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| US08274614B2 |
Television apparatus and electronic device
According to one embodiment, a television apparatus includes a main body, a housing, an exothermic component, and a heat transfer mechanism. The main body has a display screen, and is used in a first orientation where one side of the display screen is positioned on the upper side and in a second orientation where another side is positioned on the upper side. The housing at least partially constitutes the outline of the main body. The exothermic component is housed in the housing. The heat transfer mechanism includes a heat receiving portion that receives heat from the exothermic component, a heat releasing portion that releases heat, and a heat transferring portion that houses a medium to transfer heat from the heat receiving portion to the heat releasing portion. In both the first orientation and the second orientation, the heat receiving portion is located lower than the heat releasing portion. |
| US08274611B2 |
System and methods for television with integrated sound projection system
Systems and methods that facilitate the use and operation of a television (TV) with an integrated sound projection system. The sound projector preferably comprises an array of speakers configurable to project beams that reflect off the walls and ceiling to create surround sound. In one embodiment, the user can use a graphical user interface-base menu system to move the sound beams around the viewing room while being presented with a graphical representation of the same. In another embodiment, a TV remote control unit can be equipped with a embedded microphone and microprocessor control to measure the audio level and transmit the level back to the TV to be used to automatically setup audio levels and delays in surround systems. In another embodiment, individual audio settings could be saved per each activity for a preferred viewing experience for a given activity. |
| US08274609B2 |
Method of tuning according to varying length of key input and broadcast receiving apparatus using the same
Provided are a tuning method according to a variable key input length and a broadcast receiving apparatus using the tuning method. The tuning method includes: if it is determined that an input length of one of at least one or more key inputs is more than or equal to a predetermined time, tuning to a first type broadcast; and if it is determined that the input length is less than the predetermined time, tuning to a second type broadcast different from the first type broadcast. Thus, different types of broadcasts can be tuned according to a length of a key input performed by a user. As a result, a digital broadcast channel can be directly input using only a number key. |
| US08274605B2 |
System and method for adjacent field comparison in video processing
Methods and systems for processing video information are disclosed herein and may comprise calculating a first two-field difference between a first plurality of pixels from a current field and a second plurality of corresponding pixels from an alternate field adjacent to the current field. At least one pixel from the current field may be deinterlaced based at least in part on the calculated first two-field difference. The first plurality of pixels and the second plurality of pixels may be aligned by adjusting a phase of at least one of the first plurality of pixels and the second plurality of pixels prior to the calculation of the first two-field difference. The first plurality of pixels may include a plurality of vertically adjacent pixels. The first plurality of pixels may comprise at least one luminance component. The alternate field may include a previous field and/or a next field. The first plurality of pixels and the second plurality of pixels may be filtered prior to the calculation of the first two-field difference. |
| US08274600B2 |
Camera module package
A camera module package is disclosed. The camera module package is capable of preventing defects caused by foreign bodies and enhancing product reliability by reducing the time consumed in a packaging process for manufacturing a camera module, and of reducing the size of a package and manufacturing costs by excluding the use of gold wires. |
| US08274599B2 |
Miniature camera module
Digital miniature cameras and methods to manufacture thereof have been achieved. Said miniature cameras having an adjustable focusing device are intended to be used as a built-in modules in hand-held consumer electronic devices, such as e.g. mobile phones and PDAs. The cameras invented have a very small size and produce high-quality pictures. Glue is used to hold different parts together and to seal the joints. The lens is glued in the final stage of the manufacturing line, thus providing the focus setting and the sealing of the cavity that covers the image sensor. A glob top is used to cover and seal the image processor. Said glob top serves two different purposes, first, to distribute the heat away from the sensor and, second, to lock the frame, together with the lens house, into a printed circuit board. In one embodiment a cavity PCB is used to “bury” the sensor of the camera, thus reducing the overall height required. In another embodiment the image processor is mounted on a flexistrip directly underneath the image sensor die, thus reducing the total height of the camera module. |
| US08274598B2 |
Image capturing apparatus and control method therefor
In an image capturing apparatus that is capable of selecting a display mode for live view display from multiple display modes, the difference between a measured subject brightness and an image brightness obtained from an exposure condition for acquiring live view images is obtained. Then, exposure conditions for acquiring the live view images are changed depending on a threshold corresponding to the selected display mode and on the value of the obtained difference. The image capturing apparatus allows for control of the exposure conditions for acquiring the live view images in accordance with the selected live view display mode. |
| US08274595B2 |
Optical zoom camera module
A camera module includes a circuit board, an image sensor mounted on the circuit board, and a first lens module and a second lens module aligned with the image sensor. The first lens module includes a fixing member, a first barrel rotatably supported by the fixing member, a second barrel movably received in the first barrel and receiving a first lens therein, a driving apparatus configured for driving the first barrel to rotate, and a fixed leaning member arranged outside of the first barrel. The first barrel has a cam groove formed along a circumference thereof, and the second barrel has a guiding bar extending through the cam groove and leaned against the leaning member, such that when the driving apparatus drives the first barrel to rotate, the second barrel is driven to move along an optical axis of the first lens relative to the second lens module and the image sensor. |
| US08274594B2 |
Image-capturing module for simplifying optical component
An image-capturing module for simplifying optical component includes a first substrate unit, an image-capturing unit, an optical imaging unit, a second substrate unit, a light-emitting unit and a cover unit. The second substrate unit is disposed on the outer surface of the optical imaging unit and electrically connected to the first substrate unit. The light-emitting unit has a light-emitting element electrically disposed on the second substrate unit. The cover unit has a reflective layer formed on an inner surface thereof. Therefore, the light beams generated by the light-emitting element are reflected by the reflective layer to form first reflected light beams projected onto the object, then the first reflected light beams are reflected by the object to form second reflected light beams projected onto the optical imaging unit, and then the second reflected light beams pass through the optical imaging unit and project onto the image-capturing unit. |
| US08274589B2 |
DA converter, solid-state imaging device, and camera system
A DA converter includes: an analog signal output section that generates an output current and a non-output current according to a value of a digital input signal in response to a gain control signal supplied to adjust gain, and that outputs an analog signal produced by current-voltage conversion of the output current and causes the non-output current to flow to a reference potential; a gain control signal generating section that generates a gain current and a non-select current according to a value of a digital gain control signal, and that generates the gain control signal by current-voltage conversion of the gain current and supplies the gain control signal to the analog signal output section; and a correction current generating section that generates, based on the non-select current of the gain control signal generating section, a correction current that complements an amount of current fluctuation due to changes in gain settings in the gain control signal generating section, and that causes the correction current to flow to the reference potential. |
| US08274581B2 |
Digital image capture device and digital image processing method thereof
An image capture device includes an image capture unit, a switching unit, a calculation unit, a comparison unit, and a display unit. The image capture unit captures consecutive images. The switching unit switches to a playback mode. The calculation unit calculates each of gradient values between adjacent pixels within each the image and cumulates a total value composed of the gradient values of the image. The comparison unit compares different total values corresponding to different images to determine the image having a maximum total value. The display unit displays the acquired image. |
| US08274574B2 |
Imaging apparatus for outputting an image signal according to a set shooting mode
An imaging apparatus having as a shooting mode a normal shooting mode and a continuous shooting mode for generating a plurality of pieces of image data, includes a setting unit operable to set a shooting mode, an imaging element having as a read mode a normal read mode for outputting image signals of all pixels and a mixing read mode for mixing and outputting an image signal of a predetermined pixel and image signals of peripheral pixels of the predetermined pixel, and a pixel mixing controller operable to control the read mode of the imaging element. The pixel mixing controller controls the imaging element to operate in the mixing read mode when the shooting mode is set to the continuous shooting mode. |
| US08274573B2 |
Method and system for generating high temporal resolution video from low temporal resolution videos
Embodiments of the invention disclose a system and a method for generating an output video having a first temporal resolution from input videos acquired synchronously of a scene by at least three cameras, wherein each input video has a second temporal resolution, wherein the second temporal resolution is less than the first temporal resolution. The method obtains frames of each input video, wherein the frames are sampled according to a code selected such that an integration time of the corresponding camera is greater than a frame time of the output video. Next, the method combines intensities of pixels of corresponding frames in a linear system; and solves the linear system independently for each corresponding frame to generate the output video. |
| US08274569B2 |
Printing system utilizing cartridge pre-stored with identifiers with identifying printed pages
A printer system for printing pages belonging to an interactive page system includes a cartridge comprising a data storage area in which is pre-stored a range of identifiers, each identifier being unique throughout the interactive page system; and a printer comprising an interface for receiving the cartridge, a reader for reading an identifier from the range of pre-stored identifiers, a coded data generator for generating a page identifier from the identifier, and a printing mechanism for printing the page identifier onto a page. The reader reads a previously unread identifier from the range of identifiers each time the coded data generator is to generate a page identifier. |
| US08274566B2 |
Modulation analyzer and level measurement device
A method is provided for determining a modulation of a CATV channel, the modulation being one of a digital modulation and an analog modulation. The method includes passing at least a portion of a tuner output from a tuner to a RF detector, and passing a RF detector output from the RF detector to a sync detector. The method further includes attenuating at least a portion of a sync detector output to create a remaining portion of the sync detector output, and passing the remaining portion of the sync detector output to a peak detector. The method further includes passing an output of the peak detector to a subsequent device, the output of the peak detector indicating whether the modulation of the CATV channel. |
| US08274564B2 |
Interface for browsing and viewing video from multiple cameras simultaneously that conveys spatial and temporal proximity
An interface and display of video from multiple fixed-position cameras is provided. A main video stream captured by a camera is selected to be the main video stream and is displayed to the interface. Video streams captured by the set of cameras and the main camera that are temporally related to the displayed main video stream are selected, including playback positions from one or more of a first segment of time in each of their respective video streams at the time of the main video stream, a second segment of time in each of their respective video streams prior to the time of the main video stream, and a third segment of time in each of their respective video streams after the time of the main video stream. The selected video streams are displayed to the interface in temporal relation to the display of the main video stream. |
| US08274563B1 |
Mobile security monitoring system and associated method
The portable security monitoring system may include a mechanism for automatically capturing real-time audio and video information of the detected dynamic triggering event in a first location. A plurality or portable real-time audio and video capturing devices may be included at the first location. The system may further include a mechanism for simultaneously playing back the real-time data streams. Such a mechanism preferably includes a portable controller with a hand held device. The hand held device may also include a partitioned display panel provided with a plurality of simultaneously displayed viewing screens. Additionally, a global positioning satellite network may be in communication with the real-time audio and video information capturing mechanism for determining unique location coordinates of the detected dynamic triggering event and further for transmitting the unique location coordinates to the simultaneous playback mechanism respectively. |
| US08274560B2 |
Flame detector for monitoring a flame during a combustion process
A flame detector is disclosed for monitoring a flame during a combustion process, comprising a camera and a carrier tube, wherein the camera is arranged at a front end of the carrier tube such that an optical access of the camera is directed toward the flame when the front end of the carrier tube is mounted in the vicinity of a burner nozzle aperture. |
| US08274557B2 |
Image-displaying device, method and system
An image display device including: an image formation unit which forms images for the left and right eyes; a projecting section which emits light beams representing the images for the left and right eyes via optical filters having different properties to display an image in a superimposed manner; first and second converting sections respectively convert signals representing images for the left eye and for the right eye into image signals of different color spaces by using first and second color conversion coefficients determined so that the images for the left and right eyes displayed on the basis of the light beams passing through the optical filters may have desired properties; and a driving section which drives the image formation unit on the basis of the converted signals representing the images of the left and right eyes to form the images for the left and right eyes. |
| US08274554B2 |
Display device
A display device for a vehicle includes a display LCD and a control LCD, which has transmission switching portions, each of which has three segment units. When the vehicle is running, left-side two-third segment units of each transmission switching portion are set to a non-transparent state in a portion of the control LCD corresponding to the left half screen of the display LCD. In contrast, in a portion of the control LCD corresponding to the right half screen of the display LCD, all the segment units are set to a transparent state. Thus, an image in the right half screen is visible from a driver seat, while an image in the left half screen is not visible from the driver seat. Both the images in the right half screen and the left half screen are visible from a front passenger seat. |
| US08274553B2 |
System and method for displaying stereoscopic digital motion picture images
In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a system and method for displaying stereoscopic digital motion picture images are provided. In a particular embodiment of the present invention, the method includes receiving at a digital video projector one or more frames of left-eye data and one or more frames of right-eye data, receiving at the digital video projector an input reference signal indicating whether each frame of data comprises left-eye data or right-eye data, receiving at the digital video projector a display reference signal indicating whether left-eye data or right-eye data should be projected at a particular time, and projecting the left-eye data and right eye data, as indicated by the display reference signal, separated by periods of dark time. In another embodiment of the present invention, the method includes receiving at a digital video projector one or more frames of left-eye data and one or more frames of corresponding right-eye data, receiving at the digital video projector an input reference signal indicating whether each frame of data comprises left-eye data or right-eye data, projecting the corresponding frames of left-eye data and right eye data separated by periods of dark time, and transmitting from the digital video projector an output reference signal indicating initiation of the periods of dark time. |
| US08274549B2 |
Dual view display panel
Provided is a dual view display panel including: a first vertical cell line, a second vertical cell line, a third vertical cell line, and a fourth vertical cell line. Each of the first and fourth vertical cell lines have a red cell, a blue cell and a green cell that are formed vertically in this order, and each of the second and third vertical cell lines have a green cell, a red cell and a blue cell that are formed vertically in this order. An upper edge of the green cell of the second vertical cell line is arranged around a vertical position of the center of the red cell of the first vertical cell line, and a lower edge of the green cell of the second vertical cell line is arranged around a vertical position of the center of the blue cell of the first vertical cell line. The cells of the first and fourth vertical cell lines are arranged in substantially identical positions, and the cells of the second and third vertical cell lines are arranged in substantially identical positions. |
| US08274546B1 |
System and method for improving audio capture quality in a living room type environment
The present invention is a system and method for improving the audio quality during a in a living-room type of environment having multimedia equipment. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the audio signals emanating from various speakers are modified/altered, so as to capture audio signals with the highest signal to noise ratio. One situation where embodiments of the present invention are usable is in the context of a video/audio call. Since the positions of the microphone and speakers are generally fixed, in some embodiments, the speaker outputs are controlled/modified to provide an improved signal-to-noise ratio. In accordance with one embodiment, the audio emanating from the central speaker is subdued or eliminated to reduce significantly the problems that occur due to the audio from the center speaker being captured by the microphone, which is typically in close proximity to the center speaker. The audio may be provided to the speakers by various ways, such as HDMI, RCA, and so on. |
| US08274543B2 |
Tag-aware multipoint switching for conferencing
Conferencing methods and systems are disclosed wherein tags are associated with conferencing endpoints. The tags provide information enabling a decision-making entity to determine the preferability of one or more processing aspects of the endpoints. In a multipoint conference a tag can allow a decision making entity such as an MCU to determine the most appropriate mode for rendering video or other signals sent from a tagged endpoint. The tag itself can indicate the most appropriate mode or can contain information from which the decision-making entity can determine the most appropriate mode using an algorithm. A tag can be associated with an endpoint manually, for example based on a user's or controller's inputs concerning the endpoint. Alternatively, the tag can be assigned automatically based on automatically sensing one or more conditions at an endpoint or analyzing one or more parameters of a data stream transmitted from the endpoint. |
| US08274541B2 |
Light scanning unit having thermal expansion control unit
A light scanning unit including: a housing including optical components disposed on an optical path, wherein an electrostatic latent image is formed by scanning light beams respectively onto a plurality of photosensitive drums, wherein a plurality of slits are formed, in a sub-scan direction, in both side frames of the housing which face each other; and a thermal expansion control unit disposed on both of the side frames and having a lower thermal expansion coefficient than the thermal expansion coefficient of the housing. Since the change of the scan line due to the thermal deformation may be reduced in the light scanning unit, the light scanning unit may be efficiently applied to electrophotographic imaging apparatuses in any orientation. For example, the light scanning unit may be installed in an electrophotographic imaging apparatus so as to be parallel to or perpendicular to the main body of the electrophotographic imaging apparatus. |
| US08274531B2 |
Display apparatus for projecting overlapping windows with light modulation valves
A display apparatus adapted to generate image data for controlling a first light modulation section adapted to project a first window, and image data for controlling a second light modulation section adapted to project a second window smaller than the first window and projected so as to overlap with the first window, includes: a first image conversion section adapted to convert a resolution of input image data in accordance a resolution of the first light modulation section to form the image data for controlling the first light modulation section; and a second image conversion section adapted to extract data included in a range corresponding to a resolution of the second light modulation section among the input image data to form the image data for controlling the second light modulation section. |
| US08274530B2 |
Systems and methods for filling occluded information for 2-D to 3-D conversion
The present invention is directed to systems and methods for processing 2-D to 3-D image conversion. The system and method includes erode filling when an object has been removed from an image. In one embodiment, a target binary t image mask of the removed object is used for comparison with a binary source mask of the image. In an iterative process, color differences between pixels in the target mask and pixels in the source mask are identified and the pixels in the target mask are changed working from the periphery of the target mask to the center of the mask. Color noise is eliminated in the filled region of the target mask and, if desired, random color noise is added to the filled target mask. |
| US08274527B2 |
Method and apparatus for converting color spaces and multi-color display apparatus using the color space conversion apparatus
A method and apparatus for converting an m-dimensional color space comprising first through m-th input color components to an n-dimensional color space comprising first through n-th output color components. specified A method of converting an m-dimensional color space having first through m-th input color components into an n-dimensional color space having first through n-th output color components, m being less than n, includes: extracting first through nth intermediate color components by linearly combining the first through m-th input color components; determining whether m+1-th through n-th intermediate color components are within a specified dynamic range and compensating the first through n-th intermediate color components when signal values of the m+1-th through n-th intermediate color components are not within the dynamic range to obtain the first through n-th output color components. |
| US08274522B2 |
Image generation with interpolation of pixels on a grid to pixels on a scan trajectory
An image generation apparatus provides interpolation and distortion correction. The interpolation and distortion correction may be provided in one or two dimensions. Nonlinear image scan trajectories, such as sinusoidal and bi-sinusoidal trajectories are accommodated. Horizontal and vertical scan positions are determined using a linear pixel clock, and displayed pixel intensities are determined using interpolation techniques. |
| US08274519B2 |
Memory access system and method for efficiently utilizing memory bandwidth
A memory access system and method for efficiently utilizing memory bandwidth is disclosed. A data arrangement unit arranges video data into at least a primary block and a supplemental block, which are then stored in a memory device. The video data are arranged such that the video data of the primary block stored in the memory device can be sequentially read by a device, thereby increasing efficiency in memory bandwidth usage and memory data access. |
| US08274514B1 |
Method and apparatus for searching, replacing and modifying explicit and implicit shape in sketch-style drawings of various styles
A computer method and apparatus for selecting and manipulating curvilinear shapes entered by a user is shown. The curvilinear shapes are represented within the computer using parameterized equations. The representation is reduced to maximal elements. The maximal elements are extended. Registration points of the extended maximal elements are then identified. Once the registration points and maximal elements are known, curvilinear shapes can be matched using those maximal elements and registration points. Therefore a user can create a sketch that looks like part of a drawing and the computer can find the corresponding section for the user and transform it. |
| US08274512B2 |
System and method for polytopic mesh refinement
A method is disclosed for partitioning an input polytope into a conformal set of polytopes according to a subdivision pattern specified on lower-dimensional boundaries of the input polytope. A feature of this method is that it is applicable to any dimension. For input polytopes that are hexahedra isomorphic to a 3-dimensional cube, all members of the conforming partition will be hexahedra isomorphic to a 3-dimensional cube. A further feature of the invention is that it preserves convexity; a convex input polytope will result in a conformal partition comprising convex polytopes. Finally, the method may be used to process large conformal meshes of input polytopes in parallel and produce a globally conformal partition without the requirement of communication between processes. |
| US08274509B2 |
System and method for component scattering
A system, method, and computer program for component scattering, comprising calculating a bounding box for each of a plurality of parts; calculating a centroid corresponding to each of said bounding boxes; placing a first part having a bounding box and a centroid at said start position, and; placing said plurality of parts in a pre-determined direction from said first part; whereby in a single operation said plurality of parts are logically added to an assembly view in a pre-determined manner, and appropriate means and computer-readable instructions. |
| US08274503B2 |
Organic light emitting display and method of driving the same
An organic light emitting display includes: a sensing unit for extracting degradation information of an organic light emitting diode included in each of the pixels, and for transferring a first digital value and a second digital value corresponding to the extracted degradation information to a data driver; the data driver for generating data signals corresponding to second data supplied from a timing controller during a normal driving period; a first analog-digital converter for converting the voltage corresponding to the first digital value to a fourth digital value, and for converting the voltage corresponding to the second digital value to a fifth digital value; and the timing controller for storing the fourth digital value and the fifth digital value, and for changing first data supplied from an exterior in accordance with the fourth digital value and the fifth digital value to generate the second data. |
| US08274502B2 |
Video switch and method of sampling simultaneous video sources
A video switch for allowing at least two users to view video data from respective ones of at least two video sources. The video switch comprises a switch for selecting one of the at least two video sources and at least one sampler connected to the switch. The sampler is for sampling video data from the at least two video sources. The video switch further comprises a controller for controlling the switch and sampler to select one of the at least two video sources and sample a frame of video data. An output is provided for transmitting video data to one of the at least two users. The output supports a maximum number of simultaneous users which is at least two, and the number of samplers in the video switch is less than the maximum number of simultaneous users.A video switch according to the present invention allows a sampler for capturing video data to be shared between at least two simultaneous users. This reduces the cost, size and complexity of the hardware required to implement a video switch.In one embodiment of the invention, the sampler may comprise a programmable Phase Locked Loop which can optionally have a fast lock mode. |
| US08274500B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device where a common driver circuit formed of only a single channel transistor can be made smaller, wherein the counter electrode driving circuit has M basic circuits that are connected to M counter electrodes (M≧2), the (n−1)th selection scan signal, the nth selection scan signal, an alternating current signal and an inverse alternating current signal are inputted in the nth basic circuit (1≦n≦M), there is a difference in phase between said selection scan signal and said alternating current signal, as well as between said selection scan signal and said inverse alternating current signal, and said nth basic circuit supplies a positive or negative counter voltage to the Nth counter electrode on the basis of said inputted (n−1)th selection scan signal, nth selection scan signal, alternating current signal and inverse alternating current signal. |
| US08274498B2 |
Display system with first controller providing analog image signal from size regulator to display device when the first controller determining that the display device is an analog display device working in a mode for displaying moving pictures and related display method
An exemplary display system (2) includes a display device (23), an image sensor (20), and a microprocessor unit (21). The image sensor includes an image sensor unit (24) and a digital signal processor unit (22) integrated therein. The image sensor unit is configured for generating a current. The digital signal processor includes a size regulator (221) configured for receiving the current, generating an analog image signal according to the current, and providing the analog image signal to the display device. The microprocessor unit is configured for initializing the image sensor unit. |
| US08274497B2 |
Data input device with image taking
A data input device comprises a microprocessor electrically connected to a camera device, a mirror installed in front of a lens of the camera device to allow the camera device to take a reference image reflected by the mirror. When the microprocessor detects that the camera device takes that a user touches the reference image in at least one input zone of an image, it then generates a corresponding input signal according to that the camera device takes that the user touches input images in at least one input zone. The data input device according to the present invention can more accurately and quickly generate input signal corresponding to an input operation processed by the user and saves the production cost more. |
| US08274496B2 |
Dual mode touch systems
An apparatus for detecting a pointer includes a waveguide and a touch surface over the waveguide on which pointer contacts are to be made. At least one reflecting device extends along a first side of the waveguide and touch surface. The reflecting device defines an optical path between the interior of the waveguide and the region of interest above the touch surface. At least one imaging device looks across the touch surface and into the waveguide. The imaging device captures images of the region of interest and within the waveguide including reflections from the reflecting device. |
| US08274494B2 |
Touch screen sensor having varying sheet resistance
A touch screen sensor includes a visible light transparent substrate and an electrically conductive micropattern disposed on or in the visible light transparent substrate. The micropattern includes a first region micropattern within a touch sensing area and a second region micropattern. The first region micropattern has a first sheet resistance value in a first direction, is visible light transparent, and has at least 90% open area. The second region micropattern has a second sheet resistance value in the first direction. The first sheet resistance value is different from the second sheet resistance value. |
| US08274490B2 |
Touch panel and electronic device using the same
A touch panel includes a touch layer, a first Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) electrode layer, a second ITO layer, and a microcapsule layer. The first ITO electrode layer includes a plurality of first ITO electrode. The second ITO electrode layer includes a plurality of second ITO electrodes. Each of the first ITO electrodes and one corresponding second ITO electrode forms an electrode unit. The microcapsule layer includes a plurality of microcapsules. Each microcapsule is connected to the first ITO electrode and the corresponding second ITO electrode. Each microcapsule comprises a plurality of positively charged particles and negatively charged particles. When the touch panel is touched, the distribution of the positively and negatively charged particles in the microcapsule corresponding to the touch portion of the touch layer is placed in a polarization state. An electronic device using the touch panel is also provided. |
| US08274487B2 |
Touchpad or touchscreen and control element for a touchpad or touchscreen
A touchpad or touchscreen has a sensitive operating area for setting particular functions. To simplify operation, at least one mechanical control element is arranged above the sensitive operating area, said control element having a trigger which acts on the sensitive operating area to set functions when the control element is moved. |
| US08274482B2 |
Controlling pointer movements on a touch sensitive screen of a mobile terminal
A system for managing a graphical user interface (GUI) pointer on a touch sensitive screen of a mobile communication terminal is provided. The system comprises a logic unit for displaying a pointer on a first display point on the screen in response to a user touching the screen at a first touch point on the screen, wherein the first display point is a first distance away from the first touch point. |
| US08274481B2 |
Display device with touch sensor, and drive method for the device
A touch-sensored display device 20 according to the present invention includes: a counter substrate 6 disposed on a viewer side of an active matrix substrate 8 via a display medium layer 4, the counter substrate 6 having a counter electrode 5 which opposes pixel electrodes; a display panel driving circuit 14 for supplying to the counter electrode 5 a common voltage which undergoes periodic inversion in polarity; a transparent conductive film 7 for position detection placed so as to oppose the counter electrode 5 via the counter substrate 6; a strobe signal generation circuit 32 for generating a strobe signal which is in synchronization with a polarity inversion period of the common voltage, and a noise-cut current signal generation circuit 30 for generating a noise-cut current signal which is obtained by eliminating based on the strobe signal a predetermined portion from a current flowing from a terminal connected to the transparent conductive film 7 for position detection. |
| US08274475B2 |
Coordinate information providing method and video apparatus thereof
A method for providing coordinate information to an external device and a video apparatus thereof. The coordinate information providing method includes receiving coordinate information input by a user from an input device; and transmitting a coordinate information delivery message containing the coordinate information input through the input device, to an external device connected according to a High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) specification. Accordingly, the video apparatus can control the external device by transferring the coordinate information to the external device. |
| US08274472B1 |
Driving methods for bistable displays
Driving methods are described for display devices which have one or more dielectric layers in the path of an electric field driving the display. In an embodiment, image uniformity is improved by periodically refreshing, using an intermediate color state, pixels that remain in one color state before and after a change in displaying a first image and a second image, and by applying driving signals using voltage levels and durations that maintain a global DC balance in the display at near zero to avoid contrast reduction and image artifacts in the image. |
| US08274470B2 |
Backlight unit, display apparatus and control method thereof
A display apparatus includes: a display panel; a light source unit which comprises a light source and has a plurality of division areas which are separated and independently driven each other, and is located at the back of the display panel; a drive unit which supplies drive power for the light source unit; and a light source controller which controls the drive unit so that the drive power can be supplied sequentially to the division areas which are divided in a first direction, in synchronization with a scanning period for which one frame of an image signal is displayed, and a lighting period of the division areas can be changed according to the kind of the image signal which is displayed on the display panel. |
| US08274469B2 |
Display device that controls gradation of display image, and method for controlling the gradation of display image
The invention relates to a display device that preforms gradation display. The display device comprising: a display area in which a plurality of pixels is arrayed, a first storing section that stores a gradation that is to be displayed, a first converting section that looks up the first storing section so as to convert an image signal into a first sub-field data, a temperature-data acquiring section that acquires a temperature of the display area; a second storing section that stores a temperature of the display area, a second converting section that looks up the second storing section so as to convert the temperature into a second sub-field data, a combining section that combines the first sub-field data and the second sub-field data, and a driving section that controls an ON/OFF state for each of the plurality of pixels on the basis of the combined sub-field data. |
| US08274465B2 |
Liquid crystal display device, and method and circuit for driving for liquid crystal display device
A liquid crystal display device includes a display section, an image signal drive circuit, a scan signal drive circuit, a common electrode potential control circuit, and a synchronous circuit. The display section has scan electrodes, image signal electrodes, a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix, a plurality of switching elements for transmitting an image signal to the pixel electrodes, and a common electrode. The common electrode potential control circuit changes an electric potential of the common electrode into a pulse shape, after the scan signal drive circuit has scanned all the scan electrodes and the image signal has been transmitted to the pixel electrodes. Otherwise, the image signal is overdriven. Otherwise, torque for returning to a no-voltage-application state is increased. |
| US08274463B2 |
Transflective liquid crystal display
A transflective liquid crystal display (TR LCD) including a display panel, a first reference voltage line and a second reference voltage line is disclosed. The display panel includes: a plurality of scan lines; a plurality of data lines, disposed substantially perpendicularly to the scan lines; a plurality of pixels arranged in an array, respectively coupled to a corresponding data line and a corresponding scan line. Each pixel has a transparent area and a reflection area, and each row of pixels is divided by definition into a first pixel-group and a second pixel-group. The above-mentioned first reference voltage line and second reference voltage line are respectively coupled to the reflection areas of the pixels of the first pixel-group and the second pixel-group of each row of pixels for respectively receiving a first reference voltage signal and a second reference voltage signal, wherein both the reference voltage signals are time-varying or periodic. |
| US08274462B2 |
Electro-optical device, method of driving the same, and electronic apparatus
An electro-optical device includes a pixel that has an electro-optical element with a light transmittance that changes to a predetermined value in response to an applied voltage, which changes in response to the temperature. A light source irradiates light to the pixel. A driving unit includes a predetermined number of sub-fields having the same length in one frame. The driving unit provides either an on-voltage indicating light-on or an off-voltage indicating light-off to the pixel in each of the predetermined number of the sub-fields in response to the grayscale to be displayed. A temperature measuring unit measures the temperature and outputs a temperature signal. A time controlling unit controls the length of one sub-field on the basis of the temperature signal. A light intensity controlling unit controls the intensity of the light incident on the pixel on the basis of the temperature signal. |
| US08274457B2 |
Driving device of light emitting unit
A driving device of a light emitting unit is provided. The driving device includes a driving circuit, a switch, a capacitor, and a compensation circuit. The driving circuit has a control terminal and a driving terminal connected to the light emitting unit. The driving circuit determines a driving current according to the voltage on the control terminal. The switch has a first end for receiving a data voltage, a second end connected to the light emitting unit, and a control end for receiving a scan voltage. The capacitor has a first end connected to the control terminal of the driving circuit and a second end connected to the second end of the switch. The compensation circuit has an output terminal connected to the first end of the capacitor. The compensation circuit supplies a reset voltage to the first end of the capacitor when the switch is turned on. |
| US08274453B2 |
Organic electro luminescence display and driving method of the same
Disclosed are an organic electro luminescence display and a driving method of the same. The present invention provides an organic electro luminescence display including a pixel unit for displaying an image to correspond to a scan signal, a light emission control signal and a data line. The image is composed of a plurality of frames. The organic electro luminescence display of the present invention includes a scan driver for supplying the scan signal and the light emission control signal to the pixel unit, a data driver for generating a data signal with a video data to supply the generated data signal to the pixel unit, a control unit for controlling a pulse width of the light emission control signal using a frame data which is the sum of the video data inputted to one frame and controlling one frame time according to the size of the frame data, and a power supply unit for supplying a first power and a second power to the pixel unit. |
| US08274452B2 |
Organic light emitting display having compensation for transistor threshold variation
An organic light emitting display including a demux is disclosed. The display include a plurality of RGB switching transistors which apply a data voltage through RGB data lines as the RGB switching transistors are coupled to the respective RGB data lines, and a plurality of RGB pixel circuits coupled to the RGB switching transistors of the demux. In addition, the RGB data voltage of the demux can be applied during a period which a turn-on emission control signal is applied to the RGB pixel circuits. |
| US08274450B2 |
Current sensing bi-directional switch and plasma display driver circuit
A discharge sustain driver circuit for a plasma display device, the driver circuit comprising a first transistor switching circuit for switching a DC bus voltage across the plasma display device; a storage capacitance; at least one inductor; and first and second bi-directional switching circuits coupled in series and being coupled to the first switching circuit to transfer charge from the plasma display device through the at least one inductor to the storage capacitance, and back to the plasma display device; and a controller for the bi-directional switching circuits to control the bi-directional switching circuits so as to receive the charge on the storage capacitance and return the charge in an opposite charge direction to the plasma display device. |
| US08274448B1 |
Stereoscopic display system, method and computer program product
A stereoscopic display system, method and computer program product are provided. In use, display content intended for a first eye is displayed utilizing a first portion of a display. Further, display content intended for a second eye is displayed utilizing a second portion of the display that is different from the first portion of the display. |
| US08274447B2 |
Digital mobile USB transceiver
A digital mobile TV transceiver having improved performance is integrated as a USB dongle device for wireless devices. The antenna is not readily obvious to the user as it is hidden in the swing arms and cap of the device. The extendable arms act as telescoping antenna that increase the antenna length for improved antenna performance in the frequency range of 700 to 780 MHz. The antenna can swing into a position away from the body of the device, greatly improving the antenna gain performance and its radiation patterns. In addition, the antenna can be top-loaded design with dielectrics in the cap to further improve its performance. The USB transceiver comprises a USB adaptor, a retractable antenna, and a cap for protecting the USB adaptor when the antenna is retracted. The adaptor, antenna and cap lie in a plane rotatable by 360 degrees. |
| US08274441B2 |
Positioning mechanism
Antenna systems include adjustment mechanisms to adjust the position of dish antennas. The adjustment mechanism includes a clip, a bracket, and a cam mechanism. The clip is fixedly coupled to and projects outwardly from a mast. The bracket is pivotally coupled to the mast and is between the stationary clip and cam mechanism. The cam mechanism is pivotally coupled to the clip and positioned to rotate the bracket and the dish antenna as the cam mechanism rotates. The clip is made of a lightweight material to reduce the overall weight of the antenna system to enhance performance. |
| US08274440B2 |
Antenna and splitter for receiving radio and remote keyless entry signals
An antenna system may include a first antenna having a helical shaped portion, and configured to receive signals over a first frequency range. A second antenna may be positioned in proximate distance from the first antenna, and be configured to receive signals over a second frequency range. A splitter may be configured for separating signals received from radio and remote keyless entry antennas and may include a first branch including a first filter to filter AM band signals from communications signals received from an antenna, a second branch including a second filter to filter FM band signals from communications signals received from the antenna, a third branch including a third filter to filter remote keyless entry signals from communications signals received from the antenna, and an amplifier to amplify the remote keyless entry signals. The filters may be passive filters. The antenna maybe a whip antenna or roof antenna. |
| US08274438B2 |
Mobile wireless communications device including an electrically conductive, electrically floating element and related methods
A mobile wireless communications device may include a portable housing having a surface, a printed circuit board (PCB) carried by the portable housing, and wireless transceiver circuitry carried by the PCB. The device may further include an antenna connected to the transceiver, and at least one electrically floating, electrically conductive, antenna beam shaping element secured to the surface of the portable housing for directing a beam pattern of the antenna. |
| US08274437B2 |
Mobile wireless communications device comprising multi-frequency band antenna and related methods
A mobile wireless communications device may include a housing and a multi-frequency band antenna carried within the housing. The multi-frequency band antenna may include a main loop conductor having a gap therein defining first and second ends of the main loop conductor, a first branch conductor having a first end connected adjacent the first end of the main loop conductor and having a second end defining a first feed point, and a second branch conductor having a first end connected adjacent the second end of the main loop conductor and a second end defining a second feed point. A third branch conductor has a first portion within the main loop conductor, and a second portion connected to the second feed point. A tuning branch conductor may have a first end connected to the main loop conductor between the respective first ends of the first and second branches. |
| US08274436B2 |
Multi-band antenna
A multi-band antenna is provided. The multi-band antenna includes a grounding element, a connecting element, a first radiating element and a second radiating element. The connecting element is connected to the grounding element and extends along a second direction. The first radiating element is connected to the connecting element and extends along the first direction, wherein the first radiating element, the grounding element and the connecting element are disposed on a first plane and have a resonating slot thereamong. The second radiating element is connected to the first radiating element and extends along a second plane to reach a specific distance, and then turns to be extended on a third plane parallel to the first plane, wherein the first plane and the third plane have a resonating region therebetween. |
| US08274431B1 |
Beamforming with partial channel knowledge
An apparatus for use in transmit beamforming to a beamformee having NR receive antennas. The apparatus includes a controller configured to i) construct a partial channel matrix that describes a multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) channel between a beamformer and M receive antennas, wherein M is less than NR, and ii) generate L independent vectors using the partial channel matrix, wherein L is a rank of the partial channel matrix. When a number NS of one or more streams is greater than L, the controller is further configured to i) select the L independent vectors as steering vectors to steer L streams of the plurality of streams, and ii) select NS−L orthogonal vectors in a null space of the L independent vectors as steering vectors to steer a remainder of the streams in the plurality of streams. |
| US08274430B2 |
Ephemeris extension method for GNSS applications
Systems, methods and devices for improving the performance of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers are disclosed. In particular, the improvement of the ability to calculate a satellite position or a receiver position where a receiver has degraded ability to receive broadcast ephemeris data directly from a GNSS satellite is disclosed. Correction terms can be applied to an approximate long-term satellite position model such as the broadcast almanac. |
| US08274428B2 |
Method for estimating a radar cross-section
A method for estimating a radar cross-section (RES) of a given object by using a diffraction model of this object. With the model, it is possible to determine a basis adapted to said object on which is projected a vector of measurement. With the projected vector, it is possible to obtain a more complete reconstructed vector than the measurement vector in terms of incident wave and diffracted wave observation directions/polarizations and the components of which have a better signal/noise ratio than the measurements. The reconstructed vector is then used for calculating the RCS. |
| US08274417B2 |
Coarse digital-to-analog converter architecture for voltage interpolation DAC
For coarse resistor string DACs, a resistor string is placed in an array of columns and rows, each resistor tap is connected to a switch network, and a decoder is used to select switches to be closed such that sub-DAC voltage comes from the resistor taps connected to the selected switches. The voltages from each row are fed into multiplexers, wherein the multiplexers produce output voltages. DAC circuit designs extend the resolution of the output voltages by feeding them into a voltage interpolation amplifier. A method and apparatus are disclosed for implementing Gray code to design coarse DAC architecture for voltage interpolation such that the number of switches required by the circuit is significantly reduced, thereby decreasing required surface area, and improving glitch performance without increasing design complexity. |
| US08274416B2 |
DA converter, solid-state imaging device, and camera system
A digital-to-analog (DA) converter includes: an analog output section that generates an output current corresponding to a value of a digital signal in response to a bias voltage and outputs an analog signal which is obtained from the output current by current-to-voltage conversion; a current source; a current control section that converts a current from the current source to a voltage signal and outputs the voltage signal as the bias voltage; and a sample and hold circuit section that samples and holds the bias voltage from the current control section and supplies the held bias voltage to the analog output section. |
| US08274414B2 |
Signal amplitude adjustment to improve resolver-to-digital converter performance
An interface system between an RDC and a connected resolver dynamically matches an input range of the RDC to the output range of the resolver's output signals. The interface system may include methods and/or apparatuses to determine the amplitude of sinusoidal input signals presented to the RDC by the resolver and to compare the amplitude against high and low threshold values. A gain control signal may be generated, which may be corrected if the detected amplitude either exceeds the high threshold or falls below the low threshold. The gain control signal may be output to a circuit in the RDC or in the resolver that corrects any mismatch that occurs between the RDC input and the resolver output. For example, the gain control signal may control the amplitude of an excitation signal applied to a primary of the resolver or the gain control signal may be applied to an analog to digital converter at the input of the RDC to control its effective input range. |
| US08274406B2 |
Systems and methods for using multiple hypotheses in a visual simultaneous localization and mapping system
The invention is related to methods and apparatus that use a visual sensor and dead reckoning sensors to process Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM). These techniques can be used in robot navigation. Advantageously, such visual techniques can be used to autonomously generate and update a map. Unlike with laser rangefinders, the visual techniques are economically practical in a wide range of applications and can be used in relatively dynamic environments, such as environments in which people move. One embodiment further advantageously uses multiple particles to maintain multiple hypotheses with respect to localization and mapping. Further advantageously, one embodiment maintains the particles in a relatively computationally-efficient manner, thereby permitting the SLAM processes to be performed in software using relatively inexpensive microprocessor-based computer systems. |
| US08274404B2 |
Devices and methods for controlling a change of a status of traffic light at a crosswalk
The change of the status of a traffic light at a crosswalk is controlled based on an impaired individual's location with respect to the crosswalk. An appropriate alert indicating the status of the traffic light is determined based at least on the location of the impaired individual. The type of impairment may also be used in determining the appropriate alert. The appropriate alert is generated to inform the impaired individual of the status of the traffic light. |
| US08274402B1 |
Data collection process for optical leak detection
Method for collecting video files of one or more Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) components, including receiving information pertaining to the one or more LDAR components within a specified area, recording a video of the LDAR components for a predetermined amount of time using a camera, associating the video with the information, and storing the video along with the information to a memory located in a computer. |
| US08274400B2 |
Methods and systems for downhole telemetry
Methods and apparatus for facilitating optical communications and sensing, with downhole optical or other sensors, in high temperature oilfield applications. The apparatus can include a downhole telemetry cartridge for downhole use at temperatures in excess of about 115 degrees Celsius. The apparatus can also include a downhole light source optically connected to the telemetry cartridge. The light source may include at least one remotely pumped laser optically connected to a surface pump laser via optical fiber(s). The remotely pumped laser may drive the downhole optical or other sensors for their operations. |
| US08274394B2 |
Faulted circuit indicator with end-of-life display and discharge
A faulted circuit indicator (FCI) for providing an indication of a fault on a monitored conductor, determining whether the FCI is near the end of its useful life (or entered into an end-of-life mode) and altering an operation of the FCI if the useful life of the FCI has reached a select threshold. The operation alteration may include an alteration of the display and/or deactivation of certain features and/or functions of the FCI. Thus, the useful life of the FCI will be increased. Further, utility personnel will be more likely to notice that the FCI is in end-of-life mode. The FCI may also include a battery discharge module and a thyristor for discharging the battery for disposal upon decommissioning of the FCI. |
| US08274393B2 |
Remote detection systems for absorbent articles
Signaling systems are disclosed that indicate a change in an absorbent article, such as the presence of a body fluid. The various different signaling systems disclosed do not include any conductive elements contained on the interior of the article as were required in the past. Instead, the changes are monitored from the outer cover of the article. In one embodiment, for instance, conductive zones are formed directly into the outer cover for forming the signaling system. Alternatively, a sensor may be mounted to the outer cover of the article for monitoring changes within the article. The sensor may comprise, for instance, a temperature sensor, a conductivity sensor, an optical sensor, a vibration sensor, a humidity sensor, a material expansion sensor, a chemical sensor, or the like. |
| US08274392B2 |
Apparatus for determining the temperature of a medium
An apparatus for determining the temperature of a medium, in particular of a foodstuff, including a wireless transmitter, a temperature sensor, and a reception and evaluation means which is provided outside the transmitter. In order to make the apparatus more universally usable, and in order to allow a more precise determination of the temperature, the transmitter and the temperature sensor are configured as a mobile unit for direct temperature measurement in or on the medium, and the reception and evaluation means is arranged outside the medium. |
| US08274391B2 |
EAS tag using tape with conductive element
An electronic article surveillance apparatus for monitoring large objects is comprised of a base, at least one segment of tape, and an electronics housing. The segment of tape has a least one electrically conductive element running the length of the tape. The base rests on an object to be monitored, and the housing releasably latches onto the base, while each tape segment wraps around the object with each end of tape segment being fixed between the base and housing. Electronics within the housing complete a circuit through each tape segment and monitor the tape segments for electrical continuity. If electrical continuity is lost, either by cutting a tape segment, or unauthorized unlatching of the housing, an alarm can be sounded by the electronics within the housing. The electronic housing may be disarmed by a remote device and delatched from the base. Both base and tape segments may have adhesive elements. |
| US08274390B2 |
Radio frequency identification antenna switching in a conveyor system
A radio frequency identification (“RFID”) method, computer-readable medium, apparatus, and system are provided. In one embodiment, the method acquires dimensions of an item. The dimensions and speed of the item are used to determine the item's location on a conveyor (i.e., to track the item on the conveyor). The location of the item is used to determine which switch RFID reader antenna in a plurality of RFID reader antennas is the most suitable RFID reader antenna to communicate with a transponder located on the item. In other embodiments, the apparatus, system, and computer-readable medium are also provided which perform similar features recited by the above method. |
| US08274388B2 |
Anti-theft security marker with soft magnetic bias component
An acoustic-magneto (AM) anti-theft marker is formed with the bias piece made from a soft magnetic material, instead of a “semi-hard” magnetic material that has been used in conventional anti-theft AM security markers. The method of manufacturing such soft magnetic bias pieces includes cold deforming a soft magnetic material with at least an eighty percent reduction rate, while keeping its DC coercivity below 12.5 Oe. The strip or wire of soft magnetic material is then cut to size as required for the bias piece. The anti-theft AM security marker has the soft magnetic bias piece placed inside or outside of the resonating cavity of the housing for the security tag with the resonator pieces inside the resonating cavity with a cover film placed over the housing. The soft magnetic bias piece or pieces effectively operate close to resonator piece or pieces with or without a non-magnetic separating film. |
| US08274383B2 |
Methods and systems for sensing activity using energy harvesting devices
A system for monitoring activities relating to movable and removable items within a vehicle is described. The system includes an electrical energy storage device, an energy harvesting device operable to store harvested energy in the electrical energy storage device, a sensor element configured to output signals corresponding to one or more of removal, installation, and a shift in position of a corresponding item within the vehicle, and a transmitter configured to receive the signals from the sensor element. The transmitter is also configured to transmit unique identification information and data corresponding to the signals received from the sensor element, where the unique identification information corresponds with a location of the item on the vehicle. The sensor element and the transmitter are configured to use energy from one or both of the energy harvesting device and the electrical energy storage device. |
| US08274381B2 |
System and method for tracking a controller
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a gateway comprising a controller to transmit a first RF signal to a remote control device, wherein the first radio-frequency signal is received by a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag associated with the remote control device, receive at each of a plurality of receivers operably coupled to the gateway a second RF signal from the RFID tag of the remote control device in response to the first RF signal, determine an approximate location of the remote control device based on at least a portion of the second RF signals received by the plurality of receivers, and transmit a signal to a set-top-box, wherein the signal comprises the approximate location of the remote control device, and wherein the set-top-box displays the approximate location of the remote control device. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US08274370B2 |
Modulator and modulation method for a wireless data transmission device
In certain embodiments, an apparatus includes a rectifier and a switch. The rectifier is configured to modulate a received carrier signal. The switch is coupled to at least one node of the rectifier. The switch is configured to modify an impedance of the rectifier to modulate the received carrier signal by providing a potential to the at least one node of the rectifier based on a field strength of the received carrier signal and a modulation-control signal. |
| US08274369B2 |
Radio frequency identification device having nonvolatile ferroelectric memory
A RFID device having a nonvolatile ferroelectric memory includes an analog block. A power-on reset unit configured to sense a power voltage and output a power sensing signal is included in the analog block. A radio frequency signal sensing unit is configured to sense the level of a detecting signal corresponding to a radio frequency signal received by the antenna of the RFID device and outputs a radio frequency sensing signal. A power-on reset mixer is configured to synthesize the power sensing signal and the radio frequency sensing signal and outputs a power-on reset signal according to the voltage levels of the power sensing signal and the radio frequency sensing signal. |
| US08274367B2 |
RFID system and RFID tag
In an RFID system comprising a detection unit for detecting an RFID tag and a control unit for exercising the control concerning the RFID tag, a determination unit determines whether to access a second area of an RFID tag comprising storage area, comprising of a first area for storing ID information and the second area for storing command information. An extraction unit extracts command information from the second area when it is determined to access the second area. An execution unit performs a process corresponding to the command information extracted by the extraction unit. |
| US08274366B2 |
Method and apparatus for RF access to system ID and fault information
A method and apparatus for RF access to system identification and fault information is disclosed. In one aspect, the present disclosure teaches a method of accessing system information in an information handling system including storing system information in a computer component forming a part of an information handling system. The method further includes receiving a request for at least a portion of the system information via a radio frequency identification (“RF”) transponder link. The method further includes automatically transmitting a response from the computer component via the RFID transponder link such that the response includes the at least a portion of the system information. |
| US08274363B2 |
Medical facility secured compartments and method
A system and/or method to control access to medication and/or medical supplies may be implemented by providing secured compartments for the medication spread through a medical facility, such as in or adjacent patient rooms and/or connecting locking mechanisms to the secured compartments. Computers positioned throughout the facility are interfaced to respective locking mechanisms to operate the locking mechanism in response to access codes, which may be transmitted over the network. Additional steps may involve programming an authorization computer for providing access codes in whole or part for use with the computers. One or more access points may be functionally coupled to a computer system and/or to the locking mechanism and accessible to users for entry of requests for access to the secured compartment. |
| US08274359B2 |
Wireless connectivity for sensors
A wireless access point communicates messages in an electronic article surveillance (EAS) network. The EAS network includes at least one EAS sensor hard-wired to at least one wireless device node. The wireless access point includes a wired communication interface, a wireless communication interface and a controller. The controller is electrically coupled to the wired communication interface and to the wireless communication interface. The wired communication interface operates to receive a message. The message includes a sub-layer address corresponding to an EAS sensor. The wireless communication interface operates to broadcast the message and to receive an acknowledgement of the broadcast message. The acknowledgment originates from the EAS sensor corresponding to the sub-layer address. The controller operates to transfer the message between the wired communication interface and the wireless communication interface. |
| US08274358B2 |
Multidirectional input member and electrical device having same
A multidirectional input member according to the present invention includes a base plate on which a looped sensor that includes a plurality of groups of non-contacting electrodes configured in a loop is formed and an operation plate locating opposite to the base plate. The operation plate has a first loop-shaped protrusion that is located at a plane opposite to the base plate, that is protruded toward the base plate side, that is opposite to the looped sensor, and that is configured with a resistant rubber member. The first protrusion has a configuration in which its sectional area of a plane parallel to the base plate is tapered in the direction from the operation plate side toward the base plate side. |
| US08274357B2 |
Varistor having ceramic case
A varistor for protecting a power circuit from explosion and flaming is disclosed. The varistor includes a surge absorber sintered at a first predetermined temperature and having a plurality of electrodes, a plurality of leads connected to the electrodes respectively, a coating enrobing the surge absorber, and the ceramic case sintered at a second predetermined temperature and housing the surge absorber and the coating. The second predetermined temperature is higher than the first predetermined temperature. The ceramic case has a plurality of openings for the leads to extend outside of the ceramic case. The ceramic case is made from Al2O3, SiO2 and MgO. |
| US08274353B2 |
Fully differential, high Q, on-chip, impedance matching section
An inductor circuit is disclosed. The inductor circuit includes a first in-silicon inductor and a second in-silicon inductor each having multiple turns. A portion of the multiple turns of the second in-silicon inductor is formed between turns of the first in-silicon inductor. The first and second in-silicon inductors are configured such that a differential current flowing through the first in-silicon inductor and the second in-silicon inductor flows in a same direction in corresponding turns of inductors. |
| US08274347B2 |
Electromagnetic switch
Disclosed is an electromagnetic switch, in which an arc protection member is installed in an extinguishing chamber for housing stationary electrodes and a movable contact arm, thereby protecting internal components including an upper yoke from damages caused due to arc, which is generated immediately when the movable contact arm is separated from the stationary electrodes, resulting in improvement of operation reliability as well as increase in a lifespan of the electromagnetic switch. |
| US08274344B2 |
Electromagnet for use in a relay
An electromagnet for use in a relay having a coil bobbin with flange portions at both ends of a coil winding portion where a coil is wound and an iron core with a flange-like head portion at one end of a body portion, the coil bobbin being so fitted onto the iron core that the flange-like head portion and the other end of the body portion of the iron core respectively project out of each of openings formed at the flange portions of the coil bobbin. The iron core has at the other end an engageable portion to be engaged with an engaging portion formed on a grasping part of a coil winding chuck device. The electromagnet further has between the coil bobbin and the iron core a means for preventing misregistration of the coil bobbin fitted onto the iron core. |
| US08274341B2 |
Device for inductive multi-injection on multiple conductors
The techniques described herein permit the application of methods for increasing the performance of a communications system on a medium made up of N conductors and a reference plane by means of injecting signals inductively in up to N combinations of the conductors, including injection in common mode, such that said injected signals can be made to be orthogonal to each other. |
| US08274339B2 |
Automatic frequency control architecture with digital temperature compensation
A mixed signal circuit architecture is disclosed for automatic frequency control and digital temperature compensation in an LC-PLL system. Some embodiments allow for high-volume manufacturing of products such as microprocessors and chipsets, and other circuits that employ LC-PLL technology. In some embodiments, various capacitor loadings can be selected to compensate for variation associated with process, voltage, temperature, and reference frequency. In addition, a multi-leg capacitor bank can be selectively used to further compensate for temperature variation post-lock, in accordance with some embodiments. A programmable timer can be used in some embodiments to allow for loop settling prior to assessing parameters of interest. |
| US08274338B2 |
Methods and systems for generating local oscillator signals
A method is provided for generating local oscillator signals for a mixer. The method includes providing a reference frequency signal and generating a differential in-phase signal and a differential quadrature signal from the reference frequency signal. The method further includes re-clocking each of the differential in-phase and differential quadrature signals using the reference frequency signal. The re-clocked differential in-phase and differential quadrature signals are then provided as the local oscillator signals for the mixer. |
| US08274336B1 |
Saturated power amplifier system
A saturated power amplifier system has a saturated power amplifier that receives an input signal. The saturated power amplifier has one or more stages, including one or more output stages. Each output stage produces multiple signals which are combined. Each output stage has one or more levels of cascoding including one or more thick oxide devices and one or more thin oxide devices. |
| US08274331B2 |
Differential receiver
A differential receiver includes a first amplifying circuit and a second amplifying circuit. The first amplifying circuit comprises a first differential pair of PMOS transistors, a first current source, and a first load resistance section, while the second amplifying circuit comprises a second differential pair of NMOS transistors, a second current source, and a second load resistance section. With the structure of the first and second amplifying circuits, an increased input common mode range can be obtained. |
| US08274330B2 |
Power amplifier circuitry and method
A method and apparatus is provided for use in power amplifiers for reducing the peak voltage that transistors are subjected to. A power amplifier is provided with first and second switching devices and an inductor connected between the switching devices. The switching devices are driven such that the switching devices are turned on and off during the same time intervals. |
| US08274323B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes rectifying elements which are connected in series and has a rectifying function from a first input terminal portion to an output terminal portion; a first wiring and a second wiring, which are connected to a second input terminal portion; and a boosting circuit including a plurality of capacitor elements each having a first electrode, an insulating film, and a second electrode and storing a boosted potential. The plurality of capacitor elements includes a capacitor element in which the first electrode and the second electrode are formed using conductive films, and a capacitor element in which at least the second electrode is formed using a semiconductor film. In the plurality of capacitor elements, at least a capacitor element in a first stage is a capacitor element in which the first electrode and the second electrode are formed using conductive films. |
| US08274321B2 |
Fuse circuit and operation method thereof
A fuse circuit includes a control signal generation unit configured to generate a control signal that is enabled after a moment when a power-up signal is enabled, a potential control unit configured to control potentials of both ends of a fuse in response to the control signal, and a fuse output unit configured to be initialized in response to the power-up signal and output a fuse signal in response to whether the fuse is cut or not. |
| US08274320B2 |
Signal processing circuit with improved linearity
A signal processing circuit includes a differential input circuit, a first DC filter, a second DC filter, a differential transconductance circuit, and a differential converting circuit. The differential input circuit includes first and second input circuits respectively for receiving first and second input signals to generate first and second processed signals. The first DC filter and the second DC filter, respectively coupled to the first and the second input circuits, receive the first and the second processed signals and output first and second voltage signals. The differential transconductance circuit includes first and second transconductance circuits, respectively coupled to the first and the second DC filters, for converting the first and the second voltage signals to first and second current signals. The differential converting circuit includes first and second converting circuits, respectively coupled to the first and the second transconductance circuits, for mixing the first and the second current signals with first and second clock signals to generate first and second output signals. |
| US08274317B2 |
Phase-locked loop circuit comprising voltage-controlled oscillator having variable gain
A phase-locked loop (PLL) circuit including a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) with a variable gain is provided. A phase frequency detector (PFD) detects a phase difference between a reference signal and a PLL feedback signal. A charge pump and a loop filter sequentially process an output signal of the PFD. A VCO has different gains according to a mode transition. A control voltage applied to the VCO is selected from an output signal of the loop filter and an additional control signal according to the mode transition. |
| US08274316B2 |
Semiconductor apparatus and method for controlling the same
A semiconductor apparatus comprises a power-up signal generation section configured to generate a power-up signal, a driver configured to drive and output the power-up signal, and a main circuit block configured to perform predetermined functions in response to an output from the driver, wherein the power-up signal generation section and an input terminal of the driver are connected by a disconnectable element. |
| US08274314B2 |
Error amplifier for regulating single feedback input at multiple levels
An error amplifier may be part of a voltage regulator and may include a single feedback input configured to receive a feedback signal. A single error output may be configured to provide an error output signal indicative of error in the feedback signal. A comparison circuit may be configured to provide an error signal to the single error output which is indicative of a difference between the feedback signal and whichever one of a set of reference signals is closest to the feedback signal. One or more of these reference signals may each be derived from an offset from a ground reference. One or more of the other reference signals may each be derived from an offset from a non-ground reference, such as a source of power for the error amplifier. The error amplifier may be on a single integrated circuit along with an associated driver circuit. |
| US08274312B2 |
Self-reconfigurable memristor-based analog resonant computer
An apparatus which provides a self-reconfigurable analog resonant computer employing a fixed electronic circuit schematic which performs computing logic operations (for example OR, AND, NOR, and XOR Boolean logic) without physical re-wiring and whose components only include passive circuit elements such as resistors, capacitors, inductors, and memristor devices. The computational logic self-reconfiguration process in the circuit takes place as training input signals, which are input causing the impedance state of the memristor device to change. Once the training process is completed, the circuit is probed to determine whether the desired logic operation has been programmed. |
| US08274308B2 |
Method and apparatus for dynamic memory termination
Described herein are a method and an apparatus for dynamically switching between one or more finite termination impedance value settings to a memory input-output (I/O) interface of a memory in response to a termination signal level. The method comprises: setting a first termination impedance value setting for a termination unit of an input-output (I/O) interface of a memory; assigning the first termination impedance value setting to the termination unit when the memory is not being accessed; and switching from the first termination impedance value setting to a second termination impedance value setting in response to a termination signal level. |
| US08274306B1 |
Electronic logic circuit with physically unclonable function characteristics
A physically unclonable function (PUF) device, with corresponding method, is provided for characterizing an integrated circuit. The PUF device includes a digital clock manager (DCM), a Butterfly circuit incorporated within the integrated circuit, and a shift register. The DCM receives a clock input signal (CLK) and imposes a temporal offset to produce a phase-shift signal (PS). The Butterfly circuit receives a first excite signal as said CLK and a second excite signal as said PS. In response, the Butterfly circuit produces an output that shifts state in response to a non-concurrent change in the CLK and PS. The shift register increments a shift count in response to the output. |
| US08274304B2 |
AC power supply measuring circuit with voltage protecting function
An alternating current (AC) power supply measuring circuit includes a voltage dividing circuit, a measuring integrated circuit (IC), a control board, and a first power rectifying circuit. The voltage dividing circuit receives an AC voltage signal and divides the AC voltage signal to a first voltage dividing signal and a second voltage dividing signal. The measuring IC receives the first and second voltage dividing signals to obtain an AC voltage measuring signal. The control board receives the AC voltage measuring signal and processes the AC voltage measuring signal. The first power rectifying circuit provides a floating ground signal to the voltage dividing circuit. |
| US08274300B2 |
Thermal control unit for semiconductor testing
A thermal control unit with a heat pipe that conducts heat away from a device under test during burn-in. The heat pipe has a heater that allows control of the rate at which heat is transferred from the DUT to the heat pipe. A sensor and controller are provided to control the heat in response to the measured temperature of the DUT. The sensor and controller control the heater to maintain the surface temperature of the DUT within a specified range. |
| US08274297B2 |
Method and kit for testing 3-phase supplies onboard of an aircraft
The present invention relates to a method for testing power lines and signal lines onboard of an aircraft, wherein the power lines and signal lines normally connect a 3-phase AC motor with the power supply system of the aircraft, and wherein the 3-phase AC motor has separate input terminals onto which, during operation of the 3-phase AC motor onboard of the aircraft, predetermined voltages of predetermined phase difference are to be applied. The method according to the invention comprises the steps of connecting the power lines and signal lines with input terminals (24) of a testing equipment (1), in place of the 3-phase AC motor; applying voltages on the power lines and signal lines; conducting a voltage test, and simultaneously with the voltage test, a phase test by the testing equipment (1) in respect of whether the voltages and the phase difference of the voltages applied to the power lines and signal lines is equal to the predetermined voltages and the predetermined phase difference. The invention further relates to a kit comprising a testing equipment (1) and a plurality of adapters (5). |
| US08274296B2 |
Test apparatus and electronic device that tests a device under test
Provided is a test apparatus that tests a device under test, comprising a digital signal generator that outputs in parallel one or more n-bit digital test signals, where n is an integer greater than or equal to 1; a plurality of driver circuits that are connected respectively to a plurality of digital terminals of the device under test; and an analog signal generator that generates an analog test signal by converting, into an analog signal, an n×m-bit digital multi-bit signal based on the one or more digital test signals output by the digital signal generator to the plurality of driver circuits, where m is an integer greater than or equal to 2. |
| US08274293B2 |
Apparatus and method for measurement of pH over a wide range of pressure
A sensor for measuring the pH of a solution of the present invention includes: (a) a tubular body portion constructed from a flexible electrically-insulating material, the tubular body portion having an interior passage; (b) a first reverse osmosis membrane disposed in the interior passage; (c) a second reverse osmosis membrane disposed in the interior passage; (d) a proton conducting membrane disposed between the first reverse osmosis membrane and the second reverse osmosis membrane in the interior passage; (e) a first electrode; and (f) a second electrode. |
| US08274292B2 |
Cell voltage detecting system and drive voltage maintaining method
In a cell voltage detecting system detecting cell voltages of a fuel cell connected in series, a voltage detector detects cell voltages. An auxiliary power supply generates a voltage equal to or greater than a minimum voltage for driving the voltage detector at positive and negative terminals thereof. First and second diodes are connected to a positive drive terminal of the voltage detector to supply the power to the drive terminal of the voltage detector from a high voltage side between the fuel cell or the auxiliary power supply. A negative terminal of the fuel cell, the negative drive terminal, and the negative terminal of the auxiliary power supply are connected to have a same potential. A method of maintaining a drive voltage for the voltage detector is also disclosed in which the drive voltage for the voltage detector is supplied from the high voltage side. |
| US08274288B2 |
Multi-transient DC resistivity measurements
A method for measuring resistivity variations in the earth comprising passing a transient current between two source electrodes; measuring the transient current at the source electrodes; measuring the resultant transient voltage between at least one pair of receiver electrodes; estimating one or more processing functions for applying to the measured input current to provide a step current profile, and applying the same one or more processing functions to the measured voltage to provide an estimate of the step response voltage between the receivers, using both the step current and the estimated step response voltage to determine the resulting apparent earth resistance, and using the apparent earth resistance to determine the resistivity of the earth. |
| US08274287B2 |
Metallic debris detection sensor
The present invention relates to a sensor arrangement. In particular, a sensor for the measurement of magnetically active or ferrous debris, for example, as generated as a result of machine wear. There is provided a sensor (5) having a magnetic sensor head adapted to produce a magnetic field, —a magnetic field sensor (10) responsive to changes in the magnetic field; a temperature probe (15); and processing means (50) for determining the amount of debris accumulated on the magnetic sensor head based on both magnetic field and temperature data. |
| US08274281B2 |
Magnetic sensor circuit for detecting and monitoring a magnetic field
A magnetic sensor circuit includes a Hall element, first and second switching circuits, an amplifier, a threshold voltage source, a comparator that can function as a voltage follower circuit, and a reference voltage source. The circuit elements are arranged such that an offset of the magnetic sensor circuit can be eliminated to detect a weak magnetic field with high precision. In operation, the reference voltage source charges an input capacitor of the comparator to a predetermined voltage. |
| US08274280B2 |
Device and process for nondestructive and noncontact detection of faults in a test piece
A device for nondestructive and noncontact detection of faults in a test piece, with a stationary measurement device (16) for taking an eddy current or a magnetic stray flux measurements on a test piece (10) continuously advanced relative to the measurement device; and a device (12) for positioning the test piece with respect to the measurement device in a plane perpendicular to the direction of movement of the test piece. The device also has a monitoring unit (20) with at least three distance sensors (22) arranged distributed around the test piece in the peripheral direction for contactless detection of the distance between the surface of the test piece facing the respective sensor and the respective sensor, as well as a unit for evaluating the signals from the sensors. |
| US08274278B1 |
Noncontact anhysteric curve plotter and static field to time-varying hysteresisgraph with integrated temperature chamber
An automated, non-destructive anhysteretic magnetization characterization method for studying and modeling soft magnetic materials. This measurement method employs a “reading-waveform” that allows multiple points of reference to be established in tracing out the B waveform. In using the reference values from this waveform, the components of B that cannot be measured directly may be calculated with precision. In turn, the initial magnitude of the B waveform is identified as the unknown component of the anhysteretic state. The processes can be repeated for different values of static fields as well as a function of temperature to produce a family of anhysteretic magnetization curves. The core characterization was performed without physically altering the core, so that the true anhysteretic magnetization curve, and the true B-H loop under applied bias H, is measured. |
| US08274277B2 |
High-resolution magnetic encoder
A high-resolution magnetic encoder system includes a magnetic resistive sensor, a fixed suspension, and a mechanism. The magnetic resistive sensor is mounted to the fixed suspension above a magnetic medium having at least one magnetic track. The fixed suspension is attached to the mechanism, such as a housing, a substrate, and/or an electronic board. The sensor is adapted to perform a relative movement with respect to and in close contact to the surface of the magnetic medium. The magnetic medium may be protected by an overcoat layer. The magnetic resistive sensor may be Giant Magnetic-Resistive (GMR) sensor and/or a Tunneling Magnetic-Resistive Sensor (TMR). |
| US08274275B2 |
Angle sensor
The invention relates to an angle sensor which is only protected by an encasement body without having a surrounding protective housing. |
| US08274271B2 |
Motherboard with overclocking and overvolting functions
A motherboard with overclocking and overvolting functions is provided. The motherboard with an overvolting function includes a specified component, a voltage regulator and a micro-controller. The specified component receives an operating voltage. The voltage regulator generates the operating voltage according to a reference voltage. The micro-controller is electrically connected to an external input device for receiving a control signal issued by the external input device and adjusting the reference voltage according to the control signal. |
| US08274270B2 |
Adaptive pulse width control power conversation method and device thereof
An adaptive pulse width control power conversion device includes a pulse width adjustable pulse frequency module (PFM) control circuit, a pulse width modulation (PWM) control circuit, a PWM/PFM switching unit, a switching circuit, and a load status detection circuit. When the power conversion device is to be switched from a PWM mode to a PFM mode, pulse width of a series of PFM control signals is sequentially adjusted from a low value to a high value according to a predetermined pulse width increment until an optimum pulse width is determined and thereafter, an output voltage is supplied to a load in the PFM mode, whereby ripple of output voltage in the PFM mode can be improved and improved stability of output of the power conversion device is realized. |
| US08274264B2 |
Digital control method for improving heavy-to-light (step down) load transient response of switch mode power supplies
A method for improving heavy-to-light load transient response in low-power switch-mode power supplies is described. It uses a negative voltage input power rail and a digital controller with an extended duty ratio control value to provide faster discharging current slew rate in the switched mode power supplies (SMPS) inductor. |
| US08274257B2 |
Portable charging equipment
This invention relates to a portable charging equipment in which a socket is provided on side edge of a backup battery and a plug is correspondingly provided on a charger device. A recessed arc portion formed on the bottom surface of the charger device is to abut closely against the peripheral outer edge of the backup battery. A boost unit provided in the charger device is electrically connected to the plug, and a lead wire connected to the boost unit has an output terminal provided on the other end. A tightening strap body having hook and loop structure is attached to the charger device. The backup battery and the charger device can be inseparably affixed together by the fastening action of the tightening strap body. |
| US08274256B2 |
Battery charger
A battery charger (100) includes a base (102) which selectively receives first (104a) and second (104b) battery pods. The battery pods (104a, 104b), which are adapted to receive one or more batteries (212) for charging, have a form factor which facilitates the handling of the pods (104) and the batteries (212) received therein. Charging energy may be allocated between the pods (104) as a function of the temporal sequence in which the pods (104) are received by the base (102). Charging energy may also be allocated among the batteries (212) so that the batteries (212) are substantially charged at about the same time. |
| US08274254B2 |
Power transmission control device, power transmission device, power receiving control device, power receiving device, electronic apparatus, method for controlling power transmission, and method for controlling power receiving
A power transmission control device included in a contactless power transmission system that transmits power by electromagnetically coupling a primary coil and a secondary coil from a power transmission device to a power receiving device so as to supply the power to a load of the power receiving device includes: a controller that controls the power transmission device. The controller includes: a negotiation processing section that performs a negotiation process of contactless power transmission; and a setup processing section that performs a setup process of the contactless power transmission based on a result of the negotiation process. In the device, normal power transmission from the power transmission device to the power receiving device is started after the setup process. |
| US08274253B2 |
Control circuit for single-phase AC motor for dryer
A single-phase AC motor control circuit for a dryer, including a starting control unit, a first drive circuit, a bidirectional triode thyristor BCR1, a second drive circuit, and a bidirectional triode thyristor BCR2. The bidirectional triode thyristor BCR1 is serially connected to a motor starting winding, and a starting capacitor, and then to a utility power AC input. The starting control unit is connected to a control end of the bidirectional triode thyristor BCR1 via the first drive circuit. The bidirectional triode thyristor BCR2 is serially connected to an electrically heated strip, and then to the utility power AC input. The starting control unit is connected to a control end of the bidirectional triode thyristor BCR2 via the second drive circuit. The first drive circuit is interlocked with the second drive circuit. |
| US08274248B2 |
Rotation speed detection circuit and motor driver apparatus having the same
A rotation speed detection circuit includes an internal clock generation portion which receives an input of a period signal whose period varies in accordance with rotation speed of a motor and generates an internal clock signal having a predetermined number of pulses in one period of the period signal, and an internal clock counter portion which counts the number of pulses of the internal clock signal for a predetermined period every one period of the period signal and delivers a count value thereof as a digital data signal. |
| US08274245B2 |
Actuating device and method of operating an actuating device
An actuating device for displacing a control device, such as a gate valve or other control mechanism, in particular for use in oil or gas production systems, includes a motor-gear unit and a threaded spindle drive, which is operable by said motor-gear unit. The threaded spindle drive includes at least a threaded spindle and a screw nut. The threaded spindle is displaceable in an essentially axial-direction so as to displace the control device between an advance position and a retracted position. The threaded spindle drive further includes a position holding means holding the attained position of the threaded spindle. The position holding means is directly connected to a motor shaft of the motor-gear unit so as to apply a holding torque to said motor shaft. |
| US08274241B2 |
Light emitting diode lighting device
A lighting device comprises a mounting head having multiple facets each configured to retain an associated Light Emitting Diode (LED). The LEDs are mounted to the facets with a thermally conductive metal pad and thermally conductive adhesive. A connector for the lighting device inserts into a light socket and receives power for operating the LEDs. A heat transfer body is coupled between the mounting head and the connector and transfer heat generated by the LEDs downward from the mounting head and then radially outward. The mounting head, adhesive, metal pad, and heat transfer body form a heat transfer structure that more effectively removes heat generated by the LEDs. In one embodiment, a dimmer circuit is also provided that allows the LED lighting device to operate with conventional dimmer switches. |
| US08274240B2 |
Switching circuit having delay for inrush current protection
A two-wire switching circuit can handle a large inrush current, but does not require a neutral connection or a heavy-duty mechanical switch or relay. The switching circuit comprises a mechanical air-gap switch and a controllably conductive device, which are coupled in series and are adapted to be coupled between an AC power source and an electrical load when the mechanical switch is in a first position. A first delay circuit is coupled in parallel with the controllably conductive device and in series with the mechanical air-gap switch. A latching circuit, which is responsive to the first delay circuit, is coupled to the controllably conductive device for controlling the controllably conductive device. The first delay circuit causes the latching circuit to control the controllably conductive device to be conductive after a first predetermined time after the mechanical air-gap switch changes to the first position. |
| US08274239B2 |
Open circuit voltage clamp for electronic HID ballast
An electronic high intensity discharge (HID) ballast (102) is presented which includes a dual mode buck converter (120) providing a DC output voltage (122) to drive an inverter (140), where the buck converter (120) regulates the DC output voltage (122) to a first value in normal operation and a clamp circuit (134) changes the converter mode to clamp the DC output open circuit voltage when the converter DC output exceeds a reference value (Vref). |
| US08274235B2 |
Inverter device and driving method thereof
An inverter according to exemplary embodiment of the present invention generates a plurality of feedback voltages corresponding to driving voltages of discharge lamps. The inverter generates a first minimum voltage having a smaller feedback voltage of a plurality of feedback voltages and compares the first minimum voltage and a short circuit reference voltage to determine a short circuit of at least two discharge lamps. Also, the inverter generates a plurality of feedback voltages corresponding to driving currents of a plurality of discharge lamps, generates a second minimum voltage having a smaller feedback voltage of a plurality of the feedback voltages, and compares the second minimum voltage and an open circuit reference voltage to determine the open circuit of the at least two discharge lamps. |
| US08274231B2 |
Current regulator drive circuit shunting current by voltage-dividing load
The present invention is through the power control unit, which is connected with the voltage-dividing load in parallel, to perform shunt regulation for the current passing through the voltage-dividing load, the shunt regulation means of the power control unit is that the power control unit increases or decreases the current passing through the voltage-dividing load. |
| US08274226B1 |
System and method of integrating an LED spotlight
An integrated side-view mirror and LED spotlight wherein under electronic control the light output can be changed in type, angle, direction, intensity, pattern, focus, and other properties and can include other inputs and outputs such as traffic preemption and data interfaces, sensors, cameras, sirens, and speakers. The device includes a side-view mirror assembly that may be attached to a vehicle, a spotlight integrated therein, and a controller unit that transmits and receives electronic data to and from the spotlight. A heat-dissipation surface or mechanism may be further integrated with the LEDs. A method of operating the device includes providing a side-view mirror assembly, integrating a spotlight capable of emitting light within the side-view mirror assembly; and providing a controller unit that transmits and receives electronic data to and from the spotlight. |
| US08274225B2 |
Image display apparatus
An image display apparatus according to the present invention comprises a plurality of electron emitting devices having an electron emitting portion provided between a cathode electrode and a gate electrode; a cathode wiring connected to the cathode electrode; and a gate wiring connected to the gate electrode and having a resistance higher than the resistance of the cathode wiring, wherein an impedance element having a resistance value of Ry and an electrostatic capacitance of Cy is connected to between the cathode wiring and the cathode electrode, a resistive element having a resistance value of Rx is connected to between the gate wiring and the gate electrode, and |Ry/(1+jωRyCy)| |
| US08274224B2 |
Metal halide lamp including ceramic sealing material
A metal halide lamp includes a ceramic discharge vessel and two electrodes. The discharge vessel encloses a discharge volume containing an ionizable gas filling including at least a metal halide, two current lead-through conductors connected to the respective electrodes, and a seal of a sealing material through which at least one of the respective current lead-through conductors issues to the exterior of the discharge vessel. The sealing material of the seal includes a ceramic sealing material including cerium oxide, aluminum oxide and silicon dioxide as a mixture of oxides and/or one or more mixed oxides. |
| US08274223B2 |
High pressure discharge lamp with an electrode having alterating offset parallel grooves
The present invention relates to a high pressure discharge lamp that includes a pair of electrodes, which face each other in an electric discharge space. Further, an electrode axis of one of the electrodes is joined to a metallic foil in a sealing portion, and two or more grooves are formed in an axis direction on a portion corresponding to the sealing portion on the electrode axis. Furthermore, a remaining portion that lacks grooves is left on the electrode axis in a metallic foil side thereof, and the metallic foil side ends of the grooves are not aligned with each other in the axis direction thereof. |
| US08274222B2 |
Plasma display panel having a protective layer which includes aggregated particles
A plasma display panel has a front plate and a rear plate disposed so as to face the front plate. The front plate includes display electrodes, a dielectric layer formed to coat the display electrodes, and a protective layer formed to coat the dielectric layer. The protective layer includes a base layer formed on the dielectric layer, and a plurality of particles dispersed in the base layer. The base layer has nanocrystalline particles made of magnesium oxide and having an average particle diameter in the range of at least 10 nm to at most 100 nm. The particles are aggregated particles in which a plurality of metal oxide crystal particles are aggregated. The aggregated particles have an average particle diameter at least twice to at most four times as large as a film thickness of the base layer. |
| US08274218B1 |
Light emitting display
A color light emitting display includes light-emitting devices constituting a plurality of red, green and blue pixels disposed in a matrix form on a substrate, said light-emitting display takes out light from a side of said light-emitting devices opposite to said substrate on which said light-emitting devices are formed, and wherein when a wavelength of the light having an interference intensity of which with respect to the light emitted from an emissive layer constituting said light-emitting device becomes a maximum value at 0 degree of a viewing angle is λimax, and a wavelength of the light becomes a maximum in a light intensity of the light emitted from said emissive layer is λemax, a relationship of λemax−50 nm≦λimax<λemax is satisfied. |
| US08274210B2 |
Halosilicate phosphor and white light emitting device including the same
A halosilicate phosphor represented by Formula 1 p(Ca1-xM1x)O.qM2O2.rM3A2:sM4 wherein M1 includes at least one selected from a group consisting of Sr2+ and Ba2+; M2 includes at least one selected from a group consisting of Si4+ and Ge4+; M3 includes at least one selected from a group consisting of Ca2+, Sr2+ and Ba2+; M4 includes at least one selected from a group consisting of Eu2+, Mn2+, Sb2+, Ce3+, Pr3+, Nd3+, Sm3+, Tb3+, Dy3+, Ho3+, Er3+, Yb3+ and Bi3+; A includes at least one selected from a group consisting of F−, Cl−, Br− and I−; and wherein 0≦x<1, 1.8≦p≦2.2, 0.8≦q≦1.2, 1 |
| US08274209B2 |
Light emitting device having semiconductor laser and fluorescent material and method for manufacturing the same
A light emitting device, includes: a casing; a window; a semiconductor laser provided in an enclosed space formed by the casing and the window; and a fluorescent material in a form of any one of a crystal and glass, the fluorescent material being provided in the enclosed space, the fluorescent material absorbing laser light emitted from the semiconductor laser and emitting secondary light having a wavelength different from a wavelength of the laser light, and the secondary light being taken out through the window. |
| US08274208B2 |
Light-emitting device, vehicular lighting fixture comprising the device, and head lamp
A light-emitting device comprising a light source which emits excitation light and a fluorescent substance which absorbs the excitation light to emit light in combination, wherein a fluorescent substance comprising an α type SiAlON represented by the general formula: (Caα,Euβ)(Si,Al)12(O,N)16 (1.5<α+β<2.2, 0<β<0.2, O/N≦0.04) as a main component and having a specific surface area of 0.1 to 0.35 m2/g is used as the fluorescent substance. This light-emitting device shows little color change due to temperature change and efficiently emits light, even when it is used in a high temperature environment, and it is especially suitable for lighting apparatuses for vehicles such as headlamps. |
| US08274206B2 |
Interdigitated multiple pixel arrays of light-emitting devices
The present invention discloses a plurality of interdigitated pixels arranged in an array, having a very low series-resistances with improved current spreading and improved heat-sinking. Each pixel is a square with sides of dimension l. The series resistance is minimized by increasing the perimeter of an active region for the pixels. The series resistance is also minimized by shrinking the space between a mesa and n-contact for each pixel. |
| US08274205B2 |
System and method for limiting arc effects in field emitter arrays
The system and method provided herein for limiting the effects of arcing in field-type electron emitter arrays improves the robustness of such arrays. Field-type electron emitter arrays generally have a substrate, an insulator, and a gating electrode. By including a resistive substance in the gate of the emitter array, arcing events may be isolated to a single emitter such that the remaining emitters of an array can continue electron emission and/or the short circuit current of the arc can be limited. |
| US08274204B2 |
Spark plug with platinum-based electrode material
A spark plug for an internal combustion engine has one or more electrodes with an electrode material of a platinum (Pt) based alloy. The alloy includes aluminum (Al) and one or more refractory metals selected from the group containing nickel (Ni), rhenium (Re), ruthenium (Ru), tantalum (Ta), molybdenum (Mo), and tungsten (W). In at least some of the disclosed alloys, the aluminum contributes to the formation of an aluminum oxide (Al2O3) layer on a surface of the electrode material. |
| US08274203B2 |
Electrode material for a spark plug
A spark plug electrode material that may be used in spark plugs and other ignition devices including industrial plugs, aviation igniters, glow plugs, or any other device that is used to ignite an air/fuel mixture in an engine. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electrode material includes a refractory metal (for example, tungsten (W), molybdenum (Mo), rhenium (Re), ruthenium (Ru) and/or chromium (Cr)) and a precious metal (for example, rhodium (Rh), platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd) and/or iridium (Ir)), where the refractory metal is present in an amount that is greater than that of the precious metal. This includes, but is certainly not limited to, electrode materials including tungsten-based alloys such as W—Rh and ruthenium-based alloys such as Ru—Rh. Other combinations and embodiments are also possible. |
| US08274201B2 |
Electronic component, mounting structure thereof, and method for mounting electronic component
An electronic component includes: a functional piece having a predetermined function; a bump electrode formed on the functional piece, the bump electrode including a core with elastic property and a conductive film provided on a surface of the core; and a holding unit for holding a conductive contact state between the bump electrode and a connecting electrode which is electrically conducted to a driving circuit. The electronic component is coupled to the connecting electrode, and elastic deformation of the core causes the conductive film to make conductive contact with the connecting electrode. |
| US08274199B2 |
Piezoelectric multilayer component having a disturbance material and method of forming same
A piezoelectric multilayer component includes a stack of piezoceramic layers, which are arranged one on top of the other, and electrode layers. The stack has a first area and a second area. The second area contains a disturbance material, which is used to make the second area less mechanically robust than the first area. |
| US08274198B2 |
Ultrasonic motor and conveying apparatus having the same
An ultrasonic motor includes a fixed member including a surface, a movable member positioned to face the surface of the fixed member, and an actuator to cause at least a portion of the movable member to contact the surface of the fixed member and cause the movable member to move relative to the fixed member. |
| US08274197B2 |
Driving device
A driving device capable of multidimensional positioning by the single device has a shaft-like driving member 4, an electromechanical transducer 3 which has a plurality of expandable portions 11, 12 and which holds one end of the driving member 4, the expandable portions being provided in parallel so that each of the expandable portions can separately expands and contracts in a axial direction of the driving member 4, and a movable member 5 which frictionally engages on the driving member 4 and which can displace slidingly on the driving member 4, and a drive circuit which applies to some of the expandable portions 11, 12 a low change rate of direct-current voltage component different from that applied to other expandable portions 11, 12, and which applies to all the expandable portions 11, 12 a common alternating voltage component fluctuating with a common period. |
| US08274196B2 |
Control apparatus for vibration wave driven apparatus
A control apparatus detects the relative position between a vibration member and a driving-member-side vibration detection portion on the basis of a signal that shows a vibrational state of the vibration member and a signal output from the driving-member-side vibration detection portion, the driving-member-side vibration detection portion being provided on a driving member and detecting a vibration of the driving member. |
| US08274191B2 |
Stator arrangement, generator and wind turbine
A stator arrangement of an electric machine, generator, and wind turbine includes a plurality of stator segments forming substantially the stator of the electric machine in a cylindric form around a radially centered shaft. The stator arrangement is radially surrounded by a rotatably mounted rotor arrangement. The stator segments are radially mounted on an outer surface of a support structure. The support structure is fixed via rigid connections to the shaft. |
| US08274188B2 |
Magnetic-assisted linear bearing
A door suspension system comprises a horizontally suspended ferromagnetic shaft; a nonmagnetic bracket comprising a bracket cylinder for enclosing a linear bearing and an attached bracket hanger plate for securing a door panel; a nonmagnetic cylindrical linear bearing sized to slide into the bracket cylinder and over the shaft; at least two spaced bores in the upper surface of the bracket cylinder; at least two spaced bores in the upper surface of the cylindrical linear bearing arranged so as to align with the spaced bores in the bracket cylinder; a cylindrical permanent magnet positioned in at least one of the spaced bores of the bracket cylinder; and a ferromagnetic armature to complete the magnetic circuit through the shaft and the magnet or magnets. |
| US08274187B2 |
Rotor and vibration motor
A rotor is provided. The rotor includes a bearing yoke, a supporting member, a rotor substrate, a coil, and a weight coupled to the supporting member. The supporting member is coupled to the bearing yoke. The rotor substrate is supported by the supporting member. The coil is supported by the supporting member and electrically connected to the rotor substrate. The weight is coupled to the supporting member. |
| US08274182B2 |
Linear motor including extended tooth tips
A linear motor includes a stator having field poles arranged linearly with opposing polarities arranged in an alternating manner; and a rotor having an armature core with teeth that faces a pole face of the field poles with a gap, and coils wound around the teeth. The stator and the rotor are supported in a slidable manner, a direction perpendicular to a sliding direction of the rotor and in parallel with the pole face is defined as a stacking direction. A head of each of the teeth has an extended portion extended in the sliding direction. At least heads of the teeth arranged at both ends of the armature core along the sliding direction is divided into a plurality of areas along the stacking direction. At least one of extended portions arranged on adjacent areas is extended by a different length along the sliding direction. |
| US08274180B2 |
Train configuration recognition system and train configuration recognition apparatus
A pair of transmission lines 17a, 17b are provided in the train in such a manner that, at each of the two ends of each of the carriage groups, one of the train end detection switches 41 is connected to one of the pair of transmission lines. A resistor 34 is inserted in at least one of the pair of transmission lines, and a voltage detector measures a voltage V1, V2 between the pair of transmission lines at each of both ends of the resistor. A controlling unit controls a first and a second switches 33a, 33b in such a manner that there is only one location within the train where a power supply 31, 32 is inserted between the pair of transmission lines, and the controlling unit recognizes the configuration of the train based on the voltages that have been measured by the voltage detectors. |
| US08274179B2 |
Passive differential voltage doubler
Techniques for generating a differential output voltage between first and second output voltages that is double a differential input voltage between first and second input voltages. In one aspect, first and second capacitors of a constituent voltage doubler are charged to a differential input voltage during a charging phase. During an output phase non-overlapping in time with the charging phase, the first and second capacitors are stacked in series to generate the differential output voltage. The first and second capacitors are both coupled to a single common-mode voltage to provide a predefined common-mode output voltage. Further techniques for providing two or more constituent voltage doublers to extend the output phase are described. |
| US08274176B2 |
Power supply apparatus
In a provided power supply unit, a plurality of circuit elements are integrated into a chip, wherein the circuit elements generate one or more output voltages by using an input voltage. Thus, although the number of voltages, which can be generated by the power supply apparatus, is remarkably large, the power supply apparatus can be miniaturized. In addition, an apparatus, in which the power supply apparatus is installed, can be miniaturized. |
| US08274173B2 |
Auxiliary drive apparatus and method of manufacturing same
An auxiliary drive circuit including a first energy storage device coupled to a first DC bus and configured to output electrical power to the first DC bus, and a first DC-to-DC voltage converter coupled to the first DC bus and to a second DC bus, the first DC-to-DC voltage converter configured to convert the electrical power to a first voltage and to output the first voltage to the second DC bus. The auxiliary drive circuit also includes a second DC-to-DC voltage converter coupled to the second DC bus and coupled to an auxiliary bus, the second DC-to-DC voltage converter configured to convert the first voltage to a second voltage and to provide the second voltage to the auxiliary bus, the auxiliary bus configured to provide an auxiliary voltage to an auxiliary load, wherein the second voltage is different from the first voltage. |
| US08274172B2 |
Systems and method for limiting maximum voltage in solar photovoltaic power generation systems
Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for regulating or limiting the voltage output from solar modules connected in series such that the voltage on a string bus connecting those solar modules does not exceed regulatory or safety limitations. This can be accomplished via a controller, local management units (for downconverting solar module voltage output), or a combination of the two. |
| US08274168B2 |
Generating hydroenergy
A method of recovering energy from the potential energy of water in a body of water includes providing a reservoir at least partly below a surface of a body of water, leading water from the body of water in the reservoir, and storing potential energy by removing water from the reservoir. A hydroenergy plant recovers energy from the water while leading the water into the reservoir using a turbine and an electric generator coupled to the turbine. |
| US08274167B1 |
Apparatus for underwater environmental energy transfer with a long lead zirconate titanate transducer
The invention as disclosed is an underwater based electric energy production system. A cable having a piezoelectric core is attached on one end thereof to a floating buoy and on the other end thereof to an anchor. The system is deployed in the water such that the cable extends vertically through a water column. Movement of the cable due to water current generates electric power that can be harvested and stored. The floating buoy can be at or near the water's surface and the anchor can but need not rest on the sea floor. |
| US08274164B2 |
Less expensive high power plastic surface mount package
A high power surface mount package including a thick bond line of solder interposed between the die and a heatsink, and between the die and a lead frame, wherein the lead frame has the same coefficient of thermal expansion as the heatsink. In one preferred embodiment, the heatsink and the lead frame are comprised of the same material. The package can be assembled using standard automated equipment, and does not require a weight or clip to force the parts close together, which force typically reduces the solder bond line thickness. Advantageously, the thermal stresses on each side of the die are effectively balanced, allowing for a large surface area die to be packaged with conventional and less expensive materials. One type of die that benefits from the present invention can include a transient voltage suppressor, but could include other dies generating a significant amount of heat, such as those in excess of 0.200 inches square. |
| US08274161B2 |
Flux-free chip to substrate joint serial linear thermal processor arrangement
A linear, serial chip/substrate assembly processing machine for stepwise advancing a pre-assembled chip/die substrate on a support plate through a series of sealable chambers beginning at a loading station and ending up at an unloading station after various melting and vacuuming of chip/substrate components has been stepwise indexed through those various chambers to the final joining thereof. |
| US08274160B2 |
Active area bonding compatible high current structures
A method of forming a semiconductor structure is provided. One method comprises forming a device region between a substrate and a bond pad. Patterning a conductor between the bond pad and the device region with gaps. Filling the gaps with insulation material that is harder than the conductor to form pillars of relatively hard material that extend through the conductor and forming an insulation layer of the insulation material between the conductor and the bond pad. |
| US08274156B2 |
Optoelectronic semiconductor device
An optoelectronic semiconductor device includes a substrate, a semiconductor system having an active layer formed on the substrate and an electrode structure formed on the semiconductor system, wherein the layout of the electrode structure having at least a first conductivity type contact zone or a first conductivity type bonding pad, a second conductivity type bonding pad, a first conductivity type extension electrode, and a second conductivity type extension electrode wherein the first conductivity type extension electrode and the second conductivity type extension electrode have three-dimensional crossover, and partial of the first conductivity type extension electrode and the first conductivity type contact zone or the first conductivity type bonding pad are on the opposite sides of the active layer. |
| US08274152B2 |
Semiconductor device having a contact hole extending from an upper surface of an insulating film and reaching one of a plurality of impurity regions constituting a transistor and method of manufacturing the same
A transistor is formed on a semiconductor substrate, and thereafter a first insulating film is formed. Subsequently, a ferroelectric capacitor is formed on the first insulating film, and then a second insulating film is formed on the ferroelectric capacitor. Thereafter, the upper surface of the second insulating film is planarized. Subsequently, a contact hole which reaches one of impurity regions of the transistor is formed, and thus a plug is formed by embedding a conductor in the contact hole. Thereafter, a hydrogen barrier layer is formed of aluminum oxide or the like. Then, a third insulating film is formed on the hydrogen barrier layer. Subsequently, contact holes which are connected to the ferroelectric capacitor and the plug are formed. Thereafter, a conductor is embedded in the contact holes, and thus interconnections are formed. |
| US08274149B2 |
Semiconductor device package having a buffer structure and method of fabricating the same
A semiconductor device package and a method of fabricating the same are disclosed. The semiconductor device package includes a substrate, a buffer structure, two active chips and a bridge chip. The substrate has a cavity, a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The cavity is extended from the first surface toward the second surface, and the buffer structure is disposed in the cavity. The active chips are disposed on and electrically connected to the first surface and around the cavity. The active chips both have a first active surface. The bridge chip is disposed in the cavity and above the buffer structure. The bridge chip has a second active surface, the second active surface faces the first active surfaces and is partially overlapped with the first active surfaces, the bridge chip is used for providing a proximity communication between the active chips. |
| US08274143B2 |
Semiconductor device, method of forming the same, and electronic device
A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a stack of semiconductor chips, and a first sealing material. The substrate may include, but is not limited to, a chip mounting area and a higher-level portion. The higher level portion surrounds the chip mounting area. The higher-level portion is higher in level than the chip mounting area. The stack of semiconductor chips is disposed over the chip mounting area. A first sealing material seals the stack of semiconductor chips. The first sealing material is confined by the higher-level portion. |
| US08274141B2 |
Semiconductor memory card and semiconductor memory device
A semiconductor memory card includes a wiring board having an outer shape where a cut-out portion is provided at a first long-edge. A second surface of the wiring board includes connection pads disposed along a portion except the cut-out portion of the first long-edge. A memory device is mounted on the second surface of the wiring board. The memory device includes electrode pads arranged along a long-edge positioning in a vicinity of the first long-edge of the wiring board, and one-sidedly disposed so as to correspond to disposed positions of the connection pads. A controller device is stacked on the memory device. |
| US08274139B2 |
Scalloped tubular electric via
A via connecting the front surface of a substrate to its rear surface and having, in cross-section in a plane parallel to the surfaces, the shape of a scalloped ring. |
| US08274138B2 |
II-VI semiconductor nanowires
A high quality II-VI semiconductor nanowire is disclosed. A plurality of II-VI semiconductor nanowires is provided, with each being fixed to a support. Each nanowire terminates in a free end and a metal alloy nanoparticle is fixed to each nanowire at its free end. |
| US08274137B2 |
Power semiconductor device
A plurality of cell structures of a vertical power device are formed at a semiconductor substrate. One cell structure included in the plurality of cell structures and located in a central portion CR of the main surface has a lower current carrying ability than the other cell structure included in the plurality of cell structures and located in an outer peripheral portion PR of the main surface. This provides a power semiconductor device having a long power cycle life. |
| US08274136B2 |
Semiconductor patch antenna
A semiconductor patch antenna for microwave radiation having a wide pin-junction or pn-junction with the depletion region or embodiments having a separating buried oxide (SiO2) layer between p- and n-doped regions as the natural resonator volume. Embodiments that do not include a metal ground plane and/or a metal patch are disclosed. |
| US08274134B2 |
Semiconductor device with electric fuse having interconnects and via
A semiconductor device (200) includes an electric fuse (100) including: an upper layer fuse interconnect (112) formed on a substrate (not shown); a lower layer fuse interconnect (122); and a via (130) which is connected to one end of the upper layer fuse interconnect (112) and connects the upper layer fuse interconnect (112) and the lower layer fuse interconnect (122). The upper fuse interconnect (112) includes a width varying region (118) having a small interconnect width on a side of the one end. |
| US08274132B2 |
Electrical device and fabrication method
An electrical device with a fin structure, a first section of the fin structure having a first width and a first height, a second section of the fin structure having a second width and a second height, wherein the first width is smaller than the second width and the first height is lower than the second height. |
| US08274128B2 |
Semiconductor device with buffer layer
A semiconductor device in one embodiment includes a depletion junction, a peripheral region adjacent the depletion junction, and a buffer layer. The buffer layer is adapted to reduce localization of avalanche breakdown proximate the interface between the depletion junction and the peripheral region. |
| US08274127B2 |
Photodiode array for image pickup device
A photodiode array includes a substrate of a common read-out control circuit; and a plurality of photodiodes arrayed on the substrate and each including an absorption layer, and a pair of a first conductive-side electrode and a second conductive-side electrode. In this photodiode array, each of the photodiodes is isolated from adjacent photodiodes, the first conductive-side electrodes are provided on first conductivity-type regions and electrically connected in common across all the photodiodes, and the second conductive-side electrodes are provided on second conductivity-type regions and individually electrically connected to read-out electrodes of the read-out control circuit. |
| US08274124B2 |
Backside illuminated image sensor
A backside illuminated (BSI) image sensor including a substrate, a plurality of photosensitive regions, a back-end-of-line (BEOL), a pad, a color filter array, a plurality of micro-lenses and a protection layer is provided. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface. The substrate has a pad opening therein through the first surface and the second surface. The photosensitive regions are disposed in the substrate. The BEOL is disposed on the first surface of the substrate. The pad is disposed in the BEOL and exposed by the pad opening. The color filter array is disposed on the second surface of the substrate. The micro-lenses are disposed on the color filter array. The protection layer at least covers the top corner and the sidewall of the pad opening. |
| US08274123B2 |
Solid-state imaging device and solid-state imaging device designing method
A solid-state imaging device includes light receiving sections which are arranged in an image area on a semiconductor substrate at the same pitch and which light exiting from an imaging optical system enters, condensing lenses respectively arranged above the light receiving sections, and light shielding sections each of which is provided at one end of each of the light receiving sections. The condensing lenses are arranged in a peripheral portion in a first direction in the image area at a first pitch, and arranged in a peripheral portion in a second direction opposite the first direction at a second pitch which is smaller than the first pitch. |
| US08274122B2 |
Photoelectric conversion device, imaging system, photoelectric conversion device designing method, and photoelectric conversion device manufacturing method
A photoelectric conversion device comprises a plurality of photoelectric conversion units, a first antireflection portion including a first insulation film which has a first refractive index and a second insulation film which has a second refractive index, and a second antireflection portion including an element isolation portion which includes an insulator having a third refractive index and a third insulation film which has the second refractive index, wherein the first antireflection portion reduces reflection of light entering the photoelectric conversion unit in the photoelectric conversion unit, and the second antireflection portion reduces reflection of light entering the element isolation portion in the element isolation portion. |
| US08274120B2 |
Technique for providing stress sources in transistors in close proximity to a channel region by recessing drain and source regions
By recessing drain and source regions, a highly stressed layer, such as a contact etch stop layer, may be formed in the recess in order to enhance the strain generation in the adjacent channel region of a field effect transistor. Moreover, a strained semiconductor material may be positioned in close proximity to the channel region by reducing or avoiding undue relaxation effects of metal silicides, thereby also providing enhanced efficiency for the strain generation. In some aspects, both effects may be combined to obtain an even more efficient strain-inducing mechanism. |
| US08274118B2 |
Hybrid material accumulation mode GAA CMOSFET
A Ge and Si hybrid material accumulation mode GAA (Gate-All-Around) CMOSFET includes a PMOS region having a first channel, an NMOS region having a second channel and a gate region. The first channel and the second channel have a circular-shaped cross section and are formed of p-type Ge and n-type Si, respectively; the surfaces of the first channel and the second channel are substantially surrounded by the gate region; a buried oxide layer is disposed between the PMOS region and the NMOS region and between the PMOS or NMOS region and the Si substrate to isolate them from one another. In an accumulation mode, current flows through the overall cylindrical channel, so as to achieve high carrier mobility, reduce low-frequency noises, prevent polysilicon gate depletion and short channel effects and increase the threshold voltage of the device. |
| US08274116B2 |
Control of threshold voltages in high-k metal gate stack and structures for CMOS devices
A high-k metal gate stack and structures for CMOS devices and a method for forming the devices. The gate stack includes a germanium (Ge) material layer formed on the semiconductor substrate, a diffusion barrier layer formed on the Ge material layer, a high-k dielectric having a high dielectric constant greater than approximately 3.9 formed over the diffusion barrier layer, and a conductive electrode layer formed above the high-k dielectric layer. |
| US08274113B1 |
Trench MOSFET having shielded electrode integrated with trench Schottky rectifier
A trench MOSFET having shielded gate in parallel with trench Schottky rectifier is formed on a single chip to further increase the efficiency of the trench MOSFET having shielded electrode. As the size of present device is getting smaller and smaller, the trench Schottky rectifier of this invention is able to be shrink and, at the same time, to achieve lower forward voltage drop and lower reverse leakage current. |
| US08274109B2 |
Semiconductor device with dynamical avalanche breakdown characteristics and method for manufacturing a semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having at least a pn-junction arranged in the semiconductor substrate. At least a field electrode is arranged at least next to a portion of the pn-junction, wherein the field electrode is insulated from the semiconductor substrate. A switching device is electrically connected to the field electrode and adapted to apply selectively and dynamically one of a first electrical potential and a second electrical potential, which is different to the first electrical potential, to the field electrode to alter the avalanche breakdown characteristics of the pn-junction. |
| US08274108B2 |
Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device and method for manufacturing the same
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device, includes: a stacked body including a plurality of insulating films alternately stacked with a plurality of electrode films, the electrode films being divided to form a plurality of control gate electrodes aligned in a first direction; a plurality of semiconductor pillars aligned in a stacking direction of the stacked body, the semiconductor pillars being arranged in a matrix configuration along the first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction to pierce the control gate electrodes; and a connection member connecting a lower end portion of one of the semiconductor pillars to a lower end portion of one other of the semiconductor pillars, an upper end portion of the one of the semiconductor pillars being connected to a source line, an upper end portion of the one other of the semiconductor pillars being connected to a bit line. At least some of the control gate electrodes are pierced by two of the semiconductor pillars adjacent to each other in the second direction. Two of the semiconductor pillars being connected to each other by the connection member pierce mutually different control gate electrodes. |
| US08274106B2 |
DRAM layout with vertical FETs and method of formation
DRAM cell arrays having a cell area of about 4F2 comprise an array of vertical transistors with buried bit lines and vertical double gate electrodes. The buried bit lines comprise a silicide material and are provided below a surface of the substrate. The word lines are optionally formed of a silicide material and form the gate electrode of the vertical transistors. The vertical transistor may comprise sequentially formed doped polysilicon layers or doped epitaxial layers. At least one of the buried bit lines is orthogonal to at least one of the vertical gate electrodes of the vertical transistors. |
| US08274105B2 |
Image pickup device and camera
An object is to provide a solid state image pickup device and a camera which do not worsen a sensor performance in terms of an optical property, a saturated charge amount and the like. A solid state image sensor including a pixel region having a plurality of pixels includes at least a photodiode and an amplifying portion amplifying photocharges outputted from the photodiode in the pixel region, and further includes a well electrode for taking well potential of a well region in which the amplifying portion is arranged. Between the well electrode and the photodiode, no element isolation regions by an insulation film are arranged. Moreover, on the surface of a first semiconductor region in which the photodiode stores the charges, a second semiconductor layer of a conductivity type reverse to that of the first semiconductor region is arranged. |
| US08274104B2 |
Repair structure and active device array substrate
A repair structure including a substrate, at least one first conducting line, a first insulating layer, at least one second conducting line and a repair connecting layer is provided. The at least one first conducting line is disposed on the substrate. The first insulating layer is disposed over the substrate to cover the first conducting line. The second conducting line is disposed over the first insulating layer. The second insulating layer covers the second conducting line and the first insulating layer. The repair connecting layer is disposed on the second insulating layer. In particular, the repair connecting layer is electrically connected to the first conducting line. The repair connecting layer overlaps the second conducting line but is electrically insulated from the second conducting line. |
| US08274102B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a PMOS transistor of a peripheral circuit region. The PMOS transistor is formed over a silicon germanium layer to have a compressive strain structure, thereby increasing hole mobility of a channel region in operation of the device. The semiconductor device may include a second active region including a silicon layer connected to a first active region of a semiconductor substrate, a silicon germanium layer formed over the silicon layer expected to be a PMOS region, and a PMOS gate formed over the silicon germanium layer. |
| US08274099B2 |
Integrated circuit including cross-coupled transistors having gate electrodes formed within gate level feature layout channels with gate contact position and offset specifications
A semiconductor device includes conductive features that are each defined within any one gate level channel that is uniquely associated with and defined along one of a number of parallel gate electrode tracks. The conductive features form gate electrodes of first and second PMOS transistor devices, and first and second NMOS transistor devices. The gate electrodes of the first PMOS and first NMOS transistor devices extend along a first gate electrode track. The gate electrodes of the second PMOS and second NMOS transistor devices extend along a second gate electrode track. A first set of interconnected conductors electrically connect the gate electrodes of the first PMOS and second NMOS transistor devices. A second set of interconnected conductors electrically connect the gate electrodes of the second PMOS and first NMOS transistor devices. The first and second sets of interconnected conductors traverse across each other within different levels of the semiconductor device. |
| US08274094B2 |
GaN compound semiconductor light emitting element and method of manufacturing the same
The present invention relates to a gallium nitride (GaN) compound semiconductor light emitting element (LED) and a method of manufacturing the same. The present invention provides a vertical GaN LED capable of improving the characteristics of a horizontal LED by means of a metallic protective film layer and a metallic support layer. According to the present invention, a metallic protective film layer with a thickness of at least 10 microns may be formed on the lateral and/or bottom sides of the vertical GaN LED. Further, a metallic substrate may be used instead of a sapphire substrate. A metallic support layer may be formed to protect the element from being distorted or damaged. Furthermore, a P-type electrode may be partially formed on a P—GaN layer in a mesh form. |
| US08274093B2 |
Semiconductor light emitting device and method of fabricating the same
Provided are a semiconductor light emitting device and a method of fabricating the same. The semiconductor light emitting device comprises a multireflection layer comprising at least one of reflection layers of different refractive indices, a first conductive semiconductor layer on the multireflection layers, an active layer on the first conductive type semiconductor layer, and a second conductive type semiconductor layer on the active layer. |
| US08274088B2 |
Surface-emitting laser element, fabrication method thereof, surface-emitting laser array, and fabrication method thereof
A fabrication method of a surface-emitting laser element includes a step of preparing a conductive GaN multiple-region substrate including a high dislocation density high conductance region, a low dislocation density high conductance region and a low dislocation density low conductance region, as a conductive GaN substrate; a semiconductor layer stack formation step of forming a group III-V compound semiconductor layer stack including an emission layer on the substrate; and an electrode formation step of forming a semiconductor layer side electrode and a substrate side electrode. The semiconductor layer and electrodes are formed such that an emission region into which carriers flow in the emission layer is located above and within the span of the low dislocation density high conductance region. Thus, a surface-emitting laser element having uniform light emission at the emission region can be obtained with favorable yield. |
| US08274087B2 |
Nitride semiconductor substrate and manufacturing method of the same
To improve an adhesion to a substrate holder, and improve a device production yield by uniformizing a temperature distribution in a surface of a substrate and uniformizing characteristics such as a film thickness. When a concave warpage is set to be negative on a substrate front side, and a convex warpage is set to be positive on the substrate front side, then a line segment is drawn from one end of a substrate rear surface to the other end of the substrate rear surface, passing through a substrate center line, and a substrate is sliced by this line segment in a substrate thickness direction, a maximum value of shortest values of a distance from an arbitrary point on the drawn line segment to a rear side outline in a sliced surface, is defined as warpage H in a diameter direction, and when the warpage H in the diameter direction is obtained in a substrate peripheral direction, with its maximum value set to be Hmax, and its minimum value set to be Hmin, the warpage H in the diameter direction is defined to satisfy Hmax−Hmin≦30 μm. |
| US08274084B2 |
Method and structure for establishing contacts in thin film transistor devices
The roughness and structural height of printed metal lines is used to pin a fluid. This fluid deposits a top contact material which is connected to the bottom printed contacts through pinholes in the hydrophobic polymer layer. This results in a sandwich-like contact structure achieved in a self-aligned deposition process and having improved source-drain contact for all-additive printed circuits. In one form, the present technique is used for thin film transistor applications, but it may be applied to electrodes in general. |
| US08274083B2 |
Semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same
A reduction in contaminating impurities in a TFT, and a TFT which is reliable, is obtained in a semiconductor device which uses the TFT. By removing contaminating impurities residing in a film interface of the TFT using a solution containing fluorine, a reliable TFT can be obtained. |
| US08274082B2 |
Electronic semiconductor device based on copper nickel and gallium-tin-zinc-copper-titanium p and n-type oxides, their applications and corresponding manufacture process
The present invention corresponds to the use of p and n-type oxide semiconductors based on copper nickel (OCuxNiy, with 0 |
| US08274075B2 |
Crosslinked polymeric dielectric materials and electronic devices incorporating same
Solution-processable dielectric materials are provided, along with precursor compositions and processes for preparing the same. Composites and electronic devices including the dielectric materials also are provided. |
| US08274059B2 |
Molecule mass detection via field emission of electrons from membranes
An active detector and methods for detecting molecules, including large molecules such as proteins and oligonucleotides, at or near room temperature based on the generation of electrons via field emission (FE) and/or secondary electron emission (SEE). The detector comprises a semiconductor membrane having an external surface that is contacted by one or more molecules, and an internal surface having a thin metallic layer or other type of electron emitting layer. The kinetic energy of molecules contacting the semiconductor membrane is transferred through the membrane and induces the emission of electrons from the emitting layer. An electron detector, which optionally includes means for electron amplification, is positioned to detect the emitted electrons. |
| US08274054B2 |
Method and apparatus for imaging using robust bayesian sequence reconstruction
Methods and systems for determining a sequence of energy interactions in a detector. A plurality of discrete energy interactions is received in a plurality of detector voxels. A plurality of possible sequences of interaction is formed based on the received plurality of discrete energy interactions. For each of the plurality of possible sequences of interaction, an a posteriori probability is computed, where the a posteriori probability is based on a likelihood that the possible sequence of interaction is consistent with the received plurality of discrete energy interactions. Additionally or alternatively, the a posteriori probability may be based on an a priori probability. One of the formed plurality of possible sequences of interaction is selected based on the computed a posteriori probability. |
| US08274051B1 |
Method and device for optoelectronic sensors with IR blocking filter
Semiconductor structures for optoelectronic sensors with an infrared (IR) blocking filter and methods for using such sensors with post-detection compensation for IR content that passes through the IR blocking filter are provided herein. |
| US08274045B2 |
Imaging mass spectrometry principle and its application in a device
A method of imaging mass spectroscopy and a corresponding apparatus are provided, wherein the m/z-ratio of ions as well as the location of said ions on a sample surface are detected simultaneously in a time of flight mass spectrometer. The detector is a semiconductor array detector comprising pixels, that each can be arranged to measure a signal intensity of a signal induced by the ions or their time of arrival. A four-dimensional image consisting of the two lateral dimensions on the sample surface, the m/z-ratio representing the ion type and the abundance of an ion type on the surface can be reconstructed from repeated measurements for which a correspondingly adapted computer program product can be involved. |
| US08274038B2 |
Dust control and flow control testing device and method of reducing airborne dust and increasing flow of bulk materials
A method for determining quantity and/or a type of dust control agent for controlling dust of a bulk material or flowability thereof comprises dispensing a bulk material into an agitator and agitating the bulk material in the agitator to create airborne dust from the bulk material. A test method for determining a quantity and/or a type of dust control agent effective for reducing a quantity of airborne dust that separates from a bulk material during handling comprises: 1) dispensing a dust-containing bulk material into an agitator; 2) agitating the bulk material in the agitator to a degree sufficient to produce airborne dust from the bulk material; and 3) measuring a quantity of airborne dust produced from the bulk material; repeating steps 1), 2) and 3) after applying a particular dust control agent to said bulk material; and comparing the quantity of airborne dust that separates from the bulk material with and without the dust control agent. |
| US08274034B2 |
Optical arrangement comprising emitters and detectors on a common substrate
The invention relates to optical arrangements which can be provided, preferably also in miniaturized form, for the most varied applications. They can be used in many sectors of life and also commercially, and indeed whenever information should be presented visually and/or optical information should be recognized and taken into account. It is the object of the invention to provide optical arrangements with which different optical information can be utilized in more complex form together in one arrangement. The optical arrangement in accordance with the invention is configured such that elements both emitting and detecting electromagnetic radiation are arranged on a common substrate or are configured thereat. A plurality of these elements are preferably present together in each case. It can, however, also be sufficient for specific applications to provide in each case an emitting or a detecting element with a plurality of the respective other elements. |
| US08274023B2 |
Missile training system
The present invention is directed to missile training systems, especially to those relating to the provision of a mechanism that allows missiles and similar devices to be fired at a target in a realistic, but safe, manner. The use of live fire exercises, in which army or other armed forces personnel use fully functioning weapons systems is well established. Live fire exercises can be used to provide realistic training scenarios, but also present obvious dangers. The present invention provides a module for attachment to an object (such as a missile), the object being adapted to be directed towards a target (such as a ship), the module comprising a control system providing an output signal indicative of whether or not said object is to be destroyed. |
| US08274022B2 |
Induction heater and induction heating method
An object of the present invention is to provide an induction heater and an induction heating method capable of heating by induction a work in which a gear portion and a shaft are integrated.An induction heater for a gear portion and a stepped shaft is arranged in such a manner that a first heating coil (annular coil) surrounds the gear portion and that a second heating coil (linear coil) faces the stepped shaft in an axial direction. Alternating currents of different frequencies are supplied to the first heating coil 1 and the second heating coil. Further, a part of the second heating coil is arranged so as to come opposite a boundary between the gear portion and the stepped shaft, thereby connecting a hardened pattern of the gear portion by the first heating coil and a hardened pattern of the stepped shaft by the second heating coil. |
| US08274019B2 |
High temperature connector and method for manufacturing
This invention generally relates to a connector for attaching an electrical power source to a conductive fiber tow comprising: a flat surface having an upper and a lower mating portion substantially opposing each other; said upper portion includes a plurality of parallel ribbed troughs and said lower portion includes plurality of parallel ribbed protrusions wherein the upper and lower portions of said surface engagingly fasten a portion of said fiber tow between the ribbed protrusions and the ribbed troughs to hold the said fiber in a fixed position; and at least one electrical contact integral to the flat surface to supply electrical energy to said fiber for producing heat energy. |
| US08274014B2 |
Filler metal with flux for brazing and soldering and method of making and using same
A wire (10) for use in a brazing or soldering operation has an elongated body (12) of a metallic material. The elongated body (12) has an outer surface (18). A channel (14) is formed along a length of the body. The channel (14) has an opening (A1). A flux solution (22) is deposited within the channel (14) and along the length of the body. The flux solution (22) covers a portion of the outer surface (18). A portion of the flux solution (22) is exposed through the opening (A1) in the channel (14). |
| US08274012B2 |
Welding control apparatus for pulse arc welding of consumed electrode type, arc length control method for use with the same, and welding system including the welding control apparatus
A welding control apparatus includes an integrator for starting calculation of a voltage error integral value Sv2 when a first pulse period ends and a second pulse period starts in a pulse cycle, based on various data. The apparatus also includes a comparator for comparatively determining whether a value of the voltage error integral value Sv2 provided as the calculation result has become 0, and a waveform generator for terminating the relevant pulse cycle and starting a next pulse cycle when the value of the voltage error integral value Sv2 is 0. Where Sv2=∫{Ks(Io2−Is2)+Vs2−Vo2}dt (1). |
| US08274007B2 |
Magnet interrupter for high voltage switching
A magnetic interrupter consisting of a stationary and moving butt contacts that open an electric circuit in dielectric gas (e.g., SF6) contained in a sealed, pressurized insulating housing. One or both of the contacts contain a magnet with poles spaced apart in a radial plane perpendicular to the axial direction to spin the arc in the radial plane about the center of the contacts. Permanent magnets may be used to spin the arc so that the magnetic field is not affected by the magnitude of the arcing current, which makes the magnetic interrupter suitable for interrupting currents below fault level currents. One or both of the magnets may also be a field coil and a permanent magnet may be used in combination with a field coil. |
| US08274005B2 |
Keypad assembly
A keypad assembly is described herein in which the keypad assembly includes a substrate and a plurality of domes positioned on the substrate and configured to translate operator action into a corresponding input for a machine. The keypad assembly also includes a dome overlay positioned over the domes and the substrate in which the dome overlay can create a sealed environment for the substrate and the domes. A light guide that directs light in the keypad assembly and an interlocking component coupled to the light guide can also be part of the keypad assembly. In one arrangement, the interlocking component can selectively compress the dome overlay to assist in the creation of the sealed environment. In another arrangement, the interlocking component can compress the dome overlay by bending the dome overlay at an edge of the substrate. |
| US08274004B2 |
Safety system and handle member therefor
A fluidic operator presence control and safety system for walk-behind and riding equipment, such as lawn mowers and the like, is provided. The system includes a first handle member mounted to a portion of the equipment, the first handle member having an internal fluid flow channel containing a fluid therein, the fluid flow channel being closed to the environment. The system further includes a first electrical switch mounted adjacent the fluid flow channel and interacting therewith. The first electrical switch being in physical communication with the fluid flow channel so that pressure variances transmitted by the fluid within the fluid flow channel as a result of manual compression of a portion of the first handle member are conveyed through the internal fluid flow channel to the first electrical switch thereby actuating the first electrical switch for enabling operation of one or more functions of the equipment. |
| US08274001B2 |
Weighing apparatus having opposed wheels
Weighing apparatus for weighing and conveying items of various shape and size. The weighing apparatus apparatus includes at least two oppositely rotating wheels that engage an item to be weighed. A force measurement element, such as a load cell, is provided to weigh the item to be weighed while the item is conveyed by the wheels in a suspended position. More than one pair of wheels may be employed. |
| US08273999B2 |
Structure for fastening metallic plate parts together
A chassis 2 as a first sheet-metal part has an L-shaped hooking section 27 formed at a cover mounting opening end of each side plate thereof, and an assembly guide section 28 dimpling inwardly the opening end of the chassis 2 by the thickness of a cover 8; the cover 8 as a second sheet-metal part has a hooking claw 81 extending from each side edge of the cover to the mounting side thereof and engaging with the L-shaped hooking section 27, and a guide lug 82 engaging with the assembly guide section 28, wherein an engaging claw 85 and an engaging hole 102, and a tapped hole 101 and a screw passing-through hole 84 are relatively provided on the abutment faces between the chassis 2 and the cover 8, respectively. |
| US08273998B2 |
Dual voltage electrical floor box
An outlet box assembly for separating and insulating higher voltage power conductors from lower voltage data conductors. The assembly includes a housing, a housing divider and a bracket. The housing including at least one vertically extending side wall defining an interior space therein. The housing divider disposed within the housing and extending across the interior space forming a vertical barrier between a first housing compartment and a second housing compartment. The bracket capable of having secured thereto at least one of the higher voltage power conductors and at least one of the low voltage data conductors. The bracket including at least one partition separating conductor compartments therein, the at least one partition extending vertically and substantially perpendicular to the divider. A floor of each conductor compartment extends across at least a portion of both the first housing compartment and the second housing compartment. |
| US08273997B2 |
Antireflective apparatus with anisotropic capacitive circuit analog sheets
An apparatus having a reduced reflection from its surface includes a dielectric material and a capacitive circuit analog sheet buried within the dielectric material and configured to produce a reflection that adds out of phase with a reflection from an incident side of the dielectric material. The capacitive circuit analog sheet comprises conductive patches configured to have high impedance for transverse magnetic (TM) polarization. |
| US08273995B2 |
Concentric vias in electronic substrate
A multiwall via structure in an electronic substrate having multiple conductive layers. The multiwall via structure includes an outer via coupled to a pair of the conductive layers, an inner via within the outer via and coupled to the same pair of conductive layers, and a dielectric layer between the inner and outer vias. In various embodiments, the pair of conductive layers can be inner conductive layers or outer conductive layers of the electronic substrate. In other embodiments, a method of preparing a multiwall via structure is provided. |
| US08273992B2 |
Wiring board
The wiring board includes: a base material; a copper pattern which is formed in one surface of the base material, and made of a first metal; and a first nickel land and a second nickel land which are formed over the copper pattern in contact with the copper pattern, and made of a second metal having a higher ionization tendency than that of the first metal, wherein a groove reaching the base material is formed in the copper pattern around a region overlapping the first nickel land at least when seen in a plan view. |
| US08273987B2 |
Electronic device
According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a housing, an outer wall, a rib, a cable, and a stopper. The housing houses at least part of an electronic component. The outer wall constitutes at least part of an outer contour of the housing. The rib is located between the outer wall and the electronic component, and the outer surface of the rib faces the inner surface of the outer wall. The cable is routed between the outer wall and the rib. The stopper is housed in the housing, and engages the rib to prevent the rib from inclining toward the outer wall. |
| US08273981B2 |
Structure for securing solar cell modules and frame and securing member for solar cell modules
The present invention provides a solar cell module securing structure capable of securing solar cell modules without any trouble even when there is a change in temperature or the like, and also provides frames and securing members for the solar cell modules.A contact portion (12e) of each of the first frames (12) of solar cell modules (10) engaged on the opposite side of a shaft portion (22) of each securing member (20) securing a solar cell module (10) to a supporting member (2) from securing units (21a) can be fastened to the shaft portion (22) with engaging screws (4) through a void (24b) from the side of the securing units (21a). The contact portion (12e) of each of the first frames (12) engaged on the side of the securing units (21a) are brought into contact with the outer end portion (24a) of each inner protrusion (24), to restrict impaction of the first frames (12). With this arrangement, a predetermined amount of space is formed between the contact portions (12e) and the shaft portions (22), and a predetermined amount of space is formed between the facing upper side faces (12a) of the first frames (12) engaged with both sides of each of the shaft portions (22). |
| US08273976B1 |
Method of providing a musical score and associated musical sound compatible with the musical score
A synchronized performance process includes performing a first portion of a musical work using musicians and performing a second portion of the musical work using a computer. |
| US08273972B1 |
Maize variety hybrid 10801570
A novel maize variety designated 10801570 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing maize variety 10801570 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 10801570 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety 10801570, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety 10801570. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety 10801570. |
| US08273971B1 |
Maize variety hybrid X7R421
A novel maize variety designated X7R421 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X7R421 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X7R421 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X7R421, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X7R421. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X7R421. |
| US08273967B1 |
Soybean cultivar 05JR211311
The present invention is in the field of soybean cultivar 05JR211311 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean cultivar 05JR211311 and its progeny, and methods of making 05JR211311. |
| US08273965B2 |
Soybean variety A1015862
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1015862. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1015862. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1015862 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1015862 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US08273960B2 |
Soybean cultivar S080187
A soybean cultivar designated S080187 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S080187, to the plants of soybean S080187, to plant parts of soybean cultivar S080187, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar S080187 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 S080187, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S080187, 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 S080187 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US08273958B2 |
Process for the production of arachidonic acid and/or eicosapentaenoic acid
The present invention relates to a new process for the production of arachidonic acid and/or eicosapentaenoic acid in plants through the co-expression of a Δ-12-/Δ-15-desaturase, Δ-9-elongase, Δ-8-desaturase and a Δ-5-desaturase and a process for the production of lipids or oils having an increased content of unsaturated fatty acids, in particular ω-3 and ω-6 fatty acids having at least two double bonds and a 18 or 20 carbon atom chain length. Preferably the arachidonic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid are produced in at least a 1:2 ratio. The invention furthermore relates to the production of a transgenic plants, preferably a transgenic crop plant, having an increased content of arachidonic acid and/or eicosapentaenoic acid, oils or lipids containing C18- or C20-fatty acids with a double bond in position 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15 or 17 of the fatty acid produced, respectively due to the expression of the Δ-12-/Δ-15-desaturase, of the Δ-9-elongase, of the Δ-8-desaturase and of the Δ-5-desaturase in the plant. The expression of the inventive Δ-12-/Δ-15-desaturase leads preferably to linoleic acid and linolenic acid as products having a double bond in the position 9, 12 and 15 of the fatty acid. The invention additionally relates to specific nucleic acid sequences encoding for proteins with Δ-12-/Δ-15-desaturase-, Δ-9-elongase-, Δ-8-desaturase- or Δ-5-desaturase-activity, nucleic acid constructs, vectors and transgenic plants containing said nucleic acid sequences. |
| US08273954B1 |
Genetically transformed plants
This invention relates to genetically transformed, non-tumorous plant cells. A modified Ti plasmid is created which contains a left T-DNA border, one or more desired genes, and a right T-DNA border. This region does not contain tumorigenic or phytohormone-altering genes. The Ti plasmid is inserted into plant cells, where the T-DNA region is transferred into the plant genome. The transformed plant cells may be regenerated into morphologically normal plants which will pass the desired gene(s) to their descendants. |
| US08273949B2 |
Precise breeding
The present invention relates to a method for identifying and isolating native plant nucleic acid sequences that may function as T-DNAs or T-DNA border-like sequences, effecting the transfer of one polynucleotide into another polynucleotide. The present invention also provides a modified tuber, such as a genetically modified mature tuber, that comprises at least one trait that is not exhibited by a non-modified tuber of the same species. |
| US08273947B1 |
Maize variety hybrid X8H451W
A novel maize variety designated X8H451W and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X8H451W with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X8H451W through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X8H451W, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X8H451W. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X8H451W. |
| US08273943B2 |
Composite sheet and absorbent article using the composite sheet
It is intended to provide an absorbent article provided with a composite sheet which comprises a film sheet and a fiber mass and is excellent in the ability to draw in a liquid and the ability to prevent the backward flow. Namely, an absorbent article provided with a composite sheet comprising a film sheet having multiple pores formed therein and a fiber mass laminated on one side of the film sheet, wherein the fiber mass has a projected section in which a part of the fiber mass projects through the multiple pores toward the other side of the film sheet. |
| US08273939B2 |
Disposable absorbent articles having a windowed removable sensor
A disposable absorbent article suitable for receiving and containing bodily exudates, the article comprising a front region, a back region and a crotch region disposed between said front and back region, each region having two opposing longitudinal edges, and wherein said article further comprises a window on any one of said regions for viewing a removable sensor placed adjacent to and facing said window. |
| US08273938B2 |
Heavy olefin production process
A process is presented for the selective separation and recovery of large normal paraffins from a heavy kerosene boiling point fraction. The process includes passing the heavy kerosene fraction through an adsorption separation system for separating the normal paraffins from the paraffin mixture. The recovered extract and raffinate streams are mixed with a diluent made up of a lighter hydrocarbon. The subsequent diluted extract and raffinate streams are passed through first fractionation columns to separate the desorbent from the diluent and the heavier paraffins. The mixture of the diluent and heavier paraffins is passed through a second set of fractionation columns to separate the diluent and the heavier paraffins. |
| US08273935B2 |
Selective aromatics isomerization process
This invention is drawn to a process for isomerizing a non-equilibrium mixture of xylenes and ethylbenzene using a catalyst comprising a zeolite having specific particle-size characteristics, a platinum-group metal and a silica binder. A relatively minimal amount of hydrogen is supplied to the process on a once-through basis, resulting in low saturation of aromatics while achieving effective xylene isomerization with reduced processing costs. |
| US08273932B2 |
Process for producing alkylated aromatic compounds and process for producing phenol
The process for producing alkylated aromatic compounds includes feeding raw materials including an aromatic compound, a ketone and hydrogen in a gas-liquid downward concurrent flow mode to a fixed-bed reactor packed with a catalyst thereby to produce an alkylated aromatic compound, wherein the catalyst includes a solid acid component and a metal component, the catalyst is loaded in the fixed-bed reactor such that the catalyst forms a catalyst layer, and the reaction gas flow rate defined by Equation (1) below is not less than 0.05 at an entrance of a layer containing the solid acid: ρg·ug·[ρair·ρwater/(ρg·ρl)]1/2 (kgm−2s−1). |
| US08273930B2 |
Process for producing ethylene from ethanol combining the catalytic conversion of hydrocarbons
A process for producing ethylene from ethanol combining the catalytic conversion of hydrocarbons: an ethanol feedstock is contacted with a Y-zeolite containing catalyst to give a product stream, and a coked catalyst and an target product of ethylene are obtained after separating the reaction stream; a hydrocarbon feedstock is contacted with a Y-zeolite containing catalyst to give a product stream, a spent catalyst and an oil vapor are obtained after separating the reaction stream, and the oil vapor is further separated to give the products such as gas, gasoline and the like; a part or all of the coked catalyst and a part or all of the spent catalyst enter the regenerator for the coke-burning regeneration, and the regenerated catalyst is divided into two portions, wherein one portion returns to be contacted with the hydrocarbon feedstock, and the other portion, after cooling, returns to be contacted with ethanol feedstock. This process not only reasonably utilizes the excessive thermal energy of the hydrocarbon conversion, but also solves the problem of heat supply for the conversion of ethanol, thus ensuring the continuous catalytic conversion of ethanol and generating enormous economic benefits. For the catalytic conversion of the ethanol, the content of ethylene is 95 vol % or more in the gas product; and the conversion of ethylene is not less than 99%. For the catalytic conversion of the hydrocarbons, the yield for the light olefins increases slightly by at least 2 mol %. |
| US08273927B2 |
Alcohol fractionation
A process is provided for the recovery of alcohol from its aqueous solution by dissolving caustic in the solution to generate a phase separation. One layer contains the alcohol product and the other layer waste water. By recovering and recycling the caustic, a self-contained process is realized. |
| US08273926B2 |
Method of converting a polyol to an olefin
A method of preparing an olefin comprising: reacting a polyol in the presence of a carboxylic acid, such that an olefin is produced by the deoxygenation of the polyol. The reacting step can comprise (a) providing a composition comprising the polyol, (b) heating the composition, and (c) introducing the carboxylic acid to the composition wherein the introducing step occurs prior to, at the same time as, or subsequent to the heating step. In one embodiment, the polyol is glycerol, the carboxylic acid is formic acid, and the olefin is allyl alcohol, which is produced at a yield of about 80% or greater. |
| US08273915B2 |
Process for preparing isocyanates
The invention provides a process for preparing polyisocyanates, comprising the steps of a) reacting amines with phosgene, b) removing hydrogen chloride, excess phosgene and, if appropriate, the solvent from the reaction mixture, c) separating the liquid mixture from step b) into a liquid phase and a gaseous phase, d) working up the gaseous phase from step c) to give the polyisocyanate. |
| US08273914B1 |
Process for preparing vinyl chloroformate
Disclosed is a process for making vinyl chloroformate which includes reacting (a) a carbonyl compound of formula I: wherein R is a halogen or an alkyl group of 1 to about 25 carbon atoms; with (b) a silyl-containing enol ether and in the presence of an effective amount of a Group VIII-containing catalyst. |
| US08273912B2 |
Process for the preparation of an alkylene carbonate and an alkylene glycol
The invention provides a reaction system for the production of an alkylene carbonate comprising: an epoxidation zone containing an epoxidation catalyst located within an epoxidation reactor; a carboxylation zone containing an bromide-containing carboxylation catalyst located within an alkylene oxide absorber; and one or more purification zones containing a purification absorbent capable of reducing the quantity of bromide-containing impurities in a feed comprising a recycle gas, which purification zones are located upstream from the epoxidation zone; and a process for the production of an alkylene carbonate and an alkylene glycol. |
| US08273911B2 |
Preparation of alkoxy- and/or halosilane (poly)sulfides and coupling agents comprised thereof
At least one (poly)thio alkoxy and/or halosilane is/are prepared by reaction of at least one sulfur-containing reagent with at least one alkoxy and/or halosilane, wherein an ionic addition of a sulfur-containing reagent to an alkoxy and/or halosilane is preferably conducted with thermal and/or actinic activation; the novel polythio alkoxy and/or halosilanes of formula (III.2) thus prepared are particularly useful as coupling agents in elastomeric compositions containing a white filler of the silica type and having the formula (III.2) wherein, for example, R1.1 and R1.3=methyl and R1.2=ethoxy. |
| US08273910B2 |
Process for silylating monocarboxylic acids
A process for preparing silylated monocarboxylic acids by reacting C2-C10-monocarboxylic acids with halosilanes of the general formula (I) SiHal4-xRx (I) in which Hal is a halogen atom selected from the group of fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine, R is independently hydrogen, C1-C10-alkyl or aryl and x is an integer of 0 to 3 to form hydrogen halide in the presence of an auxiliary base, wherein the auxiliary base and the hydrogen halide form a salt which forms two immiscible phases with the product of value or the solution of the product of value in a suitable solvent and is removed. |
| US08273908B2 |
Process for the preparation of estrone and/or estradiol-derivatives
Process for the preparation of a compound of general formula (II) wherein R1 and R2 independently are hydrogen or a hydroxy- or hydrocarbyl group; or wherein R1 and R2 together are a double bonded oxygen; R3 is hydrogen; R′4 is a nitrobenzophenone group; and R5 and R6 independently are hydrogen or a hydroxy- or hydrocarbyl group; from a compound of general formula (I) wherein, R1, R2 R3, R5 and R6 are as defined above and R4 is hydrogen; wherein the compound of formula (I) is reacted under alkaline conditions with 2-chloro-5-nitrobenzophenone in the presence of an alkanolic solvent and the compound of formula (II) is directly crystallized from this alkanolic solvent. Complex of an alkanol and a compound of general formula (II) obtainable from the above process and processes wherein the above process or complex are used. |
| US08273906B2 |
Method for producing glycoside aglycone
It is intended to provide a method for producing aglycone from a glycoside efficiently at low cost without using an acid catalyst or an organic solvent. The method for producing aglycone, characterized by bringing a glycoside into contact with high temperature high pressure water. The temperature of the high temperature high pressure water is generally from 100 to 374° C., preferably from 140 to 320° C., more preferably from 200 to 300° C. The pressure of the high temperature high pressure water may be not lower than the saturated water vapor pressure at the temperature, i.e., a pressure at which the liquid state is maintained. |
| US08273905B2 |
Aminoalkyl-amidomethyl-substituted 2-(4-sulphonylamino)-3-hydroxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-chroman-6-yl derivatives
Compounds corresponding to formula I, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10 and n have the meanings given in the description, and also a process for the preparation of these compounds and intermediate products of this process. Furthermore, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of Formula I and related methods of treatment. |
| US08273901B2 |
Process of forming a pyrrole compound
Disclosed is a process of forming a pyrrole compound. The process comprises contacting an α-carbonyl oxime compound 1 and an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde 2 R1 and R2 in compound 1 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, a silyl-group, an aliphatic group, an alicyclic group, an aromatic group, an arylaliphatic group, and an arylalicyclic group. The aliphatic, alicyclic, aromatic, arylaliphatic, and arylalicyclic groups comprise 0 to about 3 heteroatoms selected from the group N, O, S, Se and Si. R3 in aldehyde 2 is selected from the group consisting of H, a silyl-group, an aliphatic group, an alicyclic group, an aromatic group, an arylaliphatic group, and an arylalicyclic group. The aliphatic, alicyclic, aromatic, arylaliphatic, and arylalicyclic groups comprise 0 to about 3 heteroatoms selected from the group N, O, S, Se and Si. The α-carbonyl oxime compound 1 an the α,β-unsaturated aldehyde 2 are contacted in a suitable solvent in the presence of a secondary amine. The compounds are contacted for a sufficient period of time to allow the formation of an N-hydroxypyrrole compound 3 |
| US08273899B2 |
Method for production of N-(2-amino-1,2-dicyanovinyl)imidates, method for production of N-(2-amino-1,2-dicyanovinyl)formamidine, and method for production of aminoimidazole derivatives
A method for producing N-(2-amino-1,2-dicyanovinyl)imidates represented by the following formula (1-III) under low temperature conditions within a short period of time in high yield is provided. In addition, a method for producing N-(2-amino-1,2-dicyanovinyl)formamidine represented by the following formula (2-II) which is suitably applicable to a cyclization reaction for producing AICN, AICA or the like and which enhances yield of the cyclization reaction is provided. In addition, a method for producing aminoimidazole derivatives represented by the following formula (3-V) in high yield by using diaminomaleonitrile as a starting material is provided. |
| US08273895B2 |
NK1 antagonists
A NK1 antagonist having the formula (I), wherein Ar1 and Ar2 are optionally substituted phenyl or heteroaryl, X1 is an ether, thio or imino linkage, R4 and R5 are not both H or alkyl, and the remaining variables are as defined in the specification, useful for treating a number of disorders, including emesis, depression, anxiety and cough. Pharmaceutical compositions. Methods of treatment and combinations with other agents are also disclosed. |
| US08273889B2 |
Method for producing 2-azaadamantane
The invention provides a method for producing 2-azaadamantanes represented by formula (1) in good yields. The method includes cyclizing a compound represented by formula (2) in the presence of an acid. |
| US08273888B2 |
Process for the preparation of 6-alpha-hydroxy-N-alkylated opiates
The present invention is directed to the preparation of 6-keto morphinans. |
| US08273887B2 |
Processes for synthesis of opiate alkaloid derivatives
The present invention provides processes for the synthesis of opiate alkaloids. In particular, the opiate alkaloids produced by the process of the invention are typically intermediate compounds that may be utilized to produce a variety of biologically active alkaloids including buprenorphine and diprenorphine. |
| US08273886B2 |
Radiation sensitive self-assembled monolayers and uses thereof
The invention is directed to a radiation sensitive compound comprising a surface binding group proximate to one end of the compound for attachment to a substrate, and a metal binding group proximate to an opposite end of the compound. The metal binding group is not radiation sensitive. The radiation sensitive compound also includes a body portion disposed between the surface binding group and the metal binding group, and a radiation sensitive group positioned in the body portion or adjacent to the metal binding group. The surface binding group is capable of attaching to a substrate selected from a metal, a metal oxide, or a semiconductor material. |
| US08273882B2 |
Quinoxaline carboxamide derivatives as protein tyrosine kinase inhibitors
The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein the substituents are as defined in the specification, in free form or in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester, N-oxide thereof; processes for the preparation thereof; to pharmaceuticals containing such compounds, in particular for the use in one or more Protein tyrosine kinase mediated diseases. |
| US08273879B2 |
Triazolo pyrimidine compounds
The present invention relates to a pyrimidine compound (I) useful as a pharmaceutical intermediate, to a process for preparing said pyrimidine compound, to intermediates used in said process, and to the use of said pyrimidine compound in the preparation of pharmaceuticals. |
| US08273877B1 |
Substituted tetraazapentalenes
Substituted tetraazapentalenes have two benzenoid rings and eight substitutable positions. Substitutions are made of hydrogen or C—H groups in favor of amino groups, nitro groups or nitrogen atoms. The tetraazapentalenes are synthesized through an intermediate azo, which is made from a 1:1:1 molar ratio of a nitroaniline, sodium nitrite and an amine. |
| US08273875B2 |
High performance luminescent compounds
Embodiments relate to the field of chemistry and biochemistry, and, more specifically, to novel near-infrared dyes that are photostable and resistant to quenching. The dyes belong to a novel family of squaraine rotaxanes, and they are particularly well-suited for use in biological applications. Also disclosed are methods of synthesizing the dyes and methods of using the dyes. |
| US08273874B2 |
Method of dynamic nuclear polarisation (DNP) and compounds and compositions for use in the method
The invention relates to an improved method of dynamic nuclear polarisation (DNP) of carboxylic acids and to compounds and compositions for use in the method. |
| US08273869B2 |
Lipid formulated dsRNA targeting the PCSK9 gene
This invention relates to composition and methods using lipid formulated siRNA targeted to a PCSK9 gene. |
| US08273867B2 |
Transducible delivery of siRNA by dsRNA binding domain fusions to PTD/CPPS
The disclosure provides fusion polypeptides and constructs useful in delivering anionically charged nucleic acid molecules including diagnostics and therapeutics to a cell or subject. The fusion constructs include a protein transduction domain and a nucleic acid binding domain, or a protein transduction domain and a nucleic acid that is coated with one or more nucleic acid binding domains sufficient to neutralize an anionic charge on the nucleic acid. Also provided are methods of treating disease and disorders such as cell proliferative disorders. |
| US08273864B2 |
Nucleic acid molecules encoding B7-DC variants
Variant costimulatory polypeptides, nucleic acids encoding such polypeptides, and methods for using the polypeptides and nucleic acids to enhance a T cell response are provided herein. |
| US08273863B1 |
Nucleic acid ladders
The present invention provides nucleic acid compositions or ladders which may be used as standards for estimating the size (in base pairs) and or mass of nucleic acid molecules of unknown size and/or mass. The invention also relates to methods for producing such compositions or ladders, ladders or compositions produced by such methods, and to methods for estimating the size and/or mass of nucleic acid molecules by comparison to these nucleic acid sizing ladders. |
| US08273859B2 |
Diagnostic agent and therapeutic agent for pancreatic cancer
The present invention provides a novel diagnostic or therapeutic method for pancreatic cancer employing a blood marker. The present invention provides a diagnostic or therapeutic drug for pancreatic cancer containing an anti-AMIGO2 antibody. |
| US08273857B2 |
Compositions and methods of use of neurovascular protective multifunctional polynitroxylated pegylated carboxy hemoglobins for transfusion and critical care medicine
The present invention describes neuroprotective and multifunctional intra- and inter-molecular redox coupled polynitroxylated pegylated carboxy hemoglobins as high therapeutic index agents for un-met medical needs or diseases, which require acute or chronic alleviation of oxidative stress and correction of inadequate blood flow resulting from physical injury, ischemia, reperfusion injury, and inflammation injury in either or both pre-hospital and in-hospital transfusion and critical care medicine. These hemoglobins are triple-modified with a focus on therapeutic activities rather than oxygen carrying ability. |
| US08273855B2 |
Nogo, Caspr, F3 NB-3 useful in the treatment of injury and disease to the central nervous system
The application provides materials and methods for promoting myelination of neuronal axons in the CNS. These derive from the findings first that the molecules Nogo and Caspr interact with one another during establishment and maintenance of the axoglial junction, and secondly that the molecules F3 and NB-3 are capable of promoting oligodendrocyte maturation via interaction with Notch. The materials and methods provided may be used in the treatment of CNS damage, in particular the treatment of spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy and stroke. |
| US08273854B2 |
GLP-1 analog fusion proteins
The invention provides specific GLP-1 analogs fused to specific IgG4-Fc derivatives. These fusion proteins have an increased half-life, decreased immunogenicity, and reduce effector activity. The fusion proteins are useful in treating diabetes, obesity, irritable bowel syndrome and other conditions that would be benefited by lowering plasma glucose, inhibiting gastric and/or intestinal motility and inhibiting gastric and/or intestinal emptying, or inhibiting food intake. |
| US08273852B2 |
Medium chain length polyhydroxyalkanoate polymer and method of making same
A method is provided for producing medium chain length poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) (MCL-PHA) with a selected ratio of monomers. A method of controlling the ratio of monomers in MCL-PHA is also provided which includes fermenting naturally occurring microorganisms with a fatty acid substrate, a food source and an additive. The methods provided do not sacrifice cell growth and maintenance and provide high yields of MCL-PHAs. MCL-PHAs are provided that are copolymers of Cn and Cn−2 monomers, where (n is 6-18). |
| US08273850B2 |
Polyester compositions from biologically-derived materials
Polyester compositions based on 1,3-propanediol and aromatic and aliphatic diacids that can contain a large fraction of biologically derived content are disclosed. Transesterification between polyesters in blends of such compositions is greatly reduced using phosphorous-containing additives. The blends have properties similar to poly(ethylene terephthalate). |
| US08273849B2 |
Isosorbide-based polycarbonates, method of making, and articles formed therefrom
Disclosed herein is a polycarbonate polymer comprising: an isosorbide unit, and an aliphatic unit different from the isosorbide unit, wherein the isosorbide unit and aliphatic unit are each carbonate, or a combination of carbonate and ester units and the aliphatic unit is derived from an aliphatic oligomer having a molecular weight of 900 to 4000. |
| US08273848B2 |
Protective polymeric materials and related devices
The present invention relates to polymeric materials having enhanced properties. In some cases, the materials may comprise polymers having shape-persistent portions which may enhance the mechanical properties of the material. The materials may exhibit higher stiffness or strength and ductility values, resulting in higher energy absorption and enhanced protection, as well as, longer lifetimes for product usage. In some cases, the materials may be optically transparent and lightweight, making them suitable for various applications including protective materials. |
| US08273847B2 |
Medical adhesive
A medical adhesive comprises a hydrophilic urethane prepolymer (UP) obtained by reacting a fluorine-containing nonaromatic polyisocyanate component (A) and a polyol component (B) having a hydrophilic polyol (B1), and a phenolic radical scavenger (PRS). The content of (PRS) is preferably 0.01 to 3% by weight based on the weight of (UP). The content of oxyethylene groups in (B) is preferably 30 to 100% by weight based on the weight of the oxyalkylene groups in (B). Preferably, (B) is a mixture of a random copolymer obtained by addition of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide to diols and polypropylene glycol. The content of isocyanate groups in the medical adhesive is 1 to 10% by weight based on the weight of (UP). The medical adhesive is suitable for bonding body tissues, such as lung, artery and heart in particular. |
| US08273846B2 |
Polyurethane and polyurethane urea elastomers based on polycarbonate polyols
The present invention relates to high-quality polyurethane and polyurethane urea elastomers which exhibit unique combinations of processing characteristics, oxidation resistance, mechanical and mechanical/dynamic properties in particularly demanding applications. These polyurethane elastomers and polyurethane urea elastomers are based on novel polycarbonate polyols. |
| US08273841B1 |
Citrate silicone polyesters
The present invention is directed to a series of polymeric citrate esters that have unique liquidity, and outstanding feel when applied to the skin. The polymers of the present invention are made by polymerizing citrate mono and di fatty esters with a hydroxypropyl functional silicone to provide a polymer with a very low surface tension and outstanding skin feel. |
| US08273839B2 |
Process for producing high strength polyethylene film
Antiballistic or composite products include high strength polyethylene films or tapes produced in a process including the steps of providing a quantity of disentangled polyethylene, applying a pressure of at least 20 bar to the quantity of disentangled polyethylene and a temperature between the α-relaxation temperature and the melting temperature of the disentangled polyethylene Tm PE resulting in a block of disentangled polyethylene, skiving a film or tape off the block of disentangled polyethylene and drawing the film or tape in a single or multi stage drawing step at a total draw ratio of at least 1:20. |
| US08273835B2 |
Method for ethylene polymerization in a tubular reactor with reduced output
Process for the preparation of ethylene homopolymers or copolymers in the presence of free-radical polymerization initiators at from 100° C. to 350° C. and pressures in the range of from 160 MPa to 350 MPa in a tubular reactor with at least two spatially separated initiator injection points, wherein injecting initiator rises the temperature of the reaction mixture in the reaction zone following the injection point, and the first initiator injection point of the tubular reactor is not provided with initiator or is provided with so little initiator that the temperature of the reaction mixture does not rise more than 20° C. in the first reaction zone and method for reducing the output of a high pressure tubular reactor for the homo- or copolymerization of ethylene in the presence of free-radical polymerization initiators with at least two initiator injection points, wherein feeding of free-radical polymerization initiator to the first initiator injection point is discontinued or reduced to a level that the temperature of the reaction mixture in the first reaction zone does not rise more than 20° C. |
| US08273834B2 |
Methods for determining temperature value indicative of resin stickiness from data generated by polymerization reaction monitoring
In some embodiments, a method including the steps of monitoring a polymerization reaction which produces a polymer resin in a fluid bed reactor, where a dry melt reference temperature is characteristic of melting behavior of a dry version of the resin, and in response to data indicative of at least one monitored parameter of the reaction, determining in on-line fashion a reduced melt reference temperature that is at least substantially equal to the difference between the dry melt reference temperature and a temperature by which the dry melt reference temperature is depressed by the presence of condensable diluent gas with the resin in the reactor. Optionally, the method also includes the step of controlling the reaction in response to the reduced melt reference temperature or a stickiness parameter determined from the reduced melt reference temperature. |
| US08273827B2 |
Adhesive composition and adhesion method
Disclosed is an adhesive composition having adhesion properties, high-speed curing properties and moisture resistance. Also disclosed is an adhesion method. Specifically disclosed is a composition which comprises: a first preparation comprising (A) a nitrile-butadiene rubber, (B) a (meth)acrylic composition, (C) a compound having an enal structure, and (F) a radical polymerization initiator; and a second preparation comprising (A) the nitrile-butadiene rubber, (B) the (meth)acrylic composition, (D) a compound having an amine structure, and (E) a compound containing copper. Also disclosed is a composition which comprises: a first preparation comprising (A) a nitrile-butadiene rubber, (B) a (meth)acrylic composition, (D) a compound having an amine structure, and (F) a radical polymerization initiator; and a second preparation comprising (A) the nitrile-butadiene rubber, (B) the (meth)acrylic composition, (C) a compound having an enal structure, and (E) a compound containing copper. |
| US08273825B2 |
Polycarbonate/polyolefin based resin compositions and their production processes and uses
A method of making resin composition having excellent wear properties that includes 50 to 99 wt. % of a polycarbonate resin and from 1 to 50 wt. % of a polyolefin that has been modified with at least one functional group selected from a carboxyl, an acid anhydride, an epoxy groups or mixtures containing at least one of the foregoing functional groups, each based on the total combined weight of the resin composition, exclusive of any filler. The resin composition optionally contains an unmodified polyolefin and/or a bi-functional monomer. The resin composition can be molded into articles having improved wear characteristics. The process is a one-step process that improves the efficiency and/or yield of the resin composition as compared to prior-art two-step processes. |
| US08273821B2 |
Adhesives composition comprising mixtures of multi-block copolymers
The present invention relates to an adhesive composition comprising a mixture of multi-block copolymers, in particular, an adhesive composition comprising a block copolymer represented by Formula 1, a hydrocarbon adhesive resin and a plasticizer. The adhesive composition according to the present invention can be easily processed due to its low melting point and shows improved adhesive properties such as loop tack, 180° peel strength and holding power. |
| US08273820B2 |
Rubber composition and tire
Provided are a rubber composition which is improved in dispersion of silica into a rubber composition and improved in both of a low heat build-up and abrasion resistance and which is suitable as a tire tread member and a tire prepared by using the same.In a rubber composition compounded with precipitated silica, a cetyltrimethylammonium bromide-adsorbing specific surface area (CTAB) (m2/g) and the mode Aac (nm) in diameters of primary aggregates determined by acoustic measurement of particle size distribution satisfy equation (I) shown below: Aac≧−0.76×(CTAB)+274 and further an ignition loss (mass reduction % when heated at 750° C. for 3 hours) and a heating loss (mass reduction % when heated at 105° C. for 2 hours) satisfy equation (II) shown below: (ignition loss)−(heating loss)≦3. |
| US08273817B2 |
Claylinked polymer gels in new physical forms, methods for their formation and uses thereof
A fiber, film or foam includes a plasticizer and a charged claylinked gel (A). The charged claylinked gel (A) includes clay nanoparticles (C) which are crosslinked by a charged polymer (A′) such that any particular clay nanoparticle is linked to at least one other clay nanoparticle by the charged polymer (A′). Methods for producing the fibers, film and foam are also provided. |
| US08273811B2 |
Coating material composite and coated article
A coating material composite, comprising containing: a silane compound represented by the general formula (A); and an epoxy group-containing organic compound containing one or more epoxy groups in each molecule; wherein the silane compound has a content of 60 to 97% by weight relative to a total amount of resin components; and wherein the epoxy group-containing organic compound has a content of 3 to 10% by weight relative to the total amount of resin components; XmR13−mSi—Y—SiR13−mXm (A) [R1 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group having a carbon number of 1 to 6; Y is a divalent organic group containing one or more fluorine atoms; X is a hydrolytic group; and m is an integer of 1 to 3]. The coating formed by such a coating material composite is capable of keeping a higher anticrack property even upon exposure to high-temperature. |
| US08273809B2 |
Thermoreversibly crosslinked bitumen/polymer composition
The disclosure relates to a bitumen/polymer composition comprising at least one bitumen and at least one graft polymer, the grafts enabling the bitumen/polymer compositions to be thermoreversibly cross-linked. The disclosure also relates to the use of said bitumen/polymer compositions in fields of application relating to roads, especially in the production of asphalt binders, and in industrial fields of application. The disclosure further relates to the method for producing said thermoreversibly cross-linked bitumen/polymer compositions. |
| US08273808B2 |
Dispersing agents for gypsum plaster compositions
A polymer P as a dispersant for gypsum compositions, as well as gypsum compositions including the polymer P. The polymer P includes at least one acid unit and at least one long side chain with a molecular weight of at least 1800 g/mol, including polyoxyalkylene groups, and has an acid content of 1.5 to 4 acid groups per gram of polymer. |
| US08273807B2 |
Ceramic powder and use thereof
The present invention herein provides ceramic powder which is to be incorporated into rubber or a resin and which can be used as, for instance, a semiconductor-sealing material and for the preparation of a composition excellent in the narrow interstice-filling up property and moldability. The ceramic powder has a multiple peak-frequency type particle size distribution which has at least two peaks, as determined according to the laser diffraction-scattering type particle size distribution analyzer, wherein the maximum particle size observed for the first peak falls within the range of from 12 to 30 μm; that observed for the second peak falls within the range of from 2 to 7 μm; the content of the particles having a particle size of greater than 7 μm and less than 12 μm is not more than 18% (including 0%); and wherein the ratio (F2/F1) of the frequency value F2 of the maximum particle size for the second peak to that F1 of the maximum particle size for the first peak ranges from 0.5 to 1.3. |
| US08273806B2 |
Process for preparing a self-healing composite material
The process for preparing a self-healing composite material comprising a matrix of epoxy polymer, in which a catalyst of ring opening metathesis reaction and microcapsules containing a cyclic olefin having 7 to 40 carbon atoms are dispersed, comprises the steps of: preparing a mixture of a precursor of the epoxy polymer, having at least one oxirane ring, a curing agent chosen from the group consisting of tertiary amines, a Hoveyda-Grubbs II metathesis catalyst reaction, having the formula (I), wherein Ar=aryl having at least one halogen or alkyl substituent and “R=alkyl with 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and microcapsules containing a cyclic olefin having 7 to 40 carbon atoms; and heating the mixture at a temperature comprised between 25 and 130° C. for at least 1 hour, so as to obtain such matrix of epoxy polymer due to a reaction between precursor and curing agent, which reaction does not substantially involve either said catalyst or said microcapsules. |
| US08273804B2 |
Rubber composition for tire and studless tire
An object of the present invention is to provide a rubber composition for a tire, which can achieve well-balanced improvement in fuel economy, abrasion resistance, and performance on ice and snow, and a studless tire for a passenger vehicle using the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition for a tire, including a rubber component and silica, wherein the rubber component contains a modified natural rubber with a phosphorus content of 200 ppm or less, and butadiene rubber, and the silica has a CTAB specific surface area of 180 m2/g or more and a BET specific surface area of 185 m2/g or more. |
| US08273799B2 |
Amination of vinyl aromatic polymers with tertiary amines
The invention generally relates to amination reactions and amination reaction products, and particularly to methods for aminating vinyl aromatic polymers utilizing tertiary amines. In one embodiment, the invention includes conducting an amination reaction by combining a tertiary amine and a vinyl aromatic polymer comprising benzyl chloride groups to form a reaction mixture and maintaining the pH of the reaction mixture within a designated range. In another embodiment, the invention includes an aminated vinyl aromatic polymer. In yet another embodiment, the invention includes an ion exchange resin including quaternary ammonium functionality. The invention is useful in preparing ion exchange resins suitable for a variety of applications such as the removal of perchlorate ions from water sources and recovery of gold cyanide from mining leach solutions. |
| US08273796B2 |
Poly cationic compounds
The present invention relates to a novel class of polymeric compounds having specific quaternized amine based upon a dimer acid reacted with a combination of a monohydroxy functional amine and a specific di-hydroxy functional tertiary alkanolamine, to make an ester tertiary amine, which is a subsequent step is converted to a quaternary compound. Dimer acid is a C-36 diacid having a cyclic structure and reacting it with the two type of amine groups allow for the synthesis of a high molecular weight cationic compound which is extremely substantitive to human skin and are well tolerated by human tissue making them suitable for use preparation of barrier products for personal care applications. These materials are dimethylaminopropyl amine free, which is highly desirable in personal care applications. |
| US08273794B2 |
Compounds and compositions for delivering active agents
Compounds and compositions for the delivery of active agents are provided. Methods of administration and preparation are provided as well. |
| US08273793B2 |
Method for producing precursors for L-2- [18F] fluorophenylalanine and 6- [18F] fluoro-L—meta-tyrosine and the α-methylated derivatives thereof, precursor, and method for producing L-2- [18F] fluorophenylalanine and 6- [18F] fluoro-L-meta-tyrosine and the α-methylated derivatives from the precursor
Disclosed is a method for producing precursors for 2-[18F]fluorophenylalanine and 6-[18F]fluoro-L-meta-tyrosine and the α-methylated derivatives thereof, to the precursor, and to a method for producing 2-[18F]fluorophenylalanine and 6-[18F]fluoro-L-meta-tyrosine and the α-methylated derivatives thereof from particular precursor. A compound of formula (3) is provided which enables an automated synthesis of L-3,4-dihydroxy-6-[18F]fluorophenylalanine and 6-[18F]fluoro-L-meta-tyrosine. The enantiomeric purity of the product is ≧98%. |
| US08273792B2 |
Anti-inflammatory actions of neuroprotectin D1/protectin D1 and it's natural stereoisomers
(Neuro)protectin D1 (1OR,17S-dihydroxy-docosa-4Z,7Z,11E,13E,15Z,19Z-hexaenoic acid) and 15,16-dehydro-PD1 and their derivatives are useful in the treatment of airway inflammation, especially asthma. |
| US08273787B2 |
Activated cytotoxic compounds for attachment to targeting molecules for the treatment of mammalian disease conditions
Activated cytotoxic compounds are described for attachment to targeting molecules for the treatment of a mammalian disease condition which comprise, an activator, a spacer linker, a linker (e.g., self-immolative), and a cytotoxic drug selected from the group consisting of AMINO-SUBSTITUTED (E)-2,6-DIALKOXYSTYRYL 4-SUBSTITUTED BENZYLSULFONES, AMINO-AND-HYDROXY SUBSTITUTED STYRYLSULFONANILIDES, and SUBSTITUTED PHENOXY- AND PHENYLTHIO-STYRYLSULFONE DERIVATIVES. Activated cytotoxic compound attached to a targeting molecule are described wherein the targeting molecule is selected from the group consisting essentially of an antibody, a receptor, a ligand, a cytokine, a hormone, and a signal transduction molecule. The invention is further directed to a method of treatment of disease conditions. |
| US08273780B2 |
Polycyclic antagonists of lysophosphatidic acid receptors
Described herein are compounds that are antagonists of lysophosphatidic receptor(s). Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments that include the compounds described herein, as well as methods of using such antagonists, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating LPA-dependent or LPA-mediated conditions or diseases. |
| US08273778B2 |
Inhibitors of UDP-galactopyranose mutase thwart mycobacterial growth
Compounds which inhibit microbial growth or attenuate the virulence of pathogen microorganisms. Compounds of the invention inhibit UDP-galactopyranose mutase (UGM) and have activity as inhibitors of microbial growth of microorganisms which contain this enzyme and particularly those microorganisms in which this enzyme is responsible for the incorporation of galactofuranose residues, particularly for uridine 5′-diphosphate (UDP) galactopyranose mutase. Compounds of the invention inhibit UDP-galactopyranose mutase (UGM) and have activity to attenuate virulence of pathogenic microorganisms, including mycobacteria. |
| US08273776B2 |
Biphenyl oxadiazole derivatives as sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors modulators
The present invention relates to novel biphenyl oxadiazole derivatives, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals as modulators of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors. |
| US08273774B2 |
Phenoxypyridinylamide compounds
The present invention provides a compound of a formula (I): wherein the variables are defined herein; to a process for preparing such a compound; and to the use of such a compound in the treatment of a PDE4 mediated disease state. |
| US08273770B2 |
5-pyridinone substituted indazoles
5-pyridinone substituted indazoles of the formula and methods of their use are presented. |
| US08273767B2 |
Bicyclic-substituted amines as histamine-3 receptor ligands
Compounds of formula (I) are useful in treating conditions or disorders prevented by or ameliorated by histamine-3 receptor ligands. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the histamine-3 receptor ligands, methods for using such compounds and compositions, and a process for preparing compounds within the scope of formula (I). |
| US08273763B2 |
Drugs for the treatment of sarcoglycanopathies
Inhibitors of the endoplasmic reticulum associated degradation (ERAD) pathway, particularly inhibitors of mannosidase I, are used to treat sarcoglycanopathies. |
| US08273762B2 |
Hexahydro-pyrrolo-isoquinoline compounds
Certain hexahydro-pyrrolo-isoquinoline compounds are histamine H3 receptor and serotonin transporter modulators useful in the treatment of histamine H3 receptor- and serotonin-mediated diseases. |
| US08273758B2 |
Substituted tricyclic derivatives
Compounds of formula (I): wherein: Z, R1, R2, R3, n, and m are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are methods of preparing the compounds of formula (I) and their use in therapeutics. |
| US08273751B2 |
Organic compounds
1- or 2-substituted (6aR,9aS)-3-(phenylamino)-5-6a,7,8,9,9a-hexahydro-5-methyl-cyclopent[4,5]imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazolo[4,3-e]pyrimidin-4(1H or, 2H)-one compounds of Formula (I), processes for their production, their use as pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them. |
| US08273742B2 |
Disubstituted phthalazine hedgehog pathway antagonists
The present invention provides novel 1,4-disubstituted phthalazine hedgehog pathway antagonists useful in the treatment of cancer. |
| US08273741B2 |
Imidazo-pyridazinyl compounds and uses thereof
The present invention provides a fused heterocyclic derivative having a potent kinase inhibitory activity and use thereof.A compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, except a particular compound, or a salt thereof, and a pharmaceutical agent containing the compound or a prodrug thereof, which is a kinase (VEGFR, VEGFR2, PDGFR, Raf) inhibitor, an angiogenesis inhibitor, an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of cancer, a cancer growth inhibitor or a cancer metastasis suppressor. |
| US08273738B2 |
Imidazole derivatives
A CB2 receptor modulator comprising an imidazole derivative represented by the general formula (I): [wherein, R1 represents optionally substituted lower alkyl or the like; R2 represents optionally substituted cycloalkyl or the like; R3 represents optionally substituted aryl or the like; and n represents an integer of 0 to 3] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient, and the like are provided. |
| US08273733B2 |
Tetrahydroisoquinoline sulfonamide derivatives, the preparation thereof, and the use of the same in therapeutics
The disclosure relates to tetrahydroisoquinoline sulfonamide compounds of formula I: wherein R1, R2, n and B are as defined in the disclosure, their preparation and their use in therapies for the treatment of central nervous system diseases such as vigilance and sleep disorders, narcolepsy, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, Parkinson's disease, attention disorders in hyperkinetic children, memory and learning disorders, epilepsy, schizophrenia, moderate cognitive disorders, depression, anxiety, sexual dysfunction, dizziness and travel sickness. |
| US08273732B2 |
Compositions for combating beta-lactamase-medicated antibiotic resistance using beta-lactamase inhibitors useful for injection
The invention describes a composition for combating beta-lactamase-mediated antibiotic resistance using beta-lactamase inhibitor useful for injection, capable of pharmaceutical application. The invention relates to pharmaceutical composition containing ceftriaxone (normally as ceftriaxone sodium) and sulbactam (normally as sulbactam sodium). Such compositions are found to be useful for intramuscular or intravenous administration as antibiotics for hospitalized patients with serious infections. Specifically, this invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition further including an aminocarboxylic acid chelating agent, for example, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The pharmaceutical compositions of this invention have been found normally to enhance resistance to particulate formation in solutions to be administered parenterally. The invention also gives details of the dosage forms stored in sealed containers to be reconstituted before use. The invention also gives a process to manufacture these compositions. The invention gives a method of treating a subject having a condition or disorder, wherein a treatment with ceftriaxone sodium and sulbactam sodium is indicated. |
| US08273730B2 |
Use of estriol in low doses
The invention relates to the use of low doses of estriol by vaginal route for treatment and/or prevention of urogenital atrophy due to estrogen deficit in women. |
| US08273727B2 |
Lipid-analogous phosphoric triesters
The present invention relates to novel phosphoric triesters which comprise apolar lipid structures. |
| US08273724B2 |
Melanoma antigens and their use in diagnostic and therapeutic methods
The present invention provides an isolated or purified immunogenic peptide comprising 8-15 contiguous amino acids of gp100 (SEQ ID NO: 121) and related nucleic acids, expression vectors, host cells, populations of cells, and methods of use. The invention further provides immunogenic peptides derived from gp100 which have been modified to enhance their immunogenicity and related nucleic acids, expression vectors, host cells, populations of cells, and methods of use. |
| US08273723B2 |
Compositions and methods for improved glycoprotein sialylation
The present invention provides compositions and methods for the production of glycoproteins with enhanced sialylation. In particular, the invention provides cell lines comprising disrupted sialidase expression and methods of using the cell lines to produce glycoproteins with enhanced sialylation. |
| US08273720B2 |
6,11-bicyclolides: bridged biaryl macrolide derivatives
The present invention discloses compounds of formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof: which exhibit antibacterial properties. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject in need of antibiotic treatment. The invention also relates to methods of treating a bacterial infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention. The invention further includes process by which to make the compounds of the present invention. |
| US08273718B2 |
Composition for prevention or treatment of bone metabolism disorder comprising D-pinitol as an active ingredient
The present invention provides a composition for inhibiting osteoclastogenesis and a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating a bone metabolism disorder, which comprise D-pinitol as an active ingredient. The present compositions have an inhibitory activity on the differentiation of osteoclast and are useful in the prevention or treatment of a bone metabolism disorder resulting from overactivity or hyper-proliferation of osteoclasts. |
| US08273717B2 |
Inhibitor for perioperative blood sugar elevation
An inhibitor for perioperative blood sugar elevation characterized by containing a branched amino acid, a compound which can be converted into a branched amino acid in vivo or a compound to which an amino group has been transferred from a branched amino acid. This inhibitor for perioperative blood sugar elevation is useful as a drug which is safe to the living body including human, inhibits abnormal elevation in the blood glucose level caused by anesthesia, surgery, etc., and enables proper blood sugar control, when administered to a perioperative patient. |
| US08273712B2 |
Promoting wound healing by administering a prostaglandin E and granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor
A method of promoting healing of a wound in a patient, the method comprising administering to the patient (i) a prostaglandin E (PGE) or an agonist thereof and/or an agent that increases the local concentration or effect of PGE and (ii) granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GMCSF) or a derivative thereof. Use of (i) a PGE or an agonist thereof and/or an agent that increases the local concentration or effect of PGE and (ii) GMCSF or a derivative thereof in the preparation of a medicament for promoting healing of a wound in a patient. A wound dressing, bandage or fibrin glue comprising (i) a PGE or an agonist thereof and/or an agent that increases the local concentration or effect of PGE and (ii) GMCSF or a derivative thereof. |
| US08273710B2 |
Protein hydrolysate enriched in peptides inhibiting DPP-IV and their use
Disclosed is a protein hydrolysate having DPP-IV inhibiting activity, the hydrolysate being enriched in peptides having a length of 2-8 amino acids comprising at least one proline residue, an isolated peptide derivable from such a protein hydrolysate, or a mixture thereof, and the use of such protein hydrolysate or isolated peptide for the manufacture of a medicament, food supplement, beverage or food product for prophylaxis and/or treatment of a DPP-IV mediated condition, in particular chosen from the group of obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus and an immunological disorder. |
| US08273706B2 |
Isobarically labeled analytes and fragment ions derived therefrom
This invention pertains to isobarically labeled analytes and fragment ions thereof. |
| US08273705B2 |
Conversion of apoptotic proteins
Compounds that modulate the function of anti-apoptotic proteins such as Bcl-2 and Bcl-XL are identified. These compounds have the ability to convert the activity of Bcl-2-family member proteins from anti-apoptotic to pro-apoptotic. Methods for inducing apoptosis are described, together with methods for identifying molecules that induce apoptosis through interaction with Bcl-2-family members. |
| US08273704B2 |
Use of repeat sequence protein polymers in personal care compositions
The present invention provides personal care compositions, and more particularly, personal care compositions comprising a bioactively effective amount of a repeat sequence protein polymer. In some particularly preferred embodiments, the present invention provides personal care compositions comprising an effective amount of at least one fragment of a repeat sequence protein polymer having bioactivity. |
| US08273703B2 |
IL-17 receptor-like polypeptides and therapeutic uses thereof
The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides having sequence identity with IL-17, IL-17 receptors and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention. Further provided herein are methods for treating degenerative cartilaginous disorders and other inflammatory diseases. |
| US08273701B2 |
Method for diagnosing non-small cell lung carcinoma
The present invention relates to the constitutive activity of the Hedgehog pathway in non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). A method for diagnosing NSCLC by detecting the level of a component of the Hedgehog pathway is provided, as is a method for identifying subjects that will respond positively to treatment with a Hedgehog pathway antagonist. Methods for treating subjects with cancer or cancers resistant to Hedgehog pathway antagonists are also provided. |
| US08273698B2 |
Siloxane compositions comprising an alkylated cyclosiloxane and linear alkylated siloxane mixture
The present invention relates to siloxane compositions having a VOC of about 19 g/l, a flash point above 140° F., and a vapor pressure of less than seven millimeters of mercury (7 mm Hg). The siloxane compositions consist essentially of unsubstituted and/or alkylated cyclicsiloxanes having 5 or 6 silicon atoms, an alkylated cyclicsiloxane having 3 or 4 silicon atoms, a linear alkylated siloxane fluid, at least one alkylene glycol alkylether and an alkylene glycol having at least six carbon atoms. |
| US08273695B2 |
Lubricant and surface conditioner for formed metal surfaces
Improved lubricant and surface conditioner forming composition containing oxa acids and their methyl esters corresponding to general formula (I): H3C—(CH2)n—CH═CH—(CH2)m—O—(CH2CH2O)x—CH2—C(═O)—OR (I) where each of m, n and x, which may be the same or different, is a positive integer and R represents H or CH3, when dissolved and/or dispersed in water is effective in reducing COF values on substrates that have been contacted with such a lubricant and surface conditioner forming composition and subsequently dried, even when the substrates have been conversion coated and rinsed before any contact with the lubricant and surface conditioner forming composition. Materials according to general formula (I) may be used together with other surfactants, including some constituents of previously known lubricant and surface conditioner forming compositions to provide improvements in COF, waterbreak performance, water drainage and resistance to dry-off of the conditioner. |
| US08273683B2 |
Active carbon, production method thereof and polarizable electrode
The present invention relates to an active carbon containing an alkaline earth metal compound inside the particle and having a specific surface area of 10 to 2,000 m2/g, which is suitable to be used for polarizable electrodes in an electric double layer capacitor. The active carbon of the present invention enables to increase the capacitance of an electric double layer capacitor as well as to control the expansion of electrodes. The active carbon of the present invention can be obtained by adding an alkaline earth metal compound to a material such as pitch and performing heat treatment and activation. |
| US08273682B2 |
Preparation of palladium-gold catalyst
A method for preparing a palladium-gold catalyst containing a titania extrudate is disclosed. The titania extrudate is produced by using a carboxyalkyl cellulose and a hydroxyalkyl cellulose as extrusion aids. The titania extrudate has improved processibility and/or mechanical properties. After calcination, the extrudate is used as a carrier for the palladium-gold catalyst. After calcination, the in producing vinyl acetate by oxidizing ethylene with oxygen in the presence of acetic acid. |
| US08273680B2 |
Process for producing geometric shaped catalyst bodies
A process for producing geometric shaped catalyst bodies K whose active material is a multielement oxide of stoichiometry [BiaZ1bOx]p[BicMo12FedZ2eZ3fZ4gZ5hZ6iOy]1, in which a finely divided oxide BiaZ1bOx and, formed from element sources, a finely divided mixture of stoichiometry BicMo12FedZ2eZ3fZ4gZ5hZ6i are mixed in a ratio of p:1, this mixture is used to form shaped bodies and these are treated thermally, where 0 |
| US08273679B2 |
Porous catalyst for a fuel cell and method for producing the catalyst thereof
A porous catalyst includes at least one noble nano-metal particle, an oxide for forming porous structures, and a carrier material for supporting the oxide and the at least one noble nano-metal particle. The porous catalyst shows a large electrochemical surface area and a highly conductive ability. Further, the noble nano-metal particles are separated on the oxides uniformly, and the oxide of the catalyst forms a porous structure to provide a large electrochemical surface area. The porous catalyst provides excellent proton/electron transfer ability and increases the reaction rate. |
| US08273676B2 |
Puffed bentonite litter
An animal litter such as a clay material is treated to reduce the bulk density thereof by contacting the clay material with an aqueous electrolyte solution and then heating at an elevated temperature. Substantial reductions in bulk density have been achieved without reducing the absorption capacity of the clay granule. |
| US08273675B2 |
Ferroelectric ceramic material
Provided is a ferroelectric ceramic material containing BaTiO3 as a main component which can control a Curie temperature in a wide range, has no phase transition in the vicinity of a room temperature, and exhibits excellent ferroelectric characteristics. The ferroelectric ceramic material includes an oxide represented by the formula: (100−a−b)BaTiO3.aBi2O3.bM2O3, where M represents a trivalent metal other than Bi, and a and b satisfy 1≦a≦15, 0≦b≦5, and 5≦a+3b≦15 and M is preferably a trivalent metal selected from fifth period transition metals or rare earth metals having an atomic number of 59 or higher to 69 or lower. |
| US08273672B2 |
Optical glass
An optical glass is provided that includes a refractive index (nd) of no less than 1.75 and an Abbe number (vd) of no less than 10 as optical constants. A Bi2O3 content is no less than 10% by weight to no more than 80% by weight. The content of SiO2 is lower than the content of B2O3. The total content of SiO2+B2O3 is from no less than 1% by weight to no more than 60% by weight. The content of RO is from no less than 0.1% by weight to no more than 50% by weight. R represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Zn, Ba, Sr, Ca, and Mg. The optical glass has at least one of the properties of being substantially free from opacification and/or being substantially devitrified within the glass body under the conditions of a reheating testing. |
| US08273665B2 |
Nonvolatile memory device using semiconductor nanocrystals and method forming same
A method of making a nanoparticle array that includes replicating a dimension of a self-assembled film into a dielectric film, to form a porous dielectric film, conformally depositing a material over said porous dielectric film, and anisotropically and selectively etching said deposited material. |
| US08273664B2 |
Method for etching and filling deep trenches
A method of etching and tilling deep trenches is disclosed, which includes: forming an ONO(oxide-nitride-oxide) sandwich layer on a semiconductor substrate; forming deep trenches by using top oxide of the sandwich layer as a stop layer; removing the top oxide and middle SiN of the sandwich layer; tilling the deep trenches with epitaxial film or polysilicon film; polishing the wafer to get a planarized surface by stopping at the surface of the bottom oxide layer; removing the bottom oxide layer. |
| US08273663B2 |
Process for anisotropic etching of semiconductors
A method is provided for anisotropically etching semiconductor materials such as II-VI and III-V semiconductors. The method involves repeated cycles of plasma sputter etching of semiconductor material with a non-reactive gas through an etch mask, followed by passivation of the side walls by plasma polymerization using a polymer former. Using this procedure small pixels in down-converted light-emitting diode devices can be fabricated. |
| US08273661B2 |
Pattern forming method, semiconductor device manufacturing method and semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus
Provided is a pattern forming method for forming a pattern serving as a mask, which includes: a process for forming a first pattern 105 made of a photoresist; a process for forming a boundary layer 106 at sidewall portions and top portions of the first pattern 105; a process for forming a second mask material layer 107 to cover a surface of the boundary layer 106; a process for removing a part of the second mask material layer 107 to expose top portions of the boundary layer 106; a process for forming a second pattern made of the second mask material layer 107 by etching and removing the boundary layer 106; and a trimming process for reducing a width of the first pattern 105 and a width of the second pattern to predetermined widths. |
| US08273660B2 |
Method of manufacturing a dual face package
A method of manufacturing a dual face package, including: preparing an upper substrate composed of an insulating layer including a post via-hole; forming a filled electrode in a semiconductor substrate, the filled electrode being connected to a die pad; applying an adhesive layer on one side of the semiconductor substrate including the filled electrode, and attaching the upper substrate to the semiconductor substrate; cutting another side of the semiconductor substrate in a thickness direction, thus making the filled electrode into a through-electrode; and forming a post electrode in the post via-hole, forming an upper redistribution layer connected to the post electrode of the semiconductor substrate, and forming a lower redistribution layer connected to the through-electrode on the other side of the semiconductor substrate. |
| US08273654B1 |
Producing a vertical transistor including reentrant profile
Producing a vertical transistor includes providing a substrate including a gate material layer stack with a reentrant profile. An electrically insulating material layer is deposited over a portion of the gate material layer stack and over a portion of the substrate. A patterned deposition inhibiting material is deposited over the electrically insulating material layer. A semiconductor material layer is deposited over the electrically insulating material layer using a selective area deposition process in which the semiconductor material layer is not deposited over the patterned deposition inhibiting material. |
| US08273653B2 |
Microscopic structure packaging method and device with packaged microscopic structure
A method of packaging a micro electromechanical structure is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of forming the structure on a substrate, depositing a sacrificial layer over the structure, patterning the sacrificial layer, depositing a porous layer over the patterned sacrificial layer, removing the patterned sacrificial layer through the porous layer, treating the porous layer with a plasma and depositing a capping layer over the plasma-treated porous layer. The plasma treatment step ensures that the capping layer material cannot enter the cavity formed by the removal of the sacrificial layer through the porous layer. A device formed by this method is also disclosed. |
| US08273652B2 |
Semiconductor memory device and method of manufacturing the same
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate having junction regions and contact plugs formed thereon. A second insulating layer is formed over a first insulating layer and includes first and second pad holes extending in different directions and exposing the contact plugs. First and second conductive pads are formed in the first and second pad holes, respectively. A third insulating layer is formed and includes dual damascene patterns and pad contact holes. The dual damascene pattern exposes the first conductive pad, and each pad contact hole exposes a second conductive pad. First pad contact plugs and a first bit line are formed in the dual damascene pattern and a second pad contact plug is formed in each pad contact hole. A fourth insulating layer including trenches is formed. Each trench exposes a second pad contact plug. A second bit line is formed in each trench. |
| US08273649B2 |
Method to prevent surface decomposition of III-V compound semiconductors
A method of preventing surface decomposition of a III-V compound semiconductor is provided. The method includes forming a silicon film having a thickness from 10 Å to 400 Å on a surface of an III-V compound semiconductor. After forming the silicon film onto the surface of the III-V compound semiconductor, a high performance semiconductor device including, for example, a MOSFET, can be formed on the capped/passivated III-V compound semiconductor. During the MOSFET fabrication, a high k dielectric can be formed on the capped/passivated III-V compound semiconductor and thereafter, activated source and drain regions can be formed into the III-V compound semiconductor. |
| US08273647B2 |
Methods of forming patterns, and methods of forming integrated circuits
Some embodiments include methods of forming patterns in substrates by utilizing block copolymer assemblies as patterning materials. A block copolymer assembly may be formed over a substrate, with the assembly having first and second subunits arranged in a pattern of two or more domains. Metal may be selectively coupled to the first subunits relative to the second subunits to form a pattern of metal-containing regions and non-metal-containing regions. At least some of the block copolymer may be removed to form a patterned mask corresponding to the metal-containing regions. A pattern defined by the patterned mask may be transferred into the substrate with one or more etches. In some embodiments, the patterning may be utilized to form integrated circuitry, such as, for example, gatelines. |
| US08273643B2 |
Diodes, and methods of forming diodes
Some embodiments include methods of forming diodes in which a first electrode is formed to have a pedestal extending upwardly from a base. At least one layer is deposited along an undulating topography that extends across the pedestal and base, and a second electrode is formed over the least one layer. The first electrode, at least one layer, and second electrode together form a structure that conducts current between the first and second electrodes when voltage of one polarity is applied to the structure, and that inhibits current flow between the first and second electrodes when voltage having a polarity opposite to said one polarity is applied to the structure. Some embodiments include diodes having a first electrode that contains two or more projections extending upwardly from a base, having at least one layer over the first electrode, and having a second electrode over the at least one layer. |
| US08273639B2 |
Atomic layer deposition method and semiconductor device formed by the same
Disclosed are atomic layer deposition method and a semiconductor device including the atomic layer, including the steps: placing a semiconductor substrate in an atomic layer deposition chamber; feeding a first precursor gas to the semiconductor substrate within the chamber to form a first discrete monolayer on the semiconductor substrate; feeding an inert purge gas to the semiconductor substrate within the chamber to remove the first precursor gas which has not formed the first discrete monolayer on the semiconductor substrate; feeding a second precursor gas to the chamber to react with the first precursor gas which has formed the first discrete monolayer, forming a discrete atomic size islands; and feeding an inert purge gas to the semiconductor substrate within the chamber to remove the second precursor gas which has not reacted with the first precursor gas and byproducts produced by the reaction between the first and the second precursor gases. |
| US08273637B2 |
Method for manufacturing semiconductor device
Suppression of generation of a stripe pattern (unevenness) when an SOI substrate is manufactured by a glass substrate and a single crystal semiconductor substrate bonded to each other. A single crystal semiconductor substrate is irradiated with ions so that a fragile region is formed in the single crystal semiconductor substrate; a depression or a projection is formed in a region of a surface of an insulating layer provided on the single crystal semiconductor substrate, the region corresponding to the periphery of the single crystal semiconductor substrate; the single crystal semiconductor substrate is bonded to a base substrate; thermal treatment is performed thereon to separate the single crystal semiconductor substrate at the fragile region, so that a single crystal semiconductor layer is formed over the base substrate; and the single crystal semiconductor layer in the region corresponding to the periphery is removed. |
| US08273636B2 |
Process for the transfer of a thin layer formed in a substrate with vacancy clusters
Methods for forming semiconductor structures comprising a layer transferred from a donor substrate are provided in which the resulting structure has improved quality with respect to defects and resulting structures therefrom. For example, a semiconductor-on-insulator (SeOI) structure can be formed by a method comprising:—providing a donor substrate having a first density of vacancy clusters;—providing an insulating layer; —transferring a thin layer from the donor substrate to a support substrate with the insulating layer thereon;—curing the transferred thin layer to reduce the first density of vacancy clusters to a second density; and being characterized in that the step of providing an insulating layer comprises providing an oxygen barrier layer to be in contact with the transferred thin layer, the oxygen barrier layer limiting diffusion of oxygen toward the thin layer during the curing. |
| US08273635B2 |
Semiconductor fabrication method and system
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes attaching a carrier to a substrate including a via to form a pressurized sealed cavity between the carrier and the substrate. The method may also include thinning the substrate attached to the carrier and forming a redistribution layer on the thinned substrate in electrical communication with the via, the redistribution layer including a conductive layer formed through atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition. Additional methods, devices, and systems are devices, systems, and methods are also disclosed. |
| US08273629B2 |
Through-gate implant for body dopant
The present invention, provides a semiconductor device including a substrate including a semiconductor layer overlying an insulating layer, wherein a back gate structure is present underlying the insulating layer and a front gate structure on the semiconductor layer; a channel dopant region underlying the front gate structure of the substrate, wherein the channel dopant region has a first concentration present at an interface of the semiconductor layer and the insulating layer and at least a second concentration present at the interface of the front gate structure and the semiconductor layer, wherein the first concentration is greater than the second concentration; and a source region and drain region present in the semiconductor layer of the substrate. |
| US08273625B2 |
Structure for flash memory cells
A semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure includes a first floating gate on the semiconductor substrate, the floating gate having a concave side surface; a first control gate on the first floating gate; a first spacer adjacent to the first control gate; a first word line adjacent a first side of the first floating gate with a first distance; and an erase gate adjacent a second side of the first floating gate with a second distance less than the first distance, the second side being opposite the first side. |
| US08273623B2 |
Integrated high voltage capacitor having capacitance uniformity structures and a method of manufacture therefor
The present invention provides an integrated high voltage capacitor, a method of manufacture therefore, and an integrated circuit chip including the same. The integrated high voltage capacitor, among other features, includes a first capacitor plate (120) located over or in a semiconductor substrate (105), and an insulator (130) located over the first capacitor plate (120), at least a portion of the insulator (130) comprising an interlevel dielectric layer (135, 138, 143, or 148). The integrated high voltage capacitor further includes capacitance uniformity structures (910) located at least partially within the insulator (130) and a second capacitor plate (160) located over the insulator (130). |
| US08273621B2 |
MOS-FET having a channel connection, and method for the production of a MOS-FET having a channel connection
A MOSFET comprising a substrate of a semiconductor material; source/drain regions, which are arranged at a distance from each other at a surface of the substrate; a gate electrode arranged above an area of the surface of the substrate between the source/drain regions, the gate electrode being electrically insulated from the semiconductor material; at least one recess in the gate electrode, a through-contact arranged in the recess of the gate electrode, the through-contact being electrically insulated from the gate electrode; a terminal contact on the semiconductor material; and a terminal conductor arranged on the side of the gate electrode that faces away from the substrate, wherein the through-contact electrically connects the terminal contact to the terminal conductor. |
| US08273619B2 |
Methods of implanting dopant into channel regions
The invention includes methods of forming channel region implants for two transistor devices simultaneously, in which a mask is utilized to block a larger percentage of a channel region location of one of the devices relative to the other. The invention also pertains to methods of forming capacitor structures in which a first capacitor electrode is spaced from a semiconductor substrate by a dielectric material, a second capacitor electrode comprises a conductively-doped diffusion region within the semiconductor material, and a capacitor channel region location is beneath the dielectric material and adjacent the conductively-doped diffusion region. An implant mask is formed to cover only a first portion of the capacitor channel region location and to leave a second portion of the capacitor channel region location uncovered. While the implant mask is in place, dopant is implanted into the uncovered second portion of the capacitor channel region location. |
| US08273618B2 |
Formation of high-K gate stacks in semiconductor devices
A method of forming a high-K gate stack for a MOSFET device to control the threshold voltage for the MOSFET device. A first high-K metallic oxide layer is formed on a semiconductor substrate. At least one composite layer is then formed directly on the first layer. The composite layer is composed of a second high-K metallic oxide layer formed directly on a dipole induction layer. The dipole induction layer includes a high-K metallic oxide having higher oxygen vacancy affinity and lower oxygen vacancy diffusivity than the first and second layers. A metallic gate electrode is then formed on the composite layer. Formation of the various layers is such as to position the dipole induction layer of the composite layer between the gate electrode and substrate so as to shift the threshold voltage to a desired level. A high-K gate stack in a MOSFET device formed by the above method is also provided. |
| US08273613B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacture thereof
There is provided a method by which lightly doped drain (LDD) regions can be formed easily and at good yields in source/drain regions in thin film transistors possessing gate electrodes covered with an oxide covering. A lightly doped drain (LDD) region is formed by introducing an impurity into an island-shaped silicon film in a self-aligning manner, with a gate electrode serving as a mask. First, low-concentration impurity regions are formed in the island-shaped silicon film by using rotation-tilt ion implantation to effect ion doping from an oblique direction relative to the substrate. Low-concentration impurity regions are also formed below the gate electrode at this time. After that, an impurity at a high concentration is introduced normally to the substrate, so forming high-concentration impurity regions. In the above process, a low-concentration impurity region remains below the gate electrode and constitutes a lightly doped drain region. |
| US08273612B2 |
Display panel and method of manufacturing the same
In a display panel and a method of manufacturing the display panel, a gate line, a data line, and source and drain electrodes including a same material as the data line are formed on a substrate constituting the display panel, and the data line includes an aluminum based alloy containing sufficient nickel to inhibit corrosion during dry etching. The corrosion resistance of the AlNi-containing alloy helps prevent corrosion of the data line, the source electrode, and the drain electrode during selective dry etching that shapes these lines and electrodes. |
| US08273611B2 |
Method for manufacturing semiconductor substrate
A single crystal semiconductor layer is formed over a substrate having an insulating surface by the following steps: forming an ion doped layer at a given depth from a surface of a single crystal semiconductor substrate; performing plasma treatment to the surface of the single crystal semiconductor substrate; forming an insulating layer on the single crystal semiconductor substrate to which the plasma treatment is performed; bonding the single crystal semiconductor substrate to the substrate having the insulating surface with an insulating layer interposed therebetween; and separating the single crystal semiconductor substrate using the ion doped layer as a separation surface. As a result, a semiconductor substrate in which a defect in an interface between the single crystal semiconductor layer and the insulating layer is reduced can be provided. |
| US08273610B2 |
Method of constructing a semiconductor device and structure
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method including, providing a first monocrystalline layer including semiconductor regions, overlaying the first monocrystalline layer with an isolation layer, transferring a second monocrystalline layer comprising semiconductor regions to overlay the isolation layer, wherein the first monocrystalline layer and the second monocrystalline layer are formed from substantially different crystal materials; and subsequently etching the second monocrystalline layer as part of forming at least one transistor in the second monocrystalline layer. |
| US08273599B2 |
Enhancing performance characteristics of organic semiconducting films by improved solution processing
Improved processing methods for enhanced properties of conjugated polymer films are disclosed, as well as the enhanced conjugated polymer films produced thereby. Addition of low molecular weight alkyl-containing molecules to solutions used to form conjugated polymer films leads to improved photoconductivity and improvements in other electronic properties. The enhanced conjugated polymer films can be used in a variety of electronic devices, such as solar cells and photodiodes. |
| US08273593B2 |
Method for production of a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip
A method for micropatterning a radiation-emitting surface of a semiconductor layer sequence for a thin-film light-emitting diode chip, wherein the semiconductor layer sequence is grown on a substrate, a mirror layer is formed or applied on the semiconductor layer sequence, which reflects back into the semiconductor layer sequence at least part of a radiation that is generated in the semiconductor layer sequence during the operation thereof and is directed toward the mirror layer, the semiconductor layer sequence is separated from the substrate, and a separation surface of the semiconductor layer sequence, from which the substrate is separated, is etched by an etchant which predominantly etches at crystal defects and selectively etches different crystal facets at the separation surface. |
| US08273584B2 |
Light emitting diode
A semiconductor device including a wafer-level LED includes a semiconductor structure coupled to first and second electrodes. The semiconductor includes a P-doped portion of a first layer to an N-doped portion of a second layer. The first layer includes a surface configured to emit light. The first electrode is electrically coupled to the P-doped portion of the first layer on a first side of the semiconductor structure. The first side is adjacent to the surface that is configured to emit the light. The second electrode is electrically coupled to the N-doped portion of the second layer on a second side of the semiconductor structure. The second side is also adjacent to the surface that configured to emit light. |
| US08273583B2 |
Method of manufacturing a light emitting device and thin film forming apparatus
A method of manufacturing a light emitting device is provided in which satisfactory image display can be performed by the investigation and repair of short circuits in defect portions of light emitting elements. A backward direction electric current flows in the defect portions if a reverse bias voltage is applied to the light emitting elements having the defect portions. Emission of light which occurred from the backward direction electric current flow is measured by using an emission microscope, specifying the position of the defect portions, and short circuit locations can be repaired by irradiating a laser to the defect portions, turning them into insulators. |
| US08273582B2 |
Method for use in making electronic devices having thin-film magnetic components
Disclosed herein is a method of forming electronic device having thin-film components by using trenches. One or more of thin-film components is formed by depositing a thin-film in the trench followed by processing the deposited thin-film to have the desired thickness. |
| US08273581B2 |
Processing and analysis techniques involving in-vessel material generation
In at least one embodiment, the inventive technology relates to in-vessel generation of a material from a solution of interest as part of a processing and/or analysis operation. Preferred embodiments of the in-vessel material generation (e.g., in-vessel solid material generation) include precipitation; in certain embodiments, analysis and/or processing of the solution of interest may include dissolution of the material, perhaps as part of a successive dissolution protocol using solvents of increasing ability to dissolve. Applications include, but are by no means limited to estimation of a coking onset and solution (e.g., oil) fractionating. |
| US08273580B2 |
Method of measuring the concentration of a glycosaminoglycan anticoagulant
The invention provides an accurate, economical, automatable, high throughput method for the determination of the concentration of glycosaminoglycan anticoagulants, including low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) anticoagulants, in aqueous solutions. A method for cleaning a unit of manufacturing equipment used in the preparation of a LMWH to obtain an acceptable residual concentration of LMWH is further provided. |
| US08273578B2 |
Capacitive morpholino diagnostics for analysis of nucleic acids
Use of Morpholinos, a class of uncharged DNA analogues, for surface-hybridization applications. Monolayers of Morpholino probes on gold supports are fabricated with methods similar to those employed with DNA, and are used to hybridize efficiently and sequence-specifically with target strands. Hybridization-induced changes in the interfacial charge organization are analyzed with electrochemical methods and compared for Morpholino and DNA probe monolayers. Molecular mechanisms connecting surface hybridization state to the interfacial capacitance are identified and interpreted through comparison to numerical Poisson-Boltzmann calculations. Positive as well as negative capacitive responses (contrast inversion) to hybridization are possible, depending on surface populations of mobile ions as controlled by the applied potential. Quantitative comparison of surface capacitance with target coverage (targets/area) reveals a near-linear relationship, and demonstrates sensitivities (limits of quantification) in the pg mm−2 range. |
| US08273577B2 |
Method for detecting phenothiazine-derivative color and color-developer reagent used therein
The present invention provides a phenothiazine-derivative color-measuring method that can detect a phenothiazine-derivative color even at a wavelength longer than the wavelength that exhibits maximum absorption. A phenothiazine-derivative color is detected, by adding a 5-hydroxy-1-(4-sulfophenyl)-4-(4-sulfophenylazo)pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid salt, 6-hydroxy-5-(4-sulfophenylazo)-2-naphthalenesulfonic acid salt, 3-hydroxy-4-(4-sulfonaphthylazo)-2,7-naphthalenedisulfonic acid salt, 7-hydroxy-8-(4-sulfonaphthylazo)-1,3-naphthalenedisulfonic acid salt, 3′,6′-dihydroxy-2′,4′,5′,7′-tetraiodospiro[isobenzofuran-1(3H),9′-(9H)xanthene]-3-one salt, 3′,6′-dihydroxy-2′,4′,5′,7′-tetrabromo-4,5,6,7,-tetrachlorospiro[isobenzofuran-1(3H),9′-[9H]xanthene]-3-one salt, 4,5,6,7-tetrachloro-3′,6′-dihydroxy-2′,4′,5′,7′-tetraiodospiro[isobenzofuran-1(3H),9′-[9H]xanthene]-3-one salt or flavonoid-based color to the reaction system containing a phenothiazine-derivative color, and then measuring the light absorbance at a wavelength of 610 to 730 nm. |
| US08273574B2 |
Apparatus and methods for conducting assays and high throughput screening
The present invention provides microfluidic devices and methods for using the same. In particular, microfluidic devices of the present invention are useful in conducting a variety of assays and high throughput screening. Microfluidic devices of the present invention include elastomeric components and comprise a main flow channel; a plurality of branch flow channels; a plurality of control channels; and a plurality of valves. Preferably, each of the valves comprises one of the control channels and an elastomeric segment that is deflectable into or retractable from the main or branch flow channel upon which the valve operates in response to an actuation force applied to the control channel. |
| US08273571B2 |
Gynogenetic or androgenetic production of pluripotent cells and cell lines, and use thereof to produce differentiated cells and tissues
Methods for obtaining pluripotent (embryonic stem) cells from parthenogenetic embryos, especially primates, are provided. These cells are useful for producing differentiated cells, tissues and organs, especially human and non-human primate cells, tissues and organs. |
| US08273560B2 |
Coated substrates and methods of preparing the same
Disclosed herein are coated articles and methods of preparing the same. |
| US08273553B2 |
Production of growth hormone in serum-free cell culture medium for mammalian cells
The invention relates to a process for the manufacturing of a protein, such as growth hormone, in mammalian cells cultured in a serum-free medium (medium free of components derived from animal serum). The medium contains cobalt and, optionally, cadmium or cyclodextrin. |
| US08273551B2 |
Use of cytokine receptors as biomarkers and therapeutic targets in human cancer
Nucleic acids encoding erythropoietin receptor isoforms are described, as well as the encoded isoforms, methods of detecting the same, and methods of screening for and treating cancer. |
| US08273547B2 |
Engineered ketoreductases and methods for producing stereoisomerically pure statins
The present disclosure provides ketoreductase enzymes having improved properties as compared to a naturally occurring wild-type ketoreductase enzyme. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, host cells capable of expressing the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, method of using the engineered ketoreductase enzymes to synthesize a variety of chirally pure compounds, and the chirally pure compounds prepared therewith. |
| US08273543B2 |
Regulation of BACE degradation
The invention relates to methods and products for diagnosing, preventing, and treating Alzheimer's disease and abnormal production of amyloid β. |
| US08273541B2 |
Compositions and methods for detecting TLR3
The present invention relates to antibodies, antibody fragments, and derivatives thereof that specifically bind to TLR3 cell receptors present on the surface of cells. The invention also relates to hybridomas producing such antibodies; methods of making such antibodies; fragments, variants, and derivatives of the antibodies; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same; methods of using the antibodies to detect TLR3 levels on the surface of cells, and the use of such antibodies and compositions for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes in subjects. |
| US08273540B2 |
Methods and compositions relating to E3 ring-E2 fusion proteins
Compositions are provided according to embodiments of the present invention which include an isolated fusion protein including an E3 protein RING motif bonded to an UCE E2 protein. In preferred embodiments, the C-terminus of the E3 protein RING motif is bonded to the N-terminus of the UCE E2 protein by an intervening peptide linker. Optionally, the peptide linker is 5-50 amino acids. Preferred is a peptide linker of 15-20 amino acids. Methods of identifying ubiquitylation modulators are provided according to embodiments of the present invention which include contacting an isolated fusion protein including an E3 protein RING motif bonded to an UCE E2 protein with a ubiquitylation substrate in the presence of a test substance. Ubiquitylation of the ubiquitylation substrate is then detected to determine the effect of the test substance on ubiquitylation of the ubiquitylation substrate. |
| US08273537B2 |
Gene expression markers for colorectal cancer prognosis
A method of predicting clinical outcome in a subject diagnosed with colorectal cancer comprising determining evidence of the expression of one or more predictive RNA transcripts or their expression products in a biological sample of cancer cells obtained from the subject. |
| US08273536B2 |
Marks as modifers of the PTEN pathway and methods of use
Human MARK genes are identified as modulators of the PTEN pathway, and thus are therapeutic targets for disorders associated with defective PTEN function. Methods for identifying modulators of PTEN, comprising screening for agents that modulate the activity of MARK are provided. |
| US08273534B2 |
Predictors of patient response to treatment with EGF receptor inhibitors
The present invention provides methods and compositions to facilitate determining whether an EGFR-expressing cancer in an individual is an EGFR inhibitor-responsive cancer, as well as methods for determining the likelihood that a patient having an EGFR-expressing cancer will exhibit a beneficial response to an EGFR inhibitor therapy. The methods generally involve determining a normalized expression level of a gene product that correlates with EGFR inhibitor responsiveness. |
| US08273533B2 |
Patterned spot microarray using photocatalyst and method of manufacturing the same
Provided is a method of preparing a patterned spot microarray using a photocatalyst. The method comprises coating the photocatalyst on a substrate to form a photocatalyst layer, coating a composition comprising a functional group to be connected to a biomolecule on the photocatalyst layer to form an organic layer, spotting the biomolecule on the organic layer, positioning a photomask above a spot of the biomolecule; and irradiating the spot through the photomask to pattern the spot. |
| US08273530B2 |
Method for simultaneous analysis of multiple biological reactions or changes in in vivo conditions
It is an object of the preset invention to provide an activity measurement molecule necessary for measuring biological reactions or changes in in vivo conditions, and a method for measuring activity using the above activity measurement molecule. It is intended to provide an activity measurement molecule used for simultaneously analyzing multiple biological reactions and/or changes in in vivo conditions, which is characterized in that one or more fluorescent molecule-labeled and/or —unlabeled biomolecules used as targets of the biological reactions or changes in in vivo conditions bind onto a quantum dot, and a method for simultaneously analyzing multiple biological reactions and/or changes in in vivo conditions using the above activity measurement molecule. |
| US08273523B2 |
By-die-exposure for patterning of holes in edge die
In accordance with the invention, there are semiconductor devices and methods of making semiconductor devices and holes. The method of making a semiconductor device can comprise forming a photoresist layer over a surface of a wafer, wherein the wafer comprises an edge that has a substantially rounded profile, an array of dies, and at least one edge die. The method can also comprise dividing a shot area into a plurality of shot portions and assigning a blind ID to each of the plurality of shot portions. The method can further comprise identifying one or more edge shot portions on the edge of the wafer for additional exposure; and exposing one or more times identified one or more edge shot portions on the edge of the wafer and blocking non-identified one or more non-edge shot portions. |
| US08273520B2 |
Resin composition for laser engraving, relief printing plate precursor for laser engraving, relief printing plate and method of producing the same
The present invention provides a resin composition for laser engraving containing at least an acetylene compound and a binder polymer, a relief printing plate precursor for laser engraving using the same, a relief printing plate, and a method for producing a relief printing plate. |
| US08273519B2 |
Hardmask composition and associated methods
A hardmask composition includes a solvent and an organosilicon copolymer. The organosilicon copolymer may be represented by Formula A: (SiO1.5—Y—SiO1.5)x(R3SiO1.5)y (A) wherein x and y may satisfy the following relations: x is about 0.05 to about 0.9, y is about 0.05 to about 0.9, and x+y=1, R3 may be a C1-C12 alkyl group, and Y may be a linking group including a substituted or unsubstituted, linear or branched C1-C20 alkyl group, a C1-C20 group containing a chain that includes an aromatic ring, a heterocyclic ring, a urea group or an isocyanurate group, or a C2-C20 group containing one or more multiple bonds. |
| US08273518B2 |
Electrophotographic toner, electrophotographic developer and production method of electrophotographic toner
An electrophotographic toner which is thermally stable in storage or as an image after being fixed and exhibits a sufficiently low melt viscosity and a high fluidity when heated during fixing is disclosed, comprising a colorant and a binder resin, wherein the binder resin contains a poly-branched resin composition in an amount of 0.5 to 20% by mass. There is also disclosed a method of producing the electrophotographic toner. |
| US08273513B2 |
Image forming apparatus, process cartridge, and image bearing member
An image forming apparatus including an image bearing member having an electroconductive substrate on which are provided at least a photosensitive layer and a protection layer, in that sequence, a charging device that charges the surface of the image bearing member to form a latent electrostatic image thereon, a development device that develops the latent electrostatic image with a development agent containing toner to obtain a developed toner image, a cleaning device that removes toner remaining on the surface of the image bearing member and a lubricant material applicator that applies a lubricant material to the surface of the image bearing member, the protection layer containing a cured resin and a filler and the surface form of the protection layer having an arithmetical mean waviness Wa of from 0.05 to 0.3 μm and an average length WSm of profile elements of from 0.5 to 1.5 mm, which are obtained from a waviness profile obtained by filtering a coarse component with a λc profile filter of 0.25 mm and filtering a wavelength component longer than a waviness with a λf profile filter of 2.5 mm. |
| US08273511B2 |
Electrophotographic photoreceptor, manufacturing method of electrophotographic photoreceptor, processing cartridge, and image forming apparatus
The invention provides an electrophotographic photoreceptor having comprising at least an electrically conductive substrate and a photo-sensitive layer provided on the conductive substrate, the outermost layer is being a cured film of comprising a composition containing at least one compound (a) having a triphenylamine structure and four or more methacryloyl groups in one and the same molecule. |
| US08273510B2 |
Electrophotographic photoreceptor, process cartridge and image forming apparatus
The present invention provides an electrophotographic photoreceptor including a photosensitive layer on a conductive substrate, an outermost layer of the electrophotographic photoreceptor including a cured film of a composition which includes at least one charge transporting compound (a) having a charge transporting skeleton and at least two structural units represented by R—O—CO—CR′═CH—R″ in the same molecule, and at least one polycarbonate resin; a ratio (IA/IC) of an absorption peak intensity (IA) resulting from stretching vibration of a carbonyl group originating from the structural unit represented by R—O—CO—CR′═CH—R″ of the charge transporting compound (a) to an absorption peak intensity (IC) resulting from stretching vibration of a carbonyl group originating from the polycarbonate resin in an IR absorption spectrum of the outermost layer being from about 0.5 to about 10, and a width at half maximum of the absorption peak of the absorption peak intensity (IA) being about 25 cm−1 or more. |
| US08273507B2 |
Pellicle for lithography and a method for making the same
There is provided a pellicle in which the frame is chamfered along all of its horizontal edges (as viewed when the pellicle frame is laid flat), and in particular those edges of the frame where the membrane-bonding frame face meets the external side walls of the frame are chamfered to the extent of C:0.01 mm-C:0.12 mm; in relation to this chamfer, a method is also provided wherein, after attaching a preformed pellicle membrane to the membrane-bonding frame face, the excessive part of the preformed membrane which extends beyond outer edges of the frame face is cut off in a manner wherein a blade of a knife is caused to scour the chamfer over the membrane in a manner such that the knife blade is kept in such an angle that the blade gets in a face-to-face contact with the chamfer face or that the blade touches only that edge of the frame where the chamfer face meets the first frame face while the knife blade is moved along the chamfered edge of the frame. |
| US08273504B2 |
Method for manufacture of noble metal alloy catalysts and catalysts prepared therewith
The invention provides a method for manufacturing supported noble metal based alloy catalysts with a high degree of alloying and a small crystallite size. The method involves using polyol solvents as reaction medium and comprises a two-step reduction process in the presence of a support material. In the first step, the first metal (transition metal; e.g. Co, Cr, Ru) is activated by increasing the reaction temperature to 80 to 160° C. In the second step, the second metal (noble metal; e.g. Pt, Pd, Au) is added and the slurry is heated to the boiling point of the polyol solvent in a range of 160 to 300 ° C. The catalysts manufactured according to the method are used as electrocatalysts for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFC), direct-methanol fuel cells (DMFC) or as gas phase catalysts for CO oxidation or exhaust gas purification. |
| US08273499B2 |
Membrane-electrode assembly for solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell
A membrane-electrode assembly for a solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell is provided that uses a proton conductive membrane having high proton conductivity and also superior heat resistance and chemical durability. A membrane-electrode assembly for a solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell is provided with an anode on one side of a proton conductive membrane and a cathode on another side thereof, and the proton conductive membrane is a sulfonated polyarylene containing a structure expressed by the general formula (1) below: —Rs—Z—Rh (1) In the formula (1), Z represents at least one structure selected from the group consisting of —CO—, —SO2—, and —SO—; Rs represents a direct bond or any divalent organic group; and Rh represents a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group. |
| US08273497B2 |
Air battery
An air battery which is capable of improving operating voltage. The air battery includes: an air electrode containing a carbonaceous matter; an anode; and an electrolyte layer containing an electrolyte which conducts ions between the air electrode and the anode, the D/G band ratio X of the carbonaceous matter being 0.058≦X≦0.18. |
| US08273496B2 |
Fuel cell containing a cathode diffusion layer having a fabric structure
A fuel cell including an anode conductive layer, an anode catalyst layer, an electrolyte membrane, a cathode catalyst layer, a cathode conductive layer, and a cathode diffusion layer stacked in this order, in which the cathode diffusion layer has a fabric structure in which a water-swellable fiber and a non-water-swellable fiber are arranged. Preferably, in the fabric structure, the water-swellable fiber is arranged in either one of a warp and a weft. Preferably, gas permeability of the cathode diffusion layer increases as the water absorption amount of the water-swellable fiber increases. |
| US08273490B2 |
Fuel cell system
Provided is a fuel cell system that can change the number of active phases in a DC/DC converter in order to prevent overcurrent from flowing through one point (e.g., a reactor of the DC/DC converter) in the system. In step S1, whether or not the system is in a state that causes a rapid change in a voltage command value is checked. If the system is in a state that causes a rapid change in the voltage command value, the processing goes to step S2, and if not, the processing goes to step S3. In step S2, a DC/DC converter is prohibited from being driven in a single phase and the processing ends. In step S3, the DC/DC converter is permitted to be driven in a single phase and the processing ends. |
| US08273487B2 |
Fuel cell system with fuel distillation unit
A fuel purification system includes a fuel cell stack and a fuel purification unit, such as a distillation unit. The fuel cell stack is adapted to provide heat to the fuel purification unit, and the fuel purification unit is adapted to provide a purified fuel to the fuel cell stack. |
| US08273485B2 |
Fuel cell apparatus and methods
Fuel cells having an efficient means of thermal insulation such that all of the components requiring high temperature operation are contained within a single housing and whereby such thermal insulation is disposed exterior to such housing. |
| US08273483B2 |
Lithium cell
A primary cell having an anode comprising lithium or lithium alloy and a cathode comprising iron disulfide (FeS2) and carbon particles. The electrolyte comprises a lithium salt preferably lithium iodide (LiI) dissolved in an organic solvent mixture. The solvent mixture preferably comprises dioxolane, dimethoxyethane and sulfolane. The electrolyte typically contains between about 100 and 2000 parts by weight water per million parts by weight (ppm) electrolyte therein. A cathode slurry is prepared comprising iron disulfide powder, carbon, binder, and a liquid solvent. The mixture is coated onto a conductive substrate and solvent evaporated leaving a dry cathode coating on the substrate. The anode and cathode can be spirally wound with separator therebetween and inserted into the cell casing with electrolyte then added. |
| US08273482B2 |
Electrode
An electrode having a current collector with a plurality of through holes, and active material layers provided on both sides of the current collector. The current collector has projections extending on the top side or on the back side of the current collector from edges of the through holes, and an angle between each of the projections and a surface direction of the current collector is in the range of 30 to 80°. |
| US08273480B2 |
Negative active material for rechargeable lithium battery, method of preparing the same, and rechargeable lithium battery including the same
A negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery, a method of preparing the negative active material, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the negative active material. The negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery includes lithium titanium oxide (Li4Ti5O12) having a tap density of about 1.2 g/cc to 2.2 g/cc. The lithium titanium oxide is prepared by a mechano-chemical treatment and a heat treatment at a low temperature of about 650° C. to 775° C. According to the present invention, lithium titanium oxide having high crystallinity and tap density can be prepared through a simple and low-cost solid-phase method, e.g., a mechano-chemical treatment, and thus an electrode with excellent electrochemical reactivity and high energy density per volume can be fabricated. |
| US08273475B2 |
Energy storage devices
An energy storage device is provided. The energy storage device includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode covered by a protective layer, and an electrolyte. The positive electrode includes fast-energy-storage electrochemical capacitive materials coated on a current collector. The negative electrode includes metal materials capable of having electrochemical reactivity toward lithium ion. The protective layer includes oxides or hydroxides of the metal materials. |
| US08273471B2 |
Interchangeable battery pack apparatus and method
An interchangeable battery pack apparatus and method are disclosed which includes a top housing having a printed circuit board and a connector for electrically connecting a pair of batteries in order to provide an electrical power with respect to an external device. A bottom housing having a number of battery components for connecting the batteries can be coupled to the top housing via a fastener to form a battery pack in order to secure the batteries from a humid and corrosive environment. The battery pack can be interchangeably utilized as a replaceable battery pack and/or a ruggedized potted battery pack. |
| US08273466B1 |
Non-cadmium composite coating
A non-cadmium multi-layered composite coating is disclosed. Such coating achieves desirable lubricity, retains electrical conductivity, meets high performance industry standards for corrosion resistance, and avoids certain environmental and health hazards. Further disclosed are methods of applying such coating on various substrates using a combination of electrolytic and electro-less plating techniques. Such coating may be advantageously applied in machining and electrical interconnects, and are particularly useful in the defense and consumer electronics and appliances industries. |
| US08273465B2 |
Slide member
A slide member including a base material; and an overlay that is formed over the base material and that consists of Ag or Ag alloy including crystal planes (hk1) represented by Miller indices; wherein a relative X-ray diffraction intensity of crystal plane (200) to a sum of X-ray diffraction intensities of crystal planes (200), (111), (220), (311), and (222) of the overlay ranges between 1%≦(200)/{(200)+(111)+(220)+(311)+(222)}≦20% and the relative X-ray diffraction intensity of the crystal plane (200) to the X-ray diffraction intensity of the crystal plane (111) ranges between 1%≦(200)/(111)≦30%. |
| US08273461B2 |
Method of producing metal film
The method of producing a metal film in accordance with the present invention includes: the organic film forming step of applying, onto a substrate or a film, an underlayer composition containing an addition polymerizable compound having three or more reactive groups, an addition polymerizable compound having acid groups, and an addition polymerizable compound having hydrophilic functional groups and polymerizing the composition, to form an organic film; the metal salt producing step of processing the organic film with an aqueous solution containing metal (M1) ions, to convert the acid groups to a metal (M1) salt; the metal fixing step of processing the organic film processed with the aqueous solution containing metal (M1) ions with an aqueous metal (M2) ion solution containing metal (M2) ions having lower ionicity than the metal (M1) ions, to convert the metal (M1) salt of the acid groups to a metal (M2) salt; and the reduction step of reducing the metal (M2) ions, to form a metal film on a surface of the organic film. The method therefore efficiently produces a film of metal, especially gold. |
| US08273459B2 |
Transparent composite conductors having high work function
There is provided a transparent composite conductor. The composite conductor has a first layer that includes a transparent conductive material and a second layer that includes a fluorinated acid polymer. |
| US08273458B2 |
Adhesive for bonding circuit members, circuit board and process for its production
An adhesive for bonding and securing a semiconductor chip to a circuit board and electrically connecting the electrodes of the two, and containing an adhesive resin composition and an inorganic filler being contained in an amount of 10 to 200 parts by weight of 100 parts by weight of the adhesive resin composition. |
| US08273447B2 |
Multilayer oriented film
A multilayer oriented film comprising at least one layer (a) comprising one or more polyesters and/or copolyesters characterized by a % of crystallinity higher than 15, an adjacent layer (b) comprising one or more polyolefin-based adhesive resins, and a layer (c) comprising one or more co-polyesters characterized by a % of crystallinity lower than 15, is positioned between said two layers (a) and (b) in such a way that one of the two principal surfaces of layer (c) is directly adhered to layer (a) and the other is directly adhered to layer (b). The presence of a co-polyester layer (c) of relatively low % crystallinity positioned between (co)polyester layer (a) and adhesive layer (b) remarkably increases the bond between the two layers (a) and (b) and prevents delamination problems in the oriented structure. |
| US08273446B2 |
Quality communicative indicia for paper towel products
A method of communicating qualities to a consumer of a paper towel product where the method involves: providing a paper towel product having one or more qualities, identifying one or more communicative elements having one or more of the same qualities of the paper towel product, selecting a first communicative element by applying one or more selective criteria to the one or more communicative elements, providing a visual representation of the paper towel product and a visual representation of the first communicative element, and using the visual representations of the paper towel product and first communicative element to provide a quality communicative indicium. |
| US08273442B2 |
Welding arrangement for plastic components
A welding arrangement for plastic components includes a base member, a primary member abutting onto the base member and provided with a first positioning feature that engages a corresponding first positioning feature provided on the base member. A secondary member is vibration welded to the base member so as to at least partly interpose the primary member between the secondary member and base member. Because the welding is performed while the primary member is properly positioned relative to the base member on account of the first positioning feature cooperating with the corresponding first positioning feature, the positional precision of the primary member is ensured. The primary member may be additionally provided with a second positioning feature that engages a corresponding second positioning feature provided on the secondary member, so as to permit positional adjustment between them in a prescribed direction corresponding to a direction of movement of the vibration welding. |
| US08273441B2 |
Garage door display and decorative article
A garage door display and decorative article include a first closed cell foam layer having a thickness of at least 0.1 inches having a front face and a rear face. A rare earth metal magnet is fused to previously melted and presently solidified portions of the first closed cell foam layer on the rear face. A decorative piece is fused to previously melted and presently solidified portions of the first closed cell foam layer on the front face. |
| US08273440B2 |
Artificial patch of snow
An artificial patch of snow has a curved outer perimeter. A white hydrophobic pile is affixed to the base layer to form a white turf surface with structures projecting from a plane of the back side of the base layer. The white turf, from a distance, gives the appearance of snow. To secure the pad to a roof, the base layer has areas that are free of pile about the perimeter of the base layer. The pad may include lights, a microcontroller, a music generator, a music jack, and an electrical port. A method for simulating patches of snow on a sloped roof includes placing a first pad on a sloped portion of a roof, such that the white turf surface of the first pad is visible from ground level. The pad is secured to the roof. Other pads may also be placed and secured on the roof at a spaced distance from the first pad, such that the white turf surface of the other pads is visible from ground level. |
| US08273439B2 |
Release layer materials, substrate structures comprising the same and fabrication method thereof
A release layer material of cyclic olefin copolymers (COC) applied in flexible electrical devices represented by Formula (I) or (II) is provided. The invention also provides a substrate structure including the release layer. The substrate structure includes a carrier, a release layer overlying the carrier with one or more blocks with a first area, wherein the release layer includes cyclic olefin copolymers (COC) represented by the disclosed Formula (I) or (II), and a flexible substrate overlying the release layer and the carrier with a second area, wherein the second area is larger than the first area and the flexible substrate has a greater adhesion force than that of the release layer to the carrier. The invention further provides a method for fabricating the substrate structure. In Formula (I) or (II), X is 30-70, X+Y is 100 and R is —H, —CH3 or —C2H5. |
| US08273438B2 |
Information recording medium, process for producing the information recording medium, sputtering target and film forming apparatus
In an information recording medium that has an information layer which includes a recording layer capable of undergoing phase transition, the recording layer is formed from a material that contains Sb and S, and has composition represented by the formula (1): SbxS100-x (atomic %) where suffix x represents the proportion in atomic % that satisfies a relationship of 50≦x≦98. |
| US08273437B2 |
Sheet material for multilayer optical recording medium, multilayer structural body for optical recording medium, and multilayer optical recording medium
A sheet material for a multilayer optical recording medium (10-a) which comprises an optical recording layer comprising a multiple-photon absorbing material (1), an adhesive layer (4) and a transfer layer of the energy beam curable type (3). The transfer layer of the energy beam curable type (3) is a layer for transferring the shape of a stamper having a shape having protrusions and depressions on the surface as recording pits and/or grooves. The transfer layer of the energy beam curable type (3) and the adhesive layer (4) are each disposed as outermost layers. A multilayer optical recording medium which has a repetitive structure comprising a plurality of laminated optical recording layers and exhibits excellent accuracy of thickness of each layer and the whole laminate can be produced with excellent productivity. Positional information can be contained at the inside of the optical recording medium. |
| US08273435B2 |
Polyol coatings, articles, and methods
Disclosed herein is an environmentally safe, grease and/or adhesion resistant article comprising an absorbent substrate, a cross-linking agent, and a polymer; wherein the substrate is first coated with the cross-linking agent and is then coated with the polymer. |
| US08273431B2 |
Polyamide resin composition
A polyamide resin composition contains a resin component containing at least a polyamide (X) and a fatty acid metallic salt having from 10 to 50 carbon atoms, and contains arbitrarily an additive (A) and/or an additive (B). The polyamide (X) is obtained through melt polycondensation of a diamine component containing 70% by mol or more of m-xylylenediamine and a dicarboxylic acid component containing 70% by mol or more of an α,ω-linear aliphatic dicarboxylic acid. The additive (A) is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a diamide compound obtained from a fatty acid having from 8 to 30 carbon atoms and a diamine having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms, a diester compound obtained from a fatty acid having from 8 to 30 carbon atoms and a diol having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms, and a surfactant, and the additive (B) is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a metallic hydroxide, a metallic acetate salt, a metallic alkoxide, a metallic carbonate salt and a fatty acid. |
| US08273427B1 |
Composite material and support structure
The present invention is a readily collapsible lightweight, support structure utilizing one or more three dimensional shapes formed from a material exhibiting compressive strength in a high longitudinal to transverse ratio. The composite anisotropic materials preferably comprise a reinforced polymer with continuous, high modulus unidirectional fibers. |
| US08273424B2 |
Artificial grass field
An artificial grass fiber is formed, which fiber has an elongated cross-section that remains substantially constant along its longitudinal axis. An artificial lawn comprising these artificial grass fibers is provided, as well as to the use of the aforesaid artificial grass fibers. The fibers collectively provide a special type of artificial grass which imitates the advantageous characteristics of natural grass, in particular in the field of ball roll and sliding characteristics. |
| US08273423B2 |
Color filter substrate, liquid crystal display device, production method of color filter substrate, production method of liquid crystal display device
To provide: a color filter substrate with high display quality in which defective portions of a bank member (black matrix), such as a pin hole, a portion having an insufficient film thickness, a portion having an insufficient width, and a disconnection portion, or color mixing defects of a colored layer are corrected by the simple and inexpensive method; a liquid crystal display device including such a color filter; and production methods thereof. The color filter substrate of the present invention is a color filter substrate comprising a bank member and a colored layer on a substrate, wherein the color filter substrate has a structure in which a color mixing member formed of colored layer materials of two or more colors is formed in a defective portion of the bank member or along the bank member. |
| US08273422B2 |
Liquid crystal display
The invention relates to a liquid crystal display used as a display unit of an electronic apparatus and provides a liquid crystal display which can achieve high display quality. The liquid crystal display includes a pair of substrates provided opposite to each other, a liquid crystal having negative dielectric constant anisotropy sealed between the substrates, an alignment film formed on each of surfaces of the substrates facing each other for vertically aligning the liquid crystal, the film being formed using a material including an epoxy type cross linking agent at a concentration in the range from 0% by weight to 0.01% by weight inclusive, and a polymer layer for regulating the direction of alignment of the liquid crystal formed in the vicinity of an interface between the liquid crystal and the alignment film as a result of polymerization of a polymeric component included in the liquid crystal. |
| US08273421B2 |
Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device
The invention is to provide a liquid crystal composition that satisfies at least one of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large negative dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light and a high stability to heat, or that is suitably balanced regarding at least two of the characteristics; and is to provide a AM device that has a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth; wherein the liquid crystal composition has negative dielectric anisotropy and includes a specific compound having tertahydropyran-2,5-diyl as a first component and a specific four-ring compound having a high maximum temperature as a second component, and the liquid crystal display device contains this composition. |
| US08273417B2 |
Spray coating system and method
The present invention is directed to a robotic spray coating assembly and method for spraying a coating. The assembly may include a robotic arm having a remote end region and a coating head mounted on the remote end region. The coating head emits a coating material within a defined coating delivery region via at least one first orifice located in the coating delivery region, the at least one first orifice connected to a coating supply. One or more second orifices are positioned in a pattern beyond the periphery of the coating delivery region, and a fluid supply is connected to the one or more second orifices. Fluid emitted from the one or more second orifices forms a fluid curtain that at least partially encircles the coating delivery region, thereby minimizing overspray emerging therefrom. The present invention also discloses a vehicle spray painting system and a method of spray painting a vehicle. |
| US08273416B2 |
Process for sulfidation-resistant coating system
A coating system and process for protecting component surfaces exposed to sulfur-containing environments at elevated temperatures. The coating system includes a sulfidation-resistant overlay coating that is predominantly niobium or molybdenum. |
| US08273415B2 |
Method of forming a reinforcement sheet to reinforce a cementitious board
A method of making a reinforcement sheet for a cementitious board includes applying a hydrophilic coating material on binder coated glass fibers, the hydrophilic coating material being mobile in slurry water at a surface of a slurry of a cementitious compound to dilute and disperse, and to wet and spread the slurry on the binder coated glass fibers, and the hydrophilic coating material in the slurry water being volatile to dissipate by evaporation at an elevated temperature at which the cementitious compound is dried for the binder coated glass fibers to be essentially free of the hydrophilic coating material. |
| US08273414B2 |
Phosphate-containing binders for nonwoven goods
A method of improving the wet tensile strength of a cellulose-containing web includes applying to the web an aqueous binder emulsion and subsequently drying and curing the binder emulsion. The aqueous binder emulsion is prepared by emulsion-polymerizing a monomer mixture comprising vinyl acetate, ethylene, and an olefinically unsaturated crosslinking monomer in the presence of a phosphate ester surfactant wherein the at least one crosslinking monomer comprises a (meth)acrylamide moiety and a cellulose-reactive moiety. The binder emulsion may be applied to a cellulose-containing web to increase wet strength, aid in creping, or both. |
| US08273411B2 |
Surface pre-treatment coating film and process for metallic substrates
The various embodiments herein provide a method and composition to produce an anti-corrosive layer. According to one embodiment herein, a titanium based sol is synthesized and deposited on a substrate, dried for 120° C. for 1 hour, calcinated upto 400° C. for 1 hour, doped with a corrosion inhibitor, dried and deposited a layer of hybrid silica sol and cured to obtain the anticorrosive layer. According to another embodiment, a surface pre-treatment coating has a composition comprising a titanium dioxide layer, a corrosion inhibitor doped on the titanium dioxide layer, a hybrid silicate layer deposited on the doped titanium layer to form a coating to provide an improved corrosion resistance and self-healing effect. |
| US08273410B2 |
Process for manufacturing hydrophobized microporous film
A process for manufacturing a hydrophobized microporous film includes: forming an organic silica insulating film 2 on a substrate 1; supplying a gaseous mixture 3 composed of a silylation gas and an inert gas in an apparatus having the substrate 1 disposed therein at a temperature of the substrate 1, the substrate 1 having the organic silica insulating film 2 formed thereon, and the temperature being equal to or higher than a dew point temperature of the silylation gas and equal to or lower than a vaporizing temperature of the silylation gas; stopping the supply of the gaseous mixture 3 into the apparatus; and heating the substrate having the organic silica insulating film 2 formed thereon, so that a hydrophobizing organic silica insulating film, in which the surface of the organic silica insulating film 2 and the surfaces of the pores are hydrophobized, can be obtained with reduced increase in the specific dielectric constant. |
| US08273404B2 |
Extraction of solvents from drug containing polymer reservoirs
A process for reducing solvent contents in drug-containing polymeric compositions may be utilized to reduce the solvent content in implantable medical device wherein the compositions are in reservoirs. Specifically, the solvent contents in the drug-containing polymeric compositions are first reduced by one or more conventional drying methods, to a range from about 0.5 weight percent to about 10 weight percent of the total weight of the polymeric composition. Subsequently, the drug-containing polymeric compositions are further treated by a low temperature drying method for further reduction of the solvent content. |
| US08273400B2 |
Total mixed ration equine feed
An illustrative method of making a total mixed ration (TMR) equine biscuit including a fibrous material and one or more nutritional supplements may include suspending the one or more nutritional supplements with the fibrous material and impregnating the one or more nutritional supplements into the fibrous material. The biscuit may have a starch content of less than 6 percent by weight. The biscuit may have a sugar content of less than 15 percent by weight. |
| US08273398B2 |
Geranylamine derivates of oxalic acid
The present invention concerns geranylamine derivates of oxalic acid, use of the same as flavorings and certain mixtures, compositions, preparations and semi-finished goods containing one or more such compounds. |
| US08273397B2 |
Method of improving the efficiency of fat separation in the separation of a liquid food product
The disclosure relates to a method of improving the efficiency of fat separation in the separation of a liquid food product with a certain fat content. The method includes the method step that the liquid food product is caused to pass through a first separator where the product is divided up into a lighter and a heavier phase. The first separator is regulated so that the lighter phase will have a fat content which is less than 15%. The method also includes the method step that the lighter phase is caused to pass through a second separator. |
| US08273389B2 |
Compositions comprising cinnamon oil (and/or its component cinnamaldehyde) and diallyl disulfide, their formulations, and methods of use
The invention relates to diallyl disulfide and cinnamon oil formulations, for protecting plants from nematodes and other plant pathogens. The invention provides a method for suppressing plant damage by nematodes and other plant pathogens, which comprises the concurrent administration, to the locus, soil or seeds of plants in need of such treatment, of (a) cinnamon oil (and/or its component cinnamaldehyde), (b) an effective quantity of diallyl disulfide, as well as nematocidal compositions useful therein. |
| US08273382B2 |
Suppressing microbial growth in pulp and paper
A composition for anti-microbial effect in a water system such as a pulp and paper processing line with an aqueous slurry. The composition comprises a free chlorine-generating biocide comprising a chlorine source, urea, and an alkali in a concentration sufficient to provide a pH greater than 10, and typically at least pH 11. |
| US08273380B1 |
Fortified beverage for minimizing and/or preventing jet lag
A beverage for minimizing or reducing jet lag symptoms preferably includes vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin D, zinc, calcium, iodine, magnesium, manganese, ginseng, ginkgo biloba, grape seed extract, Echinacea extract and water. A method for minimizing or reducing jet lag symptoms including ingestion of the beverage by a traveler, one hour prior to a flight, and/or during the flight, and/or after a flight. |
| US08273376B2 |
Colonic delivery of metallo-dependent enzymes
Drug delivery systems for reducing the quantity of residual antibiotics reaching the colon following oral or parenteral antibiotic therapy, and for delivering metallo-dependent enzymes, and methods of use thereof, are disclosed. The drug delivery systems include pectin beads that encapsulate the active agent (which can be a metallo-dependent enzyme). The pectin is crosslinked with zinc or other divalent cations, and the pectin beads are coated with Eudragit®-type polymers. The delivery of the active agent can be modulated to occur at various pre-selected sites of delivery within the intestinal tract. A stable metallo-dependent enzyme formulation can be delivered to the lower intestine or colon. The use of zinc cations to crosslink the pectin is particularly preferred when the metallo-dependent enzymes are zinc dependent, where other cationic used to gel the pectin beads might adversely affect the activity of such metallo-dependent enzymes. |
| US08273374B2 |
Preservation of bioactive materials by spray drying
This invention provides methods and compositions to preserve bioactive materials in a matrix of powder particles. Methods provide high-pressure gas spraying and/or near supercritical spraying of formulations followed by drying in a stream of conditioned gas to form stable powder particles containing bioactive materials. |
| US08273370B2 |
Adhesive patch
An adhesive patch has a support and an adhesive layer formed on at least one surface of the support. The adhesive patch has a peripheral part and a central part 21. The adhesive layer has voids localized in the peripheral part, with the adhesive layer in the central part being substantially free of voids. The peripheral part preferably contains voids at 2.0-100 voids/mm3 on average. Since time-course changes of adhesive layer components such as additives are reduced, the adhesive patch is highly resistant to detachment from the skin, the components do not easily protrude from the edge of the adhesive patch during preservation in a package, adhesion to the inner surface of the package is suppressed, the adhesive patch can be easily removed from the package and edge lifting by cold flow is suppressed during adhesion to the skin. |
| US08273369B2 |
Reinforced absorbable synthetic matrix for hemostatic applications
The present invention is directed to a reinforced absorbable hemostat comprising at least one hemostatic agent in a single layer of nonwoven synthetic fabric having a mixture of compressed fiber staples of a polyglycolide/polylactide copolymer and a polydioxanone. |
| US08273368B2 |
Porous bioresorbable linked dressing comprising microspheres and methods of making same
Methods, system and compositions for making and using a bioresorbable linked dressing made of bioresorbable microspheres in various configurations are provided for use in applying reduced pressure to a wound site. The methods include manufacture of a bioresorbable dressing comprising a casing and bioresorbable microspheres in the form of a rope shape. Further, the casing of the dressing comprises pores formed by a porogen system that may be activated by external to the wound or formed in situ within the wound site. The shape of the dressing allows the dressing to be placed into the wound site such that it fills the shape and size of the wound. Embodiments include formation of various rope dressing and their use in conjunction with reduced pressure therapy. |
| US08273363B2 |
Cancer cell targeting using nanoparticles
The present invention generally relates to polymers and macromolecules, in particular, to polymers useful in particles such as nanoparticles. One aspect of the invention is directed to a method of developing nanoparticles with desired properties. In one set of embodiments, the method includes producing libraries of nanoparticles having highly controlled properties, which can be formed by mixing together two or more macromolecules in different ratios. One or more of the macromolecules may be a polymeric conjugate of a moiety to a biocompatible polymer. In some cases, the nanoparticle may contain a drug. Other aspects of the invention are directed to methods using nanoparticle libraries. |
| US08273359B2 |
Therapeutic use of at least one botulinum neurotoxin in the treatment of pain induced by at least one anti-neoplastic agent
The present invention relates to a method of treating or preventing pain or pains induced by an anti-neoplastic agent, comprising the step of administering an effective amount of at least one botulinum neurotoxin to a patient in need thereof. |
| US08273351B2 |
Fc receptor binding proteins
This disclosure provides, inter alia, proteins that bind to FcRn, e.g., immunoglobulins that inhibit FcRn with high affinity and selectivity. The FcRn-binding proteins can be used to treat a variety of disorders including autoimmune disorders. |
| US08273348B2 |
Lipase variants for pharmaceutical use
The pharmaceutical use of lipases related to the Thermomyces lanuginosus (Humicola lanuginosa) lipase comprising amino acids 1-269 of SEQ ID NO: 2, optionally in combination with a protease and/or an amylase. Examples of medical indications are: Treatment of digestive disorders, pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI), pancreatitis, cystic fibrosis, diabetes type I, and/or diabetes type II. The lipases of the invention have, e.g., an improved digestion performance in vitro, an improved activity at a pH in the neutral range, an improved stability at low pH, an are stable against protease-degradation, and/or are stable in the presence of pepsin and bile salts. The invention also relates to methods of determining digestion performance in vitro of lipases, as well as to certain novel variants of the lipase of T. lanuginosus. |
| US08273347B2 |
Autologous treatment of degenerated disc with cells
The present invention relates to administering autologous uncultured cells into a diseased intervertebral disc. |
| US08273344B2 |
Recombinant adeno-associated virus expressing human antisense gene CyP2J2 and its preparation methods
A recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) expressing antisense human CYP2J2 gene produced by a method of co-transfection into 293 cell by calcium phosphate precipitation, the rAAV having the following three plasmids: a) pXX2: a packing plasmid having a nucleotide sequence encoding AAV Rep and Cap protein, wherein the nucleotide sequence is operably linked upstream and downstream to a p5 promoter respectively to increase expression 15-fold; b) pXXUF1-anti2J2: an eukaryotic expression vector having a CMV promoter, a NotI site for insertion of target genes, the CYP2J2 gene oriented in the 3′ to 5′ direction, and inverted terminal repeats (ITRs); and c) pXX6: a helper plasmid deleted of the pathogenic gene sequences of adenovirus and having an E1A, an E2A, and a VA1 RNA gene of adenovirus. Also provided is a method of preparing the rAAV. |
| US08273342B2 |
Anti-virus therapy for respiratory diseases
The present invention provides the use of IFN-β, an agent that increases the expression of IFN-β, or a polynucleotide which is capable of expressing IFN-β or said agent for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of rhinovirus-induced exacerbation of a respiratory disease selected from asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, wherein said treatment is by airway delivery of said medicament, e.g. by use of an aerosol nebulizer. Also provided is IFN-λ for the same purpose. |
| US08273335B2 |
Method of treating hair
A method of styling hair comprising the step of applying to the hair a composition comprising an oligosaccharide comprising mannitol. |
| US08273333B2 |
Non-lathering personal care composition in the form of an article
A non-lathering personal care article in the form of a porous dissolvable solid structure, comprising: from about 0% to about 10% ionic surfactant; from about 1% to about 60% of a non-surfactant cosmetic active; from about 15% to about 70% polymeric structurant, wherein the polymeric structurant has a weighted average molecular weight of from about 40,000 to about 500,000; and from about 1% to about 30% plasticizer. The article has a density of from about 0.03 g/cm3 to about 0.15 g/cm3. |
| US08273331B2 |
Inhalation compositions
The invention provides a dry powder inhalation composition comprising medicament particles and a mixture of lactose particles with a VMD of between about 70 and about 120 microns and a diameter of less than 250 microns, the mixture being characterized in that up to 96% by weight of the lactose particles are less than 150 microns in diameter and wherein up to 25% by weight of the lactose particles are less than 5 microns in diameter. The compositions provide for a more accurate, uniform and consistent dispersion when used with, for example, a multidose dry powder inhaler. Also disclosed are methods for use of the compositions of the invention. |
| US08273330B2 |
Particulate materials
The present invention relates to active substances in particulate form, to methods for preparing them and to their uses. The present invention provides particulate powders, such as might be of use for delivery using a dry powder inhaler (DPI) or similar delivery device, having properties which may be beneficial to the DPI delivery process. |
| US08273329B2 |
Cyanine compounds, compositions including these compounds and their use in cell analysis
A compound having the general formula I or a conjugate thereof, wherein various groups are as defined in the specification. A composition includes: (i) a compound having the general formula I or a conjugate thereof; and (ii) at least one surfactant selected from cationic surfactants and nonionic surfactants. Also disclosed is a preparation method for the composition and a kit comprising the composition. Further disclosed is a method for identifying and differentiating erythroblasts, basophils and lymphocytes simultaneously using the composition according to the present disclosure. |
| US08273328B2 |
Antigen binding molecules that bind EGFR, vectors encoding same, and uses thereof
The present invention relates to antigen binding molecules (ABMs). In particular embodiments, the present invention relates to recombinant monoclonal antibodies, including chimeric, primatized or humanized antibodies specific for human EGFR. In addition, the present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules encoding such ABMs, and vectors and host cells comprising such nucleic acid molecules. The invention further relates to methods for producing the ABMs of the invention, and to methods of using these ABMs in treatment of disease. In addition, the present invention relates to ABMs with modified glycosylation having improved therapeutic properties, including antibodies with increased Fc receptor binding and increased effector function. |
| US08273327B2 |
Radio-opaque compounds, compositions containing same and methods of their synthesis and use
Radio-opaque biodegradable compositions are formed by modifying terminal groups of synthetic and natural biodegradable polymers such as polylactones with iodinated moieties. The biodegradable property of the compositions renders them suitable for use in medical field such as drug delivery, imaging. Compounds disclosed in this invention exist as neat liquid. Certain compositions disclosed in this invention form hydrophobic iodine rich domains when dissolved in water, such domains provide better contrasting properties as well as ability to dissolve hydrophobic bioactive drugs. Certain iodinated moieties disclosed in the invention are capable of cross linking natural proteins in situ in presence of suitable catalysts and co-catalysts. |
| US08273324B2 |
Embolization
A particle includes a ferromagnetic material, a radiopaque material, and/or an MRI-visible material. |
| US08273320B2 |
Method of making pure salt from frac-water/wastewater
The present invention relates to a method for making pure salt comprises recapturing post-drilling flowback water from hydro-fracturing; removing oil from the flowback water; filtering the flowback water using an ultra filter with a pore size of about 0.1 microns or less to remove solid particulates and large organic molecules, such as benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, and xylene, from the water; concentrating the flowback water to produce a brine that contains from about 15 wt % to about 40 wt % of salt relative to the total weight of the flowback brine; performing one or more chemical precipitation process using an effective amount of reagents to precipitate out the desired high quality commercial products, such as, barium sulfate, strontium carbonate, calcium carbonate; and crystallizing the chemically treated and concentrated flowback brine to produce greater than 99.5% pure salt products, such as sodium and calcium chloride. |
| US08273317B2 |
Method for manufacturing high purity polycrystalline silicon
An method for manufacturing a high purity polycrystalline silicon is characterized by comprising: supplying a silicon chloride gas from a silicon chloride gas supply nozzle and a zinc gas from a zinc gas supply nozzle into a vertical reactor, and generating downward a polycrystalline silicon agglomerated in an almost tube shape on the leading end part of the silicon chloride gas supply nozzle by the reaction of the silicon chloride gas and the zinc gas. |
| US08273315B2 |
Engine emission control system
Systems and methods are provided for reducing exhaust NOx species using a monolith substrate having a plurality of channels configured with radially varying cell density. An injector injects reductant into the substrate unobstructedly, without use of a mixer. In some embodiments, a twist angle of the channels is based on a distance from an inlet of the substrate and varies exponentially as a function of the distance. |
| US08273313B2 |
System for producing methacrylic acid
A system and process for separating methacrolein (MA) from methacrylic acid (MAA) and acetic acid in the gas phase product from partial oxidation of isobutylene (IB) in two oxidation steps is disclosed. The process and system maximize recovery of all three components at minimum capital and energy cost, under conditions that minimize polymerization conditions and plugging by solids deposition in compressors, columns, etc. |
| US08273310B2 |
Centrifugal force-based microfluidic device for nucleic acid extraction and microfluidic system including the microfluidic device
A centrifugal force-based microfluidic device for nucleic acid extraction and a microfluidic system are provided. The microfluidic device includes a body of revolution; a microfluidic structure disposed in the body of revolution, the microfluidic structure including a plurality of chambers, channels connecting the chambers, and valves disposed in the channels to control fluid flow, the microfluidic structure transmitting the fluid using centrifugal force due to rotation of the body of revolution; and magnetic beads contained in one of the chambers which collect a target material from a biomaterial sample flowing into the chamber, wherein the microfluidic structure washes the magnetic beads which collect the target material, and separates nucleic acid by electromagnetic wave irradiation from an external energy source to the magnetic beads. The microfluidic system includes the microfluidic device; a rotation operating unit which rotates the body of revolution; and an external energy source which irradiates electromagnetic waves. |
| US08273309B2 |
Wicking inhibitor for fluidic devices
The present invention relates to a wicking inhibitor for fluidic and microfluidic devices that reduces wicking by providing a structure that interrupts the flow of a working fluid through a fluidic channel interface having corner angles greater than ninety degrees. |
| US08273307B2 |
Microdispenser and associated operating method
The invention relates to a microdispenser (1) for dispensing a liquid sample in a dispensing device, with a sample container (2) for receiving the liquid sample, and with a nozzle (7) for dispensing the sample located in the sample container (2). The microdispenser (1) with the filled sample container (2) can in this case be stored independently of and fluidically separately from the dispensing device, without the sample escaping from the sample container (2) during storage. |
| US08273304B2 |
Analytical biochemistry system with robotically carried bioarray
An analytical biochemistry system featuring a substrate with reactants immobilized thereon at fixed, known locations, a holder supporting the substrate and a manipulator for transporting the holder to a fixed sample and to an inspection station. The reactants are binding agents for a target biomolecule in a sample which forms a bound substance having a detectable characteristic. The holder may be a standard pipettor, optionally carried by a robot arm or hand as the manipulator to contact the sample for detection of the presence of target biomolecules within the sample. In one embodiment, the holder is a pipette tip within which the substrate is housed, or it may be a pipette adapter which bears the substrate and fits within the sample wells of a standard microtiter plate. After appropriate incubation, the substrate and holder may be moved from contact with the sample, and the substrate may be exposed to any necessary development steps before being moved by the manipulator to a location for probing, such as by a beam. Probing of the substrate is performed to identify binding or complexing of target biomolecules of the sample with the reactants immobilized on the substrate, and may be accomplished via fluorescence detection, light scattering, autoradiography, or some other detection method. |
| US08273299B2 |
Reactor cooling system
Process for removing heat from at least two reactors forming at least part of a polymerization reactor system for a multimodal polymerization in which the reactors are linked in series and all produce at least one component of the same polymer. The process includes cooling a stream of fluid in one or more heat exchangers and passing part of it to the cooling system of a first reactor and part of it to the cooling system of a second reactor, so as to remove the heat from said reactors, and passing back through the heat exchangers a return flow having a portion of the combined exit flows of the cooling fluids used to remove the heat from each of the reactors. The heat exchangers provide at least 90% of the cooling requirement for the reactors, and a portion of the combined exit flows from the reactors bypasses at least one of the heat exchangers and is passed directly to the cooling system of one or more of the reactors. The cooling circuit is powered by no more than one pump at any one time. |
| US08273293B2 |
Continuous hot fill process
An apparatus comprising a chamber where a base concentrate common to at least a first flavored food product and a second flavored food product is formed, the first flavored food product having different flavoring than the second flavored food product, the base concentrate having a first temperature. The apparatus also comprises a process line that receives the base concentrate from the chamber, heated liquid from a heated liquid source, and flavoring from either a first flavor source or a second flavor source to form a mixture of base concentrate, heated liquid and flavoring. The mixture has a has second temperature sufficient to achieve a change in the mixture selected from the group consisting of microbial change, chemical change, biochemical change, and enzymatic change, and combinations thereof. A method is also disclosed for change over from forming a first flavored food product to forming a second flavored food product. |
| US08273287B2 |
System for the production of ore with green agglomerates containing a proportion of fines
A plant for the production of ore comprising a proportion of fines, additives and green agglomerates optionally containing a binder, provided with an outer coating consisting of a combustible containing fine-grained carbon, such as coke. In the plant, the ore is mixed with the additives and the optionally available binder. The mixture is pelletized and the green agglomerates thus formed are coated with the combustible, whereby the combustible is introduced into an agglomeration drum. In order to enable continual production of homogeneous-quality green agglomerates, the mixture is pelletized in the agglomeration drum and the combustible is added in an area of the longitudinal extension of the agglomeration drum where the size of the green agglomerates formed in the agglomeration drum is sufficient for further processing. |
| US08273286B2 |
Positive pressure shear impregnator and wetout
Systems and methods are described where at least one roller (e.g., a kicker roller) is used to impregnate fibers (i.e., a charge or reinforcement) with a liquid resin (i.e., matrix) by eliminating air from the resin and fibers as they enter a pressurized zone. Air is forced out as the resin is first drawn into an entry zone of the roller, then into an entry gap adjacent to the roller, and then into the pressurized zone on the opposite side of the roller. The pressurized zone is an enclosed area at the output side of the roller where the resin is allowed to accumulate and the resin and composite combination are then forced out through a small exit gap. Shear forces between the surface of the quickly rotating driven roller and the resin provide the driving force. The fibers may be continuous (e.g., from a roller) or discontinuous or loose cut. |
| US08273285B2 |
Steerable catheter and methods of making the same
The present invention is a method of manufacturing a flexible tubular body for catheter, sheath or similar medical device. The method comprises pre-extruding an inner layer of the body from a thermoplastic polymer and then pulling the inner layer over a mandrel and tightening the layer down. If wire lumens were not integrally formed in the inner layer when pre-extruded, then two polymer spaghetti tubes, each with wire lumens, are laid 180 degrees apart axially along the outer surface of the inner layer. Deflection wires are then fed into the wire lumens. A cylindrical wire braid is woven or pulled over the inner layer (and the spaghetti tubes, as the case may be) and tightened down. The aforementioned components are then encased in an outer polymer layer. A heat-shrinkable tube is then placed over the outer layer. A pressurized fluid is injected into each wire lumen to maintain the internal diameter of each wire lumen at a diameter that is greater than the diameter of the deflection wire received in each wire lumen. Heat is then applied to the body and heat-shrinkable tube to cause the layers to laminate together. Once the newly laminated body has sufficiently cooled, the heat-shrinkable tube is removed from the body. |
| US08273280B2 |
Method for the production of a thin-walled flexible plastic tube with label
A thin-walled plastic tube having an axial direction and a radial direction is manufactured by injection moulding and includes a tube body with a tube shoulder with an emptying opening at a first end and an end closure at a second end, the tube body having a wall thickness of 0.3-1.2 mm. The plastic tube includes a label applied simultaneously with the injection moulding, the label having a plastic film with a tensile strength in the axial direction of the tube which is at least 100 N/mm2, preferably at least 150 N/mm2, and most preferably at least 210 N/mm2 measured according to DIN ISO 527-1/-3, an elongation at break which is at most 70%, preferably at most 50%, and most preferably at most 25% measured according to DIN ISO 527-1/-3, and a thickness of at most 90 μm and preferably of at most 75 μm. |
| US08273278B2 |
Process of making water-insoluble polyglutamic acid fibers
A water-insoluble polyglutamic acid (PGA) fiber and a preparation method thereof are provided. In the preparation method, the PGA is cross-linked by a cross-linking agent and then passes through a spinning nozzle to form PGA fibers. Therefore, the highly water-absorbing PGA, which cannot be spun by conventional methods, can be spun to form PGA fibers and maintain the high water-absorption ability. |
| US08273276B2 |
Roller die preformer for wide extrusions
A roller die preformer for use in an extrusion system to form wide extruded components, such as a rubber tire tread, on a surface of a roller. The roller die preformer includes a flow inlet, a flow outlet and a laterally expanding flow channel extending from the flow inlet to the flow outlet. A flow restrictor is configured within the flow channel to urge the flow of material toward the lateral extremities of the flow channel to thereby form an extruded component at the flow outlet having a lateral width which is greater than the lateral width of the flow inlet of the preformer. |
| US08273271B2 |
Method for making optical fiber connector
A method for making an optical fiber connector includes a mold. The mold includes a first mold portion having inserts each for molding a blind hole preform, and a second mold portion having a flat molding surface for forming a flat optical surface, and a number of curved molding surfaces for forming lens caps. A non-contact detection instrument is provided to project a light beam to the bottom of the blind hole preforms with the light beam passing through the flat optical surface. Then a coarseness factor image is obtained and analyzed to determine whether a coarseness factor of the bottom of the corresponding blind hole preform is acceptable and the corresponding insert is modified if it is not acceptable. Finally, the curved molding surfaces are aligned with the inserts to form the lens caps on the flat optical surface. |
| US08273270B2 |
Photosensitive resin composition and light blocking layer using the same
Disclosed are a photosensitive resin composition that includes (A) a cardo-based resin including repeating units represented by the following Chemical Formulae 1 and 2, wherein the substituents of Chemical Formulae 1 and 2 are the same as defined in the specification, (B) reactive unsaturated compound, (C) a pigment, (D) an initiator, and (E) a solvent, and a light blocking layer using the photosensitive resin composition. |
| US08273267B2 |
Method for producing positive electrode active material for battery
It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for producing a positive electrode active material for a battery, which can realize easy regulation of pore size in porosity formation of a positive electrode active material and is less likely to undergo hindrance of ion conduction caused by residues and, thus, can realize excellent high-rate discharge characteristics, and a method for producing a composition for a battery using the positive electrode active material for the battery. The method for producing a positive electrode active material for a battery of the present invention is a method for producing a positive electrode active material for a battery, including: a step 1 of firing a mixture of a raw material for the positive electrode active material and carbon particles to remove the carbon particles; and a step 2 of milling and classifying a fired body obtained in the step 1. |
| US08273257B2 |
Nanotube processing employing solid-condensed-gas-layers
In a method for processing a nanotube, a vapor is condensed to a solid condensate layer on a surface of the nanotube and then at least one selected region of the condensate layer is locally removed by directing a beam of energy at the selected region. The nanotube can be processed with at least a portion of the solid condensate layer maintained on the nanotube surface and thereafter the solid condensate layer removed. Nanotube processing can include, e.g., depositing a material layer on an exposed nanotube surface region where the condensate layer was removed. After forming a solid condensate layer, an electron beam can be directed at a selected region along a nanotube length corresponding to a location for cutting the nanotube, to locally remove the condensate layer at the region, and an ion beam can be directed at the selected region to cut the nanotube at the selected region. |
| US08273254B2 |
Spa water sanitizing system
A method of sanitizing water contained in a spa is provided which comprises installing a chlorine generating cell including a diamond electrode in a filter compartment of the spa, employing a resin-filled calcium remover bag to reduce the hardness of the water, adding salt to the water; and operating the chlorine generating cell to generate chlorine and other sanitizing agents for sanitizing the water. |
| US08273252B2 |
Solution reactor and method for solution reaction
A solution reactor allows the solution L to contact with the reactant gas G, and the component contained in the solution L is chemically changed by means of the reactant gas G. The reactor includes a nozzle 41 for spraying the solution L into a state of mists M, and a pressure feed unit 42 for feeding the reactant gas G, which is pressurized, into the nozzle 41. Further, in the reactor, the pressure feed unit 42 feeds such pressurized reactant gas G to the nozzle 41 to be flown fast, so that the nozzle 41 allows the fast flowing reactant gas G to contact with the solution and the solution L is broken into the state of mists M to be jetted out, and thus the component contained in the solution L is chemically changed by means of the reactant gas G. |
| US08273251B2 |
Use of electromagnetic pulses in cross-flow filtration systems
A fluid feed stream is flowed, subject to electromagnetic pulses, to a filter element via an input feed conduit for the filter element. A coil assembly is disposed about the input feed conduit and an AC power source is connected with the coil assembly. The AC power source has a period including first and second half-cycles of opposing polarities. A switch in series with the coil assembly forms a series connected circuit. A second switch connected with the coil assembly forms a second circuit. A control means closes the first switch and opens the second switch during a first half-cycle of the AC power source. During a second half-cycle, the control means closes and then opens the second switch to produce a first large ringing pulse in the coil assembly. A subsequent pulse may be produced either before or after the first pulse substantially decays. |
| US08273250B2 |
Skimmer, barge and methods for recovering and transferring heavy oil or bitumen
Skimmers, barges and related methods recover heavy oil or bitumen from contaminated water environments such as tailings ponds. The skimmer has an articulated mesh-like conveyor driven around a drum by a drive sprocket. A pusher mechanism discharges bitumen or heavy oil from cavities in the conveyor. In one embodiment, the skimmer includes an automatic depth control system. In other embodiments, knife-edged shear plates remove heavy oil or bitumen adhering to the conveyor and drum. A barge may incorporate multiple parallel skimmers. The barge may include a bitumen-transfer pump having an annular fluid-injection flange that generates an annulus of lubricating fluid inside a discharge hose. A method of skimming heavy oil or bitumen involves using a skimmer that automatically adjusts its elevation or depth based on a control signal generated by a depth sensor. Another method recovers and transfers bitumen by lubricating the discharge hose using the annular fluid-injection flange. |
| US08273248B1 |
Extraction of neutral lipids by a two solvent method
A method for separating neutral lipids from plant material, in particular, intact algal cells, using an amphipathic solvent set and a hydrophobic solvent set. Some embodiments include dewatering intact algal cells and then extracting neutral lipids from the algal cells. The methods provide for single and multistep extraction processes which allow for efficient separation of algal neutral lipids from a wet algal biomass while avoiding emulsification of extraction mixtures. The neutral lipids are removed after first removing a polar lipid fraction and a protein fraction. These neutral lipids can be used to generate renewable fuels as well as food products and supplements. |
| US08273247B2 |
Water reclamation without biosludge reproduction
An apparatus for cleaning of wastewater comprising a submerged membrane biological reactor system (MBR) and a submerged membrane module (MBD) wherein the MBR is in fluid communication with the MBD for feeding excess sludge from the MBR to the MBD and wherein the MBR comprises an outlet which releases permeate passed through the membrane of the MBR and the MBD is in fluid communication with the MBR for feeding permeate passed through the membrane of the MBD back into the MBR and comprises an outlet for releasing gas. |
| US08273246B2 |
System and method for treating ammonia-based wastewater
A system for treating ammonia-based wastewater is provided. The system includes a first reactor, including: denitrification bacteria for denitrification; a second reactor disposed on the back of the first reactor, wherein the second reactor includes an aerator and aerobic heterotrophic bacteria, and has an HRT of less than 6 hours; a third reactor disposed on the back of the first reactor, wherein the third reactor contains nitrification bacteria carried on the carriers for improving nitrification; and a solid-liquid-separating reactor disposed on the back of the third for separating the solids and liquids in the effluent of the third reactor. |
| US08273244B2 |
Separation and extraction of bitumen from tar sands
Systems and methods for extracting recoverable materials (e.g., petroleum and/or other hydrocarbons) from source materials (e.g., tar sands) are provided. According to one embodiment a method is provided for extracting bitumen from tar sand. Tar sands are introduced into a batch or continuous processing plasma furnace. The bitumen contained within the tar sand is then vaporized by exposing the tar sands to a plasma energy field that penetrates the tar sands. The vaporized bitumen is captured for subsequent processing. |
| US08273235B2 |
Dark colored chromium based electrodeposits
An aqueous acidic trivalent chromium electrolyte comprising trivalent chromium ions and a complexing agent for maintaining the trivalent chromium ions in solution is provided in which the aqueous electrolyte comprises additives capable of producing a coating on a substrate having a desired dark hue. The additives typically comprise a dispersion of colloidal silica and an additional additive selected from thiocyanate ions and/or iron ions. The electrolyte is used in a method of producing the desired dark-hued decorative chromium coating on a substrate by electrodeposition. |
| US08273227B2 |
Sensor for in vitro determination of glucose
A process for the manufacture of small sensors with reproducible surfaces, including electrochemical sensors. One process includes forming channels in the surface of a substrate and disposing a conductive material in the channels to form an electrode. The conductive material can also be formed on the substrate by other impact and non-impact methods. In a preferred embodiment, the method includes cutting the substrate to form a sensor having a connector portion and a transcutaneous portion, the two portions having edges that define one continuous straight line. |
| US08273225B2 |
Solid electrode
The present invention provides a solid diamond electrode, a reactor, in particular a reactor comprising an anode, a cathode and at least one bipolar electrode having first and second major working surfaces positioned therebetween wherein the at least one bipolar electrode consists essentially of diamond, and methods in which the reactors are used. |
| US08273220B2 |
Heat pump distillation
A distillation column is disclosed. The column includes a plurality of rectification zones and corresponding stripping zones. Each rectification zone is linked to a heat pump or a stage of a heat pump. Overhead material from the top rectification zone is compressed and used to heat bottoms liquid from the bottom stripping zone. Similarly, overhead material from a lower rectification zone is compressed and used to heat liquid taken from the uppermost or top stripping zone. Optionally, overhead material from a middle rectification zone is compressed and used to heat liquid from a middle stripping zone. A single multiple stage heat pump compressor may be utilized as opposed to a plurality of heat pumps. Because the heat exchanger from each rectification-stripping zone pair has a lower duty, economical stab-in heat exchangers may be utilized. |
| US08273218B2 |
Press felt and method for the production thereof
A paper machine clothing, in particular a press felt for a paper, cardboard or tissue machine, includes a load bearing base structure that extends in the longitudinal and cross directions of the clothing and which is formed, for example from a longitudinal reinforcement module substantially providing the dimensional stability in longitudinal direction of the clothing, and a transverse reinforcement module substantially providing the dimensional stability in the cross direction of the clothing, which is arranged on the longitudinal reinforcement module and is connected with same. The transverse reinforcement module is a warp knit fabric, which includes at least one system of warp threads arranged parallel to each other and one system of stitch-forming sewing threads extending substantially perpendicular thereto into which the warp threads are integrated to form a textile fabric. The warp threads extend transversely to the longitudinal direction of the clothing and have a greater flexural strength than the sewing threads. |
| US08273212B2 |
Method for kraft pulp production where hemicelluloses are returned
The method increases the yield and improves the beatability of kraft pulp. During the progression of the cooking process, more than one cooking liquor with a dissolved content of hemicellulose is drawn off and then reintroduced to the last phases of the cooking process, to re-precipitate the hemicellulose on the fibers. The hemicellulose rich cooking liquors are adjusted so that they, upon being added to the last phase of the cooking process are optimized. Early dissolved hemicellulose has a longer chain length than the hemicellulose that dissolves in the cooking liquor in the later phases of the cooking process, and they also have different tendencies to precipitate on the wood chips softened in the cooking process. |
| US08273211B2 |
Flat panel display manufacturing apparatus
Disclosed herein is a flat panel display manufacturing apparatus in a predetermined process is performed using plasma generated therein. In such a flat panel display manufacturing apparatus, a process gas is supplied into a chamber in an evenly diffused state to generate even plasma inside a symmetrical interior space of the chamber. Consequently, the flat panel display manufacturing apparatus can appropriately control flow rate of the plasma, thereby being capable of performing even processing on a large-scale substrate. In the flat panel display manufacturing apparatus, a substrate pedestal thereof is provided with a combination of vertical and horizontal shielding members, thereby being entirely protected from attack of the plasma, resulting in an increased life-span. |
| US08273210B2 |
Plasma processing apparatus and method for adjusting plasma density distribution
In the plasma processing apparatus 1, microwaves supplied from a coaxial waveguide 30 are introduced into a processing container 2 via a wavelength-shortening plate 25, a process gas is plasmatized in the processing container 2, and a substrate W is processed using the plasma. In the plasma processing apparatus 1, a dielectric member 45 is disposed at a connecting area between the coaxial waveguide 30 and the wavelength-shortening plate 25. Inside an outer conductor 32 of the coaxial waveguide 30, the dielectric member 45 is disposed to surround a part of a circumference of an inner conductor 31 of the coaxial waveguide 30, and is disposed at any position around the circumference of the inner conductor 31. |
| US08273209B2 |
Thermal diffusion sheet and method for mounting the same
A thermal diffusion sheet of the present invention includes a graphite sheet and thermally conductive adhesive layers attached to both principal surfaces of the graphite sheet. The thermally conductive adhesive layer on a first surface is substantially the same in size as the graphite sheet. The thermally conductive adhesive layer on a second surface is relatively larger in size than the thermally conductive adhesive layer on the first surface, and the entire periphery of the thermally conductive adhesive layer on the second surface lies outside the graphite sheet. The adhesive strength of the thermally conductive adhesive layers on the first and second surfaces after exposure to 40° C. for 168 hours is reduced by no more than 20% relative to the initial adhesive strength. A hardened material of a polymer component of the thermally conductive adhesive layers on the first and second surfaces has a thermal conductivity of 0.6 W/m·K or more. With this configuration, the thermal diffusion sheet has a structure in which the graphite sheet is sealed by attaching the thermally conductive adhesive layer that is larger than the graphite sheet and has a good thermal conductivity in the plane direction to a radiator plate, and can transfer heat to the radiator plate reliably at a low cost. |
| US08273208B2 |
Structural composite laminate, and process of making same
A structural composite laminate and method of making the same are provided. The laminate includes first and second skins or laminas, and a core positioned between the first and second laminas. The core contains thermoplastic and/or substantially inelastic polymeric particles with inter-particle interstices between the polymeric particles. Optionally, the polymeric particles are arranged discontinuously to establish gaps between adjacent particles along at least one dimension of the laminate. |
| US08273207B2 |
Method for connecting electronic part and joined structure
A method for connecting an electronic part, which contains: mixing a dispersing solvent, an adhesive resin which is dissolved in the dispersing solvent, conductive particles, and insulating particles which have smaller particle diameters than those of the conductive particles so as to prepare an anisotropic conductive adhesive; placing a terminal of a substrate and a terminal of an electronic part so as to face each other via the anisotropic conductive adhesive, and applying heat and pressure to the substrate and the electronic part so as to sandwich the conductive particles between the terminal of the substrate and the terminal of the electronic part to thereby deform the conductive particles, in which the pressure is smaller than pressure at which the conductive particles are destroyed, and smaller than pressure at which the particle diameters of the conductive particles become equal to the particle diameters of the insulating particles. |
| US08273206B2 |
Method for continuously forming composite material shape member having varied cross-sectional shape
The invention provides a method for continuously forming a composite material shape member having a varied cross-sectional shape. A C-shaped movable mold 100 having a center portion 110 and both end portions 120 and 130 with a smaller surface dimension than the center portion is prepared, and prepreg sheets are laminated in advance to the both end portions 120 and 130 and the center portion 110, then these plies of prepreg sheets are denoted as the laminate 320, so that the whole body has a flat planar surface. Prepreg sheets 300 are drawn out from rolls 210 and 220 and passed through a preforming device 230 so that a C-shaped member 310 having a uniform cross-sectional shape is preformed. The movable mold 100 with pre-laminate 320 is superposed to the preformed member 310, which is passed through a hot press device, an after-cure furnace 260 where thermosetting of the member is completed, and then the movable mold 100 is removed to complete a formed product. |
| US08273205B2 |
Manufacture of pivoting resilient skin contacting members
A molding process for forming a wet shaving razor including the step of placing one or more of the blades into a first mold cavity. A first generally rigid polymer is injected into the first mold cavity to form a housing and to secure the blades. A second generally rigid polymer is injected into a second mold cavity to form a handle that is adjacent to and spaced apart from the housing of the first mold cavity. A generally flexible polymer is injected into a third mold cavity to interconnect the housing and the handle, wherein the generally flexible polymer forms a gripping portion on the handle and a resilient skin contacting element between the housing and the handle. |
| US08273200B2 |
Method of disposing a tubular sleeve on a supporting element and apparatus to put said method into practice
A method of disposing a tubular covering sleeve for electric-cable joints on a supporting element may include arranging the sleeve in a rest and not yet expanded condition; causing radial expansion of the sleeve starting from axially opposite end portions; and arranging the sleeve in a radially expanded condition on the supporting element. Radial expansion of the sleeve may be carried out gradually, starting from the end portions of the sleeve toward an axially intermediate portion of the sleeve. The method of may include arranging the sleeve; arranging a pair of expanders, each at a respective end of the sleeve and at a substantially coaxial position relative to the sleeve; introducing the expanders into the respective ends of the sleeve; abutting distal ends of the expanders against each other at an axially intermediate portion of the sleeve; and arranging the sleeve in a radially expanded condition on the supporting element. |
| US08273198B1 |
Gas generant with auto-ignition function
Gas generating compositions include a primary fuel selected from aminotetrazoles and heterocyclic amines; a carbonyl donor selected from formaldehyde, formamide, or an ammonium formate; and a basic constituent selected from alkali and alkaline earth metal aminotetrazoles, hydantoin and basic derivatives thereof, and mixtures thereof. Gas generators and vehicle occupant protection systems incorporating the present compositions are also described. |
| US08273192B2 |
Lead-free, bismuth-free free-cutting phosphorous brass alloy
The present invention relates to a lead-free, bismuth-free free-cutting phosphorous brass alloy and its method of manufacture. The alloy comprises: Cu; Zn; 0.59 to 1.6 wt % P; and other elements in the amount of 0.005 to 0.6 wt %, which comprise at least two elements selected from the group consisting of Al, Si, Sb, Sn, Rare earth element (RE), Ti and B, and the balance being unavoidable impurities. The phosphorous brass alloy contains a combined wt % of Cu and Zn of between 97.0 wt % and 99.5 wt %, within which the content of Zn is above 40 wt %. Considering the solid solubility of P in the matrix of copper will be decreased rapidly with the temperature decrease and form the brittle intermetallic compounds Cu3P with Cu, the present invention relies upon P to ensure excellent cuttability of the invented alloy. The invented alloy is reasonably priced, and has excellent cuttability, castability, hot and cold workability, dezincification corrosion resistance, mechanical properties and weldability. The phosphorous brass alloy is a useful alloy for spare parts, forging and castings that require cutting, and particularly in forging and castings for low pressure die casting that requires cutting, grinding, welding and electroplating. The phosphorous brass alloy may also be used for faucets, valves and bushings of water supply systems, and for bar and wire materials that require high corrosion resistance and compactness. |
| US08273190B2 |
Method for making and using chromium III salts
A method of preparing an aqueous composition of a chromium III compound, comprising adding hydrogen peroxide to a mixture comprising water and a chromium VI compound in the presence of at least one acid according to the formula H2GF6, in which G is a Group IV-B element. The composition may contain less than 500 ppm of alkali metal ions and less than 200 ppm of halide ions, relative to chromium and may test negative for chromium VI using s-diphenylcarbazide. The composition may be used for treating a metal surface, among other applications. |
| US08273183B2 |
Automated swimming pool cleaner having an angled jet drive propulsion system
A self-propelled cleaning apparatus for cleaning a submerged surface of a pool or tank includes a housing having a front portion as defined by the direction of movement of the apparatus when propelled by a water jet, an opposing rear portion and adjoining side portions defining the periphery of the apparatus, and a baseplate with at least one water inlet. Rotationally-mounted supports are coupled proximate the front and rear portions of the housing to enable movement of the apparatus over the submerged surface. A water pump is configured to draw water and debris from the pool through the inlet for filtering. A stationary directional discharge conduit is in fluid communication with the pump and has at least one discharge opening through which a pressurized stream of water forming the water jet is directionally discharged at an acute angle with respect to the surface over which the apparatus is moving. |