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US08299271B2	Solid tartrate salts of DPP-IV inhibitors This invention relates to DPP-IV inhibitory citrate or tartrate salts of pyrrolidinylaminoacetyl pyrrolidine boronic acid compounds that are physically and chemically stable, substantially non-deliquescent solids under ambient conditions.
US08299263B2	N-heterocyclic carbene-amido palladium(II) catalysts and method of use thereof A new N-heterocyclic catalyst system which contains N-heterocyclic carbene and amido as ligands, which are strongly bound to a palladium metal. Another heteroatom functionality can be used as a third ligand L. The NHC-amidate ligand system is unique in structure, and shows excellent reactivities in a number of chemical reactions. The chemical reactions include carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom (oxygen and nitrogen) bond formations, and oxidation reactions of saturated carbon chemicals via C—H activation.
US08299262B2	Pyridylmethyl-sulfonamide compounds The present invention relates to novel pyridylmethyl-sulfonamide compounds of formula (I) where: n is 0 to 4; m is 0 to 4; R1 is halogen, CN, NO2, OH, SH, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C4-haloalkoxy, etc.; and/or two radicals R1 together form a fused ring; R2 is H, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C2-C4-alkenyl, C2-C4-alkynyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C1-C4-alkyl-C3-C8-cycloalkyl or benzyl; R3 is halogen, CN, NO2, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy or C1-C4-haloalkoxy; Y is —O—, C1-C4-alkanediyl, —O—CH2—, —CH2—O—, —C(NORn)—, —S—, —S(═O)—, —S(═O)2— or —N(Rn)—; and the N-oxides, and salts thereof and their use for combating phytopathogenic harmful fungi, and also to compositions and seed comprising at least one such compound.
US08299253B2	Tris-quarternary ammonium salts and methods for modulating neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors Provided are tris-quaternary ammonium compounds which are modulators of nicotinic acetylocholine receptors. Also provided are methods of using the compounds for modulating the function of a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, and for the prevention and/or treatment of central nervous system disorders, substance use and/or abuse and or gastrointestinal tract disorders.
US08299248B2	Certain 1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyrazin-2(3H)-ones and 1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyrazin-2-ols and methods for their use Provided are methods for treating myasthenia gravis in a patient, comprising administering to the patient an effective amount of at least one chemical entity chosen from compounds of Formula I and compounds of Formula II: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
US08299244B1	Melamine compound and method for manufacturing the same A melamine derivative of Formula I and its preparing method are provided: wherein, R is the same with or different from each other and has the formula of R1 and R2 are independently selected from a group consisting of H, a halogen, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C15 alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C15 alkoxy, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C15 cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C20 aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C20 aryloxy, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C15 unsaturated hydrocarbyl, a naphthol group, a phenanthrenol group, and a dicyclopentadiene group, with a proviso that R2 is not H; and m is 1 or 2.
US08299242B2	Synthesis of 2,4-pyrimidinediamines Disclosed herein are methods for synthesizing 2,4-pyrimidinediamines as well as intermediates used therein.
US08299235B2	RNA molecules and vectors for gene silencing The invention is directed to compositions for gene silencing by providing short RNA molecules to cells.
US08299233B2	Molecular in vitro diagnosis of breast cancer The invention relates to the use of a multiplicity of polynucleotide probe sets, the multiplicity of polynucleotide probe sets consisting in a combination of pools of polynucleotide probe sets, each polynucleotide probe set containing at least one polynucleotide probe chosen among a library of nucleic acid sequences, the polynucleotide probes involved in the combination of pools of polynucleotide probe sets of the multiplicity of polynucleotide probe sets being such that each polynucleotide probe specifically hybridizes with one gene, and/or at least one of its variants when present, for determining the variation of expression at least 12 genes, and their variants when present, in order to diagnose the benign or malignant state of a breast tumor.
US08299230B2	Nucleic acid molecules encoding antibodies that bind cell-associated CA 125/O772P The present invention provides antibodies, and antigen-binding fragments of antibodies, fusion polypeptides and analogs that preferentially bind cell-associated CA 125/O772P polypeptides relative to shed CA 125/O772P polypeptides. The present invention further provides methods of preventing, managing, treating or ameliorating one or more symptoms associated with a CA 125/O772P-related disorder. In particular, the present invention provides methods of preventing, managing, treating, or ameliorating one or more symptoms associated with a cell proliferative disorder, such as cancer, e.g., ovarian cancer. The present invention still further provides methods for diagnosing a CA 125/O772P-related disorder or predisposition to developing such a disorder, as well as methods for identifying antibodies, and antigen-binding fragments of antibodies, that preferentially bind cell-associated CA 125/O772P polypeptides relative to shed CA 125/O772P polypeptides.
US08299226B2	2-nitrobenzyl-modified ribonucleotides This disclosure provides novel reversibly terminated ribonucleotides which can be used as a reagent for DNA sequencing reactions. Methods of sequencing nucleic acids using the disclosed nucleotides are also provided.
US08299225B2	Amidite for synthesizing modified nucleic acid and method for synthesizing modified nucleic acid To provide an excellent amidite for synthesizing modified nucleic acid, which enables a protective group therein to be removed under a moderate condition, thereby stably producing a hydroxyl group-containing modified nucleic acid, and a method for synthesizing modified nucleic acid using the amidite. Specifically, an amidite for synthesizing modified nucleic acid, expressed by General Formula (I): where X represents a base, Y represents a substituent, Z represents a protective group for protecting a hydroxyl group in the substituent, and Q represents one of a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group and a hydroxyl group protected by a protective group, wherein the protective group can be removed in an aprotic solvent, and when the protective group is removed, the hydroxyl group emerges in the substituent, and a method for synthesizing modified nucleic acid using the amidite.
US08299222B2	Methamphetamine-like hapten compounds, linkers, carriers and compositions and uses thereof The invention generally relates to hapten compounds comprising either (+) methamphetamine or (+) amphetamine conjugated to a linker. Generally speaking, hapten compounds of the invention may be used to elicit an immune response to one or more of (+) methamphetamine, (+) amphetamine, or (+) MDMA.
US08299221B2	LINGO binding molecules and pharmaceutical use thereof The present invention provides a binding molecule which is capable of binding to the rat, cynomolgus monkey and human LINGO polypeptide, and a polynucleotide encoding the binding molecule. The invention also provides an expression vector comprising the polynucleotide, an expression system comprising a polynucleotide capable of producing a binding molecule, as well as an isolated host cell comprising the expression system for producing the binding molecule. The invention also provides for compositions comprising the LINGO binding molecules and the use of binding molecule compositions as a pharmaceutical, especially in the treatment to promote axonal regeneration/plasticity. The invention further provides for a method of treatment of diseases associated with axonal degeneration and demyelination.
US08299220B2	Isolation of five novel genes coding for new Fc receptors-type melanoma involved in the pathogenesis of lymphoma/melanoma This invention provides an isolated nucleic acid molecule which encodes immunoglobulin receptor, Immunoglobulin superfamily Receptor Translocation Associated, IRTA, protein. Provided too, are the IRTA proteins encoded by the isolated nucleic acid molecules, IRTA1, IRTA2, IRTA3, IRTA4 or IRTA5 proteins, having the amino acid sequences set forth in any of FIG. 18A, 18B-1-18B-3, 18C-1-18C-2, 18D-1-18D-2 or 18E-1-18E-2. Oligonucleotides of the isolated nucleic acid molecules are provided. Antibodies directed to an epitope of a purified IRTA1, IRTA2, IRTA3, IRTA4 or IRTA5 proteins are also provided, as are pharmaceutical compositions comprising such antibodies or oligonucleotides. Methods for detecting a B cell malignancy in a sample from a subject; diagnosing B cell malignancy in a sample from a subject; detecting human IRTA protein in a sample; and treating a subject having a B cell cancer are also provided.
US08299213B2	Synthetic or natural peptides binding protein phosphatase 2A, identification method and uses The present invention relates to novel synthetic or natural peptides for use in treating viral or parasitic infections or in the treatment of tumors. The peptides of the present invention are less than 30 amino acids in size, preferably less than 20 amino acids, in particular 15 to 20 amino acids, and in vitro the peptides specifically bind a type 2A protein phosphatase holoenzyme or one of its subunits. The invention also relates to a method for identifying said peptides, and to their uses.
US08299212B2	TDF-related compounds and analogs thereof, analogs and bioactive fragments The present invention relates generally to tissue differentiation factor (TDF) analogs. More specifically, the invention relates to structure-based methods and compositions useful in designing, identifying, and producing molecules, which act as functional modulators of TDF-like receptors. The invention further relates to methods of detecting, preventing, and treating TDF-associated disorders.
US08299211B2	Peptides and regulation of calcium channels Calcium channels can be regulated by natural gamma proteins. Herein we disclose embodiments of compositions and methods, particularly involving short peptides which are capable of regulating calcium channel function. Certain short peptides which can inhibit calcium current have structural features from the first transmembrane domain of gamma6 such as a GxxxA motif and adjoining aliphatic residues. In embodiments the peptide compositions and methods are capable of selective efficacy for low voltage-activated calcium channels, such as LVA channel Cav3.1, versus high voltage-activated channels.
US08299208B2	PAEK powder, in particular for the use in a method for a layer-wise manufacturing of a three-dimensional object, as well as method for producing it By a temper treatment a polyaryletherketone powder is processed such that it is particularly suited for the use in a method for a layer-wise manufacturing of a three-dimensional object. To this effect the powder is tempered at a temperature that is at least 20° C. above the glass transition temperature for at least 30 minutes before it is used as building material.
US08299207B2	Process for removing residual monomers from water-absorbing polymer particles A process for removing residual monomers from water-absorbing polymer particles, wherein the water-absorbing polymer particles are thermally aftertreated in a mixer with rotating mixing tools at a temperature of at least 60° C. in the presence of water vapor.
US08299206B2	Method of synthesis of morpholino oligomers Improved methods are described for solid-phase synthesis of morpholino oligomers, in which a protected morpholino ring nitrogen is deprotected between coupling steps using a heterocyclic amine salt in a trifluoroethanol-containing solvent, where the salt is a salt of a heterocyclic amine, having a pKa in the range of 1-4 in its protonated form, with an acid selected from a sulfonic acid, trifluoroacetic acid, and hydrochloric acid. Examples are 3-chloropyridinium methanesulfonate (CPM) and 4-cyanopyridinium trifluoroacetate (CYTFA).
US08299202B2	Phenol compounds and (co)polymers thereof The present invention relates to A phenol compound according to Formula (I): wherein: R1 is selected from the group consisting of, optionally substituted, 2-pyridyl, 3-pyridiyl and 4-pyridyl groups, wherein R1 is at position 2 or 3 of the phenol ring; R2 is selected from the group consisting of, optionally substituted, 2-pyridyl, 3-pyridiyl, 4-pyridyl and phenyl groups, wherein R2 is at position 5 or 6 of the phenol ring; and the phenol ring is optionally substituted at one or two positions, independently selected from positions 2, 3, 5 and 6, with a halogen atom or a with an optionally substituted C6-C12 aryl group or an optionally substituted C1-C10 alkyl group. The present invention relates also to (co)polymers comprising the phenol compound according to Formula (I) and membranes and ionic resins comprising said (co)polymers.
US08299199B2	Cardanol based dimers and uses therefor Cardanol based dimers are provided. The cardanol dimers are formed by hydrosilylation with silanes. Cardanol based dimers may be further reacted to form epoxy curing agents and epoxies which can be used as anti-fouling coatings on ship hulls and marine structures. The cardanol dimers may also be used to produce friction particles or phenolic resins. Methods of synthesizing the cardanol based dimers, the epoxy curing agents and the epoxies are also provided.
US08299197B2	Organosilane polymer with improved gap-filling property for semiconductor device and coating composition using the same A polymer for gap-filling in a semiconductor device, the polymer being prepared by polycondensation of hydrolysates of the compound represented by Formula 1, the compound represented by Formula 2, and one or more compounds represented by Formulae 3 and 4: [RO]3Si—[CH2]n—Si[OR]3 (1) wherein n is from 0 to 2 and each R is independently a C1-C6 alkyl group; [RO]3Si—[CH2]nX (2) wherein X is a C6-C12 aryl group, n is from 0 to 2, and R is a C1-C6 alkyl group; [RO]3Si—R′ (3) wherein R and R′ are independently a C1-C6 alkyl group; and [RO]3Si—H (4) wherein R is a C1-C6 alkyl group.
US08299194B2	Ethylene-α-olefin copolymer and article An ethylene-α-olefin copolymer comprising monomer units derived from ethylene and monomer units derived from an α-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, having a density (d) of 860 to 950 kg/m3, having a melt flow rate (MFR) of 0.05 to 100 g/10 min, having a ratio (Mw/Mn) of the weight average molecular weight (Mw) thereof to the number average molecular weight (Mn) thereof of 2 to 10, having a swell ratio (SR) of less than 1.35, and having a g* of 0.50 to 0.75.
US08299192B2	Statistic comb polymers, method for producing the same and their use Statistic comb polymers obtainable by the radical copolymerization of a vinylic poly(alkylenoxide) compound (A) with an ethylenically unsaturated monomer compound (B) according to the catalytic chain transfer method (CCT). The comb polymers are extremely suitable for hydraulic binder suspensions based on cement, lime, gypsum and anhydrite as they have, for the same dosage, an improved water reducing power over conventional flow agents. The corresponding building material mixtures are characterized by a substantially reduced stickiness and plastic viscosity once said comb polymers are added, which dramatically improves the plasticity of very cement-rich building material mixtures, such as concretes. The building material mixtures using the inventive flow agents have a considerably increased slump flow and an increased shear-thinning behavior as compared to conventional concretes without the tendency to segregate.
US08299187B1	Method for improving acoustic impedance of epoxy resins An epoxy and rubber microcomposite is formed by adding a carboxy-terminated or amine-terminated rubber component having a glass transition temperature less than zero degrees centigrade to a bisphenol A based epoxy resin component; heating the mixture to 150 degrees centigrade; cooling and curing with a suitable curing agent. A phase segregation occurs between the epoxy resin component and the rubber component to form discrete, spherical rubbery domains with the epoxy compound. Because the glass transition temperature of the rubbery domains is below zero degrees centigrade; the rubbery domains act as acoustic windows within the high-modulus epoxy compound.
US08299186B2	Curable organopolysiloxane composition and semiconductor device A curable organopolysiloxane composition comprising: (A) an organopolysiloxane that contains in one molecule at least two alkenyl groups and at least 30 mole % of all silicon-bonded monovalent hydrocarbon groups in the form of aryl groups: (B) an organopolysiloxane that contains in one molecule at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms and at least 15 mole % of all silicon-bonded organic groups in the form of aryl groups; (C) a branched-chain organopolysiloxane that contains alkenyl, aryl, and epoxy-containing organic groups; and (D) a hydrosilylation catalyst. The composition is capable of forming a cured body that has a high index of refraction and strong adhesion to substrates.
US08299183B2	Polymer dispersion and process for preparing a polymer dispersion The invention relates to a process for preparing an aqueous polymer dispersion comprising reacting, in the presence of a polymeric cationic co-stabilizer (A), one or more monomers (m), and a polymer (B) of a monomer mixture comprising at least one monomer (x) having a primary, secondary or tertiary amine or amide group and at least one olefinic unsaturation, and, at least one cationic monomer (y) having at least one olefinic unsaturation. The invention also relates to a polymer dispersion, a process for preparing a polymeric stabilizer (C), a polymeric stabilizer (C) and a process for producing paper.
US08299182B2	Acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition and acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive tape A single-layered acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive tape having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed of an acrylic pressure-sensitive composition. The acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition contains an acrylic polymer (A) and a (meth)acrylic polymer (B) having glass transition temperature (Tg) such that Tg≦45° C. and a mass average molecular weight (Mw) is such that 1500≦Mw≦4000.
US08299180B2	Glyoxalated N-vinylamine The present invention is directed to compositions comprising a cellulose reactive functionalized polyvinylamine first adduct, compositions comprising combinations of the cellulose reactive functionalized polyvinylamine first adduct and cellulose reactive functionalized polyvinylamide second adduct, methods for preparing first adduct and second adduct blends and finally methods of increasing the wet or dry strength of paper by incorporation into the paper furnish or coating a paper or board with said adducts.
US08299177B2	Compositions containing styrene-isobutylene-styrene and controlled distribution block copolymers The present invention provides for a composition that includes a hydrogenated styrenic block copolymer that has at least one block A and at least one block B, and about 10 to about 90 percent by weight of an styrene-isobutylene-styrene block copolymer. Each A is an monoalkenyl arene and each B block is a controlled distribution copolymer of at least one mono alkenyl arene and at least one conjugated diene, having the general formula A-EB/A-A and (A-EB/A)nX. Each B block comprises terminal regions adjacent to the A blocks that are rich in conjugated diene units and one or more regions not adjacent to the A blocks that are rich in mono alkenyl arene units. Oil-free compositions that result in the combination of low gaseous permeability, low thermal conductivity, strong vibration and sound attenuation, and optionally high levels of light transmission with relatively low haze values while maintaining melt flow rates suitable for easy processability are preferred.
US08299174B2	Rapid cure carbohydrate composition A curable binder composition consisting essentially of one or more ammonium salt of an inorganic acid and at least one carbohydrate, and the use thereof as a thermosetting binder. Also described are composite materials comprising the curable binder composition, and methods of application.
US08299172B2	Biodegradable plastics A method for producing biodegradable plastic from natural materials containing polysaccharides by treating the polysaccharide-containing materials with a basic aqueous solution, subsequently treating the mixture with a modifying material that converts pendant hydroxyl groups at any carbon atom of the anhydroglucose units of the saccharide to create polysaccharide carboxylate, and then reacting the product with proteins to produce a biodegradable copolymer with electrostatic chemical bonds between protein and polysaccharide carboxylate molecules. The process provides relatively inexpensive methods for preparing biodegradable plastics that are useful for manufacturing various articles.
US08299169B2	Coating fluid applicable by hand for sol-gel film formation A coating solution for obtaining sol-gel films, the coating solution being composed of a solid matter and a solvent, the solid matter including a silicon oxide oligomer obtained by subjecting an alkoxysilane to hydrolysis and polycondensation in an acid aqueous solution; the solvent including an organic solvent having a boiling point of 100° C. or higher and a viscosity of 3.5 mPa·s or lower and the aqueous acid solution, the number average molecular weight of the silicon oxide oligomer in terms of polystyrene being 500-4000, the content of the solid matter in the coating solution being 8-30 weight %, and the content of the silicon oxide oligomer in the solid matter being 10 weight % or greater.
US08299164B2	Water-based two layer coating systems based on urethane, the use thereof and substrates coated with them Disclosed is an aqueous clearcoat material for producing a waterborne urethane-based two-coat coating system, comprising at least one secondary polyacrylate dispersion having a polyacrylate glass transition temperature Tg≧20° C. and at least one hybrid polyacrylate-polyurethane dispersion with a weight ratio of the polyacrylate fraction of the secondary dispersion to the polyacrylate-polyurethane fraction of the hybrid dispersion of 1:1 to 4:1, and as curing agent at least one low-viscosity aminosulfonic polyisocyanate and an aqueous basecoat material for producing a waterborne two-coat coating system comprising at least one polyurethane dispersion, at least one hybrid polyacrylate-polyurethane dispersion, and at least one melamine resin. Also disclosed are a waterborne two-coat coating system comprising the clearcoat material and the basecoat material, a process for producing it, its use to coat a substrate, and substrates coated with it.
US08299163B2	Water-based paint compositions and multilayer coating film-forming method This invention provides water-based paint compositions containing water-dispersible acrylic polymer particles, hydroxyl-containing resin and curing agent, the water-dispersible acrylic polymer particles having a weight-average molecular weight of at least 1,100,000 and an absorbance value not higher than 0.2 at a wavelength of 330 nm, as measured with spectrophotometer in the state of liquid dispersion at a mass concentration of 1.35% in 1,4-dioxane solvent; and the compositions excelling in finished appearance such as coated surface smoothness and coating film performance such as chipping resistance and water resistance.
US08299160B2	Resin composition and automobile under-hood parts thereof A resin composition including 30 to 90% by mass of polyamide (A), 70 to 10% by mass of glass fibers (B), a copper compound (C) and a halogenated compound (D), wherein polyamide (A) has a sum of a terminal carboxyl group concentration and a terminal amino group concentration of 100 milliequivalents/kg or more and 200 milliequivalents/kg or less, the terminal carboxyl group concentration being higher than the terminal amino group concentration; glass fibers (B) have a fiber diameter of 10 to 20 μm and a weight average fiber length of 5 to 30 mm; the content of copper based on polyamide (A) is 30 ppm or more and 200 ppm or less; and the molar ratio of halogen to copper (halogen/copper) is more than 5 and not more than 25.
US08299158B2	Polyester resin composition, process for producing the same, and polyester film A polyester resin composition having an equivalent spherical diameter of 1 mm to 50 mm, a degree of crystallization of not less than 65% and less than 99%, an intrinsic viscosity of not more than 0.7 dl/g and a cyclic trimer content of not more than 0.4% by weight. This polymer resin composition has an excellent color tone, causes no significant viscosity lowering or viscosity rise, and can withstand a process which is exposed to a long-term thermal history. A polyester resin composition having a viscosity suitable for extrusion in a general-purpose manner, a production process thereof, and a polyester film are also provided.
US08299157B2	Strontium carbonate dispersion and redispersible powder obtained therefrom The invention discloses dispersions of preferably modified strontium carbonate in organic liquids, for example in alcohols, ketones or particularly methylene chloride. The dispersions are usable for the preparation of polymers which have reduced birefringence or no birefringence and are therefore suitable for optical applications.The powder obtainable after the removal of the organic liquid can surprisingly be converted back to a dispersion with little energy.
US08299156B2	Pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet A pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet has a high adhesiveness and an excellent terminal peeling resistance as well as exhibits extremely small diffusing amounts of formaldehyde and toluene. The pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet contains at least a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of a water-dispersion type acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive containing a water-dispersion type acrylic polymer and a tackifying resin-containing emulsion, wherein a diffusing amount of formaldehyde is less than 3 μg/m3 and a diffusing amount of toluene is 10 μg/g or less. As the tackifying resin-containing emulsion, a tackifying resin-containing emulsion prepared using substantially no organic solvents or a tackifying resin-containing emulsion prepared using a material other than aromatic hydrocarbon-based organic solvents can be suitably employed.
US08299154B2	Adhesive compositions for bonding composites The present invention relates to a non-thermosetting composition made by reacting epichlorohydrin and a primary amine, to the use of that composition for making thermosetting (curable) adhesives suitable for bonding composites, to a method of preparing composites using the thermosetting (curable) adhesives, and to the related composites bonded with the thermosetting (curable) adhesives.
US08299151B1	Protective coatings for inorganic substrates and associated methods A composition for protecting a surface of an inorganic substrate, such as concrete, terrazzo, or ceramic tile, includes a silicate (e.g., an alkali metal polysilicate or a colloidal silica), a siliconate (e.g., a metal siliconate, such as an alkali metal methyl siliconate, etc.), acrylic latex, a silane coupling agent, and a solvent, such as ethylene glycol monobutyl ether. Inorganic substrates, such as concrete, stone, and ceramic materials, with such a composition on their surfaces are also disclosed, as are methods for polishing and protecting inorganic substrates.
US08299150B2	Aromatic polycarbonate resin composition and molding thereof An aromatic polycarbonate resin composition exhibiting small molding shrinkage anisotropy, high dimensional stability, and high flowability, and a molded article produced therefrom, wherein the aromatic polycarbonate resin composition, and the molding thereof, each comprise 100 parts by mass of an admixture comprising: (A) 40-99 mass % aromatic polycarbonate resin, or a mixture of 60 mass % or more aromatic polycarbonate resin and 40 mass % or less flowability improver and/or impact modifier; (B) 60-1 mass % silicate-containing inorganic filler, or a mixture of 35 mass % or more silicate-containing inorganic filler and 65 mass % or less fibrous filler; and (C) 0.05-3 parts by mass of mono- or di-ester of phosphoric acid having a polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether or polyoxyalkylene alkylaryl ether group represented by formula [R1—O—(CnH2nO)m]3-xP(═O)—(OH)x, wherein R1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms or a substituted phenyl group having an alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms; n is 2 or 3; and x is 1 or 2.
US08299146B2	Golf ball Golf ball 2 has core 4, cover 6 and paint layer 12. The base polymer of the cover 6 includes a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer. The cover 6 includes one or more kinds of ultraviolet ray absorbing agents. The paint layer 12 includes one or more kinds of ultraviolet ray absorbing agents. There are one or more kinds of ultraviolet ray absorbing agents (common ultraviolet ray absorbing agent) included in the cover 6 and the paint layer 12. The cover 6 includes the common ultraviolet ray absorbing agent in an amount of A parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the base polymer, and the paint layer 12 includes the common ultraviolet ray absorbing agent in an amount of B parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the resin component, with the ratio (A/B) being preferably 0.1 or greater and 10 or less. Preferably, the thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer is an MDI based polyurethane elastomer. The golf ball of the present invention is less likely to subject to color change, and excellent in the scuff resistance performance.
US08299143B2	Crayon and process for producing the same The invention provides a process for producing a crayon having a desired hardness stably without poor gelation using a benzylidene sorbitol gelling agent together with the use of carbon black as a black pigment. The process comprises: dissolving and dispersing a resin component and carbon black having a pH of not less than 5.0 in an organic solvent, dissolving at least one gelling agent selected from the group consisting of dibenzylidene sorbitol, tribenzylidene sorbitol and derivatives thereof in the resultant under heating to prepare a raw material solution, pouring the raw material solution into a molding container, and cooling and gelling the raw material solution.
US08299141B2	Mixed phase method of manufacturing ink The present invention is a method of manufacturing ink. The method includes providing a first organic phase of a solvent containing a dissolved polymer, an oil and a pigment. The organic solvent is dispersed in an aqueous phase containing a stabilizer to form an emulsion containing droplets of the organic phase. The solvent is removed from the droplets to form discrete particles having multiple domains of oil and pigment.
US08299140B2	Discrete ink particle with solid phase and liquid phase The present invention is an ink comprising a solid phase and a liquid phase wherein the solid phase comprises a polymeric binder and the liquid phase comprises oil and a pigment, the solid phase and the liquid phase forming a discrete particle having multiple domains of the liquid phase.
US08299132B2	Process for the conversion of hydrocarbons to alcohols Process for converting a hydrocarbon feedstock into alcohol(s), wherein the hydrocarbons are first converted into syngas, which is subsequently converted into alcohols. The process is carried out by performing the steps of (1) converting a hydrocarbon feedstock, together with an oxygen feedstock, in a auto-thermal reactor (ATR), into a stream A, containing a mixture of carbon oxide(s) and hydrogen, (2) converting at least part of stream A, in the presence of a catalyst in a oxygenate synthesis reactor under a temperature between 150 and 400° C. and a pressure of 20 to 200 bar, into an alcohols stream B containing methanol, ethanol, propanol, H2, C1-C3 alkanes, CO, CO2 and water, (3) separating stream B, into a stream C containing the CO, C1-C3 alkanes, H2 and methanol; a stream D containing the CO2; and recovering a stream E containing the ethanol, propanol(s) and water, (4) treating a fraction of stream C in order to separate the fraction into a stream containing CO, and a stream containing H2 and the C1-C3 alkanes, (5) reintroducing at least part of stream C together with the stream containing CO from step 4 into the oxygenate synthesis reactor of step 2, and (6) reintroducing at least part of stream D into the auto-thermal reactor of step (1).
US08299131B2	Silica gel comprising guanidine carbonate A process of preparing a silica sol is described. The process involves reacting a fresh sol with guanidine carbonate. The reaction may be conducted in the presence of a base (e. g. , sodium water glass), and at a pH of from 8 to 12. The process of the present invention may also include concentrating steps. The silica sol prepared by the method of the present invention has a BET surface area of greater than or equal to 100 m2/g, and contains from 0.05 to 15% by weight of gaunidinium ions, based on the total weight of the silica gel.
US08299127B2	Method and composition for evenly applying water soluble actives A method and composition for evenly applying water soluble actives is described. The method includes applying a composition with a HIPE to skin and generating a film having a hydrophilic surface so that composition and active can be evenly applied.
US08299126B2	Treatment of canine hemangiosarcoma with a histone deacetylase inhibitor The present invention is directed to a method of treating cancer, particularly canine hemangiosarcoma. The method includes the continuous and regular administration of a formulation including a histone deacetylase inhibitor as part of the standard canine diet. The preferred histone deacetylase inhibitor is SAHA. The formulation is administered following splenectomy to prevent tumor recurrence.
US08299125B2	Water-soluble triterpenephenol compounds having antitumor activity and the preparation thereof The invention discloses water-soluble triterpenephenol compounds having antitumor activity represented by formula (I), wherein the substituents R1˜R4 and M are defined as in the description. The invention also discloses a method for preparing the compounds of formula (I) used quinone methide triterpene compounds as starting materials. The water-soluble triterpenephenol compounds disclosed in the invention can be made into various dosage forms including injection, tablet, capsule, granule and liniment, particularly suitable for making into injection.
US08299123B2	CCR10 antagonists The invention relates to a compound of formula (I): or a tautomer thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1 to R11, W, X, Y, Z, and n are as defined herein. The invention also relates to methods of using the compounds of formula (I) and compositions thereof to treat various diseases and disorders in a patient. The invention also relates to processes for preparing the compounds of formula (I) and intermediates useful in these processes.
US08299122B2	Method for stabilizing retinoic acid, retinoic acid containing composition, and method of using a retinoic acid containing composition A method for stabilizing retinoic acid is provided. The method includes a step of mixing retinoic acid with a hydrophobic polymer/hydrophilic polymer adduct in the presence of an oxygen containing atmosphere to form a retinoic acid containing composition. The hydrophobic polymer/hydrophilic polymer adduct comprises a poly(vinylpyrrolidone/alkylene) polymer and a polymer comprising repeating carboxylic acid groups, hydroxyl groups, or a mixture of carboxylic acid groups and hydroxyl groups. A retinoic acid containing composition and a method of using a retinoic acid containing composition are provided.
US08299118B2	Enhanced bimatoprost ophthalmic solution A composition comprising from 0.005% to 0.02% bimatoprost by weight and from 100 ppm to 250 ppm benzalkonium chloride, wherein said composition is an aqueous liquid which is formulated for ophthalmic administration is disclosed herein. A method which is useful in treating glaucoma or ocular hypertension related thereto is also disclosed herein.
US08299107B2	Triazole compounds that modulate HSP90 activity The present invention relates to substituted triazole compounds and compositions comprising substituted triazole compounds. The invention further relates to the use of a substituted triazole compound of the invention, or a composition comprising such a compound in the preparation of a medicament for preventing or treating hyperproliferative disorders, such as cancer, in a subject in need thereof.
US08299106B2	Compositions of kinase inhibitors and their use for treatment of cancer and other diseases related to kinases The present invention relates to novel thiazole-substituted indolin-2-ones as inhibitors of CSCPK and related kinases; to methods of inhibiting cancer stem cells by using a kinase inhibitor; to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds; and to methods of using such compounds in the treatment of a protein kinase related disorder in a mammal; and to processes of making such compounds and intermediates thereof.
US08299105B2	1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid compositions and their use in bioassays Novel 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid compounds, methods of using and pharmaceutical compositions comprising an 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid derivative are disclosed. The methods include methods of treating or preventing a disease ameliorated by modulation of premature translation termination or nonsense-mediated mRNA decay, or ameliorating one or more symptoms associated therewith.
US08299104B2	Aryl-substituted heterocycles, process for their preparation and their use as medicaments The invention relates to substituted aryl-substituted heterocycles and to the physiologically tolerated salts and physiologically functional derivatives thereof, to process for their preparation and to their use as medicaments.Compounds of the formula I in which the radicals have the stated meanings, the N-oxides thereof, and the physiologically tolerated salts thereof, and process for the preparation thereof are described. The compounds bring about for example a weight reduction in mammals and are suitable for example for the prevention and treatment of obesity and diabetes.
US08299102B2	Heteroarylcyclopropanecarboxamides and their use as pharmaceuticals The present invention relates to heteroarylcyclopropanecarboxamides of the formula I, in which Het, X, Ra, Rb, Rc, Rd, R1, R2 and R3 have the meanings indicated in the claims, which modulate the transcription of endothelial nitric oxide (NO) synthase and are valuable pharmacologically active compounds. Specifically, the compounds of the formula I upregulate the expression of the enzyme endothelial NO synthase and can be applied in conditions in which an increased expression of said enzyme or an increased NO level or the normalization of a decreased NO level is desired. The invention further relates to processes for the preparation of compounds of the formula I, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to the use of compounds of the formula I for the manufacture of a medicament for the stimulation of the expression of endothelial NO synthase or for the treatment of various diseases including cardiovascular disorders such as atherosclerosis, thrombosis, coronary artery disease, hypertension and cardiac insufficiency, for example.
US08299101B2	1,4-disubstituted 3-cyano-pyridone derivatives and their use as positive mGluR2-receptor modulators The present invention relates to novel compounds, in particular novel pyridinone derivatives according to Formula (I) including any stereochemically isomeric form thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof, wherein all radicals are defined in the application and claims. The compounds according to the invention are positive allosteric modulators of metabotropic glutamate receptors subtype 2 (“mGluR2”) which are useful for the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which the mGluR2 subtype of metabotropic receptors is involved. In particular, such diseases are central nervous system disorders selected from the group of anxiety, schizophrenia, migraine, depression, and epilepsy. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions and processes to prepare such compounds and such compositions, as well as to the use of such compounds for the prevention and treatment of such diseases in which mGluR2 is involved.
US08299100B2	Potent and selective neuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibitors with improved membrane permeability Compounds and related compositions and methods as can be used to inhibit neuronal nitric oxide synthase and can be employed in the treatment of various neurodegenerative diseases, such compounds of a formula
US08299096B2	Method for treating pulmonary diseases using rho kinase inhibitor compounds This invention is directed to methods of preventing or treating diseases or conditions of the lungs associated with excessive cell proliferation, remodeling, inflammation, vasoconstriction, bronchoconstriction, airway hyperreactivity and edema. Particularly, this invention is directed to methods of treating pulmonary diseases such as asthma; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; respiratory tract illness caused by respiratory syncytial virus; pulmonary arterial hypertension; acute respiratory distress syndrome and ventilator induced lung injury; cystic fibrosis; bronchiectasis; alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency; rhinitis; rhinosinusitis; primary ciliary dyskinesia; pneumonia; bronchiolitis caused by agents other than respiratory syncytial virus; and interstitial lung disease including lymphangioleiomyomatosis; idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; obliterative bronchiolitis or bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia due to lung transplantation or HSCT; nonspecific interstitial pneumonia; cryptogenic organizing pneumonia; acute interstitial pneumonia; respiratory bronchiolitis-associated interstitial lung disease; or pulmonary sarcoidosis. The method comprises administering to a subject an effective amount of a rho kinase inhibitor compound to treat the disease.
US08299095B2	Crystalline forms of 4-[2-(4-methylphenylsulfanyl)-phenyl] piperidine with combined serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibition and uses thereof Crystalline forms of 4-[2-(4-methylphenylsulfanyl)-phenyl]piperidine and salts thereof are provided e.g. for the treatment of neuropathic pain.
US08299091B2	Aminoisoquinoline thrombin inhibitor with improved bioavailability The invention relates to the compound N-(2-oxo-2-propoxyethyl)-β-phenyl-D-phenyl-alanyl-N-[(1-amino-6-iso-quinolinyl)methyl]-L-prolinamide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to a pharmaceutical composition comprising said compound, as well as to the use of the compound for the manufacture of a medicament for treating or for preventing thrombin mediated diseases.
US08299090B2	Thiazolyl-and oxazolyl-isoquinolinones and methods for using them The present invention relates to substituted thiazolyl- and oxazoyl-isoquinolinones that act, for example, as modulators of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP). The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of substituted thiazolyl- and oxazolyl-isoquinolinones and to their use in treating various diseases and disorders.
US08299089B2	Multi-arm polymeric conjugates of 7-ethyl-10-hydroxycamptothecin for treatment of breast, colorectal, pancreatic, ovarian and lung cancers A four arm-polyethylene glycol-7-ethyl-10-hydroxycamptothecin conjugate, such as, is disclosed. Methods of making the conjugates and methods of treating mammals using the same are also disclosed.
US08299081B2	Methods for treating drug resistant cancer A method for treating drug-resistant cancer, includes: administering to a patient in need thereof, a compound of formula I, a tautomer of the compound, a salt of the compound, a salt of the tautomer, a mixture thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound, the tautomer, the salt of the compound, the salt of the tautomer, or the mixture, wherein the patient is a cancer patient with drug-resistant cancer, wherein the compound of Formula I is as defined in the application.
US08299080B2	Substituted imidazo[1,5-A] quinoxalines as a PDE9 inhibitor The invention discloses quinoxaline derivatives or salts thereof having PDE9-inhibiting activity and being useful as treating agent of dysuria and the like, which are represented by the formula (I) in the formula, R1 and R2 each independently stands for hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, acyl, amino and the like, R3 stands for alkyl, aryl, saturated carbocyclic group, saturated heterocyclic group, acyl and the like, R4 stands for hydrogen, hydroxy, alkyl or amino, R5 and R8 each independently stands for hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, cyano or nitro, R6 and R7 each independently stands for hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, cyano, amino, carbocyclic group, heterocyclic group, COR9 or SO2R9, R9 stands for hydrogen, hydroxy, alkyl, amino, pyrrolidin-1-yl, piperidin-1-yl, pyperazin-1-yl or the like, X stands for S or O, and A1, A2 and A3 each independently stands for N or C.
US08299079B2	Preparations and methods for ameliorating or reducing presbyopia This application relates to the use of one or more parasympathomimetic drugs in combination with one or more alpha agonists to create optically beneficial miosis to, for example, temporarily treat presbyopia. The invention provides a pharmaceutical preparation comprising a therapeutically effective amount of one or more parasympathomimetic drugs or cholinesterase inhibitors, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in combination with one or more alpha agonists or antagonists, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The invention further provides for a method for treating, ameliorating or reducing presbyopia of a patient having an eye, comprising administering to said eye a pharmaceutically effective amount of the ophthalmic preparation.
US08299074B2	P38 MAP kinase inhibitors The present disclosure relates to compounds of formula (I): which are inhibitors of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase enzymes, particularly the alpha and gamma kinase sub-types thereof, and their use in therapy, including in pharmaceutical combinations, especially in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, including inflammatory diseases of the lung, such as COPD.
US08299068B2	Therapeutically active cyclopentanes Disclosed herein are compounds having a formula: Therapeutic methods, medicaments, and compositions related thereto are also disclosed.
US08299064B2	Fused polycyclic compounds having a heterocyclic ring(s) and pharmaceutical use thereof The present invention provides a fused polycyclic compound of the following formula, analogues thereof and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; and agents for increasing the sugar-transporting capacity, hypoglycemic agents and pharmaceutical compositions containing the above compounds. This fused polycyclic compound has high medicinal properties and few side-effects, and a therapeutic effect on diabetes. wherein R represents an alkoxy group, R′ represents an oxazolylpropionyl group or a thiazolylpropionyl group, and R″ represent a hydrogen atom.
US08299062B2	Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for preventing, treating, or reversing neuronal dysfunction The present invention provides compositions and methods for preventing, treating or reversing neuronal dysfunction in a mammal resulting from exposure to organophosphate nerve agents, organophosphate insecticides and incapacitating agents of the central nervous system (CNS); CNS injury, including traumatic brain injury, neurologic complications of cardiac surgery, perinatal asphyxia, and stroke, spinal cord injury, and peripheral nerve injury; and neuronal disorders associated with the loss of motor function including post-polio syndrome, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, Parkinson's disease and Rett syndrome; neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment and schizophrenia; and cognitive impairment associated with aging. The compositions of the invention preferably comprise in effective amounts (a) at least one acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, (b) at least one compound with anticholinergic properties or both anticholinergic and antiglutamatergic properties, (c) optionally an anticonvulsive compound, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
US08299058B2	Spiro-condensed indoline derivatives as pesticides The use of a compound of formula I, wherein Y is a single bond, C═O, C═S or S(O)m where m is 0, 1 or 2; R′, R2, R3, R4, R8 and Ra are specified organic groups and p is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; q is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; provided that when p is 2 then q is not 2; p+q is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; or salts or N-oxides thereof or compositions containing them and their using in controlling insects, acarines, nematodes or molluscs. Novel compounds are also provided.
US08299056B2	Aminotriazolopyridines, compositions thereof, and methods of treatment therewith Provided herein are Heteroaryl Compounds of formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 are as defined herein, compositions comprising an effective amount of a Heteroaryl Compound and methods for treating or preventing inflammatory conditions or cancer, and conditions treatable or preventable by inhibition of a kinase or a kinase pathway comprising administering an effective amount of a Heteroaryl Compound to a subject in need thereof.
US08299055B2	8-substituted isoquinoline derivative and the use thereof The present invention relates to a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein D1, A1, D2, R1, D3, and R2 each have the same meaning as defined in the present specification or a salt thereof. The compound represented by the formula (1) or a salt thereof has an IKKβ inhibiting activity and the like and is useful for the prevention and/or treatment of IKKβ-associated diseases or symptoms and the like.
US08299054B2	Cyclic 11-beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 inhibitors Novel compounds are provided which are 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type I inhibitors. 11-Beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type I inhibitors are useful in treating, preventing, or slowing the progression of diseases requiring 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type I inhibitor therapy. These novel compounds have the structure: enantiomers, diastereomers, solvates, or salts thereof, wherein A, W, X and Z are defined herein.
US08299051B2	Beta-lactamase inhibitory compounds Inhibitors of the enzyme beta-lactamase of formula (I): are provided. The compounds are adapted to inhibit beta-lactamase as produced by beta-lactam resistant bacterial strains. Methods of treatment of beta-lactam resistant bacterial infections in patients are provided.
US08299047B2	2-alkyl-cycloalk(en)yl-carboxamides Novel 2-alkylcycloalk(en)ylcarboxamides of the formula (I) in which X, s, R1, L, R2 and A are as defined in the description, a plurality of processes for preparing these compounds and their use for controlling unwanted microorganisms, and also novel intermediates and their preparation.
US08299046B2	Synthetic triterpenoids and tricyclic-bis-enones for use in stimulating bone and cartilage growth The present invention concerns methods for stimulating the growth and repair of bone and cartilage using synthetic triterpenoids and tricyclic-bis-enones. Examples of suitable triterpenoids include CDDO, CDDO-Me, CDDO-Im, and CDDO-Ethylamide. Examples of tricyclic-bis-enones include TBE-31 and TBE-34.
US08299043B2	Treating glaucoma, cardiovascular diseases, and renal diseases This document provides methods and materials related to treating glaucoma, ocular hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, and renal diseases. For example, this document provides isolated nucleic acid molecules and viral vectors (e.g., lentiviral vectors) containing isolated nucleic acid molecules. Methods for reducing intraocular pressure as well as symptoms and progression of cardiovascular and renal diseases also are provided.
US08299030B2	Peptide-based compounds The invention relates to new peptide-based compounds for use as diagnostic imaging agents or as therapeutic agents wherein the agents comprise targeting vectors which bind to integrin receptors.
US08299029B2	Stabilised solid compositions of factor VII polypeptides The invention relates to chemically as well as physically stable compositions comprising Factor VII or a Factor VII-related polypeptide such that these compositions can be stored, handled and used at room temperature.
US08299022B2	Analogs of ghrelin substituted at the N-terminal The invention comprises peptidyl analogs of ghrelin having greater stability which are active at the GHS receptor according to formulae depicted below: (R2)-A1-A2-A3-A4-A5-A6-A7-A8-A9-A10-A11-A12-A13-A14-A15-A16-A17-A18-A19-A20-A21-A22-A23-A24-A25-A26-A27-A28-R1 wherein the definitions of A1 to A28, R1 and R2 are provided for in the specification, with the exception that the N-terminal amino acid must be selected from the group consisting of Inp, 1-Apc and 4-Apc, the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and pharmaceutical compositions comprising an effective amount of said compound together with therapeutic and non-therapeutic uses thereof.
US08299021B2	Macrocyclic inhibitors of hepatitis C virus replication The embodiments provide compounds of the general Formulae I through general Formula VIII, as well as compositions, including pharmaceutical compositions, comprising a subject compound. The embodiments further provide treatment methods, including methods of treating a hepatitis C virus infection and methods of treating liver fibrosis, the methods generally involving administering to an individual in need thereof an effective amount of a subject compound or composition.
US08299018B2	Proteins with an attached short peptide of acidic amino acids Disclosed are a fusion protein comprising enzyme N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfate sulfatase and a short peptide consisting of 4-15 acidic amino acids attached to the enzyme on its N-terminal side, a pharmaceutical composition containing the fusion protein, and a method for treatment of type A Morquio disease using the fusion protein. Compared with the native enzyme protein, the fusion protein exhibits higher transferability to bone tissues and improved, higher stability in the blood.
US08299012B2	Hard surface treatment compositions An improved hard surface treatment compositions which comprises (preferably consists essentially of; yet more preferably consists of) the following constituents: a detersive anionic surfactant; a detersive nonionic surfactant; an alkylene glycol ether solvent; a phenyl containing glycol ether solvent; an organic acid, preferably an organic acid selected from citric acid, lactic acid and mixtures thereof; optionally but preferably a film forming polymer based on quaternized copolymers of vinylpyrrolidone and dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate, optionally one or more further constituents which may improve aesthetic or functional features of the compositions, and, water.
US08299007B2	Base stock lubricant blends A method of improving air release is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining a lubricant comprising two base stocks. The first base stock comprises a viscosity greater than 100 cSt, Kv100° C. The second base stock comprises a viscosity less than 10 cSt, Kv100° C. In addition, a lubricant formulation and method of blending a lubricant formulation is also disclosed. The lubricant formulation comprises at least two base stocks. At least 5 percent and no more than 90 percent of a first base stock comprising oil with a viscosity greater than 300 cSt, Kv100° C. At least 5 percent and no more than 90 percent of a second base stock comprising oil with a viscosity less than 10 cSt, Kv100° C.
US08299005B2	Lubricating oil composition A lubricating composition is provided that has good elastomer compatibility and friction-reduced properties which comprises a base oil having a viscosity index (VI) greater than about 80, a kinematic viscosity (Kv) at 100° C. of from about 2 mm2/s to about 50 mm2/s, containing 90 wt % or more saturates, having less than about 5 ppm sulfur, and wherein the base oil is derived from a waxy feed; said composition being free of a tallow diaminepropane dioleate; and containing a minor amount of (a) a polylester of an aliphatic carboxylic acid having 12 to 24 carbon atoms and (b) an oil soluble or oil dispersible molybdenum compound.
US08299003B2	Composition comprising a sulfur-containing, phosphorus-containing compound, and/or its salt, and uses thereof There is disclosed herein an additive composition including a compound of formula (III): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 , R7, R8, and R9are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, cyano, and hydrocarbyl groups comprising from about 1 to about 30 carbon atoms.
US08299001B1	Process for recovering used lubricating oils using clay and centrifugation A process for recovering used industrial and motor lubricating oils. In a first embodiment (for used industrial oils), the used lubricating oil is mixed with clay in a reactor. The mixture is preferably heated to between 105 and 200 degrees Celsius. The temperature should not be too great, to avoid “cracking” the oil (i.e., breaking molecular chains in the oil). After a certain period of time, the mixture is pumped through filters. Cakes of clay and contaminants remain in the filters, while the oil emerges without the contaminants. A second embodiment (for removing ash or soot, very fine carbon particles and other organic compounds from used motor oils) is the same as the first embodiment, except that before the mixture is passed through the filters, a centrifuge is used to remove most of the clay contaminated with soot, so that it will not block the filters.
US08298998B2	Stuck drill pipe additive and method An aqueous mixture of a non-toxic, low pH, antimicrobial, acidic composition having a pH between approximately 0.5 and approximately 3.5 is used in a drilling fluid and a stuck pipe additive. One embodiment of the stuck pipe additive composition includes an alkali metal halide salt in a range of approximately 10-35 weight %; a sequenching agent in a range between 2-8 weight %, a low pH, non-toxic acid composition in a range of 0.5-20 weight percent and water in a range of 7-88.5 weight %. As a drilling fluid, it maintains well control and removes drill cuttings from holes drilled into the earth. As a spotting fluid, it frees a stuck drill stem in the annulus of a bore hole in minutes.
US08298991B2	Method for controlling undesired mimosoideae vegetation Disclosed is method for controlling undesired vegetation of subfamily Mimosoideae comprising applying to the undesired vegetation or its environment a herbicidally effective amount of a mixture comprising (a) one or more compounds selected from the compound of Formula 1 and salts, esters and thioesters thereof: and (b) at least one additional herbicide selected from the group consisting of (b1) fosamine and salts thereof; (b2) imazapyr and salts thereof; (b3) metsulfuron-methyl and salts thereof; and (b4) triclopyr and esters, thioesters and salts thereof.
US08298990B2	Stabilized agricultural oil dispersions Agrochemical oil dispersions are stabilized to particle sedimentation by use of a combination of a clay or silica type rheology modifier and a polymer or oligomer capable of hydrogen bonding.
US08298987B2	Heat-sensitive recording materials A heat-sensitive recording material includes a heat-sensitive recording layer on a support which layer produces a color upon heating, and a protective layer on the heat-sensitive recording layer. The protective layer is obtained from a composition (A) based on an emulsion of a copolymer resin (a). The copolymer resin (a) includes a vinyl monomer component having a carboxyl group, and a vinyl monomer component copolymerizable with the vinyl monomer component. The copolymer resin (a) contains 1 to 10 parts by weight of the vinyl monomer component having a carboxyl group. The copolymer resin has a SP value (solubility parameter) of not less than 9.5 (cal/cm3)1/2 and a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 20 to 130° C. The emulsion of the copolymer resin (a) has a minimum film-forming temperature (MFT) of more than 5° C. The emulsion for heat-sensitive recording material provides high durability, in particular water resistance, antiblocking properties in water-wetted state and chemical resistance, and has significantly improved storage stability.
US08298985B2	Catalyst for dehydrogenating primary alcohols This invention is directed to catalysts for dehydrogenating primary alcohols. Catalysts comprising a metal support comprising (a) from about 2% to about 30% by weight copper, and (b) at least about 50% by weight non-copper metal selected from the group consisting of nickel, zinc, tin, cobalt, iron and combinations thereof; and a copper-containing coating are described.
US08298971B2	Low temperature co-fired ceramic powder and special raw material and use thereof The present invention relates to a ceramic powder and special raw material and use thereof. The raw material of the ceramic powder comprises 20-80 mass parts of SiO2, 10-50 mass parts of AlF3 and 0-30 mass parts of regulator. The raw material for preparing the ceramic powder is mixed and crushed, followed by melted into liquid glass at 1200-1400° C., quenched to obtain the ceramic powder. The low temperature co-fired ceramic powder has the following advantages: low sintering temperature (750-850° C.) and controllable sintering shrinkage rate; the dielectric constant of the ceramic block prepared with the ceramic powder is adjustable between 4.5 and 10 (1 MHz), the dielectric loss is less than 0.002, the mechanical strength is high and the preparation process is simple. The ceramic powder may be used for electric devices such as ceramic substrate, resonator, etc. as well as in other microelectronic packaging.
US08298970B2	High strength machinable glass-ceramics In one aspect the invention is directed to a machinable glass-ceramic having a high degree of crystallinity (greater than 50 Vol. %), high mechanical strength (MOR>150 MPa) In accordance with the invention, the machinable glass-ceramics described herein consists essentially of, in weight percent, 35-55% SiO2, 6-18% Al2O3, 12-27% MgO, 3-12% F, 5-25% SrO, 0-20% BaO and 1-7% K2O. The machinable glass-ceramics of the invention have a dielectric constant of <8 (typically being in the range of 6-8) at 25° C. and 1 KHz; a loss tangent of <0.002 at 25° C. and 1 MHz; a CTE in the range of 80-120×10−7/° C. in the temperature range of 25-300° C.; a Poisson's ration of approximately 0.25; and a porosity of 0%.
US08298969B2	Multi-layer composite material A composite having a first layer and a second layer. The first layer is a nonwoven layer containing high modulus fibers having a modulus of at least 8 GPa and thermoplastic binder fibers, where at least a portion of the high modulus fibers are connected to the binder fibers, and where the first layer has a solidity of between about 10 and 90%. The second layer is a textile layer selected from the group consisting of a knit layer, a woven layer, bidirectional laminates, and a unidirectional layer. The second layer contains high modulus fibers having a modulus of at least 8 GPa in a thermoplastic matrix.
US08298966B2	On-chip cooling systems for integrated circuits Structures and methods for forming the same. A semiconductor chip includes a substrate and a transistor. The chip includes N interconnect layers on the substrate, N being a positive integer. The chip includes a cooling pipes system inside the N interconnect layers. The cooling pipes system does not include any solid or liquid material. Given any first point and any second point in the cooling pipes system, there exists a continuous path which connects the first and second points and which is totally within the cooling pipes system. A first portion of the cooling pipes system overlaps the transistor. A second portion of the cooling pipes system is higher than the substrate and lower than a top interconnect layer. The second portion is in direct physical contact with a surrounding ambient.
US08298965B2	Volatile precursors for deposition of C-linked SiCOH dielectrics Disclosed herein are precursors and methods for their use in the manufacture of semiconductor, photovoltaic, TFT-LCD, or flat panel type devices.
US08298961B2	Patterns of semiconductor device and method of forming the same A method of forming patterns of a semiconductor device comprises providing a semiconductor substrate comprising a first region wherein first patterns are to be formed and a second region wherein second patterns are to be formed, each of the second patterns having a wider width than the first patterns, forming an etch target layer over the semiconductor substrate, forming first etch patterns over the etch target layer of the first and second regions, forming second etch patterns on both sidewalls of each of the first etch patterns, wherein the second etch pattern formed in the second region has a wider width than the second etch pattern formed in the first region, removing the first etch patterns, forming third etch patterns over the etch target layer of the second region, the third etch pattern overlapping part of the second pattern, and etching the etch target layer using the third etch patterns and the second etch patterns as an etch mask, to form the first and second patterns.
US08298960B2	Plasma etching method, control program and computer storage medium A plasma etching method, for plasma-etching a target substrate including at least a film to be etched, an organic film to become a mask of the to-be-etched film, and a Si-containing film which are stacked in order from bottom, includes the first organic film etching step, the treatment step and the second organic film etching step when the organic film is etched to form a mask pattern of the to-be-etched film. In the first organic film etching step, a portion of the organic film is etched. In the treatment step, the Si-containing film and the organic film are exposed to plasma of a rare gas after the first organic film etching step. In the second organic film etching step, the remaining portion of the organic film is etched after the treatment step.
US08298953B2	Method for defining a separating structure within a semiconductor device A method includes depositing a material layer over a semiconductor substrate and using a first mask in a first exposure/patterning process to pattern the material layer thereby forming a plurality of first and second features. The first features include patterns for the semiconductor device and the second features include printing assist features. The method includes using a second mask in a second exposure/patterning process to effectively remove the second features from the material layer and to define at least one separating structure between two first features.
US08298946B2	Method of selective coating of a composite surface production of microelectronic interconnections using said method and integrated circuits The present invention relates to a process for selectively coating certain areas of a composite surface with a conductive film, to a process for fabricating interconnects in microelectronics, and to processes and methods for fabricating integrated circuits, and more particularly to the formation of networks of metal interconnects, and also to processes and methods for fabricating microsystems and connectors.
US08298938B2	Phase change memory cell structures and methods Phase change memory cell structures and methods are described herein. A number of methods of forming a phase change memory cell structure include forming a dielectric stack structure on a first electrode, wherein forming the dielectric stack structure includes creating a second region between a first region and a third region of the dielectric stack structure, the second region having a thermal conductivity different than a thermal conductivity of the first region and different than a thermal conductivity of the third region of the dielectric stack. One or more embodiments include forming a via through the first, second, and third regions of the dielectric stack structure, depositing a phase change material in the via, and forming a second electrode on the phase change material.
US08298935B2	Dual damascene process A dual damascene process is disclosed. The process includes the steps of: forming a dielectric layer on a substrate; forming a first patterned mask on the dielectric layer, wherein the first patterned mask comprises an opening; forming a material layer on the dielectric layer and covering the first patterned mask; forming a second patterned mask on the dielectric layer, wherein the second patterned mask comprises a first aperture; forming a second aperture in the second patterned mask, wherein the second aperture and the first aperture comprise a gap therebetween; and utilizing the second patterned mask as etching mask for partially removing the material layer and the dielectric layer through the first aperture and the second aperture.
US08298932B2	Vertical interconnect structure, memory device and associated production method The present invention relates to a method for producing a vertical interconnect structure, a memory device and an associated production method, in which case, after the formation of a contact region in a carrier substrate a catalyst is produced on the contact region and a free-standing electrically conductive nanoelement is subsequently formed between the catalyst and the contact region and embedded in a dielectric layer.
US08298927B2	Method of adjusting metal gate work function of NMOS device A method of adjusting a metal gate work function of an NMOS device comprises: depositing a layer of metal nitride film or metal film on a high K dielectric as a metal gate electrode by a physical vapor deposition process; implanting elements such as Tb, Er, Yb or Sr into the metal gate electrode by an ion implantation process; performing a high temperature annealing so that the doped metal ions are driven to and accumulate on the interface between the metal gate electrode and the high K gate dielectric, or form dipoles by an interface reaction on the interface between the high K gate dielectric and SiO2. The method is capable of adjusting the metal gate work function, and is well-compatible with CMOS process.
US08298926B2	Silicon wafer with controlled distribution of embryos that become oxygen precipitates by succeeding annealing and its manufacturing method A method for making a silicon wafer includes the steps of generating and stabilizing embryos that become oxygen precipitates by succeeding thermal annealing applied during a semiconductor device manufacturing process. In the silicon wafer, embryos are substantially removed in a denuded zone, and embryos are distributed at a relatively higher concentration in a bulk region. Also, by controlling behaviors of embryos, a silicon wafer having a desired concentration profile of oxygen precipitates by succeeding thermal annealing is manufactured with high reliability and reproducibility.
US08298925B2	Mechanisms for forming ultra shallow junction The embodiments of methods and structures are for doping fin structures by plasma doping processes to enable formation of shallow lightly doped source and drain (LDD) regions. The methods involve a two-step plasma doping process. The first step plasma process uses a heavy carrier gas, such as a carrier gas with an atomic weight equal to or greater than about 20 amu, to make the surfaces of fin structures amorphous and to reduce the dependence of doping rate on crystalline orientation. The second step plasma process uses a lighter carrier gas, which is lighter than the carrier gas for the first step plasma process, to drive the dopants deeper into the fin structures. The two-step plasma doping process produces uniform dopant profile beneath the outer surfaces of the fin structures.
US08298920B2	Chip ID applying method suitable for use in semiconductor integrated circuit A chip forming position specifying method for applying chip IDs indicative of positions on a wafer where semiconductor chips are formed, and thereby specifying their positions. In the chip forming position specifying method, different marks are formed for every chip in a transfer mask (hereinafter called “mark forming mask”) used to form a wiring layer, in addition to normal functional wirings. The positions of the chips on the wafer are respectively specified according to combinations of the marks of a plurality of the mark forming masks, which have been transferred onto the wafer.
US08298917B2	Process for wet singulation using a dicing singulation structure A method includes receiving at least one wafer having a front side and a backside, where the front side has a plurality of integrated circuit chips thereon. The backside of the wafer is thinned, a pattern of material is removed from the backside of the wafer to form a plurality of dicing trenches. Each of the dicing trenches are positioned opposite a location on the front side of the wafer that corresponds to edges of each of the plurality of chips. The dicing trenches are filled with a filler material and a dicing support is attached to a front side of the wafer. The filler material is removed from the dicing trenches, and a force is applied to the dicing support to separate each of the plurality of chips on the wafer from each other along the dicing trenches.
US08298915B2	Method of transferring a circuit onto a ground plane Method for forming a semi-conducting structure includes the formation of at least one part of a circuit or a component, in or on a superficial layer of a substrate, the substrate including a buried layer underneath the superficial layer, and an underlying layer serving as first support, a transfer of said substrate onto a handle substrate, and then an elimination of the first support, the formation of an electrically conducting or ground plane forming layer, on at least one part of said buried layer, the formation, on said electrically conducting or ground plane forming layer, of a bonding layer, a transfer of the structure obtained onto a second support and an elimination of said handle substrate.
US08298914B2	3D integrated circuit device fabrication using interface wafer as permanent carrier A method is provided for fabricating a 3D integrated circuit structure. Provided are an interface wafer including a first wiring layer and through-silicon vias, and a first active circuitry layer wafer including active circuitry. The first active circuitry layer wafer is bonded to the interface wafer. Then, a first portion of the first active circuitry layer wafer is removed such that a second portion remains attached to the interface wafer. A stack structure including the interface wafer and the second portion of the first active circuitry layer wafer is bonded to a base wafer. Next, the interface wafer is thinned so as to form an interface layer, and metallizations coupled through the through-silicon vias in the interface layer to the first wiring layer are formed on the interface layer. Also provided is a tangible computer readable medium encoded with a program that comprises instructions for performing such a method.
US08298908B2	Structure and method for forming isolation and buried plate for trench capacitor A structure and method for forming isolation and a buried plate for a trench capacitor is disclosed. Embodiments of the structure comprise an epitaxial layer serving as the buried plate, and a bounded deep trench isolation area serving to isolate one or more deep trench structures. Embodiments of the method comprise angular implanting of the deep trench isolation area to form a P region at the base of the deep trench isolation area that serves as an anti-punch through implant.
US08298904B2	Compact thermally controlled thin film resistors utilizing substrate contacts and methods of manufacture A method of forming a semiconductor structure includes forming a resistor on an insulator layer over a substrate, and forming at least one dielectric layer over the resistor. The method also includes forming a substrate contact through the at least one dielectric layer, through the resistor, through the insulator layer, and into the substrate. The substrate contact comprises a high thermal conductivity material.
US08298896B2	Formation of a super steep retrograde channel Systems and methods for raised source/drain with super steep retrograde channel are described. In accordance with a first embodiment, a semiconductor device comprises a substrate comprising a surface and a gate oxide disposed above the surface comprising a gate oxide thickness. The semiconductor device further comprises a super steep retrograde channel region formed at a depth below the surface. The depth is about ten to thirty times the gate oxide thickness. Embodiments may provide a more desirable body biasing voltage to threshold voltage characteristic than is available under the conventional art.
US08298889B2	Process of forming an electronic device including a trench and a conductive structure therein An electronic device can include a first layer having a primary surface, a well region lying adjacent to the primary surface, and a buried doped region spaced apart from the primary surface and the well region. The electronic device can also include a trench extending towards the buried doped region, wherein the trench has a sidewall, and a sidewall doped region along the sidewall of the trench, wherein the sidewall doped region extends to a depth deeper than the well region. The first layer and the buried region have a first conductivity type, and the well region has a second conductivity type opposite that of the first conductivity type. The electronic device can include a conductive structure within the trench, wherein the conductive structure is electrically connected to the buried doped region and is electrically insulated from the sidewall doped region. Processes for forming the electronic device are also described.
US08298882B2	Metal gate and high-K dielectric devices with PFET channel SiGe Fabricating of semiconductor devices includes: depositing epitaxially a SiGe layer onto both NFET and PFET portions of a Si surface; blanket disposing a first sequence of layers over the SiGe layer including a high-k dielectric and a metal, incorporating the first sequence of layers into the gatestacks and gate insulators of both NFET devices and PFET devices; the first sequence of layers is selected to yield desired device parameter values for the PFET devices; removing the gatestack, the gate dielectric, and the SiGe layer for the NFET devices, re-forming the NFET devices by deploying a second sequence of layers that include a second high-k dielectric and a second metal; the second sequence of layers is selected to yield desired device parameter values for the NFET devices.
US08298878B2	TFT-LCD array substrate and manufacturing method thereof The embodiment of the invention provides a manufacturing method for a thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) array substrate, the manufacturing method comprises: step 1, depositing a transparent conductive film, a source/drain metal film and a doped semiconductor film on a transparent substrate sequentially, forming patterns of a doped semiconductor layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode of a thin film transistor, a data line and a pixel electrode by a first patterning process, wherein the doped semiconductor layer remains on the source electrode and the drain electrode; Step 2, depositing a semiconductor film on the whole transparent substrate after Step 1, forming a pattern of a semiconductor layer which includes a channel of the thin film transistor by a second patterning process; Step 3, depositing an insulating film and a gate metal film on the whole transparent substrate after Step 2, forming patterns of a gate line and a gate electrode of the thin film transistor by a third patterning process, wherein the gate electrode is located above the channel of the thin film transistor.
US08298877B2	Array substrate and method for manufacturing the array substrate An array substrate including: a gate electrode and a gate insulation layer disposed on a base substrate, the gate insulation layer having a first thickness in a first region and a second thickness in a second region, the first thickness being greater than the second thickness; a semiconductor pattern disposed on the gate insulation layer in the first region, an end portion of the semiconductor pattern having a stepped portion with respect to the gate insulation layer; an ohmic contact pattern disposed on the semiconductor pattern, an end portion of the ohmic contact pattern opposite to a channel portion being aligned with the end portion of the semiconductor pattern; and source and drain electrodes disposed on the ohmic contact pattern, the source and drain electrodes spaced apart from each other and including first and second thin-film transistor patterns.
US08298875B1	Method for fabrication of a semiconductor device and structure A method to fabricate a junction-less transistor comprising: forming at least two regions of semiconductor doping; first region with a relatively high level of dopant concentration and second region with at least 1/10 lower dopant concentration, and etching away a portion of said first region for the formation of the transistor gate.
US08298874B2	Packaged electronic devices having die attach regions with selective thin dielectric layer A method for forming a packaged electronic device including a package substrate having a top substrate surface including a die attach region including at least one land pad thereon and a first dielectric layer positioned lateral to the land pad and a non-die attach region. A second dielectric layer is formed on the top substrate surface of the package substrate. An IC die which is mounted to the top substrate surface of the package substrate. An underfill layer is formed between the IC die and the die attach region.
US08298873B2	Method for producing circuit substrate, and circuit substrate The method for producing a circuit substrate of the present invention is characterized in that the circuit substrate is produced using as sheet a circuit substrate sheet including an uncured layer a part of which, the part being other than a part at which a circuit chip is disposed, is selectively curable before or after disposal of said circuit chip, wherein the uncured layer has a softness that enables embedding of the circuit chip in the circuit substrate sheet upon pressing the circuit chip that has been disposed on a surface of the uncured layer. According to the method for producing the circuit substrate of the present invention, the circuit chip can be embedded inwards with high accuracy, and the circuit substrate can be produced easily with high accuracy.
US08298869B2	Resin package and production method thereof The method for producing a resin package according to the present invention includes a step of forming a copper oxide layer by oxidizing the surface of a lead frame in which at least the surface is made of copper, and a step of forming a resin package main unit by allowing a resin to adhere to the copper oxide layer on the lead frame surface by resin molding for package, and then removing a predetermined area of the copper oxide layer with an acidic solution.
US08298866B1	Wafer level package and fabrication method A method of forming an electronic component package includes coupling a first surface of an electronic component to a first surface of a first dielectric strip, the electronic component comprising bond pads on the first surface; forming first via apertures through the first dielectric strip to expose the bond pads; and filling the first via apertures with an electrically conductive material to form first vias electrically coupled to the bond pads. The bond pads are directly connected to the corresponding first vias without the use of a solder and without the need to form a solder wetting layer on the bond pads.
US08298865B2	Method for manufacturing a substrate for a semiconductor package A method for manufacturing a substrate for a semiconductor package includes the steps of attaching first and second insulation layers which have first surfaces and second surfaces and are formed with conductive layers on the first surfaces, by the medium of a release film which has adhesives attached to both surfaces thereof, such that the second surfaces of the first and second insulation layers face each other; forming first conductive patterns on the first surfaces of the first and second insulation layers by patterning the conductive layers; forming solder masks on the first surfaces of the first and second insulation layers including the first conductive patterns to open portions of the first conductive patterns; and separating the first and second insulation layers from each other by removing the release film.
US08298861B2	Package structure of compound semiconductor device and fabricating method thereof A package structure of a compound semiconductor device comprises a thin film substrate, a die, at least one metal wire and a transparent encapsulation material. The thin film substrate comprises a first conductive film, a second conductive film, and an insulating dielectric material. The die is mounted on the surface of the first conductive film, and is electrically connected to the first conductive film and the second conductive film through the metal wire. The transparent encapsulation material overlays the first conductive film, second conductive film, and die. The surfaces of the first conductive film and second conductive film which is opposite the transparent encapsulation material act as electrodes. The insulating dielectric material is between the first conductive film and second conductive film.
US08298860B2	Methods for forming a bonded semiconductor substrate including a cooling mechanism Bottom sides of two semiconductor substrates are brought together with at least one bonding material layer therebetween and bonded to form a bonded substrate. A cavity with two openings and a contiguous path therebetween is provided within the at least one bonding layer. At least one through substrate via and other metal interconnect structures are formed within the bonded substrate. The cavity is employed as a cooling channel through which a cooling fluid flows to cool the bonded semiconductor substrate during the operation of the semiconductor devices in the bonded substrate. Alternatively, a conductive cooling fin with two end portions and a contiguous path therebetween is formed within the at least one bonding layer. The two end portions of the conductive cooling fin are connected to heat sinks to cool the bonded semiconductor substrate during the operation of the semiconductor devices in the bonded substrate.
US08298857B2	Negative feedback avalanche diode A single-photon avalanche detector is disclosed that is operable at wavelengths greater than 1000 nm and at operating speeds greater than 10 MHz. The single-photon avalanche detector comprises a thin-film resistor and avalanche photodiode that are monolithically integrated such that little or no additional capacitance is associated with the addition of the resistor.
US08298855B2	Photoelectric conversion device, imaging device, and process for producing the photoelectric conversion device A photoelectric conversion device comprising: a semiconductor substrate; an inorganic photoelectric conversion layer provided within the semiconductor substrate; and an organic photoelectric conversion layer provided above the inorganic photoelectric conversion layer, wherein the organic photoelectric conversion layer is prepared by a shadow mask method.
US08298852B2	Thin film type solar cell and method for manufacturing the same A thin film type solar cell and a method for manufacturing the same is disclosed, which is capable of providing a wide light-transmission area without lowering cell efficiency and increasing processing time, so that the solar cell can be used as a substitute for a glass window in a building. The thin film type solar cell generally comprises a substrate; a plurality of front electrodes at fixed intervals on the substrate; a plurality of semiconductor layers at fixed intervals with a contact portion or separating channel interposed in-between, the plurality of semiconductor layers on the plurality of front electrodes; and a plurality of rear electrodes at fixed intervals by the each separating channel interposed in-between, the each rear electrode being electrically connected with the each front electrode; wherein the each rear electrode is patterned in such a way that a light-transmitting portion is included in a predetermined portion of the rear electrode.
US08298850B2	Bifacial solar cells with overlaid back grid surface A simplified manufacturing process and the resultant bifacial solar cell (BSC) are provided, the simplified manufacturing process reducing manufacturing costs. The BSC includes an active region located on the front surface of the substrate, formed for example by a phosphorous diffusion step. After removing the PSG, assuming phosphorous diffusion, and isolating the front junction, dielectric layers are deposited on the front and back surfaces. Contact grids are formed, for example by screen printing. Prior to depositing the back surface dielectric, a metal grid may be applied to the back surface, the back surface contact grid registered to, and alloyed to, the metal grid during contact firing.
US08298846B2	Transparent conductor based pinned photodiode A pinned photodiode with improved short wavelength light response. In exemplary embodiments of the invention, a gate oxide is formed over a doped, buried region in a semiconductor substrate. A gate conductor is formed on top of the gate oxide. The gate conductor is transparent, and in one embodiment is a layer of indium-tin oxide. The transparent conductor can be biased to reduce the need for a surface dopant in creating a pinned photodiode region. The biasing of the transparent conductor produces a hole-rich accumulation region near the surface of the substrate. The gate conductor material permits a greater amount of charges from short wavelength light to be captured in the photo-sensing region in the substrate, and thereby increases the quantum efficiency of the photosensor.
US08298843B2	Array substrate for liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same An array substrate includes first and second lines on a substrate and formed of a metallic material; a gate electrode connected to the first line; a gate insulating layer on the first and second lines and the gate electrode and including a groove exposing the substrate and positioned between the first and second lines; a semiconductor layer on the gate insulating layer and corresponding to the gate electrode; a data line crossing the first and second lines and on the gate insulating layer; a source electrode connected to the data line; a drain electrode spaced apart from the source electrode; a passivation layer on the data line, the source electrode and the drain electrode and including an opening, the opening exposing the gate insulating layer and the drain electrode; and a pixel electrode positioned on the gate insulating layer and in the opening and contacting the drain electrode.
US08298841B2	Method for manufacturing light emitting diode package A method for manufacturing a light emitting diode package, includes: providing a light emitting chip structure comprising a substrate and a light emitting layer; treating the light emitting layer to form at least two spaced light emitting chips on the substrate, the light emitting chips each comprising a first surface away from the substrate and a second surface; forming a first carbon nanotube layer covering the first surfaces of the at least two spaced light emitting chips; removing the substrate; forming a second carbon nanotube layer on the second surfaces of the light emitting chips, thus obtaining a first carbon nanotube layer and a second carbon nanotube layer on opposite sides of the at least two spaced light emitting chips; and packaging the light emitting chip structure to obtain the light emitting diode package.
US08298839B2	Manufacturing method of a thin film active element There is provided a thin film active element including a light-permeable substrate, a light-shielding source/drain electrode formed on the substrate, a light-permeable source/drain electrode formed on a plane surface to which the light-shielding source/drain electrode belongs, and disposed to have a gap interposed between the light-shielding source/drain electrode and the light-permeable source/drain electrode, a channel layer formed in the gap between the light-shielding source/drain electrode and the light-permeable source/drain electrode, and a gate electrode applying an electric field to the channel layer formed in the gap.
US08298833B2	Liquid bridge and system A bridge (30) comprises a first inlet port (31) at the end of a capillary, a narrower second inlet port (32) which is an end of a capillary, an outlet port (33) which is an end of a capillary, and a chamber (34) for silicone oil. The oil is density-matched with the reactor droplets such that a neutrally buoyant environment is created within the chamber (34). The oil within the chamber is continuously replenished by the oil separating the reactor droplets. This causes the droplets to assume a stable capillary-suspended spherical form upon entering the chamber (34). The spherical shape grows until large enough to span the gap between the ports, forming an axisymmetric liquid bridge. The introduction of a second droplet from the second inlet port (32) causes the formation of an unstable funicular bridge that quickly ruptures from the, finer, second inlet port (32), and the droplets combine at the liquid bridge (30). In another embodiment, a droplet (55) segments into smaller droplets which bridge the gap between the inlet and outlet ports.
US08298830B2	Organic materials able to detect analytes The present invention generally relates to polymers with lasing characteristics that allow the polymers to be useful in detecting analytes. In one aspect, the polymer, upon an interaction with an analyte, may exhibit a change in a lasing characteristic that can be determined in some fashion. For example, interaction of an analyte with the polymer may affect the ability of the polymer to reach an excited state that allows stimulated emission of photons to occur, which may be determined, thereby determining the analyte. In another aspect, the polymer, upon interaction with an analyte, may exhibit a change in stimulated emission that is at least 10 times greater with respect to a change in the spontaneous emission of the polymer upon interaction with the analyte. The polymer may be a conjugated polymer in some cases. In one set of embodiments, the polymer includes one or more hydrocarbon side chains, which may be parallel to the polymer backbone in some instances. In another set of embodiments, the polymer may include one or more pendant aromatic rings. In yet another set of embodiments, the polymer may be substantially encapsulated in a hydrocarbon. In still another set of embodiments, the polymer may be substantially resistant to photobleaching. In certain aspects, the polymer may be useful in the detection of explosive agents, such as 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) and 2,4-dinitrotoluene (DNT).
US08298827B2	Method for analysis of metal inclusions in steels by partial electrolysis A method for analyzing a metallic material includes the steps of electrolyzing a metal sample in an electrolyte; removing the electrolyzed metal sample from the electrolyte; immersing the metal sample removed from the electrolyte into a dispersive solution that is different from the electrolyte to separate at least one selected from the group consisting of a precipitate and an inclusion deposited on the metal sample; and analyzing the at least one selected from the group consisting of a precipitate and an inclusion extracted into the dispersive solution.
US08298822B2	Method for the production of a cell composition containing epithelial cells Disclosed is a method for forming epithelial cells. Said method comprises the steps of aggregating stem cells from differentiated exocrine gland tissue to obtain an organoid body and differentiating at least one portion of the organoid body or a tissue body grown therefrom to obtain epithelial cells. Also disclosed is a cultivation device, particularly for forming differential epithelial cells.
US08298821B2	p185neu-encoding DNA and therapeutical uses thereof Plasmids containing sequences encoding different fragments of p185neu oncoprotein, able to induce an immune response against tumours expressing oncogenes of the ErbB family, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof.
US08298819B2	Cosmid vector for plant transformation and use thereof The present invention aims to provide novel vectors for plant transformation.The vectors of the present invention are cosmid vectors having a full length of 15 kb or less characterized in that: 1) they contain an origin of replication of an IncP plasmid, but do not contain any origin of replication of other plasmid groups; 2) they contain the trfA1 gene of an IncP plasmid; 3) they contain an oriT of an IncP plasmid; 4) they contain the incC1 gene of an IncP plasmid; 5) they contain a cos site of lambda phage and the cos site is located outside the T-DNA; 6) they contain a drug resistance gene expressed in E. coli and a bacterium of the genus Agrobacterium; 7) they contain a T-DNA right border sequence of a bacterium of the genus Agrobacterium; 8) they contain a T-DNA left border sequence of a bacterium of the genus Agrobacterium; 9) they contain a selectable marker gene for plant transformation located between 7) and 8) and expressed in a plant; and 10) they contain restriction endonuclease recognition site(s) located between 7) and 8) for cloning a foreign gene.
US08298817B2	Vector The present invention provides a vector which can make nucleic acids to be an aggregate and locate a vector containing a cationic polymer to surround the aggregate so as to protect the nucleic acids from the enzyme. The vector comprises a polymer having branched chain(s). Preferably, 3, 4, or 6 branched chains are bonded to benzene ring. It is preferable that the number of the branched chains is higher. As the branched chain(s), a vinyl-series acrylic polymer is preferable. The vector is synthesized by reacting a dithiocarbamate compound with an acrylamide monomer for the branched chain(s).
US08298815B2	Systems and methods of sample processing and temperature control Systems and methods of sample processing and temperature control are disclosed. The invention may especially relate to temperature control, and may in some embodiments be methods of temperature control of an automated sample processing system and methods of automated sample processing. Specifically, the present invention provides temperature control in relation to sample processing systems and methods of processing samples, and in some embodiments provides temperature control in relation to sample carriers and processing materials such as reagents. Corresponding systems and devices are disclosed, including sample processing systems (1), sample carrier temperature regulation systems (60), reagent temperature regulation systems, sample processing control systems, and temperature regulation devices, among other embodiments. Scientific fields to which the present invention may have particular applicability include immunohistochemistry, in-situ hybridization, fluorescent in-situ hybridization, special staining, such as special staining of histological samples, microarray sample processing, and cytology, as well as potentially other chemical and biological applications.
US08298812B2	Use of Saccharomyces cerevisiae erg4 mutants for expressing mammalian glucose transporters The invention relates to yeast strains in which a human GLUT4 transport or a human GLUT1 transporter can be functionally expressed and to particular GLUT4 transport proteins which can be functionally expressed particularly readily in yeast strains.
US08298810B2	Mycelium structure with self-attaching coverstock and method A method of making a molded part, including adding a fungal inoculum with a liquid aggregate to form a mixture. The mixture is inserted into a mold cavity. The mold cavity is covered with a cover. Live mycelium is grown from the mixture that fills the mold cavity and physically couples with the cover. The live mycelium is heated to terminate further growth and develop a composite component made of mycelium and the cover.
US08298809B2	Method of making a hardened elongate structure from mycelium A method of making a hardened elongate structure, including growing a live mycelium mat having branching hyphae. The live mycelium mat is layered to form a multi-layered structure. The hyphae are allowed to grow inward into the multi-layered structure such that the hyphae are interwoven throughout the multi-layered structure. The multi-layered structure is cured to terminate mycelium growth.
US08298807B2	Micro-organisms for the production of 1,2-propanediol obtained by a combination of evolution and rational design The present invention concerns a new method combining evolution and rational design for the preparation of a strain of micro-organism for the production of 1,2-propanediol from a carbon source. The said method comprises growing an initial strain under selection pressure in an appropriate growth medium, said initial bacterial strain comprising an attenuation of the expression of the tpiA gene and an attenuation the expression of at least one gene involved in the conversion of methylglyoxal to lactate, in order to promote evolution in said initial strain; then selecting and isolating the evolved strain having an increased 1,2 propanediol production rate; then reconstructing a functional tpiA gene in the evolved strain. The present invention also concerns the evolved strain such as obtained, that may be furthermore genetically modified in order to optimize the conversion of a carbon source into 1,2-propanediol without bv-products and with the best possible yield.
US08298806B2	Helicobacter system and uses thereof Helicobacter based preparations comprising a pharmacologically active molecule of interest are disclosed, as well as methods of preparing and using said preparations. In particular, Helicobacter pylori vectors, vector plasmids and recombinant cells that include a sequence encoding a pharmacologically active molecule of interest useful in therapeutic treatments and/or vaccination against disease are provided. Delivery of the pharamacologically active molecules is provided at the mucosal surface, such as the gastric mucosa or nasal membranes, to provide effective and continuous delivery of a pharmacologically active agent. Vectors and shuttle vector constructs are also provided.
US08298805B2	Signal for packaging of influenza virus vectors The invention provides a packaging (incorporation) signal for influenza virus vectors, and methods of using the signal to transmit and maintain influenza viral and foreign nucleic acid in virus and cells.
US08298804B2	Preparation and use of biofilm-degrading, multiple-specificity, hydrolytic enzyme mixtures The present invention relates to isolated structures containing degradative enzymes produced from a marine organism. The enzymes produced are based on the carbon source upon which the marine organism is growing. The enzymes are found in structures that can be isolated such that the degradative enzymes are easily harvested.
US08298802B2	BGL3 beta-glucosidase and nucleic acids encoding the same The present invention provides a novel β-glucosidase nucleic acid sequence, designated bgl3, and the corresponding BGL3 amino acid sequence. The invention also provides expression vectors and host cells comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding BGL3, recombinant BGL3 proteins and methods for producing the same.
US08298800B2	Lipolytic enzyme variants The inventors have developed improved polypeptides by substituting or deleting specified amino acids in fungal lipolytic enzymes. More particularly, the polypeptides result in a reduction of dough stickiness when they are added to a dough. The polypeptides may particularly have activity on polar lipids.
US08298798B2	Production of C5-C8 alcohols using evolved enzymes and metabolically engineered microorganisms Provided herein are metabolically-modified microorganisms useful for producing biofuels. More specifically, provided herein are methods of producing higher alcohols including C5-C8 alcohol from a suitable substrate.
US08298797B2	Δ-9 elongases and their use in making polyunsaturated fatty acids The present invention relates to Δ9 elongases, which have the ability to convert linoleic acid (LA; 18:2 ω-6) to eicosadienoic acid (EDA; 20:2 ω-6) and/or α-linolenic acid (ALA; 18:3 ω-3) to eicosatrienoic acid (ETrA; 20:3 ω-3). Isolated nucleic acid fragments and recombinant constructs comprising such fragments encoding Δ9 elongases along with a method of making long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) using these Δ9 elongases in oleaginous yeast are disclosed.
US08298792B2	Four-color DNA sequencing by synthesis using cleavable fluorescent nucleotide reversible terminators This invention provides a process for sequencing single-stranded DNA employing modified nucleotides.
US08298790B2	Methods for effectively coexpressing IL-12 and IL-23 Disclosed is a method for coexpressing IL-12 (interleukin-12) and IL-23 (interleukin-23), which comprises the steps of: (a) preparing vectors comprising monocistronic expression constructs of each of nucleotide sequences encoding the p35 subunit, the p40 subunit and the p19 subunit, or preparing a vector comprising a polycistronic expression construct of nucleotide sequences encoding the p35 subunit, the p40 subunit and the p19 subunit; (b) transforming the expression constructs into a host cell; and (c) culturing the transformed host cell to obtain IL-12 and IL-23, a vector for coexpressing IL-12 and IL-23, and a pharmaceutical anti-tumor composition comprising the vectors.
US08298783B2	Detecting molecules Disclosed are processes to increase the relative abundance of a molecule that is present in a test sample at relatively low abundance. The process includes fractionating a sample and immunizing hosts with the fractions. The antibodies produced from the fractionated test sample are directed primarily to molecules that are in relatively high abundance in the test sample fractions. These antibodies are then contacted with the test sample or a test sample to immuno-deplete relatively high abundance molecules from the sample to form a first depleted sample. These steps can be repeated a reiterative process of immuno-subtraction to produce second and third depleted samples where the relative abundance of the “low abundance” molecule is increased.
US08298782B2	Reversible MHC multimer staining for functional purification of antigen-specific T cells The present invention relates to a new method for reversible staining and functional isolation or characterization of cells, e.g. antigen-specific T cells. With this technique, the original functional status of cells can be substantially maintained after their identification and purification. Thus, this new method is of broad benefit for basic research and clinical applications.
US08298781B2	Compositions and methods for characterizing and regulating olfactory sensation The present invention relates to the characterization of odorant receptors. In particular, the present invention relates to the OR7D4 proteins and nucleic acids encoding OR7D4 proteins and cell systems for screening for modulators of OR7D4 receptors. The present invention further provides assays for the detection of OR7D4 polymorphisms and mutations associated with altered olfactory sensation states, as well as methods of screening for therapeutic agents, ligands, and modulators of OR7D4 receptors.
US08298780B2	Methods of detection of changes in cells Methods are provided to detect changes in cells without the use of detection labels.
US08298779B2	Methods, products and treatments for diabetes The invention involves assays, diagnostics, kits, and assay components for determining levels of K41-glycated CD59 in subjects. Treatments for subjects based upon levels of K41-glycated CD59 also are provided.
US08298778B2	Method and kit for detecting antibody to avibacterium paragallinarum A method and a kit for detecting an antibody to Avibacterium paragallinarum are provided. A method for detecting an antibody to Avibacterium paragallinarum which comprises detecting an antibody induced by an outer-membrane protein of Avibacterium paragallinarum serotype A and/or serotype C by ELISA with a solid phase to which a peptide consisting of an amino acid sequence of non-homologous region of said outer-membrane protein or a portion thereof is immobilized, and a detection kit used for said method.
US08298777B2	Method of identifying transmembrane protein-interacting compounds A method for screening compounds for their ability to interact with transmembrane proteins is provided. Also provided is a method for determining whether proteins such as transmembrane proteins are able to oligomerise. The method uses a transmembrane protein that comprises a nuclear localization sequence (NLS).
US08298774B2	Diagnosis of septic complications The invention describes a method for diagnosing of septic complications in polytraumatised human or animal patients, said patients being free of traumatic brain injury, by determining the level of the C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP), its precursors or fragments thereof, especially the precursor of the C-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proCNP), in this patient and diagnosing the patient a having septic complications or being at risk of developing septic complications, if the level of CNP, its precursors or fragments thereof, especially NT-proCNP, is increased compared to normal levels.
US08298773B2	Methods, assays and kits for cancer diagnosis and screening utilizing glycan-binding and glycan epitopes The invention relates to the diagnosis, monitoring, prognosis, and/or prediction of cancer utilizing the detection or measurement of glycan-protein interactions, particularly glycan-antibody interactions. The invention relates to carbohydrate-containing molecules that are utilized in bioanalytical systems, methods and kits for detecting neoplasia and methods related thereto and based thereon. In an exemplary embodiment glycans or glycopolymers are carried in an array, on beads or in a microfluidic system for diagnostic screening for risk of neoplasia, the existence of neoplasia in a patient, or for treatment monitoring. In such an embodiment, the bioanalytic system identifies binding interactions between molecules in a patient test sample (e.g., glycan compositions) and the glycans or glycopolymers. The glycan-binding compositions may be used to generate an immune response against cancer cell epitopes. Alternatively, antibody therapeutics can be developed that are useful for binding to glycan compositions on a cell surface.
US08298771B2	Epitope regions of a thyrotrophin (TSH) receptor, uses thereof and antibodies thereto The present invention is concerned with epitope regions of a thyrotrophin (TSH) receptor, uses thereof and antibodies thereto.
US08298768B2	Efficient shotgun sequencing methods Methods are provided for efficient shotgun sequencing to allow efficient selection and sequencing of nucleic acids of interest contained in a library. The nucleic acids of interest can be defined any time before or after preparation of the library. One example of nucleic acids of interest is missing or low confidence genome sequences resulting from an initial sequencing procedure. Other nucleic acids of interest include subsets of genomic DNA, RNA or cDNAs (exons, genes, gene sets, transciptomes). By designing an efficient (simple to implement, speedy, high specificity, low cost) selection procedure, a more complete sequence is achieved with less effort than by using highly redundant shotgun sequencing in an initial sequencing procedure.
US08298759B2	Protein expression yield enhancement in cell-free protein synthesis systems by addition of antifoam agents Compositions and methods are provided for the in vitro synthesis of biological molecules in reaction mixtures comprising anti-foam agents. The reaction mix comprising antifoam agent may be a scaled up reaction, e.g. in reaction volume greater than at least about 15 μl. Reactions may be performed in various reactors, as known in the art, which include stirred reactors, bubble-column reactors; and the like.
US08298757B2	Rapid diagnosis method specific to avian influenza virus The present invention relates to a method for detecting an avian influenza virus by an immunological assay using an anti-influenza virus antibody being unreactive to human influenza type-A virus subtypes H1, H2 and H3 and a human influenza type-B virus and being reactive to plural subtypes of avian influenza viruses, and an immunochromatographic test tool for use in the method. According to the present invention, an avian influenza virus can be detected specifically, rapidly and in a simple manner, as distinguishing an avian influenza virus from a human influenza virus.
US08298741B2	Image forming apparatus and image forming method An image forming apparatus includes plural developing units separately containing a toner A and a toner B that satisfy relationships (1) and (2) and have similar colors. The toner A and the toner B each contain a binder resin containing a polyester about 90 mass % or more of the binder resin, and about 90 mass % of the binder resin of the toner A and about 90 mass % of the binder resin of the toner B are the same resin. The polyester contains an amorphous polyester having an alkyl side chain and a crystalline polyester. The relationship (1) is Ta (toner A)>Tb (toner B) in terms of flow tester ½ effluent temperature. The relationship (2) is Aa (toner A)>Ab (toner B) in terms of an amount of an aluminum (with reference to net intensity) measured with fluorescent X-ray.
US08298736B2	Electrophotographic toner Provided is a toner comprising toner particles containing a binder resin and coloring matters, wherein the coloring matters comprise a dye represented by Formula (X-1), a metal compound represented by Formula (1) and a quinacridone pigment represented by Formula (2):
US08298735B2	Organic photoreceptor and manufacturing method thereof Disclosed is an organic photoreceptor, which is composed of a photosensitive layer and a protective layer, provided on an electric conductive support, and the protective layer contains a composition obtained by hardening reaction of γ-alumina particles treated with a compound having a reactive functional group with a hardenable compound. A manufacturing method thereof is also disclosed.
US08298734B2	Electrophotographic photoreceptor, image forming method, image forming apparatus, and process cartridge An electrophotographic photoreceptor including a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer located overlying the conductive substrate. The photosensitive layer comprises a specific diamine compound.
US08298733B2	Electrophotographic photosensitive member In an electrophotographic apparatus (e.g., a photocopier or laser printer), an electrophotographic photosensitive member (image-forming part) has a metal substrate roughened on its surface, a metal oxide-containing undercoat layer on the substrate, and an organic photosensitive layer over the undercoat. A coherent light source (e.g., laser) can cause interference fringes that degrade the printed image. Interference fringes are judged (or predicted) as follows: The surface reflectance is measured at intervals over the spectral width of the light source. The measured surface reflectance is corrected, using a mirror-surface conductive substrate as a reference, to obtain a reflectance of the photosensitive member. The reflectance is subjected to a discrete Fourier transformation, which generates a power spectrum, over the spectral width of the light source, from the reflectance as a function of the wavelength. Interference fringes are judged from the maximum peak value in the power spectrum, as compared to a predetermined value.
US08298732B2	Exposure method and method of making a semiconductor device An exposure method includes generating a reticle exposure pattern based on a target pattern, performing a lithography simulation based on the reticle exposure pattern to generate a simulation pattern that simulates a resist pattern formed by reticle exposure, generating differential data between the target pattern and the simulation pattern, generating a first electron-beam exposure pattern based on the differential data, generating a reticle based on the reticle exposure pattern, performing an optical exposure process with respect to a resist by use of the reticle, and performing an electron-beam exposure process with respect to the resist based on the first electron-beam exposure pattern.
US08298730B2	Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacturing thereof Semiconductor devices, methods of manufacturing thereof, lithography masks, and methods of designing lithography masks are disclosed. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a plurality of first features disposed in a first material layer. At least one second feature is disposed in a second material layer, the at least one second feature being disposed over and coupled to the plurality of first features. The at least one second feature includes at least one void disposed between at least two of the plurality of first features.
US08298728B2	Mask plate and manufacturing method thereof The present invention discloses a mask plate and manufacturing method thereof. The mask plate comprises a substrate formed with a transparent region, a non-transparent region and a semi-transparent region. The semi-transparent region comprises a semi-transparent film, and a middle portion of the semi-transparent region is formed so that the intensity of the light transmitted therethrough is reduced in a larger extent than that in which the intensity of the light transmitted through the portion other than the middle portion in the semi-transparent region is reduced, whereby the light transmitted through the semi-transparent region is uniform.
US08298724B2	Transition metal nitride, separator for fuel cells, fuel cell stack, fuel cell vehicle, method of manufacturing transition metal nitride, and method of manufacturing separator for fuel cells A transition metal nitride obtained by nitriding a base material including an austenitic stainless steel having a Cr concentration of 25% or more includes a first layer (first nitrided layer) formed continuously on a base layer formed by the base material, having a stacked crystal structure of a nano-level including a nitride having a cubic crystal structure of M4N type, and a nitride having a hexagonal crystal structure of M2-3N type, and a second layer (second nitrided layer) formed continuously on the first layer, including a nitride having at least one kind of crystal structure out of hexagonal crystal structures of Cr2N, CrN, and M2-3N type, and a cubic crystal structure of M4N type, and being formed as a surface-nitriding-processed portion of the base material continuously in a depth direction from a surface of the base material.
US08298723B2	Metal separator for fuel cell and manufacturing method thereof A metal separator 1 for a fuel cell according to the invention is a metal separator for a fuel cell manufactured by using a metal substrate 2 with a flat surface, or with concave gas flow paths formed on at least a part of the surface. The metal separator 1 includes an acid-resistant metal film 3 formed over the surface of the metal substrate 2, and containing one or more kinds of non-noble metals selected from the group comprised of Zr, Nb, and Ta, and a conductive alloy film 4 formed over the acid-resistant metal film 3, and containing one or more kinds of noble metals selected from the group comprised of Au and Pt, and one or more kinds of non-noble metals selected from the group comprised of Zr, Nb, and Ta. A method for manufacturing the metal separator for a fuel cell according to the invention includes a step S1 of depositing an acid-resistant metal film, and a step S2 of depositing a conductive alloy film. With this structure, the invention provides the metal separator for a fuel cell with an excellent acid resistance and a low contact resistance, and a manufacturing method thereof.
US08298721B2	Metal supported solid oxide fuel cell A reversible solid oxide fuel cell obtainable by a method comprising the steps of: providing a metallic support layer; forming a cathode precursor layer on the metallic support layer; forming an electrolyte layer on the cathode precursor layer; sintering the obtained multilayer structure; in any order conducting the steps of: forming a cathode layer by impregnating the cathode precursor layer, and forming an anode layer on the electrolyte layer; characterised in that the method further comprises prior to forming said cathode layer, impregnating a precursor solution or suspension of a barrier material into the metallic support layer and the cathode precursor layer and subsequently conducting a heat treatment.
US08298714B2	Tunnel bridge with elastomeric seal for a fuel cell stack repeating unit A PEM fuel cell includes a first plate having a flow field for directing a first fluid along a surface thereof. A second plate includes a flow field for directing a second fluid along a surface thereof. A seal is disposed between the first plate and the second plate. The seal includes a plate margin defining a header aperture for delivering the first fluid to the first plate. The seal defines a carrier having a first side supported by the flow field of the first plate whereby the first fluid is permitted to flow directly from the first header aperture to the flow field of the first plate. The carrier includes a gasket arranged on a second side. The gasket precludes the first fluid from flowing directly from the header aperture to the flow field of the second plate.
US08298707B2	Positive active material and nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery A positive active material including a compound expressed by a general formula LimMxM′yM″zO2 (here, M designates at least one kind of element selected from Co, Ni and Mn, M′ designates at least one kind of element selected from Al, Cr, V, Fe, Cu, Zn, Sn, Ti, Mg, Sr, B, Ga, In, Si and Ge, and M″ designates at least one kind of element selected from Mg, Ca, B and Ga. Further, x is designated by an expression of 0.9≦x<1, y is indicated by an expression of 0.001≦y≦0.5, z is indicated by an expression of 0≦z≦0.5, and m is indicated by an expression of 0.5≦m) and lithium manganese oxide expressed by a general formula LisMn2-tMatO4 (here, the value of s is expressed by 0.9≦s, the value of t is located within a range expressed by 0.01≦t≦0.5, and Ma indicates one or a plurality of elements between Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Al, Sn, Cr, V, Ti, Mg, Ca, Sr, B, Ga, In, Si and Ge) are included, so that both a large capacity and the suppression of the rise of temperature of a battery upon overcharging operation are achieved.
US08298705B2	Sealed battery The sealed battery 10 includes an electrolyte pour hole 15 passing through the sealing plate 12; a rivet 16 having a shank part 16a, a flange part 16b covering a peripheral surface of the electrolyte pour hole 15, and a crimping part 16c in the electrolyte pour hole 15; and a gasket 18 interposed between the electrolyte pour hole 15 and the rivet 16 and adhering to the peripheral surface of the electrolyte pour hole 15 and to a back side of the flange part 16b of the rivet 6; on the peripheral surface of the electrolyte pour hole 15, an inner annular first convex part 17a and an outer annular second convex part 17b are formed; and on the back side of the flange part 16b of the rivet 16, an annular third convex part 16d is formed so as to be superimposed over the second convex part 17b.
US08298704B2	Battery gasket and alkaline battery using the same A gasket is made of an injection molded resin integral with a cylindrical boss portion having a through hole in which a current collector is inserted, a rim portion for sealing an opening of a battery case, and a connecting portion for connecting the boss portion and the rim portion, wherein the boss portion has an annular injection portion at an end face thereof, which is a trace of an injection molding gate, a ratio (S1/S2) between an axial cross-sectional area (S1) of the boss portion and an axial cross-sectional area (S2) of the injection portion is in the range of 10 to 25, and an outer diameter of the boss portion is in the range of 3.0 to 4.2 mm.
US08298701B2	Aqueous electrolyte energy storage device An electrochemical device including a housing and a stack of electrochemical cells in the housing. Each electrochemical cell includes an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, a separator located between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode and an electrolyte. The electrochemical device also includes a current collector located between adjacent electrochemical cells, an anode bus operatively connected to the anodes of the electrochemical cells in the stack and a cathode bus operatively connected to the cathodes of the electrochemical cells in the stack. The housing, the anode electrode, the cathode electrode, the separator, the anode bus and the cathode bus are non-metallic.
US08298694B2	Power supply device A power supply device in which power storage bodies are disposed in a casing that houses a cooling medium is provided. The power supply device includes a moving portion that moves the power storage bodies in the cooling medium.
US08298691B2	Magnetic recording medium and magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus A magnetic recording medium is provided in which recording elements and concave portions have a clear difference in terms of magnetism at the boundaries therebetween, and which has favorable production efficiency. The magnetic recording medium includes a substrate; a recording layer formed in a predetermined concavo-convex pattern over the substrate, convex portions of the concavo-convex pattern serving as recording elements; and a filler portion filling a concave portion between the recording elements. A center part of a bottom surface of the concave portion protrudes from edge parts of the bottom surface of the concave portion in a direction away from the substrate.
US08298689B2	Method of manufacturing a perpendicular magnetic recording medium [PROBLEMS] To provide a process for producing a magnetic recording medium, which can simultaneously realize increased high recording density, high impact resistance, and prevention of corrosion, by providing an underlayer which, even when formed at a low gas pressure, can exhibit a high level of coercive force.[MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] A process for producing a perpendicular magnetic recording medium, comprising the step of forming a nonmagnetic underlayer (18) having a granular structure, in which crystal particles are grown in a column form, on a substrate, and forming a magnetic recording layer (20) having a granular structure in which magnetic particles are grown in a column form. The process is characterized in that the underlayer (18) is any one of CoCr or CoCrX (wherein X is a nonmagnetic material), CoCr-oxide, and CoCrX-oxide, and the film forming gas pressure of the underlayer (18) is not more than 4 Pa.
US08298686B2	Composition and organic photoelectric converter using the same An organic photoelectric converter having excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency can be produced by using a composition containing a polymer compound A having a repeating unit represented by formula (1) and a polymer compound B having a repeating unit represented by formula (2): wherein R1 and R2 respectively represent a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an arylthio group, an arylalkyl group, an arylalkoxy group or an arylalkylthio group, wherein R3 and R4 respectively represent a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an arylthio group, an arylalkyl group, an arylalkoxy group or an arylalkylthio group, and p represents an integer of 2 to 10.
US08298685B2	Block copolymer and polymer light-emitting device Disclosed is a block copolymer characterized by containing a block (A) containing two or more different repeating units respectively composed of a specific divalent heterocyclic group, and a repeating unit composed of an arylene group, and a block (B) containing a repeating unit composed of an arylene group and a repeating unit composed of a divalent aromatic amine residue. Also disclosed are a composition containing a solvent, a light-emitting material other than the block copolymer, a hole-transporting material other than the block copolymer, an electron-transporting material other than the block copolymer or a combination of two or more of them, in addition to the block copolymer; a light-emitting thin film characterized by containing the block copolymer; and a polymer light-emitting device characterized by having an anode, a cathode and an organic layer containing the block copolymer and arranged between the anode and the cathode.
US08298683B2	Organic compound and organic light emitting device using the same The present invention provides an organic light emitting device comprising a first electrode, at least one organic layer and a second electrode, laminated successively, in which at least one layer of the organic layer has a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon as a core and comprises at least one of a derivative in which a substituted or unsubstituted C2-30 cycloalkane, or a substituted or unsubstituted C5-50 polycycloalkane is directly fused to the core or fused to a substituent of the core; and a new organic compound usable in the organic light emitting device. Furthermore, the present invention provides a charge carrier extracting, injecting or transporting material which has a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon as a core and comprises a derivative in which a substituted or unsubstituted C2-30 cycloalkane, or a substituted or unsubstituted C5-50 polycycloalkane is directly fused to the core or fused to a substituent of the core.
US08298680B2	Composition of a solder, and method of manufacturing a solder connection The solder composition comprises particles of a thermodynamically metastable alloy. One of the elements of the alloy will form an intermetallic compound with a metal surface. The solder composition is particularly suitable for use in bumping of semiconductor devices.
US08298679B2	Aqueous silane systems based on bis(trialkoxysilylalkyl)amines The invention relates to an aqueous composition of bis-amino-functional silicon compounds which is essentially free of organic solvents and releases essentially no further alcohol in the course of crosslinking, and to processes for preparing it and to the use thereof, for example for hydrophobization of metal or glass surfaces.
US08298677B2	Fluorescent silica-based nanoparticles The invention generally relates to fluorescent nanoparticles and more specifically to silica-based fluorescent nanoparticles of less than 30 nm with covalently attached organic dyes. The invention provides a fluorescent monodisperse silica nanoparticle comprising fluorophore center core and a silica shell wherein the radiative properties of the nanoparticle are dependent upon the chemistry (composition) of the core and presence of the silica shell. In one aspect of the invention, the core-shell architecture provides an enhancement in fluorescence quantum efficiency. The invention generally provides control of photophysical properties of dye molecules encapsulated within silica particles with sizes down to 30 nm and below. This control is accomplished through changes in silica chemistry and particle architecture on the nanometer size scale and results in significant brightness enhancement compared to free dye.
US08298676B2	Electroconductive material and method of producing the same An electroconductive material has a support, at least one electroconductive layer on or above the support, and an adhesive layer containing at least two binder resins between the support and the electroconductive layer. Preferably, the electroconductive layer contains PEDOT and PSS, the support is composed of PET, and the adhesive layer contains a polyurethane resin and an acrylic resin.
US08298674B2	Protecting agent for concrete, masonry surface, bricks, clay roofing, tiles, marble, granite, concrete slate, stucco, paving stones, unglazed ceramic, sandstone, limestone, wood and other objects against stains, dirt, water and oil penetration An aqueous composition of a non-siliceous fluorocarbon polymer forms a dry deposit derived from the non-siliceous fluorocarbon polymer on the surface of construction material; the non-siliceous fluorocarbon polymer being characterized by the presence of fluorocarbon units of up to 6 carbon atoms; this non-siliceous fluorocarbon polymer is a protecting agent imparting an excellent water and oil repellency and also protection against stains and dirt, to bricks, clay roofing, different kinds of tiles, marble, granite, slate, stucco,paving stones, unglazed ceramic, sandstones, limestone, wood and other objects; it is durable and can be processed at low temperature; the composition may also include silicone based agents and acrylics and can provide a natural, satin or wet look to the construction material surface.
US08298672B2	Intermediate transfer members containing a saline layer and a layer of glycoluril resin and acrylic resin An intermediate transfer member, such as a belt, that includes, for example, a supporting substrate, a silane first intermediate layer, and contained on the silane layer a second layer of a self crosslinking acrylic resin; a mixture of a glycoluril resin and an acrylic polyol resin; or a mixture of a glycoluril resin and a self crosslinking acrylic resin.
US08298670B2	Electro-conductive member for electrophotography, process cartridge, and electrophotographic apparatus Provided is the following electro-conductive member for electrophotography. The electrical resistance of the member hardly increases even by long-term energization, and hence the member is conducive to stable formation of high-quality electrophotographic images. The electro-conductive member for electrophotography, comprises: an electro-conductive mandrel and an electro-conductive layer, wherein said electro-conductive layer contains an A-B-A type triblock copolymer in which an A-block is a polystyrene having a cation exchange group, and a B-block is a polyolefin, and wherein said A-B-A type triblock copolymer forms a microphase-separated structure comprising a matrix phase formed of said B-block, and one phase formed of the A-block and having a structure selected from the group consisting of a cylindrical structure, a bicontinuous structure and a lamellar structure.
US08298669B2	Coated carrier comprising a magnetic core and particulate resin interlayered coating, and method of manufacturing coated carrier A coated carrier that peeling and wearing of a coating layer are hard to be generated and a method of manufacturing the coated carrier are provided. The coated carrier includes a core particle including a magnetic body, a first resin layer coating the core particle, a resin particle layer including a resin particle fixed to the first resin layer as a single layer, and a second resin layer. The first resin layer includes a first resin having a first reactive group. The resin particle layer is formed of resin particles including a cross-linking resin having a second reactive group which can undergo a cross-linking reaction with the first reactive group. The second resin layer is provided so as to fill gaps between the resin particles.
US08298664B2	Fiber-reinforced composite dental materials and method of manufacture A dental material comprising a symmetrically rod-shaped fiber-reinforced composite comprising at least two layers of preimpregnated fibers, wherein the preimpregnated fibers comprise fibers coated with a resin, wherein the layers are unbraided, and wherein each layer is unidirectionally disposed on the preceding layer in a direction that is different from the direction of the preceding layer. The rod-shaped composite may be hollow and contain a channel throughout the axial length of the rod or may contain a shaft or other material that is inserted into the channel.
US08298662B2	Waterproofing membrane Disclosed is a waterproofing membrane that performs well at both high and low temperatures. The waterproofing membrane comprises a carrier support layer and an adhesive layer, wherein the adhesive layer comprises a pressure sensitive bitumen composition comprising bitumen (asphalt), synthetic rubber, high density polyethylene, amorphous polyolefin, ground vulcanized crumb rubber and, optionally, a plasticizer. The waterproofing membrane also may optionally include a removable release sheet on the adhesive layer.
US08298656B2	Polymer composite structure reinforced with shape memory alloy and method of manufacturing same A prepreg material infused with a bulk resin, where the bulk resin has shape memory alloy (SMA) particles intermixed in the resin to toughen the material when the material is used in an application and is cured. The SMA particles may be of various shapes and sizes. The material may form a prepreg fabric having interwoven fibers or a prepreg unidirectional tape having fibers oriented unidirectionally. Opposing surfaces of the material may be infused with quantities of bulk resin having different concentrations of SMA particles. The SMA particles may be mixed in the bulk resin while in their austenitic or martensitic states to suit the needs of specific applications.
US08298648B2	Pad elements for apparel and other products A pad element may include a base member, a pair of cover layers, and a plurality of insert elements. The base member defines a plurality of apertures. The cover layers are secured to opposite surfaces of the base member and extend across the apertures. The insert elements are located within the apertures and between the cover layers. As examples, the base member and the insert elements may be formed from polymer foam materials, and the cover layers may be formed from textile materials. The pad element may be utilized to attenuate impact forces and provide one or more of breathability, flexibility, a relatively low overall mass, and launderability.
US08298646B2	Composite wood replacement article A composite article includes a matrix having first and second opposing surfaces defining a transverse dimension and a filler material embedded in the matrix. The filler material presents a density gradient in the transverse dimension wherein a minimum filler density is at the first surface. In one embodiment, the composite article is a non-laminated article defining first and second regions wherein the first region encompasses the first surface. The first region has a filler-to-matrix ratio that varies along the transverse dimension, the filler-to-matrix ratio being at a minimum at the first surface. The first region can include one or more additives. A method for forming a composite article includes injecting first and second compositions into a die head at different points so as to produce a partially mixed composition that is discharged from the die head. The second composition contains less filler material than the first composition.
US08298642B2	Floor mat assembly A sectional floor mat system of floor mats and edging sections or pieces that are removably engaged with the floor mats. The floor mat system includes at least one mat and sufficient edging to border at least one of the side edges of the at least one mat. In many embodiments, there is sufficient edging to border all side edges of the at least one mat, when multiple mats, if present, and connected together. The edging pieces of the invention, and other variations thereof, when combined with mats, provide a floor covering system that is easy for the user to set-up, disassemble as needed, and inhibit tripping on the edges of mats.
US08298641B2	Irregular tessellated building units An irregular, tessellated building unit comprises x primary elements, wherein x is an integer equal to or greater than 1. The primary element is a rotational tessellation having a plural pairs of sides extending in a generally radial direction from plural vertices, respectively. In each pair, the two sides are rotationally spaced by an angle that is divided evenly into 360 degrees. Preferably, all of the sides are irregularly shaped, but one or more sides could be wholly or partially straight. Optionally, spacers are provided on the sides of each unit. A wide variety of units may be constructed having different numbers and arrangements of primary elements. As all the units are combinations of primary elements, they readily mate with each other. A surface covering comprises a multiplicity of units assembled to form a continuous surface without overlap between units and without substantial gaps between units. A structure, such as a wall or column can be formed of building units of the invention. Because of the irregular side configurations, and different sizes and shapes of individual units, the resulting surface or structure has a natural, non-repeating pattern appearance. Optionally, minor surface and edges variations are made from unit to unit to further enhance the natural appearance of the surface covering or structure.
US08298639B2	Pipe comprising super slow crack growth resistant polyethylene A pipe or a supplementary pipe article comprising a polyethylene composition comprising a base resin which comprises: (A) a first ethylene homo- or copolymer fraction having an MFR2 in the range of 300 to 700 g/10 min, and (B) a second ethylene homo- or copolymer fraction, wherein fraction (A) has a lower average molecular weight than fraction (B), wherein the base resin has a density in the range of 0.945 to 0.949 kg/cm3 and an MFR5 in the range of 0.2 to 0.4 g/10 min and a comonomer content of higher than 2.0 wt.-% and a SHI(2.7/210) in the range of 55 to 100.
US08298636B2	EVOH resin composition, and molded article and multilayer structure both comprising same Provided is an EVOH resin composition suitable for use as a multilayer structure serving as a material for molded articles, in particular, liquid container such as bags for bag-in-boxes. The EVOH resin composition has such flexibility that even when used in applications where the resin composition is repeatedly folded or deformed over a long period, the resin composition does not develop pinholes or the like, and further has excellent gas barrier properties and melt molding stability.
US08298635B2	Method of producing a blank of packaging laminate as well as a thus produced blank and a packaging container The disclosure relates to a method of producing a blank (50a, 50b) of thermosealable and creased packaging laminate for a microwave-friendly packaging container, comprising the steps of: (a) advancing a continuous web (1) of a base laminate (10) in a conversion line for the packaging laminate so that continuous blanks for said packaging containers are oriented with their top-to-bottom direction transversely of the machine direction of the conversion line and with a top-to-bottom interface (51), (b) providing said base laminate (10) with creases and cutting into said blanks (50a, 50b) of the packaging laminate, a continuous strip (2) of a material which conducts heat and electricity being applied in the machine direction in a region over said top-to-top/bottom interface (51) and in conjunction with step (a), and an elongate opening indication (53) being provided, before or after the application of the strip (2) so that the opening indication is positioned within the region of said strip. The disclosure also relates to a thus produced blank, as well as a packaging container which is formed using such a blank as the point of departure.
US08298634B2	Fusible inkjet recording media An inkjet printing system contains an inkjet printer loaded with a recording element comprising a support and an ink receiving layer containing:a) fusible polymeric particles; andb) a water soluble block copolymer having ethylene oxide and propylene oxide segments, the copolymer exhibiting a Draves wetting coefficient, for a 0.1 wt % solution in water at 25° C., of not more than 360 seconds. An inkjet printing method and an inkjet recording medium are also contemplated.
US08298630B2	Polycarbonate resin film and manufacturing process thereof A polycarbonate resin film which has an average thickness of 10 to 150 μm, a thickness nonuniformity of 2% or less, a retardation R(589) in the plane of the film measured at a wavelength of 589 nm of 12 nm or less, a retardation Rth(589) in the thickness direction of the film measured at a wavelength of 589 nm of 35 nm or less and is used for optical purposes.
US08298628B2	Low temperature deposition of silicon-containing films This invention discloses the method of forming silicon nitride, silicon oxynitride, silicon oxide, carbon-doped silicon nitride, carbon-doped silicon oxide and carbon-doped oxynitride films at low deposition temperatures. The silicon containing precursors used for the deposition are monochlorosilane (MCS) and monochloroalkylsilanes. The method is preferably carried out by using plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition, plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, and plasma enhanced cyclic chemical vapor deposition.
US08298625B2	Multiple phase RF power for electrode of plasma chamber RF power is coupled with different phase offsets to different RF connection points on an electrode of a plasma chamber. Preferably, the number of different RF connection points and corresponding phase offsets is at least four, and the positions of the RF connection points are distributed along two orthogonal dimensions of the electrode. Preferably, power to each respective RF connection point is supplied by a respective RF power supply, wherein each power supply synchronizes its phase to a common reference RF oscillator.
US08298620B2	Methods of preparing thin films by electroless plating The present invention provides methods of controlling properties of a thin film applied to a substrate whereby the properties of the thin film may be controlled by the surface morphology of the substrate. Methods of increasing a deposition rate of an electroless plating process applied to a substrate, controlling the grain size distribution and/or grain size of a thin film applied to a substrate and maintaining a uniform overpotential of an electroless plating process on a substrate are also provided.
US08298619B2	Method and apparatus for applying a topcoat to a golf ball surface A topcoat is applied to a surface of a golf ball using a carrier fluid comprising nitrogen gas or nitrogen-enriched air. The carrier fluid typically has air enriched to about 90-99.5% nitrogen. A mixture of carrier fluid and coating material may be sprayed onto the exterior of the golf ball. Nitrogen-enriched air delivery provides a number of benefits over compressed air delivery, such as reduced coating thickness, reduced variance in the coating thickness and average thickness, reduced pooling in dimple center, edge ratio closer to 1.0, faster cure times, reduced viscosity, less material usage, reduced material flow rate, reduced atomization air pressure, and decreased drying time.
US08298616B2	Heteroleptic cyclopentadienyl transition metal precursors for deposition of transition metal-containing films Methods and compositions for depositing a film on one or more substrates include providing a reactor with at least one substrate disposed in the reactor. At least one metal precursor are provided and at least partially deposited onto the substrate to form a metal-containing film.
US08298612B2	Method for depositing particulate material onto a surface An apparatus and method are described for deposition of materials such as particulate materials onto a surface. The methods employ the use of shockwaves or compression waves to project the particulate material onto the surface as desired. This allows for the preparation of solid objects or coated surfaces that exhibit, for example, superior density and uniformity.
US08298611B2	Discrete track media A method of fabricating a discrete track magnetic recording media. A base layer is provided onto which repeating and alternating magnetic layer and non-magnetic layers are deposited. The thickness of the magnetic layer corresponds to the width of the track of the recording media. A cylindrical rod can be used as the base layer, such that the alternating magnetic and non-magnetic layers spiraling or concentric layers around the rod. The resulting media layer can be cut or sliced into individual magnetic media or used to imprint other media discs with the discrete pattern of the media layer.
US08298609B1	Method and system for interrogating the thickness of a carbon layer A method and system for interrogating a thickness of a carbon layer are described. The carbon layer is on a magnetic media having an underlayer and at least one magnetic layer on the underlayer. The carbon layer resides on the magnetic layer(s). A sample underlayer is deposited on a sample substrate and a sample carbon layer provided on the sample underlayer. The sample substrate corresponds to a substrate including the magnetic media. The sample underlayer corresponds to the underlayer of the magnetic media. The sample carbon layer corresponds to the carbon layer. A region between the sample carbon layer and the sample underlayer is free of magnetic material. The sample substrate including the sample carbon layer is exposed to light. Emitted light from the sample substrate is detected to provide a Raman spectrum. The thickness of the carbon layer is determined based on the Raman spectrum.
US08298608B2	Method for producing a stimulation electrode A stimulation electrode is provided having an electrically conducting electrode base member which is partially covered with an electrically insulating ceramic layer. The ceramic layer is formed of an oxide and/or an oxynitride of at least one metal of the group of titanium, niobium, tantalum, zirconium, aluminum and silicon. Various methods are provided for production of the stimulation electrode, including methods in which the ceramic layer is formed in situ by a thermal, chemical or electrochemical oxidation or oxynitridation process. The stimulation electrode may be used as a cardiac pacemaker electrode, a neuro-stimulation electrode, or another human implant.
US08298602B2	Process for manufacturing a sweetener and use thereof Highly purified Stevioside and Rebaudioside A were prepared from sweet glycoside extracts obtained from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni leaves. The resulting sweeteners are suitable as non-calorie, non-cariogenic, non-bitter, non-lingering sweeteners, which may be advantageously applied in foods, beverages, and milk products.
US08298601B2	Process for manufacturing a sweetener and use thereof Highly purified Stevioside and Rebaudioside A were prepared from sweet glycoside extracts obtained from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni leaves. The resulting sweeteners are suitable as non-calorie, non-cariogenic, non-bitter, non-lingering sweeteners, which may be advantageously applied in foods, beverages, and milk products.
US08298594B1	Dry animal repellant A dry powdered animal repellent that does not harm animals or plants. The repellant uses dried and powdered blood meal mixed with chili powder and/or cayenne pepper. The repellant is mixed together in a large moisture resistant container and then sprinkled around or into the soil around plants or into a tunnel opening formed by a rodent. In the first embodiment, designed to repel dogs and cats, the composition contains a 60%/40% (w/w) mixture of blood meal and chili powder (with 10% or less moisture content) with the chili powder being made from peppers with a heat rating of at least 85,000 Scoville units or greater. In the second embodiment, the concentration of blood meal to chili powder is increased to 80%/20% (w/w) respectively, to promote greater plant growth and for greater absorption into worms or grubs living in the soil.
US08298586B2	Variable density tissue graft composition Disclosed are tissue graft compositions made of materials having different densities, methods of making, and methods of treatment for restoring tissues in a patient.
US08298583B2	Film delivery system for tetrahydrolipstatin The present invention includes a pharmaceutical-based film system which includes various small-scale forms of pharmaceutically active agents, including tetrahydrolipstatin, in a film base. Such forms include nanoparticles, microparticles, and combinations thereof. Methods of producing such film and providing a dosage of the pharmaceutical in a film are also provided.
US08298580B2	Sustained-release formulations of topiramate Pharmaceutical compositions of topiramate for once-a-day oral administration are provided. The formulations comprise a sustained-release component and an optional immediate-release component, the compositions of which can be selectively adjusted, respectively, to release the active ingredient along a pre-determined release profile. Method of treating or preventing pathological disorders in mammalian subjects comprising the administration of the novel formulations disclosed herein is also provided.
US08298578B2	Posterior segment drug delivery A therapeutic device to release a therapeutic agent comprises a porous structure coupled to a container comprising a reservoir. The reservoir comprises a volume sized to release therapeutic amounts of the therapeutic agent for an extended time when coupled to the porous structure and implanted in the patient. The porous structure may comprise a first side coupled to the reservoir and a second side to couple to the patient to release the therapeutic agent. A plurality of interconnecting channels can extend from the first side to the second side so as to connect a first a plurality of openings on the first side with a second plurality of openings on the second side.
US08298574B2	Method and apparatus for forming delivery devices for oral intake of an agent Methods, systems and apparatuses are provided for producing delivery devices, preferably for oral intake of an agent. In the broadest aspect, the method comprises assembling one or more layers comprising one or more materials with an agent or an agent-releasing formulation to form an intergraded, preferably laminated device; folding said integrated delivery device to form a folded integrated delivery device; and at least partially enclosing said folded delivery device to a form suitable for oral delivery. Preferably, the integrated device comprise a first external layer of a first material; a frame of a second material mounted on the first external layer; an agent-releasing formulation housed within the frame; and a second external layer of the first material mounted on the frame.
US08298572B2	Adhesive pharmaceutical preparation containing bisoprolol In the adhesive pharmaceutical preparation of the invention containing bisoprolol, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is laminated on one side of the backing. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer contains a branched monoalcohol having from 12 to 28 carbon atoms, a free base of bisoprolol and a polyisobutylene pressure-sensitive adhesive. Accordingly, compatibility of the polyisobutylene pressure-sensitive adhesive with the free base of bisoprolol can be specifically increased. As a result, not only it becomes possible to increase blending amount of the free base of bisoprolol but also bleed of the free base of bisoprolol from the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer can be suppressed and, what is more, the pressure-sensitive adhesion characteristics sufficient from the practical point of view can be obtained.
US08298569B2	Ophthalmic emulsions containing an immunosuppressive agent Ophthalmic oil-in-water emulsions, which comprises colloid particles having an oily core surrounded by an interfacial film, the emulsion comprising an 10 immunosuppressive agent, an oil, preferably at least 50% of which being MCT, and tyloxapol. Use of such an emulsion for the manufacture of medicament for treatment of eye conditions, particularly of dry eye diseases.
US08298568B2	Oil-in-water type emulsion with low concentration of cationic agent and positive zeta potential A well tolerated oil-in-water emulsion useful as a delivery vehicle of hydrophobic ingredients such as pharmaceutical drugs, wherein the emulsion particles have a net positive charge and comprises 0.001 to 0.1% of a cationic agent, 0 to 1% of a non ionic surfactant and 0 to 0.5% of an anionic surfactant.
US08298565B2	Polymer coatings containing drug powder of controlled morphology A method for depositing a coating comprising a polymer and pharmaceutical agent on a substrate, comprising the following steps: discharging at least one pharmaceutical agent in a therapeutically desirable morphology in dry powder form through a first orifice; discharging at least one polymer in dry powder form through a second orifice; depositing the polymer and/or pharmaceutical particles onto the substrate, wherein an electrical potential is maintained between the substrate and the pharmaceutical and/or polymer particles, thereby forming the coating; and sintering the coating under conditions that do not substantially modify the morphology of the pharmaceutical agent.
US08298562B2	Sustained delivery of an active agent using an implantable system The invention is directed to a device for delivering an active agent formulation for a predetermined administration period. An impermeable reservoir is divided into a water-swellable agent chamber and an active agent formulation chamber. Fluid from the environment is imbibed through a semipermeable plug into the water-swellable agent chamber and the active agent formulation is released through a back-diffusion regulating outlet. Delivery periods of up to 2 years are achieved.
US08298561B2	Rapid establishment and/or termination of substantial steady-state drug delivery The present invention is directed to treatment methods for a disease or condition, in a subject in need of such treatment, that provide alternatives to treatment by injection that give, relative to treatment by injection, improved treatment outcomes, 100% treatment compliance, reduced side effects, and rapid establishment and/or termination of substantial steady-state drug delivery. The method typically includes providing continuous delivery of a drug from an implanted osmotic delivery device, wherein substantial steady-state delivery of the drug at therapeutic concentrations is typically achieved within about 7 days or less after implantation of the osmotic delivery device in the subject and the substantial steady-state delivery of the drug from the osmotic delivery device is continuous over a period of at least about 3 months. In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus using incretin mimetics.
US08298560B2	Methods and compositions for repair of cartilage using an in vivo bioreactor Methods and compositions for the biological repair of cartilage using a hybrid construct combining both an inert structure and living core are described. The inert structure is intended to act not only as a delivery system to feed and grow a living core component, but also as an inducer of cell differentiation. The inert structure comprises concentric internal and external and inflatable/expandable balloon-like bio-polymers. The living core comprises the cell-matrix construct comprised of HDFs, for example, seeded in a scaffold. The method comprises surgically removing a damaged cartilage from a patient and inserting the hybrid construct into the cavity generated after the foregoing surgical intervention. The balloons of the inert structure are successively inflated within the target area, such as a joint, for example. Also disclosed herein are methods for growing and differentiating human fibroblasts into chondrocyte-like cells via mechanical strain.
US08298559B2	Physical mode of action pesticide A physical mode of action pesticide for application on plants and in soils, and methods of manufacture and application, comprising an active ingredient in the form of a polymer in a concentration of less than 0.1% wt., a surfactant, a co-solvent and a diluent in a hydrocolloid suspension. The suspension polymer is preferably a polysaccharide having a molecular weight of 10,000 to 25,000,000, and preferably in the range of about 600,000. The pesticide preferably also includes a targeting ingredient for directing the active ingredient to a particular target.
US08298558B2	Granular water dispersible agent and production process A water dispersible granule formulation prepared by pulverized a part of active ingredients into fine particles under wet milling and pulverized another part of the active ingredients into coarse particles under dry milling, then kneading the both active ingredients for the granulation, and a process for producing the water dispersible granule formulation are disclosed. The water dispersible granule formulation according to the present invention is applicable for production of a water dispersible granule formulation comprising an active ingredient which is easily decomposed owing to environmental conditions and allows to provide the water dispersible granule formulation provided with enhanced initial and residual biological activities.
US08298551B2	Streptococcus pyogenes antigens and corresponding DNA fragments The present invention relates to antigens, more particularly antigens of Streptococcus pyogenes (also called group A Streptococcus (GAS)) bacterial pathogen which are useful as vaccine component for therapy and/or prophylaxis.
US08298550B2	PEGylated mutated Clostridium botulinum toxin The invention relates to a modified botulinum toxin comprising a natural heavy chain and a modified light chain, characterized in that the modification of the light chain resides in that it comprises (i) an extension of the chain on its N-terminus which has the structure —(C)n-(tag)m-(X)l- in the direction from the N- to the C-terminal end, wherein C represents a cysteine residue, tag represents any tag and X represents the residue of any naturally occurring amino acid, n represents an integer from 1 to 50, m represents 0 or 1, and l represents 0 or an integer from 1 to 50, and in that (ii) at least one of the cysteine residues in the extension of the chain is coupled to at least one chain of PEG.
US08298549B2	Sequential administration of a replication defective adenovirus vector in vaccination protocols Methods for generating immune responses using adenovirus vectors that allow multiple vaccinations with the same adenovirus vector and vaccinations in individuals with preexisting immunity to adenovirus are provided.
US08298545B2	Anti-autoimmune antibodies for treatment of pemphigus This invention relates to compositions and methods for the use of anti-autoimmune reagents that specifically bind to anti-desmoglein antibodies, which are responsible for both pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus. In addition, the invention relates to methods and compositions for inhibiting the expression or function of a variable region of an anti-desmoglein (anti-Dsg) pathogenic autoantibody.
US08298522B1	Methods of modulating MUC1 expression to inhibit inflammation The present invention relates generally to the field of inflammation. More particularly, the present invention relates to reducing release of pro-inflammatory cytokines induced to MUC1 activity. In one aspect, the present invention provides a method of modulating (inhibiting or promoting) an inflammatory response wherein modulation of the inflammatory response is desired, comprising administering an effective amount of an agent which inhibits or promotes MUC-1 function to an individual.
US08298521B2	Treatment for eye disorder The present invention relates to altering the physical and/or chemical properties of at least part of at least one tissue in the eye. In a specific embodiment, it relates to the treatment of any eye disorder, although in particular embodiments the individual has a thickened Bruch's membrane. An activating energy source is utilized to effect a controlled diffusion enhancement and/or degradation of Bruch's membrane that enables improved diffusional transport between the choroid and retina. The individual is administered an inactivated diffusion-enhancing molecule that becomes associated with the membrane, which is then precisely exposed to an activating energy source, such as light or ultrasound.
US08298519B2	Hair treatment compositions incorporating hair substantive polymers The invention provides a hair treatment composition comprising a hair substantive polymer, the hair substantive polymer comprising a polymeric backbone bearing: (a) at least one side chain which is formed from a hair fiber targeting group which is covalently linked to the polymeric backbone, the hair fiber targeting group being a non-cationic species which is capable of specifically interacting with the protein surface of the hair fiber in a non-covalent interaction having a bond energy ranging from 0.5 to 3 Kcal/mol, when the composition is applied to hair; (b) preferably, at least one side chain which is different to side chain (a) and which comprises a hair benefit agent. Compositions of the invention provide for deposition and delivery of benefit agents to hair in a more efficient and targeted manner.
US08298518B2	Method of enhancing hair growth Methods and compositions for stimulating the growth of hair are disclosed wherein said compositions include a cyclopentane heptanoic acid, 2-cycloalkyl or arylalkyl compound represented by the formula I wherein the dashed bonds represent a single or double bond which can be in the cis or trans configuration, A, B, Z, X, R1 and R2 are as defined in the specification. Such compositions are used in treating the skin or scalp of a human or non-human animal. Bimatoprost is preferred for this treatment.
US08298516B2	Calculus dissolving dental composition and methods for using same The present invention relates generally to an anti-calculus composition and method for treating subgingival calculus. The anti-calculus composition comprises a pyrophosphate and a tripolyphosphate in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The composition may also comprise a fluoride providing compound.
US08298514B2	Agent for enhancing contrast of image of fluorescent staining of lumen of digestive tract The present invention provides an agent and a method for enhancing a contrast of an image of fluorescent staining of a lumen of the digestive tract with an intravenously administered fluorescent dye, wherein the agent for enhancing a contrast is an agent for a lumen of the digestive tract containing an aqueous solution having a buffer capacity and having a pH of 6 to 10.
US08298513B2	Hexatriene-β-carbonyl compound A label with which labeling is easy when labeling a molecule, i.e., a label that has a high reaction rate upon labeling and that produces a high reaction yield, as well as a precursor for the production of the label are provided. This is achieved by a hexatriene-β-carbonyl compound represented by Formula (I), a hexatriene-β-carbonyl compound represented by Formula (II), a hexatriene-β-carbonyl compound represented by Formula (III) and a hexatriene-β-carbonyl compound represented by Formula (IV). (wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, X1, X2 and Z are as defined in the specification)
US08298512B2	Methods of determining β-III tubulin expression Provided are methods of determining the quantity and location of βIII-tubulin expression in a subject, which may be used to determine the location and/or extent of excessive or uncontrolled growth of cells such as tumors. Such methods may include administering at least one compound to a patient and determining the quantity and location of βIII tubulin expression within the patient by visualizing the compound within the patient. Visualization of the compound may be indicative of the binding of the compound to cells that are actively expressing βIII tubulin.
US08298509B2	Electro-gasification process using pre-treated pet-coke A method is provided for electro-gasification of pet-coke, including the steps of providing a pet-coke material; treating the pet-coke material to obtain a treated pet-coke material having an average particle size of between about 20 and about 106 μm; and exposing the treated pet-coke material to electro-gasification conditions to produce synthesis gas and/or hydrogen. Extraction of metals from the pet-coke is facilitated.
US08298508B2	Recovery of alumina trihydrate during the bayer process using cross-linked polysaccharides The invention provides methods and compositions for improving the production of alumina hydrate. The invention involves adding one or more polysaccharides to liquor or slurry in the fluid circuit of the production process. The one or more polysaccharides can be a cross-linked polysaccharide (such as cross-linked dextran or cross-linked dihydroxypropyl cellulose). The various polysaccharides can impart a number of advantages including at least some of: greater flocculation effectiveness, increasing the maximum effective dosage, faster settling rate. The production process can be a Bayer process.
US08298507B2	Fine particulate titanium dioxide, and production process and use thereof A process for producing a fine particulate titanium dioxide, comprising charging a fine particulate titanium dioxide powder in a resin bag, spraying water droplets having a liquid droplet diameter of 5 to 500 μm to the powder in the bag, and closing the bag for storing the powder in the bag.
US08298506B2	Titanium dioxide particles doped with rare earth element Titanium dioxide particles is doped with a rare earth element. The doping ratio of the rare earth element is within a range more than 0 at % and not more than 5.0 at %, and the rare earth element is substituted for titanium atoms in the unit lattice of titanium dioxide so that the titanium dioxide particles emit light attributable to the rare earth element when the titanium dioxide particles are irradiated with light having the absorption wavelength of titanium dioxide and showing a peak at 360 nm.
US08298499B2	Process intensification in microreactors The present disclosure provides for a chemical reactor which includes elongate chambers defining an arrangement and including first, second, and third elongate chambers adapted to support respective distinct first, second, and third reactor functions associated with respective first, second, and third process feeds, and a distributor arranged in fluidic communication with each of the elongate chambers and for connecting the elongate chambers to at least one fluid source. The distributor is dimensioned to produce a two-dimensional radial distribution of fluidic flow through the first, second, and third elongate chambers with respect to the first, second, and third process feeds. The chemical reactor may further include a monolith catalyst support including an N×M array of channels including the elongated chambers. The elongate chambers and the distributor may manifest an interchangeable cartridge-based system wherein the arrangement of the elongate chambers is selectably detachable from the distributor and replaceable.
US08298497B2	Reagent delivery system A delivery apparatus for selectively delivering one or more liquid reagents into a reaction or test chamber (2), especially of an assay apparatus, the apparatus comprising: one or more respective storage chambers (5,6) for containing the one or more liquid reagents and arranged generally above the reaction or test chamber (2); and a plunger element (4) arranged and operable for insertion into the mouth of a selected storage chamber so as to displace a selected reagent from therewithin into the reaction or test chamber (2) generally therebelow by gravitational liquid overflow from the mouth of the chamber. The apparatus may conveniently be provided as a discrete delivery unit, with the storage chambers (5,6) prefilled with the selected reagents.
US08298496B2	Fluidic configuration for flow injection analysis A fluidic configuration, both structural and methodological, for the injection of sample greatly reduces dead volume allowing rapid transition to 100% sample in a flow cell. For a continuous flow injection analysis system the structure and method provide counter flows to remove in one direction the dispersed region of the sample to waste before injecting non-dispersed sample into the flow cell by reversing the effective flow direction. The injection point itself is directly adjacent to the flow cell where all channels are microfluidic channels. Therefore, only the flow cell volume needs to be displaced during injection of sample in order to achieve 100% transition to sample within the flow cell. This greatly accelerates the rise and fall times thereby extending the kinetic range of the real-time interaction analysis instrument. In addition such rapid transition to sample improves overall data quality thereby improving kinetic model fitting.
US08298487B2	Method of forming an electrochemical sensor An electrochemical sensor with a capillary channel is formed by placing a sacrificial insert and electrodes on a sensor base and applying plastic material. After the plastic material is cured, the sacrificial is removed leaving a capillary channel in the sensor. The inserts may be removed by a tool including a clamp for clamping and holding each insert stationary and a sliding block to which the sensor is secured.
US08298486B2	Piezoelectric resonator and sensing sensor Objects of the present invention is to provide a piezoelectric resonator having high frequency stability and a sensing sensor using the piezoelectric resonator.In the present invention, a piezoelectric resonator 1 has: a first oscillation area 105 which is provided in a piezoelectric piece 100 and from which a first oscillation frequency is taken out; a second oscillation area which is provided in an area 105 different from the first oscillation area 106 via an elastic boundary area 107 and from which a second oscillation frequency is taken out; and excitation electrodes 101 to 103 provided on one surface side and another surface side of the oscillation areas 105, 106 across the piezoelectric piece 100, and a frequency difference between the first oscillation frequency and the second oscillation frequency is not less than 0.2% nor greater than 2.2% of these oscillation frequencies.
US08298481B2	Method for sterilizing a plastic bottle A method for sterilizing a plastic bottle in an aseptic filling system according to which at least an inner surface or an outer surface of a bottle is sterilized by injecting a heated sterilizing fluid at 65° C.-90° C. while maintaining internal pressure of the bottle at 1 kPa-20 kPa.
US08298479B2	Machined titanium connecting rod and process A process for forming a remateable machined titanium powder base alloy connecting rod using a titanium alloy powder having an average particle size of about 1-20 microns, a mean aspect ratio of about 5 to 300, and a specific surface area of at least about 25 m2/g.
US08298477B2	Lance holder A lance holder characterized by a high degree of safety is equipped with a mounting or a pipe fixing, which safely prevents a rotation even of a bent lance pipe in the lance holder. The clamping head has a fixing part and a clamping part which ensure a punctiform fixation by way of displaceable pressure elements, particularly in the form of spheres. At least three such spheres are disposed across the circumference in a distributed manner, and ensure the safe fixation across a large tolerance range with regard to the dimensions of lance pipes. Said large tolerance region is further secured in that sealing sleeves having a larger inside diameter may be used, since the same are no longer deformed in the longitudinal direction in order to provide the seal, but instead are deformed in the radial direction. In summary the high degree of operational safety is also completed by the association of a chip and/or attachment of a nanocoating.
US08298468B2	Isostatic pressing method for applying a silicon powder onto a silicon brick for silicon crystal growth in a mono-crystal or multi-crystal furnace An isostatic pressing method for applying silicon powder as an original raw material for silicon crystal growth includes pressing silicon powder having a particle size of 0.1 to 1,000 micrometers into a silicon brick employing cold or hot isostatic pressing to provide a pressed silicon brick; and charging the pressed silicon brick into a furnace for silicon crystal growth. The furnace for silicon crystal growth may be a mono-crystal furnace for growing monocrystalline silicon or a multi-crystal furnace for growing polycrystalline silicon.
US08298467B2	Method of low temperature imprinting process with high pattern transfer yield The present invention is directed to novel methods of imprinting substrate-supported or freestanding structures at low cost, with high pattern transfer yield, and using low processing temperature. Such methods overcome many of the above-described limitations of the prior art. Generally, such methods of the present invention employ a sacrificial layer of film.
US08298466B1	Method for fabricating medical devices with porous polymeric structures Medical articles with porous polymeric structures and methods of forming thereof are disclosed. The porous structure can have pores sizes that are nanoporous or greater than nanoporous. The porous structure can be a coating or layer of a medical device such as a stent, stent graft, catheter, or lead for pacemakers or implantable cardioverter defibrillators. Additionally, the body of the medical device can be a porous polymeric structure. The porous structure can be made from bioabsorbable polymers. The porous structures can be formed by contacting a polymer with a supercritical fluid.
US08298465B2	Microporous film and method for producing the same Provided is a microporous film which is made of a thermoplastic resin composition comprising (a) 100 parts by mass of a polypropylene resin and (b) 5 to 90 parts by mass of a polyphenylene ether resin, and which has a sea island structure comprising a sea portion comprising the polypropylene resin as a principal component and an island portion comprising the polyphenylene ether resin as a principal component, wherein pores are formed at an interface between the sea portion and the island portion and within the sea portion.
US08298454B2	Photosensitive resin composition and light blocking layer using the same Disclosed are a photosensitive resin composition and a light blocking layer using the same. The photosensitive resin composition includes (A) a cardo-based monomer represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 or 2, wherein the substituents of Chemical Formula 1 and Chemical Formula 2 are the same as defined in the detailed description, (B) a cardo-based resin, (C) a reactive unsaturated compound, (D) a pigment, (E) an initiator, and (F) a solvent.
US08298453B2	Photochromic material Photochromic dyes are disclosed. A photochromic dye can include a first photo-reactive group and a second photo-reactive group. A first photochromic reaction can be induced in the first photo-reactive group of the photochromic dye by radiation having a first wavelength, and a second photochromic reaction can be induced in the second photo-reactive group of the photochromic dye by radiation having a second wavelength.
US08298450B2	Polybenzimidazole-base complex, crosslinked material of polybenzoxazines formed thereof, and fuel cell using the same A polybenzimidazole-base complex includes a polybenzimidazole-based material and a base, wherein a peak corresponding to NH of an imidazole ring of the polybenzimidazole-based material does not appear at a chemical shift of 12 to 15 ppm in a 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR) spectrum of the polybenzimidazole-base complex. A crosslinked material may be formed as a polymerization product of a polybenzimidazole-base complex and a benzoxazine-based monomer. The crosslinked material may be used an electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell comprising the crosslinked material, and a fuel cell may include the electrolyte membrane.
US08298437B2	Alkali etching liquid for silicon wafer and etching method using same An alkali etching liquid for a silicon wafer that includes an aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide, and from 0.1 g/L to 0.5 g/L of diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid. Furthermore, the Fe concentration of the aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide is no more than 50 ppb. An etching method that including a step of etching a silicon wafer with a resistivity of no more than 1 Ω·cm using the etching liquid.
US08298434B2	Method of forming an electrode including an electrochemical catalyst layer A method of forming an electrode having an electrochemical catalyst layer is disclosed. The method includes etching a surface of a substrate, followed by immersing the substrate in a solution containing surfactants to form a conditioner layer on the surface of the substrate, and immersing the substrate in a solution containing polymer-capped noble metal nanoclusters dispersed therein to form a polymer-protected electrochemical catalyst layer on the conditioner layer.
US08298433B2	Methods for removing an edge polymer from a substrate A method for generating plasma for removing an edge polymer from a substrate is provided. The method includes providing a powered electrode assembly, which includes a powered electrode, a dielectric layer, and a wire mesh disposed between the powered electrode and the dielectric layer. The method also includes providing a grounded electrode assembly disposed opposite the powered electrode assembly to form a cavity wherein the plasma is generated. The wire mesh is shielded from the plasma by the dielectric layer when the plasma is present in the cavity, which has an outlet at one end for providing the plasma to remove the edge polymer. The method further includes introducing at least one inert gas and at least one process gas into the cavity. The method yet also includes applying an RF field to the cavity using the powered electrode to generate the plasma from the inert gas and process gas.
US08298429B2	Apparatus for treating a waste stream An integrated unit operations for the treatment of a waste stream, such as spent caustic, is provided in a single vertical vessel having at least three separate zones: a mixing, a settling, and a mass transfer zone.
US08298426B1	Method of treating a liquid by counter current supersaturation oxygenation A counter current supersaturation oxygenation method includes an apparatus, which includes a down flow tube, an upflow tube and a gas diffuser. The gas diffuser preferably includes a porous tube and a support frame. The porous tube is preferably wrapped in a spiral from a bottom of the support frame to a top of the support frame. A non-porous gas supply hose is connected to the porous tube. The gas diffuser is suspended inside the down flow tube at substantially a bottom thereof. One end of the upflow tube is connected to substantially a bottom of the down flow tube. A second embodiment of the apparatus preferably includes a down flow tube, the gas diffuser and a buoyant platform. A stream of liquid becomes oxygenated by passing down the down flow tube. The oxygenated liquid may flow up the upflow tube or down to any appropriate destination.
US08298425B2	Method of staggered release or exposure of microorganisms for biological remediation of hydrocarbons and other organic matter A methodology, and related systems and structures for accomplishing the methodology, of biological remediation of hazardous or undesirable organic matter, wherein a plurality of carrier members are disposed in a localized retaining member, the carrier members releasing or exposing microorganisms to the undesirable organic matter on a staggered basis over an extended period of time, the microorganisms being capable of biologically remediating the undesirable organic matter by utilizing the organic matter as a food source, thereby converting it into environmentally safe bi-products. Carrier members containing nutrients necessary for the survival of the microorganisms and having release times corresponding to the release times of the microorganisms are also provided to insure that the microorganisms remain viable upon release.
US08298423B1	Periphyton filtration system for a roof and associated methods A floway system for a building roof includes a substrate for supporting a periphyton culture that removes nutrient pollution from surface water and isolates the building envelope from solar-induced heat. The substrate is seedable to form a floway. a harvester for harvesting periphyton from the substrate. Water desired to be bioremediated is channeled to an inlet of the periphyton culture. A gutter system includes a sector for collecting cleansed water from an outlet of the periphyton culture having a drain for permitting water to be emptied therefrom and a sector for collecting periphyton harvested from the substrate therein. An element is provided for directing material exiting the periphyton culture outlet selectively between the water-collecting sector and the periphyton-collecting sector.
US08298418B2	Method and installation for bringing ozone into contact with a flow of liquid, in particular a flow of drinking water or wastewater Method for bringing ozone into contact with a flow of liquid in which a fraction of the liquid flow is tapped off, a carrier gas laden with ozone is injected into the tapped-off flow, forming gas bubbles, the gas bubbles and the liquid are mixed so as to form a two-phase tapped-off flow, and the tapped-off flow is reintroduced into a descending vertical stream of the main liquid flow, this vertical stream undergoing, at the bottom, a change of direction to essentially the horizontal, the reintroduction of the tapped-off flow being carried out at the lower end of an injection tube immersed in the descending vertical stream of the main flow. The descending vertical stream (3a) forms a continuous liquid column, static mixing is provided in the injection tube (16) as far as the vicinity of its outlet, and the two-phase tapped-off flow is reintroduced into the descending vertical stream (3a) in the form of at least one jet having a vertically downward velocity component, this reintroduction taking place below a height (H) of liquid and with a vertically downward velocity component that are sufficient for the gas bubbles to be entrained downwards, without rising.
US08298416B2	Apparatus for deodorizing sewage treatment plant sludge by using native microorganisms The present invention relates to a deodorizing apparatus using native microorganisms. Specifically, the present invention relates to a deodorizing apparatus using native microorganisms for removal of malodors of sewage treatment plant sludge, comprising a native microorganism activating tank, where a colony of the native microorganisms in a spore state is germinated and activated through a proliferation process under conditions where oxygen and organic materials are supplied, and the native microorganisms returned from a second deodorizing tank is further activated; and a first and a second deodorizing tanks which remove malodorants from untreated matter under conditions where oxygen and the activated native microorganisms are continuously supplied. The deodorizing apparatus of the present invention, which is an eco-friendly and economical method using native microorganisms, can effectively remove malodor generated from various types of sludge including a primary sludge, a secondary sludge, a sludge containing night soil, etc. produced from sewage treatment plants.
US08298415B2	Wastewater treatment ship A wastewater treatment ship is provided which is capable of purifying and treating oil bearing wastewater collected from a ship or the sea, wastewater such as domestic water and of reusing the purified water on the ship and easily discharging it. The wastewater treatment ship has a hull able to navigate by being towed or being self-propelled and a purification treatment unit disposed on the hull and configured to collect, purify, and treat wastewater. The purification treatment unit includes a floated oil collecting tank to collect floated oil collected from raw wastewater tank, a stirring tank having a cylindrical straight drum and a funnel-shaped bottom to stir wastewater taken out from the raw wastewater tank together with a coagulant and a collecting path to discharge precipitates, a plurality of filter treatment tanks to be used in multistage filtering treatment of wastewater in the stirring tank, and purified water tanks.
US08298413B2	Multi-component, simultaneous, independent multi-gradient system for liquid chromatography Systems and methods for separating charged molecules on the basis of their differential electrostatic binding to a charged stationary phase comprise controlling the creation of simultaneous independent or dependent pH and additive gradients.
US08298411B2	System and method for reducing pollution in a body of water A system and method reducing pollution in a body of water using biological processes is provided. The system includes a hydraulic dam generated by an induced downwelling of effluent water from a plurality of water circulating devices. A series of linearly arranged treatment sub-systems are disposed upstream of the hydraulic dam. The treatment sub-systems include a water sterilization sub-system for neutralizing harmful and undesirable micro-organisms using an ultrasonic energy generating unit. The ultrasonic energy generated, is of a frequency that disrupts cellular structures in targeted micro-organisms.
US08298410B2	Filter and sterilization apparatus A filter- and sterilizing apparatus comprising a gravity filter device with a liquid supply (L1), a downpipe filter (F) and a clean liquid drainage (L3) as well as a sterilizing device (U) hydraulically connected to the downpipe filter, is characterized in that the sterilizing device connected to the clean liquid circuit (L3) of the downpipe filter (F), is adjustable in height and has the shape of a supply channel to the overflow weir (Y), wherein the liquid level in the supply channel (K) before starting the filtration is approximately adjustable to the same height with the water level in the downpipe filter (F) above the filter medium (M). The sterilizing device (U) is an ultraviolet sluice.
US08298408B2	Filtering device for filtering water and liquids in general A filtering device for filtering water and liquids in general comprises a first reservoir for collecting the water to be filtered, a second reservoir for collecting the filtered water, which reservoir is supplied by falling from the first reservoir, a conduit which extends from the first reservoir into the second reservoir, a cartridge type filtering element which is removably received in the conduit, a discharge hole for the filtered water that is positioned between the conduit and the second reservoir, and at least one opening for access to the cartridge provided at an end of the conduit that is distal from the first reservoir in order to promote the removal thereof. The device comprises an at least partial closure which can be removably fitted to the conduit in the region of the opening for access to the cartridge and comprises a flow adjuster which is associated with the conduit in order to adjust the flow of water flowing from the first reservoir to the second reservoir through the discharge hole.
US08298407B1	Gas vent Embodiments of the Gas Vent are comprised of a horizontal float assembly, and a vertical gas valve assembly. The horizontal float assembly is connected via a fluid connection to a surge tank or any other connection to the overall gas processing system. The horizontal float assembly is comprised of a housing; a horizontal float; a flange; a sight glass; one or more sight glass valves; a horizontal float lever arm; a vertical valve hinge arm, and a hinge. The housing of the horizontal float assembly is essentially a large hollow process vessel with various openings and fittings formed by the housing to accept the various devices and. The horizontal float is a large, hollow vessel that partially floats on top of any liquid contained within the horizontal float assembly. As the horizontal float rises and falls in conjunction allowing gas to vent as it is accumulated.
US08298402B2	Additives for improving the cold flowability and lubricity of fuel oils The present invention relates to alkylphenol-aldehyde resins containing oligo- or polymers having a repeat structural unit of the formula where R1 is a branched alkyl or alkenyl radical which has from 10 to 40 carbon atoms and bears at least one carboxyl, carboxylate and/or ester group, R2 is hydrogen or R1 R3 is hydrogen or an alkoxy group of the formula -(A-O)m—H, A is a C2- to C4-alkylene group, m is from 1 to 100, R4 is hydrogen, a C1- to C11-alkyl radicals or a carboxyl group, R5 is C1-C200-alkyl or -alkenyl, O—R6 or O—C(O)—R6, R6 is C1-C200-alkyl or -alkenyl, n is from 1 to 100 and k is 1 or 2.
US08298396B2	Process and apparatus for the production and separation of fermentation products The invention is directed to processes and apparatuses for the production of chemical compounds, in particular fermentation products. According to the invention there is provided a process for the production of one or more chemical substances, which process comprises a fermentation step, wherein said substances are formed; and a separation step, wherein at least one pair of electrodes is used to induce a precipitation of said substances, which pair comprises at least one precipitation electrode and at least one counter electrode, through which an electric current is directed is used to precipitate said one or more substances.
US08298394B2	Non-gel based two-dimensional protein separation multi-channel devices Provided is a multi-channel apparatus for non-gel based two-dimensional protein separation. One or more flat channels are arranged in parallel and have an isoelectric focusing section for primarily separating proteins from protein samples according to isoelectric point (pI) and a flow field-flow fractionation section for secondarily separating the primarily separated proteins according to molecular weight, thereby making it possible to simultaneously separate the proteins in multiple channels, to increase a protein separation speed, and to overcome limitation to sample injection due to an increase in channel volume. The apparatus can separate the proteins according to pI and molecular weight, be safe from denaturation of the protein in the process of protein separation, automatically remove an ampholyte used for pI-based separation, and separately detecting the separated proteins to identify the proteins using nanoflow liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS-MS).
US08298391B2	Amperometric sensor An amperometric sensor includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a reference electrode. The sensor further includes a switch to selectably electrically connect the first electrode as a working electrode and to electrically connecting the second electrode as an auxiliary electrode during a first time interval. During a second time interval, the switch electrically connects the first electrode as the auxiliary electrode and electrically connects the second electrode as the working electrode. The switching of the two electrodes is repeated continuously as amperometric measurements are performed. Preferably, the sensor includes an ultrasonic transducer proximate the working electrode and the auxiliary electrode to clean the electrodes.
US08298390B2	Electrochemical probes for corrosion monitoring in hydrogen sulfide systems and methods of avoiding the effect of electron-conducting deposits Electrochemical probes for corrosion monitoring in an environment that may cause the formation of electron-conducting deposits and the method for making such probes were described. The probes have long exposed electrodes. Except for the tip section, all surfaces of the exposed electrodes are coated with a coating or covered with electrically insulating tubing, so that only the tip section has uncovered metal that serves as the active areas of the electrodes. The coating or tubing material is such that the deposits cannot easily form on its surfaces. Because the electrical bridging between the active areas of any two electrodes requires the deposition of an evenly distributed layer of the electron-conducting deposits along the path from one area to the other area, the coated surface reduces the possibility of short-circuiting for the active areas of the electrodes. These probes are especially suitable for applications in systems containing hydrogen sulphide (H2S).
US08298388B2	Transition metal complexes with (pyridyl)imidazole ligands Novel transition metal complexes of iron, cobalt, ruthenium, osmium, and vanadium are described. The transition metal complexes can be used as redox mediators in enzyme-based electrochemical sensors. The transition metal complexes include substituted or unsubstituted (pyridyl)imidazole ligands. Transition metal complexes attached to polymeric backbones are also described.
US08298387B2	Reactive oxygen species measuring device A reactive oxygen species measuring device according to the present invention comprises a reactive oxygen species sensor provided with an electrode assembly capable of detecting the presence of reactive oxygen species or the like in terms of an electric current, a power source means for applying a measuring voltage to the reactive oxygen species sensor, and a reactive oxygen species concentration measuring means for measuring a concentration of the reactive oxygen species or the like from the current detected by the reactive oxygen species sensor. According to the present invention, a concentration of reactive oxygen species or the like such as in vivo or in vitro superoxide anion radical (O2−.) can be measured reliably, and the entire device can be formed in a smaller size and always mounted to a living body.
US08298384B2	Method and apparatus for plating metal parts A method and apparatus for plating parts like lug nuts or other metal parts that have both an easily plated outside surface as well as a recessed cavity. The invention works in combination with a standard multi-station plating process. Also, a method and apparatus for preventing areas of electrode contact on a part from being non-plated. The present invention drains and plates a part containing a cavity by moving the part from a position where the cavity is facing around 45 degrees down to a position where the cavity is facing around 45 degrees up and then back down at various times during the process. The moving is generally initiated when the rack moving along a track above the fluid tanks encounters a roller. The roller causes a depression bar to activate a mechanical mechanism that shifts the position of the part. Other embodiments of the present invention can also rotate the part on an electrode finger as a roller on the track is encountered by the rack to avoid non-plated regions on the part.
US08298382B2	Apparatus for use with metallic structures Apparatus for connection to a metallic structure, the apparatus comprises a transformer rectifier unit operable to output a DC current for cathodic protection of a metallic structure, and a modulator unit connected to receive a DC output from the transformer rectifier unit. The modulator unit is arranged for connection to a metallic structure, and is operable to produce a modulated current which is applied to such a metallic structure when the apparatus is in use, such that the metallic structure is detectable by a wireless locating device. The modulator unit is operable to be controlled remotely.
US08298379B2	Method and apparatus for extending chamber component life in a substrate processing system A chamber component for a substrate processing system is described. The chamber component comprises a primary member, and a deposit absorbing member coupled to the primary member, wherein the deposit absorbing member comprises a porous material configured to absorb material that is deposited on a surface thereof.
US08298371B2	Plasma processing apparatus A plasma processing apparatus includes a processing chamber, a first electrode and a second electrode disposed to face each other, a high frequency power supply unit for applying a high frequency power to either the first electrode or the second electrode, a processing gas supply unit for supplying a processing gas to a processing space, and a main dielectric member provided at a substrate mounting portion on a main surface of the first electrode. A focus ring is attached to the first electrode to cover a peripheral portion of the main surface of the first electrode and a peripheral dielectric member is provided in a peripheral portion on the main surface of the first electrode so that an electrostatic capacitance per unit area applied between the first electrode and the focus ring is smaller than that applied between the first electrode and the substrate by the main dielectric member.
US08298369B2	Liquid supply method, liquid supply apparatus, substrate polishing apparatus, and method of measuring supply flow rate of liquid A liquid supply apparatus is to supply a polishing liquid from a polishing supply source onto a polishing surface of a polishing table at a predetermined flow rate. The liquid supply apparatus according to the present invention includes at least one supply tube for retaining the liquid supplied from the liquid supply source, an electropneumatic regulator for supplying a pressurized gas from a gas source to the supply tube, and a pipe having no narrow portion for controlling a flow rate of the liquid. The supply tube is vertically disposed. The pressurized gas supply mechanism is operable to supply the pressurized gas to the supply tube so as to supply the liquid, filling the supply tube, to the polishing surface of the polishing table via the pipe and a polishing liquid supply pipe.
US08298365B2	Sticking method and sticking apparatus A sticking method for sticking a support plate onto a substrate in such a way that the support plate can be removed in quickly and easily is provided. The sticking method according to the present invention includes the step of sticking a support plate 3 onto a wafer 2 via a first adhesive layer 4 provided on the wafer 2, a separate film 5 provided on the first adhesive layer 4, and a second adhesive layer 6, provided on the separation film layer 5, which either is higher in rate of dissolution in a solution than the first adhesive layer 4 or dissolves in a solvent different from the solvent in which the first adhesive layer 4 dissolves.
US08298364B2	Methods of manufacturing paint roller covers from a tubular fabric sleeve A method of manufacturing paint roller covers is disclosed in which the paint roller covers are manufactured from a seamless, tubular fabric sleeve knitted in a pile side-in manner and including at least one of a backing material and a pile made, at least in part, from a low melt fiber or yarn component. The seamless, tubular fabric sleeve is inverted to a pile side-out configuration, placed onto a cylindrical member, and heat is applied to cause the low melt fiber or yarn in the backing and/or looped ends of the pile to be activated and to closely conform to the size of the cylindrical member, thereby causing the melted and fused together, re-hardened low melt component of the seamless, tubular fabric sleeve to remain in a cylindrical configuration, forming an integrally formed core member.
US08298363B2	Method of manufacturing solar cell module A manufacturing method of a solar module according the embodiment includes a step A of disposing one of the wiring members 11 on the light receiving surface of one solar cell of n solar cells, with a thermosetting resin adhesive 12 interposed therebetween, the wiring member being to be connected to a solar cell adjacently located on one side of the one solar cell, and disposing another one of the wiring members 11 on the back surface of the one solar cell with the resin adhesive 12 interposed therebetween, the wiring member 11 being to be connected to a solar cell 10 adjacently located on the other side of the one solar cell; a step B of bonding the wiring members 11 to the one solar cell by heating the resin adhesive 12 at a temperature higher than a softening temperature of the resin adhesive 12 but lower than a hardening temperature of the resin adhesive 12; a step C of bonding the wiring members 11 to all the n solar cells by repeating the step A and the step B alternately; and a step D of hardening the resin adhesive 12 by heating the resin adhesive 12 at a temperature equal to or higher than the hardening temperature of the resin adhesive 12 with the resin adhesive 12 being pressed against the wiring members 11.
US08298361B2	Postage label dispenser for dispensing application ready/lined labels including a re-lining station facilitating the fabrication of lined labels A postage label dispensing system for dispensing adhesive-backed postage labels comprising (i) a means for stripping the adhesive-backed face material from the liner material of a label material, (ii) a first cutting apparatus, downstream of the stripping means, for cutting the face material to a desired length and producing an adhesive backed postage label having a postage indicia printed thereon, (iii) a means for attaching re-lining material to the adhesive backed postage label (iv) a second cutting apparatus, downstream of the lining means, for cutting the re-lining material to dispense at least one lined postage label, and (v) a processor for controlling the operation of the first and second cutting apparatus. A deflector guide is disposed between the stripping and re-lining means and is re-positionable to engage and disengage the adhesive backed postage labels produced by the upstream stripping station. In the engaged position, the postage labels are directed to the re-lining station and dispensed as a lined label. In the disengaged position, the postage labels are dispensed as application ready labels.
US08298360B2	Process for obtaining pipes and joints from a polymer composite A process for obtaining pipes and connections from a polymeric composite is provided. An internal pipe is formed using a fiberglass and epoxy resin matrix. Made in a mold by filament winding a roving wire, the internal pipe is impregnated with epoxy resin and catalyzed with a heat curing agent. The pipe extremities are formed through a mold using a composite of epoxy resin and carbon fiber base. The external face of the internal layer is sanded. A second layer is formed by filament winding a roving wire, impregnated with polyester resin with an added silica base, and catalyzed with cold-cured cobalt and polyester. Charge is added to the silica base. The polyester resin is deposited in an intercalated manner between the layers of winding filament. A third layer of polyurethane is deposited over the second layer and cold cured.
US08298358B1	Ignitable heterogeneous structures and methods for forming A metastable intermolecular composite (MIC) and methods for forming the same includes a first material and a second material having an interfacial region therebetween. The first and second material are capable of an exothermic chemical reaction with one another to form at least one product and are in sufficiently close physical proximity to one another so that upon initiation the exothermic reaction develops into a self initiating reaction. At least one of said first and second materials include a metal that is reactive with water vapor at room temperature. The interfacial region averages <2 nm thick, such as <1 nm thick. In one embodiment, the first material is Al and the second material is CuOx.
US08298356B2	Ultrahigh-strength steel sheet excellent in hydrogen embrittlement resistance and workability, and manufacturing method therefor The ultrahigh-strength steel sheet contains, in mass %, C: 0.05-0.25%, Si: 1.00-2.5%, Mn: 2.0-4.0%, P: 0.1% or below (not inclusive of 0%), S: 0.05% or below (not inclusive of 0%), Al: 0.01-0.15%, Ti: 0.003-0.10%, N: 0.01% or below (not inclusive of 0%), the balance comprising iron with inevitable impurities, and is a composite structure steel sheet comprising 10-50 area % ferrite and 50 area % or above martensite, in which the average circle-equivalent grain diameter of ferrite grains is 2.0 μm or below, the average aspect ratio of ferrite grains is 2.0 or below, and the tensile strength is 1,100 MPa or above. Accordingly, the ultrahigh-strength steel sheet is excellent in hydrogen embrittlement resistance and workability.
US08298354B2	Corrosion and heat resistant metal alloy for molding die and a die therewith It is found that alloys including amorphous phase comprising at least a first element selected from the group consisting of Pt and Ru, at least a second element selected from the group consisting of Zr, Hf, Si, Ir, Ru, Pd and Ni, and at least a third element selected from the group consisting of Si, Cu, Cr, Fe, Mo, Co, Al, Zr, Hf, Ni and Ru have excellent machining characteristics, heat-resistant characteristics, corrosion resistance and adhesion resistance. Using the alloys as the molding surface of a die, a heat resistant molding die for forming glass optical device having fine structure for performing high definite functions became possible to manufacture with excellent machining characteristics.
US08298349B2	Rotating fluid nozzle for tube cleaning system A fluid nozzle for use in a high pressure water jetting system includes a housing to be fixed to a source of high pressure water. The housing receives a rotating member and an inner peripheral bore. The rotating member includes a shaft received within the housing, and a nozzle extending outwardly of the housing, the nozzle having openings extending along a direction having a component both forwardly along an axis of rotation of the shaft and the nozzle, and radially outwardly relative to the central axis. A central passage within the shaft communicates high pressure fluid to the nozzle. The shaft includes leakage paths to provide leakage fluid from the central passage to an interface between an outer peripheral wall of the shaft and an inner peripheral wall of the bore in the housing. The leakage paths communicate fluid to a forward fluid pressure chamber, and to a rearward fluid pressure chamber. A pressure loss to the rearward fluid pressure chamber is greater than a pressure drop at the forward pressure chamber.
US08298347B2	Method and apparatus for cleaning a substantially vertical surface A method of and apparatus for cleaning a surface, such as a wall of a waste boiler of a Kivcet furnace, are described. The invention comprises suspending a pair of spaced apart cables adjacent a surface to be cleaned, attaching ends of the rail to respective ones of the cables with equal lengths of cable between the rail and the roof, the rail being reversibly moveable up and down the surface. A carriage has a nozzle assembly, operative to emit a jet of water, with the carriage reversibly moveable along the rail. The rail is moved from one of a top and bottom of the surface to another of the top and bottom of the surface, and the carriage is moved from one side of the rail to another, cleaning the surface as it moves. The foregoing steps are repeated for each remaining uncleaned surface.
US08298344B2	Method of processing workpieces using a vessel with a low pressure space surrounding a processing space for the purpose of preventing the leakage of atmosphere into the processing space A lid 81 included in a processing vessel 30 is held by a simple mechanism to prevent the leakage of an atmosphere in a processing space 83 formed in the processing vessel 30 into an environmental space. A low-pressure space 84 surrounds the processing space 83 formed in the processing vessel 30. The processing vessel 30 is provided with a first sealing member 101 sealing a joint between a part of a vessel body 80 and a part of the lid 81 to separate the low-pressure apace 84 from the processing space 83, and a second sealing member 102 sealing a joint between a part of the vessel body 80 and a part of the lid 81 on the outer side of the first sealing member 101 to separate the low-pressure space from an external space surrounding the processing vessel 30. Pressure in the low-pressure space 84 is adjusted such that pressure in the processing space 83 is equal to or lower than pressure in the external space outside the processing vessel 30 in an internal leakage state where the first sealing member 101 permits leakage and the second sealing member 102 is in a sealing condition.
US08298343B2	Method and apparatus for removing ice accumulations on power lines A method and apparatus for removing ice from overhead utility power lines which includes a tool having an extendable pole with an ice removing roller having an annular outer channel rotatably supported on the pole. The pole is extendable for enabling a user to place the roller over an ice-laden utility power line while standing on the ground, and then is movable along the power line by the workmen while standing on the ground or walking along a line parallel to the power line for removing ice from the line.
US08298339B2	Roll-to-roll continuous thin film PV manufacturing process and equipment with real time online IV measurement Apparatuses and methods are provided for the continuous, roll-to-roll formation of photovoltaic (PV) cells. Apparatuses include reel-to-reel transport chambers, one or more deposition chambers, a differential process isolation unit and a chamber for obtaining real time quality data, including IV data, yield data and uniformity data.
US08298331B2	Zeolite and water slurries for asphalt concrete pavement Embodiments provide slurries of water and zeolite. These slurries have beneficial properties when mixed with asphalt. These beneficial properties may include extension of the asphalt as well as a decrease in the temperature used to process the cement. In some embodiments additional additives are included, such as anti-strip amines. Methods of making and using the slurries, as well as cement mixtures incorporating the slurries are also included herein.
US08298324B2	Lead-free primary explosive composition Embodiments of the present subject matter provide a compound and material that may be used as a lead-free primary explosive. An embodiment of the present subject matter provides the compound copper(I) nitrotetrazolate. Certain embodiments of the present subject matter provide methods for preparing lead-free primary explosives. The method includes: providing cuprous salt; providing water; providing 5-nitrotetrazolate salt; combining the cuprous salt, water and 5-nitrotetrazolate salt to form a mixture; and heating the mixture. The method may also include providing cuprous chloride and providing sodium 5-nitrotetrazolate. Certain embodiments of the present subject matter also provide methods for preparing copper(I) nitrotetrazolate. The method includes: providing cuprous salt; providing water; providing 5-nitrotetrazolate salt; combining the cuprous salt, water and 5-nitrotetrazolate salt to form a mixture; and heating the mixture. The method may also include providing cuprous chloride and providing sodium 5-nitrotetrazolate.
US08298321B2	River water utilizing flue gas desulfurization system and humic substance removing method A river water utilizing flue gas desulfurization system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a pre-treatment facility 13 that removes humic substances in river water 11 to produce makeup water 12; and a desulfurization apparatus 17 that brings sulfur content in flue gas 15 into contact with limestone gypsum slurry 16 in an apparatus body 14. The pre-treatment facility 13 includes a flocculant mixing basin 22 in which a flocculant 21 is added to the river water 11 to flocculate and remove the humic substances contained in the river water 11; and an activated carbon absorption unit 23 in which the humic substances contained in the river water 11 are absorbed and removed by way of activated carbon.
US08298320B2	Systems for removing dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) or related compounds, or odors associated with same Preferred embodiments of the invention relate to systems for removing dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) or related compounds, or odors associated with same. The systems include adsorbents, odor adsorbing fabrics, masks, clean air members and clean air supply assemblies.
US08298312B2	Device and method for composting A composter device is provided including a mixer and a grinder commonly driven and commonly located in a composting chamber of the device. A large opening at the top of the composting chamber permits large objects to be inserted into the chamber to permit the object to be ground and left to decompose to produce compost material in the same chamber. The grinder includes grinding elements arranged to produce a shearing action while the mixer includes an auger to produce a churning action when the ground matter requires periodic mixing during the decomposition process to produce compost.
US08298311B2	Filters with controlled submicron porosity Porous ceramic honeycomb bodies and methods of making them, wherein the ceramic body has a total porosity (% P) defined by a median pore size (d50) greater than or equal to 10 microns; a pore size distribution d-factor less than 0.8, wherein d-factor=(d50−d10)/d50, and a submicron pore fraction characterized by less than 5% of the total porosity being comprised of pores having a pore diameter less than 1.0 micron.
US08298309B2	Liquid separator and tank system comprising a liquid separator A liquid separator for separating a liquid from a gas flow comprising a housing (1) includes a baffle plate (4) provided between an upper housing portion (1A) and a lower housing portion (1B). The baffle plate prevents liquid contained in the gas flow from escaping from the liquid separator. Liquid separated at the baffle plate (4) is returned to the inlet (2) of the liquid separator.
US08298306B2	Process for improved gasification of fuel solids The invention provides a process that comminutes fuel solids in a steam-driven shear field, with controlled water content and catalyst, with gasification of the particles entrained in the vented steam. Unlike conventional gasification methods the invention requires no dioxygen to be present, and produces dry friable ash that has significant marketable value as a material in its own right.
US08298305B2	Hydrogen production system and method of controlling flow rate of offgas in the system A hydrogen manufacturing system for performing offgas flow control includes: a vaporizer (1) for heating a material mixture containing a hydrocarbon material; a reforming reactor (2) for generating hydrogen-containing reformed gas by reforming reactions of the material; a PSA separator (5) for repeating a cycle of adsorption and desorption, where in the adsorption PSA separation is performed with an adsorption tower loaded with an adsorbent to adsorb unnecessary components in the reformed gas and extract hydrogen-enriched gas out of the tower, and in the desorption the offgas containing the unnecessary components from the adsorbent and remaining hydrogen is discharged from the tower; and a buffer tank (6) for holding the offgas before supplying to the vaporizer. The offgas flow supply from the tank (6) to the vaporizer is changed continuously over time when the cycle time is changed according to load change on the separator (5).
US08298303B2	Use of polyoxymethylene di (alkyl polyglycol) ethers as additives to diesel fuels to reduce the particulate emission in self-ignition engines The use of polyoxymethylene di(alkyl polyglycol) ethers of the general formula RO(CH2CH2O)n(CH2O)m(CH2CH2O)nR is described, wherein R is an alkyl radical, n is ≦3 and m is ≦6, as additives to diesel fuels to reduce the particulate emission in self-ignition engines.
US08298302B2	Fuel additives The invention provides a fuel additive compound represented by the general formula (I) wherein n is zero or an integer from 1 to 20 and in each succinic acid moiety one of R1 and R3 is a C3-C80 internal olefin moiety, and the other of R1 and R3 is hydrogen. Additive compositions containing such compounds have low viscosity and are useful in increasing the lubricity of middle distillate fuels.
US08298301B2	Method and device for producing a maintenance-free battery having a fixed electrolyte The invention relates to a method and a device for producing an accumulator having a fixed electrolyte. The inventive method is characterized by introducing an electrolyte in a flowable form into the accumulator cell and fixing the electrolyte and forming the active mass simultaneously inside the accumulator cell. The device for carrying out the inventive method comprises a filler head (1), an acid reservoir (3), a thickener reservoir (4), a metering pump for the acid (6.1+6.2), a metering pump for the thickener (5.1+5.2) and a flowmeter for the thickener (9.1+9.2) and the acid (10.1+10.2).
US08298300B2	Process for continuous production of large crystal products The invention relates to a continuous process for preparing large crystal products of a crystalline product in a fluid bed crystallizer, said fluid bed crystallizer comprising a crystallization vessel and means for mechanically impacting of crystals; and connected to the crystallization vessel (i) a feed line; (ii) an external circulation circuit comprising means for determining properties of the slurry in the external circulation circuit and a heat exchanger; and (iii) a product withdrawal line, wherein—for any specific crystalline product and at any flow rate chosen in the external circulation circuit—the weight percentage of crystals of the crystalline product in the slurry in the external circulation circuit, ECCWPC, is controlled by said means for determining properties of the slurry within a specified and predetermined narrow range having a maximum and minimum value not more apart than at most 25% by weight and falling within the range of from 1 to 50% by weight. Preferably, the crystalline product is ammonium sulphate, and the ECCWPC is controlled within a range of from 3 to 20% by weight, preferably of from 5 to 15% by weight, more preferably of from 8 to 12% by weight. The product obtained may be further subjected to size classification by screening.
US08298299B2	Azo pigment or tautomer thereof, process for producing same, pigment dispersion, coloring composition, inkjet recording ink, coloring composition for color filter, and color filter An azo pigment selected from the group consisting of: an azo pigment represented by the following formula (1), which has: a characteristic X-ray diffraction peak at Bragg angles (2θ±0.2°) of 6.9°, 21.5°, and 27.3° in CuKα characteristic X-ray diffraction, a peak height at 11.9° of 0.6 or less relative to a peak height at 10.9° or a tautomer thereof, or a salt, hydrate, or solvate of the azo pigment or tautomer thereof; and an azo pigment represented by the following formula (1), which has: a characteristic X-ray diffraction peak at Bragg angles (2θ±0.2°) of 6.9°, 25.8°, and 27.1° in CuKα characteristic X-ray diffraction, a peak height at 10.9° of 0.2 or less relative to a peak height at 11.9° or a tautomer thereof, or a salt, hydrate, or solvate of the azo pigment or tautomer thereof.
US08298297B2	Hair-treatment composition and hair-treatment method using same Provided is a hair-treatment composition containing an amphoteric surfactant having a structure represented by general formula (1) below, and a sugar nonionic surfactant. In general formula (1), R1 represents an alkyl group the carbon number of which is 6 to 20; R2 represents a methyl group, an ethyl group, or a hydroxyethyl group; R3 represents a methyl group, an ethyl group, or a —CH2COOH group; and n is an integer from 1 to 3.
US08298295B2	Theft-deterrence method and apparatus for processor based devices A manageability engine of a processor based device and a host theft-deterrence agent of the processor based device, jointly implement a theft-deterrence protocol with a theft-deterrence service, remotely disposed from the processor based device, to deter theft of the processor based device. The host theft-deterrence agent is configured to operate in a processor operated application execution environment of the processor based device, and the manageability engine is configured to operate outside the application execution environment.
US08298293B2	Prosthetic sensing systems and methods Systems and methods are disclosed for sensing forces, moments, temperature, inclination, acceleration and other parameters associated with prosthetic limbs. The system is capable of measuring forces in three designated axes, and moments about the same designated axes, for a total of six possible degrees of freedom. The system can be readily fitted onto a conventional prosthetic limb with no, or relatively minor, modification thereto. A plurality of sensor arrays are disposed on a support member, each array including a plurality of strain gauge sensors, each sensor outputting an electrical signal responsive to loading imposed on the support member through the prosthetic limb. Electronic circuitry in communication with the gauges is operative to receive the electrical signals from the strain gauges and provide a signal useful in the form, fit or function of the prosthetic limb.
US08298292B2	Craniofacial implant A composite surgical implant that is made of a planar sheet of a thermoplastic resin that includes a top surface, a bottom surface, and a surgical grade metal mesh or metal plates contained therein. The implant may be bent by hand, wherein upon the displacement of the implant, the implant will generally maintain the shape to which it has been displaced.
US08298290B2	Implantable prosthesis for soft tissue repair An implantable prosthesis for repairing or augmenting anatomical defects, including an inguinal hernia. The prosthesis includes a repair fabric having a body portion and a support member that may be arranged in or on the repair fabric to help deploy the repair fabric at the surgical site and/or help inhibit folding or buckling of the repair fabric. The support member may substantially surround the body portion to help deploy and/or hold the body portion in a spread out configuration for covering the defect. The support member may include first and second ends that are spaced apart to form an interruption so that a slit or keyhole arrangement may be formed in the repair fabric through the interruption and into an interior region of the body portion to receive a body structure, including a cord structure such as the spermatic cord. A portion of the support member may deviate inwardly toward the body portion to form an indentation that is adapted to be positioned adjacent to a body structure, such as the femoral vessels during an inguinal hernia repair procedure. The indentation may be offset to one side of the prosthesis. The support member and/or the repair fabric may be configured so as to inhibit protrusion of the ends of the support member through the fabric in the vicinity of the interruption. The support member may be formed of a monofilament comprised of a non-resorbable or resorbable material.
US08298287B2	Intervertebral motion disc with helical shock absorber This invention relates to an intervertebral motion disc having two opposing endplates, a central articulating core, and a peripheral helical shock absorber.
US08298284B2	Whip stitched graft construct and method of making the same A whip stitched graft construct and method of formation. The whip stitched graft construct includes a plurality of tendon strand regions or soft tissue grafts placed together so that at least a portion of the plurality of the tendon strand regions are stitched together by employing multiple suture passes placed according to a whip stitching technique. Preferably, the multiple suture passes start at about the mid length of the plurality of tendon strand regions and are advanced toward one of the free ends of the tendon strands. The whip stitched graft construct is provided with at least two regions, one region formed of at least a plurality of tendon strand regions tied and whip stitched together, and the other region formed of untied segments of the plurality of tendon strands.
US08298280B2	Stent with protruding branch portion for bifurcated vessels The present invention is directed to a stent for use in a bifurcated body lumen having a main branch and a side branch. The stent comprises a radially expandable generally tubular stent body having proximal and distal opposing ends with a body wall having a surface extending therebetween. The stent also comprises a branch portion that is deployable outwardly from the stent body into a branch vessel.
US08298276B2	Stent delivery system, stent placement method, and stent attachment method A stent delivery system which is inserted into an endoscope and is for placing a stent inside a body cavity, this stent delivery system being provided with a long pusher catheter which is flexible; a guide catheter which can pass through the lumen of the pusher catheter in a freely advancing and retracting manner; and a stent which is disposed to the front end of the pusher catheter, and has a cylindrical stent main body into which the guide catheter can be inserted, and a grip piece that is attached so as to extend from the main body and consists of a long narrow member that is pliable and can be disposed in the space between the guide catheter when it is inserted into the lumen of the pusher catheter.
US08298273B2	Renew compression screw An external fixator implant screw with an intercalated head, of which one embodiment for lag screw mode has a spherical head, and a partial thread. The spherical head in countersunk bone exerts concentric wide contact on insertion at various angles to surface. Optional canalization of central rod allows guide wire technique and optional mobility of head allows variable shaft length between head and thread. Another embodiment for use in basic implant mode, in a single bone fragment, at right angles to bone surface, has a conical head with limited basal contact on bone, the head being integrated to a solid rod and is fully threaded from head to leading tip. In both embodiments, the load transmission is renewable from outside in case of loosening, without reopening any wound. The implant is made of biocompatible material.
US08298264B2	Systems and methods for use in spinal support A method for supporting a spine of a person includes forming a pathway in a spine by removing a plurality of portions of a plurality of vertebrae of the spine with the pathway being configured to receive a supporting structure. The supporting structure is inserted into the pathway and through the plurality of vertebrae.
US08298261B2	Medical device and procedure for attaching tissue to bone The invention pertains to medical devices for anchoring a suture engaged with soft tissue to a bone, the devices including tissue fastening medical devices, bone anchor medical devices, bone anchor driving tools and impactor tools, and procedures for using the same.
US08298260B2	Compliant, long-lasting absorbable monofilament sutures Monofilament sutures are disclosed, which are formed of complaint, segmented, polyaxial, absorbable copolyesters. The sutures are capable of retaining at least 50 percent of their initial breaking strength after 6 weeks following placement in animal or human tissues.
US08298259B2	Tissue puncture closure device with actuatable automatic spool driven compaction system A tissue puncture closure device includes an anchor, a sealing plug, a suture coupled to the sealing plug, a compaction arrangement, and an automatic driving assembly. The automatic driving assembly includes first and second spool members and an actuation member. The first spool member is configured to coil a portion of the suture. The second spool member is configured to coil a portion of the compaction arrangement. The actuation member is coupled to the first and second spool members. Activation of the actuation member releases the first spool member for rotation to apply a tension force in the suture, and releases the second spool member for rotation to distally advance a portion of the compaction arrangement to compress the sealing plug.
US08298251B2	Anastomosis apparatus and methods A system for anastomosing a first tubular structure to a second tubular structure having an opening formed therein comprises a support device having a plurality of arms forming spaces therebetween and a plurality of piercing members slidably coupled to the arms. The support device piercing members have a retracted state and an extended state to support the first tubular structure thereon for placement within an opening in the second tubular structure to facilitate anastomosing the tubular structures together. The arms can be configured to urge the first tubular structure against the portion of the second tubular structure surrounding the opening to form a seal therebetween. According to one embodiment, a plurality of discrete fasteners are provided to pass through the support device spaces and the first and second tubular structures. In another embodiment, fasteners are integrated into the support device and releasably coupled thereto for delivery to the anastomosis site.
US08298248B2	Medical ligating apparatus A medical ligating apparatus includes a medical ligating device having a member which is made of a flexible line and ligates living tissues, and a fixing member which is movably provided at the ligating member and fixes the living tissues in a ligated state, a manipulating device having a flexible sheath and a proximal manipulating section, and a cutting member for cutting the ligating member. The cutting member is provided on the manipulating device and is movably provided on the ligating member.
US08298245B2	Three-dimensional positioning device for minimally invasive surgery A three-dimensional positioning device for minimally invasive surgery includes a base, two angle adjustable assemblies, an arc, a sliding assembly, a first positioning assembly, a second positioning assembly and a third positioning assembly. The base includes two first frames and two second frames. Two ends of each second frame are connected to the first frames respectively. Each first frame has a pivotal member. The angle adjustable assemblies are pivotably connected to the pivotal member of the first frame respectively. The arc includes a hollow track member. The angle adjustable assemblies are connected to two ends of the arc. The sliding assembly is mounted on the track member of the arc according to a predetermined position of a nidus. Therefore, the three-dimensional positioning device can effectively improve precision and operation more precisely in minimally invasive surgery to increase surgery success rate.
US08298241B2	Universal extractor for total endoprostheses (TEP) of the knee joint The invention relates to a universal extractor for total endoprostheses (TEP) of the knee joint. The object of the invention, namely to make available a universal extractor for artificial knee joints that avoids the disadvantages of the prior art, is achieved by the fact that the universal extractor comprises the following parts: a T-piece with an extraction plate and with a securing arm, the securing arm being fork-shaped and slotted at its distal end and supporting the extraction plate at its proximal end; a scissor mechanism with clamping jaws located at its free distal ends, said securing arm holding the scissor mechanism by means of a securing pin about which the scissor mechanism can move; and an eyebolt which is mounted on the proximal end of the scissor mechanism and has a knurled nut, the eyebolt being adjustable and connecting the ends of the scissor mechanism to each other, so as to permit fixing or release of the clamping jaws which have a shovel-shaped, U- to V-shaped geometry.
US08298234B2	Orthopaedic implant and fastener assembly Systems, devices and methods are disclosed for treating fractures. The systems, devices and methods may include one or both of an implant, such as an intramedullary nail, and a fastening assembly, such as a lag screw and compression screw assembly. The implant in some embodiments has a proximal section with a transverse aperture and a cross-section that may be shaped to more accurately conform to the anatomical shape of cortical bone and to provide additional strength and robustness in its lateral portions, preferably without requiring significant additional material. The fastening assembly may be received to slide, in a controlled way, in the transverse aperture of the implant. In some embodiments, the engaging member and the compression device are configured so that the compression device interacts with a portion of the implant and a portion of the engaging member to enable controlled movement between the first and second bone fragments. This configuration is useful for, among other things, compressing a fracture.
US08298232B2	Endoscopic vessel sealer and divider for large tissue structures An endoscopic bipolar forceps includes a housing having a shaft affixed thereto, the shaft including jaw members at a distal end thereof. The forceps also includes a drive assembly which moves the jaw member relative to one another for manipulating tissue and a knife assembly for cutting tissue disposed between jaw members. The forceps also includes a knife lockout mechanism operatively connected to the drive assembly. Movement of the drive assembly moves the knife lockout mechanism from a first orientation in obstructive relationship with the knife bar to prevent movement thereof to a second position which allows selective, unencumbered movement of the knife assembly to cut tissue disposed between the jaw members.
US08298230B2	Coagulation forceps with a hollow shaft Coagulation forceps (1) with a hollow shaft (2) and with a fixed forceps leg (3), set at an angle in reference to the hollow shaft (2) and provided with a gripping surface (3a) are provided, having a forceps leg (6) pivotally mounted in reference thereto at a pivot support (4). At the exterior or bottom side facing away from the pivotal forceps leg (6), a hollow profile (8) is provided for stiffening or reinforcing it, which has a mouth or entry opening (10) at the distal end of its interior longitudinal caving (9), i.e. is open and leads to a suction connection (12) so that suction can be applied via the hollow profile (8) in the distal end region of this forceps leg (3).
US08298227B2	Temperature compensated strain sensing catheter A strain sensing assembly implements thermal management and/or temperature measurement techniques to adequately mitigate against and compensate for temperature changes in optical fiber strain sensors of a distal end of a catheter. In one embodiment, the distal end of the catheter includes an end effector such as an ablation head that introduces significant thermal temperature changes proximate the distal end of the catheter. In one embodiment, a plurality of temperature sensors is utilized for accurate determination of each of a plurality of optical fiber strain sensors. In other embodiments, a single temperature sensor may be utilized by implementing thermal management techniques that adequately reduce temperature differences between the single temperature sensor and the plurality of optical fiber strain sensors.
US08298220B2	Cryoprobe with coaxial chambers The present disclosure is directed to a cryoprobe capable of improving the cooling power of a cryosurgical system. A representative cryoprobe can comprise an inner cooling chamber and a radial chamber, positioned between the inner cooling chamber and an exterior wall of the cryoprobe. Preferably, the radial chamber is formed to have a low thermal conductivity so as to significantly reduce the transfer of heat between the body and the refrigerant in the inner chamber during a cryosurgical procedure. The radial chamber can be fabricated such that a vacuum can be applied to the radial chamber to further reduce heat transfer between the body and the inner cooling chamber. The radial chamber extends partially along the length of the cryoprobe such that inner cooling chamber is in direct thermal contact with the exterior wall at a cryoprobe tip.
US08298216B2	Pain management using cryogenic remodeling Medical devices, systems, and methods for pain management and other applications may apply cooling with at least one probe inserted through an exposed skin surface of skin. The cooling may remodel one or more target tissues so as to effect a desired change in composition of the target tissue and/or a change in its behavior, often to interfere with transmission of pain signals along sensory nerves. Alternative embodiments may interfere with the function of motor nerves, the function of contractile muscles, and/or some other tissue included in the contractile function chain so as to inhibit muscle contraction and thereby alleviate associated pain. In some embodiments, other sources of pain such as components of the spine (optionally including herniated disks) may be treated.
US08298215B2	Guidewire tipped laser fiber A device for application of energy within a tubular bodily structure including an optical fiber couplable to a source of laser energy and a guidewire tip. The optical fiber has a laser emitting portion remote from the source of laser energy and a distal end. The guidewire tip is operably secured to the optical fiber and extends distally outwardly away from the distal end of the optical fiber. The guidewire tip assists in advancing the device through the tubular bodily structure.
US08298209B2	Sealing for medical devices/instruments A seal member for assembly within, or a seal zone portion of, a lumen of a medical instrument/device includes a slit segment and a bore, wherein the slit segment intersects with a funnel-like segment of the bore.
US08298205B2	Elastic laminate and absorbent article comprising the laminate An elastically stretchable laminate (1) includes a first non-elastic nonwoven web (2), a second non-elastic nonwoven web (4) and an elastic film (6) between the first and the second nonwoven webs (2,4). The laminate (1) has been rendered elastic in a first direction (MD) by incremental stretching and partial tearing of the first and second nonwoven webs (2,4). The laminate (1) includes a reinforcement layer (8) arranged between the first and second non-elastic nonwoven webs (2,4) and comprising unbroken reinforcement fibers or filaments (9) extending in a second direction (CD), generally perpendicular to the first direction (MD). Also described is a pant-type article including the elastically stretchable laminate.
US08298204B2	Disposable pull-on type diaper A disposable pull-on type diaper has a separator interposed between an inner surface of an absorbent chassis and the wearer's skin so as to protect the diaper wearer's skin from being soiled with feces. The separator is formed by a piece of sheet extending from a bottom of a crotch region of the diaper toward a front waist region and a rear waist region and fixed to lateral edges of the crotch region. The piece of sheet has a front end and a rear end both extending in a transverse direction of the crotch region. These front end and rear end are free along middle segments thereof as viewed in the transverse direction of the crotch region from an inner surface of an absorbent chassis and inseparably integrated with each other.
US08298201B2	Cleanable filter for an ostomy appliance The present invention relates to an in situ cleanable filter for an ostomy appliance comprising a pathway for leading gases to a vent in an ostomy bag and a protective element contained in said pathway to prevent solid or semi-liquid waste from blocking the pathway where a channel or compartment formed by liquid impermeable layer(s) is defining at least part of the pathway and at least a part of said compartment or channel contain a protective element of an open celled compressible material having a memory and having a pore size of at least 60 PPI, said protective element extending in the same direction as the gas flow within the channel or compartment, said channel or compartment having an opening providing access to the pathway from the interior of the bag, said pathway having another opening being connected to a vent in the ostomy bag, optionally via a deodorizing filter.The invention relates to an ostomy appliance comprising a filter as above and a method for emptying and cleaning the filter.
US08298198B2	Dual spray can topical delivery device The present invention is directed to a delivery device and method for the sequential delivery of a topical pain relieving composition and an occluding composition. These two compositions are held in a single device that comprises at least two chambers for manual and or pressurized delivery of these compositions to the patient's skin.
US08298197B2	Wound chamber for limb A wound dressing includes a chamber (12) defining a treatment space (14) and at least one opening (20) communicating with the treatment space. In one embodiment, a plurality of channels are defined on an inner wall of the chamber. In another embodiment, a tube (31) extends through the chamber and into the treatment space and defines a plurality of openings (35) in a portion of the tube extending into the treatment space. In yet another embodiment, a tube extends through the chamber and into the treatment space and comprises a plurality of branches (37) extending to different regions of the treatment space.
US08298196B1	Needleless access connector and method of use A positive-displacement needleless access connector includes a housing with a female luer fitting, a base with a male luer fitting, and a valve element with a proximal end that creates a seal in the housing, a septum, and a distal end that fastens to the base to vent the septum; the base and the valve element coupling to each other to create an assembly that has a greatest outer diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the housing.
US08298195B2	Needleless access port valve Needleless access port valves are generally discussed herein with particular discussions extended to needleless access port valves having a resilient piston. The valve includes a valve housing having an inlet port, an outlet port, and an interior cavity with an upper shoulder and a lower shoulder. A resilient piston made of a homogeneous material is positioned within the interior cavity and is compressed by the upper shoulder and the lower shoulder of the valve housing.
US08298194B2	Injection device and a method of changing a cartridge in the device A refillable injection device (1) having a dose setting mechanism with a dose setting member (4) and a dose rod (11). The dose setting member and the dose rod engage during normal operation of the injection device, and they do not engage during change of cartridge. The dose setting member and the dose rod need to be moved into engagement when a new cartridge is inserted in the injection device. Thereby there is a risk that stress is build-up in the piston rod. In order to prevent this, the cartridge holder is operatively connected to the dose rod in such a manner that when a cartridge is being inserted in the cartridge holder, the dose rod is caused to move along with the piston rod in an axial direction, at least while the dose setting member and the dose rod are moved into engagement.
US08298193B2	Plunger rod head for activating needle safety device A passive needle safety device for protecting the needle of an injection syringe after medication has been delivered to a patient comprising a body that can hold a syringe, a telescoping guard fitting over the body, and a spring deployed between the guard and body such that the guard is urged in an extend configuration distally relative to the body, the improvement comprising, trigger fingers for holding the guard and body together in an un-extended configuration against the force of the spring, and a plunger rod with a plunger head which pushes against the trigger fingers, the head having an angled surface that provides a lateral component of force to the trigger fingers to displace them from the latched configuration to an unlatched configuration.
US08298181B2	Vascular catheter installer A vascular catheter installer with a syringe holder adapted for use with a catheter syringe is provided for installing an indwelling catheter into a blood vessel. A syringe holder is slidably set on a rigid shaft, allowing a technician to maneuver an attached catheter syringe up and down the shaft. The technician presses down on a finger-hold platform while a stabilizer holds the device in place. The syringe holder can be locked in multiple locations along the shaft and the needle of the syringe can be immobilized within the protective walls of a needle shield for safety.
US08298180B2	Safety needle guard A needle guard is disclosed. The needle guard includes a binding plate defining a multi-slot aperture adapted to receive a needle cannula therethrough. The needle guard also includes a biasing member for biasing the needle cannula within the multi-slot aperture, and a sensing arm connected to the binding plate. The sensing arm is adapted to contact a portion of the needle cannula, and is positionable for restricting movement of the needle cannula. The multi-slot aperture may include a first region having a first dimension, a second region having a second dimension, and optionally, a third region having a third dimension with the third dimension being smaller than the second dimension and the second dimension being smaller than the first dimension.
US08298178B2	Rapid exchange catheter with depressable channel A rapid exchange catheter extends from a proximal portion which remains outside of a patient's body during use to a distal portion which, during use, is located within a body lumen adjacent to a target area to be treated, wherein the proximal and distal portions are coupled by a medial portion. The catheter comprises a guide wire lumen extending longitudinally through the distal portion and a guide wire receiving channel formed by an outer surface of the medial portion, wherein the guide wire lumen is open to a distal end of the channel.
US08298177B2	Insert molded catheter puller member connectors and method of making the same The present invention is directed to a method of securing a puller member in a control handle for a deflectable catheter. The method comprises preforming an end of the puller member, placing the preformed end in an insert mold, filling the insert mold with thermoplastic material to form a molded member, and positioning the molded member encasing the end of the puller member in a control handle.The method may also include shaping the thermoplastic material into a screw configuration and fastening the molded member to a wall in the control handle. The method may further include joining the end of the puller member with an end of a second puller member, and placing joined ends of the puller members in the insert mold.
US08298171B2	Automatic administration instrument for medical use After pressing a part of the exterior of a body of an administration instrument against a body region of a patient to which a drug solution is to be administered, an injection needle that is housed in the instrument body is automatically protruded from the body to insert the needle into the body region, and further, the injection needle being inserted into the body region is automatically housed in the instrument body to remove the needle from the body region. Thereby, the pain of the patient during needle insertion and needle removal is reduced, and administration at a constant speed is possible during injection of the drug solution. Furthermore, even when two kinds of drug solutions or a dissolving and mixing type drug solution are/is used, mixing can be easily and reliably carried out.
US08298170B2	Method of making a peritoneal dialysis therapy machine A method for making a peritoneal dialysis therapy machine having a tubing set includes: packaging an end of each of a plurality of the tubes of the set in a body; arranging the tubes according to a sequence of steps of a dialysis treatment set-up so that a user is urged to remove the tubes from the single body in a desired order; and configuring the body to plug connectors attached to each of the ends of the tubes.
US08298169B2	System, methods and apparatus for cerebral protection A device, system and method for perfusing an oxygenated medium in the cerebral vasculature includes positioning pressure cuffs on upper extremities; providing a catheter having a multi-region configuration with a balloon; inserting the catheter into a subclavian or femoral vein; advancing the catheter such that the balloon is positioned substantially in the superior vena cava junction substantially proximal to the take-off of the left inominate vein. During a perfusion mode, the cuffs and balloon are inflated causing an increase in cerebral blood flow, retrogradely; and oxygenated blood which may be cooled is pumped from a femoral artery into the catheter for a suitable period. During a non-perfusion mode the cuffs and balloon are deflated. The catheter has at least two regions, namely, guide wire and fluid delivery regions. Optionally, a separate balloon inflation region may be provided.
US08298166B2	Adjustable dorsal night splint A dorsal night splint has dynamic adjustable features that allow the patient to adjust the splint while in use to control the stretching of the plantar fascia and Achilles. A semi-rigid flexible frame is included along with a tightening strap that is anchored to the frame and by which the patient can tension the strap and adjust the structure of the frame to fit the patient's desired therapeutic or prophylactic needs.
US08298164B2	Motion assisting device Provided is a motion assisting device capable of assisting a periodical walking motion of a creature so as to conduct a smooth motion of a leg thereof. According to the motion assisting device, an assisting force applied to the creature so as to assist a leg of the creature in moving with respect to a body thereof is reinforced by an increment in an auxiliary coefficient increased in a reinforcement duration. Accordingly, the stretch motion of the leg at the on-ground state is assisted by a relatively stronger assisting force. Thereby, the body is conducted to translate forward by a floor reaction force subjected to the leg at the on-ground state. A flexion motion of the leg at an off-ground state is induced by a reflex (stretch reflex) to the stretch motion of the leg by the assisting force at a previous off-ground state.
US08298163B1	Non-invasive ultrasonic soft-tissue treatment apparatus Non-invasive apparatus and methods are disclosed for treatment of soft-tissues of a human or animal body, and, more particularly, non-invasive treatment apparatus and methods for destruction of adipose tissues of a patient using focused delivery of ultrasonic energy in a group of focal zones.
US08298162B2	Skin and adipose tissue treatment by nonfocalized opposing side shock waves The present invention is a device for the destruction of adipose tissue comprising two or more ultrasound generators positioned on opposing sides of the treatment area each generating a non-focused wave that converge forming a interferential clash zone with the treatment area therein. Ultrasound generators are contained within a handpiece housing. Furthermore the present invention provides an optional housing having a source of vacuum for encompassing a treatment area whereby the treatment area is drawn bell-shaped into the housing whereupon a pair of shock wave generators are energized to produce cavitational areas within the treatment area and a third interferential energized area between the cavitational areas.
US08298160B2	Wire convertible from over-the-wire length to rapid exchange length Apparatus for use in deploying medical devices. The apparatus includes a wire having a diameter such that the wire can appropriately be used with either a corresponding over-the-wire configured catheter or a rapid-exchange configured catheter. The wire has a location at which it can be easily fractured, when desired, in order to convert the length of the wire from a length for use in an over-the-wire configuration to a rapid-exchange configuration.
US08298157B2	Introducer cannula having a tissue anchor for use with a medical instrument An introducer cannula configured for receiving a medical instrument includes a cannula tube having a side wall surrounding a central lumen, a proximal end, and a distal end. An elongate tissue anchor is positioned in the central lumen of the cannula tube. The elongate tissue anchor has a mounting end and an anchoring free end. The elongate tissue anchor is movable in the central lumen such that the anchoring free end is movable between a retracted position and a deployed position. An actuator is coupled to the proximal end of the cannula tube. The actuator is coupled to the mounting end of the elongate tissue anchor. The actuator is operatively configured to selectively position the anchoring free end of the elongate tissue anchor in one of the retracted position and the deployed position.
US08298155B2	Pure tone audiometer with automated masking The present invention relates to a pure tone audiometer, and more particularly, to a pure tone audiometer with automated masking which is capable of automatically performing air-conduction and bone-conduction hearing tests and automatically performing a masking test, if necessary, so that a person obtains an accurate pure tone hearing threshold without others' assistance. The pure tone audiometer of the present invention can accurately perform the pure tone hearing test with automated masking without assistance from a doctor or an audiologist. Thus, with the pure tone audiometer, people can easily check their hearing ability for prevention and early detection of hearing loss and take swift action to cure hearing loss.
US08298154B2	Techniques for accurately deriving physiologic parameters of a subject from photoplethysmographic measurements Several techniques are disclosed for isolating either heart or breath rate data from a photoplethysmograph, which is a time domain signal such as from a pulse oximeter. The techniques involve the use of filtering in the frequency domain, after a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) has been conducted on a given photoplethysmograph also references as a given set of discrete time-domain data. The filtering may be applied to an identified fundamental frequency and one or more harmonics for heart related parameters. The filter may be truncated to the frequency data set and further applied multiple times to improve roll off. After filtering, an Inverse FFT (IFFT) is used to reconstruct the time-domain signal, except with undesirable frequency content eliminated or reduced. Calculation or measurement of parameters is then conducted on this reconstructed time-domain signal.
US08298150B2	Hemodynamic waveform-based diagnosis and treatment A method of monitoring pressure within a medical patient, includes measuring an actual pressure in a medical patient in a first time period; measuring an indicator of the actual pressure in the first time period, wherein the indicator is derived from an electrical signal of the patient's heart; determining a correlative relationship between the actual pressure and the indicator, wherein both the actual pressure and the indicator are obtained in the first time period; measuring the indicator in a second time period; and determining the actual pressure in the second time period based on the correlative relationship obtained in the first time period and the indicator obtained in the second time period.
US08298149B2	Systems and methods for making and using a motor distally-positioned within a catheter of an intravascular ultrasound imaging system A catheter assembly for an intravascular ultrasound system includes an imaging core configured and arranged for inserting into a distal end of a lumen of a catheter. The imaging core includes at least one transducer mounted to a driveshaft and configured and arranged for transforming applied electrical signals to acoustic signals and also for transforming received echo signals to electrical signals. A motor is coupled to the driveshaft between the one or more transducers and the transformer. The motor includes a rotatable magnet and at least two magnetic field windings disposed around at least a portion of the magnet.
US08298147B2	Three dimensional co-registration for intravascular diagnosis and therapy A method and system are disclosed for creating, in a coordinated manner, graphical images of a body including vascular features from a combination of image data sources. The method includes initially creating an angiographic image of a vessel segment. The angiographic image is, for example, either a two or three dimensional image representation. Next, a vessel image data set is acquired that is distinct from the angiographic image data. The vessel image data set comprises information acquired at a series of positions along the vessel segment. An example of such vessel image data is a set of intravascular ultrasound frames corresponding to circumferential cross-section slices taken at various positions along the vessel segment. The angiographic image and the vessel image data set are correlated by comparing a characteristic rendered independently from both the angiographic image and the vessel image data at positions along the vessel segment.
US08298144B2	Timing controller for combined photoacoustic and ultrasound imager The present disclosure is directed to a combined photoacoustic (PA) and ultrasound imaging system capable of generating PA and ultrasound images simultaneously. These images can be combined and displayed in real-time. The PA images are acquired by firing a illumination system into a sample being imaged and beamforming the received photoacoustic signals. Ultrasound images are formed by transmitting ultrasound energy into the object and beamforming the reflected signals. The present disclosure describes a timing controller to allow the illumination system and ultrasound transmissions to be timed relative to one another. This allows both modalities to operate at close to their maximum frame rates while preventing signal interference.
US08298142B2	Analyte sensor Systems and methods of use for continuous analyte measurement of a host's vascular system are provided. In some embodiments, a continuous glucose measurement system includes a vascular access device, a sensor and sensor electronics, the system being configured for insertion into communication with a host's circulatory system.
US08298137B2	Method for transmitting torque and variably flexing a corrugated insertion device A method for transmitting torque and variably flexing an insertion device for receiving an instrument includes the steps of providing a hollow body, transmitting torque along the hollow body with a corrugated tube, applying suction to create a vacuum in the hollow body for placing the hollow body in a relatively stiff condition, relieving the vacuum for placing the hollow body in a relatively flexible condition, maintaining the hollow body in the relatively flexible and relatively stiff conditions with tendons disposed within the hollow body, and individually adjusting at least some of the tendons in length for steering a distal end of the hollow body.
US08298133B2	Gastric band composed of different hardness materials A gastric band has a balloon shaped and dimensioned to circumscribe the stomach at a predetermined location and a belt extending about the balloon. Further, a linking layer is positioned between the balloon and the belt, wherein the linking layer is harder than either the balloon or the belt. Additionally, the belt includes a first latching member at a first end of the gastric band and second latching member at a second end of the gastric band, the first latching member and the second latching member being shaped and dimensioned for selective engagement to secure the gastric band about a stomach of a patient, wherein the first latching member and second latching member are composed of different materials.
US08298132B2	Method of treating benign hypertrophy of the prostate Disclosed herein are methods of treating a patient with benign hypertrophy of the prostate, comprising providing a compressible attenuation device that is moveable from a first, introduction configuration to a second, implanted configuration and attenuating a pressure change within the bladder by reversibly changing the volume of the attenuation device in response to the pressure change. In one embodiment, the attenuation device is advanced percutaneously into the bladder. In another embodiment, the attenuation device is positioned within the bladder to inhibit a decrease in compliance of the bladder wall as a consequence of the benign hypertrophy of the prostate.
US08298131B2	System and method for relaxation A system (10) for relaxation, the system (10) comprising: electrodes (15) worn by a user to measure the electrocardiogram (ECG) of the user; a processor (18) to process the ECG to remove noise and analyse the ECG signal in the time and frequency domains, and compute an index of stress (33) from the processed ECG; and a multimedia device (14) to provide real-time biofeedback by communicating the index of stress (33) to the user together with a relaxation video (31) to cause the user to relax.
US08298127B2	Folding method and folding apparatus A folding method includes feeding a sheet to be folded to a folding unit, folding the sheet repeatedly by the folding unit, thereby creating a folded package, and discharging at least a part of the folded package from the folding unit. While at least a part of the folded package is discharged from the folding unit in the step of discharging, a part of the sheet is held back. The method includes unfolding at least one fold of the folded package. A folding apparatus is provided for carrying out the method.
US08298117B2	Method for operating a hybrid drive system having a torque converter A method for operating a hybrid drive system, in particular of a motor vehicle, having at least one electric machine and one internal combustion engine, a disconnecting clutch being provided between the electric machine and the internal combustion engine and a torque converter having a turbine wheel being provided between the electric machine and a hybrid drive output, the disconnecting clutch being engaged for starting the internal combustion engine. It is provided that, as a function of the rotational speed of the turbine wheel of the torque converter, a rotational speed is predefined for the electric machine such that no sudden torque change occurs at the hybrid drive output when the internal combustion engine is started.
US08298116B2	Method and apparatus to detect a mode-gear mismatch during steady state operation of an electro-mechanical transmission Control of operation of a hybrid powertrain is provided, wherein mechanical power flow to an output is controlled through selective actuation of torque-transfer clutches. Electric machines are coupled to an energy storage system for electric power flow. The electro-mechanical transmission is operated in a continuously variable operating range state, and, operation of the transmission is monitored. Absence of a mismatch between the commanded continuously variable operating range state and an actual operating state of the transmission is determined. Presence of a mismatch between the commanded operating range state and the actual operating state of the transmission may be determined. Operation of the powertrain is modified when a mismatch between the commanded operating range state and the actual operating state of the transmission is detected.
US08298114B2	Planetary gear assembly A planet gear assembly, including: a planet pin; a bearing comprising an inner race secured to the planet pin at a planet pin bearing end; a planet gear; and a compliant annular plate arranged to secure the planet gear to the planet pin. Compliance of the annular plate permits rotation of the planet gear when a planet gear axis of rotation is not coincident with an axis of rotation of a portion of the planet pin in the annular plate.
US08298111B2	Automatic transmission An automatic transmission includes an input shaft, an acceleration/deceleration output unit that is coupled to the input shaft and has a first element that selectively outputs a decelerated rotation or an accelerated rotation of the input shaft and a second element that outputs a same number of rotations as the input shaft, a multiple planetary gear set for shifting having third, fourth, fifth and sixth elements, a first clutch coupling the first element and the sixth element selectively, a second clutch coupling the input shaft and the fourth element selectively, a third clutch coupling the first element and the third element selectively, a fourth clutch coupling the second element and the third element selectively, a first brake fixing the third element selectively, a second brake fixing the fourth element selectively and an output shaft coupled directly to the fifth element.
US08298110B2	Gear train for an actuator In a gear train (10, 30) for an actuator, in particular of a vehicle seat (2), the gear train comprises a drive (11) that can be rotated about a rotational axis (A), at least one eccentric cam (12, 13) that is driven by the drive (11), a pinion (14, 15) that is driven by the eccentric cam (12, 13), a gear ring (16), which meshes with the pinion (14, 15) and in relation to which the pinion (14, 15) executes a rolling motion that defines a point of rolling contact (W), and a take-off drive (18) that taps the relative rolling motion. At least some sections of the material of the pinion (14, 15) and/or the ring gear (16) in the vicinity of the point of rolling contact (W) are elastically deformable, in order to produce surface contact at the point of rolling contact (W).
US08298109B2	Transmission lubrication assembly A transmission lubrication assembly includes a stator tube having a fluid passage and a sleeve bore, and a stator tube sleeve having a lubrication path provided along an external peripheral service thereof. In another aspect, the transmission lubrication assembly may include a solid input shaft rotatably received within the stator tube, a valve body, and a lubrication tube that provides fluid communication between the fluid passage and the valve body. In yet another aspect, a method of lubricating a transmission assembly includes providing a pressurized source of lubricating fluid, providing a stator tube comprising a fluid passage, and directing a portion of the lubricating fluid to a section of the transmission assembly by way of a stator tube sleeve, wherein the stator tube sleeve has an axial channel through which the lubricating fluid flows.
US08298107B1	Retrofit kit for an Allison transmission A retrofit kit for an Allison transmission for converting a standard Allison Transmission into a variable speed hybrid using external pressure. The retrofit kit for an Allison transmission includes a main housing; gear sets being disposed in the main housing and including rotational members; clutches being in operable communication to the gear sets; a hydrostatic pump being in operable communication to at least one of the rotational members and having ports; and a fluid circuit being in fluid communication to the hydrostatic pump through the ports and to at least one of the clutches.
US08298106B2	Steering transmission for tracked vehicles An infinitely variable hydromechanical crossdrive steering transmission having a multiple of forward and reverse ratio ranges and a separately selectable low ratio range in both forward and reverse. The forward and reverse ratio ranges are enabled to shift between ratio ranges in a synchronous manner in both speed and torque, thus smoothly propelling the vehicle from rest through the multiple transmission ranges to maximum speed in a stepless manner.
US08298105B2	Hybrid drive device A hybrid drive device, which has a motor generator on a power transmission path between an engine and an automatic transmission apparatus, includes a fluid clutch having a pump impeller, to which a rotational force generated by the engine is inputted, and a turbine impeller being rotated when receiving a fluid from the pump impeller and outputting a rotational force to the automatic transmission apparatus, a clutch mechanism connecting the pump impeller and the turbine impeller to establish a power transmission therebetween and disconnecting the pump impeller and the turbine impeller to interrupt the power transmission therebetween, and an oil pump arranged on a power transmission path between the turbine impeller and the automatic transmission apparatus, integrally rotating with the turbine impeller and generating a hydraulic pressure for actuating the automatic transmission apparatus and the clutch mechanism, wherein the motor generator is integrally rotated with the turbine impeller.
US08298102B2	Ball bat with governed performance A ball bat includes a barrel in which one or more stiffening elements or damping elements, or both, are located. The stiffening or damping elements may be positioned at a variety of locations, and may have a variety of configurations, for selectively reducing the barrel's performance without appreciably increasing the bat's moment of inertia.
US08298100B2	Custom milled iron set A process for the custom design and automated, custom manufacture of golf clubs. According to a first embodiment, a computer user interface, preferably a graphical user interface (GUI), guides a user's selection of preferred golf club design parameters. According to a second embodiment, input data about a golfer's style of play and golf club performance needs are captured from data collection systems, and analyzed by black box algorithms, preferably fuzzy logic algorithms, to infer golf club design parameters. After preferences for, or inferences about, golf club design parameters are developed in accordance with the two embodiments, a computer aided (CA) system is used to design and manufacture the desired golf clubs.
US08298098B2	Multilayer core golf ball having hardness gradient within and between each core layer The present invention is directed to an improved multi-layered core golf ball wherein each core layer comprises its own specific hardness gradient (positive, negative or a combination) in addition to an overall specific hardness gradient from one core layer to the next.
US08298097B2	Multilayer core golf ball having hardness gradient within and between each core layer A multi-layered core golf ball wherein each core layer comprises its own specific hardness gradient in addition to an overall specific hardness gradient from one core layer to the next. The inner core layer comprises a plurality of hardnesses of from about 50 Shore C to about 90 Shore C, a diameter of about 30 mm or lower, and a geometric center comprising a hardness greater than that of a first outer surface to define a negative hardness gradient of about 15 Shore C or greater. The outer core layer comprises a plurality of harnesses of from about 50 Shore C to about 95 Shore C, a thickness of about 10 mm or lower, and a second outer surface comprising a hardness greater than that of an inner surface to define a positive hardness gradient of about 20 Shore C or greater. A further outer core layer hardness, disposed in a region extending between about 10% and about 90% of the distance from the inner surface to the second outer surface, is greater than that of the inner and second outer surfaces. Also, the hardness of the second outer surface is similar to or less than that of the geometric center.
US08298093B2	Telescopic shaft for vehicle A telescopic shaft including a male shaft including a plurality of first splines formed on an outer circumferential surface in an axial direction and a fixing groove and a derail prevention protrusion which are formed on outer circumferential surfaces at one end and a middle portion of the male shaft in a radius direction, a female shaft including a hollow and a plurality of second splines formed on an inner circumferential surface of the hollow corresponding to the plurality of first splines, a plurality of balls disposed between grooves of the plurality of first splines and grooves of the plurality of second splines, a leaf spring having a plate shape and inserted into the plurality of first spline grooves, and a fixing ring connected to the fixing groove and surrounding one end of the leaf spring to prevent the leaf spring from derailing.
US08298084B2	Multi-player game controller system with combinable hand-held game controllers There is provided a multi-player game controller system first and second hand-held game controllers and engagement circuitry. The first hand-held game controller includes a first input control configured to generate a first input control signal in response to interaction with a first user. The second input controller includes a second input control configured to generate a second input control signal in response to interaction with a second user. The first and second hand-held game controllers have engagement states of an engaged state and an unengaged state. The engagement circuitry is configured to generate an engagement signal when the first and second hand-held game controllers are in an engagement state. There is also provided methods of operating the multi-player game controller system.
US08298083B2	Game device, game control method, information recording medium, and program In a game, a user competes for accuracy of user's operation of a controller depending on whether a user can swing a controller at a target point in time. In a game device (401), for accurately determining the accuracy of user's operation, a measurement unit (402) measures acceleration of the controller, an extraction unit (403) extracts a time point at which a first threshold is reached by an increasing acceleration and a time point at which the first threshold is reached by a decreasing acceleration, wherein the increasing and decreasing accelerations are measured by the measurement unit, and a determination unit (404) selects, from the time points extracted, a time point closest to the target point in time, and determines the accuracy of the user operation based on the difference between the target point in time and the time point selected.
US08298081B1	Gaming system, gaming device and method for providing multiple display event indicators In various embodiments, the gaming system, gaming device, and gaming method disclosed herein utilizes a single display device to display at least one event indicator which conveys information that is otherwise displayed over a plurality of display devices. In one embodiment, the gaming system employs a multiple layered display device, wherein at least one layer of the display device displays the play of the primary game and at least one layer of the display device displays one or more event indicators. Such event indicators indicate information regarding the play of a secondary game displayed on a secondary display device. Such a configuration alleviates the player from having to frequently look up at the secondary display to determine information regarding the play of the secondary game and then look back down to the primary display to view the play of the primary game.
US08298077B2	Promotion administration system and method A system for administering promotions in which a player is awarded promotion credit to be consumed in wagering activities includes a credit administration facility that maintains a player credit account, and a display means capable of displaying a composition of the player credit account on a display means. The promotion credit is either one or both of a priori and a posteriori promotion credit. The credit administration facility automatically determines the composition of the player credit account as a function of any credit purchases made by the player, wagers made by the player and their corresponding payouts, and any promotion credit awarded to the player.
US08298076B2	Gaming machine and control device capable of collecting advertisement cost from sponsor, and method of collecting the advertisement cost According to a gaming machine 1, a predetermined profit is offered and an advertisement image of a sponsor is displayed to a lower image display panel 141 when a predetermined condition is satisfied. A hard disk drive 205 provided in an external control device 200 stores data based on the satisfaction of the predetermined condition as cost-collecting data for collecting money in an amount corresponding to the predetermined profit from the sponsor.
US08298071B2	Slot machine having a plurality of input devices and control method thereof A slot machine of the present invention is provided with a plurality of BET input devices with each of which a player can bet game media in a different amount. The number of times that a game is played is counted in association with the BET input device with which a BET has been inputted in that game. A predetermined profit is offered based on the number of times counted in association with the BET input device.
US08298063B2	System and method for applying lottery multipliers Some systems, processes, apparatus and articles of manufacture provide for selling lottery entries. In one example, a request is received to purchase a multiplier and a set of play indicia for a lottery game.
US08298062B2	Gaming machine that navigates dealer in a game operation input in roulette game The present invention has an object of providing a gaming system that can allow a game to be advanced even by an inexperienced dealer. CPU counts a time by a timer as upon triggering at a predetermined timing, on a time axis on which the roulette game is advanced based on control of the roulette game control unit and displays on dealer-used display an instructional image stored to be associated with a timing data, in response to a time counted by the timer matching a time indicated by timing data stored in ROM.
US08298060B2	Method and system for providing a digital jigsaw puzzle and using the puzzle as an online advertising vehicle A system and method of providing a digital jigsaw puzzle game is disclosed. The puzzle pieces exhibit game-play characteristics of physical jigsaw puzzle pieces, such as friction, inertia, and angular momentum. The digital jigsaw puzzle may be implemented on a variety of multiple electronic formats including, but not limited to, websites, mobile devices, home computers, handheld gaming devices, and game consoles. Digital jigsaw puzzles can be used as an advertising format where the image of the puzzle is an advertisement.
US08298059B2	Method, system and computer program product for creating custom tutorials based on interactive gameplay The present invention provides a method, system, and program product for creating a custom tutorial comprising the controller inputs associated with the controller manipulations that cause an action observed by a player during game play. Controller inputs are saved during game play. In response to a first player performing an action to create a tutorial, controller inputs from a tagged player are captured. A custom tutorial is created for performing game actions performed by the tagged player's avatar comprising the captured controller inputs. The tutorial is sent to a memory device accessible by the first player.
US08298058B2	Rotor for a straw chopper A rotor for a straw chopper includes a rotor body, a mount disposed on the rotor body, at least one copper blade suspended, detachably, in a swinging fashion on the mount with a fastening element, and a fan blade element detachably connected to the mount by way of the fastening element. The fan blade element is attached in a rigid manner to the rotor body.
US08298057B2	Hollow space aerating device The invention relates to a simple hollow space, in particular a channel, a cellar or a living room, aerating device (10) comprising several paddles (12) which are fixed to a hub (14) and surrounded by a fan housing (16) provided with input and output (17, 18) sides and a motor (20) which is mounted on the axis of rotation (15) of the hub (14) for driving the hub (14) and the paddles (12). According to said invention, a cover arrangement (30; 40) can be positioned on the output side (17) in such a way that a part thereof is covered, wherein said cover arrangement (30; 40) is provided with at least one opening (34-36; 44, 45) for connecting to a respective discharge hose (37-39; 47, 48).
US08298052B2	Apparatus for sorting articles A device for sorting disks or disk-like members of different identities (e.g., roulette chips) that ejects the disks from a receptacle by means of a rotating wheel with numerous wells, such as multi-chip storage compartments. Ejection of an article from the numerous wells is achieved by an ejector lever making contact with an activated solenoid thus forcing the article at the bottom of the well, in conjunction with the momentum of the rotating wheel, into a receiving space. The disks in the receiving spaces are continually replaced by newly arriving disks, which force the previously positioned disks upward into a column.
US08298048B2	CMP pad dresser with oriented particles and associated methods CMP pad dressers with superabrasive particles oriented into an attitude that controls CMP pad performance, and methods associated therewith are disclosed and described. The controlled CMP pad performance may be selected to optimize CMP pad dressing rate and dresser wear.
US08298043B2	Pad conditioner dresser Methods for extending the service life of a CMP pad dresser having a substrate and a plurality of superabrasive particles disposed thereon which is used to dress a CMP pad are disclosed and described. The method may include dressing the chemical mechanical polishing pad with the dresser; determining superabrasive particle wear by measuring a mechanical property of the pad, dresser, or combination thereof; and responding to the mechanical property measurement by varying pressure and RPM between the pad and the dresser in relation to the superabrasive particle wear in order to extend dresser life. Additionally, a method may include dressing the chemical mechanical polishing pad with the dresser; vibrating, in a direction substantially parallel to a working surface of the pad, a member selected from the pad, the dresser, a wafer being polished by the pad, or any combination thereof, to minimize a mechanical stress on the pad, dresser, wafer, or combination thereof; and varying the pressure and RPM between the pad and the dresser, including gradually increasing the pressure and/or the RPM between the pad and the dresser in a non-linear manner over time as the dresser is used, such that the dresser life is extended, wherein the pressure and the RPM is increased when the chemical mechanical polishing pad surface exhibits wear.
US08298041B2	System and method for wafer back-grinding control In a system or method for controlling wafer back-grinding, a chuck table has a surface for supporting a semiconductor wafer during a back-grinding process, one or more holes in the surface, and one or more sensors disposed in the one or more holes for monitoring a parameter during back-grinding. A computer-implemented process control tool is coupled to receive one or mote outputs from the one or more sensors and control the back-grinding process based on the received one or more outputs.
US08298038B2	Toy A reconfigurable structure for use with toy vehicles is provided, the structure having a first tower structure having a plurality of floors each having an entrance and an exit; a lift movably secured to the first tower, the lift being positionable at any entrance of the plurality of floors of the first tower; a ramp movably secured to the first tower, the ramp being positionable at any exit of the plurality of floors of the first tower; a second tower structure having a plurality of floors each having an entrance and an exit; a lift movably secured to the second tower, the lift being positionable at any entrance of the plurality of floors of the second tower; a ramp movably secured to the second tower, the ramp being positionable at any exit of the plurality of floors of the second tower; and wherein the reconfigurable structure is capable of having a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration and the first tower has a connecting member configured to engage the second tower when the reconfigurable structure is in the stowed configuration.
US08298034B2	Patterning a thick film paste in surface features This invention relates to a method for the fabrication of electrical and electronic devices using a photoresist deposited in pre-existing through holes in a device structure and a thick film paste, and to the devices made by such method. The method allows thick film paste deposits in the corners of the holes. This invention also relates to devices made with thick film pastes that are patterned using a diffusion layer made from residual photoresist deposits in a hole.
US08298031B2	Organic electroluminescence device The present invention provides an excellent organic EL device with a glass substrate and a sealing glass sheet which are thinned for weight reduction while avoiding lowering the durability and impact resistance of the device. The organic luminescence device is characterized in that sealing is performed at the space between a face of the sealing glass sheet along the outer edge and a face of the device substrate with a low melting point metal.
US08298030B2	Spark plug manufacturing method, and spark plug There is provided according to the present invention a manufacturing method of a spark plug that includes a cylindrical metal shell, a cylindrical ceramic insulator retained in the metal shell, a center electrode retained in the ceramic insulator and extending in an axial direction and a ground electrode having a rear end portion fixed to the metal shell and a front end portion formed with a protruding region facing a front end portion of the center electrode with a gap left therebetween and being of substantially uniform thickness except for an area where the protrusion is formed. The spark plug manufacturing method includes a press forming step for pressing the whole of a ground electrode material for constituting the ground electrode, so as to form a protruding region on a front end portion of the ground electrode material and a welding step for, after the press forming step, welding a rear end portion of the ground electrode material to the metal shell.
US08298025B2	Cooling systems and methods for hybrid marine propulsion systems Cooling systems and methods for hybrid marine propulsion systems are disclosed. A first cooling circuit is arranged to convey raw cooling water through an internal combustion engine and to at least one drive component of a drive unit for the marine propulsion system. A second control circuit is arranged to convey raw cooling water through an electric motor. The system is arranged such that raw cooling water in the second cooling circuit is conveyed to the first cooling circuit to cool the drive component without cooling the component of the internal combustion engine.
US08298024B2	Propulsion system for a watercraft A propulsion system 10 for a watercraft, comprises a surface-piercing propeller 12, a propeller drive 14, a shroud unit 16 which surrounds the propeller and a mounting arrangement 18 for mounting the propeller and the shroud unit to a watercraft. The shroud unit comprises an inner shroud 31 and an outer shroud 33 which define leading and trailing ends of the shroud unit and which define an air gap between them in the form of a rearwardly-opening annular recess 34. In use, due to sub-atmospheric pressure conditions created behind the trailing edge of the shroud unit as the watercraft travels through water, air is aspirated into the recess below the waterline, forming a curved sheet of air in the water aft of the shroud unit which decouples water flowing within the shroud from water flow externally thereof, thereby decreasing drag induced by the shroud.
US08298020B1	Central conductor of coaxial cable connector A central conductor of coaxial cable connector includes a barrel, at least one first spring plate group, and at least one second spring plate group. The barrel has two ends forming connection bores, opposite side surfaces respectively forming a first slit and a second slit, and top and bottom walls respectively forming a wall opening and a bottom wall opening. The first spring plate group and the second spring plate group are arranged opposite in direction to each other and each includes spring plates that are arranged to engage each other from upper and lower sides. Each of the spring plates has an end connected to the top or bottom wall of the barrel and an opposite end extending inward of the top wall opening or the bottom wall opening. As such, clamping force is enhanced, contact area is increased, and resiliency limit is improved, so as to provide excellent engagement between conductors.
US08298016B2	Connector having a shield with with spring arms in lengthwise and crosswise directions A connector to be disposed within a housing of an electronic device includes a main body and a conduction member. The conduction member includes a connecting portion and a resilient portion. The resilient portion is formed on the connecting portion and configured to abut against the housing. An EMI shield being formed on the housing, which includes at least one spring arm in the lengthwise direction and at least one spring arm in the crosswise direction on the EMI shield are sited to fixate the connection between the connector and the electronic device.
US08298014B2	Connector with data and power terminals on opposite sides of a terminal accommodating space An eSATA connector includes a connector plug and a mated connector receptacle. The connector plug includes a plug member, a plug metal housing, plug data terminals and a terminal holding part, in which the plug data terminals are held, and further includes plug power terminals held in the terminal holding part, wherein the plug power terminals and the data terminals each other electrically insulated.
US08298011B2	Semiconductor device and semiconductor device manufacturing method A method for making a semiconductor device including: element isolation regions formed in a state of being buried in a semiconductor substrate such that an element formation region of the semiconductor substrate is interposed between the element isolation regions; a gate electrode formed on the element formation region with an gate insulating film interposed between the gate electrode and the element formation region, the gate electrode being formed so as to cross the element formation region; and source-drain regions formed in the element formation region on both sides of the gate electrode, wherein a channel region made of the element formation region under the gate electrode is formed so as to project from the element isolation regions, and the source-drain regions are formed to a position deeper than surfaces of the element isolation regions.
US08298002B2	Pluggable cable connector A pair manager for use in securing a twin-axial cable to a printed circuit board is described. The pair manager comprises a generally block-shaped portion containing a pair of channels. The channels extend from the front face to the rear face of the block-shaped portion. An integral flange and a pair of integral fingers extend perpendicularly from the front face of the block-shaped portion. The flange extends generally from the center of the front face and the fingers extend from opposite edges of the front face. The fingers and flange function as a partial shield cavity around each pair of conductors. This design helps to maintain better impedance matching when connecting twin-axial cables to a printed circuit board.
US08298001B2	Board connector provided with an actuator integral with a beam portion of a contact For connecting a board member inserted in a board insertion direction, a board connector includes a contact with a first and a second beam portion, a housing holding the contact, and an actuator integral with the first beam portion. The first and the second beam portions include a first and a second clamping portion, respectively, for clamping therebetween the board member. The actuator includes an effort point portion formed forward with respect to the first clamping portion in the board insertion direction. When an operator inserts the board member into the board connector, the board member pushes and moves the effort point portion.
US08297997B2	Connector with a surface with primary and reduntant connection points A connector (10, 30, 40) is provided for coupling an electronic circuit (11) of an electronic device to sensor and/or actuation elements (12) of the electronic device. The connector (10, 30, 40) comprises at least one connection surface (21) with i connection points (13), the i connection points (13) comprise j primary connection points (13) for coupling the electronic circuit (11) to j corresponding ones of the elements (12), and k redundant connection points (13) for redundantly coupling the electronic circuit (11) to at least one of the elements (12). The primary and the redundant connection points (13) for the at least one of the elements (12) are distributed over the connection surface (21).
US08297993B2	Connector arrangement with mate-assist device The present application relates to a connector arrangement, including a first connector housing and a complementary second connector housing and a mate assist device. The mate assist device includes an actuating arm movably mountable to the first connector housing, wherein the actuating arm includes at least one cam slot and the second connector housing includes at least one corresponding cam peg to engage the cam slot, such that upon actuating of the mate assist device the cam slot can draw the cam peg towards the first connector housing to move the second connector housing towards the first connector housing. The actuating arm is provided with at least one blocking wing, which arranged movable with respect to the actuating arm and prevents from actuating the mate assist device, when the second connector housing is not at least partially mated with the first connector housing.
US08297985B1	Connector with surface mount signal pin In various embodiments, a coaxial radio frequency (RF) connector has a circuit board surface mount signal pin that forms no sharp angles (and especially no sharp right angles) as it leads down from an axis of the connector to the level of a printed circuit board 44 to which the signal pin 18 is to be surface mounted. The signal pin is flat and has a first section, a second section and a third section. The first section extends axially from the first end of the signal pin housing. The second section is a transition from the first section to the third section and has a filleted interior corner and a corresponding rounded exterior corner providing a gradual transition between a direction in which the first section extends to a different direction in which the third section extends. The third section then forms a downward curve around an axis that is substantially parallel to an axis of the first section.
US08297982B2	Simulated abdominal wall A physical model representing an anatomic model of the abdominal wall that provides for the option of: tactile feedback, the option for photo realism, the inclusion of various pathologies (including, but not limited to, abdominal wall defects such as hernia), and the customizability to mount the model to various training boxes or frames. This medical/anatomic simulation model is composed of various material layers including, but not limited to, non-elastomeric and elastomeric materials such as papers, fabrics, metallic sheets, metallic meshes, rubber-like foams, and other materials. This is a physical/mechanical model that simulates skin, tissue, and organs associated with abdominal wall morphology and pathology.
US08297976B2	Dental adhesive and method of use A dental adhesive composition comprising (i) at least one non-acidic polymerizable monomer having at least one ethylenically unsaturated group, (ii) optionally one or more acidic compounds, (iii) at least one photoinitiator, (iv) at least one solvent, and (v) about 0-40% by weight of one or more fillers; wherein the weight ratio of non-acidic polymerizable monomers/acidic compounds in the adhesive composition is more than about 4.5; the viscosity of the adhesive composition is less than about 350 centipoise (cP) at 25° C.; and the adhesive composition excluding solvent and filler has an acid number of less than about 0.75 mmol NaOH/g. The dental adhesive composition is used with a dental primer composition, which may be provided together in a kit.
US08297973B2	Intraoral device An intraoral device includes a one-piece, flexible, injection molded body made of a single homogeneous material. The body includes upper front and rear flaps, and lower front and rear flaps. Upper edges of the front flaps and lower edges of the lower flaps are sealed by respective upper and lower parts of a patient's mouth to form upper and lower evacuation channels when the body is disposed within the patient's mouth. Evacuation holes in the flaps are in communication with the evacuation channels. A connection section is in communication with the evacuation channels and is configured to extend outside of the patient's mouth to connect with a vacuum source for evacuating fluid from the patient's mouth through the evacuation holes and the evacuation channels.
US08297972B2	Combination tongue and flap retractor A combination retractor includes an operational unit, a neck region and a handle region. The operational unit further includes a tongue retractor and a flap retractor. The tongue retractor may be concave to provide for a natural area to encapsulate the tongue. The tongue and flap retractors may also be provided as part of a continuous planar extension of the operational unit or may be disposed on different planes. The flap retractor may be formed of a tapered extended edge or tab, which can be made in various lengths and include a beveled edge. A suction mechanism may be added for eliminating fluids. The neck region may contain an S-shaped bend or lateral bends for better operative functionality and ergonomics. The proximal end of the handle region, opposite the operational unit, may further include any useful apparatus, such as a periosteal elevator or periosteal retractor.
US08297969B2	Low polluting emission gas burner Gas burner (1) comprising a main metal body (6), an inner lance (11) for combustible gas, at least two outer lances (10) for combustible gas, a single duct (8) for conveying pre-heated air, a regulation system for the combustible gas, a refractory unit (30), characterized in that said gas burner (1) comprises a series of nozzles (20) for the injection of the preheated air into the combustion chamber, and in that, by operating on the gas regulation system, it is possible to switch, with continuity, from a flame functioning mode of the burner to a flameless functioning mode, the latter characterized by low emissions of polluting agents.
US08297966B2	Nozzle for a container manufacturing machine Nozzle for a blowing or stretch-blow molding of containers starting from parisons made of plastics, said nozzle having a nozzle body capable of coming in contact with an upper face of a mold designed for receiving a parison, said nozzle being characterized in that it comprises: An insert provided with a frusto-conical contact face capable of contacting a mouth of the parison, wherein said insert is displaceable with respect of the nozzle body between an upper position and a lower position, and A return spring which biases the insert towards its lower position.
US08297965B2	Touch roll, main roll, sheet film casting apparatus, fine pattern transferring apparatus and sheet film Disclosed is a touch roll (211) including: a center rotary shaft (20); fixed end plates (28, 29) concentrically disposed in two places which are away from each other in an axial direction of the center rotary shaft; an external cylinder (40) made of a metal-made thin film and rotatably supported, at two ends thereof, by the respective fixed end plates, the external cylinder being concentric with the center rotary shaft; and multiple rolling rubber rolls (70) each rotatably supported, at two ends thereof, by the respective fixed end plates, the plurality of rolling rubber rolls being in sliding contact with an outer peripheral surface of the center rotary shaft, and being in sliding contact with an inner peripheral surface of the external cylinder. In the touch roll, the rolling rubber rolls divide an annular space between the external cylinder and the center rotary shaft into multiple heating medium chambers arranged in a circumferential direction of the touch roll; and the rolling rubber rolls are configured in a way that each of the multiple heating medium chambers is filled with a heating medium.
US08297964B2	Cleaning of extrusion dies Extrusion dies may be cleaned, especially of so-called die drips, by passing a wire over the die orifices in the vicinity of the exit face of the extrusion die. The operation of the extrusion operation is not affected by the passing of the wire through the stream(s) of the extrudate, and so the extrusion operation need not be shut down for the cleaning process. The process is especially useful for cleaning dies through which polymers are extruded.
US08297963B2	Mould with easy-replaceable mould plates A mold apparatus with replaceable mold plates comprises mold bases, and positioning units used to position mold plates on the respective mold bases. If the positioning units are removed, the mold plates can be easily replaced in such a manner that the mold plates are made to slide along the positioning units, facilitating the replacement of the mold plates. Since the mold plates can be quickly replaced, when different products are going to be produced, it only needs to redesign new mold plates with new forming blocks, and the new mold plates can also be applied to the original mold bases as long as they are formed with the guide grooves for cooperating with the positioning portions of the positioning units, greatly reducing the production cost while producing high economic benefits.
US08297962B2	Molding machine and method for forming optical film A molding machine for manufacturing an optical film includes a hopper, a first cylindrical roller, a second cylindrical roller, and an ultraviolet light source. The hopper defines a narrow outlet. The first cylindrical roller is rotatable around its central axis parallel to the narrow outlet. The second cylindrical roller is a transparent hollow structure rotatable around its second central axis. The first central axis is parallel to the second central axis at the same level. The first and second cylindrical rollers are located at two opposite sides of the narrow outlet and below the narrow outlet, and define a gap therebetween to feed the raw material. The ultraviolet light source is located in the second cylindrical roller. An emission direction of the ultraviolet light source is orientated toward a space between the narrow outlet and the second cylindrical roller.
US08297959B2	Systems for producing multilayered particles, fibers and sprays and methods for administering the same Capsules and particles with at least one encapsulated and/or entrapped agent, such as therapeutic agent, imaging agents, and other constituents may be produced by electrohydrodynamic processes. More particularly, the agent encapsulated in a vehicle, capsule, particle, vector, or carrier may maximize treatment and/or imaging of malignant cancers while minimizing the adverse effects of treatment and/or imaging.
US08297956B2	Peristaltic pumping system A peristaltic pumping system comprises a flexible tube, a substantially cylindrical rotating roller unit containing a series of rollers which are freely rotating around their axes and freely moving along a radial segment, holding mechanism for commonly holding the rollers, a central spreader element for pushing the rollers against the flexible tube and a driving unit comprising a driving coupling element, and the holding mechanism is made of at least one planar element having retaining and guiding means for rollers, and the planar element is furthermore adapted to be directly coupled to the coupling element in such a way that rollers are driven through the planar element.
US08297955B2	Roller pump Provided is a roller pump that can easily install/remove an elastic tube and appropriately control a discharge flow rate. The roller pump includes a pump slide that is connected to a pump block cover via two slider links and restricts an arrangement of the elastic tube by an inner peripheral surface; a pump block cover that operates an opened state and a closed state of the pump slide; a first slider link that has a substantially circular contact surface in contact with the second slider link, having one end rotatably connected to the pump slide using a support pin and the other end rotatably connected to the pump block cover using a support pin; and a second slider link that has a substantially circular contact surface in contact with the first slider link and is rotatably connected to a fixed part of a base using a support pin.
US08297952B2	Water inlet unit for an amphibious pump A water inlet unit for an amphibious pump includes a housing having a connecting hole, a first water inlet pipe having a first end connected to the connecting hole and a second end provided with a first water inlet port, a second water inlet pipe having a first end connected to the connecting hole and a second end provided with a second water inlet port, a guide member mounted on the housing and connected to the connecting hole, and a tap detachably locked in the first water inlet port or the second water inlet port. Thus, the water inlet unit has a first water inlet port and a second water inlet port so that the water inlet unit and the amphibious pump are disposed at an upright or transverse state according to the practical space requirement.
US08297946B2	Fan, motor and oil sealing structure thereof An oil sealing structure of a motor includes a cover and at least one sealing element. The motor has a shaft, a fluid bearing and a bushing. The fluid bearing mounts to the shaft and is accommodated in the bushing. The cover is disposed around the shaft and is connected with an opening of the bushing. The sealing element is disposed around the shaft and between the fluid bearing and the cover. A fan and a motor including the above-mentioned oil sealing structure are also disclosed.
US08297945B2	Axial fan In an axial fan (1), equipped with a frame (13), a motor (2) and an impeller (3) whose hub (15) is rotationally driven by the motor (2) and where the hub (15) is cup-shaped, with an end wall (16) and an annular side wall (17) to partially contain the motor (2), the motor (2) protrudes from the hub (15) with its longitudinal end (23) which is supported and laterally surrounded by a crown (12) of the frame (13) and the crown (12) has an annular end strip (21) facing the hub (15) and laterally surrounding an annular end strip (22) of the hub (15) which faces the crown (12).
US08297943B2	Pump control using overpressure source A rotary positive displacement pump employs the higher pressure available at a region within the rotor chamber after the outlet port to augment the force of a biasing spring in a control system. A biasing spring with a lower spring force can thus be employed in the control system, resulting in a pump pressure output characteristic which can more closely match the operating speed varying working fluid requirements for devices supplied by the pump.
US08297939B2	Method of pumping agglomerative liquid and method of producing recording medium A method of pumping an agglomerative liquid includes providing a diaphragm pump defined herein and pumping the agglomerative liquid using the diaphragm pump, the diaphragm has an annular thickened portion in the peripheral portion thereof as defined herein, the pump head has at least one channel communicating the inner peripheral edge of the clamping surface and the pump chamber, the diaphragm is reciprocally movable in opposite directions perpendicular to the diaphragm plane to increase and decrease the volume of the pump chamber so as to pump the liquid, the thickened portion of the diaphragm, the holding member, and the pump head are configured to satisfy the relation A
US08297934B2	Guide vane arrangement for a driving mechanism The invention relates to a guide-vane arrangement (1) for deviating the flow present in the by-pass flow channel (2) of an engine (3), said arrangement comprising an outer ring (4) and an inner ring (5) and guide vanes (6) arranged therebetween in a substantially radial manner, wherein the outer ring (4) has elements (7) for connecting to an outer engine structure (8), and the inner ring (5) has elements (9) for connecting to an inner engine structure (10), with a plurality of segments (11) being provided. In order to create a guide-vane arrangement (1) which is sufficiently stable and has optimum aerodynamic properties, each segment (11) is integrally produced from at least one guide vane (6) with a part (12) of the outer ring (4) having at least two flanges (14) for fixing to the outer engine structure (8), and with a part (13) of the inner ring (5) having at least two flanges (15) for fixing to the inner engine structure (10), the segments (11) preferably being made of fiber-reinforced plastic composite material, preferably by an RTM (resin transfer molding) method.
US08297932B2	Blade insert Blade insert arranged inside the blade walls so that the joint between the insert and composite (1) is a double shear joint. The insert is made up of two defined parts, the head (3, 3′) and the body, which are joined together by joint elements (5) that define a double wall body (6, 6′). The joint between the insert and pultruded material (2) is made with an adhesive chemical joint (9). After making the joint, the assembly made up by the inserts and pultrusion profiles (2) is fitted into the blade walls during its manufacturing process and material curing.
US08297928B2	Blade for reducing the drag movements of said blade, and a method of reducing such a drag movement A blade (10) extending longitudinally from a root (11) of the blade (10) to a free end (12) of the blade (10), the blade (10) having a resonator (13) incorporated therein to reduce the drag movements (F1, F2) of the blade (10), the resonator (13) being provided with a solid and movable heavy element (30) and with resilient retaining element (20) secured to the heavy element (30) and to the blade (10). Furthermore, the resonator (13) includes guide element (40) in which the heavy element (30) is capable of oscillating (F1′, F2′) longitudinally, the guide element (40) being arranged in a longitudinal direction (D1) of the blade.
US08297925B2	Aerofoil configuration A turbine blade comprising a pressure wall and a suction wall joined together at leading and trailing edges and having a root portion and a blade tip region, the walls further define a hollow chamber and through which cooling air is directed in use from the root portion to the blade tip region only, characterized in that at least one of the walls defines at least one cooling rib that extends outwardly from the wall into the chamber and at least a portion of the rib tapers between the root portion and a blade tip region.
US08297924B2	Actuation system, helicopter using the same, and controlling method therefor An actuation system includes a pump assembly configured to form a pump chamber, an actuator having first and second chambers and a movable member and configured to convert pressures applied to the first and second chambers into a movement of the movable member, and a valve section. The valve section has a plurality of positions set by a controller, and the plurality of positions includes a first position in which the valve section opens the first flow path and closes the second flow path, a second position in which the valve section closes the first flow path and opens the second flow path, and a neutral position in which the valve section closes the first and second flow paths.
US08297922B2	Impeller cover and method Method and impeller cover for protecting an impeller from damage. The impeller cover includes a removable body having a first face and a second face opposing the first face, the second face being configured to match a front face of the impeller of the compressor, and further having a frontal portion covering an entire frontal portion of the impeller of the compressor, and a fixing mechanism connected to the removable body and being configured to fix the impeller cover to the impeller of the compressor. The impeller cover is disposable.
US08297921B2	Blower system The invention provides a blower system of a high performance, which is constructed to have stabilized characteristics, a high efficiency, a reduced thickness and a reduced noise. A blower system according to the invention includes an impeller, a motor for rotating the impeller and having a rotor and a stator, and a bell-mouth for supplying air to an intake port in the impeller, wherein the rotor is fixed to the impeller, and the stator is fixed to the bell-mouth. A gap between the impeller and the bell-mouth is composed of a gap between the rotor and the stator of the motor. Alternatively, the rotor is fixed to the impeller, and the stator is fixed to a fitting for mounting a housing of the blower system or the blower system.
US08297919B2	Turbine airfoil clocking An assembly of airfoils in a turbine engine, the assembly comprising: at least three successive axially stacked rows of airfoils in one of a compressor and a turbine: a first airfoil row, a second airfoil row, and a third airfoil row; wherein the first airfoil row and the third airfoil row each comprise one of a row of rotor blades and a row of stator blades, and the second airfoil row comprises the other; and wherein at least a majority of the mid-channel points of the airfoils in the third airfoil row are positioned circumferentially within +/−25% pitch of the third airfoil row with respect to the location at which a wake flow during a selected operating condition from the first airfoil row is determined to enter the third airfoil row.
US08297917B1	Flexible support structure for a geared architecture gas turbine engine A geared architecture with a flex mount for a Fan Drive Gear System defined by a transverse stiffness relationship.
US08297916B1	Flexible support structure for a geared architecture gas turbine engine A geared architecture with a flex mount for a Fan Drive Gear System defined by a lateral stiffness relationship.
US08297914B2	Fan with impellers coupled in series and fan frame thereof A fan includes a fan frame, a front impeller and a rear impeller. The fan frame has a frame body and a plurality of connecting elements. The front impeller has a first bushing disposed at the central portion of the frame body. Two ends of each connecting element are respectively connected with the frame body and the first bushing. The rear impeller has a second bushing partially telescoped into the first bushing.
US08297912B2	Fan casing for a gas turbine engine A fan casing for a gas turbine engine has a fan track radially outward of the fan blades, and the fan track has sufficient strength and stiffness that, if a blade is released, it is broken up and deflected by the fan track rather than passing through to a containment system as in known arrangements. Optionally, a weakened region in the fan track may be provided, so that the leading edge portion of the blade will penetrate the fan track and be contained within the fan casing. This is particularly suitable for fan blades in which the stiffness and compressive strength are significantly higher in the leading edge region than in the remainder of the blade; for example, hollow metal fan blades or composite fan blades having a metal leading edge cap.
US08297905B2	180 degree inverting mechanism A mechanism for inverting containers or other objects. The mechanism inverts the container or object a full 180 degrees while providing motion control without the use of hydraulic actuators; thereby eliminating the costs, maintenance, environmental issues, and contamination concerns associated with hydraulic systems. The primary application for the inverting mechanism is inverting containers for the purpose of emptying the contents. The mechanism may also be employed to rotate a variety of other objects in other applications.
US08297894B1	ATV locking device An ATV locking device includes a base frame, at least one wheel abutment plate pivotally carried by the base frame, at least one wheel engaging member pivotally carried by the base frame and at least one locking arm pivotally engaging the at least one wheel abutment plate and the at least one wheel engaging member.
US08297884B1	Floating security barrier A floating security barrier and method of use includes a plurality of buoys that are placed on a water surface and about a marine structure or platform to be protected. A plurality of trusses are provided, each truss spanning between a pair of buoys. A connection joins each truss at its end portion to a buoy. In one embodiment, the connection is above the center of gravity of the truss. A curtain depends downwardly from each truss, spanning between the truss and the water surface area. The curtain can extend below the surface of the water. The method includes encircling a structure to be protected with a plurality of buoys, each buoy connected with a truss that spans between a pair of buoys. Each truss preferably connects to a buoy at a position that is above the center of gravity of the truss. The method includes hanging a curtain downwardly from its truss, the curtain spanning between the truss and the water surface area. The method includes using the curtain and buoys to disallow any vessel from traveling from a position outside the perimeter to a position within the perimeter.
US08297883B2	Underwater device for ROV installable tools Methods and apparatus for installing underwater devices on sub-sea structures. The apparatus can include a body having at least one pair of support members extending therefrom. At least one actuator, adapted to move in a linear direction, can be disposed on each support member. At least one connector can be disposed on each actuator. The connector can include at least one aperture disposed therethrough for receiving an attachment member.
US08297882B2	Device and method to split pipe near utilities Examples of splitter systems and methods are shown. In some examples, a splitter system includes a splitter body. A plurality of blades is attached at different angular locations around a perimeter of the splitter body. In some examples, the plurality of blades have a cutting depth that is less than a thickness of a wall thickness of a pipe to be split. Configurations are further shown that provide lubrication to splitting operations in a number of locations along a splitter system. Configurations are also shown that provide electrical isolation to cutting blades.
US08297881B2	Saltwater intrusion prevention system A saltwater intrusion prevention system for use at an interface between a fresh water body and a saltwater body includes a water recovery subsystem for recovering fresh water from a fresh water body. A retention reservoir in fluid communication with the water recovery subsystem receives and redirects the recovered fresh water. A saltwater intrusion barrier subsystem in fluid communication with the retention reservoir is positioned at an interface of the fresh water body and the saltwater body. The saltwater intrusion barrier subsystem includes a plurality of submerged return discharge ports for vertically ejecting the recovered fresh water for providing hydraulic mounding zone, and a fine air bubbler header for creating a mixing zone. The hydraulic mounding zone and the mixing zone increase the density of the fresh water for offsetting saltwater from the saltwater body.
US08297880B2	Leaching chamber with continuous curve arch and closely spaced corrugations A method for treating wastewater in a leaching field comprises forming and burying in soil a continuous curve arch shape cross section injection molded thermoplastic leaching chamber. The chamber has inwardly curving sidewalls perforated with closely spaced horizontal slots and peak corrugations which are closely spaced apart on about 8 inch center-to-center distance or less. The chamber configuration in combination with certain plastic material properties and thickness provide strength sufficient to meet regulatory requirements when the soil above the buried chamber is subjected to load.
US08297879B1	Adjustable method and apparatus for laying, leveling and compacting road shoulders An apparatus for attachment to dump trucks having a dump bed and a chute for discharging material onto a road shoulder and/or roadway. The apparatus allows the truck with a single operator to perform shoulder and/or roadway surfacing and/or repair by receiving and grading repair material into place. The attachment being adjustable as to pitch, width and depth of the repair material. The attachment being adjustable to allow a greater or lesser amount of material to be applied to a shoulder closer to the roadway surface if a deeper fill is required. The apparatus allows for rotational movement between the apparatus and the dump truck in a direction parallel to the roadways length and perpendicular to the roadways surface. The tires of the dump truck being utilized to compact the repair material. The apparatus being stored in a vertical position when not in use.
US08297874B2	Traffic bearing structure with permeable pavement A traffic bearing structure with a permeable pavement includes a subgrade, a base positioned on top of the subgrade, and a wear surface positioned on top of the base. The base includes aggregate compacted in a single lift, where the aggregate in the base includes different sized particles mixed together. The wear surface includes a permeable pavement. The particle size distribution of the aggregate in the base is selected to provide adequate stability and permeability for the permeable pavement.
US08297871B2	Plug-in connector A plug-in connection (1) is provided for hollow profiled elements (2) of spacer holding frames for insulating glass panes. The plug-in connector (1) has at least one connector part (3, 4) including an essentially U-shaped or box-type cross-section, having lateral walls (15, 16), at least one central wall (14), and, on the connection point (8), a central abutment (18) with a plurality of elastic abutment elements (19, 20), on the edge region of the lateral walls (15, 16). The central abutment includes two mutually oriented individual abutment elements (19, 20) which are arranged on both sides of the connection point (8), each on a lateral wall (15, 16), and have a cushioning effect essentially in the plane of the associated lateral wall (15, 16) thereof. The lateral wall (15, 16) have a recess (26) beneath the abutment element (19, 20).
US08297868B2	Retractable electronic pen comprising actuator button decoupled from force sensor An electronic pen comprises a retractable cartridge having a nib, a force-actuable device that is actuated by a nib force transmitted axially through the cartridge from the nib, a retraction for retracting the cartridge, a button for actuating the retraction mechanism, and a decoupling mechanism for biasing the button away from coupled engagement with the retraction mechanism and thereby the force-actuable device.
US08297866B2	Actuator pouch and method thereof A pouch comprising a top pouch layer, a bottom pouch layer sealed to the top pouch layer to form a reservoir, wherein the reservoir is configured to hold contents, and an actuator formed from a portion of the top pouch layer, wherein the portion of the top layer is sealed with a corresponding portion of the bottom layer, wherein the actuation of the actuator releases the contents from the reservoir is provided. Furthermore, an associated method is also provided.
US08297864B2	Printer A printer includes a fixed blade attached to a cover unit; a movable blade that faces a fixed blade, freely reciprocates relative to the fixed blade when the cover unit is closed and cuts the recording medium together with the fixed blade by overlapping the fixed blade during reciprocation; a movable blade driving motor that causes the movable blade to reciprocate; and a movable blade unit that includes the movable blade, the movable blade driving motor, and an accommodating unit accommodating the movable blade and provided at a printer main body. The printer further includes a mechanism that, when the movable blade protrudes from the accommodating unit and is stopped, widens a space over which the fixed blade and the protruding movable blade face each other before the movable blade driving motor accommodates the protruding movable blade in the accommodating unit, as initiated by operation of a cover opening lever.
US08297863B2	Printing roll release mechanism A printing roll release and retainer mechanism to facilitate the insertion of a printing roller into a printing head of a thermal printer and to facilitate the locking thereof to the printing head and to facilitate the removal of the printing roller from the printing head wherein a holder is provided for receiving and permitting withdrawal of the printing roller and a pair of oppositely spaced members is provided for to hold the shaft roller.A locking-release member is provided for the holder to facilitate locking of the roller to the printing head and removal therefrom, the oppositely spaced members have an arcuate configuration for receiving the shaft and is provided with a pair of portions extending from the ends of the arcuate configuration, the locking release member include spaced members with an arcuate configuration for receiving the shaft when the roller is inserted into the head, and a pair of members are provided for locking the roller to the printing head in one position of the locking-release member and for releasing the roller from the head in another position of the locking-release member.
US08297853B2	Optical connector device An optical connector device has a first connector including a ferrule for holding an optical fiber and a guide portion projecting longer than the ferrule. The optical connector device also has a second connector for receiving an end of the ferrule along an optical axis of the optical fiber. The second connector includes a receiver for receiving the guide portion and a shutter having a cover part. The shutter is movable between a cover position at which the optical axis intersects the cover part and an open position at which the optical axis does not intersect the cover part. The guide portion is operable to move the shutter from the cover position to the open position when the guide portion is received into the receiver.
US08297848B2	Magnetic encoder and rolling bearing The magnetic encoder (17) includes a slinger (18) fixed to a rotation-side raceway ring of a bearing and including an outer side surface (22) opposed to the side of a sensor to detect rotation speed of the rotation-side raceway ring and having a surface roughness Ra: 0.3 to 3.0 μm, and an inner side surface (23) opposed to the side of a sealing member (16) to seal the bearing; a multipolar magnet (19) bonded to the outer side surface (22) through an adhesive; and a film (25b) formed on the inner side surface (23), having a surface roughness Ra of 0.3 μm or less, and being in sliding contact with the sealing member (16).
US08297846B2	Bearing arrangement for a pivot bearing In a bearing arrangement for a pivot bearing (7, 7″) of a roll, on which the conveyor belt (8) revolves, bearing receiving regions (11, 12) of lateral bearing carriers (6) are configured such that they enclose the pivot bearings (7, 7″) only partially and do not jut into the orbit of the conveyor belt (8), wherein the pivot bearings (7, 7″) are held in the bearing receiving regions (11, 12) thereof by the revolving conveyor belt (8).
US08297842B2	Air guide An air guide includes a slide member and a guide track. The guide track defines a guide hole slidably receiving the slide member. The guide track defines an air intake in an outer surface, a plurality of air outlets in an inner surface opposite to the sliding member, and a plurality of guide holes therein. The guide holes communicates the air intake with the air outlets. The guide track further defines a plurality of guide grooves in the inner surface, communicating with the air outlets.
US08297840B2	Heat activated adhesives for bag closures A polymeric woven bag has a first panel and a second panel and an open end of the bag to be pinched closed. A first layer of heat activated adhesive material is on a portion of the bag to form an adhesive-to-adhesive seal by contact with a second layer of heat activated adhesive material on a portion of the bag. second panel, wherein the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer have respective heat activation temperatures below the softening point temperature of the polymeric bag material, and wherein sealing the bag end after the bag has been filled with contents by heat activating the first layer of adhesive material and the second layer of adhesive material at a temperature below the softening point temperature of the polymeric bag material.
US08297838B2	Ear cap supplying device, ear cap and ear cap set An ear cap supplying device, an ear cap and an ear cap set are provided. The ear cap supplying device includes a movable containing device and an output device. The movable containing device is used for containing at least one ear cap. The output device is used for exporting the ear cap(s). When the movable containing device is moved to a predetermined position, the movable containing device activizes the output device to export the ear cap(s). Whereby, problem that the ear cap(s) is/are obstructed during exporting process can be improved.
US08297835B2	Method and regulation system for monitoring a compressor of a gas turbine in particular A regulation system for a compressor comprises a fiber-optic lattice sensor which makes it possible to determine a flow temperature of a fluid to be compressed by means of the compressor. Another aspect of the invention relates to a use of a fiber-optic Bragg lattice sensor as a temperature sensor in a regulation system.
US08297834B2	Temperature indication apparatus An indication apparatus for indicating temperature status of a motherboard includes a detection module, a comparison module, a switch module, and an indication module. The detection module detects temperatures of the motherboard, and converts the detected temperatures to voltage signals. The comparison module receives the voltage signals, compares the voltage signals with a first reference voltage, and outputs control signals according to a comparison result. The switch module receives the control signals, and turns on or off according to the control signals. The indication module indicates temperature states of the motherboard when the switch module turns on or off.
US08297831B2	Device for producing a hardenable mass The present invention relates to a device for producing a hardenable mass, preferably bone substitute and/or bone reinforcing material or bone cement or similar material. A mixing container (3) has a mixing space (4) in which at least one powder and at least one liquid component (5, 6) are mixed to provide the hardenable mass (2). A piston means (7) is provided in the mixing space (4) of the mixing container (3). At least one means (8) which is rotatable relative to the mixing container (3) cooperates with the piston means (7) for, in a retaining position (P1), retaining said piston means (7) relative to the mixing container (3) and, by rotation to a release position (P2), releasing the piston means (7) such that said piston means can move in a direction (U) towards at least one opening (49) through which said mass (2) can pass out of the mixing space (4). The rotatable means (8) is provided such that it in its release position (P2) can follow the piston means (7) in the mixing space (4) in the direction (U) towards said opening (49).
US08297830B2	Slurry system for semiconductor fabrication A slurry feed system suitable for chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) processes in a semiconductor fabrication facility and related method. The slurry feed system includes a valve manifold box having a discharge piping header fluidly connected to at least one CMP station and a first slurry supply train. The first slurry supply train may include a slurry mixing tank, day tank, and at least two slurry feed pumps arranged in series pumping relationship. The first slurry supply train defines a first slurry piping loop. In one embodiment, a second slurry supply train defining a second slurry piping loop is provided. The valve manifold box is operable to supply slurry from either or both of the first and second slurry piping loops to the CMP station.
US08297823B2	Backlight assembly A backlight assembly includes a plurality of point light sources, a light guide plate (“LGP”) and a printed circuit board (“PCB”). The LGP has a light incident face in which light is incident, a side surface extending from an edge portion of the light incident face, and a fixing groove which is formed from the side surface toward an inner portion thereof. The PCB includes a point light source disposing portion in which the point light sources are disposed along a first direction, an extending portion extending from the point light disposing portion along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, and a protrusion which is fixed at an end portion of the extending portion. The protrusion of the PCB is coupled with the fixing groove of the LGP.
US08297822B2	Scanner module and image scanning apparatus employing the same A scanner module and an image scanning apparatus employ an illuminator that includes at least one light emitting diode, a light guide to change the direction of the light from the light emitting diode, and a light source holder to which the light emitting diode is mounted, the light source holder being positioned in relation to the light guide such that the light source holder covers an incidence face of the light guide, on which the light from the light source is incident, the surface of light source holder facing the incidence face reflecting light incident thereupon. The reflection of light by the light source holder reduces the possibility of leakage of light, and can enhance luminous intensity of light of the illuminator.
US08297819B2	Light pipe structure and luminaire with light pipe structure Disclosed is a light pipe structure configured for transmittal of light rays, the light pipe structure including a light entry end associated with a visible end via a light pipe body, the light entry end being configured for entrance of the light rays, and a depression disposed in a visible surface of the visible end, the depression being disposed substantially along a major axis of the visible surface.
US08297815B2	Vehicle lamp A vehicle lamp including a main lamp unit that forms a main light distribution pattern for a headlamp, and an additional lamp unit that emits blue light or mixed light including blue light to form a lane marker irradiation light distribution pattern, wherein the lane marker irradiation light distribution pattern is superimposed onto the main light distribution pattern.
US08297814B2	Vehicle headlamp A vehicle headlamp includes a first light source configured to emit first light that is projected to form a first irradiation region, a second light source configured to emit second light that is projected to form a second irradiation region joined to the first irradiation region to extend in a transverse direction with respect to an optical axis, a movable shade configured to move between a position at which light irradiation to a joined region of the first irradiation region and the second irradiation region is shielded, and a position at which the light irradiation to the joined region is permitted, and a controller configured to select one of light distribution patterns that are determined by combinations of turning on and off of the first light source, turning on and off of the second light source, and the positions of the movable shade.
US08297810B2	Headlamp in an automobile A headlamp in an automobile, which is rotatable about a yaw axis when negotiating a bend, has a controller for controlling the rotary movement. In order to improve the illumination of a roadway lying in front of an automobile, the controller may take into account unstable driving situations.
US08297807B1	Elevation adjustable window candle An elevation adjustable window candle includes a candlestick having axial sliding grooves axially disposed between stop portions and an inside shoulder therein, a candle shaft having springy retaining blocks equiangularly suspending in the bottom side thereof and respectively axially slidably coupled to the sliding grooves in the candlestick to secure the candle shaft to the candlestick at the desired elevation by means of friction resistance, and a lampshell mounted on the top end of the candle shaft and holding a LED lamp module therein.
US08297801B2	Light emitting diode disc optic with heat sink housing A lamp (10) has a cup-shaped body (12) with a planar bottom (14) with an up-standing, peripheral sidewall (16) defining a top (18). The body (12) is thermally conductive and preferably is a metal such as aluminum. A reflective coating (20) is provided on the inside surface of the planar bottom (14) and side wall (16) for reflecting light generated by a single, side emitting LED (22) that is mounted on a thermally conductive, electrically insulating coupling (24) and is positioned substantially in the center of the planar bottom (14). A lens (26) for directing a beam of light emitted from the LED (22) in a desired direction is provided and preferably is a Fresnel optic. The lens (26) can close the opening (18) as shown in FIG. 1 or it can be formed as an integral part of bottom (14) or it can be added to the bottom (14), as shown in FIG. 2. Alternatively, the lens (26) can be solid with the lens elements either external (FIG. 4) or internal (FIG. 5). Electrical connections (28, 30) to the LED extend through the cup-shaped body (14).
US08297795B2	Illuminating apparatus having light shelters on tubular sidewall An illuminating apparatus includes a lamp shade, a light source and a plurality of light shelters. The lamp shade includes a tubular sidewall, a receiving space and an opening. The light source is received in the receiving space. The plurality of light shelters is mechanically pivoted on the tubular sidewall. The plurality of light shelters is capable of being respectively and selectively rotated to cover the opening, thereby sheltering light passing through the opening.
US08297794B2	Method for directing light in a fluorescent piece The method is for directing light in a fluorescent piece. Sequentially placed wedge-shaped pieces form a multiple-piece arrangement. Each piece has a base surface and a sloping top surface so that there is a first pointed end at one end and a short end surface at a second opposite end thereof. The pieces are exposed to light beams that hit fluorescent particles disposed inside the pieces. As a result, the particles emit a fluorescent light that are reflected off the inner surfaces of each piece as long as the light beams do not hit the surface at a perpendicular angle. The light beams are directed to penetrate the short end of each piece to form a continuous illuminated surface.
US08297792B1	LED lamp with adjustable projection angle An LED lamp with adjustable projection angle is installed to a lamp pole and includes a fixture, a pivot element, a pressing element, a heat dissipating lamp holder and an LED module. The fixture includes a transverse pipe and a cut groove formed at the transverse pipe. The pivot element is passed through the transverse pipe and pivotally coupled to the fixture. The pressing element is installed to the transverse pipe and provided for reducing the cut groove to press and clamp the pivot element. The heat dissipating lamp holder is mounted to the pivot element. The LED module is installed at the heat dissipating lamp holder, and the transverse pipe is used for adjusting the angle of elevation of the heat dissipating lamp holder and the LED module. Therefore, the road lamp can be adjusted to a required projection range to enhance the use efficiency of the road lamp.
US08297791B2	Control network for LED-based lighting system in a transit vehicle A transit vehicle lighting system has a plurality of LED-based lighting fixtures for providing interior illumination. A control network comprises a plurality of slave nodes for controlling the LED-based lighting fixtures, and a master node for controlling the slave nodes. The master node may be connected to the slave nodes by a combined power/communication bus in a daisy chain fashion. The slave node may include a power regulator and a controller for providing a target current command to the power regulator, and may adjust the target current based upon temperature measurements or a recorded age of the LEDs. An optical sensor may provide automatic dimming. A reduced number of LEDs may be used in an emergency mode. The lighting fixture may include a ceiling panel fixture and a riser panel attachable by way of a hinge mechanism.
US08297789B2	Emergency exit indicator incorporating LED unit An emergency exit indicator includes a flat housing and a light source received in the housing. The housing has a length greater than a width thereof. The housing includes a panel provided with a sign thereon to indicate emergency exit. The light source includes a plurality of LEDs each being covered by a lens. Light of the LED goes through the lens and is then illuminated on the sign to cause the sign to be visible. The lens has two opposite sides along a lengthwise direction of the housing longer than other two opposite sides along a widthwise direction of the housing, such that the light through the lens along the widthwise direction of the housing is converged in a narrower manner than the light through the lens along the lengthwise direction of the housing.
US08297787B2	LED light bulbs in pyramidal structure for efficient heat dissipation Disclosed is an LED light bulb having safe and efficient heat dissipation, while also providing maximum light distribution by providing multiple printed circuit boards arranged in a pyramidal structure, having multiple LEDs. The multiple printed circuit boards are connected by conductor wires contained within a transparent housing, so that the multiple printed circuit boards sit on a base of the LED light bulb. A bottom printed circuit board may also be employed if additional circuitry is desired.

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