of components, devices and/or conductive tracks (board traces) on printed circuit boards within an electronic circuit or system is reduced, suppressed or canceled. The reduction, suppression or cancellation is achieved by adding a voltage source in series with a part or component of the electronic circuit or system that exhibits capacitance, the current source being adapted to deliver a compensating voltage of roughly equal magnitude and roughly opposite phase to parasitic voltage associated with the part or component. |
| US08264264B2 |
Multiple phase pulse generator
In one embodiment of the present invention, a multiple phase pulse generator includes n stages, where each stage includes a first sub-stage and a second sub-stage. The first sub-stage includes a first memory element and the second sub-stage includes a second memory element. The first memory element of each stage is arranged to be set by the preceding stage. The first sub-stage is arranged to supply a stage output pulse while the first memory element is set. The second memory element is arranged to be set by the stage output pulse. The second sub-stage is arranged to hold the first memory element reset after the stage output pulse while the second memory element is set. |
| US08264260B2 |
Delay locked loop and method of driving delay locked loop
Provided are a delay locked loop (DLL) having a pulse width detection circuit and a method of driving the DLL. The DLL includes a pulse width detection circuit and a delay circuit. The pulse width detection circuit receives a reference clock signal, detects a pulse width of the reference clock signal, and outputs the detection result as a pulse width detection result signal. The delay circuit receives and delays the reference clock signal, and outputs the delayed reference clock signal as an output clock signal. The delay circuit receives the pulse width detection result signal from the pulse width detection circuit, and controls a time delay in the reference clock signal in response to the pulse width detection result signal. |
| US08264258B1 |
Phase lock loop circuit
A phase lock loop (PLL) circuit having a phase frequency detector (PFD), a coarse tune low-pass filter module, a voltage control oscillation (VCO) module and a feedback loop is provided. The PFD compares phases and frequencies of an input signal and a feedback signal. The coarse tune low-pass filter module is coupled to the PFD and used for low-pass filtering a control signal with a gradually narrowed bandwidth to generate a filtered signal. The control signal indicates the comparison result of the input signal and the feedback signal. The VCO module has a first VCO gain and a second VCO gain, and generates an output signal according to the control signal and the filtered signal. The feedback loop provides the feedback signal to the PFD according to the output signal. |
| US08264256B2 |
Driver and method for driving a device
Embodiments of the invention relate to drivers and methods for driving devices, comprising at least one functional unit at least one of which is adapted to deduce a device parameter of an electronic device from a terminal parameter of the electronic device. |
| US08264254B2 |
Clocked inverter, NAND, NOR and shift register
A threshold voltage of a transistor is fluctuated because of fluctuation in film thickness of a gate insulating film or in gate length and gate width caused by differences of used substrates or manufacturing steps. In order to solve the problem, according to the present invention, there is provided a clocked inverter including a first transistor and a second transistor connected in series, and a compensation circuit including a third transistor and a fourth transistor connected in series. In the clocked inverter, gates of the third transistor and the fourth transistor are connected to each other, drains of the third transistor and the fourth transistor are each connected to a gate of the first transistor, sources of the first transistor and the fourth transistor are each electrically connected to a first power source, a source of the second transistor is electrically connected to a second power source, and an amplitude of a signal inputted to a source of the third transistor is smaller than a potential difference between the first power source and the second power source. |
| US08264248B2 |
Micro probe assembly
Embodiments of the present invention improve probes and probe assemblies. In one embodiment, the present invention includes a probe test head comprising a plurality of novel probes inserted in an array of holes in upper and lower dies of the assembly. The novel assembly includes a novel alignment layer for easy repair and maintenance of the probes. |
| US08264246B2 |
Electrical network representation of a distributed system
A method for determining characteristics of a multi-material object is provided. The method includes producing a rotating electric field by providing an applied electrical signal set of individual electrical signal patterns to electrodes surrounding the multi-material object. The method also includes obtaining a measured electrical signal of electrical signals from the electrodes corresponding to each electrical signal pattern applied. An electrical network is determined based on the applied electrical signal set, the measured electrical signal set and an inverse of the applied electrical signal set. The method further includes determining the characteristics of the multi-material object by analyzing the electrical network. |
| US08264245B2 |
Device and system for measuring properties of cells and method of measuring properties of cells using the same
According to a device and system for measuring the properties of cells, there is an advantage in that, since a cell accommodation unit having a volume is provided, the properties of three-dimensional cells can be measured. Further, the present invention is advantageous in that it enables passive measurement of multiple properties which passively measures the electrical, mechanical and/or optical properties of cells, and active measurement of multiple properties which actively applies electrical, mechanical and optical types of stimulation to cells and measures their electrical, mechanical and/or optical reactions, thus measuring the multiple properties of cells with high reliability. |
| US08264238B1 |
Method for calibrating a broadband voltage/current probe
A calibration method for performing open circuit and closed circuit calibrations of a voltage/current (VI) probe. In one implementation the method may involve inserting a VI probe into a circuit including a first known load (Load 1) and a applying a first signal to the circuit. A first raw impedance (ZRAW1) may be measured using the Load 1. The VI probe may then be inserted into the circuit along with a second known load (Load 2) in place of the Load 1, and a second signal may be applied to the circuit. A second raw impedance (ZRAW2) may then be measured using the Load 2. A fixed reference impedance (ZR50) may then be defined. The first and second raw impedances, and the fixed reference impedance, may then be used in determining an open circuit impedance (ZOC) and a short circuit impedance (ZSC). The ZOC and ZSC impedances may then be used to determine a plurality of calibration coefficients for the VI probe. |
| US08264236B2 |
System and method for electronic testing of devices
A method for testing electronic devices involves receiving a stimulus signal for testing a device; changing an operating temperature of at least a component of an electrical filter while maintaining settings of the electrical filter, thereby altering the stimulus signal as the stimulus signal passes through the electrical filter, to create an altered stimulus signal; and outputting the altered stimulus signal. |
| US08264231B2 |
Switch circuit
A switch circuit includes: a first charge/discharge circuit having a fixed first time constant; a second charge/discharge circuit having a second time constant associated with the operation statuses of a plurality of switches; first and second input/output ports to which the first and second charge/discharge circuits are connected, respectively; and a control section adapted to measure the first and second time constants by charging or discharging the first and second charge/discharge circuits and determine the operation statuses of a plurality of switches based on the ratio of the measured first and second time constants. |
| US08264229B2 |
Electromagnetic geological metrology system
An electromagnetic geological metrology system comprises: (a) a transmitter arrangement for generating outbound radiation towards a geological formation; (b) a receiver arrangement for receiving reflected electromagnetic radiation reflected from the geological formation and generating corresponding one or more received signals; and (c) a data processing arrangement for processing the one or more received signals, The system is distinguished in that: (d) the transmitter arrangement includes an antenna arrangement coupled via a switching arrangement to an energy storage arrangement; and (e) the switching arrangement is operable to discharge energy stored in the energy storage arrangement for generating the outbound radiation. |
| US08264226B1 |
System and method for locating buried pipes and cables with a man portable locator and a transmitter in a mesh network
A system and method for locating buried cables, pipes and other utilities includes a man portable receiver/locator which is linked by a wireless mesh connection to a transmitter which either directly applies, or induces, a signal onto a buried utility. |
| US08264225B2 |
Mass damped bore tube for imaging apparatus
A bore tube for use in an imaging apparatus has a first tube and a second tube. The first tube is a complete cylinder of electrically conductive material; and the second tube is segmented into separate elements, each separately attached to the first tube. |
| US08264224B2 |
Detection of magnetic fields using nano-magnets
Magnetic field detection techniques and devices are provided. In one embodiment, a device configured to detect a magnetic field includes a first set of nano-magnets and a second set of nano-magnets. The first set of nano-magnets is operable to induce a RF magnetic field, and the second set of nano-magnets is operable to induce a first electrical signal in response to magnetic resonance signals caused by the RF magnetic field. |
| US08264220B2 |
Arrangement and method for influencing and/or detecting magnetic particles in a region of action using coil arrangement having a surrounding coil that almost completely surrounds a magnetic field generator
An arrangement and a method for influencing and/or detecting magnetic particles in a region of action includes a selector for generating a magnetic selection field having a pattern in space of its magnetic field strength such that a first sub-zone having a low magnetic field strength and a second sub-zone having a higher magnetic field strength are formed in the region of action. A driver is provided for changing the position in space of the two sub-zones in the region of action by a magnetic drive field so that the magnetization of the magnetic particles changes locally. A receiver is also provided for acquiring signals, which signals depend on the magnetization in the region of action, which magnetization is influenced by the change in the position in space of the first and second sub-zone. Further, a coil arrangement is provided including a surrounding coil and a magnetic field generator such that the surrounding coil almost completely surrounds the magnetic field generator. |
| US08264219B2 |
In-line pipe inspection tool
An in-line pipe inspection tool has one or more inspection platforms (28, 30) which are connected to an elongate wheeled trolley by link arms (20 to 26). The trolley unit (10, 12) has drive means for driving the point of connection of the first link arm (20, 22) to the trolley (10) relative to the point of connection of the second link arm (24, 26) to the trolley (12), thereby to move the inspection platforms (28, 30) in a direction perpendicular to the direction of elongation of the trolley (10, 12). Thus the inspection platforms (28, 30) are movable which is relative to the trolley (10, 12) to permit the tool to be adapted to pipelines of different diameters. Moreover, the platforms (28, 30) preferably have permanent magnets which contain a rotatable magnet. The rotatable magnet permits the net magnetic field generated by the platform to be varied. |
| US08264217B2 |
Moving vehicle system and method of detecting position of moving vehicle
A detection head is provided for a moving vehicle. The detection head includes a coil array defined by a plurality of coils arranged along a moving direction of the moving vehicle. Dummy coils are provided on both sides of the coil array. Based on a difference between outputs of the dummy coils, whether the moving vehicle is in a continuous segment where the magnetic marks are provided at a constant first pitch or a discrete segment where the magnetic marks are arranged at a pitch wider than the first pitch is identified. |
| US08264215B1 |
Onboard electrical current sensing system
Electrical currents are detected and analyzed across structural members in a structural joint, such as a fastener of a vehicle. In some aspects, printed circuit boards etched with Rogowski coil circuits are inserted proximate the structural members in the structural joint. The Rogowski coil circuits may detect an electrical current as it flows through the structural joint. An integrator may integrate a transient current to generate an output signal, such as when the vehicle is subjected to an electrical charge. The output signal may be transmitted to an Integrated Vehicle Health Management (IVHM) system for analysis. In various aspects, the IVHM system may enable recording and reporting of various aspects of the current to enable maintenance, inspection, or real time/near real time health assessment of the vehicle. |
| US08264212B2 |
Power supply control device and power supply control method
Control accuracy with regard to variation of output voltage is improved. A direct current converter unit (20) that steps up or steps down an input voltage (Vin) to be outputted, and a control unit (10) that controls output voltage (Vout) of the direct current converter unit (20) by a pulse width modulation signal (Sw) are provided; the direct current converter unit (20) is provided with a voltage detection circuit (24) that monitors the output voltage (Vout); the control unit (10) is provided with an A/D converter (13) that samples a monitored voltage value (Vd) of the voltage detection circuit (24); and a pulse oscillator (14) that controls the position of one edge by an A/D conversion synchronous signal (Ss) indicating the start of sampling by the A/D converter (13), and generates the pulse width modulation signal (Sw), which controls the position of the other edge based on the monitored voltage value (Vd). |
| US08264201B2 |
Battery management system and driving method thereof
A battery management system and a driving method thereof are provided for detecting a short battery cell. The battery management system includes a main control unit (MCU) and a cell balancing unit. The MCU transmits a battery cell control signal for controlling charge and discharge of the battery cells. The cell balancing unit balances the battery cells according to the battery cell control signal. The MCU includes a cell balancing discharge amount measurement unit and a controller. The cell balancing discharge amount measurement unit measures a cell balancing discharge amount of each of the battery cells. The controller compares a difference value between a maximum value among the cell balancing discharge amounts of the battery cells and each of the cell balancing discharge amounts to determine a short battery cell. |
| US08264198B2 |
Battery pack, battery charger and charging method having multiple charging modes
A battery pack, a battery charger, a method for charging a battery pack are provided. The battery pack includes a secondary battery, a switch element for controlling charging and discharging the secondary battery, a controller for controlling the switch element, and a communication unit for performing with a battery charger. During charging, an initial charging is switched to a quick charging when a voltage of the secondary battery reaches a predetermined voltage, and the battery charger judges the battery pack as abnormal when the voltage does not reach the predetermined voltage within a timeout period after the initial charging is started. At least one of the timeout period and the predetermined is stored. At least one of the timeout period and the predetermined voltage to be read out is transmitted through the communication unit to the battery charger. |
| US08264192B2 |
Controller and method for transitioning between control angles
A system includes a pulse-width modulation (PWM) module, a subtraction module, an error reducing module, and a summing module. The PWM module controls switching of an inverter that powers a motor. The PWM module controls the switching based on a first angle in a first mode and a second angle in a second mode. The subtraction module determines a difference between the first and second angles. The error reducing module (i) stores the difference when a transition from the first mode to the second mode is commanded and (ii) decreases a magnitude of the stored difference to zero. The summing module calculates a sum of the stored difference and the second angle. The PWM module controls the switching based on the sum in the second mode. |
| US08264187B2 |
Systems, apparatus and methods for making an electrical connection
Systems, apparatus and methods are disclosed for allowing electrical connection to an electrical end effector in a robot apparatus. In one aspect, an electrical coupling is adapted to provide electrical power to the electrical end effector in the vacuum chamber. The electrical coupling may include engaging electrical contacts. In some embodiments, at least one of the contacts may be suspended relative to a spring such that the engaging contacts do not rotate relative to each other during arm rotation of the robot. In other embodiments, inductively coupled coils are included. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US08264182B2 |
Motor power factor correction apparatus and method
A power factor correction system includes a rectifier that rectifies the voltage of an alternating current (ac) power source to produce a voltage waveform that transitions, in a half sinusoid, from a minimum amplitude to a maximum amplitude and back to the minimum amplitude twice in the period of the ac power source. A phase winding of a motor conveys current induced by the voltage waveform, and a regulator regulates the flow of the current conveyed by the phase winding for storage as energy in a storage component. |
| US08264178B2 |
Brushless motor control apparatus, brushless motor and control method of brushless motor
A slope counter starts countdown at timing of changing an output voltage of an FET to zero. A controller executes a nonsymmetrical energization control operation to control a PWM generator such that the PWM generator generates a PWM signal based on a count value of the slope counter and outputs the generated PWM signal to the FET. The countdown of the slope counter is terminated when a predetermined time period elapses or when a time period corresponding to an electrical angle of 40 degrees elapses before the elapsing of the predetermined period. Also, at this time, the controller terminates the nonsymmetrical energization control operation. |
| US08264177B2 |
Apparatus and system for efficiently controlling a hub motor
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for an efficient hub motor. A stator is attached to a shaft. Coils are embedded in the stator in a circular pattern. Two rotors are rotatably coupled to the shaft with the stator between them. Permanent magnets are embedded in each rotor. Each permanent magnet and each core has a similar cross-sectional shape. The permanent magnets are positioned in a circular pattern corresponding to the coils. The permanent magnets are positioned so that when a coil aligns with a permanent magnet a next coil aligns between two magnets. Shorting bars connect exterior edges of the permanent magnets. A sequence control connects each coil so that current flows in a coil in one direction and the sequence control disconnects the coil and reconnects the coil with current flowing in the opposite direction in response to a set of permanent magnets aligning with a coil. |
| US08264176B2 |
Fan arrangement
A fan arrangement (20) has a fan (24) driven by an electric motor (22), also an apparatus for detecting the electrical power (PIST) consumed by the electric motor (22) during operation; an input apparatus (28) for inputting a desired rotation speed (nSOLL) of said electric motor (22); a converter (26) for converting said desired rotation speed (nSOLL) into a desired electrical power (PSOLL); and a controller (44), which regulates the control input controlling the electric motor (22) in such a way that the difference between the electrical power (PIST) consumed in operation and the desired electrical power (PSOLL) is reduced, in order thereby to improve the air output characteristic curve (49, 58) of the fan arrangement (20) at least in a portion of the overall operating range. |
| US08264173B2 |
Methods and systems for accelerating particles using induction to generate an electric field with a localized curl
A method is described wherein the acceleration of a beam of charged particles is achieved using the properties of conductors to limit the penetration of magnetic and electric fields in short times compared to natural time constants. This allows the use of induction electric fields with a Curl localized to a gap to accelerate particles while coupling the accelerated beam to a power supply. Two methods of coupling the particle beam to the power supply are disclosed as exemplary. |
| US08264172B2 |
Cooperative communications with multiple master/slaves in a LED lighting network
The present disclosure presents a relatively inexpensive yet intelligent solution for assigning a status to a lighting device over a connection used for transmissions of power and/or intensity for the lighting device. The system leverage and utilizes an existing connection that is available in many traditional lighting systems to provide intelligence between lighting devices, such as assigning a master or slave status to a lighting fixture or a device. For example, a typical lighting fixture may have existing connections such as for wiring and powering up the lighting fixture to modulate intensity of the light emitted. The present solution described herein provides systems and methods for utilizing the same wire to assign a status to the lighting fixture without interrupting the power supplied to the lighting fixture or the intensity emitted from the lighting device. |
| US08264168B2 |
Method and a system for controlling a lighting system
A location commissioning method for a lighting system, having several lighting arrangements, includes selecting an illuminated position, assigning the position a position id, measuring light at the position, deriving light data associated with each lighting arrangement from the measured light, associating the light data with the position id, determining light transfer data from the light data and current drive data for the lighting arrangements, and storing in a light effect setting array for the position id. A light effect setting method includes requesting a selected light effect at a selected position, receiving a position id and a target light effect setting associated with the position, deriving the associated initial light effect setting array, for example by retrieving a stored one, determining the drive data for obtaining the target light effect setting, via the light transfer data in the array. |
| US08264166B2 |
Amp control system by controlling outputs of a buck DC-DC converter
A lamp control system includes at least one lamp structure; comprising: a lamp body; a ballast connected to the lamp body; the ballast including: a first stage for converting AC current into DC current and boosting of voltage; a buck DC-DC converter; a transistor of the buck DC-DC converter having an input end; a PWM controller being installed between an output end of the lamp body and the input end of the transistor; a frequency controllable oscillator being connected to the PWM controller and an oscillation controlling processor being connected to the frequency controller oscillator for generating instructions to change the oscillation frequency of the oscillator and thus to adjust the modulation frequency of the PWM controller; sensors about voltages, currents, and illuminations are installed for light strength control, temperature control, auto-turning on and off of the HID lamp, power control and time and illumination control. |
| US08264156B2 |
Method and system for luminance characterization
A system for luminance characterization of a luminaire includes a ballast coil and a multi-tap capacitor connected in series with the ballast coil. The multi-tap capacitor has a plurality of tap capacitors integrated into a capacitor housing. A plurality of switches are each coupled to one of the plurality of tap capacitors for selectively coupling the tap capacitors together to produce a multi-tap capacitance corresponding to a configuration of the plurality of switches. A lamp is connected in series with the multi-tap capacitor and the ballast coil. A photometer is located to measure light intensity of the lamp and to produce a lumen output measurement. A memory is used to store a database having a plurality of lumen output measurements, each corresponding to a multi-tap capacitance corresponding to all configurations of the plurality of switches. |
| US08264155B2 |
Solid state lighting devices providing visible alert signals in general illumination applications and related methods of operation
A solid state lighting apparatus includes a plurality of light emitting diodes, a sensor configured to output a sensor signal indicative of at least one operating condition of the solid state lighting apparatus, and a control circuit coupled to the sensor. The control circuit is configured to temporarily interrupt electrical current to ones of the plurality of light emitting diodes at respective intervals responsive to the sensor signal indicating that the operating condition does not meet a desired operating threshold to provide a visible indicator thereof in light emitted by the apparatus. Related devices and methods of operation are also discussed. |
| US08264154B2 |
Method and apparatus for pulsed plasma processing using a time resolved tuning scheme for RF power delivery
Embodiments of the present invention generally provide methods and apparatus for pulsed plasma processing over a wide process window. In some embodiments, an apparatus may include an RF power supply having frequency tuning and a matching network coupled to the RF power supply that share a common sensor for reading reflected RF power reflected back to the RF power supply. In some embodiments, an apparatus may include an RF power supply having frequency tuning and a matching network coupled to the RF power supply that share a common sensor for reading reflected RF power reflected back to the RF power supply and a common controller for tuning each of the RF power supply and the matching network. |
| US08264153B2 |
Plasma source for large size substrate
A plasma source for a substrate is provided. The plasma source may include a source electrode and an impedance box. The source electrode receives a source Radio Frequency (RF) from the external and generates plasma based on capacitive coupling within a vacuum chamber. The impedance box connects at one end to an outer circumference surface of the source electrode, and is grounded at the other end to the vacuum chamber, and controls an electric current flowing from the source electrode to the vacuum chamber by the source RF. |
| US08264152B2 |
Vehicle lamp
A vehicle lamp includes a semiconductor light emitting device as a light source, a power supply module configured to supply electric power from a power source to the semiconductor light emitting device, and a housing in which the power supply module is accommodated. The semiconductor light emitting device is mounted on the power supply module. The power supply module comprises a current control circuit configured to control an amount of current supplied to the semiconductor light emitting device. The semiconductor light emitting device and the current control circuit are arranged to overlap each other in a direction of an optical axis of the semiconductor light emitting device. |
| US08264147B2 |
Oxidation-protected metallic foil and methods
An electrical lead assembly for devices such as electrical lamps having a metallic foil for providing an electrically conducting path through a hermetic seal formed by pinch sealing a vitreous material. The metallic foil includes an oxidation-inhibiting coating of silica. In another aspect of the invention, methods of coating metallic foils with silica are disclosed. In yet another aspect of the present invention, an electrical lead assembly for lamps is provided wherein the metallic foil is extended to form an outer electrical lead for the lamp. |
| US08264144B2 |
Light emitting device and electronic device utilizing fibrous barrier layers impregnated with organic resin
An object is to provide a highly reliable light emitting device which is thin and is not damaged by external local pressure. Further, another object is to manufacture a light emitting device with a high yield by preventing defects of a shape and characteristics due to external stress in a manufacture process. A light emitting element is sealed between a first structure body in which a fibrous body is impregnated with an organic resin and a second structure body in which a fibrous body is impregnated with an organic resin, whereby a highly reliable light emitting device which is thin and has intensity can be provided. Further, a light emitting device can be manufactured with a high yield by preventing defects of a shape and characteristics in a manufacture process. |
| US08264138B2 |
Shifting spectral content in solid state light emitters by spatially separating lumiphor films
A lighting device, comprising at least one solid state light emitter, at least one first lumiphor and at least one second lumiphor which is spaced from the first lumiphor. The solid state light emitter can be a light emitting diode. A method of making a lighting device, comprising positioning at least one second lumiphor spaced from and outside of at least one first lumiphor relative to at least one solid state light emitter. A method of lighting, comprising providing electricity to at least one solid state light emitter in such a lighting device. |
| US08264136B2 |
Fluorescent lamp having ceramic-glass composite electrode
Disclosed is a fluorescent lamp having ceramic-glass composite electrodes, which has a higher dielectric constant, higher secondary electron emission, and higher polarization under the same electric field, and thus enables the movement of many more electrons and cations, resulting in high brightness. The fluorescent lamp having ceramic-glass composite electrodes includes a glass tube, which has a phosphor applied on the inner surface thereof and is filled with a mixture of inert gas and metal vapor, both ends of which are sealed; and hollow cylindrical electrodes provided at both ends of the glass tube, each of the hollow cylindrical electrodes having a stepped portion between a central portion thereof and an end portion thereof, and being formed of a ceramic-glass composite. As the material for the electrode, a composite, including a CaO—MgO—SrO—ZrO2—TiO2 ceramic composition and glass frit, is used. |
| US08264131B2 |
Spark plug
Peeling resistance of a noble metal chip is improved by reducing a difference in the thermal stress generated between the noble metal chip and a ground electrode. A spark plug 1 includes an insulator 2, a center electrode 5, a metal shell 3, and a ground electrode 27, wherein a spark discharge gap 33 is formed between the center electrode 5 and the noble metal chip 41 bonded to the ground electrode 27. The ground electrode 27 is provided with a concave hole portion 43, and 70% or more of the noble metal chip 41 is bonded to the hole portion 43 of the ground electrode 27 through a fusion portion 35 formed by fusing the noble metal chip and the ground electrode 27 to each other by emitting a laser beam or the like from the side surface of the noble metal chip. A gap 45 is formed between the noble metal chip 41 and at least a part of an inner wall surface 43 S of the hole portion 43 so as to be more than 0 mm and equal to or less than 1.0 mm in the direction perpendicular to the central axis CL2 of the noble metal chip 41. |
| US08264130B2 |
Safety protection solution for compact fluorescent lamps
A compact fluorescent lamp which includes a compact fluorescent light source and a ballast operatively connected to and controlling operation of the light source. An outer light transmissive envelope surrounds the light source and an elastic protective shield surrounds the ballast. |
| US08264127B2 |
Low frequency acoustic transducer for a probe for non-destructive testing
The present invention provides a low frequency acoustic transducer for non-destructive testing of a test structure. The transducer is arranged for conversion between electrical energy and acoustic energy associated with an acoustic wave propagating through a portion of the test structure. The transducer comprises a bending actuator for generating the acoustic wave by generating a vibration from an electrical signal or for generating an electrical signal from a vibration generated by the received acoustic wave. The bending actuator has a vibration surface and a contact area surrounded by a portion of the vibration surface. The transducer further comprises a mode setting member that has a rigid portion which is in direct mechanical contact with the bending actuator at the contact area such that, within the contact area, an amplitude of the vibration is substantially suppressed. The location and shape of the contact area determine a bending mode associated with a resonance frequency of the bending actuator. |
| US08264126B2 |
Multilayer acoustic impedance converter for ultrasonic transducers
An impedance conversion layer useful for medical imaging ultrasonic transducers comprises a low impedance polymer layer and a high impedance metal layer. These layers are combined with corresponding thicknesses adapted to provide a function of converting from a specific high impedance to specific low impedance, wherein the polymer layer is at the high impedance side and the metal layer is at the low impedance side. The effective acoustic impedance of the polymer and metal layer combination may be adapted to configure an impedance converter in the same way as a quarter wavelength impedance converter, converting from low impedance to high impedance (metal to polymer) or from a high impedance to low impedance (polymer to metal). This structure may be used for front matching with the propagation medium and back matching with an absorber for ultrasonic transducers. |
| US08264125B2 |
Piezoelectric component comprising a security layer and an infiltration barrier and a method for the production thereof
A piezoelectric component with a monolithic stack, has electrode layers and piezoceramic layers arranged alternately one on top of the other, the piezoceramic layers have a piezoceramic, and having at least one porous security layer arranged in the stack for the formation of a crack if mechanical overload of the stack should occur. The piezoelectric component has an infiltration barrier arranged between the security layer and a lateral surface section of the stack for suppressing the penetration of a foreign substance into the security layer. The piezoelectric component can be as a piezoactuator for controlling a valve, particularly a valve of an internal combustion engine. |
| US08264124B2 |
Ultrasonic transducer
An ultrasonic transducer that improves workability of a housing, suppresses variations in resonant frequency, and has stable characteristics is constructed. The ultrasonic transducer includes a bottomed circular cylindrical housing and a piezoelectric element provided at substantially a center of a bottom of the housing. The bottom of the housing has a slope portion that gradually becomes thinner from a position at which the piezoelectric element is provided toward an inner wall surface of the housing, and a flat portion that extends from an outer edge of the slope portion to the inner wall surface of the housing while maintaining a thickness of the outer edge of the slope portion. |
| US08264123B2 |
Piezoelectric vibration device system and electronics apparatus
A piezoelectric vibration device system includes a piezoelectric vibration device that performs predefined movements using the vibration of the piezoelectric element; and a control unit that controls the behavior of the piezoelectric vibration device by controlling the frequency of the piezoelectric element, where the control unit includes: a first signal generating unit that generates a fundamental frequency signal having a fundamental frequency adjacent to the mechanical resonance frequency of the piezoelectric element; a second signal generating unit that generates a variable frequency signal whose frequency periodically rises or falls; and a frequency modulator that generates a frequency modulated signal, whose frequency changes into one of three or more frequencies existing around the fundamental frequency periodically and in sequence, by executing frequency modulation using the fundamental frequency signal and the variable frequency signal, and that outputs the frequency modulated signal as a control signal for controlling the piezoelectric vibration device. |
| US08264122B2 |
Acoustic wave device
An acoustic wave device having an improved frequency-temperature characteristic and in which a spurious response of the higher order mode is suppressed includes a piezoelectric substrate made of LiNbO3, a SiO2 layer laminated on the piezoelectric substrate, and an IDT electrode disposed in an interface of the piezoelectric substrate and the SiO2 layer, wherein φ and θ of Euler angles expressed by (φ, θ, ψ) of LiNbO3 substrate satisfy φ=0° and 80°≦θ≦130°, respectively. The acoustic wave device using an acoustic wave primarily having an SH wave, wherein ψ is set to satisfy 5°≦ψ≦30°. |
| US08264117B2 |
Motor and electronic apparatus using the same
A stator core comprises a laminated part made by stacking a plurality of sheet-like plates and one sheet-like plate into an integral unit in a manner to form dimple portions on both surfaces in the stacking direction thereof, and side plates each having extended portions and nib portions formed on a surface opposite the side where the extended portions are provided and disposed in a manner to sandwich the both surfaces of the laminated part, wherein the laminated part and the side plates are fastened together by inserting the nib portions on the side plates into the dimple portions formed on the laminated part. |
| US08264116B2 |
Motor/generator phase insulation article and method for manufacturing
Apparatus including a monolithic, motor/generator phase insulation article having a manufactured state and a ready-to-use state. The insulation article has longitudinally-spaced-apart first and second tabs and flexible, transversely-spaced-apart first and second legs each having a first end monolithically joined to the first tab and a second end monolithically joined to the second tab. The first and second tabs are disposed longitudinally closer together in the manufactured state than in the ready-to-use state. In the manufactured state the first and second legs each have a more serpentine shape, and in the ready-to-use state the first and second legs each have a less serpentine shape. A method for manufacturing the insulation article is also described which cuts a monolithic, substantially-rectangular sheet of motor/generator phase insulation to create the insulation article. |
| US08264115B2 |
Stator for electric rotating machine
A stator includes a hollow cylindrical stator core and a stator coil comprised of electric wires. Each of the electric wires has n in-slot portions and (n−1) turn portions, where n≧4. The in-slot portions are sequentially received in p slots of the stator core, where p≧n. The turn portions are located outside the slots to connect adjacent pairs of the in-slot portions. The radial distances from the longitudinal axis of the stator core to the first to the nth in-slot portions successively decrease. Each of the electric wires further includes bulges. Each of the bulges is formed, on a surface of a corresponding one of the in-slot portions or a surface of a portion of the electric wire which falls on an imaginary line extending axially from the corresponding in-slot portion, so as to protrude from the corresponding in-slot portion in a radial direction. |
| US08264111B2 |
Generator rotor bearing preload method and apparatus
A generator has its length shortened by placing springs in a space in a casing that includes an output shaft, which is driven by an input shaft, and a yoke for separating the two shafts. The generator is assembled by placing a spring in a space in a casing having a first part. The space also has a yoke in it. A rotor bearing is placed in the space adjacent to and impinging upon the spring. A second part of the casing is attached to the first part of the casing so that the spring is pre-loaded therein. The generator also utilizes a guide for holding a spring. The generator also has a thrust plate for applying a force of the springs upon the rotor bearing. |
| US08264108B2 |
Brushless motor
A stator includes an annular core back portion, a plurality of teeth extending radially outward from an outer circumference of the core back portion, and coils. A cylindrical portion of a housing includes a contact portion and a coming-off preventing portion arranged above the contact portion on an outer circumference of the cylindrical portion. The core back portion includes a small-diameter opening defining portion and a large-diameter opening defining portion arranged above the small-diameter opening defining portion. The cylindrical portion is arranged radially inward of the core back portion. The stator is held by the cylindrical portion with a lower surface of the core back portion arranged in contact with the contact portion and an upper surface of the small-diameter opening defining portion arranged in contact with the coming-off preventing portion. A bearing member is arranged radially inside the large-diameter opening defining portion and above the coming-off preventing portion. |
| US08264100B2 |
Electric power generating system for multiple sources and interface to an AC grid
An electric power generating system includes a plurality of variable power sources including at least one source of DC power and at least one source of AC power. Converters convert power supplied by the plurality of power sources to a common source of power to be communicated to a collector bus. A power grid supplies three-phase power to components requiring three-phase power downstream of the collector bus. Converters provide three phases of power to the power bus from the collector bus. |
| US08264097B2 |
Wind turbine generator and maintenance method thereof
A wind turbine generator includes: a main shaft; a generator having a rotor and a stator; and a sleeve coupled to the rotor and inserted onto the main shaft. The stator includes: stator magnetic poles arrayed circumferentially of the main shaft; and first and second stator plates rotatably coupled to the main shaft to support the stator magnetic poles. The rotor includes: rotor magnetic poles and at least one magnetic pole supporting structure coupled to the main shaft to support the rotor magnetic poles and provided between the first and second stator plates such that the rotor and stator magnetic poles are detachable from the sleeve. Positions at which the rotor and stator magnetic poles are detachable from the sleeve are closer to the main shaft from a closer end of the main shaft to the generator. |
| US08264096B2 |
Drive system for use with flowing fluids having gears to support counter-rotative turbines
The present invention includes a drive system for use in a flowing fluid, the drive system preferably having a first turbine connected to a shaft, a first gear connected to the shaft, a second turbine rotatably mounted on a pipe, a second gear rotatably mounted on the pipe and connected to the second turbine, and two or more satellite gears in fixed locations relative to the pipe and rotatably engaged, directly or indirectly, with the first gear and the second gear. The drive system may be used, for example, in a wind generator to generate electrical energy. |
| US08264092B2 |
Integrated circuits on a wafer and method of producing integrated circuits
Integrated circuits (Ia, Ib) on a wafer (2) comprise first and second integrated circuits (Ia, Ib) which each include an electric circuit (3). Only the first integrated circuits (Ia) comprise each at least one bump (8) not contacting their relevant electric circuits (3). |
| US08264091B2 |
Integrated circuit packaging system with encapsulated via and method of manufacture thereof
A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system includes: providing a substrate; mounting an integrated circuit over the substrate; attaching a buffer interconnect to and over the substrate; forming an encapsulation over the substrate covering the buffer interconnect and the integrated circuit; and forming a via in the encapsulation and to the buffer interconnect. |
| US08264088B2 |
Planarized passivation layer for semiconductor devices
A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a dielectric layer and a device layer on the substrate. The device layer has an opening. First and second sublayers are disposed on the device layer and line the opening. The second sublayer serves as a stop layer for planarization to provide a substantially planarized top surface for the semiconductor device. |
| US08264085B2 |
Semiconductor device package interconnections
A semiconductor device. In one embodiment the device includes a carrier. A first material is deposited on the carrier. The first material has an elastic modulus of less than 100 MPa. A semiconductor chip is placed over the first material. A second material is deposited on the semiconductor chip, the second material being electrically insulating. A metal layer is placed over the second material. |
| US08264081B2 |
Multilayered barrier metal thin-films
A multi-layered barrier metal thin film is deposited on a substrate by atomic layer chemical vapor deposition (ALCVD). The multi-layer film may comprise several different layers of a single chemical species, or several layers each of distinct or alternating chemical species. In a preferred embodiment, the multi-layer barrier thin film comprises a Tantalum Nitride layer on a substrate, with a Titanium Nitride layer deposited thereon. The thickness of the entire multi-layer film may be approximately fifty Angstroms. The film has superior film characteristics, such as anti-diffusion capability, low resistivity, high density, and step coverage, when compared to films deposited by conventional chemical vapor deposition (CVD). The multi-layered barrier metal thin film of the present invention has improved adhesion characteristics and is particularly suited for metallization of a Copper film thereon. |
| US08264078B2 |
Metal wiring structures for uniform current density in C4 balls
In one embodiment, a sub-pad assembly of metal structures is located directly underneath a metal pad. The sub-pad assembly includes an upper level metal line structure abutting the metal pad, a lower level metal line structure located underneath the upper level metal line structure, and a set of metal vias that provide electrical connection between the lower level metal line structure located underneath the upper level metal line structure. In another embodiment, the reliability of a C4 ball is enhanced by employing a metal pad structure having a set of integrated metal vias that are segmented and distributed to facilitate uniform current density distribution within the C4 ball. The areal density of the cross-sectional area in the plurality of metal vias is higher at the center portion of the metal pad than at the peripheral portion of the planar portion of the metal pad. |
| US08264074B2 |
Device for use as dual-sided sensor package
A sensor package, and in one embodiment a sensor package for surface mount applications, that comprises a leadframe with an upper and lower surface for receiving a device thereon. Embodiments of the sensor package comprise a first device secured to the upper surface, and a second device secured to the lower surface so as to place connective pads from each of the first device and the second device proximate to one side of the leadframe. The sensor package further comprises a lead that is positioned in the sensor package in a manner that prevents electrical connection with circuitry that is external of the housing. The lead has an end proximate the side of the lead frame where the connective pads are positioned on the upper and lower surfaces. The end configured to receive connections, e.g., wirebonds, from the connective pads in a manner connecting the first device and the second device independent of any external connections of the sensor package. |
| US08264066B2 |
Liner formation in 3DIC structures
An integrated circuit structure includes a semiconductor substrate; a through-semiconductor via (TSV) opening extending into the semiconductor substrate; and a TSV liner in the TSV opening. The TSV liner includes a sidewall portion on a sidewall of the TSV opening and a bottom portion at a bottom of the TSV opening. The bottom portion of the TSV liner has a bottom height greater than a middle thickness of the sidewall portion of the TSV liner. |
| US08264063B2 |
Capacitive element, method of manufacture of the same, and semiconductor device
A capacitive element is characterized by including: a base (12); a lower barrier layer (13) formed on the base (12); capacitors (Q1 and Q2) made by forming a lower electrode (14a), capacitor dielectric layers (15a), and upper electrodes (16a) in this order on the lower barrier layer (13); and an upper barrier layer (20) covering at least the capacitor dielectric layers (15a) and the lower barrier layer (13). |
| US08264060B2 |
Method of sealing an air gap in a layer of a semiconductor structure and semiconductor structure
Providing a first layer of a semiconductor structure having at least one air gap between conductive lines formed in the first layer. The air gap extends into the first layer from a first surface of the first layer. A barrier dielectric material over the first surface and the air gap is selected to have a dielectric constant less than 3.5 and to provide a barrier to prevent chemicals entering the at least one air gap. An air gap can extend from a first surface of the first layer to at least a portion of side surfaces of the at least two conductive lines to expose at least a portion of the side surfaces. |
| US08264055B2 |
CMOS thermoelectric refrigerator
A CMOS thermoelectric refrigerator made of an NMOS transistor and PMOS transistor connected in series through a cold terminal is disclosed. Active areas of the NMOS and PMOS transistors are less than 300 nanometers wide, to reduce thermal conduction between the cold terminal and the IC substrate. Drain nodes of the NMOS and PMOS transistors are connected through hot terminals to a biasing circuit. The drain node of the NMOS transistor is biased positive with respect to the drain node of the PMOS transistor, to extract hot electrons and hot holes from the cold terminal. Biases on the drain nodes and gates of the NMOS and PMOS transistors may be adjusted to optimize the efficiency of the CMOS thermoelectric refrigerator or maximize the thermal power of the CMOS thermoelectric refrigerator. The cold terminal may be configured to cool a selected component in the IC, such as a transistor. |
| US08264051B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of the same
A semiconductor device includes: a sensor element having a plate shape with a surface and including a sensor structure disposed in a surface portion of the sensor element; and a plate-shaped cap element bonded to the surface of the sensor element. The cap element has a wiring pattern portion facing the sensor element. The wiring pattern portion connects an outer periphery of the surface of the sensor element and the sensor structure so that the sensor structure is electrically coupled with an external element via the outer periphery. The sensor element does not have a complicated multi-layered structure, so that the sensor element is simplified. Further, the dimensions of the device are reduced. |
| US08264049B2 |
Integrated circuit including cross-coupled transistors with two transistors of different type having gate electrodes formed by common gate level feature with shared diffusion regions on opposite sides of common gate level feature
A semiconductor device includes first and second p-type diffusion regions, and first and second n-type diffusion regions that are each electrically connected to a common node. Each of a number of conductive features within a gate electrode level region is fabricated from a respective originating rectangular-shaped layout feature, with a centerline of each originating rectangular-shaped layout feature aligned in a parallel manner. The conductive features respectively form gate electrodes of first and second PMOS transistor devices, and first and second NMOS transistor devices. Widths of the first and second p-type diffusion regions are substantially equal, such that the first and second PMOS transistor devices have substantially equal widths. Widths of the first and second n-type diffusion regions are substantially equal, such that the first and second NMOS transistor devices have substantially equal widths. The first and second PMOS and first and second NMOS transistor devices form a cross-coupled transistor configuration. |
| US08264046B2 |
Synergy effect of alloying materials in interconnect structures
A method of forming an integrated circuit structure, the method includes providing a semiconductor substrate; forming a dielectric layer over the semiconductor substrate; forming an opening in the dielectric layer; forming a seed layer in the opening; forming a copper line on the seed layer, wherein at least one of the seed layer and the copper line includes an alloying material; and forming an etch stop layer on the copper line. |
| US08264045B2 |
Semiconductor device including a SRAM section and a logic circuit section
A semiconductor device including a SRAM section and a logic circuit section includes: a first n-type MIS transistor including a first n-type gate electrode formed with a first gate insulating film interposed on a first element formation region of a semiconductor substrate in the SRAM section; and a second n-type MIS transistor including a second n-type gate electrode formed with a second gate insulating film interposed on a second element formation region of the semiconductor substrate in the logic circuit section. A first impurity concentration of a first n-type impurity in the first n-type gate electrode is lower than a second impurity concentration of a second n-type impurity in the second n-type gate electrode. |
| US08264043B1 |
Protection of integrated circuit gates during metallization processes
In one embodiment, a first transistor is configured to switch ON to discharge accumulated charges on an interconnect line during a metallization process. This advantageously protects a second transistor, which is coupled to the interconnect line, from charge buildup. The gate of the first transistor may be coupled to the interconnect line by way of a coupling capacitor. The gate of the first transistor may remain floating during the metallization process, and subsequently coupled to ground at a topmost metal level. The metallization process may be physical vapor deposition, for example. |
| US08264041B2 |
Semiconductor device with electrically floating body
A semiconductor device along with circuits including the same and methods of operating the same are described. The device includes an electrically floating body region, and a gate is disposed over a first portion of the body region. The device includes a source region adjoining a second portion of the body region, the second portion adjacent the first portion and separating the source region from the first portion. The device includes a drain region adjoining a third portion of the body region, the third portion adjacent the first portion and separating the drain region from the first portion. |
| US08264037B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device
A sinker layer is in contact with a first conductivity-type well, and is separated from a first conductivity-type collector layer and a second conductivity-type drift layer. A second conductivity-type diffusion layer (second second-conductivity-type high-concentration diffusion layer) is formed in the surface layer of the sinker layer. The second conductivity-type diffusion layer has a higher impurity concentration than that of the sinker layer. The second conductivity-type diffusion layer and the first conductivity-type collector layer are isolated from each other with an element isolation insulating film interposed therebetween. |
| US08264035B2 |
Avalanche capability improvement in power semiconductor devices
A power semiconductor device with improved avalanche capability structures is disclosed. By forming at least an avalanche capability enhancement doped regions with opposite conductivity type to epitaxial layer underneath an ohmic contact doped region which surrounds at least bottom of trenched contact filled with metal plug between two adjacent gate trenches, avalanche current is enhanced with the disclosed structures. |
| US08264034B2 |
Fin FET and method of fabricating same
A fin field effect transistor (fin FET) is formed using a bulk silicon substrate and sufficiently guarantees a top channel length formed under a gate, by forming a recess having a predetermined depth in a fin active region and then by forming the gate in an upper part of the recess. A device isolation film is formed to define a non-active region and a fin active region in a predetermined region of the substrate. In a portion of the device isolation film a first recess is formed, and in a portion of the fin active region a second recess having a depth shallower than the first recess is formed. A gate insulation layer is formed within the second recess, and a gate is formed in an upper part of the second recess. A source/drain region is formed in the fin active region of both sides of a gate electrode. |
| US08264031B2 |
Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device and method for manufacturing same
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a multilayer structure; a semiconductor pillar; a third insulating film; and a fourth insulating film layer. The a multilayer structure is provided on the semiconductor substrate and including a plurality of constituent multilayer bodies stacked in a first direction perpendicular to a major surface of the semiconductor substrate. Each of the plurality of constituent multilayer bodies includes an electrode film provided parallel to the major surface, a first insulating film, a charge storage layer provided between the electrode film and the first insulating film, and a second insulating film provided between the charge storage layer and the electrode film. The semiconductor pillar penetrates through the multilayer structure in the first direction. The third insulating film is provided between the semiconductor pillar and the electrode film. The fourth insulating film is provided between the semiconductor pillar and the charge storage layer. |
| US08264029B2 |
Convex shaped thin-film transistor device
The present invention provides a semiconductor device that has a shorter distance between the bit lines and easily achieves higher storage capacity and density, and a method of manufacturing such a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes: first bit lines formed on a substrate; an insulating layer that is provided between the first bit lines on the substrate, and has a higher upper face than the first bit lines; channel layers that are provided on both side faces of the insulating layer, and are coupled to the respective first bit lines; and charge storage layers that are provided on the opposite side faces of the channel layers from the side faces on which the insulating layers are formed. |
| US08264028B2 |
Non-volatile memory cells, memory arrays including the same and methods of operating cells and arrays
Memory cells comprising: a semiconductor substrate having a source region and a drain region disposed below a surface of the substrate and separated by a channel region; a tunnel dielectric structure disposed above the channel region, the tunnel dielectric structure comprising at least one layer having a hole-tunneling barrier height; a charge storage layer disposed above the tunnel dielectric structure; an insulating layer disposed above the charge storage layer; and a gate electrode disposed above the insulating layer are described along with arrays and methods of operation. |
| US08264021B2 |
Finfets and methods for forming the same
A Fin field effect transistor (FinFET) includes a fin-channel body over a substrate. A gate electrode is disposed over the fin-channel body. At least one source/drain (S/D) region is disposed adjacent to the fin-channel body. The at least one S/D region is substantially free from including any fin structure. |
| US08264020B2 |
Static RAM cell design and multi-contact regime for connecting double channel transistors
A static RAM cell may be formed on the basis of two double channel transistors and a select transistor, wherein a body contact may be positioned laterally between the two double channel transistors in the form of a dummy gate electrode structure, while a further rectangular contact may connect the gate electrodes, the source regions and the body contact, thereby establishing a conductive path to the body regions of the transistors. Hence, compared to conventional body contacts, a very space-efficient configuration may be established so that bit density in static RAM cells may be significantly increased. |
| US08264018B2 |
Semiconductor memory device
Provided is a semiconductor memory device. The semiconductor memory device may include a local bitline extending in a direction substantially vertical to an upper surface of a semiconductor substrate and a local wordline intersecting the local bitline. The local bitline is electrically connected to a bitline channel pillar penetrating a gate of a bitline transistor, and the local wordline is electrically connected to a wordline channel pillar penetrating a gate of a wordline transistor. |
| US08264014B2 |
Methods and apparatus for measuring analytes using large scale FET arrays
Methods and apparatus relating to very large scale FET arrays for analyte measurements. ChemFET (e.g., ISFET) arrays may be fabricated using conventional CMOS processing techniques based on improved FET pixel and array designs that increase measurement sensitivity and accuracy, and at the same time facilitate significantly small pixel sizes and dense arrays. Improved array control techniques provide for rapid data acquisition from large and dense arrays. Such arrays may be employed to detect a presence and/or concentration changes of various analyte types in a wide variety of chemical and/or biological processes. In one example, chemFET arrays facilitate DNA sequencing techniques based on monitoring changes in hydrogen ion concentration (pH), changes in other analyte concentration, and/or binding events associated with chemical processes relating to DNA synthesis. |
| US08264013B2 |
Solid-state image capturing device and electronic information device
A device separation insulating film and a device separation semiconductor layer are provided for a device separation section for separating adjacent devices from each other, end portions of the device separation insulating film and end portions of the device separation semiconductor layer are provided to overlap each other in order to surround two sides of an outer-periphery of the voltage conversion section and also to surround a channel section of the charge transfer device and the light receiving devices and an end portion of the device separation insulating film facing an end face of the light receiving device is arranged inwardly below a control electrode with respect to an end face of the control electrode on the light receiving device side. |
| US08264009B2 |
Semiconductor device with linearly restricted gate level region including four transistors of first type and four transistors of second type with gate defining shapes of different length
A cell of a semiconductor device includes a diffusion level including a plurality of diffusion regions separated by inactive regions. The cell also includes a gate electrode level including conductive features defined to extend in only a first parallel direction. Adjacent ones of the conductive features that share a common line of extent in the first parallel direction are fabricated from respective originating layout features that are separated from each other by an end-to-end spacing having a size that is substantially equal and minimized across the gate electrode level. Some of the conductive features form respective PMOS and/or NMOS transistor devices. A number of the PMOS transistor devices is equal to a number of the NMOS transistor devices in the cell. A width of the conductive features in the gate electrode level is less than a wavelength of light used in a photolithography process for their fabrication. |
| US08264008B2 |
Semiconductor device including transistor forming linear shapes including gate portions and extending portions of different size
A cell layout of a semiconductor device includes a diffusion level layout including a plurality of diffusion region layout shapes, including p-type and n-type diffusion regions separated by a central inactive region. The cell layout also includes a gate electrode level layout for the entire cell defined to include linear-shaped layout features placed to extend in only a first parallel direction. Adjacent linear-shaped layout features that share a common line of extent in the first parallel direction are separated from each other by an end-to-end spacing that is substantially equal and minimized across the gate electrode level layout. Linear-shaped layout features within the gate electrode level layout extend over one or more of the p-type and/or n-type diffusion regions to form PMOS and NMOS transistor devices. A total number of the PMOS and NMOS transistor devices in the cell is greater than or equal to eight. |
| US08264007B2 |
Semiconductor device including at least six transistor forming linear shapes including at least two different gate contact connection distances
A cell of a semiconductor device includes a substrate portion formed to include a plurality of diffusion regions, including at least one p-type diffusion region and at least one n-type diffusion region separated from each other by one or more non-active regions. The cell includes a gate electrode level including a number of conductive features defined to extend in only a first parallel direction. Each of the conductive features within the gate electrode level is fabricated from a respective originating rectangular-shaped layout feature. Some of the conductive features form respective PMOS and/or NMOS transistor devices. A total number of the PMOS and NMOS transistor devices in the cell is greater than or equal to eight. The cell also includes a number of interconnect levels formed above the gate electrode level. |
| US08264006B2 |
Compound semiconductor device including AIN layer of controlled skewness
A semiconductor epitaxial substrate includes: a single crystal substrate; an AlN layer epitaxially grown on the single crystal substrate; and a nitride semiconductor layer epitaxially grown on the AlN layer, wherein an interface between the AlN layer and nitride semiconductor layer has a larger roughness than an interface between the single crystal substrate and AlN layer, and a skewness of the upper surface of the AlN layer is positive. |
| US08264000B2 |
Semiconductor device with a protection diode
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a semiconductor region, a first and second electrodes. The semiconductor region is provided on the semiconductor substrate via an insulating film. The semiconductor region includes a protection diode. An overvoltage causes breakdown of the protection diode. A PN junction of the protection diode is exposed at an end face of the semiconductor region. A first and second electrodes are provided distally to the exposed end face of the PN junction. The first and second electrodes are connected to the semiconductor region to provide a current to the protection diode. |
| US08263999B2 |
Nitride semiconductor light-emitting device
A nitride semiconductor light-emitting device includes a p-type contact layer, a p-type intermediate layer below the p-type contact layer, and a p-type cladding layer below the p-type intermediate layer. Band gap energy differences between the p-type contact layer and the p-type intermediate layer and also between the p-type intermediate layer and the p-type cladding layer are, respectively, 200 meV or below. |
| US08263993B2 |
System and method for emitter layer shaping
Embodiments of an LED disclosed has an emitter layer shaped to a controlled depth or height relative to a substrate of the LED to maximize the light output of the LED and to achieve a desired intensity distribution. In some embodiments, the exit face of the LED may be selected to conserve radiance. In some embodiments, shaping the entire LED, including the substrate and sidewalls, or shaping the substrate alone can extract 100% or approximately 100% of the light generated at the emitter layers from the emitter layers. In some embodiments, the total efficiency is at least 90% or above. In some embodiments, the emitter layer can be shaped by etching, mechanical shaping, or a combination of various shaping methods. In some embodiments, only a portion of the emitter layer is shaped to form the tiny emitters. The unshaped portion forms a continuous electrical connection for the LED. |
| US08263987B2 |
Semiconductor light emitting device, method of manufacturing the same, and semiconductor light emitting device package using the same
There is provided a semiconductor light emitting device, a method of manufacturing the same, and a semiconductor light emitting device package using the same. A semiconductor light emitting device having a first conductivity type semiconductor layer, an active layer, a second conductivity type semiconductor layer, a second electrode layer, and insulating layer, a first electrode layer, and a conductive substrate sequentially laminated, wherein the second electrode layer has an exposed area at the interface between the second electrode layer and the second conductivity type semiconductor layer, and the first electrode layer comprises at least one contact hole electrically connected to the first conductivity type semiconductor layer, electrically insulated from the second conductivity type semiconductor layer and the active layer, and extending from one surface of the first electrode layer to at least part of the first conductivity type semiconductor layer. |
| US08263984B2 |
Process for making a GaN substrate
In some embodiments, the invention relates to a process for making a GaN substrate comprising: transferring a first monocrystal GaN layer onto a supporting substrate; applying crystal growth for a second monocrystal GaN layer on the first layer; the first and second GaN layers thereby forming together the GaN substrate, the GaN substrate having a thickness of at least 10 micrometers, and removing at least one portion of the supporting substrate. |
| US08263983B2 |
Wiring substrate and semiconductor device
The present invention provides a thin wiring pattern such as wiring formed by discharging a droplet. In the present invention, a porous (including microporous) substance is formed as a base film in forming pattern by using a droplet discharge method (also referred to as an ink-jetting method). One feature of a wiring substrate according to the present invention provides a porous film and a conductive layer thereon. One feature of a semiconductor device of the present invention provides a thin film transistor in which a gate electrode is formed by the conductive layer having the above-described structure. |
| US08263980B2 |
Active matrix substrate, electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus
An active matrix substrate including: a substrate; a display section having a pixel circuit formed on the substrate; and a protection circuit connected to an interconnection of the display section. The protection circuit has a diode-connected transistor, an insulating layer provided so as to cover the transistor, and a light-shielding layer provided in a region above the insulating layer so as to face at least a channel region in the transistor and electrically connected to at least any one of a gate electrode and a source electrode of the transistor. |
| US08263979B2 |
Pixel structure and method of making the same
A pixel structure uses a pixel electrode made of transparent conductive material to electrically connect a data line and a source electrode of a switching element of the adjacent sub-pixel region so that a plurality of sub-pixels can share the same data line. Consequently, the number of data lines can be reduced, and the aperture ratio (AR) can be improved. |
| US08263975B2 |
Laminate, preparatory support, method for producing laminate, and method for producing device
There are provided a laminate, a preparatory support, a laminate production method and a device production method which make it possible to successfully produce a thin device on a flexible substrate which is likely to bend or break. A laminate 1A includes: a support 2A; a photothermal conversion layer 3A; a light blocking layer 4A; an adhesive layer 5A; a flexible substrate 6A; and a device element 7A, wherein the support 2A can be detached from the other layers by irradiating the photothermal conversion layer 3A with light, and wherein the adhesive layer 5A is formed such that it covers the side surface of the light blocking layer 4A. |
| US08263968B2 |
Double sided emission organic light emitting diode display
An organic light-emitting diode display which can display independent images on both sides is described. This display can be driven with passive matrix or active matrix schemes. The invention combines a unique stacked organic diode structure and special driving schemes involving time-sequential reversed fields. |
| US08263965B2 |
Single-crystal semiconductor layer with heteroatomic macro-network
A single-crystal layer of a first semiconductor material including single-crystal nanostructures of a second semiconductor material, the nanostructures being distributed in a regular crystallographic network with a centered tetragonal prism. |
| US08263964B2 |
Three-dimensional nanodevices including nanostructures
Provided are three-dimensional (3D) nanodevices including 3D nanostructures. The 3D nanodevice includes at least one nanostructure, each nanostructure including an oscillation portion floating over a substrate and support portions for supporting both lengthwise end portions of the oscillation portion, supports disposed on the substrate to support the support portions of each of the nanostructures, at least one controller disposed at an upper portion of the substrate, a lower portion of the substrate, or both the upper and lower portions of the substrate to control each of the nanostructures, and a sensing unit disposed on each of the oscillation portions to sense an externally supplied adsorption material. Thus, unlike in a typical planar device, generation of impurities between a nanodevice and a substrate can be reduced, and mechanical vibration can be caused. In particular, since 3D nanostructures have mechanical and electrical characteristics, 3D nanodevices including new 3D nanostructures can be provided using nano-electro-mechanical systems (NEMS). Also, a single electron device, a spin device, or a single electron transistor (SET)-field effect transistor (FET) hybrid device can be formed using a simple process unlike in planar devices. |
| US08263960B2 |
Phase change memory cell with filled sidewall memory element and method for fabricating the same
Memory cells are described along with methods for manufacturing. A memory cell described herein includes a bottom electrode, a top electrode overlying the bottom electrode, a via having a sidewall extending from a bottom electrode to a top electrode, and a memory element electrically coupling the bottom electrode to the top electrode. The memory element has an outer surface contacting a dielectric sidewall spacer that is on the sidewall of the via, and comprises a stem portion on the bottom electrode and a cup portion on the stem portion. A fill material is within an interior defined by an inner surface of the cup portion of the memory element. |
| US08263957B2 |
Apparatus for acquiring digital X-ray image
Provided is an apparatus for acquiring a digital X-ray image that radiates X-ray on a patient's part by using a high sensitivity imaging plate (IP), reads the radiated patient's part, acquires a signal including patient information and image information regarding a patient, converts the signal into a digital signal, and links the digital signal to external equipment. |
| US08263954B2 |
Bolus, bolus manufacturing method, particle beam therapy system, and treatment planning apparatus
The objective is to obtain a bolus, with which there can be formed an irradiation field that is accurately suited to the depth-direction shape of an irradiation subject, and a particle beam therapy system. An irradiation orbit of a particle beam is defined by a first slant with respect to a first axis that starts from a first reference point, that is perpendicular to a beam axis, and that includes the first reference point and by a second slant with respect to a second axis that is perpendicular to the beam axis and the first axis; the shape of a bolus is set in such a way that the path length, of a particle beam, within the bolus in each of the irradiation orbits defined for combinations within a predetermined range among combinations of the first slant and the second slant, compensates the path length from a body surface to a to-be-irradiated portion. |
| US08263953B2 |
Systems and methods for target material delivery protection in a laser produced plasma EUV light source
A device is disclosed herein which may comprise a chamber, a source providing a stream of target material droplets delivering target material to an irradiation region in the chamber along a path between a target material release point and the irradiation region, a gas flow in the chamber, at least a portion of the gas flowing in a direction toward the droplet stream, a system producing a laser beam irradiating droplets at the irradiation region to generate a plasma producing EUV radiation, and a shroud positioned along a portion of said stream, said shroud having a first shroud portion shielding droplets from said flow and an opposed open portion. |
| US08263947B2 |
Method and device for localising fluorophores or absorbers in a surrounding medium
The invention relates to a method of localising a fluorophore (22) in a scattering medium (20), by means of a radiation source (8, 10) suited to emitting an excitation radiation of this fluorophore and detection means (4, 12) suited to measuring a fluorescence signal (Φfluo) emitted by this fluorophore (22) comprising: a) for at least 3 different pairs of positions of the radiation source and detection means, an excitation by a radiation coming from the radiation source (8), and a detection by means (4) of detecting the fluorescence signal emitted by this fluorophore after this excitation, b) for each of these pairs, the identification of a surface on which the fluorophore is situated, or a volume comprising this surface and in which the fluorophore is situated, c) an estimation of the localisation of the fluorophore in its surrounding medium, by calculation of the intersection of the three surfaces, or if necessary a volume around this intersection. |
| US08263944B2 |
Directional gas injection for an ion source cathode assembly
In an ion implanter, an inert gas is directed at a cathode assembly near an ion source chamber via a supply tube. The inert gas is provided with a localized directional flow toward the cathode assembly to reduce unwanted concentrations of cleaning or dopant gases introduced into the ion source chamber, thereby reducing the effects of unwanted filament growth in the cathode assembly and extending the manufacturing life of the ion source. |
| US08263942B2 |
System, method and apparatus for multi-beam lithography including a dispenser cathode for homogeneous electron emission
A dispenser cathode which comprises an emission surface, a reservoir for material releasing, when heated, work-function-lowering particles, and at least one passage for allowing diffusion of work-function-lowering particles from said reservoir to said emission surface, said emission surface comprising at least one emission area and at least one non-emission area covered with emission-suppressing material and surrounding each emission area, said non-emission area comprising at least one passage connecting said reservoir with said non-emission area and debouching within a diffusion length distance from an emission area for allowing diffusion of work-function-lowering particles from said reservoir to said emission area. |
| US08263934B2 |
Method for detecting information of an electric potential on a sample and charged particle beam apparatus
In a method and apparatus for measuring a potential on a surface of a sample using a charged particle beam while restraining a change in the potential on the sample induced by the charged particle beam application, or detecting a compensation value for a change in a condition for the apparatus caused by the sample being electrically charged, a voltage is applied to a sample such that a charged particle beam does not reach the sample (referred to as “mirror state”) when the charged particle beam is applied toward the sample. Information is detected, relating to a potential on the sample using signals obtained by the voltage application. |
| US08263932B2 |
Mass-analyzing method
A variety of ions generated in an ion source are made to fly while bypassing a loop orbit and mass analyzed to create a mass spectrum. Among the peaks appearing on the mass spectrum, peaks complying with predetermined conditions are extracted to determine a plurality of mass ranges to be measured (S1 through S3). Next, the ion selection conditions for the timing when ions should be injected into the loop orbit and on the loop orbit are determined for each mass range. In addition, deviation conditions under which selected ions will not be mixed are determined (S4 and S5). When the second measurement is performed for the same sample, ions are put into the loop orbit and unnecessary ions are removed from the loop orbit in accordance with the ion selection conditions (S6 and S7). Thus, only the ions to be measured are left on the loop orbit with a high mass resolving power. Then, these ions are sequentially deviated from the loop orbit in accordance with the ion deviation conditions, dissociated, and then mass analyzed (S8). In this manner, MS/MS analyses are performed for each of the plurality of ions to be measured to create an MS/MS spectrum (S10). |
| US08263930B2 |
Platform for field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry with ion propulsion modes employing gas flow and electric field
A differential ion mobility spectrometry or field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry (FAIMS) platform is disclosed that utilizes both gas flow and electric field, consecutively or simultaneously, to move ions through the analytical gap. The consecutive combination of flow and field enables rapid and flexible switching of the FAIMS stage “on” (for ion separation) and “off” (for high non-selective transmission) with no hardware modifications. This capability is needed for effective use of multidimensional instrument systems that couple FAIMS to mass spectrometry and/or conventional ion mobility spectrometry. The joint application of flow and field allows controlling the discrimination against high-mobility ions, maximizing it to remove the chemical noise or minimizing it to make the analyses of complex samples more predictable and uniform. |
| US08263929B2 |
Standard member for correction, scanning electron microscope using same, and scanning electron microscope correction method
Disclosed is a standard specimen, used with an electron microscope to correct the magnification with high precision. A standard member used for correction corrects a scanning electron microscope that measures a pattern within an observation region based on information about the secondary electrons generated by scanning incident electron lines on the observation region on a measurement specimen, or information about the reflected electron intensity. The standard member has a first pattern region that corrects the magnification and that comprises a concavo-convex pattern (line/space pattern) in the cross section of a multilayer film that has been laminated, and a second pattern region near the first pattern at almost the same height that does not contain a pattern with the same periodicity as the pattern pitch size of the first region and that is used for beam adjustment. |
| US08263919B2 |
Unmanned surveillance vehicle
A surveillance vehicle (10) comprising a vessel (11) and a parasail (12). The vehicle (10) is loaded, in a pre-launch condition, into a mortar tube for projection therefrom towards an area of interest. In this pre-launch condition, the vessel (11) resembles a conventional mortar round and the parasail (12) is stowed within the vessel (11). Upon arrival at the area of interest, the parasail (12) is deployed from the vessel (11) and instrumentation collects survey data. |
| US08263917B2 |
Microwave heating device and heating method
In a heating device having a microwave generator for generating microwaves, a waveguide for propagating the microwaves, a matching element for adjusting the impedance inside the waveguide and a flow pipe for passing a substance to be heated, an outer pipe of low dielectric constant is arranged to circulate a heat transfer medium for heat exchange around the flow pipe adapted to pass the heated substance and a circulation constant temperature bath is provided for adjusting the temperature of the heat transfer medium for heat exchange and for circulating it, so that microwaves are irradiated while adjusting the temperature of the heat transfer medium for heat exchange to a desired value by means of the circulation constant bath and circulating the heat transfer medium around the flow pipe. |
| US08263911B2 |
Electronic device with heating protection circuit and heating protection method thereof
This invention discloses an electronic device with a heating protection circuit and a heating protection method thereof. The electronic device includes a control module, a heating protection circuit, a heating switch module, and a heating module. The control module provides a first control signal and a second control signal via a plurality of control pins, respectively. The heating protection circuit generates a third control signal according to the first control signal and the second control signal. The heating switch module controls the heating module whether to heat according to the third control signal. |
| US08263906B2 |
Food warming system
A pellet warming system includes a charging unit capable of warming a plurality of pellets contemporaneously. Each of the plurality of pellets comprise an internal heating element which resistively heats the body of the pellet from a regulated electrical current that is provided from the charging unit. The charging unit also comprises a controller board with means to control the duration of electric current supplied to each of the pellets as well as means for cycling electrical current to each of the pellets in order to maintain the resistively generated heat. Once heated, each pellet may have comestible goods disposed indirectly thereon through a plate, the pellet maintaining the comestible goods at an elevated temperature for an extended period of time. The charging unit further comprises means for a user to connect their PC to the controller board in order to alter its internal programming and view its operational history. |
| US08263893B2 |
Subsea arrangement
A subsea arrangement including at least one canister including a chamber accommodating at least one circuit breaker. The chamber is filled with a gaseous dielectric medium constituting a quenching medium for the at least one circuit breaker in the chamber. The pressure in the chamber is balanced against ambient sea water pressure by a pressure balancer, which includes at least one pressure container containing a pressurized gaseous medium of a same type as the gaseous medium in the chamber. The pressure container is connected to the chamber via a control valve, which is arranged to be controlled by the ambient pressure so as to feed pressurized gaseous medium from the pressure container into the chamber when the ambient pressure increases in order to maintain the pressure in the chamber equal to the ambient pressure. |
| US08263889B2 |
Manipulating apparatus and mobile terminal including the same
Disclosed herein is a manipulating apparatus (mobile terminal) including a chassis provided with a manipulating portion (directional manipulating portion) with which an input manipulation is carried out. The manipulating portion includes: a key top exposed to an outside of the chassis through an opening portion, which the chassis has, and a key main body having a base portion on which the key top is formed within the chassis; a circuit board in which a detecting portion (switches) is disposed in a position corresponding to the key top; and a flat plate-shaped elastic body (elastic body) interposed between the key main body and the detecting portion; in which the elastic body is provided integrally with the base portion. According to the manipulating apparatus, not only the soft click feeling can be obtained from the elastic body, but also the manipulating apparatus can be thinned as compared with the case where the existing elastic body (contact rubber) is adopted by adjusting the thickness size each of the elastic body. |
| US08263888B2 |
Power button assembly and electronic device using the same
A power button assembly includes a printed circuit board having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a switch positioned on the first surface, a dome positioned on the second surface corresponding to the switch, a push button resiliently abutted by the dome. One can depress the push button towards the dome, which then capable of depressing the dome to activate the switch. A support plate is engaged with the printed circuit board. One of the support plate and the push button includes two pairs of hook portions, and the other includes two latching portions for engaging with the two pairs of hook portions. |
| US08263885B2 |
Switch device
A switch device has a slider that advances and retreats in a front-back direction, a push button that is integrally provided at a front end of the slider, a switch contact whose on and off states are switched according to an operation for pushing down the push button to cause the slider to retreat, a biasing member that biases the slider in an advancing direction in order to return the push button and the slider to a non-manipulated position, a case in which the switch contact, the biasing member, and the slider are assembled, the push button being disposed in an opening at a front end of the case, a front-portion constituent member that is attached to the case while disposed around the push button in the opening, and a coil that is wound around a bobbin formed in an outer circumference of the front-portion constituent member. |
| US08263884B1 |
Tilt switch activated light for use with a vehicle egress
A tilt switch activated light apparatus suitable for use in connection with an egress of a vehicle, the apparatus including a magnet disposed within a cavity of a housing, where the cavity is shaped so that in the event of excessive roll or pitch of the vehicle, the magnet moves to a location adjacent a switch connecting a power source to a light source, causing the switch to close and so activating the light source. An external body, either ferromagnetic or magnetic, and external to the housing and removable therefrom, may be used to hold the magnet inside the cavity in a neutral position, away from the switch, during shipping. |
| US08263878B2 |
Printed wiring board
A printed wiring board disperses stress throughout an inner conductor layer, ensuring the flatness of a substrate. Embedding wires into the outermost insulating layer and forming the wires in a tapered shape that widens downward reduces the amount of stress applied on the edge of the inner conductor layer. This also prevents cracks from forming within the insulating layer, while maintaining favorable yield rates. Via diameters may also be reduced to increase circuit density. |
| US08263876B2 |
Conductive substrate structure with conductive channels formed by using a two-sided cut approach and a method for manufacturing the same
A conductive substrate structure includes a substrate unit, a conductive pad unit, and a conductive layer unit. The substrate unit has a top surface, a bottom surface, two opposite lateral surfaces, and a front surface. The conductive pad unit has at least two first conductive pads separated from each other and disposed on the top surface, and at least two second conductive pads separated from each other and disposed on the bottom surface. The conductive layer unit has at least two first conductive layers formed on the front surface and respectively electrically connected to two front sides of the two first conductive pads, and at least two second conductive layers respectively formed on the two opposite lateral surfaces and respectively electrically connected to two opposite lateral sides of the two second conductive pads. The two first conductive layers are respectively electrically connected with the two second conductive layers. |
| US08263874B2 |
Multilayer circuit board
A multilayer circuit board comprising low inductance through-conductors is disclosed. The multilayer circuit board comprises first ceramic substrate means, first layered section means, and second ceramic substrate means that allow insulation layers to be substantially thin, a length of through-conductors to be substantially short, and low relative permittivity of the insulation layers compared to resin insulation layers. Thus, increases in operation frequency of the multilayer circuit board are possible. |
| US08263871B2 |
Mount board and semiconductor module
A mount board includes a laminated wiring section including a plurality of wiring layers formed on a surface of a substrate in a laminated manner, wherein a portion of an inner wiring layer is exposed to the outside, the inner wiring layer being any of the plurality of wiring layers excluding an uppermost wiring layer. |
| US08263870B2 |
Heat dissipating wiring board, method for manufacturing same, and electric device using heat dissipating wiring board
It is an object to improve a conventional point that mounting an electronic component that requires a high current and heat radiation, such as an LED, together with other general electronic components on the same board has been difficult. To achieve this object, a different thickness lead frame partially having different thicknesses is used. On a thick portion of the different thickness lead frame, a special electronic component, such as an LED, for which a high current and heat radiation are required is mounted. Further, a thin portion of the different thickness lead frame is formed at a fine pitch, and general electronic components are mounted at a high density on the thin portion. Thus, unitization or modularization of electronic components for which a high current and heat radiation are required becomes possible. |
| US08263866B2 |
Protection shield positioning assembly and positioning device therefor and method of use
A method and assembly for protecting a device connected to a wiring harness is disclosed. The assembly includes a protective shield having a bore for receiving the device and a positioning device. An elongated wiring harness extends from the device being protected and through the bore of the protective shield. The positioning device is formed having a band that surrounds a central space. At least one flexible, resilient finger extends radially inwardly from the band into the central space. At least one of the fingers forcibly engages the harness sleeve to maintain the positioning device and the protective shield in a predetermined protection position along the harness sleeve at least partially surrounding the device being protected. |
| US08263864B2 |
Device for electrical bonding of electrical cables shielding on composite structures
The invention relates to an electrical bonding device of a shielding (3) of electrical cables (5) in aircraft arranged in its structure in an area (15) made with a carbon fiber-based composite, comprising a metallic plate (9) with a lug (7) where a bonding lead (1) projecting from the shielding (3) is connected, being fixed to said area (15) by means of titanium rivets (11) installed under dry conditions with cadmium steel rings (17), which are coated with a sealing material (19). |
| US08263863B2 |
Cable radius anchor for wire mesh basket tray
A cable radius anchor for providing cable transition to and from a wire mesh basket tray includes a mounting portion and a drop portion. The mounting portion has an undercut tab at an outer edge thereof for adjoining placement relative to a first wire of the wire mesh basket tray, and the drop portion extends from the mounting portion and is configured to curve away from the mounting portion. The drop portion includes drop ears at each side thereof for adjoining placement relative to at least one additional wire of the wire mesh basket tray that is transverse to the first wire. The drop portion has a width greater than a width of the mounting portion. |
| US08263859B2 |
Stacked photovoltaic device
An aspect of the present invention provides a stacked photovoltaic device that comprises a first power generating unit including a first semiconductor layer made of a substantially intrinsic non-single crystal semiconductor layer which functions as a photoelectric conversion layer; and a second power generating unit formed above the first power generating unit, the second power generating unit including a second semiconductor layer made of a substantially intrinsic non-crystalline semiconductor layer which functions as a photoelectric conversion layer. In the stacked photovoltaic device, a first density of an element mainly constituting the first semiconductor layer of the first power generating unit is lower than a second density of an element mainly constituting the second semiconductor layer of the second power generating unit. |
| US08263854B2 |
Encapsulant sheet for solar cell module and solar cell module including same
An encapsulant sheet for solar cell modules comprising a transparent soft resin film having a plurality of hemispherical concave parts of varying sizes formed on one or both surfaces of the transparent soft resin film, can disperse pressure generated in the process of combining the encapsulant sheet and a solar battery cell to prevent damage to the solar battery cell and suppress bubble generation by allowing air to escape easily. |
| US08263849B2 |
Flash memory based stored sample electronic music synthesizer
A flash-memory based stored-sample electronic music synthesizer enables the electronic reproduction of a large number of independent voices while accommodating the exacting demands of voice continuity, minimal note-start latency, and voice synchronicity. |
| US08263844B2 |
Stringed musical instrument neck assemblies
Described herein are fingerboards and neck assemblies for use with stringed musical instruments. The neck assembly can include a light-system disposed therein. The light system has a light matrix of light elements. The fingerboard is adapted to conceal the presence of the light elements when the light elements are not illuminated and to allow the passage of at least some illumination from the light elements when the light elements are illuminated. |
| US08263842B2 |
Madagascar periwinkle with fringe type flower and method of breeding the same
A fringe flowered Madagascar periwinkle, especially a long blooming Madagascar periwinkle having a pistil without pollination ability. A fringe flowered Madagascar periwinkle bred by pollinating a pollen of a fringe flowered Madagascar periwinkle to a commercial variety, and a fringe flowered Madagascar periwinkle obtained by self pollinating a fringe flowered and pistil sterile Madagascan periwinkle. |
| US08263840B1 |
Inbred maize variety PHVAH
A novel maize variety designated PHVAH and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PHVAH with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PHVAH through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PHVAH or a locus conversion of PHVAH with another maize variety. |
| US08263837B2 |
Plants and seeds of corn variety CV480351
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV480351. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV480351, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV480351 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV480351 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV480351. |
| US08263834B1 |
Soybean variety XB31S10
A novel soybean variety, designated XB31S10 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB31S10, cells from soybean variety XB31S10, plants of soybean XB31S10, and plant parts of soybean variety XB31S10. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB31S10 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic, mutant trait, and/or native trait into soybean variety XB31S10, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB31S10. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB31S10 are further provided. |
| US08263833B2 |
Soybean cultivar 95062025
A soybean cultivar designated 95062025 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 95062025, to the plants of soybean 95062025, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 95062025, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 95062025 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 95062025, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 95062025, 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 95062025 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US08263831B2 |
Soybean variety A1016054
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1016054. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1016054. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1016054 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1016054 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US08263826B2 |
Nematode inducible plant MtN3-like gene promotors and regulatory elements
The invention provides promoter polynucleotides that are root-preferred and/or induced by parasitic nematodes. The promoter polynucleotides of the invention are useful for controlling expression of nucleic acids of interest in plant roots. |
| US08263823B2 |
Immunocompetent xenograft model
The teachings are directed to an immunocompetent xenograft model. The model comprises an immunodeficient animal modified to have a reconstituted immune system, wherein a xenograft is transplanted in the animal and allowed to establish for an establishment period of at least about 10 days. The xenograft simulates a tissue in a subject in need of a treatment. In these embodiments, the reconstituted immune system is created after the establishment period, and is created by administering a total number of T-cells to the animal. The total number of T-cells consists of a preselected number of responsive T-cells, a preselected number of non-responsive T-cells, and a preselected ratio of responsive T-cells to total T-cells. The preselected number of responsive T-cells simulates a number of responsive T-cells in the subject, and the ratio of the number of responsive T-cells to total T-cells ranges from about 1:100,000 to about 30:100,000. |
| US08263815B2 |
Membrane augmented distillation to separate solvents from water
Processes for removing water from organic solvents, such as ethanol. The processes include distillation to form a rectified overhead vapor, compression of the rectified vapor, and treatment of the compressed vapor by two sequential membrane separation steps. |
| US08263812B2 |
Methods for dispersal of catalyst promoters
The present invention describes improved methods of introducing promoters to catalysts. This invention provides a method for dispersal of a promoter onto a solid surface. A catalyst material and a deliquescent material can together be contacted with a gas phase comprising a solvent under conditions effective for deliquescence whereby the promoter is dispersed onto the solid surface. This invention combines practical benefits of dry-mixing with the enhanced dispersion that can be realized by solvent-based methods. |
| US08263810B2 |
Stable borane reagents and methods for their use
The invention provides methods for storing boranes (e.g. B-allyldiisopinocampheylborane). The invention also provides stable compositions comprising boranes, as well as methods for carrying out allylboration at high temperature and/or in the presence of water. |
| US08263807B2 |
Quaternary opioid carboxamides
Compounds of formulas: are disclosed. The compounds are useful for ameliorating the side effects of therapeutic opiates. |
| US08263803B2 |
Preparation of metallic dihydroxybenzene-disulfonates
Metallic dihydroxybenzenedisulfonates are prepared, preferably from alkaline metals, from corresponding dihydroxybenzenedisulfonic acids, by reacting the dihydroxybenzenedisulfonic acid present in a sulfuric medium with an adequate amount of a salt including a sulfate or hydrogenosulfate anion. |
| US08263802B2 |
Process for redissociating Michael adducts which are present in a liquid F and have been formed in the preparation of acrylic acid or esters thereof
A process for redissociating Michael adducts which are present in a liquid F with a proportion by weight of ≧10% by weight and have been formed in the preparation of acrylic acid or esters thereof in a redissociating apparatus which comprises a pump P, a separating column K with separating internals and a circulation heat exchanger UW, wherein, for the purpose of supplying the cleavage energy, the pump P sucks in bottoms liquid from the bottom space of the separating column K and, via the circulation heat exchanger UW, continually recycles it into the bottom space above the level of the bottoms liquid, and wherein the pump P is a radial circulation pump with an open impeller. |
| US08263796B2 |
Process for production of cyanohydrin compound, and process for production of α-hydroxyester compound
A process according to the present invention for producing a cyanohydrin compound is a process for producing a cyanohydrin compound by performing a reaction between a carbonyl compound such as an aldehyde compound and hydrogen cyanide in the presence of a catalyst, a content of the carbonyl compound in a reaction system being not more than 50 mol % with respect to the cyanohydrin compound. Thus provided is a process for producing a cyanohydrin compound in good yield from an aldehyde compound and hydrogen cyanide. |
| US08263794B2 |
Process for the partial hydrogenation of fatty acid esters
Disclosed is a process for the manufacture of unsaturated fatty acid alkyl esters or glycerides having a total content of C18:1 of about 30 to about 80 Mol-%, by partial hydrogenation of unsaturated fatty acid esters having a total content of (C18:2+C18:3) of at least 65 Mol-%, calculated on the total amount of C18 moieties in the ester, wherein the hydrogenation is conducted in an aqueous/organic two-phase system in the presence of a water-soluble catalyst consisting of a Group VIII, Group IX, or Group X metal and a hydrophilic ligand. |
| US08263792B2 |
Biomass refining by selective chemical reactions
A method is disclosed for the acid hydrolysis of carbohydrates in or from biomass, using a solvent system including an aqueous ether, where the ether form a majority of the system, which affords high yields to the platform chemicals such as 2-furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF). The later can also undergo a domino reaction to chemicals including levulinic acid, particularly with oxygenated anions and greater water content. A total dissolution and reaction of biomass occurs under a range of relatively mild conditions (combined Severity range ˜2.2-2.6). Lignin and lignin derived products can be easily separated by precipitation. |
| US08263789B2 |
Catalyst system and method for gas phase oxidation using an upstream layer
The present invention relates to a process for gas-phase oxidation, in which a gaseous stream comprising an aromatic hydrocarbon and molecular oxygen is passed through two or more catalyst zones. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a catalyst system for gas-phase reaction using a preliminary zone. |
| US08263787B2 |
Process for preparing dorzolamide
There is provided a process for preparing dorzolamide and processes for preparing intermediates useful in the preparation of dorzolamide. In particular, there is provided a process for preparing an acetoamido sulfone of formula (viii) comprising oxidation of a hydroxysulfonamide of formula (vii) in the presence of an oxidizing agent selected from the group consisting of: a peracid, tert-butyl hydroperoxide, dimethyl dioxirane, selenium dioxide, m-phenanthroline di-N-oxide, nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide. There is also provided a process for preparing an acetoamidosulfone of formula (ix-a) comprising converting a hydroxysulfone of formula (viii) to the acetoamidosulfone of formula (ix-a) in the presence of acetonitrile and an acid. There is also provided a process for separating the cis- and trans-isomers of dorzolamide from a mixture of the trans-isomer of dorzolamide and the cis-isomer of dorzolamide comprising reacting the mixture of isomers with a carboxylic acid. |
| US08263785B2 |
Process for the preparation of chymase modulators
The present invention is a process for the preparation of chymase modulators, useful in the treatment of inflammatory and serine protease mediated disorders. |
| US08263781B2 |
Substituted aminothiazolone indazoles as estrogen related receptor-alpha modulators
The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), methods for preparing these compounds, compositions, intermediates and derivatives thereof and for treating a condition including but not limited to ankylosing spondylitis, artherosclerosis, arthritis (such as rheumatoid arthritis, infectious arthritis, childhood arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis), bone-related diseases (including those related to bone formation), breast cancer (including those unresponsive to anti-estrogen therapy), cardiovascular disorders, cartilage-related disease (such as cartilage injury/loss, cartilage degeneration, and those related to cartilage formation), chondrodysplasia, chondrosarcoma, chronic back injury, chronic bronchitis, chronic inflammatory airway disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, disorders of energy homeostasis, gout, pseudogout, lipid disorders, metabolic syndrome, multiple myeloma, obesity, osteoarthritis, osteogenesis imperfecta, osteolytic bone metastasis, osteomalacia, osteoporosis, Paget's disease, periodontal disease, polymyalgia rheumatica, Reiter's syndrome, repetitive stress injury, hyperglycemia, elevated blood glucose level, and insulin resistance. |
| US08263774B2 |
Quinoline-oxazoline compounds and their use in oxidation synthesis
A quinoline-oxazoline compound having the formula: where one of X1 and X2 is N and the other is C and one of R1, R2 and R3 is Z wherein Z is an oxazoline radical having the formula such that when X1 is N R2 is Z and R1 is absent, and when X2 is N either R1 or R3 is Z and R2 is absent. R1 and R3 through R12 are independently H or a pendant moiety which does not interfere with coordination of either N in the quinoline compound with a coordination center. These compounds can be complexed with a suitable coordination center such as catalytically active palladium and can be highly useful in catalytically oxidizing alkenes with high regioselectivity. |
| US08263773B2 |
Thieno [2,3-b] pyridine compounds with mGluR activity
Provided herein are Thieno[2,3-b]pyridine compounds with mGluR activity. Also provided herein are processes and intermediates for the preparation of the Thieno[2,3-b]pyridine compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and the use of these compounds in treatment, therapy, and/or prevention of conditions which require modulation of mGluR1 and mGluR5 receptors. |
| US08263772B2 |
MCH receptor antagonists
The present invention relates to a melanin concentrating hormone antagonist compound of formula (1): wherein R1, Ra, Rb, R2, L1, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, enantiomer, diastereomer or mixture of diasteromers thereof useful in the treatment, obesity and related diseases. |
| US08263770B2 |
Aluminum chelate complex for organic EL material
This invention provides an organic EL material useful for the emissive layer of an organic EL element which deteriorates little in luminance when operated over a prolonged period of time and shows excellent durability. The material is an aluminum chelate complex which is represented by general formula (1) in which Ar1 is a mono- or bicylic arylene group, Ar2 is a mono- or bicyclic aryl group, R1-R6 are hydrogen or hydrocarbon groups containing 1-8 carbon atoms and contains a compound represented by general formula (1) in which Ar2 is a halogen as an impurity in an amount of 350 wt ppm or less. |
| US08263767B2 |
AZA-indoles and related compounds having sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) receptor antagonist biological activity
The present invention provides compounds are disclosed herein having the formula: Wherein n is 1 or 2; m is 0 or 1; R1 is aryl, heteroaryl or alkyl; R2 is C1-6 hydrocarbyl, alkylacyl or hydroxyalkyl; R3 is aryl, heteroaryl, or alkyl; R4 is H, OH, —O—(C1-6 alkyl), —NH—(C1-6 alkyl), or oxide; R5 is H, halogen, C1-6 alkyl, O—(C1-6 alkyl), aryl, heteroaryl, —C(═O)(C1-6 alkyl), substituted or un-substituted oxazolin-2-yl; X=O, NH, —C(═O)— or —N═CH—; and Each L is independently alkylene and carbonyl. |
| US08263766B2 |
Melamine-functional organosilicon compound and making method
A melamine skeleton-bearing organosilicon compound has a film forming ability, water solubility and compatibility with resins. It is prepared by reacting cyanuric chloride with a primary and/or secondary amine compound and neutralizing with a base. |
| US08263765B2 |
Pyrrolotriazine kinase inhibitors
The invention provides compounds of formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The formula I compounds inhibit tyrosine kinase activity thereby making them useful as anticancer agents and for the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease. |
| US08263764B2 |
IL-12 Modulatory compounds
The invention relates to cyclic hydrazone compounds, compositions including the cyclic hydrazone compounds and methods of using and methods of making thereof. The compounds (and compositions) are useful, inter alia, in modulating IL-12 production and processes mediated by IL-12. |
| US08263762B2 |
Alkoxy-carbonyl-amino-alkynyl-adenosine compounds and derivatives thereof as A2AR agonists
Provided herein are alkoxy-carbonyl-amino-alkynyl-adenosine compounds and derivatives thereof and pharmaceutical compositions containing the same that are selective agonists of A2A adenosine receptors (ARs). These compounds and compositions are useful as pharmaceutical agents. |
| US08263759B2 |
Sets of probes and primers for the diagnosis of select cancers
A method of diagnosing a disease that includes obtaining experimental data on gene selections. The gene selection functions to characterize a cancer when the expression of that gene selection is compared to the identical selection from a noncancerous cell or a different type of cancer cell. The invention also includes a method of targeting at least one product of a gene that includes administration of a therapeutic agent. The invention also includes the use of a gene selection for diagnosing a cancer. |
| US08263756B2 |
Method of gene transfer via vascular system or ureter
The present invention provides a method for gene transfer through the vascular system or a ureter. In a preferable embodiment of this invention, an aqueous solution containing an expression vector comprising a desired gene is injected through the vascular system or a ureter of a desired organ to introduce the gene into the injected area. Specifically, the method of the present invention is effective for ex vivo gene therapy wherein the hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) gene is introduced by electroporation into a kidney to be transplanted. According to the present invention, the HGF functions continuously on the kidney to be transplanted, and the HGF within the treated area does not affect other organs of the body. Thus, the method of the present invention is a safe and effective treatment for maintaining the survival of transplanted kidneys. |
| US08263755B2 |
Synthesis of compounds useful as modulators of amyloid-beta production
As described herein, the present invention provides methods for preparing compounds useful for treating or lessening the severity of a neurodegenerative disorder. The present invention also provides methods of treating or lessening the severity of such disorders wherein said method comprises administering to a patient a compound of the present invention, or composition thereof. Said method is useful for treating or lessening the severity of, for example, Alzheimer's disease. |
| US08263754B2 |
Amphiphiles for protein solubilization and stabilization
The invention provides amphiphiles for manipulating membrane proteins. The amphiphiles can feature carbohydrate-derived hydrophilic groups and branchpoints in the hydrophilic moiety and/or in a lipophilic moiety. Such amphiphiles are useful as detergents for solubilization and stabilization of membrane proteins, including photosynthetic protein superassemblies obtained from bacterial membranes. |
| US08263753B2 |
Macrolide synthesis process and solid-state forms
This invention relates to a method for making macrolides, and, in particular, a method for making optionally substituted 20,23-dipiperidinyl-5-O-mycaminosyl-tylonolide and derivatives thereof, as well as uses of macrolides to make medicaments, methods of treatment using macrolides, and methods for making intermediates that, inter alia, may be used to make macrolides. This invention also relates to solvated and non-solvated crystalline forms of 20,23-dipiperidinyl-5-O-mycaminosyl-tylonolide, as well as methods for making such crystalline forms, medicaments comprising (or derived from) such crystalline forms, methods for making medicaments comprising (or derived from) such crystalline forms, methods of treatment using such crystalline forms, and kits comprising such crystalline forms. |
| US08263748B2 |
Lyophilized formulations of engineered anti-IL-23p19 antibodies
The present invention provides lyophilized formulations of antibodies, such as antibodies that specifically bind to human interleukin-23 p19 (IL-23p19), or antigen binding fragments thereof. |
| US08263744B2 |
Binding proteins that bind to EpCAM linked to an effector molecule
An optimized nucleic acid sequence encoding the immunoconjugate VB6-845 is described Modifications to the original VB6-845 include changes in the nucleic acid sequence encoding the VH region, CH region, CL region, VL region, the furm linker and the bouganm toxin. The optimized VB6-845 displays improved recombinant protein expression over the original in an E. coli expression system. |
| US08263741B2 |
Artificial antibody polypeptides
The present invention provides a fibronectin type III (Fn3) molecule, wherein the Fn3 contains a stabilizing mutation. The present invention also provides Fn3 polypeptide monobodies, nucleic acid molecules encoding monobodies, and variegated nucleic acid libraries encoding such monobodies. Also provided are methods of preparing a Fn3 polypeptide monobody, and kits to perform the methods. |
| US08263738B2 |
Estrogen receptors and methods of use
The present invention provides isolated polypeptides having an amino acid sequence having at least 70% identity to SEQ ID NO:20, wherein the polypeptide has ER-α36 activity. The invention further provides methods for identifying agents that bind to such polypeptides, methods for detecting such polypeptides, and methods for altering the activity of such polypeptides. Also provided are antibodies that specifically bind to an amino acid sequence depicted at SEQ ID NO:1, or an immunogenic fragment thereof, and methods for making and using such antibodies. |
| US08263736B2 |
Compounds and their effects on feeding behaviour
The invention provides a compound of formula (I): X-PYY* (3-36) (I) wherein X is selected from H, PYY1-2 (ie Tyr Pro) and D-Allo-Ue; PYY*(3-36) representing PYY (3-36) in which one or more residues is replaced by an acylated lysine group, the acyl group being selected from: CO—C1-20 alkyl, CO—C2-20 alkenyl, CO—C5-10 aryl and CO—C5-10 ar-C1-20 alkyl; a variant or derivative thereof; or a salt or solvate thereof. The compounds are effective in inducing satiety and suppressing appetite and they are thus useful in treating various diseases, including obesity. |
| US08263732B2 |
Photo-alignment film and liquid crystal display element
[Object] To obtain an alignment film having excellent alignment stability of a liquid crystal and a high voltage holding ratio by application of linearly polarized light to a polyamic acid having a specific structure and then imidization under heat.[Solving Means] A photo-alignment film is obtained by: applying a polyamic acid solution on a substrate, where the polyamic acid contains, in its main chain, at least a group having unsaturated groups having 1 to 3 carbon-carbon double bonds or 1 to 4 triple bonds; vaporizing a solvent from a film formed; applying linearly polarized light to the film after the vaporization of the solvent; and then heating the film to imidize the polyamic acid. |
| US08263730B2 |
Resin composition for printing plate
Disclosed is a polymer having excellent solvent resistance which can be produced by using a polycarbonate diol having a repeating unit represented by the formula (1) and/or (2), having a hydroxyl group at both termini, and having a number average molecular weight of from 300 to 50,000: wherein R1 represents a linear or branched hydrocarbon group having 2 to 50 carbon atoms; and n represents an integer of 2 to 50, wherein R2 represents a linear or branched hydrocarbon group having 10 to 50 carbon atoms. |
| US08263728B2 |
Method for producing polyester resin
A method for producing polyester resin includes: esterifying an alcoholic component, and an acid component containing polyvalent carboxylic acid and/or an ester-forming derivative thereof in a reaction solution. A condition of reaction pressure is changed from a pressurized state to a normal pressure state, or to a depressurized state under a condition (I) that an acid-based extent of reaction of the esterification is 76-94%, and a condition (II) that an undissolved acid component is present in the reaction solution. |
| US08263727B1 |
Polymers made from polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes acetylene-containing compounds
A compound having the formula below. Each R is methyl or phenyl; R2 comprises one or more of silane, siloxane, and aromatic groups; n is a nonnegative integer; and m is 1 or 2. The dashed bond is a single bond and the double dashed bond is a double bond, or the dashed bond is a double bond and the double dashed bond is a triple bond. A polymer made by a hydrosilation reaction of a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane having pendant siloxane groups with an acetylene- and silicon-containing compound having at least two vinyl or ethynyl groups, and a crosslinked polymer thereof. The reaction occurs between the pendant siloxane groups and the vinyl or ethynyl groups. |
| US08263724B2 |
Fluorine-containing surface treating agent and an article surface-treated therewith
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a surface treating agent which provides a surface where stain does not easily adhere, does not stand out and is easily wiped off.The present invention is a perfluoropolyether group-containing polyorganosiloxane represented by the following formula (1) and a surface treating agent comprising the same, Ak(R)nZ-Q-Rf-Q-Z(R)nAk (1) wherein Rf is a divalent perfluoropolyether group; Q is a divalent group linking Rf with Z; Z is a polyorganosiloxane group having at least three siloxane bonds with its valency being trivalent to undecavalent; R is a monovalent organic group having 8 to 40 carbon atoms, n is an integer of from 1 to 8; A is a group represented by the following formula (2); and k is an integer of from 1 to 9, provided that a total of n+k=the valency of Z−1 wherein R′ is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a phenyl group; X is a hydrolysable group, a is 2 or 3; and b is an integer of from 2 to 10. |
| US08263718B2 |
Method of free radically polymerizing vinyl monomers
A method for the polymerization of free radically polymerizable vinyl monomers involves polymerizing free radically (co)polymerizable vinyl monomers in a batch reaction under essentially adiabatic conditions, and utilizing scavenger monomer to reduce undesirable residual monomer. |
| US08263714B2 |
Epoxy resin composition, cured article thereof, semiconductor sealing material, novel phenol resin, novel epoxy resin, method for producing novel phenol resin, and method for producing novel epoxy resin
An epoxy resin composition including an epoxy resin and a curing agent as essential components, in which the curing agent comprises a phenol resin which has each structural moiety of a phenolic hydroxyl group-containing aromatic hydrocarbon group (P), an alkoxy group-containing aromatic hydrocarbon group (B) and a divalent aralkyl group (X), and also has, in a molecular structure, a structure in which the phenolic hydroxyl group-containing aromatic hydrocarbon group (P) and the alkoxy group-containing aromatic hydrocarbon group (B) are bonded with the other phenolic hydroxyl group-containing aromatic hydrocarbon group (P) or alkoxy group-containing aromatic hydrocarbon group (B) via the divalent aralkyl group (X). |
| US08263705B2 |
Method for preparing polyvinyl alcohol and polyvinyl acetate latex by use of the bottom residue from vinyl acetate production process
A method for preparing polyvinyl alcohol and polyvinyl acetate latex by use of a kettle bottom residue from vinyl acetate production process includes: distilling a kettle bottom residue of vinyl acetate to obtain a crude acetic acid and a distillation residue; multiple washing the distillation residue with water under boiling condition to obtain a washing residue containing polyvinyl acetate; dissolving a first portion of the washing residue into a first solvent to obtain a first polyvinyl acetate solution; subjecting the first polyvinyl acetate solution to saponification with an alkali aqueous solution; dissolving a second portion of the washing residue into a second solvent; and dispersing the second polyvinyl acetate solution into the polyvinyl alcohol solution, and optionally recovering the solvent to obtain a polyvinyl acetate latex; or adding the second polyvinyl acetate solution into an emulsion reaction system and optionally recovering vinyl acetate, to obtain a polyvinyl acetate latex. |
| US08263704B2 |
Bioabsorbable surgical composition
Bioabsorbable macromer compositions are provided including a polymeric component possessing a lipid segment which enhances the affinity of the macromer composition to targeted tissue. In some embodiments, the polymeric component can be combined with a second component. The resulting bioabsorbable macromer composition can be employed as an adhesive or sealant for medical/surgical uses. |
| US08263703B2 |
One-component self-crosslinking reactive siloxane-terminated polypropylene oxide emulsion and process for preparing the same
The present invention is related to an one component self-crosslinking reactive siloxane-terminated polypropylene oxide emulsion and a process for preparing the same. In the inventive process, using a reactive siloxane-terminated polypropylene oxide (SPPO) as raw material and a polyether-modified polysiloxane as protection colloid, a waterborne SPPO emulsion with excellent storage stability and freeze-thaw stability was prepared through phase inversion emulsification in the presence of composite emulsifying agent. And this process has some advantages such as low capital investment for equipment, simple procedure, easy operation and low production cost. And the obtained SPPO emulsion can be used as basic raw materials for the production of environmental friendly waterborne products such as paints, binders, sealing agents etc. |
| US08263702B2 |
Fuser coating composition and method of manufacture
The present teachings include a coating composition of an aqueous dispersion of fluorine-containing particles and poly(alkylene carbonate). A method of making a fuser member and the fuser member resulting there from is also provided. |
| US08263701B2 |
Polypropylene resin composition and molded article
The polypropylene resin composition is disclosed which includes 50-94% by weight of a polypropylene resin having a specific structure, 1-25% by weight of an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer rubber composed of an ethylene-α-olefin (C4-20) copolymer rubber having a density of 0.85-0.91 g/cm3 and an MFR of 0.9-20 g/10 min and/or an ethylene-α-olefin (C5-20) copolymer rubber having a density of 0.85-0.91 g/cm3 and MFR of not less than 0.01 but less than 0.9 g/10 min, and 5-25% by weight of an inorganic filler. |
| US08263699B2 |
Method for dispersing alkyd resins with associative polymers in water, formulations thus obtained and aqueous paints containing same
The invention consists of a method for dispersion in water of an alkyd resin, by means of a polymer having associative hydrophobic groups. The formulations obtained then enable a water-based alkyd paint to be manufactured, without having recourse to surfactants or solvents. |
| US08263698B2 |
Carbon nanofiber, method for production thereof, method for production of carbon fiber composite material using carbon nanofiber, and carbon fiber composite material
A method of producing a carbon fiber composite material includes a first step and a second step. The first step includes oxidizing first carbon nanofibers produced by a vapor growth method to obtain second carbon nanofibers having an oxidized surface. The second step includes mixing the second carbon nanofibers into an elastomer, and uniformly dispersing the carbon nanofibers in the elastomer by applying a shear force to obtain the carbon fiber composite material. The second carbon nanofibers obtained by the first step have a surface oxygen concentration measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) of 2.6 to 4.6 atm %. |
| US08263697B2 |
Heat-resistant resin composition
Disclosed is a resin composition comprising an aromatic polyamide having a terminal amino group concentration of 5 to 45 μmoles/g inclusive, polyphenylene ether, a compatibilizing agent for the polyamide and the polyphenylene ether, and a crystal nucleating agent. The composition is extremely useful in an automotive body panel (e.g., an automotive fender), an SMT-compliant component or the like. |
| US08263687B2 |
Coating system
A curable composition comprising a) an epoxy resin containing on average more than one epoxy group per molecule, and b) as curing agent a hybrid hardener, whereby said hardener is a blend of b1) an aminic compound selected from aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic amines, imidazoline group-containing amidoamines based on mono- or polybasic acids, adducts of said amines or amidoamines made from glycidyl compounds, adducts of said amines or amidoamines with cyclic carbonates, whereby said aminic compound contains, on average per molecule, at least two reactive hydrogen atoms bound to nitrogen atoms, and b2) a polyphenol novolac, and wherein the polyphenol novolac is used in an amount of from 30% to 45% by weight, based on the total weight of hardener blend comprising b1) and b2), useful for rapid setting and protective coatings and adhesives in application fields like civil engineering, marine, architectural and maintenance. |
| US08263681B2 |
Dental compositions with natural tooth fluorescence
The invention features a dental composition containing a polycyclic aromatic compound, such as 2-ethyl 9,10-dimethoxy anthracene (EDMOA), in an amount that provides the composition with fluorescence mimicking that of natural teeth. |
| US08263676B2 |
Radiation and melt treated ultra high molecular weight polyethylene prosthetic devices
A medical prosthesis for use within the body which is formed of radiation treated ultra high molecular weight polyethylene having substantially no detectable free radicals, is described. Preferred prostheses exhibit reduced production of particles from the prosthesis during wear of the prosthesis, and are substantially oxidation resistant. Methods of manufacture of such devices and material used therein are also provided. |
| US08263675B2 |
Photosensitive resin composition for color filter and color filter made using the same
The present invention relates to a photosensitive resin composition for a color filter and a color filter fabricated using the same. The photosensitive resin composition includes (a) an acrylic-based resin, (b) a photopolymerizable monomer, (c) a photopolymerization initiator, (d) a pigment, and (e) a solvent. The acrylic-based resin is a copolymer including a repeating unit of an ethylenic unsaturated monomer including a carboxyl group and a repeating unit of an ethylenic unsaturated monomer including an alkoxy 4-oxo butanoic acid group. The photosensitive resin composition for a color filter can have residue removing characteristics, and is capable of forming fine pixels and providing a color filter having high resolution. |
| US08263673B2 |
Closed-cell foamed rubber sheet, and method for production thereof
The present invention provides a closed-cell foamed rubber sheet whose sealability is less likely to decrease even after long-time use and which has excellent water resistance. The closed-cell foamed rubber sheet of the present invention comprises a rubber-based resin, and is provided by the steps of: providing a foamable resin composition containing the rubber-based resin and a foaming agent; irradiating the foamable resin composition with ionizing radiation to cross-link the foamable resin composition; and foaming the cross-linked foamable resin composition. In the case where the foamable resin composition further contains 0.5 parts by weight or more of a powdery additive other than the foaming agent per 100 parts by weight of the rubber-based resin, the rubber-based resin preferably contains a rubber-based resin ingredient which is in a liquid state at normal temperature. |
| US08263672B2 |
Triblock copolymers with acidic groups
Triblock copolymers useful for forming ion conductive membranes are provided. The triblock copolymers are characterized by having either a hydrophobic-hydrophilic -hydrophobic or a hydrophilic-hydrophobic-hydrophilic polymer sequence that induces a microphase separated morphology. Variations in which the hydrophilic polymer sequence component includes either acid groups or salts of acid groups are also disclosed. Methods for forming an ion conductive membrane from the triblock copolymers are provided. |
| US08263667B2 |
Nutritional supplement for use under physiologically stressful conditions
A nutritional supplement for use in physiologically stressful conditions is disclosed. The nutritional supplement may include one or more of vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin D3, vitamin C, vitamin B1, riboflavin, niacin, folic acid, vitamin B6, biotin, pantothenic acid, vitamin B12, magnesium, zinc, selenium, chromium, copper, iron, alpha lipoic acid, lutein and lycopene. |
| US08263658B2 |
Anthranilic acid derivatives
Compounds of formula (I) are provided, wherein X is CH═CH, CH2O wherein the oxygen atom is bound to ring B, or OCH2 wherein the oxygen atom is bound to ring A; Y is hydrogen, straight or branched C1-C6 alkyl or a pharmaceutically acceptable inorganic cation; R1 is ethyl or cyclopropyl; and R2 and R3 are the same or different and are selected from F, Cl, Br, CF3 and OCF3. The compounds are useful for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases, organ transplant rejection, and malignant neoplasia. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, methods of using the compounds, and methods for preparing the compounds are also provided. |
| US08263654B2 |
Compositions and methods for skin treatment
Compositions for the treatment of the skin. The compositions reduce and/or reverse the visible appearance of skin damage. In the preferred embodiment, the composition includes Retinyl Palmitate Polypeptide; Ascorbylmethylsilanol Pectinate; Tocopheryl Polypeptide; Cholecalciferol Polypeptide; and Niacinamide Polypeptide. |
| US08263651B2 |
Use of cis-epoxyeicosatrienoic acids and inhibitors of soluble epoxide hydrolase to treat conditions mediated by PBR, CB2, and NK2 receptors
The invention relates to the discovery that cis-epoxyeicosatraenoic acids (EETs) bind to and act as agonists of peripheral benzodiazepine receptor and the cannabinoid CB2 receptor. The invention provides methods of reducing symptoms of conditions whose activity is mediated by these receptors, including inhibiting anxiety, inhibiting the growth of cancer cells expressing peripheral benzodiazepine receptors, and reducing oxygen radical damage to cells, by contacting the cells with a cis-epoxyeicosantrienoic acid, an inhibitor of soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH), or both. The invention further provides methods of inhibiting irritable bowel syndrome by administering to individuals with inhibiting irritable bowel syndrome a cis-epoxyeicosantrienoic acid, an inhibitor of soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH), or both. In some embodiments, the method comprises administering to the individual a nucleic acid which inhibits expression of sEH. |
| US08263650B2 |
Microbiologically sound and stable solutions of gamma-hydroxybutyrate salt for the treatment of narcolepsy
Disclosed are formulations of gamma-hydroxybutyrate in an aqueous medium that are resistant to microbial growth. Also disclosed are formulations of gammahydroxybutyrate that are also resistant to the conversion into GBL. Disclosed are methods to treat sleep disorders, including narcolepsy, with these stable formulations of GHB. The present invention also provides methods to treat alcohol and opiate withdrawal, reduced levels of growth hormone, increased intracranial pressure, and physical pain in a patient. |
| US08263647B2 |
Treatment of sleep disturbances
The present invention provides a new composition for treating pain-associated sleep disturbances, especially shortened sleep duration, comprising ibuprofen and diphenhydramine. The composition is further prepared as a bilayer tablet or caplet, or alternatively as a soft gelatin capsule composition, to prevent interaction between the active ingredients. |
| US08263645B2 |
Disodium cromoglycate compositions and methods for administering same
Methods for the treatment of patients that are afflicted with pulmonary conditions, such as a pulmonary disease are described. The methods may involve the administration of aerosolized medicines. More specifically, compositions including disodium cromoglycate (DSCG) and therapeutic methods that include the pulmonary administration of such compositions are described. |
| US08263644B2 |
Cytotoxic xanthone compounds
The present invention relates to xanthone compounds isolated from the plant Psorospermum molluscum Hochr. (Clusiaceae), a Madagascar plant, which are potent cytotoxic agents. |
| US08263641B2 |
Compounds that modulate intracellular calcium
Described herein are compounds of Formula I and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, which modulate the activity of store-operated calcium (SOC) channels. Also describe herein are methods of using such SOC channel modulators, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating diseases or conditions that would benefit from inhibition of SOC channel activity. |
| US08263639B2 |
Multifunctional metal-chelating ligands
Disclosed herein are the compounds shown below and methods of their synthesis. The value m is a positive integer. R comprises an alkyl chain or an alkoxy chain. Each X comprises a metal binding group. Each E is a methoxy group or comprises a biomolecule reactive group or a residue thereof. E optionally comprises a protecting group. The value n is a positive integer. The value p is zero or one. Y is OCH3, OH, NH2, or COOH. |
| US08263637B2 |
Methods for treatment of multiple myeloma using cyclopropane carboxylic acid {2-[(is)-1-(3-ethoxy-4-methoxy-phenyl)-2-methanesulfonyl-ethyl]-3-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1 h-isoindol-4-yl}-amide
Methods of treating, preventing and/or managing cancer as well as and diseases and disorders associated with, or characterized by, undesired angiogenesis are disclosed. Specific methods encompass the administration of a selective cytokine inhibitory drug alone or in combination with a second active ingredient. The invention further relates to methods of reducing or avoiding adverse side effects associated with chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, biological therapy or immunotherapy which comprise the administration of a selective cytokine inhibitory drug. Pharmaceutical compositions, single unit dosage forms, and kits suitable for use in methods of the invention are also disclosed. |
| US08263632B2 |
Aminopyridine derivatives having Aurora A selective inhibitory action
The present invention relates to a compound of Formula (I): wherein: n is 0 or 1; X is 0 or CH2; R1 is H or C1-2 alkyl; R2 is H or C1-3 alkyl; R3 and R4 are each independently H or C1-2 alkyl, where the alkyl may be substituted with one to three of the same or different substituents selected from R10; R5 is H or OCH3; R10 is F or Cl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof |
| US08263624B2 |
Aryl-substituted heterocycles, and use thereof
The invention relates to aryl-substituted heterocycles, to processes for their preparation, to their use for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases and to their use for preparing medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, in particular of thromboembolic disorders. |
| US08263623B2 |
Triazol derivatives useful for the treatment of diseases
The invention relates to compounds of formula (1) and to processes for the preparation of, intermediates used in the preparation of, compositions containing and the uses of, such derivatives. The compounds according to the present invention are useful in numerous diseases, disorders and conditions, in particular inflammatory, allergic and respiratory diseases, disorders and conditions. |
| US08263622B2 |
Fused-ring derivative and medical application of same
The present invention provides compounds useful as agents for the prevention or treatment of a disease associated with abnormal plasma uric acid level and the like. The present invention relates to fused ring derivatives represented by the following formula (I) having xanthine oxidase inhibitory activities and useful as agents for the prevention or treatment of a disease associated with abnormality of plasma uric acid level, prodrugs thereof, salts thereof or the like. In the formula (I), X1 and X2 represent CH or N; ring U represents aryl or heteroaryl; m represents integral number from 0 to 2; n represents integral number from 0 to 3; R1 represents a hydroxy group, amino or C1-6 alkyl; R2 represents C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 alkoxy C1-6 alkyl or the like. |
| US08263621B2 |
Tartrate derivatives for use as coagulation factor IXa inhibitors
The invention relates to the compounds of formula I having antithrombotic activity which especially inhibits blood clotting factor IXa, to methods for producing the same and to the use thereof as drugs. |
| US08263620B2 |
Oxadiazole derivatives active on sphingosine-1-phosphate (SIP)
The present invention relates to novel oxadiazole derivatives having pharmacological activity, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of various disorders. |
| US08263619B2 |
Indazoles, benzothiazoles, benzoisothiazoles, benzisoxazoles, and preparation and uses thereof
The present invention relates generally to the field of ligands for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nACh receptors), activation of nACh receptors, and the treatment of disease conditions associated with defective or malfunctioning nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, especially of the brain. Further, this invention relates to novel compounds (e.g., indazoles and benzothiazoles), which act as ligands for the α7 nACh receptor subtype, methods of preparing such compounds, compositions containing such compounds, and methods of use thereof. |
| US08263613B2 |
Salts, prodrugs and polymorphs of fab I inhibitors
In part, the present invention is directed to antibacterial compounds and salts thereof. |
| US08263612B2 |
Viral inhibitors
Pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridine or pyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridine compounds having the general formula (A), wherein the dashed lines, X, Y and R1 through R5 are as defined in the specification. The compounds are useful in the prophylaxis or treatment of viral infections. |
| US08263611B2 |
Hydrochloride salt of an azabicyclo[3.2.1]octane derivative
The invention relates to a hydrochloride salt of (1R,2R,3S,5S)-3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-[(methyloxy)methyl]-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octane, uses of the salt as a medicament in the treatment inter alia of disorders of the central nervous system and pharmaceutical compositions and dosage forms comprising the salt. |
| US08263610B2 |
Substituted imidazolyl-5,6-dihydrobenzo[N]isoquinoline compounds
The present invention relates to substituted imidazolyl-5,6-dihydrobenzo[n]isoquinoline compounds and methods of synthesizing these compounds. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing substituted imidazolyl-5,6-dihydrobenzo[n]isoquinoline compounds and methods of treating cell proliferative disorders, such as cancer, by administering these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions to subjects in need thereof. |
| US08263608B2 |
Melanocortin receptor-specific spiro-piperidine compounds
Melanocortin receptor-specific compounds of formula I below: wherein the variables are as defined in the specification, and enantiomers, diastereomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Compounds disclosed herein bind to one or more melanocortin receptors and may be an agonist, a partial agonist, an antagonist, an inverse agonist or an antagonist of an inverse agonist as to one or more melanocortin receptors, and may be employed for treatment of one or more melanocortin receptor-associated conditions or disorders. |
| US08263607B2 |
1-substituted tetrahydroisoquinoline compound
Provided is a compound useful as an N-type Ca2+ channel blocker. As a result of intensive studies of compounds having an action of blocking N-type Ca2+ channels, the present inventors found that a tetrahydroisoquinoline compound of the present invention having a substituent at the 1-position has an action of blocking the N-type Ca2+ channels, an antinociceptive pain action, an antineuropathic pain action, an abdominal pain-inhibitory action and an opioid-induced constipation-improving action, and the present invention has been completed based on these findings. The compound of the present invention can be used as a pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or treating various pains such as neuropathic pain and nociceptive pain, headaches such as migraine and cluster headache, central nervous system diseases such as anxiety, depression, epilepsy, cerebral stroke and restless legs syndrome, abdominal symptoms such as abdominal pain and abdominal distension, stool abnormalities such as diarrhea and constipation, digestive system diseases such as irritable bowel syndrome, urinary system diseases such as overactive bladder and interstitial cystitis, etc. |
| US08263594B2 |
Aryloxy and arylalkyleneoxy substituted imidazoquinolines
Imidazoquinoline compounds with an aryloxy or arylalkyleneoxy substituent at the 6, 7, 8, or 9-position, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, intermediates, and methods of use of these compounds as immunomodulators, for modulating cytokine biosynthesis in animals and in the treatment of diseases including viral and neoplastic diseases, are disclosed. |
| US08263591B2 |
Bicyclic amides for enhancing glutamatergic synaptic responses
This invention relates to compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for use in the prevention and treatment of cerebral insufficiency, including enhancement of receptor functioning in synapses in brain networks responsible for basic and higher order behaviors. These brain networks, which are involved in regulation of breathing, and cognitive abilities related to memory impairment, such as is observed in a variety of dementias, in imbalances in neuronal activity between different brain regions, as is suggested in disorders such as Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, respiratory depression, sleep apneas, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and affective or mood disorders, and in disorders wherein a deficiency in neurotrophic factors is implicated, as well as in disorders of respiration such as overdose of an alcohol, an opiate, an opioid, a barbiturate, an anesthetic, or a nerve toxin, or where the respiratory depression results form a medical condition such as central sleep apnea, stroke-induced central sleep apnea, obstructive sleep apnea, congenital hypoventilation syndrome, obesity hypoventilation syndrome, sudden infant death syndrome, Rett syndrome, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, Cheney-Stokes respiration, Ondines curse, Prader-Willi's syndrome and drowning, hi a particular aspect, the invention relates to bicyclic amide compounds useful for treatment of such conditions, and methods of using these compounds for such treatment. |
| US08263590B2 |
Pyrimidine derivatives
Novel pyrimidine derivatives of formula I to processes for their production, their use as pharmaceuticals and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them. |
| US08263589B2 |
Inhibitors of protein aggregation
The invention relates generally to the use of diaminophenothiazine compounds to inhibit or reverse the aggregation of synuclein, and for their use in the manufacture of medicaments for this purpose (e.g. for the treatment of Parkinson's Disease). Also provided are related methods of detecting or labelling of aggregated synuclein. |
| US08263585B2 |
Organic compounds
The present invention concerns a compound of formula (I) or a salt, suitably a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or solvate thereof, wherein the groups R1, R2, Ar′, A and B are defined in the description, to compositions and use of the compounds in the treatment of diseases ameloriated by inhibition of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase. |
| US08263582B2 |
Method of treating inflammatory disorders of the gastrointestinal tract using topical active corticosteroids
A method of administration of an oral pharmaceutical product to patients suffering from inflammatory disorders of the gastrointestinal tract comprises orally administering to the patient at least two different dosage forms of a therapeutically effective amount of a topically active corticosteroid, such as beclomethasone dipropionate (BDP). |
| US08263578B2 |
Stable bortezomib formulations
Multi-dose formulations for bortezomib are presented in which bortezomib has significantly improved stability. Especially preferred formulations include those in which bortezomib is in a liquid form suitable for injection, wherein the solvent system predominantly comprises propylene glycol. In other preferred aspects, bortezomib is present as a Lewis donor-acceptor complex with a hetero-bifunctional Lewis base. |
| US08263577B2 |
Water-soluble iron carbohydrate derivative complexes, the preparation thereof, and medicaments comprising them
Water-soluble iron-carbohydrate derivative complex obtainable from an aqueous iron(III) salt solution and an aqueous solution of the product of the oxidation and subsequent derivative of one or more maltodextrins with an aqueous hypochlorite solution at an alkaline pH value, wherein when one maltodextrin is used its dextrose equivalent is from 5 to 20 and when a mixture of a plurality of maltodextrins is used the dextrose equivalent of the mixture is from 5 to 20 and the dextrose equivalent of each individual maltodextrin in the mixture is from 2 to 40, and the subsequent derivative is carried out with a suitable reagent, process for the preparation thereof, and medicament for the treatment and prophylaxis of iron deficiency states. |
| US08263576B2 |
Non-natural sphingolipid analogs and uses thereof
This disclosure provides a composition useful for inhibiting caveolar endocytosis, plasma membrane microdomain formation, virus binding and infection, transmembrane signaling, and integrin function in cells. The composition is composed of non-natural analogs of sphingolipids, and may have applications in the treatment or amelioration of diseases associated with caveolar endocytosis, plasma membrane microdomain formation, transmembrane signaling, and integrin function. Methods for making and using the described composition are also provided. |
| US08263574B2 |
Topical formulations for the treatment of depression with S adenosyl methionine
Disclosed herein are topical formulations for treating depression with S adenosyl methionine (SAM-e) The topical formulations contain at least 35% wt/wt of SAM-e partially dissolved in aqueous and lipophilic phases of an emulsion and the emulsion is stable from separation of phases for a period of at least 30 days despite the high concentration of SAM-e. Also provided are methods for making such compositions and methods of treating depression using the same. |
| US08263572B2 |
RNAi modulation of RSV and therapeutic uses thereof
The present invention is based on the in vivo demonstration that RSV can be inhibited through intranasal administration of iRNA agents as well as by parenteral administration of such agents. Further, it is shown that effective viral reduction can be achieved with more than one virus being treated concurrently. Based on these findings, the present invention provides general and specific compositions and methods that are useful in reducing RSV mRNA levels, RSV protein levels and viral titers in a subject, e.g., a mammal, such as a human. These findings can be applied to other respiratory viruses. |
| US08263569B2 |
Gene silencing
Methods are disclosed for gene silencing (e.g. post transcriptional gene silencing) in an organism using small RNA molecules. |
| US08263566B2 |
Avermectin B1 and avermectin B1 monosaccharide derivatives having an alkoxymethyl substituent in the 4″-or 4′-position
What is described are a compound of the formula wherein n is 0 or 1; A-B is —CH═CH— or —CH2—CH2—; R1 is C1-C12-alkyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl or C2-C12-alkenyl; R2 is for example C1-C12-alkyl, C2-C12-alkenyl or C2-C12-alkinyl; which are optionally substituted with one to five substituents selected from the group consisting of OH, halogen, CN, —N3, —NO2, C3-C8-Cycloalkyl, norbornylenyl-, C3-C8-Cycloalkenyl; C3-C8-halocycloalkyl, C1-C12-alkoxy, C1-C6-alkoxy-C1-C6-alkoxy, C3-C8-cycloalkoxy, C1-C12-haloalkoxy, C1-C12-alkylthio, C3-C8-cycloalkylthio, C1-C12-haloalkylthio, C1-C12-alkylsulfinyl, C3-C8-cycloalkylsulfinyl, C1-C12-haloalkylsulfinyl, C3-C8-halocycloalkylsulfinyl, C1-C12-alkylsulfonyl, C3-C8-cycloalkylsulfonyl, C1-C12-haloalkylsulfonyl, C3-C8-halocycloalkylsulfonyl, —NR4R6, —X—C(═Y)—R4, —X—C(═Y)—Z—R4, —P(═O)(OC1-C6-alkyl)2, aryl, heterocyclyl, aryloxy, arylthio and heterocyclyloxy; R3 is for example H, C1-C12-alkyl or C1-C12-alkyl which is optionally substituted and, where applicable, to E/Z isomers, mixtures of E/Z isomers and/or tautomers, in each case in free form or in salt form; a process for preparing and using these compounds and their tautomers; pesticides whose active compound is selected from these compounds and their tautomers; and a process for preparing these compounds and compositions, and the use of these compounds and compositions. |
| US08263564B2 |
Iron-carbohydrate complex compounds
The invention provides an iron-carbohydrate complex compound which is characterized by a content of iron(II). The invention also provides processes for the preparation of the iron-carbohydrate complex compound and the use thereof for treatment of iron deficiency anaemias. |
| US08263561B2 |
Composition and method for inhibiting, preventing, or ameliorating complications associated with ingestion of a medicinal, chemical, or biological substance or agent
The present invention relates to a therapeutic composition comprising a pharmaceutically active agent and a diarrheagenic agent, wherein the diarrheagenic agent induces diarrhea to reduce the harmful or undesired side effects of the pharmaceutically active agent when the pharmaceutically active agent is ingested at a dose higher than the prescribed dose. |
| US08263560B2 |
HPV 16 peptide vaccine for head and neck cancer
The present invention relates to Trojan antigens, and immunogenic compositions comprising the Trojan antigens. The present invention also relates to methods of generating an immune response in a subject using the Trojan antigens or immunogenic compositions. The present invention further relates to methods of treating squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) using the Trojan antigens and immunogenic compositions of the present invention. |
| US08263559B2 |
Feline granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor proteins
The present invention relates to canine interleukin-4, canine or feline Flt-3 ligand, canine or feline CD40, canine or feline CD154, canine interleukin-5, canine interleukin-13, feline interferon alpha, and/or feline GM-CSF proteins; to canine interleukin-4, canine or feline Flt-3 ligand, canine or feline CD40, canine or feline CD154, canine interleukin-5, canine interleukin-13, feline interferon alpha, and/or feline GM-CSF nucleic acid molecules, including those that encode canine interleukin-4, canine or feline Flt-3 ligand, canine or feline CD40, canine or feline CD154, canine interleukin-5, canine interleukin-13, feline interferon alpha, and/or feline GM-CSF proteins, respectively; to antibodies raised against such proteins; and to inhibitory compounds that regulate such proteins. The present invention also includes methods to identify and obtain such proteins, nucleic acid molecules, antibodies, and inhibitory compounds. Also included in the present invention are therapeutic compositions comprising such proteins, nucleic acid molecules, antibodies and/or inhibitory compounds as well as the use of such therapeutic compositions to regulate an immune response in an animal. |
| US08263558B2 |
Methods of preparation of recombinant forms of human beta-amyloid protein and uses of these proteins
The subject invention relates to the cloning, expression and isolation of recombinant forms of beta-amyloid protein containing a N-terminal methionine (or one or more amino acids) as well as to methods of using this recombinant protein in the production of therapeutic antibodies, in the identification of therapeutic small molecules, and in the performance of diagnostic assays. |
| US08263555B2 |
Use of bradykinin and related B2R agonists to treat ocular hypertension and glaucoma
The invention provides methods for treating and/or preventing ocular disorders associated with increased intraocular pressure comprising administering a bradykinin B2 receptor agonist to a patient in need thereof. |
| US08263554B2 |
Methods of using GLP-1 receptor agonists to treat pancreatitis
The disclosure provides the use of GLP-1 receptor agonist compounds to treat pancreatitis (e.g., acute, chronic, hemorrhagic, necrotizing) in patients. The disclosure also provides the use of GLP-1 receptor agonist compounds to reduce elevated plasma amylase and/or lipase concentrations in patients. An exemplary GLP-1 receptor agonist compound is exenatide. |
| US08263548B2 |
Metal-binding compounds and uses therefor
The invention provides a method of reducing the damage done by reactive oxygen species (ROS) in an animal. The invention also provides a method of reducing the concentration of a metal in an animal. These methods comprise administering to the animal an effective amount of a metal-binding compound as further described in the application. The invention further provides a method of reducing the damage done by ROS to a cell, a tissue or an organ that has been removed from an animal. This method comprising contacting the cell, tissue or organ with a solution or medium containing an effective amount of a metal-binding compound of the invention. The invention further provides novel metal-binding compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the metal-binding compounds, and kits comprising a container holding a metal-binding compound of the invention. |
| US08263545B2 |
GIP analog and hybrid polypeptides with selectable properties
The present invention relates generally to novel GIP analogs and GIP hybrid polypeptides with selectable properties, useful as agents for the treatment and prevention of metabolic diseases and disorders, for example those which can be alleviated by control plasma glucose levels, insulin levels, and/or insulin secretion, positive inotropic effects, reduction of catabolic effects, slowing of gastric emptying. Such conditions and disorders include, but are not limited to, hypertension, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular disease, eating disorders, critical care, insulin-resistance, obesity, and diabetes mellitus of any kind, including type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes. |
| US08263542B2 |
Detergent composition with an organophosphorus hydrophilizing soil-release agent and methods for using same
Laundry detergent compositions that provide soil release benefits to all fabric comprising an organophosphorus soil release agents and optional non-cotton secondary soil release agents. The present invention further relates to a method for providing soil release benefits to cotton fabric by contacting cotton articles with a water soluble and/or dispersible organophosphorus material. The contacting can be during washing or by pretreating by applying the composition directly to stains or by presoaking the clothing in the composition prior to washing. The present invention further relates to providing soil release benefits to all fabric in the laundry wash load in the presence of a bleaching agent. |
| US08263540B2 |
Detergent compositions with combinations of acrylic and maleic acid homopolymers and/or salts thereof for aluminum protection
A warewashing detergent composition is provided for use for in cleaning of alkaline sensitive metals such as aluminum or aluminum containing alloys. The compositions include alternatives to sodium tripolyphosphate and/or other phosphorous containing raw materials, while retaining cleaning performance and corrosion prevention. According to the invention, a synergistic combination of polyacrylic and polymaleic polymers are used as corrosion inhibitors in traditional alkaline detergent compositions. |
| US08263537B2 |
Preparation of functional monomers for grafting to low molecular weight polyalkenes and their use in the preparation of dispersants and lubricating oil compositions containing dispersant polyalkenes
A polyalkene dispersant comprised of low MW polyalkene having an average molecular weight range of about 300 to about 10,000 and an ethylenically-unsaturated, aliphatic or aromatic, nitrogen- and oxygen-containing graftable monomer and methods of making the same are disclosed. The monomers are formed by reacting an acylating agent with amines having one or more primary or secondary amine to form a reaction product. Graft polyalkene dispersants comprising such monomers are formed by grafting the reaction product to the polyalkene backbone. Also described is lubricating oil comprising base oil and the dispersant polyalkene as described above. |
| US08263536B2 |
Method for the control of deposit formation in formulated lubricating oil by use of ionic liquids as additives
The resistance to deposit formation in formulated lubricating oils is enhanced by the addition to the lubricating oil of an additive amount of ionic liquids. |
| US08263534B2 |
Anti-seizure agent for hot steel working
An anti-seizure agent for hot steel working that exhibits excellent wettability and surface film-adherability comprises: an inorganic component (first component); sodium hydroxide (second component); water-soluble resins and/or water-soluble surfactants (third component); and water. With the mass of the sum of the first component, the second component, and the third component as 100 mass %, the anti-seizure agent contains: 96.5 mass % or more and 99.98 mass % or less of the first component; 0.01 mass % or more and 2.0 mass % or less of the second component; and 0.01 mass % or more and 1.5 mass % or less of the third component, and the inorganic component is one or more selected from a group consisting of Al2O3, SiO2, CaO, B2O3, K2O, and Na2O. A coating layer formed after application solidly adheres to the steel and does not come off in the environment of both cold and hot working. |
| US08263532B2 |
Microarray substrate, method of use, and products comprising the microarray substrate
Provided are a microarray substrate comprising a solid substrate coated with a chemical having a functional residue represented by Formula 1 or 2 below, a method of analyzing a biomolecule using the microarray substrate, and a lab-on-a-chip comprising the microarray substrate: wherein n, the structure within brackets [ ], R1, R2, R3, R10, n and l are as defined in the specification. |
| US08263530B2 |
Agrochemical formulations containing microcapsules
The invention refers a new formulation of fluoroxypyr or chlorpyrifos or diflufenican microencapsulated and in the form of water dispersable granules or as a part of a ZC formulation. Further the invention refers to water dispersable granules containing microcapsules that enclose fluoroxypyr and at the same time the WDG have also sulfonylureas outside of the microcapsules. Further we provide formulations in the form of SC or ZC of the aforementioned active ingredients and its combinations. Also fluoroxypyr may be replaced by any agrochemical of any biological activity that is solid at room temperature and melts below 110° C. Mixtures of actives of such formulations are also contemplated. |
| US08263525B1 |
Nanoparticle sorbent for efficient mercury remediation from contaminated water
A new class of sorbents for the removal of mercury from contaminated water. The optimum structure of the sorbent particles and a method to produce the same is described. The newly developed carbon-based particles are differentiated from other sorbent particles by their high accessible surface area and high affinity towards mercury ions that leads to faster and higher mercury adsorption. The sorbent is based on carbon particles with a metal-oxide coating on the surface. The metal-oxide is coated on the surface of carbon, using a solution-based method. The metal-oxide coated carbon was further modified with sulfur molecules, to increase its mercury removal capacity. |
| US08263524B1 |
Environmentally benign sorbents for removing mercury from flue gas
A new class of carbon-based sorbents for vapor-phase mercury removal is disclosed in this invention. The optimum structure of the sorbent particles, and a method to produce the sorbent, are described. The sorbent is based on carbon particles with a metal-oxide coating on the surface. The thin metal-oxide layer acts as a barrier for the adsorption of Air Entrainment Admixture (AEA), the component used to stabilize bubbles in cement), thereby enhancing its concrete friendliness. The metal-oxide is coated on the surface of carbon, using a solution-based method. The metal-oxide coated carbon was further modified with sulfur molecules, to increase its mercury removal capacity. |
| US08263523B2 |
Preparation of cobalt-ruthenium/zeolite Fischer-Tropsch catalysts
A method for forming a cobalt-containing Fischer-Tropsch catalyst involves precipitating a cobalt oxy-hydroxycarbonate species by turbulent mixing, during which a basic solution collides with an acidic solution comprising cobalt. The method further involves depositing the cobalt oxy-hydroxycarbonate species onto an acidic support to provide a catalyst comprising cobalt and the acidic support. The acidic support comprises a zeolite, a molecular sieve, or combinations thereof. |
| US08263522B2 |
Metal nitrate conversion method
A method for converting a supported metal nitrate into the corresponding supported metal oxide comprises heating the metal nitrate to effect its decomposition under a gas mixture that contains nitrous oxide and has an oxygen content of <5% by volume. The method provides very highly dispersed metal oxide on the support material. The metal oxide is useful as a catalyst or as a catalyst precursor. |
| US08263521B2 |
Process for producing bisphenol A
The present invention provides a process for producing bisphenol A by reacting phenol with actone, wherein reaction is performed at higher temperatures while maintaining high selectivity, and thus high productivity is obtained. The invention relates to a cation-exchange resin, wherein a cation-exchange group is introduced into a syndiotactic polystyrene polymer and the amount of acid is 0.8 milliequivalent/g or more, to a catalyst comprising the cation-exchange resin, and to a process for producing bisphenol A using a cation-exchange resin catalyst. |
| US08263520B2 |
Two atom bridged dicarbonate compounds as internal donors in catalysts for polypropylene manufacture
A solid, hydrocarbon-insoluble, catalyst component useful in polymerizing olefins, said catalyst component containing magnesium, titanium, and halogen, and further containing an internal electron donor having a structure: [R1—O—C(O)—O—]xR2 wherein R1 is independently at each occurrence, an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon, or substituted hydrocarbon group containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; x is 2-4; and R2 is an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon, or substituted hydrocarbon group containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, provided that there are 2 atoms in the shortest chain connecting a first R1—O—C(O)—O— group and a second R1—O—C(O)—O— group. |
| US08263513B2 |
Sinterable bioceramics and method of manufacturing the same
The present invention discloses a method that can improve the sintering ability of calcium sulfate. The material can be used as a bio-material. This method is prepared by pre-mixing +1 and/or +2 and/or +3 and/or +4 and/or +5 valence element and/or its chemical compounds which serves as a sintering additive to calcium sulfate. During sintering, the sintering additive may form a compound and/or a glass and/or a glass-ceramic to assist the densification of the calcium sulfate. The strength and biocompatibility of the specimen after sintering are satisfactory. |
| US08263510B2 |
Optical glass, glass molded body, optical device and their production methods
An optical class comprising, by mass %, 12 to 30% of total of B2O3 and SiO2, 55 to 80% of total of La2O3, Gd2O3, Y2O3, ZrO2, Nb2O5 and WO3, 2 to 10% of ZrO2, 0 to 15% of Nb2O5, 0 to 15% of ZnO and 0% or more but less than 13% of Ta2O5, wherein the ratio of the content of Ta2O5 to the total content of La2O3, Gd2O3, Y2O3, Yb2O3, ZrO2, Nb2O5 and WO3 is 0.23 or less, the ratio of the total content of La2O3, Gd2O3, Y2O3 and Yb2O3 to the total content of B2O3 and SiO2 is from 2 to 4, the optical glass having a refractive index nd of 1.86 or more and an Abbe's number νd of 38 or more, and a rod shaped glass shaped material and an optical element formed of the above optical glass each. |
| US08263508B2 |
Phosphosilicate glass ceramic
A phosphosilicate glass ceramic with nanoscale fluoroapatite and leucite crystals. The glass ceramic is very similar to natural tooth material in terms of its optical properties. The glass ceramic has a low linear thermal expansion coefficient and a low pressing temperature and is therefore particularly suitable for pressing on metal alloys to produce dental restoration. |
| US08263507B2 |
Cellulose carbamate spinning solution, method for producing a cellulose carbamate nonwoven, and use of the same
The present invention relates to a cellulose carbamate spinning solution, the cellulose carbamate being dissolved in an ionic liquid. The invention relates furthermore to a method for the production of nonwovens in which the cellulose carbamate spinning solution is pressed through the holes of a nozzle bar and stretched by a multiple by means of an air flow. The formed fiber curtain is laid on a perforated conveyer belt, washed and dried. Likewise, the invention relates to nonwovens of this type and also the use thereof. |
| US08263500B2 |
Photoelectrochemical etching for laser facets
A method for fabricating a semiconductor laser device, by etching facets using a photoelectrochemical (PEC) etch, so that the facets are sufficiently smooth to support optical modes within a cavity bounded by the facets. |
| US08263499B2 |
Plasma processing method and computer readable storage medium
A plasma etching method includes disposing first electrode and second electrodes; preparing a part in a processing chamber; supporting a substrate by the second electrode to face the first electrode; vacuum-evacuating the processing chamber; supplying a first processing gas containing an etchant gas into a processing space between the first electrode and the second electrode; generating a plasma of the first processing gas in the processing space by applying a radio frequency power to the first electrode or the second electrode; and etching a film on the substrate by using the plasma. Further, a resist modification process includes vacuum-evacuating the processing chamber; supplying a second processing gas into the processing space; generating a plasma; and applying a negative DC voltage to the part, the part being disposed away from the substrate in the processing chamber and injecting electrons discharged from the part into the resist pattern on the substrate. |
| US08263495B2 |
Release accumulative charges by tuning ESC voltages in via-etchers
A method of forming an integrated circuit structure on a wafer includes providing a first etcher comprising a first electrostatic chuck (ESC); placing the wafer on the first ESC; and forming a via opening in the wafer using the first etcher. After the step of forming the via opening, a first reverse de-chuck voltage is applied to the first ESC to release the wafer. The method further includes placing the wafer on a second ESC of a second etcher; and performing an etching step to form an additional opening in the wafer using the second etcher. After the step of forming the additional opening, a second reverse de-chuck voltage is applied to the second ESC to release the wafer. The second reverse de-chuck voltage is different from the first reverse de-chuck voltage. |
| US08263493B2 |
Silicon chip having through via and method for making the same
The present invention relates to a silicon chip having a through via and a method for making the same. The silicon chip includes a silicon substrate, a passivation layer, at least one electrical device and at least one through via. The passivation layer is disposed on a first surface of the silicon substrate. The electrical device is disposed in the silicon substrate, and exposed to a second surface of the silicon substrate. The through via includes a barrier layer and a conductor, and penetrates the silicon substrate and the passivation layer. A first end of the through via is exposed to the surface of the passivation layer, and a second end of the through via connects the electrical device. When a redistribution layer is formed on the surface of the passivation layer, the redistribution layer will not contact the silicon substrate, thus avoiding a short circuit. Therefore, a lower resolution process can be used, which results in low manufacturing cost and simple manufacturing process. |
| US08263490B2 |
Formation method of metallic electrode of semiconductor device and metallic electrode formation apparatus
A formation method of a metallic electrode of a semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes: acquiring data about surface shape of a surface part of a semiconductor substrate; and causing a deformation device to deform the semiconductor substrate based on the data so that a distance between a cutting plane and the surface part falls within a required accuracy in cutting amount. In deforming the semiconductor substrate, multiple actuators are used as the deformation device. A pitch of the multiple actuators is set to a value that is greater than one-half of wavelength of spatial frequency of a thickness distribution of the semiconductor substrate and that is less than or equal to the wavelength. |
| US08263486B1 |
Bumped chip package fabrication method and structure
A method of fabricating a bumped chip package includes forming a first seed layer on a dielectric layer, the dielectric layer comprising a dielectric layer opening exposing a substrate terminal of a substrate, the first seed layer being formed within the dielectric layer opening and on the substrate terminal. A circuit pattern is plated on the first seed layer, wherein an exposed portion of the first seed layer is exposed from the circuit pattern. The exposed portion of the first seed layer is removed by laser-ablation. By using a laser-ablation process, a chemical etching process is avoided thus eliminating the need to treat or dispose of chemical etching hazardous waste. Further, circuit pattern width erosion and undercut of the circuit pattern associated with a chemical etching process are avoided. |
| US08263485B2 |
Method for fabricating semiconductor device
A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes forming an etch target layer over a substrate including a cell region and a peripheral region, forming a first mask pattern having a first portion and a second portion over the etch target layer in the cell region and forming a second mask pattern having a first portion and a second portion over the etch target layer in the peripheral region, forming a photoresist pattern over the cell region, trimming the first portion of the second mask pattern, removing the photoresist pattern and the second portion of the first mask pattern and the second portion of the second mask pattern, and etching the etch target layer to form a pattern in the cell region and a pattern in the peripheral region. |
| US08263484B2 |
High resistivity silicon wafer and method for manufacturing the same
This method for manufacturing a high resistivity silicon wafer includes pulling a single crystal such that the single crystal has a p-type dopant concentration at which a wafer surface resistivity becomes in a range of 0.1 to 10 k Ωcm, an oxygen concentration Oi of 5.0×1017 to 20×1017 atoms/cm3 (ASTM F-121, 1979), and a nitrogen concentration of 1.0×1013 to 10×1013 atoms/cm3 (ASTM F-121, 1979) by using a Czochralski method, processing the single crystal into wafers by slicing the single crystal, and subjecting the wafer to an oxygen out-diffusion heat treatment process in a non-oxidizing atmosphere. |
| US08263483B2 |
Method including producing a monocrystalline layer
A method including producing a monocrystalline layer is disclosed. A first lattice constant on a monocrystalline substrate has a second lattice constant at least in a near-surface region. The second lattice constant is different from the first lattice constant. Lattice matching atoms are implanted into the near-surface region. The near-surface region is momentarily melted. A layer is epitaxially deposited on the near-surface region that has solidified in monocrystalline fashion. |
| US08263482B2 |
Nano-tube MOSFET technology and devices
This invention discloses a semiconductor power device disposed in a semiconductor substrate and the semiconductor substrate has a plurality of trenches. Each of the trenches is filled with a plurality of epitaxial layers of alternating conductivity types constituting nano tubes functioning as conducting channels stacked as layers extending along a sidewall direction with a “Gap Filler” layer filling a merging-gap between the nano tubes disposed substantially at a center of each of the trenches. The “Gap Filler” layer can be very lightly doped Silicon or grown and deposited dielectric layer. In an exemplary embodiment, the plurality of trenches are separated by pillar columns each having a width approximately half to one-third of a width of the trenches. |
| US08263481B2 |
Method for producing a protective structure
A protective structure is produced by providing a semiconductor substrate with a doping of a first conductivity type. A semiconductor layer with a doping of a second conductivity type is applied at a surface of the semiconductor substrate. A buried layer with doping of a second conductivity type is formed in a first region of the semiconductor layer, wherein the buried layer is produced at the junction between the semiconductor layer and semiconductor substrate. A first dopant zone with a doping of a first conductivity type is formed in the first region of the semiconductor layer above the buried layer. A second dopant zone with a doping of a second conductivity type is formed in a second region of the semiconductor layer. An electrical insulation is formed between the first region and the second region of the semiconductor layer. A common connection device is formed for the first dopant zone and the second dopant zone. |
| US08263475B2 |
Method for manufacturing heterostructures
A method for manufacturing heterostructures for applications in the fields of electronics, optics or opto-electronics. This method includes providing a silicon oxide layer with a thickness of less than or equal to 25 nanometers on one of a donor substrate or a receiver substrate or on both substrates, heat treating the substrate(s) that contains the silicon oxide layer at 900° C. to 1,200° C. under a neutral or reducing atmosphere that contains at least one of argon or hydrogen to form layer trapping through-holes inside the silicon oxide, bonding the substrates together at a bonding interface with the silicon oxide layer(s) positioned between them, reinforcing the bonding by annealing the substrates at 25° C. to 500° C. such that the trapping holes retaining gas species at the bonding interface, and transferring an active layer as a portion of the donor substrate onto the receiver substrate to obtain the heterostructure. |
| US08263474B2 |
Reduced defect silicon or silicon germanium deposition in micro-features
A method is provided for reduced defect such as void free or reduced void Si or SiGe deposition in a micro-feature on a patterned substrate. The micro-feature includes a sidewall and the patterned substrate contains an isolation layer on the field area and on the sidewall and bottom of the micro-feature. The method includes forming a Si or SiGe seed layer at the bottom of the micro-feature, and at least partially filling the micro-feature from the bottom up by selectively growing Si or SiGe onto the Si or SiGe seed layer. According to one embodiment, the Si or SiGe seed layer is formed by depositing a conformal Si or SiGe layer onto the patterned substrate, removing the Si or SiGe layer from the field area, heat treating the Si or SiGe layer in the presence of H2 gas to transfer at least a portion of the Si or SiGe layer from the sidewall to the bottom of the micro-feature, and etching Si or SiGe residue from the field area and the sidewall. |
| US08263473B2 |
Method of forming semiconductor devices
A semiconductor device includes an insulating layer and an undoped polysilicon layer that are stacked over a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor substrate is exposed by removing the portions of the undoped polysilicon layer and the insulating layer. The trenches are formed by etching the exposed semiconductor substrate. Isolation layers are formed in the trenches, and a doped polysilicon layer is formed by implanting impurities into the undoped polysilicon layer. |
| US08263471B2 |
Multilayer structure comprising a phase change material layer and method of producing the same
A method of producing a multilayer structure is provided, wherein the method comprises forming a phase change material layer onto a substrate, forming a protective layer, forming a further layer on the protective layer, patterning the further layer in an first patterning step, patterning the protective layer and the phase change material layer by a second patterning step. In particular, the first patterning step may be an etching step using chemical etchants. Moreover, electrodes may be formed on the substrate before the phase change material layer is formed, e.g. the electrodes may be formed on one level, e.g. may form a planar structure and may not form a vertically structure. |
| US08263467B2 |
Process for fabricating a self-aligned deposited source/drain insulated gate field-effect transistor
Processes for forming self-aligned, deposited source/drain, insulated gate, transistors and, in particular, FETs. By depositing a source/drain in a recess such that it remains only in the recess, the source/drain can be formed self-aligned to a gate and/or a channel of such a device. For example, in one such process a gate structure of a transistor may be formed and, in a material surrounding the gate structure, a recess created so as to be aligned to an edge of the gate structure. Subsequently, a source/drain conducting material may be deposited in the recess. Such a source/drain conducting material may be deposited, in some cases, as layers, with one or more such layers being planarized following its deposition. In this way, the conducting material is kept within the boundaries of the recess. |
| US08263463B2 |
Nonvolatile split gate memory cell having oxide growth
A split gate nonvolatile memory cell on a semiconductor layer is made by forming a gate dielectric over the semiconductor layer. A first layer of gate material is deposited over the gate dielectric. The first layer of gate material is etched to remove a portion of the first layer of gate material over a first portion of the semiconductor layer and to leave a select gate portion having a sidewall adjacent to the first portion. A treatment is applied over the semiconductor layer to reduce a relative oxide growth rate of the sidewall to the first portion. Oxide is grown on the sidewall to form a first oxide on the sidewall and on the first portion to form a second oxide on the first portion after the applying the treatment. A charge storage layer is formed over the first oxide and along the second oxide. A control gate is formed over the second oxide and adjacent to the sidewall. |
| US08263462B2 |
Dielectric punch-through stoppers for forming FinFETs having dual fin heights
A semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate having a first portion and a second portion. A first Fin field-effect transistor (FinFET) is formed over the first portion of the semiconductor substrate, wherein the first FinFET includes a first fin having a first fin height. A second FinFET is formed over the second portion of the semiconductor substrate, wherein the second FinFET includes a second fin having a second fin height different from the first fin height. A top surface of the first fin is substantially level with a top surface of the second fin. A punch-through stopper is underlying and adjoining the first FinFET, wherein the punch-through stopper isolates the first fin from the first portion of the semiconductor substrate. |
| US08263459B2 |
Method for forming a floating gate non-volatile memory cell
Method for manufacturing a non-volatile memory comprising at least one array of memory cells on a substrate of a semiconductor material, the memory cells being self-aligned to and separated from each other by STI structures, the memory cells comprising a floating gate having an inverted-T shape in a cross section along the array of memory cells, wherein the inverted T shape is formed by oxidizing an upper part of the sidewalls of the floating gates thereby forming sacrificial oxide, and subsequently removing the sacrificial oxide simultaneously with further etching back the STI structures. |
| US08263454B2 |
Embedded semiconductor device including planarization resistance patterns and method of manufacturing the same
An embedded semiconductor device which a logic region and the memory region are planarized with planarization resistance patterns and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The embedded semiconductor device includes a substrate, gates formed on the substrate, source/drain regions formed on both sides of the gates in the substrate, a first interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer which covers the gates and the source/drain regions, first via plugs which vertically penetrate the first ILD layer and are selectively connected to the source/drain regions, capacitors and second via plugs selectively connected to the first via plugs, a second ILD layer that fills the space between the capacitors and the second via plugs, planarization resistance patterns formed on the second ILD layer, a third ILD layer formed on the second ILD layer and the planarization resistant patterns, and third via plugs which vertically penetrate the third ILD layer, and are selectively connected to a top electrode of the capacitors and the second via plugs. |
| US08263452B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device has an n-channel MIS transistor and a p-channel MIS transistor on a substrate. The n-channel MIS transistor includes a p-type semiconductor region formed on the substrate, a lower layer gate electrode which is formed via a gate insulating film above the p-type semiconductor region and which is one monolayer or more and 3 nm or less in thickness, and an upper layer gate electrode which is formed on the lower layer gate electrode, whose average electronegativity is 0.1 or more smaller than the average electronegativity of the lower layer gate electrode. The p-channel MIS transistor includes an n-type semiconductor region formed on the substrate and a gate electrode which is formed via a gate insulating film above the n-type semiconductor region and is made of the same metal material as that of the upper layer gate electrode. |
| US08263451B2 |
Epitaxy profile engineering for FinFETs
A method of forming an integrated circuit structure includes providing a wafer including a substrate and a semiconductor fin at a major surface of the substrate, and performing a deposition step to epitaxially grow an epitaxy layer on a top surface and sidewalls of the semiconductor fin, wherein the epitaxy layer includes a semiconductor material. An etch step is then performed to remove a portion of the epitaxy layer, with a remaining portion of the epitaxy layer remaining on the top surface and the sidewalls of the semiconductor fin. |
| US08263450B2 |
Power semiconductor component with charge compensation structure and method for the fabrication thereof
A semiconductor component with charge compensation structure has a semiconductor body having a drift path between two electrodes. The drift path has drift zones of a first conduction type, which provide a current path between the electrodes in the drift path, while charge compensation zones of a complementary conduction type constrict the current path of the drift path. For this purpose, the drift path has two alternately arranged, epitaxially grown diffusion zone types, the first drift zone type having monocrystalline semiconductor material on a monocrystalline substrate, and a second drift zone type having monocrystalline semiconductor material in a trench structure, with complementarily doped walls, the complementarily doped walls forming the charge compensation zones. |
| US08263449B2 |
Method of manufacturing high electron mobility transistor
A method of manufacturing a High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) may include forming first and second material layers having different lattice constants on a substrate, forming a source, a drain, and a gate on the second material layer, and changing the second material layer between the gate and the drain into a different material layer, or changing a thickness of the second material layer, or forming a p-type semiconductor layer on the second material layer. The change in the second material layer may occur in an entire region of the second material layer between the gate and the drain, or only in a partial region of the second material layer adjacent to the gate. The p-type semiconductor layer may be formed on an entire top surface of the second material layer between the gate and the drain, or only on a partial region of the top surface adjacent to the gate. |
| US08263443B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
Provided is a semiconductor device formed to an SOI substrate including a MOS transistor in which a parasitic MOS transistor is suppressed. The semiconductor device formed on the SOI substrate by employing a LOCOS process is structured such that a part of a polysilicon layer to becomes a gate electrode includes: a first conductivity type polysilicon region corresponding to a region of the silicon active layer which has a constant thickness and is to become a channel; and second conductivity type polysilicon regions corresponding to LOCOS isolation edges in each of which a thickness of the silicon active layer decreases. |
| US08263440B2 |
Method for fabricating etching barrier by using shadow effect and method for fabricating one side contact of vertical transistor using the same
A method for fabricating an etching barrier includes forming wall bodies with a trench in between the wall bodies in a semiconductor substrate. An etching barrier is formed by performing a deposition having a directionality in an oblique direction with respect to the surface of the semiconductor substrate, wherein one of two bottom edge portions of the trench is not covered by the deposition due to a shadow effect by upper portions of the wall bodies. |
| US08263434B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of mounting die with TSV in cavity of substrate for electrical interconnect of Fi-PoP
A semiconductor device has a substrate with a cavity formed through first and second surfaces of the substrate. A conductive TSV is formed through a first semiconductor die, which is mounted in the cavity. The first semiconductor die may extend above the cavity. An encapsulant is deposited over the substrate and a first surface of the first semiconductor die. A portion of the encapsulant is removed from the first surface of the first semiconductor die to expose the conductive TSV. A second semiconductor die is mounted to the first surface of the first semiconductor die. The second semiconductor die is electrically connected to the conductive TSV. An interposer is disposed between the first semiconductor die and second semiconductor die. A third semiconductor die is mounted over a second surface of the first semiconductor die. A heat sink is formed over a surface of the third semiconductor die. |
| US08263432B2 |
Material composition having core-shell microstructure used for varistor
A material composition having a core-shell microstructure suitable for manufacturing a varistor having outstanding electrical properties, the core-shell microstructure of the material composition at least comprising a cored-structure made of a conductive or semi-conductive material and a shelled-structure made from a glass material to wrap the cored-structure, and electrical properties of the varistors during low temperature of sintering process can be decided and designated by precisely controlling the size of the grain of the cored-structure and the thickness and insulation resistance of the insulating layer of the shelled-structure of material composition. |
| US08263412B2 |
Long wavelength engineered fluorescent proteins
Engineered fluorescent proteins, nucleic acids encoding them and methods of use. |
| US08263407B2 |
Method for non-contact particle manipulation and control of particle spacing along an axis
Method and system for uniformly spacing particles in a flowing system comprising suspending particles in an elongated fluid filled cavity; exposing said cavity to an axial acoustic standing wave field, wherein said axial acoustic standing wave field drives said particles to nodal and anti-nodal positions along the center axis of said cavity to result in uniformly spaced particles; and focusing said particles to the center axis of said cavity. |
| US08263405B2 |
Controllably degradable hydrogel for culturing cells to produce three-dimensionally organized cells
To provide a new reductive-stimuli-responsive degradable gel that allows any control of decomposition of the three-dimensional base material for cell culture and production of a completely biological three-dimensional cellular structure consisting only of cells and cells-produced extracellular matrix and that allows safe recovery of the cellular structure produced. A stimuli-responsive hydrogel, characterized by being produced by crosslinking a water-soluble polymer with a compound having a disulfide bond in the molecular chain. |
| US08263402B1 |
Method for isolating and purifying oligodendrocytes and oligodendrocyte progenitor cells
The present invention is directed to a method of separating oligodendrocyte cells or progenitor cells thereof from a mixed population of cells. It comprises selecting a promoter which functions only in the oligodendrocyte cells or progenitor cells thereof, introducing a nucleic acid molecule encoding a fluorescent protein under control of that promoter into the mixed population cells, allowing the oligodendrocyte cells or progenitor cells thereof to express the fluorescent protein, and separating the fluorescent cells from the mixed population cells, where the separated cells are the oligodendrocyte cells or progenitor cells thereof. The invention also relates to the isolated and enriched human oligodendrocyte cells or progenitor cells thereof. |
| US08263394B2 |
Polynucleotides encoding antigenic HIV type B polypeptides, polypeptides, and uses thereof
The present invention relates to polynucleotides encoding immunogenic HIV polypeptides. Uses of the polynucleotides in applications including immunization, generation of packaging cell lines, and production of HIV polypeptides are also described. Polynucleotides encoding antigenic HIV polypeptides are described, as are uses of these polynucleotides and polypeptide products therefrom, including formulations of immunogenic compositions and uses thereof. |
| US08263391B2 |
Specimen carrier for the study of cell growth
The invention relates to a specimen carrier for the study of cell growth, comprising a substrate with a reservoir with a bottom, wherein the reservoir is filled up to a predetermined height of the side wall, which is smaller than the complete height of the reservoir, with a carrier material for cell growth and the side wall of the reservoir is formed such that a predetermined contact angle of the carrier material can be adjusted with respect to the side wall. |
| US08263390B2 |
Biological material fixed carrier enclosing tip, biological material fixed carrier treatment apparatus, and treatment method thereof
A biological material fixed carrier enclosing tip, a biological material fixed carrier treatment apparatus, and a treatment method thereof. An object is to obviate attachment control and suction control for storing and retaining the carrier in the tip form vessel, to simplify complex reaction processes, and to make processing of the biological material fixed carrier to be easily executed as a result of a small-scale device configuration. The biological material fixed carrier enclosing tip comprises: a tip form vessel having an installation opening part that is installable to a nozzle that performs suction and discharge of gas, and a narrow tube that possesses an opening, through which fluid inflow and outflow is possible by means of the suction and discharge of gas, that is narrower than the nozzle; a carrier in which a predetermined biological material is fixed or fixable in a plurality of different positions that are determined beforehand that are distinguishable from the exterior, and has a size or a shape that is able to pass through the opening; and an enclosing section provided on the tip form vessel that encloses the carrier within the narrow tube in a state where it is able to make contact with the fluid that has flown into the narrow tube from the opening. |
| US08263389B2 |
Perifusion device
A perifusion device includes at least one sample container for cells, the sample container having an inlet and an outlet. The container receives test liquid through the inlet and discharges the liquid through the outlet. A manifold having a plurality of liquid inlets, control valves, and liquid outlets can be provided so that the flow of liquids from source containers to the sample containers can be varied and controlled. A receptacle housing has a plurality of receptacles for receiving fluid from the outlet of the sample container. A drive is connected to the receptacle housing for moving the receptacle housing such that liquid samples are collected sequentially from the outlet of the sample containers. A programmable controller can be provided to control movement of the receptacle housing at predetermined times, and to record data identifying liquid samples in the receptacles. The test liquid includes at least one stimuli for the cells, which can be the presence, absence, or concentration of a compound in the liquid, or a physical property of the liquid such as temperature. The liquid collected in the receptacles is analyzed to determine the response of the cells to the stimuli. |
| US08263387B2 |
Sheath flow devices and methods
The invention relates generally to fluid processing and, in particular aspects, processing fluids for detection, selection, trapping and/or sorting of particulate moieties. Sheath flow devices described allow isolation of target species from fluid samples while avoiding non-specific binding of unwanted species to the surfaces of the separation device. Biological fluid processing, detection, sorting or selection of cells, proteins, and nucleic acids is described. The invention finds particular use in diagnostic settings, analyzing a patient's medical condition, monitoring and/or adjusting a therapeutic regimen and producing cell based products. |
| US08263382B2 |
Alpha-amylase mutants
The invention relates to a variant of a parent Termamyl-like alpha-amylase, which variant has alpha-amylase activity and exhibits an alteration in at least one of the following properties relative to the parent alpha-amylase: substrate specificity, substrate binding, substrate cleavage pattern, thermal stability, pH/activity profile, pH/stability profile, stability towards oxidation, Ca2+ dependency and specific activity. |
| US08263381B2 |
Enzymes for starch processing
The present invention relates to a hybrid enzyme comprising carbohydrate-binding module amino acid sequence and a fungal alpha-amylase amino acid sequence and to a variant of a fungal wild type enzyme comprising a carbohydrate-binding module and an alpha-amylase catalytic module. The invention also relates to the use of the hybrid enzyme or the variant in starch liquefaction. |
| US08263380B2 |
Construction of new variants of dextransucrase DSR-S by genetic engineering
The present invention relates to a recombinant process for the production of truncated or mutated dextransucrases while conserving the enzymatic activity or their specificity in the synthesis of the α-1,6 bonds. The present invention relates to nucleic acid sequences of truncated or mutated dextransucrases, vectors containing the nucleic acid sequences and host cells transformed by sequences encoding truncated or mutated dextransucrases. In another aspect, the invention concerns a method for producing, in a recombinant manner, truncated or mutated dextransucrases which conserve their enzymatic activity or which conserve their specificity in the synthesis of α-1,6 bonds and can produce, from saccharose, dextrans with high molar mass and modified rheological properties compared with the properties of dextran obtained with the native enzyme and isomalto-oligosaccharides with a controlled molar mass and dextrans. The dextrans and isomalto-oligosaccharides of the invention can be used namely as texturing agents or as prebiotics. |
| US08263374B2 |
Composite yeast suitable for high concentration alcohol fermentation from sugar-containing raw materials
The present invention relates to a composite yeast suitable for high concentration alcohol fermentation from sugar-containing raw materials, characterizing in that the composite yeast comprises any kind of dried yeast selected from Brewers yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae Hansen of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, grape wine yeast Saccharomyces uvarum Beijerinek, and nutritious materials which are necessary for yeast growth, the nutritious materials include: the dried yeast 40-70 parts by weight, a nitrogen source 20-40 parts by weight, a phosphorous source 5-10 parts by weight, an other inorganic salt 2.5-5 parts by weight, a trace vitamin 1-2.5 parts by weight and a bacteriostatic 0.5-1.2 parts by weight. The present invention further relates to a method for preparation of the composite yeast suitable for high concentration alcohol fermentation from sugar-containing raw materials. Using the composite yeast of the present invention to proceed with sugar fermentation can increase fermentation alcoholicity, decrease residual sugar content, and allows the final alcoholicity of standard raw material, such as sucrose to attain to 14.5-15.5% v/v, and the amount of the residual reducing sugar in the fermentation mash is 0-0.1 wt %. |
| US08263371B2 |
Catalyzed preparation of (meth)acrylates of N-hydroxyalkylated amides
The claimed invention relates to a process for preparing (meth)acrylates of N-hydroxyalkylated amides, in which open-chain N-hydroxyalkylated amides are esterified with (meth)acrylic acid or transesterified with at least one (meth)acrylic ester in the presence of at least one heterogeneous catalyst selected from the group consisting of an inorganic salt and an enzyme. |
| US08263368B2 |
Alpha-amylase mutants
The invention relates to a novel Termamyl-like alpha-amylase, and Termamyl-like alpha-amylases comprising mutations in two, three, four, five or six regions/positions. The variants have increased thermostability at acidic pH and/or at low Ca2+ concentrations (relative to the parent). The invention also relates to a DNA construct comprising a DNA sequence encoding an alpha-amylase variant of the invention, a recombinant expression vector which carries a DNA construct of the invention, a cell which is transformed with a DNA construct of the invention, the use of an alpha-amylase variant of the invention for washing and/or dishwashing, textile desizing, starch liquefaction, a detergent additive comprising an alpha-amylase variant of the invention, a manual or automatic dishwashing detergent composition comprising an alpha-amylase variant of the invention, a method for generating a variant of a parent Termamyl-like alpha-amylase, which variant exhibits increased thermostability at acidic pH and/or at low Ca2+ concentrations (relative to the parent). |
| US08263363B2 |
Chimeric vaccine for Haemophilus influenzae-induced disease
The invention described herein relates to a chimeric protein comprising the NTHi twitching pilus major subunit protein (PilA) presenting a portion of the NTHi OMP P5 protein. The invention provides for vaccine compositions comprising the recombinant chimeric protein and methods of eliciting an immune response using the recombinant chimeric proteins of the invention. |
| US08263359B2 |
Method and device to fractionate stem cells
A method and the relevant instrumentation to fractionate living, adherent stem cells, particularly of human origin, from different sources is disclosed, said method is based on the non-equilibrium, dynamic fractionation of cells assisted by the Earth gravity field. |
| US08263357B2 |
AKT ligands and polynucleotides encoding AKT ligands
The invention relates to kinase ligands and polyligands. In particular, the invention relates to ligands, homopolyligands, and heteropolyligands that modulate AKT activity. The ligands, homopolyligands, and heteropolyligands are utilized as research tools or as therapeutics. The invention includes linkage of the ligands, homopolyligands, and heteropolyligands to a cellular localization signal, epitope tag and/or a reporter. The invention also includes polynucleotides encoding the ligands, homopolyligands, and heteropolyligands. |
| US08263355B2 |
Method and kit for detection of autoimmune chronic urticaria
Disclosed is a rapid, non-invasive and highly specific and sensitive diagnostic assay for the identification of individuals with autoimmune chronic urticaria, which makes use of CD203c, and in some embodiments, additional proteins, as a marker for the disease. Test kits for diagnosis of an individual suspected of having autoimmune chronic urticaria are also disclosed. Also disclosed are a method of identifying compounds useful for treating autoimmune chronic urticaria and a method of treating autoimmune chronic urticaria. |
| US08263351B2 |
Diagnostic methods for congestive heart failure
The invention provides an assay for the quantification of circulating glycophorin in biological fluid samples. The circulating glycophorin measured by this assay is a truncated glycophorin diagnostic for congestive heart failure (CHF). |
| US08263347B2 |
Biomarker for diagnosis of liver disease
Disclosed are: a marker for the diagnosis of a liver disease, which can determine the disease in a simple manner; an antibody directed against the marker; a diagnostic agent; a diagnosis method; and a method for marker detection in blood or serum. Proteome analysis revealed that quantities of the full-length kininogen and three partial peptides thereof (sequence A: position-440 to position-456, sequence B: position-439 to position-456, and sequence C: position-438 to position-456) in sera of patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease are significantly different from those in sera of healthy individuals; and a diagnostic agent and a detecting method for the non-alcoholic fatty liver disease that can be conveniently used for medical examination are established. The use of a combination of a kininogen-based marker and a C4-based marker (the full length sequence or partial peptides thereof) enables identification of chronic hepatitis and an asymptomatic virus carrier, as well as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. |
| US08263346B2 |
Nonhuman model animal lacking the ability to control lymphocyte migration
The present invention provides a animal model useful in identifying a molecule controlling in a lymphocyte-specific manner migration and thus elucidating immune-related diseases and pathogenic conditions such as allergy, autoimmune diseases, GvH and graft rejections at a molecular level, or in developing a novel therapy. A nonhuman animal model such as a DOCK2 knockout mouse, in which the function to control lymphocyte migration has been deleted or suppressed, is generated by deleting DOCK2 gene on the chromosome. In this DOCK2 knockout mouse, the function of activating Rac to mediate actin cyteskeleton, the lymphocyte migration function in response to stimuli with chemokines such as SLC, SDF-1, BLC, the homing function to secondary lymphoid organs such as spleen, lymph nodes and Peyer's patches, and the function of emigrating mature thymic T cells into peripheral blood in response to stimulus with chemokine ELC are impaired, and as a result of this, immune responses are suppressed. |
| US08263345B2 |
Method for preparing standardized serum mixture for determining allergen potency and the use thereof
A method for preparing standardized serum mixture for determining allergen potency which comprises: 1) providing multiple serum samples from patients moderately hypersensitive to said allergen; 2) determining the relative content of sIgE against said allergen in each serum sample, obtaining the mean value of the relative content of sIgE of said multiple serum samples, and obtaining deviation value of the relative content of sIgE of each serum with respect to said mean value; 3) removing at least 5% of serum samples that have the largest and smallest deviation values respectively, and mixing the residual sera in the same volume. A serum mixture prepared by the method as well as the use of such serum mixture are also described. |
| US08263340B2 |
Constitutively active mutants of the prolactin receptor
The invention relates to constitutively active mutants of the prolactin receptor (PRLR), wherein an Ile residue at position 76 or at position 146 of the mature form of said receptor has been substituted by another amino acid residue. The invention also provides methods useful for the diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment of diseases involving the PRLR. |
| US08263338B2 |
Methods of enriching for and identifying polymorphisms
The invention encompasses methods for enriching for and identifying a polymorphism within a nucleic acid sample either by separating a subset of a nucleic acid sample or by selectively replicating a subset of a nucleic acid sample such that the polymorphism is contained within a nucleic acid population with reduced complexity, and then identifying the polymorphism within the enriched nucleic acid sample. Methods also are disclosed for enriching for and identifying a polymorphism by contacting a nucleic acid sample that includes a subset of nucleic acid molecules having a sequence that binds to a sequence-specific binding activity with a molecule having a sequence-specific binding activity under conditions which permit specific binding, such that the subset of nucleic acid molecules bound to the activity is enriched for nucleic acid molecules having the sequence recognized by the sequence-specific binding activity, and detecting a polymorphism with respect to a reference sequence in the subset of nucleic acid molecules. |
| US08263336B2 |
Methods and apparatus for measuring analytes
Methods and apparatus relating to FET arrays including large FET arrays for monitoring chemical and/or biological reactions such as nucleic acid sequencing-by-synthesis reactions. Some methods provided herein relate to improving signal (and also signal to noise ratio) from released hydrogen ions during nucleic acid sequencing reactions. |
| US08263333B2 |
Method of analyzing a target nucleic acid sequence
Provided is a method of analyzing a target nucleic acid sequence by using an elongation reaction and a ligation reaction. |
| US08263329B2 |
Genetic changes in ATM and ATR/CHEK1 as prognostic indicators in cancer
The present invention relates to the discovery that, in human cancer, an 11q deletion of ATM together with an increase in ATR and CHEK1 expression correlates with resistance to ionizing radiation which could be overcome by inhibition of the ATR/CHEK1 pathway. It provides for methods of identifying patients unlikely to exhibit an adequate response to radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy who may benefit from ATR/CHEK1 pathway inhibition, as well as methods of treating said patients. |
| US08263328B2 |
Devices and formulations for detecting, screening and monitoring levels of certain constituents in bodily fluids and method
A device is disclosed for conducting a non-invasive analysis of a bodily fluid to determine the presence and level of a certain constituent carried by the bodily fluid. An indicator formulation of the device changes color in response to exposure to the constituent to provide a visible indication of the presence and level of the constituent carried by the bodily fluid. A carrier substrate of the device is constructed of a material having voids providing a high void volume within the substrate. The device is made by applying a chromagen to the carrier substrate to create a chromagen-laden carrier member. Then, a selected reagent having a particular constituent-specific formulation is applied to the chromagen-laden member. The selected reagent then combines with the chromagen, thereby establishing the indicator formulation within the carrier substrate in place for reception of a sample of the bodily fluid. |
| US08263326B2 |
Compounds and methods for modulating activation of NF-κB
Compositions and methods for modulating the activation of nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) are provided. The compositions comprise one or more agents that modulate ubiquitination of phosphorylated IκBα and/or IκBβ. Such compositions may be used for treating diseases associated with NF-κB activation. Modulating agents include human E3 ubiquitin ligases, antibodies thereto and variants thereof, as well as related proteins. |
| US08263314B2 |
Method for preparing a composite printing form
The invention pertains to a method for preparing a composite printing form from a single precursor that is capable of forming a relief and a carrier. The single precursor can be a single photosensitive element or a single laser-engravable print element having a reinforced elastomeric layer. The single precursor has a size that is at least 70% of a size of the carrier. The single precursor is located on the carrier by approximately positioning the precursor on the carrier that has no registration markings. Precise registration of the single precursor is achieved by using digital information generated from a computer to create the registered image on the composite form. The method is particularly suited for preparing composite printing forms for relief printing, and in particular for preparing composite printing forms for flexographic printing of corrugated substrates. |
| US08263313B2 |
Photosensitive resin composition and photosensitive film made with the same
The invention provides a photosensitive resin composition that can form resists with excellent adhesiveness for conductive layers and that does not easily produce conductive layer discoloration, as well as a photosensitive film employing the composition. A preferred photosensitive film (1) according to the invention comprises a support (11), resin layer (12) and protective film (13), where the resin layer (12) is composed of a photosensitive resin composition comprising a binder polymer, a photopolymerizing compound, a photopolymerization initiator and a benzotriazole derivative represented by the following general formula (1). [wherein R11 and R12 each independently represent hydrogen or a monovalent organic group, and R13 represents a halogen atom, an alkyl, cycloalkyl, allyl, aryl, amino, alkylamino, nitro, cyano, mercapto, alkylmercapto, hydroxyl, hydroxyalkyl, carboxyl, carboxyalkyl, acyl or alkoxy group or a monovalent group with a heterocyclic ring, with the proviso that at least one of R11 and R12 is an optionally substituted aryl group or an organic group containing a C10 or greater hydrocarbon group.] |
| US08263312B2 |
Antireflective coating material
Antireflective coatings comprising (i) a silsesquioxane resin having the formula (PhSiO(3-x)/2(OH)x)mHSiO(3-x)/2(OH)x)n(MeSiO(3-x)/2(OH)x)p where Ph is a phenyl group, Me is a methyl group, x has a value of 0, 1 or 2; m has a value of 0.01 to 0.99, n has a value of 0.01 to 0.99, p has a value of 0.01 to 0.99, and m+n+p=1; (ii) a polyethylene oxide fluid; and (iii) a solvent; and a method of forming said antireflective coatings on an electronic device. |
| US08263311B2 |
Photosensitive lithographic printing plate precursor for infrared laser
A photosensitive lithographic printing plate precursor for infrared laser includes in the following order: a support having a hydrophilic surface; a lower layer containing a polymer compound having at least a unit derived from a polymerizable monomer represented by the following formula (I); and an upper layer containing a polymer compound having a group represented by the following formula (II) in a side chain, wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 represents a methylene group or an ethylene group, R3 represents a methyl group, and X represents O or NH, wherein Z1, Z2 and Z3 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent composed of at least one nonmetallic atom. |
| US08263307B2 |
Positive resist composition and method of forming resist pattern
A positive resist composition including a resin component (A) which exhibits increased solubility in an alkali developing solution under action of acid and an acid-generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, the resin component (A) including a structural unit (a0) represented by general formula (a0) (wherein R represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms or a halogenated lower alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms; Q represents a divalent linking group containing a nitrogen atom or an oxygen atom; R6 represents a lower alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms or an alkoxy group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms; p represents an integer of 1 to 3; and q represents an integer of 0 to 2) and a structural unit (a1) derived from an acrylate ester containing an acid dissociable, dissolution inhibiting group exclusive of groups that exhibit aromaticity. |
| US08263303B2 |
Method for producing colored resin particle dispersion liquid, colored resin particle dispersion liquid, and electrophotographic liquid developer
A method for producing a colored resin particle dispersion liquid comprises: polycondensing a polyester-forming monomer in a nonaqueous solvent to produce an unsaturated polyester; graft-polymerizing an ethylenic unsaturated monomer to the unsaturated polyester in a nonaqueous solvent to produce a modified polyester resin; and dispersing a colorant and the modified polyester resin to produce a colored resin particle dispersion liquid, the polycondensing and the graft-polymerizing being carried out at a temperature of 150° C. or less. |
| US08263302B2 |
Carrier for electrophotography and two-component developer
A carrier for electrophotographic developer, including a core material; and a layer comprising a binder resin, located overlying the core material, wherein the binder resin includes a segment including one or more polymerizable vinyl monomers as a structural unit; and another segment including a partial cleavage structure of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane and/or another partial cleavage structure of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane as a structural unit. |
| US08263298B1 |
Electrically tunable and stable imaging members
Embodiments provide novel imaging members used in electrostatography. More particularly, there is provided flexible electrophotographic imaging members which have improved imaging layer(s) formulated to comprise of a plasticizer in a material matrix of a solid solution comprising a charge transporting compound and a film forming polymer binder which is a novel A-B diblock copolymer or a binary polymer blend of a novel A-B diblock copolymer and a bisphenol polycarbonate. The flexible imaging members thus prepared have improved photoelectrical cyclic function stability, chemical resistive property, and are curl-free, and thus eliminate the need for an additional anticurl back coating layer. |
| US08263293B2 |
Tridimensional structures for an ink jet printhead and relevant manufacturing process
In a monolithic ink jet printhead, a structural layer is made comprising cavities, obtained from the polymerization of a solution of a monomer, or an oligomer, and a photointiator; during the polymerization by radiation, acid species are unduly generated in zones protected by a mask, due to reflection of the radiation on reflecting surfaces of the support of the sructural layer; these acid species cause undue polymerization of the solution on the inside of the cavities to oppose the formation of these acid species, a polymerzation inhibitor basic compound is used. |
| US08263291B2 |
Holographic sensor
A sensor device comprising a holographic element comprises a grating or hologram recorded in a holographic recording medium wherein at least one physical and/or chemical and/or optical characteristic of the holographic element or the image produced by it varies as a result of variation in relative humidity or moisture content in the air surrounding the element. Also provided is an acrylamide-based photopolymer and an acrylamide-based reflection hologram. |
| US08263289B2 |
Fuel cell stack and method of producing its separator plates
A cell of a fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly, and metal first and second separators which sandwich the membrane electrode assembly to form gas flow paths disposed on each side of the membrane electrode assembly. A back surface of the first separator and a back surface of the second separator, the first separator and the second separator being included in adjacent cells, are in contact with each other, thereby forming a temperature-control medium flow path between the first separator and the second separator. In the first separator and the second separator, corrosion-resistant coating layers are provided only on reaction-side surfaces of the first separator and the second separator, the reaction-side surfaces facing the membrane electrode assembly, and portions where the back surface of the first separator is in contact with the back surface of the second separator are joined by welded portions. |
| US08263288B2 |
Rapid start-up, auxiliary power, and air preheating device of high temperature fuel cell systems
This invention relates to a rapid start-up, auxiliary power, and air preheating device of high temperature fuel cell systems, which comprise of a metal sheet, metal mesh plates, insulated ceramic rings and a direct flame SOFC (solid oxide fuel cell) positive electrolyte negative assembly (PEN). The metal mesh plates are used to substitute the electrode plates to collect the current. The ribs between the PEN and the metal mesh plates are also for collecting current, while the ceramic ring is an insulator. This device is able to pre-heat gas rapidly and generates power at the same time, it's costless, easy to assemble, rapid start-up, high electric conductivity, excellent sealing and etc. In addition, it can heat up the fuel cell stack rapidly and start up the system without lag. |
| US08263284B2 |
Fuel cell fluid flow plate with shell passageway piece
A fluid cell fluid flow plate comprises: a fluid flow plate, having one face being a fluid flow face for receiving a reactive fluid and the other face being a non-active surface, provided with a first manifold, a second manifold, and a flow channel disposed on the fluid flow face; and a shell passageway piece, configured with parallel-disposed first face and second face that are connected to each other through a connecting face with at least one through hole provided thereon; wherein the flow channel being respectively connected to the first manifold through a first opening and to the second manifold through a second opening; and when the shell passageway piece and the fluid flow plate are combined, the first face contacts the fluid flow face, the second face contacts the non-active surface, and the first manifold communicates with the first opening by the through hole. |
| US08263283B2 |
Fuel cell system and control method thereof
A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell which has an anode. A fuel supplying device circulates a supply of aqueous methanol solution to the anode in the fuel cell. The fuel supplying device includes an aqueous solution tank for storing the aqueous methanol solution. By moving aqueous methanol solution from the aqueous solution tank to a water tank, the amount of aqueous methanol solution which is in circulation at the time of start-up is made smaller than the amount for normal operation. The fuel cell system and a control method therefore are capable of shortening a time that is necessary for heating aqueous fuel solution to be supplied to the fuel cell to a predetermined temperature without reducing fuel utilization efficiency. |
| US08263280B2 |
Compact air preheater for solid oxide fuel cell systems
The invention provides a solid oxide fuel cell system including a fuel cell stack having an anode side and a cathode side, an anode tailgas oxidizer for oxidizing an anode exhaust flow from the anode side to produce an oxidized anode exhaust flow, and a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger includes a first inlet for receiving a cathode exhaust flow from the cathode side of the fuel cell stack, a second inlet for receiving the oxidized anode exhaust flow, and a mixing region for combining the cathode exhaust flow and the oxidized anode exhaust flow to produce a combined exhaust flow. An air flow path for supplying air to the fuel cell stack to support an energy-producing reaction in the fuel cell stack extends through the heat exchanger so that heat is transferred from the combined exhaust flow to the air traveling along the air flow path. |
| US08263278B2 |
Fuel cell system and its operation method
A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell which generates electricity; and control means which supplies an output power from the fuel cell to a predetermined load power source while realizing a low-efficiency operation of the fuel cell, thereby driving and controlling the load power source. The control means sets the output voltage of the fuel cell during the low-efficiency operation to a value not smaller than the minimum drive voltage of the load power source. |
| US08263274B2 |
Steam reformer with recuperative heat exchanger
Embodiments are disclosed that relate to temperature distribution in a reaction chamber of a steam reformer. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a steam reformer, comprising a central chamber through which feed gas flows, a reaction chamber surrounding the central chamber and having an inner wall and an outer wall, and a recuperative heat exchanger disposed between the inner wall of the reaction chamber and the central chamber. |
| US08263273B2 |
Fuel cell system and method for controlling the same
A control device 7 obtains a reformed carbon quantity C supplied to a reform reaction flow channel 21 from a supplied fuel quantity Qf and also obtains a reformed water quantity S supplied to the reform reaction flow channel 21 from a generated power quantity W. Further, it obtains a oxygen consumed quantity consumed through power generation in a fuel cell 3 from the generated power quantity W, a supplied oxygen quantity to be supplied to a cathode flow channel 33 from a supplied cathode gas quantity Qc, and a reformed oxygen quantity O to be supplied to the reform reaction flow channel 21 based on a difference between the supplied oxygen quantity and the consumed oxygen quantity. By correcting a reformed carbon quantity C (delivery of a fuel pump 51) in accordance with the reformed oxygen quantity O, each of O/C and S/C is kept in a target value range. |
| US08263266B2 |
Electrode assembly and secondary battery having the same
A secondary battery, which may include an electrode assembly, a can having an upper opening to receive the electrode assembly and a cap assembly finishing the opening of the can is disclosed. The electrode assembly may include a positive electrode plate provided with a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode plate provided with a negative electrode active material layer, a separator interposed between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate and an insulation coating layer coated on the positive electrode plate. The insulation coating layer may includes a first coating layer coated on the positive electrode coating portion. The insulation coating layer may contain olivine type lithium phosphate compound. A second coating layer coated on the first coating layer may contain ceramic powder and a binder. |
| US08263264B2 |
Nonaqueous electrolyte battery, battery pack and vehicle
A nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode contains a negative electrode active material having a Lithium ion insertion potential of 0.4 V (vs. Li/Li+) or more. The separator is provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The separator has a porosity of 50% or more and a pore diameter distribution in which a median diameter is larger than a mode diameter. The porosity and the pore diameter distribution are measured by mercury porosimetry. A surface roughness of the negative electrode is larger than the mode diameter. |
| US08263262B2 |
Anode for a lithium rechargeable battery and lithium rechargeable battery using the same
An anode for a lithium rechargeable battery includes an active material layer that includes a metal-carbon composite active material including a carbonaceous active material and at least one active material selected from the group consisting of a metal or a metal oxide, graphite particles having surfaces that are coated or partially coated with a resin f, and a binder that binds and fixes the active material particles and the graphite particles to each other. The anode further includes a collector on which the active material layer is disposed. The resin-coated graphite particles maintain multiple conductive contact surfaces between the active material particles due to adhesiveness of the resin even when the volume of the metal-carbon composite active material particles is changed during charging and discharging, and prevent a reduction of the battery capacity and improve the lifetime of the battery. |
| US08263261B2 |
Active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising it
Disclosed are an active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery usable as a power source for backup, which has a large battery capacity and which may prevent the increase in the internal resistance after a storage test; and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising the active material. The active material is used as a positive electrode active material or a negative electrode active material of a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and this is prepared by adding at least one additive element selected from a group consisting of Al, B, Nb, Ti and W to molybdenum dioxide; and the non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises the active material. |
| US08263260B2 |
Method of manufacturing positive electrode for non-aqueous electrolyte battery, slurry used therefor, and non-aqueous electrolyte battery
A method of manufacturing a positive electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery is provided. The positive electrode has a current collector and an active material layer formed on the current collector. The method includes: coating a slurry onto the current collector, the slurry having a pH of from 5 to 9 and containing a positive electrode active material, water as a dispersion medium, carboxymethylcellulose, and a pH adjuster; and drying the coated slurry to form the active material layer. |
| US08263259B2 |
Bipolar plates and end plates for fuel cells and methods for making the same
Bipolar plates and end plates for fuel cell stacks. The bipolar plates or end plates may include semi-conductive or conductive bodies, intricate features with close tolerances such as narrow flow channels and conduits with complex flow paths, integral resistive heating elements, internal catalytic reforming capability, integral heat exchanging structure, substantially flat and undistorted contact faces, integral sensors, and internal recuperative heat exchanging capacity. Methods of making bipolar plates and end plates for fuel cell stacks. The methods involve a range of integrated processing techniques that enable a flexible approach to bipolar and end plate design. In addition, the ability to reliably produce features on a small scale allows for the potential miniaturization of bipolar plates and end plates and is therefore ideally suited to further the development of small scale portable fuel cell systems. |
| US08263257B2 |
Removable handle for industrial battery
A battery with a pair of handle assemblies that includes a battery casing having a pair of lips extending outwardly from the end walls near the opening in the battery casing. Each lip has a recessed portion with a slot defined by the end wall and a slot side wall. The battery casing also has a pair of protrusions on each of the end walls located below the slot. Each of the handle assemblies has a handle and an attachment structure that includes a substantially flat, rectangular base and a side wall. The back of the side wall has a cavity and a channel extending from an open end at the top edge to a closed end proximate the cavity. The handle includes a strap connected to the side wall on a first end and a loop on the second end. The handles are adapted to pass through the slots on the end walls of the battery casing, the channels are adapted to slidably contact the protrusions on the end walls, the cavities are adapted to detachably engage the protrusions and the bases are adapted to contact the slot side walls. |
| US08263254B2 |
Cell with an outer layer of intumescent material
A battery assembly is provided that includes a layer of intumescent material that coats the sidewall and bottom surface of the cell casing, excluding at least one case contact region. |
| US08263252B2 |
Unit set having a plurality of lithium rechargeable batteries and a set having a plurality of the unit sets
The present invention relates to a unit set having a plurality of lithium rechargeable batteries, which can receive and protect a plurality of lithium rechargeable batteries comprised of an pouch and an electrode tap and facilely change a voltage and a capacity thereof according to a degree of freedom in a stack structure of the lithium rechargeable batteries, and a set having a plurality of the unit sets. |
| US08263251B2 |
Insulating plate of nonaqueous electrolyte secondary cell, nonaqueous electrolyte secondary cell, and method for producing insulating plate of nonaqueous electrolyte secondary cell
An insulating plate of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary cell is interposed between a cell element and a cover member in a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary cell including the cell element formed by stacking cathodes and anodes through separators, a cell can including a can body which houses the cell element and the cover member which closes an opening of the can body to seal the cell element, and an electrolyte injected into the cell can. The insulating plate includes a plate-shaped insulating plate body having insulating property, an injection hole which passes through the insulating plate body in the thickness direction and through which the electrolyte can be injected, and a filter member permeable to only the electrolyte and provided on one of the surfaces of the insulating plate body so as to cover the injection hole. |
| US08263244B2 |
Isolation tray for a battery system
A battery assembly includes a housing and N charge storage devices within the housing. The system also includes a first tray includes a first side that includes X areas that transfer first current from electrolyte leaked from a first one of the N charge storage devices to a current detector. The tray includes a second side that insulates the housing from the electrolyte. N and X are integers greater than or equal to 1. |
| US08263242B2 |
Venting mechanisms for battery cells
The provision of improved venting in battery cells by way of better preventing pressure buildup in the cells. Via different variants of the present invention, the following advantages are achieved: Gas can escape from the cell without clogging the vent; gas buildup is avoided while the venting valve can operate in a consistently reliable manner; the solutions presented are sufficiently versatile as to be applicable to a variety of cells on the market; and the risk of explosion is virtually eliminated. |
| US08263232B2 |
Composite coated zinc-containing plated steel material superior in corrosion resistance, blackening resistance, coating adhesion, and alkali resistance
The present invention provides a composite coated zinc-containing plated steel material different from the plated steel materials treated by conventional chromate replacement technologies and superior in all of corrosion resistance, blackening resistance, coating adhesion, and alkali resistance. The composite coated zinc-containing plated steel material of the present invention is characterized by having a composite coating formed by coating and drying on the surface of a plated steel material a treatment solution containing a basic zirconium compound, vanadyl (VO2+)-containing compound, phosphoric acid compound, cobalt compound, organic acid, and water and having a pH 7 to 14, the composite coating containing, with respect to the Zr element as 100 parts by mass, V in an amount of 10 to 45 parts by mass, P in 5 to 100 parts by mass, Co in 0.1 to 20 parts by mass, and an organic acid in 10 to 90 parts by mass. |
| US08263229B1 |
Composite structures for the absorption of dissolved metals
Irregularly shaped granules of a polymer capable of rapidly removing trace levels of toxic heavy metals from water, but posing high resistance to the flow of water, are trapped within interstitial spaces of a shape-retaining porous matrix of intercontacting fibers, forming a composite structure useful in on-the-run water remediations. The composite structure is produced by generating the granules within the matrix. |
| US08263226B2 |
Moisture-curing hotmelt adhesives comprising at least one silane-functional polyurethane prepolymer
The present invention relates to moisture-curing hotmelt adhesive compositions which comprise at least one silane-functional polyurethane prepolymer of the formula (I). The compositions have neither heating nor curing bubbles and feature an exceptional viscosity stability at high temperatures. These hotmelt adhesives are therefore suitable especially for industrial manufacture and especially of transparent materials. |
| US08263225B2 |
Laminate composition for producing reduced curl flat thin core laminate
Copper clad laminates having reduced laminate curl include copper foil with a tensile strength of less than 47 ksi. |
| US08263222B2 |
Organosilicone fine particles, having specific surface characteristics method of producing same, and cosmetics, resin compositions and development toners containing same
Organosilicone fine particles of size in the range of 0.1-20 μm, each having 20 or more faces with indefinite shapes and a network of convex parts that surround these faces with indefinite shapes on its surface, and being spherical as a whole respond to highly advanced requirements of recent years including improvements in optical characteristics of resin compounds, usability and feeling of cosmetics and maintainability of fluidity of development toners. The invention further provides methods of producing such organosilicone fine particles. |
| US08263218B2 |
Modified surfaces and method for modifying a surface
A surface modified substrate includes a substrate having a surface, a layer of nanoscale inorganic oxide particles disposed on at least a portion of the surface of the substrate, said layer of nanoscale inorganic oxide particles comprising sites bearing an electric charge of a first polarity, and a monolayer of a polymer disposed on a least a portion of the layer of nanoscale inorganic oxide particles, said monolayer of polymer comprising sites bearing an electric charge of a second polarity, wherein the second polarity is the opposite of the first polarity. |
| US08263216B2 |
Epoxy resin composition for fiber-reinforced composite material, prepreg, and fiber-reinforced composite material
Disclosed is a fiber-reinforced composite material that is high in heat resistance and strength while being low in the content of volatile matter that volatilizes during curing. Also disclosed are an epoxy resin composition for production thereof, and a prepreg produced from the epoxy resin composition. Specifically the invention provides an epoxy resin composition comprising: [A] an epoxy resin comprising two or more ring structures each consisting of four or more members, and at least one amine type or ether type glycidyl group directly connected to the ring structures, [B] a tri- or more-functional epoxy resin, and [C] a curing agent, and also provides a prepreg produced by impregnating reinforcing fiber with the epoxy resin composition and a fiber-reinforced composite material produced by curing the prepreg. |
| US08263208B2 |
Embossed plastic films for laminated glass
The invention relates to a plastic film, at least one side of which is provided with a surface structure comprising parallel rows of elevations (a). Said elevations (a) are interconnected by means of webs (b) that are at least 10 percent lower than the elevations (a). The inventive films can be used for producing laminated glass. |
| US08263207B2 |
Gas diffusion layer, manufacturing apparatus and manufacturing method thereof
A gas diffusion layer, a manufacturing apparatus and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The gas diffusion layer having different hydrophilic/hydrophobic structure and channel therein can be manufactured quickly and easily by using a coating mask. The gas diffusion layer is used in various fuel cells to enhance the ability of water management and to solve the problem of flooding at the cathode, the problem of water deficit at the anode, and the problem of gas transfer. The gas diffusion layer includes a gas diffusion medium having a first property and a micro porous layer having a second property. The micro porous layer is formed on one surface of the gas diffusion medium. The micro porous layer has a plurality of channel layers penetrating the gas diffusion medium. One of the first property and the second property is hydrophilic, and the other is hydrophobic. |
| US08263206B2 |
Layered film compositions, packages prepared therefrom, and methods of use
The invention relates to a perforated film composition, comprising at least three layers, and wherein at least one layer is a inner layer with a softening and/or melting temperature, lower than the respective softening and/or melting temperatures of at least two outer layers, located at opposite surfaces of the inner layer, and where upon exposure to elevated temperature, the inner layer softens or melts to such an extent, that upon exposure to a compression force, a sufficient number of perforations seal in the inner layer, to impart an increased moisture barrier to the overall film composition. The invention also relates to a method of forming such a perforated film composition, packages prepared from the same, and a method of filling packages prepared from the perforated film composition. |
| US08263205B2 |
Method of molding complex composite parts using pre-plied multi-directional continuous fiber laminate
Layers of unidirectional (UD) fiber prepreg are formed into a pre-plied, multi-directional, continuous fiber laminate that is used as a molding compound to form three dimensional structures. Cut-outs from the laminate are slotted and folded along fold lines to provide near-net-shaped preforms that may be compression molded to form fiber-reinforced composite structures having complex shapes. |
| US08263198B2 |
System and method for creating high gloss plastic items via the use of styrenic copolymers as a coextruded layer
The present techniques provide multi-layer plastic structures and methods for making such. The multi-layer plastic structures include an inner surface made from a polyolefin resin, and resistant to environmental stress cracking, and an outer surface that includes a styrenic copolymer. The outer surface has a kinetic coefficient of friction with itself of 0.42 and a static coefficient of friction with itself of 0.44. |
| US08263197B2 |
Polylactic acid shrink films and methods of casting same
A heat-shrinkable polylactic acid (PLA) film and a method of its manufacture are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the PLA films exhibit heat-induced shrinkage in the transverse direction with little to no concomitant shrinkage in the machine direction. The films may comprise any grade of PLA polymer, optionally including additives, such as antiblock, slip, plasticizers, viscosity enhancers and combinations thereof. A method of cast and tenner manufacture is disclosed, which includes a temperature conditioning step. |
| US08263194B2 |
Color filter and method of fabricating the same
A color filter having a bi-layer metal grating is formed by nanoimprint lithography. Nanoimprint lithography, a low cost technology, includes two alternatives, i.e., hot-embossing nanoimprint lithography and UV-curable nanoimprint lithography. Manufacture steps includes providing a substrate with a polymer material layer disposed thereon. A plurality of lands and grooves are formed in the polymer material layer, and a first metal layer and a second metal layer are disposed on the surfaces of the lands and grooves, respectively. Finally, a color filter having a bi-layer metal grating is obtained. |
| US08263189B2 |
Layer forming method and layer forming apparatus, and method of manufacturing radiation detector
A layer-forming apparatus coats a solution containing a layer component and a flammable solvent on a surface of a base material, and forms a layer on the surface of the base material. In the layer-forming apparatus, a coating chamber in which the solution is coated on the surface of the base material is closed substantially hermetically, and a clean air is supplied from a clean-air supplier to the coating chamber. Then, ions that are produced by a corona discharger are sprayed to the surface of the base material in a state that a vapor concentration of the solvent in the coating chamber is below a burning lower limit, and dusts are removed from the base material. Then, the solution is coated on the surface of the base material from which the dusts are removed. |
| US08263188B2 |
Composition for photo-alignment film, photo-alignment film and method for producing the same, liquid crystal cell, and liquid crystal display
Provided is a composition for a photo-alignment film includes a compound expressed by the following general formula (I) and a compound expressed by the following general formula (II): |
| US08263187B2 |
Composite of support matrix and collagen, and method for production of support matrix and composite
A cylindrical body is produced which is composed of a fiber structure with a basis weight of 1-50 g/m2 and having a diameter of 0.5-50 mm and a bellows-shaped section, wherein the crest-to-crest spacing of the bellows-shaped section is no greater than 2 mm and the crest-to-valley depth of the bellows-shaped section is 0.01-1 mm; collagen is added to the cylindrical body to produce a composite including the cylindrical body and collagen. |
| US08263186B2 |
Paper articles exhibiting long term storageability and method for making same
A method for increasing the long term storageability of a cellulosic paper or paperboard product. The method includes providing a paper or paperboard product made from cellulosic fibers having a basis weight ranging from about 80 to about 300 pounds per 3000 square feet. A holdout material is applied to at least one surface of the paper or paperboard product. The web is then coated with an ink receptive material selected from the group consisting of an aqueous acrylic polymer coating material, an aqueous biocidal agent and a combination of aqueous acrylic polymer coating material and aqueous biocidal agent and dried to provide a paper or paperboard product having enhanced long term storageability. Webs made according to the invention are suitable for making file folders which exhibit improve long term storageability by resisting damage from moisture and/or biological activity. |
| US08263185B2 |
Bonding agent containing a silane reaction product
The invention relates to compositions comprising or consisting of a reaction product obtained from a reaction mixture of aminosilane of formula (I), a mecaptosilane of formula (II) and an epoxysilane of formula (III). Said compositions are suitable as bonding agents, especially in the form of primers. The compositions are highly adhesive and especially suitable for low-temperature applications and especially for sticking glass together. |
| US08263179B2 |
Process for producing zeolite separation membrane
A process for producing a zeolite separation membrane having a porous support containing alumina as a main component and, provided on a surface and within pores of the porous support, a zeolite layer, comprising the seed crystal adhering step of adhering USY zeolite crystal as a seed crystal on a surface and within pores of the porous support; the basis material forming step of bringing a reactant liquid containing silicon and aluminum into contact with the porous support and heating the reactant liquid to thereby obtain a zeolite separation membrane basis material; and the basis material separating step of separating the zeolite separation membrane basis material from the reactant liquid to thereby obtain a zeolite separation membrane. By this process for producing a zeolite separation membrane, there can be produced an FAU zeolite separation membrane capable of satisfactory separation of a mixture of organic solvent and water. |
| US08263177B2 |
Organic polymer coating for protection against creep corrosion
A process is described for treating metal surfaces printed wiring boards and similar substrates to provide improved creep corrosion resistance on such surfaces. A modified organic solderability preservative composition is used in combination with an emulsion polymer to provide a modified polymer coating on the metal surface finish via a chemical reaction to provide enhanced corrosion protection of the surface. |
| US08263172B2 |
Method for producing optical element having multi-layered film
A method for producing an optical element, in which a multi-layered film is provided on a plastic substrate, having a resistance against lights in a wavelength range of 300 nm to 450 nm, is provided. The method for producing the optical element according to the invention, is an method for producing an optical element having a multi-layered film in which a layer made of a low-refractive-index material and a layer made of a high-refractive-index material are alternately formed on a plastic substrate, the optical element being used for light in a wavelength range of 300 nm to 450 nm. The optical element producing method includes the steps of forming alternately the layer made of the low-refractive-index material and the layer made of the high-refractive-index material on the plastic substrate to produce the optical element while plasma or ionized gas is generated by a generation source in forming at least the layer made of the high-refractive-index material under a predetermined producing conditions; measuring an oxygen permeability coefficient of the produced optical element; and changing one of an output of the generation source, an ambient gas pressure in forming the layer made of the low-refractive-index material, and an ambient gas pressure in forming the layer made of the high-refractive-index material among the predetermined producing conditions when the oxygen permeability coefficient of the produced optical element is more than 30 cm3·mm/(m2·24 hr·atm). |
| US08263171B2 |
Methods for making drug-eluting medical devices
The present invention is directed to medical implants that are configured to controllably release therapeutic agent to a target site of a patient and methods of making these implants. Embodiments of the present invention may include a method comprising the steps of providing a tube having a wall with inner and outer surfaces and defining a passageway, forming an opening through the wall of the tube, applying a porous coating layer to at least one of the inner and outer surfaces of the tube, and loading a therapeutic agent solution into the passageway so that therapeutic agent passes through the opening and into the porous coating layer. The method may also include removing portions of the tube to form the implantable medical device, which may be a stent. |
| US08263170B2 |
Methods for immobilizing anti-thrombogenic material onto a medical device or into a coating thereon
The present invention is directed to a medical device having a polymerized base coat layer for the immobilization of an anti-thrombogenic material, such as heparin, thereon. The binding coat layer is comprised of various chemically functional groups which are stable and allow for the immobilization of the anti-thrombogenic material thereto. Methods for immobilizing the anti-thrombogenic material within the base coat layer posited on a surface of the medical device are also provided. |
| US08263169B2 |
Stent mandrel fixture and method for reducing coating defects
A stent mandrel fixture for supporting a stent during the application of a coating substance is provided. |
| US08263167B2 |
Sorghum antioxidant food product
The present invention is related to processes for the manufacture of a cereal product having an improved anti-oxidant content with high ORAC values and the product thereof. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of using this product to increase the anti-oxidant levels of a mammal. The milled grain may then be ground into flour which is then used to make the product desired. Particularly high ORAC values result from the use of a specific type of sorghum that contains high levels of tannin. The high tannin level sorghum is milled and ground and placed into formulations in at least partial substitution for the wheat or oat grain, to result in content of high tannin sorghum bran of 3-10% and whole grain high tannin sorghum of 50-60%. |
| US08263166B2 |
In-shell egg scrambler and method of using same
An in-shell-scrambled-egg is shown. The scrambled egg includes a natural poultry natural egg wherein the nested layers of the egg are scrambled and the shell of the egg is unbroken. In addition an in-shell egg scrambler is also shown and includes a rotation unit operatively connected to an egg retention portion designed adapted to rotate the egg retention portion such that an egg retained therein is scrambled without breaking the shell thereof. The egg rotation can be controlled by a controller and a sensor can recognize that the egg is scrambled. |
| US08263164B2 |
Heat stable nutritional beverage and method of preparing it
A heat stable nutritional beverage having a pH of 6.6-8.2 comprising 5-12% w/w whey protein is obtained by incorporating 4-16% w/w of at least one sugar selected from di-oligo- and polysaccharides, wherein at least one monosaccharide is other than glucose. |
| US08263161B2 |
Taste improving substances
The present invention in a first aspect relates to taste improvement of foodstuffs, beverages, tobacco products and oral care products, using a substance according to formula (I), edible salts or edible esters thereof: It was found that substances represented by formula (I) are capable of modifying and complementing, the sensory impact of taste imparting substances. Thus, the present taste improving substances are advantageously applied in flavor compositions, foodstuffs, tobacco products and oral care products. Typical examples of taste improving substances according to the present invention include N-(2-hydroxyethyl) 3-hydroxypropionamide; N-(2-hydroxyethyl) 3-hydroxybutyramide; N-(2-hydroxyethyl) 4-hydroxybutyramide; N-(2-hydroxyethyl) N-5-hydroxypentanoylamide; N-(2-hydroxyethyl) 4-hydroxypentanoylamide; N-(2-hydroxyethyl) 3-hydroxypentanoylamide; N-(2-hydroxyethyl) 2-methyl-4-hydroxy-butyramide; N-(2-hydroxyethyl) 2-methyl-3-hydroxybutyramide; N-(2-hydroxyethyl) N-6-hydroxyhexanoylamide; N-(2-hydroxyethyl) 5-hydroxyhexanoylamide; N-(2-hydroxyethyl) 4-hydroxyhexanoylamide; N-(2-hydroxyethyl) 3-hydroxyhexanoylamide; N-(2-hydroxyethyl) 4-hydroxy-2-keto-3-methyl-pentanoylamide; N-(2-hydroxyethyl) 4-hydroxy-2-keto-3-methyl-hexanoylamide and mixtures thereof. |
| US08263158B2 |
Meat stretching device and method
The invention provides a meat stretching device. The device includes a receptacle and a flexible sleeve. The flexible sleeve is mounted within the receptacle, the flexible sleeve having a cross-section that defines an aperture to receive one or more cuts of meat. The receptacle is connectable to an air pressure device that is capable of generating a positive pressure in the receptacle to cause the flexible sleeve to constrict around and stretch the one or more cuts of meat that are received in the aperture. In one form the flexible sleeve has a first end and a second end, and a cross-section that defines an aperture, the first end being adapted to receive one or more cuts of meat and the second end being adapted to allow the one or more cuts of meat to be removed from the flexible sleeve. In this form the flexible sleeve is mounted within the receptacle such that an airtight volume is formed between the flexible sleeve and the receptacle. The flexible sleeve constricts around and stretches the one or more cuts of meat when the airtight volume is subjected to positive pressure. The invention further provides a related method of stretching meat. |
| US08263157B2 |
Pelletization method for raw royal jelly
An objective of the present invention is to enable 100% assimilation of all the nutritional components of raw royal jelly, by manufacturing pelletized royal jelly of a predetermined granule size distribution that is easy to ingest, which can be preserved at room temperature and pressure. The pelletization method for raw royal jelly in accordance with the present invention comprises the steps of preparing raw royal jelly; mixing the raw royal jelly with a predetermined partially pregelatinized starch at a predetermined mixture ratio, at room temperature and pressure but without heating; pelletizing the resultant product at room temperature and pressure but without heating; and dehydrating the resultant product at room temperature and pressure to a predetermined moisture, in order to create pelletized royal jelly having a predetermined granule size distribution. |
| US08263155B2 |
Beverage dispenser outlet and a method of preparing a beverage with same
A beverage dispenser, including a whipper disk and a dispensing spout connected downstream to the housing for dispensing the whipped beverage mixture. A sieve is disposed within the dispensing spout and is configured for reducing the number of large bubbles present within the fluid over a predetermined size. An output plate covers a downstream end of the dispensing spout and has a plurality of holes formed therein for reducing the velocity of the whipped beverage mixture through the dispensing spout. |
| US08263150B2 |
Beverage compositions having low levels of preservative with enhanced microbial stability
The present disclosure relates to beverage compositions comprising low levels of preservative, without the need for hot or aseptic packing. In particular, the present invention relates to beverage compositions comprising: (a) from about 20 ppm to about 90 ppm of a preservative selected from the group consisting of sorbic acid, benzoic acid, alkali metal salts thereof and mixtures thereof; (b) from about 300 ppm to about 3000 ppm of a polyphosphate having the structure: where n averages from about 3 to about 100 and each M is independently selected from the group consisting of sodium and potassium; and (c) water; wherein the beverage composition has a pH of from about 2 to about 5 and a total hardness of from 0 to about 300. |
| US08263146B2 |
Consumable product containing probiotics
The present invention relates to any kinds of consumable products enriched with probiotics and a method for obtaining them. After production of probiotic biomass, the probiotics are applied to the product. Also metabolites obtained from a fermentation product may be directly applied to a consumable product. |
| US08263143B2 |
Degradable chewing gum
The present invention provides gum base compositions and chewing gum compositions having non stick or reduced-stick properties and/or increased degradability. Methods of preparing the gum base and chewing gum compositions, as well as methods of use, are provided. |
| US08263136B2 |
Low dose colonic cleansing system
A method of colonic cleansing that includes administering orally a first dose and a second dose of a liquid osmotic colonic evacuant composition. The second dose includes an amount of the liquid osmotic colonic evacuant composition that is 55% to 95% of the amount of the first dose. |
| US08263129B2 |
Methods for fabricating isolated micro-and nano-structures using soft or imprint lithography
The presently disclosed subject matter describes the use of fluorinated elastomer-based materials, in particular perfluoropolyether (PFPE)-based materials, in high-resolution soft or imprint lithographic applications, such as micro- and nanoscale replica molding, and the first nano-contact molding of organic materials to generate high fidelity features using an elastomeric mold. Accordingly, the presently disclosed subject matter describes a method for producing free-standing, isolated nanostructures of any shape using soft or imprint lithography techniques. |
| US08263126B2 |
Orally-dispersible multilayer tablet
The present invention relates to a multilayer orodispersible tablet and to the process for preparing it. |
| US08263120B2 |
Oral antimicrobial pharmaceutical compositions
The present invention relates to oral pharmaceutical compositions with controlled and/or programmed release containing at least one active ingredient having antimicrobial and/or anti-infectious activity for the treatment of infections of the large intestine, in particular the colon. |
| US08263113B2 |
Method for increasing the shelf life of a physically discrete dry pet food composition
A composition comprising a physically discrete pet food oral intake composition coated with a physically stable film, the film comprising a component which is a) capable of carrying a beneficial agent to a site in the pet wherein the benefit agent is effective in producing a beneficial effect or b) capable of releasing the benefit agent into the mouth or alimentary canal with the benefit agent traveling to a site in the pet wherein the benefit agent is effective in producing a beneficial effect. |
| US08263109B2 |
Injectable bulking compositions
According to an aspect of the invention, injectable bulking compositions are provided which contain the following: (a) fibers that are configured to prevent migration to locations in the body remote from the injection site, for example, because they have a minimum length that is sufficiently large to prevent migration of the fibers and/or because they have surface features that stimulate host tissue response to lock the fibers in position and (b) a carrier in an amount effective to render the composition injectable. |
| US08263108B2 |
Zero-order prolonged release coaxial implants
A coaxial implant has been developed using entirely biodegradable polymeric materials. As referred to herein, a coaxial implant is a device having a core containing drug, surrounded by a semi-permeable membrane that controls the rate of release of material from the core. The device is formed by extrusion, using a pre-milling and extruding step to maximize uniformity of drug dispersion within the polymeric material. In one embodiment, the polymer is processed to yield a semi-crystalline polymer, rather than an amorphous polymer. The core containing the drug and the polymer membrane(s) can be the same or different polymer. The polymer can be the same or different composition (i.e., both polycaprolactone, or both poly(lactide-co-glycolide) of different monomer ratios, or polycaprolactone outside of a core of poly(lactide)), of the same or different molecular weights, and of the same or different chemical structure (i.e., crystalline, semi-crystalline or amorphous). The core acts as a reservoir of drug, which partitions from the core polymer to form a saturated solution of at least 10% drug at the polymer membrane. |
| US08263102B2 |
Drug delivery coating for use with a stent
A coated medical device an a method of providing a coating on an implantable medical device result in a medical device having a bio-absorbable coating. The coating includes a bio-absorbable carrier component. In addition to the bio-absorbable carrier component, a therapeutic agent component can also be provided. The coated medical device is implantable in a patient to effect controlled delivery of the coating, including the therapeutic agent, to the patient. |
| US08263101B2 |
Passive methods for anti-microbial biological meshes
Tissue matrices having anti-microbial properties are provided. In certain embodiments, the tissue matrices include cationic anti-microbial agents that form a stable bond with the tissue matrices without adversely affecting the biologic properties of the tissue matrices. |
| US08263098B2 |
High alcohol content foaming compositions with silicone-based surfactants
This invention relates to a “high lower alcohol content” (>40% v/v of a C1-4 alcohol) liquid composition able to be dispensed as a stable foam with the use of non-propellant foam dispensing devices from non-pressurized containers. The liquid compositions comprise an alcohol, C1-4 (>40% v/v), a silicone-based surfactant of at least 0.001% by weight to prepare a foamable composition, 0-10% w/w of additional minor components added to obtain the desired performance (a foamable composition), and the balance being purified water. The compositions may include emulsifier-emollients and mosturizers, secondary surfactants, foam stabilizers, fragrances, antimicrobial agents, other type of medicinal ingredients, and the like ingredients or additives or combinations thereof commonly added to alcohol gels or foams, aerosol compositions or to toiletries, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and the like. |
| US08263096B2 |
Method for incorporating high levels of emollient oils into bodywash
Bodywash compositions incorporating high levels of emollient oils and a method for incorporating such high levels of emollient into bodywash compositions. |